MPT Practice Set 36 – 20 Original MCQs with Explained Answers

This is MPT Practice Set 36 — 20 original MCQs in the MPT pattern: English (Q1–Q5), Islamiat (Q6–Q10), Urdu (Q11–Q15), General Knowledge & Quantitative 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. Choose the antonym of STRONG. A) Powerful B) Weak C) Brave D) Firm

Q2. Choose the synonym of FAST. A) Slow B) Quick C) Late D) Heavy

Q3. Choose the correct plural of FOOT. A) Foots B) Feet C) Footies D) Footen

Q4. Choose the past tense of GO. A) Goed B) Went C) Going D) Goes

Q5. Choose the correct preposition: She is interested ___ music. A) in B) at C) on D) for

Section B — Islamiat (Q6–Q10):

Q6. Surah Al-Mulk is the ___ Surah of the Holy Quran. A) 65th B) 66th C) 67th D) 68th

Q7. How many verses are in Surah Al-Mulk? A) 28 B) 29 C) 30 D) 31

Q8. Surah Al-Mulk is also called: A) The Sovereignty B) The Pen C) The Cave D) The Cow

Q9. Surah Al-Qalam is the ___ Surah of the Holy Quran. A) 66th B) 67th C) 68th D) 69th

Q10. Surah Al-Qalam is also called: A) The Sovereignty B) The Pen C) The Cave D) The Night

Section C — Urdu (Q11–Q15):

Q11. "Qalam" (pen) is which gender in Urdu? A) Masculine B) Feminine C) Neuter D) Both

Q12. What is the plural of "Bacha" (child)? A) Bacha B) Bachay C) Bache D) Bachon

Q13. "Shahnama" was written by: A) Saadi B) Firdausi C) Hafiz Shirazi D) Rumi

Q14. Hyderabad is located in which province? A) Punjab B) Sindh C) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa D) Balochistan

Q15. Which is the largest city of Pakistan? A) Lahore B) Karachi C) Islamabad D) Rawalpindi

Section D — General Knowledge & Quantitative Ability (Q16–Q20):

Q16. What is 50% of 180? A) 80 B) 85 C) 90 D) 95

Q17. Next number in the series: 4, 8, 16, 32, ? A) 48 B) 56 C) 64 D) 72

Q18. If n + 9 = 40, what is n? A) 29 B) 30 C) 31 D) 32

Q19. What is 19 × 6? A) 104 B) 109 C) 114 D) 119

Q20. How many sides does a pentadecagon have? A) 12 B) 13 C) 14 D) 15

Answer Key + Explained Answers:

Q1 – B) Weak. Weak is the antonym of strong. Powerful is synonym, brave is related, firm is related.

Q2 – B) Quick. Quick is the synonym of fast. Slow is antonym, late is unrelated, heavy is unrelated.

Q3 – B) Feet. Feet is the correct plural of foot. Foots is wrong, footies is wrong, footen is wrong.

Q4 – B) Went. Went is the past tense of go. Goed is wrong, going is present participle, goes is present.

Q5 – A) in. "Interested in" is correct. Interested at is wrong, interested on is wrong, interested for is wrong.

Q6 – C) 67th. Surah Al-Mulk is the 67th Surah. 65th is At-Talaq, 66th is At-Tahrim, 68th is Al-Qalam.

Q7 – C) 30. Surah Al-Mulk has 30 verses. 28 is wrong, 29 is wrong, 31 is wrong.

Q8 – A) The Sovereignty. Al-Mulk means "The Sovereignty". The Pen is Al-Qalam, The Cave is Al-Kahf, The Cow is Al-Baqarah.

Q9 – C) 68th. Surah Al-Qalam is the 68th Surah. 66th is At-Tahrim, 67th is Al-Mulk, 69th is Al-Haqqah.

Q10 – B) The Pen. Al-Qalam means "The Pen". The Sovereignty is Al-Mulk, The Cave is Al-Kahf, The Night is Al-Layl.

Q11 – A) Masculine. "Qalam" is masculine in Urdu. Feminine is wrong, neuter does not apply, both is wrong.

Q12 – C) Bache. Bache is the plural of bacha. Bacha is singular, bachay is a variant spelling of the oblique, bachon is oblique plural — the direct plural is bache.

Q13 – B) Firdausi. Shahnama was written by Firdausi. Saadi wrote Gulistan, Hafiz wrote Diwan-e-Hafiz, Rumi wrote Masnavi.

Q14 – B) Sindh. Hyderabad is in Sindh. Lahore is Punjab, Peshawar is KP, Quetta is Balochistan.

Q15 – B) Karachi. Karachi is the largest city of Pakistan. Lahore is second, Islamabad is capital, Rawalpindi is city.

Q16 – C) 90. 50% of 180 = 0.50 × 180 = 90.

Q17 – C) 64. Pattern: ×2: 4 × 2 = 8, 8 × 2 = 16, 16 × 2 = 32, 32 × 2 = 64. (48, 56, 72 are not ×2.)

Q18 – C) 31. n + 9 = 40, so n = 40 – 9 = 31.

Q19 – C) 114. 19 × 6 = 114. (104, 109, 119 are wrong.)

Q20 – D) 15. A pentadecagon has 15 sides (pentadeca = fifteen). Dodecagon has 12, tridecagon has 13, tetradecagon has 14.

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 weak (antonym strong), quick (synonym fast), feet (plural foot), went (past go), interested in (preposition). Islamiat: revise Al-Mulk 67th (30 verses, "The Sovereignty"), Al-Qalam 68th ("The Pen"). Urdu: revise qalam masculine, bache plural of bacha, Shahnama by Firdausi, Hyderabad Sindh, Karachi largest city. General Knowledge & Quantitative Ability: revise 50% of 180 = 90, ×2 series 64, n = 31, 19 × 6 = 114, pentadecagon 15 sides. Re-attempt this set in 2 days.

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