CSS · Federal Public Service Commission · 2026
Solved CSS MPT 2026 practice set from Sir Adnan's 800 Premium one-liner booklet (Q403–480, final part): 74 verified MCQs with answers and explanations on the Starmer resignation, the Iran war and Islamabad MoU, the Gilgit-Baltistan elections, the Global Peace and Firepower indices, and the 2026 Venezuela earthquakes. A practice compilation, not an official past paper.
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Practice set from the Sir Adnan '800-CSS MPT 2026 PREM' one-liner booklet (header '800-CSS MPT 2026 / ONE-LINER (PPSC/FPSC NEW TREND 2026-27) BY SIR ADNAN'), in the monster-data 'CSS MPT PAST PAPERS' pack. The booklet prints statement + answer only, so each item is published in the standard MCQ format with 3 authored plausible distractors under the 2026-10-28 single-format decision, optionsSource 'authored'. This is the final part of the booklet (cover claims 800 items, file prints Q1–480; Q1–402 published in earlier parts). CROSS-LINKED, NOT RE-EXTRACTED: Q465 (FIFA World Cup 2026 began in North America) -> css-mpt-2027-practice-set-300-booklet.json Q29; Q475 (GPI 2026 topped by Iceland) -> css-mpt-2027-pack-2-practice-set.json Q14; Q476 (GPI 2026 bottom, Russia) -> same file Q13; Q477 (Pakistan GPI 2026 rank 152nd) -> same file Q12. CORRECTIONS: Q427 PIA CEO -> Khurram Mushtaq (booklet prints Tewolde Gebremariam); Q408/Q478 stems standardised as recorded in their keyFlags.
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Subject 1
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Correct Answer: 22 June 2026
Keir Starmer announced his resignation as Prime Minister and Labour leader on 22 June 2026, after heavy local-election losses in May and Andy Burnham's Makerfield by-election win on 18 June; Burnham succeeded him as Prime Minister on 20 July 2026.
Correct Answer: United Kingdom
On 22 June 2026, Keir Starmer announced his resignation as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the Labour Party.
Correct Answer: United Kingdom
Keir Starmer resigned as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on 22 June 2026, after less than two years in office.
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Correct Answer: 16 January 2024
Iran launched missile strikes inside Pakistan's Balochistan province on 16 January 2024; Pakistan retaliated with strikes inside Iran two days later, on 18 January 2024.
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Correct Answer: Louvre Museum
Thieves stole crown jewels from the Louvre Museum in Paris in a daylight heist on 19 October 2025.
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Correct Answer: Pakistan
Pakistan brokered the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran, signed on 17 June 2026, with Qatar as co-mediator under the 22 June 2026 joint statement.
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Correct Answer: Iran
Iran's Paya, Zafar-2 and Pars satellites are Iranian-built observation satellites; Paya and Zafar-2 were unveiled on National Space Technology Day, 2 February 2025, and Paya and Zafar-2 (with Kowsar 1.5) were launched from Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome in December 2025.
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Correct Answer: Volodymyr Zelensky
Volodymyr Zelensky has been President of Ukraine since May 2019 and remained in office through 2026.
Correct Answer: Mahmoud Abbas
Mahmoud Abbas has been President of the State of Palestine since 2005.
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Correct Answer: United States of America
The United States celebrated the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on 4 July 2026.
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Correct Answer: Islamabad
The National Conference on Prison Reforms was held in Islamabad on 2 July 2026, hosted by the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
Correct Answer: Supreme Court of Pakistan
The National Conference on Prison Reforms was hosted by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, under the auspices of the National Judicial (Policy-Making) Committee.
Correct Answer: Chief Justice Yahya Afridi
Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi delivered the keynote address at the National Conference on Prison Reforms in Islamabad on 2 July 2026.
Correct Answer: Islamabad Declaration on Prison Reforms
The chief ministers of all four provinces signed the Islamabad Declaration on Prison Reforms at the July 2026 conference, endorsing the National Prison Reform Action Plan.
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Correct Answer: 169th out of 181
Pakistan ranked 169th of 181 countries in the Georgetown Institute's Women, Peace and Security Index 2025/26, with a score of 0.462.
Correct Answer: Finland
Finland remained the world's happiest country in the World Happiness Report 2026, its ninth consecutive year at the top.
Correct Answer: 163
The Global Peace Index 2026, produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace, ranks 163 independent states and territories.
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Correct Answer: USA
RIMPAC 2026, the world's largest combined and joint maritime exercise, began on 24 June 2026 in and around the Hawaiian Islands, USA, hosted by the US Pacific Fleet.
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Correct Answer: David Szalay
David Szalay won the Booker Prize 2025 for his novel Flesh, announced in November 2025.
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Correct Answer: 10 November 2025
Cadet College Wana in South Waziristan was attacked on 10 November 2025; security forces foiled the attack and all students and teachers were rescued safely.
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Correct Answer: 10% temporary import surcharge
After the US Supreme Court struck down the IEEPA tariffs on 20 February 2026, the Trump administration imposed a 10% global surcharge under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, effective 24 February 2026 for 150 days.
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Correct Answer: Australia
Australia announced a national gun buyback scheme after the terrorist attack at Bondi Beach, Sydney, on 14 December 2025, in which 15 people were killed; New South Wales began its buyback on 2 November 2026.
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Correct Answer: 9 September 2025
Israel carried out its first-ever airstrike in Doha, Qatar, on 9 September 2025, targeting Hamas leaders meeting in the city.
Correct Answer: 20 points
Donald Trump's Gaza peace proposal of September 2025 was a 20-point plan for ending the Gaza war and establishing post-war governance.
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Correct Answer: Khurram Mushtaq
Khurram Mushtaq has been the acting CEO of Pakistan International Airlines since December 2024, succeeding Air Vice Marshal Amir Hayat.
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Correct Answer: Mojtaba Khamenei
Mojtaba Khamenei was selected by Iran's Assembly of Experts in March 2026 as Supreme Leader, succeeding his father Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the US-Israeli strikes of 28 February 2026.
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Correct Answer: 12–13 February 2025
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited Pakistan on 12–13 February 2025 for talks with Pakistan's leadership.
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Correct Answer: 28 February 2026
The US-Israeli war on Iran began on 28 February 2026, when joint US-Israeli strikes killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and opened an eight-month conflict.
Correct Answer: 14 points
The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran, signed on 17 June 2026, is a 14-point framework, including a 60-day window to negotiate a permanent agreement.
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Correct Answer: 2026
Pakistan and Russia agreed in June 2026 to sign a Programme of Economic Cooperation extending through 2030, announced by Energy Minister Awais Leghari.
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Correct Answer: Lt. General Muhammad Munir Afsar
Lt. General Muhammad Munir Afsar has chaired NADRA since October 2023.
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Correct Answer: Leading an insurrection by attempting to impose martial law
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life imprisonment in February 2026 for leading an insurrection through his failed martial law declaration of 3 December 2024.
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Correct Answer: Prince Karim Aga Khan
Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the 49th Imam of the Nizari Ismaili community, died on 4 February 2025 at the age of 88.
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Correct Answer: Justice Musarrat Hilali
Justice Musarrat Hilali became the second woman judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan when she was sworn in in July 2023, after Justice Ayesha Malik.
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Correct Answer: Switzerland
The World Economic Forum's 2025 annual meeting was held in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2025.
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Correct Answer: 12th
Pakistan ranked 12th of 145 countries in the Global Firepower Index 2025, down from 9th in 2024.
Correct Answer: Bhutan
Bhutan ranked lowest, 145th of 145 countries, in the Global Firepower Index 2025.
Correct Answer: United States of America
The United States topped the Global Firepower Index 2025 with a PowerIndex score of 0.0744, ahead of Russia and China.
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Correct Answer: Yáng Shuāng-zǐ
Yáng Shuāng-zǐ won the International Booker Prize 2026 for Taiwan Travelogue, translated by Lin King, announced on 19 May 2026 at Tate Modern, London.
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Correct Answer: Ukraine
The Flamingo is a Ukrainian-developed long-range cruise missile, in production from 2025, with Denmark supplying solid propellant for it in 2026.
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Correct Answer: Gdańsk, Poland
The Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026 was held in Gdańsk, Poland, on 25–26 June 2026, hosted by Poland and Ukraine.
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Correct Answer: 22 April 2025
The Pahalgam terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir took place on 22 April 2025.
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Correct Answer: Ahsan Iqbal
Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal represented Pakistan at the oath-taking ceremony of Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in Dhaka on 17 February 2026.
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Correct Answer: Transforming how ocean data is shared
The International Hydrographic Organization's theme for World Hydrography Day 2026 is 'Transforming how ocean data is shared', supporting the uptake of S-100-based data services.
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Correct Answer: 21 June
World Hydrography Day is observed every year on 21 June.
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Correct Answer: Critical Minerals
At the Évian summit on 17 June 2026, G7 leaders established the Critical Minerals Resilience and Production Alliance to secure critical-mineral supply chains and cut dependence on any single supplier for rare earths and permanent magnets to under 60% by 2030.
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Correct Answer: France
France recorded its hottest night since records began in 1947 during the night of 22–23 June 2026, with the national nighttime indicator reaching 21.6°C.
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Correct Answer: 7.2 and 7.5
Two earthquakes struck northern Venezuela on 24 June 2026, a magnitude 7.2 shock followed 39 seconds later by a magnitude 7.5 shock, devastating La Guaira and Caracas.
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Correct Answer: Javed Alam Odho
Javed Alam Odho became Inspector General of Sindh Police on 31 December 2025, succeeding Ghulam Nabi Memon on his retirement, and remained IG through 2026.
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Correct Answer: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)
The Pakistan Peoples Party won the most general seats (10 of 24) in the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election of 7 June 2026 and formed the government, with Amjad Hussain Azar as Chief Minister.
Correct Answer: 10 out of 24
The PPP won 10 of the 24 directly elected seats in the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election of 7 June 2026, ahead of PML-N with 6 general seats.
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Correct Answer: Beaufort Castle
Israeli forces held positions around Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon through 2026 — photographed there in May 2026 — and demolished tunnel networks beneath the castle in July 2026.
Correct Answer: 26 June 2026
Israel and Lebanon signed a US-brokered framework agreement on 26 June 2026 in Washington, the first accord between the two neighbours since 1983, providing for a phased Israeli withdrawal tied to Hezbollah's disarmament.
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Correct Answer: Canada
The International Cricket Council suspended Cricket Canada's membership with immediate effect on 1 June 2026, citing serious breaches of membership obligations; Canada's national teams remained eligible for ICC events.
Subject 2
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Correct Answer: Washington, D.C., USA
The World Bank is headquartered in Washington, D.C., USA, alongside the International Monetary Fund.
Correct Answer: 4 April 2023
Finland joined NATO on 4 April 2023, becoming the alliance's 31st member; Sweden followed as the 32nd member in March 2024.
Correct Answer: Türkiye
Türkiye is a NATO member (since 1952) and the conventional one-liner answer to this question.
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Correct Answer: India
India won the 2011 Cricket World Cup final, beating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on 2 April 2011.
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Correct Answer: USA
The USA celebrates Independence Day on 4 July, marking the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
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Correct Answer: 3 July
International Plastic Bag Free Day is observed every year on 3 July, promoting the reduction of single-use plastic bags.
Correct Answer: 10 December
Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December, marking the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.
Correct Answer: 2 July
World Sports Journalists Day is observed every year on 2 July, marking the founding of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) in 1924.
Correct Answer: 11 July
World Population Day is observed every year on 11 July.
Correct Answer: 21 June
Global Music Day (Fête de la Musique) is celebrated every year on 21 June.
Correct Answer: 23 June
International Olympic Day is celebrated every year on 23 June, marking the founding of the International Olympic Committee in 1894.
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Correct Answer: France
Charles Coste of France, gold medallist in team pursuit cycling at the 1948 London Olympics, was the world's oldest living Olympic champion before his death in 2025 at the age of 101.
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Correct Answer: 11 March 2020
The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on 11 March 2020.
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Correct Answer: United States of America
The United States is Pakistan's largest export destination, taking the biggest share of Pakistan's exports, ahead of China and the United Kingdom.
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Correct Answer: Azerbaijan
COP29, the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference, was hosted by Azerbaijan in Baku in November 2024.
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Correct Answer: Anna May Wong
Anna May Wong, the Chinese-American film star, became the first Asian American to appear on US currency when her portrait featured on a 2022 American Women quarter.
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Correct Answer: Hockey
India beat Pakistan 2-1 in the final of the Men's Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament in Salalah, Oman, in June 2023.
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Correct Answer: Israel
The Blue Sparrow is an air-launched ballistic missile target developed by Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.
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Correct Answer: Italy
Italian researchers from SISSA detected the elusive 'black galaxy' — a young, compact, dust-obscured galaxy forming stars about 1,000 times faster than the Milky Way — using the ALMA telescope, with the findings published in 2023.
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Correct Answer: 6 years
Members of the Senate of Pakistan serve a six-year term, with half the Senate retiring every three years.
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Questions
No. It is a practice compilation from Sir Adnan's 800 Premium one-liner booklet, labelled as a practice set, never as a past paper; the year 2026 is the booklet's label, not a claimed exam session.
Four items (Q465, Q475, Q476, Q477) were already published in earlier practice sets in this bank — the FIFA World Cup 2026 item in the 300-booklet set and the three Global Peace Index 2026 items in the Pack-2 set — so they are cross-linked instead of re-extracted; nothing in this part was dropped as unanswerable.
Khurram Mushtaq, acting CEO since December 2024. The booklet prints Tewolde Gebremariam, who was chief executive of Ethiopian Airlines, not of PIA; the published answer corrects this, flagged in the item's keyFlag.
Yes. With Q403–480 published here, all 480 printed items of the booklet are now accounted for across its nine parts (Q1–402 in earlier parts, Q403–480 here, minus the cross-linked items), completing the CSS MPT pack's 800 Premium booklet.
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