ASF ASI PAST PAPER held on 14-07-2019

1. Choose the correct preposition. The toilet is straight ____ that door, then ___ the stairs on the left.

(A) at, on

(B) to, up

(C) with, over

(D) on, into

2. Gomal Zam Dam was inaugurated in 2013 in ______?

(A) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

(B) Sindh

(C) Punjab

(D) Balochistan

3. He began his career 20 years ago ___ a doctor.

(A) like

(B) as

(C) with

(D) for

4. Nandipur Power Plant is located in:

(A) Faisalabad

(B) Islamabad

(C) Lahore

(D) Karachi

5. Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Dr. Abdus Salam in which year?

(A) 1980

(B) 1978

(C) 1979

(D) 1977

6. She makes reading-lamps ___ old wine bottles.

(A) with

(B) from

(C) by

(D) on

7. She sighed ____ relief.

(A) with

(B) out of

(C) by

(D) of

8. The antonym of ‘Subversion’ is _____?

(A) Revolt

(B) Betrayal

(C) Treachery

(D) Loyalty

9. The correct sentence for “My friend requested me to bring him a sandwich” is in _____ voice?

(A) Interrogative

(B) Passive

(C) Imperative

(D) Active

10. The first Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest is ___?

(A) Ayesha Farooq

(B) Shehroze Kashif

(C) Samina Baig

(D) None of these

11. The first shaheed female pilot of Pakistan Air Force is ______?

(A) Ayesha Farooq

(B) Saira Batool

(C) Mariam Mukhtar

(D) None of these

12. The Head Office of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) is in __________?

(A) Karachi

(B) Lahore

(C) Islamabad

(D) Peshawar

13. The Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline was officially inaugurated in ______?

(A) Gwadar

(B) Quetta

(C) Multan

(D) Sui

14. The Jhimpir Wind Power Plant is located in __________?

(A) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

(B) Punjab

(C) Balochistan

(D) Sindh

15. The largest source of electricity generation in Pakistan is __________?

(A) Nuclear

(B) Hydro

(C) Wind

(D) Thermal (Fossil fuels)

16. The national bird of Pakistan is _____?

(A) Partridge

(B) Chukar

(C) Peafowl

(D) Falcon

17. The Nobel Prize has been awarded in how many fields?

(A) 5

(B) 8

(C) 7

(D) 6

18. The North Atlantic Treaty (NATO) was signed in 1949 in the city of ______?

(A) Washington D.C.

(B) Paris

(C) London

(D) Brussels

19. The North-South gas pipeline will transport LNG from __________?

(A) Pakistan

(B) Nigeria

(C) Qatar

(D) Saudi Arabia

20. The Objective Resolution of Pakistan was passed in which year?

(A) 1947

(B) 1949

(C) 1956

(D) 1973

21. The official currency of Yemen is the Yemeni _____?

(A) Dinar

(B) Dollar

(C) Rial

(D) Euro

22. The opposite of “demur” is ______?

(A) Refuse

(B) Protest

(C) Agree

(D) Oppose

23. The opposite of “supercilious” is ______?

(A) Arrogant

(B) Proud

(C) Humble

(D) Conceited

24. The second largest continent (by area) in the world is ______?

(A) Africa

(B) Europe

(C) North America

(D) South America

25. They like swimming. Whenever they have leisure time. (Which word is a verbal noun?)

(A) Time

(B) Leisure

(C) Swimming

(D) Like

26. Total number of seats in the National Assembly of Pakistan are _______?

(A) 350

(B) 330

(C) 342

(D) 300

27. What is the length of the Great Wall of China?

(A) 10,000 km

(B) 21,196 km

(C) 15,500 km

(D) 25,000 km

28. Which is the National Tree of Pakistan?

(A) Peepul

(B) Neem

(C) Deodar

(D) Banyan

29. Which of the following countries is NOT a member of D-8?

(A) Indonesia

(B) Bangladesh

(C) Turkey

(D) Brazil

30. Which of the following is the national animal of Pakistan?

(A) Leopard

(B) Tiger

(C) Lion

(D) Markhor

31. Who serves as the Acting Prime Minister in the absence of the Prime Minister?

(A) Deputy Prime Minister

(B) Chief of Army Staff

(C) Chief Justice of Pakistan

(D) Speaker National Assembly

32. You ___ maintain a healthy life, if you keep exercising.

(A) must

(B) can

(C) may

(D) should