ASI Solved Past Paper 2020 PDF

Islamic Studies

Question: Which Prophet is known as “Zabihullah” (The one ready to be sacrificed)?
Answer: Hazrat Ismail (A.S)
Question: In which Hijri year was the Battle of Khaybar fought?
Answer: 7 A.H.
Question: Who was the first person to embrace Islam among free adult men?
Answer: Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique (R.A)
Question: Which Surah of the Holy Quran is known as “Surah Al-Mulk” and protects from the punishment of the grave?
Answer: Surah 67 (Al-Mulk)
Question: How many obligatory pillars (Arkan) are there in Islam?
Answer: 5
Question: Who was the Companion given the title “Asad-ullah” (The Lion of Allah)?
Answer: Hazrat Ali ibn Abi Talib (R.A)
Question: In which battle did Muslims suffer a major loss before regrouping at Mount Uhud?
Answer: Battle of Uhud (Surprise counterattack led by Khalid bin Waleed before his conversion)
Question: What is the term for the financial compensation paid to the victim’s family in Islamic law for unintentional murder?
Answer: Diyat
Question: Which Holy Book was revealed to Hazrat Musa (A.S)?
Answer: Tawrat (Torah)
Question: Who was the leader of the delegation of Muslims who migrated to Abyssinia and spoke before the Negus (Najashi)?
Answer: Hazrat Jafar bin Abi Talib (R.A)

Urdu

Question: اردو زبان کا پہلا باقاعدہ ڈراما کون سا تسلیم کیا جاتا ہے؟
Answer: اندرا سبھا (امانت لکھنوی)
Question: سر سید احمد خان نے تعلیمی کانفرنس (All India Muhammadan Educational Conference) کی بنیاد کس سال رکھی؟
Answer: 1886ء
Question: اردو شاعری میں ”تلمیح“ سے کیا مراد ہے؟
Answer: شعر میں کسی تاریخی، مذہبی یا لوک داستان کی طرف اشارہ کرنا
Question: لفظ ”قریب“ کی ضِد (متضاد) کیا ہے؟
Answer: بعید / دور
Question: قواعد میں وہ اسم جو کسی مقررہ وقت کو ظاہر کرے، کیا کہلاتا ہے؟
Answer: اسمِ ظرفِ زمان
Question: اردو ادب میں ”پطرس بخاری“ کی وجہِ شہرت کون سی صنفِ ادب ہے؟
Answer: طنز و مزاح (مضامینِ پطرس)
Question: مرزا غالب کے استاد کون تھے؟
Answer: نواب شیخ محمد ابراہیم ذوق
Question: مثنوی کے ہر شعر کے دونوں مصرعے آپس میں کیا ہوتے ہیں؟
Answer: ہم قافیہ اور ہم ردیف
Question: اردو میں ناول نگاری کی بنیاد کس نے ڈکیتی اور اصلاحی نقطہ نظر سے رکھی؟
Answer: ڈپٹی نذیر احمد
Question: افسانہ ”نکاح“ یا اردو کا پہلا تسلیم شدہ افسانہ ”انارکلی“ کس نے لکھا؟
Answer: (پریم چند / سجاد حیدر یلدرم – ناصر شاہ)

Pakistan Studies

Question: When was the Cripps Mission sent to British India?
Answer: 1942
Question: Who served as the first Muslim Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army?
Answer: General Ayub Khan (first native Pakistani Chief was General Mohammad Ayub Khan, though General Frank Messervy and Douglas Gracey were British) / General Tikka Khan or General Ayub Khan as first indigenous C-in-C in 1951.
Question: In which year was the Simla Deputation presented to Lord Minto?
Answer: 1906
Question: What is the name of the mountain pass connecting Chitral with Afghanistan?
Answer: Baroghil Pass / Lowari Pass
Question: Who was the founder of the journal “Comrade”?
Answer: Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar
Question: When was the One Unit policy dissolved in West Pakistan?
Answer: 1st July 1970
Question: Which river is known as the westernmost tributary of the Indus River system in Pakistan?
Answer: Kabul River
Question: Who served as the President of Pakistan during the promulgation of the 1962 Constitution?
Answer: Field Marshal Ayub Khan
Question: What is the total length of the border between Pakistan and China?
Answer: Approximately 599 km
Question: When was the State Bank of Pakistan established?
Answer: 1st July 1948

Everyday Science

Question: Which gas is essential for the process of respiration in living organisms?
Answer: Oxygen
Question: What is the chemical formula of common washing soda?
Answer: Na2CO3
Question: Which vitamin helps in blood clotting and preventing excessive bleeding?
Answer: Vitamin K
Question: What is the heaviest naturally occurring element on Earth?
Answer: Uranium (U)
Question: Which instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure changes over time?
Answer: Barograph / Barometer
Question: What phenomenon causes the blue color of the clear daytime sky?
Answer: Rayleigh scattering of sunlight by atmospheric gases
Question: Which gas is commonly known as “Laughing Gas”?
Answer: Nitrous Oxide (N2O)
Question: What is the normal pulse rate range for a resting healthy human adult?
Answer: 60 to 100 beats per minute
Question: Which part of the human brain coordinates voluntary muscle movements and balance?
Answer: Cerebellum
Question: What is the primary chemical compound found in natural gas?
Answer: Methane (CH4)

General Knowledge

Question: Which country is known as the “Land of the Midnight Sun”?
Answer: Norway
Question: What is the currency of Japan?
Answer: Japanese Yen
Question: In which city are the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) located?
Answer: Geneva, Switzerland
Question: Which is the longest river in Asia?
Answer: Yangtze River
Question: Who wrote the famous political treatise “The Prince”?
Answer: Niccolò Machiavelli
Question: What is the capital of Australia?
Answer: Canberra
Question: Which international body governs international trade agreements and tariffs?
Answer: World Trade Organization (WTO)
Question: What is the deepest oceanic trench in the world?
Answer: Mariana Trench
Question: In which year did the United Nations officially come into existence?
Answer: 1945
Question: Which country is the world’s leading producer of crude oil (historically/recently)?
Answer: United States / Saudi Arabia

Geography

Question: Which mountain range separates the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of Europe?
Answer: Pyrenees
Question: The Strait of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic Ocean with which body of water?
Answer: Mediterranean Sea
Question: Which desert covers a large portion of northern Chile?
Answer: Atacama Desert
Question: Which river is the longest in Europe?
Answer: Volga River
Question: What is the imaginary line at 0 degrees longitude called?
Answer: Prime Meridian
Question: Which European microstate is completely surrounded by Rome, Italy?
Answer: Vatican City
Question: What is the capital city of Argentina?
Answer: Buenos Aires
Question: Which ocean is the second largest in the world?
Answer: Atlantic Ocean
Question: What type of plate boundary forms the Mariana Trench?
Answer: Convergent boundary (subduction zone)
Question: Which country is the source of the White Nile River?
Answer: Uganda / Rwanda / Tanzania (Lake Victoria basin)

Current Affairs

Question: Who serves as the current President of the United States?
Answer: Joe Biden
Question: Which city hosted the 2024 Summer Olympic Games?
Answer: Paris, France
Question: Who is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
Answer: Keir Starmer
Question: Which international financial organization provides emergency balance-of-payment support to countries like Pakistan?
Answer: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Question: Which country recently assumed the presidency of the BRICS bloc?
Answer: Russia / Brazil
Question: What is the name of NASA’s deep space telescope designed to succeed Hubble?
Answer: James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Question: Who is the current Prime Minister of India?
Answer: Narendra Modi
Question: Which global health organization declared mpox a global public health emergency?
Answer: World Health Organization (WHO)
Question: Which nation became a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) recently?
Answer: Iran
Question: Who is the current President of France?
Answer: Emmanuel Macron

Computer

Question: What does RAM stand for in computer memory terminology?
Answer: Random Access Memory
Question: Which shortcut key combination is used to “Paste” copied content in Windows?
Answer: Ctrl + V
Question: What is the primary function of an Operating System?
Answer: To manage computer hardware, software resources, and provide common services for programs
Question: What does HTML stand for in web design?
Answer: HyperText Markup Language
Question: Which device connects local area networks (LANs) to other networks or the internet?
Answer: Router
Question: What is the standard extension for Microsoft PowerPoint presentation files?
Answer: .pptx
Question: Who is widely recognized as the inventor of the World Wide Web?
Answer: Tim Berners-Lee
Question: Which storage device uses flash memory chips to retain data without moving parts?
Answer: Solid State Drive (SSD)
Question: What does URL stand for in web navigation?
Answer: Uniform Resource Locator
Question: Which function key is used to refresh web pages in internet browsers?
Answer: F5

English Grammar

Question: What is a synonym of the word “Courageous”?
Answer: Brave / Fearless
Question: What is an antonym of the word “Ancient”?
Answer: Modern / Recent
Question: Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: He is tired _____ working all day long.
Answer: of
Question: Change the active voice to passive: “The dog chased the cat.”
Answer: The cat was chased by the dog.
Question: What does the idiom “A piece of cake” mean?
Answer: Something very easy to do
Question: Identify the part of speech of the target word in “She sang a *sweet* song”:
Answer: Adjective
Question: Correct the grammatical error: “Each of the players have arrived.”
Answer: Each of the players has arrived.
Question: Give the plural form of “Tooth”.
Answer: Teeth
Question: What is the comparative degree of the adjective “Good”?
Answer: Better
Question: Fill in the blank with the correct article: She is reading _____ interesting book.
Answer: an

Maths & IQ

Question: What is 20% of 350?
Answer: 70
Question: If the length of a rectangle is 12 cm and its width is 5 cm, what is its area?
Answer: 60 square cm
Question: Solve for x: 2x + 8 = 20. What is the value of x?
Answer: 6
Question: What comes next in the letter series: A, D, G, J, ?
Answer: M
Question: Find the least common multiple (LCM) of 5 and 7.
Answer: 35
Question: If a car travels at a speed of 80 km/h, how far will it travel in 3.5 hours?
Answer: 280 km
Question: What is the value of $2^5$ (2 raised to the power of 5)?
Answer: 32
Question: Find the missing number in the sequence: 7, 14, 21, 28, ?
Answer: 35
Question: If 5 men can complete a project in 12 days, how many days will 10 men take?
Answer: 6 days
Question: What is the average of the numbers 20, 30, 40, and 50?
Answer: 35

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