PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
ASSISTANT SUB INSPECTOR (BS-09)
PUNJAB POLICE DEPARTMENT 2011
1. Which one of the following is the largest sector of Pakistan’s economy?
- (a) Agriculture
- (b) Banking Industry
- (c) Manufacturing
- (d) none
Answer: (a) Agriculture
2. The first railway track was established between:
- (a) Karachi and Kotri
- (b) Lahore and Khyber
- (c) Peshawar and Multan
- (d) Quetta and Chaman
Answer: (a) Karachi and Kotri
3. Which is the highest point above sea level in Pakistan?
- (a) Pamir
- (b) Nanga Parbat
- (c) K-2 (Mount Godwin-Austen)
- (d) Siachen Glacier
Answer: (c) K-2 (Mount Godwin-Austen)
4. Hangol Dams is located in:
- (a) Sindh
- (b) Balochistan
- (c) Punjab
- (d) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Answer: (b) Balochistan
5. Name the longest river of Pakistan:
- (a) Chenab
- (b) Jhelum
- (c) Indus
- (d) Ravi
Answer: (c) Indus
6. Which country’s parliament is considered the oldest?
- (a) Iceland
- (b) China
- (c) Sweden
- (d) United Kingdom
Answer: (a) Iceland
7. Who was the founder of the Mughal Empire?
- (a) Babur
- (b) Akbar
- (c) Shah Jahan
- (d) Humayun
Answer: (a) Babur
8. The coinage system was first issued by:
- (a) Sher Shah Suri
- (b) Akbar
- (c) Jahangir
- (d) Aurangzeb
Answer: (a) Sher Shah Suri
9. FIR stands for:
- (a) First Investigation Report
- (b) First Information Report
- (c) Final Information Record
- (d) First Information’s Report
Answer: (b) First Information Report
10. Saindak project is famous for:
- (a) Copper
- (b) Silver
- (c) Gold
- (d) All of these
Answer: (d) All of these
11. Name the person who was the first to translate the Holy Quran into Persian:
- (a) Shah Rafiuddin
- (b) Shah Waliullah
- (c) Khalifa bin Waleed
- (d) Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
Answer: (b) Shah Waliullah
12. What is the total length of coastline of Pakistan?
- (a) 1020 km
- (b) 1040 km
- (c) 1095 km
- (d) 1126 km
Answer: (d) 1126 km
13. The highest lake in the world is:
- (a) Lake Hanna
- (b) Lake Tanganika
- (c) Lake Baikal
- (d) Lake Titicaca
Answer: (d) Lake Titicaca
14. Which continent has no desert?
- (a) Europe
- (b) Asia
- (c) Australia
- (d) North America
Answer: (a) Europe
15. How many members were there in the Constituent Assembly when it was established?
- (a) 59
- (b) 69
- (c) 79
- (d) 82
Answer: (a) 59
16. The highest peak of the Hindu Kush is:
- (a) Tirich Mir
- (b) Nanga Parbat
- (c) K-2
- (d) none
Answer: (a) Tirich Mir
17. Where did Quaid-e-Azam stay in 1941?
- (a) Karachi
- (b) Lahore
- (c) Delhi
- (d) Simla
Answer: (a) Karachi
18. In which religion is the worship of a single deity practiced?
- (a) Islam
- (b) Judaism
- (c) Buddhism
- (d) None of these
Answer: (a) Islam
19. Which is the largest sea in the world?
- (a) South China Sea
- (b) Mediterranean Sea
- (c) Black Sea
- (d) Red Sea
Answer: (a) South China Sea
20. Which is the deepest lake in the world?
- (a) Tanganyika
- (b) Victoria
- (c) Baikal
- (d) Superior
Answer: (c) Baikal
21. Which of the following countries has the largest area in the world?
- (a) Canada
- (b) China
- (c) USA
- (d) Russia
Answer: (d) Russia
22. Where was Albert Einstein born?
- (a) UK
- (b) USA
- (c) Germany
- (d) Albania
Answer: (c) Germany
23. Who is the author of “India Wins Freedom”?
- (a) I.H. Qureshi
- (b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- (c) Faiz Ahmad Faiz
- (d) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Answer: (b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
24. The first census in Pakistan was held in:
- (a) 1948
- (b) 1951
- (c) 1959
- (d) 1961
Answer: (b) 1951
25. The major segment of the “Wali” speaking population lives in:
- (a) Punjab
- (b) NWFP
- (c) Azad Kashmir
- (d) Sindh
Answer: (b) NWFP
26. The Eiffel Tower is located in:
- (a) Germany
- (b) France
- (c) Italy
- (d) Australia
Answer: (b) France
27. Napoleon Bonaparte was the King of:
- (a) France
- (b) Italy
- (c) England
- (d) Spain
Answer: (a) France
28. The battle between Muhammad bin Qasim and Raja Dahir was fought in:
- (a) 711
- (b) 712
- (c) 717
- (d) 718
Answer: (a) 711
29. Who is the first woman speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan?
- (a) Fahmida Mirza
- (b) Hina Rabbani Khar
- (c) Asma Jahangir
- (d) Benazir Bhutto
Answer: (a) Fahmida Mirza
30. “Roman” refers to:
- (a) India
- (b) Arabia
- (c) France
- (d) Bangladesh
Answer: (c) France
31. Scotland Yard’s headquarters is located in the city:
- (a) London
- (b) New York
- (c) Tokyo
- (d) Paris
Answer: (a) London
32. Which UN Agency has its headquarters in Paris?
- (a) UNICEF
- (b) UNDP
- (c) UNESCO
- (d) FAO
Answer: (c) UNESCO
33. Who was the first Asian to have received the Nobel Prize?
- (a) C.V. Raman
- (b) Rabindranath Tagore
- (c) Mother Teresa
- (d) Abul Kalam Azad
Answer: (b) Rabindranath Tagore
34. Who invented the steam locomotive?
- (a) Edison
- (b) Stephenson
- (c) J.L. Tata
- (d) Alexander
Answer: (b) Stephenson
35. Which is the largest district of Punjab province?
- (a) Khanewal
- (b) Multan
- (c) Faisalabad
- (d) Rawalpindi
Answer: (b) Multan
36. The highest capital in the world is:
- (a) Belize
- (b) La Paz
- (c) Quito
- (d) None of these
Answer: (b) La Paz
37. The Riksdag is the Parliament of:
- (a) Iran
- (b) Japan
- (c) Sweden
- (d) United States
Answer: (c) Sweden
38. Masjid Wazir Khan is located in:
- (a) Multan
- (b) Bahawalpur
- (c) Karachi
- (d) Lahore
Answer: (d) Lahore
39. When did Pakistan win the Cricket World Cup?
- (a) 1992
- (b) 1996
- (c) 1999
- (d) 2003
Answer: (a) 1992
40. Name the king who fell from the horse while playing polo and died:
- (a) Akbar
- (b) Sher Shah Suri
- (c) Muhammad Ghori
- (d) Qutubuddin Aibak
Answer: (d) Qutubuddin Aibak
41. ‘Davis Cup’ is associated with:
- (a) Cricket
- (b) Volleyball
- (c) Football
- (d) Tennis
Answer: (d) Tennis
42. The Red Fort is located in:
- (a) Agra
- (b) Lahore
- (c) Delhi
- (d) Mumbai
Answer: (c) Delhi
43. Hepatitis and jaundice are diseases of:
- (a) Heart
- (b) Brain
- (c) Liver
- (d) Kidney
Answer: (c) Liver
44. Quaid-e-Azam joined the Muslim League in:
- (a) 1913
- (b) 1914
- (c) 1915
- (d) 1916
Answer: (a) 1913
45. Derawar Fort is located near:
- (a) Mohenjo Daro
- (b) Bahawalpur
- (c) Rawalpindi
- (d) Ahmadpur East
Answer: (b) Bahawalpur
46. Who was the first governor of the State Bank of Pakistan?
- (a) Ishaq Kamal
- (b) Syed Ahmad
- (c) Zahid Hussain
- (d) Rashid Naqvi
Answer: (c) Zahid Hussain
47. An old television set shows colors by mixing light of which three different colors?
- (a) Blue, Green, and Yellow
- (b) Blue, Red, and Yellow
- (c) Blue, Green, and Red
- (d) Green, Black, and Red
Answer: (c) Blue, Green, and Red
48. Hamza Lal Shah Badshah is buried in:
- (a) Kaarur
- (b) Pakistan
- (c) Shikarpur
- (d) Multan
Answer: (d) Multan
49. The Riksdag is the Parliament of:
- (a) Iran
- (b) Japan
- (c) Sweden
- (d) United States
Answer: (c) Sweden
50. Knesset is the parliament of which country?
- (a) Ireland
- (b) Israel
- (c) Mexico
- (d) USA
Answer: (b) Israel
51. The planet nearest to the Earth is:
- (a) Mercury
- (b) Jupiter
- (c) Venus
- (d) Mars
Answer: (c) Venus
52. The word “Tsunami” is derived from:
- (a) French
- (b) German
- (c) Japanese
- (d) Spanish
Answer: (c) Japanese
53. S.H.O. is the abbreviation of:
- (a) Senior House Officer
- (b) Station House Officer
- (c) Superintendent House Officer
- (d) Supervising House Officer
Answer: (b) Station House Officer
54. Warsak Dam is located on:
- (a) River Kabul
- (b) River Kurram
- (c) River Gomal
- (d) River Hera
Answer: (a) River Kabul
55. Khyber Pass is situated in:
- (a) Himalaya Range
- (b) Karakoram Range
- (c) Hindu Kush Range
- (d) Salt Range
Answer: (c) Hindu Kush Range
56. Muslims celebrated the “Day of Deliverance” on:
- (a) 22nd December 1939
- (b) 25th December 1939
- (c) 24th December 1939
- (d) 23rd December 1939
Answer: (d) 23rd December 1939
57. The Intelligence agency of Pakistan is:
- (a) America
- (b) Russia
- (c) China
- (d) Pakistan
Answer: (d) Pakistan
58. Which country’s flag is known as the Union Jack?
- (a) France
- (b) Romania
- (c) UK
- (d) Poland
Answer: (c) UK
59. Which of the following South Asian countries is landlocked?
- (a) Sri Lanka
- (b) Bangladesh
- (c) Bhutan
- (d) Maldives
Answer: (c) Bhutan
60. The word “subsistence” means:
- (a) Subsistence
- (b) Subsistanc
- (c) Subsistans
- (d) Subsistence
Answer: (a) Subsistence
61. “Colloquial” refers to:
- (a) Colloquial
- (b) Colloquial
- (c) Colloquial
- (d) Colloquial
Answer: (a) Colloquial
62. She parted her parents in tears.
- (a) from
- (b) of
- (c) with
- (d) by
Answer: (c) with
63. I took strong objection to the proposal.
- (a) on
- (b) to
- (c) against
- (d) with
Answer: (c) against
64. She was mistaken for a switch.
- (a) with
- (b) in
- (c) for
- (d) from
Answer: (c) for
65. I am badly in need of money.
- (a) of
- (b) for
- (c) in
- (d) with
Answer: (a) of
66. Adam was married to Amina.
- (a) by
- (b) to
- (c) with
- (d) for
Answer: (b) to
67. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in:
- (a) America
- (b) Norway
- (c) Sweden
- (d) Switzerland
Answer: (b) Norway
68. Which is the deepest ocean in the world?
- (a) Arctic
- (b) Atlantic
- (c) Indian
- (d) Pacific
Answer: (d) Pacific
69. Manchester of Pakistan is the name of:
- (a) Faisalabad
- (b) Sialkot
- (c) Multan
- (d) Karachi
Answer: (a) Faisalabad
70. Which is the hottest place in Pakistan?
- (a) Sindh
- (b) Kahror
- (c) Jacobabad
- (d) Mianwali
Answer: (c) Jacobabad
71. The first Summit of SAARC was held in 1985 in:
- (a) Dhaka (Bangladesh)
- (b) Colombo (Sri Lanka)
- (c) Kathmandu (Nepal)
- (d) None of these
Answer: (c) Kathmandu (Nepal)
72. The world is divided into:
- (a) Asia
- (b) Africa
- (c) Antarctica
- (d) Europe
Answer: (a) Asia
73. The road named ‘Bahadur’ is:
- (a) Ilona
- (b) Firoz
- (c) Bahadur
- (d) Fard
Answer: (c) Bahadur
74. Dr. Ahmed Sukarno was the President of:
- (a) Malaysia
- (b) Indonesia
- (c) Maldives
- (d) None of these
Answer: (b) Indonesia
75. Knesset is the parliament of which country?
- (a) Ireland
- (b) Israel
- (c) Mexico
- (d) USA
Answer: (b) Israel
76. The planet nearest to the Earth is:
- (a) Mercury
- (b) Jupiter
- (c) Venus
- (d) Mars
Answer: (c) Venus
77. The word ‘Tsunami’ is derived from:
- (a) French
- (b) German
- (c) Japanese
- (d) Spanish
Answer: (c) Japanese
78. S.H.O. is the abbreviation of:
- (a) Senior House Officer
- (b) Station House Officer
- (c) Superintendent House Officer
- (d) Supervising House Officer
Answer: (b) Station House Officer
79. Warsak Dam is located on:
- (a) River Kabul
- (b) River Kurram
- (c) River Gomal
- (d) River Hera
Answer: (a) River Kabul
80. Khyber Pass is situated in:
- (a) Himalaya Range
- (b) Karakoram Range
- (c) Hindu Kush Range
- (d) Salt Range
Answer: (c) Hindu Kush Range
81. Muslims celebrated the “Day of Deliverance” on:
- (a) 22nd December 1939
- (b) 25th December 1939
- (c) 24th December 1939
- (d) 23rd December 1939
Answer: (d) 23rd December 1939
82. The Intelligence agency of Pakistan is:
- (a) America
- (b) Russia
- (c) China
- (d) Pakistan
Answer: (d) Pakistan
83. Which country’s flag is known as the Union Jack?
- (a) France
- (b) Romania
- (c) UK
- (d) Poland
Answer: (c) UK
84. Which of the following South Asian countries is landlocked?
- (a) Sri Lanka
- (b) Bangladesh
- (c) Bhutan
- (d) Maldives
Answer: (c) Bhutan
85. The word “subsistence” means:
- (a) Subsistence
- (b) Subsistanc
- (c) Subsistans
- (d) Subsistence
Answer: (a) Subsistence
86. “Colloquial” refers to:
- (a) Colloquial
- (b) Colloquial
- (c) Colloquial
- (d) Colloquial
Answer: (a) Colloquial
87. She parted her parents in tears.
- (a) from
- (b) of
- (c) with
- (d) by
Answer: (c) with
88. I took strong objection to the proposal.
- (a) on
- (b) to
- (c) against
- (d) with
Answer: (c) against
89. She was mistaken for a switch.
- (a) with
- (b) in
- (c) for
- (d) from
Answer: (c) for
90. I am badly in need of money.
- (a) of
- (b) for
- (c) in
- (d) with
Answer: (a) of
91. Adam was married to Amina.
- (a) by
- (b) to
- (c) with
- (d) for
Answer: (b) to
92. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in:
- (a) America
- (b) Norway
- (c) Sweden
- (d) Switzerland
Answer: (b) Norway
93. Which is the deepest ocean in the world?
- (a) Arctic
- (b) Atlantic
- (c) Indian
- (d) Pacific
Answer: (d) Pacific
94. Manchester of Pakistan is the name of:
- (a) Faisalabad
- (b) Sialkot
- (c) Multan
- (d) Karachi
Answer: (a) Faisalabad
95. Which is the hottest place in Pakistan?
- (a) Sindh
- (b) Kahror
- (c) Jacobabad
- (d) Mianwali
Answer: (c) Jacobabad
96. The first Summit of SAARC was held in 1985 in:
- (a) Dhaka (Bangladesh)
- (b) Colombo (Sri Lanka)
- (c) Kathmandu (Nepal)
- (d) None of these
Answer: (c) Kathmandu (Nepal)
97. The world is divided into:
- (a) Asia
- (b) Africa
- (c) Antarctica
- (d) Europe
Answer: (a) Asia
98. The road named ‘Bahadur’ is:
- (a) Ilona
- (b) Firoz
- (c) Bahadur
- (d) Fard
Answer: (c) Bahadur
99. Dr. Ahmed Sukarno was the President of:
- (a) Malaysia
- (b) Indonesia
- (c) Maldives
- (d) None of these
Answer: (b) Indonesia
100. Knesset is the parliament of which country?
- (a) Ireland
- (b) Israel
- (c) Mexico
- (d) USA
Answer: (b) Israel