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SPSC 2019 PCS Screening Test Paper

The official SPSC CCE 2019 PCS Screening Test question paper (cce screening), set by the Sindh Public Service Commission. Every MCQ is typed out below with its correct answer marked.

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PCS Screening Test 2019 (100 MCQs). Answers checked by CSS Nexus; current-affairs answers are as of the exam year.

1The mazar of the famous ruler of Sindh Mian Yar Muhammad Kalhoro is in:
- A)Hyderabad
- B)Sukkur
- C)Khudabad
- D)Johi
2The tomb of Hazrat Sultan Bahu is in:
- A)Kasur
- B)Shorkot
- C)Mithankot
- D)Pakpattan
3The Prime Meridian and Equator intersect at which place?
- A)Gulf of Aden
- B)Gulf of Guinea
- C)Ghana
- D)Gabon
4The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, was promulgated on:
- A)23rd March, 1973
- B)14th August, 1973
- C)6th September, 1973
- D)None of these
5Coal formation has four stages. Its third stage is known as:
- A)Bituminous
- B)Lignite
- C)Peat
- D)Anthracite
6What is the synonym of "Meek"?
- A)Feeble
- B)Strong
- C)Simple
- D)Submissive
7What is the synonym of "Extravagant"?
- A)Frugal
- B)Lavish
- C)Amaze
- D)Shun
8What is the synonym of "Capricious"?
- A)Active
- B)Unstable
- C)Opposed
- D)Sleeplike
9Catalonia, roughly a triangular region, is in the North-East of:
- A)France
- B)Germany
- C)Spain
- D)Portugal
10Trachoma is a disease of the:
- A)Eyes
- B)Bones
- C)Respiratory Organs
- D)Kidneys
11Excessive bleeding is caused by the deficiency of vitamin:
- A)A
- B)B
- C)E
- D)K
12Pneumonia directly affects the:
- A)Circulatory System
- B)Respiratory System
- C)Digestive System
- D)Excretory System
13Which of the following planets has the smallest diameter?
- A)Venus
- B)Jupiter
- C)Mercury
- D)Mars
14The energy value of food is measured in:
- A)Proteins
- B)Joule
- C)Vitamins
- D)Calories
15Which of the following is not a Baltic state?
- A)Estonia
- B)Lithuania
- C)Latvia
- D)Romania
16Which country's business plane was recently alleged by a journalist to have landed in Islamabad?
- A)Syria
- B)Tanzania
- C)Israel
- D)North Korea
17Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the Saudi Consulate in the Turkish city of:
- A)Ankara
- B)Istanbul
- C)Adana
- D)Izmir
18Chhogori and Savage Mountain are other names of:
- A)Nanga Parbat
- B)Kangchenjunga
- C)K-2
- D)Mount Everest
19The D-8 is an organization of eight ____ countries.
- A)developing
- B)developed
- C)Asian
- D)African
20Which of the following Pakistani women featured on the BBC's list of 100 inspiring and influential women for 2018?
- A)Asma Jahangir
- B)Dr. Ruth Pfau
- C)Krishna Kumari
- D)Malala Yousafzai
21Gomal and Kurram rivers are in the province of:
- A)Balochistan
- B)Sindh
- C)KPK
- D)Punjab
22The famous Dasht-i-Lut desert is located in:
- A)Iraq
- B)Egypt
- C)Iran
- D)None of these
23Pakistan opened its first embassy in which country?
- A)Iraq
- B)USA
- C)Iran
- D)China
24"A" is two years older than "B" who is twice as old as "C". If the total of the ages of "A", "B" and "C" be 27, then how old is "B"?
- A)7
- B)8
- C)9
- D)10
25A revolutionary woman who dedicated her life to fighting for equality passed away recently in 2018. She was:
- A)Asma Jahangir
- B)Zahida Sheikh
- C)Abida Taherani
- D)Khalida Perveen
26Select the pair which has the same relationship as Restaurant to Menu:
- A)Library : Catalogue
- B)Artist : Imitative
- C)Book : Encyclopedia
- D)Guest : Rude
27Choose the correct analogy of "Asylum : Refuge":
- A)Foundation : Building
- B)Pig : Log
- C)Stir : Fry
- D)Lull : Storm
28The second Prime Minister of Pakistan was:
- A)Mohammad Ali Bogra
- B)Khawaja Nazimuddin
- C)Feroze Khan Noon
- D)I.I. Chundrigar
29Recently the Faiz International Festival was held in:
- A)Karachi
- B)Lahore
- C)Islamabad
- D)Sukkur
30The thinnest layer of the Earth is the:
- A)Crust
- B)Core
- C)Outer Mantle
- D)Inner Mantle
31Most commercial airplanes fly in the lower part of this layer:
- A)Stratosphere
- B)Biosphere
- C)Lithosphere
- D)None of these
32The Dayton Peace Agreement 1995 ended the conflict in:
- A)Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland
- B)Bosnia and Herzegovina
- C)Ethiopia and Eritrea
- D)Nigeria and Boko Haram
33Bauxite is an ore of:
- A)Steel
- B)Iron
- C)Aluminum
- D)Copper
34Complete the analogy: 144 : 23 :: 169 : ?
- A)32
- B)64
- C)24
- D)25
35Which country hosted the first ever women-only Foreign Ministers' Conference?
- A)Canada
- B)Australia
- C)Brazil
- D)South Africa
36In accordance with the 25th Constitutional Amendment, the total Senate seats will be reduced to ____ from the existing 104 after the retirement of FATA Senators in 2024.
- A)94
- B)96
- C)98
- D)100
37An isosceles triangle is one with:
- A)Two equal sides
- B)Three equal sides
- C)No equal sides
- D)None of these
38"To face the music" means:
- A)To be greeted rudely
- B)To be offered warm hospitality
- C)To be on the front seat in a concert
- D)To bear the consequences
39The lungs of birds consist of:
- A)Alveoli
- B)Parabronchi
- C)Both A and B
- D)None of these
40Ecology is to Environment in the same way as Histology is to:
- A)Fossils
- B)History
- C)Tissues
- D)Hormones
41The metal which is liquid at room temperature is:
- A)Lead
- B)Zinc
- C)Mercury
- D)Aluminum
42Nephrons are a part of the:
- A)Kidneys
- B)Liver
- C)Lungs
- D)Heart
43The author of "Governing the Ungovernable: Institutional Reforms for Democratic Governance" is:
- A)Ishrat Hussain
- B)Khurshid Mehmud Kasuri
- C)Hussain Haqqani
- D)Shamshad Akhtar
44Which pass connects Mardan with Malakand?
- A)Baroghil pass
- B)Gomal pass
- C)Dargai pass
- D)Khunjrab pass
45On 24th July, 2018, in solidarity with the freedom struggle of Kashmiri martyred youth leader Burhan Wani, Pakistan issued a commemorative:
- A)Postal Stamp
- B)Currency
- C)Prize Bond
- D)None of these
46The ICC Women's T-20 World Cricket Final 2018 was won by Australia by defeating:
- A)Pakistan
- B)India
- C)New Zealand
- D)England
47Who has been named the 2018 FIFA men's player?
- A)Lionel Messi
- B)Luka Modric
- C)Cristiano Ronaldo
- D)Muhammad Salah
48Find the appropriate prepositions to fill in the blanks: No doubt, he has achieved much, but I can't give him credit ____ all that he boasts ____.
- A)An -- about
- B)for -- about
- C)for -- to
- D)about -- the
49What percentage of the total water on the Earth is stored in oceans?
- A)75%
- B)70%
- C)90%
- D)97%
50Which one of the following is not an electromagnetic wave?
- A)Sound Waves
- B)Infrared Waves
- C)Radio Waves
- D)X-rays
51An adaptation of the folktale Umar Marvi was broadcast on Pakistan Television Corporation as Marvi in 1993. It was written by:
- A)Noorul Huda Shah
- B)Razia Butt
- C)Fatima Surayya Bajia
- D)Haseena Moin
52Choose the correct passive structure of: I shall help you in making your assignment.
- A)You will be helped in making assignment.
- B)You would be helped in making assignment.
- C)You shall be helped in making your assignment.
- D)You would to be helped in making assignment.
53The world's highest waterfall "Angel Falls" is located in:
- A)China
- B)USA
- C)Venezuela
- D)France
54Cyprus is disputed between:
- A)Italy and Turkey
- B)Greece and Italy
- C)Greece and Turkey
- D)All of these
55Choose the near antonym of "Brusque":
- A)Rude
- B)Brash
- C)Courteous
- D)Corrupt
56Choose the near antonym of "Vague":
- A)Blurred
- B)Immaterial
- C)Compulsory
- D)Definite
57Geology is to Earth, similarly Entomology is to:
- A)Reptiles
- B)Cell
- C)Tissues
- D)Insects
58Choose the right option to correct the sentence: Even children in the elementary schools IS ASSIGNED homework.
- A)may assigned
- B)assigned
- C)are assigned
- D)are assigning
59The natural gas provided in homes is:
- A)MH4
- B)CH3
- C)CH4
- D)H6CO2
60OIC member states from South America are:
- A)Guyana and Suriname
- B)Colombia and Suriname
- C)Colombia and Cuba
- D)Cuba and Guyana
61The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad), first established in 2007-2008, is among:
- A)China, Japan, South Korea and the United States
- B)Japan, Philippines, South Korea and Indonesia
- C)China, India, Japan and Australia
- D)Australia, India, Japan and the United States
62"Cold Start" refers to:
- A)An economic policy
- B)An environmental problem
- C)A nuclear reaction
- D)A military doctrine
63Choose the correct analogy of "Argument : Debate":
- A)Violence : Peace
- B)Fight : Contest
- C)Challenge : Opponent
- D)Give : Take
64Find the odd one out in the given series: 51, 64, 121, 144, 256.
- A)51
- B)121
- C)144
- D)256
65'USB', a device used to carry data from one computer or laptop to another, stands for:
- A)Universal System to carry Bytes
- B)Universal Secure Bus
- C)Unidirectional Saving Bus
- D)Universal Serial Bus
66The landlocked mountainous region of Nagorno-Karabakh is the subject of an unresolved dispute between:
- A)Turkey and Syria
- B)Iran and Iraq
- C)Ukraine and Russia
- D)Armenia and Azerbaijan
67Find the missing number in the following pattern: 12, 14, 10, 16, ___, 18, 6, 20, 4
- A)6
- B)8
- C)12
- D)14
68WMD stands for:
- A)Weapons of Mass Deception
- B)Weapons of Mass Destruction
- C)Weapons of Mutual Disaster
- D)Weapons of Multiple Disaster
69The number of lines in the National Anthem of Pakistan is:
- A)18
- B)16
- C)25
- D)15
70The median of 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 is:
- A)10
- B)12
- C)11
- D)None of these
71Select the option which correctly replaces the words in capitals in the sentence below: Rubina said that she had told everyone EXCEPT YOU AND I.
- A)except you with I
- B)except by for me
- C)except you and me
- D)except you and myself
72Amnesty International has withdrawn/revoked the 'Ambassador of Conscience Award' from:
- A)Narendra Modi
- B)Benjamin Netanyahu
- C)Aung San Suu Kyi
- D)None of these
73The terrorists who attacked the Chinese Consulate recently in Karachi numbered:
- A)Two terrorists
- B)Three terrorists
- C)Four terrorists
- D)Five terrorists
74According to the Election Commission of Pakistan, the turnout (nearest) of the General Election 2018 for the National Assembly was:
- A)48 percent
- B)50 percent
- C)52 percent
- D)54 percent
75Choose the option which correctly replaces the words in capitals in the given sentence: IF HE WAS HERE, he would settle this dispute among the two of us.
- A)If he had been
- B)If he were here
- C)If he is here
- D)If he would be here
76A person who is made to bear the misdeeds of another is called a:
- A)Scapegoat
- B)Culprit
- C)Victim
- D)Criminal
77Munda Mohmand Dam is proposed and being constructed on:
- A)Kabul River
- B)Neelum River
- C)Swat River
- D)Gomal River
78The largest Muslim country by land mass is:
- A)Afghanistan
- B)Kazakhstan
- C)Saudi Arabia
- D)None of these
79Choose the correct meaning of the idiom/proverb "To talk through one's hat":
- A)To speak fluently
- B)To talk nonsense
- C)To talk wisdom
- D)To speak at random
80Which country is called the "Land of thousand lakes"?
- A)Indonesia
- B)Maldives
- C)Finland
- D)Iceland
81A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour?
- A)3.6
- B)7.2
- C)8.4
- D)10
82Choose the word that has incorrect spelling:
- A)Threshold
- B)Desert
- C)Pronouncition
- D)Principle
83____ is located at the border between Sindh and the Indian State of Gujarat.
- A)Hadero Lake
- B)Shakoor Lake
- C)Drigh Lake
- D)None of these
84Which country is planning to launch an artificial moon by 2020?
- A)USA
- B)Russia
- C)Germany
- D)None of these
85The population of a town increased from 175,000 to 262,500 in a decade. The average percent increase of population per year is:
- A)4.37%
- B)5%
- C)6%
- D)8.75%
86The point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake is called the:
- A)Locus
- B)Epicenter
- C)Focus
- D)Flash point
87Who is known as the father of Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
- A)Charles Babbage
- B)William Moggridge
- C)John McCarthy
- D)Watts S. Humphrey
88Choose the word that has incorrect spelling:
- A)Celibrate
- B)Dilemma
- C)Athletic
- D)Sophomore
89The post-Cold War international system is generally characterized as:
- A)Uni-polar
- B)Bi-polar
- C)Multi-polar
- D)Non-polar
90Which country faces a war with Houthis in Yemen?
- A)Kuwait
- B)Iran
- C)Syria
- D)None of these
91Who recently (November 2018) led the IMF mission to Pakistan?
- A)Herry Rudolf
- B)Harald Finger
- C)Christine Lagarde
- D)None of these
92A candidate scores 20% and fails by 50 marks, while another candidate who scores 40% marks gets 30 marks more than the minimum required marks to pass the exam. Find the maximum marks for the exam.
- A)500
- B)450
- C)300
- D)400
93Choose the right option to correct the sentence: The boy with his parents LIVE IN THE HOUSE next to ours.
- A)are living in the house
- B)have lived in the house
- C)is lived in the house
- D)lives in the house
94All of the following are Caribbean states except:
- A)Bahamas
- B)Cuba
- C)Haiti
- D)Panama
95Sanwal ranks 17th from the top and 15th from the bottom of a list. The total number of students in the class is:
- A)33
- B)32
- C)31
- D)30
96Choose the correct indirect speech of: She said, "I shall get up early in the morning".
- A)She asked that she would get up early in the morning.
- B)She said that she will get up early in the morning.
- C)She said that she would get up early in the morning.
- D)She said that she would get up early in that morning.
97The areas around the North and South poles within the Polar circles are called:
- A)The torrid zone
- B)The frigid zone
- C)The temperate zone
- D)None of these
98Plaster of Paris is produced by heating:
- A)Gypsum
- B)Zinc
- C)Graphite
- D)Sand
99Natural fertilizers are also known as:
- A)Organic fertilizers
- B)Inorganic fertilizers
- C)Chemical fertilizers
- D)None of these
100Give the near antonym of "Mettle":
- A)Courage
- B)Nerve
- C)Pluck
- D)Cowardly