PAST PAPER Assistant Director (Town Planning) PPSC [SOLVED]
1. What is the capital city of Pakistan?
A) Lahore
B) Karachi
C) Islamabad
D) Peshawar
Answer: C) Islamabad
2. Which language is recognized as the national language of Pakistan?
A) English
B) Urdu
C) Punjabi
D) Sindhi
Answer: B) Urdu
3. Who was the founder of Pakistan?
A) Allama Iqbal
B) Liaquat Ali Khan
C) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
D) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Answer: C) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
4. Which river is known as the lifeline of Pakistan?
A) Ravi
B) Chenab
C) Indus
D) Jhelum
Answer: C) Indus
5. In which year did Pakistan gain independence?
A) 1945
B) 1947
C) 1950
D) 1952
Answer: B) 1947
6. What is the national animal of Pakistan?
A) Lion
B) Markhor
C) Tiger
D) Eagle
Answer: B) Markhor
7. Who was the first Prime Minister of Pakistan?
A) Liaquat Ali Khan
B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
C) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
D) Benazir Bhutto
Answer: A) Liaquat Ali Khan
8. What is the currency of Pakistan?
A) Dollar
B) Rupee
C) Taka
D) Ringgit
Answer: B) Rupee
9. Which of the following cities is known as the City of Lights?
A) Islamabad
B) Karachi
C) Lahore
D) Quetta
Answer: B) Karachi
10. Which mountain is the highest peak in Pakistan?
A) Nanga Parbat
B) K2
C) Gasherbrum
D) Broad Peak
Answer: B) K2
11. What is the main source of revenue for the government of Pakistan?
A) Agriculture
B) Industry
C) Services
D) Tourism
Answer: A) Agriculture
12. Which province is the largest by area in Pakistan?
A) Punjab
B) Sindh
C) Balochistan
D) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Answer: C) Balochistan
13. What is the main language spoken in the Sindh province?
A) Urdu
B) Sindhi
C) Punjabi
D) Pashto
Answer: B) Sindhi
14. Which day is celebrated as Pakistan Day?
A) August 14
B) March 23
C) December 16
D) November 5
Answer: B) March 23
15. What is the highest military award in Pakistan?
A) Nishan-e-Haider
B) Sitara-e-Jurat
C) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz
D) Hilal-e-Jurat
Answer: A) Nishan-e-Haider
16. Which of the following is not a neighboring country of Pakistan?
A) India
B) Afghanistan
C) Iran
D) China
Answer: D) China
17. What is the boiling point of water in Celsius?
A) 0°C
B) 50°C
C) 100°C
D) 150°C
Answer: C) 100°C
18. Which gas is known as the “laughing gas”?
A) Nitrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon Dioxide
D) Nitrous Oxide
Answer: D) Nitrous Oxide
19. What is the chemical formula for table salt?
A) NaCl
B) KCl
C) CaCO3
D) H2O
Answer: A) NaCl
20. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
A) Venus
B) Mars
C) Jupiter
D) Saturn
Answer: B) Mars
21. What is the capital of France?
A) Berlin
B) Madrid
C) Paris
D) Rome
Answer: C) Paris
22. What is the largest ocean on Earth?
A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Indian Ocean
C) Arctic Ocean
D) Pacific Ocean
Answer: D) Pacific Ocean
23. Which is the largest desert in the world?
A) Sahara Desert
B) Arabian Desert
C) Gobi Desert
D) Kalahari Desert
Answer: A) Sahara Desert
24. In mathematics, what is 7 + 6?
A) 11
B) 12
C) 13
D) 14
Answer: C) 13
25. What is the square root of 64?
A) 6
B) 7
C) 8
D) 9
Answer: C) 8
26. What is the capital of the United States?
A) New York
B) Washington, D.C.
C) Los Angeles
D) Chicago
Answer: B) Washington, D.C.
27. Which organ is responsible for pumping blood in the human body?
A) Lungs
B) Liver
C) Heart
D) Kidney
Answer: C) Heart
28. Who wrote the national anthem of Pakistan?
A) Allama Iqbal
B) Hafeez Jullundhri
C) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
D) Qateel Shifai
Answer: B) Hafeez Jullundhri
29. Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?
A) China
B) Japan
C) South Korea
D) Thailand
Answer: B) Japan
30. Which element has the chemical symbol ‘O’?
A) Gold
B) Oxygen
C) Osmium
D) Oganesson
Answer: B) Oxygen
31. What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
A) Gold
B) Diamond
C) Iron
D) Quartz
Answer: B) Diamond
32. What is the smallest continent by land area?
A) Asia
B) Europe
C) Australia
D) Antarctica
Answer: C) Australia
33. Who was the first woman Prime Minister of Pakistan?
A) Fatima Jinnah
B) Benazir Bhutto
C) Hina Rabbani Khar
D) Nasim Zehra
Answer: B) Benazir Bhutto
34. In which year did Pakistan become a member of the United Nations?
A) 1947
B) 1950
C) 1955
D) 1960
Answer: C) 1955
35. What is the basic unit of life?
A) Tissue
B) Organ
C) Cell
D) Organism
Answer: C) Cell
36. Which planet is known as the Earth’s twin?
A) Mars
B) Venus
C) Mercury
D) Saturn
Answer: B) Venus
37. What is the term for the study of weather?
A) Geography
B) Climatology
C) Meteorology
D) Ecology
Answer: C) Meteorology
38. Who invented the telephone?
A) Thomas Edison
B) Alexander Graham Bell
C) Nikola Tesla
D) Guglielmo Marconi
Answer: B) Alexander Graham Bell
39. Which is the most spoken language in the world?
A) English
B) Spanish
C) Mandarin Chinese
D) Hindi
Answer: C) Mandarin Chinese
40. What is the capital of China?
A) Shanghai
B) Beijing
C) Hong Kong
D) Guangzhou
Answer: B) Beijing
41. What is the distance of one mile in kilometers?
A) 1.6 km
B) 2.0 km
C) 0.8 km
D) 1.0 km
Answer: A) 1.6 km
42. Which animal is known as the “Ship of the Desert”?
A) Camel
B) Horse
C) Elephant
D) Donkey
Answer: A) Camel
43. In which year did World War II end?
A) 1945
B) 1944
C) 1939
D) 1950
Answer: A) 1945
44. What is the main ingredient in bread?
A) Sugar
B) Salt
C) Flour
D) Yeast
Answer: C) Flour
45. What is the boiling point of water in Fahrenheit?
A) 100°F
B) 180°F
C) 212°F
D) 320°F
Answer: C) 212°F
46. Which country has the largest population in the world?
A) India
B) United States
C) China
D) Brazil
Answer: C) China
47. What is the main organ of the circulatory system?
A) Lungs
B) Heart
C) Liver
D) Kidney
Answer: B) Heart
48. What is the capital city of the United Kingdom?
A) Dublin
B) London
C) Edinburgh
D) Cardiff
Answer: B) London
49. What is 5 x 7?
A) 30
B) 35
C) 40
D) 45
Answer: B) 35
50. What is the chemical formula for water?
A) CO2
B) H2O
C) O2
D) H2SO4
Answer: B) H2O
51. Which festival is known as the festival of lights?
A) Christmas
B) Eid
C) Diwali
D) Halloween
Answer: C) Diwali
52. What is the capital of Japan?
A) Kyoto
B) Tokyo
C) Osaka
D) Hiroshima
Answer: B) Tokyo
53. In which year was the first manned moon landing?
A) 1965
B) 1969
C) 1972
D) 1980
Answer: B) 1969
54. What is the longest river in the world?
A) Amazon
B) Nile
C) Yangtze
D) Mississippi
Answer: B) Nile
55. What is the primary function of red blood cells?
A) Fight infection
B) Carry oxygen
C) Clot blood
D) Transport nutrients
Answer: B) Carry oxygen
56. Which instrument measures atmospheric pressure?
A) Barometer
B) Thermometer
C) Anemometer
D) Hygrometer
Answer: A) Barometer
57. Which gas do plants absorb during photosynthesis?
A) Oxygen
B) Carbon Dioxide
C) Nitrogen
D) Hydrogen
Answer: B) Carbon Dioxide
58. What is the capital of Italy?
A) Milan
B) Venice
C) Rome
D) Florence
Answer: C) Rome
59. What is the largest mammal in the world?
A) Elephant
B) Blue Whale
C) Giraffe
D) Hippopotamus
Answer: B) Blue Whale
60. Which organ in the human body is primarily responsible for detoxification?
A) Heart
B) Liver
C) Kidneys
D) Lungs
Answer: B) Liver
61. In computer science, what does CPU stand for?
A) Central Processing Unit
B) Computer Personal Unit
C) Central Peripheral Unit
D) Computing Processing Unit
Answer: A) Central Processing Unit
62. What does HTML stand for?
A) Hypertext Markup Language
B) Hyperlink and Text Markup Language
C) Hypertext Multi Language
D) High-level Text Markup Language
Answer: A) Hypertext Markup Language
63. Which part of the computer is responsible for executing commands?
A) Monitor
B) Keyboard
C) CPU
D) Hard Drive
Answer: C) CPU
64. What is the function of RAM in a computer?
A) Store data permanently
B) Execute commands
C) Store data temporarily
D) Process graphics
Answer: C) Store data temporarily
65. Which device is used for pointing and clicking on a computer?
A) Monitor
B) Keyboard
C) Mouse
D) Printer
Answer: C) Mouse
66. What is the term for malicious software?
A) Software
B) Malware
C) Shareware
D) Freeware
Answer: B) Malware
67. What does ‘URL’ stand for in internet terminology?
A) Uniform Resource Locator
B) Universal Resource Locator
C) Unique Resource Locator
D) Uniform Resource Link
Answer: A) Uniform Resource Locator
68. Which of the following is a web browser?
A) Microsoft Word
B) Google Chrome
C) Adobe Photoshop
D) Microsoft Excel
Answer: B) Google Chrome
69. What does the acronym ‘Wi-Fi’ stand for?
A) Wireless Fidelity
B) Wireless Functionality
C) Wireless Frequency
D) Wireless Facility
Answer: A) Wireless Fidelity
70. In programming, what does ‘loop’ mean?
A) A single command
B) A repetitive command
C) A command with errors
D) A command to stop
Answer: B) A repetitive command
71. What is the main function of an operating system?
A) Manage hardware and software resources
B) Store data
C) Execute applications
D) Provide internet access
Answer: A) Manage hardware and software resources
72. Which of the following is NOT a programming language?
A) Python
B) Java
C) HTML
D) C++
Answer: C) HTML
73. What is phishing?
A) A form of fishing
B) An email scam to steal personal information
C) A type of malware
D) A computer virus
Answer: B) An email scam to steal personal information
74. What is the main function of a printer?
A) Store data
B) Display graphics
C) Produce hard copies of documents
D) Execute programs
Answer: C) Produce hard copies of documents
75. What does ‘CPU’ do?
A) Stores data
B) Connects to the internet
C) Processes information
D) Displays images
Answer: C) Processes information
76. In a computer, what does ‘bit’ stand for?
A) Binary digit
B) Basic information type
C) Binary information transfer
D) Base input type
Answer: A) Binary digit
77. What does ‘SSD’ stand for in computer storage?
A) Solid State Drive
B) Solid State Data
C) Storage System Device
D) Secure Storage Drive
Answer: A) Solid State Drive
78. Which of the following is a social media platform?
A) Google
B) Facebook
C) Microsoft
D) Adobe
Answer: B) Facebook
79. What does ‘VPN’ stand for?
A) Virtual Personal Network
B) Virtual Private Network
C) Visual Private Network
D) Virtual Protected Network
Answer: B) Virtual Private Network
80. What is the purpose of an antivirus software?
A) Increase computer speed
B) Protect against malware
C) Backup data
D) Connect to the internet
Answer: B) Protect against malware
81. Which is the smallest province of Pakistan by area?
A) Balochistan
B) Sindh
C) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
D) Punjab
Answer: B) Sindh
82. What is the highest military award in Pakistan?
A) Sitara-e-Jurat
B) Nishan-e-Haider
C) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz
D) President’s Pride of Performance
Answer: B) Nishan-e-Haider
83. Which is the oldest city in Pakistan?
A) Lahore
B) Karachi
C) Multan
D) Peshawar
Answer: C) Multan
84. Who wrote the national anthem of Pakistan?
A) Allama Iqbal
B) Hafeez Jullundhri
C) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
D) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Answer: B) Hafeez Jullundhri
85. What is the main language spoken in Balochistan?
A) Urdu
B) Punjabi
C) Balochi
D) Sindhi
Answer: C) Balochi
86. Which mountain is the highest peak in Pakistan?
A) K2
B) Nanga Parbat
C) Gasherbrum
D) Rakaposhi
Answer: A) K2
87. Which is the main export product of Pakistan?
A) Textiles
B) Electronics
C) Agriculture
D) Chemicals
Answer: A) Textiles
88. What is the national game of Pakistan?
A) Hockey
B) Cricket
C) Football
D) Badminton
Answer: A) Hockey
89. Which Pakistani city is known as the “City of Lights”?
A) Lahore
B) Karachi
C) Islamabad
D) Quetta
Answer: B) Karachi
90. In which year did Pakistan become a republic?
A) 1956
B) 1947
C) 1962
D) 1973
Answer: A) 1956
91. What is the currency symbol for the Pakistani Rupee?
A) $
B) £
C) ₹
D) ₨
Answer: D) ₨
92. Who was the founder of Pakistan?
A) Liaquat Ali Khan
B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
C) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
D) Allama Iqbal
Answer: B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
93. Which sea borders Pakistan to the south?
A) Arabian Sea
B) Mediterranean Sea
C) Red Sea
D) Caspian Sea
Answer: A) Arabian Sea
94. What is the national bird of Pakistan?
A) Sparrow
B) Eagle
C) Markhor
D) Parrot
Answer: B) Eagle
95. Which is the largest province of Pakistan by area?
A) Punjab
B) Sindh
C) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
D) Balochistan
Answer: D) Balochistan
96. Which Pakistani scientist is known for his work in nuclear physics?
A) Abdul Qadeer Khan
B) Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman
C) Dr. Salimuzzaman Siddiqui
D) Dr. Muhammad Iqbal
Answer: A) Abdul Qadeer Khan
97. What is the main purpose of the Indus Water Treaty?
A) Trade agreement
B) Water sharing agreement
C) Military alliance
D) Economic partnership
Answer: B) Water sharing agreement
98. Who is the author of the book “Pakistan: A Modern History”?
A) Ian Talbot
B) K.K. Aziz
C) Ayesha Jalal
D) Tariq Ali
Answer: A) Ian Talbot
99. Which festival is celebrated as Pakistan’s Independence Day?
A) Eid
B) Basant
C) 14th August
D) Pakistan Day
Answer: C) 14th August
100. Which city is known as the “Queen of the Indus”?
A) Karachi
B) Lahore
C) Hyderabad
D) Sukkur
Answer: C) Hyderabad