Model Paper FPSC Research Officer in Senate BPS-17 2010

1 - Over 90 per cent of coals,_____ the electricity sector.

A ) Won by

B ) earmarked by

C ) consumed by ✅

D ) retained by

2 - ------- can arise out of Off -market Trades or Market Trades.

A ) Registrations

B ) Alterations

C ) Allocation

D ) Transfers ✅

3 - The burger giant_____ its year-end store count in a newspaper article last month.

A ) confessed

B ) disclosed ✅

C ) retaliated

D ) engaged

4 - The doctor advised him to include mango in his diet,____ to Vitamin A, C and D.

A ) That is adequate

B ) That provided him

C ) which is richly supplied

D ) which is a rich source ✅

5 - At a very young age, he___ as a mining engineer.

A ) activated his life

B ) arrived at his destiny

C ) began his career ✅

D ) train himself

6 - Money ____ consists of coins, paper money and bank deposit that can be withdraw.

A ) as an advance

B ) as it implies ✅

C ) as a means of salary

D ) as a means of payment

7 - Major chemicals undergo several stages of processing ___ into downstream chemicals.

A ) to renovate

B ) to be improved

C ) so as to be adopted

D ) to be converted ✅

8 - Like the theory of evolution, the big-bang model of the universe's formation has undergone modification and __but it has_ all serious challenges.

A ) alteration confirmed (unlikely to change) ✅

B ) refinement resisted ( use force to prevent advance)

C ) transformation, ignored

D ) evaluation (to evaluate) acknowledged

9 - With the multinational companies entering the market, domestic companies are at a low add these days,

A ) Without profit

B ) With less profit

C ) On the decline ✅

D ) With moderate profit

10 - When a person is given certain duties to perform he must be ______.

A ) given necessary authority also ✅

B ) enforced with law as well

C ) assigned necessary duties

D ) able to realize the law

11 - He is greatly admired for his ____ behaviour.

A ) decorous

B ) decadent

C ) decorative ✅

D ) decrepit

12 - Hindus believe that ____ from the cycle of birth and rebirth can be attained only by goods deeds.

A ) delivery

B ) bondage

C ) retirement

D ) deliverance ✅

13 - He is working under such conditions that it is ____ for him to maintain his self -respect..

A ) low

B ) inimical

C ) difficult ✅

D ) humiliating

14 - We have in America a speech that is neither American, oxford English, nor colloquial Eng butof all three.

A ) motley (of various colors) an enhancement (to increase)

B ) hybrid a combination(mixtureof two things) ✅

C ) nasal a blend (mix together)

D ) mangled a medley

15 - Nareen had a cold and could not go to the party, so I bought her a cake to make up for her

A ) depression

B ) disillusion

C ) disgust

D ) disappointment ✅

16 - Would you mind ______to the principal how the trouble started?

A ) remarking

B ) telling

C ) talking

D ) explaining ✅

17 - The world is so constructed that if you wish to enjoy its pleasures,denyyou much also

A ) deny

B ) neglec

C ) ignore

D ) endure ✅

18 - The drug will have pernicious effect on your health.

A ) Pronographic

B ) ruinous ✅

C ) Prologed

D ) benefictal

19 - Japan 's industrial success is------ in pret to its tradition of group effort and ____ as opposed to the emphasis on personal achievement that is a prominent aspect of other industrial nations.

A ) responsive, independence

B ) related, (connected) introspection

C ) equaling, solidarity

D ) attributed, cooperation ✅

20 - We are afraid you may not be led astray in by bad company.

A ) get into trouble

B ) misguided ✅

C ) Killed

D ) lose the job

21 - Who was the first Air Marshal of Pakistan?

A ) Asghar Khan ✅

B ) Yahya Khan

C ) Amjad Hussain

D ) Kalim Saadat

22 - The first person who translated Holy Quran in to Urdu

A ) Shah Waliullha

B ) Abdul Qadir ✅

C ) Shah Abdul Aziz

D ) Ahmad Raza Khan

23 - The International Court of Justice is in:

A ) London

B ) New York

C ) Paris

D ) Hague ✅

24 - Mangla Dam is situated in

A ) Azad Kashmir ✅

B ) N.W.F.P

C ) Punjab

D ) Sindh

25 - The capital of Morocco is

A ) Suva

B ) Rabat ✅

C ) Accra

D ) None

26 - Which is called the land of "Thousand Lakes"?

A ) Finland

B ) Indonesia

C ) Thailand

D ) Japan ✅

27 - N.W.F.P got the status of province:

A ) 1935 ✅

B ) 1930

C ) 1940

D ) 1947

28 - When Gwadar become the Part of Pakistan:

A ) 1947

B ) 1950

C ) 1956

D ) 1958 ✅

29 - Objective Resolution was presented by

A ) Quaid -e-Azam

B ) Liaquat Ali Khan ✅

C ) Major General Sikandar Mirza

D ) Malik Ghulam Muhammad

30 - Pakistan became the member of UNO in:

A ) 30 September. 1947 ✅

B ) 14 August. 1947

C ) 24 October. 1947

D ) 30 November. 1947

Explanation:

Pakistan officially became a member(57th Member) of the United Nations on September 30, 1947.
First ambassador of Pakistan to UNO was: Ahmed Shah Patras Bokhari
Afghanistan opposed Pakistani's membership in UNO.
First ambassador of Pakistan to UNO was: Ahmed Shah Patras Bokhari.
Begum Salma Tasadduq women was part of the delegation first sent to UNO after that creation of Pakistan.
Pakistan's current Permanent Representative to the UN is Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, who assumed the position on April 1, 2025. He is also the President of the UN Security Council for the month of July 2025.
Founded UNO: October 24, 1945, San Francisco, California, United States , Headquater :New York ,Members 193 member states, Permanent member is 05 which are China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States Not members of the United Nations (UN) are Taiwan, Kosovo, and Vatican City. President Roosevelt (32nd U.S. President)as the "Father of the United Nations.
António Guterres(he is from Portugal) is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations. He is the ninth Secretary-General, his term began 1 January 2017.
The highest office of UNO is General assembly,The United Nations has six(6) main organs,The six(6) official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.

31 - Pedagogy is the science of:

A ) Birds

B ) Space

C ) Pharmacy

D ) Teaching ✅

32 - The Headquarters of EFTA is in:

A ) London

B ) Geneva ✅

C ) Rome

D ) Paris

33 - The youngest mountain range in the world?

A ) Satpur

B ) Alps

C ) Himayala ✅

D ) None

34 - When the Stock Market is going down, it is called;

A ) Bearish ✅

B ) Bullish

C ) Crashing

D ) Slumberous

35 - The famous painting "Sunflower" was done by

A ) Michael Angelo

B ) Van Gogh ✅

C ) Pablo Picasso

D ) Leonardo da Vinci

36 - "Thomas Cup" is given in the game of:

A ) Lawn Tennis

B ) Golf

C ) Table Tennis

D ) Badminton ✅

37 - Baikal Lake is situated in:

A ) Kazakhstan

B ) Russia ✅

C ) USA

D ) Angola

38 - Yangtze river does not pass through which of the country;

A ) Mongolia

B ) Thailand

C ) Taiwan

D ) All of these

39 - Stock indices at Tokyo are known by their popular name of:

A ) Dow Jones

B ) Hang Seng

C ) Nikkei ✅

D ) FTSE

40 - In torts, the principal "Restitutio and integrum" means

A ) Compensation for damages

B ) Restoration to the original condition ✅

C ) Restriction on integration

D ) None

41 - Under the Factories Act, 1934 no adult employee defined as a worker who has completed his or her 18th year of age can be required or permitted to work in any establishment in excess of _ hours a day and __ hours a week.

A ) 7,42

B ) 8,48 ✅

C ) 9,48

D ) 8,56

42 - Sui generic is a Latin term of:

A ) Unique ✅

B ) Generous

C ) Sui gas

D ) Common

43 - Which one of the following statement is false?

A ) 'Unenforceable' means that there is no remedy for breach of our convention

B ) The law of the Constitution are in forceable in the courts

C ) The conversations of the constitution are binding political rules which are not enforceable in the courts

D ) Constitution conventions are not binding on anyone ✅

44 - Sylhet District at the time of partition was part of the province of:

A ) Bengal

B ) Assam ✅

C ) Bihar

D ) United Province

45 - A voucher may be

A ) Payment bill

B ) Wages Sheet

C ) Bank Receipt

D ) All of these

46 - A change in an individual's behaviour promated by information and experience refers to which one of the following concept?

A ) Learning ✅

B ) Role Selection

C ) Perception

D ) Motivation

47 - What was the name of the Libyan King deposed by Colonel Gadhafi in 1969?

A ) King Abdullah

B ) King Idris ✅

C ) King Saud

D ) King Sadaat

48 - The headquarters of APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) is in:

A ) China

B ) Japan

C ) Malaysia

D ) Singapore ✅

49 - Kyoto protocol talks about:

A ) Employment

B ) Pollution ✅

C ) Agriculture

D ) None

Explanation:

➡️ Controlling and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

➡️ Kyoto Protocol talks about reducing greenhouse gas emissions to fight climate change.

📘 Explanation for Exams:

✅ The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement.
✅ Adopted in 1997, came into force in 2005.
✅ Aims to combat climate change by:
- Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
- Setting binding targets for industrialized countries.

Extra Info (Useful for theory or interviews):

Part of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Followed by the Paris Agreement (2015).

50 - When three coins are tossed together the probability that all coins have the same face up is

A ) 1/3

B ) 1/6

C ) 1/8

D ) None

51 - If the nominated and the denominator of a fraction are both increased by 1, the fraction became 3/5. If both are decreased by 1, it becomes 5/9. Find the fraction

A ) 19/11

B ) 11/19 ✅

C ) 5/9

D ) None of these

52 - What number is 20% more than 9000?

A ) 10, 200

B ) 10,900

C ) 10,800 ✅

D ) None of the above

53 - Six times the sum of the digits of a two digit number is one less than the number and eight more than the number obtained by reversing the digits of the number. Find the product of the numbe.

A ) 34

B ) 43

C ) 12 ✅

D ) 28

54 - A man purchases to clocks A and B at a total cost of Rs. 650. He sells A with 20% profit and B at a loss of 25% and gets the same selling price for both the clocks. What are the purchasing prices of A and B respectively

A ) Rs. 225; RS. 425

B ) Rs. 250; Rs. 400 ✅

C ) Rs. 275; Rs. 375

D ) Rs. 300; Rs. 350

55 - If 15 pumps of equal capacity can fill tank in 7 days then how many extra pumps will be required to fill the tank in 5 days?

A ) 6 ✅

B ) 7

C ) 14

D ) 21

56 - A man is 24 years older than his son. In 2 years the age will be twist the age of his son. The present age of his son is

A ) 12 years

B ) 15 years

C ) 18 years

D ) 22 years ✅

57 - 6 years ago, the ratio of the ages of Khalid and Saddam was 6 : 5. Four years hence of their ages win be 11 : 10. What is the age of present

A ) 16 years ✅

B ) 20 years

C ) 22 years

D ) 25 years

58 - One local and another express train were proceeding in the same direction on parallel tracks at 29 km/ hour and 65 km/hour respectively. The driver of the former noticed that it took exactly 16 seconds for the faster train to pass by him. What is the length of the faster train

A ) 60 m

B ) 120 m

C ) 160 m ✅

D ) 240 m

59 - The hurricane in the October 2012 which caused wide spread damage in the eastern sea- board states of the USA is:

A ) Katrina

B ) Sandy ✅

C ) Isaac

D ) Irene

60 - How many pieces of 85cm length can be cut from rod 42.5 metres long?

A ) 20

B ) 40

C ) 50 ✅

D ) 30

61 - The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 60 years. 6 years ago, father's age was five times the age of the son. After 6 years, son's will be

A ) 10 years

B ) 12 years

C ) 16 years

D ) 20 years ✅

62 - An accurate clock shows the time as 3.00. After hour and is moved 135° the time would be

A ) 7.30 ✅

B ) 6.30

C ) 8 00

D ) 9.30

63 - In a class there are 18 boys who are oveppr 160 cm taplllpll if these boys constitute three -fourths of the boys and the total number of boys is two third of the number of students in the class, then what is the number of girls in the class?

A ) 6

B ) 12 ✅

C ) 18

D ) 25

64 - A wire in the form of a circle of radius 42 cm is cut and bent in the form of a square the formed is

A ) 21 cm

B ) 66 cm ✅

C ) 33 cm

D ) 132 cm

65 - The parameter of a rectangular field is 280 cm and its breadth is 60 m. The length of its diagonal is closed to

A ) 96 m

B ) 98.8 m

C ) 100 m ✅

D ) 103.75 m

66 - A bag contains 20 balls 8 balls are green, 7 are white and 5 are red. What is the minimum number of balls that must be picked up from the bag blind-folded (without replacing any of it) to be assured of picking at least one ball of each colour?

A ) 4

B ) 7

C ) 11

D ) 16 ✅

67 - A club has 108 members. Two-thirds of them are men and the rest our women. All members are married except for 9 women members. How many married women are there in the club?

A ) 20

B ) 24

C ) 27 ✅

D ) 30

68 - A 5-foot long cylindrical pipe has an inner diameter of 6 feet and an outer diameter of 8-feet. If the total surface area (inside and out, including the ends) is kn, what is the value of k?

A ) 7

B ) 40

C ) 48

D ) 84 ✅

69 - A dishonest shopkeeper uses false balance and cheats a customer by giving 20% less quantity of food. His profit is.

A ) 80%

B ) 75%

C ) 25% ✅

D ) 20%

70 - A complete cycle of a traffic light takes 60 seconds. During each cycle the light is green for 25 second, yellow for 5 second and red for 30 second. At a randomly chosen time, the probability that the light will not be green is

A ) 1/3

B ) 1/4

C ) 5/12

D ) 7/12 ✅

71 - Which of the following copper alloys is used for the manufacturing of control valves?

A ) Brass

B ) Bronze ✅

C ) Gun metal

D ) German silver

72 - Which of the following alloys is used for the manufacturing of things and suspension filaments in electrical instrument?

A ) Bronze

B ) Aluminium bronze

C ) German silver

D ) Phosphorus bronze ✅

73 - A new born baby was bones?

A ) 306

B ) 206

C ) 300

D ) 200 ✅

74 - Each leg consists of ___& bones.

A ) 26

B ) 30 ✅

C ) 27

D ) 32

75 - For the manufacturing of cement, which of the following is used in the largest quantity?

A ) Alumina

B ) Calcium oxide ✅

C ) Gypsum

D ) Silica

76 - At which of the following temperatures is the reading on both the Fahrenheit and the Centigrade scales the same?

A ) 0 degree

B ) -30 degree

C ) -32 degree

D ) -40 degree ✅

77 - Which of the following elements has 92 as the atomic number?

A ) Lead

B ) Platinum

C ) Thorium

D ) Uranium ✅

78 - Carbon Dioxide is

A ) An acidic oxide ✅

B ) A basic oxide

C ) A neutral oxide

D ) An atmospheric oxide

79 - From which of the following sources can you get the purest form of water?

A ) Mineral water

B ) Rain water ✅

C ) River water

D ) Wall water

80 - lodine is administered to patients suffering from

A ) Goiter ✅

B ) Nigh blindness

C ) Rickets

D ) Rheumatism

81 - The real number of Sher Shah Suri was:

A ) Farid ✅

B ) Aurangzeb

C ) Abeer

D ) Kaleem

82 - The real number of Mujadad Alif Sani was:

A ) Sheikh Ahmad Sarhandi

B ) Ahmad Shah Aziz ✅

C ) Sheikh Mubarat Alt Sarhandi

D ) Sheikh Aziz Ahmad

83 - In which battle Haider Ali was defeated and forced to flee from battle-field:

A ) Panipat

B ) Jadi Hanvali ✅

C ) Mysore

D ) Carnatica

84 - On saving country from Marhattas and on forcing them to retreat Haider Ali received the title of:

A ) Amir-ul-Mulk

B ) Fath Bahadur ✅

C ) Shams- ud-Dola

D ) Shams Bahadur

85 - The Subsidiary system was a recognition that British were overloads and maintained a British army for their protection. The local ruler would pay to British for their protection of a ruler ran short of money he would.

A ) Sell a portion of his territory to British ✅

B ) Go for a walk

C ) Abdicate from throne

D ) None

86 - The rebelled army marched towards Delhi and declared:

A ) Bahadur Shah Zafar as their emperor

B ) Mirza Mughal their leader ✅

C ) Bakht Khan as a emperor

D ) None

87 - The first bullet of war of Independence was fired at:

A ) Delhi

B ) Barikpur ✅

C ) Agra

D ) Kanpur

88 - Seemingly the Subsidiary system of British was intended to help local ruler but actually its purpose was to:

A ) establish British power in Sub-continent ✅

B ) give boost to trade in Sub continent

C ) gain agricultural A.D. vantages

D ) build warehouses in Sub continent

89 - Local rulers were forced to accept:

A ) Subsidiary system ✅

B ) Dual System

C ) Permanent settlement

D ) None

90 - Tipu Sultan refused to accept Subsidiary system of British. The British waged war against him and occupied:

Model Paper FPSC Research Officer in Senate BPS-17 2010

1 - Over 90 per cent of coals,_____ the electricity sector.

A ) Won by

B ) earmarked by

C ) consumed by ✅

D ) retained by

2 - ------- can arise out of Off -market Trades or Market Trades.

A ) Registrations

B ) Alterations

C ) Allocation

D ) Transfers ✅

3 - The burger giant_____ its year-end store count in a newspaper article last month.

A ) confessed

B ) disclosed ✅

C ) retaliated

D ) engaged

4 - The doctor advised him to include mango in his diet,____ to Vitamin A, C and D.

A ) That is adequate

B ) That provided him

C ) which is richly supplied

D ) which is a rich source ✅

5 - At a very young age, he___ as a mining engineer.

A ) activated his life

B ) arrived at his destiny

C ) began his career ✅

D ) train himself

6 - Money ____ consists of coins, paper money and bank deposit that can be withdraw.

A ) as an advance

B ) as it implies ✅

C ) as a means of salary

D ) as a means of payment

7 - Major chemicals undergo several stages of processing ___ into downstream chemicals.

A ) to renovate

B ) to be improved

C ) so as to be adopted

D ) to be converted ✅

8 - Like the theory of evolution, the big-bang model of the universe's formation has undergone modification and ____but it has___ all serious challenges.

A ) alteration confirmed (unlikely to change) ✅

B ) refinement resisted ( use force to prevent advance)

C ) transformation, ignored

D ) evaluation (to evaluate) acknowledged

9 - With the multinational companies entering the market, domestic companies are at a low add these days,

A ) Without profit

B ) With less profit

C ) On the decline ✅

D ) With moderate profit

10 - When a person is given certain duties to perform he must be ______.

A ) given necessary authority also ✅

B ) enforced with law as well

C ) assigned necessary duties

D ) able to realize the law

11 - He is greatly admired for his ____ behaviour.

A ) decorous

B ) decadent

C ) decorative ✅

D ) decrepit

12 - Hindus believe that ____ from the cycle of birth and rebirth can be attained only by goods deeds.

A ) delivery

B ) bondage

C ) retirement

D ) deliverance ✅

13 - He is working under such conditions that it is ____ for him to maintain his self -respect..

A ) low

B ) inimical

C ) difficult ✅

D ) humiliating

14 - We have in America a______ speech that is neither American, oxford English, nor colloquial Eng but______of all three.

A ) motley (of various colors) an enhancement (to increase)

B ) hybrid a combination(mixtureof two things) ✅

C ) nasal a blend (mix together)

D ) mangled a medley

15 - Nareen had a cold and could not go to the party, so I bought her a cake to make up for her

A ) depression

B ) disillusion

C ) disgust

D ) disappointment ✅

16 - Would you mind ______to the principal how the trouble started?

A ) remarking

B ) telling

C ) talking

8 - Like the theory of evolution, the big-bang model of the universe's formation has undergone modification and __but it has_ all serious challenges.

14 - We have in America a speech that is neither American, oxford English, nor colloquial Eng butof all three.