PPSC EXCISE INSPECTOR PAST PAPER 28-10-2018 (2ND BATCH)

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

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
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