PPSC Past Papers 2025

Explanation: Fitch Ratings upgraded Pakistan’s rating because of multiple positive indicators: fiscal adjustments, strong remittances, and continuation of IMF-supported reforms.

Explanation: A network is a group of interconnected computers that share resources and information.

Explanation: Work of A+B in 1 day = 1/12, A+B+C in 1 day = 1/8 → C’s work = 1/24 → C alone = 24 days.

Explanation: Textiles and garments are Pakistan’s major export, contributing the highest share to foreign exchange earnings, mainly due to cotton-based industries.

Explanation: The Sindh Sagar Doab is the tract of land located between the Indus River and the Jhelum River in the Punjab region of Pakistan. It is one of the five major doabs (regions between two rivers) of the Punjab and forms the northwestern portion of the Punjab plain.

Explanation: The Master Document feature helps manage large projects by linking smaller documents.

Explanation: ”Distance

Explanation: The Objectives Resolution of 1949 laid the foundation for Pakistan’s constitution. It emphasized sovereignty of Allah, but within a democratic framework ensuring rights and representation.

Explanation: Pashtuns are the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan, making up nearly 40% of the population. They are historically dominant in Afghan politics.

Explanation: Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology; the term comes from "Wireless Fidelity."

Explanation: Volume of sphere = (4/3)πr³ = (4/3)π(27) = 36π cm³.

Explanation: The Indian National Congress boycotted the First Round Table Conference (1930) in London, as it was running the Civil Disobedience Movement led by Gandhi. Congress only joined from the Second Conference onward.

Explanation: Cable Beach is a famous 22-kilometer-long beach in Broome, Western Australia. It is named after the telegraph cable that came ashore there in 1889.

Explanation: Since Excel 2007, the default extension is .xlsx, which supports advanced features and XML structure.

Explanation: Step by step: 5 + 51 = 56 → 56 − 3 = 53 → 53 + 7 = 60 → 60 − 5.1 = 54.9.

Explanation: During partition in 1947, Pakistan received about 36% of military assets from British India. This included men, arms, and equipment, though the distribution was unequal and problematic.

Explanation: In biology, false coiling refers to the overlapping or abnormal twisting of DNA structures, not related to ventilation or cooling.

Explanation: The =NOW() function returns the current system date and time in Excel.

Explanation: In coordinate geometry, if x = 0 the point lies on the y-axis; if y = 0, it lies on the x-axis. Since here x = 0, (0, -7) lies exactly on the y-axis.

Explanation: Lord Linlithgow served as Viceroy from 1936 to 1943, making him the longest-serving Viceroy of India. He presided over the period of World War II.

Explanation: Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod in 1752 as part of his experiments with electricity.

Explanation: Function keys (F1–F12) perform special tasks; F5, F6, F7 are examples.

Explanation: General Gracey, the British commander of Pakistan Army in 1947, refused Jinnah’s order to send troops into Kashmir, citing British government policy.

Explanation: Falling pressure often indicates unstable weather and can cause rainfall due to condensation.

Explanation: The Design tab lets you apply a theme or design across all slides in a presentation.