PPSC Past Paper Assistant Director (BS-17)

A past paper is an examination paper from a previous year or previous years, usually used either for exam practice or for tests. Exam candidates find past papers valuable in test preparation. PPSC Past Paper Assistant Director/ Deputy Director Population Welfare Officer/ Tehsil Population welfare officer (BS-17)  in the Punjab Population welfare department 2016 conducted by Punjab Public Service commission.

 

PPSC Past Paper Assistant Director/ Deputy Director Population Welfare Officer/ Tehsil Population welfare officer (BS-17)

 

1. “Magna Carta” was:
   1. Charter of rights granted by King John II of England in 1215 A.D
   2. An agreement between Ottomans and Bourbons
   3. The constitution of adopted by Frederick of Germany
   4. Non of them

 

2. “Crusades” were battles fought between Muslims and Christians in 11^th to 13^th centuries A.D to take control of
   1. Constantinople
   2. Carlo
   3. Jerusalem
   4. Damascus

 

3. American Declaration of Independence was drafted by
   1. Thomas Jefferson
   2. John
   3. George Washington
   4. Abrahim Lincoln

 

4. The Bolshovike Revolution of Russia (1917) was led by
   1. Lenin
   2. Stalin
   3. Trotsky
   4. None of them

 

5. Which out of the following was a poet?
   1. Socrates
   2. Plato
   3. Homer
   4. Herodotus

 

6. “Mein Kemph” is the autobiography of
   1. Churchill
   2. Hitler
   3. Henry Kissinger
   4. Lindon B. Johnson

 

7. The first person in the world to land on the moon was
   1. Major Yurigabarin
   2. Endward White
   3. Nell A. Armstrong
   4. Velentina Tereshokva

 

8. “Water Loo” was fought between
   1. French and English lead alliance
   2. Greeks and Romans
   3. Persians and Greeks
   4. Germans and French

 

9. Najif Ashraf is the burial place of
   1. Hazart Imam Hussain
   2. Hazrat Imam Hasan
   3. Hazrat Fatima
   4. Hazrat Ali

 

10. Mughal Emperior Humayun’s tomb is situated at
    1. Kabul
    2. Agra
    3. Delhi
    4. Banaras

11. Golden Temple Amritsar is holy place of
    1. Hindus
    2. Buddhists
    3. Sikhs
    4. Jains

 

12. The tallest structure of the present day world is
    1. Burj-al-Khalifa (Dubai)
    2. Eiffel Tower (Paris)
    3. Twin Towers (KL)
    4. CN Towers (Toronto)

 

13. Which one is the largest ocean of the world?
    1. Arctic
    2. Atlantic
    3. Indian
    4. Pacific

 

14. Alexanderia is a famous party city
    1. Libya
    2. Egypt
    3. Iraq
    4. Turkey

 

15. Out of following who was a great geometer
    1. Confucius
    2. Euclid
    3. Copernicus
    4. Michelangleo

 

16. Kampala is the capital of
    1. Tanzania
    2. Zambia
    3. Uganda
    4. Nigeria

 

17. Iranian city Abadan is famous for
    1. World’s biggest oil refinery
    2. A huge film industry
    3. A great university
    4. Being political centre of country

 

18. The headquarter of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is located at
    1. Bangkok
    2. Colombo
    3. Manila
    4. Tehran

 

19. England’s city Manchester has been famous for
    1. Textile Industry
    2. Its beaches
    3. Histroic Churches
    4. Royal places

 

20. Singapore was previously part of
    1. China
    2. Indonesia
    3. Korea
    4. Malaysia

 

 

21. Warren Buffet earned his wealth through
    1. Stock Market
    2. Microsoft
    3. Gold Mining
    4. Agriculture

 

22. Big Apple is a city name?
    1. New York
    2. Paris
    3. Islamabad
    4. New Delhi

 

23. Insulin is secreted by
    1. Liver
    2. Pancreas
    3. Kidneys
    4. Heart

 

24. “Myanmar” is the new name of
    1. Uganda
    2. Burma
    3. Congo
    4. Bhutan

 

25. The 1^st Islamic Summit Conference was held in 1969 at
    1. Istanbul
    2. Rabat
    3. Carlo
    4. Tehran

 

26. The “Scouts” movement was started by
    1. Sir Robert Bedan Powel
    2. Thomas Hardy
    3. William Rogers
    4. Sir Winston Churchill

 

27. Which of the following is not a principal organ of the UNO?
    1. General Assembly
    2. Trusteeship Council
    3. Security Council
    4. World Health Organization

 

28. The headquarter of European Union is at
    1. Vienna
    2. Brussels
    3. Paris
    4. New York

 

29. “Olive Branch” signifies
    1. Culture and civilization
    2. Justice
    3. Protest
    4. Peace

 

30. “Cathy Pacific” is a/ an
    1. Newspaper
    2. Airline
    3. Novel
    4. City

31. The sailer who discovered sea route from Europe to India
    1. Vasco de Gama
    2. Christopher Columbus
    3. Captain James Cook
    4. Ferdinand Megellan

 

32. The most populas Muslim country of the world is
    1. Pakistan
    2. Egypt
    3. Indonesia
    4. Turkey

 

33. Who invented thermometer?
    1. Galileo-Galilee
    2. John Francis
    3. William Stanley
    4. Marconi

 

34. How many Laws of motion were propounded by Newton
    1. One
    2. Two
    3. Three
    4. Four

 

35. The study of heredity of individuals of called
    1. Geology
    2. Genealogy
    3. Geophysics
    4. Genetics

 

36. The rainfall is measured by
    1. Rain checker
    2. Rain gauge
    3. Rain rod
    4. Rain measurer

 

37. Dar-us-Salam is the capital of
    1. Kenya
    2. Tanzania
    3. Zambia
    4. Tunis

 

38. Aung San Sue Kyl is
    1. Myanmar’s political leader
    2. Japan’s media person
    3. Korea’s business tycoon
    4. Singapore’s Prime Minister

 

39. Steeve jobs earned fame during his association with
    1. Microsoft
    2. Intel
    3. Dell
    4. Apple

 

40. Karl Marx presented his ideas in his famous work
    1. Das Capital
    2. Social contract
    3. Hamlet
    4. Republic

 

 

41. The display device on a computer similar to a television screen is called
    1. Motherboard
    2. Monitor
    3. Laptop
    4. Microprocessor

 

42. “Ashes” is played between
    1. England and New Zealand
    2. New Zealand and Australia
    3. Australia and England
    4. South Africa and England

 

43. The world’s oldest university is
    1. Al-Azhar University (Cairo)
    2. University of Karuncoin (Fez)
    3. University of Naples (Naples)
    4. None of them

 

44. Which country’s flag never flies at half mast
    1. Jordan
    2. Syria
    3. Iran
    4. Saudi Arabia

 

45. Queen Elizabeth of England is the sovereign head of
    1. Australia
    2. Canada
    3. New Zealand
    4. All of them

 

46. “Bhat” is the currency of
    1. Brazil
    2. Thailand
    3. Malaysia
    4. Vietnam

 

47. Whi is the present Secretary General of the UNO?
    1. Kofi Anan
    2. Ban ke Moon
    3. Albradi
    4. Collin Powell

 

48. “Davis Cup” is associated with
    1. Law Tennis
    2. Squash
    3. Badminton
    4. Polo

 

49. Argentina is located in
    1. North America
    2. South Africa
    3. Europe
    4. Africa

 

50. Pakistan’s literacy rate is
    1. 55%
    2. 5%
    3. 2%
    4. 51%

51. Pakistan’s longest boundary is with
    1. Iran
    2. China
    3. Indian held Kashmir
    4. India

 

52. In terms of population, Pakistan’s position in the world is
    1. 6^th
    2. 7^th
    3. 34^th
    4. 11^th

 

53. After partition, the 1^st Governor of Punjab was
    1. Sardar Abdur Rub Nishter
    2. Sir Francis Mudie
    3. Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar
    4. Nawab Mushtaq Ahmed

 

54. Who was the last Governor General of Pakistan
    1. Iskander Mirza
    2. Ghulam Muhammad
    3. Khawaja Nazim-ud-Din
    4. None of these

 

55. The last receipt of Nishan-i-Haider was
    1. Sher Khan
    2. Hawaldar Lalak Jan
    3. Major Shabir Sharif
    4. Major Aziz Bhatti

 

56. Major source of protein
    1. Meat
    2. Egg
    3. Beans
    4. All of these

 

57. Sir Allan Octavian Hume was
    1. Last Secretary of State for India
    2. 1^st president of Indian National Congress
    3. A famous historian
    4. 2^nd Secretary General of the UNO

 

58. The key note of Minot-Morley reforms din 1909 was
    1. Acceptance of separate electorates for Muslims
    2. Introduction of parliamentary system
    3. Award of dominion status
    4. Total autonomy to provinces

 

59. Muhammad Ali Jinnah joined Muslim League in
    1. 1911
    2. 1909
    3. 1912
    4. 1913

 

60. Montague Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 awarded how much representation to Muslims in Central Legislation
    1. 2/3
    2. 1/3
    3. 3/4
    4. 1/4

 

 

61. Jinnah represented his 14 points in response to
    1. Lucknow Pact
    2. Montague Chelmsford Reforms
    3. Delhi
    4. Lahore

 

62. The 1^st Khilafat conference as held on 23^rd November 1919 at
    1. Bombay
    2. Luknow
    3. Delhi
    4. Lahore

 

63. Kamal Attaturk abolished the Automan Khilafat in
    1. 1919
    2. 1924
    3. 1925
    4. 1929

 

64. Which famous act was passed in 1919?
    1. Autonomy Act
    2. Khilafat Act
    3. Rowlatt’s Act
    4. Arms and Ammunition Act

 

65. The “Delhi Proposals” (1927 were finalized by
    1. M.A Jinnah
    2. Abu-al-Kalam Azad
    3. Pandit Moti Lal Nehru
    4. Liaquat Ali Khan

 

66. To all the Civil Disobedience Movement Gandhi signed an agreement on 5^th March 1931 with
    1. M.A Jinnah
    2. Lord Irwin
    3. Muhammad Ali Juahar
    4. None of them

 

67. Who announced the Communal Award of 1932?
    1. Sir Ramsay Macdonaid
    2. Lord Rippen
    3. Sir John Simon
    4. Lord Minto

 

68. System of “ DYNRCHY” was abolished in province and introduced in centre vide
    1. Minto Morley Reforms
    2. Montague Chelmsford Reforms
    3. of India Act 1935
    4. Communal Award

 

69. “Waddia Nadir Scheme” of congress rule related
    1. Health
    2. Social Welfare
    3. Education
    4. Police

 

70. “Bende Matram” was written by
    1. Zakir Hussain
    2. Surrender Nath Banner Jee
    3. Rubandra Nath Taigore
    4. Bakin Chatter Jee

71. On 23 March 1940, the Lahore Resolution was moved by Sher-e-Bengal Maulvi Fazal-ur-Haq, who seconded it?
    1. Sardar Abdur Rab Nishter
    2. Khaliq-uz-Zaman
    3. Liaquat Ali Khan
    4. Muhammad Ali Jinnah

 

72. The Cripps Mission was dispatched to India in 1942 by
    1. Sir Winton Churchill
    2. Clement Attlee
    3. Windrow Wilson
    4. None of them

 

73. The whom Lord Wavel succeeded as Governor General of Indian in 1943?
    1. Lord Irvin
    2. Lord Minto
    3. Lord Lin Lith Gow
    4. Lord Mayo

 

74. The Constitution Assembly of Pakistan passed the “Objective Resolution” in
    1. 1947
    2. 1948
    3. 1949
    4. 1950

 

75. According to constitution of 1956 the national language of Pakistan was
    1. Urdu
    2. Bengal
    3. Urdu ad Bengal
    4. Urdu and English

 

76. The last Prime Minister before the imposition of 1958 Martial law was
    1. Hussain Shaheed Suharwardi
    2. Muhammad Ali Bogra
    3. Muhammad Ali
    4. Feroz Khan Noon

 

77. For how many day the National Assembly of Pakistan has essentially to meet in a year?
    1. 100 days
    2. 130 days
    3. 150 days
    4. 200 days

 

78. The Upper House (Senate) was first time created vide constitution of
    1. 1956
    2. 1962
    3. 1973
    4. None of them

 

79. At present, who is the COAS of Pakistan Army?
    1. Pervaiz Ishfaq Kiani
    2. Raheel Sharif
    3. Rashid Mehmood
    4. Khalid Shamin Wian

 

80. Which Pakistani dignity has visited India recently?
    1. Justice Jawad S. Khawaja
    2. Justice Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramdey
    3. Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jilani
    4. Justice Ijaz Ahmed Ch.

 

 

81. The new Chief Justice of Pakistan is
    1. Justice Jawad S. Khawaja
    2. Justice Khalil ur Rehman Ramdey
    3. Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani
    4. Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chuadry

 

82. GSP+ Status for Pakistan has been approved by
    1. UNO
    2. Common Wealth
    3. European Union
    4. None of these

 

83. Ameture World Snooker Championship 2013 had been won by
    1. Thailand
    2. Brazil
    3. Spain
    4. Pakistan

 

84. Long walk to freedom is autobiography of
    1. Nelson Mandella
    2. Ahmad Mursi
    3. Hasan Rohani
    4. KL Advani

 

85. Angela Markel is the/ a
    1. Chancellor of Germany
    2. Foreign Minister of Canada
    3. Media person of England
    4. Great Chess player

 

86. Iran has recently sent into space a
    1. Monkey
    2. Bitch
    3. Eagle
    4. Cub

 

87. How many times Muhammad (PBUH) mention in the Holy Quran
    1. 4
    2. 5
    3. 6
    4. 7

 

88. The number of seats in Pakistan’s National Assembly is
    1. 312
    2. 411
    3. 342
    4. 115

 

89. Which of the following is not a “weekly”?
    1. Time
    2. Newsweek
    3. New York Times
    4. Economist

 

90. The present secretary of State of America is
    1. John Kerry
    2. Joey Byden
    3. Dick Cheni
    4. None of them

91. Which is the highest forex-earner for Pakistan out of the following commodities?
    1. Sugar
    2. Wheat
    3. Cotton
    4. Rice

 

92. The “Salt Range” is located in
    1. Sindh
    2. Baluchistan
    3. KP
    4. Punjab

 

93. Khunjrab pass connects
    1. Pakistan with China
    2. Hunza with Gilgit
    3. Dir with Chitral
    4. Azad Kashmir with Indian Held Kashmir

 

94. When did the last Census take place in Pakistan?
    1. 1995
    2. 1998
    3. 2002
    4. 2010

 

95. Pakistan’s aim to spend 7% of GDP by 2015 on
    1. Health
    2. Communication
    3. Irrigation
    4. Education

 

96. Pakistan’s per capita income stand at
    1. $ 1073
    2. $ 850
    3. $ 1190
    4. $ 1270

 

97. “Bala Hisar” fort is
    1. Near Charsada
    2. In Multan
    3. Adjacent to Quetta
    4. None of them

 

98. Pakistan’s most important industrial sector is
    1. Cement
    2. Textile
    3. Fertilizer
    4. Sports

 

99. Pakistan is in agreement with Iran for supply of
    1. Oil
    2. Water
    3. Ghee
    4. Gas