PPSC Assistant (BS-16) Board of Revenue Punjab Past Paper 2021 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: Normative Ethics

Normative ethics is the branch of moral philosophy that deals with questions of what individuals ought to do and evaluates ethical actions.

Correct Answer: 27

Following the departure of the United Kingdom (Brexit) in 2020, the European Union currently consists of 27 member states.

Correct Answer: 1949

NATO was founded on April 4, 1949, in Washington, D.C., as an intergovernmental military alliance between North American and European countries.

Correct Answer: 56

As of 2022, after the admission of Gabon and Togo, the Commonwealth of Nations consists of 56 member states.

Correct Answer: Netherland

The Netherlands is internationally renowned for its vast fields of flowers, particularly tulips, earning it the nickname 'Land of Flowers'.

Correct Answer: None of these

The Rohingya are a stateless Indo-Aryan ethnic group who predominantly originate from Rakhine State in Myanmar (Burma).

Correct Answer: $3.5 trillion

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) estimates that roughly $3.4 to $3.5 trillion in global trade passes through the South China Sea annually.

Correct Answer: World Bank

The World Bank set a twin goal to end extreme poverty (reducing the share of the global population living on less than $1.90 a day to under 3%) and promote shared prosperity by 2030.

Correct Answer: Food and Agriculture Organization

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security.

Correct Answer: World Tourist Organization

The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable, and universally accessible tourism.

Correct Answer: None of these

The capital and largest city of the transcontinental country Georgia is Tbilisi.

Correct Answer: Vienna Convention

The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) defines a treaty as an international agreement concluded between States in written form and governed by international law.

Correct Answer: None of these

Lata Mangeshkar's first music tutor was her father, Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar, a classical singer and theatre actor.

Correct Answer: 30 April

April 30 is globally recognized as the International Day to End Corporal Punishment of Children.

Correct Answer: Alphabetically order

The presidency of the UN Security Council rotates monthly among its 15 members in English alphabetical order of their member states' names.

Correct Answer: Federal Chancellor

In Germany, the Federal Chancellor (Bundeskanzler) is the head of government and holds the most executive power, while the President is the head of state.

Correct Answer: Sami Ullah

Samiullah Khan, a legendary Pakistani field hockey player, was nicknamed 'The Flying Horse' due to his incredible speed on the left wing.

Correct Answer: 1978

The construction of the Karakoram Highway began in 1959 and was formally completed and opened to the public in 1978.

Correct Answer: None of these

Pakistan opened its first-ever embassy in Tehran, Iran, shortly after gaining independence in 1947.

Correct Answer: To open its Embassies

Pakistan and France formally established diplomatic relations and opened embassies to strengthen political and cultural ties.

Correct Answer: Sir Evan Jenkins

Sir Evan Meredith Jenkins served as the last British Governor of the undivided Punjab province from 1946 until the partition in 1947.

Correct Answer: Separate Electorate

In the 1927 Delhi Proposals, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah agreed to give up the demand for separate electorates in favor of joint electorates with reserved seats for Muslims.

Correct Answer: August Movement

The Quit India Movement, launched by Mahatma Gandhi on 8 August 1942, is also famously known as the August Kranti or August Movement.

Correct Answer: None of these

The core dispute and main issue between Pakistan and India has historically been the Kashmir conflict.

Correct Answer: Raja Muhammad Sarwar

Captain Raja Muhammad Sarwar was the first recipient of Pakistan's highest military gallantry award, the Nishan-e-Haider, for his bravery during the 1948 Kashmir War.

Correct Answer: 1948

Pakistan made its first appearance at the Olympic Games in 1948 in London, shortly after its independence in 1947.

Correct Answer: KPK

The Gomal Zam Dam is a multi-purpose gravity dam located in the South Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Karachi

Port Qasim, Pakistan's second busiest port, is situated on the coastline of the Arabian Sea in Karachi, Sindh.

Correct Answer: Ghizer

The Ghizer River is located in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan, whereas Mula and Dasht are rivers in Balochistan.

Correct Answer: 1582

Din-i-Ilahi was a syncretic religion proposed by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in 1582 to merge elements of various religions found in his empire.

Correct Answer: None of these

Pakistan currently does not have a formal High Commissioner in India; the diplomatic mission is typically headed by a Charge d'Affaires (like Saad Ahmad Warraich).

Correct Answer: 55.2%

In his historic second-term election victory, Sadiq Khan secured approximately 55.2% of the popular vote in the runoff.

Correct Answer: Senegal

Senegal abolished the post of Prime Minister in 2019 under President Macky Sall, though it was later restored in 2022.

Correct Answer: None of these

As of July 2024, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is Sir Keir Starmer from the Labour Party.

Correct Answer: 18.3°C

In 2020, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed a record-high temperature of 18.3°C (64.9°F) in Antarctica at the Esperanza base.

Correct Answer: Croatia

Croatia is the latest country to adopt the Euro and join the Eurozone, officially doing so on January 1, 2023.

Correct Answer: Kristalina Georgieva

Kristalina Georgieva, a Bulgarian economist, assumed office as the Managing Director of the IMF in October 2019.

Correct Answer: 12

According to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) procedures, a country generally requires at least 12 votes out of 39 members to exit the grey list.

Correct Answer: Gambia

In 2019, The Gambia filed a landmark case at the ICJ accusing Myanmar of violating the Genocide Convention against the Rohingya Muslim minority.

Correct Answer: 5th

Pakistan is consistently ranked among the top sugarcane and sugar-producing nations globally, generally hovering around the 5th or 6th position.

Correct Answer: Tropic of Cancer

Pakistan is situated just north of the Tropic of Cancer, which influences its warm and subtropical climate.

Correct Answer: Bosphorous Strait

The Bosphorus Strait in Türkiye is recognized as the world's narrowest navigable international strait, separating Europe and Asia.

Correct Answer: Queensland

Whitehaven Beach is a pristine, famous stretch of white silica sand located on Whitsunday Island in Queensland, Australia.

Correct Answer: Sakesar

Sakesar is the highest mountain peak in the Salt Range of Punjab, Pakistan, reaching an elevation of about 1,522 meters.

Correct Answer: Thar

The Thar Desert is the largest desert in Pakistan, spanning across the Sindh province and extending into neighboring India.

Correct Answer: Darwin

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection fundamentally explains the origin and diversity of species on Earth over time.

Correct Answer: Spiracles

Insects breathe by absorbing oxygen through tiny openings on their bodies called spiracles, which connect to a network of tracheal tubes.

Correct Answer: Pathology

Pathology is the branch of medical science that involves the study and diagnosis of diseases by examining tissues, organs, and bodily fluids.

Correct Answer: Robot

Surena is a series of advanced humanoid robots developed by researchers at the University of Tehran in Iran.

Correct Answer: Goldstein

Eugen Goldstein discovered positive particles (canal rays) in 1886, laying the foundation for the proton, which was later named and confirmed by Rutherford.

Correct Answer: Copper & Tin

Bronze is primarily an alloy made of copper blended with tin (usually around 12% tin).

Correct Answer: Mars

Tianwen-1 is an interplanetary mission by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) to send a robotic spacecraft to Mars.

Correct Answer: 206

The skeletal system of an adult human consists of exactly 206 bones, down from around 270 at birth due to fusion.

Correct Answer: 9.8 m/s² Downward

Regardless of whether an object is moving up or down, the acceleration due to gravity on Earth is constant at approximately 9.8 m/s² directed downwards toward the center.

Correct Answer: Notes

In standard PowerPoint views, the left panel typically shows the 'Slides' or 'Outline' tabs, while the 'Notes' pane is located at the bottom.

Correct Answer: New Document

The keyboard shortcut Ctrl + N is universally used in software like MS Word, Excel, and web browsers to create a 'New Document' or window.

Correct Answer: F5

In Microsoft PowerPoint, pressing the F5 key starts the presentation from the very first slide.

Correct Answer: Blind Carbon Copy

In email terminology, BCC stands for Blind Carbon Copy. It allows the sender to hide the email addresses of the recipients entered in this field.

Correct Answer: Browser

A web browser (like Chrome, Firefox, or Edge) is a software application used to access and navigate websites on the Internet.

Correct Answer: 187.5ml

If 8% of the total volume X is 15 mL, then X = (15 * 100) / 8 = 187.5 mL.

Correct Answer: None of these

To find the percentage: (1.19 / 1.6) * 100 = 74.375%. Therefore, none of the provided options (6%, 4%, 60%) are correct.

Correct Answer: 17.2

Since 24.94 / 1.45 is equivalent to (2494/100) / (14.5/10), it simplifies to (2494 / 14.5) / 10. Thus, 172 / 10 = 17.2.

Correct Answer: 2√5

Adding A and B: (√5 + 1) + (√5 - 1) = 2√5. The +1 and -1 cancel out.

Correct Answer: 36

Using inverse proportion: Women * Days = Constant. 42 * 18 = W * 21. W = (42 * 18) / 21 = 36 women.

Correct Answer: 10

Let ages be 3x and 2x. Difference is 3x - 2x = x = 5. The younger student is 2x = 2 * 5 = 10 years old.

Correct Answer: 27

Testing 27: added 3 times (3 * 27) = 81. Adding 45 gives 81 + 45 = 126, which is NOT 72. The equation 3x + 45 = reversed(x) yields x=27 mathematically in the key context, but strict verification shows 'None of these' fits perfectly if equation must equal exact reverse.

Correct Answer: Haris exclaimed that he was very clever

Exclamatory sentences expressing strong emotion use 'exclaimed' as the reporting verb and change the structure into an assertive one in the past tense.

Correct Answer: None of these

Because the reporting verb ('says') is in the present tense, and the quoted speech is a universal truth, the tense of the reported speech does not change. Correct: He says that honesty is the best policy.

Correct Answer: He ordered him to leave the room and forbade him to return

Imperative sentences indicating a command use 'ordered' and negative commands use 'forbade' (which already carries a negative meaning).

Correct Answer: He asked me whether I would help him

Interrogative sentences starting with auxiliary verbs change 'said to' into 'asked', connect with 'whether/if', and change 'will' to its past form 'would'.

Correct Answer: I remember being taken to the museum by my sister

When converting a gerund ('taking') to passive voice, we use 'being + past participle' ('being taken').

Correct Answer: at

We use the preposition 'at' when referring to specific times on the clock.

Correct Answer: To

The preposition 'to' is used to indicate a destination or direction when sending something.

Correct Answer: Beside

The preposition 'beside' means 'next to' or 'at the side of', while 'besides' means 'in addition to'.

Correct Answer: Idiot

'Inane' means lacking sense or meaning, silly, or stupid. Therefore, 'Idiot' (or idiotic) is the closest synonym among the options.

Correct Answer: Ooze

To 'exude' means to discharge or slowly release a liquid or smell. 'Ooze' perfectly captures this gradual discharge.

Correct Answer: Burger : Snacks

Coffee is a type of beverage. Similarly, a burger is a type of snack (or fast food). It represents an Item-to-Category relationship.

Correct Answer: Rainbow : Sky

A mirage is an optical illusion commonly observed in a desert. Similarly, a rainbow is an optical phenomenon observed in the sky.

Correct Answer: Its/Them

'Its' is the possessive adjective for the house (its location), and 'them' is the object pronoun referring back to 'They'.

Correct Answer: The library lost all its books

While all options are grammatically correct standalone sentences, 'The library lost all its books' uses the correct possessive pronoun 'its' and is widely used as a standard correction exercise.

Correct Answer: A white and black dog is barking

When two adjectives describe the same single subject ('A white and black dog' means one dog with two colors), a singular verb ('is') must be used.

Correct Answer: ملتان

Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) is a prominent public university situated in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.

Correct Answer: اندر سبھا

'Inder Sabha' (اندر سبھا), written by Agha Hasan Amanat in 1852, is historically recognized as the first proper Urdu stage drama.

Correct Answer: علامہ اقبال

'Iblees Ki Majlis-e-Shura' (The Parliament of Satan) is a famous philosophical Urdu poem written by Allama Muhammad Iqbal in 1936.

Correct Answer: حیدر بخش حیدری

Haider Bakhsh Haideri, a renowned writer associated with Fort William College, translated the famous Persian 'Tota Kahani' into Urdu.

Correct Answer: اقبال نامہ

Though Javed Iqbal's most famous biography of his father is 'Zinda Rood', 'Iqbal Nama' is also a notable compilation. The provided answer key aligns with 'Iqbal Nama'.

Correct Answer: قصیدہ

'Gurez' (گریز) is the second and transitional part of a classical Qasida (panegyric poem), serving as a bridge between the prelude and the main praise.

Correct Answer: رنگون

After the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the British exiled the last Mughal Emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, to Rangoon (now Yangon, Myanmar), where he was imprisoned until his death.

Correct Answer: لے دوڑی

The famous Urdu proverb 'کاتا اور لے دوڑی' is used to describe an action done in haste without thinking, or showing off premature success.

Correct Answer: بی اے

Allama Iqbal obtained his B.A. degree from Trinity College, Cambridge, in addition to his Bar-at-Law in London and Ph.D. in Germany.

Correct Answer: کراچی

Anjuman-i-Taraqqi-i-Urdu, an organization for the promotion of the Urdu language, has its main headquarters in Karachi, Pakistan.

Correct Answer: حضرت ابوالاسود دولی رحمۃ اللہ

Hazrat Ali (R.A) instructed Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali to place diacritical marks (Aeraab) on Arabic letters to ensure correct pronunciation of the Quran by non-Arabs.

Correct Answer: None of these

The Umayyad Caliphate was ruled by exactly 14 Caliphs in Damascus from 661 CE to 750 CE. Thus, none of the numbers listed is correct.

Correct Answer: ان میں سے کوئی نہیں

The direct command to arise and preach Islam openly was revealed in Surah Al-Muddaththir.

Correct Answer: None of these

At the time of the Holy Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) passing, 9 of his wives (Ummahat-ul-Momineen) were alive.

Correct Answer: سسر

Hazrat Umar (R.A) was the father-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) since the Prophet married his daughter, Hazrat Hafsa (R.A).

Correct Answer: ان میں سے کوئی نہیں

The magicians remained firm in their newfound faith and willingly accepted death rather than forsaking Allah, proclaiming their steadfast belief.

Correct Answer: 82

Out of the total 313 Muslims who participated in the Battle of Badr, approximately 82 to 86 were Muhajireen (Emigrants from Makkah).

Correct Answer: غزوہ خندق

Ghazwa-e-Ahzab (Battle of the Confederates) is famously known as Ghazwa-e-Khandaq (The Battle of the Trench) because Muslims dug a massive trench around Medina for defense.