FPSC · Anf · 2013
Solved FPSC Inspector ANF past paper 2013 — 100 MCQs with verified answers and explanations. Free online practice for FPSC, PPSC, NTS and all one-paper exams. Covers English, Pakistan Studies, Everyday Science.
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This is the FPSC Inspector Anti-Narcotics Force past paper from 2013. It contains 100 solved MCQs covering English synonyms, antonyms and sentence meanings, Pakistan Studies, Everyday Science, General Knowledge, Geography, History and Mathematics, with verified answers and an explanation for every question.
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Correct Answer: Earth's rotation around its axis
Day and night are the result of the Earth's rotation around its axis.
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Correct Answer: Baikal Lake
Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world.
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Correct Answer: China
The Karakoram Highway connects Pakistan with China.
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Correct Answer: 895 Km
The book keys 895 km as the total length of the Gwadar Motorway (the M-8, about 892 km).
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Correct Answer: Punjab
The Toot oil and natural gas field is located in Punjab, in the Chakwal area.
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Correct Answer: Changa Manga
Changa Manga is the largest jungle (planted forest) of Pakistan.
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Correct Answer: 2000 feet
The book keys 2,000 feet as the height of Islamabad from sea level, a rounded figure.
Subject 2
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Correct Answer: Nitrogen
Nitrogen is the most abundant element in the Earth's atmosphere, about 78 percent of it.
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Correct Answer: Venus
Venus is the brightest planet in our solar system as seen from Earth; the Moon is not a planet.
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Correct Answer: It has the longest wavelength and can be easily noticed from a long distance
A red light is used in traffic signals because it has the longest wavelength and can be easily noticed from a long distance.
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Correct Answer: Clouds prevent radiation of heat from ground to air
Cloudy nights are warmer because clouds prevent radiation of heat from the ground to the air.
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Correct Answer: Black
Black is not a primary colour; the primary colours are blue, green and red in light, and red, yellow and blue in pigment.
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Correct Answer: steel
Sound travels fastest through steel, faster than through water or air, and not at all through a vacuum.
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Correct Answer: ascorbic acid
The chemical name of vitamin C is ascorbic acid.
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Correct Answer: Fish
A fish is not a mammal; cows, goats and whales are mammals.
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Correct Answer: counting the number of rings in stem
The age of a tree can be determined by counting the number of rings in its stem.
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Correct Answer: Take in carbon dioxide and give out oxygen
During the daytime plants take in carbon dioxide and give out oxygen through photosynthesis.
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Correct Answer: digestion of food
Enzymes help in the digestion of food.
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Correct Answer: Vitamin A
Vitamin A promotes healthy functioning of the eyes in human beings.
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Correct Answer: Spleen
Malaria is a disease which affects the spleen, as well as the liver and blood.
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Correct Answer: Blood
Leukemia is a disease of the blood.
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Correct Answer: Post-mortem
An autopsy is connected with a post-mortem examination.
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Correct Answer: Copernicus
Copernicus was the scientist who first discovered that the Earth revolves round the Sun.
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Correct Answer: Penicillin
Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin.
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Correct Answer: oil has very low Erucic acid content
Canola varieties are bred for human consumption with very low erucic acid content, under 2 percent.
Subject 3
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Correct Answer: A period of revival or rebirth of learning
The Renaissance was a period of revival or rebirth of learning in Europe.
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Correct Answer: 1789
The French Revolution began in 1789.
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Correct Answer: Karl Marx
Karl Marx wrote the Communist Manifesto, with Friedrich Engels, in 1848.
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Correct Answer: ICRC
The ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) is not a UN agency; WHO, ILO and FAO are.
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Correct Answer: Euclid
Euclid is known as the Father of Geometry.
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Correct Answer: Vasco de Gama
Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India, reaching Calicut in 1498.
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Correct Answer: Child Education
Maria Montessori's name is associated with child education, the Montessori method.
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Correct Answer: Magellan
Magellan was the first navigator to sail round the world, his expedition completing the circumnavigation in 1522.
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Correct Answer: A historical document curbing the king's power
The Magna Carta is a historical document curbing the king's power, sealed in 1215.
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Correct Answer: The Hague
The permanent seat of the International Court of Justice is located in The Hague.
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Correct Answer: UNICEF
UNICEF is the UN organization concerned with the welfare of children throughout the world.
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Correct Answer: 75 Million
The estimated number of service personnel and civilians killed in the Second World War was about 75 million.
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Correct Answer: Sasaram
Sher Shah Suri is buried in Sasaram, in present-day Bihar.
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Correct Answer: Rome
Pakistan won its first hockey gold medal at the 1960 Olympic Games held in Rome.
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Correct Answer: Dec 20, 1971
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto stepped in as President and Civilian Chief Martial Law Administrator on 20 December 1971.
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Correct Answer: 1958
Bhutto became Minister of Commerce and Industry in 1958.
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Correct Answer: 1963
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto became Foreign Minister in 1963.
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Correct Answer: Virtual surrender
Bhutto described the Tashkent Declaration as a virtual surrender, which is why he resigned over it.
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Correct Answer: Z.A.Bhutto
The book keys Z. A. Bhutto as the one who first set up the Ministry of Religious Affairs in Pakistan.
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Correct Answer: Z.A.Bhutto
The book keys Z. A. Bhutto as the president who removed quota restrictions on those wanting to perform Hajj.
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Correct Answer: Z.A.Bhutto
Z. A. Bhutto formulated the PPP slogans: Islam is our faith, Democracy is our polity, Socialism is our economy, and All power to the people.
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Correct Answer: Nationalization of big industries
Bhutto's first radical economic step was the nationalization of big industries, begun in January 1972.
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Correct Answer: B and C both
Urban workers and the middle class together were the backbone of the PPP's strength in Bhutto's era, so B and C both is correct.
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Correct Answer: Jan, 1972
The first phase of nationalization began in January 1972.
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Correct Answer: Never
Allama Iqbal never went for Hajj, so Never is correct.
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Correct Answer: 1881
The first (synchronous) census in the subcontinent was held in 1881.
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Correct Answer: Agriculture
Agriculture is the sector to which the largest labour force is attached in Pakistan.
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Correct Answer: Punjabi
Punjabi is the largest spoken language in Pakistan.
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Correct Answer: 7791 Km long
The book keys 7,791 km as the total length of track of Pakistan Railways.
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Correct Answer: 48%
The book keys 48 percent as the ratio of the Punjabi-speaking population, an era figure.
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Correct Answer: 169 Km
The first railway track in the subcontinent, Karachi to Kotri, was 169 km long.
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Correct Answer: 1976
The Abdul Qadeer Khan Nuclear Research Laboratories were set up in Kahuta in 1976.
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Correct Answer: 6th
At the time of the paper Pakistan was placed 6th in the world population-wise, an era ranking.
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Correct Answer: 1.8%
The book keys 1.8 percent as the population growth rate of Pakistan at the time of the paper.
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Correct Answer: 56%
The book keys 56 percent as the literacy rate of Pakistan in February 2010.
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Correct Answer: 3
Three radio stations were working in Pakistan at the time of partition: Lahore, Peshawar and Dhaka.
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Correct Answer: 6%
120 cm is 6 percent of 20 m, since 1.2 m divided by 20 m is 0.06.
Correct Answer: 20%
10 cm is 20 percent of 0.5 m, since 0.1 m divided by 0.5 m is 0.20.
Correct Answer: 60%
30 cm is 60 percent of 0.5 m, since 0.3 m divided by 0.5 m is 0.60.
Correct Answer: 13.33%
10 cm is 13.33 percent of three-quarters of a metre, since 10 divided by 75 is 0.1333.
Correct Answer: 4%
20 cm is 4 percent of 5 m, since 0.2 m divided by 5 m is 0.04.
Subject 6
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Correct Answer: Beseech
Solicit means to beseech, to ask earnestly.
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Correct Answer: Bright
Radiant means bright, shining.
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Correct Answer: Reduce
Prune means to reduce, to cut back.
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Correct Answer: Privilege
Prerogative means a privilege, a special right.
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Correct Answer: Enthusiast
An aficionado is an enthusiast, a devoted fan.
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Correct Answer: Amateur
A dilettante is an amateur, not a specialist.
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Correct Answer: Criticism
Flak means criticism, hostile fire or adverse comment.
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Correct Answer: Criminal
A hoodlum is a criminal, a gangster.
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Correct Answer: Dismissed
Fired here means dismissed from a job.
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Correct Answer: Dishonour
Ignominy means dishonour, public disgrace.
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Correct Answer: Establish The Genuineness Of
To authenticate old manuscripts means to establish the genuineness of them.
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Correct Answer: Annoyed
Nettled means annoyed or irritated.
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Correct Answer: Complete Change
A sea change means a complete change.
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Correct Answer: Range
Gamut means range, the whole scope of something.
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Correct Answer: Unbiased
Disinterested means unbiased, impartial, not uninterested.
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Correct Answer: Desperate
Indiscriminate means undifferentiated, without distinction.
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Correct Answer: Polite
The opposite of churlish (rude) is polite.
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Correct Answer: Discord
The opposite of harmony is discord.
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Correct Answer: Natural
The opposite of grotesque (ugly or distorted) is natural.
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Correct Answer: Natural
The opposite of artificial is natural.
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Correct Answer: Rise
The opposite of debacle (a disaster or failure) is a rise, the closest option offered.
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Correct Answer: Modern
The opposite of archaic (very old) is modern.
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Correct Answer: Conquer
The opposite of capitulate (to surrender) is to conquer, the closest option offered.
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Correct Answer: Heavenly
The opposite of mundane (worldly, ordinary) is heavenly.
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Correct Answer: Troublesome
The opposite of quiescent (inactive, quiet) is troublesome, the closest option offered.
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Correct Answer: Conciliatory
The opposite of a collision course is a conciliatory course.
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Correct Answer: Polite
The opposite of brash (bold and rude) is polite.
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Correct Answer: Light
The opposite of onerous (burdensome) is light.
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Correct Answer: Divest
The opposite of endow (to give or bestow) is to divest (to strip of).
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Correct Answer: Delightful
The opposite of an eerie (spooky, strange) atmosphere is a delightful one.
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Correct Answer: Integral
The opposite of extraneous (outside, irrelevant) is integral (essential to the whole).
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Correct Answer: Careless
The opposite of meticulous (very careful) is careless.
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Correct Answer: Regular
The opposite of occasional is regular.
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Correct Answer: Unhygienic
The book keys Unhygienic as the opposite of Nourishing in this item.
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