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Comprehensive solved MCQs for PPSC Assistant BS-16 exam held on July 28, 2024, covering General Knowledge, Pakistan Studies, English, Science, and Mathematics.
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Correct Answer: None of these
China shares its longest land border with Mongolia; however, the longest border among the options provided is often debated, but technically China's longest land border is with Mongolia (approx 4,677 km). As Mongolia is an option, it is the correct answer based on standard geography.
Correct Answer: New York
The Statue of Liberty is located on Liberty Island in New York Harbor.
Correct Answer: Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country in the world and the largest in Central Asia by land area.
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Correct Answer: Brazil
Brazil is globally recognized for its successful implementation of ethanol fuel programs derived from sugarcane.
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Correct Answer: Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the primary author of the United States Declaration of Independence, adopted in 1776.
Correct Answer: Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, which paved the way for the abolition of slavery in the United States.
Correct Answer: 95 AH
The Sufi mystic Rabia Basri is historically considered to have been born around 95 AH in Basra.
Correct Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt
The name 'United Nations' was coined by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Correct Answer: France
Francois Bernier was a French physician and traveler who spent several years in India during the Mughal era.
Correct Answer: Medieval History
The fall of Constantinople in 1453 is widely regarded by historians as the end of the Medieval period.
Correct Answer: Big Bang to Present
Big History is an academic discipline that examines history from the Big Bang to the present day.
Correct Answer: The history of the world beginning after the Middle Ages.
Modern history is generally defined as the period of human history occurring after the Middle Ages.
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Correct Answer: 22 yards
The standard length of a cricket pitch between the two sets of stumps is 22 yards (66 feet).
Correct Answer: Squash
Jansher Khan is a former world champion squash player from Pakistan.
Correct Answer: Australia
Australia has won the ICC Cricket World Cup six times (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015, 2023).
Correct Answer: 5
The Brazilian national football team has won the FIFA World Cup a record five times (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002).
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Correct Answer: For a total re-think of our relations with the rest of nature.
Posthumanism in International Relations seeks to challenge anthropocentric views and rethink humanity's relationship with the non-human world.
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Correct Answer: Bangladesh
The Arcadia Education Project, located in Bangladesh, was one of the winners of the 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
Correct Answer: 1981
The Makli Necropolis, located in Thatta, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1981.
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Correct Answer: 2011
The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) was established in 2011 under the Punjab Food Authority Act.
Subject 2
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Correct Answer: US
This phrase was famously used by U.S. President George W. Bush in his address to the nation following the September 11 attacks.
Correct Answer: Richard M. Nixon
Richard M. Nixon was the U.S. President who visited Pakistan in 1969.
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Correct Answer: Belt and Road Initiative
BRI stands for the Belt and Road Initiative, a global infrastructure development strategy adopted by the Chinese government.
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Correct Answer: All of these
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) include all of these as primary targets for global development by 2030.
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Correct Answer: Neom
Neom is a planned cross-border city in the Tabuk Province of Saudi Arabia, located on the Red Sea coast.
Subject 3
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Correct Answer: Mulla Nizam-ud-Din
Dars-e-Nizamia is a curriculum of Islamic studies developed by Mulla Nizam-ud-Din Sehalvi in the 18th century.
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Correct Answer: Hussain Shaheed Suharwardy
Hussain Shaheed Suharwardy took office as the Prime Minister of Pakistan on September 12, 1956.
Correct Answer: India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
The Delhi Agreement of 1973 was a trilateral treaty signed between India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh to resolve post-war humanitarian issues.
Correct Answer: Quaid-e-Azam
The Delhi Proposals were presented by Muhammad Ali Jinnah in 1927 as a set of suggestions to the Congress to resolve communal issues.
Correct Answer: King George V
King George V announced the annulment of the Partition of Bengal during his visit to India in 1911.
Correct Answer: Baba Guru Nanak
Kartarpur is famous for the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, where the founder of Sikhism, Baba Guru Nanak, spent the last years of his life.
Correct Answer: Oman
Pakistan purchased the Gwadar territory from the Sultanate of Oman in 1958.
Correct Answer: Allama Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi
The Khaksar Tehreek was a social and political movement founded in 1931 by Allama Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi.
Correct Answer: Jogendra Nath Mandal
Jogendra Nath Mandal served as the first Minister of Law and Labour of Pakistan.
Correct Answer: Muhammad Ghouri
The foundations of the Delhi Sultanate were laid by the conquests of Mu'izz ad-Din Muhammad Ghouri in the late 12th century.
Correct Answer: Ghulam Ishaq Khan
Ghulam Ishaq Khan, who was the Chairman of the Senate, became the President of Pakistan following the death of General Zia-ul-Haq in 1988.
Correct Answer: Against Hindu landlords and British indigo planters
Titu Mir led a peasant uprising in Bengal against the oppression of Hindu landlords and British indigo planters.
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Correct Answer: Birbal
Birbal is famously known as the only Hindu courtier of Akbar who accepted the Din-i-Ilahi.
Correct Answer: Jahangir
The Hiran Minar was built by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir in 1606 in Sheikhupura, Punjab.
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Correct Answer: Calligrapher
Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi was a renowned Pakistani artist, famous for his paintings and monumental calligraphic murals.
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Correct Answer: 31
Article 31 of the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan relates to the Islamic way of life, which includes the organization of Zakat.
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Correct Answer: Monsoon
The monsoon season in Pakistan typically occurs during the months of July to September.
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Correct Answer: Baluchistan
Gwadar port is a strategic deep-sea port located in the Baluchistan province of Pakistan.
Correct Answer: K-2
K-2 (Mount Godwin-Austen) is the highest peak in Pakistan and the second-highest in the world.
Correct Answer: Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is an artificial waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Correct Answer: Karakorum
Rakaposhi is a mountain located in the Karakoram mountain range of Pakistan.
Correct Answer: Koh-e-Safaid
Sikaram is the highest peak of the Safed Koh (White Mountains) range.
Correct Answer: Bhutan
Gangkhar Puensum is the highest mountain in Bhutan and is considered the highest unclimbed mountain in the world.
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Correct Answer: Kalabagh
Kalabagh is well known for having one of the largest iron ore deposits in Pakistan.
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Correct Answer: Zero
By definition, the water potential of pure water at atmospheric pressure is zero.
Correct Answer: Anther
In flowering plants, pollen grains are produced within the anther, which is part of the stamen.
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Correct Answer: Heart
An electrocardiogram (ECG) is a medical test that records the electrical activity of the heart over a period of time.
Correct Answer: Hemoglobin
Iron is a vital component of hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that transports oxygen throughout the body.
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Correct Answer: Mercury
Mercury and Venus are the only two planets in our solar system that do not have any moons.
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Correct Answer: Radiation
Radiation is the transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves, which does not require a material medium.
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Correct Answer: Chlorine
Chlorine atoms released from CFCs are the primary cause of ozone layer depletion.
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Correct Answer: Anthropology
Anthropology is the scientific study of humans, human behavior, and societies, including human evolution.
Subject 6
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Correct Answer: Alt+Tab
Alt+Tab is the standard keyboard shortcut in Windows to switch between open windows or applications.
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Correct Answer: Interrupt
An interrupt is a signal sent to the CPU by a hardware or software component indicating that an event needs immediate attention.
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Correct Answer: Superscript
Superscript is a character set slightly above the normal line of type, whereas subscript is set slightly below.
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Correct Answer: Character
Excel generally recognizes numbers, text (labels), and dates, but 'Character' is not a distinct data type in the Excel interface terminology.
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Correct Answer: Adobe
Adobe Acrobat is widely recognized for creating and converting documents to the PDF (Portable Document Format) standard.
Subject 7
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Correct Answer: 9
Given a+b+c=0, then a+b=-c, b+c=-a, and c+a=-b. Substituting these values leads to (-c/c + -a/a + -b/b) * (a/-a + b/-b + c/-c) = (-1-1-1) * (-1-1-1) = (-3) * (-3) = 9.
Correct Answer: -1
For a unique solution, the slopes of the two lines must not be equal. Rearranging the equations: y = (-a/2)x + 5/2 and y = (1/2)x - 10/3. Setting slopes equal for parallel lines gives -a/2 = 1/2, so a = -1. Therefore, a cannot be -1 for a unique solution.
Correct Answer: 8 years
Solving x+y=12 and xy=32 leads to the roots 8 and 4. The elder child is 8 years old.
Correct Answer: b√x^(2a)
Using the rule x^(m/n) = n√x^m, x^(2a/b) converts to the b-th root of x^(2a).
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Correct Answer: 1710
Rate per minute = 1350 / 60 = 22.5 dishes. In 16 minutes, it washes 22.5 * 16 = 360 dishes. Total = 1350 + 360 = 1710.
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Correct Answer: 70√3 m
Using trigonometry, tan(60) = Height / Base. Thus, √3 = h / 70, which gives h = 70√3 meters.
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Correct Answer: 48 days
Total work = 4 men * 42 days = 168 man-days. With one man working half-days, the daily effort is 3.5 man-days. Total days = 168 / 3.5 = 48 days.
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Correct Answer: 148750
17% of 875,000 = (17/100) * 875,000 = 148,750.
Subject 8
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Correct Answer: on, in, on
Correct usage is 'on holiday', 'in June', and 'on the wall'.
Correct Answer: in
The correct preposition for a future duration is 'in'.
Correct Answer: in, from, till
Correct prepositional usage for living in a place for a duration of time is 'in', 'from', 'till' (or until).
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Correct Answer: Declarative
A declarative sentence states a fact or provides information.
Correct Answer: Either
The sentence indicates a choice between two options, so 'either' is the correct conjunction.
Correct Answer: Hard
An adjective describes a noun. 'Hard' is the only adjective among the choices, while the others are verbs.
Correct Answer: Conjunction
'But' is a coordinating conjunction used to connect two contrasting clauses.
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Correct Answer: Urgent
Exigent means pressing or demanding immediate action, which is synonymous with urgent.
Correct Answer: Rash
Impetuous refers to acting or done quickly and without thought or care; 'rash' is a perfect synonym.
Correct Answer: Dull
Jocose means playful or humorous, making 'dull' or 'serious' a suitable antonym.
Correct Answer: Fragile
Fragile is the appropriate adjective for items that are easily broken.
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Correct Answer: I was given a book by her.
The object 'I' becomes the subject in the passive voice, and the tense remains past simple.
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Correct Answer: In the top part of a newspaper page
The idiom 'above the fold' refers to the top half of a newspaper where the most important stories are placed.
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Correct Answer: Liquid: Litre
Distance is measured in miles; similarly, volume of a liquid is measured in litres.
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Correct Answer: آنت
یہ ایک مشہور اردو کہاوت ہے جس کا مکمل مصرع 'نہ منہ میں دانت نہ پیٹ میں آنت' ہے۔
Correct Answer: طویل ہونا
اس محاورے کا مطلب کسی چیز کا غیر ضروری طویل یا لمبا ہونا ہے۔
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Correct Answer: اسم کیفیت
نرمی، تاریکی اور سردی حالت یا کیفیت کو ظاہر کرتے ہیں، اس لیے یہ اسم کیفیت ہیں۔
Correct Answer: حیرانگی
صحیح لفظ 'حیرانی' ہے، 'حیرانگی' کا لفظ لغوی طور پر درست نہیں مانا جاتا۔
Correct Answer: ناراضگی
اردو قواعد کے لحاظ سے 'ناراضی' درست ہے، 'ناراضگی' غیر معیاری ہے۔
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Correct Answer: نسخ
فورٹ ولیم کالج میں چھاپہ خانے کے لیے نسخ رسم الخط کا استعمال کیا گیا تھا۔
Correct Answer: سجاد حیدر یلدرم
خیالستان، سجاد حیدر یلدرم کی افسانوی تخلیقات کا مجموعہ ہے۔
Correct Answer: آغا حشر کاشمیری
آغا حشر کاشمیری کو اپنے ڈرامائی فن کی وجہ سے 'انڈین شیکسپیئر' کہا جاتا ہے۔
Correct Answer: 1
مرزا غالب کے اردو دیوان کی کل ایک ہی جلد ہے۔
Correct Answer: ولی دکنی
ولی دکنی کو اردو غزل اور شاعری کا باوا آدم مانا جاتا ہے۔
Subject 10
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Correct Answer: 28
According to most scholars, there are 28 Madni Surahs in the Holy Quran.
Correct Answer: Yasin
Surah Yasin is famously referred to as the 'Heart of the Quran' in Hadith literature.
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Correct Answer: 6 Hijri
The Treaty of Hudaibiya was signed between the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the Quraish of Makkah in 6 Hijri.
Correct Answer: Poll-tax on non-Muslims
Jizya was a per capita tax levied on non-Muslim subjects living in an Islamic state, granting them state protection.
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Correct Answer: 2 Hijri
Ghazwa-e-Badr, the first major battle of Islam, took place in the month of Ramadan, 2 Hijri.
Correct Answer: Abwa
Ghazwa-e-Abwa (also known as Waddan) is considered the first military expedition in which the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) participated.
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