FPSC · Intelligence Bureau · 2017
Solved FPSC Assistant Director (Intelligence Bureau) past paper 2017 — 100 MCQs with verified answers and explanations. Free online practice for FPSC, PPSC, NTS and all one-paper exams. Covers English, Mathematics, General Knowledge.
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The FPSC Assistant Director (Intelligence Bureau) past paper from 8 January 2017 contains 100 solved MCQs covering English, Mathematics, General Knowledge, Pakistan Studies, Everyday Science, Current Affairs, Geography, Law and Islamic Studies, with verified answers and a factual explanation for every question.
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Subject 1
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Correct Answer: who
The relative pronoun 'who' refers to a person as the subject of the clause, so the sentence reads 'A poor man who nursed the orphan'.
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Correct Answer: for
The correct preposition is 'for': a person is compensated for a loss.
Correct Answer: in
Signatures are written in ink, so the sentence reads 'Put your signature in blue ink'.
Correct Answer: after
'Hanker after' means to long for something, so the sentence reads 'We should not hanker after worldly pleasure'.
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Correct Answer: a
'One' is pronounced with a 'w' sound, so it takes 'a', not 'an': 'a one-rupee note'.
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Correct Answer: across
'Ran across' means met by chance, so the sentence reads 'While travelling to Karachi, I ran across a very old friend of mine'.
Correct Answer: down upon
'Look down upon' means to regard with contempt, so the sentence reads 'We should not look down upon the poor'.
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Correct Answer: was
The sentence describes a completed past situation, so the past tense 'was' is correct: 'It was too cold to go out last night'.
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Correct Answer: agree
'To see eye to eye' means to agree with someone.
Correct Answer: To suspect a deceit
'To smell a rat' means to suspect that something is wrong or that a deceit is afoot.
Correct Answer: To be bitter enemy
'To be at daggers drawn' means to be in a state of bitter enmity.
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Correct Answer: Humiliations
Ignominy means disgrace or public humiliation.
Correct Answer: Annoyed
'Nettled' means irritated or annoyed.
Correct Answer: Guilty
'Culpable' means deserving blame, that is, guilty.
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Correct Answer: Respect
Disdain means contempt, so its opposite is respect.
Correct Answer: None of these
No listed word is an antonym of indignation (righteous anger); antagonism is a near-synonym and cooperation is unrelated, so none of the options fits.
Correct Answer: None of these
No listed word is an antonym of obstinate (stubborn); its opposites are flexible or compliant, so none of the options fits.
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Correct Answer: I am struck on the head by a stone
In the passive voice, 'A stone strikes me on the head' becomes 'I am struck on the head by a stone'.
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Correct Answer: He forbade her to read so fast
A negative imperative reported with 'forbade' gives 'He forbade her to read so fast'.
Correct Answer: He said that the sun is stationary
A universal truth keeps its present tense in indirect speech: 'He said that the sun is stationary'.
Subject 2
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Correct Answer: India
The sixth Heart of Asia ministerial conference was held in Amritsar, India, in December 2016.
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Correct Answer: Jayalalithaa
J. Jayalalithaa, the Tamil Nadu chief minister, died on 5 December 2016.
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Correct Answer: None of these
Antonio Guterres, not any of the listed former secretaries-general, was elected UN Secretary-General, taking office on 1 January 2017, so none of the options fits.
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Correct Answer: Tayyip Erdogan
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been President of Turkey since 2014.
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Correct Answer: Observer
In January 2017 Pakistan was an observer state in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation; it became a full member in June 2017.
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Correct Answer: Republican Party
In January 2017 the US President, Donald Trump, was a Republican.
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Correct Answer: B and C
India and China are both members of BRICS, while Pakistan is not.
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Correct Answer: India
The most recent BRICS summit before this January 2017 paper was the 2016 summit at Goa, India.
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Correct Answer: Syria
Bashar al-Assad was the President of Syria at the time of this paper.
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Correct Answer: Qatar
Al Jazeera is a television channel based in Qatar.
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Correct Answer: 7
The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates.
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Correct Answer: None of these
The Conservative Party was the largest, not the third-largest, party in Britain, and the SNP held the third-largest number of seats, so none of the listed options is correct.
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Correct Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru was independent India's first prime minister, serving from 1947 to 1964.
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Correct Answer: Afghanistan
Afghanistan joined SAARC in 2007, long after the seven founding members of 1985.
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Correct Answer: 10
The Punjab Police Department consists of 10 regional offices.
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Correct Answer: Physics
Abdus Salam won the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics, Pakistan's first Nobel Prize.
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Correct Answer: 1955
The Warsaw Pact was signed in 1955.
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Correct Answer: None of these
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation was founded in 2001, so none of the listed years fits.
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Correct Answer: New York
Donald Trump was born in Queens, New York.
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Correct Answer: Tuesday
US presidential elections are held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
Correct Answer: Tuesday
US presidential elections are held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
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Correct Answer: Brazil
The 2016 Olympic Games were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Correct Answer: New York
'The Big Apple' is the nickname of New York City.
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Correct Answer: Interpol
The International Criminal Police Organization is known as Interpol.
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Correct Answer: Argentina
Lionel Messi is an Argentine footballer.
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Correct Answer: The Hague
The International Court of Justice has its headquarters at The Hague, Netherlands.
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Correct Answer: 10 December
International Human Rights Day is observed on 10 December, the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948).
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Correct Answer: United Kingdom
MI5 is the United Kingdom's domestic intelligence agency.
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Correct Answer: Military
NATO is a military alliance.
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Correct Answer: 1945
The United Nations was founded in 1945.
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Correct Answer: Ayub Khan
The Indus Waters Treaty was signed in Karachi in 1960 by Pakistan's President Ayub Khan and India's Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
Correct Answer: None of these
Under the Indus Waters Treaty Pakistan retained the western rivers (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab) and gave up the eastern rivers, none of which is listed, so none of the options fits.
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Correct Answer: 15th August 1947
Muhammad Ali Jinnah was sworn in as Pakistan's first Governor-General on 15 August 1947.
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Correct Answer: Dhaka
The All-India Muslim League was founded at Dhaka in December 1906.
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Correct Answer: Russia
Pakistan Steel Mills at Karachi was built with the cooperation of the Soviet Union (Russia).
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Correct Answer: 1998
The Elite Police Force of Punjab was formed in 1998.
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Correct Answer: Khawaja Nazimuddin
Khawaja Nazimuddin succeeded Jinnah as Governor-General of Pakistan in 1948.
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Correct Answer: Chairman Senate
Raza Rabbani served as Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan from 2015 to 2018.
Subject 5
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Correct Answer: 18
A juvenile is a person under 18 years of age.
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Correct Answer: Parole
Parole is the release of a prisoner before the expiry of a sentence on account of good behaviour.
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Correct Answer: illegal
Anything prohibited by law is called illegal.
Subject 6
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Correct Answer: Balochistan
Khuzdar and Kalat districts are in Balochistan.
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Correct Answer: Chitral
The Lowari Pass on the Dir-Chitral road connects Chitral to the rest of Pakistan, including Peshawar.
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Correct Answer: Azad Kashmir
Neelum Valley is in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
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Correct Answer: Sana'a
Sana'a is the capital of Yemen.
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Correct Answer: Istanbul
Taksim Square is in Istanbul, Turkey.
Subject 7
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Correct Answer: Hazrat Umar Farooq (RA)
The prison (jail) system in early Islam is attributed to Hazrat Umar Farooq (R.A).
Subject 8
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Correct Answer: Carbon dioxide
At night plants respire and release carbon dioxide, as photosynthesis stops without sunlight.
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Correct Answer: Alkali
An acid is neutralised by an alkali (a base).
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Correct Answer: Oxygen carriers
Red blood cells carry oxygen around the body.
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Correct Answer: Helium
Helium, a light and non-flammable gas, is used to fill balloons.
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Correct Answer: Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis is the process by which leaves use sunlight to synthesise carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water.
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Correct Answer: None of these
A peanut is a legume (an edible seed), not a leaf, stem or rose, so none of the options fits.
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Correct Answer: Newton
Newton formulated the law of universal gravitation.
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Correct Answer: Revolution of the Earth
The seasons and weather patterns change as the Earth revolves around the Sun on its tilted axis.
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Correct Answer: Plenty of water
Rice cultivation needs plenty of water, as paddy fields are kept flooded.
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Correct Answer: May
The wheat harvest in Punjab falls in April-May.
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Correct Answer: decreases
At high altitude the air pressure is lower, so water boils at a lower temperature.
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Correct Answer: Acid
HCl is hydrochloric acid.
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Correct Answer: Newton
Newton formalised the law of inertia as his first law of motion.
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Correct Answer: 11
Cutting a doubled rope 11 times gives 23 pieces, since each cut through both strands adds two pieces plus the folded end (2 x 11 + 1 = 23).
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Correct Answer: 6.25
In the first 10 overs at 3.2 runs per over the side scored 32 runs, leaving 250 runs from 40 overs, which is 6.25 runs per over.
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Correct Answer: Rs. 121
The January deposit earns Rs 81 interest (1600 at 2.5% twice) and the July deposit earns Rs 40 (1600 at 2.5% once), giving Rs 121 in total.
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Correct Answer: 40 sec
The train must cover its own length plus the bridge, 500 metres, at 12.5 metres per second, which takes 40 seconds.
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Correct Answer: 8 years
If the youngest is x, the ages are x, x+3, x+6 and x+9, summing to 4x+18 = 50, so x = 8 years.
Correct Answer: 10
Let C's age be x: then B is 2x and A is 2x+2, so 5x+2 = 27, giving x = 5 and B = 10 years.
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Correct Answer: 20
If the three numbers sum to S, then S squared = 138 + 2 x 131 = 400, so S = 20.
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Correct Answer: 2700
The losing candidate took 45% of the valid votes, which on the paper's figures is 2,700 votes.
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Correct Answer: 15000
Simple interest of Rs 5,400 at 12% for 3 years gives principal = 5400 / 0.36 = Rs 15,000.
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Correct Answer: 2000
C's share exceeds D's by one part (4-3), so one part is Rs 1,000 and B's two parts are Rs 2,000.
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Correct Answer: 10.25%
Interest compounded half-yearly at 10% nominal gives an effective annual rate of (1.05) squared - 1 = 10.25%.
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Correct Answer: Cannot be determined
Digits summing to 15 with a difference of 3 are 9 and 6, giving either 96 or 69, so the number cannot be determined uniquely.
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Correct Answer: 12
The job needs 6 x 24 = 144 man-hours, so 18 workers are needed for 8 hours, which is 12 more than the existing 6.
Correct Answer: 9 days
15 workers x 24 days = 360 man-days, so 40 workers need 360 / 40 = 9 days.
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Correct Answer: 150 m
At 60 km/h (16.67 m/s) for 9 seconds the train covers 150 metres.
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Correct Answer: 54
One-twelfth of the number is 15, so the number is 180, and three-tenths of 180 is 54.
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Correct Answer: 3
Solving x + 17 = 60/x gives x squared + 17x - 60 = 0, whose positive root is x = 3.
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Correct Answer: 37
The numbers are 21 and 16, which differ by 5 and multiply to 336, so their sum is 37.
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Correct Answer: 800%
Tripling the sides multiplies the area by 9, an increase of 8 times the original area, i.e. 800%.
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Correct Answer: 216
Two-thirds of the number minus 50 equals 40 plus one-fourth of the number, so (5/12) of the number is 90 and the number is 216.
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English, Mathematics, General Knowledge, Pakistan Studies, Everyday Science, Current Affairs, Geography, Law and Islamic Studies, with English and Mathematics the largest blocks (20 questions each).
Yes. Every answer was reconciled three ways against the book's printed answer key and the standard fact; 15 key disagreements were corrected to the standard answer (including the synonym, antonym and SCO-status items) and 8 items were retained with a note, all flagged internally.
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