Q 1 General Knowledge Universities
Hazara University is located in which city?
View answer & explanation Ans: Mansehra
Correct Answer: Mansehra
Hazara University is a public university located in Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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PPSC · Irrigation · 2025
PPSC Assistant Executive Engineer Irrigation Department Past Paper 2025 Solved MCQs
Solved PPSC past paper for Assistant Executive Engineer and SDO positions in the Irrigation Department. Includes verified questions on GK, Science, and English.
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Subject 1
General Knowledge
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Universities
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Inventions
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Q 2 General Knowledge Inventions
In which year was the zipper invented?
View answer & explanation Ans: 1893
Correct Answer: 1893
Whitcomb Judson is credited with inventing the first functional zipper, which he debuted in 1893.
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Personalities
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Q 3 General Knowledge Personalities
Indra Nooyi, a renowned businesswoman and former CEO of PepsiCo, is originally from which country?
View answer & explanation Ans: India
Correct Answer: India
Indra Nooyi was born in Chennai, India, and served as the CEO of PepsiCo from 2006 to 2018.
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Sports
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Q 4 General Knowledge Sports
The 1992 Cricket World Cup was won by which country?
View answer & explanation Ans: Pakistan
Correct Answer: Pakistan
Pakistan won their first ICC Cricket World Cup in 1992 by defeating England in the final.
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Dams
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Q 5 General Knowledge Dams
Tarbela Dam was constructed in which year?
View answer & explanation Ans: 1976
Correct Answer: 1976
Construction of the Tarbela Dam began in 1968 and was completed in 1976.
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Current Affairs
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World History
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Q 6 Current Affairs World History
What is the name given to the series of massive protests that occurred in several Arab countries starting in 2010?
View answer & explanation Ans: Arab Spring
Correct Answer: Arab Spring
The Arab Spring was a series of anti-government protests and uprisings that spread across the Middle East and North Africa beginning in late 2010.
Subject 3
Pakistan Studies
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Balochistan History
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Q 7 Pakistan Studies Balochistan History
Makran and Kharan regions were formally merged into Balochistan province in:
View answer & explanation Ans: 1952
Correct Answer: 1952
The Makran and Kharan states formally merged into the Balochistan States Union in 1952, eventually becoming part of the province.
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British India Acts
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Q 8 Pakistan Studies British India Acts
The Dyarchy system introduced in British India was based on:
View answer & explanation Ans: Provincial autonomy
Correct Answer: Provincial autonomy
The Government of India Act 1919 introduced Dyarchy, which established a system of shared governance by dividing subjects into reserved and transferred, aimed at granting limited provincial autonomy.
Subject 4
Everyday Science
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Units Of Measurement
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Q 9 Everyday Science Units Of Measurement
One nanometer is equal to:
View answer & explanation Ans: 10^{-9} meters
Correct Answer: 10^{-9} meters
A nanometer is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one billionth of a meter ($10^{-9}$ m).
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Vitamins
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Q 10 Everyday Science Vitamins
Selenium, a trace element, works closely with Vitamin in the body.
View answer & explanation Ans: E
Correct Answer: E
Selenium works synergistically with Vitamin E as an antioxidant to protect cells from damage caused by free radicals.
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Astronomy
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Q 11 Everyday Science Astronomy
When a star starts fusing helium into carbon, it becomes a:
View answer & explanation Ans: Red giant
Correct Answer: Red giant
As a low-to-medium mass star exhausts its hydrogen fuel, it expands and cools, entering the red giant phase where it begins fusing helium into carbon.
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Computer Science
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Computer History
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Q 12 Computer Science Computer History
The first generation of computers used:
View answer & explanation Ans: Vacuum Tubes
Correct Answer: Vacuum Tubes
First-generation computers (1940s-1950s) relied on vacuum tubes for circuitry and magnetic drums for memory.
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Computer Architecture
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Q 13 Computer Science Computer Architecture
Which one of the following has the shortest access time (fastest memory)?
View answer & explanation Ans: Register
Correct Answer: Register
CPU registers are located directly inside the processor and have the shortest access time compared to other memory types.
Subject 6
Mathematics
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Number Series
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Q 14 Mathematics Number Series
Complete the series: 1, 1, 8, 4, 27, 9, ?, ?
View answer & explanation Ans: 64
Correct Answer: 64
The series consists of two alternating patterns: odd positions are cubes (1³, 2³, 3³, 4³=64) and even positions are squares (1², 2², 3², 4²=16).
Subject 7
English
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Narration
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Q 15 English Narration
Change narration: He told her, "I want to meet your father"
View answer & explanation Ans: He told her that he wanted to meet her father.
Correct Answer: He told her that he wanted to meet her father.
In indirect speech, the pronoun 'I' changes to 'he' and 'your' changes to 'her' based on the object 'her'.
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Passive Voice
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Q 16 English Passive Voice
Passive Voice of 'Sajid gave the beggar an old shirt'.
View answer & explanation Ans: An old shirt was given to the beggar by Sajid.
Correct Answer: An old shirt was given to the beggar by Sajid.
The passive form of a past simple transitive sentence requires 'was/were' + past participle of the verb.
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Vocabulary
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Q 17 English Vocabulary
The teacher spoke ______ to me.
View answer & explanation Ans: Politely
Correct Answer: Politely
Politely is the standard adverb used to describe a professional or respectful manner of speaking.
Subject 8
Islamic Studies
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Islamic Calendar
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Q 18 Islamic Studies Islamic Calendar
Ramadan is the ______ month of the Islamic (Hijri) calendar.
View answer & explanation Ans: 9th
Correct Answer: 9th
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, during which Muslims observe fasting.
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Urdu
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Urdu Literature
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Q 19 Urdu Urdu Literature
مرزا غالب کہاں پیدا ہوئے؟
View answer & explanation Ans: آگرہ
Correct Answer: آگرہ
مشہور شاعر مرزا اسد اللہ خان غالب 1797 میں آگرہ میں پیدا ہوئے۔
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Idioms
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Q 20 Urdu Idioms
یہ پانی ملتان بہہ گیا ہے کا کیا مطلب ہے؟
View answer & explanation Ans: وقت یا موقع ضائع ہو گیا ہے
Correct Answer: وقت یا موقع ضائع ہو گیا ہے
یہ ایک محاورہ ہے جس کا مطلب ہے کہ ہاتھ سے موقع نکل جانا یا وقت کا ضائع ہو جانا۔
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