CSS General Abilities MCQs Test – Prepare for CSS Exam

Directions: Study the following information to answer the given questions.

(i) Six books are kept one on top of other.

(ii) The History book is just above Accounting. The maths book is between Punjabi and Urdu.

(iii) English is between History and Punjabi.

Which book is at the bottom ?

• Punjabi A
• Accounting B
• Urdu C
• Cannot be determined D

The ratio of boys and girls in a school is 9 : 5. If the total number of students in the school is 1050, then the number of boys is

• 785 A
• 890 B
• 675 C
• None of these D

Study the code given below for CIRULATED and based on the same code, draw up codes for the following words:

Word: CIRULATED                      Code: EKTWNCX

Lands

• mboet A
• ncpxu B
• ncpeu C
• ncpfu D

Ten years ago A was half of B in age. If the ratio of their present ages is 3 : 4, what will be the total of their present ages ?

• 8 years A
• 20 years B
• 30 years C
• 35 years D
• 40 years E

The ozone layer is present in atmosphere above earth. The stratum (Layer) of atmosphere in which ozone layer lies is called as

• Exosphere A
• Mesosphere B
• Stratosphere C
• Lonosphere D
• Troposphere E

One side of a square is increased by 30%. To maintain the same area the other side will have to be decreased by

• 23 1/13% A
• 76 12/13% B
• 30% C
• 15% D

Kalabagh Dam is not yet constructed due to

• Politically Damaging A
• Damage Coastal Ecology B
• Shortage of Cultivable Land C
• All of above D

Newspaper can be recycled:

• 5 to 7 times A
• 5 times B
• 4 times C
• None of these D

Two alloys contain zinc and copper in the ratio of 2 : 1 and 4 : 1. In what ratio the two alloys should be added together to get as a new alloy having zinc and copper in the ratio of 3 : 1 ?

• 7 : 5 A
• 5 : 7 B
• 3 : 5 C
• None of these D

• 6 A
• 11 B
• 22 C
• 30 D

Vacuum tubes have been replaced by:

• Conductors A
• Diodes B
• Transistors C
• None of these D

The speed of sound in dry air at 20 c is about

• 130 meters per second A
• 230 meters per second B
• 330 meters per second C
• None of these D

What is the number just more than 5000 which is exactly divisible by 73 ?

• 5001 A
• 5009 B
• 5037 C
• 5027 D

For what values of x is |2x - 3| -4 < 7 ?

• x < 7 A
• 0 < x < 3 B
• -4 < x < 7 C
• x < -4 or x>7 D

One of these scientist formulated basic laws of geometry:

• Pythagoras A
• Archimedes B
• Aristotle C
• None of these D

• 7 A
• 17 B
• 9 C
• 14 D

Number Series Test

3, 1, 1, 4, 2, 2, 5, 3, ..............................

• 4 A
• 3 B
• 14 C
• 6 D

Unscramble the letters of words and find odd one out:

• ORNI A
• ICAO B
• PPREOC C
• ZENRBO D

• 20^o A
• 30^o B
• 45^o C
• 45^o D

One of the following is a water soluble vitamin:

• Vitamin A A
• Vitamin D B
• Vitamin K C
• None of these D