Which FIA posts have past papers here?

Nine at present: Inspector, Assistant Director, Sub Inspector, Assistant Director Investigation, UDC, Assistant, LDC, ASI and Assistant Director Legal and Investigation. Each post page lists its papers by year and batch. Constable papers are in preparation and will appear once they have been reviewed.

Which subjects do FIA tests cover?

It varies by post, but Pakistan Studies, Islamic Studies, English and General Knowledge appear in nearly every paper. Inspector papers add substantial Mathematics and Everyday Science. Clerical papers add MS Office and computing. Assistant Director papers include Current Affairs and, in some years, questions on the FIA Act.

How were the past papers collected and checked?

Papers were transcribed question by question, tagged with the post, year and batch, and each question was reviewed by a validator before being published. Where a question in the original paper had a disputed or missing answer, it was corrected from a reference source or left unpublished rather than shown with a guess.

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The Federal Investigation Agency recruits across a wide range of grades, from Constable and clerical staff to Inspector and Assistant Director, and each grade has its own written test. This hub brings together more than 3,200 published questions transcribed from FIA past papers spanning 2002 to 2022, organised by post and then by paper. Inspector, Assistant Director and Sub Inspector are the most heavily represented posts; UDC, LDC, Assistant, ASI and the Assistant Director Investigation and Legal posts have fewer papers but are all live.

Across posts, the recurring subjects are Pakistan Studies, Islamic Studies, English, General Knowledge, Mathematics and Everyday Science, with computing questions weighted towards the clerical and Cyber Crime Wing tests. The recruitment tests have been conducted by different testing agencies in different years, and where the paper metadata records that, it appears in the paper name. Start with the post you are applying for and attempt its most recent paper first; the older papers show how the pattern has shifted over time.

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Passive voice transformation

easy2019FIA Assistant Director Paper 2019 Batch 1

English LanguageFIA

Transform the sentence 'We must write to him' into the passive voice.

Correct answer: A

He must be written to

Correct

He is asked to write

To write him is asked

None of these

Explanation and memory cue

Option A correctly transforms the active sentence 'We must write to him' into the passive voice as 'He must be written to.' This maintains the modal verb 'must' and the preposition 'to' at the end, which is appropriate in English passive constructions with indirect objects.

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Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh)

medium2019FIA Assistant Director Paper 2019 Batch 1

Islamic StudiesFIA

According to Islamic law, the share of a wife in her husband's property is:

Correct answer: C

Half

2/3rd

1/8th

Correct

None of these

Explanation and memory cue

According to Islamic inheritance law, the wife receives one-eighth (1/8th) share of her deceased husband's property if they have children. This is a well-established rule in Islamic jurisprudence.

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Quranic Studies

easy2019FIA Assistant Director Paper 2019 Batch 1

Islamic StudiesFIA

In which city did the revelation of the Holy Quran start?

Correct answer: B

Madina

Makkah

Correct

Yasrib

None of these

Explanation and memory cue

The revelation of the Holy Quran began in the city of Makkah when Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) received the first verses from Angel Gabriel in the Cave of Hira.

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Currencies

easy2019FIA Assistant Director Paper 2019 Batch 1

General KnowledgeFIA

What is the name of the Japanese currency?

Correct answer: A

Yen

Correct

Yuan

Euro

None of these

Explanation and memory cue

The official currency of Japan is the Yen, symbolized as ¥. It is distinct from the Yuan, which is the currency of China, and the Euro, used by many European countries.

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Geometry and Mensuration

easy2019FIA Assistant Director Paper 2019 Batch 1

MathematicsFIA

The centroid of a triangle LMN with vertices L(1,1,1), M(3,3,3), and N(5,5,5) is the point:

Correct answer: A

(3,3,3)

Correct

(2,2,2)

(2.5,2.5,2.5)

None of these

Explanation and memory cue

The centroid of a triangle with vertices at points L(1,1,1), M(3,3,3), and N(5,5,5) is calculated by averaging the x, y, and z coordinates: ((1+3+5)/3, (1+3+5)/3, (1+3+5)/3) = (3,3,3). Thus, option A is correct.

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Tag question

easy2019FIA Assistant Director Paper 2019 Batch 1

English LanguageFIA

When you argue with a friend, you don't go home and destroy every object that he ever touched, do you?

Correct answer: A

do you

Correct

don't you

would you

None of these

Explanation and memory cue

The sentence is a negative statement, so the tag question must be positive. "Do you" is the correct positive tag to match the negative statement. The other options do not fit grammatically or logically.

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International Organizations

easy2019FIA Assistant Director Paper 2019 Batch 1

General KnowledgeFIA

BRICS countries comprise:

Correct answer: C

Brazil, Russia, China, Indonesia, South Korea

Bangladesh, Russia, China, India, South Africa

Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa

Correct

None of these

Explanation and memory cue

The BRICS countries are Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. This grouping is well-known in international relations and economics, representing major emerging economies.

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Mass-energy equivalence

easy2019FIA Assistant Director Paper 2019 Batch 1

ScienceFIA

Einstein's famous equation which states that mass and energy are interchangeable is:

Correct answer: A

E=mc²

Correct

E=mc³

E=mc⁴

None of these

Explanation and memory cue

Einstein's famous equation is E=mc², which expresses the equivalence of mass (m) and energy (E) with c representing the speed of light squared. This shows that mass can be converted into energy and vice versa.

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Planets visibility

easy2019FIA Assistant Director Paper 2019 Batch 1

ScienceFIA

Which planet is easily visible from the Earth?

Correct answer: B

Mercury

Venus

Correct

Mars

None of these

Explanation and memory cue

Venus is the brightest planet visible from Earth and is easily seen with the naked eye, often called the 'Evening Star' or 'Morning Star'. Mercury and Mars are visible but not as prominently as Venus.

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Biosensors

easy2019FIA Assistant Director Paper 2019 Batch 1

ScienceFIA

A biosensor is used to measure:

Correct answer: A

Blood Glucose Level

Correct

The Body pH Value

Amount of Hemoglobin

None of these

Explanation and memory cue

A biosensor is commonly used to measure blood glucose levels, especially in diabetic patients, by detecting glucose concentration in the blood. While biosensors can be designed for other analytes, the most typical and well-known application is glucose monitoring.