PPSC Assistant S&GAD Past Paper 2019 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: 2.74 m

A standard tennis court is 8.23 meters wide for singles, and an additional 2.74 meters (1.37m on each side) is added for doubles matches.

Correct Answer: 4 Years

The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years.

Correct Answer: Swimming

The butterfly stroke is a swimming technique swum on the breast, with both arms moving symmetrically.

Correct Answer: 5.50 gm

According to the Badminton World Federation (BWF) regulations, a shuttlecock must weigh between 4.74 and 5.50 grams.

Correct Answer: Imran Khan

Imran Khan led the Pakistan cricket team to its first and only ODI World Cup victory in 1992 in Australia.

Correct Answer: Mickey Arthur

Mickey Arthur served as the head coach of the Pakistan national cricket team from 2016 to 2019.

Correct Answer: 34th President

Dwight D. Eisenhower served as the 34th President of the United States from 1953 to 1961.

Correct Answer: Muhammad Zahir Shah

Mohammed Zahir Shah was the last King of Afghanistan, reigning from 1933 until he was deposed in 1973.

Correct Answer: Mikhail Gorbachev

The 1988 Geneva Accords, which led to the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, were signed during Mikhail Gorbachev's leadership.

Correct Answer: Kyoto

Kyoto served as the imperial capital of Japan for over a millennium before the capital was moved to Tokyo in 1868.

Correct Answer: Jakarta

Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, was known as Batavia during the Dutch colonial period until 1949.

Correct Answer: Tirana

Tirana is the capital and largest city of Albania, known for its colorful architecture and rich history.

Correct Answer: Bhutan

Thimphu is the capital and largest city of Bhutan, situated in the western central part of the country.

Correct Answer: Mosul Dam

The Mosul Dam is considered the most dangerous due to its foundation on water-soluble gypsum, requiring constant maintenance to prevent a catastrophic breach.

Correct Answer: Russia

Interfax is an independent Russian news agency headquartered in Moscow, known for its extensive coverage of Eastern Europe.

Correct Answer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887.

Correct Answer: H.G. Wells

The Time Machine is a science fiction novella by H. G. Wells, published in 1895.

Correct Answer: South Africa

BRICS stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, representing major emerging global economies.

Correct Answer: UN Security Council

The UN Security Council holds the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, including deploying peacekeeping missions.

Correct Answer: UNFPA

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is the UN's sexual and reproductive health agency, dealing with population and demographic issues.

Correct Answer: London

The Commonwealth Secretariat is the main intergovernmental agency of the Commonwealth, headquartered at Marlborough House in London.

Correct Answer: Tolerance day

The International Day for Tolerance is an annual observance declared by UNESCO in 1995 to generate public awareness of the dangers of intolerance.

Correct Answer: Majlisi Oli

The Majlisi Oli (Supreme Assembly) is the bicameral parliament of Tajikistan.

Correct Answer: Articles banned by a government

Contraband refers to goods whose trade, possession, or transport is completely prohibited by law.

Correct Answer: British Monarch

Buckingham Palace serves as the official London residence and administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom.

Correct Answer: Graphology

Graphology is the study and analysis of handwriting, especially in relation to human psychology.

Correct Answer: Foreign exchange

Forex is a portmanteau of foreign currency and exchange, referring to the global marketplace for trading national currencies.

Correct Answer: Eritrea

In 2018, the UN Security Council unanimously agreed to lift the arms embargo and sanctions imposed on Eritrea for nearly a decade.

Correct Answer: UNICEF

UNICEF released a report in 2018 indicating a significant global decline in child marriages over the previous decade.

Correct Answer: Justice Yahya Afridi

Justice Yahya Afridi serves as the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Contamination of Ground water

Hazardous waste can leach into the earth, heavily contaminating groundwater aquifers which are a critical source of drinking water.

Correct Answer: White blood cells

White blood cells (leukocytes) are part of the body's immune system, helping protect against infectious diseases and foreign invaders.

Correct Answer: Veins

Veins are blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood from the tissues back to the heart.

Correct Answer: Solid in gas

Smoke is a colloid comprising solid particulates dispersed in a gas (air).

Correct Answer: Dmitri Mendeleev

Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev published the first widely recognized periodic table in 1869.

Correct Answer: Telecommunication systems

Optical fibers are widely used in telecommunication systems for high-speed internet and long-distance communication via light pulses.

Correct Answer: 1000 Kilowatt

The prefix 'mega' means one million, and 'kilo' means one thousand. Therefore, 1 Megawatt equals 1,000 Kilowatts.

Correct Answer: Aiding the blind to write

A scotograph is a device specifically invented to help blind or visually impaired people write straight lines on paper.

Correct Answer: Ostrich

Ostriches swallow pebbles and sand (gastroliths) to help grind down food in their muscular gizzard, as they lack teeth.

Correct Answer: Shah Jahan

Shah Jahan, the builder of the Taj Mahal, was the fifth Mughal emperor, ruling immediately before his son Aurangzeb took power.

Correct Answer: Mumtaz Mahal

The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum commissioned by Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

Correct Answer: Jahangir

The Portuguese introduced tobacco to the Indian subcontinent during the late reign of Akbar, but its widespread cultivation began under Jahangir.

Correct Answer: Khawaja Nazim-ud-Din

Following the death of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in 1948, Khawaja Nazim-ud-Din assumed the role of the second Governor-General of Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Turkmenistan

TAPI is a natural gas pipeline being developed by the Asian Development Bank that originates from the Galkynysh Gas Field in Turkmenistan.

Correct Answer: Khilji Dynasty

The Khilji Dynasty succeeded the Mamluk (Slave) Dynasty and ruled the Delhi Sultanate from 1290 to 1320.

Correct Answer: Gogera

Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal led a significant uprising against the British during the 1857 War of Independence in the Gogera region.

Correct Answer: Punjab

Balochistan is the largest province by area, followed by Punjab as the second largest.

Correct Answer: Islamabad

Shakarparian is a hill and a national park located near Zero Point in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Sir Zafarullah Khan

Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan served as the President of the UN General Assembly in 1962, the first Asian and Pakistani to do so.

Correct Answer: 1973

The 1973 Constitution explicitly declared Islam as the state religion of Pakistan under Article 2.

Correct Answer: 1962

The Constitution of 1962 was Pakistan's second constitution, implemented by President Ayub Khan, introducing a presidential system.

Correct Answer: Lahore

Shah Hussain, also known as Madhu Lal Hussain, was a 16th-century Sufi poet whose shrine is located in Lahore, where the Mela Chiraghan is held.

Correct Answer: Quaid-e-Azam

Muhammad Ali Jinnah (Quaid-e-Azam) presided over the historic All-India Muslim League session in 1940 where the Lahore Resolution was passed.

Correct Answer: 30

In the 1945 Indian general election, the Muslim League won all 30 seats reserved for Muslims in the Central Legislative Assembly.

Correct Answer: Mohsin-ul-Mulk

Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk founded the Urdu Defence Association in 1900 to protect the status of Urdu against the Hindi language movement.

Correct Answer: Muslims

The Lucknow Pact of 1916 was a landmark agreement where the Indian National Congress formally accepted the Muslim League's demand for separate electorates.

Correct Answer: Mardan

Takht-i-Bahi is an Indo-Parthian archaeological site of an ancient Buddhist monastery located in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Correct Answer: Kargil operation

Havaldar Lalak Jan embraced martyrdom during the Kargil War in 1999 and was posthumously awarded Pakistan's highest military honor.

Correct Answer: Gujrati

Muhammad Ali Jinnah belonged to a Gujarati-speaking family, and Gujarati was his mother tongue.

Correct Answer: Paisa Akhbar Street

Paisa Akhbar Street in Lahore is named after the highly popular, affordable newspaper 'Paisa Akhbar' founded by Munshi Mehboob Alam.

Correct Answer: Smallpox

Ranjit Singh, the founder of the Sikh Empire, survived smallpox in his childhood but lost sight in his left eye due to the disease.

Correct Answer: Karakoram Range

K2, also known as Mount Godwin-Austen, is the second-highest mountain in the world and lies in the Karakoram range.

Correct Answer: Mont Blanc

Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe, standing at approximately 4,805 meters.

Correct Answer: Indonesia

Indonesia is the world's largest island country and archipelago, comprising over 17,000 islands.

Correct Answer: Hardware

A handheld computing device itself is a physical component, making it hardware, though it runs software.

Correct Answer: Ctrl + PgDown

In Microsoft Excel, pressing Ctrl + PageDown moves to the next sheet, while Ctrl + PageUp moves to the previous one.

Correct Answer: Aptos (formerly Calibri)

Calibri was the default MS Word font for over a decade before Microsoft replaced it with Aptos.

Correct Answer: Ctrl + Shift + P

In MS Word, Ctrl + Shift + P (or Ctrl + D / Ctrl + Shift + F) opens the Font dialog box to change font settings.

Correct Answer: Spelling mistake

Microsoft Word uses a red squiggly underline to indicate a misspelled word or a word not found in its dictionary.

Correct Answer: Apple Inc

macOS is the proprietary operating system developed and marketed by Apple Inc. for their Mac computer lineup.

Correct Answer: Ctrl + S

The universal keyboard shortcut for saving a document or file in most software is Ctrl + S.

Correct Answer: Facebook

Google+ was a social network owned and operated by Google, designed to compete with social media giant Facebook.

Correct Answer: 1/3

Multiplying the fractions: (5 * 2) / (6 * 5) = 10 / 30, which simplifies to 1/3.

Correct Answer: 79.2 km/hr

Train length = x. Speed = x/8 = (x+264)/20. Solving gives x = 176m. Speed = 176/8 = 22 m/s. Convert to km/hr: 22 * (18/5) = 79.2 km/hr.

Correct Answer: 288

Floor area in inches: (5 * 12) * (4 * 12) = 60 * 48 = 2880 sq inches. Number of tiles = 2880 / 10 = 288.

Correct Answer: Collusion

Collusion means a secret understanding or cooperation, especially for a fraudulent or deceitful purpose.

Correct Answer: Highest point

Zenith refers to the time at which something is most powerful or successful, representing the highest point.

Correct Answer: To curry favour

This idiom refers to paying respect or courting favor with someone who is currently advancing in power or success.

Correct Answer: For the public good

Pro bono publico is a Latin phrase that translates to 'for the public good', often used for professional work undertaken voluntarily.

Correct Answer: By

The correct preposition is 'by'. 'To learn by heart' is a standard idiom meaning to memorize something completely.

Correct Answer: At

The verb 'laugh' when directed at a person or object takes the preposition 'at'.

Correct Answer: The hat was chosen by the child

The active sentence is in the simple past tense. The passive equivalent uses 'was' + past participle ('chosen').

Correct Answer: آگرہ

مرزا اسد اللہ خان غالب 1797ء میں آگرہ، ہندوستان میں پیدا ہوئے۔

Correct Answer: مرزا ادیب

فصیل شب مشہور اردو ڈرامہ نگار اور ادیب مرزا ادیب کی تخلیق ہے۔

Correct Answer: صوفی تبسم

بچوں کا مشہور و معروف مزاحیہ کردار 'ٹوٹ بٹوٹ' صوفی غلام مصطفیٰ تبسم کی تخلیق ہے۔

Correct Answer: مختار مسعود

آواز دوست مشہور بیوروکریٹ اور ادیب مختار مسعود کی شاہکار تصنیف ہے جو خاکہ نگاری اور تاریخ کا امتزاج ہے۔

Correct Answer: کرشن چندر

شکست مشہور ترقی پسند افسانہ نگار اور ناول نگار کرشن چندر کا شاہکار ناول ہے۔

Correct Answer: بانو قدسیہ

راجہ گدھ اردو کا ایک مایہ ناز ناول ہے جسے مشہور مصنفہ بانو قدسیہ نے لکھا ہے۔

Correct Answer: مراۃ العروس

ڈپٹی نذیر احمد کا لکھا ہوا 'مراۃ العروس' (1869) اردو زبان کا پہلا ناول تسلیم کیا جاتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: 1869

عظیم اردو شاعر مرزا غالب کا انتقال 15 فروری 1869ء کو دہلی میں ہوا۔

Correct Answer: عربی

مرثیہ عربی زبان کے لفظ 'رثا' سے نکلا ہے، جس کے معنی مرنے والے کی تعریف میں رونا اور ماتم کرنا ہے۔

Correct Answer: جیسا دیس ویسا بھیس

یہ ایک مشہور کہاوت ہے جس کا اردو متبادل 'جیسا دیس ویسا بھیس' ہے، یعنی جہاں جاؤ وہاں کے رسم و رواج اپنا لو۔

Correct Answer: رباعی

اردو شاعری میں چار مصرعوں پر مشتمل صنف سخن کو رباعی کہا جاتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: فیض احمد فیض

نقش فریادی اردو کے مشہور ترقی پسند شاعر فیض احمد فیض کا پہلا شعری مجموعہ ہے۔

Correct Answer: طلوع ہونے کی جگہ

غزل یا قصیدے کے پہلے شعر کو مطلع کہتے ہیں، جس کے لغوی معنی طلوع ہونے یا نکلنے کی جگہ کے ہیں۔

Correct Answer: Ghazwa-e-Badar

The Battle of Badr, fought in 2 AH (624 CE), was the first major battle in Islamic history between the early Muslims and the Quraysh.

Correct Answer: Abdul Malik Bin Marwan

Umayyad Caliph Abdul Malik bin Marwan was unique in that four of his sons (Al-Walid I, Sulayman, Yazid II, and Hisham) successfully ruled as Caliphs.

Correct Answer: Rajab

Rajab is the seventh month of the Islamic lunar calendar and is considered one of the sacred months in Islam.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Adam (A.S)

Hazrat Adam (A.S) is known as Abul Bashar, meaning the 'Father of Mankind', as he was the first human and Prophet created by Allah.

Correct Answer: Ramzan

Hazrat Ali (R.A), the fourth rightly guided Caliph, was assassinated on the 21st of Ramzan in the year 40 AH.