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SAMPLE TEST PAPER

General Guidelines:
1. This test paper consists of 100 MCQ. All questions have to be attempted.
2. Total time allowed is one & half hours
3. The MCQs carry 1/4th negative marking for each incorrect answer
4. There are four (4) sections in the paper each consisting of a specific number of MCQs as follows.

Guidelines for General Knowledge Section-I:

1. In this section, a total of 25 MCQs are included.
2. Areas like current affairs, business, geography, computer, who is who, etc. will be
covered
3. Two sample MCQs from this section are as follows
Section I:

(Total Marks = 25)

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE SECTION

1. Apart from exports, the next highest amount of foreign exchange comes into Pakistan
from:
a. USAID

b. Home Remittances

c. Foreign Loans

d. Foreign Aids, Grants & Assistance

2. Which of the following is not computer hardware:

a. Keyboard

b. DOS

c. Screen

d. Modem

Guidelines for Mathematics Section-II:

1. In this section, a total of 25 MCQs are included.
2. Areas like Average, Percentage, Ratio Proportion, Time, Speed, Tax, Income,
Partnership, Dividend, Algebra, etc. will be covered.
3. Two sample MCQs from this section are as follows
Section II:

(Total Marks = 25)

MATH SECTION

1. A person has deposited Rs.100,000/- in a bank account. If the profit rate per annum is 5%, how much
profit he will get after six months:
a. Rs.250
b. Rs.500
c. Rs.2,500
d. Rs.5,000

2. A train travels at an average speed of 20 mph through urban areas, 50 mph through
suburban areas, and 75 mph through rural areas. If a trip consists of traveling half an hour
through urban areas, 3-1/2 hours through suburban areas, and 3 hours through rural
areas, what is the trains average speed for the entire trip?
a. 50 mph
b. 53-2/7 mph c. 54-3/7 mph d. 58-4/7 mph e. 59-2/7 mph
Guidelines for Economics, Accounting & Finance Section-III:
1. In this section, a total of 25 MCQs are included.
2. Areas like world economy, Pakistan economy, Micro and Macro Economics, Accounting,
Financial Analysis, Finance, etc. will be covered
3. Two sample MCQs from this section are as follows

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Section
III:

ECONOMICS, ACCOUNTING & FINANCE

(Total Marks = 25)

1. What is the marginal propensity to consume?

A. the change in consumption divided by the change in income.

B. the change in income divided by the change in consumption.
C. percentage change in consumption divided by the percentage change in income.
D. percentage change in income divided by the percentage change in consumption.
2. Debt Equity Ratio tells us about:
a. Short term Liquidity of the firm
b. Long term Solvency of the firm
c. Profitability of the firm
d. None of the above
Guidelines for English Section-IV:
1. In this section, a total of 25 MCQs are included.
2. Areas like Synonyms, Antonyms, Grammar, Punctuation, Prepositions, Sentence
Correction, Comprehension etc. will be covered
3. Two sample MCQs from this section are as follows

Section IV:

(Total Marks = 25)

ENGLISH

Part-A: Synonyms / similar in meaning (Select the correct choice):

1. COHESION
a. independence
b. sticking together c. shift
d. climbing
Part-B: Antonyms / opposite in meaning:
1. UNRULY

a. chatting

b. obedient

c. definite

d. lined

e. curious

Part-C: Sentence Correction: In each of the following sentences some part is underlined.
Each sentence is followed by five alternative versions of the underlined portion. Select an
alternative you consider both most correct and most effective according to the
requirements of the standard English.
1. The desktop computer has revolutionized office procedures more than any machine of
modern times.
A. any machine
B. has any machine

C. any other machine

D. has any other machine
E. any other machine has

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Part-D: English Comprehension: Read the following passage carefully and answer the
MCQ given at the end.
[The greatest enemy of mankind, as people have discovered, is not science, but war.
Science merely reflects the prevailing social forces. As stated in our Sunday issue, it is
found that, when there is peace, science is constructive, when there is war, science is
perverted to destructive ends. ]

After carefully reading the above given passage, attempt the following MCQs:
1. The passage was most likely published in a
a. magazine
b. newspaper
c. journal
d. textbook