ASF Corporal Past Papers PDF

1. “With his death, ended the glory of Abbasids”, the dead caliph was

(A) Haroon-ur-Rashid

(B) Haroon-ur-Rashid

(C) Al Wasiq Billah

(D) Al Mutasim Billah

2. A History of Medieval Islam was written by?

(A) J. J. Saunders

(B) R. Dozy

(C) Gibb

(D) None

3. A label used to devalue members of the deviant social groups is called

(A) Social Change

(B) Stigma

(C) Status group

(D) none

4. A term used by Max Weber to refer to people who have the same prestige or life style, independent of their class positions is called :

(A) Vertical mobility

(B) Status group

(C) Social group

(D) None

5. Against one’s grain means?

(A) Against One's habbit

(B) Against One's information

(C) Against One's nature

(D) None

6. Amazon tropical rainforest is also known as?

(A) Conifers

(B) None

(C) Boreal

(D) Selvas

7. At one’s beck and call means?

(A) To be under one's subjugation

(B) To be always at one's service

(C) Enjoying oneself without caring for others

(D) None

8. At the time of 1971 War the C-in-C of Pak Army was ?

(A) General Tikka Khan

(B) General Ayyub Khan

(C) Lt. General Gul Hassan

(D) General Yahya Khan

9. Bad Blood means?

(A) None

(B) Dishonest

(C) Wounded in scuffle

(D) Bitter relations

10. Carl Brockelmann is the author of?

(A) History of the Islamic Peoples

(B) History of the Indian Peoples

(C) History of the Non Islamic Peoples

(D) None

11. Chasm is most similar to :

(A) Bridal

(B) Charm

(C) Gorge

(D) Criticize

12. Choose the correct spelling __________Setellite Satelite Satellite None

(A) Setellite

(B) Satelite

(C) Satellite

(D) None of these

13. Choose the correct spelling —Deceive Dcive decve deceve

(A) Dcive

(B) Deceive

(C) Decve

(D) Deceve

14. Choose the correct spelling -Vacum Vecuum Vacuum None

(A) Vacum

(B) Vacuum

(C) None of these

(D) Vecuum

15. Choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to the given word Daunt

(A) Hearten

(B) Intimidate

(C) Challenge

(D) Frighten

16. Civil is most similar to :

(A) Unkind

(B) Public

(C) Trite

(D) Questionable

17. CONSOLE: COMFORT

(A) Sleep: Fatigue

(B) Pedant: Teacher

(C) Embarrass: Shame

(D) Coax: Reluctance

18. Cream is separated from the milk from due to its?

(A) Density

(B) Color

(C) Taste

(D) Temperature

19. Expertise is most similar to

(A) Activity

(B) Courage

(C) Mastery

(D) Effort

20. Exploit is most similar to:

(A) feat

(B) answer

(C) accident

(D) Persuade

21. Germany signed the Armistice Treaty on___ and World War I ended?

(A) November 1918

(B) October 1918

(C) September 1918

(D) December 1918

22. Global White Cane Day is observed on which date____?

(A) October 13

(B) October 14

(C) October 15

(D) None of the above

23. How many kilograms of sugar costing Rs.9 per kg must be mixed with 27 kg of sugar costing Rs.7 per kg so that there may be gain of 10% by selling the mixture at Rs.9.24 per kg?

(A) 63 kg

(B) 55 kg

(C) 65 kg

(D) 24 kg

24. How many non-permanent members are there in the UN Security Council?

(A) 10

(B) 15

(C) 5

(D) 4

25. In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of tea worth Rs 60 per kg and Rs 65 per kg so that by selling the mixture at Rs 68.20 a kg he may gain 10%?

(A) 4:7

(B) 3:6

(C) None

(D) 3:2

26. In which year was Muhammad Ghori stabbed to death?

(A) 1202

(B) 1206

(C) 1207

(D) 1209

27. Just after partition the first war was fought on the issue of Kashmir. India in view of its bad military position in Jammu and Kashmir made a frantic appeal to UNO on______.

(A) 15th February, 1948

(B) 10th January, 1948

(C) 10th January,

(D) 1st January, 1948

28. Kamal Mustafa was born in the town of?

(A) Mongolia

(B) None

(C) Ankara

(D) Salonika

29. Maggots is larva of

(A) Both

(B) Honey bee

(C) None

(D) Fly

30. Malagasy is the new name of._______.

(A) Zaire

(B) Madagascar

(C) None

(D) Petrogral

31. MI6 is the Secret Intelligence Service of _______________?

(A) Japan

(B) Britain

(C) America

(D) None

32. Name the first Pakistani who received German literary award in 2011 ?

(A) Jaffar Hussan Jaffari

(B) Zab ul Nisa

(C) Asghar Ali

(D) None

33. Name the Persian poet who wrote two popular books i.e., Bustan And Gulistan :

(A) Firdausi

(B) Sheikh Saadi

(C) None

(D) Ghalab

34. Our sweetest songs are those that tell us of saddest thoughts these words are attributed to?

(A) Kets

(B) John Locke

(C) Shelley

(D) None of these

35. Outlandish is most similar to:

(A) Distant

(B) Absurd

(C) Pastoral

(D) Belligerent

36. Pakistan hosted the second Islamic Summit of OIC in _____?

(A) 1963

(B) 1974

(C) 1971

(D) 1969

37. Petra an archaeological site is among the new seven Wonder of the world located in_________?

(A) Jordan

(B) Italy

(C) India

(D) None

38. PURIFY : IMPERFECTION ::

(A) Disagree : controversy

(B) Verify : doubtfulness

(C) Weary : boredom

(D) None

39. Similar meaning of Range

(A) Level

(B) Expense

(C) Grade

(D) Standing

40. Sir syed ahmad khan strated and awakening movement for Muslims after the war of indepdence in ,1857 known as :

(A) Jihad Movement

(B) Aligarh Movement

(C) Tehreek e Mujahideen

(D) Faraizi Movement

41. Social reaction approach theory is also known as?

(A) Social change theory

(B) Labeling theory

(C) None

(D) Vertical Mobility

42. Specious antonym :

(A) significant

(B) agreeable

(C) valid

(D) None

43. Speed of sound is greater in solids than in liquids because:

(A) The atoms in solids are regularly arranged

(B) The solids have elasticity

(C) The liquids has high electricity

(D) The atoms in liquids are closely packed

44. Study of living animals diseases

(A) Epidemiology

(B) Ecology

(C) Seismology

(D) None

45. Sulaiman, the magnificent invaded Vienna in?

(A) 1529

(B) 1555

(C) 1215

(D) 1564

46. Synonym of ABNEGATION?

(A) Self-criticism

(B) Self-sacrifice

(C) Self-praise

(D) Self-denial

47. Synonym of BARTER

(A) Exchange

(B) Lend

(C) Return

(D) Deal

48. Synonym of Dank

(A) damp

(B) Ugly

(C) plunder

(D) Dangerous

49. Synonym of DIVVY

(A) Steal

(B) Hide

(C) Share

(D) Ignore

50. Synonym of massacre?

(A) Saving

(B) Homage

(C) Slaughter

(D) Unfettering

51. Synonym of OBJECT

(A) Challenge

(B) Disapprove

(C) Disobey

(D) None

52. The best way to tackle local environmental problems is to

(A) leave it to the local public to decide

(B) use the local administrative machinery

(C) provide environmental education to the local people and create awareness

(D) All

53. The committee of the Norwegian Parliament awards the prize for

(A) peace

(B) economics

(C) None

(D) literature

54. The conservation hawks and owls is important to mankind chiefly because these birds eat

(A) Harmful birds

(B) Harmful reptiles

(C) None of these

(D) Many harmful rodents

55. The date of operation of first open heart surgery in India was?

(A) February 15, 1961

(B) August 12, 1991

(C) June 20, 1990

(D) None

56. The element of an electric stove made

(A) magnalium

(B) invar

(C) copper

(D) nicrome

57. The fear of Sunlight:

(A) Cacophobhia

(B) Heliophobia

(C) Haematophia

(D) Alektorophobia

58. The first attempt in printing was made in England by?

(A) James Watt

(B) William Caxton

(C) James Arkwright

(D) None

59. The first foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna was?

(A) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

(B) Nelson Mandela

(C) C.V. Raman

(D) None

60. The Mongols defeated?

(A) None

(B) The Abbasids

(C) Ummayed

(D) Salahuddin Ayyubi

61. The most famous book of 2008 “The Way of the World-A story of truth and hope in an age of extremism” is written by:

(A) William Congreve

(B) Ron Suskind

(C) Ayesha Jalal

(D) H V Hudson

62. The motion caused by earth quick travels outward from the focus ij the form of

(A) Seismic waves

(B) Ultrasonic waves

(C) Both

(D) None

63. The person who collects or studies stamps

(A) Notaphilist

(B) Scripophilist

(C) Coleopterist

(D) Philatelist

64. The persons whose blood has a reduced capacity of delivering oxygen to tissues suffer from:

(A) Hemophilia

(B) Colorblind

(C) Sickle cell

(D) None

65. The voice of a lion is different from that of a mosquito because____

(A) the two animals have different size

(B) the sounds have different pitch

(C) the two voice travel with different velocities

(D) none

66. The winter Olympics games came into being in ___

(A) 1924

(B) 1920

(C) 1912

(D) 1916

67. The word Drama comes from which language?

(A) English

(B) Latin

(C) Arabic

(D) Greek

68. The wrote the famous poem ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’?

(A) Jane Taylor

(B) Jane Austin

(C) Charles Dickens

(D) William Shakespeare

69. To hit below the belt means?

(A) To harm unfairly

(B) To strike at the exact position

(C) To work confidentially

(D) None

70. To win laurels means?

(A) to win distinction

(B) to take as fate

(C) to lose something

(D) None

71. Under the status of forces agreement with the Iraqi government US intended to remove All troops all Iraq by the end of :

(A) 2011

(B) 2012

(C) 2013

(D) 2014

72. What deadline did the British prime minister clement Attlee announce for granting of granting of independence to India on February 20,1947?

(A) July 1948

(B) June 1947

(C) June 1948

(D) June 1949

73. What is another word for exorbitant?

(A) Moderate

(B) Excessive

(C) Cheap

(D) Reasonable

74. What is the fate of Abdullah Bin Hiyan?

(A) Died by servant

(B) Died by poison

(C) Died in Battle

(D) none

75. What is the most similar word of “Fiasco”?

(A) success

(B) achievement

(C) Debacle

(D) none of the above

76. What is the national currency of China?

(A) Lira

(B) Yuan

(C) Yen

(D) Rupee

77. What is the national fruit of Jamaica

(A) Avocado

(B) Ackee

(C) Mango

(D) Jeckfruit

78. What is the new name of Leningrad?

(A) New York

(B) St.Petersburg

(C) Washington

(D) None

79. What is the number of Surah Al-Mu’minoon in the Holy Quran?

(A) 23

(B) 24

(C) 22

(D) None of these

80. What is the synonym of Supervene?

(A) Follow

(B) Precede

(C) Halt

(D) Delay

81. What is triad ?

(A) A two member group

(B) A three member group

(C) One member group

(D) All

82. What was the old name of Ethiopia?

(A) Abbasinya

(B) Andorra

(C) Mesopotamia

(D) Constantinople

83. When national anthem was officially adopted?

(A) 16 August 1954

(B) 12 August 1950

(C) 14 August 1952

(D) 11 August 1949

84. When Pakistan officially joined United Nations Organisations (UNO)?

(A) 3 September 1947

(B) 20 September 1947

(C) 10 September 1947

(D) 30 September 1947

85. When State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) was inaugurated?

(A) 1st July 1947

(B) 1st August 1947

(C) 1st August 1948

(D) 1st July 1948

86. Which among the following is used to listen and record underwater sounds?

(A) None

(B) Microphone

(C) Gramophone

(D) Hydrophone

87. Which common form animal is known to be colorblind?

(A) Sheep

(B) Horse

(C) Dog

(D) Cow

88. Which country is the FC Manchester United base in ?

(A) Spain

(B) Brazil

(C) England

(D) Japan

89. Which is the capital city of China?

(A) Shanghai

(B) Beijing

(C) Wuhan

(D) None of these

90. Which is the Currency of Indonesia?

(A) Dinar

(B) Rupiah

(C) Ringgit

(D) Dollar

91. which measures taken by a government would be intended to raise the price of imports ?

(A) Foreign exchange controls

(B) Tariffs

(C) quotas

(D) None

92. Which National leader of Pakistan was Unanimously selected by the Muslim world to Address the United Nations?

(A) Z.A Bhutto

(B) Zia ul Haq

(C) Pervaiz Musharaff

(D) Liaqat Ali Khan

93. Which one of the following is produced by hybridization and selective breeding?

(A) Rahu Thaila Hybrid

(B) Sahiwal OX

(C) Neeli Ravi buffalo

(D) All

94. Who compiled the first English dictionary?

(A) William

(B) Stevenson

(C) Samuel Johnson

(D) None

95. Who is the Current Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)?

(A) Faisal Karim Kundi

(B) Shah Farman

(C) Haji Ghulam Ali

(D) None of these

96. Who is the Current Secretary General of the United Nation?

(A) Antonio Guterres

(B) Kofi A. Annan

(C) None of these

(D) Ban ki-moon

97. Who is the present Governor of Gilgit Baltistan?

(A) Syed Mehdi Shah

(B) Qamar Zaman Kaira

(C) Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon

(D) None of these

98. Who Presented Lahore Resolution (Pakistan Resolution) on 23rd March, 1940 at Minto Park?

(A) Allama Iqbal

(B) Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah

(C) A.K Fazlul-Haq

(D) Liaquat Ali Khan

99. who was the scientist who introduce Nuclear power?

(A) Elon Musk

(B) E fermi

(C) Steve jobs

(D) Bill gates

100. Zambia is the new name of__________?

(A) Hispania

(B) None

(C) Congo

(D) Northern Rhodesia