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PPSC Written Test Past Paper (Solved) for the Post of Assistant (BS-16):
Q1: Fill in the blank with suitable word: Don’t change …… in midstream.
A) Players
B) Members
C) Horses
D) Trophies
Q2: Which instrument is used to measure height of aircraft above ground?
A) Altimeter
B) Hydrometer
C Tachometer
D) Altitude Meter
Q3: “We the people of the United Nations”, this line is written in the preamble of?
A) Charter of the WHO
B) Charter of the United Nation
C) Charter of the World Bank
D) Charter of the UNICEF
Q4: Which country and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) signed an agreement to help strengthen Pakistan’s electoral process?
A) Japan
B) China
C) America
D) U.K
Q5: The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of X article. If the profit is 25% then the value of X is?
A) 15
B) 16
C) 18
D) 25
Q6: Durand Line a single page agreement was signed in?
A) 1890
B) 1891
C) 1892
D) 1893
Q7: Rafael Nadal is a famous player of which sport?
A) Table Tennis
B) Lawn Tennis
C) Badminton
D) Squash
Q8: Quit India Movement was launched by Gandhi in?
A) 1919
B) 1928
C) 1940
D) 1942
Q9: First Mysore war was fought between?
A) The English and Tipu Sultan
B) The English and Haider Ali
C) The Portuguese and The Mughals
D) The Mughals and The Sun
Q10: Jamiah-Al-Azhar is a university is located in?
A) Jeddah
B) Riyadh
C) Damascus
D) Cairo
Q11: Who among the following designed the National Flag of Pakistan?
A) Altaf Hussain
B) Ahmad Chagla
C) Ameer Kudwai
D) None of these
Q12: “INTERPOL” Headquarter is in?
A) Germany
B) France
C) Canada
D) Austria
Q13: Dead plants on the surface of water and oxygen depletion of the water body is called?
A) De-oxygenation
B) De-Nitrogenization
C) Eutrophication
D) None of these
Q14: Loss of memory as a result of damage of the brain is called?
A) Dementia
B) Amnesia
C) Paralysis
D) None of these
Q15: What is the duration of the National Anthem of Pakistan?
A) 55 secs
B) 80 secs
C) 90 secs
D) None of these
A) Players
B) Members
C) Horses
D) Trophies
Q2: Which instrument is used to measure height of aircraft above ground?
A) Altimeter
B) Hydrometer
C Tachometer
D) Altitude Meter
A) Charter of the WHO
B) Charter of the United Nation
C) Charter of the World Bank
D) Charter of the UNICEF
Q4: Which country and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) signed an agreement to help strengthen Pakistan’s electoral process?
A) Japan
B) China
C) America
D) U.K
Q5: The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of X article. If the profit is 25% then the value of X is?
A) 15
B) 16
C) 18
D) 25
A) 1890
B) 1891
C) 1892
D) 1893
Q7: Rafael Nadal is a famous player of which sport?
A) Table Tennis
B) Lawn Tennis
C) Badminton
D) Squash
Q8: Quit India Movement was launched by Gandhi in?
A) 1919
B) 1928
C) 1940
D) 1942
Q9: First Mysore war was fought between?
A) The English and Tipu Sultan
B) The English and Haider Ali
C) The Portuguese and The Mughals
D) The Mughals and The Sun
Q10: Jamiah-Al-Azhar is a university is located in?
A) Jeddah
B) Riyadh
C) Damascus
D) Cairo
A) Altaf Hussain
B) Ahmad Chagla
C) Ameer Kudwai
D) None of these
Q12: “INTERPOL” Headquarter is in?
A) Germany
B) France
C) Canada
D) Austria
Q13: Dead plants on the surface of water and oxygen depletion of the water body is called?
A) De-oxygenation
B) De-Nitrogenization
C) Eutrophication
D) None of these
A) Dementia
B) Amnesia
C) Paralysis
D) None of these
Q15: What is the duration of the National Anthem of Pakistan?
A) 55 secs
B) 80 secs
C) 90 secs
D) None of these
Q16: Which is the world’s largest landlocked country?
A) Tajikistan
B) Kyrgyzstan
C) Kazakhstan
D) None of these
Q17: The term PVC stands for?
A) Poly Vinyl Chlorine
B) Poly Vinyl Chloride
C) Pepto Vinyl Chlorine
D) Pepto Vinyl Chloroform
Q18: Choose the Voice: People speak English all over the world?
A) English is spoken by the people all over the world
B) English has been spoken by the people all over the world
C) English is spoken all over the world by the people
D) None of these
Q19: “Amicus Curae” (عدالَت کے ساتھ کِسی قانُونی مُعاملے ميں تَعاوُن کَرنے والا) means?
A) Assistant of Court
B) Friend of Defendant
C) A Friend of Court
D) Defender of Accused
Q20: Which of the following is not included in MS Office Package?
A) MS Excel
B) MS Access
C) MS Outlook
D) MS Photo Editor
Q21: “JARGON” (زبان – بولی) means?
A) Rudimentary
B) Gibberish
C) Extraneous
D) Terminology
Q22: Synonym of “Acrimony” (تیز مزاجی)?
A) Pleasantness
B) Bitterness
C) Conductivity
D) Harmoniously
Q23: When did Bangladesh release Prisoners of 1971 war?
A) 1972
B) 1973
C) 1974
D) 1975
Q24: Fill in the blank: There is no reason …… we get up so early in the morning?
A) Why
B) When
C) Whom
D) Do
Q25: Why Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last King of the fallen Mughal Empire, was sent to?
A) Chittagong
B) Junagarh
C) Rangoon
D) Bengal
Q26: “Inter Alia” (دوسری جیزوں کے درمیان) means?
A) In Addition to lines
B) Between the lines
C) Among other things
D) None of these
Q27: Which among the following vitamin helps blood clotting?
A) Vitamin A
B) Vitamin K
C) Vitamin C
D) Vitamin D
Q28: Fill in the blank with Suitable words: ….people have ….. knowledge of physics?
A) Very few, some
B) Few, Little
C) A few, some
D) A few, very little
Q29: Eugenics is the science of improving ….. species by breeding out disease and disabilities?
A) Animals
B) Humans
C) Plants
D) Sea
Q30: Which blood group among the following is universal donor?
A) AB+ve
B) O-ve
C) O+ve
D) B+ve
Q31: What is an average age of Horse?
A) 20-25 years
B) 25-30 years
C) 30-35 years
A) Tajikistan
B) Kyrgyzstan
C) Kazakhstan
D) None of these
Q17: The term PVC stands for?
A) Poly Vinyl Chlorine
B) Poly Vinyl Chloride
C) Pepto Vinyl Chlorine
D) Pepto Vinyl Chloroform
Q18: Choose the Voice: People speak English all over the world?
A) English is spoken by the people all over the world
B) English has been spoken by the people all over the world
C) English is spoken all over the world by the people
D) None of these
Q19: “Amicus Curae” (عدالَت کے ساتھ کِسی قانُونی مُعاملے ميں تَعاوُن کَرنے والا) means?
A) Assistant of Court
B) Friend of Defendant
C) A Friend of Court
D) Defender of Accused
Q20: Which of the following is not included in MS Office Package?
A) MS Excel
B) MS Access
C) MS Outlook
D) MS Photo Editor
A) Rudimentary
B) Gibberish
C) Extraneous
D) Terminology
Q22: Synonym of “Acrimony” (تیز مزاجی)?
A) Pleasantness
B) Bitterness
C) Conductivity
D) Harmoniously
Q23: When did Bangladesh release Prisoners of 1971 war?
A) 1972
B) 1973
C) 1974
D) 1975
A) Why
B) When
C) Whom
D) Do
Q25: Why Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last King of the fallen Mughal Empire, was sent to?
A) Chittagong
B) Junagarh
C) Rangoon
D) Bengal
A) In Addition to lines
B) Between the lines
C) Among other things
D) None of these
Q27: Which among the following vitamin helps blood clotting?
A) Vitamin A
B) Vitamin K
C) Vitamin C
D) Vitamin D
Q28: Fill in the blank with Suitable words: ….people have ….. knowledge of physics?
A) Very few, some
B) Few, Little
C) A few, some
D) A few, very little
Q29: Eugenics is the science of improving ….. species by breeding out disease and disabilities?
A) Animals
B) Humans
C) Plants
D) Sea
A) AB+ve
B) O-ve
C) O+ve
D) B+ve
A) 20-25 years
B) 25-30 years
C) 30-35 years
D) 35-40 years
Q32: Which shortcut key is used to update selected fields?
A) F4
B) F6
C) F9
D) F10
Q33: Which of the following is the world’s largest inland water body?
A) Aral Sea
B) Caspian Sea
C) Black Sea
D) Sea of Azov
Q34: A person who is liable to pay Zakat is known as?
A) Sahib-e-Taufeeq
B) Sahib-e-Hisaab
C) Sahib-e-Zakat
D) Sahib-e-Nisaab
Q35: How many members were there in Simon Commission?
A) 6 members
B) 7 members
C) 8 members
D) 9 members
Q36: How many times, the word ‘Qul’ has been repeated in the Holy Quran?
A) 200 times
B) Under 100 times
C) More than 200
D) 400 times
Q37: Detail Zakat was completely enforced in?
A) 2 A.H
B) 4 A.H
C) 8 A.H
D) 9 A.H
Q38: “To smell a Rat” (خطرہ محسوس ہونا) means?
A) To smell something bad
B) To detect something wrong
C) Line thickness
D) None of the above
Q39: Who initiated the Silk Letter Movement (Reshmi Rumal Tehreek)?
A) Mehmood-ul-Hassan
B) Fakhar-u-Din Nizami
C) Maulana Zafar Ali khan
D) Shabeer Ahmad Usmani
Q40: Which was the first country to recognize Pakistan as an independent state?
A) Iran
B) Turkey
C) Afghanistan
D) Saudis Arabia
Q41: Thickness of a line is changed in?
A) Shape Style
B) Line Thickness
C) Thickness Styles
D) Shape Line Thickness
Q32: Which shortcut key is used to update selected fields?
A) F4
B) F6
C) F9
D) F10
Q33: Which of the following is the world’s largest inland water body?
A) Aral Sea
B) Caspian Sea
C) Black Sea
D) Sea of Azov
Q34: A person who is liable to pay Zakat is known as?
A) Sahib-e-Taufeeq
B) Sahib-e-Hisaab
C) Sahib-e-Zakat
D) Sahib-e-Nisaab
Q35: How many members were there in Simon Commission?
A) 6 members
B) 7 members
C) 8 members
D) 9 members
A) 200 times
B) Under 100 times
C) More than 200
D) 400 times
Q37: Detail Zakat was completely enforced in?
A) 2 A.H
B) 4 A.H
C) 8 A.H
D) 9 A.H
Q38: “To smell a Rat” (خطرہ محسوس ہونا) means?
A) To smell something bad
B) To detect something wrong
C) Line thickness
D) None of the above
Q39: Who initiated the Silk Letter Movement (Reshmi Rumal Tehreek)?
A) Mehmood-ul-Hassan
B) Fakhar-u-Din Nizami
C) Maulana Zafar Ali khan
D) Shabeer Ahmad Usmani
Q40: Which was the first country to recognize Pakistan as an independent state?
A) Iran
B) Turkey
C) Afghanistan
D) Saudis Arabia
A) Shape Style
B) Line Thickness
C) Thickness Styles
D) Shape Line Thickness
Q42: A is the mother of B and C. D is the husband of C What is the relation of A to D?
A) Sister
B) Aunt
C) Mother-in-law
D) Mother
Q43: Which dam in Pakistan has the largest storage capacity?
A) Mangla
B) Gomal zam
C) Tarbela
D) Simli Darn Dokhlam
Q44: Standoff was between Which of the two countries?
A) India and Bangladesh
B) China and Bhutan
C) India and Nepal
D) Bhutan and Nepal
Q45: Detail ICs (Integrated Circuits) were used in?
A) Third Generation
B) Fourth Generation
C) Second Generation
D) None of these
Q46: If A is to the south of B and C is to the east of B. In which direction is A with respect to C?
A North-East
B) North-West
C) South-West
D) South-East
Q47: Head Sulemanki is on which of the following rivers?
A) River Ravi
B) River Jehlum
C) River Sutlej
D) River
Q48: Chenab Sakhalin Island dispute involves which of the two countries?
A) Russia & Japan
B) Japan & North Korea
C) Russia & China
D) China & Vietnam
Q49: Turkey, Syria, Lebanon and Israel share common border with?
A) Black Sea
B) Sea of Azov
C) Mediterranean Sea
D) Arabian Sea
Q50: What was the reason of Hazrat Usman R.A death?
A) Rebels
B) Kufaar
C) ) Romans
D) Khawarij
Q51: 0.05 is equal to which of the following fractions?
A) 1/10
C) 1/18
B) 1/15
D) 1/20
Q52: A fruit seller had some mangoes.He sells 30% mangoes and still has 280 mangoes.Find the number of mangoes he had?
A) 400 mangoes
B) 588 mangoes
C) 600 mangoes
D) 388 mangoes
Q3: What is the name of Capital of “Panama”
A) Caracas City
B) Quito City
C) Honolulu City
D) Panama City
Q54: “Montreal” is a famous city of?
A) Australia
B) Canada
C) France
D) Mexico Angkor
Q55: What is a temple complex in?
A) Vietnam
B) Laos
C) Cambodia
D) Thailand
Q56: G-7 is a group of countries having advanced economics.It includes which of the following country?
A) China
B) India
C) Turkey
D) Italy
Q57: Which program is used to convert high level programming to low level machine code?
A) Assembler
B) Compiler
C) Distributor
D) Tabulator
Q58: Pakistan won the ICC T20 World Cup 2009.Who was the Captain?
A) Shoaib Malik
B) Younis Khan
C Misbah-of-Haq
D) None of these
A) Sister
B) Aunt
C) Mother-in-law
D) Mother
A) Mangla
B) Gomal zam
C) Tarbela
D) Simli Darn Dokhlam
Q44: Standoff was between Which of the two countries?
A) India and Bangladesh
B) China and Bhutan
C) India and Nepal
D) Bhutan and Nepal
A) Third Generation
B) Fourth Generation
C) Second Generation
D) None of these
Q46: If A is to the south of B and C is to the east of B. In which direction is A with respect to C?
A North-East
B) North-West
C) South-West
D) South-East
A) River Ravi
B) River Jehlum
C) River Sutlej
D) River
A) Russia & Japan
B) Japan & North Korea
C) Russia & China
D) China & Vietnam
Q49: Turkey, Syria, Lebanon and Israel share common border with?
A) Black Sea
B) Sea of Azov
C) Mediterranean Sea
D) Arabian Sea
Q50: What was the reason of Hazrat Usman R.A death?
A) Rebels
B) Kufaar
C) ) Romans
D) Khawarij
A) 1/10
C) 1/18
B) 1/15
D) 1/20
A) 400 mangoes
B) 588 mangoes
C) 600 mangoes
D) 388 mangoes
Q3: What is the name of Capital of “Panama”
A) Caracas City
B) Quito City
C) Honolulu City
D) Panama City
Q54: “Montreal” is a famous city of?
A) Australia
B) Canada
C) France
D) Mexico Angkor
Q55: What is a temple complex in?
A) Vietnam
B) Laos
C) Cambodia
D) Thailand
Q56: G-7 is a group of countries having advanced economics.It includes which of the following country?
A) China
B) India
C) Turkey
D) Italy
Q57: Which program is used to convert high level programming to low level machine code?
A) Assembler
B) Compiler
C) Distributor
D) Tabulator
Q58: Pakistan won the ICC T20 World Cup 2009.Who was the Captain?
A) Shoaib Malik
B) Younis Khan
C Misbah-of-Haq
D) None of these
Q59: Who among the following was the first Asian to translate the Holy Quran into English?
A) Abdul Majid
B) Abdullah Yousaf Ali
C) Mirza Abu Fazal
D) None of these
Q60: ….. is a high-speed point-to-point channel for attaching a graphics card to a computer’s motherboard, primarily to assist in the acceleration of 3D computer graphics?
A) Graphic Card
B) Accelerator Card
C) AGP (Accelerator Graphics Port)
D) NVIDIA Graphic Resolution Port
Q61: Who was the first woman in space?
A) Valentina Tereshkova
B) Jerrie Cobb
C) Cady Coleman
D) Peggy Whitson
Q62: How many times did Pakistan win Hockey World Cup?
A) 2 Times
B) 4 Times
C) 3 Times
D) 5 Times
Q63: Who was the first captain of Pakistan Women’s ODI and Test Matches?
A) Bismah Maroof
B) Shaiza Khan
C) Sana Mir
D) None of these
Q64: MTCR stands for?
A) Missile Technology Control Regime
B) Missile Triple Category Rationalization
C) Multiple Technology Control Regime
D) Missile Technology Control Regulation
Q65: Choose the incorrect spelling?
A) Hallucinations
B) Reverberations
C) Transpyre
D) Rejuvenation
Q66: A mummy was discovered near Iranian capital was of?
A) Raza Shah Pehlvi
B) Ahmad Shah Qajar
C) Muzaffar-ud-Din
D) None of these
A) Abdul Majid
B) Abdullah Yousaf Ali
C) Mirza Abu Fazal
D) None of these
A) Graphic Card
B) Accelerator Card
C) AGP (Accelerator Graphics Port)
D) NVIDIA Graphic Resolution Port
A) Valentina Tereshkova
B) Jerrie Cobb
C) Cady Coleman
D) Peggy Whitson
Q62: How many times did Pakistan win Hockey World Cup?
A) 2 Times
B) 4 Times
C) 3 Times
D) 5 Times
Q63: Who was the first captain of Pakistan Women’s ODI and Test Matches?
A) Bismah Maroof
B) Shaiza Khan
C) Sana Mir
D) None of these
A) Missile Technology Control Regime
B) Missile Triple Category Rationalization
C) Multiple Technology Control Regime
D) Missile Technology Control Regulation
Q65: Choose the incorrect spelling?
A) Hallucinations
B) Reverberations
C) Transpyre
D) Rejuvenation
Q66: A mummy was discovered near Iranian capital was of?
A) Raza Shah Pehlvi
B) Ahmad Shah Qajar
C) Muzaffar-ud-Din
D) None of these
Q67: Iran nuclear deal is also known as?
A) JOCPA
B) JCPOA
C) P5+1
D) None of these
Q68: The purpose of ….. is to act as holding area, enabling the CPU to manipulate data before transferring it to a device?
A) ROM
B) Compiler
C) Buffer
D) Tabulater
Q69: Uroos-ul-Quran is another name of?
A) Surah Yaseen
B) Surah Rehman
C) Surah Kausar
D) None of these
Q70: Which city has the largest Hockey stadium in Pakistan?
A) Karachi
B) Peshawar
C) Lahore
D) None of these
Q71: “A Brief History of the Time” is written by?
A) Stephen King
B) Stephen Hawking
C) Yuval Harari
D) None of these
Q72: How many Olympic records does Usain Bolt have?
A) 3 titles
B) 4 titles
C) 5 titles
D) 6 titles
Q73: Who is called Umar-e-Sani?
A) Hazrat Umar bin Abdullah R.A
B) Hazrat Umar bin Khataab R.A
C) Hazrat Abdullah bin Umarb R.A
D) Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Azeez R.A
Q74: The smallest planet in our solar system is?
A) Mercury
B) Mars
C) Venus
D) Earth
Q75: Which of the following is a political dispute between India and Pakistan?
A) Actual Control
B) Sir Creek
C) MacMohan Line
D) None of these
Q76: How many times do hands of a clock coincide in a day?
A) 11
B) 22
C) 32
D) 42
Q77: Muhammad bin Qasim conquered Sindh during the reigned of dynasty?
A) Ummayyad
B) Abbassid
C) Ottoman
D) Hinduand
Q78: Meister Eckhart was?
A) An Italian Preacher
B) A German Theologian
C) A Greek Philosopher
D) A Chines freedom fighters
Q79: The most efficient engine is?
A) Petrol
B) Electric
C) Diesel
D) Stream
Q80: Which Prophet’s Nation committed embezzlement in trusts?
A) Hazrat Haroon A.S
B) Hazrat Musa A.S
C) Hazrat Shoaib A.S
D) Hazrat Loot A.S
Q81: Brahma Samaj was founded in?
A) 1820
B) 1828
C) 1832
D) None of these
Q82: 1 nibble contains?
A) 4 bits
B) 6 bits
C) 8 bits
D) 16 bits
Q83: What will happen if ozone layer disappears?
A) UV Rays do not reach earth
B) UV Rays reach earth
C) X Rays breach the earth’s surface
D) Alpha Rays damage the Troposphere
Q84: Heart attack is caused due to?
A) Blood Sugar
B) Cholesterol
C) Blood Protein
D) Vibro Comma
Q85: Which Prophet is known as “Shaikh-al-Anbiya”?
A) Hazrat Adam A.S
B) Hazrat Abrahim A.S
C) Hazrat Noah A.S
D) Hazrat Dawood A.S
Q86: When did Gandhi renounce his membership of Congress?
A) 1934
B) 1935
C) 1933
D) 1932
Q87: Summer Olympics 2020 is going to be held in?
A) Phnom Penh
B) Pyongyang
C) Tokyo
D) Yuncheng
Q88: When a person killed by his brother is called as?
A) Homicide
B) Matricide
C) Patricide
D) Fratricide
Q89: X and Y can do a piece of work in 20 days and 12 days respectively. X started the work alone, and then after 4 days, Y joined him until the completion of the work. How long did the work last?
A) 6 days
B) 10 days
C) 15 days
D) 20 days
Q90: Which state of India was struck by lightning more than 36,000 times in 13 hours?
A) Uttar Pardesh
B) Central Pardesh
C) Maharashtra
D) Andhra Pardesh
A) JOCPA
B) JCPOA
C) P5+1
D) None of these
Q68: The purpose of ….. is to act as holding area, enabling the CPU to manipulate data before transferring it to a device?
A) ROM
B) Compiler
C) Buffer
D) Tabulater
Q69: Uroos-ul-Quran is another name of?
A) Surah Yaseen
B) Surah Rehman
C) Surah Kausar
D) None of these
A) Karachi
B) Peshawar
C) Lahore
D) None of these
A) Stephen King
B) Stephen Hawking
C) Yuval Harari
D) None of these
Q72: How many Olympic records does Usain Bolt have?
A) 3 titles
B) 4 titles
C) 5 titles
D) 6 titles
Q73: Who is called Umar-e-Sani?
A) Hazrat Umar bin Abdullah R.A
B) Hazrat Umar bin Khataab R.A
C) Hazrat Abdullah bin Umarb R.A
D) Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Azeez R.A
Q74: The smallest planet in our solar system is?
A) Mercury
B) Mars
C) Venus
D) Earth
Q75: Which of the following is a political dispute between India and Pakistan?
A) Actual Control
B) Sir Creek
C) MacMohan Line
D) None of these
A) 11
B) 22
C) 32
D) 42
A) Ummayyad
B) Abbassid
C) Ottoman
D) Hinduand
A) An Italian Preacher
B) A German Theologian
C) A Greek Philosopher
D) A Chines freedom fighters
Q79: The most efficient engine is?
A) Petrol
B) Electric
C) Diesel
D) Stream
A) Hazrat Haroon A.S
B) Hazrat Musa A.S
C) Hazrat Shoaib A.S
D) Hazrat Loot A.S
A) 1820
B) 1828
C) 1832
D) None of these
Q82: 1 nibble contains?
A) 4 bits
B) 6 bits
C) 8 bits
D) 16 bits
A) UV Rays do not reach earth
B) UV Rays reach earth
C) X Rays breach the earth’s surface
D) Alpha Rays damage the Troposphere
Q84: Heart attack is caused due to?
A) Blood Sugar
B) Cholesterol
C) Blood Protein
D) Vibro Comma
A) Hazrat Adam A.S
B) Hazrat Abrahim A.S
C) Hazrat Noah A.S
D) Hazrat Dawood A.S
A) 1934
B) 1935
C) 1933
D) 1932
A) Phnom Penh
B) Pyongyang
C) Tokyo
D) Yuncheng
A) Homicide
B) Matricide
C) Patricide
D) Fratricide
A) 6 days
B) 10 days
C) 15 days
D) 20 days
A) Uttar Pardesh
B) Central Pardesh
C) Maharashtra
D) Andhra Pardesh
