CSAT UPSC PYQ 2018

Read the following passage and answer the item that follows. Your answer to this item should be based on the passage only.Being a member of the WTO, India is bound by the agreements that have been signed and ratified by its members, including itself. According to Article 6 of the Agriculture Agreement, providing minimum support prices for agricultural products is considered distorting and is subject to limits. The subsidy arising from 'minimal supports' cannot exceed 10 per cent of the value of agricultural production for developing countries. PDS in India entails minimum support prices and public stockholding of food grains. It is possible that, in some years, the subsidy to producers will exceed 10 per cent of the value of agricultural production. What is the crucial message conveyed by the above passage?

Consider the following sum:\(\bullet \ + 1 \ \bullet \ + 2\ \bullet \ + \ \bullet \ 3 \ + \bullet \ 1 = 21 \ \bullet\)In the above sum, \(\bullet\) stands for

The term “two state solution” is sometimes mentioned in the news in the context of the affairs of: [2018]

Consider the following pairs:Regions sometimes mentioned in the newsCountry1. CataloniaSpain2. CrimeaHungary3. MindanaoPhilippines4. OromiaNigeriaWhich of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

If RAMON is written as 12345 and DINESH as 675849, then HAMAM will be written as

Consider the following graphs. The curves in the graphs indicate different age groups in the populations of two countries A and B over a period of few decades:With reference to the above graphs, which of the following are the most logical and rotational inferences that can be made?1. Over the last two and a half decades, the dependency ratio for country B has decreased.2. By the end of the next two and a half decades, the dependency ratio of country A and be much less than that of country B.3. In the next two decades, the work-force relative to its total population will increase in country B as compared to country A.Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Very recently, in which of the following countries having lakhs of people either suffered from severe famine/acute malnutrition or died due to starvation caused by war/ethnic conflicts?

With reference to the above table, which of the following is/are the most logical and rational inference/inferences that can be made?1. Higher per capita income is generally associated with higher Tele-density.2. Higher GDP growth rate always ensures higher per capita income.3. Higher GDP growth rate does not necessarily ensure higher Tele-density.Select the correct answer using the code given below.

According to the passage, which of the following are the consequences of decline in forest cover?1. Loss of topsoil2. Loss of smaller rivers3. Adverse effect on agricultural production4. Declining of groundwaterSelect the correct answer using the code given below.

Read the following passage and answer the item that follows. Your answer to this item should be based on the passage only.Cooking with biomass and coal in India is now recognized to cause major health problems, with women and children in poor populations facing the greatest risk. There are more than 10 lakh premature deaths each year from household air pollution due to polluting cooking fuels with another 1.5 lakh due to their contribution to general outdoor air pollution in the country. Although the fraction of the Indian population using clean cooking fuels, such as LPG, natural gas and electricity, is slowly rising, the number using polluting solid fuels as their primary cooking fuel has remained static for nearly 30 years at about 70 crore. Which of the following is the mostcrucial and logical inferencethat can be made from the above passage?

A lift has the capacity of 18 adults or 30 children. How many children can board the lift with 12 adults?

A winners' stand has three wooden blocks to be painted from six colours with no two blocks the same colour. In how many different ways can it be painted? [2018/62] 

Who is/are F's immediate neighbour/neighbours?

With reference to the above table, the following assumptions have been made:1. Nowadays, the prosperity of an already high performing State cannot be sustained without making further large investments in its telecom infrastructure.2. Nowadays, a very high Tele-density is the most essential condition for promoting business and economic growth in a Stage.Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?

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Read the following passage and answer the item that follows. Your answer to this item should be based on the passage only.The quest for cheap and plentiful meat has resulted in factory farms where more and more animals are squeezed into smaller lots in cruel and shocking conditions. Such practices have resulted in many of the world's health pandemics such as the avian flu. Worldwide, livestock are increasingly raised in cruel, cramped conditions, where animals spend their short lives under artificial light, pumped full of antibiotics and growth hormones, until the day they are slaughtered. Meat production is water-intensive. 15000 litres of water is needed for every kilogram of meat compared with 3400 litres for rice, 3300 litres for eggs and 255 litres for a kilogram of potatoes. What is the most rational and crucial message given by the passage?

 Figures A and B show manufacturing cost and projected sales. Minimum pieces to be manufactured to avoid loss?

Which is/are the consequence/consequences of becoming a member of the ‘Nuclear Suppliers Group’? [2018] 1. It will have access to the latest and most effective nuclear technologies. 2. It automatically becomes a member of “The Treaty of Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)”. Which of the statements given below is/ are correct?

Which of the following is/are thecorrect inference/ inferencesthat can be made from the passage?1. Deforestation can cause changes in the course of rivers.2. Salinization of land takes place due to human activities only.3. Intense monoculture practice in plains is a major reason for desertification in Tropical Asia, Africa and South America. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A train 200 metres long is moving at the rate of 40 kmph. In how many seconds will it cross a man standing near the railway line?

What is the symbol on the face opposite to that containing the cross?

Read the following passage and answer the item that follows. Your answer to this item should be based on the passage only.Monoculture carries great risks. A single disease or pest can wipe out swathes of the world's food production, an alarming prospect given that its growing and wealthier population will eat 70% more by 2050. The risks are magnified by the changing climate. As the planet warms and monsoon rains intensify, farmlands in Asia will flood. North America will suffer more intense droughts, and crop diseases will spread to new latitudes. Which of the following is the most logical, rational and crucial message given by the passage?

If E sits in his office and faces the corridor, whose office is to his left?

Which one of the following statements is correct regarding Engineering college?

Read the following passage and answer the item that follows. Your answer to this item should be based on the passage only.India's educational system is modelled on the mass education system that developed in the 19th century in Europe and later spread around the world. The goal of the system is to condition children as 'good' citizens and productive workers. This suited the industrial age that needed the constant supply of a compliant workforce with a narrow set of capabilities. Our educational institutes resemble factories with bells, uniforms and batch-processing of learners, designed to get learners to conform. But, from an economic point of view, the environment today is very different. It is a complex, volatile and globally interconnected world. With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :1. India continues to be a developing country essentially due to its faulty education system.2. Today's learners need to acquire new-age skill-sets.3. A good number of Indians go to some developed countries for education because the educational systems there are a perfect reflection of the societies in which they function. Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?

With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :1. Diversification of livelihoods acts as a coping strategy for climate change.2. Adoption of monocropping practice leads to the extinction of plant varieties and their wild relatives.Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?

According to the passage, which of the following is/are of paramount importance under the Right to Education?1. Sending of children to school by all parents2. Provision of adequate physical infrastructure in schools3. Curricular reforms for developing child-friendly learning systemSelect the correct answer using the code given below.

Read the given passage and answer the question that follows: Your answer to this item should be based on the passage only.Though I have discarded much of past tradition and custom, and am anxious that India should rid herself of all shackles that bind and contain her and divide her people, and suppress vast numbers of them, and prevent the free development of the body and the spirit; though I seek all this, yet I do not wish to cut myself off from that past completely. I am proud of that great inheritance that has been and is, ours and I am conscious that I too, like all of us, am a link in that unbroken chain which goes back to the dawn of history in the immemorial past of India.The author wants India to rid herself of certain past bonds because

With reference to 'desertification', as described in the passage, the following assumptions have been made :1. Desertification is a phenomenon in tropical areas only.2. Deforestation invariably leads to floods and desertification. Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?

There are 24 equally spaced points lying on the circumference of a circle. What is the maximum number of equilateral triangles that can be drawn by taking sets of three points as the vertices?

Read the following passage and answer the item that follows. Your answer to this item should be based on the passage only.Scientific knowledge has its dangers, but so has every great thing. Over and beyond the dangers with which it threatens the present, it opens up as nothing else can, the vision of a possible happy world; a world without poverty, without war, with little illness. Science, whatever unpleasant consequences it may have by the way, is in its very nature a liberator. Which one of the following is the most important implication of the passage?

Lakshmi, her brother, her daughter and her son are badminton players. A game of doubles is about to begin:(i) Lakshmi's brother is directly across the net from her daughter.(ii) Her son is diagonally across the net from the worst player's sibling.(iii) The best player and the worst player are on the same side of the net.Who is the best player?

A solid cube of 3 cm side, painted on all its faces, is cut up into small cubes of 1 cm side. How many of the small cubes will have exactly two painted faces?

The graph indicates composition of tax revenue over two decades. Which inferences? [2018/76]  1. Direct Taxes % increased while Indirect Taxes % decreased. 2. Excise Duty trend shows negative manufacturing growth.

With reference to the above passage, which of the following would assist us in coping with the climate change?1. Conservation of natural water sources2. Conservation of wider gene pool3. Existing crop management practices4. Migration corridorsSelect the correct answer using the code given below.

A bag contains 15 red balls and 20 black balls. Each ball is numbered either 1 or 2 or 3. 20% of the red balls are numbered 1 and 40% of them are numbered 3. Similarly, among the black balls, 45% are numbered 2 and 30% are numbered 3. A boy picks a ball at random. He wins if the ball is red and numbered 3 or if it is black and numbered 1 or 2. What are the chances of his winning?

 With reference to the above table, which assumptions are valid? [2018/75] 1. High performing State needs further telecom investment to sustain prosperity. 2. Very high Tele-density is essential for economic growth.

Read the following passage and answer the item that follows. Your answer to this item should be based on the passage only.Today, the top environmental challenge is a combination of people and their aspirations. If the aspirations are more like the frugal ones we had after the Second World War, a lot more is possible than if we view the planet as a giant shopping mall. We need to get beyond the fascination with glitter and understand that the planet works as a biological system. Which of the following is the mostcrucial and logical inferencethat can be made from the above passage?

Consider the following progress chart of a project comparing expected and actual progress over time. Which one of the following statements is not correct? [2018/61] 

 Age distribution curves for countries A and B over decades. Which inferences? [2018/71] 1. Dependency ratio for B has decreased last 2.5 decades. 2. In next 2.5 decades, dependency ratio A < B. 3. In next 2 decades, workforce/population will increase in B vs A.

The following graph indicates the composition of our tax revenue for a period of two decades:With reference to the above graph, which of the following is/are the most logical and rational inference/inferences that can be made?1. During the given period, the revenue from Direct Taxer as percentage of gross tax revenue has increased while that of Indirect Taxes decreased. 2. The trend in the revenue from Excise Duty demonstrates that the growth of manufacturing vector has been negative during the given period. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

While writing all the numbers from 700 to 1000, how many numbers occur in which the digit at hundred's place is greater than the digit at ten's place, and the digit at ten's place is greater than the digit at unit's place?

The figure drawn below gives the velocity graphs of two vehicles A and B. The straight line OKP represents the velocity of vehicle A at any instant, whereas the horizontal straight line CKD represents the velocity of vehicle B at any instant. In the figure, D is the point where perpendicular from P meets the horizontal line CKD such that \(PD=\dfrac{1}{2}LD\) :What is the ratio between the distances covered by vehicles A and B in the time interval OL?

Consider the following figures:In the figure (I) to (VI) above, some parts are shown to change their positions in regular directions. Following the same sequence, which of the figures given below will appear at (VII) stage?

For a sports meet, a winners' stand comprising three wooden blocks is in the following form : There are six different colours available to choose from and each of the three wooden blocks is to be painted such that no two of them has the same colour. In how many different ways can the winners' stand be painted?

Read the following passage and answer the item that follows. Your answer to this item should be based on the passage only.Many pathogens that cause foodborne illnesses are unknown. Food contamination can occur at any stage from farm to plate. Since most cases of food poisoning go unreported, the true extent of global foodborne illnesses is unknown. Improvements in international monitoring have led to greater public awareness, yet the rapid globalization of food production increases consumers' vulnerability by making food harder to regulate and trace. We have the world on our plates, says an official of WHO. Which of the following is the most logical corollary to the above passage?

With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :1. The strategy of conservation of wildlife by relocating them from one protected area to another is no often successful.2. India does not have suitable legislation to save the tigers, and it: conservation efforts have failed which forced the tigers to live outside protected areas.Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?

What was the approximate total value (in $ thousands) of sheet steel imported over the six months period?

What is the symbol on the face opposite to that containing two dots?

If X is between -3 and -1, and Y is between -1 and 1, then X 2- Y 2is in between which of the following?

A bookseller sold 'a' number of Geography textbooks at the rate of Rs. x per book, 'a + 2' number of History textbooks at the rate of Rs. (x + 2) per book and 'a - 2' number of Mathematics textbooks at the rate of Rs. (x - 2) per book. What is his total sale in Rs. ?

Consider the sequence given below :4/12/95, 1/1/96, 29/1/96, 26/2/96, ____ What is the next term of the series?

With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :1. The Right to Education guarantees teachers' accountability for the learning process of children.2. The Right to Education guarantees 100% enrolment of children in the schools.3. The Right to Education intends to take full advantage of demographic dividend. Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?

19 boys turn out for playing hockey. Of these, 11 are wearing hockey shirts and 14 are wearing hockey pants. There are no boys without shirts and/or pants. What is the number of boys wearing full uniform?

Consider the following figures A and B:The manufacturing cost and projected sales for a product are shown in the above figures A and B respectively. What is the minimum number of pieces that should be manufactured to avoid a loss?

The average hourly earnings per year (E) of the workers in a firm are represented in figures A and B as follows:From the figures, it is observed that the

A train 200 metres long is moving at the rate of 40 krnph. In how many seconds will it cross a man standing near the railway line?

If Pen < Pencil, Pencil < Book and Book > Cap, then which one of the following is always true?

A number consists of three digits of which the middle one is zero and their sum is 4. If the number formed by interchanging the first and last digits is greater than the number itself by 198, then the difference between the first and last digits is

By how much (measured in thousands of tons) did the imports of sheet steel exceed the imports of coil steel in the first three months of the year?

With reference to the above graph, consider the following statements considering 1970 as base year :1. Population has stabilized after 35 years.2. Population growth rate has stabilized after 35 years.3. Death rate has fallen by 10% in the first 10 years.4. Birthrate has stabilized after 35 years.Which of the above are the most logical and rational statements that can be made from the above graph?

X and Y are natural numbers other than 1, and Y is greater than X. Which of the following represents the largest number?

Consider the following pattern of numbers:\(\dfrac{\begin{matrix} 8 \\\ 6 \ \\\ 4 \ \end{matrix}}{ \ 6} \ \ \dfrac{\begin{matrix} 10 \\\ 5 \ \\\ 6 \ \end{matrix}}{ \ 11} \ \ \dfrac{\begin{matrix} 15 \\\ 7 \ \\\ 8 \ \end{matrix}}{ \ 16} \ \ \dfrac{\begin{matrix} 13 \\\ 4 \ \\\ 8 \ \end{matrix}}{ \ ?}\)What is the number at ? in the above pattern?

If x - y = 8, then which of the following must be true? 1. Both x and y must be positive for any value of x and y.2. If x is positive, y must be negative for any value of x and y.3. If x is negative, y must be positive for any value of x and y. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

 The table gives GDP growth rate and Tele-density of States in a year. Which inferences? [2018/74] 1. Higher per capita income is generally associated with higher Tele-density. 2. Higher GDP growth always ensures higher per capita income. 3. Higher GDP growth does not necessarily ensure higher Tele-density.

A shopkeeper sells an article at Rs. 40 and gets X% profit. However, when he sells it at Rs. 20, he faces same percentage of loss. What is the original cost of the article?

 The graph shows key policy rates set by the Central Bank several times. Which is the likely reason?

Which of the following is themost rational and crucial messagegiven by the passage?

Consider the following given below:To fit the question mark, the correct answer is

Read the following passage and answer the item that follows. Your answer to this item should be based on the passage only.All actions to address climate change ultimately involve costs. Funding is vital in order for countries like India to design and implement adaptation and mitigation plans and projects. The problem is more severe for developing countries like India, which would be one of the hardest hit by climate change, given its need to finance development. Most countries do indeed treat climate change as real threat and are striving to address it in a more comprehensive and integrated manner with the limited resources at their disposal. With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :1. Climate change is not a challenge for developed countries.2. Climate change is a complex policy issue and also a development issue for many countries.3. Ways and means of finance must be found to enable developing countries to enhance their adaptive capacity. Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?

Consider the following three-dimensional figure:How many triangles does the above figure have?

Read the following passage and answer the item that follows. Your answer to this item should be based on the passage only.The Arctic's vast reserves of fossil fuel, fish and minerals are now accessible for a longer period in a year. But unlike Antarctica, which is protected from exploitation by the Antarctic Treaty framed during the Cold War and is not subject to territorial claims by any country, there is no legal regime protecting the Arctic from industrialization, especially at a time when the world craves for more and more resources. The distinct possibility of ice-free summer has prompted countries with Arctic coastline to scramble for great chunks of the melting ocean. Which one of the following is the most important implication of the passage?

Read the following passage and answer the item that follows. Your answer to this item should be based on the passage only.Some people believe that leadership is a quality which you have at birth or not at all. This theory is false, for the art of leadership can be acquired and can indeed be taught. This discovery is made in time of war and the results achieved can surprise even the instructors. Faced with the alternatives of going left or right, every soldier soon grasps that a prompt decision either way is better than an endless discussion. A firm choice of direction has an even chance of being right while to do nothing will be almost certainly wrong. The author of the passage holds the view that

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What is the essential message in this passage?

Read the following passage and answer the item that follows. Your answer to this item should be based on the passage only.The practice of dieting has become an epidemic; everyone is looking out for a way to attain that perfect body. We are all different with respect to our ethnicity, genetics, family history, gender, age, physical and mental and spiritual health status, lifestyles and preferences. Thereby we also differ in what foods we tolerate or are sensitive to. So we really cannot reduce so many complexities into one diet or diet book. This explains the failure of diets across the world in curbing obesity. Unless the reasons for weight gain are well understood and addressed and unless habits are changed permanently, no diet is likely to succeed.What is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage?

What was the approximate ratio of sheet steel and scrap steel imports in the first three months of the year?

What is the symbol on the face opposite to that containing a single dot?

Read the following passage and answer the item that follows. Your answer to this item should be based on the passage only.Global population was around 1.6 billion in 1990-today it is around 7.2 billion and growing. Recent estimates on population growth predict a global population of 9.6 billion in 2050 and 10.9 billion in 2100. Unlike Europe and North America, where only three to four per cent of population is engaged in agriculture, around 47 per cent of India's population is dependent upon agriculture. Even if India continues to do well in the service sector and the manufacturing sector picks up, it is expected that around 2030 when India overtakes China as the world's most populous country, nearly 42 per cent of India's population will still be predominantly dependent on agriculture. Which of the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage?

The graph given below indicates the changes in key policy rates made by the Central Bank several times in a year:Which one of the following can be the most likely reason for the Central bank for such an action?

According to the passage, which one of the following is critical in bringing quality in education?

A student has to get 40% marks to pass in an examination. Suppose he gets 30 marks and fails by 30 marks, then what are the maximum marks in the examination?

Twelve equal squares are placed to fit in a rectangle of diagonal 5 cm. There are three rows containing four squares each. No gaps are left between adjacent squares. What is the area of each square?

Read the following passage and answer the item that follows. Your answer to this item should be based on the passage only.I am a scientist, privileged to be somebody who tries to understand nature using the tools of science. But it is also clear that there are some really important questions that science cannot really answer, such as : Why is there something instead of nothing? Why are we here? In those domains, I have found that faith provides a better path to answers. I find it oddly anachronistic that in today's culture there seems to be a widespread presumption that scientific and spiritual views are incompatible. Which of the following is themost logical and rational inferencethat can be made from the above passage?

If LSJXVC is the code for MUMBAI, the code for DELHI is

Two persons, A and B are running on a circular track. At the start, B is ahead of A and their positions make an angle of 30&deg; at the centre of the circle. When A reaches the point diametrically opposite to his starting point, he meets B. What is the ratio of speeds of A and B, if they are running with uniform speeds?

With reference to the above graph, which statements are valid (1970 base year)? [2018/64]  1. Population has stabilized after 35 years. 2. Population growth rate has stabilized after 35 years. 3. Death rate fell by 10% in first 10 years. 4. Birthrate stabilized after 35 years.

Looking at the graph, it can be inferred that from 1990 to 2010

Consider the following graph:Which one of the following statements is not correct with reference to the graph given above? (a) (b) (c) (d)

A person bought a refrigerator worth Rs. 22,800 with 12.5% interest compounded yearly. At the end of first year he paid Rs. 8,650 and at the end of second year Rs. 9,125. How much will he have to pay at the end of third year to clear the debt?

How many diagonals can be drawn by joining the vertices of an octagon?