Section 1: English
Q1. Synonym of “Quiescent”
Answer: Dormant / Inactive
Q2. Antonym of “Proclivity”
Answer: Antipathy / Disinclination
Q3. Fill in the blank: The candidate’s speech was ________ with grandiloquent phrases but lacked substance.
Answer: Replete
Q4. Choose the correct spelling
Answer: Liaison
Q5. Identify the Grammatical Error: “The reason why he failed is because he didn’t study.”
Answer: is that (Correction: remove redundancy of “reason why” and “because”)
Q6. Change into Passive Voice: “Whom did you laugh at?”
Answer: Who was laughed at by you?
Q7. Idiom Meaning: “To take the bull by the horns” means:
Answer: To deal with a difficult situation directly
Q8. Direct/Indirect: He said, “May God bless you!”
Answer: He prayed that God might bless me
Q9. Identify the mood: “If I were the President, I would change the law.”
Answer: Subjunctive Mood
Q10. One word substitution: A person who hates women
Answer: Misogynist
Section 2: General Knowledge & Environmental Science
Q1. Which international convention regulates the ‘International Trade in Endangered Species’?
Answer: CITES
Q2. The ‘Taxila’ ruins represent which ancient empire’s influence in Punjab?
Answer: Gandhara / Mauryan
Q3. In an ecosystem, what is the ‘Rule of 10’?
Answer: Only 10% of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next
Q4. Which Punjab district is famous for its ‘Blue Pottery’ and ‘Sufi Shrines’?
Answer: Multan
Q5. What is ‘Particulate Matter’ (PM2.5) in the context of Punjab’s smog?
Answer: Fine particles with diameter less than 2.5 micrometers
Q6. Who was the primary architect of the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan?
Answer: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Q7. The ‘Ramsar Convention’ is an intergovernmental treaty for the conservation of:
Answer: Wetlands
Q8. Which Mughal Emperor built the ‘Sheesh Mahal’ in the Lahore Fort?
Answer: Shah Jahan
Q9. What is a ‘Keystone Species’ in ecology?
Answer: A species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend
Q10. The ‘Mangla Dam’ is located on which river?
Answer: Jhelum
Section 3: Mathematics (Numerical Ability)
Q1. The difference between Compound Interest and Simple Interest on a sum for 2 years at 8% per annum is 128 PKR. Find the sum.
Answer: 20,000 PKR
Q2. Find the area of an equilateral triangle whose side is 8 cm.
Answer: 16316\sqrt{3}163 cm²
Q3. If x4+1×4=194x^4 + \frac{1}{x^4} = 194x4+x41=194, find x+1xx + \frac{1}{x}x+x1.
Answer: 4
Q4. A and B can do a job in 12 days, B and C in 15 days, and C and A in 20 days. How long will A take alone?
Answer: 30 days
Q5. In a class of 60, 40% are girls. How many boys must be added to make the class 75% boys?
Answer: 36 boys
Q6. A merchant marks his goods 40% above cost price and allows a 20% discount. What is his net profit %?
Answer: 12%
Q7. A boat travels 12 km/h in still water. It takes twice as long to go upstream as downstream. Find the speed of the stream.
Answer: 4 km/h
Q8. What is the angle between the hour and minute hands of a clock at 5:40?
Answer: 70°
Q9. Find the volume of a cone with radius 3 cm and slant height 5 cm.
Answer: 12π12\pi12π cm³
Q10. Solve: 6+6+6+⋯6 + \sqrt{6 + \sqrt{6 + \cdots}}6+6+6+⋯
Answer: 3
Section 4: Computer Skills
Q1. What is the ‘Access Time’ of a hard drive?
Answer: The total time to request and retrieve data from the drive
Q2. Which network protocol is used to assign dynamic IP addresses to devices?
Answer: DHCP
Q3. What is the difference between ‘Phishing’ and ‘Spear Phishing’?
Answer: Spear phishing is a targeted phishing attack on specific individuals
Q4. In MS Excel, what is the ‘Absolute Cell Reference’ symbol?
Answer: $
Q5. Which register holds the current instruction being executed?
Answer: Instruction Register (IR)
Q6. What is ‘Virtual Private Network’ (VPN) used for?
Answer: To create a secure encrypted connection over the internet
Q7. The ‘Track Changes’ feature is found in which tab of MS Word?
Answer: Review
Q8. What is the ‘MAC Address’ of a computer?
Answer: A unique physical address of a network interface card
Q9. Which type of memory is used to bridge the speed gap between CPU and RAM?
Answer: Cache Memory
Q10. What does ‘RAID’ stand for in storage technology?
Answer: Redundant Array of Independent Disks
Section 5: Mental Aptitude & Reasoning
Q1. Syllogism: All poets are dreamers. All dreamers are painters. Conclusion: All poets are painters.
Answer: True
Q2. Blood Relations: A man said to a woman, “Your only brother’s son is my wife’s brother.” How is the woman related to the man’s wife?
Answer: Aunt
Q3. Seating Arrangement: P, Q, R, S, T, U are sitting in a circle. R is between P and Q. S is to the left of U. T is between S and P. Who is to the immediate right of Q?
Answer: R
Q4. Calendar: If today is Monday, what day will it be after 101010^{10}1010 days?
Answer: Thursday
Q5. Coding: If ‘CLARK’ is coded as ‘XORIP’, how is ‘PLANT’ coded?
Answer: KOZMG
Q6. Analytical Reasoning: If A > B, B < C, and C = D, which is definitely true?
Answer: B < D
Q7. Direction: A man travels 4 km East, 3 km North, then 8 km West. How far is he from the start?
Answer: 5 km North-West
Q8. Series: 2, 10, 30, 68, 130, ?
Answer: 222
Q9. Clock: How many times do the hands of a clock overlap in 24 hours?
Answer: 22 times
Q10. Logical Puzzle: Five people A, B, C, D, E are in a race. A was neither first nor last. B was ahead of D. E was just behind A. Who won?
Answer: B
Forest job Related Additional Questions
Q. 1. The ‘Double Helix’ structure of DNA was discovered by:
Answer: Watson and Crick
Q. 2. Which organism is known as the ‘Natural Ploughman’ of the soil?
Answer: Earthworm
Q. 3. The theory of ‘Natural Selection’ was proposed by:
Answer: Charles Darwin
Q. 4. ‘Mycology’ is the scientific study of:
Answer: Fungi
Q. 5. Which gas is produced by bacteria in the roots of leguminous plants?
Answer: Nitrogen (Nitrogen Fixation)
Q. 6. The functional unit of heredity is called:
Answer: Gene
Q. 7. ‘Hydroponics’ is a method of growing plants without:
Answer: Soil
Q. 8. Which microscopic organism is used in the production of Bread and Cheese?
Answer: Yeast
Q. 9. The process of ‘Pasteurization’ is used to kill bacteria in:
Answer: Milk
Q. 10. Which plant group is known as the ‘Amphibians of the Plant Kingdom’?
Answer: Bryophytes
B. Physics: Waves, Sound & Modern Physics (30 Marks)
Q. 1. The speed of light in a vacuum is approximately:
Answer: 3×10⁸ m/s
Q. 2. Which wave property determines the ‘Pitch’ of a sound?
Answer: Frequency
Q. 3. The phenomenon of ‘Sonic Boom’ is related to:
Answer: Supersonic Aircraft
Q. 4. Which particle in an atom has a negative charge?
Answer: Electron
Q. 5. The ‘Photoelectric Effect’ was explained by which scientist?
Answer: Albert Einstein
Q. 6. Which instrument is used to detect the presence of electric charge?
Answer: Electroscope
Q. 7. Radio waves are used in which technology for navigation?
Answer: RADAR
Q. 8. The ‘X-rays’ were discovered by:
Answer: Wilhelm Roentgen
Q. 9. What is the SI unit of ‘Magnetic Flux’?
Answer: Weber
Q. 10. The process of combining two light nuclei to form a heavy nucleus is:
Answer: Nuclear Fusion
C. Chemistry: Minerals, Metals & Pollutants (30 Marks)
Q. 1. Which mineral is the primary ore of Aluminum?
Answer: Bauxite
Q. 2. The chemical name of ‘Baking Soda’ is:
Answer: Sodium Bicarbonate
Q. 3. Which metal is used to coat iron to prevent rusting (Galvanization)?
Answer: Zinc
Q. 4. ‘Eutrophication’ in water bodies is caused by an excess of:
Answer: Nitrates and Phosphates
Q. 5. The ‘Bhopal Gas Tragedy’ was caused by the leakage of:
Answer: Methyl Isocyanate
Q. 6. Which acid is found in the stings of ants and bees?
Answer: Formic Acid
Q. 7. The process of converting coal into liquid fuel is called:
Answer: Liquefaction
Q. 8. Which element is used in ‘Solar Panels’ for its semi-conducting properties?
Answer: Silicon
Q. 9. The hardness of ‘Stainless Steel’ is due to the addition of:
Answer: Chromium and Nickel
Q. 10. Which gas is commonly used in hospital ‘Oxygen Cylinders’?
Answer: Oxygen and Helium (Heliox)
Part 2: Current World Affairs (50 Marks)
Q. 1. Which city is the headquarters of the ‘International Maritime Organization’ (IMO)?
Answer: London
Q. 2. The ‘Horn of Africa’ consists of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and:
Answer: Somalia
Q. 3. Which country has the world’s largest ‘Carbon Footprint’ currently?
Answer: China
Q. 4. The ‘BRICS’ summit 2025 was held in which country?
Answer: Brazil
Q. 5. ‘Nord Stream’ is a network of underwater gas pipelines between Russia and:
Answer: Germany
Q. 6. Which island is the largest in the world?
Answer: Greenland
Q. 7. The ‘Iron Dome’ is a short-range air defense system of:
Answer: Israel
Q. 8. Who is the current Managing Director of the IMF?
Answer: Kristalina Georgieva
Q. 9. The ‘Silk Road’ historical trade route connected China with:
Answer: Europe and Africa
Q. 10. Which country is known as the ‘Sugar Bowl of the World’?
Answer: Cuba
Q. 11. The ‘International Day of Forests’ is observed annually on:
Answer: March 21st
Q. 12. ‘ChatGPT’ is developed by which AI research laboratory?
Answer: OpenAI
Q. 13. The ‘Strait of Malacca’ is a major shipping lane between which two oceans?
Answer: Indian and Pacific
Q. 14. Which African country was the first to gain independence?
Answer: Ghana (1957)
Q. 15. The ‘G77’ is a coalition of which type of nations?
Answer: Developing Nations
Q. 16. Which country recently officially changed its name to ‘Türkiye’?
Answer: Turkey
Q. 17. The ‘Schengen Area’ refers to which continent’s border-free zone?
Answer: Europe
Q. 18. Which sea separates the Arabian Peninsula from Africa?
Answer: Red Sea
Q. 19. ‘OPEC+’ includes OPEC members and which major oil producer?
Answer: Russia
Q. 20. The ‘Panchsheel Agreement’ was signed between China and:
Answer: India
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