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Ability / HR / Governance / Special Education QUESTION #5641

A government servant exercises re-appropriation powers to move funds from a Development scheme to meet Current Expenditure of his Ministry without the consent of the Financial Adviser. Which TWO prohibitions does this simultaneously violate?

It violates the rule against re-appropriation from one grant to another and the rule against re-appropriation from Development to Current Expenditure✔️
It violates only the rule against re-appropriation without Financial Adviser consent and the Prudence principle
It violates the Purpose principle under GFR and the Limitations principle since it will exceed Current Expenditure allocation
It violates the Rules and Regulations principle and the Public Advantage principle under GFR

Correct Answer Logic:

Two explicit restrictions apply simultaneously: (1) No re-appropriation may be made from Development to Current Expenditure and vice-versa and (2) without the previous consent of the Financial Adviser/Finance Division an authority may not meet by re-appropriation expenditure it is not empowered to meet by appropriation.

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Paper-II (Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutics-I) QUESTION #3678

Question 2

'Pharmacognosy' contributes to the development of new drugs by:

Providing leads from nature
Identifying toxic plants
Ensuring the purity of natural products
All of these✔️

Correct Answer Logic:

Natural products remain a massive source for drug discovery.

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Reading and Writing (Module-1) QUESTION #10490

Question 3

Unlike her ------- colleagues, who avoided controversy at all costs, she remained ------- regardless of the professional consequences.

outspoken . . cautious
circumspect . . forthright✔️
candid . . guarded
blunt . . reserved

Correct Answer Logic:

Cautious colleagues ('circumspect') avoid controversy, while she is 'forthright' despite the risk.

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General Knowledge QUESTION #2610

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of 'Open Source' software?

The source code is freely available to view and modify
Other developers can distribute the software for free
The software cannot be used by commercial organizations under any circumstances✔️
Developers can share and improve the software collaboratively

Correct Answer Logic:

Open source means developers will let other developers share, modify, and distribute software for free. However, open source software CAN be used by commercial organizations — many businesses use Linux and other open source tools commercially. The restriction on commercial use is NOT a defining feature of open source.

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Paper-I (Anatomy/Physiology and Biochemistry/Microbiology) QUESTION #3206

Question 5

The stomach secretes 'Intrinsic Factor', which is essential for the absorption of:

Vitamin C
Vitamin $B_{12}$✔️
Iron
Calcium

Correct Answer Logic:

Vitamin $B_{12}$ absorption occurs in the ileum only after binding to intrinsic factor.

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English QUESTION #8489

Question 6

Select the word SIMILAR in meaning to: Exemplify

Over
Illustrate✔️
Answer
Summary

Correct Answer Logic:

Exemplify means to illustrate by example.

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MBBS QUESTION #10357

Question 7

A patient with familial hypercholesterolemia develops markedly elevated LDL cholesterol and premature atherosclerosis due to a genetic defect involving:

The LDL receptor, impairing hepatic and peripheral cellular uptake and clearance of circulating LDL particles✔️
Lipoprotein lipase exclusively
HDL synthesis exclusively
Chylomicron assembly exclusively

Correct Answer Logic:

Mutations in the LDL receptor gene (or, less commonly, in apolipoprotein B or PCSK9) impair receptor-mediated hepatic clearance of LDL particles from plasma, causing markedly elevated LDL cholesterol from birth and a substantially increased risk of premature coronary artery disease, especially in homozygous individuals.

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English QUESTION #2680

Question 8

Identify the correct article: 'He is ___ honest man who always speaks the truth.'

a
an✔️
the
no article

Correct Answer Logic:

The word 'honest' begins with a silent 'h' and a vowel sound /o/, requiring 'an'.

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Paper-I (Anatomy/Physiology and Biochemistry/Microbiology) QUESTION #3164

Question 9

'Cyanosis' (bluish tint to skin) is an indication of:

High iron levels
Low oxygen in the blood✔️
Fever
Allergic reaction

Correct Answer Logic:

Deoxygenated hemoglobin has a darker, bluish hue.

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MCQs Section QUESTION #4885

Question 10

Which word is opposite to "OBLITERATE"

Preserve✔️
Destroy
Ravage
Design

Correct Answer Logic:

Obliterate means to destroy utterly; wipe out completely. Its antonym is Preserve, meaning to maintain or keep something intact.

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MCQs Section QUESTION #5256

Question 11

شاعری میری ایجاد ہے یہ کس کا جملہ ہے؟

افضل حسین
الٰہی بخش
مرزا غالب✔️
ان میں سے کوئی نہیں

Correct Answer Logic:

یہ مشہور جملہ مرزا غالب کا ہے جو اپنی شاعری کی انفرادیت پر فخر کا اظہار کرتا ہے۔

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Ability / HR / Governance / Special Education QUESTION #1872

Question 12

Under Rule 18 & 19, for how long can an ad hoc appointment be made with prior FPSC clearance for posts within FPSC purview?

Three months or less
Six months or less✔️
One year or less
Two years or less

Correct Answer Logic:

Rule 19 states the appointing authority may fill a post on ad hoc basis for a period of six months or less after obtaining prior clearance of the Commission.

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Journalism / Mass Communication QUESTION #6408

Question 13

The first commercial radio broadcast in the United States (1922) is notable because it established an entirely new economic model for radio. What was this broadcast and what business model did it create?

A public news broadcast by the BBC that established the licence-fee model
A 10-minute live commercial promoting co-op apartments in New York by station WEAF, establishing that radio could generate revenue by promoting products — the origin of the commercial broadcast advertising model✔️
A presidential address by Warren Harding that showed radio could reach national political audiences
A government emergency broadcast that established the public service broadcasting model

Correct Answer Logic:

The textbook traces the origin of commercial radio advertising to a specific event: “In 1922, a station in New York ran a 10-minute talk on the merits of some co-op apartments in Jackson Heights, N.Y. — and charged $50 for their effort. That was deemed a toll broadcast — now better known as a commercial.” The textbook later identifies this as station WEAF, New York on August 28, 1922, for the Queens Boro real estate corporation, voiced by H.M. Blackwell. This single broadcast established the principle that radio time could be sold to advertisers to reach audiences — creating the commercial broadcast model that would define American radio (and later television) for decades. This contrasts sharply with the BBC's licence-fee model (public funding) established in Britain in 1923, which sought to keep radio independent of commercial pressures.

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Pakistan Affairs QUESTION #9090

Question 14

Afghanistan is located on which border of Pakistan?

Northwest✔️
Southwest
North East
South East

Correct Answer Logic:

Afghanistan is to the northwest of Pakistan.

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Administration QUESTION #9568

Question 15

McClelland's research on achievement motivation identified a correlation between high achievement needs and occupational success. A public manager with high nCh (need for achievement) is assigned to a highly routine regulatory role with fixed procedures and no discretion. According to McClelland's framework, what is the likely organizational outcome?

The manager will apply their achievement drive to improve the efficiency of procedures within existing constraints
The manager will be demotivated because high achievers require challenging work, autonomy and frequent feedback — a misalignment between individual needs and job design✔️
The manager will transition toward high nPow (need for power) as an alternative outlet for their motivational drive
The manager will exhibit Theory Y behavior regardless of job design, as intrinsic motivation overrides situational constraints

Correct Answer Logic:

McClelland found that employees with high achievement needs are most motivated by challenging, autonomy-rich work with clear feedback on performance. A routine regulatory role with fixed procedures satisfies none of these conditions. The misalignment between the individual's dominant need and job characteristics produces demotivation, reduced performance and likely turnover — demonstrating why person-job matching is a critical HRM function.

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Biology Zoology Botany QUESTION #1341

Question 16

Prader-Willi syndrome is the heterozygous deletion in the long arm of chromosome at:

5
15✔️
3
None of these

Correct Answer Logic:

Prader-Willi syndrome results from loss of function of genes on the paternal copy of chromosome 15q11-q13 (long arm of chromosome 15). This is typically due to a deletion in the paternal chromosome 15. The same region, when deleted from the maternal chromosome, causes Angelman syndrome — a classic example of genomic imprinting.

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MCQs Section QUESTION #5146

Question 17

اینٹ سے اینٹ بجانا محاورے کا مطلب ہے؟

امید پوری ہونا
تباہ و برباد کرنا✔️
بے عزت کرنا
بہت زیادہ شور کرنا

Correct Answer Logic:

اینٹ سے اینٹ بجانا محاورے کا مطلب ہے مکمل تباہ و برباد کر دینا۔

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The Elections Act 2017 QUESTION #9405

Question 18

Under Section 5(4), once the Election Programme has been issued, no Government may post or transfer any election-related official without prior written approval of the Commission. This freeze period ends upon:

Completion of the polling day
Publication of the names of returned candidates in the official Gazette✔️
Declaration of provisional results by the Returning Officer
Submission of election expense returns by all candidates

Correct Answer Logic:

Section 5(4) explicitly states the freeze operates from issuance of Election Programme 'till the publication of the names of the returned candidates in the official Gazette'.

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General Knowledge QUESTION #8763

Question 19

The Liaquat-Nehru Pact of 1950 primarily dealt with which issue?

Minorities and refugees problem✔️
Distribution of assets
Distribution of river waters
Kashmir issue

Correct Answer Logic:

The pact aimed to protect minorities and address refugees after partition.

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Accounting & Finance QUESTION #6064

Question 20

From the following data, calculate the value of purchases of raw materials:
Raw material consumed $= \text{Rs. }26{,}500$; Closing stock $= \text{Rs. }4{,}500$; Opening stock $= \text{Rs. }3{,}000$.

Rs. 26,500
Rs. 25,000
Rs. 28,000✔️
Rs. 34,000

Correct Answer Logic:

Using the raw material formula:

$\text{Purchases} = \text{Consumption} + \text{Closing Stock} - \text{Opening Stock}$

$= 26{,}500 + 4{,}500 - 3{,}000 = \mathbf{Rs.\ 28{,}000}$

Opening stock plus purchases minus closing stock equals consumption. Rearranging: Purchases $=$ Consumption $+$ Closing Stock $-$ Opening Stock.

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