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FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

INSPECTOR CUSTOM/INTELLIGENCE OFFICER BS-16
PAST PAPER – 2001

ENGLISH Tick the Antonyms

1. REMOTE: Accessible
2. GRIM: Gay
3. ENCROACH: Withdraw
4. ESCALATE: Slump
5. ETERNAL: obsolete

Choose the lettered pair of words whose relationship is most like the relationship expressed in the
original linked pair.
6. WHISPER: SPEAK = Brush: Touch
7. ELUSIVE: CAPTURE = Headstrong: Control
8. STARE: GLANCE = Gulp: Sip
9. INFALLIBLE: ERROR = Impeccable: Flaw
10. PROOF: ALCOHAL = Octane: Gasoline

Tick the correct meaning.

11. Polite: Courteous
12. Adept: Skillful
13. Antique: Ancient
14. Auspicious: Favourable
15. Bare: Uncovered
16. Coarse: Rough
17. Dissent: Disagreement
18. Illicit: Unlawful
19. Efficacious: Useful
20. Festive: Joyful
21. Felicity: Happiness
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
22. The major segment of Saraiki speaking population lives in: Punjab
23. Ayub electoral symbol in presidential election was: Rose
24. Constitution 1962 introduced: Indirect Democracy
25. Rigging in election was first initiated in Pakistan by: Ayub Khan
26. Which is the most urbanized in Pakistan? Sindh
27. Census is held in Pakistan after every: 10 years
28. In Subcontinent, first election was held in: 1881
29. In Pakistan, which sector has largest Labour force? Agriculture
30. After winning the presidential election, Ayub Khan started a strategic war with India in: 1965
31. What is ratio of Punjabi speaking population? 45%
32. What is total length of first railway track in Pakistan? 169 km
33. Total length of railway track in Pakistan is? 7791
34. Karakoram Highway connects Pakistan with: China
35. Total length of Gwadar motorway is? 892 km
36. Total length of Lahore-Islamabad (M2) motorway is: 375 km
37. Abdul Qadeer Khan nuclear research laboratory was established in Kahuta in: 1976
38. Toot oil and natural gas field is located in: Punjab

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39. Pakistan is populated country in the world: 6th

40. In the East Pakistan, the election 1970 was swept by: Mujeeb Ur Rehman
41. Who was the governor general of Pakistan after ailment of Ghulam Muhammad? Iskander Mirza
42. When PTV started its Colour transmission? Dec 20, 1976
43. Zain, Mari are famous for: Oil Field
44. How Many District of Kpk? 25
45. How many species of the birds have been identified in Pakistan? Over 740
46. How many alphabets are in Urdu language: 37
47. Abbottabad is named after: James Abbott
48. Karakoram is a Turkish word. Which means? Crumbling rock
49. When Chitral became part of Pakistan? 1969
50. East Pakistan separated from the west in December 16: 1971
51. Indus Water Treaty disallowed Pakistan to use water of one of the following rivers? Sutlej
52. In which year the Indian women were given the right to vote? 1935
53. In which year Muslim Student Federation (MSF) (Women Wing) was established in Delhi? 1941
54. When Allama lqbal was given the title of Sir? 1922
55. In the memory of his mother, Allama lqbal wrote a long poem. Name it? Merhooma ki Yaad Mai
56. When Quaid-i-Azam resigned from the Imperial Council? 1919
57. During Pakistan Movement from where a secret newspaper Sada-e-Pakistan was published? Sindh
58. After the defeat of Turkey the Khilafat System was in danger in India a Khilafat committee was set up
for the help of Khilafat. Who was its secretary? Maulana Shaukat Ali
59. When the Central National Muhammadn Association was founded? 1877
60. Who introduced English in India? Lord Bentinck
61. When Arya Samaj was founded in: 1875
62. The number of permanent member of Security Council (United Nations) is: 5
63. "Mesopotamia' was the old name of: Iraq
64. A firm buys goods on credit, which document does the firm use to record this? Credit Note
65. The prime function of Accounting is to: Classifying and recording business
66. Volga river is in: Russia
67. Beirut is the capital of: Lebanon
68. Non-permanent member of security council serves for: 2 Years
69. In what way Security Council chooses non-permanent members? By alphabetical order
70. Stockholm is the capital of: Sweden
71. A fuse in electric circuit is used to: break the circuit when excessive current flows
72. What does angstrom measure? Length of Light Waves
73. Why are transformers used in transmission of electric power? Bcz, they can reduce transmission loses
74. Which controls the chain reaction in a nuclear reactor? Moderator
75. Which instrument is used to detect and measure small electric currents? Galvanometer
76. Who discovered the law of attraction and repulsion between electric charges? Coulumb
77. Why does water boil below 100 degrees at higher altitudes? The atmospheric pressure at higher altitudes
is low as compared to that at sea level
78. Which instrument is used for precise measurement of refractive indices? Spectrometer
79. Frost is not formed generally on cloudy nights. Why? Clouds prevent radiation' and therefore help the
ground temperature remain higher
80. Lightning is caused when: opposite charges in different clouds break down the resistance offered by the
intervening air
MATH
81. What is 10% of 20% of 30%: 0.006
82. Which choice provide the answer in the following: 7+2 = 59, 5 + 3= 28. 9+1= 810, 2+1=13, and then
5+4=? 19

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83. If tomorrow (Monday) is the first of the month, what will be the date two days after Sunday Week? 16
84. In the morning Sarah read 100 pages at the rate of 60 pages per hour. In the evening she read another
100 pages at the rate of 40 pages per hour. What does average rate of reading for the day? 50
85. A's mother is aunt of my daughter. I've no brother. What is A to me? Nephew
86. If 15 boats row down a distance of 60 km in 5 hours. How many miles will be covered by 3 boats in one
hour? 12
87. A book contains 100 pages. On each page, there are 20 lines and in each line there are 10 words. How
many words does that book contain? 20000
88. Think a number, divide it by 4 and add 7 to it. The result it 15. Find the number? 32
89. It takes 10 ships 10 days to use 10 tanks of oil. How many days it will take one ship to use one tank of
oil? 10 Days
90. (25)2 x 5 = 625
91. Amjad receives Rs. 1500 as house rent per months. How much he will receive for one year? 18000
92. Amina saves Rs. 2500 per month. How much she saves in one year? 30,000
93. A truck covers 120 km distance in 6 litters. How much distance truck will cover in 15 litters? 300km
94. Annual rent of a house is 102600. Find the average rent of the house for each month: Rs.8550
95. Average rent of 7 shops is Rs. 1850. Find total rent of 7 shops: Rs.12950
96. √144 x √49 =? 84
97. 3a2 + 5a2 =? 8a2
98. X18 + X9 =? X9
99. If X+2=5, then X =? 3
100. If X+6=18, then X=? 12

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