PPSC Inspector Cooperative Societies (Region Wise) 2017 Solved Past Paper
PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (PPSC) WRITTEN EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF INSPECTOR COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES IN THE PUNJAB COOPERATIVES DEPARTMENT - 2017
1. Fill In the blank:
The lecture _____ yesterday was really impressive.
(A) Gave
(B) Spoke
(C) Made
(D) Delivered ✓
2. Which one of the Pious Caliphs joined the first migration to Habsha?
(A) Hazrat Abu Bakar (RA)
(B) Hazrat Umar (RA)
(C) Hazrat Usman (RA) ✓
(D) Hazrat Ali (RA)
3. The first Chief Minister of Punjab after independence was:
(A) Mian Iftikhar ud Din
(B) Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar
(C) Iftikhar Hussain Mamoot ✓
(D) Mumtaz Muhammad Khan Daultana
4. Who was Sisakar?
(A) Wazir of Hajjaj Bin Yousaf
(B) Wazir of Muhammad Bin Qasim
(C) Wazir of Raja Dahir ✓
(D) None of these
5. Synonym of Malice is:
(A) Kind
(B) Pleasant surprise
(C) French
(D) Distress ✓
7. ‘Chennai’ is the new name of which Indian city:
(A) Madras
(B) Paina ✓
(C) Agra
(D) Lucknow
8. The Synonym of “Hypothetical- is:
(A) Speculative ✓
(B) Variable
(C) Real
(D) Assembling
9. What does PAC stands for:
(A) Pakistan Atomic Council
(B) Public Accounts Committee ✓
(C) Punjab Agriculture Corporation
(D) Public Audit Code
10. The unit of electric current is:
(A) Ohm
(B) Watt
(C) Ampere ✓
(D) Joule
11. Which of the following printers producers the | best quality graphics reproduction?
(A) Laser printer ✓
(B) Inkjet printer
(C) Dot matrix printer
(D) All produce same quality prints
12. Which one of the following is considered to be| one of the fathers of internet?
(A) Vinton Gray Cen ✓
(B) Bill Gates
(C) Charles Babbage
(D) Steve Jobs
13. For how many years did the Caliphate of Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A) last?
(A) Two years ✓
(B) Three years
(C) Four years
(D) Five years
14. ___of that was the real name of Genghis Khan?
(A) Temujin ✓
(B) Ogader
(C) Ghagatai
(D) Timur
15. The second highest mountain peak in the world, "Goodwin Austin", is located in
(A) Nepal
(B) Bhutan
(C) Pakistan ✓
(D) China
16. Which one of the following Leaders took part in Presidential Elections?
(A) Shaista Ikram Ullah
(B) Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah ✓
(C) Raana Uaqat All Khan
(D) Begum Shahnawaz
17. If 2 pens and 3 penclsl cost Rs. 86 and 4 pens and one pencil Rs. 112, then find the cost of a pen and that of a pencil.
(A) Pen Rs. 35/Pencil Rs. 10
(B) Pen Rs. 19/ Pencil Rs. 9
(C) Pen Rs. 20/ Pencil Rs. 11
(D) Pen Rs. 25/Pencil Rs. 12 ✓
18. Which dam was built first in Pakistan?
(A) Warsak ✓
(B) Mangla
(C) Tarbela
(D) KhushdilKhan
19. Hazrat Amina (RA), mother, of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), belonged to which tribe?
(A) Banu Makhzoom
(B) Banu Asad
(C) Banu Zohra ✓
(D) Banu Ummayah
20. The synonym of "Ruins" is:
(A) Wildernesses
(B) Paces
(C) Disintegration ✓
(D) Excretions
21. Which of the following instruments is used to measure earthquake magnitude?
(A) Lactometer
(B) Anemometer
(C) Seismograph ✓
(D) Pyrometer
22. Manchester United is the name of a:
(A) City
(B) Football Club ✓
(C) A Charity Organization
(D) Polo Club
23. Change the Passive Voice of the following sentence: Our lives are spent in expectation
(A) We used to spend our lives in expectation
(B) We are spending our lives in expectation ✓
(C) We spent our lives in expectation
(D) We spend our lives in expectation
24. Find the square of 35:
(A) 175
(B) 1125
(C)1225 ✓
(D) 1215
25. "Acupuncture" medical treatment has its origin in:
(A) China ✓
(B) Egypt
(C) Iran
(D) India
26. When was the first session of the first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan held?
(A) 11 August 1947 ✓
(B) 14 August 1947
(C) 19 August 1947
(D) 3 September 1947
27. 10a + 10b = 35 what is the average (arithmetic mean) of a and b?
(A) 1.75 ✓
(B) 35
(C) 7
(D) 10
28. Ahmad Shah Massoud was a prominent leader of the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan. To which ethnic group did he belong?
(A) Pashtun
(B) Uzbek
(C) Tajik ✓
(D) Hazara
29. Antonym of "INDOLENT" Is:
(A) Desirable
(B) Adequate
(C) Indignant
(D) Energetic ✓
30. In which month Misbah-ul-Haq became the first Pakistani to play 50 matches as Test Captain?
(A) November 2016 ✓
(B) August 2016
(C) September 2016
(D) October 2016
31. The Indian National Congress was founded
(A) M.K Gandhi
(B) LordWavel
(C) A. O. Hume ✓
(D) Nehru
32. Indus water treaty was signed between Pakistan & India in:
(A) 1957
(B) 1960 ✓
(C) 1948
(D) 1961
33. Which party was absent from the third Round Table Conferenfce?
(A) Indian National Congress ✓
(B) Muslim League
(C) Nationalist Party
(D) None of these
34. When was the Uaqat Ali Khan assassinated in Rawalpindi?
(A) 16Augu8t1951
(B) 16 September 1951
(C) 16 October 1951 ✓
(D) 16 November 1951
35. A computer mainly consists of electronic:
(A) Connections
(B) Transistors
(C) Circuits ✓
(D) Chips
36. Which one of the following is the title of Hazrat Musa (A.S)?
(A) Roohullah
(B) Safiullah
(C) Khalilullah
(D) Kaleem Ul Allah ✓
37. He is a famous Muslim historian jurist, philosopher as well as a politician of the 14th century.
(A) IbneRushd
(B) Ibn Khaldun ✓
(C) Ibne Batuta
(D) Al Khwarizmi
38. If A and B together can complete a job in 15 days and B alone can complete in 20 days in how many days can A alone complete job:
(A) 60 ✓
(B) 45
(C) 40
(D) 30
39. Which of the following group of animals are called herbivore?
(A) That feed on meat and plants
(B) That live in water
(C) That feed on plants and leafy products ✓
(D) That feed on meat
40. Which of the following 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
41. Simplify: 5 + 6x3 + 2 + 2
(A) 22
(B) 10.5
(C) 21
(D) None of these ✓
42. Who was the first Secretary General of UN?
(A) U Than
(B) Dag
(C) Kurt Waldheim
(D) Trygevlie ✓
43. Which one of the following areas in Pakistan is known for largest Iron Ore deposits?
(A) Chitral
(B) Kalabagh ✓
(C) Salt Range
(D) Chagl
44. Which of the following branches does not involve question related to values?
(A) Moral
(B) Metaphysics ✓
(C) Social
(D) Political
45. Which country opposed Pakistan's application to join the UN In 1947?
(A) USSR
(B) India
(C) Cambodia
(D) Afghanistan ✓
46. "Pathway to Pakistan" is the autobiography of:
(A) M.A Hlsphaharu
(B) Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman ✓
(C) A K Fazlui Haq
(D) Sir Fal-e-Abld
47. Under which Constitution, "Bicameralism" was introduced in Pakistan:
(A) 1956
(B) 1962
(C) 1973 ✓
(D) None of these
48. Who designed the National Flag of Pakistan?
(A) Chaudhry Rehmat Ali
(B) Liaqat All Khan
(C) Hafeez Jallandin
(D) Ameer ud Din Qudwai ✓
49. The world's largest island (excluding Australia) is:
(A) Madagascar
(B) Sumatra
(C) NewGunea
(D) Greenland ✓
50. When was the first battle fought by Muslims:
(A) Before Hijrat (Migration on Medina)
(B) 1 A.H ✓
(C) 2 A.H
(D) 3 A.H
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51. On his way back from the Battle of Tabook, the Holy Prophet (PBUH) ordered the demolition of which mosque?
(A) Quba
(B) Zarrar ✓
(C) Shuhada
(D) Namra
52. Ata-ullah Shah Bukhari was the leader of:
(A) Jamat-e-lslami
(B) Jamat Ulema-e-lslam
(C) Majiis-e-Ahrar ✓
(D) Khaksar Party
53. Complete the idiom/proverb, Time is a greB!
(A) Feeler
(B) Healer ✓
(C) Dealer
(D) Wheeler
54. Which country among the following is situated on the equator?
(A) Kenya ✓
(B) Ethiopia
(C) Sudan
(D) All of the these
55. Of the following which one is a military alliance?
(A) ASEAN
(B) NATO ✓
(C) NAFTA
(D) OECO
56. The men's singles event of the Australian Open Tennis Championships 2016 was won by:
(A) Roaer Federer
(B) Novak Djokovic ✓
(C) Rafael Nadal
(D) Andy Murray
57. In a class of 20 boys and 28 girls what percent of the class are girls?
(A) 41.7% ✓
(B) 48%
(C) 58.3%
(D) 70%
58. Complete the idiom: "Cross your ____ when you come to them".
(A) Bridges ✓
(B) Roads
(C) Obstacles
(D) Rivers
59. Simplify: 18800/470/20 = ?
(A) 1
(B) 2 ✓
(C) 3
(D) 4
60. Choose the correct sentence.
(A) Faisalabad is as famous city as Lahore ✓
(B) Faisalabad is famous city as Lahore
(C) Faisalabad is the famous city as Lahore
(D) Faisalabad is as famous a city as Lahore
61. in 2006 the UN General Assembly decided to replace the UN Commission on Human Rights with the:
(A) UN Human Rights Committee
(B) UN Human Rights Department
(C) UN Human Rights Council ✓
(D) UN Human Rights Agency
62. EBDO introduced by Ayub Khan in 1959 mainly affected politicians from:
(A) NWFP
(B) Balochistan
(C) East Pakistan ✓
(D) Sindh
63. Which of the following shortcuts is used to make text italic?
(A) Ctrl + U
(B) Ctrl + I ✓
(C) Ctrl + B
(D) Ctrl + P
64. Who is currently the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Pakistan?
(A) Prime Minister Nawaz Shareef
(B) President Mamnoun Hussain ✓
(C) Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa
(D) Gen. Zubair Mahmood
65. Synonym of incessant is:
(A) .Extreme
(B) intermittent
(C) Continuous ✓
(D) Occassional
66. Which one of the following Is the founder of Apple Computers?
(A) Steve Jobs ✓
(B) Bill Gates
(C) Mark Zuckerburg
(D) None of these
67. Which of the following disease affects the skin?
(A) Rickets
(B) Osteoporosis
(C) Anaemia
(D) Pellagra ✓
68. The theorem "in a right angle triangle the area of the square of hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the areas of the squares of the other two sides, was discovered by:
(A) Archimedes
(B) Pythagoras ✓
(C) Isaac Newton
(D) Socrates
69. Synonym of Fictitious Is:
(A) Flattering
(B) Truthful
(C) False ✓
(D) Genuine
70. Who was the last Governor General of Hong Kong before It was handed over to the Chinese by the British?
(A) Sir Leon Britton
(B) Chris Patten ✓
(C) Sir James Barrington
(D) None of these
71. What Is the first name of President Putin of Russia?
(A) Nikita
(B) Alexander
(C) Uri
(D) Vladimir ✓
72. “Our foot is stuck on the accelerator and we are heading towards an abyss’ Who sounded this warning about global warming'?
(A) Barak Obama
(B) Gordon Brown ✓
(C) Al-Gore
(D) Ban Ki Moon
73. World's biggest uranium producer during 2008 was:
(A) U.S.A
(B) Russia
(C) Kazakhstan ✓
(D) Canada
74. Where exactly is Rohtas Fort (UNESCO declared World Heritage) located?
(A) District Attack
(B) District Hazara
(C) District Jehlum — West of G. T. Road
(D) District Jhelum — East of G. T. Road ✓
75. The victim of the Lockerbie bombing in 1988 which killed over 200 passengers was
(A) British Airways Flight
(B) Swiss Air Flight ✓
(C) Pan Am Flight
(D) None of these
76. Lower Chenab Canal takes off from:
(A) Marola Headworks
(B) Qadirabad Barrage ✓
(C) Trimmu Barrage
(D) Khanki Headworks
77. Arrears of Ushr shall be recovered by:
(A) Local Zakat and Ushr Committee
(B) District Zakat and Ushr Committee
(C) District Zakat Officer
(D) Tehsildarof the Revenue Department ✓
78. The proceeds of Ushr are to be deposited in:
(A) Local Zakat Fund of the concerned Local Committee
(B) P.L.A of District Zakat Fund ✓
(C) a special account maintained by District Zakat Officer
(D) a Revenue account
79. When was the world's first steam engine invented?
(A) 1710 ✓
(B) 1830
(C) 1857
(D) 1687
80. The printing press was invented by:
(A) Thomas Edison
(B) Johannes Gutenberg ✓
(C) Johann Mendel
(D) Robert Koch
81. Telephone was invented by:
(A) Alexander Graham Beil ✓
(B) Michael Faraday
(C) I. K. Brunei
(D) Thomas Huxley
82. “Origin of Species” — a controversial book was written by:
(A) Charles Dickens
(B) Thomas Huxley
(C) Charles Darwin ✓
(D) JVS. Mill
83. Dead Sea is surrounded by:-
(A) Egypt & Sudan
(B) Saudi Arabia & Yemen
(C) Nigeria & Uganda
(D) Israel, Jordan & Palestine ✓
84. Chaudhri Rbhmat All first used the word 'Pakistan' In his pamphlet 'Now or Never in :
(A) 1933 ✓
(B) 1935
(C) 1937
(D) 1938
85. Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah joined All India Muslim League in:-
(A) 1937
(B) 1938
(C) 1939 ✓
(D) 1940
86. On 28 May, 1998 Pakistan carried out its first Nuclear test. In which province were the tests conducted?
(A) Baluchistan ✓
(B) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(C) Sindh
(D) Punjab
87. Complete the Idlom/Proverb: East or West,____is the best.
(A) Rest
(B) Playground
(C) Village
(D) Home ✓
88. Name the Surah Of Holy Quran which mentions the rights of the parents:
(A) Surah Ahzab
(B) Surah Luqman ✓
(C) Surah Mudassar
(D) Surah Al Maeda
89. Change to Indirect Speech: He said, “Goodbye Ali i shall see you again”.
(A) He advised Ali good-bye and is seeing him again
(B) He said Ali good-bye and will see him again
(C) He bade good-bye to Ali and hoped that the would see him again ✓
(D) He told good-bye Ali and that he will see him again
90. Fill In the blank(s): “Indus river is ____ longest river in _____ South Asia.
(A) the/- ✓
(B) -/the
(C) the/the
(D) a/the
91. Abdullah Yusuf Ali is famous for being:
(A) a disciple of Gandhi
(B) a stalwart of All India Muslim League
(C) a Co-founder of Deoband Madrassah
(D) English translator and commentator of the Holy Quran ✓
92. Abraham Lincoln’s Library and Museum is located in the city/town of.
(A) Chicago
(B) New York
(C) Springfield ✓
(D) St.Louis
93. Which of the following terms has been used In the particular Quranic verse to denote the funds meant to assist eight categories of Zakat beneficiaries?
(A) Antal
(B) Amwal
(C) Anfaq ✓
(D) Sadagat
94. Hector Bolltho was:
(A) British World War II General
(B) Biographer of Quald-e-Azam Muhammad All Jinnah ✓
(C) American Archaeologist
(D) Human Rights Champion
95. Payment of Zakat for a Saheb-e-Nisab Muslim Is:
(A) just a moral obligation
(B) binding religious duty ✓
(C) act of voluntary chanty
(D) community service
96. Who of the following died a natural death?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Jawaharial Nehru ✓
(C) India Gandhi
(D) Rajiv Gandhi
97. The last great Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb Alamglr's last resting place (Mazar) Is In:
(A) Red Fort of Delhi
(B) Fatehpur Slkri
(C) Khuldabad In former State of Deccan ✓
(D) Ajanta In Maharashtar
98. European Union presently comprises of:
(A) Sixteen states / nations
(B) Twenty one states / nations
(C) Twenty seven states / nations (now 28) ✓
(D) Thirty two states / nations
99. The “Da Vine) Code" Is:
(A) Freemasons Manual
(B) Famous novel by Dan Brown ✓
(C) Book predictions & mysteries
(D) Collection of Roman Laws and Procedures
100. Suez Canal connects:
(A) Persian Gulf with Arabian Sea
(B) Mediterranean Sea with Red Sea ✓
(C) Red Sea with Dead Sea
(D) None of these
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