CSS MPT flashcards

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MPT full form

MCQ-based Preliminary Test conducted by FPSC as a screening stage before the CSS written examination; it is qualifying only and its marks are not carried forward.

MPT total marks and time

200 MCQs worth 200 marks, to be attempted in 200 minutes, giving an average of 60 seconds per question.

MPT passing percentage

General candidates must score 33%, that is 66 out of 200; quota candidates have a lower threshold set by FPSC each cycle.

MPT negative marking

No negative marking is applied; a wrong answer scores the same as a blank, so every question should be attempted.

MPT question format

Each item has four options with exactly one correct answer; there is no subjective component and no internal choice.

Subject-verb agreement rule

A singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject a plural verb; intervening phrases do not change the number of the subject.

Active to passive voice

The object becomes the subject, the verb becomes a form of 'be' plus past participle, and the original subject moves to a by-phrase or is dropped.

Direct to indirect speech

Reporting clauses shift tense back one step, pronouns change to match the speaker, and time and place words change, for example 'now' becomes 'then'.

One-word substitution

A single word replaces a descriptive phrase, for example 'philanthropist' for a person who gives generously to good causes.

Non-restrictive clause punctuation

A clause giving extra, non-essential information is set off by commas; a restrictive clause identifying the noun takes no commas.

Reading comprehension strategy

Correct answers are derived only from statements in the passage; outside knowledge or personal opinion does not justify an option.

SI base units

Metre, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, mole, and candela measure length, mass, time, current, temperature, amount, and luminous intensity respectively.

Photosynthesis equation

Six carbon dioxide plus six water plus light energy yield one glucose and six oxygen, catalysed by chlorophyll in chloroplasts.

Adult human bone count

An adult skeleton has 206 bones; a newborn has more, and many fuse during growth.

Speed of light

Light travels in vacuum at approximately 3 × 10^8 metres per second, the universal speed limit in classical physics.

pH scale meaning

A value below 7 indicates acidity, 7 is neutral, and above 7 is basic; each unit represents a tenfold change in hydrogen ion concentration.

Planet order from Sun

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune; Pluto is classified as a dwarf planet, not a major planet.

UN Security Council composition

Five permanent members with veto power (US, UK, France, Russia, China) plus ten non-permanent members elected for two-year terms.

Bretton Woods institutions

The IMF and World Bank were established at Bretton Woods in 1944; the IMF handles balance-of-payments support, the World Bank development lending.

Paris Agreement year

Adopted in 2015, it commits parties to nationally determined contributions to limit global temperature rise, unlike Kyoto's binding developed-country targets.

SAARC founding

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation was founded in 1985 with its secretariat in Kathmandu, Nepal.

NPT status of Pakistan

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty entered into force in 1970; Pakistan, India, and Israel are non-signatories.

Pakistan independence date

Pakistan became independent on 14 August 1947, with Muhammad Ali Jinnah as first Governor-General and Liaquat Ali Khan as first Prime Minister.

Objectives Resolution 1949

Passed on 12 March 1949, it declared sovereignty belongs to Allah and laid the ideological basis for Pakistan's later constitutions.

Lahore Resolution

Passed on 23 March 1940, it demanded independent states in Muslim-majority regions of north-west and eastern India.

Indus Waters Treaty

Signed in 1960 with the World Bank as broker, it allocated the western rivers (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab) largely to Pakistan.

Pakistan nuclear tests 1998

Pakistan conducted nuclear tests on 28 May 1998 at Chagai, Balochistan, shortly after India's Pokhran-II tests.

Five Pillars of Islam

Shahadah, Salah, Zakat, Sawm, and Hajj are the five obligatory acts forming the core of Muslim practice.

Quran surah count

The Quran contains 114 surahs; the first revealed was Al-Alaq and the longest is Al-Baqarah.

Hijri calendar origin

The Islamic calendar begins with the Prophet's migration from Makkah to Madinah in 622 CE.

Rightly guided caliphs

Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali led the Muslim community in succession after the Prophet's death.

Zakat rate

Zakat is 2.5% of wealth held for one lunar year above the nisab threshold, given to specified categories of recipients.