Model Paper PPSC 2020 Ziladar Punjab Irrigation Department

Total Questions: 100

1 - The first Round Table Conference was held in:

A ) Belin

B ) Delhi

C ) Calcutta

D ) London ✅

2 - Maximum number of rows in MS Excel 2016 worksheet is:

A ) 16384 ✅

B ) 50,000

C ) 1048576

D ) 10024

3 - Name the tree whose wood is used for making cricket bats:

A ) Willow ✅

B ) Yellow

C ) Teak

D ) Sandal

4 - Pinpoint the very first convert to Islam among the following pious personalities.

A ) Hazrat Abu Bakar

B ) Hazrat Ali

C ) Hazrat Khadija ✅

D ) Hazrat Zaid Bin Haris

6 - The General Cemetery of Santiago is situated in:

A ) Brazil

B ) Argentina

C ) Mexico

D ) Chile ✅

7 - The famous city of Carthage،which has in the past been ruled by the Romans and Hannibal, is located in which country?

A ) Italy

B ) Libya

C ) Macedonia

D ) Tunisia ✅

8 - Nokia is one of the brand leaders in mobile phones. To which country does the brand Nokia belong?

A ) Sweden

B ) Denmark

C ) Netherlands

D ) Finland ✅

9 - "Cathay Pacific" is an airline of:

A ) Hong Kong ✅

B ) Taiwan

C ) Japan

D ) China

11 - Choose the most appropriate antonym of "Vilify".

A ) To praise ✅

B ) To sing

C ) To weep

D ) To sleep

13 - Henna Lake is situated near:

A ) Quetta ✅

B ) Karachi

C ) Sialkot

D ) Peshawar

14 - Who invented the World Wide Web WWW) with Robert Cailliau?

A ) Laiszlo Neztjev

B ) Tom Burns

C ) Tim Berners Lee ✅

D ) Fred Zuckerberg

15 - 'Formosa' is the old name of:

A ) Taiwan ✅

B ) Mongolia

C ) Thailand

D ) Japan

16 - What is the opposite of "Shirk" in Islam?

A ) Akhuwwat

B ) Tauheed ✅

C ) Insaaf

D ) Sin

17 - Choose the synonym of "Inveigh".

A ) Allure

B ) Remonstrate ✅

C ) Entice

D ) Support

18 - Which of the following Surah in the Holy Quran named after insect?

A ) Surah Al-Naml ✅

B ) Surah Al-Qadar

C ) Surah Al-Falaq

D ) Surah Al-Nas

19 - Sagrada Familia in Barcelona is situated in:

A ) Germany

B ) Italy

C ) Spain ✅

D ) France

20 - The Indus Water Treaty was signed during the regime of.......

A ) Liaquat Ali Khan

B ) Ayub Khan ✅

C ) Yahya khan

D ) ZA Bhutto

21 - The cover of the kaba'a is called:

A ) Bourda

B ) Kiswa ✅

C ) Al-Katfia

D ) Sajjada

22 - Simplify the equation:5+2×6÷3(2)=?

A ) 9

B ) 12

C ) 7 ✅

D ) 5

23 - Kilimanjaro is a mountain located in:

A ) Nepal

B ) Tanzania ✅

C ) Somalia

D ) South-Africa

24 - Which of the following river is without delta?

A ) Narmada ✅

B ) St. Lawrence

C ) Indus

D ) Both a and b

25 - Which of the following instruments is used for measuring the humidity in air?

A ) Hydrometer

B ) Hygrometer ✅

C ) Barometer

D ) None of these

26 - When a devastating earthquake jointed KPK Former (NWFP) and Kashmir killing thousands of people?

A ) October 1,2005

B ) October 8,2005 ✅

C ) October 18, 2005

D ) October 28,2005

27 - Change the Voice of the following sentence:"Sweets are not liked by us".

A ) We do not like sweets

B ) Sweets have not been liked by us ✅

C ) We are not liking sweets

D ) None of these

28 - Bodies which usually fall from the sky to the Earth are called:

A ) Planets

B ) Meteorites ✅

C ) Both a and b

D ) None of these

29 - Cape of Good Hope is situated in:

A ) South Africa ✅

B ) Chile

C ) India

D ) Australia

30 - The ALU and CU are components of:

A ) ROM

B ) CPU ✅

C ) RAM

D ) CAD

31 - Who started ancient Olympic Games?

A ) Greeks ✅

B ) American

C ) Romans

D ) Egyptians

32 - What is the meaning of "Zam Zam"?

A ) To flow

B ) To stop ✅

C ) To burst

D ) To outflow

33 - Dynamite was invented by.

A ) Alfred Nobel ✅

B ) Thomas Edison

C ) William Devis

D ) None of these

34 - The second most abundant metal found in the Earth's crust is:

A ) Iron ✅

B ) Aluminum

C ) Calcium

D ) Sodium

35 - In a 100m race, A covers the distance in 36 seconds and B in 45 seconds. In this A beats B by:

A ) 20m ✅

B ) 24m

C ) 28m

D ) 30m

36 - Who was appointed as caretaker Prime Minister on March 25,2013?

A ) Mian Muhammad Somroo

B ) Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk

C ) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso ✅

D ) Javed Jabbar

Explanation:

On March 25, 2013, Mir Hazar Khan Khoso was appointed as the Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan.

📘 Details:

🔹 Name Justice (R) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso
🔹 Appointment Date 25 March 2013
🔹 Caretaker Tenure 25 March 2013 – 5 June 2013
🔹 Appointed By Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)
🔹 Background Retired Judge & Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court

✅ 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.

37 - Geology describes the rocky parts of the Earth's:

A ) Core

B ) Mantle

C ) Crust ✅

D ) Convection currents

38 - Select the correct spellings.

A ) Victory ✅

B ) Victary

C ) Victery

D ) Victori

39 - The first Cabinet of Pakistan consisted of... members.

A ) 5

B ) 7 ✅

C ) 9

D ) 11

40 - Who is known as the "Father of Civil Service in India"?

A ) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

B ) Jawaharlal Nehru

C ) Charles Cornwallis ✅

D ) Louis Mountbatten

41 - Speakers are:

A ) Output Devices ✅

B ) Input Devices

C ) Both a and b

D ) None of these

42 - In MS Word 2016, to increase font size to 1 point, press:

A ) Ctrl+[

B ) Ctrl+] ✅

C ) Ctrl+(

D ) Ctrl+)

43 - "Derawar Fort" is located in District:

A ) Jhelum

B ) Bahawalpur ✅

C ) Muzaffarnagar

D ) Chakwal

44 - Fill in the blank:He would enjoy this,if he..... present.

A ) Be

B ) Had been

C ) Was ✅

D ) Were

45 - In MS Word 2016, the option 'Multilevel List' is available in:

A ) Home ✅

B ) Design

C ) Layout

D ) Insert

46 - English channel separate England from......

A ) Italy

B ) France ✅

C ) Germany

D ) Sicily

47 - A farmer bought toffees at 6 for a rupee. How many for a rupee must he sells to gain 20%?

A ) 3

B ) 5 ✅

C ) 4

D ) 6

48 - During the era of East India company,the areas of Behar,Uresa and Assam were included in:

A ) Haryana

B ) Bengal ✅

C ) Hyderabad

D ) Punjab

49 - The Tripartite Agreement of 9 April 1974 was signed between Pakistan, India and bangladesh. Who signed the documents on behalf of Pakistan?

A ) Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto

B ) Agha shahi

C ) Sharif ud Din peerzada

D ) Aziz Ahmad ✅

50 - Complete the series 11,15,24,....65,101

A ) 101

B ) 40 ✅

C ) 48

D ) 50

51 - Who established Scientific Society in 1864?

A ) Syed Ahmad khan ✅

B ) Shibli Naumani

C ) Allama M Iqbal

D ) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Explanation:

✅ Sir Syed Ahmad Khan established the Scientific Society in 1863 at:

Ghazipur (in present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)

📘 Details for Exams

🔹 Founder Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
🔹 Year Initially founded in 1863 at Ghazipur, but formally organized and became active in 1864. 🔹 Place Ghazipur, India
🔹 Later Shifted To Aligarh, in 1867
🔹 Purpose Promote modern education and scientific knowledge among Muslims
🔹 Inspiration Based on Royal Society of London
🔹 Language of Publications Urdu and English

52 - Antonym of "Jocular" is:

A ) Witty

B ) Facetious

C ) Amusing

D ) Solemn ✅

53 - Bicameral system of legislature was introduced in Pakistan under the Constitution

A ) Act of 1935

B ) 1956

C ) 1962

D ) 1973 ✅

54 - The number narrations of Hazrat Ayesha(R.A) is:

A ) 1630

B ) 2210 ✅

C ) 1286

D ) 583

55 - United Nations Organization(UNO)was formed in:

A ) 1943

B ) 1945 ✅

C ) 1947

D ) 1948

Explanation:

UNO (United Nations Organization)

Founded: 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.
Mr. Paul-Henri Spaak, Foreign Minister of Belgium, was elected first President of the General Assembly of the United Nations on January 16, 1946 and held this office for one session. Norwegian lawyer and politician Trygve Lie was the United Nations first Secretary-General(1946-1953)
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
There are two non-member observer states of the United Nations: State of Palestine & the Holy See .
China officially became a member of the United Nations on October 24, 1945. Israel(59th member of the UN) was admitted to the United Nations (UN) on May 11, 1949. Georgia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan become the member of the UNO in1992. Montenegro 192nd member state joined the UNO in28 June 2006:
The last country to become a member of the United Nations was South Sudan(193th member), which joined on July 14, 2011.

56 - Who is the current Deputy Speaker of National Assembly of Pakistan?

A ) Qasim Suri ✅

B ) Faisal Karim kundi

C ) Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob

D ) None of these

57 - The speed of light is....

A ) 280,000 km/s

B ) 300,000km/s ✅

C ) 320,000km/s

D ) None of these

58 - "Great Bear Lake" is located in which country?

A ) UK

B ) Canada ✅

C ) Australia

D ) Pakistan

59 - The capital city of Spain is:

A ) Barcelona

B ) Seville

C ) Valencia

D ) Madrid ✅

60 - In which of the following form,data is stored in computer?

A ) Decimal

B ) Binary ✅

C ) Hexa decimal

D ) Octal

61 - A shopkeeper rises the price of a cycle by 5 percent above the market price and charges 12 percent sales tax on the market price. As a result of a customer has to pay RS 4680 for the cycle. What is the market price of the cycle?

A ) 4000 ✅

B ) 4200

C ) 3950

D ) 4500

62 - 1937 Elections were held in eleven province of India Sub-Continent according to:

A ) Act of 1935 ✅

B ) Act of 1919

C ) Act of 1927

D ) Act of 1936

63 - UNICEF headquarter is in:

A ) Paris

B ) Berlin

C ) Geneva

D ) New York ✅

64 - Gestapo was the Secret Police of:

A ) U.S.A.

B ) Russia

C ) Germany ✅

D ) Japan

65 - Who had the shortest tenure as Governor-general of Pakistan?

A ) Iskandar Mirza ✅

B ) Ghulam Muhammad

C ) Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah

D ) Kh Nazim-ud-Din

66 - Choose the correct indirect speech of:He asked, "Who speaks French?"

A ) He wanted to know which spoke french

B ) He wanted to know who speak French ✅

C ) He wanted to know who was to speak French

D ) He wanted to know who spoke French

67 - The cash difference between the selling price of an article at a profit of 4% and 6% is RS 3. The ratio of two selling price is:

A ) 51:52

B ) 52:53 ✅

C ) 53:54

D ) 54:55

68 - Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom:"To End in Smoke".

A ) To come to nothing ✅

B ) Keep away from

C ) Extreme hard work

D ) None of these

69 - To fill a tank 25 buckets of water are required. How many buckets of water will be required to fill the same tank if the capacity of the bucket is reduced to two fifth of its present capacity?

A ) 30

B ) 35

C ) 62.5 ✅

D ) None of these

70 - In MS Excel 2016, 'Print Titles' option is available in......menu.

A ) Review

B ) View

C ) Insert

D ) Page Layout ✅

71 - Which Prophet is degnified with special title, "Khalil-Ullah"(Friend of God)?

A ) Hazrat Adam

B ) Hazrat Noah

C ) Hazrat Ibrahim ✅

D ) Hazrat ESA

72 - Which short keys are used to "cut selected items" in file menu?

A ) CTRL+X ✅

B ) CTRL+A

C ) CTRL+U

D ) CTRL+B

73 - The world's biggest island is:

A ) Green land ✅

B ) Madagascar

C ) Sumatra

D ) None of these

74 - If the average of 5 numbers is 6.92, then the sum of numbers is:

A ) 34

B ) 34.6 ✅

C ) 34.4

D ) 34.8

75 - Identify the country which is not a member of ASEAN(The Association of South East Asian Nations):

A ) Cambodia

B ) Indonesia

C ) Republic of korea ✅

D ) Malaysia

76 - Fill in the blank: Do you always come to the office...bike?

A ) On

B ) By ✅

C ) In

D ) From

77 - Solve for (?)√729-√441=√?+1

A ) 49

B ) 36

C ) 25

D ) 16

78 - Most widely spoken language in Pakistan is:

A ) English

B ) Urdu

C ) Punjabi ✅

D ) Sindhi

79 - What is/are main religion of Japan?

A ) Shintoism

B ) Confucianism

C ) Buddhism

D ) Both a and c

80 - The newly constructed Gomal Zam Dam in located in:

A ) Gilgit Baltistan

B ) FATA (KPK) ✅

C ) AJK

D ) Balouchistan

81 - Nai Gaj Dam is being constructed in which province of Pakistan:

A ) Punjab

B ) Sindh ✅

C ) Balouchistan

D ) KPK

82 - Who is the current Governor of State Bank of Pakistan?

A ) Ashraf Wathra

B ) Tariq Bajwa

C ) Reza Baqir ✅

D ) None of these

83 - The longest and strongest bone in the human body is:

A ) Tibia

B ) Pelvis

C ) Femur ✅

D ) Jaw

84 - Identify the author of the famous book "The Emergence of Pakistan".

A ) Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi

B ) Jamil-Uddin-Ahmad

C ) Ch. Muhammad Ali ✅

D ) S. M. Burke

85 - Who was, at one time, called the "Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity"?

A ) Quaid-e-Azam ✅

B ) Motilal Nehru

C ) Mohanlal Karamchand Hhandhi

D ) Abdul Kalam Azad

86 - When did Lord Curzon announce the Partition of Bengal?

A ) 16th October, 1904

B ) 16th October, 1905 ✅

C ) 16th October, 1906

D ) 16th October, 1907

87 - Which Ghazwa took place in 2. A.H . In the month of Ramzan?

A ) Badr ✅

B ) Uhud

C ) Mautah

D ) None of these

88 - How many sides would a Hexagon have

A ) 5

B ) 6 ✅

C ) 7

D ) 8

89 - 'Archery' is the national sport of:

A ) China

B ) Bhutan ✅

C ) Albania

D ) Pakistan

90 - Human Rights Day observed on:

A ) 10th September

B ) 10th October

C ) 10th November

D ) 10th December ✅

91 - لفظ "قلت" کا متضاد کیا ہے؟

A ) کسرت

B ) کثرت ✅

C ) بیشتر

D ) اکثر

92 - سر وادی سینا" کس کا مجموعہ کلام ہے؟"

A ) علامہ اقبال

B ) احمد فراز

C ) منیر نیازی

D ) فیض احمد فیض ✅

93 - پل پڑنا" محاورہ ہے, اس کے معنی کیا ہیں؟"

A ) سر پر پاؤں رکھ کر بھاگنا

B ) بحث مباحثہ کرنا

C ) غور فکر کرنا

D ) حملہ کرنا یا ٹوٹ پڑنا ✅

94 - :وہ فعل، جس میں زمانہ حال اور مستقبل دونوں زمانوں کے معنی نکلتے ہوں ،کہلاتا ہے

A ) فعل مستقبل

B ) فعل حال

C ) فعل امر

D ) فعل مضارع ✅

95 - اوس پڑنا" محاورہ ہے، اس کا مفہوم کیا ہے؟"

A ) مایوسی کی حالت ✅

B ) سفر کی تیاری

C ) خوشی کی کیفیت

D ) آدھی رات کے بعد کا وقت

96 - کونسی ضرب الامثل درست ہے؟

A ) سمندر میں رہنا اور مگر مچھ سے بیر

B ) جھیل میں رہنا اور مگر مچھ سے بیر

C ) دریا میں رہنا اور مگر مچھ سے بیر ✅

D ) تالاب میں رہنا اور مگر مچھ سے بیر

97 - ہارٹ اٹیک" کس شاعر کی نظم ہے؟"

A ) ن م راشد

B ) میرا جی

C ) ناصر کاظمی

D ) فیض احمد فیض ✅

98 - میں اکیلا ہی چلا تھا جانب منزل مگر لوگ ساتھ آتے گئے اور کارواں بنتا گیا" مندرجہ بالا شعر کس شاعر کا ہے؟"

A ) بسمل عظیم آبادی

B ) مجروح سلطانپوری ✅

C ) شکیل بدایونی

D ) مرزا غالب

99 - اینٹ،درخت،چٹان،پہاڑ وغیرہ قواعد کی رو سے کیا ہیں؟

A ) اسم مصدر

B ) اسم مشتق

C ) سم جامد ✅

D ) اسم معرفہ

100 - اختر حسین رائے پوری کا تعلق کس ادبی تحریک سے تھا؟

A ) ترقی پسند تحریک ✅

B ) رومانوی تحریک

C ) اسلامی ادبی تحریک

D ) علی گڑھ تحریک

Model Paper PPSC 2020 Ziladar Punjab Irrigation Department

1 - The first Round Table Conference was held in:

A ) Belin

B ) Delhi

C ) Calcutta

D ) London ✅

2 - Maximum number of rows in MS Excel 2016 worksheet is:

A ) 16384 ✅

B ) 50,000

C ) 1048576

D ) 10024

3 - Name the tree whose wood is used for making cricket bats:

A ) Willow ✅

B ) Yellow

C ) Teak

D ) Sandal

4 - Pinpoint the very first convert to Islam among the following pious personalities.

A ) Hazrat Abu Bakar

B ) Hazrat Ali

C ) Hazrat Khadija ✅

D ) Hazrat Zaid Bin Haris

5 - A Kilo Byte is equal to:

A ) 10,000 bytes

B ) 1024 bytes ✅

C ) 1 million bytes

D ) 10million bytes

6 - The General Cemetery of Santiago is situated in:

A ) Brazil

B ) Argentina

C ) Mexico

D ) Chile ✅

7 - The famous city of Carthage،which has in the past been ruled by the Romans and Hannibal, is located in which country?

A ) Italy

B ) Libya

C ) Macedonia

D ) Tunisia ✅

8 - Nokia is one of the brand leaders in mobile phones. To which country does the brand Nokia belong?

A ) Sweden

B ) Denmark

C ) Netherlands

D ) Finland ✅

9 - "Cathay Pacific" is an airline of:

A ) Hong Kong ✅

B ) Taiwan

C ) Japan

D ) China

10 - Multiply:9.5×6=

A ) 57 ✅

B ) 56

C ) 58

D ) 59

11 - Choose the most appropriate antonym of "Vilify".

A ) To praise ✅

B ) To sing

C ) To weep

D ) To sleep

12 - Small talk means:

A ) To praise

B ) A discussion carried for a long time

C ) A brief discussion ✅

D ) A debate

13 - Henna Lake is situated near:

A ) Quetta ✅

B ) Karachi

C ) Sialkot

D ) Peshawar

14 - Who invented the World Wide Web WWW) with Robert Cailliau?

A ) Laiszlo Neztjev

B ) Tom Burns

C ) Tim Berners Lee ✅

D ) Fred Zuckerberg

15 - 'Formosa' is the old name of:

A ) Taiwan ✅

B ) Mongolia

C ) Thailand

D ) Japan

16 - What is the opposite of "Shirk" in Islam?

A ) Akhuwwat

B ) Tauheed ✅

C ) Insaaf