PMA LONG COURSE – 50 ACADEMIC MCQs
The PMA (Pakistan Military Academy) Long Course initial test includes an Academic Test along with Intelligence and Personality tests. The academic portion checks your basic knowledge from Matric and Intermediate level.
🔹 ENGLISH (1–10)
1. Choose the correct synonym of “Adversity”:
A) Misfortune
B) Success
C) Happiness
D) Strength
Answer: A
2. Choose the antonym of “Generous”:
A) Selfish
B) Kind
C) Charitable
D) Noble
Answer: A
3. Fill in the blank: They ___ playing football every weekend.
A) enjoys
B) enjoy
C) enjoying
D) enjoyed
Answer: B
4. Correct sentence:
A) She don’t understand the lesson.
B) She doesn’t understand the lesson.
C) She not understand the lesson.
D) She doesn’t understands the lesson.
Answer: B
5. Choose the correct spelling:
A) Reccommend
B) Recommend
C) Recomend
D) Recccomend
Answer: B
6. Each of the players ___ ready.
A) are
B) is
C) have
D) were
Answer: B
7. Fill in the blank: He is good ___ solving problems.
A) at
B) in
C) on
D) for
Answer: A
8. “Meticulous” means:
A) Careless
B) Precise
C) Lazy
D) Reckless
Answer: B
9. She ___ not attended the meeting.
A) has
B) have
C) is
D) does
Answer: A
10. Choose the antonym of “Hostile”:
A) Friendly
B) Aggressive
C) Angry
D) Cruel
Answer: A
🔹 MATHEMATICS (11–20)
11. 35% of 200 = ?
A) 60
B) 65
C) 70
D) 75
Answer: C
12. If 7x + 3 = 31, then x = ?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
Answer: B
13. √256 = ?
A) 14
B) 15
C) 16
D) 18
Answer: C
14. 12² = ?
A) 144
B) 154
C) 124
D) 134
Answer: A
15. Average of 8, 14, 22 = ?
A) 12
B) 14
C) 16
D) 18
Answer: B
16. 18 × 3 – 24 = ?
A) 24
B) 30
C) 36
D) 48
Answer: C
17. If 9x = 81, then x = ?
A) 7
B) 8
C) 9
D) 10
Answer: C
18. Area of a rectangle with length 8 cm and width 5 cm = ?
A) 13 cm²
B) 20 cm²
C) 40 cm²
D) 45 cm²
Answer: C
19. 18% of 500 = ?
A) 80
B) 90
C) 95
D) 100
Answer: B
20. 5/6 – 1/3 = ?
A) 1/2
B) 1/3
C) 1/6
D) 2/3
Answer: D
🔹 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (21–30)
21. Capital of Afghanistan:
A) Kabul
B) Islamabad
C) Tehran
D) Dushanbe
Answer: A
22. Founder of Microsoft:
A) Steve Jobs
B) Bill Gates
C) Mark Zuckerberg
D) Elon Musk
Answer: B
23. Largest desert in Asia:
A) Gobi
B) Thar
C) Sahara
D) Kalahari
Answer: A
24. Nobel Prize is awarded in:
A) Literature, Peace, Chemistry
B) Sports
C) Cinema
D) Music
Answer: A
25. Currency of UK:
A) Euro
B) Dollar
C) Pound
D) Yen
Answer: C
26. Longest river in the world:
A) Nile
B) Amazon
C) Yangtze
D) Mississippi
Answer: A
27. First human to climb Mount Everest:
A) Tenzing Norgay
B) Edmund Hillary
C) Reinhold Messner
D) Sir George Everest
Answer: B
28. UN HQ located in:
A) Geneva
B) New York
C) London
D) Paris
Answer: B
29. Largest country by area:
A) USA
B) Canada
C) Russia
D) China
Answer: C
30. Pakistan shares border with China at:
A) Karakoram
B) Hindu Kush
C) Sulaiman Range
D) Margalla Hills
Answer: A
🔹 PAKISTAN STUDIES, ISLAMIAT & SCIENCE (31–50)
31. First Prime Minister of Pakistan:
A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
B) Liaquat Ali Khan
C) Ayub Khan
D) Z.A. Bhutto
Answer: B
32. Pakistan Day celebrated on:
A) 14 August
B) 23 March
C) 1 July
D) 11 September
Answer: B
33. National animal of Pakistan:
A) Lion
B) Markhor
C) Tiger
D) Leopard
Answer: B
34. First Islamic Caliph:
A) Umar
B) Abu Bakr
C) Ali
D) Uthman
Answer: B
35. National language of Pakistan:
A) English
B) Punjabi
C) Urdu
D) Sindhi
Answer: C
36. Chemical symbol of Iron:
A) Fe
B) I
C) Ir
D) In
Answer: A
37. Human body has ___ lungs:
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Answer: B
38. First Muslim astronaut:
A) Sultan bin Salman
B) Neil Armstrong
C) Yuri Gagarin
D) Rakesh Sharma
Answer: A
39. Pakistan shares its western border with:
A) India
B) Afghanistan
C) China
D) Iran
Answer: B & D (Pakistan shares border with both Afghanistan and Iran)
40. Founder of Pakistan Movement:
A) Liaquat Ali Khan
B) Allama Iqbal
C) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
D) Fazlul Haq
Answer: C
41. Number of provinces in Pakistan:
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
Answer: B
42. Minar-e-Pakistan located in:
A) Karachi
B) Islamabad
C) Lahore
D) Multan
Answer: C
43. First Governor General of Pakistan:
A) Ayub Khan
B) Iskandar Mirza
C) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
D) Liaquat Ali Khan
Answer: C
44. Speed of sound in air:
A) 330 m/s
B) 300 m/s
C) 150 m/s
D) 1000 m/s
Answer: A
45. National fruit of Pakistan:
A) Mango
B) Orange
C) Apple
D) Banana
Answer: A
46. Number of Surahs in Quran:
A) 112
B) 114
C) 110
D) 116
Answer: B
47. Water freezes at:
A) 0°C
B) 32°C
C) 100°C
D) –1°C
Answer: A
48. Largest gland in human body:
A) Heart
B) Liver
C) Kidney
D) Pancreas
Answer: B
49. First woman Prime Minister of Pakistan:
A) Fatima Jinnah
B) Benazir Bhutto
C) Hina Rabbani
D) Asma Jahangir
Answer: B
50. Pakistan tested first atomic bomb in:
A) 1995
B) 1998
C) 2000
D) 1999
Answer: B
