Model Paper PPSC 2020 Assistant/Head Clerk BPS-16

Total Questions: 100

1 - Salang Tunnel is located in the Hindu Kush mountains. It connects the following cities:

A ) Kabul and Heart
B ) Kabul and Mazar Sharif ✅
C ) Herat and Mazar Sharif
D ) Khandahar and kabul

2 - Choose the correct synonym of Ecstasy:

A ) Remorse
B ) Lugubriousness
C ) Exultation ✅
D ) Grimness

3 - The draft of the 1956 constitution was passed by the constitution assembly on:

A ) 29 March 1956
B ) 29 Feb 1956 ✅
C ) 29 Jan 1956
D ) None of these

5 - Which of the following punishments was introduced by Hazrat Umar during his caliphate?

A ) Flogging
B ) Exile ✅
C ) Capital punishment
D ) Cutting off hands

7 - Deficit financing is an economic term which implies:

A ) Government spends more money than it receives as revenue ✅
B ) Government spends less money than it receives as revenue
C ) Government spends the same amount of money which it receives in revenue
D ) Government borrows from the central bank of the country

8 - He hath a wisdom that doth guide his:

A ) Fortune
B ) Valour ✅
C ) Bravery
D ) Intention

9 - Berber Tribe is an ethnic group which is mostly indigenous to:

A ) South America
B ) South East Asia
C ) North Africa ✅
D ) Central Asia

Explanation:

The Berbers, also known as the Amazighs, are an ethnic group mostly inhabiting North Africa. 🌍

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Berbers / Amazighs – Key Facts:

  • 📍 Main Regions (Countries):
    • Morocco 
    • Algeria 
    • Tunisia 
    • Libya 
    • Mauritania 
    • Mali 
    • Niger 
    • Egypt (Siwa Oasis) 
  • 🏞️ Traditionally live in mountains, deserts, and rural areas, especially the Atlas Mountains and Sahara Desert.
  • 🗣️ Speak various Berber languages, part of the Afroasiatic language family (e.g., Tamazight, Tachelhit, Kabyle).
  • 🏛️ Known for preserving their culture, language, and identity despite centuries of Arabization.

📚 In Summary:Berbers (Amazighs) are indigenous people of North Africa, primarily found in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and parts of the Sahara.

10 - In the fourteen points presented by the Quaid-e-Azam in 1929. He demanded reforms in which of the following provinces:

A ) NWFP and Sindh
B ) NWFP and Balouchistan ✅
C ) NWFP and Bombay
D ) Sindh and Bombay

11 - Which batsman among the following secord fastest century in Test Format?

A ) Brain Lara
B ) Sachin Tendulkar
C ) Brendan McCullum
D ) None of these

12 - 1.272747......is a/an:

A ) Rational Numbers
B ) Irrational Number ✅
C ) Integer
D ) Whole number

13 - Who was appointed by the Queen Elizabeth as the designate successor of the Commonwealth?

A ) Prince William
B ) Prince Charles ✅
C ) Prince Harry
D ) Prince Philip

14 - The 2022 Winter Olympics will held in:

A ) China, Beijing ✅
B ) Pycong Chang, South Korea
C ) Sochi, Russia
D ) Bangkok, Thailand

16 - What is the synonym of AMBIGUOUS?

A ) Limpid
B ) Transparent
C ) Lurid
D ) Unclear ✅

17 - What is the circumference of Earth?

A ) 30,000km
B ) 40.000km ✅
C ) 50.000km
D ) 20.000km

18 - Siachen Glacier is in..... mountain range.

A ) Hindu Kush
B ) Karakorum ✅
C ) Himalayas
D ) Pamir

20 - What is the other name of k2?

A ) Austen Bigwig
B ) Godwin Austen ✅
C ) Makalu
D ) Karakorum Godwin

Explanation:

     ✅ K2 is also called: Mount Godwin-Austen

      Key Points for Competitive Exams:

  •     ✅ Other Names: Mount Godwin-Austen, Chogori (Balti), Savage Mountain
  •     ✅ Height: 8,611 m – 2nd highest mountain in the world
  •     ✅ Location: Karakoram Range, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan (near China border)
  •     ✅ Named After: Henry Godwin-Austen, British surveyor and geographer
  •     ✅ Survey Name: K2 (given in 1856 by T.G. Montgomerie; “K” for Karakoram, “2” for second peak)
  •     ✅ First Ascent: 31 July 1954 by Achille Compagnoni & Lino Lacedelli (Italy)
  •     ✅ Fame: Known as “Savage Mountain” due to extreme climbing difficulty and high fatality rate
  •     ✅ First to climb K2: Names: Achille Compagnoni & Lino Lacedelli
               Country: Italy   ,Date: 31 July 1954.

21 - Who was the captain of the team which won the cricket world cup in 1992?

A ) Miandad
B ) Wasim Akram
C ) Imran Khan ✅
D ) Inzmam ul Haq

22 - Quaid-e-Azam left the Congress in:

A ) 1913
B ) 1920 ✅
C ) 1906
D ) 1919

Explanation:
  1. Quaid-e-Azam was born in 25 December ,1876 in Karachi .
  2. In 1900 Quaid-e-Azam became a Presidency magistrate.
  3. Quaid-e-Azam joined the All India National Congress in 1906 .
  4. Quaid-e-Azam resigned from Congress in 1920.
  5. Quaid-e-Azam resigned from the membership of Imperial Legislative Council in 1919.
  6.  Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar helped Quaid-e-Azam in the preparation of his 14 points in 1929:
  7. Quaid-e-Azam formally became the president of All India Muslim League in 1934.
  8. State Bank of Pakistan was inaugurated by Quaid-e-Azam in 1st Jul 1948.
  9. After the death of Quaid-e-Azam the next President of the first constitution Assembly of Pakistan was Maulvi Tameez ud Din (December 14, 1948-October 24, 1954)
  10.  Khwaja Nazimuddin  2nd Governor-General of Pakistan (1948–1951) ,   2nd  Prime Minister of Pakistan (1951–1953), became  after the death of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (September 11, 1948 Death date).

23 - What is the old name of Chennai?

A ) Patna
B ) Jaipur
C ) Madras ✅
D ) Daulat Abad

24 - Which of the following is current capital of Bhutan?

A ) Thimphu ✅
B ) Manila
C ) Naypyidaw
D ) Phnon Pheh

25 - Brexit referendum which was about the UK'S exit from the European Union was held on:

A ) June 23,2017
B ) June 23,2016 ✅
C ) June 23,2016
D ) June 23 2014

26 - Mamnoon Hussain was the..... president of Pakistan.

A ) 12th ✅
B ) 13th
C ) 14th
D ) 11th

27 - Tirch Mir is a mountain range in.

A ) Hindu Kush ✅
B ) Karakorum
C ) Himalayas
D ) Pamir

30 - Montreal is a city in:

A ) Australia
B ) Germany
C ) Bulgaria
D ) Canada ✅

31 - Which of the following was the old capital of Japan before Tokyo?

A ) Osaka
B ) Yokohama
C ) Kyoto ✅
D ) Nagoya

32 - Who among the following chaired the annual meeting of All India Muslim League in 1907?

A ) Salim Ullah
B ) Waqar ul Mulk
C ) Adam Joy Peerbhoy ✅
D ) Agha khan

33 - Which Mughal Emperor built the Badshahi Mosque?

A ) Aurangzeb ✅
B ) Jehangir
C ) Shahjahan
D ) Akbar

34 - DPI stands for:

A ) Dots per index
B ) Dot per inch ✅
C ) Divide per inch
D ) None of these

36 - Which of the following is a man-made substance?

A ) Timber
B ) Leather
C ) Plastic ✅
D ) Natural Gas

37 - Faiz Ahmad Faiz got Lenin award in:

A ) 1952
B ) 1962 ✅
C ) 1972
D ) None of these

38 - What is the boiling point(C°) of water at 1 atm?

A ) 70 degree
B ) 90 degrees
C ) 100 degrees ✅
D ) 110 degrees

39 - Who was the last king of Afghanistan?

A ) Daud Khan
B ) Nur Muhammad Taraki
C ) Zahir Shah ✅
D ) Hafizullah Amin

40 - Jalianwala Bagh Massacre happened in.

A ) 19 April 1919
B ) 13 April 1919 ✅
C ) 21 April 1919
D ) 31 April 1919

41 - What is the full length of bedminton court?

A ) 13.4 m ✅
B ) 14.3 m
C ) 12.3 m
D ) 13.2 m

42 - Ping Pong is also called:

A ) Long Tennis
B ) Table Tennis ✅
C ) Badminton
D ) Basketball

43 - In a jiffy means:

A ) A long time
B ) A very short time ✅
C ) A tensed situation
D ) On the horns of dilemma

44 - Arfa Karim is famous owing to:

A ) Youngest Certified Apple Professional
B ) Youngest Certified Microsoft Professional ✅
C ) Youngest Certified Amazon Professional
D ) Youngest Certified Windows Professional

46 - Shah Abdul Latif was a Sufi poet from:

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

47 - Shafqat Amanat Ali belongs to which of the following musical families?

A ) Patiala families ✅
B ) Senia families
C ) Qawwal families
D ) Talwandi families

48 - Algeria got independence from France in:

A ) 1961
B ) 1956
C ) 1962 ✅
D ) 1965

49 - Which foreign leader among the following addressed the Parliament of Pakistan for the third time?

A ) Mahathir Muhammad
B ) Tayyip Erdogan ✅
C ) King Salman
D ) Hassan Rouhani

50 - Which type of cells protect body from infectious disease and foreign invaders?

A ) White Blood Cells ✅
B ) Red Blood Cells
C ) Platelets
D ) Stem Cells

51 - Mohenjo-Daro is called:

A ) Mount of dead ✅
B ) Mound of the dead
C ) Heap of the dead
D ) Legacy of the dead

52 - Nili Ravi is a breed of:

A ) Camel
B ) Buffalo ✅
C ) Sheep
D ) Deer

53 - Who among the following is the current governor of Balouchistan ?

A ) Muhammad Khan Achakzai
B ) Amanullah Khan Yasinzai ✅
C ) Zulfiqar Magsi
D ) None of these

54 - What is synonym of PROFANE ?

A ) Irrelevant ✅
B ) Condescending
C ) Deign
D ) All of these

55 - What is the synonym of Haughty?

A ) Modest
B ) Humble
C ) Conceited ✅
D ) All of these

57 - Find the odd one out from the following:

A ) London ✅
B ) Lyon
C ) Sevilla
D ) Belfast

59 - Indus Basin waters Treaty was signed in:

A ) 1958
B ) 1960 ✅
C ) 1962
D ) 1964

60 - Kargil war was fought between India and Pakistan in:

A ) 1998
B ) 2000
C ) 1997
D ) None of these

61 - Hazrat Bilal was a stave and his master was:

A ) Ummuyah bin Khalaf ✅
B ) Ummayah bin Jahim
C ) Ummayah bin Jahash
D ) Ummayah bin Thaqif

62 - What is the height of Nanga Parbat?

A ) 8612 m
B ) 8126 m ✅
C ) 8216 m
D ) None of these

Explanation:

Nanga Parbat is ranked as the 9th highest mountain peak in the world.

 Details:

  • Height: 8,126 meters (26,660 feet)
  • Location: Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
  • Mountain Range: Himalayas
  • Meaning: "Naked Mountain" (from Sanskrit)  The word "Himalaya" comes from the Sanskrit language:
  • "Hima" = Snow
    "Alaya"  = Abode or Home
  • Nickname: "Killer Mountain" due to its deadly climbing history

63 - Do not change.....in midstream

A ) Ideas
B ) Plans
C ) Horses ✅
D ) Hounds

64 - Which of the following line spacing is invalid in MS Word?

A ) Multiple
B ) Double
C ) Triple ✅
D ) Single

65 - He boasts....his wealth.

A ) In
B ) Of ✅
C ) To
D ) By

66 - Who was called Sword of Allah?

A ) Hazrat Umar
B ) Hazrat Ali
C ) Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed ✅
D ) None of these

67 - Who Caliph of the following caliphs launched the postal department?

A ) Hazrat Abu Bakar
B ) Hazrat Umar ✅
C ) Hazrat Usman
D ) Hazrat Ali

68 - Who among the following was the first woman martyr in Islam?

A ) Hazrat Ayesha
B ) Hazrat summaya ✅
C ) Hazrat Maria
D ) Hazrat zunaira

69 - Hybrid Computers are:

A ) Analog Computers
B ) Digital Computers
C ) Analog and Digital Computers ✅
D ) None of these

70 - The orientation of page in MS Word can be changed from:

A ) Design Tab
B ) Layout Tab ✅
C ) Insert Tab
D ) View Tab

72 - Tourmaline, a gem stone, is found in:

A ) Chitral ✅
B ) Gilgit Baltistan
C ) Kohistan
D ) Chaghi

73 - According to OAG which of the following routes ia the most busiest?

A ) Kuala Lumpur to Singapore ✅
B ) Singapore to New York
C ) New York to Washington
D ) Beijing to shanghai

74 - What is the old name of Japan?

A ) Tokyo
B ) Nippon ✅
C ) Nara
D ) Sapporo

75 - Ghalib was born in:

A ) Delhi
B ) Lucknow
C ) Agra ✅
D ) Daulatbad

76 - Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai was from which of the famous order?

A ) Qadria Silsila
B ) Naqshbandia Silsila ✅
C ) Suharwardiya Silsila
D ) None of these

77 - What is the name of current crown prince of Saudi Arabia?

A ) Salman bin Muhammad
B ) Nayef bin Muhammad
C ) Muhammad Bin Nayof
D ) None of these

78 - Which is the second largest Planet in our Solar System?

A ) Jupiter
B ) Saturn ✅
C ) Uranus
D ) Neptune

79 - He was ignorant.....the whole situation.

A ) With
B ) Of ✅
C ) By
D ) From

82 - 'Grameen Bank' a pioneer in the field of micro finance, was the brainchild of:

A ) Dr. Riaz Rehman
B ) Fazle Hussain Abid
C ) Dr. Muhammad Suleman Rehman
D ) Prof. Muhammad younus ✅

84 - You can activate the cell by:

A ) Pressing the Tab key
B ) Clicking the cell
C ) Pressing an arrow key
D ) All of these

85 - Arch of Janus is present in:

A ) Greece
B ) Vatican City
C ) Rome, Italy ✅
D ) Scotland, UK

86 - Which Prophet's nation was destroyed by the rain of stones?

A ) Hazrat Salih ✅
B ) Hazrat Loot
C ) Hazrat Hood
D ) Hazrat Yusuf

87 - Portrait and Landscapes are:

A ) Page Orientation ✅
B ) Page Size
C ) Page Layout
D ) None of these

88 - What was the name of Hazrat Halima's tribe?

A ) Banu Hashim
B ) Banu Taim
C ) Banu Saad ✅
D ) Banu Adi

89 - Arms and the Man is a comedy paly written by:

A ) Shakespeare
B ) G. B. Shaw ✅
C ) Oscar Wilde
D ) H. G. Wells

92 - پاؤں تلے زمین نکلنا" کا مفہوم کیا ہے؟"

A ) گرفتار ہوجانا
B ) غلط فہمی کا شکار ہوجانا
C ) گر جانا
D ) گھبراجانا ✅

93 - مشہور ناول "خدا کی بستی" کے مصنف کا نام کیا ہے؟

A ) وقار عظیم
B ) شوکت صدیقی ✅
C ) آل احمد سرور
D ) امجد اسلام امجد

94 - قومی زبان کی ترقی کس ادارے کی زمہ داری ہے؟

A ) اکادمی ادبیات
B ) نیشنل بک فاؤنڈیشن
C ) مقتدرہ قومی زبان ✅
D ) مجلس ترقی ادب

95 - آنگن" کس کا مشہور ناول ہے؟"

A ) عصمت چغتائی
B ) قرۃ العین حیدر
C ) خدیجہ مستور
D ) بانو قدسیہ ✅

96 - ماہنامہ ادب لطیف کا پہلا ایڈیٹر کون تھا؟

A ) برکت علی چوہدری
B ) ظفر علی خان
C ) مولانا محمد علی جوہر
D ) ان میں سے کوئی نہیں

97 - ان میں سے کونسا درست ہے؟

A ) السلام علیکم ✅
B ) السلام و علیکم
C ) والسلام علیکم
D ) اسلام علیکم

98 - مشہور ناول "راجہ گدھ" کی مصنفہ کون ہیں؟

A ) خدیجہ مستور
B ) بانو قدسیہ ✅
C ) الطاف حسین
D ) بشریٰ رحمان

99 - دشت سوس" کس کا ناول ہے؟"

A ) خدیجہ مستور
B ) جمیلہ ہاشمی ✅
C ) بانو قدسیہ
D ) کشور ناہید

100 - "When in Rome do as Romans do"کے درست مطلب کا انتخاب کیجیے؟

A ) روم میں وہی کرو جو رومن کرتے ہیں
B ) جیسا دیس ویسا بھیس ✅
C ) جیسا مالک ویسا نوکر
D ) جیسا آقا ویسا نوکر