PPSC Provincial Management Service (PMS) BS-17 Past Paper 2019 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: Grozny

Grozny is the capital city of the Chechen Republic, a federal subject of Russia.

Correct Answer: Kingston

Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island.

Correct Answer: 24th October

World Polio Day is observed on October 24th to raise awareness about the importance of polio vaccination and eradication efforts.

Correct Answer: Leonardo Da Vinci

The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait masterpiece painted by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci.

Correct Answer: Blue Mosque

It is widely known as the Blue Mosque due to the blue tiles that adorn the interior walls of the building.

Correct Answer: Steam Engine

The invention and refinement of the steam engine by James Watt was the major catalyst that drove the First Industrial Revolution.

Correct Answer: Ayesha Farooq

Flight Lieutenant Ayesha Farooq became Pakistan's first-ever female combat-ready fighter pilot in 2013.

Correct Answer: Physics

Dr. Abdus Salam won the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics for his theoretical work on the electroweak unification of forces.

Correct Answer: 1971

Pakistan won the inaugural Men's Hockey World Cup in 1971, which was held in Barcelona, Spain.

Correct Answer: 5 years

Jahangir Khan remained completely unbeaten in professional squash for 5 years and 8 months (1981–1986), winning 555 consecutive matches.

Correct Answer: Homer

Homer is the legendary ancient Greek author who composed the foundational epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Correct Answer: Jordan

The Jordan River is referenced nearly two hundred times in the Bible, acting as a crucial boundary and site for key religious events.

Correct Answer: 6

The Belt and Road Initiative encompasses six major economic corridors, including the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

Correct Answer: Canada

Canada was consistently ranked number one in the world for providing the best quality of life during the late 2010s by the US News & World Report and BAV Group.

Correct Answer: Saudi Arabia

Imran Khan made his first official international trip as Prime Minister to Saudi Arabia in September 2018.

Correct Answer: February 2019

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) paid a high-profile state visit to Pakistan in February 2019, signing billions in investment deals.

Correct Answer: Dr. Raghib Hussain Naeemi

Dr. Raghib Hussain Naeemi serves as the current chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology, replacing the former chairman Qibla Ayaz.

Correct Answer: Compressed Natural Gas

CNG stands for Compressed Natural Gas, which is primarily composed of methane and used as a cleaner alternative to traditional fuels.

Correct Answer: Mercury

Mercury is the smallest and innermost planet in the Solar System, possessing the shortest orbit around the Sun.

Correct Answer: Neptune

Neptune is the eighth and farthest-known Solar planet from the Sun.

Correct Answer: Venus

Venus is the second-brightest natural object in the night sky after the Moon, making it highly visible from Earth.

Correct Answer: Distance

A light-year is the astronomical unit of length representing the total distance that light travels in a vacuum within one Earth year.

Correct Answer: Kidney

While the liver metabolizes drugs, the kidneys play the primary crucial role in filtering out these waste metabolites and excreting them via urine.

Correct Answer: Nitrous oxide

Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a colorless gas commonly used for sedation and pain relief, widely referred to as laughing gas due to its euphoric effects.

Correct Answer: Physical & Chemical change

Boiling an egg involves physical changes (liquid to solid phase) as well as permanent chemical changes (irreversible denaturation of proteins).

Correct Answer: 7 Colors

A prism disperses white light into a continuous spectrum conventionally divided into 7 colors: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet (ROYGBIV).

Correct Answer: Density of water is greater than ice

Ice is less dense than liquid water because water molecules expand and arrange into a rigid, spacious crystalline structure when frozen.

Correct Answer: 12

A typical human rib cage consists of 24 ribs in total, arranged uniformly into 12 pairs.

Correct Answer: 5 liters

The average adult body contains roughly 1.2 to 1.5 gallons (about 4.5 to 5.5 liters) of blood, making up about 10% of total body weight.

Correct Answer: Carbon Dioxide

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is the primary greenhouse gas emitted through human activities like fossil fuel burning, driving long-term global warming.

Correct Answer: Pascal

The standard SI unit for pressure is the Pascal (Pa), equivalent to one newton of force applied perpendicularly over one square meter.

Correct Answer: Vitamin D

Vitamin D is essential for the absorption of calcium and phosphorus. Severe deficiency leads to rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults.

Correct Answer: Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin comprehensively introduced the theory of evolution by natural selection in his foundational 1859 book, 'On the Origin of Species'.

Correct Answer: Khawaja Nazimuddin

Khawaja Nazimuddin served as the second Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1951 to 1953, following the assassination of Liaquat Ali Khan.

Correct Answer: 2001

General Pervez Musharraf formally assumed the presidency on June 20, 2001, replacing Rafiq Tarar.

Correct Answer: 9th

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto served as the 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1973 to 1977.

Correct Answer: 1988

General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq died on August 17, 1988, when his C-130 Hercules aircraft crashed near Bahawalpur.

Correct Answer: Iskander Mirza

Iskander Mirza had the shortest tenure as Governor-General (just over 5 months) before the position was abolished and he became the first President in March 1956.

Correct Answer: 2,640 km

While older records often cited 2,252 km or 2,611 km, modern satellite mapping establishes the Afghanistan-Pakistan border (Durand Line) at approximately 2,640 to 2,670 kilometers.

Correct Answer: January 1972

Pakistan withdrew from the Commonwealth in January 1972 in protest against the recognition of Bangladesh by Britain and other nations, though it later rejoined in 1989.

Correct Answer: 1979

Pakistan officially withdrew from the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO) in March 1979, shortly after the Iranian Revolution.

Correct Answer: Iran

Iran was the first sovereign nation to officially recognize Pakistan following its independence in August 1947.

Correct Answer: 1999

The Kargil War was an armed conflict fought between India and Pakistan from May to July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir.

Correct Answer: Sindhi

Sassui Punnhun is one of the classic seven popular tragic romances of Sindh, heavily immortalized in Sindhi literature by Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai.

Correct Answer: 18th Amendment

The 18th Amendment (2010) stripped the President of the power to unilaterally dissolve the National Assembly, effectively removing Article 58(2)(b).

Correct Answer: 5

PAF pilot Muhammad Mahmood Alam is famously credited with downing five Indian Hawker Hunter jets in less than a minute during the 1965 war.

Correct Answer: Bahawalpur

Bahawalpur is the largest district in Punjab by area, covering a vast expanse including parts of the Cholistan Desert.

Correct Answer: Bari Doab

A 'Doab' is a tract of land lying between two converging rivers. The land between the Beas and Ravi rivers is called the Bari Doab.

Correct Answer: Jinnah International Airport, Karachi

Jinnah International Airport in Karachi handles the highest volume of passenger and cargo traffic, making it the largest in Pakistan.

Correct Answer: 881,913 Sq Km

While older metrics cited 796,096 sq km, the official administrative area of Pakistan inclusive of AJK and GB is now calculated as 881,913 sq km.

Correct Answer: South Pole

Antarctica is the Earth's southernmost continent, situated asymmetrically around the geographic South Pole.

Correct Answer: Russia

Russia is by far the largest country in the world by area, spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia.

Correct Answer: Sahara Desert

While Antarctica is technically the largest desert overall (cold desert), the Sahara is the world's largest hot desert.

Correct Answer: Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's oceanic divisions, spanning from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south.

Correct Answer: North and South America

The Panama Canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama, acting as a bridge dividing North America and South America while linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Correct Answer: Africa and Asia

The Red Sea acts as a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, situated directly between the continents of Africa and Asia.

Correct Answer: Oceania

New Zealand is an island country located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, administratively categorized within the broader region of Oceania.

Correct Answer: North-East

Russia is a vast country, but its closest boundaries lie generally to the North and North-East of Pakistan, past Afghanistan and Central Asia.

Correct Answer: Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean contains the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the world's oceans, descending nearly 11,000 meters.

Correct Answer: Angel Falls

Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's tallest uninterrupted waterfall, with a height of 979 meters (3,212 feet).

Correct Answer: Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls consists of three cascading waterfalls situated on the international border linking the Canadian province of Ontario and the US state of New York.

Correct Answer: India

As of mid-2023, UN data confirmed that India has surpassed China to become the world's most populous nation.

Correct Answer: Tokyo

The Greater Tokyo Area in Japan consistently ranks as the most populous metropolitan area globally, home to over 37 million people.

Correct Answer: Indonesia

Located firmly on the Pacific 'Ring of Fire', Indonesia possesses the highest number of historically active volcanoes.

Correct Answer: Meridional Distance

The Meridional Distance represents the distance from the equator or pole along a meridian of longitude, spanning approximately 20,004 km from pole to pole.

Correct Answer: 4 minutes

The Earth rotates 360 degrees in 24 hours. Therefore, it rotates 1 degree every 4 minutes (1440 mins / 360).

Correct Answer: Tirich Mir

Tirich Mir is the highest mountain of the Hindu Kush range, not the Karakoram range.

Correct Answer: Andes

The Andes, stretching along the western edge of South America for about 7,000 km, form the world's longest continental mountain range.

Correct Answer: Antarctica

Australia is roughly 7.6 million sq km, whereas Antarctica is roughly 14 million sq km, making it nearly double the size of Australia.

Correct Answer: Europe

Europe's unique geography, proximity to the ocean, and prevailing wind patterns mean it is the only major continent without a true desert.

Correct Answer: Zealandia

Zealandia is a nearly submerged continental mass beneath New Zealand and New Caledonia that geologists now widely classify as the Earth's eighth continent.

Correct Answer: Swat

The Mingora emerald mines located in the Swat Valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are famous worldwide for producing high-quality emeralds.

Correct Answer: 22nd December

The Winter Solstice, which typically occurs on December 21st or 22nd, brings the shortest amount of daylight to the Northern Hemisphere.

Correct Answer: Chenab

While Sutlej is longer in total length, the Chenab River carries the highest water flow and has the longest stretch exclusively within Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Textile

The textile sector is the most significant manufacturing industry in Pakistan, accounting for the majority of the nation's total exports.

Correct Answer: $1,680

According to the 2023-24 economic survey, Pakistan's GDP per capita stands at approximately $1,680.

Correct Answer: 2000

Let shares be 5x, 2x, 4x, 3x. We know C = B + 2000, so 4x = 2x + 2000. 2x = 2000. Since B's share is 2x, B gets 2000.

Correct Answer: 60 liters

Initial milk is 40L and water is 20L. Let x water be added. 40 / (20+x) = 1/2. 80 = 20 + x, so x = 60 liters.

Correct Answer: in

The verb 'delight' is commonly followed by the preposition 'in' when expressing immense enjoyment in an activity.

Correct Answer: to

The infinitive verb structure 'to adhere' requires the preposition 'to' to make the sentence grammatically complete.

Correct Answer: to

The grammatical construct 'allows [object] to [verb]' demands the use of the word 'to'.

Correct Answer: Repulse

To 'entice' means to attract or tempt someone, whereas to 'repulse' means to drive away or cause distaste.

Correct Answer: Safe

The word 'perilous' means full of danger or risk. The direct opposite concept is 'safe'.

Correct Answer: Trudge

To 'gambol' means to run or jump about playfully. The direct antonym is to 'trudge' or walk slowly with heavy steps.

Correct Answer: Deceive

To 'wheedle' means to use flattery or coaxing to persuade someone, which closely aligns contextually with manipulation or deceiving.

Correct Answer: Rise

To 'bristle' means to stand upright away from the skin, often in anger or fear, similar to hair rising.

Correct Answer: Underground path

A subway traditionally refers to an underground electric railroad system or an underground pedestrian path.

Correct Answer: 36

While modern phonological standardizations sometimes include more, traditional Urdu orthography fundamentally counts 36 basic alphabet letters.

Correct Answer: 7

Iman-e-Mufassal explicitly details 7 fundamental articles of faith, including belief in Allah, Angels, Books, Prophets, the Day of Judgment, Destiny, and Resurrection.

Correct Answer: 35 AH

Hazrat Ali (R.A) took the oath of Caliphate in 35 AH (656 CE) following the martyrdom of Hazrat Uthman (R.A).

Correct Answer: Hazrat Umar (R.A)

Hazrat Umar (R.A) was the first caliph to be addressed by the title 'Ameer-ul-Momineen'.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Musab bin Umair (R.A)

Hazrat Musab bin Umair (R.A) was the first ambassador of Islam, sent to Yathrib (Medina) to teach the Quran to new converts.

Correct Answer: 10th Hijri

The Holy Prophet (PBUH) performed his only Hajj (Hajjat-ul-Wida) in the 10th year of the Hijrah.

Correct Answer: Salat (Prayer)

In his final moments, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) repeatedly emphasized establishing Salat and treating subordinates/slaves with kindness.

Correct Answer: Fatima Makhzumiyyah

A woman named Fatima from the elite Banu Makhzum tribe was caught stealing, and the Prophet (PBUH) ordered the punishment, establishing absolute legal equality in Islam.

Correct Answer: Abdul Rehman Ibne Sakhar

His pre-Islamic name was Abd al-Shams, but after accepting Islam, the Prophet (PBUH) renamed him Abd al-Rahman ibn Sakhr.

Correct Answer: 01

The name 'Muhammad' appears four times, but the name 'Ahmed' (prophesied by Prophet Isa A.S) is mentioned exactly once in Surah As-Saff.

Correct Answer: 113

There are 114 Surahs in total, but Surah At-Tawbah does not start with Bismillah, leaving exactly 113 Surahs that do.

Correct Answer: 8

Surah At-Tawbah (9:60) clearly identifies eight categories of people who are eligible to receive Zakat funds.

Correct Answer: Injeel

The Injeel (Gospel) was the divine scripture revealed by Allah to Prophet Isa (Jesus), peace be upon him.