Model Paper PPSC 2023 Junior Clerk BPS-11 BOR 25-02-2023

Total Questions: 100

1 - The physical part of a computer is known as:

A ) Hardware ✅
B ) Software
C ) Operating system
D ) System unit

Explanation:

Best and Most Complete Answer (According to All Competitive Exams):

🔹 Question:
Physical component of computer including all peripheral devices are called — ?

🔸 Answer:
Hardware

📚 Detailed Explanation :

Term Definition
  Hardware  | All tangible, physical components of a computer system. This includes both internal and external (peripheral) devices.
  ✅ Examples of Hardware   

  • CPU (Processor)
  • RAM (Memory)
  • Hard Disk
  • Keyboard
  • Mouse
  • Monitor
  • Printer
  • Scanner

  ✅ Software (for contrast)  Non-physical part: instructions/programs used to operate hardware. e.g., Windows, MS Word, etc. 

 Peripheral Devices Include:

🔹 Type 🔸 Devices
  ✅ Input Devices   Keyboard, Mouse, Scanner, Microphone
  ✅ Output Devices   Monitor, Printer, Speakers
  ✅ Storage Devices   Hard Drive, USB, CD/DVD.

2 - The cell theory was given by:

A ) Hooke
B ) Haeckel
C ) Matthias Schleidwn and Schwann ✅
D ) Albrecht Von Roelliker

3 - In Eye donation, which part of the eye used:

A ) Retina
B ) Cornea ✅
C ) Iris
D ) Optic nerve

4 - Which is the national sport of Pakistan:

A ) Football
B ) Hockey ✅
C ) Cricket
D ) Squash

5 - Do not trust a man who "blows his own trumpet".

A ) Flatters
B ) Praises others
C ) Admonishes others
D ) Praises himself ✅

6 - What we call to a combination of row and column:

A ) Line
B ) Column
C ) Row
D ) Cell ✅

7 - Which country accepted Pakistan first:

A ) Iran ✅
B ) Iraq
C ) Indonesia
D ) China

8 - Khudi was topic of:

A ) Allama Iqbal ✅
B ) Faiz Ahmad Faiz
C ) Ameer Khusro
D ) None of these

9 - Which of the following is non-biodegradable:

A ) Tea leaves
B ) Nylon ✅
C ) Remains of animals
D ) Fleece of sheep

10 - Another name of full stop is:

A ) Dash
B ) Period ✅
C ) Colon
D ) None of these

11 - "Bull" is related to 'Cow' in the same way as

A ) Doe: Bunny
B ) Stallion:Mare ✅
C ) Rooster:Chick
D ) Lion:Cub

12 - Statue of liberty was gifted to America by:

A ) Egypt
B ) Japan
C ) Russia
D ) France ✅

13 - I am envious.....them.

A ) Of ✅
B ) In
C ) About
D ) On

14 - Sindh was separated from Bombay in:

A ) 1934
B ) 1935
C ) 1936 ✅
D ) 1937

15 - Entomology is the science that studies:

A ) Humans
B ) Insects ✅
C ) Rocks
D ) None of these

16 - Who was the first Governor of Punjab?

A ) Sardar Abdur Rub Nishter
B ) Sir Francis Mudie ✅
C ) Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar
D ) Sir Agha Khan

17 - 0.5×0.06=........

A ) 0.3
B ) 0.03 ✅
C ) 0.003
D ) 3

18 - CNN is the abbreviation of:

A ) Commercial News Network
B ) Common News Network
C ) Cable News Network ✅
D ) None of these

19 - To store data in the form of circles is called:

A ) Sector ✅
B ) Subscript
C ) Disc
D ) None of these

22 - Which city is built on 118 islands:

A ) Rome
B ) Venice ✅
C ) Turin
D ) None of these

23 - Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan was assassinated in which city:

A ) Lahore
B ) Rawalpindi ✅
C ) Karachi
D ) None of these

Explanation:

Assassination of Liaquat Ali Khan :-

  1. Name: Liaquat Ali Khan (1 October 1895 Kernal – 16 October 1951 Rawalpindi ), (First Prime Minister of Pakistan).Tenure: 15 August 1947 – 16 October 1951. Duration: 4 years, 2 months, 1 day. 
  2. Date: 16 October 1951
  3. Place: Company Bagh, Rawalpindi (later renamed Liaquat Bagh in his honor).
  4. Event: He was addressing a large public gathering (political rally) when attacked.
  5. Assassin:  Akbar Babrak, an Afghan national.
  6. Method: Shot twice in the chest with a pistol.
  7. Death: He was taken to hospital but died the same day.
  8. Note :
    • The park where he was killed was renamed Liaquat Bagh.
    • He was buried in Karachi, near Quaid-e-Azam’s mausoleum.
    • He is remembered as “Shaheed-e-Millat” (Martyr of the Nation).

24 - Venus indicated the direction of:

A ) North
B ) South
C ) East
D ) West ✅

25 - Who invented the first known printing press:

A ) Henry Ford
B ) Henry Morton
C ) Johann Gutenberg ✅
D ) Leo Talstoy

27 - Who was the last Viceroy of India:

A ) Lord Mountbatten ✅
B ) Lord Irwin
C ) Lord Clive
D ) Lord Harding

28 - Mangla dam is located in which district of Pakistan:

A ) Haripur
B ) Mirpur ✅
C ) Swat
D ) Rawalpindi

29 - Select the pair which has the same relationship. Pain: Sedative

A ) Grief: Consolation ✅
B ) Comfort:Stimulant
C ) Trance: Narcotic
D ) Ache: Extraction

30 - What displays the content of the active cell in MS Excel:

A ) Name Box
B ) Formula Bar ✅
C ) Row Headings
D ) None of these

31 - Who is Sohail Warraich:

A ) Politician
B ) Bureaucrat
C ) Journalist ✅
D ) None of these

32 - The meaning of the idiom Out of the blue:

A ) Higher than sky
B ) Once upon a time
C ) An unexpected way ✅
D ) Many times

33 - A device used to measure the amount of moisture in the atmosphere is called a:

A ) Hydrometer
B ) Barometer
C ) Hygrometer ✅
D ) Anemometer

34 - Who is the head of the state of Pakistan:

A ) President ✅
B ) Prime Minister
C ) Chairman Senate
D ) Speaker National Assembly

35 - The Famous Book "The Daughter of the East" is written by:

A ) K. K Aziz
B ) Ayesha Jalal
C ) Benazir Bhutto ✅
D ) G Alana

36 - UN Human Rights Committee is:

A ) International Committee of Civil Rights
B ) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ✅
C ) International Convention of Civil Rights
D ) None of these

37 - When Magna Carta was signed:

A ) 1115
B ) 1215 ✅
C ) 1315
D ) 1415

38 - 1973 Constitution was made in the government of:

A ) Muhammad Khan Junejo
B ) Ayub Khan
C ) Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto ✅
D ) Yahya Khan

39 - Pakistan joined SCO as full member in:

A ) 1996
B ) 1997
C ) 2016
D ) 2017 ✅

41 - MS PowerPoint is an example of:

A ) Multimedia software ✅
B ) Graphics software
C ) Entertainment software
D ) None of these

42 - The famous book Asar-ul-Snadeed was written by:

A ) Syed Ahmad Barelvi
B ) Sir Syed Ahmad khan ✅
C ) Shah wali-Ullah
D ) Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi

43 - The antonym of Facsimile is:

A ) Reproduction
B ) Sincere
C ) Engineered
D ) Original ✅

45 - The synonym of Impetuous is:

A ) Resourceful
B ) Violent
C ) Pleasing
D ) Rash ✅

46 - Exoskeleton of a marine snail is composed of:

A ) Calcium Sulphate
B ) Calcium Carbonate ✅
C ) Sulphur Dioxide
D ) None of these

47 - Who discovered the first vaccine:

A ) Edward Jenner ✅
B ) Einstein
C ) Albert Sabin
D ) Jonas Salk

48 - Which is the most thinly populated province of Pakistan:

A ) Punjab
B ) Sindh
C ) KPK
D ) Balouchistan ✅

49 - Taleem-e-Balighan drama was written by:

A ) Khawaja Moinuddin ✅
B ) Abdullah Hussain
C ) Younus Javaid
D ) None of these

50 - Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary restoration as Chief Justice Supreme Court on:

A ) 20 July 2007 ✅
B ) 30 August 2007
C ) 10 November 2007
D ) 20 December 2007

51 - Harappa is located in which province of Pakistan:

A ) Punjab ✅
B ) Sindh
C ) KPK
D ) Balouchistan

52 - Alfred Binet belongs to which country:

A ) Spain
B ) France ✅
C ) Germany
D ) UK

53 - Which country's parliament had the largest membership:

A ) India
B ) China ✅
C ) US
D ) Russia

54 - How much percentage of earth's land is covered by forests?

A ) 22%
B ) 31% ✅
C ) 34%
D ) None of these

55 - Which software is used for preparing an office presentation:

A ) Photoshop
B ) PowerPoint ✅
C ) Outlook express
D ) Excel

57 - Which province passed resolution in 1938 for Pakistan:

A ) Punjab
B ) Sindh ✅
C ) NWFP
D ) None of these

58 - Which dam supplies drinking water to Islamabad and Rawalpindi:

A ) Tarbela dam
B ) Khanpur dam ✅
C ) Sabakzai dam
D ) Mirani dam

59 - What is "Subway".

A ) Underground passage
B ) A road or path raised above ground level ✅
C ) Short passage to any place
D ) None of these

60 - Normandy is in which county:

A ) Italy
B ) England
C ) Austria
D ) France ✅

61 - The length of Siachen Glacier is.....

A ) 60 km
B ) 76 km ✅
C ) 50 km
D ) 80 km

63 - Palestine Israeli agreement is called:

A ) Oslo Accord ✅
B ) Abraham Accord
C ) Peace Accord
D ) None of these

64 - The Lawyer's Movement,also known as th Movement for the Restoration of Judiciary was actually the restoration of:

A ) Anwar Zaheer Jamali
B ) Nasir ul Mulk
C ) Iftikhar Chaudhary ✅
D ) None of these

65 - Which of the following is not a windows version:

A ) Windows 7
B ) Windows 8
C ) Windows 9 ✅
D ) Windows 10

67 - WWW stands for......

A ) World Whole Web
B ) Wide World Web
C ) Web World Wide
D ) World Wide Web ✅

68 - Kashmir Independence movement started in which year:

A ) 1930
B ) 1931 ✅
C ) 1946
D ) 1948

69 - Which of the following is the most powerful type of computer:

A ) Main frame computer
B ) Micro computer
C ) Super computer ✅
D ) None of these

70 - When did Iran leave Baghdad Pact:

A ) 1973
B ) 1976
C ) 1979 ✅
D ) 1989

71 - A list of instructions used by computer is called:

A ) CPU
B ) Program ✅
C ) Text
D ) Output

72 - MS Word is an example of:

A ) Application Software ✅
B ) System Software
C ) Operating System
D ) None of these

73 - A common use of computer in office is for:

A ) Distributed
B ) Data
C ) Word Processing ✅
D ) None of these

75 - Pakistan conducted nuclear tests on:

A ) 22 May 1998
B ) 24 May 1997
C ) 28 May 1998 ✅
D ) None of these

Explanation:


Father of Pakistan’s Nuclear Program:

🧪 Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan (A.Q. Khan)

📌 Key Information:

  •  Nationality: Pakistani
  • 🎓 Field: Nuclear Physics & Metallurgy
  • 🏅 Known as: “Mohsin-e-Pakistan” (Benefactor of Pakistan)
  • 🔬 Founded: Kahuta Research Laboratories (KRL) in 1976
  • 🛠️ Played a pivotal role in developing Pakistan's uranium enrichment program

📅 Major Contribution:

  • Led the team that made Pakistan a nuclear power by 28 May 1998
  • Often credited as the Father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb

Pakistan conducted 5 nuclear tests on:

📅 28th May 1998

📌 Key Facts:

  • 💥 Operation Name: Chagai-I
  • 🏞️ Location: Ras Koh Hills, Chagai District, Balochistan
  • 💣 Total tests on that day: 5 nuclear detonations
  •  It was Pakistan’s response to India’s nuclear tests conducted earlier in May 1998

 Another test (Chagai-II):

  • 📅 Conducted on: 30th May 1998
  • 🔬 At Kharan Desert, Balochistan

🎖️ Known as:

  • Youm-e-Takbeer (یومِ تکبیر) – "Day of Greatness", celebrated annually in Pakistan on 28th May.

76 - When Zia ul Haq became President:

A ) 1977
B ) 1978 ✅
C ) 1986
D ) 1988

77 - Name the Pakistani who wins 'Young scientist award 2021' in Biotechnology:

A ) Umair Masood ✅
B ) Usman Yaseen
C ) Hasan Saleem
D ) Muhammad Waseem

78 - This first flight of the Shaheen in 1999 was fired from the.....Base.

A ) Ormara
B ) Chaghi
C ) Sonmiani Naval ✅
D ) Mehran

79 - The antonym of Downfall is:

A ) Balance
B ) Rise ✅
C ) Below
D ) Disintegration

80 - Abhi to main Jawan hu written by whom?

A ) Hafeez Jalandhari ✅
B ) Akhtar ul Iman
C ) Waheed Akhtar
D ) None of these

81 - BIMAN is an airline of:

A ) Afghanistan
B ) Sri Lanka
C ) Bangladesh ✅
D ) Malaysia

82 - Instructions and memory addresses are represented by:

A ) Character code
B ) Binary codes ✅
C ) Parity bit
D ) None of these

83 - The idea of Pakistan was first conceived by:

A ) Quaid-e-Azam
B ) Allama Iqbal ✅
C ) Sir Agha Khan
D ) Shaukat Ali

84 - Who is current Prime Minister of Nepal:

A ) Sher Bahadur Deuba
B ) Pushpa Kamal Dahal ✅
C ) Sharma Oli
D ) None of these

85 - After how many days China city Wuhan opened after coronavirus lockdown:

A ) 72 days
B ) 74 days
C ) 76 days ✅
D ) 78 days

87 - Who established the Mughal Dynasty:

A ) Babar ✅
B ) Hamayun
C ) Akbar
D ) Qutb-ud-din Aibak

88 - Who among the following discovered the circulation of blood:

A ) Francis Crik
B ) William Harvey ✅
C ) Robert Brown
D ) Carl Linnaeus

90 - Select the pair which has the same relationship. FILTER:WATER

A ) Curtail: Activity
B ) Censor:Play ✅
C ) Edit:Text
D ) None of these

91 - Friction can be reduced by changing from:

A ) Sliding to rolling ✅
B ) Rolling to sliding
C ) Dynamic to static
D ) None of these

92 - Select the pair which has the same relationship.PORK:PIG

A ) Rooster: Chicken
B ) Mutton:Sheep ✅
C ) Steer:beef
D ) None of these

93 - جتنا قریب اتنا۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔

A ) عجیب
B ) غریب
C ) رقیب ✅
D ) ان میں سے کوئی نہیں

94 - ہاں میں باغی ہوں ،میں اور میرا پاکستاں صنف کے اعتبار سے کیا ہیں ؟

A ) آپ بیتی ✅
B ) ناول
C ) ڈرامہ
D ) ان میں سے کوئی نہیں

95 - اردو گرائمر میں مسجد کیا ہے ؟

A ) اسم ظرف زماں
B ) اسم ظرف مکاں ✅
C ) اسم نکرہ
D ) ان میں سے کوئی نہیں

96 - اردو کے سب سے بڑے صوفی شاعر کون ہیں ؟

A ) محمد قلی قطب شاہ
B ) امیر خسرو
C ) میر درد ✅
D ) ان میں سے کوئی نہیں

97 - گھوڑے بیچ کر سونا سے کیا مراد ہے ؟

A ) بے فکر ہو کر سونا ✅
B ) پریشانی میں سونا
C ) مستقبل کی فکر کرنا
D ) گھوڑے باندھ کر سونا

98 - لیلیٰ کے خطوط صنف کے اعتبار سے کیا ہے ؟

A ) آپ بیتی
B ) ناول ✅
C ) ڈرامہ
D ) ان میں سے کوئی نہیں

99 - اردو شاعری کا عہد زریں کونسا دور کہلاتا ہے ؟

A ) اٹھارویں صدی کا ✅
B ) انیسویں صدی کا
C ) بیسویں صدی کا
D ) ان میں سے کوئی نہیں

100 - چاند کا مترادف کیا ہے ؟

A ) سورج
B ) مہتاب ✅
C ) ستارہ
D ) ان میں سے کوئی نہیں