PPSC Past Papers 2025 Archives - Page 76 of 102

Which of the following is a database software?

A. MS Word

B. MS Excel

C. MS Access

D. Adobe Photoshop

Correct answer is: C. MS Access

Microsoft Access is a database management software.

What is called the total area of the chart?

A. Plot Area

B. Graph Area

C. Data Area

D. Chart Area

Correct answer is: D. Chart Area

The chart area in a chart includes all elements, such as the plot area and labels.

What is the direct speech of the sentence ‘He said that he would go as soon as it was possible’?

A. He said, 'He would go as soon as it was possible.'

B. He said, 'I would go as soon as it was possible.'

C. He said, 'I will go as soon as it is possible.'

D. He said, 'I shall go when it is possible.'

Correct answer is: C. He said, 'I will go as soon as it is possible.'

The direct speech converts 'would' to 'will' and adjusts pronouns and tense appropriately.

To cry over ____ milk:

A. Spoil

B. Split

C. Sour

D. Hard

Correct answer is: B. Split

The idiom 'to cry over spilt milk' means regretting something that cannot be undone.

The idiom ‘Kick the bucket’ means:

A. To be ill

B. Be sad

C. To die

D. Be happy

Correct answer is: C. To die

'Kick the bucket' is a colloquial expression for dying.

What is the subject in the sentence ‘All the books on the table are new’?

A. The table

B. All the books on the table

C. Are new

D. Books on the table

Correct answer is: B. All the books on the table

The subject is 'All the books on the table,' which performs the action of being new.

What does the idiom ‘come off’ mean:

A. To fail completely

B. To succeed

C. To run away

D. To hide

Correct answer is: B. To succeed

The idiom 'come off' means to succeed or happen as planned.

What is the name of the computer terminal which gives paper printout?

A. Monitor

B. Printer

C. Visual Display Terminal (VDT)

D. Hard Copy Terminal

Correct answer is: D. Hard Copy Terminal

A hard copy terminal refers to a device, like a printer, that produces paper printouts.

To automatically forward emails from one email account to another, you use:

A. Filter

B. Forwarding rule

C. Spam settings

D. Signature

Correct answer is: B. Forwarding rule

A forwarding rule is set up in email clients to automatically redirect emails.

In MS-Word to highlight text, line or any paragraph, you use:

A. Different Font Color

B. Bold

C. Background Shade

D. Font Effects

Correct answer is: C. Background Shade

Background Shade (highlighting) is used to emphasize text in MS Word.