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SPSC CCE-2023 Screening Test, Paper Type C — held Saturday 10 August 2024 (100 MCQs, 0.25 negative marking)

1What is the difference between Ocean and Sea?
- A)Seas are smaller than Oceans
- B)Seas usually located where land and Ocean meet
- C)There are more Seas than Oceans
- D)All of the above
- E)None of the above
2Which is the largest regional organization in terms of population and geographic scope?
- A)South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
- B)European Union
- C)Shanghai Cooperation Organization
- D)Economic Cooperation Organization
- E)Association of South East Asian Nations
3If the arithmetic mean of seventy five numbers is 35. If each number is increased by 5, then mean of new number is ______?
- A)30
- B)40
- C)70
- D)90
- E)None of the above
4The world's second largest Salt Mines are "Khewera Salt Mines", which are situated in Pakistan, and world's largest Salt Mines are "Sifto Salt Mines", which are situated in Canada. Sifto Salt Mines are situated under ----- lake
- A)Lake Superior
- B)Lake Huron
- C)Lake Michigan
- D)Lake Erie
- E)None of the above
5Radcliffe Commission was headed by:
- A)Sir Cyril Radcliffe
- B)Sir John Radcliffe
- C)Sir Charles Radcliffe
- D)Sir Christopher Radcliffe
- E)None of the above
6How many terms are there in the series 8, 12, 16, 20 -------, 96
- A)23
- B)20
- C)22
- D)28
- E)None of the above
Explanation: (96 − 8) ÷ 4 + 1 = 23.
7The ________ holds the maximum number of Nishan e Haider?
- A)Sindh Regiment
- B)Pakistan Armoured Corps
- C)Baloch Regiment
- D)Punjab Regiment
- E)None of the above
8Porto-Novo is the capital of
- A)Benin
- B)Albania
- C)Botswana
- D)Cameroon
- E)None of the above
9The 20 year Perspective Plan was started by Pakistan in -----
- A)1965
- B)1964
- C)1963
- D)1962
- E)None of the above
10Complete the analogy by choosing the most suitable option: Meningitis is to the brain what Cirrhosis is to -------
- A)Kidneys
- B)Knees
- C)Stomach
- D)Liver
- E)Spleen
11Complete the analogy by choosing the most suitable option: Tomato: Beans: Cucumbers: Corn
- A)They are all fruits
- B)They are all vegetables
- C)They are all roots
- D)These must be modified parts of the stem.
- E)None of the above
Explanation: Botanically, all four develop from flowers and carry seeds, so they are fruits.
12Complete the analogy by choosing the most suitable option: Tripitakas: Talmud: Agamas: Kojiki
- A)These are the names of ancient civilizations.
- B)These are the names of tribes that lived in the Andamans around 5 C.E.
- C)These are the names of religious books.
- D)These are the names of Chinese Kings that ruled around the time of Confucius.
- E)None of the above
13Complete the analogy by choosing the most suitable option: BDGK : PTYF :: TVYC : ?
- A)HLOW
- B)HLOX
- C)HLOY
- D)FKLM
- E)None of the above
Explanation: The letters move forward by 14, 16, 18 and 20 (B→P, D→T, G→Y). Applied to TVYC that gives H, L, Q, W — "HLQW", which is not among the options. (Many keys give HLOW, but Y + 18 is Q, not O.)
14Complete the analogy by choosing the most suitable option: Alzheimer's disease : Dementia :: food poisoning : ______
- A)Headache
- B)Bloating
- C)Bleeding
- D)Running nose
- E)None of the above
Explanation: Dementia is a symptom of Alzheimer's; bloating is a symptom of food poisoning.
15Complete the analogy by choosing the most suitable option: Cardiologist : Heart :: Chiropractor : ______
- A)Joints
- B)Liver
- C)Ear
- D)Spleen
- E)None of the above
16Soviet Union officially broke up in ------- leading to the emergence of ---- sovereign states
- A)1991, 15
- B)1991, 18
- C)1992, 14
- D)1991, 13
- E)None of the above
17Planet ------- orbits the Sun anti-clockwise, but spins clockwise on its axis.
- A)Mars
- B)Jupiter
- C)Neptune
- D)Venus
- E)None of the above
18The National Assembly shall meet on the ----- day following the day on which a general election to the Assembly is held, unless sooner summoned by the President
- A)Fifteenth
- B)Twenty First
- C)Twenty Fifth
- D)Twenty Seventh
- E)None of the above
Explanation: Article 91(2) of the Constitution.
19The total strength of the Cabinet including the Ministers of State, shall not exceed ------% of the total membership of Majlis e Shoora (Parliament)
- A)11
- B)12
- C)15
- D)16
- E)None of the above
Explanation: Article 92(1), added by the 18th Amendment.
20The 17th Parallel divides
- A)East Germany and West Germany
- B)North Vietnam and South Vietnam
- C)Sudan and Egypt
- D)USA and Canada
- E)None of the above
21Steel is more elastic than Rubber because
- A)It is a metal
- B)Its density is high
- C)Ratio of stress to strain is more
- D)Ratio of stress to strain is less
- E)None of the above
22What is the chemical name of "chalk"?
- A)Sodium Nitrate
- B)Zinc Carbonate
- C)Calcium Nitrate
- D)Calcium Carbonate
- E)None of the above
23Robert Koch is famous for his work on
- A)Tuberculosis
- B)Malaria
- C)Cholera
- D)Diabetes
- E)None of the above
24What is the limit of Pakistan's Continental Shelf?
- A)400 NM
- B)350 NM
- C)300 NM
- D)250 NM
- E)None of the above
25What do Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Harappan civilizations have in common?
- A)Culture
- B)Living around the river
- C)Religion
- D)Oceans
- E)None of the above
26As per the Article 228 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1973), the Council of Islamic Ideology shall consist of ------- members
- A)5 to 7
- B)8 to 20
- C)4 to 12
- D)24
- E)None of the above
27Strait of Malacca separates -------- and ---------, and joins ------- and -------
- A)Malay and Sumatra, Andaman Sea and South China Sea
- B)Singapore and Malaysia, Java Sea and South China Sea
- C)Brunei and Singapore, South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand
- D)Indonesia and Singapore, Andaman Sea and Gulf of Thailand
- E)None of the above
28Who was the first Chairman of SAARC?
- A)Lokendra Bahadur Chand
- B)Muhammad Khan Junejo
- C)General Hussain Muhammad Ershad
- D)Rajiv Ghandhi
- E)None of the above
29The General Assembly UN meets every year in regular sessions which begin on -----------
- A)First Monday in March every year
- B)Fourth Monday in September every year
- C)Third Tuesday in September every year
- D)Second Tuesday in March every year
- E)None of the above
30Caroline Mikkelsen was the first woman to ------
- A)Reach North Pole
- B)Reach South Pole
- C)Climb Mt. Everest
- D)Set foot on the moon
- E)None of the above
Explanation: In 1935 she became the first woman to set foot on Antarctica (the South Polar region).
31Capital of Ecuador is------
- A)Asmara
- B)Quito
- C)Tallinn
- D)Suva
- E)None of the above
32Which company on 25th January 2024, reached a market value of a record $3 trillion?
- A)Apple
- B)Amazon
- C)Tesla
- D)Microsoft
- E)None of the above
33Which Persian King was defeated by Alexander the Great
- A)Darius III
- B)Artaxerxes IV
- C)Artaxerxes III
- D)Cyrus the Great
- E)None of the above
34Instrument used for measuring very high temperature is
- A)Calorimeter
- B)Pyrometer
- C)Hydrometer
- D)Cyclometer
- E)None of the above
35In extremely cold conditions, which of the following will freeze last?
- A)River water
- B)Canal water
- C)Sea water
- D)Water in a lake
- E)More than one answer
Explanation: Dissolved salt lowers the freezing point of sea water.
36An antibiotic substance "penicillin" was discovered by -------- who was a -------- scientist.
- A)C. Fleming, German
- B)G. Fleming, England
- C)Nikola Tesla, Austrian
- D)A. Fleming, Scottish
- E)None of the above
37How can we symbolically write the Ozone gas?
- A)O₂
- B)O₆
- C)O₄
- D)O₁
- E)None of the above
Explanation: Ozone is O₃, which is not among the options.
38Which one of the following colors has the shortest wavelength?
- A)Red
- B)Yellow
- C)Green
- D)Blue
- E)Orange
39Where is blood formed in the human body?
- A)Bone Marrow
- B)Liver
- C)Heart
- D)Spleen
- E)None of the above
40Hudood Ordinance was introduced in -------
- A)1400 Hijri
- B)1398 Hijri
- C)1397 Hijri
- D)1399 Hijri
- E)None of the above
Explanation: It was promulgated in February 1979, which fell in 1399 AH.
41Who represented Pakistan on Punjab Boundary Commission?
- A)Din Muhammad and Muhammad Munir
- B)Liaquat Ali Khan and Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar
- C)Nawab Abdur Rab Nishtar and Ch. Rehmat Ali
- D)Khawaja Nizamuddin and Zafar Ali Khan
- E)None of the above
42Hamal lake is situated in
- A)Kaghan
- B)Hunza
- C)Qambar Shahdadkot
- D)Khushab
- E)None of the above
43Find the sum of arithmetic sequence -8, -5, -2, ......, 7
- A)-3
- B)-8
- C)5
- D)8
- E)None of the above
Explanation: −8 − 5 − 2 + 1 + 4 + 7 = −3.
44Pakistan attended its first summit conference of Non Aligned Movement (NAM) as full fledged member, which was held at -----on ----------
- A)Havana, 3rd September 1979
- B)Belgrade, 4th November 1977
- C)Kandy, 20th December 1978
- D)Dhaka, 21st August 1977
- E)None of the above
45Constitution(s) having preamble(s) based on Objective Resolution
- A)1956
- B)1962
- C)1973
- D)A&C
- E)B&A
Explanation: The Objectives Resolution formed the preamble of the 1956 and 1973 constitutions (the 1962 preamble was also drawn from it, but no option lists all three).
46Which Pakistani Prime Minister successfully broke the constitutional deadlock and resolved the issue of representation between East and West in the Federal legislature in 1950s?
- A)Sir Khawaja Nizamuddin
- B)Muhammad Ali Bogra
- C)Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
- D)Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
- E)None of the above
Explanation: Through the Bogra Formula (1953).
47Who is the only Indian who received the highest civilian awards from both Pakistan and India; Nishan-e-Pakistan and Bharat Ratna?
- A)Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- B)Morarji Desai
- C)Lal Bahadur Shastri
- D)Manmohan Singh
- E)Indra Gandhi
48First recipient of Nishan-e-Haider was Shaheed ------
- A)Major Raja Aziz Bhatti
- B)Captain Raja Muhammad Sarwar
- C)Major Tufail Muhammad
- D)Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas
- E)None of the above
49Which place was known as "Red Apple"?
- A)Rome
- B)Cairo
- C)Constantinople
- D)Athens
- E)Babylon
50Obtuse most nearly means
- A)Insensitive
- B)Sport in which Chariot is used
- C)Art form that shows light and dark and their impact on composition.
- D)Excited due to anxiety
- E)None of the above
51Feckless most nearly means
- A)Incompetent
- B)Sumptuous
- C)Anemone
- D)Agile
- E)None of the above
52Cacophony most nearly means:
- A)Words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings
- B)Bossy
- C)Calm
- D)Din
- E)None of the above
Explanation: Cacophony is a harsh mixture of loud sounds, i.e. a din. (Option A describes homophones.)
53Antonym of word Demur most nearly means
- A)Accept
- B)Cajole
- C)Boon
- D)Irritated
- E)None of the above
54Eschew most nearly means
- A)Genial
- B)Jaunt
- C)Abandon
- D)Kalopsia
- E)None of the above
Explanation: To eschew is to avoid or give up.
55Which is true for Complex Sentence:
- A)At least have one independent clause and at least one dependent clause in the sentence
- B)There shall be no comma if the sentence begins with an independent clause
- C)There shall be a comma in the sentence when it begins with a dependent clause.
- D)All of the above
- E)None of the above
56What is the type of the sentence: She completed her literature review, but she still needs to work on her methods section even though she finished her methods course last semester.
- A)Complex Sentence
- B)Compound Sentence
- C)Compound Complex Sentence
- D)Simple Sentence
- E)None of the above
57Bear vs Bare, Here vs Hear, Flower vs Flour are the examples of
- A)Homophones
- B)Homograph
- C)Eggcorns
- D)More than one correct answer
- E)None of the above
58Choose the correctly spelt word:
- A)Nausceous
- B)Nauseous
- C)Nausous
- D)Nausseous
- E)None of the above
59Choose the correctly spelt word:
- A)Autochtihonous
- B)Autocthonous
- C)Automation
- D)Autochtnonous
- E)None of the above
Explanation: The correct spelling is "autochthonous"; none of the options has it. ("Automation" is a real word but not the one being tested.)
60Choose the meaning of the idiomatic Phrase: To take no prisoners.
- A)Kind-hearted
- B)Thorough and ruthless
- C)Leaving no stone unturned
- D)Working hard and meticulously
- E)None of the above
61Choose the correct sentence:
- A)"Don't stand on the canoe! It's going to tip over!"
- B)"Asad and Farah were on the bus for over 45 minutes."
- C)"I saw Ahsan and Samra on a carriage around Central Park."
- D)"You can eat all you want in a cruise ship."
- E)None of the above
Explanation: We stand in a canoe, ride in a carriage and eat on a cruise ship; "on the bus" is correct.
62Which of the following word is misspelled?
- A)Liquefy
- B)Bologna
- C)Fuchsia
- D)Redoubtable
- E)None of the above
Explanation: All four words are spelled correctly.
63Identify the Active Voice sentence:
- A)The carpenter is building the desk.
- B)The boy was being beaten by his teacher.
- C)Bucky is helped by Steve.
- D)More than one correct answer
- E)None of the above
64One word substitution: A group of followers hired to applaud at a performance
- A)Cortege
- B)Brood
- C)Horde
- D)Claque
- E)None of the above
65One word substitution: A person who shows a great or excessive fondness for one's wife
- A)Effeminate
- B)Coquette
- C)Uxorious
- D)Somnambulist
- E)None of the above
66Choose the correct sentence:
- A)Sick of all the games, their relationship finally came to an end
- B)Jillian looks happier and more motivated
- C)Thanks for the real good meal
- D)She rush quickly inside the room when the bell rang
- E)None of the above
67Choose the meaning of the underlined Proverb: Don't judge a book by its cover.
- A)Small figure in terms of stature
- B)Asking for small favours
- C)One shouldn't judge someone or something based only on what one sees on the outside
- D)Book is to be read thoroughly
- E)None of the above
68Choose the meaning of the underlined idiomatic phrase: The stories of senior citizens in distressed economic conditions because of defaulted student loans are merely the canary in the coal mine. [Washington Post]
- A)Good tidings for future
- B)Harbinger of serious problem
- C)Having advantageous position
- D)Not much coal remaining in the mine
- E)None of the above
69Is there a place anywhere I can find a delicious plate of salad? Which is the adverb in the above sentence?
- A)There
- B)Delicious
- C)Place
- D)Anywhere
- E)None of the above
70The sun reaches its maximum angular distance from the equator at the ------
- A)Zenith
- B)Solstice
- C)Equinox
- D)Noontime
- E)None of the above
71Who proposed Continental Drift Theory?
- A)Alfred Wegener
- B)Alfred Worwick
- C)Alfred Hanks
- D)Alfred Mane
- E)None of the above
7201 Degree of Latitude at the Poles is equal to --------
- A)11 Km
- B)211.5 Km
- C)111.7 Km
- D)311.9 Km
- E)None of the above
73Which country in Africa was formerly known as Southern Rhodesia?
- A)South Africa
- B)Zimbabwe
- C)Zambia
- D)Kenya
- E)None of the above
74Which of the following set of countries and territories bordering Mediterranean Sea?
- A)Egypt, Lebanon, France, Gaza Strip and England
- B)Mount Athos, Italy, Spain, Turkey, and Belgium
- C)Morocco, Slovenia, Poland, Ceuta and Melilla
- D)Gibraltar, Montenegro, Greece, Syria and Libya
- E)None of the above
Explanation: England, Belgium and Poland do not touch the Mediterranean.
75Which poet of Sindh was called Poet of Haft Zaban?
- A)Sachal Sarmast
- B)Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai
- C)Makhdum Nuh
- D)Qazi Qazan
- E)None of the above
76Which Ottoman Emperor conquered Constantinople?
- A)Sultan Bayezid II
- B)Sultan Mehmed II
- C)Sultan Suleiman I
- D)Sultan Murad I
- E)None of the above
77Solve the following 5*8-7+1-1¾ + 4 =
- A)40.5
- B)37.64
- C)39.50
- D)38.79
- E)None of the above
Explanation: 40 − 7 + 1 − 1.75 + 4 = 36.25, which is not among the options.
78Israel was ordered on 24th May 2024, to halt its military operation in Palestine by the
- A)International Criminal Court
- B)International Court of Justice
- C)United Nations Security Council
- D)All of the above
- E)None of the above
Explanation: The ICJ ordered Israel to halt its offensive in Rafah.
79In -------, Pakistan and USA signed a Defense Pact in which later guaranteed the security of Pakistan in the event of Communist attack
- A)1954
- B)1955
- C)1958
- D)1959
- E)None of the above
Explanation: The Mutual Defence Assistance Agreement was signed in May 1954.
80After the expansion of BRICS on 1st January 2024, how many full members are there in the organization?
- A)5
- B)9
- C)13
- D)20
- E)None of the above
Explanation: Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the UAE joined the original five.
81After exit of United Kingdom from the European Union, how many members are there in the Union?
- A)25
- B)26
- C)27
- D)28
- E)None of the above
82Which country is not a member of QUAD?
- A)Japan
- B)India
- C)Australia
- D)United Kingdom
- E)None of the above
83Which Central Asian Republic (CAR) touches the borders of all other Central Asian Republics (CARs)?
- A)Tajikistan
- B)Kazakhstan
- C)Uzbekistan
- D)Kyrgyzstan
- E)None of the above
84--------- was the first to produce literary essays in Sindhi
- A)Mirza Kaleech Beg
- B)Kauromal Chandanmal Khilnani
- C)Hakim Fateh Muhammad Sehwani
- D)Nabi Bakhsh Baloch
- E)None of the above
85The draft of the First Constitution of Pakistan was introduced in the Assembly on ---------- and passed by the Assembly on -------, and assent was given by the Governor General on --------
- A)20 January 1956, 23rd February 1956, 12th March 1956
- B)6th January 1956, 27th February 1956, 23rd March 1956
- C)9th January 1956, 29th February 1956, 2nd March 1956
- D)19th January 1956, 20th February 1956, 22nd March 1956
- E)None of the above
86The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1973) in its amended form is the ---- longest constitution in the world
- A)5th
- B)8th
- C)7th
- D)9th
- E)None of the above
Explanation: It is usually ranked the 6th longest (about 56,000 words), which is not among the options.
87Under which amendment of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1973), the President was allowed to unilaterally dissolve the National Assembly and elected governments
- A)7th Amendment
- B)8th Amendment
- C)11th Amendment
- D)12th Amendment
- E)None of the above
Explanation: Article 58(2)(b), inserted by the 8th Amendment (1985).
88Through ----------------- Amendment in the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1973), floor crossing was forbade and considered as a breach of Parliamentary rules
- A)12th Amendment
- B)14th Amendment
- C)15th Amendment
- D)16th Amendment
- E)None of the above
89Through -------- Amendment in the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1973), the military courts were established for speedy trial for terrorist offenses, waging war against Pakistan and acts threatening the security of Pakistan.
- A)19th Amendment
- B)20th Amendment
- C)21st Amendment
- D)22nd Amendment
- E)None of the above
90What is the average of first 150 natural numbers?
- A)70
- B)70.5
- C)75
- D)75.5
- E)None of the above
Explanation: (1 + 150) ÷ 2 = 75.5.
91What is the rate of discount if a car which price was Rs 9,000 was sold for Rs 7,200?
- A)14%
- B)16%
- C)18%
- D)20%
- E)None of the above
Explanation: 1,800 ÷ 9,000 = 20%.
92First Islamic Summit Conference was held in ---- from ------, in which -----countries participated
- A)Ankara, August 23-25 1969, 24
- B)Rabat, 22-25 September 1969, 24
- C)Tehran, 27-30 September 1970, 24
- D)Riyadh, 20-23 October 1970, 25
- E)None of the above
93In ------, the membership of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) increased from ---- to --------
- A)1990, 5, 11
- B)1993, 6, 9
- C)1991, 4, 8
- D)1992, 3, 10
- E)None of the above
94Which countries are double-landlocked?
- A)Afghanistan and Vatican City
- B)Kazakhstan and Burkina Faso
- C)Turkmenistan and Armenia
- D)Uzbekistan and Liechtenstein
- E)None of the above
95Which animal has four hearts?
- A)Squid
- B)Hagfish
- C)Octopus
- D)Cuttlefish
- E)None of the above
96The moon's surface is also covered with a layer of fine dust called?
- A)Gegolith
- B)Megolith
- C)Regolith
- D)Pegolith
- E)None of the above
97Which pigment is responsible for the red color inside a watermelon?
- A)Beta Carotene
- B)Lycopene
- C)Alpha Carotene
- D)All of the above
- E)None of the above
98The outermost layer of the sun is called:
- A)Fotofera
- B)Core
- C)Corona
- D)Cromosfera
- E)None of the above
99Star on the National flag denotes
- A)Light and Knowledge
- B)Progress
- C)Stability
- D)Prosperity
- E)None of the above
100Who was elected as a temporary Chairman on the first day of the inaugural session of the first Constituent Assembly from 10-14 August 1947?
- A)Liaquat Ali Khan
- B)Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar
- C)J.N. Mandal
- D)Ch. Rehmat Ali
- E)None of the above