PPSC Assistant Livestock & Dairy Development Department Past Paper 2020 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: Türkiye

Türkiye is a transcontinental country located primarily on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a smaller portion on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe.

Correct Answer: Belgium

Waterloo is a municipality in Belgium, famous for the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 where Napoleon was defeated.

Correct Answer: Thames

The River Thames flows through central London, passing under the Westminster Bridge right next to the Houses of Parliament.

Correct Answer: Jaipur

Jaipur, the capital of India's Rajasthan state, is famously known as the Pink City due to the dominant color scheme of its buildings.

Correct Answer: Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan holds the largest proven oil reserves in Central Asia, ranking among the top countries globally in energy resources.

Correct Answer: Wular Lake

The Tulbul Project is a navigation lock-cum-control structure at the mouth of Wular Lake on the Jhelum River in Indian-administered Kashmir.

Correct Answer: Golf

Tiger Woods is a professional American golfer, widely considered one of the greatest golfers of all time.

Correct Answer: Rackets

Squash was invented in Harrow school around 1830 and was initially a variation of the older game called Rackets.

Correct Answer: Brazil

Brazil is the most successful national team in FIFA World Cup history, having won the tournament five times.

Correct Answer: Tokyo

The 2020 Summer Olympics were held in Tokyo, Japan, taking place in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Correct Answer: Younis Khan

Pakistan won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 in England under the captaincy of Younis Khan.

Correct Answer: Geneva

The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the UN with its headquarters situated in Geneva, Switzerland.

Correct Answer: Economic Cooperation Organization

The Regional Cooperation for Development (RCD) was originally founded in 1964 and renamed the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in 1985.

Correct Answer: None of these

Kofi Annan was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Correct Answer: Both Palestine and Vatican City

Both the State of Palestine and the Holy See (Vatican City) hold non-member observer state status in the United Nations.

Correct Answer: In Geneva for six weeks

The UN Human Rights Council meets at the UN Office at Geneva (UNOG) in Switzerland for regular sessions multiple times a year.

Correct Answer: 45

Donald Trump served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.

Correct Answer: USA

Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist and political activist who escaped slavery and led enslaved people to freedom via the Underground Railroad.

Correct Answer: None of these

Standard economic growth indicators typically include GDP, employment rates, and inflation, none of which perfectly align with the given options.

Correct Answer: Chile

Santiago is the capital and largest city of Chile, situated in a valley surrounded by the Andes mountains.

Correct Answer: Maldives

Malé is the densely populated capital and most populous city in the Republic of Maldives.

Correct Answer: Connectivity agenda of Trade and development

In recent high-level meetings, the Commonwealth emphasized the Connectivity Agenda for Trade and Investment to boost intra-Commonwealth trade.

Correct Answer: Turkmenistan Afghanistan Pakistan India

The TAPI pipeline is a natural gas pipeline being developed by the Asian Development Bank connecting Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India.

Correct Answer: Hillary Clinton

Living History is a 2003 memoir by Hillary Rodham Clinton covering her life from childhood through her time as First Lady of the United States.

Correct Answer: Cotton

Kharif crops, such as cotton, rice, and maize, are sown in the monsoon season, whereas wheat, gram, and barley are Rabi crops.

Correct Answer: 2nd Lieutenant

In standard military equivalence, a Midshipman in the Navy is a commissioned officer rank roughly equivalent to a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army.

Correct Answer: Gambia

Pakistani legal experts Justice Ali Nawaz Chohan and Justice Muhammad Arif have historically served as the Chief Justice of the Republic of The Gambia.

Correct Answer: Aurangzeb

The Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan, was commissioned by the sixth Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and completed in 1673.

Correct Answer: Humayun

Nasir-ud-Din Muhammad, better known as Humayun, succeeded Babur as the second emperor of the Mughal Empire.

Correct Answer: Indus

Tarbela Dam is an earth-filled dam along the Indus River in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Correct Answer: 1

Only one Nishan-e-Haider has been awarded to the Pakistan Air Force, granted posthumously to Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas.

Correct Answer: 712

The Umayyad general Muhammad Bin Qasim invaded Sindh in 712 CE, defeating the Hindu King Raja Dahir.

Correct Answer: Polo

Qutb-ud-Din Aibak, the founder of the Delhi Sultanate, died in 1210 after falling from his horse while playing Chaugan (Polo).

Correct Answer: Imam Bibi

Allama Iqbal's mother was named Imam Bibi, a polite and deeply religious woman who profoundly influenced him.

Correct Answer: Yahya Merchant

Mazar-e-Quaid, the final resting place of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, was designed by Mumbai-based architect Yahya Merchant.

Correct Answer: Wavell

Lord Wavell served as the penultimate Viceroy of India from 1943 until early 1947, preceding Lord Mountbatten.

Correct Answer: 1942

The Cripps Mission, headed by Sir Stafford Cripps, was sent to India in March 1942 to secure full Indian cooperation in WWII.

Correct Answer: 1942

The Quit India Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in August 1942, demanding an end to British rule in India.

Correct Answer: Syed Ahmed Khan

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan founded the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental (MAO) College in Aligarh in 1875, which later became Aligarh Muslim University.

Correct Answer: 29 May 1988

Prime Minister Muhammad Khan Junejo was dismissed by President General Zia-ul-Haq on May 29, 1988.

Correct Answer: 11

Up to the 2018 general elections, Pakistan had officially held 11 general elections since independence.

Correct Answer: Urdu

Historically, Urdu was established as the sole official language of Jammu and Kashmir, prior to modern reorganizations.

Correct Answer: 26

The All Parties Hurriyat Conference is an alliance of 26 political, social, and religious organizations in Kashmir.

Correct Answer: 1956

Pakistan remained a British Dominion after its independence in 1947 until it adopted its first constitution and became a Republic in 1956.

Correct Answer: 15 Sept. 1959

The All Pakistan Music Conference (APMC) was founded by Hayat Ahmad Khan on September 15, 1959, in Lahore.

Correct Answer: Being Actress

Shamim Ara was a legendary Pakistani film actress, director, and producer, gaining immense fame in Lollywood during the 1960s.

Correct Answer: National Library Islamabad

The National Library of Pakistan, located in Islamabad, is the largest library in the country in terms of its collection.

Correct Answer: Architecture

Written by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, 'Asaar-us-Sanadeed' details the historical monuments and architecture of Delhi.

Correct Answer: B.R. Ambedkar

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar wrote 'Thoughts on Pakistan', a highly influential book examining the geopolitical realities of partition.

Correct Answer: Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's oceanic divisions, spanning from the Arctic to the Southern Ocean.

Correct Answer: Both China and Mongolia

The Gobi Desert is a vast, arid region in northern China and southern Mongolia.

Correct Answer: 5

There are five Great Lakes located in North America: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior.

Correct Answer: Nile

The Nile, located in northeastern Africa, has historically been considered the longest river in the world, stretching roughly 6,650 kilometers.

Correct Answer: 206

The adult human skeletal system consists of exactly 206 bones, though humans are born with around 300.

Correct Answer: Liver

Bile is a digestive fluid produced continuously by the liver and stored in the gallbladder.

Correct Answer: Bi-Convex

The human eye has a natural crystalline bi-convex lens that changes shape to help focus light on the retina.

Correct Answer: Wright Brothers

Orville and Wilbur Wright, known as the Wright Brothers, achieved the first successful flight of a powered airplane in 1903.

Correct Answer: Nasal salt gland

Marine birds possess specialized supraorbital or nasal salt glands located above their eyes that help excrete excess salt ingested from seawater.

Correct Answer: Galvanizing

Galvanizing is the process of applying a protective zinc coating to steel or iron to prevent it from rusting.

Correct Answer: Both physical and software parts

Data transfer requires physical hardware (like cables and buses) as well as software protocols to govern the flow.

Correct Answer: None of these

Technically, web browsers (a specific software) are used to access web pages, and URLs structure addresses. Given the confusing options in the actual exam, 'None of these' was deemed the closest logical strict answer.

Correct Answer: Least common multiple

In mathematics, LCM stands for Least Common Multiple, the smallest positive integer divisible by all given numbers.

Correct Answer: 751002

A goat has 4 legs. So, 3,004,008 / 4 = 751,002 goats.

Correct Answer: 200

Since Selling Price = Cost Price * (1 + Profit Margin), 250 = CP * 1.25. Therefore, CP = 250 / 1.25 = 200.

Correct Answer: 10%

Assuming Rs 250 is the Cost Price (as per the question context), Profit % = (25 / 250) * 100 = 10%.

Correct Answer: 5.26%

Profit = 60,000 - 57,000 = 3,000. Profit % = (3,000 / 57,000) * 100 = 5.263%.

Correct Answer: 66.66%

Let B = 100, then A = 60. Difference is 40. B is greater than A by (40 / 60) * 100 = 66.66%.

Correct Answer: 1 km

Two perimeters equal 8 km, so one perimeter is 4 km. A square has 4 sides, thus one side = 4 km / 4 = 1 km.

Correct Answer: 245 m

Speed = 45 km/hr = 12.5 m/s. Distance in 30s = 12.5 * 30 = 375 m. Bridge length = Total distance - Train length = 375 - 130 = 245 m.

Correct Answer: 42

Let numbers be x and x+2. (x+2)^2 - x^2 = 84 -> 4x + 4 = 84 -> 4x = 80 -> x = 20. The numbers are 20 and 22. Sum = 42.

Correct Answer: None of these

The pattern alternates: subtract 2 twice (15->13->11), add 3 twice (11->14->17). Next step is subtract 2, resulting in 15.

Correct Answer: Cake

The correct idiom is 'You can't have your cake and eat it too', meaning you cannot have it both ways.

Correct Answer: Imitate or emulate someone in particular way

This idiom refers to following someone's example or adopting a particular behavior that they possess.

Correct Answer: Abdul told that it was four O'clock then

When converting direct to indirect speech, present simple changes to past simple, and 'now' changes to 'then'.

Correct Answer: at, in

We use 'at' for specific areas or addresses (Model Town) and 'in' for broader geographical regions like cities (Lahore).

Correct Answer: at

The correct preposition to use with 'knocking' in this context is 'at' (knocking at the door).

Correct Answer: Irreverence

Blasphemy refers to the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God, perfectly synonymous with irreverence.

Correct Answer: Capacity

'Capacity' fits best here, implying the maximum amount of work or mental boundary one can handle.

Correct Answer: Stop smoking

The phrasal verb 'give up' universally means to cease making an effort, resign, or stop doing a habitual action.

Correct Answer: آگرہ

مشہور اردو شاعر مرزا اسد اللہ خان غالب 27 دسمبر 1797 کو آگرہ میں پیدا ہوئے۔

Correct Answer: نسیم حجازی

خاک اور خون مشہور تاریخی ناول نگار نسیم حجازی کا تحریر کردہ ناول ہے جو قیام پاکستان کے پس منظر میں لکھا گیا ہے۔

Correct Answer: پطرس بخاری

مرید پور کا پیر اردو ادب کے مشہور مزاح نگار پطرس بخاری کے مجموعہ 'پطرس کے مضامین' کا ایک شاہکار مضمون ہے۔

Correct Answer: انشاء اللہ خان

انشاء اللہ خان انشاء نے اردو صرف و نحو پر پہلی کتاب 'دریائے لطافت' لکھی جس نے زبان کی اصلاح میں اہم کردار ادا کیا۔

Correct Answer: پریم چند

اردو ادب میں منشی پریم چند کو پہلا باقاعدہ افسانہ نگار اور مختصر افسانے کا موجد تسلیم کیا جاتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: ان میں سے کوئی نہیں

رباعی کا چوتھا مصرع سب سے اہم ہوتا ہے اور اسے 'حاصلِ رباعی' کہا جاتا ہے۔ دیے گئے آپشنز میں چوتھا مصرع شامل نہیں ہے۔

Correct Answer: فیض احمد فیض

یہ مشہور انقلابی شعر فیض احمد فیض کا ہے جو ان کی نظم 'نثار میں تری گلیوں کے...' سے لیا گیا ہے۔

Correct Answer: قرار

اضطرار کا مطلب بے چینی اور گھبراہٹ ہے، اس کا متضاد 'قرار' یعنی سکون ہے۔

Correct Answer: مشکل کام سر انجام دینا

اردو محاورہ 'بیڑا اٹھانا' کا مطلب کوئی مشکل کام کرنے کا عہد کرنا یا بھاری ذمہ داری لینا ہے۔

Correct Answer: کسی کام کے متعلق برے آثار پیدا ہونا

یہ ایک مشہور اردو محاورہ ہے، جس کا مطلب ہے کسی ناخوشگوار واقعے کا پہلے سے احساس ہو جانا یا شبہ ہونا۔

Correct Answer: 14

There are exactly 14 places in the Holy Quran where performing a prostration (Sajdah of Tilawah) is obligatory.

Correct Answer: None of these

The famous verse 'There is no compulsion in religion' is located in Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayat 256.

Correct Answer: Three

Surah Al-Kauthar is the 108th Surah and the shortest chapter of the Quran, consisting of only 3 verses.

Correct Answer: 2 years

Hazrat Abdul Muttalib, the Prophet's grandfather, took his care after his mother passed away when he was 6, and cared for him until he passed away when the Prophet was 8 (a duration of 2 years).

Correct Answer: Thawr

During the migration (Hijrah) to Medina, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his companion Hazrat Abu Bakr hid in the Cave of Thawr for three days.

Correct Answer: 40 days

Although exact Islamic scriptures differ on the exact time frame, traditional stories and many examination keys cite that Hazrat Younis (A.S.) spent 40 days inside the fish.

Correct Answer: Illustrious Writer

Kiraman Katibin refers to the two recording angels in Islam, and literally translates to 'Honourable Scribes' or 'Illustrious Writers'.

Correct Answer: 9 Zil Haj

The Day of Arafah falls on the 9th day of Dhu al-Hijjah and is the most important day of the Hajj pilgrimage.

Correct Answer: Mina and Arafat

Muzdalifah is an open, level area near Mecca associated with the Hajj, located strictly on the route between Mina and Arafat.

Correct Answer: 8 Hijri

Hazrat Khalid bin Waleed embraced Islam shortly after the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah in the 8th year of Hijrah.

Correct Answer: Bait-ul-Mal

The Bait-ul-Mal (State Treasury) was massively reformed, strictly regulated, and purified of corruption during the caliphate of Umar bin Abdul Aziz.