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According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, one-third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted globally. Food is lost or wasted throughout the supply chain, from initial agricultural production to final household consumption. The increasing wastage also results in land degradation by about 45%, mainly due to deforestation, unsustainable agricultural practices, and excessive groundwater extraction. The energy spent over wasted food results in about 3.5 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide production every year. Decay also leads to harmful emissions of other gases in the atmosphere. Addressing the loss and wastage of food in all forms is critical to complete the cycle of food sufficiency and food sustainability.
Which of the following statements best reflect the most logical and rational inferences that can be made from the passage?
1.The current methods of food distribution are solely responsible for the loss and wastage of food.
2.Land productivity is adversely affected by the prevailing trend of food loss and wastage.
3.Reduction in the loss and wastage of food results in lesser carbon footprint.
4.Post-harvest technologies to prevent or reduce the loss and wastage of food are not available.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Question 2 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q2
Passage · read it, then answer
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, one-third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted globally. Food is lost or wasted throughout the supply chain, from initial agricultural production to final household consumption. The increasing wastage also results in land degradation by about 45%, mainly due to deforestation, unsustainable agricultural practices, and excessive groundwater extraction. The energy spent over wasted food results in about 3.5 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide production every year. Decay also leads to harmful emissions of other gases in the atmosphere. Addressing the loss and wastage of food in all forms is critical to complete the cycle of food sufficiency and food sustainability.
Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1.The food distribution mechanism needs to be reimagined and made effective to reduce the loss and wastage of food.
2.Ensuring the reduction of wastage and loss of food is a social and moral responsibility of all citizens.
Which of the assumptions given above is/are valid?
Question 3 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q3
Passage · read it, then answer
As inflation rises, even governments previously committed to budget discipline are spending freely to help households. Higher interest rates announced by central banks are supposed to help produce modest fiscal austerity, because to maintain stable debts while paying more to borrow, governments must cut spending or raise taxes. Without the fiscal backup, monetary policy eventually loses traction. Higher interest rates become inflationary, not disinflationary, because they simply lead governments to borrow more to pay rising debt-service costs. The risk of monetary unmooring is greater when public debt rises, because interest rates become more important to budget deficits.
Which of the following statements best reflects/reflect the most logical and rational inference/inferences that can be made from the passage?
1.Central banks cannot bring down inflation without budgetary backing.
2.The effects of monetary policy depend on the fiscal policies pursued by the government.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Question 4 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q4
Passage · read it, then answer
As inflation rises, even governments previously committed to budget discipline are spending freely to help households. Higher interest rates announced by central banks are supposed to help produce modest fiscal austerity, because to maintain stable debts while paying more to borrow, governments must cut spending or raise taxes. Without the fiscal backup, monetary policy eventually loses traction. Higher interest rates become inflationary, not disinflationary, because they simply lead governments to borrow more to pay rising debt-service costs. The risk of monetary unmooring is greater when public debt rises, because interest rates become more important to budget deficits.
Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1.Fiscal policies of governments are solely responsible for higher prices.
2.Higher prices do not affect the long-term government bonds.
Which of the assumptions given above is/are valid?
Question 5 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q5
What is the least possible number of cuts required to cut a cube into 64 identical pieces?
Question 6 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q6
In the expression 5 4 3 2 1, * is chosen from +, −, × each at most two times. What is the smallest non-negative value of the expression?
Question 7 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q7
A certain number of men can complete a piece of work in 6k days, where k is a natural number. By what percent should the number of men be increased so that the work can be completed in 5k days?
Question 8 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q8
X, Y and Z can complete a piece of work individually in 6 hours, 8 hours and 8 hours respectively. However, only one person at a time can work in each hour and nobody can work for two consecutive hours. All are engaged to finish the work. What is the minimum amount of time that they will take to finish the work?
Question 9 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q9
How many consecutive zeros are there at the end of the integer obtained in the product 1² × 2⁴ × 3⁶ × 4⁸ × ⋯ × 25⁵⁰?
Question 10 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q10
On January 1st, 2023, a person saved ₹1. On January 2nd, 2023, he saved ₹2 more than that on the previous day. On January 3rd, 2023, he saved ₹2 more than that on the previous day and so on. At the end of which date was his total savings a perfect square as well a perfect cube?
Question 11 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q11
Passage · read it, then answer
Today, if we consider cities such as New York, London and Paris as some of the most iconic cities in the world, it is because plans carrying a heavy systems approach were imposed on their precincts. The backbone of the systems theory is the process of translating social, spatial and cultural desirables into mathematical models using computing, statistics, optimization and an algorithmic way of formulating and solving problems. The early universities of the West which began to train professionals in planning, spawned some of the most ingenious planners, who were experts in these domains. This was because these very subjects were absorbed into the planning curriculum that had its roots in the social sciences, geography and architecture. Planning in India, and its education differ from the West.
Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage?
Question 12 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q12
Passage · read it, then answer
Today, if we consider cities such as New York, London and Paris as some of the most iconic cities in the world, it is because plans carrying a heavy systems approach were imposed on their precincts. The backbone of the systems theory is the process of translating social, spatial and cultural desirables into mathematical models using computing, statistics, optimization and an algorithmic way of formulating and solving problems. The early universities of the West which began to train professionals in planning, spawned some of the most ingenious planners, who were experts in these domains. This was because these very subjects were absorbed into the planning curriculum that had its roots in the social sciences, geography and architecture. Planning in India, and its education differ from the West.
Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1.India needs a new generation of urban professionals with knowledge relevant to modern urban practice.
2.Indian universities at present have no capacity or potential to impart training in systems approach.
Which of the assumptions given above is/are correct?
Question 13 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q13
Passage · read it, then answer
Not every voice on the internet commands the same kind of audience. When anonymous private entities with high capital can pay for more space for their opinions, they are effectively buying a louder voice. If political discourse in the digital sphere is a matter of outshining one’s opponent till the election is won, then the quality of politics suffers. The focus of social media is restricted to the promotion of content that generates more user engagement, regardless of how inflammatory the content may be.
Which one of the following statements best reflects the central idea of the above passage?
Question 14 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q14
Passage · read it, then answer
Not every voice on the internet commands the same kind of audience. When anonymous private entities with high capital can pay for more space for their opinions, they are effectively buying a louder voice. If political discourse in the digital sphere is a matter of outshining one’s opponent till the election is won, then the quality of politics suffers. The focus of social media is restricted to the promotion of content that generates more user engagement, regardless of how inflammatory the content may be.
Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1.Internet is not inclusive enough.
2.Internet can adversely affect the quality of politics in a country.
Which of the assumptions given above is/are valid?
Question 15 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q15
222³³³ + 333²²² is divisible by which of the following numbers?
Question 16 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q16
What percent of water must be mixed with honey so as to gain 20% by selling the mixture at the cost price of honey?
Question 17 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q17
What is the rightmost digit preceding the zeros in the value of 30³⁰?
Question 18 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q18
421 and 427, when divided by the same number, leave the same remainder 1. How many numbers can be used as the divisor in order to get the same remainder 1?
Question 19 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q19
A can X contains 399 litres of petrol and a can Y contains 532 litres of diesel. They are to be bottled in bottles of equal size so that whole of petrol and diesel would be separately bottled. The bottle capacity in terms of litres is an integer. How many different bottle sizes are possible?
Question 20 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q20
Consider the following statements in respect of the sum S = x + y + z, where x, y and z are distinct prime numbers each less than 10:
1.The unit digit of S can be 0.
2.The unit digit of S can be 9.
3.The unit digit of S can be 5.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Question 21 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q21
Passage · read it, then answer
By the time children reach class 8, the bulk of them tend to be in the age range of 13 years to 15 years. But in our country, about a quarter of all children in class 8 struggle with reading simple texts and more than half are still unable to do basic arithmetic operations like division. Every year about 25 million young boys and girls from elementary school move into the life that lies for them beyond compulsory schooling. They cannot enter the workforce at least in the organized sector till they are 18. For many families, these children are the first from their families ever to get this far in school. Parents and children expect that such ‘graduates’ from school will go on to high school and college. Hardly anyone wants to go back to agriculture. On the other hand, abilities in terms of academic competencies are far lower than they should be even based on curricular expectations of class 8.
Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1.For effective school education, parents have greater role than the governments.
2.School curriculum that conforms to today’s requirements and is uniform for the entire country may address the issues brought out.
Which of the assumptions given above is/are valid?
Question 22 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q22
Passage · read it, then answer
By the time children reach class 8, the bulk of them tend to be in the age range of 13 years to 15 years. But in our country, about a quarter of all children in class 8 struggle with reading simple texts and more than half are still unable to do basic arithmetic operations like division. Every year about 25 million young boys and girls from elementary school move into the life that lies for them beyond compulsory schooling. They cannot enter the workforce at least in the organized sector till they are 18. For many families, these children are the first from their families ever to get this far in school. Parents and children expect that such ‘graduates’ from school will go on to high school and college. Hardly anyone wants to go back to agriculture. On the other hand, abilities in terms of academic competencies are far lower than they should be even based on curricular expectations of class 8.
Which one of the following statements best reflects the central idea conveyed by the passage?
Question 23 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q23
Passage · read it, then answer
We take it for granted now that science has a social responsibility. The idea would not have occurred to Newton or Galileo. They thought of science as an account of the world as it is, and the only responsibility that they acknowledged was to tell the truth. The idea that science is a social enterprise is modern, and it begins at the industrial revolution. We are surprised that we cannot trace a social sense further back, because we nurse the illusion that the industrial revolution ended a golden age.
Which one of the following statements best reflects the thinking of the author about the science?
Question 24 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q24
Consider the sequence
A _ BCD _ BBCDABC _ DABC _ D
that follows a certain pattern. Which one of the following completes the sequence?
Question 25 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q25
Two persons P and Q enter into a business. P puts ₹14,000 more than Q, but P has invested for 8 months and Q has invested for 10 months. If P’s share is ₹400 more than Q’s share out of the total profit of ₹2,000, what is the capital contributed by P?
Question 26 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q26
P’s salary is 20% lower than Q’s salary which is 20% lower than R’s salary. By how much percent is R’s salary more than P’s salary?
Question 27 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q27
A number is mistakenly divided by 4 instead of multiplying by 4. What is the percentage change in the result due to this mistake?
Question 28 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q28
In an examination, 80% of students passed in English, 70% of students passed in Hindi and 15% failed in both the subjects. What is the percentage of students who failed in only one subject?
Question 29 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q29
A father said to his son, “n years back I was as old as you are now. My present age is four times your age n years back”. If the sum of the present ages of the father and the son is 130 years, what is the difference of their ages?
Question 30 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q30
Consider the following:
1.1000 litres = 1 m³
2.1 metric ton = 1000 kg
3.1 hectare = 10000 m²
Which of the above are correct?
Question 31 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q31
Passage · read it, then answer
“The history of science is the real history of mankind.” In this striking epigram, a nineteenth-century writer links science with its background. Like most epigrams, its power lies in emphasizing by contrast an aspect of truth which may be easily overlooked. In this case, it is easy to overlook the relations between science and mankind, and to treat the former as some abstract third party, which can sometimes be praised for its beneficial influences, but frequently and conveniently blamed for the horrors of war. Science and mankind cannot be divorced from time to time at men’s convenience. Yet we have seen that, in spite of countless opportunities of improvement, the opening years of the present period of civilization have been dominated by international conflict. Is this the inevitable result of the progress of science or does the fault lie elsewhere?
Which of the following is/are emphatically conveyed by the author of the passage?
1.Without science, mankind could not have continued to exist till today.
2.It is the science that will ultimately determine the destiny of mankind.
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Question 32 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q32
Passage · read it, then answer
“The history of science is the real history of mankind.” In this striking epigram, a nineteenth-century writer links science with its background. Like most epigrams, its power lies in emphasizing by contrast an aspect of truth which may be easily overlooked. In this case, it is easy to overlook the relations between science and mankind, and to treat the former as some abstract third party, which can sometimes be praised for its beneficial influences, but frequently and conveniently blamed for the horrors of war. Science and mankind cannot be divorced from time to time at men’s convenience. Yet we have seen that, in spite of countless opportunities of improvement, the opening years of the present period of civilization have been dominated by international conflict. Is this the inevitable result of the progress of science or does the fault lie elsewhere?
Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1.The horrors of modern life are the inevitable result of the progress of science.
2.The aspect of truth likely to be overlooked is that science is what man has made it.
Which of the assumptions given above is/are correct?
Question 33 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q33
Passage · read it, then answer
Only with long experience and opening of his wares on many a beach where his language is not spoken, will the merchant come to know the worth of what he carries, and what is parochial and what is universal in his choice. Such delicate goods as justice, love and honour, courtesy, and indeed all the things we care for, are valid everywhere but they are variously moulded and often differently handled, and sometimes nearly unrecognizable if you meet them in a foreign land, and the art of learning fundamental common values is perhaps the greatest gain of travel to those who wish to live at ease among their fellows.
When we meet other people while we travel, we learn to differentiate between
Question 34 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q34
Passage · read it, then answer
Only with long experience and opening of his wares on many a beach where his language is not spoken, will the merchant come to know the worth of what he carries, and what is parochial and what is universal in his choice. Such delicate goods as justice, love and honour, courtesy, and indeed all the things we care for, are valid everywhere but they are variously moulded and often differently handled, and sometimes nearly unrecognizable if you meet them in a foreign land, and the art of learning fundamental common values is perhaps the greatest gain of travel to those who wish to live at ease among their fellows.
With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1.Travel leads to an understanding of humans.
2.Travel helps those who wish to learn fundamental common values.
3.A person with long experience in travel can resolve differences amongst people.
Which of the assumptions given above are valid?
Question 35 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q35
Let X be a two-digit number and Y be another two-digit number formed by interchanging the digits of X. If (X + Y) is the greatest two-digit number, then what is the number of possible values of X?
Question 36 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q36
Consider the following:
Weight of 6 boys = Weight of 7 girls = Weight of 3 men = Weight of 4 women
If the average weight of the women is 63 kg, then what is the average weight of the boys?
Question 37 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q37
How many times the hour hand and the minute hand coincide in a clock between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. (same day)?
Question 38 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q38
The calendar for the year 2025 is same for
Question 39 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q39
Let p, q, r and s be distinct positive integers. Let p, q be odd and r, s be even. Consider the following statements:
1.(p − r)²(qs) is even.
2.(q − s)q²s is even.
3.(q + r)²(p + s) is odd.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Question 40 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q40
What is the angle between the minute hand and hour hand when the clock shows 4:25 hours?
Question 41 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q41
Passage · read it, then answer
Conventional classrooms, by emphasizing fixed duration over learning effectiveness, resign themselves to variable outcomes. The tyranny of the classroom is that every learner is subjected to the same set of lectures in the same way for the same duration. In the end, a few learners shine, some survive, and the rest are left behind. After the fixed duration, the classroom model moves on, with not a thought spared for those left behind. This is how we end up with 10 percent employability in our graduates after a decade and half of formal education. Repeating the same ineffectual script in the realm of skill education will not produce different results.
Which of the following statements best reflects/reflect the most logical and rational inference/inferences that can be made from the passage?
1.In conventional classroom learning, the central goal is duration of learning rather than attainment of competency.
2.Conventional classrooms encourage one-size-fits-all approach and stamp out all differentiation.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Question 42 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q42
Passage · read it, then answer
Conventional classrooms, by emphasizing fixed duration over learning effectiveness, resign themselves to variable outcomes. The tyranny of the classroom is that every learner is subjected to the same set of lectures in the same way for the same duration. In the end, a few learners shine, some survive, and the rest are left behind. After the fixed duration, the classroom model moves on, with not a thought spared for those left behind. This is how we end up with 10 percent employability in our graduates after a decade and half of formal education. Repeating the same ineffectual script in the realm of skill education will not produce different results.
Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1.As a large number of workers in our country are employed in unorganized sector, India does not need to change its present conventional classroom system of education.
2.Even with its present conventional classroom system of education, India produces sufficient number of skilled workers to fully realize the benefits of demographic dividend.
Which of the assumptions given above is/are valid?
Question 43 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q43
Passage · read it, then answer
When a child reaches adolescence, there is apt to be a conflict between the parents and the child, since the latter considers himself to be by now quite capable of managing his own affairs, while the former are filled with parental solicitude, which is often a disguise for love of power. Parents consider, usually, that the various moral problems which arise in adolescence are peculiarly their province. The options they express, however, are so dogmatic that the young seldom confide in them, and usually go their own way in secret.
Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1.The adolescent does not feel comfortable with his parents because they tend to be dominating and assertive.
2.The adolescent of modern times does not have much respect for parents.
Which of the assumptions given above is/are valid?
Question 44 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q44
Passage · read it, then answer
When a child reaches adolescence, there is apt to be a conflict between the parents and the child, since the latter considers himself to be by now quite capable of managing his own affairs, while the former are filled with parental solicitude, which is often a disguise for love of power. Parents consider, usually, that the various moral problems which arise in adolescence are peculiarly their province. The options they express, however, are so dogmatic that the young seldom confide in them, and usually go their own way in secret.
Which one of the following statements best reflects the central idea of the above passage?
Question 45 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q45
What is the number of fives used in numbering a 260-page book?
Question 46 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q46
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, ⋯
Question 47 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q47
A person buys three articles P, Q and R for ₹3,330. If P costs 25% more than R and R costs 20% more than Q, then what is the cost of P?
Question 48 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q48
If the sum of the two-digit numbers AB and CD is the three-digit number 1CE, where the letters A, B, C, D, E denote distinct digits, then what is the value of A?
Question 49 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q49
Three numbers x, y, z are selected from the set of the first seven natural numbers such that x > 2y > 3z. How many such distinct triplets (x, y, z) are possible?
Question 50 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q50
The total cost of 4 oranges, 6 mangoes and 8 apples is equal to twice the total cost of 1 orange, 2 mangoes and 5 apples. Consider the following statements:
1.The total cost of 3 oranges, 5 mangoes and 9 apples is equal to the total cost of 4 oranges, 6 mangoes and 8 apples.
2.The total cost of one orange and one mango is equal to the cost of one apple.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Question 51 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q51
Passage · read it, then answer
When an international team of scientists pumped a carbon dioxide and water mix into underground basalt rocks, basic chemistry took over. The acidic mixture dissolved rocks’ calcium and magnesium and formed limestone. Basically carbon dioxide is converted into stone, exclaimed the scientists.
Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical, rational and practical suggestion implied by the passage?
Question 52 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q52
Passage · read it, then answer
Geographers analyzed 175 satellite images of ocean colour, which is an indicator of phytoplankton productivity at the ocean’s surface, and found that giant icebergs are responsible for storing up to 20 percent of carbon in the Southern Ocean. The researchers discovered that melting water from giant icebergs which contains iron and other nutrients, supports hitherto unexpectedly high levels of phytoplankton growth.
Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1.Giant icebergs have a bearing on primary productivity and food chains of the Southern Ocean.
2.Melting of giant icebergs can produce climate change effects and impact world fisheries.
Which of the assumptions given above is/are valid?
Question 53 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q53
Passage · read it, then answer
Evolution has endowed caterpillars that feed on corn with a unique ability, they can induce the plant to turn off its defence against insect predators. This helps caterpillars to eat more and grow faster. The agent that causes this effect is the caterpillar’s faeces or frass. The find could throw new light on compounds associated with plant response to pathogens like fungi or bacteria.
Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical, rational and practical message conveyed by the passage?
Question 54 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q54
32⁵ + 2²⁷ is divisible by
Question 55 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q55
Let p and q be positive integers satisfying p < q and p + q = k. What is the smallest value of k that does not determine p and q uniquely?
Question 56 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q56
A person walks 100 m straight from his house, turns left and walks 100 m, again turns left and walks 300 m, then turns right and walks 100 m to reach his office. In which direction does he walk initially from his house if his office is exactly in the North-East direction?
Question 57 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q57
A person walks 100 m Westward, then turns left and walks 100 m. He then takes 225° turn clockwise. In which direction is he walking now?
Question 58 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q58
A Statement is given followed by two Conclusions numbered I and II. Consider the Statement and the Conclusions.
Statement:India is the world’s largest producer of milk.
Conclusion–I:India is the world’s largest exporter of milk.
Conclusion–II:India does not import milk.
Which one of the following is correct?
Question 59 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q59
A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements.
Question:What are the values of m and n, where m and n are natural numbers?
Statement–I:m + n > mn and m > n.
Statement–II:The product of m and n is 24.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
Question 60 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q60
A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements.
Question:What is the time required to download the software?
Statement–I:The size of the software is 12 megabytes.
Statement–II:The transfer rate is 2.4 kilobytes per second.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
Question 61 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q61
Passage · read it, then answer
In a robust democracy, reality, howsoever inconvenient it may be, finds its expression both in the speech of political leaders and the other social forms of assertion. The existence of the real has to be transparent, both through its circulation in and by the media as well as its argumentative articulation in deliberative democracy. A normatively responsible media through its communication effect has the responsibility to circulate the content of reality without distortion.
Which one of the following statements best reflects the crux of the above passage?
Question 62 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q62
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Now-a-days there is a growing trend to use interconnected home devices. As consumers increasingly network their homes, the connected home device manufacturers and service providers will seek to overcome “thin profit margins by gathering more of our personal data—with or without our agreement—turning the home into a corporate storefront”. Corporate marketers will have powerful incentives to observe consumer behaviour to understand the buying needs and preferences of the device owners.
Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical, rational and practical message implied by the passage?
Question 63 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q63
Passage · read it, then answer
Green growth involves rethinking growth strategies with regard to the impacts on environmental sustainability and the environmental resources available to poor and vulnerable groups. In rethinking growth, we need to focus on the current reality of a resource-constrained world. Resource intensive and, in particular energy intensive processes will need to make way for more efficient and resource frugal development strategies if we are to avoid an economic dead end or a world in which only a small elite is able to enjoy affluence in the midst of a sea of poverty.
Which one of the following statements best reflects the crux of the above passage?
Question 64 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q64
A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements.
Question:What are the unique values of x and y, where x, y are distinct natural numbers?
Statement–I:x / y is odd.
Statement–II:xy = 12
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
Question 65 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q65
A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements.
A certain amount was distributed among X, Y and Z.
Question:Who received the least amount?
Statement–I:X received 4/5 of what Y and Z together received.
Statement–II:Y received 2/7 of what X and Z together received.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
Question 66 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q66
A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements.
Question:If the average marks in a class are 60, then what is the number of students in the class?
Statement–I:The highest marks in the class are 70 and the lowest marks are 50.
Statement–II:Exclusion of highest and lowest marks from the class does not change the average.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
Question 67 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q67
A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements.
There are three distinct prime numbers whose sum is a prime number.
Question:What are those three numbers?
Statement–I:Their sum is less than 23.
Statement–II:One of the numbers is 5.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
Question 68 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q68
A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements.
Question:Is (x + y) an integer?
Statement–I:(2x + y) is an integer.
Statement–II:(x + 2y) is an integer.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
Question 69 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q69
A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements.
A person buys three articles p, q and r for ₹50. The price of the article q is ₹16 which is the least.
Question:What is the price of the article p?
Statement–I:The cost of p is not more than that of r.
Statement–II:The cost of r is not more than that of p.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
Question 70 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q70
A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements.
P, Q, R and S appeared in a test.
Question:Has P scored more marks than Q?
Statement–I:The sum of the marks scored by P and Q is equal to the sum of the marks scored by R and S.
Statement–II:The sum of the marks scored by P and S is more than the sum of the marks scored by Q and R.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
Question 71 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q71
Passage · read it, then answer
Unlike religion and science, poetry does not posit or expect any belief in absolute truths. Those forces or individuals who claim to have absolute truths in their grasp tend to turn dictatorial and tyrannical. Truth usually does not admit any contradictions or imperfections. It is unitarian. It is, therefore, not of much use for poetry. Poetry abides by the plurality of life and existence. Perhaps poetry follows reality which is plural, anachronistic, full of contradictions. Against the tyranny of truth, poetry remains a partisan of democratic reality. Against the arrogance of power, wealth and hierarchy, poetry proposes both humility and defiance.
Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical and rational message conveyed by the above passage?
Question 72 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q72
Passage · read it, then answer
The flower was not invented to please us. It flaunted its petals and spread its perfume to attract an insect. The insect carries the pollen from flower to flower so that pollen is not carried away by wind and thus not wasted. What we call a flower’s beauty is merely a by-product and a human invention. The perfume is not there to please us, it pleases us because it is there and we have been conditioned to it.
Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1.The author of the passage believes that flowers are creations of Nature’s luxury.
2.The author of the passage does not believe in the usefulness of flowers except as things of beauty.
Which of the assumptions given above is/are valid?
Question 73 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q73
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?
Question 74 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q74
A Main Statement is followed by four Statements labelled P, Q, R and S. Choose the ordered pair of the Statements where the first Statement implies the second, and the two Statements are logically consistent with the Main Statement.
Main Statement:Pradeep becomes either a Director or a Producer.
Statement P:Pradeep is a Director.
Statement Q:Pradeep is a Producer.
Statement R:Pradeep is not a Director.
Statement S:Pradeep is not a Producer.
Select the correct answer.
Question 75 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q75
If a + b means a − b; a − b means a × b; a × b means a ÷ b; a ÷ b means a + b, then what is the value of 10 + 30 − 100 × 50 ÷ 25? (Operations are to be replaced simultaneously)
Question 76 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q76
If P means ‘greater than (>)’; Q means ‘less than (<)’; R means ‘not greater than (≯)’; S means ‘not less than (≮)’ and T means ‘equal to (=)’, then consider the following statements:
1.If 2x(S)3y and 3x(T)4z, then 9y(P)8z.
2.If x(Q)2y and y(R)z, then x(R)z.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Question 77 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q77
If in a certain code, ‘ABCD’ is written as 24 and ‘EFGH’ is written as 1680, then how is ‘IJKL’ written in that code?
Question 78 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q78
If in a certain code, ‘POT’ is written as ATOP and ‘TRAP’ is written as APART, then how is ‘ARENA’ written in that code?
Question 79 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q79
What will come in place of in the sequence 3, 14, 39, 84, , 258?
Question 80 of 80 · CSAT 2024, Q80
In some code, letters P, Q, R, S, T represent numbers 4, 5, 10, 12, 15. It is not known which letter represents which number. If Q − S = 2S and T = R + S + 3, then what is the value of P + R − T?
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