IAS CSAT — Reasoning previous year questions with solutions.
Consider the following statements: 1. A is older than B. 2. C and D are of the same age. 3. E is the youngest. 4. F is younger than D. 5. F is older than A. How many statements given above are required to determine the oldest person/person?
If today is Sunday, then which day is it exactly on \(10^{10}\text{th}\) day?
If ‘ZERO’ is written as ‘CHUR’, then how is ‘PLAYER’ written?
Consider the following: 1. \(A + B\) means \(A\) is neither smaller nor equal to \(B\). 2. \(A - B\) means \(A\) is not greater than \(B\). 3. \(A \times B\) means \(A\) is not smaller than \(B\). 4. \(A \div B\) means \(A\) is neither greater nor equal to \(B\). 5. \(A \pm B\) means \(A\) is neither smaller nor greater than \(B\). Statement: \(P \times Q\), \(P - T\), \(T \div R\), \(R \pm S\) Conclusion-1: \(Q \pm T\) Conclusion-2: \(S + Q\) Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Statement and the Conclusions?
There are five person P, Q, R, S and T each one of whom has to be assigned one task. Neither P nor Q can be assigned Task -1. Task-2 must be assigned to either R or S. In how many ways can the assignment be done?
Is \((p + q - r)\) greater than \((p - q + r)\), where p, q and rare integers? Statement-1: \((p - q)\) is positive. Statement-2: \((p - r)\) is negative. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
Let P, Q, R, S and T be five statements such that: 1. If P is true, then both Q and S are true. 2. If R and S are true, then T is false. Which of the following can be concluded? 1. If T is true, then at least one of P and R must be false. 2. If Q is true, then P is true. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Consider a 3-digit number. What is the number? 1. The sum of the digits of the number is equal to the product of the digits. 2. The number is divisible by the sum of the digits of the number. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
125 identical cubes are arranged in the form of a cubical block. How many cubes are surrounded by other cubes from each side?
Consider the sequence ABC_ _ABC_DABBCD_ABCD that follows a certain pattern. Which one of the following completes the sequence?
For five children with ages a < b < e ; any two successive ages differ by 2 years. What is the age off the youngest child? 1. Statement-I : The age of the eldest in 3 times the youngest. 2. Statement-2: The average age of the children is 8 years. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
In a party, 75 persons took tea, 60 persons took coffee and 15 persons took both tea and coffee. No one taking milk takes tea. Each person takes, at least one drink. How many persons attended the party? 1. 50 persons took milk. 2. Number of persons who attended the party is five times the number of persons who took milk only. Question and the Statements?
Is p greater than q? Statement-1: \(p \times q\) is greater than zero. Statement-2: \(p^{2}\) is greater than \(q^{2}\). Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
Consider the following statements in respect of five candidates P, Q, R, S and T. Two statements are true and one statement is false. True Statement: One of P and Q was selected for the job. False Statement: At least one of R and S was selected for the job. True Statement: At most two of R, S and T were selected for the job. Which of the following conclusions can be drawn? 1. At least four were selected for the job. 2. S was selected for the job. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Choose the group which is different from the others:
A cuboid of dimensions 7cm × 5cm × 3cm is painted red, green and blue colour on each pair of opposite faces of dimensions 7cm × 5cm, 5cm × 3cm, 7cm × 3cm respectively. Then the cuboid is cut and separated into various cubes each of side length 1cm. which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. There are exactly 15 small cubes with no paint on any face. 2. There are exactly 6 small cubes with exactly two faces, one painted with blue and the other with green. Selected the correct answer using the code given, below:
Two friends X and Y start running and they run together for 50m 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 stops. How far are the two friends from each other now?
Six lectures A, B, C, D, E and F each of one hour duration, are scheduled between 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Consider the question and two statements given below: Question: Which lecture is in the third period? 1. Statement 2: Lecture F is preceded by A and followed by C. 2. Statement 3: There is no lecture after lecture B. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the question and the statements?
Consider the following statements: 1. Between 3:16 pm and 3:17pm., both hour hand and minute hand coincide. 2. Between 4:58 pm and 4:59 pm, both minute hand and second hand coincide. Which of the above statements are correct?
In the series AABABCABCDABCDE…, which letter appears at the 100th place?
Consider the questions and two statements given below in respect of three cities P, Q and R is 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 is correct in respect of the question and statements?
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 follows/follow the statements, disregarding the commonly known facts: Statement-1: All pens are books. Statement-2: No chair is a pen. Conclusion-I: All chairs are books. Conclusion-II: Some chars are pens. Conclusion-III: All books are chairs. Conclusion-IV: No chair is a book. Which one of the following is correct?
What is the value of X in the sequence 20, 10, 10, 15, 30, 75, X?
Which date of June 2099 among the following in Sunday?