PPSC Assistant BS-16 Livestock & Dairy Development Past Paper 2021 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: Mil Mi-26

The Mil Mi-26, a Soviet/Russian heavy transport helicopter, is widely considered the largest and most powerful helicopter ever to have gone into serial production.

Correct Answer: Internal matter

Under Article 2(7) of the UN Charter, the United Nations is not authorized to intervene in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state.

Correct Answer: Tehran

The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is an Asian political and economic intergovernmental organization, headquartered in Tehran, Iran.

Correct Answer: Coordinate nuclear research and development programs

The European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) was established to create a specialist market for nuclear power and coordinate research among member states.

Correct Answer: Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations is a political association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire.

Correct Answer: Footballer

Neymar is a famous Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Correct Answer: Monarchy

Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy where the King serves as both the head of state and the head of government.

Correct Answer: 2 billion

As of recent demographic studies, the global Muslim population has reached approximately 2 billion.

Correct Answer: New York

The Empire State Building is an iconic art deco skyscraper located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

Correct Answer: 07

Currently, 7 EU member states (Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Sweden) have not adopted the euro.

Correct Answer: 1918

The deadly influenza pandemic, often known as the Spanish flu, began in 1918 right at the end of World War I.

Correct Answer: Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Nawazuddin Siddiqui is a well-known Indian actor primarily working in Hindi cinema, unlike the others who are legends of Pakistani film.

Correct Answer: To establish a peace process between Israel and the PLO

The Oslo Accords (1993) marked the beginning of a peace process aimed at fulfilling the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and mutual recognition between Israel and the PLO.

Correct Answer: Antony Blinken

Antony Blinken has been serving as the 71st United States Secretary of State since January 2021.

Correct Answer: Muhammad Hamza Khan

Pakistan's Hamza Khan won the British Junior Open squash championship in 2020, ending a long title drought for the country in the event.

Correct Answer: Israel

Pakistan does not officially recognize the State of Israel and therefore maintains no diplomatic relations with it.

Correct Answer: 2 months

To discourage 'on money' practices, the government mandated in the Auto Policy 2021 that automakers must deliver vehicles within 60 days (2 months) of booking.

Correct Answer: Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry

Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry is currently serving as the Director-General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

Correct Answer: Kamran Tessori

Kamran Tessori took the oath as the 34th Governor of Sindh in October 2022.

Correct Answer: Aalia Neelum

Justice Aalia Neelum became the first female Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court in July 2024.

Correct Answer: Johann Gutenberg

Johannes Gutenberg, a German inventor, developed the movable-type printing press in the 15th century.

Correct Answer: Mechanical TV

Scottish engineer John Logie Baird demonstrated the world's first working mechanical television system in 1926.

Correct Answer: Lead

Due to its high atomic number and density, lead is an exceptionally effective shielding material against gamma and X-ray radiation.

Correct Answer: Silica

Optical fibers are mostly made of high-quality extruded glass (silica) or plastic to transmit light signals over long distances.

Correct Answer: Venus

Venus is the brightest natural object in Earth's night sky after the Moon, making it very easy to spot.

Correct Answer: Carbon dioxide

Dry ice is the common name for solid carbon dioxide, used primarily as a cooling agent because it sublimes directly into gas.

Correct Answer: Neutron

Neutrons are subatomic particles found in the nucleus of an atom that carry no electrical charge.

Correct Answer: EEG

An electroencephalogram (EEG) is a test that detects electrical activity in the brain using small electrodes attached to the scalp.

Correct Answer: Polyps

Coral reefs are built by colonies of tiny animals found in marine water, known as coral polyps, which secrete hard calcium carbonate exoskeletons.

Correct Answer: 329 Hijri

Muhammad bin Yaqub al-Kulayni, the compiler of the famous Shia hadith collection Al-Kafi, passed away in 329 AH.

Correct Answer: Sha'ban 15 AH

The decisive Battle of Qadisiyyah against the Sassanids took place in Sha'ban 15 AH (636 CE) during the caliphate of Umar (RA).

Correct Answer: Rebels

Khawarij comes from the Arabic word 'khuruj', meaning to exit or rebel, referring to the group that rebelled against Caliph Ali (RA).

Correct Answer: 21 August 634 CE

The Siege of Damascus commenced on 21 August 634 CE, forming a key part of the early Islamic conquests in Syria.

Correct Answer: Ummul Khair (RA)

The mother of the first Caliph Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA) was Salma bint Sakhar, commonly known by her kunya, Ummul Khair.

Correct Answer: Umro bin Hasham

Amr ibn Hisham was his real name. He was one of the fiercest opponents of Islam, earning him the title 'Abu Jahl' (Father of Ignorance).

Correct Answer: Hamman Ibn Munabbah

Hammam ibn Munabbih was an early Islamic scholar and a prominent student of Abu Huraira, who recorded the Sahifah Hammam ibn Munabbih.

Correct Answer: Tadveen

Tadveen refers to the systematic compilation, transcription, and codification of the Hadiths of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Correct Answer: Muhammad Bin Abdullah Al-Hakim

Al-Mustadrak alaa al-Sahihain is a five-volume hadith collection compiled by Hakim al-Nishapuri (Muhammad Bin Abdullah Al-Hakim).

Correct Answer: 03

Muhammad Ali Jinnah proposed three major amendments to the Nehru Report in 1928 to safeguard Muslim political rights.

Correct Answer: First and Third

The Congress party boycotted the First and Third Round Table Conferences, only attending the Second one following the Gandhi-Irwin pact.

Correct Answer: Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi delivered the famous 'Do or Die' speech in August 1942, launching the Quit India Movement against British rule.

Correct Answer: 1864

Satyendranath Tagore became the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Service (ICS) in 1864.

Correct Answer: Education

The Vidya Mandir Scheme was part of the Wardha educational plan introduced by Gandhi in 1937 to revamp the primary education system in India.

Correct Answer: 1986

Jansher Khan, the legendary Pakistani squash player, won the World Junior Squash Championship in 1986.

Correct Answer: 66%

The EU's Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) removes import duties from over 66% of tariff lines for vulnerable developing countries like Pakistan.

Correct Answer: 4500 MW

The Diamer Bhasha Dam, currently under construction on the Indus River, will have an installed power generating capacity of 4500 MW.

Correct Answer: 46%

As of recent updates from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), women constitute roughly 46% of total registered voters in the country.

Correct Answer: Hur Mujahid

Sanghar, a district in Sindh, Pakistan, is historically famous as the headquarters of the Hur movement led by Pir Pagara against the British.

Correct Answer: Awaz

The popular Pakistani patriotic song 'Ae Jawan' was performed by the famous pop band Awaz in the late 1990s.

Correct Answer: Reshma

The legendary folk singer Reshma was the original voice behind the iconic song 'Akhian Nu Rehn De'.

Correct Answer: Jhelum

Nandana Fort is a historical site situated in the Salt Range of Jhelum district, where Al-Biruni famously measured the Earth's circumference.

Correct Answer: 1955

The One Unit scheme was launched on October 14, 1955, integrating the four provinces of West Pakistan into a single province.

Correct Answer: Indus

The ancient Indus Valley Civilization city of Mohenjo-daro is situated on the right bank of the Indus River in Sindh, Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Ayub Khan

President Ayub Khan introduced the Basic Democracies system in 1959, consisting of an electoral college of 80,000 local representatives.

Correct Answer: 1875

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan founded the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental (MAO) High School in Aligarh in 1875, which later became MAO College in 1877.

Correct Answer: Iso Bar

Isobars are lines connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure on weather maps.

Correct Answer: Atmospheric pressure

Atmospheric pressure is the force per unit area exerted by the weight of the atmosphere.

Correct Answer: Southernmost

The Shiwalik range forms the outermost and southernmost foothills of the Himalayan mountain system.

Correct Answer: Hindu Kush

Tirich Mir, located in the Chitral District of Pakistan, is the highest peak of the Hindu Kush mountain range.

Correct Answer: 30 to 34 degree

Snowfall typically accumulates and stabilizes best on mountain slopes with an elevation angle between 30 and 34 degrees.

Correct Answer: F5

Pressing the F5 key starts a PowerPoint slideshow from the very first slide.

Correct Answer: .txt

Notepad is a simple text editor for Microsoft Windows, and it saves files natively with the .txt extension.

Correct Answer: Philip Donald Estridge

Philip Donald Estridge led the development of the original IBM Personal Computer (PC) in 1981, earning him the title 'Father of the IBM PC'.

Correct Answer: All of these

Hyperlinks in HTML and web documents can redirect users to various types of media, including text pages, images, videos, and audio files.

Correct Answer: Both A & B

A machine-level instruction fundamentally includes an opcode (operation code specifying what to do) and an operand (data or memory location to operate on).

Correct Answer: Domain name system

The Domain Name System (DNS) translates human-readable domain names to numerical IP addresses.

Correct Answer: 2725

Voters who forget = 7% of 5860 = 410. Remaining voters = 5450. Votes needed = 50% of 5450 = 2725.

Correct Answer: 20000

Ratios A:B = 4:6 and B:C = 6:9. Combined ratio A:B:C = 4:6:9. Total parts = 19. A's share = (4/19) * 95000 = 20000.

Correct Answer: 22 m

Area = πr² = 38.5. Solving for r gives r = 3.5m. Circumference = 2πr = 2 * (22/7) * 3.5 = 22m.

Correct Answer: 04

Work rate of A = 1/12. Work rate of B = 1/6. Combined rate = 1/12 + 2/12 = 3/12 = 1/4. They will complete it in 4 days.

Correct Answer: 17

Months per km = 9/162 = 1/18. For 306 km = 306 * (1/18) = 17 months.

Correct Answer: 11:1

Substitute m=3 and n=2. (4*3 + 5*2) : (4*3 - 5*2) = (12+10) : (12-10) = 22:2 = 11:1.

Correct Answer: 15

Let integers be x, x+2, x+4. Equation: 3x = 2(x+4) + 3. 3x = 2x + 11. x = 11. Third integer = 11 + 4 = 15.

Correct Answer: -1

Since 1/64 is 4^(-3), we have 4x + 1 = -3. Solving yields 4x = -4, so x = -1.

Correct Answer: Noun

The word 'policeman' functions as a noun naming a person or occupation in the sentence.

Correct Answer: Calm

Overwrought means in a state of nervous excitement or anxiety. Its opposite is calm.

Correct Answer: Lover of art

A connoisseur is an expert judge in matters of taste, especially in the fine arts or cuisines.

Correct Answer: concealed

To reveal is to make known. Its direct opposite is to conceal, which means to hide or keep secret.

Correct Answer: Endemic

Native refers to something originating from a particular place. A close biological and geographic synonym is 'endemic'.

Correct Answer: Vague

Ambiguous means open to more than one interpretation. Vague is its closest synonym, meaning unclear.

Correct Answer: I must help her

The passive voice sentence 'She must be helped by me' converts to the active voice 'I must help her'.

Correct Answer: Play here nicely

Imperative or let-sentences are occasionally converted into an implied order or suggestion in active form, though strictly a passive conversion would differ.

Correct Answer: by

The preposition 'by' is standard in English to indicate biological parentage, as in 'a child by his wife'.

Correct Answer: in

The correct preposition to use with 'confined' when referring to a closed space is 'in' (confined in an office).

Correct Answer: He gave me many pieces of advice

'Advice' is an uncountable noun. To pluralize the concept, we use the phrase 'pieces of advice'.

Correct Answer: Hundreds of people are watching the match on TV.

When the exact number is unspecified, 'hundreds' takes the plural form followed by 'of'.

Correct Answer: Both sisters are in same class.

The modifier 'both' does not require 'the' before it in this construction, and requires a plural verb.

Correct Answer: much

The correct phrase is 'much obliged', which is a formal idiom meaning very grateful.

Correct Answer: Expression

In grammar, mood is the form a verb takes to show how it is to be regarded (e.g., as a fact, a command, a wish), which is a facet of expression.

Correct Answer: Empathetic

While structurally a compound sentence, the key categorizes this semantic style as emphatic/empathetic due to its repetitive emotional emphasis on an action.

Correct Answer: زندہ رہے تو ملتے رہیں گے

یہ ایک مشہور اردو ضرب المثل ہے جس کا مطلب ہے کہ اگر زندگی رہی تو پھر ملاقات ہوگی۔

Correct Answer: مبارک قدم

اردو لغت میں خجستہ کے معنی مبارک، نیک، یا خوش قسمت کے ہیں، اس لیے خجستہ گام کا مطلب مبارک قدم ہے۔

Correct Answer: طویل سفر کرنے والا

یہ محاورہ ایسے شخص کے لیے استعمال ہوتا ہے جو بہت زیادہ سفر کرتا ہو یا مسلسل گھومتا پھرتا ہو۔

Correct Answer: ہنرمند

چرب دست کا مطلب ماہر، تیز دست اور ہنرمند ہوتا ہے، جسے علامہ اقبال نے ہنر مند قوم کے تناظر میں استعمال کیا ہے۔

Correct Answer: شرع میں شرم کیا

صحیح کہاوت 'شرع میں شرم کیا' ہے، جس کا مطلب ہے کہ دینی مسائل اور شریعت کے احکامات پوچھنے میں کوئی جھجک نہیں ہونی چاہیے۔

Correct Answer: مرزا غالب

مرزا غالب کو اردو میں جدید مکتوب نگاری کا بانی مانا جاتا ہے، انہوں نے خطوط کو عام بول چال کا انداز دیا۔

Correct Answer: مرزا ہادی رسوا

امراؤ جان ادا اردو کا ایک مشہور ناول ہے جسے مرزا محمد ہادی رسوا نے 1899 میں شائع کیا۔

Correct Answer: خواجہ محمد زکریا

ڈاکٹر خواجہ محمد زکریا نے اردو کے کئی نامور شعراء کے کلام کی تدوین اور ترتیب کا اہم کام کیا ہے۔

Correct Answer: الطاف حسین حالی

یادگار غالب، مرزا غالب کی سوانح حیات اور کلام پر مبنی مشہور کتاب ہے جسے مولانا الطاف حسین حالی نے لکھا۔

Correct Answer: واہ کیا خوبصورت موسم ہے

استعجابیہ جملہ وہ ہوتا ہے جس میں حیرت، خوشی یا غم کا اظہار ہو، جیسے 'واہ کیا خوبصورت موسم ہے'۔