PPSC Past Papers 2025

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.

The idiom is “A leopard can’t change its spots.”

The Silk Letter Movement (1913) was led by Ubaid Ullah Sindhi and others to oust British rule.

The correct phrase is “take revenge on someone.”

“Carry the day” means to win or succeed.

Partition of Bengal (1905) was annulled in 1911 due to protests.