PPSC Labour Officer and Inspector Past Paper 2024 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: English alphabetical order of the Member States' names

The presidency of the UN Security Council rotates monthly among the 15 member states based on the English alphabetical order of their names.

Correct Answer: June 1945

The Charter of the United Nations was signed on June 26, 1945, in San Francisco.

Correct Answer: Vienna

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), which incorporates the International Drug Control Programme, is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

Correct Answer: Both A & B

The Berlin Wall was constructed by the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) to divide Berlin and stop the mass defection of citizens to West Berlin.

Correct Answer: Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties

The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) is often called the 'Treaty of Treaties' because it codifies the rules governing international agreements.

Correct Answer: Aristotle

Aristotle is widely recognized for his profound and detailed analysis of justice in his work 'Nicomachean Ethics'.

Correct Answer: All of these

The SECP is responsible for the regulation of the corporate sector, capital markets, and the non-banking financial sector in Pakistan.

Correct Answer: The Histories

Herodotus is famously known as the 'Father of History' for his seminal work, 'The Histories', which documents the Greco-Persian Wars.

Correct Answer: 4 Sports

Four new sports were added to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: karate, skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing.

Correct Answer: Boxing

Muhammad Ali was a professional American boxer and is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century.

Correct Answer: 2008

The term 'Facebook diplomacy' was formally described at a conference in New York in December 2008.

Correct Answer: 7th century CE

While parts of the wall were built much earlier, significant portions of the existing stone structure were built during the Ming dynasty period, which is generally associated with the 7th-17th century construction timeline often cited in historical MCQs.

Correct Answer: 1823

President James Monroe enunciated the Monroe Doctrine on December 2, 1823, to oppose European colonialism in the Americas.

Correct Answer: Tokyo

As of recent demographic data, the Tokyo metropolitan area is the most populous in the world.

Correct Answer: Maldives

The Maldives is the smallest Islamic country by land area.

Correct Answer: Lebanon

Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon.

Correct Answer: Afghanistan

Afghanistan is a landlocked country sharing a long border with Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Walton

The Lahore Central Business District Development Authority (LCBDDA) project is being developed at the site of the former Walton Airport.

Correct Answer: Congo

A contingent of Pakistani female peacekeepers received the UN Medal for their service in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Correct Answer: 2014

Malala Yousafzai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014, sharing the honor with Kailash Satyarthi.

Correct Answer: Liaquat Ali Khan

The book 'Pakistan: Heart of Asia' is a collection of speeches and addresses by Liaquat Ali Khan, the first Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Correct Answer: A.K. Fazlul-Haq

The Lahore Resolution, famously known as the Pakistan Resolution, was presented by A.K. Fazlul-Haq on March 23, 1940.

Correct Answer: Jinnah, Liaquat and Nazimuddin

The Muslim League delegation to the 1945 Simla Conference was led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah, accompanied by Liaquat Ali Khan and Khawaja Nazimuddin.

Correct Answer: Nehru Report

Muhammad Ali Jinnah presented his Fourteen Points in 1929 as a direct response to the constitutional proposals set out in the Nehru Report.

Correct Answer: 1877

Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India at the Delhi Durbar held in 1877.

Correct Answer: Lord Curzon

The partition of Bengal was announced and implemented by the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon, in 1905.

Correct Answer: 1994

The Pakistan national field hockey team last won the Hockey World Cup in 1994.

Correct Answer: 7th April 2012

On April 7, 2012, an avalanche struck the Gayari sector of Siachen, resulting in the martyrdom of 140 soldiers and civilians.

Correct Answer: 2011

Osama Bin Laden was killed during a U.S. military operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan, in May 2011.

Correct Answer: 6th September

Pakistan observes Defence Day on September 6th each year to commemorate the sacrifices made during the 1965 war.

Correct Answer: Horse trading

'Changa Manga politics' is a political term in Pakistan referring to the practice of 'horse trading' or shifting of loyalties by politicians to gain power.

Correct Answer: 1950

The Liaquat-Nehru Pact, a bilateral treaty on minority rights, was signed in April 1950.

Correct Answer: April 2015

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework was signed in April 2015 during President Xi Jinping's visit to Islamabad.

Correct Answer: General Jahangir Karamat

General Pervez Musharraf was appointed as the Chief of Army Staff after the resignation of General Jahangir Karamat in 1998.

Correct Answer: Payam-i-Mashriq

Allama Iqbal published 'Payam-i-Mashriq' (Message from the East) in 1923, which was a response to Goethe's 'West-östlicher Divan'.

Correct Answer: Lodhi Dynasty

The Lodhi Dynasty was the final dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, which ended after the First Battle of Panipat in 1526.

Correct Answer: 1913

Islamia College, Peshawar, was founded by Sir Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum and Sir George Roos-Keppel in 1913.

Correct Answer: South and South East Asia

The monsoon system is most strongly and characteristically developed in South and South-East Asia due to the seasonal migration of the thermal equator and land-sea thermal contrasts.

Correct Answer: 5

There are five officially recognized oceans: the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic.

Correct Answer: Zuegen

Zuegen (or Zeugen) are rock formations found in arid regions, created by wind erosion where horizontal strata of hard and soft rock are present.

Correct Answer: Kangchenjunga

Mount Everest is the highest, K2 is the second highest, and Kangchenjunga is the third-highest mountain in the world.

Correct Answer: Mount Kilimanjaro

Mount Kilimanjaro, a dormant volcano in Tanzania, is the highest peak in Africa.

Correct Answer: Istanbul

Istanbul is the only city in the world that straddles two continents, Asia and Europe.

Correct Answer: Kabul

The Peshawar valley is drained primarily by the Kabul River and its tributaries.

Correct Answer: Wakhan

The Wakhan Corridor is a narrow strip of land in Afghanistan that separates Pakistan from Tajikistan.

Correct Answer: Khyber Pass

The Khyber Pass is a mountain pass that connects Pakistan and Afghanistan, serving as an important historical trade route.

Correct Answer: Aluminum

Aluminum is the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust, although oxygen and silicon are more abundant overall as elements.

Correct Answer: Mixture

Air is a mixture of various gases, primarily nitrogen and oxygen.

Correct Answer: James Watt

James Watt is widely credited with the invention and improvement of the steam engine, which powered the Industrial Revolution.

Correct Answer: Epidemic

An epidemic occurs when the incidence of a disease in a given population is significantly higher than what is normally expected.

Correct Answer: 7

When white light passes through a prism, it undergoes dispersion and splits into seven colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.

Correct Answer: 90%

Blood plasma is composed of approximately 90% water, with the remainder consisting of dissolved proteins, glucose, mineral ions, and hormones.

Correct Answer: All of these

Cyber warfare involves a broad range of malicious activities including espionage, sabotage, and disruption of critical infrastructure.

Correct Answer: Execution time

Execution time is the total amount of time a computer system takes to perform a task or instruction.

Correct Answer: None of these

Deleted files are typically moved to the 'Recycle Bin' (on Windows) or 'Trash' (on macOS) before permanent removal.

Correct Answer: Oracle

Oracle is a database management system, while DOS, Windows, and Linux are operating systems.

Correct Answer: Domain

In database management systems, a domain defines the set of all possible values that can be assigned to an attribute.

Correct Answer: Action

In software like PowerPoint, Action Buttons are used to create interactive links for navigation during a presentation.

Correct Answer: Stationary

A trackball is a stationary pointing device with a ball that the user rotates to move the cursor.

Correct Answer: m-10<n<m+10

If 'n' is within 10 of 'm', then 'n' must be between 'm-10' and 'm+10'.

Correct Answer: 25

Dividing the total length (330) by the length of each piece (13.2) gives 25.

Correct Answer: More than 2 hr, but less than 4 hr

After 2 hours, 12,600 letters were done, leaving 11,400. With 3 clerks at 3,800/hr, it takes exactly 3 hours.

Correct Answer: I, II and III

Algebraic manipulation of the inequality shows all three statements are logically derived conclusions.

Correct Answer: 9^2+1=82

The pattern follows (n+1)^2 + 1. The 8th line corresponds to (8+1)^2 + 1 = 9^2 + 1 = 82.

Correct Answer: 112 degrees

Solving x + (2x - 24) = 180 results in x=68. The largest angle is 180 - 68 = 112.

Correct Answer: Rs. 23,750

Calculation: (4.5% of 500,000) + (0.25% of 500,000) = 22,500 + 1,250 = 23,750.

Correct Answer: 144

With alternating arrangement B-G-B-G-B-G-B, you arrange 4 boys (4! = 24) and 3 girls (3! = 6). Total = 24 * 6 = 144.

Correct Answer: out

The phrasal verb 'go out' means to stop burning or shining, as in the case of a lamp.

Correct Answer: about

The phrasal verb 'go about' means to continue doing something.

Correct Answer: Over

The phrasal verb 'tide over' means to help someone survive or get through a difficult period.

Correct Answer: Mistaken

The past participle 'mistaken' is required after the auxiliary verb 'had' to form the past perfect tense.

Correct Answer: the more/the more

This structure uses the comparative form to show a direct relationship between two changes.

Correct Answer: Yours

The possessive pronoun 'yours' does not require an apostrophe.

Correct Answer: Even

The word 'even' is used to emphasize the degree of comparison in this context.

Correct Answer: Maintain

The plural subject 'Employees' requires the base form of the verb 'maintain'.

Correct Answer: Would you like

For interrogative requests, the correct structure is 'would you like'.

Correct Answer: Much obliged

'Much obliged' is the standard polite expression for being grateful.

Correct Answer: Alike

'Alike' is used here to indicate that both the public and the government were affected.

Correct Answer: Tariq exclaimed with joy that he had won the match.

In indirect speech, exclamatory sentences use 'exclaimed with joy' and the tense shifts from present perfect to past perfect.

Correct Answer: Tiny

'Tiny' is the direct antonym for 'enormous', indicating a very small size.

Correct Answer: Convey

'Impart' means to make information known or to pass something on, similar to 'convey'.

Correct Answer: Warmth: Day

Just as coolness is a characteristic associated with the night, warmth is characteristic of the day.

Correct Answer: غرور کرنا

اردو محاورے 'آسمان پر اڑنا' کا مطلب غرور کرنا یا متکبر ہونا ہے۔

Correct Answer: مرے

اردو محاورے کے تناظر میں صحیح لفظ 'مرے' ہے۔

Correct Answer: اختر

نواب واجد علی شاہ 'اختر' تخلص استعمال کرتے تھے۔

Correct Answer: مسعود حسن رضوی ادیب

میر انیس پر مستند کام 'مسعود حسن رضوی ادیب' کا ہے۔

Correct Answer: اختر شیرانی

اختر شیرانی اپنی رومانی شاعری کی وجہ سے 'شاعر رومان' کہلاتے ہیں۔

Correct Answer: شبستان سرور

رجب علی بیگ سرور کا الف لیلیٰ کا ترجمہ 'شبستان سرور' کے نام سے مشہور ہے۔

Correct Answer: العاصفة

حسن منظر کا ناول 'العاصفة' سعودی عرب کے معاشرتی و معاشی حالات پر مبنی ہے۔

Correct Answer: 1934

علامہ اقبال کی مشہور اردو شعری مجموعہ 'بالِ جبریل' 1934 میں شائع ہوئی۔

Correct Answer: تہذیب الاخلاق

سرسید احمد خان نے مسلمانوں کی اصلاح کے لیے 'تہذیب الاخلاق' رسالہ جاری کیا۔

Correct Answer: ادھار لینا

استعارہ کے لغوی معنی 'عارضی طور پر ادھار لینا' کے ہیں۔

Correct Answer: Hazrat Umar Bin Abdul Aziz RA

The Umayyad Caliph Umar bin Abdul Aziz was the first to order a formal, official collection of Ahadith.

Correct Answer: 950 years

According to the Quran (Surah Al-Ankabut), Prophet Nooh (AS) lived among his people for 950 years.

Correct Answer: All of these

Zaid bin Sabit, Abdullah bin Masood, and Uthman bin Affan were all among the prominent scribes of revelation.

Correct Answer: Farz

Tawaf-e-Ziyarat (or Tawaf-e-Ifadah) is an essential component of Hajj and is considered Farz (obligatory).

Correct Answer: Eight

Surah At-Tawbah (verse 60) explicitly outlines eight categories of people who are eligible to receive Zakat.

Correct Answer: Misaq-e-Madina

The Constitution of Medina (Misaq-e-Madina) is widely regarded by historians as the first written constitution in human history.

Correct Answer: 10 AH

The Holy Prophet (PBUH) performed his Farewell Pilgrimage (Hajjat-ul-Wida) in the year 10 AH.

Correct Answer: A battle not attended by the Prophet (PBUH)

A 'Sariyya' refers to a military expedition or mission sent by the Prophet (PBUH) in which he did not personally participate.