ASF Assistant Director Past Papers 2020 MCQs
The McMahon Line defines the boundary between which two countries?
- A. Pakistan and India
- B. India and China
- C. Bangladesh and India
- D. None of the above
How does deuterium differ from ordinary hydrogen?
- A. Same atomic number but greater atomic mass
- B. Different atomic number and mass
- C. Different atomic number but same mass
- D. None
Which mineral salt is most abundant in human sweat?
- A. Sodium chloride
- B. Potassium sulfate
- C. Calcium oxalate
- D. None
Al Gore received the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his work on what issue?
- A. Global warming
- B. Child labor
- C. Both
- D. None
Which concept is NOT included in Darwin’s theory?
- A. Inheritance of acquired traits
- B. Natural selection
- C. Overproduction of offspring
- D. None
Who was the first U.S. president to pay an official visit to Pakistan?
- A. Dwight D. Eisenhower
- B. Richard Nixon
- C. Both
- D. None
Which material is most elastic?
- A. Steel
- B. Rubber
- C. Glass
- D. Sponge
How many times has Pakistan served as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council?
- A. 7 times
- B. 8 times
- C. 9 times
- D. 10 times
The East India Company was founded on which date?
- A. December 23, 1600
- B. December 31, 1700
- C. December 23, 1600
- D. December 31, 1600
In which year did the Asian Development Bank begin operations?
- A. 1966
- B. 1964
- C. 1968
- D. 1960
Which codon triplet in DNA specifies the amino acid valine?
- A. CTT
- B. AGU
- C. CAT
- D. None
What was the color of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ’s first banner?
- A. White
- B. Black
- C. Green
- D. None
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ belonged to which clan?
- A. Makki
- B. Quraishi
- C. Hashmi
- D. Madni
- E. None of these
Which layer of the eye is the light-sensitive tissue?
- A. Retina
- B. Sclerotic
- C. Choroid
- D. None of these
In what year did Pakistan first become a non-permanent UN Security Council member?
- A. 1953
- B. 1952
- C. 1912
- D. 1955
Who formulated the three laws of motion?
- A. Jerry K.
- B. A. Einstein
- C. I. Newton
- D. Altimish
Which blood group is known as the universal recipient?
- A. AB+
- B. B+
- C. A+
- D. None
Biotechnology plays a key role in food production mainly through what process?
- A. Fermentation
- B. Digestion
- C. Respiration
- D. Decomposition
How many spark plugs does a diesel engine require?
- A. Zero
- B. 1
- C. 2
- D. 4
Which is the largest member of the cat family?
- A. Leopard
- B. Lion
- C. Tiger
- D. None
Find two natural numbers whose difference is 66 and whose LCM is 360.
- A. 33 and 90
- B. 44 and 90
- C. 24 and 90
- D. All
A right-angled triangular piece has legs of 12 cm and 9 cm. What is its area?
- A. 74 sq cm
- B. 64 sq cm
- C. 54 sq cm
- D. None
What is the largest three-digit number divisible by 3?
- A. 996
- B. 994
- C. 998
- D. All
Which Shakespeare play is most famous?
- A. King Lear
- B. Hamlet
- C. Macbeth
- D. None
When did Ban Ki-moon become UN Secretary-General?
- A. 2001
- B. 2005
- C. 2007
- D. 2009
Complete the sentence: “He confided ___ me.”
- A. Of
- B. in
- C. from
- D. about
- E. on
Pakistan’s first constitution took effect on which date?
- A. June 8, 1956
- B. March 23, 1956
- C. August 14, 1956
- D. December 25, 1956
- E. March 12, 1948
A light-year is a measure of what?
- A. Light
- B. Distance
- C. Time
- D. All of these
The masculine counterpart of “bee” is called:
- A. Dog
- B. Drake
- C. Drone
- D. Bull
Diamond is formed from which pure element?
- A. Carbon
- B. Gold
- C. Silver
- D. None
Which element is common to glass, cement, china clay, and quartz?
- A. Silicon
- B. Calcium
- C. Carbon
- D. All of these
- E. None
What defines a local government?
- A. A body set up by law
- B. Federal government
- C. Provincial government
- D. None
In which year did Dr. Abdus Salam win the Nobel Prize?
- A. 1965
- B. 1979
- C. 1969
- D. 1998
Who is the current Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan?
- A. Dr. Inayat Hussain
- B. Dr. Reza Baqir
- C. Javed Ghani
- D. Mr. Saleem Ullah
The Objective Resolution aimed primarily to:
- A. Frame the constitution on Islamic sovereignty
- B. Provide minority rights
- C. Ensure democracy
- D. None
The Magna Carta was sealed in which year?
- A. 1212
- B. 1215
- C. 1216
- D. 1218
Another term for the Mohammad Ali Bogra Formula is:
- A. Pakistan Report
- B. New Law of Pakistan
- C. Constitutional Formula
- D. Third Report
- E. None
Omar Khayyam was a famous Persian:
- A. Poet
- B. Novelist
- C. Actor
- D. Footballer
DNA is synthesized by which enzyme?
- A. DNA polymerase
- B. Polymerase
- C. Both
- D. None
Who was the first Viceroy of India?
- A. Lord Canning
- B. Lord Hardinge
- C. Lord Elgin
- D. Warren Hastings
- E. Lord Ripon
Common table salt is known as:
- A. Sulfur
- B. Vitamin
- C. Hydrogen
- D. Sodium chloride
How many surviving children (sons & daughters) did the Prophet ﷺ have?
- A. 3 sons and 6 daughters
- B. 3 sons and 4 daughters
- C. 2 sons and 4 daughters
- D. None
Under the 1956 constitution, Pakistan’s official name was:
- A. Republic of Pakistan
- B. United States of Pakistan
- C. Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- D. Islamic Pakistan
- E. None
The Gospel (Injil) was revealed to which prophet?
- A. Hazrat Musa
- B. Hazrat Ibrahim
- C. Hazrat Isa
- D. None of the above
Sahih Bukhari was compiled by:
- A. Muhammad bin Ismail al-Bukhari
- B. Imam Malik
- C. Imam Hanbal
- D. None
Vacuum tubes in electronics have largely been replaced by:
- A. Conductors
- B. Diodes
- C. Transistors
- D. None of these
- E. All of the above
What was the relationship between Hazrat Haroon and Hazrat Musa (AS)?
- A. Brothers
- B. Cousins
- C. Both
- D. Father and son
Which is the oldest barrage in Pakistan?
- A. Kotri
- B. Guddu
- C. Taunsa
- D. Sukkur
Who was Prime Minister when the first constitution took effect?
- A. Khwaja Nazimuddin
- B. Mohammad Ali Bogra
- C. Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar
- D. Choudhry Mohammad Ali
- E. Liaquat Ali Khan
The agreement on Crimea’s accession to Russia was signed on:
- A. March 18, 2014
- B. March 18, 2015
- C. March 18, 2016
- D. March 18, 2017
Pakistan withdrew from CENTO in which year?
- A. 1969
- B. 1979
- C. 1989
- D. 1999
Which sequence cannot be binary digits?
- A. 50.40, 30, 20, 10
- B. 0,1,0,0,0,1
- C. 1,0,1,1,0,0,0,1
- D. None
The Bogra Formula was first presented in:
- A. October 1953
- B. September 1953
- C. April 1953
- D. January 1953
Who wrote “The Spirit of Islam”?
- A. Syed Ameer Ali
- B. Nawab Mohsin
- C. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
- D. None
An atom consists of how many basic particles?
- A. 2
- B. 3
- C. 4
- D. 5
Which of these countries does the Equator pass through?
- A. Indonesia
- B. Colombia
- C. Brazil
- D. Congo
- E. All of these
The President of Pakistan must be Muslim and at least how old?
- A. 18 years
- B. 25 years
- C. 35 years
- D. 45 years
In which month does the UN General Assembly usually convene?
- A. November
- B. October
- C. September
- D. August
- E. June
The affairs of the East India Company were transferred to the British Crown under which act?
- A. Pitt’s India Act
- B. Cabinet Mission Plan
- C. Regulating Act
- D. Government of India Act
George Washington served as which number president of the USA?
- A. First
- B. Second
- C. Third
- D. Fourth
Which number has the same value for its square and its cube?
- A. 1
- B. 2
- C. 3
- D. 4
The founders of the Non-Aligned Movement were:
- A. Gandhi, Nasser, Tito
- B. Nehru, Nasser, Tito
- C. Soekarno, Nasser, Tito
- D. None
Calculate: 6/4 + 2.5 =
- A. 3.5
- B. 4
- C. 4.5
- D. None
If the weights of nine team members average to approximately 47.27 kg, what is the average weight?
- A. 48.27 kg
- B. 49.27 kg
- C. 47.27 kg
- D. 46.7 kg
A circle’s circumference is divided into how many degrees?
- A. 360
- B. 180
- C. 270
- D. 30
A retailer paid 15% sales tax on a ₹300 item and sold it for ₹410. What was the profit?
- A. ₹50
- B. ₹65
- C. ₹55
- D. ₹60
If one egg costs ₹5 and a tray holds 30 eggs, how much for 7 trays?
- A. ₹850
- B. ₹950
- C. ₹1050
- D. None
An angle less than 90° is known as a:
- A. Obtuse angle
- B. Right angle
- C. Acute angle
- D. Straight angle
A school has classes of 10, 20, 30, and 40 students with pass rates of 20%, 30%, 60%, and 100%. What is the overall pass percentage?
- A. 56%
- B. 44%
- C. 66%
- D. None
A motorbike sold for ₹60,000 at an 18% profit. If sold for ₹55,000, what would the profit percentage be?
- A. 8.1%
- B. 7.1%
- C. 6.9%
- D. 6.5%
If the averages of (a & b), (b & c), and (a & c) are 2, 3, and 4 respectively, what is the average of a, b, c?
- A. 2
- B. 3
- C. 2.5
- D. 3.5
The average of the first five multiples of 3 is:
- A. 33
- B. 17
- C. 9
- D. None
If Irfan’s father is three times his age and together they total 64, what is Irfan’s age?
- A. 18 years
- B. 17 years
- C. 16 years
- D. 24 years
Which was the first barrage built in Pakistan?
- A. Jinnah barrage
- B. Sukkur barrage
- C. Guddu barrage
- D. Kotri barrage
- E. None