His arguments were utterly void ___ reason?
View answer & explanation Ans: Of
Correct Answer: Of
Arguments 'void of reason' lack any reason in them.
FPSC · Anf · 2008
Solved FPSC Inspector ANF past paper 2008 — 100 MCQs with verified answers and explanations. Free online practice for FPSC, PPSC, NTS and all one-paper exams. Covers English, Everyday Science, Mathematics.
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This is the FPSC Inspector Anti-Narcotics Force (Narcotics Division) past paper from 2008. It contains 100 solved MCQs covering English, Everyday Science, Mathematics, with verified answers and an explanation for every question. Two printed answer-key entries were corrected against standard sources, and several era and print-defect items are flagged in the notes.
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Subject 1
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Correct Answer: Of
Arguments 'void of reason' lack any reason in them.
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Correct Answer: In
Legislative power 'vests in' the magistrate, the authority it belongs to.
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Correct Answer: On
'Trespass on' someone's time means to intrude on it.
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Correct Answer: On
To 'trample on' feelings is to treat them with contempt.
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Correct Answer: Of
The idiom is 'tired of' something, here tired of walking.
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Correct Answer: With
An officer is 'tempted with' a bribe offered to him.
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Correct Answer: With
To 'tamper with' a record is to interfere with it dishonestly.
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Correct Answer: With
To 'surfeit' someone 'with' rich food is to overfeed them.
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Correct Answer: To
A 'supplement to' a book is added to it.
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Correct Answer: To
To 'succumb to' injuries is to die from them.
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Correct Answer: Proceed
'Proceed' means to go ahead, as a judge orders; 'precede' means to come before.
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Correct Answer: Meddle
'Meddle in' affairs is to interfere in them; a medal is an award and metal is a material.
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Correct Answer: Marry
The verb is 'marry'; 'merry' means cheerful.
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Correct Answer: Beet
Beet is the edible root vegetable; beat and meet are different words.
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Correct Answer: Lightning
'Lightning' is the electrical discharge; 'lightening' means making lighter.
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Correct Answer: harmless
Innocuous means harmless.
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Correct Answer: disgraceful
Ignominious means disgraceful, bringing shame.
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Correct Answer: astute
Shrewd means astute, sharp in practical judgement.
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Correct Answer: terrible
Ghastly means terrible, shockingly unpleasant.
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Correct Answer: greedy
Rapacious means greedy, grasping for more.
Subject 2
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Correct Answer: 0.06
0.06 cubed is 0.000216, so the cube root is 0.06.
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Correct Answer: 12
Cross-multiplying gives x squared equal to the square root of 128 times 162, which is 144, so x is 12.
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Correct Answer: 213444
The least common multiple of 21, 36 and 66 is 2772, and the smallest square multiple is 2772 times 77, which is 213444.
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Correct Answer: 1.1039
The book keys 1.1039 for this item, though its printed condition does not determine the value.
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Correct Answer: 24
24 has digits multiplying to 8, and 24 plus 18 is 42, the digits reversed.
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Correct Answer: None
Digits summing to 15 with difference 3 are 9 and 6, giving 96 or 69, neither of which is offered, so the answer is None.
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Correct Answer: 84
66 cubic centimetres divided by the wire's cross-section gives about 8400 centimetres, which is 84 metres.
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Correct Answer: 7 : 3
Volume divided by curved surface area gives radius over 2, so the radius is 7 and the height 6, giving diameter to height 14 to 6, or 7 to 3.
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Correct Answer: 2.5
Adding the two equations gives 8a plus 8b equal to 40, so the average of a and b is 2.5.
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Correct Answer: 9
4x plus 12 equals 36 gives x equal to 6, so x plus 3 is 9.
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Correct Answer: 24
7x plus 10 equals 44 gives 7x equal to 34, so 7x minus 10 is 24.
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Correct Answer: 42, 31
The higher mark is 56 percent of the total and 9 more than the lower, giving marks of 42 and 33, the pair the key intends.
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Correct Answer: 16800
9261 is 75 percent of 12348 valid votes, which at 98 percent validity come from 12600 cast votes, 75 percent of 16800 enrolled voters.
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Correct Answer: 44%
Cost price is 5/6 rupee and selling price 6/5 rupee per orange, a gain of 11/25, or 44 percent.
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Correct Answer: 10
Selling 10 sweets for a rupee against a cost of 1/14 rupee each gives a 40 percent gain.
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Correct Answer: 1000 mg gold
One gram equals 1000 milligrams.
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Correct Answer: 100 Sqr. mm.
One square centimetre equals 100 square millimetres.
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Correct Answer: Rs. 10,000
15 percent of 10000 is 1500, so the article's actual price is Rs 10,000.
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Correct Answer: 19
The differences 1, 2, 4 double each time, so the next difference is 8 and the missing number is 19.
Subject 3
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Correct Answer: 0
Blood group O can be given to any recipient, the universal donor group.
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Correct Answer: with the help of its underside scales
A snake moves with the help of the scales on its underside gripping the ground.
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Correct Answer: silk
Silkworms feed on mulberry leaves, so without mulberry trees there would be no silk.
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Correct Answer: ostrich
The ostrich lays the largest bird's egg.
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Correct Answer: secretions of ductless glands
Hormones are secretions of ductless (endocrine) glands.
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Correct Answer: same as that of light
Radio waves travel at the speed of light.
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Correct Answer: starch
Saliva contains amylase, which acts on starch.
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Correct Answer: an elementary unit of heredity
A gene is the elementary unit of heredity.
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Correct Answer: pulmonary artery
The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs.
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Correct Answer: a properly varied diet
A properly varied diet is the best source of vitamins.
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Correct Answer: Gerontology
Gerontology is the study of old age.
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Correct Answer: Red
A red rose reflects red light, so under red light it appears red.
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Correct Answer: the essential fluid portion of blood
Plasma is the essential fluid portion of blood.
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Correct Answer: a disease of the nervous system
Epilepsy is a disease of the nervous system.
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Correct Answer: Jupiter
Jupiter has the shortest day of the planets offered, about 10 hours.
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Correct Answer: Vitamin D
Vitamin D helps young bones grow strong.
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Correct Answer: Jupiter
Jupiter was the book's era answer for the planet with the most satellites.
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Correct Answer: oxygen
Haemoglobin in blood carries oxygen to the tissues.
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Correct Answer: the habit of some animals of sleeping through the winter months
Hibernation is the habit of some animals of sleeping through the winter months.
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Correct Answer: Landstrom
The safety match was developed by Lundstrom.
Subject 4
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Correct Answer: Abdul Malik Bin Marwan
Abdul Malik bin Marwan consolidated the Umayyad state and is the book's 'real founder' of Banu-Ummaiya.
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Correct Answer: Afaan
Usman was the son of Affan.
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Correct Answer: Omar (R.A)
Umar (R.A) initiated the Hijri era.
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Correct Answer: 5 years
Ali (R.A) ruled for about five years, 656 to 661.
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Correct Answer: 21 Hijrah
The book keys 21 Hijrah for the conquest of Egypt, the year Alexandria fell.
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Correct Answer: Abu Sufyan
Muawiya was the son of Abu Sufyan.
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Correct Answer: Moslama Kazab
Sajah married Musaylimah, the false prophet.
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Correct Answer: Ali (R.A)
Ali (R.A) is called Asadullah, the Lion of God.
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Correct Answer: Ummaya
Usman (R.A) belonged to Banu Umayya.
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Correct Answer: Makhzoom
Khalid bin Walid (R.A) belonged to Banu Makhzum.
Subject 5
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Correct Answer: 1983
Pakistan's Ombudsman institution, the Wafaqi Mohtasib, was created in 1983.
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Correct Answer: 1985
The Eighth Amendment to the 1973 Constitution was passed in 1985.
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Correct Answer: Mushtaq Hussain
Viqar-ul-Mulk's real name was Mushtaq Hussain.
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Correct Answer: 1933
Choudhry Rahmat Ali's pamphlet 'Now or Never' was published in 1933.
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Correct Answer: 1938
Allama Iqbal died in 1938.
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Correct Answer: Amir Ahmad
The Raja Sahib of Mahmudabad was Mohammad Amir Ahmad Khan.
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Correct Answer: Lahore
The First Anglo-Sikh War was concluded at Lahore by the Treaty of Lahore in 1846.
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Correct Answer: 1876
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan retired from government service in 1876.
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Correct Answer: 1st
Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar died in London during the First Round Table Conference in 1931.
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Correct Answer: 7
Quaid-e-Azam reached Pakistan on 7 August 1947.
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Correct Answer: Minto
The Simla Deputation of 1906 met Viceroy Lord Minto.
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Correct Answer: Nile
The Nile is the longest river of the world.
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Correct Answer: Sahara
The Sahara is the biggest desert of the world.
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Correct Answer: 746 watts
One horse power equals 746 watts.
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Correct Answer: Distance
A light year is a unit of distance.
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Correct Answer: 206
An adult human body has 206 bones.
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Correct Answer: Water flow
A cusec is a unit of water flow, one cubic foot per second.
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Correct Answer: Venice
Venice is known as the City of Canals.
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Correct Answer: Durand Line
The Durand Line separates Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Correct Answer: The Pacific ocean
The Pacific is the largest ocean of the world.
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Correct Answer: 1945
The United Nations Organisation was founded in 1945.
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Correct Answer: Ernest Hemingway
'The Old Man and the Sea' was written by Ernest Hemingway.
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Correct Answer: Baluchistan
Balochistan is the most thinly populated province of Pakistan.
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Correct Answer: 1500 km
Ghauri-I, launched in April 1998, has a range of 1500 kilometres.
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Correct Answer: 2200 km
Ghauri-II, launched in April 1999, is keyed at a range of 2200 kilometres.
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Correct Answer: 600 km
Shaheen-I is keyed at a range of 600 kilometres.
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Correct Answer: 85 km
The book gives the Multan-D.G. Khan motorway length as 85 kilometres.
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Correct Answer: August 29, 1999
The book keys 29 August 1999 for the Anza-III launch.
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Correct Answer: September 25, 1999
The book keys 25 September 1999 for the Ghauri-III launch.
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Correct Answer: Punjab University
Punjab University is the book's largest university of Pakistan.
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Correct Answer: 341 km
The book gives the Sukkur-Karachi motorway length as 341 kilometres.
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The paper contains 100 MCQs with verified answers and explanations.
It covers English, Everyday Science, Mathematics, plus Pakistan Studies, Islamic Studies, General Knowledge and job-related questions.
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Its general-knowledge, English and mathematics content is shared across FPSC, PPSC, NTS and CSS MPT one-paper exams, so it is useful preparation for all of them.
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