PPSC Assistant Past Paper 25/08/2024 (Morning) 90 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/90 Subscribe 1. Durand line is between _____? (A) Pak-Afghanistan (B) Pak-China (C) Pak-India (D) None of these 2. Which is the largest lake in Pakistan? (A) Karambar Lake (B) Attabad Lake (C) Manchar Lake (D) Rama Lake 3. Which type of vitamin is used for human body through sun? (A) Vitamin K (B) Vitamin B (C) Vitamin C (D) Vitamin D 4. How many members are there in UNO? (A) 193 (B) 192 (C) 194 (D) None of these 5. Which is the highest mountain peak of Pakistan? (A) Tirich Mir (B) Nanga Parbat (C) K2 (D) None of these 6. Who was the viceroy of India at the time of partition of Bengal? (A) Lord Curzon (B) Lord Minto (C) Lord Algan (D) None of the above 7. When Muhammad Ali Jinnah gave 14 points? (A) 1929 (B) 1930 (C) 1931 (D) None of the above 8. 1 byte is equal to _____? (A) 4 bits (B) 8 bits (C) 12 bits (D) None 9. Which of the following is a unit of length? (A) Liter (B) Kilogram (C) Meter (D) Second 10. We knocked on the door but nobody answered. “But” is which part of speech? (A) Adverb (B) Conjunction (C) Interjection (D) Adjective 11. Makli Necropolis was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in ______? (A) 1976 (B) 1979 (C) 1981 (D) 1985 12. Who translated the Holy Quran the first time in Persian? (A) Hazrat Mujaddid Alif Sani (B) Shah Wali Ullah (C) Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jillani (D) None of these 13. Pakistan purchased Gwadar port from which country? (A) Oman (B) Saudi Arabia (C) Qatar (D) UAE 14. Which one of the following is a sustainable development goal (SDG) target to be achieved by 2030? (A) No poverty (B) Zero hunger (C) Good health and well being (D) All of these 15. The male reproductive part of the flower is called? (A) Stamen (B) Pistil (C) Carpel (D) Anther 16. Who discovered Penicillin? (A) F. Jacksin (B) Einstein (C) A. Fleming (D) J. Iqbal 17. Gwadar port is in the province of ______? (A) Sindh (B) Balochistan (C) KPK (D) Punjab 18. Marco Polo was a famous _____? (A) Writer (B) Scientist (C) Traveller (D) Sportsman 19. Which of the following is not a valid data type in MS Excel? (A) Number (B) Character (C) Babel (D) Date/Time 20. An Excel workbook is a collection of __________? (A) Worksheets and Charts (B) Charts (C) Worksheets (D) Workbooks 21. A character that is raised and smaller above the baseline is known as ____? (A) Raised (B) Superscript (C) Outlined (D) Subscript 22. What is the primary use of the “Page Down” key on a keyboard? (A) Scroll down one page in a document (B) Move to the beginning of the document (C) Delete the current page (D) Open a new tab 23. Which is the largest part of the human brain? (A) Encephalus (B) Cerebellum (C) Middle brain (D) Cerebrum 24. Politics and the State in Pakistan book was written by _____? (A) Hassan Askari (B) Khalid Saeed (C) Muhammad Waseem (D) None of these 25. In Excel, what is the function of the F11 key? (A) Save the workbook (B) Toggle full-screen mode on/off (C) Insert a new worksheet (D) Open the print preview 26. Which of the following presidents of America abolished slavery? (A) Abraham Lincoln (B) Thomas Jefferson (C) George Washington (D) Stanley Jackson 27. The establishment of Delhi Sultanate began with the invasion of _____? (A) Muhammad Ghouri (B) Muhammad Tughlaq (C) Alauddin Khilji (D) None of these 28. The Orange Revolution, a series of protests and political events, took place in which country? (A) North Korea (B) Ukraine (C) India (D) None of these 29. The angle of depression of a point situated at a distance of 70m from the base of a tower is 60°. The height of the tower is? (A) 35√3 m (B) 70√3/3 m (C) 70 m (D) 70√3 m 30. The antonym of “Blooming” is? (A) Lively (B) Quite (C) Fading (D) None of these 31. What is the one-word substitution for “a person who loves books”? (A) Philanthropist (B) Audiophile (C) Cartographer (D) Bibliophile 32. Which shortcut key is used to open the Startup Button in Windows 10? (A) Ctrl + Space (B) Ctrl + Esc (C) WIN + Esc (D) Alt + Esc 33. Iron is an essential mineral which is needed for our body for the production of? (A) Hemoglobin (B) Bone (C) Teeth (D) Thyroxine 34. If a + b + c = 0 then the value of (a+b/c + b+c/a + c+a/b)(a/b+c + b/c+a + c/a+b) is? (A) 8 (B) -3 (C) 9 (D) 0 35. Please be careful, _____ the luggage contains items. (A) Virtuoso (B) Vulnerable (C) Fragile (D) Voracious 36. She is looking for accommodation in a flat or shared house. (A) Both (B) Neither (C) Until (D) Either 37. Fall of Constantinople leads to which history? (A) Modern history (B) Diplomatic history (C) Cultural history (D) Political history 38. Francois Bernier belongs to which country? (A) China (B) Italy (C) France (D) Russia 39. Which gas in chlorofluorocarbons damages the ozone layer most? (A) Chlorine (B) Fluorine (C) Bromine (D) Ammonia 40. Convert into radical form X^(2a/b) is? (A) √b (B) √2a (C) √a (D) √2b 41. What does the idiom “above the fold” mean? (A) Neat and tidy (B) On the top part of newspaper page (C) Come to the point (D) None of these 42. Which of the following teams won the ICC World Cup maximum times? (A) England (B) Australia (C) India (D) None of above 43. The transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another which requires no physical medium is: (A) Conduction (B) Convection (C) Radiation (D) None of these 44. Which US President visited Pakistan in 1969? (A) Dwight Eisenhower (B) George (C) Richard M. Nixon (D) None of above 45. Pakistan receives rainfall in the months of July to September. Which type of rainfall is it? (A) Monsoon (B) Summer (C) Winter (D) Autumn 46. One of the countries where alcohol has been very successfully used as motor fuel is: (A) US (B) Brazil (C) Japan (D) Germany 47. Which personality is associated with Kartarpur? (A) Baba Guru Nanak (B) Dalbir Singh (C) Amar Singh (D) None of these 48. “We took a test yesterday.” This type of sentence is? (A) Simple (B) Declarative (C) Imperative (D) Exclamatory 49. I’ll be ready to leave ______ about twenty minutes. (A) On (B) In (C) At (D) Over 50. The Delhi Agreement was a trilateral agreement signed between ______? (A) India, Pakistan and Afghanistan (B) India, Pakistan and Bangladesh (C) India, Pakistan and China (D) None of these 51. I bought pictures when I was on holiday in June. Now I’m going to hang them _____ the wall. (A) On, in, on (B) On, for, on (C) On, in, along (D) In, in, along 52. How many sports were included in the 2020 Summer Olympics? (A) 20 (B) 33 (C) 24 (D) 25 53. What is Nishat Group known for? (A) IT and Software (B) Textile and Energy (C) Automotive (D) Pharmaceuticals 54. Tilla Jogian is located in which geographical region? (A) Karakoram Range (B) Pothohar Plateau (C) Hindu Kush (D) Himalayas 55. In 1907, Mohsin-ul-Mulk served as the secretary of which organization? (A) Indian National Congress (B) All India Muslim League (C) Khilafat Movement (D) Aligarh Movement 56. What does the RSS stand for? (A) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (B) Regional Socialist Society (C) Republican Student Society (D) Religious Social Service 57. Naya Azad is what type of magazine? (A) Scientific Journal (B) Urdu Literary Magazine (C) Fashion Magazine (D) Political Newspaper 58. What is the standard file format for PowerPoint presentations? (A) .ppt (B) .docx (C) .xlsx (D) .pptx 59. What is the default file format for Excel spreadsheets? (A) .xlsx (B) .doc (C) .ppt (D) .pdf 60. What is the height of hurdles used in the 110-meter hurdles race? (A) 0.914 meters (B) 1.067 meters (C) 1.219 meters (D) 0.762 meters 61. The images displayed on the computer screen are made up of? (A) Pixels (B) Points (C) Lines (D) Segments 62. The name of the mosque in Karachi where the founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was buried? (A) Moti Masjid (B) Shahi Masjid (C) Masjid-e-Tooba (D) None of these 63. What is the total number of Ayahs in Surah Al-Baqarah? (A) 286 (B) 287 (C) 288 (D) 289 64. During the Pakistan Movement, Majlis-e-Ahrar was led by? (A) Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari (B) Maulana Shaukat Ali (C) Maulana Mohammad Ali (D) None of these 65. How many Surahs in the Holy Quran start with “Bismillah”? (A) 112 (B) 113 (C) 114 (D) 115 66. Which is the world’s oldest international broadcasting radio station? (A) BBC World Service (B) Radio Pakistan (C) Voice of America (D) Vatican Radio 67. The author of History of the Pathans is? (A) Olaf Caroe (B) Sir George Campbell (C) Sir John Malcolm (D) Sir John William Kaye 68. Which is the national bird of Pakistan? (A) Chukar Partridge (B) Markhor (C) Pigeon (D) Sparrow 69. What does the abbreviation “HTTP” stand for? (A) High Transfer Text Program (B) HyperText Transfer Protocol (C) Hybrid Text Transfer Protocol (D) HyperText Transmission Program 70. Who was the founder of the All India Muslim Students Federation (AIMSF)? (A) Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (B) Liaquat Ali Khan (C) Allama Iqbal (D) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan 71. Which is the largest railway station in Pakistan? (A) Lahore Junction (B) Rohri Junction (C) Karachi Cantt (D) Rawalpindi 72. Which is the national flower of Pakistan? (A) Sunflower (B) Jasmine (C) Rose (D) Tulip 73. Which is the largest mountain system in the world? (A) Alps (B) Himalayas (C) Andes (D) Rockies 74. Which vitamin is known as Ascorbic Acid? (A) Vitamin A (B) Vitamin B (C) Vitamin C (D) Vitamin D 75. Which river is known as the lifeline of Pakistan? (A) Chenab (B) Ravi (C) Indus (D) Jhelum 76. Who is known as the “Poet of the East”? (A) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (B) Allama Iqbal (C) Mirza Ghalib (D) Faiz Ahmed Faiz 77. Who was the first Governor-General of Pakistan? (A) Liaquat Ali Khan (B) Khawaja Nazimuddin (C) Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (D) Ghulam Muhammad 78. The biggest planet in our solar system is? (A) Earth (B) Saturn (C) Jupiter (D) Neptune 79. Which country is called the “Land of the Rising Sun”? (A) China (B) Japan (C) Korea (D) Thailand 80. What is the national game of Pakistan? (A) Cricket (B) Hockey (C) Squash (D) Football 81. The capital city of Canada is? (A) Toronto (B) Ottawa (C) Montreal (D) Vancouver 82. The smallest continent in the world is? (A) Europe (B) Australia (C) South America (D) Antarctica 83. The famous book Kashf-ul-Mahjub was written by? (A) Shah Waliullah (B) Hazrat Ali Hajveri (Data Ganj Bakhsh) (C) Allama Iqbal (D) Jalaluddin Rumi 84. The headquarter of UNO is located in? (A) Geneva (B) New York (C) Paris (D) Washington D.C. 85. The largest desert in the world is? (A) Sahara (B) Gobi (C) Kalahari (D) Thar 86. The currency of Saudi Arabia is? (A) Dinar (B) Riyal (C) Dirham (D) Pound 87. The total number of Surahs in the Holy Quran is? (A) 112 (B) 113 (C) 114 (D) 115 88. The first woman Prime Minister of Pakistan was? (A) Fatima Jinnah (B) Benazir Bhutto (C) Begum Rana Liaquat Ali Khan (D) Hina Rabbani Khar 89. The world’s largest ocean is? (A) Atlantic Ocean (B) Indian Ocean (C) Arctic Ocean (D) Pacific Ocean 90. Pakistan became a member of the United Nations in? (A) 1945 (B) 1946 (C) 1947 (D) 1948