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4392 Previous Year Questions • 2016–2026 • Prelims, Mains, Essay, Optionals
Prelims - Paper 2 (CSAT)
20 shown2026•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.21
For 1/3 < x < y < 2,
which of the following statements is/are always correct?
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2026•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.22
What is the minimum number of times one needs to measure to get 298 litres of water from a tank, if the measuring cylinders have capacities 1 litre, 6 litres, 25 litres and 100 litres?
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2026•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.23
There are four types of weights, namely 1 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg and 10 kg. What is the maximum number of different ways one can measure 20 kg, if at least eight but not more than eleven weights of 1 kg are to be used while measuring?
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2026•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.24
A cut on a solid object divides the object into two parts where the new surfaces thus produced are plane. On the other hand, one single cut can be used to cut more than one object at a time. In an experiment, the total number of pieces produced by applying n cuts is denoted by Xn. The experiment is performed on a solid cube where pieces remain unmoved after each cut. In this experiment, if after the third cut, the pieces are identical, then which of the following is not a possible value for x4?
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2026•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.25
The class average x in a test increases by 4 when the score of a student is rectified, whose corrected score is 100 instead of 0. Later, the score of another student was found to have been recorded as 81 in place of 56. If there are no other corrections and the final corrected average is y, then y - x is
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2026•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.26
Which of the following conclusions is/are valid?
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2026•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.27
Which of the following reflect the intent of the writer in the above passage?
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2026•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.28
Which of the following statements reflect the logical and rational inferences that can be drawn from the passage?
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2026•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.29
Three variables x, y and z take values 2, 3, 4 or 5 such that their values are always distinct. If M and N denote the largest possible value and the smallest possible value, respectively, for the expression {(x * y) + z}, then M - N is
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2026•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.30
Suppose x, y and z are variables taking positive real numbers as their possible values. It is given that y is directly proportional to x^2 and x is inversely proportional to z. For z = 7/25, the values of x and y are 5 and 50, respectively. If y = 98, what is z equal to?
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2026•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.31
Which of the following assumptions is/are valid?
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2026•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.32
Which of the following statements is/are not correct?
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2026•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.33
P, Q, R, S and T are ranked 1 to 5 (not necessarily in that order). The rank of P is 4, the rank of Q is not 5, the rank of R is 1, the rank of S is not 2, the rank of T is not 3. Then
which of the following is/are correct?
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2026•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.34
Two identical straight rods are painted in five distinct colours so that each of them gets divided into five equal parts along the length. In one of them, the portions are marked P1, P2, P3, P4 and P5 whereas in the other, they are marked Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 and Q5. When the rods are kept parallel to each other side by side, P1 and Q3 match, P4 matches Q1 or Q2, and Q4 matches P3 or P5. If Q3 and Q5 are adjacent,
which of the following is/are possible?
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2026•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.35
Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G travel by three cars X, Y, Z. A and another two of them travel by X. Only E travels with G. C travels by Z, but B does not travel by Y. Besides, A and B do not travel by the same car. Then which of the following are correct?
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2026•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.36
There are four statements X, Y, Z and W. Their relations are as follows: If X is incorrect, then so is Z; if Y is incorrect, then W is correct; if W is correct, then X is incorrect.
Which of the following is/are correct?
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2026•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.37
X and Y are two runners who run for the same duration of time on the same circular track. They started running at the same time in the same direction with uniform speeds. When X completed 7 rounds, Y did exactly 5. After completing 5 rounds, Y changed his direction and started running in the opposite direction with speed which is double of his earlier speed. On the other hand, X continued to run with the same speed. They stopped running when X completed exactly 21 rounds. How many times did X and Y meet after they had started and before they finally stopped?
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2026•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.38
In an objective type question paper, 5 marks are awarded for a correct answer and 2 marks are deducted for a wrong answer. A student attempted all the questions and got a score of 69. Had he been awarded 4 marks for a correct answer and 1 mark deducted for a wrong answer, he would have scored 84. How many questions were there in the question paper?
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2026•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.39
Which of the following conclusions is/are valid?
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2026•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.40
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
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