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 “Ponder”:
A) Ignore
B) Think
C) Forget
D) Run
Answer: B

2. Choose the antonym of “Fragile”:
A) Strong
B) Weak
C) Brittle
D) Soft
Answer: A

3. Fill in the blank: He has ___ his homework already.
A) do
B) done
C) does
D) doing
Answer: B

4. Correct sentence:
A) We was happy yesterday.
B) We were happy yesterday.
C) We are happy yesterday.
D) We be happy yesterday.
Answer: B

5. Choose the correct spelling:
A) Definately
B) Definitely
C) Definetly
D) Defanitely
Answer: B

6. Each of the girls ___ intelligent.
A) are
B) is
C) have
D) were
Answer: B

7. Fill in the blank: She is responsible ___ the project.
A) for
B) to
C) with
D) at
Answer: A

8. “Eloquent” means:
A) Silent
B) Fluent
C) Awkward
D) Shy
Answer: B

9. I ___ to the market yesterday.
A) go
B) went
C) going
D) goes
Answer: B

10. Choose the antonym of “Scarce”:
A) Rare
B) Limited
C) Abundant
D) Few
Answer: C


🔹 MATHEMATICS (11–20)

11. 45% of 600 = ?
A) 250
B) 270
C) 275
D) 300
Answer: B

12. If 5x – 10 = 40, then x = ?
A) 8
B) 10
C) 12
D) 14
Answer: C

13. √324 = ?
A) 17
B) 18
C) 19
D) 20
Answer: B

14. 15² = ?
A) 205
B) 215
C) 225
D) 235
Answer: C

15. Average of 10, 15, 25 = ?
A) 15
B) 16
C) 17
D) 18
Answer: B

16. 20 × 6 + 15 = ?
A) 115
B) 125
C) 135
D) 145
Answer: C

17. If 8x = 64, then x = ?
A) 6
B) 7
C) 8
D) 9
Answer: C

18. Area of a triangle with base 10 cm and height 6 cm = ?
A) 30 cm²
B) 35 cm²
C) 40 cm²
D) 45 cm²
Answer: A

19. 25% of 400 = ?
A) 90
B) 100
C) 110
D) 120
Answer: B

20. 7/8 – 3/8 = ?
A) 1/2
B) 3/4
C) 4/8
D) 5/8
Answer: D


🔹 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (21–30)

21. Capital of Turkey:
A) Istanbul
B) Ankara
C) Izmir
D) Bursa
Answer: B

22. Founder of Tesla:
A) Elon Musk
B) Steve Jobs
C) Bill Gates
D) Jeff Bezos
Answer: A

23. Largest freshwater lake in the world:
A) Lake Superior
B) Lake Victoria
C) Caspian Sea
D) Lake Baikal
Answer: A

24. Who discovered gravity?
A) Galileo
B) Newton
C) Einstein
D) Copernicus
Answer: B

25. Currency of Japan:
A) Yen
B) Yuan
C) Dollar
D) Pound
Answer: A

26. Longest river in Asia:
A) Yangtze
B) Ganges
C) Indus
D) Mekong
Answer: A

27. First female Nobel Laureate:
A) Marie Curie
B) Mother Teresa
C) Malala Yousafzai
D) Rosalind Franklin
Answer: A

28. Headquarter of WHO:
A) Geneva
B) New York
C) London
D) Paris
Answer: A

29. Largest country in Africa:
A) Egypt
B) Nigeria
C) Algeria
D) Sudan
Answer: C

30. Pakistan shares northern border with:
A) China
B) India
C) Afghanistan
D) Iran
Answer: A


🔹 PAKISTAN STUDIES, ISLAMIAT & SCIENCE (31–50)

31. Pakistan’s national tree:
A) Banyan
B) Deodar
C) Maple
D) Pine
Answer: B

32. First session of Constituent Assembly:
A) 1947
B) 1948
C) 1950
D) 1956
Answer: A

33. National bird of Pakistan:
A) Eagle
B) Chukar
C) Falcon
D) Peacock
Answer: B

34. Second Caliph of Islam:
A) Abu Bakr
B) Umar
C) Ali
D) Uthman
Answer: B

35. Total number of chromosomes in humans:
A) 42
B) 44
C) 46
D) 48
Answer: C

36. Chemical symbol of Sodium:
A) So
B) Na
C) Sd
D) N
Answer: B

37. Pakistan shares its eastern border with:
A) India
B) Afghanistan
C) China
D) Iran
Answer: A

38. Capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa:
A) Peshawar
B) Quetta
C) Lahore
D) Karachi
Answer: A

39. Total number of teeth in adult human:
A) 28
B) 30
C) 32
D) 34
Answer: C

40. First woman astronaut from the Muslim world:
A) Fatima Jinnah
B) Sultanah bin Salman
C) Malala Yousafzai
D) Benazir Bhutto
Answer: B

41. National fruit of Pakistan:
A) Mango
B) Orange
C) Apple
D) Guava
Answer: A

42. Founder of Pakistan’s armed forces:
A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
B) General Ayub Khan
C) General Raheel Sharif
D) General Pervez Musharraf
Answer: A

43. Blood group universal recipient:
A) O
B) AB
C) A
D) B
Answer: B

44. Number of oceans in the world:
A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 7
Answer: B

45. First martyr of Pakistan movement:
A) Liaquat Ali Khan
B) M.A. Jinnah
C) Liaquat Ali
D) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Answer: D

46. Largest gland in human body:
A) Liver
B) Pancreas
C) Kidney
D) Heart
Answer: A

47. Water covers what percentage of Earth’s surface?
A) 60%
B) 65%
C) 70%
D) 75%
Answer: C

48. Pakistan’s first nuclear scientist:
A) Abdul Qadeer Khan
B) Munir Ahmad Khan
C) Abdus Salam
D) Ishfaq Ahmad
Answer: A

49. Minar-e-Pakistan built to commemorate:
A) Independence
B) Lahore Resolution
C) Pakistan Constitution
D) Allama Iqbal
Answer: B

50. Total number of provinces in Pakistan:
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
Answer: B

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