General Science and Ability Past Paper 2017

Computers claim a full question in the General Science and Ability past paper 2017. Q.5 asks candidates to differentiate RAM and ROM, name the three basic buses of a computer, draw a computer block diagram, and classify computers by size, memory, capacity and speed. Earlier questions cover the causes of heart attack, drug addiction against drug abuse, the human ear, and fat soluble vitamins. Q.4 explains a mirage and the difference between lunar and solar eclipses. Section-II builds a histogram from teachers’ marking hours, sets bus fares between Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Murree as linked sums, and divides Rs. 500 in set ratios.

What this paper contains

  • Part-II — attempt four questions, two from each section; each question carries 20 marks (Part-I holds the 20 MCQs, per the printed header)
  • Section-I Q.2 — Environmental pollution, water-logging in Pakistan, ozone depletion, acid rain
  • Section-I Q.3 — Heart attack causes, drug addiction and drug abuse, the human ear, fat soluble vitamins
  • Section-I Q.4 — Mirage, lunar and solar eclipses, effects of Earth’s rotation and revolution, AC and DC power
  • Section-I Q.5 — RAM and ROM, computer buses, computer block diagram, types of computers
  • Section-II Q.6–Q.8 — Pictograms and histograms, a frequency table from survey data, tax and timing sums, bus fare equations, a family relation puzzle, ratio division, a letter code
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