PPSC Junior Clerk Past Papers 2018 (P-2) 90 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/90 Subscribe 1. The first census in Pakistan was held in? (A) 1948 (B) 1951 (C) 1953 (D) 1957 2. How many farz Wuzu (ablution) are there? (A) Three (B) Five (C) Two (D) Four 3. Select the correct shortcut key which is used to underline a written paragraph? (A) CTRL + T (B) CTRL + U (C) CTRL + Z (D) CTRL + B 4. What is the condition commonly known as “lockjaw” caused by? (A) Diphtheria (B) Pertussis (C) Tetanus (D) Meningitis 5. Which is the biggest/largest hot desert of the world? (A) Gobi desert (B) Kalahari desert (C) Sahara desert (D) Thar desert 6. Which of the following software is used to prepare/create multimedia presentation? (A) PowerPoint (B) MS Word (C) Spreadsheet (D) None of these 7. ISP in computer terminology stands for _____? (A) Internet service provider (B) Intel system password (C) Internet service protocol (D) None of these 8. In a dairy farm, 40 cows eat 40 bags of husk in 40 days, in how many days will one cow eat one bag of husk? (A) 10 days (B) 20 days (C) 30 days (D) 40 days 9. Complete the series: 2, 6, 18, 54, _____? (A) 187 (B) 162 (C) 133 (D) 144 10. How many years did Hazrat Noah (A.S) live? (A) 750 (B) 550 (C) 950 (D) None of these 11. When did Quaid-e-Azam become the president of the first constituent assembly? (A) 11 Aug 1947 (B) 10 Aug 1947 (C) 10 Aug 1946 (D) 12 Aug 1947 12. The longest mountain range in the world ‘Andes’ is in _____? (A) North America (B) South America (C) Asia (D) None of these 13. Which Surah contains the order about Wuzu, Ghusal, and Tayammum? (A) Al-Maidah (B) Al-Baqara (C) Al-Mominoon (D) None of these 14. Muhammad Ali Johar is buried in _____? (A) Jerusalem (B) Lahore (C) London (D) None of these 15. Complete the number series: 1, 8, 4, 27, 9, ______? (A) 64 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) None of these 16. Which file starts MS Word? (A) Word.exe (B) Msword.exe (C) Winword.exe (D) None of these 17. What is the name of Hadith, which is according to the Holy Quran and reason? (A) Hadith Qauli (B) Hadith Mauzoo (C) Hadith Sahih (D) None of these 18. The Nobel Prize for Peace is given in the city of _____? (A) Stockholm (B) Oslo (C) Brussels (D) Copenhagen 19. Who was the leader of Quit India Movement? (A) Quaid-e-Azam (B) Nehru (C) Mahatma Gandhi (D) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan 20. Complete the sentence: Justice delayed is justice ________? (A) Delayed (B) Deprived (C) Denied (D) None of these 21. Who was the ruler of Kashmir at the time of partition? (A) Gureet Singh (B) Gulab Singh (C) Hari Singh (D) Ranjeet Singh 22. A car salesman sells 42 red cars and 14 green cars. What is the ratio of red cars to green cars sold? (A) 3:1 (B) 3:4 (C) 1:1 (D) None of these 23. India constructed the Kishanganga Dam on which river? (A) Indus (B) Sutlej (C) Jhelum (D) None of these 24. Which key is used to align the text to center? (A) Ctrl + B (B) Ctrl + C (C) Ctrl + D (D) Ctrl + E 25. Which gas is used in the preparation of soft drinks? (A) Nitrogen (B) Carbon dioxide (C) Oxygen (D) None of these 26. Where was Choudhry Rahmat Ali buried? (A) USA (B) Afghanistan (C) Karachi (D) UK 27. To move to the previous cell in a table inserted in a document, press? (A) Backspace (B) Shift + Tab (C) Alt + Tab (D) The Tab Key 28. Nanga Parbat is located in _____? (A) Gilgit (B) Chitral (C) Azad Kashmir (D) None of these 29. The idiom “A DARK HORSE” means? (A) A wicked fellow (B) An unexpected winner (C) A criminal getting the dirty water (D) None of these 30. Blow _______ the lamp when you go to bed. (A) Of (B) Out (C) Off (D) None of these 31. The Simon Report was unanimously condemned by all _____? (A) Political Parties of India (B) Muslims (C) Hindus (D) None of these 32. Which one of the following countries is not a member of OPEC? (A) Malaysia (B) Angola (C) Gabon (D) None of these 33. Faisalabad is famous for ______ reason. (A) Poly fiber (B) Textile (C) Cotton fiber (D) None of these 34. What Sine Die means? (A) Fixing a date (B) Without fixing a date (C) Without order (D) None of these 35. Which of the following artificial lakes is present in Rawalakot, AJK? (A) Simli Lake (B) Banjosa Lake (C) Tanda Lake (D) None of these 36. Name the pact in which the Muslims and Hindus agreed for separate electorate? (A) Gandhi-Jinnah pact (B) Liaquat-Nehru pact (C) Lucknow pact (D) Reforms pact 37. Which of the following is a political dispute between India and Pakistan? (A) Sir Creek (B) Actual Control (C) MacMohan Line (D) None of these 38. How many times has Pakistan won gold medal in Olympic Games? (A) Six times (B) Four times (C) Two times (D) None of these 39. Name the tree whose wood is used for making cricket bats? (A) Willow (B) Yellow (C) Teak (D) Sandal 40. “Sleep Apnea” is a disorder characterized by ____? (A) Loud snoring during sleep (B) Lack of sleep (C) Excessive sleep (D) None of these 41. Who added the words Assalat-u-Khairum-Menun-Naum in the Fajr Azan? (A) Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA) (B) Hazrat Umar (RA) (C) Hazrat Usman (RA) (D) Hazrat Ali (RA) 42. Which of the following words is a dummy pronoun? (A) He (B) It (C) We (D) None of these 43. You can create a new presentation by completing all of the following except ______? (A) Clicking file, new (B) Pressing Ctrl + N (C) Clicking the new button on the standard toolbar (D) Clicking file open 44. Who was the leader of the Iranian Revolution in 1979? (A) Ayatollah Khomeini (B) Ayatollah Mehdi Montazeri (C) Mehdi Bazargan (D) None of these 45. What is the opposite of Shirk? (A) Touheed (B) Akhuwat (C) Insaaf (D) None of the above 46. Business through the internet is called? (A) E-Commerce (B) Courier (C) Credit card (D) Online shopping 47. In the Holy Quran there are two Surahs named after insects. One is Al-Nahl, name the other _____? (A) Surah Al-Falaq (B) Surah Al-Naml (C) Surah Al-Nas (D) None of these 48. Who is known as Father of History of Psychology? (A) Herodotus (B) Edward Gibbon (C) Wilhem Wundt (D) None of these 49. Who invented Java programming? (A) Deniss Ritche (B) Linus Torvalds (C) James Gosling (D) Bajarnae 50. Formosa is the old name of which country? (A) Japan (B) Mongolia (C) Taiwan (D) None of these 51. In MS Excel, to view a cell comment ______? (A) Click the edit comment command on the insert menu (B) Position the mouse pointer over the cell (C) Click the display comment command on the window menu (D) None of these 52. “Disk Cleanup” is a/an _____? (A) Device driver (B) Utility program (C) File manager (D) None of these 53. Who among the following was convicted in the Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case? (A) Faiz Ahmad Faiz (B) Habib Jalib (C) Agha Shorash Kashmiri (D) None of these 54. Which menu should we use, if we want to add Clip Art? (A) File (B) View (C) Insert (D) Help 55. What is the distance of penalty stroke away from back line in hockey game? (A) 6.40 meter (B) 6.52 meter (C) 6.98 meter (D) None of these 56. Metacarpal bones are located in which part of the human body? (A) Skull (B) Hands (C) Chest (D) Feet 57. Who was the Winner of FIFA World Cup 2018? (A) France (B) Croatia (C) Germany (D) None of the above 58. The term “Hung Parliament” describes a situation in which? (A) Prime Minister has been removed through a vote-of no confidence but refused to step-down (B) No single party has a majority in the house (C) The ruling party has lost the majority in the upper house (D) None of these 59. Which poisonous gas is produced when coal is burnt without enough air supply? (A) Ammonia (B) Carbon monoxide (C) Nitrogen (D) None of these 60. Salma was ill _____ fever. (A) On (B) To (C) Of (D) With 61. Maria bought a laptop at 20% discount on its original price. She sold it with a 40% increase on the price she bought. Her percentage of profit on the original price is? (A) 20% (B) 28% (C) 12% (D) None of these 62. A husband and wife had six married sons and each of them had five children. How many members were there in the family? (A) 40 (B) 42 (C) 44 (D) None of these 63. Hajjaj bin Yousaf demanded compensation for looted ships from which ruler of Sindh? (A) Raja Dahir (B) Raja Ashok Chander (C) Raja Pershottam (D) None of these 64. What is the synonym of CANNY? (A) Clever (B) Thin (C) Fast (D) Slow 65. Who is the author of the book “Conversations with Myself”? (A) Nelson Mandela (B) Barack Obama (C) Winston Churchill (D) None of these 66. Find the relationship: “Zoo is to Animals as Aquarium is to _____? (A) Fish (B) Birds (C) Butterflies (D) None of these 67. The synonym of “Emancipate” is? (A) To set on fire (B) To set free from restraints (C) Release (D) Both B and C 68. Cleveland Dam is built on Capilano River of ______? (A) Canada (B) United States (C) Australia (D) None of these 69. The instrument used to measure temperature is called the? (A) Barometer (B) Hygrometer (C) Thermometer (D) Spectrometer 70. How do you apply bold formatting to text in Word? (A) Press Ctrl + I (B) Press Ctrl + B (C) Press Ctrl + U (D) Press Ctrl + S 71. Wazir Khan Mosque is located in _______? (A) Islamabad (B) Lahore (C) Karachi (D) Quetta 72. To ensure that a graphic that you insert in a document is not distorted when you resize it, select ____? (A) Distribute (B) Retain proportions (C) Lock aspect ratio (D) None of these 73. Which number will complete the number series? 2, 5, 12, 23, 38, 57,_____? (A) 80 (B) 70 (C) 76 (D) None of these 74. Simplify: 37 – [5 + {28 – (19 – 7)}] (A) 27 (B) 14 (C) 16 (D) None of these 75. Which regiment of Pakistan Army has received maximum numbers of “Nishan-e-Haider”? (A) Baluch Regiment (B) Sindh Regiment (C) Punjab Regiment (D) Frontier Force Regiment 76. Who was the dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945? (A) Adolf Hitler (B) George Bush (C) Peter I (D) None of these 77. In word processing, what does an I-beam facilitate? (A) Formatting text (B) Dragging and selecting text (C) Highlighting text (D) None of these 78. What is the capital of Turkmenistan? (A) Paramaribo (B) Ashgabat (C) Harare (D) Kiev 79. Which of the following has the status of an observer state of the United Nations? (A) Holy See (B) Kosovo (C) East Timor (D) None of these 80. How many feathers are fixed in the base shuttlecock with respect to badminton game? (A) 17 (B) 16 (C) 18 (D) 20 81. Who was the first slave to convert to Islam? (A) Hazrat Usamah bin Zaid (RA) (B) Hazrat Bilal Habshi (RA) (C) Hazrat Zaid bin Haris (RA) (D) Muslim bin Aqeel 82. Which of the following is not a MS PowerPoint View? (A) Slide View (B) Slide Show View (C) Orientation View (D) Presentation View 83. Which country is located at the North of Arabian Sea? (A) Iran (B) Pakistan (C) Both A & B (D) India 84. What category of functions is used in this formula? = PMT (C10/12, CB, C9, 1) (A) Logical (B) Payment (C) Financial (D) None of these 85. Employers are busy people and they do not have time to wade ____ a thirty-page resume. (A) On (B) In (C) Through (D) None of these 86. “Attan” is a traditional dance popular in which of the following cultures? (A) Kashmiri (B) Sindhi (C) Pashtun (D) None of these 87. “Quick Time” is a ______? (A) Website (B) Media Player (C) News agency (D) None of these 88. Hijaz Mountain is found in _____? (A) Kuwait (B) Saudi Arabia (C) Iran (D) Iraq 89. Molasses is by product of ______? (A) Sugar (B) Salt (C) Protein (D) None of these 90. The synonym of Disparate is? (A) Afraid (B) Excited (C) Different (D) Anxious