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UPSC CSE CSAT 2024 · Paper II (CSAT) · Question 36 · Arithmetic: percentage, ratio, averages, time & work

निम्नलिखित पर विचार कीजिए : 6 बालकों का वजन = 7 बालिकाओं का वजन = 3 पुरुषों का वजन = 4 महिलाओं का…

UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2024, General Studies Paper II (CSAT), Question 36 — Arithmetic: percentage, ratio, averages, time & work.

निम्नलिखित पर विचार कीजिए :

6 बालकों का वजन = 7 बालिकाओं का वजन = 3 पुरुषों का वजन = 4 महिलाओं का वजन

यदि महिलाओं का औसत वजन 63 kg है, तो बालकों का औसत वजन क्या है?

Read this question in English

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?

(a) 40 kg · (b) 42 kg · (c) 45 kg · (d) 63 kg

उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English

Answer: (b) 42 kg

Four women weigh 4 × 63 = 252 kg, and six boys weigh the same. So the average boy weighs 252 ÷ 6 = 42 kg.

  1. Weight of 4 women = 4 × 63 = 252 kg.
  2. Weight of 6 boys = weight of 4 women = 252 kg.
  3. Average weight of a boy = 252 ÷ 6 = 42 kg.
  4. Check: 6 × 42 = 252 = 4 × 63.

Remember · In a chain of equal totals, use only the two links the question needs and ignore the rest.

Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper II (2024, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·

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