This page presents the PPSC Assistant Paper held in the morning session on 21 June 2026. The questions were reported by candidates after the examination and have been organized by subject with concise explanations, date context and verification notes.
Memory-Based Paper Note
This is an independently compiled memory-based paper, not an official PPSC question paper or answer key. Exact wording and options may differ from the examination. Time-sensitive answers are explained according to the test date, and unclear recalled questions are labelled instead of being presented as certain.
PPSC Assistant Paper Overview
| Post | Assistant |
|---|---|
| Testing Body | Punjab Public Service Commission |
| Test Date | 21 June 2026 |
| Session | Morning |
| Format | Memory-based solved questions |
English Questions
1. What is a synonym of “lissome”?
Answer: Flexible, graceful or agile.
Explanation: Lissome describes a person or movement that is slim, flexible and graceful.
2. What is an antonym of “éclat”?
Answer: Disgrace or obscurity, depending on the options.
Explanation: Éclat can mean brilliant success, acclaim or impressive display. Its opposite may therefore be disgrace, failure or obscurity according to context.
3. What is an antonym of “heal”?
Answer: Injure or wound.
Explanation: To heal means to become healthy or make something well; to injure means to cause harm.
4. Complete the sentence: She was annoyed _____ his behaviour.
Answer: At or by.
Explanation: “Annoyed at” is common for a situation or behaviour, while “annoyed by” emphasizes the cause. The best choice depends on the original options.
5. Correct the sentence: He doesn’t like food; he will eat anything.
Answer: He isn’t particular about food; he will eat anything.
Explanation: The original sentence is contradictory. Someone who will eat anything is not particular or fussy about food.
6. Change into indirect speech: “Don’t ride in the rain,” said my father to me.
Answer: My father advised me not to ride in the rain.
Explanation: A negative command or advice is commonly reported with “advised/told + object + not to + verb.”
7. What does “one hand washes the other” mean?
Answer: People help one another for mutual benefit.
8. What does “left out in the cold” mean?
Answer: Ignored, excluded or not included in an activity or benefit.
Pakistan Affairs and Current Affairs
9. Who was Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan on 21 June 2026?
Answer: Syedaal Khan Nasar.
Explanation: He assumed office as Deputy Chairman of the Senate on 9 April 2024. Office-holder questions must always be interpreted according to the test date.
10. What was the stated purpose of the BRICS Plus naval exercise “Will for Peace 2026”?
Answer: Maritime safety, cooperation and protection of important shipping routes and maritime economic activities.
Explanation: The original recalled question was incomplete. The exercise was described as supporting maritime safety operations, interoperability and protection of shipping lanes.
11. What is the minimum age for election to the Senate of Pakistan?
Answer: 30 years.
12. What is the tenure of the Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan?
Answer: Five years under the applicable legal framework.
13. When was the first Martial Law imposed in Pakistan?
Answer: 7 October 1958.
14. When was the Indus Waters Treaty signed?
Answer: 19 September 1960.
15. When did Pakistan join the Non-Aligned Movement?
Answer: 1979, at the Havana Summit.
Geography
16. Where is Mount Logan located?
Answer: Yukon, Canada.
Explanation: Mount Logan is Canada’s highest mountain.
17. The Aral Sea lies between which two countries?
Answer: Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
Biology and General Science
18. Who described the systemic circulation of blood?
Answer: William Harvey.
Explanation: Harvey demonstrated the circulation of blood driven by the heart in the seventeenth century.
19. Which is the smallest planet in the Solar System?
Answer: Mercury.
20. What is the approximate hearing range of a healthy young human?
Answer: About 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz.
Explanation: Hearing range varies with age and individual hearing ability.
21. What are common characteristics of hydrophytes?
Answer: Hydrophytes are plants adapted to living in water or very wet environments. Common adaptations include a thin cuticle, reduced supporting tissue, poorly developed roots in some species and large air spaces called aerenchyma.
Computer Science and Information Technology
22. Which system translates domain names into IP addresses?
Answer: DNS — Domain Name System.
23. What is the Turing Test?
Answer: A test proposed by Alan Turing to evaluate whether a machine’s conversational behaviour can be indistinguishable from that of a human under the test conditions.
24. Which conversion method operates an old and new system together for a period?
Answer: Parallel conversion or parallel running.
Explanation: Both systems operate simultaneously until confidence in the new system is established.
25. What are rows in a relational database table called?
Answer: Records or tuples.
26. Which is not a characteristic of cloud computing?
Answer: Location dependency.
Explanation: Cloud services are generally designed for broad network access and resource availability rather than dependence on one physical location.
27. What is the main effect of data compression?
Answer: It reduces the number of bits required to represent data, lowering storage or transmission requirements.
Analogy
28. Incising : Scalpel :: Lifting : ?
Reported answer: Forceps.
Verification note: The earlier recollection used “spatula,” which is likely a transcription error. A scalpel is associated with incising, while forceps are used to grasp or lift tissue.
Islamic Studies
29. The Incident of Ifk is associated with whom?
Answer: Hazrat Aisha (R.A.).
30. Whom did the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) marry after the death of Hazrat Khadijah (R.A.)?
Answer: Hazrat Sawdah bint Zam’ah (R.A.).
31. Who presented armour to the Holy Prophet (PBUH) during the Battle of Badr?
Status: The recalled answer was Hazrat Sa’d bin Mu’adh (R.A.), but this could not be confirmed reliably from the sources reviewed.
Preparation advice: Do not memorize this item as a verified fact unless the original options and a reliable historical reference are available.
Corrections and Verification Notes
- The name of the Deputy Chairman is standardized as Syedaal Khan Nasar.
- The BRICS Plus exercise question was expanded because its recalled wording was incomplete.
- “Annoyed at/by” depends on context and the available options.
- The medical analogy was corrected from “spatula” to the more coherent “scalpel” wording.
- The Battle of Badr armour answer remains unverified and is labelled accordingly.
- Current-affairs answers should be evaluated according to 21 June 2026.
How to Use This Paper
- Attempt every question before reading the answer.
- Write vocabulary words in a separate notebook.
- Verify current office holders according to your own test date.
- Revise the concept behind each computer question.
- Do not memorize items marked incomplete or unverified.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this an official PPSC paper?
No. It is a memory-based collection compiled from candidate reports and reviewed for educational use.
Are all 31 questions fully verified?
Most answers have been explained or checked. The Battle of Badr armour question remains unverified and is clearly labelled.
Why are current-affairs questions tied to a date?
Office holders and international events change. An answer correct on 21 June 2026 may not remain correct for a later examination.
Disclaimer: SirNadir.com is an independent educational website and is not affiliated with PPSC. This memory-based paper may differ from the original test. Candidates should consult official sources for recruitment information and verify disputed answers before relying on them.
