Download Assistant (BS-16) Past SOLVED Paper 2021- Paper No. 02.
This Paper has been taken from original question paper of PPSC Exams held for the recruitment of Assistant (BS-16) held in 2021.
Assistant BS-16 held in 2021 Paper-2
| Question | Option-1 | Option-2 | Option-3 | Option-4 | Correct Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The “Nisab” of Zakat is: | 53 1/2 tolas silver(shiny) or 10 tolas gold | 52 1/2 tolas silver or 7 tolas gold | 52 ½ tolas silver or 7 ½ tolas gold | None of these | 52 ½ tolas silver or 7 ½ tolas gold |
| Where was last Annual Summit of Shanghai Collaboration Organization held during June 2017. | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Astana, Kazakhstan – | Beijing, China | Astana, Kazakhstan – |
| The car ____front is slowing down. | In | On | About | Of | In |
| “Nippon’ is stock exchange market of: | Tokyo | London | New York | None of these | Tokyo |
| Name the princely State other than Kashmir which caused a dispute among (between) India & Pakistan: | Bahawalpur | Junagadh | Chitral | Gurdaspur | Junagadh |
| Which type of milk is lowest in fat? | Full cream | Powered | Dried | Skimmed | Skimmed |
| In which Heaven “Bait-ul-Ma’mur” is situated? | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 7th |
| Who was not Head of the State during World War Second? | Winston Churchill | Theodore Roosevelt | Mussolini | Stalin | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Which fraction of a cake leftovers when its 2/8 part has been eaten? | 3/4 | 3/8 | 6/9 | 8/3 | 3/4 |
| Basic Democracies System was for the first time applied(utilized) in Pakistan in the year: | 1948 | 1949 | 1960 | 1969 | 1960 |
| Find the correct punctuated sentence . | Shakspeare’s Hamlet is the play for ages | Shakespeare’s’ Hamlet is the play for all ages | Shakespeare’s Hamlet is the play for all ages | Shakespeare Hamlet is the played for all ages | Shakespeare’s Hamlet is the play for all ages |
| The zoo had some lions and some sparrows. The manger(supervisor) counted 15 heads and 50 legs. How many lions were there? | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 |
| The students who had the flu had a (n) ……… reason for missing school. They usually(generally) have perfect attendance, and their absence(nonexitance) that day was a (n) ……… | Unwarranted..–.. Anomaly | Legitimate….. Aberration | Unjustifiable …… travesty | Inconsolable …… fluke | Legitimate….. Aberration |
| The first Session of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan was held on which year? | 11-Aug-1947 | 14-Aug-47 | 30-Aug-47 | 6-Sep-47 | 11-Aug-1947 |
| Gomel University is in: | Quetta | D.G. Khan | Peshawar | Dera Ismail Khan | Dera Ismail Khan |
| The Tool used for finding(locating) a related word in a Document is known(called): | Finder | Thesaurus | Dictionary | Find/Replace | Thesaurus |
| Diamer Bhasha Dam is being build in: | Baluchistan | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Gilgit-Batistan | Sindh | Gilgit-Batistan |
| Earth’s axis at present is titled by——–: | 23.5 degree | 25 degree | 21 degree | 21.5 degree | 23.5 degree |
| Appreciation is to Reward/gift as Crime is to | Guilt | Punishment | Allegation | Need | Punishment |
| Which countries comprise the BRICS group | Belgium, Russia, India, Canada, Spain | Bangladesh, Russia, India, China, Sri Lanka | Brazil, Russia, India, China, Scandinavia | Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa | Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa |
| What it the meaning of the idiom/proverb “To be at loggerheads” | To cooperate with enemies | To be in strong disagreement | To face stiff opposition | To tax one’s mind and body | To be in strong disagreement |
| Which Power Point feature allows the user to create a simple presentation fastly (quickly)? | Auto Content Wizard | Transition Wizard | Chard Wizard | Animations | Auto Content Wizard |
| Who is the ‘Father of Computers’? | Charles Babbage | Thomas Kurtz | Konrad Zuse | Bill Gates | Charles Babbage |
| Which body of people is referred to as “The Fourth Estate? | Judiciary | Executive | The Press | Senate | The Press |
| who is known by the title of Israel? | Hazrat Yaqoob (AS) | Hazrat Yousuf (AS) | Hazrat Ishaaq (AS) | Hazrat Moosa (AS) | Hazrat Yaqoob (AS) |
| The headquarters (head offices) of the European Union is at: | Vienna | Brussels | Paris | Amsterdam | Brussels |
| Headquarter of Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific is situated at(located at): | Manila | Singapore | Bangkok | Yangon | Bangkok |
| Which of the following UN agency deals with matters relating to children? | UNESCO | UNICEF | UNHCR | UNCTAD | UNICEF |
| Which element is most abundant in the Earth’s crust is: | Silicon | Iron | Aluminum | Oxygen | Oxygen |
| Rann of Kutch is situated: | North of Gilgit | South of Tharparkar | East of Turbat | South of Wana | South of Tharparkar |
| 3.29 x 1000 equals to: | 0.329 | 32.9 | 329 | 3290 | 3290 |
| The Synonym of “Conjecture” is: | Serious | Outward | To guess | To claim | Outward |
| The caste system in the subcontinent, was first recognized by the: | Aryans | Dravidians | Iranians | Mughals | Iranians |
| Ayatul Kursi is the part of which Surah | Al-e-Imran | Al-Baqarah | Al-Anfal | Al-Nissa | Al-Baqarah |
| Salma was ill ____fever. | of | to | with | on | with |
| (22)3 =? | 66 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 66 |
| Which countries is not a member of OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)? | Algeria | Nigeria | Venezuela | UK | UK |
| Choose which of the following is the odd 13, 41, 43, 47, 53, 61, 71. 73, 81 | 61 | 71 | 73 | 81 | 81 |
| Which of the following had coined the phrase “Survival of the fittest”? | Charles Darwin | Herbert Spencer | Alfred Wallace | Erasmus Darwin | Charles Darwin |
| What is the meaning of Al Hadi describes in the Holy Quran? | The Light | The Eternal | The Rich | The Guide | The Guide |
| I was angry ___the way they reacted. | About | of | in | on | About |
| One metric ton contains kilograms. | 10,000 | 10 | 100 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Where is the Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean meet? | Cape of Good Hope | Aden | Singapore | No where | Cape of Good Hope |
| There has been a full/complete break of law and order in the country | Up | off | Down | of | Down |
| A Senator is elected/choosen in Pakistan for: | 4 years | 5 years | 6 years | 7 years | 6 years |
| The British Government declared the annulment of Partition of Bengal in______? | 1910 | 1911 | 1926 | 1912 | 1911 |
| Choose(Select) the name of the prayer which is preceded (come first) by Azaan? | Namaz i Janaza | Eid ul Fitr | Eid ul Azha | Zuhar Prayer | Zuhar Prayer |
| Choose the synonym of “Nonchalant”: | Excited | Natural | Dispassionate | Nervous | Dispassionate |
| “A” sold a pen for Rs. 180. This was Rs. 60 less than what ‘A paid(weged) for it. What was A’s loss as a% of his cost price? | 25% | 33.33% | 50% | 75% | 25% |
| Which of the following is the largest gulf of the world? | Gulf of Mexico | Gulf of Aden | Gulf of Riga | Gulf of Thailand | Gulf of Mexico |
| What is the significance/worth of 17 August 1988 in Pakistan’s history? | Prime Minister Junejo’s Government was dismissed | Zia ul Haq died in a plane crash | Parliament was dissolved by General Zia ul Haq | No confidence motion against Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was moved | Zia ul Haq died in a plane crash |
| Which is not a main(valid) organ of the United Nations? | ILO | Security Council | General Assembly | International Court of Justice | ILO |
| The world’s biggest bird is: | Eagle | Owl | Kiwi | Ostrich | Ostrich |
| Who died a natural death? | Mahatma Gandhi | Indira Gandhi | Sanjay Gandhi | None of these | None of these |
| Liaqat Ali Khan was assassinated in: | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1951 |
| Holy Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) known as “Ahmed”, in which Surah of Holy Quran? | Surah Al-Saff | Surah Al-Mohammad | Surah Al-Anbia | Surah Al-Baqarah | Surah Al-Saff |
| Which was constructed by Emperor Shah Jahan? | Shalimar Garden | Badshahi Mosque | Both A and B | None of these | Shalimar Garden |
| Complete this “Truth is stranger than | The news | Falshood | Lies | Fiction | Fiction |
| Which helps to reduce spelling errors in a document being typed? | Auto Format | Auto Correct | Smart Tags | Auto Text | Auto Correct |
| A woman bought 27 apples , 2/9 of them are bad(not good). How many are good? | 6 | 21 | 27 | 18 | 21 |
| Presidency of the UN Security Council rotates between the Member States of the Council: | Every 6 months | Every 3 months | Every year | Every month | Every month |
| Who resigned/left from the Imperial Legislative Council in protest against the Rowlett Act? | Gandhi | Nehru | Quaid-i-Azam | Sir Syed Ahmad Khan | Quaid-i-Azam |
| Shortsightedness can be corrected by: | Convex lens | Concave lens | Convex-concave lens | Concave-convex lens | Concave lens |
| Who is the current President of France? | Nicolas Sarkozy | Emmanuel Macron | Jacques Chirac | Georeges Pompidou | Emmanuel Macron |
| The cultural centre of Gandhara Civilization(culture) is: | Harrapa | Taxila | Thatta | Mohenjo Daro | Taxila |
| Which is not related to disarmament? | SALT | NPT | CTBT | NATO | NATO |
| Who is the first Pakistani female Cricketer to take 100 ODI wickets: | Javeria Khan | Marina Iqbal | Sadia Yousaf | Sana Mir | Sana Mir |
| After the creation(formation) of Pakistan, the 1st Radio Station was established/setup at: | Lahore | Karachi | Peshawar | Islamabad | Karachi |
| Antonym of “Economy” is: | Gratitude | Thrift | Miserliness | Extravagance | Extravagance |
| The Muslims of Mindanao islands are struggling(careworn) for their political rights in: | Japan | South Africa | Philippines | Myanmar | Philippines |
| Choose the synonyms of “Cataclysm”? | Reverse | Catastrophe | Pungent | Trash | Catastrophe |
| What is Pakistan’s biggest export commodity? | Textiles | Handmade Carpets | Leather and Leather Products | Sports Goods | Textiles |
| Country was the first to formally recognize Pakistan after its creation? | Saudi Arabia | Turkey | Iran | Egypt | Iran |
| Who wrote the book “The Myth of Independence’? | General Ayub Khan | Mahbub-ul-Haque | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto | Lt. Gen(r) Kamal Matinuddin | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| Which country mediated among Pakistan and India resulting in the Tashkent Declaration? | USSR | Uzbekistan | USA | Iran | USSR |
| In 1947 who was entrusted with the job of dividing the Army ? | Field Marshal Auchinleck | Field Marshal Montgomery | Field Marshal Alan Brooke | Field Marshal John Dill | Field Marshal Auchinleck |
| On which date did the major(biggest) earthquake hit the Northern Areas and Azad Kashmir in 2005? | 8th, October | 8th, September | 8th August | 18th, October | 8th, October |
| Which countries left the “Baghdad Pact’ in 1959? | Iran | Iraq | Pakistan | Turkey | Iraq |
| “To talk through one’s hat”meaning is? | To speak fluently | To talk nonsense | To talk wisdom | To speak at random | To talk nonsense |
| Mount Kilimanjaro is located in: | Europe | Asia | South America | Africa | Africa |
| When Sui Gas was first discovered in Pakistan? | 1959 | 1952 | 1981 | 1990 | 1952 |
| The 2016 ICC T – 20 Cricket World Championship(chellange) was won by | India | West Indies | Australia | New Zealand | West Indies |
| In the field of IT, FTP abbreviation is : | File Transfer Position | File Transfer Protection | File Transfer Protocol | File Transfer Platform | File Transfer Protocol |
| Penicillin was discovered by: | Alfred Nobel | Alexander Fleming | Louis Pasteur | S.A. Waksman | Alexander Fleming |
| The Headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is situated(located) at: | Paris | Washington | Brussels | Geneva | Geneva |
| To take with a grain of salt“? mean by this idiom | To take with some reservation | To Reject | To take whole heartedly | o take seriously | To take with some reservation |
| Rafael Nadal is a famous(well known) player of. | Football | Tennis | Table Tennis | Hockey | Tennis |
| select the odd one out 10, 25, 15, 54, 60, 75, 80 | 10 | 54 | 45 | 75 | 54 |
| Who held the portfolio of Finance(money) in the 1st cabinet of Pakistan? | I.I. Chundrigarh | Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar | Malik Ghulam Muhammad | Zafarullah Khan | Malik Ghulam Muhammad |
| Year that called the year of sorrow (Anam-ul-Huzn)? | 7th Nabvi | 8th Nabvi | 9th Nabvi | 10th Nabvi | 10th Nabvi |
| فتح کا مترادف ہے | ظفر | شکست | سر ور | اقبال | ظفر |
| رئيس الاحرا کہا جاتا ہے؟ | حسرت موہانی | مولانا محمد علی جوہر | اصغر گونڈوی | جگر مراد آبادی | مولانا محمد علی جوہر |
| کتاب “تزک بابری “کا تعلق ادب کی کس صنف سےہے | سفر نامہ | ناول | آپ بيتی | ڈرامہ | آپ بيتی |
| علامہ اقبال کی شاعری کا ماحاصل ان کی کون سی ظم ہے؟ | تصوير درد | ساقی نامہ | طلوع اسلام | شمع اور شاعر | ساقی نامہ |
| کون سا لفظ ٹهيک ہے ؟ | نرا ضی | ناراضگی | نراضگی | نارا ضی | نارا ضی |
| بيڑا اٹهانا” امحاوره ہيں ہيں اس کے معنی کيا ہيں ؟ | شور مچانا | مشکل کام کے انجام دينے کا ذمہ لينا | چوری کرنا | ناک بهو ن چڑهانا | مشکل کام کے انجام دينے کا ذمہ لينا |
| کون سی ضرب المثل درست ہے ؟ | نہ نومن تيل ہوگا نہ رادها ناچے گی | نہ دس من تيل ہوگا نہ رادها ناچے گی | نہ بار ه من تيل ہوگا نہ رادها ناچے گی | نہ دو من تيل ہوگا نہ رادها ناچے | نہ نومن تيل ہوگا نہ رادها ناچے گی |
| ميں سب سے سے کم سرمايہ چهوڑا مگر اونچا مقام پايا ” رشيد احمد صديقی جملہ لله کس مزاح نگار کے بارے ميں ہے | شوکت تهانوی | پطرس بخاری | مرزا فرحت لله بيگ | ابن انشاء | پطرس بخاری |
| رسالہ” تہذيب الاخلاق” کس نے جاری کيا؟ | انجمن حمايت اسلام | انجمن اسلاميہ امرتسر | سرسيد احمد خان | مولانا مودودی | سرسيد احمد خان |
| کون سا شاعر بچوں کے شاعر کی حيثيت سے مشہور ہے؟ | فيض احمد فيض | ابن انشاء | پروين شاکر | اسماعيل ميرٹهی | اسماعيل ميرٹهی |