MPT Practice Set 14 – 20 Original MCQs with Explained Answers
This is MPT Practice Set 14 — 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 HAPPY. A) Sad B) Joyful C) Angry D) Tired
Q2. Choose the antonym of HOT. A) Warm B) Cold C) Bright D) Dry
Q3. Choose the correctly spelt word. A) Important B) Importent C) Importnt D) Impoortant
Q4. The idiom “to cry over spilt milk” means: A) To cry over milk B) To waste time worrying about past mistakes C) To spill milk D) To buy milk
Section B — Islamiat (Q5–Q8):
Q5. Which is the first Surah in the Holy Quran (in order)? A) Al-Baqarah B) Al-Fatiha C) Yaseen D) Al-Kawthar
Q6. How many verses are there in Surah Al-Fatiha? A) 5 B) 6 C) 7 D) 8
Q7. Which is the 1st month of the Islamic calendar? A) Ramadan B) Shawwal C) Muharram D) Zil Hajj
Q8. Who was the third 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. “Bang-e-Dara” is the famous work of: A) Ghalib B) Iqbal C) Hali D) Faiz
Q10. “Gulistan” is the famous work of: A) Saadi B) Firdausi C) Rumi D) Hafiz
Q11. A “Marsiya” in Urdu poetry is: A) A poem of praise B) An elegy (poem of mourning) C) A love poem D) A biography
Q12. A “Qasida” in Urdu poetry is: A) A poem of praise B) An elegy (poem of mourning) C) A love poem D) A biography
Section D — General Ability (Q13–Q16):
Q13. If 20 books cost Rs 600, what is the cost of 1 book (same price)? A) Rs 25 B) Rs 28 C) Rs 30 D) Rs 35
Q14. Next number in the series: 6, 12, 24, 48, ? A) 72 B) 84 C) 96 D) 120
Q15. What is 30% of 300? A) 70 B) 80 C) 90 D) 100
Q16. If 6x – 6 = 30, what is x? A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7
Section E — General Knowledge (Q17–Q20):
Q17. What is the currency of China? A) Won B) Yuan C) Yen D) Ringgit
Q18. What is the currency of India? A) Rupee B) Taka C) Dinar D) Dirham
Q19. Which is the largest continent by population? A) Africa B) Asia C) Europe D) North America
Q20. Which is the longest river in the world? A) Amazon B) Nile C) Yangtze D) Mississippi
Answer Key + Explained Answers:
Q1 – B) Joyful. “Happy” means joyful. “Sad / Angry” are antonyms; “Tired” is unrelated.
Q2 – B) Cold. “Hot” means high temperature. Its antonym is “Cold”. “Warm” is a synonym (milder); “Bright / Dry” are unrelated.
Q3 – A) Important. Correct spelling: I-M-P-O-R-T-A-N-T. “Importent” uses E; “Importnt” misses A; “Impoortant” adds O.
Q4 – B) To waste time worrying about past mistakes. “To cry over spilt milk” means to waste time worrying about past mistakes that cannot be undone. It is not about literally crying over milk.
Q5 – B) Al-Fatiha. Surah Al-Fatiha (Chapter 1, “The Opening”) is first in the Quran’s order. Al-Baqarah is Chapter 2; Yaseen is Chapter 36; Al-Kawthar is Chapter 108.
Q6 – C) 7. Surah Al-Fatiha has 7 verses. It is also called Umm-ul-Kitab (Mother of the Book).
Q7 – C) Muharram. Muharram is the 1st month (Islamic New Year). Ramadan is 9th, Shawwal 10th, Zil Hajj 12th.
Q8 – C) Hazrat Uthman (RA). Hazrat Uthman Ghani (RA) was the third Caliph (23–35 AH). Abu Bakr was first, Umar second, Ali fourth.
Q9 – B) Iqbal. “Bang-e-Dara” (The Call of the Marching Bell, 1924) is Allama Iqbal’s collection. Ghalib, Hali, and Faiz have their own works.
Q10 – A) Saadi. “Gulistan” (Rose Garden) is Saadi’s (Sheikh Saadi Shirazi) prose work. Firdausi wrote Shahnama; Rumi wrote Masnavi; Hafiz wrote Diwan-e-Hafiz.
Q11 – B) An elegy (poem of mourning). A Marsiya is an elegy — a poem of mourning, often for Karbala martyrs. A Qasida is a poem of praise; it is not a love poem or biography.
Q12 – A) A poem of praise. A Qasida is a poem of praise (for a person, ruler, or the Prophet). A Marsiya is an elegy; it is not a love poem or biography.
Q13 – C) Rs 30. One book = 600 ÷ 20 = Rs 30.
Q14 – C) 96. Each term doubles: 6 × 2 = 12, 12 × 2 = 24, 24 × 2 = 48, 48 × 2 = 96. (120 is 48 + 72, not doubling.)
Q15 – C) 90. 30% of 300 = 0.30 × 300 = 90.
Q16 – C) 6. 6x – 6 = 30 → 6x = 36 → x = 6.
Q17 – B) Yuan. Yuan (Renminbi) is the currency of China. Won = South Korea, Yen = Japan, Ringgit = Malaysia.
Q18 – A) Rupee. Rupee (Indian Rupee) is the currency of India. Taka = Bangladesh, Dinar = several Arab countries, Dirham = UAE / Morocco.
Q19 – B) Asia. Asia is the largest continent by population (about 4.7 billion, as reported). Africa is second, Europe third, North America fourth.
Q20 – B) Nile. The Nile (about 6,650 km) is the longest river in the world. Amazon is second longest (but largest by discharge); Yangtze is third; Mississippi is fourth.
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 (important) + idioms. Islamiat: revise Surah facts (Al-Fatiha first, 7 verses), months (Muharram 1st), Khulafa (Uthman third). Urdu: revise collections (Bang-e-Dara Iqbal, Gulistan Saadi), forms (Marsiya vs Qasida). General Ability: practise unitary method, doubling series, percentages, algebra. GK: memorise currencies (Yuan China, Rupee India), continents (Asia largest by population), rivers (Nile longest). Re-attempt this set in 2 days.
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