MPT Practice Set 34 – 20 Original MCQs with Explained Answers

This is MPT Practice Set 34 — 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 “rich”? A) Wealthy B) Poor C) Affluent D) Prosperous

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 “eat”? A) Eats B) Eating C) Ate D) Eaten

Q5. “He is fond ___ reading.” A) In B) At C) On D) Of

Section B — Islamiat (Q6–Q10):

Q6. Which is the tenth surah of the Holy Quran? A) At-Tawbah B) Yunus C) Hud D) Yusuf

Q7. How many verses are there in Surah Yunus? A) 99 B) 104 C) 109 D) 114

Q8. Which surah is called “Jonah”? A) At-Tawbah B) Yunus C) Hud D) Yusuf

Q9. Which is the eleventh surah of the Holy Quran? A) At-Tawbah B) Yunus C) Hud D) Yusuf

Q10. Which surah is the longest surah of the Holy Quran? A) Al-Imran B) Al-Baqarah C) Al-Ma’idah D) Al-An’am

Section C — Urdu (Q11–Q15):

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

Q12. What is the plural of “larka” in Urdu? A) Larkain B) Larke C) Larki D) Larka

Q13. Who wrote “Shahnama-e-Islam”? A) Allama Iqbal B) Mirza Ghalib C) Faiz Ahmed Faiz D) Hafeez Jalandhari

Q14. Quetta is the capital of which province? A) Punjab B) Sindh C) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa D) Balochistan

Q15. What is Pakistan’s largest province by area? A) Punjab B) Sindh C) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa D) Balochistan

Section D — General Ability (Q16–Q20):

Q16. What is 30% of 200? A) 50 B) 55 C) 60 D) 65

Q17. Next number in the series: 4, 9, 16, 25, ? A) 30 B) 32 C) 36 D) 40

Q18. If j – 8 = 12, what is j? A) 18 B) 19 C) 20 D) 21

Q19. What is 16 × 8? A) 118 B) 128 C) 138 D) 148

Q20. How many sides does a dodecagon have? A) 10 B) 11 C) 12 D) 13

Answer Key + Explained Answers:

Q1 – B) Poor. “Rich” means wealthy; antonym is poor. Wealthy is synonym, affluent is synonym, prosperous is 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 – C) Ate. Past tense of “eat” is ate. Eats is present tense, eating is present participle, eaten is past participle.

Q5 – D) Of. “He is fond of reading” (fond of = likes). In, at, on are wrong.

Q6 – B) Yunus. Yunus is the tenth surah. At-Tawbah is ninth, Hud is eleventh, Yusuf is twelfth.

Q7 – C) 109. Surah Yunus has 109 verses. 99, 104, 114 are wrong.

Q8 – B) Yunus. Surah Yunus is called “Jonah”. At-Tawbah is The Repentance, Hud is Hud, Yusuf is Joseph.

Q9 – C) Hud. Hud is the eleventh surah. At-Tawbah is ninth, Yunus is tenth, Yusuf is twelfth.

Q10 – B) Al-Baqarah. Al-Baqarah is the longest surah (286 verses). Al-Imran is 200, Al-Ma’idah is 120, Al-An’am is 165.

Q11 – A) Masculine. “Pani” is masculine in Urdu (pani thanda hai). Feminine is wrong, both is wrong, neither is wrong.

Q12 – B) Larke. Plural of “larka” is larke. Larkain is wrong, larki is feminine singular, larka is singular.

Q13 – D) Hafeez Jalandhari. Hafeez Jalandhari wrote “Shahnama-e-Islam”. Allama Iqbal wrote “Bang-e-Dra”, Mirza Ghalib wrote “Diwan-e-Ghalib”, Faiz wrote “Dast-e-Saba”.

Q14 – D) Balochistan. Quetta is the capital of Balochistan. Punjab’s capital is Lahore, Sindh’s capital is Karachi, KP’s capital is Peshawar.

Q15 – D) Balochistan. Balochistan is Pakistan’s largest province by area. Punjab is second, Sindh is third, KP is smallest.

Q16 – C) 60. 30% of 200 = 0.30 × 200 = 60.

Q17 – C) 36. Pattern: squares: 2² = 4, 3² = 9, 4² = 16, 5² = 25, 6² = 36. (30, 32, 40 are not squares.)

Q18 – C) 20. j – 8 = 12, so j = 12 + 8 = 20.

Q19 – B) 128. 16 × 8 = 128. (118, 138, 148 are wrong.)

Q20 – C) 12. A dodecagon has 12 sides (dodeca = twelve). Decagon has 10, hendecagon has 11, tridecagon has 13.

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 (rich = poor), synonym (brave = courageous), plural (woman = women), past tense (eat = ate), preposition (fond of reading). Islamiat: revise tenth surah (Yunus), Yunus 109 verses, Jonah (Yunus), eleventh surah (Hud), longest surah (Al-Baqarah). Urdu: revise pani masculine, larka plural larke, Shahnama-e-Islam Hafeez Jalandhari, Quetta Balochistan capital, Balochistan largest province. General Ability: practise percentages, squares series, algebra, multiplication, shapes (dodecagon 12). Re-attempt this set in 2 days.

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