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Prelims - Paper 2 (CSAT)

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2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.53
Which one of the following statements best reflects the crux of the passage?
CSAT
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?
CSAT
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?
CSAT
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?

CSAT
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?

CSAT
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?

CSAT
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?

CSAT
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?

CSAT
2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.61
Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical message implied by the above passage?
CSAT
2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.62

Regarding the financialization of household savings, which of the following statements best reflect the solutions that are implied by the passage?

1
A flexible environment is needed to develop solutions.
2
Households need customised solutions.
3
Innovations in financial technology are required.
CSAT
2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.63

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

1
Patent protection given to patentees puts a huge burden on public's purchasing power in accessing patented medicines.
2
Dependence on other countries for pharmaceutical products is a huge burden for developing and poor countries.
3
Providing medicines to the public at affordable prices is a key goal during the public health policy design in many countries.
4
Governments need to find an appropriate balance between the rights of patentees and the requirements of the patients.
CSAT
2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.64

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

1
Protection of privacy is not just a right, but it has value to the economy.
2
There is a fundamental link between privacy and innovation.
CSAT
2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.65
In an examination, the maximum marks for each of the four papers namely P, Q, R and S are 100. Marks scored by the students are in integers. A student can score 99% in n different ways. What is the value of n?
CSAT
2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.66
A flag has to be designed with 4 horizontal stripes using some or all of the colours red, green and yellow. What is the number of different ways in which this can be done so that no two adjacent stripes have the same colour?
CSAT
2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.67
A rectangular floor measures 4 m in length and 2.2 m in breadth. Tiles of size 140 cm by 60 cm have to be laid such that the tiles do not overlap. A tile can be placed in any orientation so long as its edges are parallel to the edges of the floor. What is the maximum number of tiles that can be accommodated on the floor?
CSAT
2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.68
There are five persons P, Q, R, S and T each one of whom has to be assigned one task. Neither P nor Q can be assigned Task-1. Task-2 must be assigned to either R or S. In how many ways can the assignment be done?
CSAT
2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.69

There are large number of silver coins weighing 2 gm, 5 gm, 10 gm, 25 gm, 50 gm each. Consider the following statements:

1
To buy 78 gm of coins one must buy at least 7 coins.
2
To weigh 78 gm using these coins one can use less than 7 coins.
CSAT
2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.70
Consider the following: I. A + B means A is neither smaller nor equal to B. II. A - B means A is not greater than B. III. A x B means A is not smaller than B. IV. A ÷ B means A is neither greater nor equal to B. V. A ± B means A is neither smaller nor greater than B. Statement: P x Q, P - T, T ÷ R, R ± S Conclusion-1: Q ± T Conclusion-2: S + Q Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Statement and the Conclusions?
CSAT
2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.71
Which one of the following statements most likely reflects as to what the author of the passage intends to say?
CSAT
2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.72
Which one of the following statements best reflects the most rational, logical and practical message conveyed by the passage?
CSAT
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