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Shah Abdul Latif University

Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan

Pre-Entry Test Past Paper 2026

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Q.1. SCARCELY:

A) Barely

B) Certainly

C) Completely

D) Surely

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Correct Answer: A) Barely
Q.2. KINDLE:

A) Honorable

B) Genuine

C) Unstable

D) Excite

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: D) Excite
Q.3. LAMENT: (Opposite)

A) Condole

B) Durable

C) Rejoice

D) Beautiful

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: C) Rejoice
Q.4. BREACH: (Opposite)

A) Mistrust

B) Give approval

C) Insecure

D) Indifference

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: B) Give approval
Q.5. He was ......... of all valuable possessions.

A) Robbed

B) Pinched

C) Stolen

D) Established

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: A) Robbed
Q.6. The presence of armed guards .......... us from doing anything disruptive.

A) Defeated

B) Irritated

C) Excited

D) Prevented

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: D) Prevented
Q.7. The line of the poem "I had reached your doorsteps" is written by:

A) G. Allana

B) Thomas Gray

C) Arthur Hugh Clough

D) Lord Tennyson

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: A) G. Allana
Q.8. The poem 'The Man of Life Upright' is written by:

A) William Wordsworth

B) Thomas Campion

C) John Milton

D) Alexander Pope

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: B) Thomas Campion
Q.9. All lovely tales that we have heard or read; An endless fountain of immortal drink, Pouring unto us from the heaven's brink. These lines are composed by:

A) G. Allana

B) William Shakespeare

C) William Wordsworth

D) John Keats

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: D) John Keats
Q.10. A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard: In spring-time from the Cuckoo-bird, Breaking the silence of the seas Among the farthest Hebrides. These lines are taken from the poem:

A) Ode to Nightingale

B) Solitary Reaper

C) The Man of Life Upright

D) Music When Soft Voices Die

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Correct Answer: B) Solitary Reaper
Q.11. Give Passive Voice of: "All the ministers will see the president off at the airport"

A) The president will have been seen by all ministers off at the airport.

B) The president will be see off by all the ministers at the airport.

C) The president at the airport will be see off by all the ministers.

D) The president will be seen off at the airport by all the ministers.

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Correct Answer: D) The president will be seen off at the airport by all the ministers.
Q.12. Change the speech: She said to me, "Where does your brother live?"

A) She asked to me where did my brother live.

B) She said to me where your brother lives.

C) She asked me where my brother lived.

D) She asked me that where my brother lived.

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Correct Answer: C) She asked me where my brother lived.
Q.13. Those compounds which contain at least one benzene ring in their molecule are called:

A) Aliphatic compounds

B) Aromatic compounds

C) Heterocyclic compounds

D) Alicyclic compounds

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: B) Aromatic compounds
Q.14. Natural gas contains:

A) Ethane

B) Propane

C) Methane

D) All of them

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: D) All of them
Q.15. Ozone layer is part of ..........

A) Mesosphere

B) Stratosphere

C) Thermosphere

D) Troposphere

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: B) Stratosphere
Q.16. Which of the following solutions will be more acidic?

A) pH = 2

B) pH = 6

C) pH = 1.5

D) pH = 1

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: D) pH = 1
Q.17. Which of the following elements is a lanthanide?

A) Actinium (Ac)

B) Francium (Fr)

C) Cerium (Ce)

D) Polonium (Po)

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: C) Cerium (Ce)
Q.18. Which of the following is NOT an example of accelerated motion?

A) Vertical component of projectile motion

B) Circular motion at constant speed

C) A swinging pendulum

D) Horizontal component of projectile motion

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: D) Horizontal component of projectile motion
Q.19. A 1000-kg elevator is rising and its speed is increasing at 3 m/s². The tension force of the cable on the elevator is:

A) 12800 N

B) 1000 N

C) 3000 N

D) 6800 N

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: A) 12800 N
Q.20. Sound differs from light in that sound:

A) Is not subject to diffraction

B) Is a torsional wave rather than a longitudinal wave

C) Does not require energy for its origin

D) Is a longitudinal wave rather than a transverse wave

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: D) Is a longitudinal wave rather than a transverse wave
Q.21. An electric field is most directly related to:

A) The momentum of a test charge

B) The kinetic energy of a test charge

C) The potential energy of a test charge

D) The force acting on a test charge

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: D) The force acting on a test charge
Q.22. A kilowatt-hour is a unit of:

A) Power

B) Energy / time

C) Energy

D) Potential

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: C) Energy
Q.23. Mycology is the study of:

A) Algae

B) Fungi

C) Bryophytes

D) Plants

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: B) Fungi
Q.24. What is the botanical name of the tomato?

A) Solanum lycopersicum

B) Solanum melongena

C) Solanum nigrum

D) Solanum tuberosum

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: A) Solanum lycopersicum
Q.25. Where does cellular respiration mainly take place in eukaryotic cells?

A) Cytoplasm

B) Nucleus

C) Mitochondria

D) Golgi bodies

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: C) Mitochondria
Q.26. In plants, guttation takes place through:

A) Stomata

B) Hydathodes

C) Lenticels

D) Pores

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: B) Hydathodes
Q.27. Which of these groups has exclusively marine animals?

A) Mollusca

B) Cnidaria

C) Echinodermata

D) All of these

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: C) Echinodermata
Q.28. Organisms that prepare their own food from inorganic substances are called:

A) Heterotrophic

B) Monotrophic

C) Saprotrophic

D) Autotrophic

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: D) Autotrophic
Q.29. Which one is a start codon?

A) UAG

B) AUG

C) UUU

D) UUC

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: B) AUG
Q.30. Rough endoplasmic reticulum synthesises proteins due to the presence of:

A) Ribosomes

B) Peroxisomes

C) Lysosomes

D) All of these

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: A) Ribosomes
Q.31. In a class of 40 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there in the class?

A) 28

B) 30

C) 32

D) 26

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: C) 32
Q.32. What is the value of x in the equation: 0.2x − 0.03 = 0.4 × 0.05?

A) 0.25

B) 0.025

C) 0.02

D) 0.20

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: A) 0.25
Q.33. What comes next in the sequence: 2, 4, 10, 28, ..........?

A) 64

B) 70

C) 76

D) 82

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: D) 82
Q.34. If 20% of an electricity bill is deducted, then Rs. 100 is still to be paid. How much was the original bill?

A) 125

B) 110

C) 115

D) None of these

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: A) 125
Q.35. The All-India Muslim League was founded in:

A) 1906

B) 1907

C) 1909

D) 1913

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: A) 1906
Q.36. The poet and philosopher who presented the idea of a separate homeland for Muslims was:

A) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

B) Quaid-i-Azam

C) Allama Iqbal

D) Liaquat Ali Khan

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: C) Allama Iqbal
Q.37. Article 16 of the Constitution of Pakistan allows citizens to assemble peacefully and without arms, subject to reasonable restrictions in the interest of:

A) National security

B) Public order

C) Religious harmony

D) Economic stability

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: B) Public order
Q.38. Who is the Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue of Pakistan?

A) Muhammad Aurangzeb

B) Shaukat Tarin

C) Miftah Ismail

D) Mohsin Naqvi

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: A) Muhammad Aurangzeb
Q.39. Which of the following situations represents demand-pull inflation?

A) Increase in wages due to labour union pressure

B) Increase in production costs due to higher raw material prices

C) Excess demand in the economy leading to rising prices

D) Increase in indirect taxes

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: C) Excess demand in the economy leading to rising prices
Q.40. Which of the following is the main function of commerce?

A) To produce goods

B) To facilitate exchange of goods and services

C) To manage government finances

D) To determine market prices

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: B) To facilitate exchange of goods and services
Q.41. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) lived in Madina for .......... years.

A) 8

B) 9

C) 10

D) 11

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: C) 10
Q.42. Ghazwa-e-Badar was fought in the year:

A) 3 Hijra

B) 4 Hijra

C) 6 Hijra

D) 2 Hijrah

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: D) 2 Hijrah
Q.43. In which cave was the first revelation received?

A) Cave Hira

B) Cave Thawr

C) Cave Bani Hashim

D) Cave Uhud

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: A) Cave Hira
Q.44. Which country has the largest Muslim population in the world?

A) Pakistan

B) Saudi Arabia

C) Turkey

D) Indonesia

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: D) Indonesia
Q.45. شاه عبداللطيف جو جنم ڪڏهن ٿيو؟

A) 1580 AD

B) 1689 AD

C) 1620 AD

D) 1705 AD

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: B) 1689 AD
Q.46. شيخ ایاز جو اصل نالو ڇا آهي؟

A) شيخ افضل

B) شيخ عزيز

C) شيخ مبارڪ

D) شيخ امتياز

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: C) شيخ مبارڪ
Q.47. شاه جي رسالي ۾ ڪيترا سر آهن؟

A) 30

B) 35

C) 40

D) 50

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: A) 30
Q.48. مضمون "رسم و رواج کی پابندی کے نقصانات" کس مصنف کی تحریر ہے؟

A) سر سید احمد خان

B) علامہ شبلی نعمانی

C) محمد حسین آزاد

D) نظیر اکبر آبادی

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: A) سر سید احمد خان
Q.49. شاعر انقلاب کس شخصیت کو کہتے ہیں؟

A) جوش ملیح آبادی

B) سر سید احمد خان

C) فیض احمد فیض

D) علامہ محمد اقبال

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: A) جوش ملیح آبادی
Q.50. نظم "ہنس نامہ" کے خالق کا نام بتائیے؟

A) میرا جی

B) نظیر اکبر آبادی

C) اکبر الہ آبادی

D) علامہ اقبال

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: B) نظیر اکبر آبادی
Q.1. SCARCELY:

A) Barely

B) Certainly

C) Completely

D) Surely

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: A) Barely
Q.2. KINDLE:

A) Honorable

B) Genuine

C) Unstable

D) Excite

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: D) Excite
Q.3. LAMENT:

A) Condole

B) Durable

C) Rejoice

D) Beautiful

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: A) Condole
Q.4. BREACH:

A) Mistrust

B) Violation

C) Insecure

D) Indifferent

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: B) Violation
Q.5. He was .......... of all valuable possessions.

A) Robbed

B) Pinched

C) Stolen

D) Established

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: A) Robbed
Q.6. The presence of armed guards .......... us from doing anything disruptive.

A) Defeated

B) Irritated

C) Excited

D) Prevented

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: D) Prevented
Q.7. The line of the poem "I had reached your doorsteps" is written by:

A) G. Allana

B) Thomas Gray

C) Arthur Hugh Clough

D) Lord Tennyson

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: A) G. Allana
Q.8. The poem 'The Man of Life Upright' is written by:

A) William Wordsworth

B) Thomas Campion

C) John Milton

D) Alexander Pope

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: B) Thomas Campion
Q.9. All lovely tales that we have heard or read; An endless fountain of immortal drink, Pouring unto us from the heaven's brink. These lines are composed by:

A) G. Allana

B) William Shakespeare

C) William Wordsworth

D) John Keats

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: D) John Keats
Q.10. A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard: In spring-time from the Cuckoo-bird, Breaking the silence of the seas Among the farthest Hebrides. These lines are taken from the poem:

A) Ode to Nightingale

B) Solitary Reaper

C) The Man of Life Upright

D) Music When Soft Voices Die

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: B) Solitary Reaper
Q.11. Give Passive Voice of: "All the ministers will see the president off at the airport."

A) The president will have been seen by all ministers off at the airport.

B) The president will be see off by all the ministers at the airport.

C) The president at the airport will be see off by all the ministers.

D) The president will be seen off at the airport by all the ministers.

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: D) The president will be seen off at the airport by all the ministers.
Q.12. Change the speech: She said to me, "Where does your brother live?"

A) She asked to me where did my brother live.

B) She said to me where your brother lives.

C) She asked me where my brother lived.

D) She asked me that where my brother lived.

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: C) She asked me where my brother lived.
Q.13. Those compounds which contain at least one benzene ring in their molecule are called:

A) Aliphatic compounds

B) Aromatic compounds

C) Heterocyclic compounds

D) Alicyclic compounds

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: B) Aromatic compounds
Q.14. Natural gas contains:

A) Ethane

B) Propane

C) Methane

D) All of them

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: D) All of them
Q.15. Ozone layer is part of ..........

A) Mesosphere

B) Stratosphere

C) Thermosphere

D) Troposphere

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: B) Stratosphere
Q.16. Which of the following solutions will be more acidic?

A) pH = 2

B) pH = 6

C) pH = 1.5

D) pH = 1

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: D) pH = 1
Q.17. Which of the following elements is a lanthanide?

A) Actinium (Ac)

B) Francium (Fr)

C) Cerium (Ce)

D) Polonium (Po)

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: C) Cerium (Ce)
Q.18. Which of the following is NOT an example of accelerated motion?

A) Vertical component of projectile motion

B) Circular motion at constant speed

C) A swinging pendulum

D) Horizontal component of projectile motion

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: D) Horizontal component of projectile motion
Q.19. A 1000-kg elevator is rising and its speed is increasing at 3 m/s². The tension force of the cable on the elevator is:

A) 12800 N

B) 1000 N

C) 3000 N

D) 6800 N

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: A) 12800 N
Q.20. Sound differs from light in that sound:

A) Is not subject to diffraction

B) Is a torsional wave rather than a longitudinal wave

C) Does not require energy for its origin

D) Is a longitudinal wave rather than a transverse wave

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: D) Is a longitudinal wave rather than a transverse wave
Q.21. An electric field is most directly related to:

A) The momentum of a test charge

B) The kinetic energy of a test charge

C) The potential energy of a test charge

D) The force acting on a test charge

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: D) The force acting on a test charge
Q.22. A kilowatt-hour is a unit of:

A) Power

B) Energy / time

C) Energy

D) Potential

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: C) Energy
Q.23. Mycology is the study of:

A) Algae

B) Fungi

C) Bryophytes

D) Plants

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: B) Fungi
Q.24. What is the botanical name of the tomato?

A) Solanum lycopersicum

B) Solanum melongena

C) Solanum nigrum

D) Solanum tuberosum

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: A) Solanum lycopersicum
Q.25. Where does cellular respiration mainly take place in eukaryotic cells?

A) Cytoplasm

B) Nucleus

C) Mitochondria

D) Golgi bodies

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: C) Mitochondria
Q.26. In plants, guttation takes place through:

A) Stomata

B) Hydathodes

C) Lenticels

D) Pores

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: B) Hydathodes
Q.27. Which of these groups has exclusively marine animals?

A) Mollusca

B) Cnidaria

C) Echinodermata

D) All of these

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: C) Echinodermata
Q.28. Organisms that prepare their own food from inorganic substances are called:

A) Heterotrophic

B) Monotrophic

C) Saprotrophic

D) Autotrophic

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: D) Autotrophic
Q.29. Which one is a start codon?

A) UAG

B) AUG

C) UUU

D) UUC

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: B) AUG
Q.30. Rough endoplasmic reticulum synthesises proteins due to the presence of:

A) Ribosomes

B) Peroxisomes

C) Lysosomes

D) All of these

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: A) Ribosomes
Q.31. In a class of 40 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there in the class?

A) 28

B) 30

C) 32

D) 26

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: C) 32
Q.32. What is the value of x in the equation: 0.2x − 0.03 = 0.4 × 0.05?

A) 0.25

B) 0.025

C) 0.02

D) 0.18

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: A) 0.25
Q.33. What comes next in the sequence: 2, 4, 10, 28, ..........?

A) 64

B) 70

C) 76

D) 82

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: D) 82
Q.34. If 20% of an electricity bill is deducted, then Rs. 100 is still to be paid. How much was the original bill?

A) 125

B) 110

C) 115

D) None of these

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: A) Rs. 125
Q.35. The All-India Muslim League was founded in:

A) 1906

B) 1907

C) 1909

D) 1913

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: A) 1906
Q.36. The poet and philosopher who presented the idea of a separate homeland for Muslims was:

A) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

B) Quaid-i-Azam

C) Allama Iqbal

D) Liaquat Ali Khan

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: C) Allama Iqbal
Q.37. Article 16 of the Constitution of Pakistan allows citizens to assemble peacefully and without arms, subject to reasonable restrictions in the interest of:

A) National security

B) Public order

C) Religious harmony

D) Economic stability

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: B) Public order
Q.38. Who is the Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue of Pakistan?

A) Muhammad Aurangzeb

B) Shaukat Tarin

C) Miftah Ismail

D) Mohsin Naqvi

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: A) Muhammad Aurangzeb
Q.39. Which of the following situations represents demand-pull inflation?

A) Increase in wages due to labour union pressure

B) Increase in production costs due to higher raw material prices

C) Excess demand in the economy leading to rising prices

D) Increase in indirect taxes

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: C) Excess demand in the economy leading to rising prices
Q.40. Which of the following is the main function of commerce?

A) To produce goods

B) To facilitate exchange of goods and services

C) To manage government finances

D) To determine market prices

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: B) To facilitate exchange of goods and services
Q.41. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) lived in Madina for .......... years.

A) 8

B) 9

C) 10

D) 11

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: C) 10
Q.42. Ghazwa-e-Badar was fought in the year:

A) 3 Hijra

B) 4 Hijra

C) 6 Hijra

D) 2 Hijrah

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: D) 2 Hijrah
Q.43. In which cave was the first revelation received?

A) Cave Hira

B) Cave Thawr

C) Cave Bani Hashim

D) Cave Uhud

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: A) Cave Hira
Q.44. Which country has the largest Muslim population in the world?

A) Pakistan

B) Saudi Arabia

C) Turkey

D) Indonesia

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: D) Indonesia
Q.45. شاه عبداللطيف جو جنم ڪڏهن ٿيو؟

A) 1580 AD

B) 1689 AD

C) 1620 AD

D) 1705 AD

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: B) 1689 AD
Q.46. شيخ ایاز جو اصل نالو ڇا آهي؟

A) شيخ افضل

B) شيخ عزيز

C) شيخ مبارڪ

D) شيخ امتياز

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: C) شيخ مبارڪ
Q.47. شاه جي رسالي ۾ ڪيترا سر آهن؟

A) 30

B) 35

C) 40

D) 50

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: A) 30
Q.48. مضمون "رسم و رواج کی پابندی کے نقصانات" کس مصنف کی تحریر ہے؟

A) سر سید احمد خان

B) علامہ شبلی نعمانی

C) محمد حسین آزاد

D) نظیر اکبر آبادی

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: A) سر سید احمد خان
Q.49. شاعر انقلاب کس شخصیت کو کہتے ہیں؟

A) جوش ملیح آبادی

B) سر سید احمد خان

C) فیض احمد فیض

D) علامہ محمد اقبال

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: A) جوش ملیح آبادی
Q.50. نظم "پنج نامہ" کے خالق کا نام بتائیے؟

A) میرا جی

B) نظیر اکبر آبادی

C) اکبر الہ آبادی

D) علامہ اقبال

View Answer➔
Correct Answer: D) علامہ اقبال