Patrol Officer Motorways Police Past Paper 2015 Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: As a consequence

As a consequence of fire, many more buildings were destroyed than the earthquake itself had damaged, so the phrase that fits the blank is 'As a consequence'.

Correct Answer: Went

After 'it's time', the past subjunctive is used, so the sentence is 'it's time you went to bed'.

Correct Answer: Still

'Ivan still hasn't repaired his bicycle tire' is correct, because 'still' comes before 'hasn't' while 'yet' would come at the end of the clause.

Correct Answer: Originally

Originally that land was known as Siam, but its modern name is Thailand.

Correct Answer: Right

The order is obeyed 'right now', so the adverb that completes the exclamation is 'Right'.

Correct Answer: Them out

Experiments are carried out, and with a plural object the pronoun comes before the particle: 'carry them out in his laboratory'.

Correct Answer: The

The book keys 'the' as the article here; 'an' would be ideal before a vowel, but it is not offered and 'a animal' would be ungrammatical, so 'the' is the best option offered.

Correct Answer: Economics

The book is an advanced Economics text, using the subject name as a modifier.

Correct Answer: And many

The sentence continues with 'and many ships sank', linking the two clauses about the storms.

Correct Answer: That

The reason for the accident was that one of the drivers had lost control of his car.

Correct Answer: Ours

The possessive pronoun for a package belonging to 'us' as opposed to 'yours' is 'ours'.

Correct Answer: Take

After 'had better', the bare infinitive is used: 'you had better take this umbrella with you'.

Correct Answer: How much he paid

In indirect speech the word order is 'how much he paid', not question order.

Correct Answer: The teacher urged him never to be late for school.

The teacher urged him never to be late for school is the book's indirect form of the command 'Never be late for school'.

Correct Answer: From entering

The construction is 'prohibited from entering', so the sign prohibits people from entering the restricted area.

Correct Answer: One of the highest

The Eiffel Tower is still one of the highest of the man-made structures in the world.

Correct Answer: None of these

The passive of 'Who caught the snake?' would be 'By whom was the snake caught?', which is not offered, so the answer is None of these.

Correct Answer: Political

The list needs parallel adjectives, social, economic and political, so the missing word is 'political'.

Correct Answer: Open

The corner market is open only until 8:30 pm, using the adjective 'open' after 'is'.

Correct Answer: To meet

She is very eager to meet a real Hollywood star, using the infinitive after 'eager'.

Correct Answer: 20 days

Doubling the workers halves the time, so 10 workers in 40 days becomes 20 workers in 20 days.

Correct Answer: 100 days

One hundred students writing 100 pages in 100 days means one page per student per 100 days, so 4 students write 4 pages in 100 days, not 4 days.

Correct Answer: 6 days

Working together, Amir and Babar finish in 1 divided by (1/10 plus 1/15), which is 6 days.

Correct Answer: 20%

The discount is Rs. 40 minus Rs. 32, which is Rs. 8 on Rs. 40, giving 20%.

Correct Answer: -6

Setting y to 0 in y = 2x + 12 gives 2x = -12, so x = -6.

Correct Answer: 315 km

At 90 km per hour for 3 hours and 30 minutes, the bus travels 90 times 3.5, which is 315 km.

Correct Answer: 6

Arslan is 3 years older than Babar, and Kamal is 3 years older than Arslan, so Kamal is 6 years older than Babar, and Danial is Babar's twin.

Correct Answer: 10

If Huma's present age is x, then x + 15 = 5(x - 5), giving x = 10.

Correct Answer: 8

If Saima is x, Lubna is x + 6 and Jaweria is x + 11, then 3x + 17 = 41, so Saima is 8 years old.

Correct Answer: 3/11

If Tariq pays 1, Danial pays 1/2 and Afzal pays 1/3, the total is 11/6, so Danial's share is (1/2) divided by (11/6), which is 3/11.

Correct Answer: 19

The first three numbers sum to 60 and the last three to 57, so with the last number 22 the first number is 25, which is not among the printed options, so the item is retained at the book's key (19) with this note.

Correct Answer: 1150

A 30-day month starting on a Sunday has 5 Sundays and 25 other days, so the total is 5 times 30 plus 25 times 40, which is 1150.

Correct Answer: 34

The prime numbers between 30 and 40 are 31 and 37, whose average is 34.

Correct Answer: Rs. 612

Compound interest on Rs. 7500 at 4% for 2 years is 7500 times (1.04 squared minus 1), which is Rs. 612.

Correct Answer: Rs. 600

Sixteen books cost Rs. 240, so one book costs Rs. 15, and 40 books cost Rs. 600.

Correct Answer: Rs. 4000

If Kamran gets 4000, Bilawal gets 2000 and Asghar gets 1000, the total is Rs. 7000.

Correct Answer: 1/4

Twenty-five percent is one quarter, written as the fraction 1/4.

Correct Answer: 18 km/hr

Covering 750 metres in 150 seconds is 5 metres per second, which is 18 km per hour.

Correct Answer: 72

The least common multiple of 8, 12, 18 and 36 is 72.

Correct Answer: 80,000

If Rs. 68000 is 85% of the original price, the original price is 68000 divided by 0.85, which is Rs. 80,000.

Correct Answer: Brazil

The 2014 FIFA World Cup was hosted by Brazil.

Correct Answer: Chancellor of Germany

Angela Merkel was the Chancellor of Germany.

Correct Answer: Khawaja Asif

At the paper's time the Defence Minister of Pakistan was Khawaja Asif.

Correct Answer: Venezuela

Venezuela holds the world's largest proven oil reserves.

Correct Answer: 4 constituencies

The PTI initially demanded a probe into electoral rigging in 4 constituencies, the famous 'four constituencies' demand.

Correct Answer: Chenab

The Baglihar Dam was constructed on the River Chenab.

Correct Answer: Secretary General of UNO

Ban Ki-moon was the Secretary General of the United Nations.

Correct Answer: Shah Jahan

The Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.

Correct Answer: military alliance

NATO is a military alliance, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Correct Answer: UK

The BBC is the news agency and broadcaster of the United Kingdom.

Correct Answer: Egypt

The Suez Canal is situated in Egypt, linking the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.

Correct Answer: Serena Williams

Among the women players offered, Serena Williams was the world No. 1 tennis player in 2015.

Correct Answer: Hassan Rouhani

Hassan Rouhani was the President of Iran from 2013 to 2021; Ali Khamenei is the Supreme Leader, not the president.

Correct Answer: India

RAW, the Research and Analysis Wing, is the intelligence agency of India.

Correct Answer: Iran

Iran is not a member of SAARC; Bhutan, Bangladesh and Maldives are members.

Correct Answer: Doha

The Taliban's political office was in Doha, Qatar.

Correct Answer: Berlin

The headquarters of Transparency International is located in Berlin, Germany.

Correct Answer: China

China is the largest wheat producing country in the world.

Correct Answer: 2010

Pakistan witnessed massive flooding in 2010, the year of the great Indus floods.

Correct Answer: Shanghai

Shanghai is the most populous city by city-proper population, while Tokyo is the largest metropolitan area.

Correct Answer: Vitamin K

Vitamin K helps in the clotting of blood.

Correct Answer: Iron

Iron is the tested constituent of haemoglobin, the iron-containing centre of the blood pigment.

Correct Answer: Vitamin A

Vitamin A promotes the healthy functioning of the eyes in human beings.

Correct Answer: Small pox

Smallpox is caused by a virus, while cholera and tuberculosis are bacterial and malaria is parasitic.

Correct Answer: Venus

Venus is the closest planet to the Earth; the Moon is a satellite, not a planet.

Correct Answer: Red, Green, Blue

Red, Green and Blue are the additive primary colours of light.

Correct Answer: Carrot

Carrot is rich in Vitamin A, the vegetable associated with beta-carotene.

Correct Answer: fluorine

Fluorine, as fluoride, is essential for the proper formation of teeth.

Correct Answer: Kinetic energy

Wind energy is kinetic energy, the energy of moving air.

Correct Answer: Volta

The battery was invented by Alessandro Volta, whose voltaic pile was the first electric battery.

Correct Answer: Convection

A gas heater gives heat mainly by convection, circulating warmed air, though radiation also occurs.

Correct Answer: night blindness

Deficiency of Vitamin A results in night blindness; rickets is caused by Vitamin D deficiency.

Correct Answer: Eye

Trachoma is a disease of the eye, a bacterial infection that can cause blindness.

Correct Answer: Respiratory system

Pneumonia directly affects the respiratory system, infecting the lungs.

Correct Answer: Helium

Helium is the gas used in balloons, because it is light and non-flammable.

Correct Answer: Caffeine

The stimulant present in tea leaves is caffeine; theine is the older name for the same compound.

Correct Answer: Expands

Water expands when cooled below 4°C, the anomalous expansion that makes ice float.

Correct Answer: Cooler

After converting heat into mechanical energy, the used steam in a steam engine is cooler, having given up energy.

Correct Answer: Chemical action

Solar energy is converted into electricity by photovoltaic cells; the book's key gives chemical action as the intended best option offered.

Correct Answer: Escape through a tight opening

A jet engine generates thrust by allowing hot gases to escape through a tight opening, the exhaust nozzle.

Correct Answer: Batha

The Ka'bah is situated in the valley of Batha in Makkah.

Correct Answer: 6th Hijri

The Treaty of Hudaibiyah was observed in the 6th year of Hijri.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Abu Bakar (RA)

Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA) accompanied the Holy Prophet (SAW) in the migration to Madina.

Correct Answer: 10 A.H

The Holy Prophet (PBUH) offered Hajj in 10 A.H., the Farewell Pilgrimage.

Correct Answer: Al Tauba

Surah Al-Tauba (At-Tawbah) is the only surah that does not begin with Bismillah.

Correct Answer: 27

The total number of Ghazwas, battles led by the Prophet himself, is 27 in the standard count.

Correct Answer: 622 A.D

The migration to Madina took place in 622 A.D.

Correct Answer: 3 A.H

The Battle of Uhud took place in 3 A.H.

Correct Answer: 100 or more Ayahs

Al-Mi'in (printed Al-Maeen) are the surahs with 100 or more Ayahs.

Correct Answer: 40 Ahadith

Arbaeen is the book of Hadith containing 40 Ahadith.

Correct Answer: 1

The Prophet (PBUH) performed one Hajj, the Farewell Pilgrimage in 10 A.H.

Correct Answer: During Hijatul Wida

The last revelation was revealed during Hijjatul Wida, the Farewell Pilgrimage.

Correct Answer: Kausar

Surah Al-Kausar is the shortest surah of the Quran.

Correct Answer: Yaseen

Surah Yaseen is called the heart of the Quran.

Correct Answer: Hanzilla (R A)

Hazrat Hanzala (RA) was given the title Ghaseelul Malaika, the one washed by the angels.

Correct Answer: None of these

There are 114 surahs in the Quran in total, which is not among the numbered options, so the answer is None of these.

Correct Answer: Moharram

Moharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar.

Correct Answer: HijjaTulWidah

The book's key gives Hijjatul Widah, the Farewell Pilgrimage, for this item; the stem as printed is incomplete and options (A) and (C) duplicate each other.

Correct Answer: Fay

The Fadak garden was bestowed to the Holy Prophet as Fay, property acquired without fighting.

Correct Answer: Daleel Baqi Na Chorna

'Hujjat Tamam krna' means to leave no argument unanswered, that is, Daleel Baqi Na Chorna.