ASF Corporal Past Paper 1 April 2022 – Solved Questions

This page presents 48 reviewed memory-based questions from the ASF Corporal paper reported for 1 April 2022. The available questions cover Islamic Studies, Pakistan Studies, General Knowledge, science, English, mathematics and reasoning.

Important: This is a memory-based educational collection, not an official paper. Wording and options may differ from the original test. Incomplete or time-sensitive items should be verified.

Islamic Studies and Pakistan Studies

1. In which battle was the Prophet’s tooth injured?
   Answer: Battle of Uhud.
2. What does Hadeed mean?
   Answer: Iron.
3. Which miracle is associated with Prophet Salih (A.S.)?
   Answer: The she-camel. The wording “used to raise camels” is unreliable.
4. When was Uhud fought?
   Answer: 3 AH.
5. When is Salat-ul-Kusuf offered?
   Answer: During a solar eclipse.
6. The expedition of Tabuk involved Muslims and which power?
   Answer: The Byzantine/Roman threat.
7. What is Istikhara performed for?
   Answer: Seeking Allah’s guidance when making a permissible decision.
8. When is Salat-ul-Istisqa offered?
   Answer: When praying for rain.
9. When did Hajj become obligatory?
   Common answer: 9 AH.
10. How many minority seats are in Pakistan’s National Assembly?
    Answer for the 2022 context: 10 reserved seats.
11. Who was Pakistan’s first Chief Justice?
    Answer: Justice Mian Abdul Rashid.
12. When did Jinnah join the Muslim League?
    Answer: 1913.
13. When was the Allahabad Address?
    Answer: 1930.
14. When was the ASF Act enacted and when did ASF begin operations?
    Answer: Act in 1975; operations in 1976.
15. What is aircraft hijacking?
    Answer: Unlawful seizure or control of an aircraft.
16. When is Youm-e-Takbeer?
    Answer: 28 May.
17. When were the Jinnah-Gandhi talks held?
    Answer: 1944 in Bombay.
18. When was the Indus Waters Treaty signed?
    Answer: 19 September 1960.
19. Pakistan’s longest international border is with?
    Answer: India.

General Knowledge and Science

1. Highest uninterrupted waterfall?
   Answer: Angel Falls.
2. Which planet is nearest the Sun?
   Correct answer: Mercury only—not Mercury and Venus.
3. Capital of Australia?
   Answer: Canberra.
4. When does a solar eclipse occur?
   Answer: When the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun.
5. Land of the Midnight Sun?
   Common answer: Norway.
6. Earth rotates in which direction?
   Answer: West to east.
7. Currency of Ukraine?
   Answer: Hryvnia.
8. ICRC headquarters?
   Answer: Geneva, Switzerland.
9. Pakistan’s edible-oil import source?
   Reported answer: Malaysia; ranking varies by year and product.
10. Pakistan literacy rate in 2020?
    Reported answer: About 60%; verify dataset and definition.
11. Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for how long?
    Answer: 27 years.
12. What does the Richter scale measure?
    Answer: Earthquake magnitude; modern agencies often use moment magnitude.
13. Where is Kohala associated geographically?
    Status: Verify whether the question referred to Kohala waterfall or another place; the recalled answer Bagh needs context.

English

1. What type of noun is honesty?
   Answer: Abstract noun.
2. Kindergarten means?
   Answer: A preschool/early-childhood class; “nursery school” may be the nearest option.
3. What part of speech is “investigating”?
   Answer: It can be a verb/participle depending on the sentence.
4. What part of speech is “since”?
   Answer: It can be a preposition, conjunction or adverb depending on context.
5. Perils means?
   Answer: Dangers.
6. Synonym of martial?
   Answer: Warlike or military.
7. The audience ___ at the end.
   Answer: Applauded.
8. Three ___ testified before the judge.
   Answer: Witnesses.
9. I am ___ forward to scheduling a meeting.
   Answer: Looking.
10. Antonym of defiant?
    Answer: Obedient or compliant.
11. Rising prices ___ immediate measures.
    Answer: Call for.
12. He came ___ his senses.
    Answer: To.
13. He gained victory ___ his enemies.
    Answer: Over.

Mathematics and IQ

1. 10 men finish work in 48 days. How long for 6 men at same rate?
   Man-days=480; 480/6=80 days.
2. Calculate 250 + 0.00085×95.
   0.00085×95=0.08075; total=250.08075.
3. Which continent is commonly said to have no glaciers on its mainland?
   School-level answer: Australia; wording and territorial definitions matter.

Corrections and Verification Notes

• The nearest planet to the Sun is Mercury only.
• Istikhara means seeking guidance in a permissible decision, not merely “personal need.”
• The she-camel is the miracle associated with Prophet Salih; the original camel-rearing wording was unreliable.
• “Family life” and several numerical items were incomplete and have not been assigned invented answers.
• “Since” and “investigating” require sentence context for part-of-speech classification.

Disclaimer: This is an independent memory-based collection, not an official ASF paper or answer key.

How to Use This Paper

1. Attempt all 48 available questions before checking answers.
2. Read the correction notes for time-sensitive and context-dependent items.
3. Practise the calculations independently.
4. Follow the latest official ASF syllabus for current recruitment.

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Last content review: 6 September 2026