STS IBA Past Papers MCQs

STS IBA past papers MCQs for test preparation of Institute of Business Administration departments Karachi and Sukkur.

STS IBA Past Papers MCQs

Which country hosted the 2022 FIFA World cup?

1. Qatar
2. Saudi Arabia
3. Afghanistan
4. Jordan

The ________is firmware that contain a computer’s startup instruction.

1. POST
2. BIOS
3. CMOS
4. DIOS

The accompanying circle represents the 2400 students at Central High School, and the shaded portion represents the freshman class. What is the total number of students in the freshman class?​

1. 800
2. 500
3. 600
4. 400

The width of a rectangle is twice the size of its length The length is increased by 30% and width is increased by 20%, what will be the percentage change in the area of rectangle?

1. 23
2. 22
3. 34
4. None

Find a number which when multiplied by 7 and then reduced by 3 is equal to 53.

1. 8
2. 4
3. 7
4. None

Which of the following is equivalent to 5/2?

1. 2*1/5
2. 0.5
3. 0.10
4. None

A total of 160 candidates came for the written test at a university, and 15% were enrolled. How many students were not enrolled?

1. 136
2. 120
3. 12
4. 24

Find the largest number which divides 615 and 963 leaving remainder 6 in each case.

1. 87
2. 80
3. 60
4. None

Mark the correct sentence. One should try one’s best

1. One should try one’s best
2. One should try his best
3. One should try my best
4. None

Mark the correct sentence She rises children

1. She rises children
2. She rise childrens
3. She raises childrens
4. She raises children

Mark the correct sentence She is better known to her father’s family name

1. She is better known to her father’s family name
2. She is better known with her father’s family name
3. She is better known by her father’s family name
4. None

Mark the correct sentence Two soldiers were drowned to death yesterday

1. Two soldiers were drowned to death yesterday
2. Two soldiers were drowned to die yesterday
3. Two soldiers were drowned to drowed yesterday
4. None

Mark the correct sentence My son is related to me

1. My son is related to me
2. He is related to me as my son
3. They are relatives by blood
4. None

Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word. guitar

1. band
2. teacher
3. songs
4. strings

Which of the following is different from others ? Arc Diagonal Radius Diameter

1. Diagonal
2. Radius
3. Diameter
4. Arc

Why we use Alt + F keys on keyboard?

1. file meny
2. bold option
3. edit option
4. None

No body —– that the old man had fallen.

1. noted
2. realized
3. noticed
4. Knew

Find the word that names the necessary part of the word CULTURE

1. Education
2. Civility
3. Agriculture
4. Custom

A product sold in rs 480 with a discount of 20% . what was the list price of the product

1. 600
2. 400
3. 200
4. 500

_______is a process of encoding data and information into an unreadable form.

1. Encryption
2. Description
3. Uploading
4. None

In Hajj, traveling seven times between Mount Safa and Mount Marwah, is called _____?

1. Ramee
2. Sayee
3. Istilam
4. Tawaf
5. None of these

Which Is The National Tree of Pakistan?

1. Himalayan Cedar
2. Deodar
3. Cedrus Deodara
4. All of these

The normal temperature of human body is _________ degree Fahrenheit.

1. 90.8
2. 37.5
3. 98.6
4. 70.8

Which animal is the national animal of Pakistan ?

1. Tiger
2. Lion
3. Arabian horse
4. Cow
5. Markhor

GUI stands for ________?

1. graphical use interface
2. graphical user interface
3. grapic user interface
4. None

How many members of the National Assembly of Pakistan?

1. 342
2. 336
3. 360
4. 320

Who is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK)?

1. Rishi Sunak
2. Keir Starmer
3. Liz Truss
4. Boris Johnson
5. None of these

Who was the first lady inspector of Madinah appointed by Hazrat Umar (رضہ) ?

1. Hazrat Ayesha
2. Rufaida Al-Aslamia
3. Umm Al-shifaa bint Abdullah
4. Umm Aimen
5. None of these

A chemical process that gives out heat is called:

1. Synthesis
2. Conduction
3. Polymerization
4. Combustion
5. None of these

Identify the next number 164 84 44 24 14 ?​

1. 4
2. 7
3. 5
4. 9

Which of following the sum of all 3-digit not even numbers?

1. 753
2. 538
3. 369
4. none

The product of two numbers is 120 and the sum of their squares is 289. The sum of the number is:

1. 20
2. 23
3. 15
4. 27

In an examination 70% of the candidate passed in English, 80% passed in Mathematics, 10% failed in both subjects. If 144 candidates passed in both, the total number of candidates was :

1. 135
2. 125
3. 240
4. 375

Who is the Current Education Minister of Sindh?

1. Saeed Ghani
2. Syed sardar ali shah
3. Murtaza wahab
4. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) first female-run police station opened in _________?

1. Muzaffarabad
2. Rawalakot
3. Neelum Valley
4. None of these

BCD stands for _______.

1. binary coded decimetre
2. binary control decimal
3. binary coded decimal
4. None

A CPU contains____?

1. A card reader and a printing device
2. An analytical engine and a control unit
3. A control unit and an arithmetic logic unit
4. An arithmetic logic and a card reader

In Microsoft Windows, the graphical pattern on the desktop used as background for windows is ______.

1. Icons
2. Wallpaper
3. Picture
4. Background

A person who gains ____ access to a computer system is known as a hacker.

1. Authenticated
2. illegal
3. permissible
4. none of the above

Shortcut key to Remove paragraph formatting is

1. Ctrl + S
2. Ctrl + Q
3. Ctrl + E
4. Ctrl + L

In MS Excel, Conditional Formatting is in ______ tab?

1. View
2. Home
3. Page Layout
4. Insert

Eagle is the national emblem of

1. Pakistan
2. India
3. Spain
4. None

In Acronym of SAARC , ‘C ‘ stands for

1. Common wealth
2. Committee
3. Conference
4. Cooperation

When the property was divided ___ the two sisters, they seemed to be at dangers drawn with each other.

1. among
2. between
3. with
4. for

The teacher told the student that he should either ___ his behavior or she will be forced to be ___ him

1. improve , reprimand
2. Corrupt ,solute
3. Descend, reprimand
4. None

To be appointed ____ this post a candidate is required to be an M.A with three years long experience

1. to
2. on
3. with
4. for

The grandfathers clock ___ therefore as long as I can remember

1. Stood
2. Stands
3. Has been standing
4. Is standing

I bought a new car last year , but I ___ my old car yet , so at present I have two cars.

1. Have sold
2. Have not sold
3. did not sell
4. Has sold

Hush ! do not disturb me .

1. Injunction
2. Interjection
3. Adjective
4. Adverb

Synonym of DISCRETE

1. Tactful
2. Charming
3. Different
4. Inconsiderable

synonym of INDICATIVE

1. Suggestive of
2. Threatening
3. Strong and sure
4. None

Chapter : Book : : Brick : ?

1. building
2. clay
3. heap
4. None

A progress has been made toward finding a cure for AIDS.

1. finding
2. has been made
3. a progress
4. None

After rashid had returned to his house, he was reading a book. find error

1. read
2. reading
3. is reading
4. None

Pointing toward a man, a man said ” His mother is the only daughter of my mother “. How is the woman related to the man ?

1. Mother
2. Grand mother
3. Sister
4. Daughter

Antonym of Solitary

1. Secluded
2. Sociable
3. Deserted
4. None

Antonym of Appreciation

1. Regard
2. Plan
3. Respect
4. Condemnation

Antonym of FLUCTUATE

1. Soften
2. Parse
3. inflate
4. Stabilize

Scientist :Laboratory ::

1. Teacher : Classroom
2. Dentist :Drill
3. Chemist : Test tube
4. None

synonym of PRESTIGIOUS

1. Hanoured
2. Harvay
3. Notorious
4. None

Total number of surah in Quran are ____?

1. 109
2. 110
3. 111
4. 114
5. 118

One Gigabyte is equal to ?

1. 1024 bits
2. 1032 megabytes
3. 1024 kilobytes
4. 1024 megabytes

ALU stands for what?

1. Arithmetic Logic Unit
2. Arithmetic and legal unit
3. Alternating Logic Unit
4. Alternate Local Unit

“Keep at bay” means:

1. Keep at a distance
2. Keep at the keep shore
3. Keep in mind
4. Keep thinking about something

The government has embarked ____ the implementation of the 20 point program vigorously

1. with
2. upon
3. on
4. for

The divers jumped —- the river to take out the lost necklace.

1. On
2. In
3. Into
4. TO

What is default font style in Ms word 2007?

1. Calibri
2. Roman
3. Bold
4. None

Which of following is the smallest ocean of the world?

1. Pacific
2. Indian
3. Atlantic
4. Arctic

Ice Hockey has its origin form:

1. USA
2. USA
3. Canada
4. France

Milk sugar is known as :

1. lactose
2. Sugar
3. Glucose
4. None

1 byte is equal to :

1. 4 bits
2. 8 bits
3. 12 bits
4. None

Can he swim?I do not think he knows ___

1. Swimming
2. To swim
3. How to swim
4. How can he swim

Which pillar of Islam is declared as armour?

1. Salat
2. Soam
3. Zakat
4. Hajj

What was the name of first woman Muslim?

1. Hazrat Khdija
2. Hazrat Zainab
3. Hazrat Fatima
4. Hazrat Ayesha

A computer consists of :

1. Motherboard
2. Hard Disk Drive
3. Central processing unit
4. All of the above
5. None

Horticulture is a study of.

1. Planting
2. Gardening
3. Cultivation
4. None of these

Which function is not available in the consolidate dialogue box ?

1. Average
2. Max
3. Pmt
4. None

Which prophet of Allah is called Abu Al-Bashar?

1. Hazrat Muhammad ﷺ
2. Hazrat Ibrahim (AH)
3. Hazrat Nooh (AH)
4. Hazrat Ayub (AH)
5. Hazrat Adam (AH)

Last Governor general of Pakistan was

1. Iskandar mirza
2. Liaqiat Ali khan
3. Khawaja nizam u din
4. Muhammad ali

HTTP stands for ____?

1. Hypertext Transfer Protocol
2. Hypertext Transfer Protection
3. Hyper Transfer Protocol
4. None

Nervous system is affected by the shortage of?

1. Sodium
2. Carbon
3. Sulphur
4. Oxygen

F1 to F12 keys are called ____ ?

1. Fun Keys
2. Numeric keys
3. Function keys
4. Alphabetic keys

Laughing gas is?

1. Nitrous Oxide
2. Oxygen
3. Hydrogen
4. None

Pakistan shares longest border with ___

1. China
2. India
3. Afghanistan
4. Iran

What is the function of control + N in MS word​

1. Open a new document
2. Open a new slide
3. Open a new presentation
4. Close documents

Which is the secondary storage device_____?

1. RAM
2. ROM
3. Diode
4. Hard Disc
5. Semi Conductor

Who discover Penicillin?

1. F Jacksin
2. Einstein
3. A. Fleming
4. J.Iqbal

Who among the following is the current Finance Minister of Pakistan?

1. Muhammad Aurangzeb
2. Shamshad Akhtar
3. Ishaq Dar
4. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh
5. None of these

Kartarpur is in which district :

1. Narowal
2. Sialkot
3. Kasur
4. Lahore

Please —- an ear to me

1. Pay
2. Give
3. Lend
4. Send

They expressed mixed ____ at the news.

1. Passions
2. Feelings
3. Sentimental
4. Emotions

Karachi is __ from Rohri than Hyderabad

1. Far
2. Further
3. Farther
4. Farthest

I would not have dared to ___ my teachers

1. deny
2. defy
3. refuse
4. avoid

This has been a _____ reminder to us all.

1. timely
2. timeless
3. time poor
4. time table

The —- is the part of the face above the eyes and below the hair.

1. Forehead
2. Neck
3. Scalp
4. Head

We would like to know whether you have ever _____ to a wonderland.

1. gone
2. seen
3. been
4. visited

He is the only ___ earner in the family.

1. Money
2. Bread
3. Living
4. Cash

Donald Trump 45h U.S. President, What number he stands as Republican President in the history of U.S.?

1. 10th
2. 15th
3. 19th
4. 20th

Argentine has won FIFA World Cup 2022 by defeating which country?

1. Brazil
2. Morocco
3. France
4. Qatar

When was Transparency International founded?

1. May 1992
2. May 1990
3. May 1993
4. May 1991

Skill comes ___ Practice

1. in
2. to
3. by
4. with

Its five ____ ten time

1. to
2. in
3. for
4. by

I did it ___ mistake.

1. by
2. in
3. to
4. with

He threw the latter ____ the fire .

1. in
2. into
3. on
4. to

Our English teacher spoke on an introduction ___ the English language.

1. for
2. on
3. two
4. with

If NEW YORK can be encrypted as PGYAQTM, how can you code the word CHARLOTTE?

1. EJCTNQVVG
2. EJCTNRVVG
3. ETYTNQVVG
4. None

Which key is used to rename a file or folder?

1. F1
2. F2
3. F3
4. F4

The words in the bottom row are related in the same way as the words in the top row. For each item, find the word that completes the bottom row of words. ant fly bee hamster squirrel ?

1. spider
2. mouse
3. rodent
4. cat

which one of the choices completes the same relationship with the third word ? Yard is to inch as quarter is to____

1. Gallon
2. Ounce
3. Milk
4. Liquid

which one of the choices completes the same relationship with the third word ? artist is to painting and senator is to—-

1. Law
2. Attorney
3. Politician
4. None

Optimist is to cheerful as pessimist is to ?

1. Gloomy
2. Mean
3. Petty
4. Helpful

The length of a rectangular floor is more than its breadth by 200%. If Rs. 324 is required to paint the floor at the rate of Rs. 3 per sq m, then what would be the length of the floor?

1. 27 m
2. 24 m
3. 18 m
4. 21 m

In which quadrant lies the point of (- 2 3)?

1. Third
2. Forth
3. Second
4. None

———— you tell me your name please?(polite).

1. could
2. may
3. will
4. None

Five fat funny film fans made fun of their favorite comedians . Five ,fat ,funny ,favorite in the above sentence are used as

1. Noun
2. Pronouns
3. Adjectives
4. Subjects

The rich should help the poor . The rich the poor used as

1. Adjectives
2. Nouns
3. Subjects
4. Objects

Normal human body temperature 98.6°F corresponds to ______?

1. 55°C
2. 42°C
3. 37°C
4. None

Please speak up: your voice is barely —- above the noise

1. Heard
2. Noticeable
3. Intelligible
4. Audible

The accompanying circle represents the 2400 students at Central High School, and the shaded portion represents the freshman class. What is the total number of students in the freshman class?​

1. 800
2. 500
3. 600
4. 400

A total of 160 candidates came for the written test at a university, and 15% were enrolled. How many students were not enrolled?

1. 136
2. 120
3. 12
4. 24

Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word. guitar

1. band
2. teacher
3. songs
4. strings

Which of the following is different from others ? Arc Diagonal Radius Diameter

1. Diagonal
2. Radius
3. Diameter
4. Arc

No body —– that the old man had fallen.

1. noted
2. realized
3. noticed
4. Knew

Find the word that names the necessary part of the word CULTURE

1. Education
2. Civility
3. Agriculture
4. Custom

A product sold in rs 480 with a discount of 20% . what was the list price of the product

1. 600
2. 400
3. 200
4. 500

The doctors hope that the soldier’s wound will soon ____?

1. Mend
2. Heal
3. Recover
4. Restore
5. All are correct

Choose the correct sentence. looking forward to seeing you, I am looking forward to see you soon

1. looking forward to seeing
2. looking forward for seeing
3. looking forward towards seeing
4. None

Where is the headquarters of Transparency International?

1. Berlin
2. London
3. Paris
4. Tokyo

AFP is the news agency of which country?

1. France
2. UK
3. USA
4. Spain

In Hajj, traveling seven times between Mount Safa and Mount Marwah, is called _____?

1. Ramee
2. Sayee
3. Istilam
4. Tawaf
5. None of these

Member of National Assembly is called ________?

1. MNA
2. MPA
3. Both
4. None

Last Governor general of Pakistan was

1. Iskandar mirza
2. Liaqiat Ali khan
3. Khawaja nizam u din
4. Muhammad ali

Who is referred in the Quran as Roh-al-Ameen

1. Hazart Jibrael (AS)
2. Hazart Mekael (AS)
3. Hazart Izrael (AS)
4. Hazart Israfeel (AS)

Light year is a unit of _____?

1. Light
2. Distance
3. Time
4. All of these

One Unit was established in West Pakistan in ______?

1. September 1953
2. September 1954
3. September 1956
4. September 1955
5. None of these

Which Is The National Tree of Pakistan?

1. Himalayan Cedar
2. Deodar
3. Cedrus Deodara
4. All of these

Instrument used for measuring the purity of milk is called what?

1. Lucimeter
2. Lactometer
3. Barometer
4. Hydrometer

NATO is a/an ______ alliance.

1. Economic
2. Regional
3. Political
4. Military
5. All of these

Who is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK)?

1. Rishi Sunak
2. Keir Starmer
3. Liz Truss
4. Boris Johnson
5. None of these

The currency of Japan is?

1. Dollar
2. Lira
3. Yen
4. Dinar

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