Choose the word that is most nearly 

similar in meaning to the word in capital

letters.

1. IMMINENT
(A) famous
(B) unknown
(C) about to happen
(D) to criticize

2. CAPRICIOUS
(A) shaky
(B) permanent
(C) rude
(D) expensive

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital
letters.

3. ERUDITE
(A) learned
(B) uneducated
(C) hungry
(D) to eat a lot of food

4. BANEFUL
(A) horrible
(B) harmful
(C) evil
(D) virtue

Which from the following underlined word(s) is/are incorrect?

(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D

(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D

(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D

(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D

9. The train went slower and slower until it stopped

(A) altogether
(B) all together
(C) already
(D) all ready

10. __________ about future market movements should be based on scientific study.

(A) Reference
(B) Inference
(C) Conference
(D) Deference

ANSWERS: FPSC ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PAST PAPER

1(C) 2(A) 3(B) 4(D) 5(C)
6(C) 7(D) 8(A) 9(A) 10(B)

11. Light year is a unit to measure

(A) time
(B) distance
(C) volume
(D) mass
12. Planets are kept in orbit by __________.
(A) the gravitational pull of the Sun
(B) the attraction among the Planets
(C) sunlight from the Sun
(D) fusion reaction inside the Sun

13. __________ is the hottest planet in the solar system.

(A) Mercury
(B) Venus
(C) Jupitor
(D) Saturn

14. Ozone Layer protects our Earth from __________ from the Sun.
(A) infrared rays
(B) X-Rays
(C) electromegnatic rays
(D) ultraviolet rays

15. Instrument used to measure humidity is

(A) Barometer
(B) Hygrometer
(C) Hydrometer
(D) Lactometer

16. Which from the following is a data storage device?

(A) Hard disk
(B) Processor
(C) RAM
(D) ROM

17. Fish breath through

(A) fins
(B) bone marrow
(C) gills
(D) none of these

18. Deficiency of Iodine results in

(A) Scurvy
(B) thyroid
(C) rickets
(D) polio

19. __________ is used for combustion?

(A) Oxygen
(B) Carbondioxide
(C) Methane
(D) Nitrogen

20. Which from the following causes Green House Effect?

(A) Carbondioxide and Nitrogen
(B) Carbondioxide and Hydrogen
(C) Carbondioxide and Methane
(D) Carbondioxide and Ideal gasses

ANSWERS: FPSC ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PAST TEST

11(B) 12(A) 13(B) 14(D) 15(B)
16(A) 17(C) 18(B) 19(A) 20(C)