USAT-CS (Undergraduate Studies Admission Test - Computer Science)

Active Exam Prep Higher Education Commission (HEC) - Education Testing Council (ETC) ๐Ÿ”ฅ 200 Past Paper MCQs
Full Name: Undergraduate Studies Admission Test (USAT)
HEC ETC National Aptitude Test for admission to BS Computer Science, Software Engineering, AI, Data Science & Cyber Security.

๐Ÿ“‹ Exam Specifications & Official Testing Profile

Verified Standards (2026)
Conducting Authority Higher Education Commission (HEC) - Education Testing Council (ETC)
Total Marks & Questions 100 Marks (75 MCQs Part-1/2 + 25 Essay/Argumentative Writing)
Time Allowed 100 Minutes (Objective) + 40 Minutes (Essay)
Passing / Qualifying Criteria 50% Passing Marks
Negative Marking No Negative Marking
Score Validity 1 Year for Undergraduate Admissions
๐ŸŽฏ Primary Scope & Target Admissions/Jobs: Undergraduate University Admissions across Public & Private Pakistani Universities

๐Ÿ“Š Official Test Syllabus & Weightage Breakdown

Total Verified Question Pool: 4955 questions available across all mapped subjects.

Syllabus Subject / Area Official Weightage Available Question Pool Action
Computer Aptitude Test 40% 1502 MCQs
Quantitative Aptitude Test 35% 717 MCQs
English Language Comprehension 25% 2736 MCQs
๐Ÿ”ฅ High-Yield Solved Archive Exact Session Citations (2019โ€“2026)

200 Most Frequently Repeated Past Paper Questions

Representative questions from authentic past papers with detailed step-by-step solutions and verified formulas.

๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC HAT-I โ€ข Oct 2024 (Morning Batch) Quantitative Reasoning
Question 1 of 200
A train 180 meters long is traveling at a constant speed of 54 km/h. How many seconds will it take to completely pass a railway platform of length 270 meters?
(A) 25 seconds
(B) 30 seconds
(C) 35 seconds
(D) 40 seconds
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC HAT-General โ€ข Aug 2024 (Session-1) Quantitative Reasoning
Question 2 of 200
Pipe A can fill a water tank in 10 hours, while Pipe B can fill the same tank in 15 hours. If both pipes are opened simultaneously, how long will it take to fill the tank completely?
(A) 5 hours
(B) 6 hours
(C) 7.5 hours
(D) 8 hours
๐Ÿท๏ธ NTS NAT-IE โ€ข July 2024 Official Paper Quantitative Reasoning
Question 3 of 200
The present ratio of ages of father and son is 7 : 3. Ten years ago, the ratio of their ages was 3 : 1. What is the present age of the father?
(A) 42 years
(B) 49 years
(C) 56 years
(D) 70 years
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-E โ€ข June 2024 (Batch-1) Quantitative Reasoning
Question 4 of 200
If the price of petroleum increases by 25%, by what percentage must a motorist reduce consumption so that the overall expenditure remains unchanged?
(A) 16.67%
(B) 20%
(C) 25%
(D) 33.33%
๐Ÿท๏ธ NTS GAT-A โ€ข April 2024 Official Paper Quantitative Reasoning
Question 5 of 200
In a mixture of 60 liters, the ratio of milk to water is 2 : 1. If this ratio is to be made 1 : 2, how much water (in liters) must be added?
(A) 40 liters
(B) 60 liters
(C) 80 liters
(D) 90 liters
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-COM โ€ข May 2024 Quantitative Reasoning
Question 6 of 200
What is the compound interest on a principal sum of Rs. 10,000 at 10% per annum compounded annually for a duration of 3 years?
(A) Rs. 3,000
(B) Rs. 3,310
(C) Rs. 3,450
(D) Rs. 3,600
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC HAT-II โ€ข March 2024 Quantitative Reasoning
Question 7 of 200
In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'LEADER' be arranged?
(A) 360
(B) 720
(C) 120
(D) 180
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC HAT-III โ€ข Nov 2023 Quantitative Reasoning
Question 8 of 200
A card is drawn at random from a standard, well-shuffled pack of 52 playing cards. What is the probability that the card drawn is either a King or a Heart?
(A) 4/13
(B) 17/52
(C) 16/52 (4/13)
(D) 1/4
๐Ÿท๏ธ NTS NAT-ICS โ€ข Oct 2023 Quantitative Reasoning
Question 9 of 200
If logโ‚โ‚€(x) = 3 and logโ‚โ‚€(y) = 2, what is the value of logโ‚โ‚€(xยฒ / y)?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 8
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข Aug 2023 Quantitative Reasoning
Question 10 of 200
Find the sum of the infinite geometric series: 18, 6, 2, 2/3, ...
(A) 24
(B) 27
(C) 36
(D) 54
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC HAT-General โ€ข Oct 2024 Analytical Reasoning
Question 11 of 200
Five executives (P, Q, R, S, T) sit in a circular conference table facing the center. P is between S and T. Q is immediately to the left of T. Who is sitting immediately to the right of P?
(A) S
(B) T
(C) Q
(D) R
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC HAT-I โ€ข Aug 2024 Analytical Reasoning
Question 12 of 200
If all Zips are Zaps, and some Zaps are Zops, which of the following conclusions MUST be true?
(A) All Zips are Zops
(B) Some Zips are Zops
(C) Some Zaps are Zips
(D) No Zips are Zops
๐Ÿท๏ธ NTS NAT-IE โ€ข June 2024 Analytical Reasoning
Question 13 of 200
In a code language, if 'MADRAS' is coded as 'NBESBT', how will 'BOMBAY' be coded in that same system?
(A) CPNCBX
(B) CPNCBZ
(C) CPOCBZ
(D) CQOCBZ
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC HAT-General โ€ข Oct 2024 Verbal Reasoning
Question 14 of 200
PROSAIC : POETRY ::
(A) Lethargic : Activity
(B) Pedestrian : Novelty
(C) Mundane : Imagination
(D) Cacophonous : Music
๐Ÿท๏ธ NTS GAT-B โ€ข Sept 2024 Verbal Reasoning
Question 15 of 200
Select the word most OPPOSITE in meaning to INIMICAL:
(A) Hostile
(B) Friendly & Favorable
(C) Ambiguous
(D) Dangerous
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข Oct 2025 (Paper-I) Quantitative Aptitude Test
Question 16 of 200
Ali bought a electric fan priced at Rs. 2,000. He was given two successive discounts of 10 and 5 percent. If he had to pay 10 percent sales tax, the net amount he paid was.
(A) Rs. 2,633.40
(B) Rs. 2,592
(C) Rs. 2,660
(D) Rs. 1,881
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข Dec 2025 (Morning Session) Quantitative Aptitude Test
Question 17 of 200
Geometric mean of $a^{2n}ร—b^{2n}$?
(A) $\frac{(a^{2n}b^{2n})}{2}$
(B) $a^nb^n$
(C) $\frac{(a^{2n}+b^{2n})}{2}$
(D) $(ab)^{2n}$
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข Oct 2025 (Paper-I) Quantitative Aptitude Test
Question 18 of 200
A student loses a mark for every wrong answer and scores 2 marks for every correct answer. If he answers all the 60 questions in an exam and scores 39 marks. How many of them were correct?
(A) 31
(B) 37
(C) 33
(D) 27
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข March 2025 (Batch-2) Quantitative Aptitude Test
Question 19 of 200
Expansion of $(X+3)^{19}$ will contain __ terms?
(A) 19
(B) 21
(C) 20
(D) 18
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข Aug 2025 (Batch-1) Quantitative Aptitude Test
Question 20 of 200
$2^3โ‹…2^{โˆ’6}+2^{โˆ’3}โ‹…2^6$ is closest to?
(A) 62
(B) 1
(C) 8
(D) 34
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข Nov 2025 (Batch-2) Computer Aptitude Test
Question 21 of 200
A quotation system obtains potential delivery time data from the:
(A) Production schedule file
(B) Inventory
(C) Product
(D) All of the above
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข May 2025 (Phase-1) Computer Aptitude Test
Question 22 of 200
The process of starting or restarting a computer system by loading instructions from a secondary storage device into the computer memory is called:
(A) Duping
(B) Booting
(C) Padding
(D) All of above
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข Jan 2025 (Batch-1) Computer Aptitude Test
Question 23 of 200
Who invented the microprocessor?
(A) Marcian E Huff
(B) Herman H Goldstein
(C) Joseph Jacuard
(D) None of these
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข July 2025 (Morning Session) Computer Aptitude Test
Question 24 of 200
The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk is:
(A) 1.40 MB
(B) 1.44 GB
(C) 1.40 GB
(D) 1.44 MB
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข Nov 2025 (Batch-2) Computer Aptitude Test
Question 25 of 200
When did arch rivals IBM and Apple Computers Inc decide to join hands?
(A) 1978
(B) 1984
(C) 1990
(D) 1991
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข Aug 2025 (Paper-I) Computer Aptitude Test
Question 26 of 200
A computer program that translates one program instructions at a time into machine language is called a/an:
(A) Interpreter
(B) CPU
(C) Compiler
(D) Simulator
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข Dec 2025 (Paper-I) Computer Aptitude Test
Question 27 of 200
The technical term not related to computer systems:
(A) Virus
(B) Winchester Disk
(C) Mouse
(D) FIFO System
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข Nov 2025 (Evening Session) Computer Aptitude Test
Question 28 of 200
"Binary Codes" as used in computer sciences are codes made up of which of the following two numbers?
(A) 0 and 9
(B) 1 and 3
(C) 0 and 1
(D) 9 and 1
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข July 2025 (Batch-1) Computer Aptitude Test
Question 29 of 200
Bill Gates is more well-known as:
(A) The CEO of apple Macintosh
(B) The CEO of IBM
(C) The owner of Microsoft Corporation
(D) The inventor of the personal computer
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข July 2025 (Evening Session) Computer Aptitude Test
Question 30 of 200
The act of retrieving existing data from memory is called:
(A) Read-out
(B) Read from
(C) Read
(D) All of above
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข May 2025 (Paper-I) Computer Aptitude Test
Question 31 of 200
What is the latest write-once optical storage media?
(A) Digital paper
(B) Magneto-optical disk
(C) WORM disk
(D) CD-ROM disk
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข Oct 2025 (Batch-2) English Language Comprehension
Question 32 of 200
I don't think that he is (to blame) for breaking the computer.
(A) At last
(B) At fault
(C) All thumbs
(D) Absent-minded
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข Aug 2025 (Official Paper) English Language Comprehension
Question 33 of 200
I am going to go to night school to (review) my English.
(A) Bank on
(B) Brush up on
(C) Better off
(D) Bring to mind
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข May 2025 (Paper-II) English Language Comprehension
Question 34 of 200
She is (in a better position) since she sold her car.
(A) Blown over
(B) Beating around the bush
(C) Backing out
(D) Better off
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข May 2025 (Batch-2) English Language Comprehension
Question 35 of 200
It finally (occurred to me) that I had met him before at a party.
(A) Crossed my mind
(B) Cleared the decks
(C) Came clean
(D) Crosses out
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข Jan 2024 (Official Paper) Quantitative Aptitude Test
Question 36 of 200
Assign correct mathematical signs and find the missing figure. if 8 _ 2 _ 5 =20 9 _ 3 _ 6 =18 then 6 _ 3 _ 9 =?
(A) 12
(B) 24
(C) 18
(D) 9
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข Jan 2024 (Official Paper) Quantitative Aptitude Test
Question 37 of 200
Insert the missing number 413 (2420) 70 ... 19 ( ) 16
(A) 165
(B) 180
(C) 175
(D) 190
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข Dec 2024 (Morning Session) Quantitative Aptitude Test
Question 38 of 200
Complete the alphanumeric series: A 5, C 7, F 10, J 14, __
(A) N 18
(B) O 19
(C) P 19
(D) O 20
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข Feb 2024 (Batch-2) Quantitative Aptitude Test
Question 39 of 200
Find the odd man out: 64, 49, 625, 576, 121, 52
(A) 64
(B) 625
(C) 121
(D) 52
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข Dec 2024 (Paper-II) Quantitative Aptitude Test
Question 40 of 200
Approximately how much distance does each bird fly before it gets to the fish?
(A) 21 m
(B) 30 m
(C) 25 m
(D) cannot be deduced
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข Oct 2024 (Evening Session) Quantitative Aptitude Test
Question 41 of 200
How far must the fish be from the higher pole, if the two birds flying at identical speeds leave their respective perches simultaneously and reach the fish at the same time?
(A) 28 m
(B) 20 m
(C) 22 m
(D) 25 m
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข Jan 2024 (Evening Session) Quantitative Aptitude Test
Question 42 of 200
Minimum value of $x^{3}+10x+7$?
(A) 7
(B) -18
(C) Zero
(D) None of these
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข July 2024 (Paper-II) Computer Aptitude Test
Question 43 of 200
Which of the following is not likely to occur in the near future?
(A) The presidential election will be done by pushing buttons at home
(B) The political issue of establishing an information assistance program will be raised
(C) Most workers will choose working at home, so the traditional work place will disappear
(D) Automation will reduce job opportunities thus resulting in a lower standard of living
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข Feb 2024 (Phase-1) Computer Aptitude Test
Question 44 of 200
One computer that is not considered a portable computer is:
(A) Minicomputer
(B) A laptop computer
(C) Main computer
(D) None of these
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข March 2024 (Batch-2) Computer Aptitude Test
Question 45 of 200
Daisy wheel printer is a type of:
(A) Matrix primer
(B) Impact printer
(C) Laser printer
(D) Manual printer
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข Nov 2024 (Official Paper) Computer Aptitude Test
Question 46 of 200
A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms of:
(A) Speed
(B) Accuracy
(C) Reliability
(D) Cost
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข July 2024 (Phase-2) Computer Aptitude Test
Question 47 of 200
Which of the following devices can be used to directly image printed text?
(A) OCR
(B) OMR
(C) MICR
(D) All of above
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข July 2024 (Paper-I) Computer Aptitude Test
Question 48 of 200
Who invented the high level language?
(A) Dennis M. Ritchie
(B) Niklaus Writh
(C) Seymour Papert
(D) Donald Kunth
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข July 2024 (Batch-1) Computer Aptitude Test
Question 49 of 200
Modern Computer are very reliable but they are not:
(A) Fast
(B) Powerful
(C) Infallible
(D) Cheap
๐Ÿท๏ธ HEC USAT-CS โ€ข March 2024 (Paper-II) Computer Aptitude Test
Question 50 of 200
Personal computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the common name for such boards?
(A) Daughter board
(B) Motherboard
(C) Father board
(D) Breadboard

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