PPSC
Excise and Taxation Inspector – 2010 Paper
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1. Which country has been declared as a “major non-NATO ally” of the United States of America?
(A) Turkey
(B) Pakistan
(C) India
(D) Italy
2. The headquarters of SAARC is located in:
(A) Karachi
(B) Colombo
(C) Dhaka
(D) Kathmandu
3. Pakistan recognised People’s Republic of
China in:
(A) 1951
(B) 1949
(C) 1950
(D) 1948
4: The “Strait of Malacca” connect:
(A) Atlantic Ocean with Pacific Ocean
(B) Back sea with Mediterranean Sea
(C) Persian Gulf with Arabian Sea
(D) Indian Ocean with Pacific Ocean
5. “Margalla Hills” are a part of which mountain
range?
(A) Karakoram
(B) Hindu Kush
(C) Himalaya
(D) Western Ghats
6. Sher Shah Suri built the Rohtas Fort at the
banks of river:
(A) Sutluj
(B) Jhelum
(C) Kahan
(D) Soan
7. “Tilla Jogian” is:
(A) Is a peak in the Sulalman Range
(B) Finds mention in the epic love poem Heer
Ranjha of Waris Shah
(C) Is the place where Buddha is said to have
spent 40 days in quiet seclusion
(D) All of these
8. Doaba Rachna is located between the River
Chenab and River:
(A) Ravi
(B) Jhelum
(C) Indus
(D) Beas
9. The name of delta formed by the Indus River
is:
(A) Sapta Sindhu
(B) Panjnad
(C) Sunderban Detta
(D) Brahmaputra
10. The pass which connects Pakistan with China
is known as:
(A) Khojak Pass
(B) Khunjrab Pass
(C) Shandur Pass
(D) PelwasKotal Pass
11 . Which Dam is constructed on River Jhelum?
(A) Warsak
(B) Mangla
(C) Rawal
(D) Simll
12. Kallar Kahar Lake is located in which district?
(A) Jhelum
(B) Mianwali
(C) Chakwal
(D) Bhakkar
13. Moghul Prince Muhammad Dara Shikuh who
was executed for being an apostate by his
own brother Aurganzeb, was a disciple of:
(A) Shah Abdul Latif Bhital
(B) Hazrat Mian Mir
(C) Shah Wallullah Muhaddith Dehivl
(D) Guru Har Rai
14. lmmediately before the formation of “One
Unit” in West Pakistan, Bahawalpur enjoyed
the status of a:
(A) Province
(C) Tehsil
(B) Division
(D) District
15. Multan is also affectionately known as:
(A) “City of Dust”
(B) “City of Sohan Halwa”
(C) “City of Mosques”
(D) “City of Saints”
16. The last ruler of Bahawalpur State was:
(A) Shahuddin Abbasi
(B) Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan V Abbasi
(C) Sardar Mahmud Khan
(D) Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan
17. The first Pakistani Prime Minister to visit
China was:
(A) Nawabzada Liaqat Ali Khan
(B) Khwaja Nazimuddin
(C) Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
(D) Hossain Shaheed Suharwardy
18. Which Bank gave a Rs. 80 million loan to the
Government of Pakistan on the request of
Quaid-e-Azam when the Reserve Bank of
India failed to deliver Pakistan’s share?
(A) National Bank of Pakistan
(B) Habib Bank Limited
(C) United Bank Limited
(D) Muslim Commercial Bank
19. All private banks were nationalized ‘ by the
Government of Pakistan in:
(A) 1947
(B) 1965
(C) 1971
(D) 1974
20. The foundation stone of the Sikhism’s holiest
place “Golden Temple” at Amritsar was laid
by:
(A) Guru Nanak Devji
(B) Khawaja Ghareeb Nawaz
(C) Acharya Rakeshprasad Pande
(D) Hazrat Mian Mir