PPSC Urdu MCQs: Practice Questions With Answers

Why Urdu Matters for PPSC

Urdu is tested in a large share of PPSC written tests, either as a standalone paper or folded into the General Knowledge section, depending on the post being advertised. It draws on stable grammar rules, common muhavare (idioms), and widely-known literary facts rather than shifting current events — which makes it one of the more reliably improvable sections with focused practice. Below are sample MCQs grouped by theme, with the correct answer marked and a short explanation for each.

Grammar

1. "میز" (mez, table) is grammatically which gender in Urdu?
A) مذکر (Muzakkar/Masculine)  B) مؤنث (Muannas/Feminine) ✅  C) Neither  D) Both
Explanation: "میز" is grammatically feminine in Urdu, like most inanimate nouns borrowed into everyday use — gender has to be memorised per word rather than derived from meaning.

2. What is the plural form of "کتاب" (kitab, book)?
A) کتابیں ✅  B) کتابوں  C) کتابہ  D) کتاب
Explanation: Feminine nouns ending in a consonant, like "کتاب", typically pluralise by adding "یں".

Muhavare (Idioms)

3. The muhavara "منہ میں پانی آنا" (moonh mein pani aana) means:
A) To feel thirsty  B) To crave or desire something ✅  C) To feel sick  D) To speak too much
Explanation: Literally "water coming to the mouth", it's used the same way English uses "mouth-watering" — to describe strong desire, usually for food.

4. The muhavara "ناک کٹنا" (naak katna) expresses:
A) Physical injury  B) Losing honour or being disgraced ✅  C) Feeling proud  D) Falling ill
Explanation: Literally "the nose being cut", it means public humiliation or loss of respect/honour.

Literary Figures

5. Josh Malihabadi is popularly known by which title?
A) Shair-e-Mashriq  B) Shair-e-Inqilab ✅  C) Shair-e-Watan  D) Baba-e-Urdu
Explanation: Josh Malihabadi earned the title "Shair-e-Inqilab" (Poet of Revolution) for the fiery, defiant tone of his poetry.

6. Faiz Ahmed Faiz is most closely associated with which literary movement?
A) Sufi poetry  B) Progressive Writers' Movement ✅  C) Classical Ghazal revival  D) Partition literature only
Explanation: Faiz was a leading voice of the Progressive Writers' Movement, blending romantic imagery with themes of social and political struggle.

Vocabulary: Synonyms & Antonyms

7. Which word is closest in meaning to "دوست" (dost, friend)?
A) دشمن  B) رفیق ✅  C) اجنبی  D) مہمان
Explanation: "رفیق" (rafiq, companion/comrade) is the closest synonym to "دوست" among the options.

8. What is the antonym of "دن" (din, day)?
A) صبح  B) رات ✅  C) شام  D) دوپہر
Explanation: "رات" (raat, night) is the direct antonym of "دن" (din, day).

Proverbs (ضرب الامثال)

9. "دور کے ڈھول سہانے" is a proverb meaning:
A) Music sounds better from far away  B) Distant things seem more attractive than they really are ✅  C) Drums should be played loudly  D) Distance improves friendship
Explanation: Equivalent to "the grass is always greener on the other side" — things look more appealing from a distance than up close.

Keep Practicing

These are just a sample. Urdu is one of the more consistent, memorisable sections on the PPSC test — practice the full set alongside the other subjects tested, including PPSC Islamiyat MCQs and PPSC General Knowledge MCQs, in HighYield's complete CSS MPT question bank.