Q 1 General Abilities Percentages
If 25% of a number is 45, what is the number?
View answer & explanation Ans: 180
Correct Answer: 180
25% of x = 45, so x = 45 x 100 / 25 = 180.
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CSS MPT 2025 General Abilities Section — Solved MCQs with Answers Solved MCQs
Solved CSS MPT 2025 General Abilities section — 57 MCQs with verified answers and explanations (percentages, averages, algebra, series, geometry, work and time). Section 4 of the 2025 screening paper, not the full paper.
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Section 4 (General Abilities, 60 marks) of the CSS MPT 2025 paper, from the Sir Adnan booklet in the monster-data 'CSS MPT PAST PAPERS' pack. The booklet prints 60 items with worked solutions; 57 are published here with verified answers and explanations, and 3 are dropped as unanswerable as printed (printed Q3: 2x^2+3x-4 at x=5 is 61, absent from the options; printed Q55: 6^3/2 is 108, absent; printed Q56: (2^3 x 4^2)/8 is 16, absent) — nothing was guessed. Nine items print a duplicated option and one prints faulty working; all are flagged in keyFlag, with the standard answer kept. GATE: at most 1 of the first 5 stems occurs in any single existing bank file, so this is new material, not a duplicate paper. This is a section, not a full paper: the pack's other 2025 material cannot honestly be stitched into one 2025 paper — its GK one-liners (Q71-90) and GK+Current Affairs items (Q171-191) overlap with conflicting answers (e.g. Pakistan's WTO year 1995 vs 1996), its English file holds only Q41-54 and Q76-80, its Islamiat files hold only Q6-20, and its Urdu/Islamiat composite is page-scrambled — so no full CSS MPT 2025 paper is claimed here.
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CSS MPT 2025 General Abilities Section — Solved MCQs with Answers
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Subject 1
General Abilities
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Topic Section
Percentages
6 solved MCQs shown directly below
Q 3 General Abilities Percentages
60 is what percent of 240?
View answer & explanation Ans: 25%
Correct Answer: 25%
(60 / 240) x 100 = 25%.
Q 25 General Abilities Percentages
20% of 50% of 200 equals:
View answer & explanation Ans: 20
Correct Answer: 20
(20 / 100) x (50 / 100) x 200 = 20.
Q 42 General Abilities Percentages
What is 15% of 300?
View answer & explanation Ans: 45
Correct Answer: 45
(15 x 300) / 100 = 45.
Q 45 General Abilities Percentages
40% of a number is 24. The number is:
View answer & explanation Ans: 60
Correct Answer: 60
(40 / 100) x = 24, so x = 24 x 100 / 40 = 60.
Q 53 General Abilities Percentages
Convert 3/4 into percent.
View answer & explanation Ans: 75%
Correct Answer: 75%
(3 / 4) x 100 = 75%.
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Topic Section
Averages
2 solved MCQs shown directly below
Q 2 General Abilities Averages
The average of 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14 is:
View answer & explanation Ans: 10
Correct Answer: 10
(6 + 8 + 10 + 12 + 14) / 5 = 50 / 5 = 10.
Q 12 General Abilities Averages
The average of first five odd numbers is:
View answer & explanation Ans: 5
Correct Answer: 5
(1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9) / 5 = 25 / 5 = 5.
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Topic Section
Speed, Distance And Time
2 solved MCQs shown directly below
Q 4 General Abilities Speed, Distance And Time
A train running at 60 km/h crosses a pole in 30 seconds. Find its length.
View answer & explanation Ans: 500 m
Correct Answer: 500 m
60 km/h = 60,000 / 3,600 = 16.67 m/s; 16.67 x 30 = 500 m.
Q 36 General Abilities Speed, Distance And Time
A car covers 240 km in 4 hours. Find its speed.
View answer & explanation Ans: 60 km/h
Correct Answer: 60 km/h
Speed = distance / time = 240 / 4 = 60 km/h.
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Topic Section
Algebra Linear Equations
4 solved MCQs shown directly below
Q 5 General Abilities Algebra Linear Equations
If 3x - 4 = 11, find x.
View answer & explanation Ans: 5
Correct Answer: 5
3x = 11 + 4 = 15, so x = 5.
Q 29 General Abilities Algebra Linear Equations
Solve: 9x - 5 = 40, find x.
View answer & explanation Ans: 5
Correct Answer: 5
9x = 45, so x = 5.
Q 38 General Abilities Algebra Linear Equations
Solve for y: 3y + 9 = 0
View answer & explanation Ans: -3
Correct Answer: -3
3y = -9, so y = -3.
Q 43 General Abilities Algebra Linear Equations
If 2x + 3y = 12 and x = 3, find y.
View answer & explanation Ans: 2
Correct Answer: 2
6 + 3y = 12, so 3y = 6 and y = 2.
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Topic Section
Simple Interest
1 solved MCQs shown directly below
Q 6 General Abilities Simple Interest
The simple interest on Rs. 8000 at 10% per annum for 2 years is:
View answer & explanation Ans: 1600
Correct Answer: 1600
(8000 x 10 x 2) / 100 = 1600.
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Topic Section
Speed Conversion
1 solved MCQs shown directly below
Q 7 General Abilities Speed Conversion
A man covers 60 km in 3 hours. What is his speed in m/s?
View answer & explanation Ans: 5.55
Correct Answer: 5.55
60 km in 3 hours = 20 km/h = 20,000 / 3,600 = 5.55 m/s.
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Topic Section
Ratios
3 solved MCQs shown directly below
Q 8 General Abilities Ratios
If the ratio of boys to girls is 3:2 and total is 100, find number of boys.
View answer & explanation Ans: 60
Correct Answer: 60
3 + 2 = 5 parts; boys = (3 / 5) x 100 = 60.
Q 19 General Abilities Ratios
If a:b = 2:3 and b:c = 4:5, find a:c.
View answer & explanation Ans: 8:15
Correct Answer: 8:15
Make b common: a:b = 8:12 and b:c = 12:15, so a:c = 8:15.
Q 24 General Abilities Ratios
The ratio 15:45 simplified is:
View answer & explanation Ans: 1:3
Correct Answer: 1:3
Divide both terms by 15: 15:45 = 1:3.
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Topic Section
Work And Time
3 solved MCQs shown directly below
Q 9 General Abilities Work And Time
If 8 workers finish a task in 10 days, how many days for 4 workers?
View answer & explanation Ans: 20
Correct Answer: 20
Work is inversely proportional to workers: (8 x 10) / 4 = 20 days.
Q 17 General Abilities Work And Time
If 12 men can build a wall in 6 days, 8 men will take:
View answer & explanation Ans: 9 days
Correct Answer: 9 days
(12 x 6) / 8 = 9 days.
Q 56 General Abilities Work And Time
If 10 men finish work in 6 days, how many for same work in 3 days?
View answer & explanation Ans: 20
Correct Answer: 20
(10 x 6) / 3 = 20 men.
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Topic Section
Number Series
6 solved MCQs shown directly below
Q 10 General Abilities Number Series
Find the missing number: 3, 9, 27, 81, ?
View answer & explanation Ans: 243
Correct Answer: 243
Each term is multiplied by 3: 81 x 3 = 243.
Q 20 General Abilities Number Series
What is the next number? 7, 14, 28, 56, ?
View answer & explanation Ans: 112
Correct Answer: 112
Each term doubles: 56 x 2 = 112.
Q 28 General Abilities Number Series
Find the missing term: 11, 22, 44, ?, 176
View answer & explanation Ans: 88
Correct Answer: 88
Each term doubles: 44 x 2 = 88, then 88 x 2 = 176.
Q 34 General Abilities Number Series
Find the 10th term in the series 2, 4, 6, 8, ...
View answer & explanation Ans: 20
Correct Answer: 20
The nth term is 2n, so the 10th term is 20.
Q 39 General Abilities Number Series
Find missing number: 5, 10, 20, 40, ?
View answer & explanation Ans: 80
Correct Answer: 80
Each term doubles: 40 x 2 = 80.
Q 52 General Abilities Number Series
Which number comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ?
View answer & explanation Ans: 25
Correct Answer: 25
The terms are squares: 1^2, 2^2, 3^2, 4^2, so next is 5^2 = 25.
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Topic Section
Squares And Roots
3 solved MCQs shown directly below
Q 11 General Abilities Squares And Roots
The square root of 0.0009 is:
View answer & explanation Ans: 0.03
Correct Answer: 0.03
0.0009 = 9 x 10^-4, so its square root is 3 x 10^-2 = 0.03.
Q 41 General Abilities Squares And Roots
(81)^1/2 = ?
View answer & explanation Ans: 9
Correct Answer: 9
The square root of 81 is 9.
Q 57 General Abilities Squares And Roots
If x^2 = 49, then x = ?
View answer & explanation Ans: +-7
Correct Answer: +-7
x = +7 or -7, written as +-7.
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Topic Section
Profit And Loss
1 solved MCQs shown directly below
Q 13 General Abilities Profit And Loss
If selling price = 150 and profit = 20%, find cost price.
View answer & explanation Ans: 125
Correct Answer: 125
SP = 1.2 x CP, so CP = 150 / 1.2 = 125.
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Topic Section
Fractions
2 solved MCQs shown directly below
Q 14 General Abilities Fractions
Solve: (3/5) of 250 = ?
View answer & explanation Ans: 150
Correct Answer: 150
(3 / 5) x 250 = 150.
Q 48 General Abilities Fractions
Simplify: (3/4) / (3/8) = ?
View answer & explanation Ans: 2
Correct Answer: 2
(3/4) x (8/3) = 2.
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Topic Section
Powers
4 solved MCQs shown directly below
Q 15 General Abilities Powers
The value of 2^3 x 3^2 is:
View answer & explanation Ans: 72
Correct Answer: 72
2^3 = 8 and 3^2 = 9, so 8 x 9 = 72.
Q 26 General Abilities Powers
5^3 x 5^4 = ?
View answer & explanation Ans: 5^7
Correct Answer: 5^7
When multiplying same bases, add the powers: 3 + 4 = 7, so 5^7.
Q 32 General Abilities Powers
Cube of 12 is:
View answer & explanation Ans: 1728
Correct Answer: 1728
12^3 = 12 x 12 x 12 = 1728.
Q 54 General Abilities Powers
If x = 3, evaluate 3x^3.
View answer & explanation Ans: 81
Correct Answer: 81
3 x 3^3 = 3 x 27 = 81.
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Topic Section
Geometry Triangles
1 solved MCQs shown directly below
Q 16 General Abilities Geometry Triangles
Find the area of a triangle with base 12 cm and height 8 cm.
View answer & explanation Ans: 48
Correct Answer: 48
Area = 1/2 x base x height = 1/2 x 12 x 8 = 48 cm^2.
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Topic Section
Geometry Polygons
2 solved MCQs shown directly below
Q 18 General Abilities Geometry Polygons
The sum of angles of a pentagon is:
View answer & explanation Ans: 540 deg
Correct Answer: 540 deg
(n - 2) x 180 deg = (5 - 2) x 180 deg = 540 deg.
Q 27 General Abilities Geometry Polygons
The sum of interior angles of a hexagon is:
View answer & explanation Ans: 720 deg
Correct Answer: 720 deg
(n - 2) x 180 deg = (6 - 2) x 180 deg = 720 deg.
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Topic Section
Statistics Median
1 solved MCQs shown directly below
Q 21 General Abilities Statistics Median
Find the median of 4, 8, 10, 12, 16.
View answer & explanation Ans: 10
Correct Answer: 10
The middle value of the ordered list 4, 8, 10, 12, 16 is 10.
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Topic Section
Algebra
4 solved MCQs shown directly below
Q 22 General Abilities Algebra
If x = 2 and y = 3, value of (x^2 + y^2)?
View answer & explanation Ans: 13
Correct Answer: 13
x^2 + y^2 = 4 + 9 = 13.
Q 33 General Abilities Algebra
If a = 2, b = 3, then (a+b)^2 - (a^2+b^2) = ?
View answer & explanation Ans: 12
Correct Answer: 12
(2 + 3)^2 = 25 and 2^2 + 3^2 = 13, so 25 - 13 = 12.
Q 46 General Abilities Algebra
If A = 12, B = 8, find (A^2 - B^2).
View answer & explanation Ans: 80
Correct Answer: 80
(A + B)(A - B) = (12 + 8)(12 - 8) = 20 x 4 = 80.
Q 47 General Abilities Algebra
15^2 - 14^2 = ?
View answer & explanation Ans: 29
Correct Answer: 29
(15 - 14)(15 + 14) = 1 x 29 = 29.
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Topic Section
Decimals
1 solved MCQs shown directly below
Q 23 General Abilities Decimals
0.25 x 0.4 = ?
View answer & explanation Ans: 0.1
Correct Answer: 0.1
0.25 x 0.4 = 0.10 = 0.1.
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Topic Section
Clock Angles
1 solved MCQs shown directly below
Q 30 General Abilities Clock Angles
A clock shows 3:15. The angle between hour and minute hand is:
View answer & explanation Ans: 7.5 deg
Correct Answer: 7.5 deg
Minute hand at 15 min = 90 deg; hour hand = 3.25 x 30 deg = 97.5 deg; difference = 7.5 deg.
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Topic Section
Divisibility
1 solved MCQs shown directly below
Q 31 General Abilities Divisibility
Which number is divisible by 9?
View answer & explanation Ans: 369
Correct Answer: 369
A number is divisible by 9 if its digit sum is: 3 + 6 + 9 = 18, divisible by 9 (318 sums to 12, 247 to 13, 458 to 17).
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Topic Section
Geometry Circles
1 solved MCQs shown directly below
Q 35 General Abilities Geometry Circles
If radius = 7 cm, find circumference of circle.
View answer & explanation Ans: 44
Correct Answer: 44
Circumference = 2 x pi x r = 2 x (22/7) x 7 = 44 cm.
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Topic Section
Unitary Method
1 solved MCQs shown directly below
Q 37 General Abilities Unitary Method
If cost of 5 pens = Rs. 150, cost of 8 pens = ?
View answer & explanation Ans: 240
Correct Answer: 240
One pen costs 150 / 5 = Rs. 30, so 8 pens cost 30 x 8 = Rs. 240.
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Topic Section
Summation
1 solved MCQs shown directly below
Q 40 General Abilities Summation
The sum of the first 10 natural numbers is:
View answer & explanation Ans: 55
Correct Answer: 55
n(n + 1) / 2 = 10 x 11 / 2 = 55.
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Topic Section
Statistics Mode
1 solved MCQs shown directly below
Q 44 General Abilities Statistics Mode
The mode of 2, 3, 3, 4, 5 is:
View answer & explanation Ans: 3
Correct Answer: 3
The mode is the most frequent value: 3 appears twice, the others once.
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Topic Section
Geometry Squares
1 solved MCQs shown directly below
Q 49 General Abilities Geometry Squares
If perimeter of square = 40, find side.
View answer & explanation Ans: 10
Correct Answer: 10
Perimeter = 4 x side, so side = 40 / 4 = 10.
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Topic Section
HCF
1 solved MCQs shown directly below
Q 50 General Abilities HCF
Find HCF of 24 and 36.
View answer & explanation Ans: 12
Correct Answer: 12
Common factors of 24 and 36 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12; the highest is 12.
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Topic Section
Digit Sums
1 solved MCQs shown directly below
Q 51 General Abilities Digit Sums
The sum of digits of 2468 is:
View answer & explanation Ans: 20
Correct Answer: 20
2 + 4 + 6 + 8 = 20.
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Topic Section
Number Puzzles
1 solved MCQs shown directly below
Q 55 General Abilities Number Puzzles
The product of two consecutive even numbers is 48. Find numbers.
View answer & explanation Ans: 6, 8
Correct Answer: 6, 8
6 x 8 = 48 and 6 and 8 are consecutive even numbers.
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How many questions are in the CSS MPT 2025 General Abilities section? +
57 MCQs are published. The booklet prints 60, but 3 items (printed Q3, Q55 and Q56) are unanswerable as printed because the correct value is not among the options; under Anas's 2026-10-28 decision they were dropped and never inferred.
What topics does the General Abilities section cover? +
Percentages, averages, algebra and linear equations, number series, squares and roots, powers, fractions and decimals, ratios, profit and loss, simple interest, geometry, speed and distance, work and time, clock angles, divisibility, HCF, digit sums and statistics (median and mode).
Are the answers verified? +
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