IBA PAST PAPERS (BPS-5 TO BPS-15)

PART –I (ENGLISH)
PASSAGE FOR READING COMPREHENSION
READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS SET BELOW IT:
All mankind is from Adam and Adam was created from dust. The noblest of you in Allah’s sight is the most
God-fearing. An Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab: a white has no superiority over a black, nor does
a black have any superiority over a white, except by piety and good action. I , therefore, crush under my
feet all the false claims to greatness and superiority founded on blood or wealth.”
“Every Muslim is a brother to every Muslim and that the Muslims constitute one Brotherhood. Nothing
shall be legitimate to a Muslim which belongs to a fellow Muslim unless it was given freely and willingly.”
Answer the following first ten (01-10) questions from the above passage you have just read:
 “All mankind is from Adam and Adam was created from dust”
The above-cited sentence from the above passage gives a sense of ____ of mankind.
A. Equality B. humility C. superiority D. inferiority
 The noblest of you in Allah’s sight is the most God-fearing”
The underlined word “God-fearing” means _______
A. One who is afraid of God B. One who fears God C. One Who faces terror of God D. One who takes as wrath
 The underlined word “mankind” refers to _____
A. The human race B. The living people C. Social beings D. flesh and blood
 The underlined sentence firefly means _______
 It appears from the passage that the people of all races and colours are equal except piety and good action that
denote______________
A. Discrimination between good and bad humans B. distinction between pious, virtuous and evil-doers
C, God-fearing and virtue D. standard of judging right from wrong
EVERY DAY SCIENCE
 Which one among the following is example of decomposition reaction?
A. The reaction of sodium and chlorine to from sodium chloride
B. The burning of coal to give carbon dioxide
C. The formation of hydrogen and oxygen and from water
D. The formation of ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen
 The study of heat change in chemical reactions is called.
A. Electrochemistry B. Thermochemistry c. Organic chemistry D. Biochemistry
 The reaction which releases or gives off heart energy is called.
A. Exothermic reaction B. Endothermic reaction C. Isothermic reaction D. Indothermic reaction
 The basic physical and functional unit of heredity is called.
A. Chromosome B. Gene C. Cell D. Cytoplasm
PREPOSITION
 Shah Abdul Latif is called the “saint ________ Bhit”
A. FROM B. AT C. OF D. IN
 She Reproduced sentences ____ the
A. FROM B. TO C. IN D. INTO
 He ought to have arrived __________this time
A. BY B. FROM C. TO D. AT
 I can read a car number plate______ fifty meters
A. BY B. FROM C. TO D. AT
 Her hair fell _____ her waist
A. ON B. TO C. ABOVE D. ONTO
CURRENT AFFAIRS/WORD KNOWLEDGE
 Estonia is located in ……..
A. Balkan Region B. Baltic Region C. Latin American Region D. Scandinavian Region
 World’s famous leader Willy Brandt belonged to which country of Europe?
A. France B. Austria C. Germany D. Belgium
 ……. Connects Arabian sea with Persian Gulf.
A. Strait of Hormuz B. Strait of Malacca C. Bab al Mandab D. Suez Canal
 McMohan Line is a border between ……
A. South Korea and North Korea B. South Vietnam of North Vietnam
B. China and Myanmar C. China and India
 Tenure of UN Secretary General is…….
A. 2 Years B. 3 Years C. 4 Years D. 5 Years
 Talks for Britain’s exit (Brexit) from European Union were held in which of the following country?
A. Spain B. Belgium C. Germany D. USA
 US intervened in April 1917 into WWI because some American commercial ships were allegedly destroyed by U-
boats of …..
A. Japan B. Hungary C. Germany D. Italy
 Capital City of Australia is
A. Sydney B. Melbourne C. Canberra D. Auckland
 International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) has won Nobel Prize… times.
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
 World’s famous book “Atomic Habits” is written by
A. James Clear B. Eckhart Tolle C. Garham Allison D. Arundhati Roy
 Currency of Oman is:
A. Omani Rial B. Omani Dirham C. Omani Dollar D. Omani Dinar
 The Pakistan Monument is located in
A. Lahore B. Karachi C. Islamabad D. Rawalpindi
 In surprising defeat Argentina lost to which Arab-Asian Country in FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
A. Senegal B. Saudi Arabia C. Jordan D. Iraq
 Our solar system is located in which galaxy
A. Cygnus B. Magellanic Clouds C. Milky Way Galaxy D. Silky Way
 The Nobel peace Prize winner of 2022 is
A. Viadimir Zilinsky B. Ales Bialiatski C. Maria Ressa D. Malala Yousufzai
CORRECT SPELLING
 A. exape B. escape C. ascape D. escap
 A. existance B. exestance C. exestence D. existence
 A. medow B. meado C. meadows D. meedow
 A. wander B. wunder C. wondar D. woonder
 A. mangouse B. mongoose C. mungoose D. mongoos
SENTENCE STRUCTURE
 I _____ a horse when I go to the beach.
A. Am liking to ride B. like riding C. like to ride D. am liking riding
 The police ________ struggled to control the crowd.
A. On the scene B. at the place C. on the site D. at the location
 We should avoid unhealthy food and exercise regularly_______
A. As we remain fit B. so that we should remain fit C. so that we stay healthy D. So as we be fitted
 Many diseases________
A. Are spread by mosquitoes B. are spreaded by mosquitoes
C. are spreading with mosquitoes D. are to be spreaded by mosquitoes
 _________with your family!
A. I am praying for nice time B. Take a nice time C. Have a nice time D. What a nice time
Error detection
 The name of one writer is missed
 If they were allowed, they could sleep the whole day.
 Now let us to eat, children.
 People should not hurt each other’s.
 The “if” clause is separated from the main clause with a coma.
NOTE: Meaning of underlined words (synonyms and antonyms) are based on their contextual meanings in the given
sentences.
SYNONYMS
 The Quraish used to worship idols and did not believe in one God.
A. Would B. could C. should D. ought to
 “Be my witness. O God.”
 A. Proof B. Testimony C. evidence D. the seer who see everything happen
 If they drink sufficient water, they would have a healthy skin.
A. To take liquid B. to have C. To consume D. to gulp
 I would go mad . if I received a billion rupees.
A. Mentally ill B. baside one self with joy C. not at all sensible D. wild and excited
 If money grew on trees, everyone would be rich.
A. To increase the size, quality or number B. To exist and develop in a particular place
C. , To gradually begin to produce something D. To make, improve and increase something
Antonyms
 If all people of Pakistan became honest, the country would progress very fast.
A. Retreat B. underdevelop C. retrogress D. Shatter
 They can win the match easily.
A. Give up B. loose C. defeat D. lose
 You don’t fall sick when you swim.
A. To get well again B. to stay healthy C. to feel healthy D. to enjoy healthy life
 Half of the group objected to the proposal.
A. Subjected B. disagreed with or opposed something C. found fault with something D. raised hue and cry
 The plan was dropped.
A. Finished B. Started C. executed and continued until done D. Selected and continued
Islamiat/Pakistan studies
 Who was the chairman of boundary commission during the partition of subcontinent 1947?
A. Radcliff B. Mount Batten C. Lord Wavell D. Lord Atlee
 Who was the lord Curzon in India during the partition of Bengal 1905?
A. Secretary of India B. President of India C. Prime Minister of India D. Viceroy of India
 Imran khan was removed from the prime minister office through which method?
A. No-vote of confidence B. Impeachment C. Super court order D. Disqualification due to correction
 What is the terminological meaning of “figh”?
A. Deep Understanding B. Meaningful Interpretation C. Way of Revelation D. Law of Sharia
 What is Islamic jurisprudence of law?
A. Fiqh B. Usool-e-Fiqh C. Quran D. Hadith
COMPUTER
 A salesman who usually travels by motorcycle needs to use or carry a computer to record the sales order he takes
from the shops he visits. Which of the following is a suitable computer for this purpose?
A. Desktop computer B. Laptop Computer C. Tablet D. Supercomputer
 Which of the following is used to build microcomputers?
A. Vacuum Tube B. Transistor C. Processor D. GPU
 A computer has a main memory of 960 k bytes. What is the exact number of bytes contained in this memory?
A. 960 x 8 B. 960 x 100 C. 960 x 1024 D. 960 x 1024 x 1024
 Which one of the following would not be considered as a form of secondary storage?
A. Floppy Disk B. Optical Disk C. RAM D. Flash Drive
 What is the name of a web page address?
A. Directory B. Protocol C. URL D. Domain
 Which function converts text to uppercase in MS Excel 2016
A. BIG B. Upper C. Uppercase D. Toupper
 Which function is useful when you need to display the current date and time on a worksheet?
A. =Date() B. =Time() C. =Today() D. =Now()
 Another name for a pre-programmed formula in excel is:
A. Cell B. Graph C. Function D. Range
 Which of the following functions is used to sum the values in a range that meet criteria that you specify.
A. Sum B. Sum If C. Sum All D. Sum Any
 Special effects used to introduce slides in a presentation are known as:
A. Transitions B. Effects C. Custom animations D. annotations