PPSC Assistant Director (Investigation) In Anti-Corruption Establishment Solved Past Papers 2015
PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (INVESTIGATION)
IN ANTI-CORRUPTION ESTABLISHMENT – 2015
1. The headquarters’ of BRICS is located at:(A) Shanghai
(B) Moscow
(C) Cape Town
(D) New Delhi ✓
2. The planet nearest to the earth is:
(A) Mercury ✓
(B) Jupiter
(C) Venus
(D) Pluto
3. Light year is the
(A) Distance travelled by light in one year
(B) Mean distance between the earth and the sun ✓
(C) Mean distance between the earth and the moon
(D) Mean distance between the sun and the planet
4. Sun rises in the east and sets in the west due to the
(A) Shape of the earth
(B) Revolution of the earth around the sun ✓
(C) Rotation of the earth on its axis
(D) Movement of the sun
5. What are cyclones?
(A) Sudden, heavy floods
(B) No rain for a long duration
(C) Heavy Showers
(D) Violent winds and rain ✓
6. The largest river of Asia is
(A) Yangtze
(B) Yenisei
(C) Indus
(D) Mekong ✓
7. Which metal is most abundantly found on earth's surface?
(A) Aluminium
(B) Zinc ✓
(C) Iron
(D) Copper
8. The world's highest waterfall, the Angel Falls is situated in
(A) Venezuela ✓
(B) The USA
(C) Guyana
(D) Australia
9. The earth moves from
(A) West to East
(B) East to West
(C) North to South
(D) South to North ✓
10. 'Middle East' group of countries includes
(A) South Asian countries ✓
(B) West Asian countries
(C) South-east Asian countries
(D) Eastern part of Asia
11. Kangaroo is the national emblem of
(A) Canada
(B) Australia
(C) Italy ✓
(D) Ireland
12. Qantas airlines belongs to
(A) United Kingdom
(B) Australia ✓
(C) Italy
(D) Switzerland
13. Who among the following is the inventor of a system of writing and printing for the blind:
(A) Robert Wilhelm Bunsen
(B) Louis Braille
(C) Sir Humphrey Davy
(D) Christian Huygens ✓
14. Martin Luther King was a
(A) Social reformer ✓
(B) Secretary General of the UN
(C) Black US civil rights leader
(D) None of these
15. Where were the first modern Olympic Games held?
(A) Olympia
(B) Athens ✓
(C) Seoul
(D) Los Angeles
16. The term 'Butter fly' in sports is associated with
(A) Basketball
(B) Swimming
(C) Rowing ✓
(D) Golf
17. Swaythling Cup is associated with
(A) Lawn Tennis ✓
(B) Table Tennis
(C) Hockey
(D) Golf
18. Football (soccer) is said to have originated in
(A) Former USSR
(B) England ✓
(C) China
(D) Australia
19. Which sport returned to Olympics in 1988 after 64 years?
(A) Judo
(B) Tennis ✓
(C) Croquet
(D) Canoeing
20. The Nobel Prize for Economics was introduced in
(A) 1969 ✓
(B) 1986
(C) 1990
(D) 1987
21. Which country awards the Nobel Prize?
(A) America
(B) England
(C) Sweden ✓
(D) Ireland
22. Who was the first Asian to have received the Nobel Prize?
(A) C.V. Raman
(B) R.N. Tagore ✓
(C) Mother Teresa
(D) I.A. Bunin
23. Who discovered circulation of blood in the human body?
(A) Edward Jenner
(B) Joseph Lister
(C) William Harvey
(D) Jonon Esals ✓
24. The credit of developing the polio vaccine goes to
(A) Jonas Salk ✓
(B) Alb E. Sabin
(C) Selman Waksma
(D) None of these
25. Logarithm tables were invented by
(A) John Napier ✓
(B) John Doe
(C) John Harrison
(D) John Douglas
26. Who defined the law of gravitation?
(A) Newton ✓
(B) Archimedes
(C) Galileo
(D) Faraday
27. Zero was invented by?
(A) Indians
(B) Egyptians ✓
(C) Greeks
(D) None of these
28. The Velocity of light was first measured by
(A) Einstein
(B) Newton
(C) Roomer ✓
(D) Galileo
29. Velocity of sound is maximum in:
(A) Air
(B) Water
(C) Steel
(D) Vacuum ✓
30. The best conductor of electricity is
(A) Iron ✓
(B) Aluminium
(C) Copper
(D) Silver
31. Food is normally digested in the
(A) Liver ✓
(B) Stomach
(C) Small Intestine
(D) Large Intestine
32. Which of the following vitamins can be stored in the liver?
(A) Vitamin A
(B) Vitamin C ✓
(C) Vitamin D
(D) Vitamin K
33. How many bones are there in a newly bom infant?
(A) 206
(B) 230 ✓
(C) 280
(D) 300
34. The salt range lies on the west* bank of river:
(A) Chenab
(B) Ravi ✓
(C) Indus
(D) Jhelum
35. “Chagai" a place where Pakistan conducted its nuclear explosions, is situated in the mountainous range of:
(A) Koh-i-Sufaid
(B) Rass-Koh ✓
(C) Bolan hills
(D) Koh-i-Suleman
36. The Soan and the Haro are two rivers of:
(A) Baluchistan Plateau
(B) Potohar Plateau
(C) Northern Areas ✓
(D) Azad Kashmir
37. What do you understand by the term “Judicial Activism" in Pakistan:
(A) Fast disposal of cases by the judges
(B) Judicial interference in executive and legislative affairs
(C) Independent decisions of the courts
(D) None of these ✓
38. “Sui” a place known for the largest reserves of natural gas is in:
(A) Quetta Division ✓
(B) Kalat Division
(C) Sibi Division
(D) Makran Division
39. “Warsak Dam” has been built on the river:
(A) Indus ✓
(B) Korung
(C) Kabul
(D) Satluj
40. The “Shandur Pass” at the height of 12,205 feet connects:
(A) Chitral and Gilgit
(B) Chitral and Bannu
(C) Mardan and Malakand ✓
(D) Gilgit and Kashgar (China)
41. Pakistan's highest mountain peak “K-2" is located in the:
(A) Himalayas
(B) Hindukush ✓
(C) Karakorum
(D) Koh-i-Suleman
42. “Shiwalik” and “Pir Punjal" hills are part of:
(A) Himalayas range
(B) Hindukush range
(C) Kirthar range
(D) None of the above ✓
43. Which mountain range divides Punjab from Baluchistan in southern extremity:
(A) Kirthar
(B) Pamir ✓
(C) Hindukush
(D) Koh-i-Suleman
44. The area lying between river Beas and the Ravi is called:
(A) Chaj Doab
(B) Rachna Doab
(C) Bari Doab
(D) Saharwal Doab ✓
45. Which part of Punjab is famous for Shisham Timber forests:
(A) Changa Managa
(B) Kala Chitta range ✓
(C) Murree Kahula range
(D) Mianwali and Kalabagh range
46. “Gypsum" one of the important mineral resources of Punjab is found in:
(A) Khewra
(B) Kalabagh
(C) Warcha
(D) All the above places ✓
47. The river Chenab joins river Jhelum at:
(A) Sidhnai ✓
(B) Trimmu
(C) MithanKot
(D) Uch Sharif
48. The largest river of Baluchistan is:
(A) Dasht
(B) Zhob
(C) Rakahshan
(D) Hingol ✓
49. “Ziarart” in Baluchistan is a popular hill resort surrounded by the oldest and tallest:
(A) Juniper Forests
(B) Pine Forests ✓
(C) Shisham Forests
(D) Pistachio Forests
50. Which one of the following oil fields was first discovered in Pakistan:
(A) Karsal
(B) Balkassar ✓
(C) Meyal
(D) Toot
51. Which agency of the United Nations, Pakistan joined just after its creation:
(A) UNESCO
(B) World Health Organization (WHO)
(C) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
(D) High Commission for Refugees ✓
52. Identify Pakistan’s Indigenous “Surface to Air Missile” is:
(A) Hatf
(B) Ghauri
(C) Shaheen ✓
(D) Anza
53. The total length of Line of Control in Kashmir is about:
(A) 600 kms
(B) 740 kms ✓
(C) 880 Kms
(D) 900 kms
54. From 1971 to 1976 period, Pakistan's foreign policy was based on:
(A) Pro Americanism
(B) Pro Communism ✓
(C) Bilateralism
(D) Isolation
55. Pakistan joined “Non-Aligned Movement” in 1979 at:
(A) Bangalore
(B) Havana ✓
(C) Colombo
(D) Bandung
56. Which Princely state joined Pakistan soonest after independence:
(A) Bahawalpur
(B) Khairpur
(C) Hunza ✓
(D) Kalat
57. The tenure of office for the services Chiefs of the Armed Forces of Pakistan is:
(A) 2 years
(B) 3 years
(C) 4 years ✓
(D) 5 years
58. India occupied certain parts of Siachin Glacier in:
(A) 1980
(B) 1982 ✓
(C) 1984
(D) 1986
59. Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology is situated at:
(A) Karachi
(B) Kahuta ✓
(C) Nilore
(D) NawabShah
60. Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) came in to being in 1969s a result of the incident
(A) Israel's occupation of Arab territories
(B) Assassination of King Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia ✓
(C) Burning of Al-Aqsa Mosque by the Jews
(D) Oil crises in the world
61. Which city is the Headquarter of Islamic Development Bank:
(A) Abu Dhabi
(B) Damascus ✓
(C) Jeddah
(D) Islamabad
62. Identify the Pakistani personality who played vital role in the formation of UN Agency UNICEF?
(A) M.A.H Isphani
(B) Patras Bukhari ✓
(C) Sir Zafarullah Khan
(D) None of these
63. Identify the site of Ghazi Brotha Dam:
(A) KPK
(B) Punjab
(C) Sindh
(D) Azad Kashmir ✓
64. Who is the Chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference in occupied Kashmir:
(A) Mir Wayz Umar Farooq
(B) Khawaja Abdul Ghani Loan ✓
(C) Amanullah Khan
(D) Syed Ali Shah Gillani
65. Pakistan is the member of one of the following International Organization Identify:
(A) G-7
(B) D-8 ✓
(C) ASEAN
(D) OPEC
66. The culture centre of Ghandhara civilization was situated at:
(A), Harrapa ✓
(B) Kot Diji
(C) Mohinjodaro
(D) Taxila
67. “Mast Tawakali" is prominent poet of:
(A) Baluchi
(B) Sindhi
(C) Barohi ✓
(D) Pushto
68. The Oldest regional language of Pakistan is:
(A) Punjabi
(B) Sindhi
(C) Pushto ✓
(D) Baluchi
69. Identify Sindhi poet who wrote verses in seven Languages:
(A) Latif Bhitai ✓
(B) Shahbaz Kalandar
(C) Sachal Sarmast
(D) Miran Shah
70. Income of a company doubles after every one year. If the initial income was Rs. 4 Lakhs, what would be the income after 5 years?
(A) Rs. 1.28 Crores
(B) Rs. 2.25 Crores
(C) Rs. 3.25 Crores ✓
(D) Rs. 3.75 Crores
71. The total monthly salary of 4 men and 2 women is Rs. 46000. If a women earns Rs. 500 more than a man what is the monthly
salary of a women?
(A) Rs. 5000
(B) Rs.6000
(C) Rs. 8000 ✓
(D) Rs. 9000
72. What fraction of an hour is a second?
(A) 1/24
(B) 1/60
(C) 1/120
(D) 1/3600 ✓
Identify the correct meaning of the idioms
73. To have an axe to grind'
(A) To be fully acquainted with something ✓
(B) To have a personal interest in a matter
(C) To take guidance on a complicated matter
(D) To take an agreeable position
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