PPSC ESE General (BS-14) Labour & Human Resource Past Paper 2019 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: Australia

The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games, were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

Correct Answer: 1930

The inaugural FIFA World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930. The host nation emerged victorious.

Correct Answer: Geneva

The League of Nations was headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, from 1920 until its dissolution in 1946.

Correct Answer: Montreal, Canada

The ICAO, a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international air navigation, is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Correct Answer: Washington DC

The World Bank Group, an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to governments, is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

Correct Answer: Republic of Korea

The Republic of Korea (South Korea) is not a member of ASEAN, though it partners with the bloc through the ASEAN Plus Three forum.

Correct Answer: British Prime Minister

10 Downing Street in London is the official residence and executive office of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Correct Answer: Thailand

Thailand was officially known as Siam until 1939, when the name was changed to Thailand, meaning 'Land of the Free'.

Correct Answer: France

The United States acquired the Louisiana territory from France in 1803 in a transaction known as the Louisiana Purchase.

Correct Answer: 1990

Nelson Mandela was released from Victor Verster Prison on February 11, 1990, after serving 27 years for his anti-apartheid activism.

Correct Answer: Panda

The WWF logo features a giant panda, chosen in 1961 as a symbol of conservation because of its status as an endangered species.

Correct Answer: Kenya

Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name translates to 'cool water' in the Maasai language.

Correct Answer: Euro

The Republic of Ireland uses the Euro as its official currency, having adopted it in 1999.

Correct Answer: Poland

The Warsaw Pact was a collective defense treaty signed in Warsaw, Poland, between the Soviet Union and seven Eastern Bloc states.

Correct Answer: Mike Pence

Mike Pence served as the 48th Vice President of the United States under President Donald Trump from 2017 to 2021.

Correct Answer: Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan

The SECP is the primary financial regulatory agency in Pakistan responsible for regulating the corporate sector, insurance, and capital markets.

Correct Answer: Bangladesh

The Sundarbans, the world's largest contiguous mangrove forest, lies primarily in Bangladesh, with a smaller portion extending into India.

Correct Answer: China

The Three Gorges Dam is a massive hydroelectric gravity dam spanning the Yangtze River in Hubei province, China.

Correct Answer: South Africa

Bo-Kaap is a historic and vibrant neighborhood situated in Cape Town, South Africa, known for its brightly colored homes and cobblestone streets.

Correct Answer: Balochistan

Balochistan holds approximately 771 km of Pakistan's 1,046 km total coastline along the Arabian Sea.

Correct Answer: 8611

K2, also known as Mount Godwin-Austen, is the second-highest mountain on Earth, standing at an elevation of 8,611 meters above sea level.

Correct Answer: Cayman Islands

Seven Mile Beach is a famous, long crescent of coral-sand beach on the western end of Grand Cayman Island.

Correct Answer: West to East

Earth rotates eastward, in a prograde motion. As viewed from the north pole star Polaris, Earth turns counterclockwise.

Correct Answer: Louis Braille

Louis Braille invented the Braille system in 1824, a tactile code allowing visually impaired individuals to read and write.

Correct Answer: Mercury

Mercury is the smallest and closest planet to the Sun in the Solar System. Pluto is classified as a dwarf planet.

Correct Answer: A Galaxy

A galaxy is a massive, gravitationally bound system that contains stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter, encompassing solar systems within it.

Correct Answer: Calcium Hypochlorite

Bleaching powder is chemically composed of Calcium hypochlorite, represented by the formula Ca(ClO)2.

Correct Answer: Electricity

Electrolysis is the process that uses a direct electric current (electricity) to drive an otherwise non-spontaneous chemical reaction, separating water into hydrogen and oxygen gases.

Correct Answer: Conversion of water into steam

Converting water into steam is a physical change (a phase transition from liquid to gas), not a chemical reaction, as the molecular structure of H2O remains unaltered.

Correct Answer: B. Courtois

Iodine was discovered by the French chemist Bernard Courtois in 1811 when he was isolating sodium carbonate from seaweed.

Correct Answer: Glass or plastic

Optical fibers are drawn from extremely pure glass (silica) or plastic to transmit light over long distances via total internal reflection.

Correct Answer: Shah Jahan

Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned the Taj Mahal in 1632 as a mausoleum to house the tomb of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

Correct Answer: Sharif ud Din Peerzada

Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada served as the Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) from 1985 to 1988.

Correct Answer: Chaudhri Pervez Elahi

Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan from June 2012 to March 2013.

Correct Answer: East Pakistan

Shahed Ali Patwary succumbed to injuries after a severe physical altercation broke out in the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly in 1958.

Correct Answer: Iskander Mirza

Iskander Mirza was the fourth and final Governor-General of Pakistan, subsequently becoming its first President when the 1956 Constitution was promulgated.

Correct Answer: 1973

Article 2 of the 1973 Constitution specifically declares Islam as the state religion of Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Article 251

Article 251 of the 1973 Constitution dictates that the National language of Pakistan is Urdu, and provisions shall be made for its use for official and other purposes.

Correct Answer: Aziz Ahmad

Aziz Ahmad, the Minister of State for Defense and Foreign Affairs, signed the 1974 Tripartite Agreement on behalf of Pakistan to normalize relations post-1971 war.

Correct Answer: Multan

Multan is universally recognized as the 'City of Saints' (Madinat-ul-Auliya) due to the large number of Sufi shrines located there.

Correct Answer: Sindh

Bhambore is an ancient archaeological site located in Sindh, widely believed to be the historical city of Debal, where Muhammad bin Qasim landed.

Correct Answer: Hashim Khan

Hashim Khan is an iconic figure in sports, widely credited for putting Pakistan on the map in squash by winning the British Open seven times.

Correct Answer: Lahore

The National Hockey Stadium situated in Lahore holds a capacity of 45,000 spectators, making it the largest purpose-built field hockey stadium in the world.

Correct Answer: Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar

Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar significantly assisted Muhammad Ali Jinnah in drafting the iconic Fourteen Points, presented as a constitutional reform plan.

Correct Answer: Lucknow Pact

Signed in 1916, the Lucknow Pact was a landmark agreement where the Indian National Congress formally recognized the Muslim League's demand for separate electorates.

Correct Answer: Swadeshi Movement

The Swadeshi Movement (begun around 1905) was the first major coordinated resistance emphasizing the boycott of British goods in favor of domestic products.

Correct Answer: General Tikka Khan

General Tikka Khan became the first official Chief of Army Staff (COAS) in 1972. Before him, the title used was Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C).

Correct Answer: Sikhs, Christians, Muslims: All of these

The Arya Samaj was a Hindu reformist movement that actively launched the Shuddhi movement to reconvert individuals from Islam, Christianity, and Sikhism back to Hinduism.

Correct Answer: Imroze

Daily Imroze was the first Urdu-language newspaper to begin publication immediately after the formal creation of Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Ms. Maleeha Lodhi

Dr. Maleeha Lodhi served as Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2015 to 2019, making her the first woman to hold this position.

Correct Answer: Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India

The TAPI pipeline is a natural gas pipeline being developed by the Asian Development Bank to transport gas from Turkmenistan to India via Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Abdul Khaliq Khan

Abdul Khaliq Khan took oath as the Speaker of the Balochistan Provincial Assembly on February 29, 2024. (Note: Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo held the role when this exam originally took place).

Correct Answer: 1 KB = 1024 bytes

In binary digital computing, 1 Kilobyte (KB) is strictly equal to 2^10 bytes, which equals exactly 1024 bytes.

Correct Answer: All of these

Microsoft PowerPoint allows users to create new files through a blank template, by modifying an existing presentation, or by applying a pre-made design template.

Correct Answer: Formulas

Formulas in Excel are expressions that operate on values in a range of cells or a single cell, computing mathematical outcomes and returning results.

Correct Answer: Value

Excel fundamentally stores dates as sequential serial numbers so they can be used in calculations, classifying them as numeric values rather than mere text.

Correct Answer: Text

Notepad is a simple, plain-text editor built into Windows operating systems, meant exclusively for viewing and creating basic text files.

Correct Answer: Internet Service Provider

An Internet Service Provider (ISP) is an organization that provides the infrastructure and access necessary for connecting devices to the Internet.

Correct Answer: 1:4

If 80% are rejected, 20% are accepted. The ratio of accepted to rejected is 20:80, which mathematically simplifies to 1:4.

Correct Answer: 12

Since 14/21 is exactly double 7/21, the result is double of 6, which equals 12.

Correct Answer: 4155

To find the missing number, subtract 3434 from 7589. 7589 - 3434 = 4155.

Correct Answer: 7

Following BODMAS: Multiply and divide from left to right. 6 / 3 = 2. Then 2 x 2 = 4 (for the term '3(2)' interpreted strictly as division by 3 then multiply by 2). Wait, mathematically it evaluates to 5 + 12 / 6 = 7.

Correct Answer: 12%

Profit = 392 - 350 = 42. Profit Percentage = (42 / 350) x 100 = 12%.

Correct Answer: 65

The differences between the numbers are 4, 8, 16. The next difference should be 32. Adding 32 to 33 gives 65.

Correct Answer: -1

The sequence weaves two independent series. Series 1: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 (+3). Series 2: 7, 5, 3, 1 (-2). The next number in Series 2 is 1 - 2 = -1.

Correct Answer: 81

The differences follow an arithmetic progression: 5, 10, 15, 20. The next difference is 25. Adding 25 to 56 yields 81.

Correct Answer: Which

The relative pronoun 'which' correctly introduces a non-defining relative clause referring back to the entire preceding situation.

Correct Answer: Whose

The possessive relative pronoun 'whose' correctly links the students to their respective test grades.

Correct Answer: An

The indefinite article 'an' is used because the noun 'apple' is singular and begins with a vowel sound.

Correct Answer: The

The definite article 'the' is required because it refers to a specific, identifiable gate known to both the speaker and listener.

Correct Answer: The

The definite article 'the' is used because the speaker is asking for a specific, familiar pair of scissors.

Correct Answer: On

The preposition 'on' is accurately used to indicate that something is attached to or resting upon a surface.

Correct Answer: At

The preposition 'at' is used to denote a specific point or location, such as 'at the top' or 'at the bottom'.

Correct Answer: On

The preposition 'on' is used to show attachment to a surface, whether vertical, horizontal, or overhead like a ceiling.

Correct Answer: You will not be allowed to use your dictionary in the test.

To form the passive voice of 'will not allow', the subject becomes 'You', followed by 'will not be allowed'.

Correct Answer: Right now school lunch is being cooked in the cafeteria.

The passive form of present continuous tense requires 'is/are being + past participle (cooked)'.

Correct Answer: He was born in 1987.

The standard passive form of the verb 'bear' concerning birth drops the agent ('his mother') and uses 'was born'.

Correct Answer: She said that she had visited Oxford University the previous day.

When changing to indirect speech, simple past changes to past perfect ('had visited'), and 'yesterday' becomes 'the previous day'.

Correct Answer: They said respectfully that the time was over.

The word 'Madam' turns into the adverb 'respectfully', and the present tense 'is' shifts to the past tense 'was'.

Correct Answer: You requested your father to grant him leave for some time.

An imperative sentence starting with 'please' is converted using the reporting verb 'requested', followed by the infinitive 'to grant'.

Correct Answer: I came to work by bus today.

The idiomatic preposition used for traveling in a vehicle, particularly public transport, is 'by', without an article (e.g., 'by bus', 'by car').

Correct Answer: Interjection

The word 'Wow' represents an outburst of emotion and stands independently, classifying it grammatically as an interjection.

Correct Answer: Adverb

The word 'also' modifies the verb 'likes', indicating addition. Therefore, it functions as an adverb.

Correct Answer: Am going to study

The phrase 'am going to study' is correctly used to describe an intention or an already decided future plan.

Correct Answer: Will ask

The future simple 'will ask' is used for an action decided at the moment of speaking (a spontaneous decision).

Correct Answer: Starts

The present simple tense 'starts' is used for fixed timetables or scheduled future events.

Correct Answer: کمال احمد رضوی

'Alif Noon' was a highly popular Pakistani comedy series on PTV, created by and starring Kamal Ahmed Rizvi.

Correct Answer: امتیاز علی تاج

Chacha Chhakkan is a classic comedic character in Urdu literature, created by the renowned playwright Syed Imtiaz Ali Taj.

Correct Answer: شوکت تھانوی

'Swadeshi Rail' is a famous satirical and humorous essay penned by the distinguished Urdu humorist Shaukat Thanvi.

Correct Answer: آغا حشر کاشمیری

Although Amanat Lakhnavi wrote 'Inder Sabha', Agha Hashar Kashmiri is widely hailed as the 'Shakespeare of Urdu' for establishing and popularizing the foundation of modern Urdu stage drama.

Correct Answer: جمیل الدین عالی

'Jeevay Jeevay Pakistan' is an iconic Pakistani patriotic song written by Jamiluddin Aali and famously sung by Shahnaz Begum in 1968.

Correct Answer: بانگ درا

The poem 'Saqalia' (Sicily), reflecting on the lost glory of Muslim civilization there, is included in Allama Iqbal's first poetry collection, Bang-e-Dara.

Correct Answer: جلدی زائل ہونا

The idiom 'Naqsh bar aab hona' literally translates to 'a mark on water', symbolizing something highly temporary, fleeting, or quick to vanish.

Correct Answer: 1/40

Zakat is obligatory in Islam at an annual rate of 2.5% of a Muslim's total accumulated wealth, which is mathematically equivalent to 1/40.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Arqam (RA)

Dar-e-Arqam (The House of Arqam), located near the hill of Safa, was used by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as a secret meeting place for early Muslims to learn about Islam.

Correct Answer: Bait-ul-Maal

Caliph Umar Bin Abdul Aziz drastically reformed and restored the integrity of the Bait-ul-Maal (State Treasury) to ensure wealth was distributed justly among the public.

Correct Answer: Abdullah

The original birth name of Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique (RA) was Abdullah ibn Abi Quhafa.

Correct Answer: Battle of Badr

The Quran refers to the Battle of Badr as 'Yaum-ul-Furqan' (The Day of Criterion) because it definitively distinguished truth from falsehood.

Correct Answer: Awamir-i-Ashara

The specific directives given to Prophet Musa (A.S.), known biblically as the Ten Commandments, are referred to in Islamic terminology as Awamir-i-Ashara.

Correct Answer: کھلم کھلا

The term 'Alam Nashrah', originating from Surah Ash-Sharh, translates in common Urdu parlance to something evident, open, or 'khullam khulla'.