MCQ Collection
CSS General Abilities MCQs
Practice CSS General Abilities questions with answers and explanations.
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Correct Answer: A. 12.5%
Explanation:
Let cost be 100; marked price is 125 and sale price is 90% of 125 = 112.5.
The profit is 12.5 on a cost of 100.
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Correct Answer: A. Rs. 15,000
Explanation:
Commission is 6% of total sales.
Thus, 0.06 × 250,000 = Rs. 15,000.
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Correct Answer: B. Rs. 1,200
Explanation:
Simple interest is PRT/100.
So 5,000 × 8 × 3 ÷ 100 = Rs. 1,200.
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Correct Answer: B. Rs. 2,000
Explanation:
The taxed price is 115% of the original price.
So the original is 2,300 ÷ 1.15 = Rs. 2,000.
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Correct Answer: C. 8
Explanation:
For inverse variation, xy is constant.
Since 12 × 4 = 48, x = 48/6 = 8.
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Correct Answer: D. 40
Explanation:
Three ratio parts correspond to 24, so one part is 8.
Girls represent five parts, giving 5 × 8 = 40.
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Correct Answer: D. 1 kilometer
Explanation:
Two centimeters represent 100,000 centimeters in reality.
Since 100,000 cm = 1 km, the answer is 1 kilometer.
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Correct Answer: A. Rs. 320
Explanation:
The total number of ratio parts is 9, so one part is 720/9 = 80.
The largest share is 4 × 80 = Rs. 320.
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Correct Answer: A. 63
Explanation:
The difference of ratio parts is 5, corresponding to 35.
One part is 7, so the larger number is 9 × 7 = 63.
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Correct Answer: B. 8:14:15
Explanation:
Make the common term b equal in both ratios.
Multiplying 4:7 by 2 gives 8:14, so a:b:c = 8:14:15.
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Correct Answer: B. Rs. 10,000
Explanation:
Five parts equal Rs. 50,000, so one part is Rs. 10,000.
Expenditure is four parts, leaving one part as saving.
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Correct Answer: C. Rs. 240
Explanation:
The cost per pen is 150 ÷ 5 = Rs. 30.
Eight pens cost 8 × 30 = Rs. 240.