MPT Practice Set 32 – 20 Original MCQs with Explained Answers
This is MPT Practice Set 32 — 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) Ancient D) Historic
Q2. What is the synonym of “happy”? A) Sad B) Joyful C) Angry D) Tired
Q3. What is the plural of “man”? A) Mans B) Men C) Manes D) Man’s
Q4. What is the past tense of “write”? A) Writes B) Wrote C) Writing D) Written
Q5. “He is afraid ___ darkness.” A) In B) At C) On D) Of
Section B — Islamiat (Q6–Q10)
Q6. Which is the sixth surah of the Holy Quran? A) Al-Baqarah B) Al-Imran C) Al-Ma’idah D) Al-An’am
Q7. How many verses are there in Surah Al-An’am? A) 150 B) 160 C) 165 D) 170
Q8. Which surah is called “The Cattle”? A) Al-Baqarah B) Al-Imran C) Al-Ma’idah D) Al-An’am
Q9. Which is the seventh surah of the Holy Quran? A) Al-Baqarah B) Al-Imran C) Al-A’raf D) Al-An’am
Q10. Which is the shortest surah of the Holy Quran? A) Al-Fatiha B) Al-Kawthar C) Al-Asr D) Al-Ikhlas
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) Kitabon C) Kitabi D) Kitab
Q13. Who wrote “Diwan-e-Ghalib”? A) Allama Iqbal B) Mirza Ghalib C) Faiz Ahmed Faiz D) Hafeez Jalandhari
Q14. Karachi is the capital of which province? A) Punjab B) Sindh C) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa D) Balochistan
Q15. What is Pakistan’s most populous province? A) Punjab B) Sindh C) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa D) Balochistan
Section D — General Ability (Q16–Q20)
Q16. What is 15% of 300? A) 35 B) 40 C) 45 D) 50
Q17. Next number in the series: 2, 5, 10, 17, ? A) 24 B) 25 C) 26 D) 27
Q18. If f – 9 = 21, what is f? A) 28 B) 29 C) 30 D) 31
Q19. What is 14 × 11? A) 144 B) 154 C) 164 D) 174
Q20. How many sides does a decagon have? A) 8 B) 9 C) 10 D) 11
Answer Key + Explained Answers
Q1 – B) Modern. “Ancient” means old; antonym is modern. Old is a synonym, ancient is the word itself, historic is a synonym.
Q2 – B) Joyful. “Happy” means joyful. Sad is antonym, angry is antonym, tired is antonym.
Q3 – B) Men. Plural of “man” is men. Mans is wrong, manes is wrong, man’s is possessive.
Q4 – B) Wrote. Past tense of “write” is wrote. Writes is present tense, writing is present participle, written is past participle.
Q5 – D) Of. “He is afraid of darkness” (afraid of = fears). In, at, on are wrong.
Q6 – D) Al-An’am. Al-An’am is the sixth surah. Al-Baqarah is second, Al-Imran is third, Al-Ma’idah is fifth.
Q7 – C) 165. Surah Al-An’am has 165 verses. 150, 160, 170 are wrong.
Q8 – D) Al-An’am. Surah Al-An’am is called “The Cattle”. Al-Baqarah is The Cow, Al-Imran is The Family of Imran, Al-Ma’idah is The Table.
Q9 – C) Al-A’raf. Al-A’raf is the seventh surah. Al-Baqarah is second, Al-Imran is third, Al-An’am is sixth.
Q10 – B) Al-Kawthar. Al-Kawthar is the shortest surah (by words, 10 words). Al-Fatiha has 25 words, Al-Asr has 14 words, Al-Ikhlas has 15 words.
Q11 – B) Feminine. “Kitab” is feminine in Urdu (kitab achi hai). Masculine is wrong, both is wrong, neither is wrong.
Q12 – A) Kitabain. Plural of “kitab” is kitabain. Kitabon is wrong, kitabi is adjectival, kitab is singular.
Q13 – B) Mirza Ghalib. Mirza Ghalib wrote “Diwan-e-Ghalib”. Allama Iqbal wrote “Bang-e-Dra”, Faiz wrote “Dast-e-Saba”, Hafeez Jalandhari wrote “Shahnama-e-Islam”.
Q14 – B) Sindh. Karachi is the capital of Sindh. Punjab’s capital is Lahore, KP’s capital is Peshawar, Balochistan’s capital is Quetta.
Q15 – A) Punjab. Punjab is Pakistan’s most populous province. Sindh is second, KP is third, Balochistan is fourth.
Q16 – C) 45. 15% of 300 = 0.15 × 300 = 45.
Q17 – C) 26. Pattern: +3, +5, +7, +9: 2 + 3 = 5, 5 + 5 = 10, 10 + 7 = 17, 17 + 9 = 26. (24, 25, 27 are not +9.)
Q18 – C) 30. f – 9 = 21, so f = 21 + 9 = 30.
Q19 – B) 154. 14 × 11 = 154. (144 is wrong, 164 is wrong, 174 is wrong.)
Q20 – C) 10. A decagon has 10 sides (deca = ten). Octagon has 8, nonagon has 9, hendecagon has 11.
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 (happy = joyful), plural (man = men), past tense (write = wrote), preposition (afraid of darkness). Islamiat: revise sixth surah (Al-An’am), Al-An’am 165 verses, The Cattle (Al-An’am), seventh surah (Al-A’raf), shortest surah (Al-Kawthar). Urdu: revise kitab feminine, kitab plural kitabain, Diwan-e-Ghalib Mirza Ghalib, Karachi Sindh capital, Punjab most populous. General Ability: practise percentages, +3/+5/+7/+9 series, algebra, multiplication, shapes (decagon 10). Re-attempt this set in 2 days.
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