FPSC Assistant Director Past Papers Test MCQs Solved Questions with Answers. The FPSC Assistant Director (AD) BS-17 Test for jobs in federal government organization (IB, ISI, FIA) consists of 100 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) from English (Vocabulary, Grammar Usage, Sentence Structuring), General Knowledge, Everyday Science, Basic Arithmetic (Algebra, Ratios, Percentages, Arithmetic Means) and Current Affairs. The 2024 Assistant Director BS-17 Test is on 6 and 7 August 2024.
Al-Jazeera is a news channel belongs to
(A) UAE
(B) Qatar
(C) Oman
(D) Saudi Arabia
The answer is: (B) Qatar
Which country has the world’s largest stockpile of nuclear weapons?
(A) China
(B) India
(C) Russia
(D) United States
The answer is: (C) Russia
Banana Island is located in
(A) Qatar
(B) Chile
(C) Italy
(D) Saudi Arabia
The answer is: (A) Qatar
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is mainly
(A) Argon
(B) Hydrogen
(C) Methane
(D) Nitrogen
The answer is: (C) Methane
The world’s largest producer of palm oil is
(A) Malaysia
(B) Indonesia
(C) Thailand
(D) Nigeria
The answer is: (B) Indonesia
Which of the following country is NOT a member of BRICS?
(A) Brazil
(B) India
(C) Kazakhstan
(D) South Africa
The answer is: (C) Kazakhstan
The 10 members of BRICS are Brazil, China, Russia, India, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
The Corruption Perception Index is published by
(A) United Nations
(B) European Union
(C) Amnesty International
(D) Transparency International
The answer is: (D) Transparency International
The Corruption Perception Index is an annual report published by Transparency International.
Who is currently the world champion of Cricket T20?
(A) Pakistan
(B) England
(C) Australia
(D) India
The answer is: (D) India
T20 World Cup 2024 was won by India.
Who is the current Prime Minister of Malaysia?
(A) Najib Razak
(B) Anwar Ibrahim
(C) Muhyiddin Yassin
(D) Ismail Sabri Yaakob
The answer is: (B) Anwar Ibrahim [since 24 November 2022]
Pakistan has _____ federating units.
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) None of these
The answer is: (A) 4
Pakistan has four federating units: Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan.
What play an important role in determining the hottest temperature the human body can tolerate?
(A) altitude
(B) humidity
(C) pollution
(D) type of gasses
The answer is: (B) humidity
Transformers are used to change ________ voltage levels.
(A) alternating current
(B) direct current
(C) circuit
(D) none of these
The answer is: (A) alternating current
A deficiency of iodine in the human body can cause
(A) scurvy
(B) thyroid
(C) rickets
(D) polio
The answer is: (B) thyroid
For combustion, which gas is used?
(A) Oxygen
(B) Carbondioxide
(C) Methane
(D) Nitrogen
The answer is: (A) Oxygen
Which of the following gases causes the greenhouse effect?
(A) Carbondioxide and Nitrogen
(B) Carbondioxide and Hydrogen
(C) Carbondioxide and Methane
(D) Carbondioxide and Ideal gasses
The answer is: (C) Carbondioxide and Methane
FPSC English Vocabulary MCQs
Choose the word that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.
Q. IMMINENT
(A) famous
(B) unknown
(C) about to happen
(D) to criticize
The answer is: (C) about to happen
Imminent means impending, happening soon, or about to happen.
Q. CAPRICIOUS
(A) shaky
(B) permanent
(C) rude
(D) expensive
The answer is: (A) shaky
Capricious means suddenly changeable or volatile. So, shaky is the synonym.
Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
Q. ERUDITE
(A) learned
(B) uneducated
(C) hungry
(D) to eat a lot of food
The answer is: (B) uneducated
Erudite means well educated. So, uneducated is the opposite.
Q. BANEFUL
(A) horrible
(B) harmful
(C) evil
(D) virtue
The answer is: (D) virtue
Baneful means harmful. So, virtue (righteousness) is the opposite.
The train went slower and slower until it stopped
(A) altogether
(B) all together
(C) already
(D) all ready
The answer is: (A) altogether
Altogether means completely.
________ about future market movements should be based on scientific study.
(A) Reference
(B) Inference
(C) Conference
(D) Deference
The answer is: (B) Inference
Which of the following underlined word(s) is/are incorrect?
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
The answer is: (C) to participate
Correct: … prevented from participating …
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
The answer is: (C) being
Correct: … are considered to be great …
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
The answer is: (D) according
Correct: … change their living style according to the …
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
The answer is: (A) Diamonds
Correct: Diamond, which is …
In a town of population 100,000, 20% have internet connection. And those who have internet connection, 15% use PTCL internet service. How many people have internet service other than PTCL?
(A) 3,000
(B) 7,000
(C) 12,000
(D) 17,000
The answer is: (D) 17,000
Solution
A car parking charges n dollars for the first hour, and m pence for every additional hour. What amount it will charge if a car stayed for 5 hours?
(A) n + 5m
(B) n + 4m
(C) m + 4n
(D) m + 5n
The answer is: (B) n + 4m
Solution
First hour charges = n, remaining 4 hour charges = 4m. Total charges = n + 4m
What is the value of x in the equation: 0.2x−0.03=0.4×0.05?
Q. What is the value of x in the equation: 0.2x − 0.03 = 0.4 × 0.05 ?
(A) 0.20
(B) 0.02
(C) 0.25
(D) 0.025
The answer is: (C) 0.25
Solution
Bilal’s salary is 120% of Ahmed salary. And, Saba’s salary is 60% of Ahmed’s salary. The total of all three salaries is Rs.112,000. What is Saba’s salary?
(A) Rs 24,000
(B) Rs 24,500
(C) Rs 25,000
(D) Rs 25,500
The answer is: (A) Rs 24,000
Solution
Let Ahmed’s salary = A, Bilal’s salary = 120% of A, Saba’s salary is 60% of A, and total salaries = 112,000, then
What is the solution set of the equation:
Q. What is the solution set of the equation: x2+4x+3=0 ?
(A) {1, 3}
(B) {–1, 3}
(C) {1, –3}
(D) {–1, –3}
The answer is: (D) {–1, –3}
Solution
The world’s largest producer of shale gas is
(A) South Africa
(B) Canada
(C) Russia
(D) United States
The answer is: (D) United States
Shale is a fine-grained rock formed from the
(A) plants
(B) hydrocarbons
(C) plastic
(D) mud
The answer is: (D) mud
Shale is a/an _____ rock.
(A) igneous
(B) metamorphic
(C) sedimentary
(D) none of these
The answer is: (C) sedimentary
Which country has the world’s largest mineral, oil and gas resources?
(A) China
(B) Canada
(C) Russia
(D) United States
The answer is: (C) Russia
How many countries are considered to be nuclear-weapon states under the NPT?
(A) 3
(B) 5
(C) 7
(D) 9
The answer is: (B) 5
Five countries: United States, Russia, United Kingdom, France, and China are considered to be nuclear-weapon states under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
RT is a television network of which country?
(A) France
(B) Russia
(C) United Kingdom
(D) United States
The answer is: (B) Russia
Which rivers were given to India under the Indus Water Treaty 1960?
(A) Chenab, Beas, Ravi
(B) Jhelum, Sutlej, Ravi
(C) Sutlej, Beas, Ravi
(D) Indus, Sutlej, Beas
The answer is: (C) Sutlej, Beas, Ravi
The three rivers given to India under the Indus Water Treaty of 1960 were Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi.
The capital of the European Union is
(A) Paris
(B) Brussels
(C) Lisbon
(D) Berlin
The answer is: (B) Brussels
The working capital of the European Union is Brussels, Belgium.
The current US president Joe Biden has also served as
(A) speaker
(B) director CIA
(C) secretary state
(D) vice president
The answer is: (D) vice president
The current US president Joe Biden has also served as the vice president of the United States from 20 January 2009 to 20 January 2017.
Generators are devices that convert __________ energy into __________ energy.
(A) chemical, mechanical
(B) mechanical, electrical
(C) electrical, mechanical
(D) potential, kinetic
The answer is: (B) mechanical, electrical
The big dipper is part of which constellation?
(A) Ursa Major
(B) Ursa Minor
(C) Northern Sky
(D) None of these
The answer is: (A) Ursa Major
Who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe?
(A) Amerigo Vespucci
(B) Christopher Columbus
(C) Vasco da Gama
(D) Ferdinand Magellan
The answer is: (D) Ferdinand Magellan
Light Year is used to measure
(A) distance
(B) time
(C) speed
(D) momentum
The answer is: (A) distance
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, but Venus is hotter than Mercury because of its
(A) pressure
(B) surface
(C) axis
(D) atmosphere
The answer is: (D) atmosphere
Which Planet is closer-in-size with the Earth?
(A) Mercury
(B) Venus
(C) Mars
(D )Saturn
The answer is: (B) Venus
If 20% of a number is 40. Then 70% of the number is?
(A) 110
(B) 120
(C) 130
(D) 140
The answer is: (D) 140
SOLUTION
Let x be the number whose 20% is 40. Then,
What is the number whose 90% is 90?
(A) 10
(B) 90
(C) 100
(D) 180
The answer is: (C) 100
It is obvious to note that 90% of 100 is 90.
What is the average of the numbers: 0, 2, 5, 6, 7 and 10?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7
The answer is: (B) 5
SOLUTION
(0+2+5+6+7+10)/6 = 30/6 = 5
The most blister form of copper is
(A) refined copper
(B) impure copper
(C) processed copper
(D) none of these
The answer is: (B) impure copper
The device that converts alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC) is called
(A) Battery
(B) Anemometer
(C) Galvanometer
(D) Rectifier
The answer is: (D) Rectifier
The coldest region of the Earth’s atmosphere is
(A) Exosphere
(B) Thermosphere
(C) Stratopause
(D) Mesopause
The answer is: (D) Mesopause
The study of hydrocarbon and its derivatives is called
(A) Organic Chemistry
(B) Inorganic Chemistry
(C) Hydrolysis
(D) None of these
The answer is: (A) Organic Chemistry
Who is the founder of Meteorology?
(A) Aristotle
(B) Plato
(C) Newton
(D) Einstein
The answer is: (A) Aristotle
East Timor was a part of
(A) Malaysia
(B) Indonesia
(C) Brunei
(D) China
The answer is: (B) Indonesia
Khmer Rouge was a party in
(A) Cambodia
(B) Thailand
(C) Vietnam
(D) North Korea
The answer is: (A) Cambodia
The eminent Pashto poet Rahman Baba died in
(A) 1705
(B) 1711
(C) 1805
(D) 1811
The answer is: (B) 1711
The book “Yadon Ki Barat” was written by
(A) Mumtaz Mufti
(B) Ashfaq Ahmed
(C) Josh Malihabadi
(D) Younus Butt
The answer is: (C) Josh Malihabadi
Tashkent is the capital of
(A) Turkmenistan
(B) Kazakhstan
(C) Uzbekistan
(D) None of these
The answer is: (C) Uzbekistan
The upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India is called
(A) Lok Sabha
(B) Rajya Sabha
(C) Coorg Legislative Council
(D) None of these
The answer is: (B) Rajya Sabha
The headquarter of SAARC is located in
(A) Kathmandu
(B) Dhaka
(C) New Delhi
(D) None of these
The answer is: (A) Kathmandu
The synonym of “Emancipate” is
(A) emanate
(B) incorporate
(C) defame
(D) release
The answer is: (D) release
The synonym of “Libel” is
(A) Liberal
(B) Independent
(C) Defamation
(D) Conclusion
The answer is: (C) Defamation
The synonym of “Gregarious” is
(A) sociable
(B) reserved
(C) shaky
(D) egregious
The answer is: (A) sociable
If I had had money, I _____ it yesterday.
(A) would purchase
(B) would purchased
(C) would have purchase
(D) would have purchased
The answer is: (D) would have purchased
The Kabul River joins Indus River near
(A) Attock
(B) Sialkot
(C) Mianwali
(D) Swabi
The answer is: (A) Attock
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed in
(A) 1945
(B) 1949
(C) 1953
(D) 1957
The answer is: (B) 1949
The headquarter of Red Cross is located in
(A) New York
(B) Washington
(C) Geneva
(D) The Hague
The answer is: (C) Geneva
In street lighting, _____ is used to produce yellow light.
(A) carbon
(B) sodium
(C) nitrogen
(D) lithium
The answer is: (D) lithium
Which of the following is a non-metallic conductor?
(A) Diamond
(B) Lithium
(C) Graphite
(D) Mercury
The answer is: (D) Mercury
Deficiency of iodine results in
(A) Thyroid
(B) Beriberi
(C) Rickets
(D) T.B
The answer is: (A) Thyroid
The Central Nervous System (CNS) consists of
(A) brain, heart and kidneys
(B) brain, heart and spinal cord
(C) brain and heart
(D) brain and spinal cord
The answer is: (D) brain and spinal cord