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

Correct Answer: Macau

Casa Garden and Sun Yat Sen Park are both historically significant locations situated in Macau, a Special Administrative Region of China.

Correct Answer: None of these

Ashgabat is the capital city of Turkmenistan, which is not listed among the provided options.

Correct Answer: Lebanon

Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, situated on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coast.

Correct Answer: New York

The 'Big Apple' is a famous nickname for New York City, popularized in the 1920s by sports writer John J. Fitz Gerald.

Correct Answer: Sir Zafarullah Khan

Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, a prominent Pakistani diplomat, served as the President of the 17th session of the UN General Assembly.

Correct Answer: Eratosthenes

The ancient Greek scholar Eratosthenes was the first person to calculate the circumference and radius of the Earth with remarkable accuracy.

Correct Answer: None of these

The Paris Peace Accords, signed in 1973, officially ended direct United States military involvement in the Vietnam War.

Correct Answer: Afghanistan

Afghanistan joined the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) as its 8th member state in 2007.

Correct Answer: to solve dispute between countries

The ICJ primarily settles legal disputes submitted by states (countries) and gives advisory opinions on legal questions.

Correct Answer: None of these

The headquarters of the International Energy Agency (IEA) is located in Paris, France.

Correct Answer: None of these

The Hanns Seidel Foundation primarily focused on democracy, governance, and political education, rather than directly offering scholarships or medical help to general students.

Correct Answer: Brahmagupta

The ancient Indian mathematician Brahmagupta provided the first written rules for performing arithmetic operations with the number zero.

Correct Answer: مانسہرہ

ہزارہ یونیورسٹی خیبر پختونخواہ کے ضلع مانسہرہ (ڈھوڈیال) میں واقع ہے۔

Correct Answer: Sweden

Sweden officially became the 32nd member of the NATO alliance in March 2024.

Correct Answer: Golam Sarwar

Golam Sarwar from Bangladesh assumed the office of Secretary General of SAARC in 2023.

Correct Answer: Gwadar Gas Port Limited

Gwadar Gas Port Limited proposed the virtual pipeline infrastructure to efficiently transport LNG to specific industrial zones.

Correct Answer: November 2020

In November 2020, Pakistan and Bosnia signed a readmission agreement to facilitate the return of illegal Pakistani migrants.

Correct Answer: None of these

None of the provided options accurately reflect the current minister, as cabinet positions frequently change.

Correct Answer: Zindagi app

The Zindagi App was launched to raise awareness and combat the spread of narcotics and drug abuse among the youth.

Correct Answer: Africa

The Orange River is the longest river in South Africa, flowing westwards into the Atlantic Ocean.

Correct Answer: United States

The Mojave Desert is a rain-shadow desert primarily located in southeastern California and southern Nevada in the USA.

Correct Answer: Karakoram

Rakaposhi is a stunning mountain peak situated in the Karakoram mountain range in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Himalaya

Nanga Parbat, famously known as the 'Killer Mountain', forms the western anchor of the Himalayan Range.

Correct Answer: Cirque

A cirque is an amphitheater-shaped valley formed by glacial erosion, found high on mountainsides.

Correct Answer: Habib Ullah Khan

Habibullah Khan Marwat served as the first Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan from 1973 to 1977.

Correct Answer: Khawaja Nazim-ud-Din

Following the assassination of Liaquat Ali Khan, Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin stepped down as Governor-General to become the second Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Correct Answer: 1970

Pakistan's first-ever direct general elections based on adult franchise were held in December 1970 under Yahya Khan.

Correct Answer: 175

Gwadar was an overseas possession of the Sultanate of Oman from 1783 until it was purchased by Pakistan in 1958, spanning roughly 175 years.

Correct Answer: None of these

The renowned poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz was born in Kala Qader (Faiz Nagar) in the Narowal district of Punjab.

Correct Answer: Actor

Zia Mohyeddin was a legendary Pakistani actor, producer, and television personality renowned for his theatrical recitations.

Correct Answer: Aligarh

The All India Muslim Students Federation was officially founded in 1937 in Aligarh to politically mobilize Muslim youth.

Correct Answer: Sir Agha Khan

Sir Aga Khan III successfully led the Muslim delegation during the Round Table Conferences held in London.

Correct Answer: Mountbatten Plan

The 3rd June Plan of 1947, which laid out the mechanism for the partition of British India, is commonly called the Mountbatten Plan.

Correct Answer: Hindu Press

The Hindu-dominated press mockingly termed the 1940 Lahore Resolution as the 'Pakistan Resolution', a name that was later proudly adopted by the Muslims.

Correct Answer: Afghans and Marhattas

The Third Battle of Panipat took place in 1761 between the invading Afghan army of Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Maratha Empire.

Correct Answer: 5 years

According to the Constitution of Pakistan (1973), the National Assembly serves a term of five years unless dissolved earlier.

Correct Answer: None of these

The Sino-Pakistan Boundary Agreement was signed in 1963 to officially resolve the border dispute between Pakistan and China.

Correct Answer: 969 MW

The Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Plant in Azad Kashmir has an installed power generation capacity of 969 megawatts.

Correct Answer: Colonel Rafiuddin

The book 'Bhutto Ke Akhri 323 Din' (The Last 323 Days of Bhutto) was authored by Col. Rafiuddin, who was an intelligence officer at Adiala Jail.

Correct Answer: None of these

The central and most significant territorial dispute between Pakistan and India revolves around the region of Jammu and Kashmir.

Correct Answer: November 1972

KANUPP, the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant, was inaugurated by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in November 1972.

Correct Answer: Markhor

The Markhor, a large species of wild goat native to the mountainous regions, is the national animal of Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Implement monetary policy

As the central bank, the State Bank of Pakistan formulates and implements monetary policy to stabilize the economy.

Correct Answer: Lungs

COVID-19 primarily attacks the respiratory system, leading to severe pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome in the lungs.

Correct Answer: None of these

Anemia is primarily caused by a deficiency of Iron, which is required to make hemoglobin.

Correct Answer: Cocci

Pneumonia is frequently caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, which are spherical bacteria known as cocci.

Correct Answer: Greenhouse gases

Greenhouse gases (like CO2 and methane) trap heat in the atmosphere, leading to an increase in Earth's temperature.

Correct Answer: Methane

Methane is highly effective at trapping heat; over a 20-year period, it is more than 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas.

Correct Answer: Mercury

Mercury is the only transition metal that remains in a liquid state at standard room temperature and pressure.

Correct Answer: None of these

The stethoscope was invented by the French physician René Laënnec in 1816.

Correct Answer: None of these

Submarines float and dive by altering their buoyancy, a mechanism that operates fundamentally on Archimedes' Principle.

Correct Answer: Browser

Internet Explorer is a discontinued series of graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft to navigate the World Wide Web.

Correct Answer: Horizontal market

MS Office is horizontal market software because it provides general productivity tools used across a wide variety of industries.

Correct Answer: Both Formula and Cell value

In spreadsheet programs like Excel, conditional formatting can trigger based on the specific value of a cell or a custom logical formula.

Correct Answer: PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentation program designed to create slides incorporating text, graphics, and multimedia.

Correct Answer: Save as

Using the 'Save As' function allows a user to select the file format and save the current document as a PDF.

Correct Answer: Charles Babbage

Charles Babbage is considered the 'father of the computer' for conceptualizing and designing the first mechanical computer, the Analytical Engine.

Correct Answer: No Outline

In MS Office applications, choosing the 'No Outline' option removes the visible border around a selected shape.

Correct Answer: Select query

A SELECT query in SQL is used to fetch and retrieve specific data from a database that matches certain criteria.

Correct Answer: 56

A triangle requires 3 points. The number of triangles formed from an 8-sided polygon is 8C3 = (8×7×6)/(3×2×1) = 56.

Correct Answer: 20 and 60

Total sum is 5×34=170. The sum of the first three is 90. The sum of the remaining two is 80. Distributed in 1:3, the numbers are 20 and 60.

Correct Answer: 7.7 cm by 12.6 cm

Multiply both dimensions by the scale factor 7/5 (1.4). So, 5.5 × 1.4 = 7.7 cm, and 9 × 1.4 = 12.6 cm.

Correct Answer: 11.52 cm

Using V = (4/3)πr³; 6400 = (4/3)×3.14×r³, solving for r yields approximately 11.52 cm.

Correct Answer: 75

The total sum of marks is 375. Dividing by the 5 subjects gives an average of 75.

Correct Answer: 76200

Interest = PRT/100 = 60000×0.09×3 = 16200. Total amount repaid = Principal + Interest = 60000 + 16200 = 76200.

Correct Answer: 27

Testing option 27: Sum of digits = 9. 3×9 = 27. Also, 27 + 45 = 72 (digits reversed).

Correct Answer: 2

3^(x+3) = 243. Since 3^5 = 243, x + 3 = 5, resulting in x = 2.

Correct Answer: Clear

Vague means uncertain, indefinite, or unclear. Its direct antonym is 'Clear'.

Correct Answer: to retreat

The phrasal verb 'back out' means to withdraw from an agreement, commitment, or promise.

Correct Answer: Prevent it at the start

The idiom means to halt something at an early stage before it can develop into a larger problem.

Correct Answer: Crying for the moon

The idiom 'crying for the moon' means to desire something that is unattainable or completely unrealistic.

Correct Answer: Romans

The famous proverb 'When in Rome, do as the Romans do' advises adapting to the customs of the place you are visiting.

Correct Answer: A song is being sung by Daniel

The present continuous tense active voice transforms into 'is/am/are + being + V3' in the passive voice.

Correct Answer: Preposition

In this sentence, 'along' acts as a preposition indicating the relationship of movement with respect to the road.

Correct Answer: Walk : Stagger

Stammering is a disruption or impairment of talking, just as staggering is a disruption of walking.

Correct Answer: By

When referring to a mode of transportation generally, the preposition 'by' is used (e.g., by train, by bus).

Correct Answer: Raise

The phrasal verb 'bring up' commonly means to care for and raise a child.

Correct Answer: Emily said that she might leave the next day.

In indirect speech, 'may' changes to 'might', and 'tomorrow' changes to 'the next day'.

Correct Answer: Colon

A colon is used to introduce a list of items following an independent clause.

Correct Answer: She invited me and my sister

The objective pronoun 'me' must be used instead of 'I' since it functions as the object of the verb 'invited'.

Correct Answer: Both Pakistan and India are poor.

The conjunction 'and' joining a compound subject takes a plural verb ('are'), and 'Both...and' is the correct correlative pair.

Correct Answer: Has been

The present perfect continuous tense ('has been') is used for an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

Correct Answer: تین بار

اس شعر میں تضاد (opposites) کے تین جوڑے استعمال ہوئے ہیں: یہ/وہ، یہاں/وہاں، اور مرنے/جینے کی پابندی۔

Correct Answer: دام

یہ ایک مشہور اردو ضرب المثل ہے جس کا مطلب ہے دوہرا فائدہ ہونا۔ درست لفظ 'دام' (قیمت) ہے۔

Correct Answer: مومن

مومن خان مومن وہ مشہور شاعر تھے جنہوں نے مغل دربار سے وابستہ ہونے کے باوجود درباری یا قصیدہ گوئی کی شاعری سے پرہیز کیا۔

Correct Answer: شبلی نعمانی

مولانا شبلی نعمانی نے اپنی مشہور کتاب 'موازنہ انیس و دبیر' لکھ کر اردو میں تقابلی تنقید کی باقاعدہ بنیاد رکھی۔

Correct Answer: ان میں سے کوئی نہیں

اردو کا پہلا اور سب سے بڑا عوامی شاعر 'نظیر اکبر آبادی' کو کہا جاتا ہے، جو کہ آپشنز میں موجود نہیں ہیں۔

Correct Answer: غلام عباس

'آنندی' اردو کے مشہور افسانہ نگار غلام عباس کا تحریر کردہ ایک شاہکار افسانہ ہے۔

Correct Answer: مرکب توصیفی

صفت اور موصوف کے ملنے سے جو مرکب بنتا ہے اسے گرامر میں مرکب توصیفی کہتے ہیں (جیسے ذہین طالبہ)۔

Correct Answer: ادھار لینا

استعارہ عربی زبان کا لفظ ہے جس کے لغوی معنی 'مستعار لینا' یا 'ادھار لینا' کے ہیں۔

Correct Answer: ظرف زمان

وہ اسم جو کسی کام کے واقع ہونے کے وقت یا زمانے کو ظاہر کرے، گرامر میں ظرف زمان کہلاتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: A. J. Sprenger

Aloys Sprenger, an Orientalist, highly admired and detailed the scientific precision and historical methodology used by Muslims to authenticate Ahadith.

Correct Answer: Sariyya

A Sariyya is a military expedition dispatched by the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in which he did not personally participate.

Correct Answer: Nahj al-Balagha

Nahj al-Balagha is a famous collection of sermons, letters, and sayings attributed to the fourth Caliph, Hazrat Ali (RA).

Correct Answer: Jerusalem

Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site in Islam, is situated in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Correct Answer: 638 CE

Jerusalem peacefully surrendered to Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA) in 638 CE after a siege by the Muslim army.

Correct Answer: Ayat 282

Ayat 282 of Surah Al-Baqarah, famously known as the 'Ayat al-Dayn' (Verse of Debt), is the longest verse in the Quran.

Correct Answer: Surah Yaseen

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) referred to Surah Yaseen as the 'Heart of the Quran' due to its profound themes of resurrection and the afterlife.

Correct Answer: All of these

The minimum wealth criteria (Nisab) for Zakat to become obligatory is possessing 7.5 tolas of gold, 52.5 tolas of silver, or cash/assets equivalent to that value.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Zaid Ibn Sabit RA

Hazrat Zaid bin Thabit (RA) was the primary scribe of Wahi (revelation) and later played a key role in the compilation of the Quran.