PPSC Excise and Taxation Inspector Past Paper 2024 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: Constructivist

Constructivist theory highlights the importance of ideas, norms, and social interactions, arguing that non-state actors play a critical role in shaping state behavior and international norms.

Correct Answer: 1992

The Premier League was founded on February 20, 1992, following the decision of clubs in the Football League First Division to break away from the Football League.

Correct Answer: Four

As of 2026, Asia has hosted the Summer Olympics four times: Tokyo 1964, Seoul 1988, Beijing 2008, and Tokyo 2020.

Correct Answer: Citius - Altius - Fortius

The Olympic motto consists of the Latin words 'Citius, Altius, Fortius', which translate to 'Faster, Higher, Stronger'.

Correct Answer: Aisam Ul Haq

Pakistani tennis player Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi won the 2017 Barcelona Open doubles title with Florin Mergea.

Correct Answer: Vatican City

Vatican City is the smallest independent state in the world by both area and population.

Correct Answer: Croatia

The Peljesac Bridge is a bridge in Croatia that connects the southernmost part of the country, separated from the rest of the mainland by a small strip of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Correct Answer: Collective security system

Collective security is a system where a group of states agrees that an attack on one is an attack on all, ensuring mutual defense.

Correct Answer: China

Sericulture, the production of silk, originated in ancient China, with legends dating it back to the third millennium BCE.

Correct Answer: B-29

The atomic bomb 'Little Boy' was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, by a B-29 Superfortress bomber named Enola Gay.

Correct Answer: Neptune Spear

Operation Neptune Spear was the US military operation that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan, in 2011.

Correct Answer: 2001

China officially became the 143rd member of the WTO on December 11, 2001.

Correct Answer: President

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is composed of 15 judges and is presided over by a President elected by the members of the Court.

Correct Answer: Afghanistan

Afghanistan was the latest country to join the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in 2007.

Correct Answer: UK, US, China, France, Russia

The five permanent members of the UN Security Council, often called the P5, are China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Correct Answer: Marie Curie

Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, receiving the award in Physics in 1903.

Correct Answer: 26 November 2021

The World Health Organization designated B.1.1.529 as a variant of concern, named Omicron, on November 26, 2021.

Correct Answer: Cholistan

Blackbucks have been subject to re-introduction programs in the Cholistan Desert of Punjab, Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Syria

The Golan Heights is internationally recognized as Syrian territory currently occupied and administered by Israel since the 1967 Six-Day War.

Correct Answer: Nile

The Nile is traditionally considered the longest river in the world, though some studies suggest the Amazon may be longer.

Correct Answer: Asia

The Korean Peninsula is located in East Asia.

Correct Answer: Gilgit Baltistan

Borith Lake is a high-altitude lake located in the Gojal Valley of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Iran

Imam Al-Ghazali was born in Tus, a city in the Khorasan province of present-day Iran.

Correct Answer: 13 ہجری

حضرت عمر فاروقؓ 13 ہجری میں خلیفہ بنے۔

Correct Answer: حضرت ام حبیبہ

حضرت ام حبیبہؓ کا اصلی نام رملہ بنت ابی سفیان تھا۔

Correct Answer: سہیل بن عمرو

صلح حدیبیہ کے موقع پر قریش کی جانب سے سہیل بن عمرو مذاکرات کار تھے۔

Correct Answer: اسود عنسی

حضرت ابوبکر صدیقؓ کے دور میں نبوت کا جھوٹا دعویٰ کرنے والوں میں اسود عنسی کا نام سر فہرست ہے۔

Correct Answer: حضرت ابو عبیدہ بن الجراح

حضرت عمرؓ نے حضرت خالد بن ولید کو ہٹا کر حضرت ابو عبیدہ بن الجراح کو اسلامی لشکر کا سپہ سالار مقرر کیا۔

Correct Answer: عیسائیوں کی عبادت گاہ

صومعہ عیسائی راہبوں یا عبادت کرنے والوں کی عبادت گاہ کو کہا جاتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: ابو سفیان اور ابو جہل

سورہ الانفال میں بدر کے موقع پر کفار کے دو گروہوں (ابو سفیان کا تجارتی قافلہ اور ابو جہل کا جنگی لشکر) کا ذکر ہے۔

Correct Answer: Allah Almighty

The Objectives Resolution of 1949 states that sovereignty over the entire Universe belongs to Allah Almighty alone.

Correct Answer: 1954

The Communist Party of Pakistan was declared illegal by the government of Pakistan in 1954.

Correct Answer: Oman

Pakistan purchased the Gwadar enclave from the Sultanate of Oman in 1958.

Correct Answer: 1954

The Governor-General Ghulam Muhammad dissolved the first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan in October 1954.

Correct Answer: 4

Between 1955 and 1958, there was high political instability in Pakistan resulting in four different federal government administrations.

Correct Answer: 1911

The partition of Bengal, which took place in 1905, was annulled by the British government in 1911.

Correct Answer: 1/3

One of Jinnah's 14 points demanded that Muslims be given one-third representation in the central legislature.

Correct Answer: 7.5 million

Through the Treaty of Amritsar in 1846, the British sold Kashmir to Raja Gulab Singh for 7.5 million rupees.

Correct Answer: Royal Indian Navy Officers

The 1946 Royal Indian Navy mutiny was sparked by grievances regarding food and working conditions among Indian sailors.

Correct Answer: Parliamentary

The 1973 Constitution of Pakistan established a parliamentary form of government with a Prime Minister as the head of government.

Correct Answer: Spain

Pakistan won the inaugural Hockey World Cup in 1971 by defeating Spain in the final.

Correct Answer: 1978

Pakistan won its second Hockey World Cup title in 1978 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Correct Answer: Ayesha Jalal

Ayesha Jalal is a prominent Pakistani-American historian who authored the influential book 'The Sole Spokesman' about Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the partition of India.

Correct Answer: Syed Ameer Ali

'The Spirit of Islam' is a landmark work by the Indian jurist and writer Syed Ameer Ali, published in 1891.

Correct Answer: All of these

Jinnah Bridge, Ayub Bridge, and Lansdowne Bridge are all located on the Indus River within the province of Sindh.

Correct Answer: July 2000

The National Commission on the Status of Women was established in July 2000 to promote women's rights and gender equality in Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Karachi

The ML-1 project under CPEC involves the modernization of the railway line stretching between Karachi and Peshawar.

Correct Answer: All of these

CPEC is a multifaceted project focusing on infrastructure development, energy, and regional trade connectivity.

Correct Answer: February 1872

Lord Mayo, the Viceroy of India, was assassinated by a convict on February 8, 1872, in the Andaman Islands.

Correct Answer: 2016

The renowned philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi passed away on July 8, 2016.

Correct Answer: Madan Mohan Malviya

The Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha was founded in 1915, with Madan Mohan Malviya being one of its prominent founding members.

Correct Answer: Dr. Zakir Hussain

The Wardha Scheme of Education, proposed in 1937, was developed by a committee headed by Dr. Zakir Hussain under Gandhi's guidance.

Correct Answer: Guru Granth Sahib

The verses (Ashloq) of the Sufi saint Baba Farid Ganjshakar are included in the Sikh holy scripture, the Guru Granth Sahib.

Correct Answer: 30 to 39 mph

A tropical depression is a weather system with maximum sustained surface winds of less than 39 mph (34 knots).

Correct Answer: Nitrogen

Liquid nitrogen has a boiling point of -196°C, making it significantly colder than solid ice (0°C).

Correct Answer: Coinage

Gold, silver, and copper are known as coinage metals because they have historically been used to mint coins due to their durability and resistance to oxidation.

Correct Answer: Tooth Enamel

Tooth enamel is the hardest and most highly mineralized substance in the human body.

Correct Answer: Higher frequency

The pitch of a sound is determined by its frequency. Women's vocal cords produce sounds at a higher frequency, resulting in a higher pitch (shrill voice).

Correct Answer: H5N1

H5N1 is a subtype of the influenza A virus that causes bird flu.

Correct Answer: All of these

A keyboard is an input device used to enter alphabets, numbers, characters, and other symbols into a computer.

Correct Answer: Output

A headphone is an output device as it receives data from a computer or audio player and converts it into sound waves.

Correct Answer: Keyboard

A numeric pad is a cluster of number keys typically found on the right side of a computer keyboard.

Correct Answer: Copy text

Ctrl+C is the standard keyboard shortcut used to copy selected text or files to the clipboard.

Correct Answer: .ppt

.ppt is the traditional file extension for Microsoft PowerPoint presentations.

Correct Answer: 8:12:15

To find the combined ratio, align the common term 'B'. Multiply 2:3 by 4 to get 8:12, and 4:5 by 3 to get 12:15, resulting in 8:12:15.

Correct Answer: 2:3

Since simple interest is directly proportional to time (I = PRT/100), the ratio for 12 and 18 years is 12:18, which simplifies to 2:3.

Correct Answer: 75 days

Using the man-day concept: 200 * 60 = 12,000 man-days. With 160 men, the food lasts for 12,000 / 160 = 75 days.

Correct Answer: 65/7 days

Combined rate = 1/20 + 1/12 = (3+5)/60 = 8/60 = 2/15. Time taken = 15/2 = 7.5 days. (Note: The provided answer key suggests 65/7, but mathematically it is 7.5).

Correct Answer: 745

If 596 is 80% of the original price, then the original price = 596 / 0.8 = 745.

Correct Answer: 3 km/h

Using the relation (9-x)/(9+x) = 1/2, solving for x gives 3 km/h.

Correct Answer: Rs. 9450

Total hours for 6 people = 336 hours/week. Earnings per hour = 8400/336 = 25. For 9 people working 378 hours: 378 * 25 = 9450.

Correct Answer: 15 cm

Using the Pythagorean theorem on half-diagonals (12 and 9): side = sqrt(12^2 + 9^2) = sqrt(144 + 81) = sqrt(225) = 15.

Correct Answer: Arrest

Apprehension can mean the act of arresting someone or a feeling of anxiety; in this context, 'arrest' is the correct synonym.

Correct Answer: Paroxysm

A paroxysm is a sudden outburst of emotion or activity.

Correct Answer: Scent : Whiff

The pattern is a general phenomenon and its subtle manifestation; a glint is a small, brief flash of light, just as a whiff is a faint smell.

Correct Answer: us/our

The sentence requires objective pronoun 'us' following the preposition 'of', and the possessive adjective 'our' to match.

Correct Answer: Preposition

In the phrase 'by dint of', 'dint' is used within a prepositional phrase structure, often treated as a complex preposition in this context.

Correct Answer: She saw a beautiful white cat.

The adjectives 'beautiful' and 'white' describe 'cat', but since 'white' is closer to the noun, no comma is necessary between them in this standard usage.

Correct Answer: To plan

The context requires the infinitive 'to plan' or similar form to express purpose.

Correct Answer: Possession

The apostrophe in nouns, such as 'John's car', is primarily used to indicate possession.

Correct Answer: Do someone a favor in hopes that a favor will be returned

The idiom 'scratch my back and I'll scratch yours' refers to a reciprocal arrangement where favors are exchanged.

Correct Answer: To take initiative

To 'call the shots' means to be in the position of authority or to make the important decisions.

Correct Answer: Jealousy

The phrase 'Green-eyed monster' is a metaphor for jealousy, notably used in Shakespeare's Othello.

Correct Answer: Mind

The common proverb is 'Out of sight, out of mind', meaning things forgotten when not seen.

Correct Answer: He asked me if I would accompany him.

In indirect speech, the tense 'will' changes to 'would' and the pronoun 'me' changes to 'him' based on the subject.

Correct Answer: The teacher said to his students, 'Do you like drawing sketches'?

Changing indirect back to direct requires shifting back to present tense and the appropriate interrogative form.

Correct Answer: دوبار

اس شعر میں 'خورشیدِ جہاں' اور 'نورِ سحر' دو مرتبہ مرکب اضافی کا استعمال ہوا ہے۔

Correct Answer: حرف تشبیہ

ادات تشبیہ ان حروف کو کہتے ہیں جو تشبیہ دینے کے لیے استعمال ہوتے ہیں (جیسے 'سا'، 'طرح')۔

Correct Answer: آبی آلودگی

خالد جاوید کی کتاب 'ایک خنجر پانی میں' کا مرکزی موضوع آبی آلودگی ہے۔

Correct Answer: ملا وجہی

اردو نثر میں تنقیدی شعور کے ابتدائی آثار ملا وجہی کی تصانیف میں ملتے ہیں۔

Correct Answer: نور الحسن ہاشمی

'دلی کا دبستان شاعری' ڈاکٹر نور الحسن ہاشمی کی مشہور تصنیف ہے۔

Correct Answer: ارمغان حجاز

علامہ اقبال کی آخری کتاب 'ارمغان حجاز' ہے جس میں اردو اور فارسی کلام یکجا کیا گیا ہے۔

Correct Answer: جمیل احمد عدیل

'ہادیہ' جمیل احمد عدیل کی تالیف ہے۔

Correct Answer: عجائبات فرنگ

یوسف کمبل پوش کا سفر نامہ 'عجائبات فرنگ' اردو کا پہلا سفر نامہ مانا جاتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: ہوشیار پور

مشہور شاعر منیر نیازی ہوشیار پور (بھارت) میں پیدا ہوئے۔

Correct Answer: محبوب عالم

مشہور ڈرامہ سیریل 'وارث' میں مرکزی کردار چوہدری حشمت کا تھا جسے محبوب عالم نے ادا کیا تھا۔

Correct Answer: واسطہ پڑتا

محاورہ 'پالا پڑنا' کا مطلب ہے کسی چیز یا شخص سے واسطہ یا سابقہ پڑنا۔