UPSC Prelims 2022
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- ReasoningView Answer for: An Identity Card has the number ABCDEFG, not necessarily in that order, where each letter represents a distinct digit $(1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 \text{ only})$. The number is divisible by 9. After deleting the first digit from the right, the resulting number is divisible by 6. After deleting two digits from the right of original number, the resulting number is divisible by 5. After deleting three digits from the right of original number, the resulting number is divisible by 4. After deleting four digits from the right of original number, the resulting number is divisible by 3. After deleting five digits from the right of original number, the resulting number is divisible by 2.Which of the following is a possible value for the sum of the middle three digits of the number?
An Identity Card has the number ABCDEFG, not necessarily in that order, where each letter represents a distinct digit . The number is divisible by 9. After deleting the first digit from the right, the resulting number is divisible by 6. After deleting two digits from the right of original number, the resulting number is divisible by 5. After deleting three digits from the right of original number, the resulting number is divisible by 4. After deleting four digits from the right of original number, the resulting number is divisible by 3. After deleting five digits from the right of original number, the resulting number is divisible by 2.
Which of the following is a possible value for the sum of the middle three digits of the number?
- ReasoningView Answer for: Six Persons A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting equidistant form each other around a circular table (facing the centre of the table). Consider the Question and two statements given below: Question: Who is sitting on the immediate left of A?Statement-1: B is sitting opposite to C and D is sitting opposite to E. Statement -2: F is sitting on the immediate left of B.Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Question and the Statements?
Six Persons A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting equidistant form each other around a circular table (facing the centre of the table). Consider the Question and two statements given below: Question: Who is sitting on the immediate left of A?
Statement-1: B is sitting opposite to C and D is sitting opposite to E. Statement -2: F is sitting on the immediate left of B.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Question and the Statements?
- ReasoningView Answer for: Five friends P. O, X, Y and Z purchased some notebooks. The relevant information is given below: Z purchased 8 notebooks more than X did. P and Q together purchased 21 notebooks. O purchased 5 notebooks less than P did. X and Y together purchased 28 notebooks. P purchased 5 notebooks more than X did.If each notebook is priced 40, then what is the total cost of all the notebooks?
Five friends P. O, X, Y and Z purchased some notebooks. The relevant information is given below:
- Z purchased 8 notebooks more than X did.
- P and Q together purchased 21 notebooks.
- O purchased 5 notebooks less than P did.
- X and Y together purchased 28 notebooks.
- P purchased 5 notebooks more than X did.
If each notebook is priced 40, then what is the total cost of all the notebooks?
- ReasoningView Answer for: What is the value of X in the sequence 20, 10, 10, 15, 30, 75, $X$?
What is the value of X in the sequence 20, 10, 10, 15, 30, 75, ?
- ReasoningView Answer for: Two statements followed by four conclusions are given below. You have to take the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the statements, disregarding the commonly known facts : Statement-1 : All pen are books. Statement-2 : No chair is a pen.Conclusion-I : All chair are books. Conclusion-II : Some chair are pens. Conclusion-III : All book are chair. Conclusion-IV : No chair is a book.Which one of the following is correct?
Two statements followed by four conclusions are given below. You have to take the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the statements, disregarding the commonly known facts : Statement-1 : All pen are books. Statement-2 : No chair is a pen.
Conclusion-I : All chair are books. Conclusion-II : Some chair are pens. Conclusion-III : All book are chair. Conclusion-IV : No chair is a book.
Which one of the following is correct?
- ReasoningView Answer for: What is the value of X in the sequence 2, 12, 36, 80, 150, $X$?
What is the value of X in the sequence 2, 12, 36, 80, 150, ?
- ReasoningView Answer for: Three persons A, B and C are standing in a queue not necessarily in the same order. There are 4 persons between A and B, and 7 persons between B and C. If there are 11 persons ahead of C and 13 behind A, what could be the minimum number of persons in the queue?
Three persons A, B and C are standing in a queue not necessarily in the same order. There are 4 persons between A and B, and 7 persons between B and C. If there are 11 persons ahead of C and 13 behind A, what could be the minimum number of persons in the queue?
- ReasoningView Answer for: In a tournament of Chess having 150 entrants, a player is eliminated whenever he loses a match. It is given that no match results in a tie/draw. How many matches are played in the entire tournament?
In a tournament of Chess having 150 entrants, a player is eliminated whenever he loses a match. It is given that no match results in a tie/draw. How many matches are played in the entire tournament?
- ReasoningView Answer for: Six lectures A B C D E and F, each of one hour duration, are scheduled between 8:00 am, and 2:00 p.m. Consider the Question and two Statements given below: Question: Which lecture is in the third period?Statement-1: Lecture F is preceded by A and followed by C Statement-2: There is no lecture after lecture B.Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Question and the Statements?
Six lectures A B C D E and F, each of one hour duration, are scheduled between 8:00 am, and 2:00 p.m. Consider the Question and two Statements given below: Question: Which lecture is in the third period?
Statement-1: Lecture F is preceded by A and followed by C Statement-2: There is no lecture after lecture B.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Question and the Statements?
- ReasoningView Answer for: In the series AABABCABCDABCDE.., which letter appears at the 100th place?
In the series AABABCABCDABCDE.., which letter appears at the 100th place?
- ReasoningView Answer for: Consider the Question Statements given below in respect of and two three cities P, Q and R in a State: Question: How far is city P from city Q ?Statement-1: City Q is $18$ km from city R. Statement-2: City P is $43$ km from city R.Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Question and the Statements?
Consider the Question Statements given below in respect of and two three cities P, Q and R in a State: Question: How far is city P from city Q ?
Statement-1: City Q is km from city R. Statement-2: City P is km from city R.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Question and the Statements?
- ReasoningView Answer for: If the order of the letters in the English alphabet is reversed and each letter represents the letter whose position it occupies, then which one of the following represents 'LUCKNOW'?
If the order of the letters in the English alphabet is reversed and each letter represents the letter whose position it occupies, then which one of the following represents 'LUCKNOW'?
- ReasoningView Answer for: Three Statements followed by three Conclusions are given below. You have to take the Statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts. Read all the Conclusions and then decide which of the given Conclusions logically follows/ follow from the Statements, disregarding the commonly known facts: Statement-1 : Some doctors are teachers. Statement-2 : All teachers are engineers. Statement-3 : All engineers are scientists.Conclusion-I : Some scientists are doctors. Conclusion-II : All engineers are doctors. Conclusion-III: Some engineers are doctors.Which one of the following is correct?
Three Statements followed by three Conclusions are given below. You have to take the Statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts. Read all the Conclusions and then decide which of the given Conclusions logically follows/ follow from the Statements, disregarding the commonly known facts: Statement-1 : Some doctors are teachers. Statement-2 : All teachers are engineers. Statement-3 : All engineers are scientists.
Conclusion-I : Some scientists are doctors. Conclusion-II : All engineers are doctors. Conclusion-III: Some engineers are doctors.
Which one of the following is correct?
- ReasoningView Answer for: Eight students A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H sit around a circular table, equidistant from each other, facing the centre of the table, not necessarily in the same order. B and D sit neither adjacent to C nor opposite to C. A sits in between E and D and F sits in between B and H. Which one of the following is definitely correct?
Eight students A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H sit around a circular table, equidistant from each other, facing the centre of the table, not necessarily in the same order. B and D sit neither adjacent to C nor opposite to C. A sits in between E and D and F sits in between B and H. Which one of the following is definitely correct?
- ReasoningView Answer for: P, Q, R, S, T and U are six members of a family. R is the spouse of Q, U is the mother of T and S is the daughter of U. P's daughter is T and R's son is P. There are two couples in the family. Which one of the following is correct?
P, Q, R, S, T and U are six members of a family. R is the spouse of Q, U is the mother of T and S is the daughter of U. P's daughter is T and R's son is P. There are two couples in the family. Which one of the following is correct?
- ReasoningView Answer for: Consider the Question and two Statements given below: Question: Is Z brother of X?Statement-1 : X is a brother of Y and Y is a brother of Z. Statement-2 : X, Y and Z are siblings.Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Question and the Statements?
Consider the Question and two Statements given below: Question: Is Z brother of X?
Statement-1 : X is a brother of Y and Y is a brother of Z. Statement-2 : X, Y and Z are siblings.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Question and the Statements?
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