FIA Assistant Director Past Papers

Faiz Ahmad Faiz, the renowned Urdu poet, died on 20 November 1984. Multiple authoritative sources including Wikipedia, Rekhta, and the Library of Congress confirm that the year of his death is 1984. Therefore, the correct answer is option A (1984).

Georges Lemaître was the Belgian priest and physicist who first proposed the idea of an expanding universe, which later became known as the Big Bang theory. The other options are unrelated to this scientific theory.

The official language of the Gupta Period was Sanskrit, which was widely used in administration, literature, and inscriptions during that era. English and German were not relevant languages in ancient India, and "None of these" is incorrect since Sanskrit was indeed the official language.

The first Umayyad Caliph was Ameer Muawiya (Muawiya I), who established the Umayyad Caliphate after the end of the Rashidun Caliphate. The other options are incorrect as Al-Mughira was not a caliph, and Yazid was a later Umayyad caliph.

Saturn currently holds the record for the planet with the maximum number of moons, surpassing Jupiter. Recent discoveries have increased Saturn's known moons to over 80, making option B correct.

Electric current can produce chemical effects (electrolysis), magnetic effects (electromagnetism), and heating effects (Joule heating). Therefore, all the listed effects are produced by electric current.

A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, blocking the Sun's light either partially or completely. This aligns with option C, which correctly describes the Moon's position during a solar eclipse.

The Jamia Mosque of Damascus, also known as the Umayyad Mosque, was built by Caliph Al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik (Waleed bin Abdul Malik) during the Umayyad dynasty. This is a well-established historical fact in Islamic history.

Water reaches its maximum density at approximately 4°C due to the molecular arrangement of water molecules at this temperature, making option C correct.

The monopoly of the East India Company in trade was effectively brought under the control of the British Crown with the Regulating Act of 1773, which was the first step in government oversight of the Company’s affairs in India.