PPSC Assistant (BS-16) S&GAD Past Paper 2019 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: German

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was a renowned German philosopher known for his deep contributions to Western philosophy and dialectics.

Correct Answer: Flower arrangement

Ikebana is the centuries-old Japanese art of arranging flowers, emphasizing harmony, balance, and form.

Correct Answer: Karen Armstrong

Karen Armstrong, a British author and former Catholic nun, wrote 'A History of God', exploring the concept of God in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Correct Answer: Place where bees are kept

An apiary, also known as a bee yard, is a location where beehives of honey bees are kept.

Correct Answer: France

Airbus is a major European aerospace corporation with its main headquarters located in Toulouse, France.

Correct Answer: October 24, 1945

The UN was officially established on October 24, 1945, when its Charter was ratified by the majority of its signatories.

Correct Answer: 2 years

The 10 non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council are elected by the General Assembly for two-year terms.

Correct Answer: 1945

Though conceived at the Bretton Woods conference in 1944, the International Monetary Fund formally came into existence on December 27, 1945.

Correct Answer: 19 countries & European Union

Historically, the G20 comprised 19 sovereign states and the European Union (EU). Recently, the African Union also joined.

Correct Answer: A Queen of ancient Egypt

Cleopatra VII was the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, known for her alliances with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.

Correct Answer: Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev was the Soviet leader during the 1988 Geneva Accords, which facilitated the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan.

Correct Answer: Spain

The Spanish Empire colonized the region of present-day Argentina during the 16th century.

Correct Answer: Treaty of London

Various bilateral and multilateral agreements, famously linked to the Treaties of London, empowered international maritime patrols against the Atlantic slave trade.

Correct Answer: Ottawa

Ottawa, located in the province of Ontario, is the capital city of Canada, hosting the federal government's parliament.

Correct Answer: Ireland

Dublin is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located on the country's east coast.

Correct Answer: USA

Chicago is a major city in the United States, located in the state of Illinois on the shores of Lake Michigan.

Correct Answer: Africa

Africa was historically referred to as the 'Dark Continent' by Europeans due to its largely unexplored interior until the 19th century.

Correct Answer: Jamaica

Jamaica is globally renowned for producing elite track and field sprinters, including legends like Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.

Correct Answer: 1896

Gymnastics has been a part of the modern Olympic Games since their inception in Athens in 1896.

Correct Answer: 20

Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer retired having won exactly 20 Grand Slam men's singles titles.

Correct Answer: Switzerland

Martina Hingis is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland who spent a total of 209 weeks as world No. 1.

Correct Answer: Nigeria

Boko Haram is a militant Islamist group primarily based in northeastern Nigeria, operating since the early 2000s.

Correct Answer: Tajikistan

The Supreme Assembly, known as Majlisi Oli, is the bicameral parliament of Tajikistan.

Correct Answer: Japan

The National Diet is Japan's bicameral legislature, composed of a lower house and an upper house.

Correct Answer: Kuala Lumpur

The Petronas Twin Towers are iconic skyscrapers located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004.

Correct Answer: Tunisia

The Arab Spring protests began in Tunisia in late 2010 after Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in protest against police corruption.

Correct Answer: Beijing

The inaugural Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC) was held in Beijing, China, in May 2019.

Correct Answer: Naira

The Naira is the official fiat currency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, introduced in 1973.

Correct Answer: Lyndon Baines Johnson

Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th US President following the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963.

Correct Answer: Egypt

The ancient Greek historian Herodotus called Egypt the "Gift of the Nile" because the civilization depended heavily on the river's annual flooding for agriculture.

Correct Answer: 12 May

International Nurses Day is observed globally on May 12 each year to mark the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale.

Correct Answer: 29 August

The UN recognizes August 29 as the International Day against Nuclear Tests to raise awareness about the devastating effects of nuclear weapons testing.

Correct Answer: Uprising

Intifada is an Arabic word literally meaning 'shaking off', heavily associated with Palestinian popular uprisings against Israeli occupation.

Correct Answer: Dogs

The Labrador Retriever is a British breed of retriever gun dog, widely popular across the globe as a pet and service animal.

Correct Answer: England

Pakistan won its first and only ICC Cricket World Cup in 1992 by defeating England by 22 runs in the final at Melbourne.

Correct Answer: 1997

The legendary Pakistani Qawwali maestro Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan passed away on August 16, 1997, in London.

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 to do so.

Correct Answer: Captain Sarwar Shaheed

Captain Muhammad Sarwar was the first recipient of Nishan-e-Haider, Pakistan's highest military gallantry award, for his valor in the 1948 Kashmir War.

Correct Answer: Shah Faisal

King Faisal of Saudi Arabia visited Pakistan in 1974 to attend the 2nd Islamic Summit Conference hosted in Lahore.

Correct Answer: Lahore

The Pakistan Navy War College, a premier educational institution of the Pakistan Navy, is located in Lahore.

Correct Answer: Aurangzeb

Deen-e-Ilahi, introduced by Akbar, lost prominence and was systematically dismantled by orthodox successors, culminating under Emperor Aurangzeb.

Correct Answer: State Bank of Pakistan

The State Bank of Pakistan was formally inaugurated by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah on July 1, 1948.

Correct Answer: 1935

The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) inherited its roots from the Public Service Commission established under the Government of India Act 1935.

Correct Answer: PEMRA

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) regulates and issues licenses for electronic media, including cable TV and FM radio.

Correct Answer: China

Pakistan shares its shortest international border with China, a mountainous boundary spanning approximately 599 kilometers.

Correct Answer: United Front

Following the 1954 provincial elections in East Bengal, the Muslim League had to form a coalition with the United Front to maintain government control in the center.

Correct Answer: Bicameral

The Government of India Act 1919 established a bicameral legislature at the center, introducing a Council of State and a Legislative Assembly.

Correct Answer: Liaquat Nehru Pact

The Liaquat-Nehru Pact was a bilateral treaty signed between India and Pakistan on April 8, 1950, to guarantee the rights of minorities in both countries.

Correct Answer: Red Sea

The Red Sea is considered the saltiest open sea in the world. (Note: The Dead Sea is technically a hypersaline lake, though frequently referred to as a sea).

Correct Answer: 50

According to the World Glacier Monitoring Service and standard geographic estimates, glaciers are found in roughly 50 countries globally.

Correct Answer: New Zealand

The Tasman Glacier (Haupapa) is the largest glacier in New Zealand, located in the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park.

Correct Answer: Kaghan Valley and Chilas

Babusar Pass is a high mountain pass that effectively connects the Kaghan Valley (in KPK) with Chilas in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Correct Answer: A Galaxy

A galaxy is a massive, gravitationally bound system that contains stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, dark matter, and solar systems.

Correct Answer: Vitamin D

When bare skin is exposed to UVB rays from the sun, the body naturally synthesizes Vitamin D.

Correct Answer: Liver

Hepatitis specifically refers to an inflammatory condition of the liver, which is commonly caused by viral infections.

Correct Answer: Convex lens

A convex lens is a converging lens that refracts parallel light rays, such as sunlight, to meet at a single focal point.

Correct Answer: Henri Becquerel

Henri Becquerel discovered spontaneous radioactivity in 1896 while working with uranium salts.

Correct Answer: before he is born

A fetal heartbeat typically begins around 5 to 6 weeks into pregnancy, long before birth.

Correct Answer: F11

Pressing F11 in Excel instantly creates a default chart using the highlighted data range on a new chart sheet.

Correct Answer: View different rows and columns

Scroll bars allow users to navigate through the spreadsheet visually without changing the active cell or modifying data.

Correct Answer: Cache

Cache memory is extremely fast SRAM located close to the CPU, significantly outperforming main memory (RAM) in speed.

Correct Answer: ALT+CTRL+O

In Microsoft Word, pressing ALT+CTRL+O quickly switches the document layout to Outline view.

Correct Answer: Tim Berners-Lee

British computer scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989 while working at CERN, along with Robert Cailliau.

Correct Answer: F5

The F5 key is the standard shortcut in PowerPoint to launch a slideshow starting from the very first slide.

Correct Answer: 85

Let the number be x. x + 0.20x = 102 => 1.2x = 102 => x = 102 / 1.2 = 85.

Correct Answer: 8%

He spends 60% on food and education. Remaining = 40%. He spends 80% of 40% (which is 32%) on rent. Leftover = 40% - 32% = 8%.

Correct Answer: Bureaucracy

The correct spelling is 'Bureaucracy', meaning a system of government or administration with numerous officials.

Correct Answer: Solidify

To coagulate means to change from a fluid to a thickened mass or solid state, hence 'Solidify' is the closest synonym.

Correct Answer: to destroy or ruin oneself

The idiom 'to end in smoke' means to yield no practical result, fail, or be ruined completely.

Correct Answer: An impracticable wish

A 'pipe dream' is an unattainable or fanciful hope or scheme.

Correct Answer: Its cover

This popular idiom implies that you shouldn't judge the value or content of something strictly by its outward appearance.

Correct Answer: Difficult or complex problem

The 'Gordian Knot' represents an extremely difficult or intractable problem, famously solved by Alexander the Great with a bold stroke.

Correct Answer: Imperfect

Infallible means incapable of making mistakes. Its direct antonym is imperfect or error-prone.

Correct Answer: Suspicious

Credulous means showing too great a readiness to believe things (gullible). Its opposite is suspicious or skeptical.

Correct Answer: Prior

Subsequent means coming after something in time. Its antonym is 'prior', meaning coming before.

Correct Answer: حکیم احمد شجاع

باپ کا گناہ مشہور ڈرامہ نویس اور مصنف حکیم احمد شجاع کی تخلیق ہے۔

Correct Answer: ڈاکٹر جمیل جالبی

ڈاکٹر جمیل جالبی نے اردو ادب کی تاریخ پر انتہائی مستند اور طویل ترین کتاب لکھی ہے۔

Correct Answer: مزاح نگاری

مشتاق احمد یوسفی اردو ادب کے عظیم مزاح نگار تھے، جن کی تحریریں شگفتگی اور طنز کا بہترین نمونہ ہیں۔

Correct Answer: سرسید احمد خان

حیات جاوید مولانا الطاف حسین حالی نے لکھی ہے جو کہ سرسید احمد خان کی سوانح حیات ہے۔

Correct Answer: ڈاکٹر محمد دین تاثیر

آتش کدہ ڈاکٹر محمد دین تاثیر کا مشہور مجموعہ کلام ہے۔

Correct Answer: افواج

فوج عربی زبان کا لفظ ہے اور اس کی جمع 'افواج' ہے۔

Correct Answer: ہمالہ

علامہ اقبال کی پہلی باقاعدہ مطبوعہ نظم 'ہمالہ' تھی جو 1901 میں مخزن جریدے میں شائع ہوئی۔

Correct Answer: بانگ درا

علامہ اقبال کی شہرہ آفاق نظمیں شکوہ اور جواب شکوہ ان کے پہلے مجموعہ کلام 'بانگ درا' میں شامل ہیں۔

Correct Answer: مولانا محمد علی جوہر

مولانا محمد علی جوہر نے انگریزی اخبار کامریڈ کے علاوہ اردو کا مشہور اخبار 'ہمدرد' بھی جاری کیا تھا۔

Correct Answer: جان بوجھ کر انجان بننا

تجاہل عارفانہ علم المعانی کی ایک اصطلاح ہے جس کا مطلب سب کچھ جاننے کے باوجود انجان بن جانا ہے۔

Correct Answer: حسینہ معین

انکل عرفی پی ٹی وی کا ایک مشہور کلاسک ڈرامہ تھا جسے معروف ڈرامہ نویس حسینہ معین نے لکھا تھا۔

Correct Answer: کلیم الدین احمد

مشہور نقاد کلیم الدین احمد نے اردو غزل کو کڑی تنقید کا نشانہ بناتے ہوئے اسے 'نیم وحشی صنف سخن' کہا تھا۔

Correct Answer: انگور کی شراب

بنت العنب (انگور کی بیٹی) اردو اور فارسی شاعری میں انگور سے بنی ہوئی شراب کے لیے بطور استعارہ استعمال ہوتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: بے وقوف مالدار

یہ ایک محاورہ ہے جو ایسے شخص کے لیے استعمال ہوتا ہے جو دولت مند تو ہو مگر عقل سے پیدل ہو۔

Correct Answer: نا تجربہ کار

طفلِ مکتب کا لفظی مطلب 'سکول کا بچہ' ہے اور یہ مجازاً نا تجربہ کار شخص کے لیے بولا جاتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: پانی سے نکلا ہوا

موسیٰ قبطی زبان کا لفظ ہے جس کے معنی 'پانی سے نکالا ہوا' کے ہیں، کیونکہ فرعون کی بیوی نے انہیں دریا سے نکالا تھا۔

Correct Answer: Hazrat Daood (A.S)

The Zaboor (Psalms) is the holy book revealed by Allah to Prophet Daood (David) A.S.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A)

Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A) was the only rightly guided Caliph who died of illness (a natural death), whereas the others were martyred.

Correct Answer: Seven

Hazrat Hajra ran back and forth between the hills of Safa and Marwa exactly seven times in search of water for her son Hazrat Ismaeel.

Correct Answer: Social and legal injunctions

While Makki Surahs focus heavily on faith, monotheism, and the hereafter, Madni Surahs emphasize social laws, jurisprudence, and community rules.

Correct Answer: To stop

The word 'Zam Zam' originates from the Arabic phrase meaning 'stop flowing', which Hazrat Hajra uttered to contain the gushing spring water.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Sobia (R.A)

Thuwaybah (Sobia) R.A, the freed slave of Abu Lahab, was the first wet nurse (foster mother) of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) before Hazrat Halima Sadia.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Abu Talib (R.A)

Hazrat Abu Talib, the beloved uncle and protector of the Prophet (PBUH), passed away in the Year of Sorrow (Aam-ul-Huzn), the 10th year of Prophethood.

Correct Answer: Tabuk

The Expedition of Tabuk, which took place in 9 AH, was the final military expedition led personally by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Correct Answer: Hazrat Musa (A.S)

Mann-o-Salwa was heavenly food provided to Bani Israel, the followers of Hazrat Musa (A.S), during their wandering in the desert.