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 “Rapid”.
A) Slow
B) Fast
C) Weak
D) Late
Answer: B
2. Choose the correct antonym of “Success”.
A) Victory
B) Achievement
C) Failure
D) Gain
Answer: C
3. She ___ playing cricket.
A) like
B) likes
C) liking
D) liked
Answer: B
4. He is afraid ___ snakes.
A) from
B) of
C) with
D) by
Answer: B
5. Correct sentence:
A) He don’t work hard.
B) He doesn’t works hard.
C) He doesn’t work hard.
D) He not work hard.
Answer: C
6. Choose the correct spelling:
A) Enviroment
B) Environment
C) Envirnment
D) Envirement
Answer: B
7. Each of the students ___ present.
A) are
B) were
C) is
D) have
Answer: C
8. He insisted ___ paying the bill.
A) on
B) in
C) at
D) for
Answer: A
9. “Generous” means:
A) Selfish
B) Kind
C) Angry
D) Weak
Answer: B
10. I have lived here ___ 2020.
A) for
B) since
C) from
D) by
Answer: B
🔹 MATHEMATICS (11–20)
11. 40% of 250 = ?
A) 80
B) 90
C) 100
D) 120
Answer: C
12. If x – 3 = 9, then x = ?
A) 6
B) 9
C) 12
D) 15
Answer: C
13. √169 = ?
A) 11
B) 12
C) 13
D) 14
Answer: C
14. 7² = ?
A) 14
B) 21
C) 49
D) 28
Answer: C
15. Average of 5, 10, 15 = ?
A) 8
B) 10
C) 12
D) 15
Answer: B
16. 8 × 5 – 10 = ?
A) 20
B) 30
C) 40
D) 50
Answer: B
17. If 3x = 27, then x = ?
A) 6
B) 7
C) 8
D) 9
Answer: D
18. Perimeter of square = ?
A) 4a
B) a²
C) 2a
D) a³
Answer: A
19. 10% of 500 = ?
A) 25
B) 50
C) 75
D) 100
Answer: B
20. 3/4 + 1/4 = ?
A) 1
B) 1/2
C) 3/8
D) 4/8
Answer: A
🔹 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (21–30)
21. Capital of Turkey is:
A) Istanbul
B) Ankara
C) Izmir
D) Bursa
Answer: B
22. Pakistan tested nuclear bombs in:
A) 1997
B) 1998
C) 1999
D) 2001
Answer: B
23. Largest desert in Pakistan:
A) Sahara
B) Thar
C) Gobi
D) Arabian
Answer: B
24. UNO headquarters is in:
A) London
B) Paris
C) New York
D) Geneva
Answer: C
25. Currency of Japan:
A) Dollar
B) Yuan
C) Yen
D) Riyal
Answer: C
26. Longest river of Pakistan:
A) Jhelum
B) Chenab
C) Ravi
D) Indus
Answer: D
27. First Prime Minister of Pakistan:
A) Liaquat Ali Khan
B) Ayub Khan
C) Yahya Khan
D) Iskandar Mirza
Answer: A
28. SAARC was established in:
A) 1985
B) 1975
C) 1990
D) 1965
Answer: A
29. Largest continent:
A) Africa
B) Europe
C) Asia
D) Australia
Answer: C
30. Pakistan’s national sport is:
A) Cricket
B) Football
C) Hockey
D) Squash
Answer: C
🔹 PAK STUDIES, ISLAMIAT & SCIENCE (31–50)
31. Pakistan became Republic in:
A) 1947
B) 1956
C) 1962
D) 1973
Answer: B
32. Objective Resolution was passed in:
A) 1947
B) 1948
C) 1949
D) 1956
Answer: C
33. National poet of Pakistan:
A) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
B) Allama Iqbal
C) Josh Malihabadi
D) Hafeez Jalandhari
Answer: B
34. National language of Pakistan:
A) English
B) Punjabi
C) Urdu
D) Sindhi
Answer: C
35. Minar-e-Pakistan is located in:
A) Karachi
B) Islamabad
C) Lahore
D) Multan
Answer: C
36. First Kalima is:
A) Tayyaba
B) Shahadat
C) Tamjeed
D) Tauheed
Answer: A
37. Total Surahs in Quran:
A) 110
B) 112
C) 114
D) 116
Answer: C
38. Human body has ___ bones (adult).
A) 200
B) 206
C) 210
D) 212
Answer: B
39. Chemical formula of water:
A) CO2
B) H2O
C) O2
D) NaCl
Answer: B
40. Planet known as Red Planet:
A) Venus
B) Mars
C) Jupiter
D) Mercury
Answer: B
41. Who presented Lahore Resolution?
A) Quaid-e-Azam
B) Liaquat Ali Khan
C) Fazlul Haq
D) Allama Iqbal
Answer: C
42. First Constitution of Pakistan enforced in:
A) 1956
B) 1962
C) 1973
D) 1949
Answer: A
43. Force unit is:
A) Joule
B) Newton
C) Watt
D) Pascal
Answer: B
44. Largest organ of human body:
A) Heart
B) Brain
C) Skin
D) Liver
Answer: C
45. Who is founder of Pakistan?
A) Liaquat Ali Khan
B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
C) Ayub Khan
D) Yahya Khan
Answer: B
46. Speed of sound is approximately:
A) 340 m/s
B) 300 m/s
C) 500 m/s
D) 100 m/s
Answer: A
47. Photosynthesis occurs in:
A) Root
B) Stem
C) Leaf
D) Flower
Answer: C
48. Blood group universal donor:
A) A
B) B
C) AB
D) O
Answer: D
49. Constitution of 1973 was enforced during:
A) Ayub Khan
B) Yahya Khan
C) Z.A. Bhutto
D) Zia-ul-Haq
Answer: C
50. First Muslim in space:
A) Neil Armstrong
B) Rakesh Sharma
C) Sultan bin Salman
D) Yuri Gagarin
Answer: C
