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This page presents the PPSC Assistant Director BS-17 Past Paper 2020 as a readable solved paper with detailed answers. The paper was conducted for Assistant Director / Deputy District Population Officer posts and covers General Knowledge, Pakistan Studies, Current Affairs, Geography, Everyday Science, Computer Studies, Mathematics, English, Urdu and Islamic Studies.

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This educational transcription was prepared from printed source material and reviewed for readability and factual accuracy. A few unclear or defective source items are identified in the verification notes. It is not an official PPSC answer key.

Paper Overview

Post Assistant Director / Deputy District Population Officer
Basic Scale BS-17
Testing Body Punjab Public Service Commission
Paper Year 2020
Total Questions 100
Format on This Page Readable solved paper with detailed answers

PPSC Assistant Director BS-17 Solved Paper 2020

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General Knowledge and Social Sciences

Q1. Which UN-related agency existed before World War II?

  1. WHO
  2. FAO
  3. ILO
  4. IMF
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — ILO

The ILO was established in 1919; the other listed agencies were created after World War II.

Q2. Who wrote Das Kapital and highlighted division of labour in capitalist production?

  1. Machiavelli
  2. Thomas Hardy
  3. Adam Smith
  4. Karl Marx
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: D — Karl Marx

Karl Marx wrote Das Kapital. Adam Smith also discussed division of labour earlier, so the wording of the scanned question is imperfect.

Q3. A reduction in the official value of a currency is called:

  1. Revolution
  2. Devaluation
  3. Price cap
  4. Cut-rate
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Devaluation

Devaluation is an official downward adjustment in a currency’s value under a fixed exchange-rate system.

Q4. Which country hosted the 2018 Commonwealth Games?

  1. China
  2. Canada
  3. France
  4. Australia
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: D — Australia

The 2018 Commonwealth Games were held on the Gold Coast, Australia.

Q5. The United States purchased Louisiana from:

  1. Russia
  2. France
  3. Argentina
  4. None of these
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — France

The Louisiana Purchase was made from France in 1803.

Q6. The Lighthouse of Alexandria was situated in present-day:

  1. Türkiye
  2. Egypt
  3. Syria
  4. Jordan
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Egypt

The ancient lighthouse stood on Pharos in Alexandria, Egypt.

Q7. Who co-authored The Lessons of History?

  1. Will Durant
  2. Bertrand Russell
  3. Thomas Power
  4. James Frazer
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: A — Will Durant

The book was written by Will and Ariel Durant; Will Durant is the listed answer.

Q8. A prime function of accounting is to:

  1. Record economic data only
  2. Provide an informational basis for action
  3. Attain non-economic goals
  4. Only classify transactions
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Provide an informational basis for action

Accounting provides useful financial information for planning and decision-making.

Q9. The term ‘slump’ is mainly associated with:

  1. Economics
  2. Social depression only
  3. Political vendetta
  4. Transfer of criminals
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: A — Economics

In economics, a slump is a serious or prolonged decline in activity.

Q10. Which of the following are types of culture?

  1. Material culture
  2. Non-material culture
  3. Both A and B
  4. None
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — Both A and B

Culture is commonly discussed in material and non-material forms.

Q11. When a firm buys goods on credit, which source document records the purchase?

  1. Credit note
  2. Purchase invoice
  3. Sale invoice list
  4. Supplier statement only
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Purchase invoice

The purchase invoice is the primary document recording goods bought on credit.

Q12. The Bridge of No Return is associated with:

  1. China
  2. Japan
  3. Korea
  4. France
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — Korea

It lies in the Korean Demilitarized Zone and is associated with prisoner exchanges.

Q13. The term ‘cultural relativism’ was first recorded in 1924 by:

  1. James Wray Miller
  2. P.E. Griffiths
  3. Alain Locke
  4. Russell and Fernandez-Dols
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — Alain Locke

The supplied key names James Wray Miller, but historical references credit the first recorded use to Alain Locke; Franz Boas developed the concept.

Q14. UNCIP was the United Nations _____ for India and Pakistan.

  1. Ceasefire
  2. Committee
  3. Commission
  4. Co-operation
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Correct answer: C — Commission

UNCIP stands for United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan.

Q15. Abraham Lincoln belonged to:

  1. Cuba
  2. America
  3. Russia
  4. None
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — America

Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States.

Q16. Who is most closely associated with the conflict perspective in sociology?

  1. Friedrich Engels
  2. Ludwig Gumplowicz
  3. Herbert Spencer
  4. Karl Marx
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Correct answer: D — Karl Marx

Karl Marx is the principal figure associated with conflict theory.

Q17. Madness and Civilization was written by:

  1. David D. Burns
  2. Michel Foucault
  3. Jonathan Kellerman
  4. Thomas Hale Jr.
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Michel Foucault

Michel Foucault wrote Madness and Civilization.

Q18. A culture existing within a larger culture is called a:

  1. Mini-culture
  2. Norm
  3. Society
  4. Subculture
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: D — Subculture

A subculture has distinct patterns while existing within a broader culture.

Q19. Which is NOT an objective of the Millennium Development Goals?

  1. Eradicate extreme poverty
  2. Environmental sustainability
  3. Combat HIV/AIDS
  4. None of the above
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: D — None of the above

All three listed goals were included in the MDGs, so none is excluded.

Q20. Population density measures:

  1. Population per town
  2. Population per square unit
  3. Population per district only
  4. Population per unit area
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: D — Population per unit area

Population density is population divided by land area.

Q21. Among the listed countries, where did the Bronze Age begin earliest?

  1. Syria
  2. Egypt
  3. Türkiye
  4. Yemen
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Egypt

Egypt is the intended option; Bronze Age development also occurred early in Mesopotamia.

Q22. Deaths occurring in a year per 1,000 population are expressed as the:

  1. Death ratio
  2. Death rate
  3. Casualty rate
  4. None
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Death rate

The crude death rate is commonly stated per 1,000 population per year.

Q23. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted in:

  1. 1989
  2. 1992
  3. 1993
  4. 1995
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: A — 1989

The UN General Assembly adopted the Convention in 1989.

Q24. MDGs stands for:

  1. Million Development Goals
  2. Millennium Development Goals
  3. Maximum Development Goals
  4. Minimum Development Goals
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Millennium Development Goals

MDGs means Millennium Development Goals.

Q25. UNODC was established in:

  1. 1991
  2. 1993
  3. 1997
  4. 1999
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Correct answer: C — 1997

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime was established in 1997.

Q26. In 2019 the European Union suspended certain defence exports to Türkiye following its operation in:

  1. Iraq
  2. Iran
  3. Yemen
  4. Syria
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Correct answer: D — Syria

The action was connected with Türkiye’s military operation in northeastern Syria.

Q27. Which UN agency has the mandate to protect refugees?

  1. UNICEF
  2. UNFPA
  3. UNESCO
  4. UNHCR
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: D — UNHCR

UNHCR is the UN Refugee Agency.

Q28. Nobel Peace Prize winner Anwar Sadat belonged to:

  1. Türkiye
  2. Syria
  3. Egypt
  4. Palestine
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — Egypt

Anwar Sadat was President of Egypt.

Q29. World Population Day is observed on:

  1. 11 June
  2. 11 July
  3. 27 July
  4. 29 July
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — 11 July

World Population Day is observed annually on 11 July.

Q30. The study of ageing and older people is called:

  1. Histology
  2. Cosmology
  3. Gerontology
  4. None
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — Gerontology

Gerontology is the multidisciplinary study of ageing.

Pakistan Studies and Current Affairs

Q31. Before his religious career, Junaid Jamshed was part of:

  1. Strings
  2. Vital Signs
  3. Junoon
  4. Fuzon
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Vital Signs

Junaid Jamshed was the lead vocalist of Vital Signs.

Q32. Pakistan purchased Gwadar from:

  1. Kuwait
  2. Iran
  3. Oman
  4. Qatar
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — Oman

Pakistan purchased Gwadar from Oman in 1958.

Q33. The former name of Zhob was:

  1. Canton
  2. Fort Sandeman
  3. Amir Kot
  4. Suri Nagar
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Fort Sandeman

Zhob was formerly known as Fort Sandeman.

Q34. Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?

  1. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  2. Dadabhai Naoroji
  3. Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
  4. Dinshaw Edulji Wacha
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee

W.C. Bonnerjee presided over the first INC session in 1885.

Q35. Babar Azam is famous in the field of:

  1. Films
  2. Singing
  3. Cricket
  4. Journalism
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — Cricket

Babar Azam is a Pakistani cricketer.

Q36. Amir Khusrau was a prominent poet in the court of:

  1. Zaheer-ud-Din Babur
  2. Jalal-ud-Din Akbar
  3. Ibrahim Lodi
  4. Alauddin Khalji
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: D — Alauddin Khalji

Amir Khusrau served several Delhi sultans and is strongly associated with Alauddin Khalji’s court.

Q37. Which listed tax is a federal subject in Pakistan?

  1. Excise tax only
  2. Property tax
  3. Zakat and Ushr
  4. General sales tax
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Correct answer: D — General sales tax

General sales tax is the intended federal-tax answer, though Pakistan’s tax structure contains federal and provincial distinctions.

Q38. Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah studied at:

  1. Sindh Jamia High School
  2. Dar-ul-Uloom High School
  3. Sindh Madrasat-ul-Islam
  4. Mission Public School
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — Sindh Madrasat-ul-Islam

Jinnah attended Sindh Madrasat-ul-Islam in Karachi.

Q39. Pakistan joined the International Labour Organization in:

  1. 1945
  2. 1947
  3. 1949
  4. 1950
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — 1947

Pakistan became an ILO member in 1947.

Q40. Jinnah of Pakistan was written by:

  1. Jaswant Singh
  2. Stanley Wolpert
  3. Bal Ram Nanda
  4. I.H. Qureshi
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Stanley Wolpert

Stanley Wolpert wrote Jinnah of Pakistan.

Q41. Gwadar became part of Pakistan in:

  1. 1960
  2. 1958
  3. 1969
  4. 1972
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — 1958

Gwadar formally became part of Pakistan in 1958.

Q42. The Cabinet Mission was sent to India in:

  1. March 1946
  2. April 1946
  3. May 1946
  4. August 1946
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: A — March 1946

The Cabinet Mission arrived in India in March 1946.

Q43. Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence was written by:

  1. Stanley Wolpert
  2. Jaswant Singh
  3. Ayesha Jalal
  4. Hector Bolitho
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Jaswant Singh

Jaswant Singh authored the book.

Q44. APWA was established to promote which aspects of women’s development?

  1. Social development
  2. Economic development
  3. Political development
  4. All of these
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Correct answer: D — All of these

The All Pakistan Women’s Association has worked across social, economic and civic/political development.

Q45. Bob Dylan received the Nobel Prize in:

  1. Medicine
  2. Literature
  3. Physics
  4. None
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Literature

Bob Dylan received the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Q46. Who was the chief executive of Google at the time covered by the 2020 paper?

  1. Kumar Sangakkara
  2. Shashank Manohar
  3. Sundar Pichai
  4. Sergey Brin
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — Sundar Pichai

Sundar Pichai became Google’s CEO in 2015.

Q47. Who investigated Russian interference in the 2016 US election as special counsel?

  1. Alexandre Alekhine
  2. Nikita Khrushchev
  3. Robert Mueller
  4. None
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — Robert Mueller

Robert Mueller led the special counsel investigation.

Q48. Who surpassed Shahid Afridi’s record for most international sixes around 2019?

  1. Harshal Gibbs
  2. Yuvraj Singh
  3. Chris Gayle
  4. None
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — Chris Gayle

Chris Gayle surpassed Afridi’s international-sixes record; records are time-sensitive.

Q49. Red Lake is located in:

  1. Canada
  2. Russia
  3. United States of America
  4. Mexico
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — United States of America

The intended answer is the United States, notably Red Lake in Minnesota.

Q50. Mount Kinabalu is located in:

  1. Indonesia
  2. Malaysia
  3. Kenya
  4. Botswana
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Malaysia

Mount Kinabalu is in Sabah, Malaysia.

Q51. Pakistan is located in:

  1. Far East Asia
  2. South Asia
  3. Middle East
  4. Southeast Asia
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — South Asia

Pakistan is part of South Asia.

Q52. Monsoon is the name of seasonal:

  1. Climate only
  2. Winds
  3. Weather instruments
  4. Water currents
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Winds

Monsoons are seasonal wind systems associated with rainfall changes.

Q53. The Karakoram Highway (N-35) starts from:

  1. Havelian
  2. Windar
  3. Hasan Abdal
  4. Taxila
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — Hasan Abdal

N-35 begins near Hasan Abdal and runs toward the Khunjerab Pass.

Q54. Reko Diq is located in which province?

  1. Punjab
  2. Balochistan
  3. Gilgit-Baltistan
  4. None
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Balochistan

Reko Diq is in Chagai District, Balochistan.

Q55. The Great Barrier Reef is located near:

  1. Germany
  2. France
  3. Australia
  4. South Africa
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — Australia

The Great Barrier Reef lies off Queensland, Australia.

Everyday Science and Computer

Q56. Isotopes of an element differ mainly in the number of:

  1. Electrons
  2. Protons
  3. Neutrons
  4. Positrons
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — Neutrons

Isotopes have the same proton number but different neutron numbers.

Q57. Physiotherapy is commonly used to improve:

  1. Immobility and movement limitations of joints
  2. Hearing only
  3. Vision only
  4. Blood group
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: A — Immobility and movement limitations of joints

Physiotherapy helps restore movement and function, including joint mobility.

Q58. In galvanization, iron or steel is coated with:

  1. Aluminium
  2. Zinc
  3. Copper
  4. Carbon
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Zinc

Zinc coating protects iron or steel from corrosion.

Q59. Which gas is commonly used in fire extinguishers?

  1. Hydrogen
  2. Oxygen
  3. Nitrogen only
  4. Carbon dioxide
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: D — Carbon dioxide

The source line is unclear, but its supplied key indicates carbon dioxide; CO₂ is commonly used in extinguishers.

Q60. Which listed substance is a non-metallic mineral?

  1. Salt
  2. Gypsum
  3. Bauxite
  4. Manganese
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Gypsum

Gypsum is the intended non-metallic mineral; salt is also non-metallic in broad classification, making the source options imperfect.

Q61. The principal ore of aluminium is:

  1. Bauxite
  2. Magnesite
  3. Gypsum
  4. Manganese
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: A — Bauxite

Bauxite is the main commercial ore of aluminium.

Q62. Which gas is used to hydrogenate vegetable oil into vanaspati ghee?

  1. Helium
  2. Hydrogen
  3. Nitrogen
  4. Oxygen
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Hydrogen

Hydrogen is added to unsaturated oils in hydrogenation.

Q63. The human eye is most sensitive to which colour in daylight?

  1. Red
  2. Green
  3. Blue
  4. Violet
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Green

Human photopic vision has peak sensitivity in the green region.

Q64. The electric battery was invented by:

  1. Alessandro Volta
  2. Thomas Edison
  3. Michael Faraday
  4. Guglielmo Marconi
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: A — Alessandro Volta

Alessandro Volta developed the voltaic pile.

Q65. Wind energy is primarily a form of:

  1. Potential energy
  2. Transverse energy
  3. Kinetic energy
  4. Nuclear energy
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — Kinetic energy

Wind is moving air, so its energy is kinetic.

Q66. Anorexia nervosa is a type of:

  1. Sleeping sickness
  2. Nervous disorder only
  3. Eating disorder
  4. Memory loss
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — Eating disorder

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder.

Q67. Which gas is the main human-caused contributor to global warming among these options?

  1. Nitrogen peroxide
  2. Carbon dioxide
  3. Nitrous monoxide
  4. Carbon monoxide
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide is the intended predominant greenhouse-gas answer in this context.

Q68. A new PowerPoint presentation can be created from:

  1. A blank presentation
  2. An existing presentation
  3. A template
  4. All of these
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: D — All of these

PowerPoint supports all these starting methods.

Q69. The World Wide Web was invented by:

  1. Robert Cailliau alone
  2. Ada Lovelace
  3. Tim Berners-Lee
  4. Robert E. Kahn
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — Tim Berners-Lee

Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web; Robert Cailliau was an important collaborator.

Q70. Which shortcut inserts an endnote in Microsoft Word?

  1. Ctrl+D
  2. Alt+Shift+D
  3. Alt+Ctrl+D
  4. Shift+Ctrl+D
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — Alt+Ctrl+D

Alt+Ctrl+D inserts an endnote in Microsoft Word.

Q71. Microsoft Excel is primarily a:

  1. Workbook only
  2. Design format
  3. Spreadsheet application
  4. Word processor
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — Spreadsheet application

Excel is spreadsheet software; an Excel file is called a workbook.

Q72. Hyperlinks can be attached to:

  1. Pictures
  2. Drawing objects
  3. Text
  4. All of these
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: D — All of these

Office applications can attach hyperlinks to text, pictures and drawing objects.

Q73. Which program is designed for statistical calculations, tables and graphs?

  1. Excel
  2. PowerPoint
  3. Notepad
  4. Adobe Photoshop
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: A — Excel

Excel supports calculations, tables and charts.

Mathematics and English

Q74. Find the next number: 5, 4, 9, 13, 22, 35, __.

  1. 53
  2. 57
  3. 60
  4. 63
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — 57

Each term after the first two is the sum of the previous two: 22+35=57.

Q75. A circle touching all three sides of a triangle internally is called the:

  1. Excircle
  2. Incircle
  3. Tangent line
  4. Circumcircle only
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Incircle

The incircle is tangent to all three sides of a triangle.

Q76. Complete the pattern: 1, 2, 9, 27, 64, 125, __.

  1. 144
  2. 225
  3. 256
  4. None
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — 256

The source intends consecutive cubes after an irregular early term; 6³=216 would normally follow 125, but the supplied source key gives 256. Treat this item as defective.

Q77. Complete the series: 3, 5, 10, 12, 24, 26, __.

  1. 52
  2. 30
  3. 28
  4. 48
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: A — 52

The pattern alternates +2 and ×2, so 26×2=52.

Q78. Ex post facto means:

  1. A comfortable fact
  2. With retrospective action or force
  3. A suitable work environment
  4. An unwelcome guest
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — With retrospective action or force

Ex post facto refers to something operating retrospectively.

Q79. ‘Just good enough’ means:

  1. Not sufficient time
  2. An estimated criterion
  3. Good for the circumstances
  4. None
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — Good for the circumstances

The phrase means adequate or suitable for the circumstances.

Q80. Fill in the blank: A cat differs _____ a dog.

  1. with
  2. from
  3. for
  4. over
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — from

The correct collocation is ‘differs from.’

Q81. Accolade means:

  1. To give up completely
  2. Keenness of mind
  3. An award or expression of praise
  4. Harsh language
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — An award or expression of praise

An accolade is an award, honour or expression of praise.

Q82. Contraband means:

  1. Economic sanctions
  2. Banned or illegally traded goods
  3. Family-planning materials
  4. Temporary stoppage of trade
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Banned or illegally traded goods

Contraband refers to goods prohibited by law from being imported, exported or possessed.

Q83. A synonym of ‘delete’ is:

  1. Strange
  2. Efficient
  3. Remove
  4. Nasty
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — Remove

To delete means to remove or erase.

Q84. Choose the correct completion: Khalid is _____ Naveed.

  1. not as tall but as
  2. as tall, if not
  3. as if not
  4. as tall as, if not taller than
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: D — as tall as, if not taller than

The idiomatic comparative structure is ‘as tall as, if not taller than.’

Q85. The antonym of ‘liberty’ is:

  1. Freedom
  2. Delivered
  3. Slavery
  4. Scrupulous
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — Slavery

Liberty means freedom; slavery is the opposite among the options.

Q86. ‘Burn the midnight oil’ means:

  1. Count earnings at night
  2. Heat a room
  3. Stay awake or study late into the night
  4. Use all resources
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — Stay awake or study late into the night

The idiom means working or studying late at night.

Q87. Fill in the blank: There is an eraser _____ the end of my pencil.

  1. in
  2. on
  3. at
  4. to
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — at

The natural expression is ‘at the end of.’

Urdu

Q88. ناول ‘طلسمِ خیال’ کس نے لکھا؟

  1. اکبر حمیدی
  2. طارق اسماعیل
  3. بابا نجمی
  4. کرشن چندر
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: D — کرشن چندر

فراہم کردہ ماخذ میں درست جواب کرشن چندر دیا گیا ہے۔

Q89. ‘خان بہادر’ قواعد کی رو سے کیا ہے؟

  1. عرف
  2. لقب
  3. خطاب
  4. کنیت
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — لقب

خان بہادر ایک لقب ہے۔

Q90. ‘یادوں کی بارات’ کس کی آپ بیتی ہے؟

  1. شوکت صدیقی
  2. افضل حق
  3. صلاح الدین
  4. جوش ملیح آبادی
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: D — جوش ملیح آبادی

یادوں کی بارات جوش ملیح آبادی کی خودنوشت ہے۔

Q91. ‘اداس نسلیں’ کے مصنف کون ہیں؟

  1. ممتاز مفتی
  2. عبداللہ حسین
  3. عبدالحلیم شرر
  4. جوش ملیح آبادی
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — عبداللہ حسین

اداس نسلیں عبداللہ حسین کا معروف ناول ہے۔

Q92. مشہور شعر ‘اس زلف پہ پھبتی شبِ دیجور کی سوجھی…’ کس شاعر کا ہے؟

  1. جوش ملیح آبادی
  2. فیض احمد فیض
  3. انشا اللہ خان انشا
  4. احمد فراز
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — انشا اللہ خان انشا

یہ شعر انشا اللہ خان انشا سے منسوب ہے۔

Q93. دو یا دو سے زیادہ الفاظ جو مجازی معنی میں استعمال ہوں، کیا کہلاتے ہیں؟

  1. روزمرہ
  2. محاورہ
  3. کہاوت
  4. خاموشی
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Correct answer: B — محاورہ

ایسے رائج مجموعۂ الفاظ کو محاورہ کہتے ہیں۔

Q94. ‘عربیت’ کے معنی کے متعلق ماخذ میں کون سا اختیار دیا گیا ہے؟

  1. طلبی دعا
  2. ارادہ
  3. مقتدر
  4. تمام درست ہیں
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Correct answer: D — تمام درست ہیں

یہ سوال تصویر میں غیر واضح ہے؛ ماخذ کی کلید D دیتی ہے، اس لیے اصل لغوی ماخذ سے مزید تصدیق مناسب ہے۔

Q95. درست املا منتخب کریں۔

  1. ذمہ داری
  2. زمہ داری
  3. ذما داری
  4. زما داری
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Correct answer: A — ذمہ داری

درست املا ‘ذمہ داری’ ہے۔ یہ مدیر کی طرف سے شامل کردہ پریکٹس سوال ہے۔

Q96. ‘آغاز’ کا متضاد کیا ہے؟

  1. ابتدا
  2. شروع
  3. انجام
  4. روانگی
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Correct answer: C — انجام

آغاز کا متضاد انجام ہے۔ یہ مدیر کی طرف سے شامل کردہ پریکٹس سوال ہے۔

Q97. ‘اونٹ کے منہ میں زیرہ’ کا مطلب کیا ہے؟

  1. بہت زیادہ ہونا
  2. ضرورت کے مقابلے میں بہت کم ہونا
  3. تیز سفر کرنا
  4. خاموش رہنا
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Correct answer: B — ضرورت کے مقابلے میں بہت کم ہونا

یہ محاورہ ضرورت کے مقابلے میں بہت کم مقدار کے لیے بولا جاتا ہے۔ یہ مدیر کی طرف سے شامل کردہ سوال ہے۔

Islamic Studies

Q98. Hazrat Ali (R.A.) was martyred on:

  1. 17 Rajab, 40 AH
  2. 21 Shaban, 40 AH
  3. 17 Ramadan, 40 AH
  4. 21 Ramadan, 40 AH
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Correct answer: D — 21 Ramadan, 40 AH

Hazrat Ali (R.A.) was martyred on 21 Ramadan, 40 AH.

Q99. The personal name of Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A.) was:

  1. Ahmad
  2. Abdullah
  3. Haris
  4. None
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Correct answer: B — Abdullah

His personal name was Abdullah ibn Abi Quhafa.

Q100. How many Quranic surahs are named after animals?

  1. Two
  2. Four
  3. Six
  4. None
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Correct answer: C — Six

Six commonly listed examples are Al-Baqarah, Al-An’am, An-Nahl, An-Naml, Al-Ankabut and Al-Fil.

Editorial Verification Notes

  • The supplied source key attributed “cultural relativism” to James Wray Miller; the corrected historical answer is Alain Locke, while Franz Boas developed the concept.
  • The visible cube-series question is defective and is labelled as such rather than treated as reliable mathematics.
  • The source mineral question contains overlapping classifications and is explained cautiously.
  • Three Urdu practice questions replace unreadable/missing source items; they are identified within their explanations.
  • Office-holder and current-affairs answers are interpreted in their 2020 context.

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