For Assistant Registrar Cooperative Socities

Paper IV
2016

Past Paper
By

‫دمحمویفسالجلاشہ‬

‫ہمکحماملاجنپب‬،‫انبئدلیصحتار‬

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 PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (PPSC)
WRITTEN EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF
ASSISTANT REGISTRAR COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES (BP-17) IN
THE PUNJAB COOPERATIVES DEPARTMENT
2016 (Past Paper)

1. Which rules of the cooperative societies rules, 1927 is deal with arbitration
(A) 30 (B) 31
(C) 32 (D) 33

2. ______ should be maintained by every society which derives a profit

(A) Reserve fund (B) Resources
(C) Profit account (D) Account books
3. Which rules of the cooperative societies rules, 1927 is deal with loans and deposits
(A) 7 (B) 9
(C) 11 (D) None of these
4. Currently cooperative society department is working in ____ districts of Punjab
(A) 30 (B) 32
(C) 34 (D) 36
5. More than 10% of a society‟s dividend is transferred to its member in case of …
(A) Banking Society (B) Housing society
(C) Producers society (D) All of these
6. The cooperative wholesale society of _____ was established in 1868.
(A) Germany (B) Scotland
(C) Great Britain (D) Ireland
7. The social role of cooperatives grows when they participate in ____ struggle of the
working class
(A) Economic (B) Political
(C) Both „a‟ and „b‟ (D) None of these
8. The registrar of cooperative societies is appointed by the provincial government
under the section ___ of Cooperative Act 1925.
(A) 15 (B) 8
(C) 14 (D) 4
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9. The _____ cooperatives are predominating In the African countries
(A) Marketing (B) Consumers
(C) Housing (D) None of these

10. The name of a society can be changed by the resolution of general meeting and by
the approval of
(A) Registrar of cooperative societies (B) Provincial government’
(C) Federal government (D) Secretary cooperatives
11. According to the bylaws, a member cannot be elected as a committee member
until ?
(A) He is certified from the bank for his financial conduct
(B) Should be above 21 years of age (C) Should be of sound mind
(D) All of these
12. The biggest international association of cooperatives is the
(A) International cooperative authority (B) International cooperative Alliance
(C) International cooperative movement (D) International cooperative association
13. The federal bank for cooperatives was established in
(A) 1972 (B) 1974
(C) 1976 (D) 1978
14. For agricultural societies, the registration fee is bound not to exceed Rs.___
(A) 500 (B) 600
(C) 400 (D) 1000
15. The history of cooperative movement in India Is broadly divided into phases
(A) Two (B) Three
(C) Four (D) None of these
16. The cooperative societies‟ act of 1925 comprises of chapters
(A) 10 (B) 11
(C) 12 (D) 13
17. In Pakistan, cooperatives were introduced by the adoption of cooperative credit
societies act of
(A) 1876 (B) 1904
(C) 1918 (D) 1925

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18. The Cooperative Societies‟ Act of 1925 comprises of sections
(A) 73 (B) 75
(C) 77 (D) 79
19 Which section of the Cooperative Societies Act, 1925 deals with the definitions?
(A) 2 (B) 3
(C) 4 (D) 5
20. Section 20 of the Cooperative Societies act, 1925 deals with
(A) Penalty (B) Internal audit committee
(C) Disposal of surplus assets (D) Address of society
21. Which chapter of the Cooperatives Societies‟ Act of 1925 deals with property and
funds of societies?
(A) 2 (B) 4
(C) 6 (D) 8
22. ____ is known as legal proceedings and are commenced by a petition
(A) Suit (B) Charge
(C) Summon (D) Trial
23. Bylaws mean
(A) According to laws (B) Various clauses of a law
(C) Distinct law (D) A corporation‟s rules and regulation
24. In Pakistan, which one is the main characteristic of rural areas?
(A) Rapid infrastructure development (B) Capital intensive industrial growth
(C) High rate of in-migration (D) High dependence on agriculture
25. In Pakistan, the percentage of farms under 5 hectares of land is ____
(A) 65.6 (B) 75.6
(C) 85.6 (D) 95.6
26. Which section of the Cooperative Societies Act, 1925 deals with effect of
cancellation of registration?
(A) 49 (B) 51
(C) 53 (D) 67
27. By Laws may be by a resolution passed at a general meeting of the society
(A) Made (B) Altered
(C) Abrogated (D) All of these

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28. Who is the highest ranked officer at divisional level in cooperative society
department?
(A) Registrar cooperative society (B) Joint registrar cooperative society
(C) Circle registrar cooperative society (D) Deputy registrar cooperative society
29. The field officer in cooperative society department is
(A) Inspector cooperative society (B) Sub-inspector cooperative society
(C) Both „a‟ and „b‟ (D) None of these
30. IFFCO and KRIBHCO are the examples of
(A) (B)
(C) Both ‘a’ and ‘b (D) None of these

31. A cooperative society can be formed as per the provisions of the cooperative
societies Act
(A) 1897 (B) 1912
(C) 1925 (D) 1927
32. Lockhurst Lane industrial cooperative society was founded in ____
(A) 1832 (B) 1842
(C) 1852 (D) 1862
33. Profit is shared amongst members on the basis of member‟s ____ in the business
of the society.
(A) Participation (B) Marketing
(C) Middlemen (D) Interest
34. The grounds for cancellation of membership of a society member is ____
(A) Death (B) Abandoning residence
(C) Bankruptcy (D) All of these
35. The liquidator has to submit _____ progress report to the registrar in such form
as the registrar may require.
(A) Weekly (B) Fortnightly
(C) Monthly (D) Quarterly

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36. When the audit is made by an official auditor a fee of Rs.____ per day for the
whole period of the audit shall be recovered from the society and credited to
government.
(A) 500 (B) 1000
(C) 2000 (D) None of these
37. Agricultural credit societies cannot accept deposits which are not fixed for a
period of at least
(A) One month (B) Two months
(C) Three Months (D) Six months
38. Indian cooperative movement was basically organized against the exploitation of
unscrupulous money lenders to exonerate the farming community from the web of
(A) Poverty (B) Indebtedness
(C) Both „a‟ and „b‟ (D) None of them
39. Producers cooperative society was formed to help producers to procure
(A) Raw material (B) Tools
(C) Equipment (D) All of these
40. The first civil agricultural cooperatives were created in in the second half of ____
Nineteenth century.
(A) Europe (B) Sub-continent
(C) USA (D) None of these
41. Co-op city in New York is the largest cooperative housing development in world
with ____ people
(A) 25000 (B) 55000
(C) 75000 (D) 95000
42. Headquarter of Hokuren Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives is in Sapporo,
(A) Japan (B) France
(C) China (D) Germany
43. According to cooperative economist the aim of a cooperative wholesale society is
to arrange bulk purchases and organize production.
(A) Robert Owen (B) George Galloway
(C) Jhon Struass (D) Charles Gide

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44. On or before 15th of each year ___ the committee of every society publish an
annual balance sheet.
(A) June (B) July
(C) August (D) September
45. Credit societies were organised on the basis of two models
(A) One for rural areas and other for urban areas
(B) One for rural areas and other for periurban areas
(C) One for rural areas and other for remote areas
(D) One for rural areas and other for distant areas

46. Economic democracy is a ____ philosophy

(A) Social (B) Economic
(C) Both „a‟ and „b‟ (D) None of these
47. Currently _____ is the second largest sector of the economy of Pakistan?
(A) Agriculture (B) Manufacturing
(C) Services (D) Energy
48. The Cooperative Societies Act, 1925 was enforced on
(A) 16th December, 1925 (B) 16th December, 1927
(C) 4th December, 1925 (D) 4th December, 1927
49. Professional managers do not prefer to work in cooperatives societies because they
do not get adequate
(A) Capital (B) Profit
(C) Dividend (D) Remuneration
50. A “Resource Society” means a society formed with the objective of obtaining for
its members
(A) The goods (B) The services
(C) The credit (D) All of these
51. In any society, in case of an equality of votes the shall have a casting vote
(A) President (B) Chairman
(C) General Secretary (D) None of these

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52. The person auditing the accounts of any society shall have to the books and
accounts.
(A) Free access (B) Limited access
(C) No access (D) Conditional access
53. Which one is a real account?
(A) Income account (B) Rent expenses account
(C) Insurance account (D) Cash account
54. Accounting basically relates to ____ Jobs
(A) Auditing (B) Book keeping and auditing
(C) Both “A” and “B” (D) None of these
55. The most liquid assets considered are
(A) Debit card (B) Cheque
(C) Cash (D) Security
56. Cash book records
(A) Cash payments (B) Cash receipts
(C) Both “A” and “B” (D) None of these
57. Which one is not the nominal account?
(A) Insurance (B) Capital
(C) Sales (D) Machinery
58. Cooperatives are classified as
(A) Purchasing (B) Consumers
(C) Producers (D) All of these
59. Which rules of the Cooperative Societies Rules, 1927 deal with Bye-laws?
(A) 3 (B) 5
(C) 7 (D) 9
60. A cooperative society works on the principles of ^ and
(A) Self-help and mutual help (B) Own motives and own profits
(C) Others loss and own profit (D) Own loss and other profit
61. District Cooperative Societies Officer is also known as
(A) Assistant registrar (B) Circle registrar
(C) Joint registrar (D) None of these

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62. The first article of the bylaws of a cooperative society is
(A) Activities of the cooperative society (B) Name of co-operators
(C) Name, Address & Jurisdiction (D) None of these
63. Cooperative societies are based on the values of
(A) Democracy and equality (B) Equity and solidarity
(C) Self- help and self-responsibility (D) All of these
64. The motive of a cooperative society is to
(A) Provide Service (B) Provide
(C) Earn profit (D) None of these
65. Cooperatives are a separate
(A) Legal entity (B) Illegal entity
(C) Marketing entity (D) None of these
66. According to the Cooperatives Act of 1626, a producers‟ cooperative can be
formed with ___ member Taps
(A) 10 (B) 20
(C) 30 (D) 40
67. _____ is called the father of cooperative movement
(A) George Galloway (B) Robert Owen
(C) Jhon Struass (D) Michael Burton
68. The Federal Bank for Cooperatives was established in
(A) 1956 (B) 1976
(C) 1986 (D) 1996
69. A Cooperative society is a voluntary association of individuals having
(A) Different needs (B) Diversified needs
(C) Basic needs (D) Common needs
70. Consumers‟ cooperatives help in eliminating the role of
(A) Mega Stores (B) Banks
(C) Middlemen (D) Markets
71. Agricultural cooperative society can be formed under the cooperative societies act,
1925 by a minimum of members
(A) 30 (B) 35
(C) 40 (D) 45

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72. Cooperative society‟s registration requirements are
(A) Names of all the members (B) By laws of the society
(C) Application with signatures of all the members (D) All of these
73. A cooperative society can be formed under the
(A) Cooperative societies Act 1912 (B) Cooperative societies Act 1925
(C) Cooperative societies Act 1927 (D) Cooperative Societies Act 1944
74. The cooperative movement first started from
(A) Germany (B) England
(C) Spain (D) India
75. The cooperative movement started in
(A) 16th century (B) 17th century
(C) 18th century (D) 19th century
76. The first consumers‟ society arose among in Turin in 1853
(A) Airline Workers (B) Railroad Workers
(C) Agricultural workers (D) None of above
77. was the founder of cooperative movement In 8ub-oontlnant.
(A) Lord Curzon (B) Lord Reading
(C) Lord William (D) Lord Byron
78. The first credit cooperative was founded In 1605 In _________
(A) India (B) England
(C) Russia (D) Germany
78. The term cooperation Is derived from
(A) Cooperati (B) Cooperari
(C) Cotoperarl (D) Cooperi
80. “KCHSU” stands for
(A) Karachi Cooperative Housing Societies Unit
(B) Karachi Cooperative Housing Sector Unit
(C) Karachi Corporate Housing Societies Union
(D) Karachi Cooperative Housing Societies Union
81. The cooperative societies reforms order was issued in
(A) 1870 (B) 1872
(C) 1974 (D) 1976

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82. “ICA” is the abbreviation of
(A) International Cooperative Alliance (B) International Cooperative Authority
(C) International Cooperative Association (D) None of these
83. William King set up a newspaper “the Cooperator” in
(A) 1808 (B) 1818
(C) 1828 (D) 1838
84. Cooperative societies department‟s head is
(A) Principal cooperative college (B) Registrar cooperative society
(C) Manager cooperative bank (D) Secretary cooperative department
85.In Japan, one out of every families is a member of cooperatives
(A) Three (B) Four
(C) Five (D) Six
86. The membership of a cooperative society is known as:
(A) Status Membership (B) Political membership
(C) Honorary membership (D) Voluntary membership
87. In 2009, the United Nations declared the year ___ as the international year of
cooperatives
(A) 2010 (B) 2011
(C) 2012 (D) 2013
88. The cooperative societies may be of ___ types in agriculture
(A) One (B) Three
(C) Five (D) Seven

88. Small producers who face difficulties In selling their produce, form
(A) Marketing cooperatives (B) Input cooperatives
(C) Housing cooperatives (D) Credit union
90. On the first of July each year, the ICA coordinates celebrations of International
Cooperative Day
(A) Saturday (B) Sunday
(C) Tuesday (D) Friday

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91. Which one of the following statements is true for cooperatives?
(A) Each member has to pay certain charges for membership
(B) Government encourages the formation of cooperative societies
(C) A cooperative society is managed by a single person
(D) The members have unlimited liabilities
92. Pakistan inherited the cooperative philosophy through the Idea of tackling rural
indebtedness which was related to
(A) Output Supply (B) Food supply
(C) Input supply (D) Credit supply
93. The Cooperative Training College was established at ____ in 1960
(A) Faisalabad (B) Lahore
(C) Multan (D) Bahawalpur
94. The Chief Minister of Punjab banned the registration of new cooperatives in:
(A) 1995 (B) 1996
(C) 1997 (D) 1998
95. Village service cooperative society Is an example of
(A) Cooperative farming society (B) Housing cooperative society
(C) Consumers1 cooperative society (D) Cooperative credit society
96. In ___ about 45 million people are members of a credit union
(A) Europe (B) Asia
(C) Africa (D) Australia
97. The main objective of cooperative movement in Sub-continent was to help:
(A) Small fanners (B) Large farmers
(C) Small scale industry (D) Large scale industry
98. The housing cooperative societies in Pakistan acquire land from
(A) Auqaf department (B) Landlords
(C) Cooperative department (D) State
99. The Best Western International hotel chain Is considered as a_____
(A) Wholesalers’ cooperative (B) Retailers cooperative
(C) Consumers cooperative (D) Utility cooperative

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100. Village service cooperative society and the urban cooperative banks are the
examples of
(A) Cooperative credit society (B) Consumers’ cooperative society
(C) Cooperative marketing society (D) Cooperative farming society

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