UPSC CSAT 2022 Questions

34 questions from the CSAT 2022 paper with answers and detailed solutions. Pick an option to check your answer.

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Q1CSAT 2022Average

The average weight of A, B and C is 40 kg. The average weight of B, D and E is 42 kg. F's weight is equal to B's weight. Find the average weight of A, B, C, D, E and F.

Q2CSAT 2022Divisibility RulesRemainder Theorem

A number N when divided by divisor D leaves remainder 7. When 2N is divided by D, the remainder is 9. What is the value of D?

Q3CSAT 2022Geometry and Mensuration

There are eight equidistant points on a circle. How many right-angled triangles can be drawn using these points as vertices and taking the diameter as one side of the triangle?

Q4CSAT 2022Geometry and Mensuration

Consider the following statements in respect of a rectangular sheet of length 20 cm and breadth 8 cm:

1. It is possible to cut the sheet exactly into 4 square sheets.

2. It is possible to cut the sheet into 10 triangular sheets of equal area.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Q5CSAT 2022LCM & HCF

A person X wants to distribute some pens among six children A, B, C, D, E and F. Suppose A gets twice the number of pens received by B, three times that of C, four times that of D, five times that of E and six times that of F. What is the minimum number of pens X should buy so that the number of pens each one gets is an even number?

Q6CSAT 2022LCM & HCFRemainder Theorem

What is the smallest number greater than 1000 that when divided by any one of the numbers 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 leaves a remainder of 3?

Q7CSAT 2022Mixtures and AlligationsRatio and Proportion

Container X initially contains 100 ml of milk, while container Y contains 100 ml of water.

20 ml of milk is transferred from X to Y. After mixing, 20 ml of the mixture in Y is transferred back to X.

If m represents the proportion of milk in X and n represents the proportion of water in Y, which statement is correct?

Q9CSAT 2022Percentage

Two candidates X and Y contested an election. 80% of voters cast their vote and there were no invalid votes. There was no NOTA (None of the above) option. X got 56% of the votes cast and won by 1440 votes. What is the total number of voters in the voters list?

Q10CSAT 2022PercentageSimplification & Approximation

The increase in the price of a certain item was 25%. Then the price was decreased by 20% and then again increased by 10%. What is the resultant increase in the price?

Q11CSAT 2022Percentage

When 70% of a number x is added to another number y, the sum becomes 165% of the value of y. When 60% of the number x is added to another number z, then the sum becomes 165% of the value of z. Which one of the following is correct?

Q13CSAT 2022Permutations and Combinations

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

Q14CSAT 2022Permutations and Combinations

A password contains one non-zero digit, one vowel and one consonant. It must start with the vowel and end with the consonant. How many passwords can be formed?

Q15CSAT 2022Rational NumbersData Sufficiency

Consider the question and two statements given below:
Question: Is p an integer?
Statement 1: 3p is not an integer.
Statement 2: 3p is an integer.
Which one of the following is correct?

Q16CSAT 2022Remainder Theorem

What is the remainder when 91 × 92 × 93 × 94 × 95 × 96 × 97 × 98 × 99 is divided by 1261?

Q17CSAT 2022Time and DistanceClocks

A man leaves home at 2:30 PM. He reaches a village when its clock shows 3:15 PM, stays for 25 minutes, and returns by a route 1.25 times longer at twice his earlier speed, reaching home at 4:00 PM. Compared with the home clock, what is the status of the village clock?

Q18CSAT 2022Time and DistanceRatio and Proportion

X and Y run a 3 km race on a circular track of circumference 300 m. Their speeds are in the ratio 3 : 2. They start together in the same direction. How many times will the faster runner pass the slower runner, excluding the starting point?

Q19CSAT 2022Time and Work

24 men and 12 women can complete a piece of work in 30 days. In how many days can 12 men and 24 women complete the same work?

Q20CSAT 2022Blood Relations

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?

Q21CSAT 2022Blood RelationsData Sufficiency

Consider the Question and two Statements given below:

Question: Is Z brother of X?

Statement-1: X is a brother of Y and Y is a brother of Z.

Statement-2: X, Y and Z are siblings.

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

Q22CSAT 2022Calendars

Which date of June 2099 among the following is Sunday?

Q23CSAT 2022Clocks

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.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Q24CSAT 2022Clocks

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

Q25CSAT 2022Coding-Decoding

If the order of the letters in the English alphabet is reversed and each letter represents the letter whose position it occupies, then which one of the following represents 'LUCKNOW?

Q27CSAT 2022Direction & Distance

Two friends X and Y start running and they run together for 50 m in the same direction and reach a point. X turns right and runs 60 m, while Y turns left and runs 40 m. Then X turns left and runs 50 m and stops, while Y turns right and runs 50 m and then stops. How far are the two friends from each other now?

Q28CSAT 2022Order & Ranking

Three persons A, B and c are standing in a queue not necessarily in the same order. There are 4 person 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?

Q29CSAT 2022Order & RankingData Sufficiency

Six lectures A, B, C, D, E and F, each of one hour duration, are scheduled between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

Consider the Question and two Statements given below:

Question: Which lecture is in the third period?

Statement-1: Lecture F is preceded by A and followed by C.

Statement-2: There is no lecture after lecture B

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

Q30CSAT 2022Problems on AgesData Sufficiency

Consider the Question and two Statements given below:

Question: What is the age of Manisha?

Statement-1: Manisha is 24 years younger than her mother.

Statement-2: 5 years later, the ages of Manisha and her mother will be in the ratio 3:5.

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

Q31CSAT 2022Seating Arrangement

Eight students A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H sit around a circular table, equidistant from each other, facing the center 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?

Q32CSAT 2022Seating ArrangementData Sufficiency

Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting equidistant from each other round a circular table (facing the center of the table).

Consider the Question and two Statements given below:

Question: Who is sitting on the immediate left of A?

Statement-1: B is sitting opposite to C and D is sitting opposite to E.

Statement-2: F is sitting on the immediate left of B.

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

Q33CSAT 2022Syllogism

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:

Statement-1: All pens are books.

Statement-2: 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?

Q34CSAT 2022Syllogism

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:

Statement-1: Some doctors are teachers.

Statement-2: All teachers are engineers.

Statement-3: 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?