CT Certified Teacher Test Preparation MCQs – Solved Past Papers 2025

Get ready for CT Certified Teacher Test 2025 with subject-wise MCQs from past papers. Ideal for KP educators applying through ETEA and KPPSC. Practice online or download PDF.

  1. The solution of x² – x/3 = 8 is:
    a) 42
    b) 48
    c) 54
  2. A rectangle WXYZ is 45 m long and 35 m wide. A path is constructed towards the inner side of the rectangle that is 3 m wide. Find the area of the path.
    a) 231 m²
    b) 278 m²
    c) 321 m²
  3. The ratio between the sides of the triangle are x:y = 3:4 and y:z = 6:7. Find the ratio x:y:z.
    a) 9:12:14
    b) 3:5:14
    c) 6:10:11
  4. Find the unknown value x, if x × 5 ÷ 15 = 15.
    a) 3
    b) 7
    c) 45
  5. Given that the pressure “P” on the quantity of a gas in a container varies inversely to its volume “V” i.e. P ∝ 1/V. When the pressure on the gas is 10 N/m², its volume is 25 m³. The value of pressure when the volume is 20 m³ will be:
    a) 12.5 N/m²
    b) 10 N/m²
    c) 25 N/m²
  6. What is the factorization of the quadratic expression 2x² + 8x + 8?
    a) 2(x + 1)(x + 4)
    b) 2(x + 1)(x + 4)
    c) (x + 2)(x + 4)
  7. Iqra is 4 times as old as her daughter. After 12 years the sum of their ages will be 69 years. What is the present age of Iqra?
    a) 28 years
    b) 32 years
    c) 36 years
  8. √36 =
    a) √2
    b) √3
    c) √6
  9. There is a direct variation between x and y, when x = 7 and y = 40. Find x when y = 100.
    a) 1.2
    b) 10
    c) 17.5
  10. If the probability of an event is 1, what can be said about the event?
    a) It is certain to happen
    b) It is impossible to happen
    c) It is more likely to happen
  11. Determine the common difference of an arithmetic sequence whose first term is 2 and 6th term is 27.
    a) 4
    b) 5
    c) 6
  12. Find x, if log₆(12x) = x.
    a) 3
    b) 4
    c) 12
  13. A box whose length, breadth and height are 3 cm, 2 cm and 4 cm respectively, its total surface area is:
    a) 60 cm²
    b) 52 cm²
  14. Which of the following statements is true about the points A(3, 2), B(8, 10) and C(4, 16)?
    a) The points are collinear
    b) The points form an isosceles triangle
  15. If the roots of a quadratic equation are 1 + √5 and 1 – √5, the quadratic equation is:
    a) x² + 2x – 4 = 0
    b) x² – 2x – 4 = 0
  16. If sin θ > 0 and tan θ > 0, name the quadrant in which the angle θ lies.
    a) 1st quadrant
    b) 2nd quadrant
    c) 3rd quadrant
  17. She was heartbroken by ___ [Choose the appropriate answer]
    a) What had she written
    b) She had written what
    c) What had she written
  18. Find the sentence containing an adjective phrase.
    a) The coach gave the young athlete a trophy.
    b) They waited patiently for a long duration.
    c) She put all the accessories in the drawer.
  19. This is the town I grew up here. [Combine the sentences properly]
    a) This is the town where I grew up.
    b) This is the town and I grew up here.
    c) This is the town I grew.
  20. Select the sentence with the proper sequence of adjectives.
    a) This is a charming little old white stone house.
    b) This is a little white old stone charming house.
    c) This is a charming old little white stone house.
  21. I’ve been here for over four and a half billion years. [Identify the underlined adjective]
    a) Descriptive adjective
    b) Proper adjective
    c) Indefinite adjective
  22. The story jumped off the stage. [Identify the figure of speech used in the line]
    a) Simile
    b) Metaphor
    c) Personification
  23. This insect is so minute that I can hardly see it. [Choose the correct meaning of the homograph “minute”]
    a) A unit of time
    b) An official record of a meeting
    c) Very small
  24. Who initiated the Commission on National Education in Pakistan in 1959?
    a) S.M. Sharif
    b) Liaquat Ali Khan
    c) General Ayub Khan
  25. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto generates both transverse waves and longitudinal waves. Identify another name for transverse waves in the context of earthquakes.
    a) Tertiary waves
    b) Shock waves
    c) S-waves
  26. Which one of the following term is used to describe the base pairing rule in DNA?
    a) DNA synthesis
    b) Base pairing
  27. When oil and petrol spread over the water surface caused which one of the following?
    a) Aquatic plants grow better.
    b) Fish population increases.
    c) Water becomes more transparent.
  28. The number of ozone molecules that can be destroyed by one chlorine atom is:
    a) 1,000
    b) 10,000
    c) 100,000
  29. One day of the Venus is equal to:
    a) 10 days of earth
    b) 1 year of earth
    c) 1 day of earth
  30. Natural rubber is an elastomer that was originally derived from latex, a milky colloid name for the purified form of natural rubber produced by some plants. The chemical name is:
    a) Polyurethane
    b) Polyisoprene
    c) Polypropylene
  31. Plasma is the liquid part of the blood which about 55% by volume of blood. Which component of plasma makes up about 7-8%?
    a) Proteins
    b) Glucose
    c) Salt
  32. If b² – b² = 0, then what values of m and n satisfies the equation, (for b ≠ 0):
    a) m = 0 and n = 1
    b) m = 1 and n = 0
    c) m = 0 and n = 0
  33. Which teaching strategy involves providing facts related to a problem, along with insights into the perceptions and attitudes of individuals facing the problem?
    a) Role-playing
    b) Case study
    c) Brainstorming
  34. Which of the following is NOT one of the “components in the 5 E’s Lesson Planning model, which is often associated with constructivist learning design?
    a) Engage
    b) Explain
    c) Evaluate
  35. “Muslimans are a nation according to any definition of nation and they must have their own homeland”. These are the words of:
    a) Allama Iqbal
    b) Chaudhry Rehmat Ali
    c) Quaid-e-Azam
  36. What was the estimated number of people present at the 1940 Lahore session?
    a) 50,000
    b) 75,000
    c) Over 1 lakh
  37. According to the 1956 Constitution, who could be the head of state of Pakistan?
    a) Any Pakistani citizen
    b) A person elected by majority vote
  38. Which one of these tributary is not part of the Indus river system?
    a) Chenab
    b) Panjkora
    c) Porali
  39. Who presented the first resolution in favor of an independent Muslim state in Sindh Assembly?
    a) Sir Abdullah Haroon Sindhi
    b) Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah Sindhi
    c) Sheikh Abdul Majeed Sindhi
  40. Who was the powerful Sikh ruler of Punjab before 1849?
    a) Hari Singh
    b) Ranjit Singh
    c) Maharaja Dalip Singh
  41. Which national day in Pakistan was initiated by Qazi Hussain Ahmad?
    a) Pakistan Day
    b) Defence Day
    c) Kashmir Solidarity Day
  42. What natural phenomenon is formed due to the movement of air from high to low-pressure areas?
    a) Earthquake
    b) Cyclone
    c) Flood
  43. Which of the following is a trigraph?
    a) “igh” in light
    b) “ch” in chat
    c) “a” in ant
  44. A letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change the form of the word is:
    a) A compound word
    b) Inflectional ending
    c) Common word
  45. Which one is not the anagram of silent?
    a) Listen
    b) Enlist
    c) Tenlis
  46. Identify the irregular noun in the following:
    a) Ox
    b) Chocolate
    c) Dish
  47. What do we call the words that organize our writing, such as first, next, then etc?
    a) Sequence markers
    b) Number words
    c) Ascending signs
  48. Pronouns
    [Identify the word with an inflectional ending]
    a) Sana
    b) Always
    c) Eats
  49. A synonym to “pandemic” is:
    a) Rife
    b) Individual
    c) Rare
  50. The way a person’s voice rises and falls in speech is called:
    a) Stress
    b) Rhythm
    c) Intonation
  51. [Which poetic device is used]
    She ran like the wind.
    a) Metaphor
    b) Alliteration
    c) Simile
  52. Who initiated the Commission on National Education in Pakistan in 1959?
    a) S.M. Sharif
    b) General Ayub Khan
  53. Example of the solution “solid in gas” is:
    a) Water
    b) Humid air
    c) Smoke
  54. Which one of the following is true about the electromagnetic waves?
    a) Mechanical in nature
    b) Transverse in nature
    c) Matter waves in nature
  55. When sand enters the body of oyster after some years which process occurs?
    a) Formation of sands
    b) Stone formation
    c) Pearl formation
  56. The feeling of the original sound remains in human brain till:
    a) One second
    b) 0.1 second
    c) Ten seconds
  57. The component of solution which is less quantity is called solvent. Turpentine is used as a solvent in the production of which one of the following?
    a) Paints and inks
    b) Juices
    c) Soaps and detergents
  58. Which of the following is an example of a research satellite?
    a) GPS
    b) INSAT
    c) Hubble Space Telescope
  59. The process of transforming the liquid into a semisolid is called:
    a) Coagulation
    b) Diffusion
    c) Effusion
  60. GMO Cheese required as a clotting agent is produced by using which one of the following enzyme?
    a) Chymosin
    b) Pepsin
    c) Cytokinin
  61. Complement of a set A with respect to a universal set U is:
    a) The sum of set A and set U
    b) The difference of set A from set U
    c) The division of set A and set U
  62. One raised to any power is always equal:
    a) Infinity
    b) One
    c) Zero
  63. What is the fourth common multiple of 8, 4 and 6?
    a) 24
    b) 48
    c) 72
  64. What is the number of surfaces and their types in a square pyramid?
    a) 5 surfaces: 1 triangular, 4 square
    b) 5 surfaces: 1 square, 4 triangular
  65. The lengths of the three ropes are 42 m, 54 m and 64 m. If Ali wants to cut the ropes into pieces of equal length without any rope left. What will be the maximum length of each piece?
    a) 2 m
    b) 6 m
    c) 8 m
  66. 1/2 + 2/3 + 3/4 = ?
    a) 6/9
    b) 6/24
    c) 6/4
  67. The perimeter of a rectangular field is 66 meters. If the length of this field is 15 meters, find the width of the field.
    a) 12 m
    b) 18 m
    c) 20 m
  68. If the average of 40 quantities is 215, then find the sum of the quantities.
    a) 8500
    b) 8600
    c) 8650
  69. What does “denotative meaning” refer to?
    a) The historical background of a word
    b) The emotional or cultural implications of a word
    c) The precise dictionary meaning of a word
  70. She is extremely happy. [What type of adverb is “extremely”]
    a) Adverb of time
    b) Adverb of manner
    c) Adverb of degree
  71. Which of these is an adverb of manner?
    a) There
    b) Gently
    c) Yesterday
  72. The meeting was ___ due to bad weather. [Choose the correct phrasal verb]
    a) Put off
    b) Take off
    c) Go off
  73. A synonym to “exotic” is:
    a) Beneath
    b) Peculiar
    c) External
  74. An antonym to “rival” is:
    a) Minute
    b) Major
    c) Negligible
  75. Choose the word that contains a suffix:
    a) Rebuild
    b) Kindness
    c) Replay
  76. Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
    a) She sells seashells by the seashore.
    b) The moon shines brightly in the sky.
    c) He is as fast as a cheetah.
  77. The students… admired the museum’s vast collection. [Identify the three dots in sentence]
    a) Ellipsis
    b) Parenthesis
    c) Period

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