1) The document contains a 25 question practice test for a Governor of Sindh free IT program, with questions ranging from math to English language. 2) Sample questions include calculating percentages, identifying grammatically correct sentences, solving word problems, and choosing the appropriate prepositions. 3) The answer key provides explanations for each answer selection, analyzing the context and logic behind choosing the correct response for each multiple choice question.

1. 3rd TEST PAPER OF GOVERNOR SINDH FREE IT PROGRAM 23-07-2023
Total Questions: 25 Time Allowed: 45 minutes
Q1) If a is equal to sum of b and c, which of following is equal to the difference of b and c?
A) a-b-c
B) a-b+c
C) a-c
D) a-2c
Q2) _________________ break up rock, slowly wearing it away over millions of years.
A) ice, wind, and running water which
B) ice, wind, and running water
C) If ice, wind, and running water
D) When ice, wind, and running water
Q3) Traffic speed limits are set at a level that achieves some balance between the danger of
________ speed and the desire of most people to travel as quickly as possible.
A) marginal
B) Regulated
C) inadvertent
D) excessive
Q4) Sadiq purchased a plot for Rs.8000. He sells the plot to Abid at a profit of 20%. Abid in turn sells
plot to Arif at a loss of 20%. The plot cost Arif ________
A) 12000
B) 10000
C) 8670
D) 7680

2. Q5) Pakistan has 4.2 million ha of forest and planted trees, which equates to 4.8 percent of the
______ land area.
A) total
B) block
C) Northern
D) Southern
Q6) I always prefer to read ____________ the school library.
A) Do
B) to
C) in
D) into
Q7) In an examination 52% failed in English, 42% failed in Math and 17% failed in both. Find
percentage of those who passed in both the subjects?
A)20%
B)30%
C)25%
D)23%
Q8) Three business partners, Q, R, and S, agree to divide their total profit for a certain year in the
ratios 2:5:8, respectively. If Q's share was $4,000, what was the total profit of the business partners
for the year?
A) $26,000
B) $30,000
C) $52,000
D) $60,000

3. Q9) In a revolutionary development in technology some manufacturers now make biodegradable
forms of plastic; some plastic trash bags, for example, gradually ____________ when exposed to
sunlight.
A) harden
B) stagnate
C) propagate
D) decompose
Q10) During the early period of ocean navigation, __________ any need for sophisticated
instruments and techniques.
A) so that hardly
B) when there hardly was
C) hardly was
D) there was hardly
Q11) She climbed _____________ the ladder to paint the wall.
A) on
B) onto
C) up
D) in
Q12) in 793, a force of Viking warriors sacked the famed abbey at Lindisfame, ___________England’s
northeast coast.
A) on
B) above
C) in
D) below

4. Q13) All employees are eligible to _____________of the insurance plan offered by the college.
A) many
B) any
C) Few
D) Some
Q14) With a peak elevation of 8611meters (28,251 ft), K2 is ____________ of the Karakoram Range.?
A) Peak
B) Mountain
C) Hill
D) Part
Q15) After a discount of 25%, the sales price of a suitcase is Rs.846. What was the Original Price of
Suit case?
A)1128
B) 1312
C) 998
D) 1564
Q16) If 7x+3y=17 and 3x+7y=19. What is the average arithmetic mean of x and y in its simplest form
of fraction?
A) 9/5
B) 20/9
C) 5/7
D) 3/2
Q17) 8, 10, 14, 18, 26, .
A) 32
B) 34
C) 36
D) 30

5. Q18) Because it arrives so early in the season, before many other birds. The robin has been called the
____________ of the spring.
A) Prototype
B) hostage
C) Harbinger
D) Progeny
Q19) The Gwadar Port is a warm-water, deep-sea port ___________ on the Arabian Sea at Gwadar in
Balochistan province of Pakistan
A) Formed
B) Situated
C) Visible
D) Clearing
Q20) For what value of x is 8(2x-4)
=16x
A) 2
B) 6
C) 8
D) 3
Q21) A man drives for 5 hours at an average rate of 40mph. He develops some motor trouble and
returns to his original starting point in 10 hours. What was his average rate on the return trip.
A) 40mph
B) 20mph
C) 15mph
D) 10mph
Q22) Free Parking is ______________for all the employees at governor house.
A) made
B) There
C) To be
D) Available

6. Q23) What is area of a rectangle whose length is twice of its width and whose perimeter is equal to
the perimeter of a square whose area is equal to 1?
A) l
B) 2/3
C) 8/9
D) 4/3
Q24) Apollo 11 was the first spaceflight ___________landed humans on the Moon.
A) which
B) that
C) who
D) kindly
Q25) Mohenjo-Daro was considered the oldest civilization ___________the recent discovery of
Göbekli Tepe in 1995.
A) when
B) then
C) until
D) after
Answer Key
1. D a-2c
2. B) ice, wind, and running water
3. D) excessive
4. D) 7680
5. A) total
6. C) in
7. D) 23%
8. B) $30,000

7. 9. D) decompose
10. D) there was hardly
11. C) up
12. C) in
13. D) some
14. B) Mountain
15. A) 1128
16. A) 9/5
17. B) 34
18. C) Harbinger
19. B) Situated
20. B) 6
21. B) 20 mph
22. D) Available
23. C) 8/9
24. B) that
25. C) until
Explanation
1) If a is equal to the sum of b and c, then the difference of b and c is equal to a-2c. Therefore, the
correct answer is D) a-2c.
2) The sentence is complete and grammatically correct. However, option A adds the word "which"
unnecessarily, so the correct answer is B) ice, wind, and running water.
3) Traffic speed limits are set at a level that achieves some balance between the danger of excessive
speed and the desire of most people to travel as quickly as possible. Therefore, the correct answer is
D) excessive.
4) Sadiq sells the plot to Abid at a profit of 20%, which means he sells it for Rs. 9,600. Abid sells the
plot to Arif at a loss of 20%, which means he sells it for Rs. 7,680. Therefore, the correct answer is D)
7680.

8. 5) The sentence states that Pakistan has 4.2 million hectares of forest and planted trees, which
equates to 4.8 percent of the total land area. Therefore, the correct answer is A) total.
6) The answer must be a preposition that indicates the location of the reading. Of the above choices,
only in indicates the location of the reading. So the answer is (C) in.
The other choices are incorrect because:
Do is a verb that means "to perform an action."
To is a preposition that indicates purpose or destination.
Into is a preposition that indicates movement into something.
7) If 52% failed in English, 42% failed in Math and 17% failed in both, then the percentage of those
who passed in both subjects is 100% - (52% + 42% - 17%) = 23%. Therefore, the correct answer is D)
23%.
8) Q's share is 2/15 of the total profit, which means the total profit is 15/2 times Q's share, or
$60,000. Therefore, the correct answer is B) $30,000.
9) The sentence states that some manufacturers now make biodegradable forms of plastic, which
gradually decompose when exposed to sunlight. Therefore, the correct answer is D) decompose.
10) The sentence is talking about the early period of ocean navigation and the lack of need for
sophisticated instruments and techniques. The correct sentence structure is "there was hardly any
need." Therefore, the correct answer is D) there was hardly.
11)The sentence is talking about climbing a ladder, and the correct preposition to use is "up."
Therefore, the correct answer is C) up.
12) The correct preposition to use here is "in" because the abbey is located in England's northeast
coast. The other prepositions, "on", "above", and "below" are not appropriate in this context.
13) The word "some" is the most appropriate word to use in this sentence because it indicates that
not all employees are eligible for the insurance plan, but some are. The other words, "many", "any",
and "few" are not as accurate because they do not specify how many employees are eligible for the
plan.

9. 14) The sentence is talking about the peak elevation of K2, which is a mountain in the Karakoram
Range. Therefore, the correct answer is B) Mountain.
15) If the sales price of a suitcase after a 25% discount is Rs. 846, then the original price is 846 / 0.75
= Rs. 1128. Therefore, the correct answer is A) 1128.
16) To solve this problem, we can first add the two equations together. This gives us 10x + 10y = 36.
Dividing both sides by 10, we get x + y = 3.6.
The average of x and y is then (x + y)/2 = 3.6/2 = 9/5.
Therefore, the answer is A.
17) The sequence is formed by adding (2,4,4,8,8) i.e. (8,10,14,18,26). So next option is adding 8 =
26+8 = 34. Therefore, the correct answer is B) 34.
18) The sentence is talking about the robin as a symbol of spring because it arrives early in the
season. The correct word to use is "Harbinger," which means a person or thing that announces or
signals the approach of another. Therefore, the correct answer is C) Harbinger.
19) The sentence is talking about the location of the Gwadar Port, which is situated on the Arabian
Sea at Gwadar in Balochistan province of Pakistan. Therefore, the correct answer is B) Situated.
20) Value satisfies for x = 6
21) If the man drives for 5 hours at an average rate of 40mph, then he covers a distance of 5 x 40 =
200 miles. When he returns to his original starting point in 10 hours. Therefore, his average speed for
the entire trip is 200 miles / 10 hours = 20 mph. Therefore, the correct answer is B) 20mph.
22) The sentence is talking about the availability of a book in a library. The correct word to use is
"available," which means able to be used or obtained. Therefore, the correct answer is D) Available.

10. 23) Let's assume that the width of the rectangle is x. Then, the length of the rectangle is given as 2x.
The perimeter of the rectangle is given as 2(length + width), which is equal to the perimeter of the
square whose area is 1. So, we can write:
2(2x + x) = 4sqrt(1)
Simplifying this equation, we get:
6x = 4
x = 2/3
Therefore, the width of the rectangle is 2/3 units, and the length of the rectangle is 4/3 units.
The area of the rectangle is given by length times width, which is (4/3) * (2/3) = 8/9 square units.
Therefore, the correct answer is C) 8/9.
24) The word "which" is used to introduce a relative clause that provides additional information
about the preceding noun. However, the relative pronoun "which" is not used to refer to people, but
rather to things or animals.
The word "who" is used to introduce a relative clause that refers to people.
The word "that" is used to introduce a restrictive relative clause, which is essential to the meaning of
the sentence. In this case, the relative clause "that landed humans on the Moon" is essential to the
meaning of the sentence because it specifies which spaceflight is being referred to.
The word "kindly" means in a kind or generous manner and is not appropriate in this sentence.
Therefore, the correct answer is B) that.

11. 25) The sentence is talking about a time period during which a particular event occurred. The correct
preposition to use is "until," which means up to the point in time when something happens.
Therefore, the correct answer is C) until.