PPSC Ziladar (Research/DLR Zone) Past Paper 2020 Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: Tariq bin Ziad

Tariq bin Ziyad led the Islamic conquest of Visigothic Spain in 711 CE.

Correct Answer: Miraj

The five daily prayers (Salat) were made obligatory for Muslims during the Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) night journey to the heavens (Shab-e-Miraj).

Correct Answer: Masjid-e-Dharaar

Masjid-e-Dirar (Mosque of Harm) was a mosque built by hypocrites in Medina to cause division among Muslims, which was later ordered to be destroyed.

Correct Answer: Six

Radd-e-Kufr (Rejecting Disbelief) is the sixth and final Kalimah in traditional South Asian Islamic teaching.

Correct Answer: All of these

The Hijaz region in the west of present-day Saudi Arabia includes the holy cities of Makkah, Madina, and the city of Ta'if.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Abdullah bin Masood (RA)

Hazrat Abdullah bin Masood (RA) was the first companion to courageously recite the Quran aloud near the Kaaba amidst the hostility of the Quraysh.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Umar (RA)

The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) expressed high regard for Hazrat Umar (RA)'s insight, stating that if there were to be a prophet after him, it would have been Umar.

Correct Answer: Conquest of Khyber

After the Conquest of Khaybar, a Jewish woman named Zainab bint Al-Harith offered poisoned roasted sheep to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Correct Answer: Unemployed

Unemployment refers to the state of individuals who are employable and actively seeking a job but are unable to find one.

Correct Answer: Hindi

The six official languages of the UN are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.

Correct Answer: 15

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is composed of 15 judges elected to nine-year terms.

Correct Answer: Three Gorges Dam

The Three Gorges Dam in China is the world's largest hydroelectric power station and largest concrete dam.

Correct Answer: Netherlands

The Port of Rotterdam is the largest seaport in Europe, located in the Netherlands.

Correct Answer: USA

Baseball is widely recognized as the national sport and pastime of the United States of America.

Correct Answer: 800 g

According to IAAF rules, the men's javelin must weigh at least 800 grams.

Correct Answer: Zaheer Abbas

Zaheer Abbas is affectionately referred to as the 'Asian Bradman' due to his prolific run-scoring ability.

Correct Answer: Mary Shelley

Mary Shelley wrote the classic gothic novel 'Frankenstein', first published in 1818.

Correct Answer: Great Novelist

Leo Tolstoy was a renowned Russian writer famously known for novels like 'War and Peace' and 'Anna Karenina'.

Correct Answer: World Day for Water

World Water Day is held annually on March 22 to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.

Correct Answer: Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is the national capital and largest city of Malaysia.

Correct Answer: Vital Signs

Junaid Jamshed was the lead singer of the popular Pakistani pop band Vital Signs, known for hits like 'Dil Dil Pakistan'.

Correct Answer: Hamun-i-Mushkhel Lake

Hamun-i-Mushkhel is a salt-water playa lake located in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Peru

Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel set high in the Andes Mountains in Peru.

Correct Answer: Haro

Khanpur Dam is a reservoir situated on the Haro River near Khanpur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Correct Answer: Tarbela

Tarbela Dam, located on the Indus River, is the largest earth-filled dam in the world and the largest dam in Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Africa

The Great Rift Valley is a massive geological trench that spans across East Africa from the Red Sea down to Mozambique.

Correct Answer: Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco

The Atlas Mountains span across the northwestern African nations of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.

Correct Answer: Cape of Good Hope

The Atlantic and Indian Oceans are traditionally considered to meet near the Cape of Good Hope (specifically Cape Agulhas) in South Africa.

Correct Answer: Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's oceanic divisions.

Correct Answer: Baltic Sea

Among the options given, the Baltic Sea is the smallest by surface area. (Note: Globally, the Sea of Marmara is generally recognized as the smallest sea).

Correct Answer: 39 years

Emmanuel Macron took office in 2017 at the age of 39, becoming the youngest President in French history.

Correct Answer: Sarfraz Bugti

As of early 2024, Sarfraz Bugti serves as the Chief Minister of Balochistan. (Historically, Jam Kamal Khan held the office when the paper was taken in 2020).

Correct Answer: Rana Sikandar Hayat

As of early 2024, Rana Sikandar Hayat serves as the Minister of Education for Punjab.

Correct Answer: Japan

Japan provided technical and financial assistance for the installation of an advanced weather radar system in Multan.

Correct Answer: February 2024

As of current data, the most recent general elections in Pakistan were held on February 8, 2024.

Correct Answer: Kyoto Protocol

The concept of carbon credits and emissions trading was formalized under the Kyoto Protocol in 1997.

Correct Answer: Sui Gas

Both CNG and 'Sui Gas' (piped natural gas in Pakistan) are primarily composed of Methane (CH4).

Correct Answer: Nitrous Oxide

Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a colorless gas commonly used for its anesthetic and analgesic effects, colloquially called 'laughing gas'.

Correct Answer: Time

A chronometer is a specific type of highly accurate timepiece used especially for determining longitude at sea.

Correct Answer: Jupiter

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System, being a gas giant.

Correct Answer: Cause bolting in some biennial plants

Gibberellins are plant hormones that regulate various developmental processes, including stem elongation and bolting in flowering plants.

Correct Answer: Amperes

The ampere (often shortened to 'amp') is the SI base unit of electrical current.

Correct Answer: 22

The hands of a clock coincide 22 times in a 24-hour day because the minute hand surpasses the hour hand 11 times every 12 hours.

Correct Answer: 2010

The 18th Constitutional Amendment, passed in 2010, formally renamed the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK).

Correct Answer: Prime Minister, all Provincial Chief Ministers and 3 members nominated by the Prime Minister

According to the 1973 Constitution, the CCI is chaired by the PM and includes the four provincial CMs and three members nominated by the PM.

Correct Answer: By two Houses of the Parliament and the four provincial Assemblies

The Electoral College for the President of Pakistan consists of the Senate, the National Assembly, and the four Provincial Assemblies.

Correct Answer: 18th

The 18th Constitutional Amendment, passed in 2010, officially renamed NWFP to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Correct Answer: Choudhry Khaliq uz Zaman

'Pathway to Pakistan' is the renowned autobiography written by Choudhry Khaliq uz Zaman, detailing the Pakistan Movement.

Correct Answer: Naik Saif Ali Janjua

Naik Saif Ali Janjua was posthumously awarded the Hilal-e-Kashmir, which was later declared equivalent to Pakistan's highest military gallantry award, the Nishan-e-Haider.

Correct Answer: Wazir of Raja Dahir

Sisakar was the prime minister (Wazir) of Raja Dahir, the ruler of Sindh during Muhammad bin Qasim's invasion.

Correct Answer: Choudhry Rehmat Ali

Choudhry Rehmat Ali coined the name 'Pakistan' in his 1933 pamphlet titled 'Now or Never'.

Correct Answer: Choudhry Rehmat Ali

This famous 1933 pamphlet, which proposed the name 'Pakistan', was written by Choudhry Rehmat Ali.

Correct Answer: Plan would be submitted to Muslim League council for discussion

Quaid-e-Azam stated that the decision could not be taken arbitrarily by him and had to be submitted to the All-India Muslim League Council.

Correct Answer: 1951

The first national census of Pakistan was conducted in 1951, four years after independence.

Correct Answer: 1982

Abu Al-Asar Hafeez Jalandhari, the creator of Pakistan's National Anthem, died on December 21, 1982.

Correct Answer: Introduction of Government of India Act 1858

Following the War of Independence in 1857, the British Crown took direct control of India through the Government of India Act 1858.

Correct Answer: Calcutta

Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar launched the English-language weekly newspaper 'Comrade' from Calcutta in 1911.

Correct Answer: May, 1930

The Simon Commission, appointed in 1927 to propose constitutional reforms for British India, published its final report in May 1930.

Correct Answer: 1969

The princely state of Swat was formally dissolved and fully integrated into West Pakistan in 1969 by Yahya Khan.

Correct Answer: Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani

Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani served as the first Governor of the unified West Pakistan province after the One Unit scheme in 1955.

Correct Answer: May 1998

Pakistan conducted its successful nuclear tests (Chagai-I) on May 28, 1998, in response to India's Pokhran-II tests.

Correct Answer: Page Layout

The 'Print Area' feature, which allows users to define specific cells to print, is located under the 'Page Layout' tab.

Correct Answer: Both Decimal Places and Currency Symbol

Excel's Currency format allows you to select both the desired currency symbol and the number of decimal places to display.

Correct Answer: Web pages

HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the standard markup language for creating documents designed to be displayed in a web browser.

Correct Answer: Click New

To access and open templates in Microsoft Word, you navigate to File > New.

Correct Answer: Ctrl + Page Up

In MS Excel, Ctrl + Page Up (or Ctrl + Page Down) is the standard keyboard shortcut to navigate between different worksheets.

Correct Answer: Sound card and speakers

A sound card processes the audio signal, and speakers are needed to physically output the sound for hearing.

Correct Answer: Ctrl + Shift + N

In Windows File Explorer, pressing Ctrl + Shift + N instantly creates a new folder.

Correct Answer: Ctrl + 5

In MS Word, the shortcut Ctrl + 5 sets the line spacing of the selected paragraph to 1.5 lines.

Correct Answer: Loading operating system

BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) initializes hardware during the booting process and provides runtime services for operating systems.

Correct Answer: WAN

A Wide Area Network (WAN) extends over a large geographical distance, unlike a Local Area Network (LAN).

Correct Answer: 64

Using exponent rules, (2^2)^3 = 4^3 = 64.

Correct Answer: 1225

The square of 35 is calculated as 35 × 35 = 1225.

Correct Answer: 4 years

Let the ages be x, x+3, x+6, x+9, x+12. Their sum is 5x + 30 = 50. Solving gives x = 4.

Correct Answer: 3:7

Total games = 6 + 8 = 14. Ratio of wins to total games = 6:14, which simplifies to 3:7.

Correct Answer: 48

The differences are +5 (24 to 29), +7 (29 to 36), +5 (36 to 41), so the next difference is +7. Thus, 41 + 7 = 48.

Correct Answer: 56

The pattern alternates between multiplying by 2 and subtracting 8. After 64, the next step is 64 - 8 = 56.

Correct Answer: North

He goes 3km East, 3km North, then 3km West. His East and West movements cancel out, leaving him 3km directly North of his start.

Correct Answer: 9 km

Zohaib ends up 3km North and 4km East. Ali ends up 5km West and 3km North. Since both are 3km North, the distance between them is strictly horizontal: 4km East + 5km West = 9km.

Correct Answer: Apparent

Ostensible means stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so; its closest synonym is 'apparent'.

Correct Answer: By

The correct idiomatic expression for being faithful to a promise is to 'stick by' it.

Correct Answer: To

The adjective 'injurious' is conventionally followed by the preposition 'to'.

Correct Answer: With

The verb 'imbue' is commonly followed by the preposition 'with' when describing being filled with a feeling or quality.

Correct Answer: About

'Hear about' is the correct phrasal verb used when acquiring information regarding an event.

Correct Answer: For

'Account for' is a phrasal verb meaning to be the explanation or cause of something.

Correct Answer: To

The infinitive verb form requires 'to' (to park) to indicate purpose.

Correct Answer: Has

'He' is a singular subject, requiring the singular present tense verb 'has' for possession.

Correct Answer: To work in vain

Ploughing sand is a futile effort, hence the idiom means doing something that will yield no results.

Correct Answer: You requested your father to grant him leave for some time.

The word 'Please' indicates a request, which converts the reporting verb to 'requested' in indirect speech.

Correct Answer: The general commanded the soldiers to march forward and attack the foe.

A general giving instructions to soldiers is issuing a command, hence 'commanded' is the appropriate reporting verb.

Correct Answer: خطاب

'شمس العلماء' حکومت کی طرف سے دیا جانے والا ایک اعزازی نام ہے، جسے گرامر کی رو سے 'خطاب' کہتے ہیں۔

Correct Answer: احسان دانش

احسان دانش نے اپنی شاعری میں مزدور طبقے کے مسائل اور ان کے جذبات کی بھرپور عکاسی کی، اس لیے انہیں مزدوروں کا شاعر کہا جاتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: مختار مسعود

'سفر نصیب' اردو ادب کے مشہور ادیب مختار مسعود کی تصنیف ہے جو ان کے مختلف سفروں کے احوال پر مبنی ہے۔

Correct Answer: 1905-1908

علامہ اقبال اعلیٰ تعلیم کے حصول کے لیے 1905 میں یورپ گئے اور 1908 میں واپس ہندوستان تشریف لائے۔

Correct Answer: دور کے ڈھول سہانے

انگریزی محاورے Distant drums sound sweeter کا بعینہٖ اردو متبادل محاورہ 'دور کے ڈھول سہانے' ہے۔

Correct Answer: آپس میں شیر و شکر کرنا

انگریزی محاورہ Hand in Glove کا مطلب انتہائی قریبی اور گہرا تعلق ہونا ہے جسے اردو میں شیر و شکر ہونا کہتے ہیں۔

Correct Answer: صبح بنارس شام اودھ

اردو ادب میں خوبصورتی کی مثال دینے کے لیے 'صبح بنارس اور شامِ اودھ' کی ضرب المثل مشہور ہے۔

Correct Answer: بھلا دینا / فراموش کرنا

طاقِ نسیاں پر رکھنے کا مطلب کسی بات کو مکمل طور پر بھول جانا یا فراموش کر دینا ہے۔

Correct Answer: علامہ اقبال

یہ مشہور شعر علامہ محمد اقبال کا ہے جس میں انہوں نے مشینی دور کی بے حسی پر تنقید کی ہے۔

Correct Answer: میدان جنگ

مرثیے کے اس مشہور مصرعے میں لفظ 'رَن' کا مطلب میدانِ جنگ (battlefield) ہے۔