Assistant Director, Ports & Shipping Past Paper 2002 Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: 1992

Pakistan won the Cricket World Cup in 1992, beating England in the final at Melbourne.

Correct Answer: Manila

The Asian Development Bank is headquartered in Manila, Philippines.

Correct Answer: Qutbuddin Aibak

Qutbuddin Aibak, the first Sultan of Delhi, died in 1210 after falling from his horse while playing polo (chaugan).

Correct Answer: 36

In the book's era the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation operated 36 radio stations.

Correct Answer: Astola

Astola, off the Balochistan coast near Pasni, is Pakistan's largest island.

Correct Answer: 702 feet

Lahore stands about 700 feet (around 217 metres) above sea level, so 702 feet is the closest option.

Correct Answer: 6.7%

Europe covers about 6.7% of the Earth's land area (roughly 10.2 million sq km).

Correct Answer: China and Korea

The Yellow Sea lies between China and the Korean peninsula.

Correct Answer: Israel and Jordan

The Dead Sea lies on the border between Israel and Jordan.

Correct Answer: Greece and Turkey

Cyprus is divided between the Greek Cypriot south and the Turkish Cypriot north.

Correct Answer: San Francisco

The Golden Gate Bridge spans San Francisco Bay in California.

Correct Answer: Maldives

The Maldives, at under 300 sq km of land, is the smallest Muslim-majority state by area.

Correct Answer: Russia and Japan

Russia administers Sakhalin while Japan disputes the neighbouring Kuril Islands, which textbooks group with this claim.

Correct Answer: Indonesia

Indonesia, on the Pacific Ring of Fire, has the world's greatest number of active volcanoes.

Correct Answer: Frost-shattering

Frost-shattering (freeze-thaw) breaks rock on valley sides above a glacier.

Correct Answer: Gorge

A canyon is a large, deep gorge cut by a river.

Correct Answer: The Equator

The Equator is the largest circle of latitude, at 0 degrees.

Correct Answer: All of these

Mediterranean regions support fruit growing, wine production and tourism, so all three apply.

Correct Answer: Convectional

Equatorial rain is convectional rain, caused by rising warm, moist air.

Correct Answer: Bangladesh

The Ganges-Brahmaputra delta, mostly in Bangladesh, is the world's largest delta.

Correct Answer: Monsoon

A monsoon is a seasonal wind that reverses direction with the seasons.

Correct Answer: Indonesia

Indonesia, an archipelago of over 17,000 islands, has the largest number of islands among the options.

Correct Answer: 5 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean time

Pakistan Standard Time is 5 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+5).

Correct Answer: England and France

The Strait of Dover separates England from France at the narrowest part of the English Channel.

Correct Answer: Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea

The Suez Canal connects the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea.

Correct Answer: Earth is revolving round the sun

The seasons change because the tilted Earth revolves around the Sun, varying the angle of sunlight.

Correct Answer: Siberia

Among the options, Siberia — home of the coldest inhabited places — is the coldest region.

Correct Answer: Greenland

Greenland, reaching far into the Arctic, has the longest summer days, including 24-hour daylight in the north.

Correct Answer: 4600 million years

The Earth is about 4,600 million (4.6 billion) years old.

Correct Answer: Uzbekistan and Afghanistan

The Friendship Bridge over the Oxus (Amu Darya) connects Uzbekistan with Afghanistan.

Correct Answer: Japan

The Seikan Tunnel, linking Honshu and Hokkaido, is in Japan.

Correct Answer: 107,320 km/hour

The Earth's mean orbital speed is about 107,226 km/h, so 107,320 km/h is the closest option.

Correct Answer: Rift Valley

The Red Sea is a rift valley formed where the African and Arabian plates pull apart.

Correct Answer: June 21

The Sun is vertical over the Tropic of Cancer on 21 June, the northern summer solstice.

Correct Answer: London

Greenwich, the home of the prime meridian, is in London.

Correct Answer: Valleys

Civilisations arose in river valleys, such as those of the Nile, Indus, Tigris-Euphrates and Yellow River.

Correct Answer: Chlorine

Chloride is the most abundant ion in sea salt, making up over half of dissolved salts by weight.

Correct Answer: 29.53 days

The synodic lunar month, from new moon to new moon, is 29.53 days.

Correct Answer: January 4

The Earth is nearest the Sun (perihelion) in early January, around 4 January.

Correct Answer: Globerina

Globigerina ooze, made of tiny foraminifera shells, is abundant on the Atlantic floor.

Correct Answer: Farming in rainy seasons

Humid farming is farming that relies on rainfall in rainy seasons, without irrigation.

Correct Answer: Sea breeze

A sea breeze blows from the sea towards the land during the day.

Correct Answer: Myanmar

The Irrawaddy is the life-blood river of Myanmar.

Correct Answer: Electronics Industry

Electronics is a foot-loose industry because it is not tied to raw-material locations.

Correct Answer: Kalabagh

Kalabagh in Punjab is Pakistan's best-known iron-ore locality.

Correct Answer: Growing of flowers and fruits

Horticulture is the growing of flowers, fruits and vegetables.

Correct Answer: Heavy rainfall and high temperature

Rice needs heavy rainfall and high temperature to grow.

Correct Answer: Great Lake

The Great Lakes are freshwater lakes, so their salinity is far lower than any sea or ocean option.

Correct Answer: Pampas

The temperate grasslands of Asia are called steppes.

Correct Answer: Indian Ocean

Diego Garcia is an atoll in the Indian Ocean.

Correct Answer: A warm current in the Atlantic Ocean

The Gulf Stream is a warm ocean current in the Atlantic Ocean.

Correct Answer: Cultivation of grapes

Viticulture is the cultivation of grapes.

Correct Answer: Benthos

Benthos are the organisms that live on the ocean floor.

Correct Answer: A frozen sea

An iceberg is a large floating mass of ice broken off a glacier; 'a frozen sea' is the closest option offered.

Correct Answer: Sodium chloride

Sodium chloride (common salt) is the most common salt in seawater.

Correct Answer: Salt lake and lowest point of earth below sea level

The Dead Sea is a salt lake whose shores are the lowest land point on Earth below sea level.

Correct Answer: Egypt

The Aswan Dam is on the Nile in Egypt.

Correct Answer: EU

In the book's era the European Union was ranked as the biggest exporter of food.

Correct Answer: Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg

Benelux is Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

Correct Answer: The solid rock of the earth

Bedrock is the solid rock that lies beneath soil and loose material.

Correct Answer: A wave caused by tides

In geography a bore is a tidal wave that rushes up a river estuary with the incoming tide.

Correct Answer: Agriculture

Agriculture has traditionally been treated as the largest sector of Pakistan's economy, employing the biggest share of the workforce.

Correct Answer: Textile

Textile exports have long been Pakistan's dominant foreign-exchange earner, ahead of remittances and other manufactures.

Correct Answer: Kharif and Rabi

Pakistan's two main cropping seasons are Kharif (summer) and Rabi (winter).

Correct Answer: Mulvi Abdul Haq

Maulvi Abdul Haq is honoured as Baba-e-Urdu for his services to the Urdu language.

Correct Answer: Immoral

Dissolute means morally loose, so immoral is its synonym.

Correct Answer: Miser

A niggard is a miser, someone who hoards money.

Correct Answer: Industrious

Diligent means hard-working, so industrious is its synonym.

Correct Answer: Opposite

The obverse of something is its opposite side or counterpart.

Correct Answer: Untrue

False means untrue.

Correct Answer: evil

A vice is an evil habit, so evil is the closest synonym for vice here.

Correct Answer: ghastly

Lurid means sensational and horrifying, so ghastly is the precise synonym.

Correct Answer: unruly

Obstreperous means noisy and unruly.

Correct Answer: exhausted

Jaded means tired out, so exhausted is its synonym.

Correct Answer: honorary

Unpaid work done for an office or charity is honorary work.

Correct Answer: had been staying

In reported speech with 'since', the past perfect continuous 'had been staying' is used.

Correct Answer: have understood

'Have understood' is the correct present perfect form here.

Correct Answer: might have

The matching reply repeats the modal perfect: 'she might have'.

Correct Answer: should take

'Should take' is the correct modal form for a daily routine.

Correct Answer: was signed

The passive 'was signed' fits a document signed by two persons.

Correct Answer: 121

The series is the squares of odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7, 9), so the next term is 11 squared = 121.

Correct Answer: 81

The odd-number squares run 1, 9, 25, 49, 81, 121, so the missing term is 81.

Correct Answer: 52

The differences 0, 3, 8, 15 grow by 3, 5, 7, so the next difference is 24, giving 28 + 24 = 52.

Correct Answer: 24

The keyed series pairs its differences (2, 6, 6, 10, 10), giving 24 as the missing term.

Correct Answer: 140

Each term adds the next square (1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36), so the next adds 49: 91 + 49 = 140.

Correct Answer: 20π

Area 100π gives radius 10, so the circumference 2πr is 20π.

Correct Answer: π/4

Circumference π gives radius 1/2, so the area πr² is π/4.

Correct Answer: 87.5 km/hr

The second train runs 100 km/h, so the first runs 7/8 of that = 87.5 km/h.

Correct Answer: 71.11 km/hr

Times are 2.5 and 2 hours, so average speed is 320 / 4.5 = 71.11 km/h.

Correct Answer: MNOPQ

The letter groups grow by one letter each time (2, 3, 4, 5, 6), so the missing group has five letters: MNOPQ.

Correct Answer: Most of these have high melting and boiling points

Most non-metals have low melting and boiling points, so that statement is the incorrect one.

Correct Answer: Different structures of their atoms

The different physical properties arise from the different structures of their atoms.

Correct Answer: Gets reduced

Manganese dioxide oxidises hydrochloric acid and is itself reduced to manganese chloride.

Correct Answer: Fossil fuels

Fossil fuels meet nearly 80% of the world's energy requirement.

Correct Answer: Geothermal power

Geothermal power is continuously renewed by the Earth's heat, unlike coal, gas or uranium.

Correct Answer: Brass

Brass, a copper-zinc alloy, is used for cartridge cases and caps.

Correct Answer: measuring solar radiations

A pyrheliometer measures solar radiation.

Correct Answer: The space traversed by a body falling from rest is equal to the square of the time

The distance fallen is proportional to the square of the time (s = 1/2gt²), not equal to it, so statement B as worded is the incorrect one.

Correct Answer: Continuous spectrum

The Sun emits a continuous spectrum, crossed by dark absorption lines.

Correct Answer: copper

Copper, found native and easily worked, was the first metal discovered and used by man.