PPSC Inspector Cooperative Societies 2012 Solved Past Paper
PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (PPSC) WRITTEN EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF INSPECTOR COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES IN THE PUNJAB COOPERATIVES DEPARTMENT -2012
1. The Muslim League was founded in 1906 at:
(A) Lahore
(B) Delhi
(C) Dacca ✓
(D) Karachi

2. Pakistan is located in:
(A) East Asia
(B) South East Asia
(C) South Asia ✓
(D) North East Asia

3. The present Hijri year is:
(A) 1425
(B) 1426
(C) 1427
(D) 1428 ✓

4. The major export of Pakistan is:
(A) Rice
(B) Sugarcane
(C) Wheat
(D) Cotton ✓

5. The first Round Table Conference was held in 1930 at:
(A) Karachi
(B) Simla
(C) London ✓
(D) Dehli

6. The famous Muslim Saint Baba Farid Gang Shakar is buried at:
(A) Jhang
(B) Multan
(C) Pakpattan ✓
(D) KotMithan

7. The biggest Barrage in Pakistan is:
(At Taunsa Barrage
(B) Kotri Barrage
(C) Guddu Barrage
(D) Sukkhar Barrage ✓

8. Who was the first Chief Justice of Pakistan?
(A) A. R. Cornelius
(B) A.R. Cornelius
(C) Mian Abdul Rashid ✓
(D) MaulanaTamizud Din

9. What was the profession of Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah?
(A) Doctor
(B) Lawyer
(C) Dentist ✓
(D) Economist

10. Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah joined the Muslim League in:
(A) 1906
(B) 1908
(C) 1913 ✓
(D) 1914

11. The famous newspapers "Comrade and Hamdard" were launched by:
(A) Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar ✓
(B) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
(C) Ch. Rehmat Ali
(D) Allama Iqbal

12. Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar is buried at:
(A) India
(B) Pakistan
(C) Bait-ul-Maqdis ✓
(D) London

13. Indus Water Treaty was signed during the regime of:
(A) Ayub Khan ✓
(B) Z. A. Bhutto
(C) Liaqat Ali Khan
(D) Pervez Musharaf

14. Which country is located in the north of Pakistan?
(A) Afghanistan
(B) Indian
(C) China ✓
(D) Iran

15. Kala Bagh is in:
(A) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(B) Punjab ✓
(C) Sindh
(D) Balochistan

16. The Objectives Resolution was passed in:
(A) 1947
(B) 1948
(C) 1949 ✓
(D) 1950

17. Pakistan joined the United Nations in:
(A) 1947 ✓
(B) 1950
(C) 1951
(D) 1952

18. The famous Khyber Pass links Peshawar with:
(A) Quetta
(B) Chamman
(C) Kabul ✓
(D) Kandhar

19. Which city is famous for handicrafts & glazed pottery?
(A) Sialkot
(B) Faisalabad
(C) Multan ✓
(D) Gujranwala

20. Gawadar is in:
(A) Punjab
(B) Sindh
(C) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(D) Balochistan ✓

21. Pakistan has a coastline of:
(A) 800 km
(B) 700 km
(C) 600 km
(D) 500 km
To the south is the Arabian Sea, with 1,046 km of Pakistani coastline. To Pakistan's east is India, which has a 2,912 km border with Pakistan. To its west is Iran, which has a 909 km border with Pakistan.

22. Gomal University is in:
(A) Quetta
(B) D.G. Khan
(C) Peshawar
(D) Dera Ismail Khan ✓

23. Who is the President of India?
(A) Manmohan Singh
(B) Pratibha Patil ✓
(C) Sonia Gandhi
(D) Abdul Kalam

24. The dominant source of employment in Pakistan is:
(A) Trade
(B) Agriculture ✓
(C) Public Service Sector
(D) Manufacturing

25. Durand Line is the boundary between Pakistan and:
(A) Iran
(B) India
(C) China
(D) Afghanistan ✓

26. The largest industry of Pakistan is:
(A) Cotton Textile ✓
(B) Sugar Industry
(C) Cement Industry
(D) Steel Industry

27. The total number of seats in the Senate of Pakistan is:
(A) 104 ✓
(B) 105
(C) 110
(D) 112 .

28. IMF stands for:
(A) International Management Fund
(B) International Monetary Fund ✓
(C) Investment Monetary Forum
(D) Investment Management Force

29. GDP stands for:
(A) Gross Domestic Product ✓
(B) General Defense Policies
(C) General Development Plans
(D) General Development Projects

30. The world’s most populous city is:
(A) London
(B) Tokyo ✓
(C) New York
(D) New York

31. 10 Downing Street is the official residence of:
(A) French President
(B) Queen of England ✓
(C) British Prime Minister
(D) American President

32. Wimbledon Tennis Grounds in:
(A) Australia
(B) France
(C) England ✓
(D) Germany

33. The Muslim country with largest population is:
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Pakistan
(C) Malaysia
(D) Indonesia ✓

34. Bill Gates is the founder of:
(A) HP
(B) Apple
(C) Microsoft ✓
(D) Dell

35. Fiscal year is from:
(A) June 1 to June 30
(B) July 1 to June 30 ✓
(C) June 15 to July 15
(D) July 1 to August 31

36. Pakistan’s economy has suffered in the past due to:
(A) Fast growing population
(B) Confrontation with India
(C) Internal political disputes
(D) All of these ✓

37. The Headquarters of World Bank is in:
(A) New York
(B) Geneva
(C) Washington DC ✓
(D) London

38. Pakistan’s estimated population in 2012 is:
(A) 180 million ✓
(B) 160 million
(C) 150 million
(D) 150 million

39. Inflation means:
(A) Increase in overall prices ✓
(B) Decrease in prices
(C) Increase in the family income
(D) Increase in the purchasing power

40. Per Capita income means:
(A) Income per person ✓
(B) Income per family
(C) Average income of a country
(D) Average income of a city

41. Pakistan's total area under cultivation is:
(A) 20%
(B) 25%
(C) 30%
(D) 35% ✓

42. Pakistan's largest food crop is:
(A) Rice
(B) Sugarcane
(C) Wheat ✓
(D) Pulses

43. The Leader of Opposition in the Nations Assembly is:
(A) Ch. Pervez Elahi
(B) Ch. Nisar Ali ✓
(C) Mr.Raza Rabbani
(D) Ch. Shujaat Hussain

Fill in the Blanks with appropriate word.

44. Alcohol is injurious ___ health.
(A) for
(B) to ✓
(C) with
(D) of

45. The old man is blind one eye.
(A) from
(B) in ✓
(C) of
(D) with

46. It is ten O’clock my watch.
(A) by ✓
(B) on
(C) in
(D) with

47. He agreed my proposal.
(A) with
(B) for
(C) to ✓
(D) on

Which word is wrongly spelt in the following?

48. (A) Nursery
(B) Secondary
(C) Liberary ✓
(D) Primary

49. (A) Tournament
(B) Ornament
(C) Goverment ✓
(D) Refreshment

50. (A) Begger ✓
(B) Scholar
(C) Controller
(D) Liar

51. (A) Honest
(B) Parfect ✓
(C) Loyal ,
(D) Popular

52. Enormous means:
(A) Hard
(B) Huge ✓
(C) Amazing
(D) Many

53. The horseman pulled the ________ of the horse.
(A) reigns
(B) rains
(C) reins ✓
(D) ranes

54. Industrious means:
(A) Successful
(B) Sensible
(C) Diligent ✓
(D) Labourer

55. Commence means:
(A) Arrange
(B) Understand
(C) Try
(D) Begin ✓

56. Opposite of contract Is:
(A) Subtract
(B) Expand ✓
(C) Attract
(D) Increase

57. A long sighted person cannot see objects which are:
(A) Far
(B) Near ✓
(C) Both far & near
(D) Coloured

58. Which of the following Is a renewable source of energy?
(A) Coal
(B) Crude Oil
(C) Water ✓
(D) Gas

59. Which component of diet prevents constipation?
(A) Minerals
(B) Fiber ✓
(C) Protein
(D) Vitamins

60. Which of the following has maximum calories?
(A) Carbohydrates
(B) Proteins
(C) Fats ✓
(D) Vitamins

61. Sunlight Is a good source of.
(A) Vitamin A
(B) Vitamin B
(C) Vitamin C
(D) Vitamin D ✓

62. The hole developed In the Ozone layer Is over:
(A) Arctic
(B) Alaska
(C) Antarctica ✓
(D) Amazon

63. In Pakistan the sale of cigarettes Is prohibited to persona under the age of:
(A) 20
(B) 18 ✓
(C) 16
(D) 16

64. Programmes written to make computer function In a desired way are called:
(A) Codes
(B) Pacts
(C) Software
(D) Instructions ✓

65. The best conductor of electricity Is:
(A) Iron
(B) Copper
(C; Steel
(D) Silver ✓

66. The unoharged particle In atom Is oalled:
(A) Proton
(B) Electron
(C) Neutron ✓
(D) Molecule

67. The speed of sound Is ______ the speed of light.
(A) greater then
(B) equal to
(C) lesser than ✓
(B) 1/10 OF

68. 0.28 + 100 = ?
(A) 0.026
(B) 0.0026 ✓
(C) 26
(D) 0.00026

69. 5448 rounded off to the nearest 1000 is:
(A) 5400
(B) 5000 ✓
(C) 4500
(D) 6000

70. A rectangle has a length of 16 cm and a breadth of 3 cm. What is the area?
(A) 46 cm
(B) 48 cm ✓
(C) 19 cm
(D) 48 cm

71. 3 written as a fraction Is:
(A) 3.7 ✓
(B) 0.037
(C) 0.37
(D) 37.00

72. When you divide 0.7 by 10 you will get:
(A) 7
(B) 6.07 ✓
(C) 70
(D) 0.007

73. In a class of 550 students 42% wish to go to college. How many wish to attend the college?
(A) 108
(B) 210
(C) 231 ✓
(D) 262

74. In a class of 20 boys & 28 girls, the percentage of girls Is:
(A) 41.7%
(B) 48%
(C) 68.3% ✓
(D) 70%

75. What per cent of 12 Is 3?
(A) 45%
(B) 25% ✓
(C) 30%
(D) 20%

76. 18 is 75% of?
(A) 24 ✓
(B) 28
(C) 34
(D) 32

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