PPSC Past Papers & Solved MCQs

Correct answer: North-South. The Kirthar Range runs roughly north to south along the border of Sindh and Balochistan.

• North-West: It does not run north-west.
• North-East: It does not run north-east.
• None of these: “None of these” is incorrect because north-south is correct.

Correct answer: Punjab. Punjab (about 205,000 sq km) is second in area after Balochistan (about 347,000 sq km).

• KPK: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is smaller (about 101,000 sq km).
• Sindh: Sindh is smaller (about 141,000 sq km).
• Baluchistan: Balochistan is the largest, not second-largest.

Correct answer: Bahawalpur. Lal Suhanra National Park lies in the Bahawalpur district of Punjab.

• Skardu: Skardu is in Gilgit-Baltistan and is known for the Deosai plains.
• Rawalpindi: Rawalpindi is not the location of this park.
• Gilgit: Gilgit is known for Khunjerab National Park.

Correct answer: 250. The 1962 Constitution had 250 articles and three schedules.

• 265: 265 is not the number of articles.
• 275: 275 is not the number of articles.
• None of these: “None of these” is incorrect because 250 is correct.

Correct answer: 1962. The 1962 Constitution set up the Advisory Council of Islamic Ideology; the 1973 Constitution later provided for its successor, the Council of Islamic Ideology.

• 1956: The 1956 Constitution did not establish this council.
• 1973: The 1973 Constitution created the Council of Islamic Ideology, the successor of the earlier Advisory Council, rather than the original body.
• None of these: “None of these” is incorrect because the 1962 Constitution is correct.

Correct answer: M.M. Alam. According to Pakistani accounts, Squadron Leader M.M. Alam shot down five Indian Hawker Hunter aircraft in about a minute on 7 September 1965.

• Nur Khan: Nur Khan was the Air Force chief, not the pilot of this feat.
• Saiful Azam: Saiful Azam was a PAF pilot, but this record is credited to M.M. Alam.
• Zulfiqar Ali: Zulfiqar Ali is not credited with this feat.

Correct answer: Kashmir. The war broke out over the accession of Jammu and Kashmir after Partition.

• Water: Water disputes were handled later under the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty.
• Siachen: Siachen became a dispute in the 1980s.
• Economic: Economic issues were not the cause of this war.

Correct answer: SEATO. Pakistan joined the South-East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) in September 1954 under the Manila Pact, a US-backed anti-communist alliance.

• Colombo Plan: The Colombo Plan is a development-cooperation scheme, not a defence pact.
• CENTO: Pakistan joined CENTO (the Baghdad Pact) in 1955, a year later.
• None of these: “None of these” is incorrect because SEATO is correct.

Correct answer: Rangoon. Bahadur Shah Zafar was tried in Delhi and exiled to Rangoon (Burma), where he died in 1862.

• London: He was not taken to London.
• Mumbai: He was not held in Mumbai.
• None of these: “None of these” is incorrect because Rangoon is correct.

Correct answer: Liaqat Ali Khan. Liaqat Ali Khan, Pakistan’s first Prime Minister, is known as Quaid-e-Millat.

• Fatima Jinnah: Fatima Jinnah is known as Madar-e-Millat.
• Sir Syed Ahmad: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan is remembered as the founder of the Aligarh movement.
• None of these: “None of these” is incorrect because Liaqat Ali Khan is correct.

Correct answer: Thar. Thar in Sindh holds Pakistan’s largest coal reserves, estimated at well over 100 billion tonnes.

• Kalabagh: The coal deposits near Kalabagh are far smaller than those of Thar.
• Quetta: Quetta’s coal reserves are much smaller than Thar’s.
• Chamalang: Chamalang has coal deposits in Balochistan, but they are much smaller than Thar’s.

Correct answer: Copper & Gold. Saindak in Balochistan’s Chagai district is famous for its copper and gold mining project.

• Coal: Coal is mainly found in Thar, Lakhra, and Balochistan fields.
• Salt: Salt is mainly associated with the Khewra Salt Mines.
• Chromites: Chromite is mined mainly in Muslim Bagh and Khuzdar.

Correct answer: Amritsar. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in Amritsar on 13 April 1919.

• Lucknow: It did not occur in Lucknow.
• New Delhi: It did not occur in New Delhi.
• Hyderabad: It did not occur in Hyderabad.

Correct answer: 3rd June Plan. Lord Mountbatten announced the partition plan on 3 June 1947, so it is called the 3rd June Plan.

• 18th July Plan: The Indian Independence Act received royal assent on 18 July 1947.
• 14 Aug 1947: 14 August 1947 is the date Pakistan became independent.
• None of these: “None of these” is incorrect because the 3rd June Plan is correct.