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IAS CSATMaths previous year questions with solutions.

All Maths Questions (416)

As per agreement with a bank, a businessman had to refund a loan in some equal instalments without interest. After paying 18 instalments he found that 60 percent of his loan was refunded. How many instalments were there in the agreement?

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If Sohan, while selling two goats at the same price, makes a profit of 10% on one goat and suffers a loss of 10% on the other

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A gardener increased the area of his rectangular garden by increasing its length by 40% and decreasing its width by 20%. The area of the new garden

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The following table shows the marks obtained by two students in different subjects: | Student A | Maximum marks | Student B | Maximum marks English | 60 | 100 | 80 | 150 Psychology | 70 | 100 | 70 | 100 History | 50 | 100 | 60 | 100 Sanskrit | 30 | 50 | 15 | 25 The difference in the mean aggregate percentage marks of the students is

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The following graph shows the average profit of two fruit-sellers A and B in thousands (Rs) per year five the year 1995 to 2000. Consider the graph and answer the question: [Image: image] In which year is the average profit of A and B same?

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A bell rings every 18 minutes. A second bell rings every 24 minutes. A third bell rings every 32 minutes. If all the three bells ring at the same time at 8 o'clock in the morning, at what other time will they all ring together?

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The following graph shows the average profit of two fruit-sellers A and B in thousands (Rs) per year five the year 1995 to 2000. Consider the graph and answer the question: [Image: Question Image] What is the difference between the average profit of B and A in the year 1998?

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[Image: image] With reference to the figure given below, the number of different routes from S to T without retracing from U and/or V, is

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A group of 630 children is seated in rows for a group photo session. Each row contains three less children than the row in front of it. Which one of the following number of rows is not possible?

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The following table gives population and total income of a city for four years: Years | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 Populations in Lakhs | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 Income in crore (Rs) | 1010 | 1111 | 1225 | 1345 Which one of the following statements is correct in respect of the above data?

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A and B decide to travel from place X to place Y by bus. A has ₹ 10 with him and he finds that it is 80% of the bus fare for two persons. B finds that he has ₹ 3 with him and hands it over to A. In this context, which one of the following statements is correct?

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For a charity show, the total tickets sold were 420. Half of these tickets were sold at the rate of Rs 5 each, one-third at the rate of Rs 3 each and the rest for Rs 2 each. What was the total amount received?

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The following graph shows the average profit of two fruit-sellers A and B in thousands (Rs) per year five the year 1995 to 2000. Consider the graph and answer the question: [Image: A graph with numbers and lines AI-generated content may be incorrect.] What is the trend of the average profit of B from the year 1997 to the year 2000?

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Five persons fire bullets at a target at an interval of 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12 seconds respectively. The number of times they would fire the bullets together at the target in an hour is

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A worker reaches his factory 3 minutes late if his speed from his house to the factory is 5 km/hr. If he walks at a speed of 6 km/hr., then he reaches the factory 7 mins early. The distance of the factory from his house is

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The following graph shows the average profit of two fruit-sellers A and B in thousands (Rs) per year five the year 1995 to 2000. Consider the graph and answer the question: [Image: A graph with numbers and lines AI-generated content may be incorrect.] How much more average profit did A make in the year 2000 than in the year 1999?

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Four cars are hired at the rate of ₹ 6 per km plus the cost of diesel at ₹ 40 a litre. In this context, consider the details given in the following table? Car | Mileage (km/l) | Horse | Total Payments (₹) A | 8 | 20 | 2120 B | 10 | 25 | 1950 C | 9 | 24 | 2064 D | 11 | 22 | 1812 Which car maintained the maximum average speed?

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Study the two figures given below and answer the question that follow: [Image: A graph of a number of professor's classes AI-generated content may be incorrect.] [Image: A pie chart with numbers and symbols AI-generated content may be incorrect.] What percentage of all Psychology professors are females?

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In a garrison, there was food for 1000 soldiers for one month. After 10 days, 1000 more soldiers joined the garrison. How long would the soldiers be able to carry on with the remaining food?

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There are five hobby clubs in a college viz., photography, yachting, chess, electronics and gardening. The gardening group meets every second day, the electronics group meets every third day, the chess group meets every fourth day, the yachting group meets every fifth day and the photography group meets every sixth day. How many times do all the five groups meet on the same day within 180 days?

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Study the two figures given below and answer the question that follow: [Image: A graph of a number of professor's classes AI-generated content may be incorrect.] [Image: A pie chart with numbers and symbols AI-generated content may be incorrect.] Which one of the following disciplines has the highest ratio of males to females?

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A gardener has 1000 plants. He wants to plant them in such a way that the number of rows and the number of columns remains the same. What is the minimum number of plants that he needs more for this purpose?

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Study the two figures given below and answer the question that follow: [Image: A graph of a number of professor's classes AI-generated content may be incorrect.] [Image: A pie chart with numbers and symbols AI-generated content may be incorrect.] If the number of female Physics professors in the age group 25 — 34 equals 25% of all the Physics professors in that age group, then what is the number of male Physics professors in the age group 25-34?

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A thief running at 8km/hr is chased by a policeman whose speed is 10 km/hr. If the thief is 100m ahead of the policeman, then required for the policeman to catch the thief will be

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