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Guess Paper # 02 STS IBA Grade 05-15
Select the most appropriate option in each the following question. All questions carry equal
(01) marks.
1. Complete the numbers series 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42, ...?...
(A) 56 (B) 54 (C) 50 (D) 62
2. What is square root of 576?
(a)23 (b) 16 (c) 26 (d) 24
3. What is square of 13?
(a)139 (b) 169 (c) 199 (d) 189
4. Convert the fraction 2/5 into Decimal number
(a)0.25 (b)50% (c)0.33 (d) 0.4
5. Convert the fraction 2/3 into percentage
(a)0.25 (b)50% (c)66% (d) 0.5
6. 1 yard is equal to______meters.
(a)0.91 (b) 3 (c) 1.09 (d) 4.5
7. 5% of 80 is equal to
(a)8 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 40
8. Find the mean of given data set: 7, 2, 4, 7, 9, 9, 7, 4, 9
(A) 9 (B) 7 (C) 7 (D) 5
9. Short key for INDENT THE PARAGRAPH option in MS Word is?
(a) ctrl+L (b) ctrl+M (c) ctrl+Q (d) ctrl+I
10. Short key for HANGING INDENT option in MS Word is?
(a) ctrl+T (b) ctrl+M (c) ctrl+Q (d) ctrl+H
11. Short key for INCREASE SELECTED FONT +1 option in MS Word is?
(a)Ctrl + Shift + ] (b) Ctrl + Shift + > (c) Ctrl + Shift + < (d) both a & b
12. Short key for DECREASE SELECTED FONT -1 option in MS Word is?
(a)Ctrl + Shift + ] (b) Ctrl + Shift + [ (c) Ctrl + Shift + < (d) Ctrl + Shift + >
13. Short key for MOVE ONE WORD TO THE LEFT option in MS Word is?
(a) ctrl+(Left arrow) (b) ctrl+(Right arrow) (c) ctrl+L (d) ctrl+R
14. Short key to ‘Create a Chart’ in MS Excel is?
(a)shift + Alt + D (b) Ctrl + Insert+Chart (c) Ctrl + Shift +F11 (d) F11
15. Short key to ‘Open the Excel formula window’ in MS Excel is?
(a)shift + F3 (b) Ctrl + Insert+Chart (c) Ctrl + Shift +F11 (d) F11
16. Short key to ‘Create a Chart’ in MS Excel is?
(a)shift + Alt + D (b) Ctrl + Insert+Chart (c) Ctrl + Shift +F11 (d) F11
17. Short key to ‘Insert Link’ in MS Excel is?
(a)shift + Alt + D (b) Ctrl + k (c) Ctrl + Shift +F11 (d) F11
18. Short key to ‘Open Find Option’ in MS Excel is?
(a)shift + Alt + D (b) Ctrl + F (c) Ctrl + Shift +F11 (d) F11
19. Short key to ‘Open Go to Options’ in MS Excel is?
(a)shift + Alt + D (b) Ctrl + F (c) Ctrl + G (d) F11

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20. Short key to ‘Underline Highlighted Selection Option’ in MS Excel is?

(a)shift + Alt + D (b) Ctrl + U (c) Ctrl + Shift +F11 (d) F11
21. The name of the Hill over which "Khutba Hajja-tulWida" was delivered by the Prophet Muhammad
(S.A.W):
(a) Safa (b) Marva (c) Jabl-i-Rehma (d) None of these
22. The Holy Book "Zaboor" was revealed on which Prophet of Allah:
(a) Moos (A.S) (b) Ibrahim (A.S) (c) Daud (A.S) (d) Ishaq (A.S)
23. The appropriation of Zakat on the construction of a mosque is:
(a) Valid expenditure (b) Invalid expenditure (c) Permissible for limited purpose (d) Permissible
under the authority of the Head of the State
24. Which is the second pillar of islam?
(a) Zakat (b) Salat (c) Hajj (d) Jihad
25. To which language does the word Salat belong?
(a) Urdu (b) Arabic (c) Persian (d) Punjabi
26. Which Sahabi was the first hafiz of the Holy Quran?
(a) Hazrat Abu Bakr. (R.A.) (b) Hazrat Umar (R.A.) (e) Hazrat Usman (R.A.) (d) Hazrat Ali (R.A.)
27. Which was the first revealed divine book?
(a) Torait (b) Zabur (c) Anjeel (d) Holy Quran
28. Which Prophet is titled as 'Abul Bashar'?
(a) Hazrat Yaqub (A.S.) (b) Hazrat Adam (A.S.) (c) Hazrat Yousaf (A.S.) (d) Hazrat Daood (A.S.)
29. Which Prophet was eaten by a fish?
(a) Hazrat Isa (A.S.) (b) Hazrat Adam (A.S.) (c) Hazrat Yousaf (A.S.) (d) Hazrat Younas (A.S.)
30. What is the greatest miracle of the Holy prophet (pbuh)?
(a) Salat (b) Holy Quran (c) Meraaj Sharif (d) None of these
31. Which one of these is a Modni Surah?
(a) Al-Namal (b) Al-Qasas (c) Al-Baqarah (d) Al-Luqman
32. In which 'Para of the Holy Quran, Surah Momin is located?
(a)24 (b) 26 (c) 28 (d) 18
33. Which is the third source of Islamic jurisprudence?
(a) ijtihad (b) Ijma (d) hadith (c) Qias
34. What is the literal meaning of ijtihad?
(a) to decide a case (b) To give punishment to a criminal (c) To consult the member of the jury
(d) "Exertion" of the jurist's faculty in finding a solution.
35. For how many years did the Caliphate of Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA) last?
(a)Two years (b) Thee years (c) Four years (d) Five years
36. Where is the headquarters of International Maritime Organisation (IMO)?
(a) Paris, (b) Montreal, (c) Shanghai, (d) London,
37. Who among the following has been appointed as the head of United Nations Children’s
Fund (UNICEF)?
(a) Catherine Russell (b) Audrey Azoulay (c) Henrietta H Fore (d) Rafael Grossi
38. Every year, UNICEF Day is observed on ________.
(a) 10 December (b) 11 December (c) 12 December (d) 13 December
39. International Mountain Day is observed globally on ________ every year.
(a) December 08 (b) December 09 (c) December 10 (d) December 11
40. Human Rights Day is celebrated on ________ annually across the world.
(a) 10 December (b) 11 December (c) 12 December (d) 13 December

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41. Who among the following personality was SpaceX’s first flight surgeon?
(a) Anil Menon (b) Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari (c) Sunita Williams
42. Who has won the gold medal in Men’s 55 kg snatch category at the ongoing
Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2021?
(a) Sumit Chanu (b) Vikas Thakur (c) Pardeep Singh (d) Sanket Mahadev Sargar
43. What is the theme of ‘Human Rights Day 2021’?
(a) Recover Better – Stand Up for Human Rights
(b) EQUALITY – Reducing inequalities, advancing human rights
44. Which of the following country has not included in diplomatic boycotting of Beijing 2022
Winter Olympics?
(a) United Kingdom (b) Australia (c) Canada (d) Russia
45. Who has become the most expensive city, according to the Worldwide Cost of Living
Index 2021? (a) Tel Aviv (b) Paris (c) Syria (d) Singapore
46. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Charter Day is observed
annually on ________.
(a) 8th December (b) 10th December (c) 4th December (d) 6th December
47. Which tennis team has won the Davis Cup tennis tournament 2021, held in Madrid?
(a) Croatia (b) Russia (c) Denmark (d) India
48. Which of the following country has announced that they will not attend the 2022 Winter
Olympics in Beijing, China?
(a) Taiwan (b) India (c) Russia (d) USA
49. Who won the F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2021?
(a) Max Verstappen (b) Valtteri Bottas (c) Esteban Ocon (d) Lewis Hamilton
50. Every year, the World Soil Day is celebrated on ______________.
(a) 5 December (b) 6 December (c) 7 December (d) 8 December
51. Antonym of EMBELLISH. (a)Wide (b) Excessive (c) Disfigure (d) Profound
52. The synonym of :VIRTUE (a)Sin (b) Vice (c) Dignity (d) Inequity
53. The synonym of :DEEPEN (a)Increase (b) Decrease (c) Intensify (d) True
54. Everybody blamed him…the accident: (a)Behind (b) For (c) From (d) None
55. Congratulations____your engagement . (a)With (b) of (c) From (d) on
56. She is sick___her job: (a)With (b) of (c) From (d) None of these
57. Antonym of STAGNANT: (a)Effect (b) Mobile (c) Inertia (d) Progress
58. Air : Atmosphere :: Water : ? (a) Island (b) Ocean (c) Drop (d) Earth
59. Antonym of BRILLIANT: (a) Soft (b) Dull (c) Flat (d) Apparent
60. Mother : Daughter :: Father : (a) Boy (b) Son (c) Sister (d) Brother
61. What is name of official residence of PM of United Kingdom
(a) White House (b) 10 Downing Street (c) Buckingham Palace (d) Elysee Palace
62. Which of following is famously known as “Land of Thunderbolts ”
(a)Japan (b) Bhutan (c) Rome (d) Belgium
63. “Tianjin” is famous port of : (a) China (b) Japan (c) Brazil (d) UAE
64. “Ataturk ” is the airport of: (a)Ankara (b)Istanbul (c)Dubai (d) Jedda
65. “ Aero Asia“ is the airline/flag carrier of
(a)USA (b)UAE (c) Malaysia (d) Pakistan
66. Who is the father of “Modern Astronomy ” (a)Galilio (b) Copernicus (c) Darwin

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67. Bedford ” is located on bank of river: (a)Thames (b) Danube (c) Nile (d) Ouse
68. Old name of “Istanbul “ is:
(a) Burma (b) Constantinople (c) Ceylon (d) East Pakistan
69. Old name of “ Jacobabad “ is:
(a) Cambell pur (b) Lyallpur (c) Khan Garh (d) Kalachi
70. Which is smallest desert of the world
Gobi Desert (b) Carcross Desert (c) Sahara Desert (d) Antarctic Desert
71. First Woman to climb mount everest
(a) Junko Tabei (b) Valentina Tereshkova (c)Julliana Morell (d) Marie Curie
72. “ Raven” is the symbol of
(a)Bad Omen (b) Protest (c) Distress (d) Peace
73. National “River “ of Pakistan is:
(a) Ravi (b) Jhelum (c) Indus (d) None of these
74. “ China“ was discovered by
(a) Vaco De Gama (b) Marco Polo (c) Edmund Hillary (d) David Livingston
75. “ ___” is the highest military award of Japan
(a) Medal of Honour(b) Medal of valour (c) Param Vir Chakra (d) Order of Rising Sun
76. Who assassinated “ Indira Gandhi“?
(a)Beant & Satwant Singh (b) Nathuram Godse (c) Mushtaque Ahmed (d) Akber Khan
77. ___is largest (number of parliamentarians) Parliament of world.
(a)Chinese Parliament (b) British Parliament (c) US parliament (d) UN general assembly
78. Yellow book is official book of
(a) Britain (b) France (c) USA (d) Germany
79. Light years is the unit of
(a) Distance(b)Length (c) Time (d) Light
80. ___orbits around the center of Milky Way Galaxy
(a)Sun (b) Moon (c) Solar System (d) Earth
81. Study of formation and development of living things(fertilization to birth) is
(a) Entomology(b) Endocrinology (c) Ecology (d) Embryology
82. Which of the following disease is caused by Bacteria
(a)Mumps (b)Cholera (c) AIDS (d)Influenza
83. Which of the following disease is caused by Virus
(a)Typhoid (b) leprosy (c) Cholera (d)Polio
84. Fructose is called
(a)Table sugar (b) Fruit sugar (c) Milk sugar (d) malt sugar
85. There are __ pairs of ribs.
(a)10 (b)11 (c) 12 (d) 13
86. Mughal Empire ruled for __ years
(a)300 (b)331 (c)350 (d)400
87. Lord __ was first governor general of India.
(a)Clive (b) Mayo (c) Minto (d) WarrenHasting
88. Humaiyon is buried at
(a)Dehli (b) Dehli (c)Lahore (d) Mumbai
89. Pakistan became member of UN on__1947

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(a)30th September (b) 30th August (c) 30th October (d) 30th December
90. National anthem of Pakistan was 1st played on August 13 1954 in front of
(a)Quaid e azam (b)Shah of Iran (c) US President (d) Iskandar Mirza
91. ___was PM of Pakistan during war of 1971
(a)Z.A.Bhutto (b) Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry (c) Noor ul Amin (d) Muhammad Khan Junejo
92. __years is the retirement age of Chief Justice of Pakistan
(a)60 (b) 65 (c) 55 (d) 50
93. Term of non-permanent members of UN Security council is __years.
(a)2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
94. Headquarters of International Court of Justice is at
(a)New York (b) Washington DC (c) London (d) The Hague
95. Total Lunar eclipse occur at
(a)Full Moon (b) Half Moon (c) New Moon (d) Penumbra
96. __is known as kidnappers of scholars:
(a)Gauri (b) Alauddin Khilji (c) Mehmood Ghaznavi (d) Akber
97. __was the general of Akber in battle of Panipat.
(a)Hemu (b)Baira Khan (c) Birbal (d) Nur ud Din
98. M.Ali Johar wrote the constitution of All India Muslim league and named it__.
(a)Yellow Book (b) Green Book (c) White Paper (d) None of These
99. 1st Captain of Pakistan Cricket team was__.
(a)Hanif Muhammad (b) Hafeez Kardar (c)Intikhab Alam (d)Imran Khan
100. 1st time Pakistan’s flag was hoisted outside the country in:
(a)Iran (b) USA (c) France (d) Saudi Arabia

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