PAST PAPER Assistant/ Head Clerk PPSC [SOLVED]

General Ability MCQs

1. The largest country in the world by area is: A) China B) United States C) Canada D) Russia Answer: D 2. Pakistan’s national flower is: A) Jasmine B) Rose C) Sunflower D) Lily Answer: A 3. Who is the author of the book “Pakistan: A Modern History”? A) Ian Talbot B) K.K. Aziz C) Ayesha Jalal D) Syed B. Naseer Answer: A 4. The currency of Pakistan is called: A) Dollar B) Rupee C) Taka D) Dirham Answer: B 5. The capital city of Pakistan is: A) Lahore B) Karachi C) Islamabad D) Peshawar Answer: C 6. The chemical formula for table salt is: A) NaCl B) KCl C) MgCl₂ D) CaCl₂ Answer: A 7. Which continent is known as the “Dark Continent”? A) Asia B) Africa C) South America D) Australia Answer: B 8. The largest organ in the human body is: A) Heart B) Brain C) Skin D) Liver Answer: C 9. Who was the first woman Prime Minister of Pakistan? A) Fatima Jinnah B) Benazir Bhutto C) Hina Rabbani Khar D) Asma Jahangir Answer: B 10. The Great Wall of China was primarily built for: A) Trade B) Defense C) Tourism D) Agriculture Answer: B 11. The term “Islam” means: A) Peace B) War C) Freedom D) Justice Answer: A 12. The capital of the United States is: A) New York B) Washington, D.C. C) Los Angeles D) Chicago Answer: B 13. The basic unit of life is called: A) Atom B) Molecule C) Cell D) Tissue Answer: C 14. The process of converting liquid into vapor is called: A) Condensation B) Evaporation C) Sublimation D) Precipitation Answer: B 15. The national animal of Pakistan is: A) Lion B) Markhor C) Tiger D) Eagle Answer: B 16. In mathematics, the value of π (pi) is approximately: A) 2.14 B) 3.14 C) 3.41 D) 4.14 Answer: B 17. The first book revealed in Islam is: A) Sahih Bukhari B) Quran C) Bible D) Torah Answer: B 18. The capital of Egypt is: A) Cairo B) Alexandria C) Giza D) Luxor Answer: A 19. The smallest continent by land area is: A) Asia B) Europe C) Australia D) Antarctica Answer: C 20. The author of “Twelve Years a Slave” is: A) Solomon Northup B) Frederick Douglass C) Harriet Beecher Stowe D) Mark Twain Answer: A 21. The first President of Pakistan was: A) Liaquat Ali Khan B) Iskander Mirza C) Muhammad Ali Jinnah D) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Answer: B 22. The scientific study of weather is known as: A) Meteorology B) Geology C) Biology D) Astronomy Answer: A 23. The capital city of Turkey is: A) Istanbul B) Ankara C) Izmir D) Bursa Answer: B 24. The Islamic month of fasting is called: A) Shawwal B) Ramadan C) Muharram D) Dhul-Hijjah Answer: B 25. The Pythagorean theorem relates to which shape? A) Circle B) Triangle C) Square D) Rectangle Answer: B 26. Which language is primarily spoken in Brazil? A) Spanish B) French C) Portuguese D) Italian Answer: C 27. The process by which plants make their own food is called: A) Photosynthesis B) Respiration C) Fermentation D) Digestion Answer: A 28. The largest desert in the world is: A) Sahara B) Gobi C) Kalahari D) Arabian Answer: A 29. The currency of the United Kingdom is called: A) Dollar B) Euro C) Pound D) Franc Answer: C 30. The main source of energy for the Earth is: A) Wind B) Geothermal C) Sun D) Coal Answer: C 31. In computer terminology, what does RAM stand for? A) Random Access Memory B) Read Access Memory C) Rapid Access Memory D) Run Access Memory Answer: A 32. Which of the following is a renewable resource? A) Coal B) Oil C) Wind D) Natural Gas Answer: C 33. The first man to walk on the moon was: A) Neil Armstrong B) Buzz Aldrin C) Yuri Gagarin D) John Glenn Answer: A 34. The longest river in the world is: A) Amazon B) Nile C) Yangtze D) Mississippi Answer: B 35. The capital of Saudi Arabia is: A) Mecca B) Medina C) Riyadh D) Jeddah Answer: C 36. Which vitamin is produced when a person is exposed to sunlight? A) Vitamin A B) Vitamin B12 C) Vitamin C D) Vitamin D Answer: D 37. The national anthem of Pakistan is called: A) Qaumi Taranah B) Aye Quaid-e-Azam C) Tera Mera Rishta D) Dil Dil Pakistan Answer: A 38. The equation of a straight line in slope-intercept form is: A) y = mx + b B) y = ax² + bx + c C) y = A/x D) y = b/x + c Answer: A 39. Which of the following is a feature of the Windows operating system? A) Command line interface B) Graphical user interface C) Text-based interface D) None of the above Answer: B 40. The chemical symbol for gold is: A) Au B) Ag C) Pb D) Fe Answer: A 41. The author of “The Quran” is: A) Allah B) Muhammad C) Abu Bakr D) Ali Answer: A 42. Which gas is most abundant in the Earth’s atmosphere? A) Oxygen B) Carbon Dioxide C) Nitrogen D) Hydrogen Answer: C 43. The capital of Afghanistan is: A) Kabul B) Kandahar C) Herat D) Mazar-i-Sharif Answer: A 44. The scientific study of the mind and behavior is called: A) Sociology B) Psychology C) Anthropology D) Philosophy Answer: B 45. The currency of India is: A) Rupee B) Dollar C) Euro D) Yen Answer: A 46. Which planet is known as the “Blue Planet”? A) Mars B) Earth C) Neptune D) Uranus Answer: B 47. The basic unit of electric current is called: A) Volt B) Ampere C) Watt D) Ohm Answer: B 48. The term ‘GDP’ stands for: A) Gross Domestic Product B) General Domestic Product C) Gross Development Product D) General Development Product Answer: A 49. The largest ocean in the world is: A) Atlantic Ocean B) Indian Ocean C) Arctic Ocean D) Pacific Ocean Answer: D 50. Which of the following is a primary color? A) Orange B) Green C) Purple D) Blue Answer: D 51. The currency of Japan is called: A) Yen B) Won C) Peso D) Ringgit Answer: A 52. The capital of Iran is: A) Tehran B) Isfahan C) Shiraz D) Tabriz Answer: A 53. The process of water cycle includes: A) Evaporation, condensation, and precipitation B) Photosynthesis C) Fermentation D) Digestion Answer: A 54. The author of “Romeo and Juliet” is: A) Charles Dickens B) William Shakespeare C) Leo Tolstoy D) Mark Twain Answer: B 55. The first computer programmer is considered to be: A) Alan Turing B) Ada Lovelace C) Bill Gates D) Charles Babbage Answer: B 56. The term “ecosystem” refers to: A) A single species in an area B) A community of living organisms interacting with their environment C) A type of plant D) A geographical location Answer: B 57. The capital of France is: A) Rome B) Paris C) Berlin D) Madrid Answer: B 58. The Preamble of the Constitution of Pakistan states that: A) Sovereignty belongs to the people B) The Constitution is supreme C) Islam is the state religion D) All of the above Answer: D 59. The hardest natural substance on Earth is: A) Gold B) Diamond C) Iron D) Quartz Answer: B 60. The study of the Earth’s physical features and atmosphere is called: A) Biology B) Geography C) History D) Chemistry Answer: B 61. The capital of Australia is: A) Sydney B) Melbourne C) Canberra D) Brisbane Answer: C 62. The chemical formula for water is: A) CO₂ B) H₂O C) NaCl D) CH₄ Answer: B 63. Which planet is known as the “Red Planet”? A) Venus B) Mars C) Jupiter D) Saturn Answer: B 64. The first Nobel Prize for Peace was awarded in: A) 1901 B) 1910 C) 1920 D) 1930 Answer: A 65. The Islamic holiday commemorating the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday is called: A) Eid al-Fitr B) Eid al-Adha C) Mawlid al-Nabi D) Ashura Answer: C 66. The capital city of Italy is: A) Florence B) Venice C) Rome D) Milan Answer: C 67. In which year did Pakistan become a republic? A) 1956 B) 1947 C) 1971 D) 1962 Answer: A 68. The largest animal on Earth is: A) African Elephant B) Blue Whale C) Giraffe D) Great White Shark Answer: B 69. The SI unit of force is: A) Joule B) Newton C) Watt D) Pascal Answer: B 70. The process by which a liquid turns into gas is called: A) Freezing B) Melting C) Evaporation D) Condensation Answer: C 71. The national language of Pakistan is: A) Urdu B) English C) Punjabi D) Sindhi Answer: A 72. The capital of Bangladesh is: A) Dhaka B) Chittagong C) Khulna D) Sylhet Answer: A 73. The largest mammal in the world is: A) Elephant B) Blue Whale C) Hippopotamus D) Giraffe Answer: B 74. The main function of the heart is to: A) Pump blood B) Filter blood C) Produce hormones D) Digest food Answer: A 75. The capital of Malaysia is: A) Kuala Lumpur B) Penang C) Johor Bahru D) Malacca Answer: A 76. Which of the following is a non-renewable resource? A) Solar energy B) Wind energy C) Coal D) Geothermal energy Answer: C 77. The currency of China is called: A) Yen B) Dollar C) Yuan D) Won Answer: C 78. The chemical symbol for silver is: A) Au B) Ag C) Hg D) Pb Answer: B 79. The longest river in Pakistan is: A) Indus B) Chenab C) Ravi D) Jhelum Answer: A 80. Which country is known as the “Land of the Rising Sun”? A) China B) Japan C) Thailand D) South Korea Answer: B 81. The national sport of Pakistan is: A) Cricket B) Hockey C) Football D) Kabaddi Answer: B 82. The capital of the Philippines is: A) Manila B) Cebu C) Davao D) Iloilo Answer: A 83. The formula for calculating the area of a rectangle is: A) length + width B) length × width C) 2(length + width) D) length – width Answer: B 84. The primary purpose of a computer’s CPU is to: A) Store data B) Process data C) Display data D) Input data Answer: B 85. The largest country in Africa is: A) Nigeria B) Egypt C) South Africa D) Algeria Answer: D 86. The human body has how many pairs of ribs? A) 10 B) 12 C) 14 D) 16 Answer: B 87. The term “Biodiversity” refers to: A) Variety of life in the world B) Extinction of species C) Pollution D) Natural disasters Answer: A 88. The process of learning and adapting behavior based on experience is called: A) Instinct B) Conditioning C) Genetic inheritance D) Evolution Answer: B 89. The largest continent by population is: A) Africa B) Europe C) Asia D) America Answer: C 90. The chemical formula for glucose is: A) C6H12O6 B) C12H22O11 C) CH4 D) H2O Answer: A 91. The first country to grant women the right to vote was: A) United States B) New Zealand C) Canada D) Australia Answer: B 92. The longest mountain range in the world is: A) Himalayas B) Andes C) Rockies D) Alps Answer: B 93. The capital of South Africa is: A) Pretoria B) Johannesburg C) Cape Town D) Durban Answer: A 94. The study of living organisms is called: A) Biology B) Chemistry C) Physics D) Geology Answer: A 95. Which organ is responsible for producing insulin? A) Liver B) Kidney C) Pancreas D) Stomach Answer: C 96. The currency of Egypt is called: A) Pound B) Riyal C) Dinar D) Dirham Answer: A 97. The capital city of Canada is: A) Toronto B) Ottawa C) Vancouver D) Montreal Answer: B 98. The process of converting solid directly into gas is called: A) Melting B) Sublimation C) Evaporation D) Freezing Answer: B 99. The capital of Italy is: A) Venice B) Florence C) Rome D) Naples Answer: C 100. The language of instruction in Pakistan is primarily: A) Urdu B) English C) Sindhi D) Punjabi Answer: B
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