2021 FPSC (Federal Public Service Commission) Assistant Private Secretary — Model Paper — Solved

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1. 1.Venice, the Italian city built on a lagoon, is famous for its:

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   A.DesertsB.CanalsC.VolcanoesD.Skyscrapers
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2. 2.'Who' is used for:

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   A.ThingsB.AnimalsC.PersonsD.Places
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3. 3.The capital of Afghanistan is:

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   A.KandaharB.HeratC.KabulD.Jalalabad
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4. 4.What is the capital of the Philippines?

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   A.Cebu CityB.ManilaC.Davao CityD.Quezon City
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5. 5.Which stock market index is heavily weighted toward technology companies in the United States?

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   A.NASDAQ CompositeB.Dow Jones Industrial AverageC.FTSE 100D.DAX
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6. 6.FATA was merged into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by the:

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   A.18th AmendmentB.21st AmendmentC.25th AmendmentD.26th Amendment
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7. 7.Which country's political crisis in 2025-2026 involved Nicolas Maduro's disputed presidency and subsequent developments involving external military action?

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   A.VenezuelaB.ColombiaC.BrazilD.Ecuador
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8. 8.The current capital of Pakistan is:

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   A.KarachiB.LahoreC.RawalpindiD.Islamabad
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9. 9.What is the capital of South Africa?

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   A.Cape Town (legislative)B.Pretoria (administrative)C.Both Pretoria and Cape Town serve distinct capital functionsD.Johannesburg
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10. 10.Which Soviet cosmonaut became the first woman in space in 1963?

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    A.Valentina TereshkovaB.Amelia EarhartC.Sally RideD.Yuri Gagarin (the first man, not woman, in space)
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11. 11.Which device is used to move the pointer on screen?

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    A.KeyboardB.MouseC.PrinterD.Speaker
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12. 12.Which historic 2019 astronomical achievement produced the first-ever image of a black hole?

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    A.The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration's black hole imageB.The Hubble Deep Field image (a different achievement)C.The James Webb Space Telescope's first images (a later achievement)D.The Voyager 1 interstellar image (a different achievement)
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13. 13.Sound intensity is measured in:

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    A.HertzB.DecibelsC.NewtonsD.Joules
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14. 14.Laylat-ul-Qadr is found in the last ten nights of:

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    A.MuharramB.RamadanC.ShawwalD.Rajab
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15. 15.Which scientists are credited with discovering the double-helix structure of DNA?

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    A.James Watson and Francis CrickB.Gregor Mendel and Charles DarwinC.Louis Pasteur and Robert KochD.Rosalind Franklin alone
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16. 16.Which historic ship, deemed 'unsinkable', sank on its maiden voyage in 1912?

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    A.RMS TitanicB.RMS LusitaniaC.USS ArizonaD.SS Andrea Doria
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17. 17.Which revolution led to the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949?

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    A.Chinese Communist RevolutionB.Cultural Revolution (a later, separate event)C.Xinhai Revolution (1911, distinct earlier event)D.Boxer Rebellion (distinct earlier event)
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18. 18.One word for 'that which cannot be avoided':

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    A.IncredibleB.InevitableC.InvisibleD.Invincible
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19. 19.Which country's leader, Justin Trudeau, served as Prime Minister for a significant period in the 2010s-2020s before a change in leadership?

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    A.CanadaB.AustraliaC.United KingdomD.New Zealand
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20. 20.Which German political leader became Chancellor in 2025, succeeding Olaf Scholz?

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    A.Friedrich MerzB.Angela MerkelC.Gerhard SchroderD.Olaf Scholz remained in office
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21. 21.Which emerging computing paradigm uses quantum-mechanical phenomena to perform computations potentially far faster than classical computers for certain tasks?

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    A.Quantum computingB.Cloud computingC.Blockchain technologyD.Edge computing
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22. 22.1 inch is equal to:

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    A.2.14 cmB.2.54 cmC.3.04 cmD.1.54 cm
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23. 23.The value of ⁵P₂ (permutations of 5 items taken 2 at a time) is:

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    A.10B.20C.25D.120
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24. 24.What is the capital of Israel, per its own designation, though internationally contested?

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    A.Tel AvivB.Jerusalem (as designated by Israel)C.HaifaD.Eilat
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25. 25.The collection of the Prophet's (PBUH) sayings is called:

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    A.FiqhB.HadithC.TafsirD.Seerah
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