FPSC Assistant Director BS-17 Solved Paper held on 5 August 2024

Note: FPSC Assistant Director BS-17 Solved Paper held on 5 August 2024, Contains 99+ solved mcqs of English fill in the blanks, Preposition, Active Voice, IQ, World Gk, Pak-Study, Islamic Study, and Subject related questions

 

1. He took ____ me the minute we met, But I’m not worried; I can take care of myself.

A. Off
B. Over
C. Against
D. None of these

 

2. ‘That without which one cannot do’ is the meaning of:

A. Indispensable
B. Infallible
C. Inadmissible
D. None of these

 
3. Which of the following is a transitive verb?

A. Flow
B. Blow
C. Go
D. None of these

 

4. Which has correct one of tenses?

A. Your mother had been waiting for you when you went to your friend’s home
B. You mother had being waited for you when you went to your friend’s home
C. Your mother have been waited for you when you went to your friend’s home
D. None of these

 

5. “Listen and practice.’ Is:

A. A sentence
B. A fragment
C. A phase
D. None of these

 

6. They should have worked hard. ___

A. Shouldn’t they?
B. Haven’t they?
C. Shouldn’t have they?
D. None of these

 

7. He is ___ me for opening him.

A. Vexed with
B. Yielded to
C. Passed for
D. None of these

 

8. ‘Loquacious’ means:

A. Taciturn
B. Rational
C. Spirited
D. None of these

 

9. Although the sky was grey, we ___ on our picnic.

A. Gone
B. Had went
C. Did go
D. None of these

 

10. Which is the correct use of comparison?

A. I’m as at least qualified as, if not more than, the other candidate.
B. I’m at least as qualified as, if not more than, the other candidate.
C. I’m at least as qualified, if not more than, the other candidate.
D. None of these

 

11. Which sentence is clear in meaning?

A. Too many tourists visit the cave each year. It could possibly damage the rock formations
B. Too many tourists visit the cave each year. They could possibly damage the rock formations
C. Too many tourists visit the cave each year. Their could possibly be damaged the rock formations.
D. None of these

 

12. Which is correct?

A. My whole family is worried because one of our cats seems to have disappointed.
B. My whole family is worried because one of our cat seems to have disappointed.
C. My whole family is worried because one of our cats seem to have disappointed.
D. None of these

 

13. Which science doesn’t have a reduced-relative clause?

A. The picture painted by your brother is really beautiful.
B. Lessons learnt easily are soon forgotten.
C. The book leant by the library is missing.
D. None of these

 

14. The company officials felt the rising cost of health coverage was ___ cough to raise their employees’ insurance premiums.

A. Disposition
B. Emendation
C. Improvident
D. None of these

 

15. “Macabre” means:

A. Gruesome
B. Pleasing
C. Tarried
D. None of these

 

16. “He seems to have acted property.” The underlined part shows:

A. Present perfect Tense
B. Perfect infinitive Tense
C. Present perfect continuous Tense
D. None of these

 

17. Which is correct?

A. Health is preferable to wealth.
B. Health is more preferable than wealth.
C. Health is preferable over wealth.
D. None of these

 

18. Which is the correct passive voice of the following sentence: “Your blame counts for nothing.”

A. Your blame is worth nothing when it is counted.
B. Nothing is counted for your blame.
C. Your blame is not counted by anything.
D. None of these

 

19. Which is the direct narration of the following indirect statement? “ We wanted to be confirmed that we were late.”

A. We said, “We are late.”
B. We said, “For sure, we are late.”
C. We said, “We are late, aren’t we?”
D. None of these

 

20. “Rarely, do the managers respond to customers” queries because they think such requests are annoying.’ The sentence is an example of:

A. Ellipses
B. Inversion
C. Elision
D. None of these

21. If P/q=7,then (p+q)/(p-q)= ?

A. 7/8
B. 1/3
C. 4/3
D. None of these

 

22. The age of a baby will be 5 times after 20 years. What is the present age of the baby?

A. 2 years
B. 4 years
C. 5 years
D. None of these

 

23. A man covers half of his journey at 6 km/hr and the remaining half at 3 km/hr. His average speed is?

A. 9 km/hr
B. 4.5 km/hr
C. 4 km/hr
D. None of these

 

24. The sum of the two numbers is 2490. If 6.5% of one number is equal to 8.5% of the other, then the numbers are:

A. 989, 1501
B. 1011, 1479
C. 1411, 1079
D. None of these

 

25. I paid 3/5 of a bill, if Rs. 400 of the bill is still due, what was the total amount of the bill?

A. 1000
B. 1200
C. 1500
D. None of these

 

26. 4^3-4^2/22 =?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 12
D. None of these

 

27. The average age of 11 players of cricket team is decrease by 2 months when two of them aged 17 years and 20 years are replaced by two new players. The average age of the new players is?

A. 17 Years 1 month
B. 17 Years 7 month
C. 17 Years 11 months
D. None of these

 

28. A period of 4 hours 30 minutes is what percent of a day?

A. 18.75%
B. 20%
C. 16.33%
D. None of these

 

29. After measuring 120 meters of a rope, it was discovered that the meter rod was 3 cm longer. The true length of the rope measured is?

A. 116 m 40 cm
B. 121 m 20 cm
C. 123 m 60 cm
D. None of these

 

30. How many digits are required for numbering the pages of a book having 300 pages?

A. 299
B. 492
C. 792
D. None of these

 

31. The average marks of 28 students in Mathematics was 50, 8 students left the school and then the average increased by 5. What is the average of marks obtained by the students who left the school?

A. 37.5
B. 42.5
C. 45
D. None of these

 

32. Out of an earning of Rs.720, Raza spends 65%. How much does he have?

A. Rs. 350
B. Rs. 390
C. Rs. 252
D. None of these

 

33. 3/48 is what part of 1/12 ?

A. 3/7
B. 1/12
C. ¾
D. None of these

 

34. If a2 + b2 = 8 and (a-b)2 = 4. What is the value of ab?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. None of these

 

35. The average of x1 ,x2, X3,X4 is 16. Half the sum of x2, x3, x4 is 23. What is the value of X1?

A. 17
B. 18
C. 19
D. None of these

 

36. In an examination, 65% of the total examinees passed. If the number of failures is 420. The total number of examinees are:

A. 500
B. 1200
C. 1000
D. None of these

 

37. If a/b= 1/3, then (3a+2b)/(3a-2b) , is equal to:

A. 3
B. -3
C. -5
D. None of these

 

38. If n=3, what is the value of 22n +1?

A. 13
B. 17
C. 65
D. None of these

 

39. The sum of five number is 555. The average of first two numbers is 75 and the third number is 115. What is the average of last two numbers?

A. 145
B. 150
C. 265
D. None of these

 

40. What percent of 2/7 is (1 )/35?

A. 2.5%
B. 10%
C. 25%
D. None of these

 

41. Vladimir Putin announces that Russia is suspending its participation in NEW START a nuclear arms reduction treaty with the US on?

A. 21 February, 2021
B. 21 February, 2017
C. 21 February, 2023
D. None of these

 

42. The Tigray war begins in ___ in 3rd November 2020.

A. Cameroon
B. Burkina Faso
C. Ethiopia
D. None of these

 

43. ___ and China signed an agreement to trade in their won currencies , erasing the usage of the US dollar as intermediary.

A. Malaysia
B. Brazil
C. Turkey
D. None of these

 

44. Syria is readmitted to Arab league after being suspended in:

A. 2010
B. 2011
C. 2020
D. None of these

 

45. Explosion of unsafe stored ammonium nitrate kills 218 people in port of Beirut Lebanon on?

A. 4th August 2020
B. 4th September 2021
C. 15th August 2020
D. None of these

 

46. The Geneva consensus declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family is signed by government representatives from ___ countries on Oct 22, 2020.

A. 32
B. 33
C. 34
D. None of these

 

47. Pakistan and ___ signed an agreement on May 27, 2024 to boost job prospects for Pakistanis.

A. Germany
B. Qatar
C. UAE
D. None of these

 

48. The European Union approves a 50 billion euro financial support package for Ukraine after ___ withdraws its veto.

A. Germany
B. Hungary
C. France
D. None of these

 

49. Open AI launches chat GPT, an AI chat box on:

A. November 30, 2022
B. October 30, 2022
C. December 30, 2022
D. None of these

 

50. ___ is the current sultan of Oman.

A. Qaboos bin Saud
B. Haitham bin Tariq
C. Said bin Taimur
D. None of these

 

51. Ethiopia announced an agreement with Somaliland to use the port of ___in January 2024.

A. Berbera
B. Busan
C. Keti Bundar
D. None of these

 

52. Bernardo Arevalo was inaugurated was inaugurated as the 52nd president of ___ in January 2024.

A. Guatemala
B. Kongo
C. Luxemburg
D. None of these

 

53. The Schengen area encompasses ___ European countries that have abolished border controls at their mutual borders.

A. 25
B. 29
C. 36
D. None of these

 

54. Bulgaria and ___ became Schengen members in March 2024 through sea and air routes.

A. Hungary
B. Romania
C. Greece
D. None of these

 

55. The Kuwaiti General Election were held on 4th April:

A. 2022
B. 2023
C. 2024
D. None of these

 

56. The Group of G-Seven (G7) is an intergovernmental political and economic forum consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK and?

A. Finland
B. Norway
C. US
D. None of these

 

57. Mount Kilimanjaro is located in?

A. Botswana
B. Gabon
C. Tanzania
D. None of these

 

58. Astana is renamed Nur Sultan after former President Nur Sultan Nazarbayev in?

A. 2018
B. 2020
C. 2019
D. None of these

 

59. ____ at the age of 34 became the World youngest serving Prime Minister of Finland?

A. Sanna Marin
B. Jyki katainen
C. Mari Kivinicmi
D. None of these

 

60. ___ is the youngest President of Burkina Faso?

A. Ibrahim Traore
B. Saye Zerbo
C. Sangoule Lamizana
D. None of these

 

61. The industrial sector in Pakistan posted a negative growth of ____?

A. 1.55%
B. 1.6%
C. 2.94%
D. None of these

 

62. Large-scale manufacturing saw a growth of ____ during July-March FY 2023.

A. 10.6%
B. 8.11%
C. 9.5%
D. None of these

 

63. During FY 2023, the mining and quarrying sector negatively grew by:

A. 4.4%
B. 5.7%
C. 7.9%
D. None of these

 

64. On June 20, 2023, ___ was established as a high-level oversight committee headed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan to facilitate, fast-track and protect foreign investments in Pakistan?

A. Board of Foreign Investment
B. Special Investment Facilitation Council
C. Special Board of Investment
D. None of these

 

65. ___ is the largest steel production unit in Pakistan?

A. Lahore Steel Mills
B. Pakistan Steel Mills
C. Ittefaq Foundry
D. None of these

 

66. ___ company is the largest cement producer in Pakistan?

A. Lucky Cement
B. Pakistan Cement
C. Bestway Cement
D. None of these

 

67. According to Labour Force Survey 2020-21, total labour force in Pakistan is:

A. 71.76 million
B. 67.25 million
C. 84.69 million
D. None of these

 

68. ___ is the most prominent example of Rabi Crop?

A. Rice
B. Cotton
C. Wheat
D. None of these

 

69. ___ institution is responsible for management of water resources of Indus River system and for the distribution of water among four provinces of Pakistan?

A. Indus River System Authority (IRSA)
B. Indus River Canal System (IRCS)
C. Indus Basin Distribution Authority (IBDA)
D. None of these

 

70. According to the annual report of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan ___ cases were pending in the Supreme Court of Pakistan till the end of the year 2023?

A. 56,155
B. 342,334
C. 22,600
D. None of these

 

71. Where is the Masjid-e-Aqsa located?

A. Turkey
B. Jerusalem
C. Russia
D. None of these

 

72. Which prophet of Islam remained in the stomach of Fish?

A. Hazrat Yousuf A.S
B. Hazrat Issac A.S
C. Hazrat Younis A.S
D. None of these

 

73. How many Hafiz-e-Quran were martyred in the battle of Yamama?

A. 60
B. 70
C. 80
D. None of these

 

74. Who performed the Nikah khutba (marriage sermon) of Hazrat Muhammad SAW and Hazrat Khadija RA?

A. Zaid bin Al-Awam
B. Warqa bin Naufil
C. Abu Talib
D. None of these

 

75. Which day is known as the Youm-e-Arfat?

A. 6 Zul-Hajj
B. 7 Zul-Hajj
C. 9 Zul-Hajj
D. None of these

 

76. What is the other name of Ghazwa-e-Ahzab?

A. Ghaza-e-Khandaq
B. Battle of Winds
C. Battle of Mind
D. Battle of Trench

 

77. In which battle , the tooth of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) was martyred?

A. Ghazwa-e-Muta
B. Ghazwa-e-Badr
C. Ghazwa-e-Uhad
D. None of these

 

78. When was Prayer bacame obligatory?

A. At the time of Miraj
B. Treaty of Hudaibiya
C. Conquer of Makka
D. None of these

 

79. To which country did the famous companion Hazrat Sohaib bin Sinan Rumi (RA) belong?

A. Palestine
B. Misr
C. Rome
D. None of these

 

80. What is the old name of madina?

A. Khyber
B. Yasrab
C. Hujaz
D. None of these

 

81. Which of the following are the general categories of security classification?

A. General, Secret, Classified
B. Confidential, Secret, Top Secret
C. Common, Confidential, Secret
D. None of these

 

82. In Official Secret Act, any reference to a place belonging in Government means:

A. Place Owned by a government Department
B. Place Occupied by a Government Department
C. Place rented by a Government Department
D. All of these

 

83. Cyber Crime in Pakistan is dealt by?

A. Special Branch of Police
B. FIA
C. NAB
D. None of these

 

84. “District” refers to:

A. A defined area as in a local Government Law
B. A defines area as in Constitution
C. A defined area as in International La
D. None of these

 

85. ‘Federal Law Enforcement Agencies’ include:

A. Federal Investigation Agency and Islamabad Police
B. Anti-Narcotics Force and Railway Police
C. Pakistan Motorway and Highway Police
D. All of these

 

86. District Police Officer means the head of police of a district who is ___ of Police and is posted under Article 15.

A. Not below the rank of SSP
B. Not below the rank of AIG
C. Not below the rank of DSP
D. None of these

 

87. Head of District Police means a:

A. District Police Officer
B. City Police Officer
C. Capital City Police Officer
D. None of these

 

88. Abuses of Human Rights include:

A. Discriminating at work based on traits like race, gender, and sexual orientation (the right to work)
B. Failing to provide maternity leave(Protection of and assistance to the family)
C. Not paying a sufficient minimum wage (rights at work)
D. All of these

 

89. Remedy to Human Rights issue can be done By:

A. Ensuring civilian control of military and security force
B. Ensuring due process, fairness and impartiality in legal proceedings
C. Strengthening Judicial Independence
D. All of these

 

90. What are the protection of Human Rights?

A. Right to life and liberty
B. Freedom from slavery and torture
C. Freedom of Opinion and Expression
D. All of these

 

91. The universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document adopted:

A. On 10 December 1948 by General Assembly Resolution 217 A (III)
B. On 10 March 1949 by General Assembly Resolution 217 A (III)
C. On 15 March 1948 by General Assembly Resolution 217 A (III)
D. None of these

 

92. A fully functional legal system is based on?

A. Criminal and Civil Law
B. Common and Statutory Law
C. Both A & B
D. None of these

 

93. A functional legal system is important for a country as it serves?

A. As a norm of conduction for citizen
B. As a source of proper guidelines and order upon the behavior for all citizens
C. Both A & B
D. None of these

 

94. The spirit and responsibility of laws include ___ individuals from other individuals, from organizations and even from the government?

A. Exposing
B. Protecting
C. Abandoning
D. None of these

 

95. Which one of the following is not a key feature of the separation of powers?

A. The same persons should not form part of more than one of the three organs of government
B. One organ of government should not control or interfere with the work of another
C. Everyone is equally subject to the law
D. None of these

 

96. Whoever involves in kidnapping for ransom, hostage-taking or hijacking he committed offence of?

A. Felony
B. High Treason
C. Terrorism
D. None of these

 

97. Section 10 of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 empowers ___ to enter for search.

A. Police under the Code
B. Civil armed forces
C. Armed forces
D. All of these

 

98. The Chairperson of Provincial Public Safety and Police Complaints Commission will be:

A. The member elected by the members of Provincial Public Safety and Police Complaints Commission
B. Chief Minister
C. Provincial Home Minister
D. None of these

 

99. The Criminal Justice Co-ordination Committee is presided by?

A. District and Session Judge
B. Nazim-e-Ala
C. Senior Superintendent
D. None of these

 

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