PPSC Assistant Past Paper – 24 November 2024

Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) is considered by far one of the most admired competitive testing organizations in Pakistan that administers competitive exams to various positions annually. One of these posts, the Assistant (BPS-16) exam has many applicants because of the career-development benefits. To cope with this exam, past papers are vital in knowing the test pattern, common questions as well as core subject areas.

We are availing the PPSC Assistant Past Paper (24 November 2024) in this article. It should be noted that this is not the completely original paper. Questions included there have been gathered out of candidates who formerly visited the exam and retained them after. It is not according to policy to share the original paper so this collection is solely intended to be educational and practice-oriented.

The importance of past papers recalled.

Even where the original paper itself is never available, a recalled variation – a book made out of candidates who recollect questions after writing the exam – is useful. These collections help you:

Acclimatize with difficulty and type of question.
Repeated content in the English, Pakistan Affairs and Current Affairs sections.
Speed and Accuracy Improve speed and accuracy through solving real-style MCQs.
develop a logical timetable of drill practice.

Exam overview — 24 November 2024

The thought-affected Assistant paper of 24 November 2024 contained objective, with multiple choices structured on the following major areas:

English: structure, words, sentence corrections and meaning.
Pakistan Affairs, Current Affairs: history, constitution, new national developments.
General Knowledge: Classical Educations: Islamic Studies / Ethics (where applicable).
Elementary Science: commonplace scientific knowledge and logic.
Mathematics and intro of IT: percentages, ratio, simple arithmetic and MS Office fundamentals.

General level of difficulty: medium. It was more evident that they put a heavier emphasis on English and current events and as a result, candidates who were strong on the former fare better.

Practical preparation tips

Daily English exercises Synonyms, antonyms, preposition, errors and passages of short comprehension.
Current affairs habit read motivational summaries of news each day and write down significant national/ international events ( policy changes, key dates).
Math/IT practice – permanent exams (percentages probability) and short-term (a few minutes) word processor/ Excel exercises.
Past-paper without deadlines — experiment with test conditions: 100 MCQs within random time so that to achieve speed.
Check on mistakes made during reviews – keep an error journal and review the areas of weakness once a week.

Disclaimer (Important)

The leaked paper does not exactly feature in this past paper. It is a memorized version, which was created using the assistance of candidates who were asked questions they recollected having examined the exam. Thus it might not be full depiction of the real paper but nevertheless provides a good impression regarding the format, level of difficulty, and possible topics. It is unlawful to repost or leak out the original paper. In case you took the test and you recalled some questions, please forward them to us with the help to increase the accuracy of this recalled collection, but the material you provide is not going to serve any practical purpose.

1. What river is linked with the ancient ruins of the Mohenjo-Daro civilization?

A. Ravi
B. Sutlej
C. Chenab
D. Indus

2. Year of first population census of Pakistan?

A. 1952
B. 1961
C. 1951
D. 1948

3. What is the name of the Durand Line that gives a boundary to two countries?

A. Pakistan and India
B. Pakistan and China
C. Pakistan and Iran
D. Pakistan and Afghanistan

4. What is the approximate sea level atmospheric pressure?

A. 1000 millibars
B. 1025 millibars
C. 998 millibars
D. 1013.25 millibars

5. Who was the first Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army?

A. General Ayub Khan
B. General Sir Frank Messervy
C. General Douglas Gracey
D. General Tikka Khan

6. Where are the ancient Shalimar Gardens located?

A. Multan
B. Peshawar
C. Lahore
D. Karachi

7. In 1965, which two countries fought the war over the controversial territory of Kashmir?

A. Pakistan and China
B. India and China
C. Bangladesh and India
D. Pakistan and India

8. What is the largest desert in Pakistan?

A. Cholistan
B. Katpana
C. Thar
D. Thal

9. What is the meaning of the abbreviation of SIM commonly used in mobile phones?

A. System Information Module
B. Secure Internet Module
C. Subscriber Identity Module.
D. Standard Information Model.

10. Who created the conviction-building truth-value book, The Spirit of Islam?

A. Allama Iqbal
B. Syed Ameer Ali
C. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
D. Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar.

11. Taxila is an ancient city (a UNESCO world heritage site) located in which country?

A. India
B. Afghanistan
C. Iran
D. Pakistan

12. What is the national sport of Pakistan?

A. Cricket
B. Squash
C. Field Hockey
D. Polo

13. What was the name of the historical Khyber Pass that connected Pakistan with what country?

A. Iran
B. China
C. Afghanistan
D. India

14. Which is the currency of Turkey?

A. Riyal
B. Euro
C. Dirham
D. Lira

15. In which year was the Lahore Resolution, or what is now called the Pakistan Resolution, passed?

A. 1947
B. 1930
C. 1945
D. 1940

16. What is the name of the capital of Belgium?

A. Antwerp
B. Brussels
C. Ghent
D. Bruges

17. Who wrote the popular book called Jinnah of Pakistan?

A. Hector Bolitho
B. Larry Collins
C. Ayesha Jalal
D. Stanley Wolpert

18. Where is the most active volcano in the world, Ojos del Salado?

A. Peru
B. Ecuador
C. Argentina-Chile border
D. Bolivia

19. What were the two countries set on either side of the Radcliffe Line?

A. East and West Germany
B. North and South Korea
C. India and Pakistan
D. The United States and Mexico

20. What is the South American country Colombia capital city?

A. Medellín
B. Bogotá
C. Cali
D. Cartagena

21. Which language is the most spoken in the world among natives speakers?

A. English
B. Spanish
C. Mandarin Chinese
D. Hindi

22. Who is also well-known as the Father of the Turkish Republic?

A. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
B. İsmet İnönü
C. Sultan Abdul Hamid II
D. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

23. So what is the greatest, the deepest ocean on Earth?

A. Atlantic Ocean
B. Pacific Ocean
C. Indian Ocean
D. Arctic Ocean

24. Find out who was the Prime Minister of United Kingdom during Partition of India in 1947?

A. Winston Churchill
B. Neville Chamberlain
C. Harold Macmillan
D. Clement Attlee

25. Baghdad is the capital of what country?

A. Syria
B. Iraq
C. Iran
D. Jordan

26. What is the number of bones in the entire body of an adult human being?

A. 212
B. 300
C. 206
D. 198

27. What two countries had signed a peace treaty in 1972?

A. Pakistan and China
B. India and Bangladesh
C. Pakistan and India
D. India and China

28. What is the most dominant gas in the atmosphere of the earth?

A. Oxygen
B. Argon
C. Carbon Dioxide
D. Nitrogen

29. So in which conflict was the historic Tashkent Declaration a peace agreement?

A. The 1948 Kashmir War
B. The 1965 Indo-Pakistani War
C. Liberation War in Bangladesh in 1971.
D. The 1999 Kargil War

30. When was the State Bank of Pakistan officially opened?

A. 1947
B. 1950
C. 1948
D. 1956

31. What is the capital of Spain?

A. Barcelona
B. Madrid
C. Seville
D. Valencia

32. What was the name of the other military alliance that was created opposed to the Warsaw Pact?

A. SEATO
B. CENTO
C. NATO
D. The United Nations

33. What is the other name of that well-known planet in our solar system called the Red Planet?

A. Venus
B. Jupiter
C. Mars
D. Saturn

34. A landmark document in the history of Pakistan was the Objective Resolution, through which was the Assembly of Constituents it was enacted to take place?

A. 1947
B. 1956
C. 1952
D. 1949

35. The term of Bicameral Legislature describes a government, which has how many chambers or houses?

A. One
B. Three
C. Two
D. Four

36. What was the name of another country or so called the Land of the rising sun?

A. China
B. Japan
C. South Korea
D. Vietnam

37. What will the scientific study of the earthquakes be known as?

A. Geology
B. Volcanology
C. Meteorology
D. Seismology

38. In what country is the Suez Canal a man-made sea level waterway?

A. Panama
B. Turkey
C. Egypt
D. Greece

39. On average how heavy on average is a healthy adult human brain?

A. 2.0 kg
B. 0.8 kg
C. 1.0 kg
D. 1.4 kg

40. Who is the longest serving Prime Minister of Pakistan?

A. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
B. Nawaz Sharif
C. Benazir Bhutto
D. Liaquat Ali Khan

41. What is the name of the water between Europe and Africa?

A. The Red Sea
B. The Black Sea
C. The Mediterranean Sea
D. The Atlantic Ocean

42. Who called the historic Fourteen Points?

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
D. Allama Iqbal

43. What is the human vitamin that is majorly manufactured in the skin when exposed to sunlight?

A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin C
C. Vitamin D
D. Vitamin B12

44. OPEC is an international organization that is more concerned with policies of what commodity?

A. Gold
B. Petroleum
C. Diamonds
D. Natural Gas

45. In what modern-day country was the ancient city of Carthage, the major rival to Rome, located?

A. Italy
B. Greece
C. Tunisia
D. Egypt

46. When was Pakistan the Cricket World Cup winner?

A. 1987
B. 1996
C. 1992
D. 1999

47. who was the first Governor-General of Pakistan?

A. Liaquat Ali Khan
B. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
C. Khawaja Nazimuddin
D. Ghulam Muhammad

48. Which two countries are the main locations of Gobi desert?

A. Kazakhstan and Russia
B. India and Pakistan
C. Iran and Iraq
D. China and Mongolia

49. What is the symbols of gold as a chemical?

A. Ag
B. Gd
C. Pb
D. Au

50. The capital of Turkey is the city of Ankara but what was the former capital?

A. Bursa
B. Istanbul
C. Izmir
D. Adana

Conclusion

On recalled past paper such as the one given above doubles as a good practice object. Any combination of standard textbook, short notes and regular practice needs to be used in line with your best chance to gain an advantage over your students. Revision with a thoughtful twist and practicing and going over several papers that you have romantically will perfect your memorization of the knowledge as well as your attitude towards exams.