Assistant Services and General Administration 2024

Five year PPSC past paper for the post of Assistant Services and General Administration

Who invented the typewriter?

A. Alexander Graham Bell

B. Nikola Tesla

C. Thomas Edison

D. Christopher Latham Sholes

Correct answer is: D. Christopher Latham Sholes

Developed first practical typewriter.

CENTO stands for:

A. Central Economic Treaty Organization

B. Central European Treaty Org.

C. Central Treaty Organization

D. Central Intelligence Treaty Org.

Correct answer is: C. Central Treaty Organization

A Cold War military alliance.

Malala won Nobel Peace Prize at age:

A. 14

B. 15

C. 17

D. 21

Correct answer is: C. 17

Youngest Nobel laureate.

Who invented Linux?

A. Bill Gates

B. Charles Babbage

C. Steve Jobs

D. Linus Torvalds

Correct answer is: D. Linus Torvalds

Creator of Linux kernel in 1991.

Olympic flag with five rings was first hoisted in which year?

A. 1906

B. 1908

C. 1912

D. 1914

Correct answer is: D. 1914

First used at the 1914 Olympic Congress.

First rocket launched by Pakistan:

A. Rehbar

B. Badr

C. Ghauri

D. Shaheen

Correct answer is: A. Rehbar

Launched in 1962.

Which tab is used to add a new slide in MS PowerPoint?

A. Home

B. Design

C. Insert

D. View

Correct answer is: A. Home

New Slide' option under Home tab.

Fear of heights is called:

A. Arachnophobia

B. Nyctophobia

C. Acrophobia

D. Claustrophobia

Correct answer is: C. Acrophobia

“Acro” means heights.

Sui gas field was discovered in:

A. 1950

B. 1952

C. 1956

D. 1958

Correct answer is: B. 1952

Largest natural gas field in Pakistan.

The physical parts of a computer system are called:

A. Hardware

B. Software

C. Firmware

D. Operating System

Correct answer is: A. Hardware

Tangible components of a computer.