PPSC ESE (General) (BS-14) Labour Department Past Paper 2019 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: 1907

Sir Robert Baden-Powell organized the first experimental scout camp on Brownsea Island, England, in August 1907, marking the beginning of the Scout movement.

Correct Answer: Germany

Although born in Austria, Adolf Hitler rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party in Germany, serving as Chancellor from 1933 to 1945.

Correct Answer: 4000 Years

The Great Pyramid of Giza was built during the reign of Pharaoh Khufu around 2560 BCE, making it approximately 4,500 years old (commonly rounded to 4000 years in general contexts).

Correct Answer: Russia

St. Petersburg is the second-largest city in Russia, historically serving as the imperial capital for over two centuries.

Correct Answer: Herat

Herat is located in western Afghanistan and shares its borders with Iran and Turkmenistan, not Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Taiwan

Portuguese sailors named the island Ilha Formosa ('Beautiful Island') in the 16th century, which later became known as Taiwan.

Correct Answer: Jonathan Swift

Jonathan Swift, an Anglo-Irish satirist, wrote the famous novel 'Gulliver's Travels' in 1726.

Correct Answer: Sustainable Development Goals

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a collection of 17 interlinked global goals, were adopted by the UN in 2015 to succeed the MDGs.

Correct Answer: Switzerland

CERN is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and sits on the Franco-Swiss border.

Correct Answer: Afghanistan

Afghanistan officially joined the WTO as its 164th member on July 29, 2016, after a prolonged negotiation process.

Correct Answer: 1985

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established with the signing of the SAARC Charter in Dhaka on 8 December 1985.

Correct Answer: 21

A standard match of badminton is played to the best of three games, with each game played to 21 points.

Correct Answer: Athletics

Subedar Abdul Khaliq was a renowned Pakistani sprinter, famously known as the 'Flying Bird of Asia' for his dominance in the 100m and 200m events.

Correct Answer: 1929

The first Academy Awards (Oscars) ceremony was held on May 16, 1929, at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles.

Correct Answer: Palau

The UN Trusteeship Council suspended operations on November 1, 1994, a month after the independence of Palau, the last remaining UN trust territory.

Correct Answer: Nairobi

The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) is one of four major UN office sites where numerous different UN agencies have a joint presence.

Correct Answer: Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin was the Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 11 and the second person to walk on the moon, following Neil Armstrong.

Correct Answer: Theresa May

Theresa May became the Prime Minister of the UK in July 2016 after David Cameron resigned following the Brexit referendum.

Correct Answer: Libya

Tripoli is the capital city and the largest city of Libya, located in the northwestern part of the country on the edge of the desert.

Correct Answer: Sydney

The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, famous for its unique sail-like design.

Correct Answer: 1954

The lyrics for the National Anthem of Pakistan, written by Hafeez Jalandhari, were officially approved by the Government of Pakistan in 1954.

Correct Answer: Citibank

Shaukat Aziz was an executive at Citibank before he returned to Pakistan in 1999 to serve as the Minister of Finance.

Correct Answer: Ghulam Ishaq Khan

As the Chairman of the Senate, Ghulam Ishaq Khan constitutionally assumed the role of acting President immediately after Zia-ul-Haq's death in an air crash in 1988.

Correct Answer: All of these

Pakistan is one of the largest contributors of troops to UN peacekeeping missions and has served in Congo, Haiti, Sierra Leone, and many other regions.

Correct Answer: Choudhry Rehmat Ali

Choudhry Rehmat Ali coined the name "Pakstan" (later Pakistan) in his famous 1933 pamphlet titled 'Now or Never'.

Correct Answer: Beyond the Last Mountain

'Beyond the Last Mountain', released in 1976 and directed by Javed Jabbar, was Pakistan's first English-language feature film.

Correct Answer: Biography of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

Published in 1901, 'Hayat-e-Javed' is the monumental biography of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan written by his associate Maulana Altaf Hussain Hali.

Correct Answer: Sir Cyril Radcliff

Sir Cyril Radcliffe chaired the boundary commissions tasked with drawing the borders for the newly independent nations of India and Pakistan in 1947.

Correct Answer: Z.A. Bhutto

Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto launched the Nationalization Policy in 1972, bringing major industries and banks under state control to promote a socialist economy.

Correct Answer: Lord Linlithgow

Lord Linlithgow served as the Viceroy of India from 1936 to 1943 (7 years), holding the longest tenure of any British Viceroy.

Correct Answer: Lord Wavell

Lord Mountbatten replaced Lord Wavell in February 1947, taking on the mandate to oversee the swift transition of power and partition of British India.

Correct Answer: First Law and Labour Minister of Pakistan

Jogendra Nath Mandal, a leader of the Scheduled Castes, was chosen by Jinnah to be Pakistan's first Minister of Law and Labour.

Correct Answer: Ayub Khan

President Ayub Khan laid the foundation stone of Mazar-e-Quaid on July 31, 1960. The mausoleum was designed by architect Yahya Merchant.

Correct Answer: K.P.K.

Takht-i-Bahi is an Indo-Parthian archaeological site of an ancient Buddhist monastery in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K.P.K.), Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Akbar

The Siege of Chittorgarh (1567–1568) was a major military expedition led by Emperor Akbar to secure his supremacy over Rajputana.

Correct Answer: Hajvery

Hajvery Airlines was the first private airline to operate in Pakistan, starting its operations in the early 1990s.

Correct Answer: Sialkot

Lahore, Sialkot, and Sargodha were awarded the Hilal-e-Istiqlal for the courage and resilience shown by their citizens during the 1965 war. Sialkot is the correct choice among options.

Correct Answer: Pakistan

India acquired the SPYDER surface-to-air missile system from Israel to bolster its air defense primarily along its western border with Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Bill and Malinda Gates Foundation

The Malaria Summit London 2018 was co-hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, aiming to mobilize action and funding to eradicate malaria.

Correct Answer: K2

Mount Godwin-Austen is widely known as K2. It is the second-highest mountain on Earth, located in the Karakoram range.

Correct Answer: Becomes half

According to Boyle's Law ($P_1V_1 = P_2V_2$), if the pressure is doubled while keeping temperature constant, the volume is reduced to half.

Correct Answer: 746 watts

One mechanical horsepower is defined as the work done at a rate of 550 foot-pounds per second, which equates to exactly 745.7 (commonly rounded to 746) watts.

Correct Answer: Full body paralysis

Tetraplegia, also known as quadriplegia, is the paralysis of all four limbs and the torso, usually caused by spinal cord injury.

Correct Answer: Explosive strength

Explosive strength is the ability to exert a maximal amount of force in the shortest possible time, combining strength and speed.

Correct Answer: Mercury

Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System and the one closest to the Sun.

Correct Answer: Inability to sleep

Insomnia is a sleep disorder where individuals have persistent difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or getting restful sleep.

Correct Answer: Virus

Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a disabling and life-threatening disease caused by the poliovirus, which attacks the nervous system.

Correct Answer: Telecommunication system

Optical fibers are widely used in telecommunications because they allow data to be transmitted over long distances and at higher bandwidths than wire cables.

Correct Answer: Salt

Salt (sodium chloride) is used to de-ice roads because it lowers the freezing point of water, a phenomenon known as freezing point depression.

Correct Answer: Polyvinyl Chloride

PVC stands for Polyvinyl Chloride, one of the most widely produced synthetic plastic polymers in the world.

Correct Answer: Structure

A template in Microsoft Word provides a basic structure, layout, and formatting for new documents, ensuring consistency.

Correct Answer: Print Preview

By default, Microsoft Word does not print background colors or images to save ink, hence they are not visible in Print Preview unless specifically enabled.

Correct Answer: CTRL + SHIFT + UP ARROW

Pressing CTRL + SHIFT + UP ARROW highlights (selects) all text from the current cursor position to the start of that paragraph.

Correct Answer: Authentication

After the OS kernel and GUI components load, the authentication program (like the login screen) runs first to verify user credentials.

Correct Answer: LAN Card

A LAN (Local Area Network) card is used for networking. A standalone computer, by definition, operates independently without network connectivity.

Correct Answer: Ctrl + Home

The keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Home instantly moves the cursor to the top-leftmost cell (A1) of the active worksheet.

Correct Answer: IP Address

An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a unique numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication.

Correct Answer: 20

There are 12 students to the right and 7 to the left. Total = 12 + 7 + 1 (the student) = 20.

Correct Answer: 145690

Price with tax = Original Price * 1.06. Original Price = 154431.40 / 1.06 = 145690.

Correct Answer: 10

Time traveled is 40 minutes, which is 2/3 of an hour. Distance = Speed * Time = 15 * (2/3) = 10 km.

Correct Answer: 10

Let C = x. Then B = 2x, and A = 2x + 2. Sum: 5x + 2 = 27, so x = 5. Therefore, B's age (2x) is 10.

Correct Answer: 43

Sum of 5 numbers = 42 * 5 = 210. New sum = 210 + 48 = 258. New average = 258 / 6 = 43.

Correct Answer: 40.5

Each term in the series is multiplied by 3. So, 13.5 * 3 = 40.5.

Correct Answer: 33

The differences between consecutive terms are 16, 8, 4, and 2. The next difference should be 1. Thus, 34 - 1 = 33.

Correct Answer: On

The preposition 'on' is used to indicate attachment or physical placement upon a surface (like a door).

Correct Answer: At

'At' is used for indicating a specific location or point, like a set of traffic lights.

Correct Answer: In

In English, the standard preposition to describe items located within the expanse of the sky is "in".

Correct Answer: A

The indefinite article 'a' is used before a singular noun beginning with a consonant sound ('new car') when referring to one of many.

Correct Answer: An

The article 'an' is used before words starting with a vowel sound, such as 'egg'.

Correct Answer: The

The definite article 'the' specifies a particular set of flowers assumed to be known or previously discussed.

Correct Answer: French

RSVP stands for the French phrase "répondez s'il vous plaît", which means "please reply".

Correct Answer: Where

The relative adverb 'where' refers back to a place (orphanage) to describe the actions happening within it.

Correct Answer: Which

The relative pronoun 'which' is used for animals or objects in defining relative clauses.

Correct Answer: Will fail

This is a First Conditional sentence, which pairs a present simple condition (doesn't start) with a future simple outcome (will fail).

Correct Answer: Won't have finished

The future perfect tense is required here to indicate that the action will still be incomplete at that specified future time.

Correct Answer: Had been working

The past perfect continuous 'had been working' emphasizes the continuous duration of an activity in the past that led to feeling exhausted.

Correct Answer: I didn't enjoy the meal. The vegetables had been cooked too long

The past perfect active "had cooked" becomes past perfect passive "had been cooked".

Correct Answer: Our big oak tree was blown down by wind last night

The active subject (wind) becomes the passive object, and the past simple verb 'blew' becomes 'was blown'.

Correct Answer: Will you be paid for your work?

The future active form "will pay" changes to the passive "will be paid", and the object 'you' becomes the subject.

Correct Answer: She got up and ran to the door

Since "got up" is in the past tense, the conjunction "and" must link it to another past tense verb, which is "ran".

Correct Answer: Adverb

The phrase "in a hurry" modifies the verb "disappear" by describing *how* he disappears, making it function as an adverbial phrase.

Correct Answer: Noun

'Speedy' acts as a proper noun indicating the specific name of the pet.

Correct Answer: She advised him to consult a doctor

An imperative sentence giving advice is reported using "advised" + object + infinitive with "to".

Correct Answer: He forbade me to smoke

When reporting a negative command using "forbade" (which inherently means command against), you do not use the negative "not" again.

Correct Answer: He advised me that I should work hard to pass the exam

The modal 'should' conveys advice. It is elegantly reported by converting it into an advice clause.

Correct Answer: سادہ کھانا اور بے تکلفی کی دعوت

اردو لغت کے مطابق، دعوتِ شیراز سے مراد ایسی دعوت ہے جو بے تکلف دوستوں کی ہو اور جس میں کھانا سادہ ہو۔

Correct Answer: مزے اڑانا

محاورہ 'فاختہ اڑانا' کا مفہوم عیش کرنا یا مزے اڑانا ہے۔

Correct Answer: خوشی

طرب عربی زبان کا لفظ ہے جس کا مطلب شادمانی، انبساط یا خوشی ہے۔

Correct Answer: بدھ

فارسی تقویم کے مطابق، شنبہ (ہفتہ)، یک شنبہ (اتوار)، دوشنبہ (پیر)، سہ شنبہ (منگل) اور چہار شنبہ (بدھ) کو کہا جاتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: بانگ درا

علامہ اقبال کی مشہور نظم 'طلوع اسلام' ان کے پہلے شعری مجموعے 'بانگ درا' میں شامل ہے۔

Correct Answer: ساحر لدھیانوی

اردو گیت نگاری اور فلمی شاعری کی تاریخ میں ساحر لدھیانوی کا مقام نمایاں ترین سمجھا جاتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: براہ مہربانی کل ضرور آئیں

اردو قواعد کے لحاظ سے 'براہ مہربانی' لکھنا درست ہے جبکہ 'برائے مہربانی' غلط العام ہے۔

Correct Answer: علاج سے مرض بڑھتا گیا

یہ جملہ درست استعمال ہے اور مشہور محاورے "مرض بڑھتا گیا جوں جوں دوا کی" کے مفہوم کو واضح کرتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: Al-Kahf

Surah Al-Kahf (Chapter 18) of the Holy Quran details the story and extensive travels of Zul-Qarnain.

Correct Answer: 3

Only three mosques are explicitly named in the Quran: Masjid al-Haram, Masjid al-Aqsa, and Masjid al-Dirar.

Correct Answer: Hira Cave

The first divine revelation from Allah through Angel Jibraeel (AS) was received by the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in the Cave of Hira, located on Jabal al-Nour.

Correct Answer: Aam-al-Feel

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was born in 570 CE, historically known as Aam-al-Feel (The Year of the Elephant), signifying Abraha's failed attack on the Kaaba.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S)

According to numerous Islamic traditions supported by PPSC answer keys, Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) laid the original foundation of Masjid al-Aqsa 40 years after rebuilding the Kaaba.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Younas (A.S)

Prophet Younas (AS) is called Zun-Nun (Man of the Whale) in the Quran because he was swallowed by a large fish/whale.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Noah (A.S)

The people of Prophet Noah (AS) were completely destroyed by a catastrophic, divinely ordained global flood due to their relentless disbelief.