PPSC
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (INVESTIGATION) IN ANTI-CORRUPTION ESTABLISHMENT – 2015 Paper
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1. The headquarters of BRICS is located at:
(A) Shanghai
(B) Moscow
(C) Cape Town
(D) New Delhi
Answer – A
2. The planet nearest to the earth is:
(A) Mercury
(B) Jupiter
(C) Venus
(D) Pluto
Answer – C
3. Light year is the
(A) Distance travelled by light in one year
(B) Mean distance between the earth and the
sun
(C) Mean distance between the earth and the
moon
(D) Mean distance between the sun and the
planet
Answer – A
4. Sun rises in the east and sets in the west due
to the
(A) Shape of the earth
(B) Revolution of the earth around the sun
(C) Rotation of the earth on its axis
(D) Movement of the sun
Answer – C
5. What are cyclones?
(A) Sudden, heavy floods
(B) No rain for a long duration
(C) Heavy Showers
(D) Violent winds and rain
Answer – D
6. The largest river of Asia is
(A) Yangtze
(B) Yenisei
(C) Indus
(D) Mekong
Answer – A
7. Which metal is most abundantly found on
earth’s surface?
(A) Aluminium
(B) Zinc
(C) Iron
(D) Copper
Answer – A
8. The world’s highest waterfall, the Angel Falls
is situated in
(A) Venezuela
(B) The USA
(C) Guyana
(D) Australi
Answer – A
9. The earth moves from
(A) West to East
(B) East to West
(C) North to South
(D) South to North
Answer – A
10. ‘Middle East’ group of countries includes
(A) South Asian countries
(B) West Asian countries
(C) South-east Asian countries
(D) Eastern part of Asia
Answer – B
11. Kangaroo is the national emblem of
(A) Canada
(B) Australia
(C) Italy
(D) Ireland
Answer – B
12. Qantas airlines belongs to
(A) United Kingdom
(B) Australia
(C) Italy
(D) Switzerland
Answer – B
13. Who among the following is the inventor of a
system of writing and printing for the blind:
(A) Robert Wilhelm Bunsen
(B) Louis Braille
(C) Sir Humphrey Davy
(D) Christian Huygens
Answer – B
14. Martin Luther King was a
(A) Social reformer
(B) Secretary General of the UN
(C) Black US civil rights leader
(D) None of these
Answer – C
15. Where were the first modern Olympic-Games
held?
(A) Olympia
(B) Athens
(C) Seoul
(D) Los Angeles
Answer – B
16. The term ‘Butter fly’ in sports is associated
with
(A) Basketball
(B) Swimming
(C) Rowing
(D) Golf
(B) Swimming
17. Swaythling Cup is associated with
(A) Lawn Tennis
(B) Table Tennis
(C) Hockey
(D) Golf
Answer – B
18. Football (soccer) is said to have originated in
(A) Former USSR
(B) England
(C) China
(D) Australia
Answer – C
19. Which sport returned to Olympics in 1988
after 64 years?
(A) Judo
(B) Tennis
(C) Croquet
(D) Canoeing
Answer – B
20. The Nobel Prize for Economics was
introduced in
(A) 1969
(B) 1986
(C) 1990
(D) 1987
Answer – A