Inspector ASF Past Paper 2012 Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: Carbon Dioxide

At night, without sunlight for photosynthesis, plants respire and exhale carbon dioxide.

Correct Answer: Seven colours

Sunlight is made up of seven colours — violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red.

Correct Answer: Wood

Wood is an insulator, so it is the least conductor of electricity among silver, iron, copper and wood.

Correct Answer: Vitamin C

Vitamin C is water-soluble and is not stored in the body, unlike the fat-soluble vitamins A, D and E.

Correct Answer: Liver

Jaundice is a disease of the liver, marked by yellowing of the skin and eyes from excess bilirubin.

Correct Answer: Uranium

Nuclear energy is obtained principally from uranium, whose fission releases large amounts of energy.

Correct Answer: Tajik

After the Pashtuns, the Tajiks are the second largest ethnic group in Afghanistan.

Correct Answer: Mongolia

The Gobi Desert lies mostly in Mongolia, extending into northern China.

Correct Answer: San Marino

San Marino, at about 61 square kilometres, is the smallest of the four states listed.

Correct Answer: Uranium

The Baghalchur area of Dera Ghazi Khan is known for its uranium reserves.

Correct Answer: 25%

Punjab covers about 205,344 of Pakistan's about 796,095 square kilometres, roughly 25%.

Correct Answer: Philippines

The Mariana Trench's deepest point, Challenger Deep, lies in the Pacific near the Philippines and Guam.

Correct Answer: United States and Canada

Niagara Falls stands on the border between the United States and Canada.

Correct Answer: Tropic of Cancer

The book places Pakistan at the Tropic of Cancer, the latitude line just south of the country.

Correct Answer: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia, on the Arabian Peninsula, is the peninsula among the options; Greenland and Fiji are islands and Australia is a continent.

Correct Answer: Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan, at about 2.7 million square kilometres, is the largest Muslim-majority country by area.

Correct Answer: 702 feet

Lahore stands about 214 metres above sea level, about 702 feet.

Correct Answer: Lawari Tunnel

The Lowari Tunnel, long under construction through the Lowari Pass, links Dir with Chitral.

Correct Answer: Baluchistan

Balochistan has Pakistan's longest coastline, along the Arabian Sea.

Correct Answer: Junpur

The book names Junpur (read as the juniper forest) as Pakistan's oldest forest.

Correct Answer: Manora

The book names Manora as the largest peninsula found in Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Six

At the 2012 exam date Pakistan ranked sixth among the world's most populous countries.

Correct Answer: The crop which is grown only for sale rather than for the farmer's own use

A cash crop is grown only for sale, rather than for the farmer's own use.

Correct Answer: Decrease in money supply

Decreasing the money supply is the standard contractionary measure for checking inflation.

Correct Answer: Tariffs

Tariffs raise the price of imports directly, by taxing goods as they enter the country.

Correct Answer: Australia

Australia is the classic textbook answer as the world's largest wool producer.

Correct Answer: Jalal-ud-Din Akbar

Attock Fort was built by the Mughal emperor Akbar in the 1580s.

Correct Answer: World War II

The Big Four of the United States, Britain, France and the USSR were the leading Allied powers of World War II.

Correct Answer: Liu Bang

Liu Bang founded the Han dynasty after the fall of the Qin (Chin) dynasty.

Correct Answer: Lord Curzon

Lord Curzon was Viceroy of India from 1899 to 1905.

Correct Answer: Stigma

Stigma is the label used to devalue members of a deviant social group.

Correct Answer: A three-member group

A triad is a three-member group.

Correct Answer: Labeling theory

The societal-reaction approach is also known as labelling theory.

Correct Answer: Status group

In Max Weber's terms, a status group shares prestige or lifestyle independently of class position.

Correct Answer: Ackee

Ackee is the national fruit of Jamaica.

Correct Answer: 36

The book puts the number of Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation radio stations at 36.

Correct Answer: Islamabad

Islamabad, home of PBC headquarters, is the book's largest radio station in Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Jaffar Husain Jaffari

The book names Jaffar Husain Jaffari as the first Pakistani to receive a German literary award in 2011.

Correct Answer: Nawab Salim Ullah

The resolution founding the All-India Muslim League at Dhaka in December 1906 was tabled by Nawab Salim Ullah.

Correct Answer: Sheikh Ahmed Sirhindi

Mujaddid Alf Sani's real name was Sheikh Ahmed Sirhindi.

Correct Answer: Madrissah Rahimyah, Delhi

Shah Wali Ullah began his reform movement from Madrassah Rahimiyah in Delhi.

Correct Answer: Shah Wali Ullah (RA)

Shah Wali Ullah invited Ahmed Shah Abdali to invade India to check the Marathas.

Correct Answer: Shah Abdul Aziz

Shah Ismail Shaheed was the nephew of Shah Abdul Aziz, son of Shah Wali Ullah.

Correct Answer: Khyber Paktunkhwa

Syed Ahmed Shaheed launched his Jihad Movement from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa frontier region.

Correct Answer: January 11, 1828

The book dates Syed Ahmed Shaheed's declaration of his Caliphate to 11 January 1828.

Correct Answer: Ranjeet

Maharaja Ranjit Singh sent an army under Sher Singh against Syed Ahmed Shaheed's Mujahideen.

Correct Answer: 1877

MAO High School, Aligarh, was raised to a college in 1877.

Correct Answer: 1886

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan founded the Muhammadan Educational Conference in 1886.

Correct Answer: William Muir

Sir Syed's Khutbat-i-Ahmadiyah answered William Muir's Life of Muhammad.

Correct Answer: 1898

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan died in 1898.

Correct Answer: Viceroy Lord Lytton

Lord Lytton, Viceroy from 1876 to 1880, is the only listed viceroy in office in 1877.

Correct Answer: Risalah Asbab-i-Baghawat Hind

Sir Syed's pamphlet explaining that Muslims were not solely behind the 1857 war was Risalah Asbab-i-Baghawat-i-Hind.

Correct Answer: 1920

MAO College, Aligarh, became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920.

Correct Answer: 1906

The Simla Deputation met Viceroy Lord Minto in 1906.

Correct Answer: Agha Khan

The Simla Deputation seeking separate electorates was headed by the Aga Khan.

Correct Answer: Mosque

Darul Uloom Deoband was established in 1866 in the Chatta Mosque at Deoband.

Correct Answer: Maulana Muhammad Qasim Nanutvi

The Deoband Movement was founded in 1866 by Maulana Muhammad Qasim Nanotvi.

Correct Answer: Deoband Movement

Ashraf Ali Thanvi, Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi and Mahmood-ul-Hassan all belonged to the Deoband Movement.

Correct Answer: Lucknow

Nadva-tul-Ulema was set up at Lucknow in 1894.

Correct Answer: Al-Nadwah

Maulana Shibli Nomani brought out Al-Nadwah from Lucknow as the organ of the Nadva Movement.

Correct Answer: Darul Harb territory

Haji Shariat Ullah declared Bengal to be Darul Harb, the abode of war, under his Faraizi Movement.

Correct Answer: Anjuman Himayat Islam Lahore

The book names Khalifah Hameed-ud-Din as the first president of Anjuman Himayat Islam, Lahore.

Correct Answer: Mulvi Abdl Haq

Maulvi Abdul Haq is called Baba-e-Urdu, the father of Urdu.

Correct Answer: 12 kmph

Mary covers 9 km in 1.5 hours at 6 km/h, then needs 18 km in the next 1.5 hours, which is 12 km/h, for a 9 km/h average over 3 hours.

Correct Answer: 35 km/hr

The car covers 42 km in 1.68 hours at 25 km/h, which is 5/7 of its actual speed of 35 km/h.

Correct Answer: 5 km/hr

Losing 1/15 of speed over 30 hours loses 2v kilometres; 2v = 10 gives a speed of 5 km/h.

Correct Answer: 63 kg

At a 10% gain, the mixture's cost price is Rs. 9.24 / 1.10 = Rs. 8.40, and alligation gives 63 kg of the Rs. 9 sugar against 27 kg of the Rs. 7 sugar.

Correct Answer: 3 : 2

The mixture's cost price is Rs. 68.20 / 1.10 = Rs. 62, and alligation of the Rs. 60 and Rs. 65 teas gives a ratio of 3:2.

Correct Answer: Pioneer

The printed options do not express DIVVY, which means to divide or share; the item is retained at the printed key, Pioneer.

Correct Answer: Disapprove

To object to something is to disapprove of it, to protest against it.

Correct Answer: Exchange

To barter is to exchange goods or services without using money.

Correct Answer: Excessive

Unconscionable means excessive or unreasonable, beyond what conscience allows.

Correct Answer: End

To terminate is to end something.

Correct Answer: Damp

Dank means damp and unpleasantly moist.

Correct Answer: Gift

A bounty is a generous gift, especially one given as a reward.

Correct Answer: Expanse

Range, as a noun, means an expanse or scope.

Correct Answer: reasonably

Judiciously means reasonably, with sound judgement.

Correct Answer: collected

Compiled data are data that have been collected together.

Correct Answer: Irregular

Sporadic means irregular, occurring at scattered intervals.

Correct Answer: diligent

Industrious means diligent, working hard and steadily, as the ant proverbially does.

Correct Answer: constant

Incessant rain is constant, unceasing rain.

Correct Answer: hate

To disdain is to regard with contempt; the book keys it as hate, with despise the closer synonym.

Correct Answer: Kindness

Benevolence is kindness and goodwill.

Correct Answer: interesting incidents

Anecdotes are interesting incidents, short amusing or interesting stories.

Correct Answer: clear

The opposite of nebulous (vague, unclear) plans is clear plans.

Correct Answer: supported

The opposite of abandoning one's family is supporting it.

Correct Answer: devilish

The opposite of humane (kind, compassionate) is devilish (cruel).

Correct Answer: regressive

The opposite of a progressive measure is a regressive one, moving backwards.

Correct Answer: pride

The opposite of meekness (humility) is pride.

Correct Answer: compulsory

The opposite of a voluntary gesture is a compulsory one.

Correct Answer: preceding

The opposite of the following months is the preceding months.

Correct Answer: insignificant

The opposite of the cardinal (chief, principal) point is an insignificant one.

Correct Answer: Vice

The opposite of virtue is vice.

Correct Answer: Apathy

The opposite of zeal (eager enthusiasm) is apathy (lack of interest).

Correct Answer: Apathy

The opposite of sympathy is apathy, a lack of feeling for others.

Correct Answer: ignorant

The opposite of erudite (learned) is ignorant.

Correct Answer: Lucky

The opposite of hapless (unlucky) is lucky.

Correct Answer: Grief

The opposite of happiness is grief.

Correct Answer: Timid

The opposite of audacious (bold) is timid.

Correct Answer: Inadequate

The opposite of enough is inadequate, not sufficient.