PPSC Data Entry Operator Punjab Police Past Paper 2020 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: Britain

Reuters is a British international news organization headquartered in London, established in 1851.

Correct Answer: August 1945

The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki occurred on August 6 and August 9, 1945, respectively.

Correct Answer: Tennis

Roger Federer is a Swiss former professional tennis player, widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time.

Correct Answer: Australia

Australia won the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup by defeating New Zealand in the final.

Correct Answer: Football

Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Correct Answer: Quetta Gladiators

Quetta Gladiators won the PSL 2019 title by defeating Peshawar Zalmi in the final.

Correct Answer: Zimbabwe

Harare is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe.

Correct Answer: Geneva

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Correct Answer: NATO

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) is an intergovernmental military alliance established in 1949.

Correct Answer: Valentina Tereshkova

Valentina Tereshkova, a Soviet cosmonaut, became the first woman in space in 1963 aboard Vostok 6.

Correct Answer: Kalabagh

Kalabagh, located in the Mianwali District, has the largest known iron ore deposits in Pakistan.

Correct Answer: 28 May

Yaum-e-Takbeer is celebrated on May 28 to commemorate Pakistan's first nuclear tests conducted in 1998.

Correct Answer: Sahiwal

The archaeological site of Harappa is located about 24 km southwest of Sahiwal in Punjab, Pakistan.

Correct Answer: 10 August 1947

The first session of Pakistan's first Constituent Assembly was held on August 10, 1947, in Karachi.

Correct Answer: Sir Zafarullah Khan

Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan served as the first Foreign Minister of Pakistan from 1947 to 1954.

Correct Answer: Karachi

The first Pakistan National Games were held in Karachi in April 1948 and inaugurated by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

Correct Answer: 40 Years

Maharaja Ranjit Singh ruled the Sikh Empire in Punjab for roughly 40 years, from 1799 until his death in 1839.

Correct Answer: Patras Bokhari

Syed Ahmed Shah, widely known as Patras Bokhari, served as Pakistan's first Permanent Representative to the UN.

Correct Answer: Sindh

The Nai Gaj Dam is an embankment dam currently under construction on the Gaj River in Dadu District, Sindh.

Correct Answer: Jinnah, Liaquat and Nazimuddin

The Muslim League delegation at the 1945 Simla Conference prominently included Quaid-e-Azam, Liaquat Ali Khan, and Khawaja Nazimuddin.

Correct Answer: Hassan Abdal

The Karakoram Highway (N-35) starts from Hasan Abdal in Pakistan's Punjab province and goes up to the Khunjerab Pass.

Correct Answer: Ft. Lt. Rashid Minhas

Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas is the youngest recipient of the Nishan-e-Haider, awarded posthumously for his bravery in 1971.

Correct Answer: Md. Golam Sarwar

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

Correct Answer: Syed Awais Qadir Shah

Syed Awais Qadir Shah is the current Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh.

Correct Answer: Mr. Justice Yahya Afridi

Mr. Justice Yahya Afridi is currently serving as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Azam Nazeer Tarar

Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar currently holds the portfolio for the Ministry of Human Rights in Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Indus

The Indus River is the longest river in Pakistan, traversing the entire length of the country before flowing into the Arabian Sea.

Correct Answer: Israel and Jordan

The Dead Sea is a salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel to the west.

Correct Answer: All of these

The equator passes through 13 countries globally, including Maldives, Gabon, and Indonesia.

Correct Answer: Sri Lanka

Adam's Peak is a tall conical mountain located in central Sri Lanka, revered by multiple faiths for its sacred footprint.

Correct Answer: Narrow strip of land connecting two land masses

An isthmus is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger landmasses and separates two bodies of water.

Correct Answer: Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's oceanic divisions.

Correct Answer: Solder

Solder is a fusible metal alloy, traditionally made of tin and lead, used to create a permanent bond between metal workpieces.

Correct Answer: J.J. Thomson

J.J. Thomson discovered the electron in 1897, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.

Correct Answer: F5

In Microsoft PowerPoint, pressing the F5 key starts the slide show from the very beginning.

Correct Answer: Design Template

A Design Template in PowerPoint provides pre-designed layouts, colors, and fonts to easily create a professional presentation.

Correct Answer: The text box and text both are deleted

Deleting the actual text box object removes the container and all of its associated text content entirely.

Correct Answer: Slide Design does not provide sample content but Auto Content Wizard provides sample content too

The AutoContent Wizard generated a complete presentation with a structured outline and sample text, whereas Slide Design only applies thematic visual styles.

Correct Answer: HTML

HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language, the standard markup language for creating web pages.

Correct Answer: W3C

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is the main international standards organization for the World Wide Web.

Correct Answer: Public Domain Software

Public domain software is free of copyright restrictions and can be freely used, modified, and distributed.

Correct Answer: Web browser

Mozilla Firefox is a free and open-source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation.

Correct Answer: WinZip

WinZip is a widely used trialware file archiver and compressor utility for Windows.

Correct Answer: Application software

Microsoft Office is a suite of application software designed to help users perform specific productivity tasks like word processing and data calculation.

Correct Answer: UDP

UDP (User Datagram Protocol) is a network communications protocol, whereas ISDN, Modem, and DSL are used to establish physical or data link connections to access the internet.

Correct Answer: IP Address

An IP (Internet Protocol) address uniquely identifies a device on the internet or a local network.

Correct Answer: All of these

Internet access can be provided through a variety of technologies, including cable, fiber optics, DSL (copper), and wireless methods like Wi-Fi.

Correct Answer: ARPANET

ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) was the first public packet-switched computer network and the precursor to the internet.

Correct Answer: Internet Protocol

IP stands for Internet Protocol, which is the principal set of rules for routing and addressing packets of data over the internet.

Correct Answer: Mail merge

Mail merge is a feature in Word processing software that allows you to easily create personalized letters or emails for multiple recipients.

Correct Answer: Right

The 'Delete' key removes characters to the right of the insertion point, whereas the 'Backspace' key removes characters to the left.

Correct Answer: Hold down SHIFT and press an arrow key repeatedly

Holding the SHIFT key and using the directional arrow keys allows you to extend your selection cell by cell in a table.

Correct Answer: None of these

In MS Word, CTRL + R is the shortcut command to right-align the selected text or paragraph.

Correct Answer: Both value and cell references

Excel formulas can include both static numerical values and dynamic cell references combined with mathematical operators.

Correct Answer: AVG

In MS Excel, the correct function name for calculating the average is 'AVERAGE', not 'AVG'.

Correct Answer: 256

In Excel's shared workbook feature, up to 256 concurrent users can open and edit the file simultaneously.

Correct Answer: Formulas

Formulas in Excel are expressions that operate on values in a range of cells or a single cell and return an evaluated result.

Correct Answer: 10 percent to 400 percent

The zoom slider in MS Excel 2016 allows users to zoom out to a minimum of 10% and zoom in to a maximum of 400%.

Correct Answer: Pressing the Esc key

Pressing the Esc key cancels the current data entry or edit in an Excel cell, it does not confirm or enter the data.

Correct Answer: Cell

A cell is the basic unit of a worksheet in Excel, formed by the intersection of a row and a column.

Correct Answer: Spelling

Excel's standard search features look for exact or partial character sequences (spelling matches) within cells.

Correct Answer: Auto CAD

AutoCAD is a commercial computer-aided design (CAD) and drafting software application widely used by architects and engineers.

Correct Answer: The word document contains a reference to the original source application

Linking creates a dynamic connection; the destination file (Word) holds a reference to the source file (Excel) rather than a separate copy of the data.

Correct Answer: Open Find and replace Dialog box with activating Go to Tab

The CTRL + G shortcut opens the 'Find and Replace' dialog box and automatically switches to the 'Go To' tab.

Correct Answer: RAM

RAM (Random Access Memory) is volatile because it loses its stored data as soon as the power to the computer is turned off.

Correct Answer: Processor

The Central Processing Unit (CPU) or processor is the primary chip in a computer responsible for executing instructions and processing data.

Correct Answer: Central Processing Unit

The CPU is often called the brain of the computer because it performs all the essential processing tasks.

Correct Answer: Read only Memory

ROM stands for Read-Only Memory, a type of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices.

Correct Answer: Flaming

Flaming is the hostile and insulting interaction between internet users, often involving the use of profanity.

Correct Answer: Sent

When you reply to an email and send it, a copy of the outgoing message is automatically saved in the Sent items folder.

Correct Answer: Stale file handle

A 'Stale file handle' is a file system error typically seen in NFS, not a networking or mailing error that causes email bounces.

Correct Answer: Spam

Spam is digital junk mail, consisting of unsolicited messages sent in bulk, typically for advertising purposes.

Correct Answer: Off

In computing and digital electronics, binary '1' typically represents an 'On' state, while '0' represents an 'Off' state.

Correct Answer: .doc

The '.doc' (and newer '.docx') file extension is the standard format used by Microsoft Word for documents.

Correct Answer: Second generation

Second-generation computers (mid-1950s to mid-1960s) replaced vacuum tubes with smaller, more reliable transistors.

Correct Answer: Pixel

Raster graphics editors like Paint operate on a grid of pixels, manipulating the color of each individual pixel.

Correct Answer: Super Computer

Supercomputers are the fastest and most powerful types of computers, designed to handle massive, complex calculations.

Correct Answer: Megabyte

MB stands for Megabyte, a multiple of the unit byte for digital information.

Correct Answer: Bit

A bit (binary digit) is the most basic unit of information in computing, representing a logical state with one of two possible values (0 or 1).

Correct Answer: Nibble

A nibble is a four-bit aggregation, which represents half of an eight-bit byte.

Correct Answer: File Allocation Table (FAT)

The FAT maps out exactly where all files are stored on a disk. If it is corrupted, the OS loses track of the data locations.

Correct Answer: Windows

Windows is an operating system developed by Microsoft, whereas Google, MSN (Bing), and Yahoo provide search engine services.

Correct Answer: Sorting

Sorting is the process of arranging data into a meaningful order, such as alphabetical or numerical sequences.

Correct Answer: 7.56

The fraction 56/100 equals 0.56. Adding the whole number 7 yields the decimal 7.56.

Correct Answer: 5/8

A whole cake is 8/8. If 3/8 is eaten, the remaining amount is 8/8 - 3/8 = 5/8.

Correct Answer: 11

If you are 6th from the front, there are 5 people ahead. If 6th from the back, 5 behind. 5 + 1 (you) + 5 = 11 people.

Correct Answer: 81

This sequence represents the squares of consecutive odd numbers: 1², 3², 5², 7². The next is 9², which is 81.

Correct Answer: Sun

"Make hay while the sun shines" is an English proverb that means to take advantage of favorable conditions.

Correct Answer: Majid said that it might rain the next day

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

Correct Answer: He ordered me to keep quiet and listen to his words

This is an imperative sentence. 'Said to' changes to 'ordered' (based on the tone), and the pronouns are adjusted accordingly.

Correct Answer: Synchronously

Synchronous collaboration means working together in real-time, such as co-editing a Google Doc simultaneously.

Correct Answer: to

In English grammar, Latin comparatives like 'senior', 'junior', 'superior', and 'inferior' are followed by the preposition 'to', not 'than'.

Correct Answer: شیخ عبد القادر

علامہ اقبال کے پہلے شعری مجموعے 'بانگ درا' کا دیباچہ مشہور ادبی شخصیت سر شیخ عبدالقادر نے تحریر کیا تھا۔

Correct Answer: بانو قدسیہ

راجہ گدھ اردو کا ایک مشہور نفسیاتی اور معاشرتی ناول ہے جسے نامور مصنفہ بانو قدسیہ نے تحریر کیا۔

Correct Answer: عربی

لفظ 'مرثیہ' عربی زبان کے لفظ 'رثا' سے نکلا ہے جس کے معنی مردے کو رونے اور اس کی خوبیاں بیان کرنے کے ہیں۔

Correct Answer: مختصر الفاظ میں بڑی تفصیل کو بیان کر دینا

یہ ایک مشہور اردو محاورہ ہے جس کا مطلب ہے چند جامع الفاظ یا مختصر گفتگو میں بہت بڑے مفہوم کو سمو دینا۔

Correct Answer: 14

According to the most accepted scholarly consensus (Hanafi view), there are 14 verses of prostration (Sajdah Tilawat) in the Holy Quran.

Correct Answer: Al Baqarah

Ayat al-Kursi (The Throne Verse) is the 255th verse of the second Surah of the Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Meekail (A.S)

Hazrat Mika'eel (Mikael) is the archangel responsible for directing rain, weather, and providing sustenance (Rizq) to all living beings.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Umar (R.A)

Hazrat Umar ibn al-Khattab (R.A), the second Caliph, formalized many state institutions including the first dedicated police force (Shurta).