UPSC CSAT Mathematics Questions

343 questions with explanations

In a town, 45% population read magazine A, 55% read magazine B, 40% read magazine C, 30% read magazines A and B, 15% read magazines B and C, 25% read magazines …

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In a test, a candidate attempted only 8 questions and secured 50% marks in each of the questions. If the candidate obtained a total of 40% marks in the test and…

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In a town, 45% population read magazine A, 55% read magazine B, 40% read magazine C, 30% read magazines A and B, 15% read magazines B and C, 25% read magazines …

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Two equal glasses of same type are respectively 1/3 and 1/4 full of milk. They are then filled up with water and the contents are mixed in a pot. What is the ra…

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Out of 130 students appearing in an examination, 62 failed in English, 52 failed in Mathematics, whereas 24 failed in both English and Mathematics. The number o…

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In a group of persons travelling in a bus, 6 persons can speak Tamil, 15 can speak Hindi and 6 can speak Gujarati. In that group none can speak any other langua…

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Between 6 PM and 7 PM the minute hand of a clock will be ahead of the hour hand by 3 minutes at

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A selection is to be made for one post of Principle and two posts of Vice-Principal. Amongst the six candidates called for the interview, only two are eligible …

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There are 5 tasks and 5 persons. Task-1 cannot be assigned to either person-1 or person-2. Task-2 must be assigned to either person-3 or person-4. Every person …

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Twelve people form a club. By picking lots, one of them will host a dinner for all once in a month. The number of dinners a particular member has to host in one…

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Two pipes A and B can independently fill a tank completely in 20 and 30 minutes respectively. If both the pipes are opened simultaneously, how much time will th…

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Candidates in a competitive examination consisted of 60% men and 40% women. 70% men and 75% women cleared the qualifying test and entered the final test where 8…

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An automobile owner reduced his monthly petrol consumption when the prices went up. The price-consumption relationship is as follows: Price (in Rs. per litre) 4…

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With reference to the figure given below, the number of different routes from S to T without retracing from U and/or V, is

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With reference to the figure given below, the number of different routes from S to T without retracing from U and/or V, is

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There are 50 students admitted to a nursery class. Some students can speak only English and some can speak only Hindi. 10 students can speak both English and Hi…

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If the 3rd day of a month is Monday, which one of the following will be the fifth day from the 21st of this month?

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Consider the table given below in which the numbers bear certain relationship among themselves along the rows: 29 13 18 33 X 19 30 27 3 Which one of the fo…

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A gardener increased the area of his rectangular garden by increasing its length by 40% and decreasing its width by 20%. The area of the new garden

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If Sohan, while selling two goats at the same price, makes a profit of 10% on one goat and suffers a loss of 10% on the other.

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