PPSC Past Papers 2025
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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.
A. Yielding
B. Unyielding
C. Obedient
D. Submissive
Correct answer is: B. Unyielding
Why? “Docile” means submissive or easy to control, so its opposite is “Unyielding,” which means not giving way or stubborn.
A. I
B. Me
C. I and Me
D. Philosopher
Correct answer is: C. I and Me
Why? According to George Herbert Mead, socialization shapes both “I” (the individual’s personal response) and “Me” (the social self formed through interaction).
A. Potassium nitrate
B. Calcium chloride
C. Ammonium nitrate
D. Potassium chloride
Correct answer is: B. Calcium chloride
Why? Calcium chloride lowers the freezing point of water, making it effective for de-icing roads in cold regions.