PPSC Assistant / Head Clerk Local Government Department Past Paper 2020 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: Government spends more money than it receives as revenue

Deficit financing occurs when a government's expenditures exceed its revenues, forcing it to borrow money to make up the difference.

Correct Answer: Prof. Muhammad Younus

Grameen Bank was founded by Prof. Muhammad Yunus in Bangladesh to provide microcredit to the impoverished, earning them both the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006.

Correct Answer: North Africa

The Berbers are an ethnic group indigenous to North Africa, primarily inhabiting the Maghreb region.

Correct Answer: Brendon McCullum

Brendon McCullum holds the record for the fastest Test century, scoring it in just 54 balls against Australia in 2016.

Correct Answer: 13.4 m

The standard overall length of a badminton court is 13.4 meters (44 feet) for both singles and doubles matches.

Correct Answer: Table Tennis

Table tennis is widely referred to as ping-pong, which originally started as a trademarked name for the sport.

Correct Answer: Imran Khan

Imran Khan famously captained the Pakistan National Cricket Team to their first and only ODI World Cup victory in 1992.

Correct Answer: China, Beijing

Beijing, China, hosted the 2022 Winter Olympics, making it the first city to have hosted both the Summer and Winter Games.

Correct Answer: Brazil

BRICS is an acronym for the powerful grouping of the world's leading emerging market economies, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

Correct Answer: Rome, Italy

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is a specialized agency headquartered in Rome, Italy.

Correct Answer: 28 June 2011

The OIC officially changed its name from Organization of the Islamic Conference to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation on June 28, 2011, during the 38th CFM meeting in Astana.

Correct Answer: South Africa

South Africa joined the original BRIC group in 2010, officially changing the acronym to BRICS.

Correct Answer: Madras

Chennai, the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, was formerly known as Madras until its name was officially changed in 1996.

Correct Answer: Canada

Montreal is the second-most populous city in Canada and the most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec.

Correct Answer: Thimphu

Thimphu is the capital and largest city of the Kingdom of Bhutan, situated in the western central part of the country.

Correct Answer: June 23, 2016

The United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, commonly known as the Brexit referendum, took place on 23 June 2016.

Correct Answer: Kyoto

Kyoto served as the capital of Japan and the emperor's residence from 794 until 1868, when the capital was moved to Tokyo.

Correct Answer: 1962

Algeria achieved its independence from France on July 5, 1962, following a brutal war of independence.

Correct Answer: 1498

Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama reached Calicut, India, in 1498, establishing the first direct sea route from Europe to Asia.

Correct Answer: Nippon

Nippon (or Nihon) is the formal native name for Japan, historically translating to 'State of Japan' or 'Sun Origin'.

Correct Answer: Prince Charles

In 2018, Commonwealth leaders formally approved Prince Charles (now King Charles III) as the designated successor to Queen Elizabeth II as Head of the Commonwealth.

Correct Answer: Zahir Shah

Mohammed Zahir Shah was the last King of Afghanistan, reigning from 1933 until he was deposed in 1973.

Correct Answer: Kuala Lumpur to Singapore

Around 2018-2020, the OAG consistently ranked the Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Singapore (SIN) route as the busiest international airline route in the world.

Correct Answer: Rome, Italy

The Arch of Janus is an ancient Roman monument situated at the Velabrum in Rome, Italy.

Correct Answer: G.B. Shaw

Arms and the Man is a humorous play written by George Bernard Shaw, first produced in 1894, satirizing romantic ideals of war and love.

Correct Answer: Charles Dickens

A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel by Charles Dickens, published in 1859, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution.

Correct Answer: Junagarh

The great humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi was born in the small town of Bantva, located near Junagarh in Gujarat, British India.

Correct Answer: Youngest Certified Microsoft Professional

Arfa Karim was a Pakistani student and computer prodigy who, in 2004, became the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in the world at age nine.

Correct Answer: Patiala family

Shafqat Amanat Ali, a famous Pakistani classical singer, belongs to the esteemed Patiala Gharana of classical music.

Correct Answer: Belfast

Belfast is geographically distinct in this list, situated in Northern Ireland (island of Ireland), while the others are located in Great Britain or mainland Europe.

Correct Answer: Daughter

If A is the father, B is A's child. If B is not a son, the only other biological child possibility is that B is a daughter.

Correct Answer: 29 Feb 1956

The Constituent Assembly of Pakistan passed the draft of the first constitution on February 29, 1956, and it was promulgated on March 23, 1956.

Correct Answer: 280

The 1973 Constitution of Pakistan is a comprehensive document that originally contained 280 articles.

Correct Answer: London

The Charter of Democracy (CoD) was signed in London in 2006 by Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif to promote democratic norms against military dictatorship.

Correct Answer: NWFP and Balochistan

One of Jinnah's Fourteen Points explicitly demanded that constitutional reforms should be introduced in the NWFP and Balochistan on the same footing as in other provinces.

Correct Answer: 1920

Muhammad Ali Jinnah formally resigned from the Indian National Congress in 1920 in protest against Gandhi's non-cooperation movement, which he believed would lead to violence.

Correct Answer: Adam Jee Peerbhoy

The first official session of the All India Muslim League was held at Karachi in 1907 and was presided over by Sir Adamjee Peerbhoy.

Correct Answer: 1984

The Siachen conflict began in April 1984 when India launched Operation Meghdoot to capture the highest battlefield in the world.

Correct Answer: 1999

The Kargil conflict took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir along the Line of Control.

Correct Answer: 12th

Mamnoon Hussain served as the 12th President of Pakistan, holding office from 2013 to 2018.

Correct Answer: Aurangzeb

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

Correct Answer: 23

In the Senate of Pakistan (post-25th Amendment integrating FATA), each of the four provinces is equally represented by 23 Senators.

Correct Answer: 13 April 1919

The tragic Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred on 13 April 1919 in Amritsar, when British troops fired upon a peaceful gathering.

Correct Answer: Sindh

Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai was an iconic Sindhi Sufi scholar, mystic, saint, and poet whose magnum opus is the 'Shah Jo Risalo'.

Correct Answer: Ghazi

PNS Ghazi was a Tench-class submarine leased from the US, which served famously in the 1965 war and tragically sank during the 1971 Indo-Pak war.

Correct Answer: Mound of the dead

The name Mohenjo-Daro translates to 'Mound of the Dead' in the Sindhi language, signifying the ancient ruins of the Indus Valley Civilization.

Correct Answer: 1960

Brokered by the World Bank, the Indus Water Treaty was signed on September 19, 1960, between India and Pakistan to regulate river water usage.

Correct Answer: 1962

Renowned Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz was awarded the prestigious Lenin Peace Prize by the Soviet Union in 1962.

Correct Answer: Agra

The legendary Urdu and Persian poet Mirza Ghalib was born on December 27, 1797, in Kala Mahal, Agra.

Correct Answer: شوکت صدیقی

"خدا کی بستی" اردو کا ایک مایہ ناز ناول ہے جو شوکت صدیقی نے تحریر کیا اور جس پر مشہور ٹی وی ڈرامہ بھی بنایا گیا۔

Correct Answer: خدیجه مستور

خدیجہ مستور کا ناول "آنگن" اردو ادب کا ایک شاہکار تسلیم کیا جاتا ہے جسے آدم جی ادبی انعام بھی ملا۔

Correct Answer: طالب انصاری بدایونی

مارچ 1935ء میں ادب لطیف کا پہلا شمارہ طالب انصاری بدایونی کی ادارت میں منظر عام پر آیا۔

Correct Answer: بانو قدسيه

راجہ گدھ اردو کا ایک انتہائی مقبول اور شہرہ آفاق ناول ہے جسے ممتاز مصنفہ بانو قدسیہ نے لکھا۔

Correct Answer: جمیلہ ہاشمی

دشت سوس منصور حلاج کی زندگی پر مبنی ایک مشہور اردو ناول ہے جس کی مصنفہ جمیلہ ہاشمی ہیں۔

Correct Answer: مصطفی زیدی

یہ مشہور و معروف شعر اردو کے نامور شاعر مصطفیٰ زیدی کا ہے۔

Correct Answer: گھبرا جانا

یہ ایک محاورہ ہے جس کا مطلب سخت پریشانی، خوف یا حیرت سے انتہائی گھبرا جانا یا اوسان خطا ہو جانا ہے۔

Correct Answer: مقتدرہ قومی زبان

مقتدرہ قومی زبان (جسے اب ادارہ فروغ قومی زبان کہا جاتا ہے) پاکستان میں اردو زبان کے فروغ اور ترقی کا سرکاری ادارہ ہے۔

Correct Answer: السلام علیکم

عربی قواعد کے رو سے سلامتی بھیجنے کا درست املا اور تلفظ 'السلام علیکم' ہے۔

Correct Answer: جیسا دیس ویسا بھیس

یہ ایک مشہور انگریزی ضرب المثل ہے جس کا اردو متبادل 'جیسا دیس ویسا بھیس' ہے، یعنی جہاں جاؤ وہاں کے طور طریقے اپناؤ۔

Correct Answer: Tayyip Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds the unique record of addressing the joint session of Pakistan's Parliament multiple times (4 times in total as of 2020).

Correct Answer: Sheikh Jaffar Khan Mandokhail

Sheikh Jaffar Khan Mandokhail was appointed as the 24th Governor of Balochistan on May 6, 2024.

Correct Answer: Muhammad bin Salman

Mohammed bin Salman (often referred to as MBS) has been the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia.

Correct Answer: Buffalo

The Nili-Ravi is a renowned breed of domestic water buffalo predominantly found in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India.

Correct Answer: Saturn

Saturn is the second-largest planet in the Solar System, right after Jupiter, and is famous for its prominent ring system.

Correct Answer: Pb

Lead (Pb) is a heavy metal and is not biologically essential for plants; in fact, it is often toxic to plant growth.

Correct Answer: White Blood cells

White blood cells (leukocytes) form the vital part of the immune system that combats pathogens and foreign invaders in the body.

Correct Answer: Plastic

Plastics are highly moldable synthetic or semi-synthetic materials manufactured from petrochemicals.

Correct Answer: 100 degrees

Under standard atmospheric pressure (1 atm), pure water boils exactly at 100°C (212°F).

Correct Answer: Chitral

Pakistan is rich in gem deposits. Tourmaline is notably extracted in high qualities from the Pegmatite veins in the Chitral region.

Correct Answer: Kabul and Mazar Sharif

The Salang Tunnel is a crucial pass in Afghanistan connecting the capital, Kabul, with the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif.

Correct Answer: 40,000 km

The equatorial circumference of the Earth is approximately 40,075 kilometers (often rounded to 40,000 km).

Correct Answer: Karakoram

The Siachen Glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas, known as the world's highest battleground.

Correct Answer: Godwin Austen

K2, the world's second-highest mountain, is also known as Mount Godwin-Austen in honor of the British surveyor Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen.

Correct Answer: Hindu Kush

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

Correct Answer: 8126 m

Nanga Parbat, known as the 'Killer Mountain', stands at an elevation of 8,126 meters (26,660 ft), making it the 9th highest mountain in the world.

Correct Answer: Qadiriyya Silsila

Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, the revered mystic poet of Sindh, was a follower of the Qadiriyya Silsila (Sufi order).

Correct Answer: Exile

During his caliphate, Hazrat Umar (R.A) established exile (tashheer/nafe) as a formalized penal punishment for specific crimes.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (R.A)

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) bestowed the title of 'Saifullah' (Sword of Allah) upon Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (R.A) for his unmatched military brilliance.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Summaya R.A

Hazrat Sumayyah bint Khayyat (R.A) holds the honorable distinction of being the first martyr of Islam after being killed by Abu Jahl.

Correct Answer: Ummayah bin Khalaf

Before being freed by Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A), Hazrat Bilal (R.A) suffered immense torture at the hands of his cruel master, Umayyah ibn Khalaf.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Umar R.A

Hazrat Umar (R.A) established the formal state postal system (Diwan al-Barid) to improve communication across the expanding Islamic empire.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Loot AS

According to the Quran, the people of Prophet Lut (Lot) AS were destroyed by a rain of stones due to their transgressions.

Correct Answer: Banu Saad

Hazrat Halima Sadia, the foster mother of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), belonged to the Banu Saad tribe of the Hawazin confederation.

Correct Answer: Dots per inch

DPI (Dots Per Inch) is a measure of spatial printing, video, or image scanner dot density, directly correlating to resolution.

Correct Answer: Analog and Digital Computers

Hybrid computers exhibit features of both analog and digital computers, combining the speed of analog with the accuracy of digital.

Correct Answer: Triple

In MS Word, Single, Double, and Multiple are standard named line spacing options, but 'Triple' is not a default named dropdown option.

Correct Answer: Layout Tab

In modern versions of Microsoft Word, Page Orientation (Portrait/Landscape) is adjusted via the 'Layout' or 'Page Layout' tab.

Correct Answer: Page Orientation

Portrait (vertical) and Landscape (horizontal) are the two primary Page Orientations used in document formatting.

Correct Answer: All of these

A cell in an Excel spreadsheet can be selected and made active via a direct mouse click, directional arrow keys, or the Tab key.

Correct Answer: Irrational Number

Because the decimal expansion does not terminate or form a perfectly repeating pattern, it cannot be represented as a simple fraction, making it an irrational number.

Correct Answer: Exultation

Ecstasy refers to an overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement, making 'Exultation' the perfect synonym.

Correct Answer: Unclear

Ambiguous means open to more than one interpretation or not having one obvious meaning, which translates to being unclear.

Correct Answer: Irreverent

Profane means showing a lack of respect for God or religious things; hence, irreverent is its closest synonym.

Correct Answer: Conceited

Haughty means arrogantly superior and disdainful. Conceited shares the same meaning of excessive pride in oneself.

Correct Answer: Valour

This is a direct quote from Shakespeare's Macbeth: 'He hath a wisdom that doth guide his valour to act in safety.'

Correct Answer: A very short time

'In a jiffy' is an English idiom that means in a moment, very quickly, or in a very short amount of time.

Correct Answer: Horses

'Don't change horses in midstream' is an idiom meaning not to alter one's course of action or leadership in the middle of a difficult project.

Correct Answer: of

The correct preposition to use with the verb 'boast' in this context is 'of' or 'about' (boast of).

Correct Answer: of

The adjective 'ignorant' is followed by the preposition 'of'. 'Ignorant of' means lacking knowledge about something.

Correct Answer: out

The phrasal verb 'carry out' means to perform or complete a task or duty.