CSAT Reasoning questions from IAS 2013.
A, B, C, D and E belong to five different cities P, Q, R, S and T (not necessarily in that order). Each one of them comes from a different city. Further it is given that: 1. B and C do not belong to Q 2. B and E do not belong to P and R 3. A and C do not belong to R, S and T 4. D and E do not belong to Q and T Which one of the following statements is not correct?
A cube has six numbers marked 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 on its faces. Three views of the cube are shown below: [Image: image] What possible numbers can exist on the two faces marked (A) and (B), respectively on the cube? [Image: image]
A person lives in a far-off village which is almost two hours by bus. The villager's neighbour is a very powerful landlord who is trying to occupy the poor villager's land by force. You are the District Magistrate and busy in a meeting called by a local Minister. The villager has come all the way, by bus and on foot, to see you and give an application seeking protection from the powerful landlord. The villager keeps on waiting outside the meeting hall for an hour. You come out of the meeting and are rushing to another meeting. The villager follows you to submit his application. What would you do?
A tennis coach is trying to put together a team of four players for the forthcoming tournament. For this, 7 players are available: males A, B and C; and females W, X, Y and Z. All players have equal capability and at least two males will be there in the team. For a team of four, all players must be able to play with each other. But B cannot play with W, C cannot play with Z and W cannot play with Y. If all the three males are selected, then how many combinations of four member teams are possible?
A tennis coach is trying to put together a team of four players for the forthcoming tournament. For this, 7 players are available: males A, B and C; and females W, X, Y and Z. All players have equal capability and at least two males will be there in the team. For a team of four, all players must be able to play with each other. But B cannot play with W, C cannot play with Z and W cannot play with Y. If B is selected and Y is rejected, the team will consist of which one of the following groups?
A tennis coach is trying to put together a team of four players for the forthcoming tournament. For this, 7 players are available: males A, B and C; and females W, X, Y and Z. All players have equal capability and at least two males will be there in the team. For a team of four, all players must be able to play with each other. But B cannot play with W, C cannot play with Z and W cannot play with Y. If Y is selected and B is rejected, the team will consist of which one of the following groups?
Between which two cities among the pairs of cities given below are there maximum travel options available?
Consider the following figures 1, 2, 3 and 4: [Image: Question Image] In the figure from 1 to 4 above, two symbols are shown to change their position in a regular direction. Following the same sequence, which one of the following will appear at the fifth stage?
Consider the following figures: [Image: image] Which one of the following figures would logically come in the 7th position indicated above by a question mark?
Consider the following matrix: 3 | 370 | 7 2 | 224 | 6 1 | 730 | X What is the number at ‘X’ in the above matrix?
Consider the following statements: 1. A primary group is relatively smaller in size. 2. Intimacy is an essential characteristic of a primary group. 3. A family may be an example of a primary group. In the light of above statements, which one of the following is true?
Directions: (85-88) Read the following statements and answer the four items that follow: Five cities P, Q, R, S and T are connected by different modes of transport as follows: P and Q are connected by boat as well as rail. S and R are connected by bus and boat. Q and T are connected by air only. P and R are connected by boat only. T and R are connected by rail and bus. Which mode of transport would help one to reach R starting from Q, but without changing the mode of transport?
Examine carefully the following statements and answer the three items that follow: Out of four friends A, B, C and D, A and B play football and cricket, B and C play cricket and hockey, A and D play basketball and football, C and D play hockey and basketball. Who does not play hockey?
Examine the following three figures in which the numbers follow a specific pattern: [Image: Question Image] The missing number (?) in the third figure above is
Five people A, B, C, D and E are seated about a round table. Every chair is spaced equidistant from adjacent chairs. 1. C is seated next to A 2. A is seated 2 seats from D 3. B is not seated next to A Which of the following must be true? 1. D is seated next to B 2. E is seated next to A Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Four friends A, B, C and D distribute some money among themselves in such a manner that A gets one less than B, C gets 5 more than D and D gets 3 more than B. Who gets the smallest amount?
Geeta is older than her cousin Meena. Meena’s brother Bipin is older than Geeta. When Meena and Bipin visit Geeta they want to play chess. Meena wins the game more than Geeta. Based on the above information, four conclusions as given below, have been made. Which one of these logically follows from the information given above?
If a person visits each of the places starting from P and gets back to P, which of the following places must he visit twice?
In class of 45 students, a boy is ranked 20th. When two boys joined, his rank was dropped by one. What is his new rank from the end?
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Seven men A, B, C, D, E, F and G are standing in a queue in that order. Each one is wearing a cap of different colour like violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red. D is able to see in front of him green and blue, but not violet. E can see violet and yellow but not red. G can see caps of all colours other than orange. If E is wearing an indigo coloured cap, then the colour of cap worn by F is
The music director of a film wants to select four persons to work on different aspects of the composition of a piece of music. Seven persons are available for this work; they are Rohit, Tanya, Shobha, Kaushal, Kunal, Mukesh and Jaswant. Rohit and Tanya will not work together. Kunal and Shobha will not work together. Mukesh and Kunal want to work together. Which of the following is the most acceptable group of the people that can be selected by the music director?
There are some balls of red, green and yellow colour lying on a table. There are as many red balls as there are yellow balls. There are twice as many yellow balls as there are green ones. The number of red balls.
There is a shortage of sugar in your district where you are the District Magistrate. The Government has ordered that only a maximum amount of 30 kg sugar is to be released for wedding celebrations. A son of your close friend is getting married and your friend requests you to release at least 50 kg sugar for his son's wedding. He expresses annoyance when you tell him about the Government's restrictions on this matter. He feels that since you are the District Magistrate, you can release any amount. You do not want to spoil your friendship with him. In such circumstances, how would you deal with the situation?
Which game do B, C and D play?
Which one of the following pairs of cities is connected by any of the routes directly without going to any other city?
While travelling in a Delhi-registered commercial taxi from Delhi to an adjacent city (another State), your taxi driver informs you that as he has no permit for running the taxi in that city, he will stop at its Transport Office and pay the prescribed fee of ₹40 for a day. While paying the fee at the counter, you find that the transport clerk is taking an extra ₹50 for which no receipt is being given. You are in a hurry for your meeting. In such circumstances, what would you do?
Who plays football, basketball and hockey?
You are a teacher in a university and are setting a question paper on a particular subject. One of your colleagues, whose son is preparing for the examination on that subject, comes to you and informs you that it is his son's last chance to pass that examination and whether you could help him by indicating what questions are going to be in the examination. In the past, your colleague had helped you in another matter. Your colleague informs you that his son will suffer from depression if he fails in this examination. In such circumstances, what would you do?
You are in charge of implementing the Family Planning programme in an area where there is a strong opposition to the present policy. You want to convince the residents of the need for keeping small families. What would be the best way of communicating this message?
You are the head of your office. There are certain houses reserved for allotment to the office staff, and you have been given the discretion to do so. A set of rules for the allotment of the houses has been laid down by you and made public. Your personal secretary, who is very close to you, comes to you and pleads that as his father is seriously ill, he should be given priority in allotment of a house. The office secretariat that examined the request as per the rules turns down the request and recommends the procedure to be followed according to the rules. You do not want to annoy your personal secretary. In such circumstances, what would you do?