Lok Sewa (PSC) CSE Prelims sample MCQs covering

 Section A: General Knowledge & Current Affairs (50 Questions)

1. Who is the current President of Nepal?
a) Ram Chandra Poudel
b) Bidya Devi Bhandari
c) Sher Bahadur Deuba
d) K P Sharma Oli
Answer: a) Ram Chandra Poudel
Explanation: Ram Chandra Poudel became the President of Nepal in 2023.

2. The capital of Bhutan is:
a) Thimphu
b) Paro
c) Phuentsholing
d) Punakha
Answer: a) Thimphu

3. Which river is known as the longest river in Nepal?
a) Karnali
b) Gandaki
c) Koshi
d) Bagmati
Answer: a) Karnali
Explanation: Karnali is the longest river, originating from Tibet and flowing through western Nepal.

4. Who is known as the Father of Modern Nepal?
a) Bhimsen Thapa
b) Jung Bahadur Rana
c) King Prithvi Narayan Shah
d) Bir Shumsher
Answer: c) King Prithvi Narayan Shah

5. SAARC was established in:
a) 1985
b) 1980
c) 1987
d) 1990
Answer: a) 1985

6. The headquarters of SAARC is located in:
a) Kathmandu
b) Islamabad
c) Dhaka
d) New Delhi
Answer: a) Kathmandu

7. The Nepalese constitution was promulgated in:
a) 2007
b) 2015
c) 2010
d) 2018
Answer: b) 2015

8. Who is the current Prime Minister of Nepal?
a) Sher Bahadur Deuba
b) K P Sharma Oli
c) Pushpa Kamal Dahal
d) Ram Chandra Poudel
Answer: a) Sher Bahadur Deuba

9. Nepal shares its longest border with:
a) India
b) China
c) Bhutan
d) Bangladesh
Answer: a) India

10. The tallest mountain in the world is:
a) K2
b) Kangchenjunga
c) Everest
d) Lhotse
Answer: c) Everest

Section B: Nepali Language & Grammar (50 Questions)

1. Choose the correct form of the sentence:
“My brother go to school every day.”
a) My brother goes to school every day.
b) My brother going to school every day.
c) My brother gone to school every day.
d) My brother go to school every day.
Answer: a) My brother goes to school every day.
Explanation: Subject “brother” is singular; use “goes.”

2. Identify the tense:
“She had finished her homework before dinner.”
a) Present Perfect
b) Past Perfect
c) Future Perfect
d) Simple Past
Answer: b) Past Perfect
Explanation: “Had finished” indicates an action completed before another past action.

3. Select the correct plural form of “child”:
a) Childs
b) Children
c) Childes
d) Childer
Answer: b) Children

4. Fill in the blank:
“Ramesh ___ (write) a letter now.”
a) writes
b) wrote
c) is writing
d) write
Answer: c) is writing
Explanation: “Now” indicates present continuous tense.

5. Identify the part of speech of “quickly” in the sentence:
“She runs quickly.”
a) Noun
b) Adjective
c) Adverb
d) Verb
Answer: c) Adverb
Explanation: “Quickly” describes how she runs; it modifies a verb.

6. Choose the correct sentence:
a) He don’t know the answer.
b) He doesn’t know the answer.
c) He not knows the answer.
d) He isn’t know the answer.
Answer: b) He doesn’t know the answer.

7. Select the correct use of articles:
“___ sun rises in the east.”
a) A
b) An
c) The
d) No article
Answer: c) The

8. Choose the correct preposition:
“She is good ___ mathematics.”
a) in
b) at
c) on
d) for
Answer: b) at

9. Correct the sentence:
“Raju and Sita goes to market.”
a) Raju and Sita goes to market.
b) Raju and Sita go to market.
c) Raju and Sita going to market.
d) Raju and Sita gone to market.
Answer: b) Raju and Sita go to market.

10. Fill in the blank with correct tense:
“By next year, I ___ (complete) my degree.”
a) complete
b) will complete
c) will have completed
d) completed
Answer: c) will have completed
Explanation: Future perfect tense indicates completion before a specific future time.

Section C: English Language & Grammar (50 Questions)

1. Choose the correct sentence:
a) She don’t like mangoes.
b) She doesn’t likes mangoes.
c) She doesn’t like mangoes.
d) She not likes mangoes.
Answer: c) She doesn’t like mangoes.
Explanation: “Doesn’t” + base verb “like” is correct for third person singular.

2. Fill in the blank with correct preposition:
“She is interested ___ learning French.”
a) at
b) on
c) in
d) for
Answer: c) in

3. Choose the correct synonym of “Rapid”:
a) Slow
b) Fast
c) Weak
d) Tiny
Answer: b) Fast

4. Select the correct form of verb:
“Either my brother or my sister ___ going to the market.”
a) is
b) are
c) am
d) were
Answer: a) is
Explanation: When subjects are joined by “either…or,” the verb agrees with the nearer subject.

5. Identify the error in the sentence:
“He enjoy to play football every weekend.”
a) He
b) enjoy
c) to play
d) every weekend
Answer: b) enjoy → enjoys

6. Choose the correct sentence:
a) I have seen him yesterday.
b) I saw him yesterday.
c) I had seen him yesterday.
d) I seeing him yesterday.
Answer: b) I saw him yesterday.
Explanation: Simple past “saw” is correct with past time “yesterday.”

7. Fill in the blank with the correct tense:
“By the time you arrive, I ___ (finish) my work.”
a) finish
b) will finish
c) will have finished
d) finished
Answer: c) will have finished
Explanation: Future perfect tense shows completion before a specific future time.

8. Choose the correct antonym of “Generous”:
a) Kind
b) Greedy
c) Honest
d) Brave
Answer: b) Greedy

9. Identify the part of speech of “beautifully” in the sentence:
“She sings beautifully.”
a) Noun
b) Adjective
c) Adverb
d) Verb
Answer: c) Adverb

10. Fill in the blank with the correct article:
“___ Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.”
a) A
b) An
c) The
d) No article
Answer: c) The

11. Choose the correct sentence:
a) He has many furnitures in his house.
b) He has much furniture in his house.
c) He has many furniture in his house.
d) He has much furnitures in his house.
Answer: b) He has much furniture in his house.
Explanation: “Furniture” is uncountable; use “much” not “many.”

12. Select the correct word:
“Despite ___ bad weather, they continued the journey.”
a) of
b) in
c) at
d) on
Answer: a) of

13. Choose the correct sentence:
a) I look forward to meet you.
b) I look forward to meeting you.
c) I look forward meeting you.
d) I look forward to be meet you.
Answer: b) I look forward to meeting you.

14. Fill in the blank with correct modal verb:
“You ___ submit the report by tomorrow.”
a) must
b) may
c) can
d) might
Answer: a) must

15. Identify the correct use of conditional sentence:
“If I ___ (know) about the traffic, I would have left earlier.”
a) know
b) knew
c) had known
d) knows
Answer: c) had known

Section D: Mathematics & Logical Reasoning (50 Questions)

1. If the sum of two numbers is 50 and their difference is 10, find the numbers.
a) 20 & 30
b) 15 & 35
c) 25 & 25
d) 30 & 40
Answer: a) 20 & 30
Explanation: Let the numbers be x and y:
x + y = 50, x – y = 10 → Solving: x = 30, y = 20

2. The average of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 is:
a) 15
b) 20
c) 10
d) 12
Answer: a) 15
Explanation: Average = (5+10+15+20+25)/5 = 75/5 = 15

3. A train travels 60 km in 1.5 hours. Its speed is:
a) 40 km/h
b) 50 km/h
c) 45 km/h
d) 35 km/h
Answer: a) 40 km/h
Explanation: Speed = distance/time = 60/1.5 = 40 km/h

4. If 5 pencils cost Rs 25, the cost of 8 pencils is:
a) Rs 35
b) Rs 40
c) Rs 45
d) Rs 50
Answer: b) Rs 40
Explanation: 1 pencil = 25/5 = Rs 5 → 8 pencils = 5 × 8 = Rs 40

5. Find the next number in the series: 2, 4, 8, 16, …
a) 18
b) 24
c) 32
d) 30
Answer: c) 32
Explanation: Each number is multiplied by 2.

6. If the ratio of A:B = 3:4, find the value of A when B = 16.
a) 12
b) 14
c) 15
d) 18
Answer: a) 12
Explanation: 3/4 = A/16 → A = 12

7. A clock shows 3:00. What is the angle between hour and minute hands?
a) 90°
b) 80°
c) 100°
d) 120°
Answer: a) 90°

8. Solve: 15 + 3 × 4 – 6 ÷ 2 = ?
a) 24
b) 21
c) 25
d) 20
Answer: b) 21
Explanation: BODMAS: 3×4=12, 6÷2=3, 15+12-3=24

(Correction: let's recalc step by step: 3×4=12, 6÷2=3, 15+12=27, 27-3=24 → correct answer: a) 24)

Corrected Answer: a) 24

9. A man walks 3 km north, 4 km east, then 3 km south. How far is he from the starting point?
a) 4 km
b) 5 km
c) 3 km
d) 6 km
Answer: a) 4 km
Explanation: Net north-south = 3-3=0, east = 4 → Distance = 4 km

10. Logical Reasoning:
Find the odd one out: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30
a) 6
b) 12
c) 20
d) 30
Answer: d) 30