Welcome to Jobs Past Papers If you are looking for PPSC Past Papers preparation you are at the right place. This page is about PPSC Solved Past Paper of Assistant (BS-16) which was conducted by Punjab Public Service Commission on 30-08-2021 for the recruitments of various posts of Office Assistant's in Disaster Management Department (Board of Revenue) Punjab.
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Case Number:
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31/2020Advertisement Month:
November, 2021Closing Date:
19-11-2022No. of Posts:
03 (ONE)Number of Applicants:
2137Exam (Held on):
30-08-2021PPSC Written Test Past Paper (Solved) for the Post of Assistant held on 30-08-2021:
Q1: Who is the current Pakistani High Commissioner to India?
A) Moin ul Haq
B) Aftab Hassan Khan
C) Abdul Basit
D) None of these
Q2: Ethics deals with “Ethical Action” is termed as:
A) Meta Ethics
B) Normative Ethics
C) Virtue Ethics
D) None of these
Q3: Pakistan is ……. largest sugar producer and eighth largest consumer in the world?
A) 5th
B) 7th
C) 10th
D) None of these
Q4: Pakistan lies of the tropic zone of:
A) Tropic of Cancer
B) Torrid Zone
C) Tropic of Capricorn
D) None of these
Q5: Which of the following is the narrowest strait of the world?
A) Bosphorous
B) Strait of Tartar
C) Palk Strait
D) None of these
Q6: How many countries are members of European Union?
A) 27
B) 28
C) 29
D) None of these
Q7: Which tab is not available on left panel when you open a presentation in PowerPoint?
A) Slides
B) Notes
C) Outline
D) None of these
Q8: Sadiq Khan has got how many votes in recent election of “Mayor of London”?
A) 55.2%
B) 55.3%
C) 55.4%
D) None of these
Q9: The highest peak of Salt Range is:
A) Sakeram
B) Kallar Kahar
C) Sakesar
(D) None of these
Q10: Karakoram highway between Pakistan and China was completed in:
A) 1972
B) 1974
C) 1978
D) None of these
Q11: The FIFA women’s World Cup was commenced in:
A) 1981
B) 1983
C) 1987
D) 1991
Q12: Where Pakistan opened its first embassy?
A) Beijing
B) Afghanistan
C) Baku
D) None of these
Q13: Who was the last Governor of undivided Punjab?
A) Sir Evan Jenkins
B) Francis Mudie
C) Abdurrab Nishtar
D) None of these
Q14: A ball is thrown vertically upwards. The acceleration due to gravity:
A) 9.8 m/s2 Downward
B) 9.8 m/s2 Upward
C) 0.7 m/s2 Vertical
D) None of these
Q15: Which country is called “Land of Flowers”?
A) Netherland
B) Poland
C) Algeria
D) None of these
Q16: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was established in:
A) 1947
B) 1951
C)1949
D) None of these
Q17: Rohingya Refugees came from:
A) Nepal
B) Bangladesh
C) Sri Lanka
D) None of these
Q18: Who is the current Prime Minister of UK?
A) David Cameroon
B) Boris Johnson
C) Therasa May
D) None of these
Q19: In July 1951 Pakistan and France tied for:
A) To open its Embassies
B) Economic Ties
C) Mutual Trade
D) None of these
Q20: What is the main issue between Pakistan and India?
A) Law & order issue
B) Water issue
C) Ladakh Issue
D) None of these
A) Moin ul Haq
B) Aftab Hassan Khan
C) Abdul Basit
D) None of these
Q2: Ethics deals with “Ethical Action” is termed as:
A) Meta Ethics
B) Normative Ethics
C) Virtue Ethics
D) None of these
Q3: Pakistan is ……. largest sugar producer and eighth largest consumer in the world?
A) 5th
B) 7th
C) 10th
D) None of these
Q4: Pakistan lies of the tropic zone of:
A) Tropic of Cancer
B) Torrid Zone
C) Tropic of Capricorn
D) None of these
Q5: Which of the following is the narrowest strait of the world?
A) Bosphorous
B) Strait of Tartar
C) Palk Strait
D) None of these
Q6: How many countries are members of European Union?
A) 27
B) 28
C) 29
D) None of these
Q7: Which tab is not available on left panel when you open a presentation in PowerPoint?
A) Slides
B) Notes
C) Outline
D) None of these
Q8: Sadiq Khan has got how many votes in recent election of “Mayor of London”?
A) 55.2%
B) 55.3%
C) 55.4%
D) None of these
Q9: The highest peak of Salt Range is:
A) Sakeram
B) Kallar Kahar
C) Sakesar
(D) None of these
Q10: Karakoram highway between Pakistan and China was completed in:
A) 1972
B) 1974
C) 1978
D) None of these
A) 1981
B) 1983
C) 1987
D) 1991
Q12: Where Pakistan opened its first embassy?
A) Beijing
B) Afghanistan
C) Baku
D) None of these
Q13: Who was the last Governor of undivided Punjab?
A) Sir Evan Jenkins
B) Francis Mudie
C) Abdurrab Nishtar
D) None of these
Q14: A ball is thrown vertically upwards. The acceleration due to gravity:
A) 9.8 m/s2 Downward
B) 9.8 m/s2 Upward
C) 0.7 m/s2 Vertical
D) None of these
A) Netherland
B) Poland
C) Algeria
D) None of these
Q16: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was established in:
A) 1947
B) 1951
C)1949
D) None of these
Q17: Rohingya Refugees came from:
A) Nepal
B) Bangladesh
C) Sri Lanka
D) None of these
Q18: Who is the current Prime Minister of UK?
A) David Cameroon
B) Boris Johnson
C) Therasa May
D) None of these
Q19: In July 1951 Pakistan and France tied for:
A) To open its Embassies
B) Economic Ties
C) Mutual Trade
D) None of these
Q20: What is the main issue between Pakistan and India?
A) Law & order issue
B) Water issue
C) Ladakh Issue
D) None of these
Q21: In 1927 Delhi Proposal of Jinnah, he withdrew from:
A) 1/3 Representation in Central Legislature
B) Equal Representation
C) Separate Electorate
D) None of these
Q22: Who was nicknamed “The Flying Horse”?
A) Asad Malik
B) Samiullah Khan
C) Jahangir Khan
(D) None of these
Q23: Detail “The diversity of species on Earth is generating itself”, proved the ideas of:
A) Louis Pasteaur
B) Darwin
C) Robert Kouch
D) None of these
Q24: Who was the first of Pakistan Army to receive Nishan e Haider?
A) Muhammad Tufail
B) Sarwar Hussain
C) Shabbir Sharif
D) None of these
Q24: Quit India Movement also called:
A) August Movement
B) September Movement
C) October Movement
D) None of these
Q25: Insects breathe through:
A) Spiracles
B) Bronchi
C) Trachea
D) None of these
Q26: Recently Antarctica temperature massively rise recorded as:
A) 18.3 °C
B) 22.3°C
C) 23.3 °C
D) None of these
Q27: How much trade are made through South China Sea:
A) $1.5 billion
B) $2.5 billion
C) $3.5 billion
D) None of these
Q28: For Food Security which Organization of United Nations works?
A) Food and Agriculture
B) World Food Organization
C) World Food Programme
D) None of these
Q29: Surena an invention of University of Tehran is a:
A) Robot
B) Bomb
C) Missile
D) None of these
Q30: The capital of Georgia is:
A) Accra
B) Helsinki
C) Port Moresby
D) Tbilisi
Q31: Recently which country did join Eurozone?
A) Lithuania
B) Croatia
C) Senegal
D) None of these
A) 1/3 Representation in Central Legislature
B) Equal Representation
C) Separate Electorate
D) None of these
Q22: Who was nicknamed “The Flying Horse”?
A) Asad Malik
B) Samiullah Khan
C) Jahangir Khan
(D) None of these
Q23: Detail “The diversity of species on Earth is generating itself”, proved the ideas of:
A) Louis Pasteaur
B) Darwin
C) Robert Kouch
D) None of these
Q24: Who was the first of Pakistan Army to receive Nishan e Haider?
A) Muhammad Tufail
B) Sarwar Hussain
C) Shabbir Sharif
D) None of these
Q24: Quit India Movement also called:
A) August Movement
B) September Movement
C) October Movement
D) None of these
Q25: Insects breathe through:
A) Spiracles
B) Bronchi
C) Trachea
D) None of these
Q26: Recently Antarctica temperature massively rise recorded as:
A) 18.3 °C
B) 22.3°C
C) 23.3 °C
D) None of these
Q27: How much trade are made through South China Sea:
A) $1.5 billion
B) $2.5 billion
C) $3.5 billion
D) None of these
Q28: For Food Security which Organization of United Nations works?
A) Food and Agriculture
B) World Food Organization
C) World Food Programme
D) None of these
Q29: Surena an invention of University of Tehran is a:
A) Robot
B) Bomb
C) Missile
D) None of these
A) Accra
B) Helsinki
C) Port Moresby
D) Tbilisi
Q31: Recently which country did join Eurozone?
A) Lithuania
B) Croatia
C) Senegal
D) None of these
Q32: Detail Treaty is an International agreement conclude between states in written form and governed by International law embodied in a single instrument or in two or more related instruments is provided in which Treaty?
A) Vienna Convention
B) Nairobi Convention
C) Hague Convention
D) None of these
Q33: When Pakistan first participated in Olympics?
A) 1948
B) 1950
C) 1952
D) None of these
Q34: Who was the first tutor of Lata Mangeshkar?
A) Ghulam Ali
B) Ahmad Khurshid
C) Mehdi Hassan
D) Aman Ali Khan
Q35: Science dealing with diseases of organism?
A) Penology
B) Pathology
C) Philately
D) None of these
Q36: Ctrl+N is used for:
A) New Slide
B) Open PowerPoint File
C) New Document
D) None of these
Q37: BCC Stands for:
A) Blind Caron Copy
B) Brown Caron Copy
C) Blue Caron Copy
D) None of these
Q38: Which is used for open a website?
A) Browser
B) Gmail
C) Yahoo
D) None of these
A) Haris said he was very clever.
B) Haris exclaimed that he was very clever.
C) He asked that how clever he was.
D) None of these
A) I remember I was taken to the museum by my sister.
B) I remember being taken to the museum by my sister.
C) I remember myself being taken to the museum by my sister.
D) I remember taken to the museum by my sister.
Q41: He says,” Honesty is best policy”
A) He said that honesty was the best policy.
B) He said that honesty would be the best policy.
C) He said that honesty will be the best policy.
D) He says that honesty is the best policy.
Q42: He said to me, “Leave the room and do not return”
A) He ordered him to leave the room and forbade him to return.
B) He asked him to leave the room and forbid him to return.
C) He asked to him to leave the room and forbade him to return.
D) None of these
Q43: He said to me, “will you help me”?
A) He asked me whether I would help him.
B) He asked me whether I will help him.
C) He ask me whether I would help him.
D) None of these
Q44: Train reached …….. 9’0 clock.
A) To
B) At
C) Of
D) On
Q45: The synonym of Inane (بیوقوف) is:
A) Idiot
B) Intelligent
C) Sensible
D) None of these
Q46: The synonym of Exude (نکلنا ۔ بہنا) is:
A) Overflow
B) Ooze
C) Exit
D) Evaporate
Q47: The analogy of Coffee: Beverages
A) Burger : Snacks
B) Tea : Milk
C) Butter : Bread
D) Grapes : Wine
Q48: In the following question, select the related word pair from the given alternatives, Mirage Desert :: ?
A) Rainbow : Sky
B) Rain : Rainbow
C) Sky : Illusion
D) None of these
Q49: Send this parcel ……. address.
A) On
B) At
C) To
D) For
Q50: Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence:
…… decided to buy the house because …… location would allow …… to get to work very easily.
A) they, their, them
B) them, their, their
C) them, its, it
D) they, its, them
Q51: Which one is correct?
A) The library lost all its books.
B) That car is not yours.
C) That car is not theirs.
D) None of these
Q52: She was sitting …… her mother.
A) Besides
B) Along
C) Beside
D) None of these
Q53: International day to end corporal punishment of children is celebrated on:
A) 30 April
B) 8 September
C) 8 March
D) 5 December
Q54: How many countries are members of Commonwealth?
A) 57
B) 54
C) 68
D) None of these
Q55: Who is the current Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
A) Christine Lagarde
B) Kristalina Georgieva
C) Patricia Scotland
D) None of these
Q56: UN Organization works for Tourism Promotion is:
A) World Tourist Organization
B) Tourist Commission
C) World Tourist Community
D) None of these
Q57: UN Security Council’s president change according to:
A) Alphabetically order
B) Seniority
C) Highest GDP
D) None of these
Q58: Which organization targeted to have no more than 3 percent of world population living on just 1.90 Dollar a day by 2030?
A) UNO
B) WHO
C) World Bank
D) None of these
Q59: Which is the biggest desert of Pakistan?
A) Thal
B) Thar
C) Cholistan
D) None of these
Q60: Gomal Zam Dam is located in:
A) KPK
B) Punjab
C) Sindh
D) None of these
A) He said that honesty was the best policy.
B) He said that honesty would be the best policy.
C) He said that honesty will be the best policy.
D) He says that honesty is the best policy.
A) He ordered him to leave the room and forbade him to return.
B) He asked him to leave the room and forbid him to return.
C) He asked to him to leave the room and forbade him to return.
D) None of these
Q43: He said to me, “will you help me”?
A) He asked me whether I would help him.
B) He asked me whether I will help him.
C) He ask me whether I would help him.
D) None of these
Q44: Train reached …….. 9’0 clock.
A) To
B) At
C) Of
D) On
Q45: The synonym of Inane (بیوقوف) is:
A) Idiot
B) Intelligent
C) Sensible
D) None of these
Q46: The synonym of Exude (نکلنا ۔ بہنا) is:
A) Overflow
B) Ooze
C) Exit
D) Evaporate
Q47: The analogy of Coffee: Beverages
A) Burger : Snacks
B) Tea : Milk
C) Butter : Bread
D) Grapes : Wine
Q48: In the following question, select the related word pair from the given alternatives, Mirage Desert :: ?
A) Rainbow : Sky
B) Rain : Rainbow
C) Sky : Illusion
D) None of these
Q49: Send this parcel ……. address.
A) On
B) At
C) To
D) For
…… decided to buy the house because …… location would allow …… to get to work very easily.
A) they, their, them
B) them, their, their
C) them, its, it
D) they, its, them
A) The library lost all its books.
B) That car is not yours.
C) That car is not theirs.
D) None of these
A) Besides
B) Along
C) Beside
D) None of these
A) 30 April
B) 8 September
C) 8 March
D) 5 December
A) 57
B) 54
C) 68
D) None of these
A) Christine Lagarde
B) Kristalina Georgieva
C) Patricia Scotland
D) None of these
A) World Tourist Organization
B) Tourist Commission
C) World Tourist Community
D) None of these
A) Alphabetically order
B) Seniority
C) Highest GDP
D) None of these
A) UNO
B) WHO
C) World Bank
D) None of these
A) Thal
B) Thar
C) Cholistan
D) None of these
A) KPK
B) Punjab
C) Sindh
D) None of these
Q61: A chemical solution contains 8% acid. if there is 15 ml acid in the solution. what is the volume of the solution?
A) 187 ml
B) 188 ml
C) 197 ml
D) 187.5 ml
Q62: If 2994 ÷14.5 = 172, then 29.94 ÷1.45 = ?
A) 1.72
B) 0.172
C) 17.2
D) None of these
Q63: If A is equal to √5+1+ √5 -1 B is equal to √5 -1+ √5 + 1 then A+B is?
A) 3
C) 1
B) 2
D) None of these
Q64: 42 women can do a piece of work in 18 days. How many women would be required to do the same work in 21 days ?
A) 36
B) 24
C) 30
D) 44
Q65: 1.19 expressed as 1.6%
A) 6%
B) 4%
C) 60%
D) None of these
Q66: A certain number of two digits is three times the sum of its digits. If 45 be added to it, the digits are reversed. The number is?
A) 24
B) 26
C) 27
D) 45
Q67: The ratio of ages of two students is 3 : 2. One is older to the other by 5 years. What is the age of the younger student?
A) 2 years
B) 10 years
C) 15 years
D) 20 years
Q68: Correct the following:
A) A white and a black dog is barking
B) A white and black dog are barking
C) A white and black dog is barking
D) None of these
Q69: Proton was discovered by:
A) JJ Thomson
B) Chadwick
C) Goldstein
D) Ernest Rutherford
Q70: Bronze is an alloy of:
A) Copper & Bronze
B) Lead & Tin
C) Copper & Tin
D) None of these
Q71: Tianwen-1 mission of China is related to:
A) Space Agency
B) Moon
C) Mars
D) None of these
Q72: Port Qasim is near the which city of Pakistan?
A) Lahore
B) Gawadar
C) Karachi
D) None of these
Q73: Mughal emperor Akbar enforced Din-i-ilahi in?
A) 1580
B) 1581
C) 1582
D) None of these
Q74: How many bones are there in an adult human being?
A) 200
B) 201
C) 206
D) None of these
Q75: In Germany head of state and government is called:
A) President
B) Vice President.
C) Federal Chancellor
D) None of these
Q76: Where is White Heaven beach located in Australia?
A) Perths
B) Adelaide
C) Queensland
D) None of these
Q77: Which Country recently abolished the post of Prime Minister?
A) Sweden
B) Turkey
C) Senegal
D) None of these
Q78: Pakistan required how many votes to exit from Grey List of FATF?
A) 10
B) 11
C) 12
D) None of these
Q79: Which of the following shortcut key is used to start the slideshow?
A) F10
B) F9
C) F5
D) None of these
Q80: Which country has filed a case against Myanmar in the International Court of Justice (ICJ)?
A) France
B) Australia
C) Gambia
D) None of these
Q81: Which of the following is not river of Baluchistan?
A) Mula
B) Dasht
C) Ghizer
D) None of the
A) 187 ml
B) 188 ml
C) 197 ml
D) 187.5 ml
A) 1.72
B) 0.172
C) 17.2
D) None of these
Q63: If A is equal to √5+1+ √5 -1 B is equal to √5 -1+ √5 + 1 then A+B is?
A) 3
C) 1
B) 2
D) None of these
Q64: 42 women can do a piece of work in 18 days. How many women would be required to do the same work in 21 days ?
A) 36
B) 24
C) 30
D) 44
Q65: 1.19 expressed as 1.6%
A) 6%
B) 4%
C) 60%
D) None of these
Q66: A certain number of two digits is three times the sum of its digits. If 45 be added to it, the digits are reversed. The number is?
A) 24
B) 26
C) 27
D) 45
Q67: The ratio of ages of two students is 3 : 2. One is older to the other by 5 years. What is the age of the younger student?
A) 2 years
B) 10 years
C) 15 years
D) 20 years
Q68: Correct the following:
A) A white and a black dog is barking
B) A white and black dog are barking
C) A white and black dog is barking
D) None of these
Q69: Proton was discovered by:
A) JJ Thomson
B) Chadwick
C) Goldstein
D) Ernest Rutherford
A) Copper & Bronze
B) Lead & Tin
C) Copper & Tin
D) None of these
Q71: Tianwen-1 mission of China is related to:
A) Space Agency
B) Moon
C) Mars
D) None of these
Q72: Port Qasim is near the which city of Pakistan?
A) Lahore
B) Gawadar
C) Karachi
D) None of these
Q73: Mughal emperor Akbar enforced Din-i-ilahi in?
A) 1580
B) 1581
C) 1582
D) None of these
Q74: How many bones are there in an adult human being?
A) 200
B) 201
C) 206
D) None of these
Q75: In Germany head of state and government is called:
A) President
B) Vice President.
C) Federal Chancellor
D) None of these
Q76: Where is White Heaven beach located in Australia?
A) Perths
B) Adelaide
C) Queensland
D) None of these
Q77: Which Country recently abolished the post of Prime Minister?
A) Sweden
B) Turkey
C) Senegal
D) None of these
Q78: Pakistan required how many votes to exit from Grey List of FATF?
A) 10
B) 11
C) 12
D) None of these
Q79: Which of the following shortcut key is used to start the slideshow?
A) F10
B) F9
C) F5
D) None of these
A) France
B) Australia
C) Gambia
D) None of these
Q81: Which of the following is not river of Baluchistan?
A) Mula
B) Dasht
C) Ghizer
D) None of the
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