ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MINISTRY OF DEFENCE 2012​ Past Paper

FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

 

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1. Government approved the National Anthem in:

 

2. The rank of Pakistan among the World’s largest countries area-wise is:

 

3. The word “Pakistan” was coined by:

 

4. The number of stanzas there in the national anthem are:

 

5. The tune of national anthem is based on:

 

6. The last Mughal emperor to sit on the peacock throne was:

 

7. The verses of the National Anthem were composed by:

 

8. The tune of the national anthem was composed by:

 

9. For the preparation of the National anthem, a committee was constituted by the government in December 1948 under the chairmanship of:

 

10. The tune composed by Chagla was selected provisionally in:

 

11. The tune composed by Chagla finally approved for the National anthem in:

 

12. The national anthem of Pakistan was approved In:

 

13. The number of lines each Stanza of the national anthem is comprised of:

 

14. The largest fort of Pakistan, Rani Kot Fort, is situated near the city:

 

15. Gandhara Art is related to:

 

16. The number of alphabets in the Urdu language are:

 

17. The national game of Pakistan is:

 

18. The mausoleum of Jahangir was built by:

 

19. The Peacock throne was made for:

 

20. The national language of Pakistan is:

 

21. Who was the first one to conquer Persia?

 

22. Who was the first Commander in Chief of the Islamic Army?

 

23. Hazrat Zakariya (AS) was the contemporary of.

 

24. Which Prophet (A.S.) was the carpenter by profession?

 

25. The only Surah of the Holy Quran which is not started with ‘Bismillah’ is:

 

26. The Holy Book revealed to Hazrat Daud (AS) is

 

27. Holy Prophet (PBUH) delivered his farewell sermon at Arafat on.

 

28. The Treaty of Hudabia was signed in:

 

29. Which was the first Ghazwa of Islam?

 

30. Ghazwa Abwa is also known as:

 

31. Name the mosque where almost seventy prophets are buried?

 

32. The longest Surah in the Holy Quran is:

 

33. The shortest Surah in the Holy Quran is:

 

34. The number of Prophets whose names are in the Holy Quran are:

 

35. Injeel (Bible) is the Holy Book of:

 

36. The Magna Carta was signed during the reign of

 

37. The flag of Denmark is the oldest state flag still in use. The flag is known as:

 

38. Which Roman governor ordered the execution of Hazrat Issa (AS)?

 

39. Magna Carta was signed by the King of England in?

 

40. ‘Renaissance’ Is:

 

41. Conservative leader Angela Markel became the Chancellor of Germany on 10th October, 2005. She was:

 

42. The French Revolution began in the year:

 

43. The French Revolution gave rise to the theory:

 

44. ‘Renaissance’ took place in Europe during:

 

45. Who emerged as a great leader in France as a result of the ‘French Revolution’?

 

46. Who was called as the kidnapper of the scholars?

 

47. The slogan of the French Revolution was:

 

48. The French Revolution ended in:

 

49. The Russian Revolution took place in the year:

 

50. The Bolshevik Revolution is associated with:

 

51. Headquarter of Universal Postal Union is located in:

 

52. The term of Kofi Annan as a General Secretary of UNO was from 1st January, 1997 to:

 

53. UNO’s ‘Oil for Food’ Program is associated with which country?

 

54. United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) was established in:

 

55. Headquarter of United Nations Relief and Work for Palestine Refugees In the North East (UNRWA) is located in:

 

56. Which is the largest jungle of Pakistan?

 

57. The current growth rate of population in Pakistan is:

 

58. What is the current literacy rate of Pakistan in Feb 2010?

 

59. How many Radio stations were working in Pakistan at the time of the partition of the subcontinent?

 

60. When was the First Woman Bank established in Pakistan?

 

61. Name the largest museum found in Pakistan

 

62. Who has been appointed as the first governor of Gilgit-Baltistan?

 

63. Name the longest river of Pakistan

 

64. The first Nishan-e-Haider was won by

 

65. Name the first Lady Major General in the Pakistan Army

 

66. Tea worth Rs. 126 per kg and Rs. 135 per kg are mixed with a third variety in the ratio 1:1:2. If the mixture is worth Rs. 153 per kg, the price of the third variety per kg will be:

 

67. A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar, part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The quantity sold at 18% profit is:

 

68. Two vessels A and B contain spirit and water mixed in the ratio 5 : 2 and 7 : 6 respectively. Find the ratio in which these mixtures be mixed to obtain a new mixture in vessel C containing spirit and water in the ratio 8 : 5?

 

69. One quality of wheat at Rs. 9.30 per kg is mixed with another quality at a certain rate in the ratio 8 : 7. If the mixture so formed be worth Rs. 10 per kg, what is the rate per kg of the second quality of wheat?

 

70. A milk vendor has 2 cans of milk. The first contains 25% water and the rest milk. The second contains 50% water. How much milk should he mix from each of the containers so as to get 12 litres of milk such that the ratio of water to milk is 3 : 5?

 

Directions: Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word

71. YOB

 

72. APOGEE

 

73. MOROSE

 

74. BASH

 

75. HAGGLE

 

76. ABSTRUSE

 

77. ADVERSITY

 

78. CANDID

 

Directions: Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the Italicised bold part of the sentence

79. If you waver at the last minute, you shall face blare.

 

80. A government rocked by frequent scandals is an effete set of people with no credibility.

 

81. She does not get her work done punctually and properly because she is always dawdling.

 

82. The little coy bride was admired by everyone.

 

83. The small boy was able to give a graphic description of the thief.

 

84. He was dismissed from service because they found him dishonest.

 

85. The story is too fantastic to be credible.

 

Directions: In each of the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

 

86. TRUMPERY

 

87. ACQUITTED

 

88. VULGAR

 

89. THRIFT

 

90. LACONIC

 

91. QUERULOUS

 

92. ABSOLUTE

 

93. MAGNIFY

 

Directions: Select the word or phrase which is closest to the opposite In meaning of the Italicised bold word or phrase.



 

94. It was a mystery as to where the young girl had acquired such a cynical attitude.

 

95. Avogadro’s hypothesis has proved significant till the present day.

 

96. There has always been a feeling of rancour between the two families.

 

97. The government is taking measures to augment the country’s food supply.

 

98. People know him for his vanity.

99. Let us not aggravate the sufferings of the poor.

100. He stood gazing at the serene expanse of the sea.

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Also See  –  AD MoD Paper 2011</h5