SPSC 2009 Lecturer Pakistan Studies BPS-17 (2009) Paper

Lecturer Pakistan Studies BPS-17 (2009). Pre-interview written test · Wednesday 11 March 2009, 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm · Total marks 100. 50 MCQs; each mistake deducts one mark.

1. 1Around 3,000 BC which civilization was developed in the Sub-Continent?

   • A)Gandhara Civilization
   • B)Indus civilization
   • C)Greece Civilization
   • D)Aryan civilization

2. 2Which religious scholar opposed Akbar's Deen-e-Illahi?

   • A)Moinuddin Chishti
   • B)Hazrat Shaikh Ahmed Sarhandi
   • C)Data Ganj Bukhsh
   • D)Hazrat Gaisu Daraz

3. 3When Bengal was divided in to two provinces:

   • A)1905
   • B)1908
   • C)1906
   • D)1909

4. 4Who divided Bengal in to Two provinces:

   • A)Lord Ripon
   • B)Viceroy Curzon
   • C)Lord Linlithgow
   • D)Sir James

5. 5On which occasion Jinnah totally disillusioned Hindus and decided "Parting the ways"

   • A)All Parties Conference Dec: 1928
   • B)Nehru Report
   • C)Simon Commission
   • D)None of these

   Explanation: At the All Parties Convention in Calcutta (December 1928), which rejected his amendments to the Nehru Report.

6. 6The day of deliverance was observed on:

   • A)21st December, 1938
   • B)21st December, 1939
   • C)22nd December, 1938
   • D)22nd December, 1939

7. 7The British Government took stern action against the "Quit India Movement" and put in to jail:

   • A)Quaid-e-Azam
   • B)Moti Lal Nehru
   • C)Gandhi
   • D)Mehr Chand Mohgan Tej Singh

8. 8Reshmi Roomal Movement was founded by:

   • A)Maulana Shibli
   • B)Maulana Mohmud-Ul-Hassan
   • C)Maulana Shabir Usmani
   • D)Maulana Hasrat Mohani

9. 9In 1931 Qaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah went in to self-exile in London. When he came back on the appeal of the Muslims?

   • A)1933
   • B)1934
   • C)1938
   • D)1939

10. 10Which Pamphlet was made by Ch: Rehmat Ali?

    • A)Now or Never
    • B)Road to Pakistan
    • C)Quit India Now
    • D)Fair play

11. 11Which princely state India occupied unlawfully in 1948?

    • A)Manavadar
    • B)Junagarh
    • C)Mangrol
    • D)Hyderabad Deccan

    Explanation: Hyderabad was taken in September 1948; Junagadh, Manavadar and Mangrol were occupied in 1947.

12. 12The first Constituent Assembly was dissolved by:

    • A)Ghulam Muhammad
    • B)Quaid-e-Azam
    • C)Liaquat Ali Khan
    • D)Ayub Khan

13. 13Criminal Law Amendment Bill was signed by:

    • A)General Pervez Musharaf
    • B)General Zia Ul Haq
    • C)Sardar Farooq Leghari
    • D)None of these

    Explanation: As usually keyed: President Musharraf signed the Protection of Women (Criminal Laws Amendment) Act in December 2006.

14. 14Gwadar Port agreement was signed between:

    • A)Pakistan and Turkey
    • B)Pakistan and China
    • C)Pakistan and Iran
    • D)Pakistan and Japan

15. 15Lucknow pact was signed in:

    • A)1913
    • B)1914
    • C)1915
    • D)1916

16. 16Urdu is a:

    • A)Turkish word
    • B)Persian word
    • C)Arabic word
    • D)None of these

17. 17Lord Curzon introduced reforms in agriculture and:

    • A)Railway
    • B)Police Military
    • C)Administration
    • D)None of these

    Explanation: As usually keyed; Curzon also reformed the police, education and the railways.

18. 18The Indian Council Act was passed in:

    • A)1908 AD
    • B)1909 AD
    • C)1910 AD
    • D)1911 AD

    Explanation: The Indian Councils Act 1909 (Minto-Morley Reforms).

19. 19Allama Iqbal presented his famous Khutba in 1930 at:

    • A)Lahore
    • B)Allahabad
    • C)Delhi
    • D)None of these

20. 20The lady represented AIML, supporting Pakistan Resolution was:

    • A)Amjad Bano
    • B)Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah
    • C)Begum Raana Liaqat
    • D)Begum Salma Tassaduq

    Explanation: Begum Muhammad Ali Jauhar (Amjadi Bano) seconded the resolution on behalf of Muslim women.

21. 21The importance of Potwar Plateau is due to:

    • A)Khewra Salt mines
    • B)Kalabagh Salt mines
    • C)Dandot Makarwal Coal mines
    • D)All of these

22. 22Pakistan's fiscal year starts from:

    • A)July 1st
    • B)June 1st
    • C)January 1st
    • D)None of these

23. 23Which system of transport is widely used by people of Pakistan.

    • A)Road
    • B)Railway
    • C)Sea
    • D)Air

24. 24Nehru Report was presented in:

    • A)1928
    • B)1929
    • C)1930
    • D)None of these

25. 25The Indian Council Act was passed in:

    • A)1908 AD
    • B)1909 AD
    • C)1910 AD
    • D)1911 AD

    Explanation: Repeats Q18.

26. 26Second Islamic Summit Conference was held in:

    • A)Rabat
    • B)Dhaka
    • C)Lahore
    • D)Islamabad

    Explanation: Lahore, February 1974.

27. 27Lahore-Islamabad Motorway project was launched on:

    • A)January 12, 1992
    • B)January 12, 1993
    • C)January 12, 1994
    • D)None of these

28. 28The lower Indus plain lies between:

    • A)Multan and Arabian Sea
    • B)Dera Ghazi Khan and Arabian Sea
    • C)Mithan Kot and Arabian Sea
    • D)Bahawalpur and Arabian Sea

29. 29Which Five year plan was not implemented due to political instability, and economic uncertainty?

    • A)First five year plan
    • B)Third five year plan
    • C)Fourth five-year plan
    • D)Fifth five year plan

    Explanation: The Fourth Plan (1970–75) was abandoned after the 1971 war and the separation of East Pakistan.

30. 30Pakistan joined the US sponsored SEATO on: (A) 8th October 1954 (B) 8th November, 1954 (C) 8th December 1954 (D) 8th December, 1955

    Answer: None of the printed dates is right: Pakistan signed the Manila Pact (SEATO) on 8 September 1954.

31. 31Chaudhry Rehmat Ali founded Pakistan National movement in the year.

    • A)1930
    • B)1931
    • C)1932
    • D)1933

32. 32The office of the Governor General was abolished in Pakistan on:

    • A)23rd March 1954
    • B)23rd March 1955
    • C)23rd March 1956
    • D)23rd March 1957

33. 33Mangla Dam was inaugurated on:

    • A)23rd November, 1966
    • B)23rd November, 1967
    • C)23rd November, 1968
    • D)23rd November, 1969

34. 34The new capital of Pakistan was given the name of Islamabad on:

    • A)24th February 1958
    • B)24th February 1959
    • C)24th February 1960
    • D)24th February 1961

35. 35Longest river of Pakistan is:

    • A)Jhelum
    • B)Kabul
    • C)Indus
    • D)Ravi

36. 36Lack of vitamin "A" causes:

    • A)Poor night vision
    • B)Pelagic
    • C)Rickets
    • D)Scurvy

37. 37Velocity of sound in water at 9.1°C is:

    • A)1435 m/s
    • B)330 m/s
    • C)1245 m/s
    • D)1500 m/s

38. 38Air contents what percentage of oxygen:

    • A)28
    • B)37
    • C)47
    • D)21

39. 39What is black board chalk made of?

    • A)Lime
    • B)Soft Sticky clay
    • C)Raw form of calcium Chloride
    • D)Magnesium paste

    Explanation: Chalk is calcium carbonate or gypsum (calcium sulphate); "lime" is the intended answer.

40. 40Hydrogen bomb involves:

    • A)Complete fusion of atoms
    • B)Incomplete fusion of atoms
    • C)Incomplete fission of atoms
    • D)Dispersion of atoms

    Explanation: A hydrogen bomb works by nuclear fusion (set off by a fission trigger).

41. 41Give the correct meaning of the following word. Anguish:

    • A)Great sorrow or pain
    • B)Despair
    • C)Crying
    • D)Grief

42. 42Give the correct meaning of the following word. Detest:

    • A)Trying
    • B)Hate
    • C)Enervate
    • D)Emit

43. 43There is a mistake in the following sentence. Find out the part in which the mistake occurs: "The bus is (A) / so over crowded that (B) / there is no place (C) / for anyone else (D)."

    • A)The bus is
    • B)so over crowded that
    • C)there is no place
    • D)for anyone else

    Explanation: Space in a vehicle is "room": there is no room for anyone else.

44. 44Passage: "Science affects the average man and woman in two ways. He or she benefits by its applications, driving in a motor car or a mini bus instead of a horse driven vehicle, being treated for diseases by a doctor or a surgeon rather than a witch, and being killed with an automatic pistol or a shell in place of a dagger or battle axe. It also affects his or her opinion, almost every one believes that the earth is round, and the heavens nearly empty, instead of being solid and we are beginning to believe in our animal ancestry and the possibility of vast improvements in human nature by biological methods." Give a suitable title to the above passage from following:

    • A)Impact of science
    • B)Application of science
    • C)Science and man
    • D)Advantages of science

45. 45Which of the following statements is incorrect in the context of the passage:

    • A)Man has benefits from science
    • B)Diseases have been reduced by science
    • C)Man now uses guns to kill
    • D)Science has changed man's life

    Explanation: The passage says diseases are now treated by doctors, not that they have been reduced.

46. 46The total Madani Surah in Holy Quran are:

    • A)35
    • B)31
    • C)28
    • D)30

47. 47Police force was first established in the days of the Muslim Caliph:

    • A)Hazrat Abu Bakar (R.A)
    • B)Hazrat Umar (R.A)
    • C)Hazrat Usman (R.A)
    • D)Hazrat Ali (K.W)

48. 48Hazrat Ali (K.W) changed capital after the battle of Jamal to:

    • A)Damascus
    • B)Kufa
    • C)Mecca
    • D)Baghdad

49. 49Angel Hazrat Mekail (A.S) is given the assignment to:

    • A)Blow trumpet on the day of Judgment
    • B)Take souls of human beings
    • C)Bring rain
    • D)Gather all human beings after kayamat

50. 50The foundation of the city of Baghdad was laid in 762 A.D. during the reign of Abbasid Caliph:

    • A)Abu-Muslim
    • B)Al-Mansoor
    • C)Al-Mahdi
    • D)Abdul-Abbas