Model Paper 2023 PPSC District Zakat Officer BPS-17 8-10-2023 Cae#12C2023

Total Questions: 100

1 - Which continent has no desert:

A ) Europe ✅

B ) America

C ) Australia

D ) None of these

Explanation: Australia has ten deserts, which geographically have overlaps and adjoining segments. This makes it the continent with the largest number of deserts.

2 - Amount of blood pump by the heart, during each heartbeat is called

A ) Tidal volume

B ) Stroke volume ✅

C ) Pluse

D ) Cardiac output

3 - Which famous Mughal king was also a famous Urdu poet

A ) Bahadur Shah Zafar ✅

B ) Akbar

C ) Jahangir

D ) None of these

4 - Mamta Banerjee is associated with which of the following party?

A ) Communist Party of India ( Marxist)

B ) Bahujan Samaj party

C ) All India Trinamool Congress ✅

D ) Bharatiya Janata party

5 - Why was the Simon commission sent to India:

A ) To look into the India constitutional matter and suguest reforms

B ) To choose members of India Council ✅

C ) To settle disputes between the government and the Congress leaders

D ) To set up a government organisation.

6 - The Arctic Ocean is located at the ____ part of the world.

A ) East

B ) West

C ) North ✅

D ) South

7 - When was Anjuman- e-Himayat Islam founded:

A ) 1881 ✅

B ) 1882

C ) 1883

D ) 1884

8 - Shortcut key to insert a new worksheet in excel____.

A ) Shift+F8

B ) Shift +F9

C ) Shift+ F10

D ) Shift+F11 ✅

9 - Modern Muslim India and the birth of Pakistan book wrote by

A ) S.M Ikram ✅

B ) Abdul Kalam Azad

C ) Ayesha jalal

D ) None of these

10 - Han many countries are the members of NATO;

A ) 28

B ) 29

C ) 30

D ) 32 ✅

Explanation: Sweden became NATO's newest member on Thursday (7 March 2024), upon depositing its instrument of accession to the North Atlantic Treaty with the Government of the United States in Washington DC. With Sweden's accession, NATO now counts 32 countries among its members.

11 - " Punjabi Qissa Saif-ul Mulk is written by

A ) Fazal Shah

B ) Ghulam Rasool

C ) Mian Muhammad Bakush ✅

D ) None of these

12 - Indian National Congress was formed on

A ) 1883

B ) 1884

C ) 1885 ✅

D ) 1886

13 - The Indus water Treaty was mediated by

A ) World Bank

B ) IMF ✅

C ) UNCS

D ) WHO

14 - Who is current Governor of Punjab

A ) Sardar Saleem Haider Khan ✅

B ) Makhdoom Ahmed Mehmood

C ) Ghulam Sarwar

D ) Mohammed Baligh Ur Rahman

15 - Entomology is the science that studies:

A ) Humans

B ) Insects ✅

C ) Rocks

D ) None of these

16 - Which country has recorded second highest covid-19 death toll in world

A ) US

B ) Brazil ✅

C ) China

D ) Italy

17 - In which of the following city, All India Muslim League was founded

A ) Dhakka ✅

B ) Delhi

C ) Lahore

D ) Allahabad

18 - Tomato is the type of

A ) Fruit ✅

B ) Vegetable

C ) Both A and B

D ) None of these

19 - Rani kot Fort is located in which province

A ) Punjab

B ) Sindh ✅

C ) KPK

D ) Balochistan

20 - Eiffel Tower is located in which country

A ) France ✅

B ) Italy

C ) Canada

D ) Poland

21 - A collection of related tables is called

A ) Row

B ) Record

C ) Database ✅

D ) File

22 - Which city is built on 118 Islands

A ) Rome

B ) Venice ✅

C ) Turin

D ) None of these

23 - Kulbhushan jadhav Case was pending in which court;

A ) International Court of Justice ✅

B ) International Court of Human Rights

C ) Supreme court of Pakistan

D ) None of these

24 - Which area has the biggest deposits of iron ore

A ) Ko sulaiman

B ) Chatral

C ) Kalabagh ✅

D ) Swat

25 - Which country has more than one capital

A ) Bolivia ✅

B ) KSA

C ) Iran

D ) All of these

26 - Zika virus is a mosquito -borne virus first identified in the forest of

A ) Nigeria

B ) Angola

C ) Uganda ✅

D ) Zimbabwe

27 - USA added Pakistan and ____ to its child soldiers prevention Act re recruiter list (CSPA) in July 2021?

A ) Afghanistan

B ) Congo

C ) Somalia

D ) Turkey ✅

28 - According to ECP figures ____ of the voter in Pakistan are females.

A ) 40%

B ) 44%

C ) 48% ✅

D ) 55%

Explanation: 49.6 percent of Pakistan's population is female, while 50.4 percent of the population is male. At the start of 2024, 38.2 percent of Pakistan's population lived in urban centres, while 61.8 percent lived in rural areas.

29 - In which country first, Pakistan female went to UN peacekeeping Mission

A ) Congo ✅

B ) Lithuania

C ) Luxembourg

D ) Somalia

30 - When National Bank of Pakistan was established:

A ) 1947

B ) 1948

C ) 1949 ✅

D ) 1950

31 - Name the king of fall from horse while playing polo:

A ) IItutmish

B ) Qutub-ud-din Aibak ✅

C ) Ghiyas- ud- Din Balban

D ) None of these

32 - Who gave 14 points except Quaid -e-Azam

A ) Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar

B ) Allama Inayat Allah Mashraqi ✅

C ) Allama Iqbal

D ) None of these

33 - Baglihar Dam is constructed on which river:

A ) Chenab

B ) Sutlej

C ) Indus ✅

D ) Ravi

34 - The Noor Mahal is located in

A ) Bahawalpur ✅

B ) Multan

C ) Khairpur

D ) Sukkhur

35 - Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar in which of the following City?

A ) Delhi

B ) Bombay

C ) Palestine ✅

D ) Lahore

36 - The responsibility to protect is an international:

A ) Norm ✅

B ) Culture

C ) Society

D ) Group

37 - Quaid-e-Azam was born in:

A ) 1860

B ) 1866

C ) 1876 ✅

D ) 1878

38 - Civil rights movement started by:

A ) William partic

B ) Martin luther king ✅

C ) John Adams

D ) None of these

39 - Taleem Balighan drama was written by:

A ) Khwaja Moin-ud-din ✅

B ) Allama Iqbal

C ) Mustansar Hussain

D ) None of these

40 - During the period of one unit who was the first governor of West Pakistan:

A ) Akhtar Hussain ✅

B ) Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani

C ) Ameer Mohammed Khan

D ) None of these

41 - Who is Current Chief Justice of Pakistan?

A ) J. Umar Ata Bandial

B ) Justice Yahya Afridi ✅

C ) J. Asif saeed Khan khosa

D ) J. Anwar Zaheer Jamali

Explanation:

The first Chief Justice of Pakistan was Sir Mian Abdul Rashid. Tenure: 27 June 1949 – 29 June 1954,Duration: 5 years,Appointed by: Muhammad Ali Jinnah (Founder of Pakistan)
Current Chief justice of Pakistan Supreme court is Justice Yahya Afridi Appointment Date: October 26, 2024,Tenure: 3 years, End Date: October 26, 2027,Context: He is the first CJP appointed under the new constitutional amendment.
Current Chief Justice of Lahore High Court (LHC) is Justice Aalia Neelum, Appointment Date: Sworn in on July 10, 2024. Historical Significance: First female Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court.
Current Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court is Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar,Appointment Date (IHC): July 8, 2025, when he was sworn in,Previous Role: Transferred from the Lahore High Court (LHC) where he was an Additional Judge and confirmed in 2017,Predecessor: Justice Aamer Farooq.
Current Chief Justice of KPK is Mr. Justice S. M. Attique Shah,Appointment: Approved by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan and sworn in around July 2025, Senior Puisne Judge: Mr. Justice Ijaz Anwar,Previous Acting Chief Justice: Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim.
Current CJ of Baluchistan is Justice Muhammad Kamran Khan Malakhail,Oath Date: December 8, 2025,Predecessor: Justice Rozi Khan Barrech
Current CJ of KPK is Justice Muhammad Kamran Khan Malakhail, Oath Date: December 8, 2025,Predecessor: Justice Rozi Khan Barrech.
Current Chief Justice of Sindh is Justice Zafar Ahmed Rajput took the oath as the chief justice of the Sindh High Court (SHC) on 6 December 2025.

42 - Who was the first President of Tunisia:

A ) Kais said

B ) Habib Bourguiba ✅

C ) Zil-ul - Abideen

D ) None of these

Explanation: Independence leader Habib Bourguiba became Tunisia's first president in 1956 and held the office until 1987, when Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali was elected.

43 - Who became first female Lieutenant General of Pakistan Army:

A ) Zakiya jamali

B ) Nigar Johar ✅

C ) Shahida Malik

D ) Original

44 - Along with Pakistan which country is removed from FATF grey list in October 2022

A ) Mayanmar

B ) Nicaragua ✅

C ) UAE

D ) Croatia

45 - The first general election in Pakistan were held on:

A ) 1950

B ) 1960

C ) 1970 ✅

D ) 1980

46 - The salinity of sea water is determined by the amount of common Salt ( Sodium Chloride) in ____ of sea water.

A ) gram

B ) grams

C ) thousands ✅

D ) None of these

47 - The percentage of plasma in human Blood is:

A ) 40%

B ) 45%

C ) 50%

D ) 55% ✅

48 - Which of the following animals does not NOT have a backbone?

A ) Frog

B ) Pigeon

C ) Fish ✅

D ) None of these

49 - Which of the following is the unit used to measure the distance between stars?

A ) Meter

B ) Light year ✅

C ) Kilometer

D ) None of these

50 - Baking soda is a common name for:

A ) Sodium Carbonate

B ) Sodium Bicarbonate ✅

C ) Potassium Carbonate

D ) None of these

51 - What is the smallest ratio of 0.35/0.65:

A ) 5/13

B ) 7/13 ✅

C ) 9/13

D ) None of these

52 - Which Prophet is called Naji- Ullah:

A ) Hazrat Yahya AS

B ) Hazrat Nooh AS ✅

C ) Hazrat Idrees AS

D ) Hazrat Moosa AS

53 - Log10 ( 0.0001)=×

A ) 4

B ) -4 ✅

C ) 8

D ) -8

54 - Which of these key is used in MS Excel to insert current time in work book.

A ) Ctrl+ shift+. ✅

B ) Ctrl+ Shift+:

C ) Ctrl+Shift+

D ) None of these

55 - Zunnurain is the title of:

A ) Hazrat Abu Bakar RA

B ) Hazrat Umer RA

C ) Hazrat Usman RA ✅

D ) Hazrat Ali RA

56 - First Jumma offered by muslims in which tribe:

A ) Banu Makhzoom

B ) Banu Hashim

C ) Banu Salim ✅

D ) None of these

57 - Name the son of Hazrat Ismail AS at the place of Nijaz:

A ) Qeydaar ✅

B ) Azabil

C ) Manshi

D ) None of these

58 - Email, Gmail & Yahoo are_____

A ) Client server ✅

B ) Email server

C ) Web server

D ) Mirani dam

59 - Which wife of Holy Prophet SAW was a great scholar:

A ) Hazrat Khadija RA

B ) Hazrat Ayesha RA ✅

C ) Hazrat Ume Salma RA

D ) None of these

60 - Which key is used for one screen down in MS word:

A ) Page Down key ✅

B ) Ctr+ page Down key

C ) Shift+ page Down key

D ) None of these

61 - In MS Excel 2016= Now () is used

A ) To show time

B ) To show date

C ) To show both time & date ✅

D ) None of these

62 - Which of the following you can paste selectivity using paste Special command in MS Excel?

A ) Validation ✅

B ) Word

C ) Letter

D ) All of these

63 - A word processor would most likely be used to do____.

A ) Keep an account of money spent

B ) Do a computer search in media center

C ) Maintain an inventory

D ) Type a biography ✅

64 - An optical disk is an electronic data storage medium that can be written to and read from using a ____beam.

A ) High - powered laser

B ) Low- powered laser ✅

C ) Medium -powered laser

D ) None of these

65 - Which of the following is not a valid Data type in MS Access?

A ) Memo

B ) Picture ✅

C ) Currency

D ) Auto Number

66 - To restore last action we use which option:

A ) CTRL+B

B ) CTRL+Y

C ) CTRL+Z ✅

D ) CTRL+C

Explanation: To reverse your last action, press CTRL+Z. You can reverse more than one action. To reverse your last Undo, press CTRL+Y. You can reverse more than one action that has been undone.