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 in 2020 for the recruitments of various posts of Assistant(s) for Services & General Administartion Department Punjab.
PPSC Written Test Past Paper (Solved) for the Post of Assistant Services & General Administartion Department (BS-17):
Q1: Butterfly stroke term is associated with?
A) Wrestling
B) Swimming
C) Golf
D) None of these
Q2: Name the tribe of Hazrat Haleema Saadia, the foster mother of Holy Prophet PBUH?
A) Banu Tamim
B) Banu Adi
C) Banu Saad
D) None of these
Q3: In Table tennis, the length of the table is?
A) 3.74m
B) 2.74m
C) 6.62m
D) None of these
Q4: The length of Basketball court according to International Basketball Association is?
A) 49.2 ft
B) 91.9 ft
C) 95.7 ft
D) None of these
Q5: Who was the last king of Afghanistan?
A) Muhammad Tarkai
B) Muhammad Zahir shah
C) Ahmed shah Abdali
D) None of these
Q6: In the first session of the constituent assembly of Pakistan the first bill in the assembly was related to? A) To establish State Bank
B) To build Army
C) To officially call Muhammad Ali Jinnah “Quaid e Azam”
D) None of these
Q7: Golden Temple of Amritsar is the most sacred temple of?
A) Hindus
B) Sikhs
C) Jains
D) None of these
Q8: Al-Bidaya wa-n-Nihaya (البداية والنهاية) is a book written by?
A) Ibn Tabari
B) Ibn Kathir
C) Ibn Sina
D) None of these
Q9: A Tale of Two Cities is a famous novel. It was written by?
A) Charles Darwin
B) Charles Dickens
C) George Elliot
D) None of these
Q10: What is synonym of Serene (پر سکون)?
A) Turmoil
B) Calm and Peaceful
C) Rough
D) None of these
Q11: Ambiguous (مشکوک) means?
A) Crystal
B) Obstacle
C) Hazy
D) Obnoxious
Q12: Opposite of Restive (بے چین) is?
A) Uneasy
B) Calm
C) Thread
D) None of these
Q13: Fallacious (فریبی ) means?
A) Correct
B) Misleading
C) Ruin
D) None of these
Q14: First man in cricket history to hit six sixes in an over in One Day Internationals?
A) Herschel Gibbs
B) Shahid Afridi
C) Garfield Sobers
D) None of these
Q15: Which UN agency works for population?
A) UNDP
B) UNFPA
C) UNESCO
D) None of these
Q16: Which UN organ gives representation to each nation?
A) UN General Assembly
B) UN Social and Economic Council
C) UN Security Council
D) None of these
Q17: Which civilization belongs to river Tigris and Euphrates?
A) Indus
B) Egyptian
C) Maya
D) Mesopotamia
Q18: The Philosopher and poet Khalil Gibran belongs to?
A) Israel
B) Lebanon
C) Jordon
D) Egypt
Q19: “Neither a Hawk Nor a Dove” is written by?
A) Shah Mehmood Qureshi
B) Agha Shahi
C) Mehmood Kasuri
D) None of these
Q20: Which among the following is the third source of Islamic Law?
A) Hadith
B) ljma
C) Qiyas
D) Istehsan
Q21: Niagara Falls fall is situated in the continent?
A) North America
B) South America
C) Africa
D) Asia
Q22: Asian Development Bank established in 1996 for Economic development of?
A) Europe
B) Asia
C) America
D) All of these
A) Wrestling
B) Swimming
C) Golf
D) None of these
A) Banu Tamim
B) Banu Adi
C) Banu Saad
D) None of these
Q3: In Table tennis, the length of the table is?
A) 3.74m
B) 2.74m
C) 6.62m
D) None of these
Q4: The length of Basketball court according to International Basketball Association is?
A) 49.2 ft
B) 91.9 ft
C) 95.7 ft
D) None of these
Q5: Who was the last king of Afghanistan?
A) Muhammad Tarkai
B) Muhammad Zahir shah
C) Ahmed shah Abdali
D) None of these
B) To build Army
C) To officially call Muhammad Ali Jinnah “Quaid e Azam”
D) None of these
Q7: Golden Temple of Amritsar is the most sacred temple of?
A) Hindus
B) Sikhs
C) Jains
D) None of these
Q8: Al-Bidaya wa-n-Nihaya (البداية والنهاية) is a book written by?
A) Ibn Tabari
B) Ibn Kathir
C) Ibn Sina
D) None of these
Q9: A Tale of Two Cities is a famous novel. It was written by?
A) Charles Darwin
B) Charles Dickens
C) George Elliot
D) None of these
Q10: What is synonym of Serene (پر سکون)?
A) Turmoil
B) Calm and Peaceful
C) Rough
D) None of these
A) Crystal
B) Obstacle
C) Hazy
D) Obnoxious
Q12: Opposite of Restive (بے چین) is?
A) Uneasy
B) Calm
C) Thread
D) None of these
Q13: Fallacious (فریبی ) means?
A) Correct
B) Misleading
C) Ruin
D) None of these
Q14: First man in cricket history to hit six sixes in an over in One Day Internationals?
A) Herschel Gibbs
B) Shahid Afridi
C) Garfield Sobers
D) None of these
Q15: Which UN agency works for population?
A) UNDP
B) UNFPA
C) UNESCO
D) None of these
Q16: Which UN organ gives representation to each nation?
A) UN General Assembly
B) UN Social and Economic Council
C) UN Security Council
D) None of these
Q17: Which civilization belongs to river Tigris and Euphrates?
A) Indus
B) Egyptian
C) Maya
D) Mesopotamia
Q18: The Philosopher and poet Khalil Gibran belongs to?
A) Israel
B) Lebanon
C) Jordon
D) Egypt
Q19: “Neither a Hawk Nor a Dove” is written by?
A) Shah Mehmood Qureshi
B) Agha Shahi
C) Mehmood Kasuri
D) None of these
Q20: Which among the following is the third source of Islamic Law?
A) Hadith
B) ljma
C) Qiyas
D) Istehsan
A) North America
B) South America
C) Africa
D) Asia
A) Europe
B) Asia
C) America
D) All of these
Q23: Which among the following is the capital of Australia?
A) Sidney
B) Melbourne
C) Perth
D) Canberra
Q24: 16 November on each year is celebrated as?
A) Tolerance day
B) Women’s day
C) Disable day
D) None of these
Q25: Combination of digital and analog computer is?
A) Main frame computer
B) Mini computer
C) Hybrid computer
D) None of these
Q26: Which of the following used for Internet?
A) Modem
B) Network card
C) Both a and b
D) None of these
Q27: What is distance of Junagadh, the state announced annexation to Pakistan, from Karachi?
A) 310 miles
B) 350 miles
C) 290 miles
D) 366 miles
Q28: Italy has become the first developed Economy to sign One Belt One Road on 22 March?
A) 2018
B) 2019
C) 2020
D) None of these
Q29: To be senator in Pakistan minimum age is?
A) 30 years
B) 40 years
C) 45 years
D) None of these
Q30: Virally infected cells in response to the presence of virus produce protein cells?
A) Interferon
B) Byferon
C) Protein
D) None of these
A) Sidney
B) Melbourne
C) Perth
D) Canberra
A) Tolerance day
B) Women’s day
C) Disable day
D) None of these
A) Main frame computer
B) Mini computer
C) Hybrid computer
D) None of these
A) Modem
B) Network card
C) Both a and b
D) None of these
A) 310 miles
B) 350 miles
C) 290 miles
D) 366 miles
A) 2018
B) 2019
C) 2020
D) None of these
A) 30 years
B) 40 years
C) 45 years
D) None of these
A) Interferon
B) Byferon
C) Protein
D) None of these
Q31: The play “Arms and the Man” is written by?
A) Shakespeare
B) Henrik Ibsen
C) George Bernard Shaw
D) None of these
Q32: Super Conductor was invented by?
A) Heike Kimberling
B) Walter Meissner
C) Both a and b
D) None of these
Q33: In MS word short Key for font size?
A) Ctrl + Shift + B
B) Ctrl +Shift + F
C) Ctrl + shift + E
D) None of these
Q34: Detail His health has run …..?
A) Out
B) Off
C) Down
D) Riot
Q35: Pakistan declared Islam as state religion?
A) 1956
B) 1962
C) 1973
D) None of these
Q36: Which one is the most abundant in Atmosphere?
A) Oxygen
B) Nitrogen
C) Hydrogen
D) None of these
Q37: Where can you change the vertical alignment in Microsoft Word?
A) Paragraph dialog box
B) Formatting toolbar
C) Page Setup dialog box
D) Standard toolbar
Q38: I always have lunch ….. my office?
A) In
B) At
C) Of
D) Near
Q39: Where glaciers are not formed?
A) Top of mountains
B) Arctic region
C) Rain forest region
D) None of these
Q40: The Parthenon is in?
A) Athens
B) Rome
C) Istanbul
D) Babylon
Q41: A man buys an article of $ 27.50 and sells it for $ 28.60. What is his percentage gain?
A) 3 %
B) 4 %
C) 6 %
D) None of these
Q42: Deficiency of Iodine causes?
A) Goiter
B) Myopia
C) Join pain
D) None of these
Q43: Land of thousand islands is?
A) Finland
B) Indonesia
C) Myanmar
D) Sir Lanka
Q44: Akbar the Mughal king was born in which city?
A) Agra
B) Delhi
C) Umerkot
D) Thatta
Q45: How many bones are in adult body?
A) 306
B) 206
C) 392
D) 351
B) Henrik Ibsen
C) George Bernard Shaw
D) None of these
Q32: Super Conductor was invented by?
A) Heike Kimberling
B) Walter Meissner
C) Both a and b
D) None of these
Q33: In MS word short Key for font size?
A) Ctrl + Shift + B
B) Ctrl +Shift + F
C) Ctrl + shift + E
D) None of these
Q34: Detail His health has run …..?
A) Out
B) Off
C) Down
D) Riot
Q35: Pakistan declared Islam as state religion?
A) 1956
B) 1962
C) 1973
D) None of these
Q36: Which one is the most abundant in Atmosphere?
A) Oxygen
B) Nitrogen
C) Hydrogen
D) None of these
Q37: Where can you change the vertical alignment in Microsoft Word?
A) Paragraph dialog box
B) Formatting toolbar
C) Page Setup dialog box
D) Standard toolbar
Q38: I always have lunch ….. my office?
A) In
B) At
C) Of
D) Near
Q39: Where glaciers are not formed?
A) Top of mountains
B) Arctic region
C) Rain forest region
D) None of these
Q40: The Parthenon is in?
A) Athens
B) Rome
C) Istanbul
D) Babylon
A) 3 %
B) 4 %
C) 6 %
D) None of these
Q42: Deficiency of Iodine causes?
A) Goiter
B) Myopia
C) Join pain
D) None of these
Q43: Land of thousand islands is?
A) Finland
B) Indonesia
C) Myanmar
D) Sir Lanka
Q44: Akbar the Mughal king was born in which city?
A) Agra
B) Delhi
C) Umerkot
D) Thatta
A) 306
B) 206
C) 392
D) 351
Q46: Roti Kapra Our Makkan was slogan of?
A) Z A Bhutto
B) Ayub khan
C) Nawaz Sharif
D) None of these
Q47: Montgomery became Sahiwal in the year?
A) 1962
B) 1966
C) 1967
D) None of these
Q48: 0.001 is equal to?
A) 1/100
B) 1/1000
C) 1/10000
D) None of these
Q49: Neil Armstrong was the first to set foot on the Moon in?
A) 1968
B) 1969
C) 1971
D) 1979
Q50: Habib Bourguiba helped Tunisia to get independence from France in?
A) 1946
B) 1956
C) 1966
D) None of these
Q51: Simon Commission report was published in the year?
A) 1929
B) 1930
C) 1931
D) 1932
Q52: Science deals with low temperature is called?
A) Cryogenics
B) Biogenic
C) Isotherms
D) None of these
Q53: Alma Meter (وہ درسگاہ جس میں کسی نے تعلیم پائی ہو) means?
A) One’s college
B) One’s Hospital
C) Army training camp
D) None of above
Q54: In MS Excel you can zoom from?
A) 10 to 300%
B) 10 to 400%
C) 20 to 500%
D) None of these
Q55: Pakistan is Separated from Tajikistan by?
A) Wakhan Corridor
B) Kartarpur Corridor
C) Durand Line
D) None of these
Q56: The first Revelation to the Holy Prophet PBUH came in?
A) Cave of Thor
B) Cave of Hira
C) Kabba
D) Both A & C
Q57: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto became ….. of Pakistan after Yahya Khan?
A) Prime Minster
B) Martial Law Administrator
C) President
D) None of these
Q58: Asar-e-Sanadid is written by?
A) Sir Syed Ahmed
B) Mian Shafi
C) Syed Amir Ali
D) None of these
Q59: A non-Permanent member of UN Security Council has tenure of?
A) 2 years
B) 3 years
C) 4 years
D) None of these
B) Ayub khan
C) Nawaz Sharif
D) None of these
Q47: Montgomery became Sahiwal in the year?
A) 1962
B) 1966
C) 1967
D) None of these
Q48: 0.001 is equal to?
A) 1/100
B) 1/1000
C) 1/10000
D) None of these
Q49: Neil Armstrong was the first to set foot on the Moon in?
A) 1968
B) 1969
C) 1971
D) 1979
Q50: Habib Bourguiba helped Tunisia to get independence from France in?
A) 1946
B) 1956
C) 1966
D) None of these
A) 1929
B) 1930
C) 1931
D) 1932
Q52: Science deals with low temperature is called?
A) Cryogenics
B) Biogenic
C) Isotherms
D) None of these
Q53: Alma Meter (وہ درسگاہ جس میں کسی نے تعلیم پائی ہو) means?
A) One’s college
B) One’s Hospital
C) Army training camp
D) None of above
Q54: In MS Excel you can zoom from?
A) 10 to 300%
B) 10 to 400%
C) 20 to 500%
D) None of these
Q55: Pakistan is Separated from Tajikistan by?
A) Wakhan Corridor
B) Kartarpur Corridor
C) Durand Line
D) None of these
Q56: The first Revelation to the Holy Prophet PBUH came in?
A) Cave of Thor
B) Cave of Hira
C) Kabba
D) Both A & C
A) Prime Minster
B) Martial Law Administrator
C) President
D) None of these
Q58: Asar-e-Sanadid is written by?
A) Sir Syed Ahmed
B) Mian Shafi
C) Syed Amir Ali
D) None of these
Q59: A non-Permanent member of UN Security Council has tenure of?
A) 2 years
B) 3 years
C) 4 years
D) None of these
Q60: Aung San Suu Kyi is the political leader of?
A) China
B) Myanmar
C) Cambodia
D) Vietnam
Q61: Which river flows in UK?
A) Tiber
B) Thames
C) Danube
D) None of these
Q62: The famous Golden Gate Bridge is Situated at?
A) New York
B) New Jersey
C) California
D) San Francisco
Q63: Who was the first President of Anjuman Himayat e Islam Lahore?
A) Haji Abid
B) Qazi Abdul Gaffar
C) Oazi Khalifa Hameed
D) None of these
Q64: Masjid Wazir Khan is Located in?
A) Multan
B) Lahore
C) Peshawar
D) None of these
Q65: K in the word “PAKISTAN” is derived from?
A) Kazakhstan
B) Karachi
C) Kashmir
D) None of these
Q66: Moon, Sun and Stars are Known as?
A) Terrestrial bodies
B) Celestial bodies
C) Water bodies
D) None of these
Q67: In the Government of India Act 1935 the continent was divided into ?
A) 10 provinces
B) 11 provinces
C) 9 provinces
D) 12 provinces
Q68: A train, 800-meter long is running with a speed of 78 km/hr. It crosses a tunnel in 1 minute. What is the length of the tunnel ?
A) 650 m
B) 555 m
C) 500 m
D) 458 m
Q69: Hazrat Amir Khusrau first Urdu poet was birth?
A) Iranian
B) Afghani
C) Indian
D) Tajikistani
Q70: The freedom war 1857 was started from?
A) Delhi
B) Agra
C) Meerut
D) Madras
Q71: Are they chasing the thieves? Tick correct passive voice?
A) Were the thieves being chased by them?
B) Are the thieves being chased by them?
C) The thieves are being chased by them?
D) None of these
Q72: They argue about everything ….. the bitter end?
A) to
B) in
C) till
D) for
Q73: Which is correct style of mail address?
A) Abc@name.com
B) @Abcname.com
C) #Abc@name.com
D) All of above
Q74: Three Gorges Dam is located in?
A) Mongolia
B) Russia
C) Brazil
D) China
Q75: Round off the following digit 38.23?
A) 38
B) 39
C) 37
D) 40
Q76: Find the average of the 277, 278, 279, 280 281, 282, 283?
A) 280
B) 281
C) 283
D) 284
Q77: The book in which the biographies of the narrator of hadith are given?
A) Masnad
B) Asma al-Rijal
C) Kitab al Tarikh
D) All of the
Q78: المجم المفھرس لا الحدیث نبوی is a book by?
A) Bosworth Smith
B) A. J. Wensinck
C) Lesley Hazelton
D) None of these
Q79: The first name of newly born prince of Great Britain, Louis Arthur Charles has its origin from?
A) Scotland
B) Ireland
C) France
D) Wales
Q80: I did not realise that I had forgotten the passport until I reached the airport ….. was very annoying?
A) Which
B) That
C) It
D) Thus
Q81: In Islam there is close relation between?
A) Politics and Matter
B) World and Politics
C) Shariart and Mysticism
D) Politics and Matters
Q82: Latif Khosa used to be the governor of?
A) KPK
B) Punjab
C) Sindh
D) GB
Q83: Akbar will look ….. my work in my? absence
A) Into
B) after
C) for
D) down upon
Q84: In 1992, Pakistan cricket team won the world cup. The captain was?
A) Zaheer Abbas
B) Mian Dad
C) Mohsin Hassan khan
D) Imran khan
Q85: Who was killed by Hazrat Hamza in the battle of Badr?
A) Utbah bin rabiah
B) Shaiba
C) Abu jahal
D) None of these
Q86: A trader mixes 26 kg of rice at Rs. 20 per kg with 30 kg of rice of other variety at Rs. 36 per kg and sells the mixture at Rs. 30 per kg. His profit percent is?
A) 5%
B) 8%
C) 10 %
D) None of these
Q87: Which among the following is alternate source of energy?
A) Hydel
B) Nuclear
C) Thermal
D) Biogas
Q88: If a person left a $10.47 tip on a breakfast that cost $ 87.25 what percentage was the tip?
A) 10 %
B) 11 %
C) 12 %
D) 13 %
Q89: In following alphabet series , one term missing as shown by question mark . Choose missing term from options: A, B, D, G, ?
A) M
B) L
C) K
D) H
Q90: Which article of the constitution of Pakistan deals with national language?
A) Article 251
B) Article 261
C) Article 271
D) None of these
A) China
B) Myanmar
C) Cambodia
D) Vietnam
A) Tiber
B) Thames
C) Danube
D) None of these
Q62: The famous Golden Gate Bridge is Situated at?
A) New York
B) New Jersey
C) California
D) San Francisco
A) Haji Abid
B) Qazi Abdul Gaffar
C) Oazi Khalifa Hameed
D) None of these
Q64: Masjid Wazir Khan is Located in?
A) Multan
B) Lahore
C) Peshawar
D) None of these
Q65: K in the word “PAKISTAN” is derived from?
A) Kazakhstan
B) Karachi
C) Kashmir
D) None of these
Q66: Moon, Sun and Stars are Known as?
A) Terrestrial bodies
B) Celestial bodies
C) Water bodies
D) None of these
Q67: In the Government of India Act 1935 the continent was divided into ?
A) 10 provinces
B) 11 provinces
C) 9 provinces
D) 12 provinces
Q68: A train, 800-meter long is running with a speed of 78 km/hr. It crosses a tunnel in 1 minute. What is the length of the tunnel ?
A) 650 m
B) 555 m
C) 500 m
D) 458 m
Q69: Hazrat Amir Khusrau first Urdu poet was birth?
A) Iranian
B) Afghani
C) Indian
D) Tajikistani
Q70: The freedom war 1857 was started from?
A) Delhi
B) Agra
C) Meerut
D) Madras
A) Were the thieves being chased by them?
B) Are the thieves being chased by them?
C) The thieves are being chased by them?
D) None of these
Q72: They argue about everything ….. the bitter end?
A) to
B) in
C) till
D) for
Q73: Which is correct style of mail address?
A) Abc@name.com
B) @Abcname.com
C) #Abc@name.com
D) All of above
Q74: Three Gorges Dam is located in?
A) Mongolia
B) Russia
C) Brazil
D) China
Q75: Round off the following digit 38.23?
A) 38
B) 39
C) 37
D) 40
A) 280
B) 281
C) 283
D) 284
Q77: The book in which the biographies of the narrator of hadith are given?
A) Masnad
B) Asma al-Rijal
C) Kitab al Tarikh
D) All of the
Q78: المجم المفھرس لا الحدیث نبوی is a book by?
A) Bosworth Smith
B) A. J. Wensinck
C) Lesley Hazelton
D) None of these
Q79: The first name of newly born prince of Great Britain, Louis Arthur Charles has its origin from?
A) Scotland
B) Ireland
C) France
D) Wales
Q80: I did not realise that I had forgotten the passport until I reached the airport ….. was very annoying?
A) Which
B) That
C) It
D) Thus
A) Politics and Matter
B) World and Politics
C) Shariart and Mysticism
D) Politics and Matters
Q82: Latif Khosa used to be the governor of?
A) KPK
B) Punjab
C) Sindh
D) GB
Q83: Akbar will look ….. my work in my? absence
A) Into
B) after
C) for
D) down upon
Q84: In 1992, Pakistan cricket team won the world cup. The captain was?
A) Zaheer Abbas
B) Mian Dad
C) Mohsin Hassan khan
D) Imran khan
Q85: Who was killed by Hazrat Hamza in the battle of Badr?
A) Utbah bin rabiah
B) Shaiba
C) Abu jahal
D) None of these
A) 5%
B) 8%
C) 10 %
D) None of these
Q87: Which among the following is alternate source of energy?
A) Hydel
B) Nuclear
C) Thermal
D) Biogas
Q88: If a person left a $10.47 tip on a breakfast that cost $ 87.25 what percentage was the tip?
A) 10 %
B) 11 %
C) 12 %
D) 13 %
Q89: In following alphabet series , one term missing as shown by question mark . Choose missing term from options: A, B, D, G, ?
A) M
B) L
C) K
D) H
Q90: Which article of the constitution of Pakistan deals with national language?
A) Article 251
B) Article 261
C) Article 271
D) None of these