PPSC Assistant Past Paper 01/12/2024 (Evening) 87 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/87 Subscribe 1. Who introduced Two Nations Theory in the subcontinent? (A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah (B) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (C) Allama Muhammad Iqbal (D) Zafar Ali Khan 2. Who was the first person in Pakistan who received Nishan-i-Haider? (A) Major Shabbir Sharif Shaheed (B) Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed (C) Major Aziz Bhatti Shaheed (D) Captain Sarwar Shaheed 3. The largest lake of salt water in the world is? (A) Baykal (B) Chad (C) Kariba (D) Caspian Sea 4. Who became the first black president of South Africa, his party was banned in 1961 and he was given life imprisonment? (A) Robert Mogabe (B) Nelson Mandela (C) Eddi Amin (D) Martin Luther King 5. Quaid-e-Azam was sworn in as the first Governor General of Pakistan on? (A) 14 August 1947 (B) 15 August 1947 (C) 16 August 1947 (D) None of these 6. What is the S.I unit of temperature? (A) Kelvin (B) Centigrade (C) Fahrenheit (D) None of these 7. Where is the Leaning Tower of Pisa? (A) Italy (B) Canada (C) China (D) None of these 8. Which shortcut key inserts a new slide in current presentation? (A) Ctrl+N (B) Ctrl+M (C) Ctrl+S (D) None of above 9. Which Pakistani Scientist was awarded Nobel Prize for Physics in 1979? (A) Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan (B) Dr. Muneer Ahmad (C) Dr. Samar Mubarak (D) Dr. Abdus Salam 10. Sui gas (Natural gas) was discovered in Balochistan in which year? (A) 1956 (B) 1952 (C) 1955 (D) 1977 11. The largest glacier of Pakistan is? (A) Baltoro (B) Siachen (C) Baifo (D) Batura 12. Who introduced the Basic Democracy? (A) Liaquat Ali Khan (B) Ayub Khan (C) Muhammad Ali Bogra (D) None of these 13. Which Surah was the first to be revealed upon Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)? (A) Surah al-Alaq (B) Surah al-Falak (C) Surah al-Fatiha (D) Surah al-Nisa 14. Who was the founder of Daily English Newspaper Dawn? (A) Quaid-e-Azam (B) Sikandar Mirza (C) Liaquat Ali Khan (D) Allama Iqbal 15. What is the shortcut key for “Superscript” the selected text? (A) Ctrl + = (B) Ctrl + – (C) Ctrl + Shift + = (D) Ctrl + Shift + – 16. In which year did the Urdu Hindi controversy take place? (A) 1867 (B) 1868 (C) 1866 (D) 1860 17. Which is the highest peak of salt range? (A) Nanga Parbat (B) K-2 (C) Soan Sakaser (D) None of these 18. M-2 Islamabad to Lahore motorway was inaugurated in which year? (A) 1988 (B) 1997 (C) 1965 (D) None of the above 19. Golden Gate Bridge is located in? (A) San Francisco (B) Washington (C) New York (D) None of these 20. Who was the first winner of the first Hockey World Cup? (A) India (B) Pakistan (C) Netherlands (D) Australia 21. The Great Pyramids of Giza, the oldest of the seven wonders of the world, are located in? (A) Egypt (B) Jordan (C) Saudi Arabia (D) Iraq 22. Pentagon is a defence head office of which country? (A) USA (B) UK (C) China (D) India 23. The first rocket launched by Pakistan was? (A) Rehbar (B) Badar (C) Sputnik (D) None of these 24. Who was the second Chief of Staff of Pakistan Army? (A) Gen. Aslam Baig Mirza (B) Gen. Jehangir Karamat (C) Gen. Tikka Khan (D) Gen. Zia ul Haq 25. Amnesty International headquarters is located in? (A) Paris (B) London (C) Islamabad (D) New York 26. Where is Diego Garcia situated? (A) Near Bay of Bengal (B) Caspian Sea (C) In Indian Ocean (D) None of these 27. Ali has 20 Rs and Asim has 16 Rs. What is the ratio between them? (A) 4:5 (B) 5:4 (C) 3:4 (D) 2:3 28. What is the branch of biology that deals with organisms living in the oceans? (A) Marine Zoology (B) Marine Biology (C) Oceanography (D) Aquatic Biology 29. What is the correct indirect speech for the sentence: He said, “If I work hard, I will pass the exam.” (A) He said that if he works hard, he would pass the exam. (B) He said that if he worked hard, he would pass the exam. (C) He said that if I worked hard, I would pass the exam. (D) He said that if I work hard, I will pass the exam. 30. What is the corrected version of the sentence: One should do one’s duty? (A) One should do their duties. (B) One should do one’s duty. (C) One should do duties. (D) One should do one duty. 31. Simplify: ( 𝑥 2 – 32. The sum of two numbers is 25, and their difference is 13. What is the product of the two numbers? (A) 120 (B) 130 (C) 114 (D) 112 33. Which barrage is not on the Indus River? (A) Sukkur Barrage (B) Guddu Barrage (C) Chashma Barrage (D) Rasul Barrage 34. Solve 0.003 × 0.02 = ? (A) 0.06 (B) 0.006 (C) 0.0006 (D) 0.00006 35. Complete the idiom: Keep the wolf from the ____? (A) Door (B) Forest (C) Den (D) Farm 36. Who is Noam Chomsky? (A) Economist (B) Linguist (C) Biologist (D) Physicist 37. Analogy: Miser : Spend as Reserved : ? (A) Give (B) Speak (C) Talk (D) Save 38. Choose the correct preposition: He gave me a cheque ____ fifty thousand rupees. (A) For (B) Of (C) On (D) To 39. Complete the question: Please could you tell me where ____? (A) Is the bus station (B) The bus station was (C) The bus station is (D) Is the bus station located 40. How many times was Mirza Ghalib’s Dewan published during his lifetime? (A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) None of these 41. The sphygmomanometer measures blood pressure through which artery? (A) Carotid artery (B) Radial artery (C) Brachial artery (D) Femoral artery 42. What is the ratio of 8 inches to 7 feet? (A) 2:20 (B) 2:21 (C) 1:10 (D) 8:7 43. What is the English translation of ملحوز خاطر رکھنا? (A) To take care (B) To ignore (C) To keep in mind (D) To take into account 44. Matarba Falak in Urdu refers to which planet? (A) Venus (B) Mars (C) Jupiter (D) Mercury 45. A line segment’s ratio is 4:6. How many parts are needed to divide it? (A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 10 (D) 2 46. If an object falls 27m and rebounds two-thirds, what is the total distance? (A) 105m (B) 135m (C) 54m (D) 120m 47. If scores are 75, 80, 85, what number makes the average 80? (A) 78 (B) 80 (C) 82 (D) 79 48. What is the longest race in the Olympic Games? (A) 10,000 meters (B) 5,000 meters (C) Marathon (D) 1,500 meters 49. The force with which the earth attracts a body towards itself is called? (A) Mass (B) Weight (C) Electric force (D) Magnetic force 50. Lenin was a major figure of which revolution? (A) French Revolution (B) American Revolution (C) Russian Revolution (D) Industrial Revolution 51. Which companion (Sahabi) of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is buried in Turkey? (A) Abu Hurairah (B) Abu Ayub Ansari (C) Umar ibn al-Khattab (D) Ali ibn Abi Talib 52. Which mosque is located inside Lahore Fort? (A) Badshahi Mosque (B) Moti Masjid (C) Shah Jahan Mosque (D) None of these 53. Nawab Jahangir Yar was from which princely state? (A) Hyderabad (B) Bhopal (C) Junagarh (D) Rampur 54. What is a synonym for Vogue? (A) Obscurity (B) Trend (C) Stagnation (D) Tradition 55. What did Marie Curie invent? (A) X-rays (B) Radium and Polonium (C) Penicillin (D) Insulin 56. Who is the inventor of Linux? (A) Steve Jobs (B) Bill Gates (C) Linus Torvalds (D) Mark Zuckerberg 57. Which female teacher received the Nobel Prize? (A) Malala Yousafzai (B) Marie Curie (C) Mother Teresa (D) Rita Levi-Montalcini 58. Rasul Barrage is located on which river? (A) Indus River (B) Ravi River (C) Chenab River (D) Jhelum River 59. Doctors use a sphygmomanometer on which part of the body? (A) Arm (B) Leg (C) Chest (D) Neck 60. What was the age of Malala Yousafzai when she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize? (A) 15 (B) 17 (C) 19 (D) 21 61. When was the Olympic flag with five rings first introduced? (A) 1900 (B) 1913 (C) 1920 (D) 1936 62. Who was the major supporter of the Two-Nation Theory? (A) Allama Iqbal (B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah (C) Syed Ahmad Khan (D) Maulana Azad 63. Margaret Thatcher became the first female Prime Minister of which country? (A) United States (B) Canada (C) United Kingdom (D) Australia 64. Antonym of Dissolution (A) Formation (B) Termination (C) Disintegration (D) Breakdown 65. Synonym of Benefit (A) Damage (B) Loss (C) Drawback (D) Aid 66. Who acted as the arbitrator in Banu Qurayza? (A) Hazrat Umar (B) Hazrat Ali (C) Hazrat Saad bin Muadh (D) Hazrat Khalid bin Waleed 67. When did the Holy Prophet (SAW) perform Hajjatul-Wada? (A) 630 AD (B) 633 AD (C) 632 AD (D) 636 AD 68. In 1927 Delhi Proposal of Jinnah, he withdrew from? (A) Separate Electorate (B) 1/3 Representation in Central Legislature (C) Equal Representation (D) None of these 69. The name of Hazrat Bilal’s (R.A) master was? (A) Mutim bin Adi (B) Abdullah bin Rawaha (C) Umayyah bin Khalif (D) Sohail bin Amro 70. How do you insert a new slide in MS PowerPoint? (A) Insert + New Slide (B) File + New Slide (C) Edit + New Slide (D) View + New Slide 71. All India Muslim League observed the “Direct Action Day” on which date? (A) August 6, 1946 (B) 3rd February, 1928 (C) August 16, 1946 (D) None of these 72. NPT was signed on: (A) 1 June 1906 (B) 1 July 1966 (C) 1 July 1968 (D) 1 July 1970 73. At what temperature are Celsius and Fahrenheit equal? (A) -40 degree (B) 40 degree (C) -10 degree (D) 10 degree 74. Which of the following glaciers are present in Himalayas range? (A) Gangotri and Yamunotri glaciers (B) Khumbu glaciers (C) Langtang glacier (D) All of these 75. The blue colour of the clear sky is due to? (A) Reflection of light (B) Refraction of light (C) Diffraction of light (D) Scattering of light 76. Fear of height is called ___ (A) Height phobia (B) Claustrophobia (C) Acrophobia (D) None of these 77. The idiom A bolt from the blue means what? (A) An ominous warning (B) A windfall (C) An unexpected disaster (D) A thunderstorm 78. How many Muslims participated in the battle of Uhud? (A) 200 (B) 400 (C) 600 (D) 1000 79. Which of the following women scientists twice won the Nobel Prize? (A) Rosalind Yallow (B) Dorothy Hodgkis (C) Marie Curie (D) Barbara McClintock 80. What does CENTO stand for? (A) Central Territory Organisation (B) Central Eastern National Treaty Organisation (C) Central Treaty Organisation (D) Command Territory Organisation 81. The 9/11 incident, when two planes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City, took place in the year? (A) 2000 (B) 2002 (C) 2001 (D) 2003 82. The physical structure of the computer is called? (A) Software (B) Hardware (C) Human ware (D) All of these 83. Total number of barrages constructed in Indus River is? (A) 14 (B) 10 (C) 9 (D) 6 84. Who is credited for discovery of planetary motion? (A) Nicolaus Copernicus (B) Kepler (C) Darwin (D) None 85. What is another name for junk email? (A) Spoof (B) Spill (C) Spam (D) Spat 86. ____ is used for motion to slides in slide show. (A) Animation scheme (B) Slide transition (C) Word art (D) None 87. How many seaports are there in Pakistan? (A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 2