PPSC Assistant Sub Inspector (Service Quota) Punjab Police Past Paper 2021 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: Warren Buffet

Warren Buffett is widely considered one of the most successful investors in the world and is the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.

Correct Answer: Save our Souls

SOS is a Morse code distress signal, often popularly interpreted as 'Save Our Souls' or 'Save Our Ship'.

Correct Answer: Dam

The Nurek Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Vakhsh River in Tajikistan.

Correct Answer: French

François Bernier was a French physician and traveler who spent around 12 years in India during the Mughal Empire.

Correct Answer: Uninterruptible Power Supply

A UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) provides emergency power to a load when the input power source or mains power fails.

Correct Answer: Microprocessor card

Smart cards have embedded microprocessors that can handle data processing and secure storage.

Correct Answer: Tables

In MS Access, a relational database, data is structured and stored inside Tables as rows and columns.

Correct Answer: Data governance

Data governance refers to the overall management of the availability, usability, integrity, and security of data used in an enterprise.

Correct Answer: Databank

A databank is a specialized repository designed to hold extensive data relating to a specific topic or field.

Correct Answer: Slide and animation timings

The record feature allows presenters to save slide and animation timings, narrations, and laser pointer movements (though primary function is timings).

Correct Answer: Slide Sorter view

Slide Sorter view gives a comprehensive grid view of all slides as thumbnails, making it easy to rearrange them.

Correct Answer: Insert

Charts, graphs, and other visual objects can be added to a worksheet via the Insert tab on the ribbon.

Correct Answer: Vertical Lookup

VLOOKUP (Vertical Lookup) searches for a value in the first column of a range and returns a value in the same row from another column.

Correct Answer: File

To create a workbook from a template, you go to the File tab, click New, and select from available templates.

Correct Answer: Underlining the selected text

The keyboard shortcut Ctrl + U instantly applies an underline to the selected text.

Correct Answer: F5

In most major web browsers, pressing the F5 key refreshes or reloads the current webpage.

Correct Answer: winword.exe

Typing 'winword' or 'winword.exe' in the Windows Run dialogue starts the Microsoft Word application.

Correct Answer: Full screen reading view

Full Screen Reading view maximizes the space available for reading the document, hiding toolbars and menus.

Correct Answer: Sign up

The process of registering or creating a new digital account is referred to as 'Signing up'.

Correct Answer: Blogs

A blog (short for weblog) is an online journal or informational website displaying information in reverse chronological order.

Correct Answer: World-wide web

The World Wide Web (WWW) is an information system where documents and web resources are accessed over the Internet.

Correct Answer: Writing a letter

An email is the digital equivalent of drafting, addressing, and sending a traditional letter.

Correct Answer: Advance search

Advanced search functions allow users to apply specific filters (like date, exact phrase, domain) to narrow down results.

Correct Answer: Space ( )

Standard email address protocols do not allow blank spaces anywhere in the address string.

Correct Answer: Subject

The Subject line gives the recipient a brief summary or topic of what the email contains.

Correct Answer: 08

In the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, there are 8 seats reserved for non-Muslim minorities.

Correct Answer: World Bank

The World Bank brokered the Indus Waters Treaty, which was signed in Karachi in 1960.

Correct Answer: 1967

Fatima Jinnah, one of the leading founders of Pakistan, passed away on July 9, 1967.

Correct Answer: 1988

President General Zia-ul-Haq dismissed the government of Prime Minister Muhammad Khan Junejo on May 29, 1988.

Correct Answer: 1556-1605

Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar, the third Mughal Emperor, ruled from 1556 until his death in 1605.

Correct Answer: 200-600

The Mansabdari system ranked military commanders, with typical mid-level cavalry obligations historically categorized around 200-600 for certain ranks.

Correct Answer: Seventeen

Nasir Jamshed was sentenced to 17 months in prison by a UK court for his involvement in a spot-fixing scandal.

Correct Answer: Mohsin Naqvi

As of recent updates, Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi serves as the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

Correct Answer: Russia

Russia officially announced its withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty in January 2021, following the US withdrawal in 2020.

Correct Answer: 0

Greenwich represents the Prime Meridian, which is defined as 0 degrees longitude.

Correct Answer: Indus & Jhelum

The Potwar Plateau is bounded on the east by the Jhelum River and on the west by the Indus River.

Correct Answer: Utah State

The Great Salt Lake, the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere, is located in Utah, USA.

Correct Answer: Kabul

The Khyber Pass is a mountain pass in the northwest of Pakistan, connecting Peshawar to the Afghan capital, Kabul.

Correct Answer: Freezes

Under standard atmospheric pressure, water freezes at 32°F (0°C) and boils at 212°F (100°C).

Correct Answer: Bacteria

Antibiotics are specifically designed to treat bacterial infections by killing or inhibiting the growth of bacteria.

Correct Answer: Carbon dioxide

Solid carbon dioxide is commonly known as 'dry ice' and is extremely cold (-78.5°C), often used as a cooling agent.

Correct Answer: Methane & Carbon dioxide

Biogas is predominantly a mixture of methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2).

Correct Answer: Mafic and Basaltic

Mafic or basaltic magma is rich in magnesium and iron and relatively low in silica.

Correct Answer: 7

Evaluating the expression: (3.5 * 1.4) / 0.7 = 4.9 / 0.7 = 7.

Correct Answer: 8

Since x * y = 72 and x = 9, the other number y = 72 / 9 = 8.

Correct Answer: 35

Total man-days = 15 * 10 = 150. For 3 days, men needed = 150 / 3 = 50. Extra men required = 50 - 15 = 35.

Correct Answer: 11:9

x + y = 40 and x - y = 4. Solving gives x = 22, y = 18. Their ratio is 22:18, which simplifies to 11:9.

Correct Answer: 80%

Let the third number be 100. First number = 120, Second = 150. Percentage = (120/150) * 100 = 80%.

Correct Answer: $X^4 = Y^3$

Raising both sides to the power of 12: $(X^{1/3})^{12} = (Y^{1/4})^{12}$, which simplifies to $X^4 = Y^3$.

Correct Answer: To conceal one's talents

The idiom means to keep one's good qualities or abilities secret from other people.

Correct Answer: A narrow escape

A 'hairbreadth escape' refers to a very narrow or close escape from danger.

Correct Answer: To make a personal profit out of a disturbance

The phrase means taking advantage of a chaotic or confused situation for personal gain.

Correct Answer: A rough estimate

A 'rule of thumb' is a broadly accurate guide or principle, based on experience rather than strict measurement.

Correct Answer: Misguided

To be 'led astray' means to be directed into a mistake or wrongful path; misguided.

Correct Answer: Bear the consequences

To 'face the music' is to confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions.

Correct Answer: To come up to expectations

If someone or something 'cuts the mustard', they perform well or meet the required standard.

Correct Answer: At a distance

Keeping someone 'at arm's length' means maintaining a physical or emotional distance to avoid intimacy.

Correct Answer: Inaccessible

The word 'inaccessible' specifically means unable to be reached or approached.

Correct Answer: Bureaucracy

A bureaucracy is a system of administration where state officials make important decisions rather than elected representatives.

Correct Answer: Outriders

An outrider is a person, typically a police officer on a motorcycle, who escorts a vehicle.

Correct Answer: Sty

A sty (or pigsty) is an enclosure used for raising domestic pigs.

Correct Answer: Accomplice

An accomplice is a person who helps another commit a crime.

Correct Answer: Philanthropist

A philanthropist seeks to promote the welfare of others, usually through charitable donations.

Correct Answer: Syllable

A syllable is a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, forming the whole or a part of a word.

Correct Answer: Extempore

Extempore refers to something spoken or done without prior preparation.

Correct Answer: Inflict

To 'inflict' means to cause something unpleasant or painful to be suffered by someone.

Correct Answer: Cynosure

A 'cynosure' is a person or thing that is the center of attention or admiration.

Correct Answer: Hanging about

To 'hang about' means to spend time in a place without doing much or waiting.

Correct Answer: Appear

The phrasal verb 'turn up' generally means to put in an appearance or arrive.

Correct Answer: He was born in 1961.

'He was born in 1961' is the grammatically correct way to express someone's year of birth in the past tense.

Correct Answer: How dare you speak against me?

'Dare' acting as a semi-modal verb in questions takes a bare infinitive, making 'How dare you speak' correct.

Correct Answer: I think it is fit to go and settle the matter with him.

This phrasing naturally expresses the intention to resolve an issue with proper prepositional usage ('with him').

Correct Answer: She is prettier than her sister.

Using double comparatives like 'more prettier' is grammatically incorrect; 'prettier' is the proper comparative form.

Correct Answer: Moving

'Inert' means lacking the ability or strength to move, making 'Moving' its direct antonym.

Correct Answer: Apathy

'Zeal' means great energy or enthusiasm, whereas 'Apathy' means lack of interest or enthusiasm.

Correct Answer: Original

A 'facsimile' is an exact copy or replica, making 'Original' its clear opposite.

Correct Answer: Demand

To 'waive' is to voluntarily surrender a right; the opposite is to 'demand' or claim it.

Correct Answer: Steadfast

A 'fickle' person frequently changes their loyalties or affections, whereas someone 'steadfast' is resolutely unwavering.

Correct Answer: Criticize

To 'venerate' is to treat with deep reverence and respect, opposing the concept of criticizing or showing disrespect.

Correct Answer: Cowardly

'Gallant' signifies bravery and heroism, so its natural antonym is 'Cowardly'.

Correct Answer: Usual

'Anomalous' means deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected, making 'Usual' the antonym.

Correct Answer: Satanic

'Devilish' relates to or exhibits characteristics of the devil; 'Satanic' is a direct synonym.

Correct Answer: Guile

Both 'Fraud' and 'Guile' deal with deceitful cunning and trickery for personal gain.

Correct Answer: Crude

'Vulgar' indicates a lack of good taste, refinement, or politeness, much like being 'Crude'.

Correct Answer: Conquer

To 'subjugate' means to bring under domination or control, primarily by conquest.

Correct Answer: Clown

'Zany' refers to something amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic, historically tied to a comic performer or 'Clown'.

Correct Answer: Ruin

To 'wreck' something is to destroy or severely damage it, equating to 'Ruin'.

Correct Answer: Barbaric

'Uncivilized' denotes a lack of social development or culture, matching the meaning of 'Barbaric' or savage.

Correct Answer: ادھار لینا

علم بیان کی اصطلاح میں استعارہ کے لغوی معنی 'ادھار لینا' یا مستعار لینا ہیں۔

Correct Answer: ٹال مٹول کرنا

یہ محاورہ فضول باتیں کر کے اصل بات کو گول کرنے یا ٹال مٹول کرنے کے لیے استعمال ہوتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: دم

ضرب المثل 'ہاتھی نکل گیا دم رہ گئی' اس وقت بولی جاتی ہے جب کوئی بڑا کام مکمل ہو جائے اور تھوڑا سا حصہ باقی رہ جائے۔

Correct Answer: دو

یہ کہاوت 'ایک پنتھ دو کاج' کے طور پر بولی جاتی ہے، جس کا مطلب ہے ایک کام سے دو فائدے حاصل کرنا۔

Correct Answer: امتیاز علی تاج

چچا چھکن سید امتیاز علی تاج کا تخلیق کردہ اردو ادب کا ایک مشہور مزاحیہ کردار ہے۔

Correct Answer: ہجر

وصل کا مطلب ملنا ہوتا ہے جبکہ ہجر کا مطلب جدائی یا بچھڑنا ہوتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: Mus'ab ibn Umayr (RA)

Mus'ab ibn Umayr (RA) was sent by the Prophet (PBUH) to Madinah as the first ambassador and teacher to teach the Quran to the people.

Correct Answer: Jabir ibn Hayyan

Jabir ibn Hayyan is widely recognized as the 'Father of Chemistry' for his early discoveries of acids, bases, and salts.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Usman (RA)

Hazrat Usman (RA) purchased the 'Bi'r Ruma' (Well of Ruma) from a Jew and dedicated it as an endowment (Waqf) for the Muslims in Madinah.

Correct Answer: Zirar

Masjid al-Dirar (Mosque of Harm) was a mosque built by hypocrites in Madinah, and Allah ordered the Prophet (PBUH) to destroy it.

Correct Answer: Nimaz

According to Hadith, performing Nimaz (Salah) five times a day washes away minor sins just like bathing in a river washes away dirt.

Correct Answer: Four

The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) performed Umrah four times during his life.