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UPSC CSE CSAT 2016 · Paper II (CSAT) · Question 19 · Puzzles, arrangements & general mental ability

निम्नलिखित पांच (05) प्रश्नांशों के लिए निर्देश : नीचे दी गई सूचना पर विचार कीजिए और इसके बाद आने…

UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2016, General Studies Paper II (CSAT), Question 19 — Puzzles, arrangements & general mental ability.

निम्नलिखित पांच (05) प्रश्नांशों के लिए निर्देश : नीचे दी गई सूचना पर विचार कीजिए और इसके बाद आने वाले पांच प्रश्नांशों के उत्तर दीजिए :

एक दल में पांच व्यक्ति हैं — P, Q, R, S और T। दल में एक चिकित्सक, एक वकील और एक कलाकार है। P और S अविवाहित विद्यार्थी हैं। T एक पुरुष है जिसका विवाह दल के एक सदस्य से हुआ है। Q, P का भाई है और वह न तो चिकित्सक है, न ही कलाकार। R चिकित्सक नहीं है।

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Directions for the following 5 (five) items: Consider the following information and answer the five items that follow:

There are five persons in a group — P, Q, R, S and T. The group has one doctor, one lawyer and one artist. P and S are unmarried students. T is a man married to one of the group members. Q is the brother of P and is neither doctor nor artist. R is not doctor.

Who of the following is definitely a man?

(a) P · (b) S · (c) Q · (d) None of the above

उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English

Answer: (c) Q

Q is described as the brother of P, so Q is certainly a man. Nothing fixes the sex of P or S. T is also a man, but T is not among the options.

  1. Q is 'the brother of P' — so Q is a man.
  2. P and S are only called unmarried students; their sex is not given.
  3. T is 'a man' but is not an option, so the answer is Q.

Remember · 'Definitely' needs a direct word in the data — brother, man, husband; roles like student or doctor say nothing about sex.

Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper II (2016, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·

Cite this question: UPSC CSE CSAT 2016, Q19 — minimalistias.com/pyqs/csat/2016/q19

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