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PPSC Written Test Past Paper (Solved) for the Post of Assistant BPS-16 for Local Government & Community Development Department, Punjab:
Q1: Salang Tunnel is located in the Hindu Kush mountains. It connects the following cities?
A) Kabul and Herat
B) Kabul and Mazar Sharif
C) Herat and Mazar Sharif
D) Kandahar and Kabul
Q2: Choose the correct synonym of Ecstasy (بے خودی- وجدانی کیفیت)?
A) Remorse
B) Lugubriousness
C) Exultation
D) Grimness
Q3: The draft of the 1956 constitution was passed by the constituent assembly on?
A) 29 March 1956
B) 29 February 1956
C) 29 January 1956
D) None of these
Q4: Charter of Democracy was signed between Pakistan People’s Party and Pakistan Muslim League on May 14, 2006 in?
A) Edinburgh
B) London
C) Geneva
D) Berlin
Q5: Which of the following punishment was introduced by Hazrat Umer R.A during his Caliphate?
A) Flopping
B) Exile
C) Capital Punishment
D) Cutting of hands
Q6: Which of the following is not essential for plants?
A) Pb
B) K
C) P
D) N
Q7: Deficit financing is an economic term which implies?
A) Government spends more money than it receives as revenue
B) Government spends less money than it receives as revenue
C) Government spends the same amount of money which it receives in revenue
D) Government borrows from the central bank of the country
Q8: He hath a wisdom that doth guide his ……?
A) Fortune
B) Valour
C) Bravery
D) Intention
Q9: Berber Tribe is an ethnic group that is mostly indigenous to?
A) South America
B) South East Asia
C) North Africa
D) Central Asia
Q10: In the fourteen points presented by the Quiad-e-Azam in 1929, he demanded reforms in which of the following provinces?
A) NWFP and Sindh
B) NWFP and Baluchistan
C) NWFP and Bombay
D) Sindh and Bombay
Q11: Which batsman among the following scored fastest century in Test Format?
A) Brain Lara
(B) Sachin Tendulkar
C) Brendon McCollum
D) None of these
Q12: 1.272747 ……. a/an?
A) Rational Number
B) Irrational Number
C) Integer
D) Whole number
Q13: Who was appointed by the Queen Elizabeth as the designated successor of the Commonwealth?
A) Prince William
B) Prince Charles
C) Prince Harry
D) Prince Phillip
Q14: The 2022 Winter Olympics will be held in?
A) China, Beijing
B) PycongChang, South Korea
C) Sochi, Russia
D) Bangkok, Thailand
Q15: BRICS is an association of world’s emerging economies. It includes India, Russia, China, South Africa and …….?
A) Bangladesh
B) Brazil
C) Belgium
D) Bulgaria
Q16: What is the synonym of AMBIGUOUS (مبہم)?
A) Limpid
B) Transparent
C) Lurid
D) Unclear
Q17: What is the circumference of Earth?
A) 30,000 km
B) 40,000 km
C) 50,000 km
D) 20,000 km
Q18: Siachen Glacier is in …… mountain range?
A) Hindu Kush
B) Karakorum
C) Himalayas
D) Pamir
Q19: Siachen conflict was signed between India and Pakistan in?
A) 1984
B) 1985
C) 1986
D) 1987
Q20: What is the other name of K2?
A) Austen Bigwig
B) Godwin Austen
C) Malaku
D) Karakorum Godwin
A) Kabul and Herat
B) Kabul and Mazar Sharif
C) Herat and Mazar Sharif
D) Kandahar and Kabul
Q2: Choose the correct synonym of Ecstasy (بے خودی- وجدانی کیفیت)?
A) Remorse
B) Lugubriousness
C) Exultation
D) Grimness
Q3: The draft of the 1956 constitution was passed by the constituent assembly on?
A) 29 March 1956
B) 29 February 1956
C) 29 January 1956
D) None of these
Q4: Charter of Democracy was signed between Pakistan People’s Party and Pakistan Muslim League on May 14, 2006 in?
A) Edinburgh
B) London
C) Geneva
D) Berlin
Q5: Which of the following punishment was introduced by Hazrat Umer R.A during his Caliphate?
A) Flopping
B) Exile
C) Capital Punishment
D) Cutting of hands
Q6: Which of the following is not essential for plants?
A) Pb
B) K
C) P
D) N
Q7: Deficit financing is an economic term which implies?
A) Government spends more money than it receives as revenue
B) Government spends less money than it receives as revenue
C) Government spends the same amount of money which it receives in revenue
D) Government borrows from the central bank of the country
A) Fortune
B) Valour
C) Bravery
D) Intention
Q9: Berber Tribe is an ethnic group that is mostly indigenous to?
A) South America
B) South East Asia
C) North Africa
D) Central Asia
Q10: In the fourteen points presented by the Quiad-e-Azam in 1929, he demanded reforms in which of the following provinces?
A) NWFP and Sindh
B) NWFP and Baluchistan
C) NWFP and Bombay
D) Sindh and Bombay
A) Brain Lara
(B) Sachin Tendulkar
C) Brendon McCollum
D) None of these
Q12: 1.272747 ……. a/an?
A) Rational Number
B) Irrational Number
C) Integer
D) Whole number
Q13: Who was appointed by the Queen Elizabeth as the designated successor of the Commonwealth?
A) Prince William
B) Prince Charles
C) Prince Harry
D) Prince Phillip
Q14: The 2022 Winter Olympics will be held in?
A) China, Beijing
B) PycongChang, South Korea
C) Sochi, Russia
D) Bangkok, Thailand
Q15: BRICS is an association of world’s emerging economies. It includes India, Russia, China, South Africa and …….?
A) Bangladesh
B) Brazil
C) Belgium
D) Bulgaria
Q16: What is the synonym of AMBIGUOUS (مبہم)?
A) Limpid
B) Transparent
C) Lurid
D) Unclear
A) 30,000 km
B) 40,000 km
C) 50,000 km
D) 20,000 km
Q18: Siachen Glacier is in …… mountain range?
A) Hindu Kush
B) Karakorum
C) Himalayas
D) Pamir
Q19: Siachen conflict was signed between India and Pakistan in?
A) 1984
B) 1985
C) 1986
D) 1987
Q20: What is the other name of K2?
A) Austen Bigwig
B) Godwin Austen
C) Malaku
D) Karakorum Godwin
Q21: Who was the captain in the team which won the cricket world cup in 1992?
A) Miandad
B) Wasim Akram
C) Imran Khan
D) Inzmam ul Haq
Q22: Quaid-e-Azam left congress in?
A) 1913
B) 1920
C) 1906
D) 1919
Q23: What is the old name of Chennai?
A) Patna
B) Jaipur
C) Madras
D) Daulat Abad
Q24: Brexit referendum which was about the UK’s exit from European Union was held on?
A) June 23, 2013
B) June 23, 2014
C) June 23, 2015
D) June 23, 2016
Q25: Mamnoon Hussain was the …… president of Pakistan?
A) 12th
B) 13th
C) 14th
D) 11th
Q26: Tirich Mir is a mountain range in?
A) Hindu Kush
B) Karakorum
C) Himalayas
D) Pamir
Q27: How many articles are there in the constitution?
A) 280
B) 270
C) 260
D) 250
Q28: Abdul Sattar Edhi, who is known for his philanthropist services, was born in a town near?
A) Manawadar
B) Junagarh
C) Madras
D) Daulat Abad
Q29: Montreal is a city in?
A) Australia
B) Germany
C) Bulgaria
D) Canada
Q30: Which of the following was the old capital of Japan before Tokyo?
A) Osaka
B) Yokohama
C) Kyoto
D) Nagoya
Q31: Who among the following chaired the annual meeting of All India Muslim League in 1907?
A) Salim Ullah
B) Viqar ul Mulk
C) Adamjee Peerbhoy
D) Agha Khan
Q32: Which Mughal King built the Badshahi Mosque?
A) Aurangzeb
B) Jahangir
C) Shah Jahan
D) Akbar
Q33: DPI Stands for?
A) Dots per index
B) Divide per inch
C) Dots per inch
D) None of these
Q34: How many senators are directly elected from each province of Pakistan?
A) 24
B) 25
C) 23
D) 22
Q35: Which of the following is a man-made substance?
A) Timber
B) Leather
C) Plastic
D) None of these
Q36: Faiz Ahmad Faiz got Lenin award in?
A) 1952
B) 1962
C) 1972
D) None of these
Q37: What is the boiling point (°C ) of water 1 atm?
A) 70 degrees
B) 90 degrees
C) 100 degrees
D) 110 degrees
Q38: Who was the last king of Afghanistan?
A) Daud Khan
B) Nur Muhammad Taraki
C) Zahir Shah
D) Hafizullah Amin
Q39: Jallianwala Bagh massacre happened in ……?
A) 13 April, 1919
B) 19 April, 1920
C) 21 April 1919
D) 29 April, 1919
Q40: What is the full length of badminton court?
A) 13.4 m
B) 14.3 m
C) 12.3 m
D) 13.2 m
B) Wasim Akram
C) Imran Khan
D) Inzmam ul Haq
Q22: Quaid-e-Azam left congress in?
A) 1913
B) 1920
C) 1906
D) 1919
A) Patna
B) Jaipur
C) Madras
D) Daulat Abad
Q24: Brexit referendum which was about the UK’s exit from European Union was held on?
A) June 23, 2013
B) June 23, 2014
C) June 23, 2015
D) June 23, 2016
Q25: Mamnoon Hussain was the …… president of Pakistan?
A) 12th
B) 13th
C) 14th
D) 11th
Q26: Tirich Mir is a mountain range in?
A) Hindu Kush
B) Karakorum
C) Himalayas
D) Pamir
Q27: How many articles are there in the constitution?
A) 280
B) 270
C) 260
D) 250
Q28: Abdul Sattar Edhi, who is known for his philanthropist services, was born in a town near?
A) Manawadar
B) Junagarh
C) Madras
D) Daulat Abad
Q29: Montreal is a city in?
A) Australia
B) Germany
C) Bulgaria
D) Canada
A) Osaka
B) Yokohama
C) Kyoto
D) Nagoya
A) Salim Ullah
B) Viqar ul Mulk
C) Adamjee Peerbhoy
D) Agha Khan
A) Aurangzeb
B) Jahangir
C) Shah Jahan
D) Akbar
A) Dots per index
B) Divide per inch
C) Dots per inch
D) None of these
Q34: How many senators are directly elected from each province of Pakistan?
A) 24
B) 25
C) 23
D) 22
A) Timber
B) Leather
C) Plastic
D) None of these
A) 1952
B) 1962
C) 1972
D) None of these
A) 70 degrees
B) 90 degrees
C) 100 degrees
D) 110 degrees
A) Daud Khan
B) Nur Muhammad Taraki
C) Zahir Shah
D) Hafizullah Amin
A) 13 April, 1919
B) 19 April, 1920
C) 21 April 1919
D) 29 April, 1919
A) 13.4 m
B) 14.3 m
C) 12.3 m
D) 13.2 m
Q41: Ping Fong is also called?
A) Long Tennis
B) Table Tennis
C) Badminton
D) Basket ball
Q42: In a jiffy (ایک لمحے میں) means?
A) A long time
B) A very short time
C) A tensed situation
D) On the horns of dilemma
Q43: Arfa Karim is famous owing to?
A) Youngest certified Apple Professional
B) Youngest certified Microsoft Professional
C) Youngest Certified Amazon Professional
D) Youngest Certified Windows Professional
Q44: Food and Agriculture Organization is a UN agency that is fighting hunger and food problems in the world. Its headquarter is in?
A) Rome, Italy
B) Sofia, Bulgaria
C) Budapest, Hungry
D) Bucharest, Romania
Q45: Shah Abdul Latif was a Sufi poet from?
A) Punjab
B) Sindh
C) Baluchistan
D) Peshawar
Q46: Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan belongs to which of the following families?
A) Patiala family
B) Senia family
C) Qawwal family
D) Talwandi family
Q47: Algeria got independence from France in?
A) 1961
B) 1956
C) 1962
D) 1965
Q48: Which foreign leader among the following addressed the Parliament of Pakistan for the third time?
A) Mahathir Muhammad
B) Tayyip Edrogan
C) King Sulman
D) Hassan Rouhani
Q49: Which type of cells protect body from infectious diseased and foreign invaders?
A) White Blood cells
B) Red Blood cells
C) Platelets
D) Stem cells
Q50: Mohenjo Daro is called?
A) Mount of the dead
B) Mound of the dead
C) Heap of the dead
D) Legacy of the dead
Q51: Nili Ravi is a breed of?
A) Camel
B) Buffalo
C) Sheep
D) Deer
Q52: Who among the following is the current governor of Balochistan?
A) Muhammad khan achakzai
B) Aman Ullah Khan Yasinzai
C) Zulfiqar Magsi
D) None of these
Q53: What is the synonym of Profane (گستاخ)?
A) Irreverent
B) Condescending
C) Design
D) All of these
Q54: What is the synonym of HAUGHTY (گھمنڈ)?
A) Modest
B) Humble
C) Conceited
D) All of these
Q55: A is the father of B but B is not A’s son. What is the relationship of B to A?
A) Son
B) Daughter
C) Cousin
D) Sister
Q56: Find the odd one out from the following?
A) London
B) Lyon
C) Sevilla
D) Belfast
Q57: Explain What was the name of Pakistan’s submarine used in 1965 and 1971 war against India?
A) Hatf
B) Ghazi
C) Humayun
D) Ghauri
Q58: Indus Basin Waters treaty was signed in?
A) 1958
B) 1960
C) 1962
D) 1964
Q59: Kargil war was fought between India and Pakistan in?
A) 1998
B) 2000
C) 1997
D) None of these
Q60: Hazrat Bilal R.A was a slave and his master was?
A) Ummayah bin Khalaf
B) Ummayah bin Jahim
C) Ummayah bin Jahash
D) Ummayah bin Thaqif
A) Long Tennis
B) Table Tennis
C) Badminton
D) Basket ball
A) A long time
B) A very short time
C) A tensed situation
D) On the horns of dilemma
A) Youngest certified Apple Professional
B) Youngest certified Microsoft Professional
C) Youngest Certified Amazon Professional
D) Youngest Certified Windows Professional
A) Rome, Italy
B) Sofia, Bulgaria
C) Budapest, Hungry
D) Bucharest, Romania
Q45: Shah Abdul Latif was a Sufi poet from?
A) Punjab
B) Sindh
C) Baluchistan
D) Peshawar
A) Patiala family
B) Senia family
C) Qawwal family
D) Talwandi family
A) 1961
B) 1956
C) 1962
D) 1965
A) Mahathir Muhammad
B) Tayyip Edrogan
C) King Sulman
D) Hassan Rouhani
Q49: Which type of cells protect body from infectious diseased and foreign invaders?
A) White Blood cells
B) Red Blood cells
C) Platelets
D) Stem cells
A) Mount of the dead
B) Mound of the dead
C) Heap of the dead
D) Legacy of the dead
A) Camel
B) Buffalo
C) Sheep
D) Deer
A) Muhammad khan achakzai
B) Aman Ullah Khan Yasinzai
C) Zulfiqar Magsi
D) None of these
A) Irreverent
B) Condescending
C) Design
D) All of these
A) Modest
B) Humble
C) Conceited
D) All of these
A) Son
B) Daughter
C) Cousin
D) Sister
A) London
B) Lyon
C) Sevilla
D) Belfast
A) Hatf
B) Ghazi
C) Humayun
D) Ghauri
A) 1958
B) 1960
C) 1962
D) 1964
A) 1998
B) 2000
C) 1997
D) None of these
A) Ummayah bin Khalaf
B) Ummayah bin Jahim
C) Ummayah bin Jahash
D) Ummayah bin Thaqif
Q61: What is the height of Nanga Parbat?
A) 8612 m
B) 8126 m
C) 8216 m
D) None of these
Q62: Do not change …… in midstream?
A) Idea
B) Plans
C) Horses
D) Hounds
Q63: Which of the following line spacing is invalid in MS office?
A) Multiple
B) Double
C) Triple
D) Single
Q64: He boasts …… his wealth?
A) in
B) of
C) to
D) by
Q65: Who was called sword of Allah?
A) Hazrat Umar R.A
B) Hazrat Ali R.A
C) Hazrat Khalid bin Walid R.A
D) None of these
Q66: Which Caliph of the following launched the postal department?
A) Hazrat Abu Bakr R.A
B) Hazrat Umar R.A
C) Hazrat Usman R.A
D) Hazrat Ali R.A
Q67: Who among the following was the first woman martyr in Islam?
A) Hazrat Ayesha R.A
B) Hazrat Summaya R.A
C) Hazrat Maria R.A
D) Hazrat Zunaira R.A
Q68: Hybrid Computers are ……?
A) Analog Computers
B) Digital Computers
C) Analog and Digital Computers
D) None of these
Q69: The orientation of page in MS Word can be changed from?
A) Design Tab
B) Layout Tab
C) Insert Tab
D) View Tab
Q70: Vasco da Gana was the first European to reach India through Atlantic Ocean in?
A) 1496
B) 1498
C) 1494
D) None of these
A) 8612 m
B) 8126 m
C) 8216 m
D) None of these
Q62: Do not change …… in midstream?
A) Idea
B) Plans
C) Horses
D) Hounds
A) Multiple
B) Double
C) Triple
D) Single
A) in
B) of
C) to
D) by
A) Hazrat Umar R.A
B) Hazrat Ali R.A
C) Hazrat Khalid bin Walid R.A
D) None of these
A) Hazrat Abu Bakr R.A
B) Hazrat Umar R.A
C) Hazrat Usman R.A
D) Hazrat Ali R.A
A) Hazrat Ayesha R.A
B) Hazrat Summaya R.A
C) Hazrat Maria R.A
D) Hazrat Zunaira R.A
Q68: Hybrid Computers are ……?
A) Analog Computers
B) Digital Computers
C) Analog and Digital Computers
D) None of these
Q69: The orientation of page in MS Word can be changed from?
A) Design Tab
B) Layout Tab
C) Insert Tab
D) View Tab
Q70: Vasco da Gana was the first European to reach India through Atlantic Ocean in?
A) 1496
B) 1498
C) 1494
D) None of these
Q71: Tourmaline, a gemstone is found in?
A) Chitral
B) Gilgit Baltistan
C) Kohistan
D) Chaghai
Q72: According to OAG which of the following routes is the most busiest?
A) Kuala Lumpur to Singapore
B) Singapore to New York
C) New York to Washington
D) Beijing to Shanghai
Q73: What is the old name of Japan?
A) Tokoyo
B) Nippon
C) Nara
D) Sapporo
Q74: Ghalib was born in?
A) Delhi
B) Lucknow
C) Agra
D) Daulatabad
Q75: Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai was from the famous order?
A) Qadria Silsiila
B) Naqshbandia Silsila
C) Syrarwardiya Silsila
D) None of these
Q76: What is the name of current crown pnrice of Saudi Arabi?
A) Salman bin Muhammad
B) Nayaf bin Muhammad
C) Muhammad bin Nayof
D) None of these
Q77: Which is the second largest Plant in our Solar system?
A) Jupiter
B) Saturn
C) Uranus
D) None of these
Q78: He is ignorant …… the whole situation?
A) with
B) of
C) by
D) from
Q79: The authority failed to carry …… its statutory duties?
A) with
B) on
C) out
D) up
Q80: When did the Organization of Islamic Conference change its name to Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)?
A) 28 June 2011
B) 27 Dec. 2010
C) 1 Jan 2011
D) 28 June 2012
Q81: ‘Grameen Bank’ a pioneer in the field of microfinance was the brainchild of?
A) Dr Riaz Rahman
B) Fazle Hussain Abid
C) Dr. Muhammad Salman Rahman
D) Prof. Muhammad Younus
Q82: Which of the following is the current capital of Bhutan?
A) Thimphu
B) Manila
C) Naypyidaw
D) Phonem Pheh
Q83: A train 240 m long passes a pole in 24 seconds. How long will it take to pass a platform 650 m long?
A) 69 seconds
B) 89 seconds
C) 99 Seconds
D) 109 seconds
Q84: You can activate a cell by?
A) Pressing the tab key
B) Clicking the cell
C) Pressing an arrow key
D) All of these
Q85: Arch of Janus is present in?
A) Greece
B) Vatican City
C) Rome, Italy
D) Scotland, UK
Q86: Which Prophet’s nation was destroyed by the rain of stones?
A) Hazrat Salih A.S
B) Hazrat Loot A.S
C) Hazrat Hood A.S
D) Hazrat Yusuf A.S
Q87: Portrait and Landscape are ……?
A) Page Orientation
B) Paper Size
C) Page Layout
D) None of these
Q88: What was the name of Hazrat Halima’s tribe?
A) Banu Hashim
B) Banu Taim
C) Banu Saad
D) Banu Adi
Q89: Arms and the Man is a comedy play written by?
A) Shakespeare
B) G.B. Shaw
C) Oscar Wilde
D) H.G. Wells
Q90: A tale of two cities is a novel set into two cities during the period of the French revolution. It was written by?
A) Mark Twin
B) Charles Dickens
C) Jane Austen
D) Oscar Wilde
A) Chitral
B) Gilgit Baltistan
C) Kohistan
D) Chaghai
A) Kuala Lumpur to Singapore
B) Singapore to New York
C) New York to Washington
D) Beijing to Shanghai
Q73: What is the old name of Japan?
A) Tokoyo
B) Nippon
C) Nara
D) Sapporo
A) Delhi
B) Lucknow
C) Agra
D) Daulatabad
A) Qadria Silsiila
B) Naqshbandia Silsila
C) Syrarwardiya Silsila
D) None of these
Q76: What is the name of current crown pnrice of Saudi Arabi?
A) Salman bin Muhammad
B) Nayaf bin Muhammad
C) Muhammad bin Nayof
D) None of these
A) Jupiter
B) Saturn
C) Uranus
D) None of these
Q78: He is ignorant …… the whole situation?
A) with
B) of
C) by
D) from
A) with
B) on
C) out
D) up
A) 28 June 2011
B) 27 Dec. 2010
C) 1 Jan 2011
D) 28 June 2012
A) Dr Riaz Rahman
B) Fazle Hussain Abid
C) Dr. Muhammad Salman Rahman
D) Prof. Muhammad Younus
Q82: Which of the following is the current capital of Bhutan?
A) Thimphu
B) Manila
C) Naypyidaw
D) Phonem Pheh
A) 69 seconds
B) 89 seconds
C) 99 Seconds
D) 109 seconds
A) Pressing the tab key
B) Clicking the cell
C) Pressing an arrow key
D) All of these
A) Greece
B) Vatican City
C) Rome, Italy
D) Scotland, UK
A) Hazrat Salih A.S
B) Hazrat Loot A.S
C) Hazrat Hood A.S
D) Hazrat Yusuf A.S
A) Page Orientation
B) Paper Size
C) Page Layout
D) None of these
A) Banu Hashim
B) Banu Taim
C) Banu Saad
D) Banu Adi
A) Shakespeare
B) G.B. Shaw
C) Oscar Wilde
D) H.G. Wells
A) Mark Twin
B) Charles Dickens
C) Jane Austen
D) Oscar Wilde