2 July Answer Key Matric Category Test Unofficial
2 July Answer Key Matric Category Test Unofficial. The unofficial answer key for the Matric Category Screening Test conducted on 2nd July 2025 has been published. This test was held for recruitment to various BPS-05 to BPS-15 government positions. It consisted of 100 multiple-choice questions covering subjects such as English, General Knowledge, Mathematics, Islamiat, and Pakistan Studies.
Candidates are encouraged to use this key to cross-check their responses and calculate their estimated scores. Keep in mind, final merit lists will be based only on the official answer key.
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Reading & Comprehension (1–10)
1. (a) Guide
Advisor means guide.
2. (b) Established
Founded means established.
3. (d) Accept
Adopt means to accept or take up.
4. (c) Success
Opposite of defeat is success.
5. (c) Oppose
Opposite of promote is oppose.
6. (d) Buddhism
Ashoka adopted Buddhism.
7. (a) Iron tools
Iron tools helped farmers.
8. (c) Chandragupta Maurya
First ruler was Chandragupta Maurya.
9. (b) Nanda Dynasty
He defeated the Nanda Dynasty.
10. (c) The rock inscription
Religious values spread through rock inscriptions.
Synonyms & Antonyms (11–20)
11. (a) Provide
Help synonym is provide.
12. (d) Dignity
Antonym of grace is dignity (or disgrace if available; confirm options).
13. (d) Respected
Honoured synonym is respected.
14. (c) Allowed
Opposite of denied is allowed.
15. (d) Unusual
Opposite of ordinary/curious is unusual.
16. (c) Indication
Symptom synonym is indication.
17. (c) Penalty
Antonym of reward is penalty.
18. (a) Beside
Synonym of beside is near or next to.
19. (c) Tense
Antonym of relaxed is tense.
20. (a) Agricultural
Correct spelling.
Spell Checking (21–25)
21. (a) Agricultural
Correct spelling.
22. (a) Quarrelled
Correct spelling.
23. (b) Navigation
Correct spelling.
24. (a) Tycoon
Correct spelling.
25. (a) Cutlery
Correct spelling.
Error Detection (26–30)
26. (a)
“fed,” not “food.” Correct sentence: All the cows are fed by my younger brother.
27. (a)
“am” not “was.” Correct sentence: I won’t be able to join you if my dad is at home.
28. (a)
“break,” not “breaks.” Correct sentence: We mustn’t break the school furniture.
29. (a)
“Although Salim has lived in Lahore, he…”
30. (a)
“but her child,” correct possessive.
Preposition (31–35)
31. (b) In Islamabad, it often snows in winter.
Correct preposition: in winter.
32. (a)
“monkeys on the tree.”
33. (a)
“I am lucky to have a house near my school.”
34. (b)
“…rearrange the furniture in their room.”
35. (c)
“…take a bath at seven in the morning.”
Sentence Structure (36–40)
36. (b) Mine
Possessive pronoun: mine.
37. (b) Oldest
Superlative degree: oldest.
38. (b) Who
Relative pronoun: who.
39. (b) To
Preposition: to.
40. (b) Age
Suffix: wreck + age = wreckage.
Basic Arithmetic (41–50)
41. (b) 999999
Greatest six-digit number.
42. (a) 4
Exponent in 343^4.
43. (b) 10
Base in 10210^2.
44. (c) Inverse
If one increases, the other decreases: inverse variation.
45. (b) 8
HCF of 24 and 40 is 8.
46. (a) <
Comparison: less than.
47. (c) 2 > 1
Ascending order.
48. (c) 20
5600/280 = 20 dollars.
49. (d) 5
1:9 = x:45 → x=5.
50. (c) Associative property
Associative property example.
Basic Arithmetic Continued (51–53)
51. (c) 960
640 × 1.5 = 960.
52. (a) 8
Perimeter = 2(l+b)=28; solve for l: l=8.
53. (b) 16,800
Increase = 5% of 16,000 =800; new population =16,800.
54. (c) 25
→ 625=25×25625 = 25 \times 25, so 25 rows and 25 plants per row.
55. (a) 13,600
→ Cost=15,9121.17≈13,600\text{Cost} = \frac{15,912}{1.17} \approx 13,600
56. (b) 125 cm³
→ Volume of cube = a3=53=125 cm3a^3 = 5^3 = 125 \, cm^3
57. (c) 90°
→ Sum of triangle angles is 180°. If base angles = 45°, third angle = 180 – 90 = 90°.
58. (b) 10
→ Pythagoras: 62+82=36+64=100=10\sqrt{6^2 + 8^2} = \sqrt{36 + 64} = \sqrt{100} = 10
59. (b) 8
→ Let number = x: x+16=2x⇒x=16x + 16 = 2x \Rightarrow x = 16
60. (c) 15 and 9
→ Let x – y = 6 and x + y = 24 → solve to get x = 15, y = 9.
61. (a) New Zealand
→ New Zealand defeated Pakistan in a historic Test in 2025 after 35 years.
62. (b) WTO
→ World Trade Organization handles global trade rules.
63. (d) ILO
→ International Labour Organization ensures labor rights.
64. (d) Riyadh
→ Capital of Saudi Arabia is Riyadh.
65. (b) Washington, D.C.
→ Capital of the USA is Washington, D.C.
66. (c) Christianity
→ Christianity has the largest number of followers globally.
67. (c) Monarchy
→ Rule by a king or queen is called monarchy (closest in option: dictatorship or oligarchy, though not accurate).
68. (b) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
→ KP reported the highest polio cases in 2024.
69. (c) Billion Tree Tsunami
→ PM Imran Khan’s reforestation initiative.
70. (c) Tariq Bashir Cheema
→ Federal Minister of National Food Security as of May 2025.
71. (d) Irfan Balouch
→ Current IG Sindh as of 2025.
72. (d) The Supreme Court
→ Highest legal authority in Pakistan.
73. (a) United States
→ US has a federal system of government.
74. (c) By Parliament and Assemblies
→ President of Pakistan is elected by assemblies.
75. (b) Elected by National Assembly
→ PM is elected by MNAs.
76. (b) Motor
→ Bicycles have no motor by default.
77. (b) Hertz
→ Frequency is measured in Hertz.
78. (d) Conduction
→ Direct contact heat transfer is conduction.
79. (d) Displacement
→ Displacement is vector; others are scalars.
80. (b) 6 Nm
→ Torque = Force × Distance = 15 × 0.4 = 6 Nm.
81. (b) Double
→ Resistance ∝ length, so doubling length doubles resistance.
82. (a) Different angles
→ Irregular reflection gives varying angles.
83. (b) Increases
→ Amplitude increase = louder sound.
84. (b) Increases
→ Higher temperature = faster molecules.
85. (c) Equal
→ Law: Angle of incidence = angle of reflection.
86. (b) 2.5%
→ Zakat rate is 2.5% on wealth (not in options; pick closest if options are inaccurate).
87. (c) One who fasts for no reason
→ Hadith: fasting without avoiding sin is useless.
88. (b) Urdu
→ Urdu declared national language in 1973 Constitution.
89. (d) Dhaka (should be)
→ AIML headquarters was in Dhaka (option may be wrong in source).
90. (a) 24th Oct 1954
→ Assembly dissolved on 24 Oct 1954.
91. (b) Internet
→ Global network is called Internet.
92. (c) HTTPS
→ Secure web browsing uses HTTPS.
93. (a) RAM
→ OS is loaded in RAM during booting.
94. (b) Session
→ 5th OSI layer is Session.
95. (b) 11
→ Binary 1011 = 1×8 + 0×4 + 1×2 + 1×1 = 11.
96. (a) Binary
→ Computers operate in binary.
97. (b) 1101
→ Binary of 13 = 1101.
98. (a) System software
→ Helps computer run = system software.
99. (b) To run application software
→ OS manages and runs other programs.
100. (b) Control Unit
→ Controls flow of instructions and data in CPU.