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2026•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.7
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
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2026•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.12
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
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2026•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.16
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
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2026•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.47
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
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2026•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.55
Which of the following statements are not correct?
CSAT
2026•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.66
A is a 2-digit number with different digits. B is also a 2-digit number and is obtained by reversing the digits of A. If A - B is a multiple of 27, where A > B, how many such different A's are possible?
CSAT
2024•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.38
The calendar for the year 2025 is same for
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2024•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.46
What is the sum of the first 28 terms in the following sequence? 1, 1, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1, 4, 3, 2, 1, 5, 4, 3, 2, ...
CSAT
2024•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.73

A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements. Age of each of P and Q is less than 100 years but more than 10 years. If you interchange the digits of the age of P, the number represents the age of Q. Question: What is the difference of their ages?

Statement-I
The age of P is greater than the age of Q.
Statement-II
The sum of their ages is 11/6 times their difference.

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.5
In how many ways can a batsman score exactly 25 runs by scoring single runs, fours and sixes only, irrespective of the sequence of scoring shots?
CSAT
2023•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.79

A cuboid of dimensions 7 cm x 5 cm x 3 cm is painted red, green and blue colour on each pair of opposite faces of dimensions 7 cm x 5 cm, 5 cm x 3 cm, 7 cm x 3 cm respectively. Then the cuboid is cut and separated into various cubes each of side length 1 cm. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1
There are exactly 15 small cubes with no paint on any face.
2
There are exactly 6 small cubes with exactly two faces, one painted with blue and the other with green.
CSAT
2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.7
Which date of June 2099 among the following is Sunday?
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2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.43

Which of the following would invariably happen in a country, when the demographic dividend has begun to operate?

1
The number of illiterate people will decrease.
2
The ratio of very old and very young will decrease for a while.
3
Population growth rate will quickly stabilize.
CSAT
2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.44

With reference to the passage, which of the following inferences can be drawn?

1
Demographic dividend is an essential condition for a country to rapidly increase its economic growth rate.
2
Promotion of higher education is an essential condition for a country for its rapid economic growth.
CSAT
2022•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.68

Consider the following statements :

1
Between 3:16 p.m. and 3:17 p.m., both hour hand and minute hand coincide.
2
Between 4:58 p.m. and 4:59 p.m., both minute hand and second hand coincide.
CSAT
2019•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.57
'A' started from his house and walked 20 m towards East, where his friend 'B' joined him. They together walked 10 m in the same direction. Then 'A' turned left while 'B' turned right and travelled 2 m and 8 m respectively. Again 'B' turned left to travel 4 m followed by 5 m to his right to reach his office. 'A' turned right and travelled 12 m to reach his office. What is the shortest distance between the two offices?
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2018•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.24
X and Y are natural numbers other than 1, and Y is greater than X. Which of the following represents the largest number?
CSAT
2018•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.35
A solid cube of 3 cm side, painted on all its faces, is cut up into small cubes of 1 cm side. How many of the small cubes will have exactly two painted faces?
CSAT
2018•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.59
Consider the sequence given below : 4/12/95, 1/1/96, 29/1/96, 26/2/96, .... What is the next term of the series?
CSAT
2017•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.14
The sum of income of A and B is more than that of C and D taken together. The sum of income of A and C is the same as that of B and D taken together. Moreover, A earns half as much as the sum of the income of B and D. Whose income is the highest?
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