PPSC Assistant Administrative Officer (BS-16) Information & Culture Department Past Paper 2023 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: None of these

The movement that significantly changed regimes in Africa and the Middle East was the Arab Spring, beginning in late 2010.

Correct Answer: 1949

Taiwan effectively separated from mainland China in 1949 after the Chinese Civil War, when the Republic of China government retreated there.

Correct Answer: 1916

The Sykes-Picot Agreement was a secret 1916 treaty between the UK and France detailing spheres of control in the Middle East.

Correct Answer: Containment

Containment was the geopolitical strategic foreign policy pursued by the United States during the Cold War to prevent the spread of communism.

Correct Answer: Cold War

The proliferation and influence of transnational actors and NGOs grew significantly during and after the Cold War period.

Correct Answer: 2001

China officially became a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on December 11, 2001.

Correct Answer: 1945

The Arab League was founded in Cairo, Egypt, on March 22, 1945.

Correct Answer: To select non-permanent member of UN Security Council

In June 2020, elections were held to select non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for the 2021-2022 term.

Correct Answer: German sociologist

Max Weber was a prominent German sociologist, philosopher, and political economist who profoundly influenced social theory.

Correct Answer: Painting

Anna Molka Ahmad was a famous Pakistani artist and pioneer of fine arts in the country.

Correct Answer: Critic

Najam Hussain Syed is a highly regarded Punjabi writer, poet, and literary critic.

Correct Answer: 0.1 seconds

According to World Athletics rules, a reaction time of less than 0.1 seconds is considered a false start.

Correct Answer: Hard court

The Australian Open has been played on hard courts since it shifted from grass courts in 1988.

Correct Answer: Quetta Gladiators

The Quetta Gladiators defeated Peshawar Zalmi to win their first title in the 2019 edition of the PSL.

Correct Answer: Strategic deterrence, political and prestige benefits

Carl von Clausewitz's theory posits that war is the continuation of politics by other means, emphasizing strategic and political objectives.

Correct Answer: 1999

Alibaba Group was founded on April 4, 1999, by Jack Ma and his team in Hangzhou, China.

Correct Answer: July

The traditional Shandur Polo Festival is held annually in the first week of July in the Chitral District.

Correct Answer: Rafi Peer

The Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop was named in honor of the renowned Pakistani playwright and theatre personality Rafi Peer.

Correct Answer: 6

The Rhine River passes through six countries: Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, France, and the Netherlands.

Correct Answer: Amazon

While the Nile is often considered the longest, the Amazon River in South America is universally recognized as the largest river in terms of water volume.

Correct Answer: Bangkok

Siam Paragon is a major shopping mall located in Bangkok, Thailand, known as one of the largest in Asia.

Correct Answer: Vientiane

Vientiane is the capital and largest city of Laos, situated near the border with Thailand.

Correct Answer: Rachna Doab

The Rechna Doab is the interfluve (land between two rivers) separating the Chenab and Ravi rivers in Punjab.

Correct Answer: Brazil

Copacabana is a famous neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, known for its vibrant 4 km long beach.

Correct Answer: Cuba

Varadero is a popular resort town and one of the largest resort areas in the Caribbean, situated in Cuba.

Correct Answer: Bhutan

Gangkhar Puensum is the highest mountain in Bhutan and stands as the highest unclimbed peak in the world due to religious restrictions on mountaineering.

Correct Answer: Not anywhere

No annual session of the Indian National Congress was held in the year 1935.

Correct Answer: 1913

Muhammad Ali Jinnah officially joined the All India Muslim League in 1913.

Correct Answer: Lord Canning

Lord Canning served as the first Viceroy of India from 1858 following the Government of India Act of 1858.

Correct Answer: Gurdaspur

The Radcliffe Boundary Commission awarded parts of the Muslim-majority Gurdaspur district to India, granting it crucial land access to the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Correct Answer: Boundary Commission

Jinnah advocated for impartial British law lords to be appointed to the Boundary Commission to ensure a fair partition process.

Correct Answer: Rangoon

Following his involvement in the 1857 War of Independence, Bahadur Shah Zafar was exiled by the British to Rangoon, Burma (now Myanmar), where he died.

Correct Answer: 1963

The Sino-Pakistan Agreement detailing the border between the two countries was signed on March 2, 1963.

Correct Answer: Washington Agreement

The Kargil conflict formally ended when Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif signed an agreement in Washington D.C. on July 4, 1999.

Correct Answer: 1970

Balochistan was given the status of a separate province on July 1, 1970, after the dissolution of the One Unit scheme.

Correct Answer: 1979

Pakistan formally withdrew from the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO) in March 1979 following the Iranian Revolution.

Correct Answer: 8%

At the time of independence in 1947, Pakistan's industrial base was negligible, accounting for less than 8% of the GDP.

Correct Answer: World Bank

The Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960 and was successfully brokered by the World Bank.

Correct Answer: Presidential

The 1962 Constitution of Pakistan, introduced by Ayub Khan, established a Presidential form of government.

Correct Answer: Jahangir Karamat

General Pervez Musharraf was appointed as the Chief of Army Staff by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after the resignation of General Jehangir Karamat in 1998.

Correct Answer: Pakistan & Türkiye

In 2021, the US added Pakistan and Türkiye to its list of countries implicated in the use of child soldiers under the Child Soldiers Prevention Act.

Correct Answer: Urdu

Patras Bukhari was a renowned Pakistani humorist and essayist known for his masterful contributions to Urdu literature.

Correct Answer: اعظم گڑھ

علامہ شبلی نعمانی ایک نامور عالم اور مصنف تھے، ان کی تدفین ان کے آبائی شہر اعظم گڑھ، بھارت میں ہوئی۔

Correct Answer: مولانا محمد حسین آزاد

مولانا محمد حسین آزاد کو ان کی اردو ادب کے لیے لازوال خدمات کی بدولت 'آقائے اردو' کا خطاب دیا گیا۔

Correct Answer: ابراہیم ذوق

استاد شیخ محمد ابراہیم ذوق کو مغل دربار سے ان کے شاندار قصائد کی بناء پر 'خاقانی ہند' کا خطاب ملا تھا۔

Correct Answer: قواعد و گرامر

دریائے لطافت سید انشا اللہ خان انشا کی تصنیف ہے جو اردو گرامر (قواعد) پر لکھی جانے والی پہلی باقاعدہ کتاب مانی جاتی ہے۔

Correct Answer: مجید امجد

شب رفتہ نامی مشہور شعری مجموعہ مجید امجد کا تصنیف کردہ ہے۔

Correct Answer: الطاف حسین حالی

حیات جاوید سرسید احمد خان کی سوانح عمری ہے جسے مولانا الطاف حسین حالی نے قلمبند کیا۔

Correct Answer: علامہ اقبال

یہ مشہور شعر شاعر مشرق علامہ محمد اقبال کا ہے جو عورت کی عظمت اور اہمیت کو بیان کرتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: اسم ظرف زمان

وہ الفاظ جو کسی کام کے وقت کو ظاہر کریں، اسم ظرف زمان کہلاتے ہیں جیسے صبح، شام، کل، آج۔

Correct Answer: ان میں سے کوئی نہیں

ریختہ کے لغوی معنی گری پڑی یا پراگندہ شے کے ہیں اور بعد میں یہ اردو زبان کا ابتدائی نام کہلایا۔ دیے گئے آپشنز میں کوئی درست نہیں۔

Correct Answer: بھاگا

مکمل ضرب المثل 'کاتا اور لے بھاگا' ہے جس کا مطلب ہے کوئی کام جلد بازی اور بغیر سوچے سمجھے کر لینا۔

Correct Answer: Fats

Fats provide the highest calorific value, yielding approximately 9 kilocalories per gram, compared to 4 kcal/g for proteins and carbohydrates.

Correct Answer: Golgi apparatus

While lysosomes physically store the degradative enzymes, the Golgi apparatus modifies, sorts, and packages these enzymatic proteins into vesicles.

Correct Answer: 70-80 times

A normal resting heart rate for adults ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute, commonly averaging between 70 and 80 beats.

Correct Answer: 1973

Martin Cooper, an engineer at Motorola, made the first public mobile telephone call on a handheld device on April 3, 1973.

Correct Answer: Graham

Alexander Graham Bell is widely credited with inventing and patenting the first practical telephone in 1876.

Correct Answer: Hydrogen

Hydrogen is a highly combustible diatomic gas, whereas oxygen supports combustion but is not itself flammable in the same way.

Correct Answer: Nitrogen cycle

The nitrogen cycle is critical as it converts atmospheric nitrogen into accessible forms for plants, essential for synthesizing proteins and DNA.

Correct Answer: Virus

COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Correct Answer: Galvanometer

A galvanometer is an electromechanical measuring instrument for detecting and indicating the presence of small electrical currents.

Correct Answer: Entomology

Entomology is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of insects.

Correct Answer: Primary key

A primary key constraint enforces uniqueness for the column(s) it spans, preventing duplicate rows and ensuring strict entity integrity.

Correct Answer: Format menu

The Format menu (often found under Format Cells > Number > Custom) allows users to set custom date patterns like YYYY/MM/DD.

Correct Answer: Intelligence

Standard computers lack true intelligence or common sense; they strictly follow programmed instructions, unlike sentient beings.

Correct Answer: All of these

Modern communication platforms like Gmail, Yahoo Mail, and WhatsApp all support the attachment and transmission of multimedia and document files.

Correct Answer: Vint Cerf

Vint Cerf, along with Bob Kahn, co-designed the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of the Internet.

Correct Answer: Magnetic Ink Character Recognition

MICR is an acronym for Magnetic Ink Character Recognition, widely used by banks to process and clear cheques efficiently.

Correct Answer: 192 cm²

Using Pythagoras theorem: other side = sqrt(20² - 12²) = sqrt(400 - 144) = sqrt(256) = 16 cm. Area = 12 * 16 = 192 cm².

Correct Answer: 0.0144

144 / 0.144 = 1000. So, 1000 = 14.4 / x, which means x = 14.4 / 1000 = 0.0144.

Correct Answer: -8

Cubing both sides of the equation a + b = -2 yields (-2)³ = -8.

Correct Answer: n / (1.36)(0.82)

Let start = x. After turn 1: 0.82x. After turn 2: 0.82x * 1.36 = n. Thus, x = n / (1.36 * 0.82).

Correct Answer: Rs. 102648

Simple Interest = (65800 * 14 * 4) / 100 = 36848. Total Amount = Principal + Interest = 65800 + 36848 = Rs. 102648.

Correct Answer: Rs. 100

Total days = 24 (Feb) + 31 (Mar) + 18 (Apr) = 73 days (1/5 of a year). Simple interest = 4000 * 12.5% * (1/5) = Rs. 100.

Correct Answer: 12

The differences between consecutive terms are increasing by 3: +6, +9, +12, +15. Thus, 6 + 6 = 12.

Correct Answer: 16

Time taken limits are between 100/8 = 12.5 hours and 100/6 = 16.67 hours. The only option falling within this range is 16.

Correct Answer: from

The standard preposition to use after the adjective 'different' in this context is 'from'.

Correct Answer: of

The preposition 'of' is conventionally used with 'died' when referring directly to the disease that caused death.

Correct Answer: at

The correct preposition to describe proficiency or skill in a particular subject or activity is 'at'.

Correct Answer: went

The phrase 'it is time' is grammatically followed by the past subjunctive tense (went) when expressing an action that should have been done.

Correct Answer: Progress

Stagnant means showing no activity or movement; 'progress' (or progressive) represents forward movement and growth.

Correct Answer: Impede

Facilitate means to make an action or process easier, whereas 'impede' means to delay or prevent someone or something.

Correct Answer: Authenticity

Veracity means conformity to facts or accuracy; its closest synonym here is authenticity or truthfulness.

Correct Answer: Daydream

Reverie refers to a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts, synonymous with a daydream.

Correct Answer: All the people sitting in the hall.

The object of the verb 'know' encompasses the entire noun phrase: 'all the people sitting in the hall'.

Correct Answer: This problem may be solved by Jack.

In passive voice, 'may solve' changes to 'may be solved'. The sentence structure flips object and subject properly.

Correct Answer: was

When 'none' refers to a plural countable noun, it can take a singular or plural verb, but in formal English rules 'was' is often preferred.

Correct Answer: Salma asked me if I could give her my pen.

In indirect speech, the interrogative changes to an assertive clause connected by 'if' or 'whether', and 'can' shifts to 'could'.

Correct Answer: The boys said, "Hurrah! we have won the match."

The interjection 'Hurrah!' signifies joy, and the past perfect 'had won' backshifts from the present perfect 'have won' in direct speech.

Correct Answer: Touch : Push

A sip is a small drink while a gulp is a large one. Similarly, a touch is a light physical contact, whereas a push is forceful.

Correct Answer: In danger

To have something 'at stake' means that it is at risk or in danger of being lost depending on an outcome.

Correct Answer: Itinerant

An itinerant is defined as a person who travels from place to place, especially for work or duty.

Correct Answer: قوم ثمود

حضرت صالح علیہ السلام کو اللہ تعالیٰ نے قوم ثمود کی طرف ہدایت کے لیے مبعوث فرمایا تھا۔

Correct Answer: حضرت داؤد

حضرت داؤد علیہ السلام کو اللہ تعالیٰ نے بے حد سریلی اور خوبصورت آواز (خوش الحانی) کا معجزہ عطا فرمایا تھا۔

Correct Answer: حضرت شعیب علیہ السلام

حضرت موسی علیہ السلام نے مدین میں حضرت شعیب علیہ السلام کے پاس قیام کیا اور انہی سے روحانی و دینی تربیت حاصل کی۔

Correct Answer: حضرت سعد بن ابی وقاص

حضرت سعد بن ابی وقاص رضی اللہ عنہ ان دس خوش نصیب صحابہ کرام (عشرہ مبشرہ) میں شامل ہیں جنہیں دنیا میں ہی جنت کی بشارت دی گئی۔

Correct Answer: عامر بن عبد اللہ

امین الامت حضرت ابو عبیدہ رضی اللہ عنہ کا اصل نام عامر بن عبد اللہ بن الجراح تھا۔

Correct Answer: حضرت علی

ابو تراب (مٹی والا) حضرت علی کرم اللہ وجہہ کی مشہور کنیت ہے جو رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے انہیں پیار سے دی تھی۔

Correct Answer: حضرت سیدتنا زینب بنت خزیمہ

حضرت زینب بنت خزیمہ رضی اللہ عنہا مساکین اور غریبوں کی کثرت سے مدد کیا کرتی تھیں، اسی وجہ سے انہیں 'ام المساکین' کہا جاتا تھا۔

Correct Answer: 13

فتح مکہ تقریبا پر امن تھا لیکن ایک معمولی جھڑپ میں قریش کے تقریباً 13 سے 28 افراد مارے گئے، تاریخی روایات میں 13 کا ذکر نمایاں ہے۔