PPSC Past Papers of Assistant in S&GAD – 2018

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PPSC Past Papers of Assistant in S&GAD MCQs

In Microsoft Window 7….. can give you information about weather?

A) Window explorer

B) Gadgets

C) File

D) Both A and B

A man has some hens and cows.If the number of heads be 48 and the number of feet equals 140, then the number of hens will be?

A) 22

B) 23

C) 24

D) 26

Select the correct meaning of: ‘ To put one’s hand to plough'(کسی مشکل کام کو کرنے کا بیڑ ہ اٹھانا)?

A) Take Interest in technical work

B) To take a difficult task

C) To get entangled into unnecessary things

D) To take up agricultural farming

Speed of Laser Jet printer is measured in?

A) Character per second

B) Page per minute

C) Line per minute

D) Character per minute

When you insert a comment in a document, the comment appears in a?

A) New window

B) Balloon

C) Sticky note icon

D) Sidebar

Which of the following is an example of Database Management System?

A) Adobe Photoshop

B) US Power Point

C) MS Word

D) ORACLE

Which of the following is the latest version of MS Excel?

A) Excel 2016

B) Excel 2007

C) Excel XP

D) Excel 2017

In MS Excel 2003, chart wizard term data categories refers to?

A) The data range that supply chart data

B) A horizontal axis

C) The organization of individual values with a chart’s data series

D) A dial plot area

In a Word document this describes the size, weight and spacing of a character?

A) Font

B) Points

C) Typeface

D) Typography

When using computers which of the following Involves reducing the electricity consumed or environmental waste generated?

A) Green Computing

B) Cyclic Process

C) Violation

D) Manufacturing

Calculate the perimeter of a rhombus with each side equal to 6cm?

A) 18cm

B) 24cm

C) 36cm

D) 48cm

If the wages of 6 men for 15 days be Rs. 2100 then, find the wages of 9 men for 12 days?

A) Rs: 2400

B) Rs: 2520

C) Rs: 2300

D) RS: 2750

By selling a fan for Rs. 475, a dealer loses 6%. To get a gain of 6%, he should sell the fan for?

A) Rs. 575

B) Rs. 525

C) Rs. 522.50

D) Rs. 498

Akram thought of a number, added 7, multiplied by 3, took away 5 and divided by 4 to give an answer of 7. What was the starting number?

A) 2

B) 3

C) 4

D) 5

A cube has a volume of 8 cubic meters, If each side is doubled in length what will its new volume be in cubic meters?

A) 16

B) 32

C) 48

D) 64

A number is increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%, the final value of the number?

A) Does not change

B) Decreases by 2%

C) Increases by 4%

D) Decreases by 4%

Find the odd one in the series: 835, 734, 842, 761, 853, 981, 532?

A) 751

B) 853

C) 981

D) 842

Complete the proverb by filling in the blanks: Familiarity breeds ….?

A) Friendship

B) Enmity

C) Contempt

D) Bonding

Synonym of Implicate (ملوث) is:

A) To instigate

B) Explain

C) To insult

D) To involve

Choose the correct Antonym: Oblivion (بھول, تغافل)?

A) Insensibility

B) Disregard

C) Awareness

D) Indifference

A gene is a?

A) Sleep inducing drug

B) Unit of heredity

C) Kind of Vitamin

D) Type of body cell

Food is mainly digested in?

A) Large intestine

B) Small intestine

C) Liver

D) Mouth

Metacarpal bones are located in which part of the human body?

A) Chest

B) Hands

C) Feet

D) Skull

John Logie Baird is known for his invention of…..?

A) Mobile Phone

B) Laptop

C) Television

D) Radio

Choose the correct meaning of ‘LIMPID’ (صاف شفاف)?

A) Calm

B) Relaxed

C) Clear

D) Opaque

Complete the proverb: A rolling stone gathers no …..?

A) grass

B) dirt

C) moss

D) clay

Fill in the blank: The debate adjourned ….. the following week?

A) with

B) for

C) into

D) to

Complete the idiom: ‘ Hell hath no fury like …..?

 A) A woman scorned

B) A burned woman

C) A woman forgotten

D) A Devil’s advocate

Choose the statement with best punctuation: He is to tell the truth a fool?

A) He is to tell the truth, a fool.

B) He is to tell the truth; a fool.

C) He is, to tell the truth, a fool.

D) He is: to tell the truth, a fool.

Synonym of Eradicate (مٹانا) is?

A) Eliminate

B) To forget

C) To forgive

D) Validate

Formosa is the old name of?

A) Cambodia

B) Rhodesia

D) Taiwan

 D) Bangkok

Thomas Jefferson was the ….. president of the United States?

A) 1st

B) 2nd

C) 3rd

D) 4th

Which of the following river is formed by the confluence of Euphrates and Tigris?

A) Jordan

B) Shatt-al-Arab

C) Yarmouk

D) Khabur

The capital city of Zimbabwe is?

A) Mutare

B) Harare

C) Bulawayo

D)  Kadoma

Taurus Mountains are a mountain complex located in?

A) Iran

B) Turkey

C) Pakistan

D) Afghanistan

Which of the following districts of Baluchistan contains huge deposits of Copper?

A) Loralai

B) Sibi

C) Khuzdar

D) Chagi

‘Gobi Desert’ is located in?

A) Pakistan

B) Mongolia

C) Iran

D) Kazakhstan

Echoes are produced due to?

A) Reflection of sound

B) Refraction of sound

C) Diffraction of sound

D)  Polarization of sound

Which of the following is a chemical reaction?

A) Rusting of iron

B) Tempering of iron

C) Bending of iron

D) Melting of iron

Green house effect is mainly caused by excess of ….. in the atmosphere?

A) Carbon dioxide

B) Carbon monoxide

C) Nitrogen

D) Hydrogen sulfide

Which Angel is appointed providing for food?

A) Hazrat Israil A.S

B) Hazrat Israfeel A.S

C) Hazrat Meekail A.S

D) Hazrat Jibriel A.S

The nation of was ….. destroyed by a rain of stones?

A) Hazrat Loot A.S

B) Hazrat Hood A.S

C) Hazrat Salih A.S

D) None of these

About which act the Muslims shall be asked first of all on the Day of Judgement?

A) Salaat (Namaz)

(B) Fasting (Roza)

(C) Hajj

 D)  Zakat

While migrating from Makkah to Madina the Holy Prophet (PBUH) took refuge in?

A) Thaur Cave

B) Hira Cave

C) Dar-e-Arqam

D) None of these

Name the first written constitution of the world?

A) Treaty of Hudaybiya

B) Mesaaq-e-Madina

C) Khutaba-e-Hijja-tul-wida

D) None of these

Where is the city of Aleppo located?

A) Turkey

B) Lebanon

C) Syria

D) Iraq

In the First Revelation the Holy Verse of Surah were cited?

A) Yaseen

B) Al-Fatiha

C) Al-Baqrah

D) AI-Alaq

Petronas Tower is one of tallest building of the World.It is situated in?

A) Shanghai

B) Kuala Lumpur

C) Jakarta

D) Riyadh

The famous Italian scientist Alessandro Volta is renowned for inventing?

A) Electric Battery

B) Hydrogen Lamp

C) Both A & B

D) None of these

The famous Muslim historian and thinker, lbn Khaldun, was born in?

A) Morocco

B) Egypt

C) Tunisia

D) Iraq

Plutocracy is a form of government run by?

A) Technocrats

B) Dictators

C) The Wealthy

D) Elected Representatives

Pedagogy is a science of?

A) Bodily diseases

B) Stamp collecting

C) Languages

D) Teaching

Yuan is the currency used in?

A) China

B) North Korea

C) Bhutan

D) Iran

Picasso, a famous painter, sculptor, print maker and stage designer belonged to?

A) Germany

B) Canada

C) Spain

D) Norway

Under the Indus Water Treaty the use of which rivers was allocated to Pakistan?

A) Indus, Jehlum, Sutlej

B) Jehlum, Chenab, Beas

C) Indus, Jehlum, Ravi

D) Indus, Jehlum, Chenab

Port Dickson is a seaport of?

A) Italy

B) Malaysia

C) South Africa

D) Norway

In which country is the Taklamakan Desert situated?

A) Kazakhstan

B) China

C) Morocco

D) Turkmenistan

A temple called the Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic) claims to have a tooth of Gautama Buddha.Where is this temple located?

A) Thimphu, Bhutan

B) Kandy, Sri Lanka

C) Lumbini, Nepal

D) Tibet, China

” Kitab-ul-Asar ” was compiled by?

A) Imam Abu Hanifa

B) Imam Shaafi

C) Imam Malik

DI Imam Hanbal

During drought, which Namaz is performed?

A) Salaat e Kisoof

B) Salaat e Khasoof

C) Salaat al Istisqa

D) Nore of these

Music of Pakistan’s National Anthem was composed by?

A) Ahmed Ali Chagla

B) Hafeez Jallandri

C) Rasheed Attre

D) Khawaja Khurshid Anwar

Who is the Chairman of the Pakistan Senate?

A) Aitzaz Ahsan

B) Nayyar Bokhari

C) Raja Zafar-ul-Haq

D) Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani

The first dry port in Pakistan Lahore in?

A) 1965

B) 1949

C) 1973

D) 1979

Pakistan China Boundary dispute was settled during the government of?

A) Liaquat Ali Khan

B) Feroz Khan Noon

C) Ayub Khan

D) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Pakistan’s Peace Keeping troops have served under United Nations in?

A) Congo

B) Haiti

C) Sierra Leone

D) All of these

Who was the author of the booklet ” Causes of the Indian Revolt ” (Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind)?

A) Nawab Salimullah

B) Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk

C) Viqar-ul-Mulk

D) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

Name of the Prime Minister of India at the time of the 1965 War?

A) Indira Gandhi

B) Lal Bahadur Shastri

C) Morarji Desai

D) Sanjay Gandhi

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 Assemblies

” No person shall be deprived of life or liberty save in accordance with law ” is provided in Article ….. of the Constitution?

A) 8

B) 9

C) 10

D) None of these

Fill In the blank: if you find a single solution for two problems it is said that you have killed two …… with one stone?

A) Lions

B) Monkeys

C) Rabbits

D) Birds

Weight of Javelin throw of female is?

A) 400 g

B) 600 g

C) 800 g

D) None of these

Which playing department of Pakistan is national champion in Volleyball game?

A) Pakistan WAPDA

B) Pakistan Army

C) Pakistan Railway

D) None of these

Asian Games took place after every?

A) 2 years

B) 3 years

C) 4 years

D) 5 years

Which team won the test series held in UAE between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in October 2017?

A) Pakistan

B) Sri Lanka

C) Tied

D) None of these

The First Sikh War (1845-46) was fought between Sikhs and?

A) Muslims

B) French

C) Dutch

D) British East India Company

Under the 1973 Constitution who can declare emergency?

A) President

B) Prime Minister

C) COAS

D) Defence Committee of the Cabinet

The famous book Asar-ul-Sanadeed was written by?

A) Syed Ahmed Barelvi

B) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

C) Shah Waliullah

D) Sheikh Ahmed Sirhindi

Talks between Gandhi and Ouaid-e-Azam in 1944 failed due to?

A) Opposition by the Khaksars

B) Opposition by Red Shirts

C) Opposition by the Ahrars

D) The Two Nation Theory

The Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam was founded in 1884 with the Objective?

A) For social gathering among Muslims of Punjab

B) To help Muslims to secure Government jobs

C) To encourage non-communal approach to provincial problems

D) To defend Islam against the onslaughts of the missionaries and provide western education along with religious

The Objective Resolution was presented by?

A) Muhammad Ali Chaudhary

B) Ch. Rehmat Ali

C) Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar

D) Liaquat Ali Khan

Five Star Movement is the leading political party in the current general elections held in?

A) German

B) Italy

C) Britain

D) France

Falklands islands were recaptured by the Great Britain in?

A) 1980

B) 1981

C) 1982

D) 1983

According to the GFP, India currently spends $5.1 billion on the military, which is more than what Pakistan does, more by:

A) 5 time

B) 6 time

C) 7 time

D) 8 time

North Atlantic Treaty Organization was signed on 4 April 1949 is a?

A) Civil-military alliance

B) Peace treaty

C) Anti-narcotic organization

D) Military alliance

Do you know, unless we take action, our oceans will contain more plastic than fish by?

A) 2020

8) 2030

C) 2040

D) 2050

Headquarter of the International Monetary Fund is in?

A) Cape Town

B) Berlin

C) Washington D. C.

D) Geneva

The Talks which led to the Camp David Agreements were hosted by the U.S President?

A) Barack Obama

B) Gerald Ford

C) Jimmy Carter

D) Ronald Reagan

About 25 million child marriages have been prevented in the past decade, reported in March, 2018 by?

A) UNFP

B) UNICEF

C) UNFCR

D) UNESCO

How many points are in badminton game?

A) 11

B) 21

C) 31

D) 41

Which one of the following countries has direct access to Black Sea?

A) Georgia

B) Hungary

C) Slovakia

D) Greece

علمی اردو لغت ‘‘ کے مولف کا نام کیا ہے؟ “

A) وارث سرہندی

B) سید احمد دہلوی

C) مولوی عبدالحق

D) مولوی نورالحسن نیر

اردو ادب کا سب سے بڑا جاسوسی ناول نگار کون ہے

A) ابن صفی

B) شوکت صدیقی

C) مظہر کلیم

D) صفدر شاہین

درج ذیل میں سے درست جملے کا انتخاب کریں؟

A) میں رمضان میں آؤں گا

B) میں رمضان کے دوران میں آؤں گا

C) میں ماہ رمضان کے مہینے میں آؤں گا

D) میں دوران  مضان کے مہینے میں آؤں گا

تین حرف بھجنا ‘‘ محاورہ ہے اس کا مفہوم کیا ہے “

A) لعنت بھیجنا

B) خط کتابت کرنا

C) سفر ترک کرنا

D) قاصد کو روانہ کرنا

جوتیاں چٹخانا ‘‘ محاورہ ہے اس کا مفہوم کیا ہے؟ “

A) نئی جوتی زیب پا کرنا

B) جوتیاں بغل میں لے لینا

C) ڈرانا دھمکا نا

D) مارے مارے پھرنا

ملک الشعرا ،خان بہادر ،شمش العلما کے الفاظ قواعد کی رو سے کیا کہلاتے ہیں؟

A) تخلص

B) خطاب

C) عرف

D) لقب

صبح ، شام ، دن ، رات کو قواعد کی رو سے کیا کہیں گے؟

A) اسم ظرف مکاں

B) اسم ظرف زماں

C) اسم آ لہ

D) اسم صفت

مندرجہ ذیل میں کس لفظ کے ہجے درست نہیں؟

A) محوش

B) فرہنگ

C) مرقع

D) منفعل

?یہ شعر کس کا ہے

درد منت کش دوا نہ ہوا
میں نہ اچھا ہواا برا نہ ہوا

A) میر تقی میر

B) مرزا غالب

C) مومن

D) بہادر شاہ ظفر

ہاتھ کنگن کو آرسی کیا اس ضرب المثل سے کیا مراد ہے؟

A) اکھلی میں دیا سر تو دھمکیوں سے ڈر کیا

B) کرنا جرابہ سوچنا خرابہ

C) اشارہ کسی طرف کرنا پوچھنا کسی اور چیز کے بارے میں

D) ظاہر بات کے ثبوت کی ضرورت نہی

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