ASF Assistant Director Past Paper 2024
He took ____ me the moment we met. But I’m not worried; I can look after myself.
- A. Against
- B. Off
- C. Over
- D. None
The phrase “that without which one cannot proceed” defines which term?
- A. Infallible
- B. Indispensable
- C. Inadmissible
- D. None
Which of these verbs is transitive?
- A. Blow
- B. Flow
- C. Go
- D. None
“Listen and practice” should be classified as what?
- A. Phrase
- B. Sentence
- C. Fragment
- D. None
Convert to a tag question: “They should have worked hard, ____?”
- A. Shouldn’t have they?
- B. Shouldn’t they?
- C. Haven’t they?
- D. None
He is ____ me for opposing his views.
- A. Vexed with
- B. Passed for
- C. Yielded to
- D. None
What does ‘loquacious’ mean?
- A. Rational
- B. Taciturn
- C. Spirited
- D. Talkative
Although the sky was grey, we ____ on our picnic.
- A. Had went
- B. Did go
- C. Gone
- D. None
What is the meaning of 'macabre'?
- A. Tarried
- B. Gruesome
- C. Pleasing
- D. None
In “He seems to have acted properly,” the phrase “to have acted” is an example of which form?
- A. Present perfect continuous
- B. Present perfect
- C. Perfect infinitive
- D. None
Choose the correct comparison: Health is ____ wealth.
- A. preferable to
- B. preferable over
- C. more preferable than
- D. None of these
If p/q = 7, what is (p + q)/(p – q)?
- A. 1/3
- B. 4/3
- C. 7/8
- D. None
In 20 years a child’s age will be five times its present age. How old is the child now?
- A. 5 years
- B. 2 years
- C. 4 years
- D. None
A traveler covers half his distance at 6 km/h and the rest at 3 km/h. What is his average speed?
- A. 4 km/hr
- B. 9 km/hr
- C. 4.5 km/hr
- D. None
Two numbers add to 2490 and 6.5% of one equals 8.5% of the other. What are the numbers?
- A. 1411 & 1079
- B. 989 & 1501
- C. 1011 & 1479
- D. None
If you pay 3/5 of a bill and still owe Rs.400, what was the original amount?
- A. Rs. 2000
- B. Rs. 3000
- C. Rs. 1000
- D. None
Evaluate: (4³ – 4²) ÷ 2² = ?
- A. 3
- B. 1
- C. 12
- D. 2
What percent of a 24-hour day is 4 hours 30 minutes?
- A. 18.75%
- B. 16.33%
- C. 20%
- D. None
To number 300 pages, how many total digits are needed?
- A. 792
- B. 492
- C. 299
- D. None
From Rs.720, if 65% is spent, how much is saved?
- A. Rs. 390
- B. Rs. 350
- C. Rs. 252
- D. None
3/48 is what fraction of 1/12?
- A. 3/4
- B. 3/7
- C. 1/12
- D. None
Given a² + b² = 8 and (a – b)² = 4, find ab.
- A. 4
- B. 1
- C. 2
- D. 3
If (x₁ + x₂ + x₃ + x₄)/4 = 16 and (x₂ + x₃ + x₄)/2 = 23, what is x₁?
- A. 18
- B. 19
- C. 17
- D. None
In an exam 65% pass and 420 fail. How many appeared?
- A. 1200
- B. 1000
- C. 1300
- D. 1500
If a/b = 1/3, what is the value of (3a + 2b)/(3a – 2a – 2b)?
- A. -5
- B. 3
- C. -3
- D. None
1/35 is what percent of 2/7?
- A. 25%
- B. 2.5%
- C. 10%
- D. None
The Tigray conflict began in which country on November 3, 2020?
- A. Burkina Faso
- B. Ethiopia
- C. Cameroon
- D. None
____ and China agreed to trade in their own currencies, eliminating the US dollar intermediate.
- A. Turkiye
- B. Malaysia
- C. Brazil
- D. None
Syria was readmitted into the Arab League after its suspension in which year?
- A. 2020
- B. 2010
- C. 2011
- D. None
The Beirut port explosion of unsafe ammonium nitrate occurred on which date in 2020?
- A. 15 August 2020
- B. 4 August 2020
- C. 4 September 2020
- D. None
The EU backed a €50 billion aid package for Ukraine after ____ lifted its veto.
- A. France
- B. Germany
- C. Hungary
- D. None
ChatGPT, the AI chatbot, launched on which date?
- A. 30 November 2022
- B. 30 December 2022
- C. 30 October 2022
- D. None of these
In January 2024, Ethiopia struck a deal with Somaliland to use which port?
- A. Keti Bandar
- B. Busan
- C. Berbera
- D. None
Who is the current Sultan of Oman?
- A. Said bin Taimur
- B. Qaboos bin Said
- C. Haitham bin Tariq
- D. None of these
Bernardo Arévalo assumed office as the 52nd President of ____ in January 2024.
- A. Guatemala
- B. Luxembourg
- C. Congo
- D. None
The Schengen area comprises ____ European countries that have removed internal border checks.
- A. 36
- B. 25
- C. 29
- D. None
Bulgaria and ____ were admitted to the Schengen zone in March 2024 for sea and air entry points.
- A. Greece
- B. Hungary
- C. Romania
- D. None
Mount Kilimanjaro is located in which country?
- A. Nepal
- B. Tanzania
- C. Somalia
- D. None of these
Who is the youngest person to serve as President of Burkina Faso?
- A. Sangoulé Lamizana
- B. Ibrahim Traoré
- C. Saye Zerbo
- D. None
At age 34, who became Finland’s youngest-ever Prime Minister?
- A. Mari Kiviniemi
- B. Jyrki Katainen
- C. Sanna Marin
- D. None
In FY 2023, Pakistan’s industrial sector recorded a contraction of ____.
- A. 2.94%
- B. 1.55%
- C. 1.6%
- D. None
Large-scale manufacturing in Pakistan grew by ____ during July–March FY 2023.
- A. 9.5%
- B. 10.6%
- C. 8.11%
- D. None
The mining and quarrying sector in FY 2023 shrank by ____.
- A. 7.9%
- B. 4.4%
- C. 5.7%
- D. None
______ is Pakistan’s largest steel producer.
- A. Pakistan Steel Mills
- B. Lahore Steel Mills
- C. Ittefaq Foundry
- D. None
The biggest cement manufacturer in Pakistan is ____.
- A. Lucky Cement
- B. DG Cement
- C. Eagle Cement
- D. None of these
According to the Labour Force Survey 2020–21, Pakistan’s total labour force is ____.
- A. 67.25 million
- B. 84.69 million
- C. 71.76 million
- D. None
Which of these is a classic Rabi crop?
- A. Cotton
- B. Wheat
- C. Rice
- D. None of these
Al-Aqsa Mosque is located in ____.
- A. Saudi Arabia
- B. Turkey
- C. Spain
- D. Jerusalem
Which prophet spent time in the belly of a fish?
- A. Hazrat Ibrahim (AS)
- B. Hazrat Musa (AS)
- C. Hazrat Yunus (AS)
- D. Hazrat Dawood (AS)
How many memorizers of the Qur’an were martyred in the Battle of Yamama?
- A. 70
- B. 60
- C. 90
- D. 80
Who delivered the marriage sermon at the Nikah of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and Hazrat Khadija (RA)?
- A. Hazrat Abu Talib (RA)
- B. Warqa bin Nawfal
- C. Hazrat Umar (RA)
- D. None
The Battle of Ahzab is also known as the ____.
- A. Battle of Winds
- B. Battle of Minds
- C. Battle of the Trench
- D. Battle of Words
In which battle did the Prophet’s tooth get fractured?
- A. Uhud
- B. Khandaq
- C. Badr
- D. Hunain
During which event was the prayer (Salat) first prescribed to the Prophet (PBUH)?
- A. Mi‘raj
- B. Hijrah
- C. Badr
- D. None
From which country did Hazrat Suhaib bin Sinan Rumi (RA) originate?
- A. Persia
- B. Rome
- C. Egypt
- D. Yemen
What was the original name of Madīnah?
- A. Bakkah
- B. Hijaz
- C. Najd
- D. Yathrib
Which classification levels are standard in security protocols?
- A. General, Secret, Classified
- B. Common, Confidential, Secret
- C. Confidential, Secret, Top Secret
- D. None of these
The Official Secrets Act covers which groups wherever they serve?
- A. Government employees
- B. All citizens of Pakistan
- C. Both A and B
- D. None
A ‘District Police Officer’ is an officer not below the rank of ____ under Article 15.
- A. DSP
- B. AIG
- C. SSP
- D. None
The term ‘Head of District Police’ refers to a ____.
- A. Capital City Police Officer
- B. City Police Officer
- C. District Police Officer
- D. None
Which rights are protected under human rights conventions?
- A. Freedom from slavery
- B. Freedom of expression
- C. Right to life
- D. All of these
A complete legal framework is built on ____.
- A. Criminal and Civil law
- B. Common and Statutory law
- C. Both A and B
- D. None
Who chairs the Provincial Public Safety & Police Complaints Commission?
- A. Provincial Home Minister
- B. An elected member
- C. Chief Minister
- D. None
The Criminal Justice Co-ordination Committee is chaired by the ____.
- A. Nazim-e-A’la
- B. District and Sessions Judge
- C. Senior Superintendent
- D. None