IAS CSAT — Reasoning previous year questions with solutions.
A statement followed by Conclusion-I and Conclusion-II is given below. You have to take the statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance from the commonly known facts. Read all Conclusions and then decide which of the given Conclusion(s) logically follows/follow from the statement, disregarding the commonly known facts. Statement: Some cats are almirahs. Some almirahs are chairs. All chairs are tables. Conclusion-I: Certainly some almirahs are tables. Conclusion-II: Some cats may not be chairs. Which one of the following is correct?
Consider two Statements and a Question: Statement-1: The last day of the month is a Wednesday. Statement-2: The third Saturday of the month was the seventeenth day. Question: What day is the fourteenth of the given month? Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Statements and the Question?
What is the value of ‘X’ in the sequence 2, 7, 22, 67, 202, X, 1822?
In the series_b_a_ba_b_abab_aab; fill in the six blanks (_) using one of the following given four choices such that the series follows a specific order.
Half of the villagers of a certain village have their own houses. One-fifth of the villagers cultivate paddy. One-third of the villagers are literate. Four-fifth of the villagers are under 25 years of age. Which one of the following statements is certainly correct?
Seven books P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are placed side by side. R, Q and T have blue covers and other books have red covers. Only S and U are new books and the rest are old. P, R and S are law reports; the rest are Gazetteers. Books of old Gazetteers with blue covers are
In the English alphabet, the first 4 letters are written in opposite order; and the next 4 letters are written in opposite order and so on; and at the end Y and Z are interchanged. Which will be the fourth letter to the right of the 13th letter?
Images of consonants of the English alphabet (Capitals) are observed in a mirror. What is the number of images of these which do not look like their original shapes?
X said Y, “At the time of your birth I was twice as old as you are at present.” If the present age of X is 42 years, then consider the following statements: 1. 8 years ago, the age of X was five times the age of Y. 2. After 14 years, the age of X would be two times the age of Y. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Two statements S1 and S2 are given below followed by a Question: S1: There are not more than two figures on any page of a 51–page book. S2: There is at least one figure on every page. Are there more than 100 figures in that book? Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements and the Question?
A simple mathematical operation in each number of the sequence 14, 18, 20, 24, 30, 32 … results in a sequence with respect to prime numbers which one of the following is the next number in the sequence?
‘A’ is sixteenth from the left end in a row of boys and ‘V’ is eighteenth from the right end. ‘G’ is eleventh from ‘A’ towards the right and third from ‘V’ towards the right end. How many boys are there in the row?
Two statements S1 and S2 are given below with regard to two numbers followed by a Question: 1. S1: Their product is 21. 2. S2: Their sum is 10. What are the two numbers? Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements and the Question?
Two statements are given followed by two Conclusions: Statements: 1. All cats are dogs. 2. All cats are black. Conclusion–I: 1. All dogs are black. Conclusion–II: 1. Some dogs are not black. Which of the above conclusions logically follow/s from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts?
Three statements S1, S2, and S3 are given below followed by a Question: 1. S1: C is younger than D but older than A and B. 2. S2: D is the oldest. 3. S3: A is older than B. Who among A, B, C and D are the youngest? Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements and the Question?
Consider the following sequence of numbers: 5 1 4 7 3 9 8 5 7 2 6 3 1 5 8 6 3 8 5 2 2 4 3 4 9 6 How many odd numbers are followed by the odd number in the above sequence?
Two statements S1 and S2 are given below with regard to four numbers P, Q, R, and S followed by a Question: 1. S1: R is greater than P as well as Q. 2. S2: S is not the largest one. Among four numbers P, Q, R, and S which one is the largest? Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements and the Question?
A man walks down the backside of his house straight 25 meters, then turns to the right and walks 50 meters again; then he turns towards left and again walks 25 meters. If his house faces to the East, what is his direction from the starting point?
Two statements S1 and S2 are given below followed by a Question: S1: n is a prime number S2: n leaves a remainder of 1 when divided by 4. If n is a unique natural number between 10, and 20, then what is n? Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements and the Question?
The letters from A to Z are numbered from 1 to 26 respectively. If GHI = 1578 and DEF = 912, then what is ABC equal to?
Two Statements are given followed by two Conclusions: Statements: 1. All numbers are divisible by 2. 2. All numbers are divisible by 3. Conclusion-I: 1. All numbers are divisible by 6. Conclusion-II: 1. All numbers are divisible by 4. Which of the above Conclusions logically follows/follow from the two given Statements?
What is the missing term @ in the following? ACPQ: BESU: MNGI: @
If in a particular year 12 January is a Sunday, then which one of the following is correct?
A family of two generations consisting of six members P, Q, R, S, T, and U has three males and three females. There are two married couples and two unmarried siblings. U is P’s daughter and Q is R’s mother-in-law. T is an unmarried male and S is a male. Which one of the following is correct?