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UPSC CSE CSAT 2019 · Paper II (CSAT) · Question 69 · Arithmetic: percentage, ratio, averages, time & work

सुनीता कागज़ के एक पत्रक को तीन टुकड़ों में काटती है । पहले टुकड़े की लंबाई एक अंक वाली तीन विषम…

UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2019, General Studies Paper II (CSAT), Question 69 — Arithmetic: percentage, ratio, averages, time & work.

सुनीता कागज़ के एक पत्रक को तीन टुकड़ों में काटती है । पहले टुकड़े की लंबाई एक अंक वाली तीन विषम अभाज्य संख्याओं के औसत के बराबर है । दूसरे टुकड़े की लंबाई पहले टुकड़े की लंबाई और तीसरे टुकड़े की एक-तिहाई लंबाई के योग के बराबर है । तीसरे टुकड़े की लंबाई अन्य दो टुकड़ों की लंबाइयों के योग के बराबर है । कागज़ के मूल पत्रक की लंबाई कितनी है ?

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Sunita cuts a sheet of paper into three pieces. Length of first piece is equal to the average of the three single digit odd prime numbers. Length of the second piece is equal to that of the first plus one-third the length of the third. The third piece is as long as the other two pieces together. The length of the original sheet of paper is

(a) 13 units · (b) 15 units · (c) 16 units · (d) 30 units

उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English

Answer: (d) 30 इकाई

The single-digit odd primes are 3, 5 and 7, so the first piece is 5 units. With the third piece T, the second is 5 + T/3 and T = 10 + T/3, so T = 15, the second piece is 10 and the sheet is 30 units.

  1. Single-digit odd primes: 3, 5, 7; average = 15/3 = 5, so the first piece = 5.
  2. Let the third piece be T; the second = 5 + T/3.
  3. Third = first + second: T = 5 + 5 + T/3 → 2T/3 = 10 → T = 15.
  4. Second = 5 + 15/3 = 10.
  5. Sheet = 5 + 10 + 15 = 30 units.
  6. Check: the third piece (15) equals 5 + 10.

Remember · If one part equals the sum of the others, the whole is twice that part.

Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper II (2019, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·

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