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FPSC CSS Screening Test (MPT) General Abilities Flashcards
50 question-and-answer cards covering General Abilities as it is examined in FPSC CSS Screening Test (MPT). 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the General Abilities deck
Sampled from the end of the deck, so these are different cards from the ones shown on the syllabus page.
How do relative speeds combine for objects moving toward each other versus in the same direction?
Opposite directions (toward each other or apart): relative speed = sum of speeds. Same direction: relative speed = difference of speeds.
What is the general form of a linear equation in one variable and how many solutions does it have?
General form: ax + b = 0 (a not equal to 0). It has exactly one solution: x = -b/a.
What is the standard form of a quadratic equation and its quadratic formula?
Standard form: ax^2 + bx + c = 0 (a not equal to 0). Quadratic formula: x = [-b plus or minus sqrt(b^2 - 4ac)] / (2a).
What is the discriminant of a quadratic equation and what does it indicate?
Discriminant D = b^2 - 4ac. If D > 0: two distinct real roots; D = 0: one repeated real root; D < 0: no real roots (two complex roots).
For a quadratic ax^2 + bx + c = 0, what are the sum and product of the roots?
Sum of roots = -b/a; Product of roots = c/a.
State the expansion of (a + b)^2, (a - b)^2, and (a + b)(a - b).
(a+b)^2 = a^2 + 2ab + b^2; (a-b)^2 = a^2 - 2ab + b^2; (a+b)(a-b) = a^2 - b^2.
State the factorization formulas for a^3 + b^3 and a^3 - b^3.
a^3 + b^3 = (a + b)(a^2 - ab + b^2); a^3 - b^3 = (a - b)(a^2 + ab + b^2).
What is the expansion of (a + b)^3 and (a - b)^3?
(a+b)^3 = a^3 + 3a^2b + 3ab^2 + b^3; (a-b)^3 = a^3 - 3a^2b + 3ab^2 - b^3.
What is the difference between a monomial, binomial, and trinomial?
A monomial has one term (5x), a binomial has two terms (x + 3), and a trinomial has three terms (x^2 + 2x + 1).
State the product rule and quotient rule for exponents with the same base.
Product rule: a^m x a^n = a^(m+n). Quotient rule: a^m / a^n = a^(m-n).
State the power rule for exponents: (a^m)^n.
(a^m)^n = a^(mn). Multiply the exponents when raising a power to another power.
What do a^0 and a^(-n) equal (for a not equal to 0)?
a^0 = 1 for any nonzero a. a^(-n) = 1/a^n (a negative exponent means reciprocal).
How is a fractional exponent a^(m/n) interpreted as a radical?
a^(m/n) = nth root of (a^m) = (nth root of a)^m. The denominator is the root and the numerator is the power.
What is an arithmetic progression (AP) and its nth term formula?
An AP has a constant common difference d between consecutive terms. The nth term is a_n = a + (n - 1)d, where a is the first term.
What is the sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic progression?
S_n = n/2 [2a + (n - 1)d] or equivalently S_n = n/2 (first term + last term).
What is a geometric progression (GP) and its nth term formula?
A GP has a constant common ratio r between consecutive terms. The nth term is a_n = a r^(n-1), where a is the first term.
What is the sum of the first n terms of a geometric progression (r not equal to 1)?
S_n = a(r^n - 1)/(r - 1) when r > 1, or a(1 - r^n)/(1 - r) when r < 1.
What is the sum of the first n natural numbers, and the sum of their squares?
Sum of first n natural numbers = n(n+1)/2. Sum of their squares = n(n+1)(2n+1)/6.
What are complementary and supplementary angles?
Complementary angles add up to 90 degrees. Supplementary angles add up to 180 degrees.
What are vertically opposite angles and what is their key property?
Vertically opposite angles are formed when two lines intersect, lying opposite each other at the intersection. They are always equal.
When a transversal crosses two parallel lines, what is the relationship between alternate interior angles and corresponding angles?
Alternate interior angles are equal, and corresponding angles are equal. Co-interior (same-side interior) angles are supplementary (sum to 180 degrees).
What is the angle sum property of a triangle, and the sum of interior angles of a polygon with n sides?
The interior angles of a triangle sum to 180 degrees. For an n-sided polygon, the interior angles sum to (n - 2) x 180 degrees.
Classify triangles by their sides: scalene, isosceles, and equilateral.
Scalene: all three sides (and angles) different. Isosceles: two equal sides and two equal base angles. Equilateral: all three sides equal and each angle is 60 degrees.
State the Pythagorean theorem and the triangle inequality.
Pythagorean theorem: in a right triangle, hypotenuse^2 = base^2 + height^2. Triangle inequality: the sum of any two sides must be greater than the third side.
What this deck covers
The General Abilities deck follows the FPSC CSS Screening Test (MPT) General Abilities syllabus — 6 chapters and 27 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 8.3 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 104 characters, which is long enough to carry the reasoning and short enough to say out loud.
A deck like this earns its keep on the second and third pass. Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then use the cards to find the specific facts that have not stuck.
General Abilities flashcards FAQ
How many General Abilities flashcards are in this FPSC CSS Screening Test (MPT) deck?
50 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these FPSC CSS Screening Test (MPT) flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 50-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the General Abilities cards cover?
They follow the FPSC CSS Screening Test (MPT) General Abilities syllabus — 6 chapters and 27 topics — so the questions track what is actually examinable.
How should I use these flashcards?
Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then drill the deck. Examius schedules each card with spaced repetition, so cards you keep missing come back sooner and ones you know drift further apart.