PPSC Chief Officer Municipal Officer Past Paper 2024 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: First Chinese woman to walk in space

Wang Yaping is a Chinese astronaut who became the first Chinese woman to walk in space during the Shenzhou-13 mission.

Correct Answer: China

China's Zhurong rover successfully landed on Mars in May 2021, making it the second country after the United States to achieve this feat.

Correct Answer: Steve Wozniak

Steve Wozniak co-founded Apple Computers with Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne on April 1, 1976.

Correct Answer: SCO

Special Communications Organization (SCO) has provided internet connectivity to high-altitude regions like Shimshal valley.

Correct Answer: China

China is highly active in space exploration and frequently launches advanced satellites into orbit.

Correct Answer: Epicurean

The phrase 'Eat, drink, and be merry' is often associated with the hedonistic view of the Epicurean philosophy, emphasizing the pursuit of pleasure.

Correct Answer: Effeminate

An effeminate man is someone who exhibits characteristics or traits traditionally associated with women.

Correct Answer: 01 May 2021

The US-led coalition formally began the final phase of its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan on May 1, 2021.

Correct Answer: Tokyo

Tokyo is the capital of Japan and is one of the most populous and prominent cities in Asia.

Correct Answer: Tbilisi

Tbilisi is the capital and largest city of Georgia.

Correct Answer: Atheist

An atheist is an individual who lacks belief in the existence of any gods or deities.

Correct Answer: Bolivia

Bolivia declared independence from the financial influence of the IMF and World Bank under the policies of former President Evo Morales.

Correct Answer: Muhammad Yunus

Muhammad Yunus founded the Grameen Bank in 1983 and pioneered the concepts of microcredit and microfinance.

Correct Answer: Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the standard measure of the value of goods and services produced within a country during a specific period.

Correct Answer: That have low profit ratio

Businesses with low profit margins are generally more vulnerable to the adverse effects of economic recession.

Correct Answer: Armenia and Azerbaijan

Nagorno-Karabakh is a landlocked region in the South Caucasus that has been the subject of long-standing territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Correct Answer: 9

The nine recognized nuclear-armed states are the United States, Russia, China, France, the UK, Pakistan, India, Israel, and North Korea.

Correct Answer: Egypt

Gamal Abdul Nasser was the second President of Egypt, serving from 1954 until his death in 1970.

Correct Answer: L.D. White

Leonard D. White wrote 'Introduction to the Study of Public Administration' in 1926, which is considered the first textbook on the subject.

Correct Answer: It is the result of the government's entry into business

Public corporations were developed as specialized vehicles to allow governments to manage industrial or commercial activities.

Correct Answer: W.F. Willoughby

W.F. Willoughby authored the influential book 'Principles of Public Administration' published in 1927.

Correct Answer: Awarding jobs to political supporters

The spoils system is the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters.

Correct Answer: Legal-rational

Max Weber identified legal-rational authority as the basis for the modern, efficient bureaucratic structure.

Correct Answer: Direct recruitment

Direct recruitment (or open competition) allows any qualified candidate, whether internal or external, to apply for a position.

Correct Answer: Merit

Public service in Pakistan is formally structured on the principles of merit-based recruitment and selection.

Correct Answer: Personal management

Personnel management (or human resource management) is the function responsible for the administration of personnel within an organization.

Correct Answer: F.W. Taylor

Frederick Winslow Taylor is widely known as the 'father of scientific management'.

Correct Answer: The study of individuals and groups in organizations

Organizational behaviour is the academic study of how people interact within groups and how that interaction affects an organization.

Correct Answer: Every employee should report to one superior

Unity of command is a management principle stating that an employee should have only one direct supervisor to avoid conflicting instructions.

Correct Answer: Cognitive learning

Social learning theory posits that learning is a cognitive process that takes place in a social context.

Correct Answer: Plan of action

A policy acts as a deliberate system of principles to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes, effectively serving as a plan of action.

Correct Answer: Strategic

Strategic policies involve long-term, high-level decisions that are typically difficult or impossible to reverse quickly.

Correct Answer: Customer orientation

Customer orientation is the foundational philosophy in sales management, focusing on identifying and meeting the needs of the customer.

Correct Answer: Ombudsman

The Ombudsman (Wafaqi Mohtasib) is an official appointed to investigate individuals' complaints against maladministration by government agencies.

Correct Answer: Statutory Audit

A statutory audit is an audit that is legally required to be conducted by an independent auditor.

Correct Answer: Symmetrical

A distribution with a third moment about the mean equal to zero indicates that it is symmetrical (skewness = 0).

Correct Answer: 28

Given the numbers x, x+2, and x+4 sum to 78, solving 3x+6=78 yields x=24. The numbers are 24, 26, 28.

Correct Answer: 12/5

Given 2a=3b, substituting into the expression (2a+3b)/(3a-2b) simplifies to (3b+3b)/(3(3b/2)-2b) = 6b/2.5b = 2.4 or 12/5.

Correct Answer: 21.6 m

Using tan(30°)=(height-1.6)/(20√3), and tan(30°)=1/√3, we get height-1.6=20, so height=21.6m.

Correct Answer: 12

The differences between consecutive terms (1, 14, 12, 15) suggest a pattern of increasing gaps. Evaluating the provided options for the next logical step often fits specific series puzzles.

Correct Answer: 58.79 cm

Using Area = πr², r = √(275/π) ≈ 9.37. Circumference = 2πr ≈ 2 * 3.14 * 9.37 ≈ 58.79 cm.

Correct Answer: 195

After the 1971 war, 195 Pakistani military personnel were identified for prosecution as war criminals in Bangladesh.

Correct Answer: Fazli Hussain

Sir Fazli Hussain was the primary founder of the Unionist Party in Punjab in 1923.

Correct Answer: Sikandar Mirza

President Iskander Mirza abrogated the 1956 Constitution of Pakistan and imposed the first martial law in 1958.

Correct Answer: Sikandar Mirza

As noted previously, President Iskander Mirza abrogated the 1956 Constitution.

Correct Answer: Gurdeep Singh

Gurdeep Singh became the first Sikh to be elected to the Senate of Pakistan in 2021.

Correct Answer: 5

The National Assembly and provincial assemblies of Pakistan have a constitutional term of five years, after which general elections are held.

Correct Answer: Institutional

The policy-making process in developing countries often emphasizes institutional capacity and frameworks during formulation and evaluation.

Correct Answer: Murad Ali Shah

Syed Murad Ali Shah has served as the Chief Minister of Sindh for multiple terms.

Correct Answer: Quetta Gladiators

Quetta Gladiators won the 2019 Pakistan Super League (PSL) title by defeating Peshawar Zalmi in the final.

Correct Answer: Canada

Mount Logan is the highest mountain in Canada and the second-highest in North America.

Correct Answer: Italy

Mount Vesuvius is a famous somma-stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Italy.

Correct Answer: Pakistan and Afghanistan

The Durand Line is the 2,670-kilometer international border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Correct Answer: Newton

Sir Isaac Newton is credited with formulating the law of universal gravitation.

Correct Answer: Geiger counter

A Geiger counter is an instrument used to detect and measure ionizing radiation.

Correct Answer: Petrology

Petrology is the branch of geology that studies the origin, composition, distribution, and structure of rocks.

Correct Answer: Helium

Helium is commonly used to inflate balloons and airships because it is lighter than air and non-flammable.

Correct Answer: RBC

The spleen filters the blood and removes old or damaged red blood cells (RBCs), often earning it the title of 'graveyard of RBCs'.

Correct Answer: Giant reptiles

Dinosaurs are classified as a group of reptiles that dominated terrestrial ecosystems during the Mesozoic Era.

Correct Answer: Fungi

Fungi are heterotrophic organisms that cannot produce their own food through photosynthesis, unlike plants.

Correct Answer: Data

A computer processes raw data to convert it into meaningful information.

Correct Answer: 1 MB

In computer memory measurement, 1024 Kilobytes (KB) is equal to 1 Megabyte (MB).

Correct Answer: Animations

Animations are effects applied to objects on a slide, not a structural section of a slide layout itself.

Correct Answer: 72

In the standard MS Word font size dropdown menu, 72 is the largest preset font size.

Correct Answer: Application software

Microsoft Word is an application software program used for word processing.