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2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.41

With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:

1
Global warming is causing spring to come early and for longer durations.
2
Early spring and longer period of spring is not good for bird populations.
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2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.42
Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical, rational and crucial message implied by the passage?
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2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.43
Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical, rational and crucial message conveyed by the passage?
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2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.44
A principal P becomes Q in 1 year when compounded half-yearly with R% annual rate of interest. If the same principal P becomes Q in 1 year when compounded annually with S% annual rate of interest, then which one of the following is correct?
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2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.45
How many natural numbers are there which give a remainder of 31 when 1186 is divided by these natural numbers?
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2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.46

Let pp, qq and rr be 2-digit numbers where p < q < r. If pp + qq + rr = tt0, where tt0 is a 3-digit number ending with zero, consider the following statements:

1
The number of possible values of p is
2
The number of possible values of q is
6
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.47
What is the sum of all 4-digit numbers less than 2000 formed by the digits 1, 2, 3 and 4, where none of the digits is repeated?
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2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.48
What is the number of selections of 10 consecutive things out of 12 things in a circle taken in the clockwise direction?
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2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.49
If today is Sunday, then which day is it exactly on 10^10 th day?
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2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.50
There are three traffic signals. Each signal changes colour from green to red and then from red to green. The first signal takes 25 seconds, the second signal takes 39 seconds and the third signal takes 60 seconds to change the colour from green to red. The durations for green and red colours are same. At 2:00 p.m., they together turn green. At what time will they change to green next, simultaneously?
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2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.51
Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical and rational message conveyed by the author of the passage?
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2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.52
Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical and practical message conveyed by the passage?
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2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.53
Which one of the following statements best reflects the crux of the passage?
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2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.54
40 children are standing in a circle and one of them (say child-1) has a ring. The ring is passed clockwise. Child-1 passes on to child-2, child-2 passes on to child-4, child-4 passes on to child-7 and so on. After how many such changes (including child-1) will the ring be in the hands of child-1 again?
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2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.55
What is the middle term of the sequence Z, Z, Y, Y, Y, X, X, X, X, W, W, W, W, W, ..., A?
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2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.56

Question: Is p greater than q?

Statement-1
p x q is greater than zero.
Statement-2
p^2 is greater than q^2.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?

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2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.57

Question: Is (p + q - r) greater than (p - q + r), where p, q and r are integers?

Statement-1
(p - q) is positive.
Statement-2
(p - r) is negative.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?

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2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.58

In a party, 75 persons took tea, 60 persons took coffee and 15 persons took both tea and coffee. No one taking milk takes tea. Each person takes at least one drink. Question: How many persons attended the party?

Statement-1
50 persons took milk.
Statement-2
Number of persons who attended the party is five times the number of persons who took milk only.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?

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2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.59

Consider a 3-digit number. Question: What is the number?

Statement-1
The sum of the digits of the number is equal to the product of the digits.
Statement-2
The number is divisible by the sum of the digits of the number.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?

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2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.60

For five children with ages a < b < c < d < e; any two successive ages differ by 2 years. Question: What is the age of the youngest child?

Statement-1
The age of the eldest is 3 times the youngest.
Statement-2
The average age of the children is 8 years.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?

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