PPSC Assistant (BS-16) S&GAD Past Paper 2022 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: Mars

Mars has polar ice caps and snow-capped mountains, primarily composed of water ice and frozen carbon dioxide.

Correct Answer: Sulphuric Acid

Lead-acid car batteries use a diluted solution of sulfuric acid as the electrolyte to facilitate the chemical reaction that produces electricity.

Correct Answer: Study of Weight

Metrology is the scientific study of measurement, which fundamentally deals with establishing standards for weights and measures.

Correct Answer: Eye lid

The eyelid has a highly active and necessary function (protecting the eye), unlike vestigial organs like the appendix or coccyx (tailbone) which have lost their original evolutionary function.

Correct Answer: Dental enamel

Dental enamel, the outer layer of teeth, is the hardest and most highly mineralized substance in the human body.

Correct Answer: Astronomy

Astronomy is the natural science that studies celestial objects, including stars, planets, and galaxies.

Correct Answer: 8 Minutes

Sunlight takes approximately 8 minutes and 20 seconds to travel the 149.6 million kilometers from the Sun to Earth.

Correct Answer: Emphysema

Emphysema is a lung condition that causes shortness of breath, primarily caused by long-term exposure to airborne irritants like tobacco smoke.

Correct Answer: Capillary action

Blotting paper rapidly absorbs liquids because of capillary action, wherein the liquid moves through the porous paper against gravity.

Correct Answer: High

Cold air is denser and heavier than warm air, leading to higher atmospheric pressure in low-temperature zones.

Correct Answer: None of these

The official currency of China is the Renminbi (RMB), and its basic unit is the Yuan.

Correct Answer: Lira

The Turkish Lira (TRY) is the official currency of Turkey and Northern Cyprus.

Correct Answer: United Kingdom

Stonehenge is a prehistoric megalithic structure located on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.

Correct Answer: London

Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule and suspension bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894.

Correct Answer: Barbados

Bathsheba Beach is a famous surfing and tourist destination located on the rugged east coast of Barbados.

Correct Answer: World Environment Day

World Environment Day is celebrated annually on 5 June and is the United Nations' principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for the protection of the environment.

Correct Answer: 1967

Israel occupied East Jerusalem during the Six-Day War in 1967 and subsequently annexed it.

Correct Answer: Beirut

Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, situated on the Mediterranean coast.

Correct Answer: None of these

This famous quote is from Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in 'The Communist Manifesto' (1848).

Correct Answer: Mountaineer

Muhammad Ali Sadpara was an acclaimed Pakistani high-altitude mountaineer who famously summitted multiple 8000-meter peaks.

Correct Answer: Comedy

Moin Akhtar was a legendary Pakistani television, stage, and film actor, highly regarded for his exceptional comedic timing and mimicry.

Correct Answer: Eccentric

An eccentric person is characterized by unconventional or slightly strange behavior and habits.

Correct Answer: Nuisance

A 'nuisance' refers to a person, thing, or circumstance causing inconvenience, annoyance, or trouble.

Correct Answer: Wild

Feral describes an animal that exists in a wild, untamed state, especially after previously being domesticated.

Correct Answer: Deceitful

Shifty means having an appearance of deceitfulness or untrustworthiness.

Correct Answer: Illiterate

An illiterate person is someone who lacks the ability to read and write.

Correct Answer: Brightness

Gloss refers to a superficial luster or shine (brightness) on a smooth surface.

Correct Answer: That he cannot buy food for us

The conjunction 'so... that' is properly used to express a consequence. 'So poor that he cannot...'.

Correct Answer: For

The preposition 'for' is used with a period/duration of time ('the last three days') in perfect continuous tenses.

Correct Answer: Over

'Preside over' is a phrasal verb meaning to be in charge of a meeting, event, or function.

Correct Answer: Pious

Sacrilegious means showing disrespect toward a sacred person, place, or thing. Its antonym is pious, which means deeply religious or reverent.

Correct Answer: Lazy

Laborious describes a task requiring considerable effort and time, or a person who is hard-working. The direct opposite behavior trait is lazy.

Correct Answer: Delight

Wrath signifies extreme anger or rage. Its antonym is delight, representing great pleasure or joy. Peace is also contrasting, but delight directly opposes the severe negative emotional spike of wrath.

Correct Answer: A day dream

A 'pipe dream' is an unrealistic hope or fantasy that is highly unlikely to happen, much like a daydream.

Correct Answer: Remnants

The idiom 'odds and ends' refers to miscellaneous articles or remnants of various things.

Correct Answer: None of these

To 'have one's cake and eat it too' means wanting to enjoy two mutually exclusive things at the same time.

Correct Answer: 27

Following the departure of the United Kingdom (Brexit) in 2020, the European Union comprises 27 member states.

Correct Answer: 12

According to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) procedural framework, a country requires the backing of at least 12 member nations to exit the grey list.

Correct Answer: First

PSL Season 5 (2020) was a historic milestone as it was the first time the entire Pakistan Super League tournament was hosted within the country.

Correct Answer: 115th

In early 2021/2022 Numbeo rankings, Karachi improved its safety standing, falling to the 115th position on the global crime index.

Correct Answer: Amir Khan Muttaqi

Following the Taliban takeover in 2021, Amir Khan Muttaqi was appointed as the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan.

Correct Answer: Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh

Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh is currently serving as the Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs in Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Iran

In 2021, China and Iran signed a comprehensive 25-year strategic cooperation agreement to boost economic and political ties.

Correct Answer: Allama Muhammad Raghib Hussain Naeemi

Allama Muhammad Raghib Hussain Naeemi is currently serving as the Chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology in Pakistan.

Correct Answer: 20 January 2021

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were inaugurated as the President and Vice President of the United States on January 20, 2021.

Correct Answer: Thames

London is built along the River Thames, which flows through southern England.

Correct Answer: Karakoram

The Karakoram mountain range, spanning the borders of Pakistan, China, and India, is part of the broader Trans-Himalayan system.

Correct Answer: Chitral

The Kunar River, which originates in the Hindu Kush mountains, is known as the Chitral River within the borders of Pakistan.

Correct Answer: None of these

The Bolan Pass is a mountain pass through the Toba Kakar Range of Balochistan, Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Benazir Bhutto

Daughter of the East is the autobiography of Benazir Bhutto, former Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Correct Answer: None of these

The ideology of Pakistan is primarily based on Islamic principles and the Two-Nation Theory.

Correct Answer: Horse-trading

The term originated in the late 1980s when politicians were taken to the Chhanga Manga forest rest house to prevent them from switching loyalties, symbolizing political horse-trading.

Correct Answer: Sher Shah Suri

Rohtas Fort was built in the 16th century near Jhelum by Afghan king Sher Shah Suri to block the return of the Mughal emperor Humayun.

Correct Answer: 1799

Tipu Sultan, the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore, was killed on May 4, 1799, defending his capital Srirangapatna during the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War.

Correct Answer: Muhammad Ghouri

The foundation of Muslim rule in India, leading to the Delhi Sultanate, was laid by Muhammad Ghouri's decisive victory at the Second Battle of Tarain in 1192.

Correct Answer: Lloyd George

David Lloyd George was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom when the Indian Khilafat delegation met him in 1920.

Correct Answer: 1911

Due to massive political protests by Hindus, the British colonial government annulled the Partition of Bengal in 1911.

Correct Answer: None of these

Radd-ul-Fasaad literally translates to "Elimination of Discord" or "Elimination of Strife".

Correct Answer: None of these

The Karachi Agreement, signed on July 27, 1949, formally established the ceasefire line in Kashmir following the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.

Correct Answer: 25 Kg

Pakistan has a relatively high per capita annual sugar consumption, estimated at around 25 kilograms.

Correct Answer: Lahore

While Gujranwala is a major light engineering center, Lahore hosts massive industrial and engineering sectors, leading PPSC to categorize it as a primary hub.

Correct Answer: 6th September

Defence Day (Youm-e-Difa) is observed annually on September 6 in Pakistan to commemorate the sacrifices made by the armed forces during the 1965 war.

Correct Answer: 21st

The 21st Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan (2015) established speedy trial military courts for dealing with terrorism offenses.

Correct Answer: December 1971

East Pakistan officially seceded to become the independent state of Bangladesh on December 16, 1971, following the Indo-Pakistani War.

Correct Answer: 1973

The 1973 Constitution of Pakistan introduced a bicameral legislature, formally establishing the Senate as the upper house.

Correct Answer: None of these

As of recent administrative updates, the province of Punjab has more than 40 districts (currently 42).

Correct Answer: CPEC

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a massive bilateral project formally launched in 2015 to improve infrastructure and economic networks.

Correct Answer: 62.8%

According to recent official Economic Surveys of Pakistan, the national literacy rate sits around 62.8%.

Correct Answer: World Wide Web

WWW is the common abbreviation for the World Wide Web, an information system connecting documents across the internet.

Correct Answer: Interpreter

An interpreter translates and executes a high-level programming language code line-by-line, as opposed to a compiler which translates the whole program at once.

Correct Answer: Information

Computers process raw facts and figures (data) and output processed, organized, and meaningful results known as information.

Correct Answer: Word processor

Word processors like Microsoft Word offer advanced formatting and editing tools, including spell checks and page numbering, unlike basic text editors.

Correct Answer: Key

In relational databases, functional dependencies are constraints that describe the relationship between attributes, typically relying on a primary key to uniquely identify tuples.

Correct Answer: Alan Turing

Alan Turing, an English mathematician, conceptualized the Universal Turing Machine in 1936, forming the foundation of modern theoretical computer science.

Correct Answer: 14

Let the squares be x^2 and y^2. x^2 + y^2 = 100, x^2 - y^2 = 28. Solving gives 2x^2 = 128 -> x^2=64 -> x=8. y^2 = 36 -> y=6. Sum = 8+6=14.

Correct Answer: None of these

Let girls = x, boys = 2x. Passed girls = 55% of x = 0.55x. Passed boys = 70% of 2x = 1.4x. Total passed = 1.95x out of 3x. (1.95/3)*100 = 65%.

Correct Answer: None of these

If P = 6Q, the difference is 5Q. The percentage smaller is (5Q / 6Q) * 100 = 83.33%.

Correct Answer: 12 hours

A's rate=1/4. (A+C)'s rate=1/2, so C's rate=1/2 - 1/4 = 1/4. (B+C)'s rate=1/3, so B's rate=1/3 - 1/4 = 1/12. B takes 12 hours.

Correct Answer: 42

After 10 days, food for 150 men is left for 35 days. Remaining men = 125. By inverse proportion: 150 * 35 = 125 * x, so x = 42 days.

Correct Answer: 26

Daily wage = 2130 / 6 = 355. Total days worked = 9230 / 355 = 26 days.

Correct Answer: 314000

Multiplying 3.14 by 10^5 moves the decimal point 5 places to the right, yielding 314,000.

Correct Answer: 4/5

3/4 = 0.75, 5/6 ≈ 0.833. 4/5 = 0.80, which falls exactly between the two values.

Correct Answer: شبلی نعمانی

الفاروق مشہور عالم اور مؤرخ علامہ شبلی نعمانی کی تصنیف ہے، جس میں حضرت عمر فاروق رضی اللہ عنہ کی سوانح حیات بیان کی گئی ہے۔

Correct Answer: ان میں سے کوئی نہیں

علامہ اقبال مولانا جلال الدین رومی کو اپنا روحانی مرشد اور استاد مانتے تھے۔ چونکہ رومی کا نام آپشنز میں نہیں ہے اس لیے جواب 'ان میں سے کوئی نہیں' ہے۔

Correct Answer: کلیم الدین احمد

مشہور نقاد کلیم الدین احمد نے اپنی کتاب میں غزل پر تنقید کرتے ہوئے اسے 'نیم وحشی صنف سخن' قرار دیا تھا۔

Correct Answer: خطوط

مرزا غالب نے اپنی بے مثال خطوط نگاری کی بدولت اردو نثر میں بھی بلند مقام پایا، انہوں نے مراسلے کو مکالمہ بنا دیا۔

Correct Answer: فلسطین

مولانا محمد علی جوہر کا انتقال لندن میں ہوا لیکن ان کی وصیت کے مطابق انہیں بیت المقدس (فلسطین) میں دفن کیا گیا۔

Correct Answer: ن م راشد

'ماورا' اردو کے مشہور جدید شاعر ن م راشد کا پہلا شعری مجموعہ ہے جو 1941 میں شائع ہوا اور اردو کی آزاد نظم کو نیا رنگ دیا۔

Correct Answer: راشد الخیری

علامہ راشد الخیری کو ان کے افسانوی اور نثری ادب میں عورتوں کے دکھ درد کی بہترین عکاسی کرنے پر 'مصورِ غم' کہا جاتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: اسپیکٹیٹر اور ٹیٹلر

سرسید احمد خان نے اپنا مشہور رسالہ 'تہذیب الاخلاق' انگلستان کے مشہور رسالوں دی اسپیکٹیٹر (The Spectator) اور دی ٹیٹلر (The Tatler) کی طرز پر جاری کیا تھا۔

Correct Answer: کھلنڈرا بچہ

طفل مکتب کا لغوی معنی اسکول کا بچہ یا نا تجربہ کار شخص ہے۔ دیے گئے آپشنز میں کھلنڈرا بچہ اس کے قریب ترین تصور کیا جاتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: تلمیح

علم بیان میں جب کسی شعر یا کلام میں کسی تاریخی واقعے، قرآنی آیت یا مشہور شخص کی طرف اشارہ کیا جائے تو اسے تلمیح کہتے ہیں۔

Correct Answer: None of these

The Caliphate of Hazrat Ali (R.A) lasted for approximately 4 years and 9 months (656-661 CE).

Correct Answer: Imam Shafi RA

Imam Shafi'i (R.A) was born in Gaza in 150 A.H., which is coincidentally the same year the great Imam Abu Hanifa (R.A) passed away.

Correct Answer: 30 years

The Khilafat-e-Rashida lasted for roughly 30 years, from the passing of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in 632 CE until 661 CE.

Correct Answer: None of these

The wife of Abu Jahl was Arwa bint Harb (or Arwa bint Makhzum), while Umm Jamil was the wife of Abu Lahab.

Correct Answer: یوم العروبہ

In the pre-Islamic era (Jahiliyyah), the day of Friday was known as Yaum-ul-Aruba.

Correct Answer: Qudsi

Hadith Qudsi refers to a tradition in which the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) quotes the direct words of Allah Almighty, distinct from the Quran.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Ayesha Siddiqua RA

Hazrat Ayesha (R.A) narrated 2,210 Ahadith, making her one of the most prolific narrators among all companions, and the highest among the wives of the Prophet (PBUH).

Correct Answer: Dog

According to Surah Al-Kahf in the Quran, a dog named Qitmir resided with and guarded the Companions of the Cave (As'hab-e-Kahaf) during their long sleep.