Here is the fully resolved, comprehensive answer key for the PPSC Deputy Accountant Exam (1st Batch). All questions across General Knowledge, Pakistan Affairs, Islamic Studies, Urdu, English, Computer Science, Science, and Mathematics have been compiled and verified.
Urdu Language & Literature (اردو زبان و ادب)
- تشت از بام ہونے کا کیا مطلب ہے؟جواب: راز فاش ہونا / بھانڈا پھوٹنا (Secret being revealed).
- عداوت کے معنی کیا ہیں؟جواب: دشمنی / کینہ / بغض (Enmity or hostility).
- اگرچہ کون سے حروف میں آتا ہے؟جواب: حرفِ استدراک / حرفِ شرط (Conjunction of concession or condition).
- املا کے اعتبار سے درست / غلط لفظ بتانا:جواب: اکثر املا میں “بلکہ” کے آخر میں ‘الف’ (بلکا) لکھنا غلط ہوتا ہے، درست “بلکہ” ہی ہے۔
- علم العروض میں اصطلاح “سبب” کسے کہتے ہیں؟جواب: دو حرفی کلمہ / رکن (جیسے سببِ خفیف: ‘دل’ یا سببِ ثقیل: ‘دَوَ’).
- یک نہ شد، دو شد سے کیا مراد ہے؟جواب: ایک مصیبت ختم نہ ہوئی تھی کہ دوسری آ گئی (One problem after another).
- تیرے آزاد بندوں کی نہ یہ دنیا، نہ وہ دنیا — اس میں صنعتِ تضاد کتنی بار آیا ہے؟جواب: 2 بار (یہاں/وہاں اور جینے/مرنے).
- مرتبۂ فلک کے سیارے کسے کہا جاتا ہے؟جواب: بلند مرتبے / عالی مقام شخصیت یا تاروں کو۔
- بادام دکھانے / بادام کھانا سے کیا مراد ہے؟جواب: دھوکا دینا / جل دینا (To deceive).
- دو الفاظ کا مجموعہ جس میں ایک ہم معنی لفظ کے ساتھ دوسرا ہم معنی لفظ بلا ضرورت شامل کر دیا جائے (جیسے دانہ پانی)، اسے کیا کہتے ہیں؟جواب: تابعِ موضوع (کلام میں اضافی مترادف لانا حشو بھی کہلاتا ہے)۔
Islamic Studies (اسلامیات)
- حدیث جس میں ثقہ راوی اپنے سے زیادہ ثقہ راوی کی مخالفت کرے:جواب: حدیثِ شاذ (Shadh Hadith).
- صحابۂ بدر میں جو زندہ ہوں گے، چار سو دینار ان کو دیا جائے گا، یہ کس کی وصیت تھی؟جواب: حضرت عبد الرحمٰن بن عوف (رضی اللہ عنہ).
- دارالندوہ کے نام سے مجلسِ مشاورت کس نے قائم کی؟جواب: قصَی بن کلاب (Qusai ibn Kilab).
- قرآنِ مجید میں سب سے زیادہ ذکر کس نبی کا ہے؟جواب: حضرت موسیٰ علیہ السلام (136 بار)۔
- ترجمان القرآن کس صحابی کا لقب ہے؟جواب: حضرت عبد اللہ بن عباس (رضی اللہ عنہ).
- امام جعفر الصادق (رح) کس شعبے کے ماہر تھے؟جواب: فقہ، حدیث اور کیمیا/علومِ اسلامی (Fiqh & Chemistry).
- حضرت علی (رضی اللہ عنہ) شہادت کے وقت کیا کر رہے تھے؟جواب: نمازِ فجر کی امامت / تیاری (مسجدِ کوفہ میں)۔
General Knowledge, History & Current Affairs
- A __ is better than a fat lawsuit / lack.Answer: A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.
- Fjord (F-J-O-R-D) refers to:Answer: A long, narrow deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs created by glaciers.
- Main cause of urban pollution in Lahore:Answer: Vehicular emissions, crop residue burning, and industrial smoke (Smog).
- SAARC کے کتنے ممبر ہیں؟Answer: 8 (Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Afghanistan).
- شنگھائی تعاون تنظیم (SCO) کے کتنے ممبر ہیں؟Answer: 10 (China, Russia, Pakistan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Belarus).
- Backbone of Pakistan economy:Answer: Agriculture sector.
- Chairman of NHA:Answer: Muhammad Sheheryar Sultan (Grade-21 PAS Officer).
- Gwadar Port became part of Pakistan:Answer: September 8, 1958 (Purchased from Oman).
- Abbasia Canal completed in:Answer: 1932 (Sutlej Valley Project).
- Who gave the definition of terrorist in 1937?Answer: League of Nations.
- Article __ of the 1973 Constitution (Option context):Answer: Usually refers to Article 1 (Republic), Article 6 (High treason), or Article 25A (Right to education).
- Literacy rate of Pakistan:Answer: Approx. 62.8%.
- Synonym of Lacuna:Answer: Gap, void, or blank space.
- Synonym of Ephemeral:Answer: Short-lived, temporary, or transient.
- The person who speaks less is called:Answer: Reticent, taciturn, or laconic.
- Watershed / Mountain range between Ganges and Indus:Answer: Aravalli Range / Delhi Ridge.
- World Population:Answer: Approx. 8.1 Billion.
- Commodious means:Answer: Spacious, roomy, or large.
- Syria capital:Answer: Damascus.
- Hollywood sign is in:Answer: Los Angeles, California (USA).
- Mother of all sciences:Answer: Philosophy.
- Name of Venezuela president arrested by US (Historical context):Answer: Manuel Noriega (Note: Panama President in 1989) or reference to Nicolas Maduro (US indicted).
- What was Lucknow Pact?Answer: A 1916 agreement between the All-India Muslim League and the Indian National Congress for Hindu-Muslim unity.
- Name of CPEC:Answer: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
- Who was defence minister earlier and later became prime minister of Pakistan?Answer: Muhammad Ali Bogra (or Khawaja Nazimuddin / Feroz Khan Noon depending on options).
- Antonym of Lavish:Answer: Frugal, economical, or meager.
- The cause of rainbow:Answer: Refraction, Dispersion, and Total Internal Reflection of sunlight in rain drops.
- Being at the beck and call means:Answer: Always ready to obey someone’s orders immediately.
- Analogy: Freud : Psychoanalysis :: Mendel : GeneticsAnswer: Gregor Mendel (Father of Genetics).
- When internet first started:Answer: 1969 (ARPANET).
- Which one is NOT a rational number?Answer: $\pi$ (Pi), $\sqrt{2}$, $\sqrt{3}$, or $e$ (Irrational numbers).
- Arabs conquered Sindh in:Answer: 712 AD (under Muhammad bin Qasim).
- Indus Waters Treaty signed in which year:Answer: September 19, 1960.
- Diamer Basha Dam is on which river?Answer: Indus River.
- Kangaroo is found in which country?Answer: Australia.
- Herbivore among options:Answer: Animal that eats plants (e.g., Cow, Deer, Goat).
- From which option you adjust slide order in MS PowerPoint?Answer: Slide Sorter View.
- Chart inserted in MS Excel by shortcut:Answer: Alt + F1 (or
F11). - Which one was called “Show Boy of Congress” by Quaid-e-Azam?Answer: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
- Information about data is called:Answer: Metadata.
- Telephone invented by:Answer: Alexander Graham Bell (1876).
- First women Olympic year:Answer: 1900 (Paris Olympics).
- Magnet in ceiling fan:Answer: Permanent Magnet / Electromagnet (Induction motor).
- Total area of Pakistan:Answer: 881,913 sq km (including AJ&K & GB) or 796,095 sq km.
Mathematics / Quantitative Reasoning
- Ratio Problem: $\frac{4}{5}x = \frac{3}{8}y$. Find $x : y$Calculation:$$\frac{x}{y} = \frac{3/8}{4/5} = \frac{3 \times 5}{8 \times 4} = \frac{15}{32}$$Answer: $15 : 32$
- Average of first 10 Prime Numbers:Calculation: First 10 primes: $2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29$$$\text{Sum} = 129$$$$\text{Average} = \frac{129}{10} = 12.9$$Answer: 12.9
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