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.