PPSC EXCISE INSPECTOR PAST PAPER 28-10-2018 (4TH BATCH)
1. Tarbela Dam is built on which river?
A) Indus
B) Ravi
C) Satluj
D) None of these
Answer: A) Indus
2. Pakistan is located in _______?
A) South Asia
B) West Asia
C) North Asia
D) None
Answer: A) South Asia
3. Bravely is a/an _____?
A) Noun
B) Verb
C) Adverb
D) Adjective
Answer: C) Adverb
4. A man bought 27 apples. 2/9 of them are bad. How many are good?
A) 6
B) 21
C) 27
D) 18
Answer: D) 18
5. The basic doctrines (beliefs) of Islam are?
A) Three
B) Four
C) Seven
D) Six
Answer: D) Six
6. مندرجہ ذیل میں سے کون سا محاورہ غلط ہے؟
A) پیالوں مین دال ڈالنا
B) بازار گرم ہونا
C) بھیگی بلی بننا
D) جان کے لالے پڑنا
Answer: A) پیالوں مین دال ڈالنا
7. The synonym of ‘Paucity’ is?
A) Abundance
B) Scarcity
C) Stoppage
D) Quickness
E) None
Answer: B) Scarcity
8. “Jinnah of Pakistan” written by _____?
A) Stanly Wolpert
B) Hector Bolitho
C) Philip Hitti
D) None
Answer: A) Stanly Wolpert
9. Amir Khusro was the disciple of ______?
A) Hazrat Nizamuddin
B) Moinuddin Chishti
C) Ganj Shakkar
D) Hazrat Ali Hajveri
Answer: A) Hazrat Nizamuddin
10. Who was the first female Governor of the Sindh province?
A) Begum Afiffa
B) Begum Hidayatullah
C) Begum Hameeda Haroon
D) Begum Ra’ana Liaquat Ali
Answer: B) Begum Hidayatullah
11. In which city is the famous Al Azhar University located?
A) Damascus
B) Cairo
C) Amman
D) Jeddah
Answer: B) Cairo
12. Serve deficiency of Vitamin D results in?
A) Beriberi
B) Night Blindness
C) Scurvy
D) Rickets
Answer: D) Rickets
13. Which member of Ashra Mubashra was the son of Hazrat Safia Bint-e-Abdul Mutalib (R.A.)?
A) Hazrat Zubair (R.A)
B) Hazrat Abu Bakar (R.A)
C) Hazrat Usman (R.A)
D) Hazrat Zaid (R.A)
Answer: A) Hazrat Zubair (R.A)
14. طفل مکتب کی ترکیب کا مفہوم کیا ہے؟
A) تجربہ کار
B) ناتجربہ کار
C) پڑھا لکھا
D) فارغ التحصیل
Answer: B) ناتجربہ کار
15. ابن انشاء کا اصل نام کیا تھا؟
A) ثناء اللہ
B) اے حمید
C) عبد الحق
D) شیر محمد خان
Answer: D) شیر محمد خان
16. موٹی اور پتلی کے ذریعے۔ محاورے کے درست مطلب کا انتخاب کیجیے۔
A) ہر مشکل میں
B) اچھے برے وقت میں
C) ہر حال میں
D) چھوٹی بڑی باتیں
Answer: C) ہر حال میں
17. آتش کدہ کس مشہور شاعر کا مجموعہ کلام ہے؟
A) علامہ اقبال
B) مرزا غالب
C) الطاف حسین حالی
D) ڈاکٹر محمد دین تاثیر
Answer: B) مرزا غالب
18. منو بھائی ایک مشہور کالم نگار، مصنف اور شاعر ہیں۔ ان کا اصل نام کیا ہے؟
A) عبد الرشید قریشی
B) منیر احمد قریشی
C) چودھری محمد بخش
D) محمد جاوید قریشی
Answer: B) منیر احمد قریشی
19. G7 includes which one of the following countries?
A) Pakistan
B) Australia
C) Italy
D) South Africa
Answer: C) Italy
20. Choose the correct meaning of the Idiom: “Gift of the gab”?
A) A gift from a wealthy person
B) A gift from a poor person
C) A gift from a relative
D) Fluency of speech
Answer: D) Fluency of speech
21. The antonym of Obnoxious is ____?
A) Annoying
B) Repulsive
C) Nasty
D) Pleasant
Answer: D) Pleasant
22. Name the President/Prime Minister in whose era electronic media got liberty?
A) Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain
B) Muhammad Khan Junejo
C) Pervaiz Musharaf
D) Mian Nawaz Sharif
Answer: C) Pervaiz Musharaf
23. Fill in the blank (s). “I don’t have _____ much time for reading ____ I would like to.”
A) As/as
B) More/than
C) So/that
D) Too/that
Answer: D) Too/that
24. Maqam-e-Ibrahim is the place which contains the imprints of the feet of Hazrat Ibrahim (AS). Where is it located?
A) Madina
B) Makkah
C) Palestine
D) Israel
Answer: B) Makkah
25. In MS Word 2007, which shortcut key is used to move a selected paragraph up?
A) Alt + Shift + Up Arrow
B) Alt + Ctrl + Up Arrow
C) Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow
D) Alt + Tab + Up Arrow
Answer: A) Alt + Shift + Up Arrow
26. How many independent states are there in Africa?
A) 50
B) 60
C) 58
D) 54
Answer: D) 54
27. Which of the following are not members of the Council of Common Interests according to the 1973 constitution?
A) Prime Minister
B) Governors
C) Chief Ministers of Provinces
D) None
Answer: B) Governors
28. Select the most similar word to Gorgeous?
A) Magnificent
B) Waterfall
C) Artificial
D) Perfect
Answer: A) Magnificent
29. What is the reported speech of: “She said, I shall be taking the test.”
A) She said that she will be taking the test
B) She said that she should be taking the test
C) She said that she would be taking the test
D) She said she would be taking the test
Answer: C) She said that she would be taking the test
30. The Church of Sao ______ is situated in.
A) Sudan
B) Portugal
C) Egypt
D) Congo
Answer: B) Portugal
31. Tarbela Dam is built on which river?
A) Indus
B) Ravi
C) Satluj
D) None of these
Answer: A) Indus
32. Pakistan is located in ______?
A) South Asia
B) West Asia
C) North Asia
D) None
Answer: A) South Asia
33. Bravely is a/an _____?
A) Noun
B) Verb
C) Adverb
D) Adjective
Answer: C) Adverb
34. A man bought 27 apples. 2/9 of them are bad. How many are good?
A) 6
B) 21
C) 27
D) 18
Answer: B) 18
35. The basic doctrines (beliefs) of Islam are?
A) Three
B) Four
C) Seven
D) Six
Answer: D) Six
36. مندرجہ ذیل میں سے کون سا محاورہ غلط ہے؟
A) پیالوں میں دال ڈالنا
B) بازار گرم ہونا
C) بھیگی بلی بننا
D) جان کے لالے پڑنا
Answer: A) پیالوں میں دال ڈالنا
37. The synonym of ‘Paucity’ is?
A) Abundance
B) Scarcity
C) Stoppage
D) Quickness
Answer: B) Scarcity
38. “Jinnah of Pakistan” was written by _____?
A) Stanly Wolpert
B) Hector Bolitho
C) Philip Hitti
D) None
Answer: A) Stanly Wolpert
39. Amir Khusro was the disciple of ______?
A) Hazrat Nizamuddin
B) Moinuddin Chishti
C) Ganj Shakkar
D) Hazrat Ali Hajveri
Answer: A) Hazrat Nizamuddin
40. Who was the first female Governor of the Sindh province?
A) Begum Afiffa
B) Begum Hidayatullah
C) Begum Hameeda Haroon
D) Begum Ra’ana Liaquat Ali
Answer: D) Begum Ra’ana Liaquat Ali
41. The husband of Begum Khalida Zia, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, had remained the President of Bangladesh. What was his name?
A) General Zia-ur Rahman
B) General Jamal Zia
C) General Abdul Satar Zia
D) General Irshad Hussain Zia
Answer: A) General Zia-ur Rahman
42. The site of the World Trade Centre in New York, which was destroyed in the 9/11 incident, is now called _____?
A) Season House
B) Paradise Point
C) Ground Zero
D) Martyr’s Park Avenue
Answer: C) Ground Zero
43. Mao Zedong was a famous theorist and soldier of _____?
A) Japan
B) China
C) South Korea
D) Thailand
Answer: B) China
44. Fill in the blank: The worrier was pleased ______ his new sword.
A) With
B) By
C) From
D) At
Answer: A) With
45. Muscular degeneration is a disease of the _____?
A) Nervous system
B) Brain
C) Inner Ear
D) Eye
Answer: D) Eye
46. Which Asian country has long been known as the Crossroads of Central Asia?
A) India
B) China
C) Iran
D) Afghanistan
Answer: D) Afghanistan
47. The second highest mountain peak in the world, Godwin Austin, is located in _____?
A) Nepal
B) Pakistan
C) Bhutan
D) Afghanistan
Answer: B) Pakistan
48. Which country is famous for sprinters?
A) United States
B) England
C) Spain
D) Jamaica
Answer: D) Jamaica
49. In computer science, Half-byte is also known as ____?
A) Word
B) Four bits
C) Nibble
D) All of these
Answer: C) Nibble
50. 30% of 100 is equal to 3% of ____?
A) 300
B) 500
C) 750
D) 1000
Answer: D) 1000
51. Complete the Idiom/Proverb: East or West, _____ is the best.
A) Rest
B) Playground
C) Village
D) Home
Answer: D) Home
52. Which one of the following rivers is not a tributary of the Indus River?
A) Ravi
B) Jhelum
C) Beas
D) Jumna
Answer: D) Jumna
53. Egypt is situated in the continent of ______?
A) Asia
B) Africa
C) Europe
D) None
Answer: B) Africa
54. Rene Francois Armand received the 1st Nobel Prize in ______?
A) Peace
B) Literature
C) Chemistry
D) Physics
Answer: B) Literature
55. Vienna is a city located on the bank of which river?
A) Danube
B) Seine
C) Rhino
D) Eibe
Answer: A) Danube
56. PNG (Portable Network Graphics) is an example of _______?
A) Vector graphics
B) Raster graphics or bitmaps
C) Color graphics
D) Negative films
Answer: B) Raster graphics or bitmaps
57. Answering a received E-mail is called ______ an E-mail.
A) Read
B) Reply
C) Write
D) Compose
Answer: B) Reply
58. The national airlines of Indonesia is Garuda. What does Garuda stand for?
A) Name of Indonesian Rhino
B) National flower of Indonesia
C) A large bird in Hindu mythology
D) None of these
Answer: C) A large bird in Hindu mythology
59. What is the harm from the depletion of Earth’s Ozone Layer?
A) The average temperature of the Earth’s surface will increase gradually
B) The oxygen content of the atmosphere will decrease
C) Increased amount of UV rays will reach Earth’s surface
D) Sea levels will rise as the glaciers’ caps will gradually melt
Answer: C) Increased amount of UV rays will reach Earth’s surface
60. Which country is not included in BRICS?
A) India
B) Belgium
C) China
D) Russia
Answer: B) Belgium
61. The blood vessels that carry blood from other parts of the body to the heart are called?
A) Arteries
B) Capillaries
C) Veins
D) None
Answer: C) Veins
62. Which one of the following gases is present in the atmosphere in the highest amount?
A) Oxygen
B) Nitrogen
C) Helium
D) Carbon Dioxide
Answer: B) Nitrogen
63. The headquarters of the Asian Development Bank is located in?
A) Manila
B) Tokyo
C) Jakarta
D) None of these
Answer: A) Manila
64. A sphygmomanometer is used to check ____?
A) Blood pressure
B) White blood cells
C) Sugar level
D) None
Answer: A) Blood pressure
65. Splitting of light into its constituent colors is known as?
A) Dispersion
B) Contraction
C) Reflection
D) None
Answer: A) Dispersion
66. Hazrat Umar (RA) tenure of Khilafat was
A) 4 years 5 months
B) 7 years 5 months
C) 10 years 5 months
D) 12 years 5 months
Answer: C) 10 years 5 months
67. The Iberian Peninsula is part of ______?
A) Asia
B) Africa
C) Europe
D) None of these
Answer: C) Europe
68. Complete the series: 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, _________?
A) 43
B) 47
C) 51
D) 57
Answer: A) 43
69. Which is the National game of Pakistan?
A) Hockey
B) Cricket
C) Badminton
D) Boxing
Answer: A) Hockey
70. Which of the following __________ is the largest river in the world?
A) Yangtze
B) Congo
C) Nile
D) Amazon
Answer: D) Amazon
71. The capital of Cuba is?
A) Havana
B) Dhaka
C) Brasilia
D) Tel Aviv
Answer: A) Havana
72. The brain of any computer is ___?
A) ALU
B) Memory
C) CPU
D) Central Unit
Answer: C) CPU
73. When did Pakistan test its first atomic bomb?
A) 28 May 1998
B) 27 August 1998
C) 20 May 2000
D) None
Answer: A) 28 May 1998
74. (-3)^3 means minus three cubed =?
A) 26
B) 27
C) -27
D) None
Answer: C) -27
75. Pak-China boundary line was demarcated during the era of_______?
A) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
B) Ayub Khan
C) Nawaz Sharif
D) Ch Muhammad Ali
E) All of these
Answer: B) Ayub Khan
76. Masjid Mahabat Khan is located in _______?
A) Kohat
B) Mardan
C) Peshawar
D) Hangu
E) None of these
Answer: C) Peshawar
77. “Qissa Sohni Mahinwal” was written by____________?
A) Fazal Shah
B) Hashim Shah
C) Hafiz Barkhurdar
D) None
Answer: B) Hashim Shah
78. Lord Minto came to India as a Viceroy in the Year?
A) 1905
B) 1907
C) 1908
D) 1910
E) 1906
Answer: B) 1907
79. Newly selected Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa belongs to Regiment___________?
A) 6th FF
B) 16th Baloch Regiment
C) 7th FF
D) None
Answer: B) 16th Baloch Regiment
80. Which was the first public airline of Pakistan?
A) North West Airline
B) Pakistan International Airline
C) Oriental Airline
D) Orient Airline
E) None
Answer: B) Pakistan International Airline
81. The Sun is a ______?
A) Planet
B) Star
C) Asteroid
D) Meteor
E) None of these
Answer: B) Star
82. Shandur Pass connects which of the following?
A) Bannu with Afghanistan
B) Upper Swat with Lower Swat
C) Chitral with Gilgit
D) None of these
Answer: C) Chitral with Gilgit
83. خجستہ گام سے کیا مراد ہے؟
A) نامبارک قدم
B) منہوس قدم
C) مبارک قدم
D) ان میں سے کوئی نہیں
Answer: C) مبارک قدم
84. Human Rights Day is observed on which date?
A) 10 December
B) 11 December
C) 15 December
D) 19 December
Answer: A) 10 December
85. Charter of Medina was drafted by Muhammad ﷺ himself. In which Hijra year was the Charter of Medina drafted?
A) 3rd
B) 2nd
C) 1st
D) 4th
E) None of these
Answer: B) 2nd
86. Bala Hisar Fort is located in __________?
A) Mardan
B) Swat
C) Peshawar
D) Dir
Answer: C) Peshawar
87. Day and night are the results of __________?
A) Earth rotation around its axis
B) Earth revolution
C) Earth rotation accompanied with its revolution
D) None of these
Answer: A) Earth rotation around its axis
88. Macbeth is a drama written by ______?
A) William Shakespeare
B) Charles Dickens
C) Jane Austen
D) John Milton
E) None of these
Answer: A) William Shakespeare
89. A person who is liable to pay Zakat is called __________?
A) Affluent persons
B) Sahib-e-Nisab
C) Influential persons
D) Wealthy members of society
Answer: B) Sahib-e-Nisab
90. Usher and Khums are _____?
A) Two prominent warriors of Islam
B) Two months of Islamic Calendar
C) Two kinds of Tax in Islam
D) None of these
Answer: C) Two kinds of Tax in Islam
91. Abdul Khaliq is known as Flying Bird of Asia. He was an athlete of_______?
A) China
B) India
C) Bangladesh
D) Pakistan
E) Afghanistan
Answer: D) Pakistan
92. “بابائے اردو” کس شخصیت کو کہا جاتا ہے؟
A) احمد ندیم قاسمی
B) غلام عباس
C) ان میں سے کوئی بھی نہیں
D) مولوی عبدالحق
Answer: D) مولوی عبدالحق
93. In PowerPoint, a new presentation can be created from _____?
A) Blank presentation
B) From existing presentation
C) From design template
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
94. ایک تھا لڑکا ٹوٹ بٹوٹ کس کی نظم ہے؟
A) حبیب جالب
B) صوفی غلام مصطفیٰ تبسم
C) احمد تبسم
D) احمد فراز
Answer: B) صوفی غلام مصطفیٰ تبسم
95. Dynamite was discovered by Alfred Nobel in 1887 in _______?
A) America
B) Spain
C) Sweden
D) None
Answer: C) Sweden
96. If 30% of a certain number is 12.6 then the number is?
A) 41
B) 42
C) 43
D) 40
E) 44
Answer: B) 42
97. Choose the word that is similar in meaning to CONTRABAND
A) Devise
B) Illicit
C) Coincidence
D) Plan
Answer: B) Illicit
98. Which of the following EXCEL features allows users to evaluate values and return a result?
A) Formula
B) Formating
C) Filters
D) None of these
Answer: A) Formula