PPSC Lecturer Pak Studies Solved Past Paper of 2011

1). Hazrat Sheikh Ali Bin Usman Hajweri (Data Ganj Bakhsh) came to India during the time of:

Mughals

Khiljis

Tughluq

Ghaznavi

2). Akbar was a great builder. He constructed and founded:

Agra Fort

Gujrat Fort

Tomb of Humayun

All of these

3). Anjuman-e-Himayat-e-Islam was established on 2th December:

1880

1882

1884

1886

4). The Mohammad Educational Conference was founded in:

1884

1886

1890

1891

5). Maulana Abu Kalam Azad launched:

Comrade

Al-Hilal

Ideology

Muslim Defense

6). The Jallianwala “Now or Never” was written by:

1913

1915

1917

1919

7). The pamphlet “Now or Never” was written by:

Allama Iqbal

Chaudhry Rehmat Ali

Quaid-e-Azam

Sir Syed

8). Which of the following term was not agreed by the British following the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of 1931:

Lifting of ban over congress

Complete abolition of tax on salt production in India

Permitting peaceful picketing of liquor and foreign

Restoration of the confiscated properties of the satyagrahis

9). The main purpose of the “Communal Award” announced by the British Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald on 4 August 1932 was:

To grant separate electorates to minority communities in India, including Muslims, Sikhs, and Dalits in India.

To grant separate pay scales to different communities in government service in India.

To grant awards to distinguished members of minority communities in India including Muslims, Sikhs and Dalits.

All of the above

10). At the time of independence from the British, Indian sub-continent comprised of Princely or Native States which numbered:

596

540

323

562

11). Provincial electrons were held in East Pakistan in:

1951

1952

1953

1954

12). One unit was established in:

1954

1955

1953

1954

13). Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani was a great advocate of:

Islam

Feudalism

Communism

Colonialism

14). Under the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan, the term of members of senate is:

5 years

6 years

7 years

8 years

15). Which of the following is not a member of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO):

Pakistan

Afghanistan

Chechnya

Kazakhstan

16). The Delhi Convention held at Delhi on 8th  & 9th April, 1946 was a gathering of:

Prominent leaders from the All India Muslim League and Indian National Congress to chart out a joint course of action for gaining independence.

newly elected legislators from all religious denominations demanding independence from the British Empire

Apolitical Muslim and Hindu intellectuals and members of the civil society to demand an independent voice for the silent majority

newly elected Muslim legislators of the central and Provincial Assemblies for demanding the ‘Sovereign’ Independent State of Pakistan.

17). Under the amended 1973 constitution of Pakistan, Legislative powers not specified in the federal legislative list belong to the:

Provinces

President through promulgation of Ordinance

Parliament

Council of Common Interests

18). The Indian buget for Financial year 1947-48 was presented by:

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

Nawabzada Liaqat Ali Khan

Sardar Abdul Rab Nishtar

John Mathai

19). Bolan pass, a mountain pass in Balochistan passes through the:

Kirthar Range

Sulaiman Range

Toba kakar Range

Chaghi Range

20). The Pakistan Resolution was translated in Urdu by:

Maulana Zafar Ali Khan

Nawabzada Liaqat Ali Khan

Sir Zafrullah Khan

Maulvi A.K. Fazl ul Haq

21). The only government in India headed by the All India Muslim League in 1946 was that of:

Sindh

Punjab

Bengal

North West Frontier Province

22). The only government in India headed by the All India Muslim League in 1946 was led by:

Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan

Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah

Nawab Iftikhar Hussain Mamdot

Husenyn Shaheed Suhrawardy

23). Gwadar Port was built with financial assistance from:

Sinapore

China

Oman

Saudi Arabia

24). In 1947, the ruler of Princely State of Jammu & Kashmir was:

Gulab Singh

Zorwar Singh

Ranbir Singh

Hari Singh

25). The cease-fire line that separates Indian Occupied Kashir was:

McMahon Line

Line of Control

Line of Actual Control

Working Boundary

26). The mother tongue of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was:

Sindhi

Punjabi

Saraiki

Gujrati

27). Professional qualification of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was:

M.A

B.A LL.B

Bar-at-Law

Ph.d

28). Allama Iqbal qualified as Ph.D scholar from:

Punjab University, Lahore

Oxford University, UK

Cambridge University, UK

Munich University, Germany

29). “Jinnah of Pakistan”, a famous Book was written by:

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi

Stanley Walport

K.B. Sayeed

K.K.Aziz

30).  Islamabad was made Capital of Pakistan in the year:

1956

1957

1959

1960

31). “Majha” is a region of the Punjab comprising the modern districts of Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran in the Indian State of Punjab and in the Pakistani Province of Punjab it includes:

Rahim Yar Khan, Rajanpur & D.G Khan

Narowal, Lahore and Kasur

Khanewal, Multan and Vehari

Faisalabad, Toba Tek Singh and Sargodha

32). Allama Iqbal’s famous address at Allahabad was delivered to the ……….session of All India Muslim League:

14th

32nd

21st

30th

33). Radcliffe was by profession:

a doctor

an engineer

a lawyer

a dentist

34). “Day of Deliverance” was observed on:

23rd March 1940

14th August 1947

15th August 1940

22nd December 1939

35). Sir Sikandar Hayat khan cecame Chief Minister of the Punjab in:

1937

1929

1946

1935

36). The Governor of former NWFP at the time of independence of Pakistan in 1947 was:

Sir Olaf Caroe

Sir George Cunningham

Henry Grady

Rob Lockhart

37). Famous Punjabi writer Waris Sah wrote his famous book ‘Heer Ranjha’ living at town of:

Harbanspura

Malka Hans

Takht Hazara

Jhang

38). The chairman of the Council of Common Interest is the:

President

Chief Justice of Paksitan

Prime Minister

Attorney General

39). Pakistan Men’s Hockey team has won the Asian Games gold medal………….times:

Five

Four

Nine

Eight

40). Jinnah – Sikandar Pact was signed in October 1937 at:

Lahore

Ludhiana

Lucknow

Jalandhar

41). The headquarter of SAARC is located in:

Karachi

Colombo

Dhaka

Kathmandu

42). Pakistan recognized people’s Republic of China in:

1951

1949

1950

1948

43). “Margalla Hills” are a part of which mountain range?

Karakoram

Hindu Kush

Himalayas

Western Ghats

44). Sher Shah Suri built the Rohtas Fort at banks of rive:

Sutluj

Jhelum

Kahan

Soan

45). “Tilla Jogian” is:

Is a peak in the Sulaiman Range

Finds mention in the epic love poem Heer

Is the place where Buddha is said to have spend 40 days in quiet seclusion

All of the above

46). Doaba Rachna is located  between the River Chenab and River:

Ravi

Jhelum

Indus

Beas

47). The name of delta formed by the Indus River is:

Sapta Sindhu

Panjnad

Sunderban Delta

Brahmaputra

48). The pass which connects Pakistan with China is known as:

Khojak Pass

Khunjrab Pass

Shandur Pass

Peiwas Kotal Pass

49). Which Dam is constructed on River Jhelum:

Warsak

Mangla

Rawal

Dimli

50). Kallar Kahar Lake is located in which district?

Jhelum

Mianwali

Chakwal

Bhakkar

51). Moghul Prince Prince  Muhammad Dara Shikuh who was executed for being an apostate by his own brother Aurangzeb, was a disciple of:

Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai

Hazrat Mian Mir

Shah Waliullah Muhaddith Dehlvi

Guru Har Rai

52). Multan is also affectionately know as:

“City of Dust”

“City of Sohan Halwa”

“City of Mosques”

“City of Saints”

53). The last ruler of Bahawalpur State was:

Salahuddin Abbasi

Ameer Sadiq Muhammad-V

Sardar Mahmud Khan

Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi-IV

54). The first Pakistani Prime Minister to visit China was:

Nawabzada Liaqat Ali Khan

Khwaja nazimuddin

Chaudhary Muhammad Ali

Hossain Shaheed Suhrawardy

55). Which Bank gave a Rs. 80 million loan to the Government of Pakistan on the request of Quaid-e-Azam when the Reserve Bank of India failed to deliver Pakistan’s share?

World Bank

Habib Bank Limited

United Bank Limited

Muslim Commercial Bank

56). All private banks were nationalized by the Government of Pakistan in:

1947

1965

1971

1974

57). The foundation stone of the Sikhism’s holiest place “Golden Temple” at Amritsar was laid by:

Guru Nanak Dev ji

Khwaja Ghareeb Nawaz

Acharya Rakeshprasad Pande

Hazrat Mian Mir

58). MAJMA’UL BAHARAIN or The mingling of Two Ocean was authored by:

Jalal-ud-Din Muhamad Akbar

Muijaddid Alf-e-Sani

Muhammad Dara Shikuh

Shah Waliullah

59). Shaykh Ahmad Farooqi is also known by the title of:

Mujaddid Alf-e-Sani

Imam-e-Rubbani

Shaykh Sirhindi

All of the above

60). The doctrine of “Wahdat ash-shuhud” was propounded by Shaykh Sirhindi to counter “wahdat al-wujud” (‘unity of being’) which had been advanced by:

Mujaddid Alf-e-Sani

Muhiyuddin ibn Arabi

Al Hassan Ibn Al Haitham

Khwaja Nizam al-Mulk al-Tusi

61). Rohtas Fort was built on the orders of Sher Shah Suri by:

Raja Todar Mal

Bairam Khan

Abdul Fazl

Raja Birbal

62). The famous Babar-nama (or Tuzk-e-Babari) authored by Emperor Babar was written in which language?

Persian

Turkish

Chagatai

Dari

63). All India Muslim Students Federation was formed in 1937 by:

Sardar Abdul Rab Nishtar

Raja Sahib of Mehmudabad

Raja Ghazafar Ali Khan

Nawab Bahadur Yar Jang

64). Bengal was divided in 1905 during the time of:

Lord Curzon

Hardinge

Ripon

Lord Wavell

65). Sylhet District at the time of partition was part of the province of:

Bengal

Assam

Ripon

United Provinces

66). The first Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Army was:

General Sir Frank Messervy

Rare Admiral Jafford James Wildred

General Muhammad Ayub Khan

General Muhammad Musa Khan

67). The first Chief Minister of Punjab after creation of Pakistan was:

Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan

Nawab Iftikhar Hussain Mamdot

Mian Mumtaz Khan Daultana

Nawab Sir Khizar Hayat Tiwana

68). The National Language of Pakistan is:

English

Urdu

Both English and Urdu

Punjabi

69). The language used in government offices in Pakistan is:

English

Urdu

Punjabi

Urdu & Punjabi

70). The tune of the national anthem of Pakistan was composed is:

Khawaja Khurshid Anwar

Naushad Ali

Sohail Rana

Ahmad G. Chagla

71). Hazara Division of khber-Pakhtukhwa Province comprises five districts including Abbottabad, Battagram, Kohistan, Mansehra and:

Mardan

Mingora

Haripur

Khanpur

72). The predominant language spoken in Hazara regions is:

Hindko

Hazargi

Kohistani

Pashto

73). 28th May is celebrated each year as “Yaum-e-Takbeer” because of which incident?

Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan

Nuclear tests were conducted by Pakistan

Ojhri Camp incident took place at Rawalpindi

Uprising erupted in Kashmir against Indian occupation

74). The first Pakistani to hoist the Pakistani flag at the North and South Pole is:

Nazir Sabir

Saima Salim

Namira Salim

Ashraf Aman

75). The first climber from Pakistan to have summited Mt. Everest on May 17, 2000 was:

Nazir Sabir

Saima Salim

Namira Salim

Ashraf Aman

76). According to the constitution of Pakistan, levying of sales tax on services:

the responsibility of the Federation

the responsibility of FBR

the responsibility of provinces

joint responsibility of the Federation and the provinces

77). Pakistan’s largest gas field is:

Sui Gas Field

Qadirpur Gas

Toot Gas field

Sawan Gas field

78). Ruins of Mohenjo-daro are located in District:

Dadu

Larkana

Khairpur

Sahiwal

79). Indus River falls into the Arabian Sea near:

Karachi

Badin

Mithankot

Thatta

80). The first Chief Justice of Pakistan was:

M. Munir

S.A. Rehman

Mian Abdul Rasheed

Fazal Akbar

81). The current Governor of State Bank of Pakistan is:

Saleem Raza

Shahid Kardar

Dr. Ishrat Hussain

None of these

82). Osama Bin Laden was killed by the US forces on:

2nd May 2011

2nd June 2011

21st March 2011

21st April 2011

83). The head of District Government under the Local Government Ordinance 2001 is known as:

District Coordination Officer

Zila Nazim

Deputy Commissioner

Zila Khadim

84). Who became President of Pakistan at the time of independence in 1947?

Quaid-e-Azam

Sikandar Mirza

Liaqat Ali Khan

None of these

85). Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) comprise of:

6 Tribal Agencies and 7 Frontier Regions

7 Tribal Agencies and 9 Frontier Regions

7 Tribal Agencies and 6 Frontier Regions

6 Tribal Agencies and 4 Frontier Regions

86). Which of the following is not a correct statement about Tribal Areas:

No Act of Parliament is generally applicable to any Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA).

President of Pakistan can make a law applicable to a Tribal Area by passing a direction to that effect.

Before making a law applicable to a tribal area, President has to consult a tribal Jirga representing that tribal area

The jurisdiction of Supreme Court of Pakistan or High Courts is generally not applicable to the tribal areas.

87). R.C.D (Regional Cooperation for Development) was re-established with the name of:

OECD

ECO

OIC

SAARC

88). The first country to accept Pakistan’s independence was:-

Iran

Saudi Arabia

Turkey

China

89). Sultanate of Oman ceded the Gwadar enclave to Pakistan in:

1960

1956

1958

1961

90). There are ………………………..principal crop season in Pakistan

2

4

6

None of these

91). In 1947, the Tehsil of ………………..was separated from District Gurdaspur and transferred to Pakistan under the Radcliffe Award:

Kusur

Narowal

Pasrur

Shakargarh

92). The English Amendment to the 1973 Constitution gave the President powers to:

Dissolve the National Assembly

Impeach the Chief Justice

Dissolve the Senate

Remove the Chairman Senate

93). Under the 1962 Constitution, the official language of Pakistan was declared as:

Urdu

Begnali

English

Both a & b

94). The most significant aspect of the Simla Agreement of 1972 signed between India and Pakistan is that both agreed:

To renounce the use of nuclear weapons against each other.

To settle their difference by peaceful means through bilateral negotiations

to declare South Asia as a ‘Nuclear-free zone’

to settle the Kashmir dispute by holding a plebiscite under UN auspices

95). In the Final Anglo-Mysore War of 1799, the forces of East India Company received no assistance from:

Marathas

Nizam of Hyderabad

Mir Sadiq

Napoleon

96). Which of the following was not a stated objective of the Aligarh Movement?

To clarify to the British that Muslims alone were not responsible for the 1857 revolt against them.

To persuade Muslims to learn the English

To prepare modern Muslim leadership for achieving a separate homeland.

To reinterpret teachings of Islam and bring them in harmony with modern knowledge

97). The Government of India was taken over by the British Crwon in:

1858

1857

1849

None of these

98). The main justification for introducing Eighteenth Amendment was:

to introduce a transparent mechanism for appointment of judges

to establish a new High Court at Islamabad

to grant maximum legislative and fiscal autonomy to provinces

to grant a central role to the Council of Common Interests for regulating the relations between centre and the provinces

99). What is not an indicator for resource distribution under the 7th National Finance (A) Population  

Population

Area

Backwardness

Revenue Collection

100). Under the 7th National Finance Commission Award, the provincial share of the divisible pool in the first year of NFC (2010-2011):

51%

57.5%

53%

56%