District Zakat Officer and Usher department ,2010

Total Questions: 100

1 - Plants at night exhale:

A ) Oxygen
B ) Carbon dioxide ✅
C ) Nitrogen
D ) Hydrogen

2 - Sunlight is composed of:

A ) Three colours
B ) Five colours
C ) 7 colours ✅
D ) 10 colours

4 - Which vitamin cannot be stored in the human body?

A ) Vitamin A
B ) Vitamin C ✅
C ) Vitamin D
D ) Vitamin E

5 - Jaundice is the disease of:

A ) Liver ✅
B ) Spleen
C ) Kidney
D ) Lungs

6 - Nuclear energy is obtained from:

A ) Plutonium
B ) Silicon
C ) Thorium
D ) Uranium ✅

7 - After Pashton which is the second largest ethnic group in Afghanistan:

A ) Baloch
B ) Uzbek
C ) Hazara
D ) Tajik ✅

Explanation:

The largest ethnic group in Afghanistan is the Pashtuns (also spelled Pushtuns or Pathans)

 Key Facts about Pashtuns:

  • 📊 They make up around 40% to 45% of Afghanistan's population (estimates vary).
  • 🗣️ Speak Pashto language.
  • 🏔️ Mostly live in the southern and eastern regions of Afghanistan.
  • 🧱 Traditionally organized by tribes and clans, such as the Durrani and Ghilzai tribes.
  • 📜 Known for Pashtunwali, their traditional code of conduct (honor, hospitality, bravery).

Other Major Ethnic Groups in Afghanistan:

Ethnic Group Approx. % Region
   ✅ Tajiks  (25–30%)   Northern & Western Afghanistan
   ✅ Hazaras   (10–15% )  Central Afghanistan (Hazarajat)
   ✅ Uzbeks   (9–10%)  Northern Afghanistan
  ✅ Others   (<10%  )Turkmen, Baloch, Nuristanis, etc.

8 - Gobi desert is situated mostly in:

A ) South Africa
B ) Russia
C ) North Africa
D ) Mongolia ✅

9 - Identify the smallest state by area:

A ) San Marino ✅
B ) Maldives
C ) Malta
D ) Bahrain

11 - What is meant by Cash Crop?

A ) The crop which is sold on high prices
B ) The crop which is grown only for sale rather than for the farmer's own use ✅
C ) The crop which is grown only for export earnings
D ) None of these

12 - Which country is the largest wool producer in the world?

A ) Australia ✅
B ) China
C ) America
D ) Pakistan

13 - Baghalchur area of Dera Ghazi Khan contains mineral reserves of:

A ) Rock phosphate
B ) Limestone
C ) Chromite
D ) Uranium ✅

14 - Attock Fort was built by Mughal emperor:

A ) Zahir ud din Babar
B ) Nooruddin Jahangir
C ) Jalal ud din Akbar ✅
D ) Shab ud din shahjahan

17 - Niagara falls is situated on the border of:

A ) Greenland and Iceland
B ) England and France
C ) United States and Canada ✅
D ) United States and Mexico

18 - Pakistan is situated at:

A ) Tropic of Cancer ✅
B ) Tropic of Capricorn
C ) Equator
D ) None of these

19 - Which of the following country is a peninsula?

A ) Greenland
B ) Fiji
C ) Australia
D ) Saudi Arabia ✅

20 - The largest Islamic country by area is:

A ) Indonesia
B ) Sudan
C ) Kazakhstan ✅
D ) Algeria

21 - The Cultural centre of Gandhara civilization was situated at:

A ) Multan
B ) Lahore
C ) Thatta
D ) Taxila ✅

22 - 1 meter is equal to:

A ) 2.094 feet
B ) 3.281 feet ✅
C ) 4.051 feet
D ) 5.621 feet

23 - In 1962, which organization of the Muslim world was formed?

A ) Rabitah-i-Alma-Islami ✅
B ) Organisation of Islamic conference
C ) Mutamar-i-Alama-Islami
D ) Arab League

24 - Which of the following vitamin maintains normal clotting of blood?

A ) Vitamin A
B ) Vitamin D
C ) Vitamin C
D ) Vitamin K

26 - Cryptography is a branch of science which deals with:

A ) The study of crime and criminals
B ) The study of secret writings ✅
C ) The study of fingerprints
D ) None of these

27 - East India company came to India for trade during the reign of Mughal Emperor:

A ) Akbar
B ) Shahjahan
C ) Jahangir ✅
D ) Aurangzeb Alamgir

28 - Under the continental division of the word Brazil is situated in:

A ) South America ✅
B ) North America
C ) Africa
D ) Europe

29 - When a disease occurs over a large area of earth's surface at one time ,it is called:

A ) Endemic disease
B ) Epidemic disease
C ) Pandemic disease ✅
D ) none of these

30 - Identify the world's longest river:

A ) Indus
B ) Nile ✅
C ) Mississippi
D ) Yangtze

31 - Identify the location of the "Takla Makan desert"

A ) Turkmenistan
B ) Xinjiang (China) ✅
C ) Mongolia
D ) South East Arabia

32 - Das-Man-Palace is the official residence of:

A ) President of Sri Lanka
B ) Amir -e-Qatar
C ) President of Indonesia
D ) Amir-e-kuwait ✅

33 - Identify the old name of Iraq:

A ) Abyssinia
B ) Constantinople
C ) Mesopotamia ✅
D ) None of these

34 - Why "Wall Street" is so famous?

A ) Leading British newspaper offices in London
B ) Stock exchange market of New York ✅
C ) London's world famous shopping centre for tailoring and jewellery shops
D ) None of these

35 - Adams peak is in:

A ) Nepal
B ) Tibet
C ) Jordan
D ) Sri Lanka ✅

36 - Who is the founder of Scout movement?

A ) Robert Baden Powell ✅
B ) Lord Colon powel
C ) Maccolins
D ) Nicoba Tesla

37 - Who put forward the theory of relativity?

A ) Isaac Newton
B ) Albert Einstein ✅
C ) John Dalton
D ) Archimedes

38 - Who is called "Man of Destiny"in European history?

A ) Napoleon ✅
B ) Bismarck
C ) Hitler
D ) De Gaulle

39 - Who is called as "The Father of the French Revolution"?

A ) Thomas Hobbes
B ) Rousseau ✅
C ) Francis Bacon
D ) Montesquieu

40 - The light year is the distance travelled by the light in:

A ) 1 year ✅
B ) 5 years
C ) 10 years
D ) 15 years

41 - The red colour of the blood is due to the presence of a pigment known as:

A ) Chlorophyll
B ) Insulin
C ) Bile
D ) Haemoglobin ✅

42 - "Mac Mohan line" is a border between:

A ) Pakistan and Afghanistan
B ) India and Nepal
C ) India and China ✅
D ) India and Sri Lanka

43 - Caspian sea is believed to have 16% of the Earth's potential oil reserves. The five countries that share border with it are:

A ) Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan ,Azhar bhaijaan ✅
B ) Russia, Uzbekistan, Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan
C ) Russia, Turkey, Iran, Azerbaijan ,kirgistan
D ) None of these

45 - What is state religion of Japan?

A ) Christianity
B ) Confucianism
C ) Buddhism
D ) Shintoism ✅

46 - The Headquarter of international Red cross is in:

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

48 - Who was the first Muslim ruler of Indian subcontinent?

A ) Mohammed Bin Qasim
B ) Mahmood Ghaznavi
C ) Mohammed Ghori
D ) Qutbuddin Aibak ✅

49 - Light travels from Sun to Earth in:

A ) 2 minutes
B ) 4 minutes
C ) 6.5 minutes
D ) 8.5 minutes ✅

50 - David Petraeus is:

A ) U.S. Deputy Secretary of state
B ) U.S. Commander in Afghanistan ✅
C ) U.S. Defence secretary
D ) None of these

51 - Identify the musician who composed the National Anthem of Pakistan.

A ) Nisar Bazmi
B ) Khalil Ahmad
C ) Sohail Rana
D ) Abdul Karim Chagla ✅

53 - Velocity of sound in air is:

A ) 250 m/s
B ) 331 m/s ✅
C ) 434 m/s
D ) 561 m/s

54 - Deficiency of vitamin C in human body leads to:

A ) Eye disease
B ) Nerve disease
C ) Teeth disease
D ) Skin disease ✅

55 - Identify the largest tribal agency of FATA by area:

A ) South Waziristan ✅
B ) North Waziristan
C ) Orakzai
D ) Bajur

56 - Which of the following instruments is used for measuring Earthquake magnitude?

A ) Richter scale ✅
B ) Anemometer
C ) Pyrometer
D ) Barometer

58 - "Elysee Palace" is the official residence of:

A ) King of Denmark
B ) German Chancellor
C ) President of France ✅
D ) Pope of Vatican

59 - To which of the following dynasties Razia Sultana the ruler of the Indian subcontinent belonged:

A ) The Slave Dynasty ✅
B ) The Ghori Dynasty
C ) The Tuglaq Dynasty
D ) The Moghul Dynasty

61 - What do you understand by the term 'Brain Drain'?

A ) Mad person
B ) Migration of skilled labour ✅
C ) Weak educational system
D ) Illiteracy and ignorance

62 - The length of famous Khyber pass is:

A ) 33 km
B ) 53 km ✅
C ) 73 km
D ) 93 km

63 - Second battle of Panipat was fought in 1556 A.D between:

A ) Sher Shah Suri and Humayun
B ) Ahmad Shah abdali and marhatas
C ) Zaheeruddin Babar and Ibrahim Lodi
D ) None of these ✅

Explanation:

 ✅ Panipat is in the state of: Haryana (India)

 Details:

  • Location: Northern India
  • State: Haryana
  • Distance from Delhi: Around 90 km north of New Delhi
  • Known As:
    🔹 "City of Weavers", “Textile City of India”
    🔹 Site of Three Historic Battles of Panipat

Battles of Panipat – 

 ✅  1st Battle of Panipat  (1526)

  🔹  Date: 21 April 1526  

  🔹  Fought Between Babur (Mughals) vs Ibrahim Lodhi (Delhi Sultanate)  Winner Babur (Mughals)   

  🔹 Significance Beginning of Mughal Empire in India.
   ✅ 2nd Battle of Panipat (1556) 

   🔹 Date: 5 November 1556  

  🔹 Fought Between Akbar (Mughals) vs Hemu (Hindu King/Vikramaditya)   WinnerAkbar (Mughals)  

  🔹 Significance Consolidated Akbar’s rule after Humayun’s death.

  ✅  3rd Battle of Panipat (1761)   

  🔹  Date:14 January 1761  

   🔹 Fought Between Ahmad Shah Abdali (Afghans) vs Marathas (Sadashivrao Bhau)   Winner Ahmad Shah Abdali (Afghans)  

   🔹 SignificanceMajor defeat for Marathas, stopped their northward expansion.

📝 Exam Tip:

  •  🔹 All 3 battles took place in Panipat, near Delhi, due to its strategic location.
  •  🔹 Always remember the sequence:
     Babur – Akbar – Abdali
    (1st – 2nd – 3rd).

64 - The world's largest sea is:

A ) Arabia sea
B ) Caribbean sea
C ) Red sea
D ) South China sea ✅

65 - Quaid-e-Azam resigned from the Indian national Congress as a protest against:

A ) Nehru report
B ) Mopla revolt
C ) Gandhi's non cooperation movement ✅
D ) Satyagraha movement

66 - The name of All India Muslim League was proposed in 1906 by:

A ) Quaid-e-Azam
B ) Nawab Saleemullah Khan ✅
C ) Sir Mohammed Shafi
D ) None of these

67 - Nisab in relation to gold as prescribed in the Zakat and Usher ordinance, 1980 is:

A ) 612.32 grams
B ) 305.25 grams
C ) 87.48 grams ✅
D ) 100 grams

69 - Who had been appointed as a Governor of yaman with the responsibility of collecting Zakat by The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)?

A ) Hazrat Abdullah Bin Umar
B ) Hazrat Ma'az Bin Jabal ✅
C ) Hazrat Osama bin Zaid
D ) Hazrat Khalid Bin Walid

71 - The scope for the disbursement of Zakat and Usher is limited to:

A ) Muslim citizens of Pakistan ✅
B ) Muslims of any Nation
C ) Converts to Islam
D ) Scope extends much beyond the above three categories

72 - Zakat year means:

A ) Calendar year commencing on the first day of January
B ) Hijra year commencing on the first day of Ramadhan ✅
C ) Financial year beginning first of July
D ) Agriculture year starting first of chart

74 - Usher shall be charged and collected on compulsory basis only from:

A ) Landowner in cultivating possession
B ) Tenant cultivator
C ) Self cultivating allottee
D ) Every Landowner , Grantee,allottee,lessee,lease holder or land holder ✅

75 - The land owner would be exempt from payment of Usher if the produce from his land is less than:

A ) 948 kilograms of wheat or its equivalent ✅
B ) 2000 kilograms of wheat or its equivalent
C ) 3000 kilograms of wheat or its equivalent
D ) No exemption limit

76 - First revelation came to the Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) in:

A ) Arafat
B ) Cave in Hira ✅
C ) Cave of Thaur
D ) Ka'aba

78 - Zakat prescribed in respect of a buried treasure discovered from an uninhabited place during early Muslim period was:

A ) Half of the total proceeds
B ) One third of the total proceeds
C ) One fourth of the total proceeds
D ) One fifth of the total proceeds ✅

79 - The goods meant for trading were:

A ) Exempt from Zakat
B ) Liable to pay Zakat ✅
C ) Liability of Zakat was on the buyer
D ) Exempt but subject to a separate Sales Tax

81 - Arrears of Usher shall be recovered by:

A ) Local Zakat and Usher Committee
B ) District Zakat and Usher Committee
C ) District Zakat Officer
D ) Tehsildar of the revenue department ✅

82 - In Pakistan Ushr began to the collected from the:

A ) Rabi crops of 1982-83 ✅
B ) Kharif crop of 1981-82
C ) Rabi crop of 1983-84
D ) None of these

83 - The Arabic word Zakat has been derived from zaka which means:

A ) Help
B ) Purify ✅
C ) Scarify
D ) Charity

84 - Zakat was made compulsory in:

A ) The first year of Hijrat
B ) The second year of Hijrat ✅
C ) The third year of Hijrat
D ) Fourth year of Hijrat

85 - How many times the word Zakat occurs in the Holy Quran?

A ) 10
B ) 22
C ) 32 ✅
D ) None of these

86 - On cash gold and silver Zakat is paid at a rate of:

A ) One percent
B ) Two percent
C ) Two and half percent ✅
D ) Three percent

87 - One goat is for zakat on every:

A ) 30 goats
B ) 40 goats ✅
C ) 50 goats
D ) 55 goats

88 - Usha is levied on the agriculture production artificially irrigated at the rate of:

A ) One tenth
B ) One twentieth ✅
C ) One fifth
D ) None of these

89 - Which of the following can be given zakat:

A ) Travellers
B ) People in debt
C ) Slaves
D ) All of these ✅

90 - What assets are exempted from zakat according to zakat and Usher ordinance:

A ) Sheep grazing fed free in pastures ✅
B ) Fruits
C ) Vegetables
D ) All of these

91 - In clause (xxix)of section 2 of zakat and Usher ordinance,1980 "Taluqa committee" means:

A ) A committee at patwar circle level constituated under section 17
B ) A committee at village level constituted under section 17
C ) A committee At Thanla level constituted under section 17
D ) A committee at Tahsil level constituted under section 17 ✅

92 - Zakat year ends With the last day of:

A ) Shawwal
B ) Shaban ✅
C ) Muharram
D ) Rajjab

93 - An individual land owner shall be exempt from the compulsory levy of Ushar according to section 5 of the Zakat and Usher ordinance 1980 if:

A ) The production from his land is less than 948 kilograms of wheat ✅
B ) The production from his land is six wasqs of wheat
C ) He/she is a defaulter of A.D.B.P
D ) If the production from his land is less than 1000 kilograms of wheat or its equivalent in value in the case of other crop liable to Ushr

94 - The chairman and member of a district and zakat committee shell cease to hold office if it is proved in an enquiry held by provincial council that the District Committee:

A ) Is being interrogated by the police and a case of imbezalment has been registered
B ) Has a majority of members who are not pious muslims or who are engaged in political activity ✅
C ) Cases of civil nature are pending against them
D ) All of the above

95 - The procedure relating to recovery of Usher in case of non-payment under section 17 has been laid down in:

A ) Scheme of administration for the national Zakat Foundation 1982
B ) Usher (assessment and collection) rules 1983
C ) Zakat and Usher rules 1980 ✅
D ) Zakat and Usher amendment ordinance 1980

96 - Administrator general of Usher and zakat at federal level is appointed by:

A ) The President of Pakistan
B ) Chairman of Central Zakat council
C ) Ministry of finance
D ) Ministry of religious affairs ✅

97 - According to Zakat and Usher ordinance 1980 chief administrator in a province shell be appointed by the Governor in consultation with the:

A ) Federal government ✅
B ) Provincial zakat council
C ) Chief secretary of a province
D ) Chairman provincial Zakat council

98 - The Zakat and Usher ordinance was promulgated on:

A ) 21st April 1979
B ) 20th June 1980 ✅
C ) 29th June 1981
D ) 30th June 1982

99 - In section 2 of zakat and Usher ordinance 1980, "Nisab" means:

A ) Sheep grazing fed free in pastures
B ) 613.50 grams of silver
C ) 612.32 grams of silver ✅
D ) 615.45 grams of silver

100 - If Usher is not paid within time the local committee may adopt the first measure for recovery of Ushar demand viz:

A ) Immediately register a criminal case against the defaulter
B ) Issue a formal notice
C ) Recovery as arrears of land revenue
D ) Personal contact with the defaulter ✅