FIA Assistant Director Past Papers

Jupiter is commonly known as the 'Bodyguard of the Earth' because its massive gravitational field acts as a cosmic shield, deflecting, capturing, or ejecting many comets and asteroids that might otherwise collide with Earth. While Saturn also has a strong gravitational influence, Jupiter's role in protecting Earth from many potential impacts is more significant and widely recognized in astronomy.

Antonio Guterres has been the Secretary-General of the United Nations since January 1, 2017, succeeding Ban Ki-moon. Therefore, option A is correct.

Rajab is the seventh month in the Islamic (Hijri) calendar. The options correctly list '7th' as option C, so the correct answer is 'C'. The original correct_answer was incorrectly set to 'A' (6th), but the factual month number for Rajab is 7th.

The Great Spot, commonly known as the Great Red Spot, is a giant storm on the planet Jupiter. It is a persistent high-pressure region in Jupiter's atmosphere, producing an anticyclonic storm.

The five planets visible to the naked eye without a telescope are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. These planets have been known since ancient times and can be seen as steady points of light that do not twinkle. Uranus is barely visible to the naked eye under very dark skies and excellent eyesight, but it is generally considered not visible without optical aid. Neptune and Pluto are too faint to be seen without a telescope. Therefore, the correct answer is 5, which corresponds to option D.

The correct indirect speech for 'He says, I shall be here' is 'He says that he will be there' because the first-person pronoun 'I' changes to 'he', 'shall' changes to 'will' in reported speech, and 'here' changes to 'there'.

Zakat is an obligatory form of charity in Islam that is distributed to specific categories of recipients, including Masakeen (the poor), Needy, and Poor Relatives, among others. Therefore, the correct answer is 'All of these' as it encompasses all mentioned groups.

The leader of the Shimla Deputation in 1906 was His Highness Sir Aga Khan III, not Sir Syed Ahmad Khan. The deputation consisted of 35 prominent Muslim leaders who met the Viceroy Lord Minto to demand separate electorates and greater political representation for Muslims. This event was significant in the political history of Indian Muslims and led to the formation of the All-India Muslim League. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan was an earlier Muslim reformer and educator but was not the leader of this deputation.

The Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan was signed in 1960. This treaty was brokered by the World Bank to manage the water distribution of the Indus River system between the two countries.

The Hudaybiyyah Agreement was a significant treaty signed in the 6th year of Hijra between the Muslims of Medina and the Quraysh tribe of Mecca, marking an important event in Islamic history.