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PPSC Assistant in S&GAD Past Paper 2014 MCQs
Which is the youngest ever Pakistani Microsoft certified professional who died recently at the age of 16?
(A) Uzma Khan
(B) Arfa Karim Randhava
(C) Aliya Rasheed
(D) Rafeeq Ahmed
Who is the director of “Saving Face” ___ a Pakistan documentary film which own Oscar Award?
(A) Madeeha Gohar
(B) Uzma Gillani
(C) Saira Kazmi
(D) Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Who is the Chief of ISI, Pakistan secret agency?
(A) Lt Gen Ahmad Shuja Pasha (B) Lt Gen, Rizwan Akhter(C) Lt Gen Ahmad Kayani
(D) Lt Gen Yousuf Gillani
IMPORTANT: Lt. Gen. Asim Malik
As of 30 September 2024, the ISI is headed by Lt. Gen. Asim Malik. The Director-General reports directly to both the Prime Minister and the Chief of Army Staff.
The Pescadores Islands are located in which strait?
(A) Strait of Gibraltar
(B) Strait of Malacca
(C) Korea strait
(D) Taiwan Strait
This sea is bordered by Ukraine on the North, Russia on the East, the Crimean peninsula on the west, and is connected to the black sea on the south.
(A) Sea of Marmara
(B) Aral Sea
(C) Celtic Sea
(D) Sea of Azov
What is the capital of Tunisia?
(A) Luanda
(B) Kinshasa
(C) Tunis
(D) Harare
What is the currency of Honduras?
(A) Lempira
(B) Pound
(C) Peso
(D) Dollar
Located Just north of the Mediterranean Sea, and between Italy and Greece, this Sea is the origin of a Famous myth:
(A) Lonian Sea
(B) Ligurian Sea
(C) Tyrrhenian Sea
(D) Adriatic Sea
Highest military award of Russia is:
(A) Order of the Red Banner
(B) Military Cross
(C) Param Vir Chakra
(D) None of the these
Prime Minister Gillani was found Guilty for contempt of court and was sentenced for:
(A) 30 seconds
(B) 43 seconds
(C) 22 seconds
(D) 50 seconds
2012 Olympic Games was held in?
(A) London
(B) Paris
(C) Barcelona
(D) Berlin
Who was Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev?
(A) Persident of Uzbikistan
(B) Persident of Turkmenistan
(C) Persident of kazakhstan
(D) Persident of Tajkistan
Which of the following was in power in the UK When India got independence?
(A) Labour Party
(B) Liberal Party
(C) Conservative Party
(D) Socialist party
One the Basis of which report British Parliament passed the Government of India Act 1935?
(A) Simon Commission Report
(B) Cripps Mission Report
(C) Joint Select Committee of British Parliament Report
(D) None of these
The document containing the proposals for a new constitution of India was called.
(A) White paper
(B) Summary paper
(C) Constitution paper
(D) Proposal Paper
The act of 1935 abolished diarchy at the provincial level and Introduced it at:
(A) The centre
(B) International Level
(C) Nowhere
(D) None of these
How old is Earth?
(A) 4.5 billion years
(B) 4.6 billion years
(C) 4.4 billion years
(D) 4.7 billion years
The title of Governor-General was changed to viceroy in the year:
(A) 1858 AD
(B) 1885 AD
(C) 1905 AD
(D) 1917 AD
Who was the first Englishman to preside over a Congress session?
(A) A.O. Hume
(B) W. Wedderburn
(C) George Yule
(D) None of these
Which of the following movements truly reflected the spirit of Hindu-Muslim unity?
(A) Civil Disobedience Movement
(B) Khilafat Movement
(C) Swadeshi Movement
(D) Quit India Movement
Who convened a meeting of Muslims Leaders to discuss the possibilities of a Muslim political Party in India?
(A) Mohsin-ul-Mulk
(B) Sir Agha Khan
(C) Nawab Salimullah Khan
(D) Viqar-ul-Mulk
Who was the First persident of All India Muslim League ?
(A) Nawab Salimullah Khan
(B) Sir Agha Khan
(C) Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk
(D) Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk
Fort William College was established at Calcutta:
(A) 1799
(B) 1789
(C) 1800
(D) 1803
Gandhi started the Dandi March:
(A) To demonstrate against the policies of the British
(B) To break the Salt Law
(C) To boycott foreign goods
(D) None of these
The third Crusade began in the year:
(A) 1183 AD
(B) 1185 AD
(C) 1191 AD
(D) 1189 AD
Genghis Khan Died in the year:
(A) 1225 AD
(B) 1226 AD
(C) 1227 AD
(D) None of these
The First Indian Councils Act which proved to be a landmark in constitutional history of India Was passed in:
(A) 1853
(B) 1857
(C) 1861
(D) 1892
Memphis, Tennessee is a city where Blues, Gospel and Rock-n-Roll were found. What river does this city border?
(A) Tennessee river
(B) Snake River
(C) Nile River
(D) Mississippi
The city Paris is home the Eiffel Tower, Louvre, and many more wonders, The city lies on the Seine River. What bridge spans across the mouth of this river?
(A) Conflans Sainte Honorine
(B) Pont De Normandie
(C) Brotonne Bridge
(D) Pont Alexandre III
On the recommendation of Rowlatt committee which act was enacted?
(A) The Revolutionary Crimes act
(B) The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes act
(C) The Rowlatt Bill
(D) The Anarchical act
Government of India act, 1919 was based on:
(A) Rowlatt Act
(B) Mayo report
(C) Ranipur report
(D) Montague-Chelmsford report
A number consists of 20 plus 20% of its value. The number is:
(A) 20
(B) 25
(C) 30
(D) 15
The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock, when the time 8.30
(A) 80°
(B) 60°
(C) 105°
(D) 75°
Rs. 1581 is divided among A,B and C in the ratio 10:15:6. What is the share of B?
(A) 306
(B) 765
(C) 700
(D) 510
Sudan observes its Independence day every year on:
(A) January 5
(B) January 4
(C) January 3
(D) January 1
The Nile river is one of the four noticeably large rivers that flows north. What lake supplies the water for this massive river?
(A) Lake Tanganyika
(B) Lake Tana
(C) Lake Kariba
(D) Lake Victoria
Australia is a very dry continent/country. Almost no lakes can stay filled year round. What is the largest lake in Australia?
(A) Lake Eyre
(B) Lake Uluru
(C) Lake canberra
(D) Lake Assal
Who was Daniel Ortega?
(A) President of costa Rica
(B) President of Nicaragua
(C) President of Honduras
(D) President of Panama
Which of the following countries is landlocked?
(A) Uruguay
(B) Pakistan
(C) Uganda
(D) All of the above
Name the women tennis player who won Australian open 2012
(A) Victoria Azarenka
(B) Svetlana Kuznetsova
(C) Maria Sharapova
(D) Caroline Wozniacki
World press freedom day is observed on?
(A) 3rd May
(B) 5th May
(C) 12th May
(D) 21st May
What is the capital of Kyrgyzstan?
(A) Yangon
(B) Jakarta
(C) Bishkek
(D) Seoul
Who is called the pioneer of Chemistry?
(A) Al-Razi
(B) Jabir Bin Hayan
(C) Ibn-e-Sina
(D) Nassirud-din Tusi
Anti-Tobacco day is observed on:
(A) 17th May
(B) 31st May
(C) 8th May
(D) 12th May
C is the Roman Numeral for which number?
(A) 50
(B) 150
(C) 100
(D) 1000
Duma is Parliament of which country?
(A) Italy
(B) Maldives
(C) Japan
(D) Russia
In Greek Mythology, how many heads did the dog Cerberus, who guarded the entrance to Hades Have?
(A) 2
(B) 7
(C) 5
(D) 3
Name the Nazi leader Known as Butcher Lyon:
(A) Klaus Furby
(B) Klaus Sindy
(C) Klaus Barbie
(D) Klaus Pokemon
What do you call the hybrid of spring of a female tiger and a male lion?
(A) Liger
(B) Ligon
(C) Tigon
(D) Ounce
Which is the smallest member of the camel Family?
(A) Alpaca
(B) Guanaco
(C) Vicuna
(D) Llama
Salty Seas and oceans cover what percentage of the earth’s surface?
(A) 30 percent
(B) 50 percent
(C) 70 percent
(D) 90 percent
Name the crocodile in Disney’s ‘Peter Pan’?
(A) Tick-tack-toe
(B) Tick tock
(C) Bric-a-brac
(D) Ally Gator
What was The name of the artist who recently painted a controversial portrait of Queen Elizabeth II of great Britain?
(A) Emma Freud
(B) Sigmund Freud
(C) Lucian Freud
(D) Clement Freud
How many legs Does an adult butterfly have?
(A) 6
(B) 4
(C) 2
(D) 8
Who wrote a massive book entitled ‘The History of the ‘Decline and fall of the Roman Empire’?
(A) Tony Aardvark
(B) Tom Wolf
(C) George Fox
(D) Edward Gibbon
Which of the following is a river of Poland?
(A) Warta
(B) Mola
(C) Verucca
(D) Zitta
Which animals hunts penguins by rocking the floating chunks of ice on which the penguins are resting so they slip into the sea?
(A) Blue Whale
(B) Killer Whale
(C) Leopard Seal
(D) Manatee
What does the spiky sea creature called the sea urchin mainly feed on?
(A) Clown Fish
(B) Krill
(C) Seaweed
(D) Sea cucumbers
Female mosquitoes live by sucking blood from animals and can pass on the deadly disease malaria. What do male mosquitoes feed on?
(A) Ticks
(B) Blood
(C) Nector
(D) Aphids
Who wrote the book ‘A Tale of a Tub’?
(A) P.C Wren
(B) Jonathan Swift
(C) Sheryl Crow
(D) None of these
Which of the following pass connects Dera Ismail khan with Ghazni?
(A) Dargai Pass
(B) Bolan Pass
(C) Gomal Pass
(D) Tochi Pass
Manchhar lake is founded in
(A) Thatta district
(B) Khushab District
(C) Dadu District
(D) None of these
The Chashma Nuclear Power Plant was built with the help of:
(A) France
(B) Germany
(C) Canada
(D) China
When the Indus Waters Treaty was signed?
(A) 19th September 1960
(B) 19th September 1952
(C) 19th December 1975
(D) None of these
What is the length of M8 Motorway which is from Ratodero to Gwadar ?
(A) 860 km
(B) 885 km
(C) 895 km
(D) 915 km
Which of the following is the longest Motorway ?
(A) M2
(B) M5
(C) M8
(D) M9
‘Baba Fareed Shaker Ganj’ was the first poet of ?
(A) Pushto
(B) Balochi
(C) Sindh
(D) Punjabi
Ameer Khusro was the first poet of :
(A) Pushto
(B) Balochi
(C) Sindh
(D) Punjabi
Which is hottest place of Pakistan with highest recorded temperature of 126 ° F?
(A) Rohri
(B) Sibi
(C) Chaghi
(D) Jacobabad
The area of lowest rainfall in pakistan is:
(A) Nushki
(B) Quetta
(C) Thar
(D) Nakundi
Urine of a diabetes patient contains more than average quality of which of the following?
(A) Sugar
(B) Uric acid
(C) Urea
(D) Albumin
A form of heart disease in which blood supply to the heart is inadequate is known as:
(A) Hepatitis
(B) Alpoecia
(C) Angina
(D) Pericarditis
The contemporary of Shakespeare was:
(A) Akbar the great
(B) Elizabeth I
(C) Louis XIV
(D) All of the above
What do you understand by modus operandi?
(A) Way things should operate
(B) Appropriate action
(C) Way things operate
(D) None of these
Which Turkish tribe created Ottoman Empire?
(A) Oghuz
(B) Serb
(C) Asian
(D) American
One nautical mile per hour is equal to —— Knot (s).
(A) 1.25
(B) 1.5
(C) 1.75
(D) 1
A man takes 50 minutes to cover a certain distance at a speed of 6 Km/hr. If he wakes with a speed of 10Km/hr he covers the same distance in:
(A) 1 hour
(B) 30 minutes
(C) 20 minutes
(D) 10 minutes
Mr Aslam ordered a car worth Rs.600,000 and was given a discount. Given that he paid Rs.570,000 for his new car, calculate the percentage discount he received:
(A) 5%
(B) 7%
(C) 9%
(D) 10%
Headquarters of international Financial Services, London (IFSL) is located in:
(A) UK
(B) Canada
(C) USA
(D) None of these
Which of the following is not associated with the UNO?
(A) ILO
(B) WHO
(C) Security Council
(D) ASEAN
“The Transfer of Power in India” is written by :
(A) Keith Callard
(B) Quaid-e-Azam
(C) Liaquat Ali Khan
(D) V.P. Memon
“The sole Spokesman: Jinnah, the Muslim League and the Demand for Pakistan” is written by:
(A) Kuldeep Nayar
(B) Leo Tolstoy
(C) Paul Kennedy
(D) Ayesha Jalal
Who is the author of “India wins freedom”?
(A) I.H. Qureshi
(B) Munshi Lala Gee
(C) Fazal Muqeem
(D) Maulana Abul-Kalam Azad
Who was the first Saudi in space?
(A) Rai Shaheryar
(B) Sheikh Muszaphar shukor
(C) Muhammad Faris
(D) Sultan Salman Al Saud
Amnesia is related to:
(A) Sleeping sickness
(B) Loss of sight
(C) Loss of hearing
(D) Loss of memory
Heart attack is caused due to:
(A) Blood sugar
(B) Cholesterol
(C) Blood protein
(D) Blood Urea
Which of the following disease has posed a serious threat the World over?
(A) Tumour
(B) Paralytic stroke
(C) AIDS
(D) Tuberculosis
Who was the first Syrian in space?
(A) Muhammad Faris
(B) Sultan Salman Al Saud
(C) Sheikh Muszapher Shukor
(D) None of these
Frist Asian who got Nobel Prize in Economics Was:
(A) R.N. Tagore
(B) Amartya Sen
(C) M. Yunis
(D) None Of these
Which is the Longest Railway Line in the World?
(A) Canadian-Pacific Railway
(B) Trans-Siberian Railway
(C) Indian Railway
(D) London Railway
Transfer Payments means:
(A) Back Loans
(B) The payment without work
(C) Tax Payment
(D) Payment made to all factors of production
The heavier silicates named as ‘Sima’ or Silica + Magnesium are most abundant in the:
(A) Crust
(B) Core
(C) Mantle
(D) Ocean Floors
Which of the followings regions of the world is most thickly populated?
(A) East Asia
(B) South Asia
(C) North-West Europe
(D) North and South America
Which of the following gases is most predominant in the Sun?
(A) Helium
(B) Hydrogen
(C) Nitrogen
(D) Ozone
Name the first to sail around the world; he discovered the Magallan Strait, reached the Philippines and name the pacific:
(A) William Dampier
(B) Lord Anson
(C) Ferdinand Magallan
(D) None of these
Which situation will a country face if the birth rate falls sharply, while the death rate remains unchanged?
(A) A fall in living standards
(B) A more youthful population
(C) An ageing population
(D) An increase in population
What is the meaning of Propagate?
(A) Spread
(B) Accept
(C) Guide
(D) Demure
Who was the first Muslim Chief of Air Force of Pakistan?
(A) Air Marshal Asghar Khan
(B) Air Marshal Noor Khan
(C) Air Marshal Arshad Feroz
(D) Air Marshal Aslam Khan
Where was the session held when the resolution of Muslim League demanding the creation of Pakistan was passed?
(A) Bombay
(B) Calcutta
(C) Lahore
(D) Madras
Which is the Largest wool-Producing country?
(A) Australia
(B) India
(C) Argentina
(D) USA
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