Download Assistant (BS-16) Past Paper SOLVED held in 2021 in pdf.
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-1
| Question | Option-1 | Option-2 | Option-3 | Option-4 | Correct Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The average weight(havyness) of 8 people is increased by 2.5 kg when one of them who weighs 56 kg is replaced(substituted) by a new man. The weight(heft) of the new man is : | 76 years | 72 years | 78 years | None of these | 76 years |
| Red Lake is found in: | USA | England | France | None of these | USA |
| What is the function of Logical Unit in a computer? | To produce result | To perform arithmetic and logic operations | To control flow of information | To store result data | To perform arithmetic and logic operations |
| Which of the following is not a MS Power Point view? | Slide View | Slide Show View | Orientation View | Presentation View | Orientation View |
| 60 person can do a work in 40 days. How long will it take 40 person to complete the same work? | 30 days | 29 days | 23 days | 60 days | 60 days |
| The word “Pakistan” was firstly introduced in_______________ in 1933 | Daily Jang | Daily The Mail | Now or Never | Nawa-e-Waqt | Now or Never |
| Mr. Javed Iqbal is Chairman of the ______? (in 2021) | Election Commission | National Accountability Bureau | Senate | National Assembly | National Accountability Bureau |
| The word Muhammad (SAW) as a name has been mentioned(describes) in the Holy Quran only | two time | Four time | four time | six times | Four time |
| Which Prophet of ALLAH had minimum age? | Hazrat Ibraheem (A.S) | Hazral Muhammad (SAW) | Hazrat Musa (A.S) | Hazrat Eesa (AS) | Hazrat Eesa (AS) |
| ____ are used to display the data: | Storage devices | Communication devices | Input devices | Output devices | Output devices |
| Change the Voice of the following sentence: “Have you laughed at them?” | Why have you laughed at them? | Have they been laughed at by you? | You have laughed at them | They have been laughing at by you. | Have they been laughed at by you? |
| The latest(recent) anti-militancy military operation in Pakistan is titled(labeled) (as of 2021) | Zarb-e-Momin | Zarb-e-Islam | Zarb-e-Azb | Radd ul Fasad | Radd ul Fasad |
| Choosing right option for the underlined portion: “I am tired as I am working since morning. | I was working | I have been working | I had been working | I will be working | I have been working |
| Who is the Chief Executive of Islamic republic of Afghanistan? (as of 2021) | Ashraf Ghani | Abdullah Abdullah | Salahuddin Rabbani | None of these | None of these |
| Which is the second largest province of Pakistan in terms of Population size? | Punjab | Sindh | Baluchistan | KPK | Sindh |
| Which one of the following is a metal? | Gypsum | Mercury | Limestone | Granite | Mercury |
| Square meters in one square km? | 1000 | 10000 | 100000 | 1000000 | 1000000 |
| Which of the following functions in Microsoft Excel is used to count items in a cell range(series) | COUNT | AVERAGE | SUM | MAX | COUNT |
| Vaccination was discovered by_________? | Galileo | Edward Jenner | Baird | Roengton | Edward Jenner |
| Find the value of x in 3x – 15 – 6 = 0? | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| Before Islam what was the religion of the majority of the Arabs? | Buddhism | Jewish | Idolatrous | Christianity | Idolatrous |
| Which Article of the 1973 Constitution relates/attach to National Language of Pakistan? | Article 215 | Article 251 | Article 257 | Article 12 | Article 251 |
| ._____is the capital of Fiji. | Lima | Suva | Vientiane | None of these | Suva |
| Which Ghazwa is mentioned/describe in Surah Al Imran? | Khyber | Khandaq | Uhad | None of these | Uhad |
| When was Quaid-e-Azam elected/nominated as the President of the First Constituent Assembly? | 11-Aug-1947 | 14-Aug-1947 | 15-Aug-1947 | 18-Aug-1947 | 11-Aug-1947 |
| River Nile flows(streams) through which of the following cities? | Tripoli | Damascus | Cairo | Aden | Cairo |
| Change the narration: The old lady said to her son, “Is it not your duty(job) to help me in my old age? | The old lady asked her son if it were not his duty(job) to have helped her in her old age. | The old lady asked her son if it was not his duty(job) to help her in her old age. | The old lady had asked her son if it was not his duty to help her in her old age | The old lady asked her son that was it not his duty to help her in her old age. | The old lady asked her son if it was not his duty(job) to help her in her old age. |
| What does the phrase (idiom)”Putting the cart before the horse” mean is ? | To do somewhat contrary to conventional order | To be ready to go | To do things in correct order | To be over active | To do somewhat contrary to conventional order |
| In MS Excel 2016, which can be used to split windows into two? | Format > window | View > window > split | Window > split | View > split | View > window > split |
| The oldest revealed divine book is: | Tawrat | Zaboor | Injeel | Quran | Tawrat |
| Which component(factor) of computer is also considered as it “Heart”? | Monitor | Keyboard | Scanner | Microprocessor | Microprocessor |
| Which was the first Gulf state who recognized(known) Israel? | UAE | Qatar | Bahrain | Oman | UAE |
| Which Windows do not have Start button? | Windows Vista | Windows 7 | Windows 8 | Windows 10 | Windows 8 |
| To create(build) table of columns and rows for statistical or mathematical calculations using spreadsheet, which software(tool) is used? | Excel | Word Pad | Word Perfect | Corel Draw | Excel |
| PCO stand for? | Pakistan’s Courts Ordinance | Provisional Constitutional Order | Pakistan Constitutional Ordinance | Provisional Court Organization | Provisional Constitutional Order |
| Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: “To fish in troubled waters” | To benefit from other people’s troubles | To indulge in evil conspiracies | To aggravate the situation | To catch fish in disturbed waters | To benefit from other people’s troubles |
| Which gas present(showed) in the Earth’s atmosphere can absorb solar ultraviolet radiation? | Oxygen | Ozone | Carbon dioxide | Nitrogen | Ozone |
| Quaid-e-Azam resigned from Congress in the year________? | 1925 | 1922 | 1920 | 1918 | 1920 |
| Rainfall is measured using a: | Clinometer | Rain scope | Rain gauge | Rain meter | Rain gauge |
| Gulbadan Begum was Emperor Humayun’s: | Wife | Sister | Concubine | Part of Humayun’s court | Sister |
| Which river flows in Canada? | Mackenzie River | Nelson River | Fraser River | All of these | All of these |
| Which part of world is known(named) as “Great Britain of Pacific”? | Japan | Thailand | USA | Mexico | Japan |
| Increased level of SGOT AST in blood is an Indication of: | Hepatitis | Myocardial Infarction | Anemia | Tuberculosis | Hepatitis |
| When no tariffs are imposed on all Imports and exports, it is known(called) as: | Preferential Trade | Free Trade | Balance of Trade | Non-Tariff Barriers | Free Trade |
| Which is considered(deemed) the deepest(lowest) lake of the world? | Lake Victoria | Lake Superior | Lake Baikal | Lake Erie | Lake Baikal |
| If Rs. 1000(1 thousand) is divided(separated) between(both) Rabail and Amna in the proportion of 2:3 respectively, how much will Rabail receive(get)? | 300 | 350 | 400 | 600 | 400 |
| _____ is considered the largest Glacier in world located in Antarctica. | Lambert-Fisher Glacier | Denman Glacier | Gilbert Glacier | None of these | Lambert-Fisher Glacier |
| The Famous book *Al-Itqan fi Uloom al-Quran” was composed by: | Muhammad Ali-al-Sabuni | Muhammad Hussain Zahid | Imran Ghazali | Jalal al-Din Suyuti | Jalal al-Din Suyuti |
| Which Asian country Manama is the capital? | Laos | Cambodia | Bahrain | Kuwait | Bahrain |
| Due to geo strategic position no peace is possible in Afghanistan without the active support and cooperation of: | India | Iran | Pakistan | China | Pakistan |
| Complete the series: 3, 4, 7, 8. 11. 12,___ | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Stanley Wolpert is popular due to his biography on: | Sir Winston Churchill | Muhammad Ali Jinnah | John F Kennedy | Benazir Bhutto | Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
| Angela Markel is the head(leader) of which country: | France | Germany | Britain | Italy | Germany |
| Who was the first Pakistani doctor who lost his life due to Covld-19 infection and was posthumously awarded the Nishan-e-Kashmir on 27 March 20207… | Muhammad Usama | Usama Riaz | Usman Riaz | Muhammad Usman | Usama Riaz |
| Why did the USA withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council in June 2018? | USA believed it was a being blackmailed | Human rights is not a priority for USA at the moment | Trump wanted to show USA a ‘courageous’ nation | USA believed there was a bias against Israel | USA believed there was a bias against Israel |
| Choose the correct(true) meaning of the idiom(proverb): “Once in a blue moon “ | Once in a month | By weekly | On rare occasions | Every now and then | On rare occasions |
| Where is The Pyramids of Giza situated? | Egypt | Sudan | Congo | South Africa | Egypt |
| Which is a surrounded by land(landlocked) country? | UAE | Cuba | Kenya | Nepal | Nepal |
| The over-cooking of food should be avoided(averted) because it: | Makes the food difficult to digest | Reduces the nutrition value of food | Increases the nutrition value of food | Makes the food toxic | Reduces the nutrition value of food |
| A fruit basket comprises of mangoes, peaches and strawberries. The ratio of mangoes to peaches to strawberries is 2:3:4. If there are 8 mangoes, how many total fruit items(stuffs) are there in the basket? | 16 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 36 |
| Who is the head of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission? | Muhamamd Naeem | Dr Samar Mubarak Mund | Dr Salim Ahmad | None of these | Muhamamd Naeem |
| Find the relationship similar to Encourage: Restrict | Gain: Success | Dearth: Surplus | Seeing: Relieving | Heart: Soul | Dearth: Surplus |
| Divide 350 into two parts in the way that on exceeds the other by 4: | 180, 170 | 185, 165 | 174, 176 | 173, 177 | 173, 177 |
| The first Mu’adhin of Islam? | Hazrat Bilal (RA) | Hazrat Umar (RA) | Hazral Usman (RA) | Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA) | Hazrat Bilal (RA) |
| What are liquids that evaporate quickly called? | Volatile | Viscous | Evaporative | None of these | Volatile |
| Panama’s capital is: | San Maguelito | Santiago | Panama City | Quito | Panama City |
| What is Jobbery? | Robbery performed by previous employee | Looking for a job enthusiastically | Flattery of superiors | Conduct of public business for private gain | Conduct of public business for private gain |
| Akosombo Dam is constructed on Volta river in_____ | Niger | Egypt | Ghana | None of these | Ghana |
| Earth completes one rotation on its axis in _____ | 24 hours | 24 hours 1 minute and 10 seconds | 23 hours and 30 minutes | 23 hours 56 minutes and 4.9 seconds | 23 hours 56 minutes and 4.9 seconds |
| Fill in the correct preposition: “I will be ready ____the time you got here.” | at | By | or | on | By |
| Which of the following Countries recently allowed the women to drive a car alone? | Iran | Qatar | UAE | None of these | None of these |
| In a Windows PC, the shortcut key for redoing the last action in Microsoft PowerPoint is: | CTRL +R | CTRL + Z | CTRL + Y | CTRL + 0 | CTRL + Y |
| Look at this series: 58, 52, 46, 40, 34, ____What number should come next? | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 28 |
| The 18th Non-Aligned Movement Summit Conference was held on 25 & 26 October. 2019. In: | Egypt | Brazil | Indonesia | Azarbaijan | Azarbaijan |
| Which of the following is not a valid Zoom percentage% in Excel? | 10 | 100 | 300 | 500 | 500 |
| Partition of Bengal was annulled under British Monarch: | King George VI | King George IV | King George V | King George II | King George V |
| The procedure of shattering the gallstones and kidney stones by shockwaves is called: | MRI | Kidney Surgery | Angiography | Lithrotripsy | Lithrotripsy |
| Change the Voice of the following sentence: Do you know my father? | Is my father known to you? | Did you know my father? | Does my father known to you? | Do you know mine father? | Is my father known to you? |
| Study of Spiders is called: | Arachnology | Serology | Gerontology | None of these | Arachnology |
| Ching Ping Dam is located in: | Japan | China | Thailand | South Korea | China |
| A Mason fixed(immovable) black tiles of square shape around a square room. There are 21 tiles on each side of the room. How many tiles did he need altogether? | 88 | 76 | 80 | None of these | None of these |
| Lala Lajpat Rai was a famous Punjabi leader associated with: | Dev Samaj | Arya Samaj | Unionist Party | All India Muslim League | Arya Samaj |
| Which battle led to the birth of the Khawaarij? | Battle of Nahrawan | Battle Kharisites | Battle of Siffin | None of these | Battle of Siffin |
| Jacob Zuma is the President of: | Zimbabwe | Kenya | South Africa | Zambia | South Africa |
| Hajr-e-Aswad is installed on the wall of Khana Kaaba. What is the meaning of Aswad? | Holly | Heavenly | Heavy | Black | Black |
| Salat-e-Khusoof is performed at the occasion_________? | Drought | Flood | Lunar eclipse. | Earthquake | Lunar eclipse. |
| WIPO is the abbreviation of: | World International Peace Organization | World International Property Organizations | World Intellectual Property Organization | Web Intellectual Property Organization | World Intellectual Property Organization |
| The Diamir-Bhasha Dam is in the preliminary stages of Construction. It is on river: | Kabul | Jhelum | Ravi | Indus | Indus |
| When a gas turns into a liquid the process is called: | Condensation | Evaporation | Deposition | Sulimation | Condensation |
| The Edhi foundation has the world’s largest_______? | Volunteers Community | Medical Facility | Food Kitchens | Ambulance Service | Ambulance Service |
| اردو نظم کے پہلے شاعر کون ہيں؟ | نظر قيوم | اکبر الہ آبادی | فيض احمد فيض | نظير اکبر آبادی | نظير اکبر آبادی |
| وه صبح اور وه چهاؤں ستاروں کی اور وه نور ديکهے تو عش کرے ارنی گوئی اوج طور اس شعر ميں علم بيان کی کونسی صورت آئی ہے ؟ | تشبيہ | استعاره | مجاز مرسل | کنايہ | استعاره |
| چہار شنبہ ہفتے کا کونسا دن ہے؟ | اتوار | پير | منگل | بده | بده |
| قواعد کا وه حصہ جس ميں مرکب جملوں اور عبارتوں سے بحث کی جائے کہلاتا ہے | صرف | نہو | قواعد | املا و انشا | نہو |
| کون سا جملہ درست ہے | برائے مہربانی کل ضرور آئيں | برائے مہربانی کرکے کل ضرور آئيں | براه مہربانی کل ضرور آئيں | براه مہربانی کرکے کل ضرور آئيں | براه مہربانی کل ضرور آئيں |
| درست مطلب کا انتخاب کيجيے “Charity begins at home” | اول خويش بعد درويش | ہر کام گهر سے شروع کرنا چاہيے | پہلے اپنے گهر کو دوست کرنا | خود غرض کی کوئی حد نہيں | اول خويش بعد درويش |
| شايد “کس کا شعری مجموعہ ہے | وصی شاه | عباس تابش | جون ايليا | حسن عباسی | جون ايليا |
| غالب کا مشہور مصرع مکمل کيجئے “موت سے پہلے آدمی نجات پائے کيوں” | غم سے | دکه سے | دل سے | اس سے | غم سے |
| ه صبح اور وه چهاؤں ستاروں کی اور وه نور ديکهے تو عش کرے ارنی گوئی اوج طور اس شعر ميں علم بيان کی کونسی صورت آئی ہے ؟ | تذکره نگاری | نثر نگاری | نظم نگاری | تنقيد نگاری | تذکره نگاری |
| باغ باغ ہونا” محاوره کا مفہوم کيا ہے | بہت خوش ہونا | سبزه ہی سبزه ہونا | باغوں ميں گهومنا | سير و سياحت کرنا | بہت خوش ہونا |