CSAT ICONIC SECTIONAL TEST 5
1. A person M from a place P and another
person N from a place Q set out at the
same time top walk towards each
other. The places are separated by a
distance of 30 km. M walks with a
uniform speed of 3 km/hr and N walks
with a uniform speed of 2 km/hr in the
first hour, with a uniform speed of 2.5
km/hr in the second hour and with a
uniform speed of 3 km/hr in the third
hour and so on.
Which of the following is/are correct?
I. They take 5 hours to meet.
II. They meet midway between P and Q.
Select the correct answer using the code
given below:
a) I only
b) II only
c) Both I and II
d) Neither 1 nor 2
2. In a 4800 m race around a circular
track of length 600 m, the faster
runner and the slowest runner meet at
the end of the fifth minute, for the first
time after the start of the race. All the
runners maintain uniform speed
throughout the race. If the faster
runner runs at four times the speed of
the slowest runner, then find the time
taken by the faster runner to finish the
race.
a) 24 min
b) 30 min
c) 40 min
d) 32 min
3. A train overtakes two persons who are
walking in the same direction in which
the train is going, at the rate of 3 kmph
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and 6 kmph and passes them
completely in 12 seconds and 18
seconds respectively. The length of the
train (in metres) is
a) 45m
b) 50m
c) 30m
d) 60m
4. Two trains travel the same distance
starting at 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm,
respectively, on the same day. They
reach their common destination at the
same point in time. If the first trains
travelled for at least 8 hours, then the
highest possible value of the
percentage by which the speed of the
second train could exceed that of the
first train is
a) 20
b) 25
c) 33
d) 16.66
5. Consider the Question and two
Statements given below:
Question: What is the time taken by the
train to cross the platform A of length
320 m?
Statement I: The speed of the train is 72
kmph.
Statement II: It takes 10 sec more to cross
the platform B of 480 m length than to
cross the platform A, and it takes 35
sec to cross the bridge C of 360m.
Which one of the following is correct in
respect of the Question and the
Statements?
a) Statement-1 alone is sufficient to
answer the Question.
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b) Statement-2 alone is sufficient to
answer the Question.
c) Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are
sufficient to answer the Question.
d) Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are
not sufficient to answer the Question.
6. A person X travels from Bhopal to Delhi
on a regular basis for business
purpose. When he travels by car, he
can reach there in 10 hours. However,
when he travels by bus his speed
reduces by 25%, and so he travels 150
km less in the same amount of time.
Find the speed of his car in km/hr.
a) 60
b) 65
c) 50
d) 45
7. Consider the following statements and
a question:
Statement I: A walks a certain distance
and ride back, taking a total time of 58
minutes.
Statement II: A could walk both ways in 90
minutes.
Question: How long would it take A to ride
both ways?
a) Statement I alone is sufficient to
answer the question.
b) Statement II alone is sufficient to
answer the question.
c) Statement I and Statement II together
are sufficient to answer the question,
but neither Statement I alone nor
Statement II alone, is sufficient to
answer the question.
d) Statement I and Statement II together
are not sufficient to answer the
question.
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8. If sum of downstream speed and
upstream speed of a boat is 36 km/hr,
while speed of that boat in still water is
thrice than the speed of stream, then
which of the following statements
is/are true?
I. Speed of boat in still water is 18 km/hr
and speed of stream is 4 km/hr.
II. Time taken to cover 72 km
downstream is equal to the time taken
to cover 36 km upstream.
Select the correct answer using the code
given below:
a) I only
b) II only
c) Both I and II
d) Neither I nor II
9. In a 900 metres race, A starts 45
metres ahead of B, but B wins the race
while A is still 15 metres behind. If
both start running at the same time,
then what is the ratio of the speeds of
A and B?
a) 12:13
b) 15:14
c) 13:12
d) 14:15
10. Two trains A and B are moving towards
eachother at the speed of 40km/hr
and 50km/hr respectively in opposite
direction and length of between A and
B is 450km. After two hours, both A
and B start moving at the same speed
of 45km/hr.
Consider the following statements:
I. Both A and B take equal amount of
time to meet eachother.
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II. Both A and B meet eachother at the
distance of 225km from their starting
point.
Which of the above statements is/are
correct?
a) I only
b) II only
c) Both I and II
d) Neither I nor II
11. In a race, P touches the finish line in
90 seconds and beats Q by 30 seconds.
If P gives Q a head start of 15 seconds,
then in how much time will P be able
to catch up with Q?
a) 60 seconds
b) 90 seconds
c) 75 seconds
d) 45 seconds
12. Consider the following statements and
a question:
Statement I: In 20 seconds, the 600-
meter-long train crosses a signal pole.
Statement II: In 15 seconds, the train
crosses another train of 450 meter
length and running in opposite
directions.
Statement III: The train departs city A at
10:00 PM for city B, which is 864
kilometres away.
Question: When will the train arrive in city
B from city A?
Which one of the following is correct in
respect of the Statements and the
Question?
a) Either Statement I or Statement II
alone is sufficient to answer the
Question.
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b) Both Statement I and Statement II
together are sufficient to answer the
Question.
c) Either Statement I with Statement III or
Statement II with Statement III is
sufficient to answer the Question.
d) Either Statement I or Statement II or
Statement II alone is sufficient to
answer the Question.
13. Consider the following statements:
I. A boat can travel 18 km downstream in
3 hours. If it can travel 24 km upstream
in 6 hours, then speed of stream is 2
km/hr.
II. A bus stops for 12 minutes per hours. If
excluding stoppages, the speed of a
bus is 72 kmph and including
stoppages, it is 60 kmph.
III. Length of a train is 1250 metres. If it
can cross a 1950 metre long platform
in 160 seconds, then the speed of that
train is 80 km/hr.
Which of the statements given above
is/are not correct?
a) Only one statement
b) Only two statements
c) All three statements
d) None of the above
14. A bike that had been repaired now
travels at a speed of 75 km/h, up from
its previous speed of 60 km/h. After
fixing, it travels a specific distance in
six hours. How long would it have
taken to travel the same distance
before repairs?
a) 7 hours 45 minutes
b) 7 hours 30 minutes
c) 7 hours 15 minutes
d) 7 hours 60 minutes
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15. If the distance between A and B

upstream takes 21 hours to travel. 18. A 12 feet tall tree is situated to the
The distance between A and B east of a 36 feet high electric pole.
downstream takes 3 hours to travel. They are 20 feet apart from one
Then which of the following is/are another. At a particular time in the
true? evening, the length of the shadow of
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I. Speed of boat in still water will be the pole becomes equal to the sum of
21
km/hr. the distance between the pole and the
2𝑥 tree and the length of the shadow of
II. Speed of the stream will be km/hr.
21 the tree. Shadows of pole and tree are
III. Speed of boat in still water will be
collinear. Consider the following
twice of the speed of boat in stream
statements:
water.
I. Length of the tree‘s shadow is less
Select the correct answer using the code
than the height of the tree.
given below:
II. Length of the tree‘s shadow ≤ 9.
a) Only one statement
Which of the statements given above
b) Only two statements
is/are true?
c) All three statements
a) I only
d) None of the above
b) II only
16. A pole is standing 45m away from a
c) Both I and II
house. The angle of elevation of the
d) Neither I nor II
top of the house from the top of the
19. The length and width of a rectangle
pole is 30° the angle of elevation of the floor are 800 cm and 440 cm,
top of the same house the bottom of respectively. The installation of tiles
pole is 60°. What must be the sum of measuring 280 cm by 120 cm must
the heights of the house and the pole? prevent tile overlap. As long as a tile's
a) 50√3 m
edges are parallel to the floor's
b) 75√3 m
margins, it can be arranged in any
c) 45√3 m
direction. What is the most tiles that
d) 60√3 m
can be placed on the floor?
a) 6
17. P and Q are the mid-points of sides AB
b) 7
and AC of a triangle ABC. If sum of the
c) 8
lengths of PQ and BC is 63 cm, then
d) 9
what will be the difference between
the lengths of BC and PQ?
20. A football ground is in the form of a
a) 21 rectangle having length X1 meters and
b) 27
breadth X2 meters, where X1 and X2
c) 30 are integers. If the perimeter of the
d) 35 ground is 180 meters, then the area of
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the ground will not exceed which one b) 1200 ft

of the following values? c) 1296 ft
a) 1980 square meters d) 1260 ft
b) 1525 square meters
c) 1500 square meters 23. If the area of the base of a cone is 308
d) 2025 square meters cm2 and its curved surface area is 1100
cm2, then consider the following
21. Consider the Question and two statements:
Statements given below: I. The total surface area of the cone will
Question: What is the height of the be less than 1369 cm2.
Cylinder? II. The ratio of the slant height to the
Statement I: The Curved surface area of radius of the cone will be 7:25.
the cylinder is 880 cm2 and the total Which of the statements given above
surface area of the Cylinder is 3344 is/are true?
cm2. a) I only
Statement II: The radius of the cylinder is b) II only
1 cm less than the 3 times of the c) Both I and II
height of the cylinder. d) Neither I nor II
Which one of the following is correct in
respect of the Question and the 24. Consider the following statements and
Statements? a question:
a) Statement I alone is sufficient to Statements I: Total surface area of sphere
answer the Question. is 676π.
b) Statement II alone is sufficient to
answer the Question. Statement II: Diameter of the sphere is 54
c) Either Statement I or Statement II cm.
alone is sufficient to answer the Question: What is the volume of sphere?
Question.
d) Neither Statement I nor Statement II Which one of the following is correct in
alone is sufficient to answer the respect of the Statements and the
Question. Question?

a) Statement I alone is sufficient to

22. A cart's front wheels have a
answer the question.
circumference of 36 feet, while the
b) Statement II alone is sufficient to
back wheels have a circumference of
answer the question.
42 feet. When the front wheels have
c) Either statement I or statement II is
made five more revolutions than the
sufficient to answer the question.
back wheels, how far has the cart
d) Neither statement I nor statement II is
travelled?
sufficient to answer the question.
a) 900 ft
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25. A survey of a group of employees at a
corporation was done. It was
discovered that 6 persons enjoy
watching football, 15 enjoy watching
cricket, and 6 enjoy watching hockey. If
one individual enjoys watching all
three sports—football, cricket, and
hockey—and two others enjoy
watching two of each, the group's total
membership must be:
a) 23
b) 24
c) 22
d) 25
26. In a group of 50 students, 31 like
chemistry and 24 like biology and 4 do
not like either chemistry or biology.
Consider the following statements:
I. 9 students like both chemistry and
biology.
II. 45 students like either chemistry or
biology.
Which of the statements given above
is/are not correct?
a) I only
b) II only
c) Both I and II
d) Neither I nor II
27. Everyone in a meeting with foreign
participants drinks tea, milk, or coffee
at least occasionally. Tea is consumed
by 40 participants, coffee by 56, milk
by 30, tea and coffee by 16, and milk
and coffee by 12 participants. But none
of them consumes both milk and tea.
What is the total number of
participants in the meeting?
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a) 100
b) 98
c) 96
d) 102
28. There are 30 professors in a science
conference. A professor, who has
chosen to do seminar on maths elects
to do physics as well. No professor
does the seminar on maths and
chemistry. Eight professors do the
seminar on physics and chemistry. All
the professors do the seminar on at
least one of the three subjects and the
number of professors who do exactly
one seminar of the three is more than
the number of people who do more
than one seminar of the three. What
are the maximum and minimum
number of professors who could have
given seminar on Chemistry only?
a) 20, 0
b) 15, 0
c) 22, 0
d) 24, 2
29. In a group of 150 people there are
people who like eating different fruits.
24 people like to eat only mango, 30
like only apple, 26 like only banana,
and 42 like to eat only grapes. 24 like
both mango and grapes, and 4 love to
eat both banana and apple.
Consider the following statements:
I. Number of people who like only one
fruit is less than hundred.
II. The percentage of people who do not
like mango is 68 %.
Which of the statements given above
is/are correct?
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a) I only
b) II only
c) Both I and II
d) Neither I nor II

30. A poll of 400 UPSC candidates revealed

that 49% of them enjoyed studying
history, 53% enjoyed polity, and 62%
enjoyed geography. In addition, 27% of
students preferred studying history
and polity, 29% preferred studying
geography and polity, and 28%
preferred studying history and
geography. 5% found none of these
subjects enjoyable to study.
Consider the following statements:
I. Ratio of the number of students who
like only history to those who like only
polity is 3:4.
II. The number of students who like
studying at least two of the given
subjects is less than the number of
students who like studying only one of
the three given subjects.
Which of the statements given above
is/are correct?
a) I only
b) II only
c) Both I and II
d) Neither I nor II

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