IAS CSAT — Reasoning previous year questions with solutions.
Consider the following sequence that follows some arrangement: c_accaa_aa_bc_b The letters that appear in the gaps are
P, Q and R are three towns. The distance between P and Q is 60 km, whereas the distance between P and R is 80 km. Q is in the West of P and R is in the South of P. What is the distance between Q and R?
Lakshmi, her brother, her daughter and her son are badminton players. A game of doubles is about to begin and they play in the following directions. 1. Lakshmi’s brother is directly across the net from her daughter. 2. Her son is diagonally across the net from the worst player’s sibling. 3. The best player and the worst player are on the same side of the net. Who is the best player?
Consider the following three-dimensional figure: [Image: image] How many triangles does the above figure have?
If Pen < Pencil, Pencil < Book and Book > Cap, Then which one of the following is always true?
The rotated positions of a single solid are shown below. The various faces of the solid are marked with different symbols like dots, cross and line. Answer the three questions that follow based on the given figures. [Image: image] | [Image: image] | [Image: image] | [Image: image] (I) | (II) | (III) | (IV) What is the symbol on the face opposite to that containing two dots?
A solid cube of side 3 cm, painted on all its faces is cut up into small cubes of 1 cm side. How many of the small cubes will have exactly two painted faces?
A group of 19 boys decided to play hockey. Out of these boys, 11 are wearing hockey shirts and 14 are wearing hockey pants. There are no boys without shirts and pants. What is the number of boys wearing full uniform?
A, B, C and D are students. They are studying in four different cities, namely in P, Q, R and S (not necessarily in that order). They are studying in Science college, Arts college, Commerce college and Engineering college (not necessarily in that order), which are situated in four different states, such as Gujarat, Rajasthan, Assam and Kerala (not necessarily in that order). Further, it is given that 1. D is studying in Assam. 2. Arts College is located in city S which is in Rajasthan. 3. A is studying in Commerce college. 4. B is studying in city Q. 5. Science college is located in Kerala. A is studying in:
Consider the figures given below: [Image: Question Image] To fit the question mark, the correct answer is:
The plan of an office block for six officers A, B, C, D, E and F is as follows. Both B and C occupy offices to the right of the corridor (as one enters the office block) and A occupies the left of the corridor. E and F occupy offices on opposite sides of the corridor but their offices do not face each other. The offices of C and D face each other. E does not have a corner office. F’s office is further down the corridor than A’s, but on the same side. Who is/are Fs immediate neighbour(s)?
A, B, C and D are students. They are studying in four different cities, namely in P, Q, R and S (not necessarily in that order). They are studying in Science college, Arts college, Commerce college and Engineering college (not necessarily in that order), which are situated in four different states, such as Gujarat, Rajasthan, Assam and Kerala (not necessarily in that order). Further, it is given that 1. D is studying in Assam. 2. Arts College is located in city S which is in Rajasthan. 3. A is studying in Commerce college. 4. B is studying in city Q. 5. Science college is located in Kerala. C is studying in:
A, B, C and D are students. They are studying in four different cities, namely in P, Q, R and S (not necessarily in that order). They are studying in Science college, Arts college, Commerce college and Engineering college (not necessarily in that order), which are situated in four different states, such as Gujarat, Rajasthan, Assam and Kerala (not necessarily in that order). Further, it is given that 1. D is studying in Assam. 2. Arts College is located in city S which is in Rajasthan. 3. A is studying in Commerce college. 4. B is studying in city Q. 5. Science college is located in Kerala. Science College is located in:
A, B, C and D are students. They are studying in four different cities, namely in P, Q, R and S (not necessarily in that order). They are studying in Science college, Arts college, Commerce college and Engineering college (not necessarily in that order), which are situated in four different states, such as Gujarat, Rajasthan, Assam and Kerala (not necessarily in that order). Further, it is given that 1. D is studying in Assam. 2. Arts College is located in city S which is in Rajasthan. 3. A is studying in Commerce college. 4. B is studying in city Q. 5. Science college is located in Kerala. Which one of the following statements is correct?
If RAMON is written as 12345 and DINESH as 675849, then HAMAM will be written as
If LSJXVC is the code for MUMBAI, then the code for DELHI is
The plan of an office block for six officers A, B, C, D, E and F is as follows. Both B and C occupy offices to the right of the corridor (as one enters the office block) and A occupies the left of the corridor. E and F occupy offices on opposite sides of the corridor but their offices do not face each other. The offices of C and D face each other. E does not have a corner office. F’s office is further down the corridor than A’s, but on the same side. If E sits in his office and faces the corridor, whose office is to his left?
[Image: image] [Image: image] In the above figures (I) to (VI), the objects contained in the circle are shown to change their positions in regular directions. Following the same sequence, which of the figures given below will appear at (VII) stage?
Consider the following pattern of numbers: 8 10 15 13 6 5 7 4 4 6 8 8 6 11 16 ? What is the number at (?) in the above pattern?
A, B, C and D are students. They are studying in four different cities, namely in P, Q, R and S (not necessarily in that order). They are studying in Science college, Arts college, Commerce college and Engineering college (not necessarily in that order), which are situated in four different states, such as Gujarat, Rajasthan, Assam and Kerala (not necessarily in that order). Further, it is given that 1. D is studying in Assam. 2. Arts College is located in city S which is in Rajasthan. 3. A is studying in Commerce college. 4. B is studying in city Q. 5. Science college is located in Kerala. Which one of the following statements is correct regarding Engineering College?
The rotated positions of a single solid are shown below. The various faces of the solid are marked with different symbols like dots, cross and line. Answer the three questions that follow based on the given figures. [Image: A black and white cube with a hole in the middle AI-generated content may be incorrect.] | [Image: A white dice with black dots AI-generated content may be incorrect.] | [Image: A black and white dice AI-generated content may be incorrect.] | [Image: A black and white dice with a x on it AI-generated content may be incorrect.] (I) | (II) | (III) | (IV) What is the symbol on the face opposite to that containing the cross?
The rotated positions of a single solid are shown below. The various faces of the solid are marked with different symbols like dots, cross and line. Answer the three questions that follow based on the given figures. [Image: image] | [Image: image] | [Image: image] | [Image: image] (I) | (II) | (III) | (IV) What is the symbol on the face opposite to that containing a single dot?
Consider the sequence given below: 4/12/95, 1/1/96, 29/1/96, 26/2/96, …….... What is the next term of the series?
Really I think that the poorest he that is in England has a life to live, as the greatest he, and therefore truly, I think it is clear that every man that is to live under a government ought first by his own consent to put himself under the government, and I do think that the poorest man in England is not at all bound in a strict sense to that government that he has not had a voice to put himself under. The above statement argues for