CSAT, IAS 2015. UPSC 2015

CSAT DAILY MISSION #84

Question 1

In a building, there are 250 people staying with 5 people in each family. Of the total families, 70% are Tamilians. 80% of the people in the building are employed. 25% of the employed are Tamil females. The total percentage of number of males and children in Tamil families is 64%. How many Tamil females are not employed?

(A) 20

(B) 33

(C) 13

(D) 01

Question 2

In a 1000 m race, Vikram can give Naveen a maximum headstart of either 50 metres or 8 seconds and still win. In how much time can Vikram run 1000m?

(A) 144 seconds

(B) 160 seconds

(C) 144 seconds

(D) 152 seconds

Question 3

The Bal Bharti school has teachers from Tamil Nadu, Kerala and West Bengal only. There are seven teachers from Kerala. Six teachers are qualified to teach Biology. The senior most teacher teaches either Math or Biology and is neither from Kerala nor West Bengal. There are six teachers from West Bengal. Besides the senior most teacher, the school has only one other teacher who is non-Keralite and non-Bengali, and she teaches Biology. How many teachers are there in the school?

(A) 16

(B) 18

(C) 15

(D) 14

Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Seven events K, L, M, N, O, P and Q are to be scheduled in a theatre one on each day of the week starting from Sunday.
– Event N is on the previous day of the event P.
– There is a gap of one day between the events K & M and event K precedes M.
– Events L and M cannot be scheduled for consecutive days.
– Events P and Q cannot be scheduled for consecutive days.

Question 4

If events L and Q are scheduled for Tuesday and Saturday respectively, then on which day can the event N be scheduled?

(A) Sunday

(B) Thursday

(C) Wednesday

(D) Either (A) or (B)

Question 5

If the event O is on Monday and Q is on Friday, which of the following is true?

(A) The event M occurs on Tuesday.

(B) The event L occurs on Saturday.

(C) The event P occurs on Wednesday.

(D) The event N occurs on Sunday.



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SOLUTIONS TO DAILY CSAT MISSION # 85

1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (C) 4. (B) 5. (D)

Explanations
1. There is no mention of anyone worshiping vultures anywhere in the passage.

2. It isn’t (A) because there is no mention of DDT or mosquitoes anywhere. It isn’t (B) because vultures do not kill anyone. They are scavengers and eat carcasses that are already dead. It isn’t (C) because the carcasses become breeding grounds for human diseases, not vulture diseases.
The actual way (as per the passage) in which vultures get exposed to diclofenac is: Some sick cattle are given diclofenac as a drug. When they die, vultures prey on their dead bodies and ingest the diclofenac.

3. Meloxicam is not a threat. Use of diclofenac amongst pets (and cattle) is a threat to vultures. Rotting carcasses is the staple diet of vultures, not a threat to them. Rise in the number of rats is caused by decline of vultures; it does not cause the decline of vultures.

4. The use of untested veterinary medicines increases vulture death, doesnt reduce it.

5. Diclofenac kills vultures, but it may not be the only drug that kills them.
Vultures prey on dead livestock, not sick/dying livestock.
It is nowhere mentioned that vultures live in packs.


Comments

10 responses to “CSAT DAILY MISSION #84”

  1. Praful Avatar
    Praful

    cbcac

  2. 1. C
    3. C
    4. A
    5. C

  3. Naveen Shekhar Avatar
    Naveen Shekhar

    1.C
    2.D
    3.C
    4.A
    5.C

  4. Option D in 4th ques should be either A or C instead of A or B.

  5. Anonymus Avatar
    Anonymus

    cdcac

  6. Ashwin Avatar
    Ashwin

    C
    B
    C
    D
    C

  7. Rishabh Singh Avatar
    Rishabh Singh

    C..D..C..D..C

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