SPSC SST Past Papers BPS 16 with Answers 2024

by

SPSC SST Past Papers BPS 16 with Answers for Secondary School Teacher test preparation online.

SPSC SST Past Papers BPS 16 with Answers MCQs

People living in high altitudes (like mountains) usually have a ____?
  1. smaller number of Red Blood Cells
  2. larger number of Red Blood Cells
  3. smaller number of White Blood Cells
  4. larger number of White Blood Cells
Find Correct Spelling: Parleamentareans, Parlamentarans, Parleementarins, Parliamentarians
  1. Parleamentareans
  2. Parlamentarans
  3. Parleementarins
  4. Parliamentarians
Choose the correct spelling of the following Etiquitte ,Etikuit ,Etiquette
  1. Etiquette
  2. Etikuit
  3. Etiquitte
  4. None
The idiom TO PUT ONE’s HAND TO PLOUGH means:
  1. To take up agricultural farming
  2. To take a difficult task
  3. To get entangled into unnecessary things
  4. Take interest in technical work
The SI unit of charge is ____?
  1. Ohm
  2. Coulomb
  3. Ampere
  4. None
The sound produced by horse is called:
  1. Jingle
  2. Neigh
  3. Scream
  4. Squeak
  5. None of these
Long-sight defect could be corrected by using _____ lens?
  1. Concave
  2. Convex
  3. diverging
  4. cylindrical
  5. none of these
Choose the correct spelling from the following? etiquite, etiquette, etikuit, none of the
  1. etiquite
  2. etiquette
  3. etikuit
  4. none of the
sin^2 θ/2 =_______?
  1. 1 – cos ^2 θ
  2. 1 – cos ^2 θ/2
  3. cos^2 2θ
  4. sec^2 2θ
X/(x + 2) (x – 3) =______?
  1. 2/5(x + 2)-3/5(x – 3)
  2. 2/5(x + 2)+3/5(x – 3)
  3. 2/5(x – 2) +3/5(x+3)
  4. None of the above
(x + 2)^2 = x^2 + 4x + 4 is?
  1. A linear equation
  2. Cubic equation
  3. An identity
  4. An equation
If y is an image of x under the function f, we write it as?
  1. x = f(y)
  2. y = f(x)
  3. x = f
  4. y = x
Equations x = 3cost and y 3sint represent the equation of?
  1. Line
  2. Circle
  3. Parabola
  4. Hyperbola
If n^C12 = n^C6, then the value of in is?
  1. 12
  2. 14
  3. 16
  4. 18
The letters of the CHORD taken all at a time can be written in?
  1. 2 ways
  2. 5 ways
  3. 24 ways
  4. 120 ways
Every integer is also______?
  1. Irrational number
  2. Whole number
  3. Natural number
  4. Rational number
A fraction in which the degree of the numeration is greater than the degree of denominator is called?
  1. A proper fraction
  2. An improper fraction
  3. Equation
  4. Algebric relation
Gravitational potential is always?
  1. Positive
  2. Negative
  3. Zero
  4. Infinity
Nights are cooler in the deserts than in the plains because?
  1. Sand radiates heat more quickly than the earth
  2. The sky remains clear most of the time
  3. Sand absorbs heat more quickly than the earth
  4. None of the above
Radioactivity of Uranium was discovered by?
  1. Kelvin
  2. Thomson
  3. Rutherford
  4. Becquerel
Energy of an electron in an atom is____?
  1. Quantize
  2. Monotonous
  3. Radial
  4. Randomized
In dark, Light Dependent Resistor has?
  1. Low resistance
  2. High current
  3. High resistance
  4. Both A and B
Electrons show diffraction effects because their de Broglie wavelength is similar to?
  1. Spacing between atomic layers
  2. Number of atomic layers
  3. Nature of atomic layers
  4. Positioning of atomic layers
A stone whirling in a horizontal circle on the end of string depicts?
  1. Conical pendulum
  2. Cone
  3. Pendulum
  4. Eclipse
Wavelength of slow moving neutrons is about?
  1. 10-^34 m
  2. 10m^-20
  3. 10m^-15
  4. 10^-10 m
Which of the following signaling is involved in Paracrine signaling?
  1. Chemical signaling
  2. Synaptic signaling
  3. Hormonal Communication
  4. Auto stimulation of cell
Which of the following signal molecules does not interact with cell surface receptors?
  1. Insulin
  2. Gastrin
  3. Glucagon
  4. Testosterone
Lyme disease is transmitted to humans through?
  1. Touching an infected person
  2. Kissing an infected person
  3. Having sex with an infected person
  4. None of the above
The 1918 flu pandemic, also called the Spanish Flu was caused by?
  1. H1N1 influenza A virus
  2. SARS coronavirus 2
  3. Influenza C virus
  4. Simian virus 5
Plants absorb most part of water needed by them through their?
  1. Stem
  2. Root hairs
  3. Leaf
  4. None
Which of the following is not a function of the bones?
  1. Support
  2. Production of blood cells
  3. Protein synthesis
  4. Muscle attachment
Who proposed the idea of essential mineral nutrients of the plant?
  1. Diron
  2. Aristotle
  3. Arnon and Stout
  4. Carl Linnaeus
For the same amount of glucose, aerobic respiration liberates ___ times more energy than anaerobic respiration.
  1. Same
  2. 2
  3. 19
  4. 38
What is the total number of quantification available in artificial intelligence?
  1. 4
  2. 2
  3. 1
  4. 3
Which of the following is not an example of DBMS?
  1. MySQL
  2. Microsoft Access
  3. IBM DB2
  4. Google
Which of the following should a microcontroller at-least should consist of?
  1. CPU, ROM, I/O ports, and timers
  2. RAM, ROM, I/O ports, and timers
  3. CPU, RAM, I/O ports, and timers
  4. CPU, RAM, ROM, I/O ports, and timers
Why the following statement is erroneous? SELECT dept_name, ID, avg (salary) FROM instructor GROUP BY dept_name;
  1. Dept_id should not be used in group by clause
  2. Group by clause is not valid in this query
  3. Avg(salary) should not be selected
  4. None
The user IDs can be added or removed using which of the following fixed roles?
  1. db_sysadmin
  2. db_accessadmin
  3. db_securityadmin
  4. db_setupadmin
What is the name of artificial intelligence which allows machines to handle vague information with a deftness that mimics human intuition?
  1. Boolean logic
  2. Human intelligence
  3. Fuzzy logic
  4. Functional logic
What is the primary purpose of a scatter plot in EDA?
  1. To show the distribution of a single variable
  2. To visualize relationships between variables
  3. To display categorical data
  4. To represent time series data
What operator tests the column for the absence of data?
  1. NOT operator
  2. IS NULL operator
  3. EXISTS
  4. None
What is incorrect about structural design?
  1. Structural design introduced notations and heuristics
  2. Structural design emphasis on procedural decomposition
  3. The advantage is data flow representation
  4. It follows Structure chart
What SQL command can be used to delete columns from a table?
  1. MODIFY TABLE TableName DROP COLUMN ColumnName
  2. MODIFY TABLE TableName DROP ColumnName
  3. ALTER TABLE TableName DROP COLUMN ColumnName
  4. ALTER TABLE TableName DROP ColumnName
The miser gazed _____ at the pile of gold coins in front of him.
  1. Earnestly
  2. Thoughtfully
  3. Avidly
  4. Admiringly
Place where birds are kept is known as?
  1. Zoo
  2. Apiary
  3. Armoury
  4. Aviary
Change the sentence from Direct to Indirect speech: The doctor says. “It is better you undergo a surgery next week”?
  1. The doctor advised me to undergo a surgery the following week
  2. The doctor says that it is better I undergo a surgery the following week
  3. The doctor says that it was better I under went a surgery the coming week
  4. The doctor advises that it is better I under went a surgery the following week
What is the meaning of the Idiom: To have an axe to grind?
  1. Private end to serve
  2. To fail to arouse interest
  3. To have no result
  4. To work for both sides
Detect the error: Because of the cricket tournament/ organizationual work hardly / I have had any / rest since one week?
  1. Because of the cricket tournament
  2. Organizational work hardly
  3. Have had any
  4. Rest since one week
One Word Substitution: One who specializes in the study of birds?
  1. Ornithologist
  2. Zoologist
  3. Biologist
  4. Naturalist
The enzyme (carbonic anhydrase) is used in?
  1. Aerobic respiration
  2. Anaerobic respiration
  3. Transpiration
  4. Photosynthesis
Halogens react with hydrogen gas to form?
  1. Hydrogen halides
  2. Hyaxl
  3. Hydrochloric acid
  4. None of the above
Complete transfer of one or more electrons from one atom to different atom forms?
  1. Ionic bonds
  2. Covalent bonds
  3. Metallic bonding
  4. Co-ordinate bonding
Pairs of outer shell electrons not used in bonding are called as?
  1. Valence electrons
  2. Loner electrons
  3. Electrovalent electrons
  4. Lone pairs
The pH of the buffer solution depends upon the concentration of?
  1. Acid (H+-) only
  2. Conjugate base (-OH-) only
  3. Salt
  4. Acid (H+-) and conjugate base (-OH-)
pH can be kept constant with the help of?
  1. Saturated solution
  2. Unsaturated solution
  3. Buffer solution
  4. Super saturated solution
When salt is added to the pure water, its boiling point?
  1. Increases
  2. Decreases
  3. Remains same
  4. None of the above
About how many elements in the Periodic Table are Metals?
  1. 60%
  2. 65%
  3. 70%
  4. 75%
Isotopes are atoms of the same element with different numbers of?
  1. Electrons
  2. Protons
  3. Neutrons
  4. Positron
What is true about Nylon?
  1. It is an amide
  2. It is a peptide
  3. It is a polyamide
  4. It is a polyester
The value of x 10^C1 x 6^C3 is?
  1. 12760
  2. 11760
  3. 10760
  4. 9760
What is the Antonym of “Imp”?
  1. Demon
  2. Angel
  3. Rogue
  4. Pedestrian
Arrangement of atoms High speed electrons from particle, detectors are used to determine?
  1. Inner atomic distance
  2. Diameter of atomic nuclei
  3. Inter atomic distance
  4. Circumference of atomic nuclei
Ionization energy is represented by a symbol ∆H1 whose unit is?
  1. kJmole -1
  2. kJmole -10
  3. kJmole -11
  4. kJmole -2
High speed electrons have wavelength of order of?
  1. 10^-15 m
  2. 10^-14 m
  3. 10^-16 m
  4. 10^-17 m
Masculine of “Brach” is?
  1. Bull
  2. Stallion
  3. Ram
  4. Hound
In order to find the internal structure of nucleus, electrons should be accelerated by voltages up to?
  1. 10^5 V
  2. 10^7 V
  3. 10^9 V
  4. 10^11 V
The “pH” is measurement of acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution. The pH means?
  1. Power of hydrogen
  2. Presence of hydrogen
  3. Power of hemoglobin
  4. Presence of hemoglobin
The proportion of successful collision increase with the increase in?
  1. Solute
  2. Solvent
  3. Reactant
  4. Temperature
The perpendicular distance from the point (3,-4) to the line 3x^2 – 4x + 10 = 0?
  1. 7
  2. 8
  3. 9
  4. 10
The line perpendicular to the tangent line is called?
  1. Normal line
  2. Secant line
  3. Limit
  4. Derivative
At the end of communication system, the signal is converted from radio to?
  1. Sound
  2. Mechanical energy
  3. Kinetic energy
  4. Potential energy
A fictitious name which is adopted by an author in his writing is known as?
  1. Title
  2. Nickname
  3. Pseudonym
  4. Nomenclature
Which of the following ion formation is always exothermic?
  1. Uni-negative
  2. Uni-positive
  3. Di-negative
  4. Di-positive
1 radian is equal to?
  1. 54°
  2. 57.3°
  3. 45°
  4. 90°
A straight wire of length 0.20 m moves at a steady speed of 3.0 ms^-1 at night angles to the magnetic field of flux density 0.10 T. The EMF induced across ends of wire is?
  1. 0.5 V
  2. 0.06 V
  3. 0.05 V
  4. 0.04 V
Choose the meaning of the idiom: Nothing of what he said made sense – he was “talking through his hat”?
  1. Talking without knowing the facts
  2. Talking arrogantly
  3. Talking sense
  4. Talking insultingly
Meaning of word “Incognito”?
  1. Modern
  2. Genuine
  3. Team spirit
  4. In disguise
Two identical solid hemispheres of equal base radius r cm are stuck together along their bases. The total surface area of the combination is?
  1. 6nr2
  2. 5nr2
  3. 4nr2
  4. 3nr2
According to Newton’s 2nd law, the object’s acceleration and centripetal force are?
  1. At right angles to each other
  2. Anti-parallel to each other
  3. Make acute angle with each other
  4. In same direction
When gas is ionized ______ is formed.
  1. Ozone
  2. Molecule
  3. Plasma
  4. Current
The extraction of a cube root of a given number as?
  1. Binary operation
  2. Relation
  3. Unary operation
  4. Relation in some set
Which of the following word is nearly most opposite in meaning to the word “BRUSQUE”?
  1. Gold
  2. Opulent
  3. Polite
  4. Suspect
As the number of proton increases, the ionization energy?
  1. Decreases
  2. Increases
  3. Remain same
  4. Fluctuate
Cos3a =______?
  1. 4sina – 3sin^3a
  2. 4cos^3a – 3cosa
  3. 3cos^3a – 4cosa
  4. 3sina – 4sin^3a
The percentage of a sample of HBr decomposes at 430 °C. is?
  1. 0.2
  2. 0.1
  3. 0.22
  4. 0.11
Taylor, Michael and I ____ old friends.
  1. Am
  2. Was
  3. Are
  4. Been
The existence of impurities _____ the freezing point of water.
  1. Increases
  2. Decreases
  3. Accelerate
  4. Do not have any effect on
X + 3/x = 4 is called?
  1. A transcendental equation
  2. Cubic equation
  3. An identity
  4. An equation
If frequency of modulated wave is less than frequency of carrier wave, then input signal is?
  1. Negative
  2. Positive
  3. Zero
  4. Infinite
If a = band b = C, then a = c. This property is called?
  1. Reflexive
  2. Transitive
  3. Trichotomy
  4. Symmetric
At room temperature, the pH value of pure water is?
  1. 5
  2. 6
  3. 7
  4. 8
In ammonium ion, the electrons required between hydrogen ion and nitrogen ion are?
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
If a > b and b > a, then?
  1. a = b
  2. a ≠ b
  3. Cannot be evaluated
  4. Impossible
For the minute hand of the clock, the angular velocity is equal to?
  1. 2 rad s-¹
  2. 3 rad s-¹
  3. 1 rad s-¹
  4. 0.00175 rad s-¹
Choose the meaning of the idiom: It was he who “put a spoke in my wheel”?
  1. Tried to cause an accident
  2. Helped in the execution of the plan
  3. Thwarted in the execution of the plan
  4. Destroyed the plan
Object moving along a circular path is?
  1. In equilibrium
  2. Not in equilibrium
  3. Not moving with constant speed
  4. In random motion
Partial fractions of(x+1)/(x² + 1) will be of the form?
  1. A/(x-1)-B/(x²-x+1)
  2. A/(x+1)-8/(x²-x+1)
  3. A/(x+1)-bx+c/(x²-x+1)
  4. A/(x+1) – bx/(x² + 1)
One word Substitution: Study of and exploration of caves is?
  1. Ornithology
  2. Geology
  3. Speleological
  4. Oratory
What is the 31st term of sequence: 1, 4, 7, 10,______?
  1. 90
  2. 91
  3. 92
  4. 93
Which of the following statements is true about cell signaling?
  1. In plants the cell signaling occurs through phytohormones
  2. Cell signaling is used to study the context of human diseases
  3. Cell signaling is used to study the signaling between cells of an organism
  4. All of the above
Which of the following CANNOT be transmitted via infectious droplets?
  1. Rubella
  2. Common cold Influenza
  3. None of the above
Vitamin ______ is needed for the formation of a light-sensitive pigment in the retina.
  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
______ is an important mineral nutrient.
  1. Hydrogen
  2. Nitrogen
  3. Oxygen
  4. Carbon
Which of the following hormones requires a cell surface receptor for its action?
  1. Adrenaline
  2. Progesterone
  3. Growth factors
  4. All of the above
Which of the following signal molecules is not used for extracellular signaling?
  1. Autocrine
  2. Endocrine
  3. Cyclic AMP
  4. None of the above
Which of the following nutrient deficiency causes megaloblastic anaemia?
  1. Folic acid
  2. Niacin
  3. Pyridoxine
  4. Cobalamin
____ is an important trace element.
  1. Calcium
  2. Iron
  3. Zinc
  4. Sodium
A “wild type” organism that does not need any additional growth supplement is known as?
  1. Phenotype
  2. Auxotroph
  3. Autotroph
  4. Prototroph
Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) can be contracted only if ___?
  1. Consume nerve tissues (brain and spine) of cattle infected with Mad cow disease
  2. Consume shrimp infected with E.coli
  3. Consume water tainted with E.coli
  4. None of the above
How communication is established with MySQL?
  1. SQL
  2. APIs
  3. A programming language like C++
  4. Network calls
When installing PCI NICS you can check the IRQ availability by looking at?
  1. Dip switches
  2. CONFIG.SYS
  3. Motherboard BIOS
  4. Jumper settings
In an intrinsic semiconductor, the number of free electrons?
  1. Equals the number of holes
  2. Is less than the number of holes
  3. Is greater than the number of holes
  4. Impossible to say
What is the maximum value that can be stored in an “int” data type in C++?
  1. 32767
  2. 2147483647
  3. 65535
  4. 4294967295
Which one of the following kinds of material has the lowest permeability?
  1. A diamagnetic material
  2. A paramagnetic material
  3. Ferromagnetic material
  4. All of the above
In Prototyping _____?
  1. BASIC is used
  2. COBOL is used
  3. 4GLs are used
  4. System is documented
What does the term HTTPS means?
  1. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure
  2. Hyper Text Translation Protocol Service
  3. Hyper Text Translation Protocol Secure
  4. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Service
Which type of loop is commonly used to iterate through an array in C?
  1. If loop
  2. Switch loop
  3. For loop
  4. While loop
The basic difference between JavaScript and Java is?
  1. There is no difference
  2. Functions are considered as fields
  3. Variables are specific
  4. Functions are values and there is no hard distinction between methods and fields
What is the syntax for defining a method in Ruby?
  1. def method_name
  2. method method_name
  3. function method_name
  4. define method_name

Read More: SPSC SST Past Papers

Also Read: SPSC English lecturer past papers

SPSC SST Past Papers BPS 16 with Answers is an effort to support candidates in Sindh Secondary School Teacher test preparation online.

Leave a Comment

× PPSC FPSC NTS WhatsApp Group