IAS CSAT — Reasoning previous year questions with solutions.
If the third day of a month is Monday, which one of the following will be the fifth day from 21st of this month?
Given the statements: ‘Buses are the cause of more accidents than cars, and trucks cause fewer accidents than buses’, which of the following conclusions can we draw from the statement?
Four children are sitting in a row. A is occupying the seat next to B but not next to C. If C is not sitting next to D, who is/are occupying seat/ seats adjacent to D?
There are seven up on a ladder, A, B, C, D, E, F and G (not in that order). A is further up than E but is lower than C. B is in the middle. G is between A and B. E is between B and F. If F is between E and D, the person on the bottom step of the ladder will be
A, B, C, D, E, F are members of a family. They are engineer, stenographer, doctor, draughtsman, lawyer and judge (not in order). A, the engineer is married to the lady stenographer. The judge is married to the lawyer. F, the draughtsman is the son of B and brother of E. C, the lawyer is the daughter in-law of D. E is the unmarried doctor. D is the grandmother of F. There are two married couples in the family. What is the profession of D?
Out of a total of 120 musicians in a club, 5 percent can play all the three instruments, guitar, violin and flute. It so happens that the number of musicians who can play any two and only two of the above instruments is 30. The number of musicians who can play the guitar alone is 40. What is the total number of those who can play violin alone or flute alone?
Six books are labelled A, B, C, D, E and F and are placed side by side. Books B, C, E and F have green covers while others have yellow covers. Books A, B and D are new while the rest are old volumes. Books A, B and C are law reports while the rest are medical extracts. Which two books are old medical extracts and have green covers?
The letters L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T in their order are substituted by nine integers 1 to 9 but not in that order. Integer 4 is assigned to P. The difference between P and T is 5. The difference between N and T is 3. What is the integer assigned to N?
Examine the following statements: 1. George attends Music classes on Monday. 2. He attends Mathematics classes on Wednesday. 3. His Literature classes are not on Friday. 4. He attends History classes on the day following the day of his Mathematics classes. 5. On Tuesday he attends his Sports classes. If he attends just one subject in a day and his Sunday is free, then he is also free on
Examine the following figure: [Image: Question Image] Which one of the following figures has the above figure embedded in it?
A question paper must have a question on one of the eight poets: A, B, C, D, E, F, G or H. The first four belong to the medieval period while the rest are considered modern poets. Generally, modern poets figure in the question paper in alternate years. Generally those who like H like G also; and those who like F like E also. The paper-setter does not like to ask about F as he has written a book on F, but the likes F. Last year, the paper contained a question on A. On the basis of the information given, this year’s paper is most likely to contain a questions on
Consider the table given below in which the numbers bear certain relationship among themselves along the rows: 29 | 13 | 18 33 | X | 19 30 | 27 | 3 Which one of the following numbers is the missing number indicated above by X?
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?
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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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?
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
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?
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?
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:
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?
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
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?
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?