Model Paper PPSC 2020 Ziladar Research Zone Punjab Irrigation Department BPS-14

Total Questions: 100

1 - What is the synonym of Ostensible?

A ) Apparent ✅
B ) Latent
C ) Opposite
D ) None of these

4 - Kanpur Dam is built on which river?

A ) Kabul
B ) Soan
C ) Indus
D ) Haro ✅

6 - Who was the conqueror of Spain?

A ) Tariq Bin Zaid ✅
B ) Musa Bin Naseer
C ) Muhammad Bin Qasim
D ) Khalid bin Waleed

7 - 'Pathway of Pakistan' is the autobiography of:

A ) M.A.H. iIsphani
B ) Chaudhary Khaliq uz Zaman zaman ✅
C ) A.K. Fazal UL Haq
D ) Sir Fazal- i- Hussain

8 - At which occasion salat became obligation(Farz)?

A ) Miraj ✅
B ) Migration
C ) Boycott
D ) Visit to Taaif

9 - The Major Part of Great Rift Valley is located in

A ) USA
B ) Africa ✅
C ) South America
D ) Australia

10 - Which Pakistani former cricket player is popularly known as the Asian Bradman?

A ) Zaheer Abbas ✅
B ) Javed Miandad
C ) Hanif Muhammad
D ) Majid khan

11 - Chronometer is used to measure:

A ) Velocity
B ) Pressure
C ) Time ✅
D ) None of these

13 - (2²)³=?

A ) 16
B ) 18
C ) 32
D ) 64 ✅

16 - In which of the following countries Atlas Mountains are found?

A ) Tunisia, Libya and Algena
B ) Tunisia, Libya and Egypt
C ) Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco ✅
D ) None of these

17 - Name the only recipient of "Hilal-e-Kashmir",an award equivalent to Nishan- e-Haider?

A ) Major Tufail Muhammad
B ) Naik Saif Ali jJanjua ✅
C ) Captain Mohammad Sarwar
D ) Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz

18 - The largest planet of the solar system is:

A ) Jupiter ✅
B ) Mars
C ) Saturn
D ) Earth

19 - What is x in th series? 24,29,36,41,x,53

A ) 45
B ) 47
C ) 48 ✅
D ) 46

20 - Hypocrites of Madina built contrary to masjid-e-Nabvi:

A ) Masjid-e-Harrain
B ) Masjid-e-Aqsa
C ) Masjid-e-Dharaar ✅
D ) Masjid-e-Ubayye

21 - Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean meet near:

A ) Cape of Good Hope ✅
B ) Aden
C ) Singpore
D ) No where

22 - Junaid Jamshed was a lead vocalist of.....band.

A ) Janoon
B ) Vital Signs ✅
C ) Strings
D ) Jul

23 - Council of Common Interests(CCI) is a constitutional body of Pakistan Membership of CCI consists of:

A ) Prime Minister,all Provincial Chief Minister and three members nominated by the Prime Minister ✅
B ) President,all Provincial Governors and Chief Minister,prime Minister and Minister of Inter-Provincial Coordination
C ) President, Prime Minister Chairman Senate, Provincial Chief Ministers and Chief of Army Staff
D ) Prime Minister,Speaker National Assembly,all Chief Minister and three members nominated by the Prime Minister

25 - Which of the following dam is considered the largest concrete dam of the world?

A ) Three Gorges Dam ✅
B ) Tarbela Dam, Pakistan
C ) Bhakra Dam, India
D ) None of these

27 - Which of the following is a salt water lake

A ) Hanna Lake
B ) Hamun-i-Mushkhel Lake ✅
C ) Hamun-e-Lora lake
D ) All of these

28 - Complete the sentence. He....a factory in his town.

A ) Have
B ) Has ✅
C ) Is having
D ) Was having

29 - Mention the famous City/Cities of Hijaz?

A ) Makkah
B ) Madina
C ) Taaif
D ) All of these

30 - Who was said to be the first one to recite the Holy Quran openly in Haram-e-Makkah?

A ) Hazrat umar
B ) Hazrat Zaid Bin Sabit
C ) Hazrat Abdullah Bin Masood ✅
D ) Hazrat Usman

32 - The President under the 1973 Constitution is elected:

A ) By direct election
B ) By National Assembly
C ) By joint Session of the National Assembly and Senate
D ) By two Houses of the Parliament and the four provincial Assemblies ✅

33 - The Holy Prophet (PBUH) was poisoned by a Jewish hostess at the time of the:

A ) Conquest of Makkah
B ) Conquest of Khyber ✅
C ) Ghazwa-e-Uhad
D ) None of these

34 - 'Baseball' is the national game of:

A ) Canada
B ) France
C ) USA ✅
D ) England

35 - Who was Sisakar?

A ) Wazir of Hajjah Bin Yousaf
B ) Wazir of Muhammad Bin Qasim
C ) Wazir of Raja Dahir ✅
D ) None of these

36 - Formating a cell in Currency, you can specify:

A ) Decimal Places
B ) Currency Symbol
C ) Both a and b
D ) None of these

38 - Who coined the name of "Pakistan" for our country?

A ) Liaquat Ali Khan
B ) Chaudhary Rehmat Ali ✅
C ) Fazlul UL Haq
D ) Allama Iqbal

Explanation:

Who came with the name of Pakistan?

A ) Ch. Rehmat Ali 

B ) Khizr Tiwana

C ) Muhammad Ali

D ) Allama Iqbal

Who coined (gave) the name "Pakistan"?

Answer: Choudhry Rahmat Ali

  • Correct Answer: Choudhry Rahmat Ali  
  • Coined the Name: Pakistan 
  • Year: 1933 
  • Famous Pamphlet: Now or Never; Are We to Live or Perish Forever? 
  • Published: 28 January 1933 
  • Place: Cambridge, England 
  • Profession: Pakistani nationalist and student at the University of Cambridge 

Meaning of "Pakistan"

The name PAKISTAN was derived from Muslim-majority regions:

  • P → Punjab 
  • A → Afghania (North-West Frontier Province, now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 
  • K → Kashmir 
  • S → Sindh 
  • TAN → from Baluchistan/Balochistan together with the Persian suffix "-stan" (meaning "land"). 
  • Note: Historians explain that "TAN" is not only the suffix "-stan". It also incorporates the ending of Baluchistan. So it is slightly more precise to write:"TAN → from Baluchistan together with the Persian suffix '-stan'."
  • 1930 → Allama Muhammad Iqbal → Allahabad Address 
  • 1933 → Choudhry Rahmat Ali → Coined the name Pakistan 
  • 1940 → Minar-e-Pakistan → Lahore Resolution 
  • 1942–1947 → Khizr Hayat Tiwana → Premier of Punjab 
  • 1947 → Pakistan became independent 

39 - HTML is the basic language used to create:

A ) Databases
B ) Spreadsheet
C ) Web pages ✅
D ) Desktop publishing

40 - Find the square of 35:

A ) 175
B ) 1125
C ) 1225 ✅
D ) 1215

41 - Did you hear....the accident last night?

A ) Of ✅
B ) On
C ) In
D ) About

42 - The seaport "Rotterdam" is in:

A ) Belgium
B ) Netherlands ✅
C ) Australia
D ) None of these

43 - Name the Minister of Education of Punjab:

A ) Dr. Murad Raas ✅
B ) Khawaja Salman Rafiq
C ) Raja Ashfaq Sarwar
D ) None of these

44 - .....is the largest dam of Pakistan.

A ) Tarbela ✅
B ) Mangla
C ) Warsak
D ) Gomal Zam

45 - "He would have been prophet,if I were not the last one". The Holy Prophet (SAW) said this about:

A ) Hazrat Abu Bakar
B ) Hazrat Umar ✅
C ) Hazrat usman
D ) Hazrat Ali

46 - Which is the smallest Sea in the world?

A ) Black Sea
B ) Red Sea
C ) Baltic Sea ✅
D ) South China Sea

47 - The gibberellins:

A ) Are responsible for phototropism and gravitropism ✅
B ) Are gases at room temperature
C ) Are produced only by fungi
D ) Cause bolting in some biennial plants

48 - Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: "To plough the sand"

A ) To make the desert bloom
B ) To work in vain ✅
C ) To do a difficult work
D ) To make the desert fertile

50 - The concept of Carbon Credits originated from which of the following?

A ) Earth Summit,Rio de Janeiro
B ) Kyoto Protocol ✅
C ) Montreal Protocol
D ) Conference of Parties 19

51 - The gas, commonly known as "laughing gas" is:

A ) Carbon Dioxide
B ) Sulphur Dioxide
C ) Nitrous Oxide ✅
D ) Sodium Oxide

52 - The largest ocean of the world is:

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

54 - The famous novel "Frankenstein" was written by: (4 Time in Exams)

A ) Edgar Man Poe
B ) H.G Wells
C ) Ian Fleming
D ) Mary Shelley ✅

55 - Where is the Machu Picchu located?

A ) Chile
B ) Peru ✅
C ) Brazil
D ) Argentina

56 - Choose the correct sentence that best represents the reported speech: you said to your father,"Please grant him leave for some time".

A ) You told your father to let him leave for a short while
B ) You advised your father to grant him leave for sometime
C ) You requested your father to grant him leave for sometime ✅
D ) You said to your father to grant you leave for sometime

57 - Change the narration:The general said to the soldiers, "March forward and attack the foe".

A ) The general ordered the soldiers to march forward and to attack the foe ✅
B ) The general suggested to the soldiers to march forward and to attack the foe
C ) The general commanded the soldiers to march forward and attack the foe
D ) The general commanded the soldiers to march forward to attack the foe

58 - Complete the series:14,28,20,40,32,64,....

A ) 52
B ) 56 ✅
C ) 96
D ) 128

59 - First Census in Pakistan was held in:

A ) 1948
B ) 1947
C ) 1950
D ) 1951 ✅

60 - Who is the current Chief Minister of Balochistan?

A ) Jam Kamal Khan ✅
B ) Sanaullah Khan Zehri
C ) Alauddin Marri
D ) None of these

61 - March 22 is observed internationally as:

A ) World Day of Water ✅
B ) No Smoking Day
C ) Women's Day
D ) None of these

62 - The capital city of Malaysia is:

A ) Gorge Town
B ) Kuala Lumpur ✅
C ) Iphon
D ) Malacca City

63 - Who is the author of "Now or Never, Are we to live or perish forever"?

A ) Chaudhary Rehmat Ali ✅
B ) Sir Syed Ahmad khan
C ) Allama Iqbal
D ) Haji shariat Ullah

65 - Writer of National anthem, Hafeez Jalndhari died in:

A ) 1982 ✅
B ) 1980
C ) 1976
D ) 1978

66 - India came under British crown with:

A ) Start of 1858 War
B ) With the end of 1857
C ) Introduction of government of India Act ✅
D ) With the announcement of the British Queen

67 - To open a template in Word, first go to File and:

A ) Click New ✅
B ) Click Display
C ) Click Open
D ) Click Search

70 - Congress accepted the Partition Plan immediately but Muslim League could not accept it immediately. At that time, Jinnah opined that:

A ) We shall boycott it
B ) Plan would be submitted to Muslim League council for discussion ✅
C ) We should present our priorities
D ) The plan is not practicable

74 - In order to play and hear sound on a computer, one needs:

A ) Sound card and speakers ✅
B ) A microphone
C ) Both a and b
D ) None of these

75 - Leo Talstoy was a:

A ) Famous Russian General
B ) Communist Leader
C ) Great Novelist ✅
D ) Inventor

78 - BIOS is used for?

A ) Updating system information on network
B ) Loading operating system ✅
C ) It helps in routing
D ) It takes input from keywords and other devices

79 - Electric current is measured in:

A ) Volts
B ) Watts
C ) Kilojoules
D ) Amperes ✅

82 - How many time do the hands of a clock conicide in a day?

A ) 18
B ) 22 ✅
C ) 25
D ) None of these

83 - When was the report of Simon Commission published?

A ) May, 1930 ✅
B ) May, 1929
C ) June, 1929
D ) None of these

84 - Who was the first Governor of West Pakistan?

A ) Sardar Abdur Rub Nishter
B ) Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani ✅
C ) Ghulam Mustafa Khan
D ) Malik Amir Mohammad Khan

85 - The last general election in Pakistan were held in:

A ) July 2018 ✅
B ) August 2018
C ) September 2018
D ) October 2018

86 - Which of the following shortcuts will create a new folder in windows folder?

A ) Ctrl+C
B ) Ctrl+Shift+N ✅
C ) Ctrl+O
D ) Ctrl+Alt

89 - The standard weight of Javelin throw for men is.....

A ) 400g
B ) 600g
C ) 800g ✅
D ) None of these

90 - Pakistan successfully tested its Nuclear devices in:

A ) May 1998 ✅
B ) June 1998
C ) July 1998
D ) August 1998

91 - اسم علم کی رو سے "شمس العلماء" کیا ہے؟

A ) لقب
B ) کنیت
C ) خطاب ✅
D ) عرف

92 - مزدوروں کا شاعر کسے کہا جاتا ہے؟

A ) اختر شیرانی
B ) احسان دانش ✅
C ) ساغر صدیقی
D ) الطاف مشہدی

93 - سفر نصیب، کس کا لکھا ہوا سفر نامہ ہے؟

A ) مستنصر حسین تارڑ
B ) مختار مسعود ✅
C ) عطاء الحق قاسمی
D ) پیر زادہ قاسم

94 - اقبال کا قیام یورپ کا عرصہ کونسا ہے؟

A ) 1905-8 ✅
B ) 1909-12
C ) 1910-14
D ) 1915-18

95 - "Distant drums sound sweeter" کے درست ترجمہ کا انتخاب کریں۔

A ) دوری سے پیار بڑھتا ہے
B ) گھر کی دوری سے گھر کی قدر ہوتی ہے
C ) دور کے ڈھو ہی اچھے
D ) دور کے ڈھول سہانے ✅

96 - درج ذیل میں سے کونسی ضرب الامثل درست ہے؟

A ) صبح بنارس شام اودھ ✅
B ) صبح بنارس شام لکھنو
C ) صبح کشمیر شام بنارس
D ) صبح گرو شام بنارس

97 - "Hand in Glove" کے درست مطلب کا انتخاب کیجیے۔

A ) آپس میں شیرو شکر کرنا ✅
B ) چوری چھپے
C ) دوست نما قاتل
D ) پناہ دینا

98 - دل لیے موت مشینوں کی حکومت احساس مروت کو کچل دیتے ہیں آلات یہ شعر کس شاعر کا ہے؟

A ) مولانا حالی
B ) علامہ اقبال ✅
C ) علامہ شبلی
D ) مولانا ظفر علی خان

99 - طاق نسیاں پر رکھا" کا مطلب کیا ہے؟"

A ) سجاوٹ کرنا
B ) قطع تعلق کرنا ✅
C ) علامہ شبلی
D ) حفاظت سے رکھنا

100 - کس شیر کی آمد ہے کہ رن کانپ رہا ہے" اس مصرعے میں "رن"سے کیا مراد ہے؟"

A ) پنجاب کی عورت
B ) میدان جنگ ✅
C ) کھیل کا میدان
D ) جوان عورت