PPSC Past Papers 2026 PDF

The 18th Amendment (2010) was signed during Zardari’s presidency.

A seismograph measures the intensity and duration of earthquakes.

In future time clauses, present simple is used: “when it stops raining.”

In 1965, Pakistan launched Operation Gibraltar in Kashmir.

Ibn al-Nafis described pulmonary circulation and the contagious spread of diseases.

• A semicolon (;) is used to connect two closely related but independent clauses.
• Each part before and after the semicolon must be a complete sentence on its own.
• Unlike a comma, which may cause a comma splice error if used incorrectly, a semicolon properly links the clauses.
• A colon (:) introduces explanations, lists, or examples, not two standalone sentences.
• A hyphen (-) is used to join words or parts of words, not independent clauses.
✅ Therefore, the correct answer is Semicolon, as it ensures grammatical independence while showing a close relationship between the ideas.

At independence, Pakistan inherited only 16 cotton mills out of 451 in the subcontinent.

• A conductor is a person associated with a bus (manages passengers, collects fares).
• A thespian is a person associated with a play (acts or performs).
• Both follow the pattern “person : the thing they perform in/operate.”
• “Drama : Director” and “Producer : Theater” are related but not in the same direct sense.
• Correct analogy is Thespian : Play, as it mirrors the exact relationship.

The idiom is “A leopard can’t change its spots.”

The Silk Letter Movement (1913) was led by Ubaid Ullah Sindhi and others to oust British rule.