SPSC 2013 CCE Screening Test — Paper Type A Paper

SPSC Screening Test for CCE-2013, Paper Type A — held Sunday 28 December 2014, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm (100 MCQs)

1. 1The sentence that follows is in Direct Speech. Choose the most appropriate sentence in Indirect Speech from the given combinations: "Dear bird", she said, stroking its feathers, "have you come to comfort me in my sorrows?"

   • A)She exclaimed whether he had come to comfort her sorrows by stroking the Birds feathers.
   • B)She asked affectionately whether or not it had come to comfort her sorrows while stroking the bird's feathers.
   • C)She said if it had come to comfort her sorrows while stroking bird's feathers.
   • D)Stroking the bird's feathers, she asked affectionately whether it had come to comfort her in her sorrows.

2. 2"Why did he defraud you of your earnings?" Choose the correct Passive Voice from the given combinations:

   • A)Why I was defrauded of my earnings.
   • B)Why were you defrauded of your earnings?
   • C)Why was I defrauded of my earnings?
   • D)Why was he defrauded of his earnings?

   Explanation: The paper calls this the "Active Voice", but the given sentence is active and the options are passive.

3. 3Identify the weak spot / error in the following sentence: With (A) little patience you (B) will be able (C) to cross (D) this hurdle

   • A)little
   • B)will be
   • C)to cross
   • D)this hurdle

   Explanation: It should be "With a little patience" (a little = some; little = hardly any).

4. 4Identify the weak spot / error in the following sentence: The (A) school is (B) within hundred yards (C) from (D) my house

   • A)school
   • B)within hundred yards
   • C)from
   • D)my house

   Explanation: The correct form is "within a hundred yards of my house"; "from" should be "of".

5. 5Identify the weak spot / error in the following sentence: I go (A) to the bed (B) at eight (C) every (D) night.

   • A)to the bed
   • B)at eight
   • C)every
   • D)night

   Explanation: We "go to bed" (no article).

6. 6Identify the correct sentence from the following options:

   • A)I hope he will grant me an interview
   • B)I hope that he shall grant me interview
   • C)I expected he will grant me an interview
   • D)I think he will grant me interview

7. 7Identify the correct sentence from the following options:

   • A)You, he and I should do it
   • B)I, you and he should do it
   • C)He, you and I should do it
   • D)He, you and me should do it

   Explanation: Polite order: second person, third person, then first person (2-3-1).

8. 8Analogy — Crumb : Bread

   • A)ounce : unit
   • B)splinter : wood
   • C)water : bucket
   • D)cream : butter

9. 9Analogy — Image : Picture

   • A)busy : spare
   • B)room : spare
   • C)extra : spare
   • D)room : cupboard

   Explanation: The two words are synonyms, like extra and spare.

10. 10Analogy — Gill : Fin

    • A)instrument : violin
    • B)sea : fish
    • C)salad : supper
    • D)screen : antenna

    Explanation: Gills and fins are both parts of a fish; a screen and an antenna are both parts of a television.

11. 11Synonym — Churlish

    • A)Arrogance
    • B)Diffidence
    • C)Courteous
    • D)Vulgar

    Explanation: Churlish means rude or ill-mannered.

12. 12Synonym — Succinct

    • A)Concise
    • B)Tranquil
    • C)Ratify
    • D)Slowly
    • E)Superficial

13. 13Synonym — Inclement

    • A)deny
    • B)increase
    • C)dispose
    • D)rough

14. 14Synonym — Idiosyncrasy

    • A)peculiarity
    • B)skilful
    • C)ardent
    • D)mirage

15. 15Synonym — Montage

    • A)Combination of images
    • B)Ornate Coin
    • C)Wax
    • D)Final work

16. 16Synonym — Hermetic

    • A)Airtight
    • B)Imitate
    • C)Open
    • D)Unsettled

17. 17Antonym — Capricious

    • A)Intrinsic
    • B)Certain
    • C)Rest
    • D)Shaky
    • E)Copy

    Explanation: Capricious means changeable or unpredictable.

18. 18Antonym — Facetious

    • A)Tongue-in-cheek
    • B)Teasing
    • C)Serious
    • D)Copy

19. 19Antonym — Brittle

    • A)easy
    • B)noise
    • C)tough
    • D)wise

20. 20Antonym — Fatuous

    • A)Keen
    • B)Dense
    • C)Stupid
    • D)Childish

    Explanation: Fatuous means silly; keen (sharp-minded) is the opposite.

21. 21Specify the word with correct spelling:

    • A)Acquiescence
    • B)Aquisence
    • C)Aquasence
    • D)Aqasense

22. 22Specify the word with correct spelling:

    • A)Perennial
    • B)Perrinial
    • C)Perenial
    • D)Perrinal

23. 23Specify the word with correct spelling:

    • A)Idiosyncratic
    • B)Idiasycratic
    • C)Idasincratic
    • D)Idysnkratic

24. 24Specify the word with correct spelling:

    • A)Desqueiting
    • B)Disqiuteting
    • C)Disquieting
    • D)Desqeteing

25. 25Specify the word with correct spelling:

    • A)Indefitigible
    • B)Indiffategable
    • C)Indifatigable
    • D)Indefatigable

26. 26Fill in the blank: Many cultural historians believe that language has a ______ purpose: it serves not only as a means of communication but also as a means of defining culture.

    • A)Foreign
    • B)Literary
    • C)Direct
    • D)Dual

27. 27Fill in the blank: Many healing practices that doctors once derided as ________ have now been sanctioned by the medical community.

    • A)Inefficacious
    • B)Benign
    • C)Diagnostic
    • D)Therapeutic

28. 28Fill in the blank: Drug addicts in Pakistan are ________ in special centres set up by the Government.

    • A)consolidated
    • B)consulted
    • C)inhabited
    • D)indoctrinated

    Explanation: None of the options fits well (the natural word is "rehabilitated"); "inhabited" (housed) is the closest.

29. 29Fill in the blank: ________ yourself to the circumstances.

    • A)Adapt
    • B)Adopt
    • C)Adept
    • D)Convert

30. 30Fill in the blank: The farmhouse was so isolated that they had to generate their own electricity ________.

    • A)current
    • B)grid
    • C)power
    • D)supply

31. 31Choose the correct answer:

    • A)He talks as if he were mad
    • B)He talks as if he is mad
    • C)He talks as if he shall mad.

    Explanation: After "as if", the subjunctive "were" is used for an unreal situation.

32. 32Choose the correct answer:

    • A)I am thinking you are wrong
    • B)I am thinking that you are wrong
    • C)I think you are the wrong.

    Explanation: "Think" (meaning believe) is not used in the continuous tense, so A and B are wrong; option C is the intended "I think you are wrong" (the extra "the" looks like a printing error).

33. 33Choose the correct answer:

    • A)He is very obliged to me
    • B)He is much obliged to me
    • C)he is gradually obliged to me.

34. 34The idiom "Keep body and soul together" literally means:

    • A)To be a diehard
    • B)To just be able to pay for the things for one's survival
    • C)To watch and listen carefully
    • D)To remain cool and calm specially in difficult situation

35. 35One who totally abstains from alcoholic drinks.

    • A)Recluse
    • B)Teetotaller
    • C)Stoic
    • D)Rustic

36. 36Fuleli Canal originating from Kotri Barrage on Indus River, its original name is:

    • A)Pinjiari
    • B)Mithrao
    • C)Gooni
    • D)Mirwah

    Explanation: The Fuleli grew out of an old natural branch of the Indus known as the Gooni (Guni).

37. 37Ancient archaeological site KAHO-jo-DARO is located in the civil district of Sindh:

    • A)Dadu
    • B)Umerkot
    • C)Sanghar
    • D)Mirpurkhas

38. 38The small fort (enclosure) within Ranikot is known as:

    • A)Mirikot
    • B)Shergarh
    • C)Naukot
    • D)Kotdiji

39. 39The local name for famous Sindh Ibex (Mountain goat) is:

    • A)Ther
    • B)Sarah
    • C)Gud
    • D)Poosh

40. 40A large water pond to collect rainwater in Thar and known by the name Bhodesar is located in Taluka:

    • A)Chachro
    • B)Mithi
    • C)Diplo
    • D)Nangarparkar

41. 41L.B.O.D. (Left Bank Outfall Drain) is the spinal drain which collects excess of rainwater, finally drains into Arabian sea through:

    • A)Dhoro Puran
    • B)Samdo Creek
    • C)Shakoor
    • D)Sir Creek

    Explanation: Through the Tidal Link into the Shah Samando creek.

42. 42The longest rigid steel girder bridge on Indus river (Lansdowne bridge) connecting Rohri city with Sukkur city was inaugurated on:

    • A)05th August, 1872
    • B)1st January, 1898
    • C)25th March 1889
    • D)27th March 1889

43. 43A distinct marking by colour band, line or two tone on all ocean going vessels is known as:

    • A)Plimsoll line
    • B)Archimedes line
    • C)Bouncy line
    • D)Datum line.

44. 44Midnight "Sun" is a phenomenon of _____.

    • A)Northern portion of Arctic Circle.
    • B)The entire Arctic Circle
    • C)The Antarctic Circle
    • D)Tilted position of Earth on its axis.

45. 45The famous suspension Brooklyn Bridge connects islands in New York

    • A)Brooklyn with Queens
    • B)Brooklyn with Bronx
    • C)Brooklyn with Staten
    • D)Brooklyn with Manhattan

46. 46For which purpose seismograph is used:

    • A)For predicting earthquake
    • B)For recording earthquake
    • C)For measuring intensity of earthquake
    • D)For locating epicenter of earthquake

47. 47Recent advances made in colour Doppler M.R.I (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) works on:

    • A)Electro-magnetic waves
    • B)Infra-red radiation
    • C)Sound waves
    • D)Micro-wave oscillation.

    Explanation: MRI uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves (electromagnetic waves).

48. 48The chief characteristic of the Government of India Act of 1935 was:

    • A)Federal Government at the Centre
    • B)Unitary Government at the Centre
    • C)Interim Government at the Centre
    • D)Provincial autonomy.

49. 49The affairs of East India Company came into the hands of the British Crown under:

    • A)Pitt's India Act
    • B)Cabinet Mission Plan
    • C)Regulating Act
    • D)Government of India Act.

    Explanation: The Government of India Act 1858.

50. 50The title of the Governor General was changed to Viceroy in the year:

    • A)1858 A.D
    • B)1880 A.D.
    • C)1840 A.D.
    • D)1860 A.D.

51. 51Railway tracks are banked on curves so that:

    • A)The train may not fall down inward
    • B)Necessary centrifugal force may be obtained from the horizontal component of the weight of the train.
    • C)No frictional force may be produced between the track and the wheel
    • D)To help in automatic turning of the train.

    Explanation: Banking provides the centripetal force a train needs to turn safely.

52. 52An aerated glass bottle breaks when taken out from a refrigerator to a hot climate:

    • A)Due to higher temperature outside, carbon dioxide gas is released inside the bottle resulting into high pressure which breaks the glass bottle.
    • B)The volume of liquid expands on heat from outside which breaks the bottle.
    • C)Outer higher temperature evaporates water on the bottle surface and the process of evaporation results into freezing of water inside and expands the liquid which breaks the bottle.
    • D)The bottle contracts due to higher temperature resulting into breaking of bottle.

53. 53Airship Hindenburg built by Germany met accident resulting into total loss and Death of passengers and crew after anchoring at:

    • A)London
    • B)Frankfurt
    • C)New York
    • D)France

    Explanation: At Lakehurst, New Jersey, near New York (1937).

54. 54The father of Rocketry specially Saturn V Rocket which made successful moon landing was:

    • A)Dr. William Hale
    • B)Hans Kammler
    • C)Robert H. Goddard
    • D)Dr. Wernher Von Braun.

55. 55Speed of light was first determined by:

    • A)Remer and Huygens
    • B)Galilee Galileo
    • C)Albert Einstein
    • D)Ole Romer.

56. 56Who invented Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) panel:

    • A)Louis Zanoni
    • B)David Sarnoff
    • C)George Heilmeier
    • D)Friedrich Reinitzer

57. 57Which of the following phenomenon gives an evidence for the spherical shape of Earth:

    • A)Solar Eclipse
    • B)Lunar Eclipse
    • C)Venus transition
    • D)Mars transition

    Explanation: The Earth's shadow on the Moon is always round.

58. 58Largest Galaxy in Universe is:

    • A)Andromeda Galaxy
    • B)Milky-way
    • C)Spiral Galaxy
    • D)Horseshoe Galaxy.

    Explanation: Of the options, Andromeda is the largest (the largest galaxy of our Local Group).

59. 59First human heart transplant operation conducted by Dr. Christian Barnard on Louis Washkansky, was conducted in:

    • A)1967
    • B)1968
    • C)1958
    • D)1922

60. 60The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are:

    • A)Latitudes
    • B)Longitudes
    • C)Geographic grids
    • D)None of them.

61. 61The infrared radiation by sun are strongly absorbed by:

    • A)Carbon dioxide
    • B)Water vapor
    • C)Carbon dioxide and water vapors
    • D)Ozone

62. 62Which constitution named Pakistan as Islamic Republic of Pakistan:

    • A)1948
    • B)1956
    • C)1962
    • D)1973

63. 63Architecture of Faisal Mosque was designed by:

    • A)Saudi
    • B)Turkish
    • C)American
    • D)French

    Explanation: By the Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay.

64. 64The first Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest is ______.

    • A)Saba Khan
    • B)Samina Baig
    • C)Ayesha Ishaq
    • D)Shiza Bilal

65. 65Pacemaker is a small device which control disease related to:

    • A)Ear
    • B)Eyes
    • C)Throat
    • D)Heart

66. 66Famous social website Face book was founded by:

    • A)Mark Zuckerberg
    • B)Steve Jobs
    • C)Bill Gates
    • D)Sergey Brin

67. 67World's Largest Delta is in:

    • A)India
    • B)Sri Lanka
    • C)Japan
    • D)Bangladesh

    Explanation: The Ganges–Brahmaputra (Sundarbans) delta, mostly in Bangladesh.

68. 68In 1947, under whose guidance the Civil Service Rules were framed?

    • A)Liaquat Ali Khan
    • B)Ghulam Muhammad
    • C)Ch: Muhammad Ali
    • D)Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah

    Explanation: Chaudhry Muhammad Ali was then Secretary General of the Government.

69. 69Which amendment made in the constitution, on April, 1974, defined the boundaries of Pakistan?

    • A)4th
    • B)1st
    • C)Third
    • D)2nd

70. 70Which amendment relates with Shariah Bill?

    • A)11th
    • B)8th
    • C)6th
    • D)15th

    Explanation: The Shariat Bill was the 15th Amendment Bill (1998). None of the printed options (11th, 8th, 6th, 12th) was correct, so 15th replaces 12th.

71. 71Water has maximum density at:

    • A)0°C
    • B)4°C
    • C)4°K
    • D)4.8°C

72. 72Speed of sound is greater in solids than in liquids because:

    • A)The atoms in solids are regularly arranged
    • B)The liquids have high elasticity
    • C)The solids have high elasticity
    • D)The atoms in liquids are closely packed.

73. 73"Wings of fire" is autobiography of?

    • A)Shirin Ebadi
    • B)Dr. Abdul Kadir Khan
    • C)Etizaz Ehsan
    • D)Dr. Abdul Kalam

74. 74About 15 militants reportedly dressed in Local Para military uniforms stormed a high altitude base camp for Nanga Parbat in Gilgit-Baltistan killed 10 climbers on:

    • A)23rd June, 2013
    • B)24th June, 2013
    • C)25th June, 2013
    • D)26th June, 2013

    Explanation: The attack took place on the night of 22–23 June 2013 (11 people were killed).

75. 75When Pakistan signed Baghdad Pact, latter called CENTO?

    • A)23rd September 1955
    • B)14th August 1955
    • C)19th June 1955
    • D)27th July 1955

76. 76Who was the founder of Democratic Party of USA?

    • A)Rutherford
    • B)Thomas Jefferson
    • C)A. Lincoln
    • D)John Adams.

    Explanation: Jefferson (with Madison) founded the Democratic-Republican Party, from which the Democratic Party descends.

77. 77Water is a universal solvent for what reaction?

    • A)Physical
    • B)Chemical
    • C)Nuclear
    • D)Bio-chemical

78. 78Darfur conflict is in:

    • A)Egypt
    • B)Tunisia
    • C)Sudan
    • D)None of these

79. 79In June 2013 the circular debt in Pakistan was:

    • A)Rs. 406 billion
    • B)Rs. 206 billion
    • C)Rs. 506 billion
    • D)Rs. 606 billion

80. 80What is the study of heredity called:

    • A)Genealogy
    • B)Genetics
    • C)Gynecology
    • D)None of these

81. 81At what angle above the horizon must the sun be to create a rainbow:

    • A)90 degrees
    • B)60 degrees
    • C)40 degrees
    • D)65 degrees

    Explanation: A rainbow forms only when the sun is lower than about 42°.

82. 82Attock fort was constructed by:

    • A)Akbar
    • B)Shahjehan
    • C)Jehangir
    • D)Humayun

83. 83Shuddhi and Sangathan movements were started at the end of:

    • A)1919 Reforms
    • B)Tahreek-i-Khilafat
    • C)Annulment of Partition of Bengal
    • D)None of these

84. 84"38th Parallel" is the boundary line between:

    • A)Pakistan & India at Rann of Kutch
    • B)India & China in Aksai Chin
    • C)North & South Korea
    • D)Germany & Poland

85. 85British Prime Minister David Cameron visited Pakistan for Afghan peace process and bilateral relation in:

    • A)July, 2013
    • B)August, 2013
    • C)June, 2013
    • D)October, 2013

    Explanation: He visited Islamabad on 30 June 2013.

86. 86Atmosphere of the earth is made up of different spheres. In which part of the atmosphere commercial aircraft usually fly:

    • A)Thermosphere
    • B)Stratosphere
    • C)Troposphere
    • D)Mesosphere

    Explanation: Jets cruise in the lower stratosphere, above most weather.

87. 87Which of the following control the reflex action in the body:

    • A)Central nervous system
    • B)Motor nerves
    • C)Sensory nerves
    • D)Sympathetic nervous system

    Explanation: Reflexes are controlled by the spinal cord, part of the central nervous system.

88. 88The instrument used in a submarine to see the object on the surface of water is:

    • A)Periscope
    • B)Telescope
    • C)Kaleidoscope
    • D)Microscope

89. 89Three primary colours used in the colour TV are:

    • A)Green-yellow-blue
    • B)Yellow-blue-red
    • C)Red-green-yellow
    • D)Green-blue-red

90. 90The Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline is also called:

    • A)Friendship Pipeline
    • B)Future Pipeline
    • C)Peace Pipeline
    • D)Unity Pipeline

91. 91Natural Gas was discovered in Sui, Balochistan in:

    • A)1948
    • B)1950
    • C)1952
    • D)1954

92. 92The British Commander-in-Chief who came to India in March 1943 offered a scheme for the settlement of future Political Problems of India is known as:

    • A)Lord Irwin
    • B)Lord Wavell
    • C)Lord Kirzin
    • D)None of these

93. 93The "Aid to Pakistan Consortium" meets every year in:

    • A)London
    • B)New York
    • C)Paris
    • D)Islamabad

94. 94Suez Canal is between:

    • A)Arabian Sea and Red Sea
    • B)Red Sea and North Sea
    • C)Mediterranean Sea and North Sea
    • D)Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea

95. 95Which from the following Countries is NOT a member of European Union?

    • A)Norway
    • B)Ireland
    • C)Malta
    • D)Estonia

96. 96The deepest part of the Earth is:

    • A)Dead Sea
    • B)Mariana Trench
    • C)South Africa
    • D)South Pole

97. 97Pakistan has recently been given observer status in:

    • A)Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
    • B)Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC)
    • C)Shanghai Co-operation Organization (SCO)
    • D)None of these.

98. 98Idea of Indian National Congress was put forward by:

    • A)Allan Octavian Hume
    • B)Lord Minto
    • C)Lord Morley
    • D)None of these

99. 99The first Nobel Prize was awarded in

    • A)1895
    • B)1901
    • C)1907
    • D)1913

100. 100The first Secretary General of United Nations was:

     • A)Dag Hammarskjold
     • B)Kurt Waldheim
     • C)U Thant
     • D)Trygve Lie