UPSC Prelims 2017 CSAT Paper — 79 Questions with Answers

CSAT Paper II of the 2017 Preliminary examination, held on 18 June 2017. 80 questions · 200 marks · qualifying at 33%. The questions broke down as Comprehension 36, Basic Numeracy 18, Logical Reasoning 16, Mental Ability 9.

  1. Q1 What does the above passage imply?
    Comprehension· medium
  2. Q2 The keynote that seems to be emerging from the passage is that
    Comprehension· easy
  3. Q3 Which among the following is the most crucial message conveyed by the above passage?
    Comprehension· easy
  4. Q4 Which among the following is the most crucial message conveyed by the above passage?
    Comprehension· easy
  5. Q5 Which of the following is the most crucial inference from the above passage?
    Comprehension· medium
  6. Q6 Which of the following is the most rational inference from the above passage?
    Comprehension· medium
  7. Q7 The main idea of the passage is that
    Comprehension· easy
  8. Q8 The author suggests that habits
    Comprehension· easy
  9. Q9 With reference to the above information, which one among the following statements must be true?
    Comprehension· medium
  10. Q10 With reference to the above information, consider the following statements : 1. Some supporters of 'party X' knew Z. 2. Some supporters of 'party X', who opposed Z's campaign strategy, knew Z. 3. No supporters of 'party X' supported Z's campaign strategy…
    Comprehension· medium
  11. Q11 If second and fourth Saturdays and all the Sundays are taken as only holidays for an office, what would be the minimum number of possible working days of any month of any year?
    Mental Ability· medium
  12. Q12 If there is a policy that 1/3rd of a population of a community has migrated every year from one place to some other place, what is the leftover population of that community after the sixth year, if there is no further growth in the population during this…
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  13. Q13 Four tests—Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology are to be conducted on four consecutive days, not necessarily in the same order. The Physics test is held before the test which is conducted after Biology. Chemistry is conducted exactly after two tests…
    Logical Reasoning· medium
  14. Q14 The sum of income of A and B is more than that of C and D taken together. The sum of income of A and C is the same as that of B and D taken together. Moreover, A earns half as much as the sum of the income of B and D. Whose income is the highest?
    Logical Reasoning· medium
  15. Q15 Consider the following : Statement : Good voice is a natural gift but one has to keep practising to improve and excel well in the field of music. Conclusions : I. Natural gifts need nurturing and care. II. Even though one's voice is not good, one can keep…
    Logical Reasoning· easy
  16. Q16 There are three pillars X, Y and Z of different heights. Three spiders A, B and C start to climb on these pillars simultaneously. In one chance, A climbs on X by 6 cm but slips down 1 cm. B climbs on Y by 7 cm but slips down 3 cm. C climbs on Z by 6·5 cm but…
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  17. Q17 "Rights are certain advantageous conditions of social well-being indispensable to the true development of the citizen." In the light of this statement, which one of the following is the correct understanding of rights?
    Logical Reasoning· easy
  18. Q18 15 students failed in a class of 52. After removing the names of failed students, a merit order list has been prepared in which the position of Ramesh is 22nd from the top. What is his position from the bottom?
    Logical Reasoning· easy
  19. Q19 Consider the following : A + B means A is the son of B. A - B means A is the wife of B. What does the expression P + R - Q mean?
    Logical Reasoning· easy
  20. Q20 Gopal bought a cell phone and sold it to Ram at 10% profit. Then Ram wanted to sell it back to Gopal at 10% loss. What will be Gopal's position if he agreed?
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  21. Q21 The challenge the author of the above passage throws to the public is to achieve
    Comprehension· easy
  22. Q22 In the light of the above passage, the nature of General Will is best described as
    Comprehension· medium
  23. Q23 What does the above passage imply?
    Comprehension· medium
  24. Q24 This passage relates to
    Comprehension· easy
  25. Q25 The passage seems to suggest that
    Comprehension· medium
  26. Q26 With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. People always see the leisure time as a gift and use it for acquiring more material possessions. 2. Use of leisure by some people to produce new and original things has been…
    Comprehension· medium
  27. Q27 With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. A study of the famous battles of history would help us understand the modern warfare. 2. Studying the history is essential for anyone who aspires to be a leader. Which of these…
    Comprehension· medium
  28. Q28 Suppose the average weight of 9 persons is 50 kg. The average weight of the first 5 persons is 45 kg, whereas the average weight of the last 5 persons is 55 kg. Then the weight of the 5th person will be
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  29. Q29 In a group of six women, there are four tennis players, four postgraduates in Sociology, one postgraduate in Commerce and three bank employees. Vimala and Kamla are the bank employees while Amala and Komala are unemployed. Komala and Nirmala are among the…
    Logical Reasoning· medium
  30. Q30 P = (40% of A) + (65% of B) and Q = (50% of A) + (50% of B), where A is greater than B. In this context, which of the following statements is correct?
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  31. Q31 A watch loses 2 minutes in every 24 hours while another watch gains 2 minutes in every 24 hours. At a particular instant, the two watches showed an identical time. Which of the following statements is correct if 24-hour clock is followed?
    Mental Ability· medium
  32. Q32 In a city, 12% of households earn less than ₹ 30,000 per year, 6% households earn more than ₹ 2,00,000 per year, 22% households earn more than ₹ 1,00,000 per year and 990 households earn between ₹ 30,000 and ₹ 1,00,000 per year. How many households earn…
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  33. Q33 A clock strikes once at 1 o'clock, twice at 2 o'clock and thrice at 3 o'clock, and so on. If it takes 12 seconds to strike at 5 o'clock, what is the time taken by it to strike at 10 o'clock?
    Mental Ability· medium
  34. Q34 Consider the given statement and the two conclusions that follow : Statement : Morning walk is good for health. Conclusions : 1. All healthy people go for morning walk. 2. Morning walk is essential for maintaining good health. What is/are the valid…
    Logical Reasoning· easy
  35. Q35 There are thirteen 2-digit consecutive odd numbers. If 39 is the mean of the first five such numbers, then what is the mean of all the thirteen numbers?
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  36. Q36 Six boys A, B, C, D, E and F play a game of cards. Each has a pack of 10 cards. F borrows 2 cards from A and gives away 5 to C who in turn gives 3 to B while B gives 6 to D who passes on 1 to E. Then the number of cards possessed by D and E is equal to the…
    Logical Reasoning· medium
  37. Q37 There is a milk sample with 50% water in it. If 1/3rd of this milk is added to equal amount of pure milk, then water in the new mixture will fall down to
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  38. Q38 There are 4 horizontal and 4 vertical lines, parallel and equidistant to one another on a board. What is the maximum number of rectangles and squares that can be formed?
    Mental Ability· medium
  39. Q39 A freight train left Delhi for Mumbai at an average speed of 40 km/hr. Two hours later, an express train left Delhi for Mumbai, following the freight train on a parallel track at an average speed of 60 km/hr. How far from Delhi would the express train meet…
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  40. Q40 In a test, Randhir obtained more marks than the total marks obtained by Kunal and Debu. The total marks obtained by Kunal and Shankar are more than those of Randhir. Sonal obtained more marks than Shankar. Neha obtained more marks than Randhir. Who amongst…
    Logical Reasoning· medium
  41. Q41 Which one of the following is the best explanation of the above passage?
    Comprehension· medium
  42. Q42 Which among the following is the most logical, rational and critical inference that can be made from the above passage?
    Comprehension· medium
  43. Q43 Which among the following is the most logical and essential message conveyed by the above passage?
    Comprehension· medium
  44. Q44 Which among the following is the most logical, rational and critical inference that can be made from the above passage?
    Comprehension· medium
  45. Q45 Which among the following is the most logical and rational assumption that can be made from the above passage?
    Comprehension· medium
  46. Q46 Which of the following is the most rational inference from the above passage?
    Comprehension· medium
  47. Q47 On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. Synthetic pesticides should never be used in modern agriculture. 2. One of the aims of sustainable agriculture is to ensure minimal ecological imbalance. 3. Botanical pesticides…
    Comprehension· medium
  48. Q48 Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding biopesticides? 1. They are not hazardous to human health. 2. They are persistent in environment. 3. They are essential to maintain the biodiversity of any ecosystem. Select the correct answer using…
    Logical Reasoning· medium
  49. Q49 Certain 3-digit numbers have the following characteristics : 1. All the three digits are different. 2. The number is divisible by 7. 3. The number on reversing the digits is also divisible by 7. How many such 3-digit numbers are there?
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  50. Q50 Examine the following statements : 1. All colours are pleasant. 2. Some colours are pleasant. 3. No colour is pleasant. 4. Some colours are not pleasant. Given that statement 4 is true, what can be definitely concluded?
    Logical Reasoning· easy
  51. Q51 How many numbers are there between 99 and 1000 such that the digit 8 occupies the units place?
    Mental Ability· easy
  52. Q52 If for a sample data Mean < Median < Mode then the distribution is
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  53. Q53 The age of Mr. X last year was the square of a number and it would be the cube of a number next year. What is the least number of years he must wait for his age to become the cube of a number again?
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  54. Q54 P works thrice as fast as Q, whereas P and Q together can work four times as fast as R. If P, Q and R together work on a job, in what ratio should they share the earnings?
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  55. Q55 Consider the following relationships among members of a family of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F : 1. The number of males equals that of females. 2. A and E are sons of F. 3. D is the mother of two, one boy and one girl. 4. B is the son of A. 5. There is…
    Logical Reasoning· medium
  56. Q56 A bag contains 20 balls. 8 balls are green, 7 are white and 5 are red. What is the minimum number of balls that must be picked up from the bag blindfolded (without replacing any of it) to be assured of picking at least one ball of each colour?
    Mental Ability· easy
  57. Q57 If 2 boys and 2 girls are to be arranged in a row so that the girls are not next to each other, how many possible arrangements are there?
    Mental Ability· easy
  58. Q58 The outer surface of a 4 cm × 4 cm × 4 cm cube is painted completely in red. It is sliced parallel to the faces to yield sixty four 1 cm × 1 cm × 1 cm small cubes. How many small cubes do not have painted faces?
    Mental Ability· easy
  59. Q59 Consider the following : A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are standing in a row facing North. B is not neighbour of G. F is to the immediate right of G and neighbour of E. G is not at the extreme end. A is sixth to the left of E. H is sixth to the right of C. Which…
    Logical Reasoning· medium
  60. Q60 In a certain code, '256' means 'red colour chalk', '589' means 'green colour flower' and '254' means 'white colour chalk'. The digit in the code that indicates 'white' is
    Logical Reasoning· easy
  61. Q61 Which among the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage?
    Comprehension· medium
  62. Q62 Which among the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage?
    Comprehension· medium
  63. Q63 Which among the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage?
    Comprehension· medium
  64. Q64 Which among the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage?
    Comprehension· medium
  65. Q65 Which among the following is the most logical corollary to the above passage?
    Comprehension· medium
  66. Q66 Which one of the following views corroborates the above statement?
    Comprehension· medium
  67. Q67 The above statement argues for
    Comprehension· easy
  68. Q68 The average rainfall in a city for the first four days was recorded to be 0·40 inch. The rainfall on the last two days was in the ratio of 4 : 3. The average of six days was 0·50 inch. What was the rainfall on the fifth day?
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  69. Q69 Who is specialized in Geography?
    Comprehension· medium
  70. Q70 To which city does the Lecturer specialized in Economics belong?
    Comprehension· medium
  71. Q71 Who of the following belongs to Hyderabad?
    Comprehension· medium
  72. Q72 In a school, there are five teachers A, B, C, D and E. A and B teach Hindi and English. C and B teach English and Geography. D and A teach Mathematics and Hindi. E and B teach History and French. Who teaches maximum number of subjects?
    Logical Reasoning· easy
  73. Q73 A 2-digit number is reversed. The larger of the two numbers is divided by the smaller one. What is the largest possible remainder?
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  74. Q74 The monthly incomes of X and Y are in the ratio of 4 : 3 and their monthly expenses are in the ratio of 3 : 2. However, each saves ₹ 6,000 per month. What is their total monthly income?
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  75. Q75 Two walls and a ceiling of a room meet at right angles at a point P. A fly is in the air 1 m from one wall, 8 m from the other wall and 9 m from the point P. How many meters is the fly from the ceiling?
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  76. Q77 In how many different ways can a train travel from F to A without passing through any station more than once?
    Comprehension· medium
  77. Q78 If the route between G and C is closed, which one of the following stations need not be passed through while travelling from H to C?
    Comprehension· medium
  78. Q79 There are certain 2-digit numbers. The difference between the number and the one obtained on reversing it is always 27. How many such maximum 2-digit numbers are there?
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  79. Q80 What is the total number of digits printed, if a book containing 150 pages is to be numbered from 1 to 150?
    Mental Ability· easy

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