CSS MPT 2026 Practice Set — Sir Adnan 300 One-Liners with Answers Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: Taiwan Travelogue

Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated by Lin King, won the International Booker Prize 2026, announced 19 May 2026 at Tate Modern, London — the first book translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the prize.

Correct Answer: 28 May

Menstrual Hygiene Day is observed every year on 28 May to raise awareness of menstrual health and hygiene.

Correct Answer: 1 June

World Milk Day, established by the FAO, is observed every year on 1 June.

Correct Answer: 1 June

The UN Global Day of Parents, proclaimed in 2012, is observed every year on 1 June.

Correct Answer: 15 May

The UN International Day of Families is observed every year on 15 May.

Correct Answer: May 25

World Thyroid Day is observed every year on 25 May.

Correct Answer: May 24

The UN International Day of the Markhor is observed on 24 May.

Correct Answer: Philippines

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off Sarangani, Mindanao, Philippines, on 8 June 2026, along the Cotabato Trench, causing a regional tsunami and heavy damage.

Correct Answer: Scott Bessent

The US Treasury announced that the first new $100 bills printed in June 2026 would carry the signatures of President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

Correct Answer: Khalilur Rahman

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman was elected President of the 81st UN General Assembly session on 2 June 2026, winning 99 votes against Cyprus candidate Andreas Kakouris's 91.

Correct Answer: Bangladesh

Bangladesh was elected to preside over the 81st UN General Assembly session, with its Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman as President.

Correct Answer: Bangladesh

Khalilur Rahman is Bangladesh's Foreign Minister and was elected President of the 81st UN General Assembly session in June 2026.

Correct Answer: Iran

Field Marshal Asim Munir arrived in Tehran on 22 May 2026 for mediation talks with the Iranian leadership, concluding the visit on 23 May.

Correct Answer: Asim Munir

Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir made the official May 2026 visit to Iran as part of Pakistan's mediation efforts.

Correct Answer: China

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif undertook an official visit to China from 23 to 26 May 2026, beginning in Hangzhou and then Beijing for the 75th-anniversary reception.

Correct Answer: Mohsin Naqvi

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi was in Tehran in May 2026 alongside the Pakistan mediation effort; he received Field Marshal Asim Munir on arrival on 22 May.

Correct Answer: Together for Parents

The UN/UNICEF theme for the Global Day of Parents on 1 June 2026 was “Together for Parents”, stressing collective support for caregivers.

Correct Answer: Celebrating Women Farmers

World Milk Day 2026, observed 1 June 2026, carried the theme “Celebrating Women Farmers”, recognising women across the dairy value chain.

Correct Answer: Thyroid and Nutrition

The Thyroid Federation International theme for International Thyroid Awareness Week / World Thyroid Day 2026 was “Thyroid and Nutrition”.

Correct Answer: Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi received the 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports at Oviedo on 23 October 2026 — the first footballer honoured individually; earlier football honours went to teams (Brazil 2002, Spain 2010) or jointly (Casillas and Xavi, 2012).

Correct Answer: Argentina

Lionel Messi, the Argentine footballer, received the 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports; he also holds Spanish citizenship.

Correct Answer: Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award

Nadia Comăneci received the Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2026 ceremony in Madrid, 50 years after her first perfect 10 at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.

Correct Answer: 75th anniversary

Pakistan and China established diplomatic relations on 21 May 1951, so 2026 marks their 75th anniversary.

Correct Answer: Balendra Shah

Balendra (Balen) Shah became Prime Minister of Nepal on 27 March 2026 after his Rastriya Swatantra Party won the 2026 general election.

Correct Answer: Kalidas Dam

Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah inaugurated the Rs 333 million Kalidas Dam at Nagarparkar, Tharparkar, on 28 October 2020; it stores about 1,012 acre-feet over the Ghodharo Nai.

Correct Answer: Justice Ayesha Malik

Justice Ayesha Malik became the first woman judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in January 2022.

Correct Answer: António Guterres

UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited flood-hit Sindh, including Larkana, in September 2022 during the rain emergency.

Correct Answer: 28th

Youm-e-Takbeer marks Pakistan's nuclear tests of 28 May 1998; 2026 was the 28th anniversary year of those tests.

Correct Answer: 28 May

Youm-e-Takbeer is celebrated on 28 May, the anniversary of Pakistan's 1998 nuclear tests at Chagai.

Correct Answer: 1998

Pakistan conducted its first nuclear tests on 28 May 1998 at Chagai, Balochistan.

Correct Answer: Land of pure

Pakistan combines Pak (pure) with -stan (land): the land of the pure.

Correct Answer: 45

Article 41 of Pakistan's Constitution requires a presidential candidate to be at least 45 years old.

Correct Answer: 4 years

The Federal Ombudsman (Wafaqi Mohtasib) of Pakistan serves a four-year term.

Correct Answer: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

The Pakhtunistan demand after 1947 is associated with Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Bacha Khan) and the Red Shirt movement.

Correct Answer: Air Vice Marshal Perry Keene

Air Vice Marshal Perry Keene was the first Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Pakistan Air Force in 1947.

Correct Answer: Rear Admiral Jefford

Rear Admiral James Wilfred Jefford was the first Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Pakistan Navy in 1947.

Correct Answer: 1952

Pakistan's first gas field, Sui in Balochistan, was discovered in 1952.

Correct Answer: Lahore

The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), the animal husbandry university, is in Lahore.

Correct Answer: Money Laundering

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), founded in Paris in 1989, combats money laundering and terrorist financing.

Correct Answer: Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

The World Press Freedom Index is published annually by Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

Correct Answer: Berlin, Germany

Transparency International is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Correct Answer: Australia

The Institute for Economics and Peace, headquartered in Sydney, Australia, releases the Global Terrorism Index.

Correct Answer: Denmark

Frederik X succeeded Queen Margrethe II as King of Denmark on 14 January 2024.

Correct Answer: Spain

Spain beat England in the final to win the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023, hosted by Australia and New Zealand.

Correct Answer: Saudi Arabia

The 2023 Arab League Summit was held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Correct Answer: Abdullah Hussain

Udas Naslain (1963), the classic Urdu novel of Partition, was written by Abdullah Hussain.

Correct Answer: His daughter

“My father's son” (the man himself, having no brother) is the girl's father, so the photograph is of his daughter.

Correct Answer: 1971

The first Hockey World Cup was played in Barcelona in 1971.

Correct Answer: Zambia

ZANA is the Zambia News Agency.

Correct Answer: Demonstration method

The demonstration method, showing experiments and processes, is the standard effective method for teaching science.

Correct Answer: Assimilation

Assimilation is adopting another culture's traditions in place of one's own.

Correct Answer: Closed system

A closed system of stratification allows little or no movement between social positions.

Correct Answer: Finland

The 2018 Trump–Putin summit was held in Helsinki, Finland.

Correct Answer: Antigua and Barbuda

Whitewood (Bucida buceras) is the national tree of Antigua and Barbuda.

Correct Answer: Golden Wattle

The golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha) is Australia's national floral emblem and tree.

Correct Answer: DELAG

DELAG (Deutsche Luftschiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft), founded in 1909, was the world's first airline.

Correct Answer: 950 years

The Qur'an (29:14) states that Noah remained among his people for a thousand years less fifty, i.e. 950 years.

Correct Answer: Dog

Surah Al-Kahf (18:18, 18:22) mentions the dog of the People of the Cave stretched at the cave's entrance.

Correct Answer: Imam Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari was compiled by Imam Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari (810–870 CE).

Correct Answer: Rs. 20,000

Cost price = 24,000 ÷ 1.20 = Rs. 20,000.

Correct Answer: 9

Minimum both = 21 + 14 − 26 = 9.

Correct Answer: 1,440 km

Distance = 180 × 8 = 1,440 km.

Correct Answer: 31 km/h

Average speed = (30 + 32) ÷ 2 = 31 km/h.

Correct Answer: 2,000

The remaining 1,500 lights are 75% of the stock, so the total was 1,500 ÷ 0.75 = 2,000.

Correct Answer: 300

Second day = 60 ÷ 1.20 = 50 pages; 50 is 1/6 of the book, so the book has 300 pages.

Correct Answer: 25 years

Zoya is 5 now and Zaid 30 now (7x = 35 in 7 years' total of 49 gives x = 5), so Zaid was 30 − 5 = 25 when Zoya was born.

Correct Answer: 96

Sum = average × count = 24 × 4 = 96.

Correct Answer: Octagon

An eight-sided polygon is an octagon.

Correct Answer: 2

0/2 = 0, so 0 + 2 = 2.

Correct Answer: 5

The series pairs as (1, 3), (2, 5), (3, 7): the first terms run 1, 2, 3 and the second terms are the primes 3, 5, 7.

Correct Answer: Speed of light

Electromagnetic waves travel in a vacuum at the speed of light, about 300,000 km/s.

Correct Answer: Law of Acceleration

Newton's second law (F = ma) is also called the law of acceleration.

Correct Answer: Longitudinal

In a longitudinal wave the particles vibrate parallel to the direction of travel, as in sound waves.

Correct Answer: Viscosity

The poise (CGS unit) measures dynamic viscosity.

Correct Answer: Provide necessary insulation from heat

Sawdust is a poor conductor of heat and insulates ice blocks from warm air.

Correct Answer: Expansion during heat

Gaps let steel rails expand in summer heat without buckling.

Correct Answer: Seafood

Seafood, especially seaweed and fish, is a rich dietary source of iodine.

Correct Answer: Vitamin C

Chili peppers are particularly rich in vitamin C, exceeding most fruits per gram.

Correct Answer: Iron

Iron, at the centre of the haem group, is the main constituent that lets haemoglobin carry oxygen.

Correct Answer: Oxygen

Anaerobic bacteria live and grow without oxygen.

Correct Answer: 60–80 beats per minute

The booklet's conventional resting range for an adult is 60–80 beats per minute.

Correct Answer: 120

Human red blood cells live for about 120 days.

Correct Answer: 100,000

The heart beats about 100,000 times a day, opening and closing its valves with each beat.

Correct Answer: Eustachian tube

The Eustachian tube belongs to the middle ear; the cochlea, semicircular canals and vestibule form the inner ear.

Correct Answer: Bone to bone

Ligaments join bone to bone, while tendons join muscle to bone.

Correct Answer: Medulla oblongata

The respiratory centre lies in the medulla oblongata of the brainstem.

Correct Answer: Fast neutron

U-238 undergoes fission with fast (high-energy) neutrons, unlike U-235 which fissions with thermal neutrons.

Correct Answer: Binding energy

The energy needed to split a nucleus into its protons and neutrons is its binding energy.

Correct Answer: Thatta

The Indus delta plain begins around Thatta in Sindh, where the river fans out towards the Arabian Sea.

Correct Answer: Indian Ocean

Mauritius lies in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar.

Correct Answer: Chile

The Brüggen (Pío XI) Glacier lies in southern Chile, the largest western outflow of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field.

Correct Answer: South Africa

The Vaal river and canal system lies in South Africa.

Correct Answer: Knew

Second conditional: “If I knew her name, I would tell you.”

Correct Answer: Would buy

Second conditional: “If they had more money, they would buy a new house.”

Correct Answer: Recent

The booklet's conventional antonym is “recent” (newly in use) for obsolete (no longer in use).

Correct Answer: Necessary

Extraneous means irrelevant or unnecessary, so its antonym is necessary (essential).

Correct Answer: Treason

Fidelity is loyalty; its antonym is treason, disloyalty to one's cause.

Correct Answer: Undermine

To corroborate is to confirm; to undermine is to weaken or contradict.

Correct Answer: Anger

To propitiate is to appease; its antonym is to anger.

Correct Answer: Partial

Disinterested means impartial, so its antonym is partial (biased).

Correct Answer: Plotting

The booklet's conventional antonym pairs ingenuous (frank, innocent) with plotting (scheming).

Correct Answer: Blame

To absolve is to free from blame; its antonym is to blame.

Correct Answer: Boldness

Diffidence is shyness or lack of confidence; its antonym is boldness.

Correct Answer: Boorish (Rude)

Churlish means rude and ill-mannered, i.e. boorish.

Correct Answer: Absolve

To exonerate is to absolve, to free from blame.

Correct Answer: Immaculate

Pristine means in original, unspoiled condition — immaculate.

Correct Answer: By

Here “by” means next to: seated by (beside) the chairman.

Correct Answer: From

The verb abstain takes “from”.

Correct Answer: To

To be blind to a fault is to fail to notice it.

Correct Answer: Receiving

The proverb runs: giving is better than receiving.

Correct Answer: Is

The singular subject “record” takes “is”.

Correct Answer: Anxiety

To be under the harrow is to be in distress or anxiety, as under a harrow's teeth.

Correct Answer: On the ground of

The idiom “on the score of” means on the ground of, i.e. for the reason of.

Correct Answer: Unfair influence

Backstairs influence is secret, underhand — unfair — influence.

Correct Answer: A person who is a thief

Light-fingered describes someone skilled at stealing, i.e. a thief or pickpocket.

Correct Answer: Dreamy imagination

Woolgathering means indulging in dreamy, idle imagination.

Correct Answer: Complex

A complex sentence has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

Correct Answer: Water

Aqua is Latin for water.

Correct Answer: Gerund

Smoking here is a verb form used as a noun, i.e. a gerund.

Correct Answer: Sikhs

The British defeated the Sikhs in the Second Anglo-Sikh War and annexed Punjab.

Correct Answer: Charter Act of 1853

The Charter Act of 1853 introduced open competition for the Indian Civil Service.

Correct Answer: Balaji Vishwanath

Balaji Vishwanath (1713–1720) founded the Peshwa dynasty of the Maratha Empire.