Model Paper 2016 Assistant Registrar BS 17

Total Questions: 101

1 - Who is considered to be the father of the nation of Singapore?

A ) Lee Kuan Yew ✅
B ) Goh Choc Tong
C ) Norodom Sihanouk
D ) Tun Abul Razzaq

2 - Ahmed Sukarno remained the president of ____ from 1949 – 1968.8

A ) Malaysia
B ) Indonesia ✅
C ) Burma
D ) Maldives

3 - What is the capital of Australia

A ) Sydney
B ) Melbourne
C ) Canberra ✅
D ) Perth

5 - President Robert Gabriel Mugabe is the president of:

A ) Kenya
B ) Uganda
C ) Zambia
D ) Zimbabwe ✅

7 - After the assassination of prime Minister lndia Gandhi, who became the Prime Minister of lndia?

A ) Morarji Dasai
B ) Vishwanath Pratap Singh
C ) Rajive Gandhi ✅
D ) Sanjay Gandhi

9 - Nelson Mandela received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 together with another South African Leader. What is the name?

A ) Oliver Tambo
B ) P.W Botha
C ) Frederick de Klerk ✅
D ) Archbishop Desmond Tutu

11 - Which is the second largest planet in our solar system?

A ) Jupiter
B ) Saturn ✅
C ) Uranus
D ) Neptune

12 - When did the Organization of Islamic Conference change its name to Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)?

A ) 28 June 2011 ✅
B ) 27 December 2010
C ) 1 January 2011
D ) 28 June 2012

13 - 'Grameen Bank' a pioneer in the field of macro finance, was the brainchild of:

A ) Dr. Riaz Rahman
B ) Fazal Hussain Abid
C ) Dr. Muhammed Salman Rahman
D ) Prof. Muhammad Younas ✅

15 - The Permanent Secretariat of ASEAN is located in:

A ) Singapore
B ) Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
C ) Jakarta (Indonesia) ✅
D ) Bangkok (Thailand)

16 - Who was the first man to set foot on the Moon?

A ) Neil Armstrong ✅
B ) Buz Aldrin
C ) Yuri Gagarin
D ) Frank Borman

18 - The tactics of "Satyagraha" as a form of passive resistance movement was developed by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. While he was in South Africa. He led a few Satyagraha agitations against the then South African Government. What is the Gandhi doing in South Africa?

A ) He had gone there to visit relatives
B ) He was there to plead a legal case ✅
C ) He was exiled by the British to South Africa
D ) He went there to attend a wedding ceremony

19 - Which famous actor played the role of Dr. Zhivago in the movie by the same name?

A ) Peter O Toole
B ) Marlon Brando
C ) Omar Shareef ✅
D ) Zia Moinuddin

20 - The famous book "Gulliver's Travels" was written by:

A ) Jonathan Swift ✅
B ) Charles Dickens
C ) Thomas Hardy
D ) Lew's Carroll

23 - Constantinople is the old name of:

A ) Baghdad
B ) Ankara
C ) Damascus
D ) Istanbul ✅

24 - "Golden Temple" in India is a sacred place for which religion?

A ) Sikhism ✅
B ) Buddhists
C ) Jainism
D ) Taoism

25 - Which President of the USA was involved in the "Watergate Scandal"?

A ) John F. Kennedy
B ) Bill Clinton
C ) Richard Nixon ✅
D ) Lyndon Baines Johnson

27 - "Cape of Good Hope" is located in which country?

A ) Argentina
B ) Namibia
C ) South Africa ✅
D ) USA

28 - To which island was Napoleon excited to, in 1815, where he eventually died?

A ) Saint Helena ✅
B ) Eibe
C ) Corsica
D ) Sardinia

32 - The South Africa cricket team is known by the name "proteas" what exactly is ''protein''?

A ) An animal native to South Africa
B ) National song of South Africa
C ) National Flower of South Africa ✅
D ) Colour green in Zulu language

36 - Who said "From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs"

A ) Karl Marx ✅
B ) M.K. Gandhi
C ) Adam Smith
D ) Plato

37 - "Ornithology" is the study of:

A ) Bones
B ) Smells
C ) Birds ✅
D ) Oceans

38 - Which disease is caused by iodine deficiency?

A ) Gout
B ) Goitre ✅
C ) Ricketts
D ) Scurvy

39 - "Dialysis" is used for treatment of:

A ) Kidney failure ✅
B ) Meningitis
C ) Cholera
D ) Parkinson Disease

40 - DNA as a term frequently used in Forensic investigations. What does DNA strand for?

A ) Double Nucleic Acid
B ) Deoxyribo-Nuclelc Acids ✅
C ) Deoxyribo-Nitiric Acid
D ) Deoxyribo-Nucleic Association

41 - Banaspati Ghee commonly used in Pakistan is produced by hydrogenation of:

A ) Com oil
B ) Soybean oil
C ) Butter
D ) Palm oil ✅

42 - MRI commonly used diagnostic tool in hospitals. What does MRI stands for?

A ) Magnetic Ray Image
B ) Multi Ray Imaging
C ) Magnetic Resonance Investigation
D ) Magnetic Resonance Imaging ✅

43 - Polio is caused by a:

A ) Bacteria
B ) Virus ✅
C ) Contamination
D ) Vitamin deficiency

44 - Sun is a:

A ) Planet
B ) Galaxy
C ) Comet
D ) Star ✅

45 - Which one of the following is not a mammal?

A ) Shark ✅
B ) Whale
C ) Dolphin
D ) Seal

46 - The longest bone in the human body is:

A ) Tibia
B ) Femur ✅
C ) Fibula
D ) Sternum

47 - Which one of the following is the purest form of gold?

A ) 18 carats
B ) 20 carats
C ) 22 carats
D ) 24 carats ✅

49 - Which one of the following disease is caused by drinking of contaminated water?

A ) Cholera ✅
B ) Malaria
C ) Tuberculosis
D ) Diabetes

50 - Son of Mughal Emperor Zaheer-ud-Din Babar Emperor Humayun, lost his throne to:

A ) Jalaluddin Akbar
B ) Sher Shah Suri ✅
C ) Sher Khan
D ) Ameer Noor-ud-Din

51 - Which Islamic scholar practically opposed Akbar's so called Deen-i-llahi?

A ) Khwaja Moin-ud-din chishti
B ) Hazrat Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi ✅
C ) Hazrat Data Ganj Baksh
D ) Hazrat Gaisu Daraz

52 - After the 1857 War of Independence the Mughal king of Delhi, Bahadur Shah was deported by the British, to:

A ) Kathmandu
B ) Rangoon ✅
C ) Andaman Island
D ) London

Explanation:

Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal emperor of India, died in exile in Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar) on 7 November 1862.

 ✅ Key Facts for Exams:

  •  ➡️ Name: Bahadur Shah II (Bahadur Shah Zafar)
  •  ➡️ Died:  7 November 1862
  •  ➡️ Place of Death: Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar)
  •  ➡️ Cause: Died in exile after the failure of the 1857 War of Independence
  •  ➡️ Burial: Near Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon

 🔄 Note: 

Bahadur Shah Zafar was born in: Delhi, India

 Key Details for Exams:

  •  ➡️ Full Name: Abu Zafar Siraj-ud-din Muhammad
  •  ➡️ Popular Name: Bahadur Shah II or Bahadur Shah Zafar
  •  ➡️ Born On: 24 October 1775
  •  ➡️ Place of Birth: Delhi, Mughal Empire (now in India)
  •  ➡️ Father: Mughal Emperor Akbar Shah II.

53 - Which British officer shot and killed three of Bahadur Shah Zafar's sons, during the 1857 War of Independence?

A ) William Hudson ✅
B ) Colonel Nicholson
C ) John Lawrence
D ) Lt. Willoughby

Explanation:

Captain William Hodson

was the British officer who shot and killed three sons of Bahadur Shah Zafar during the 1857 War of Independence.

 Key Details:

  • ➡️ Name of Officer: Captain William Hodson
  • ➡️ Event: After the surrender of Bahadur Shah Zafar at Humayun’s Tomb, Hodson captured his sons.
  • ➡️ Location of Execution: Near the Khooni Darwaza (Bloody Gate) in Delhi
  • ✅ Victims:
    • ➡️ Mirza Mughal
    • ➡️ Mirza Khizr Sultan
    • ➡️ Mirza Abu Bakht.

54 - In which year did the Hindi Urdu Controversy start?

A ) 1867 ✅
B ) 1868
C ) 1869
D ) 1870

55 - After Sir Syed Ahmed Khan who became the Secretary of MAO College Management?

A ) Hakeem Ajmal Khan
B ) Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk ✅
C ) Nawab Wiqar-ul-Mulk
D ) Moulana Muhammad Ali Johar

56 - Who founded the Arya Samaj In India?

A ) Raja Ram Mohan
B ) Dayananda Saraswati ✅
C ) Ram Gopal Acharya
D ) Ambedkar

Explanation:

Arya Samaj was founded by Swami Dayanand Saraswati in 1875. ✅

Additional points for exams/interviews:

  1. Purpose: To promote Vedic values and reform Hindu society.
  2. Key Principles:
    • ✅ Belief in Vedas as the ultimate authority
    • ✅Rejection of idol worship and superstitions
    • ✅Promotion of education, social reform, and equality
  3. Significance: Played a major role in social and educational reforms in India during the 19th century.

57 - Indian National Congress was founded on the initiative of:

A ) M.K. Gandhi
B ) A.O. Hume ✅
C ) Lord Curzon
D ) Ram Gopal Acharya

58 - Who was the first President of All India Muslim League?

A ) Nawab Saeed-uz-Zeman
B ) Nawab Saleem Ullah
C ) Sir Agha Khan ✅
D ) Nawab Wiqar-ul-Mulk

60 - Who made the official announcement of the annulment of the partition of Bengals, in 1911?

A ) Sir John Jenkins
B ) Lord Hastings
C ) King George lll
D ) King George V ✅

64 - Which mammal lays eggs?

A ) Whales
B ) Platypus ✅
C ) Penguins
D ) Kiwis

65 - Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain when Pakistan and India gained independence?

A ) Clement Attlee ✅
B ) Wisnton Churchill
C ) Neville Chamberlain
D ) Sir Anthon Eden

66 - Who wrote the National Anthem of India?

A ) Rabindranath Tagore ✅
B ) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C ) Bankim Chander Chatopadhyay
D ) M.K. Gandhi

69 - What was the title of Allama Iqbal's Ph.D thesis?

A ) Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam
B ) The Development of Metaphysics in Persia ✅
C ) Concept of Social Justice in Islam
D ) Influence of Rumi on Sufi Poetry in India

70 - Who played the pivotal role in the founding of APWA (All Pakistan Women's Association)?

A ) Begum Raana Liaquat Ali Khan ✅
B ) Begum Shaista Ikramullah
C ) Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz
D ) Begum Salma Tasadduq

71 - The Indian Independence Act 1947 was mainly based on the recommendations made by:

A ) The Cabinet Mission
B ) The Cripps Mission
C ) The Wavell Plan
D ) The Mountbatten Plan ✅

73 - Name the incident that took place in January 1971, which provided and excuse to India to ban all Pakistan flights over Indian territory.

A ) Attack on India Parliament
B ) Violation of cash Casefire line
C ) "Hijacking" of Indian aircraft to Pakistan ✅
D ) Killings of Indian guard at Wagah Border

74 - After removal of the Nawaz Sharif government in 1999, pervez Musharraf took office of:

A ) President
B ) Governor General
C ) Prime Minister
D ) Chief Executive ✅

77 - Name of the youngest daughter of the Holy Prophet (PBUH):

A ) Hazrat Umme-e-Kulsoom
B ) Hazrat Zainab(RA)
C ) Hazrat Ruqqaya (RA)
D ) Hazrat Fatima (RA) ✅

78 - What is the meaning of "Baqarah"?

A ) Mountain
B ) Goat
C ) Cow ✅
D ) Cave

80 - At which place did the holy Prophet (PBUH) became the Imam of all the prophets during Miraj (Ascension)?

A ) Masjid Al-Aqsa ✅
B ) Masjid-e-Nabvi
C ) Masjid-e-Haram
D ) Masjid-e-Qiblatain

81 - Umrah can be performed at any time throughout the year except 9th to:

A ) 10th Zil-Hajj
B ) 11th Zil-Hajj ✅
C ) 10th Ramzan
D ) 12 Ramzan

82 - In which Surah of the Holy Quran essentials of " Wuzu" (Ablution) given?

A ) Al-Baqrah
B ) Al-Maidah ✅
C ) Al-Noor
D ) Al-Nisa

83 - Who signed the Treaty of Hudalbiya on behalf of the Quraish?

A ) Abu Sufyan
B ) Sohail bin Amar ✅
C ) Taofik bin Amor
D ) Khalid bin Waleed

84 - Who was the first among the Muslims to conquer Northern Africa. He also established the city kairwoan (Tunisia)

A ) Muhammad bin Qasim
B ) Khalid bin Waleed
C ) Tariq bin Ziyed
D ) Uqbah bin Nafi ✅

85 - How many Marlas are there in one acre?

A ) 180
B ) 140
C ) 160 ✅
D ) 150

92 - Population of Vultures in Pakistan is declining at a very high ratio and efforts are being made for conservation of his endangered bird. What is the main cause of declining vulture population?

A ) Excessive use of pesticides
B ) Expanding urban centres
C ) Widespread use of Diclofenac in Livestock ✅
D ) Excessive poaching

94 - Who was Pakistan's first Civilian Chief Martial Law Administrator (CMLA)?

A ) Iskander Mirza
B ) Ghulam Muhammd
C ) Ayub Khan
D ) Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto ✅

96 - Who is the Minister for Cooperatives in the Government of Punjab?

A ) Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channar ✅
B ) Malik Tanveer Aslam
C ) Raja Ashfaq Sarwar
D ) Malik Nadeem Kamran

97 - Who was the first post-it dependence Chief Minister of Punjab?

A ) Mian Mumtaz Daultana
B ) Malik Feroz khan Noon
C ) Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot ✅
D ) Sadiq Hussain Qureshi

98 - Who succeeded Sir France Mudie as the second Governor of Punjab in independent Pakistan?

A ) I.I. Chundrigar
B ) Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar ✅
C ) Mian Aminuddin
D ) Mustaq Anmea Gurmani

100 - Who is the current Chief of Air Staff?

A ) Air Chief Marshall Tahir Rafiq Butt
B ) Air Chief Marshall Sohail Aman ✅
C ) Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman
D ) Air Chief Marshall Kaleem Saadat

101 - One of the most prominent poets of Pakistan, Faiz Ahmad Faiz, won which international award in 1962?

A ) Nobel prize for Literature
B ) Lenin Peace Prize ✅
C ) Commonwealth Literature Award
D ) Booker Prize Literature