Model Paper PPSC 2023 AD Intelligence BPS 17, 2023 With Explanation

Total Questions: 50

1 - Which is the largest lake of Pakistan

A ) Drigh lake
B ) Manchar lake ✅
C ) Kunjhar lake
D ) Saif-ul- Malook lake

Explanation: Lake Mancher, also known as Lake Mancher, is Pakistan's largest natural saltwater lake and one of the largest lakes in Asia. It is located in the districts of Jamshoro and Dādu, Sindh, west of the Indus River, 18 km from Sewan Sharif. Lake Mancher collects water from numerous streams in the Kirthar Mountains and flows into the Indus River. Lake surfaces vary from season to season-only 36 km² to 500 km² during monsoon rains.

3 - Cue, bolling and break terms associaled vith which game.

A ) Snooker
B ) Polo
C ) Billiard ✅
D ) Volleyball

Explanation: Cue’ is connected with Billiards. Billiards is also known as Cue Sports. It is also connected with the terms - Jigger, Break, Scratch, Cannons, Pot, In Baulk and In Off. It was played for the first time in 15th-century Europe, with roots in Ground Billiards. Revoke, Ruff, Dummy, Little Slam, Grand Slam, Trump, Diamonds, and Tricks are connected with Bridge. Cox is connected with Boat Race. The Mallett and Hoops are connected with Croquet.

5 - Who among the folloving Mughal rulers was a contenporary of Queen Elizabeth I of England:

A ) Zaheer-ud-din Babar
B ) Aurangzeb Alamgir
C ) Akbar the Great ✅
D ) Jahangir

Explanation: Akbar, the greatest of the Mughal emperors of subcontinent. He reigned from 1556 to 1605 and extended Mughal power over most of the subcontinent.

6 - In 1946, who called for the complete elimination of nuclear weapons:

A ) UN General Assembly ✅
B ) UN Secrelariat
C ) World Bank
D ) European Court of Human Rights

7 - The largest volcano of the world is:

A ) Mauna Loa ✅
B ) Mauna Kea
C ) Mount Elna
D ) Indus

8 - The Charismatic Leader. Quaid-i-Azam Mohaňmad Ali Jinnah and the Creation of Pakistan:

A ) Benazir Bhutto
B ) Sikandar Hayal ✅
C ) Colonel llahi Baksh
D ) Shaukat Hayal Khan

9 - A matter can exist in which of the following forms:

A ) Gas
B ) Liquid
C ) Solid
D ) All ✅

10 - Who chaired Asia Pacific Group of UNESCO for the year 2020 from Pakistan:

A ) Munir Akram
B ) Maleeha Lodhi
C ) Abdul Basit
D ) Moin-ul-Haq ✅

11 - Kyle bought a $2000 government bond that yields 6% in simple interest each year. Write the equation that gives the total amount A, in dollars, Kyle will receive when he sells" the bond after t years.

A ) A) A= 2.000 (1+.08)t
B ) A= 2,000 (1+.02)t
C ) A= 2. 000 (1+.06)t ✅
D ) A =2,000 (1+.05) t

Explanation: Formula for simple interest is I = Ptr Substitute. = 2000 ⋅ t ⋅ 0.06 = 120t Final value of the investment : A = P + I Substitute 2000 for P and 120t for I. = 2000 + 120t = 2000 (1+.06)t

12 - During Mughal rule Bakhsi was:

A ) Incharge of Religious Atfairs
B ) Incharge of Military Atfairs ✅
C ) Finance Minister
D ) Minister of the Royal Household

Explanation: The position of Mir Bakshi was that of the head of the Military Administration in the Mughal Empire. King Akbar introduced the Mansabdari system, which defined the rank of Mir Bakshi. Mir Bakshi is responsible for the gathering of intelligence and accordingly recommends people for military promotions and appointments. Mir Bakshi served as the general of the military. He headed the entire military system. One of the primary responsibilities of Mir Bakshi was to account for the timely payments of the military force. He also made changes to the military policy. Initially, a Bakshi headed the department with different breeds of horses.

13 - Which religion followers are not allowed to eat sehri while keeping fast:

A ) Christian
B ) Muslims
C ) Jews
D ) Christian $ Jews ✅

14 - Tipu sultan had diplomatic relations with with french king:

A ) Napolean ✅
B ) Charles
C ) Henry I
D ) Henry II

15 - The number of bones in new born baby is:

A ) 200
B ) 250
C ) 300 ✅
D ) 275

16 - Who is popularly known as Father of Indian Constituton:

A ) B.R Ambedkar
B ) Jawaharalal Nehru
C ) Mahatama Gandhi
D ) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

18 - Errors from computer hardware and sofware can be identified and removed by process:

A ) Debugging ✅
B ) Interface
C ) Formating
D ) Flip Fiop

Explanation: Debugging is the process of detecting and removing existing and potential errors (also called 'bugs') in a software code that can cause it to behave unexpectedly or crash. To prevent incorrect operation of a software or system, debugging is used to find and resolve bugs or defects.

19 - In MS Word a character that is raised and is smaller above the baseline is called:

A ) Outline
B ) Superscript ✅
C ) Raised
D ) Subscript

Explanation: Superscript ​It is a character that is set slightly above the normal line. It is usually smaller than the rest of the text. It is used in a single typeface character. MS Word It is developed by Microsoft. It was released on 25 October 1983 for the first time. It is a graphical word processing program that users can type with. It has helpful tools to make documents, resumes, contracts, etc. This is one of the most commonly used programs under the office suite.

20 - How many countries joined NATO:

A ) 20
B ) 30 ✅
C ) 40
D ) 50

Explanation: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was established on April 4, 1949, by 12 founding members in Washington, USA. It is an inter-governmental military organization. It is headquartered in Brussels, the capital of Belgium. It currently has 30 member countries.

21 - Which of the following is not a member of NATO

A ) Luxemburg
B ) Lilhuania
C ) China ✅
D ) United Kingdom

Explanation: North Atlantic Treaty Organization: It is an intergovernmental military alliance. Established by the Washington treaty. Treaty that was signed on 4 April 1949. Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium. Headquarters of Allied Command Operations Mons, Belgium. NATO has 30 member.

22 - Which Mosque was ordered by Allah to destroy

A ) Zirar ✅
B ) Kafiroon
C ) Mushrikoon
D ) Bilal

Explanation: The Quba Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد قُبَاء‎, romanized: Masjid Qubāʾ) is a mosque located in Medina, in the Hejazi region of Saudi Arabia, built in the lifetime of the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the 7th century C.E. It is thought to be the first mosque in the world, built on the first day of Muhammad's emigration to Medina.Its first stone is said to have been laid by the prophet, and the structure completed by his companions.

23 - Which of the following cities was the former captal of Pakistan:

A ) Peshawar
B ) Lahore
C ) Karachi ✅
D ) Islamabad

Explanation: After independence in 1947, Karachi became the capital of Pakistan till 1959, when Islamabad was selected to serve as the new capital city.Rawalpindi, city, Punjab province, northern Pakistan. It was the capital of Pakistan from 1959 to 1969. The city lies on the Potwar Plateau 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Islamabad, the national capital.

24 - The book A Brief History of Time is wnitten by

A ) Aristotle
B ) Oswald Spengler
C ) Stephen Hawking ✅
D ) Charles

Explanation:
  1. Book in the Line Of Fire is written by Pervaiz Musharraf.
  2. Book Daughter of East written by Benazair Bhutto .
  3. Book A brief history of time by Stephen Hawking .
  4. Book : Pakistan : Heart of Asia was written by : Liaquat Ali khan .
  5. The Book Long Walk to freedom is written by Nelson Mandela .
  6. A self help book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Written by Whom Stephen R. Covey.
  7. A self help book Think and Grow rich written by whom Napoleon Hill.
  8.  Book Making of Pakistan K.K Aziz .
  9. Book Emergence of Pakistan wrote by  Ch Muhammad Ali 
  10.  Author of book Train to Pakistan Khushwant Singh


25 - She sings a song. doesn't is she hete . doesn'l is she is:

A ) Tag question ✅
B ) Gerund case
C ) Pronoun Case
D ) Object

Explanation: A question converted from a statement by an appended interrogative formula, e.g. it's nice out, isn't it?.

26 - In which Surah of the Holy Quran Bismillah is added twice:

A ) Surah Yaseen
B ) Surah Baqarah
C ) Surah Namal ✅
D ) Surah Toba

Explanation: this question specifically, regarding which surah has two Basmallas is Surah Naml, the second Basmalla is a quotation from the letter of Prophet Sulaiman to Queen of Sheba, verse 30. This is why Surah Naml is also known as the Surah with two Bismillahs.

27 - Synonymn of VElL:

A ) Blatant
B ) Un Cover
C ) Cover ✅
D ) These

28 - In tennis which lest is used to check the tiness of players:

A ) Dyer test ✅
B ) Push up test
C ) T Test
D ) Fitness Test

Explanation: Since 1935 the Dyer Backboard Tennis Test frequently has been used to classify stu- dents in tennis. Studies by Fox and the present writer confirm that the Dyer Tennis Test (Dyer's latest revision with restraining line 5 ft. from the wall) does not dis- criminate sufficiently at the beginner's level.

29 - Choose the corect analogy Morning: Noon ::?

A ) (A) Child: Young
B ) Child :Mother
C ) Child :Youth ✅
D ) Child :Father

30 - The meaning of Put on

A ) Call
B ) Wear ✅
C ) Escape
D ) What

31 - Computer Hard Disk was first introduced in:

A ) Dell
B ) Microsoft
C ) IBM ✅
D ) Apple

Explanation: Informed by Jacob Rabinow's ideas at NBS, IBM developed and shipped the first commercial Hard Disk Drive (HDD), the Model 350 disk storage unit, to Zellerbach Paper, San Francisco in June 1956 as part of the IBM 305 RAMAC (Random Access Method of Accounting and Control) system.

32 - Geneva is the city of which Country:

A ) New Zealand
B ) Italy
C ) Switzerland ✅
D ) Pakistan

Explanation: Headquarters of World Health Organisation (WHO) International Labour Organisation International Committee of the Red Cross World Trade Organisation World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) International Organization for Standardization UNAIDS in Geneva (Switzerland).

33 - Choose the analogy of words written in capital letters Lion: Roar

A ) Snake: Slither
B ) Lizard : Crawl
C ) Goal: Bleat ✅
D ) Elephant : Tusk

34 - Banjosa Lake is situated in:

A ) Swat
B ) AJK ✅
C ) Karachi
D ) Gilgit Baltistan

Explanation: Banjosa is a small tourist attraction point about 20 kilometres (12 mi) fromRawalakot, Azad Kashmir. Banjousa is a village of Rawalakot. Banjousa is kashmiri noun, consist of two parts “Ban” means forest and jousa was owner of whole banjousa land.

35 - Choose the Ieters. Speak:Stammer

A ) Walk:Stagger ✅
B ) Speech: Stage
C ) Strul: Walk
D ) Speech: Run

36 - Arab spríng started from which country:

A ) Libya
B ) Egypt
C ) Tunisia ✅
D ) Yemen

Explanation: The Arab Spring was a wave of pro-democracy demonstrations and upheavals that swept over the Middle East and North Africa in 2010 and 2011, overthrowing several of the region's long-standing authoritarian rulers.

37 - In March 2006, who was appointed as the bowling coach for Pakistbn

A ) Ramiz Raja
B ) Waqar Younis ✅
C ) Shaoib Malik
D ) Shoaib Akhter

Explanation: On March 08, 2006 Pakistan appointed former captain and fast bowler Waqar Younis as their bowling coach until the 2007 World Cup. Waqar Younis was re-appointed as Pakistan's bowling and fielding coach for their tour of Australia in December 2009 Waqar was appointed as the coach of the Pakistan cricket team on 3 March 2010. He resigned as Pakistan's Cricket Coach on 19 August 2011 citing personal reasons.

38 - When did Pakistan join the OlC?

A ) 1963
B ) 1969 ✅
C ) 1965
D ) 1970

Explanation: As a result of large-scale diplomatic efforts by Saudi Arabia and Morocco, the first Islamic Summit convened in Rabat in September 1969, and despite hesitation and resistance by some countries, representatives from twenty-four states responded positively and attended the summit.

39 - I met ----- European

A ) a ✅
B ) the
C ) an
D ) to

40 - Cloud Gate is located in:

A ) Chicago ✅
B ) Alaska
C ) UK
D ) USA

Explanation: Cloud Gate is a public sculpture by Indian-born British artist Anish Kapoor, that is the centerpiece of AT&T Plaza at Millennium Park in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. The sculpture and AT&T Plaza are located on top of Park Grill, between the Chase Promenade and McCormick Tribune Plaza & Ice Rink.Made up of 168 stainless steel plates welded together, its highly polished exterior has no visible seams. It measures 33 by 66 by 42 feet, and weighs 110 short tons.

41 - When did the Indian mutiny take place:

A ) 1849
B ) 1865
C ) 1857 ✅
D ) 1865

Explanation: The Mutiny proper began at Meerut on 10 May 1857. Eighty-five members of the 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry, who had been jailed for refusing to use cartridges they believed to be at odds with their religion, were broken out of prison by their comrades.

42 - Antonym of Haggard:

A ) Healthy
B ) Hearty
C ) Plump ✅
D ) Hearty

43 - How many princely state at the time of subcontinent partition decided to join Pakistan out of 565

A ) 12
B ) 11
C ) 13 ✅
D ) 18

Explanation: ut of 565 princely states during 1947, 13 princely states decided to join Pakistan.These 13 pricely states are: * Bahawalpur: On 3 October 1947 and so on....

44 - In Punjab Radcliffe gave an unjust award, including following tehsils in Indian side:

A ) Feroxpur, Hoshiarpur
B ) Shakargarh, Pakpallan
C ) Gurdaspur, Pathankot ✅
D ) Sheikhupura, Kasur

Explanation: The Radcliffe Award is the result of an official proposal declared on 3 June 1947 by Lord Mountbatten concerning India's separation into two independent states – India and Pakistan.

45 - The world's deepest rench the Mariana Trench is located in:

A ) Pacific Ocean ✅
B ) Arctic Ocean
C ) Indian Ocean
D ) Black Sea Ocean

Explanation: The Mariana Trench is an oceanic trench located in the western Pacific Ocean, about 200 kilometres (124 mi) east of the Mariana Islands; it is the deepest oceanic trench on Earth. It is crescent-shaped and measures about 2,550 km (1,580 mi) in length and 69 km (43 mi) in width.

46 - Which Prophet was declared Adam second:

A ) Hazrat Musa A.S
B ) Hazrat Nooh A.S ✅
C ) Hazrat Ibrahim A.S
D ) Hazrat Ali A.S

47 - General Pervaiz Musharaf was elected as President through referendum on

A ) April30,2005
B ) April30,2000
C ) April30,2002 ✅
D ) April30,2001

Explanation: To stay in power, General Musharraf announced the plan of a referendum on 8 April 2002. Through a referendum, he wanted to elect himself as President. But according to the 1973 constitution the President could not be elected through a referendum. He must be elected by the Parliament and the Provincial National Assemblies

48 - Who was the founder of Nawaiwaqt news paper:

A ) Hameed Akhter
B ) Majeed Nizami
C ) Arif Nizami
D ) Hameed Nizami ✅

Explanation: Nawaiwaqt (Urdu: نوائے وقت, lit. 'The Voice of Time') is an Urdu daily newspaper in Pakistan which is currently owned by Majid Nizami Trust. It was launched on March 23, 1940, under the leadership of Hameed Nizami (3 Oct 1915-22 Feb 1962). Hameed Nizami was the founder of this newspaper. His younger brother Majid Nizami (3 April 1928 – 26 July 2014) was the chief editor and publisher of Nawa-i-Waqt Group of Publications until he died in 2014 and then this group became the property of Majid Nizami Trust created by Majid Nizami himself in his lifetime.

49 - CUl,shift and alt are called - --- Keys

A ) Pointer
B ) Modifier ✅
C ) Adjustment
D ) Funcion

Explanation: A key that changes another key's action when both keys are pressed simultaneously is known as a modifier key. Shift, Control, Alt, and Function keys are some common modifiers. Windows keyboards come equipped with the Control (Ctrl) and Alt keys

50 - Which one is the capital of Somalia?

A ) Cairo
B ) Mogadishu ✅
C ) Nairobi
D ) France

Explanation: Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is a country in the Horn of Africa. The country is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Indian Ocean to the east, and Kenya to the southwest. Somalia has the longest coastline on Africa's mainland. Somalia: Somalia Capital - Mogadishu Somalia Currency - Somali shilling