PPSC Inspector Anti-Corruption Past Paper 2020 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: Japan

The National Diet is Japan's bicameral legislature, composed of a lower house and an upper house.

Correct Answer: Azerbaijan

The Nagorno-Karabakh region is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, though it has been subject to a long-standing dispute with Armenia.

Correct Answer: Mount McKinley

Mount McKinley, the highest mountain peak in North America, was officially renamed Denali by the US government in 2015.

Correct Answer: Malaysia

Malaysia is an oil-producing country but is not a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

Correct Answer: US Army

General Joseph Dunford is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as the 19th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Correct Answer: UK

Sky News is a British free-to-air television news channel and organization.

Correct Answer: World War I

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo in 1914 triggered the start of World War I.

Correct Answer: Russia

The Shukhov Radio Tower is a broadcasting tower in Moscow, Russia, designed by Vladimir Shukhov.

Correct Answer: Jordan

The 17th World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) took place at the Dead Sea in Jordan in 2019.

Correct Answer: North Africa

CPEC provides China with a direct overland route to the Arabian Sea, giving it significantly shorter maritime access to the Middle East and North Africa.

Correct Answer: Mashhad

Mashhad is the second-most-populous city in Iran and a major religious pilgrimage site.

Correct Answer: Danube

Vienna, the capital of Austria, is famously situated on the banks of the Danube River.

Correct Answer: Dr. Linus Carl Pauling

Linus Pauling is one of the few individuals to have won two unshared Nobel Prizes (Chemistry in 1954 and Peace in 1962).

Correct Answer: B.R Ambedkar

B.R. Ambedkar wrote 'Thoughts on Pakistan', which provided a profound analysis of the demand for the partition of India.

Correct Answer: Polo

Polo, specifically freestyle mountain polo, is traditionally the most famous and widely celebrated sport in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Correct Answer: Balochistan

Sajji is a popular traditional dish consisting of roasted lamb or chicken that originated in the Balochistan province.

Correct Answer: Lahore

The Alfalah Building is a prominent commercial plaza located on Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam (The Mall) in Lahore.

Correct Answer: All of these

Air pollution is caused by a mix of natural events (like volcanic eruptions) and human activities (like vehicle exhausts and industrial emissions).

Correct Answer: Spray cans and refrigerators

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), historically used in aerosols, refrigerators, and air conditioning units, break down ozone molecules in the stratosphere.

Correct Answer: White Blood Cells

White blood cells (leukocytes) are a vital part of the immune system that defend the body against infections and foreign materials.

Correct Answer: Aiding the blind to write

A scotograph is a device historically designed to allow writing without seeing, which assists the visually impaired.

Correct Answer: Light Emitting Diode

LED stands for Light Emitting Diode, a semiconductor device that emits light when an electric current passes through it.

Correct Answer: Digestive

The gallbladder is a small organ located under the liver that stores bile to aid the digestive system in breaking down fats.

Correct Answer: Anemia

Iron is crucial for making hemoglobin; a lack of it leads to iron deficiency anemia, resulting in fatigue and weakness.

Correct Answer: Objective Resolution

The Objectives Resolution was passed by the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan in March 1949 to lay down the foundational principles for the constitution.

Correct Answer: Commercial Privileges

Sir Thomas Roe and Captain William Hawkins visited the Mughal Emperor Jahangir to secure trade agreements and commercial privileges for the British East India Company.

Correct Answer: Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto

Following the fall of Dhaka in 1971, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto took over as the President and became the first civilian Chief Martial Law Administrator of Pakistan.

Correct Answer: January 1949

The Public Representative Office Disqualification Act (PRODA) was enacted in January 1949 to curb political corruption in early Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Urdu

The Urdu-Hindi controversy started in 1867 when Hindus in Banaras demanded that Hindi be made the official language instead of Urdu.

Correct Answer: Congress

The Quit India Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress in 1942, demanding an end to British rule.

Correct Answer: One fifth

The catastrophic 2010 floods submerged approximately one-fifth (20%) of Pakistan's total land area.

Correct Answer: Textiles

The textile sector constitutes the core of Pakistan's exports, making up around 60% of the country's total export revenue.

Correct Answer: Lord Wavell

Lord Wavell served as the Viceroy before Lord Mountbatten, making him the penultimate (second to last) Viceroy of British India.

Correct Answer: Lord Ripon

Lord Ripon introduced the Resolution of 1882, laying the foundation of democratic municipal institutions, earning him the title of the father of local self-government in India.

Correct Answer: 1858

Following the War of Independence in 1857, the Government of India Act 1858 transferred power to the British Crown, changing the Governor-General's title to Viceroy.

Correct Answer: Altaf Hussain Hali

Hayat-e-Javed is a famous biography of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan written by his prominent companion Altaf Hussain Hali.

Correct Answer: Both countries should go for international arbitration

Pakistan has repeatedly proposed international arbitration to resolve the Sir Creek boundary dispute, but India insists on a bilateral resolution mechanism.

Correct Answer: 18th amendment

The 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan devolved significant administrative and legislative powers to the provinces, enhancing provincial autonomy.

Correct Answer: First

The First Amendment in 1974 redefined Pakistan's territories to formally exclude East Pakistan after recognizing Bangladesh.

Correct Answer: Afghanistan

During the Khilafat Movement, religious leaders issued a fatwa declaring India Dar-ul-Harb, prompting thousands of Muslims to migrate to Afghanistan in the Hijrat Movement.

Correct Answer: Greater Iqbal Park

Minar-e-Pakistan is located in Greater Iqbal Park (formerly Minto Park) in Lahore, where the historic Lahore Resolution was passed in 1940.

Correct Answer: Iftikhar Hussain Mamdot

Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot served as the first Chief Minister of West Punjab after the creation of Pakistan in 1947.

Correct Answer: Chief Court of Punjab

Established in 1866 as the Chief Court of Punjab, it was elevated to the status of a High Court in 1919 and became the Lahore High Court.

Correct Answer: 1857

The Indian Rebellion, also known as the War of Independence, began in Meerut on May 10, 1857.

Correct Answer: Indus, Jhelum, Chenab

Brokered by the World Bank in 1960, the treaty allocated the western rivers (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab) exclusively to Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Jhelum

The Poonch River originates in Jammu and Kashmir and eventually flows into the Mangla Dam, making it a tributary of the Jhelum River.

Correct Answer: Gilgit-Baltistan

Astore District is one of the administrative districts of the Gilgit-Baltistan region in northern Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Dera Ghazi Khan

Dera Ghazi Khan is uniquely situated such that its boundaries touch all four provinces of Pakistan.

Correct Answer: China

Pakistan shares its shortest international border, which is about 599 km long, with China in the northeast.

Correct Answer: Sindh

Manchar Lake is the largest natural freshwater lake in Pakistan, located in the Jamshoro District of Sindh.

Correct Answer: Geoid

The Earth is an oblate spheroid, meaning it bulges at the equator and is flattened at the poles, a shape specifically referred to as a geoid.

Correct Answer: Orientation View

MS PowerPoint provides views like Normal, Slide Sorter, and Slide Show, but 'Orientation View' is not a standard view mode.

Correct Answer: SHIFT + UP ARROW

Holding the SHIFT key and pressing the UP ARROW key extends the highlighted text selection one line upwards.

Correct Answer: Home page

The home page acts as the main gateway or introductory landing point for navigating a website.

Correct Answer: Downloading

Downloading is the transmission of a file or data from a remote system (like a web server) to a local system.

Correct Answer: As many as your computer memory will hold

Modern operating systems do not have a hard-coded limit on open files; it scales directly with the available RAM and system resources.

Correct Answer: Enhances the capabilities of the hardware machine

Software provides instructions to the hardware, allowing it to perform specific, diverse tasks, thereby enhancing its capabilities.

Correct Answer: A Programming language

BASIC is a family of general-purpose, high-level programming languages whose design philosophy emphasizes ease of use.

Correct Answer: Mail Merge

Mail Merge is an MS Word feature that allows you to create multiple documents simultaneously by merging a main document with a data source.

Correct Answer: Right

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

Correct Answer: Data validation

Data validation in MS Excel is used to control exactly what type of data or values users can enter into a specific cell.

Correct Answer: 200 km/h

Speed = Distance / Time. Time is 3.5 hours. 700 km / 3.5 hrs = 200 km/h.

Correct Answer: 8880

Following the order of operations from left to right: 888 / 0.8 = 1110. Then 1110 * 8 = 8880.

Correct Answer: Rs. 876

The surface area of a cube is 6 * (side^2) = 6 * 64 = 384 sq ft. Total paint needed = 384 / 16 = 24 kg. Total cost = 24 * 36.50 = 876 Rs.

Correct Answer: 1

Substituting b=1 into the expression: 1^3 / 1^2 = 1 / 1 = 1.

Correct Answer: 22 inches

Circumference = pi * d = (22/7) * 7 = 22 inches.

Correct Answer: 45 and 45 degrees

The sum of a triangle's angles is 180. If one is 90, the other two must sum to 90. Among the options given, both '45 and 45' and '60 and 30' can technically be valid, but 45/45 is an isosceles right triangle, which the test key confirms.

Correct Answer: 0.62

One kilometer is precisely equivalent to 0.621371 miles.

Correct Answer: 10,000

15% of actual price = 1500. So, Price = (1500 * 100) / 15 = 10,000.

Correct Answer: Rs 1380

Selling Price = Marked Price * (1 - Discount). 1311 = MP * 0.95, giving MP = 1380.

Correct Answer: 7

Dividing 329 by 7 gives 47 without any remainder, proving it is fully divisible.

Correct Answer: North-East

With Bilal at the origin (0,0), Amir is at (0, y) and Saad is at (-x, 0). From Saad's position, Amir is positioned up and to the right, which corresponds to North-East.

Correct Answer: Compassionate

Ruthless means lacking pity or compassion; its direct antonym is compassionate.

Correct Answer: A force that tends to cause rotation

In physics, torque represents the rotational equivalent of linear force, causing an object to rotate around an axis.

Correct Answer: Astute

Gullible means easily persuaded to believe something, whereas astute refers to someone with sharp, practical judgment who isn't easily fooled.

Correct Answer: Celebrity

A luminary is a person who inspires or influences others, often someone prominent in a particular sphere, synonymous with celebrity.

Correct Answer: Lack of rain

A drought refers to a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.

Correct Answer: Saleem said that he did not eat mangoes

In reported speech, the present simple 'do not' changes to the past simple 'did not' when the reporting verb is in the past tense.

Correct Answer: The dying soldier wished to have a look at the battlefield

The imperative structure expressing a strong desire changes into an infinitive phrase with 'wish' to reflect the soldier's longing.

Correct Answer: Already late

The idiom 'it is high time' implies that something should have been done already, indicating a sense of urgency or being slightly late.

Correct Answer: Down

The phrasal verb 'knock down' colloquially means to drink something very quickly.

Correct Answer: Closer

The famous proverb advises keeping a watchful eye on adversaries: 'Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.'

Correct Answer: کنایہ

یہ ایک کنایہ ہے، جس کا مطلب ہے کہ میں نے زندگی کا بہت تجربہ حاصل کیا ہے۔

Correct Answer: تو دوبارہ ہونا

درست محاورہ 'نو دو گیارہ ہونا' ہے جس کا مطلب بھاگ جانا ہے۔

Correct Answer: تنظیم اور ترتیب کرنا

نظم کے لغوی معنی موتیوں کو دھاگے میں پرونے یا ترتیب دینے کے ہیں۔

Correct Answer: انگور کی بیٹی (شراب)

بنت العنب عربی ترکیب ہے جس کا مطلب 'انگور کی بیٹی' ہے، جو کہ شراب کے لئے استعارے کے طور پر استعمال ہوتی ہے۔

Correct Answer: کاٹ دینا

مقطع کے معنی کاٹنے کی جگہ کے ہیں اور یہ غزل کا آخری شعر ہوتا ہے جس میں شاعر اپنا تخلص استعمال کرتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: ن م راشد

'ماورا' مشہور ترقی پسند اور جدید شاعر ن م راشد کا پہلا شعری مجموعہ ہے۔

Correct Answer: کاغذی گھاٹ

کاغذی گھاٹ مشہور پاکستانی افسانہ نگار اور ناول نگار خالدہ حسین کا تحریر کردہ ناول ہے۔

Correct Answer: تفصیلیہ

تفصیلیہ (:) کی علامت کسی بات کی وضاحت، فہرست یا تشریح پیش کرنے کے لئے استعمال ہوتی ہے۔

Correct Answer: سید مہدی علی خاں

علی گڑھ تحریک کے سرگرم کارکن نواب محسن الملک کا اصل نام سید مہدی علی خاں تھا۔

Correct Answer: بمبئی

معروف شاعر میراجی (محمد ثناء اللہ ڈار) کا انتقال 1949 میں ہوا اور انہیں بمبئی (ممبئی) کے قبرستان میں دفن کیا گیا۔

Correct Answer: 179 AH

Imam Malik ibn Anas, the founder of the Maliki school of jurisprudence, died in Medina in 179 AH (795 CE).

Correct Answer: Romans

The Expedition of Tabuk in 630 CE was organized by the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to confront the Byzantine (Roman) Empire forces.

Correct Answer: Khusrow Pervaiz

Khusrow Pervaiz, the Sassanid Emperor of Persia, arrogantly tore the invitation letter sent by the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Correct Answer: Misaaq-e-Madina

The Charter of Medina (Misaaq-e-Madina), drafted by the Prophet (PBUH) in 622 CE, is widely regarded as the first written constitution in human history.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Luut (A.S.)

Hazrat Lut (A.S.) was the nephew and a contemporary prophet of Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S.).

Correct Answer: Hazrat Younas (A.S)

The Quran refers to Prophet Younas (Jonah) as Zun-Nun, meaning 'Man of the Fish' or 'Companion of the Whale'.

Correct Answer: Cave of Thawr

During the Hijrah (migration) to Medina, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Abu Bakr (RA) hid in the Cave of Thawr for three days.

Correct Answer: 699 AD

Imam Abu Hanifa was born in Kufa in the year 80 AH, which corresponds to 699 CE.