FIA ASI Paper 14-12-2021 is a FIA ASI recruitment paper from 2021. This page lists the 40 questions transcribed from it, each with the answer key highlighted and an explanation reviewed by a validator before publishing.
Attempt the paper in order to get a feel for how the examiner mixed subjects, then use the post page to compare it with other years of the same post. Where the answer key was disputed, the explanation says so.
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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.
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Geography of Pakistan
Lyallpur is the old name of ____?
Correct answer: A
Lyallpur is the former name of Faisalabad, a major city in Pakistan. The city was renamed Faisalabad in 1977 in honor of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia.
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History of Pakistan International Airlines
When was the first international flight of PIA taken?
Correct answer: B
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) took its first international flight on 25 May 1953, marking the beginning of its international operations.
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Vocabulary
What is a synonym of 'Accolade'?
Correct answer: C
Both 'Approval' and 'Award' can be synonyms of 'Accolade' as it means praise or an expression of approval, often in the form of an award or honor. Therefore, option C ('Both A and B') is correct.
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Quranic Studies
Which surah of the Holy Quran contains the phrase 'Bismillah' twice?
Correct answer: A
Surah Al Naml (Chapter 27) contains the phrase 'Bismillah' twice: once at the beginning of the surah and once within verse 30, where it appears in the letter from Prophet Solomon to the Queen of Sheba.
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Zakat
How many heads (Masarif) of Zakat are there?
Correct answer: B
In Islamic teachings, there are 8 main categories (Masarif) to which Zakat can be distributed, as outlined in the Quran (Surah At-Tawbah 9:60). These include the poor, the needy, Zakat collectors, those whose hearts are to be reconciled, freeing captives, those in debt, in the cause of Allah, and the stranded traveler.
