MPT Practice Set 8 – 20 Original MCQs with Explained Answers

Intro: This is MPT Practice Set 8 — 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 BRAVE. A) Cowardly B) Courageous C) Weak D) Shy

Q2. Choose the antonym of RICH. A) Wealthy B) Poor C) Affluent D) Prosperous

Q3. Choose the correctly spelt word. A) Beautifull B) Beautiful C) Beutiful D) Beautful

Q4. The idiom “to hit the nail on the head” means: A) To hammer a nail B) To say exactly the right thing C) To make a mistake D) To hurt someone

Section B — Islamiat (Q5–Q8):

Q5. Which is the longest Surah in the Quran? A) Al-Fatiha B) Al-Baqarah C) Al-Imran D) Al-Kahf

Q6. How many Rakats are in Fajr prayer (Sunnah + Fard)? A) 2 B) 4 C) 6 D) 8

Q7. Which is the last month of the Islamic calendar? A) Muharram B) Ramadan C) Shawwal D) Zil Hajj

Q8. Who was the first Caliph of Islam? A) Hazrat Umar (RA) B) Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA) C) Hazrat Uthman (RA) D) Hazrat Ali (RA)

Section C — Urdu (Q9–Q12):

Q9. “Bang-e-Dra” is the poetry collection of: A) Ghalib B) Iqbal C) Faiz D) Mir

Q10. “Shah Jo Risalo” is the work of: A) Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai B) Sachal Sarmast C) Bulleh Shah D) Waris Shah

Q11. A “Ghazal” in Urdu poetry is: A) A form of poetry made of rhyming couplets, often about love/longing B) A novel C) A biography D) A play

Q12. A “Nazm” in Urdu poetry is: A) A poem on a single theme (with a unified subject) B) A poem of unrelated couplets C) A short story D) A newspaper column

Section D — General Ability (Q13–Q16):

Q13. If 6 pens cost Rs 180, what is the cost of 1 pen (same price)? A) Rs 25 B) Rs 30 C) Rs 35 D) Rs 40

Q14. Next number in the series: 100, 90, 80, 70, ? A) 50 B) 55 C) 60 D) 65

Q15. What is 15% of 300? A) 30 B) 40 C) 45 D) 50

Q16. If 2x – 3 = 7, what is x? A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7

Section E — General Knowledge (Q17–Q20):

Q17. What is the capital of France? A) London B) Berlin C) Paris D) Madrid

Q18. Which is the longest river in the world (standard answer)? A) Amazon B) Nile C) Yangtze D) Indus

Q19. Which is the smallest bird in the world? A) Sparrow B) Hummingbird (bee hummingbird) C) Robin D) Pigeon

Q20. Which is the tallest animal in the world? A) Elephant B) Giraffe C) Horse D) Camel

Answer Key + Explained Answers:

Q1 – B) Courageous. “Brave” means courageous. “Cowardly / Weak / Shy” are not synonyms.

Q2 – B) Poor. “Rich” means wealthy. Its antonym is “Poor.” “Wealthy / Affluent / Prosperous” are near-synonyms.

Q3 – B) Beautiful. Correct spelling: B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L. “Beautifull” doubles L; “Beutiful” misses A; “Beautful” misses I.

Q4 – B) To say exactly the right thing. “To hit the nail on the head” means to be exactly right, not literally to hammer.

Q5 – B) Al-Baqarah. Surah Al-Baqarah (Chapter 2, 286 verses) is the longest Surah. Al-Fatiha is shortest by verses (7); Al-Imran is Chapter 3 (200 verses); Al-Kahf is Chapter 18 (110 verses).

Q6 – B) 4. Fajr has 2 Sunnah + 2 Fard = 4 Rakats total. (Dhuhr: 4 Sunnah + 4 Fard + 2 Sunnah + 2 Nafl = 12; Asr: 4 Sunnah + 4 Fard = 8; Maghrib: 3 Fard + 2 Sunnah + 2 Nafl = 7; Isha: 4 Sunnah + 4 Fard + 2 Sunnah + 2 Nafl + 3 Witr = 17.)

Q7 – D) Zil Hajj. Zil Hajj (Dhul Hijjah) is the 12th and last month. Muharram is 1st, Ramadan 9th, Shawwal 10th.

Q8 – B) Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA). Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique (RA) was the first Caliph (11–13 AH). Umar was second, Uthman third, Ali fourth.

Q9 – B) Iqbal. “Bang-e-Dra” (1924) is Allama Iqbal’s poetry collection. Ghalib, Faiz, and Mir have their own Diwans / collections.

Q10 – A) Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai. “Shah Jo Risalo” is the work of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (Sindhi Sufi poet). Sachal, Bulleh Shah, and Waris Shah are other poets.

Q11 – A) A form of poetry made of rhyming couplets, often about love/longing. A Ghazal consists of independent couplets (sher) sharing a rhyme and refrain. It is not a novel, biography, or play.

Q12 – A) A poem on a single theme (with a unified subject). A Nazm is a poem on one theme, with connected verses. A Ghazal’s couplets are independent; a Nazm’s verses are connected. It is not a story or column.

Q13 – B) Rs 30. One pen = 180 ÷ 6 = Rs 30.

Q14 – C) 60. Each term subtracts 10: 100 – 10 = 90, 90 – 10 = 80, 80 – 10 = 70, 70 – 10 = 60.

Q15 – C) 45. 15% of 300 = 0.15 × 300 = 45.

Q16 – B) 5. 2x – 3 = 7 → 2x = 10 → x = 5.

Q17 – C) Paris. Paris is the capital of France. London = UK, Berlin = Germany, Madrid = Spain.

Q18 – B) Nile. The Nile is the standard answer for longest river (about 6,650 km). The Amazon is longest by volume / discharge, but the Nile is longest by length in standard GK. Yangtze is longest in Asia; Indus is Pakistan’s longest.

Q19 – B) Hummingbird (bee hummingbird). The bee hummingbird (Cuba) is the smallest bird. Sparrow, robin, and pigeon are larger.

Q20 – B) Giraffe. The giraffe is the tallest land animal. Elephant is heaviest land animal; horse and camel are shorter.

Weak-Section Review:

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 + idioms. Islamiat: revise Surahs, prayers, months, Khulafa. Urdu: revise collections, poets, forms (Ghazal vs Nazm). General Ability: practise unitary method, subtracting series, percentages, algebra. GK: memorise capitals, rivers, animals. Re-attempt this set in 2 days.

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