Which years of the Assistant Director paper are included?

Seven papers: 2002, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2019 batches one and three, and 2020. The 2019 batches two, four and five are being transcribed. Each paper is listed separately so you can attempt one year at a time, or read the whole post as one list.

Does the paper include questions on the FIA Act?

The 2019 papers do, in small numbers: around ten questions on the agency's legal basis, its powers and its organisational structure. Earlier papers did not. The separate Assistant Director Investigation post from 2022 tests the Act more heavily, and its page is the better place to practise that material.

What English level should I expect?

Higher than in the Inspector or Sub Inspector papers. Alongside vocabulary questions, the Assistant Director papers include grammar, conditionals and sentence-correction items, which are collected under the English Language subject. Both the main English bank and the English Language bank are worth attempting.

FIA Assistant Director Past Papers

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Assistant Director is an officer-grade post, and the FIA has recruited for it through written tests over a longer span than for any other grade in this bank. This page holds 556 published questions from seven papers: 2002, 2004, 2011, 2012, two batches from 2019 and a shorter 2020 paper. The older papers are close to a hundred questions each; the 2019 and 2020 papers are partial transcriptions and will be extended as the missing questions are recovered and reviewed.

Pakistan Studies is the dominant subject, with well over a hundred questions across the papers, followed by English, Islamic Studies, Mathematics and General Knowledge. Current Affairs and History have a stronger presence here than in lower-grade tests, and the 2019 papers introduced a few questions on the FIA Act itself. Reading the 2002 and 2004 papers side by side with 2019 is instructive: the subjects are the same, but the later papers ask more analytical English and fewer straight recall questions.

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Tag question

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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British Colonial Administration

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General KnowledgeFIA

Who was Lord Morley?

Correct answer: C

Canadian Prime Minister

Viceroy of India

Secretary of State for India

Correct

None of these

Explanation and memory cue

John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn, served as Secretary of State for India from 1905 to 1910, making option C correct. He was not a Canadian Prime Minister or Viceroy of India.

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ICRC headquarters location

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General KnowledgeFIA

Where is the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) headquarters located?

Correct answer: A

Geneva

Correct

New York

London

None of these

Explanation and memory cue

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. This is a well-known fact about the organization, which is central to its operations and international humanitarian work.

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Director General FIA services (FIA Act)

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FIA ActFIA

The terms and conditions of the services of the Director General FIA:

Correct answer: A

Can be provided in the rules

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Cannot be provided in the rules

Can be partially provided in the rules

None of these

Explanation and memory cue

The terms and conditions of the services of the Director General FIA are typically provided in the rules governing the Federal Investigation Agency, as per the FIA Act and related regulations. This ensures clarity and legal backing for the appointment and service conditions.

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Prepositions

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English LanguageFIA

Benefitted a great deal ------------------ taking that online training course.

Correct answer: B

for

from

Correct

with

None of these

Explanation and memory cue

The correct preposition to use with 'benefitted a great deal' in this context is 'from,' as it indicates the source or cause of the benefit. Therefore, 'Benefitted a great deal from taking that online training course' is correct.

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Earth atmosphere

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ScienceFIA

The principal constituent of the Earth's atmosphere is:

Correct answer: C

Oxygen

Carbon

Nitrogen

Correct

None of these

Explanation and memory cue

The Earth's atmosphere is composed primarily of nitrogen, which makes up about 78% of the atmosphere by volume. Oxygen is the second most abundant gas, but nitrogen is the principal constituent.