PSC FINANCE AND BUSINESS SKILLS EXAM
LATEST 2025-2026 UPDATE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Among the eight basic areas or aspects of your life in which you should
set goals, the one that might be a subset of a larger goal is:
A) Geographical
B) Social
C) Financial
D) Educational - Answer-A (Geographical)
Intangible goals are important because
A) They provide for immediate action, tracking, and progress
B) They help measure how I'm doing in my chosen career
C) They are ongoing and help give our lives purpose - Answer-C (They
are ongoing and help give our lives purpose)
Long-term goals are important because
A) I can gauge and judge exactly what did and did not work for me
yesterday
,B) They force me to complete exactly what I set out to do each day
C) They give you the reason to navigate through your daily life's
obstacles - Answer-C (They give you the reason to navigate through
your daily life's obstacles)
In time management, ____________________ has to do with the results
desired. - Answer-Importance
In time management, ____________________ relates to the time
constraints of the activity. - Answer-Urgency
Which of the following can sidetrack your efforts to manage your short-
term time:
A) Keeping an activity log and schedule
B) Listing and prioritizing your tasks
C) Saying "no" to unreasonable commitments
D) Promptly responding to texts and emails - Answer-D (promptly
responding to texts and emails)
A great way to prioritize your studies is to sort them into:
A) ongoing activities
B) All of these
C) Current tasks
,D) Future projects - Answer-B (All of these)
In time management, saying no is hard for many people to do. But
saying NO is very important. Stay committed to your own clear set of
priorities.
True/False - Answer-True
Critical ___________________ is defined as the mental process of
reviewing clear and rational thoughts based on evidence to reach an
answer or a conclusion through the use of questions - Answer-thinking
There are 6 categories of critical thinking: knowledge, comprehension,
application, analysis, synthesis, and __________________ - Answer-
evaluation
An example of rote learning is memorized facts
True/False - Answer-True
In critical thinking
Remembering previously learned information by recalling funamental
facts, terms, and basic concepts; having the ability to give right or wrong
answers Using phrases such as how many, when, where, list, define, tell,
describe, identify
, Also called rote learning - Answer-Knowledge
In critical thinking, 1 of the 6 categories
Demonstrating an understanding of facts and ideas by organizing,
comparing, translating, interpreting, and stating the main ideas and the
meaning of information,
Words: Describe, explain, estimate, predict, identify, and differentiate -
Answer-Comprehension
In critical thinking, 1 of 6 categories
Solving problems in new situations by applying previously learned
information to new and unfamiliar situations.
Words: Demonstrate, apply, illustrate, show, solve, examine, classify,
experiment. - Answer-Application
In critical thinking, 1 of 6 categories
Breaking down information into parts by identifying motives or causes,
making inferences, finding evidence, and working to understand the
organizational structure of information.
LATEST 2025-2026 UPDATE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Among the eight basic areas or aspects of your life in which you should
set goals, the one that might be a subset of a larger goal is:
A) Geographical
B) Social
C) Financial
D) Educational - Answer-A (Geographical)
Intangible goals are important because
A) They provide for immediate action, tracking, and progress
B) They help measure how I'm doing in my chosen career
C) They are ongoing and help give our lives purpose - Answer-C (They
are ongoing and help give our lives purpose)
Long-term goals are important because
A) I can gauge and judge exactly what did and did not work for me
yesterday
,B) They force me to complete exactly what I set out to do each day
C) They give you the reason to navigate through your daily life's
obstacles - Answer-C (They give you the reason to navigate through
your daily life's obstacles)
In time management, ____________________ has to do with the results
desired. - Answer-Importance
In time management, ____________________ relates to the time
constraints of the activity. - Answer-Urgency
Which of the following can sidetrack your efforts to manage your short-
term time:
A) Keeping an activity log and schedule
B) Listing and prioritizing your tasks
C) Saying "no" to unreasonable commitments
D) Promptly responding to texts and emails - Answer-D (promptly
responding to texts and emails)
A great way to prioritize your studies is to sort them into:
A) ongoing activities
B) All of these
C) Current tasks
,D) Future projects - Answer-B (All of these)
In time management, saying no is hard for many people to do. But
saying NO is very important. Stay committed to your own clear set of
priorities.
True/False - Answer-True
Critical ___________________ is defined as the mental process of
reviewing clear and rational thoughts based on evidence to reach an
answer or a conclusion through the use of questions - Answer-thinking
There are 6 categories of critical thinking: knowledge, comprehension,
application, analysis, synthesis, and __________________ - Answer-
evaluation
An example of rote learning is memorized facts
True/False - Answer-True
In critical thinking
Remembering previously learned information by recalling funamental
facts, terms, and basic concepts; having the ability to give right or wrong
answers Using phrases such as how many, when, where, list, define, tell,
describe, identify
, Also called rote learning - Answer-Knowledge
In critical thinking, 1 of the 6 categories
Demonstrating an understanding of facts and ideas by organizing,
comparing, translating, interpreting, and stating the main ideas and the
meaning of information,
Words: Describe, explain, estimate, predict, identify, and differentiate -
Answer-Comprehension
In critical thinking, 1 of 6 categories
Solving problems in new situations by applying previously learned
information to new and unfamiliar situations.
Words: Demonstrate, apply, illustrate, show, solve, examine, classify,
experiment. - Answer-Application
In critical thinking, 1 of 6 categories
Breaking down information into parts by identifying motives or causes,
making inferences, finding evidence, and working to understand the
organizational structure of information.
