Inspector Solved Past Paper 2020 PDF

Islamic Studies

Question: In which Hijri year was the Battle of Hunayn fought against the Hawazin tribe?
Answer: 8 A.H.
Question: Who was the Companion given the title “The Tongue of the Prophet” (Lisan-un-Nabi)?
Answer: Hazrat Hassan bin Thabit (R.A)
Question: What is the literal meaning of the Islamic term “Sadaqah”?
Answer: Voluntary charity / Righteousness
Question: Which Surah of the Holy Quran is known as “Surah Al-Qadr” and mentions the Night of Decree?
Answer: Surah 97 (Al-Qadr)
Question: How many Rakats are there in the standard Witr prayer performed after Isha?
Answer: 3 Rakats
Question: Who was the mother of Hazrat Yahya (John the Baptist – A.S)?
Answer: Hazrat Elizabeth (Isha)
Question: In which battle did the Muslim army successfully conquer the Jewish stronghold of Fort Al-Qamus?
Answer: Battle of Khaybar
Question: What is the term for the religious tax or charity collected specifically from agricultural lands irrigated by artificial means?
Answer: Ushr (or Khiraj for non-Muslim lands)
Question: Which Prophet is known in Islamic tradition as “Zabihullah” (The one who was offered for sacrifice)?
Answer: Hazrat Ismail (A.S)
Question: Who served as the commander of the vanguard of the Muslim army during the Conquest of Makkah?
Answer: Hazrat Zubair bin al-Awwam (R.A)

Urdu

Question: اردو ادب کے پہلے باقاعدہ تنقیدی کارنامے ”مقدمہ شعر و شاعری“ کے مصنف کون ہیں؟
Answer: مولانا الطاف حسین حالی
Question: سر سید احمد خان نے سائنسی سوسائٹی کی بنیاد کس سن عیسوی میں رکھی تھی؟
Answer: 1864ء
Question: اردو شاعری میں ”تلمیح“ سے کیا مراد ہے؟
Answer: شعر میں کسی تاریخی، مذہبی یا افسانوی واقعے کی طرف اشارہ کرنا
Question: لفظ ”برق“ کا متضاد (ضِد) کیا ہے؟
Answer: تاریکی / اندھیرا (یا بادل کے مقابلے میں سکون)
Question: قواعد میں وہ اسم جو کسی آلے یا اوزار کا نام ظاہر کرے، کیا کہلاتا ہے؟
Answer: اسمِ آلہ
Question: اردو کے مشہور مزاح نگار اور مصنف پطرس بخاری کا اصل نام کیا تھا؟
Answer: احمد شاہ بخاری
Question: الطاف حسین حالی نے سر سید احمد خان کی سوانح عمری کس نام سے لکھی؟
Answer: حیاتِ جاوید
Question: غزل کے اس شعر کو کیا کہتے ہیں جس میں شاعر کا تخلص استعمال نہ ہو مگر حسنِ شعر کمال کا ہو؟
Answer: بیت الغزل / شاہکار شعر
Question: اردو کا پہلا باقاعدہ سفرنامہ نگار کسے مانا جاتا ہے؟
Answer: یوسف خاں کمبل پوش
Question: منشی پریم چند کا اصل نام کیا تھا؟
Answer: دھنپت رائے شریواستو

Pakistan Studies

Question: When was the famous Delhi Proposal presented by Muslim leaders to counter the Nehru Report?
Answer: 1927
Question: Who served as the first Chief Minister of Sindh province after Pakistan gained independence?
Answer: Muhammad Ayub Khuhro
Question: In which year was the Legal Framework Order (LFO) issued by General Yahya Khan?
Answer: 1970
Question: What is the name of the mountain pass that connects Pakistan with China via the Gilgit-Baltistan region?
Answer: Khunjerab Pass
Question: Who authored the renowned book “The Making of Pakistan”?
Answer: K.K. Aziz
Question: When was the capital of Pakistan officially shifted permanently from Karachi to Islamabad?
Answer: 1967
Question: Which river is known as the easternmost tributary of the Indus Basin allocated to India?
Answer: Sutlej River
Question: Who served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan when the 1973 Constitution was promulgated?
Answer: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Question: What is the approximate length of the international border between Pakistan and Afghanistan (Durand Line)?
Answer: Approximately 2,640 km
Question: When was the State Bank of Pakistan inaugurated by Quaid-e-Azam?
Answer: 1st July 1948

Everyday Science

Question: Which organ in the human body is responsible for producing bile juice to digest fats?
Answer: Liver
Question: What is the chemical formula of common baking soda (Sodium Bicarbonate)?
Answer: NaHCO3
Question: Which vitamin deficiency causes rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults?
Answer: Vitamin D
Question: What is the hardest known natural substance on Earth?
Answer: Diamond
Question: Which instrument is used to measure the speed and direction of wind?
Answer: Anemometer
Question: What physical phenomenon causes the blue coloration of the deep ocean?
Answer: Absorption and scattering of light waves (red light absorbed, blue light reflected)
Question: Which gas is known as “Laughing Gas”?
Answer: Nitrous Oxide (N2O)
Question: What is the normal pH level of pure human blood?
Answer: 7.35 to 7.45
Question: Which part of the human brain controls posture, balance, and motor coordination?
Answer: Cerebellum
Question: What is the primary chemical compound found in limestone and chalk?
Answer: Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

General Knowledge

Question: Which country is known as the “Land of the Midnight Sun”?
Answer: Norway
Question: What is the official currency of Japan?
Answer: Japanese Yen
Question: In which city are the headquarters of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) located?
Answer: The Hague, Netherlands
Question: Which is the longest river in Europe?
Answer: Volga River
Question: Who authored the classic epic poem “The Divine Comedy”?
Answer: Dante Alighieri
Question: What is the capital city of Australia?
Answer: Canberra
Question: Which international organization regulates global civil aviation standards?
Answer: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Question: What is the name of the vast desert located in northern Chile?
Answer: Atacama Desert
Question: In which year did the historic Berlin Wall fall?
Answer: 1989
Question: Which country is the world’s largest island by total area?
Answer: Greenland

Geography

Question: Which mountain range acts as a natural border between France and Spain?
Answer: Pyrenees Mountains
Question: The Strait of Malacca connects which two major bodies of water?
Answer: Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
Question: Which massive desert covers parts of southern Africa across Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa?
Answer: Kalahari Desert
Question: Which river flows directly through the city of Paris, France?
Answer: Seine River
Question: What is the term for lines of latitude that measure position north or south of the Equator?
Answer: Parallels
Question: Which European microstate is entirely surrounded by Rome, Italy?
Answer: Vatican City
Question: What is the capital city of Argentina?
Answer: Buenos Aires
Question: Which ocean is the smallest among the five oceans of the world?
Answer: Arctic Ocean
Question: What type of plate boundary is formed when two tectonic plates move directly toward each other?
Answer: Convergent boundary
Question: Which country contains the primary source of the White Nile River?
Answer: Uganda / Rwanda (Lake Victoria basin)

Current Affairs

Question: Who serves as the current Secretary-General of the United Nations?
Answer: António Guterres
Question: Which country hosted the global 2024 Summer Olympic Games?
Answer: France (Paris)
Question: Who serves as the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
Answer: Keir Starmer
Question: Which international financial organization provides emergency structural adjustment funding to Pakistan?
Answer: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Question: Which country holds the current rotating presidency of the BRICS block?
Answer: Russia / Brazil
Question: What is the name of the advanced deep space infrared telescope launched by NASA, ESA, and CSA?
Answer: James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Question: Who serves as the current Prime Minister of India?
Answer: Narendra Modi
Question: Which specialized UN agency manages international public health emergencies?
Answer: World Health Organization (WHO)
Question: Which nation recently joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as a full member state?
Answer: Iran
Question: Who serves as the current President of France?
Answer: Emmanuel Macron

Computer

Question: What does BIOS stand for in a personal computer?
Answer: Basic Input/Output System
Question: Which keyboard shortcut combination is used to “Undo” the last action in Windows applications?
Answer: Ctrl + Z
Question: What is the primary function of a Router in computer networks?
Answer: To forward data packets between computer networks
Question: What does HTTPS stand for in secure web browsing?
Answer: HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure
Question: Which unit inside the central processor performs arithmetic calculations?
Answer: Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
Question: What is the standard file extension for web pages written in HTML?
Answer: .html
Question: Who is credited with creating the Linux operating system kernel?
Answer: Linus Torvalds
Question: Which storage device uses flash memory chips with no moving parts?
Answer: Solid State Drive (SSD)
Question: What does USB stand for in hardware connections?
Answer: Universal Serial Bus
Question: Which function key is universally used to open the spelling and grammar check tool in MS Word?
Answer: F7

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 apologized _____ his rude behavior.
Answer: for
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 accomplish
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 the noun “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 novel.
Answer: an

Maths & IQ

Question: If the cost price of an article is Rs. 500 and it is sold at a profit of 20%, what is the selling price?
Answer: Rs. 600
Question: A sum of money triples itself in 10 years at simple interest. What is the annual rate of interest?
Answer: 20%
Question: Find the value of x if 3(x – 2) = 15.
Answer: 7
Question: What is the next number in the Fibonacci sequence: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ?
Answer: 13
Question: If a pipe can fill a tank in 4 hours and another pipe can empty it in 12 hours, how long will it take to fill the tank when both pipes are open together?
Answer: 6 hours
Question: What is the compound interest on Rs. 1,000 at 10% per annum for 2 years?
Answer: Rs. 210
Question: Find the missing letter in the alphabetical series: Z, W, T, Q, ?
Answer: N
Question: If the average of five numbers is 40, and one number is excluded, the average becomes 35. What is the excluded number?
Answer: 60
Question: What is the angle between the hour hand and minute hand of a clock at 3:00?
Answer: 90 degrees
Question: If 12 men can complete a construction project in 15 days, how many days will 20 men take to complete the same work?
Answer: 9 days

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