PPSC Assistant in Various Departments Past Paper 2023 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is the non-governmental sports organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, responsible for organizing the modern Olympic Games.

Correct Answer: American War of Independence

The American War of Independence (1775–1783) occurred first, followed by the French Revolution (1789–1799) and the Chinese Revolution (1911–1912).

Correct Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte is frequently referred to as the 'Man of Destiny' due to his rapid rise to power and significant impact on European history.

Correct Answer: Treaty of Westphalia

The Peace of Westphalia, signed in 1648, ended the Thirty Years' War in the Holy Roman Empire and the Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Dutch Republic.

Correct Answer: 1913

The Olympic rings symbol, designed by Pierre de Coubertin, was publicly presented for the first time in 1913.

Correct Answer: Thought process

Hegel's dialectical process is based on Idealism, which emphasizes the evolution of thought and consciousness rather than material conditions.

Correct Answer: Civilization

In his 'Clash of Civilizations' thesis, Samuel P. Huntington argued that future conflicts would be driven primarily by cultural and civilizational differences.

Correct Answer: 1970's

Ping-Pong diplomacy refers to the exchange of table tennis players between the US and China in 1971, which helped ease tensions during the 1970s.

Correct Answer: Paris agreement

The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change adopted by 196 parties in 2015 to limit global warming.

Correct Answer: Funding and Outreach

The primary functions of transnational actors usually involve policy influence, advocacy, and awareness, whereas funding is often a secondary or supportive activity.

Correct Answer: No one superior to state

International anarchy refers to the concept in international relations that there is no central world government with supreme authority over sovereign states.

Correct Answer: Bahrain

The United States Fifth Fleet is a numbered fleet of the US Navy, with its headquarters located in Manama, Bahrain.

Correct Answer: 11 December 2019

The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was passed by the Parliament of India on December 11, 2019.

Correct Answer: Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris is the current Vice President of the United States.

Correct Answer: J. Qazi Faez Isa

Based on the provided document which lists current information, Justice Qazi Faez Isa held the position mentioned in the source.

Correct Answer: Dr. Anita Zaidi

Dr. Anita Zaidi is a prominent Pakistani physician and researcher who was inducted into the US National Academy of Medicine.

Correct Answer: None of these

The world's largest nuclear power station is the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant located in Japan.

Correct Answer: Thames

The London Bridge crosses the River Thames in London, connecting the City of London with Southwark.

Correct Answer: Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea

The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt that connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.

Correct Answer: Egypt

Egypt is a transcontinental country, with its territory spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the southwest corner of Asia (Sinai Peninsula).

Correct Answer: Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe are sometimes collectively referred to in geographical contexts regarding the Southern African region.

Correct Answer: New York

The nickname 'Big Apple' is famously associated with New York City.

Correct Answer: USA

The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot monument in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.

Correct Answer: Southern

The Kuroshio current is a north-flowing ocean current on the west side of the North Pacific Ocean, originating off the southern coast of Japan.

Correct Answer: Indus

The Indus River is the longest and most important river in Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Painting

Abdur Rahman Chughtai was a renowned Pakistani painter and intellectual, known for his unique style in modern South Asian painting.

Correct Answer: Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi

Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi was a prominent Islamic scholar who strongly opposed the syncretic religion Deen-e-Ilahi introduced by Emperor Akbar.

Correct Answer: January

The Tashkent Agreement, a peace treaty between India and Pakistan following the 1965 war, was signed on January 10, 1966.

Correct Answer: 1939

The Day of Deliverance was observed by the All India Muslim League on December 22, 1939, to celebrate the resignation of Congress ministries.

Correct Answer: May

The prompt refers to specific timelines provided in the source material for historical events related to the 1971 conflict.

Correct Answer: War of Independence

The introduction of cartridges greased with cow and pig fat was a major factor triggering the 1857 War of Independence.

Correct Answer: Subhash Chandra Bose

Subhash Chandra Bose was instrumental in reorganizing the Indian National Army (INA) in 1941 to fight for India's independence.

Correct Answer: Hockey

Samiullah Khan, known as 'The Flying Horse', was a legendary Pakistani field hockey player.

Correct Answer: Karachi

Lord Mountbatten addressed the first constituent assembly of Pakistan in Karachi in August 1947.

Correct Answer: Mountbatten

The Punjab Boundary Force, established to maintain order during the partition, was disbanded on the order of Lord Mountbatten.

Correct Answer: Non-Muslims of the constituent assembly

The partition of Punjab was initiated by the non-Muslim members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly in 1947 to secure Hindu and Sikh majority regions.

Correct Answer: Dasht river

The Mirani Dam is a multipurpose dam located on the Dasht River in the Gwadar District of Balochistan.

Correct Answer: Yahya Khan

Yahya Khan served as the third President of Pakistan from 1969 to 1971.

Correct Answer: 1951

The United States began providing significant economic assistance to Pakistan in 1951.

Correct Answer: None of these

Balochistan covers approximately 43.6% of Pakistan's total land area.

Correct Answer: Balochistan

Ormara is a coastal town and port located in the Gwadar District of Balochistan, Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Pushtun wali

Pashtunwali is the traditional social and cultural code of the Pashtun people.

Correct Answer: Awaz

The popular patriotic song 'Aye Jawan' was performed by the band Awaz.

Correct Answer: 1991

The Water Apportionment Accord was signed by the provincial governments in 1991 during the tenure of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

Correct Answer: Fish

In his book 'Your Inner Fish', Neil Shubin discusses the evolutionary history of humans and the anatomical traits inherited from fish.

Correct Answer: Respiration

Cellular respiration is essentially the reverse process of photosynthesis, where glucose is broken down to release energy, consuming oxygen and producing carbon dioxide.

Correct Answer: Cell

The cell is the basic structural, functional, and biological unit of all living organisms.

Correct Answer: Penicillin

Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928, which led to the development of modern antibiotics.

Correct Answer: 120 days

The average lifespan of a human red blood cell is approximately 120 days.

Correct Answer: -196°C

Liquid nitrogen boils at approximately -196°C at atmospheric pressure.

Correct Answer: Carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide is commonly used in fire extinguishers to displace oxygen and smother the fire.

Correct Answer: Sulfuric Acid

Sulfuric acid is the electrolyte commonly used in lead-acid automotive batteries.

Correct Answer: Nitrous oxide

Nitrous oxide is commonly known as 'laughing gas' due to its euphoric effects when inhaled.

Correct Answer: Portrait

In most document processing software, the default page orientation is set to portrait.

Correct Answer: Horizontal market software

Horizontal market software, such as office suites and communication tools, is used across various industries and business environments.

Correct Answer: 8

A byte is a unit of digital information that typically consists of 8 bits.

Correct Answer: Soft copy

Output displayed on a screen or stored digitally is referred to as soft copy, while printed output is a hard copy.

Correct Answer: RAM

Random Access Memory (RAM) is volatile, meaning it is temporary memory that loses its contents when power is turned off.

Correct Answer: 91

Using algebra, if cost of pencil is x and pen is x+5, then 12(x+5)+5x=111 results in x=3. Thus, 8(8)+9(3) = 64+27 = 91.

Correct Answer: 24

The problem implies 2*A = S+T. Given S+T=48, then 2*A = 48, so A=24.

Correct Answer: Cannot be determined

From the equation 1/(ab)=1, we get ab=1. The value of b-ac cannot be determined without knowing 'c'.

Correct Answer: 21

If the side length increases by 10% (1.1x), the new area becomes (1.1x)^2 = 1.21x^2, which is a 21% increase from x^2.

Correct Answer: Rational number

sqrt(3)/sqrt(12) simplifies to sqrt(3/12) = sqrt(1/4) = 1/2, which is a rational number.

Correct Answer: 240 pages

Solving 40x - (3/8 * 40x) - (4/5 * (5/8 * 40x)) = 30 results in 5x = 30, so x=6 and total pages 40x=240.

Correct Answer: 39168

Ushr is calculated as 10% of the produce. 10% of 391,680 is 39,168.

Correct Answer: 4

A does 1/6 work per day and B does 1/12 work per day. Together they do 1/6 + 1/12 = 3/12 = 1/4 work per day, so they take 4 days.

Correct Answer: Don't you get this?

This is a direct question and requires a question mark at the end.

Correct Answer: would have pass

This is a third conditional sentence, following the structure 'If + past perfect, would have + past participle'.

Correct Answer: Interjection

Interjections are words that express strong emotion and can stand alone as complete sentences (e.g., 'Wow!').

Correct Answer: Pronoun

Open class words (nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives) allow new members, whereas closed class words (pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions) do not.

Correct Answer: do

The auxiliary 'do' is used to replace the verb phrase 'want to leave early' in this context.

Correct Answer: to

The phrasal verb 'stoop down to' is used when referring to lowering oneself before someone.

Correct Answer: at

The correct preposition to use with 'quick' regarding a skill is 'at'.

Correct Answer: into

The phrasal verb 'break into' is used for sudden emotional outbursts like crying.

Correct Answer: We had bought the tickets before 1 pm.

Converting the passive voice 'had been bought' back to active voice results in 'had bought'.

Correct Answer: Some workers have been fired by the company.

To change from active to passive, the object (some workers) becomes the subject, followed by the appropriate passive auxiliary.

Correct Answer: He was elected Mayor by the people.

Converting 'The people elected him Mayor' to passive voice yields 'He was elected Mayor by the people'.

Correct Answer: Something unexpectedly

The idiom 'out of the blue' refers to something that happens suddenly and unexpectedly.

Correct Answer: Look through

'Look through' means to read or examine something, especially quickly.

Correct Answer: Warmth: Day

The analogy reflects opposing conditions associated with times of day; coolness is associated with night, and warmth is associated with day.

Correct Answer: Careful

Feckless means lacking initiative or strength of character; therefore, 'careful' or 'responsible' serves as a suitable antonym.

Correct Answer: مولانا محمد حسین آزاد

آب حیات اردو شعراء کے تذکرے پر مشتمل ایک مشہور کتاب ہے جسے مولانا محمد حسین آزاد نے لکھا ہے۔

Correct Answer: 18 ویں صدی

اردو شاعری اور ادبی نشوونما کے اعتبار سے 18 ویں صدی کا دور اردو کا عہدِ زریں مانا جاتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: احمد ندیم قاسمی

مجلہ 'فنون' احمد ندیم قاسمی کی ادارت میں کئی دہائیوں تک شائع ہوتا رہا۔

Correct Answer: خواجہ محمد زکریا

یہ ادبی تنقید کا سوال ہے جس کا صحیح جواب خواجہ محمد زکریا ہے۔

Correct Answer: رفیع الدین ہاشمی

ڈاکٹر رفیع الدین ہاشمی کو اقبالیات پر ایک مستند محقق اور اقبال شناس مانا جاتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: اندر سبھا

اندر سبھا کو اردو کا پہلا باقاعدہ ڈرامہ تسلیم کیا جاتا ہے جو امانت لکھنوی نے لکھا تھا۔

Correct Answer: آثار الصنادید

سرسید احمد خان کی مشہور کتاب 'آثار الصنادید' دہلی کی تاریخی عمارتوں کے بیان پر مبنی ہے۔

Correct Answer: صلہ

یہ شعر کا مصرع ہے جس میں شاعر 'صلہ' کے بارے میں بات کر رہا ہے۔

Correct Answer: خاموشی چھا جانا

محاورہ 'سانپ سونگھ جانا' کا مفہوم سخت خاموشی چھا جانے کے ہیں۔

Correct Answer: ناراض ہونا

کشیدہ خاطر ہونے کا مفہوم ناراض یا دل برداشتہ ہونا ہے۔

Correct Answer: Angels

In Islamic tradition as mentioned in the Quran, Haroot and Maroot were two angels.

Correct Answer: Surah Yaseen

It is narrated that the Prophet (SAW) recited Surah Yaseen while leaving his house during the migration (Hijrat).

Correct Answer: Meeqat

Meeqat is the boundary from where the pilgrims are required to wear Ihram for Hajj or Umrah.

Correct Answer: 12

Hazrat Yaqoob (AS) had 12 sons, including Hazrat Yusuf (AS).

Correct Answer: Hazrat Data Ganj Bukush RA

Kashf al-Mahjub is the oldest Persian treatise on Sufism, written by Data Ganj Bakhsh (Ali Hujwiri).

Correct Answer: Badr

Ghazwa Badr was the first major military battle (Ghazwa) in Islam where actual combat occurred.

Correct Answer: Abd-e-Manaf

The real name of Hazrat Abu Talib was Abd Manaf.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Umar RA

The Hijri calendar system was formally established during the Caliphate of Hazrat Umar (RA).

Correct Answer: After Death

Alam-e-Barzakh refers to the period or realm between death and the Day of Resurrection.