PPSC Past Papers 2025

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) spent 13 years in Makkah after revelation.

1962

Satpara and Phandar lakes are located in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Correct usage: “They attacked me” (no preposition).

Bani Israel settled in Egypt during Prophet Yousaf’s (AS) time.

Captain Karnal Sher Khan received Nishan-e-Haider for bravery during the 1999 Kargil War.

K2, the world’s 2nd highest mountain, is also called Mount Godwin-Austen.

Passive form is: “Was a letter written by Ayesha to her sister?”

Surah Yusuf is called Ahsan-ul-Qasas.

Pakistan never enforced the 1952 constitution; the first constitution was enacted on 23 March 1956.

The Pakistan-China border (Khunjerab Pass area) is around 600 km long.

Opposite of modest (humble) is conceited (proud).

Imam Ahmad recorded from ʿAbdullah bin Mughaffal that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), on the day of the Conquest of Makkah, rode on his she-camel and recited Surah Al-Fath.

The first Muslim Economic Conference was held in 1949 to discuss economic planning.

The Thal desert is located in Punjab, Pakistan.

The proverb is “A watched pot never boils.”

Imam Tirmizi, compiler of Sunan al-Tirmidhi, died in 279 AH.

The 18th Amendment (2010) was signed during Zardari’s presidency.

A seismograph measures the intensity and duration of earthquakes.

In future time clauses, present simple is used: “when it stops raining.”

In 1965, Pakistan launched Operation Gibraltar in Kashmir.

Ibn al-Nafis described pulmonary circulation and the contagious spread of diseases.

• A semicolon (;) is used to connect two closely related but independent clauses.
• Each part before and after the semicolon must be a complete sentence on its own.
• Unlike a comma, which may cause a comma splice error if used incorrectly, a semicolon properly links the clauses.
• A colon (:) introduces explanations, lists, or examples, not two standalone sentences.
• A hyphen (-) is used to join words or parts of words, not independent clauses.
✅ Therefore, the correct answer is Semicolon, as it ensures grammatical independence while showing a close relationship between the ideas.

At independence, Pakistan inherited only 16 cotton mills out of 451 in the subcontinent.

• A conductor is a person associated with a bus (manages passengers, collects fares).
• A thespian is a person associated with a play (acts or performs).
• Both follow the pattern “person : the thing they perform in/operate.”
• “Drama : Director” and “Producer : Theater” are related but not in the same direct sense.
• Correct analogy is Thespian : Play, as it mirrors the exact relationship.