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PPSC Written Test Past Paper (Solved) for the Post of Assistant (BS-16):
Q1: Red Lake is found in:
A) USA
B) England
C) France
D) None of these
Q2: Gulbadan Begum was Emperor Humayun’s:
A) Wife
B) Sister
C) Concubine
D) Part of Humayun’s court
Q3: Panama’s capital is:
A) San Manuelito
B) Santiago
C) Panama City
D) Quito
Q4: A mason fixed black tiles of square shape around a square room. There are 21 titles on each side of room. How many titles did he need together?
A) 55
B) 75
C) 80
D) None of these
Q5: Which of the following window do not have start button?
A) Window Vista
B) Window 8
C) Window 10
D) None of these
Q6: Increase level of SGOT/AST in blood is an induction of:
A) Hepatitis
B) Myocardial infarction
C) Anemia
D) Tuberculosis
Q7: Due to geo-strategic position no peace is possible in Afghanistan without the active support and cooperation of:
A) India
B) Iran
C) Pakistan
D) China
Q8: Manama is the capital of which Asian country?
A) Laos
B) Cambodia
C) Bahrain
D) Kuwait
Q9: Who is the Chief Executive of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan?
A) Ashraf Ghani
B) Abdullah Abdullah
C) Salahuddin Rabbani
D) None of these
Q10: Fill in the correct preposition: I will be ready …… the time you get there?
A) At
B) By
C) Of
D) On
Q11: Ching Ping Dam is located in:
A) Japan
B) China
C) Thailand
D) South Korea
Q12: The word “Pakistan” was firstly introduced in ……. in 1933?
A) Daily Jhang
B) Daily The Mail
C) Now or Never
D) Nawa-i-Waqt
Q13: The latest anti-militancy Military operation In Pakistan is titled?
A) Zarb-e-Momin
B) Zarb-e-Islam
C) Zarb-e-Azb
D) Raad ul Fasad
Q14: Which of the following countries recently allowed the women to drive a car alone?
A) Iran
B) Qatar
C) UAE
D) None of these
Q14: Earth completes one rotation on its axis in ……?
A) 23 Hours and 30 minutes
B) 23 Hours, 36 minutes and 4.9 seconds
C) 24 Hours, 1 minutes and 10 seconds
D. 24 Hours
Q15: The average weight of 8 persons is increased by 2.5 kg when a new person comes in place of one of them who weighs 56 kg is replaced by new man. The weight of new man is?
A) 76 kg
B) 72 kg
C) 78kg
D) None of these
Q16: What is the value of x in the equation 3x-15-6=0?
A) 6
B) 7
C) 9
D) -9
Q17: Angela Merkel is the head of which country:
A) France
B) Germany
C) Britain
D) Italy
A) USA
B) England
C) France
D) None of these
A) Wife
B) Sister
C) Concubine
D) Part of Humayun’s court
A) San Manuelito
B) Santiago
C) Panama City
D) Quito
A) 55
B) 75
C) 80
D) None of these
A) Window Vista
B) Window 8
C) Window 10
D) None of these
A) Hepatitis
B) Myocardial infarction
C) Anemia
D) Tuberculosis
A) India
B) Iran
C) Pakistan
D) China
A) Laos
B) Cambodia
C) Bahrain
D) Kuwait
Q9: Who is the Chief Executive of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan?
A) Ashraf Ghani
B) Abdullah Abdullah
C) Salahuddin Rabbani
D) None of these
A) At
B) By
C) Of
D) On
A) Japan
B) China
C) Thailand
D) South Korea
A) Daily Jhang
B) Daily The Mail
C) Now or Never
D) Nawa-i-Waqt
A) Zarb-e-Momin
B) Zarb-e-Islam
C) Zarb-e-Azb
D) Raad ul Fasad
A) Iran
B) Qatar
C) UAE
D) None of these
A) 23 Hours and 30 minutes
B) 23 Hours, 36 minutes and 4.9 seconds
C) 24 Hours, 1 minutes and 10 seconds
D. 24 Hours
A) 76 kg
B) 72 kg
C) 78kg
D) None of these
A) 6
B) 7
C) 9
D) -9
A) France
B) Germany
C) Britain
D) Italy
Q18: Akosombo Dam is constructed on Volta river in …….?
A) Niger
B) Egypt
C) Ghana
D) None of these
Q19: The oldest revealed divine book is:
A) Tawrat
B) Zaboor
C) Injeel
D) None of these
Q20: Which component of computer is also considered as it “heart”?
A) Monitor
B) Keyboard
C) Scanner
D) Microprocessor
Q21: Which part of the world is known as “Great Britain of Pacific”?
A) Japan
B) Thailand
C) USA
D) Mexico
Q22: The over-cooking of food should be avoided because it:
A) Make the food difficult to digest
B) Reduces the the nutrition value of food
C) Increases the the nutrition value of food
D) Make the food toxic
Q23: The world Muhammad (SAW) as a name has been mentioned in the Holy Quran only ……?
A) Two time
B) Four time
C) Six time
D) Seven time
Q24: In Ms excel 2016, Which of the following can be used to split windows into two?
A) Format -> Window
B) View -> Window-> Split
C) Window -> Split
D) View –> Split
Q25: The great book “Al-Itqan Fi Uloom al-Quran ” was composed by:
A) Muhammad Ali al Sabuni
B) Muhammad Hussain Zahid
C) Imam Ghazali
D) Imam Jalaluddin Suyut
Q26: Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: “Once in a blue moon”?
A) Once in a month
B) By Weekly
C) On rare occasions
D) Every now and then
Q27: Stanley Wolpert is popular due to his biography on:
A) Winston Churchill
B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
C) John F. Kennedy
D) Benazir Bhutto
Q28: The first Mu’adhin (مُؤَذِّن) of Islam?
A) Hazrat Bilal R.A
B) Hazrat Umar R.A
C) Hazrat Usman R.A
D) Hazrat Abu Bakr R.A
Q29: Which of the following is not one of PowerPoint’s views?
A) Slide show view
B) Slide view
C) Presentation view
D) Outline view
Q30: What are liquids that evaporate quickly, called?
A) Viscous
B) Transient
C) Volatile
D) Light
Q31: Which Prophet of Allah had minimum age?
A) Hazrat Ibrahim A.S
B) Hazrat Muhammad A.S
C) Hazrat Musa A.S
D) Hazrat Isa A.S
Q32: Hajar al-Aswad is installed on the wall of Khana Kaba. What is the meaning of Aswad?
A) Holy
B) Heavenly
C) Heavy
D) Black
Q33: Which of the following river flows in Canada?
A) Mackenzie river
B) Nelson river
C) Fraser river
D) All of these
Q34: Study of Spiders is called:
A) Arachnology
B) Serology
C) Gerontology
D) None of these
Q35: Why did the US withdraw from the United Nations Human rights council in June 2019?
A) USA believed there was bias against Israel
B) USA believed it was being back mailed
C) Human Rights is not a priority for USA at the moment
D) Trump wanted to show USA a courageous national
Q36: Lala Lajpat Rai famous Punjabi leader associated with:
A) Dev Samaj
B) Araya Samaj
C) Unionist Party
D) All India Muslim League
A) Niger
B) Egypt
C) Ghana
D) None of these
A) Tawrat
B) Zaboor
C) Injeel
D) None of these
A) Monitor
B) Keyboard
C) Scanner
D) Microprocessor
A) Japan
B) Thailand
C) USA
D) Mexico
A) Make the food difficult to digest
B) Reduces the the nutrition value of food
C) Increases the the nutrition value of food
D) Make the food toxic
A) Two time
B) Four time
C) Six time
D) Seven time
A) Format -> Window
B) View -> Window-> Split
C) Window -> Split
D) View –> Split
A) Muhammad Ali al Sabuni
B) Muhammad Hussain Zahid
C) Imam Ghazali
D) Imam Jalaluddin Suyut
A) Once in a month
B) By Weekly
C) On rare occasions
D) Every now and then
Q27: Stanley Wolpert is popular due to his biography on:
A) Winston Churchill
B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
C) John F. Kennedy
D) Benazir Bhutto
A) Hazrat Bilal R.A
B) Hazrat Umar R.A
C) Hazrat Usman R.A
D) Hazrat Abu Bakr R.A
Q29: Which of the following is not one of PowerPoint’s views?
A) Slide show view
B) Slide view
C) Presentation view
D) Outline view
A) Viscous
B) Transient
C) Volatile
D) Light
A) Hazrat Ibrahim A.S
B) Hazrat Muhammad A.S
C) Hazrat Musa A.S
D) Hazrat Isa A.S
A) Holy
B) Heavenly
C) Heavy
D) Black
A) Mackenzie river
B) Nelson river
C) Fraser river
D) All of these
A) Arachnology
B) Serology
C) Gerontology
D) None of these
A) USA believed there was bias against Israel
B) USA believed it was being back mailed
C) Human Rights is not a priority for USA at the moment
D) Trump wanted to show USA a courageous national
A) Dev Samaj
B) Araya Samaj
C) Unionist Party
D) All India Muslim League
Q37: Mr. Javed Iqbal is chairman of the:
A) Election Commission
B) National Accountability Bureau
C) Senate
D) National assembly
Q38: Which of the following is the second largest province of Pakistan in terms of population size?
A) Punjab
B) Sindh
C) KPK
D) Baluchistan
Q38: When no tariffs are imposed on exports and imports, it is called:
A) Two way trade
B) Exchange trade
C) Free trade
D) Non tariffs Barriers
Q39: Divide 350 into two parts in the way that one exceeds the other by 4:
A) 180, 170
B) 185, 165
C) 174, 176
D) 173, 177
Q40: Which gas present in the Earth’s atmosphere can absorb solar ultraviolet radiation?
A) Oxygen
B) Ozone
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Nitrogen
Q41: In a Windows PC, the shortcut key for redoing the last action in Microsoft PowerPoint is a:
A) CTRL + Z
B) CTRL + Z
C) CRTL + Y
D) CTRL + D
Q42: Which of the following is considered the deepest lake of the world?
A) Lake Victoria
B) Lake Superior
C) Lake Baikal
D) Lake Erie
Q43: Change the narration: The old lady said to her son “Is it not your duty to help me in my old age?”
A) The old lady asked her son if it was not his duty to help her in her old age
B) The old lady asked her son that was it not his duty to help her in her old age
C) The old lady asked her son if it were not his duty to have helped our in old age
D) The old lady Had asked her son if it was not his duty to help her in her old age
Q44: To create table of columns and rows for statistical and mathematical calculations using spreadsheet, which software is used?
A) Excel
B) Word Pad
C) word Prefect
D) Corel Draw
Q45: Who was the first Pakistani doctor who lost his life due to Covid-19 infection and was posthumously awarded the Nishan-e-Kashmir on 27 March 2020?
A) Muhammad Usama
B) Usama Riaz
C) Usman Riaz
D) Muhammad Usman
Q46: The Edhi Foundation has the World’s Largest:
A) Volunteers community
B) Medical facility
C) Food Kitchens
D) Ambulance service
Q47: Where is the Pyramids of Giza situated?
A) Egypt
B) Sudan
C) Congo
D) South Africa
A) Election Commission
B) National Accountability Bureau
C) Senate
D) National assembly
A) Punjab
B) Sindh
C) KPK
D) Baluchistan
A) Two way trade
B) Exchange trade
C) Free trade
D) Non tariffs Barriers
A) 180, 170
B) 185, 165
C) 174, 176
D) 173, 177
A) Oxygen
B) Ozone
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Nitrogen
A) CTRL + Z
B) CTRL + Z
C) CRTL + Y
D) CTRL + D
A) Lake Victoria
B) Lake Superior
C) Lake Baikal
D) Lake Erie
A) The old lady asked her son if it was not his duty to help her in her old age
B) The old lady asked her son that was it not his duty to help her in her old age
C) The old lady asked her son if it were not his duty to have helped our in old age
D) The old lady Had asked her son if it was not his duty to help her in her old age
Q44: To create table of columns and rows for statistical and mathematical calculations using spreadsheet, which software is used?
A) Excel
B) Word Pad
C) word Prefect
D) Corel Draw
A) Muhammad Usama
B) Usama Riaz
C) Usman Riaz
D) Muhammad Usman
A) Volunteers community
B) Medical facility
C) Food Kitchens
D) Ambulance service
A) Egypt
B) Sudan
C) Congo
D) South Africa
Q48: Salat-e-Khusoof is performed at the occasion of:
A) Lunar eclipse
B) Solar eclipse
C) earthquake
D) heavy rain
Q49: Which battle led to the birth of the Khawarij?
A) Battle of Nahrawan
B) Battle of Kharijites
C) Battle of Siffin
D) None of these
Q50: When a gas turns into a liquid the process is called?
A) Condensation
B) Evaporation
C) Deposition
D) Sublimation
Q51: Who is the head of Pakistan atomic energy commission:
A) Muhammad Naeem
B) Dr. Samar Mubarak
C) Doctor Salim Ahmed
D) None of these
Q52: River Nile flows through which of the following cities:
A) Tripoli
B) Damascus
C) Cairo
D) Aden
Q53: When was Quaid-e-Azam elected as the President of the first constitutional assembly?
A) August 11, 1947
B) August 14, 1947
C) August 15, 1947
D) August 16, 1947
Q54: Look at the series: 58,52, 46, 40, 34, ……, what number should come next?
A) 26
B) 28
C) 30
D) 32
Q55: …… is considered the largest Glacier in the world located in Antarctica?
A) Lambert-Fisher Glacier
B) Denman Glacier
C) Gilbert Glacier
D) None of these
Q56: Jacob Zuma is the President of:
A) Zimbabwe
B) Kenya
C) South Africa
D) Zambia
Q57: In the context of Pakistan’s political and Judicial history what does PCO stand for?
A) Pakistan’s course ordinance
B) Provisional Constitutional Order
C) Pakistan Constitutional Ordinance
D) Provisional Court Organization
Q58: ….. are used to display data:
A) Storage devices
B) Communication devices
C) Input devices
D) Output devices
Q59: What is the function of Logical Unit in a computer?
A) To produce result
B) To perform arithmetic and logic operations
C) To control flow of information
D) To store result data
A) Lunar eclipse
B) Solar eclipse
C) earthquake
D) heavy rain
A) Battle of Nahrawan
B) Battle of Kharijites
C) Battle of Siffin
D) None of these
A) Condensation
B) Evaporation
C) Deposition
D) Sublimation
A) Muhammad Naeem
B) Dr. Samar Mubarak
C) Doctor Salim Ahmed
D) None of these
Q52: River Nile flows through which of the following cities:
A) Tripoli
B) Damascus
C) Cairo
D) Aden
A) August 11, 1947
B) August 14, 1947
C) August 15, 1947
D) August 16, 1947
A) 26
B) 28
C) 30
D) 32
A) Lambert-Fisher Glacier
B) Denman Glacier
C) Gilbert Glacier
D) None of these
A) Zimbabwe
B) Kenya
C) South Africa
D) Zambia
A) Pakistan’s course ordinance
B) Provisional Constitutional Order
C) Pakistan Constitutional Ordinance
D) Provisional Court Organization
A) Storage devices
B) Communication devices
C) Input devices
D) Output devices
A) To produce result
B) To perform arithmetic and logic operations
C) To control flow of information
D) To store result data
Q60: The procedure of shattering the gallstones and kidney stones by shockwaves is called?
A) MRI
B) Kidney Surgery
C) Angiography
D) Lithotripsy
Q61: Change the voice of the following sentence: “Have you laughed at them?”
A) Why have you laughed at them?
B) Have they been laughed at by you?
C) You have been laughed at by them.
D) They have been laughed at by you.
Q62: Find the relationship similar to Encourage: Restrict
A) Cain: Success
B) Dearth: Surplus
C) Seeing: Relieving
D Heart: Soul
Q63: Which one of the following is a metal?
A) Gypsum
B) Mercury
C) Limestone
D) Granite
Q64: Which article of the 1973 Constitution relates to National language of Pakistan?
A) Article 215
B) Article 251
C) Article 257
D) Article 12
Q65: Which Ghazwa is mentioned in Surah Al-Imran?
A) Khyber
B) Khandaq
C) Uhad
D) None of these
Q66: Partition of Bangal was annulled under British Monarch:
A) King George VI
B) King George IV
C) King George V
D) King George II
Q67: Vaccination was discovered by ……?
A) Galileo
B) Edward Jenner
C) Roentgen
D) Baird
Q68: What is the function of Logical Unit in a computer?
A) To produce result
B) To perform arithmetic and logic operations
C) To control flow of information
D) To store result data
Q69: The procedure of shattering the gallstones and kidney stones by shockwaves is called?
A) MRI
B) Kidney Surgery
C) Angiography
D) Lithotripsy
Q70: Change the voice of the following sentence: “Have you laughed at them?”
A) Why have you laughed at them?
B) Have they been laughed at by you?
C) You have been laughed at by them.
D) They have been laughed at by you.
Q71: Find the relationship similar to Encourage: Restrict
A) Cain: Success
B) Dearth: Surplus
C) Seeing: Relieving
D Heart: Soul
Q72: Which one of the following is a metal?
A) Gypsum
B) Mercury
C) Limestone
D) Granite
Q73: Which article of the 1973 Constitution relates to National language of Pakistan?
A) Article 215
B) Article 251
C) Article 257
D) Article 12
Q74: Which Ghazwa is mentioned in Surah Al-Imran?
A) Khyber
B) Khandaq
C) Uhad
D) None of these
Q75: Partition of Bangal was annulled under British Monarch:
A) King George VI
B) King George IV
C) King George V
D) King George II
Q76: Vaccination was discovered by ……?
A) Galileo
B) Edward Jenner
C) Roentgen
D) Baird
Q77: The Diamir-Basha Dam is in the preliminary stages of construction. It is on river:
A) Kabul
B) jhelum
C) Ravi
D) Indus
Q78: Which one of the following is a landlocked country?
A) UAE
B) Cuba
C) Kenya
D) Nepal
Q79: Which one of the following functions in Microsoft Excel is used to count items in a cell range?
A) Count
B) Average
C) Sum
D) Max
Q80: The 18th Non-Aligned Movement Summit Conference was held on 25 & 26 October, 2019, in:
A) Egypt
B) Brazil
C) Indonesia
D) Azerbaijan
Q81: 60 men can do a work in 40 days. How long will it take 40 men to complete the same work?
A) 30 days
B) 29 days
C) 23 days
D) 60 days
Q82: What does the phrase “Putting the cart before the horse” (خلاف معمول کے برعکس کام کرنا) mean?
A) To do something contrary to conventional order
B) To be ready to go
C) To do things in perfect order
D) To be over active
Q83: Complete the series 3,4,7,9,11,12, ……..?
A) 7
B) 10
C) 14
D) 15
Q84: WIPO is the abbreviation of:
A) World International Peace Organization
B) World International Property Organization
C) World Intellectual Property Organization
D) Web Intellectual Property Organization
Q85: Correct the sentence by choosing right option for the underlined portion: ” I am tired as I am working since morning”
A) I was working
B) I have been working
C) I had been working
D) I will be working
A) MRI
B) Kidney Surgery
C) Angiography
D) Lithotripsy
A) Why have you laughed at them?
B) Have they been laughed at by you?
C) You have been laughed at by them.
D) They have been laughed at by you.
A) Cain: Success
B) Dearth: Surplus
C) Seeing: Relieving
D Heart: Soul
A) Gypsum
B) Mercury
C) Limestone
D) Granite
A) Article 215
B) Article 251
C) Article 257
D) Article 12
A) Khyber
B) Khandaq
C) Uhad
D) None of these
A) King George VI
B) King George IV
C) King George V
D) King George II
A) Galileo
B) Edward Jenner
C) Roentgen
D) Baird
A) To produce result
B) To perform arithmetic and logic operations
C) To control flow of information
D) To store result data
A) MRI
B) Kidney Surgery
C) Angiography
D) Lithotripsy
A) Why have you laughed at them?
B) Have they been laughed at by you?
C) You have been laughed at by them.
D) They have been laughed at by you.
A) Cain: Success
B) Dearth: Surplus
C) Seeing: Relieving
D Heart: Soul
A) Gypsum
B) Mercury
C) Limestone
D) Granite
A) Article 215
B) Article 251
C) Article 257
D) Article 12
A) Khyber
B) Khandaq
C) Uhad
D) None of these
A) King George VI
B) King George IV
C) King George V
D) King George II
A) Galileo
B) Edward Jenner
C) Roentgen
D) Baird
A) Kabul
B) jhelum
C) Ravi
D) Indus
A) UAE
B) Cuba
C) Kenya
D) Nepal
A) Count
B) Average
C) Sum
D) Max
A) Egypt
B) Brazil
C) Indonesia
D) Azerbaijan
A) 30 days
B) 29 days
C) 23 days
D) 60 days
A) To do something contrary to conventional order
B) To be ready to go
C) To do things in perfect order
D) To be over active
A) 7
B) 10
C) 14
D) 15
A) World International Peace Organization
B) World International Property Organization
C) World Intellectual Property Organization
D) Web Intellectual Property Organization
A) I was working
B) I have been working
C) I had been working
D) I will be working
Q86: Which of the following is not a valid Zoom percentage in Excel?
A) 10
B) 100
C) 300
D) 500
Q87: Change the voice of the following sentence: Do you know my father?
A) Is my father known to you?
B) Did you know my father?
C) Does my father known in you?
D) Do you know mine father?
Q88: What is Jobbery?
A) Robbery performed by previous employee
B) Looking for a job enthusiastically
C) Conduct of public business for private gain
D) Flattery of superiors
Q89: Choose the correct meaning of the Idiom: ” To fish in troubled waters” (نا موافق صورت حال سے فائدہ اٹھانا)
A) To benefit from other people’s troubles
B) To indulge in evil conspiracies
C) To aggravate the situation
D) To catch fish in disturbed waters
Q90: What was the religion of the majority of the Aras before Islam?
A) Buddhism
B) Jewish
C) Idolatrous
D) Christianity
Q91: A fruit basket comprises of oranges, peaches and strawberries. The ratio of oranges to peaches to strawberries is 2:3:4. If there are 8 oranges, how many total fruit items are there in the basket?
A) 16
B) 32
C) 36
D) 48
Q92: Rainfall is measured using a:
A) Salinometer
B) Rainoscooe
C) Rain gauge
D) Rainometer
Q93: Which was the first Gulf state who recognized Israel?
A) UAE
B) Qatar
C) Bahrain
D) Oman
Q94: How many square meters are in one square km?
A) 1000
B) 10000
C) 100000
D) 1000000
Q95: If Rs. 1000 is divided among Rahail and Amna in the proportion of 2:3 respectively. How much will Rahail receive?
A) 300
B) 350
C) 400
D) 600
Q96: Quaid-e-Azam resigned from Congress in the year:
A) 1925
B) 1922
C) 1920
D) 1918
Q97: …… is the capital of Fiji.
A) Lime
B) Suva
C) Vientiane
D) None of these
A) 10
B) 100
C) 300
D) 500
A) Is my father known to you?
B) Did you know my father?
C) Does my father known in you?
D) Do you know mine father?
A) Robbery performed by previous employee
B) Looking for a job enthusiastically
C) Conduct of public business for private gain
D) Flattery of superiors
A) To benefit from other people’s troubles
B) To indulge in evil conspiracies
C) To aggravate the situation
D) To catch fish in disturbed waters
A) Buddhism
B) Jewish
C) Idolatrous
D) Christianity
A) 16
B) 32
C) 36
D) 48
A) Salinometer
B) Rainoscooe
C) Rain gauge
D) Rainometer
A) UAE
B) Qatar
C) Bahrain
D) Oman
A) 1000
B) 10000
C) 100000
D) 1000000
A) 300
B) 350
C) 400
D) 600
A) 1925
B) 1922
C) 1920
D) 1918
A) Lime
B) Suva
C) Vientiane
D) None of these