FPSC · FIA · 2000
Solved FPSC Assistant Director (FIA) past paper 2000 — 99 MCQs with verified answers and explanations. Free online practice for FPSC, PPSC, NTS and all one-paper exams. Covers Everyday Science, English, General Knowledge.
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The FPSC Assistant Director (FIA) past paper from 2000 (Model Paper 37) contains 99 solved MCQs covering English, Everyday Science, General Knowledge, Islamic Studies, Mathematics, Pakistan Studies, with verified answers and a factual explanation for every question. The book prints 100 items on book pages 152-157, but Q40 (a truck-speed item) is omitted: 360 km in 6 hours is 60 km/h, which none of its options offers, and the printed key leaves it blank — so it is dropped and never inferred.
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Subject 1
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Correct Answer: shall have been working
By next July, ten years of working in the office will be complete, so the future perfect continuous "shall have been working" fits.
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Correct Answer: was thinking
She was thinking of marrying Sunil when she discovered he was already married; the past continuous fits the "when" clause.
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Correct Answer: generally drink
"I don't like milk, so I generally drink tea for breakfast" — the simple present states a habit.
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Correct Answer: do you spend
"Where do you spend next Sunday?" uses the present simple for a future arrangement.
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Correct Answer: were
In the subjunctive after "if", "were" is used with "I": "If I were you".
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Correct Answer: My brother proposed to me that we should go out for a walk.
A proposal in reported speech becomes "My brother proposed that they should go out for a walk."
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Correct Answer: The teacher asked Qasim if he had done his home work.
A yes/no question in reported speech uses "asked ... if" with the past shift: "asked Qasim if he had done his home work."
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Correct Answer: The crowd exclaimed with joy that their team had won the match.
"Hurrah!" expresses joy, so the crowd "exclaimed with joy that their team had won the match."
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Correct Answer: The painter exclaimed that it was a very fine painting.
An exclamatory sentence about a fine painting becomes "exclaimed that it was a very fine painting."
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Correct Answer: She requested me to take pity on her as she was a helpless woman.
An imperative request becomes "requested me to take pity on her as she was a helpless woman."
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Correct Answer: one's
"One" takes the possessive "one's": "One must keep one's promise."
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Correct Answer: finding fault with
"It is no use" is followed by a gerund: "It is no use finding fault with everything."
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Correct Answer: from yours
"Different" takes "from", and the possessive "yours" matches "my views": "different from yours."
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Correct Answer: instead of working
"You have played instead of working" — a gerund follows "instead of".
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Correct Answer: greater than mine
"Thy necessity is greater than mine" — the comparative "greater than" with the possessive "mine".
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Correct Answer: recover
To recuperate is to recover from illness or exhaustion.
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Correct Answer: scarcity
Paucity means scarcity, a lack of something.
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Correct Answer: touchy
Petulant means touchy, easily irritated.
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Correct Answer: powerful
Potent means powerful, having great effect.
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Correct Answer: foolish
Quixotic means extravagantly idealistic and impractical; among the options, "foolish" is nearest.
Subject 2
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Correct Answer: 100.9
4.036 divided by 0.04 equals 100.9.
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Correct Answer: 25 days
10 men x 20 days = 200 man-days; 200 divided by 8 men = 25 days.
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Correct Answer: 231
42% of 550 is 0.42 x 550 = 231 students.
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Correct Answer: 0.3
0.03 x 10 = 0.3.
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Correct Answer: 0.07
0.7 divided by 10 = 0.07.
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Correct Answer: 62.5%
Seniors are 5 of 8 parts: 5/8 = 62.5%.
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Correct Answer: 41
At 50 pages an hour, 50 minutes gives 50 x 50/60 = 41.67 pages; 41 is the nearest option offered.
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Correct Answer: 1/4
20% accepted and 80% rejected gives the ratio 20:80, i.e. 1:4.
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Correct Answer: I and II only
Angles of 45, 45 and 90 degrees make the triangle both isosceles and right-angled.
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Correct Answer: 2π
Circumference = 2 x pi x radius, so circumference divided by radius = 2pi.
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Correct Answer: 1.79%
Profit = (85,500 - 84,000) / 84,000 = about 1.79%.
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Correct Answer: Constant
A symbol with a fixed numerical value is a constant.
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Correct Answer: 75
He paid 1,000 - 250 = Rs 750 for 10 ice creams, so one cost Rs 75.
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Correct Answer: 8,8
One pen (Rs 42) plus one notebook (Rs 18) costs Rs 60; Rs 480 / 60 = 8 of each.
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Correct Answer: 18 Years
Solving x + 32 = 5(x - 8) gives x = 18 years.
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Correct Answer: 150
If Usman gets Rs 50, Rehman gets 2 x 50 + 50 = Rs 150, totalling Rs 200.
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Correct Answer: One
A linear equation involves polynomials of degree one.
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Correct Answer: Variable
A symbol that can take various numerical values is a variable.
Subject 3
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Correct Answer: 2 metres
The image in a plane mirror is as far behind the mirror as the man is in front (1 m + 1 m), so the camera must be set for 2 metres.
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Correct Answer: It is not possible to know the size of universe
With the present level of space exploration, it is not possible to know the size of the universe.
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Correct Answer: The galaxy to which the Solar system belongs
The Milky Way is the galaxy to which the Solar System belongs.
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Correct Answer: Newton
Newton propounded the law of universal gravitation.
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Correct Answer: presence of water vapour in the air
Humidity is the presence of water vapour in the air.
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Correct Answer: bad conductor of electricity
Dry air is a bad conductor of electricity; it acts as an insulator.
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Correct Answer: growth of our sexual system
The pituitary gland governs sexual development through its gonadotropic hormones, the key's answer.
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Correct Answer: Daniel Rutherford
Daniel Rutherford is credited with discovering nitrogen.
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Correct Answer: The remains of plants and animals buried ages ago
Fossils are the remains of plants and animals buried ages ago.
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Correct Answer: iron
Iron deficiency causes low hemoglobin, because iron is needed to make hemoglobin.
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Correct Answer: boiling fats and oils with an alkali
Soap is made by boiling fats and oils with an alkali (saponification).
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Correct Answer: eugenics
Eugenics is the science of producing fine human offspring.
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Correct Answer: 11.2 km/s
Earth's escape velocity is approximately 11.2 km/s.
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Correct Answer: decreases
Light slows down when it passes from air into water.
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Correct Answer: water will boil
On the Moon's airless surface the pressure is near zero, so water at 30 degrees C boils when the lid is opened.
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Correct Answer: 2 metre
The image is 1 m behind the mirror and the man 1 m in front, so the camera must be set for 2 metres.
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Correct Answer: plutonium
Plutonium is a man-made element; U-235, thorium and radium occur naturally.
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Correct Answer: liver
Worn-out red corpuscles are broken down in the liver (the spleen, the main site, is not offered).
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Correct Answer: longitudinal waves
Sound waves travel through air as longitudinal waves.
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Correct Answer: study of plant life
Botany is the study of plant life.
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Correct Answer: general vision has become excessively cloudy
A cataract shows itself when general vision has become excessively cloudy.
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Correct Answer: None
Islamabad is not part of any province; it is the federal capital territory, so "None".
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Correct Answer: 25
One inch is approximately 25 millimetres (25.4 mm exactly).
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Correct Answer: King Khalid Airport, Riyadh
King Khalid Airport, Riyadh, is the largest airport by area.
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Correct Answer: Tanku Abdul Rehman
Tunku Abdul Rahman of Malaysia was the OIC's first secretary-general.
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Correct Answer: USSR & Russia
The USSR/Russia has cast the most Security Council vetoes.
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Correct Answer: China
China is the largest producer of wheat.
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Correct Answer: Venus
Venus is the brightest planet in the solar system.
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Correct Answer: Lira
Turkey's currency is the lira.
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Correct Answer: Hockey
Dhyan Chand was a legend of hockey.
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Correct Answer: Moon comes between sun and earth
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth.
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Correct Answer: Utilitarianism
The greatest-happiness theory is Utilitarianism.
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Correct Answer: Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar
"My Life: A Fragment" was written by Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar.
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Correct Answer: Mian Mumtaz Daultana
Mian Mumtaz Daultana was the second chief minister of Punjab.
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Correct Answer: Islamabad
The National Defence University of Pakistan is located at Islamabad.
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Correct Answer: An extremist Hindu organization
The Hindu Mahasabha was an extremist Hindu organization.
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Correct Answer: Language problem
The language problem was an internal East-West Pakistan issue, unlike the asset division, Kashmir and canal disputes, which all involved India.
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Correct Answer: Khunjrab Pass
The Khunjerab Pass connects Pakistan with China.
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Correct Answer: Murree
Murree has the highest mean annual rainfall among the cities listed.
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Correct Answer: 14th August 1973
The Constitution of 1973 came into force on 14 August 1973.
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Correct Answer: Majlis-e-Shoor (Parliament)
The National Assembly and Senate together are termed Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament).
Subject 5
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Correct Answer: Al-Qanun Fil Tib
Bu Ali Sina's Al-Qanun Fil Tib (Canon of Medicine) was taught in European medical schools till the 17th century.
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Correct Answer: Hadith
After the Quran, the Hadith is the second source of Islamic law.
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Correct Answer: Ibn-i-Hisham
The pinhole (needle-hole) camera is credited to Ibn al-Haytham, printed here as "Ibn-i-Hisham".
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Correct Answer: Jabar Bin Hyan
Jabir ibn Hayyan (Jabar Bin Hyan) is considered the Father of Chemistry.
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Correct Answer: Jabar Bin Hyan
Jabir ibn Hayyan discovered sulfuric acid and nitric acid.
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Correct Answer: Musa Khwarzmi
Al-Khwarizmi (Musa Khwarzmi) is counted among the greatest mathematicians.
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Correct Answer: Abu Usman Omro
"Kitabul Haiwan" (Book of Animals) was authored by Al-Jahiz (Abu Usman Amr).
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Correct Answer: Al Beruni
"Kitabul Hind" was written by Al-Biruni.
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Correct Answer: Beruni
"Aasaar Albaqiya" (Chronology of Ancient Nations) was authored by Al-Biruni.
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Correct Answer: Umar Khayam
Umar Khayyam prepared the Jalali Calendar.
Subject 6
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Correct Answer: Administrative Convenience
The 1905 partition of Bengal was made for administrative convenience.
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Correct Answer: Separate electorate for Muslims
The Simla Deputation secured acceptance of separate electorates for Muslims (the deputation was in 1906, printed here as 1905).
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Correct Answer: Hindu pressure
The partition of Bengal was annulled under Hindu pressure.
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Correct Answer: 1906
The All India Muslim League was formed on 30 December 1906.
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Correct Answer: Loyalty to British Govt.
An early objective of the Muslim League was loyalty to the British government.
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Correct Answer: Separate electorate
The Minto-Morley reforms introduced separate electorates.
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Correct Answer: Ubaid-Ullah Sindh
Ubaid-Ullah Sindhi was a main character of the Silk Letter Conspiracy.
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Correct Answer: Dyer
General Dyer was the main culprit of the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy.
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Correct Answer: Dyarchy
The Montagu-Chelmsford reforms introduced dyarchy.
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Correct Answer: 1930
Sir Muhammad Iqbal presided over the Muslim League's Allahabad session in 1930.
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Questions
99 questions are published, each with a verified answer and a factual explanation. The book prints 100 items, but Q40 is dropped because no option gives the correct speed (60 km/h) and the printed answer key is blank for it.
English fill-in-the-blanks, narration and vocabulary, Mathematics, Everyday Science, General Knowledge, Islamic Studies and Pakistan Affairs, including the 1905 partition of Bengal, the Simla Deputation, the Muslim League and the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms.
Yes. Every answer was reconciled three ways: the book's printed answer key, the book's own material, and the standard fact. Six key entries were corrected (the "no use" gerund, the accepted/rejected ratio, the mirror-image distance twice, the Rs 200 distribution, and dyarchy), two blank keys were computed from the stems, one defective item was dropped, and the remaining caveats, including best-of-options items and print misprints, are recorded in the paper's internal flags.
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