UPSC Prelims 2018 CSAT Paper — 58 Questions with Answers

CSAT Paper II of the 2018 Preliminary examination, held on 3 June 2018. 80 questions · 200 marks · qualifying at 33%. The questions broke down as Comprehension 33, Basic Numeracy 14, Mental Ability 7, Logical Reasoning 3, Data Interpretation 1.

  1. Q2 Consider the following sum : • + 1• + 2• + • 3 + • 1 = 21• In the above sum, • stands for
    Mental Ability· medium
  2. Q3 Consider the following pattern of numbers : 8 10 15 13 6 5 7 4 4 6 8 8 ----------------- 6 11 16 ? What is the number at ? in the above pattern?
    Mental Ability· easy
  3. Q4 How many diagonals can be drawn by joining the vertices of an octagon?
    Mental Ability· easy
  4. Q6 A train 200 metres long is moving at the rate of 40 kmph. In how many seconds will it cross a man standing near the railway line?
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  5. Q7 Which of the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage?
    Comprehension· medium
  6. Q8 Which of the following is the most logical corollary to the above passage?
    Comprehension· easy
  7. Q9 Which of the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage?
    Comprehension· medium
  8. Q10 The author wants India to rid herself of certain past bonds because
    Comprehension· medium
  9. Q17 According to the passage, which of the following is/are of paramount importance under the Right to Education? 1. Sending of children to school by all parents 2. Provision of adequate physical infrastructure in schools 3. Curricular reforms for developing…
    Comprehension· medium
  10. Q18 With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. The Right to Education guarantees teachers' accountability for the learning process of children. 2. The Right to Education guarantees 100% enrolment of children in the schools…
    Comprehension· medium
  11. Q19 According to the passage, which one of the following is critical in bringing quality in education?
    Comprehension· easy
  12. Q20 What is the essential message in this passage?
    Comprehension· medium
  13. Q21 If LSJXVC is the code for MUMBAI, the code for DELHI is
    Logical Reasoning· easy
  14. Q22 If RAMON is written as 12345 and DINESH as 675849, then HAMAM will be written as
    Logical Reasoning· easy
  15. Q23 If X is between -3 and -1, and Y is between -1 and 1, then X^2 - Y^2 is in between which of the following?
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  16. Q24 X and Y are natural numbers other than 1, and Y is greater than X. Which of the following represents the largest number?
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  17. Q25 If E sits in his office and faces the corridor, whose office is to his left?
    Comprehension· medium
  18. Q26 Who is/are F's immediate neighbour/neighbours?
    Comprehension· medium
  19. Q29 With reference to 'desertification', as described in the passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. Desertification is a phenomenon in tropical areas only. 2. Deforestation invariably leads to floods and desertification. Which of the above…
    Comprehension· easy
  20. Q30 With reference to the above passage, which of the following would assist us in coping with the climate change? 1. Conservation of natural water sources 2. Conservation of wider gene pool 3. Existing crop management practices 4. Migration corridors Select the…
    Comprehension· medium
  21. Q31 With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. Diversification of livelihoods acts as a coping strategy for climate change. 2. Adoption of monocropping practice leads to the extinction of plant varieties and their wild…
    Comprehension· medium
  22. Q32 Which of the following is the most crucial and logical inference that can be made from the above passage?
    Comprehension· medium
  23. Q33 The author of the passage holds the view that
    Comprehension· medium
  24. Q34 A number consists of three digits of which the middle one is zero and their sum is 4. If the number formed by interchanging the first and last digits is greater than the number itself by 198, then the difference between the first and last digits is
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  25. Q35 A solid cube of 3 cm side, painted on all its faces, is cut up into small cubes of 1 cm side. How many of the small cubes will have exactly two painted faces?
    Mental Ability· easy
  26. Q36 While writing all the numbers from 700 to 1000, how many numbers occur in which the digit at hundred's place is greater than the digit at ten's place, and the digit at ten's place is greater than the digit at unit's place?
    Mental Ability· medium
  27. Q37 If Pen < Pencil, Pencil < Book and Book > Cap, then which one of the following is always true?
    Logical Reasoning· easy
  28. Q38 A bookseller sold 'a' number of Geography textbooks at the rate of ₹ x per book, 'a + 2' number of History textbooks at the rate of ₹ (x + 2) per book and 'a - 2' number of Mathematics textbooks at the rate of ₹ (x - 2) per book. What is his total sale in ₹?
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  29. Q39 A bag contains 15 red balls and 20 black balls. Each ball is numbered either 1 or 2 or 3. 20% of the red balls are numbered 1 and 40% of them are numbered 3. Similarly, among the black balls, 45% are numbered 2 and 30% are numbered 3. A boy picks a ball at…
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  30. Q40 Two persons, A and B are running on a circular track. At the start, B is ahead of A and their positions make an angle of 30° at the centre of the circle. When A reaches the point diametrically opposite to his starting point, he meets B. What is the ratio of…
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  31. Q41 A student has to get 40% marks to pass in an examination. Suppose he gets 30 marks and fails by 30 marks, then what are the maximum marks in the examination?
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  32. Q42 19 boys turn out for playing hockey. Of these, 11 are wearing hockey shirts and 14 are wearing hockey pants. There are no boys without shirts and/or pants. What is the number of boys wearing full uniform?
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  33. Q43 A is studying in
    Comprehension· medium
  34. Q44 Science college is located in
    Comprehension· easy
  35. Q45 C is studying in
    Comprehension· medium
  36. Q46 Which one of the following statements is correct?
    Comprehension· medium
  37. Q47 Which one of the following statements is correct regarding Engineering college?
    Comprehension· medium
  38. Q48 Which one of the following statements is correct?
    Comprehension· medium
  39. Q49 With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. Climate change is not a challenge for developed countries. 2. Climate change is a complex policy issue and also a development issue for many countries. 3. Ways and means of…
    Comprehension· medium
  40. Q50 Which of the following is the most crucial and logical inference that can be made from the above passage?
    Comprehension· medium
  41. Q51 Which one of the following is the most important implication of the passage?
    Comprehension· medium
  42. Q52 Which one of the following is the most important implication of the passage?
    Comprehension· medium
  43. Q53 What is the crucial message conveyed by the above passage?
    Comprehension· medium
  44. Q54 With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. India continues to be a developing country essentially due to its faulty education system. 2. Today's learners need to acquire new-age skill-sets. 3. A good number of Indians…
    Comprehension· medium
  45. Q55 What is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage?
    Comprehension· medium
  46. Q56 Which of the following is the most logical, rational and crucial message given by the passage?
    Comprehension· easy
  47. Q57 A shopkeeper sells an article at ₹ 40 and gets X% profit. However, when he sells it at ₹ 20, he faces same percentage of loss. What is the original cost of the article?
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  48. Q58 There are 24 equally spaced points lying on the circumference of a circle. What is the maximum number of equilateral triangles that can be drawn by taking sets of three points as the vertices?
    Mental Ability· medium
  49. Q59 Consider the sequence given below : 4/12/95, 1/1/96, 29/1/96, 26/2/96, .... What is the next term of the series?
    Mental Ability· medium
  50. Q60 Twelve equal squares are placed to fit in a rectangle of diagonal 5 cm. There are three rows containing four squares each. No gaps are left between adjacent squares. What is the area of each square?
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  51. Q68 A lift has the capacity of 18 adults or 30 children. How many children can board the lift with 12 adults?
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  52. Q69 A person bought a refrigerator worth ₹ 22,800 with 12·5% interest compounded yearly. At the end of first year he paid ₹ 8,650 and at the end of second year ₹ 9,125. How much will he have to pay at the end of third year to clear the debt?
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  53. Q74 With reference to the above table, which of the following is/are the most logical and rational inference/inferences that can be made? 1. Higher per capita income is generally associated with higher Tele-density. 2. Higher GDP growth rate always ensures higher…
    Data Interpretation· medium
  54. Q75 With reference to the above table, the following assumptions have been made : 1. Nowadays, prosperity of an already high performing State cannot be sustained without making further large investments in its telecom infrastructure. 2. Nowadays, a very high…
    Comprehension· medium
  55. Q77 If x - y = 8, then which of the following must be true? 1. Both x and y must be positive for any value of x and y. 2. If x is positive, y must be negative for any value of x and y. 3. If x is negative, y must be positive for any value of x and y. Select the…
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  56. Q78 What is the most rational and crucial message given by the passage?
    Comprehension· medium
  57. Q79 Which of the following is the most rational and crucial message given by the passage?
    Comprehension· medium
  58. Q80 With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. The strategy of conservation of wildlife by relocating them from one protected area to another is not often successful. 2. India does not have suitable legislation to save the…
    Comprehension· medium

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