ASF ASI Past Papers

1. ‘Ambiguity’ of thoughts can prove disastrous.

(A) Rigidity

(B) Clarity

(C) Certainty

(D) Rationality

2. “Yaum-e-Takbeer” is celebrated to commemorate the:

(A) Death of School children in Peshawar

(B) Adoption of Pakistan Resolution

(C) First Nuclear tests by Pakistan

(D) 1965 War

3. 10 women can complete a work in 7 days, and 10 children take 14 days to complete the work. How many days will 5 women and 10 children take to complete the work?

(A) 7 days

(B) 8 days

(C) 6 days

(D) Cannot be determined

4. 12 men can complete a piece of work in 4 days, while 15 women can complete the same work in 4 days. 6 men start working on the job, and after working for 2 days, all of them stopped working. How many women should be put on the job to complete the remaining work, if it is to be completed in 3 days?

(A) Data inadequate

(B) 15

(C) 23

(D) 19

5. A boy goes to his school from his house at a speed of 3 km/hr and returns at a speed of 2 km/hr. If he takes 5 hours in going and coming, the distance between his house and school is.

(A) 6 km

(B) 5.5 km

(C) 8.5 km

(D) 9 km

6. A can do a piece of work in 10 days; B in 15 days. They work for 5 days. The rest of the work was finished by C in 2 days. If they get Rs. 1500 for the whole work, the daily wages of B and C are:

(A) Rs. 225

(B) Rs. 160

(C) Rs. 255

(D) Rs. 350

7. Ahmad Shah founded the very first unified state in Afghanistan in?

(A) 1940 AD

(B) 1750 AD

(C) None of these

(D) 1747 AD

8. Antonym of FORMER?

(A) Subsequent

(B) Latter

(C) Modern

(D) Current

9. Antonym of FRATERNITY?

(A) Hostility

(B) Hospitality

(C) Brotherhood

(D) Enmity

10. Antonym of MAWKISH

(A) Unsentimental

(B) Intelligent

(C) Carefree

(D) Genuine

11. Antonym of PRETENTIOUS?

(A) Deranged

(B) Humble

(C) Depressing

(D) Small

12. Antonym of PRETENTIOUS?

(A) Humble

(B) Deranged

(C) Depressing

(D) Small

13. Antonym of RABID?

(A) Fair

(B) Rational

(C) Decent

(D) Pure

14. By taking pulse rate of the human body a doctor determines?

(A) Heart beat

(B) Condition of the liver

(C) Checks the lungs

(D) Amount of blood in the body

15. Choose the correct spelling word: Embrass, Embarrass, Emberass, None of these

(A) Embarrass

(B) None of these

(C) Emberass

(D) Embrass

16. Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word ANATHEMA

(A) Curse

(B) Pun

(C) Religious chant

(D) Musical subject

17. Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word DISSOLUTE

(A) Immoral

(B) Repulsive

(C) Honest

(D) Distant

18. Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word FALSE

(A) Defective

(B) Untrue

(C) Incorrect

(D) Inaccurate

19. Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word: NIGGARD

(A) Loyal

(B) Miser

(C) Divine

(D) Shrewd

20. Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word:WHIM

(A) Desire

(B) Clumsy

(C) Fancy

(D) Strange behaviour

21. Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the italicized bold part of the sentence : Cross-examination could not ‘elicit’ any reason for his being absent.

(A) Draw Out

(B) Find Fault With

(C) Prove

(D) Produce

22. Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the italicized bold part of the sentence : His speech was full of ‘affectation’.

(A) Pretence

(B) Boasting

(C) Euphemism

(D) Pedantry

23. Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the italicized bold part of the sentence : I wrote to him as ‘lately’ as last week

(A) Late

(B) Recently

(C) Early

(D) Immediately

24. Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the italicized bold part of the sentence :Alia asked Rashim not to ‘meddle’ in her affairs.

(A) Interfere

(B) Impose

(C) Cross

(D) Intercede

25. Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the italicized bold part of the sentence :Many people feel ‘queasy’ while travelling on a bus on hilly roads.

(A) Drowsy

(B) Mobile

(C) Dynamic

(D) Uneasy

26. Drinking is a ‘vice’ that ultimately ruins a person.

(A) Habit

(B) Evil

(C) Crime

(D) Sin

27. During sleep a man’s blood pressure is ______?

(A) Fluctuated

(B) Increase

(C) Remain constant

(D) Decrease

28. Earth rotates its axis from _____?

(A) East to West

(B) None of these

(C) West to East

(D) North to South

29. Entomology is the science that studies?

(A) Behavior of human beings

(B) Insects

(C) Scientific terms

(D) The formation of rocks

30. Few teachers have been spared the problem of an ‘obstreperous’ pupil in the class.

(A) awkward

(B) lazay

(C) unruly

(D) sullen

31. He ‘urges’ to learn everything.

(A) desires

(B) recommend

(C) dislikes

(D) denies

32. He was found ‘guilty’.

(A) true

(B) right

(C) correct

(D) innocent

33. Honesty is the best ‘policy’.

(A) Sobriety

(B) Rectitude

(C) Uprightness

(D) Deceit

34. How beautiful! This is really something to ‘ponder over’.

(A) dance

(B) think

(C) sing

(D) wonder

35. If 12 men and 16 boys can do a piece of work in 5 days; 13 men and 24 boys can do it in 4 days, then the ratio of the daily work done by a man to that of a boy is:

(A) Caution

(B) Concern

(C) Disinterest

(D) Displeasure

36. In 1848, British entered Punjab and annexed Punjab into the British control after defeating the ______?

(A) Sikhs

(B) Hindus

(C) Muslims

(D) Portuguese

37. In each of the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word. APPROPRIATE

(A) Unsuitable

(B) Unable

(C) Unqualified

(D) Unskilled

38. In railway tracks, a small gap is left between the rails ?

(A) To permit the shrinkage of metal

(B) To save the cost of metal

(C) To allow for the expansion during heat

(D) None of them

39. In which year was the educational institute of Delhi established in Indo-Pak?

(A) 1859

(B) 1860

(C) 1861

(D) 1825

40. Many people buy charms and ‘talismans’ because they think they will bring them luck.

(A) amulets

(B) tokens

(C) lucky cards

(D) stones

41. Mohammad Bin Qasim was tortured to death in a prison in Iraq during the reign of _____?

(A) Yazid

(B) Sulaiman

(C) None of these

(D) Waleed

42. Najeebullah is the title of which Prophet?

(A) Hazrat Moosa

(B) Hazrat Dawood

(C) Hazrat Ibrahim

(D) Hazrat Younis

43. Name the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

(A) Ankara

(B) Rome

(C) Damascus

(D) Constantinople

44. Opposite meaning of Capital letter: A SERENE mind can never be the pioneer of a great revolution.

(A) Nervous

(B) Jocular

(C) Earnest

(D) Agitated

45. Opposite meaning of Capital letter: ABRUPT decisions are often wrong.

(A) Gradual

(B) Rough

(C) Sharp

(D) Hurried

46. Opposite meaning of Capital letter: He climbed up a STATIONAY wagon.

(A) Speeding

(B) Standing

(C) Shunting

(D) Moving

47. Opposite meaning of Capital letter: He is in the habit of taking a CASUAL approach.

(A) formal

(B) regular

(C) futile

(D) systematic

48. Opposite meaning of Capital letter: It used to be said that travel BROADENS one’s outlook.

(A) restricts

(B) contracts

(C) shrinks

(D) narrows

49. Opposite meaning of Capital letter: The king CONSOLIDATED the empire into a powerful nation.

(A) isolated

(B) divided

(C) fragmented

(D) weakened

50. Professors are generally ‘serious’ about what they say.

(A) Jolly

(B) Smug

(C) Thoughtful

(D) Insincere

51. Quaid-e-Azam born in Karachi on _____?

(A) 25 December 1876

(B) 22 December 1879

(C) 23 December 1875

(D) None of these

52. Rahim does ‘unpaid’ work for the charity school.

(A) honorary

(B) honourable

(C) honest

(D) honorific

53. Rohtas Fort near Jehlum built by _______?

(A) Akbar

(B) Baber

(C) Shah Jahan

(D) Sher Shah Suri

54. Salat-e-Kasoof is offered at the time of ____?

(A) Earthquake

(B) Lunar eclipse

(C) Solar (Sun) eclipse

(D) Heavy rain

55. Science of treatment of muscular and skeletal system is known as?

(A) Orthopedists

(B) Ophthalmology

(C) Pediatrics

(D) Odontology

56. Sixteen men can complete a work in twelve days. Twenty-four children can complete the same work in eighteen days. Twelve men and eight children started working and after eight days three more children joined them. How many days will they now take to complete the remaining work?

(A) 5 days

(B) 10 days

(C) 4 days

(D) 9 days

57. Step 1: Work Done by One Man and One Child in One Day

(A) 3 : 2

(B) 3 : 1

(C) 6 : 7

(D) 2 : 1

58. Step 2: Work Done by 12 Men and 8 Children in One Day

(A) 1 : 2

(B) 2 : 1

(C) 1 : 3

(D) 6 : 7

59. Step 3: Work Done in 8 Days

(A) 18 men

(B) 36 men

(C) 50 men

(D) 24 men

60. Sythet District at the time of partition was part of province of?

(A) Bengal

(B) Assam

(C) Bihar

(D) United Provinces

61. The Antonym of “Ruthless” is?

(A) Merciful

(B) Grief

(C) Pity

(D) None of these

62. The Antonym of “ZEAL” is?

(A) Hostility

(B) Diffidence

(C) Apathy

(D) None of these

63. The Antonym of ACQUISITIVE is?

(A) Austere

(B) Frugal

(C) Simple

(D) Miserly

64. The antonym of Diffidence ?

(A) difference

(B) monopoly

(C) boldness

(D) effervescence

65. The Antonym of Pragmatic?

(A) Idealistic

(B) Both A and B

(C) Unpractical

(D) Experimental

66. The antonyms of IMPERVIOUS?

(A) Tolerable

(B) Penetrable

(C) Hidden

(D) Gentle

67. The argo based industry is ?

(A) woodwork

(B) dairy farm

(C) carpets

(D) iron works

68. The capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China is?

(A) kASHGAR

(B) Urumqi

(C) Aksi

(D) Hotan

69. The Chairman ‘initiated’ the proceedings with a brief speech.

(A) complicated

(B) closed

(C) started

(D) confused

70. The doctrine of Wahdat ash-shuhod’ was propounded by Shaykh Sirhindi to counter ‘wahdat al-wujod'(unity of being) which had been advanced by?

(A) Muhiyiddinibn Arabi

(B) Mujaddid Ailf e Sani

(C) Al Hassan Ibn Al Hatham

(D) KhawajaNizam al-Mulk al-Tusi

71. The famous Babar.Nama (or Tuzk-e-Babari) authored by Emperor Babar was written in which language?

(A) Persian

(B) Turkish

(C) Dari

(D) Chagatai

72. The first gas field Pakistan discovered in 1952 at ______?

(A) None of these

(B) Peshawar

(C) Hyderabad

(D) Sui

73. The host looked quite ‘jaded’ by the time the party was over.

(A) exhausted

(B) cheerful

(C) inspiring

(D) miserable

74. The lurid details of the murder in broad daylight sent ‘chilling’ sensations down the spine of everybody.

(A) Realistic

(B) Ghastly

(C) Bleak

(D) Vivid

75. The national tree of Bangladesh is ?

(A) Mango

(B) Olive

(C) Banyan

(D) Beech

76. The outermost layer of skin is known as ______?

(A) Cartilage

(B) Ligament

(C) Epidermis

(D) Epiglottis

77. The prisoners of war were subjected to bestial ‘atrocities’.

(A) hardships

(B) cruelties

(C) punishments

(D) jobs

78. The process by which a person forsakes his or her own cultural tradition to become part of a different culture is?

(A) Control group

(B) Closed system

(C) Dependency theory

(D) Assimilation

79. The sight moved him to pity and compunction.

(A) Anger

(B) Regret

(C) Confusion

(D) Wander

80. The Synonym of Vulgar is?

(A) Gross

(B) Coarse

(C) Obscure

(D) Exquisite

81. The World smallest sovereign independent Islamic state/country (area wise) is _____?

(A) Bahrain

(B) Morocco

(C) Syria

(D) Brunei

82. The world’s highest mountain peak is in _____?

(A) Nepal

(B) China

(C) Italy

(D) Sri lanka

83. Too many drugs are apt to cause ‘distress’.

(A) misery

(B) depression

(C) suffering

(D) melancholy

84. We didn’t believe in his statement, but ‘subsequent’ events proved that he was right.

(A) Later

(B) Earlier

(C) Many Few

85. What does blood consist of ?

(A) 25% plasma, 75% curpuscles

(B) 40% plasma, 60% corpuscles

(C) 60 % plasma, 40 % corpuscles'

(D) None of these

86. What is meant by meter per second?

(A) Velocity

(B) Acceleration

(C) Airplane's speed

(D) Speed

87. What is the disease pertussis commonly known as ?Poliomyelitis, Whooping cough, Cholera, Hepatitis

(A) Hepatitus

(B) Poliomyelitis

(C) Cholera

(D) Whooping cough

88. What is the main purpose of white blood corpuscles in our body?

(A) To carry nutrients

(B) To combat infection

(C) To carry oxygen

(D) None of these

89. What is the number of permanent members of UN Security Council are holding the right to exercise veto power?

(A) 20

(B) 10

(C) 2

(D) 5

90. What is the value of x in 3x – 15 – 6 = 0?

(A) 6

(B) 9

(C) 9

(D) 7

91. What was the real name of Titu Mir?

(A) Sayed Ahmad

(B) Muhammad Ali

(C) None of these

(D) Nisar Ali

92. When the first Anglo-Marhata was ended?

(A) 1781

(B) 1783

(C) 1782

(D) 1784

93. Which of the following is not the waterborne disease?Cholera, Influenza, Amoebiasis, Typhoid

(A) Influenza

(B) Cholera

(C) Amorbiasis

(D) Typoid

94. Which part of the brain is oblongata responsible for temperature regulation?

(A) Cerebellum

(B) Cerebrum

(C) Medulla

(D) Hypothalamus

95. Which prophet of Allah is dignified with the special title Khalil Ullah (Friend of God)?

(A) Hazrat Nuh (AS)

(B) Hazrat Ibrahim (AS)

(C) Hazrat Adam (AS)

(D) Hazrat Essa (AS)

96. Which Radio Station already existed at the time of creation of Pakistan?

(A) Karachi

(B) Peshawar

(C) Quetta

(D) None of these

97. Who is the current prime Minister of France?

(A) Michel Barnier

(B) Sebastien Lecornu

(C) Emmanuel Macron

(D) None of these

98. World Post Office Day is observed on which date?

(A) October 7

(B) None of the above

(C) October 8

(D) October 9