Wood is the main raw material for the manufacture of
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Correct Answer: paper
Paper is made chiefly from wood pulp, so wood is its main raw material.
FPSC · Statistics Division · 2015
Solved FPSC Statistical Officer past paper 2015 — 96 MCQs with verified answers and explanations. Free online practice for FPSC, PPSC, NTS and all one-paper exams. Covers General Knowledge, Geography, Everyday Science.
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This is the FPSC Statistical Officer past paper 2015 (Model Paper 117 in the book). It contains 100 MCQs, of which 96 are published — mainly General Knowledge, Geography, Everyday Science — with verified answers and a factual explanation for every question.
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Subject 1
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Correct Answer: paper
Paper is made chiefly from wood pulp, so wood is its main raw material.
Correct Answer: Paper
Paper is made chiefly from wood pulp, so wood is its main raw material.
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Correct Answer: Depth
A fathom is a unit used to measure the depth of water.
Correct Answer: Depth
A fathom is a unit used to measure the depth of water.
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Correct Answer: limestone and clay
Cement is made mainly from limestone and clay, with gypsum added during grinding.
Correct Answer: Limestone and Clay
Cement is made mainly from limestone and clay, with gypsum added during grinding.
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Correct Answer: Marie Curie
Marie Curie discovered radium.
Correct Answer: Electric waves
Heinrich Hertz discovered electromagnetic waves.
Correct Answer: Abelardo Aguilar
Erythromycin was discovered by Abelardo Aguilar.
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Correct Answer: Hans von Ohain
Hans von Ohain developed the first operational jet engine for aircraft.
Correct Answer: Wright brothers
The Wright brothers built the first powered, motor-driven airplane, in 1903.
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Correct Answer: Infants
Infants are the group the paper associates with impaired growth from chloride deficiency.
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Correct Answer: 0.62
One kilometre is equal to 0.62 miles.
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Correct Answer: 1858
The Darwin-Wallace theory of evolution was presented in 1858.
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Correct Answer: Mendeleyev
Dmitri Mendeleev presented the periodic table.
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Correct Answer: Max Plank
Quantum theory was the work of Max Planck.
Subject 2
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Correct Answer: Jan, 10 1920
The League of Nations formally came into existence on 10 January 1920, when the Treaty of Versailles came into force.
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Correct Answer: Oct, 24 1945
The United Nations officially came into existence on 24 October 1945, when its Charter was ratified.
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Correct Answer: 193
The United Nations has 193 member states.
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Correct Answer: Zahir Uddin Babar
Zahir-ud-Din Babur founded the Mughal Empire.
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Correct Answer: 1961
Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space in 1961.
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Correct Answer: Turkey
The Ottoman Empire, centred on Turkey, was called the Sick Man of Europe.
Correct Answer: Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia means the land of the South Slavs.
Correct Answer: Glory of Nile
Egypt is called the Glory of the Nile in this paper's key.
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Correct Answer: Badminton
The Thomas Cup is the men's world team badminton championship.
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Correct Answer: chess
Checkmate is the winning move in chess.
Correct Answer: Polo
A chukkar is a period of play in polo.
Correct Answer: Cricket
The Ashes is the cricket test series between England and Australia.
Correct Answer: Swimming
The butterfly stroke is a swimming stroke.
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Correct Answer: Lawn Tennis
Wimbledon is the home of the lawn tennis championships.
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Correct Answer: 1800
Fort William College in Calcutta was established in 1800.
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Correct Answer: Cricket
Cricket was not included in the Olympic Games at the time of this paper.
Correct Answer: Russia
Russia won the most medals at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.
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Correct Answer: Boxing
The Queensberry Rules govern boxing.
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Correct Answer: BELGA
BELGA is the news agency of Belgium.
Correct Answer: Malaysia
BERNAMA is the news agency of Malaysia.
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Correct Answer: Germany
Lufthansa is the airline of Germany.
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Correct Answer: 15
The International Court of Justice consists of 15 judges.
Correct Answer: Hague
The International Court of Justice is headquartered at The Hague in the Netherlands.
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Correct Answer: 54
The Economic and Social Council consists of 54 members.
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Correct Answer: 1985
SAARC was established in 1985.
Correct Answer: Regional
In SAARC, the letter R stands for Regional.
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Correct Answer: England
The House of Commons is the parliament of the United Kingdom, keyed here as England.
Correct Answer: Switzerland
The Federal Assembly is the name of the parliament of Switzerland.
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Correct Answer: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup in 2014.
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Correct Answer: Moscow
Moscow is the capital of Russia, whose currency is the ruble.
Subject 3
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Correct Answer: Yonge Street
Yonge Street in Toronto is claimed to be the world's longest street.
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Correct Answer: Lord Curzon
The Curzon Line, the Polish-Russian frontier, is named after Lord Curzon.
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Correct Answer: Canada
Elgin Street in Ottawa is in Canada, the answer keyed for this item.
Correct Answer: UK
Elgin Street is the answer keyed to the United Kingdom in this item's option set.
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Correct Answer: Gwadar
Gwadar is cited in Pakistani exam books as the world's deepest seaport.
Correct Answer: Libya
Tripoli is the capital and seaport of Libya.
Correct Answer: Netherlands
Amsterdam and Rotterdam are the famous seaports of the Netherlands.
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Correct Answer: Multan
Multan is known as the city of graveyards.
Correct Answer: Rome
Rome, seat of the papacy, is called the city of popes.
Correct Answer: Sargodha
Sargodha is known as the City of Eagles.
Correct Answer: Sargodha
Sargodha is the citrus capital of Pakistan.
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Correct Answer: Superior
Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area.
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Correct Answer: Indonesia
Sumatra is an island of Indonesia.
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Correct Answer: Eigln Street
Elgin Street is the answer keyed for the world's shortest street in this paper.
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Correct Answer: Africa
Africa has the maximum number of countries of any continent, with 54.
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Correct Answer: Alaska
Alaska is the biggest state of the USA by area.
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Correct Answer: Canada, USA
The 49th parallel is the boundary line between Canada and the USA.
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Correct Answer: 16.9 inches
The Vicolo della Virilita, the world's narrowest street, is 16.9 inches wide.
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Correct Answer: 46
Europe is counted at 46 countries in the Council of Europe membership count used here.
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Correct Answer: Libya
The Gulf of Sidra is located off the coast of Libya.
Correct Answer: France
The Gulf of Lion is in France, on its Mediterranean coast.
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Correct Answer: Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal is the biggest bay in the world by area.
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Correct Answer: Kirthar
The Kirthar Range separates Balochistan from Sindh.
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Correct Answer: Senegal
Dakar is the capital of Senegal.
Correct Answer: Qatar, Portugal and Philippines
Doha is the capital of Qatar, Lisbon of Portugal and Manila of the Philippines.
Correct Answer: Oman, Norway and Niger
Muscat belongs to Oman, Oslo to Norway and Niamey to Niger.
Subject 4
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Correct Answer: 11 Sep 1948
Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Pakistan's first Governor-General, died on 11 September 1948.
Correct Answer: Khawaja Nazimuddin
Khawaja Nazimuddin was the second Governor-General of Pakistan.
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Correct Answer: Orient airways
Orient Airways, founded in 1946, was Pakistan's oldest airline and became PIA.
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Correct Answer: 1993
President Ghulam Ishaq Khan dissolved the assembly in 1993.
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Correct Answer: December 1988
Benazir Bhutto took oath as prime minister for her first term in December 1988.
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Correct Answer: 1966
The Tashkent Agreement between Pakistan and India was signed in 1966.
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Correct Answer: 196.8 feet
The height of Minar-i-Pakistan is given in this paper as 196.8 feet.
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Correct Answer: Akbar
Akbar built the Shahi Fort (Lahore Fort).
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Correct Answer: Punjab university, Faisalabad
Punjab University, Faisalabad, is the university keyed as Pakistan's largest in this paper.
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Correct Answer: 1913
Islamia College Peshawar was founded in 1913.
Subject 5
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Correct Answer: Father of computer
Charles Babbage is known as the father of the computer.
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Correct Answer: plotter
A plotter is the output device that draws pictorial information from a computer onto paper.
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Correct Answer: Computer program
A list of coded instructions for a computer is called a computer program.
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Correct Answer: Frame
A single packet on a data link is known as a frame.
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Correct Answer: Interrogation
Interrogation is the term used in this paper for communicating with a file from a terminal.
Subject 6
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Correct Answer: Saudi Arabia
Prince Saud bin Faisal was the foreign minister of Saudi Arabia.
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Correct Answer: Nawaz Sharif
Nawaz Sharif was the president of the Pakistan Muslim League (N).
Correct Answer: Bilawal Zaredari
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was the chairman of the Pakistan People's Party.
Correct Answer: Ch.Muhammad sarwar
Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar is the answer keyed as president of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in this paper.
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Correct Answer: All of them
The metro bus service was to be available in all of the cities listed, as keyed in this era paper.
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Correct Answer: Syed Khursheed Shah
Syed Khursheed Shah was the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly.
Correct Answer: Khursheed Shah
Khursheed Shah was the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly.
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Correct Answer: 186
The PML-N won 186 seats in the National Assembly in the 2013 general elections, including reserved seats.
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Correct Answer: Mehmud Achakzai
Muhammad Khan Achakzai, printed as Mehmud Achakzai, was the Governor of Balochistan.
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Questions
The paper contains 100 MCQs, of which 96 are published; four items whose correct answers were not among the printed options were dropped rather than guessed.
It covers mainly General Knowledge, Geography, Everyday Science, plus the other subjects in the paper.
Yes. Every answer was checked three ways — the book's printed key, the book's own material and the standard fact — and 6 printed-key errors were corrected to the standard answer, with the corrections flagged in the working record.
It helps with FPSC, PPSC, NTS and all Pakistan one-paper exams, since its general knowledge, geography, Pakistan Studies and computer content is common to them.
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