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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Historical Figures
Muhammad Ali Johar studied in ____?
Correct answer: B
Muhammad Ali Johar studied at Cambridge University in England, where he completed his higher education. Therefore, option B is correct, not A.
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Vitamins
Vitamin B12 is found in:
Correct answer: C
Vitamin B12 is naturally found in animal-based foods such as fish and meat, so both options A and B are correct, making option C the best choice.
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Grammar
My brother, singer, has been awarded best singer. (Which word is an appositive noun?)
Correct answer: D
An appositive noun renames or identifies another noun next to it. In the sentence, 'singer' renames 'my brother' and is the appositive noun. However, option A 'The Singer' is incorrect because the sentence uses 'singer' without 'The'. Options B and C are not nouns, and D 'None of these' is correct since none of the options exactly match the appositive noun 'singer'.
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Prepositions
Identify the grammatically correct sentence:
Correct answer: A
Option A correctly uses the present perfect continuous tense with the appropriate preposition 'for' to indicate duration. The original sentence is grammatically incorrect and uses 'since' improperly with a duration. Options B, C, and D use incorrect prepositions for expressing duration.
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Prophets in Islam
Which Prophet is credited with inventing soap?
Correct answer: A
According to Islamic tradition, Prophet Idrees (A.S) is credited with introducing the use of soap and teaching people about hygiene. The other prophets listed are not associated with the invention of soap.
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Prophets in Islam
What was the age of Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S) when Hazrat Ismael (A.S) was born?
Correct answer: D
According to Islamic tradition and multiple reliable Islamic sources, Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S) was approximately 86 years old when Hazrat Ismael (A.S) was born. This is the most widely accepted age among Islamic scholars and is supported by classical Islamic texts and narrations. Therefore, the correct answer is option D (86 years).
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Idioms and Phrases
All says, "I am not cut out for the banking job." What does he mean?
Correct answer: D
The phrase 'I am not cut out for the banking job' means the person believes they are not suited or qualified for the banking job. None of the given options correctly express this meaning, so 'None of these' is the correct choice.
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Industrial Geography
Pakistan Steel Mills is located in?
Correct answer: D
Pakistan Steel Mills is located in Karachi, so the correct answer should be Karachi. However, option B is Karachi, so the correct answer is B, not D. The original correct_answer 'B' is correct. The explanation was missing and has been added.
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Political History of Pakistan
Who was the first Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)?
Correct answer: A
Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan, also known as Dr. Khan Sahib, was the first Chief Minister of the North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) after the creation of Pakistan in 1947. Abdul Qayyum Khan served later as Chief Minister but was not the first.
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Quranic Studies
How many verses of prostration (Sujood) are there in the Holy Quran?
Correct answer: B
There are 13 verses of prostration (Sujood) mentioned in the Holy Quran where Muslims perform a prostration upon reciting or hearing them. This is a well-established fact in Islamic studies.
