Assistant Director FIA Past Papers
Which individuals were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2020?
- A. Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez
- B. Reiner Weiss, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz
- C. World Food Programme
- D. None of the above
The term “Code” designates the Code of Criminal Procedure of which year?
- A. 1898
- B. 1890
- C. 1899
- D. 1891
Which Pakistani constitution designated both Urdu and Bengali as national languages?
- A. 1956
- B. 1962
- C. 1973
- D. Both 1956 and 1962
- E. None of these
At a formal banquet, the vice-president is seated ___ the chairman.
- A. as
- B. by
- C. to
- D. from
- E. with
Which word means EXACERBATE?
- A. Improve
- B. Compose
- C. Aggravate
- D. Alleviate
- E. Calculate
Who accumulated the highest run total in the 2022 Asia Cup?
- A. Muhammad Rizwan
- B. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- C. Wanindu Hasaranga
- D. Babar Azam
- E. None of these
Which word is the opposite of ZEST?
- A. restive
- B. callous
- C. indifference
- D. distaste
Which nation hosted the 2020 Summer Olympics?
- A. China
- B. UK
- C. Russia
- D. Qatar
- E. Japan
What is another term for SUNDRY?
- A. aged
- B. supply
- C. several
- D. tremendous
Complete the sentence: “Either you or he ___ at fault.”
- A. Are
- B. Have
- C. Is
- D. Will
- E. All of these
How many permanent seats are on the UN Security Council?
- A. 10
- B. 5
- C. 2
- D. 20
Who holds the record as the shortest-serving UK Prime Minister?
- A. Boris Johnson
- B. Liz Truss
- C. Theresa May
- D. None of these
Which country is known as the “Land of the Midnight Sun”?
- A. Netherlands
- B. Japan
- C. Norway
- D. South Africa
Who was the first Governor-General of Pakistan?
- A. Sikandar Ali Mirza
- B. Quaid-e-Azam
- C. Liaquat Ali Khan
- D. Muhammad Ayub Khan
What is the total number of members in the UN Security Council?
- A. 10
- B. 5
- C. 20
- D. 15
Who penned the tragedy “Romeo and Juliet”?
- A. William Shakespeare
- B. Charles Dickens
- C. Mark Twain
- D. Jane Austen
What is China’s official currency?
- A. Yen
- B. Lira
- C. Yuan
- D. Rupee
- E. Dollar
Which is the world’s largest desert?
- A. Gobi Desert
- B. Kalahari Desert
- C. Sahara Desert
- D. Thar Desert
Which color of visible light has the shortest wavelength?
- A. Red
- B. Green
- C. Blue
- D. White
- E. Black
Which word best matches “Recalcitrant”?
- A. Refractory
- B. Contrite
- C. Unwilling
- D. All of these
- E. None of these
Which term is synonymous with “Sobriquet”?
- A. Praise
- B. Nickname
- C. Brickbat
- D. All of these
- E. None of these
What does “Maudlin” mean?
- A. Disheveled
- B. Coarse
- C. Weakly sentimental
- D. All of these
- E. None of these
“Giving is better than ___”
- A. To receive
- B. will be receiving
- C. received
- D. receiving
What is the antonym of “consonance”?
- A. Accord
- B. Discord
- C. Contradiction
- D. All of these
- E. None of these
What is the antonym of “unwonted”?
- A. Prize
- B. Expected
- C. Customary
- D. Expensive
- E. All of these
Which term corresponds to “Nicety”?
- A. Rudeness
- B. Discourtesy
- C. Carelessness
- D. Piracy
- E. None of these
What is the antonym of “Loath”?
- A. Agreeable
- B. Achievable
- C. Eager
- D. Attracted
- E. All of these
All cabin attendants must lock the cabin door ___ leaving the room.
- A. Afterwards
- B. Letter than
- C. After
- D. Therefore
In “Several ducks had dark green heads,” “several” functions as a ___.
- A. Subject
- B. Conjunction
- C. Pronoun
- D. Adjective
- E. Verb
What grammatical function does 'John' perform in 'He sold his house to John'?
- A. Helping verb
- B. Direct Object
- C. Indirect Object
- D. Subject
In 'Running fast they caught the last bus,' what type of phrase is 'running fast'?
- A. Adverb phrase
- B. Noun phrase
- C. Adjective phrase
- D. Object complement
- E. None of these
In the sentence 'Swimming is my favourite recreation,' what grammatical term best describes 'swimming'?
- A. Complement
- B. Subject
- C. Gerund
- D. Object
In 'The fabric felt soft,' which category of verb is 'felt'?
- A. Action verb
- B. Auxiliary verb
- C. Linking verb
- D. Helping verb
Which language is most widely spoken in Qatar?
- A. Persian
- B. German
- C. Arabic
- D. English
- E. Urdu
Solve for x: 2x + 5 = 13
- A. X = 3
- B. X = 5
- C. X = 4
- D. X = 6
Who served as President of Pakistan from 1971 until 1973?
- A. Yahya Khan
- B. Ayub Khan
- C. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
- D. Muhammad Khan Junejo
- E. None of these
In a right-angled triangle, which side is always the longest?
- A. Opposite side
- B. Adjacent side
- C. Hypotenuse
- D. Far side
- E. None of these
Which African country was formerly known as Rhodesia?
- A. Nigeria
- B. South Sudan
- C. Zimbabwe
- D. Algeria
- E. South Africa
The two heavy chains of an antibody molecule are linked by which type of bond?
- A. Double H-bond
- B. Double disulphide
- C. Double covalent
- D. None of these
Agranulocytes—a class of white blood cells—are formed primarily in which tissue?
- A. Red bone marrow
- B. Liver
- C. Lymphoid tissue
- D. Heart
- E. Brain
A genetically modified bacterium is created when it incorporates which type of DNA?
- A. Muted DNA
- B. Old DNA
- C. Recombinant DNA
- D. Modified DNA
- E. None of these
The term 'xerostomia' refers to what condition?
- A. Dry skin
- B. Dry mouth
- C. Dry nose
- D. Dry head
- E. Dry hands
A hypersonic weapon travels at speeds ____ times the speed of sound.
- A. 10 to 50
- B. 2 to 25
- C. 5 to 25
- D. 4 to 35
Under the Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Act 2018, trafficking is punishable by imprisonment of up to how many years?
- A. Ten years
- B. Five years
- C. Seven years
- D. Nine years
A photon with energy exceeding 1.02 MeV interacts with matter by which process?
- A. Compton effect
- B. Photoelectric effect
- C. Pair Production
- D. All of these
- E. None of these
A court may order compensation to a victim under which section of the Code?
- A. 406
- B. 512
- C. 545
- D. 439
Who formulated the Uncertainty Principle?
- A. De Broglie
- B. Einstein
- C. Heisenberg
- D. Charles
Control rods in a nuclear reactor are made of which material?
- A. Cadmium
- B. Magnesium
- C. Aluminum
- D. All of these
- E. None of these
Which type of mirror can produce an image larger than the object?
- A. Convex
- B. Plane
- C. Concave
- D. None of these
For counterclockwise rotation, the angular velocity direction is considered what?
- A. Negative
- B. Positive
- C. Zero
- D. None of these
What is the density of ice?
- A. 0.91 g/cm3
- B. 2.91 g/cm3
- C. 1.91 g/cm3
- D. None of these
The Mach number is associated with the speed of what?
- A. Sound
- B. Aircraft
- C. Spacecraft
- D. Ships
If a 40 kg bag of rice costs Rs. 3200, how many kilograms can you buy for Rs. 4800?
- A. 25 kg
- B. 50 kg
- C. 60 kg
- D. 70 kg
A university allocates 360 seats among Electrical, Mechanical, and Civil in a 2:3:4 ratio. How many seats go to Mechanical?
- A. 100
- B. 120
- C. 140
- D. 110
- E. 130
Mr. A and Mr. B share profits in a ratio that, after adding ₹5000 to each share, becomes 18:24. What is Mr. B’s total profit share?
- A. Rs. 10000
- B. Rs. 8000
- C. Rs. 12000
- D. Rs. 14000
- E. Rs. 15000
If ₹80 000 is divided among A, B, C, and D in the ratio 1:2:3:4, what does partner B receive?
- A. Rs. 17000
- B. Rs. 15000
- C. Rs. 18000
- D. Rs. 16000
A vehicle travels at 90 km/h. How many minutes will it take to cover 450 km?
- A. 320 minutes
- B. 300 minutes
- C. 280 minutes
- D. 340 minutes
Which honour did Boris Johnson bestow upon Volodymyr Zelensky in July 2022?
- A. Diana Award
- B. Nobel Prize Award
- C. Order of Merit
- D. Sir Winston Churchill Leadership Award
- E. None of these
The death of which Iranian woman sparked widespread protests over hijab laws?
- A. Fatemeh Sepehri
- B. Mahsa Amini
- C. Shabnam Farshadjoo
- D. None of these
Which declaration emerged from the 12th session of OIC Information Ministers?
- A. Islamophobia Declaration
- B. Istanbul Declaration
- C. Islamabad Declaration
- D. Jeddah Declaration
Who became the first specialist bowler to be named Player of the Tournament at the 2022 T20 World Cup?
- A. Ben Stokes
- B. Jonny Bairstow
- C. Sam Curran
- D. Babar Azam
- E. Muhammad Rizwan
Under the FIA Act, which condition must be met for the Agency to investigate an offence?
- A. The victim is a foreign national
- B. The victim is a minor
- C. The offence involves transporting the victim out of Pakistan
- D. None of these
If the Shahzad family’s average age is 72 and there are 4 members, what is their total combined age?
- A. 288 years
- B. 298 years
- C. 278 years
- D. 268 years
- E. None of these
The average of three numbers is 54. If two of them are 48 and 58, what is the third number?
- A. 54
- B. 59
- C. 56
- D. 55
If the average of 15 numbers is calculated as 64 but one number 24 was misread as 34, what is the correct average?
- A. 63.3
- B. 73.3
- C. 53.3
- D. 43.3
What is 13% of 400?
- A. 48
- B. 56
- C. 52
- D. 54
Zohaib spends ₹600 per day for 12 days, ₹400 per day for 8 days, and ₹300 per day for 10 days in a 30-day month. If he saves ₹4000 that month, what is his average daily income?
- A. 480 rupees
- B. 580 rupees
- C. 680 rupees
- D. 420 rupees
Out of 540 workers, 60 were absent on Tuesday. What percent were present?
- A. 88.8%
- B. 88.8%
- C. 88.8%
- D. 88.8%
Waseem bought a bike listed at ₹98,125 after a 20% discount and paid ₹78,500. How much did he save?
- A. 17,625
- B. 16,625
- C. 18,625
- D. 19,625
When did Musharraf impose a state of emergency in Pakistan?
- A. November 3, 2005
- B. November 3, 2008
- C. November 3, 2006
- D. November 3, 2007
Queen Elizabeth II reigned as Britain’s monarch for how many years?
- A. 65 years
- B. 70 years
- C. 75 years
- D. 80 years
- E. 60 years
By order of King Bakht Nasr, Hazrat Uzair (AS) was imprisoned for how many years?
- A. 50 years
- B. 80 years
- C. 70 years
- D. 40 years
Hazrat Yousaf (AS) and Hazrat Yaqoob (AS) were reunited after how many years apart?
- A. 20 years
- B. 30 years
- C. 40 years
- D. 50 years
Which country is set to host the G-20 Summit in 2023?
- A. Pakistan
- B. China
- C. India
- D. England
In January 2023, which nation appointed its first ambassador to Israel?
- A. Kuwait
- B. Qatar
- C. Saudi Arabia
- D. Azerbaijan
- E. None of these
Which date is observed as Black Day in Kashmir?
- A. August 27
- B. September 27
- C. October 27
- D. None of the above
Which institution is the oldest university in Pakistan?
- A. University of the Punjab, Lahore
- B. King Edward Medical University, Lahore
- C. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
- D. Sindh Madressatul Islam University, Karachi
Which term is opposite in meaning to 'irascible'?
- A. Determined
- B. Placid
- C. Reasonable
- D. Pliant
Which word is the antonym of 'redolent'?
- A. Shy
- B. Bellicose
- C. Odorous
- D. Ubiquitous
Which choice means the opposite of 'obsolete'?
- A. Conducive
- B. Rare
- C. Useless
- D. Recent
- E. All of these
Who was the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar in March 2022?
- A. Humayun Saeed
- B. Riz Ahmed
- C. Adnan Sami
- D. Imran Ashraf
In April 2022, which country did the UNGA suspend from the Human Rights Council?
- A. China
- B. Russia
- C. Ukraine
- D. None of these
Who wrote the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird'?
- A. Harper Lee
- B. Ernest Hemingway
- C. Mark Twain
- D. None of these
In which decade did the band U2 first form?
- A. 1960s
- B. 1970s
- C. 1980s
- D. 1950s
On which date do the United States celebrate Independence Day?
- A. July 13
- B. July 20
- C. July 15
- D. July 4
- E. July 2
Which word means 'exonerate'?
- A. Confine
- B. Absolve
- C. Arrest
- D. Blame
Which nation is set to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games?
- A. England
- B. Australia
- C. Austria
- D. China
- E. None of these
Select the correctly spelled word:
- A. acommodate
- B. accommodate
- C. accomodate
- D. accommodaite
Which country hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup?
- A. Qatar
- B. Saudi Arabia
- C. Afghanistan
- D. Jordan
Which country leads the world in natural gas production?
- A. India
- B. United States
- C. Russia
- D. Both United States and Russia
Where is the OIC headquarters located?
- A. Jeddah
- B. Kathmandu
- C. Geneva
- D. Makkah
Myopia is a disorder of which organ?
- A. Stomach
- B. Liver
- C. Eye
- D. Neck
- E. Nose
Who, according to tradition, awoke after sleeping for a century?
- A. Hazrat Salih (AS)
- B. Hazrat Musa (AS)
- C. Hazrat Uzair (AS)
- D. Hazrat Isa (AS)
- E. None of these
What title was held by the leader of the Abbasid Caliphate?
- A. Sultan
- B. Caliph
- C. Emperor
- D. None
What is a synonym for 'gregarious'?
- A. Sociable
- B. Reserved
- C. Shaky
- D. Egregious
Which wife of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was alive at the Battle of Karbala?
- A. Hazrat Ayesha (RA)
- B. Hazrat Umm-e-Salma (RA)
- C. Hazrat Sumayya (RA)
- D. Hazrat Khadija (RA)
- E. None of these
Which country hosted the 5th China–Afghanistan–Pakistan Foreign Ministers’ Dialogue?
- A. China
- B. UAE
- C. Pakistan
- D. Afghanistan
Which country has the largest proven oil reserves?
- A. Qatar
- B. Russia
- C. Saudi Arabia
- D. Venezuela
- E. China
Which vaccine contains a combined live viral formula?
- A. HGIG
- B. VZIG
- C. VIG
- D. MMR
In which Juz’ of the Qur’an does the first prostration (sajdah) appear?
- A. Para 7
- B. Para 9
- C. Para 6
- D. Para 8
- E. None of these
Hussein Ibrahim Taha, OIC’s Secretary-General, is a national of which country?
- A. Nigeria
- B. Algeria
- C. Jordan
- D. Chad
Which Pakistani constitution was unicameral in structure?
- A. 1962
- B. 1967
- C. 1978
- D. 1956
Who became the first Black woman confirmed to the US Supreme Court?
- A. Clarence Thomas
- B. Thurgood Marshall
- C. Ketanji Brown Jackson
- D. None of these
What is the average of the first ten natural numbers?
- A. 5
- B. 5.5
- C. 6.5
- D. 6
Which body promotes peaceful resolution of disputes through arbitration?
- A. UN General Assembly
- B. UAE General Assembly
- C. Pakistan General Assembly
- D. None
The Netherlands is world-renowned for which of the following?
- A. Tulip flowers
- B. Clothing
- C. Roses
- D. None
In what year did Zulfikar Ali Bhutto visit Bangladesh?
- A. 1978
- B. 1974
- C. 1967
- D. None
Who won France’s presidential election in 2022?
- A. Emmanuel Macron
- B. Marine Le Pen
- C. Éric Zemmour
- D. None of these
Which country has the largest land area in the Middle East?
- A. Russia
- B. Saudi Arabia
- C. Japan
- D. None
Which nation celebrated the 100th anniversary of its Communist Party in 2021?
- A. Vietnam
- B. Cuba
- C. China
- D. North Korea
The human brain accounts for approximately what percentage of body weight?
- A. 2%
- B. 4%
- C. 5%
- D. None
Who led Pakistan’s Lawyers’ Movement (2007–08)?
- A. Aitzaz Ahsan
- B. Nawaz Sharif
- C. Pervez Musharraf
- D. None
Which term is closest in meaning to 'traduce'?
- A. Violate
- B. Follow
- C. Obey
- D. Observe
What is 22% of 1100?
- A. 242
- B. 278
- C. 342
- D. None
Which word is synonymous with 'pristine'?
- A. Dirty
- B. Grimy
- C. Charming
- D. Pure
- E. Wide
Which choice best matches 'sinew'?
- A. Muscle
- B. Blood
- C. Weakness
- D. None
In which year did Pakistan rejoin the Commonwealth?
- A. 1989
- B. 1988
- C. 1990
- D. None
Who was President of Pakistan from 2008 to 2012?
- A. Asif Ali Zardari
- B. Mamnoon Hussain
- C. Arif Alvi
- D. None of these
How many chambers does a frog’s heart have?
- A. One
- B. Two
- C. Three
- D. Four
He ran ____ as fast as he could.
- A. Quick
- B. Quickly
- C. Faster
- D. None of these
Which agency developed the James Webb Space Telescope?
- A. ISRO
- B. SUPARCO
- C. CNSA
- D. NASA
Which country topped the World Happiness Report in 2022?
- A. Iceland
- B. Finland
- C. Denmark
- D. None of these
The Calvin cycle is a phase of which process?
- A. Glycolysis
- B. Water oxidation
- C. Photosynthesis
- D. None of these
After Imran Khan’s government was dismissed, which coalition took office?
- A. PML-N
- B. PPP
- C. PDM
- D. None of these
What was the official mascot of the 2022 FIFA World Cup?
- A. Laa'eeb
- B. Desert Cup
- C. Pearl Cup
- D. None
Which ancient civilization thrived in the Indus Valley?
- A. Mesopotamian
- B. Egyptian
- C. Harappan
- D. None of these
What is 20% of 250?
- A. 40
- B. 70
- C. 50
- D. None
If cost price is $100 and selling price is $130, what is the profit?
- A. 130
- B. 30
- C. 20
- D. None
This house is superior ____ the other.
- A. over
- B. from
- C. than
- D. to
In 'Seeing is believing,' what grammatical role does 'believing' serve?
- A. Noun phrase
- B. Adjective phrase
- C. Gerund phrase
- D. None of these
Which continent has the largest population?
- A. Europe
- B. Asia
- C. North America
- D. South America
- E. Australia
Which former Japanese prime minister was assassinated on July 8, 2022?
- A. Fumio Kishida
- B. Shinzo Abe
- C. Naoto Kan
- D. None of these
Which country chaired the G20 Summit in 2022?
- A. Italy
- B. Indonesia
- C. Japan
- D. China
- E. Russia
Hazrat Sulaiman (AS) is credited with founding which mosque?
- A. Al-Aqsa
- B. Al-Kartaba
- C. Blue Mosque
- D. Masjid Hanifia
What is considered the smallest unit of heredity?
- A. Chromosome
- B. Gene
- C. Nucleotide
- D. None
Which word is the antonym of 'vulnerable'?
- A. Weak
- B. Unsafe
- C. Protected
- D. All of these
- E. None of these
Jomo Kenyatta became the first president of which country?
- A. South Africa
- B. Indonesia
- C. Algeria
- D. Kenya
- E. None of these
Which party won a majority in the 2022 US midterm elections?
- A. Republican
- B. Democratic
- C. Split 50–50
- D. None of these