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Quick reference

English

  • Parts of speech: noun (person/place/thing), pronoun (replaces noun), verb (action/state), adjective (describes noun), adverb (describes verb/adjective), preposition (shows relation: in, on, at), conjunction (joins: and, but, because), interjection (exclamation).

  • Tenses: present simple (habit/fact), present continuous (am/is/are + -ing), present perfect (has/have + past participle), past simple (finished action), past continuous (was/were + -ing), future with will or going to.

  • Subject-verb agreement: singular subject takes singular verb (He goes); plural subject takes plural verb (They go); 'each, every, everyone, nobody' take singular verbs.

  • Articles: 'a' before consonant sounds, 'an' before vowel sounds (an hour, a university), 'the' for specific or already-mentioned nouns.

  • Active to passive: object becomes subject + correct form of 'be' + past participle (Ali writes a letter → A letter is written by Ali).

  • Direct to indirect speech: change pronouns to match reporter, shift tense back one step, change time words (now→then, today→that day, tomorrow→the next day).

  • Prepositions of time: 'in' for months/years, 'on' for days/dates, 'at' for clock times (at 5 pm, on Monday, in July).

  • Common confusions: its (possession) vs it's (it is); their (possession) vs there (place) vs they're (they are); affect (verb) vs effect (noun).

  • Synonyms/antonyms and one-word substitutions are frequent question types: e.g. 'brave' = courageous, opposite of 'ancient' = modern.

Quick reference

General Knowledge and Pakistan Studies

  • Pakistan gained independence on 14 August 1947 under the Indian Independence Act 1947; Muhammad Ali Jinnah was the first Governor-General.

  • Lahore Resolution (Pakistan Resolution) was passed on 23 March 1940 at Minto Park, Lahore; Allama Iqbal's Allahabad Address was delivered in 1930.

  • Pakistan's first constitution was enforced in 1956; the current constitution dates from 1973 and is parliamentary federal in form.

  • National symbols: national animal markhor, national bird chukar partridge, national tree deodar, national flower jasmine, national language Urdu.

  • Provinces: Punjab (Lahore), Sindh (Karachi), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Peshawar), Balochistan (Quetta); Islamabad Capital Territory is the federal capital.

  • Rivers of Pakistan: Indus (longest), Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, Kabul; the Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960 with India.

  • Neighbours: India (east), China (north-east), Afghanistan (north-west), Iran (south-west); Arabian Sea lies to the south.

  • Highest peak K2 (8,611 m) in the Karakoram range; Thar Desert lies in south-east Sindh; Khewra is a famous salt mine.

Quick reference

Islamiat / Basic Religious Knowledge

  • Five pillars of Islam: Shahadah (declaration of faith), Salah (five daily prayers), Sawm (fasting in Ramadan), Zakat (obligatory charity), Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah).

  • Quran has 114 surahs; the first revealed surahs were from Surah Al-Alaq; the longest surah is Al-Baqarah and the shortest is Al-Kawthar.

  • Salah timings: Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha; Friday congregational prayer is Jumu'ah, offered instead of Zuhr.

  • Zakat rate is 2.5 percent (1/40) on qualifying wealth held for one lunar year above the nisab threshold.

  • Hajj is performed in Dhul Hijjah; key rites include Ihram, Tawaf of the Kaaba, Sa'i between Safa and Marwa, and standing at Arafat on 9 Dhul Hijjah.

  • Prophets: Adam was the first, Muhammad (PBUH) the last; the Quran names 25 prophets, including Ibrahim, Musa, Isa and Nuh.

  • Kalimah Tayyibah: 'La ilaha illallah Muhammadur Rasulullah' - there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His Messenger.

  • Angels and books: Jibril brought revelation; revealed books include Tawrat (Musa), Zabur (Dawud), Injil (Isa) and the Quran (Muhammad).

Quick reference

Mathematics (Basic Arithmetic)

  • Percentage: part = (percent/100) × whole; to find what percent A is of B, compute (A/B) × 100.

  • Average (mean) = sum of values ÷ number of values; for evenly spaced numbers it equals (first + last) ÷ 2.

  • Ratio and proportion: if a:b = c:d then ad = bc; divide a total T in ratio a:b as T×a/(a+b) and T×b/(a+b).

  • Profit/loss percent is always calculated on cost price: profit% = (SP − CP)/CP × 100.

  • Simple interest = (Principal × Rate × Time)/100; time must be in years and rate as a percent per annum.

  • Speed = distance ÷ time; conversions: 1 km/h = 5/18 m/s and 1 m/s = 18/5 km/h.

  • LCM and HCF: LCM × HCF = product of the two numbers; HCF divides both, LCM is divisible by both.

  • Area and perimeter: rectangle area = l×w, perimeter = 2(l+w); circle area = πr², circumference = 2πr; triangle area = ½ × base × height.

  • Order of operations (BODMAS): Brackets, Of/Orders, Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction - work left to right within the same level.

Quick reference

General Science

  • Water boils at 100 °C at sea level and freezes at 0 °C; the human normal body temperature is about 37 °C (98.6 °F).

  • Photosynthesis: green plants use sunlight, CO2 and water to make glucose and release oxygen; chlorophyll in chloroplasts absorbs light.

  • Human body: adult has 206 bones; heart has four chambers; lungs exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide; blood groups are A, B, AB and O.

  • Chemical symbols: H hydrogen, O oxygen, N nitrogen, C carbon, Na sodium, K potassium, Fe iron, Ca calcium, Au gold, Ag silver.

  • Newton's laws: an object stays at rest or in uniform motion unless acted on by a force; F = ma; every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

  • Electricity: current is measured in amperes, voltage in volts, resistance in ohms; Ohm's law states V = IR.

  • Solar system order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

  • Vitamins: A for vision, B-complex for energy metabolism, C for immunity and scurvy prevention, D for calcium absorption and bones, K for blood clotting.

Quick reference

Current Affairs

  • Pakistan's administrative structure: federal government, four provinces, Islamabad Capital Territory, and territories of Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

  • Pakistan is a nuclear-armed state; it conducted nuclear tests at Chagai, Balochistan, on 28 May 1998.

  • Pakistan joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation as a full member in 2017; it is a member of SAARC, OIC and the United Nations.

  • CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor) links Gwadar port in Balochistan to Kashgar in China and is part of the Belt and Road Initiative.

  • United Nations was founded in 1945 with headquarters in New York; its principal organs include the General Assembly and Security Council.

  • SAARC has eight member states: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

  • Pakistan's currency is the rupee (PKR); the State Bank of Pakistan, established in 1948, is the central bank.

  • International days frequently asked: Human Rights Day 10 December, UN Day 24 October, Pakistan Day 23 March, Defence Day 6 September.

Quick reference

Intelligence and Reasoning

  • Number series: check differences first (constant, increasing, or alternating); then ratios; then squares/cubes (1, 4, 9, 16 or 1, 8, 27, 64).

  • Alphabet positions: A=1 to Z=26; EJOTY (E=5, J=10, O=15, T=20, Y=25) helps locate letters quickly.

  • Odd-one-out: look for the shared property (all prime, all even, all capitals, all units) and pick the item that breaks it.

  • Analogy A : B :: C : ? - identify the relation (part-to-whole, synonym, cause-effect, worker-tool) and apply it to C.

  • Coding-decoding: letter-shift codes (each letter moved +1, −2), reverse-alphabet codes (A↔Z, B↔Y), and number-letter substitutions.

  • Direction sense: draw a sketch; North up, South down, East right, West left; a right turn from North faces East.

  • Blood relations: draw a family tree; paternal = father's side, maternal = mother's side; 'only son of my mother' is the speaker himself.

  • Series of letters/figures: track two alternating sequences separately (e.g. odd positions follow one rule, even positions another).

  • Ranking: if A is 5th from left and 8th from right in a row, total = 5 + 8 − 1 = 12.

Quick reference

Physical Efficiency and Medical Standards

  • Height and chest measurement are checked at recruitment; minimum standards differ by post and are announced in the official advertisement, so verify the current figures before applying.

  • Running and endurance tests commonly include a timed run (for example 1.6 km) plus push-ups, sit-ups and chin-ups; qualifying counts and times are set per recruitment cycle.

  • BMI = weight in kg ÷ (height in metres)²; a normal adult BMI range is about 18.5 to 24.9.

  • Vision standards usually require good uncorrected or corrected acuity and normal colour vision; colour blindness is commonly disqualifying for uniformed posts.

  • Common medical rejection grounds: flat feet, knock knees, severe varicose veins, hearing loss, chronic asthma, epilepsy, and active skin or infectious disease.

  • Chest expansion is measured as the difference between full inspiration and full expiration; both minimum chest size and expansion are usually specified.

  • Vital signs for a healthy adult at rest: pulse 60–100 beats/min, blood pressure around 120/80 mmHg, respiratory rate 12–20 breaths/min.

  • Physical preparation principle: progressive overload with rest days, hydration, and no performance-enhancing substances - doping and drug use are disqualifying.

Quick reference

English

  • Parts of speech: noun (person/place/thing), pronoun (replaces noun), verb (action/state), adjective (describes noun), adverb (describes verb/adjective), preposition (shows relation: in, on, at), conjunction (joins: and, but, because), interjection (exclamation).

  • Tenses: present simple (habit/fact), present continuous (am/is/are + -ing), present perfect (has/have + past participle), past simple (finished action), past continuous (was/were + -ing), future with will or going to.

  • Subject-verb agreement: singular subject takes singular verb (He goes); plural subject takes plural verb (They go); 'each, every, everyone, nobody' take singular verbs.

  • Articles: 'a' before consonant sounds, 'an' before vowel sounds (an hour, a university), 'the' for specific or already-mentioned nouns.

  • Active to passive: object becomes subject + correct form of 'be' + past participle (Ali writes a letter → A letter is written by Ali).

  • Direct to indirect speech: change pronouns to match reporter, shift tense back one step, change time words (now→then, today→that day, tomorrow→the next day).

  • Prepositions of time: 'in' for months/years, 'on' for days/dates, 'at' for clock times (at 5 pm, on Monday, in July).

  • Common confusions: its (possession) vs it's (it is); their (possession) vs there (place) vs they're (they are); affect (verb) vs effect (noun).

  • Synonyms/antonyms and one-word substitutions are frequent question types: e.g. 'brave' = courageous, opposite of 'ancient' = modern.

Quick reference

General Knowledge and Pakistan Studies

  • Pakistan gained independence on 14 August 1947 under the Indian Independence Act 1947; Muhammad Ali Jinnah was the first Governor-General.

  • Lahore Resolution (Pakistan Resolution) was passed on 23 March 1940 at Minto Park, Lahore; Allama Iqbal's Allahabad Address was delivered in 1930.

  • Pakistan's first constitution was enforced in 1956; the current constitution dates from 1973 and is parliamentary federal in form.

  • National symbols: national animal markhor, national bird chukar partridge, national tree deodar, national flower jasmine, national language Urdu.

  • Provinces: Punjab (Lahore), Sindh (Karachi), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Peshawar), Balochistan (Quetta); Islamabad Capital Territory is the federal capital.

  • Rivers of Pakistan: Indus (longest), Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, Kabul; the Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960 with India.

  • Neighbours: India (east), China (north-east), Afghanistan (north-west), Iran (south-west); Arabian Sea lies to the south.

  • Highest peak K2 (8,611 m) in the Karakoram range; Thar Desert lies in south-east Sindh; Khewra is a famous salt mine.

Quick reference

Islamiat / Basic Religious Knowledge

  • Five pillars of Islam: Shahadah (declaration of faith), Salah (five daily prayers), Sawm (fasting in Ramadan), Zakat (obligatory charity), Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah).

  • Quran has 114 surahs; the first revealed surahs were from Surah Al-Alaq; the longest surah is Al-Baqarah and the shortest is Al-Kawthar.

  • Salah timings: Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha; Friday congregational prayer is Jumu'ah, offered instead of Zuhr.

  • Zakat rate is 2.5 percent (1/40) on qualifying wealth held for one lunar year above the nisab threshold.

  • Hajj is performed in Dhul Hijjah; key rites include Ihram, Tawaf of the Kaaba, Sa'i between Safa and Marwa, and standing at Arafat on 9 Dhul Hijjah.

  • Prophets: Adam was the first, Muhammad (PBUH) the last; the Quran names 25 prophets, including Ibrahim, Musa, Isa and Nuh.

  • Kalimah Tayyibah: 'La ilaha illallah Muhammadur Rasulullah' - there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His Messenger.

  • Angels and books: Jibril brought revelation; revealed books include Tawrat (Musa), Zabur (Dawud), Injil (Isa) and the Quran (Muhammad).

Quick reference

Mathematics (Basic Arithmetic)

  • Percentage: part = (percent/100) × whole; to find what percent A is of B, compute (A/B) × 100.

  • Average (mean) = sum of values ÷ number of values; for evenly spaced numbers it equals (first + last) ÷ 2.

  • Ratio and proportion: if a:b = c:d then ad = bc; divide a total T in ratio a:b as T×a/(a+b) and T×b/(a+b).

  • Profit/loss percent is always calculated on cost price: profit% = (SP − CP)/CP × 100.

  • Simple interest = (Principal × Rate × Time)/100; time must be in years and rate as a percent per annum.

  • Speed = distance ÷ time; conversions: 1 km/h = 5/18 m/s and 1 m/s = 18/5 km/h.

  • LCM and HCF: LCM × HCF = product of the two numbers; HCF divides both, LCM is divisible by both.

  • Area and perimeter: rectangle area = l×w, perimeter = 2(l+w); circle area = πr², circumference = 2πr; triangle area = ½ × base × height.

  • Order of operations (BODMAS): Brackets, Of/Orders, Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction - work left to right within the same level.

Quick reference

General Science

  • Water boils at 100 °C at sea level and freezes at 0 °C; the human normal body temperature is about 37 °C (98.6 °F).

  • Photosynthesis: green plants use sunlight, CO2 and water to make glucose and release oxygen; chlorophyll in chloroplasts absorbs light.

  • Human body: adult has 206 bones; heart has four chambers; lungs exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide; blood groups are A, B, AB and O.

  • Chemical symbols: H hydrogen, O oxygen, N nitrogen, C carbon, Na sodium, K potassium, Fe iron, Ca calcium, Au gold, Ag silver.

  • Newton's laws: an object stays at rest or in uniform motion unless acted on by a force; F = ma; every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

  • Electricity: current is measured in amperes, voltage in volts, resistance in ohms; Ohm's law states V = IR.

  • Solar system order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

  • Vitamins: A for vision, B-complex for energy metabolism, C for immunity and scurvy prevention, D for calcium absorption and bones, K for blood clotting.

Quick reference

Current Affairs

  • Pakistan's administrative structure: federal government, four provinces, Islamabad Capital Territory, and territories of Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

  • Pakistan is a nuclear-armed state; it conducted nuclear tests at Chagai, Balochistan, on 28 May 1998.

  • Pakistan joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation as a full member in 2017; it is a member of SAARC, OIC and the United Nations.

  • CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor) links Gwadar port in Balochistan to Kashgar in China and is part of the Belt and Road Initiative.

  • United Nations was founded in 1945 with headquarters in New York; its principal organs include the General Assembly and Security Council.

  • SAARC has eight member states: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

  • Pakistan's currency is the rupee (PKR); the State Bank of Pakistan, established in 1948, is the central bank.

  • International days frequently asked: Human Rights Day 10 December, UN Day 24 October, Pakistan Day 23 March, Defence Day 6 September.

Quick reference

Intelligence and Reasoning

  • Number series: check differences first (constant, increasing, or alternating); then ratios; then squares/cubes (1, 4, 9, 16 or 1, 8, 27, 64).

  • Alphabet positions: A=1 to Z=26; EJOTY (E=5, J=10, O=15, T=20, Y=25) helps locate letters quickly.

  • Odd-one-out: look for the shared property (all prime, all even, all capitals, all units) and pick the item that breaks it.

  • Analogy A : B :: C : ? - identify the relation (part-to-whole, synonym, cause-effect, worker-tool) and apply it to C.

  • Coding-decoding: letter-shift codes (each letter moved +1, −2), reverse-alphabet codes (A↔Z, B↔Y), and number-letter substitutions.

  • Direction sense: draw a sketch; North up, South down, East right, West left; a right turn from North faces East.

  • Blood relations: draw a family tree; paternal = father's side, maternal = mother's side; 'only son of my mother' is the speaker himself.

  • Series of letters/figures: track two alternating sequences separately (e.g. odd positions follow one rule, even positions another).

  • Ranking: if A is 5th from left and 8th from right in a row, total = 5 + 8 − 1 = 12.

Quick reference

Physical Efficiency and Medical Standards

  • Height and chest measurement are checked at recruitment; minimum standards differ by post and are announced in the official advertisement, so verify the current figures before applying.

  • Running and endurance tests commonly include a timed run (for example 1.6 km) plus push-ups, sit-ups and chin-ups; qualifying counts and times are set per recruitment cycle.

  • BMI = weight in kg ÷ (height in metres)²; a normal adult BMI range is about 18.5 to 24.9.

  • Vision standards usually require good uncorrected or corrected acuity and normal colour vision; colour blindness is commonly disqualifying for uniformed posts.

  • Common medical rejection grounds: flat feet, knock knees, severe varicose veins, hearing loss, chronic asthma, epilepsy, and active skin or infectious disease.

  • Chest expansion is measured as the difference between full inspiration and full expiration; both minimum chest size and expansion are usually specified.

  • Vital signs for a healthy adult at rest: pulse 60–100 beats/min, blood pressure around 120/80 mmHg, respiratory rate 12–20 breaths/min.

  • Physical preparation principle: progressive overload with rest days, hydration, and no performance-enhancing substances - doping and drug use are disqualifying.

Quick reference

English

  • Parts of speech: noun (person/place/thing), pronoun (replaces noun), verb (action/state), adjective (describes noun), adverb (describes verb/adjective), preposition (shows relation: in, on, at), conjunction (joins: and, but, because), interjection (exclamation).

  • Tenses: present simple (habit/fact), present continuous (am/is/are + -ing), present perfect (has/have + past participle), past simple (finished action), past continuous (was/were + -ing), future with will or going to.

  • Subject-verb agreement: singular subject takes singular verb (He goes); plural subject takes plural verb (They go); 'each, every, everyone, nobody' take singular verbs.

  • Articles: 'a' before consonant sounds, 'an' before vowel sounds (an hour, a university), 'the' for specific or already-mentioned nouns.

  • Active to passive: object becomes subject + correct form of 'be' + past participle (Ali writes a letter → A letter is written by Ali).

  • Direct to indirect speech: change pronouns to match reporter, shift tense back one step, change time words (now→then, today→that day, tomorrow→the next day).

  • Prepositions of time: 'in' for months/years, 'on' for days/dates, 'at' for clock times (at 5 pm, on Monday, in July).

  • Common confusions: its (possession) vs it's (it is); their (possession) vs there (place) vs they're (they are); affect (verb) vs effect (noun).

  • Synonyms/antonyms and one-word substitutions are frequent question types: e.g. 'brave' = courageous, opposite of 'ancient' = modern.

Quick reference

General Knowledge and Pakistan Studies

  • Pakistan gained independence on 14 August 1947 under the Indian Independence Act 1947; Muhammad Ali Jinnah was the first Governor-General.

  • Lahore Resolution (Pakistan Resolution) was passed on 23 March 1940 at Minto Park, Lahore; Allama Iqbal's Allahabad Address was delivered in 1930.

  • Pakistan's first constitution was enforced in 1956; the current constitution dates from 1973 and is parliamentary federal in form.

  • National symbols: national animal markhor, national bird chukar partridge, national tree deodar, national flower jasmine, national language Urdu.

  • Provinces: Punjab (Lahore), Sindh (Karachi), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Peshawar), Balochistan (Quetta); Islamabad Capital Territory is the federal capital.

  • Rivers of Pakistan: Indus (longest), Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, Kabul; the Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960 with India.

  • Neighbours: India (east), China (north-east), Afghanistan (north-west), Iran (south-west); Arabian Sea lies to the south.

  • Highest peak K2 (8,611 m) in the Karakoram range; Thar Desert lies in south-east Sindh; Khewra is a famous salt mine.

Quick reference

Islamiat / Basic Religious Knowledge

  • Five pillars of Islam: Shahadah (declaration of faith), Salah (five daily prayers), Sawm (fasting in Ramadan), Zakat (obligatory charity), Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah).

  • Quran has 114 surahs; the first revealed surahs were from Surah Al-Alaq; the longest surah is Al-Baqarah and the shortest is Al-Kawthar.

  • Salah timings: Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha; Friday congregational prayer is Jumu'ah, offered instead of Zuhr.

  • Zakat rate is 2.5 percent (1/40) on qualifying wealth held for one lunar year above the nisab threshold.

  • Hajj is performed in Dhul Hijjah; key rites include Ihram, Tawaf of the Kaaba, Sa'i between Safa and Marwa, and standing at Arafat on 9 Dhul Hijjah.

  • Prophets: Adam was the first, Muhammad (PBUH) the last; the Quran names 25 prophets, including Ibrahim, Musa, Isa and Nuh.

  • Kalimah Tayyibah: 'La ilaha illallah Muhammadur Rasulullah' - there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His Messenger.

  • Angels and books: Jibril brought revelation; revealed books include Tawrat (Musa), Zabur (Dawud), Injil (Isa) and the Quran (Muhammad).

Quick reference

Mathematics (Basic Arithmetic)

  • Percentage: part = (percent/100) × whole; to find what percent A is of B, compute (A/B) × 100.

  • Average (mean) = sum of values ÷ number of values; for evenly spaced numbers it equals (first + last) ÷ 2.

  • Ratio and proportion: if a:b = c:d then ad = bc; divide a total T in ratio a:b as T×a/(a+b) and T×b/(a+b).

  • Profit/loss percent is always calculated on cost price: profit% = (SP − CP)/CP × 100.

  • Simple interest = (Principal × Rate × Time)/100; time must be in years and rate as a percent per annum.

  • Speed = distance ÷ time; conversions: 1 km/h = 5/18 m/s and 1 m/s = 18/5 km/h.

  • LCM and HCF: LCM × HCF = product of the two numbers; HCF divides both, LCM is divisible by both.

  • Area and perimeter: rectangle area = l×w, perimeter = 2(l+w); circle area = πr², circumference = 2πr; triangle area = ½ × base × height.

  • Order of operations (BODMAS): Brackets, Of/Orders, Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction - work left to right within the same level.

Quick reference

General Science

  • Water boils at 100 °C at sea level and freezes at 0 °C; the human normal body temperature is about 37 °C (98.6 °F).

  • Photosynthesis: green plants use sunlight, CO2 and water to make glucose and release oxygen; chlorophyll in chloroplasts absorbs light.

  • Human body: adult has 206 bones; heart has four chambers; lungs exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide; blood groups are A, B, AB and O.

  • Chemical symbols: H hydrogen, O oxygen, N nitrogen, C carbon, Na sodium, K potassium, Fe iron, Ca calcium, Au gold, Ag silver.

  • Newton's laws: an object stays at rest or in uniform motion unless acted on by a force; F = ma; every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

  • Electricity: current is measured in amperes, voltage in volts, resistance in ohms; Ohm's law states V = IR.

  • Solar system order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

  • Vitamins: A for vision, B-complex for energy metabolism, C for immunity and scurvy prevention, D for calcium absorption and bones, K for blood clotting.

Quick reference

Current Affairs

  • Pakistan's administrative structure: federal government, four provinces, Islamabad Capital Territory, and territories of Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

  • Pakistan is a nuclear-armed state; it conducted nuclear tests at Chagai, Balochistan, on 28 May 1998.

  • Pakistan joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation as a full member in 2017; it is a member of SAARC, OIC and the United Nations.

  • CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor) links Gwadar port in Balochistan to Kashgar in China and is part of the Belt and Road Initiative.

  • United Nations was founded in 1945 with headquarters in New York; its principal organs include the General Assembly and Security Council.

  • SAARC has eight member states: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

  • Pakistan's currency is the rupee (PKR); the State Bank of Pakistan, established in 1948, is the central bank.

  • International days frequently asked: Human Rights Day 10 December, UN Day 24 October, Pakistan Day 23 March, Defence Day 6 September.

Quick reference

Intelligence and Reasoning

  • Number series: check differences first (constant, increasing, or alternating); then ratios; then squares/cubes (1, 4, 9, 16 or 1, 8, 27, 64).

  • Alphabet positions: A=1 to Z=26; EJOTY (E=5, J=10, O=15, T=20, Y=25) helps locate letters quickly.

  • Odd-one-out: look for the shared property (all prime, all even, all capitals, all units) and pick the item that breaks it.

  • Analogy A : B :: C : ? - identify the relation (part-to-whole, synonym, cause-effect, worker-tool) and apply it to C.

  • Coding-decoding: letter-shift codes (each letter moved +1, −2), reverse-alphabet codes (A↔Z, B↔Y), and number-letter substitutions.

  • Direction sense: draw a sketch; North up, South down, East right, West left; a right turn from North faces East.

  • Blood relations: draw a family tree; paternal = father's side, maternal = mother's side; 'only son of my mother' is the speaker himself.

  • Series of letters/figures: track two alternating sequences separately (e.g. odd positions follow one rule, even positions another).

  • Ranking: if A is 5th from left and 8th from right in a row, total = 5 + 8 − 1 = 12.

Quick reference

Physical Efficiency and Medical Standards

  • Height and chest measurement are checked at recruitment; minimum standards differ by post and are announced in the official advertisement, so verify the current figures before applying.

  • Running and endurance tests commonly include a timed run (for example 1.6 km) plus push-ups, sit-ups and chin-ups; qualifying counts and times are set per recruitment cycle.

  • BMI = weight in kg ÷ (height in metres)²; a normal adult BMI range is about 18.5 to 24.9.

  • Vision standards usually require good uncorrected or corrected acuity and normal colour vision; colour blindness is commonly disqualifying for uniformed posts.

  • Common medical rejection grounds: flat feet, knock knees, severe varicose veins, hearing loss, chronic asthma, epilepsy, and active skin or infectious disease.

  • Chest expansion is measured as the difference between full inspiration and full expiration; both minimum chest size and expansion are usually specified.

  • Vital signs for a healthy adult at rest: pulse 60–100 beats/min, blood pressure around 120/80 mmHg, respiratory rate 12–20 breaths/min.

  • Physical preparation principle: progressive overload with rest days, hydration, and no performance-enhancing substances - doping and drug use are disqualifying.

Quick reference

English

  • Parts of speech: noun (person/place/thing), pronoun (replaces noun), verb (action/state), adjective (describes noun), adverb (describes verb/adjective), preposition (shows relation: in, on, at), conjunction (joins: and, but, because), interjection (exclamation).

  • Tenses: present simple (habit/fact), present continuous (am/is/are + -ing), present perfect (has/have + past participle), past simple (finished action), past continuous (was/were + -ing), future with will or going to.

  • Subject-verb agreement: singular subject takes singular verb (He goes); plural subject takes plural verb (They go); 'each, every, everyone, nobody' take singular verbs.

  • Articles: 'a' before consonant sounds, 'an' before vowel sounds (an hour, a university), 'the' for specific or already-mentioned nouns.

  • Active to passive: object becomes subject + correct form of 'be' + past participle (Ali writes a letter → A letter is written by Ali).

  • Direct to indirect speech: change pronouns to match reporter, shift tense back one step, change time words (now→then, today→that day, tomorrow→the next day).

  • Prepositions of time: 'in' for months/years, 'on' for days/dates, 'at' for clock times (at 5 pm, on Monday, in July).

  • Common confusions: its (possession) vs it's (it is); their (possession) vs there (place) vs they're (they are); affect (verb) vs effect (noun).

  • Synonyms/antonyms and one-word substitutions are frequent question types: e.g. 'brave' = courageous, opposite of 'ancient' = modern.

Quick reference

General Knowledge and Pakistan Studies

  • Pakistan gained independence on 14 August 1947 under the Indian Independence Act 1947; Muhammad Ali Jinnah was the first Governor-General.

  • Lahore Resolution (Pakistan Resolution) was passed on 23 March 1940 at Minto Park, Lahore; Allama Iqbal's Allahabad Address was delivered in 1930.

  • Pakistan's first constitution was enforced in 1956; the current constitution dates from 1973 and is parliamentary federal in form.

  • National symbols: national animal markhor, national bird chukar partridge, national tree deodar, national flower jasmine, national language Urdu.

  • Provinces: Punjab (Lahore), Sindh (Karachi), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Peshawar), Balochistan (Quetta); Islamabad Capital Territory is the federal capital.

  • Rivers of Pakistan: Indus (longest), Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, Kabul; the Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960 with India.

  • Neighbours: India (east), China (north-east), Afghanistan (north-west), Iran (south-west); Arabian Sea lies to the south.

  • Highest peak K2 (8,611 m) in the Karakoram range; Thar Desert lies in south-east Sindh; Khewra is a famous salt mine.

Quick reference

Islamiat / Basic Religious Knowledge

  • Five pillars of Islam: Shahadah (declaration of faith), Salah (five daily prayers), Sawm (fasting in Ramadan), Zakat (obligatory charity), Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah).

  • Quran has 114 surahs; the first revealed surahs were from Surah Al-Alaq; the longest surah is Al-Baqarah and the shortest is Al-Kawthar.

  • Salah timings: Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha; Friday congregational prayer is Jumu'ah, offered instead of Zuhr.

  • Zakat rate is 2.5 percent (1/40) on qualifying wealth held for one lunar year above the nisab threshold.

  • Hajj is performed in Dhul Hijjah; key rites include Ihram, Tawaf of the Kaaba, Sa'i between Safa and Marwa, and standing at Arafat on 9 Dhul Hijjah.

  • Prophets: Adam was the first, Muhammad (PBUH) the last; the Quran names 25 prophets, including Ibrahim, Musa, Isa and Nuh.

  • Kalimah Tayyibah: 'La ilaha illallah Muhammadur Rasulullah' - there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His Messenger.

  • Angels and books: Jibril brought revelation; revealed books include Tawrat (Musa), Zabur (Dawud), Injil (Isa) and the Quran (Muhammad).

Quick reference

Mathematics (Basic Arithmetic)

  • Percentage: part = (percent/100) × whole; to find what percent A is of B, compute (A/B) × 100.

  • Average (mean) = sum of values ÷ number of values; for evenly spaced numbers it equals (first + last) ÷ 2.

  • Ratio and proportion: if a:b = c:d then ad = bc; divide a total T in ratio a:b as T×a/(a+b) and T×b/(a+b).

  • Profit/loss percent is always calculated on cost price: profit% = (SP − CP)/CP × 100.

  • Simple interest = (Principal × Rate × Time)/100; time must be in years and rate as a percent per annum.

  • Speed = distance ÷ time; conversions: 1 km/h = 5/18 m/s and 1 m/s = 18/5 km/h.

  • LCM and HCF: LCM × HCF = product of the two numbers; HCF divides both, LCM is divisible by both.

  • Area and perimeter: rectangle area = l×w, perimeter = 2(l+w); circle area = πr², circumference = 2πr; triangle area = ½ × base × height.

  • Order of operations (BODMAS): Brackets, Of/Orders, Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction - work left to right within the same level.

Quick reference

General Science

  • Water boils at 100 °C at sea level and freezes at 0 °C; the human normal body temperature is about 37 °C (98.6 °F).

  • Photosynthesis: green plants use sunlight, CO2 and water to make glucose and release oxygen; chlorophyll in chloroplasts absorbs light.

  • Human body: adult has 206 bones; heart has four chambers; lungs exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide; blood groups are A, B, AB and O.

  • Chemical symbols: H hydrogen, O oxygen, N nitrogen, C carbon, Na sodium, K potassium, Fe iron, Ca calcium, Au gold, Ag silver.

  • Newton's laws: an object stays at rest or in uniform motion unless acted on by a force; F = ma; every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

  • Electricity: current is measured in amperes, voltage in volts, resistance in ohms; Ohm's law states V = IR.

  • Solar system order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

  • Vitamins: A for vision, B-complex for energy metabolism, C for immunity and scurvy prevention, D for calcium absorption and bones, K for blood clotting.

Quick reference

Current Affairs

  • Pakistan's administrative structure: federal government, four provinces, Islamabad Capital Territory, and territories of Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

  • Pakistan is a nuclear-armed state; it conducted nuclear tests at Chagai, Balochistan, on 28 May 1998.

  • Pakistan joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation as a full member in 2017; it is a member of SAARC, OIC and the United Nations.

  • CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor) links Gwadar port in Balochistan to Kashgar in China and is part of the Belt and Road Initiative.

  • United Nations was founded in 1945 with headquarters in New York; its principal organs include the General Assembly and Security Council.

  • SAARC has eight member states: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

  • Pakistan's currency is the rupee (PKR); the State Bank of Pakistan, established in 1948, is the central bank.

  • International days frequently asked: Human Rights Day 10 December, UN Day 24 October, Pakistan Day 23 March, Defence Day 6 September.

Quick reference

Intelligence and Reasoning

  • Number series: check differences first (constant, increasing, or alternating); then ratios; then squares/cubes (1, 4, 9, 16 or 1, 8, 27, 64).

  • Alphabet positions: A=1 to Z=26; EJOTY (E=5, J=10, O=15, T=20, Y=25) helps locate letters quickly.

  • Odd-one-out: look for the shared property (all prime, all even, all capitals, all units) and pick the item that breaks it.

  • Analogy A : B :: C : ? - identify the relation (part-to-whole, synonym, cause-effect, worker-tool) and apply it to C.

  • Coding-decoding: letter-shift codes (each letter moved +1, −2), reverse-alphabet codes (A↔Z, B↔Y), and number-letter substitutions.

  • Direction sense: draw a sketch; North up, South down, East right, West left; a right turn from North faces East.

  • Blood relations: draw a family tree; paternal = father's side, maternal = mother's side; 'only son of my mother' is the speaker himself.

  • Series of letters/figures: track two alternating sequences separately (e.g. odd positions follow one rule, even positions another).

  • Ranking: if A is 5th from left and 8th from right in a row, total = 5 + 8 − 1 = 12.

Quick reference

Physical Efficiency and Medical Standards

  • Height and chest measurement are checked at recruitment; minimum standards differ by post and are announced in the official advertisement, so verify the current figures before applying.

  • Running and endurance tests commonly include a timed run (for example 1.6 km) plus push-ups, sit-ups and chin-ups; qualifying counts and times are set per recruitment cycle.

  • BMI = weight in kg ÷ (height in metres)²; a normal adult BMI range is about 18.5 to 24.9.

  • Vision standards usually require good uncorrected or corrected acuity and normal colour vision; colour blindness is commonly disqualifying for uniformed posts.

  • Common medical rejection grounds: flat feet, knock knees, severe varicose veins, hearing loss, chronic asthma, epilepsy, and active skin or infectious disease.

  • Chest expansion is measured as the difference between full inspiration and full expiration; both minimum chest size and expansion are usually specified.

  • Vital signs for a healthy adult at rest: pulse 60–100 beats/min, blood pressure around 120/80 mmHg, respiratory rate 12–20 breaths/min.

  • Physical preparation principle: progressive overload with rest days, hydration, and no performance-enhancing substances - doping and drug use are disqualifying.

Quick reference

English

  • Parts of speech: noun (person/place/thing), pronoun (replaces noun), verb (action/state), adjective (describes noun), adverb (describes verb/adjective), preposition (shows relation: in, on, at), conjunction (joins: and, but, because), interjection (exclamation).

  • Tenses: present simple (habit/fact), present continuous (am/is/are + -ing), present perfect (has/have + past participle), past simple (finished action), past continuous (was/were + -ing), future with will or going to.

  • Subject-verb agreement: singular subject takes singular verb (He goes); plural subject takes plural verb (They go); 'each, every, everyone, nobody' take singular verbs.

  • Articles: 'a' before consonant sounds, 'an' before vowel sounds (an hour, a university), 'the' for specific or already-mentioned nouns.

  • Active to passive: object becomes subject + correct form of 'be' + past participle (Ali writes a letter → A letter is written by Ali).

  • Direct to indirect speech: change pronouns to match reporter, shift tense back one step, change time words (now→then, today→that day, tomorrow→the next day).

  • Prepositions of time: 'in' for months/years, 'on' for days/dates, 'at' for clock times (at 5 pm, on Monday, in July).

  • Common confusions: its (possession) vs it's (it is); their (possession) vs there (place) vs they're (they are); affect (verb) vs effect (noun).

  • Synonyms/antonyms and one-word substitutions are frequent question types: e.g. 'brave' = courageous, opposite of 'ancient' = modern.

Quick reference

General Knowledge and Pakistan Studies

  • Pakistan gained independence on 14 August 1947 under the Indian Independence Act 1947; Muhammad Ali Jinnah was the first Governor-General.

  • Lahore Resolution (Pakistan Resolution) was passed on 23 March 1940 at Minto Park, Lahore; Allama Iqbal's Allahabad Address was delivered in 1930.

  • Pakistan's first constitution was enforced in 1956; the current constitution dates from 1973 and is parliamentary federal in form.

  • National symbols: national animal markhor, national bird chukar partridge, national tree deodar, national flower jasmine, national language Urdu.

  • Provinces: Punjab (Lahore), Sindh (Karachi), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Peshawar), Balochistan (Quetta); Islamabad Capital Territory is the federal capital.

  • Rivers of Pakistan: Indus (longest), Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, Kabul; the Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960 with India.

  • Neighbours: India (east), China (north-east), Afghanistan (north-west), Iran (south-west); Arabian Sea lies to the south.

  • Highest peak K2 (8,611 m) in the Karakoram range; Thar Desert lies in south-east Sindh; Khewra is a famous salt mine.

Quick reference

Islamiat / Basic Religious Knowledge

  • Five pillars of Islam: Shahadah (declaration of faith), Salah (five daily prayers), Sawm (fasting in Ramadan), Zakat (obligatory charity), Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah).

  • Quran has 114 surahs; the first revealed surahs were from Surah Al-Alaq; the longest surah is Al-Baqarah and the shortest is Al-Kawthar.

  • Salah timings: Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha; Friday congregational prayer is Jumu'ah, offered instead of Zuhr.

  • Zakat rate is 2.5 percent (1/40) on qualifying wealth held for one lunar year above the nisab threshold.

  • Hajj is performed in Dhul Hijjah; key rites include Ihram, Tawaf of the Kaaba, Sa'i between Safa and Marwa, and standing at Arafat on 9 Dhul Hijjah.

  • Prophets: Adam was the first, Muhammad (PBUH) the last; the Quran names 25 prophets, including Ibrahim, Musa, Isa and Nuh.

  • Kalimah Tayyibah: 'La ilaha illallah Muhammadur Rasulullah' - there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His Messenger.

  • Angels and books: Jibril brought revelation; revealed books include Tawrat (Musa), Zabur (Dawud), Injil (Isa) and the Quran (Muhammad).

Quick reference

Mathematics (Basic Arithmetic)

  • Percentage: part = (percent/100) × whole; to find what percent A is of B, compute (A/B) × 100.

  • Average (mean) = sum of values ÷ number of values; for evenly spaced numbers it equals (first + last) ÷ 2.

  • Ratio and proportion: if a:b = c:d then ad = bc; divide a total T in ratio a:b as T×a/(a+b) and T×b/(a+b).

  • Profit/loss percent is always calculated on cost price: profit% = (SP − CP)/CP × 100.

  • Simple interest = (Principal × Rate × Time)/100; time must be in years and rate as a percent per annum.

  • Speed = distance ÷ time; conversions: 1 km/h = 5/18 m/s and 1 m/s = 18/5 km/h.

  • LCM and HCF: LCM × HCF = product of the two numbers; HCF divides both, LCM is divisible by both.

  • Area and perimeter: rectangle area = l×w, perimeter = 2(l+w); circle area = πr², circumference = 2πr; triangle area = ½ × base × height.

  • Order of operations (BODMAS): Brackets, Of/Orders, Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction - work left to right within the same level.

Quick reference

General Science

  • Water boils at 100 °C at sea level and freezes at 0 °C; the human normal body temperature is about 37 °C (98.6 °F).

  • Photosynthesis: green plants use sunlight, CO2 and water to make glucose and release oxygen; chlorophyll in chloroplasts absorbs light.

  • Human body: adult has 206 bones; heart has four chambers; lungs exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide; blood groups are A, B, AB and O.

  • Chemical symbols: H hydrogen, O oxygen, N nitrogen, C carbon, Na sodium, K potassium, Fe iron, Ca calcium, Au gold, Ag silver.

  • Newton's laws: an object stays at rest or in uniform motion unless acted on by a force; F = ma; every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

  • Electricity: current is measured in amperes, voltage in volts, resistance in ohms; Ohm's law states V = IR.

  • Solar system order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

  • Vitamins: A for vision, B-complex for energy metabolism, C for immunity and scurvy prevention, D for calcium absorption and bones, K for blood clotting.

Quick reference

Current Affairs

  • Pakistan's administrative structure: federal government, four provinces, Islamabad Capital Territory, and territories of Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

  • Pakistan is a nuclear-armed state; it conducted nuclear tests at Chagai, Balochistan, on 28 May 1998.

  • Pakistan joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation as a full member in 2017; it is a member of SAARC, OIC and the United Nations.

  • CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor) links Gwadar port in Balochistan to Kashgar in China and is part of the Belt and Road Initiative.

  • United Nations was founded in 1945 with headquarters in New York; its principal organs include the General Assembly and Security Council.

  • SAARC has eight member states: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

  • Pakistan's currency is the rupee (PKR); the State Bank of Pakistan, established in 1948, is the central bank.

  • International days frequently asked: Human Rights Day 10 December, UN Day 24 October, Pakistan Day 23 March, Defence Day 6 September.

Quick reference

Intelligence and Reasoning

  • Number series: check differences first (constant, increasing, or alternating); then ratios; then squares/cubes (1, 4, 9, 16 or 1, 8, 27, 64).

  • Alphabet positions: A=1 to Z=26; EJOTY (E=5, J=10, O=15, T=20, Y=25) helps locate letters quickly.

  • Odd-one-out: look for the shared property (all prime, all even, all capitals, all units) and pick the item that breaks it.

  • Analogy A : B :: C : ? - identify the relation (part-to-whole, synonym, cause-effect, worker-tool) and apply it to C.

  • Coding-decoding: letter-shift codes (each letter moved +1, −2), reverse-alphabet codes (A↔Z, B↔Y), and number-letter substitutions.

  • Direction sense: draw a sketch; North up, South down, East right, West left; a right turn from North faces East.

  • Blood relations: draw a family tree; paternal = father's side, maternal = mother's side; 'only son of my mother' is the speaker himself.

  • Series of letters/figures: track two alternating sequences separately (e.g. odd positions follow one rule, even positions another).

  • Ranking: if A is 5th from left and 8th from right in a row, total = 5 + 8 − 1 = 12.

Quick reference

Physical Efficiency and Medical Standards

  • Height and chest measurement are checked at recruitment; minimum standards differ by post and are announced in the official advertisement, so verify the current figures before applying.

  • Running and endurance tests commonly include a timed run (for example 1.6 km) plus push-ups, sit-ups and chin-ups; qualifying counts and times are set per recruitment cycle.

  • BMI = weight in kg ÷ (height in metres)²; a normal adult BMI range is about 18.5 to 24.9.

  • Vision standards usually require good uncorrected or corrected acuity and normal colour vision; colour blindness is commonly disqualifying for uniformed posts.

  • Common medical rejection grounds: flat feet, knock knees, severe varicose veins, hearing loss, chronic asthma, epilepsy, and active skin or infectious disease.

  • Chest expansion is measured as the difference between full inspiration and full expiration; both minimum chest size and expansion are usually specified.

  • Vital signs for a healthy adult at rest: pulse 60–100 beats/min, blood pressure around 120/80 mmHg, respiratory rate 12–20 breaths/min.

  • Physical preparation principle: progressive overload with rest days, hydration, and no performance-enhancing substances - doping and drug use are disqualifying.