OV PREPARATION Past Papers ° PPSC e NTS e FPSC e css ° SPSC e PTS ° BPSC e OTS ° LAT e FIA ° MDCAT e FBR ° Police ¢ Clerk To download given solved past papers, please visit on testpreparation.pkAllama Iqbal got his Ph.D. degree from the University of Munich. What was the topic of his Ph.D. thesis? (A) The Development of Metaphysics in Persia (B) Evolution of Rumi’s Metaphysics (C) Reconstruction of Religious thought in m (D) None of these Nandos is a pi i i popular international fast food chain which Country did it orignate in? a USA (B) UK ) India (D) South Africa What is “Ikebana”? eam of martial arts nese flower arra: f saPanese dance rae amurai tradition of Japan 4. The original natives of New Zealand, whose war dance is still used by the New Zealand rugby team, were: (A) Aborigenes (B) Zuluz (C) Maoris (D) Fijians 5. Which of the following political. parties did not boycott the Simon Commission”? 23 Jinnah protested against the Simon Commission along with the Congress and other leaders of the subcontinent. He tried to unite the Muslims to see how this commission would not be beneficial for them, but at this point the Muslim League split into two; Jinnah who opposed the Simon Commission headed one faction known as the ‘Jinnah Group’ while Sir Mohammed Shafi who was in favor of cooperating with the Simon Commission headed the other known as the ‘Shafi Group’. Jinnah strongly criticized the commission10. "1. (A) All India Musiim League {B) Indian National Congress (C) Unionist Party {) Hindu Mahasabha Who was the author of the famous book "4984"? (A) George Orwell {B) Alexander Soizhenitsyn (C) Joseph Conrad (0) Franz Fanon What do you understand by Caucus"? {A) Group of people in a procession {B) Group of people making noise {C) Aclosed political meeting {D) A group of people dancing ‘The capital of the Ummayad dynasty” was: (A) Baghdad {B) Cairo (C) Madina (D) None of these Human bones do not contain which of the following? (A) Phosphorous (B) Calcium (C) Carbon (D) Oxygen What was the name of the Commission appointed to probe into the 1970 crisis in the East Pakistan? (A) Justice Shahbuddin Commission (8) BAR Cournelius Commission {C) Agartala Probe Commission (0) Hamood-ur-Rehman Commission Convert to Indirect form: He said “Hurrah! We have won the match”, (A) He exclaimed with joy that they had won the match (B) He told them that they had won the match (C) He asked if they had won the match {0) He exclaimed that they have won the match calling it 2 ‘butchery of our souls’. Jinnah Group boycotted the Commission whereas Shafi Groupd cpoperated with the Commission, In some US states, a meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference ‘among candidates running for office or select delegates tg attend a convention. ‘The Umayyads were an Islamic dynasty established by the caliph Muawiyah | (Mu’awiya) in 662, An earlier caliph, Hazrat Uthman (r. 644-56), had been a member, of the powerful Umayyad clan, but he was murdered and replaced by HazratAll. When Muawiyah, previously governor of Syria, seized the caliphate, he made the succession hereditary and thus inaugurated dynastic tule. From their capital at Damascus, the Umayyad ‘caliphs ruled a vast empire, extending from Europe to India, until 750. Thereafter the line continued in Spain until 1031. 12 13, 14. 15. 16. 7. 18. Solutio > | The historic city of Kairouan in Tuni founded in 670 AD by 8 (A) Musa bin Nusayr (B) Sultan Sul 8 Ugba bin Nafey (0) Khalid brunt! The compound used in anti Malaria drugs, (A) Chloroquine (8) Aspirin is (C) Neoprene (0) Isoprene Which of the following is associated with g program? {A) Graphic program (B) Word processor {c) Presentation (D) Spreadsheet EBDO” was promulgated by Ayub kh, 1959. What does EBDO stand for?" ® (A) Elected Bodies Dissolution Order (B) Electoral Bodies Dissolution Order (C) Electoral Boundaries Delimitation Order (B) Elected Basic Democrats Order ‘A.computer cannot function without (A) Microsoft Office (B) Operating System {C) Internet Connection (D) Antivirus Protection Which file format can be added to 2 Pons: Point show? (A) gif , (B) jp (C) .wav (D) Allof these What is the arithmetic mean (average) of ,4 6,8, 10 and 12? (B) 6 (A) 5 6% 7 (D) 8 88 a, eat Arithemetic mean 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 19. 20. _ Sum of terms AM = 'No. of terms am =24e88e002 12 242 “6 Airbus is an aircraft manufacturing compan Its headquarter is in: (A) USA (B) Germany (C) France (D) UK Mr Masood Khan is currently preside! Azad Jammu & Kashmir. What was his assignment before becoming the preside” (A) Herinanent representative of Pakist@” % w All option are wrong. In August 1959, AY? passed the Elective Bodies Disqualification {€8D0). Under this, 75 leaders were disqual ited a participating In political activities for 8 Ye%5 op December 1966). Under the EBDO, Ayub Khan ont targetted East Pakistani politicians from the League while leaving the Muslim Leagt! re latte untouched.a 22. 24. 26. 26. 27 28. 29, 30, 34 Q, 8) Ambassador of Pakistan to China (C) Foreign Secretary (0) Director General, Institution of stretigic Studies, Islamabad .cket propulsion is based on: a Einstein's Theory of Relativity ig) Newton's second law of motion (C) Newton's third law of motion (0) none of these he Guevara, Marxist revolutionary close! extociated with Fidel Gastro, wag from: (a) Cuba (8) Bolivia {C) Ecuador (0) Argentina Photosynthesis in plants takes place faster in Yellow light (8) Red light 8 Darkness. (0) White fight ln which year were the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the United ations? ty 2014 (8) 2015 (C) 2016 (0) 2010 Pearl Harbour, a US Naval base, was bombed by .qthus provoking formal entry of the US in the Second World War (A) Germany (B) Italy (C) China (0) Japan The autobiography “In the Line of the Fire” was written by: (A) Field Marshall Sam Manekshaw (B) Lt. Gen Sher Ali Khan Pataudi (C) Lt. Gen. Shahid Hamid (0) Gen. Pervez Musharraf Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) was years old when Hazrat Ismail (AS) was born (A) 84 (B) 85 (C) 86 (0) 87 ‘Ahmad Shah Masud’ of Afghanistan was a (A) Tajik (B) Uzbek (C) Pakhtun (D) Hazzara Rasputin in a notorious character of History, to which country did he belong? (A) Germany (B) Israel (C) ttaly (D) Russia Name the first President of USA who visited Pakistan, (A) Dwight D. Eisenhower Lyndon pohnson ohn F. Kenned) (0) Richard Nixon sect Umar (RA) remained the Caliph for ) 2 years (B) 4 years Me years (D) 10 years re cerother 'B". ‘A’ is son of 'C’. ‘D! is fatherorce weet C’. What relation is ‘B of 'D’. (8) Brother (C) Grandson (0) Cousin gel who was designated to deliver “messages to Prophet Mul (PBUH), from Aah ee (A) Hazrat Jibraeel (AS) Hazrat Mekaeel (AS) (C) Hazrat israteel (AS) Hazrat Izraeel (AS) 34. If the cost price of selling price, then Percentage? (A) 150% (C) 300% Solution: let “SP = 100 CP =25 Profit = 75 15 Profit % ={) , raft % () 100 = 300% 35. Alongside a wall of 225 meters iong, 26 trees ate planted at equal distance, one tree being at each end of the wall, What is the distance between two. consecutive trees? an article is 25% of its what is the profit in (8) 200% (0) 350% (A) 8m (8) 9m (C) 10m (0) 14m Solutior 26 Trees have 25 gaps between them so, 225 =3e=9m 36. Which leader of the Indian National Congress termed the Lahore Resolution of 1940 as “Jinnah's fantastic proposals"? (A) M.K. Gandhi (8) Jawaharlal Nehru (C) Raj Gopalachoriya (0) Motilal Nehru 37. Which of the following files have an ‘mpg’ extension? (A) Audio (8) Image (C) Video (D) Flash 38. Statistical study of human population is called (A) Ecology (B) Anthropology {C) Entomology (D) Demography 39. Convert to passive voice: Our task had been completed before sunset. (A) We completed our task before sunset (B) We have completed our task before sunset le complete our task before sunset 8 We hed Completed our task before sunset 40. Which of the following has the maximum density? aes (6) Benzene (0) Chloroform jwa, Chief of Army eneral Qamar Javed Bajwa, 4 Sat belonge tothe RegimentPunjab (8) Baloch 3 Auad Kashmir (0) Frontier Force 42, How many Goals have been identified in the ot ainable Development Goals? (a) 12 (8) 14 (c) 18 (0) 17 A large procession was taken . Fill in the blank: 45, Filinibe = against rising prices. oR (A) About (5) Out 8 In (0) For 44. Complete the number seires”: 3, 2, 7, 6, 11, as (8) 4 Bs (0) 10 Solution: Series: “4 a 7, 6, Wy +4. +4 ‘i ‘Altemate two series are used one is even number and other is odd number. 244 7+4 6+4=10 45. Water drops are spherical because of: (A) Air pressure (B) Density (C) Viscosity (0) Surface tension 46. Complete the “Best things come in small (A) instalments (B) Joys {C) Packages (0) Gifts 48. Which instrument is used to measure altitude? (A) Audiometer (B)__—_ Barometer (C) Attimeter (D) Anemometer 49. Who at present holds the office of the Chief Executive in the Afghan Government? (A) Ashraf Ghani (B) Gulbuddin Hekmatyar (C) Abdullah Abdullah (0) None of these 50. Wha, was the name of Quaid-e-Azam's first wife? (A) Ruttie Jinnah (8) Emibal Jinnah (C) Maryam Jinnah (0) Gulzar Jinnahpoonja 51, Dushanbe Is the capital of: 27 and number is less by 1 than the 1st number and 3rd number is more by 5 than the 2nd number. The same {le follows in other numbers ofthe series Emibai Jinnah (1878-1893) was the first cousin and wife of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah from 1892 until her death. Rattanbai "Ruttie" Jinnah, (born as Rattanbal Petit, 1900-1929) was the second wife of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, fay Turkmenistan (8) Kazakhstan (C) Tajikistan (0) Uzbekistan 52, Synonym of Rookie is: (A) Expert (B) Professionay {Q) Anew recruit (0) An old man 53. Which file is responsible to start MS Worgy (A) Winword.exe (B) Win.exe {C) Word.exe (D) Word win.exe Choose the correct sentence among fol " (A) He was promted as DSP 9 Follonin {B) He was promoted DSP {C) He was promote DSP (0) He promoted as DSP 56. ‘Liberty, Equality, Fraternity’, as a slogan, y, the hallmark of the: ; (A) Bolshevik Revolution (B) French Revolution {C) American war of independence (D) Cuban revolution 56, The first OIC Summit conference was heldin (A) Lahore (8) Cairo (C) Jeddah (D) Rabat 57, States of Dir, Chitral and Swat wer incorporated in NWFP in: (A) 1968 (B) C1969 (c) 1970 (0) C1971 58. What is a mixture of Potassium Nite Charcoal and Sulpher called? (A) Paint (8) Aluminum (C) Brass (D) Gunpowder 59. What do you understand by Shoal? (A) Large number of insects together (B) Alarge group of horses (C) Group of unidentified flying objects {D) Large number of fish swimming togett= 60. What is meant by Cortage? (A) A funeral procession (B) A victory procession (C) Unruly crowd () Highly disciplined crowd 61. Complete the idiom: "Cross your _— when you come to them’. (A) Bridges (8) Roads (C) Obstacles (D) Rivers 62, Simplify: 18800/470/20 = ? eB D) 4 Solution: o 18800 / 470 / 20, +3800” "22 the correct sentence. 3, Shoes labad is as famous city as Lahore (A) FetSalabad is famous city as Lahore (8) Feisalabad is the famous city as Lahore IG) Fefselabad is 28 famous a cy as Lahore 2006 the UN General Assembly decided to 4 nope the UN Commission on Human Rights with Human Rights Committee (8 UN Human Rights Department (8) ON Human Rights Council (5) UN Human Rights Agency £800 introduced by Ayub Khan in 1959 8, E80 atfected politicians from: fe) N (8) Balochistan (8) East Pakistan (0) Sindh js. which of the following shortcuts is used to make text italic? fa) cri+U (8) Cris! {c) Cri+B (0) Ctri+P is currently the Supreme Commander of 7 by Samed Forces of Pakistan®®? (A) Prime Minister Nawaz Shareef (6) President Mamnoun Hussain {C) Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa (0) Gen. Zubair Mahmood ‘8. Synonym of incessant is: (A) Extreme (B) Intermittent {C) Continuous (D) Oceassional ‘9. Which one of the following is the founder of Apple Computers”? (A) Steve Jobs (B) Bill Gates (C) Mark Zuckerburg (D) None of these 10. Which of the following disease affects the skin? (A) Rickets (B) Osteoporosis (C) Anemia (©) Pellagra 1, The theorem “In a right angle triangle the area of the square of hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the areas of the squares of the other {wo sides", was discovered by: (A) Archimedes (B) Pythagoras (C) Isaac Newton —(D) Socrates — SSS pen otimander in ef or supreme commander is the one whe exercises supreme command and control ten armed forces or a military branch. AS a rea fet, it refers to military competencies that Slate op quays executive leadership, a head of Pakistan ig eis of government. The president of famed Fore Commander in chief of the Pakistani w Apple rces, Currently Arif Alvi holds this position. 1576 by gomPuter Company was founded on April 2, abugigee’® Obs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne ineSs partnership, 72. 73. 74, 75, 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81 82. Synonym of Fictit (A) Flattering eee a) Srutntu (6) False (0) Genuine Who was the last 5 Kong "before (a8t Governor General of Hong Chinese by the Batam NGe4 ver TO. the (A) Sir Leon Britton (8) Shris Patten ir James Bar (0) None of these" What is the first 1: Russia? (A) Nikita (8) Alexander ©) Uri (0) Vladimir ich is the full form of Wi-Fi?" (A) Wireless Fidelity (B) Wired Fidefty (C) Wireless Focus (D) Wireless Field Who is currently the spokes; Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affars?. °° (A) Ms. Tasnim Aslam (B) Nafees Zakriya (C) Kazi Khaleelullah (D) Iftikhar Warraich (Current spokesperson of the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs is Mr Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri) Who among: the. following concluded the Treaty of Seringapatam with Tipu Sultan? (A) Warren Hastings (B) Lord Comwallis (C) Robert Clive ~ (D) John Dalhousle The territorial claim over the’island of Abu Musa is disputed between: (A) Iraqand tran (B) tran and UAE (C) Iranand Oman (D) Kuwait and Iraq Choose the correct sentence from following: (A) | requested her to kindly help me (B) | requested her to help me kindly (C) kindly requested her to help me (D) | requested her kindly to help me lame of President Putin of Shahjahan, the. Mughal Emperor, was removed from throne by: (A) Prince Khurram (B) Hemu (C) Dara Singh (D) Auranzeb Which archipelago in the Indian Ocean is also a member of SAARC? (A) Seychelies (B) Srilanka (C) Maldives (0) Guam Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani is buried at: (A) Bait-ulMugadus (B) Tehran eS 3) Wii is the name of a popular wireless networking technology that high-speed Internet an common misconcepti for “wireless fidelity,” Fi is simply a trademad uses radio waves to provide wireless \d network connections. A ion is that the term Wi-Fi is short however this is not the case. Wi- ed phrase that means IEEE 802.11%.(C) Qon (D) Baghdad 83. Complete the Idiom: "Too many cooks spoil the (A) Food (8) Broth (C) Meat {0) None of these 84, In.a computer what does DP! means? (A) Dots Processing Inch (B) Dots per inch {C) Diagram per Inch (0) Diagram Processing Inch 85. Complete the number series: 4, 6, 9, 13, A) 15 (8) 12 ‘3 18 (0) 17 Solution: 4, 6, 9% 13. 42 43 +4 45 4+2=6 6+3=9 9+4=13 13+5=18 86. 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