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4392 Previous Year Questions • 2016–2026 • Prelims, Mains, Essay, Optionals

Prelims - Paper 2 (CSAT)

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2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.21

Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :

Development of agricultural technology is confined to developed countries.

Agricultural technology is not adapted in developing countries.

2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.22

Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :

Poor countries need to bring about change in their existing farming techniques.

Developed countries have better infrastructure and they waste less food.

2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.23

Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :

Growing enough food for future generations will be a challenge.

Corporate farming is a viable option for food security in poor countries.

2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.24

The letters A, B, C, D and E are arranged in such a way that there are exactly two letters between A and E. How many such arrangements are possible?

2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.25

Consider the Question and two Statements given below : Question : Is Z brother of X?

X is a brother of Y and Y is a brother of Z.

X, Y and Z are siblings.

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

2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.26

On one side of a 1.01 km long road, 101 plants are planted at equal distance from each other. What is the total distance between 5 consecutive plants?

2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.27

A, B and C are three places such that there are three different roads from A to B, four different roads from B to C and three different roads from A to C. In how many different ways can one travel from A to C using these roads?

2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.28

A has some coins. He gives half of the coins and 2 more to B. B gives half of the coins and 2 more to C. C gives half of the coins and 2 more to D. The number of coins D has now, is the smallest two-digit number. How many coins does A have in the beginning?

2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.29

In the series AABABCABCDABCDE..., which letter appears at the 100th place?

2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.30

Three persons A, B and C are standing in a queue not necessarily in the same order. There are 4 persons between A and B, and 7 persons between B and C. If there are 11 persons ahead of C and 13 behind A, what could be the minimum number of persons in the queue?

2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.31

According to the passage, natural selection cannot anticipate future environments on the earth as 1. species not fully prepared to face the environmental changes that await them will face extinction 2. all the existing species would get extinct as their genomes will not withstand biological mishaps 3. inability of the genome to withstand environmental changes would result in extinction 4. extinction of species is a common feature Select the correct answer using the code given below.

2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.32

The passage suggests that Darwinian theory of evolution is not a theory at all because

2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.33

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

Only species that have the ability to overcome environmental catastrophes will survive and perpetuate.

More than 90% of the species on the earth are in the danger of getting extinct due to drastic changes in the environment.

Darwin's theory explains all the natural phenomena.

2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.34

Which one of the following statements best reflects the crux of the passage?

2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.35

How many seconds in total are there in x weeks, x days, x hours, x minutes and x seconds?

2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.36

P, Q, R, S, T and U are six members of a family. R is the spouse of Q. U is the mother of T and S is the daughter of U. P's daughter is T and R's son is P. There are two couples in the family. Which one of the following is correct?

2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.37

Consider the Question and two Statements given below in respect of three cities P, Q and R in a State : Question : How far is city P from city Q?

City Q is 18 km from city R.

City P is 43 km from city R.

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

2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.38

Two Statements followed by four Conclusions are given below. You have to take the Statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts. Read all the Conclusions and then decide which of the given Conclusions logically follows/follow from the Statements, disregarding the commonly known facts :

All pens are books.

No chair is a pen. Conclusion-I : All chairs are books. Conclusion-II : Some chairs are pens. Conclusion-III : All books are chairs. Conclusion-IV : No chair is a book.

Which one of the following is correct?

2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.39

Three Statements followed by three Conclusions are given below. You have to take the Statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts. Read all the Conclusions and then decide which of the given Conclusions logically follows/follow from the Statements, disregarding the commonly known facts :

Some doctors are teachers.

All teachers are engineers.

All engineers are scientists. Conclusion-I : Some scientists are doctors. Conclusion-II : All engineers are doctors. Conclusion-III : Some engineers are doctors.

Which one of the following is correct?

2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.40

Eight students A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H sit around a circular table, equidistant from each other, facing the centre of the table, not necessarily in the same order. B and D sit neither adjacent to C nor opposite to C. A sits in between E and D, and F sits in between B and H. Which one of the following is definitely correct?

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