CSS · Federal Public Service Commission · 2027
30 solved MCQs on Quranic surah classification — the Seven Tiwal, Makki vs Madani revelation of the opening surahs, and the Mi'un surahs from Yunus to Maryam — with verified answers and explanations. A CSS MPT 2027 focus-topic practice set, not a past paper.
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A 30-item practice set from the Sir Adnan booklet headed 'CSS MPT 2027 Focus Topics — ONE-LINER (Originally Taken from CSS MPT 2026 PAPER)' (monster-data 'CSS MPT PAST PAPERS' pack). The booklet prints Q1-30 on surah classification; all 30 are published here in the standard MCQ format with verified answers and explanations, the source printing answers only, so the 3 distractors per item are authored under Anas's 2026-10-28 single-format decision and optionsSource is recorded as 'authored'. The booklet's classification of Q21-30 (Yunus to Maryam) as 'Tuwal' is corrected to al-Mi'un in every item, each flagged in keyFlag, because the Seven Tiwal are only al-Baqarah through al-A'raf/al-Anfal-at-Tawbah. This is a focus-topic practice set, labelled as practice in the title, slug and paperType — it is NOT a past paper, and the year 2027 is the booklet's focus-topic label, not a claimed exam session.
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19 solved MCQs shown directly below
Correct Answer: Mathani (Masani) — a short surah, frequently recited
Al-Fatiha is the prime example of the Mathani: the Prophet (peace be upon him) called it 'the Seven Oft-Repeated Verses' (Sab'an min al-Mathani), and it is recited in every rak'ah of prayer.
Correct Answer: Tuwal (long Surah)
The Seven Long Surahs (al-Sab' al-Tiwal) are al-Baqarah, Aal-e-Imran, an-Nisa, al-Ma'idah, al-An'am, al-A'raf, and al-Anfal together with at-Tawbah.
Correct Answer: Tuwal (long Surah)
The Seven Long Surahs (al-Sab' al-Tiwal) are al-Baqarah, Aal-e-Imran, an-Nisa, al-Ma'idah, al-An'am, al-A'raf, and al-Anfal together with at-Tawbah.
Correct Answer: Tuwal (long Surah)
The Seven Long Surahs (al-Sab' al-Tiwal) are al-Baqarah, Aal-e-Imran, an-Nisa, al-Ma'idah, al-An'am, al-A'raf, and al-Anfal together with at-Tawbah.
Correct Answer: Tuwal (long Surah)
The Seven Long Surahs (al-Sab' al-Tiwal) are al-Baqarah, Aal-e-Imran, an-Nisa, al-Ma'idah, al-An'am, al-A'raf, and al-Anfal together with at-Tawbah.
Correct Answer: Tuwal (long Surah)
The Seven Long Surahs (al-Sab' al-Tiwal) are al-Baqarah, Aal-e-Imran, an-Nisa, al-Ma'idah, al-An'am, al-A'raf, and al-Anfal together with at-Tawbah.
Correct Answer: Tuwal (long Surah)
The Seven Long Surahs (al-Sab' al-Tiwal) are al-Baqarah, Aal-e-Imran, an-Nisa, al-Ma'idah, al-An'am, al-A'raf, and al-Anfal together with at-Tawbah.
Correct Answer: Short surahs, often used in prayer
The Mathani are the shorter surahs that follow the Mi'un in length; they are recited frequently in prayer, hence 'oft-repeated'.
Correct Answer: Long surahs, containing detailed laws and guidance
The Tiwal are the seven longest surahs: al-Baqarah, Aal-e-Imran, an-Nisa, al-Ma'idah, al-An'am, al-A'raf, and al-Anfal with at-Tawbah.
Correct Answer: Mi'un (surahs of around 100 verses), Makki
Al-Mi'un (the Hundreds) are the surahs of around 100 verses that follow the Seven Tiwal in the mushaf order, running from Yunus onward. CORRECTION: the booklet prints 'Tuwal (long Surah)' here, but only seven surahs are Tiwal; this surah is Mi'un. Surah Yunus is Makki.
Correct Answer: Mi'un (surahs of around 100 verses), Makki
Al-Mi'un (the Hundreds) are the surahs of around 100 verses that follow the Seven Tiwal in the mushaf order, running from Yunus onward. CORRECTION: the booklet prints 'Tuwal (long Surah)' here, but only seven surahs are Tiwal; this surah is Mi'un. Surah Hud is Makki.
Correct Answer: Mi'un (surahs of around 100 verses), Makki
Al-Mi'un (the Hundreds) are the surahs of around 100 verses that follow the Seven Tiwal in the mushaf order, running from Yunus onward. CORRECTION: the booklet prints 'Tuwal (long Surah)' here, but only seven surahs are Tiwal; this surah is Mi'un. Surah Yusuf is Makki.
Correct Answer: Mi'un (surahs of around 100 verses), Madani
Al-Mi'un (the Hundreds) are the surahs of around 100 verses that follow the Seven Tiwal in the mushaf order, running from Yunus onward. CORRECTION: the booklet prints 'Tuwal (long Surah)' here, but only seven surahs are Tiwal; this surah is Mi'un. Surah Ar-Ra'd is Madani.
Correct Answer: Mi'un (surahs of around 100 verses), Makki
Al-Mi'un (the Hundreds) are the surahs of around 100 verses that follow the Seven Tiwal in the mushaf order, running from Yunus onward. CORRECTION: the booklet prints 'Tuwal (long Surah)' here, but only seven surahs are Tiwal; this surah is Mi'un. Surah Ibrahim is Makki.
Correct Answer: Mi'un (surahs of around 100 verses), Makki
Al-Mi'un (the Hundreds) are the surahs of around 100 verses that follow the Seven Tiwal in the mushaf order, running from Yunus onward. CORRECTION: the booklet prints 'Tuwal (long Surah)' here, but only seven surahs are Tiwal; this surah is Mi'un. Surah Al-Hijr is Makki.
Correct Answer: Mi'un (surahs of around 100 verses), Makki
Al-Mi'un (the Hundreds) are the surahs of around 100 verses that follow the Seven Tiwal in the mushaf order, running from Yunus onward. CORRECTION: the booklet prints 'Tuwal (long Surah)' here, but only seven surahs are Tiwal; this surah is Mi'un. Surah An-Nahl is Makki.
Correct Answer: Mi'un (surahs of around 100 verses), Makki
Al-Mi'un (the Hundreds) are the surahs of around 100 verses that follow the Seven Tiwal in the mushaf order, running from Yunus onward. CORRECTION: the booklet prints 'Tuwal (long Surah)' here, but only seven surahs are Tiwal; this surah is Mi'un. Surah Al-Isra is Makki.
Correct Answer: Mi'un (surahs of around 100 verses), Makki
Al-Mi'un (the Hundreds) are the surahs of around 100 verses that follow the Seven Tiwal in the mushaf order, running from Yunus onward. CORRECTION: the booklet prints 'Tuwal (long Surah)' here, but only seven surahs are Tiwal; this surah is Mi'un. Surah Al-Kahf is Makki.
Correct Answer: Mi'un (surahs of around 100 verses), Makki
Al-Mi'un (the Hundreds) are the surahs of around 100 verses that follow the Seven Tiwal in the mushaf order, running from Yunus onward. CORRECTION: the booklet prints 'Tuwal (long Surah)' here, but only seven surahs are Tiwal; this surah is Mi'un. Surah Maryam is Makki.
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11 solved MCQs shown directly below
Correct Answer: Makki (Meccan) surahs
A Makki surah is one revealed before the Hijrah; a Madani surah is one revealed after it.
Correct Answer: Madani (Medinan) surahs
A Madani surah is one revealed after the Hijrah; a Makki surah is one revealed before it.
Correct Answer: Makkah (Makki Surah)
Surah Al-Fatiha is classified as Makki: revealed before the Hijrah.
Correct Answer: Madinah (Madani Surah)
Surah Al-Baqarah is classified as Madani: revealed after the Hijrah.
Correct Answer: Madinah (Madani Surah)
Surah Al-Imran is classified as Madani: revealed after the Hijrah.
Correct Answer: Madinah (Madani Surah)
Surah An-Nisa is classified as Madani: revealed after the Hijrah.
Correct Answer: Madinah (Madani Surah)
Surah Al-Maida is classified as Madani: revealed after the Hijrah.
Correct Answer: Makkah (Makki Surah)
Surah Al-Anam is classified as Makki: revealed before the Hijrah.
Correct Answer: Makkah (Makki Surah)
Surah Al-Araf is classified as Makki: revealed before the Hijrah.
Correct Answer: Madinah (Madani Surah)
Surah Al-Anfal is classified as Madani: revealed after the Hijrah.
Correct Answer: Madinah (Madani Surah)
Surah At-Tawba is classified as Madani: revealed after the Hijrah.
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No. This is a focus-topic practice set from a Sir Adnan booklet headed 'CSS MPT 2027 Focus Topics Islamiat', which says its one-liners were originally taken from the CSS MPT 2026 paper. It is labelled as practice in the title, slug and paperType, and the year 2027 is the booklet's label, not a claimed exam session.
The booklet's 'Tuwal' label for Q21-30 is corrected to al-Mi'un, flagged in keyFlag on every affected item. The Seven Tiwal (long surahs) are only al-Baqarah, Aal-e-Imran, an-Nisa, al-Ma'idah, al-An'am, al-A'raf, and al-Anfal with at-Tawbah; the surahs from Yunus onward are al-Mi'un, the surahs of around 100 verses. The Makki/Madani half of each booklet answer is retained unchanged.
Al-Tiwal (the seven long surahs), al-Mi'un (the Hundreds, surahs of around 100 verses, from Yunus onward), al-Mathani (the oft-repeated shorter surahs, of which Al-Fatiha is the foremost example, Sab'an min al-Mathani), and al-Mufassal (the short surahs at the end of the Quran, separated by frequent Basmalahs).
The source prints statement + answer only, with no (a)-(d) options. Under Anas's 2026-10-28 single-format decision, each item is published in the standard MCQ format with 3 authored plausible distractors; the questions and answers are the booklet's (corrected only where flagged), and every answer was verified as the standard answer. optionsSource is recorded as 'authored' so authored options are never mistaken for the paper's.
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