MPT Practice Set 9 – 20 Original MCQs with Explained Answers
Intro: This is MPT Practice Set 9 — 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 ANCIENT. A) Old B) Modern C) Historic D) Antique
Q3. Choose the correctly spelt word. A) Enviroment B) Environment C) Environmant D) Envirnment
Q4. The idiom “to be in hot water” means: A) To take a hot bath B) To be in trouble C) To be happy D) To be thirsty
Section B — Islamiat (Q5–Q8):
Q5. Which Surah is called Umm-ul-Kitab (Mother of the Book)? A) Al-Baqarah B) Al-Fatiha C) Yaseen D) Al-Ikhlas
Q6. How many verses are there in Surah Al-Fatiha? A) 5 B) 6 C) 7 D) 8
Q7. Which is the 9th month of the Islamic calendar? A) Muharram B) Ramadan C) Shawwal 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. “Khutbat” (lectures / Reconstruction of Religious Thought) is by: A) Iqbal B) Ghalib C) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan D) Hali
Q10. “Heer Ranjha” is the famous work of: A) Bulleh Shah B) Waris Shah C) Shah Hussain D) Mian Muhammad Bakhsh
Q11. A “Rubai” in Urdu poetry is: A) A four-line poem (quatrain) B) A two-line poem C) A six-line poem D) A long narrative poem
Q12. A “Masnavi” in Urdu poetry is: A) A short love poem B) A long narrative poem in rhyming couplets, telling a story C) A biography D) A play
Section D — General Ability (Q13–Q16):
Q13. If 9 pencils cost Rs 135, what is the cost of 1 pencil (same price)? A) Rs 12 B) Rs 15 C) Rs 18 D) Rs 20
Q14. Next number in the series: 2, 6, 18, 54, ? A) 108 B) 162 C) 216 D) 324
Q15. What is 30% of 250? A) 60 B) 65 C) 70 D) 75
Q16. If 5x – 10 = 20, what is x? A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7
Section E — General Knowledge (Q17–Q20):
Q17. What is the capital of Japan? A) Seoul B) Beijing C) Tokyo D) Bangkok
Q18. Which is the largest hot desert in the world? A) Gobi B) Kalahari C) Sahara D) Thar
Q19. Which is the fastest land animal? A) Lion B) Cheetah C) Horse D) Deer
Q20. Which is the largest island in the world? A) Borneo B) Greenland C) Madagascar D) Sumatra
Answer Key + Explained Answers:
Q1 – B) Joyful. “Happy” means joyful. “Sad / Angry / Tired” are not synonyms.
Q2 – B) Modern. “Ancient” means very old. Its antonym is “Modern.” “Old / Historic / Antique” are near-synonyms.
Q3 – B) Environment. Correct spelling: E-N-V-I-R-O-N-M-E-N-T. “Enviroment” misses N; “Environmant” uses A; “Envirnment” misses O.
Q4 – B) To be in trouble. “To be in hot water” means to be in trouble, not literally to be in hot water.
Q5 – B) Al-Fatiha. Surah Al-Fatiha (Chapter 1) is called Umm-ul-Kitab (Mother of the Book) and Umm-ul-Quran. Al-Baqarah is Chapter 2; Yaseen is Heart of Quran; Al-Ikhlas is Chapter 112.
Q6 – C) 7. Surah Al-Fatiha has 7 verses (Ayat).
Q7 – B) Ramadan. Ramadan is the 9th month. Muharram is 1st, 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 – A) Iqbal. “Khutbat-e-Iqbal” (Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam, 1930) is Allama Iqbal’s lectures. Ghalib, Sir Syed, and Hali have their own works.
Q10 – B) Waris Shah. “Heer Ranjha” is Waris Shah’s famous Punjabi romantic epic. Bulleh Shah, Shah Hussain, and Mian Muhammad Bakhsh are other Punjabi poets.
Q11 – A) A four-line poem (quatrain). A Rubai has four lines (two couplets), often with a complete thought. Omar Khayyam is famous for Rubaiyat. It is not two, six, or a long narrative.
Q12 – B) A long narrative poem in rhyming couplets, telling a story. A Masnavi is a long narrative poem (e.g., Masnavi-e-Rumi, Masnavi-e-Molana Rumi). It is not a short love poem, biography, or play.
Q13 – B) Rs 15. One pencil = 135 ÷ 9 = Rs 15.
Q14 – B) 162. Each term multiplies by 3: 2 × 3 = 6, 6 × 3 = 18, 18 × 3 = 54, 54 × 3 = 162.
Q15 – D) 75. 30% of 250 = 0.30 × 250 = 75.
Q16 – C) 6. 5x – 10 = 20 → 5x = 30 → x = 6.
Q17 – C) Tokyo. Tokyo is the capital of Japan. Seoul = South Korea, Beijing = China, Bangkok = Thailand.
Q18 – C) Sahara. The Sahara is the largest hot desert. The Antarctic is the largest desert overall (cold desert), but Sahara is largest hot desert. Gobi, Kalahari, and Thar are smaller.
Q19 – B) Cheetah. The cheetah is the fastest land animal (up to ~100 km/h in short bursts). Lion, horse, and deer are fast but slower.
Q20 – B) Greenland. Greenland is the largest island (about 2.16 million sq km). Borneo is third largest, Madagascar fourth, Sumatra sixth. (Australia is a continent, not an island.)
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 Surah titles, verses, months, Khulafa. Urdu: revise collections, poets, forms (Rubai vs Masnavi). General Ability: practise unitary method, multiplying series, percentages, algebra. GK: memorise capitals, deserts, animals, islands. Re-attempt this set in 2 days.
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