PPSC Foodgrains Inspector 2013 Solved Past Papers
PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (PPSC) WRITTEN EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF FOODGRAINS INSPECTOR 2013
General Knowledge MCQs
1. Durand line was demarcated on:
(A) 1892
(B) 1890
(C) 1893 ✓
(D) None of these
2. On July 9, 1948 Government of Pakistan issued for the very first time:
(A) Coins
(B) Currency notes
(C) Postal Stamp ✓
(D) All of these
3. Aeronautical Complex at Kammra was built with the financial and technical assistant of
(A) USA
(B) Canada
(C) France
(D) China ✓
4. What is the total duration of National Anthem?
(A) 60 Sec.
(B) 80 Sec. ✓
(C) 100 Sec.
(D) 120 Sec.
5. Which of the following is a cash crop?
(A) Wheat
(B) Maize
(C) Rice
(D) Cotton ✓
6. The largest desert of Pakistan is
(A) Thar ✓
(B) Thai
(C) Cholistan
(D) Rohi
7. Which of the following minerals deposits are - found in Potohar Plaetue?
(A) Rock Salt
(B) Gypsum
(C) Oil ✓
(D) None of these
8. What is the total area covered by forests in Pakistan?
(A) 3.2% ✓
(B) 5.2%
(C) 7.3%
(D) 9.7%
9. The oldest barrage on Indus River is:
(A) Kotri
(B) Sukkur ✓
(C) Ghulam Muhammad
(D) Taunsa
10. The highest peak of Hindu Kush range is
(A) Tirich Mir ✓
(B) Nanga Parbat
(C) K-2
(D) Rakaposhi
11. First princely state which was acceded to Pakistan?
(A) Swat
(B) Kalat
(C) Bahawalpur ✓
(D) Hunza
12. Quied.e.Azam remained president of Muslim League for
(A) 22 years
(B) 28 years
(C) 15 years ✓
(D) 31 years
13. National animal of Pakistan is:
(A) Horse
(B) Pigeon
(C) Deer
(D) Markhor ✓
14. Total agencies of FATA (Federally Administrated Tribal Areas)are:
(A) Five
(B) Four
(C) Seven ✓
(D) Eight
15. Which of the following scientist died on 1994?
(A) Dr.Abdul Salam
(B) Dr.Munir Ahmad Khan
(C) Dr.Saleem Uz Zaman Siddique ✓
(D) None of these
16. First Chairman of senate of Pakistan is:
(A) Habib Allah Khan ✓
(B) Waseem Sajjad
(C) Ghulam Ishaq
(D) None of these
17. After creation of Pakistan, first newspaper was:
(A) Mashraq
(B) Imroze ✓
(C) Watan
(D) Dawn
18. Karakoram road starts from:
(A) Islamabad
(B) Lahore
(C) Havelian ✓
(D) Peshawar
19. Which of the following country voted against Pakistan's membership in United Nations?
(A) Iran
(B) China
(C) Egypt
(D) Afghanistan ✓
20. Length of M2 Motorway is:
(A) 367km ✓
(B) 388km
(C) 398km
(D) 410km
21. From which of the following country, Pakistan purchased Gwadar Port on Sep 09,1958?
(A) Bahrain
(B) Qatar
(C) Oman ✓
(D) None of these
22. There are how many alphabets of Urdu:
(A) 27
(B) 37 ✓
(C) 22
(D) 39
23. First SOS village in Pakistan was established in:
(A) Multan
(B) Lahore ✓
(C) Islamabad
(D) Rawalpindi
24. The headquarters of Pakistan Navy is situated in:
(A) Karachi
(B) Rawalpindi
(C) Islamabad ✓
(D) Peshawar
25. After 1947, first Radio station was established in:
(A) Lahore
(B) Karachi ✓
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Peshawar
26. The founder of Deoband institute is:
(A) Maulanad Shabbir Ahmad Usmani
(B) Mehmood.ul.Hassan
(C) Maulanad Qasim Nanutvi ✓
(D) None of these
27. Macbeth is a drama written by:
(A) Shakespeare ✓
(B) Jane Austen
(C) Charles Dickens
(D) John Milton
28. From which of the following cities, Maulana MA Johar started his English newspaper Commrade in 1911:
(A) Delhi
(B) Bombay
(C) Calcutta ✓
(D) None of these
29. Who assisted Quaid e Azam to form 14 points?
(A) Sir Agha Khan
(B) Liaqat Ali Khan
(C) Maulana M.A Johar ✓
(D) Maulana Hasrat Mohani
30. The headquarters of FAO is:
(A) Rome ✓
(B) Paris
(C) Geneva
(D) None of these
31. PASSCO is the abbreviation of:
(A) Pakistan Agri, Seed & Storage Council
(B) Pakistan Agricultural Storage & Supplies Corporation ✓
(C) Pakistan Agri, Services & Storage Corporation
(D) None of these
32. Karakoram Range includes which of the following glaciers
(A) Siachen
(B) Hispar
(C) Biafo
(D) All of these ✓
33. The largest Copper deposits in Balochistan are found in district
(A) Quetta
(B) Khuzdar
(C) Dera Murad Jamali
(D) Chaghi ✓
34. Babusar pass connects
(A) Abbatabad to Gilgat ✓
(B) Chitral to Gilgit
(C) Peshawar to chitral
(D) None of these
35. Kanpur mosque tragedy took place in
(A) 1911
(B) 1916
(C) 1913 ✓
(D) None of these
36. The longest glacier of Pakistan is
(A) Biafo
(B) Balturo
(C) Siachen ✓
(D) Hisper
37. In which pleatue/range Soan & Haro rivers are located?
(A) Balochistan Pleatue
(B) karakarm range
(C) Potohar Pleatue ✓
(D) None of these
38. Warsak dam is built on river
(A) Korang
(B) Kabul ✓
(C) Indus
(D) Chenab
39. Sir Sayyed Ahmad Khan developed an institute in which English books were translated into Urdu. It was:
(A) Ali Garb Institute
(B) Scientific Society ✓
(C) Translation Bureau
(D) Ghazipur Institute
40. Pakistan National Movement was established by Ch. Rehmat Ali in
(A) 1935
(B) 1937
(C) 1938
(D) 1933 ✓
41. Shandar pass connects
(A) Gilgit To Chitral ✓
(B) Banu To Chitral
(C) Hunza To Siachin
(D) None of These
42. The area between Ravi and Beas river <s known as
(A) Racchna Doab
(B) Bari Doab ✓
(C) All of these
(D) Shangriwal Doab
43. Which of the following continent has lowest population rate?
(A) Antarctica ✓
(B) North America
(C) Africa
(D) Asia
44. ‘Dashte Lut" is situated in
(A) China
(B) Libya
(C) Iraq
(D) Iran ✓
45. The mountain range which separates Asia from Europe
(A) Ural Mountains ✓
(B) Hindukash
(C) Alps Mountains
(D) Atlas Mountains
46. Days and nights are formed due to:
(A) earth revolution
(B) solar eclipse
(C) lunar eclipse
(D) earth's rotation ✓
47. Energy generation in stars is due to
(A) Fission of middle weighed nuclei
(B) Fusion of light nuclear ✓
(C) Fusion of heavy nuclei
(D) None of these
48. Formosa is the old name of
(A) Cambodia
(B) Rhodesia
(C) Taiwan ✓
(D) Bankok
49. London is situated on river
(A) Ural River
(B) Amazon River
(C) Thames River ✓
(D) None of these
50. Largest Ocean of the world is
(A) Atlantic
(B) Arctic
(C) Pacific ✓
(D) None of these
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51. Sea that separates Asia from Africa is
(A) Red Sea ✓
(B) Black Sea
(C) South China Sea
(D) None of These
52 Who founded Central Muhammadan Association in 1877?
(A) Sir Syed Ahmad
(B) Syed Amir Ali ✓
(C) Ch.RehmatAli
(D) None of These
53. Baghliar Dam is situated on river
(A) River Chenab ✓
(B) River Indus
(C) River Ravi
(D) None of These
54. Smallest country in central Asia is
(A) Tajikistan ✓
(B) Kazakistan
(C) Turkmenistan
(D) None of These
55. Largest air port of the world is:
(A) London airport
(B) King Fahd International Airport ✓
(C) Delhi Airport
(D) None of These
56. The term “UNO" was coined by:
(A) Churchil
(B) Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
(C) Lenin
(D) None of these
57. Who is the current Secretary General OIC?
(A) Jalal Talbani
(B) lyad Bin Amin Madani ✓
(C) Hashim Thachi
(D) None of These
58. Nicolas Sarkozi is:
(A) French President ✓
(A) Prime Minister of China
(B) President of China
(C) Italian Pm
(D) None of These
60. Headquarters of Amnesty International is in:
(A) London ✓
(B) New York
(C) Sydney
(D) None of These
61. Asian Development Bank (ADB) was established in:
(A) 1966 ✓
(B) 1968
(C) 1970
(D) 1971
62. Famous archaeological site Bhambhore is in the following district of Sindh:
(A) Thatta ✓
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Karachi
(D) None of These
63. The permanent Sectariat of SAARC is in
(A) Islamabad
(B) Kathmandu ✓
(C) Delhi
(D) None of These
64. Vasco De Gamma was a famous
(A) Explorer ✓
(B) Politician
(C) British King
(D) None of These
65. Which of the following continent has no desert?
(A) Europe ✓
(B) Asia
(C) Africa
(D) None of These
66. Which International Organization firstly came into being?
(A) UNO ✓
(B) IMF
(C) WTO
(D) None of these
67. The game of Hockdy was originated from
(A) England ✓
(B) USA
(C) Russia
(D) None of these
68. Interfax is the news agency of
(A) USA
(B) Russia ✓
(C) France
(D) None of these
69. Disease Insomnia means
(A) Hot Fever
(B) Sleeplessness ✓
(C) Dental Decay
(D) None of These
70. The world's famous Madame Tussaud's museum is in
(A) Newyork
(B) London ✓
(C) Madnd
(D) None of these
71. Pakistan's first permanent representative in UNO was
(A) Hussain Haqqani
(B) Patras Bokhari ✓
(C) Hussain Haroon
(D) None of these
72. The first country which recognized Pakistan after its creation, is
(A) Iraq
(B) Egypt
(C) Iran ✓
(D) None of these
Select the most suitable meanings from the following:
73. Acrimony:
(A) Friendship
(B) enmity
(C) Bitterness ✓
(D) None of These
74. Sacrosanct:
(A) Weak ✓
(B) Strong
(C) lengthy
(D) None of these
75. FRAIL
(A) strong ✓
(B) week
(C) secured
(D) lengthy
76. Perish:
(A) Open
(B) Simple
(C) Die ✓
(D) Unique
77. Preserve:
(A) Attack
(B) Protect ✓
(C) Blast
(D) None of These
Select the most suitable Preposition:
78. He is knocking the door.
(A) At ✓
(B) And
(C) For
(D) That
79. Did you hear ____ the accident last night?
(A) of
(B) In
(C) In
(D) About ✓
80. Smoking is injurious ___ health.
(A) In
(B) To ✓
(C) For
(D) By
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