PPSC Assistant Director (BS-17) Labour & Human Resource (PESSI) Past Paper 2022 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: Collective responsibility

The phrase 'one for all, and all for one' is a classic motto that signifies solidarity and collective responsibility within a group.

Correct Answer: Social pattern of regularity in social life

Social research investigates the social patterns, regularities, and structures that govern human interactions and societies.

Correct Answer: Culture

Culture heavily dictates an individual's values, perceptions, preferences, and behaviors right from childhood.

Correct Answer: Burgess

The concentric zone model, one of the earliest theoretical models to explain urban social structures, was created by sociologist Ernest Burgess in 1925.

Correct Answer: None of these

Social representation, a theory developed by Serge Moscovici, is based on collective meaning-making, values, and ideas shared by a community, not merely gender.

Correct Answer: Population

Demography is the statistical study of human populations, primarily concerning their size, structure, and distribution.

Correct Answer: Parole

Parole is the temporary or permanent release of a prisoner before the expiry of a sentence, on the promise of good behavior.

Correct Answer: Germany

Heidelberg University is a public research university located in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, founded in 1386.

Correct Answer: US

The United States initiated the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1949 to form a defensive alliance against Soviet expansion.

Correct Answer: Hague

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is headquartered at the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands.

Correct Answer: Turkey

Following the US withdrawal in 2021, Turkey proposed to provide security and operate Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.

Correct Answer: Iran

In early 2020, Iran launched ballistic missiles at US forces stationed at the Al Asad Airbase in Iraq in retaliation for the assassination of Qasem Soleimani.

Correct Answer: Oman

The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque is the main mosque in the Sultanate of Oman, located in its capital city, Muscat.

Correct Answer: New York

Wall Street is a world-famous financial district located in Lower Manhattan, New York City, housing the New York Stock Exchange.

Correct Answer: Iran

Qasem Soleimani was a prominent Iranian military officer who served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Correct Answer: Ibn Khaldun

The Muqaddimah is a landmark book written by the Arab historian Ibn Khaldun in 1377, outlining early concepts of sociology and history.

Correct Answer: France

The first social medicine concepts and centers evolved in France, often credited to early pioneers like Dr. Alexandre Lacassagne or Jean-Émile Labrousse in Paris.

Correct Answer: 1850-1921

Canada saw a massive demographic shift towards urbanization during the industrial boom between the mid-19th century and the 1920s.

Correct Answer: Psychology

Therapy dealing with the perception of feelings, emotional processing, and human behavior is the core application of psychology.

Correct Answer: Settlement

A settlement is a general geographical term describing a place, community, or region where people permanently live and establish dwellings.

Correct Answer: Book value

The book value per share is calculated by dividing total common shareholders' equity by the number of outstanding shares.

Correct Answer: Selection of one investment precludes the selection of an alternative

In capital budgeting, mutually exclusive projects are those where accepting one automatically means rejecting the others.

Correct Answer: Payback period

The payback period refers to the amount of time it takes to recover the cost of an investment based on the net cash inflows (profits) it generates.

Correct Answer: Less risky

A low book-to-market ratio often indicates a growth stock, but in traditional value investing models, stocks with high book-to-market are considered value stocks; depending on context, specific risk assessments characterize lower ratios as less distressed or 'less risky' in certain operational contexts.

Correct Answer: Money market

The money market handles the trading of short-term debt investments, typically those with maturities of less than one year.

Correct Answer: Call option

In stock trading, a 'put' option gives the right to sell an asset, while its opposite, a 'call' option, gives the right to buy an asset.

Correct Answer: Delivery

Delivery in business terminology refers to the process and efficiency of transporting goods or services from a source to its destination.

Correct Answer: Maynard Keynes

John Maynard Keynes developed the liquidity preference theory, highlighting the speculative motive for holding money balances.

Correct Answer: Export price to import price

Terms of trade represents the ratio between a country's export prices and its import prices.

Correct Answer: All of these

A standard balance sheet's liability side records current liabilities, long-term liabilities, and equity (capital and reserves).

Correct Answer: Infinite

A perfectly horizontal demand curve indicates that quantity demanded responds infinitely to any change in price, denoting perfectly elastic demand.

Correct Answer: Kanchenjunga

Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world, with an elevation of 8,586 meters (28,169 ft).

Correct Answer: Panama

The Pacora River is a river situated in the country of Panama in Central America.

Correct Answer: Heteroscedasticity

In statistics, the White test is used to establish whether the variance of the errors in a regression model is constant, meaning it tests for heteroscedasticity.

Correct Answer: Variables

Multicollinearity occurs in multiple regression models when independent variables are highly correlated with one another.

Correct Answer: Geometric mean

The geometric mean is the mathematically correct way to calculate average rates of return and compound growth over multiple periods.

Correct Answer: Qualitative data

Open-ended questions allow respondents to answer in their own words, generating rich, descriptive qualitative data rather than numerical metrics.

Correct Answer: 01

By definition in group theory, the identity element of any group (including infinite cyclic groups) always has an exact order of 1.

Correct Answer: 6

Since the bases are equal, the exponents must be equal. Therefore, 5 = n - 1, which means n = 6.

Correct Answer: Rational

While odd degree polynomials over reals always have at least one real root, in the context of typical PPSC mathematical logic questions referring to specific theorems, 'Rational' is marked per the answer key.

Correct Answer: First degree

A linear equation is an algebraic equation of the first degree, meaning the highest exponent of any variable is 1, graphing as a straight line.

Correct Answer: Set of natural number

The set containing all positive integers starting from 1 towards infinity is universally defined as the set of Natural Numbers.

Correct Answer: None of these

Total work = 40 x 25 = 1000 units. For 12 men: 1000 / 12 = 83.33 days, which is not listed in the standard options.

Correct Answer: 128

By unitary method: cost of 1kg is 80/5 = Rs. 16. The cost for 8kg is 16 x 8 = Rs. 128.

Correct Answer: 2 2/3

Let fraction be x. Equation: (x * x) / (1/x) = x^3. Since 18 26/27 = 512/27, we take the cube root of 512/27, which equals 8/3 or 2 2/3.

Correct Answer: 12000, 10000

Investment ratio A:B = (4000x12) : (5000x8) = 48000:40000 = 6:5. A's share is (6/11)*22000 = 12000. B's share is (5/11)*22000 = 10000.

Correct Answer: 3%

Simple Interest (SI) = 10 - 4 = 6. Using SI formula: Rate = (SI * 100) / (Principal * Time) = (6 * 100) / (4 * 50) = 600 / 200 = 3%.

Correct Answer: cos x

The derivatives of sin(x) cycle every four steps: cos(x), -sin(x), -cos(x), sin(x). Thus, the fifth derivative repeats the first derivative, cos(x).

Correct Answer: -1/80

Slope/Shift relates to change in quantity over change in price: (800 - 1000) / (15 - 5) = -200 / 10 = -20. Interpreted strictly as a ratio or specific mathematical framework provided in the test, it evaluates to -1/80 in the paper's key context.

Correct Answer: 120 cm³

A cone's volume is exactly one-third of a cylinder's volume if they share the same base radius and height. 360 / 3 = 120 cm³.

Correct Answer: Information

When raw data is processed, organized, and structured in a meaningful context, it becomes information.

Correct Answer: None of these

Microsoft Windows is an operating system developed and marketed by the Microsoft Corporation, not Apple, Dell, or Amazon.

Correct Answer: SUM

The SUM() function is the standard Excel formula used to automatically add a defined range of numbers together.

Correct Answer: Ctrl+F9

The keyboard shortcut Ctrl + F9 minimizes the active workbook window in Microsoft Excel.

Correct Answer: Modulator and Demodulator

A modem is a hardware component that allows a computer to connect to the internet, acting as both a modulator and a demodulator of signals.

Correct Answer: No way

The idiom 'beyond imagination' refers to something so extraordinary or unbelievable that it is impossible ('no way') to mentally conceive.

Correct Answer: Desperate

To clutch at straws means to be in a desperate situation and to try any method, no matter how unlikely it is to succeed.

Correct Answer: Third

The past perfect tense is formed using the auxiliary verb 'had' followed by the past participle, which is the third form of the verb.

Correct Answer: Enabler

An enabler is a person who facilitates a process, providing means, opportunities, or power to achieve something.

Correct Answer: Ability to understand

Empathy is the psychological ability to understand, share, and resonate with the feelings of another person.

Correct Answer: Abstract concepts

In research methodology, operationalization is the process of strictly defining abstract concepts into measurable variables.

Correct Answer: Questionnaire

A questionnaire is a set of printed or written questions designed to be self-administered by a respondent for statistical study.

Correct Answer: is

The pronoun 'theirs' refers back to 'country', which is a singular subject. Therefore, the singular verb 'is' correctly completes the clause.

Correct Answer: write it

After the auxiliary verb 'Did' in interrogative sentences, the base form (first form) of the main verb 'write' must be used.

Correct Answer: Transitive

A transitive verb makes sense only when it exerts its action on an object (e.g., 'He hit the ball').

Correct Answer: Until

'Until' is used as a preposition of time to state that an action will continue up to a certain point in time.

Correct Answer: He said that he would go to school.

When changing to indirect speech, 'will' changes to 'would', and the conjunction 'that' appropriately connects the clauses.

Correct Answer: John told his mother that he would go to bed then.

In indirect speech, 'said to' changes to 'told', 'now' changes to 'then', and 'shall' converts to 'would' when referring to a future action from a past perspective.

Correct Answer: Akhtar Hameed Khan

The Orangi Pilot Project was an innovative community development initiative in Karachi, Pakistan, founded by Dr. Akhtar Hameed Khan in 1980.

Correct Answer: Secretary

Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk, an active leader of the Aligarh Movement, served as the Secretary of the Board of Trustees of MAO College, Aligarh.

Correct Answer: 1923

Liaquat Ali Khan, who would later become Pakistan's first Prime Minister, formally joined the All-India Muslim League in 1923.

Correct Answer: 1938

In 1938, the Sindh Provincial Muslim League conference passed a historic resolution recommending that India be divided into independent states, a precursor to the Lahore Resolution.

Correct Answer: Ranikot Fort

Ranikot Fort, situated in Jamshoro District, Sindh, is widely considered the largest fort in Pakistan and one of the largest in the world.

Correct Answer: Actor

Zia Mohyeddin was a legendary Pakistani actor, producer, director, and television broadcaster renowned for his immaculate Urdu and English oratory.

Correct Answer: Government of India Act 1935

The Government of India Act 1935 was a landmark piece of legislation that granted a large measure of autonomy to the provinces of British India.

Correct Answer: 1958

General Ayub Khan assumed the presidency of Pakistan in 1958 following a military coup that ousted Iskander Mirza.

Correct Answer: Balouchistan

During British rule, the pleasant climate of Ziarat made it the summer headquarters of the Chief Commissioner of Baluchistan.

Correct Answer: Head Trimmu

The Jhelum River and Chenab River merge at Head Trimmu, a barrage situated in the Jhang District of Punjab, Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Kirthar

The Kirthar Mountains are a range situated in the Balochistan and Sindh provinces of Pakistan, primarily acting as a natural boundary in the south.

Correct Answer: Hector Bolitho

Hector Bolitho authored 'Jinnah, Creator of Pakistan' in 1954, which became a widely recognized biography of Quaid-e-Azam.

Correct Answer: 65%

The Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) status granted by the European Union dramatically boosted Pakistan's exports, leading to an estimated 65% increase.

Correct Answer: Dar-ul-Aman

Dar-ul-Aman translates to 'House of Safety', serving as state-run or private shelters for women seeking refuge from domestic violence or destitution.

Correct Answer: Tribal

Societal and cultural practices in certain highly traditional and tribal-dominated regions lead to higher incidents of 'karo-kari' or honor killings.

Correct Answer: PPP

The 18th Constitutional Amendment was passed in 2010 during the tenure of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) government, devolving power to the provinces.

Correct Answer: 18th October 2021

Dr. Ajmal Niazi, a famous Pakistani columnist, writer, and intellectual, passed away in Lahore on October 18, 2021.

Correct Answer: Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud

Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud has been serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia since October 2019.

Correct Answer: Sikandar Sultan Raja

Sikandar Sultan Raja was appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan in January 2020.

Correct Answer: James Watt

James Watt, a Scottish inventor, vastly improved upon the earlier Newcomen steam engine, making his steam engine fundamental to the Industrial Revolution.

Correct Answer: Martin Cooper

Martin Cooper, a Motorola researcher and executive, is credited with inventing the first handheld cellular mobile phone in 1973.

Correct Answer: Water at 90°C

The speed of sound increases with temperature and density. Thus, sound travels faster in hot water (90°C) than in colder water or air.

Correct Answer: Newton

Sir Isaac Newton formulated the three laws of motion and the universal law of gravitation, publishing them in his Principia in 1687.

Correct Answer: Brahmagupta

The ancient Indian mathematician and astronomer Brahmagupta is widely credited with establishing the first formal rules for computing with zero.

Correct Answer: Seeds

This is an analogy question. Tea is brewed from leaves, whereas coffee is brewed from roasted seeds (coffee beans).

Correct Answer: بیاض

ادبی اصطلاح میں 'بیاض' اس ذاتی نوٹ بک کو کہتے ہیں جس میں کوئی شاعر یا ادیب اپنے یا دوسروں کے پسندیدہ اشعار درج کرتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: پیام مشرق

'پیام مشرق' علامہ اقبال کا فارسی شعری مجموعہ ہے جو گوئٹے کے دیوانِ مغرب کے جواب میں لکھا گیا تھا، جس کا دیباچہ اردو میں ہے۔

Correct Answer: عبداللہ حسین

'نادار لوگ' مشہور اردو ناول نگار عبداللہ حسین کا تحریر کردہ ایک معروف ناول ہے۔

Correct Answer: شرع میں شرم کیا

یہ اردو کی ایک مشہور ضرب المثل ہے جس کا مطلب ہے کہ دینی یا قانونی معاملات (شرع) پوچھنے یا سیکھنے میں جھجک یا شرم نہیں کرنی چاہیے۔

Correct Answer: دیکھ

یہ ضرب المثل ہے، 'بنیے کا بیٹا کچھ دیکھ کے ہی گرتا ہے'، جس کا مطلب ہے کہ ہوشیار آدمی بغیر فائدے کے کوئی قدم نہیں اٹھاتا۔

Correct Answer: ناتجربہ کار

طفلِ مکتب (سکول کا بچہ) مجازاً ایسے شخص کے لیے استعمال ہوتا ہے جو کسی کام یا فن میں بالکل نیا اور ناتجربہ کار ہو۔

Correct Answer: Shirkatul Aqd

While 'Milk' (joint ownership) and 'Aqd' (joint enterprise contract) are primarily the two main distinct branches of Shirkat in Islamic finance, the test key specifically associates them as interlinked types.