PPSC PMS BS-17 Past Paper 2019 Solved & Fact-Checked Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: Fourth

Kurt Waldheim served as the fourth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981.

Correct Answer: 15

The International Court of Justice is composed of 15 judges elected to nine-year terms of office by the UN General Assembly and the Security Council.

Correct Answer: 2001

The SCO was officially founded on June 15, 2001, by the leaders of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

Correct Answer: 1961

Amnesty International was founded in London in July 1961 by English labor lawyer Peter Benenson.

Correct Answer: Dwight Eisenhower

The World Food Programme was proposed by George McGovern and established in 1961 at the behest of the US administration under President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Correct Answer: 21 February

UNESCO established International Mother Language Day in 1999 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity, commemorated annually on 21 February.

Correct Answer: 17 June

The UN General Assembly declared June 17 as the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought in 1994.

Correct Answer: Astana

Astana is the capital of Kazakhstan. It was briefly renamed Nur-Sultan in 2019 but reverted back to Astana in 2022.

Correct Answer: 18 June 2017

Pakistan defeated India by 180 runs in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy on 18 June 2017 at The Oval in London.

Correct Answer: June 2009

Michael Jackson passed away on June 25, 2009, due to acute propofol intoxication.

Correct Answer: Ibn e Khaldun

Asabiyya is a concept of social solidarity coined by the 14th-century Arab historian and philosopher Ibn Khaldun in his work, the Muqaddimah.

Correct Answer: 2015

The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change adopted by 196 Parties at COP 21 in Paris on December 12, 2015.

Correct Answer: 1992

The Earth Summit (UNCED) was a major UN conference held in Rio de Janeiro from June 3 to June 14, 1992.

Correct Answer: 1983

The devastating Ethiopian famine spanning 1983-1985 is widely recognized as one of the worst famines of the 20th century, resulting in immense loss of life.

Correct Answer: Iran

Al-Razi was born in the city of Rey, situated in modern-day Iran. He was one of the greatest Persian polymaths of the Islamic Golden Age.

Correct Answer: 84%

While older historical test keys cited lower figures like 40%, modern UNESCO and OIC data reflect an average youth literacy rate of approximately 84% across Muslim-majority nations.

Correct Answer: John Keats

John Keats is famously known as the Poet of Beauty. He famously wrote, 'A thing of beauty is a joy forever.'

Correct Answer: 49

There are 48 countries in Asia recognized by the UN, but 49 is widely accepted when including recognized regional states like Taiwan or Palestine in geopolitical assessments.

Correct Answer: Indus and Jhelum

The Sindh Sagar Doab is the region located between the Indus River and the Jhelum River in Punjab, Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Sindh

The Kirthar Mountains act as a natural boundary between Balochistan and Sindh, with the largest portion of the range located within Sindh.

Correct Answer: 810 miles

The Karakoram Highway (KKH), connecting Pakistan and China, spans a total length of approximately 1,300 kilometers, or 810 miles.

Correct Answer: Pakistan

The Batura Glacier, one of the largest and longest non-polar glaciers in the world, is located in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan.

Correct Answer: 5

Earth's atmosphere is primarily divided into five layers based on thermal characteristics: Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, and Exosphere.

Correct Answer: 97%

The Earth's oceans hold about 97% of the planet's total water volume, with the remaining 3% being locked in glaciers, ice caps, or available as fresh water.

Correct Answer: 40,075 km

The equatorial circumference of the Earth is approximately 40,075 kilometers (about 24,901 miles).

Correct Answer: 1853

The first passenger train in India ran between Bori Bunder (Bombay) and Thane on April 16, 1853.

Correct Answer: Lord Wavell

Lord Wavell served as the penultimate (second to last) Viceroy of India from 1943 to 1947, immediately preceding Lord Mountbatten.

Correct Answer: Zahid Hussain

Zahid Hussain was the first Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, serving from June 1948 to July 1953.

Correct Answer: Feroz Khan Noon

Prime Minister Feroz Khan Noon successfully negotiated the purchase of the Gwadar enclave from the Sultanate of Oman in 1958.

Correct Answer: 1970

Balochistan was granted full provincial status on July 1, 1970, after the dissolution of the One Unit scheme.

Correct Answer: Wasim Sajjad

Wasim Sajjad served as Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan for multiple terms spanning from 1988 to 1999, making him the longest-serving chairman.

Correct Answer: Akbar S. Ahmad

The book 'Jinnah, Pakistan and Islamic Identity: The Search for Saladin' was written by Pakistani-American anthropologist and author Akbar S. Ahmed.

Correct Answer: 1632

Construction of the Taj Mahal commenced in 1632, shortly after the death of Mumtaz Mahal, and was completed in its entirety around 1653.

Correct Answer: Akbar

Attock Fort was built at Attock Khurd during the reign of Mughal Emperor Akbar between 1581 and 1583 to guard the passage of the Indus.

Correct Answer: Chakwal

The Katas Raj Temples are an ancient Hindu temple complex situated in the Chakwal District of Punjab, Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Mianwali

The Nawab of Kalabagh, Amir Mohammad Khan, hailed from Kalabagh, a prominent town in the Mianwali District of Punjab.

Correct Answer: 1992

IRSA was formally established under the Indus River System Authority Act 1992 to implement the Water Apportionment Accord of 1991.

Correct Answer: Quetta

The devastating 1935 earthquake struck Quetta on May 31, leveling the city and killing tens of thousands of people.

Correct Answer: Balochistan

The Uch Gas Field, operated by OGDCL, is situated in the Dera Bugti district of Balochistan province.

Correct Answer: Qadirpur Gas Field

Discovered in 1990 in Sindh, the Qadirpur Gas Field is the second-largest gas field in Pakistan after the Sui field.

Correct Answer: 1994

Pakistan launched the National Program for Family Planning and Primary Health Care (commonly known as the Lady Health Worker Program) in 1994.

Correct Answer: 5.8%

Pakistan achieved a GDP growth rate of approximately 5.8% in the fiscal year 2018, the highest in 13 years at that time.

Correct Answer: 0.7%

Historically and according to World Bank indicators around 2018-2019, Pakistan's high-technology exports as a percentage of manufactured exports hovered around 0.7% to 1%.

Correct Answer: 3rd

According to the IMF and various international reports around 2018-2019, Pakistan was ranked the 3rd most water-stressed country globally.

Correct Answer: Darbar Sahib

The Kartarpur Corridor connects the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan to the border with India, allowing visa-free access for Sikh pilgrims.

Correct Answer: 3.1%

Due to rapid population growth, Pakistan's population reached approximately 3.1% of the total global population by the mid-2020s.

Correct Answer: Md. Golam Sarwar

Md. Golam Sarwar, a Bangladeshi diplomat, assumed office as the Secretary General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in March 2023.

Correct Answer: Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry

Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry assumed office as the President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir in August 2021.

Correct Answer: Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu

Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu took command of the Pakistan Air Force as the 16th Chief of Air Staff on 19 March 2021.

Correct Answer: Vitamin E

Selenium is a trace mineral that works synergistically with Vitamin E as an antioxidant to protect cells from damage.

Correct Answer: 0.1 s

A standard mechanical stopwatch has a least count or minimum measurable time interval of 0.1 seconds.

Correct Answer: Vernier Callipers

Vernier callipers feature internal jaws specifically designed to accurately measure the internal diameter of objects like test tubes and pipes.

Correct Answer: Energy Quantum

Max Planck was awarded the 1918 Nobel Prize in Physics in recognition of his discovery of energy quanta, laying the foundation for quantum theory.

Correct Answer: Real, inverted, diminished

A convex lens in a standard camera gathers light from distant objects to form a real, inverted, and diminished (smaller) image on the photographic film or sensor.

Correct Answer: 1235 km/h

The speed of sound in dry air at 20°C is roughly 343 meters per second, which converts to approximately 1,235 kilometers per hour.

Correct Answer: Exploding Star

A supernova is a powerful and luminous stellar explosion that occurs during the final evolutionary stages of a massive star.

Correct Answer: Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei was one of the first astronomers to observe sunspots through a telescope, proving that the sun rotates and has imperfections.

Correct Answer: Two

Mars has exactly two small natural satellites, which are named Phobos and Deimos.

Correct Answer: Distance

A parsec is a unit of length used to measure large distances to astronomical objects outside the Solar System. One parsec equals approximately 3.26 light-years.

Correct Answer: Moon comes between Sun and Earth

A solar eclipse takes place when the Moon passes directly between the Earth and the Sun, temporarily obscuring the Sun's light from reaching Earth.

Correct Answer: 400°C

In an oil refinery, crude oil is heated in a furnace to roughly 400°C to vaporize it before it enters the distillation column for separation.

Correct Answer: CO2

When baking soda (NaHCO3) is heated above 50°C, it decomposes into sodium carbonate, water, and carbon dioxide (CO2) gas.

Correct Answer: Carbon dioxide

During anaerobic fermentation, yeast consumes sugars in the dough and expels carbon dioxide gas, which gets trapped in the gluten network and causes the bread to rise.

Correct Answer: Lipids

Unlike the rough ER, the smooth endoplasmic reticulum lacks ribosomes and plays a central role in the synthesis of lipids, including cholesterol and phospholipids.

Correct Answer: Lose water

Guard cells control the opening and closing of stomata. When they lose water and become flaccid, the stoma closes to prevent further water loss.

Correct Answer: Proteins

Almost all known enzymes are proteins, which are long chains of amino acids folded into specific three-dimensional shapes crucial for their catalytic functions.

Correct Answer: Nitrates

Through the process of nitrogen fixation and nitrification, soil bacteria convert inert atmospheric nitrogen gas into water-soluble nitrates that plant roots can readily absorb.

Correct Answer: Platelets

Platelets (thrombocytes) clump together at the site of vascular injury to form a plug, initiating the blood clotting cascade to prevent excessive bleeding.

Correct Answer: 167°F

While bacterial growth slows above 140°F, reaching an internal temperature of 165-167°F (75°C) is required to rapidly kill most common foodborne pathogens.

Correct Answer: Pepsin

In the stomach, hydrochloric acid (HCl) converts the inactive zymogen pepsinogen into pepsin, an active enzyme responsible for breaking down proteins into peptides.

Correct Answer: Avicenna

The Canon of Medicine is a foundational medical text written by the Persian polymath Ibn Sina, known in the West as Avicenna, around 1025 CE.

Correct Answer: 1796

In 1796, English physician Edward Jenner inoculated a young boy with cowpox, pioneering the concept of vaccines and leading to the eventual eradication of smallpox.

Correct Answer: Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin, an American polymath and founding father, invented both the lightning rod and bifocal glasses during the 18th century.

Correct Answer: Guglielmo Marconi

Guglielmo Marconi was an Italian inventor who successfully developed and commercialized the first practical long-distance wireless radio telegraph system in the late 1890s.

Correct Answer: Rain Gauge

A rain gauge is a meteorological instrument utilized to gather and measure the amount of liquid precipitation over an area in a predefined time period.

Correct Answer: Sulphur dioxide

Sulphur dioxide (SO2) from industrial emissions mixes with atmospheric moisture to form sulfuric acid, a primary component of acid rain that corrodes steel and iron structures.

Correct Answer: Hepatitis

Hepatitis literally translates to inflammation of the liver, most commonly caused by viral infections (like Hepatitis A, B, or C), alcohol abuse, or toxins.

Correct Answer: Aedes

Dengue virus is transmitted to humans primarily through the bites of infected female Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes.

Correct Answer: Rickets

A lack of Vitamin D impairs calcium and phosphorus absorption, leading to soft, weak, and deformed bones in children, a condition known as rickets.

Correct Answer: 120 days

Red blood cells circulate in the human bloodstream for an average of 120 days before being destroyed and recycled by macrophages in the spleen and liver.

Correct Answer: 73%

Scientific estimates, such as those by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), state that the human brain and heart are composed of about 73% water.

Correct Answer: Ureter

The ureters are two thin, muscular tubes that carry urine from the renal pelvis of the kidneys down into the urinary bladder.

Correct Answer: Duodenum

The pancreas secretes digestive enzymes and bicarbonate into the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine, to neutralize stomach acid and break down food.

Correct Answer: Small intestine

Villi line the interior walls of the small intestine, vastly increasing its surface area to maximize the absorption of digested nutrients into the bloodstream.

Correct Answer: Chewing

Mastication is the physiological process of crushing and grinding food with teeth in the oral cavity to prepare it for swallowing and digestion.

Correct Answer: Bright Red

When hemoglobin in red blood cells binds with oxygen in the lungs, it forms oxyhemoglobin, which gives arterial blood its characteristic bright red color.

Correct Answer: Seedless

Parthenocarpy is the natural or artificially induced production of fruit without fertilization of ovules, inherently resulting in seedless fruits (e.g., bananas).

Correct Answer: Ovary

In angiosperms, once fertilization occurs, the ovules develop into seeds while the surrounding ovary swells and matures into the protective fruit.

Correct Answer: Binary Digit

A bit is a portmanteau of 'binary digit', representing a logical state with one of two values (0 or 1), making it the most basic unit of information in computing.

Correct Answer: PROM Programmer

A blank PROM chip is written to using a specialized hardware device called a PROM programmer or PROM burner, which applies higher voltages to permanently blow internal fuses.

Correct Answer: 700 MB

While older specifications allowed for 650-680 MB, a standard modern CD-ROM typically holds exactly 700 MB (or 80 minutes of uncompressed audio) of digital data.

Correct Answer: Extraneous

An extraneous solution is a root obtained during the algebraic manipulation of an equation (like squaring both sides) that fails to satisfy the original equation when substituted back.

Correct Answer: 8

The formula for the number of elements in a power set is 2^n, where n is the number of elements in the original set. For a set with 3 elements, 2^3 equals 8.

Correct Answer: 1

An empty set has exactly one subset: the empty set itself. Using the 2^n formula where n=0, 2^0 equals 1.

Correct Answer: Isosceles

An isosceles triangle is defined as a polygon with three sides where at least two of the sides are of equal length.

Correct Answer: 1 km

If two laps equal 8 km, one lap (the perimeter) is 4 km. Since a square has four equal sides, one side is 4 km divided by 4, which equals 1 km.

Correct Answer: 2:1

The centroid of a triangle divides each median into two segments in a 2:1 ratio, with the longer segment being on the side of the vertex.

Correct Answer: Mean

The arithmetic mean, often simply called the average, is derived by adding all numerical values in a dataset and dividing the total by the count of values.

Correct Answer: Histogram

A histogram visually represents grouped numerical data using continuous contiguous vertical bars (rectangles), indicating the frequency of data within continuous intervals.

Correct Answer: Khalil Ullah

Prophet Ibrahim (A.S) is revered in Islam with the honorable title 'Khalil Ullah', which translates from Arabic as 'The Friend of Allah'.