PPSC PAST PAPER 67

1. Before giving up singing, Junaid Jamshed was part of which music group?

  • Subject:  GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
  1. Strings
  2. Vital Signs
  3. Janoon
  4. Fuzon
Correct Answer: Vital Signs

2. Which of the following agencies related to UNO was in existence before the World War II?

  • Subject:  INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
  1. WHO
  2. FAO
  3. ILO
  4. IMF
Correct Answer: ILO

3. From which country Pakistan purchased Gawadar?

  • Subject:  PAK AFFAIRS
  1. Kuwait
  2. Iran
  3. Oman
  4. Qatar
Correct Answer: Oman

4. Importance of "Division of Work" was the first time highlighted in Das Capital, This book was written by:

  • Subject:  ENGLISH
  1. Machiavelli
  2. Thomas Hardy
  3. Adam Smith
  4. Karl Marx

5. Importance of "Division of Work" was the first time highlighted in Das Capital, This book was written by:

  • Subject:  ENGLISH
  1. Machiavelli
  2. Thomas Hardy
  3. Adam Smith
  4. Karl Marx
Correct Answer: Karl Marx

6. What is the old name of Zhob?

  • Subject:  CAPITAL & FAMOUS CITIES
  1. Canton
  2. Fort Sandman
  3. Amir Kot
  4. Suri Nagar
Correct Answer: For Sandman

7. First President of Indian National Congress was:

  • Subject:  PAK STUDIES
  1. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  2. Dadabhai Naorojee
  3. Womesh Chandra Bannerjee
  4. Dinshaw Edulji Wacha
Correct Answer: Womesh Chandra Bannerjee

8. What is called the reduction in the rate of currency?

  • Subject:  GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
  1. Devolution
  2. Devaluation
  3. Prince Cap
  4. Cut-rate
Correct Answer: Devaluation

9. Babar Azam is a famous in the field of:

  • Subject:  SPORT
  1. Films
  2. Singing
  3. Cricket
  4. Journalism
Correct Answer: Cricket

10. What is the meaning of "Ex-post facto"?

  • Subject:  ENGLISH
  1. A comfortable thing as fact
  2. With retrospective action or force
  3. A suitable environment to work
  4. An unwelcome guest
Correct Answer: With retrospective action or force

11. Bob Dylan got the Nobel Prize in the field of:

  • Subject:  INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
  1. Medicine
  2. Literature
  3. Physics
  4. None of these
Correct Answer: Literature

12. Amir Khusro was the famous poet in the court of:

  • Subject:  PAK STUDIES
  1. Zaheer-ud-Din Babar
  2. Jalal-ud-Din Akbar
  3. Ibraheem Lodhi
  4. Alauddin Khalji
Correct Answer: Alauddin Khilji

13. Commonwealth games 2018 was hosted by:

  • Subject:  SPORT
  1. China
  2. Canada
  3. France
  4. Australia
Correct Answer: Australia

14. Which kind of Tax is Federal subject?

  • Subject:  GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
  1. Excise Tax
  2. Property Tax
  3. Zakat & Ushar
  4. General Sales Tax
Correct Answer: General Sales Tax

15. "Just good enough" means:

  • Subject:  ENGLISH
  1. Not sufficient time
  2. An estimated criteria
  3. Good for Circumstances
  4. None of these
Correct Answer: Good for Circumstances

16. "Red Lake" is situated in:

  • Subject:  GEOGRAPHY
  1. Canada
  2. Russia
  3. America
  4. France
Correct Answer: America

17. Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah enrolled in which school?

  • Subject:  PAK STUDIES
  1. Sindh Jamia High School
  2. Darul-Aloom High School
  3. Sindh Madrasa-tul-Islam
  4. Mission Public School Karachi
Correct Answer: Sindh Madrasa-tul-Islam

18. Isotopes are atoms of the same element with different number of:

  • Subject:  SCIENCE
  1. Electrons
  2. Protons
  3. Neutrons
  4. Positrons
Correct Answer: Neutrons

19. When did Pakistan join International Labour Organization (ILO)?

  • Subject:  PAK AFFAIRS
  1. 1945
  2. 1947
  3. 1949
  4. 1950
Correct Answer: 1947

20. Fill in the blank: A cat differs _____ a dog.

  • Subject:  ENGLISH
  1. with
  2. from
  3. for
  4. over
Correct Answer: from

21. Physiotherapy is a curative method of:

  • Subject:  BIOLOGY
  1. Heart Disease
  2. Immobility of Joints
  3. Cirrhosis of the liver
  4. Drug addiction
Correct Answer: Immobility of Joints

22. "Mount Kinabalu" is located in:

  • Subject:  GEOGRAPHY
  1. Indonesia
  2. Malaysia
  3. Kenya
  4. Botswana
Correct Answer: Malaysia

23. What number cones in the series: 5, 4, 9, 13, 22, 35, ____?

  • Subject:  MATHEMATIC
  1. 53
  2. 57
  3. 60
  4. 63
Correct Answer: 57

24. A new Presentation can be created from:

  • Subject:  COMPUTER SCIENCE
  1. Blank Presentation
  2. From existing Presentation
  3. From design template
  4. All of these
Correct Answer: All of these

25. USA purchased "Louisiana" from which country?

  • Subject:  INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
  1. Russia
  2. France
  3. Argentina
  4. None of these
Correct Answer: France

26. "The Lighthouse of Alexandria" is situated in which country?

  • Subject:  GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
  1. Turkey
  2. Egypt
  3. Syria
  4. Jordan
Correct Answer: Egypt

27. Pakistan situated in:

  • Subject:  PAK STUDIES
  1. Asia Minor
  2. Far East Asia
  3. South Asia
  4. South East Asia
Correct Answer: South Asia

28. "Accolade" means:

  • Subject:  ENGLISH
  1. To give up completely Keenness of mind or insight
  2. An Award or Salute or
  3. Sharpe or Harsh in Language
Correct Answer: An Award or Salute or

29. A firm buys goods on credit, which document does the firm use to record this?

  • Subject:  GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
  1. Credit Note
  2. Purchase Invoice
  3. Sale Invoice List
  4. Supplier's Statement
Correct Answer: Purchase Invoice

30. Where is "Bridge of No Return" is located?

  • Subject:  CAPITAL & FAMOUS CITIES
  1. China
  2. Japan
  3. Korea
  4. France
Correct Answer: Korea

31. The Lessons of History is a famous book by:

  • Subject:  GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
  1. Will Durant
  2. Russell
  3. Thomas Power
  4. James Frazer
Correct Answer: Will Durant

32. The Prime function of Accounting is to:

  • Subject:  GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
  1. Record Economic Data
  2. Provide the informational basis for action
  3. Attain non-economic goals and objectives
  4. Classify & Record business transaction
Correct Answer: Classify & Record business transaction

33. Contraband means:

  • Subject:  ENGLISH
  1. Economic Sanctions
  2. Banned Goods
  3. Family Planning Materials
  4. Temporary stoppage of trade
Correct Answer: Banned goods

34. Slump is:

  • Subject:  GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
  1. An Economic term
  2. Social Depression
  3. Political Vendetta
  4. Transfer of Criminal
Correct Answer: An Economic term

35. Which of the following is a type of culture?

  • Subject:  GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
  1. Material Culture
  2. Non-material Culture
  3. Both A & B
  4. None of these
Correct Answer: Both A & B

36. Who is the current President/CEO of Google?

  • Subject:  COMPUTER SCIENCE
  1. Larry Page
  2. Satya Nadella
  3. Sudar Pichal
  4. Sergey Brin
Correct Answer: Sundar Pichal

37. In the process of galvanization an iron sheet is coated with:

  • Subject:  SCIENCE
  1. Tin
  2. Zinc
  3. Aluminum
  4. Galena
Correct Answer: Zinc

38. Which of the following gases is used in extinguish fire?

  • Subject:  SCIENCE
  1. Oxygen
  2. Hydrogen
  3. Water Vapour
  4. Carbon dioxide
Correct Answer: Carbon dioxide

39. Which of the following is a non-metallic mineral?

  • Subject:  SCIENCE
  1. Bauxite
  2. Gypsum
  3. Magnesium
  4. Manganese
Correct Answer: Gypsum

40. World Wide Web (WWW) was invented by:

  • Subject:  COMPUTER SCIENCE
  1. Robert Cailliau
  2. Adam Osborne
  3. Time Berners-Lee
  4. Robert E. Kahn
Correct Answer: Tim Berners-Lee

41. Which shortcut key is used to insert an end note in MS-Word 2016?

  • Subject:  COMPUTER SCIENCE
  1. Ctrl+D
  2. Alt+Shift+D
  3. Atl+Ctrl+D
  4. Shift+Ctrl+D
Correct Answer: Atl+Ctrl+D

42. The Karakorum Highway (N-35) starts from:

  • Subject:  GEOGRAPHY
  1. Haripur
  2. Wah
  3. Hassan Abdal
  4. Taxila
Correct Answer: Hassan Abdal

43. Hyperlinks are:

  • Subject:  COMPUTER SCIENCE
  1. Pictures
  2. Drawing Objects
  3. Text
  4. All of these
Correct Answer: All of these

44. ''Cultural Relativism'' was coined by:

  • Subject:  GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
  1. James Wray Miller
  2. P.E. Griffiths
  3. Joseph le Doux
  4. Russell and Fernedenz-Dols
Correct Answer: James Wray Miller

45. Hazrat Ali (RA) martyred in:

  • Subject:  ISLAMIAT
  1. 17 Rajab 40 Hijri
  2. 21 Shaban 40 Hijri
  3. 17 Ramzan 40 Hijri
  4. 21 Ramzan 40 Hijri
Correct Answer: 21 Ramzan 40 Hijri

46. The most important ore of Aluminum is:

  • Subject:  SCIENCE
  1. Bauxite
  2. Magnetite
  3. Hematite
  4. Monazite
Correct Answer: Bauxite

47. Who introduced the conflict perspective in sociology?

  • Subject:  GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
  1. Friedrich Engels
  2. Ludwig Gumplowicz
  3. Herbert Spencer
  4. Karl Marx
Correct Answer: Karl Marx

48. Synonym of "Delete" is:

  • Subject:  ENGLISH
  1. Strange
  2. Efficient
  3. Remove
  4. Nasty
Correct Answer: Remove

49. In 1948 UNCIP was established to investigate and mediate the Indo-Pakistan dispute o the future of Kashmir. UNCIP stands for United National _________ for India and Pakistan

  • Subject:  INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
  1. Ceasefire
  2. Committee
  3. Commission
  4. Co-operation
Correct Answer: Commission

50. Choose the correct words from the options to complete the sentence correctly: Khalid is ____ taller than Naveed.

  • Subject:  ENGLISH
  1. Not as tall but as
  2. As tall - if not
  3. As if not
  4. As tall as - if not
Correct Answer: As tall as, if no

51. The gas used in manufacturing of Banapati ghee is:

  • Subject:  SCIENCE
  1. Helium
  2. Oxygen
  3. Nitrogen
  4. Hydrogen
Correct Answer: Hydrogen

52. Choose the correct Antonym of "Liberty"?

  • Subject:  ENGLISH
  1. Freedom
  2. Delivered
  3. Slavery
  4. Scrupulous
Correct Answer: Slavery

53. Abraham Lincoln was belonged to:

  • Subject:  GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
  1. Cuba
  2. America
  3. Russia
  4. None of these
Correct Answer: America

54. Real name of Hazrat Abu Bakar (RA) was:

  • Subject:  ISLAMIAT
  1. Ahmad
  2. Abdullah
  3. Haris
  4. None of these
Correct Answer: Abdullah

55. Statistical calculations and preparation of tables and graphs can be done using?

  • Subject:  COMPUTER SCIENCE
  1. Excel
  2. Power Point
  3. Notepad
  4. Adob Photoshop
Correct Answer: Excel

56. "Madness and Civilization" was written by:

  • Subject:  ENGLISH
  1. David D. Burns
  2. Michel Foucault
  3. Jonathan Kellerman
  4. Thomas Hale Jr.
Correct Answer: Michel Foucault

57. "Jinnah of Pakistan" was written by:

  • Subject:  PAK STUDIES
  1. Jaswant Singh
  2. Stanley Wolpert
  3. Bal Ram Nanda
  4. I.H Qureshi
Correct Answer: Stanley Wolpert

58. Gawadar became part of Pakistan in the year?

  • Subject:  PAK STUDIES
  1. 1960
  2. 1958
  3. 1969
  4. 1972
Correct Answer: 1958

59. A culture within a culture is called as:

  • Subject:  GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
  1. Mini-Culture
  2. Norms
  3. Society
  4. Sub-Culture
Correct Answer: Sub-Culture

60. Which of the following is not a objective of Millennium Development Goals?

  • Subject:  GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
  1. Eradicate Poverty
  2. Environment Stability
  3. Reduce HIV
  4. None of these
Correct Answer: Reduce HIV

61. A circle touch the triangle from inside is called:

  • Subject:  GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
  1. Ex-circle or escribed Circle
  2. Incorcle or inscribed Circle
  3. Tangent Line of a Circle
  4. Trigonometric Rules
Correct Answer: Incorcle or inscribed circle

62. Population Density is a measurement of:

  • Subject:  SCIENCE
  1. Population per town
  2. Population per unit Square
  3. Population per district
  4. Population per unit area
Correct Answer: Population per unit area

63. Bronze era started from which country?

  • Subject:  GEOGRAPHY
  1. Syria
  2. Egypt
  3. Turkey
  4. Yemen
Correct Answer: Egypt

64. Complete the series: 1, 2, 9, 27, 64, 125, ______

  • Subject:  MATHEMATIC
  1. 144
  2. 225
  3. 256
  4. None of these
Correct Answer: 256

65. All Pakistan Women Association (APWA) established for:

  • Subject:  PAK AFFAIRS
  1. Social Development of Women
  2. Political Development of Women
  3. Moral Development of Women
  4. All of these
Correct Answer: All of these

66. The number of deaths occurring in any year for every 1000 of the population is referred to:

  • Subject:  GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
  1. Death Ratio
  2. Death Rate
  3. Casualty Rate
  4. none of these
Correct Answer: Death Rate

67. The United Nations Convention on the Right of the Child (UNCRC) included in UN in:

  • Subject:  INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
  1. 1989
  2. 1992
  3. 1993
  4. 1995
Correct Answer: 1989

68. MDGs stand for:

  • Subject:  ENGLISH
  1. Million Development Goals
  2. Millennium Development Goals
  3. Maximum Development Goals
  4. Minimum Development Goals
Correct Answer: Millennium Development Goals

69. UNODC (United Nation Offices of Drugs and Crime) established in:

  • Subject:  INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
  1. 1991
  2. 1993
  3. 1997
  4. 1999
Correct Answer: 1997

70. European Union suspended Military Alliance to Turkey in 2019 due to attack on:

  • Subject:  INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
  1. Iraq
  2. Iran
  3. Yemen
  4. Syria
Correct Answer: Syria

71. Complete the series: 3, 5, 10, 12, 24, 26 ______,

  • Subject:  MATHEMATIC
  1. 52
  2. 30
  3. 28
  4. 48
Correct Answer: 52

72. Cabinet Mission was sent to India in:

  • Subject:  INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
  1. March 1946
  2. April 1946
  3. May 1946
  4. August 1946
Correct Answer: March 1946

73. World's Population day is observed every year on:

  • Subject:  GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
  1. 11 June
  2. 11 July
  3. 27 July
  4. 29 July
Correct Answer: 11 July

74. United Nations agency with the mandate to protect refugees?

  • Subject:  GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
  1. UNICEF
  2. UNFPA
  3. UNESCO
  4. UNHCR
Correct Answer: UNHCR

75. Nobel Prize winner Anwar Sadar belonged to:

  • Subject:  GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
  1. Turkey
  2. Syria
  3. Egypt
  4. Palatine
Correct Answer: Egypt

76. "Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence" was written by:

  • Subject:  PAK STUDIES
  1. Hector Bolitho
  2. Jaswant Singh
  3. Stanley Wolpert
  4. Dr. Ayesha Jalal
Correct Answer: Jaswatn Singh

77. The study of age, aged and aging is called as:

  • Subject:  GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
  1. Histology
  2. Cosmology
  3. Gerontology
  4. none of these
Correct Answer: Gerontology

78. Idiom "Burn the midnight oil" means:

  • Subject:  ENGLISH
  1. Counting yours days earning in the night
  2. Heat up a place to make it comfortable
  3. Stay awake or study late into the night
  4. Finish all the resources available
Correct Answer: Stay awake or study late into the night

79. Who is investigating the Russian involvement in the USA's election 2016?

  • Subject:  INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
  1. Alexander Bastrykin
  2. Nyrkov Yuri Mikhailovich
  3. Robert Mueller
  4. None of these
Correct Answer: Robert Mueller

80. Who broke Shahid Afridi's record of most sixes in international circket?

  • Subject:  SPORT
  1. Harshal Gibs
  2. Yuraj Singh
  3. Chris Gayle
  4. none of these
Correct Answer: Chris Gayle

81. Human eye is sensitive to which colour (light)?

  • Subject:  BIOLOGY
  1. Red
  2. Green
  3. Blue
  4. none of these
Correct Answer: Green

82. Monsoons are names of:

  • Subject:  GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
  1. Rain
  2. Winds
  3. Climate
  4. Weather
Correct Answer: Winds

83. MS-Excel is a:

  • Subject:  COMPUTER SCIENCE
  1. Workbook
  2. Design format
  3. Spreadsheet
  4. none of these
Correct Answer: Spreadsheet

84. How many surah of Quran are the name o animals?

  • Subject:  ISLAMIAT
  1. Two
  2. Four
  3. Six
  4. none of these
Correct Answer: Six

85. Fill in the blank with suitable preposition: "There's an eraser _____ the end of my pencil."

  • Subject:  ENGLISH
  1. in
  2. on
  3. at
  4. to
Correct Answer: at

86. Battery was invented by:

  • Subject:  SCIENCE
  1. Volta
  2. Excide
  3. Fermi
  4. Maiman
Correct Answer: Volta

87. Wind energy is an example of:

  • Subject:  SCIENCE
  1. Potential Energy
  2. Transverse Energy
  3. Kinetic Energy
  4. Mechanical Energy
Correct Answer: Kinetic Energy

88. The Reko Diq mine is located near Reko Dig town in Chagai District Province of ______?

  • Subject:  GEOGRAPHY
  1. Punjab
  2. Sindh
  3. Baluchistan
  4. none of these
Correct Answer: Baluchistan

89. Which gas is predominantly responsible for global warming:

  • Subject:  GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
  1. Nitrogen peroxide
  2. carbon dioxide
  3. Nitrous monoxide
  4. Carbon monoxide
Correct Answer: Carbon dioxide

90. The great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system, located in?

  • Subject:  GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
  1. Germany
  2. France
  3. Australia
  4. South Africa
Correct Answer: Australia

91. "Anorexia Nervosa" is a disease of:

  • Subject:  BIOLOGY
  1. Sleeping sickness
  2. Nervous disorder
  3. Eating disorder
  4. Loss of memory
Correct Answer: Eating disorder

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