PPSC Past Papers 2025

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The 10th year of Prophethood is known as “Year of Sorrow” (عام الحزن) due to deaths of Hazrat Abu Talib and Bibi Khadija (R.A).

“Abasement” means humiliation, disgrace, or degradation.

Shortened prayer (Qasr) is allowed during travel.

Exclamatory sentences with “what/how” convert into reported speech with “exclaimed with wonder/sorrow.”

He introduced Islamic currency reforms with dinar and dirham.

“Next week” changes to “the following week,” and “will” changes to “would” in reported speech.

Hazrat Yaqoob (A.S) had 12 sons, including Hazrat Yusuf (A.S).

“Loathe” means to strongly dislike or detest.

Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A) was appointed the first Amir of Hajj.

A gerund is the –ing form of a verb functioning as a noun (e.g., Swimming is fun).

In the 5th year after Hijrah, Prophet ﷺ married Hazrat Zainab bint Jahsh (R.A).

Imperative sentences change to reported speech using verbs like “ordered, instructed, advised.”

The famous Urdu novel Khuda Ki Basti has 21 chapters.

The correct preposition is "for." The phrase is “do for a turban,” meaning it will serve the purpose of a turban.

In rhetoric, comparison based on a shared attribute is called “تشبیہ” (simile).

The term “مخطوطہ” refers to manuscripts or unpublished handwritten works.

"Praiseworthy" means deserving approval or admiration. "Creditable" is the synonym, while the others are negative words.

“یوسف ہے کارواں سے مراد” means someone is alone.

The poem “ابلیس کی مجلس شوری” is in Iqbal’s collection Bal-e-Jibril.

Option B is correct because the clause “who lives in Karachi” is non-restrictive and must be enclosed in commas.

Such a root form from which other words are derived is called “اسم مصدر” (verbal noun).

Vice Admiral James Wilfred Jefford, a British officer, became the first Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Navy in 1947 after independence.

Salivary glands secrete ptyalin (salivary amylase), which helps in the digestion of starch.