PPSC Past Paper 7

1. Shikwa and Jawab-e-Shikwa are poems of Allama Iqbal in his book:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Bang-e-Dara
  2. Bal-e-Jabrael
  3. Payam-e-Mushraq
  4. Zerb-e-Kaleem
Correct Answer: Bang-e-Dara

2. Who coined the name of All India Muslim League?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Sir Zaffar Ullah Khan
  2. Sardar Abdul Rab Nishtar
  3. Sir Muhammad Shafi
  4. Nawab Saleem Ullah Khan
Correct Answer: Nawab Saleem Ullah Khan

3. Palestinian Party who won 2006 election:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. PLO
  2. Al Fateh
  3. Hamas
  4. Hazb-Ullah
Correct Answer: Hamas

4. Who was first elected President of Pakistan?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Zafar Ullah Khan
  2. Muhammad Ali Bogra
  3. F.M. Ayub Khan
  4. Abdul Rab Nishtar
Correct Answer: F.M. Ayub Khan

5. The Higher Education Commission (HEC) was establish in September 2002,who is its Chairman?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Ata-Ur-Rehman
  2. Ghulam Abbas
  3. Asharaf Qazi
  4. Jalal Ahmad
Correct Answer: Ata-Ur-Rehman

6. Memoirsis an autobiography:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Jane Austen
  2. Clinton
  3. Richard Nixon
  4. George W. Bush
Correct Answer: Richard Nixon

7. Macbeth is a drama written by:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Shakespeare
  2. Jane Austen
  3. Charles Dickens
  4. John Milton
Correct Answer: Shakespeare

8. There is not restriction in Islam" is a verse of:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Sura Baqra
  2. Sura Alaq
  3. Sura Kasur
  4. None of these
Correct Answer: Sura Baqra

9. Battle of Pllasy was fought between Siraj-Ud-Doala and:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Lord Clive
  2. Lord Canning
  3. Warren Hasten
  4. Shah Alam
Correct Answer: Lord Clive

10. Foundation of Muslim League was it:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Aligarh
  2. Lahore
  3. Dhaka
  4. None of these
Correct Answer: Dhaka

11. Durand Line Treaty was signed by a British man Durand and KIng of Afghanistan--------- in 1893?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Amir Aman Ullah
  2. Abdul Rehman
  3. Noor Ahmed
  4. Ahmad Shah Abdali
Correct Answer: Abdul Rehman

12. Lion's share of UNO's budget is being spent on:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Diseases
  2. Natural Disasters
  3. Peace
  4. Poverty
Correct Answer: Peace

13. American's plan of "Greater Middle East Initiative Plan" for purpose of:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Democracy
  2. Help of Israel
  3. Kingship
  4. None of these
Correct Answer: Democracy

14. Tsunami hit 12 countries on 26th December 2004.Where was it epicentre?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Java
  2. Bali
  3. Sumatra
  4. Borneo
Correct Answer: Sumatra

15. Which Muslim Country has lowest per capital income?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Somalia
  2. Kenya
  3. Uganda
  4. Afghanistan
Correct Answer: Somalia

16. First Country who issued currency notes in the world?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. China
  2. Russia
  3. France
  4. Canada
Correct Answer: China

17. Spratly Island are dispute between China and:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Vietnam
  2. Malaysia
  3. Philippine
  4. All of These
Correct Answer: All of these

18. "The Ideal of Pakistan "book was written by:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Stephen Philip Cohen
  2. Harold Pinter
  3. Martin Bid
  4. None of these
Correct Answer: Stephen Philip Cohen

19. Khanki Headworks is situated on the River:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Chenab
  2. Indus
  3. Ravi
  4. Jhelum
Correct Answer: Chenab

20. Brailli education system was introduce by Brailli for:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Blinds
  2. Deaf
  3. Dumb
  4. All of above
Correct Answer: Blinds

21. Which country has more inventions after USA in last two decades?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Germany
  2. Italy
  3. India
  4. USA
Correct Answer: Germany

22. Ghulam Muhammad Barrage is also called:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Chasma Berrage
  2. Kotri Berrage
  3. Gudu Berrage
  4. Jinnah Berrage
Correct Answer: Kotri Berrage

23. Kremlin is a fortress where there are government offices, palaces, and churches is in:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Russia
  2. Japan
  3. Thailand
  4. China
Correct Answer: Russia

24. Which month of Hindi year is called brother of March?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Chate
  2. Basakh
  3. Magh
  4. Phaggan
Correct Answer: Chate

25. The capital of Taiwan is:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Hanoi
  2. Taipei
  3. Minsk
  4. Andorra
Correct Answer: Taipei

26. Olympic Airways belongs to which country?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Greece
  2. Turkey
  3. Germany
  4. USA
Correct Answer: Greece

27. Bosphorus Strait connect the Black Sea with:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Aegean Sea
  2. Marmara Sea
  3. Red Sea
  4. Java Sea
Correct Answer: Marmara Sea

28. Abel Tasman discovered the Country?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. New Zealand
  2. Australia
  3. USA
  4. China
Correct Answer: New Zealand

29. Which is the longest river of the Asia?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Yangtze
  2. Nile
  3. Indus
  4. Hango Ho
Correct Answer: Yangtze

30. ATM is the abbreviation of:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Automatic Teller Machine
  2. Automatic Tell Machine
  3. Automobile Tax Machine
  4. None of these
Correct Answer: Automatic Teller Machine

31. Which country is called Playground of Europe?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Switzerland
  2. Turkey
  3. France
  4. Spain
Correct Answer: Switzerland

32. Naira is the currency of:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Nigeria
  2. Niger
  3. Togo
  4. Switzerland
Correct Answer: Nigeria

33. Second largest ethnic group in Afghanistan after Pushtun:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Tajiks
  2. Uzbek
  3. Hazaras
  4. Taztars
Correct Answer: Tajiks

34. Religion Shintoism is followed in which of the following countries:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Japan
  2. China
  3. Thailand
  4. South Korea
Correct Answer: Japan

35. Who is the author of book"clash of Civilization:?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Samuel P. Huntington
  2. S.M.Bruck
  3. Bill Clinton
Correct Answer: Samuel P. Huntington,

36. Which is the oldest organization of Human Rights in the World?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Anti-Slavery International
  2. Asia Watch
  3. Freedom House
  4. Ammesty International
Correct Answer: Anti-Slavery International

37. What was the Magnitude of earthquake on Richter scale that hit Pakistan in October 2005?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. 7.6
  2. 7.5
  3. 7.7
  4. 7.4
Correct Answer: 7.6

38. Which country sent more paramedical aid to Pakistan after earthquake of 8th October,2005?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. China
  2. Cuba
  3. USA
  4. Uk
Correct Answer: Cuba

39. The largest producer of solar energy in the world is:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Germany
  2. China
  3. Canada
  4. USA
Correct Answer: Germany

40. Who came to Pakistan after earthquake as a special representative of UNO's earthquake relief?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Bush Senior
  2. Clinton
  3. Kofi Annan
  4. George W. Bush
Correct Answer: Bush Senior

41. Which country's constitution is not in a written form?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. USA(B)
  2. Denmark
  3. New Zealand
  4. UK
Correct Answer: Uk

42. What is Holocaust?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Killing of Jews during World War I
  2. Killing of Jews during World War II
  3. Killing of Germans during World War II
  4. Killing of Japanese during World War II
Correct Answer: Killing of Jews during World War II

43. Antara is the news agency of:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Indonesia
  2. China
  3. Malaysia
  4. Taiwan
Correct Answer: Indonesia

44. Word " T Sunami" Belongs to language:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Japanese
  2. Urdu
  3. English
  4. Greek
Correct Answer: Japanese

45. UNO has declared the decade 2004-20014 as the decade of:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Protection of Environment
  2. Eradication of Poverty
  3. Eradication of terrorism
  4. Education decade
Correct Answer: Protection of Environment

46. Novel"War and Peace" was written by:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Leo Tolstoy
  2. Alexander Pushkin
  3. Shelly
  4. Tito
Correct Answer: Leo Tolstoy

47. Where was Babari Mosque situated?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Ayadhya (U.P)
  2. Agra
  3. Dehli
  4. Calcutta
Correct Answer: Ayadhya (U.P)

48. Main cause of France's riots in 2005:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Change in Employment rules
  2. Death of two foreigners
  3. opposition party's strike
  4. None of these
Correct Answer: Change in Employment rules

49. Which is the second biggest natural gas field of Pakistan?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Dhulian (Punjab)
  2. Sui (Baluchistan)
  3. Khandkot (Sindh)
  4. Mari (Sindh)
Correct Answer: Mari (Sindh)

50. Who was the President of USA during First world War?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Woodrow Wilson
  2. Theodor Rose Welt
  3. Jackson John
  4. Henry Truman
Correct Answer: Woodrow Wilson

51. The Country which has largest army in the world:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. China
  2. India
  3. USA
  4. South Korea
Correct Answer: China

52. The English poet who died in his young age:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. John Keats
  2. Shelly
  3. William Black
  4. John Marshal
Correct Answer: John Keats

53. "Paradise Lost" was written by:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. John Milton
  2. Charles Dickens
  3. Blake William
  4. Bertrand Russel
Correct Answer: John Milton

54. Which disease is more common in males than females?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Heart Disease
  2. Dementia
  3. Colour Blindness
  4. Herpes
Correct Answer: Colour Blindness

55. Which is the most famous brand of the world:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Nokia
  2. Coca Cola
  3. Micro Software
  4. None of these
Correct Answer: Coca-Cola

56. Archipelago is a:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Cluster of Island
  2. Group of Sea
  3. Group of Student
  4. Group of Army
Correct Answer: Cluster of Island

57. Who discovered the law of Gravitation?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Sir Isaac Newton
  2. Louis Pasture
  3. Galileo
  4. William Henry
Correct Answer: Sir Isaac Newton

58. Florence Nightingale was a:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Nurse
  2. Soldier
  3. Religious reformer
  4. None of these
Correct Answer: Nurse

59. The President of USA who was killed "during his Office"?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. J.F.Kennedy
  2. Richard Nixon
  3. Abraham Lincoln
  4. Both A & B
Correct Answer: Abraham Lincoln

60. According to new research which is the oldest disease:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Influenza
  2. Malaria
  3. Plague
  4. Leprosy
Correct Answer: Influenza

61. Who was the first President of Pakistan Muslim League?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Sir Agha Khan III
  2. Nawab Khaliq-U-Zaman
  3. Nawab Waqar Ul Mulk
  4. Nawab Mohsin Ul Mulk
Correct Answer: Sir Agha Khan III

62. Centre of Tamil Nados of Sri Lanka is:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Jafana
  2. Canady
  3. Colombo
  4. None of these
Correct Answer: Jafana

63. Gandhra Civilization was situated between the rivers:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Chenab and Jhelum
  2. Ravi and Chenab
  3. Jhelum and Kabul
  4. Indus and Jhelum
Correct Answer: Indus and Jhelum

64. In which continent there is no glacier?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Africa
  2. Australia
  3. Asia
  4. North America
Correct Answer: Africa

65. Etymology is science (study) of:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Insects
  2. Words
  3. Medicienes
  4. Space
Correct Answer: Words

66. Which is the oldest organization of the world?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. UNO
  2. African Unity
  3. League of nations
  4. Common Wealth
Correct Answer: League of nations

67. Who is called father of computer?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Charles Babbage
  2. Merry John
  3. Konard Zuse
  4. None of these
Correct Answer: Charles Babbage

68. Where days and nights are equal all the year?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Nairobi
  2. New York
  3. London
  4. Oslo
Correct Answer: Nairobi

69. Where Jhelum and Chenab rivers meet?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Trimmu
  2. Panjnad
  3. Rasool Pur
  4. Khanki Headworks
Correct Answer: Trimmu

70. Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea are connected by:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Bosphorus Strait
  2. Suez Canal
  3. Malacca Strait
  4. Palk Strait
Correct Answer: Suez Canal

71. Which Crop is longest according to period between cultivation and harvest?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Cotton
  2. Sugercane
  3. Rice
  4. Wheat
Correct Answer: Sugercane

72. Silicon valley is famous for:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Computer
  2. Film Industry
  3. Cars
  4. Sugercane
Correct Answer: Computer

73. Which is the largest (biggest) search engine of internet?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. MSN
  2. Google
  3. Yahoo
  4. None of these
Correct Answer: Google

74. Furakha Dam on river Ganga is disputed between:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. India and Pakistan
  2. India and Nepal
  3. India and China
  4. India and Bangladesh
Correct Answer: India and Bangladesh

75. Which is the biggest bird in the world?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Ostrich
  2. Kiwi
  3. Eagle
  4. None of them
Correct Answer: Ostrich

76. The write of book "Khakhi Shadows":

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. S.M. Bruke
  2. K.M.Arif
  3. Aslam Baig
  4. Hassan Askari
Correct Answer: K.M.Arif

77. Which Dam is constructed by India Under the violation of "Indus Water Treaty"?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Sallasal Dam
  2. Baghlihar Dam
  3. Wullar Dam
  4. All of above
Correct Answer: All of above

78. What is meant by Causeway?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. A raised path
  2. Marsh soil
  3. Salty ocean
  4. Road on Hill
Correct Answer: A raised path

79. Which country consumed (used) largest quality of coal in the world?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Russia
  2. China
  3. USA
  4. India
Correct Answer: China

80. "The Night Watch" paintings belongs to:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Rembrandt van Rijin
  2. Picasso
  3. Leonardo
  4. Michelangelo
Correct Answer: Rembrandt van Rijin

81. Headquarter of Freedom House is Situated in:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Wishington
  2. Geneva
  3. London
  4. None of these
Correct Answer: Wishington

82. Harppa City is Situated on the bank of:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Ravi river
  2. Chenab river
  3. Sutlej river
  4. Indus re
Correct Answer: Ravi river

83. Bismark was a great leader and Statesman of:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Germany
  2. Russia
  3. Italy
  4. France
Correct Answer: Germany

84. First Muslim Who won the Nobel Prize:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Anwar Saddat
  2. Yasir Arfat
  3. Sherein Ebadi
  4. Yousaf Ali
Correct Answer: Anwar Saddat

85. Which is observed on 15th May every year?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Water Day
  2. Environment Day
  3. Postal Day
  4. Families Day
Correct Answer: Families Day

86. Kigali is the capital of:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Uganda
  2. Togo
  3. Rwanda
  4. Namibia
Correct Answer: Rwanda

87. Which is the largest contribution of UNO's budget?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. USA
  2. Japan
  3. Russia
  4. China
Correct Answer: USA

88. Sabakzai Dam is being constructed under WAPDA vission 2025 in:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Punjab
  2. Sindh
  3. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  4. Baluchistan
Correct Answer: Baluchistan

89. The oldest anthem of the world:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Japan
  2. China
  3. Russia
  4. Greece
Correct Answer: Japan

90. What is Big Ben?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Clock
  2. Tower
  3. Cinema
  4. Road
Correct Answer: Clock

91. Who was first viceroy of India?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Lord Ripon
  2. Lord Canning
  3. Lord Curzon
  4. Lord Mayo
Correct Answer: Lord Canning

92. Napoleon Bonapartr was the King of:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. France
  2. Italy
  3. Russia
  4. Spain
Correct Answer: France

93. Helvetia is the old name of:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Netherlands
  2. Hungry
  3. Japan
  4. Switzerland
Correct Answer: Switzerland

94. Great Sandy Deseartis situated in:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Australia
  2. South Africa
  3. Chad
  4. China
Correct Answer: Australia

95. Headquarter of World Economic Forum is situated in:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Geneva
  2. Davos
  3. Washington
  4. Geneva
Correct Answer: Geneva

96. Which is the wisest bird in European countries?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Owl
  2. Eagle
  3. Parrot
  4. Sparrow
Correct Answer: Owl

97. Which is the largest Road Tunnel in the world?

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Rokko
  2. Apennine
  3. St.Gotthard
  4. Laerdal Tunnel
Correct Answer: Laerdal Tunnel

98. The founder of Algebra was:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Al-Khwarizmi
  2. Umer-Khayyam
  3. Lao-Tze
  4. Abu Yousaf
Correct Answer: Al-Khwarizmi

99. Martin Luther was a:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Founder of Protestant Sect
  2. Father of English Poetry
  3. Great Leader of France
  4. All of above
Correct Answer: Founder of Protestant Sect

100. Anemometer is an instrument for the measure of:

  • Subject:  Generic
  1. Velocity of wind
  2. Magnetic power
  3. Electricity
  4. Recording the graph
Correct Answer: Velocity of wind

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