CSS MPT Solved Past Paper 2023 PDF

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 English Grammar & Comprehension

The ball-point pen was invented by a Hungarian called Laszlo Biro. He was the man of many talents. He was a journalist, painter, sculptor and hypnotist. As an editor it was his job to select, correct and sometimes compose articles. This man meant considerable paper work for which he used a fountain pen. Sometimes it scratched the paper. Sometimes it overflowed leaving blobs of ink on the writing. He had to change the paper and write again. All these interruptions irritated Biro. He always dreamt of pen without these flaws. He worked on it and ultimately succeeded in designing a pen that answered his expectations. Technically, it was a superb discovery but its production was expensive. For sometimes it remained a funny item. It soon caught attention of air force pilots who found it ideal for high altitude since it didn’t depend on gravity and went on writing without having to be ink-filled now and then. Gradually the pen became so famous that in the first market sale organized in 1945 in New York, the entire stock of 10,000 pens was sold out on the same day. The people wanted to be the first honors of the miracle pen.

Q41. Laszlo Biro, the inventor of ball-point pen was:
(A) The man of many pets (B) The man of actors (C) The man of many talents (✓) (D) The man of master

Q42. As an editor, Biro’s job was to:
(A) Select, correct and compose articles (✓) (B) Compose, select and correct articles (C) Select, compose and correct articles (D) Correct, compose and select articles

Q43. Ball-point pen was a superb discovery but its production was:
(A) Cheap (B) Expensive (✓) (C) Attractive (D) Far away

Q44. Ball-point pen’s first market sale was organized in:
(A) 1945 in Geneva (B) 1945 in India (C) 1945 in Canada (D) 1945 New York (✓)

Q45. The noun form of “to compose” is:
(A) Composed (B) Compositivity (C) Composments (D) Composition (✓)

Q46. Many a man has suffered during the war.
(A) Have (B) Has (✓) (C) Have had (D) Had

Q47. He came in as quietly as he could so as not to wake the children.
(A) Because of (B) So as (✓) (C) Although (D) Whether

Q48. …we can offer unique competitive prices, at the same time keeping the highest quality.
(A) Owing to fact that/ while (B) Although/ we are (C) It is no wonder that/ at the same time (✓) (D) Because/ and

Q49. Choose the superlative adjective:
(A) This is a better play than the later one (B) The box was blue, and oddly shaped (C) This is the most exciting that I’ve ever experienced! (✓) (D) I am nice

Q50. …the adverb ‘twice a year’ is an example of:
(A) Adverb of manner (B) Adverb of time (C) Adverb of place (D) Adverb of frequency (✓)

Q51. EITHER…OR, NEITHER…NOR are called correlative conjunctions.
(A) Correlative (✓) (B) Addition (C) Adverb of place (D) Adverb of frequency

Q52. Umbrage (Synonym):
(A) Delight (B) Amity (C) Dadgoon (D) Superfluous (✓)

Q53. Gratuitous (Synonym):
(A) Justifiable (B) Necessary (✓) (C) Costly (D) Composer

Q54. Equanimity (Synonym):
(A) Scarcity (B) Excitement (C) Anxiety (D) Anger (✓)

Q55. Flamboyant (Antonym):
(A) Impeccable (B) Showy (C) Sloppy (D) Understanding (✓)

Q56. Juxtaposed (Meaning):
(A) Caused confusion (B) Bend and fold (C) Place side by side (✓) (D) Throw away

Q57. Denigrate (Antonym):
(A) Extol (✓) (B) Belittle (C) Decry (D) Impugn

Q58. Aberration (Antonym):
(A) Quirk (B) Lucidity (✓) (C) Paranoia (D) Hysteria

Q59. Maelstrom (Antonym):
(A) Vortex (B) Swirl (C) Amity (✓) (D) Chaos

Q60. Hapless (Antonym):
(A) Fortunate (✓) (B) Woeful (C) Hexed (D) Jinxed

Q61. AERIE : EAGLE (Nest : Bird):
(A) Capital : Government (B) Bridge : Architect (C) House : Person (✓) (D) Kennel : Veterinarian

Q62. Choose correct option:
(A) After the picnic, we had lots of bread left (✓) (B) After the picnic we had lot of breads left (C) After the picnic we had lot of bread left (D) After the picnic we had lots of breads left

Q63. The unruly behavior of the children incensed their parents.
(A) Incensed (✓) (B) Aggrieved (C) Impeached (D) Irritated

Q64. …he never delivered on the grandiose promise.
(A) Forgot about (B) Tired of (C) Delivered on (✓) (D) Tempered

Q65. …if the lives of their men were endangered by the conquered natives.
(A) Enhanced (B) Endangered (✓) (C) Retracted from (D) Irritated

Q66. Juliet, Romeo is a hero… Protagonist in Romeo.
(A) Facade (B) Enigma (C) Protagonist (✓) (D) Activist

Q67. Shakespeare, a prolific writer.
(A) Numeric (B) Obstinacy (C) Dutiful (D) Prolific (✓)

Q68. I know from Inga’s reply…
(A) Sinuous (✓) (B) Vivacious (C) Sister (D) And

Q69. Example of correlative conjunction?
(A) Or (B) Neither nor (✓) (C) But (D) And

Q70. Example of a transitive verb?
(A) Laughed (B) Fell (C) Slept (D) Ate (✓)

Q71. Grammatically correct sentence:
(A) Him and me went to the store (B) Me and film went to the store (C) He and I went to the store (✓) (D) I and him went to the store

Q72. Sentence with correct punctuation:
(A) She said “I love you” and then hung up (B) She said, “I love” and then hung up (C) She said “I love you,” and then hung up (D) She said, “I love you,” and then hung up (✓)

Q73. Grammatically correct:
(A) John and me are going to the party. (B) John and I are going to the party. (✓) (C) Me and John are going to the party. (D) I and John are going to the party.

Q74. Correct pronoun case:
(A) Him and me went to the store. (B) He and I went to the store. (✓) (C) Me and him went to the store. (D) I and him went to the store.

Q75. A superficial appearance or show:
(A) Obdurate (B) Exotic (C) Aesthetic (D) Veneer (✓)

Q76. To set forth in detail: to explain:
(A) Inveigh (B) Expound (✓) (C) Credulous (D) Meticulous

Q77. ‘A Brown study’ means:
(A) Extra care (B) A matter in dispute (C) Deep in thoughts (✓) (D) Building castle in the air

Q78. Choose correct sentence:
(A) Write a paragraph on ‘Good Manners’ in your notebook. (✓) (B) Write a paragraph on ‘Good Manners’ in your copy. (C) Write a paragraph on ‘Good manners’ in your diary. (D) Write a paragraph on ‘Good Manners’ in your noting book.

Q79. Certain pollens are more likely to cause an allergic reaction than others.
(A) Correct answer (✓)

Q80. Professor tends to get bored… It is a simple sentence.
(A) Simple (✓) (B) Compound (C) Complex (D) Compound complex

Q81. He is heir to his grandfather’s prosperity.
(A) Of (B) On (C) For (D) To (✓)

Q82. I was amazed at his wonderful performance.
(A) At (✓) (B) In (C) On (D) With

Q83. No Pakistani is on this committee.
(A) For (B) On (✓) (C) Of (D) With

Q84. She accrued of her help
(A) With (B) To (C) On (D) Of (✓)

Q85. Free books should be provided to poor students.
(A) For (B) Of (C) On (D) To (✓)

Q86. SYNONYMS for the word ELECT?
(A) Diverge, stray (B) Residue, Leftovers (C) Draw out, obtain, extract (✓) (D) Disappointment

Q87. Opposite of “Supercilious”:
(A) Unimportant (B) Relevant (C) Serious (D) Meek (✓)

Q88. Opposite of “demur”:
(A) Embrace (✓) (B) Crude (C) Baistenus (D) Prescient

Q89. Opposite of “Quiescent”:
(A) Lackadaistical (B) Active (✓) (C) Dull (D) Prescient

Q90. Narration:
(A) I advised (B) I ordered (C) I forbade (D) I requested my classmate to lend me his bicycle (✓)

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 Mathematics 

Q91. A train 140m long… cross the 10m bridge:
(A) 3.5 seconds (B) 4 seconds (C) 6.6 seconds (D) None of these (✓)

Q92. The sum given by 1.2×10⁴⁸ + 1.2×10¹¹ is:
(A) 1.2×10⁸¹ (B) 2.4×10⁸¹ (C) 13.2×10¹ (D) None of these (✓)

Q93. Ticket cost in 2020:
(A) Rs. 450 (B) Rs. 480 (C) Rs. 510 (D) None of these (✓)

Q94. What is 2⁴ * 3³ * 2⁻⁵ * 3⁻² * 2²?
(A) 18 (B) 12 (C) 6 (✓) (D) None of these

Q95. Simplification of (a + 3b)(x + y) – (a + 2b)(x + y):
(A) b(x + y) (✓) (B) 2a(x + y) (C) (a + 5b)(x + y) (D) None of these

Q96. If you join two triangles together to form a square:
(A) Equilateral (B) Acute scalene (C) Right-angled isosceles (✓) (D) None of these

Q97. If radius is increased 4 times, area increases by:
(A) 8 times (B) 12 times (C) 16 times (✓) (D) None of these

Q98. Ali runs… total time to finish?
(A) 13 (✓) (B) 15 (C) 18 (D) None of these

Q99. If a – b = 3 and a² + b² = 2, then ab =?
(A) √11 (B) -7 (C) -7/2 (✓) (D) None of these

Q100. The average of 20 numbers is zero, at the most, how many may be greater than zero?
(A) 9 (B) 10 (C) 12 (D) None of these (✓)

General Intelligence & Mathematics

Q 101. The value of (1 + 0.1 + 0.01 + 0.001) is:
(A) 1.111 (✓) (B) 1.011 (C) 1.003 (D) None of these

Q 102. In a group of 26 students, 21 like football and 14 like cricket. What is the number of students who liked both?
(A) 9 (✓) (B) 10 (C) 12 (D) None of these

Q 103. How many books are there in the History shelf?
(A) 18 (B) 36 (C) 45 (D) None of these (✓)

Q 104. A is B’s sister. C is B’s mother, D is C’s father. How is A related to D?
(A) Grandfather (B) Daughter (C) Granddaughter (✓) (D) None of these

Q 105. How is LEAF written in that code?
(A) 9©2% (B) 9@2% (✓) (C) 901% (D) None of these

Q 106. 48 Q 12 R 10 P 8 W 4 = ?
(A) 56 (B) 40 (C) 52 (D) None of these (✓)

Q 107. Who is the tallest?
(A) Javed (✓) (B) Rohail (C) Dawood (D) None of these

Q 108. A is father of mother of B and C is cousin of mother of B, then A is to C:
(A) Uncle (B) Father (✓) (C) Brother (D) None of these

Q 109. Islamabad, Madrid, Ottawa, Paris… What should follow logically?
(A) Multan (B) Toronto (C) London (✓) (D None of these

Q 110. Conclusion:
(A) All mangoes are cheap (B) Yellow mangoes are not cheap (✓) (C) Mangoes are expensive (D) None of these

Q 111. How many persons would know the rumor after 20 minutes?
(A) 16 (B) 27 (C) 81 (✓) (D) None of these

Q 112. What is the age of the youngest child?
(A) 7 (B) 6 (C) 5 (✓) (D) None of these

Q 113. 1 to 100 me number 1 kitni dafa aata hai?
(A) 11 (B) 19 (C) 20 (D) None of these (✓)

Q 114. Next number: 1/3, 2/9, 1/27, 2/81…
(A) 1/27 (B) 2/81 (C) 1/243 (✓) (D) None of these

Q 115. ABD, BCE, CDE, DEG… Next?
(A) EFG (B) EFI (C) EFH (✓) (D) None of these

Q 116. Which does not belong?
(A) Inch (B) Feet (C) Ton (✓) (D) Centimeters

Q 117. Minimum time for all four to cross bridge:
(A) 27 (B) 23 (C) 20 (D) None of these (✓)

Q 118. Astonished : Astounded :: Elegant :
(A) Grateful (B) Graceful (✓) (C) Gorgeous (D) None of these

Q 119. Depressed : Elated :: Submissive :
(A) Exhausted (B) Angry (C) Resistant (✓) (D) None of these

Q 120. Speed of each train:
(A) 36 (✓) (B) 72 (C) 20 (D) None of these

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Mathematics

Q 121. Area of circle is:
(A) πr² (✓) (B) π²r²

Q 122. Area of triangle is:
(A) 1/2 bh (✓) (B) 1/2 bh²

Q 123. Angles between 90 and 180 are:
(A) Reflex (B) Obtuse (✓)

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General Science

Q 124. Sun spots are:
(A) Colder areas (✓) (B) Hotter areas

Q 125. Fastest wave is:
(A) Microwave (B) Gamma ray (✓) (C) Radio wave (D) Same

Q 126. Water condensation example:
(A) Sweat (B) Dew (✓)

Q 127. Measure wind speed:
(A) Thermometer (B) Anemometer (✓)

Q 128. Smallest unit of heredity:
(A) Chromosome (B) Gene (✓)

Q 129. Gastric juice pH:
(A) 3 (✓) (B) 7 (C) 10

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Pakistan Studies / GK

Q 130. Earth Summit 1992 held in:
(A) Beijing (B) Brazil (✓)

Q 131. Jinnah: The Sole Spokesman written by:
(A) Ayesha Jalal (✓)

Q 132. MTCR stands for:
(A) Missile Technology Control Regime (✓)

Q 133. SCO 2022 held in:
(A) Uzbekistan (✓)

Q 134. Operation Desert Storm against:
(A) Iraq (✓)

Q 135. New START treaty signed in:
(A) 2010 (✓)

Q 136. Hezbollah belongs to:
(A) Lebanon (✓)

Q 137. Geneva Convention 4th year:
(A) 1949 (✓)

Q 138. Currency Lira belongs to:
(A) Turkey (✓)

Q 139. Malala Nobel Prize year:
(A) 2014 (✓)

Q 140. LTTE stands for:
(A) Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (✓)

Q 141. Indus Waters Treaty brokered by:
(A) World Bank (✓)

Q 142. SUPARCO founded in:
(A) 1961 (✓)

Q 143. SEATO treaty year:
(A) 1954 (✓)

Q 144. National Security Policy announced in:
(A) 2021 (✓)

Q 145. Indus Waters Treaty broker:
(A) World Bank (✓)

Family Tree 

Q 146. How is E related to C?
(A) Sister (✓) (B) Brother (C) Mother (D) None of these

Q 147. How is F related to A?
(A) Father (B) Grandfather (✓) (C) Uncle (D) None of these

Q 148. How is F related to E?
(A) Father (B) Grandfather (✓) (C) Brother (D) None of these

Q 149. Group of male members?
(A) A, C, D, F (✓) (B) B, C, E, F (C) A, B, C, E (D) None of these

Q 150. Who has died?
(A) B (✓) (B) C (C) D (D) None of these

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General Science

Q 151. James Webb Telescope orbits the:
(A) Earth (B) Sun (✓) (C) Milky Way galaxy (D) None of these

Q 152. Responsible for filtering UV radiation:
(A) Mesosphere (B) Stratosphere (✓) (C) Troposphere (D) None of these

Q 153. Sunspots are:
(A) The gas in these areas is colder than surrounding (✓) (B) Hotter (C) Lower density (D) None of these

Q 154. Which is the fastest?
(A) Microwave (B) Gamma ray (C) Radio wave (D) All three have same speed (✓)

Q 155. Example of water condensation:
(A) Sweat (B) Dew forming on grass (✓) (C) Puddle disappearing (D) None of these

Q 156. Permanent hardness of water:
(A) Magnesium bicarbonates (B) Magnesium carbonate (C) Magnesium sulphate (✓) (D) None of these

Q 157. ERP systems used for:
(A) Inventory management (✓) (B) Sales (C) Training (D) None of these

Q 158. Full form of HTTP:
(A) Hyper Text Transfer Package (B) Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (✓) (C) Hyper Text Transfer Practice (D) None of these

Q 159. Supported by much evidence:
(A) Theory (✓) (B) Hypothesis (C) Law (D) None of these

Q 160. Volcanic heat escape classification:
(A) Conduction (B) Convection (✓) (C) Radiation (D) None of these

Q 161. Preferred option (energy):
(A) Fission produces more energy (B) Fusion creates pollution (C) Fission is cheaper (D) None of these (✓)

Q 162. Solar eclipse occurs when:
(A) Sun between Moon and Earth (B) Earth between Moon and Sun (C) Moon between Sun and Earth (✓) (D) None of these

Q 163. Smallest unit of heredity:
(A) Chromosome (B) Gene (✓) (C) Nucleotide (D) None of these

Q 164. Measure wind speed:
(A) Thermometer (B) Barometer (C) Hydrometer (D) Anemometer (✓)

Q 165. Pure substance of two or more atoms:
(A) Crystal (B) Compound (✓) (C) Mixture (D) None of these

Q 166. Gastric juice pH value:
(A) 3 (✓) (B) 7 (C) 10 (D) None of these

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General Knowledge & Pakistan Studies

Q 167. Earth Summit 1992:
(A) Beijing (B) Brazil (✓) (C) New York (D) None of these

Q 168. Jinnah: The Sole Spokesman:
(A) Ayesha Jalal (✓) (B) Stanley Wolpert (C) Robert Jervis (D) None of these

Q 169. MTCR stands for:
(A) Missile Technology Control Regulations (B) Missile Technology Control Regime (✓) (C) Missile Trade Control Rule (D) None of these

Q 170. SCO Summit 2022:
(A) Tajikistan (B) Kazakhstan (C) Uzbekistan (✓) (D) None of these

Q 171. Operation Desert Storm was against:
(A) Liberia (B) Libya (C) Jordan (D) Iraq (✓)

Q 172. New START treaty signed in:
(A) 2007 (B) 2008 (C) 2009 (D) 2010 (✓)

Q 173. Hezbollah belongs to:
(A) Palestine (B) Lebanon (✓) (C) Jordan (D) None of these

Q 174. Fourth Geneva Convention:
(A) 1945 (B) 1949 (✓) (C) 1950 (D) None of these

Q 175. Lira is currency of:
(A) Iran (B) Libya (C) Turkey (✓) (D) None of these

Q 176. New Great Game region:
(A) South Asia (B) Central Asia (✓) (C) East Asia (D) None of these

Q 177. Malala Nobel Prize:
(A) 2014 (✓) (B) 2015 (C) 2016 (D) None of these

Q 178. LTTE stands for:
(A) Loyal Tigers (B) Legal Tigers (C) Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (✓) (D) None of these

Q 179. Strait of Hormuz connects Persian Gulf with:
(A) Oman (✓) (B) Yemen (C) UAE (D) None of these

Q 180. Copenhagen Accord 2009:
(A) Nuclear Issue (B) Climate Change (✓) (C) Human Rights (D) None of these

Q 181. Arab Spring started in:
(A) Tunisia (✓) (B) Yemen (C) Lebanon (D) None of these

Q 182. Inner Mongolia is part of:
(A) Mongolia (B) China (✓) (C) Russia (D) None of these

Q 183. Human Rights Day:
(A) 7 Dec (B) 8 Dec (C) 10 Dec (✓) (D) None of these

Q 184. Tirich Mir peak of:
(A) Hindukush (✓) (B) Himalaya (C) Karakoram (D) None of these

Q 185. First population census of Pakistan:
(A) 1951 (✓) (B) 1958 (C) 1960 (D) None of these

Q 186. Simla Agreement signed in:
(A) February (B) April (C) July (✓) (D) None of these

Q 187. SUPARCO founded in:
(A) 1961 (✓) (B) 1962 (C) 1963 (D) None of these

Q 188. SEATO treaty year:
(A) 1954 (✓) (B) 1955 (C) 1956 (D) None of these

Q 189. Second largest importer of Pakistan:
(A) China (✓) (B) UAE (C) Saudi Arabia (D) None of these

Q 190. Pakistan coastline length:
(A) 1001 (B) 1011 (C) 1046 km (✓) (D) None of these

Q 191. Boundary agreement with China era:
(A) Ayub Khan (✓) (B) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (C) Yahya Khan (D) None of these

Q 192. National Security Policy approved in:
(A) 2020 (B) 2021 (✓) (C) 2022 (D) None of these

Q 193. Kerry-Lugar Bill passed in:
(A) 2008 (B) 2009 (✓) (C) 2010 (D) None of these

Q 194. Indus Waters Treaty broker:
(A) World Bank (✓) (B) IMF (C) ADB (D) None of these

Q 195. CASA-1000 includes Kyrgyzstan and:
(A) Kyrgyzstan (B) Tajikistan (✓) (C) Uzbekistan (D) None of these

Q 196. Article declaring Islam state religion:
(A) 1 (B) 2 (✓) (C) 3 (D) None of these

Q 197. International Day to Combat Islamophobia:
(A) 13 March (B) 14 March (C) 15 March (✓) (D) None of these

Q 198. Fourth Prime Minister of Pakistan:
(A) I.I. Chundrigar (B) Chaudhry Muhammad Ali (✓) (C) Suhrawardy (D) None of these

Q 199. Khmer Rouge belongs to:
(A) Vietnam (B) Cambodia (✓) (C) Philippines (D) None of these

Q 200. Senators are elected through:
(A) Alternative (B) Single Transferable Vote System (✓) (C) Proportional (D) None of these