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PPSC TRANSPORT SUB INSPECTOR 2026 (1 NOVEMBER, MORNING)

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PPSC Transport Sub Inspector • Solved Past Paper

PPSC TRANSPORT SUB INSPECTOR

Solved Past Paper MCQs | 1 November 2026 | Morning Session

اردو (URDU)

1
"فلاحت" کا معنی کیا ہے؟
- A) تجارت
- B) کھیتی باڑی (زراعت) ✓
- C) صنعت و حرفت
- D) فلسفہ
2
تشبیہ کی تعریف کیا ہے؟
- A) کسی مشترک خوبی کی بنا پر ایک چیز کو دوسری چیز جیسا قرار دینا ✓
- B) لفظ کو صرف اس کے حقیقی معنی میں استعمال کرنا
- C) دو متضاد چیزوں کو ایک ساتھ بیان کرنا
- D) بات کو حد سے زیادہ بڑھا چڑھا کر بیان کرنا
3
مجازِ مرسل کی تعریف کیا ہے؟
- A) لفظ کا غیر حقیقی معنی میں استعمال جب حقیقی اور مجازی معنی میں تشبیہ کے سوا کوئی اور تعلق ہو ✓
- B) لفظ کا غیر حقیقی معنی میں استعمال جب دونوں معنوں میں تشبیہ کا تعلق ہو
- C) ایک لفظ کے دو معنی ہوں اور قریب کا معنی مراد نہ ہو
- D) کسی بات کو بہت بڑھا کر بیان کرنا
4
مسجع نثر کسے کہتے ہیں؟
- A) جس کے فقرے ہم وزن بھی ہوں اور ہم قافیہ بھی ✓
- B) جس کے فقرے صرف ہم وزن ہوں، قافیہ نہ ہو
- C) جس کے فقرے صرف ہم قافیہ ہوں، وزن نہ ہو
- D) جس میں نہ وزن ہو نہ قافیہ
5
شاعری میں "قنوطیت" سے کیا مراد ہے؟
- A) امید
- B) مایوسی (ناامیدی) ✓
- C) خوشی
- D) حب الوطنی
6
"اپنی اپنی ڈفلی اپنا اپنا راگ" کا مطلب کیا ہے؟
- A) ہر شخص کا اپنی اپنی بات کہنا اور آپس میں اتفاق نہ ہونا ✓
- B) موسیقی کا شوق رکھنا
- C) مل جل کر کام کرنا
- D) خوشی کا جشن منانا
7
علامہ اقبال نے "بحرِ ظلمات" کس سمندر کو کہا ہے؟
- A) بحرِ اوقیانوس (اٹلانٹک) ✓
- B) بحرِ ہند
- C) بحرِ الکاہل
- D) بحیرۂ روم
8
ادب کی اصطلاح میں کسی کی تالیف یا تصنیف کے بارے میں (عموماً تعریفی) رائے دینا کیا کہلاتا ہے؟
- A) تقریظ ✓
- B) تنقید
- C) تبصرہ
- D) تلمیح
9
"وہ پڑھ رہا ہو گا" — یہ کون سا فعل ہے؟
- A) فعل مستقبل جاری (استمراری) ✓
- B) فعل ماضی مطلق
- C) فعل حال مطلق
- D) فعل امر
10
ان میں سے ظرفِ زمان والا لفظ کون سا ہے؟
- A) رات ✓
- B) باغ
- C) شہر
- D) گھر

ISLAMIC STUDIES

11
Din-e-Ilahi was introduced by:
- A) Akbar ✓
- B) Jahangir
- C) Aurangzeb
- D) Babur
12
Which Companion is included in the Ashara Mubashara?
- A) Hazrat Saad bin Abi Waqqas (RA) ✓
- B) Hazrat Bilal (RA)
- C) Hazrat Abu Hurairah (RA)
- D) Hazrat Salman Farsi (RA)
13
Ayat-ul-Kursi is in which Para (Juz) of the Holy Quran?
- A) 2nd
- B) 3rd ✓
- C) 4th
- D) 30th
14
The Quran says: "Seek help through patience (Sabr) and ____."
- A) Fasting
- B) Prayer (Salah) ✓
- C) Hajj
- D) Zakat
15
Hazrat Usman (RA) was martyred in which city?
- A) Makkah
- B) Madinah ✓
- C) Kufa
- D) Damascus
16
'Saum' (fasting) literally means:
- A) To abstain (from something) ✓
- B) To pray
- C) To give charity
- D) To travel
17
Who is called the 'Father of the Muslims' (Abul Muslimeen)?
- A) Hazrat Adam (AS)
- B) Hazrat Nuh (AS)
- C) Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) ✓
- D) Hazrat Musa (AS)
18
Who was the guardian of Hazrat Maryam (AS)?
- A) Hazrat Zakariya (AS) ✓
- B) Hazrat Yahya (AS)
- C) Hazrat Imran
- D) Hazrat Isa (AS)
19
Hazrat Ali (RA) was martyred by:
- A) Abdur Rahman ibn Muljim ✓
- B) Abu Lulu Feroz
- C) Shimr
- D) Yazid

PAKISTAN AFFAIRS & GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

20
Pakistan lies in which region?
- A) Just north of the Tropic of Cancer ✓
- B) South of the Tropic of Capricorn
- C) On the Equator
- D) Between the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn
21
In Musharraf's era, what does PCO stand for?
- A) Provisional Constitution Order ✓
- B) Pakistan Constitutional Ordinance
- C) Presidential Command Order
- D) Public Control Ordinance
22
The Agartala Conspiracy Case (1968) was related to:
- A) Sheikh Mujib-ur-Rehman ✓
- B) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- C) Maulana Bhashani
- D) Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
23
The Simla Agreement was signed in:
- A) 1971
- B) 1972 ✓
- C) 1973
- D) 1974
24
The 2nd OIC Summit (1974) was held in:
- A) Rabat
- B) Lahore ✓
- C) Islamabad
- D) Jeddah
25
The first ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty was:
- A) Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq ✓
- B) Muhammad bin Tughluq
- C) Firuz Shah Tughluq
- D) Alauddin Khalji
26
Zardak Peak is the highest peak of which mountain range?
- A) Sulaiman Range
- B) Kirthar Range ✓
- C) Salt Range
- D) Toba Kakar Range
27
The pamphlet "Now or Never" (1933) was written by:
- A) Allama Iqbal
- B) Chaudhry Rahmat Ali ✓
- C) Quaid-e-Azam
- D) Liaquat Ali Khan
28
"India Wins Freedom" was written by:
- A) Jawaharlal Nehru
- B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad ✓
- C) Mahatma Gandhi
- D) Sardar Patel
29
India revoked Article 370 (special status of occupied Kashmir) on:
- A) 5 August 2019 ✓
- B) 15 August 2019
- C) 26 January 2020
- D) 5 February 2019
30
The "Troika Plus" on Afghanistan consists of:
- A) USA, Russia, China and Pakistan ✓
- B) USA, UK, France and Germany
- C) China, India, Iran and Pakistan
- D) Russia, Iran, Turkey and Qatar
31
Liaquat Ali Khan was martyred in which city?
- A) Karachi
- B) Rawalpindi ✓
- C) Lahore
- D) Peshawar
32
Direct Action Day (16 August 1946) is also known as:
- A) The Great Calcutta Killings ✓
- B) Black Day
- C) Partition Day
- D) Deliverance Day
33
The 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan was signed into law on:
- A) 8 April 2010
- B) 19 April 2010 ✓
- C) 14 August 2010
- D) 23 March 2010
34
Javed Miandad was made captain of Pakistan at what age?
- A) 20
- B) 22 ✓
- C) 25
- D) 27
35
Which renowned Muslim botanist collected herbs while travelling from Spain to Syria?
- A) Ibn al-Baitar ✓
- B) Al-Biruni
- C) Ibn Sina
- D) Al-Razi
36
Benazir Bhutto's second government (1996) was dismissed by which President?
- A) Ghulam Ishaq Khan
- B) Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari ✓
- C) Muhammad Rafiq Tarar
- D) Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
37
How many members did the Cabinet Mission (1946) have?
- A) 2
- B) 3 ✓
- C) 4
- D) 5
38
The Lahore Resolution was adopted in:
- A) 1930
- B) 1940 ✓
- C) 1946
- D) 1947
39
Tipu Sultan had diplomatic relations with which European king?
- A) Louis XVI of France ✓
- B) George III of Britain
- C) Charles III of Spain
- D) Frederick the Great of Prussia

GEOGRAPHY & SPORTS

40
How many climatic regions does Pakistan have?
- A) 3
- B) 4 ✓
- C) 5
- D) 6
41
The Great Barrier Reef is located in the:
- A) Pacific Ocean (Coral Sea) ✓
- B) Indian Ocean
- C) Atlantic Ocean
- D) Arctic Ocean
42
Niagara Falls lies between:
- A) USA and Canada ✓
- B) USA and Mexico
- C) Brazil and Argentina
- D) Zambia and Zimbabwe
43
The Caspian Sea is considered:
- A) The largest lake in the world ✓
- B) The deepest ocean
- C) The smallest sea
- D) The largest gulf
44
The Darién Gap jungle is famous for:
- A) Being the missing link of the Pan-American Highway
- B) Darién National Park
- C) Both of these ✓
- D) A military base
45
Which country has hosted the Summer Olympics the most times?
- A) USA ✓
- B) UK
- C) France
- D) Greece
46
The lowest layer of the atmosphere by chemical composition (surface to about 80–100 km) is the:
- A) Mesosphere
- B) Homosphere ✓
- C) Stratosphere
- D) Troposphere
47
Who is the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time?
- A) Usain Bolt
- B) Michael Phelps ✓
- C) Carl Lewis
- D) Larisa Latynina
48
What is the width of the runway for the long jump?
- A) 1.00 m
- B) 1.22 m ✓
- C) 1.50 m
- D) 2.00 m

CURRENT AFFAIRS 2026

49
Who succeeded Ali Larijani as Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council in March 2026?
- A) Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr ✓
- B) Saeed Jalili
- C) Ali Shamkhani
- D) Abbas Araghchi
50
Who is the current military leader of Burkina Faso?
- A) Ibrahim Traoré ✓
- B) Assimi Goïta
- C) Abdourahamane Tchiani
- D) Mamadi Doumbouya
51
On which date did Iran's Assembly of Experts choose Mojtaba Khamenei as the new Supreme Leader?
- A) 28 February 2026
- B) 1 March 2026
- C) 8 March 2026 ✓
- D) 20 March 2026
52
In 2026 the Bank of Japan raised its benchmark interest rate to:
- A) 0.5%
- B) 0.75%
- C) 1.0%
- D) 1.25% ✓
53
Which Taiwanese political party sent its chairwoman to China for talks in 2026 (trip announced in March)?
- A) Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)
- B) Kuomintang (KMT) ✓
- C) Taiwan People's Party
- D) New Power Party
54
Who became commander-in-chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guards (Pasdaran / IRGC) in 2026?
- A) Mohammad Pakpour
- B) Ahmad Vahidi ✓
- C) Hossein Salami
- D) Mohammad Bagheri
55
The play 'Liberation' by Bess Wohl won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in which category?
- A) Drama ✓
- B) Fiction
- C) History
- D) Poetry
56
According to the BBC, how many children were killed in the US strike on the girls' school in Minab, Iran (28 February 2026)?
- A) 120 ✓
- B) 140
- C) 150
- D) None of these
57
In 2026, Trump called for a physical audit of:
- A) The gold reserves at Fort Knox ✓
- B) The Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- C) The World Bank
- D) JPMorgan Chase
58
Pakistan formally established diplomatic relations with which country on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Tianjin, China?
- A) Armenia ✓
- B) Israel
- C) Taiwan
- D) Somaliland
59
The 2026 security conference attended by EU and Ukrainian leaders (February 2026) was held in:
- A) Munich ✓
- B) Brussels
- C) Geneva
- D) Kyiv
60
Who is the senior puisne judge of the Lahore High Court (2026)?
- A) Justice Abid Aziz Sheikh ✓
- B) Justice Aalia Neelum
- C) Justice Shujaat Ali Khan
- D) Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani
61
In 2026, which country attacked US troops at a military base in Iraq?
- A) Iran ✓
- B) Turkey
- C) Syria
- D) Saudi Arabia
62
Which country decided in 2026 to fund education for Rohingya refugee children for the first time?
- A) Bangladesh ✓
- B) Myanmar
- C) Malaysia
- D) India
63
The Paris climate change conference (Agreement) is related to:
- A) Emissions of greenhouse gases ✓
- B) Nuclear disarmament
- C) Ozone-depleting substances
- D) Ocean fishing rights
64
Pakistan and Uzbekistan agreed (February 2026) to raise bilateral trade to:
- A) $1,000 million
- B) $1,500 million
- C) $1,750 million
- D) $2,000 million ✓

ENGLISH

65
Synonym of DELICIOUS:
- A) Bland
- B) Delectable ✓
- C) Insipid
- D) Stale
66
Antonym of EXHAUSTIVE:
- A) Thorough
- B) Comprehensive
- C) Incomplete ✓
- D) Detailed
67
Urdu meaning of PREACH:
- A) تبلیغ کرنا / وعظ کرنا ✓
- B) التجا کرنا
- C) شکایت کرنا
- D) تعریف کرنا
68
Urdu meaning of CURBED:
- A) روکا گیا / قابو میں کیا گیا ✓
- B) بڑھایا گیا
- C) معاف کیا گیا
- D) خریدا گیا
69
The birds fly ____ the river.
- A) over ✓
- B) across
- C) through
- D) into
70
Urdu meaning of ACUMEN:
- A) ذہانت / فراست ✓
- B) غصہ
- C) سستی
- D) شرمندگی
71
Synonym of CURB:
- A) Inhibit ✓
- B) Encourage
- C) Release
- D) Expand
72
Antonym of DELICIOUS:
- A) Tasty
- B) Disgusting ✓
- C) Savoury
- D) Appetising
73
Synonym of FRAGILE:
- A) Delicate ✓
- B) Sturdy
- C) Strong
- D) Solid
74
Synonym of TENSE:
- A) Disturbed ✓
- B) Relaxed
- C) Calm
- D) Loose
75
One word for "hopeful or romantic but not practical":
- A) Quixotic ✓
- B) Pragmatic
- C) Cynical
- D) Pedantic
76
Change the voice: "Cook some food."
- A) Let some food be cooked. ✓
- B) Some food is cooked.
- C) Some food be cooked.
- D) Let some food cooked.
77
Change the voice: "They say that the princess knows five languages."
- A) The princess is said to know five languages. ✓
- B) The princess was said to know five languages.
- C) It is said the princess knew five languages.
- D) The princess is known five languages.
78
I didn't find my own, but suddenly it turned ____.
- A) in
- B) away
- C) up ✓
- D) over
79
His sudden resignation was ____ when he was about to be promoted to manager.
- A) a bolt from the blue ✓
- B) a flash in the pan
- C) a skeleton in the cupboard
- D) a red herring

EVERYDAY SCIENCE

80
Why does a pressure cooker cook food quickly?
- A) High pressure raises the boiling point of water ✓
- B) High pressure lowers the boiling point of water
- C) It needs less heat
- D) Steel conducts heat faster
81
Why does food spoil quickly at high temperatures?
- A) Bacteria and fungi grow faster in warmth ✓
- B) Air pressure is lower
- C) Water evaporates from the food
- D) Sunlight destroys vitamins
82
Exchange of gases in the human body takes place in the:
- A) Trachea
- B) Bronchi
- C) Alveoli ✓
- D) Larynx
83
The functional unit of the kidney is the:
- A) Neuron
- B) Nephron ✓
- C) Alveolus
- D) Villus
84
The blue colour of the sky is due to ____ of light.
- A) Reflection
- B) Refraction
- C) Scattering ✓
- D) Dispersion
85
A rocket works on the principle of:
- A) Conservation of momentum (Newton's third law) ✓
- B) Conservation of energy only
- C) Archimedes' principle
- D) Bernoulli's principle
86
Why does a steel spoon feel colder than a wooden spoon at the same temperature?
- A) Metal conducts heat away from the hand faster ✓
- B) Steel is actually colder
- C) Wood produces heat
- D) Steel absorbs moisture

COMPUTER

87
Which memory is built into the CPU?
- A) Register ✓
- B) RAM
- C) Hard disk
- D) ROM
88
In software engineering, UML stands for:
- A) Unified Modeling Language ✓
- B) Universal Machine Language
- C) Unified Machine Logic
- D) User Modeling Language
89
Who is known as the father of computer graphics?
- A) Ivan Sutherland ✓
- B) Charles Babbage
- C) Alan Turing
- D) Bill Gates
90
Which output device displays video on a computer?
- A) Monitor (VDU) ✓
- B) Scanner
- C) Keyboard
- D) Plotter
91
Who is known as the father of Artificial Intelligence?
- A) John McCarthy ✓
- B) Alan Turing
- C) Marvin Minsky
- D) Geoffrey Hinton
92
Who invented the World Wide Web?
- A) Tim Berners-Lee ✓
- B) Vint Cerf
- C) Bill Gates
- D) Steve Jobs

MATHEMATICS & REASONING

93
Find the next term: 2, 6, 12, 20, ?
- A) 28
- B) 30 ✓
- C) 32
- D) 36
94
Find the next term: 7, 18, 40, 73, 117, ?
- A) 142
- B) 160
- C) 172 ✓
- D) 180
95
Sum of the first 7 terms of 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, 320 is:
- A) 625
- B) 635 ✓
- C) 640
- D) 645
96
If the nth term is 2n² + 1, find the 2nd term.
- A) 5
- B) 7
- C) 9 ✓
- D) 17
97
The area of a rectangle is 259 cm² and its length is 18.5 cm. Find its width.
- A) 12 cm
- B) 14 cm ✓
- C) 15 cm
- D) 16 cm
98
The product of a positive integer one less than the number and 2 less than 3 times the number is 14. Find the number.
- A) 2
- B) 3 ✓
- C) 4
- D) 5

›Solved MCQs from these papers — answer key (98)

1. "فلاحت" کا معنی کیا ہے؟
- (A) تجارت
- (B) کھیتی باڑی (زراعت) ✓
- (C) صنعت و حرفت
- (D) فلسفہ
Explanation: فلاحت عربی لفظ ہے جس کا معنی کاشت کاری یا زراعت ہے؛ کسان کو فلّاح کہتے ہیں۔
2. تشبیہ کی تعریف کیا ہے؟
- (A) کسی مشترک خوبی کی بنا پر ایک چیز کو دوسری چیز جیسا قرار دینا ✓
- (B) لفظ کو صرف اس کے حقیقی معنی میں استعمال کرنا
- (C) دو متضاد چیزوں کو ایک ساتھ بیان کرنا
- (D) بات کو حد سے زیادہ بڑھا چڑھا کر بیان کرنا
Explanation: تشبیہ کے چار ارکان ہیں: مشبہ، مشبہ بہ، وجہ شبہ اور حرف تشبیہ۔ مثال: اس کا چہرہ چاند جیسا ہے۔
3. مجازِ مرسل کی تعریف کیا ہے؟
- (A) لفظ کا غیر حقیقی معنی میں استعمال جب حقیقی اور مجازی معنی میں تشبیہ کے سوا کوئی اور تعلق ہو ✓
- (B) لفظ کا غیر حقیقی معنی میں استعمال جب دونوں معنوں میں تشبیہ کا تعلق ہو
- (C) ایک لفظ کے دو معنی ہوں اور قریب کا معنی مراد نہ ہو
- (D) کسی بات کو بہت بڑھا کر بیان کرنا
Explanation: اگر تعلق تشبیہ کا ہو تو استعارہ کہلاتا ہے؛ تشبیہ کے علاوہ کوئی اور تعلق (کل و جز، ظرف و مظروف وغیرہ) ہو تو مجازِ مرسل۔
4. مسجع نثر کسے کہتے ہیں؟
- (A) جس کے فقرے ہم وزن بھی ہوں اور ہم قافیہ بھی ✓
- (B) جس کے فقرے صرف ہم وزن ہوں، قافیہ نہ ہو
- (C) جس کے فقرے صرف ہم قافیہ ہوں، وزن نہ ہو
- (D) جس میں نہ وزن ہو نہ قافیہ
Explanation: صرف ہم وزن فقرے: نثر مرجز۔ صرف ہم قافیہ: نثر مقفیٰ۔ نہ وزن نہ قافیہ: نثر عاری۔
5. شاعری میں "قنوطیت" سے کیا مراد ہے؟
- (A) امید
- (B) مایوسی (ناامیدی) ✓
- (C) خوشی
- (D) حب الوطنی
Explanation: قنوطیت کا معنی ناامیدی اور مایوسی ہے۔ فانی بدایونی کو یاسیات کا امام کہا جاتا ہے۔
6. "اپنی اپنی ڈفلی اپنا اپنا راگ" کا مطلب کیا ہے؟
- (A) ہر شخص کا اپنی اپنی بات کہنا اور آپس میں اتفاق نہ ہونا ✓
- (B) موسیقی کا شوق رکھنا
- (C) مل جل کر کام کرنا
- (D) خوشی کا جشن منانا
Explanation: یہ ضرب المثل (کہاوت) ہے، جو وہاں بولی جاتی ہے جہاں سب اپنی اپنی کہیں اور کوئی ایک بات پر متفق نہ ہو۔
7. علامہ اقبال نے "بحرِ ظلمات" کس سمندر کو کہا ہے؟
- (A) بحرِ اوقیانوس (اٹلانٹک) ✓
- (B) بحرِ ہند
- (C) بحرِ الکاہل
- (D) بحیرۂ روم
Explanation: شکوہ: "دشت تو دشت ہیں دریا بھی نہ چھوڑے ہم نے، بحرِ ظلمات میں دوڑا دیے گھوڑے ہم نے" (عقبہ بن نافع کا واقعہ)۔
8. ادب کی اصطلاح میں کسی کی تالیف یا تصنیف کے بارے میں (عموماً تعریفی) رائے دینا کیا کہلاتا ہے؟
- (A) تقریظ ✓
- (B) تنقید
- (C) تبصرہ
- (D) تلمیح
Explanation: تقریظ کسی کتاب کی تعریف میں لکھی گئی رائے کو کہتے ہیں جو عموماً کتاب کے شروع میں شامل ہوتی ہے۔
9. "وہ پڑھ رہا ہو گا" — یہ کون سا فعل ہے؟
- (A) فعل مستقبل جاری (استمراری) ✓
- (B) فعل ماضی مطلق
- (C) فعل حال مطلق
- (D) فعل امر
10. ان میں سے ظرفِ زمان والا لفظ کون سا ہے؟
- (A) رات ✓
- (B) باغ
- (C) شہر
- (D) گھر
Explanation: ظرفِ زمان وقت بتاتا ہے (دن، رات، سال، صدی)؛ باغ، شہر اور گھر ظرفِ مکان ہیں۔
11. Din-e-Ilahi was introduced by:
- (A) Akbar ✓
- (B) Jahangir
- (C) Aurangzeb
- (D) Babur
Explanation: Mughal emperor Akbar announced Din-e-Ilahi in 1582.
12. Which Companion is included in the Ashara Mubashara?
- (A) Hazrat Saad bin Abi Waqqas (RA) ✓
- (B) Hazrat Bilal (RA)
- (C) Hazrat Abu Hurairah (RA)
- (D) Hazrat Salman Farsi (RA)
Explanation: Ashara Mubashara are the ten Companions given the glad tidings of Paradise, including the four Caliphs, Talha, Zubair, Abdur Rahman bin Auf, Saad bin Abi Waqqas, Saeed bin Zaid and Abu Ubaidah (RA).
13. Ayat-ul-Kursi is in which Para (Juz) of the Holy Quran?
- (A) 2nd
- (B) 3rd ✓
- (C) 4th
- (D) 30th
Explanation: Ayat-ul-Kursi is Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 255, in Para 3 (Tilka-r-Rusul).
14. The Quran says: "Seek help through patience (Sabr) and ____."
- (A) Fasting
- (B) Prayer (Salah) ✓
- (C) Hajj
- (D) Zakat
Explanation: Surah Al-Baqarah 2:45 and 2:153.
15. Hazrat Usman (RA) was martyred in which city?
- (A) Makkah
- (B) Madinah ✓
- (C) Kufa
- (D) Damascus
Explanation: He was martyred in his house in Madinah in 35 AH (656 CE).
16. 'Saum' (fasting) literally means:
- (A) To abstain (from something) ✓
- (B) To pray
- (C) To give charity
- (D) To travel
17. Who is called the 'Father of the Muslims' (Abul Muslimeen)?
- (A) Hazrat Adam (AS)
- (B) Hazrat Nuh (AS)
- (C) Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) ✓
- (D) Hazrat Musa (AS)
Explanation: Surah Al-Hajj 22:78: 'the religion of your father Ibrahim; he named you Muslims'.
18. Who was the guardian of Hazrat Maryam (AS)?
- (A) Hazrat Zakariya (AS) ✓
- (B) Hazrat Yahya (AS)
- (C) Hazrat Imran
- (D) Hazrat Isa (AS)
Explanation: Surah Aal-e-Imran 3:37.
19. Hazrat Ali (RA) was martyred by:
- (A) Abdur Rahman ibn Muljim ✓
- (B) Abu Lulu Feroz
- (C) Shimr
- (D) Yazid
Explanation: He was attacked in the mosque of Kufa in 40 AH. Abu Lulu Feroz martyred Hazrat Umar (RA).
20. Pakistan lies in which region?
- (A) Just north of the Tropic of Cancer ✓
- (B) South of the Tropic of Capricorn
- (C) On the Equator
- (D) Between the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn
Explanation: The Tropic of Cancer (about 23.4° N) passes through India, just south of Pakistan's southern tip (about 23.6° N).
21. In Musharraf's era, what does PCO stand for?
- (A) Provisional Constitution Order ✓
- (B) Pakistan Constitutional Ordinance
- (C) Presidential Command Order
- (D) Public Control Ordinance
Explanation: Musharraf issued a PCO after the 1999 takeover and again with the emergency of 3 November 2007.
22. The Agartala Conspiracy Case (1968) was related to:
- (A) Sheikh Mujib-ur-Rehman ✓
- (B) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- (C) Maulana Bhashani
- (D) Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
23. The Simla Agreement was signed in:
- (A) 1971
- (B) 1972 ✓
- (C) 1973
- (D) 1974
Explanation: Signed on 2 July 1972 by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Indira Gandhi.
24. The 2nd OIC Summit (1974) was held in:
- (A) Rabat
- (B) Lahore ✓
- (C) Islamabad
- (D) Jeddah
Explanation: Lahore, 22–24 February 1974. Pakistan also recognised Bangladesh there.
25. The first ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty was:
- (A) Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq ✓
- (B) Muhammad bin Tughluq
- (C) Firuz Shah Tughluq
- (D) Alauddin Khalji
Explanation: He founded the dynasty in 1320.
26. Zardak Peak is the highest peak of which mountain range?
- (A) Sulaiman Range
- (B) Kirthar Range ✓
- (C) Salt Range
- (D) Toba Kakar Range
27. The pamphlet "Now or Never" (1933) was written by:
- (A) Allama Iqbal
- (B) Chaudhry Rahmat Ali ✓
- (C) Quaid-e-Azam
- (D) Liaquat Ali Khan
Explanation: It proposed the name "Pakstan".
28. "India Wins Freedom" was written by:
- (A) Jawaharlal Nehru
- (B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad ✓
- (C) Mahatma Gandhi
- (D) Sardar Patel
29. India revoked Article 370 (special status of occupied Kashmir) on:
- (A) 5 August 2019 ✓
- (B) 15 August 2019
- (C) 26 January 2020
- (D) 5 February 2019
30. The "Troika Plus" on Afghanistan consists of:
- (A) USA, Russia, China and Pakistan ✓
- (B) USA, UK, France and Germany
- (C) China, India, Iran and Pakistan
- (D) Russia, Iran, Turkey and Qatar
31. Liaquat Ali Khan was martyred in which city?
- (A) Karachi
- (B) Rawalpindi ✓
- (C) Lahore
- (D) Peshawar
Explanation: He was shot at Company Bagh (now Liaquat Bagh), Rawalpindi, on 16 October 1951.
32. Direct Action Day (16 August 1946) is also known as:
- (A) The Great Calcutta Killings ✓
- (B) Black Day
- (C) Partition Day
- (D) Deliverance Day
Explanation: Deliverance Day was 22 December 1939, after the Congress ministries resigned.
33. The 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan was signed into law on:
- (A) 8 April 2010
- (B) 19 April 2010 ✓
- (C) 14 August 2010
- (D) 23 March 2010
Explanation: Parliament passed it on 8 April 2010, and the President signed it on 19 April 2010.
34. Javed Miandad was made captain of Pakistan at what age?
- (A) 20
- (B) 22 ✓
- (C) 25
- (D) 27
Explanation: Born in 1957, he first captained Pakistan in 1980.
35. Which renowned Muslim botanist collected herbs while travelling from Spain to Syria?
- (A) Ibn al-Baitar ✓
- (B) Al-Biruni
- (C) Ibn Sina
- (D) Al-Razi
Explanation: Ibn al-Baitar was born in Malaga, Spain, and settled in Damascus.
36. Benazir Bhutto's second government (1996) was dismissed by which President?
- (A) Ghulam Ishaq Khan
- (B) Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari ✓
- (C) Muhammad Rafiq Tarar
- (D) Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
Explanation: Ghulam Ishaq Khan dismissed her first government in 1990.
37. How many members did the Cabinet Mission (1946) have?
- (A) 2
- (B) 3 ✓
- (C) 4
- (D) 5
Explanation: Lord Pethick-Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps and A. V. Alexander.
38. The Lahore Resolution was adopted in:
- (A) 1930
- (B) 1940 ✓
- (C) 1946
- (D) 1947
Explanation: It was adopted on 23 March 1940 at Minto Park (now Iqbal Park), Lahore.
39. Tipu Sultan had diplomatic relations with which European king?
- (A) Louis XVI of France ✓
- (B) George III of Britain
- (C) Charles III of Spain
- (D) Frederick the Great of Prussia
40. How many climatic regions does Pakistan have?
- (A) 3
- (B) 4 ✓
- (C) 5
- (D) 6
41. The Great Barrier Reef is located in the:
- (A) Pacific Ocean (Coral Sea) ✓
- (B) Indian Ocean
- (C) Atlantic Ocean
- (D) Arctic Ocean
Explanation: It lies off the coast of Queensland, Australia.
42. Niagara Falls lies between:
- (A) USA and Canada ✓
- (B) USA and Mexico
- (C) Brazil and Argentina
- (D) Zambia and Zimbabwe
43. The Caspian Sea is considered:
- (A) The largest lake in the world ✓
- (B) The deepest ocean
- (C) The smallest sea
- (D) The largest gulf
44. The Darién Gap jungle is famous for:
- (A) Being the missing link of the Pan-American Highway
- (B) Darién National Park
- (C) Both of these ✓
- (D) A military base
Explanation: The Darién Gap is the roadless jungle between Panama and Colombia, which is also home to Darién National Park.
45. Which country has hosted the Summer Olympics the most times?
- (A) USA ✓
- (B) UK
- (C) France
- (D) Greece
Explanation: The USA has hosted 4 times (1904, 1932, 1984, 1996); Los Angeles 2028 will be the fifth.
46. The lowest layer of the atmosphere by chemical composition (surface to about 80–100 km) is the:
- (A) Mesosphere
- (B) Homosphere ✓
- (C) Stratosphere
- (D) Troposphere
Explanation: By temperature, the lowest layer is the troposphere. By composition, it is the homosphere, where the gases are evenly mixed.
47. Who is the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time?
- (A) Usain Bolt
- (B) Michael Phelps ✓
- (C) Carl Lewis
- (D) Larisa Latynina
Explanation: Phelps won 28 Olympic medals (23 gold).
48. What is the width of the runway for the long jump?
- (A) 1.00 m
- (B) 1.22 m ✓
- (C) 1.50 m
- (D) 2.00 m
49. Who succeeded Ali Larijani as Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council in March 2026?
- (A) Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr ✓
- (B) Saeed Jalili
- (C) Ali Shamkhani
- (D) Abbas Araghchi
Explanation: Larijani was killed in a strike on Tehran in March 2026; President Pezeshkian appointed Zolghadr on 24 March 2026.
50. Who is the current military leader of Burkina Faso?
- (A) Ibrahim Traoré ✓
- (B) Assimi Goïta
- (C) Abdourahamane Tchiani
- (D) Mamadi Doumbouya
Explanation: Goïta leads Mali, Tchiani leads Niger and Doumbouya leads Guinea.
51. On which date did Iran's Assembly of Experts choose Mojtaba Khamenei as the new Supreme Leader?
- (A) 28 February 2026
- (B) 1 March 2026
- (C) 8 March 2026 ✓
- (D) 20 March 2026
Explanation: Ali Khamenei was killed on 28 February 2026; the Assembly of Experts announced Mojtaba Khamenei as the third Supreme Leader on 8 March 2026.
52. In 2026 the Bank of Japan raised its benchmark interest rate to:
- (A) 0.5%
- (B) 0.75%
- (C) 1.0%
- (D) 1.25% ✓
Explanation: It went to 1.0% on 16 June 2026 and to 1.25% on 18 September 2026, the highest in about 31 years.
53. Which Taiwanese political party sent its chairwoman to China for talks in 2026 (trip announced in March)?
- (A) Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)
- (B) Kuomintang (KMT) ✓
- (C) Taiwan People's Party
- (D) New Power Party
Explanation: KMT chairwoman Cheng Li-wun visited the mainland from 7 to 12 April 2026 and met Xi Jinping on 10 April.
54. Who became commander-in-chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guards (Pasdaran / IRGC) in 2026?
- (A) Mohammad Pakpour
- (B) Ahmad Vahidi ✓
- (C) Hossein Salami
- (D) Mohammad Bagheri
Explanation: Pakpour was killed on 28 February 2026; Ahmad Vahidi was named IRGC chief on 1 March 2026.
55. The play 'Liberation' by Bess Wohl won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in which category?
- (A) Drama ✓
- (B) Fiction
- (C) History
- (D) Poetry
Explanation: Other 2026 book winners: History, Jill Lepore's 'We the People'; Fiction, Daniel Kraus's 'Angel Down'.
56. According to the BBC, how many children were killed in the US strike on the girls' school in Minab, Iran (28 February 2026)?
- (A) 120 ✓
- (B) 140
- (C) 150
- (D) None of these
Explanation: The BBC reported that the strike killed 120 children; the total death toll was about 156 to 168.
57. In 2026, Trump called for a physical audit of:
- (A) The gold reserves at Fort Knox ✓
- (B) The Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- (C) The World Bank
- (D) JPMorgan Chase
Explanation: He posted 'Time to Physically Audit Fort Knox' on 31 May 2026.
58. Pakistan formally established diplomatic relations with which country on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Tianjin, China?
- (A) Armenia ✓
- (B) Israel
- (C) Taiwan
- (D) Somaliland
Explanation: The joint communique was exchanged on 31 August 2025.
59. The 2026 security conference attended by EU and Ukrainian leaders (February 2026) was held in:
- (A) Munich ✓
- (B) Brussels
- (C) Geneva
- (D) Kyiv
Explanation: The Munich Security Conference is held every February in Munich, Germany.
60. Who is the senior puisne judge of the Lahore High Court (2026)?
- (A) Justice Abid Aziz Sheikh ✓
- (B) Justice Aalia Neelum
- (C) Justice Shujaat Ali Khan
- (D) Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani
Explanation: On the August 2026 seniority list he is second after Chief Justice Aalia Neelum. Justice Shujaat Ali Khan, the previous senior puisne judge, retired in April 2026.
61. In 2026, which country attacked US troops at a military base in Iraq?
- (A) Iran ✓
- (B) Turkey
- (C) Syria
- (D) Saudi Arabia
Explanation: Iran struck US bases in the region during the 2026 Iran war.
62. Which country decided in 2026 to fund education for Rohingya refugee children for the first time?
- (A) Bangladesh ✓
- (B) Myanmar
- (C) Malaysia
- (D) India
Explanation: Bangladesh approved the funding after aid cuts closed thousands of UNICEF schools in the Cox's Bazar camps.
63. The Paris climate change conference (Agreement) is related to:
- (A) Emissions of greenhouse gases ✓
- (B) Nuclear disarmament
- (C) Ozone-depleting substances
- (D) Ocean fishing rights
64. Pakistan and Uzbekistan agreed (February 2026) to raise bilateral trade to:
- (A) $1,000 million
- (B) $1,500 million
- (C) $1,750 million
- (D) $2,000 million ✓
Explanation: The $2 billion target was reaffirmed during President Mirziyoyev's visit to Islamabad in February 2026.
65. Synonym of DELICIOUS:
- (A) Bland
- (B) Delectable ✓
- (C) Insipid
- (D) Stale
66. Antonym of EXHAUSTIVE:
- (A) Thorough
- (B) Comprehensive
- (C) Incomplete ✓
- (D) Detailed
67. Urdu meaning of PREACH:
- (A) تبلیغ کرنا / وعظ کرنا ✓
- (B) التجا کرنا
- (C) شکایت کرنا
- (D) تعریف کرنا
68. Urdu meaning of CURBED:
- (A) روکا گیا / قابو میں کیا گیا ✓
- (B) بڑھایا گیا
- (C) معاف کیا گیا
- (D) خریدا گیا
69. The birds fly ____ the river.
- (A) over ✓
- (B) across
- (C) through
- (D) into
Explanation: "Over" means above the river. "Through" is for passing inside something, such as a tunnel.
70. Urdu meaning of ACUMEN:
- (A) ذہانت / فراست ✓
- (B) غصہ
- (C) سستی
- (D) شرمندگی
71. Synonym of CURB:
- (A) Inhibit ✓
- (B) Encourage
- (C) Release
- (D) Expand
72. Antonym of DELICIOUS:
- (A) Tasty
- (B) Disgusting ✓
- (C) Savoury
- (D) Appetising
73. Synonym of FRAGILE:
- (A) Delicate ✓
- (B) Sturdy
- (C) Strong
- (D) Solid
74. Synonym of TENSE:
- (A) Disturbed ✓
- (B) Relaxed
- (C) Calm
- (D) Loose
75. One word for "hopeful or romantic but not practical":
- (A) Quixotic ✓
- (B) Pragmatic
- (C) Cynical
- (D) Pedantic
76. Change the voice: "Cook some food."
- (A) Let some food be cooked. ✓
- (B) Some food is cooked.
- (C) Some food be cooked.
- (D) Let some food cooked.
77. Change the voice: "They say that the princess knows five languages."
- (A) The princess is said to know five languages. ✓
- (B) The princess was said to know five languages.
- (C) It is said the princess knew five languages.
- (D) The princess is known five languages.
78. I didn't find my own, but suddenly it turned ____.
- (A) in
- (B) away
- (C) up ✓
- (D) over
Explanation: To turn up means to appear or be found.
79. His sudden resignation was ____ when he was about to be promoted to manager.
- (A) a bolt from the blue ✓
- (B) a flash in the pan
- (C) a skeleton in the cupboard
- (D) a red herring
Explanation: A bolt from the blue is a complete surprise.
80. Why does a pressure cooker cook food quickly?
- (A) High pressure raises the boiling point of water ✓
- (B) High pressure lowers the boiling point of water
- (C) It needs less heat
- (D) Steel conducts heat faster
Explanation: Water boils at about 120 °C inside, instead of 100 °C.
81. Why does food spoil quickly at high temperatures?
- (A) Bacteria and fungi grow faster in warmth ✓
- (B) Air pressure is lower
- (C) Water evaporates from the food
- (D) Sunlight destroys vitamins
82. Exchange of gases in the human body takes place in the:
- (A) Trachea
- (B) Bronchi
- (C) Alveoli ✓
- (D) Larynx
83. The functional unit of the kidney is the:
- (A) Neuron
- (B) Nephron ✓
- (C) Alveolus
- (D) Villus
84. The blue colour of the sky is due to ____ of light.
- (A) Reflection
- (B) Refraction
- (C) Scattering ✓
- (D) Dispersion
Explanation: Blue light has a short wavelength and is scattered most by air molecules (Rayleigh scattering).
85. A rocket works on the principle of:
- (A) Conservation of momentum (Newton's third law) ✓
- (B) Conservation of energy only
- (C) Archimedes' principle
- (D) Bernoulli's principle
86. Why does a steel spoon feel colder than a wooden spoon at the same temperature?
- (A) Metal conducts heat away from the hand faster ✓
- (B) Steel is actually colder
- (C) Wood produces heat
- (D) Steel absorbs moisture
87. Which memory is built into the CPU?
- (A) Register ✓
- (B) RAM
- (C) Hard disk
- (D) ROM
88. In software engineering, UML stands for:
- (A) Unified Modeling Language ✓
- (B) Universal Machine Language
- (C) Unified Machine Logic
- (D) User Modeling Language
89. Who is known as the father of computer graphics?
- (A) Ivan Sutherland ✓
- (B) Charles Babbage
- (C) Alan Turing
- (D) Bill Gates
Explanation: He created Sketchpad (1963).
90. Which output device displays video on a computer?
- (A) Monitor (VDU) ✓
- (B) Scanner
- (C) Keyboard
- (D) Plotter
91. Who is known as the father of Artificial Intelligence?
- (A) John McCarthy ✓
- (B) Alan Turing
- (C) Marvin Minsky
- (D) Geoffrey Hinton
Explanation: He coined the term "Artificial Intelligence" in 1956.
92. Who invented the World Wide Web?
- (A) Tim Berners-Lee ✓
- (B) Vint Cerf
- (C) Bill Gates
- (D) Steve Jobs
Explanation: He invented it at CERN in 1989.
93. Find the next term: 2, 6, 12, 20, ?
- (A) 28
- (B) 30 ✓
- (C) 32
- (D) 36
Explanation: The pattern is n(n+1): 1×2, 2×3, 3×4, 4×5, 5×6 = 30.
94. Find the next term: 7, 18, 40, 73, 117, ?
- (A) 142
- (B) 160
- (C) 172 ✓
- (D) 180
Explanation: The differences are 11, 22, 33, 44, so the next is +55: 117 + 55 = 172.
95. Sum of the first 7 terms of 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, 320 is:
- (A) 625
- (B) 635 ✓
- (C) 640
- (D) 645
Explanation: Sum = 5(2⁷ − 1) = 5 × 127 = 635.
96. If the nth term is 2n² + 1, find the 2nd term.
- (A) 5
- (B) 7
- (C) 9 ✓
- (D) 17
Explanation: 2(2²) + 1 = 9.
97. The area of a rectangle is 259 cm² and its length is 18.5 cm. Find its width.
- (A) 12 cm
- (B) 14 cm ✓
- (C) 15 cm
- (D) 16 cm
Explanation: 259 ÷ 18.5 = 14.
98. The product of a positive integer one less than the number and 2 less than 3 times the number is 14. Find the number.
- (A) 2
- (B) 3 ✓
- (C) 4
- (D) 5
Explanation: (x − 1)(3x − 2) = 14 gives 3x² − 5x − 12 = 0, so (3x + 4)(x − 3) = 0 and x = 3.