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                        <description><![CDATA[FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FORRECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BPS-17 UNDERTHE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2020
 
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE PAPER-I(EVERY DAY SCIENCE)

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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center" data-start="275" data-end="424"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><strong data-start="275" data-end="312">FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION</strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center" data-start="275" data-end="424"><br data-start="312" data-end="315" /><span style="font-size: 12pt"><strong data-start="315" data-end="346">COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR</strong></span><br data-start="346" data-end="349" /><span style="font-size: 12pt"><strong data-start="349" data-end="389">RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BPS-17 UNDER</strong></span><br data-start="389" data-end="392" /><span style="font-size: 12pt"><strong data-start="392" data-end="424">THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2020</strong></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: center" data-start="426" data-end="481"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><strong data-start="426" data-end="455">GENERAL KNOWLEDGE PAPER-I</strong></span><br data-start="455" data-end="458" /><span style="font-size: 12pt"><strong data-start="458" data-end="481">(EVERY DAY SCIENCE)</strong></span></div>
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<h1 class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer" style="text-align: center" data-section-id="1yvqorg" data-start="933" data-end="942">PART-II<span class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchor" aria-hidden="true"></span></h1>
<h1 style="text-align: center" data-section-id="1ap2z37" data-start="944" data-end="955">SECTION-A</h1>
<h2 data-section-id="1xwc5uw" data-start="957" data-end="964">Q. 2</h2>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeocm" data-start="966" data-end="973">(a)</h3>
<p data-start="975" data-end="1104">On 7th April 2012 an Avalanche hit a Pakistan military base in Gayari sector trapping 140 soldiers and civilians under deep snow.</p>
<p data-start="1106" data-end="1183">What is Avalanche; describe its four types with focus on most dangerous type?</p>
<p data-start="1185" data-end="1192"><strong data-start="1185" data-end="1192">(5)</strong></p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeobp" data-start="1194" data-end="1201">(b)</h3>
<p data-start="1203" data-end="1323">What do you understand by Global Wind and Pressure patterns? Also explain wind and pressure features at higher altitude.</p>
<p data-start="1325" data-end="1332"><strong data-start="1325" data-end="1332">(5)</strong></p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeoas" data-start="1334" data-end="1341">(c)</h3>
<p data-start="1343" data-end="1481">World largest earthquake was assigned a magnitude of 9.5 by the United States Geological Survey on 22 May 1960 in southern Chile Valdivia.</p>
<p data-start="1483" data-end="1572">What do you know about earthquake? Also explain shallow-focus and deep-focus earthquakes.</p>
<p data-start="1574" data-end="1581"><strong data-start="1574" data-end="1581">(5)</strong></p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeo9v" data-start="1583" data-end="1590">(d)</h3>
<p data-start="1592" data-end="1718">Differentiate between the renewable and non renewable energy sources. Briefly explain Geothermal Energy and Hydro Electricity.</p>
<p data-start="1720" data-end="1727"><strong data-start="1720" data-end="1727">(5)</strong></p>
<p data-start="1729" data-end="1744"><strong data-start="1729" data-end="1744">TOTAL: (20)</strong></p>
<h2 data-section-id="1xwc5ux" data-start="1751" data-end="1758">Q. 3</h2>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeocm" data-start="1760" data-end="1767">(a)</h3>
<p data-start="1769" data-end="1875">What are Pesticides? Explain their different types; why persistent pesticides are more lethal for mankind?</p>
<p data-start="1877" data-end="1884"><strong data-start="1877" data-end="1884">(5)</strong></p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeobp" data-start="1886" data-end="1893">(b)</h3>
<p data-start="1895" data-end="1978">What are carbohydrates? Classify and give detail of each class along with examples.</p>
<p data-start="1980" data-end="1987"><strong data-start="1980" data-end="1987">(5)</strong></p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeoas" data-start="1989" data-end="1996">(c)</h3>
<p data-start="1998" data-end="2045">Discuss different methods of Food preservation.</p>
<p data-start="2047" data-end="2054"><strong data-start="2047" data-end="2054">(5)</strong></p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeo9v" data-start="2056" data-end="2063">(d)</h3>
<p data-start="2065" data-end="2153">Where and how Fiber Optics are used? Also write down their advantages and disadvantages.</p>
<p data-start="2155" data-end="2162"><strong data-start="2155" data-end="2162">(5)</strong></p>
<p data-start="2164" data-end="2179"><strong data-start="2164" data-end="2179">TOTAL: (20)</strong></p>
<h2 data-section-id="1xwc5v2" data-start="2186" data-end="2193">Q. 4</h2>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeocm" data-start="2195" data-end="2202">(a)</h3>
<p data-start="2204" data-end="2320">Briefly describe the various segments of atmosphere. How these segments are maintaining the Earth Radiation Balance?</p>
<p data-start="2322" data-end="2329"><strong data-start="2322" data-end="2329">(5)</strong></p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeobp" data-start="2331" data-end="2338">(b)</h3>
<p data-start="2340" data-end="2427">How the organic particulate matter enters in the atmosphere. Also describe the sources?</p>
<p data-start="2429" data-end="2436"><strong data-start="2429" data-end="2436">(5)</strong></p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeoas" data-start="2438" data-end="2445">(c)</h3>
<p data-start="2447" data-end="2532">What is natural radioactivity? How it is different from the artificial radioactivity?</p>
<p data-start="2534" data-end="2541"><strong data-start="2534" data-end="2541">(5)</strong></p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeo9v" data-start="2543" data-end="2550">(d)</h3>
<p data-start="2552" data-end="2613">What are the Fossils? Discuss the importance of paleontology.</p>
<p data-start="2615" data-end="2622"><strong data-start="2615" data-end="2622">(5)</strong></p>
<p data-start="2624" data-end="2639"><strong data-start="2624" data-end="2639">TOTAL: (20)</strong></p>
<h2 data-section-id="1xwc5v3" data-start="2646" data-end="2653">Q. 5</h2>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeocm" data-start="2655" data-end="2662">(a)</h3>
<p data-start="2664" data-end="2752">What do you know about Hepatitis? Describe its types and write down preventive measures.</p>
<p data-start="2754" data-end="2761"><strong data-start="2754" data-end="2761">(5)</strong></p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeobp" data-start="2763" data-end="2770">(b)</h3>
<p data-start="2772" data-end="2833">Differentiate between Middle Latitude Cyclones and Tornadoes.</p>
<p data-start="2835" data-end="2842"><strong data-start="2835" data-end="2842">(5)</strong></p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeoas" data-start="2844" data-end="2851">(c)</h3>
<p data-start="2853" data-end="2920">What is Open System Interconnections (OSI) and describe its layers?</p>
<p data-start="2922" data-end="2929"><strong data-start="2922" data-end="2929">(5)</strong></p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeo9v" data-start="2931" data-end="2938">(d)</h3>
<p data-start="2940" data-end="2970">What is GPS? How does it work?</p>
<p data-start="2972" data-end="2979"><strong data-start="2972" data-end="2979">(5)</strong></p>
<p data-start="2981" data-end="2996"><strong data-start="2981" data-end="2996">TOTAL: (20)</strong></p>
<h1 data-section-id="1ap2z34" data-start="3003" data-end="3014">SECTION-B</h1>
<h2 data-section-id="1xwc5v0" data-start="3016" data-end="3023">Q. 6</h2>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeocm" data-start="3025" data-end="3032">(a)</h3>
<p data-start="3034" data-end="3136">Tariq can do a tailoring job in 6 hours. Sajid does the same job in 4 hours. Irfan does it in 8 hours.</p>
<p data-start="3138" data-end="3228">Tariq and Sajid start doing the work. Sajid leaves after two hours and Irfan replaces him.</p>
<p data-start="3230" data-end="3274">How long would it take to complete the work?</p>
<p data-start="3276" data-end="3283"><strong data-start="3276" data-end="3283">(5)</strong></p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeobp" data-start="3285" data-end="3292">(b)</h3>
<p data-start="3294" data-end="3339">Find the missing number to complete each sum.</p>
<p data-start="3341" data-end="3380"><strong data-start="3341" data-end="3348">(a)</strong> 9 + 8 – 5 = 2 × (_____________)</p>
<p data-start="3382" data-end="3423"><strong data-start="3382" data-end="3389">(b)</strong> 3 × 9 – 14 = 24 – (_____________)</p>
<p data-start="3425" data-end="3467"><strong data-start="3425" data-end="3432">(c)</strong> 15 ÷ 3 × 12 = 41 + (_____________)</p>
<p data-start="3469" data-end="3510"><strong data-start="3469" data-end="3476">(d)</strong> 24 ÷ 4 + 5 = 66 ÷ (_____________)</p>
<p data-start="3512" data-end="3560"><strong data-start="3512" data-end="3519">(e)</strong> 8 × 6 – 13 + 3 = 7 × 6 – (_____________)</p>
<p data-start="3562" data-end="3569"><strong data-start="3562" data-end="3569">(5)</strong></p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeoas" data-start="3571" data-end="3578">(c)</h3>
<p data-start="3580" data-end="3628">There are seven students in a group having ages:</p>
<p data-start="3630" data-end="3660"><strong data-start="3630" data-end="3660">17, 17, 18, 18, 18, 19, 19</strong></p>
<p data-start="3662" data-end="3754">Calculate <strong data-start="3672" data-end="3704">mean, median, mode and range</strong> of their ages. Also define these mentioned terms.</p>
<p data-start="3756" data-end="3763"><strong data-start="3756" data-end="3763">(5)</strong></p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeo9v" data-start="3765" data-end="3772">(d)</h3>
<p data-start="3774" data-end="3825">How does mental ability scales differ from IQ test?</p>
<p data-start="3827" data-end="3834"><strong data-start="3827" data-end="3834">(5)</strong></p>
<p data-start="3836" data-end="3851"><strong data-start="3836" data-end="3851">TOTAL: (20)</strong></p>
<h1 data-section-id="1hts1ri" data-start="3858" data-end="3864">Q. 7</h1>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeocm" data-start="3866" data-end="3873">(a)</h3>
<p data-start="3875" data-end="3966">Mushtaq, Pervaiz, Ehsan, Umair and Saleem are friends having different heights and weights.</p>
<p data-start="3968" data-end="4126">Mushtaq weighs four times as much as Pervaiz and Pervaiz weighs double than Ehsan. Ehsan weighs half as much as Umair and Umair weighs half as much as Saleem.</p>
<p data-start="4128" data-end="4149">Answer the following:</p>
<p data-start="4151" data-end="4198"><strong data-start="4151" data-end="4158">(i)</strong> Who is the heaviest among five friends?</p>
<p data-start="4200" data-end="4236"><strong data-start="4200" data-end="4208">(ii)</strong> Who is the second heaviest?</p>
<p data-start="4238" data-end="4270"><strong data-start="4238" data-end="4247">(iii)</strong> Who has lowest weight?</p>
<p data-start="4272" data-end="4305"><strong data-start="4272" data-end="4280">(iv)</strong> Who are equal in weight?</p>
<p data-start="4307" data-end="4344"><strong data-start="4307" data-end="4314">(v)</strong> Mention the descending order.</p>
<p data-start="4346" data-end="4353"><strong data-start="4346" data-end="4353">(5)</strong></p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeobp" data-start="4355" data-end="4362">(b)</h3>
<p data-start="4364" data-end="4574">A farmer needs to build a boundary wall around his farm. If the area of farm is <strong data-start="4444" data-end="4454">484 m²</strong>, what will be the total area of the wall if it is <strong data-start="4505" data-end="4573">two meters high on three sides and three meters high on one side</strong>?</p>
<p data-start="4576" data-end="4583"><strong data-start="4576" data-end="4583">(5)</strong></p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeoas" data-start="4585" data-end="4592">(c)</h3>
<p data-start="4594" data-end="4703">Five girls A, B, C, D, E and four boys W, X, Y, Z have to go to a trip in three cars, car-1, car-2 and car-3.</p>
<p data-start="4705" data-end="4770">The following restrictions for seating in car are to be observed:</p>
<p data-start="4772" data-end="4818"><strong data-start="4772" data-end="4779">(i)</strong> Only three persons can sit in one car.</p>
<p data-start="4820" data-end="4879"><strong data-start="4820" data-end="4828">(ii)</strong> At least one boy and one girl must be in each car.</p>
<p data-start="4881" data-end="4922"><strong data-start="4881" data-end="4890">(iii)</strong> A and D should remain together.</p>
<p data-start="4924" data-end="4974"><strong data-start="4924" data-end="4932">(iv)</strong> Z cannot sit with B or C in the same car.</p>
<p data-start="4976" data-end="5016">Distribute boys and girls in three cars.</p>
<p data-start="5018" data-end="5025"><strong data-start="5018" data-end="5025">(5)</strong></p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeo9v" data-start="5027" data-end="5034">(d)</h3>
<p data-start="5036" data-end="5103">What are social skills? Describe four causes of weak social skills.</p>
<p data-start="5105" data-end="5112"><strong data-start="5105" data-end="5112">(5)</strong></p>
<p data-start="5114" data-end="5129"><strong data-start="5114" data-end="5129">TOTAL: (20)</strong></p>
<h1 data-section-id="1hts1r5" data-start="5136" data-end="5142">Q. 8</h1>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeocm" data-start="5144" data-end="5151">(a)</h3>
<p data-start="5153" data-end="5222">What do you understand by <strong data-start="5179" data-end="5202">systematic sampling</strong>? Discuss its types.</p>
<p data-start="5224" data-end="5231"><strong data-start="5224" data-end="5231">(5)</strong></p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeobp" data-start="5233" data-end="5240">(b)</h3>
<p data-start="5242" data-end="5296">Blood groups of inhabitants of a village were checked.</p>
<p data-start="5298" data-end="5316">It was found that:</p>
<ul data-start="5318" data-end="5454">
<li data-section-id="1sgoxuk" data-start="5318" data-end="5359"><strong data-start="5320" data-end="5327">600</strong> people possessed blood group A.</li>
<li data-section-id="pc1iop" data-start="5360" data-end="5394"><strong data-start="5362" data-end="5369">650</strong> possessed blood group B.</li>
<li data-section-id="fp5xvx" data-start="5395" data-end="5424"><strong data-start="5397" data-end="5404">550</strong> had blood group AB.</li>
<li data-section-id="1g7ml2s" data-start="5425" data-end="5454"><strong data-start="5427" data-end="5434">200</strong> have blood group O.</li>
</ul>
<p data-start="5456" data-end="5466">Calculate:</p>
<p data-start="5468" data-end="5516"><strong data-start="5468" data-end="5475">(i)</strong> The probability of having blood group B.</p>
<p data-start="5518" data-end="5567"><strong data-start="5518" data-end="5526">(ii)</strong> The probability of having blood group O.</p>
<p data-start="5569" data-end="5576"><strong data-start="5569" data-end="5576">(5)</strong></p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeoas" data-start="5578" data-end="5585">(c)</h3>
<p data-start="5587" data-end="5656">A group of <strong data-start="5598" data-end="5608">50 men</strong> can construct <strong data-start="5623" data-end="5655">20 kilometer road in 40 days</strong>.</p>
<p data-start="5658" data-end="5724">How long will <strong data-start="5672" data-end="5682">70 men</strong> take to complete the same length of road?</p>
<p data-start="5726" data-end="5733"><strong data-start="5726" data-end="5733">(5)</strong></p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeo9v" data-start="5735" data-end="5742">(d)</h3>
<p data-start="5744" data-end="5790">Zahid left a property worth <strong data-start="5772" data-end="5789">Rs. 1,750,000</strong>.</p>
<p data-start="5792" data-end="5912">His family had to pay off a debt of <strong data-start="5828" data-end="5843">Rs. 150,000</strong>. The rest of the money was distributed between a son and a daughter.</p>
<p data-start="5914" data-end="6003">How much did each child receive if the share of a son was double than that of a daughter?</p>
<p data-start="6005" data-end="6012"><strong data-start="6005" data-end="6012">(5)</strong></p>
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