UPSC Prelims 2024
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- ReasoningView Answer for: In the expression $5 4 3 2 1$, $*$ is chosen from $+$, $-$, $\times$ each at most two times. What is the smallest non-negative value of the expression?
In the expression , is chosen from , , each at most two times. What is the smallest non-negative value of the expression?
- ReasoningView Answer for: Let $p$ and $q$ be positive integers satisfying $p<q$ and $p+q=k$. What is the smallest value of $k$ that does not determine $p$ and $q$ uniquely?
Let and be positive integers satisfying and . What is the smallest value of that does not determine and uniquely?
- ReasoningView Answer for: The total cost of 4 oranges, 6 mangoes and 8 apples is equal to twice the total cost of 1 orange, 2 mangoes and 5 apples. Consider the following statements: The total cost of 3 oranges, 5 mangoes and 9 apples is equal to the total cost of 4 oranges, 6 mangoes and 8 apples. The total cost of one orange and one mango is equal to the cost of one apple.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The total cost of 4 oranges, 6 mangoes and 8 apples is equal to twice the total cost of 1 orange, 2 mangoes and 5 apples. Consider the following statements:
- The total cost of 3 oranges, 5 mangoes and 9 apples is equal to the total cost of 4 oranges, 6 mangoes and 8 apples.
- The total cost of one orange and one mango is equal to the cost of one apple.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- ReasoningView Answer for: a + b means a – b; a – b means a x b; a x b means a ÷ b; a ÷ b; means a + b, then what is the value of $10 + 30 – 100 \times 50 \div 25$? (Operations are to be replaced simultaneously)
a + b means a – b; a – b means a x b; a x b means a ÷ b; a ÷ b; means a + b, then what is the value of ? (Operations are to be replaced simultaneously)
- ReasoningView Answer for: If P means ‘greater than ( $ > $ )’; Q means ‘less than ( $ < $ )’; R means ‘not greater than ( $ \nless $ )’; S means ‘not less than ( $ \ngeq $ )’ and T means ‘equal to ( $ = $ )’, then consider the following statements : If $2x (S) 3y$ and $3x (T) 4z$, then $9y (P) 8z$. If $x (Q) 2y$ and $y (R) z$, then $x (R) z$.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
If P means ‘greater than ( )’; Q means ‘less than ( )’; R means ‘not greater than ( )’; S means ‘not less than ( )’ and T means ‘equal to ( )’, then consider the following statements :
- If and , then .
- If and , then .
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- ReasoningView Answer for: Consider the sequenceABCDBBCDABCDABCDthat follows a certain pattern. Which one of the following completes the sequence?
Consider the sequence
A_BCD_BBCDABC_DABC_D
that follows a certain pattern. Which one of the following completes the sequence?
- ReasoningView Answer for: What will come in place of in the sequence 3, 14, 39, 84, , 258?
What will come in place of * in the sequence 3, 14, 39, 84, *, 258?
- ReasoningView Answer for: A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements. P, Q, R and S appeared in a test. Question : Has P scored more marks than Q ?Statement-I : The sum of the marks scored by P and Q is equal to the sum of the marks scored by R and S. Statement-II : The sum of the marks scored by P and S is more than the sum of the marks scored by Q and R.Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements. P, Q, R and S appeared in a test. Question : Has P scored more marks than Q ?
Statement-I : The sum of the marks scored by P and Q is equal to the sum of the marks scored by R and S. Statement-II : The sum of the marks scored by P and S is more than the sum of the marks scored by Q and R.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
- ReasoningView Answer for: A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements.There are three distinct prime numbers whose sum is a prime number. Question: What are those three numbers?Statement-I : Their sum is less than $23$. Statement-II : One of the numbers is $5$.Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements.
There are three distinct prime numbers whose sum is a prime number. Question: What are those three numbers?
Statement-I : Their sum is less than . Statement-II : One of the numbers is .
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
- ReasoningView Answer for: Three numbers $x$, $y$, $z$ are selected from the set of the first seven natural numbers such that $x > 2y > 3z$. How many such distinct triplets $(x, y, z)$ are possible?
Three numbers , , are selected from the set of the first seven natural numbers such that . How many such distinct triplets are possible?
- ReasoningView Answer for: What is the least possible number of cuts required to cut a cube into 64 identical pieces?
What is the least possible number of cuts required to cut a cube into 64 identical pieces?
- ReasoningView Answer for: If in a certain code, ‘ABCD’ is written as $24$ and ‘EFGH’ is written as $1680$, then how is ‘IJKL’ written in that code?
If in a certain code, ‘ABCD’ is written as and ‘EFGH’ is written as , then how is ‘IJKL’ written in that code?
- ReasoningView Answer for: Main Statement is followed by four Statements labelled P, Q, R and S. Choose the ordered pair of the Statements where the first Statement implies the second, and the two Statements are logically consistent with the Main Statement. Main Statement : Pradeep becomes either a Director or a Producer.Statement P : Pradeep is a Director. Statement Q : Pradeep is a Producer. Statement R : Pradeep is not a Director. Statement S : Pradeep is not a Producer.Select the correct answer.
Main Statement is followed by four Statements labelled P, Q, R and S. Choose the ordered pair of the Statements where the first Statement implies the second, and the two Statements are logically consistent with the Main Statement. Main Statement : Pradeep becomes either a Director or a Producer.
Statement P : Pradeep is a Director. Statement Q : Pradeep is a Producer. Statement R : Pradeep is not a Director. Statement S : Pradeep is not a Producer.
Select the correct answer.
- ReasoningView Answer for: In some code, letters P, Q, R, S, T represent numbers 4, 5, 10, 12, 15. It is not known which letter represents which number. If $Q - S = 2S$ and $T = R + S + 3$, then what is the value of $P + R - T$?
In some code, letters P, Q, R, S, T represent numbers 4, 5, 10, 12, 15. It is not known which letter represents which number. If and , then what is the value of ?
- ReasoningView Answer for: A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Questions and the Statements.Question: What is the time required to download the software?Statement-I: The size of the software is 12 megabytes. Statement-II: The transfer rate is 2.4 kilobytes per second.Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Questions and the Statements.
Question: What is the time required to download the software?
Statement-I: The size of the software is 12 megabytes. Statement-II: The transfer rate is 2.4 kilobytes per second.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
- ReasoningView Answer for: A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Questions and the Statements.Question: What are the values of $m$ and $n$, where $m$ and $n$ are natural numbers?Statement-I: $m + n > mn$ and $m > n$. Statement-II: The product of $m$ and $n$ is $24$.Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Questions and the Statements.
Question: What are the values of and , where and are natural numbers?
Statement-I: and . Statement-II: The product of and is .
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
- ReasoningView Answer for: A Statement is given followed by two Conclusions numbered I and II. Consider the Statement and the Conclusions. Statement: India is the world's largest producer of milk.Conclusion-I: India is the world's largest exporter of milk. Conclusion-II: India does not import milk.Which one of the following is correct?
A Statement is given followed by two Conclusions numbered I and II. Consider the Statement and the Conclusions. Statement: India is the world's largest producer of milk.
Conclusion-I: India is the world's largest exporter of milk. Conclusion-II: India does not import milk.
Which one of the following is correct?
- ReasoningView Answer for: If the sum of the two-digit numbers AB and CD is the three-digit number 1CE, where the letters A, B, C, D, E denote distinct digits, then what is the value of A?
If the sum of the two-digit numbers AB and CD is the three-digit number 1CE, where the letters A, B, C, D, E denote distinct digits, then what is the value of A?
- ReasoningView Answer for: If in a certain code, ‘POT’ is written as ATOP and ‘TRAP’ is written as APART, then how is ‘ARENA’ written in that code?
If in a certain code, ‘POT’ is written as ATOP and ‘TRAP’ is written as APART, then how is ‘ARENA’ written in that code?
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