PPSC Assistant Director Population Welfare Past Paper 2020 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: ILO

The International Labour Organization (ILO) was founded in 1919 under the League of Nations, making it older than the UN itself.

Correct Answer: 1997

UNODC was established in 1997 to assist the UN in addressing the interconnected issues of illicit trafficking, crime, and terrorism.

Correct Answer: Karl Marx

Das Kapital is a foundational theoretical text in materialist philosophy and economics, authored by Karl Marx in 1867.

Correct Answer: Will Durant

Will and Ariel Durant co-authored 'The Lessons of History', a brief summary of periods and trends in history.

Correct Answer: Michel Foucault

French philosopher Michel Foucault authored 'Madness and Civilization', exploring the evolution of the concept of madness.

Correct Answer: Australia

The 2018 Commonwealth Games were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

Correct Answer: France

The United States acquired the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803 for $15 million.

Correct Answer: America

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States of America, leading the nation during the Civil War.

Correct Answer: Egypt

The Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was built in Alexandria, Egypt.

Correct Answer: Korea

The Bridge of No Return is located in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) connecting North Korea and South Korea.

Correct Answer: Provide the informational basis for action

While accounting records data, its ultimate prime function is to provide financial information to decision-makers for strategic action.

Correct Answer: Purchase Invoice

A purchase invoice is a commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer, serving as proof of a credit purchase.

Correct Answer: Both Material & Non-material Culture

Culture is broadly categorized into material culture (physical objects) and non-material culture (beliefs, values, norms).

Correct Answer: Franz Boas

While Alain Locke coined the term, Franz Boas popularized it as a methodological axiom in early 20th-century anthropology.

Correct Answer: Karl Marx

Karl Marx is the founding father of the conflict theory, which views society as a struggle for dominance among social groups.

Correct Answer: Sub-Culture

A subculture is a group of people within a culture that differentiates itself from the parent culture to which it belongs.

Correct Answer: Commission

UNCIP stands for the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan, established to mediate the Kashmir dispute.

Correct Answer: None of the above

Eradicating poverty, ensuring environmental sustainability, and combating HIV/AIDS were all explicit objectives of the MDGs.

Correct Answer: Millennium Development Goals

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were eight international development goals established for the year 2015.

Correct Answer: Mesopotamia (Iraq)

The earliest widespread use of bronze occurred in Sumer (modern-day Iraq/Mesopotamia) around 3300 BCE.

Correct Answer: Death Rate

The crude death rate is a demographic measure indicating the number of deaths per 1,000 individuals per year.

Correct Answer: 1989

The UNCRC was adopted by the UN General Assembly on November 20, 1989, outlining the fundamental rights of children.

Correct Answer: UNHCR

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) protects refugees and helps them restart their lives.

Correct Answer: Egypt

Anwar Sadat was the third President of Egypt and won the Nobel Peace Prize for the Camp David Accords.

Correct Answer: 11 July

World Population Day, observed on July 11, seeks to raise awareness of global population issues.

Correct Answer: Cricket

Babar Azam is a highly accomplished international cricketer and a prominent batsman for the Pakistan national team.

Correct Answer: Rohit Sharma

While Chris Gayle broke Afridi's record, Indian captain Rohit Sharma later surpassed Gayle to hold the all-time international sixes record.

Correct Answer: Devaluation

Devaluation is a deliberate downward adjustment to the value of a country's currency relative to another currency or standard.

Correct Answer: An Economic term

In economics, a slump refers to a period of declining economic activity, characterized by reduced output and high unemployment.

Correct Answer: Population per unit area

Population density is calculated by dividing the total population of a region by its total land area.

Correct Answer: America

Red Lake is a large natural lake situated in the state of Minnesota, USA.

Correct Answer: Malaysia

Mount Kinabalu is the highest mountain in Malaysia, located on the island of Borneo.

Correct Answer: South Asia

Pakistan is centrally located in South Asia, bordering India, Afghanistan, Iran, and China.

Correct Answer: Winds

The term 'monsoon' is derived from an Arabic word for 'season' and scientifically refers to seasonal reversing winds.

Correct Answer: Hassan Abdal

The N-35 route connects Punjab to Gilgit-Baltistan and China, officially starting at Hassan Abdal.

Correct Answer: Baluchistan

Reko Diq is situated in the Chagai District of Balochistan and contains massive gold and copper reserves.

Correct Answer: Australia

Located in the Coral Sea off the coast of Queensland, Australia, it is visible from space.

Correct Answer: Syria

The EU condemned Turkey's 2019 military offensive into northeastern Syria, leading to an arms export suspension.

Correct Answer: Literature

Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize in Literature for creating new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.

Correct Answer: Sundar Pichai

Sundar Pichai took over as the CEO of Google in 2015 and subsequently became the CEO of Alphabet Inc.

Correct Answer: Robert Mueller

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller was appointed as special counsel to investigate the 2016 election interference.

Correct Answer: Gerontology

Gerontology explores the biological, psychological, and social aspects of aging.

Correct Answer: Neutrons

Isotopes share the same atomic number (protons) but have a different atomic mass due to varying neutron counts.

Correct Answer: Zinc

Galvanization prevents rusting by applying a protective zinc coating to iron or steel.

Correct Answer: Carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide is heavier than oxygen; it smothers the fire and removes the oxygen fuel element.

Correct Answer: Hydrogen

Vegetable oils are converted into solid fats (like Banaspati ghee) through a chemical process called hydrogenation.

Correct Answer: Immobility of Joints

Physiotherapy focuses on restoring movement, function, and mobility to injured or restricted joints and muscles.

Correct Answer: Gypsum

Gypsum is a soft sulfate non-metallic mineral widely used in fertilizers and plaster.

Correct Answer: Bauxite

Bauxite rock is the primary source of aluminum in the world, refined into alumina and then smelted.

Correct Answer: Green

The human eye is most sensitive to yellow-green light (around 555 nanometers) under normal daylight conditions.

Correct Answer: Volta

Alessandro Volta, an Italian physicist, invented the first electrical battery known as the voltaic pile in 1800.

Correct Answer: Kinetic Energy

Wind energy is essentially the kinetic energy of moving air molecules, which is transferred into mechanical motion.

Correct Answer: Eating disorder

Anorexia nervosa is a serious eating disorder characterized by an abnormally low body weight and intense fear of gaining weight.

Correct Answer: Carbon dioxide

Due to fossil fuel emissions, excess carbon dioxide is the primary greenhouse gas driving anthropogenic global warming.

Correct Answer: Vital Signs

Junaid Jamshed gained nationwide fame as the frontman for the pop band 'Vital Signs' in the late 1980s.

Correct Answer: Oman

Gwadar was an overseas possession of Oman until Pakistan purchased it in 1958 for $3 million.

Correct Answer: 1958

Following its purchase from Oman, Gwadar officially became part of Pakistan on September 8, 1958.

Correct Answer: Fort Sandeman

Zhob was historically named Fort Sandeman after the British administrator Robert Sandeman.

Correct Answer: Womesh Chandra Bannerjee

Womesh Chandra Bannerjee presided over the first session of the Indian National Congress in 1885.

Correct Answer: March 1946

The Cabinet Mission arrived in India in March 1946 to negotiate the transfer of power to Indian leadership.

Correct Answer: Alauddin Khalji

Amir Khusro served as a royal poet under several Delhi Sultans, most notably flourishing under Alauddin Khalji.

Correct Answer: General Sales Tax

While property and agricultural taxes are provincial, General Sales Tax (GST) on goods is generally a federal subject managed by the FBR.

Correct Answer: Sindh Madrasa-tul-Islam

Muhammad Ali Jinnah was enrolled at the Sindh Madrasa-tul-Islam in Karachi where he spent significant formative years.

Correct Answer: 1947

Pakistan became a member of the International Labour Organization immediately after its independence in 1947.

Correct Answer: Stanley Wolpert

Stanley Wolpert, an American historian, wrote 'Jinnah of Pakistan', one of the most authoritative biographies of the Quaid.

Correct Answer: Jaswant Sing

Authored by former Indian minister Jaswant Singh, the book sparked controversy in India for its sympathetic view of Jinnah.

Correct Answer: All of the above

Founded by Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan in 1949, APWA aims at the comprehensive socioeconomic, moral, and political empowerment of women.

Correct Answer: All of the above

PowerPoint provides multiple methods to initiate a file, including blanks, templates, or repurposing existing files.

Correct Answer: Tim Berners-Lee

Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989 while working at CERN.

Correct Answer: Alt+Ctrl+D

In Microsoft Word, pressing Alt+Ctrl+D directly jumps the cursor to the end of the document to insert an endnote.

Correct Answer: Spreadsheet

Excel is a spreadsheet software program developed by Microsoft that uses grids of cells for data organization.

Correct Answer: Excel

Excel is engineered specifically for number-crunching, logical functions, and dynamic data graphing.

Correct Answer: All of these

A hyperlink can be applied to nearly any digital object, including text, shapes, and images, to navigate to another resource.

Correct Answer: 57

This follows a Fibonacci-like pattern where each number is the sum of the two preceding ones: 22 + 35 = 57.

Correct Answer: 216

The sequence follows perfect cubes of consecutive integers (1^3, 2^3, 3^3, 4^3, 5^3). The next is 6^3 = 216.

Correct Answer: 52

The pattern alternates between adding 2 and multiplying by 2. Thus, 26 * 2 = 52.

Correct Answer: Incircle or inscribed Circle

An incircle is the largest circle that will fit inside a polygon, touching every side.

Correct Answer: With retrospective action or force

Ex-post facto is Latin for 'out of the aftermath', commonly referring to laws that apply retroactively.

Correct Answer: An Award or Salute

An accolade is a mark of acknowledgment, an award, or an expression of high praise.

Correct Answer: Banned Goods

Contraband describes items that are illegal to possess, produce, or transport across borders.

Correct Answer: Good for Circumstances

It signifies that something is merely passable or adequate for the immediate required purpose, without being outstanding.

Correct Answer: from

When comparing dissimilar objects or characteristics, the correct preposition to use is 'differ from'.

Correct Answer: at

We use 'at' to indicate a specific point or position, such as 'at the end of'.

Correct Answer: Remove

To delete means to completely erase or remove data or text.

Correct Answer: As tall as, if not

The proper idiomatic structure for this comparative statement is 'as tall as, if not [taller than]'.

Correct Answer: Slavery

Liberty implies absolute freedom and autonomy, the direct opposite of being owned or subjected (Slavery).

Correct Answer: Stay awake or study late into the night

To burn the midnight oil means to work diligently or study late into the night, originating from using oil lamps.

Correct Answer: کرشن چندر

'طلسم خیال' نامور افسانہ نگار اور ناول نگار کرشن چندر کا لکھا ہوا ایک مشہور ناول ہے۔

Correct Answer: عبداللہ حسین

'اداس نسلیں' عبداللہ حسین کا ایک شاہکار ناول ہے جو انہوں نے اپنی نوجوانی میں لکھا اور اسے آدم جی ایوارڈ ملا۔

Correct Answer: اثر نعمانی

'گھر کی مرغی' اردو ادب کی ایک مزاحیہ تصنیف ہے جو اثر نعمانی نے تحریر کی ہے۔

Correct Answer: خطاب

وہ اعزازی نام جو حکومت یا قوم کی طرف سے خدمات کے صلے میں دیا جائے، اسے 'خطاب' کہتے ہیں، جیسے خان بہادر۔

Correct Answer: محاورہ

قواعد کی رو سے ایسے الفاظ کا مجموعہ جو اپنے لغوی معنی کے بجائے مجازی معنی دے، 'محاورہ' کہلاتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: جوش ملیح آبادی

یہ مشہور اور متنازعہ آپ بیتی 'شاعر انقلاب' جوش ملیح آبادی کی تحریر کردہ ہے۔

Correct Answer: انشاء

یہ مشہور شعر سید انشاء اللہ خاں انشاء کی غزل کا ایک معروف مطلع ہے۔

Correct Answer: تمام درست ہیں

عام طور پر عزیمت کے معنی پختہ ارادہ یا کسی مشکل کام کے لیے مقصد کا تعین کرنا ہے (پی پی ایس سی کی کلید کے مطابق آپشن D ہے)۔

Correct Answer: سرسید احمد خان

اکبر الہ آبادی سرسید احمد خان کی مغربی تعلیم کی تحریک کے ناقد تھے، انہوں نے یہ جملہ طنز و مزاح کے پیرائے میں ان کے لیے کہا۔

Correct Answer: مشفق خواجہ

مشفق خواجہ، جو ایک مایہ ناز محقق اور کالم نگار تھے، اخبارات میں 'خامہ بگوش' کے قلمی نام سے مشہور ادبی کالم لکھتے تھے۔

Correct Answer: 21 Ramazan, 40 Hijri

Hazrat Ali (R.A) passed away on 21st Ramadan 40 AH, a few days after being struck by a poisoned sword while praying.

Correct Answer: Abdullah

His true given name was Abdullah ibn Uthman, while 'Abu Bakr' was his widely known kunya.

Correct Answer: Six

There are six: Al-Baqarah (Cow), Al-An'am (Cattle), An-Nahl (Bee), An-Naml (Ant), Al-Ankabut (Spider), and Al-Fil (Elephant).