PPSC Assistant (BS-16) S&GAD and Punjab Police Past Paper 2024 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: Cryptocurrencies

Blockchain technology is the foundational decentralized ledger system used to record transactions across computers, most notably powering cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

Correct Answer: Design tab

In Microsoft PowerPoint, presentation themes (which contain matching colors, fonts, and effects) are located inside the Design tab.

Correct Answer: Both A & B

You can add a hyperlink in PowerPoint by navigating to Insert > Hyperlink or by using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + K.

Correct Answer: =NOW()

The =NOW() function in Excel returns the current date and time based on the system clock.

Correct Answer: It replies to the sender and any other recipients of the email.

The 'Reply All' function sends your response to the original sender and every other person listed in the To and Cc fields.

Correct Answer: PrtScn

The PrtScn (Print Screen) key is used to capture an image of the entire current computer screen and copy it to the clipboard.

Correct Answer: Dennis Ritchie

Dennis Ritchie developed the C programming language in the early 1970s at Bell Labs alongside Ken Thompson.

Correct Answer: 3

In professional leagues like the NBA and international FIBA competitions, a crew of three referees officially officiates the game.

Correct Answer: Red Card

In association football, a red card indicates an ejection, requiring the player to immediately and permanently leave the pitch.

Correct Answer: Kick-off

A kick-off is the method of starting and, in some cases, restarting play in a game of association football.

Correct Answer: George Stephenson

George Stephenson was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer who built the first public inter-city railway line in the world to use steam locomotives.

Correct Answer: Alexander Graham Bell

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

Correct Answer: 5

The UN Security Council has 5 permanent members: China, France, Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Correct Answer: 10

The United Nations Security Council is composed of 15 Members: 5 permanent members and 10 non-permanent members elected for two-year terms.

Correct Answer: Persia

Hakim Abul-Qasim Ferdowsi Tusi, commonly known as Ferdowsi, was a highly revered Persian poet and the author of the epic Shahnameh.

Correct Answer: 8th March

International Women's Day is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 to commemorate the cultural, political, and socioeconomic achievements of women.

Correct Answer: Lira

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

Correct Answer: Peru

The G-15 is an informal forum set up to foster cooperation and provide input for other international groups. Peru is not a member, while Brazil, Argentina, and India are.

Correct Answer: CELAC

China formally invited the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) to join its Belt and Road Initiative to expand global infrastructure and trade networks.

Correct Answer: 2022-2026

Pakistan's first comprehensive National Security Policy (NSP) was approved in December 2021, outlining a strategic vision for the years 2022-2026.

Correct Answer: Dr. Khan Sahib

Dr. Khan Sahib served as the first Chief Minister of West Pakistan under the One Unit scheme from 1955 to 1957.

Correct Answer: General Zia-ul-Haq

General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq spearheaded an extensive Islamization program during his martial law regime, enforcing Shariah laws like the Hudood Ordinances.

Correct Answer: March 1970

President Yahya Khan promulgated the Province of West Pakistan (Dissolution) Order on 30 March 1970, which formally led to the breakup of One Unit effective July 1970.

Correct Answer: Rawalpindi

Liaquat Ali Khan was shot and killed while addressing a political rally at Company Bagh (now Liaquat Bagh) in Rawalpindi.

Correct Answer: Ghulam Ishaq Khan

Following the death of General Zia-ul-Haq in a plane crash in 1988, Ghulam Ishaq Khan, Chairman of the Senate, took over as the acting President of Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Chakor

The Chakor partridge (Alectoris chukar) is the officially recognized national bird of Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Khokhar

Historical consensus generally accepts that Muhammad of Ghor was assassinated by local Khokhar tribesmen near the Jhelum River in 1206.

Correct Answer: 1798

The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War began in 1798 and concluded in 1799 with the death of Tipu Sultan at the Siege of Seringapatam.

Correct Answer: 2018

President Mamnoon Hussain signed the 25th Constitutional Amendment Bill into law on May 31, 2018, officially merging FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Correct Answer: White Paper

Following the Round Table Conferences, the British government published a 'White Paper' in March 1933 detailing the proposed new Indian Constitution, which led to the 1935 Act.

Correct Answer: 1906

The All-India Muslim League was established on December 30, 1906, in Dhaka to safeguard the political rights of Muslims in British India.

Correct Answer: March

Lord Louis Mountbatten arrived in India in March 1947 (specifically March 22) to oversee the transition of power as the last Viceroy of India.

Correct Answer: Muslims

Before partition, the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir had an overwhelming Muslim majority population, exceeding 75%, governed by a Hindu Maharaja.

Correct Answer: General Yahya Khan

General Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan was the Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army from 1966 to 1971.

Correct Answer: 1971 Indo-Pak War

Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas sacrificed his life during the 1971 Indo-Pak War to prevent his aircraft from being hijacked to India, earning the Nishan-e-Haider.

Correct Answer: 1976

Pakistan and France signed an agreement in 1976 to build a plutonium reprocessing plant at Chashma, though France later backed out under international pressure.

Correct Answer: New York

The Statue of Liberty is a colossal copper sculpture located on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, USA.

Correct Answer: France

The Eiffel Tower is an iconic wrought-iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France.

Correct Answer: Giza

The Great Sphinx is a monumental limestone statue located on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile, near modern-day Cairo.

Correct Answer: Gulf of Oman

Chabahar Port is a critical seaport located in southeastern Iran, directly sitting on the Gulf of Oman.

Correct Answer: Pakistan

Afghanistan shares its longest international border with Pakistan to the east and south.

Correct Answer: Ranikot Fort

Ranikot Fort, located in the Jamshoro District of Sindh, is widely considered the largest fort in Pakistan and one of the largest in the world.

Correct Answer: Rohi

The Cholistan Desert, sprawling across southern Punjab in Pakistan, is locally referred to by the cultural name 'Rohi'.

Correct Answer: Cholistan

Derawar Fort is a large square fortress situated deep in the Cholistan Desert in Bahawalpur District, Punjab.

Correct Answer: Vienna

Vienna is the national capital, largest city, and one of nine states of Austria.

Correct Answer: Indonesia

Indonesia is globally recognized as the country with the largest Muslim population, followed closely by Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Mianwali

The Chashma Barrage is a major barrage across the Indus River located in the Mianwali District of Punjab province.

Correct Answer: Qinghai Lake

Qinghai Lake is the largest lake in China and East Asia, located high up on the Tibetan Plateau.

Correct Answer: N-10 Highway

The National Highway 10 (N-10), commonly referred to as the Makran Coastal Highway, spans along the Arabian Sea coastline of Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Both A and B

Both Lahore Fort (inscribed in 1981) and Rohtas Fort (inscribed in 1997) are recognized as UNESCO World Heritage sites in Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Kelvin

The Kelvin (K) is the base unit of temperature in the International System of Units (SI).

Correct Answer: Coulomb

The coulomb (C) is the International System of Units (SI) standard unit of electric charge.

Correct Answer: Venus

Venus is the brightest natural object in Earth's night sky after the Moon, owing to its highly reflective cloud cover.

Correct Answer: Conservation of Momentum

Rocket propulsion is fundamentally governed by the principle of conservation of momentum and Newton's third law of motion.

Correct Answer: Electroencephalogram (EEG)

An electroencephalogram (EEG) is a test that detects electrical activity in the brain using small, metal discs attached to the scalp.

Correct Answer: All of these

Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking made foundational contributions to our understanding of black hole mechanics, general relativity, and the Big Bang cosmology.

Correct Answer: Paleontology

Paleontology is the scientific study of the history of life on Earth based on the fossil record.

Correct Answer: Gas

In standard scientific MCQs, high-grade coke is considered mostly carbon with the remainder being ash and combustible gases (hydrogen/methane).

Correct Answer: 58 mph

Average speed equals total distance divided by total time: 203 / 3.5 = 58 mph.

Correct Answer: 85 km/h

Speed is calculated by dividing total distance by time: 510 / 6 = 85 km/h.

Correct Answer: 35

Let the numbers be x and y. x + y = 138 and x - y = 68. Adding both gives 2x = 206 (x = 103). So, y = 138 - 103 = 35.

Correct Answer: 130 kg

Let B = x, A = x+5, C = 2(x+5). Equation: x + x + 5 + 2x + 10 = 255. Solving 4x = 240 gives x = 60. Hence, A = 65 and C = 130 kg.

Correct Answer: 46 litres

The total ratio parts equal 23. If 18 parts correspond to 36 litres of X, then 1 part equals 2 litres. Total volume is 23 * 2 = 46 litres.

Correct Answer: 144

If 108 books weigh 30 kg, then 1 kg equals 108 / 30 = 3.6 books. For 40 kg, the number of books is 40 * 3.6 = 144.

Correct Answer: 85

The difference between terms is increasing by 4 (8, 12, 16, 20). The next difference is 24, making 61 + 24 = 85.

Correct Answer: 2^9

When multiplying bases that are alike, we add the exponents: 2^(2 + 4 + 2 + 1) = 2^9.

Correct Answer: A bitter enemy

The idiom 'at daggers drawn' signifies a state of bitter hostility or readiness to fight between parties.

Correct Answer: I wouldn't have watered the flowers

This is a Type 3 conditional structure describing an unreal past condition: 'If + past perfect, ... would have + past participle'.

Correct Answer: Anxious

While 'anxious' often implies worry, in many contexts it operates as a synonym for 'eager' (e.g., anxious to see you).

Correct Answer: Adjective

Although ending in '-ly', 'costly' is an adjective used to modify the noun 'costumes'.

Correct Answer: Preposition

'Against' is a preposition indicating physical contact or proximity to a surface.

Correct Answer: He says that he does not obey his parents.

When the reporting verb is in the present tense ('says'), the tense of the reported speech does not change.

Correct Answer: Gaggle : Geese

The analogy is based on collective nouns; a group of lions is called a pride, just as a group of geese is called a gaggle.

Correct Answer: The Scenery of Kashmir is Beautiful.

The word 'scenery' is an uncountable noun and does not have a plural form ('sceneries'), and it takes a singular verb.

Correct Answer: Straight from the horse's mouth

The idiom 'straight from the horse's mouth' accurately translates the meaning of acquiring information from an authoritative or dependable source.

Correct Answer: Indolent

Diligent means showing care and conscientious effort, whereas 'indolent' means wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.

Correct Answer: Bottom

Apex refers to the highest point or summit of something, making 'bottom' its direct antonym.

Correct Answer: the mare go

The complete English proverb is 'Money makes the mare go', meaning that financial compensation or bribery can make things happen.

Correct Answer: بغل میں چھری منہ میں رام رام

Both phrases denote hypocrisy, specifically highlighting individuals who appear pious outwardly but harbor ill intentions.

Correct Answer: The planet closest to the Sun and Mercury.

In astronomical contexts, 'Sun' and proper nouns like 'Mercury' should be capitalized, along with the first letter of the sentence.

Correct Answer: Mercenary

A mercenary is a person primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics, or a hired soldier working purely for financial gain.

Correct Answer: فضل محمود

اردو کے مشہور شاعر مجید امجد نے اپنی مشہور نظم 'آٹوگراف' عظیم پاکستانی فاسٹ باؤلر فضل محمود کی تصویر اور مقبولیت سے متاثر ہو کر لکھی تھی۔

Correct Answer: حیات اللہ انصاری

اردو ادب کی تاریخ کا سب سے طویل ناول 'لہو کے پھول' ہے، جو حیات اللہ انصاری نے لکھا ہے۔ یہ تقریباً 2600 صفحات اور پانچ جلدوں پر محیط ہے۔

Correct Answer: قلی قطب شاہ

اردو نثر کی پہلی تمثیلی داستان 'سب رس' ملا وجہی نے 1045 ہجری میں عبداللہ قلی قطب شاہ کی فرمائش پر لکھی تھی۔

Correct Answer: ڈاکٹر جمیل جالبی

اردو کے نامور نقاد اور محقق ڈاکٹر جمیل جالبی نے مشہور جدید شاعر میراجی کی کلیات کو مرتب کر کے شائع کرایا۔

Correct Answer: فعل مضارع

اردو گرامر میں 'فعل مضارع' وہ فعل ہوتا ہے جس میں حال (موجودہ) اور مستقبل (آنے والے) دونوں زمانوں کا مفہوم پایا جائے۔

Correct Answer: جملہ معترضہ

ایسا جملہ جو کلام کے بیچ میں وضاحت یا دعا کے لیے آئے مگر اصل عبارت کا حصہ نہ ہو، اسے جملہ معترضہ کہا جاتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: محاورہ

دو یا دو سے زیادہ الفاظ کا ایسا مجموعہ جو اپنے لغوی معنوں کے بجائے مجازاً کسی خاص معنی میں استعمال ہو، محاورہ کہلاتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: 19

علمِ عروض کی رو سے عربی اور فارسی میں مفرد بحروں کی کل تعداد 19 تسلیم کی جاتی ہے جن سے علمِ عروض کا نظام چلتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: عبد المجید سالک

یہ مشہور اور ولولہ انگیز شعر نامور صحافی اور شاعر مولانا عبد المجید سالک کی تخلیق ہے۔

Correct Answer: رشوت دینا

اردو میں 'مٹھی گرم کرنا' ایک مشہور محاورہ ہے جس کا واضح مطلب رشوت دینا یا غیر قانونی مالی فائدہ پہنچانا ہے۔

Correct Answer: مترادف

ہم معنی الفاظ جن کی ظاہری شکل یا تلفظ الگ ہو مگر مطلب ایک ہو، انہیں اردو قواعد میں مترادف الفاظ کہتے ہیں۔

Correct Answer: Solar eclipse

Namaz-e-Kasoof is a special prayer in Islam specifically offered during a solar eclipse.

Correct Answer: 8

Surah At-Tawbah (9:60) specifies eight specific categories of people who are entitled to receive Zakat funds.

Correct Answer: Messenger

A prophet (Nabi or Rasool in Islam) serves primarily as a divine messenger chosen to deliver God's guidance to humanity.

Correct Answer: حضرت علی بن ابی طالب رضی اللہ عنہ

نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کو وصال کے بعد آخری غسل آپ کے چچا زاد بھائی اور داماد حضرت علی المرتضیٰ رضی اللہ عنہ نے دیا۔

Correct Answer: حضرت سعد بن معاذ رضی اللہ عنہ

بنو قریظہ کے یہودیوں نے اپنے انجام کے فیصلے کے لیے اپنے سابقہ حلیف حضرت سعد بن معاذ رضی اللہ عنہ کو ثالث (جج) مقرر کیا تھا۔

Correct Answer: سورہ التوبہ

مسجد ضرار (وہ مسجد جسے منافقین نے مسلمانوں میں پھوٹ ڈالنے کے لیے بنایا تھا) کا ذکر قرآن مجید کی سورہ التوبہ کی آیت 107 میں آیا ہے۔

Correct Answer: حضرت زید بن حارثہ رضی اللہ عنہ

نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے غزوہ موتہ کے لیے تین سپہ سالار مقرر کیے تھے جن میں سب سے پہلے حضرت زید بن حارثہ رضی اللہ عنہ تھے۔

Correct Answer: مہر معجل

اسلامی شریعت کی رو سے جو مہر نکاح کے فوراً بعد یا عند الطلب ادا کرنا واجب ہو اسے 'مہر معجل' کہا جاتا ہے۔