ICS (PU-CSE) Model Past Paper 2023 PDF

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2. Quantitative Reasoning

Q. 4 pizzas shared by 6 persons, each pizza has 8 slices. Slices per person?
Answer: 5.33

Q. A man sells 48 toys in four days. How many toys are sold per day?
Answer: 12

Q. Mother’s age is 3x Vinay. After 5 years sum is 70. Present ages?
Answer: 15 years and 45 years

Q. Marks 78, 85, 90, 92. Marks needed in 5th test to maintain average of 85?
Answer: 80

Q. Two numbers in ratio 6:7, their sum is -52. Find numbers:
Answer: -24 and -28

Q. A monkey climbs 30ft, slips 20ft each hour. When will it touch 120ft?
Answer: 6 PM

Q. Solve the inequality 3x + 7 < 22:
Answer: x < 5

Q. Price reduced by 30% from 120 rupees. New price?
Answer: 84 rupees

Q. In a school of 600 students, if 45% are girls, number of girls is?
Answer: 270

Q. Why are deserts hot during the day and cold at night?
Answer: Deserts have little vegetation to retain heat

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3. Economics

Q. MPC formula is:
Answer: ΔC / ΔY

Q. Demand deposits:
Answer: No interest

Q. Function of money NOT include:
Answer: Interest rate determination

Q. Central bank does NOT:
Answer: Earn profit

Q. Domestic trade means:
Answer: Within country

Q. Balance of trade includes:
Answer: Visible goods

Q. Agriculture share in GDP:
Answer: 19.2%

Q. Pakistan economy is:
Answer: Developing

Q. Inflation causes:
Answer: Value of money decrease

Q. Bank reserves ratio:
Answer: 5%

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4. Computer Science

Q. Which type of bus provides a path to transfer data between CPU and memory?
Answer: Data Bus
Explanation: Data bus transfers data between CPU and memory modules.

Q. The process of starting an operating system when the user turns on a computer is known as?
Answer: Booting
Explanation: Booting loads the OS into memory when the computer starts.

Q. Which option is used to copy formatting from one place and apply it to another?
Answer: Format painter
Explanation: Format Painter allows copying formatting from one object or text to another.

Q. Which key is used to rename a file or folder?
Answer: F2
Explanation: F2 allows renaming selected files or folders in Windows.

Q. What do you need for an inkjet printer?
Answer: A cartridge

Q. Which is the shortcut key for undo/reverse the last action?
Answer: Ctrl + Z

Q. Excel is a program that is used to prepare a ______?
Answer: Spreadsheet

Q. A unique address for a file that is accessible on the Internet is ______?
Answer: URL

Q. How to create a new presentation in PowerPoint?
Answer: Ctrl+ N

Q. Which file stored in computer that perform functions quickly while browsing?
Answer: Cache

Q. Which of following is word processing software?
Answer: MS Word

Q. All hardware devices are attached directly or indirectly with ______?
Answer: Motherboard

Q. Green line in MS Word document represent ________?
Answer: Grammatical error

Q. Page number is inserted in _____?
Answer: Header and footer

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5. Mathematics 

 60% of a number is added to 120, the result is the same number. Find the number?
Solution:

Let number = x → x = 0.6x + 120 → x – 0.6x = 120 → 0.4x = 120 → x = 120/0.4 = 300
Answer: 300

If you arrange the letters “BARBIT”, you would have the name of a(n) ______?
Solution:

Rearranging letters → Animal  = Rabbit
Answer: Anima 

Find the number of triangles which can be formed by joining the angular points of a polygon of 8 sides.
Solution:

Formula = nC3 = 8C3 = 8×7×6/6=56
Answer: 56

Complete the number series: 1, 6, 13, 22, 33, ______?
Solution:

Differences: 5,7,9,11 → Next difference =13 → 33+13=46
Answer: 46

Arrange the words in a meaningful sentence: 1. Key 2. Door 3. Lock 4. Room 5. Switch on

Answer: 1, 3, 2, 4, 5

Solution:
Step 1: Key – you need the key to start.
Step 2: Lock – insert the key into the lock.
Step 3: Door – open the door after unlocking.
Step 4: Room – enter the room.
Step 5: Switch on – finally, switch on the light.

If A={1,2,3,4,5} and B={1,2,5,9}, which is true?
Solution:

Common elements = 1,2,5 → Sets are overlapping
Answer: A and B are overlapping

 If 28 men can finish a work in 15 days, 21 men can finish the same work in ______?
Solution:

Work = 28×15 = 420 man-days → 21 men → Days = 420/21 = 20 days
Answer: 20 days

After decreasing 24% the price of an article costs Rs. 912. Find the actual cost of the article.
Solution:

Let original price = x → x – 24% of x = 912 → 0.76x = 912 → x = 912/0.76 = 1200
Answer: 1200

Today is Maryam’s birthday. After one year, she will become two times as she was ten years ago. What is the current age of Maryam?
Solution:

Let age = x → x +1 = 2(x – 10) → x +1 = 2x –20 → 2x – x = 21 → x = 21
Answer: 21

The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. What is the age of the youngest child?
Solution:

Let youngest = x → x + x+3 + x+6 + x+9 + x+12 = 50 → 5x+30=50 → 5x=20 → x=4
Answer: 4 years

 Find the missing letter: Group 1 = B, E, H Group 2 = M, O, Q Group 3 = R, _____, T.
Solution:

Middle letter = S (pattern moves forward 3,2,2 etc)
Answer: S

 The total sum of all sides of a closed surface is called?
Solution:

The perimeter of a closed figure is the sum of its sides.
Answer: Perimeter

 If a/2 + 4 = 7/2, then a = ______?
Solution:

a/2 +4 = 7/2 → a/2 = 7/2 – 8/2 = –1/2 → a = –1
Answer: –1