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PPSC Written Test Past Paper (Solved) for the Post of SCO for Punjab Land Record Authorty:

Q1. From which of the following can the User Account be changed?
A) Setting
B) Control Panel
C) System Restore
D) Computer name
 
Q2. In a computer what does OS stand for?
A) Optical Sensibility
B) Order of Significance
C) Operating System
D) Organized software
 
Q3. The area that generally contains My Computer, My Document Recycle Bin is called?
A) Desktop
B) Tiptop
C) Screen
D) None of these
 
Q4. In which type of operating system time intervals to process and respond to input is very small?
A) Distributed Operating System
B) Network Operating System
C) Real-Time Operating System
D) Real-Sharing Operating System
 
Q5. In computing, What does DOS stand for?
A) Data Only System
B) Disk Only System
C) Data Operating System
D) Disk Operating System
 
Q6. In MS Windows which of the following is program group?
A) Accessories
B) Paint
C) Word
D) All of these
 
Q7. A common name for software errors is:
A) Bugs
B) Trojans
C) Logic bombs
D) Viruses
 
Q8. In computing, PDF stands for:
A) Peripheral Device Front
B) Portable Document Format
C) Peripheral Document Format
D) Portable Device Form
 
Q9.  ……. are instructions that tell a computer what to do.
A) Input devices
B) Hardware
C) Memory cards
D) Software
 
Q10. “Add or Remove programs” is a(an):
A) Productivity software
B) File manager
C) Utility program
D) Device driver
 
Q11. A computer virus is:
A) A Micro organism
B) Electromagnetic waves entering computer through a network
C) A useful micro component of a computer
D) A computer programme
 
Q12. Name of the current head of IMF?
A) Rober William
B) Kristalina Georgieva
C) Angela Markel
D) None of these
 
Q13. Which key should be pressed to start a new paragraph in MS-Word?
A) Down Cursor Key
B) Enter Key
C) Shift + Enter
D) Ctrl + Enter
 
Q14. Shortcut Keys to switch to the next window is:
A) Alt + Tab
B) Shift + Tab
C) Alt + Ctrl
D) Ctrl + Tab
 
Q15. In a Windows PC, CTRL + K in Microsoft PowerPoint is the shortcut for:
A) Shifting
B) Highlighting
C) Dragging
D) Inserting a hyperlink
 
Q16. In MS Word, which shortcut key is used to center the selected line?
A) Ctrl + F
B) Ctrl + E
C) Ctrl + M
D) Ctrl + D
 
Q17. In MS Word 2016, which shortcut key is used to replace text or specific formatting?
A) Ctrl + K
B) Ctrl + T
C) Ctrl + H
D) Ctrl + Shift + M
 
Q18. A File which contains readymade styles that can be used for a presentation is called ?
A) Auto Style
B) Wizard
C) Template
D) Pre formatting
 
Q19. MS PowerPoint is a/an example of:
A) Multimedia software
B) Graphics software
C) Spread sheet
D) Entertainment software
 
Q20. In MS PowerPoint, slide master option available in ……. tab?
A) Home
B) Insert
C) View
D) Design

Q21. What are the effects that occur when you move from one slide to the next during PowerPoint presentation called?
A) Custom animations
B) Slide transitions
C) Present Animations
D) Loom effects
 
Q22. Word Art option exists in:
A) Set up
B) Text
C) Timing
D) Slides
 
Q23. The contents of two or more consecutive cells, could be put together using:
A) Shrink to fit
B) Wrap Text
C) Merge Cells
D) Center Alignment
 
Q24. Sorting can be done by ………?
A) Alphabetically only
B) Numerically only
C) Date and time
D) All of these
 
Q25. In MS Excel, On the Insert tab includes:
A) Chart
B) Alignment
C) Style
D) All of these
 
Q26. Readymade templates are available under …… tab in Now option.
A) Home
B) File
C) Insert
D) Data
 
Q27. The distinguishing feature of a spreadsheet program is that it allows you to:
A) Enter data
B) Perform calculations on data
C) Format data
D) Print data
 
Q28. This allows to enter new data at the current position of the cursor:
A) Word Wrap
B) Insert Text
C) Insertion Mode
D) Overtype Mode
 
Q29. Which of the following step is wrong to change the paper size?
A) Click the Page Layout tab
B) In Page Setup group click the Size command
C) With a left click select the desired paper size
D) To customize page size click the ‘Customize Sizes option
 
Q30. This displays the positioning of text, margins, indents and other elements on page:
A) Ruler
B) Status Bar
C) Document Window
D) Cursor
 
Q31. In MS Word, while assigning a shortcut key to a symbol, try to select a key to combination that is:
A) Having same font size and font style
B) Assigned to another task
C) Unassigned to any other task
D) Having same font family as the symbol
 
Q32. ……. alignment is used in newspapers, magazines and novels:
A) Full justification
B) Justification
C) Left justification
D) Right justification
 
Q33. …… maintain(s) database of webpages containing information on variety of topics:
A) Newsgroup
B) News server
C) Search Engines
D) World Wide Web
 
Q34. Which of the following is not a binary number?
A) 001
B) 100
C) 102
D) 110
 
Q35. How can the risk of unauthorized computer system access be reduced when connected to an Internet? A) By installing anti-spam software
B) By using a firewall
C) By setting up a WAN
D) By encrypting all data store in the system
 
Q36. To search and view a Web page, the software used is …….?
A) Web
B) World Wide Web
C) Web Browser
D) Search Engine
 
Q37. Which is the full form of Wi-Fi?
A) Wireless Fidelity
B) Wired Fidelity
C) Wireless Focus
D) Wireless Field
 
Q38. Common methods of Internet access by users include:
A) Broadband over coaxial cable
B) Fiber optics or copper wires
C) Wi-Fi
D) All of these
 
Q39. Data that changes continuously and cannot have discrete values is called:
A) Continuous Data
B) Analogue Data
C) Both A and B
D) None of these
 
Q40. A/an ……. contains Information like text, imago or music.
A) Gadget
B) Keyboard
C) File
D) Internet browser

Q41. IBM stands for:
A) International Business Machines
B) International Internet Business
C) Internet Business Machines
D) None of these  
 
Q42. In banks, the data on cheques is read by the following device:
A) OCR
B) MICR
C) OMR
D) Barcode reader
 
Q43. Detail …… uses information systems to do an activity cheaper faster, accurately and consistently.
A) Genetics
B) Robotics
C) Automatic
D) None of these
 
Q44. Larry Page is the best known for being one of the co-founder of:
A) Apple company
B) Google
C) Twitter
D) None of these
 
Q45. Who is the creator of Linux Operating System?
A) Larry Ellison
B) James Gosling
C) Linus Torvalds
D) Martha Lane Fox
 
Q46. International Nurses Day is celebrated on which of the following date every year all over the world?
A) 11th May
B) 12th May
C) 14th May
D) 15th May
 
Q47. Who was the last king of Afghanistan?
A) Ahmad Shah Durrani
B) Zahir Shah
C) Amanullah Khan
D) Najibullah Khan
 
Q48. Which of the following institutions was established as a result of Breton Woods Conference 1944:
A) Interpol
B) International Court of Justice
C) ADB
D) None of these
 
Q49. Union Jack is the name of the flag of which county?
A) United Kingdom
B) Ireland
C) Canada
D) Scotland
 
Q50. What is the number of Permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council?
A) Four
B) Five
C) Eight
D) Ten
 
Q51. Vitamin “C” is present in:
A) Milk
B) Wheat
C) Oranges
D) Ten
 
Q52. Removal of top soil by wind or water is called?
A) Erosion
B) Silting
C) Water logging
D) Creeping
 
Q53. What are learned and shared behaviors and beliefs called?
A) Culture
B) Food
C) Language
D) Ethnicity
 
Q54. Plato was Aristotle’s:
A) Teacher
B) Friend
C) Student
D) Son
 
Q55. ‘Ringgit’ is the currency of:
A) Sudan
B) Nigeria
C) Finland
D) Malaysia
 
Q56. What is the full form of “CTBT”?
A) Common Trading and Business Terminal
B) Common Test for Bank Tellers
C) Computerised Topography and Boo Technology
D) Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
 
Q57. SAMINA BAIG distinguished herself in the field of:
A) Mountaineering
B) Film making
C) Journalism
D) Handicrafts
 
Q58. Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani is buried at:
A) Bait-ul-Muqadus
B) Tehran
C) Qom
D) Baghdad
 
Q59. Which night’s “Ibadat”, during the month of Ramadan, is considered better than “lbadat” of thousand months?
A) Lailat-ul-Qadar
B) Shab-e-Baraat
C) Shab-e-Miraj
D) None of these
 
Q60. The heads of Zakat are:
A) Seven
B) Eight
C) Nine
D) Ten

Q61. Give the name of the founder of the Abbasid dynasty who is historically known as “As-Saffah”.
A) Al-Mansoor
B) Abu Al-Abbas
C) Al-Mandi
D) None of these
 
Q62. Swim is to Fish as Walk is to:
A) Man
B) Bird
C) Chair
D) Legs
 
Q63. Fill in the blank: I had the privilege ……. knowing him intimately.
A) Of
B) In
C) For
D) With
 
Q64. Antonym of Spendthrift (فضول خرچ) is:
A) Mean
B) Bold
C) Cautious
D) Miser
 
Q65. “Cat” is to “Kitten” as “Dog’ is to …….?
A) Puppy
B) Colt
C) Calf
D) Baby
 
Q66. ‘Antenna’ is used in:
A) Football
B) Basketball
C) Handball
D) Volleyball
 
Q67. In which year, FIH (International Hockey Federation) was established?
A) 1980
B) 1920
C) 1924
D) 1922
 
Q68. Which is a valid program to access the Internet?
A) Access
B) Front Page
C) Windows Explorer
D) Google Chrome
 
Q69. When you link data maintained in an excel workbook to a word document:
A) The word document cannot be edited
B) To word document contains a reference to the original source application
C) The word document must contain a hyperlink
D) The word document contains a copy of the actual data
 
Q70. In PowerPoint 2016, ‘Rehearse Timings’ option is available in:
A) Home Tab
B) Slide Show Tab
C) Review Tab
D) Design Tab

Q71. …... is used to draw pictures, 3D images and animation.
A) Graphic software
B) Multimedia software
C) Word processing software
D) Spread sheet software
 
Q72. Computer at home can be used to perform:
A) Record keeping
B) Watching movies and games
C) Making budgets
D) All of these
 
Q73. In computer Communication “Verification” is process of?
A) Access
B) Login
C) Logout
D) Authentication
 
Q74. In MS Word 2016, to extend a selection to adjacent cells of the table:
A) Hold down SHIFT and press an arrow key repeatedly
B) Press ALT + A
C) CTRL + ALT + H
D) ALT + END
 
Q75. In MS Word 2016, a ……. contains buttons, boxes, and menus that allow tasks to be performed more quickly than using the menu bar.
A) Format bar
B) Status bar
C) Command bar
D) Toolbar
 
Q76. Maximum zoom percentage in MS PowerPoint is …….?
A) 200
B) 400
C) 600
D) 800
 
Q77. If average of 7 numbers is 40. What was the sum of the numbers?
A) 400
C) 700
B) 70
D) 280
 
Q78. The Positive number which when multiply by itself gives 422500 is:
A)  650
B) 625
C) 600
D) 775
 
Q79. At the end of a conference the 10 people present all shake hands with each other once. How many hand shakes will there altogether?
A) 2
B) 35  
C) 45
D) 55
 
Q80. Hader made a profit of 25% in the first year. Next year, he had a loss of 20% on the capital he had at the beginning of second year. What was his overall loss?
A) 4% loss
B) 5% gain
C) 5% loss
D) 0%
 
Q81. Bulleh Shah was famous in the field of:
A) Medicine
B) Poetry
C) Politics
D) Diplomacy
 
Q82. Tolstoy a great literary figure and author of War and Peace belonged to …….?
A) France
B) Yugoslavia
C) Germany
D) Russia
 
Q83. Who took over as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following David Cameron’s decision to step down after the Brexit vote?
A) David Miliband
B) Theresa May
C) Andrea Leadsom
D) Ben Johnson
 
Q84. The world’s largest coral reef The Great Barrier Reef is In:
A) Canada
B) Sweden
C) Australia
D) France
 
Q85.  “Warsak Dam” has been built on the over:
A) Indus
B) Korang
C) Kabul
D) Sutlej
 
Q86. Among the following, which country is known as “Pearl of Antilles”?
A) Cuba
B) South Africa
C) Taiwan
D) India
 
Q87. The capital city of Germany is:
A) Munich
B) Berlin
C) Hamburg
D) Cologne
 
Q88. Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park is one of the biggest projects for solar power generation in Pakistan. Where is it located?
A) Multan
B) Sukkur
C) Rahim Yar Khan
D) Bahawalpur
 
Q89. Baglihar dam is constructed ……. on river in India.
A) Ravi
B) Beas
C) Sutlej
D) Chenab
 
Q90. Ring of Fire is attributed to:
A) Pacific Ocean
B) Atlantic Ocean
C) Arctic Ocean
D) None of these
 
Q91. Who became the Prime Minister of Pakistan after the death of Liaqat Ali Khan?
A) Mohd. Ali Bogra
B) Ghulam Mohammad
C) Kh Nazimuddin
D) Ch Mohammad Ali Javed
 
Q92. lqbal is chairman of the:
A) Election commission
B) Senate
C) National Accountability Bureau
D) National Assembly
 
Q93. Pakistan’s first ambassador in the United States was:
A) M.A.H. lsphahni
B) Patras Bukhari
C) K.K Aziz
D) None of these
 
Q94. Nehru Report was produced by Motilal Nehru in …….?
A) 1925
B) 1928
C) 1930
D) 1932
 
Q95. The numbers of the Constituent Assembly were increased from the original number of 69, to:
A) 79
B) 89
C) 99
D) 100
 
Q96. When did Sir Syed Ahmad Khan die?
A) 1896 AD
B) 1897 AD
C) 1895 AD
D) 1898 AD