PART 1: Islamic Studies
Q1. What was the name of the camel on which Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) rode during His migration to Madinah?
Answer: B) Qaswa
Q2. How many Surahs in the Holy Quran are named after Prophets?
Answer: A) 6
Q3. In which Ghazwa were Muslims ordered not to leave their positions at the archery hill (Jabal-e-Rumat)?
Answer: B) Ghazwa-e-Uhud
Q4. Which Holy Book was revealed to Prophet Dawood (A.S)?
Answer: C) Zabur
Q5. What is the literal meaning of the word ‘Zakat’?
Answer: A) Purification and Growth
Q6. Who was assigned the duty of collecting and compiling the Holy Quran into an official single volume during Hazrat Abu Bakr’s (R.A.) caliphate?
Answer: B) Hazrat Zaid bin Thabit (R.A)
Q7. Which Sahabi is known as ‘Ameer-ul-Momineen’ for the first time in Islamic history?
Answer: A) Hazrat Umar Farooq (R.A)
Q8. In which Hijri year did the Conquest of Makkah take place?
Answer: C) 8 A.H.
Q9. Which angel is responsible for blowing the Trumpet (Soor) on the Day of Judgment?
Answer: B) Hazrat Israfil (A.S)
Q10. Which Surah of the Holy Quran does not begin with Bismillah?
Answer: A) Surah At-Tawbah
PART 2: Pakistan Studies
Q11. Who was the chief architect of the 1956 Constitution of Pakistan?
Answer: B) Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
Q12. Which river flows through the city of Lahore?
Answer: A) Ravi River
Q13. In which year was the Objectives Resolution passed by the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan?
Answer: C) 1949
Q14. What is the national animal of Pakistan?
Answer: A) Markhor
Q15. Which is the highest peak of the Karakoram Range located in Pakistan?
Answer: B) K2 (Mount Godwin-Austen)
Q16. Who was the first Prime Minister of Pakistan?
Answer: A) Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan
Q17. In which city is the Headquarters of the Pakistan Navy located?
Answer: C) Islamabad
Q18. What is the total length of the coastline of Pakistan approximately?
Answer: B) 1046 km
Q19. Which desert is located in the Punjab province of Pakistan?
Answer: A) Cholistan Desert
Q20. Who was the last Viceroy of British India before independence?
Answer: B) Lord Mountbatten
PART 3: General Knowledge & Current Affairs
Q21. What is the capital of Japan?
Answer: B) Tokyo
Q22. Which planet is closest to the Sun in our Solar System?
Answer: A) Mercury
Q23. What is the currency of the United Kingdom?
Answer: C) Pound Sterling
Q24. Where is the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) located?
Answer: B) Paris, France
Q25. Which element is represented by the chemical symbol ‘O’?
Answer: A) Oxygen
Q26. Which is the deepest ocean trench in the world?
Answer: C) Mariana Trench
Q27. Which organ in the human body filters waste products from the blood?
Answer: B) Kidneys
Q28. Which international organization’s primary goal is maintaining global peace and security?
Answer: A) United Nations (UN)
Q29. Who invented the light bulb?
Answer: B) Thomas Edison
Q30. What is the standard unit of frequency?
Answer: A) Hertz (Hz)
PART 4: Job Related (Data Entry & Database Operations)
Q31. What is the primary role of a Data Entry Operator in administrative offices?
Answer: B) Digitizing, validating, and updating structural records into central computer systems
Q32. What does ‘Data Validation’ mean in data entry applications?
Answer: A) Checking entered data for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to specified standards
Q33. Which database concept prevents duplicate entries by uniquely identifying each row in a table?
Answer: C) Primary Key
Q34. What is the main cause of Data Corruption during bulk entry tasks?
Answer: B) Unexpected system failure, power loss, or unsafe file saving during execution
Q35. What is the standard term for converting paper documents into digital text format using scanner software?
Answer: A) Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
Q36. In Excel data entry, what feature limits user input to a predefined drop-down list of choices?
Answer: B) Data Validation
Q37. What is the purpose of maintaining a Data Backup Log in administrative IT departments?
Answer: C) Recording the dates, times, and status of routine system backup operations
Q38. Which data entry verification method involves entering the same dataset twice by two different operators to catch errors?
Answer: A) Double Data Entry Method
Q39. What does WPM stand for in evaluating Data Entry Operator efficiency?
Answer: B) Words Per Minute
Q40. What action should a Data Entry Operator take immediately upon noticing suspicious system pop-ups or file corruption errors?
Answer: A) Save working files, disconnect network if required, and inform the IT Administrator
PART 5: Computer & Information Technology (Data Entry Specialization)
Q41. In MS Excel, which shortcut key opens the ‘Format Cells’ dialog box?
Answer: B) Ctrl + 1
Q42. What does ASCII stand for in computer data representation?
Answer: A) American Standard Code for Information Interchange
Q43. Which Excel tool allows users to quickly split a full name column into First Name and Last Name columns?
Answer: C) Text to Columns
Q44. What does DBMS stand for?
Answer: B) Database Management System
Q45. In MS Word, which shortcut key creates a hanging indent in a paragraph?
Answer: A) Ctrl + T
Q46. Which function in MS Excel counts non-empty cells in a selected range?
Answer: C) =COUNTA()
Q47. What type of storage device uses non-volatile flash memory with no moving parts for fast data access?
Answer: B) Solid State Drive (SSD)
Q48. Which shortcut key locks a Windows computer instantly?
Answer: A) Windows Key + L
Q49. What is the maximum number of rows available in a standard MS Excel worksheet (.xlsx format)?
Answer: C) 1,048,576 rows
Q50. Which shortcut key in MS Excel freezes or toggles relative and absolute cell references ($A$1) while writing a formula?
Answer: B) F4
PART 1: Islamic Studies
Q1. What was the old name of Madinah before Islam?
Answer: Yathrib.
Q2. How many Fard (obligatory) acts are there in Ghusl?
Answer: 3 Fard acts (Rinsing the mouth, clearing the nose, and washing the entire body).
Q3. Which Prophet is known by the title ‘Adam-e-Saani’ (The Second Adam)?
Answer: Prophet Nuh (A.S).
Q4. In which Hijri year was the Battle of Badr fought?
Answer: 2 A.H.
Q5. What is the total number of Madani Surahs in the Holy Quran?
Answer: 28 Madani Surahs.
Q6. Which Sahabi was known as ‘Ameer-ul-Ummah’ (Custodian of the Ummah)?
Answer: Hazrat Abu Ubaidah bin al-Jarrah (R.A).
Q7. What is the name of the winged animal on which Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) travelled during Isra and Mi’raj?
Answer: Buraq.
Q8. Which pillar of Islam was made obligatory during the event of Isra and Mi’raj?
Answer: Salat (Namaz).
Q9. Who was the first female martyr (Shaheed) in Islam?
Answer: Hazrat Sumayya (R.A).
Q10. Which Sahabi compiled the Holy Quran into a single manuscript during Hazrat Abu Bakr’s (R.A.) caliphate?
Answer: Hazrat Zaid bin Thabit (R.A).
PART 2: Pakistan Studies
Q11. Who led the Shimla Deputation of Muslim leaders to Lord Minto in 1906?
Answer: Sir Agha Khan.
Q12. Which mountain pass connects Chitral with Gilgit?
Answer: Shandur Pass.
Q13. In which city was the All-India Muslim League established in 1906?
Answer: Dhaka.
Q14. What is the national tree of Pakistan?
Answer: Deodar (Cedar).
Q15. Where is the Khewra Salt Mine located in Pakistan?
Answer: Jhelum District, Punjab.
Q16. Who served as the second Prime Minister of Pakistan?
Answer: Khawaja Nazimuddin.
Q17. Which desert covers parts of the Sindh province in Pakistan?
Answer: Thar Desert.
Q18. Who was the first Pakistani scientist to win a Nobel Prize?
Answer: Dr. Abdus Salam (Physics, 1979).
Q19. Which river joins the Indus River near Attock?
Answer: Kabul River.
Q20. What is the total land boundary length of Pakistan with China?
Answer: Approximately 592 km.
PART 3: General Knowledge & Current Affairs
Q21. What is the capital city of Canada?
Answer: Ottawa.
Q22. Which gas is primarily responsible for the depletion of Earth’s Ozone layer?
Answer: Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).
Q23. What is the official currency of South Korea?
Answer: South Korean Won (KRW).
Q24. Where is the global headquarters of Amnesty International located?
Answer: London, United Kingdom.
Q25. Which element is the most abundant gas in Earth’s atmosphere?
Answer: Nitrogen (around 78%).
Q26. What is the largest living land animal on Earth?
Answer: African Elephant.
Q27. Which organ in the human body secretes insulin?
Answer: Pancreas.
Q28. Where is the International Court of Justice (ICJ) headquartered?
Answer: The Hague, Netherlands.
Q29. Who formulated the three laws of physical motion?
Answer: Sir Isaac Newton.
Q30. Which continent contains the largest desert in the world (Antarctic Desert)?
Answer: Antarctica.
PART 4: Job Related (Data Entry & Database Management)
Q31. What is the difference between data entry accuracy and data entry speed?
Answer: Data entry speed refers to the number of words/characters typed per minute (WPM/KPH), while accuracy measures the percentage of error-free entries made.
Q32. What is a ‘Foreign Key’ in database management?
Answer: A field or collection of fields in one table that uniquely identifies a row in another table, creating a relational link between them.
Q33. How does ‘AutoCorrect’ assist in high-volume data entry tasks?
Answer: It automatically replaces pre-configured shorthand codes or common typos with full words or phrases, saving time and reducing typing errors.
Q34. What is the purpose of Data Cleaning (Data Cleansing)?
Answer: It is the process of detecting, correcting, or removing corrupt, inaccurate, incomplete, or duplicate records from a dataset.
Q35. What is a CSV file format, and why is it widely used in data entry?
Answer: Comma-Separated Values (CSV) is a plain text file format that stores tabular data, making it universally compatible across different spreadsheet software and databases.
Q36. What step should be taken to prevent data loss during long data entry sessions?
Answer: Enable AutoSave functions, use Ctrl + S frequently, and maintain periodic automated backups to external or cloud drives.
Q37. What is the function of the VLOOKUP tool in spreadsheet data management?
Answer: It searches for a specific value in the first column of a table and returns a value in the same row from a specified column.
Q38. What is CSV / Excel Data Normalization?
Answer: Organizing data fields to minimize redundancy, remove duplicate rows, and structure data consistently across columns.
Q39. What does KPH stand for in data entry assessments?
Answer: Keystrokes Per Hour (used to measure numeric keypad typing speed).
Q40. How do you handle non-readable or corrupted source documents during entry?
Answer: Flag the specific record, notify the immediate supervisor for verification, and avoid guessing unverified information.
PART 5: Computer & Information Technology
Q41. What keyboard shortcut is used to insert a hyperlink in MS Word or Excel?
Answer: Ctrl + K.
Q42. What is the main function of the BIOS in a computer?
Answer: It initializes hardware components during the boot process and loads the operating system.
Q43. In MS Excel, which function counts cells that meet a specific single criteria?
Answer: =COUNTIF().
Q44. What is the purpose of the ‘Freeze Panes’ feature in MS Excel?
Answer: It keeps selected rows or columns (like table headers) visible while scrolling through large worksheets.
Q45. What is the difference between RAM and ROM?
Answer: RAM is volatile, high-speed temporary memory used for running active tasks; ROM is non-volatile permanent memory containing system startup code.
Q46. Which shortcut key hides the selected row in MS Excel?
Answer: Ctrl + 9.
Q47. What is the function of a network Switch?
Answer: It connects multiple devices within a single Local Area Network (LAN) to receive, process, and forward data to the destination device.
Q48. What shortcut key combination pastes values only (without formatting) in MS Excel?
Answer: Alt + E + S + V (or Ctrl + Alt + V, then select Values).
Q49. What is the full form of SQL in database management?
Answer: Structured Query Language.
Q50. Which function key opens the ‘Save As’ window directly in Microsoft Word?
Answer: F12.
PART 1: Islamic Studies
Q1. What was the title given to Prophet Ibrahim (A.S)?
Answer: Khalilullah (Friend of Allah).
Q2. In which Hijri year was the Fasting (Sawm) during Ramadan made obligatory?
Answer: 2 A.H.
Q3. Which Surah of the Holy Quran is called ‘Urwo-tul-Wusqa’ or the ‘Heart of Quran’?
Answer: Surah Yaseen.
Q4. How many obligatory (Fard) acts are performed during Wudu (Ablution)?
Answer: 4 Fard acts (Washing face, washing arms to elbows, wiping head, washing feet to ankles).
Q5. Who was the first Caliph of Islam?
Answer: Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique (R.A).
Q6. Which battle is also known as Ghazwa-e-Ahzab?
Answer: Ghazwa-e-Khandaq (Battle of the Trench).
Q7. How many Fard rakats are there in total across all five daily mandatory prayers?
Answer: 17 Fard rakats.
Q8. What is the primary source of Islamic Law (Sharia)?
Answer: The Holy Quran.
Q9. In which city is Masjid al-Nabawi located?
Answer: Madinah Munawwarah.
Q10. Zakat is which pillar of Islam?
Answer: The Third Pillar.
PART 2: Pakistan Studies
Q11. Who was the first Governor-General of Pakistan?
Answer: Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
Q12. In which year was the famous Lahore Resolution passed?
Answer: 1940 (23rd March).
Q13. What is the total area of Pakistan in square kilometers?
Answer: 796,095 sq km.
Q14. Which is the highest mountain peak in Pakistan?
Answer: K2 (Godwin-Austen).
Q15. In which year was the current Constitution of Pakistan enforced?
Answer: 1973 (14th August).
Q16. Which river is the longest river in Pakistan?
Answer: Indus River.
Q17. In which year was the Simla Agreement signed between Pakistan and India?
Answer: 1972.
Q18. Which coastal line of Pakistan is connected to which sea?
Answer: Arabian Sea.
Q19. Which city in Pakistan is officially called the “City of Lights”?
Answer: Karachi.
Q20. Who presented the famous 14 Points in 1929?
Answer: Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
PART 3: General Knowledge & Current Affairs
Q21. What is the capital city of Australia?
Answer: Canberra.
Q22. Which country is known as the “Land of the Rising Sun”?
Answer: Japan.
Q23. What is the currency of the United Kingdom?
Answer: British Pound (GBP).
Q24. Where is the headquarters of the United Nations (UN) located?
Answer: New York, USA.
Q25. Which organ in the human body purifies blood?
Answer: Kidneys.
Q26. How many member states are currently in the United Nations?
Answer: 193 member states.
Q27. Which scientific instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure?
Answer: Barometer.
Q28. Which is the largest ocean in the world?
Answer: Pacific Ocean.
Q29. In which city is the Nobel Peace Prize awarded annually?
Answer: Oslo, Norway.
Q30. What is the chemical formula of common table salt?
Answer: NaCl (Sodium Chloride).
PART 4: Job Related (Data Entry & Spreadsheet Management)
Q31. What is the primary purpose of data verification in Data Entry Operations?
Answer: To check that entered data matches the source documents accurately before final saving.
Q32. What does the shortcut Ctrl + Shift + L do in MS Excel?
Answer: It applies or removes AutoFilter to the selected data table.
Q33. What is a ‘Macro’ in MS Excel and MS Word?
Answer: An automated sequence of recorded actions or commands used to perform repetitive tasks quickly.
Q34. Which function in MS Excel extracts a specific number of characters from the left side of a text string?
Answer: =LEFT().
Q35. What is the function of the CONCATENATE (or CONCAT) formula in MS Excel?
Answer: It joins two or more text strings from different cells into a single cell.
Q36. What is ‘Data Integrity’?
Answer: The maintenance of, and the assurance of the accuracy, consistency, and reliability of data over its entire lifecycle.
Q37. Which feature in MS Excel allows you to highlight cells based on specific criteria (e.g., values > 50)?
Answer: Conditional Formatting.
Q38. What is the purpose of a Data Entry Audit Log?
Answer: It records user activity, login times, and edits made to database records for security and accountability.
Q39. How do you hide selected columns in MS Excel using a keyboard shortcut?
Answer: Ctrl + 0.
Q40. What does SQL stand for and what is its main use?
Answer: Structured Query Language; used for managing and querying data in relational database management systems.
PART 5: Computer & Information Technology
Q41. What does CPU stand for in computer systems?
Answer: Central Processing Unit.
Q42. Which keyboard shortcut is used to paste copied text or objects?
Answer: Ctrl + V.
Q43. What type of application software is Microsoft Excel?
Answer: Spreadsheet Application.
Q44. What does HTML stand for?
Answer: HyperText Markup Language.
Q45. Which computer storage component retains data permanently even when powered off?
Answer: Hard Disk Drive (HDD) / Solid State Drive (SSD).
Q46. What does IP stand for in networking?
Answer: Internet Protocol.
Q47. Which formula in MS Excel is used to find the average of numbers in a cell range?
Answer: =AVERAGE().
Q48. What is the main function of an Operating System (OS)?
Answer: To manage hardware resources and provide a user interface for running applications.
Q49. Which protocol is used for sending outgoing emails over the Internet?
Answer: SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol).
Q50. What does RAM stand for?
Answer: Random Access Memory.
PART 1: Islamic Studies
Q1. What was the name of Hazrat Muhammad’s (PBUH) father?
Answer: Hazrat Abdullah (R.A).
Q2. Which holy book was revealed to Prophet Isa (A.S)?
Answer: Injeel (Gospel).
Q3. What is the meaning of the Arabic word ‘Tawheed’?
Answer: Oneness of Allah.
Q4. In which month of the Islamic calendar is Hajj performed?
Answer: Dhul-Hijjah.
Q5. How many Fard acts are performed in Tayammum (dry ablution)?
Answer: 3 Fard acts (Intention, wiping the face, and wiping the arms up to the elbows).
Q6. Who was the second Caliph of Islam?
Answer: Hazrat Umar Farooq (R.A).
Q7. Which Ghazwa is mentioned in Surah Aal-e-Imran?
Answer: Ghazwa-e-Uhud.
Q8. What is the annual charity paid on wealth and assets above a specific threshold called?
Answer: Zakat.
Q9. Which Sahabi was given the title ‘Zun-Nurain’ (Possessor of Two Lights)?
Answer: Hazrat Uthman Ghani (R.A).
Q10. What major ritual takes place at Jamarat during Hajj?
Answer: Rami (Stoning the Pillars representing the Devil).
PART 2: Pakistan Studies
Q11. Who presented the Two-Nation Theory explicitly during his Aligarh movement?
Answer: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan.
Q12. Which mountain pass connects Pakistan with China?
Answer: Khunjerab Pass.
Q13. What is the national sport of Pakistan?
Answer: Field Hockey.
Q14. Who was the Prime Minister of Pakistan during the 1965 war?
Answer: Chaudhry Muhammad Ali (Note: Field Marshal Ayub Khan was President/Head of State).
Q15. What is the highest military award in Pakistan?
Answer: Nishan-e-Haider.
Q16. In which year was the Simla Deputation presented to Lord Minto?
Answer: 1906.
Q17. Which city of Pakistan is famous for its textile hub and known as the “Manchester of Pakistan”?
Answer: Faisalabad.
Q18. What is the boundary line between Pakistan and Afghanistan called?
Answer: Durand Line.
Q19. Which deep-sea port in Balochistan was developed under CPEC?
Answer: Gwadar Port.
Q20. Who was the first female Prime Minister of Pakistan?
Answer: Benazir Bhutto.
PART 3: General Knowledge & Current Affairs
Q21. What is the largest continent in the world by land area?
Answer: Asia.
Q22. Which gas makes up the largest percentage of Earth’s atmosphere?
Answer: Nitrogen (approx. 78%).
Q23. What is the capital city of Turkey?
Answer: Ankara.
Q24. Which global agency monitors nuclear energy and nuclear safety?
Answer: IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency).
Q25. What is the hardest naturally occurring substance on Earth?
Answer: Diamond.
Q26. Which country is the most populous in the world?
Answer: India.
Q27. Where are the global headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) located?
Answer: Geneva, Switzerland.
Q28. Which vitamin is synthesized by the human body when exposed to sunlight?
Answer: Vitamin D.
Q29. What does NASA stand for?
Answer: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Q30. Which ocean lies between the Americas and the continents of Europe/Africa?
Answer: Atlantic Ocean.
PART 4: Job Related (Data Entry & Database Operations)
Q31. What is the primary difference between quantitative and qualitative data entry?
Answer: Quantitative data deals with numerical values (e.g., test scores, currency), while qualitative data deals with descriptive text (e.g., names, feedback).
Q32. What does the shortcut Ctrl + Spacebar do in MS Excel?
Answer: Selects the entire current column.
Q33. What does Shift + Spacebar do in MS Excel?
Answer: Selects the entire current row.
Q34. Which function in MS Excel extracts a specific number of characters starting from the middle of a text string?
Answer: =MID().
Q35. What is the purpose of Data Masking in secure database administration?
Answer: Hiding original sensitive data (like passwords or CNIC numbers) with random characters to protect privacy during entry/testing.
Q36. What is a ‘Relational Database Management System’ (RDBMS)?
Answer: A database management system that stores data in structured tables linked together by common keys.
Q37. Which tool in MS Excel removes identical records from a datasheet?
Answer: Remove Duplicates.
Q38. What is the function of the TRIM formula in MS Excel?
Answer: It removes all extra spaces from a text string except for single spaces between words.
Q39. How do you edit an active cell’s contents in MS Excel using a keyboard function key?
Answer: F2.
Q40. What does OCR software stand for, and how is it used in data entry?
Answer: Optical Character Recognition; it converts scanned images of typed or handwritten text into editable digital text.
PART 5: Computer & Information Technology
Q41. Which function key on the keyboard triggers a Spell Check in MS Word and MS Excel?
Answer: F7.
Q42. What is the function of an input device?
Answer: To feed raw data and commands into the computer system (e.g., keyboard, scanner, mouse).
Q43. In MS Excel, which formula counts cells containing numbers only within a specified range?
Answer: =COUNT().
Q44. What type of computer network connects computers across a single building or room?
Answer: LAN (Local Area Network).
Q45. What is the main function of the Control Unit (CU) within the CPU?
Answer: To direct the flow of instructions and coordinate operations among all computer components.
Q46. Which keyboard shortcut converts selected text to uppercase or lowercase in MS Word?
Answer: Shift + F3.
Q47. What does URL stand for in internet navigation?
Answer: Uniform Resource Locator.
Q48. What is the shortcut key to close the active application window in Microsoft Windows?
Answer: Alt + F4.
Q49. What type of storage media is an SSD (Solid State Drive)?
Answer: Flash-based non-volatile secondary storage.
Q50. Which shortcut key combination opens the Windows Run dialog box?
Answer: Windows Key + R.
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