PPSC EXCISE INSPECTOR PAST PAPER 03-03-2014

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman Shamil | Last updated: September 2, 2024

1. The most populous city in the world is?
A) Delhi
B) Tokyo
C) Karachi
D) Shanghai
Answer: B) Tokyo

2. Davis Cup is associated with ____?
A) French Open Tennis
B) U.S Open Tennis
C) UAE Open Tennis
D) Wimbledon Tennis
Answer: B) U.S Open Tennis

3. The pamphlet ‘Now or Never’ was written in 1933 by ______?
A) Chaudhary Rehmat Ali
B) Sir Agha Khan
C) Muhammad Ali Johar
D) Allama Iqbal
E) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Answer: A) Chaudhary Rehmat Ali

4. Which flower is the National flower of Pakistan?
A) Rose
B) Sunflower
C) Lily
D) Jasmine
Answer: D) Jasmine

5. Boundary between India and China is called ________?
A) McMahon Line
B) 17th Parallel line
C) Curzon Line
D) Green Line
Answer: A) McMahon Line

6. Who was the last Governor General of Pakistan?
A) Iskander Mirza
B) Liaquat Ali Khan
C) Khawaja Nizam u Din
D) Muhammad Ali
Answer: A) Iskander Mirza

7. “Jinnah of Pakistan” written by _____?
A) Stanly Wolpert
B) Hector Bolitho
C) Philip Hitti
D) None
Answer: A) Stanly Wolpert

8. The largest district of Punjab by area is ____?
A) Bahawalpur
B) Rahim Yar Khan
C) Rajanpur
D) Dera Ghazi Khan
Answer: D) Dera Ghazi Khan

9. The synonym of Zealot is?
A) Fanatic
B) Apathy
C) Liberal
D) None
Answer: A) Fanatic

10. Day of Deliverance was observed on ______?
A) 22nd November 1930
B) 22nd December 1939
C) 22nd October 1929
D) 22nd September 1935
Answer: A) 22nd November 1930

11. Out of 565 princely states in India, how many states acceded to Pakistan?
ہندوستان کی 565 شاہی ریاستوں میں سے کتنی ریاستوں نے پاکستان کے ساتھ الحاق کیا؟
A) 14
B) 13
C) 16
D) 15
Answer: B) 13

12. When did NWFP become KPK?
صوبہ سرحد کب کے پی کے کب بنا؟
A) 19 April 2010
B) 20 April 2010
C) 18 April 2010
D) 15 April 2010
Answer: A) 19 April 2010

13. On what date is World Population Day observed?
آبادی کا عالمی دن کس تاریخ کو منایا جاتا ہے؟
A) July 5
B) July 4
C) July 11
D) July 6
Answer: C) July 11

14. Removal of top soil by wind or water is called?
ہوا یا پانی کے ذریعے اوپر کی مٹی کو ہٹانا _____ کہلاتا ہے؟
A) Erosion
B) Silting
C) Water logging
D) Creeping
Answer: A) Erosion

15. Secretary General of United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki Moon, belongs to which country?
اقوام متحدہ کے سیکرٹری جنرل جناب بان کی مون کا تعلق کس ملک سے ہے؟
A) Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
B) Republic of Korea
C) Vietnam
D) Singapore
Answer: B) Republic of Korea

16. What is the Antonym of Haughty?
مغرور کا متضاد کیا ہے؟
A) Humble
B) Heavy
C) Scared
D) Cowardly
Answer: A) Humble

17. The longest river in Asia is ______?
ایشیا کا سب سے لمبا دریا ______ ہے؟
A) Indus
B) Ganges
C) Yangtze
D) Nile
Answer: C) Yangtze

18. اردو میں انشاء نگاری کا آغاز کس نے کیا؟
A) ڈپٹی نذیر احمد
B) سر سید احمد خان
C) غالب
D) فیض احمد فیض
Answer: B) سر سید احمد خان

19. Pakistan has been elected non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 8th time from___?
پاکستان 8ویں مرتبہ اقوام متحدہ کی سلامتی کونسل کا غیر مستقل رکن منتخب ہوا؟
A) 2024-25
B) 2026-27
C) 2025-26
D) 2027-28
E) None of these
Answer: C) 2025-26

20. What is the average distance between the Sun and the Earth?
سورج اور زمین کے درمیان اوسط فاصلہ کیا ہے؟
A) 130 million kilometers
B) 120 million kilometers
C) 180 million kilometers
D) 150 million kilometers
Answer: D) 150 million kilometers

21. VPN stands for _______?
A) Virtual Private Network
B) Visual Private Network
C) Virtual Protocol Network
D) Virtual Protocol Networking
Answer: A) Virtual Private Network

22. The headquarters of SAARC is located in which city?
A) Katmandu
B) Islamabad
C) Delhi
D) None
Answer: A) Katmandu

23. Choose the incorrectly spelled word:
A) Grotesque
B) Burlesque
C) Picturesque
D) Pectorial
Answer: D) Pectorial

24. The largest island in the world is:
A) Iceland
B) Cyprus
C) Greenland
D) None of these
Answer: C) Greenland

25. The value of 1000/53 is:
A) 0.53
B) 5.3
C) 0.053
D) None
Answer: B) 5.3

26. Which country is not a member of ASEAN?
A) Brunei
B) Indonesia
C) Philippines
D) Bangladesh
Answer: D) Bangladesh

27. The financial year of Pakistan starts from?
A) 1st December
B) 1st March
C) 1st July
D) 1st September
Answer: C) 1st July

28. The border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is known as:
A) Durand Line
B) Mechmohan Line
C) Line of Control
D) None
Answer: A) Durand Line

29. What comes next in the series: 112, 100, 88, _______
A) 80
B) 70
C) 76
D) 77
Answer: C) 76

30. Which pair of words are related like Silence: Noise?
A) Baldness : Hair
B) Quiet : Peace
C) Sing : Dance
D) Talk : Whisper
Answer: A) Baldness : Hair

31. Which letter comes halfway between J and W?
A) P and Q
B) R and S
C) T and W
D) P and S
Answer: B) R and S

32. “Kindergarten” refers to _____________?
A) a nursery school
B) a small garden
C) a children playground
D) none of these
Answer: A) a nursery school

33. The common name for Sodium chloride (NaCl) is?
A) Baking soda
B) Sugar
C) Salt
D) None
Answer: C) Salt

34. Who was Maj General Sikandar Mirza?
A) See answer in the detail
Answer: Maj General Sikandar Mirza was the first President of Pakistan.

35. How many chambers are in the human heart?
A) See the answer in the detail
Answer: There are four chambers in the human heart.

36. Who was Cyrel Radcliff?
A) Lawyer
B) Judge
C) Doctor
D) Engineer
Answer: A) Lawyer

37. What is the direction from Karachi to Islamabad?
A) North to South
B) South to North
C) East to North
D) None
Answer: B) South to North

38. When was the Non-Aligned Movement established?
A) 1922
B) 1955
C) 1961
D) None
Answer: C) 1961

39. Forth state of Matter is
مادے کی اگلی حالت ہے۔
A) Solid
B) Gas
C) Liquid
D) Plasma
Answer: D) Plasma

40. Partition of Bengal was made by
بنگال کی تقسیم کی گئی تھی۔
A) Lord Curzon
B) Lord Wavell
C) Lord Canning
D) King George V
Answer: A) Lord Curzon

41. Who translated the Pakistan resolution in Urdu?
قرارداد پاکستان کا اردو میں ترجمہ کس نے کیا؟
A) M. Shakut
B) Zaffar Ali
C) Zafarullah Khan
D) Allama Iqbal
Answer: B) Zaffar Ali

42. Prince Dara Shikoh, son of Emperor Shahjahan, was a disciple of
شہنشاہ شاہجہان کا بیٹا شہزادہ دارا شکوہ کس کا شاگرد تھا۔
A) Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai
B) Shah Waliullah Muhaddith
C) Mullah Shah
D) Ghulam Farid
Answer: C) Mullah Shah

43. The Iran Pakistan gas pipeline is also called:
ایران پاکستان گیس پائپ لائن کو ۔۔۔۔۔ بھی کہا جاتا ہے
A) Friendship pipeline
B) Future pipeline
C) Peace Pipeline
D) Unity Pipeline
Answer: C) Peace Pipeline

44. Who said the accession of Kashmir with India is illegal and fraudulent?
کس نے کہا کہ بھارت کے ساتھ کشمیر کا الحاق غیر قانونی اور فراڈ ہے؟
A) Liaqat Ali Khan
B) Quaid Azam
C) Allama Iqbal
D) None
Answer: B) Quaid Azam

45. Who established the Muhammadan Educational Conference?
محمڈن ایجوکیشنل کانفرنس کس نے قائم کی؟
A) Liaqat Ali Khan
B) Quaid e Azam
C) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
D) None of these
Answer: C) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

46. When Ban Ki Moon was appointed as the Secretary General of UNO?
بان کی مون کو اقوام متحدہ کا سیکرٹری جنرل کب مقرر کیا گیا؟
A) 2001
B) 2005
C) 2007
D) 2009
Answer: C) 2007

47. Warsak dam is constructed on which river?
وارسک ڈیم کس دریا پر بنایا گیا ہے؟
A) Kabul
B) Jhelum
C) Chenab
D) Indus
Answer: A) Kabul

48. Richter Scale is used for measuring?
ریکٹر اسکیل کس چیز کی پیمائش کے لیے استعمال کیا جاتا ہے؟
A) Rainfall
B) Magnitude of velocity
C) Magnitude of earthquakes
D) Water level in the dam
Answer: C) Magnitude of earthquakes

49. The lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere is called?
A) Stratosphere
B) Troposphere
C) Mesosphere
D) Thermosphere
Answer: B) Troposphere

50. The largest desert in the world is the?
A) Gobi Desert
B) Sahara Desert
C) Kalahari Desert
D) Arabian Desert
Answer: B) Sahara Desert

51. Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?
A) China
B) Japan
C) Thailand
D) South Korea
Answer: B) Japan

52. The Great Wall of China was built primarily to protect against?
A) Invaders from the south
B) Invaders from the north
C) Invaders from the east
D) Invaders from the west
Answer: B) Invaders from the north

53. What is the capital of Australia?
A) Sydney
B) Melbourne
C) Canberra
D) Brisbane
Answer: C) Canberra

54. Who wrote the famous play ‘Romeo and Juliet’?
A) Charles Dickens
B) George Orwell
C) William Shakespeare
D) Mark Twain
Answer: C) William Shakespeare

55. The smallest bone in the human body is?
A) Femur
B) Tibia
C) Stapes
D) Humerus
Answer: C) Stapes

56. What is the main ingredient in traditional Japanese miso soup?
A) Tofu
B) Soybean paste
C) Rice
D) Seaweed
Answer: B) Soybean paste

57. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
A) Venus
B) Mars
C) Jupiter
D) Saturn
Answer: B) Mars

58. Which ocean is the largest by surface area?
A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Indian Ocean
C) Pacific Ocean
D) Arctic Ocean
Answer: C) Pacific Ocean

59. Which of the following is known as the “Dark Continent” because of its unexplored characteristic for a fairly long period of time?
A) Asian
B) African
C) Northern
D) American
Answer: B) African

60. Partition of India Plan was announced on?
A) 3 June 1944
B) 3 June 1949
C) 3 June 1948
D) None
Answer: C) 3 June 1948

61. Which of the following countries does not yield veto power?
A) United States
B) United Kingdom
C) Canada
D) France
Answer: C) Canada

62. Headquarters of NATO is located in which city?
A) New York
B) Brussels
C) London
D) None of the above
Answer: B) Brussels

63. Google is a:
A) Search engine
B) Number in Math
C) Directory of images
D) Chat service on the web
Answer: A) Search engine

64. Which is the largest river in Balochistan?
A) Dasht river
B) Porali river
C) Hub river
D) Hungol river
Answer: D) Hungol river

65. How many years did Nelson Mandela remain in prison?
A) 23 Years
B) 22 Years
C) 24 Years
D) 27 Years
Answer: D) 27 Years

66. United Nations Security Council has how many permanent members?
A) 5
B) 7
C) 10
D) None
Answer: A) 5

67. Which of the following is known as the “Dark Continent” because of its unexplored characteristic for a fairly long period of time?
A) Asian
B) African
C) Northern
D) American
Answer: B) African

68. Partition of India Plan was announced on?
A) 3 June 1944
B) 3 June 1949
C) 3 June 1948
D) None
Answer: C) 3 June 1948

69. Which of the following countries does not yield veto power?
A) United States
B) United Kingdom
C) Canada
D) France
Answer: C) Canada

70. Headquarters of NATO is located in which city?
A) New York
B) Brussels
C) London
D) None of the above
Answer: B) Brussels

71. Google is a:
A) Search engine
B) Number in Math
C) Directory of images
D) Chat service on the web
Answer: A) Search engine

72. Which is the largest river in Balochistan?
A) Dasht river
B) Porali river
C) Hub river
D) Hungol river
Answer: D) Hungol river

73. How many years did Nelson Mandela remain in prison?
A) 23 Years
B) 22 Years
C) 24 Years
D) 27 Years
Answer: D) 27 Years

74. United Nations Security Council has how many permanent members?
A) 5
B) 7
C) 10
D) None
Answer: A) 5

75. Which Surah ends with a prayer?
A) Surah Al-Baqarah
B) Surah An-Nasr
C) Surah Al-Ma’idah
D) None
Answer: D) None

76. The first Winter Olympic Games were held at:
A) Lake Placid (USA)
B) Calgary (Alberta)
C) Chamonix (France)
D) Innsbruck (Austria)
Answer: C) Chamonix (France)

77. جو حروف الگ الگ بیان کیے جائیں وہ کہلاتے ہیں؟
A) حروف مقطعات
B) حروف مشبہ
C) حروف جارہ
D) حروف عطف
Answer: A) حروف مقطعات

78. A handwriting that cannot be read:
A) Illegible
B) Legible
C) Lucid
D) None
Answer: A) Illegible

79. The current Secretary General of SAARC belongs to the country:
A) Iran
B) UAE
C) Bangladesh
D) None of the above
Answer: C) Bangladesh

80. The railway track runs __________ the river.
A) Over
B) By
C) Across
D) On
Answer: C) Across

81. If

3x=y=103x = y = 10

, and

x4y=1x – 4y = -1

, then y =
A) 1
B) 3
C) -2
D)

713\frac{7}{13}


Answer: D)

713\frac{7}{13}

82. Normal human body temperature 98.6°F corresponds to______________?
A) 55°C
B) 42°C
C) 37°C
D) None
Answer: C) 37°C

83. پاکستان —— میں بنا
A) 1950
B) 1948
C) 1949
D) 1947
Answer: D) 1947

84. خوشبو کی شاعرہ کون ہے
A) پروین شاکر
Answer: A) پروین شاکر

85. پہلا سجدہ قرآن کریم کے کونسی سورت میں آیا ہے؟
A) البقرہ
B) الاعراف
C) النمل
D) رحمان
Answer: A) البقرہ

86. خدا گنجے کو ناخن نہ دے کا کیا مطلب ہے؟
A) خدا ستائے ہوئے کو اختیار نہ دے
B) خدا پاگل کو اختیار نہ دے
C) خدا ظالم کو اختیار نہ دے
D) ان میں سے کوئی نہیں
Answer: C) خدا ظالم کو اختیار نہ دے

87. What is the synonym of INEXPLICABLE?
A) frustrating
B) questionable
C) unexplainable
D) entangled
Answer: C) unexplainable

88. Antonym of the word talent is:
A) Ungrateful
B) silent
C) show
D) inability
Answer: D) inability

89. اساس القرآن کس سورہ کو کہتے ہیں
A) آل عمران
B) فاتحہ
C) نبی اسرائیل
D) نساء
Answer: B) فاتحہ

90. When the stock market is rising it is:
A) Hottest
B) rising up
C) Bearish
D) Bullish
Answer: D) Bullish

91. When the stock market is falling it is:
A) Bearish
B) Bullish
C) Fall down
D) Crash
Answer: A) Bearish

92. شعر کے آخر میں آنے والے ایک لفظ یا کئی الفاظ جو وزن اور آواز میں یکساں، مگر معنی کے اعتبار سے جدا ہوں، کیا کہلاتے ہیں؟
A) ردیف
B) قافیہ
C) مقطع
D) علم عروض
E) ان میں سے کوئی نہیں
Answer: B) قافیہ

93. مغل بادشاہ اکبر کہاں پیدا ہوئے؟
A) بنگال
B) سندھ
C) پنجاب
D) کابل
Answer: D) کابل

94. جب نبی کریم صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم نے ہجرت کے چھٹے سال عمرہ کے لئے مکہ مکرمہ جانے کا ارادہ فرمایا تو کتنے صحابہ کرام آپ کے ساتھ جانے کیلئے تیار ہوئے؟
A) 1500
B) 2000
C) 4000
D) 3000
E) 500
Answer: A) 1500

95. “Biman” is an airline of__________?
A) Bhutan
B) Nepal
C) Sri Lanka
D) Afghanistan
E) Bangladesh
Answer: E) Bangladesh

96. Al Jazeera Television Channel belongs to:
A) Egypt
B) Qatar
C) UAE
D) UK
Answer: B) Qatar