Model Paper PPSC 2018 Excise & Taxation Inspector BS 16 D G Khan Region

Total Questions: 100

1 - When the Soviet invaded Afghanistan:

A ) September 22, 1977
B ) December 24, 1979 ✅
C ) August 25, 1974
D ) None of these

2 - What is the length of badminton court for single competition?

A ) 16.2 m
B ) 13.40 m ✅
C ) 14.63 m
D ) 13.80 m

3 - Property of a substance to absorb moisture from air on exposure, is called:

A ) Osmosis
B ) Deliquescence ✅
C ) Efflorescence
D ) Desiccation

4 - Ashgabat is the capital city of?

A ) Tajikistan
B ) Armenia
C ) Kazakhstan
D ) Turkmenistan ✅

5 - Who was the first Governor of State Bank of Pakistan?

A ) Zahid Hussain ✅
B ) Mahbubur Rashid
C ) Dr. Ishrt Hussain
D ) Shujaat Hussain

6 - Fill in the blanks: "New legislation ___ in the Assembly but it _____ by many."

A ) was introduced / was not accepted ✅
B ) introduced / did not accept
C ) is introduced/ won't accept
D ) Introduced/ hadn't been accepted

7 - BIOS is stored in:

A ) Hard Disk
B ) RAM
C ) Flash Memory Chip ✅
D ) All of these

9 - Name the educational institution founded by Pakhtunkhwa ( former NWFP)

A ) Frontier University
B ) Peshawar College
C ) Islamiat High School, Peshawar
D ) Islamia College Peshawar ✅

10 - To zoom and Excel worksheet we can use:

A ) The mouse pointer in Print preview
B ) The zoom button on the Print Preview toolbar
C ) The zoom command on the view menu
D ) All of these

11 - If 6 + 5 x = 30 - x then x = ?

A ) 4
B ) 5 ✅
C ) 6
D ) 8

12 - ____ was the first captain of Pakistan Women Cricket ODI and Test matches.

A ) Sana Mir
B ) Shazia Khan
C ) Urooj Mumtaz ✅
D ) None of these

13 - When 1st Nobel Prize was awarded?

A ) 1801
B ) 1850
C ) 1901 ✅
D ) 1950

15 - All the files deleted from the computer are initially move to:

A ) Recycle Bin ✅
B ) My Computer
C ) My Network Places
D ) Internet Explorer

16 - A ruined city Taxila is located in:

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

Explanation:
  1. Daya Ram Shani discovered the Indus valley civilization.
  2. The Indus valley civilization belongs to Chalcolithic age .
  3. Taxila,historically known as Takshashila.
  4. Dharmajika Stupa in Taxila was built in the era of  Kushans.
  5. Heavy Mechanical Complex, Taxila was set up with the aid of China .
  6.  Tanks and Missiles  instruments are made in Taxila Engineering Works.

20 - A high quality CAD system uses____for printing drawing and graphs.

A ) Dot matrix printer
B ) Digital plotter ✅
C ) Line printer
D ) All of these

21 - Which of these is the most predominant in the composition of atmosphere?

A ) Oxygen
B ) Nitrogen ✅
C ) Water vapour
D ) Carbon dioxide

22 - ___is a unique name chosen by a user while creating and E-mail..

A ) Login
B ) Password
C ) Subject
D ) Username ✅

23 - The first European country to ratify the European Union Constitution was:

A ) Italy ✅
B ) Germany
C ) France
D ) None of these

24 - Fill in the blank: Abdul ____ to be a doctor.

A ) Wants ✅
B ) Wanting
C ) Is wanting
D ) Will want

25 - In September 2015 the United Nations replaced the millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by:

A ) Revised Millennium Development Goals
B ) New Millennium Development Goals
C ) Sustainable development Targets
D ) Sustainable Development Goals ✅

26 - Tasman/ Haupapa Glacier is considered the largest Glacier in_____.

A ) New Zealand ✅
B ) Tajikistan
C ) China
D ) Norway

27 - Who was Defence Minister during last regime of Muslim League Nawaz?____.

A ) Rana Sanaullah
B ) Khwaja Asif ✅
C ) Talal Chaudhary
D ) Ahsan Iqbal

28 - A train left Lahore at 9:32 a.m and reached Peshawar at 5:23 p.m. How long did it take:

A ) 7 hours and 40 minutes
B ) 7 hours and 51 minutes ✅
C ) 7 hours and 30 minutes
D ) 7 hours and 40 minutes

30 - Bangladesh was established in:

A ) 1970
B ) 1971 ✅
C ) 1972
D ) 1973

31 - Sidhani Headworks has been constructed on river.

A ) Chenab
B ) Ravi ✅
C ) Jhelum
D ) Sutlej

34 - In 1948 UNCIP was established to investigate and mediate the Indo-Pakistan dispute on the future of Kashmir. What does UNCIP stand for?

A ) United Nations casefire in India and Pakistan
B ) United Nations committee on India and Pakistan
C ) United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan ✅
D ) United Nations Commission on India and Pakistan

36 - Which spellings of the following is correct?

A ) Begger
B ) Beggar ✅
C ) Bagger
D ) Bager

37 - The northern and the southern hemisphere are separated by:

A ) The International Date Line
B ) The plane of the Equator ✅
C ) The plane of Tropic of Cancer
D ) The plane of Tropic Capricorn

38 - Who is the author of the book "Das capital"?

A ) Kart Marx ✅
B ) Rousseau
C ) Immanuel Kant
D ) Leon Trotsky

39 - Which country has highest Natural Gas reserves?

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

40 - The sixth population census was conducted in 2017 in Pakistan after:

A ) 10 years
B ) 15 years
C ) 19 years ✅
D ) 25 years

42 - What is width of side gallery of badminton court?

A ) 40 cm
B ) 42 cm
C ) 48 cm
D ) 46 cm ✅

43 - 'Hamas' was founded in 1987 by:

A ) Yasser Arafat
B ) Ismail Hannia
C ) Sheikh Ahmad Yasin ✅
D ) Khalid Mashaal

44 - Choose the correct synonym Queer

A ) Reasonable
B ) Unusual ✅
C ) Conservation
D ) Customary

45 - Kissing of the "Hajr-e-Aswad" is called

A ) Mabroor
B ) Shaut
C ) Istelam ✅
D ) None of these

46 - Who was the Prophet which first laid the foundation of Musjid -e-Aqsa?

A ) Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S) ✅
B ) Hazrat Daood (A.S)
C ) Hazrat Younas (A.S)
D ) Hazrat Suleman (A.S)

47 - In the first Revelation the Holy verse of Surah were cited:

A ) Al-Baqrah
B ) Al-Fatiha
C ) Yaseen
D ) Al-Alaq ✅

48 - The largest planet in Solar System:

A ) Jupiter ✅
B ) Earth
C ) Pluto
D ) Venus

49 - "Zurich" is a city of which country?

A ) Belgium
B ) Angola
C ) France
D ) Switzerland ✅

50 - Fill in the blank: He jumped off the train while it ____."

A ) Moves
B ) Had moved
C ) Was moving ✅
D ) Moved

51 - What is the name of Hazrat Umar's (R.A) daughter who became the 4th wife of the Holy Prophet (PBUH)?

A ) Hazrat Hafsa (R.A) ✅
B ) Hazrat Zainab (R.A)
C ) Hazrat Safiya (R.A)
D ) Hazrat Maimoona (R.A)

54 - Strait of ____ Links Persian Gulf with Gulf of Oman.

A ) Hormuz ✅
B ) Malacca
C ) Bosporus
D ) Mozambique

55 - Choose the correct words from options to complete the sentence correctly: Khalid is _____ taller than Naveed.

A ) Not as tall but as
B ) As tall, if not
C ) As if not
D ) As tall as, if not ✅

56 - AFP is a news agency of:

A ) Finland
B ) France ✅
C ) Fiji
D ) UK

57 - Who wrote the book "The Republic"?

A ) Socrates
B ) Aristotle
C ) Plato ✅
D ) Karl Marx

58 - Who was the caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan before General Election 2018?

A ) Dr. Hassan Askari
B ) Nasir ul Mulk ✅
C ) Sardar Raza Ahmad
D ) Mamoon Hussain

Explanation:

✅The Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan in 2018 was:

Justice (R) Nasirul Mulk

📘 Key Details:

🔹 Name Nasirul Mulk
   ✅ Tenure Start  1 June 2018
   ✅Tenure End   17 August 2018
   ✅ Background   Former Chief Justice of Pakistan
   ✅Purpose   Oversaw general elections held on 25 July 2018
   ✅Appointed by   Consensus between PML-N and PTI

List of Caretaker Prime Ministers of Pakistan

# Name Tenure Start Tenure End Appointed Under
  1️⃣   Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi   (6 Aug 1990 - 6 Nov 1990)   After dismissal of Benazir govt
  2️⃣   Mir Balakh Sher Mazari (18 Apr 1993 - 26 May 1993)   After dismissal of Nawaz Sharif
  3️⃣   Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi (18 Jul 1993 - 19 Oct 1993)   Following Mazari’s removal
  4️⃣   Malik Meraj Khalid (5 Nov 1996 - 17 Feb 1997) After Benazir govt dismissal
  5️⃣   Muhammad Mian Soomro  (16 Nov 2007  - 25 Mar 2008)  After Shaukat Aziz era (Musharraf)
  6️⃣   Mir Hazar Khan Khoso  (25 Mar 2013 - 5 Jun 2013) Appointed by ECP
  7️⃣   Nasirul Mulk (1 Jun 2018 -17 Aug 2018) Appointed by mutual consensus
  8️⃣   Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar(14 Aug 2023-11 Mar 2024) Appointed for 2024 elections

 ✅ BONUS Tip:

Group by decades to recall easily:

1️⃣1990s → Jatoi, Mazari, Qureshi, Meraj

2️⃣2000s → Soomro

3️⃣2010s–2020s → Khoso, Mulk, Kakar.

60 - Change the Voice of the following sentence: "Have you laughed at them?

A ) Why have you laughed at them'?
B ) Have they been laughed at by you? ✅
C ) You have been laughed at by them
D ) They have been laughed at by you

61 - Choose the correct option: The students who had the flu had a(n) ____ reason for missing school. The normally have perfect attendance, and their absence that they was a (n)____

A ) Unwarranted ____ anomaly
B ) Legitimate ____ aberration ✅
C ) Unjustifiable ____ travesty
D ) Inconsolable ____ fluke

62 - Ayub Khan was member of All Talent Cabinet In 1954. Name the Prime Minister:

A ) Muhammad Ali Bogra ✅
B ) Ch. Muhammad Ali
C ) Iskander Mirza
D ) H.S. Suhrawardy

63 - What is the synonym of the word "Desiccated"?

A ) Divided
B ) Separated
C ) Dried ✅
D ) Crushed

64 - The deficiency of one of the following is the cause of goiter:

A ) Calcium
B ) Potassium
C ) Iron
D ) Iodine ✅

65 - Solve the equation: ( 1/4 + 5/8) - (1/2 + 3/4) =?

A ) 35/32
B ) 10/7
C ) 5/12
D ) 7/10 ✅

66 - The Pitt's India Act:

A ) Deprived the Governor-General as well as Governors of the right to vote in the Council
B ) Gave the Governor-General the right to vote but gave no corresponding right to the Governors
C ) Gave casting vote to the Governor General but not to the Governors ✅
D ) Gave casting vote to the Governor General as well as Governors

67 - Present Foreign Minister of Pakistan is:

A ) Fawad Chaudhary
B ) Mehmood ur Rasheed
C ) Shah Mahmood Qureshi ✅
D ) Asad Umer

68 - Name the Minister of Education of Punjab:

A ) Dr. Murad Raas ✅
B ) Khwaja Salman Rafiq
C ) Raja Ashfaq Sarwar
D ) Khizar Hayatq Gondal

70 - The first United Nations subsidiary agency Pakistan joined soon after independence was:

A ) Food and Agriculture Organisation bracket (FAO) ✅
B ) International Labour Organisation (ILO)
C ) Universal Postal Union ( UPU)
D ) None of these

71 - In MS word, you can break the column:

A ) Pressing the Ctrl + enter
B ) Pressing Ctrl + shift + enter ✅
C ) Break command from view menu
D ) Both A and B

72 - Which of the following is not Part of the G7?

A ) Canada
B ) France
C ) United Kingdom
D ) Spain ✅

73 - What does AIDS stand for in medical terminology?

A ) Acquired immune Deficiency Syndrome
B ) Auto Immune Deficiency Symptoms
C ) Acquired immunity Destruction Syndrome
D ) Auto Immune Deficiency System

74 - Which of the following deals with diseases related to blood?

A ) Nephrology
B ) Haematology ✅
C ) Endonnology
D ) Pathology

75 - Which valley is located at the end of kurram pass?

A ) Peshawar Valley
B ) Quetta Valley
C ) Bannu Valley
D ) Kohat Valley ✅

76 - Sunlight is composed of:

A ) Three colors
B ) Five colors
C ) Seven colors ✅
D ) Ten colors

77 - Name the capital of Umayyad dynasty?

A ) Cairo
B ) Damascus ✅
C ) Kufa
D ) Baghdad

78 - Qurbani, during Haj, is performed at:

A ) Arafat
B ) Mina ✅
C ) Kofa
D ) Safa

79 - Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated in "Battle of Waterloo" on 18th June 1815 by:

A ) Frederick
B ) Duke of York
C ) Duke of Wellington ✅
D ) None of these

80 - In MS Word 2007, to extend a selection to the end of a document, press:

A ) CTRL + SHIFT + END ✅
B ) ALT +SHIFT +END
C ) TAB + END
D ) SHIFT + END

81 - What is the name of the father of Hazrat Ayesha (R.A)

A ) Hazrat Abu Bakar (R.A) ✅
B ) Hazrat Umar (R.A)
C ) Hazrat Talha (R.A)
D ) Hazrat Abu Huraira (R.A)

83 - The name of which sahabi appears in the Surah Al-Ahzab?

A ) Hazrat Ali (R.A)
B ) Hazrat Ubaidah Bin Haris ((R.A)
C ) Hazrat Zaid Bin Haris (R.A) ✅
D ) None of these

84 - Find the correct indirect sentence: He said, "Let us wait for the award."

A ) He asked them to wait for the award
B ) He suggested that they should wait for the award ✅
C ) He told them to wait for the award
D ) He proposed that they should wait for the award

85 - "To face the music" means:

A ) To be greeted rudely
B ) To be offered warm
C ) To be on the front seat in concert
D ) To bear the consequences ✅

87 - Filament of an electric bulb is made of:

A ) Tungsten ✅
B ) Graphite
C ) Platinum
D ) Steel

88 - When was the Partition Bengal cancelled?

A ) 1905
B ) 1906
C ) 1911 ✅
D ) 1919

90 - Which country is called the 'Cockpit of Europe '?

A ) South -Hall
B ) Bangalore
C ) Belgium ✅
D ) Belgium

91 - ڈرامہ "خدا کی بستی" کس کی تصنیف ہے

A ) اشفاق احمد
B ) حسینہ معین
C ) ڈاکٹر انور سجاد
D ) شوکت صدیقی ✅

94 - اردو میں انشا نگاری کا آغاز کس نے کیا؟

A ) ڈپٹی نذیر احمد
B ) سر سید احمد خاں
C ) غالب ✅
D ) فیض احمد فیض

95 - ابن خطاب" قواعد کی رو سے کیا ہے؟"

A ) لقب
B ) حرف
C ) کنیت ✅
D ) خطاب

96 - چاچا چھکن" کے مصنف کا نام کیا ہے؟"

A ) ابن انشا
B ) امتیاز علی تاج ✅
C ) چراغ حسن حسرت
D ) پطرس بخاری

97 - تعلیم بالغاں" ٹی وی کا بہت مشہور ڈرامہ تھا اس کا مصنف کون تھا؟"

A ) خواجہ معین الدین ✅
B ) اشفاق احمد
C ) عطا الحق قاسمی
D ) منو بھائی

98 - ہارٹ اٹیک" کسں شاعر کی نظم ہے؟"

A ) ن م راشد
B ) اشفاق احمد
C ) ناصر کاظمی
D ) فیض احمد فیض ✅

99 - ملی نغمہ "جیوے جیوے پاکستان" کس نے تخلیق کیا؟

A ) احمد فراز
B ) جمیل الدین ✅
C ) ساغر صدیقی
D ) رئیس

100 - ہاتھ کنگن کو آرسی کیا" سے کیا مراد ہے"

A ) اشارہ کسی طرف اور پوچھنا کچھ اور
B ) ہاتھ بہت گندے ہونا
C ) ظاہر بات کے ثبوت کی ضرورت نہیں ✅
D ) ان میں سے کوئی نہیں