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SPSC 2020 CCE Screening Test — Paper Type A Paper

The official SPSC CCE 2020 CCE Screening Test — Paper Type A 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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SPSC CCE 2020 Screening Test — Paper Type A (100 MCQs). Answers checked by CSS Nexus; current-affairs answers are as of the exam year.

1Choose the correct synonym of "Indubitable":
- A)Fraudulent
- B)Certain
- C)Undeniable
- D)Honourable
2Choose the correct synonym of "Reticent":
- A)Repetitious
- B)Reserved
- C)Restful
- D)Emit
3Choose the correct synonym of "Bellicose":
- A)Passive
- B)Aggressive
- C)Pleasant
- D)Sleazy
4Choose the correct synonym of "Prodigal":
- A)Steadfast
- B)Prudent
- C)Skeptic
- D)Wasteful
5Choose the correct antonym of "Rife":
- A)Rare
- B)Pithy
- C)Covert
- D)Wither
6Choose the correct antonym of "Scurrilous":
- A)Moral
- B)Offending
- C)Strident
- D)Convoluted
7Choose the correct antonym of "Spurn":
- A)Accept
- B)Shun
- C)Evade
- D)Quaff
8Choose the correct antonym of "Paean":
- A)Emollient
- B)Misdemeanour
- C)Tirade
- D)Rend
9Choose the word or set of words that best fit(s) the meaning of the sentence as a whole. The ____ climate made everyone ____ even the most energetic who were not normally affected by heat and humidity.
- A)ominous -- cogent
- B)oppressive -- torpid
- C)temperature -- facile
- D)melancholy -- dejected
10Choose the word or set of words that best fit(s) the meaning of the sentence as a whole. The hallmark of a great ____ is his ability to ____ listeners by telling a vivid story using only his words.
- A)raconteur -- entertain
- B)sage -- excoriate
- C)prodigy -- opine
- D)dullard -- obfuscate
11Choose the word or set of words that best fit(s) the meaning of the sentence as a whole. The senator has a ____ personality: his confidence and demeanor impress at first glance.
- A)varied
- B)pallid
- C)prepossessing
- D)haughty
12Choose the correct form of the words in capitals: Africa is not nearly SO MOUNTAINOUS AS IN Asia.
- A)so mountainous as in
- B)as mountainous as
- C)that mountainous as
- D)equally mountainous to
13Abida Parveen sang sufi song in Karachi before traveling to the United States, THEN she gave her first performance at the SANA conference in October, 2018. Choose the correct replacement for the word in capitals.
- A)then
- B)when
- C)where
- D)in that
14Habib Jalib wrote and sang tens of poems, MANY OF THEM ARE about the struggle of workers and the poor in the United States. Choose the correct replacement for the words in capitals.
- A)many of them are
- B)many are
- C)many of which are
- D)which are, many of them
15Fill in the blank: The recruiter ____ the receipt of my resume promptly.
- A)acknowledged
- B)accepted
- C)realized
- D)recognized
16Choose the correct analogy of "Wood : Furniture":
- A)Tree : Seedling
- B)Soil : Clay
- C)Father : Child
- D)Goat : Bleat
17Choose the correct analogy of "Actors : Troupe":
- A)Scientists : Equipment
- B)Soldiers : Phalanx
- C)Demagogues : Junta
- D)Criminals : Coterie
18Choose the correct analogy of "Parry : Blow":
- A)Deflect : Criticism
- B)Compile : Evidence
- C)Mediate : Dispute
- D)Delineate : Issue
19Choose the correct analogy of "Lecher : Lust":
- A)Glutton : Greed
- B)Business : Profit
- C)Clown : Flat
- D)Pith : Herb
20Choose the correct analogy of "Archive : Document":
- A)Theater : Performances
- B)Library : Borrowers
- C)Dainty : Taste
- D)Museum : Artifacts
21IDA, the part of the World Bank Group, stands for:
- A)International Development Agency
- B)International Development Association
- C)International Donor Association
- D)International Donor Agency
22The headquarters of the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) is in:
- A)Jeddah
- B)Tehran
- C)Riyadh
- D)Jakarta
23There is a total of ____ UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- A)15
- B)17
- C)19
- D)21
24Which combination of the following South Asian countries are represented by a female Head of State/Government?
- A)Bhutan and Bangladesh
- B)Bangladesh and India
- C)Bangladesh and Nepal
- D)India and Nepal
25The largest carbon emitting country of the world is considered to be:
- A)China
- B)Germany
- C)Japan
- D)The United States of America
26Which of the following is a transcontinental country?
- A)Saudi Arabia
- B)Egypt
- C)Syria
- D)Jordan
27Recently the world's oldest artwork has been found in a cave in:
- A)Malaysia
- B)Greece
- C)Indonesia
- D)Egypt
28NASA scientists have recently detected water vapour on which of Jupiter's moons?
- A)Callisto
- B)Europa
- C)Io
- D)None of these
29Tehran University of Iran has created a robot that can understand, speak and translate 100 different languages. It is named:
- A)Sohrab
- B)Alexander
- C)Surena
- D)Robbie
30The only player in cricket history to score 100 runs on Test match and One Day International debut is:
- A)David Warner
- B)Steve Smith
- C)Babar Azam
- D)Abid Ali
31Which country is banned from the world's top sporting events for four years, including the next summer and winter Olympics and the 2020 Soccer World Cup, by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)?
- A)South Africa
- B)Russia
- C)China
- D)Brazil
32Sanna Marin, who became the youngest Prime Minister at the age of 34, belongs to:
- A)New Zealand
- B)Finland
- C)Belgium
- D)Denmark
33Which of the following European countries is not a member of the European Union?
- A)Switzerland
- B)Greece
- C)Luxembourg
- D)Belgium
34Al Shabaab is the terrorist group of:
- A)Sudan
- B)Somalia
- C)Algeria
- D)Egypt
35The Head of State of the United Kingdom is:
- A)Queen Elizabeth-II
- B)Boris Johnson
- C)Boris Yeltsin
- D)Prince Philip
36Sayyid Ali Husseini Sistani, commonly known as Ayatollah Ali Sistani, is one of the most influential political figures of:
- A)Iran
- B)Iraq
- C)Syria
- D)Bahrain
37Currently which South American country is facing hyper-inflation and scarcity of food?
- A)Paraguay
- B)Uruguay
- C)Venezuela
- D)Colombia
38Angela Merkel has been elected Chancellor of Germany for the ____ time.
- A)First
- B)Second
- C)Third
- D)Fourth
39Kurds are a large ethnic group and live in:
- A)Turkey
- B)Iran and Iraq
- C)Syria
- D)All of these
40Who is the current Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia?
- A)Adel al-Jubeir
- B)Mohammad bin Salman
- C)Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud
- D)None of them
41Which country has launched the world's biggest transport space ship for the space station?
- A)China
- B)USA
- C)Russia
- D)Japan
42Who bowled the Super Over for England in the Cricket World Cup 2019?
- A)Ben Stokes
- B)Jofra Archer
- C)Chris Woakes
- D)Adil Rashid
43The Presidency of the UN Security Council rotates in alphabetical order among its members every:
- A)Month
- B)Three months
- C)Six months
- D)Twelve months
44Which of the following is not a G-7 country?
- A)Japan
- B)Russia
- C)Italy
- D)France
45President Donald Trump offered to buy which country?
- A)Iceland
- B)Finland
- C)Greenland
- D)Swaziland
46The Nobel Laureate for Peace, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia, ethnically belongs to:
- A)Oromo
- B)Sidama
- C)Tigrayan
- D)Amhara
47The newly appointed Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund is:
- A)Kristalina Georgieva
- B)Christine Lagarde
- C)Gita Gopinath
- D)Kristina Mladenovic
48The book 'The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream' is authored by:
- A)Donald Trump
- B)George Walker Bush
- C)Barack Obama
- D)Ronald Wilson Reagan
49The headquarters of the Financial Action Task Force is in:
- A)Geneva
- B)Rome
- C)Paris
- D)Amsterdam
50The maternal mortality of Pakistan, per 1000 births, is:
- A)82
- B)66
- C)105
- D)178
51Approximately what percentage of children in Sindh are stunted?
- A)46%
- B)27%
- C)22%
- D)21%
52Area-wise, Sindh ranks among Pakistan's four provinces:
- A)1st
- B)2nd
- C)3rd
- D)4th
53The provincial economy with the biggest size in Pakistan is:
- A)Sindh
- B)KPK
- C)Punjab
- D)Balochistan
54The first wind energy power plant installed in Sindh is at:
- A)Jhimpir
- B)Jherruck
- C)Gharo
- D)Jacobabad
55Which of the following industries has the largest production in Sindh?
- A)Cotton Fabric
- B)Cement
- C)Fertilizer
- D)Chemical
56Which of the following states of India does not have a border with Pakistan?
- A)Punjab
- B)Gujrat
- C)Rajasthan
- D)Haryana
57The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will offer US$200 million for which program in Pakistan?
- A)Ehsaas
- B)Edhi Foundation
- C)Agha Khan Foundation
- D)Darul Sukun
58Which of the following was not visited by Mr. Imran Khan since he assumed the office of Prime Minister?
- A)Iran
- B)Kyrgyzstan
- C)Turkey
- D)Afghanistan
59Karachi Port Trust is under the administrative control of:
- A)Sindh Government
- B)Karachi Cantonment Board
- C)Karachi Metropolitan Corporation
- D)Federal Government
60The book 'The Sole Spokesman' is authored by:
- A)Mubarak Ali
- B)Stanley Wolpert
- C)Anatol Lieven
- D)Ayesha Jalal
61SITE stands for:
- A)Sindh International Transport Enterprise
- B)Sindh Industrial Trading Estate
- C)Sindh Information Technology Estate
- D)Sindh Institute of Technology and Engineering
62'New Kings of the World' is written by:
- A)Khaled Hosseini
- B)Fatima Bhutto
- C)Paulo Coelho
- D)Arundhati Roy
63At present, who holds the position of Leader of the House in the Sindh Assembly?
- A)Murad Ali Shah
- B)Agha Siraj Durrani
- C)Syed Firdous Shamim Naqvi
- D)Khawaja Izharul Hassan
64A National Park on the Sindh-Balochistan border is:
- A)Kirthar National Park
- B)Hingol National Park
- C)Dasht National Park
- D)Lal Suhanra National Park
65The 'Hindu Marriage Bill 2016' was passed by:
- A)Punjab Assembly
- B)Sindh Assembly
- C)KPK Assembly
- D)National Assembly
66Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur is in the district of:
- A)Nankana Sahib
- B)Sialkot
- C)Narowal
- D)Jhang
67The Central Government speculated to take control of Karachi by invoking:
- A)Article 25 of the Constitution
- B)Article 58 of the Constitution
- C)Article 149 of the Constitution
- D)Article 295 of the Constitution
68The shrine of Hazrat Bahauddin Zakariya is located in the city of:
- A)Bahawalpur
- B)Multan
- C)Faisalabad
- D)Sahiwal
69Who laid the foundation stone of Pakistan Steel Mills Corporation?
- A)Muhammad Ayub Khan
- B)Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
- C)Ghulam Ishaq Khan
- D)Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan
70Who founded the Pakistan Times?
- A)Chaudhry Rehmat Ali
- B)Mian Iftikharuddin
- C)Faiz Ahmed Faiz
- D)Majeed Nizami
71Who was the first Finance Minister of Pakistan?
- A)I.I. Chundrigar
- B)Malik Ghulam Muhammad
- C)Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar
- D)Mir Fazlur Rahman
72Which of the following is the oldest barrage?
- A)Kotri
- B)Guddu
- C)Taunsa
- D)Sukkur
73The Legal Framework Order was issued by:
- A)Ayub Khan
- B)Yahya Khan
- C)Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
- D)Zia-ul-Haq
74Pick the correct number for the sequence: 1, 5, 11, 19, 29, ?
- A)40
- B)41
- C)42
- D)43
75If ACCEPT is coded as 455978 and PAINT is coded 74128, then how would you encode EXCEL?
- A)93595
- B)93586
- C)93696
- D)93596
76Bachal is three times as old as his son today. Five years ago, he was four times as old as his son. How old is Bachal today?
- A)35 years
- B)40 years
- C)45 years
- D)50 years
77Which of the following numbers is divisible by 11?
- A)45054
- B)45048
- C)45050
- D)45045
78A triangle that has three equal angles is called:
- A)Isosceles triangle
- B)Right angle triangle
- C)Equilateral triangle
- D)Scalene triangle
79A watch after every 12 hours goes fast by three minutes. How many minutes will it be fast in 14 days?
- A)6 minutes
- B)1 hour 24 minutes
- C)2 hours 34 minutes
- D)3 hours 30 minutes
80What is Aslam's present age, if after 20 years his age will be 10 times his age 10 years back?
- A)6.2 years
- B)7.7 years
- C)10 years
- D)13.3 years
81Bandwidth is usually measured in:
- A)Bits per second
- B)Ohm
- C)Megahertz
- D)Watts
82Which month of a calendar year can lack a new moon?
- A)December
- B)February
- C)May
- D)None of these
83____ is called the father of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
- A)Mark Zuckerberg
- B)Alan Turing
- C)John McCarthy
- D)Bill Gates
84The unit of home electricity energy consumption is:
- A)Watt hour
- B)Kilowatt hour
- C)Joule hour
- D)Kilojoule hour
85The most suitable thermometer for measuring the boiling point of water is:
- A)Mercury Thermometer
- B)Alcohol Thermometer
- C)Bimetallic Thermometer
- D)Liquid crystal Thermometer
86Boiling of an egg is a change which is:
- A)Physical
- B)Chemical
- C)Physiological
- D)Morphological
87Water loss from leaves through stomata is called:
- A)Evaporation
- B)Transpiration
- C)Evapo-transpiration
- D)Respiration
88The disease caused by a dog bite is:
- A)Rabies
- B)Alzheimer
- C)Parkinsons
- D)Epilepsy
89Presently a globally eliminated disease is:
- A)Smallpox
- B)Chickenpox
- C)Leprosy
- D)Measles
90An activity related to earthquake is:
- A)Seismic activity
- B)Hormonal activity
- C)Paranormal activity
- D)Geophysical activity
91Blood pressure is the pressure exerted by blood against:
- A)Kidneys
- B)Artery walls
- C)Brain
- D)Stomach
92The total number of moons in the entire Solar System is:
- A)More than 100
- B)More than 200
- C)More than 300
- D)More than 400
93The most available form of solid fuel is:
- A)Coal
- B)Wood
- C)Petrol
- D)Lignite
94An instrument that measures air pressure is called:
- A)Lactometer
- B)Barometer
- C)Thermometer
- D)Hydrometer
95A kilogram is equal (nearest) to pounds:
- A)1.2
- B)2.2
- C)3.2
- D)4.2
96Commonly known as 'Laughing Gas' is:
- A)Nitrous Oxide
- B)Sodium Oxide
- C)Potassium Oxide
- D)Helium Oxide
97Which of the following is a fat soluble vitamin?
- A)Vitamin A
- B)Vitamin B
- C)Vitamin C
- D)Vitamin E
98The Solar Eclipse of 26th December, 2019 in Pakistan was named:
- A)Dark Hour
- B)Bite of Sun
- C)Ring of Fire
- D)None of these
99Diabetes could be classified into ____ types.
- A)Two
- B)Three
- C)Four
- D)Five
100Which is the rarest isotope of hydrogen?
- A)Protium
- B)Deuterium
- C)Tritium
- D)None of these