UPSC Prelims 2019 CSAT Paper — 79 Questions with Answers

CSAT Paper II of the 2019 Preliminary examination, held on 2 June 2019. 80 questions · 200 marks · qualifying at 33%. The questions broke down as Comprehension 35, Basic Numeracy 22, Mental Ability 13, Logical Reasoning 8, Data Interpretation 1.

  1. Q1 What is the main idea that we can infer from the passage ?
    Comprehension· medium
  2. Q2 On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. Removal of economic discrimination leads to removal of social discrimination. 2. Democratic polity is the best way to repair historical wrongs. Which of the above assumptions…
    Comprehension· medium
  3. Q3 On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. A society without well educated people cannot be transformed into a modern society. 2. Without acquiring culture, a person's education is not complete. Which of the above…
    Comprehension· medium
  4. Q4 On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. Large scale soil erosion is a major reason for widespread food insecurity in the world. 2. Soil erosion is mainly anthropogenic. 3. Sustainable management of soils helps in…
    Comprehension· medium
  5. Q5 On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. Economic power is the only reason for the existence of inequality in a society. 2. Inequality of different kinds, income, wealth, etc. reinforces power. 3. Economic power can be…
    Comprehension· medium
  6. Q6 Which one of the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage ?
    Comprehension· medium
  7. Q7 Which one of the following is the most logical, scientific and rational inference that can be made from the above passage ?
    Comprehension· medium
  8. Q8 Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. Global warming has a bearing on the planet's biological evolution. 2. Separation of land masses causes the release of huge quantities of carbon into the atmosphere. 3. Increased warming…
    Comprehension· medium
  9. Q9 The number of times the digit 5 will appear while writing the integers from 1 to 1000 is
    Mental Ability· medium
  10. Q10 A solid cube is painted yellow, blue and black such that opposite faces are of same colour. The cube is then cut into 36 cubes of two different sizes such that 32 cubes are small and the other four cubes are big. None of the faces of the bigger cubes is…
    Mental Ability· hard
  11. Q11 A and B are two heavy steel blocks. If B is placed on the top of A, the weight increases by 60%. How much weight will reduce with respect to the total weight of A and B, if B is removed from the top of A ?
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  12. Q13 Consider the following Statements and Conclusions : Statements : 1. Some rats are cats. 2. Some cats are dogs. 3. No dog is a cow. Conclusions : I. No cow is a cat. II. No dog is a rat. III. Some cats are rats. Which of the above conclusions is/are drawn from…
    Logical Reasoning· medium
  13. Q14 The number of parallelograms that can be formed from a set of four parallel lines intersecting another set of four parallel lines, is
    Mental Ability· medium
  14. Q15 In a school every student is assigned a unique identification number. A student is a football player if and only if the identification number is divisible by 4, whereas a student is a cricketer if and only if the identification number is divisible by 6. If…
    Logical Reasoning· easy
  15. Q16 When a runner was crossing the 12 km mark, she was informed that she had completed only 80% of the race. How many kilometres was the runner supposed to run in this event ?
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  16. Q17 Raju has ₹ 9000 with him and he wants to buy a mobile handset; but he finds that he has only 75% of the amount required to buy the handset. Therefore, he borrows ₹ 2000 from a friend. Then
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  17. Q18 In 2002, Meenu's age was one-third of the age of Meera, whereas in 2010, Meenu's age was half the age of Meera. What is Meenu's year of birth ?
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  18. Q19 Rakesh and Rajesh together bought 10 balls and 10 rackets. Rakesh spent ₹ 1300 and Rajesh spent ₹ 1500. If each racket costs three times a ball does, then what is the price of a racket ?
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  19. Q20 In a conference, out of a total 100 participants, 70 are Indians. If 60 of the total participants are vegetarian, then which of the following statements is/are correct ? 1. At least 30 Indian participants are vegetarian. 2. At least 10 Indian participants are…
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  20. Q21 Which one of the following statements is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage ?
    Comprehension· medium
  21. Q22 Which one of the following is the most logical and rational corollary to the above passage ?
    Comprehension· medium
  22. Q23 Which of the following is most definitively implied by the above passage ?
    Comprehension· medium
  23. Q24 What is the most logical and rational corollary to the above passage ?
    Comprehension· medium
  24. Q25 The above passage implies that 1. There is a potential problem of food insecurity in India. 2. India will have to strengthen its disaster management capabilities. Which of the above assumptions is/are valid ?
    Comprehension· easy
  25. Q26 On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. Governments and companies need to be adequately prepared to face the climate change. 2. Extreme weather events will reduce the economic growth of governments and companies in…
    Comprehension· medium
  26. Q27 With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. Making equality of opportunity a reality is the fundamental goal of the Indian education system. 2. The present Indian school system is unable to provide egalitarian education…
    Comprehension· medium
  27. Q28 Which one of the following is the most logical, rational and crucial message conveyed by the above passage?
    Comprehension· medium
  28. Q29 A five-storeyed building with floors from I to V is painted using four different colours and only one colour is used to paint a floor. Consider the following statements : 1. The middle three floors are painted in different colours. 2. The second (II) and the…
    Logical Reasoning· medium
  29. Q30 P, Q and R are three towns. The distance between P and Q is 60 km, whereas the distance between P and R is 80 km. Q is in the West of P and R is in the South of P. What is the distance between Q and R?
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  30. Q31 All members of a club went to Mumbai and stayed in a hotel. On the first day, 80% went for shopping and 50% went for sightseeing, whereas 10% took rest in the hotel. Which of the following conclusion(s) can be drawn from the above data ? 1. 40% members went…
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  31. Q32 In a school, 60% students play cricket. A student who does not play cricket, plays football. Every football player has got a two-wheeler. Which of the following conclusions cannot be drawn from the above data ? 1. 60% of the students do not have two-wheelers…
    Logical Reasoning· medium
  32. Q33 The ratio of a two-digit natural number to a number formed by reversing its digits is 4 : 7. The number of such pairs is
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  33. Q34 In an examination, A has scored 20 marks more than B. If B has scored 5% less marks than A, how much has B scored ?
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  34. Q35 Seeta and Geeta go for a swim after a gap of every 2 days and every 3 days respectively. If on 1ˢᵗ January both of them went for a swim together, when will they go together next ?
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  35. Q36 X, Y and Z are three contestants in a race of 1000 m. Assume that all run with different uniform speeds. X gives Y a start of 40 m and X gives Z a start of 64 m. If Y and Z were to compete in a race of 1000 m, how many metres start will Y give to Z ?
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  36. Q37 If x is greater than or equal to 25 and y is less than or equal to 40, then which one of the following is always correct ?
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  37. Q38 Ena was born 4 years. after her parents' marriage. Her mother is three years younger than her father and 24 years older than Ena, who is 13 years old. At what age did Ena's father get married ?
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  38. Q39 Rakesh had money to buy 8 mobile handsets of a specific company. But the retailer offered very good discount on that particular handset. Rakesh could buy 10 mobile handsets with the amount he had. What was the discount the retailer offered ?
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  39. Q40 The average marks of 100 students are given to be 40. It was found later that marks of one student were 53 which were misread as 83. The corrected mean marks are
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  40. Q41 Which one of the following is the most logical, rational and crucial message conveyed by the above passage ?
    Comprehension· medium
  41. Q42 On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. The issue of effects of natural calamities on agriculture is not given due consideration by GM technology companies. 2. In the long run, GM technology will not be able to solve…
    Comprehension· medium
  42. Q43 Which one of the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage ?
    Comprehension· medium
  43. Q44 On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. Food safety is a complex issue that calls for a multipronged solution. 2. Great investments need to be made in developing the manpower for surveillance and training. 3. India…
    Comprehension· medium
  44. Q45 The passage seems to argue
    Comprehension· medium
  45. Q46 The above passage seems to imply that 1. most of modern economic growth is based on technological progress. 2. much of modern Indian economy does not nurture sufficient symbiotic relationship with labour-intensive, natural resource-based livelihoods. 3…
    Comprehension· medium
  46. Q47 Which one of the following is the most logical, rational and crucial inference that can be derived from the above passage ?
    Comprehension· medium
  47. Q48 What is X in the sequence 132, 129, 124, 117, 106, 93, X ?
    Mental Ability· medium
  48. Q49 A wall clock moves 10 minutes fast in every 24 hours. The clock was set right to show the correct time at 8:00 a.m. on Monday. When the clock shows the time 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, what is the correct time ?
    Mental Ability· medium
  49. Q50 If the numerator and denominator of a proper fraction are increased by the same positive quantity which is greater than zero, the resulting fraction is
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  50. Q51 What is X in the sequence 4, 196, 16, 144, 36, 100, 64, X ?
    Mental Ability· medium
  51. Q52 In a group of 15 people; 7 can read French, 8 can read English while 3 of them can read neither of these two languages. The number of people who can read exactly one language is
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  52. Q53 A printer numbers the pages of a book starting with 1 and uses 3089 digits in all. How many pages does the book have ?
    Mental Ability· medium
  53. Q54 Consider the following sequence that follows some arrangement : c_accaa_aa_bc_b The letters that appear in the gaps are
    Mental Ability· easy
  54. Q55 A family has two children along with their parents. The average of the weights of the children and their mother is 50 kg. The average of the weights of the children and their father is 52 kg. If the weight of the father is 60 kg, then what is the weight of…
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  55. Q56 Suppose you have sufficient amount of rupee currency in three denominations : ₹ 1, ₹ 10 and ₹ 50. In how many different ways can you pay a bill of ₹ 107 ?
    Mental Ability· medium
  56. Q57 'A' started from his house and walked 20 m towards East, where his friend 'B' joined him. They together walked 10 m in the same direction. Then 'A' turned left while 'B' turned right and travelled 2 m and 8 m respectively. Again 'B' turned left to travel 4 m…
    Logical Reasoning· medium
  57. Q58 Consider two statements S1 and S2 followed by a question : S1 : p and q both are prime numbers. S2 : p + q is an odd integer. Question : Is pq an odd integer? Which one of the following is correct ?
    Data Interpretation· easy
  58. Q59 Which year has the same calendar as that of 2009 ?
    Mental Ability· medium
  59. Q60 Number 136 is added to 5B7 and the sum obtained is 7A3, where A and B are integers. It is given that 7A3 is exactly divisible by 3. The only possible value of B is
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  60. Q61 Which one of the following is the most logical, rational and crucial inference that can be derived from the above passage ?
    Comprehension· medium
  61. Q62 On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : In today's global economy, 1. regulations are not effectively used to protect local markets. 2. social and environmental concerns are generally ignored by the governments across the…
    Comprehension· medium
  62. Q63 Which one of the following is the most logical, rational and crucial inference that can be derived from the above passage ?
    Comprehension· medium
  63. Q64 On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. Processed probiotic foods are a solution to treat the children suffering from malnutrition due to immature gut bacteria composition. 2. The babies of malnourished mothers…
    Comprehension· medium
  64. Q65 On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. Regions of glaciers warm faster than other regions due to global warming. 2. Global warming can lead to seafloor sedimentation in some areas. 3. Melting glaciers can reduce…
    Comprehension· medium
  65. Q66 On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. Global warming is a frequently occurring natural phenomenon. 2. The impending global warming will not adversely affect small mammals. 3. Humans are responsible for the loss of…
    Comprehension· medium
  66. Q67 On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. Humans have been the main reason for the large scale extinction of plant species. 2. Consumption of food mainly from locally cultivated crops ensures crop diversity. 3. The…
    Comprehension· medium
  67. Q68 If every alternative letter of the English alphabet from B onwards (including B) is written in lower case (small letters) and the remaining letters are capitalized, then how is the first month of the second half of the year written ?
    Logical Reasoning· medium
  68. Q69 Sunita cuts a sheet of paper into three pieces. Length of first piece is equal to the average of the three single digit odd prime numbers. Length of the second piece is equal to that of the first plus one-third the length of the third. The third piece is as…
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  69. Q70 In the sequence 1, 5, 7, 3, 5, 7, 4, 3, 5, 7, how many such 5s are there which are not immediately preceded by 3 but are immediately followed by 7 ?
    Mental Ability· easy
  70. Q71 A joint family consists of seven members A, B, C, D, E, F and G with three females. G is a widow and sister-in-law of D's father F. B and D are siblings and A is daughter of B. C is cousin of B. Who is E ? 1. Wife of F 2. Grandmother of A 3. Aunt of C Select…
    Logical Reasoning· medium
  71. Q72 Each face of a cube can be painted in black or white colours. In how many different ways can the cube be painted ?
    Mental Ability· medium
  72. Q73 How many triplets (x, y, z) satisfy the equation x + y + z = 6, where x, y and z are natural numbers ?
    Mental Ability· easy
  73. Q74 If $ means 'divided by'; @ means 'multiplied by'; # means 'minus', then the value of 10#5@1$5 is
    Logical Reasoning· easy
  74. Q75 An 8-digit number 4252746B leaves remainder 0 when divided by 3. How many values of B are possible ?
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  75. Q76 If F stands second in the ranking, then the position of B is
    Comprehension· medium
  76. Q77 If B scores the least, the rank of C will be
    Comprehension· medium
  77. Q78 If E is ranked third, then which one of the following is correct ?
    Comprehension· medium
  78. Q79 Which one of the following statements is correct ?
    Comprehension· medium
  79. Q80 Which one of the following statements is correct ?
    Comprehension· medium

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