Charge Nurse BS-16 PPSC Past paper

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: July 30, 2024

1. Who was the first Governor-General of Pakistan?

a) Liaquat Ali Khan
b) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
c) Ayub Khan
d) Iskander Mirza

b) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

2. What is the national language of Pakistan?

a) Punjabi
b) Sindhi
c) Urdu
d) Pashto

c) Urdu

3. When did Pakistan become a republic?

a) 1947
b) 1956
c) 1962
d) 1973

b) 1956

4. Who wrote the national anthem of Pakistan?

a) Allama Iqbal
b) Hafeez Jalandhari
c) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
d) Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi

b) Hafeez Jalandhari

5. What is the capital of Pakistan?

a) Karachi
b) Lahore
c) Islamabad
d) Peshawar

c) Islamabad

6. Which river is known as the lifeline of Pakistan?

a) Indus
b) Ravi
c) Chenab
d) Jhelum

a) Indus

7. In which year did Pakistan win its first Cricket World Cup?

a) 1983
b) 1987
c) 1992
d) 1996

c) 1992

8. Which mountain is the highest peak in Pakistan?

a) Nanga Parbat
b) K2
c) Rakaposhi
d) Gasherbrum I

b) K2

9. Who was the first female Prime Minister of Pakistan?

a) Fatima Jinnah
b) Benazir Bhutto
c) Hina Rabbani Khar
d) Asma Jahangir

b) Benazir Bhutto

10. What is the name of Pakistan’s parliament?

a) National Assembly
b) Majlis-e-Shoora
c) Senate
d) Provincial Assembly

b) Majlis-e-Shoora

11. Who was the founder of All-India Muslim League?

a) Allama Iqbal
b) Nawab Salimullah Khan
c) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
d) Liaquat Ali Khan

b) Nawab Salimullah Khan

12. Which province of Pakistan is the largest by area?

a) Punjab
b) Sindh
c) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
d) Balochistan

d) Balochistan

13. Which city is known as the “City of Lights” in Pakistan?

a) Lahore
b) Islamabad
c) Karachi
d) Quetta

c) Karachi

14. Who was the first President of Pakistan?

a) Ayub Khan
b) Iskander Mirza
c) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
d) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

b) Iskander Mirza

15. When did Pakistan conduct its first nuclear tests?

a) 1995
b) 1996
c) 1997
d) 1998

d) 1998

16 Who is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom as of 2024?

a) Boris Johnson
b) Liz Truss
c) Rishi Sunak
d) Keir Starmer

c) Rishi Sunak

17. Which country hosted the 2024 Summer Olympics?

a) Japan
b) France
c) United States
d) Australia

b) France

18. What is the capital city of the newest country to gain independence, South Sudan?

a) Juba
b) Khartoum
c) Addis Ababa
d) Kampala

a) Juba

19.Which country won the FIFA World Cup 2022?

a) Brazil
b) France
c) Argentina
d) Germany

c) Argentina

20.Who is the current President of the United States as of 2024?

a) Joe Biden
b) Donald Trump
c) Kamala Harris
d) Ron DeSantis

a) Joe Biden

21. In 2024, which organization announced its plan to set up a moon base by 2030?

a) NASA
b) ESA
c) CNSA
d) Roscosmos

a) NASA

22.Which technology company launched the Vision Pro mixed reality headset in 2023?

a) Microsoft
b) Apple
c) Google
d) Samsung

b) Apple

23.Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023?

a) Greta Thunberg
b) Malala Yousafzai
c) Abiy Ahmed
d) Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov

d) Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov

24.Which country experienced significant political unrest and protests in 2024 due to proposed pension reforms?

a) Spain
b) France
c) Italy
d) Greece

b) France

25. Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations as of 2024?

a) António Guterres
b) Ban Ki-moon
c) Kofi Annan
d) Ursula von der Leyen

a) António Guterres

26. What major climate agreement did the United States rejoin in 2021?

a) Kyoto Protocol
b) Paris Agreement
c) Montreal Protocol
d) Doha Amendment

b) Paris Agreement

27.Which country launched the Tianwen-1 mission to Mars in 2020?

a) India
b) Russia
c) United States
d) China

d) China

28. Which is the longest river in the world?

a) Amazon
b) Nile
c) Yangtze
d) Mississippi

b) Nile

29. What is the largest desert in the world?

a) Sahara
b) Arabian
c) Gobi
d) Kalahari

a) Sahara

30. Which country has the largest population?

a) India
b) United States
c) Indonesia
d) China

d) China

31. What is the smallest country in the world by land area?

a) Monaco
b) Nauru
c) Vatican City
d) San Marino

c) Vatican City

32. Which is the highest mountain peak in the world?

a) K2
b) Mount Everest
c) Kangchenjunga
d) Lhotse

b) Mount Everest

33. Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?

a) China
b) Japan
c) South Korea
d) Thailand

b) Japan

34. What is the capital of Australia?

a) Sydney
b) Melbourne
c) Canberra
d) Brisbane

c) Canberra

35. The Great Barrier Reef is located off the coast of which country?

a) Brazil
b) Indonesia
c) Australia
d) Philippines

c) Australia

36. Which ocean is the largest in terms of surface area?

a) Atlantic Ocean
b) Indian Ocean
c) Arctic Ocean
d) Pacific Ocean

d) Pacific Ocean

37. What is the capital of Canada?

a) Toronto
b) Vancouver
c) Ottawa
d) Montreal

c) Ottawa

38. Which continent has the most countries?

a) Asia
b) Africa
c) Europe
d) South America

b) Africa

39. The Andes Mountains are located on which continent?

a) Africa
b) Asia
c) North America
d) South America

d) South America

40. What is the sum of angles in a triangle?

a) 180 degrees
b) 360 degrees
c) 90 degrees
d) 270 degrees

a) 180 degrees

41. Solve for x: 3x+5=203x + 5 = 20

a) 3
b) 5
c) 6
d) 15

a) 5

42. What is the square root of 144?

a) 10
b) 11
c) 12
d) 13

c) 12

43. What is 10%10\% of 200?

a) 10
b) 20
c) 30
d) 40

b) 20

44. If 5x=255x = 25

, what is the value of x?

a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6

c) 5

45. What is the perimeter of a rectangle with length 10 cm and width 5 cm?

a) 20 cm
b) 25 cm
c) 30 cm
d) 35 cm

c) 30 cm

46. What is the value of 7×67 \times 6?

a) 42
b) 48
c) 56
d) 63

a) 42

47. What is the result of 15−715 – 7?

a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9

c) 8

48. What is the product of 9×99 \times 9?

a) 71
b) 72
c) 80
d) 81

d) 81

49. What is the next prime number after 11?

a) 12
b) 13
c) 14
d) 15

b) 13

50. What is the greatest common divisor (GCD) of 12 and 15?

a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5

b) 3

51. Which of the following is a synonym for “abundant”?

a) Scarce
b) Plentiful
c) Insufficient
d) Rare

b) Plentiful

52. What is the antonym of “optimistic”?

a) Hopeful
b) Cheerful
c) Pessimistic
d) Confident

c) Pessimistic

53. Choose the correct spelling:

a) Acommodate
b) Accommodate
c) Accomodate
d) Acomodate

b) Accommodate

54. What is the past tense of “go”?

a) Gone
b) Going
c) Went
d) Goes

c) Went

55. Which word means the same as “compassionate”?

a) Cruel
b) Indifferent
c) Kind
d) Harsh

c) Kind

56. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “She is very _____ in her studies.”

a) Industrious
b) Lazy
c) Negligent
d) Careless

a) Industrious

57. What is the plural form of “child”?

a) Childs
b) Childrens
c) Children
d) Child

c) Children

58. Which sentence is grammatically correct?

a) She don’t like apples.
b) She doesn’t likes apples.
c) She doesn’t like apples.
d) She don’t likes apples.

c) She doesn’t like apples.

59. What is the comparative form of “good”?

a) Gooder
b) Best
c) Better
d) Goodest

c) Better

60. Which of the following is a homophone for “peace”?

a) Piece
b) Pace
c) Pease
d) Phase

a) Piece

61. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: “They will _____ the meeting until next week.”

a) Postpone
b) Post pone
c) Postpon
d) Postpone

a) Postpone

62. What part of speech is the word “quickly” in the sentence “She runs quickly”?

a) Noun
b) Verb
c) Adjective
d) Adverb

d) Adverb

63اردو زبان میں شاعری کی کس صنف کو “غزل” کہا جاتا ہے؟
a) نظم
b) غزل
c) قصیدہ
d) مرثیہ
جواب: b) غزل

64.اردو زبان کے عظیم شاعر علامہ اقبال کی پیدائش کب ہوئی؟
a) 1877
b) 1888
c) 1876
d) 1899
جواب: c) 1876

65.اردو زبان کی پہلی مختصر کہانی کونسی ہے؟
a) خدا کی بستی
b) امراؤ جان ادا
c) افسانے
d) انارکلی
جواب: c) افسانے

67.اردو ادب میں “قصیدہ” کس چیز کو کہا جاتا ہے؟
a) مختصر کہانی
b) نظم
c) گیت
d) حمد و ثنا
جواب: d) حمد و ثنا

68.اردو ادب میں “داستان” کی سب سے معروف کتاب کونسی ہے؟
a) گل بکاؤلی
b) طلسم ہوشربا
c) داستان امیر حمزہ
d) باغ و بہار
جواب: c) داستان امیر حمزہ

69.اردو کے مشہور افسانہ نگار سعادت حسن منٹو کا مشہور افسانہ کونسا ہے؟
a) ٹوبہ ٹیک سنگھ
b) چغد
c) کھول دو
d) کالی شلوار
جواب: a) ٹوبہ ٹیک سنگھ

70.”اردو” زبان کی ابتدا کس صدی میں ہوئی؟
a) گیارہویں صدی
b) چودھویں صدی
c) سولہویں صدی
d) انیسویں صدی
جواب: b) چودھویں صدی

71.”مرزا غالب” کا اصل نام کیا تھا؟
a) غالب خان
b) مرزا اسد اللہ خان
c) غالب حسین
d) مرزا غالب احمد
جواب: b) مرزا اسد اللہ خان

72.اردو زبان کا پہلا مکمل ناول کونسا تھا؟
a) امراو جان ادا
b) باغ و بہار
c) مراۃ العروس
d) فسانہ آزاد
جواب: c) مراۃ العروس

73.اردو زبان میں “مثنوی” کی سب سے بڑی صنف کونسی ہے؟
a) قصیدہ
b) غزل
c) مثنوی
d) مرثیہ
جواب: c) مثنوی

74.اردو ادب میں “انشاء پردازی” کس چیز کو کہا جاتا ہے؟
a) شاعری
b) نثر
c) نعت
d) سفرنامہ
جواب: b) نثر

75.”پطرس بخاری” کا مشہور مضمون کونسا ہے؟
a) چچا چھکن
b) موہن جو دڑو
c) لائف آف پائی
d) مرحوم کی یاد میں
جواب: d) مرحوم کی یاد میں

76. What is the boiling point of water at sea level?

A) 90°C
B) 100°C
C) 110°C
D) 120°C
Answer: B) 100°C

77. Which gas is most abundant in Earth’s atmosphere?

A) Oxygen
B) Nitrogen
C) Carbon Dioxide
D) Argon
Answer: B) Nitrogen

78. What is the primary function of the human circulatory system?

A) To digest food
B) To transport nutrients and oxygen
C) To regulate temperature
D) To remove waste products
Answer: B) To transport nutrients and oxygen

79. What is the chemical symbol for gold?

A) Au
B) Ag
C) Fe
D) Pb
Answer: A) Au

80. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

A) Venus
B) Mars
C) Jupiter
D) Saturn
Answer: B) Mars

81. What is the primary source of energy for the Earth?

A) The Moon
B) The Sun
C) The Wind
D) Geothermal Heat
Answer: B) The Sun

82. What is the basic unit of life?

A) Atom
B) Molecule
C) Cell
D) Organ
Answer: C) Cell

83. Which element is used in the filament of light bulbs?

A) Carbon
B) Tungsten
C) Iron
D) Aluminum
Answer: B) Tungsten

84. What type of energy is stored in food?

A) Mechanical Energy
B) Electrical Energy
C) Chemical Energy
D) Thermal Energy
Answer: C) Chemical Energy

85. What causes the seasons on Earth?

A) The distance of Earth from the Sun
B) The tilt of Earth’s axis
C) The rotation of the Earth
D) The Moon’s phases
Answer: B) The tilt of Earth’s axis

86. What is the process by which plants make their food?

A) Respiration
B) Digestion
C) Photosynthesis
D) Decomposition
Answer: C) Photosynthesis

87. Which organ in the human body is primarily responsible for producing insulin?

A) Liver
B) Heart
C) Pancreas
D) Kidney
Answer: C) Pancreas

88. What does CPU stand for in computer terminology?

A) Central Processing Unit
B) Computer Personal Unit
C) Central Program Unit
D) Computer Processing Unit
Answer: A) Central Processing Unit

89. Which of the following is an input device?

A) Monitor
B) Printer
C) Keyboard
D) Speaker
Answer: C) Keyboard

90. What does the acronym RAM stand for?

A) Read Access Memory
B) Random Access Memory
C) Rapid Access Memory
D) Readable Access Memory
Answer: B) Random Access Memory

91. Which operating system is developed by Microsoft?

A) macOS
B) Linux
C) Windows
D) Android
Answer: C) Windows

92. What is the primary function of an operating system?

A) To manage hardware and software resources
B) To process data
C) To connect to the internet
D) To provide security
Answer: A) To manage hardware and software resources

93. What type of software is Microsoft Word?

A) Operating System
B) Spreadsheet Software
C) Word Processing Software
D) Database Software
Answer: C) Word Processing Software

94. What is the full form of URL?

A) Uniform Resource Locator
B) Universal Resource Locator
C) Uniform Retrieval Locator
D) Universal Retrieval Locator
Answer: A) Uniform Resource Locator

95. Which device is used to display the output of a computer?

A) Keyboard
B) Mouse
C) Monitor
D) Scanner
Answer: C) Monitor

96. What is the purpose of a web browser?

A) To create spreadsheets
B) To browse and access web pages
C) To manage files on the computer
D) To design graphics
Answer: B) To browse and access web pages

97. What does GUI stand for?

A) General User Interface
B) Graphical User Interface
C) Global User Interface
D) Graphics User Interface
Answer: B) Graphical User Interface

98. Which key is commonly used to save a document in most applications?

A) Ctrl + P
B) Ctrl + S
C) Ctrl + C
D) Ctrl + V
Answer: B) Ctrl + S

99. What is a computer virus?

A) A type of hardware component
B) A malicious software program
C) A storage device
D) A type of internet connection
Answer: B) A malicious software program

100. What does the term ‘backup’ refer to in computing?

A) Creating a duplicate copy of data
B) Deleting unnecessary files
C) Installing new software
D) Encrypting data
Answer: A) Creating a duplicate copy of data

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