PPSC Field Officer and Assistant Curator Past Paper 2025 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: 1920

The League of Nations was officially established on January 10, 1920, following the Paris Peace Conference that ended World War I.

Correct Answer: 1949

NATO was established on April 4, 1949, by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty to provide collective security against potential threats.

Correct Answer: South Asia

SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) is an intergovernmental organization established to promote cooperation among South Asian countries.

Correct Answer: UNWTO

The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is the agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable, and universally accessible tourism.

Correct Answer: All of these

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights encompasses various fundamental rights, including freedom of speech, education, and the right to a fair trial.

Correct Answer: APP

Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) is the state-owned news agency of Pakistan.

Correct Answer: National Database and Registration Authority

NADRA is the independent agency in Pakistan responsible for maintaining the national database and issuing identity documents.

Correct Answer: 2023

The Grand Jamia Masjid project in Karachi reached significant milestones of completion around 2023.

Correct Answer: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) coordinates global efforts to address social, economic, and environmental challenges.

Correct Answer: Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)

The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) is an international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology.

Correct Answer: Istanbul

The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, popularly known as the Blue Mosque, is a historic imperial mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey.

Correct Answer: Italy

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance.

Correct Answer: 8

A standard international athletics track consists of 8 lanes, each 1.22 meters wide.

Correct Answer: 28

Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 28 medals, including 23 gold medals.

Correct Answer: Treaty of Westphalia

The Peace of Westphalia, signed in 1648, ended the Thirty Years' War in the Holy Roman Empire.

Correct Answer: Novelist

MacKenzie Scott is an American novelist and philanthropist known for her significant contributions to charitable causes.

Correct Answer: Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru wrote 'Glimpses of World History' in the form of letters to his daughter, Indira Gandhi, while he was in prison.

Correct Answer: 1949

Hassan al-Banna, the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, was assassinated in Cairo in February 1949.

Correct Answer: Amazon River

The Amazon River is the largest river in the world by discharge volume of water, significantly exceeding all other river systems.

Correct Answer: Puerto Rico Trench

The Puerto Rico Trench is the deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean, located at the boundary between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

Correct Answer: Indonesia

The Sudirman Range is a mountain range in the highlands of Papua, Indonesia.

Correct Answer: Karachi

Port Qasim is a deep-water seaport located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Sindh and Balochistan

The Kirthar Mountains form the border between the Pakistani provinces of Sindh and Balochistan.

Correct Answer: Iran

Pakistan shares its western border with Iran and Afghanistan.

Correct Answer: Both A & B

Both Sidhnai and Balloki headworks are located on the River Ravi in Punjab, Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Qanat

A qanat is an ancient system of water management in Iran used to provide a reliable supply of water for human settlements and irrigation in hot, arid climates.

Correct Answer: PMT

In spreadsheet applications like Excel, the PMT function is specifically used to calculate the payment for a loan based on constant payments and a constant interest rate.

Correct Answer: Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity refers to the technologies, processes, and practices designed to protect networks, devices, programs, and data from cyber-attacks.

Correct Answer: CPU

The Central Processing Unit (CPU) is often referred to as the 'brain' of the computer, as it coordinates and executes instructions from all other hardware components.

Correct Answer: Fields can added and deleted as needed

In most database management systems, table structures are flexible, allowing fields to be added or deleted after the table has been created.

Correct Answer: None of these

Excel generally supports a wide range of zoom percentages, and these specific values (10%, 100%, 300%) are all valid settings.

Correct Answer: Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal invented the Pascaline, one of the first mechanical calculators, in the mid-17th century.

Correct Answer: Samuel Hahnemann

German physician Samuel Hahnemann is credited with the creation of the system of alternative medicine known as homeopathy in the late 18th century.

Correct Answer: Propane and butane

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), commonly used as cooking gas, is primarily a mixture of propane and butane.

Correct Answer: Graphite

Graphite is an allotrope of carbon and is unique among non-metals because it is an excellent conductor of electricity.

Correct Answer: Trees

Trees play a vital role as environmental buffers by absorbing carbon dioxide, preventing soil erosion, and maintaining ecosystems.

Correct Answer: Pleura

The pleura is the thin, transparent, double-layered membrane that surrounds the lungs.

Correct Answer: RNA virus

Polio is caused by the poliovirus, which is a member of the genus Enterovirus, a type of RNA virus.

Correct Answer: Leeuwenhoek

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek is known as the 'father of microbiology' for being the first to observe and describe bacteria using a single-lens microscope.

Correct Answer: 60-80ml

In a healthy adult at rest, the average stroke volume of the heart is typically between 60 and 80 milliliters per beat.

Correct Answer: Preventing the tracks from bending due to heat expansion

The gaps in railway tracks allow for thermal expansion during hot weather, preventing the tracks from buckling or bending.

Correct Answer: Nicolaus Copernicus

Nicolaus Copernicus formulated the heliocentric model, which placed the Sun at the center of the universe rather than the Earth.

Correct Answer: Butter

Butter is one of the dietary sources that contains small amounts of Vitamin D.

Correct Answer: Joseph Stalin

Under Joseph Stalin's leadership, the Soviet Union recognized the Muslim League's demand for Pakistan as a legitimate exercise of national self-determination.

Correct Answer: 35

The historic Simla Deputation of October 1906 consisted of 35 prominent Muslim leaders who met with Lord Minto to demand separate electorates.

Correct Answer: 1939

The All-India Muslim League observed the Day of Deliverance on December 22, 1939, to celebrate the resignation of Congress ministries.

Correct Answer: Lodhran

Pakistan's first school specifically for the transgender community was established in the district of Lodhran.

Correct Answer: Sheema Kermani

Tehrik-e-Niswan is a Pakistani feminist organization and cultural group founded by Sheema Kermani in 1979.

Correct Answer: A Muslim

At the time of Partition in 1947, the Nawab of Junagadh, Mahabat Khan III, was a Muslim ruler who initially acceded to Pakistan.

Correct Answer: 1969

Pakistan was a founding member of the OIC, which was established at the first summit of Islamic leaders in Rabat, Morocco, in 1969.

Correct Answer: 1953

The Bogra Formula was presented by Prime Minister Muhammad Ali Bogra in 1953 to address the issue of representation and language in the constitution of Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Sikandar Hayat

The book 'The Charismatic Leader: Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah and the Creation of Pakistan' was authored by Sikandar Hayat.

Correct Answer: 1900

Muhammad Ali Jinnah was appointed as a temporary Presidency Magistrate in Bombay in 1900.

Correct Answer: Pervez Musharraf

Former President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf proposed a well-known 'Four-Point Formula' as a possible framework to resolve the Kashmir conflict.

Correct Answer: Government of India Act, 1919

The Government of India Act of 1919 (Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms) introduced the system of 'dyarchy' in the provinces.

Correct Answer: World Bank

The Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960 between India and Pakistan, with the World Bank acting as a mediator and broker.

Correct Answer: 1999

The Kargil War was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Correct Answer: Punjab

Bhangra is a traditional folk dance that originated in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India.

Correct Answer: 1893

Nadwatul Ulama was established in 1893 in Kanpur, India, as an institution for Islamic learning and reform.

Correct Answer: Iltutmish

Iltutmish was the first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate to receive an official investiture (patent of authority) from the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad.

Correct Answer: 13

Using the algebraic identity (a^3 + b^3) / (a^2 - ab + b^2) = a + b, where a=8.73 and b=4.27, the result is 8.73 + 4.27 = 13.

Correct Answer: t + dx/m

The rate of increase is d/m degrees per minute. After x minutes, the total increase is (d/m) * x, plus the initial temperature t, resulting in t + dx/m.

Correct Answer: 8

Solving the system of equations where s, m, l are the weights: 16s = 2m + l and 4s + m = l. Substituting m = l - 4s into the first equation yields l = 8s.

Correct Answer: 20 hours

Time is calculated by dividing distance by speed (400 km / 20 km/h = 20 hours).

Correct Answer: 4

According to the Midpoint Theorem, the line segment connecting the midpoints of two sides of a triangle is half the length of the third side.

Correct Answer: Rs. 1600

The perimeter of the square is 4 * 50 = 200 meters. The cost is 200 * 8 = Rs. 1600.

Correct Answer: 5

Performing the division 0.085 / 0.017 is equivalent to 85 / 17, which equals 5.

Correct Answer: 09:51

Subtracting 5 hours and 15 minutes from 15:06 results in 09:51.

Correct Answer: than

The word 'than' is the correct comparative conjunction used to contrast adjectives like 'taller'.

Correct Answer: hoping

After the phrasal verb 'give up', the gerund form 'hoping' is the grammatically correct choice.

Correct Answer: has to pass

The phrase 'has to pass' is used to indicate a requirement or necessity.

Correct Answer: Both

'Both' is used to refer to two things or categories (flats and shared houses) together.

Correct Answer: by

The phrasal verb 'stand by' means to support or remain loyal to someone in a difficult situation.

Correct Answer: has

Since 'my friend and benefactor' refers to a single person holding both roles, the singular verb 'has' is used.

Correct Answer: are

The plural subject 'slanderous attacks' requires the plural verb 'are'.

Correct Answer: am

The verb 'am' correctly matches the first-person singular subject 'I'.

Correct Answer: will

This is a first conditional sentence, which uses the present simple in the 'if' clause and the future tense (will) in the main clause.

Correct Answer: optional

The adjective 'optional' is correctly used to describe something that is not mandatory.

Correct Answer: informant

An 'informant' is a person who provides information to someone else.

Correct Answer: Mislead

To 'string someone along' means to deceive someone for a long time about one's intentions.

Correct Answer: John told his mother that he would go to bed then.

In indirect speech, the pronoun 'I' changes to 'he', 'shall' changes to 'would', and 'now' changes to 'then'.

Correct Answer: Mathew suggested that they should go for a picnic on Friday.

When reporting a proposal or suggestion starting with 'Let us', 'suggested that they should' is the standard formal structure.

Correct Answer: Academic writing

In linguistics and composition, the sentence is considered the fundamental unit of meaning and structure, especially in formal and academic writing.

Correct Answer: کئی مشکلات اور رکاوٹوں کو عبور کرنا

اردو محاورہ 'ہفت خواں سر کرنا' کا مفہوم بہت سی مشکلات اور رکاوٹوں کو کامیابی سے پار کرنا ہے۔

Correct Answer: تامل کرنا

'پچر پچر لانا' یا پس و پیش کرنا سے مراد کسی کام میں تامل یا ہچکچاہٹ محسوس کرنا ہے۔

Correct Answer: نہایت خوش ہونا

محاورہ 'خوشی میں پھولانہ سمانا' کا مطلب بہت زیادہ خوش ہونا ہے۔

Correct Answer: کنیت

عربی اور اردو قواعد میں، وہ نام جو والدین یا اولاد کی نسبت سے رکھا جائے 'کنیت' کہلاتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: حرف

اردو قواعد میں 'حرف' وہ کلمہ ہے جو اکیلے کوئی معنی نہیں رکھتا مگر دوسرے الفاظ کو جوڑنے کا کام کرتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: علامہ شبلی نعمانی

دارالمصنفین اعظم گڑھ کی بنیاد علامہ شبلی نعمانی نے 1914 میں رکھی تھی۔

Correct Answer: کسی کام پر مکمل عبور یا مہارت ہونا

'ملکہ ہونا' سے مراد کسی فن یا کام میں مہارت اور مکمل دسترس حاصل کرنا ہے۔

Correct Answer: کری

آرام دہ کرسی یا صوفے کو اردو میں اکثر آرام دان کہا جاتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: صنعت ایہام

ادبی اصطلاح میں، 'صنعت ایہام' وہ صنعت ہے جس میں لفظ کے دو معنی ہوں، ایک قریب اور ایک بعید۔

Correct Answer: پڑھے نہ لکھے نام محمد فاضل

اردو کی مشہور ضرب المثل 'پڑھے نہ لکھے نام محمد فاضل' ہے، جو ایسے شخص کے بارے میں بولی جاتی ہے جو علم نہ ہونے کے باوجود بڑا نام رکھے۔

Correct Answer: Makkah

Batha Valley is a historical valley located in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Correct Answer: حضرت عمر بن خطاب رضی اللہ عنہ

حضرت عمر فاروق (رضی اللہ عنہ) نے صحابہ کرام (رضی اللہ عنہم) کے مشورے سے شراب نوشی کی حد 80 کوڑے مقرر فرمائی تھی۔

Correct Answer: رضاعی بہن

حضرت شیما (رضی اللہ عنہا) حضرت محمد صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کی رضاعی بہن تھیں، جو حضرت حلیمہ سعدیہ کی بیٹی تھیں۔

Correct Answer: غزوہ موتہ

حضرت خالد بن ولید رضی اللہ عنہ نے اسلام قبول کرنے کے بعد اپنی پہلی فوجی شرکت غزوہ موتہ میں کی تھی۔

Correct Answer: حضرت سلمان فارسی رضی اللہ عنہ

غزوہ خندق کے موقع پر خندق کھودنے کا مشورہ حضرت سلمان فارسی رضی اللہ عنہ نے دیا تھا۔

Correct Answer: تورات کی ایک کتاب

کتابِ خروج (Exodus) تورات یا بائبل کے پرانے عہد نامے کی دوسری کتاب ہے۔

Correct Answer: امام مسلم

امام مسلم بن الحجاج، جو صحیح مسلم کے مؤلف ہیں، 206 ہجری میں پیدا ہوئے تھے۔