PPSC Junior Clerk Past Paper 2023 (P-2) PDF

1. Islamic Studies

Question 1: What is the literal meaning of Hajj?
Answer: To intend visiting a holy place
Question 2: Who was the magician from the nation of Prophet Musa (A.S) who misled the people to worship the calf?
Answer: Samiri
Question 3: Who was the last prophet sent to the Bani Israel?
Answer: Prophet Isa (A.S)
Question 4: To which valley did Prophet Musa (A.S) lead his people to save them from Pharaoh?
Answer: Valley of Sinai
Question 5: Jealousy consumes good deeds like fire consumes ______?
Answer: Dry wood
Question 6: Queen of Sheba (Malika Saba) belongs to the era of which prophet?
Answer: Prophet Sulaiman (A.S)
Question 7: Under which conditions are believers permitted to turn their backs on the battlefield?
Answer: Both (To regroup for battle or to join another detachment)
Question 8: Sabt and Rafe Toor are events associated with which prophet?
Answer: Prophet Musa (A.S)

2. اردو (زبان و ادب)

سوال 1: خوشحال خان خٹک کس زبان کے مشہور شاعر تھے؟
جواب: پشتو
سوال 2: توبتہ النصوح کس نے لکھی ہے؟
جواب: ڈپٹی نذیر احمد
سوال 3: مسدس کے ہر بند میں کتنے مصرعے ہوتے ہیں؟
جواب: چھ
سوال 4: وہ نبیوں میں رحمت لقب پانے والا کس کا مصرع ہے؟
جواب: مسدسِ حالی
سوال 5: غزل کے کون سے شعر کو مطلع کہتے ہیں؟
جواب: پہلے
سوال 6: رباعی میں کتنے مصرعے ہوتے ہیں؟
جواب: چار
سوال 7: مکھی اور مکڑی کس کی نظم ہے؟
جواب: علامہ اقبال
سوال 8: دامن تر ہونا محاورہ ہے اس کا مفہوم کیا ہے؟
جواب: گناہ گار ہونا
سوال 9: کسی کو درخواست کرتے وقت کیا کہتے ہیں؟
جواب: برائے مہربانی
سوال 10: وہ نظم جس میں کسی کی تعریف بیان کی جائے کیا کہلاتی ہے؟
جواب: قصیدہ
سوال 11: اسرارِ خودی کس زبان میں ہے؟
جواب: فارسی

3. Pakistan Studies & History

Question 12: Muhammad Bin Qasim conquered Sindh in which year?
Answer: 712 AD
Question 13: In which city is the Badshahi Mosque located?
Answer: Lahore
Question 14: Maharaja Hari Singh of Kashmir signed the Instrument of Accession with India on which date?
Answer: October 26, 1947
Question 15: Which is the largest and most important river of Pakistan?
Answer: Indus River
Question 16: Gwadar Port was built with the help of which country?
Answer: China
Question 17: Which country lies to the north of Pakistan?
Answer: China
Question 18: Who among the following was the commander of Muhammad Ghori and the founder of the Slave Dynasty in the sub-continent?
Answer: Qutb al-Din Aibak
Question 19: Where is Minar-e-Pakistan located?
Answer: Greater Iqbal Park, Lahore
Question 20: Gulab Singh purchased Kashmir from the British for how much amount?
Answer: Rs. 75 Lakh
Question 21: Which is the best-selling English newspaper in Pakistan?
Answer: Dawn
Question 22: Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) allowed India to make Kishanganga Hydroelectric project in which year?
Answer: December 2013
Question 23: Ghazi-Barotha Dam is located on which river?
Answer: Indus River
Question 24: Which of the following is the first nuclear power plant in Pakistan with a generation capacity of 1,100 MW?
Answer: K-2 (Karachi Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2)
Question 25: Which is the largest man-made lake found in Pakistan?
Answer: Keenjhar Lake
Question 26: How many Ordnance Factories were working in the united sub-continent till 1947?
Answer: 16
Question 27: What is the main purpose of Mirani Dam?
Answer: Irrigation
Question 28: The Wavell Plan was first presented at the Simla Conference in which year?
Answer: 1945
Question 29: Khunjerab is a _____?
Answer: Pass
Question 30: Boundary agreement was signed between Pakistan and China on which date?
Answer: March 2, 1963

4. General Knowledge & World Affairs

Question 31: Where is the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) located?
Answer: Washington, D.C., USA
Question 32: Harappa is an archaeological site belonging to which civilization?
Answer: Indus Valley Civilization
Question 33: Which is the most populous continent in the world?
Answer: Asia
Question 34: Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) was established in which year?
Answer: 1985
Question 35: Mossad is the intelligence agency of which country?
Answer: Israel
Question 36: Name the Pakistani who won the ‘Young Scientist Award 2021’ in Biotechnology?
Answer: Umair Masood
Question 37: How old was Akbar when he was crowned Emperor?
Answer: 13 years old
Question 38: Pompeii is a town in which country?
Answer: Italy
Question 39: Chechnya declared its independence in 1991 from which country?
Answer: USSR
Question 40: Jazz is the name of a _____?
Answer: Music genre
Question 41: Big Ben clock tower is located in which city?
Answer: London
Question 42: In which year did the Taliban political office open in Qatar?
Answer: 2013
Question 43: Hezbollah political party in Lebanon was formed in which year?
Answer: 1985
Question 44: Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in which year?
Answer: 1991

5. General Science & Everyday Science

Question 45: Lead pencil is made up of?
Answer: Graphite
Question 46: What is the gravity of the Moon as compared to the Earth?
Answer: 1/6th of Earth
Question 47: What is the fourth state of matter?
Answer: Plasma
Question 48: Who invented chromatography?
Answer: Mikhail Semenovich Tsvet
Question 49: The official name of the virus causing COVID-19 given by WHO is?
Answer: SARS-CoV-2
Question 50: Kidney stones are formed by which chemical compound?
Answer: Calcium oxalate
Question 51: Organic compounds poured directly into the blood and transported to targeted tissues are called?
Answer: Hormones
Question 52: The size of animals and plants increases by which process of cell division?
Answer: Mitosis
Question 53: What is the escape of water molecules from the surface of a liquid called?
Answer: Evaporation

6. Computer Science & MS Office

Question 54: Which shortcut key inserts a new slide in the current presentation?
Answer: Ctrl + M
Question 55: Dot matrix is a type of?
Answer: Printer
Question 56: Which file format can be added to a PowerPoint show?
Answer: All of these (.jpg, .mp3, .gif, etc.)
Question 57: In MS Word and MS Excel, combining two or more cells into one is called?
Answer: Merging
Question 58: In MS Excel, which operator is used to combine text from two cells into one cell?
Answer: Ampersand (&)
Question 59: CAD stands for?
Answer: Computer-Aided Design
Question 60: Primary storage is _____ as compared to secondary storage.
Answer: Fast and expensive
Question 61: 1 Kilo Byte (KB) = ___ bytes.
Answer: 1024 Bytes
Question 62: In MS PowerPoint, “On Mouse Click” option can be used for?
Answer: Slide Transitions
Question 63: What appears at the bottom of the MS Word page?
Answer: Footer
Question 64: In CPU, all devices are attached with?
Answer: Motherboard
Question 65: Borders can be applied in MS Word/Excel to?
Answer: All of the above
Question 66: The circular device used for storage is?
Answer: Disk
Question 67: Which of the following can be used to open your account?
Answer: Log in
Question 68: The valid data type in MS Excel is?
Answer: Boolean
Question 69: In PowerPoint, the dotted areas in an empty slide are called?
Answer: Placeholders

7. English Grammar & Vocabulary

Question 70: The teacher set some homework ____ the end of lesson.
Answer: At
Question 71: Change the voice: “The rainy season breeds mosquitoes”.
Answer: Mosquitoes are bred by the rainy season
Question 72: Which of the following joins two clauses of a sentence?
Answer: Conjunction
Question 73: She learnt the poem _____ heart.
Answer: By
Question 74: An adjective modifies a _____?
Answer: Noun
Question 75: What is the Antonym of ‘Detest’?
Answer: Admire
Question 76: The idiom “To be all ears” means?
Answer: To be ready and eager to listen
Question 77: Change narration: Murad said, “I completed my master last year”.
Answer: Murad said that he had completed his master the previous year
Question 78: Change the voice: “Tara makes breakfast at 6 AM”.
Answer: Breakfast is made by Tara at 6 AM
Question 79: The idiom “Between the devil and the deep blue sea” means?
Answer: Between two difficult situations
Question 80: Side with means?
Answer: To support
Question 81: The Synonym of ‘Amble’ is?
Answer: Walk
Question 82: Come up with means?
Answer: Invent
Question 83: Change narration: The mother said to her son, “May you be successful”.
Answer: The mother prayed that her son might be successful
Question 84: My friend and brother always ___ me in my studies.
Answer: Helps
8. Mathematics & Reasoning
Question 85: Find the farthest number from -1 on the number line.
Answer: 10
Question 86: If a car leaves at 21:15 PM on Wednesday and reaches the destination after 5 1/2 hours, find the arrival time.
Answer: 2:45 AM on Thursday
Question 87: The numerator of a fraction is 5 less than the denominator. If 1 is added to both the numerator and the denominator, the fraction becomes 2/3. Find the fraction.
Answer: 9/14
Question 88: The sum of two numbers, if one number is two-thirds of the second, is equal to 45. Find the smaller number.
Answer: 18
Question 89: An open rectangular tank that is 4m long, 2m wide, and 4.8m high is initially three-quarters filled with water. Find the depth of water after 4000 liters of water are added.
Answer: 4.1 m
Question 90: If $a_{n-3} = 2n – 5$, its $n$th term is?
Answer: 2n + 1

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