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4392 Previous Year Questions • 2016–2026 • Prelims, Mains, Essay, Optionals
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Prelims - Paper 2 (CSAT)
20 shown2015•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.9
Twelve people form a club. By picking lots, one of them will host a dinner for all once in a month. The number of dinners a particular member has to host in one year is
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2015•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.10
An automobile owner reduced his monthly petrol consumption when the prices went up. The price-consumption relationship is as follows:
Price (in ₹ per litre): 40, 50, 60, 75
Monthly consumption (in litres): 60, 48, 40, 32
If the price goes up to ₹ 80 per litre, his expected consumption (in litres) will be
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2015•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.11
🖼️ DiagramConsider the figures given below:. To fit the question mark, the correct answer is
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2015•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.12
Consider the following matrix:
Row 1: 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | ? | 1
Row 2: 6 | 56 | 90 | 2 | 20 | 0
What is the missing number at '?' in the matrix?
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2015•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.13
What is the missing number 'X' of the series 7, X, 21, 31, 43?
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2015•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.14
🖼️ DiagramFour cardboard pieces of specific shapes are shown in the following figure. Which one of the following figures given can be formed by joining these pieces together?
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2015•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.15
In a test, a candidate attempted only 8 questions and secured 50% marks in each of the questions. If he obtained a total of 40% in the test and all questions in the test carried equal marks, how many questions were there in the test?
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2015•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.16
A father is nine times as old as his son and the mother is eight times as old as the son. The sum of the father's and the mother's age is 51 years. What is the age of the son?
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2015•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.17
Four persons A, B, C and D consisting of two married couples are in a group. Both the women are shorter than their respective husbands. A is the tallest among the four. C is taller than B. D is B's brother. In this context,
which one of the following statements is not correct?
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2015•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.18
Consider the following statements:
1
A man had a wife, two sons and two daughters in his family.
2
The daughters were invited to a feast and the male members of the family went out to take part in a picnic.
3
The man's father did not return from his work.
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2015•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.19
Geeta: Naresh has become a better boxer since he started meditation.
Radha: Impossible. A boxer's most important asset is his aggressiveness.
Radha's statement reflects her belief that
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2015•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.20
All good athletes want to win and all athletes who want to win eat a well-balanced diet; therefore all athletes who do not eat a well-balanced diet are bad athletes.
The best conclusion from this statement is that
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2015•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.21
The richer States have a responsibility to cut down carbon emissions and promote clean energy investments. These are the States that got electricity, grew faster and now have high per capita income, making them capable of sharing India's burden of becoming eco-friendly. Delhi, for example, can help by generating its own clean electricity using solar rooftop panels or even help poor States finance their clean energy projects. It is no secret that State Electricity Boards, which control 95% of the distribution network, are neck-deep in losses. These losses further discourage State utilities from adopting renewable energy as it is more expensive than fossil fuels.
Which among the following is the most logical and rational assumption that can be made from the above passage?
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2015•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.22
Set against a rural backdrop, 'Stench of kerosene' is the story of a couple, Guleri and Manak, who have been happily married for several years but do not have a child. Manak's mother is desperate to have a grandchild to carry on the family name. Hence, she gets Manak remarried in Guleri's absence. Manak, who acts as a reluctant but passive spectator, is meanwhile, informed by a friend that Guleri, on hearing about her husband's second marriage, poured kerosene on her clothes and set fire to them. Manak is heartbroken and begins to live as if he were a dead man. When his second wife delivers a son, Manak stares at the child for a long time and blurts out, "Take him away! He stinks of kerosene."
This is a sensitive issue-based story which tries to sensitise the readers about
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2015•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.23
The ultimate aim of government is not to rule or control by fear, nor to demand obedience, but conversely, to free every man from fear, that he may live in all possible security. In other words, to strengthen his natural right to exist and work without injury to himself or others. The object of government is not to change men from rational beings into beasts or puppets. It should enable them to develop their minds and bodies in security, and to employ their reason unshackled.
Which among the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage?
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2015•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.24
Our municipal corporations are understaffed. The issue of skills and competencies of the staff poses an even greater challenge. Urban services delivery and infrastructure are complex to plan and execute. They require a high degree of specialization and professionalism. The current framework within which municipal employees, including senior management, are recruited does not adequately factor in the technical and managerial competencies required. Cadre and recruitment rules only specify the bare minimum in academic qualifications. There is no mention of managerial or technical competencies, or of relevant work experience. This is the case with most municipal corporations. They also suffer from weak organisation design and structure.
Which among the following is the most logical and rational assumption that can be made from the above passage?
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2015•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.25
Flamingos in large flocks in the wild are social and extremely loyal. They perform group mating dances. Parents are very fond of their chicks, gathering them into crèches for protection while both males and females fly off to search for food.
Which among the following is the most logical corollary to the above passage?
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2015•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.26
Vast numbers of Indian citizens without bank accounts live in rural areas, are financially and functionally illiterate, and have little experience with technology. A research study was conducted in a particular area in which electronic wage payments in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) are meant to go directly to the poor. It was observed that recipients often assume that the village leader needs to mediate the process, as was the case under the previous paper-based system. Among households under this research study area who claimed to have at least one bank account, over a third reported still receiving MGNREGS wages in cash directly from a village leader.
What is the most logical, rational and crucial message that is implied in the above passage?
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2015•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.27
Individuals, groups and leaders who promote human development operate under strong institutional, structural and political constraints that affect policy options. But experience suggests broad principles for shaping an appropriate agenda for human development. One important finding from several decades of human development experience is that focusing exclusively on economic growth is problematic. While we have good knowledge about how to advance health and education, the causes of growth are much less certain and growth is often elusive. Further, an unbalanced emphasis on growth is often associated with negative environmental consequences and adverse distributional effects. The experience of China, with its impressive growth record, reflects these broader concerns and underlines the importance of balanced approaches that emphasize investments in the non-income aspects of human development. With reference to the above passage, consider the following statements:
1
In developing countries, a strong institutional framework is the only requirement for human development and policy options.
2
Human development and economic growth are not always positively inter-related.
3
Focusing only on human development should be the goal of economic growth.
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2015•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.28
With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1
Higher economic growth is essential to ensure reduction in economic disparity.
2
Environmental degradation is sometimes a consequence of economic growth.
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