BALOCHISTAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION 2021
FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POSTS OF
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER/SECTION OFFICER (B-17)
IN THE SERVICES & GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE INCLUDING EVERYDAY SCIENCE
Total Marks 100
June 21, 2021
Time Allowed 03 Hours
NOTE
i Attempt all questions
ii All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places
iii Candidate must write Q No in the Answer Book in accordance with Q No in the Q Paper
iv No Page/Space be left blank between the answers All the blank pages of the Answer Book must be crossed
v Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered
Q-1 ATTEMPT ANY TWENTY OF THE FOLLOWING BY SELECTING CORRECT OPTION (1×20)
(1) Which of the following is also called green house effect?
(a) ozone layer depletion (b) global warming (c) acid rain (d) smog
(2) What is structural and functional unit of kidney
(a) neuron (b) nephron (c) bowmans capsule
(3) How many bones in head of a human body
(a) 29 (b) 28 (c) 22 (d) 14 (e) none of these
(4) Which element of the periodic table forms an ion with charge +3?
(a) Be (b) Al (c) Si (d) P
(5) Which is not an alkali metal
(a) francium (b) caesium (c) rubidium (d) radium
(6) The first animal to go into space was
(a) cat (b) mouse (c) dog (d) panda (e) rat
(7) The organ which is missing in carrot is
(a) gallbladder (b) spleen (c) kidney (d) none of these
(8) A group of snakes is called a
(a) pride (b) flock (c) den (d) pack (e) none of these
(9) Law of electromagnetic induction was discovered by
(a) Maxwell (b) Einstein (c) Faraday (d) Newton
(10) Frequency of alternating current in Pakistan is
(a) 60Hz (b) 50 Hz (c) 100 Hz (d) 40 Hz (e) 220Hz
(11) Which common animal cannot taste sweets
(a) dog (b) cat (c) horse (d) buffalo (e) none of these
(12) Which fish can taste with its whole body
(a) cat fish (b) gold fish (c) star fish (d) jelly fish
(13) Which bird lays more than 100 eggs in one nest
(a) ostrich (b) eagle (c) sparrow (d) kiwi
(14) Which common animal is color blind
(a) dog (b) donkey (c) horse (d) cat (e) none of these
(15) Which country has greatest number of active volcanoes
(a) Italy (b) Philippines (c) Indonesia
(16) Strongest acid among the following is
(a) HF (b) HCl (c) HBr (d) HI
(17) Formula for sulphuric acid is
(a) HNO3 (b) HCl (c) H2SO4 (d) H2CO3
(18) Penguin can survive in temperature
(a) -45 (b) -100 (c) -20 (d) -55 (e) -10
(19) Which ion is essential for muscle contraction
(a) sodium (b) potassium (c) calcium (d) chlorine
(20) At time ligaments are over stretched or torn is called
(a) sprain (b) dislocation (c) fracture (d) tension
(21) Which group of organism is able to fix atmospheric nitrogen into useable form
(a) plants (b) fungi (c) insects (d) bacteria
(22) Which animal that hunts at night have slit pupil in the day time and circular pupil at night
(a) owl (b) bat (c) cat (d) fox
Q-2 GIVE SHORT ANSWERS OF ANY TEN OF THE FOLLOWING (2×10)
(i) State two uses of rock salt
(ii) How would you differentiate between metallic and non-metallic minerals?
(iii) Identify differences between cash crops and subsistence crops?
(iv) What do you know about the Balochistan plateau?
(v) Explain the features of topography which are common to all high land areas?
(vi) Besides Sui, where does exist the major natural gas reserves in Pakistan?
(vii) What is position vectors?
(viii) State two features of the human heart which enables it to function efficiently?
(ix) Write the names of five major dams in Pakistan?
(x) Explain why crops yields may be low when subsistence farming methods are used?
(xi) Explain why Peshawar receives the higher rainfall rate than Quetta?
(xii) Why do many rivers in Pakistan flood in the month of July?
Q-4 AN ‘OLOGY’ IS A DISCIPLINE OF STUDY WHAT DO YOU UNDERSTAND BY THE FOLLOWING
ATTEMPT ANY TEN (10)
(i) Sociology (ii) Seismology (iii) Pomology (iv) Paleontology (v) Nephrology
(vi) Pathology (vii) Ophthalmology (viii) Gynecology (ix) Entomology (x) Dermatology (xi) Cytology (xii) Cryptology
Q-5 WRITE COMMONLY USED SHORTENED FORMS OF ANY 10 OF FOLLOWING WORDS OR PHRASES (1×10)
(such as Mr for Mister or Pres for President, ASAP as soon as possible)
(i) Avenue (ii) Boulevard (iii) Master of Philosophy (iv) take notice nota bene (v) pound / pounds
(vi) go for (vii) rolling on the floor laughing (viii) estimated time of arrival (ix) Science (x) positive
(xi) Master of Arts in Teaching (xii) zero gravity
Q-6 ATTEMPT FOLLOWING MCQS BY SELECTING ONE CORRECT OPTION FOR EACH (1×10)
1 In 1917, Khairi brothers (Abdul Jabbar Khairi & Abdus Sattar Khairi) suggested a specific partition of India in the conference of Socialist International held in
(a) Delhi (b) Stockholm (c) London (d) Moscow (e) Karachi
2 Who was Mohammad Ali Bogra? (a) Prime Minister (b) Foreign Minister (c) President (d) Governor General
3 Lucknow Pact 1916 was conceived by (a) Chelmsford (b) Edward Cadogan (c) John Simon (d) None of these
4 Who abolished One Unit? (a) Z A Bhutto (b) Yahya Khan (c) Zia-ul-Haq (d) Ayub Khan (e) None of them
5 When did Pakistan’s Capital shift from Karachi to Islamabad? (a) 1960 (b) 1965 (c) 1967 (d) 1950 (e) 1973
6 First currency note of Pakistan was issued on (a) 1-1-1948 (b) 1-3-1948 (c) 10-6-1948 (d) 1-7-1948
7 Shimla Agreement between Pak & India was signed on (a) 2-6-1972 (b) 12-6-1972 (c) 2-7-1972 (d) 12-7-1972
8 When was the state of Swat included in Pakistan? (a) 1969 (b) 1948 (c) 1972 (d) 1956 (e) 1947
9 In which year PIA was established? (a) 1947 (b) 1955 (c) 1946 (d) 1948
10 Pakistan officially joined the UN on (a) 30 Sept 1947 (b) 30 Sept 1948 (c) 30 Aug 1947 (d) 30 March 1948
Q-7 GIVE SHORT ANSWERS OF ANY TWENTY OF THE FOLLOWING (1×20)
1 Which are the highest types of clouds: Stratocumulus or cirrus?
2 Which country has the longest coast line in the world?
3 Where was the hottest/highest temperature ever recorded in the world?
4 Voltage is always measured between two points — why?
5 Why the elements of group one in the periodic table is called alkali metals?
6 Which country is the largest producer of coffee?
7 Which of the two official languages were declared in the 1956 constitution for Pakistan?
8 Which type of system of Government was introduced in the 1962 constitution?
9 In which Constitution Bicameral Legislature was provided for the first time in Pakistan?
10 Who abrogated the 1956 constitution?
11 Who abrogated the 1962 constitution and became CMLA of Pakistan?
12 When was Liaquat Nehru Pact (Delhi Pact) between India and Pakistan signed?
13 Which agreement was signed between India and Pakistan after the 1971 war?
14 Who was the first and only Vice President of Pakistan during 1970-72?
15 Who designed Pakistan’s national flag?
16 After independence, who was made first President of Pakistan Muslim League in 1949?
17 Who was the architect and town planner of Islamabad?
18 Which US state has the sugar maple as its state tree and is the leading US producer of maple sugar?
19 Which country is nicknamed ‘the cockpit of Europe’ because number of battles through history fought on its soil
20 The river Danube rises in which country?
21 Which six countries border the Black Sea?
22 What is the name of the milky fluid obtained from trees which is used to produce rubber?
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