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Introduction of General Ability
 Quantitative (Basic Arithmetics)
This section assesses the basic quantitative
skills of the candidate. The section is
developed in the light of the basic quantitative
concepts.

 Analytical Reasoning(Logical Reasoning)

The questions in this section need simple
analysis of the given data and logical reasoning
of the candidate. Each question or group of
questions is based on a passage or set of
conditions, and the candidate has to select the
best answer choice.

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 COURSE CONTENTS

 Range,Median,Mode,Mean……………………………………………………………………………………(5)
 Average ………………………………………………………..…………………………………..……….......(5)
 Percentage ……………………………………………………………………………………..……………....(6)
 Ratio Problems …………………………………………………………………………………………..….....(7)
 Proportion Problems …………………………………………………………………………..………………(8)
 Age Problem ……………………………………………………………………………………….…………...(9)
 Geometry ………………………………………...……………………………………………………..……..(10)
 Probability ……………………………………………………………………………...………..……………(14)
 Time / Distance/Direction Problems ……………………………………...…………………………………(15)
 Problem Statement/ Word Problem ………………………………………………………………………...(17)
 Mental Abilities /Sum of Numbers / Series Problems / Coding Decoding / Jumbled Spellings………….(18)
 Basic Arithmetics / Basic Algebra……………………………………………………………………………(20)
 Final Grand Mock Test / Revision of all Topic wise………………………………………………………..(20)
 Analytical Reasoning………………………………….……………………………………….......................(23)
 Statistics Part………………………………………………………………………………………………….(36)

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Aspirants & all kinds of Competitive
Exams FPSC PPSC SPSC GAT NAT SAT
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Reasoning Preparation

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 Range, Median, Mode, Mean (CSS 2016,2020)
1. There are Nine Students in a Group having ages 15, 15, 16,16,16,17,17,18,19. Calculate
Mean, Median, Mode and Range of their ages? (CSS Ability 2016)
2. There are seven students in a group having ages 17,17,18,18,18,19,19. Calculate mean,
median, mode and range of their ages. (CSS Ability 2020)
3. If the value of Median is 20 and Mean is 22.5 then find the value of Mode?(Expected
Question for GSA 2025)

Average (CSS2021)
1. The average of five numbers is 54. If three of the numbers are 26, 28, and 30, what is
the average of the other two?
A. 91 B. 93 C. 54 D. 186 E. 245
2. The average age of a group of 12 students is 20 years. If 4 more students join the group,
the average age increases by 1 year. The average age of the new students is?
A. 24 B. 26 C. 23 D. 22 E.32
3. Average age of 15 students of a class is 11 years. If the teacher is also included the
average age becomes 13 years. How old is teacher?
A. 39 years B. 43 years C. 46 years D. 49 years
4. A family with six members has an average age of 25 while a family of 9 has an average
age of 35. The combine average age of both the families will be?
A. 30 B. 31 C. 39 D. None
5. The average temperature of a week is 33c°.Average of first three days is 30c° while of the
last three is 35c° .What is the temperature of the fourth day?
A. 33c° B. 35c° C. 36c° D. 40c
6. The average wages of a worker during 15 consecutive working days was Rs.90 per day.
During the first 7 days, his average wages was Rs.87 per day and the average wages
during the last 7 days was Rs. 92 per day. What was his wage on the 8th day?
A. 83 B. 92 C. 90 D. 97 E. 123
7. The average of 11 numbers is 63, that of the first 6 numbers are 60 and that of the last 6
number are 65. Find the 6th number. (CSS Ability 2021).
8. In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2. What should be the
run rate in the remaining 40 overs to reach a target of 282 runs? (Expected Question
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 Percentage
(CSS 2017,2019,2021,2022,2022,2023,2024
1. 30% of a number is 8 more than 40% of 1000. Find the number?
A. 1000 B. 1360 C. 1500 D. 2300 E. 3080
2. If 80% of a certain number ‘x’ is 50% of ‘y’ and ‘y’ is 20% of ‘z’, then what is ‘x’ in
terms of ‘z’?
A. 5z B. 3z C.z/4 D.z/5 E.z/8
3. In a class of 65 Students 20% failed in English. How many Students failed in English?
A. 13 B. 15 C. 20 D. 26 E. 30
4. After a decrease of 70%, the value 550 will be?
A. 450 B. 400 C. 385 D. 195 E. 165
5. Population of a town increased by 10% during the last year. If its current
population is 38500 now, what was its population in the last year?
A. 33000 B. 34000 C. 35000 D. 42350 E. 34650
6. A man buys 5 kg of meat at Rs.500 per kg. In addition, for every kilogram of meat
purchased, he has to pay a consumption tax of 6% on the selling price. Calculate the
total amount of money that he has to pay? (CSS Ability 2017)
7. The cost for hiring a car in 2018 was Rs.264 which is 20% more than the fare in 2013.
What was the cost of hiring a car in 2013? (CSS Ability 2019)
8. Mr. Faheem has dinner with his family at a restaurant which offers a 10% discount
on food. The marked price of the food that they order was Rs. 15000/- Given that
there was a service charges of 10% and GST is 17%, calculate the total amount of
money he has to pay. (CSS Ability 2021)
9. The income of a company decreases by 10% and 15% in two successive years. What
is the percentage of decrease in income after two years?( CSS Ability 2022)
10. During a sale a clerk was putting new price tags on each item. On one sweater he
accidently raised the price by 20% instead of lowering the price by 20%. As a result
the price on the tag was Rs.80 too high. What was the original price of the
sweater?(CSS 2022)
11. Ali buys an Oven for Rs.36800 and sells it at a gain of 8.5%. For how much did he sell
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12. A man purchases a car in an amount of Rs.2400, 000 in which he pays one-forth extra
as a profit. Find the original amount of the car and the amount of the profit?(CSS
2024)
13. The income from a bus is Rs.3500 per month. The tax paid on this income is 5%
yearly, but the 15% of yearly income is deducted for repairs and maintenance. The
tax paid is? (Expected for GSA 2025)

Ratio Problems
(CSS 2017,2018,2018,2019,2020,2024)
1. Three partners A, B, C agreed to divide their profit in the ratio of 2:4:7. What is the
share of C if the profit value is Rs. 26,000?
A. Rs. 10,000 B. Rs. 12,000 C. Rs. 14,000 D. Rs. 13,000
2. Rs.2424 is divided among A, B, C in a ratio of 3:4:5 respectively, A share is..?
A. Rs. 800 B.Rs. 110 C.Rs. 88 D.Rs. 66 E.Rs. 606
3. A mixture contains alcohol and water in the ratio 4:3. If 5 liters of water is added to
the mixture, the ratio bcomes 4:5. Find the quantity of alcohol in the given mixture.
A. 9 litr B. 10 litr C. 11 litr D. 12 litr
4. Divide Rs.500 between Arham, Maryam and Sarim so that Arham gets 2/3 of what
Maryam gets and Maryam gets 1/4 of what Sarim gets.
Find the share of each? (CSS Ability 2017)
5. Tahir started a business with a capital of Rs.15, 000. After 5 months Umer also joined
him with an investment of Rs.30, 000. At the start of 9th month, Usman joined them
by investing Rs. 45,000. At the end of the year they earned a profit of Rs. 406,000.
Find the share of each one? (CSS Ability 2018)
6. A man left his property of Rs. 640,000. A debt of Rs.40,000 was due to him and
Rs.6000 was spent on his burial. Distribute the amount between his widow, one
daughter and two sons according to the Islamic Law? (CSS Ability 2018)
7. Moiz and Mair share a lottery win of Rs.2000 in the ratio of 1:4. Moiz then share his
part between himself, his wife and their son in the ratio of 4:5:1. How much more
does his wife get over their son? (CSS Ability 2019)
8. Zahid left a property worth Rs. 1,750,000. His family had to pay off a debt of Rs.
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 much did each child receive if the share of a son was double than that of a
daughter? (CSS Ability 2020)
9. Distribute Rs.4320 among Zain, Aslam and Ashraf in such a way that if Zain gets two
parts then Aslam gets three parts, whereas Ashraf gets seven parts.(CSS 2024)
10. In a mixture of 60 litres, the ratio of milk and water is 2:1. If this ratio is to be 1:2,
then the quantity of water to be further added will be?(Expected for GSA 2025)

Proportion
(CSS 2017,2020,2024)
1. If 16 workers can finish a job in 3 hours, how long should it take 5 workers to finish
the same job?
A. 3.5 hours B. 4 hours C. 5 hours D. 7.06 hours E. 9.6 hours
2. 30 men consume a food in 45 days. How long will the same food last if there are 25
men?
A. 48 days B. 51 days C. 16 days D. 54 days E. 57 days
3. 5 workers can construct a wall of 60m in 2/3 of a day, if 3 more workers start working,
how much time in hours they will take to construct a wall of 50m?
A. 13.33 hrs B. 14 hrs C. 14.6 hrs D. 23 hrs
4. A garrison has provision for 12 days for 1000 men. At the end of 2 days 200 more
men were admitted. How long will the food now last?
A. 8 days B. 8.33 days C.9 days D.9.33 days
5. A project of construction of a building can be completed by 150 workers in 40 days,
but the project manager brought 30 more workers after 16 days. In how many days
will the remaining work be finished?(AD Agriculture 2023)
A. 10 days B. 12 days C.20 days D.24 days
6. A school has enough provision of food for 52 days, after 20 days a group of 400
students arrives and the food would have last for 24 days only. Now how many
students are there in the school actually? (CSS Ability 2017)
7. A group of 50 men can construct a 20 kilometer road in 40 days. How long will 70
men take to complete the same length of road? (CSS Ability 2020)
8. Twelve men can complete a job in twenty four days. After four days four persons quit.
In how many days this job will be completed by the remaining persons?(CSS 2024)
9. If 3 men or 6 boys can do a work in 20 days. How long will it take 6 men and 8 boys
to complete the same amount of work? (Expected for GSA 2025))

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 Age Problems
(CSS 2017,2021,2022)
1. A father is three times as old as his son. After fifteen years the father will be twice as
old as his son's age at that time. Hence the father's present age is
A. 42 B. 45 C. 48 D. 36 E. None
2. Aslam is now 3 times as old as Javed, but 5 years ago; he was 5 times as Javed was.
How old is Aslam now?
A. 9 B. 30 C. 24 D. 10 E. 36
3. Tanveer is 10 years older than Masood. However 5 years ago Tanveer was twice as
old as Masood, how old is Masood?
A. 25 B. 12 C. 15 D. 10 E. 05
4. The sum of the ages of a Father and a Son is 82 years. After 4 years the age of father
will be two times that of the son. The age of the father is?
A. 42 B. 56 C. 54 D. 55 E. 75
5. A mother after 5 years will be twice the age of her daughter. The difference of their
ages is 19 years. What is the age of daughter?
A. 10 B. 13 C. 14 D. 15 E. 16
6. The difference of the ages of two brothers is 2 and the difference of the squares of
their ages is 16.The age of smaller one is?
A. 4 B. 5 C.2 D.3
7. Mr. Sohail is 4 times as old as his son. Four years from now, the sum of their ages
will be 43 years. The present age of the son is..?
A. 5 years B. 7 years C. 8 years D. 10 years E.12years
8. A told B that C is his father’s nephew, D is A’s cousin but not the brother of C.
What relationship is there between D and C? (CSS Ability 2017)
9. A man is now 3 times as old as his son. In ten (10) years’ time, the sum of their ages
will be 76. How old was the man when his son was born? (CSS Ability 2021)
10. Sara’s mother if 6 times as old as Sara, whereas her brother Ali is twice as old as
Sara. In three years time the sum of their ages will be 72. How old are Sara, Ali and
their Mother now.(CSS 2022)
11. Eight years ago, Zahid age was 4/3 times that of Shahid age. In eight years time
Zahid’s age will be 6/5 times that of Shahid, what are their present ages? (Expected
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 Geometry
(CSS 2020,2021,21,21,22,23,23,23,23,23,24,24)
Areas Formulas
Area of Rectangle: L×W
Area of Square: S×S
Area of Triangle: ½ B×H
Area of Circle: πr²
Area of Sphere: 4 πr²
Perimeters Formulas
Perimeter of Rectangle: 2L+2W or Sum of all Sides
Perimeter of Square: 2[S+S) or Sum of all Sides
Perimeter of Triangle: 3S or Sum of all Sides
Perimeter of Circle: 2πr or πd
If radius given we use 2πr and if diameter given we use πd
In case of Circle word Perimeter is also named as “Circumference”
Volume Formulas
Volume of Rectangle: L×W×H
Volume of Square: S³
Volume of Triangle: A×H (A=Area H=Height)
Volume of Cone: 1/3 πr²h
Volume of Cone: 4/3 πr³
Volume of Pyramids=1/3 (Base Area x Height)
Pathagorous Theorem
Pathagorous Theorem is used when two sides of a right angled triangle are given and one
side is missing.
(Hypotenuse) ²= (Base) ²+ (Altitude) ²
Triangular Theorem
When Two Triangles are same, their corresponding sides have an equal ratios.
 Sum of internal angles of a triangle is always equal to 180°.
 Sum of smaller angles of a right angled triangle is always equal to 90°
 Sum of internal angles of a circle is always equal to 360°.

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 Practice Exercise
1. If perimeter of a rectangle is 56cm and its length is 16cm, what is the area of
rectangle?
A. 160cm² B. 172cm² C. 192cm² D. 169cm² E. 100cm²
2. The length of a rectangle is five times its width and its area is 125m², then its
perimeter is given by?
A. 60m B. 50m C. 40m D. 45m E. 30m
3. If the perimeter of the rectangular plot is 34m and its area is 60m², then measure of
its longer side is?
A. 8m B. 10m C. 6m D. 12m E. 16m
4. What is the circumference of a circle whose area is 25ӆ?
A. 5ӆ B. 10ӆ C. 15ӆ D. 18ӆ E. 25ӆ
5. What will be the Circumference of a circle of 56 cm diameter..?
A. 176 cm B. 144 cm C. 88 cm D. 204 cm E. 154 cm
6. One side of a rectangular field is 4 meters and its diagonal is 5 meters. The area of
the field is..?
A. 12m² B.15m² C.20m² D.4√𝟓m²
7. A regular hexagon has ………..equal sides?
A. 7 B.6 C.5 D. 4 E. 3
8. The side of the inside square is x, the side of the outside square is x+2. How much
greater is the area of the outside square then the area of the inside square?
A. 4 B.4x C.4x+4 D.4x+1 E.X+4
9. If 88 m wire is required to fence a circular plot of land, then the area of the plot is?
A. 526 m² B.556 m² C.616 m² D.196 m²
10. If the outer diameter of a metal pipe is 2.84 inches and the inner radius is 0.97
inches, the thickness of the metal pipe is?
A. 0.45 B.0.90 C.1.42 D.1.94 E.1.87
11. A wheel makes 1 revolution in covering a distance of 88 cm. the radius of the wheel
is?
A. 7 cm B. 12 cm C. 14 cm D. 20 cm
12. The area of a circle is equal to 22 times its circumference. Find its radius?
A. 7 B.14 C.22/7 D.44 E.11
13. If the length and width of a rectangle are 12 and 7 respectively, what is the
perimeter of the rectangle?
A. 19 B.38 C.42 D.84 E.168
14. In a rectangle, the perimeter and the breadth are 6:1 and area is 50 m². Find the
length of the rectangle?
A. 5 m B.10 m C.15 m D.36 m E.None of the above
15. What is the area of a circle whose radius is the diagonal of a square whose area is 9?
A. 8π B.18π C.3π D.9π E.12π

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16. In a certain cake, two straight cuts (made along two different radii) succeed in
removing 4/15 of the total cake. What is the central angle in degrees of the piece
cut?
A. 26 B. 60 C. 85 D. 92 E. 96
17. The minute hand of a clock is 10 cm long. Find the area of the face of the clock
described by the minute hand between 9 a.m. and 9:35 am…?
A. 183.3cm² B. 366.6cm² C.244.4cm² D.188.39cm²
18. The number of marble slabs required of size 20 cm x 30 cm to pave the floor of a
square room of side 3 meter is..?
A. 25 B.100 C.150 D.200
19. If the perimeter of a square and rectangle are the same, then the areas A (square)
and B (rectangle) would satisfy which of the following condition..?
A. A˂B B. A≤B C. A˃B D. A≥B
20. A farmer needs to build a boundary wall around his farm. If the area of the farm is
484 m2, what will be the total area of the wall if it is two meter high on three sides
and three meter high on one side?(CSS Ability 2020)
21. How many tiles of 20cm2 will be required to have a footpath 1m wide carried around the
outside of grassy plot 24m long and 14m broad? (CSS Ability 2021)
22. Find the number of triangles in the following two images. (CSS Ability 2021)

(i) (ii)
23. Calculate the total area and perimeter of the given shape. (CSS Ability
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24. Aslam is willing to use the stylish ceramics tiles in the lounge of his under
constructed house, the shape of the tile is a right triangle having the length of two
legs of 12cm and 4cm. Each tile cost Rs.15. how much will it cost to fill the lounge of
8m in length and 6m width with these tiles?(CSS Ability 2022)
25. The perimeter of the rectangle given below is 114cm. find the area of the rectangle?
(CSS Ability 2023)

(3x-y)cm

(2x-3)cm
(2x+y)cm

26. Ahmed stands at point D, 2m infront of a spotlight at point A. He is 1.6m tall and is
facing the wall of a building which is 10.5m away from him. How tall (BC) is his
shadow on the wall of the building? (CSS Ability 2023)
C

E
1.6m
B 10.5m D 2m A

27. Ali is standing 10 meters away from a tree, the distance of his eyes from his feet is
1.5 meters. Given that the distance from his eyes to the top of the tree is 15 meters,
find the height of the tree?(CSS Ability 2023)
28. Draw and write the total number of lines of symmetry in a regular Hexagone and
Octagone. How many lines of symmetry are there in a Circle? (CSS Ability 2023)
29. The height of the Egyptian pyramid is 146.6 meters and a base length is 230.6
meters, find the volume of that pyramid? (CSS Ability 2023)
30. What will be the surface area and volume of a sphere if it has a radius of 7m? (CSS
Ability 2024)
31. The shadow of a 10m tall tree is falling on a high rise building and its height is
100m. if the tree is 20m away from the wall, at what distance from the wall is the
light source? (CSS Ability 2024)
32. How many tuff tiles of 7cm circular shaped tiles will be needed for a floor having
length of 77m and wide 8m? (Expected for GSA 2025)

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 Probability
(CSS 2016,2020,2023)

1. Classification of blood groups is based on the presence or absence of inherited or

antigenic substances on the surface of red blood cells. In a survey of British population
the blood group distribution among 1000 people was as follows.
300 had blood group A, 325 had blood group B, 250 had O and 125 AB. Out of this
group a person was selected at random, calculate his probability of having blood
group AB? (CSS Ability 2016)
2. Blood groups of inhabitants of a village were checked. It was found that 600 people
possessed blood group A, 650 possessed blood group B, 550 had blood group AB and
200 have blood group O. Calculate the probability of having blood group B and
Calculate the probability of having blood group O? (CSS Ability 2020)
3. A card is drawn at random from a box containing 12 card numbered 1,2,3,4,5…..12.
Find the probability of drawing?
i. 8
ii. An even number
iii. A perfect square
iv. A negative number
v. A number less than 13 (CSS Ability 2023)
4. A bag contains 20 balls. If there are 8 red, 7 white and 5 green, what is the minimum
number of balls a person must pick from the bag to be assured of one of each color?
(Expected for GSA 2025)

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Time/ Distance/ Speed/ Trains Problems/ Direction Problems
(CSS 2017,18,21,21,22,24,24)
1. If an object is moving at a speed of 36 km per hour, What should be its speed in meter
per second?
A. 10 B. 36 C. 100 D. 360 E. 1000
2. A car takes 6 hrs to go from city A to city B. if city A is 330 km away from city B,
what is the speed of traveling of the car?
A. 50 km/h B. 55 km/h C. 60 km/h D. 65 km/h E. 70 km/h
3. A train is traveling at a speed of 25m/s. In what time will it pass a man sitting on a
platform if length of the train is 225 meters?
A. 8 sec B. 9 sec C. 10 sec D. 11 sec E. 15 sec
4. A man running at 15 km/h crosses a bridge in 5 minutes, and then the length of the
bridge in meters is..?
A. 1333.3m B. 1000m C. 7500m D. 1250m
5. A railway train 150m long is running at the speed of 36km/h. In what time will it pass
bridge 80m long?
A.20sec B. 21sec C. 22 sec D.23sec
6. A train of length 150 meters is running at the speed of 20m/s. In what time will it cross
a 130 meters long bridge?
A.13sec B. 14 sec C. 15sec D. 16sec
7. A train travelling at the speed of 10m/s can crosses a bridge in 23 seconds. If length
of the train is 120 meters. What is length of the bridge?
A.100m B.110m C. 120m D.130m
8. What is the length of the bridge if a train of length 550 meters travelling at the speed
of 20m/sec cross in 35 seconds?
A.100m B.150m C. 200m D. 250m
9. A train travelling at the speed of 72km/h can cross a platform in 17 seconds. If length
of the train is 180 meters, what is the length of the platform?
A.160m B. 170m C. 180m D.190m
10. A 100 meters long train can cross a 150 meter long bridge in 20 seconds. What is the
speed of the train?
A. 10m/s B. 12.5m/s C.15m/s D. 20m/s
11. A train 100 meters long crosses a 150 meter long bridge in 25 seconds .What is the
speed of the train?
A. 27km/h B. 36km/h C.45km/h D. 54km/h
12. What is the speed of a train if it crosses a 175 meters long bridge in 41 seconds. Length
of the train is 645 meters?
A.54km/h B. 63km/hr C. 72km/h D. 81km/h
13. A train travelling at 36 km/h took 10 seconds to pass a stationary man. What was the
length of the train?
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 A. 45m B. 80m C. 100m D. 110m
14. A train 100 meters long, travelling at 48 km/h completely crosses a bridge in 30
seconds. How long is the bridge?
A.100m B. 150m C. 200m D. 300m
15. A train 100 meters long completely crosses a bridge 300 meters long in 45 seconds.
What is the speed of the train?
A.32km/h B. 36km/h C.40km/h D.48km/h
16. A boy walks at a rate of 5 miles/hour for 2 hours and then rides his bike at a rate of
12 miles/hour for 3 hours. What is the distance of his entire trip..?
A. 10 miles B. 17 miles C. 27 miles D. 36 miles E. 46 miles
17. A man walks 3km towards East then turns to North and walks 4km. How far he is
from his starting point?
A. 4km B. 5km C. 6km D. 7km
18. A man walks 2 km towards North, then he turns to East and walks 10 km. after this
he turns to North and walks 3 km. again he turns towards East and walks 2km. how
far is he from the starting point? (CSS Ability 2017)
19. An automobile travels 3km towards south, 4 km towards west, 5 km towards north
and 2km towards south-east. How far is it from its starting position?(CSS 2018)
20. A child went 90m towards East, and then he turned Right and went 20m.
Subsequently he turned Right and after going 30m he reached his uncle’s house.
From there he went 100m to his North. Determine how far he is from his starting
point. (CSS Ability 2021)
21. Mr. Khawaja walked for 45 minutes at the rate of 3km/h and then ran for half an
hour at a certain speed. At the end of that time he was 6km away from the starting
point. How fast did he run? (CSS Ability 2021)
22. For his morning walk Aslam went 110m towards East from his house and then
turned right to keep walking for 40m before turning right again. After continuing to
walk for 50m more, he turned right again and kept walking for another 120m
before he sat down on a bench at the park.How far was the bench located from his
house? (CSS Ability 2022)
23. A man travels over the path of a right triangle having base and hypotenuse 4 and
5km respectively. After a complete round he continues in the same direction for
6km then turns at 90 degrees and continues for another 8km. how long he has
travelled and how far he is from his starting point?(CSS Ability 2024)
24. There are three cars and start moving in such a way that Car A and Car B are
moving in opposite directions with speed 60 and 100 km/hr respectively. Car C is
moving perpendicularly to both with the speed of 80km/hr.what is the distance after
15 minutes between
i. A and B ii. A and C iii. B and C (CSS Ability 2024

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25. If I walk at 3 km/h ,I miss the train by 2 minutes, If however , I walk at 4 km/h , I
reach the station 3 minutes earlier, What is the distance between station and me?
(Expected for GSA 2025)
26. A bus travels from town A to town B at 54km/h. A car travel from town B to town A
at 80km/h. If both vehicles start their journey at the same time and meet each other
at the way after travelling for 1 hour 30 minutes. Find the distance between town A
and B? (Expected for GSA 2025)
27. A thief steals a motor car at 1pm and drives it at 45 km/hr. The theft is discovered at
2pm and the owner set off in another car at 54 km an hour when will he overtake the
thief? (Expected for GSA 2025)

Problem Statement / Logical Type Questions

(CSS 2017,17,19,19,19)
1. Two bus tickets from Rawalpindi to Islamabad and three bus tickets from Rawalpindi
to Murree cost Rs.770 but three tickets from Rawalpindi to Islamabad and two tickets
from Rawalpindi to Murree cost Rs.730. What are the fares for cities Islamabad and
Murree from Rawalpindi? (CSS Ability 2017)
2. It takes Ali 30 minutes to mark a paper. Aslam needs only 25 minutes to mark a paper.
If they both start marking papers at 10:00 AM, at what time they will finish marking
at the same time? (CSS Ability 2017)
3. Moiz was trying to sleep at one night but there was too much noise around him. His
clock ticked every 5 second, a tap was dipping every 7 second and a pet dog snored
every 12 second. He noticed on his clock that all three things happened together on
the stroke of mid night. Find after how many seconds all three things happened
together again? (CSS Ability 2019)
4. A Farmer keeps hens and rabbits on his farm. One day he counted a total of 70 heads
and 196 legs. How many more hens than rabbits does he have? (CSS Ability 2019)
5. Each packet of washing powder carries a token and 4 tokens can be exchanged for a
free packet, how many free packets will I receive if I buy 64 packets?(CSS Ability 2019)
6. A box contains 785 balls whose colors are Red, White and Blue. The Red and White
together number 605 and White and Blue number 471. How many of them are Red?
(Expected for GSA 2025)

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 Mental Abilities
(CSS 2017,18,19,21,21,22,22,22,23,23,24,24)
1. What is the sum of the digits from 1 to 100 in a continuous series….?
A. 5050 B.850 C.1225 D.625 E.99
2. What is the sum of Even Integers from 1 to 100 in a continuous series….?
A. 5050 B.2500 C.2550 D.625 E.1000
3. What is the sum of odd Integers from 1 to 100 in a continuous series….?
A. 5050 B.2500 C.1225 D.625 E.1000
4. What is the sum of the digits from 201 to 300 in a continuous series….?
A. 5050 B.8050 C.25050 D.625 E.99
5. What is the next number in the following series: 4 8 24 96 ?
A. 408 B. 556 C. 804 D. 664 E. 480
6. Complete the number series: 15, 31, 63, 127, 255?
A. 513 B. 511 C. 523 D.517
7. What comes next in the following series: 64, 48, 40, 36, 34, ?
A. 30 B.31 C.32 D. 33
8. Complete the following series: 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 16, ?
A. 20 B.21 C.22 D. 24
9. What comes next for: 10, 21, 32, 43, 54, 65, ?
A. 73 B.76 C. 83 D. 86
10. What is the next in the series: 2, 3, 6, 18, 108?
A. 208 B. 1944 C. 2008 D.1054
11. Look at this series: F2, ___, D8, C16, B32, What number should fill the blank in the
following? (CSS Ability 2018)
12. In a certain Code Language COMPUTER is written as RFUVQNPC. How will
MEDICINE be written in that Code Language? (CSS Ability 2017 & 2019)
13. In a certain Code Language LANDMINE is written as PYRBOGRC How will
HOMEMADE be written in that Code Language? (CSS Ability 2018)
14. Arrange the following jumbled spellings to get the right words.
(i) UORSEIS (ii) REGAHT (iii) TYLEAL (iv) RAMYR (v) RYUHR (CSS Ability 2021)
15. Find the missing number in the given series (CSS Ability 2021)
(i) 4, 18, ?, 100, 180, 294
(ii) 15, 31, 63, 127, ?
(iii) 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, ?
(iv) 132, 156, ?, 210, 240
(v) 8, 24, 12, 36, 18, 54, ?

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16. Find out the correct words from the given jumbled spellings?( CSS Ability 2022)
i. THRSI
ii. GNDREA
iii. SCHAMOT
iv. ONLNDO
v. HIODALY
17. In a certain code language, BROTHER is written as QDGSNQA, then in the same
language SISTER would be written as? (CSS Ability 2022)
18. Find out the correct words from the jumbled spelling given? (CSS Ability 2023)
i. LNUGEF
ii. CKANS
iii. CIREFE
iv. EERAANMOGTP
v. MNIKPPU
19. Find out the correct words from the jumbled spelling given? (CSS Ability 2024)
i. UCTREUTRS
ii. LOVONAC
iii. CIHPROSTATAC
iv. YNTIAUMH
v. NNTHORER

20. At the end of a meeting 10 members made a hand shake to each other. How many
total handshakes were made..? (Expected for GSA 2025)
21. In a group there are total 10 teams and every team has to play a match with each
team. How many total matches will be there? (Expected for GSA 2025)

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 Basic Algebra
(CSS 2020,2022,2024)

1. Find the missing number to complete each sum

(a) 9 + 8 – 5 = 2 x (—-)
(b) 3 x 9 – 14 = 24 – (—-)
(c) 15 – 3 x 12 = 41 + (—)
(d) 24 – 4 – 5 = 66 – (—)
(e) 8 × 6 – 10 + 3 – 7 = 6 – (—) (CSS Ability 2020)
2. The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 273. What are these three odd
numbers? (CSS Ability 2022)
3. If the sum of three digit number is 15 and the sum of 10th and unit digit is 12. The
difference of unit digit from the 10th digit is equal to 02. What is the three digit
number? (CSS Ability 2024)

Final Grand Mock Test / Revision of All Topics of Basic Maths

1. If 4x is 9 greater than the sum of x and 3y, then x is how much greater than y?
A. 3 B. 6 C. 9 D. 12 E. 15
2. In a class 40% of boys are the same as 1/2 of the girls and there are 20 girls. Total
number of students in the class is:
A. 70 B. 45 C. 35 D. 25 E. 30
3. 3y +5= 7x, then 21y- 49x=?
A. -40 B. -35 C. -10 D. 0 E. 15
4. Which one of the following fraction is the greatest?
A. 5/6 B. 4/5 C. 1/2 D. 2/3 E. 3/4
5. If one fifth of a number is 20, then 5 times that number is
A. 5 B. 20 C. 100 D. 500 E. 1000
6. What is the maximum number of pieces of birthday cake of size 4” by 4” that can be
cut from a cake 20” by 20”?
A. 5 B. 10 C. 16 D. 20 E. 25
7. If half a number is added to three-seventh of the same number, the result is one less
than the number. What is the number?
A. 10 B. 12 C. 14 D. 17 E. 19
8. A man bought 4 eggs for one rupee and sold 3 eggs for one rupee. How many eggs he
should sell to get profit of Rs. 100?
A. 120 B. 1200 C. 12 D. 1000 E. 2000
9. A certain gun can fire 10 bullets every 4 seconds. If gun fires without interruption,
how many bullets will it fire in 4 minutes?
A. 180 B. 450 C. 400 D. 1000 E. 600
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10. The result obtained when x is multiplied by y is equal to ten times the result obtained
when y is subtracted from x. If y is equal to 5, what does x equal?
A. 50 B. 25 C. 10 D. 15 E. 5
11. The perimeter of a rectangular field is 52 m. If the length of the field is 2 m more than
thrice the breadth, what is the breadth of the field?
A. 6.5 m B. 13m C. 20m D. 6m E. 8m
12. 3/4 of 28 is equal to 30/7 of what number?
A. 90 B. 45 C. 30 D. 56 E. None
13. A rectangle is 14 cm long and 10 cm wide. If the length is reduced by x cm and its
width is increased also by x cm so as to make it a square then its area changes by:
A. 4 B. 144 C. 12 D. 2 E. None
14. A box contains 90 nuts each of 100 gm and 100 bolts each of 150 gm. If the entire box
weighs 35.5 kg, then the weight of the empty box is:
A. 10 kg B. 10.5 kg C. 11 kg D. 11.5 kg E. None

15. A plot of land is in the shape of a trapezium whose dimensions are given in the figure
below:

Hence the perimeter of the field is

A. 50 m B. 64 m C. 72 m D. 84 m E. None
16. (1/4) ³ + (3/4)³ + 3(1/4) (3/4) (1/4 + 3/4) =?
A. 1/64 B. 27/64 C. 49/64 D. 0 E. 1
17. Which of the following is the greatest?
A. 40% of 30 B. 3/5 of 25 C. 6.5% of 200 D. Square of 3 E. 1/𝟐−𝟒
18. If building b feet high casts a shadow f feet long, then, at the same time of day, a tree
t foot high will cast a shadow how many feet long?
A. ft/b B. fb/t C. b/ft D. tb/f E. t/fb
19. An empty swimming pool can be filled to capacity through an inlet pipe in 3 hours
and it can be completely drained by a drainpipe in 6 hours. If both pipes are fully
open at the same time, in how many hours will the empty pool be filled to capacity?
A. 4 B. 4.5 C. 5 D. 5.5 E. 6
20. The cube of 1/3 is:
A. 3/9 B. 3/27 C. 1/81 D. 1/27 E. 1/9
21. In general, the sum of the squares of two numbers is greater than twice the product
of the numbers. The pair of numbers for which this generalization is not valid is
A. 8,9 B. 9,9 C. 9,10 D. 9,8 E. 8,10

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22. If pencils are bought at 35 rupees per dozen and sold at 3 for 10 rupees, the total profit
on 5 dozen is
A. 25 B. 35 C. 27.5 D. 28.5 E. 31.5
23. Mr. Jones' income for a year is $15,000. He pays 15% of this in federal taxes and 10%
of the remainder in state taxes. How much is left?
A. $12,750 B. $9,750 C. $14,125 D. $13,500 E. $11,475
24. Two integers have a sum of 42 and a difference of 22. The greater of the two Integers
is
A. 22 B. 25 C. 28 D. 31 E. 32
25. In a certain cake, two straight cuts (made along two different radii) succeed in
removing 4/15 of the total cake. What is the central angle in degrees of the piece cut?
A. 26 B. 60 C. 85 D. 92 E. 96
26. If an equilateral triangle and a square have the same perimeter, what is the ratio of
the length of the sides of the equilateral triangle to the lengths of the sides of the
square?
A. 3:4 B. 4:3 C. 1:4 D. 1:3 E. 3:1
27. The prime factors of 96 are:
A. 2 and 3 B. 6 and 8 C. 2, 3 and 4 D. 8 and 12 E. 3 and 9
28. The two numbers, whose sum is -13 and product -30, are
A. 2, 15 B. 2, -15 C. -3, 10 D. 3, 10 E. -3, -13
29. Let A = total area of five circles of radius r and let B = total area of three circles of
radius s. If A = B, then r / s =
A. 3/5 B. √3 / √5 C. 3π / 5 D. √(3π) / √5 E. 3π
30. If √y = 9, then y²- √y =
A. √3-9 B. 0 C. 9-√3 D. 6552 E. 6561
31. For positive integers p and q, if p² + 2q² = 41, and 2p² +q² = 34, then p² =
A. 2.5 B. 7 C. 3 D. 9 E. 16
32. If $ 4,500 was invested in a bond fund when the price per share was $ 9 and $ 3,000
was invested in the fund when the price per share was $ 10, what was the average
(Arithmetic Mean) price per share purchased?
A. $ 9.625 B. $ 9.50 C. $ 9.40 D. $ 9.375 E. $ 9.20
33. What was the original price of the item if a discount of 20% reduced the price to
$100?
A. $ 80 B. $ 120 C. $ 125 D. $ 150 E. $ 250
34. Ricardo lives 4 Km due west of Pat’s house. Ann lives 6 Km due north of Pat, s house
and 4 Km due west of David’s house. What is the straight line distance in Kilometers
from Ricardo’s house to David’s house?
A. 4 B. 5 C. 8 D. 10 E. 12
35. At 9:00 am train T left the train station and two hours later train S lefts the same
station on a parallel track. If train T averaged 60 Km/hour and train S averaged 75
Km/hour until S passed T. at what time did S pass T?
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 A. 2 Pm B. 5 Pm C. 6 Pm D. 7 Pm E. 9 PM
36. How many even integers are there between 17/4 and 47/2?
A. 8 B. 9 C. 10 D. 11 E. 15

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 ANALYTICAL REASONING
These are scenario based problem excercises.
Exercise No. 1
Six people J, K, L, M, N, and O are sitting in one row of six seats at a concert. The seats all face
the stage and are numbered, facing the stage from left to right, 1 through 6, consecutively. Exactly
one person is sitting in each seat.
The seating arrangement of six people on six seats must confirm to the following conditions.
N is not sitting next to L.
J is not sitting in seat 1 nor in seat 6.
N is not sitting next to K.
O is sitting in immediate left of N.
1. Which of the following seating arrangements given in order from seat 1 to seat 6 is
acceptable?
A. L,M,K,O,N,J
B. M,K,O,N,J,L
C. L,J,M,O,N,K
D. L,N,O,J,M,K
E. K,J,L,O,M,N
2. All of the following seating arrangements given in order from 1 to 6 are acceptable
EXCEPT?
A. K,J,O,N,L,M
B. M,J,L,K,O,N
C. K,J,O,N,M,L
D. K,O,N,J,M,L
E. L,O,N,J,K,M
3. If L is in seat 1 and K is in seat 5 which of the following must be true?
A. J is in seat 2.
B. M is in seat 3.
C. M is in seat 6.
D. N is in seat 4.
E. O is in seat 4.
4. If M and O are in seat 2 and 3, respectively, which of the following must be true?
A. K is in seat 3.
B. L is in seat 1.
C. L is in seat 6.
D. J is in seat 5.
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5. If K and L are separated by exactly three seats, what is the maximum number of different
arrangements in which the six people could be seated?
A. 1 B.2 C.3 D.4 E.5
6. If K is in seat 2, which of the following is a complete and accurate listing of the seats
which O could occupy?
A. 3, 4, 5 B. 1 C. 3 D. 3,4 E.2
7. If N is sitting on seat 6, which of the following must be on seat 5?
A. J
B. O
C. M
D. K
E. L
8. If N sits in seat 2 and K sits in seat 4, L may be sitting in which seat?
A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
D. 5,6
E. 3,5
9. If N is sitting in seat 5 and K is sitting in seat 2, what will be suitable seat for J?
A. 1
B. 6
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
10. O can be sit in each seat EXCEPT:
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 6

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Exercise No. 2
During 2011, from January through June, the chairman of the Physics Department will be on leave.
The Dean of College has asked each of college six professors in the department- Akhtar, Bilal,
Chohan, Faraz, Hamid and Noman – to serve as acting chairman during one of these months. The
Physicist can decide the order in which they will serve, subject only the criteria established by the
dean.
i. Chohan will serve as chairman in February.
ii. Akhtar will serve as chairman before Hamid does.
iii. Bilal and Faraz will serve as chairman in consecutive months.
Q.1: Which of the following professor could serve as chairman in January?
A. Bilal
B. Chohan
C. Faraz
D. Hamid
E. Noman.
Q.2: In how many ways can the schedule be made up if Noman has to serve as chairman in
May?
A. 1
B. 3
C. 6
D. 4
E. 2
Q.3: If Noman serves in April, all of following could be true, EXCEPT?
A. Akhtar serves in January.
B. Hamid serves in March.
C. Bilal serves in May.
D. Bilal serves in June.
E. Hamid serves in June.
Q.4: If Bilal serves in May, What is the latest month in which Akhtar will serve?
A. March.
B. April
C. January.
D. February
E. June

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Exercise No. 3
Mehreen placed nine books – Two Biology, Two Computer, Two Dictionaries, Two Novels and
Mathematics – in a row on a shelf over her desk. The positions of the books are numbered from 1-
9 .with the left most book being Book 1 and the right most book being Book 9. The following facts
are known about the order in which the books were placed:

The Two Biology books are next to each other.

The fourth book is a Novel.
The two computer books are not next to each other.
Both the first and last books are Dictionaries.
Mathematics is not next to either Novel.

1: If one of Biology book is Book number 3, in what position is the other Biology book?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
E. 7
2: If a Novel is on position 5, each of the following could be true EXCEPT?
A. The Mathematics is next to one of the dictionaries
B. The Mathematics is on position 6
C. Two computer books and mathematics are in three consecutive positions
D. Biology is on position 2
E. Biology is on position 8

3: If the Novel is in position 6, which of the following could not be true?

A. Computer book is in position 3
B. Mathematics is in position 2
C. Biology is in position 5
D. Mathematics is in position 8
E. Computer book is in position 2

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Exercise No. 4
Six people ----Hector, Ira, Jerome, Kurt, Lenny, and Mo----must be seated at the head table at an
awards ceremony.
Three people will be seated to the left speaker’s stand and three will be seated to the right of the
speaker’s stand.
Lenny and Mo----cannot be seated on the same side.
Either Hector or Ira must sit on the same side as Jerome.
1. Which of the following group could sit on the left side of speaker’s stand?
A. Hector, Ira, Lenny
B. Hector, Ira , Mo
C. Hector , Jerome, Ira
D. Ira, Lenny , Mo
E. Jerome , Ira, Mo
2. If Jerome and Mo sit on the left side of the speaker’s stand, then which of the following
pairs must sit on the right side of the speaker’s stand?
A. Hector and Ira.
B. Hector and Kurt.
C. Hector and Lenny.
D. Ira and Lenny.
E. Kurt and Lenny.
3. If Kurt and Mo sit on left side of the speaker stand, then which of the following pairs
must sit on the right side of the speaker stand.
A. Hector and Jerome.
B. Hector and Lenny.
C. Ira and Jerome.
D. Ira and Lenny.
E. Jerome and Lenny.
4. Which of the following pairs cannot sit on the same side of the speaker stand?
A. Hector and Ira.
B. Hector and Kurt.
C. Jerome and Mo.
D. Kurt and Lenny.
E. Kurt and Mo.

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5. If Hector and Kurt are seated on opposite side of the speaker stand, then which of the
following must be true?
I. Ira and Kurt are seated on the same side of the speaker stand.
II. Jerome and Lenny are seated on the same side of the speaker stand.
III. Hector and Lenny are seated on the same side of the speaker stand.
A. I only.
B. II only.
C. I & II only.
D. I, II & III.
6. If Hector and Jerome are seated to the left side of the speaker stand, then which of the
following must be true?
I. Ira and Kurt are seated on the same side of the speaker stand.
II. Kurt and Lenny are seated on the same side of the speaker stand.
III. Hector and Mo are seated on the same side of the speaker stand.
A. I only.
B. II only.
C. III only.
D. I & III only.
E. II & III only.
Exercise No. 5
In a baseball field, one team can practice at a time. There are seven teams—the Aces, the Bears,
the Cubs, the Ducks, the Eagles, the Falcons, and the Giants. The baseball field is open seven
evenings a week from Monday to Sunday (Sunday being considered the last day of the week), and
the allocation of practice times is governed by the following rules:
On any evening, only one team can play.
The Aces must practice on Monday.
The Ducks practice exactly one day before the Falcons practice.
The Falcons practice exactly one day before the Giants practice.
The Cubs and the Bears must practice earlier in the week than the Eagles.

01. The latest day in the week that the Bears can practice is?
A. Tuesday B. Wednesday C. Thursday D. Friday E. Saturday
02. If a person went to the baseball field on three consecutive evenings, he or she could see
which of the following teams in the order listed?
A. the Falcons, the Giants, the Cubs
B. the Falcons, the Giants, the Ducks
C. the Aces, the Ducks, the Cubs
D. the Bears, the Cubs, the Falcons
E. the Ducks, the Eagles, the Falcons

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03. One week, the Cubs practiced on Wednesday and the Ducks practiced the next day. That
week, the Bears must have practiced on?
A. Monday
B. Tuesday
C. Friday
D. Saturday
E. Sunday
04. If the Giants practice on Thursday, the Eagles and the Ducks must practice on which
days, respectively?
A. Sunday and Tuesday
B. Saturday and Tuesday
C. Friday and Wednesday
D. Wednesday and Thursday
E. Tuesday and Monday
05. If the Falcons practice on Saturday, the Eagles must practice on what day?
A. Tuesday B. Wednesday C. Thursday D. Friday E. Sunday

Exercise No. 6
Seven air line flights 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107 – are to be scheduled for departure,
one at a time on the hour, from 9:00 am until 3:00 p.m. The schedule must conform to the
following conditions.
Flight 101 must depart at 9:00 a.m.
Flight 105 must depart later than Flight 103 and also later than Flight 102.
Flights 104, 106 and 107 must depart on consecutive hours in that order.
1. If Flight 107 is scheduled to depart at noon, flight 105 must be scheduled to depart at
A. 10:00 am
B. 11:00 am
C. 1:00 pm
D. 2:00 pm
E. 3:00 pm
2. If Flights 103 and 104 are scheduled to depart at 11:00 am and 12 noon, respectively,
Flight 102 must be scheduled to depart at
A. 9:00 am
B. 10:00 am
C. 1:00 pm
D. 2:00 pm
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3. Which of following lists three flights in a sequence, from first to last, in which they could
be scheduled to depart consecutively?
A. 101,104,103
B. 102,103,106
C. 104,105,106
D. 106,107,103
E. 106,107,104
4. If Flight 106 is scheduled to depart at 2:00 pm, Flight 105 must be scheduled to depart
at?
A. 11:00 am
B. 10:00 am
C. 12 noon
D. 1:00 pm
E. 2:00 pm
5. Which of following must be true about the scheduled order of the flights?
A. Flight 103 is scheduled to depart later than Flight 102.
B. Flight 104 is scheduled to depart later than Flight 103.
C. Flight 105 is scheduled to depart later than Flight 104.
D. Flight 106 is scheduled to depart later than Flight 105.
E. Flight 107 is scheduled to depart later than Flight 106.
6. What is the latest hour at which Flight 102 can be scheduled to depart?
A. 10:00 am
B. 11:00 am
C. 12 noon
D. 1:00 pm
E. 2:00 pm

Exercise No. 7
A family group consisting of two men three women and four children has front row seats for
a broad way show where they will all sit next to one another in seats 101 through 109. The
decision as to who sits in which seat must confirm to the following conditions.
Four children must sit next to one another in four consecutive seats.
The two men must sit next to each other.
1. If a man is sitting in 107 and women is sitting in seat 108, which of the following could be
the seat that another women is sitting in.
A. 101 B. 102 C. 103 D. 104 E. 106
2. All three women will be sitting next to one another if a man is sitting in which of the
following seats.
A. 101 B. 104 C. 105 D. 107 E. 109

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3. If women are sitting in seats 103 and 109, which of the following seat could be occupied
by third woman.
A. 101
B. 102
C. 104
D. 106
E. 107
4. If a child is in seat 101 and a woman is in seat 105, which of the following pair of seats
must be occupied by people not of the same sex.
A. 105 and 106
B. 105 and 107
C. 106 and 107
D. 106 and 108
E. 108 and 109
5. If women are not sitting consecutively, which of the following must be true?
A. A man is in seat 102
B. A woman is in seat 104
C. A child is in seat 105
D. A woman is in seat 106
E. A man is in seat 108

Exercise No. 8
A child is stringing 11 different colored beads on a string. Of the 11, four are yellow, three
are red, two are blue, and two are green.
The red beads are adjacent to one another.
The blue balls are adjacent to one another.
The green balls are not adjacent to one another.
A red bead is at one end of the string and a green bead is at the other end.
1. If the sixth and seventh beads are blue and the tenth bead is red, which of the following
must be true?
A. The second bead is green
B. The fifth bead is yellow
C. The eighth bead is green
D. The green bead is next to a yellow bead
E. A blue bead is next to a green bead
2. If the four yellow beads are next to each other, and if the tenth bead is yellow, which of
the following beads must be blue?
A. The fourth B. The fifth C. The sixth D. The seventh E. The eighth
3. If each blue bead is next to green bead, and if the four yellow beads are next to each,
then which of the following is a complete and accurate listing of the beads that must be
yellow?

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 A. Fourth and fifth B. Fifth and sixth C. Sixth and seventh D. Four, fifth and sixth
E. Fifth, sixth and seventh
4. If the fifth and sixth beads are blue and the ninth bead is red, which of the following must
be true?
A. One of the green beads is next to a blue bead
B. One of the red beads is next to a green bead
C. Each yellow bead is next to at least one other yellow bead
D. The second bead is yellow
E. The eighth bead is yellow
5. If the fifth, eighth, ninth and tenth beads are yellow, then all of the following must be true
EXCEPT?
A. The fourth bead is green
B. The sixth bead is blue
C. Exactly one red bead is next to a green bead
D. Both blue beads are next to yellow beads
E. The second bead is yellow
Exercise No.9
The six winners K, L, M, N, O and P of a national science contest each one a college
Scholarships. The prizes for first through six positions were $ 30,000, $ 25,000, $ 20,000, $
15,000, $ 10,000 and $ 5, 000. The following information concerning the winners was..
O won the $ 20,000.
K won less money than L did.
The difference between the winnings of M and P was $5,000.
The difference between the winnings of N and P was at least $ 10,000.
1. Which of the following could be the ranking, from sixth place to first place of the six
students?
A. M,P,L,O,N,K
B. N,P,M,O,K,L
C. N,M,K,O,L,P
D. M,P,K,O,N,L
E. K,L,M,P,O,N
2. If K won $ 10,000, how much money in total did M and P win?
A. $ 15,000 B. $ 25,000 C. $ 35,000 D. $ 45,000 E. $ 55,000
3. If L won $ 25,000, which of the following must be true?
A. N won $ 30,000
B. K won $ 15,000
C. P won $ 15,000
D. M won $ 5,000
E. K won $ 5,000
4. If N won the fourth prize of $ 15,000, which of the following is the pair of students
where the first named student won $ 5,000 more than the second named student.
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 A. K and L
B. L and K
C. M and O
D. M and P
E. P and M
5. If the difference in amounts won by K and M was $ 5,000, which of the following pairs
of the students could also have won prizes that differ by $ 5,000.
A. K and N B. K and P C. L and O D. M and O

Analytical Reasoning
(Answers)
Six people J, K, L, M, N, and O BACDDABDCE
During 2006, from January EEEA
Mehreen placed nine books ABC
Six people Hector, Ira, Jerome EEEAAA
In a base ball field EABAC
Seven Airline Flights EBDCEE
A family group consists of ACCDC
A child is stringing 11 different DBEDE
Six winners K,L,M,N DEABC

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 GSA Past Paper Exercises of Analytical Reasoning
Exercise No.1:
Police Officers are in pursuit of a stolen car. Officer Baker is directly behind the stolen car.
Officer Lopez is behind the Baker; Officer O’Malley is behind the Lopez. Officer Reinhart
is ahead of the stolen car and coming from the opposite direction. Officer Reinhart makes a
U-turn and joins the pursuit. He pulls in behind Officer Lopez. Officer Baker pulls up on the
Driver’s side of the stolen car and Officer Lopez pulls up on the other side. Which officer is
directly behind the car? (CSS Ability 2018)
Exercise No.2:
Read the following carefully and answer the questions following. (CSS Ability 2016)
Ahmed, Ali, Akbar, Nasir and Shahbaz are the students of a college having different heights
and weights. Ahmed weighs thrice as much as Ali and Ali weighs 5 times as much as Akbar.
Akbar weighs half as much as Nasir and Nasir weigh half as much as Shahbaz.

i. Who is the heaviest in the weight?

ii. Who is the lightest in the weight?
iii. Shahbaz is lighter in weight than which of the two students?
iv. Shahbaz is heavier than which of the two students?
v. Show the descending order of weighs of the students?

Exercise No.3:
Mushtaq, Pervaiz, Ehsan, Umair and Saleem are friends having different heights and
weights. Mushtaq weighs four times as much as Pervaiz and Pervaiz weighs double than
Ehsan. Ehsan weighs half as much as Umair and Umair weighs half as much as Saleem.
(i) Who is the heaviest among five friends?
(ii) Who is the second heaviest?
(iii) Who has the lowest weight?
(iv) Who are equal in weight?
(v) Mention the descending order (CSS Ability 2020)

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 Statistics Part
(CSS 2016,17,18,19,21,23)
1. The teachers of a certain school were asked to indicate the average number of hours
they spend on marking students assignments each day. The following set of data
obtained. (CSS Ability 2017)
64312231412534522331223142
A. Construct a frequency distribution table and draw a Histogram illustrating the
results.
B. How many teachers responded to the survey?
C. What the longest number of hours and most common number of hours are
spent?
2. A distribution Company Provides household to departmental stores within a 50km
radius. The table below shows how far each departmental store is from godown of
the distribution company. (CSS Ability 2016)
Distance from the godown of the distribution No. of Stores
Company
10 kilometers or less 03

11 to 20 kilometers 15

21 to 30 kilometers 26

31 to 40 kilometers 20

41 to 50 kilometers 16

i. How many stores does the distribution company serves?

ii. What is the most common distance of stores from the company’s godown?
iii. How many stores are 35km or more from godown?
iv. What percentage of the stores are 31km or more from the godown

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3. The breakdown of average monthly expenditures for a family is given in the
following figure. (CSS Ability 2018)
15% ?%

6% 10%
Food Others
Utilities Travel
Local Tax Child Care
10% 15%
Rent

26%

I. Calculate from the figure what percentage of the family’s expenditures is on

“Other”? (5)
II. Approximately what fraction of the family’s monthly expenditures do “Utilities”
“Rent” and “Food” presents? (5)
III. If the family spends Rs. 11,600 on Utilities, then how much is the family’s total
expenditures? (5)
IV. Other expenditures comprise Savings, Entertainment and Luxury items, which
are spent in the ratio of 3:4:1. Calculate how much the family saves each month if
monthly income is Rs. 24,000? (5)

4. In the following diagram A Represents Americans, S represents Scientists and P

represents Politicians: (5) (CSS Ability 2019)

I. Americans those are Politicians but not Scientist will be?

II. Scientists those are Politicians but not Americans will be?

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5. The following table shows some values of ‘x’ and the corresponding value of ‘y’ where, y =
x3 – 3x -10

x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
y -28 -10 8 42
Complete the table and draw a graph between ‘x’ and ‘y’ to find the value of ‘y’ when x = 1.8 and
value of ‘x’ when y=10 (CSS Ability 2021)
6. The scintillation nuclear radiation detector detects the alpha rays per second. When
the energy of alpha rays (E∞) in MeV increases, the number of counts (Nc) on the
detector also increases linearly shown in the table below

E∞ 0.25 0.45 0.65 1 1.4

Nc 17500 23500 29500 40000 52000

Draw a graph between Nc and E∞ and find the energy of Unknown alpha ray if the
number of counts are 31600. (CSS Ability 2023)

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