FIA Assistant Director Investigation Past Paper 18-08-2023 Batch 1

Irascible means easily angered, while 'placid' means calm, making it the opposite.

As stated, England is listed as the host for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Venezuela is reported to have the largest proven oil reserves, so it matches the option.

The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is headquartered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where its main offices are located.

Accommodate is spelled with double c and double m (a-c-c-o-m-m-o-d-a-t-e), which makes it the correct form.

Hazrat Uzair (AS) is identified in Islamic tradition as the prophet who was restored to life after a hundred years.

Gregarious means sociable or enjoying the company of others, so sociable is a direct synonym.

The U-2 incident, when an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union, occurred in 1960.

Myopia is nearsightedness, a refractive disorder of the eye that affects distance vision.

Hazrat Umm-e-Salma (RA) was one of the Prophet’s wives who was still alive at the time of the Karbala tragedy.

The Abbasid rulers held the title of Caliph, serving as the Islamic community’s political and religious leader.

20% of 250 is 0.2 × 250 = 50.

Asia has the highest population of all continents, so Asia is the largest by population.

The United States observes Independence Day on July 4, commemorating the 1776 Declaration of Independence.

The question’s stated answer identifies Hussein Ibrahim Taha as belonging to Chad.

Obsolete means out of date, so its antonym is recent (meaning new or current).

To exonerate someone is to free them from blame, which matches the synonym ‘absolve.’

Pristine means perfectly clean or untouched, which corresponds to ‘immaculate.’

The human brain makes up about 2% of total body weight.

At the time referenced, the United States produced the largest volume of natural gas, making it the top producer worldwide.

Frogs (amphibians) have a three-chambered heart made up of two atria and one ventricle.

In 'Seeing is believing,' 'believing' is a gerund (a verb form used as a noun) functioning as the complement.

'Superior to' is the standard collocation for making comparisons, so 'to' correctly completes the phrase.

'Quickly' is the adverb that properly modifies the verb 'ran' (as in 'He ran quickly as he could').

Profit = Selling price − Cost price = $130 − $100 = $30.

The Harappa (Harappan) civilization flourished in the Indus Valley, known for planned cities like Harappa and Mohenjo‑daro.

Laae'b was the official mascot for the 2022 FIFA World Cup held in Qatar.

Imran Khan's government was dismissed and replaced by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), the opposition coalition that led the no-confidence effort.

The Calvin cycle builds sugars by reversing many of the carbon-conversion steps of glycolysis, so it is often described as the reverse pathway of glycolysis.

According to the ranking cited in the question, Finland was named the happiest country in 2022.

Asif Ali Zardari served as President of Pakistan beginning in 2008 and remained in office through the 2008–2012 period referenced.

Per the statement in the question, Pakistan joined (rejoined) the Commonwealth in 1989.

Sinew refers to tendon or muscular strength, so 'muscle' is an appropriate synonym.

Pristine means clean, unspoiled, or pure, making 'pure' the correct synonym.

Twenty-two percent of 1100 equals 0.22 × 1100 = 242.

Traduce means to harm or betray someone's reputation, which aligns with the sense of 'violate' as breaching or damaging someone's standing.

Aitzaz Ahsan was the prominent leader and spokesperson of Pakistan's 2007–08 lawyers' movement.

Saudi Arabia is the largest country in the Middle East by land area.

Emmanuel Macron won re-election as President of France in 2022, defeating Marine Le Pen.

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto made an official visit to Bangladesh in 1974.

The Netherlands is famous for its tulip flowers and extensive tulip fields.

The UN General Assembly promotes peace and encourages peaceful settlement of disputes, including arbitration, under its mandate.

The average of the first ten natural numbers (1–10) is (1+10)/2 = 5.5 because evenly spaced numbers have a mean equal to their midpoint.

Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed as the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, matching the statement in the question.

The 1962 Constitution of Pakistan established a unicameral legislature, meaning a single-chamber parliament.

The first sajdah (prostration) in the Quran is located in Para 9.

Australia is called the 'Land Down Under' because it lies largely in the Southern Hemisphere.

MMR is a combined viral vaccine that protects against measles, mumps, and rubella.

Pakistan hosted the fifth China–Afghanistan–Pakistan Foreign Ministers Dialogue, as stated.

Qatar was the host country for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Harper Lee is the author of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird.

In April 2022 the UN General Assembly voted to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council following concerns over its actions in Ukraine.

In March 2022 Riz Ahmed became the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar, marking a notable milestone for Muslim representation at the Academy Awards.

Redolent commonly means ‘having a strong smell’ or ‘suggestive of,’ so ‘odorous’ (having a smell) corresponds to that same sense.