Subject: ASF Assistant Director Past Papers

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The sentence should read : " The company officials felt the rising cost of health coverage was improvident enough to raise their employees' insurance premiums." "Improvident" means lacking foresight or planning.

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The sentence that doesn't have a reduced-relative clause is : " The picture painted by your brother is really beautiful ." It contains a full relative clause , "painted by your brother," rather than a reduced form.

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The correct sentence is: " My whole family is worried because one of our cats seems to have disappeared ." "Cats" agrees with "one of" and "seems" matches the singular subject "one of our cats."

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Given: p/q = 7 We can rewrite this as: p = 7q Now, let's evaluate the expression: p+q/p-q Substitute p = 7q: (7q+q)/(7q-q) Combine like terms: (8q)/(6q) Simplify: 8/6 Divide both numerator and denominator by 2: 4/3 So, the correct answer is: 4/3

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The sentence is an example of " inversion ." It places the auxiliary verb "do" before the subject "the managers" to emphasize the rarity of the managers' responses.

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The correct direct narration of the indirect statement " We wanted to be confirmed that we were late " is: " We said, 'We are late, aren't we? '".   It accurately reflects the desire for confirmation and uses a question format.

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The correct passive voice of the sentence " Your blame counts for nothing " is: " Your blame is worth nothing when it is counted ." This maintains the meaning of the original sentence in a passive construction.

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The correct sentence is: " Health is preferable to wealth ." The phrase "preferable to" is the proper way to compare two things in terms of preference.

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The inverted commas part shows " perfect infinitive tense ." It is used to express an action that was completed before another action, in this case , "to have acted properly."

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Macabre means بدتمیزی Gruesome means لرزہ خیز "Macabre" means " gruesome ." It refers to something that is disturbing or related to the horror of death.

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The sentence should read : " The company officials felt the rising cost of health coverage was improvident enough to raise their employees' insurance premiums." "Improvident" means lacking foresight or planning.

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The sentence that doesn't have a reduced-relative clause is : " The picture painted by your brother is really beautiful ." It contains a full relative clause , "painted by your brother," rather than a reduced form.

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The correct sentence is: " My whole family is worried because one of our cats seems to have disappeared ." "Cats" agrees with "one of" and "seems" matches the singular subject "one of our cats."

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Given: p/q = 7 We can rewrite this as: p = 7q Now, let's evaluate the expression: p+q/p-q Substitute p = 7q: (7q+q)/(7q-q) Combine like terms: (8q)/(6q) Simplify: 8/6 Divide both numerator and denominator by 2: 4/3 So, the correct answer is: 4/3

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The sentence is an example of " inversion ." It places the auxiliary verb "do" before the subject "the managers" to emphasize the rarity of the managers' responses.

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The correct direct narration of the indirect statement " We wanted to be confirmed that we were late " is: " We said, 'We are late, aren't we? '".   It accurately reflects the desire for confirmation and uses a question format.

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The correct passive voice of the sentence " Your blame counts for nothing " is: " Your blame is worth nothing when it is counted ." This maintains the meaning of the original sentence in a passive construction.

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The correct sentence is: " Health is preferable to wealth ." The phrase "preferable to" is the proper way to compare two things in terms of preference.

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The inverted commas part shows " perfect infinitive tense ." It is used to express an action that was completed before another action, in this case , "to have acted properly."

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Macabre means بدتمیزی Gruesome means لرزہ خیز "Macabre" means " gruesome ." It refers to something that is disturbing or related to the horror of death.

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The sentence should read : " The company officials felt the rising cost of health coverage was improvident enough to raise their employees' insurance premiums." "Improvident" means lacking foresight or planning.

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The sentence that doesn't have a reduced-relative clause is : " The picture painted by your brother is really beautiful ." It contains a full relative clause , "painted by your brother," rather than a reduced form.

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The correct sentence is: " My whole family is worried because one of our cats seems to have disappeared ." "Cats" agrees with "one of" and "seems" matches the singular subject "one of our cats."

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Given: p/q = 7 We can rewrite this as: p = 7q Now, let's evaluate the expression: p+q/p-q Substitute p = 7q: (7q+q)/(7q-q) Combine like terms: (8q)/(6q) Simplify: 8/6 Divide both numerator and denominator by 2: 4/3 So, the correct answer is: 4/3

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Given: p/q = 7 We can rewrite this as: p = 7q Now, let's evaluate the expression: p+q/p-q Substitute p = 7q: (7q+q)/(7q-q) Combine like terms: (8q)/(6q) Simplify: 8/6 Divide both numerator and denominator by 2: 4/3 So, the correct answer is: 4/3

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The sentence is an example of " inversion ." It places the auxiliary verb "do" before the subject "the managers" to emphasize the rarity of the managers' responses.

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The correct direct narration of the indirect statement " We wanted to be confirmed that we were late " is: " We said, 'We are late, aren't we? '".   It accurately reflects the desire for confirmation and uses a question format.

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The correct passive voice of the sentence " Your blame counts for nothing " is: " Your blame is worth nothing when it is counted ." This maintains the meaning of the original sentence in a passive construction.

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The correct sentence is: " Health is preferable to wealth ." The phrase "preferable to" is the proper way to compare two things in terms of preference.

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The inverted commas part shows " perfect infinitive tense ." It is used to express an action that was completed before another action, in this case , "to have acted properly."

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Macabre means بدتمیزی Gruesome means لرزہ خیز "Macabre" means " gruesome ." It refers to something that is disturbing or related to the horror of death.

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The sentence should read : " The company officials felt the rising cost of health coverage was improvident enough to raise their employees' insurance premiums." "Improvident" means lacking foresight or planning.

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The sentence that doesn't have a reduced-relative clause is : " The picture painted by your brother is really beautiful ." It contains a full relative clause , "painted by your brother," rather than a reduced form.

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The correct sentence is: " My whole family is worried because one of our cats seems to have disappeared ." "Cats" agrees with "one of" and "seems" matches the singular subject "one of our cats."

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Given: p/q = 7 We can rewrite this as: p = 7q Now, let's evaluate the expression: p+q/p-q Substitute p = 7q: (7q+q)/(7q-q) Combine like terms: (8q)/(6q) Simplify: 8/6 Divide both numerator and denominator by 2: 4/3 So, the correct answer is: 4/3

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The sentence is an example of " inversion ." It places the auxiliary verb "do" before the subject "the managers" to emphasize the rarity of the managers' responses.

Explanation
The correct direct narration of the indirect statement " We wanted to be confirmed that we were late " is: " We said, 'We are late, aren't we? '".   It accurately reflects the desire for confirmation and uses a question format.

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The correct passive voice of the sentence " Your blame counts for nothing " is: " Your blame is worth nothing when it is counted ." This maintains the meaning of the original sentence in a passive construction.

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The correct sentence is: " Health is preferable to wealth ." The phrase "preferable to" is the proper way to compare two things in terms of preference.

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The inverted commas part shows " perfect infinitive tense ." It is used to express an action that was completed before another action, in this case , "to have acted properly."

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Macabre means بدتمیزی Gruesome means لرزہ خیز "Macabre" means " gruesome ." It refers to something that is disturbing or related to the horror of death.

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The sentence should read : " The company officials felt the rising cost of health coverage was improvident enough to raise their employees' insurance premiums." "Improvident" means lacking foresight or planning.

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The sentence that doesn't have a reduced-relative clause is : " The picture painted by your brother is really beautiful ." It contains a full relative clause , "painted by your brother," rather than a reduced form.

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The correct sentence is: " My whole family is worried because one of our cats seems to have disappeared ." "Cats" agrees with "one of" and "seems" matches the singular subject "one of our cats."

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Mohammad Ali Bogra was the 2nd Bengali to serve as Prime Minister of Pakistan. Sahibzada Mohammad Ali Bogra was the 3rd Prime Minister of Pakistan from 17 April 1953 till 12 August 1955. He was the 3rd & 7th Minister of Foreign Affairs from 13 June 1962 till 23 January 1963 Bogra was Minister of Defence from 17 April 1953 to 24 October 1954. ****** ND30-12-2022 **** ND10-1-2023 SH26-8-2023

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H5N1  is a type of  influenza virus  that causes a  highly infectious ........... H5N1 also known as   avian influenza . ............... H5N1 virus occurs mainly in birds , is highly contagious among birds, and can be deadly, especially in domestic poultry