CSS MPT MCQs: General Knowledge Practice Questions With Answers

General Knowledge is the second-largest section in the CSS MPT (screening) test by question volume — broad, factual, and one of the fastest sections to strengthen with consistent MCQ practice. Below are 25 practice questions in the same one-line, four-option format the actual MPT uses.

General Science

1. What is the chemical symbol for gold?

• A) Ag
• B) Au ✅
• C) Gd
• D) Go

2. Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"?

• A) Venus
• B) Jupiter
• C) Mars ✅
• D) Saturn

3. Which gas makes up approximately 78% of Earth's atmosphere?

• A) Oxygen
• B) Carbon dioxide
• C) Nitrogen ✅
• D) Argon

4. The SI unit of force is the:

• A) Joule
• B) Newton ✅
• C) Watt
• D) Pascal

World Geography

5. Which is the largest ocean on Earth by surface area?

• A) Atlantic Ocean
• B) Indian Ocean
• C) Pacific Ocean ✅
• D) Arctic Ocean

6. The Nile, at roughly 6,650 km, is traditionally cited as the world's:

• A) Deepest river
• B) Longest river ✅
• C) Widest river
• D) Fastest-flowing river

7. Which is the smallest of the seven continents by land area?

• A) Europe
• B) Antarctica
• C) Australia ✅
• D) South America

8. The Sahara is the world's largest:

• A) Cold desert
• B) Hot desert ✅
• C) Rainforest
• D) Mountain range

Inventions & Discoveries

9. Alexander Graham Bell is credited with patenting which invention in 1876?

• A) The telegraph
• B) The telephone ✅
• C) The radio
• D) The phonograph

10. The Theory of Relativity was developed by:

• A) Isaac Newton
• B) Niels Bohr
• C) Albert Einstein ✅
• D) Max Planck

11. Penicillin, the first widely used antibiotic, was discovered by:

• A) Louis Pasteur
• B) Alexander Fleming ✅
• C) Robert Koch
• D) Jonas Salk

12. Galileo Galilei is best known for being among the first to use which instrument systematically for astronomical observation?

• A) Microscope
• B) Barometer
• C) Telescope ✅
• D) Sextant

Units & Measurements

13. The SI unit of electric current is the:

• A) Volt
• B) Ohm
• C) Ampere ✅
• D) Watt

14. The SI unit used to measure pressure is the:

• A) Newton
• B) Pascal ✅
• C) Joule
• D) Bar

15. A right angle measures:

• A) 45 degrees
• B) 60 degrees
• C) 90 degrees ✅
• D) 180 degrees

Using This Section Strategically

General Knowledge rewards structured, repeated practice more than raw aptitude — the facts don't change, so accuracy here is a matter of exposure and repetition. That makes it one of the fastest sections to move from a weak area to a strength.

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