Matriculation Level – Solved MCQs --- 1. Choose the correct sentence: Correct Answer: c) They were playing football. ✅ "They were playing" is the correct past continuous tense. --- 2. Identify the correct passive voice (She has completed the homework): Correct Answer: b) The homework has been completed by her. ✅ Present perfect passive voice: has/have been + past participle. --- 3. Choose the correct indirect speech (He said, “She is singing.”): Correct Answer: a) He said that she was singing. ✅ Present continuous changes to past continuous in indirect speech. --- 4. Find the error (One of the student is absent today): Correct Answer: c) student ✅ Should be students (One of the students). --- 5. Select the correct sentence structure: Correct Answer: b) Rarely have I seen such honesty. ✅ Inversion after negative adverb like “rarely”. --- 6. Choose the correct form (If he _____ harder, he would have passed): Correct Answer: b) had studied ✅ Third conditional: If + had + past participle → would have + past participle. --- 7. Synonym for “eliminate”: Correct Answer: b) Remove ✅ "Eliminate" means to remove or get rid of. --- 8. Pick the correctly punctuated sentence: Correct Answer: b) He said, “I am tired.” ✅ Correct use of comma and quotation marks. --- 9. Solve: √(81 + 64) = ? Correct Answer: a) 13 ✅ √(145) ≈ 12.04 → Nearest integer: 13 --- 10. What is the cube of 5? Correct Answer: b) 125 ✅ 5³ = 5×5×5 = 125 --- 11. Number divisible by both 3 and 4: Correct Answer: c) 24 ✅ 3 × 4 = 12 → 24 is divisible by both. --- 12. Solve: 4x – 7 = 9 ⇒ x = ? Correct Answer: d) 4 ✅ 4x = 16 ⇒ x = 4 --- 13. Average of first five even numbers (2, 4, 6, 8, 10): Correct Answer: a) 6 ✅ Sum = 30; 30 ÷ 5 = 6 --- 14. Selling price after 10% loss on Rs. 480: Correct Answer: a) Rs. 432 ✅ 10% of 480 = 48; 480 – 48 = 432 --- 15. Simplify: (x² – y²) ÷ (x – y): Correct Answer: b) x + y ✅ (x² – y²) = (x – y)(x + y) → cancel (x – y) --- 16. Which is a prime number? Correct Answer: c) 97 ✅ 97 is only divisible by 1 and itself. --- 17. City of Lights in Pakistan: Correct Answer: c) Karachi ✅ Common nickname of Karachi. --- 18. Who gifted Statue of Liberty to USA? Correct Answer: c) France ✅ France gifted it in 1886. --- 19. Liquid metal at room temperature: Correct Answer: a) Mercury ✅ Mercury is the only metal that's liquid at room temp. --- 20. Pakistan became a nuclear power in: Correct Answer: b) 1998 ✅ Conducted nuclear tests in May 1998. --- 21. World’s largest continent: Correct Answer: b) Asia ✅ Asia is the largest by both area and population. --- 22. Founder of Facebook: Correct Answer: c) Mark Zuckerberg ✅ Founded in 2004. --- 23. National flower of Pakistan: Correct Answer: a) Jasmine ✅ Also known as Chambeli. --- 24. Most populated country in 2025: Correct Answer: d) India ✅ India has overtaken China in population. --- 25. Gas essential for respiration: Correct Answer: b) Oxygen ✅ Vital for cellular respiration. --- 26. Speed of light (approx): Correct Answer: a) 300,000 km/s ✅ Actual value: ~299,792 km/s. --- 27. BIOS stands for: Correct Answer: c) Basic Input Output System ✅ A system-level software in computers. --- 28. Binary number 1101 = 13 in: Correct Answer: b) Decimal ✅ 1101₂ = 1×8 + 1×4 + 0×2 + 1×1 = 13 --- 29. Non-volatile memory used for firmware: Correct Answer: b) ROM ✅ Retains data when power is off. --- 30. Function of ALU: Correct Answer: b) Perform calculations and logic operations ✅ Part of CPU that handles arithmetic. --- 31. Bit stands for: Correct Answer: a) Binary digit ✅ Smallest unit of data. --- 32. Key to refresh a webpage: Correct Answer: b) F5 ✅ Common shortcut in all browsers. --- 33. Speed of processor measured in: Correct Answer: c) GHz ✅ Gigahertz = billion cycles per second. --- 34. File extension for executable files in Windows: Correct Answer: c) .exe ✅ EXE = Executable. --- 35. Memory type used for permanent storage: Correct Answer: b) ROM ✅ RAM is volatile; ROM is permanent. --- 36. Plants make food by: Correct Answer: b) Photosynthesis ✅ Uses sunlight, CO₂, and water. --- 37. Transistors were used in which generation? Correct Answer: b) Second ✅ First = vacuum tubes; Second = transistors. --- 38. Main function of ALU: Correct Answer: c) Perform calculations ✅ Arithmetic Logic Unit. --- 39. Joystick is what type of device? Correct Answer: b) Input ✅ Used to control games or simulations. --- 40. Number of districts in Punjab (Pakistan): Correct Answer: a) 36 ✅ As of 2025, Punjab has 36 districts. --- 41. Age of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) at first revelation: Correct Answer: d) 40 years ✅ First revelation in Cave Hira. --- 42. Name of the cave for first revelation: Correct Answer: b) Cave Hira ✅ Located near Makkah. --- 43. First compiler of Quran in book form: Correct Answer: c) Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA) ✅ After Battle of Yamama. --- 44. Times the name “Muhammad” appears in Quran: Correct Answer: b) 4 ✅ Mentioned four times by name. --- 45. Prophet swallowed by fish: Correct Answer: c) Hazrat Yunus (A.S) ✅ Story of patience and repentance. --- 46. Surah revealed completely at once: Correct Answer: d) Surah Al-An’am ✅ Revealed in one go. --- 47. Direction Muslims face during prayer: Correct Answer: d) Kaaba ✅ Located in Makkah. --- 48. Total number of verses (Ayahs) in Quran: Correct Answer: a) 6236 ✅ Commonly accepted count. --- 49. Prophet who spoke in infancy: Correct Answer: a) Prophet Isa (AS) ✅ Spoke to defend his mother. --- 50. Night better than 1000 months: Correct Answer: b) Shab-e-Qadr ✅ Also known as Laylat-ul-Qadr. ---