SINDH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISION, HYDERABAD

Pre-Interview Mock Written Test for the Post of Subject Specialist Pakistan Studies (BPS-17)
In college Education Department, Govt. Of Sindh
The test has been assembled by Jahangeer Pechuho, Lecture Pakistan Studies BATCH-2023
From his Lecturer and subject specialist Book

Date: 20-04-2023
Time: 90 Minutes Roll No: _______________ Maximum Marks: 100

MOCK QUESTION PAPER.

Exam instructions
1. Attempt All Questions
2. Mock test from Indus Valley Civilization chapter.
3. Each Question carries Two marks
4. Negative mark on each wrong answer is 0.5

01 Indus Valley Civilization developed around? (A) 2700 BC (B) 1400 BC (C) 3300 BC (D) 3000 BC

02 The mature era of Indus Valley civilization is? (A) 3300 to 1900 BC (B) 2700 to 1900 BC (C) 2700 to 2500 BC
(D) 3000 to 2700 BC
03 The Indus valley civilization declined around? (A) 1900 BC (B) 1600 BC (C) 1700 BC (D) 1400 BC
04 The term Indus Valley Civilization firstly used by? (A) Motimer Wheeler (B) John Marshal
(C) Rakhal Das Banerji (D) Dayaram Sahni
05 The major city along Harappa civilization is? (A) Lahore (B) Faisalabad (C) Gujarat (D) Multan
06 Pashupati Mahdev Seal was found in? (A) Moen Jo daro (B) Harrapa (C) Dholivira (D) Lothal
07 Which city of Indus was famous for its water management? (A) Dholavira (B) Kalibangan (C) Lothal
(D)Moen Jo Daro
08 The people of Indus valley knew? (A) Chess (B) Cards (C) Ludo (D) Dice
09 Which of the following is the latest site of Indus valley civilization? (A) Lothal (B) Dholivara (C) Moen Jo Daro
(D) Harrapa
10 Who was behind the excavation of Harrapa? (A) Mortimer Wheeler (B) RD-Banerji (C) Dayaram Sahni
(D)None of Them
11 Who supported excavation at Moen Jo Daro? (A) Sir Bredford (B) Fredrick (C) John Briscot (D) RD-Banerji
12 Harrapan civilization belongs to? (A) Paleolithic age (B) Bronze age (C) Neolithic age (D) Stone age
13 First ruler of Maurya Empire was? (A) Ashoka (B) Chandragupta (C) Samur Gupta ( D) Mahaveer
14 Veda was religious book of? (A) Aghans (B) Hindus (C) Aryans (D) Sindhis
15 The capital of Gandhara was? (A) Taxilla (B) Faisal Abad (C) Pushkhalvati (D) Takhte Bai
16 Which metal was extensively used by the people of Indus valley civilization? (A) Iron (B) Bronze (C) Tin (D) Steel
17 Indus valley imported copper from? (A) South India (B) Iran (C) Afghanistan (D) China
18 Indus valley imported Gold from? (A) Afghanistan (B) China (C) Iran (D) Tajikistan
19 Harappa Towns were set in? (A) Triangular blocks (B) Rectangular Blocks (C) Curve Blocks (D) Straight Blocks
20 In Northern Afghanistan a site of Indus valley is found near the river? (A) Caspian (B) Oxus (C) Baikal (D) Nile
21 Indus Valley was spread over? (A) 100 sites (B) 120 sites (C) 140 sites (D) 160 sites
22 Which term David Frawely used for Indus valley in his book? (A) Business community (B) Culturally developed
(C) Hindu Community (D) Sarswati Sindhu
23 Which metal was not known to the people of Indus valley civilization? (A) Copper (C) Bronze (C) Tin (D) Iron
24 The religion of Indus valley was? (A) Hindu (B) Jainism (C) Muslims (D) No clear cut evidence
25 Indus valley civilization was primarily? (A) Rural (B) Urban (C) Both (D) None of them
26 Who among the following was known as Napoleon of India? (A) shoka (B) Chander Gupta (C) Samur Gupta
(D) Pandit Kachin
27 The Southern Side of Indus valley was? (A) Krachi,Sindh (B) Kerela India (C) Daimabad,Maharashtra
(D) None of them
28 The language spoken by the people of Indus was? (A) Sindhi (B) Hindi (C) Gondvi (D) None Of them
29 Harrapa lies on the river? (A) Indus (B) Jhelum (C) Chenab (D) Ravi
30 Who is called parrot of India? (A) Tan Seen (B) Birju (C) Abu Faizal (D) Amir Khusro
31 On which side of Indus river Moen Jo Daro is located? (A) South (B) North (C) East (D) West
32 Synonym of Admonish is? (A) Council (B) Victory (C) Retreat (D) Counsel
33 Who compiled AL-Mauta? (A) Imam Shafi (B) Imam Malik (C) Imam Hamble (D) Imam Hanifa
34 Synonym of WRATH is? (A)Fight (B) Loudness (C) Violence (D) Anger
35 Which article Dissolves provincial assemblies? (A) 58 (B) 57 (C) 63 (C) 112
36 Prayers were essential in early Islam? (A) Fajar And Zuhr (B) Fajar and Maghrib (C) Fajar and Isha
(D) Fajar and Asr
37 The nation is deprived ____leadership. (A) From (B) Of (C) With (D) To
38 He is senior ___ whole staff. (A) From (B) To (C) Of (D) With
39 In which year Finland joined NATO? (A) 2020 (B) 2021 (C) 2022 (D) 2023
40 Current Managing Director of IMF is? (A) Kristalina Georgieve (B) Yusuf Qavi (C) Rfael Grossi
(D)Rodrigo Valdes
41 The capital of Nigeria is? (A) Banjul (B)Abuja (C) Accra (D) Bangui
42 Who is current Deputy Chairman of Senate? (A) Sadiq Sanjrani (B) Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
(C) Mirza Mohammad Afridi (D) Rehana Laghari
43 How many seats are there in Sindh Assembly? (A) 168 (B) 167 (C) 165 (D) 147
44 The Headquarter of WHO is located at? (A) Geneva (B) Washington (C) New York (D) Paris
45 Current head of SAARC is? (A) Amjad Sial (B) Glulam Sarwar (C) Abul Hassan (D) Ajit Doval
46 Synonym of the word INCREDULOUS is? (A) Clean (B) Dirty (C) Dishonest (D) Unreliable
47 The statue of dancing girl was made of? (A) Bronze (B) copper (C) Tin (D) Steel
48 Indus valley belongs to? (A) Bronze age (B) Iron Age (C) Stone Age (D) Dark Age
49 The Ceylon is the old name of? (A) Japan (B) China (C) Sri-Lanka (D) Bhutan
50 Yen is the currency of? (A) China (B) Japan (C) South Korea (D) North Korea

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