MPT Practice Set 11 – 20 Original MCQs with Explained Answers
This is MPT Practice Set 11 — 20 original MCQs across the five MPT sections: English, Islamiat, Urdu, General Ability, and General Knowledge. Attempt all 20 in 25 minutes without looking at the answers, then check the explained answers and review your weak section. These are original practice questions, not copied from FPSC papers or competitor question banks, and this site is not affiliated with FPSC. Scoring: 18–20 = strong. 15–17 = good. 12–14 = fair, revise the sections you missed. Below 12 = study the weak-section review, then re-attempt in 2 days.
Section A — English (Q1–Q4)
Q1. Choose the synonym of RAPID. A) Slow B) Fast C) Late D) Lazy
Q2. Choose the antonym of RICH. A) Wealthy B) Poor C) Prosperous D) Affluent
Q3. Choose the correctly spelt word. A) Beautifull B) Beautiful C) Beautifel D) Beautful
Q4. The idiom “to bite the dust” means: A) To eat dust B) To be defeated C) To clean dust D) To walk in dust
Section B — Islamiat (Q5–Q8)
Q5. Which Surah is called the Heart of the Quran? A) Al-Fatiha B) Al-Baqarah C) Yaseen D) Al-Ikhlas
Q6. How many verses (Ayat) are there in Surah Al-Baqarah? A) 200 B) 250 C) 286 D) 300
Q7. Which is the 12th month of the Islamic calendar? A) Ramadan B) Muharram C) Shawwal D) Zil Hajj
Q8. Who was the fourth Caliph of Islam? A) Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA) B) Hazrat Umar (RA) C) Hazrat Uthman (RA) D) Hazrat Ali (RA)
Section C — Urdu (Q9–Q12)
Q9. “Shahnama-e-Islam” is the famous work of: A) Iqbal B) Ghalib C) Hali D) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Q10. “Diwan-e-Mir” is the famous work of: A) Ghalib B) Mir Taqi Mir C) Faiz D) Hali
Q11. A “Marsiya” in Urdu poetry is: A) A praise poem B) An elegy — a poem mourning a death, especially Karbala C) A love poem D) A biography
Q12. A “Qasida” in Urdu poetry is: A) A panegyric — a poem of praise (for a person, patron, or the Prophet PBUH) B) A four-line poem C) A song D) A letter
Section D — General Ability (Q13–Q16)
Q13. If 12 pens cost Rs 240, what is the cost of 1 pen (same price)? A) Rs 15 B) Rs 18 C) Rs 20 D) Rs 24
Q14. Next number in the series: 1, 3, 7, 15, ? A) 23 B) 28 C) 31 D) 33
Q15. What is 10% of 500? A) 40 B) 45 C) 50 D) 60
Q16. If 4x – 8 = 16, what is x? A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7
Section E — General Knowledge (Q17–Q20)
Q17. What is the capital of Australia? A) Sydney B) Melbourne C) Canberra D) Perth
Q18. Which is the longest river in the world? A) Amazon B) Nile C) Yangtze D) Mississippi
Q19. Which is the largest country in the world by area? A) Canada B) China C) Russia D) USA
Q20. Which is the smallest planet in the solar system? A) Venus B) Mars C) Mercury D) Pluto
Answer Key + Explained Answers
Q1 – B) Fast. “Rapid” means fast. “Slow / Late / Lazy” are not synonyms.
Q2 – B) Poor. “Rich” means wealthy. Its antonym is “Poor.” “Wealthy / Prosperous / Affluent” are near-synonyms.
Q3 – B) Beautiful. Correct spelling: B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L. “Beautifull” has double L; “Beautifel” uses E; “Beautful” misses I.
Q4 – B) To be defeated. “To bite the dust” means to be defeated (originally, to fall in battle). It is not about eating, cleaning, or walking in dust.
Q5 – C) Yaseen. Surah Yaseen (Chapter 36) is called the Heart of the Quran (Qalb-e-Quran, Hadith as reported). Al-Fatiha is Umm-ul-Kitab; Al-Baqarah is longest; Al-Ikhlas is Chapter 112.
Q6 – C) 286. Surah Al-Baqarah has 286 verses (Ayat) — the longest Surah.
Q7 – D) Zil Hajj. Zil Hajj (Dhul Hijjah) is the 12th month (Hajj month). Ramadan is 9th, Muharram 1st, Shawwal 10th.
Q8 – D) Hazrat Ali (RA). Hazrat Ali (RA) was the fourth Caliph (35–40 AH). Abu Bakr was first, Umar second, Uthman third.
Q9 – C) Hali. “Shahnama-e-Islam” (Musaddas-e-Hali, 1879) is Altaf Hussain Hali’s famous poem on the rise and fall of Muslims. Iqbal, Ghalib, and Sir Syed have their own works.
Q10 – B) Mir Taqi Mir. “Diwan-e-Mir” is Mir Taqi Mir’s collection of ghazals (Mir is called Khuda-e-Sukhan, God of Poetry). Ghalib, Faiz, and Hali have their own collections.
Q11 – B) An elegy — a poem mourning a death, especially Karbala. A Marsiya mourns the martyrs of Karbala (Hazrat Imam Hussain RA). Mir Anees and Mirza Dabeer are famous Marsiya poets. It is not a praise poem, love poem, or biography.
Q12 – A) A panegyric — a poem of praise (for a person, patron, or the Prophet PBUH). A Qasida praises a person (king, patron) or the Prophet (PBUH, Naat is a type). It is not a four-line poem (Rubai), a song, or a letter.
Q13 – C) Rs 20. One pen = 240 ÷ 12 = Rs 20.
Q14 – C) 31. Pattern: ×2 + 1. 1 × 2 + 1 = 3, 3 × 2 + 1 = 7, 7 × 2 + 1 = 15, 15 × 2 + 1 = 31.
Q15 – C) 50. 10% of 500 = 0.10 × 500 = 50.
Q16 – C) 6. 4x – 8 = 16 → 4x = 24 → x = 6.
Q17 – C) Canberra. Canberra is the capital of Australia. Sydney is the largest city, Melbourne is second largest, Perth is in Western Australia — none are the capital.
Q18 – B) Nile. The Nile (about 6,650 km) is the longest river in the world. The Amazon is the largest by volume / discharge, but slightly shorter. Yangtze is longest in Asia; Mississippi is longest in North America.
Q19 – C) Russia. Russia is the largest country by area (about 17 million sq km). Canada is second, China third, USA fourth.
Q20 – C) Mercury. Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system. Venus and Mars are larger; Pluto is a dwarf planet, not a planet.
Weak-Section Review
Which section did you score lowest in? Write the 3 questions you missed, the correct answers, and one line for each explaining why. English: revise spelling (beautiful) + idioms. Islamiat: revise Surah titles (Yaseen Heart), verses (Al-Baqarah 286), months (Zil Hajj 12th), Khulafa (Ali fourth). Urdu: revise collections (Shahnama-e-Islam Hali, Diwan-e-Mir Mir), forms (Marsiya vs Qasida). General Ability: practise unitary method, ×2+1 series, percentages, algebra. GK: memorise capitals, rivers, countries, planets. Re-attempt this set in 2 days.
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