PPSC Store Officer (BS-16) Agriculture Department Past Paper 2022 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: Florida

South Beach is a well-known neighborhood and famous beach located in Miami Beach, Florida.

Correct Answer: Uzbekistan

Tashkent is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan, a Central Asian nation.

Correct Answer: Vatican City

Vatican City is both the smallest country by land area and the smallest by population, having less than 1,000 residents.

Correct Answer: Walter Christaller

Walter Christaller, a German geographer, introduced the Central Place Theory in 1933 to explain the spatial distribution of cities and towns.

Correct Answer: Indus

The Indus River is the longest and most important river in Pakistan, running the length of the country.

Correct Answer: Nanga Parbat

Nanga Parbat is famously known as the 'Killer Mountain' due to the high number of fatalities among climbers attempting its summit in the early 20th century.

Correct Answer: Gasherbrum II

Gasherbrum II was originally designated as K4 (Karakoram 4) by early surveyors mapping the Karakoram range.

Correct Answer: Afghanistan

Afghanistan shares a long border with Pakistan to the west and northwest, known as the Durand Line.

Correct Answer: Decreases

The moderating effect of the Arabian Sea decreases the extreme temperature contrast between summer and winter along Pakistan's coastal belt.

Correct Answer: Decreases

Due to the Earth's curvature, sunlight strikes the poles at a lower angle, spreading the heat over a larger area, causing temperatures to decrease steadily towards the poles.

Correct Answer: Vienna

The IAEA is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, with its headquarters in Vienna, Austria.

Correct Answer: To maintain that there is no discrimination in trade matters among member countries

The primary goal of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is to ensure that global trade flows as smoothly, predictably, and freely as possible without discrimination.

Correct Answer: Antipater

Antipater of Sidon, a Greek poet, is widely credited with compiling the first known list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Correct Answer: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was the last Shah (King) of Iran, ruling until he was overthrown by the Iranian Revolution in 1979.

Correct Answer: 14 November

World Diabetes Day is observed globally on November 14 to raise awareness about the disease and its prevention.

Correct Answer: Soviet-Afghan War

FIM-92 Stinger missiles were famously supplied by the CIA to the Afghan Mujahideen during the Soviet-Afghan War to combat Soviet helicopters.

Correct Answer: 09

As of 2017, 9 countries were recognized globally as possessing nuclear weapons, including Israel which maintains strategic ambiguity.

Correct Answer: To reduce emission of CO2

The UNFCCC's primary objective is to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations, particularly carbon dioxide, to prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.

Correct Answer: Hector Munro

Major Hector Munro led the British East India Company forces to victory in the decisive Battle of Buxar in 1764.

Correct Answer: Hermann Buhl

Austrian mountaineer Hermann Buhl was the first to summit Nanga Parbat in 1953, completing the final ascent solo.

Correct Answer: Jinnah: His Successes, Failures and Role in History

Published in 2020, 'Jinnah: His Successes, Failures and Role in History' is a detailed biographical and historical analysis written by Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed.

Correct Answer: All of these

The Fourth Industrial Revolution encompasses advanced interconnected technologies, including the Internet of Things (IoT), AI, and advanced communication frameworks.

Correct Answer: Glycogen

In animals, excess glucose is synthesized into glycogen, which is stored primarily in the liver and muscle cells as a reserve energy source.

Correct Answer: Fruit

Botanically, a tomato is classified as a fruit because it develops from the ovary of a flower and contains seeds.

Correct Answer: Copper-Tin

Bronze is a hard metallic alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive.

Correct Answer: 1:4

The chemical formula for methane is CH4, indicating that each molecule contains one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms.

Correct Answer: Calcium Carbonate

Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed primarily of calcium carbonate (CaCO3).

Correct Answer: Carbon Dioxide

Carbon dioxide is widely used in fire extinguishers because it does not burn and is denser than air, thus displacing oxygen to smother the flame.

Correct Answer: James Watt

James Watt radically improved Thomas Newcomen's original design in 1776, creating the highly efficient modern steam engine.

Correct Answer: Copernicus

Nicolaus Copernicus formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at the center of the solar system.

Correct Answer: To allow for the expansion during heat

Metals expand when heated. A gap prevents railway tracks from buckling outward during hot summer temperatures.

Correct Answer: Nichrome

Nichrome (an alloy of nickel and chromium) is ideal for heating elements as it has high electrical resistance and does not oxidize easily at high temperatures.

Correct Answer: Doha

The historic US-Taliban peace agreement intended to bring an end to the war in Afghanistan was signed in Doha, Qatar, in 2020.

Correct Answer: Russia

In 2019, the US Defense Intelligence Agency asserted that Russia was conducting low-yield nuclear tests, prompting a warning.

Correct Answer: Lodhran

The first school specifically aimed at educating and providing vocational training for the transgender community in Pakistan was established in Lodhran in 2019.

Correct Answer: Hagia Sophia

In 2020, Turkey controversially re-converted the historic Hagia Sophia, which had served as a museum since 1935, back into a mosque.

Correct Answer: 22%

The SBP policy rate fluctuates based on inflation and economic conditions; as of 2024, it reached a historic high of 22%.

Correct Answer: Chaudhry Anwar ul Haq

Chaudhry Anwar ul Haq assumed the office of the Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir in 2023.

Correct Answer: None of these

As of recent strategic developments, the Chashma-5 (C-5) nuclear power project is currently the primary one under active construction following an agreement with China.

Correct Answer: 1951

The United States provided its first major economic aid package to Pakistan in 1951 under the Mutual Security Agency program.

Correct Answer: Sir Agha Khan

Sir Agha Khan led a delegation of 35 prominent Muslims to meet Viceroy Lord Minto in Simla to demand separate electorates.

Correct Answer: 1901

The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) was carved out of Punjab and created as a separate province by Lord Curzon in 1901.

Correct Answer: Mountbatten

The Punjab Boundary Force was established to maintain peace during Partition, but due to its failure to stop massacres, it was disbanded by Lord Mountbatten on August 31, 1947.

Correct Answer: 28 February 2012

The 20th Constitutional Amendment, establishing the framework for a caretaker government and the Election Commission, was signed into law on February 28, 2012.

Correct Answer: None of these

The powers granted by the 8th Amendment (to dissolve the assembly) were restored by the 17th Amendment, which is not listed among the options.

Correct Answer: President

According to the Constitution of Pakistan, the President is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.

Correct Answer: 1908

Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk took over as the Honorary Secretary of Aligarh College in 1908 following the death of Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk.

Correct Answer: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan authored this seminal pamphlet in 1858 to explain the root causes of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 to the British authorities.

Correct Answer: Mohsin ul Mulk

Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk, a key architect of the Aligarh Movement, was originally named Syed Mehdi Ali.

Correct Answer: 28 May 1998

Pakistan successfully conducted its first public nuclear tests on May 28, 1998, in the Chagai District of Balochistan.

Correct Answer: Yahya Khan

General Yahya Khan abrogated the 1962 Constitution and imposed martial law, becoming the Chief Martial Law Administrator (CMLA) in March 1969.

Correct Answer: Lord Canning

Lord Canning served as the Governor-General of India during the 1857 rebellion and became the first Viceroy when the Crown took direct control in 1858.

Correct Answer: 1913

Muhammad Ali Jinnah officially joined the All India Muslim League in 1913, while retaining his membership in the Indian National Congress.

Correct Answer: None of these

These prominent historical critique books were written by the renowned Pakistani historian Khursheed Kamal Aziz (K.K. Aziz), whose name is not listed correctly in the options.

Correct Answer: All of these

In Microsoft PowerPoint, a user can advance to the next slide by pressing Enter, the Spacebar, or clicking the Mouse.

Correct Answer: Formula Bar

The Formula Bar in Excel displays the data or formula stored in the currently selected active cell.

Correct Answer: High level

A source program is typically written by a programmer in a high-level programming language like C++, Java, or Python, which is easier for humans to read.

Correct Answer: All of these

Modern email clients support attaching various file formats, including documents (text), images, audio files, and short video clips.

Correct Answer: CTRL+T

In standard web browsers (like Chrome, Edge, and Firefox), the shortcut CTRL+T opens a new browsing tab.

Correct Answer: 30%

Spanish = 60%. Remaining = 40%. Italian = 1/4 of 40% = 10%. French = 40% - 10% = 30%.

Correct Answer: 400%

If 2008 sales were 100, 2009 sales dropped to 20. To return to 100 in 2010, the increase is 80. Percentage increase = (80 / 20) * 100 = 400%.

Correct Answer: 25%

If price is 100, cut by 20% makes it 80. To return to 100, you must add 20. The percentage increase from 80 is (20 / 80) * 100 = 25%.

Correct Answer: 175

72 beats = 60 seconds. 1 beat = 60/72 seconds. 210 beats = (60/72) * 210 = 175 seconds.

Correct Answer: 1620

Loss is 10% of 1800, which is 180. Final selling price = 1800 - 180 = Rs 1620.

Correct Answer: 20 days

Total worker-days = 150 * 40 = 6000. Completed in 16 days = 150 * 16 = 2400. Remaining = 3600. New workforce = 180. Remaining days = 3600 / 180 = 20 days.

Correct Answer: 70

Let number be x. 91 - 0.3x = x. So, 1.3x = 91. x = 91 / 1.3 = 70.

Correct Answer: 0.6

3y = 0.6. Expression: sqrt(0.6 * 0.6^0.5). Using standard simplified root interpretation, this equals 0.6.

Correct Answer: 25

Sum of 6 = 180. Sum of first 4 = 100. Sum of last 3 = 105. Fourth number = (100 + 105) - 180 = 25.

Correct Answer: Vegetable

Pawpaw is botanically classified as a fruit, while an onion is classified as a vegetable.

Correct Answer: Refraction

A mirror's primary optical property is reflection, whereas water's defining optical property in physics analogies is often refraction.

Correct Answer: To ignore

To give someone the cold shoulder means to intentionally ignore them or treat them with unfriendliness.

Correct Answer: The house caught fire

'Caught fire' is the correct past-tense idiomatic expression to describe an object igniting.

Correct Answer: Three

Traditional English grammar recognizes three primary verb moods: indicative, imperative, and subjunctive.

Correct Answer: Had come

This is a third conditional sentence, which requires the past perfect tense ('had come') in the 'if' clause to match 'would have helped'.

Correct Answer: ourselves / our

The reflexive pronoun 'ourselves' emphasizes 'we', and the possessive adjective 'our' properly matches the subject for the profit.

Correct Answer: Nazir said that he had done his duty with full justice.

When changing from direct to indirect speech, simple past ('did') shifts to past perfect ('had done'), and pronouns are updated.

Correct Answer: Abuse

Vituperate means to blame or insult someone in strong or violent language; hence, 'abuse' is the correct synonym.

Correct Answer: Unpretentious

Ostentatious describes a vulgar or pretentious display designed to impress, making 'unpretentious' its direct antonym.

Correct Answer: Was a zoo visited by you?

In passive voice, the simple past question 'Did you visit...' becomes 'Was [object] visited by [subject]?'.

Correct Answer: Need

The modal verb 'need' properly expresses the lack of obligation or necessity to hurry in this context.

Correct Answer: ابن انشا

'ابن بطوطہ کے تعاقب میں' (In the Footsteps of Ibn Battuta) is a famous Urdu travelogue written by the humorist and travel writer Ibn-e-Insha.

Correct Answer: 1792

The institution that later became known as Delhi College was originally established as Madrasa Ghaziuddin Khan in 1792.

Correct Answer: رتن ناتھ سرشار

'Khoji' is an iconic, humorous character created by Ratan Nath Dhar Sarshar in his famous novel 'Fasana-e-Azad'.

Correct Answer: پریم چند

'Maidan-e-Amal' (The Arena of Action) is a highly acclaimed novel written by Munshi Premchand.

Correct Answer: تربیت یافتہ

In Urdu grammar, 'یافتہ' (Yafta) is used as a suffix (لاحقہ) to form words like 'تربیت یافتہ' (Trained).

Correct Answer: نظیر اکبر آبادی

Wali Muhammad was the real name of the famous Urdu poet Nazeer Akbarabadi, known as the 'Poet of the Masses'.

Correct Answer: نواب یوسف علی خان

Mirza Ghalib received a monthly stipend from Nawab Yusuf Ali Khan of Rampur State in his later years.

Correct Answer: بہادر شاہ ظفر

This famous and deeply sorrowful couplet, reflecting the tragedy of his exile, was written by the last Mughal Emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar.

Correct Answer: سید عابد علی عابد

This prominent Urdu couplet was penned by the celebrated literary figure and poet Syed Abid Ali Abid.

Correct Answer: تباہ و برباد ہونا

This Persian proverb is used metaphorically in Urdu to mean 'completely destroyed' or 'lost to time/ruined'.

Correct Answer: 7th Nabvi

The Quraysh imposed a severe socio-economic boycott on the Prophet (PBUH) and the Banu Hashim in the 7th year of Prophethood (Nabvi).

Correct Answer: حضرت اسامہ بن زید

During the historic Conquest of Makkah, Hazrat Usama bin Zaid (R.A) had the honor of riding behind the Prophet (PBUH) on his camel.

Correct Answer: سات نبوی

The harsh socio-economic boycott by the Quraysh and Banu Kinanah against Banu Hashim began in the 7th year of Prophethood.

Correct Answer: حیی بن اخطب

Hazrat Safiyyah (R.A), who married the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), was the daughter of Huyayy ibn Akhtab, the chief of the Jewish tribe of Banu Nadir.

Correct Answer: Abwa

Ghazwa-e-Abwa, also known as Waddan, was the very first military expedition participated in by the Holy Prophet (PBUH).

Correct Answer: امام حسین

Hazrat Imam Hussain (R.A), the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), was born on the 3rd of Shaban in the 4th year of Hijrah.

Correct Answer: ان میں سے کوئی نہیں

In Quranic terminology, temporary worldly benefit or provision is often referred to as 'Mata' (متاع), which is missing from the options.

Correct Answer: اس کی نسب اسے آگے نہیں کرتی

This is based on a famous Hadith which states: 'Whoever is slowed down by his deeds will not be hastened forward by his lineage.'

Correct Answer: عبرانی

The word 'Ameen' originally traces its roots back to the Hebrew (عبرانی) language, sharing Semitic roots with Arabic.

Correct Answer: مل جل کر رہنا

In Arabic roots, the concept of 'Muashra' (معاشرہ) directly denotes living together cooperatively and having social interactions.