📘 PPSC Sub-Inspector Paper 2025: 63 Essential MCQs with Solved Answers 🎯

Boost your preparation for the **PPSC Sub-Inspector**, Lecturer, and other **General Competitive Exams** with this comprehensive set of **Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)**. Covering crucial sections like **General Knowledge, English Vocabulary, Idioms, and Computer Science**, this paper is designed in the official PPSC style.

**Prepared by:** SIR IMRAN ZAHID, Green Academy Chiniot. Contact for coaching: 0370-876901.

Section 1: General Knowledge & Current Affairs MCQs

1. Which is the newest country to join the Eurozone?

A) **Croatia** ✔️

B) Bulgaria

C) Romania

D) Slovenia

2. Babylon is the old name of which country?

A) Egypt

B) **Iraq** ✔️

C) Iran

D) Turkey

45. OIC founded in:

A) 1970

B) **1969** ✔️

C) 1971

D) 1965

46. Pass connecting Pakistan & China:

A) Bolan

B) Babusar

C) **Khunjerab Pass** ✔️

D) Khyber Pass

47. River flowing through KPK:

A) Indus

B) Ravi

C) Chenab

D) **Kabul River** ✔️

49. Members of G7:

A) **USA, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan** ✔️

B) China, India, Russia, USA, UK, Japan, France

C) G20 nations

D) European countries only

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Section 2: English Vocabulary, Idioms & Grammar MCQs

3. Antonym of Deplete is:

A) Reduce

B) Consume

C) **Replenish** ✔️

D) Finish

7. Who always looks at the dark side of everything?

A) Optimist

B) Realist

C) **Pessimist** ✔️

D) Opportunist

9. Idiom “Face the music” means:

A) Run away

B) **Accept the consequences** ✔️

C) Blame others

D) Create excuses

10. Idiom “Bury the hatchet” means:

A) Start a fight

B) **Make peace** ✔️

C) Forget everything

D) Hide the truth

15. Antonym of Callous:

A) Cruel

B) Cold

C) **Compassionate** ✔️

D) Harsh

17. Synonym of Obdurate:

A) **Stubborn** ✔️

B) Gentle

C) Soft

D) Flexible

56. Correct the sentence: He is coward

👉 **He is a coward.** (The noun 'coward' requires an article)

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Section 3: Computer Science & IT Fundamentals MCQs

23. VPN stands for:

A) Virtual Phone Network

B) Voice Private Node

C) **Virtual Private Network** ✔️

D) Visual Program Network

24. SSL stands for:

A) **Secure Sockets Layer** ✔️

B) Simple Server Link

C) Standard Service Layer

D) Security System Line

26. File extension of MS Word 2016:

A) .txt

B) .doc

C) **.docx** ✔️

D) .word

29. Function of Format Painter:

A) Copy content

B) Delete text

C) **Copy formatting** ✔️

D) Change color

35. Protocol for sending emails:

A) HTTP

B) POP3

C) IMAP

D) **SMTP** (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) ✔️

37. Function of VLOOKUP in Excel:

A) Find text

B) **Search value and return related data** ✔️

C) Calculate average

D) Sort values

44. Phishing email means:

A) **Fake email to steal info** ✔️

B) Spam message

C) Promotion mail

D) Business offer

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Complete PPSC SI Solved Paper (All MCQs & Answers)

For your quick revision, here is the full list of questions and their correct answers:

1. Newest Eurozone Country: **Croatia**
2. Babylon old name of: **Iraq**
3. Antonym of Deplete: **Replenish**
4. Where are horses kept? **Stable**
5. Where are rabbits kept? **Hutch**
6. Who works for women’s rights? **Feminist**
7. Who always looks at the dark side? **Pessimist**
8. Who is a person who knows everything? **Omniscient**
9. Idiom "Face the music" means: **Accept the consequences**
10. Idiom "Bury the hatchet" means: **Make peace**
11. Idiom "Call a spade a spade" means: **Speak frankly**
12. Idiom "To be in hot water" means: **To be in trouble**
13. Idiom "To nip in the bud" means: **Stop at early stage**
14. Idiom "A red-letter day" means: **Happy or important day**
15. Antonym of Callous: **Compassionate**
16. Synonym of Humane: **Kind / Compassionate**
17. Synonym of Obdurate: **Stubborn**
18. Antonym of Luscious: **Tasteless**
19. Antonym of Baggy: **Tight / Fitted**
20. Idiom "Make hay while the sun shines" means: **Take opportunity in time**
21. “Hole and corner” means: **Secret and dishonest activity**
22. Synonym of Rebate: **Discount**
23. VPN stands for: **Virtual Private Network**
24. SSL stands for: **Secure Sockets Layer**
25. DMS stands for: **Document Management System**
26. File extension of MS Word 2016: **.docx**
27. File extension of MS Excel 2016: **.xlsx**
28. Shortcut key to paste: **Ctrl + V**
29. Function of Format Painter: **Copy formatting**
30. Function of Watermark: **Add faint background text/image**
31. Insert Chart in Excel from: **Insert tab**
32. Insert Chart in PowerPoint from: **Insert**
33. Function of Drafts folder in Gmail: **Unsent or incomplete emails**
34. Function of Forward in Gmail: **Send received mail to others**
35. Protocol for sending emails: **SMTP**
36. Presenter View in PowerPoint allows: **View notes and next slides while presenting**
37. Function of VLOOKUP in Excel: **Search value and return related data**
38. Function of CONCATENATE in Excel: **Join multiple text strings**
39. Function of Macros in MS Word: **Automate repetitive tasks**
40. Function of Bookmark in Word: **Mark location for quick access**
41. Function of Outline in Word: **Organize document structure**
42. Insert hyperlink in PowerPoint by: **Insert → Link → Hyperlink**
43. Function of Freezing Panes in Excel: **Lock rows/columns while scrolling**
44. Phishing email means: **Fake email to steal info**
45. OIC founded in: **1969**
46. Pass connecting Pakistan & China: **Khunjerab Pass**
47. River flowing through KPK: **Kabul River**
48. First satellite of Pakistan: **Badr-1 (1990)**
49. Members of G7: **USA, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan**
50. Antonym of Habitual: **Unusual / Irregular**
51. Meaning of Urdu idiom “نمک پاشی کرنا”: **زخم پر نمک چھڑکنا / دکھ بڑھانا**
52. Meaning of “حجامت بنوانا”: **بال یا داڑھی کٹوانا**
53. “چونکہ” اور “کیونکہ” کیا ہیں؟ **حروفِ علت (Conjunctions)**
54. Synonym of Caused: **Brought about**
55. Synonym of Uncivilized: **Barbaric / Savage**
56. Corrected: He is coward: **He is a coward.**
57. Meaning of Maiden: **Unmarried / First**
58. Who invented Berliner (paper format)? **Karl Berliner**
59. President of Oxford University 2025–26: **Data pending / Vice-Chancellor (to be confirmed)**
60. Equation type for A & B working together: **Work and Time equation**
61. If 220% of X = 44, then 44% of X = ? **8.8**
62. Corrected: Pakistan is the most beautiful country in the world.
63. Corrected: Mr. Asim is my English teacher.

**Disclaimer:** Always verify the latest facts for Current Affairs questions (e.g., newest Eurozone country, specific university appointments) as they are subject to change. The information provided here is current as of the paper's preparation date.