MPT Practice Set 37 – 20 Original MCQs with Explained Answers
This is MPT Practice Set 37 — 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 HAPPY. A) Joyful B) Sad C) Cheerful D) Glad
Q2. Choose the synonym of KIND. A) Cruel B) Gentle C) Harsh D) Rude
Q3. Choose the correct plural of TOOTH. A) Tooths B) Teeth C) Toothies D) Toothen
Q4. Choose the past tense of RUN. A) Runned B) Ran C) Running D) Runs
Q5. Choose the correct preposition: He is famous ___ his courage. A) in B) at C) on D) for
Section B — Islamiat (Q6–Q10):
Q6. Surah Al-Haqqah is the ___ Surah of the Holy Quran. A) 67th B) 68th C) 69th D) 70th
Q7. How many verses are in Surah Al-Haqqah? A) 50 B) 51 C) 52 D) 53
Q8. Surah Al-Haqqah is also called: A) The Inevitable B) The Pen C) The Sovereignty D) The Cave
Q9. Surah Al-Ma’arij is the ___ Surah of the Holy Quran. A) 68th B) 69th C) 70th D) 71st
Q10. Surah Al-Ma’arij is also called: A) The Inevitable B) The Ascending Stairways C) The Pen D) The Night
Section C — Urdu (Q11–Q15):
Q11. “Darwaza” (door) is which gender in Urdu? A) Masculine B) Feminine C) Neuter D) Both
Q12. What is the plural of “Darwaza” (door)? A) Darwaza B) Darwaze C) Darwazon D) Darwazay
Q13. “Tuzk-e-Babri” (Baburnama) was written by: A) Humayun B) Babur C) Akbar D) Jahangir
Q14. Multan is located in which province? A) Sindh B) Punjab C) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa D) Balochistan
Q15. Which is the capital of Azad Kashmir? A) Muzaffarabad B) Gilgit C) Skardu D) Mirpur
Section D — General Knowledge & Quantitative Ability (Q16–Q20):
Q16. What is 60% of 250? A) 130 B) 140 C) 150 D) 160
Q17. Next number in the series: 7, 14, 28, 56, ? A) 96 B) 104 C) 112 D) 120
Q18. If o + 12 = 50, what is o? A) 36 B) 37 C) 38 D) 39
Q19. What is 21 × 5? A) 95 B) 100 C) 105 D) 110
Q20. How many sides does a hexadecagon have? A) 14 B) 15 C) 16 D) 17
Answer Key + Explained Answers:
Q1 – B) Sad. Sad is the antonym of happy. Joyful is synonym, cheerful is synonym, glad is synonym.
Q2 – B) Gentle. Gentle is the synonym of kind. Cruel is antonym, harsh is antonym, rude is antonym.
Q3 – B) Teeth. Teeth is the correct plural of tooth. Tooths is wrong, toothies is wrong, toothen is wrong.
Q4 – B) Ran. Ran is the past tense of run. Runned is wrong, running is present participle, runs is present.
Q5 – D) for. “Famous for” is correct. Famous in is wrong, famous at is wrong, famous on is wrong.
Q6 – C) 69th. Surah Al-Haqqah is the 69th Surah. 67th is Al-Mulk, 68th is Al-Qalam, 70th is Al-Ma’arij.
Q7 – C) 52. Surah Al-Haqqah has 52 verses. 50 is wrong, 51 is wrong, 53 is wrong.
Q8 – A) The Inevitable. Al-Haqqah means “The Inevitable”. The Pen is Al-Qalam, The Sovereignty is Al-Mulk, The Cave is Al-Kahf.
Q9 – C) 70th. Surah Al-Ma’arij is the 70th Surah. 68th is Al-Qalam, 69th is Al-Haqqah, 71st is Nuh.
Q10 – B) The Ascending Stairways. Al-Ma’arij means “The Ascending Stairways”. The Inevitable is Al-Haqqah, The Pen is Al-Qalam, The Night is Al-Layl.
Q11 – A) Masculine. “Darwaza” is masculine in Urdu. Feminine is wrong, neuter does not apply, both is wrong.
Q12 – B) Darwaze. Darwaze is the plural of darwaza. Darwaza is singular, darwazon is oblique plural, darwazay is a variant of the oblique — the direct plural is darwaze.
Q13 – B) Babur. Tuzk-e-Babri was written by Babur. Humayun is his son, Akbar is his grandson, Jahangir is his great-grandson.
Q14 – B) Punjab. Multan is in Punjab. Hyderabad is Sindh, Peshawar is KP, Quetta is Balochistan.
Q15 – A) Muzaffarabad. Muzaffarabad is the capital of Azad Kashmir. Gilgit is Gilgit-Baltistan, Skardu is city, Mirpur is city.
Q16 – C) 150. 60% of 250 = 0.60 × 250 = 150.
Q17 – C) 112. Pattern: ×2: 7 × 2 = 14, 14 × 2 = 28, 28 × 2 = 56, 56 × 2 = 112. (96, 104, 120 are not ×2.)
Q18 – C) 38. o + 12 = 50, so o = 50 – 12 = 38.
Q19 – C) 105. 21 × 5 = 105. (95, 100, 110 are wrong.)
Q20 – C) 16. A hexadecagon has 16 sides (hexadeca = sixteen). Tetradecagon has 14, pentadecagon has 15, heptadecagon has 17.
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 sad (antonym happy), gentle (synonym kind), teeth (plural tooth), ran (past run), famous for (preposition). Islamiat: revise Al-Haqqah 69th (52 verses, “The Inevitable”), Al-Ma’arij 70th (“The Ascending Stairways”). Urdu: revise darwaza masculine, darwaze plural of darwaza, Tuzk-e-Babri by Babur, Multan Punjab, Muzaffarabad capital of Azad Kashmir. General Knowledge & Quantitative Ability: revise 60% of 250 = 150, ×2 series 112, o = 38, 21 × 5 = 105, hexadecagon 16 sides. Re-attempt this set in 2 days.
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