FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION — 2017 FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE-I (GENERAL SCIENCE & ABILITY)
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS
PART-I (MCQS): MAXIMUM 30 MINUTES
PART-I: MAXIMUM MARKS = 20
PART-II: MAXIMUM MARKS = 80
NOTE:
(i) Part II is to be attempt on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II, selecting TWO questions from EACH SECTION. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) AU the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
(iv) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q.Paper.
(v) No Page/Spa. be left blank between the answers. All the big. pages of Answer Book m. be crossed.
(vi) Extra attempt of any question or any pan of the attempt. question will not be considered.
(vii) Use of Calculator is not allowed.
PART-II
SECTION-I
Q. No. 2.(A) What are the factors responsible for environmental pollution. (5)
(B) Briefly explain the main reasons of water-logging in Pakistan. (5)
(C) What do you mean by Ozone depletion a. how we can prevent its depletion. (5)
(D) What is an Acid Rain and how it is produce. Briefly describe the dangers associated with it. (5)
Q. No. 3.
(A) Explain in detail the common causes of Heart Attack. (5)
(B) Differentiate between drug addiction and drug abuse. (5)
(C) Draw the structure of human ear and briefly explain its functions. (5)
(D) What is the significance of Vitamins? Describe the sources, so and deficiency symptoms of fat soluble vitamins. (5)
Q. No. 4.
(A) What is a mirage? Describe in detail the creation of mirage. (5)
(B) Differentiate between the occurrence of Lunar and Solar Eclipse? (5)
(C) Briefly explain what effects are produced due to Rotation & Revolution of Earth. (5)
(D) Most of the household appliances utilize `DC' then why we generate 'AC at power stations? (5)
Q. No. 5.
(A) Differentiate between RAM and ROM.
(B) Name three basic buses employed in a computer and explain what each is used for.
(C) Draw a basic computer block diagram and briefly explain the function of each part.
(D) Describe various typo of computers classified on the basis size, memory, capacity and speed.
SECTION-II
Q. No. 6. (A) Differentiate with examples between a 'Pictogram" and ''Histogram". (5)
(B) The teachers of a certain school were asked to indicate the average number of hours they spend on marking students assignments each day. The following set of data was obtained
6 4 3 1 2 2 3 1 4
1 2 5 3 4 5 2 2 3
Construct a frequency table and draw a Histogram illustrating the results.
(C) How many teachers respond. to survey. (5)
(D) What the longest number of hours and most common number of hours are spent? (5)
