PPSC Excise & Taxation Inspector (BS-14) – 2014 Solved Past Paper

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1. The border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is known as?
(A) KhyberPass
(B) Shahrah-e-Resham
(C) Durand Line ✓
(D) Bolan Pass

2. In which year NWFP was named Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
(A) 2008
(B) 2009
(C) 2010 ✓
(D) 2011

3. The Muhammadan Educational Conference was founded in:
(A) 1884
(B) 1886 ✓
(C) 1890
(D) 1891

4. The pamphlet “Now or Never" was written by:
(A) Mama Iqbal
(B) Chaudhry Rehmat Ali ✓
(C) Quaid-e-Azarn
(D) SirSyed

5. The national flower of Pakistan Is:
(A) Tulip
(B) Rose
(C) Jasmine ✓
(D) Sunflower

6. Boundary Line between China and India is called:
(A) Red Line
(B) McMahon Line ✓
(C) Package Line
(D) None of these

7. During British rule in India, in 1905, Bengal was partitioned by?
(A) Lord Minto
(B) Lord Simla
(C) Redcliffe
(D) Lord Curzon ✓

8. India's Partition plan was announced on?
(A) June 3,1947 ✓
(B) July 3,1947
(C) July 18,1947
(D) August 14,1947

9. Which Indian Muslim leader was buried in Jerusalem ?
(A) Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar ✓
(B) Nawab Vilqarul Muik
(C) Sir Sawed Ahmad Khan
(D) Mauivi Fazlul Haq

10. Who was the last Governor General of Pakistan?
(A) Quaid-I-Azam
(B) Ghuiam Muhammad
(C) Iskandar Mirza ✓
(D) Ayub Khan

11. The Pakistan Resolution was translated in Urdu by:
(A) Maulana Zafar Ali Khan ✓
(B) Nawabzada Liaqat Ali Khan
(C) Sir Zafrullah Khan
(D) Mauivi A.K. FazluiHaq

12. In 1947, the ruler of Princely State of Jammu & Kashmir was:
(A) Guiab Singh
(B) Zorawar Singh
(C) Ranbir Singh
(D) Hari Singh ✓

13. Radcliffe was by profession:
(A) a doctor
(B) an engineer
(C) A Lawyer ✓ 
(D) A Dentist

14. “Jinnah of Pakistan”, a famous Book was written by:
(A) ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi
(B) Stanley A. Wolpert ✓
(C) K. B. Sayeed
(D) K. K. Aziz

15. “Day of Deliverance” was observed on:
(A) 23rd March 1940
(B) 14th August 1947
(C) 15th August 1940
(D) 22nd December 1939 ✓

16. Sir Sikandar Hayat became Chief Minister of the Punjab in:
(A) 1937  ✓
(B) 1929
(C) 1946
(D) 1935

17. Financial year of Pakistan closes on?
(A) December 31
(B) March 31
(C) June 30  ✓
(D) September 30

18. The normal temperature* of the human body
(A) 98.4 F  ✓
(B) 96.4 F
(C) 93.4 F
(D) 100 F

19. World Population Day Is celebrated on:
(A) 11th July  ✓
(B) 11th June
(C) 11th May
(D) None of these

20. What is the common name for sodium chloride?
(A) Acid
(B) Qalmi shora
(C) Gandhak
(D) Salt ✓

21. In which European City are the Headquarters of the Red Cross?
(a) New York
(B) Brussels
(C) Hague
(D) Geneva ✓

22. What is the boiling point of water?
(A) 130°C
(B) 80“C.
(C) 100°C  ✓
(D) 120°C

23. Which continent is called a Dark Continent?
(A) Africa  ✓
(B) Europe
(C) Asia
(D) America

24. What Is the Richter Scale used to measure?
(A) Flood
(B) Volcano
(C) Earthquake ✓
(D) Tsunami

25. “Kindergarten" refers to?
(A) a Nursery School ✓
(B) a small garden
(C) a children playground
(D) a children ward in Hospital

26. How many chambers are in the human heart?
(A) 2
(B) 4 ✓
(C) 6
(D) 5

27. Which country has the largest Muslim population in the world?
(A) Iran
(B) India
(C) Indonesia ✓
(D) Sandi Arabia

28. What is the term used to denote the unauthorized and illegal accessing of computer programs, often with criminal Intent? (A) Virus
(B) Plagiarism
(C) Hacking
(D) Blackberry ✓

29. Which body of people is sometimes referred to as “the Fourth Estate"?
(A) Judiciary.
(B) Executive
(C) The Press ✓
(D) Senate

30. In which European City are the Headquarters of NATO?
(A) New York
(B) Brussels ✓
(C) Hague
(D) Geneva

31 What does ISO stand for?
(A) International Societies Organization
(B) Interactional Organization for Standardization ✓
(C) International Systems Operator
(D) International Scientists Organization

32. The next winter Olympic Games are scheduled to take place in 2014 at:
(A) Sochi ✓
(B) Vancouver
(C) Torino
(D) Salt Lake City, Utah

33. “Google" is:
(A) A famous sports brand.
(B) A transport agency.
(C) An Internet search engine ✓
(D) A European Trade Union.

34. Ban-ki Moon Is the:
(A) President Security Council.
(B) Prime Minister of Japan
(C) Secretary General U.N.O. ✓
(D) U. N. Disaster Management Representative

35. For how many years did Nelson Mandela remain In Prison?
(A) 27 years ✓
(B) 37 years
(C) 17 years
(D) 10 years

36. How many countries are presently members of the Non-Aligned Movement?
(A) 100
(B) 120 ✓
(C) 125
(D) 150

37. Secretary General UNO Ban-ki Moon belongs to
(A) South Korea ✓
(B) North Korea
(C) Japan
(D) China

38 Currently there are member states of the United Nations
(A) 190
(B) 193 ✓
(C) 196
(D) 197

39 Currently countries hold the status of Observer States in the United Nations
(A) 2 ✓
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5

40. There are members of SAARC.
(A) 5
(B) 4
(C) 6
(D) 8 ✓

41. Secretary General SAARC Ahmed Nadeem belongs to
(A) Pakistan
(B) India
(C) Maldives ✓
(D) Bhutan

42. Which from the following countries does not possess Veto- power in the UNO ?
(A) United States
(B) Canada ✓
(C) United Kingdom
(D) France

43. Al-Jazeera TV channel belongs to
(A) Qatar ✓
(B) Kuwait
(C) Egypt
(D) Bahrain

44. The Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline was officially inaugurated on
(A) March 11, 2013 ✓
(B) March 13, 2013
(C) March 15,2013
(D) March 17, 2013

45. The Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline is also called:
(A) Friendship pipeline
(B) future pipeline
(C) peace pipeline ✓
(D) unity pipeline

46. Barack Obama re-elected as the President of the U.S belongs to which party?
(A) Republic Party
(B) Democratic Party ✓
(C) Conservative Party
(D) Labour Party

47. Which out of the following has the status of an observer state of the United Nations:
(A) South Sudan
(B) Kosovo
(C) East Timor
(D) Holy See ✓

48. Who won the 100th Davis cup by defeating Spain?
(A) Italy
(B) Germany
(C) Brazil
(D) Czech Republic ✓

49. In Which place The 21st ASEAN Summit was held?
(A) Biria Auditorium, Jaipur, India
(B) Peace Palace, Phnom Penh, Cambodia ✓
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Cuba, Havana

50. Pakistan has become non-permanent member of Security Council
(A) 7 times ✓
(B) 4 times
(C) 3 times
(D) 5 times

51. Pakistan and India have represented Asia-Pacific Group times together.
(A) 2
(B) 4 ✓
(C) 3
(D) 5

52.  is the largest river of Baluchistan
(A) Dasht
(B) Zhob
(C) Kohlu
(D) Hingol ✓

53. When the Stock Market is going down, it is called:
(A) Bearish ✓
(B) Bullish
(C) Crashing
(D) Slumberous

54. Karachi Is among the top populous  cities of the World
(A) 5 ✓
(B) 20
(C) 10
(D) 40

55. Warsak Dam has been built on River
(A) Kabul ✓
(B) Chitral
(C) Swat
(D) Indus

56.  is the largest Island of Pakistan near Karachi.
(A) Kemari
(B) Kalachl
(C) Manora
(D) None of these ✓

57. Pakistan shares its borders with, neighbouring countries.
(A) 6
(B) 4 ✓
(C) 3
(D) 2

58. Biman is the airline of:
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Bangladesh ✓
(C) Nepal
(D) None of these

59.  is the nearest planet to Earth:
(A) Venus ✓
(B) Mars
(C) Jupiter
(D) None of these

60. Distance between the Earth and Sun during winter’:
(A) increases ✓
(B) decreases
(C) remains the same
(D) fluctuates

61. Water-logging is mainly caused by water
(A) seepage
(B) percolation ✓
(C) sea-flow
(D) usage

62. Pick the correct word:
(A) Accept ✓
(B) accept
(C) assept
(D) excet

63. Hundreds of people die when epidemics
(A) Breakout ✓
(B) break in
(C) break open
(D) break upon

64. Mark the synonym of “talent”: *
(A) lofty
(B) load
(C) ability ✓
(D) style

65. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) She is the soul survivor of the tragedy
(B) She is the sole survivor of the tragedy ✓
(C) She is the two survivor of the tragedy
(D) She is the near survivor of the tragedy

66. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) She is kind to me ✓
(B) She is kind for me
(C) She is kind on me
(D) She is kind with me

67. Which one is the antonym of filthy:
(A) nasty
(B) offensive
(C) clean ✓
(D) rotten

68. What is the one word substitution for a person who is unable to pay his debt:
(A) Poor.
(B) Vagabond.
(C) Solvent.
(D) Insolvent ✓

Pick the correct verb:

69. His silence to refusal.
(A) Tantamounts
(B) is tantamount ✓
(C) Is tantamounting
(D) tantamounted

70. Pick the wrong word:
(A) Transpyre ✓
(B) Transfer
(C) Tranquil
(D) Tranquility

71. Which is the correct sentence:
(A) She was dressed with black
(B) She was dressed in black ✓
(C) She was dressed for black
(D) She was dressed of black.

72. Fill in the Blank correctly:
He runs than his brother.
(A) Faster ✓
(B) fastest
(C) fast
(D) first

73. What is the nearest correct meaning of the word 'Delible':
(A) A writing that can be effaced ✓
(B) a writing that cannot be read
(C) a writing that is indelible
(D) a writing that cannot be re-written

74. What is the nearest correct meaning of the word' inexplicable':
(A) that which can be explained
(B) that which cannot be explained ✓
(C) that which is explicable
(D) that which is elaborate

Choose the most suitable word to match the given meaning:

75. ZEALOT:
(A) beginner
(B) patron
(C) fanatic ✓
(D) murderer

76. If 2* = 32, what is x2?
(A) 22
(B) 25 ✓
(C) 45
(D) 35

77. 100 + 4/7=
(A) 176 ✓
(B) 126
(C) 226
(D) 146

78. If x - 4 = 11, then what is the value of x - 8?
(A) 3
(B) 5
(C) 9
(D) 7 ✓

79. What is half way between 103 and 3017
(A) 199
(B) 200
(C) 201
(D) 202 ✓

80. A box of chocolate bars costs Rs. 32 (inclusive of 10% sales tax), and there are 16 bars in one box. What is the price (excluding 10% sales tax) for one chocolate bar7
(A) Rs.2
(B) Rs.1.8 ✓
(C) Rs.1.50
(D) Rs.1.25

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