PPSC EXCISE INSPECTOR PAST PAPER 20-10-2018

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

1. When did Pakistan officially join the United Nations Organisations (UNO)?
A) 30 September 1947
B) 3 September 1947
C) 10 September 1947
D) 20 September 1947
Answer: A) 30 September 1947

2. بیڑا اٹھانا کا کیا مطلب ہے؟
A) کسی کے کام آنا
B) کسی مشکل کام کو سر انجام دینا
C) کسی کی پرورش کرنا
D) ان میں سے کوئی نہیں
Answer: B) کسی مشکل کام کو سر انجام دینا

3. Which surah starts without Bismillah?
A) Younas
B) Fatiha
C) Naml
D) Tauba
Answer: D) Tauba

4. In June 2014, King Juan Carlos I abdicated in favour of his son Felipe VI. To which country did King Juan Carlos belong?
A) Spain
B) Belgium
C) The Netherlands
D) Monaco
Answer: A) Spain

5. Decibel is the unit which can be used to measure the ____?
A) Sensation
B) Intensity of sound pressure
C) Vision
D) None
Answer: B) Intensity of sound pressure

6. Tooth decay is caused by ____?
A) Salt
B) Sugar
C) Calcium
D) Fluorine
Answer: B) Sugar

7. What is the extension of an MS PowerPoint presentation file?
A) .pp
B) .xls
C) .ppt
D) None
Answer: C) .ppt

8. What organ produces bile?
A) Gall bladder
B) Kidneys
C) Liver
D) None
Answer: C) Liver

9. Which country is not included in BRICS?
A) India
B) Belgium
C) China
D) Russia
Answer: B) Belgium

10. سودیشی ریل کس نے لکھی؟
A) اسمعیل میرٹھی
B) شوکت تھانوی
C) صوفی غلام تبسم
D) تینوں میں سے کوئی نہیں
Answer: A) اسمعیل میرٹھی

11. درج ذیل نظمیں علامہ اقبال کے کس مجموعہ کلام میں شامل ہیں؟ آدم کو جنت سے نکالا گیا اور روح ارض نے ان کا استقبال کیا؟
A) بانگ درا
B) بال جبریل
C) ارمخان حجاز
D) تینوں میں سے کوئی نہیں
Answer: B) بال جبریل

12. یا خدا اور ماں جی کس کے افسانے ہیں؟
A) شوکت صدیقی
B) قدرت اللہ شہاب
C) عبد العلیم الحق
D) بشریٰ رحمٰن
Answer: B) قدرت اللہ شہاب

13. درج ذیل میں سے کون سا فقرہ درست ہے؟
A) پرانے کھنڈرات ماضی کے داستان گو ہیں
B) پرانے کھنڈرات ماضی کے داستن گو ہیں
C) کھنڈرات ماضی کے داستان گو ہیں
D) تینوں میں سے کوئی نہیں
Answer: C) کھنڈرات ماضی کے داستان گو ہیں

14. قاضی جی کا کردار کس مصنف کی تحریر میں سے ملتا ہے؟
A) سعادت حسن منٹو
B) منشی پریم چند
C) شوکت تھانوی
D) عرفان عبدالله
Answer: C) شوکت تھانوی

15. چور کی داڑھی میں تنکا گرامر کی رو سے کیا ہے؟
A) ضرب المثل
B) محاوره
C) روزمره
D) تینوں میں سے کوئی نہیں
Answer: A) ضرب المثل

16. خاک چھاننا کا کیا مطلب ہے؟
A) تلاش کرنا
B) مزے کرنا
C) جستجو کرنا
D) مٹی میں کھیلنا
Answer: C) جستجو کرنا

17. پیٹ کاٹنا کا کیا مطلب ہے؟
A) ہنسی خوشی زندگی بسر کرنا
B) مذاق برداشت کرنا
C) اخراجات برداشت کرنا
D) تینوں میں سے کوئی نہیں
Answer: C) اخراجات برداشت کرنا

18. درج ذیل شعر کس کا ہے؟ میں اکیلا ہی نکلا تھا جانب منزل لوگ ملتے گئے کارواں بنتا گیا
A) سلطان فتح پوری
B) الطاف حسین حالی
C) سلطان مجروح پوری
D) تینوں میں سے کوئی نہیں
Answer: A) سلطان فتح پوری

19. Glaucoma is caused by an increase in pressure within?
A) Eyeball
B) Heart
C) Lungs
D) Kidneys
Answer: A) Eyeball

20. Find the pair of words that match the relationship: Condemnation : Disapproval :: _____?
A) Ignorance : Patience
B) Optimism : Insight
C) Blasphemy : Irreverence
D) Sorrow : Intention
Answer: C) Blasphemy : Irreverence

21. Famous Urdu poet Mustafa Zaidi was by profession a _____?
A) University Professor
B) Businessman
C) Lawyer
D) Civil Servant
Answer: D) Civil Servant

22. 1024 kilobytes is equal to ____?
A) 1 terabyte
B) 1 gigabyte
C) 1 megabyte
D) Both A and B
Answer: C) 1 megabyte

23. When did Rashid Minhas get Nishan-e-Haider?
A) 1982
B) 1971
C) 1978
D) 1969
Answer: B) 1971

24. Which movement was launched first?
A) Swadeshi Movement
B) Khilafat Movement
C) National Movement
D) National Movement
Answer: A) Swadeshi Movement

25. Who is the returning officer of president election?
A) Secretary of Election Commission
B) Chief Election Commissioner
C) Chief Justice
D) None of these
Answer: B) Chief Election Commissioner

26. The final plan of Partition of Subcontinent is called ____?
A) Wavell Plan
B) 3rd June Plan
C) Mission Plan
D) None
Answer: B) 3rd June Plan

27. Dots in an image are called ____?
A) Pixels
B) Dot per inch
C) Both A and B
D) None
Answer: A) Pixels

28. In MS Word 2007, to start a document in print preview, the shortcut key is _____?
A) Ctrl + P
B) Shift + P
C) Alt + P
D) None
Answer: A) Ctrl + P

29. Kill two _____ with one stone.
A) Doves
B) Birds
C) Snakes
D) Ants
Answer: B) Birds

30. The Act which is the base of current Acts of India and Pakistan?
A) Indian Council Act 1835
B) Indian Council Act 1774
C) Indian Council Act 1773
D) Government of India Act 1935
Answer: D) Government of India Act 1935

31. What was the name of the Sword of Hazrat Muhammad SAW?
A) Azb
B) Zulifqar
C) Qaswa
D) Both A and B
Answer: B) Zulifqar

32. Pakistan won its first Hockey Gold medal at _____?
A) China
B) Australia
C) Rome
D) None
Answer: C) Rome

33. Mutfqa Alea is known as _____?
A) Bukhari
B) Muslim
C) Both A and B
D) None
Answer: C) Both A and B

34. Which country is not included in the Horn of Africa?
A) Somalia
B) Eritrea
C) Ethiopia
D) Senegal
Answer: D) Senegal

35. Complete the series 2, 20, 42, 68, ______?
A) 91
B) 81
C) 96
D) 98
Answer: A) 91

36. Find the value of x: 3x – 15 – 6 = 0
A) 6
B) 7
C) 8
D) 9
Answer: C) 7

37. A, B, and C’s average weight is 45 kg. The average weight of A and B is 40 kg, and that of B and C is 43 kg. Find the weight of B?
A) 41 kg
B) 31 kg
C) 51 kg
D) None
Answer: A) 41 kg

38. If the length is 3 inches, the width is 3 inches, and the height is 3 inches, then what is the volume?
A) 27 cubic inches
B) 28 cubic inches
C) 30 cubic inches
D) None
Answer: A) 27 cubic inches

39. At the birth of his sons, Ali’s age was 32. After how many years will his age become 5 times his son’s age?
A) 6 years
B) 8 years
C) 10 years
D) 12 years
Answer: C) 8 years

40. The price of 2 pens and 3 pencils is 86, and the price of 4 pens and 1 pencil is 112. Find the price of a pen?
A) 25
B) 18
C) 12
D) 15
Answer: D) 15

41. Which city is called the birthplace of Islam?
A) Medina
B) Makkah
C) Baghdad
D) Iraq
Answer: B) Makkah

42. Which is the first country to implement GST?
A) Italy
B) France
C) Iraq
D) Iran
Answer: B) France

43. Find 30% of 180?
A) 54
B) 64
C) 74
D) 84
Answer: A) 54

44. The second man who set foot on the moon is _____?
A) Armstrong
B) Alan Bean
C) Buzz Aldrin
D) None
Answer: C) Buzz Aldrin

45. In which province is Khyber Pass located?
A) Sindh
B) Punjab
C) Baluchistan
D) KPK
Answer: D) KPK

46. What is the meaning of protecting worksheets?
A) Lock the whole sheet
B) Lock the cells
C) Lock the columns and rows
D) None of these
Answer: A) Lock the whole sheet

47. Which one is not an image editor?
A) PowerPoint
B) Coral Draw
C) Photoshop
D) Adobe Illustrator
Answer: A) PowerPoint

48. There are fourteen stars on the Malaysian flag which represent which of the following?
A) National Integrity
B) 13 states and Federal Government
C) Both A and B
D) None of these
Answer: B) 13 states and Federal Government

49. The synonym of Catastrophe is?
A) Disaster
B) Happiness
C) Grievance
D) None
Answer: A) Disaster

50. The largest man-made waterfall is located at _____?
A) Nigeria
B) Venice
C) Gulyang
D) Italy
Answer: C) Gulyang

51. Who was the first President of Pakistan?
A) Liaquat Ali Khan
B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
C) Ayub Khan
D) Iskander Mirza
Answer: B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

52. What is the capital city of Japan?
A) Beijing
B) Tokyo
C) Seoul
D) Shanghai
Answer: B) Tokyo

53. The chemical symbol for Gold is _____?
A) Au
B) Ag
C) Fe
D) Hg
Answer: A) Au

54. The Great Wall of China was primarily built to protect against _____?
A) Earthquakes
B) Mongol invasions
C) Floods
D) Internal rebellions
Answer: B) Mongol invasions

55. In which year did the Titanic sink?
A) 1905
B) 1912
C) 1920
D) 1898
Answer: B) 1912

56. What is the smallest unit of an element that retains its chemical properties?
A) Molecule
B) Atom
C) Ion
D) Electron
Answer: B) Atom

57. Who wrote the play “Romeo and Juliet”?
A) William Shakespeare
B) Charles Dickens
C) Jane Austen
D) George Orwell
Answer: A) William Shakespeare

58. What is the boiling point of water at standard atmospheric pressure?
A) 50°C
B) 75°C
C) 100°C
D) 125°C
Answer: C) 100°C

59. What is the largest planet in our solar system?
A) Earth
B) Saturn
C) Jupiter
D) Mars
Answer: C) Jupiter

60. In computing, what does “HTTP” stand for?
A) HyperText Transfer Protocol
B) HyperText Transport Protocol
C) HyperTerminal Transfer Protocol
D) HyperText Transfer Package
Answer: A) HyperText Transfer Protocol

61. In 1867 the USA purchased Alaska from ________?
A) Canada
B) Russia
C) France
D) Mexico
Answer: B) Russia

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

63. Who is the Current Inspector General (IG) of Punjab Police?
A) Inam Ghani
B) Kanwar Muhammad Shahrukh
C) Dr. Usman Anwar
D) Amir Zulfiqar
E) Faisal Shakhar
Answer: C) Dr. Usman Anwar

64. CPU stands for _____?
A) Central Processing Unit
B) Central Procedural Unit
C) Central Processing Unique
D) None
Answer: A) Central Processing Unit

65. Dr. Ahmad Sukarno was the President of:
A) Malaysia
B) Indonesia
C) Maldives
D) None of them
Answer: B) Indonesia

66. Who was the first president of Indian National Congress?
A) Dadabhai Naoroji
B) Badruddin Tyabji
C) Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee
D) None of the above
Answer: C) Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee

67. Ibrahim Lodi was defeated by ________ in the First Battle of Panipat in 1526?
A) Jhangir
B) Babar
C) Akbar
D) None
Answer: B) Babar

68. Pasni port is located in ____?
A) Balochistan
B) KPK
C) GB
D) Punjab
Answer: A) Balochistan

69. Bhambore is an archaeological site located in ____?
A) KPK
B) Punjab
C) Balochistan
D) Sindh
Answer: D) Sindh

70. Takht Bhai is a famous archaeological site in which province of Pakistan?
A) Punjab
B) KPK
C) Sindh
D) None
Answer: B) KPK

71. Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah had which of the following occupations?
A) Political leader
B) Skin specialist
C) Lecturer
D) Dentist
E) All of these
Answer: E) All of these

72. Islam was declared “State Religion” of Pakistan in which constitution?
A) 1956
B) 1962
C) 1973
D) None of the above
Answer: C) 1973

73. Who has made the most number of runs in test cricket for Pakistan?
A) Javeed Miandad
B) Younis Khan
C) Inzamam-ul-Haq
D) M. Yousaf
E) Sarfraz Ahmed
Answer: B) Younis Khan

74. Who played the role of Quaid-e-Azam in the film “Jinnah” which was released on 7 November 1998?
A) Christopher Lee
B) Micky Arthur
C) Jamil Dehalvi
D) Shashi Kapoor
E) None of these
Answer: C) Jamil Dehalvi

75. What is the length of the border between Pakistan and China?
A) 595 km
B) 900 km
C) 599 km
D) None of these
Answer: B) 900 km

76. The appointment of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) is made by?
A) Prime Minister
B) President
C) Army Chief
D) Governors
E) All of these
Answer: B) President

77. English was declared as the official language of Pakistan in:
A) 1956 constitution
B) 1962 constitution
C) 1973 constitution
D) None of the above
Answer: A) 1956 constitution

78. Gaddani Beach is famous for ___?
A) Ship making
B) Ship Breaking
C) Ship Building
D) Fishing
E) None of these
Answer: B) Ship Breaking

79. Identify the correct spelling:
A) Bureucracy
B) Bureaucracy
C) Beaucracy
D) Boreauracy
Answer: B) Bureaucracy

80. The largest continent (by area) of the world is __________?
A) Asia
B) Europe
C) Africa
D) North America
Answer: A) Asia

81. Ryder Cup is associated with which sport?
A) Football
B) Volley Ball
C) Cricket
D) Golf
E) Hockey
Answer: D) Golf

82. In which plateau/range are the Soan and Haro Rivers located?
A) Balochistan Plateau
B) Potohar Plateau
C) Karakoram Range
D) None of these
Answer: B) Potohar Plateau

83. Hazrat Khadija and Hazrat Abu Talib died in?
A) 620 A.D
B) 619 A.D
C) 618 A.D
D) 617 A.D
E) None of these
Answer: B) 619 A.D

84. Jihad became obligatory in:
A) 1 AH
B) 2 AH
C) 3 AH
D) None of these
Answer: B) 2 AH

85. The headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is in ______?
A) Kathmandu
B) Rome
C) Berlin
D) Jeddah
Answer: B) Rome

86. Which of the following does the Quran consider as an unpardonable sin?
A) Shirk
B) Lie
C) Jealousy
D) None
Answer: A) Shirk

87. Find the missing number. 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, ______?
A) 123
B) 125
C) 127
D) 129
Answer: C) 127

88. The idiom “piece of cake” means ____?
A) Bear the enmity
B) Easy task
C) Be happy
D) None
Answer: B) Easy task

89. When was the first Oscar Award given?
A) 1968
B) 1901
C) 1929
D) 1946
E) 2007
Answer: C) 1929

90. When did Pakistan sign the Baghdad Pact, later called CENTO?
A) 29 September 1955
B) 13 September 1955
C) 23 September 1955
D) 23 September 1956
Answer: A) 29 September 1955

91. When did the Soviet Union invade Afghanistan?
A) 24 December 1979
B) 24 December 1977
C) 24 December 1974
D) None
Answer: A) 24 December 1979

92. Sunlight is a good source of vitamin ____?
A) D
B) A
C) B
D) C
Answer: A) D

93. Who was the first child born after the migration (hijrah)?
A) Abu Salma (R.A)
B) Abdul bin Zubair (R.A)
C) Abdul bin Qasim (R.A)
D) Abu Zainab (R.A)
E) None of these
Answer: B) Abdul bin Zubair (R.A)

94. The Liaquat-Nehru pact was announced in Delhi in:
A) April 1950
B) March 1950
C) February 1950
D) None
Answer: C) February 1950

95. Identify the world’s largest peninsula:
A) Alaska
B) Scandinavia
C) Arabia
D) Labrador
Answer: C) Arabia

96. How many chambers are there in the human heart?
A) 2
B) 4
C) 5
D) 3
Answer: B) 4

97. The Thyroid Gland is located in which part of the human body?
A) Leg
B) Neck
C) Arm
D) None of these
Answer: B) Neck

98. The synonym of “infringe” is:
A) Breach
B) Crash
C) Invade
D) Obtrude
Answer: A) Breach

99. Which country banned the teaching of English in primary schools?
A) Iraq
B) Iran
C) Kuwait
D) Turkey
E) Afghanistan
Answer: E) Afghanistan

100. DPI stands for ____?
A) Dots processing inch
B) Diagram per inch
C) Dots per inch
D) None
Answer: C) Dots per inch