PPSC Assistant (BS-16) Special Education Department Past Paper 2022 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru wrote 'Glimpses of World History' in 1934, originally as a series of letters to his daughter Indira.

Correct Answer: CENTO

After Iraq withdrew in 1959, the Baghdad Pact was renamed the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO).

Correct Answer: Organization of Islamic Cooperation

Originally established as the Organization of the Islamic Conference, it was renamed to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in 2011.

Correct Answer: 2012

The first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, which aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, ended in 2012.

Correct Answer: Lilly

The Water Lily is commonly referred to as the Queen of the Water due to its elegant aquatic blooms.

Correct Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th US President, issued the Emancipation Proclamation which led to the abolition of slavery.

Correct Answer: 1815

Switzerland's permanent neutrality was internationally recognized at the Congress of Vienna in 1815.

Correct Answer: All of these

The Treaty of Lausanne formally established the borders of modern Turkey and resolved territorial and financial disputes post-WWI.

Correct Answer: France

France consistently ranks as the most visited country in the world, attracting millions of international tourists annually.

Correct Answer: Purani Dilli

Shahjahanabad, founded by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, is today known as Old Delhi (Purani Dilli).

Correct Answer: Abdul Majeed II

Abdulmejid II was the last Caliph of Islam from the Ottoman dynasty, though Mehmed VI was the last Sultan before the sultanate was abolished.

Correct Answer: Prevent its population from escaping Soviet controlled East Berlin to West Berlin

The Berlin Wall was erected by East Germany in 1961 to stem the mass defection of its citizens to democratic West Berlin.

Correct Answer: Six

The 2021 season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) was the sixth edition of the tournament.

Correct Answer: Quetta Gladiators

Quetta Gladiators won their first PSL title by defeating Peshawar Zalmi in the 2019 final held in Karachi.

Correct Answer: Black Summer

The unusually intense bushfire season in Australia during 2019-2020 became colloquially known as the Black Summer.

Correct Answer: 1996

The Taliban first took control of Kabul and established the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in 1996.

Correct Answer: Both of these

Both the United Nations collectively and its Secretary-General Antonio Guterres have repeatedly declared global warming an existential threat.

Correct Answer: 7.5%

The recorded budget deficit target/estimate around the 2021-2022 financial year hovered near 7.5% of the GDP.

Correct Answer: Gurdeep Singh

Gurdeep Singh of the PTI became the first turban-clad Sikh representative to be elected to the Senate from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2021.

Correct Answer: Aalia Neelum

Justice Aalia Neelum is the current Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court, succeeding previous justices like Muhammad Ameer Bhatti.

Correct Answer: Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907 for his profound works including 'The Jungle Book'.

Correct Answer: Law: Enforce

Just as a promise is meant to be fulfilled, a law is meant to be enforced.

Correct Answer: Nerves

Madness is a dysfunction of the brain, just as paralysis is fundamentally a dysfunction of the nerves.

Correct Answer: Revenge

Retaliation means the action of returning a military attack or seeking counter-attack, which aligns with 'Revenge'.

Correct Answer: Simplify

Embellish means to make something more attractive by adding details. The opposite is to simplify or strip down.

Correct Answer: Exposition

Exposition refers to a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.

Correct Answer: Present Continuous

The 'are + verb(ing)' structure indicates an ongoing action in the present, known as the Present Continuous tense.

Correct Answer: Has

In formal grammar, 'none' usually takes a singular verb, hence 'has' is grammatically correct.

Correct Answer: Illative

Illative conjunctions (like 'so', 'therefore') are used to express inferences or logical conclusions.

Correct Answer: were

The correct traditional English proverb is 'If wishes were horses, beggars would ride'.

Correct Answer: to fly in the face of

The correct English idiom is 'to fly in the face of', meaning to defy or oppose standard logic or expectation.

Correct Answer: Hyphen

The phrase 'mother-in-law' utilizes hyphens to connect the compound noun.

Correct Answer: !

Sentences expressing strong emotion or emphasis typically end with an exclamation mark (!).

Correct Answer: Interjection

In this context, 'Well' is used as an introductory interjection to express hesitation or a transition in thought.

Correct Answer: Adjective

Here, 'five' acts as a numeral adjective modifying the noun 'fingers'.

Correct Answer: about

The phrasal verb 'bring about' means to cause something to happen.

Correct Answer: Plague

The Black Death was a devastating global epidemic of bubonic plague that struck Europe and Asia in the mid-1300s.

Correct Answer: Malaria

Sir Ronald Ross proved in 1897 that mosquitoes transmit malaria, an achievement for which he won the Nobel Prize.

Correct Answer: All of these

Astronomy is the comprehensive scientific study of all celestial objects, including stars, moons, and planets.

Correct Answer: High pressure to low pressure

Wind is essentially the movement of air from an area of higher atmospheric pressure to an area of lower pressure.

Correct Answer: Stratosphere

The stratosphere is the second layer of the Earth's atmosphere, located just above the troposphere, and contains the ozone layer.

Correct Answer: 1876

Alexander Graham Bell was granted the first US patent for the telephone in 1876.

Correct Answer: Alexander Fleming

Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming discovered the antibiotic penicillin from the Penicillium mold in 1928.

Correct Answer: Kinetic Energy

As water falls down a waterfall, its gravitational potential energy is converted into kinetic energy (energy of motion).

Correct Answer: 10^-12

A picosecond is an SI unit of time equal to one trillionth of a second, mathematically expressed as 10^-12 seconds.

Correct Answer: Acid rain

Acid rain alters the pH of the soil, stripping it of essential nutrients and causing significant soil pollution and degradation.

Correct Answer: None of these

Wind, solar, and hydropower are all renewable sources of energy. Non-renewable sources include coal, oil, and natural gas.

Correct Answer: Baluchistan

Ormara is a coastal city and port located on the Makran coastal region in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Srinagar Highway

The Kashmir Highway in Islamabad was formally renamed to Srinagar Highway in 2020 to express solidarity with Kashmiris.

Correct Answer: None of these

The Rowlatt Act was actually passed by the Imperial Legislative Council in Delhi in March 1919.

Correct Answer: Allama Iqbal

Allama Muhammad Iqbal delivered the historic Allahabad Address in 1930, outlining the vision for an independent Muslim state.

Correct Answer: 1928

The Nehru Report, proposing a new dominion status constitution for India, was published in August 1928.

Correct Answer: None of these

The Day of Deliverance was observed by the All-India Muslim League on 22 December 1939 after Congress ministries resigned.

Correct Answer: Canning

Lord Canning served as the last Governor-General of India and the first Viceroy after the transfer of power to the British Crown in 1858.

Correct Answer: Maulana Zafar Ali Khan

The 1940 Lahore Resolution was presented by A.K. Fazlul Huq and prominently seconded by Maulana Zafar Ali Khan from Punjab.

Correct Answer: Riffat Masood

Riffat Masood became Pakistan's first female ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran in 2018.

Correct Answer: None of these

The official national sport of Pakistan is Field Hockey.

Correct Answer: Syed Ahmad Shaheed

Syed Ahmad Shaheed Barelvi launched the Jihad Movement in the 19th century against the Sikh Empire in the Northwest Frontier region.

Correct Answer: Rani Kot Fort

Ranikot Fort, also known as the Great Wall of Sindh, is considered the largest fort in Pakistan and globally.

Correct Answer: 07-April-2012

On April 7, 2012, a massive ice avalanche struck the Pakistan Army's 6th Northern Light Infantry Battalion headquarters in the Gayari Sector.

Correct Answer: Cottage

Prior to widespread industrialization in the Ayub Khan era (post-1958), the cottage industry was the primary growing sector.

Correct Answer: 15 days

The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) typically reviews and determines petroleum prices on a fortnightly (15-day) basis.

Correct Answer: Khanpur

Khanpur Dam is located on the Haro River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, supplying water to Islamabad and Rawalpindi.

Correct Answer: Zarb-e-Azb

Operation Zarb-e-Azb was launched by the Pakistan Armed Forces on 15 June 2014 in North Waziristan.

Correct Answer: 1970

Balochistan was given the full status of a province on 1 July 1970 after the dissolution of the One Unit scheme.

Correct Answer: Ravi

The Ravi River originates in the Himalayas in the Multhan tehsil of Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, not Jammu & Kashmir.

Correct Answer: Karakoram

Mount Godwin-Austen, commonly known as K2, is the second-highest mountain in the world, located in the Karakoram Range.

Correct Answer: Cryptocurrency

Blockchain is the core decentralized ledger technology that underpins cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

Correct Answer: ROM

Read-Only Memory (ROM) contains permanent instructions (like BIOS) that cannot be easily modified or erased.

Correct Answer: Cache

Web cache stores site data locally on your computer to significantly speed up loading times upon subsequent visits.

Correct Answer: Software

Languages like C++, COBOL, and Java are used to write software programs, which provide instructions to the hardware.

Correct Answer: IP address

Every device connected to the internet is assigned a unique numerical label known as an Internet Protocol (IP) address.

Correct Answer: View

In MS PowerPoint, the Slide Sorter option, which gives a thumbnail view of all slides, is located under the View tab.

Correct Answer: 24 minutes

Using inverse proportion: 12 pumps * 20 mins = 10 pumps * X mins. X = (12 * 20) / 10 = 24 minutes.

Correct Answer: 15°/hr

The Earth completes a 360-degree rotation in approximately 24 hours, meaning it spins at a rate of 360/24 = 15 degrees per hour.

Correct Answer: 39000

Road area = (80x10) + (60x10) - (10x10) = 800 + 600 - 100 = 1300 sqm. Total cost = 1300 * 30 = Rs. 39000.

Correct Answer: 1250

Total days worked = 12. Daily wage = 7500 / 12 = Rs 625. For 2 days, earnings = 625 * 2 = Rs 1250.

Correct Answer: 2500

Price per mango = 1517.25 / 357 = 4.25. Total for 49 dozen (588 mangoes) = 4.25 * 588 = Rs. 2500.

Correct Answer: 12 days

Ratio of time taken A:B = 1:4. Difference is 3x = 45 -> x = 15. A takes 15 days, B takes 60. Combined work = 1/15 + 1/60 = 5/60 = 1/12. It takes 12 days.

Correct Answer: 30°

Tan(θ) = Perpendicular/Base = 1/√3. The angle whose tangent is 1/√3 is 30°.

Correct Answer: 250 meter

Relative speed = 102 km/h = 28.33 m/s. Distance = Speed x Time = 28.33 x 18 = 510 m. Second train length = 510 - 260 = 250 m.

Correct Answer: -1

Bases are equal, so powers can be equated: 3 + (-6) = 2x - 1. -3 = 2x - 1 -> -2 = 2x -> x = -1.

Correct Answer: ہمالہ

علامہ اقبال کی مشہور کتاب 'بانگ درا' کی سب سے پہلی نظم 'ہمالہ' ہے۔

Correct Answer: ارمغان حجاز

'ارمغان حجاز' علامہ اقبال کا وہ شعری مجموعہ ہے جس میں اردو اور فارسی دونوں زبانوں کا کلام شامل ہے۔

Correct Answer: پنجاب میں اردو

حافظ محمود شیرانی کی مشہور تحقیق 'پنجاب میں اردو' ہے جس میں انہوں نے اردو کی جائے پیدائش پنجاب کو قرار دیا ہے۔

Correct Answer: چیل کے گھونسلے میں ماس کہاں

یہ درست ضرب المثل ہے جس کا مطلب ہے کہ کسی لالچی کے پاس سے کسی چیز کا بچنا محال ہے۔

Correct Answer: جو کام خود کیا جائے وہی بہتر ہے

اس ضرب المثل کا مطلب یہ ہے کہ جو کام انسان خود اپنے ہاتھ سے کرتا ہے وہی سب سے اچھا ہوتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: دھوکا ہر وقت نہیں چلتا

اس کا مطلب یہ ہے کہ فریب، مکاری یا دھوکہ ہمیشہ کامیاب نہیں ہوتا، ایک دن حقیقت سامنے آ جاتی ہے۔

Correct Answer: خدا ظالم کو اختیار نہ دے

یہ کہاوت اس وقت بولی جاتی ہے جب دعا کی جائے کہ خدا کسی کم ظرف یا ظالم انسان کو طاقت یا اختیار نہ دے۔

Correct Answer: 1800

فورٹ ولیم کالج کا قیام لارڈ ویلزلی نے 10 جولائی 1800 میں کلکتہ میں کیا تھا۔

Correct Answer: ان میں سے کوئی نہیں

تہذیب الاخلاق 1870 میں شروع ہوا اور کئی تعطل کے بعد بالآخر 1881 میں مکمل طور پر علی گڑھ گزٹ میں ضم ہوگیا تھا۔

Correct Answer: جو فاعل کے علاوہ مفعول کی بھی ضرورت محسوس کرے

فعل متعدی وہ فعل ہوتا ہے جس کا مفہوم فاعل کے علاوہ مفعول کے بغیر پورا نہ ہو۔

Correct Answer: ثمود

قرآن مجید کے مطابق حضرت صالح علیہ السلام کو قومِ ثمود کی طرف مبعوث کیا گیا تھا۔

Correct Answer: حضرت عمر

ام المومنین حضرت حفصہ رضی اللہ عنہا دوسرے خلیفہ حضرت عمر فاروق رضی اللہ عنہ کی بیٹی تھیں۔

Correct Answer: حضرت امیر معاویہ

ام المومنین حضرت ام حبیبہ رضی اللہ عنہا حضرت ابو سفیان کی بیٹی اور حضرت امیر معاویہ رضی اللہ عنہ کی بہن تھیں۔

Correct Answer: حضرت عمر

خلیفہ اول حضرت ابوبکر صدیق رضی اللہ عنہ کی نماز جنازہ ان کی وصیت کے مطابق حضرت عمر رضی اللہ عنہ نے پڑھائی۔

Correct Answer: بغداد

مشہور فقیہ اور امام، امام اعظم ابو حنیفہ رحمۃ اللہ علیہ کا مزار عراق کے دارالحکومت بغداد میں واقع ہے۔

Correct Answer: حضرت علی

نبی کریم ﷺ نے غزوہ تبوک کے موقع پر مدینہ منورہ میں اپنی نیابت کے فرائض حضرت علی رضی اللہ عنہ کو سونپے تھے۔

Correct Answer: یاد کرنا

عربی لغت میں لفظ 'ذکر' کا عمومی اور بنیادی مطلب کسی کو 'یاد کرنا' یا تذکرہ کرنا ہے۔

Correct Answer: البقرہ

قرآن مجید کی سورۃ البقرہ کی آخری آیات مشہور دعائیہ کلمات (ربنا لا تؤاخذنا...) پر مشتمل ہیں۔