PPSC Assistant Director Labour Welfare Past Paper 2019 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: Taiwan

Formosa is a historical name for the island of Taiwan, dating back to 1542 when Portuguese sailors named it 'Ilha Formosa' (Beautiful Island).

Correct Answer: 21,196 km

The official length of the Great Wall of China is approximately 21,196.18 kilometers (13,170 miles), incorporating all its branches.

Correct Answer: Cairo

Cairo is widely renowned as the 'City of Bazaars' due to its numerous historic markets, including the famous Khan el-Khalili.

Correct Answer: Abdullah I

Abdullah I established the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan after gaining full independence from the British mandate in 1946.

Correct Answer: 1991

The Soviet Union was officially dissolved on December 26, 1991, following the resignation of Mikhail Gorbachev.

Correct Answer: International Monetary Fund (IMF)

The Bretton Woods Conference in 1944 resulted in the creation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.

Correct Answer: 26.2 miles

A marathon is officially 26 miles and 385 yards, which equals approximately 26.2 miles (or 42.195 kilometers).

Correct Answer: Muttiah Muralitharan

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan holds the all-time record for the most ODI wickets (534). Wasim Akram is second with 502.

Correct Answer: China

The 2022 Winter Olympics were hosted in Beijing, China, making it the first city to host both Summer and Winter Olympics.

Correct Answer: Beijing

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a multilateral development bank headquartered in Beijing, China.

Correct Answer: Singapore

Goh Chok Tong, serving as the Prime Minister of Singapore, initiated the ASEM dialogue process to strengthen ties between Asia and Europe.

Correct Answer: Kathmandu

The Secretariat of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established in Kathmandu, Nepal, in 1987.

Correct Answer: France

France gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1886 to commemorate the alliance between the two nations during the American Revolution.

Correct Answer: United Kingdom

Historically, the United Kingdom holds the second-highest number of Nobel laureates globally, following the United States.

Correct Answer: Cairo

Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt, situated along the Nile River.

Correct Answer: Egypt

Alexandria is a major Mediterranean port city in Egypt, founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great.

Correct Answer: UN Security Council

The United Nations Security Council holds the primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and authorizing peacekeeping missions.

Correct Answer: 1945

The UNO was established on October 24, 1945, after World War II, to prevent future global conflicts.

Correct Answer: Leo Tolstoy

War and Peace is a literary masterpiece by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in 1869.

Correct Answer: Ablutophobia

Ablutophobia is the persistent and abnormal fear of bathing, washing, or cleaning.

Correct Answer: Hinduism

Hinduism is the world's third-largest religion by population, with over 1.2 billion followers, predominantly in India and Nepal.

Correct Answer: Mauritania

Mauritania is officially known as the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, reflecting the state religion in its political title.

Correct Answer: 1956

Pakistan formally became an Islamic Republic under its first constitution, which was adopted on March 23, 1956.

Correct Answer: Shafqat Amanat Ali

Shafqat Amanat Ali sang 'Hamara Pakistan' which was released by ISPR to commemorate Pakistan Resolution Day in 2018.

Correct Answer: 1929

Jinnah presented his famous Fourteen Points in March 1929 in response to the Nehru Report, seeking constitutional safeguards for Muslims.

Correct Answer: Minto-Morley Reforms

The Indian Councils Act of 1909, known as the Minto-Morley Reforms, officially recognized separate electorates for Indian Muslims.

Correct Answer: Partition of Bengal 1905

The Swadeshi Movement was an anti-colonial campaign launched by Indians specifically to protest Lord Curzon's Partition of Bengal in 1905.

Correct Answer: Allahabad

In his historic presidential address at the All-India Muslim League session in Allahabad (1930), Allama Iqbal outlined the vision for an independent Muslim state in northwestern India.

Correct Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru dismissed the Pakistan Resolution of 1940, labeling the demand for partition as 'Jinnah's fantastic proposals'.

Correct Answer: India

India referred the Kashmir dispute to the UN Security Council on January 1, 1948, following the outbreak of the First Kashmir War.

Correct Answer: 1920

A Khilafat delegation led by Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar traveled to Europe in 1920 to meet Prime Minister Lloyd George and advocate for the preservation of the Ottoman Caliphate.

Correct Answer: Sher Shah Suri

Sher Shah Suri is highly praised in history for his brilliant administrative, land revenue, and military reforms during his brief rule in the 16th century.

Correct Answer: 1951

Pakistan conducted its first national population census in 1951, four years after independence.

Correct Answer: March 1976

The Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC) was established in March 1976 under the administration of Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

Correct Answer: 1971

Bangladesh, formerly East Pakistan, emerged as an independent sovereign nation on December 16, 1971.

Correct Answer: Duleep Singh

Duleep Singh was the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, placed on the throne at age five and deposed after the Second Anglo-Sikh War in 1849.

Correct Answer: Greece

Islamabad's master plan was designed by the Greek architectural firm Doxiadis Associates, led by Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis in 1960.

Correct Answer: Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy

Governments primarily use Fiscal Policy (taxation and spending) and Monetary Policy (money supply and interest rates) to steer macroeconomic objectives.

Correct Answer: Morocco

Morocco left the Organization of African Unity (predecessor to the AU) in 1984 over the Western Sahara dispute and formally rejoined in 2017.

Correct Answer: 19 countries, the European Union, and the African Union

Originally 19 countries and the EU, the G20 officially admitted the African Union as a permanent member in 2023.

Correct Answer: Joint Rapid Reaction Force

In April 2019, Pakistan and Iran agreed to establish a Joint Rapid Reaction Force to combat terrorism along their shared borders.

Correct Answer: JD Vance

As of early 2025, JD Vance serves as the Vice President of the United States under the Trump administration.

Correct Answer: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

Hayat-e-Jawaid is an Urdu biography written by Altaf Hussain Hali detailing the life, struggles, and achievements of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan.

Correct Answer: ڈاکٹر محمد دین تاثیر

'آتش کدہ' نامور اردو نقاد اور شاعر ڈاکٹر محمد دین تاثیر (ایم ڈی تاثیر) کی شاعری کا مجموعہ ہے۔

Correct Answer: مستنصر حسین تارڑ

یہ دونوں مشہور سفرنامے نامور پاکستانی ادیب اور سفرنامہ نگار مستنصر حسین تارڑ کی تخلیق ہیں۔

Correct Answer: محاورہ بھی ہے، روزمرہ بھی ہے

اردو قواعد کی رو سے 'غتر بود' (جس کا مطلب تباہی یا غارت گری ہے) محاورہ اور روزمرہ دونوں کے طور پر استعمال ہوتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: مہمل

دھام ایک بے معنی لفظ ہے جو بامعنی لفظ 'دھوم' کے ساتھ استعمال ہوا ہے۔ اردو قواعد میں ایسے لفظ کو 'مہمل' کہتے ہیں۔

Correct Answer: نحو

قواعد کے جس حصے میں الفاظ کے مجموعے، جملوں کی ساخت اور ان کی ترتیب سے بحث کی جائے اسے علم 'نحو' کہا جاتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: اخبار نویسی

منشی نول کشور نے اردو صحافت اور اخبار نویسی کے میدان میں گراں قدر خدمات انجام دیں، بالخصوص 'اودھ اخبار' کے اجراء سے۔

Correct Answer: صبح بنارس شام اودھ

'صبح بنارس شام اودھ' اردو کا مشہور محاورہ ہے جو بنارس کی خوبصورت صبح اور اودھ (لکھنؤ) کی رنگین شام کی تعریف میں بولا جاتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: دکان بند کرنا

اردو روزمرہ میں شام کے وقت دکان کو احتراماً بند کرنے کے عمل کو 'دکان بڑھانا' کہا جاتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: علامہ اقبال

یہ مشہور شعر علامہ اقبال کی تصنیف 'بال جبریل' سے ماخوذ ہے، اگرچہ اس کا مفہوم بھرتری ہری سے متاثر ہے۔

Correct Answer: فیض احمد فیض

'ہارٹ اٹیک' اردو کے عظیم شاعر فیض احمد فیض کی لکھی ہوئی ایک انتہائی حساس اور مشہور نظم ہے۔

Correct Answer: Balochistan

Mirani Dam is located on the Dasht River in the Makran region of Balochistan, Pakistan.

Correct Answer: All of these

Mount McKinley (Denali) is in Alaska, Death Valley is in California, and the Appalachian Mountains run along the Eastern US.

Correct Answer: Pakistan

Godwin Austen, commonly known as K2, is the second-highest mountain in the world and is located in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan.

Correct Answer: USA

While there are glaciers with this name in Antarctica as well, in standard geographic trivia, Clark Glacier refers to the one in the US (Washington/Oregon).

Correct Answer: USA

Trout Lake refers to several prominent water bodies and communities primarily located in the United States and parts of Canada.

Correct Answer: Hydrogen

Hydrogen is the lightest element and occupies the first position on the periodic table with an atomic number of 1.

Correct Answer: Red, Blue, Green

In the additive color model (light), the primary colors are Red, Green, and Blue (RGB).

Correct Answer: Heart

The heart is the first functional organ to develop in a human embryo, usually starting to beat around 3 to 4 weeks after fertilization.

Correct Answer: 4

The human heart has four chambers: two upper atria and two lower ventricles.

Correct Answer: Bone Marrow

Red blood cells are produced in the soft tissue inside our bones known as the bone marrow through a process called erythropoiesis.

Correct Answer: Carbon dioxide

At night, in the absence of sunlight, photosynthesis stops but respiration continues, causing plants to take in oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide.

Correct Answer: IP Address

An IP (Internet Protocol) address is a unique numerical identifier assigned to every device connected to a computer network.

Correct Answer: Enter Key

Pressing the 'Enter' or 'Return' key in MS Word inserts a paragraph break, moving the cursor to a new line.

Correct Answer: MS Word

.docx is the default XML-based file extension used by Microsoft Word for saving text documents from Word 2007 onwards.

Correct Answer: Alt+Ctrl+C

Pressing Alt+Ctrl+C in applications like MS Word quickly inserts the copyright (©) symbol.

Correct Answer: Formulas

Formulas in Excel are mathematical expressions that evaluate cell references, numbers, and functions to calculate and return a result.

Correct Answer: SUM(Sales)-A3

Excel requires all formulas to begin with an equal sign (=). Without it, Excel treats the expression as plain text.

Correct Answer: Sabeer Bhatia

Sabeer Bhatia co-founded Hotmail alongside Jack Smith in 1996. It was later acquired by Microsoft in 1997.

Correct Answer: URL

URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator, which serves as the unique address used to access a specific webpage on the internet.

Correct Answer: 9.4 GB

A standard single-layer, single-sided DVD holds 4.7 GB. A double-sided single-layer DVD doubles this capacity to 9.4 GB.

Correct Answer: F5

Pressing the F5 key in MS PowerPoint immediately starts the presentation slideshow from the first slide.

Correct Answer: 0.0026

When dividing a decimal by 100, the decimal point moves two places to the left, yielding 0.0026.

Correct Answer: 4

Dividing by 0.5 is mathematically equivalent to multiplying by 2. Thus, 2 × 2 = 4.

Correct Answer: 0

Adding a negative number is the same as subtraction. 2 - 2 equals 0.

Correct Answer: 66.5 sq meters

The formula for the area of a triangle is (Base × Height) / 2. Here, (19 × 7) / 2 = 133 / 2 = 66.5 sq meters.

Correct Answer: 85

Let the number be x. x + 0.20x = 102. Therefore, 1.2x = 102, which means x = 102 / 1.2 = 85.

Correct Answer: 1000

30% of 100 is 30. Now we find what number's 3% is 30. Let it be x. 0.03x = 30. Solving for x gives 1000.

Correct Answer: 64

The series alternates between cubes and squares of integers: 1³, 2³, 2², 3³, 3². The next number is 4³ = 64.

Correct Answer: 22

The pattern alternates by subtracting 2, then subtracting 4: 36-2=34, 34-4=30, 30-2=28, 28-4=24. The next step is 24-2=22.

Correct Answer: By

The preposition 'by' is correctly used here to indicate the specific part of the body being held.

Correct Answer: to

The adjective 'addicted' is followed by the preposition 'to'.

Correct Answer: Of

When expressing medical symptoms or illness, the correct phrasal construction is 'complained of'.

Correct Answer: An easy task

The idiom 'a piece of cake' describes a job, task, or activity that is very easy or simple to accomplish.

Correct Answer: Difficult or complex problem

In mythology and common parlance, a 'Gordian Knot' refers to an exceedingly complex problem or deadlock.

Correct Answer: Nerves

'To get on someone's nerves' is a common idiom meaning to irritate or annoy them.

Correct Answer: Huge

'Enormous' is an adjective meaning extremely large in size or scale; 'huge' is an exact synonym.

Correct Answer: Worried

'Anxious' means experiencing worry, unease, or nervousness about an imminent event.

Correct Answer: A funeral procession

A cortege is a solemn procession, especially for a funeral.

Correct Answer: My friend asked me if Saima had talked to Sonia.

For interrogative sentences in indirect speech, 'if' or 'whether' is used, and the present perfect tense changes to past perfect.

Correct Answer: Permanent

'Ephemeral' means lasting for a very short time. Therefore, 'permanent' is its direct opposite.

Correct Answer: Mesaaq-e-Madina

The Charter of Medina (Misaq-e-Madina), drafted by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in 622 CE, is widely recognized as the world's first written constitution.

Correct Answer: Salat

Salat (prayer) is the second pillar of Islam, mandated to be performed five times a day by adult Muslims.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Ismaeel (A.S)

Hazrat Ismaeel (A.S) is called Zabeeh ullah (The Sacrifice of Allah) due to his willingness to be sacrificed by his father, Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S), fulfilling Allah's command.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Adam (A.S)

Hazrat Adam (A.S) is recognized as 'Abul Bashar', which translates to 'Father of Mankind', being the first human created by Allah.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Summiya (R.A)

Hazrat Sumayyah bint Khayyat (R.A) was the first person martyred in Islam, killed by Abu Jahl for refusing to abandon her faith.

Correct Answer: Kiswa

The Kiswa is the black brocade cloth that covers the Kaaba in Mecca, adorned with Quranic calligraphy in gold.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Abu Talib (R.A)

Hazrat Abu Talib, the protective uncle who raised Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), passed away during the 'Year of Sorrow' (10th year of Prophethood).