PPSC Inspector Cooperative Societies 2004 Solved Past Paper

PPSC Inspector Cooperative Societies 2004 Solved Past Paper
PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (PPSC) WRITTEN EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF  INSPECTOR COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES IN THE PUNJAB COOPERATIVES DEPARTMENT -2004

1. Which of the following rivers is also called yellow river?
(A) Hawang Ho River ✓
(B) Nile River
(C) Amazon River
(D) None of these

2. Colorado is a river which flows in:
(A) USA ✓
(B) UK
(C) Peru
(D) Brazil

3. Congo river is located in:
(A) Asia
(B) Africa ✓
(C) Europe
(D) America

4. The Lal Suhanra National Park is located near:
(A) Multan
(B) Bahawalpur ✓
(C) Ahmadpur East
(D) D.G. Khan

5. The Grand Trunk Road was built by
(A) Jahngir
(B) Sher Shah Suri ✓
(C) Bubar
(D) Akbar

6. Fraizi Movement was started by Haji Shariat Ullah in Bangal in:
(A) 1835
(B) 1823
(C) 1828 ✓
(D) 1865

7. During the Mughal period which one of the following traders first came to India?
(A) Portuguese ✓
(B) Dutch
(C) Danish
(D) English

8. The first Indian ruler to organise Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state was:
(A) Alauddin Khilji
(B) Feroz Tughlaq
(C) Akbar ✓
(D) Aurangzeb

9. The greatest fort of Pakistan that is Rani Kot Fort is situated near the city:
(A) Hyderabad ✓
(B) Peshawar
(C) Rawalpindi
(D) None of these

10. Gandhara Art is related to:
(A) Mohenjo-Daro
(B) KotDigi
(C) Harappa
(D) Taxila ✓

11. One pound per foot is equal to ______ Kg per metre
(A) 1.614
(B) 1.378
(C) 1.513
(D) 1.488 ✓

12. When was the first agreement signed on Siachen glacier?
(A) 1950
(B) 1971
(C) 1949 ✓
(D) 1954

13. Buddhist emperor Ashoka belonged to which dynasty?
(A) Ashoka
(B) Mauryan ✓
(C) Chandra
(D) Gupta

14. State of Kashmir was purchased by Ghulab Singh for
(A) Rs.8.5 million
(B) Rs.7.5 million ✓
(C) Rs.9.5 million
(D) Rs.5.5 million

15. Sh. Abdullah and Ch. Ghulam Abbas was launched freedom movement in Kashmir which resulted into the first battle for freedom fought in
(A) 1931
(B) 1935
(C) 1930 ✓
(D) 1936

16. When American Congress appointed George Washington Commander-in-Chief of American Untrained Army?
(A) 1725
(B) 1732 ✓
(C) 1740
(D) None of these

17. Name the first Muslim who was appointed as Hakam?
(A) Saad bln Maaz (RA) ✓
(B) Saad bln Abl Waqqaa (RA)
(C) Khalid bln Waleed (RA)
(D) Abu Ubaldah (RA)

18. Name the first person who declared his conversion to Islam emphatically:
(A) Hazrat Umar (RA) ✓
(B) Hazrat Ali (RA)
(C) Hazrat Usman (RA)
(D) Hazrat Abu Bakar (RA)

19. Indian Council Act introduced:
(A) 1905
(B) 1906
(C) 1908
(D) 1909 ✓

20. Quaid-e-Azam became the member of Legislative Council from Bombay:
(A) 1905
(B) 1906
(C) 1908
(D) 1909 ✓

21. Delhi Darbar. King and Queen of British visit India; Partition of Bengal is annulled:
(A) 1913
(B) 1914
(C) 1911 ✓
(D) 1916

22. Bhutto stepped in as the president and civilian CMLA of Pakistan:
(A) 20th December 1970
(B) 20th December 1971 ✓
(C) 20th December 1972
(D) 20th December 1973

23. Land reforms announced by PPP regime
(A) 1st March 1970
(B) 1st March 1971
(C) 1st March 1972 ✓
(D) 1st March 1973

24. In which Constitution Islam was declared religion of the state?
(A) Constitution of 1956
(B) Constitution of 1973 ✓
(C) Constitution of 1968
(D) Constitution of 1962

25. Who was Ammeen-ul-Ummat?
(A) Hazrat Usman (RA)
(B) Hazrat Ali (RA)
(C) Hazrat Abu Ubaidah bin Jarrah (RA) ✓
(D) None of these

26. Which is the biggest fresh water lake in the world?
(A) Chilka Lake
(B) Caspian Lake
(C) Dal Lake
(D) Lake Superior ✓

27. Which peninsula lies between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov?
(A) Crimean ✓
(B) Iberian
(C) Kamchatka
(D) Avon

28. On the banks of which river is the city of London located?
(A) Severn
(B) Thames ✓
(C) Avon
(D) Humber

29. Which Is the largest country In the Arabian Peninsula?
(A) Oman
(B) Yemen
(C) Saudi Arabia ✓
(D) Kuwait

30. The distance between the earth and the sun is smallest in the month of:
(A) January ✓
(B) March
(C) June
(D) September

31. In how many time zones has^he world been divided?
(A) 15
(B) 24 ✓
(C) 90
(D) 180

32. Liverpool is situated on bank of river
(A) Indus River
(B) Mersey River ✓
(C) Delaware River
(D) None of these

33. Which is the longest river in the world?
(A) Nile ✓
(B) Amazon
(C) Volga
(D) Mississippi

34. Name the eminent leader of Pakistan movement who in 1949 took over as the first governor of Punjab and later on became the president of Pakistan Muslim League
(A) Abdur Rab Nishtar ✓
(B) Nazim-ud-Din
(C) 1.1. Chundrigar .
(D) Iftikhar Husain

35. What do you understand by En-route?
(A) Oneway
(B) On the way ✓
(C) Welcome
(D) None of these

36. Name the American President who had to resign when it became clear that he was about to be impeached and convicted by Congress?
(A) Ulysses S. Grand
(B) William KcKinly
(C) Richard Nixion ✓
(D) Dwight D. Eisenhower

37. Michelangelo was a famous:
(A) Artist ✓
(B) Politician
(C) Singer
(D) None of them

38. Where would you find the Sea of Galilee?
(A) Syria
(B) Turkey
(C) Israel ✓
(D) Jordan

39. Syed Ahmad Shaheed was martyred at Balakot in:
(A) 1843
(B) 1831 ✓
(C) 1832
(D) 1837

40. Urdu declared as official language in:
(A) 1830
(B) 1831
(C) 1832 ✓
(D) 1834

41. Highest mountain height In Pakistan?
(A) Pamir
(B) Nanga Parbat ✓
(C) K-2
(D) Rakaposhl

42. Who said these words "Man without society Is either beast or God"?
(A) Plato
(B) Aristotle ✓
(C) Hegel
(D) Gandhi

43. Who said “A thing of beauty Is joy forever"?
(A) John Keats ✓
(B) Shelley
(C) Byron
(D) Milton

44. Who said "Man is a social Animal"?
(A) Aristotle ✓
(B) Plato
(C) Hegel
(D) Gandhi

45. Nobel Prize was first awarded in the year:
(A) 1900
(B) 1901 ✓
(C) 1904
(D) 1905

46. Where is the H.Q. of the European Economic Community?
(A) Bonn
(B) Rome
(C) Brussels ✓
(D) Hague

47. In which District of Punjab Kallar Kahar Lake is situated?
(A) Jhelum
(B) Chakwal ✓
(C) Sargodha
(D) Mianwali

48. World Cancer Day is observed every year on:
(A) 21st February
(B) 12th February
(C) 4th February ✓
(D) 19th February

49. Who is said to be the father of Modern Olympics?
(A) Robert Dover
(B) Pierre de Coubertin ✓
(C) Theodosius I
(D) Ernest Curtis

50. Which team has won the Football World Cup most of the times?
(A) Italy
(B) France
(C) Germany
(D) Brazil ✓

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51. Sat Para lake is situated In:
(A) Baltistan ✓
(B) Gllgit
(C) Kaghan
(D) Bolan Valley

52. Which is the oldest Airport of the Pakistan?
(A) Karachi Airport ✓
(B) Islamabad Airport
(C) Lahore Airport
(D) Ziarat Airport

53. Biafra is the new name of:
(A) Sudan
(B) Nigeria ✓
(C) South Africa
(D) None of these

54. Ashoka was great king of Sub continent Indo Pak. its religion was:
(A) Jeanism
(B) Hinduism
(C) Shintoism
(D) Buddhism ✓

55. Bangladesh’s news agency is:
(A) BTA
(B) BSS ✓
(C) API
(D) BBC

56. Change Manga Forest and National Park Ib located near the
(A) Multan
(B) Shelkhupura
(C) Lahore ✓
(D) Karachi

57. Kamran Baradari is located in the city:
(A) Multan
(B) Agra
(C) Lahore ✓
(D) Attock

58. Which was the first public airline of Pakistan?
(A) Orient Airline ✓
(B) Oriental Airline
(C) Pakistan International Airline
(D) North West Airline

59. Pakistan joined the NAM in:
(A) 1977
(B) 1978
(C) 1979 ✓
(D) 1980

60. The most significant battle in the establishment of British supremacy in India was that of:
(A) Wandiwash
(B) Plassey
(C) Buxar ✓
(D) Srirangapatnam

61. The first Muslim scientist who presented the law of reflection and refraction is:
(A) Ibn-ul-Haitham ✓
(B) Al-Bairuni
(C) Muhammad Bin Zikrya Al-Razi
(D) Jabir Bin Hayyan

62. Al-Bairuni discovered the radius of the earth, which was:
(A) 6000 km
(B) 6255 km
(C) 6338 km ✓
(D) 6585 km

63. The plants and vegetations of a region are known as:
(A) Flora ✓
(B) Fauna
(C) Land fruits
(D) None of these

64. Which of the following term is used for the “Murder of a king"?
(A) Marticide
(B) Genocide
(C) Regicide ✓
(D) Homicide

65. Dhaulagiri mountains are present in:
(A) South Africa
(B) Nepal ✓
(C) Niger
(D) Congo

66. Orange is the name of river of:
(A) Congo
(B) Egypt
(C) Syria
(D) South Africa ✓

67. “Doha" is the sea port of:
(A) Libya
(B) Chile
(C) UAE
(D) Qatar ✓

68. The Indus Water Treaty was mediated by
(A) IMF
(B) USA
(C) World Bank ✓
(D) Britain

69. ‘Marala’ Headworks has been constructed on River:
(A) Ravi
(B) Chenab ✓
(C) Sutlej
(D) Indus

70. How many divisions are In the Punjab?
(A) 8 ✓
(B) 8
(C) 3
(D) 9

71. One who thinks that human nature is essentially evil is known as
(A) Agnostic
(B) Cynic ✓
(C) Sceptic
(D) Misogynist

72. NIPA stands for:
(A) National Institute of Public Administration ✓
(B) New Institute of Public Administration
(C) National Institute of Pakistan
(D) National Institute of Provincial Administration

73. Who among the following is regarded as the forerunner of revenue administration in medieval India?
(A) Akbar
(B) Sher Shah ✓
(C) Balban
(D) Shahjahan

74. 'Gift of Nile' is the nickname of:
(A) Egypt ✓
(B) Iraq
(C) Jordan
(D) Libya

75. Which country is called “Land of Lilies"?
(A) Canada ✓
(B) Finland
(C) Switzerland
(D) France

76. Name of Afghan Parliament is:
(A) Federal
(B) Shora ✓
(C) Congress
(D) Majles

77. When the constitution of Muslim League was amended to include the object of attainment of complete independence from British?
(A) 1908
(B) 1913 ✓
(C) 1911
(D) 1914

78. Ailama Shabir Ahmad Usmanl formed a party of Ulema called:
(A) Jamiat Ulema-e-lslam ✓
(B) Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan
(C) Jamiat Ulema-e-Musalman
(D) Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind

79. Syed Ameer All established Muslim League in London in:
(A) 1905
(B) 1906
(C) 1908 ✓
(D) 1909

80. Pakistan became the Chairman of OIC in:
(A) 1970
(B) 1971
(C) 1974 ✓
(D) 1973

81 Which amendment declared the status of Qadianis and Ahmad as minority on September 7,1974?
(A) 1st
(B) 2nd ✓
(C) 3rd
(D) 4th

82. Which is the National Game of Pakistan?
(A) Polo
(B) Hockey ✓
(C) Football
(D) None of these

83. Name the National language of Pakistan:
(A) Urdu ✓
(B) Farsi
(C) English
(D) None of these

84. Fort Munro Is located at:
(A) Karthar Hills
(B) Karakoram Hills
(C) Panjplr Hills
(D) Sulalman Hills ✓

85. At which point the waters from Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej and Beas all come together?
(A) Panjnad ✓
(B) Chaj
(C) Need Bar
(D) None of these

86. The second nuclear power plant of Pakistan is functioning in Chasma since:
(A) 1999
(B) 2001 ✓
(C) 2002
(D) 2000

87. One acre is equal to hectors.
(A) 0.5013
(B) 0.4047 ✓
(C) 0.4813
(D) 0.4178

88. The Declaration of Independence of USA which renounced on:
(A) July 25,1796
(B) August 14,1766
(C) July 4,1776 ✓
(D) August 4,1786

89. Who was the founder of Republican Party o, USA?
(A) George Washington
(B) Thomas Jefferson
(C) Franklin Roosevelt
(D) Alexander Hamilton ✓

90. The historic garden Shalimar was built by Shah Jahan in:
(A) 1634
(B) 1639
(C) 1642 ✓
(D) 1652

91. The Bolshevik Revolution is associated with:
(A) France
(B) Germany
(C) Russia ✓
(D) England

92. Nelson Mandela was the President of which country?
(A) Ethiopia
(B) Zambia
(C) Ghana
(D) South Africa ✓

93. How many Muhajireen were there at the time of Mawakhat?
(A) 35
(B) 40
(C) 45 ✓
(D) 50

94. In which month Hajj is performed?
(A) Zil-Hajj ✓
(B) Zi-Qaiada
(C) Safer
(D) Muharram

95. Parana River is located in the:
(A) Paraguay ✓
(B) France
(C) India
(D) None of these

96. World's largest river is:
(A) Nile
(B) Mississippi
(C) Amazon ✓
(D) Tiber

97. Hamburg is situated on bank of river:
(A) Elbe River ✓
(B) Nile River
(C) Sumida River
(D) None of these

A) 1910
(B) 1911 ✓
(C) 1909
(D) 1912

99. In Battle of Plassey Lord Clive defeated Nawab SiraJ-ud-Daula In:
(A) 1780 AD
(B) 1757 AD ✓
(C) 1765 AD
(D) 1755 AD

100. Which Lake Is located near Thatta (Sindh)?
(A) Sat Para
(B) Phander
(C) Keenjher ✓
(D) Hanna