FPSC ANF Inspector Past Paper Dated: 2010

1- Which is the most abundant element present in the human body?

A. Nitrogen
B. Oxygen
C. Carbon
D. Hydrogen

Answer : B. Oxygen

2- How cancer can be treated?

A. Antibodies and chemotherapy
B. Radiotherapy and antibodies
C. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy
D. Antibiotics and vaccines

Answer : C. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy

3- Animals obtain carbon dioxide mainly from:

A. Starch
B. Glucose
C. Glycogen
D. Sucrose

Answer : B. Glucose

4- Fossils found in the lowest geological strata are generally most:

A. Primitive
B. Complex
C. Advance
D. Specialized

Answer : A. Primitive

5- Evolution can be described as:

A. A continuing process
B. A catastrophic event in the past
C. Static
D. The attaining of an ideal type

Answer : A. A continuing process

6- What is the only source of new alleles?

A. Mutation
B. Fertilization
C. Crossing over
D. Independent assortment

Answer : A. Mutation

7- Polygenic characteristics are controlled by:

A. Mutated genes
B. Multiple genes
C. Recessive genes
D. Dominant genes

Answer : B. Multiple genes

8- Which of the following lists the four stages of food processing in order?

A. Absorption, digestion, ingestion, elimination
B. Ingestion, absorption, elimination, digestion
C. Digestion, ingestion, absorption, elimination
D. Ingestion, digestion, absorption, elimination

Answer : D. Ingestion, digestion, absorption, elimination

9- In humans, most nutrient molecules are absorbed by the:

A. Liver
B. Stomach
C. Large intestine
D. Small intestine

Answer : D. Small intestine

10- The energy needed to fuel essential body process is called:

A. Basal metabolism
B. Essential nutrient level
C. Optimum energy intake
D. Recommended daily allowance

Answer : A. Basal metabolism

11- Which of the following is an organic molecule needed by the body in small amounts?

A. Protein
B. Vitamin C
C. Zinc
D. Monosaccharide

Answer : B. Vitamin C

12- Inhaled air passes through which of the following in the last?

A. Trachea
B. Pharynx
C. Bronchiole
D. Larynx

Answer : C. Bronchiole

13- Which of the following is a form of sexual reproduction?

A. Fission
B. Budding
C. Fragmentation
D. Hermaphroditism

Answer : D. Hermaphroditism

14- Cobalt is a material which is:

A. Strongly attracted by a magnet
B. Not attracted by a magnet
C. Not a magnet
D. Weakly attracted by a magnet

Answer : A. Strongly attracted by a magnet

15- Laughing gas has chemical composition of the following two elements which are:

A. Nitrogen + Hydrogen
B. Nitrogen + Carbon
C. Nitrogen + Oxygen
D. Oxygen + Carbon

Answer : C. Nitrogen + Oxygen

16- Hepatitis A is transmitted to different individuals by:

A. Spit
B. Water
C. Sneezing
D. Faeces

Answer : D. Faeces

17- The unit that coordinates different devices of the computer system is:

A. ALU
B. Register
C. Control unit 
D. Logical instruction

Answer : C. Control unit

18- Walnuts can be broken in the hand by squeezing two together but not one. It is because of:

A. Work done
B. Power
C. Energy
D. Pressure

Answer : D. Pressure

19- The instrument specially designed for recording earthquake wave is called seismograph which measure earthquake waves on a:

A. Celsius Scale
B. Richter scale
C. Fahrenheit Scale
D. Diatonic scale

Answer : B. Richter scale

20- The planet Mercury completes one rotation around the sun in:

A. 60 days
B. 88 days
C. 98 days
D. 365 days

Answer : B. 88 days

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