PPSC Inspector Cooperative Societies Past Paper 2019 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: Morocco

Fez is the second largest city of Morocco and was the capital of modern Morocco until 1912.

Correct Answer: Prague

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic, situated on the Vltava River.

Correct Answer: Monrovia

Monrovia is the capital and largest city of Liberia, named after James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States.

Correct Answer: Tirana

Tirana is the capital and largest city of Albania, serving as the country's economic, cultural, and political center.

Correct Answer: Finland

Finland is often called the "Land of a Thousand Lakes" because it actually has over 187,000 lakes.

Correct Answer: Tibet

The Tibetan Plateau is often referred to as the "Roof of the World" because it is the highest and largest plateau on Earth.

Correct Answer: Italy

Milan is a major city in northern Italy and is globally recognized as one of the world's most important fashion capitals.

Correct Answer: Siberia

Lake Baikal is situated in southern Siberia, Russia, and is the world's deepest and oldest freshwater lake.

Correct Answer: Makran

Gwadar is a port city on the southwestern coast of Balochistan, Pakistan, located in the Makran coastal region.

Correct Answer: Gilgit Baltistan

Astore District is one of the 14 districts of the Pakistani-administered territory of Gilgit-Baltistan.

Correct Answer: India

Pakistan is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the west, Iran to the southwest, and China to the northeast.

Correct Answer: Karachi

Manora is a small peninsula (often called an island) located just south of the Port of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

Correct Answer: River Indus

The Indus River is the longest and most important river in Pakistan, flowing through the entire length of the country.

Correct Answer: 99%

The ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica contain roughly 99% of all the freshwater ice on the planet.

Correct Answer: Philippines

Ferdinand Marcos was a Filipino politician and dictator who served as the President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986.

Correct Answer: Ghana

Kofi Annan was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.

Correct Answer: 20 January 2017

Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States on January 20, 2017.

Correct Answer: Montreal

The ICAO is a specialized agency of the United Nations, and its headquarters is located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Correct Answer: Geneva

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and deals with the global rules of trade between nations.

Correct Answer: Jeddah

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is headquartered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Correct Answer: Brazil

Brazil holds the record for the most FIFA Men's World Cup victories, having won the tournament five times.

Correct Answer: 18

A standard round of golf consists of 18 holes, which became the standard after the Old Course at St Andrews was modified in 1764.

Correct Answer: Table Tennis

Ping-pong was a trademarked name for table tennis and was widely used before the sport's formal standardization.

Correct Answer: Kiran Khan

Kiran Khan is one of the first international female swimmers from Pakistan, having represented the country at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Correct Answer: UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is responsible for designating and protecting World Heritage Sites.

Correct Answer: 193

The United Nations currently has 193 member states, representing almost all of the world's sovereign countries.

Correct Answer: Ten

The UN Security Council consists of 15 members in total: 5 permanent members (with veto power) and 10 non-permanent members elected for two-year terms.

Correct Answer: Human Rights

Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with over 10 million members globally.

Correct Answer: Panda

The giant panda is the logo of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), originally inspired by a panda named Chi Chi at the London Zoo.

Correct Answer: Imam Khomeni

Ruhollah Khomeini (Imam Khomeini) led the 1979 Iranian Revolution that overthrew the Pahlavi dynasty and established the Islamic Republic.

Correct Answer: Charles Darwin

Published in 1859, 'On the Origin of Species' is a work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin that is considered the foundation of evolutionary biology.

Correct Answer: U.K.

The Parliament of the United Kingdom is bicameral, consisting of the upper house, the House of Lords, and the lower house, the House of Commons.

Correct Answer: Hyderabad

In regional contexts, Hyderabad (India and sometimes references to the historic Deccan culture) has been noted for its rich heritage of Ittr (perfumes).

Correct Answer: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

"Vande Mataram" was written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in the 1870s and included in his 1882 Bengali novel Anandamath.

Correct Answer: All of these

Jerusalem is an ancient city that holds deep religious significance and is considered holy in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Correct Answer: Israel

Israel has conducted numerous airstrikes and rocket attacks in Syria, primarily targeting Iranian and Syrian military sites.

Correct Answer: Three

Recep Tayyip Erdogan won his first presidential term in 2014, was re-elected in 2018, and secured his third term following the 2023 elections.

Correct Answer: 280

The 1973 Constitution of Pakistan comprises 280 articles and 7 schedules, establishing a parliamentary form of government.

Correct Answer: Four Senators

According to the Constitution of Pakistan, the Federal Capital Territory (Islamabad) is represented by four senators in the upper house.

Correct Answer: Two

Allama Iqbal attended the second and third Round Table Conferences held in London in 1931 and 1932.

Correct Answer: 10 October 1913

Muhammad Ali Jinnah joined the All-India Muslim League on October 10, 1913, while still remaining a member of the Indian National Congress for some time.

Correct Answer: Lucknow

The Lucknow Pact was an agreement reached between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League at a joint session in Lucknow in 1916.

Correct Answer: Baloch Regiment

General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who served as the Chief of Army Staff, was commissioned into the 16th Battalion of the Baloch Regiment.

Correct Answer: 10

Punjab currently consists of 10 administrative divisions since the addition of Gujrat as a division.

Correct Answer: China

The Karakoram Highway, known as the N-35 or China-Pakistan Friendship Highway, was built jointly by the governments of Pakistan and China.

Correct Answer: Fish Harbor

Keti Bandar is a port on the Arabian Sea in the Thatta District of Sindh, famous for its fishing harbor and historical significance.

Correct Answer: Allama Inayat-Ullah Mashraqi

The Khaksar movement was a social movement based in Lahore, Punjab, founded by Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi in 1931 to free India from British rule.

Correct Answer: 18th

The 18th Constitutional Amendment, passed in 2010, officially renamed the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK).

Correct Answer: 1965

Fatima Jinnah ran for the presidency in 1965 against Ayub Khan as the candidate of the Combined Opposition Parties.

Correct Answer: Abdul Qayyum

Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan originally proposed the Chenab formula, which suggested dividing Kashmir along the line of the Chenab River.

Correct Answer: Begum Ra'ana Liaqat Ali Khan

Begum Ra'ana Liaqat Ali Khan served as the Governor of Sindh from 1973 to 1976, becoming the first female governor in Pakistan.

Correct Answer: 1st of July 1948

The State Bank of Pakistan was inaugurated by the founder of the nation, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, on July 1, 1948.

Correct Answer: Venus

Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system due to a runaway greenhouse effect and the brightest natural object in Earth's night sky after the Moon.

Correct Answer: A Red Planet

Mars is often referred to as the Red Planet because iron oxide on its surface gives it a reddish appearance.

Correct Answer: Aiding Blind to write in the Darkness

A scotograph is an instrument that enables a person to write in the dark or without seeing, traditionally used to aid the blind.

Correct Answer: 1928

Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, the first true antibiotic, in 1928 from the Penicillium notatum mold.

Correct Answer: Carbon dioxide

An excess of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases traps heat in the atmosphere, accelerating global warming.

Correct Answer: Deuterium Oxide

Heavy water is chemically known as deuterium oxide (D2O), where hydrogen atoms are replaced by the heavier deuterium isotopes.

Correct Answer: Wolf

The wolf is a canine (family Canidae), while lions, tigers, and leopards are all members of the cat family (Felidae).

Correct Answer: Liver

Bile is a digestive fluid produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder until needed for digestion.

Correct Answer: Black

A green leaf reflects green light and absorbs other colors. In pure red light, it absorbs the red and has no green to reflect, making it appear black.

Correct Answer: Font

In typography and word processing, a font designates the specific size, weight, and style of a typeface.

Correct Answer: Vertical and Horizontal axis

In Excel charts, data is plotted across a two-dimensional grid consisting of a vertical axis (Y-axis) and a horizontal axis (X-axis).

Correct Answer: Recoverable

The undo function allows users to reverse their last action, essentially making the prior state recoverable.

Correct Answer: Ctrl + Y

Ctrl + Y is the shortcut for 'Redo', which restores or repeats an action that has just been undone.

Correct Answer: 616

12% of 550 is 66. Adding this increase to the original strength (550 + 66) gives a total of 616.

Correct Answer: 1/8

12.5% is equivalent to 12.5/100, which simplifies to 1/8.

Correct Answer: 25:2

3.5 kg = 3500 gm. The ratio 3500:280 simplifies to 350:28, which further reduces to 25:2.

Correct Answer: 60

A's work rate is (1/15) - (1/20) = 4/60 - 3/60 = 1/60. Thus, A alone can complete the job in 60 days.

Correct Answer: 121

The pattern is (previous number × 2) + n, where n starts from 0 and increases. So, (58 × 2) + 5 = 116 + 5 = 121.

Correct Answer: Improvement

Deterioration means the process of becoming progressively worse. Its direct antonym is improvement.

Correct Answer: Abundance

Dearth means a scarcity or lack of something. Therefore, its antonym is abundance.

Correct Answer: Unusual

The traditional dictionary definition of 'queer' is something that is strange, odd, or unusual.

Correct Answer: about

While 'fear for' is common, 'fear about' is also contextually used to express anxiety regarding a specific matter.

Correct Answer: to

The word 'contrary' is correctly followed by the preposition 'to'.

Correct Answer: over

The preposition 'over' correctly describes the movement across the surface of a bridge.

Correct Answer: Practical

Pragmatic refers to dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.

Correct Answer: To release someone

To set free is an idiom and direct phrase meaning to liberate or release someone from captivity.

Correct Answer: To take a difficult task

This idiom means to undertake a difficult or strenuous task, often with the implication of not turning back.

Correct Answer: Embarrass

The correct spelling of the word is 'Embarrass', featuring a double 'r' and a double 's'.

Correct Answer: بہت عزت کرنا

آنکھیں فرشِ راہ کرنے کا مطلب کسی کا نہایت ادب، احترام اور عقیدت سے استقبال کرنا یا بہت عزت کرنا ہے۔

Correct Answer: عیب فاش کرنا

اردو محاورے میں 'کاغذ کھولنا' سے مراد کسی کے پوشیدہ عیب یا راز ظاہر کرنا ہے۔

Correct Answer: جاوید اقبال

زندہ رود علامہ محمد اقبال کی سوانح حیات ہے جسے ان کے بیٹے جسٹس جاوید اقبال نے تحریر کیا ہے۔

Correct Answer: ناکام و نامراد

بے نیل مرام کا مطلب ناکام، نامراد اور مایوس لوٹنا ہے۔

Correct Answer: کنیت

وہ نام جو ماں، باپ یا بیٹے بیٹی کی نسبت سے پکارا جائے اسے کنیت کہتے ہیں، جیسے ابن خطاب۔

Correct Answer: مقدمہ شعر و شاعری

الطاف حسین حالی کی تصنیف 'مقدمہ شعر و شاعری' کو اردو ادب کی پہلی باقاعدہ تنقیدی کتاب تسلیم کیا جاتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: شوکت تھانوی

اردو مزاح میں قاضی جی کا مشہور کردار معروف مزاح نگار شوکت تھانوی کی تخلیق ہے۔

Correct Answer: کمال احمد رضوی

الف نون پاکستان ٹیلی ویژن کا ایک مشہور کامیڈی ڈرامہ تھا جسے کمال احمد رضوی نے لکھا اور اس میں مرکزی کردار بھی ادا کیا۔

Correct Answer: مرزا غالب

یہ اردو غزل کا ایک بہت مشہور شعر ہے جو عظیم شاعر مرزا اسد اللہ خاں غالب کی تخلیق ہے۔

Correct Answer: دن دگنی رات چوگنی

انگریزی محاورے 'by leaps and bounds' کا مطلب بہت تیزی سے ترقی کرنا ہے، جسے اردو میں دن دگنی رات چوگنی ترقی کہتے ہیں۔

Correct Answer: 2nd Hijri

The Battle of Badr was fought on the 17th of Ramadan, 2 AH (March 624 CE).

Correct Answer: Ghazwa-e-Badar

Abu Jahl, a fierce opponent of Islam, was killed during the Battle of Badr by two young Ansari brothers.

Correct Answer: Ghazwa-e-Hunain

During the Battle of Hunayn, when the Muslim forces temporarily scattered, the Prophet (PBUH) bravely stood his ground and proclaimed this.

Correct Answer: Khyber

The Battle of Khaybar was fought in the year 7 AH (628 CE) between Muslims and the Jews of Khaybar.

Correct Answer: Muhammad Bin Ismael

Imam Bukhari's full name was Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari. He authored Sahih al-Bukhari.

Correct Answer: Ibn-e-Jareer Al-Tibri

Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari was a renowned Persian scholar known for his historical chronicles and Quranic exegesis (Tafsir).

Correct Answer: Surah-e-Fateha

Surah Al-Fatihah is known as Umm-ul-Kitab (the Mother of the Book) because it encapsulates the essence of the entire Quran.

Correct Answer: Surah-e-Al'Ahzab

The term Khatam an-Nabiyyin (Seal of the Prophets) appears in Surah Al-Ahzab (33:40), affirming that Muhammad (PBUH) is the final prophet.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Suleman (A.S)

According to Islamic tradition and the Quran, Prophet Suleman (Solomon) was bestowed with the miracle of understanding and speaking the language of birds and animals.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S)

King Nimrod, the tyrant who opposed Prophet Ibrahim (A.S), is historically cited to have been tortured and killed by a mosquito that entered his brain.