PAKISTAN
SAMPLE PAPER
6th Batch of Officers (OG-1)
ENGLISH COMPOSITION
Read the following passage carefully and answer questions 1 to 3
There is a long list of traits usually attributed to a bank official assigned to sell the services of
the bank. But, ironically, all those individuals who possess these qualities are not successful
sales persons. Likewise, all the successful salesmen do not necessarily possess all these
qualities. Undisputedly, however personality, in-depth knowledge of the services offered and
the selling skills to enrich the performance of a salesperson.
The personality of a successful salesman consists of, inter alia, self confidence, intelligence,
hard work, impressive communication skills and ability to get along smoothly with antagonism.
Experts have recommended two more qualitiesempathy and ego drive, for superior
salespersons.
The demarcation line between selfconfidence and over-confidence are very thin, which is
sometimes unintentionally crossed. A sales person suffering from over-confidence becomes
stubborn in his behavior during interaction with others, particularly in dealing with disgusted
customers. Thus, self-confidence coupled with self-control only yields positive results.
Q1.
Q2.
Q3.
Self confidence
Intelligence
Cooperation
Greatest desire to achieve success
Increase wealth
Polish talents
Improve and increase performance
Increase the Confidence
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In the following questions, part of the sentence is italicized and underlined. Choose the
correct alternative from the following options to correct the sentence:
Q4. If I have had the address, I would have delivered the package myself.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Q5. Some people claim that cats might be the best pets.
A.
B.
C.
D.
was raining
has rained
rains
is raining
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Q9. INTENSIFY
A.
B.
C.
D.
Diminish
Reduce
Shrink
Enhance
Q10. DESPAIR
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hope
Misery
Anguish
Gloom
Select an answer from the following options which can be substituted for the given
word/sentence.
Report
Schedule
Agenda
Plan
2.00
3.58
4.25
4.00
Q13. 5 x 16 + 20 - 5=?
A.
B.
C.
D.
95
96
88
78
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-5
5
6
-6
Q15. What should come next in this sequence 1, 2/3, 6, 2, 3/4, 12, 3, 4/5, ___________?
A.
B.
C.
D.
4
5
15
20
Q17. Twenty Thousand Two Hundred Fifty rupees can be represented as:
A.
B.
C.
D.
RS. 20000,200,50
Rs. 22,500
RS. 2,500
RS. 20,250
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Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Pervaiz Musharraf
Raheel Shareef
Ashfaq Pervaiz Kiyani
Jehangir Karamat
Polo
Cricket
Football
Hockey
Markhor
Lion
Tiger
Kangaroo
Oman
Iran
Kuwait
None of these
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Q24. A developmental mega project which aims to connect Gwadar Port to Chinas northwestern
region is termed as ____________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Agriculture
Construction
Manufacturing
Services
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ANSWERS
Question
Number
Key
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
B
C
C
B
A
B
A
C
D
A
B
D
A
B
D
D
D
D
B
B
D
A
A
B
D
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