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UPSC CSE CSAT 2019 · Paper II (CSAT) · Question 78 · Puzzles, arrangements & general mental ability

आगे आने वाले 3 (तीन) प्रश्नांशों के लिए निर्देश : निम्नलिखित सूचना को पढ़िए और उनके बाद आने वाले…

UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2019, General Studies Paper II (CSAT), Question 78 — Puzzles, arrangements & general mental ability.

आगे आने वाले 3 (तीन) प्रश्नांशों के लिए निर्देश : निम्नलिखित सूचना को पढ़िए और उनके बाद आने वाले तीन प्रश्नांशों के उत्तर दीजिए,:

छह विद्यार्थी A, B, C, D, E और F कई परीक्षाओं में बैठे । या तो C का या F का प्राप्तांक अधिकतम है । जब भी C का प्राप्तांक अधिकतम होता है, तब E का प्राप्तांक न्यूनतम होता है । जब भी F का प्राप्तांक अधिकतम होता है, B का प्राप्तांक न्यूनतम होता है ।

सभी परीक्षाओं में, उन्हें अलग-अलग अंक प्राप्त होते हैं; D का प्राप्तांक A के प्राप्तांक से अधिक है, लेकिन वे निकट प्रतिस्पर्धी हैं; A का प्राप्तांक B के प्राप्तांक से अधिक है; C का प्राप्तांक A के प्राप्तांक से अधिक है ।

यदि E का योग्यता-क्रम तीसरा हो, तो निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा एक सही है ?

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Directions for the following 3 (three) items: Read the following information and answer the three items that follow:

Six students A, B, C, D, E and F appeared in several tests. Either C or F scores the highest. Whenever C scores the highest, then E scores the least. Whenever F scores the highest, B scores the least.

In all the tests they got different marks; D scores higher than A, but they are close competitors; A scores higher than B; C scores higher than A.

If E is ranked third, then which one of the following is correct?

(a) E gets more marks than C · (b) C gets more marks than E · (c) A is ranked fourth · (d) D is ranked fifth

उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English

Answer: (b) C का प्राप्तांक E के प्राप्तांक से अधिक होगा

E third means E is not last, so C cannot be first; F is first and B last. D and A must sit together in places 4 and 5, leaving place 2 for C — above E.

  1. E is third, so E is not last; hence C is not first (C first forces E last).
  2. So F is first and B is sixth.
  3. Places 2, 4 and 5 remain for C, D and A, with D immediately above A.
  4. D and A take places 4 and 5; C takes place 2.
  5. Order: F, C, E, D, A, B — C scores more than E; A is fifth and D fourth, so (c) and (d) fail.

Remember · Use each 'whenever' rule in reverse too: if E is not last, C cannot be first.

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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