PPSC Assistant Director (BS-17) S&GAD Past Paper 2020 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: Finland

Nokia is a Finnish multinational telecommunications, IT, and consumer electronics company, headquartered in Espoo, Finland.

Correct Answer: 26.2 miles

The official distance of a marathon is 26.219 miles or 42.195 kilometers.

Correct Answer: Australia

Ricky Ponting is a former Australian cricketer who served as captain of the Australian national team during its "golden era".

Correct Answer: None of these

In 1974, Muhammad Ali defeated George Foreman in the 'Rumble in the Jungle' to regain the title. Foreman is not listed among the options.

Correct Answer: MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni is the only captain to win all three major ICC trophies: the T20 World Cup (2007), ODI World Cup (2011), and Champions Trophy (2013).

Correct Answer: Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin was the Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 11 and became the second person to walk on the Moon after Neil Armstrong.

Correct Answer: 68

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has 68 member countries, 49 of which are from the Asia-Pacific region.

Correct Answer: Russia

ITAR-TASS (now officially TASS) is a major Russian news agency founded in 1904.

Correct Answer: Hong Kong

Cathay Pacific is the flag carrier airline of Hong Kong, with its head office and main hub located at Hong Kong International Airport.

Correct Answer: Five

The national flag of China features five golden stars on a red background: one large star surrounded by four smaller stars.

Correct Answer: Secretary of State

Condoleezza Rice served as the 66th United States Secretary of State under President George W. Bush.

Correct Answer: Marie Curie

Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize twice: first in Physics in 1903, and later in Chemistry in 1911.

Correct Answer: Buddhism

The Dalai Lama is the foremost spiritual leader of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" school of Tibetan Buddhism.

Correct Answer: George Orwell

Nineteen Eighty-Four is a dystopian social science fiction novel and cautionary tale written by English writer George Orwell.

Correct Answer: Rivers

The name Mesopotamia comes from ancient Greek and translates to "the land between the rivers" (referring to the Tigris and Euphrates).

Correct Answer: India

Goa is a state on the southwestern coast of India. It was a Portuguese colony from 1510 until it was annexed by India in 1961.

Correct Answer: Ghanche

The Siachen Glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas, structurally falling within the Ghanche district of Gilgit-Baltistan.

Correct Answer: 2100 km

Historically in textbooks, the border is often cited as 2100 km (though modern official figures account for over 3300 km including the LoC). PPSC officially accepts 2100 km.

Correct Answer: Dadu

Gorakh Hill is a high altitude hill station located in the Dadu district of Sindh province, Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Ural Mountains

The Ural Mountains form the conventional boundary between the continents of Europe and Asia.

Correct Answer: Parana River

The Paraná River is a river in south-central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. It is the second longest in South America after the Amazon.

Correct Answer: Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's oceanic divisions, spanning nearly one-third of the globe.

Correct Answer: Modern Islam

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has championed reforms, claiming a return to a more "moderate" or modern Islam to modernize the kingdom.

Correct Answer: 5.79%

In the context of the 2020 statistics cited in this paper, the official unemployment rate was approximately 5.79%.

Correct Answer: Sundar Pichai

Sundar Pichai is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Alphabet Inc. and its subsidiary Google.

Correct Answer: Dogs

The Labrador Retriever is a widely popular British breed of retriever gun dog.

Correct Answer: Cryptography

Cryptography is the practice and study of techniques for secure communication in the presence of adversarial behavior.

Correct Answer: Sun

The Sun is the closest star to Earth, situated at the center of our solar system.

Correct Answer: January

Earth is closest to the Sun (perihelion) in early January, usually around January 3rd.

Correct Answer: White light

White light is a combination of all the colors in the visible spectrum. When all these colors are mixed, they form white light.

Correct Answer: Fibers

Dietary fiber adds bulk to stool and facilitates its passage through the digestive tract, thereby preventing constipation.

Correct Answer: Spleen

The malaria parasite (Plasmodium) primarily infects red blood cells, which are filtered by the spleen, often leading to an enlarged spleen (splenomegaly).

Correct Answer: HIV

AIDS is caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), which attacks the body's immune system.

Correct Answer: Ammonia

Ammonia (NH3) is widely used as a refrigerant gas in industrial refrigeration systems due to its high efficiency.

Correct Answer: Hypothalamus

The hypothalamus acts as the body's thermostat, regulating body temperature, hunger, and other homeostatic systems.

Correct Answer: Iodine

While iron, zinc, and potassium are essential micronutrients and macronutrients for plant growth, iodine is not required for plant survival.

Correct Answer: Were

The noun 'jeans' is treated as plural in English. Therefore, 'were' (or 'are') is the correct verb form to use.

Correct Answer: Incorrigible

The word 'incorrigible' is used to describe a person or their behavior that is not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed.

Correct Answer: A bend of a river

A meander is a winding curve or bend in a river.

Correct Answer: Nervous

The word 'nervous' appropriately describes the feeling of a shy person stepping onto a stage.

Correct Answer: Deny

To 'confess' means to admit fault or guilt, so its direct opposite is to 'deny'.

Correct Answer: Deny

To deny is the opposite of to confess. (Note: Question repeated from Q72 with different options).

Correct Answer: Industrious

Indolent means wanting to avoid activity or exertion (lazy). Its opposite is industrious (hard-working).

Correct Answer: Garrulous

A garrulous person is someone who is excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.

Correct Answer: Occasionally

'Occasionally' is spelled with a double 'c' and a double 'l'.

Correct Answer: by

The phrasal verb 'lay by' means to save something, especially money, for future use (a rainy day).

Correct Answer: Drinking

A beverage is a liquid intended for human consumption (drinking).

Correct Answer: Ayub Khan

Ayub Khan became the first native Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army in 1951, serving until he declared martial law in 1958.

Correct Answer: PNS Ghazi

PNS Ghazi was a Tench-class submarine that saw action in both the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 and 1971, ultimately sinking in 1971.

Correct Answer: Sadequain

Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi was a world-renowned Pakistani artist and calligrapher, highly celebrated for his Islamic calligraphy.

Correct Answer: Bishnu and Manda

The poetic device 'Jugni' was created by the folk singing duo Bishna and Manda in Punjab in the early 20th century.

Correct Answer: Amir Khusru

Amir Khusrow, a Sufi musician, poet, and scholar, is credited with fusing Persian and Indian musical traditions to create Qawwali in the late 13th century.

Correct Answer: Sindhi

Sassi Punnuh is one of the famous tragic romances of Sindh and Balochistan, widely celebrated in Sindhi literature.

Correct Answer: Iskandar Mirza

Iskander Mirza became the first President of Pakistan following the implementation of the 1956 Constitution.

Correct Answer: Rawalpindi

In 1959, the capital was shifted from Karachi to Rawalpindi temporarily while the new capital, Islamabad, was being constructed.

Correct Answer: 1970

The Legal Framework Order (LFO) of 1970 laid the ground for Pakistan's first direct general elections held in December 1970.

Correct Answer: 6th

The 2017 national census was the 6th population census in the history of Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Raj Gopal Acharia

C. Rajagopalachari (Raj Gopal Acharia) was a prominent Congress leader who realized early on that the partition of India had become inevitable.

Correct Answer: Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee

Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee was an Indian barrister and the first president of the Indian National Congress in 1885.

Correct Answer: Beghum Shaista Ikram Ullah

Begum Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah was a prominent politician and the first female leader of the Muslim Women Student's Federation.

Correct Answer: Ali Garh University

Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar attended the Aligarh Muslim University (then Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College) before studying at Oxford.

Correct Answer: Cambridge

Chaudhry Rahmat Ali, the man who coined the name 'Pakistan', died in 1951 and is buried in the Newmarket Road Cemetery in Cambridge, UK.

Correct Answer: 1909

The Minto-Morley Reforms of 1909 formally introduced the system of separate electorates for Muslims in India.

Correct Answer: 1956

The Constitution of 1956 officially transitioned Pakistan from a Dominion to an Islamic Republic.

Correct Answer: 14

Each province has 14 general seats in the Senate of Pakistan. The remaining seats are for technocrats, women, and minorities, totaling 23 per province.

Correct Answer: 1950

Pakistan was one of the first countries to formally recognize the People's Republic of China on January 4, 1950.

Correct Answer: Lahore

The Tomb of Jahangir is a 17th-century mausoleum built for the Mughal Emperor Jahangir, located in Shahdara Bagh, Lahore.

Correct Answer: Anthony MacDonnell

Sir Antony MacDonnell was the Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces and Chief Commissioner of Oudh from 1895 to 1901.

Correct Answer: DOS

DOS (Disk Operating System) is a single-tasking, single-user operating system, unlike Windows or Linux.

Correct Answer: None of these

Laser printers are known for being fast, quiet, and producing high-quality output, making the other options factually incorrect.

Correct Answer: Impact Printer

Dot matrix printers operate by striking a ribbon against the paper, making them a classic example of impact printers.

Correct Answer: Open the Font Dialog Box

In Microsoft Word, pressing 'Ctrl + D' opens the Font dialog box to modify text formatting quickly.

Correct Answer: All of these

You can activate or select a cell in Excel by clicking it with the mouse, using arrow keys, or pressing the Tab key to move to it.

Correct Answer: Slide Show Menu

In older versions of MS PowerPoint, animation and transition settings were found under the 'Slide Show' menu.

Correct Answer: 256

By applying the rules of exponents (adding powers with the same base), 1 + 2 + 5 = 8. So, 2^8 equals 256.

Correct Answer: 8%

He spends 60% total. Remaining is 40%. He spends 80% of 40% (which is 32%) on rent. 40% - 32% = 8% left.

Correct Answer: 30 years

A+B 5 years ago was 30. Today A+B is 40. A+B+C today is 60. So C today is 20. After 10 years, C will be 30.

Correct Answer: 27

The volume of a cuboid (or cube) is length × width × height. Thus, 3 × 3 × 3 = 27 cubic centimeters.

Correct Answer: -1

Add 2X to both sides: 6X + 13 = 7. Subtract 13: 6X = -6. Divide by 6: X = -1.

Correct Answer: 8:45

To find the real time from a mirror image, subtract the mirror time from 11:60 or 12:00. 11:60 - 3:15 = 8:45.

Correct Answer: Horse

A cat's foot is called a paw, and a horse's foot is called a hoof. It is a direct analogy of the animal and its foot.

Correct Answer: یونانی

لفظ ڈرامہ یونانی زبان کے لفظ 'Drao' سے نکلا ہے جس کے معنی 'کرنا' یا 'عمل کرنا' کے ہیں۔

Correct Answer: السلام علیکم کے بعد عرض ہے

درست املا 'السلام علیکم' ہے جس میں واؤ کا اضافہ غلط ہے۔

Correct Answer: علاج سے مرض بڑھتا گیا

لفظ 'مرض' اردو میں مذکر استعمال ہوتا ہے، اس لیے 'مرض بڑھتا گیا' درست ہے۔

Correct Answer: امیرن

مرزا ہادی رسوا کے مشہور ناول کی ہیروئن امراؤ جان ادا کا بچپن کا اصل نام امیرن تھا۔

Correct Answer: مولوی نور احمد

تحقیقات چشتی، لاہور کی تاریخ پر ایک مستند کتاب ہے جو مولوی نور احمد چشتی نے لکھی۔

Correct Answer: سید احمد دہلوی

فرہنگ آصفیہ اردو زبان کی پہلی باقاعدہ اور مستند لغت ہے جسے سید احمد دہلوی نے مرتب کیا۔

Correct Answer: بال جبریل

یہ مشہور نظم 'روحِ ارضی آدم کا استقبال کرتی ہے' علامہ اقبال کے مجموعہ کلام 'بالِ جبریل' میں شامل ہے۔

Correct Answer: جمعرات

فارسی تقویم میں پنج شنبہ جمعرات کو کہا جاتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: بچت کرنا

اپنا پیٹ کاٹنا ایک مشہور محاورہ ہے جس کا مطلب ہے اپنی ضروریات کم کر کے بچت کرنا۔

Correct Answer: افراتفری پڑ جاتا

آپا دھاپی پڑنے کا مطلب ہر طرف نفسا نفسی اور افراتفری کا عالم ہونا ہے۔

Correct Answer: 24

Surah Al-Momin (also known as Ghafir) begins in the 24th Para (Juz) of the Holy Quran.

Correct Answer: Surah Taha

Hazrat Umar (R.A) accepted Islam after reading the verses of Surah Taha at his sister's house.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbas (R.A)

Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbas (R.A), a cousin of the Prophet (PBUH), is highly regarded as one of the greatest commentators (Mufassir) of the Quran.

Correct Answer: 60

The Kaffarah (expiation) for intentionally breaking a fast in Ramadan without a valid excuse is to fast 60 consecutive days.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Mussa

Mann-o-Salwa was the heavenly food provided to Bani Israel, the nation of Hazrat Musa (A.S).

Correct Answer: Hazrat Ali Al-Murtaza (R.A)

Both Hazrat Ali (Asadullah) and Hazrat Hamza were known as lions of Allah, but in typical PPSC exam conventions presented with these exact options, Hazrat Ali (R.A) is the accepted key.

Correct Answer: 10th Nabvi

The 10th year of Prophethood is called Aam-ul-Huzn (The Year of Sorrow) because the Prophet's (PBUH) uncle Abu Talib and his wife Hazrat Khadija (R.A) passed away.

Correct Answer: Abu Sufyan

Abu Sufyan ibn Harb was the commander of the Meccan army against the Muslims in the Battle of Uhud.

Correct Answer: Maalik

In Islamic belief, Maalik is the principal angel responsible for guarding the Hellfire (Jahannam).