PPSC Junior Clerk S&GAD Past Paper 2019 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: Tanzania

Dar-es-Salaam is the largest city and former capital of Tanzania, situated on the East African coast.

Correct Answer: Table Tennis

Ping Pong is a common trademark and alternative name for the sport of Table Tennis.

Correct Answer: Muhammad Waseem

Muhammad Waseem is a prominent Pakistani professional boxer who held the WBC Silver flyweight title.

Correct Answer: California

California is the most populous state in the United States, followed by Texas and Florida.

Correct Answer: Nuclear Suppliers Group

The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is a multilateral export control regime aiming to prevent nuclear proliferation.

Correct Answer: Liquefied Natural Gas

LNG stands for Liquefied Natural Gas, which is natural gas cooled to a liquid state for easier and safer storage and transport.

Correct Answer: Iraq

Mesopotamia, known as the cradle of civilization, roughly corresponds to modern-day Iraq.

Correct Answer: Little Boy

'Little Boy' was the uranium-based atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945.

Correct Answer: Tirana

Tirana is the capital and largest city of Albania.

Correct Answer: Vienna

Vienna is the national capital, largest city, and one of nine states of Austria.

Correct Answer: The Hague

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is headquartered at the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands.

Correct Answer: Davos

The World Economic Forum (WEF) holds its annual meeting in Davos, a mountain resort in Switzerland.

Correct Answer: 1945

The United Nations Organization (UNO) was founded on October 24, 1945, after World War II.

Correct Answer: Human Rights

Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights globally.

Correct Answer: Secretary General UNO

Ban Ki-moon is a South Korean politician who served as the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Correct Answer: United States military base in Indian Ocean

Diego Garcia is an island of the British Indian Ocean Territory used heavily as a joint US-UK military facility.

Correct Answer: Kuala Lumpur

The Petronas Twin Towers are iconic skyscrapers located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Correct Answer: George Stephenson

George Stephenson was an English civil and mechanical engineer renowned as the 'Father of Railways'.

Correct Answer: Khoobsurat

Fawad Khan made his Bollywood debut in the 2014 romantic comedy film 'Khoobsurat'.

Correct Answer: Rakhine

The Rohingya are a stateless Indo-Aryan ethnic group who predominantly live in Rakhine State, Myanmar.

Correct Answer: 27

Following the departure of the United Kingdom (Brexit) in 2020, the European Union currently has 27 member states.

Correct Answer: Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim

As of April 2024, Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim serves as the Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court.

Correct Answer: Habeas Corpus

Habeas Corpus is a legal writ used to bring a prisoner or other detainee before the court to determine if their imprisonment is lawful.

Correct Answer: 2

Pakistan won 2 gold medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in New Delhi, India.

Correct Answer: Three

Pakistan's national field hockey team has won the Olympic gold medal three times (1960, 1968, 1984).

Correct Answer: Islamabad United

Islamabad United won the 2018 Pakistan Super League (PSL 3) by defeating Peshawar Zalmi in the final.

Correct Answer: 1953

The Pakistan Badminton Federation (formerly Association) was established in 1953 to promote the sport in the country.

Correct Answer: Faisalabad

Faisalabad is the second largest city in Punjab and the third largest in Pakistan by population.

Correct Answer: 1929

Muhammad Ali Jinnah formulated his famous Fourteen Points in March 1929 as a constitutional reform plan.

Correct Answer: 1933

The name 'Pakistan' was coined by Choudhry Rahmat Ali in 1933 in his historic pamphlet 'Now or Never; Are We to Live or Perish Forever?'.

Correct Answer: 3rd June 1947

The Mountbatten Plan, proposing the partition of British India, was announced on June 3, 1947.

Correct Answer: 1923

The Unionist Party was founded in 1923 by Sir Fazl-i-Hussain, Sir Chhotu Ram, and Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan in Punjab.

Correct Answer: Meerut

The mutiny of sepoy troops of the British East India Company's army began in the garrison town of Meerut on May 10, 1857.

Correct Answer: Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali

Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali, the 13th Prime Minister of Pakistan, had a deep association with hockey and served as the PHF President.

Correct Answer: 22nd

Imran Khan served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2018 until April 2022.

Correct Answer: Muhammad Ali Bogra

Governor-General Malik Ghulam Muhammad dissolved the Constituent Assembly during the tenure of Prime Minister Muhammad Ali Bogra in 1954.

Correct Answer: 740 km

The Line of Control (LoC) dividing the Kashmir region between India and Pakistan spans approximately 740 kilometers (460 miles).

Correct Answer: The Members of both Houses and the Members of the provincial assemblies

The President is elected by an electoral college consisting of the Senate, the National Assembly, and the four Provincial Assemblies.

Correct Answer: 1942

Dawn was founded by Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah in Delhi, British India, in 1942 to voice the Muslim League's views.

Correct Answer: Sir Anthony Patrick MacDonnell

Sir Anthony Patrick MacDonnell served as the Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces and Chief Commissioner of Oudh from 1895 to 1901.

Correct Answer: Indus, Jhelum and Chenab

Brokered by the World Bank in 1960, the Indus Water Treaty gave Pakistan control over the three western rivers: Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab.

Correct Answer: Kashmir

The Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-1948, the first of many conflicts, was fought over the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Correct Answer: Gilgit-Baltistan

Astore is one of the 14 districts of the Gilgit-Baltistan territory administered by Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Nangarhar, Paktia, Helmand

Nangarhar, Paktia, and Helmand are among the 11 Afghan provinces that share the Durand Line border with Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Himalayas

The Himalayas are geologically the youngest and highest mountain system on Earth, formed by tectonic plate collision.

Correct Answer: English Channel

The English Channel is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France.

Correct Answer: Antarctica

The geographic South Pole is located on the continent of Antarctica, the southernmost point on Earth.

Correct Answer: Japanese

Tsunami is a Japanese word meaning 'harbor wave' (tsu = harbor, nami = wave).

Correct Answer: Karakoram

The Baltoro Glacier, one of the longest glaciers outside the polar regions, is located in the Karakoram mountain range of Gilgit-Baltistan.

Correct Answer: Spelling

Orthography refers to the set of conventions for writing a language, primarily focusing on spelling and rules of letters.

Correct Answer: To involve

To implicate means to show someone to be involved in a crime or a questionable act.

Correct Answer: Disaster

A catastrophe is an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.

Correct Answer: Paul

The idiom 'to rob Peter to pay Paul' means to take from one person or resource to give to another, resolving one problem by creating another.

Correct Answer: Puzzled

To be 'all at sea' is an idiom meaning to be confused, puzzled, or lacking direction.

Correct Answer: A small car accident

A 'fender bender' is a colloquial term for a minor vehicle collision causing little damage.

Correct Answer: First Appearance

Debut is a French word that refers to a person's first appearance or performance in a particular capacity or role.

Correct Answer: One Basket

The proverb 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket' advises against concentrating all efforts and resources in one area as one could lose everything.

Correct Answer: Under judicial consideration

Sub judice is a Latin phrase meaning 'under judgment' or currently under trial/consideration by a judge or court.

Correct Answer: For

The correct preposition is 'for', forming the standard phrase 'bad for your health'.

Correct Answer: to

When comparing two things using 'prefer', the correct grammatical preposition is 'to'.

Correct Answer: Cultivation of flowers and fruits

Horticulture is the branch of agriculture that deals with the art, science, and business of growing plants, fruits, and vegetables.

Correct Answer: Dynamite

Alfred Nobel, the Swedish chemist and engineer, invented dynamite in 1867 and later instituted the Nobel Prizes.

Correct Answer: Walter Hunt

American mechanic Walter Hunt invented the modern safety pin in 1849 to pay off a $15 debt.

Correct Answer: Salt

Sodium chloride (NaCl) is commonly known as table salt, primarily used as a condiment and food preservative.

Correct Answer: 32°F

The melting point of ice (and freezing point of water) is 32 degrees Fahrenheit or 0 degrees Celsius.

Correct Answer: Silver

Silver is the most electrically conductive elemental metal due to its highly mobile outer electrons.

Correct Answer: 4°C

Water reaches its maximum density at approximately 4°C (39.2°F). Below this temperature, it expands as it freezes.

Correct Answer: Five Kingdoms

Robert Whittaker proposed the five-kingdom classification in 1969: Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia.

Correct Answer: Radiation

A dosimeter is an instrument used to measure ionizing radiation exposure for safety and scientific tracking.

Correct Answer: European Union and European Space Agency

Copernicus is the European Union's Earth observation programme, executed in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA).

Correct Answer: Virus

Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is a highly contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses.

Correct Answer: @

The '@' symbol separates the user's local name from the domain name (service provider) in an email address.

Correct Answer: Google

Google is the world's largest and most widely used web search engine, dominating the global market share.

Correct Answer: AutoCorrect

AutoCorrect is a feature in MS Word that automatically fixes common misspellings and grammatical errors as you type.

Correct Answer: Slide

In Microsoft PowerPoint, individual pages of a presentation are called slides.

Correct Answer: Network

A computer network is a set of computers interconnected to share resources and communicate with one another.

Correct Answer: MS Publisher

While traditionally Adobe Photoshop is a photo editor, some historical PPSC exam keys mistakenly equated photo manipulation components with software like MS Publisher. We maintain the exam's exact given answer.

Correct Answer: 12.5

Initial mixture is 20L (1:1 ratio). Taking 15L means 7.5L milk and 7.5L water. Adding 5L water makes total water = 7.5 + 5 = 12.5 litres.

Correct Answer: -27

The cube of a negative number is negative. (-3) × (-3) × (-3) = 9 × (-3) = -27.

Correct Answer: حروف انبساط

اردو گرامر میں وہ حروف جو خوشی اور مسرت کے موقع پر بولے جائیں حروف انبساط کہلاتے ہیں۔

Correct Answer: انگور کی شراب

بنت العنب عربی ترکیب ہے جس کا لفظی مطلب انگور کی بیٹی ہے، جو کنایتاً انگور کی شراب کے لیے استعمال ہوتی ہے۔

Correct Answer: مقابلہ

مسابقت عربی زبان کا لفظ ہے جس کے معنی مقابلہ کرنا یا ایک دوسرے سے آگے بڑھنے کی کوشش کرنا ہے۔

Correct Answer: ارمغان حجاز

ارمغان حجاز علامہ اقبال کا آخری شعری مجموعہ ہے جس میں اردو اور فارسی دونوں زبانوں کا کلام شامل ہے۔

Correct Answer: سرسید احمد خان

آثار الصنادید سرسید احمد خان کی مشہور تصنیف ہے جس میں دہلی کی قدیم اور تاریخی عمارتوں کا احوال ہے۔

Correct Answer: ممتاز مفتی

الکھ نگری ممتاز مفتی کی مشہور تصنیف ہے جو ان کی روحانی اور ادبی شخصیت پر مبنی شخصی خاکوں اور خودنوشت کا حصہ ہے۔

Correct Answer: پروین شاکر

خوشبو پاکستان کی نامور شاعرہ پروین شاکر کی پہلی اور انتہائی مقبول شعری تصنیف ہے۔

Correct Answer: 1905 سے 1908

علامہ محمد اقبال اعلیٰ تعلیم کے حصول کے لیے 1905 میں یورپ گئے اور 1908 میں واپس لوٹے۔

Correct Answer: مارے مارے پھرنا

اس محاورے کا مطلب بے مقصد یا مجبوری میں ادھر ادھر خوار ہونا اور مارے مارے پھرنا ہے۔

Correct Answer: نقصان پہنچانا

بال بیکا کرنا کا مطلب ہے کسی کو معمولی سی بھی گزند یا نقصان پہنچانا۔

Correct Answer: 2 ہجری

حق و باطل کا پہلا بڑا معرکہ یعنی غزوہ بدر 17 رمضان 2 ہجری کو لڑا گیا۔

Correct Answer: Uhad

The Battle of Uhud was the second major battle between the early Muslims and the Quraysh, fought in 3 AH.

Correct Answer: 61 Hijrah

The tragic Battle of Karbala, where Imam Hussain (R.A) and his companions were martyred, occurred on the 10th of Muharram in 61 AH.

Correct Answer: Zohar

The command to change the Qibla from Jerusalem to the Kaaba in Mecca came during the Zuhr (or Asr in some narrations) prayer in 2 AH.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Abu Bakar R.A

Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A) was the only one of the four Rightly Guided Caliphs to pass away a natural death; the other three were martyred.

Correct Answer: Khattab

Hazrat Umar (R.A)'s full name was Umar ibn al-Khattab, meaning Umar, son of Al-Khattab. (Factually corrected from the key that claimed 'Farooq' was the father's name).

Correct Answer: Cave of Hira

The first revelation (Wahi) of the Quran was brought to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) by Angel Jibraeel in the Cave of Hira.

Correct Answer: 2 years

After the death of his mother, the Holy Prophet (PBUH) was taken in by his grandfather Hazrat Abdul Muttalib, who cared for him for 2 years before passing away.

Correct Answer: Hira Cave

The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) received the first verses of Surah Al-Alaq while meditating in the Hira Cave on Jabal al-Nour.

Correct Answer: Agriculture

Ushr is an Islamic tax (Zakat) levied on the agricultural produce of land.

Correct Answer: Muhammad bin Ismaeel

Imam Bukhari, the compiler of the most authentic Hadith collection Sahih al-Bukhari, was named Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari.