PST Primary School Teacher Test Preparation MCQs

  1. “On lawns as smooth as shining glass,” the figurative device used in the line is:
    (C) Simile
    (A) Metaphor
    (B) Hyperbole
    (C) Simile
    (D) Personification
  2. The correct transition word to complete the sentence “The dog barked all night ______ the neighbors could not sleep” is:
    (B) As a result
    (A) About
    (B) As a result
    (C) Therefore
    (D) Nonetheless
  3. Pakistan became a member of the United Nations in:
    (C) September, 1947
    (A) August, 1947
    (B) October, 1948
    (C) September, 1947
    (D) November, 1948
  4. In which year was the United Nations Organization founded?
    (C) 1945
    (A) 1948
    (B) 1947
    (C) 1945
    (D) 1949
  5. The headquarters of the United Nations Organization is located in:
    (A) New York
    (A) New York
    (B) Geneva
    (C) Paris
    (D) London
  6. The name of the UNO was coined by:
    (B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
    (A) Winston Churchill
    (B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
    (C) Theodore Roosevelt
    (D) Harry S. Truman
  7. The permanent members of the United Nations Security Council are:
    (D) Five
    (A) Three
    (B) Four
    (C) Six
    (D) Five
  8. The three permanent members of the United Nations Security Council are:
    (D) China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States
    (A) China, United States, Japan
    (B) China, France, Germany
    (C) China, United Kingdom, United States
    (D) China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States
  9. The adverb in the sentence “They tricked my driver last night” is:
    (B) Adverb of time
    (A) Adverb of place
    (B) Adverb of time
    (C) Adverb of manner
    (D) Adverb of frequency
  10. The United Nations has how many main organs?
    (C) Six
    (A) Four
    (B) Five
    (C) Six
    (D) Seven
  11. The Security Council of UNO consists of:
    (D) 15 members
    (A) 10 members
    (B) 12 members
    (C) 14 members
    (D) 15 members

  12. The Economic and Social Council of UNO consists of:
    (A) 54 members
    (A) 54 members
    (B) 50 members
    (C) 60 members
    (D) 52 members

  13. Which of the following is not a UN agency?
    (D) WTO
    (A) UNDP
    (B) WHO
    (C) UNESCO
    (D) WTO

  14. The World Trade Organization (WTO) deals with:
    (C) Global rules of trade between nations
    (A) Health policies
    (B) Social welfare
    (C) Global rules of trade between nations
    (D) Educational development

  15. After the failure of the war of independence in 1857, the British made the following group miserable:
    (B) Muslims
    (A) Hindus
    (B) Muslims
    (C) Sikhs
    (D) Christians

  16. Which group of organisms may consist of one or more cells?
    (D) Both (A) & (B)
    (A) Fungi
    (B) Protista
    (C) Monera
    (D) Both (A) & (B)

  17. Find the volume of a cubical room with a side length of 2m.
    (B) 8 m³
    (A) 4 m³
    (B) 8 m³
    (C) 16 m³
    (D) 2 m³

  18. A runner can cover 240m distance in 5 minutes. How much time will be required to cover 330m of distance?
    (B) 12.5 minutes
    (A) 10 minutes
    (B) 12.5 minutes
    (C) 13 minutes
    (D) 14 minutes

  19. The area of a trapezium is given by the formula:
    (A) 1/2 × (sum of the lengths of the two bases) × height
    (A) 1/2 × (sum of the lengths of the two bases) × height
    (B) Length × Width
    (C) Base × Height
    (D) 1/4 × (sum of the lengths of the two bases) × height

  20. The present age of the father is (C) 26 years.

  21. The symbol is called the:
    (C) Radicand
    (A) Exponent
    (B) Base
    (C) Radicand
    (D) None of these

  22. Find the present age of the father if it is given that his age is 13 times the age of his son.
    (D) 26 years
    (A) 31 years
    (B) 40 years
    (C) 26 years
    (D) 44 years

  23. If x=8x = 8, then:
    (A) x=−23x = -23
    (A) x=−23x = -23
    (B) x=2x = 2
    (C) x=8x = 8
    (D) None of these

  24. Find the present age of the father, given that after 4 years, the father’s age will be 5 times the age of the son.
    (D) 26 years
    (A) 31 years
    (B) 40 years
    (C) 44 years
    (D) 26 years

  25. What is the exponent in 6x=86x = 8?
    (A) x = -23
    (A) x = -23
    (B) x = 2
    (C) x = 8
    (D) None of these
  26. An all-India Khilafat Conference was organized in Delhi on (2) November 1919.
    (A) 3 November
    (B) 1 November
    (C) 2 November
    (D) 5 November

  27. The instrument designed to check whether a surface is horizontal or vertical is a:
    (B) Spirit level
    (A) Plumbline
    (B) Spirit level
    (C) Boner
    (D) Fulcrum

  28. A synonym for the word “enraptment” is:
    (C) Seducement
    (A) Victory
    (B) Distance
    (C) Seducement
    (D) Entertainment

  29. Global warming is mainly caused by:
    (A) Carbon dioxide
    (A) Carbon dioxide
    (B) Carbon monoxide
    (C) Sulphur oxide
    (D) Nitrogen monoxide

  30. “Smith bought his son a present” is the correct sentence, where the dirt object in the sentence is:
    (A) Present
    (A) Present
    (B) Boy
    (C) Smith
    (D) Son

  31. Euglena, Amoeba, and Chlamydomonas are examples of:
    (D) All have no permanent shape
    (A) Amoeba
    (B) Chlamydomonas
    (C) Euglena
    (D) All have no permanent shape

  32. Who was elected as the president of the Indian Khilafat Conference?
    (C) Mahatma Gandhi
    (A) Motilal Nehru
    (B) Quaid-e-Azam
    (C) Mahatma Gandhi
    (D) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

  33. Eutrophication of water bodies, leading to the nutrient enrichment of water bodies, is due to:
    (D) Accelerated/cultural factors
    (A) Natural factors
    (B) Non-culturally induced factors
    (C) Natural enrichment
    (D) Accelerated/cultural factors

  34. A vacuum flask is a type of flask that aims to stop:
    (D) All of these
    (A) Conduction
    (B) Convection
    (C) Radiation
    (D) All of these

  35. Cosec[90° – 6] =:
    (B) Sec
    (A) Sin
    (B) Cos
    (C) Sec
    (D) Cosech

  36. {x] = € A and x = FB) represent:
    (C) Intersection of sets
    (A) Difference of sets
    (B) Union of sets
    (C) Intersection of sets
    (D) None of the above

  37. What is the length of the side of a square whose area is 289m²?
    (B) 17m
    (A) 19m
    (B) 17m
    (C) 23m
    (D) 18m

  38. Which statement is false?
    (D) Every whole number is a natural number
    (A) All natural numbers are integers
    (B) All integers are rational numbers
    (C) Every real number is either a rational or an irrational number
    (D) Every whole number is a natural number

  39. Trees that grow in coastal areas protect shorelines from being damaged and act as nurseries for marine organisms:
    (C) Mangroves
    (A) Cycas
    (B) Pinus
    (C) Mangroves
    (D) Ferns

  40. It was ____ when we went into the room:
    (B) Strangely quiet
    (A) Strange quiet
    (B) Strangely quiet
    (C) Strange Quietly
    (D) Strangely quietly

  41. She asked my advice subject:
    (A) on that
    (A) on that
    (B) onto what
    (C) to what
    (D) on to what

  42. “Does my mother make delicious cookies?” Choose the correct punctuation mark to complete the sentence:
    (A) ?
    (A) ?
    (B) !
    (C) .
    (D) ,

  43. During World War I, Turkey, Germany, Austria, and others were fighting against the Allied Forces:
    (B) Hungary
    (A) Afghanistan
    (B) Hungary
    (C) Vietnam
    (D) France

  44. The word “Vanity” is antonymous to:
    (A) Modesty
    (A) Modesty
    (B) Compassion
    (C) Kindness
    (D) Moderation

  45. The first Political Party that was formed in the history of Indo-Pak was:
    (A) Muslim League
    (A) Muslim League
    (B) Congress
    (C) Mom
    (D) None of these

  46. Typhoid is caused by a type of bacteria called Salmonella:
    (A) Salmonella
    (A) Salmonella
    (B) Mycobacterium
    (C) Clostridium
    (D) Escherichia coli

  47. The meaning of “beak” is:
    (A) To end suddenly
    (A) To end suddenly
    (B) To reverse suddenly
    (C) To start suddenly
    (D) To go widely

  48. A process whereby learners are actively engaged in the learning process is:
    (A) Environmental education
    (A) Environmental education
    (B) Informal education
    (C) Formal education
  49. The causative agent of typhoid is:
    (A) Salmonella
    (A) Salmonella
    (B) Mycobacterium
    (C) Clostridium
    (D) Escherichia coli
  50. All his nerves seemed to have come together. The correct meaning of the underlined phrase:
    (C) Together
    (A) Failed
    (B) Strengthened
    (C) Together
    (D) Slipped
  51. The form of the verb used in present tense:
    (A) First form
    (A) First form
    (B) Third form
    (C) Second form
    (D) Past participle
  52. Which one of the following is the application of meiosis?
    (A) Healing of wound
    (A) Healing of wound
    (B) Production of germ cells
    (C) Regeneration
    (D) Natural selection
  53. She said, “It’s cold.” Choose the correct indirect speech:
    (B) She said it was cold.
    (A) She says it was cold.
    (B) She said it was cold.
    (C) She has said it is cold.
    (D) She said it is cold.

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