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4392 Previous Year Questions • 2016–2026 • Prelims, Mains, Essay, Optionals
Prelims - Paper 2 (CSAT)
20 shown2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.1
Unsustainability in production pattern is due to which of the following?
1
Heavy dependence on fossil fuels
2
Limited availability of resources
3
Expansion of recycling
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2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.2
Consider the following statements :
Developed countries can support developing countries' transition to sustainable human development by
1. making clean energy sources available at low cost
2. providing loans for improving their public transport at nominal interest rates
3. encouraging them to change their production and consumption patterns
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.3
According to the passage given above, deforestation and denudation will ultimately lead to which of the following?
1
Depletion of soil resource
2
Shortage of land for the common man
3
Lack of water for cultivation
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2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.4
What is the value of X in the sequence 20, 10, 10, 15, 30, 75, X?
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2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.5
An Identity Card has the number ABCDEFG, not necessarily in that order, where each letter represents a distinct digit (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 only). The number is divisible by 9. After deleting the first digit from the right, the resulting number is divisible by 6. After deleting two digits from the right of original number, the resulting number is divisible by 5. After deleting three digits from the right of original number, the resulting number is divisible by 4. After deleting four digits from the right of original number, the resulting number is divisible by 3. After deleting five digits from the right of original number, the resulting number is divisible by 2. Which of the following is a possible value for the sum of the middle three digits of the number?
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2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.6
Two friends X and Y start running and they run together for 50 m 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?
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2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.7
Which date of June 2099 among the following is Sunday?
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2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.8
A bill for ₹ 1,840 is paid in the denominations of ₹ 50, ₹ 20 and ₹ 10 notes. 50 notes in all are used. Consider the following statements :
1. 25 notes of ₹ 50 are used and the remaining are in the denominations of ₹ 20 and ₹ 10.
2. 35 notes of ₹ 20 are used and the remaining are in the denominations of ₹ 50 and ₹ 10.
3. 20 notes of ₹ 10 are used and the remaining are in the denominations of ₹ 50 and ₹ 20.
Which of the above statements are not correct?
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2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.9
Which number amongst 2^40, 3^21, 4^18 and 8^12 is the smallest?
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2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.10
The digits 1 to 9 are arranged in three rows in such a way that each row contains three digits, and the number formed in the second row is twice the number formed in the first row; and the number formed in the third row is thrice the number formed in the first row. Repetition of digits is not allowed. If only three of the four digits 2, 3, 7 and 9 are allowed to use in the first row, how many such combinations are possible to be arranged in the three rows?
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2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.11
Which one of the following statements best reflects the message of the author of the passage?
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2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.12
Why is the methodology adopted in India to count the 'poor' debatable?
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2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.13
Why is income poverty only one measure of counting the 'poor'?
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2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.14
What does the author mean by 'poverty of a life'?
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2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.15
X and Y run a 3 km race along a circular course of length 300 m. Their speeds are in the ratio 3 : 2. If they start together in the same direction, how many times would the first one pass the other (the start-off is not counted as passing)?
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2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.16
If the order of the letters in the English alphabet is reversed and each letter represents the letter whose position it occupies, then which one of the following represents 'LUCKNOW'?
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2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.17
In a tournament of Chess having 150 entrants, a player is eliminated whenever he loses a match. It is given that no match results in a tie/draw. How many matches are played in the entire tournament?
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2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.18
How many 3-digit natural numbers (without repetition of digits) are there such that each digit is odd and the number is divisible by 5?
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2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.19
Consider the Question and two Statements given below : Question : Is x an integer?
Statement-1
x / 3 is not an integer.
Statement-2
3x is an integer.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Question and the Statements?
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2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.20
The increase in the price of a certain item was 25%. Then the price was decreased by 20% and then again increased by 10%. What is the resultant increase in the price?
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