ASF LDC & UDC PAST PAPER 2025

1. #1: Who discover Penicillin?

(A) F Jacksin

(B) Einstein

(C) J.Iqbal

(D) A. Fleming

2. 2 × 25 ÷ 5 + 10 – 2 = _____?

(A) 18

(B) 10

(C) 15

(D) 20

3. 25 is what percent of 75?

(A) 25%

(B) 33%

(C) 30%

(D) None of these

4. A man has 180 pens and 9 of them are blue, how much in percent has he blue pen?

(A) None of these

(B) 10%

(C) 15%

(D) 5%

5. A train covers 120 km in 1 hour. How much distance will it cover in 8 hours?

(A) 600 km

(B) 800 km

(C) 960 km

(D) None of these

6. All weathers are mainly caused by _____?

(A) Ocean waves

(B) Movement of the Earth

(C) Moon light

(D) Heating from the Sun

7. Carbon monoxide is _____?

(A) Poisonous to humans

(B) Dangerous for plants

(C) Useful for plants

(D) None of these

8. Chili contain which vitamin?

(A) Vitamin D

(B) Vitamin C

(C) Vitamin B

(D) None of these

9. Deltas plain of Pakistan starts from _____?

(A) Karachi

(B) Sukkur

(C) Thatta

(D) Jhang

10. Escape velocity from the earth surface is ______?

(A) 9.1 km/sec

(B) 11.2 km/sec

(C) 1.7 km/sec

(D) None of these

11. Ganda Singh Wala Border was connected ____?

(A) Sialkot and Ferozpur

(B) Lahore and Amritsar

(C) Kasur and Ferozpur

(D) None of these

12. He looks exhausted. The Antonym of EXHAUSTED is?

(A) Well-fed

(B) Sleepy

(C) Smart

(D) Tired

13. I like the new book. Here the word “new” is ____?

(A) Article

(B) None of the above

(C) Adverb

(D) Adjective

14. If 8 people work for 60 days, how many days will it take for 6 people to complete the same work?

(A) 90 days

(B) 80 days

(C) 70 days

(D) None of these

15. If a train runs 180 km per hour, how much distance will it travel in 8 hours?

(A) None of these

(B) 1420

(C) 1450

(D) 1440

16. If the ratio of Zaid and his mother’s ages is 4:7, and the difference of their ages is 33 years, what is Zaid’s age today?

(A) None of these

(B) 33 years

(C) 28 years

(D) 44 years

17. In a group of 26 students, 21 like football and 14 like cricket. What is the number of students who like both football and cricket?

(A) 9

(B) 10

(C) 12

(D) None of these

18. In MS Word, which function is used to remove double spaces in a paragraph (similar to CountIf in Excel)?

(A) AutoCorrect

(B) Find and Replace

(C) Styles

(D) None of these

19. In MS Word, you can use ________ for consistent document formatting.

(A) None of these

(B) SmartArt

(C) Page Margin

(D) Character and Paragraph styles

20. In office files, an indent is generally used for _____?

(A) None of these

(B) Salary

(C) Leaves

(D) Request

21. In office procedures, “Noting and Drafting” refers to _____?

(A) Archiving old files

(B) Recording minutes and creating formal documents

(C) Sending routine emails

(D) None of these

22. In which hijri year Qibla was change?

(A) 2

(B) 3

(C) 5

(D) 4

23. Infants (children) should be immunized with BCG (Bacille Calmette-Guerin) vaccines against?

(A) Malaria

(B) Hepatitis

(C) Measles

(D) Tuberculosis

24. Make hay while the sun shines. Here the word “while” is _____?

(A) Preposition

(B) Noun

(C) Conjunction

(D) None of the above

25. Mr. Khan sold a car for Rs. 80,000, which he bought for Rs. 90,000. What is his percentage loss?

(A) 10%

(B) None of these

(C) 15%

(D) 11%

26. MS Word standard page size which is used in offices is ______?

(A) Legal

(B) B4

(C) None of these

(D) A4

27. Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College was founded?
(E) None of these

(A) Ch. Rehmat Ali

(B) Muhammad Ali Jauhar

(C) Allama Iqbal

(D) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

28. Napoleon Bonaparte was the King of ______?

(A) Russia

(B) Italy

(C) Greece

(D) None of these

29. Pakistan lies between the longitudes _______?

(A) 63 E to 73.8 E

(B) 66 E to 78.8 E

(C) 61.3 E to 74.1 E

(D) 61 E to 78 E

30. Partition of India Plan was announced on?

(A) 3 June 1944

(B) 3 June 1949

(C) 3 June 1947

(D) 3 June 1948

31. Peanut is the ______?

(A) Root

(B) Fruit on tree

(C) Leaf

(D) None of these

32. Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah started his law practice in _____?

(A) Karachi

(B) Bombay

(C) London

(D) Delhi

33. Sound travels fastest in _______?

(A) Diamond

(B) Water

(C) Air

(D) Steel

34. Synonym of ASTUTE is?

(A) Untruthful

(B) Shrewd

(C) Greedy

(D) Diligent

35. Tea leaves grow in which type of land?

(A) Dry and plain

(B) None of these

(C) Deserted

(D) Rainy

36. The Antonym of Mendacious is?

(A) Vigor

(B) Release

(C) Dishonest

(D) Veracious

37. The candidate, inexperienced and nervous, was heckled. The the world “Inexperienced” is a/an _____?

(A) None of the above

(B) Adverb

(C) Conjunction

(D) Adjective

38. The famous newspaper “Comrade and Hamdard” was issued by?

(A) Mualana Muhammad Ali Johar

(B) Allama Iqbal

(C) Quaid-e-Azam

(D) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

39. The first general elections in Pakistan were held on ________?

(A) Dec 5, 1970

(B) Dec 6, 1970

(C) Dec 7, 1970

(D) None of these

40. The idiom “To smell a rat” means?

(A) To see signs of plague epidemic

(B) To get bad small of a bad dead rat

(C) None of these

(D) To suspect foul dealings

41. The new owners of the paper changed the _____ completely.

(A) Outlook

(B) Layout

(C) Outlay

(D) None of the above

42. The number whose 3% is 60, is _____?

(A) None of these

(B) 3000

(C) 6000

(D) 2000

43. The official/old name of Sukkur barrage is?

(A) Kotri Barrage

(B) Lloyd Barrage

(C) Ghulam Muhammad Barrage

(D) None of these

44. The planet of the solar system which has maximum numbers of Moon/Satellites?

(A) Jupiter

(B) Saturn

(C) Venus

(D) Uranus

45. The product of 513 with itself is?

(A) None of these

(B) 22.650

(C) 2631.69

(D) 26369

46. The smallest 4-digit number using 0, 3, 5, and 8, is?

(A) 3508

(B) 3058

(C) 0358

(D) None of these

47. The study of heavenly bodies is called ______?

(A) Geology

(B) Geography

(C) Astronomy

(D) None of these

48. The synonym of “Bean” is?

(A) Leaf

(B) None of these

(C) Fruit

(D) Seed

49. The Synonym of “Prodigal” is?

(A) Steadfast

(B) Wasteful

(C) Skeptic

(D) Prudent

50. The Synonym of Zealot is?

(A) Fanatic

(B) Apathy

(C) Liberal

(D) None of these

51. What comes next in the following series 64, 48, 40, 36, 34, ______?

(A) 31

(B) 30

(C) 32

(D) 33

52. What does “D.O. file” mean in an office context?

(A) Department Order file

(B) Direct Official file

(C) None of these

(D) Demi Official file

53. What does “Fooling number” mean in an office context?

(A) File tracking number

(B) Misleading document number

(C) Employee ID

(D) None of these

54. What is the another name for Baking Soda?

(A) Sodium chloride

(B) Potassium nitrate

(C) Calcium carbonate

(D) Sodium bicarbonate

55. What is the Antonym of “Entice”?

(A) Repulse

(B) Draw

(C) Rule

(D) None of the above

56. What is the average height of salt range?

(A) 700 meters

(B) between 670 and 680 meters

(C) 590 meters

(D) None of these

57. What is the capital of Chile?

(A) Prague

(B) Vienna

(C) Bern

(D) Santiago

58. What is the capital of Turkey?

(A) Marmaris

(B) Azmier

(C) Anatolia

(D) Ankara

59. What is the meaning of Ex-Officio in office language?

(A) By virtue of office

(B) By seniority

(C) By election

(D) None of these

60. What is the meaning of indexing files in office context?

(A) None of these

(B) Scanning files for content

(C) Storing files in a secure location

(D) Categorizing files for easy retrieval

61. When was Indus Water Treaty signed?

(A) September 19, 1950

(B) September 19, 1960

(C) September 19, 1965

(D) September 19, 1973

62. When was Liaquat Nehru Pact between Pakistan and India?

(A) 1948

(B) 1949

(C) 1950

(D) 1951

63. When was the first Pakistani Postal Stamp issued?

(A) 9th July, 1948

(B) 9th July, 1947

(C) 12th July, 1947

(D) 12th July, 1948

64. When Zakat become obligatory?

(A) 5 AH

(B) 4 AH

(C) 2 AH

(D) None of these

65. Where Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S) was born?

(A) Iraq

(B) Saudi Arabia

(C) Iran

(D) Palestine

66. Which companion narrated the most number of Hadith?

(A) Hazrat Umar (R.A)

(B) Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A)

(C) Hazrat Anas Bin Malik (R.A)

(D) Hazrat Abu Hurairah (R.A)

67. Which Excel feature allows you to display only specific data based on a condition?

(A) Grouping

(B) Sorting

(C) None of these

(D) Filtering

68. Which formula is used to find the number of numerical cells in a range of cells in Excel?

(A) COUNTIF

(B) COUNTA

(C) COUNT

(D) None of these

69. Which is the highest peak of salt range?

(A) Nanga parbat

(B) K-2

(C) Soan Sakaser

(D) None of these

70. Which mineral is found in Saindak (Balochistan)?

(A) Limestone

(B) Copper

(C) Petroleum

(D) None of these

71. Which of following is used to measure the distance between planet and stars?

(A) Centimeter

(B) Staller mile

(C) Light year

(D) None of these

72. Which of the following can be stored for centuries without spoiling?

(A) Milk

(B) Honey

(C) Water

(D) None of these

73. Which of the following is used as fuel for burning in nuclear reactors?

(A) Uranium

(B) Heavy Water

(C) Borium

(D) None of these

74. Which of the following is used in fire ‘extinguishers’?

(A) Carbon sulphite

(B) Carbon monoxide

(C) Carbon dioxide

(D) None of these

75. Which transition effect makes the slide look like it is being typed?

(A) Typewriter

(B) Fade

(C) Wipe

(D) None of these

76. Which type of vitamin strengthens bones and teeth and prevents a disease called Rickets; which causes bones to become soft and weak?

(A) Vitamin D

(B) Vitamin C

(C) Vitamin B

(D) Vitamin A

77. Who established the Muhammadan Educational Conference?

(A) Liaqiat Ali khan

(B) Quaid e Azam

(C) None of these

(D) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

78. Who was the first President of Pakistan?

(A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

(B) Malik Ghulam Muhammad

(C) Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin

(D) Iskander Mirza

79. Who was the second Prime Minister of Pakistan?

(A) Ch Muhammad Ali

(B) Liaquat Ali Khan

(C) Kh. Nazim-ud-Din

(D) D. Feroze Khan Noon

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

(A) October 9

(B) October 8

(C) October 7

(D) None of the above