PPSC EXCISE INSPECTOR PAST PAPER 28-10-2018 (2ND BATCH)
1. Find the odd one out: 10, 25, 45, 54, 60, 75, 80
A) 10
B) 54
C) 75
D) 45
Answer: B) 54
2. Choose the synonym of Cataclysm?
A) Reverse
B) Catastrophe
C) Pungent
D) Trash
Answer: B) Catastrophe
3. The cultural centre of ancient Gandhara civilization was situated at _______?
A) Harappa
B) Kot Diji
C) Mohenjo Daro
D) Taxila
Answer: D) Taxila
4. The presidency of the UN Security Council rotates in Alphabetical order among its members every?
A) Every month
B) Every 5 months
C) Every 3 months
D) None
Answer: A) Every month
5. کھسیانی بلی کھمبا نوچے اس ضرب المثل سے کیا مراد ہے؟
غصہ کسی کا نکالنا کسی ہے
پریشان آدمی کچھ بھی کر سکتا ہے
شرمندہ آدمی دوسروں پر غصہ نکالتا ہے
شرمندگی میں کچھ سمجھ نہیں آتا
Answer: شرمندہ آدمی دوسروں پر غصہ نکالتا ہے
6. ان میں سے کون سا لفظ ٹھیک ہے؟
نراضی
ناراضگی
نراضگی
ناراضی
Answer: ناراضگی
7. نظریہ ارتقاء کس نے پیش کیا؟
A) Charles Darwin
B) Herbert Spencer
C) Mendel
D) None of these
Answer: A) Charles Darwin
8. قرآن پاک میں کتنے انبیاء کا ذکر ہے؟
A) 25
B) 26
C) 27
D) 28
Answer: A) 25
9. The Indian National Congress was formed in ?
A) December 28, 1888
B) December 28, 1885
C) December 28, 1886
D) December 28, 1880
Answer: B) December 28, 1885
10. Who was the First Secretary General of UNO?
A) Trygve Lie
B) Dag Hammarskjold
C) Kurt Walheion
D) U Thant
Answer: A) Trygve Lie
11. Who was the commander of the Infidels in the Battle of Uhud?
A) Abu Sufyan
B) Abu Jahal
C) Shaiba
D) Khalid bin Walid
Answer: A) Abu Sufyan
12. Pakistan Television (PTV) started its live transmission?
A) April 20, 1964
B) November 20, 1964
C) December 26, 1968
D) November 26, 1964
Answer: B) November 20, 1964
13. FIR stands for _______?
A) First Information Regular
B) First Information Report
C) None of these
D) First in charge Report
Answer: B) First Information Report
14. ان میں سے کس شاعر کو لینن پیس پرائز ملا؟
علامہ اقبال
رابندر ناتھ ٹیگور
فیض احمد فیض
احمد فراز
Answer: فیض احمد فیض
15. کاغذ کھولنا محاورہ ہے۔ اس کا مطلب کیا ہے؟
عیب فاش کرنا
درخواست لکھنا
یاداشت کی طور پر کاغذ پر لکھنا
تذبذب کی حالت
Answer: عیب فاش کرنا
16. درج ذیل شعر کس کا ہے؟ یہ فیضانِ نظر تھایا کہ مکتب کی کرامت سکھائے کس نے اسماعیل کو آدابِ فرزندی
جوش ملیح آبادی
فیض احمد فیض
الطاف حسین حالی
علامہ اقبال
Answer: علامہ اقبال
17. حفیظ جالندھری کی کتاب “شاہنامہ اسلام” کا موضوع کیا ہے؟
تاریخ اسلام
مسلمانوں کی تاریخ
اسلامی مسائل
پاکستان کی تاریخ
Answer: مسلمانوں کی تاریخ
18. علامہ اقبال نے پرندوں میں “شاہین” کو جن صفات کی بنا پر پسند کیا ہے، ان میں سے اہم ترین صفت یہ ہے کہ شاہین
پرندوں کا بادشاہ ہے
فضا میں شکار کرتا ہے
بلند پرواز ہے
کئی کئی دن بھوکا رہ سکتا ہے
Answer: بلند پرواز ہے
19. Microsoft Window is the great invention of ______?
A) Charles Ranlett Flint
B) Paul Allen
C) Bill Gates
D) Both B and C
Answer: D) Both B and C
20. Write 3.4% as a fraction?
A) 34/10
B) 34/100
C) 34/1000
D) 340/100
Answer: B) 34/100
21. Azad Kashmir Government was set up on ______?
A) September 20, 1947
B) August 14, 1947
C) October 24, 1947
D) None
Answer: C) October 24, 1947
22. What was the real name of “Pir Sahib Manki Shareef”?
A) Hassan Ali
B) Mukhtar Ali
C) Abdul Hadi
D) Amin-ul-Hasanat
Answer: D) Amin-ul-Hasanat
23. First woman chief minister of occupied Kashmir was ______?
A) Anousha Rehman
B) Mehbooba Mufti
C) Shama Khalid
D) None of these
Answer: B) Mehbooba Mufti
24. Who was the first Black Head of State of free South Africa?
A) Jacob Zuma
B) Nelson Mandela
C) Ement George
D) Thabo Mbeki
Answer: B) Nelson Mandela
25. How many marlas are there in one acre?
A) 160
B) 180
C) 145
D) 140
Answer: A) 160
26. Who shared the world record, with Vivian Richards for scoring fastest century in Test Cricket?
A) Misbah-ul-Haq
B) Shahid Afridi
C) Babar Azam
D) Virat Kohli
Answer: A) Misbah-ul-Haq
27. Choose the correct meanings of the idiom: “Kith and kin”.
A) Blood relations
B) Juniors
C) Seniors
D) Colleagues
Answer: A) Blood relations
28. Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the first ever heart transplant on humans. He belongs to which country?
A) USA
B) Switzerland
C) South Africa
D) New Zealand
Answer: C) South Africa
29. Which one of the following is not Allama Iqbal’s book?
A) Payam-e-Mashriq
B) Dast-e-Saba
C) Zabur-e-Ajam
D) Zarb-e-Kalim
Answer: D) Zarb-e-Kalim
30. Which of the following Governor General of Pakistan died in London?
A) Ghulam Muhammad
B) Kh. Nazimuddin
C) Iskander Mirza
D) None
Answer: C) Iskander Mirza
31. The First United Nations Conference on Environment and Development was held in 1992 at ______?
A) Johannesburg
B) Nairobi
C) New York
D) Rio de Janeiro
Answer: D) Rio de Janeiro
32. Otto von Bismarck was _______?
A) Great historian of Great Britain
B) Chancellor of the German Empire
C) Czar of Russia
D) None
Answer: B) Chancellor of the German Empire
33. The crops which is sown with the commencement of monsoon are ______?
A) Rabi Crops
B) Kharif Crops
C) Cash Crops
D) None
Answer: B) Kharif Crops
34. To ‘clip the wings’ means to _____?
A) Put pressure
B) Remove limits
C) Remove pressure
D) None
Answer: B) Remove limits
35. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition. He was indignant ______ the idea of valuing honour above life, calling the whole notion nonsense.
A) With
B) At
C) On
D) Along
Answer: B) At
36. The total number of electorates in the Electoral College for the election of America president are ______?
A) 438
B) 538
C) 440
D) 540
Answer: B) 538
37. Chicken Itza is situated in ______?
A) USA
B) Canada
C) Mexico
D) UK
Answer: C) Mexico
38. Complete the proverb: No man is a/an _______?
A) Island
B) Sea
C) Mountain
D) None
Answer: A) Island
39. Indigo is large genus of ______?
A) Trees
B) Shrubs
C) Herbs
D) All of these
Answer: D) All of these
40. Of the following which is not a search engine?
A) Google
B) MSN
C) Yahoo
D) Wolfram Alfa
Answer: D) Wolfram Alfa
41. Mr. Rehman ordered a car worth Rs. 600,000 and was given a discount. Given that he paid Rs. 570,000 for his new car. He received ______ percentage discount.
A) 5%
B) 7%
C) 10%
D) 8%
Answer: D) 5%
42. Father of Hazrat Ishaq (AS) was _____?
A) Hazrat Noah (AS)
B) Hazrat Ibrahim (AS)
C) Hazrat Essa (AS)
D) Hazrat Lut (AS)
Answer: B) Hazrat Ibrahim (AS)
43. On the flag of which country is there an image of Maple Leaf?
A) New Zealand
B) Brazil
C) Thailand
D) Canada
Answer: D) Canada
44. In relay race, the baton must weigh at least ______ grams.
A) 50
B) 40
C) 45
D) None
Answer: C) 45
45. Which word is wrongly spelt in the following options?
A) Fashon
B) Occasion
C) Inclination
D) Situation
Answer: A) Fashon
46. Which batsman broke Hanif Muhammad’s 35-year-old record of scoring 499 runs in First Class Cricket?
A) Brian Lara
B) A.B. de Villiers
C) Sachin Tendulkar
D) Ricky Ponting
Answer: A) Brian Lara
47. Robot is a machine which is controlled by a software contained in a chip, is used in the field(s) of _____?
A) Manufacturing
B) Military
C) Medical
D) All of these
Answer: D) All of these
48. If 5 = 8, 5 = 15, 6 = 24 then 7 = _____?
A) 30
B) 35
C) 40
D) 45
Answer: C) 40
49. Identify the correct spelling in the following words:
A) Ocassionally
B) Occasionally
C) Ocassionaly
D) Occasionaly
Answer: B) Occasionally
50. “Sycophant” means _____?
A) One who flatters
B) One who praises oneself
C) One who is anti-social
D) One who is social
Answer: A) One who flatters
51. Hydrophobia is a symptom of which of the following diseases?
A) Malaria
B) Cholera
C) AIDS
D) Rabies
Answer: D) Rabies
52. The longest river in Asia is ______?
A) Indus
B) Ganges
C) Yangtze
D) Nile
Answer: C) Yangtze
53. Cataract is the disease of ______?
A) Eye
B) Ear
C) Nervous system
D) Brain
Answer: A) Eye
54. Exposure to sunlight results in the formation of ______?
A) Vitamin A
B) Vitamin C
C) Vitamin E
D) Vitamin D
Answer: D) Vitamin D
55. Who postulated the law of universal gravitation?
A) Newton
B) Dalton
C) Einstein
D) None
Answer: A) Newton
56. The prestigious Magsaysay Awards are named after Ramon Magsaysay. He was also known for the program to defuse communist insurgency. Who was Ramon Magsaysay?
A) President of the Philippines
B) Prime Minister of Spain
C) President of Vietnam
D) President of Cambodia
Answer: A) President of the Philippines
57. What do you see if you hover the mouse over a chart object?
A) Key Tip
B) Screen Tip
C) Chart Tip
D) Chart Key
Answer: B) Screen Tip
58. Eugenics is the study of ______?
A) Water diseases
B) Study of flowers
C) Altering human beings by changing their genetic components
D) Water sports
Answer: C) Altering human beings by changing their genetic components
59. In a computer system _______ work in the similar fashion as files in folders is ‘physically maintained’ offices.
A) Documents
B) Filing
C) Directories
D) Recycle bin
Answer: C) Directories
60. The largest internet-using country in the world is _____?
A) India
B) Russia
C) USA
D) China
Answer: D) China
61. DETERMINE is the opposite of ____?
A) Free will
B) Indetermine
C) Final
D) None
Answer: B) Indetermine
62. What is the main purpose of nuclear energy?
A) To kill the enemy nation
B) To waste the excessive energy
C) To use it as an alternative source of energy
D) To cause mutation for people who are working
Answer: C) To use it as an alternative source of energy
63. Look at this series: V, VIII, XI, XIV, _____ XX. What number should fill the blank?
A) IX
B) XXIII
C) XV
D) XVII
Answer: D) XVII
64. The name of the PowerPoint file can be seen on _____?
A) Menu bar
B) Title bar
C) Scroll bar
D) Status bar
Answer: B) Title bar
65. In the periodic table, columns are considered to be a ____?
A) Periods
B) Groups
C) Zigzag
D) Diagonal
Answer: B) Groups
66. The Supreme Court’s building design was prepared by the famous ____ firm, M/S Kenzo Tange Association.
A) Japanese
B) Chinese
C) Korean
D) Malaysian
Answer: A) Japanese
67. The Hajj pilgrims are required to wear Ihram at a place called?
A) Miqat
B) Mina
C) Makkah
D) Madina
Answer: A) Miqat
68. LAN stands for______________?
A) Limited Area Network
B) Logical Area Network
C) Local Area Network
D) Large Area Network
Answer: C) Local Area Network
69. Common name for Sodium chloride NaCl is?
A) Baking soda
B) Sugar
C) Salt
D) None
Answer: C) Salt
70. Pakistan became a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on ____?
A) 1st June 2017
B) 5th June 2017
C) 7th June 2017
D) 9th June 2017
Answer: C) 7th June 2017
71. According to the Government of India Act 1935 India had been divided into:
A) Nine provinces
B) Eleven provinces
C) Thirteen provinces
D) None of these
Answer: B) Eleven provinces
72. The first-ever women police station was established in
A) Islamabad
B) Lahore
C) Karachi
D) None of these
Answer: C) Karachi
73. Which is the Text Styling feature in MS-Word?
A) Word style
B) Word design
C) Word art
D) Design
Answer: C) Word art
74. I promise to _____ you in all circumstances.
A) Stand up to
B) Stand with
C) Stand off
D) Stand by
Answer: D) Stand by
75. 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
76. The color of the first Islamic flag was __________?
A) White
B) Black
C) Green
D) None
Answer: B) Black
77. The headquarters of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is at:
A) Islamabad
B) Ankara
C) Tehran
D) None
Answer: C) Tehran
78. The first migration of the Companions and relatives of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was to ____?
A) City of Ta’if
B) Madina
C) Makkah
D) Baghdad
E) Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
Answer: E) Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
79. Where is Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia buried?
A) Ajmer Sharif
B) Delhi
C) Agra
D) Multan
Answer: B) Delhi
80. A hybrid computer?
A) Resembles digital computer
B) Resembles analogue computer
C) Resembles both digital and analogue computer
D) None of these
Answer: C) Resembles both digital and analogue computer
81. یادوں کی بارات کس نے لکھی ہے
A) جوش ملیح آبادی
B) علامہ اقبال
C) مرزا غالب
D) ان میں سے کوئی نہیں
Answer: A) جوش ملیح آبادی
82. DNA is the abbreviation of __________.
A) Decomposed nucleic Acid
B) Degenerate nucleic Acid
C) Deoxyribonucleic Acid
D) None of these
Answer: C) Deoxyribonucleic Acid
83. Famous artist Pablo Picasso belonged to which country?
A) Norway
B) Denmark
C) France
D) Spain
Answer: D) Spain
84. What is the Currency of Kuwait?
A) Mexican Peso
B) Kuwaiti Dinar
C) Norwegian Krone
D) Złoty
Answer: B) Kuwaiti Dinar
85. The oldest revealed divine book is:
A) Tawrat
B) Zaboor
C) Injeel
D) Quran
Answer: A) Tawrat
86. چند ہم عصر کس کی خاکہ نگاری کی تصنیف ہے ؟
A) مرزا غالب
B) مولوی عبدالحق
C) میر تقی میر
D) ان میں سے کوئی نہیں
Answer: B) مولوی عبدالحق
87. What is the capital of Denmark?
A) Kuala Lumpur
B) Copenhagen
C) Kabul
D) London
E) None of the above
Answer: B) Copenhagen
88. Which country hosted the first BRICS grouping conference in 2009?
A) India
B) Brazil
C) China
D) Russia
E) South Africa
Answer: B) Brazil
89. Pakistan opened its first embassy in which country?
A) Iraq
B) USA
C) Iran
D) China
Answer: C) Iran
90. Who was the First Muslim Commander in Chief of Pakistan Navy?
A) Admiral Karamat Rehman
B) Admiral Shahid Kareem
C) Admiral Muhammad Siddique
D) None
Answer: A) Admiral Karamat Rehman
91. A __________ is a data communication system within a building, plant, or campus or between nearby buildings.
A) MAN
B) LAN
C) WAN
D) All of these
Answer: B) LAN
92. Rashid buys 3 books for Rs. 16 each and four books for Rs. 23 each. What will be the average price of books?
A) 20
B) 15
C) 22
D) 30
Answer: A) 20
93. To fill a tank, 25 buckets of water are required. If the capacity of the buckets is reduced to two-fifths of its present capacity, how many buckets are now needed to fill the same tank?
A) 62.5
B) 50
C) 60
D) 63.5
Answer: B) 50
94. Zambia is the new name of__________?
A) Northern Rhodesia
B) Hispania
C) Congo
D) None
Answer: A) Northern Rhodesia
95. چراغ پا ہونا محاورہ ہے اس کا مفہوم کیا ہے
A) مئے/غصے کی کفیت
B) روشنی بکھیرنا
C) خوشیاں بانٹنا
D) کھڑا رہنا
Answer: A) مئے/غصے کی کفیت
96. Where does the United Nations Commission on Human Rights meet and for how long?
A) In Geneva for six weeks each year
B) In London for six weeks each year
C) In Paris for six weeks each year
D) None
Answer: A) In Geneva for six weeks each year
97. PRODA (Public Representative Office Disqualification Act) was passed in ________?
A) January 1949
B) January 1948
C) January 1950
D) January 1952
Answer: A) January 1949
98. When no tariffs are imposed on all imports and exports it is called___________?
A) Preferential Trade
B) Free Trade
C) Balance of trade
D) Non-Tariff Barriers
Answer: B) Free Trade