Wednesday 1 May 2019

Assistant Director FIA ,Ministry of Defence or any FPSC test Prepration

Federal Public Service Commission, from time to time, announces Assistant Director posts in BPS-17 for FIA, IB or other Federal Government Organizations. The eligibility for the posts is Masters degree in any discipline.
Test Pattern
  • Test Type: Objective Type Test (MCQs)
  • Number of MCQs: 100
  • Time Allowed: 100 minutes
FPSC Assistant Director Test is divided in two parts:
  1. English
  2. General Intelligence Test
Syllabus: FPSC Assistant Director Test
PART-I (ENGLISH) – 20 MCQs
  • Vocabulary
  • Grammar Usage
  • Sentence Structure
PART-II (GENERAL INTELLIGENCE TEST) – 80 MCQs
  • Basic Arithmetic/Mathematics – 20 MCQs
  • Current Affairs – 20 MCQs
  • Pakistan Affairs – 10 MCQs
  • Islamic Studies – 10 MCQs
  • Everyday/General Science – 20 MCQs
Selection Process
1. Objective (MCQs) Test as mentioned above.
2. The shortlisted candidates in the MCQs test will be called for another English subjective test (written, NOT MCQs) of 100 marks.
3. Finally, qualified candidates will be called for Psychological Assessment & Interview.
 Test Preparation Material






Assistant Director FIA and IB solved past paper page 10

81. In a town of population 100,000, 20% have internet connection. And those who have internet connection, 15% use PTCL internet service. How many people have internet service other than PTCL?
(A) 3,000
(B) 7,000
(C) 12,000
(D) 17,000
82. A car parking charges n dollars for the first hour, and m pence for every additional hour. What amount it will charge if a car stayed for 5 hours?
(A) n + 5m
(B) n + 4m
(C) m + 4n
(D) m + 5n
83. What is the value of x in the equation: 0.2x − 0.03 = 0.4 × 0.05 ?
(A) 0.20
(B) 0.02
(C) 0.25
(D) 0.025
84. Bilal’s salary is 120% of Ahmed salary. And, Saba’s salary is 60% of Ahmed’s salary. The total of all three salaries is Rs.112,000. What is Saba’s salary?
(A) Rs.24,000
(B) Rs.24,500
(C) Rs.25,000
(D) Rs.25,500
85. What is the solution set of the equation: x^2+4x+3=0
(A) {1, 3}
(B) {–1, 3}
(C) {1, –3}
(D) {–1, –3}
ANSWERS: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR TEST
81(D) Find solution below..
82(B) 83(C) 84(A) 85(D)
SOLUTIONS: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE PAST TEST
81. (D)
82. (B) First hour charges = n, remaining 4 hour charges = 4m. Total charges = n + 4m
83. (C)
84. (A) Let Ahmed’s salary = A, Bilal’s salary = 120% of A, Saba’s salary is 60% of A, and total salaries = 112,000, then
85. (D)


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Assistant Director FIA and IB solved past paper page 9

76. What is the average of the numbers: 2, 5, 0, 10, 10, 12, 8 and 9?
(A) 6
(B) 7
(C) 8
(D) 9
77. If 75 percent of a number is y. And, 80 percent of y is 60, then what is the number?
(A) 100
(B) 110
(C) 120
(D) 130
78. The cost of an article is Rs.160. What should be the selling price in rupees to obtain a profit of 15 percent?
(A) 180
(B) 182
(C) 184
(D) 186
79. There are 20 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in an exam with 4 options in every question. A student attempted the exam just on random guessing. How many questions (according to probability) he will attempt correctly?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7
80. A person preparing for Olympics Games ran 9 km in 1 hour and 20 minutes, and then 12 km in 1 hour and 40 minutes. What is the average speed in km/hr?
(A) 4 km/hr
(B) 5 km/hr
(C) 6 km/hr
(D) 7 km/hr
ANSWERS: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE PAST TEST
76(B) Find solution below..
77(A) 78(C) 79(B) 80(D)
SOLUTIONS: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE PAST TEST
76. (B)
77. (A)
78. (C) As we know that, Cost + Profit = Selling Price. Hence,
79. (B) Out of 4 options only one is correct. So,
80. (D) Total Distance = 9km + 12km = 21 km. And, Total Time = 1 hour 20 + 1 hour 40 = 3 hours. Hence, Average Speed is


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Assistant Director FIA and IB solved past paper page 8

71. |2|-|-2|-2^2-(-2)^2=?
(A) –8
(B) –6
(C) –4
(D) –2
72. What is the sum of the sequence: 2+4+6+ ….. +98+100 = ?
(A) 2450
(B) 2500
(C) 2550
(D) 2600
73. What is the sum of the numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, ….. 99, 100 ?
(A) 5000
(B) 5050
(C) 5100
(D) 5150
74. In a class of 60 students the ratio of boys to girls is 3:2. How many girls are there in the class?
(A) 21
(B) 22
(C) 23
(D) 24
75. What is the volume of a right-circular cylinder in cm² having radius 2cm and height 7cm?
(A) 86 cm2
(B) 88 cm2
(C) 90 cm2
(D) 92 cm2
ANSWERS: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE TEST
71(A) Find solution below..
72(C) 73(B) 74(D) 75(B)
SOLUTIONS: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE TEST
71. (A)
72. (C) This is an arithmetic sequence with common difference of 2. The first element is 2, the last element is 100, and total elements (from 2 to 100) are 50. So, a1 = 2, an = 100, d = 2 and n = 50. So, by using the formula for the sum of n elemets of an arithmetic sequence, we have
73. (B) These are the first 100 natural numbers (n=100). So, by applying formula for the sum of the first n natural numbers, we have
74. (D)
75. (B) Here, r=2 and h=7. Hence, by using formula for finding volume of a right-circular cylinder, we have


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Assistant Director FIA and IB solved past paper page 7

61. Light dispersion (in 7 colours) was first detected by?
(A) Aristotle
(B) Plato
(C) Newton
(D) Einstein
62. Light moves faster than sound was first detected by?
(A) Aristotle
(B) Plato
(C) Newton
(D) Einstein
63. The Nobel Peace Prize 2007 was awarded jointly to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and
(A) United Nations Security Council
(B) European Union
(C) US Vice President
(D) Nelson Mandela
64. Abbasia overthrew?
(A) Romans
(B) Marhattas
(C) Usmani Caliphate
(D) Umayyad Caliphate
65. Qantas is an airline of?
(A) Indonesia
(B) Malaysia
(C) Australia
(D) Austria
66. WAFA is the news agency of?
(A) Syria
(B) Libya
(C) Jordan
(D) Palestine
67. Al-Jazeera TV Network belongs to?
(A) Qatar
(B) UAE
(C) Saudi Arabia
(D) Egypt
68. The United Nations Secretary General Ban-ki-Mon belongs to?
(A) North Korea
(B) South Korea
(C) Japan
(D) China
69. Secretary SAARC Ahmed Saleem belongs to
(A) Nepal
(B) Maldives
(C) Bhutan
(D) Bangladesh
70. Which from the following does NOT yield Veto Power?
(A) Canada
(B) France
(C) United Kingdom
(D) Russia
ANSWERS: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PAST TEST
61(C) 62(A) 63(C) 64(D) 65(C)
66(D) 67(A) 68(B) 69(B) 70(A)

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Assistant Director FIA and IB solved past paper page 6

51. Muhammad bin Qasim was nephew of
(A) Hajjaj bin Yousuf
(B) Walid bin Abdul Malik
(C) Sulaiman bin Abdul Malik
(D) None of these
52. Muhammad bin Qasim conquered Sindh during __________ period.
(A) Umayyad
(B) Abbasia
(C) Turkish
(D) Mughals
53. Eid Prayer is
(A) Farz
(B) Wajib
(C) Sunnat
(D) Mustahib
54. There are _________ farz in wuzoo.
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
55. The headquarter of Transparency International is in
(A) London
(B) New York
(C) Washington DC
(D) Berlin
56. The largest producer of Uranium is?
(A) United States
(B) Canada
(C) China
(D) Kazakhstan
57. The first Muslim Nobel Laureate was?
(A) Dr Abdus Salam
(B) Anwar Sadaat
(C) Yasir Arafat
(D) Dr Muhammad Younus
58. There are __________ members of SAARC.
(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 8
59. The Darfur conflict/region is in?
(A) Libya
(B) Sudan
(C) Egypt
(D) Syria
60. Parachinar is a town of __________ agency.
(A) Kurram
(B) Khyber
(C) Bajaur
(D) Mohmand
ANSWERS: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PAST PAPER
51(A) 52(A) 53(B) 54(B) 55(D)
56(D) 57(B) 58(D) 59(B) 60(A)

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Assistant Director FIA and IB solved past paper page 5

41. There are __________ chapters in “Jami” Book.
(A) 4
(B) 6
(C) 8
(D) 10
42. Which city is called “home of hadith”?
(A) Makkah
(B) Madina
(C) Baghdad
(D) Basra
43. He came in Karachi __________ August 14, 2010.
(A) for
(B) from
(C) in
(D) on
44. Bilal is not receiving the call. He is __________ at work.
(A) already
(B) still
(C) yet
(D) looking
45. Bilal is getting __________ the car.
(A) out of
(B) out
(C) out from
(D) out through
46. The guide will __________ us through the castle.
(A) lead
(B) led
(C) leaded
(D) laid
47. Kindly put the book in __________ place.
(A) it’s is
(B) it’s
(C) its is
(D) its
48. Michael is an __________ student and always complete the assignment on time.
(A) indigenous
(B) indigenously
(C) industrious
(D) industrial
49. You should ask your parents for some
(A) advice
(B) advise
(C) adviser
(D) advisable
50. He is looking for admission __________ in a technical or general university.
(A) both
(B) until
(C) either
(D) neither
ANSWERS: FPSC ASSISTANT DIRECTOR TESTS
41(C) 42(B) 43(D) 44(B) 45(A)
46(A) 47(D) 48(C) 49(A) 50(C)

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Assistant Director FIA and IB solved past paper page 4

31. The highest Civil award is
(A) Nishan-e-Pakistan
(B) Nishan-e-Shujaat
(C) Nishan-e-Imtiaz
(D) Nishan-e-Quaid-i-Azam
32. Diamer-Bhasha Dam has been planned on the river
(A) Indus
(B) Jhelum
(C) Chenab
(D) Sutlej
33. Which from the following is a project for Balochistan for irrigation?
(A) Gomal Dam
(B) Bhasha Dam
(C) Link Canal
(D) Kachi Canal
34. The Iran-Pakistan-India Gas Pipe Line is called
(A) Freindship pipeline
(B) Peace pipeline
(C) Future pipeline
(D) Unity pipeline
35. The headquarter of Navy is located in
(A) Karachi
(B) Lahore
(C) Islamabad
(D) Rawalpindi
36. “RAVI” is the
(A) Speaker of Hadith
(B) Writer of Hadith
(C) Narrater of Hadith
(D) Learner of Hadith
37. There are _________ Hudud.
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
38. There are __________ books of Hadith in Saha Satta.
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7
39. “Hadaya” book is a Book of Fiqa of
(A) Hanafi
(B) Shafai
(C) Maliki
(D) Hambli
40. “Mawatta” book is written by
(A) Imam Abu Hanifa (R.A)
(B) Imam Shafai (R.A)
(C) Imam Malik (R.A)
(D) Imam Ahmed bin Hamble
ANSWERS: FPSC ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PAST TEST QUESTIONS
31(A) 32(A) 33(D) 34(B) 35(C)
36(C) 37(D) 38(C) 39(A) 40(C)

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Assistant Director FIA and IB solved past paper page 3

21. The headquarter of UN’s security council is located in
(A) New York
(B) Washington DC
(C) Geneva
(D) Vienna
22. The capital city of Libya is
(A) Cairo
(B) Rabat
(C) Tripoli
(D) Abuja
23. Knowledge of Past is called
(A) Pastology
(B) Postology
(C) History
(D) Historology
24. The gold Medal in Hockey (Men) in London Olympics was won by
(A) Australia
(B) Holland
(C) India
(D) Germany
25. Who serves as the acting president in the absence of president?
(A) Prime Minister
(B) Speaker National Assembly
(C) Chairman Senate
(D) Foreign Minister
26. Largest source of electricity in Pakistan is
(A) Hydal
(B) Thermal
(C) Coal Energy
(D) Geo Energy
27. The all India Muslim League was founded in
(A) 1906
(B) 1907
(C) 1908
(D) 1909
28. The national flower of Pakistan is
(A) Rose
(B) Jasmine
(C) Sun flower
(D) Lily
29. Allahabad address of 1930 was delivered by
(A) Quaid-e-Azam
(B) Mohsin-ul-Mulk
(C) Allama Iqbal
(D) Liaquat Ali Khan
30. The Pakistan resolution was passed in
(A) Liaquat Bagh
(B) Nishtar Park
(C) National Park
(D) Iqbal Park
ANSWERS: FPSC ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PAST QUESTIONS
21(A) 22(C) 23(C) 24(D) 25(C)
26(B) 27(A) 28(B) 29(C) 30(D)

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Assistant Director FIA and IB solved past paper page 2

11. Light year is a unit to measure
(A) time
(B) distance
(C) volume
(D) mass
12. Planets are kept in orbit by __________.
(A) the gravitational pull of the Sun
(B) the attraction among the Planets
(C) sunlight from the Sun
(D) fusion reaction inside the Sun
13. __________ is the hottest planet in the solar system.
(A) Mercury
(B) Venus
(C) Jupitor
(D) Saturn
14. Ozone Layer protects our Earth from __________ from the Sun.
(A) infrared rays
(B) X-Rays
(C) electromegnatic rays
(D) ultraviolet rays
15. Instrument used to measure humidity is
(A) Barometer
(B) Hygrometer
(C) Hydrometer
(D) Lactometer
16. Which from the following is a data storage device?
(A) Hard disk
(B) Processor
(C) RAM
(D) ROM
17. Fish breath through
(A) fins
(B) bone marrow
(C) gills
(D) none of these
18. Deficiency of Iodine results in
(A) Scurvy
(B) thyroid
(C) rickets
(D) polio
19. __________ is used for combustion?
(A) Oxygen
(B) Carbondioxide
(C) Methane
(D) Nitrogen
20. Which from the following causes Green House Effect?
(A) Carbondioxide and Nitrogen
(B) Carbondioxide and Hydrogen
(C) Carbondioxide and Methane
(D) Carbondioxide and Ideal gasses
ANSWERS: FPSC ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PAST TEST
11(B) 12(A) 13(B) 14(D) 15(B)
16(A) 17(C) 18(B) 19(A) 20(C)

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Assistant Director FIA and Ministry of Defence solved past paper

Choose the word that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.
1. IMMINENT
(A) famous
(B) unknown
(C) about to happen
(D) to criticize
2. CAPRICIOUS
(A) shaky
(B) permanent
(C) rude
(D) expensive
Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
3. ERUDITE
(A) learned
(B) uneducated
(C) hungry
(D) to eat a lot of food
4. BANEFUL
(A) horrible
(B) harmful
(C) evil
(D) virtue
Which from the following underlined word(s) is/are incorrect?

(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D

(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D

(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D

(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
9. The train went slower and slower until it stopped
(A) altogether
(B) all together
(C) already
(D) all ready
10. __________ about future market movements should be based on scientific study.
(A) Reference
(B) Inference
(C) Conference
(D) Deference
ANSWERS: FPSC ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PAST PAPER
1(C) 2(A) 3(B) 4(D) 5(C)
6(C) 7(D) 8(A) 9(A) 10(B)

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