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PPSC ZILLADARS Solved Past Paper
1. Which planet is called “Evening Star*?(A) Mars
(C) Venus ✓
(D) None of these
2. Parliament of Sweden is known as:
(A) People’s Congress
(B) Parliament
(C) Riksdag ✓
(D) National Congress
3. World's longest street Is:
(A) Yonge Street ✓
(B) Fieet Street
(C) Wail Street
(D) Lombard Street
4. Greenwich, a city of London is famous for
(A) Calculating the time of all the countries ✓
(B) Beautiful gardens
(C) Both of them
(D) None of these
5. George Washington was succeeded by:
(A) Thomas Jefferson
(B) John Hamilton
(C) John Adams ✓
(D) None of these
6. In 1954 USA launched its first Atomic Submarine. What was its name?
(A) Attila
(B) Washington
(C) Sea Lion
(D) Nautilus ✓
7. When did Pakistan's first expedition land on Antarctica?
(A) On January 15,1991 ✓
(B) On March, 1976
(C) On April 16,1991
(D) On August 14,1980
8. “Kyodo" is the news agency of.
(A) China
(B) Japan ✓
(C) USA
(D) Cambodia
9. Cryptography is a branch of science which deals with:
(A) Crimes
(B) Secret writing ✓
(C) Dictionary
(D) Old thing
10. RAMA is a secret agency of:
(A) Israel
(B) Afghanistan ✓
(C) Iran
(D) Iraq
11. The old name of Libya is:
(A) Trablus
(B) Tripoli ✓
(C) United Arab
(D) Undlas
12. New name of Persia is:
(A) Iran ✓
(B) Baghdad
(C) Turkey
(D) Iraq
13. The only person to win two unshared Nobel prizes?
(A) Marie
(B) Linus Pauling ✓
(C) John Jackson
(D) None of these
14. Highest military award of Britain is:
(A) Iron Cross
(B) Victoria Cross ✓
(C) Victoria Medal
(D) Military Cross
15. YOSEMITE waterfall is located in:
(A) USA ✓
(B) Philippines
(C) Venezuela
(D) UK
16. First Provincial elections after establishment of Pakistan were held in
(A) 1950
(B) 1951 ✓
(C) 1952
(D) 1953
17. The origin of the Idea of Pakistan is associated with the name of:
(A) Sir Sayed Ahmad Khan
(B) Allama Iqbal ✓
(C) Quaid-e-Azam
(D) None of these
18. Lady Finger peak is present in:
(A) China
(B) India
(C) Pakistan ✓
(D) Morocco
19. The “Roof of the World” is:
(A) The Alps
(B) Andes
(C) The Apennines
(D) The Pamir Plateau (Tibet) ✓
20. Le Harve is the seaport of:
(A) Portugal
(B) Italy
(C) France ✓
(D) China
21. Where is the shrine of Lai Shahbaz Qalandar is situated?
(A) Shahbaz Nagar
(B) Uch Sharif
(C) Sehwan Sharif ✓
(D) None of these
22. The largest Natural Lake in the subcontinent is:
(A) Keenghar Lake
(B) Manchar Lake
(C) Hali Lake ✓
(D) None of these
23. Name the longest river of Pakistan?
(A) Chenab
(B) Karaola
(C) Indus ✓
(D) Jehlum
24. Allama Inayatullah Mashraqi was the founder of:
(A) Mujahid Tehreek
(B) Tehreek-e-Khatam-e-Nabawat
(C) Khaksar Tehreeq ✓
(D) None of these.
25. What is Malakhra?
(A) A lake
(B) A river
(C) A game ✓
(D) None of these
26. Which religious scholar tried to eradicate different innovations from the religion?
(A) Shah Wall Ullah
(B) Haji Shariat Ullah ✓
(C) Syed Ahmad Shaheed
(D) Shah Ismail
27. First edition of Asar-us-Sanadid appeared in:
(A) 1846 ✓
(B) 1845
(C) 1848
(D) 1849
28. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan became Chief Judge in:
(A) 1846 ✓
(B) 1845
(C) 1848
(D) 1849
29. Headquarters of World Economic Forum is situated In:
(A) Davos
(B) London
(C) Geneva ✓
(D) New York
30. 'Ottawa convention 1997' Is related to:
(A) Environment protection ✓
(B) Preserving wild life
(C) Banning landmines
(D) None of these
31. The War of Roses (1455-1485) In European history is associated with the:
(A) War between England and France
(B) Civil war in England ✓
(C) Anglo-Spanish War
(D) None of these
32. What is the total numbers of Ghazwat?
(A) 17
(B) 25
(C) 27 ✓
(D) 29
33. Which was the first Ghazwa of Islam?
(A) Abwa ✓
(B) Badr
(C) Ohad
(D) Mota
34. Ghazwa Abwa is also known as:
(A) Ghazwa Widdan ✓
(B) Ghazwa
(C) Ghazwa Ohad
(D) Ghazwa Badr
35. What was the religion of the forefathers of the Holy Prophet (SAW)?
(A) Idolatry
(B) Deen-e-lbraheemi ✓
(C) Hinduism
(D) Buddhism
36. The Government of India Act 1935 was fully enforced on:
(A) August, 1935
(B) April, 1937 ✓
(C) September, 1936
(D) October, 1937
37. Which party won the elections of October 1990?
(A) People’s Party
(B) Islami Jamhoori Ittehad ✓
(C) Pakistan National Alliance
(D) Muslim League
38. The elections for Assemblies were held in October 2002 when the elections for Senate were held?
(A) January 2003
(B) February 2003 ✓
(C) March 2003
(D) April 2003
39. The government of Benazir Bhutto was dismissed for the second time on November 5, 1996 by
(A) Ghulam Ishaq Khan
(B) Malik Miraj Khalid
(C) Farooq A. Leghari ✓
(D) Nawaz Sharif
40. The longest Surah in the Holy Quran is:
(A) Surah A! Imran
(B) Surah Al-Baqrah ✓
(C) Surah Al-Falaq
(D) Surah An-Nisa
41. “Glasgow” is the seaport of:
(A) UK ✓
(B) Iraq
(C) Japan
(D) Iran
42. Which of the following words explains a narrow strip of land separating two seas and connecting two landmarks?
(A) isthmus ✓
(B) Strait
(C) Bay
(D) Gulf
43. 19th Amendment to USA's constitution essentially granted the right of voting to
(A) Red Indians
(B) Women ✓
(C) Negroes
(D) None of these
44. GMAT stands for:
(A) Graduate Management Admission Test ✓
(B) General Management Admission Test
(C) Graduate Medical Admission Test
(D) Graduate Medical Admission Treaty
45. 7th April is the day celebrated as
(A) Peace Day
(B) Human Right Day
(C) World Health Day ✓
(D) Water Day
46. Total number of great lakes of USA and Canada are:
(A) Four
(B) Seven
(C) Five ✓
(D) Three
47. Which country's Parliament has the largest membership?
(A) Russia
(B) China ✓
(C) Japan
(D) United States
48. The largest number of women representatives are in the parliament of:
(A) Sweden
(B) Denmark ✓
(C) Rwanda
(D) Pakistan
49. Which country's parliament is called mother of parliaments
(A) Britain ✓
(B) USA
(C) China
(D) Russia
50. What do you understand by Ultra Vires?
(A) An affair of the heart
(B) Beyond limits
(C) Beyond one's authority ✓
(D) None of these
51. ____ is the oldest written language of the world.
(A) Chinese ✓
(B) Sindhi
(C) Sanskrit
(D) Arabic
52. Necrophobia is a fear of
(A) Everything
(B) Death ✓
(C) Wealth
(D) None of these
53. Which country's parliament is called “Mother of All Parliaments"?
(A) Britain ✓
(B) USA
(C) China
(D) Russia
54. Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan did his Ph.D. from Leaven University of:
(A) Germany
(B) Holland
(C) Belgium ✓
(D) Austria
55. Cambodia was earlier known as
(A) Mauritania
(B) Persia
(C) Kampuchea ✓
(D) None of these
56. Highest military award of India is:
(A) Iron Cross
(B) Military Cross
(C) Victoria Cross
(D) Param Vir Chakra ✓
57. Henry Kissinger was the former US:
(A) Premier
(B) President
(C) Secretary of State ✓
(D) Defence Minister
58. “JiJi" is the news agency of:
(A) China
(B) Pakistan
(C) Libya
(D) Japan ✓
59. MOSAD is a secret agency of:
(A) Palestine
(B) Israel ✓
(C) France
(D) Germany
60. Who among the following is regarded as the forerunner of revenue administration in medieval India?
(A) Akbar
(B) SherShah ✓
(C) Balban
(D) None of these
61. Who has taken the highest number of wickets in test cricket?
(A) Malcolm Marshal
(B) M. Maralitharan ✓
(C) Waqar Yunus
(D) WasimAkram
62. What is the duration of one-half of a Hockey match?
(A) 45 min
(B) 40 min
(C) 35 min ✓
(D) 30 min
63. Which country is known as the 'Land of Thunderbolt’?
(A) Belgium
(B) Nepal
(C) Bhutan ✓
(D) Bolivia
64. Name the city which is a seat of UNO International Court of Justice?
(A) Hamburg
(B) Greenwich
(C) Geneva
(D) Hague ✓
65. Sharjah is located in:
(A) Qatar
(B) UAE ✓
(C) Kuwait
(D) Saudi Arabia
66. What is the total height of K-2 peak?
(A) 8610 meter
(B) 8640 meter
(C) 8611 meter ✓
(D) 8691 meter
67. Manchhar Lake is found in:
(A) Thatta district
(B) Khushab District
(C) Dadu District ✓
(D) D. Ismail Khan District
68. Doctrine of Lapse under which adoption of son by rulers in the absence of their natural hairs was banned was introduced in Subcontinent:
(A) 1846
(B) 1845
(C) 1848 ✓
(D) 1849
69. East India Company occupied Punjab in
(A) 1846
(B) 1845
(C) 1848
(D) 1849 ✓
70. Sher Shah is well-known for his administrative skiil, especially his:
(A) Market control steps
(B) Land revenue system ✓
(C) Mansabdari system
(D) Law and order
71. Name the first Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Taijuman-ul-Quran'?
(A) Abul Kalam Azad
(B) Muhammad Hussain Azad
(C) Tufail Muhammad
(D) Syed Abul Ala Maududi ✓
72. Who was the founder of Mughal Empire in India?
(A) Babur ✓
(B) Akbar
(C) ShahJahan
(D) None of these
73. Who is called the “Parrot of India"?
(A) Akbar
(B) Shah Jahan
(C) AmirKhusro ✓
(D) None of these
74. Parliament of Norway is known as:
(A) People’s Congress
(B) Parliament
(C) Storting ✓
(D) National Congress
75. Which are the boundary lines between India & Pakistan?
(A) Working boundary
(B) Line of control
(C) 24 parallel line
(D) All of the above ✓
76. Kafir Fort is located in the province
(A) Punjab
(B) Sindh
(C) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ✓
(D) Balochistan
77. Who wrote the book “Great Tragedy"?
(A) Z.A.Bhutto ✓
(B) Yousaf
(C) Zial-ul-Haq
(D) None of these
78. Rebindra Nath Tagor the first Asian who received literature Nobel Prize in:
(A) 1810
(B) 1911
(C) 1912
(D) 1913 ✓
79. Following the Third Afghan War, Afghanistan gained its independence in:
(A) 1919
(B) 1911
(C) 1924
(D) 1921 ✓
80. Which was the Napoleon’s last battle in which he was captured and exiled to St Helena?
(A) Battle of Trafalgar
(B) Battle Waterloo ✓
(C) Battle of Austerlitz
(D) Battle of Leipzig
81. After Shariat Ullah who made the Faraizi Movement strong and popular?
(A) Syed Ahmad Shaheed
(B) Shah Ismail
(C) Dadhu Mian ✓
(D) Shah Wall Ullah
82. Nadir Shah invaded India during the reign of.
(A) ShahAlam
(B) Bahadur Shah
(C) Muhammed Shah ✓
(D) Farrukhsiyar
83. The Mughal emperor, who died to sudden fall from the staircase, was:
(A) Babar
(B) Humayun ✓
(C) Jahangir
(D) Aurangzeb
84. Who amongst the following lost his kingdom in Hindustan but retrieved it after about 15 years in exile?
(A) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(B) Ala-ud-Din Khilji
(C) Ghiyas-ud-Din Tughlaq
(D) Humayun ✓
85. The coin rupia was first issued by:
(A) Sher Shah Suri ✓
(B) Alauddin Khilji
(C) Akbar
(D) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
86. Afghanistan gained its independence in 1921 under the leadership of:
(A) Jamal-u-din Afghani
(B) Nadir Shah
(C) Amanul Allah ✓
(D) None of these
87. Afghanistan is separated from Central Asia by:
(A) Wakhan
(B) Aral River
(C) Caspian Sea
(D) Oxus River ✓
88. Which Prophet (A.S.) was the carpenter by profession?
(A) Hazrat Musa (AS)
(B) Hazrat Issa (AS)
(C) Hazrat Zakariya (AS) ✓
(D) Hazrat Yousaf (AS)
89. The only Surah of the Holy Quran which is not started with 'Bismillah' is
(A) Surah Al-Ahzab
(B) Surah Al-Taubah ✓
(C) Surah Al-Jinn’
(D) None of these
90. Who founded the school of Dars-e-Nizamia in Indo-Pak?
(A) Mulla Umar
(B) Mulla Nizam-ud-din ✓
(C) Fareed-ud-din Atar
(D) None of these
91. Holy Prophet (PBUH) delivered his farewell sermon at Arafat on
(A) 8th Zulhajj
(B) 10th Zlilhajj
(C) 9th Zulhajj ✓
(D) 11th Zulhajj
92. Why Muslims observed 'Day of Deliverance'?
(A) End of non-cooperation movement
(B) End of Congress ministries ✓
(C) Return of Simmon Commission
(D) None of the above
93. Which gas is used in electric buib?
(A) Nitrogen ✓
(B) Hydrogen
(C) Carbon dioxide
(D) Chlorine
94. Junejo's government dissolved on
(A) 29th May 1988 ✓
(B) 17th August 1989
(C) 17th August 1990
(D) 17th August 1991
95. The Treaty of Hudabia was signed in
(A) 5th Hijrah
(B) 6thHijrah ✓
(C) 7th Hijrah
(D) 8th Hijrah
96. The tragic incident of Karabala took place on Muharram, 10:
(A) 55 AH
(B) 61 AH ✓
(C) 70 AH
(D) 72 AH
97. Which Roman governor ordered the execution of Hazrat Issa (AS)?
(A) Theodore
(B) Politus ✓
(C) Herodus
(D) None of these
98. The difference in the duration of day and night increases as one moves from:
(A) West to east
(B) East and west of the prime meridian
(C) Poles to equator
(D) Equator to poles ✓
99. Ghulam Muhammad Barrage is aiso called:
(A) Indus Barrage
(B) Kanj Barrage
(C) Kotri Barrage ✓
(D) None of these
100. Atmospheric pressure at sea level is
(A) 750 mm
(B) 760 mm
(C) 770 mm
(D) None of these ✓
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