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Name of Post (With Pay Scale):
Zilladar (BS-14)Name of Department:
Case Number:
20G2020Advertisement Number:
10/2020Advertisement Month:
March, 2020Closing Date:
30-03-2020No. of Posts:
09 (Nine)Number of Applicants:
2449Exam (Held on):
19-09-2020PPSC Written Test Past Paper (Solved) for the Post of Zilladar (BS-14) for Irrigation Department, Punjab held on 30-03-2020:
Q1: What is the synonym of Ostensible (ظاہری طور پر)?
A) Apparent
B) Latent
C) Opposite
D) None of these
Q2: Under an Amendment of the 1973 constitution, in which year was the name of NWFP changed to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
A) 2008
B) 2009
C) 2010
D) 2011
Q3: Fill in the blank: You must stick …… your promise”.
A) In
B) On
C) By
D) To
Q4: Khanpur Dam is built on which river?
A) Kabul
B) Soan
C) Indus
D) Haro
Q5: Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) has the same chemical composition as that of:
A) LPG
B) Sui Gas
C) Tear gas
D) Hydrogen
Q6: Who was the conqueror of Spain?
A) Tariq bin Ziad
B) Musa bin Naseer
C) Muhammad bin Qasim
D) Khalid bin Waleed
Q7: ‘Pathway to Pakistan’ is the autobiography of:
A) M.A.H. Isphani
B) Choudhry Khaliq uz Zaman
C) A.K. FazI ul Haq
D) Sir Fazl-i-Hussain
Q8: At which occasion salat became obligation (Farz)?
A) Miraj
B) Migration
C) Boycott
D) Visit to Taaif
Q9: The Major Part of Great Rift Valley is located in:
A) USA
B) Africa
C) South America
D) Australia
Q10: Which Pakistani former cricket player is popularly known as the Asian Bradman?
A) Zaheer Abbas
B) Javed Miandad
C) Hanif Muhammad
D) Majid Khan
Q11: Chronometer is used to measure:
A) Velocity
B) Pressure
C) Time
D) None of these
Q12: In a modern capitalist society, the state of being without any work for an educated person, for earning one’s livelihood is meant by:
A) Labor on Strike
B) Low market wages
C) Industrial deadlock
D) Unemployed
Q13: Solve: (22)3 = ?
A) 16
B) 18
C) 32
D) 64
Q14: Which of the following is not an official language of the United Nations?
A) Hindi
B) Arabic
C) Spanish
D) Chinese
Q15: Fill in the Blanks: Alcohol is injurious ……. health.
A) For
B) To
C) With
D) Of
Q16: In which of the following countries Atlas Mountains are found?
A) Tunisia, Libya. Algeria
B) Tunisia, Libya. Egypt
C) Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco
D) None of these
Q17: Name the only recipient of “Hilal-e-Kashmir”, an award equivalent to Nishan-e-Haider:
A) Major Tufail Mohammad
B) Naik Saif Ali Janjua
C) Captain Mohammd Sarwar
D) Lance Naik Mohammad Mahfuz
Q18: The largest planet of the solar system is:
A) Jupiter
B) Mars
C) Saturn
D) Earth
Q19: What is x in the series? 24, 29, 36, 41, x, 53
A) 45
B) 47
C) 48
D) 47
A) Apparent
B) Latent
C) Opposite
D) None of these
A) 2008
B) 2009
C) 2010
D) 2011
A) In
B) On
C) By
D) To
A) Kabul
B) Soan
C) Indus
D) Haro
A) LPG
B) Sui Gas
C) Tear gas
D) Hydrogen
A) Tariq bin Ziad
B) Musa bin Naseer
C) Muhammad bin Qasim
D) Khalid bin Waleed
A) M.A.H. Isphani
B) Choudhry Khaliq uz Zaman
C) A.K. FazI ul Haq
D) Sir Fazl-i-Hussain
A) Miraj
B) Migration
C) Boycott
D) Visit to Taaif
A) USA
B) Africa
C) South America
D) Australia
A) Zaheer Abbas
B) Javed Miandad
C) Hanif Muhammad
D) Majid Khan
A) Velocity
B) Pressure
C) Time
D) None of these
A) Labor on Strike
B) Low market wages
C) Industrial deadlock
D) Unemployed
A) 16
B) 18
C) 32
D) 64
A) Hindi
B) Arabic
C) Spanish
D) Chinese
A) For
B) To
C) With
D) Of
A) Tunisia, Libya. Algeria
B) Tunisia, Libya. Egypt
C) Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco
D) None of these
A) Major Tufail Mohammad
B) Naik Saif Ali Janjua
C) Captain Mohammd Sarwar
D) Lance Naik Mohammad Mahfuz
A) Jupiter
B) Mars
C) Saturn
D) Earth
A) 45
B) 47
C) 48
D) 47
A) Masjid-e-Harrain
B) Masjid-e-Aqsa
C) Masjid-e-Dharaar
D) Masjid-e- Ubayye
Q21: Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean meet near:
A) Cape of Good Hope
B) Aden
C) Singapore
D) No where
Q22: Junaid Jamshed was a lead vocalist of …….. band?
A) Janoon
B) Vital Signs
C) Strings
D) Jul
Q23: Council of Common Interests (CCI) is a constitutional body of Pakistan. Membership of CCI consists of:
A) Prime Minister, all Provincial Chief Ministers and 3 members nominated by the Prime Minister
B) President, all Provincial Governors and Chief Ministers, Prime Minister and Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination
C) President, Prime Minister Chairman Senate, Provincial Chief Ministers and Chief of Army Staff
D) Prime Minister, Speaker National Assembly, all Chief Ministers and three Ministers nominated by the Prime Minister
Q24: What is the serial number of the Kalimah “Radd-e-Kufr” among the six Kalimahs?
A) Six
B) Four
C) Three
D) Five
Q25: Which of the following dam is considered the largest concrete dam of the world?
A) Three Gorges Dam
B) Tarbela Dam, Pakistan
C) Bhakra Dam, India
D) None of these
Q26: In MS Excel 2016, one has to go to ……. option for setting or clearing print area.
A) Insert
B) Page Layout
C) Data
D) Review
Q27: Which of the following is a salt water lake?
A) Hanna Lake
B) Hamun-i-Mushkhel Lake
C) Hamun-i-Lora Lake
D) All of these
Q28: Complete the sentence: He ……. a factory in this town.
A) Have
B) Has
C) Is having
D) Was having
Q29: Mention the famous City/Cities of Hijaz?
A) Makkah
B) Madina
C) Taaif
D) All of these
Q30: Who was said to be the first one to recite the Holy Quran openly in Haram-e-Makkah?
A) Hazrat Umar (RA)
B) Hazrat Zaid bin Sabit (RA)
C) Hazrat Abdullah bin Masood (RA)
D) Hazrat Usman (RA)
Q31: Emmanuel Macron was elected as the youngest ever President of France in 2017 at the age of:
A) 29 years
B) 34 years
C) 37 years
D) 39 years
Q32: The President under the 1973 Constitution is elected:
A) By direct election
B) By National Assembly
C) By Joint Session of the National Assembly and Senate
D) By two Houses of the Parliament and the four provincial Assembles
Q33: The Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) was poisoned by a Jewish hostess at the time of the:
A) Conquest of Makkah
B) Conquest of Khyber
C) Ghazwa-e-Uhud
D) None of these
Q34: ‘Baseball’ is the national game of:
A) Canada
B) France
C) USA
D) England
Q35: Who was Sisakar?
A) Wazir of Hajjaj Bin Yousaf
B) Wazir of Muhammad Bin Qasim
C) Wazir of Raja Dahir
D) None of these
Q36: Formatting a cell in Currency, you can specify:
A) Decimal Places
B) Currency Symbol
C) Both A & B
D) None of these
Q37: Choose the correct preposition in the following sentence: “Many people are imbued ……. national pride. “
A) Through
B) With
C) Over
D) On
Q38: Who coined the name “Pakistan” for our country?
A) Liaquat Ali Khan
B) Choudhry Rehmat Ali
C) FazI ul Haq
D) Allama lqbal
Q39: HTML is the basic language used to create:
A) Databases
B) Spreadsheets
C) Web pages
D) Desktop publishing
Q40: Find the square of 35:
A) 175
B) 1125
C) 1225
D) 1215
A) Cape of Good Hope
B) Aden
C) Singapore
D) No where
A) Janoon
B) Vital Signs
C) Strings
D) Jul
A) Prime Minister, all Provincial Chief Ministers and 3 members nominated by the Prime Minister
B) President, all Provincial Governors and Chief Ministers, Prime Minister and Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination
C) President, Prime Minister Chairman Senate, Provincial Chief Ministers and Chief of Army Staff
D) Prime Minister, Speaker National Assembly, all Chief Ministers and three Ministers nominated by the Prime Minister
A) Six
B) Four
C) Three
D) Five
A) Three Gorges Dam
B) Tarbela Dam, Pakistan
C) Bhakra Dam, India
D) None of these
A) Insert
B) Page Layout
C) Data
D) Review
A) Hanna Lake
B) Hamun-i-Mushkhel Lake
C) Hamun-i-Lora Lake
D) All of these
A) Have
B) Has
C) Is having
D) Was having
A) Makkah
B) Madina
C) Taaif
D) All of these
A) Hazrat Umar (RA)
B) Hazrat Zaid bin Sabit (RA)
C) Hazrat Abdullah bin Masood (RA)
D) Hazrat Usman (RA)
A) 29 years
B) 34 years
C) 37 years
D) 39 years
A) By direct election
B) By National Assembly
C) By Joint Session of the National Assembly and Senate
D) By two Houses of the Parliament and the four provincial Assembles
A) Conquest of Makkah
B) Conquest of Khyber
C) Ghazwa-e-Uhud
D) None of these
A) Canada
B) France
C) USA
D) England
A) Wazir of Hajjaj Bin Yousaf
B) Wazir of Muhammad Bin Qasim
C) Wazir of Raja Dahir
D) None of these
A) Decimal Places
B) Currency Symbol
C) Both A & B
D) None of these
A) Through
B) With
C) Over
D) On
A) Liaquat Ali Khan
B) Choudhry Rehmat Ali
C) FazI ul Haq
D) Allama lqbal
A) Databases
B) Spreadsheets
C) Web pages
D) Desktop publishing
A) 175
B) 1125
C) 1225
D) 1215
Q41: Did you hear …… the accident last night?
A) Of
B) On
C) In
D) About
Q42: The seaport “Rotterdam” is in:
A) Belgium
B) Netherlands
C) Australia
D) None of these
Q43: Name the Minister of Education of Punjab:
A) Dr. Murad Raas
B) Khawaja Salman Rafiq
C) Raja Ashfaq Sarwar
D) None of these
Q44: …… is the largest dam of Pakistan?
A) Tarbela
B) Mangla
C) Warsak
D) Gomal zam
Q45: “He would have been prophet, if I were not the last one,” the Holy Prophet (PBUH) said this about:
A) Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA)
B) Hazrat Umar (RA)
C) Hazrat Usman (RA)
D) Hazrat Ali (RA)
Q46: Which is the smallest Sea of the world?
A) Black Sea
B) Red Sea
C) Baltic Sea
D) South China Sea
Q47: The gibberellins:
A) Are responsible for phototropism and gravitropism
B) Are gases at room temperature
C) Are produced only by fungi
D) Cause bolting in some biennial plants
Q48: Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: “To plough the sand” (ایسا کام کرنا جس کا کوئی فائدہ نہ ہو)?
A) To make the desert bloom
B) To work in vain
C) To do a difficult work
D) To make the desert fertile
Q49: The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. What is the age of the youngest child?
A) 4 years
B) 8 years
C) 10 years
D) 12 years
Q50: The concept of Carbon Credits originated from which of the following?
A) Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro
B) Kyoto Protocol
C) Montreal Protocol
D) Conference of Parties (COP) 19
Q51: The gas, commonly known as “laughing gas” is:
A) Nitrous Dioxide
B) Sulfur Dioxide
C) Nitrous Oxide
D) Sodium Oxide
Q52: The largest ocean of the world is:
A) Atlantic ocean Indian
B) Pacific ocean
C) Indian ocean
D) Arctic ocean
Q53: A man walks 3 km to his East then turns left n walks 3 km towards North then turns left n walks 3 km
towards West. indicate the direction in which he is in relation to his starting point?
A) East
B) West
C) North
D) None of these
Q54: The famous novel “Frankenstein” was written by:
A) Edgar Man Poe
B) H.G Wells
C) Ian Flemming
D) Mary Shelley
Q55: Where is Machu Picchu located?
A) Brazil
B) Argentina
C) Peru
D) Chile
Q56: Choose the correct sentence that best represents the reported speech: You said to your father.” Please grant him leave for some time.”
A) You told your father to let him leave for a short while.
B) You advised your father to grant him leave for some time.
C) You requested your father to grant him leave for some time.
D) You said to your father to grant you leave for some time.
Q57: Change the narration: The general said to the soldiers, “March forward and attack the foe”.
A) The general ordered the soldiers to march forward and to attack the foe.
B) The general suggested to the soldiers to march forward and to attack the foe.
C) The general commanded the soldiers to march forward and attack the foe.
D) The general commanded the soldiers to march forward to attack the foe.
Q58: Complete the series: 14, 28, 20, 40, 32, 64, ……?
A) 52
B) 56
C) 96
D) 128
Q59: First Census in Pakistan was held in:
A) 1948
B) 1947
C) 1950
D) 1951
Q60: Who is the current Chief Minister of Balochistan?
A) Jam Kamal Khan
B) Sanaullah Khan Zehri
C) Alauddin Marri
D) None of these
A) Of
B) On
C) In
D) About
A) Belgium
B) Netherlands
C) Australia
D) None of these
A) Dr. Murad Raas
B) Khawaja Salman Rafiq
C) Raja Ashfaq Sarwar
D) None of these
A) Tarbela
B) Mangla
C) Warsak
D) Gomal zam
A) Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA)
B) Hazrat Umar (RA)
C) Hazrat Usman (RA)
D) Hazrat Ali (RA)
A) Black Sea
B) Red Sea
C) Baltic Sea
D) South China Sea
A) Are responsible for phototropism and gravitropism
B) Are gases at room temperature
C) Are produced only by fungi
D) Cause bolting in some biennial plants
A) To make the desert bloom
B) To work in vain
C) To do a difficult work
D) To make the desert fertile
A) 4 years
B) 8 years
C) 10 years
D) 12 years
A) Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro
B) Kyoto Protocol
C) Montreal Protocol
D) Conference of Parties (COP) 19
A) Nitrous Dioxide
B) Sulfur Dioxide
C) Nitrous Oxide
D) Sodium Oxide
A) Atlantic ocean Indian
B) Pacific ocean
C) Indian ocean
D) Arctic ocean
towards West. indicate the direction in which he is in relation to his starting point?
A) East
B) West
C) North
D) None of these
A) Edgar Man Poe
B) H.G Wells
C) Ian Flemming
D) Mary Shelley
A) Brazil
B) Argentina
C) Peru
D) Chile
A) You told your father to let him leave for a short while.
B) You advised your father to grant him leave for some time.
C) You requested your father to grant him leave for some time.
D) You said to your father to grant you leave for some time.
A) The general ordered the soldiers to march forward and to attack the foe.
B) The general suggested to the soldiers to march forward and to attack the foe.
C) The general commanded the soldiers to march forward and attack the foe.
D) The general commanded the soldiers to march forward to attack the foe.
A) 52
B) 56
C) 96
D) 128
A) 1948
B) 1947
C) 1950
D) 1951
A) Jam Kamal Khan
B) Sanaullah Khan Zehri
C) Alauddin Marri
D) None of these
Q61: March 22 is observed internationally as:
A) World Day for Water
B) No Smoking Day
C) Women’s Day
D) None of these
Q62: 32 The capital city of Malaysia is:
A) Gorge Town
B) Kuala Lumpur
C) Ipoh
D) Malacca City
Q63: Who is the author of “Now or Never, Are We to Live or Perish Forever”?
A) Choudhry Rehmat Ali
B) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
C) Allama lqbal
D) Haji Shariatullah
Q64: The name of the province “North West Frontier Province” was changed to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, under which amendment of the Constitution?
A) 15th
B) 18th
C) 19th
D) 21st
Q65: Writer of national anthem, Hafeez Jalandhari died in:
A) 1982
B) 1980
C) 1976
D) 1978
Q66: India came under British Crown with:
A) Start of 1857 War
B) With the end of 1857
C) Introduction of government of India Act
D) With the announcement of the British Queen
Q67: To open a template in Word, first go to File and:
A) Click New
B) Click Display
C) Click Open
D) Click Search
Q68: Fill in the blanks so as to make the sentence complete and meaningful. His idleness accounts …… his poverty.
A) For
B) Into
C) In
D) At
Q69: What is the number of judges of International Court of Justice?
A) 10
B) 12
C) 15
D) 20
Q70: Congress accepted the Partition Plan immediately but Muslim League could not accept it immediately. At that time, Jinnah opined that:
A) We shall boycott it
B) Plan would be submitted to Muslim League council for discussion
C) We would present our priorities
D) The Plan is not practicable
Q71: In 1911, Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar started publishing newspaper ‘Comrade’ from:
A) Delhi
B) Bombay
C) Calcutta
D) Lahore
Q72: Which country has announced to give Rs. 2.3 billion to Pakistan for weather installation in Multan?
A) China
B) Japan
C) Korea
D) France
Q73: To move between the worksheets in a workbook in MS Excel, we can use which of the following shortcut?
A) Alt + =
B) Ctrl + F9
C) Ctrl + Tab
D) Ctrl + Page up
Q74: In order to play and hear sound on a computer, one needs:
A) Sound card and speakers
B) A microphone
C) Both A and B
D) None of these
Q75: Leo Tolstoy was a:
A) Famous Russian General
B) Communist Leader
C) Great Novelist
D) Inventor
Q76: Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition: It took me ages to find a space …… park my car.
A) To
B) For
C) About
D) Of
Q77: A hockey team won 6 games and lost 8. What is the ratio of wins to number of games?
A) 6:8
B) 8:6
C) 3:7
D) 8:14
Q78: BIOS is used for?
A) Updating system information on network
B) Loading operating system
C) It helps in routing
D) It takes inputs from keywords and other devices
Q79: Electric current is measured in:
A) Volts
B) Watts
C) Kilojoules
D) Amperes
Q80: When was the State of Swat formally included in Pakistan?
A) 1968
B) 1969
C) 1970
D) 1971
A) World Day for Water
B) No Smoking Day
C) Women’s Day
D) None of these
A) Gorge Town
B) Kuala Lumpur
C) Ipoh
D) Malacca City
A) Choudhry Rehmat Ali
B) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
C) Allama lqbal
D) Haji Shariatullah
A) 15th
B) 18th
C) 19th
D) 21st
A) 1982
B) 1980
C) 1976
D) 1978
A) Start of 1857 War
B) With the end of 1857
C) Introduction of government of India Act
D) With the announcement of the British Queen
A) Click New
B) Click Display
C) Click Open
D) Click Search
A) For
B) Into
C) In
D) At
A) 10
B) 12
C) 15
D) 20
A) We shall boycott it
B) Plan would be submitted to Muslim League council for discussion
C) We would present our priorities
D) The Plan is not practicable
A) Delhi
B) Bombay
C) Calcutta
D) Lahore
A) China
B) Japan
C) Korea
D) France
A) Alt + =
B) Ctrl + F9
C) Ctrl + Tab
D) Ctrl + Page up
A) Sound card and speakers
B) A microphone
C) Both A and B
D) None of these
A) Famous Russian General
B) Communist Leader
C) Great Novelist
D) Inventor
A) To
B) For
C) About
D) Of
A) 6:8
B) 8:6
C) 3:7
D) 8:14
A) Updating system information on network
B) Loading operating system
C) It helps in routing
D) It takes inputs from keywords and other devices
A) Volts
B) Watts
C) Kilojoules
D) Amperes
A) 1968
B) 1969
C) 1970
D) 1971
Q81: A network that covers large area, city, country and beyond is called:
A) LAN
B) WAN
C) Router
D) Bridge
Q82: How many time do the hands of a clock coincide in a day?
A) 18
B) 22
C) 25
D) None of these
Q83: When was the report of Simon Commission published?
A) May, 1930
B) May, 1929
C) June, 1929
D) None of these
Q84: Who was the first Governor of West Pakistan?
A) Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar
B) Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani
C) Ghulam Mustafa Khan
D) Mir Muhammad Khan
Q85: The last general elections in Pakistan were held in:
A) July 2018
B) August 2018
C) September 2018
D) October 2018
Q86: Which of the following shortcuts will create a new folder in Windows folder?
A) Ctrl + C
B) Ctrl + Shift + N
C) Ctrl + 0
D) Ctrl + Alt
Q87: To change line height to 1.5 which is the following correct command?
A) Ctrl + 1
B) Ctrl + 2
C) Ctrl + 4
D) Ctrl + 5
Q88: Zohaib and Ali depart from point X. Zohaib goes North and covers 3 km then turns right and covers 4 km. Ali goes West and covers 5 km, then turns right and covers 3 km. How far is Zohaib from Ali?
A) 8 km
B) 7 km
C) 6 km
D) 9 km
Q89: The standard weight of Javelin throw for men is …….?
A) 400 g
C) 800 g
B) 600 g
D) None of these
Q90: Pakistan successfully tested its Nuclear devices in:
A) May 1998
B) June 1998
C) July 1998
D) August 1998
A) LAN
B) WAN
C) Router
D) Bridge
A) 18
B) 22
C) 25
D) None of these
A) May, 1930
B) May, 1929
C) June, 1929
D) None of these
A) Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar
B) Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani
C) Ghulam Mustafa Khan
D) Mir Muhammad Khan
A) July 2018
B) August 2018
C) September 2018
D) October 2018
A) Ctrl + C
B) Ctrl + Shift + N
C) Ctrl + 0
D) Ctrl + Alt
A) Ctrl + 1
B) Ctrl + 2
C) Ctrl + 4
D) Ctrl + 5
A) 8 km
B) 7 km
C) 6 km
D) 9 km
A) 400 g
C) 800 g
B) 600 g
D) None of these
A) May 1998
B) June 1998
C) July 1998
D) August 1998
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