PPSC Past Papers 2025 Archives - Page 61 of 102

‘Pull your socks up’ means:

A. To finish

B. To get ready

C. To start

D. To improve

Correct answer is: D. To improve

The idiom 'pull your socks up' means to make an effort to improve performance.

Meaning of the idiom a couch potato:

A. A clever person

B. An important person

C. An ideal person

D. A lazy person

Correct answer is: D. A lazy person

'Couch potato' refers to someone who is lazy and spends much time sitting.

I don’t mind ___ if you’re tired.

A. To drive

B. Drive

C. Driving

D. Driven

Correct answer is: C. Driving

The gerund 'driving' is used after the phrase 'don't mind.'

The Prophet (PBUH) started secret preaching from the house of which Sahabi?

A. Hazrat Abu Bakr RA

B. Hazrat Usman RA

C. Hazrat Arqam RA

D. Hazrat Umar RA

Correct answer is: C. Hazrat Arqam RA

The Prophet (PBUH) began secret preaching from the house of Hazrat Arqam RA.

Time to double investment if it triples in 20 years (Simple Interest):

A. 15 years

B. 10 years

C. 12 years

D. 5 years

Correct answer is: B. 10 years

Tripling in 20 years means interest = 2P. Using SI = PRT, T = 10 years to double (P to 2P).

The sentence ‘You must hurry, or you will miss the train’ is a:

A. Complex Sentence

B. Simple Sentence

C. Compound Sentence

D. Interrogative Sentence

Correct answer is: C. Compound Sentence

The sentence has two independent clauses joined by 'or,' making it a compound sentence.

We cannot rely ___ them, as they are dishonest.

A. at

B. in

C. on

D. of

Correct answer is: C. on

The preposition 'on' is used with 'rely' as in 'rely on.'

Change the voice: The doctor bandaged the arm of the injured man.

A. The injured man bandaged his arm

B. The doctor injured and bandaged the arm of a man

C. The injured man's arm is bandaged

D. The arm of the injured man was bandaged by the doctor

Correct answer is: D. The arm of the injured man was bandaged by the doctor

In passive voice, the object 'arm' becomes the subject, and the doer 'doctor' is mentioned last.

Sun has burned half of hydrogen in:

A. 3 billion years

B. 4.6 billion years

C. 5.5 billion years

D. 6.1 billion years

Correct answer is: B. 4.6 billion years

The Sun, about 4.6 billion years old, has consumed roughly half its hydrogen fuel.

Instrument to measure blood pressure:

A. Thermometer

B. Sphygmomanometer

C. Barometer

D. Stethoscope

Correct answer is: B. Sphygmomanometer

A sphygmomanometer is used to measure blood pressure.