This page presents the PPSC Assistant in Police BS-16 paper held on 20 June 2026. The memory-based questions reported by candidates have been organized by subject, with concise explanations and verification notes for incomplete or ambiguous items.
Memory-Based Paper Note
This is an independently compiled preparation resource, not an official PPSC question paper or answer key. Exact wording and options may differ from the original examination. Questions without complete options are identified instead of being assigned an unsupported final answer.
Paper Overview
| Post | Assistant in Police Department |
|---|---|
| Basic Scale | BS-16 |
| Testing Body | Punjab Public Service Commission |
| Test Date | 20 June 2026 |
| Format | Memory-based solved questions |
General Knowledge and Pakistan Affairs
1. In which year did Fatima Jinnah die?
Answer: 1967.
Explanation: Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah died on 9 July 1967.
2. Where is Hub Dam located?
Answer: On the Hub River near the Sindh–Balochistan boundary.
Explanation: The dam and reservoir are commonly associated with Balochistan, while the project supplies water to Karachi and lies close to the interprovincial boundary. The original options are important for the expected answer.
3. What official name did the 1956 Constitution give Pakistan?
Answer: The Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
4. Under which Constitution was Islam expressly declared the state religion of Pakistan?
Answer: The Constitution of 1973.
5. Where was the Bandung Conference held?
Answer: Bandung, Indonesia.
Explanation: The Asian-African Conference was held in Bandung in April 1955.
6. During whose rule were Pakistan’s 1985 non-party elections held?
Answer: General Zia-ul-Haq’s period of rule.
Islamic Studies and Urdu
7. Which Surah was Hazrat Uthman (R.A.) reportedly reciting at the time of his martyrdom?
Commonly reported answer: Surah Al-Baqarah.
Verification note: Historical narrations vary in detail. Treat this as the commonly accepted competitive-exam answer rather than a directly verified official key.
8. What is an agreement through which an enslaved person contracts for freedom called?
Answer: Mukatabah (مکاتبت).
9. نیم روز میں “روز” کیا ہے؟
جواب: اسم۔
وضاحت: “روز” کے معنی دن ہیں اور یہ اسم کے طور پر استعمال ہوا ہے۔
10. “ہیرے کی کنی کھانا” کا مفہوم کیا ہے؟
Reported answer: سخت نقصان یا دھوکا اٹھانا۔
Verification note: محاورے کی اصل عبارت تصویر/مکمل اختیارات کے بغیر یقینی نہیں، اس لیے اسے reported answer کے طور پر یاد رکھیں۔
11. استفہامیہ جملہ کیا ہوتا ہے؟
جواب: ایسا جملہ جس میں سوال کیا جائے۔
12. جملے کے اجزا کے درمیان تعلق کو کیا کہتے ہیں؟
Reported answer: ربط یا ترکیب۔
Note: درست اصطلاح اصل سوال اور اختیارات پر منحصر ہو سکتی ہے۔
English Vocabulary and Analogy
13. What is an antonym of “gumption”?
Answer: Apathy, depending on the supplied options.
Explanation: Gumption means courage, initiative or practical determination; apathy means lack of interest or enthusiasm.
14. What does “temerity” mean?
Answer: Excessive confidence, boldness or recklessness.
15. What does “malodorous” mean?
Answer: Foul-smelling.
16. What is an antonym of “malodorous”?
Answer: Fragrant or pleasant-smelling.
17. What does “recalcitrant” mean?
Answer: Stubbornly resistant to authority, control or discipline.
18. Complete the analogy: Coif : Hair :: Music : ?
Reported answer: Ears.
Verification note: The relationship is weak without the original options. A coif covers or relates to hair, while music is heard by the ears. Do not treat this item as fully verified.
Mathematics
19. Solve 2x² − 3x − 2 = 0.
Solution:
2x² − 3x − 2 = (2x + 1)(x − 2)
Therefore:
- 2x + 1 = 0 → x = −1/2
- x − 2 = 0 → x = 2
Answer: x = 2 or x = −1/2.
Computer Science and Information Technology
20. How many bits are in an IPv4 address?
Answer: 32 bits.
21. How many bits are in an IPv6 address?
Answer: 128 bits.
22. What is a static IP address?
Answer: An IP address configured to remain fixed rather than changing automatically through ordinary dynamic assignment.
23. Which organization coordinates global IP address allocation?
Answer: IANA — Internet Assigned Numbers Authority.
Explanation: IANA coordinates the global address pool and allocates large address blocks to Regional Internet Registries, which manage allocation within their regions.
24. Which Microsoft application is traditionally used for creating newsletters?
Answer: Microsoft Publisher.
Note: Other publishing and design applications can also create newsletters, but Publisher is the common exam answer.
25. What is Mail Merge used for?
Answer: Creating multiple personalized documents by combining a template with a data source.
26. Which protocol secures normal web communication?
Answer: HTTPS.
Explanation: HTTPS uses TLS to protect communication between a web client and server. It is not a universal protocol for every type of data transfer.
27. What is phishing?
Answer: A deceptive attempt to steal credentials or sensitive information by impersonating a trusted source.
28. What are macros?
Answer: Recorded or programmed instructions used to automate repetitive tasks in supported applications.
29. What is the function of a firewall?
Answer: To monitor and control network traffic according to security rules.
30. Which is NOT a type of software testing?
Status: Incomplete recalled question.
Explanation: The options were not preserved, so a reliable answer cannot be selected. This question should not be memorized in its incomplete form.
31. OneDrive is an example of what?
Answer: A cloud storage and file synchronization service.
Everyday Science
32. Who discovered cosmic rays?
Answer: Victor Hess.
Explanation: His balloon experiments provided evidence of radiation originating beyond Earth.
Editorial Corrections and Verification Notes
- Hub Dam is described with its Sindh–Balochistan boundary context instead of a one-word location only.
- The Surah associated with Hazrat Uthman’s martyrdom is labelled as a commonly reported answer.
- IANA’s role is clarified as global coordination and allocation to Regional Internet Registries.
- HTTPS is accurately described as secure web communication rather than every kind of secure transfer.
- The software-testing question is kept as incomplete because its original options are unavailable.
- The analogy and some Urdu questions are marked as reported where the original wording/options are incomplete.
How to Use This Paper
- Attempt each question before reading the answer.
- Write unfamiliar vocabulary in a revision notebook.
- Practise the quadratic equation without looking at the solution.
- Review networking concepts such as IPv4, IPv6, IANA, DNS and HTTPS.
- Do not memorize questions marked incomplete or unverified.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this an official PPSC paper?
No. It is an independently compiled memory-based paper for educational preparation.
Why are some answers labelled “reported”?
The exact question wording or options were not available, so presenting those answers as certain would be misleading.
Should the incomplete software-testing question be memorized?
No. A “not a type” question cannot be answered reliably without seeing all options.
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