MPT Practice Set 23 – 20 Original MCQs with Explained Answers

ByArsalan Khan

Intro: This is MPT Practice Set 23 — 20 original MCQs in the MPT pattern: English (Q1–Q5), Islamiat (Q6–Q10), Urdu (Q11–Q15), General Ability (Q16–Q20). 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–Q5):

Q1. What is the antonym of “ancient”? A) Old B) Modern C) Antique D) Historic

Q2. What is the synonym of “brave”? A) Cowardly B) Courageous C) Timid D) Fearful

Q3. What is the plural of “woman”? A) Womans B) Women C) Womens D) Woman’s

Q4. What is the past tense of “buy”? A) Buyed B) Bought C) Buying D) Buys

Q5. “The book is ___ the table.” A) In B) On C) At D) Under

Section B — Islamiat (Q6–Q10):

Q6. Which is the first surah of the Holy Quran? A) Al-Baqarah B) Al-Fatiha C) Al-Ikhlas D) Al-Kawthar

Q7. How many pillars of Islam are there? A) Three B) Four C) Five D) Six

Q8. Which is the first mosque built in Islam? A) Masjid al-Haram B) Masjid al-Nabawi C) Masjid Quba D) Masjid al-Aqsa

Q9. Which is the longest surah of the Holy Quran? A) Al-Fatiha B) Al-Baqarah C) Al-Imran D) Al-Nisa

Q10. Which is the shortest surah of the Holy Quran (by words)? A) Al-Asr B) Al-Kawthar C) Al-Ikhlas D) Al-Nas

Section C — Urdu (Q11–Q15):

Q11. “Kitab” is masculine or feminine in Urdu? A) Masculine B) Feminine C) Both D) Neither

Q12. What is the plural of “kitab” in Urdu? A) Kitabain B) Kitaben C) Kitabi D) Kitabon

Q13. Who wrote Pakistan’s national anthem (qaumi tarana)? A) Allama Iqbal B) Hafeez Jalandhari C) Faiz Ahmed Faiz D) Josh Malihabadi

Q14. What does the word “Urdu” mean? A) City B) Army / camp C) Language D) Poetry

Q15. Lahore is on the bank of which river? A) Indus B) Jhelum C) Ravi D) Chenab

Section D — General Ability (Q16–Q20):

Q16. What is 20% of 300? A) 20 B) 40 C) 60 D) 80

Q17. Next number in the series: 1, 3, 6, 10, ? A) 12 B) 14 C) 15 D) 16

Q18. If x + 2 = 9, what is x? A) 5 B) 6 C) 7 D) 8

Q19. What is 8 × 9? A) 64 B) 72 C) 81 D) 90

Q20. How many sides does a triangle have? A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5

Answer Key + Explained Answers:

Q1 – B) Modern. “Ancient” means very old; antonym is modern (new). Old is a synonym, antique is a synonym, historic is a synonym.

Q2 – B) Courageous. “Brave” means courageous. Cowardly is antonym, timid is antonym, fearful is antonym.

Q3 – B) Women. Plural of “woman” is women. Womans is wrong, womens is wrong, woman’s is possessive.

Q4 – B) Bought. Past tense of “buy” is bought. Buyed is wrong, buying is present participle, buys is present tense.

Q5 – B) On. “The book is on the table” (on = on top). In = inside, at = at a point, under = below.

Q6 – B) Al-Fatiha. Al-Fatiha is the first surah. Al-Baqarah is second, Al-Ikhlas is 112th, Al-Kawthar is 108th.

Q7 – C) Five. Five pillars: Shahadah, Salah, Zakat, Sawm, Hajj. Three, four, six are wrong.

Q8 – C) Masjid Quba. Masjid Quba is the first mosque built in Islam (in Madinah). Masjid al-Haram is in Makkah, Masjid al-Nabawi is the Prophet’s Mosque, Masjid al-Aqsa is in Jerusalem.

Q9 – B) Al-Baqarah. Al-Baqarah is the longest surah (286 verses). Al-Fatiha is shortest by verses (7), Al-Imran is third-longest, Al-Nisa is fourth-longest.

Q10 – B) Al-Kawthar. Al-Kawthar is the shortest surah by words (10 words). Al-Asr also has 3 verses, but more words than Al-Kawthar. Al-Ikhlas has 4 verses, Al-Nas has 6 verses.

Q11 – B) Feminine. “Kitab” is feminine in Urdu (kitab achi hai). Masculine is wrong, both is wrong, neither is wrong.

Q12 – B) Kitaben. Plural of “kitab” is kitaben. Kitabain is wrong, kitabi is adjectival, kitabon is wrong.

Q13 – B) Hafeez Jalandhari. Hafeez Jalandhari wrote Pakistan’s national anthem. Allama Iqbal wrote “Shikwa”, Faiz wrote “Hum Dekhenge”, Josh wrote “Yaad”.

Q14 – B) Army / camp. “Urdu” is from Turkish “ordu” meaning army / camp (lashkar). City is sheher, language is zaban, poetry is shayari.

Q15 – C) Ravi. Lahore is on the bank of the Ravi River. Indus is in the west, Jhelum is in Punjab (Jhelum city), Chenab is in Punjab (Multan).

Q16 – C) 60. 20% of 300 = 0.20 × 300 = 60.

Q17 – C) 15. Differences increase by 1: 1 + 2 = 3, 3 + 3 = 6, 6 + 4 = 10, 10 + 5 = 15. (12, 14, 16 are not +5.)

Q18 – C) 7. x + 2 = 9, so x = 9 – 2 = 7.

Q19 – B) 72. 8 × 9 = 72. (64 = 8 × 8, 81 = 9 × 9, 90 = 9 × 10.)

Q20 – B) 3. A triangle has 3 sides (tri = three). 2 is a line, 4 is a quadrilateral, 5 is a pentagon.

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 antonym (ancient = modern), synonym (brave = courageous), plural (woman = women), past tense (buy = bought), preposition (book on table). Islamiat: revise first surah (Al-Fatiha), five pillars, first mosque (Quba), longest surah (Al-Baqarah), shortest surah (Al-Kawthar by words). Urdu: revise kitab feminine, kitab plural kitaben, national anthem Hafeez Jalandhari, Urdu = army / camp, Lahore = Ravi. General Ability: practise percentages, series (+2, +3, +4, +5), algebra, multiplication, shapes (triangle 3). Re-attempt this set in 2 days.

Closing line: These are original practice questions written for csspastpapers.pk. They are not FPSC official questions, and this site is not affiliated with FPSC.

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