Model Paper PPSC 2016 Assistant BS 16 Board of Revenue Punjab

Total Questions: 100

2 - Wall Street New York is famous for:

A ) Newspaper industries
B ) Government offices
C ) Shopping plaza
D ) Business and financial centre ✅

4 - Avian influenza (bird flu) was first identified in:

A ) China
B ) Italy ✅
C ) India
D ) Spain

6 - Find out odd word from following:

A ) Lion
B ) Elephant ✅
C ) Tiger
D ) Leopard

7 - Masjid-e- Qiblatan is located in:

A ) Makkah
B ) Madina ✅
C ) Taif
D ) Jerusalem

8 - Rafael Nadal is a famous player of:

A ) Football
B ) Tennis ✅
C ) Table tennis
D ) Hockey

9 - Madam Noor Jahan is known as Malika tarannum who is known as Malika musiqi?

A ) Farida khanum
B ) Suraiya Multanikar
C ) Iqbal bano
D ) Roshanara Begum ✅

10 - What is the synonym of Strenuous?

A ) Tiring ✅
B ) Light
C ) Strong
D ) Strange

11 - The objectives Resolution was passed by the:

A ) People of Pakistan
B ) National assembly
C ) Senate
D ) Constituent assembly ✅

12 - Turn to passive voice "The girl is riding the horse":

A ) The horse is being ridden by the girl ✅
B ) The horse is ridden by the girl
C ) The Horse has been ridden by the girl
D ) The horse was being ridden by the girl

14 - He has lust ----- knowledge.

A ) For ✅
B ) Of
C ) to
D ) About

15 - Who invented a system of reading and writing for the blind?

A ) Helen Keller
B ) Sir Humphrey Davey
C ) Louis Braille ✅
D ) Louis Pasteur

17 - The objectives Resolution was presented by:

A ) Muhammad Ali choudhary
B ) Chaudhary Rahmat Ali
C ) Sardar Abdul Rab Nishtar
D ) Liaqat Ali khan ✅

18 - Choose the correct form of verb:

A ) Belling
B ) Bells
C ) Bell ✅
D ) Belled

19 - The synonym of ambiguous is;

A ) Clear
B ) Ambidextrous
C ) Vague ✅
D ) Uniequivocal

20 - The blanket of air which surrounds the earth is called:

A ) Ozone
B ) Atmosphere ✅
C ) Space
D ) Environment

22 - Diego Gracia is an American naval base in:

A ) Indian Ocean ✅
B ) Pacific Ocean
C ) Atlantic Ocean
D ) Arctic ocean

23 - Shortcut key for Redo in MS office is

A ) Ctrl + Z
B ) Ctrl + S
C ) Ctrl + Y ✅
D ) Ctrl + X

Explanation:
  1. ✅Ctrl + Y (or Ctrl + Shift + Z in some applications)
    This shortcut reverses the last undo, restoring the previously undone action. Commonly used in:
    • Microsoft Office Suite
    • Google Docs / Sheets / Slides
    • Design software like Photoshop, Illustrator.
  2. ✅ CTRL + T used 
    •   In Web Browsers  Opens a new tab
    •  in Microsoft Word  Opens the Font dialog box (for advanced text settings)
    •  in PowerPoint  Opens Font dialog box (like in Word)
  3. ✅HIGHLIGHT Shortcut Key For PowerPoint : Ctrl + Alt + H,For Word Same as PowerPoint: Ctrl + Alt + H,For Excel Alt + H + H (Fill cell color)
  4. ✅Ctrl+K is a keyboard shortcut used in many applications, primarily for inserting or editing hyperlinks.
  5. ✅Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow selects the text from the current cursor position up to the beginning of the current paragraph.
  6. ✅Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow is a keyboard shortcut that extends the text selection to the left, specifically by one word at a time
  7. ✅Alt + Ctrl + Left Arrow typically rotates the display 90 degrees to the left.
  8. ✅Shift key + Use mouse shortcut key to select text in MS Word   
  9. ✅Ctrl + U Shortcut key to  underline the selected text
  10. ✅Ctrl + Shift + D Shortcut key to double underline the selected text 
  11. ✅Ctrl + E: This shortcut centers the text. 
  12. ✅Alt+L to quickly focus on the address bar, enabling you to enter a new website or search term efficiently. 
  13. ✅Ctrl + L: This combination aligns the selected text or paragraph to the left margin. 
  14. ✅Ctrl + R: This shortcut aligns text to the right. 
  15. ✅Ctrl+N :Shortcut key for blank Presentation in MS PowerPoint
  16. ✅Ctrl + J: This shortcut justifies the text, aligning it evenly on both left and right margins. 
  17. ✅Ctrl + V is a keyboard shortcut used to paste content that has been previously copied or cut.
  18. ✅Ctrl + Y (or Cmd + Y on Mac) shortcut key is used to Redo the last action in a document .
  19. ✅Ctrl+Z shortcut key is used to Undo the last action in a document .
  20. ✅CTRL + I is a keyboard shortcut used to italicize the selected text in most applications like:
    • Microsoft Word
    • Google Docs
    • PowerPoint
    • Excel (for cell text)
    • Web browsers (e.g., Gmail, Outlook web)

Ctrl + Spacebar 

📝 In Microsoft Word / Office:     

✅ Removes character formatting  

🧮 In Microsoft Excel:

✅ Selects the entire column of the active cell

🧾 Microsoft Word / Excel / PowerPoint:  Ctrl + H opens the Find and Replace window.

🌐 In Web Browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, etc.):

✅ Ctrl + T → Opens a new browser tab

📝 In Microsoft Word:

✅ Ctrl + T → Creates a hanging indent

📊 In Microsoft Excel:

✅ Ctrl + T → Creates a table from selected cells

 Ctrl + Enter Function Word/Docs( Insert a page break) Excel (Fill same value in selected cells (not line break))
Gmail  (Send Email)

24 - Partition of Bengal was cancelled in:

A ) 1911 ✅
B ) 1912
C ) 1913
D ) 1914

25 - California is known as silicon valley because of:

A ) Hollywood film industry
B ) Computer industry ✅
C ) Scenic beauty and resorts
D ) Mineral resources

26 - The boundary commission appointed at the time of independence was headed by:

A ) Stafford Cripps
B ) Lord wavell
C ) Lord Mountbatten
D ) Cyril Radcliffe ✅

27 - Aristotle was a _____ philosopher.

A ) Roman
B ) Greek ✅
C ) German
D ) French

28 - The microphone converts the sound into:

A ) Mechanical signals
B ) Software
C ) Electrical signals ✅
D ) GUI

30 - Who wrote the book "The Myth of independence"?

A ) General Ayub khan
B ) Nelson Mandela
C ) Benazir Bhutto
D ) Z.A Bhutto ✅

31 - Who is the first woman to be appointed as permanent representative of Pakistan to the UN ,New York?

A ) Begum Raana liqat Ali khan
B ) Ms. Tamanna janjua
C ) Begum shaista Ikramullah
D ) Ms. Maliha lodhi ✅

34 - Malakhara is a popular game played in the province of:

A ) Punjab
B ) Sindh ✅
C ) Balochistan
D ) NWFP

35 - The largest ocean in the world is:

A ) Artic Ocean
B ) Indian Ocean
C ) Atlantic Ocean
D ) Pacific Ocean ✅

36 - From which matter Allah created the first human being?

A ) Clay ✅
B ) Air
C ) Fire
D ) None of these

37 - Pick out the name of the prayer which is preceded by Azan?

A ) Namaz e janaza
B ) Eid ul fitr
C ) Eid ul adha
D ) Zohar prayer ✅

39 - Which one out of the following is not a principal organ of the UNO?

A ) General assembly
B ) Secretariat
C ) ILO ✅
D ) Economic and social council

40 - How many spark plugs are needed in a diesel engine?

A ) 3
B ) 4
C ) 6
D ) None of these ✅

41 - (8(11-2)-5(11-2))/3=?

A ) 1
B ) 5
C ) 9 ✅
D ) 11

43 - The Khyber pass connect Pakistan with:

A ) Afghanistan ✅
B ) Iran
C ) China
D ) Tajikistan

45 - Who was the first martyr to receive Nishan-e -Haider in Pakistan?

A ) Captain Sarwer ✅
B ) Major Aziz Bhatti
C ) Major Shabbir Sharif
D ) Major Tufail Muhammad

47 - Which prophet was swallowed by a big fish?

A ) Hazrat Isa (AS)
B ) Hazrat Musa (AS)
C ) Hazrat Yousuf (AS)
D ) Hazrat Younas (AS) ✅

48 - Identify Pakistan's largest dam in terms of generating capacity:

A ) Mangla Dam
B ) Terbela Dam ✅
C ) Warsak Dam
D ) Satpara Dam

49 - The first elected non-White president of South Africa was:

A ) Robert Mogaba
B ) Dr. Nkrumah
C ) Suhu Saghari
D ) Nelson Mandela ✅

50 - Break bone fever is communicated by a mosquitoes it is another name of:

A ) Dengue ✅
B ) Malaria
C ) Epilepsy
D ) All of these

52 - Who was the leader /spokesman of 2nd migration to Hubsha during Prophet's (PBUH)stay in Makkah?

A ) Umro Bin Aas
B ) Addi Bin Hatim
C ) Jaffer Bin abi Talib ✅
D ) Abbas Bin Abada

53 - Common name for sodium chloride is:

A ) Baking soda
B ) Yeast
C ) Salt ✅
D ) Bleaching powder

54 - Helsinki is the capital of:

A ) Finland ✅
B ) Estonia
C ) Iceland
D ) Denmark

55 - How many times the word "Qul" has been repeated in the Holy Quran?

A ) 200
B ) More than 200 ✅
C ) 150
D ) Less than 150

56 - United Nations organisation (UNO) was formed in:

A ) 1943
B ) 1945 ✅
C ) 1947
D ) 1948

Explanation:

UNO (United Nations Organization)

  1. Founded: October 24, 1945, San Francisco, California, United States , Headquater :New York ,Members 193 member states, Permanent member is 05 which are China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States Not members of the United Nations (UN) are Taiwan, Kosovo, and Vatican City. President Roosevelt (32nd U.S. President)as the "Father of the United Nations.
  2. Mr. Paul-Henri Spaak, Foreign Minister of Belgium, was elected first President of the General Assembly of the United Nations on January 16, 1946 and held this office for one session. Norwegian lawyer and politician Trygve Lie was the United Nations first Secretary-General(1946-1953)
  3. The highest office of UNO is General assembly,The United Nations has six(6) main organs,The six(6) official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish
  4. There are two non-member observer states of the United Nations: State of Palestine & the Holy See .
  5. China officially became a member of the United Nations on October 24, 1945. Israel(59th member of the UN) was admitted to the United Nations (UN) on May 11, 1949. Georgia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan become the member of the UNO in1992. Montenegro 192nd member state joined the UNO in28 June 2006:
  6. The last country to become a member of the United Nations was South Sudan(193th member), which joined on July 14, 2011.

57 - Which country had the world's first woman prime minister?

A ) New Zealand
B ) India
C ) Sri Lanka ✅
D ) Pakistan

58 - All India Muslim League was founded in:

A ) 1905
B ) 1906 ✅
C ) 1907
D ) 1908

59 - He went – the direction of police station.

A ) At
B ) to
C ) in ✅
D ) About

60 - The headquarters of ASEAN is located in:

A ) Kuala lumper
B ) Yangon
C ) Jakarta ✅
D ) Singapore

61 - Diabetes is caused due to the deficiency of:

A ) Calcium
B ) Vitamin B
C ) Vitamin C
D ) Insulin ✅

62 - In terms of area the biggest district of Punjab is:

A ) DG khan
B ) Bahawalpur ✅
C ) Rajanpur
D ) Lahore

63 - The synonym of Homogeneous is:

A ) Equal
B ) Home made
C ) Scrambled
D ) Uniform ✅

64 - Keys starting with characters F1 to F12 are:

A ) Function keys ✅
B ) Arrow keys
C ) Numeric keys
D ) Alphabets keys

65 - Yen is the currency of:

A ) China
B ) Korea
C ) Japan ✅
D ) India

67 - House of lords is the upper house of the parliament of:

A ) U.k ✅
B ) USA
C ) Sweden
D ) France

68 - Choose the synonym of Respite:

A ) Short interval ✅
B ) Dejections
C ) Troubles
D ) Happiness

69 - The world's largest natural gas producer is:

A ) China
B ) USA ✅
C ) Russia
D ) Qatar

70 - He was – favour of the idea.

A ) In ✅
B ) on
C ) With
D ) At

71 - What is the meaning of Al Hadi mentioned in the Holy Quran?

A ) The light
B ) The eternal
C ) The rich
D ) The guide ✅

72 - When was the Qibla changed?

A ) 1st Hijri
B ) 2nd Hijri ✅
C ) 3rd Hijri
D ) 4th Hijri

75 - Filament of an electric bulb is made of:

A ) Tungsten ✅
B ) Graphite
C ) Platinum
D ) Steel

76 - What does an acre measure in marlas?

A ) 160 ✅
B ) 200
C ) 240
D ) 320

77 - Whale is a:

A ) Fish
B ) Mammal ✅
C ) Sea monster
D ) Ruminant

78 - The United Nations a human rights council is based in:

A ) Washington
B ) London
C ) Geneva ✅
D ) Oslo

80 - From following find the correct punctuated sentence

A ) Shakespeare Hamlet is the play for all ages.
B ) Shakespeare Hamlet is the play for all ages
C ) Shakespeares' Hamlet is the play for all ages.
D ) Shakespeare's Hamlet is the play for all ages. ✅

82 - The synonym of Annihilate is:

A ) Efface ✅
B ) Cultivate
C ) Build
D ) Create

83 - "Vasco da Gama" was a:

A ) Portuguese explorer ✅
B ) French mathematician
C ) English Novelist
D ) Italian tourist

84 - 'Plotocracy' is such a government which is run by:

A ) Scholars
B ) Illiterates
C ) Wealthy class ✅
D ) poor class

85 - Which of the following is not known as a greenhouse gas?

A ) Methane
B ) Nitrous oxide
C ) Carbon dioxide
D ) Hydrogen ✅

86 - The world's famous Madame Tussaud's museum is situated in:

A ) Paris
B ) London ✅
C ) Rome
D ) New York

87 - "Nippon' is stock exchange market of:

A ) Tokyo ✅
B ) London
C ) New York
D ) None of these

88 - Commence means:

A ) Arrange
B ) Understand
C ) Try
D ) Begin ✅

89 - The last census of Pakistan was held in:

A ) 2001
B ) 1999
C ) 1989
D ) 1998 ✅

90 - What is the synonym of "Deterimental"?

A ) Firm
B ) Wilful
C ) Harmful ✅
D ) Determined

92 - آب حیات کا مصنف کون ہے

A ) حفیظ جالندری
B ) محمد حسین آزاد ✅
C ) علامہ اقبال
D ) مرزا ادیب

93 - "A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss"کے درست ترجمہ کا انتخاب کیجیے

A ) نہ دین کا نہ دنیا کا
B ) نہ دوست بنا نہ دشمن بنا
C ) دھوبی کا کتا نہ گھر کا نہ گھاٹ کا ✅
D ) نہ آمدن نہ رفتن

94 - ملی نغمہ جیوے جیوے پاکستان کس نے تخلیق کیا

A ) احمد فراز
B ) جمیل الدین عالی ✅
C ) ساغر صدیقی
D ) رئیس امروہوی

95 - لفظ غرض کی جمع کیا ہے

A ) اغراض ✅
B ) غرضیں
C ) غرضوں
D ) ان میں سے کوئی نہیں

96 - یہ شعر کس کا ہے کون کہتا ہے کہ موت آئی تو مر جاؤں گا میں تو دریا ہوں سمندر میں اتر جاؤں گا

A ) حفیظ جالندھری
B ) احمد ندیم قاسمی ✅
C ) فیض احمد فیض
D ) پروین شاکر

97 - ہاتھ کنگن کو آر سی کیا سے کیا مراد ہے

A ) اشارہ کس طرف اور پوچھنا کچھ اور
B ) ہاتھ بہت گندے ہونا
C ) ظاہر بات کا ثبوت کی ضرورت نہیں ✅
D ) ان میں سے کوئی نہیں

98 - آنکھیں فرش راہ کرنا سے کیا مراد ہے

A ) انتہائی رنج ہونا
B ) انتہائی عزت کرنا ✅
C ) بھلا دکھائی دینا
D ) ان میں سے کوئی نہیں

99 - خون آنکھوں میں اترنا کا مطلب ہے

A ) سخت غصہ کی حالت میں آنا ✅
B ) بروقت منصوبہ بندی کرنا
C ) مصیبت سے نمٹنا
D ) حالات کا جوانمردی سے مقابلہ کرنا

100 - "A Wolf in Ship's Clothing"کہ درست ترجمہ کا انتخاب کیجیے

A ) بغل میں چھری منہ میں رام رام ✅
B ) طاقت نہ رکھنا
C ) دونوں میں سے کوئی نہیں
D ) دونوں