FEDERAL
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
FOR
THE POST OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR IN ‘ESTABLISHMENT DIVISION BPS-17
English
A
sentence that expresses a command or an order is called an
(A)
Imperative
sentence
(B)
Exclamatory
sentence
(C)
Assertive
sentence
(D)
All of them
A
group of words which forms part of sentence and contains a subject and a
predicate, is called a
(A)
Phrase
(B)
Sentence
(C)
Clause
(D)
Declarative
sentence
A
word used to add something to the meaning of a verb, an adjective, or an
adverb, is called:
(A)
Clause
(B)
Adverb
(C)
Noun
(D)
Adjective
A
word used with a noun or a pronoun to show how the person or thing denoted by
the noun or pronoun stands in relation to something else is called
(A)
Adverb
(B)
(B) Adjective
(C)
Determiners
(D)
Preposition
A
word which expresses some sudden feeling is called
(A)
Conjunction
(B)
(B) Interjection
(C)
Determiner
(D)
Preposition
A
word used with a noun to describe or point out, the person, animal, place or
thing which the noun names, or to tell the number or quantity, is called an
(A)
Adverb
(B)
Apposition
(C)
Adjective
(D)
All of them
When
the article is used before proper noun, it becomes:
(A)
Mutual noun
(B)
Pronoun
(C)
Abstractnoun
(D)
Common noun
When
a verb in a sentence shows that the person or thing denoted by the subject does
something, the sentence will be called as:
(A)
Passive
(B)
Active
(C)
Simple
(D)
Compound
A
form of a verb which shows whether what is
denoted
by the subject. Does something or has something done to it is called
(A)
Participle
(B)
Gerund
(C)
Infinitive
(D)
Voice
The
mode or manner in which the action denoted by the verb is called
(A)
Infinitive
(B)
Voice
(C)
Command
(D)
Mood
In
exclamatory sentences beginning with here and there to express what is actually
taking place in the present, the tense used is:
(A)
Future
(B)
Present and past
(C)
Present
(D)
Past
Which
tense is used for an -action which began at some time in the past and is still
continuing?
(A)
Present
indefinite
(B)
Present
continuous
(C)
Present perfect
(D)
Present perfect
continuous
Which
tense is used for an action that began before a certain point in the past and
continued up to that time?
(A)
Past continuous
(B)
Past perfect
continuous
(C)
Past perfect
(D)
Past indefinite
A
form of the verb which partakes of the nature both of a verb and of an
adjective is called
(A)
Phrase
(B)
Analogue
(C)
Participle
(D)
Infinitive
Alas!
Hello! Hurrah! Ah! Etc are called:
(A)
Conjunction
(B)
Interjection
(C)
Exclamations
(D)
All of them
Who
heads Pakistan Navy?
(A)
Principal sentence
(B)
Complex sentence
(C)
Compound sentence
(D)
All of them
A
mode of speech in which the real meaning is exactly the opposite of that which
is literally conveyed is called
(A)
‘Pun
(B)
Metaphor
(C)
Hyperbole
(D)
Irony
When
a comparison is made between two objects of different kinds which have however
at least one point in common. The figure of Speech used for- this comparison is
called
(A)
Simile
(B)
Metaphor
(C)
Apostrophe
(D)
Irony
When
inanimate objects and abstract notions
are
spoken of as having life and intelligence
the
figure of speech used is called
(A)
Metonymy
(B)
Personification
(C)
Euphemism
(D)
Antithesis:
General Knowledge
Which
is the longest river of Europe?
(A)
Volga
(B)
Danube
(C)
Amur
(D)
None of these
On
June 21, the sun is vertically overhead the
(A)
Tropic of
Capricorn
(B)
Equator
(C)
Position of the
sun is not definite
(D)
Tropic of Cancer
Altinkaya
Dam is located in:
(A)
Turkey
(B)
Argentina
(C)
Iran
(D)
Ghana
Which
of the following countries is in the continent of Europe?
(A)'
Albania
(B)
Algeria
(C)
Libya
(D)
Venezuela
Which
is the smallest continent of the world area-wise?
(A)
Antarctica
(B)
Asia
(C)
Australia
(D)
Europe
What
is the share of urban population in the total population of Pakistan according
to census of 19987
(A)
38.6%
(B)
42.6%
(C)
35
(D)
37
What
is “Ikebana”?
(A)
Japanese Art of
flower arrangement
(B)
Greek Art of
fighting
(C)
Art of dancing
and music
(D)
None of the above
In
which type of climate are coniferous forests found?
(A)
Savanna
(B)
Mediterranean
(C)
Siberian
(D)
Hot desert
Which
of the following is the icy continent?
(A)
Greenland
(B)
Antarctica
(C)
Australia
(D)
None of these
The
length of the Suez Canal is approximately (A) 110 km (B) 150 km (C) 170 km (D)
125 km
Which.of
the following is an example of seasonal winds?
(A)
Thunderstorms
(B)
(B) Monsoon
(C)
Cyclones
(D)
Anticyclones
When
the period of Kharif crop “starts and when ends?
(A)
June-September
(B)
October-May
(C)
May-October
(D)
Jan.-October
How
many Radio station were working in Pakistan at the time of partition of sub-
continent?
(A)
3
(B)
4
(C)
5
(D)
6
Which country is called Land of rabbits?
(A)Spain
(B)
Canada
(C)France
(D)
Ireland
Which
of the following types of forests account for most of the total forest area in
the world?
(A)
Deciduorjs
(B)
Littoral
(C)
Broad-leaved
(D)
Coniferous
When
Pakistan won the Cricket World Cup?
(A)
1992
(B)
1996
(C)
1999
(D)
2003
In
the Feb 2010 the share of agriculture in employment is:
(A)
45%
(B)
40%
(C)
42%
(D)
41%
Name
the king who fell from the horse while playing Polo and died
(A)
Akbar
(B)
Muhammad Ghori
(C)
Zaheer-ud-Din
Babar
(D)
QutbuddinAibak
…………is
the largest Island of Pakistan is.
(A)
Kemari
(B)
Kalachl
(C)
Manora
(D)
Astola Island
Which
one of the following is the largest sector of Pakistan's economy?
(A)
Agriculture
(B)
Banking
(C)
Industry
(D)
Manufacturing
Which
one is the dominant source of foreign exchange eaming?
(A)
Textile
(B)
Foreign
remittance
(C)
Agriculture
(D)
Manufacturing
Pakistan’s
major seasons for agricultural crops are:
(A)
Kharif and Barani
(B)
Kharif and Rabi
(C)
Barani and Rabi
(D)
Kharir Rabi and
Barani
Who
is called “Baba-e-Urdu"?
(A)
MirzAsadUllah Ghalib
(B)
Mulvi Abd! Haq
(C)
Deputy Nazir
Ahmad
(D)
Syed Ahmad Khan
Height
of Lahore from sea level
(A)
560 feet
(B)
680 feet
(C)
580 feet
(D)
702 feet
How
many radio stations are working in the country under the Pakistan Broadcasting
Corporation
?
(A)
36
(B)
38
(C)
39
(D)
40
Largest
radio station found in Pakistan is:
(A)
Islamabad
(B)
Karachi
(C)
Lahore
(D)
Multan
Who
was the Viceroy of India from 1899 to 1905?
(A)
Lord Curzon
(B)
Lord Mountbatten
(C)
Lord Irwin
(D)
Lord Attlee
The
deputation of Muslim leaders to the Viceroy, Lord Minto I! seeking separate
electorate was headed by:
(A)
Sir Syed Ahmad
Khan
(B)
Agha Khan
(C)
MA. Jinnah
(D)
MaulanaShaukat
Ali
Height
of Islamabad from sea level
(A)
1700 feet
(B)
2000 feet
(C)
2500 feet
(D)
2400 feet
Which
is the OLDEST airline of the Pakistan?
(A)
Orient Airways
(B)
Pakistan Airline
(C)
PIA
(D)
None of these
Mathematics
If
a car is sold for Rs.50000 the profit 17%.
what
would be profit percentage if sold for Rs.47000/-
(A)
9.98%
(B)14.85%
(C)16.20%
(D)
14.50%
Three
families P, Q and R, share 480kg of rice, Q received twice as much rice as P
and R. receive half as much rice as Q. How much rice does family Q gets,
(A)
220kg
(B)
240kg
(C)
230kg
(D)
250kg
A
train having 110 m length runs through a Station at the rate of 36 km per hour.
How long will it take to pass a given point?
(A)
15 sec
(B)
20 sec
(C)
22 sec
(D)
11 sec
A
student gets 75, 82, 86 marks on three tests
what
must be his marks on the next’test so that his average for the 4 test will be
857
(A)
97
(B)
94
(C)
90
(D)
88
In
the exam 45% students failed and 550 students were successful The total number
of students who appeared in the exam were?
(A)
1000
(B)
900
(C)
1500
(D)
800
When
a book is sold for Rs. 76, the gain is 52%. The gain, when it is sold for Rs.
74 is percent?
(A)
44%
(B)
48%
(C)
46%
(D)
50%
Six
women or nine girls do a piece of work in 10 days, eight women and.three girls
wiil do the same work in:
(A)
9 days
(B)
6 days
(C)
4 days
(D)
2 days
Working
8 hours a day, a work is done in 5
days.
For how many hours a day the works is done if it is finished in 4 days?
(A)
8hrs
(B)
10hrs
(C)
12hrs
(D)
16hrs
If
15 men can manufacture 27 baskets in an hour, how many baskets would 45 men
manufacture in 40 minutes’?
(A)
27
(B)
35
(C)
40
(D)
54
5448
rounded off to the nearest 1000 is:
(A)
6000
(B)
5400
(C)
5000
(D)
4500
If
3 men or 6 boys can do a piece of work in 20 days, how many days’ will 6 men
and 8 boys take to the same work?
(A)
6
(B)
5
(C)
10
(D)
16
A
batsman in his 17th inning makes a score of 85 and thereby. increases his
average by 3. His average after the 17th inning is?
(A)
36
(B)
37
(C)
34
(D)
35
The
perimeter of a rectangle is.24cm find its width if its length is 8cm
(A)
4cm
(B)
12¢m
(C)
16cm
(D)
10cm
How
many days are there in w weeks and w days?
(A)
7
(B)
8w
(C)
7w
(D)
14w
By
selling goods for Rs. 240 a merchant gains 25%. What percent would he gain by
selling it for Rs. 216?
(A)
9% gain
(B)
25% gain
(C)
24% gain
(D)
125% gain
If 4
men or 7 boys can do a work in 29 days then 12 men and 8 boys will do the same
work in? .
(A)
9 days (
(B)
8 days
(C)
7 days
(D)
10 days
Which
one of the following is not an excretory organ?
(A)
lungs
(B)
liver
(C)
kidney
(D)
adrenal gland
A
photoelectric cell converts
(A)
electrical energy
into light energy
(B)
light energy into
electrical energy
(C)
tight energy into
sound energy
(D)
light energy into
heat energy
The
image formed on the retina of the eye is:
(A)
real and inverted
(B)
virtual and upright
(C)
real and enlarged
(D)
real and upright
Which
constituent of blood takes food materials to all tissues of the body?
(A)
white corpuscles
(B)
red corpuscles
(C)
plasma
(D)
hemoglobin
What
is an instinct?
(A)
animal action not
backed by thinking
(B)
a deliberate
action
(C)
an action full of
pitfalls
(D)
an immature
action
How
many muscles does a human body have?
(A)
206
(B)
660
(C)
639
(D)
173
Why
is rest necessary after good deal of
exercise
or work?
(A)
to rest the tired
limbs
(B)
to give rest to
the brain
(C)
to feel refreshed
(D)
to neutralize
poisons that are produced during exercise or work
What
is a Whale?
(A)
a mammal
(B)
afish
(C)
a reptile
(D)
a marsupial
The
sky over the earth, in fact, looks
(A)
Blue
(B) Black
(C) Colorless
(D) White
Lungs
are a part of the
(A).
respiratory system
(B)
excretory system
(C)
circulatory system
(D)
digestive system
The
planet between Earth and Mercury is:
(A)
Venus
(B)
Mars
(C)
Jupiter
(D)
Neptune
Can
you name the three planets of the Solar system which have no satellites?
(A)
Neptune
(B)
Mars
(C)
Mercury
(D)
Venus
(E)
Both C&D
The
velocity of sound is largest in
(A)
Air
(B)
Water
(C)
Steel rod
(D)
Kerosene
A
sextant is used to measure:
(A)
volume of the buildings
(B)
area of hill
(C)
height of an
object
(D)
breadth of a
tower
Liquids
are
(A)
poor conductors
of heat
(B)
good conductors
of heat
(C)
worst conductors
of heat
(D)
perfect
insulators
If
an iron piece remains exposed to air and dampness, it gets rust on it.
Scientifically speaking, rust is:
(A)
iron oxide
(B)
akind of moss
(C)
Mode! Papers
(D)
corrosive quality
of damp air
(E)
the natural
wearing of iron
Which
of the following air carries no moisture? (A) dry air
(B)
warm air
(C)
cool air
(D)
icy wind
