Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) is a post in the investigative stream, one grade below Sub Inspector. The FIA tested for it on three days in December 2021, and this page holds 115 published questions from those three papers, dated 14, 15 and 21 December. All three are partial transcriptions and will grow as further questions are recovered.
The ASI papers spread their questions across an unusually wide set of subjects. Islamic Studies and Pakistan Studies lead, but Computer Science, English and Geography follow closely, and there are small clusters of Economics, Biology, Current Affairs and History, plus a scattering of MS Office, Chemistry and Earth Science. No single subject exceeds twenty questions. That breadth means topic-by-topic revision is less effective here than for other posts; a candidate is better served by attempting the papers as mixed sets and reading every explanation. The ASI and Sub Inspector papers from the same December 2021 cycle are close relatives and should be practised together.
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Macroeconomics
GDP stands for ____?
Correct answer: A
GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product, which is the total value of all goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period. The other options do not correctly define GDP.
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Computer Basics
F1 to F12 keys are called ____ ?
Correct answer: A
The keys labeled F1 to F12 on a keyboard are known as Function keys because they perform specific functions depending on the software or operating system in use.
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Keyboard Shortcuts
Ctrl + Y is used for ____?
Correct answer: A
Ctrl + Y is the standard keyboard shortcut for the 'Redo' action, which reverses the last 'Undo' command. This is widely used in many software applications to restore the last undone action.
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Physical Geography
Where is the Gobi Desert located?
Correct answer: D
The Gobi Desert is located in northern China and southern Mongolia, making option D the correct answer. The other options list regions where the Gobi Desert is not found.
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Social Media History
Facebook was launched in the year?
Correct answer: C
Facebook was launched in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg and his college roommates. Therefore, the correct answer is 2004.
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Military History
Who was the first person in Pakistan to receive the Nishan-i-Haider?
Correct answer: A
Captain Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed was the first recipient of the Nishan-i-Haider, Pakistan's highest military award for bravery, awarded posthumously for his actions in the 1948 Kashmir conflict.
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Geography of Pakistan
Which is the smallest province of Pakistan by area?
Correct answer: A
Sindh is the smallest province of Pakistan by area, smaller than Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) and Punjab. Therefore, option A is correct.
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Vocabulary
What is the synonym of 'Analyse'?
Correct answer: A
The synonym of 'Analyse' is 'Examine' because both involve carefully studying or inspecting something. The other options do not have similar meanings.
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
IBM stands for what?
Correct answer: D
IBM stands for International Business Machines, which is the correct full form of the acronym IBM. The other options are incorrect expansions of the acronym.
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Memory and Storage
What does PB stand for?
Correct answer: A
PB is the abbreviation for Petabyte, a unit of digital information storage. 'Plumber' is unrelated to this abbreviation in computer science context, so option A is correct.
