PPSC Assistant Director Admin (Home Department) Past Paper 2022 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: 5 Years

The Secretary-General of the United Nations is appointed by the General Assembly for a five-year term, which is renewable.

Correct Answer: Muhammad Zafar Ullah Khan

Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, a Pakistani diplomat, served as the President of the UN General Assembly during its 17th session (1962-1963).

Correct Answer: Ostrich

The common ostrich is the largest and heaviest living bird species in the world, native to Africa.

Correct Answer: Paris

Notre-Dame de Paris is a famous medieval Catholic cathedral located on the Île de la Cité in Paris, France.

Correct Answer: P4

Globalization is commonly understood to have four main components: trade and transactions, capital and investment movements, migration and movement of people, and the dissemination of knowledge.

Correct Answer: Hinduism

The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, holding immense religious and philosophical significance in Hinduism.

Correct Answer: China

China maintains the largest standing military force in the world based on the number of active-duty personnel.

Correct Answer: Belt and Road Initiative

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a massive global infrastructure development strategy adopted by the Chinese government in 2013.

Correct Answer: Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland, situated on the Vistula River.

Correct Answer: Economist

Adam Smith was an 18th-century Scottish economist and philosopher, often referred to as the 'Father of Economics' and author of 'The Wealth of Nations'.

Correct Answer: 1406

Ibn Khaldun, the pioneering Arab sociologist, historian, and philosopher, passed away on March 17, 1406, in Cairo, Egypt.

Correct Answer: 27

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

Correct Answer: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) officially named the disease caused by the novel coronavirus 'COVID-19' on February 11, 2020.

Correct Answer: Kathmandu

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) established its permanent secretariat in Kathmandu, Nepal, in 1987.

Correct Answer: Both A and B

Antonio Guterres, speaking as the Secretary-General of the United Nations, has repeatedly issued stark warnings about the global threat of climate change.

Correct Answer: Wuhan

The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, in December 2019.

Correct Answer: 9

A standard baseball game is played between two opposing teams, with each team fielding nine players at a time.

Correct Answer: Mahathir Muhammad

'A New Deal for Asia' is a book authored by Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, outlining his vision for the region's future.

Correct Answer: Egypt

The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly known as COP 27, was held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

Correct Answer: Oman

Qaboos bin Said Al Said was the Sultan of Oman from 1970 until his death in 2020.

Correct Answer: Madina

In early 2021, the WHO formally acknowledged Madina as one of the world's healthiest cities due to its rigorous environmental and health standards.

Correct Answer: None of these

The Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) focuses primarily on promoting democracy, peace, and good governance, not on insurance, general scholarships, or health.

Correct Answer: Cotton

Cotton is the dominant cash crop in Central Asia, particularly in countries like Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, supported by extensive irrigation networks.

Correct Answer: 32-34 degree

The angle of repose for dry sand, determining the steepness of the slip face (leeward side) of a dune, is typically between 32 and 34 degrees.

Correct Answer: Russia

The Volga is the longest river in Europe and flows entirely within Russia, acting as the country's national river.

Correct Answer: Sahara Desert

The Sahara, spanning across North Africa, is universally recognized as the largest hot desert in the world, renowned for its extreme daytime temperatures.

Correct Answer: All of these

While vegetation generally prevents landslides, heavy rains, deforestation (removal of roots), and severe environmental changes collectively influence landslide occurrence.

Correct Answer: Both A and B

The 1956 Constitution of Pakistan officially recognized both Urdu and Bengali as the state languages to represent the western and eastern wings.

Correct Answer: Sher Shah Suri

Rohtas Fort, located near Jhelum, was constructed in the 16th century under the orders of Sher Shah Suri to suppress local rebellious tribes.

Correct Answer: Nawab Sadiq IV

Noor Mahal in Bahawalpur was constructed in 1872 under the directives of Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan IV, the ruler of the Bahawalpur princely state.

Correct Answer: 3.5 billion Tons

According to typical PPSC keys and local geological estimates often cited in textbooks, the Khewra mine area holds approximate reserves of 3.5 to over 6 billion tons of rock salt.

Correct Answer: Sindh

The Kandhkot Gas Field is a significant natural gas reservoir situated in the Kashmore District of Sindh, Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Maulana Zafar Ali Khan

The Lahore Resolution, presented by A.K. Fazlul Huq, was supported and seconded by prominent leaders from various provinces, including Maulana Zafar Ali Khan representing Punjab.

Correct Answer: Amritsar

The Wagah border crossing is situated on the Grand Trunk Road between the cities of Lahore (Pakistan) and Amritsar (India).

Correct Answer: Sunny Bank

The hill station of Murree was originally established by the British in 1851 as a sanatorium, with the main town quickly developing around the area near Sunny Bank by 1853.

Correct Answer: 1973

Pakistan formally withdrew from the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) in 1973 following the secession of East Pakistan (Bangladesh).

Correct Answer: KPK

The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) were officially merged into the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province in May 2018 through the 25th Constitutional Amendment.

Correct Answer: 2008

The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) was launched in July 2008 as a federal unconditional cash transfer program to alleviate poverty.

Correct Answer: Ahmad Shah Abdali and Marhattas

The Third Battle of Panipat occurred in 1761, resulting in a decisive victory for the Afghan forces led by Ahmad Shah Durrani (Abdali) over the Maratha Empire.

Correct Answer: Nine days

During the 1857 War of Independence, the British launched an assault on September 14 and fully captured the city of Delhi after nine days on September 21.

Correct Answer: Quaid-e-Azam

Qazi Muhammad Issa was a prominent leader of the Pakistan Movement from Balochistan and maintained a close professional and personal relationship with Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

Correct Answer: 1999

The Kargil War was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir.

Correct Answer: Euclid

Euclid, an ancient Greek mathematician, is referred to as the 'Father of Geometry' due to his foundational treatise, the 'Elements'.

Correct Answer: $75

If both start with 75, A gives 50, leaving A with 25. B now has 75 + 50 = 125. Since 125 is 5 times 25, $75 is correct.

Correct Answer: $100

Let Josh = J, Aaron = 3J. After transfer: Josh has J+50, Aaron has 3J-50. Eq: J+50 = 3(3J-50) => J+50 = 9J-150 => 8J = 200 => J = 25. Aaron = 75. Total = 100.

Correct Answer: 314 mm²

Area = πr². With r = 1 cm, Area = 3.14 cm². Since 1 cm² = 100 mm², the area is 314 mm².

Correct Answer: 15%

Spanish speakers: 3/5 = 60%. Italian speakers: 1/4 = 25%. Remaining French speakers: 100% - (60% + 25%) = 15%.

Correct Answer: 75

He leaves 60% each day. Let starting amount be X. After 2 days: 0.60 * 0.60 * X = 27. So, 0.36X = 27, which means X = 75.

Correct Answer: 144

Let total = X. German = 0.25X. Remaining = 0.75X. Italian = (4/5)*0.75X = 0.6X. Remaining = 0.15X. French = (2/3)*0.15X = 0.1X. Japanese = 0.05X = 12. So, X = 240. Italian = 0.6 * 240 = 144.

Correct Answer: 12 days

If B takes 12 days, A takes 6 days. Together: (1/12) + (1/6) = 3/12 = 1/4, meaning 4 days to finish. Thus, B takes 12 days.

Correct Answer: Rs.8000

Let original price be P. P + 10% of P = 8800. Therefore, 1.1P = 8800, giving P = 8000.

Correct Answer: 1000 metres

The prefix 'kilo' denotes a factor of one thousand. Therefore, 1 kilometer is exactly 1,000 meters.

Correct Answer: The site was able to get 500 members without any available videos.

In the linear equation m = 500 + 200n, the y-intercept is 500. This means when n (videos) is 0, the number of members (m) is 500.

Correct Answer: 08

Expanding the left side: 2ax² - 10x + 3ax - 15. Equating to right: 2a = 12 (so a = 6). Equating x terms: 3a - 10 = b. Since a = 6, b = 18 - 10 = 8.

Correct Answer: y+3

According to the laws of exponents, 2^x / 2^y = 2^(x-y). Thus, x - y = 3, which simplifies to x = y + 3.

Correct Answer: Moderate damage

Wind speeds in this range correspond roughly to a Category 1 hurricane or a severe tropical storm, which typically inflicts moderate structural and tree damage.

Correct Answer: Bacteria

Fermentation in food processing is a metabolic process driven by microorganisms such as beneficial bacteria and yeasts.

Correct Answer: Mercury

Mercury is the only elemental metal that exists as a liquid at standard room temperature and pressure.

Correct Answer: Transpiration

Transpiration is the biological process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere.

Correct Answer: Vitamin D

The human body naturally synthesizes Vitamin D when the skin is directly exposed to ultraviolet B (UVB) rays from sunlight.

Correct Answer: 1.853

A nautical mile is internationally defined as exactly 1.852 kilometers, though 1.853 is commonly accepted in some local examination options.

Correct Answer: Antigen

Blood types (A, B, AB, and O) are classified based on the presence or absence of inherited antigenic substances on the surface of red blood cells.

Correct Answer: Gutter

A gutter margin adds extra space to the side margin or top margin of a document to accommodate the binding of the pages.

Correct Answer: Name Box

The Name Box, located next to the formula bar in MS Excel, displays the cell reference or address of the currently selected active cell.

Correct Answer: All of these

Hard disks, flash drives, and RAM are all data storage mediums that allow a computer to perform both read and write operations.

Correct Answer: Email client

Outlook Express was an email and news client developed by Microsoft, previously bundled with versions of the Windows operating system.

Correct Answer: Speed

While computers offer versatility and storage, their primary performance edge over mechanical calculators lies in their immense electronic processing speed.

Correct Answer: Barren

Sterile means incapable of producing offspring or vegetation, which perfectly aligns with the meaning of 'barren'.

Correct Answer: Horrible

The word 'grisly' means causing horror or disgust, making 'horrible' its closest synonym among the choices.

Correct Answer: Outline

Adumbrate means to report or represent in outline, making 'outline' an exact synonymous match.

Correct Answer: Automobile

A hangar is a building used to store an airplane, just as a garage is a building used to store an automobile.

Correct Answer: Night

Young is the antonym of old, just as morning represents the beginning of the day and its opposite/ending counterpart is night.

Correct Answer: Humor : Mollycoddle

To 'chide' is to mildly scold, while to 'pillory' is to severely punish. Similarly, to 'humor' is to mildly indulge, while to 'mollycoddle' is to severely overindulge.

Correct Answer: By whom was a car designed?

To convert an interrogative active sentence starting with 'Who' in past indefinite, it changes to 'By whom' followed by the auxiliary verb 'was/were', then the subject, and finally the past participle.

Correct Answer: An unexpected way

The idiom 'out of the blue' refers to an event that happens without warning or entirely unexpectedly.

Correct Answer: Straight

'As the crow flies' means in a straight line or by the shortest route between two points, ignoring geographical obstacles.

Correct Answer: Discord

Concord means harmony or agreement between people, so its direct antonym is discord, which means disagreement or lack of harmony.

Correct Answer: of her

The correct verb pattern for 'rob' is 'rob [someone] of [something]'. Therefore, 'robbed of her purse' is grammatically correct.

Correct Answer: than/the

Comparative degrees require 'than' (older than Amina), and superlative degrees require the definite article 'the' (the oldest of all).

Correct Answer: None of these

The sentence is missing the necessary preposition 'to' after the verb before a destination. Therefore, none of the options grammatically fit 'I [verb] China'.

Correct Answer: Adjective

In this sentence, the word 'hard' modifies the noun 'plate' describing its physical property, making it an adjective.

Correct Answer: a little

For uncountable nouns like milk, 'a little' acts as an appropriate quantifier meaning 'a small amount'.

Correct Answer: Well

'Well' is the correct adverb to modify the verb 'played', describing the manner in which the team performed.

Correct Answer: خدیجہ مستور

آنگن مشہور پاکستانی مصنفہ خدیجہ مستور کا شاہکار ناول ہے، جسے اردو ادب میں نمایاں مقام حاصل ہے۔

Correct Answer: گلزار نسیم

مثنوی 'گلزارِ نسیم' دیا شنکر نسیم کی مشہور تصنیف ہے، جس کی بنیاد گل بکاولی کے مشہور رومانوی قصے پر ہے۔

Correct Answer: مرزا غالب

'عود ہندی' مرزا اسد اللہ خاں غالب کے اردو خطوط کا پہلا مجموعہ ہے جو ان کی وفات سے کچھ عرصہ قبل شائع ہوا۔

Correct Answer: عبد الله حسین

'اداس نسلیں' عبداللہ حسین کا پہلا اور شاہکار ناول ہے جو برصغیر کی سیاسی اور سماجی تاریخ پر مبنی ہے۔

Correct Answer: مولوی عبد الحق

'چند ہم عصر' بابائے اردو مولوی عبدالحق کے لکھے ہوئے شخصی خاکوں کا مشہور مجموعہ ہے۔

Correct Answer: ٹال مٹول کرنا

یہ ایک مشہور اردو محاورہ ہے جس کا مطلب بہانے بنانا، ادھر ادھر کی باتیں کرنا، یا سیدھا جواب دینے سے گریز کرنا ہے۔

Correct Answer: ترکی

لفظ 'اردو' دراصل ترکی زبان کا لفظ ہے جس کے معنی لشکر یا کیمپ کے ہیں۔

Correct Answer: فارسی

مشہور مزاحیہ شاعر انور مسعود نے اپنی تدریسی زندگی کا زیادہ تر حصہ فارسی زبان و ادب کے پروفیسر کے طور پر گزارا۔

Correct Answer: اکبر الہ آبادی

اکبر الہ آبادی کو ان کی بے مثال طنزیہ اور مزاحیہ شاعری کی وجہ سے 'لسان العصر' (اپنے دور کی زبان) کا خطاب دیا گیا۔

Correct Answer: اختر شیرانی

اختر شیرانی کو اردو ادب کا ممتاز رومانوی شاعر تسلیم کیا جاتا ہے، ان کی شاعری میں سلمیٰ کا کردار بہت مشہور ہے۔

Correct Answer: سابقہ

جو لفظ کسی کلمے کے شروع میں لگا کر نیا لفظ بنایا جائے اسے سابقہ کہتے ہیں۔ 'غیر' ضروری میں سابقہ کے طور پر استعمال ہوا ہے۔

Correct Answer: 656 Hijri

The Abbasid Caliphate in Baghdad was overthrown in 656 AH (1258 CE) when the Mongols led by Hulagu Khan sacked the city.

Correct Answer: Bukhari Sharif and Muslim

The term 'Sahihain' (the two authentic books) exclusively refers to the two most trusted Hadith collections: Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim.

Correct Answer: Two men

According to Surah Al-Baqarah (2:282) of the Quran, financial contracts require the testimony of two male witnesses (or one man and two women).

Correct Answer: One tawaf of Kaaba

In Hajj or Umrah, a 'Shawt' refers to completing one single round or circuit around the Holy Kaaba during Tawaf.

Correct Answer: Imam Shafee RA

Al-Risalah is a foundational text in Islamic jurisprudence (Usul al-Fiqh) authored by Imam Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i.

Correct Answer: Sariyya

A military expedition sent by the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in which he did not personally participate is termed a 'Sariyya' (plural: Saraya).