CSAT, IAS 2015. UPSC 2015

CSAT DAILY MISSION #2

Question 1

Half of the villagers of a certain village have their own houses. One-fifth of the villagers cultivate paddy. One-third of the villagers are literate. Four-fifth of the villagers are below twenty five. Then, which one of the following conclusions is certainly true?

(A) All the villagers who have their own houses are literate.

(B) Some villagers under twenty five are literate.

(C) A quarter of the villages who have their own houses cultivate paddy.

(D) Half of the villagers who cultivate paddy are literate.

Question 2

Consider the following statements:
I. Doing well in CSAT implies doing well in PCS.
II. A good PCS result ensures that you get into one of the IAS or IPS.
III. Poor CSAT results do not get you commissioned into any of the civil services.

Which of the following conclusions is valid, based on the above statements?

(A) Doing poorly in CSAT always implies doing poorly in PCS.

(B) Good CSAT result ensures that one gets commissioned into civil services.

(C) Getting commissioned to IAS or IPS mean that one has done well in CSAT.

(D) Anyone getting commissioned in civil services is guaranteed to get either IAS or IPS.

Question 3

Consider the following statements:
A group of four has at least two female members.
Three of the group members are college students.

From the above statements, which of the following conclusions logically follows?

I. At least two female group members are college students.
II. There are at most two male members.
III. There is at least one female college student.

(A) II only

(B) I and II only

(C) II and III only

(D) I, II and II

Question 4

Consider the following statements:
I. Cloudy days tend to be more windier than sunny days.
II. Foggy days tend to be less windy than cloudy days.

From the above statements, which of the following conclusions logically follows?

(A) Sunny days tend to be less windy than foggy days.

(B) Sunny days tend to be windier than foggy days.

(C) Foggy days and cloudy days tend to be windier than sunny days.

(D) Foggy days and sunny days tend to be less windier than cloudy days.

Question 5

In recommending a salary cut of 5% to the board of directors, the CEO of a company said, “There were no worker demonstrations over previous salary cuts of three per cent last year and two percent the year before”. If the CEO’s statement is accurate. Which of the following can be validly deduced from the information given?

I. Most workers in the previous years felt that the salary cuts were justified.
II. Workers are likely to protest this time because they were silent at earlier times.
III. Workers are not likely to demonstrate over new salary cuts.

(A) I and II only
(B) I and III only
(C) I, II and III
(D) None of these



SOLUTIONS TO DAILY CSAT MISSION # 3

1.(C)  2.(D)  3.(B)  4.(A) 5.(A)

Explanations
1. You have to imagine this. It can’t be explained.

3. Let his average after 19 innings be ‘x’. So, total runs scored after 19 innings = 19x.
After his 20th innings, his average becomes (x + 5). So, total runs scored after 20 innings = 20(x + 5).
The difference is 155 runs. So, 19x + 155 = 20(x + 5) which gives x = 55.

5. Total money spent = Rs.7. Total money earned = Rs.9.
So, profit % = (9 – 7)/7 * 100 = 28.5 %.


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