PPSC PMS S&GAD Past Paper 2021 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: Shekel

The official currency of Israel is the Israeli New Shekel[cite: 5, 6].

Correct Answer: 1960

The U-2 spy plane incident occurred in May 1960 during the Cold War[cite: 32, 34].

Correct Answer: 24 December 1979

The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan began on December 24, 1979[cite: 48, 51].

Correct Answer: 1975

The State of Emergency was declared across India by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975[cite: 94, 95, 97].

Correct Answer: 4

Four US presidents have been assassinated: Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, and Kennedy[cite: 182, 183, 186].

Correct Answer: January 1999

The euro was introduced as an invisible accounting currency on January 1, 1999[cite: 53, 56, 58].

Correct Answer: 1969

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was established in 1969[cite: 83, 85].

Correct Answer: 1944

The World Bank was established during the Bretton Woods Conference in 1944[cite: 174, 180].

Correct Answer: 08

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) consists of 8 member nations[cite: 228, 231].

Correct Answer: Afghanistan

Afghanistan became the 8th and newest member of SAARC in 2007[cite: 233, 235].

Correct Answer: Revenue income

Selling old newspapers is a routine activity, hence classified as revenue income[cite: 88, 93].

Correct Answer: Kuwait

The Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) is the official state news agency of Kuwait[cite: 119, 120, 121].

Correct Answer: Herodotus

Herodotus, a Greek historian, is widely recognized as the 'Father of History'[cite: 123, 125].

Correct Answer: Italy

Christopher Columbus was an explorer born in Genoa, Italy[cite: 192, 193, 213, 219].

Correct Answer: Leonardo da Vinci

The famous Mona Lisa painting was created by the Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci[cite: 151, 152].

Correct Answer: Ameer Khusro

Amir Khusro is widely considered a foundational figure in the classical music of the Indian subcontinent[cite: 357, 358].

Correct Answer: 16 years

Angela Merkel held the office of Chancellor of Germany for a total of 16 years, from 2005 to 2021[cite: 170, 171, 177].

Correct Answer: 22 January

The National Sanctity of Human Life Day in 2022 was observed on January 22 in the US[cite: 238, 239, 240, 243].

Correct Answer: 21 February

UNESCO declared February 21 as International Mother Language Day to promote linguistic diversity[cite: 210, 211, 212, 257].

Correct Answer: Kushanas

The Gandhara School of Art flourished under the Kushan Empire in ancient India[cite: 202, 203, 206].

Correct Answer: Sami Ullah Khan

Pakistani field hockey legend Samiullah Khan was famously dubbed the 'Flying Horse' due to his incredible speed[cite: 259, 260].

Correct Answer: Mountaineer

Abdul Karim, famous as 'Little Karim', was a globally recognized high-altitude mountaineer from Pakistan[cite: 395, 393].

Correct Answer: Oil

Historically, oil has accounted for the highest share in global commercial energy consumption mixtures[cite: 468, 469, 882].

Correct Answer: Indus Valley Civilization

The Indus Valley Civilization is renowned for pioneering advanced urban planning and the world's first underground sanitation systems[cite: 475, 476, 477].

Correct Answer: Forests and sustainable production and consumption

The 2022 theme highlighted the importance of sustainable practices in forestry[cite: 7, 8, 11, 13, 14].

Correct Answer: China

The 2022 Winter Olympics were officially held in Beijing, China[cite: 17, 23].

Correct Answer: Australia and New Zealand

The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup was co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand[cite: 20, 21, 25, 26].

Correct Answer: Finland

Finland was ranked as the happiest country in the world in the 2022 report[cite: 38, 40, 41, 42, 45].

Correct Answer: Wang Yi

Wang Yi attended the 48th session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in 2022 as a special guest[cite: 101, 102, 103, 105].

Correct Answer: 28 December 2021

The federal cabinet of Pakistan approved the country's first-ever National Security Policy on December 28, 2021[cite: 290, 291, 799].

Correct Answer: Arooj Aftab

Arooj Aftab became the first Pakistani artist to win a Grammy Award in 2022[cite: 263, 264, 271].

Correct Answer: Cambodia

Kaavan, dubbed the 'world's loneliest elephant', was relocated to a sanctuary in Cambodia following a court ruling[cite: 301, 302, 303].

Correct Answer: 15 June 2022

An ordinance curtailing the Speaker's powers was promulgated by the Punjab Governor on June 15, 2022[cite: 370, 371, 849].

Correct Answer: Curtail the powers of Speaker

This ordinance was specifically issued to clip the administrative powers of the Speaker of the Punjab Assembly during a political crisis[cite: 487, 488, 491, 889].

Correct Answer: 20th

Hamza Shahbaz briefly served as the 20th Chief Minister of the Punjab province in 2022[cite: 501, 502, 508].

Correct Answer: Uzbekistan

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan conducted a significant state visit to Pakistan in March 2022[cite: 494, 495, 497].

Correct Answer: Chad

Hissein Brahim Taha, who assumed the role of OIC Secretary General, hails from Chad[cite: 498, 499, 506].

Correct Answer: Grey

At the time of this exam (2021/2022), Pakistan was placed on the FATF Grey List[cite: 511, 516, 892].

Correct Answer: Thames

The city of London is famously located along the River Thames[cite: 35, 39].

Correct Answer: Sedimentary rock

Limestone is a common type of sedimentary rock, primarily composed of calcium carbonate[cite: 521, 522].

Correct Answer: Porous

Sedimentary rocks typically have a porous structure due to the accumulation of grains and fragments over time[cite: 537, 539].

Correct Answer: Trimmu

The Jhelum River joins the Chenab River at Trimmu Barrage in Jhang District[cite: 523, 525].

Correct Answer: Clockwise direction

Due to the Coriolis effect, winds circulate in a clockwise direction around high-pressure systems in the Northern Hemisphere[cite: 528, 530].

Correct Answer: 74 mph

A storm is officially classified as a hurricane when its sustained wind speeds reach 74 mph or higher[cite: 533, 534, 536].

Correct Answer: Rohi Desert

Locally, the Cholistan Desert in the Punjab region is also widely referred to as the Rohi Desert[cite: 562, 563].

Correct Answer: 1453

Constantinople was captured by the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Mehmed II in 1453[cite: 65, 66, 68, 70].

Correct Answer: Balkh

Rumi was born in Balkh, which is located in present-day Afghanistan[cite: 126, 127, 140].

Correct Answer: Sindhi

The first translation of the Holy Quran in the Indian subcontinent was done into the Sindhi language[cite: 869, 870, 910].

Correct Answer: 1949

The Cease-fire Line (CFL) was established on January 1, 1949, mediated by the UN[cite: 110, 111, 113, 115].

Correct Answer: 17 days

The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 lasted for 17 days before a UN-mandated ceasefire took effect[cite: 454, 466, 881].

Correct Answer: Mian Abdur Rashid

Sir Mian Abdul Rashid served as the first Chief Justice of Pakistan[cite: 246, 247].

Correct Answer: 1984

Maqbool Bhat, a Kashmiri separatist leader, was executed in 1984[cite: 251, 252, 253].

Correct Answer: Philip Noel Baker

Philip Noel-Baker represented Britain during the early UN discussions regarding the Kashmir conflict[cite: 258, 259, 803].

Correct Answer: Quaid-e-Azam

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah declared the Maharaja's accession of Kashmir to India as illegal and fraudulent[cite: 385, 386, 387].

Correct Answer: Pervaiz Musharaf

Former President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf wrote his memoir titled 'In the Line of Fire'[cite: 261, 806].

Correct Answer: Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman

The political memoir 'Shahrah-e-Pakistan' (Pathway to Pakistan) was authored by Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman[cite: 422, 425].

Correct Answer: 11

Pakistan's highest military gallantry award, Nishan-e-Haider, has been awarded 11 times[cite: 280, 281, 283].

Correct Answer: Shah Jahan

The Shalimar Gardens in Lahore were constructed by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan[cite: 289, 293, 299].

Correct Answer: Abul Fazal

The Akbarnama, documenting the reign of Akbar, was written by his court historian Abu'l-Fazl[cite: 305, 313, 325].

Correct Answer: Zulifqar Ali Bhutto

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto holds the distinction of being Pakistan's first civilian Chief Martial Law Administrator[cite: 340, 341, 343, 350].

Correct Answer: July 1993

Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi assumed office as caretaker Prime Minister in July 1993[cite: 366, 367, 368].

Correct Answer: 1958 to 1962

Manzur Qadir served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs under Ayub Khan's government from 1958 to 1962[cite: 427, 428, 431].

Correct Answer: 14 November 1993 to 02 December 1997

Farooq Leghari served as the eighth President of Pakistan between November 1993 and December 1997[cite: 355, 356, 825].

Correct Answer: Gen. Frank Meservy

General Sir Frank Meservy served as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army after independence[cite: 360, 361, 363].

Correct Answer: Frederick Bourne

Sir Frederick Chalmers Bourne was appointed as the first Governor of East Bengal in 1947[cite: 376, 377, 379].

Correct Answer: Gurdaspur

The Muslim-majority district of Gurdaspur was controversially awarded to India, providing it a land route to Kashmir[cite: 396, 397, 399, 403, 404].

Correct Answer: Taxila

Taxila served as the primary cultural and educational hub of the ancient Gandhara Civilization[cite: 408, 409, 412].

Correct Answer: Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan

The SECP (Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan) regulates the financial and corporate sectors, including the PSX[cite: 414, 415, 418, 419].

Correct Answer: 1980

The Federal Shariat Court was established in 1980 by General Zia-ul-Haq to ensure laws comply with Islamic injunctions[cite: 432, 437, 439].

Correct Answer: Francis Mudie

Sir Francis Mudie was appointed as the first Governor of West Punjab following the creation of Pakistan in 1947[cite: 462, 463, 464].

Correct Answer: 272

Under previous delimitations relevant to the time of this exam, the National Assembly had 272 general seats[cite: 481, 482, 485].

Correct Answer: Deficit Budget

A budget where expenditures exceed income is typically characterized as a Deficit Budget[cite: 189, 196, 835].

Correct Answer: Stratosphere

The ozone layer, which absorbs most of the sun's UV radiation, resides within the stratosphere[cite: 544, 545, 547].

Correct Answer: Mercury

On average, Mercury remains closer to Earth for a longer duration compared to Venus due to its tighter orbit[cite: 550, 551, 555, 557].

Correct Answer: Rickets

A severe lack of Vitamin D leads to rickets, a condition causing bone softening and deformities in children[cite: 568, 570].

Correct Answer: Night blindness

Vitamin A deficiency primarily affects vision, often resulting in night blindness as a first symptom[cite: 572, 573].

Correct Answer: Adipose Tissues

Being a fat-soluble vitamin, Vitamin E is primarily stored in the body's adipose (fatty) tissues[cite: 574, 578, 592].

Correct Answer: Pyridoxine

The chemical name for Vitamin B6 is Pyridoxine[cite: 615, 617].

Correct Answer: Subcutaneous

The majority of body fat is stored in the subcutaneous tissue, directly beneath the skin[cite: 597, 599, 603].

Correct Answer: Monosaccharides

Fructose, or fruit sugar, is a simple sugar, classifying it as a monosaccharide[cite: 613, 614].

Correct Answer: Lactose

Lactose is the primary disaccharide sugar naturally found in milk and dairy products[cite: 643, 645].

Correct Answer: None of these

The options given are vitamins, not proteins. The actual proteins in egg yolk are phosvitin and lipovitellin[cite: 654, 671, 672, 673].

Correct Answer: Sulphur dioxide

Sulphur dioxide emissions cause acid rain, which reacts with the marble and turns the Taj Mahal yellow[cite: 610, 611, 612].

Correct Answer: Wilting point

The wilting point is the minimum moisture limit in soil; below this, plants begin to wilt as they cannot extract water[cite: 618, 619].

Correct Answer: Mendel

Gregor Mendel formulated the Law of Independent Assortment as part of his foundational principles of genetics[cite: 621, 635].

Correct Answer: Natural gas

Among fossil fuels, natural gas burns the cleanest, producing significantly fewer pollutants[cite: 632, 638].

Correct Answer: High pressure

In food preservation, HP stands for High Pressure Processing, a cold pasteurization technique[cite: 646, 647].

Correct Answer: Vitamin D

Osteomalacia, the softening of bones in adults, is typically caused by a severe deficiency of Vitamin D[cite: 656, 680].

Correct Answer: Nitrous Oxide

Nitrous Oxide (N2O) is colloquially known as laughing gas due to its euphoric effects upon inhalation[cite: 681, 682, 689].

Correct Answer: Text group

In Microsoft PowerPoint, the Header & Footer option is located under the Text group on the Insert tab[cite: 690, 691, 692].

Correct Answer: CTRL+K

The keyboard shortcut to insert a hyperlink in Microsoft Word is CTRL+K[cite: 693, 696].

Correct Answer: Spreadsheet

Microsoft Excel is a premier software application specifically designed for creating and managing spreadsheets[cite: 706, 708].

Correct Answer: To allow page headers and footers to appear on document when it is printed

Headers and footers are explicitly used to ensure consistent information (like page numbers) appears on every printed page[cite: 715, 718].

Correct Answer: 8 and 72

In standard MS Office applications, the default font size drop-down ranges from a minimum of 8 to a maximum of 72[cite: 719, 723].

Correct Answer: Digital Plotter

Plotters are specialized output devices used by CAD systems for printing large, high-resolution vector graphics and drawings[cite: 701, 704].

Correct Answer: Windows XP

Windows XP is an operating system (software), whereas RAM, hard disks, and monitors are physical hardware components[cite: 710, 714].

Correct Answer: 6 hours and 37 minutes

Subtracting the departure time (08:35) from arrival (15:12) yields exactly 6 hours and 37 minutes[cite: 726, 731, 763].

Correct Answer: 9774

Applying 5% compound depreciation over 4 years brings the value down to approximately 9774[cite: 665, 666, 674, 745].

Correct Answer: 750

Working backwards: 6000 (1994) -> 3000 (1986) -> 1500 (1978) -> 750 (1970)[cite: 746, 747, 748, 766].

Correct Answer: 11 cm and 27 cm

Solving the equations (L x W = 297) and ((L+3) x (W-1) = 300) yields 11 cm and 27 cm[cite: 771, 772, 867].