PPSC Labour Inspector (BS-14) Past Paper 2019 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: Charity in War

The original motto of the International Committee of the Red Cross is 'Inter Arma Caritas', which translates to 'In War, Charity' or 'Charity in War'.

Correct Answer: Gender Equality

EIGE stands for the European Institute for Gender Equality, an EU agency dedicated to promoting gender equality.

Correct Answer: 16

According to the official rules of badminton, a standard shuttlecock must have exactly 16 feathers fixed in its cork base.

Correct Answer: 13.40 m

The standard length of a badminton court for both singles and doubles is 13.40 meters (44 feet).

Correct Answer: West Indies

The West Indies won the 2016 ICC Men's T20 World Cup by defeating England in the final.

Correct Answer: Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

Ahmad Mujtaba, famously known as 'Wolverine', is a prominent Pakistani Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter.

Correct Answer: Qatar

The 2022 FIFA Men's World Cup was hosted by Qatar, marking the first time the tournament was held in the Middle East.

Correct Answer: Afghanistan

Bagram Air Base is the largest U.S. military base in Afghanistan, located near the ancient city of Bagram.

Correct Answer: Italy

Genoa is a major port city and the capital of the Liguria region in northwestern Italy.

Correct Answer: Aussie

'Aussie' is a common colloquial term used to refer to an Australian person.

Correct Answer: Muhammad Zahir Shah

Muhammad Zahir Shah was the last King of Afghanistan, reigning from 1933 until he was deposed in a coup in 1973.

Correct Answer: Philadelphia

The Constitutional Convention of 1787, where the U.S. Constitution was drafted, took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Correct Answer: Unity with South Korea

In May 2018, North Korea moved its clocks forward by half an hour to match South Korea's time zone as a symbol of unity.

Correct Answer: Istanbul

Istanbul is the largest and most famous city in Türkiye, historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople.

Correct Answer: Sarajevo

Sarajevo is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Correct Answer: United Kingdom

The United Kingdom has the second-highest number of Nobel laureates globally, following the United States.

Correct Answer: USA

Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist and social activist known for her role in the Underground Railroad.

Correct Answer: Hard Choices

'Hard Choices' is a 2014 memoir by Hillary Clinton detailing her tenure as U.S. Secretary of State.

Correct Answer: E-Commerce

Amazon is primarily recognized as one of the world's largest e-commerce and cloud computing platforms.

Correct Answer: Ctrl+M

In MS PowerPoint, Ctrl+M is the dedicated shortcut used to insert a new slide into the current presentation.

Correct Answer: A Spreadsheet Program

MS Excel is a robust spreadsheet program used for data organization, analysis, and mathematical calculations.

Correct Answer: In Line with Text

By default, Microsoft Word treats inserted images as text characters, placing them 'In Line with Text'.

Correct Answer: Ctrl+M

Ctrl+M is the shortcut key specifically for adding a new slide to a PowerPoint deck.

Correct Answer: Hardware

Computer hardware refers to the physical, tangible components of a computer system, such as the monitor, keyboard, and motherboard.

Correct Answer: Software

Software comprises all sets of digital instructions, data, and programs that direct the computer hardware on how to perform tasks.

Correct Answer: Hard Disk

A Hard Disk Drive (HDD) or Solid State Drive (SSD) provides non-volatile, permanent storage for data on a computer system.

Correct Answer: 1001

A binary system only uses the digits 0 and 1. Out of the given options, only 1001 fits this criteria.

Correct Answer: Anwar Ibrahim

As of late 2022, Anwar Ibrahim has been serving as the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia.

Correct Answer: Miguel Díaz-Canel

Miguel Díaz-Canel currently serves as the President of Cuba and First Secretary of the Communist Party.

Correct Answer: Portugal

António Guterres, the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations, is a Portuguese politician and diplomat.

Correct Answer: Simon Helmot

While Steve Rixon was the coach in 2018-2019, Simon Helmot has taken the role more recently as of 2024. (Fact-checked to current era).

Correct Answer: John Keats

John Keats, a leading figure of the Romantic movement, tragically died of tuberculosis at the young age of 25.

Correct Answer: She told me to go upstairs.

In imperative sentences, the reporting verb changes to an order, request, or command. 'She told me to go upstairs' is grammatically correct.

Correct Answer: beyond

The correct preposition is 'beyond', indicating that the task is too difficult or advanced for his skill level.

Correct Answer: in

'Deal in' means to buy and sell specific commodities, while 'deal with' refers to handling a person or situation.

Correct Answer: in

The adjective 'interested' is conventionally followed by the preposition 'in'.

Correct Answer: Blessing

A benediction is the utterance of a blessing, especially at the end of a religious service.

Correct Answer: Intrude

To trespass means to enter someone's property without permission, making 'Intrude' the closest synonym.

Correct Answer: Drink

This classic proverb means you can provide someone with an opportunity, but you can't force them to take advantage of it.

Correct Answer: Nerves

'Gets on my nerves' is an English idiom meaning something severely annoys or irritates someone.

Correct Answer: To avoid restarting a conflict

This idiom means to leave a situation alone to avoid causing trouble or restarting an old argument.

Correct Answer: Syria

Sultan Salahuddin Ayubi (Saladin) is buried in a mausoleum located adjacent to the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria.

Correct Answer: بنو خزرج

مشہور صحابی اور دربارِ رسالت کے شاعر حضرت حسان بن ثابت کا تعلق مدینہ کے مشہور قبیلہ بنو خزرج سے تھا۔

Correct Answer: بنو سعد

نبی کریم ﷺ کی رضاعی والدہ حضرت حلیمہ سعدیہ کا تعلق عرب کے دیہاتی قبیلے 'بنو سعد' سے تھا۔

Correct Answer: 1st Kalma

The 1st Kalma (Tayyab), 'La ilaha illallah Muhammadur Rasulullah', comprises Arabic alphabets that have completely no dots (Nuqtas).

Correct Answer: Agriculture

Ushr is a 10% or 5% Islamic agricultural tax levied on the yield of irrigated land and rain-watered land, respectively.

Correct Answer: 14

2 ہجری میں لڑے گئے غزوہ بدر میں کل 14 صحابہ کرام شہید ہوئے، جن میں 6 مہاجرین اور 8 انصار شامل تھے۔

Correct Answer: 20

سورۃ آل عمران قرآن مجید کی تیسری سورت ہے جس میں کل 200 آیات اور 20 رکوع ہیں۔

Correct Answer: ساڑھے سات تولہ سونا / ساڑھے باون تولہ چاندی

اسلامی قانون کے مطابق زکوٰۃ کا نصاب کم از کم ساڑھے سات تولہ سونا (87.48 گرام) یا ساڑھے باون تولہ چاندی (612.36 گرام) ہے۔

Correct Answer: مسند احمد

'مسند احمد بن حنبل' احادیث کی ایک مشہور اور ضخیم کتاب ہے جسے امام احمد بن حنبل نے مرتب کیا۔

Correct Answer: 14th August 1973

The Constitution of 1973 was officially enacted and enforced on August 14, 1973.

Correct Answer: 8 June 1962

The 1962 Constitution was promulgated on 1st March 1962 and formally enforced on 8th June 1962.

Correct Answer: 1973

The 1973 Constitution introduced a bicameral parliament for the first time in Pakistan, consisting of the Senate and the National Assembly.

Correct Answer: Hussain Shaheed Suharwardy

Hussain Shaheed Suharwardy was not part of Pakistan's first cabinet; he later served as Prime Minister in 1956.

Correct Answer: Nur-ul-Amin

Nurul Amin holds the unique distinction of being the first and only Vice President of Pakistan, serving from 1971 to 1973.

Correct Answer: Khawaja Nazimuddin

After the death of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Khawaja Nazimuddin became the second Governor-General of Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Hussain Shaheed Suharwardy

Hussain Shaheed Suharwardy was not part of the initial cabinet formed by Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan in 1947.

Correct Answer: 24th October 1947

The independent government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir was officially established on October 24, 1947.

Correct Answer: Meerut

The Indian Rebellion of 1857, also known as the War of Independence, first erupted as a sepoy mutiny in Meerut on May 10, 1857.

Correct Answer: Kashmir

With an area of approximately 222,236 sq km, Jammu and Kashmir was the largest princely state in British India at the time of partition.

Correct Answer: Lucknow

The historic Lucknow Pact was agreed upon during the 1916 joint session of the Muslim League and Congress held in Lucknow.

Correct Answer: Indian National Congress

The Quit India Movement was launched by the Indian National Congress under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi in 1942.

Correct Answer: To lend support to the Khilafat Movement

The 1921 Mopla Uprising in Malabar was an anti-colonial revolt intrinsically linked to supporting the broader Khilafat Movement.

Correct Answer: 1st July 1948

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah inaugurated the State Bank of Pakistan on July 1, 1948.

Correct Answer: 881,913 sq km

Historically cited as 796,096 sq km, the official area of Pakistan is now recognized as 881,913 sq km after integrating Gilgit-Baltistan and AJK data into the unified map.

Correct Answer: Balochistan

Balochistan holds the longest coastline in Pakistan, spanning approximately 750 kilometers along the Arabian Sea.

Correct Answer: Asia

Japan is an island country situated in East Asia in the northwest Pacific Ocean.

Correct Answer: Australia

The Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef system, is located off the coast of Queensland, Australia.

Correct Answer: All of these

Yemen, Qatar, and Kuwait are desert nations in the Arabian Peninsula that do not have any permanent, year-round rivers.

Correct Answer: Gall Bladder

Bile is produced by the liver but is stored and concentrated in the gallbladder until needed for digestion.

Correct Answer: Arteries

Arteries are strong, muscular blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to the rest of the body.

Correct Answer: Ductility

Ductility is a mechanical property of solid materials indicating their ability to deform under tensile stress, commonly characterized by being drawn into a wire.

Correct Answer: Blood Pressure

A sphygmomanometer is the standard medical device used to measure blood pressure.

Correct Answer: Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein developed the theory of relativity, comprising special relativity (1905) and general relativity (1915), fundamentally altering the understanding of physics.

Correct Answer: 44 years

Let son's age = x, father = 2x. Equation: 12(x - 20) = 2x - 20. Solving gives x = 22. Thus, father's age is 2x = 44.

Correct Answer: 1000

30% of 100 = 30. Setting up equation: 3% of X = 30 -> 0.03X = 30 -> X = 1000.

Correct Answer: 1000 meters

The prefix 'kilo' denotes 1,000, so one kilometer is exactly 1,000 meters.

Correct Answer: 21:29

Converting to decimals: 21/29 ≈ 0.724, 7/15 ≈ 0.467, 15/23 ≈ 0.652, 17/25 = 0.68. The largest is 21/29.

Correct Answer: 70

30 divided by 1/2 is the same as 30 multiplied by 2, which equals 60. Adding 10 makes it 70.

Correct Answer: 30 minutes

Distance = Speed x Time = 6 * (50/60) = 5 km. New time = Distance / New Speed = 5 / 10 = 0.5 hours, which equals 30 minutes.

Correct Answer: 100

All numbers except 100 are perfect cubes (2^3, 3^3, 4^3, 5^3, 6^3, 7^3). 100 is a perfect square (10^2), making it the odd one out.

Correct Answer: غلام عباس

اوور کوٹ ایک مشہور افسانہ ہے جو غلام عباس نے لکھا ہے اور یہ انسانی نفسیات اور معاشرے کے دوہرے معیار کو ظاہر کرتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: علامہ اقبال

ابلیس کی مجلس شوریٰ علامہ محمد اقبال کی ایک شہرہ آفاق نظم ہے جو ان کی کتاب 'ارمغان حجاز' میں شامل ہے۔

Correct Answer: بانگِ درا

علامہ اقبال کی مشہور نظمیں 'شکوہ' اور 'جواب شکوہ' ان کے پہلے شعری مجموعے 'بانگ درا' میں شائع ہوئیں۔

Correct Answer: مشیر کاظمی

مشہور جنگی ترانہ 'اے راہ حق کے شہیدو' مشیر کاظمی نے 1965 کی جنگ کے دوران پاک فوج کے جوانوں کے خراجِ تحسین کے لئے لکھا تھا۔

Correct Answer: تنظیم اور ترتیب دینا

عربی لغت کے اعتبار سے 'نظم' کے معنی موتیوں کو دھاگے میں پرونے، یا ترتیب اور تنظیم دینے کے ہیں۔

Correct Answer: فعل مضارع

عمومی امتحانی اصطلاحات میں ایسی کیفیات کو فعل مضارع یا حالیہ کے طور پر لیا جاتا ہے۔ (نوٹ: پی پی ایس سی کی کی کے مطابق)۔

Correct Answer: ہم آواز

ہم صفیر کے لغوی معنی 'ہم آواز' کے ہیں۔ شاعری میں عموماً اس سے مراد دوست یا ساتھی لیا جاتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: مارے مارے پھرنا

اس محاورے کا مطلب ہے بے مقصد ادھر ادھر گھومنا، خوار ہونا یا روزگار کی تلاش میں مارے مارے پھرنا۔

Correct Answer: وقت گزرنے کے بعد جوش آنا

اس ضرب المثل کا مطلب ہے کہ جب کسی کام کا وقت گزر جائے اور تب انسان کو جوش یا ہوش آئے تو کہتے ہیں 'باسی کڑھی میں ابال آیا'۔