CSS MPT 2022
CSS MPT 2022 contains 200 multiple-choice questions drawn from the FPSC MPT syllabus. The screening test runs 200 minutes with a 33% pass mark (66/200) and no negative marking. The section-by-section split is below.
Section breakdown
| Section | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| General Knowledge | 58 | 29% |
| General Abilities | 52 | 26% |
| English | 50 | 25% |
| Islamic Studies | 20 | 10% |
| Urdu | 20 | 10% |
| Total | 200 |
| Section | Sub-section | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| General Knowledge | 5.3 Pakistan Affairs | 21 |
| 5.1 Everyday Science | 20 | |
| 5.2 Current Affairs | 10 | |
| 5.5 Geography | 6 | |
| 5.4 History | 1 | |
| General Abilities | 4.1 Arithmetic | 17 |
| 4.5 Mental Abilities | 14 | |
| 4.4 Logical & Analytical Reasoning | 10 | |
| 4.3 Geometry | 9 | |
| 4.2 Algebra | 2 | |
| English | 3.1 Grammar & Sentence Structure | 24 |
| 3.2 Vocabulary | 20 | |
| 3.3 Reading Comprehension | 6 | |
| Islamic Studies | 1.2 Beliefs, Worship & Fiqh | 9 |
| 1.1 Seerah & Early History | 7 | |
| 1.3 Quran & Hadith Studies | 4 | |
| Urdu | 2.1 Grammar & Structure (قواعد) | 10 |
| 2.3 Translation & Paragraph Context | 7 | |
| 2.2 Vocabulary & Idioms | 2 | |
| 2.4 Literature & Poetry | 1 |
How difficulty has shifted
FPSC has raised the difficulty of the MPT screening test year on year, deliberately narrowing the number of candidates who reach the written examination. Recent batches lean harder on applied reasoning and current affairs than on straight recall.