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MONTHLY CLASSROOM TEST

Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT)
TEST DATE : 02 / 10 / 2023
C
Time Allowed: 1 hr Maximum Marks: 100

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1. The probability that A can solve a problem is and B can solve it is . If both attempt the
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problem, what is the probability that the problem gets solved?
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(a)
12
7
(b)
12
5
(c)
12
9
(d)
12
Directions (2-3): On the planet Oz, there are 8 days in a week - Sunday to Saturday and another
day called Oz day. There are 36 hours in a day and each hour has 90 minutes while each minute
has 60 seconds. As on earth, the hour hand covers the dial twice every day.
2. Find the approximate angle between the hands of clock on Oz when the time is 16:50 a.m.
(a) 189°
(b) 131°
(c) 320°
(d) 165°
3. At what time between 14 o’clock and 15 o’clock will the two hands of the clock be at an
angle of 60°?
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(a) 14 hrs 58 min
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(b) 14 hrs. 32 min
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(c) 14 hrs 56 min
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(d) None of these
4. The sides AB, BC, CA of a triangle ABC have 3, 4 and 5 interior points respectively on them.
The total number of triangles that can be constructed by using these points as vertices is
(a) 220
(b) 204
(c) 205
(d) 195
5. A class photograph has to be taken. The front row consists of 6 girls who are sitting. 20 boys
are standing behind. The two corner positions are reserved for the 2 tallest boys. In how
many ways can the students be arranged?
(a) 18! × 1440
(b) 6! × 1440
(c) 18! × 2! × 1440
(d) None of these
6. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series
193, 97, 49, 25, ?, 7
(a) 15
(b) 12
 (c) 17
(d) 13
7. ‘x’ liters of a 30% alcohol solution is mixed with 40 liters of 60% alcohol solution & a resultant
of 50% alcohol solution is formed. Now ‘3x’ liters of y% alcohol solution is added to 30 liters
of 50% alcohol solution which resulted in 45% alcohol solution. The ratio of y : x is
(a) 16 : 15
(b) 7 : 15
(c) 14 : 5
(d) 17 : 8
Directions (8-10): Study the following information carefully to answer the questions given below:
Ten people K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in a cabin as per the given formation in the
figure such that four of them are facing in west direction, four are facing east while the other two
are facing north direction.

R is sitting second to the right of T. Neither R nor T sits opposite to P. K is an immediate neighbour
of P. N sits opposite to the one who sits immediate left of L. Only one person sits between P and
S. Either three persons sit to the left of N or no one sits to the right of N. S is not an immediate
neighbour of N and L. P does not face north direction. Q sits to the immediate right of M. O sits
opposite to the one who sits third to the left of N. Neither N nor T is an immediate neighbour of Q.
8. How many persons sit between Q and K, counting from the left of K?
(a) One
(b) Three
(c) Two
(d) No one
9. Which of the following pair faces north direction?
(a) L, O
(b) M, Q
(c) S, K
(d) R, K
10. How many persons sits between O and T?
(a) Two
(b) One
(c) Three
(d) No One
11. A boat cover 60 km upstream and 60 km downstream in 22.5 hr with its usual speed. If boat
double its speed then new upstream speed is 150% more than the usual upstream speed.
Find the time taken by boat to cover 80 km in downstream with usual speed.
(a) 12 hr
(b) 20 hr
(c) 5 hr
(d) 10 hr
Directions (12-14): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given
below.
Six cars C, D, P, Q, R, S are parked in a row facing north at a distance which is successive
multiple of 4m in an increasing order from the left end from each other. Car S is second to the
right of car P. The total distance between car R and Q is 52m. Only one car is parked in between
car D and R. Car S and car Q are parked next to each other. Car C and car S are not parked next
to D. Now Car D starts moving towards north direction after moving 10m its takes a right turn and
stops at point T after moving 28m. Car C starts moving in east direction and after going 12m it
turns right and move 20m and then again turn right and move 72m and stops there at point H.
Car P starts moving in south direction and after moving 10m it takes a left turn and moves 20m
then it again takes a left turn and moves 5m. From there it takes a right turn and moves 24m and
stops at point V.
12. What is the distance and direction of initial position of Car ‘C’ with respect to the initial
position of Car ‘P’?
(a) 100 m towards east
(b) 50 m towards west
(c) 104 m towards east
(d) 72 m towards south-east
13. Which car will be met first, if ‘car D’ moves through the shortest distance from point ‘T’?
(a) R
(b) S
(c) Q
(d) P
14. What is the current position of car ‘R’ with respect to initial position of car ‘C’?
(a) Immediate right
(b) Second to the left
(c) Third to the left
(d) Second to the right
15. P1 is the series of four consecutive numbers divisible by 4 with an average of 34, while P2
is the series of five consecutive numbers divisible by 9, and whose second lowest number
is equal to second highest number of P1 series. If P3 is the series of seven consecutive
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numbers, whose lowest number is rd of the lowest number of P2 series, then find the sum
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of average of P2 & P3 series?
(a) 53
(b) 51
(c) 57
 (d) 55
16. A manufacturer of cricket balls wants to earn 25% profit on manufacturing cost after giving
a discount of 23 ⅓% on MRP marked by him. But due to some reasons he lost 25% of balls
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& he decided to offer discount of 7 % on MRP of remaining balls. Find his overall profit%
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or loss%.
(a) 8% Profit
(b) 12% Profit
(c) 12% Loss
(d) 8% Loss
17. A man invested Rs. x, y and z in three difference schemes which offers 10% p.a., 20% p.a.
and 30% p.a. rate respectively and after one year he earns Rs. 2000 interest. If x, y and z
are in arithmetic progression and sum of x, y and z is Rs. 9,000. Find the difference between
‘x’ and ‘z’.
(a) 1500
(b) 2000
(c) 2500
(d) 2250
18. Ratio between efficiency of Arun, Yash and Rana is 6 : 4 : 5. All three starts to work together
with same efficiency. But Rana, destroys his 60% of work in every evening, due to which
they have to work 20 more days then estimated time. Find the estimated days by them to
complete the work.
(a) 80
(b) 76
(c) 84
(d) 72
Direction for (19): Each of the questions below consists of a questions and two statements
numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements
are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and find;
(a) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in
statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
(b) if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in
statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
(c) if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the
question.
(d) if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
19. Six boxes A, B, C, D, E, F of different colours are placed one above another. Also each box
have different number of toffees. Only two boxes are placed in between B and Green box.
No box is placed above B. Box D is placed immediately above Blue box. Only Red box is
placed in between Green box and A. Only one box is placed between Red and Blue box.
Only one box is placed in between D and E. Only one box is placed between Orange box
and C. How many number of toffees does Blue box have?
(I) Box E has more number of toffees than 8 while box C has more number of toffees
than 20. Box D has 21 toffees. The box which has lowest and 2nd lowest number of
 toffees has 10 and 12 toffees respectively. Box A, C, D and F has odd number of
toffees.
(II) A has more number of toffees than B but not more than D. The difference in the number
of toffees in box F and E is 7. The box which has highest number of toffees has 8 more
toffees than box F.
Total number of toffees in box B and A is 31.
20. There are 5 pairs of shoes in a cupboard from which 4 shoes are picked at random. The
probability that there is at least one pair is
8
(a)
21
11
(b)
21
13
(c)
21
12
(d)
31
21. Two cars travel the same distance starting at 10:00 am and 11:00 am, respectively, on the
same day. They reach their common destination at the same point of time. If the first car
travelled for atleast 6 h, then the highest possible value of the percentage by which the
speed of the second car could exceed that of the first car is
(a) 10
(b) 20
(c) 30
(d) 25
22. Consider the following statements
If a sum of money is lent at simple interest, then the
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I. money gets doubled in 5 years if the rate of interest is 16 % .
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II. money gets doubled in 5 years if the rate of interest is 20%.
III. money becomes four times in 10 years if it gets doubled in 5 years.
Of these statements,
(a) I and III are correct
(b) II alone is correct
(c) III alone is correct
(d) II and III are correct
23. Two guns were fired form the same place at an interval of 10 minutes and 30 seconds, but
a person in the train approaching the place hears the second shot 10 minutes after the first.
The speed of the train (in km/hr), supposing that sound travels at 330 metres per second, is
(a) 19.8
(b) 58.6
(c) 59.4
(d) 111.80
24. On the ground 12 stones are placed. The distance between the first and the second is 1
metre, between second and 3rd 3 m, between 3rd and 4th 5 m, and so on. How far will a boy
have to run to touch the last stone if he starts from the first?
(a) 144 m
(b) 121 m
(c) 132 m
(d) 110 m
25. Two pipes can fill a cistern in 14 and 16 hours respectively. The pipes are opened
simultaneously and it is found that due to leakage in the bottom of the cistern, it takes 32
minutes extra for the cistern to be filled up. When the cistern is full, in what time will the leak
empty it?
(a) 114 h
(b) 112 h
(c) 100 h
(d) 80 h
26. Find the wrong number in the given series that does not follow the pattern?
480, 960, 320, 1280, 272, 1536
(a) 960
(b) 272
(c) 1280
(d) 320
Directions (27-28): Study the following information and answer the given questions.
In alphabetical series A-Z each letter except vowels is assigned a different number from 1-8 (for
ex- B is coded as 1, C-2…K-8) and again those numbers get repeated (for ex- L-1, M-2…so on).
Also each vowel is assigned a different symbol viz. #, $, %, @, &.
For example-
In coded language-
“She is girl” is coded as - 76% #7 5#61
“What did you like” is coded as - 26$8 3#3 4@& 1#8%
“It is Opinion” is coded as - #8 #7 @4#3#@3
(i) If both first and last letter of a word is vowel then the codes of both the vowels are
interchanged.
(ii) If first letter of a word is vowel and last letter is consonant then both are to be coded as *.
(If the word does not satisfy the conditions given above then the letters of that word are to
be coded as per the directions given above)
27. What can be the code of ‘Nothing perfect’?
(a) 3@86#53 4%64%28
(b) 3@68#35 4%64%28
(c) 3@86#35 4%64%38
(d) 3@86#35 4%64%28
28. What can be the code of ‘Exam was easy’?
(a) *3$* 2$7 *$7*
(b) *3$* 2$7 %$74
(c) %3$2 2$7 *$7*
 (d) *3$* 2$7 $74%
29. Two vessels A and B of equal capacities contain mixtures of milk and water in the ratio 4:1
and 3:1, respectively. 25% of the mixture from A is taken out and added to B. After mixing it
thoroughly, an equal amount is taken out from B and added back to A. The ratio of milk to
water in vessel A after the second operation is
(a) 79 : 21
(b) 83 : 17
(c) 77 : 23
(d) 81 : 19
30. There are some teachers in a college with average age of 45 years. Sum of maximum age
and minimum age is 108 years and difference of maximum age and minimum age is 27
years. If fourteen teachers left the college with the average age of 32.5 years and six new
teachers joined college. Out of six new teachers four ages are equal to maximum age
teacher and two teachers age equal to minimum age teacher. If new average becomes 49
47 years, then find the number of teachers initially?
(a) 54
(b) 60
(c) 64
(d) 68
Directions (31-32): In the following questions, the symbols #, @, $ and © are used with the
following meanings as illustrated below. Study the following information and answer the given
questions. In each of the questions given below statements are followed by some conclusions.
You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from
commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions
logically does not follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
P#Q – All P is Q.
P@Q - Some Q is P.
P©Q – No P is Q.
P$Q – Some P is not Q.
31. Statements: Rat @ Cat # Dog © Fish @ Goat $ Hen
Conclusions:
(a) Rat @ Dog
(b) Goat @ Fish
(c) Cat © Fish
(d) Fish $ Hen
32. Statements: Air @ Car # Drive $ Exit © Ride @ Air
Conclusions:
(a) Air $ Exit
(b) Drive @ Air
(c) Car @ Ride
(d) Car @ Drive
33. A man purchased two items A & B and invested Rs 50 & Rs 75 on their repairing
respectively. If he earns profit of 10% on A and 12% on B, overall profit earned by him is is
 Rs 84. But if he earns 20% on A & 10% on B, overall profit earned by him is 14% of total
price of items. Find initial total purchasing price of both items.
(a) Rs 675
(b) Rs 725
(c) Rs 750
(d) Rs 625
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34. Mayank borrowed Rs. 48000 from a bank at 12 % per annum compound interest at the
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end of 1st, 2nd and 3rd year, he paid 14000, 13000 and 16000 respectively. If he wanted to
clear his loan at the end of 4th year, what would he pay at the end of the fourth year to clear
his loan ?
(a) 21000
(b) 22500
(c) 16800
(d) 26000
Directions (35-36): In the following questions, the symbols #, &, @, *, $, % and © are used with
the following meanings as illustrated below. Study the following information and answer the given
questions:
A@B- A is the child of B.
A©B- A is the parent of B
A%B- A is elder to B
A&B- A is younger to B
A$B- A is brother of B
A*B- A is wife of B
A#B- A is sister-in-law of B
35. If Y%H@J$U&K%Y, the age of H is 22 years and age of K is 33 years, so what can be the
age of Y?
(a) 17 years
(b) 13 years
(c) 29 years
(d) 40 years
36. If G©A@T#J*O$L@P©G and P is the wife of U then how is P related to T?
(a) Mother
(b) Mother-in-law
(c) sister-in-law
(d) daughter-in-law
Directions (37-38): One day earning of P, Q and R together is Rs.1026 to do a work. ‘P’ earns
more than R which is same as ‘R’ earns more than ‘Q’. Efficiency of R and Q is 19 : 18.
37. Find the amount earned by R and P together in 5 days to do the same work?
(a) Rs. 3620
(b) Rs. 3430
(c) Rs. 3510
(d) Rs. 3310
38. S, who’s efficiency is average of efficiency of P and Q, can complete a work in 36 days. If
P, Q and R work together, and complete that work then find the total wage of Q
(a) 3888 Rs.
(b) 4104 Rs.
(c) 4320 Rs.
(d) 3666 Rs.
39. There are three points P, Q and R in a straight line in a river such that point Q is equidistant
from point P and Point R. Boat travelled from point P to R downstream in 8 hours and from
point Q to P upstream in 12 hours. Find the ratio between speed of boat in still water to
speed of current?
(a) 3:1
(b) 2:1
(c) 1:2
(d) 5:2
40. Statements: W%K, K©F, D$F
Conclusions:
I. D$K
II. D$W
III. F@W
(a) Only I and III are true
(b) Only I and II are true
(c) Only II and III are true
(d) All, I, II and III are true