PPSC Assistant (BS-16) Planning & Development Department Past Paper 2019 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: Mexico

The Sac Actun cave system in Mexico is recognized as the world's largest flooded cave system, spanning hundreds of kilometers underwater.

Correct Answer: Italy

Vatican City is an independent city-state enclaved within Rome, Italy.

Correct Answer: 21 May 1904

FIFA was founded on May 21, 1904, in Paris, France, to oversee international competition among national associations.

Correct Answer: 16.5 m

The penalty area in an association football pitch extends 16.5 meters (18 yards) from the goal line.

Correct Answer: The Chevrons

The Zimbabwean national cricket team is affectionately known as 'The Chevrons'.

Correct Answer: Sana Mir

Sana Mir is a former captain of the Pakistan national women's cricket team and was the first Pakistani woman to take 100 ODI wickets.

Correct Answer: Muhammad Yousaf

Muhammad Yousaf won the 1994 IBSF World Snooker Championship held in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Correct Answer: 24

The United Nations officially came into existence on October 24, 1945, when its Charter was ratified.

Correct Answer: Sustainable Economic Growth

The IMF's primary mission includes fostering global monetary cooperation, securing financial stability, and promoting sustainable economic growth.

Correct Answer: Myanmar

Myanmar is a member of ASEAN, not SAARC. SAARC members include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

Correct Answer: 17

The UN adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty and protect the planet.

Correct Answer: Kashmir Problem

During the 1998 Non-Aligned Movement summit, Nelson Mandela notably raised the Kashmir issue, urging for a peaceful resolution.

Correct Answer: Gambia

In 2017, Gambia's President Adama Barrow officially removed 'Islamic' from the country's official name, returning it to the Republic of The Gambia.

Correct Answer: Haiti

Toussaint Louverture was a former slave who became the preeminent leader of the Haitian Revolution, paving the way for Haiti's independence.

Correct Answer: 8 September

UNESCO proclaimed September 8 as International Literacy Day to remind the international community of the importance of literacy.

Correct Answer: Naira

The Nigerian Naira (NGN) is the official fiat currency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Correct Answer: Jamuna

The Taj Mahal was constructed on the right bank of the Yamuna (Jamuna) River in the city of Agra.

Correct Answer: Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, first appearing in print in 1887.

Correct Answer: Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq founded the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate in 1320.

Correct Answer: 4th January 2018

Zubaida Tariq, affectionately known as Zubaida Aapa, passed away in Karachi on January 4, 2018.

Correct Answer: Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud developed psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Correct Answer: Bashar-al-Assad

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad returned the prestigious Legion d'honneur to France in 2018 amid rising diplomatic tensions.

Correct Answer: Md. Golam Sarwar

Md. Golam Sarwar, a diplomat from Bangladesh, assumed the office of SAARC Secretary General in October 2023.

Correct Answer: Sahiwal

The ancient Indus Valley Civilization site of Harappa is located in Punjab, Pakistan, about 24 km west of Sahiwal.

Correct Answer: Jihad Movement

Syed Ahmad Barelvi (Shaheed) launched the Mujahideen (Jihad) movement in the 19th century to resist Sikh rule and revive Islamic values.

Correct Answer: Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Batala

The Radcliffe Line controversially awarded the Muslim-majority tehsils of Gurdaspur, Pathankot, and Batala to India, providing a land route to Kashmir.

Correct Answer: Dhaka

Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah of Dhaka played a pivotal role in founding the All-India Muslim League in 1906.

Correct Answer: 1999

The Lahore Declaration was a bilateral agreement and governance treaty between India and Pakistan signed in February 1999.

Correct Answer: Sheikh Mujeeb-ur-Rehman

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman presented the Six Point movement in 1966 demanding greater autonomy for East Pakistan.

Correct Answer: English Fiction Writing

Mohsin Hamid is a critically acclaimed British-Pakistani novelist known for books like 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist'.

Correct Answer: Indus

The Diamer-Bhasha Dam is a concrete-filled gravity dam currently under construction on the River Indus in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Correct Answer: 1958

Pakistan formally purchased the Gwadar enclave from the Sultanate of Oman on September 8, 1958.

Correct Answer: Sheikhupura

Sheikhupura shares its borders directly with Lahore district to the east and southeast.

Correct Answer: Ayub Khan

Former President of Pakistan Ayub Khan authored his political autobiography 'Friends Not Masters' in 1967.

Correct Answer: Chaudhry Muhammad Ali

Chaudhry Muhammad Ali successfully spearheaded the formulation of the 1956 Constitution during his tenure as Prime Minister.

Correct Answer: Article 245

Article 245 of the 1973 Constitution mandates that the Armed Forces shall, subject to law, act in aid of civil power when called upon by the Federal Government.

Correct Answer: 1973

While initial plans began earlier, the foundation stone for Pakistan Steel Mills was formally laid on December 30, 1973 by Z.A. Bhutto.

Correct Answer: Public Sector Development Programme

The PSDP represents the Federal Government of Pakistan's budgetary framework for public sector development projects.

Correct Answer: Karachi

Mazar-e-Quaid, the final resting place of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, is an iconic monument located in Karachi.

Correct Answer: 2023

The 7th Population and Housing Census of Pakistan, which was the first-ever digital census, was conducted and concluded in 2023.

Correct Answer: General Muhammad Musa Khan

General Musa Khan served as Commander-in-Chief from 1958 to 1966, after which General Yahya Khan took over.

Correct Answer: Arabian Peninsula

The Arabian Peninsula is the largest in the world, covering over 3 million square kilometers in Western Asia.

Correct Answer: Phuket

Phuket is an island located in the Andaman Sea off the coast of Thailand, not the Mediterranean.

Correct Answer: Georgia

Georgia shares its western border with the Black Sea. The other listed countries are entirely landlocked.

Correct Answer: Malaysia and Indonesia

The Strait of Malacca is a narrow stretch of water located between the Malay Peninsula (Malaysia) and the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

Correct Answer: South of Tharparkar

The Rann of Kutch is a large area of salt marshes spanning the border between India's Gujarat and Pakistan's Sindh, situated south of the Tharparkar district.

Correct Answer: West to East

The Earth rotates eastward, in prograde motion. As viewed from the north pole star Polaris, it turns counterclockwise.

Correct Answer: Ostrich

An ostrich's eye is about the size of a billiard ball, which takes up so much room in its skull that its brain is actually smaller.

Correct Answer: DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the primary molecule organisms use to encode genetic information.

Correct Answer: Bromine

Bromine is a halogen and the only non-metal element that is liquid at standard room temperature. (Mercury is a liquid metal).

Correct Answer: Helium

Helium is used in floating balloons because it is lighter than air and non-flammable, making it a safe choice.

Correct Answer: Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell is credited with patenting the first practical telephone in 1876.

Correct Answer: Quark

Quarks are fundamental constituents of matter, combining to form protons and neutrons; they cannot be broken down further.

Correct Answer: Strength of an earthquake

The Richter magnitude scale was developed in 1935 to mathematically quantify the amplitude of seismic waves generated by earthquakes.

Correct Answer: Heating from the Sun

The uneven heating of the Earth's surface by the sun is the fundamental driver of atmospheric circulation and weather systems.

Correct Answer: RAM

Random Access Memory (RAM) is volatile, meaning it requires power to maintain the stored information.

Correct Answer: Hold down Shift and press an arrow key repeatedly

Holding the Shift key while using the arrow keys allows you to highlight and extend the selection across multiple adjacent cells in an MS Word table.

Correct Answer: Both Header and Footer

MS Word provides the flexibility to insert page numbers at the top (header), bottom (footer), or even in the margins.

Correct Answer: Both Arithmetic Unit and Logic Unit

An Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) is the part of a CPU that handles all arithmetic (math) and logical (comparisons) operations.

Correct Answer: 1024 Kilo Bytes

In computing, a Megabyte (MB) is conventionally equivalent to 1024 Kilobytes (KB) based on binary architecture (2^10).

Correct Answer: Firewall

A firewall is a network security device that monitors and filters incoming and outgoing network traffic to block unauthorized access.

Correct Answer: F7

Pressing the F7 key in Microsoft Word opens the Editor pane to check spelling and grammar.

Correct Answer: CTRL + ESC

In Windows operating systems, hitting CTRL + ESC is an alternative shortcut to open the Start Menu.

Correct Answer: 4 hours

If the user is joined by 4 people, there are 5 people working in total. 20 hours divided by 5 people equals 4 hours. (Note: The provided answer 5 hours is mathematically flawed based on phrasing 'join me' yielding 5 total workers. The raw paper calculated it as 20/4=5. We corrected it logically as asked.)

Correct Answer: 91

91 is not a prime number because it can be divided by 7 and 13 (7 * 13 = 91).

Correct Answer: 1

30x + 70 = 100x -> 70 = 70x -> x = 1.

Correct Answer: 0

The mode is the most frequently occurring value. In this set, '0' appears three times, more than any other digit.

Correct Answer: 31 Kg

A+B+C=135. A+B=80. B+C=86. Substitute A+B=80 into A+B+C=135 -> 80+C=135 -> C=55. Then B+55=86 -> B=31 Kg.

Correct Answer: South

East -> turn right (South) -> turn right (West) -> turn left (South). You end up facing South.

Correct Answer: 6

Laila is currently 8 (4*2) and Mansoor is 2. The difference in their ages is 6. For Mansoor to be half her age, Laila must be 12 and Mansoor must be 6.

Correct Answer: 1944

The series multiplies the two preceding terms to get the next. 2*3=6, 3*6=18, 6*18=108, and 18*108=1944.

Correct Answer: Subject complement

When an adjective follows a linking verb and describes the subject, it functions as a subject complement (predicate adjective).

Correct Answer: Solemn

Jocular means fond of or characterized by joking; its antonym is solemn, which means formal and dignified or serious.

Correct Answer: Turbulent

Tranquil means calm and free from disturbance. Its antonym is turbulent, which means characterized by conflict or disorder.

Correct Answer: Extortionate

Exorbitant means unreasonably high (especially of a price). Extortionate is a close synonym representing the same excessive nature.

Correct Answer: Shortfall

A deficit is the amount by which something, especially money, is too small. Shortfall represents the same concept.

Correct Answer: intruded

The word 'intruded' pairs appropriately with the preposition 'upon' to describe an unwelcome entry into someone's private matters.

Correct Answer: That book will have been finished by me

To change future perfect active voice to passive, 'will have + V3' changes to 'will have been + V3'.

Correct Answer: To benefit from other people's troubles

The idiom means to try to take advantage of a confusing or chaotic situation, exploiting it for personal gain.

Correct Answer: A foolish and concocted story

A cock and bull story refers to a highly unbelievable and far-fetched tale, often used as an excuse.

Correct Answer: Tannery

A tannery is a facility where animal skins and hides are processed and treated (tanned) to produce leather.

Correct Answer: He asked me if I had seen that car

For past simple tense interrogative questions in direct speech, the indirect speech uses 'if' or 'whether' and shifts to past perfect (had + V3).

Correct Answer: احمد ندیم قاسمی

یہ دونوں شاہکار افسانے اردو کے نامور ادیب اور شاعر احمد ندیم قاسمی کی تخلیق ہیں۔

Correct Answer: اسماعیل میرٹھی

مولوی اسماعیل میرٹھی کو بچوں کا شاعر کہا جاتا ہے، انہوں نے بچوں کے لیے بے شمار سبق آموز نظمیں لکھیں۔

Correct Answer: سعادت حسن منٹو

ٹوبہ ٹیک سنگھ قیام پاکستان کے وقت کے حالات پر مبنی سعادت حسن منٹو کا ایک انتہائی مشہور و معروف افسانہ ہے۔

Correct Answer: شوکت تھانوی

سودیشی ریل اردو کے معروف مزاح نگار شوکت تھانوی کی مشہور تحریر ہے۔

Correct Answer: امتیاز علی تاج

سید امتیاز علی تاج نے 1922 میں ڈرامہ 'انار کلی' لکھا جو اردو ادب کا ایک شاہکار ہے۔

Correct Answer: مولوی عبد الحق

یہ کتاب بابائے اردو مولوی عبدالحق کے لکھے ہوئے خاکوں کا مشہور مجموعہ ہے۔

Correct Answer: لقب

لقب وہ نام ہے جو کسی شخص کو اس کی کسی خاص خوبی، وصف یا کارنامے کی وجہ سے دیا جائے اور وہ اس سے مشہور ہو جائے۔

Correct Answer: افواج

اردو قواعد کی رو سے 'فوج' کی درست عربی جمع 'افواج' ہے۔

Correct Answer: کبر

عربی الاصل لفظ 'صغر' کا معنی چھوٹا پن ہے، جس کا متضاد 'کبر' (بڑا پن) ہوتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: کسی امر میں آخری مرتبہ سمجھانا

اتمام حجت سے مراد کسی کو آخری مرتبہ پوری طرح دلائل کے ساتھ سمجھانا ہے تاکہ اس کے پاس کوئی عذر باقی نہ رہے۔

Correct Answer: Surah Fatiha

Surah Al-Fatiha is known as the 'Bab-ul-Quran' (The Gateway of the Quran) as it is the opening chapter.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Daud (A.S)

According to Islamic belief, Zaboor (the Psalms) was the holy scripture revealed by Allah to Prophet Daud (David).

Correct Answer: Hazrat Khadija (R.A)

After receiving the first revelation in the cave of Hira, the Prophet (PBUH) immediately went home and confided in his wife, Hazrat Khadija (R.A).

Correct Answer: 27

A Ghazwa is a battle in which the Holy Prophet (PBUH) personally participated. There were 27 Ghazwat in total.

Correct Answer: He was martyred by rebels

Hazrat Usman (R.A), the third Caliph, was tragically assassinated by a group of rebels who besieged his house in Medina in 656 CE.

Correct Answer: 21 Ramzan 40 A.H.

Hazrat Ali (R.A) was struck with a poisoned sword on the 19th of Ramadan and embraced martyrdom on the 21st of Ramadan, 40 A.H.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S)

Prophet Ibrahim (A.S) was bestowed the title 'Khaleel-Ullah', which means 'The Friend of Allah'.

Correct Answer: Ijma

The four primary sources of Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) in order are the Quran, Sunnah/Hadith, Ijma (consensus), and Qiyas (analogy).