PPSC Past Paper CURATOR (BS-17) 2025
PAPER 191 – CURATOR (BS-17), Directorate General of Archaeology, Tourism, Archaeology & Museums Department, 17H2025, 08/2025, 22.06.2025 (PPSC PAST PAPER 2025)
A. Aristotle
B. Socrates
C. Pythagoras
D. Zeno
Correct answer is: B. Socrates
Socrates taught Plato, who later taught Aristotle — forming the foundational trio of Western philosophy.
A. Socrates
B. Plato
C. Aristotle
D. Hegel
Correct answer is: D. Hegel
Hegel is credited with the dialectical method — a form of inquiry involving questioning to stimulate critical thinking.
A. Confucius
B. Mahavira
C. Ashoka
D. Siddhartha Gautama
Correct answer is: D. Siddhartha Gautama
Siddhartha Gautama, later known as Buddha, founded Buddhism in the 6th century BCE in ancient India.
A. Khyber Pass
B. Grand Trunk Road
C. Silk Road
D. Arabian Sea
Correct answer is: C. Silk Road
Buddhism spread from India to Central Asia and China via the Silk Road, an ancient network of trade routes.
A. 1918
B. 1919
C. 1920
D. 1921
Correct answer is: B. 1919
The Treaty of Versailles was signed on 28 June 1919 to formally end World War I. It imposed heavy penalties on Germany.
A. Bindusara
B. Ashoka
C. Chandragupta Maurya
D. Bimbisara
Correct answer is: C. Chandragupta Maurya
Chandragupta Maurya founded the Mauryan Empire in 321 BCE with the help of Chanakya after overthrowing the Nanda Dynasty.
A. Ashoka
B. Samudragupta
C. Chandragupta Maurya
D. Harshavardhana
Correct answer is: C. Chandragupta Maurya
Megasthenes was sent by Seleucus I as ambassador to the Mauryan court and documented his observations in ‘Indica’.
A. Pataliputra
B. Ujjain
C. Taxila
D. Kannauj
Correct answer is: A. Pataliputra
Pataliputra (modern Patna) was the administrative and cultural capital of the Mauryan Empire.
A. Khairpur
B. Sukkur
C. Dadu
D. Larkana
Correct answer is: D. Larkana
Mohenjo-daro, an important Indus Valley site, is located in Larkana District, Sindh, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
A. Yes
B. No
C. Partially
D. Through Rosetta Stone
Correct answer is: B. No
The script of the Indus Valley Civilization remains undeciphered due to lack of bilingual texts and short inscriptions.