FPSC FIA Assistant Director solved paper held on 18 AUG 2023

FPSC FIA Assistant Director solved paper With their correct are given below.

Part–I. English MCQs = 20 marks [Vocabulary, Grammar Usage, Sentence Structuring 

Section 1: Vocabulary: 

Choose the correct Antonyms: for these MCQs 

1. What is the antonym of “Redolent“?

Fragrant 

Odorless 

Aromatic 

None of these 

2. What is the antonym of “Irascible“? 

Calm 

Angry 

Furious 

None of these 

3. What is the antonym of “Obsolete“? 

Ancient 

Up–to–date 

Useful 

None of these 

4. What is the antonym of “Weird“? 

Ordinary 

Normal 

Strange 

None of these 

5. What is the antonym of “Paucity“? Abundance 

Scarcity 

Overflow 

None of these 

Choose the correct Synonyms for these MCQs: 

6. What is the synonym of “Traduce“? 

Praise 

Defame 

Honor 

None of these 

7. What is the synonym of “Pristine“? 

Dirty 

Original 

Tarnished 

None of these 

8. What is the synonym of “Sinew“? 

Strong 

Weakness 

Softness 

Delicacy 

9. What is the synonym of “Gregarious“? 

Shy 

Sociable Solitary 

Reserved 

10. What is the synonym of “Exonerate“? 

Condemn 

innocent 

Blame 

Accuse 

11. Seeing is believing, here believing is a 

Noun 

Gerund 

Adverb 

Adjective 

12. What is the correct spelling of the word? 

Acommodate 

Accomodate 

Accommodate 

Accommmodate 

13. He ran as quickly as he 

run 

can 

should 

could 

None of these 

14. This house is superior. 

the other. 

1. over 
2. from 
3. than 
4. to 

15. Who was alive at the time of the Karbala tragedy? 

Hazrat Aisha (RA) 

Hazrat Umm Salma (RA) 

Hazrat Fatimah (RA) 

Hazrat Khadijah (RA) 

16. What percentage of the human body weight does the brain constitute? 

1% 

2% 

5% 

10% 

17. Which is the largest country by land area in the Middle East? 

Iran 

Saudi Arabia 

Turkey 

18. Who won the 2022 France presidential election? 

Marine Le Pen 

Emmanuel Macron 

François Hollande 

Nicolas Sarkozy 

18. Which country hosted the 5th Pakistan–China–Afghanistan dialogue? 

Pakistan 

China 

Afghanistan 

Russia 

19. Which country is famous for the tulip flower? 

Netherlands 

Belgium 

France 

Turkey 

20. In which year did Zulfikar Ali Bhutto visit Bangladesh? 

1970 

1971 

1972 

1974 

21. Which continent has the largest population? 

Asia 

Africa 

Europe 

North America 

22. Pakistan had a unicameral legislature in which years? 

1956 

1962 

Both 1956 and 1962 

Neither 1956 nor 1962 

23. Which country is commonly referred to as the “Land Down Under“? 

New Zealand 

Australia 

South Africa 

Argentina 

24. Which organ of the United Nations aims to promote peace through peaceful settlement of disputes by 

arbitration? 

Security Council 

General Assembly 

International Court of Justice 

Secretariat 

25. In 2022, which international organization suspended Russia’s membership? 

NATO 

WHO 

UNICEF 

UNHRC 

26. What vision defect is corrected by a concave lens? 

Hyperopia (Farsightedness) 

Myopia (Nearsightedness) 

Astigmatism 

Presbyopia 

27. Complete the sentence: “He ran as quickly as he 

run” 

ran 

can 

could 

28. Who led the Lawyers‘ Movement in 2007-08? 

Imran Khan 

Asma Jahangir 

Aitzaz Ahsan 

Tahir–ul–Qadri 

Section 4: Islamiat MCQs 

29. How many Umayyad rulers were there? 

10 

12 

14 

16 

30. What was the first capital of the Abbasid Caliphate? 

Baghdad 

Damascus 

Cairo 

Mecca 

31. Which Ummul Momineen was alive during the tragedy of Karbala? 

Aisha (RA) 

Hafsa (RA) 

Umm Salama (RA) 

Zainab bint Ali (RA) 

32. In which Para of the Quran is the first Sajda (prostration)? 

9th 

13th 

15th 

19th 

33. Which metal’s fountains were granted to Hazrat Suleiman (AS)? 

Gold 

Silver 

Copper 

None of these 

34. Which political party or alliance removed the government of Imran Khan? 

PPP 

PML–N 

PTI 

PDM 

35. Where will the Commonwealth Games 2026 be held? 

Birmingham, UK 

Melbourne, Australia 

Delhi, India 

Toronto, Canada 

36. What was the official mascot of the 2022 FIFA World Cup? 

laae’b 

Desert Cup 

Pearl Cup 

37. Which metal’s fountains were granted to Hazrat Suleiman (AS)? 

Gold 

Silver 

Copper 

None of these 

38. Which political party or alliance removed the government of Imran Khan? 

PPP 

PML–N 

PTI 

PDM 

39. Where will the Commonwealth Games 2026 be held? 

Birmingham, UK 

Melbourne, Australia 

Delhi, India 

Toronto, Canada 

40. What was the official mascot of the 2022 FIFA World Cup? 

Laae’b 

Desert Cup 

Pearl Cup 

None of these 

41. Which civilizations thrived in the Indus Valley? 

Mesopotamian 

Egyptian 

Harrapa 

None of the above 

42. Who was the president of Pakistan during 2013 to 2018? 

Mamnoon Hussain 

Asif Ali Zardari 

Nawaz Shareef 

Arif Alvi 

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