PPSC Past Papers 2025
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                    A. Siberia                
                                
                    B. Arctic Circle                
                                
                    C. Greenland                
                                
                    D. Alaska                
                                 
            
            
                
                    Correct answer is: A. Siberia
                
                                
                    Why? Siberia, particularly Oymyakon, records the world’s coldest inhabited places, with temperatures dropping below –60°C.                
                                 
            
         
    
    
			 
		
		
						
					
	 
  
	
		
		
	
					
				    
    
    
        
        
            
            
                                
                    A. Laugh in one’s sleeves                
                                
                    B. Laugh at one’s sleeves                
                                
                    C. Laugh on one’s sleeves                
                                
                    D. None of these                
                                 
            
            
                
                    Correct answer is: A. Laugh in one’s sleeves
                
                                
                    Why? The correct idiom is “laugh in one’s sleeve,” meaning to hide one’s amusement secretly.                
                                 
            
         
    
    
			 
		
		
						
					
	 
  
	
		
		
	
					
				    
    
    
        
        
            
            
                                
                    A. To develop new theories                
                                
                    B. To observe natural phenomena                
                                
                    C. To improve practices through systematic change                
                                
                    D. To conduct experiments in laboratories                
                                 
            
            
                
                    Correct answer is: C. To improve practices through systematic change
                
                                
                    Why: Action research is practitioner-focused, aiming to solve immediate problems and improve professional practices through iterative cycles of planning, acting, and reflecting.                
                                 
            
         
    
    
			 
		
		
						
					
	 
  
	
		
		
	
					
				    
    
    
        
        
            
            
                                
                    A. Temperate Regions                
                                
                    B. Equatorial Regions                
                                
                    C. Polar Regions                
                                
                    D. Desert Regions                
                                 
            
            
                
                    Correct answer is: B. Equatorial Regions
                
                                
                    Why? Equatorial regions receive convectional rainfall due to intense heating, rapid evaporation, and rising moist air.                
                                 
            
         
    
    
			 
		
		
						
					
	 
  
	
		
		
	
					
				    
    
    
        
        
            
            
                                
                    A. To make someone laugh                
                                
                    B. To annoy or irritate someone                
                                
                    C. To make someone happy                
                                
                    D. To confuse someone                
                                 
            
            
                
                    Correct answer is: B. To annoy or irritate someone
                
                                
                    Why? “Get your goat” means to annoy or irritate a person, often by persistent or petty actions.                
                                 
            
         
    
    
			 
		
		
						
					
	 
  
	
		
		
	
					
				    
    
    
        
        
            
            
                                
                    A. Bureaucracy functions smoothly                
                                
                    B. Inefficiency, rigidity, or lack of responsiveness                
                                
                    C. Organizational creativity within bureaucracy                
                                
                    D. Rules consistently followed                
                                 
            
            
                
                    Correct answer is: B. Inefficiency, rigidity, or lack of responsiveness
                
                                
                    Why: Bureaucratic dysfunction occurs when systems become rigid and inefficient, preventing adaptability and responsiveness to changing needs.                
                                 
            
         
    
    
			 
		
		
						
					
	 
  
	
		
		
	
					
				    
    
    
        
        
            
            
                                
                    A. Canada                
                                
                    B. Finland                
                                
                    C. Jamaica                
                                
                    D. Japan                
                                 
            
            
                
                    Correct answer is: B. Finland
                
                                
                    Why? Finland is famously known as the “Land of a Thousand Lakes” because it actually has more than 180,000 lakes.                
                                 
            
         
    
    
			 
		
		
						
					
	 
  
	
		
		
	
					
				    
    
    
        
        
            
            
                                
                    A. Neat & tidy                
                                
                    B. Disordered                
                                
                    C. Mismanaged                
                                
                    D. Ornamental                
                                 
            
            
                
                    Correct answer is: A. Neat & tidy
                
                                
                    Why? The phrase “in apple-pie order” means arranged neatly and systematically, implying cleanliness and tidiness.                
                                 
            
         
    
    
			 
		
		
						
					
	 
  
	
		
		
	
					
				    
    
    
        
        
            
            
                                
                    A. English Economist                
                                
                    B. English Physicist                
                                
                    C. Political Leader                
                                
                    D. Philosopher                
                                 
            
            
                
                    Correct answer is: A. English Economist
                
                                
                    Why: Thomas Malthus was a British economist known for his theory that population growth tends to outpace food production, leading to scarcity.                
                                 
            
         
    
    
			 
		
		
						
					
	 
  
	
		
		
	
					
				    
    
    
        
        
            
            
                                
                    A. River Kabul                
                                
                    B. River Swat                
                                
                    C. River Indus                
                                
                    D. River Kurram                
                                 
            
            
                
                    Correct answer is: A. River Kabul
                
                                
                    Why? Bara River originates in Tirah Valley (Khyber District) and flows into the Kabul River near Peshawar.