Section Officer (SO) 100 One-Liner MCQs
Posted: June 16th, 2026, 4:39 am
1. What is the chief responsibility of a Section Officer? File processing
2. Who supervises a Section Officer? Deputy Secretary
3. What is the first part of a government file? Notes
4. What is the second part of a government file? Correspondence
5. What does SO stand for? Section Officer
6. What is the basic purpose of office noting? Decision making
7. What is an O.M.? Office Memorandum
8. What regulates office work in the Secretariat? Secretariat Instructions
9. What is the purpose of a notification? Official announcement
10. What is the purpose of an office order? Administrative instructions
11. What is the retirement age of a civil servant in Pakistan? 60 years
12. What is the capital of Pakistan? Islamabad
13. Who is the Chief Executive of Pakistan? Prime Minister
14. Which division deals with civil service matters? Establishment Division
15. What is the purpose of a cabinet summary? Approval
16. What is the purpose of a diary register? Record keeping
17. What is meant by a receipt in office work? Incoming communication
18. What is meant by an issue in office work? Outgoing communication
19. What is the purpose of an office copy? Record
20. Which rules regulate the conduct of civil servants? Conduct Rules
21. What is the supreme law of Pakistan? Constitution
22. In which year was the Constitution of Pakistan enforced? 1973
23. How many houses are there in Parliament? Two
24. Which house is the Upper House? Senate
25. What is the tenure of the National Assembly? Five years
26. Who elects the President of Pakistan? Electoral College
27. Which article guarantees equality of citizens? Article 25
28. Which article relates to Right to Information? Article 19A
29. What is the highest court in Pakistan? Supreme Court
30. What is the basic principle of public administration? Efficiency
31. Which ministry prepares the federal budget? Ministry of Finance
32. In which month is the federal budget usually presented? June
33. What does AGPR stand for? Accountant General Pakistan Revenues
34. What does PPRA stand for? Public Procurement Regulatory Authority
35. What is the purpose of a tender? Procurement
36. What ensures transparency in procurement? Competitive bidding
37. What is the purpose of an audit? Financial accountability
38. Which committee examines audit reports? Public Accounts Committee
39. What is the purpose of budgeting? Resource allocation
40. What is the main source of government revenue? Taxes
41. What does FIA stand for? Federal Investigation Agency
42. What does NAB stand for? National Accountability Bureau
43. What is the role of the Election Commission? Conduct elections
44. What is the role of the Ombudsman? Address complaints
45. What is the role of the Wafaqi Mohtasib? Administrative justice
46. What is the objective of accountability? Transparency
47. What is the opposite of corruption? Integrity
48. What is the purpose of merit-based recruitment? Fairness
49. What is the purpose of public service? Public welfare
50. What is the foundation of good governance? Accountability
51. What does SOP stand for? Standard Operating Procedure
52. What does HRM stand for? Human Resource Management
53. What does KPI stand for? Key Performance Indicator
54. What is the first function of management? Planning
55. What is the purpose of organizing? Resource arrangement
56. What is the purpose of coordination? Efficiency
57. What is the purpose of communication? Information sharing
58. What is the purpose of monitoring? Progress tracking
59. What is the purpose of evaluation? Result assessment
60. What is delegation? Transfer of authority
61. Who is known as the Father of the Nation? Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
62. In which year did Pakistan come into existence? 1947
63. What is Pakistan’s national language? Urdu
64. What is Pakistan’s national animal? Markhor
65. What is Pakistan’s national flower? Jasmine
66. What is Pakistan’s national tree? Deodar
67. What is Pakistan’s national sport? Field Hockey
68. What is the largest province by area? Balochistan
69. What is the smallest province by area? Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
70. What is the largest city of Pakistan? Karachi
71. Who was the first Governor-General of Pakistan? Muhammad Ali Jinnah
72. Who was the first Prime Minister of Pakistan? Liaquat Ali Khan
73. What is the currency of Pakistan? Pakistani Rupee
74. How many provinces does Pakistan have? Four
75. Which is the highest mountain peak in Pakistan? K2
76. Which river is the longest in Pakistan? Indus River
77. What is the national mosque of Pakistan? Faisal Mosque
78. What is the literacy-related SDG number? SDG 4
79. What does SDG stand for? Sustainable Development Goals
80. How many SDGs are there? 17
81. What is e-governance? Digital administration
82. What is the purpose of record management? Efficient retrieval
83. What is confidentiality? Protection of information
84. What is the purpose of leadership? Guidance
85. What is motivation? Encouraging performance
86. What is decision-making? Choosing an alternative
87. What is a policy? Course of action
88. What is an organization? Group working for objectives
89. What is public policy designed for? Public benefit
90. What is efficiency? Maximum output with minimum resources
91. What is effectiveness? Achievement of objectives
92. What is governance? Exercise of authority
93. What is the rule of law? Supremacy of law
94. What is accountability? Answerability
95. What is transparency? Openness
96. What is professionalism? Competence and ethics
97. What is the backbone of the Secretariat? Section Officer
98. What is the key skill of a Section Officer? File handling
99. What is the ultimate aim of civil service? Public service delivery
100. What is the ultimate aim of governance? Public welfare
2. Who supervises a Section Officer? Deputy Secretary
3. What is the first part of a government file? Notes
4. What is the second part of a government file? Correspondence
5. What does SO stand for? Section Officer
6. What is the basic purpose of office noting? Decision making
7. What is an O.M.? Office Memorandum
8. What regulates office work in the Secretariat? Secretariat Instructions
9. What is the purpose of a notification? Official announcement
10. What is the purpose of an office order? Administrative instructions
11. What is the retirement age of a civil servant in Pakistan? 60 years
12. What is the capital of Pakistan? Islamabad
13. Who is the Chief Executive of Pakistan? Prime Minister
14. Which division deals with civil service matters? Establishment Division
15. What is the purpose of a cabinet summary? Approval
16. What is the purpose of a diary register? Record keeping
17. What is meant by a receipt in office work? Incoming communication
18. What is meant by an issue in office work? Outgoing communication
19. What is the purpose of an office copy? Record
20. Which rules regulate the conduct of civil servants? Conduct Rules
21. What is the supreme law of Pakistan? Constitution
22. In which year was the Constitution of Pakistan enforced? 1973
23. How many houses are there in Parliament? Two
24. Which house is the Upper House? Senate
25. What is the tenure of the National Assembly? Five years
26. Who elects the President of Pakistan? Electoral College
27. Which article guarantees equality of citizens? Article 25
28. Which article relates to Right to Information? Article 19A
29. What is the highest court in Pakistan? Supreme Court
30. What is the basic principle of public administration? Efficiency
31. Which ministry prepares the federal budget? Ministry of Finance
32. In which month is the federal budget usually presented? June
33. What does AGPR stand for? Accountant General Pakistan Revenues
34. What does PPRA stand for? Public Procurement Regulatory Authority
35. What is the purpose of a tender? Procurement
36. What ensures transparency in procurement? Competitive bidding
37. What is the purpose of an audit? Financial accountability
38. Which committee examines audit reports? Public Accounts Committee
39. What is the purpose of budgeting? Resource allocation
40. What is the main source of government revenue? Taxes
41. What does FIA stand for? Federal Investigation Agency
42. What does NAB stand for? National Accountability Bureau
43. What is the role of the Election Commission? Conduct elections
44. What is the role of the Ombudsman? Address complaints
45. What is the role of the Wafaqi Mohtasib? Administrative justice
46. What is the objective of accountability? Transparency
47. What is the opposite of corruption? Integrity
48. What is the purpose of merit-based recruitment? Fairness
49. What is the purpose of public service? Public welfare
50. What is the foundation of good governance? Accountability
51. What does SOP stand for? Standard Operating Procedure
52. What does HRM stand for? Human Resource Management
53. What does KPI stand for? Key Performance Indicator
54. What is the first function of management? Planning
55. What is the purpose of organizing? Resource arrangement
56. What is the purpose of coordination? Efficiency
57. What is the purpose of communication? Information sharing
58. What is the purpose of monitoring? Progress tracking
59. What is the purpose of evaluation? Result assessment
60. What is delegation? Transfer of authority
61. Who is known as the Father of the Nation? Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
62. In which year did Pakistan come into existence? 1947
63. What is Pakistan’s national language? Urdu
64. What is Pakistan’s national animal? Markhor
65. What is Pakistan’s national flower? Jasmine
66. What is Pakistan’s national tree? Deodar
67. What is Pakistan’s national sport? Field Hockey
68. What is the largest province by area? Balochistan
69. What is the smallest province by area? Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
70. What is the largest city of Pakistan? Karachi
71. Who was the first Governor-General of Pakistan? Muhammad Ali Jinnah
72. Who was the first Prime Minister of Pakistan? Liaquat Ali Khan
73. What is the currency of Pakistan? Pakistani Rupee
74. How many provinces does Pakistan have? Four
75. Which is the highest mountain peak in Pakistan? K2
76. Which river is the longest in Pakistan? Indus River
77. What is the national mosque of Pakistan? Faisal Mosque
78. What is the literacy-related SDG number? SDG 4
79. What does SDG stand for? Sustainable Development Goals
80. How many SDGs are there? 17
81. What is e-governance? Digital administration
82. What is the purpose of record management? Efficient retrieval
83. What is confidentiality? Protection of information
84. What is the purpose of leadership? Guidance
85. What is motivation? Encouraging performance
86. What is decision-making? Choosing an alternative
87. What is a policy? Course of action
88. What is an organization? Group working for objectives
89. What is public policy designed for? Public benefit
90. What is efficiency? Maximum output with minimum resources
91. What is effectiveness? Achievement of objectives
92. What is governance? Exercise of authority
93. What is the rule of law? Supremacy of law
94. What is accountability? Answerability
95. What is transparency? Openness
96. What is professionalism? Competence and ethics
97. What is the backbone of the Secretariat? Section Officer
98. What is the key skill of a Section Officer? File handling
99. What is the ultimate aim of civil service? Public service delivery
100. What is the ultimate aim of governance? Public welfare