CSS General Abilities MCQs Test – Prepare for CSS Exam

The light in vacuum is about

• 300 million meters per second A
• 300 million meters per hour B
• 300 million kilometers per second C
• None of these D

What decimal of an hour is a second ?

• .0025 A
• .0256 B
• .00027 C
• .000126 D

What is the area of a circle that is inscribed in a square of area ?

• π/4 A
• π/2 B
• π C
• π√2 D

Unit of basal metabolic rate is

• K cal/g/hr A
• Cal/kg/hr B
• K cal/kg/min C
• K cal/kg /hr D

Number Series Test

0.81, 0.64, 0.49, ..................................

• 0.25 A
• 0.48 B
• 0.36 C
• 1.49 D

The use of antibiotic is a very effective way of killing disease causing bacteria. Sometime people don't finished all of their pills. this can result in:

• Some bacteria left unkilled A
• Production of more becteria B
• Bacteria becoming sensitive to antibiotics C
• Bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics D

If a metal can be drawn in to wires relatively easily it is called

• Malleable A
• Ductile B
• Extractive C
• Tactile D

Find the value of k if f(x) = x³ - kx² + 11x-6 and (x-1) is a factor of f(x).

• 6 A
• 4 B
• 8 C
• None of these D

Which of the following rations is the largest ?

• 7 : 15 A
• 15 : 23 B
• 17 : 25 C
• 21 : 29 D

ANTARA is the news agency of:

• Indonesia A
• Malaysia B
• Turkey C
• None of these D

Number Series Test

1/2, 3/2, 9/2, ..................................

• 27/4 A
• 27/2 B
• 9/2 C
• 17/2 D

Coding & Decoding

If the word "CULDESAC" stands for 52673915, put down the following code in words.

617

• DAL A
• DLA B
• LAD C
• ADL D

The complement of an angle exceeds the angle by 60^o. Then the angle is equal to

• 25^o A
• 30^o B
• 15^o C
• 35^o D

In an experiment conducted at a laboratory, 160 white mice were injected with Serum D. 160 other white mice were injected with a harmless sugar solution. In two weeks time 39% of the white mice, who were injected with Serum D contracted the highly contagious and often fatal disease, jungle fever. Hence, it can be concluded that jungle fever is caused by some elements similar to the elements in Serum D.

The above argument would be highly empowered in case it were shown that:

• Some of the elements in Serum D are extracted form the root of certain poisonous jungle wildflower. A
• Within a period of two weeks about 40% of the white mice, who were injected with a harmless sugar solution also contracted jungle fever. B
• Almost all the white mice died within a period of two days after the first symptoms appeared. C
• Normally the rate of jungle fever among white mice is less than 0.01%. D
• Invariably the blood of the victims of jungle fever victims contains a high level of a certain toxic substance also found in serum D. E

0.̅8 expressed as a fraction is:

• 8/10 A
• 88/100 B
• 88/99 C
• 8/9 D

Number Series Test

27, 64, 125, ..............................

• 218 A
• 216 B
• 138 C
• 154 D

• 6 A
• 11 B
• 22 C
• 30 D

• 3 A
• 4.5 B
• 6 C
• 7.5 D

Two or more essences out of a stock five essences-- L, M, N, O, and P are used in making all perfumes by a manufacturer. He has learned that for a blend of essences to be agreeable it should comply with all the rules listed below.

• A perfume containing L, should also contain the essence N, and the quantity of N should be twice as that of L.
• A perfume containing M, must also have O as one of its components and they should be in equal proportion.
• A single perfume should never contain N as well as O.
• O and P should not be used together.
• A perfume containing the essence P should contain P in such a proportion that the total amount of P present should be greater than the total amount of the other essence or essences used.

Adding more amount of essence N will make which of the following perfumes agreeable ?

• One part L, one part N, five parts P A
• Two parts M, two parts N, two parts P B
• One part M, one part N, one part P C
• Two parts M, one part N, four parts P D
• Two parts N, one part O, three parts P E

Number Series Test

1/126, 1/217, 1/344, 1/513, ....................................

• 1/1025 A
• 1/2525 B
• 1/2156 C
• 1/730 D