ASSISTANT PPSC Past paper-2017 PUNJAB POLICE

 

1.  The "Nisab" of Zakat is 

•  52 1/2 tolas silver or 7 1/2 tolas gold 
•  53 1/2 tolas silver or 10 tolas gold 
•  52 1/2 tolas silver or 7 tolas gold 
• None of these
  

2. Last Annual Summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization was held during June 2017, at the location of 

• Tashkent, Uzbekistan 
• Dushanbe, Tajikistan 
• Astana, Kazakhstan  
• Beijing, China 

3. The car____________ front is slowing down.

• in 
• on
• about
• of

    
 4. 'Nippon' is stock exchange market of. 

•  Tokyo 
• New York 
• London 
• None of these 

5. Name the princely State other than Kashmir which caused a dispute between India & Pakistan: 

• Bahawalpur
• Chitral
• Junagadh
• Gurdaspur 

6. Which type of milk is generally lowest in fat?

•  Full cream
•  Dried
• Powered
• Skimmed 

7. In which Heaven "Bait-ul-Ma'mur" is situated? 

• 4th 
•  6th 
•  5th 
• 7th 

8. Who among the following was not Head of the State during World War Second?

•  Winston Churchill 
• Theodore Roosevelt 
• Mussolini 
• Stalin 

9. What fraction of a cake remains when its 2/8 part has been eaten? 

• 3/4  
• 6/9 
• 3/8
• 8/3 

10. Basic Democracies System was for the first time implemented in Pakistan in the year: 

• 1948
• 1960  
• 1949
• 1979 

11. From following, find the correct punctuated sentence 

• Shakespeares Hamlet is the play for all ages 
• Shakespeare Hamelt is the play for all ages
• Shakespeares' Hamlet is the play for all ages 
• Shakespeare's Hamlet is the play for all ages   

12. The zoo had some lions and some parrots The supervisor counted 15 heads and 50 legs. How many lions were there? 

• 10 
•  9
• 13 
• 12

13. Choose the correct option: The students who perfect had the flu had a(n).... reason for missing school.  They normally have attendance, and their absence that day was

•  Legitimate... aberration  
• Unjustifiable...... travesty
• Inconsolable..fluke
• Unwarranted ...anomaly  

14.  The first Session of of Pakistan was held on

•  11 Aug 1947 
• 30 Aug 1947 
• 14 Aug 1947 
• 6 Sep 1947 

15. Gomal University is in: 

• Quetta 
• Peshawar 
• D.G. Khan 
• Dera Ismail Khan 

16. The tool used for finding a similar word in a Document is called:

•  Finder
• Dictionary 
• Thesaurus 
• Find/Replace

17. Diamer Bhasha Dam is being constructed in 

•  Balochistan 
•  Khyber Paktunkhwa 
• Gilgit-Batistan   
• Sindh 

18. Earth's axis at present is titled by:

•  23.5 degree 
• 25 degree 
• 21 degree 
• 21.5 degree 

19. Appreciation is to Reward as Crime is to 

• Guilt 
• Allegation 
• Punishment
• Need 

20.The 8th BRICS Summit meeting was held in India on 15-16 October 2016, which countries comprise the BRICS group? 

•  Belgium, Russia, India, Canada, Spain
• Bangladesh, Russia, India, China, US Lanka
•  Brazil, Russia, India, China, Scandinavia
• Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa  

 21. What it the moaning of the Idiom/proverb "To be at loggerheads" 

•  To cooperate with enemies 
•  To be in strong disagreement or dispute   
• To face stiff opposition 
•  To tax one's mind and body

22. Which Power Point feature allows the user to create a simple presentation quickly? 

• Auto Content Wizard 
• Transition Wizard 
• Chard Wizard 
• Animations 

23. Who is called the 'Father of Computers'? 

• Charles Babbage  
• Thomas Kurtz 
• Konrad Zuse 
• Bill Gates 

24. Which body of people is sometimes referred to as "The Fourth Estate"? 

•  Judiciary 
• The Press    
• Executive
• Senate 

25. Name of the prophet who is known by the title of Israel? 

• Hazrat Yaqoob (AS)   
• Hazrat Yousuf (AS) 
• Hazrat Ishaaq (AS)
• Hazrat Moosa (AS)

26. The headquarters of the European Union is at 

• Vienna 
• Paris 
• Brussels
• Amsterdam  

27. Headquarter of Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific is located in 

• Manila 
• Bangkok 
• Singapore 
• Yangon  

28.Which UN agency deals with matters relating to children? 

• UNESCO
• UNHCR 
• UNICEF  
• UNCTAD 

29. The element which is most abundant in the Earth's crust is: 

• Silicon
•  Aluminium 
• Iron 
•  Oxygen

30. Rann of Kutch is situated:

•  North of Gilgit
• South of Tharparkar 
• East of Turbat 
• South of Wana 

31. 3.29 x 1000 equals to: 

• 0.329 
• 329 
• 32.9 
• 3290  

32. The Synonym of "Conjecture" is: 

• Serious
•  To guess 
• Outward  
• To claim 

33. The caste system in the subcontinent, was first established by the:

•  Aryans  
•  Dravidians  
•  Iranians
• Moghuls 

34. Ayat ul Kursi is part of which Surah

•  Al-Baq arah 
•  Al-Nissa 
• Al-e-Imran 
• Al-Anfal 

35. Fill in the blanks: Salma was ill fever. 

• of 
• with 
• in
• to

36. (2²)³ =? 

• 64 
• 32
• 16 
• 12

37. Which one of the following countries is not a member of OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)? 

• Algeria 1960
• Venezuela 
• Nigeria Vienna 
•  UK  

38. Find the odd one out 13, 41, 43 , 47, 53, 61, 71, 73, 81 

• 61 
• 73 
• 71
• 81  

39. Who had coined the phrase "Survival of the fittest". 

• Charles Darwin 
• Herbert Spencer 
• Alfred Wallace 
• Erasmus Darwin 

40. What is the meaning of Al Hadi mentioned in the Holy Quran?

• The Light 
• The Rich 
• The Eternal 
• The Guide  

41. I was angry______ the  way they created

•  about 
• in
• on
• of

 42. One metric kilograms 

• 10,000 
• 100
• 10
• 1000 

43. Where do the Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean meet? 

•  Cape of Good Hope 
•  Aden 
• Singapore 
• No where 

44. There has been a complete break of law and order in the country.

•  Up
• Down  
• Off
• Of

45. A Senator is elected in Pakistan for: 

• 4 years
• 6 years 
• 5 years
• 7 years 

46. The British Government announced the annulment of Partition of Bengal in

•  1910
•  1912 
•  1911  
•  1926 

 47. Pick out the name of the prayer which is preceded by Azaan?

•  Namaz i Janaza 
• Eid ul Fitr
• Eid ul Azha 
• Zuhar Prayer

48. Choose the synonym of "Nonchalant:

• Excited 
• Dispassionate 
• Natural
•  Nervous

49. "A" sold a pen for Rs. 180. This was Rs. 60 less than what "A" paid for it. What was A's loss as a percentage of his cost price?

•  25%   
•  50% 
•  75%
•  33 ⅓%

50. Which is the largest gulf of the world? 

• Gulf of Mexico 
• Gulf of Aden 
• Gulf of Riga 
• Gulf of Thailand 

51. What is the significance of 17 August 1988 in Pakistan's history? 

• Prime Minister Junejo's Government was dismissed 
• Gen. Zia ul Haq died in a plane crash 
• No confidence motion against prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was moved 
• Parliament was dissolved by General Zia  ul Haq 

52. Which of the following is not a main organ of the United Nations? 

• ILO 
• Security Council 
• General Assembly 
• International Court of Justice 

53. The world's biggest bird is:

• Eagle 
• Kiwi 
• Owl 
• Ostrich 

54. Who among the following died a natural death?

•  Mahatma Gandhi 
• Indira Gandhi 
• Sanjay Gandhi 
• None of these 

55. Liaqat Ali Khan was assassinated in: 

• 1949 
• 1951 
• 1950 
• 1952

56. Holy Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) named as "Ahmed", in which Surah of Holy Quran? 

•  Surah Al-Saff 
• Surah Al-Mohammad 
• Surah Al-Anbia 
• Surah Al-Baqarah 

57. Which of the following was constructed by Emperor Shah Jahan? 

• Shalimar Garden 
• Badshahi Mosque 
• Both A and B 
• None of these 

58. Complete the saying "Truth is stranger than 

• The news
• Falsehood  
• Lies
• Fiction 

59. Which of the following helps to reduce speling errors in a document being typed? 

• Auto Format 
• Smart Tags 
• Auto Text
• Auto Correct

60. A man bought 27 apples. 2/9 of them are bad. How many are good? 

• 6 
• 27  
• 21  
• 18

61. Presidency of the UN Security Council rotates among the Member States of the Council. 

• Every 6 months 
• Every 3 months 
• Every year 
• Every month

62.  Who resigned from the Imperial Legisiate Council in protest against the Rowiett Act 

• Gandhi 
• Nehru 
• Quaid-i-Azam  
• Sir Syed Ahmad Khan 

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63 Short-sightedness can be corrected by 

• Convex lens 
• Concave lens 
• Convex-concave lens 
• Concave-convex lens

64. Who is the current President of France? 

• Nicolas Sarkozy 
• Emmanuel Macron 
•  Jacques Chirac
• Georeges Pompidou 

65. The cultural centre of Gandhara Civilizationi 

• Harrapa 
• Taxila 
• Mohenjo Daro
• Thatta 

66. Which of the followings is not related to disarmament? 

•  SALT 
•  CTBT 
•  NPT 
•  NATO 

67. Name the first Pakistani female Cricketer to take 100 ODI wickets: 

• Sana Mir 
• Marina Iqbal
• Javeria Khan 
• Sadia Yousaf 

68. After the creation of Pakistan, the first Radio Station was established at. 

• Lahore 
• Peshawar
• Karachi 
• Islamabad 

69. Antonym of "Economy" is: 

• Gratitude 
• Miserliness 
• Thrift 
• Extravagance

70. The Muslims of Mindanao islands are struggling for their political rights in: 

• Japan 
• Philippines
• South Africa 
• Myanmar 

71. Choose the synonyms of "Cataclysm? 

• Reverse 
• Pungent 
• Catastrophe 
• Trash 

72. What is Pakistan's biggest export commodity?

• Textiles  
• Handmade Carpets 
• Leather and Leather Products 
• Sports Goods 

73. Which country was the first to formally recognize Pakistan after its creation?

•  Saudi Arabia 
• Iran   
• Turkey 
• Egypt

 74. Who wrote the book The Myth of    Independence'?

•  General Ayub Khan 
•  Mahbub-ul-Haque 
• Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto 
• Lt. Gen(r) Kamal Matinuddin 

75. Which country mediated between Pakistan  and India resulting the Tashkent   Deciaration? 

• USSR 
• USA 
• Uzbekistan 
• Iran

76. Who was entrusted with the job of dividing the Army in 1947? 

• Field Marshal Auchinleck 
• Field Marshal Montgomery 
• Field Marshal Alan Brooke
•  Field Marshal John Dill

77. On what date did the major earthquake hit the Northern Areas and Azad Kashmir in 2005? 

•  8th, October
• 8th, August 
• 8th, September 
• 18th, October  

78. Which one of the following countries left the Baghdad Pact in 1959? 

• Iraq
• Turkey
• Iran 
• Pakistan 

79. What is the meaning of the idiom/proverb "To talk through one's hat", 

• To speak fluently 
• To talk nonsense 
• To talk wisdom 
• To speak at random 

80. Mount Kilimanjaro is located in: 

• Europe 
• South America 
• Africa 
• Asia

81. When was Sui Gas first discovered in Pakistan? 

• 1959 
• 1981
• 1952 
•  1990

 82 Teh 2016 ICC T-20 Championship was won by: 

•  India 
• Australia 
• West Indies
• New Zealand 

83. In the field of IT, FTP stands for:

•  File Transfer Position 
• File Transfer Protection 
• File Transfer Protocol 
• File Transfer Platform 

84. Penicillin was discovered by:

• Alfred Nobel 
• Alexander Fleming 
• Louis Pasteur 
•  SA Waksman 

85. The Headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is located in: 

•  Paris 
•  Brussels 
• Washington 
• Geneva 

86. What is the meaning of the idiom/proverb: "To take with a grain of salt".  

• To take with some reservation
•  To Reject 
• To take whole heartedly 
• To take seriously 

87. Rafael Nadal is a famous player of:

•  Football 
• Table Tennis 
• Tennis  
• Hockey

88. Find the odd one out: 10, 25, 45. 54, 60, 75,80

• 10 
• 54  
• 45 
• 75 

 89. Who held the portfolio of Finance in the first cabinet of Pakistan? 

•  Chundrigarh 
• Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar 
• Malik Ghulam Muhammad 
•  Zafarullah Khan  

90. Which year is called the year of sorrow (Anam-ul-Huzn)?

•  7th Nabvi 
• 8th Nabvi 
• 9th Nabvi
• 10th Nabvi  

91.  " فتح کا مترادف ہے ۔ 

•  ظفر 
•  شکست 
•  اقبال 
• سرور

92۔  رئیس الاحرار ، کس شاعر کو کہا جاتا ہے ؟ 

• حسرت موہانی 
•  مولانامحمد علی جوہر 
•  اصغر گونڈوی 
• جگر مراد آبادی 

93۔ مشہور کتاب' تزک بابری' کیا تعلق ادب کی کسی صنف سےہے ؟

•   ثمر نامہ 
•  ناول 
•  آب بیتی 
•  ڈرامہ 

94. علامہ اقبال کی اردو شاعری کا ماحاصل ان کی کسی نظم کو کہا جاتا ہے ؟ 

• تصویر درد 
•  طلوع اسلام 
• شمع اور شاعر
• ساقی نامہ 

95. ان میں سے کون سا لفظ ٹھیک ہے ؟ 

•  نراضی
•   ناراضگی 
•  نار اضگی 
• ناراضی 

96 " بیڑا اٹھانا" ، محاورہ ہے ، اس کے معنی کیا ہیں ؟ 

• شور مچانا
•  مشکل کام کے انجام دینے کا ذمہ لینا 
•  چوری کرنا 
•  ناک بھوں چڑھانا 

97. کون سی ضرب المثل درست ہے ؟ 

• نہ دومن تیل ہوگا نہ ر اد ھانا چے گی
• نہ نومن تیل ہو گا نہ ر اد هاناچے گی 
•  نہ دس من تیل ہوگا نہ رادھا ناچے گی
•  نہ باره من تیل ہوگا نہ ر او ھاناچے گی 

98۔  " بر چند اردو میں سب سے کم سرمایہ چھوڑا ہے مگر کتنا اور نچامقام پایا "  رشید احمد صدیقی کا یہ جملہ کسی مزاح نگار کے بارے میں ہے ؟ " 

• شوکت تھانوی 
•  پطرس بخاری 
•  مرزا فرحت اللہ بیگ 
•  ابن انشا 

99.  رسالہ تہذیب الاخلاق کسی نے جاری کیا ؟ 

•  انجمن حمایت اسلام 
•  انجمن اسلامیہ امر تسر 
• سرسید احمد خان  
• مولانا مودودی

100۔  کون سا شاعر بچوں کے حیثیت سے مشہور ہے

• فیض احمد فیض 
• ابن انشاء 
•  اسماعیل میرٹھی  
• پروین شاکر