SINDH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, HYDERABAD.

PRE-INTERVIEW WRITTEN TEST FOR THE POST OF MUNICIPAL OFFICER (BPS-17) MALE/FEMALE
IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF SINDH.
Sunday, 23th MAY 2023
TIME: 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. ROLL NO. _______ Maximum Marks: 100
QUESTION PAPER
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
01. Attempt all Questions. Each wrong answer will result in deduction of half (0.5) mark.
02. Write your Roll Number, Name, Father’s Name & Centre and sign your answer Sheet within the space
provided. Ensure Type of Paper (A, B, C & D) is marked on answer sheet failing which candidate will be
disqualified.
03. Do not write the above details anywhere else on the Answer sheet. Doing so will render the candidates disqualified.
04. Follow instructions on the Answer sheet to mark your responses correctly, Answer carefully by filling one of the
appropriate blank cells provided in the Answer sheet with Black/Blue ball pen only. Please keep your marking
within the cell being attempted to avoid Multiple Cell marking.
05. FOLLOWING BE AVOIDED TO PREVENT ANSWERS BEING CONSIDERED WRONG.
(A) Multiple Marking. (B) Marking out of Cell. (C) Use of Eraser/Correcting fluid.

06. Return your Question Paper and Answer sheet after completion of the Paper.
MOST IMPORTANT:- ANY CANDIDATE FOUND IN POSSESSION OF MOBILE PHONE OR ANY SIMILAR
DEVICE IN THE EXAMINATION HALL WILL BE EXPELLED FROM THE EXAMINATION HALL. QUESTION
PAPER IS PART OF ANSWER SHEET FOR ASSESSMENT PURPOSE. NO CANDIDATE IS ALLOWED TO CARRY
QUESTION PAPER /ANSWER SHEET OUT OF THE EXAMINATION HALL.
01 Antonio Guterres is ______ Secretary General of the United Nations. (A) 11th (B) 14th (C) 14th (D) 9th
02 Name the third Prime Minister of Pakistan. (A) Khawaja Nazimuddin. (B) Mohammad Ali Bogra
(C) Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy (D) Feroz Khan Noon
03 What is the contribution of agriculture to GDP of Pakistan? (A) 29% （B) 26% (C)31% (D) 23%
04 Who will host the 2026 football World Cup?
(A) Germany (B) Canada, United States of America and Mexico (C) Argentina (D) France
05 Name the hardest part of human body. (A) Enamel of teeth (B) Skull of head
(C) Thumb nails (D) Chest bone
06 Study of development of human race is known as:
(A) Anthropology (B) Entomology (C) Eugenics (D) Cryptology
07 What are the celestial bodies Ceres, Pallas, Juno and Vesta?
(A) Constellations (B) Stars (C) Asteroids (D) Galaxies
08 How much percentage of world's population lives in Asia? (A) 57% (B) 39% (C) 62% (Correct: 60%) (D) 49%
09 What was Maulana Ubaidullah Sindhi's name before he converted to Islam?
(A) Shekhar Gupta (B) Buta Singh Uppal (C) Sugandh Singh Maan (D) Pritam Saksena
10 Which number system uses only the digits 0 and 1?
(A) Trigonometry (B) Binary (C) Euclid (D) Supplementary
11 Full Name of Hazrat Shahbaz Qalander was:
(A) Ibrahim al-Sinan (B) Hazrat Usman Marwandi (C) Hazrat Abu Ishaq Ashraf (D) Hazrat Abu Murali
12 What percentage of foreign remittances comes from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf?
(A) 39% （B) 68% (C) 46% (D) 56% (Correct: 54%)
13 Thar coal deposits are known to be: (A) 4th largest in the world (B) 2nd largest in the world
(C) 3rd largest in the world (D) 5th largest in the world
14 How is Pakistan's economy rated as currently?
(A) Semi-industrialized (B) Agronomy (C) Developing (D) Fully controlled
15 What is meant by V.T.I? (A) Vocational Trending Integration (B) Vocational Trading Institute
(C) Vocational Teaching Institute (D) Vocational Training Institute

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16 What does a Thermostat do? (A) Switches off electrical appliance (B) Measures Temperature
(C) Rotates fans (D) Regulates temperature
17 Which country in Europe is nowhere higher than 570 feet above sea level?
(A) Holland (B) Belgium (C) Monaco (D) Denmark
18 What is the primary hindrance in exports faced by Pakistan?
(A) Limited destinations (B) Low standard (C) Lack of quallty control (D) Lack of Investment
19 What is the common name for the condition myopia?
(A) Shortsightedness (B) Double vision (C) Colour Blindness (D) Weak eye nerve
20 While going towards the center of the earth, the weight of a body shall:
(A) Increase (B) Decrease (C) Remain Same (D) Be Infinite
21 Which is the Green House Gas among the flowing?
(A) Carbon Dioxide (B) Methane (C) Nitrous Oxide (D) All of these
22 Which one is not a vestigial organ of a Human being? (A) Appendix (B) Coccyx (C) Eyelids (D) All of these
23 Work of Pituitary gland in Human body? (A) Controls several other hormone glands
(B) Remove wastes and extra fluid (C) Maintaining blood pressure (D) None of these
24 During winter in cold countries, the _______ is mixed to melt the ice on the icy roads?
(A) Salt (B) Chlorine (C) Carbon dioxide (D) Water
25 The lifespan of White Blood Cells is _______ (A) 1-5 days (B) 3-7 days (C) 4-8 days (D) 5-21 days
26 Who bought bitcoin (Crypto Currency) for $ 1.5 billion worth?
(A) Tesla (B) Apple (C) Amazon (D) Alibaba
27 ________ became the first country in the world to start administrating its citizens with a fully trialed and tested COVID-19
vaccine: (A) USA (B) UAE (C) Italy (D) United Kingdom
28 The World Wide Web was invented by: (A) Tim Berners-Lee (B) Bob Kahn (C) Steve Jobs (D) Bill Gates
29 Which country is also called the Land of Midnight Sun?
(A) Japan (B) Norway (C) Netherlands (D) South Africa
30 Jeju Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in:
(A) Indonesia (B) Egypt (C) South Africa (D) South Korea
31 The name of lebanon Parliament is: (A) Majlis al-Nuwwab (B) Majlis Watani (C) Majlis Oliy (D) Majlis Shora
32 The war of independence of America was fought against:
(A) Britain (B) Royal People of America (C) France (D) Italy
33 G-15 is an economic group of:
(A) Developing Countries (B) Developed Countries (C) nonaligned Countries (D) None of these
34 Cathay Pacific is the airline of: (A) Italy (B) Hong Kong (C) France (D) Albania
35 Which country is called the "Buffer State of Asia"? (A) Afghanistan (B) Pakistan (C) India (D) China
36 'Golan Heights' belongs to: (A) Syria (B) Lebanon (C) Israel (D) Palestine
37 The oldest Monarchy in the world is: (A) Nepal (B) Japan (C) Britain (D) Saudi Arabia
38 Which is the greatest archipelago on the globe: (A) Japan (B) West Indies (C) Philippines (D) Indonesia
39 INTERPOL has its headquarters at: (A) London (B) The Hague (C) Geneva (D) Lyon
40 The Indus valley civilization flourished during:
(A) 5000-3500 BC (B) 3000-1500 BC (C) 2500-1000 BC (D) 1500-500 BC
41 Synonym of VITUPERATE is _______ (A) Abuse (B) Appreciate (C) Copy (D) Encourage
42 Synonym of PRECARIOUS is ________ (A) Safe (B) Brittle (C) Perilous (D) None of these
43 The Synonym of SNOLLYGOSTER is ________
(A) Unprincipled politician (B) Sneak (C) Garrulous (D) None of these
44 Synonym of CAJOLE is ________ (A) Flattery (B) Embezzle (C) Knowledge (D) Satiate
45 Antonym of DOLEFUL is _______ (A) Vivacious (B) Witty (C) Empty (D) Full
46 Antonym of QUIESCENT is ________ (A) Asleep (B) Active (C) Deactivated (D) Fallow
47 Antonym of OSTENTATIOUS is ______ (A) Awkward (B) Banker (C) Ignorant (D) Unpretentious
48 Antonym of GORGEOUS is _________ (A) Desperate (B) Plain (C) Fashionable (D) Sumptuous
49 The Idiom "To get cold feet" means:
(A) To run for life (B) To be afraid (C) To fall sick (D) To become discourteous
50 The Idiom "A Fool's errand" means:
(A) A blunder (B) an impossible task (C) A useless undertaking (D) None of these

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