FPSC · FIA · 2001
Solved FPSC Assistant Director (FIA) past paper 2001 — 100 MCQs with verified answers and explanations. Free online practice for FPSC, PPSC, NTS and all one-paper exams. Covers Pakistan Studies, English, Mathematics.
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The FPSC Assistant Director (FIA) past paper from 2001 (Model Paper 36) contains 100 solved MCQs covering English, Everyday Science, General Knowledge, Geography, Islamic Studies, Mathematics, Pakistan Studies, with verified answers and a factual explanation for every question. The paper is taken from the book's printed questions and answer key on book pages 147-152, reconciled against standard facts.
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Correct Answer: impartial
Dispassionate means free from emotion or bias, so its nearest synonym here is impartial.
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Correct Answer: rub out
To efface is to erase or rub out, so the synonym is rub out.
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Correct Answer: sloth
Indolence means laziness, so its synonym is sloth.
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Correct Answer: sentimental
Mawkish means sentimental in a sickly, exaggerated way, so its synonym is sentimental.
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Correct Answer: dying
Moribund means near death or dying, so its synonym is dying.
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Correct Answer: calm
Pandemonium means wild disorder and noise, so its opposite is calm.
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Correct Answer: irrelevant
Pertinent means relevant, so its opposite is irrelevant.
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Correct Answer: thrifty
Prodigal means wastefully extravagant, so its opposite is thrifty.
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Correct Answer: infinitesimal
Prodigious means enormous, so its opposite is infinitesimal (extremely small).
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Correct Answer: sanctify
Profane means disrespectful towards what is sacred, so its opposite is sanctify.
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Correct Answer: proponent
A person who supports more parks and open spaces is a proponent of them.
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Correct Answer: ineluctable
Man's fate is ineluctable, meaning unavoidable or inescapable.
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Correct Answer: decorum
Decorum is dignified, proper behaviour; her decorum failed her when she burst out laughing.
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Correct Answer: portfolio
A portfolio is a flat case for carrying papers or documents, which Mark carries to school.
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Correct Answer: deviate
To deviate from a plan is to depart from it, which a stubborn person may refuse to do.
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Correct Answer: a brazen face (shameless)
A brazen face means shameless boldness, which fits people who indulge in anti-social activities without hesitation.
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Correct Answer: to cry wolf (to raise a false alarm)
To cry wolf is to raise a false alarm, which is foolish when there is no evident sign of danger.
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Correct Answer: let bygones be bygones (to forgive and forget past injuries)
To let bygones be bygones is to forgive and forget past injuries and not refer to them again.
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Correct Answer: fight shy (avoid)
To fight shy of something is to avoid it, as one should avoid dwelling on the struggles of life.
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Correct Answer: french leave
French leave is absence without permission, which clerks take on very flimsy grounds.
Subject 2
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Correct Answer: 2200 km
The key gives the Ghauri-II range as 2200 km; the missile was launched on April 13, 1999.
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Correct Answer: 600 km
The key gives the Shaheen-I range as 600 km.
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Correct Answer: 85 km
The key gives the Multan-D.G. Khan motorway length as 85 km.
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Correct Answer: August 29, 1999
The key gives the Anza III launch date as August 29, 1999.
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Correct Answer: September 25, 1999
The key gives the Ghauri III launch date as September 25, 1999.
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Correct Answer: Punjab University
The University of the Punjab is the largest university of Pakistan by enrolment.
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Correct Answer: 341 km
The key gives the Sukkur-Karachi (M-7) motorway length as 341 km.
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Correct Answer: Karachi and Kotri
The first railway track in the region was established between Karachi and Kotri.
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Correct Answer: 2 years
The 21st Amendment remained in force for 2 years, its sunset period.
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Correct Answer: Amjad Islam Amjad
The famous TV drama "Waris" was written by Amjad Islam Amjad.
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Correct Answer: Arnold Raphael
US Ambassador Arnold Raphael died with President Zia-ul-Haq in the 1988 plane crash.
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Correct Answer: Son of Babar & step brother of Humayun
Kamran was a son of Babar and step-brother of Humayun; Kamran Baradari in Lahore is named after him.
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Correct Answer: Grand Trunk
G.T. Road stands for Grand Trunk Road.
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Correct Answer: 9
Punjab had 9 administrative divisions at the paper's time.
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Correct Answer: Ziarat
Quaid-e-Azam stayed at Ziarat during his last illness in 1948.
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Correct Answer: 64,000 km
The key gives the total length of irrigation canals in Pakistan as 64,000 km.
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Correct Answer: 19 September, 1960
The Indus Water Treaty was signed on 19 September 1960.
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Correct Answer: World Bank
The Indus Water Treaty was mediated by the World Bank.
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Correct Answer: 1932
Sukkur Barrage was completed in 1932.
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Correct Answer: 7
Seven canals leave the Indus from Sukkur Barrage.
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Correct Answer: important fish found in Indus river
Palla is an important fish (Tenualosa ilisha) found in the Indus River.
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Correct Answer: 77%
Muslims formed about 77% of the population of Kashmir at the time of partition.
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Correct Answer: Nehru
Nehru described the Act of 1935 as a machine with strong brakes and no engine, a new chapter of slavery.
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Correct Answer: annual meeting of 1938
Women fully participated in the Muslim League's annual meeting for the first time in 1938.
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Correct Answer: Munich University Germany
Allama Iqbal received his Ph.D. from Munich University, Germany.
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Correct Answer: 1926
Allama Iqbal became a member of the Punjab Council in 1926.
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Correct Answer: 1909
Quaid-e-Azam was elected by Bombay Muslims to the Imperial Legislative Council in 1909.
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Correct Answer: Stanley Wolpert
Stanley Wolpert wrote that Jinnah altered the course of history, modified the map of the world and created a nation-state.
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Correct Answer: two & rule
Dyarchy comes from Di (two) and Archia (rule), so it means rule by two.
Subject 3
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Correct Answer: January
The Earth is closest to the Sun (perihelion) in early January.
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Correct Answer: Mendel
Gregor Mendel discovered the laws of heredity through his pea-plant experiments.
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Correct Answer: 12756 km
The diameter of the Earth is about 12,756 km.
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Correct Answer: Electroscope
An electroscope is the instrument used for detecting electric charge.
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Correct Answer: Galvanometer
A moving-coil galvanometer cannot be used with alternating current, which averages to zero deflection.
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Correct Answer: Thermo-couple
A thermo-couple converts heat into electrical energy (the Seebeck effect).
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Correct Answer: Uranium with a high percentage of a particular isotope
Enriched uranium is uranium with an increased percentage of a particular isotope, U-235.
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Correct Answer: Germanium
Germanium is a common constituent (semiconductor) of transistors.
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Correct Answer: low melting point
A fuse (safety) wire is made of a material with a low melting point, so it melts and breaks the circuit.
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Correct Answer: Rectification
A diode is used for rectification, converting alternating current to direct current.
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Correct Answer: Concave
Myopia (short-sightedness) is corrected with a concave lens.
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Correct Answer: Shining inner walls and double walls of outer covering do not allow radiation of heat to escape
A thermos keeps liquid hot because its shining inner walls and double walls do not allow radiation of heat to escape.
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Correct Answer: It is because of the temperature difference. During winter the outside temperature is lower than that of the water which comes out from the ground. Reverse is the case in summers
Hand-pump water feels cold in winter and warm in summer because of the temperature difference between the outside air and the underground water.
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Correct Answer: 746 watts
One horse power equals 746 watts.
Subject 4
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Correct Answer: Italian
Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain, so he is described as Spanish in this item.
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Correct Answer: India
The Naxalite movement is a pro-communist movement that started in India.
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Correct Answer: None of the above
Indira Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi were all assassinated, so none of them died a natural death.
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Correct Answer: Duleep Singh mother name Jind Kaur
Duleep Singh, youngest son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, became Maharaja at about five years of age.
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Correct Answer: Belgium
Khudadad Khan won the Victoria Cross in the fighting at Hollebeke, Belgium, in the First World War.
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Correct Answer: forty souls
Chiltan means forty souls, from the Balochi legend of forty children.
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Correct Answer: 1846
The Treaty of Amritsar took place in 1846.
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Correct Answer: April, 1937
Burma was separated from India in April 1937.
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Correct Answer: the steps and movements in dances
Choreography is the art of composing the steps and movements in dances.
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Correct Answer: 7 AM
Pakistan Standard Time is 5 hours ahead of London, so 12 noon in Pakistan is 7 AM in London.
Subject 5
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Correct Answer: Gilgit Baltistan
Deosai National Park, one of the highest plateaus in the world, is in Gilgit Baltistan.
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Correct Answer: Bahawalpur
The key gives Bahawalpur as the Punjab district with the lowest population density.
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Correct Answer: Bahawalpur
Lal Suhanra National Park is located near Bahawalpur.
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Correct Answer: chromite mine
Muslim Bagh in Balochistan is famous for its chromite mine.
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Correct Answer: Kurrang
Rawal Dam is located on the Kurang (Korang) River near Islamabad.
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Correct Answer: 725 km
The total length of the Ravi River is about 725 km.
Subject 6
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Correct Answer: 14
Fourteen Muslims were martyred in the Battle of Badr.
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Correct Answer: Hazrat Zainab bint Khuzaymah (RA)
Hazrat Zainab bint Khuzaymah (RA) is known as Umm al-Masakin, the Mother of the Poor.
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Correct Answer: Uqba bin Nafah
The key attributes the title "Muslim Alexander" to Uqba bin Nafah.
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Correct Answer: a^2
Dividing powers with the same base subtracts the exponents: a^5 divided by a^3 equals a^2.
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Correct Answer: 24
If x minus 5 equals 19, then x equals 24.
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Correct Answer: 10^6
100000 divided by 10 is 10000, and 10000 times 10^2 (100) is 10^6.
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Correct Answer: 10^15
Any non-zero number to the power zero is 1, so 10^15 times x^0 equals 10^15.
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Correct Answer: 0.08
8 percent as a decimal is 0.08.
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Correct Answer: 233.75
A 15% rebate on Rs. 275 leaves 85% to pay: 275 times 0.85 equals Rs. 233.75.
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Correct Answer: 330
If 65% of 1200 students are from rural areas, 35% are urban: 35% of 1200 is 420.
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Correct Answer: south east
Since x is west of y and y is north of z, z lies to the south-east of x.
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Correct Answer: 9
The series alternates powers of 3 and 2 with falling exponents (3^8, 2^8, 3^4, 2^4, 3^2, 2^2, 3^1), so the missing term is 9.
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Correct Answer: quarter to 9
A mirror reverses left and right, so a clock reading quarter past three appears as quarter to nine.
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Correct Answer: 11
Sixth from either end means 5 people on each side plus yourself: 5 + 1 + 5 = 11 people in the queue.
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Correct Answer: daughter
If A is the father of B but B is not A's son, B must be A's daughter.
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Correct Answer: none
Nobody is wrong: as one of the four sons, you have exactly three brothers, matching your father's four sons.
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Correct Answer: 100 cm
One metre equals 100 centimetres.
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Correct Answer: 49
Solving x + y = 10 and x minus y = 4 gives x = 7, so x squared is 49.
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Correct Answer: 121
If 3x minus 4 equals 11, then (3x minus 4) squared is 11 squared, which is 121.
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Correct Answer: 10
The key gives 10; note the item is defective since the unconstrained largest value of a is 18, which is not offered.
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Correct Answer: 225
At Rs. 75 for 2 1/2 dozen, one dozen costs Rs. 30, so 7 1/2 dozen cost Rs. 225.
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Questions
100 questions are published, each with a verified answer and a factual explanation, taken from the paper's printed answer key on book page 152.
English synonyms, antonyms and fill-in-the-blanks, Pakistan Affairs and history, Everyday Science, and Mathematics, including powers, percentages, series and reasoning puzzles.
Yes. Every answer was reconciled three ways: the book's printed answer key, the book's own material, and the standard fact. Two key entries were corrected (the "mawkish" synonym and the enriched-uranium definition) and the remaining caveats, including two best-of-options missile ranges and one defective percentage item, are recorded in the paper's internal flags.
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