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4392 Previous Year Questions • 2016–2026 • Prelims, Mains, Essay, Optionals
Prelims - Paper 2 (CSAT)
20 shown2021•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.1
Which one of the following statements best reflects the most critical inference that can be made from the passage given above ?
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2021•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.2
On the basis of the passage given above, the following assumptions have been made :
1
Sustainable production of India's cereal food grains is impossible without the diversity of pollinating animals.
2
Monoculture of horticultural crops hampers the survival of insects.
3
Pollinators become scarce in cultivated areas devoid of natural vegetation.
4
Diversity in insects induces diversity of plants.
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2021•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.3
Which one of the following statements best reflects the crux of the passage given above ?
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2021•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.4
On the basis of the passage given above, the following assumptions have been made :
1
BPA may alter embryonic development in vivo.
2
Biochemical and cell-based assays are useful in finding out treatments for pollution-induced diseases.
3
Embryonic stem cells could serve as a model to evaluate the physiological effects of environmental pollutants.
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2021•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.5
If 3^2019 is divided by 10, then what is the remainder ?
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2021•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.6
The number 3798125P369 is divisible by 7. What is the value of the digit P ?
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2021•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.7
From January 1, 2021, the price of petrol (in Rupees per litre) on mth day of the year is 80 + 0·1m, where m = 1, 2, 3, ..., 100 and thereafter remains constant. On the other hand, the price of diesel (in Rupees per litre) on nth day of 2021 is 69 + 0·15n for any n. On which date in the year 2021 are the prices of these two fuels equal ?
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2021•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.8
A biology class at high school predicted that a local population of animals will double in size every 12 years. The population at the beginning of the year 2021 was estimated to be 50 animals. If P represents the population after n years, then which one of the following equations represents the model of the class for the population ?
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2021•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.9
In a class, 60% of students are from India and 50% of the students are girls. If 30% of the Indian students are girls, then what percentage of foreign students are boys ?
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2021•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.10
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 radios are mobiles. All mobiles are computers. Some computers are watches.
Conclusion-I: Certainly some radios are watches.
Conclusion-II: Certainly some mobiles are watches.
Which one of the following is correct ?
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2021•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.11
On the basis of the passage given above, the following assumptions have been made :
1
Fig trees can often be keystone species in natural forests.
2
Fig trees can grow where other large woody species cannot grow.
3
Sacred trees can have a role in biodiversity conservation.
4
Fig trees have a role in the seed dispersal of other tree species.
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2021•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.12
Consider the following :
1
Cover crops
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Fertigation
3
Hydroponics
4
Mixed farming
5
Polyculture
6
Vertical farming
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2021•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.13
Which one of the following statements best reflects the most critical inference that can be made from the passage given above ?
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2021•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.14
On the basis of the passage given above, the following assumptions have been made :
1
People who are obsessed with personal hygiene tend to ignore the community hygiene.
2
Emergence of multi-drug resistant germs can be prevented by personal cleanliness.
3
Entry of the market in the domain of hygiene increases the risk of infectious diseases.
4
Scientific and micro-level interventions are not sufficient to bring down the burden of infectious diseases.
5
It is community hygiene implemented through public health measures that is really effective in the battle against infectious diseases.
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2021•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.15
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 ?
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2021•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.16
A boy plays with a ball and he drops it from a height of 1·5 m. Every time the ball hits the ground, it bounces back to attain a height 4/5th of the previous height. The ball does not bounce further if the previous height is less than 50 cm. What is the number of times the ball hits the ground before the ball stops bouncing ?
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2021•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.17
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 ?
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2021•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.18
A bank employee drives 10 km towards South from her house and turns to her left and drives another 20 km. She again turns left and drives 40 km, then she turns to her right and drives for another 5 km. She again turns to her right and drives another 30 km to reach her bank where she works. What is the shortest distance between her bank and her house ?
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2021•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.19
Integers are listed from 700 to 1000. In how many integers is the sum of the digits 10 ?
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2021•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.20
A woman runs 12 km towards her North, then 6 km towards her South and then 8 km towards her East. In which direction is she from her starting point ?
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