IAS CSAT — Reasoning previous year questions with solutions.
Six boxes A, B, C, D, E and F have been painted with six different colours viz., violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow and orange and arranged from left to right (not necessarily either kept or painted with the colours in the same order). Each box contains a ball of any one of the following six games: cricket, hockey, tennis, golf, football and volleyball (not necessarily in the same order). The golf ball is in violet box and is not in the box D. The box A which contains tennis ball is orange in colour and is at the extreme right. The hockey ball is neither in box D nor in box E. The box C having cricket ball is painted green. The hockey ball is neither in the box painted blue nor in the box painted yellow. The box C is fifth from right and next to box B. The box B contains volleyball. The box containing the hockey ball is between the boxes containing golf ball and volleyball. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
When three friends A, B and C met, it was found that each of them wore an outer garment of a different colour. In random order, the garments are: jacket, sweater and tie; and the colours are: blue, white and black. Their surnames in random order: Ribeiro, Kumar and Singh. Further, we know that: 1. Neither B nor Ribeiro wore a white sweater 2. C wore a tie 3. Singh’s garment was not white 4. Kumar does not wear a jacket 5. Ribeiro does not like to wear the black colour 6. Each of the friends wore only one outer garment of only one colour What is the colour of the tie?
In a class of 60 students, where the number of girls is twice that of boys, Kamal, a boy, ranked seventeenth from the top. If there are 9 girls ahead of Kamal, the number of boys in rank after him is:
There are five persons in a group — P, Q, R, S and T. The group has one doctor, one lawyer and one artist. P and S are unmarried students. T is a man married to one of the group members. Q is the brother of P and is neither doctor nor artist. R is not doctor. Who is the lawyer?
A person is standing on the first step from the bottom of a ladder. If he has to climb 4 more steps to reach exactly the middle step, how many steps does the ladder have?
There are five persons in a group — P, Q, R, S and T. The group has one doctor, one lawyer and one artist. P and S are unmarried students. T is a man married to one of the group members. Q is the brother of P and is neither doctor nor artist. R is not doctor. Who is the spouse of R?
Four persons A, B, C and D consisting of two married couples are in a group. Both the women are shorter than their respective husband. A is the tallest among the four. C is taller than B. D is B’s brother. In this context which one of the following statements is not correct?
Two men, Anil and David, and two women, Shabnam and Rekha are in a sales group. Only two speak Tamil. The other two speak Marathi. Only one man and one women can drive a car. Shabnam speaks Marathi. Anil speaks Tamil. Both Rekha and David can drive. Which of the following statements is true?
Shahid and Rohit start from the same point in opposite directions. After each 1 km, Shahid always turns left and Rohit always turns right. Which of the following statements is correct?
All good athletes want to win and all athletes who want to win eat a well-balanced diet: therefore all athletes who do not eat a well-balanced diet are bad athletes.
Geeta: Naresh has become a better boxer since he started meditation. Radha: Impossible A boxer’s most important asset is his aggressiveness. Radha’s statement reflects her belief that
What is the number of logically possible orders of all six cousins in terms of increasing age?
“By liberty I mean the eager maintenance of that atmosphere in which men have the opportunity to be their best selves.” Which one of the following expresses the view implied in the above statement?
Usha runs faster than Kamla, Priti runs slower than Swati, Swati runs slower than Kamala. Who is the slowest runner?
Twelve people form a club. By picking lots, one of them will host a dinner for all one once in a month. The number of dinners a particular member has to host in one year is
Which one of the following is possible?
In a group of persons travelling in a bus, 6 persons can speak Tamil, 15 can speak Hindi and 6 can speak Gujarati. In that group none can speak any other language. If 2 persons in the group can speak two languages only and one person can speak all the three languages, then how many persons are there in the group?
Consider the following statements: 1. A man had a wife, two and two daughters in his family. 2. The daughters were invited to a feast and the male members of the family went out to take part in a picnic. 3. The man’s father did not return from his work. Which of the following statements is true?
The number of person who read magazine X only is thrice the number of persons who read magazine Y. The number of persons who read magazine Y only is thrice the number of persons who read magazine X. Then, which of the following conclusions can be drawn? Statement 1. The number of persons who read both the magazines is twice the number of persons who read only magazine X. 2. The total number of persons who read either one magazine or both the magazines is twice the number of persons who read both the magazines. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
A society consists of only two types of people – fighters and cowards. Two cowards are always friends. A fighter and a coward are always enemies. Fighters are indifferent to one another. If A and B are enemies, C and D are friends, E and F are indifferent to each other, A and E are not enemies, while B and F are enemies. Which of the following statements is correct?
Consider the following matrix: 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | ? | 1 6 | 56 | 90 | 2 | 20 | 0 Which is the missing number at ‘?’ in the matrix?
Consider the figures given below: [Image: Question Image] To fit the question mark, the correct answer is
Examine the following statements: 1. Ladyfinger is tastier than cabbage. 2. Cauliflower is tastier than ladyfinger. 3. Cabbage is not tastier than peas. The conclusion that can be drawn from these statements is that
Twelve people from a club. By picking lots, one of them will host a dinner for all once in a month. The number of dinners a particular member has to host in one year is