KPPSC Test General Ability and Knowledge Syllabus

General Ability and Knowledge syllabus — full chapter and topic list

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1. 1

   Quantitative Reasoning

   4 topics

   • Arithmetic and Number System
   • Percentages, Ratio and Proportion
   • Average, Profit and Loss
   • Time, Speed and Distance
2. 2

   Logical and Analytical Reasoning

   4 topics

   • Series and Sequences
   • Coding and Decoding
   • Blood Relations
   • Direction and Arrangement
3. 3

   Basic Mathematics

   3 topics

   • Algebra Fundamentals
   • Geometry and Mensuration
   • Data Interpretation
4. 4

   World General Knowledge

   4 topics

   • World Geography
   • Capitals, Currencies and Continents
   • Wonders and Landmarks
   • International History
5. 5

   Pakistan General Knowledge

   3 topics

   • First in Pakistan
   • Largest, Longest and Highest in Pakistan
   • National Symbols and Heritage

General Ability and Knowledge flashcards for KPPSC Test

21 of 50 cards from the General Ability and Knowledge deck — real questions with worked answers.

1. What is the place value of the digit 7 in the number 4,73,style 256 — specifically in 473256?

   The digit 7 is in the ten-thousands place, so its place value is 70,000.

2. Define a prime number and give the only even prime number.

   A prime number has exactly two distinct factors: 1 and itself. The only even prime number is 2.

3. What is the divisibility rule for 3?

   A number is divisible by 3 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 3.

4. State the formula relating LCM and HCF of two numbers.

   Product of two numbers = LCM × HCF.

5. How do you convert a fraction into a percentage?

   Multiply the fraction by 100. For example, 3/4 = (3/4) × 100 = 75%.

6. If a value increases from 50 to 60, what is the percentage increase?

   Increase = 10; Percentage increase = (10/50) × 100 = 20%.

7. What does the ratio a : b mean, and how is it expressed as a fraction?

   It compares two quantities a and b, written as the fraction a/b, showing how many times one contains the other.

8. In direct proportion, what happens to one quantity when the other increases?

   In direct proportion, when one quantity increases, the other increases in the same ratio (a/b is constant).

9. What is the formula for the average (arithmetic mean) of n numbers?

   Average = (Sum of all the numbers) ÷ (Number of numbers, n).

10. Define Profit and the formula for Profit Percentage.

    Profit = Selling Price − Cost Price (when SP > CP). Profit % = (Profit ÷ Cost Price) × 100.

11. Define Loss and the formula for Loss Percentage.

    Loss = Cost Price − Selling Price (when CP > SP). Loss % = (Loss ÷ Cost Price) × 100.

12. What is the formula for Selling Price when Cost Price and Profit% are known?

    Selling Price = Cost Price × (100 + Profit%) ÷ 100.

13. State the basic relationship between Speed, Distance and Time.

    Speed = Distance ÷ Time; therefore Distance = Speed × Time and Time = Distance ÷ Speed.

14. How do you convert a speed from km/h to m/s?

    Multiply the speed in km/h by 5/18 to get m/s.

15. How is the average speed for a whole journey calculated?

    Average speed = Total distance travelled ÷ Total time taken (not the simple average of speeds).

16. Find the next term in the series: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ___

    42. The differences increase by 2 each time (4, 6, 8, 10, 12), so 30 + 12 = 42.

17. Identify the type and next term: 3, 9, 27, 81, ___

    243. It is a geometric series where each term is multiplied by 3.

18. In a coding system, if CAT is written as DBU, how is DOG written?

    EPH. Each letter is shifted forward by one position in the alphabet (C→D, A→B, T→U).

19. In coding-decoding, what does the term 'letter-shifting' (Caesar shift) mean?

    Each letter of a word is replaced by another letter a fixed number of positions forward or backward in the alphabet.

20. In blood relations, who is your 'father's brother' and your 'mother's brother'?

    Father's brother is your paternal uncle (chacha/taya); mother's brother is your maternal uncle (mamoo).

21. In a blood-relation puzzle, who is 'the daughter of my grandfather's only son' (assuming that son is your father)?

    She is your sister (or yourself if female), since your grandfather's only son is your father.

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