UPSC Prelims 2022 CSAT Paper — 78 Questions with Answers

CSAT Paper II of the 2022 Preliminary examination, held on 5 June 2022. 80 questions · 200 marks · qualifying at 33%. The questions broke down as Comprehension 27, Basic Numeracy 22, Mental Ability 14, Logical Reasoning 8, Data Interpretation 7.

  1. Q1 Unsustainability in production pattern is due to which of the following? 1. Heavy dependence on fossil fuels 2. Limited availability of resources 3. Expansion of recycling Select the correct answer using the code given below.
    Comprehension· easy
  2. Q2 Consider the following statements : Developed countries can support developing countries' transition to sustainable human development by 1. making clean energy sources available at low cost 2. providing loans for improving their public transport at nominal…
    Comprehension· medium
  3. Q3 According to the passage given above, deforestation and denudation will ultimately lead to which of the following? 1. Depletion of soil resource 2. Shortage of land for the common man 3. Lack of water for cultivation Select the correct answer using the code…
    Comprehension· medium
  4. Q4 What is the value of X in the sequence 20, 10, 10, 15, 30, 75, X?
    Mental Ability· medium
  5. Q6 Two friends X and Y start running and they run together for 50 m in the same direction and reach a point. X turns right and runs 60 m, while Y turns left and runs 40 m. Then X turns left and runs 50 m and stops, while Y turns right and runs 50 m and then…
    Logical Reasoning· easy
  6. Q7 Which date of June 2099 among the following is Sunday?
    Mental Ability· medium
  7. Q8 A bill for ₹ 1,840 is paid in the denominations of ₹ 50, ₹ 20 and ₹ 10 notes. 50 notes in all are used. Consider the following statements : 1. 25 notes of ₹ 50 are used and the remaining are in the denominations of ₹ 20 and ₹ 10. 2. 35 notes of ₹ 20 are used…
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  8. Q9 Which number amongst 2⁴⁰, 3²¹, 4¹⁸ and 8¹² is the smallest?
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  9. Q10 The digits 1 to 9 are arranged in three rows in such a way that each row contains three digits, and the number formed in the second row is twice the number formed in the first row; and the number formed in the third row is thrice the number formed in the…
    Mental Ability· medium
  10. Q11 Which one of the following statements best reflects the message of the author of the passage?
    Comprehension· medium
  11. Q12 Why is the methodology adopted in India to count the ‘poor’ debatable?
    Comprehension· medium
  12. Q13 Why is income poverty only one measure of counting the 'poor'?
    Comprehension· easy
  13. Q14 What does the author mean by 'poverty of a life'?
    Comprehension· medium
  14. Q15 X and Y run a 3 km race along a circular course of length 300 m. Their speeds are in the ratio 3 : 2. If they start together in the same direction, how many times would the first one pass the other (the start-off is not counted as passing)?
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  15. Q16 If the order of the letters in the English alphabet is reversed and each letter represents the letter whose position it occupies, then which one of the following represents 'LUCKNOW'?
    Logical Reasoning· easy
  16. Q17 In a tournament of Chess having 150 entrants, a player is eliminated whenever he loses a match. It is given that no match results in a tie/draw. How many matches are played in the entire tournament?
    Mental Ability· easy
  17. Q18 How many 3-digit natural numbers (without repetition of digits) are there such that each digit is odd and the number is divisible by 5 ?
    Mental Ability· medium
  18. Q19 Consider the Question and two Statements given below : Question : Is x an integer? Statement-1 : x/3 is not an integer. Statement-2 : 3x is an integer. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Question and the Statements?
    Data Interpretation· medium
  19. Q20 The increase in the price of a certain item was 25%. Then the price was decreased by 20% and then again increased by 10%. What is the resultant increase in the price?
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  20. Q21 Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. Development of agricultural tech-nology is confined to developed countries. 2. Agricultural technology is not adapted in developing countries. Which of the above assumptions is/are…
    Comprehension· easy
  21. Q22 Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. Poor countries need to bring about change in their existing farming techniques. 2. Developed countries have better infrastructure and they waste less food. Which of the above…
    Comprehension· medium
  22. Q23 Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. Growing enough food for future generations will be a challenge. 2. Corporate farming is a viable option for food security in poor countries. Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
    Comprehension· medium
  23. Q24 The letters A, B, C, D and E are arranged in such a way that there are exactly two letters between A and E. How many such arrangements are possible?
    Mental Ability· easy
  24. Q25 Consider the Question and two Statements given below : Question : Is Z brother of X ? Statement-1 : X is a brother of Y and Y is a brother of Z. Statement-2 : X, Y and Z are siblings. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Question and the…
    Data Interpretation· medium
  25. Q26 On one side of a 1·01 km long road, 101 plants are planted at equal distance from each other. What is the total distance between 5 consecutive plants?
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  26. Q27 A, B and C are three places such that there are three different roads from A to B, four different roads from B to C and three different roads from A to C. In how many different ways can one travel from A to C using these roads?
    Mental Ability· easy
  27. Q28 A has some coins. He gives half of the coins and 2 more to B. B gives half of the coins and 2 more to C. C gives half of the coins and 2 more to D. The number of coins D has now, is the smallest two-digit number. How many coins does A have in the beginning?
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  28. Q29 In the series AABABCABCDABCDE..., which letter appears at the 100th place?
    Mental Ability· medium
  29. Q30 Three persons A, B and C are standing in a queue not necessarily in the same order. There are 4 persons between A and B, and 7 persons between B and C. If there are 11 persons ahead of C and 13 behind A, what could be the minimum number of persons in the…
    Logical Reasoning· medium
  30. Q31 According to the passage, natural selection cannot anticipate future environments on the earth as 1. species not fully prepared to face the environmental changes that await them will face extinction 2. all the existing species would get extinct as their…
    Comprehension· medium
  31. Q32 The passage suggests that Darwinian theory of evolution is not a theory at all because
    Comprehension· medium
  32. Q33 With reference to the passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. Only species that have the ability to overcome environmental catastrophes will survive and perpetuate. 2. More than 90% of the species on the earth are in the danger of getting…
    Comprehension· medium
  33. Q34 Which one of the following statements best reflects the crux of the passage?
    Comprehension· medium
  34. Q35 How many seconds in total are there in x weeks, x days, x hours, x minutes and x seconds?
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  35. Q37 Consider the Question and two Statements given below in respect of three cities P, Q and R in a State : Question : How far is city P from city Q? Statement-1 : City Q is 18 km from city R. Statement-2 : City P is 43 km from city R. Which one of the following…
    Data Interpretation· easy
  36. Q38 Two Statements followed by four Conclusions are given below. You have to take the Statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts. Read all the Conclusions and then decide which of the given Conclusions logically…
    Logical Reasoning· easy
  37. Q39 Three Statements followed by three Conclusions are given below. You have to take the Statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts. Read all the Conclusions and then decide which of the given Conclusions logically…
    Logical Reasoning· medium
  38. Q40 Eight students A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H sit around a circular table, equidistant from each other, facing the centre of the table, not necessarily in the same order. B and D sit neither adjacent to C nor opposite to C. A sits in between E and D, and F sits in…
    Logical Reasoning· medium
  39. Q41 The passage is based on the idea that
    Comprehension· easy
  40. Q42 Man does not seek self-improvement because he
    Comprehension· easy
  41. Q43 Which of the following would invariably happen in a country, when the demographic dividend has begun to operate? 1. The number of illiterate people will decrease. 2. The ratio of very old and very young will decrease for a while. 3. Population growth rate…
    Comprehension· medium
  42. Q44 With reference to the passage, which of the following inferences can be drawn? 1. Demographic dividend is an essential condition for a country to rapidly increase its economic growth rate. 2. Promotion of higher education is an essential condition for a…
    Comprehension· medium
  43. Q45 Five friends P, Q, X, Y and Z purchased some notebooks. The relevant information is given below : 1. Z purchased 8 notebooks more than X did. 2. P and Q together purchased 21 notebooks. 3. Q purchased 5 notebooks less than P did. 4. X and Y together purchased…
    Logical Reasoning· medium
  44. Q46 A man started from home at 14:30 hours and drove to village, arriving there when the village clock indicated 15:15 hours. After staying for 25 minutes, he drove back by a different route of length 1·25 times the first route at a rate twice as fast reaching…
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  45. Q47 A person X wants to distribute some pens among six children A, B, C, D, E and F. Suppose A gets twice the number of pens received by B, three times that of C, four times that of D, five times that of E and six times that of F. What is the minimum number of…
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  46. Q48 Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting equidistant from each other around a circular table (facing the centre of the table). Consider the Question and two Statements given below : Question : Who is sitting on the immediate left of A? Statement-1 : B is…
    Data Interpretation· medium
  47. Q49 Consider the Question and two Statements given below : Question : What is the age of Manisha? Statement-1 : Manisha is 24 years younger than her mother. Statement-2 : 5 years later, the ages of Manisha and her mother will be in the ratio 3 : 5. Which one of…
    Data Interpretation· easy
  48. Q50 Six lectures A, B, C, D, E and F, each of one hour duration, are scheduled between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Consider the Question and two Statements given below : Question : Which lecture is in the third period? Statement-1 : Lecture F is preceded by A and…
    Data Interpretation· medium
  49. Q51 Which of the following statements best reflects the underlying tone of the passage?
    Comprehension· medium
  50. Q52 With reference to the passage, which one of the following statements is correct?
    Comprehension· easy
  51. Q53 The author of the passage is against
    Comprehension· easy
  52. Q54 Let A, B and C represent distinct non-zero digits. Suppose x is the sum of all possible 3-digit numbers formed by A, B and C without repetition. Consider the following statements : 1. The 4-digit least value of x is 1332. 2. The 3-digit greatest value of x is…
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  53. Q55 There is a numeric lock which has a 3-digit PIN. The PIN contains digits 1 to 7. There is no repetition of digits. The digits in the PIN from left to right are in decreasing order. Any two digits in the PIN differ by at least 2. How many maximum attempts does…
    Logical Reasoning· medium
  54. Q56 There are eight equidistant points on a circle. How many right-angled triangles can be drawn using these points as vertices and taking the diameter as one side of the triangle?
    Mental Ability· medium
  55. Q57 24 men and 12 women can do a piece of work in 30 days. In how many days can 12 men and 24 women do the same piece of work?
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  56. Q58 What is the remainder when 91 × 92 × 93 × 94 × 95 × 96 × 97 × 98 × 99 is divided by 1261?
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  57. Q59 Consider the following statements in respect of a rectangular sheet of length 20 cm and breadth 8 cm : 1. It is possible to cut the sheet exactly into 4 square sheets. 2. It is possible to cut the sheet into 10 triangular sheets of equal area. Which of the…
    Basic Numeracy
  58. Q60 When 70% of a number x is added to another number y, the sum becomes 165% of the value of y. When 60% of the number x is added to another number z, then the sum becomes 165% of the value of z. Which one of the following is correct?
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  59. Q61 Which one of the following is implied by the passage?
    Comprehension· easy
  60. Q62 What is the main idea of the passage?
    Comprehension· easy
  61. Q63 With reference to the above passage, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Conventions are the sources of rights of man. 2. Rights of man can be exercised only when there is a social order. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
    Comprehension· medium
  62. Q64 Two candidates X and Y contested an election. 80% of voters cast their vote and there were no invalid votes. There was no NOTA (None of the above) option. X got 56% of the votes cast and won by 1440 votes. What is the total number of voters in the voters list?
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  63. Q65 What is the smallest number greater than 1000 that when divided by any one of the numbers 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 leaves a remainder of 3?
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  64. Q66 Let p be a two-digit number and q be the number consisting of same digits written in reverse order. If p × q = 2430, then what is the difference between p and q?
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  65. Q67 Consider the following statements in respect of two natural numbers p and q such that p is a prime number and q is a composite number : 1. p × q can be an odd number. 2. q/p can be a prime number. 3. p + q can be a prime number. Which of the above statements…
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  66. Q68 Consider the following statements : 1. Between 3:16 p.m. and 3:17 p.m., both hour hand and minute hand coincide. 2. Between 4:58 p.m. and 4:59 p.m., both minute hand and second hand coincide. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
    Mental Ability· medium
  67. Q69 There are two containers X and Y. X contains 100 ml of milk and Y contains 100 ml of water. 20 ml of milk from X is transferred to Y. After mixing well, 20 ml of the mixture in Y is transferred back to X. If m denotes the proportion of milk in X and n denotes…
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  68. Q70 A pie chart gives the expenditure on five different items A, B, C, D and E in a household. If B, C, D and E correspond to 90°, 50°, 45° and 75° respectively, then what is the percentage of expenditure on item A?
    Data Interpretation· easy
  69. Q71 The author's assumption about scientific research is that
    Comprehension· medium
  70. Q72 According to the author
    Comprehension· medium
  71. Q73 Which one of the following best reflects the practical, rational and lasting solution?
    Comprehension· medium
  72. Q74 If 15 × 14 × 13 × ⋯ × 3 × 2 × 1 = 3^m × n where m and n are positive integers, then what is the maximum value of m?
    Basic Numeracy· medium
  73. Q75 What is the value of X in the sequence 2, 12, 36, 80, 150, X ?
    Mental Ability· medium
  74. Q76 One non-zero digit, one vowel and one consonant from English alphabet (in capital) are to be used in forming passwords, such that each password has to start with a vowel and end with a consonant. How many such passwords can be generated?
    Mental Ability· medium
  75. Q77 There are 9 cups placed on a table arranged in equal number of rows and columns out of which 6 cups contain coffee and 3 cups contain tea. In how many ways can they be arranged so that each row should contain at least one cup of coffee?
    Mental Ability· medium
  76. Q78 The sum of three consecutive integers is equal to their product. How many such possibilities are there?
    Basic Numeracy· easy
  77. Q79 What is the number of numbers of the form 0·XY, where X and Y are distinct non-zero digits?
    Mental Ability· easy
  78. Q80 The average weight of A, B, C is 40 kg, the average weight of B, D, E is 42 kg and the weight of F is equal to that of B. What is the average weight of A, B, C, D, E and F?
    Basic Numeracy· medium

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