CSS MPT Past Paper 2025 with Solved MCQs and Free PDF Download
Complete CSS MPT 2025 screening test conducted by FPSC, with 147 independently verified solved MCQs, all four options, correct answers highlighted, explanations and a free branded PDF for CSS 2027 preparation.
In which surah are the rules of distribution of the 'Maal-e-Ghanimat' mentioned?
Surah Al-Anfal (8:41) sets out the distribution of war spoils (Maal-e-Ghanimat), per Tafsir Ibn Kathir.
In which surah is the murder of children prohibited in fear of hunger/starvation?
Surah Bani Isra'il / Al-Isra (17:31) is the verse most directly cited for this prohibition, and it is not among the listed options.
In how many surahs are Huroof-e-Muqatta'at found?
Huroof-e-Muqatta'at (the disjointed letters) appear at the start of 29 surahs, per Tafsir Al-Qurtubi.
How many times is 'Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)' narrated by name in the Qur'an?
The name 'Muhammad' appears in 4 verses (3:144, 33:40, 47:2, 48:29).
Which book of Seerat-e-Rasool (PBUH) in Urdu language is without points/dots?
No widely-documented Urdu Seerah book is established as being written without dots (a 'be-nuqta' text); this claim could not be independently verified against a named source.
For which surah did Rasool Allah (PBUH) say that 'it made me older'?
The Prophet (PBUH) said Surah Hud (11) aged him, due to its warnings about the destruction of earlier nations, per a hadith in Tirmidhi.
Who is the author of the book 'Sunnat Khair Ul Anam'?
Authored by Peer Muhammad Karam Shah Al-Azhari.
The Hadith which extends up to the Prophet (PBUH) is called:
A hadith reaching the Prophet (PBUH) is termed 'Marfoo,' which is not among the listed options.
Who is called more honorable than the Kaaba by the Holy Prophet (PBUH)?
The Prophet (PBUH) said a believer's honor and sanctity surpass the Kaaba's, per a hadith in Ibn Majah.
Which was the last Ghazwa of the Holy Prophet (PBUH)?
Ghazwa-e-Tabuk (9 AH) was the Prophet's (PBUH) last military expedition.
What is the name of the consensus of a community adopted by scholars of another community?
Ijma Sukuti (silent consensus) occurs when scholars tacitly accept another community's ruling, per Usul al-Fiqh.
What was the real name of the Holy Prophet's uncle 'Abu Talib'?
Corrected: Abu Talib's given name is documented in Seerah sources as 'Abd Manaf' (rendered here as 'Abd Munaf'), making option B the correct answer rather than 'None of these.' The original explanation's claim that his real name was 'Imran' does not match standard Seerah literature.
The Ghazwa of Hunain was fought against which tribe?
Fought against the Hawazin tribe in 8 AH, per Seerah Ibn Hisham.
What is the name of the Muslim scientist who presented the concept of blood pressure?
Ibn al-Nafis is credited with describing pulmonary circulation, work foundational to later blood-pressure concepts. This attribution is a simplification worth double-checking against a medical-history source.
The battlefield 'Badr' is situated near the city of:
Badr lies near Madinah, not the listed cities.
Where was the election of Caliph Abu Bakr held?
Held at Saqifah Bani Sa'ida, which is not among the listed options.
Which commander was appointed by the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and was not removed by Hazrat Abu Bakr?
Usama bin Zaid was appointed by the Prophet (PBUH) and retained in command by Abu Bakr, per Bukhari.
In the books of Islamic Jurisprudence, the Law of Inheritance is called:
Ilm al-Fara'id governs inheritance law in Islamic jurisprudence, per Al-Hidayah.
Synonym for 'Scraggly'
Scraggly means thin and unkempt; closest match is spindly. 'Gaunt' is also defensible, so this item is borderline.
Synonym for 'Catacomb'
A catacomb is an underground burial place, closest in meaning to crypt.
Synonym for 'Sobriquet'
A sobriquet is an informal name or nickname.
Synonym for 'Metanoia'
Metanoia denotes a transformative change of heart, closest to repentance.
Synonym for 'Verisimilitude'
Verisimilitude refers to the appearance of truth, closest to realism.
Antonym for 'Bastion'
Bastion means a stronghold; the clearest antonym is defenseless.
Antonym for 'Egregious'
Egregious means conspicuously bad; the antonym is inconspicuous.
Antonym for 'Melange'
Melange means a mixture; the antonym is homogeneous.
Antonym for 'Solipsist'
A solipsist holds that only the self can be known to exist; the colloquial antonym used here is selfless.
Antonym for 'Lionize'
Lionize means to treat as a celebrity; the antonym is vilify.
Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
'But' correctly contrasts the two clauses; 'nor' needs a preceding negative, and 'so' wrongly implies causation.
Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
'I' is the logical subject of the participle 'walking'; the other options contain dangling modifiers.
Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
Parallel structure requires the noun 'risk-taking' to match 'innovation' and 'teamwork.'
Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
'These' agrees with the plural 'restaurants'; the other options have subject-verb agreement errors.
Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
All four options are grammatically sound. Selecting one as 'most coherent' is a subjective judgment rather than an objective grammar test; this item is weak in its current form.
Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
'As' and 'so' correctly link cause and effect.
Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
'But' correctly contrasts the clauses. The marked answer itself omits the article 'a' before 'noteworthy quest,' which is a grammatical gap the answer key does not address.
Identify the sentence with a grammatical error.
'Were' should be 'was'; the subject 'employee' is singular ('along with the rest of the team' is a parenthetical, not a compound subject).
Choose the sentence with the incorrect use of the coordinate clause.
Flag for double-checking: 'I went to the store and bought some milk' is a standard, correctly parallel coordinate construction. This question's logic is questionable.
Identify the sentence with the incorrect use of the verb modifier.
'Last year' requires the simple past ('doubled'), not the present perfect.
Identify the sentence with the incorrect use of compound adjectives.
Should read 'hard-to-solve,' hyphenated as a compound modifier before the noun.
Identify the sentence with incorrect use of hyphen.
Should read 'famous artist' with no hyphen, since it is not a compound modifier.
Identify the sentence with incorrect use of conversational turn-taking and transition.
'Also' at the start of a new sentence needs a following comma, or the clause should be joined differently.
Identify the sentence with the correct use of raising constructions.
Correct raising structure; the other options misuse verb forms or word order.
'Emit smoke from seven orifices' means
An idiom for extreme anger.
'To sell wolf tickets' means
American slang referring to empty threats or bluffing.
'The carrots are cooked' means
Adapted from the French idiom 'les carottes sont cuites,' meaning a situation is settled and beyond changing.
'Forty winks' means
Refers to a brief nap.
'As clear as a dumpling broth' means
Presented as a play on 'clear as mud.' This phrase is not a widely attested standard English idiom, so treat as borderline/unverifiable rather than a settled fact.
Passage-based question (source passage supplied was truncated/incomplete).
Cannot be independently verified: the reading passage in the source material was cut off after the first sentence, so the surrounding context needed to confirm this answer is not available.
Passage-based question (source passage supplied was truncated/incomplete).
Cannot be independently verified for the same reason as Q70, not the full passage was not provided.
Passage-based question (source passage supplied was truncated/incomplete).
Cannot be independently verified , full passage not available in the source material.
Passage-based question (source passage supplied was truncated/incomplete).
Cannot be independently verified , full passage not available in the source material.
The underlined word 'tremulous' most nearly means:
'Tremulous' means trembling; this is a standard dictionary definition and is independently verifiable regardless of the passage.
Who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature?
Corrected: the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Norwegian author Jon Fosse. Annie Ernaux won the 2022 prize, not 2023, so none of the listed names is correct.
Which country won the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2023?
Spain defeated England 1-0 in the 2023 final.
Who is the President of the World Bank (as of the exam period)?
Ajay Banga has served as World Bank President since June 2023.
Which country was suspended from the African Union, with the suspension still in effect during 2025?
Corrected: Niger was suspended from the African Union following the July 2023 military coup, and that suspension remained in effect into 2025.
What is the name of a major cyclone that hit the eastern coast of India recently?
No major cyclone struck India's eastern coast in 2025 per available cyclone-tracking records; Amphan (2020) and Biparjoy (2023) predate the timeframe implied by the question.
Which country will host the 2026 Winter Olympics?
Italy (Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo) will host the 2026 Winter Olympics, per IOC announcements.
According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), which was reported as the hottest day on record?
C3S reported July 21, 2025 as a record daily global average, per Copernicus/C3S data.
Magdy Eissa set a Guinness World Record for the fastest journey to all Seven Wonders of the World. He started his journey from which wonder?
Per Guinness World Records reporting, Eissa's journey began at the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt.
Qatar is set to host the FIBA Basketball World Cup in:
Corrected: the original options A and B were both printed as '2025,' an evident duplication error; option A has been corrected to '2026' to restore four distinct choices. Qatar is set to host the FIBA Basketball World Cup in 2027.
Which country is set to impose the world's first carbon tax on livestock emissions?
Denmark announced the world's first carbon tax on livestock emissions, effective 2030, per Danish government and WRI reporting.
What was the theme of 'World Thyroid Day' (recent observance)?
Reported theme focused on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).
Who chaired the G7 Summit in 2025?
Corrected: the 51st G7 Summit (16-17 June 2025) was held in Kananaskis, Alberta, and chaired by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, since Canada held the G7 presidency that year. Giorgia Meloni chaired the 2024 summit in Apulia, Italy, not 2025.
Who set the fastest double century in the history of women's Test cricket?
Reported per ICC records; confirm against the latest ICC statistics archive.
Who won the Austrian Grand Prix (recent season)?
Reported per Formula 1 season results; confirm against the official F1 results archive.
What is the recurring theme/slogan of 'World Music Day'?
'Faites de la musique' (Make Music) is the founding slogan of the Fete de la Musique, used consistently every year since 1982 rather than being a theme unique to one specific year.
What is the term of the President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)?
The AIIB President serves a 5-year term, per the AIIB Articles of Agreement.
Which country withdrew from OPEC, effective January 1, 2024?
Corrected: Angola announced its withdrawal from OPEC in December 2023, effective January 1, 2024, not January 1, 2025 as the original question stated.
Name Pakistan's surface-to-surface ballistic missile capable of delivering multiple warheads using MIRV technology.
Ababeel is Pakistan's MIRV-capable ballistic missile, per ISPR statements.
The 10-rupee coin issued by the State Bank of Pakistan features:
Issued in 2023 featuring the Faisal Mosque, per SBP announcements.
In which city was the Indian National Congress founded?
Founded in Bombay in 1885.
The Durand Line was demarcated in which year?
Demarcated in 1893 between British India and Afghanistan.
Khawaja Altaf Hussain Hali was awarded the title of Shamsul Ulama in:
Awarded by the British colonial government in 1904.
Pakistan's first coin was issued in:
Issued in 1948, shortly after independence, per SBP records.
Which place is called the 'Jewel of Hindukush'?
Chitral is popularly known by this epithet in Pakistani tourism literature.
'Incomplete Partition' is written by:
Authored by Alastair Lamb.
Who was known as Baba-e-Sindh?
Hyder Bux Jatoi is known by this title in Sindh's political and cultural history.
The Treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and:
Signed in 1792 with Lord Cornwallis.
When did Alexander invade India?
Alexander's invasion of the Indian subcontinent is dated to 326 BC.
Which Mughal Emperor died in 1556 after falling from stairs?
Humayun died in 1556 following a fall from the stairs of his library.
The Sialkot-Lahore Motorway is called:
Designated M11, per National Highway Authority records.
When was the Faisal Mosque of Islamabad completed?
Completed in 1986.
The 'Two-Nation Theory' is commonly associated with an early articulation by:
Iqbal's 1930 Allahabad Address is widely taught as an early articulation of the theory. This attribution is a curricular simplification worth noting, since the theory's development also involved other figures over subsequent decades.
The Objective Resolution was passed by the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan in:
Passed in March 1949.
The Simla Agreement was signed between Pakistan and India in:
Signed in July 1972.
Which surah is known as the 'Heart of the Qur'an'?
Traditionally described this way based on a hadith reported in Tirmidhi; hadith scholars have debated its authenticity, but it remains the standard textbook answer.
Who was the first female martyr in Islam?
Sumayyah bint Khayyat is recorded as the first martyr of Islam, per Seerah sources.
The Battle of Uhud took place in which Hijri year?
Occurred in 3 AH.
Which companion compiled the Qur'an during Hazrat Abu Bakr's caliphate?
Zaid bin Thabit led the compilation effort, per Sahih Bukhari.
What is the term for the obligatory charity in Islam?
Zakat is the obligatory charity in Islamic jurisprudence.
Which Prophet is known as Khalilullah (Friend of Allah)?
Ibrahim (AS) is called Khalilullah, per Qur'an 4:125.
The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah was signed in which year?
Signed in 6 AH, per Seerah Ibn Hisham.
Which surah is recited in every rak'ah of Salah?
Surah Al-Fatiha is mandatory in every rak'ah, per Sahih Bukhari.
Who was the first Mu'azzin of Islam?
Bilal ibn Rabah was the first Mu'azzin.
Which battle is known as the 'Battle of the Trench'?
Also known as Ghazwa-e-Khandaq.
What is the name of the angel who brought revelations to the Prophet (PBUH)?
Jibril (Gabriel) delivered the Qur'anic revelations.
Which surah contains the story of the People of the Cave?
Surah Al-Kahf (18) narrates the story, per Tafsir Ibn Kathir.
What type of poetry expresses romantic emotions? (Punjabi)
The Ghazal form is traditionally associated with romantic and lyrical themes.
What is the response to Allama Iqbal's poem 'Shikwa' called?
'Jawab-e-Shikwa' is Iqbal's own response poem to 'Shikwa.'
In which collection is Faiz Ahmed Faiz's poem 'Hum Dekhenge' included?
Included in 'Zindan Nama,' per Faiz's published bibliography.
What was the real name of Mirza Ghalib?
Ghalib's given name was Asadullah Khan (Beg).
When was Iqbal's collection 'Bal-e-Jibreel' published?
Published in 1935, per Iqbal's bibliography.
'Urdu Ki Aakhri Kitab' was written by:
Authored by Ibn-e-Insha, a well-known satirical work.
What type of poetry is primarily included in 'Diwan-e-Ghalib'?
Diwan-e-Ghalib is primarily a collection of ghazals.
What is the central theme of 'Naat' poetry?
Naat is devotional poetry composed specifically in praise of the Prophet (PBUH).
Whose poetry collection is 'Khamoshi'?
Attributed here to Parveen Shakir. Worth double-checking: her most widely documented collections are Khushbu, Sad-barg, Khud-Kalami, Inkar, and Kaf-e-Aina; 'Khamoshi' is not consistently listed among these in standard bibliographies.
Whose poetry collection is 'Mauj-e-Kausar'?
Corrected to None of these: Allama Iqbal's documented bibliography consists of Bang-e-Dra, Bal-e-Jibril, Zarb-e-Kalim, and Armughan-e-Hijaz (Urdu), plus several Persian works. 'Mauj-e-Kausar' does not appear in any standard listing of his works and could not be verified.
Identify the sentence with incorrect use of conjunctive verbs/adverbs.
'However' as a conjunctive adverb needs a semicolon or period before it, not a comma.
Identify the sentence with a semantic error.
Illogical: dogs do not use utensils, making this sentence semantically incoherent regardless of grammar.
Identify the sentence with a semantic (logical) error.
Internally contradictory: an argument that data supports climate change cannot simultaneously argue it is a myth.
Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
'Morally' (adverb) correctly modifies 'suspicious,' and 'need to be reviewed' is the correct passive construction.
Choose the sentence with correct punctuation.
Correct punctuation uses a semicolon to join the independent clauses and a comma before the dash-introduced example.
Identify the sentence with correct preposition usage.
Flag for double-checking: the base sentence itself is convoluted and does not parse as coherent English in any of the four options, independent of preposition choice.
Choose the correct preposition pair.
'At' is idiomatic for a location on a square, and 'underneath' fits the spatial relationship being described.
Identify the sentence with incorrect preposition usage.
'Reeked off' and 'supporters of lose' are the incorrect forms; 'reeked of' and 'to lose' (seen in option B) are correct.
Choose the sentence with correct verb tense.
The future perfect continuous correctly expresses a duration completed by a future point.
Identify the sentence with a parallel structure error.
'To paint' breaks the parallel gerund structure established by 'reading' and 'writing.'
Which country hosted the 14th BRICS Summit in 2022?
China hosted the summit in virtual format in 2022.
The 'Global Security Initiative' was proposed by which country in 2022?
Proposed by China in 2022, per Chinese Foreign Ministry statements.
The term 'Indo-Pacific' is most closely associated with which grouping of countries?
Commonly linked to the Quad's strategic framing, though the term is used more broadly across many states' foreign policy. This is a curricular simplification worth noting.
The 2020 'Abraham Accords' aimed to normalize relations between Israel and which countries?
The original 2020 signatories were the UAE and Bahrain (Morocco and Sudan joined normalization arrangements later).
Which country is the largest producer of rare earth minerals (as of 2023)?
China dominates global rare-earth production, per USGS data.
CPEC is a flagship project of which larger initiative?
CPEC is a flagship corridor project under China's Belt and Road Initiative.
'Grey zone warfare' refers to:
Involves non-military and hybrid tactics that stop short of open conflict, per CSIS analysis.
Which component connects a computer to external peripherals such as printers and keyboards?
I/O ports provide the physical connection for peripherals.
Which is a branch of AI focused on enabling machines to understand and process human language?
NLP is the AI subfield concerned with language understanding and generation.
What is the primary function of a router in a network?
Routers forward data packets between networks.
Which protocol is used for secure web browsing?
HTTPS layers TLS/SSL encryption over HTTP for secure communication.
What does RAM stand for?
RAM is volatile memory used for temporary data storage during processing.
Which programming language is most closely associated with client-side web development?
JavaScript is the standard language for client-side scripting in web browsers, per W3C standards.
What is the function of an operating system?
The OS manages hardware and software resources for a computing system.
Which device converts digital signals to analog for transmission (and vice versa)?
A modem (modulator-demodulator) performs this signal conversion.
What is cloud computing?
Delivers computing services over the internet, per NIST's definition.
Which is a type of non-volatile memory?
ROM retains data without continuous power.
In 2017, Pakistan became a full member of which organization?
Pakistan joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation as a full member in 2017.
Which Pakistani diplomat served as President of the UN General Assembly?
Served as UNGA President in 1962-63.
Which island is known as Pakistan's largest and called 'Jazira Haft Talar'?
Astola Island is Pakistan's largest island.
What proportion of National Assembly members must sign a no-confidence motion?
Requires signatures from at least 20% of total National Assembly membership, per the Constitution of Pakistan.
Pakistan's position on the Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT) is:
Pakistan has consistently insisted that any FMCT cover pre-existing stockpiles, per statements from its Foreign Ministry.
As of 2023, Pakistan was on which FATF list?
Removed from the FATF grey list in October 2022.
Muslims observed 'Direct Action Day' on August 16, 1946, leading to major violence in:
Violence in Kolkata (Calcutta) is the most extensively documented outcome of that day.
Who wrote the book 'Train to Pakistan'?
Authored by Khushwant Singh.
In the Bogra Formula, the proposed lower house was named:
Named 'The House of People' in the 1953 Bogra Formula.
Over the crisis in Gaza, which sentence is grammatically correct?
Option C correctly uses the adverb 'morally' and the passive construction 'need to be reviewed.'
Which sentence correctly expresses the concept of ecological grief, with proper punctuation?
Option A is correctly punctuated with a semicolon joining the independent clauses and a comma before the appositive example.
Which Pakistani province is known as the 'Land of Five Rivers'?
Punjab is named for its five rivers: Indus (Sutlej system historically), Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, and Sutlej.
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The CSS MPT 2025 past paper was conducted by the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) as the MCQ-based Preliminary Test screening CSS aspirants before the main written examination. Candidates must secure at least 33 percent (66 out of 200) to qualify for the CSS Written Examination.
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- CORRECTED: The original paper’s answer or wording contained a confirmed error that has been fixed in this version.
- VERIFY: Borderline or ambiguous item where the marked answer is the most defensible reading but source variation exists.
- OMITTED SOURCE: Reading-comprehension items whose original passage was truncated in the source; flagged rather than guessed.
CSS MPT 2025 Sections Covered
| Section | Question Range |
|---|---|
| Islamic Studies I | Q1-Q20 |
| English: Vocabulary, Grammar & Idioms | Q41-Q74 |
| Current Affairs & International Relations I | Q75-Q108 |
| Islamic Studies II | Q109-Q120 |
| Urdu / Punjabi Literature | Q121-Q130 |
| English Grammar & Usage II | Q131-Q140 |
| International Relations & Global Affairs | Q141-Q150 |
| Computer Science & IT | Q151-Q160 |
| Pakistan Affairs | Q161-Q169 |
| Supplementary Reviewed Set | Q170-Q200 |
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