PPSC Past Papers 2025
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A. Counts cells having alphabets
B. Counts empty cells
C. Counts cells having numbers
D. Counts non-empty cells
Correct answer is: D. Counts non-empty cells
Why? The COUNTA() function counts all non-empty cells, including those with numbers, text, logical values, or formulas. It does not count only numeric cells (that is COUNT()).
A. India
B. US
C. UK
D. New Zealand
Correct answer is: C. UK
Why: The UK functions under an unwritten constitution, based on statutes, conventions, judicial decisions, and traditions, unlike codified constitutions in most states.
A. Operation Desert Storm
B. Operation Enduring Freedom
C. Operation Neptune Spear
D. Operation Iraqi Freedom
Correct answer is: C. Operation Neptune Spear
Why? The US Navy SEALs conducted Operation Neptune Spear in May 2011 in Abbottabad, Pakistan, eliminating Osama bin Laden.
A. A single cell
B. A range of cells from A20 to A31
C. A formula to calculate average
D. A specific column labeled A20 and A31
Correct answer is: B. A range of cells from A20 to A31
Why? A20:A31 refers to a continuous range of cells starting from cell A20 down to A31 in column A.
A. Auguste Comte
B. Karl Marx
C. Emile Durkheim
D. Max Weber
Correct answer is: A. Auguste Comte
Why: French thinker Auguste Comte introduced sociology as a discipline to scientifically study society and human behavior.
A. 1857
B. 1885
C. 1905
D. 1942
Correct answer is: B. 1885
Why? Founded in 1885 by Allan Octavian Hume and others, the INC became the main political platform for India’s independence movement.
A. The smallest resolvable part of a picture
B. A picture stored in secondary memory
C. A computer program that draws picture
D. A virus
Correct answer is: A. The smallest resolvable part of a picture
Why? A pixel is the smallest individual element of a digital image or display. Each pixel carries color and brightness information to form a complete picture.
A. 1st
B. 2nd
C. 3rd
D. 4th
Correct answer is: C. 3rd
Why? According to the 2024 IQ Air report, Pakistan ranked 3rd most polluted country in the world, after Bangladesh and Chad, highlighting severe air quality challenges.
A. Sea breeze
B. Land breeze
C. Monsoon
D. Cyclone
Correct answer is: A. Sea breeze
Why? A sea breeze occurs when cooler air from the sea moves inland to replace rising warm air over land, typically in coastal areas during the day.
A. Punjab
B. Sindh
C. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
D. Baluchistan
Correct answer is: D. Baluchistan
Why? Bolan Pass lies in Baluchistan, connecting Quetta with Sibi. Historically, it was a key trade and military route linking South Asia with Central Asia.