CSAT - Prelims 2025
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A man completes 5/8th of a job in 25 days. How many more days will it take him to finish the job if quantum of work is further increased by 50%?
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10%
(a) 44 days
18%
(b) 31 days
14%
(c) 28 days
57%
(d) 35 days
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πŸ‘†Ans. D | Explanation:

Let initial units of work = 8 units

Out of which, 5 units are completed in 25 days.

So, the number of days that the man takes in completing one unit of work = 25/5 = 5 days

Now, amount of new work = 8 + 50% of 8 = 8 + 4 = 12 units

Work remaining = 12 – 5 = 7 units

So, the time taken by the man to complete the rest of the work = 7 Γ— 5 = 35 days

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What are the total number of five-digit numbers divisible by 5, that can be formed by using digits 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, such that no digit is repeated?
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21%
(a) 120
10%
(b) 8
63%
(c) 24
6%
(d) 36
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πŸ‘†Ans. C | Explanation:

As the number is divisible by 5, so the unit place will always be 5.

The rest of the four positions may be filled by the remaining 4 digits as follows:

* Tens place in 4 ways

* Hundreds place in 3 ways

* Thousands place in 2 ways

* Ten Thousands place in 1 way

Hence, total number of required numbers = 4 Γ— 3 Γ— 2 Γ— 1 = 24

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In a city, 20% families read only two newspapers, 40% of the remaining read three newspapers and the remaining families read only one newspaper. Which of the following statements must definitely be true?
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6%
(a) Only 20% of the total families read three newspapers.
53%
(b) 48% of the total families read only one newspaper.
35%
(c) 60% of the total families read at least two newspapers.
6%
(d) 88% of the total families read at least one newspaper.
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πŸ‘†Ans. B | Explanation:

Let total number of families be 100.

Then, number of families reading only 2 newspapers = 20

Number of families reading 3 newspapers = 40% of (100 – 20) = 40% of 80 = 32

Number of families reading only 1 newspaper = 100 – (20 + 32) = 100 – 52 = 48

Thus, 48% of the total families read only one newspaper.

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A street vendor has enough money to buy 20 pairs of shoes. If he gets discount of Rs. 25 on each pair of shoe, then he can buy two more pairs of shoes, and still have Rs. 70 left with him. How much money did he have originally?
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11%
(a) Rs. 4500
73%
(b) Rs. 4800
13%
(c) Rs. 5000
2%
(d) Rs. 5200
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πŸ‘†Ans. B | Explanation:

Let the original price of each pair of shoe be Rs. x.

According to the question,

20x = 22(x – 25) + 70

or, 20x = 22x – 550 + 70

or, 22x – 20x = 480

or, 2x = 480

or, x = Rs. 240

So, the amount of money that street vendor originally had = 20x = 20 Γ— 240 = Rs. 4800

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In a certain code language, β€˜NOTE’ is coded as β€˜MONPSUDF’. How will β€˜ROAD’ be coded as in that language?
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66%
(a) QSNPZBCE
15%
(b) QSMPZBCE
11%
(c) QSNQZBCE
7%
(d) QSNPYBCE
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πŸ‘†Ans. A | Explanation

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How many pairs of digits in the number 543968 have as many numbers between them as in the series of natural numbers (consider both backward and forward directions)?
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12%
(a) Only one
42%
(b) More than one but less than three
38%
(c) More than three
9%
(d) Only three
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A is the mother of B. B is the sister of C. D is the son of C. E is the brother of D. F is the mother of E. G is the granddaughter of A. H has only two children - B and C. How is C related to E?
Anonymous Quiz
42%
(a) Father
24%
(b) Son
23%
(c) Mother
11%
(d) Cousin
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Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?

A 0, D 5, H 15, M 30, S 50, ?
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14%
(a) A 75
16%
(b) A 65
60%
(c) Z 75
10%
(d) Z 85
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Four wooden sticks of lengths 85 cm, 119 cm, 136 cm and 204 cm are to be cut into parts of equal length. Each part must be as long as possible. What is the maximum number of pieces that can be cut?
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6%
(a) 36
67%
(b) 32
20%
(c) 30
7%
(d) 35
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πŸ‘†Ans. B | Explanation:

Since each stick must be cut into parts of equal length and each part must be as long as possible. So, we need to find out the HCF.

HCF of 85, 119, 136 and 204 = 17

Number of parts from 85 cm long stick = 85/17 = 5

Number of parts from 119 cm long stick = 119/17 = 7

Number of parts from 136 cm long stick = 136 /17 = 8

Number of parts from 204 cm long stick = 204 /17 = 12

∴ Maximum number of pieces = 5 + 7 + 8 + 12 = 32

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Dr. Bunti made a medicine by mixing two herbs X and Y. In 50 g of that medicine, the percentage of herb X is 40%. How much of herb X should Dr. Bunti add into it further so as to increase its percentage to 84%?
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12%
(a) 142 g
23%
(b) 132.8 g
59%
(c) 137.5 g
7%
(d) 141.7 g
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πŸ‘†Ans. C | Explanation:

According to the question,

Quantity of herb X in 50 g of medicine = (40/100) Γ— 50 = 20 g

Let x g of herb X is further mixed in the medicine.

Then, [(20 + x)/(50 + x)] Γ— 100 = 84

Or 2000 + 100x = 4200 + 84x

Or 16x = 2200

Or x = 2200/16

Or x = 137.5 g

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A faulty clock was set correct at 6:00 a.m. on Thursday. This clock gains 5 seconds in every 5 minutes. What must be the approximate time displayed by this clock at 5:30 p.m. on the same day?
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53%
(a) 5:41 p.m.
20%
(b) 5:13 p.m.
19%
(c) 5:23 p.m.
7%
(d) 5:56 p.m.
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πŸ‘†Ans. A | Explanation:

Total time from 6 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. = 11 hours 30 minutes = 690 minutes

Clock gains 5 seconds in every 5 minutes.

∴ Gain in 1 minute = 5/5 = 1 second

∴ Gain in 60 minutes = 60 Γ— 1 = 60 seconds

∴ Gain in 690 minutes = 690 seconds = 690/60 minutes = 69/6 minutes = 23/2 minutes = 11.5 minutes OR 11 minutes 30 seconds

Hence, the correct time = 5:30 + 0:11 = 5:41 p.m. (approximately)

(as the clock is gaining time, it means it is running faster than it should and hence display time will be more than the real time)

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If Ξ± and Ξ² are two real numbers such that Ξ± + Ξ² = - q/p and Ξ±Ξ² = r/p, where 0<p<q<r (p, q, r are natural numbers), then which one of the following alternatives represents the highest value?
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6%
(a) 1 / (Ξ± + Ξ²)
37%
(b) (1/ Ξ±) + (1/ Ξ²)
47%
(c) – 1/ (Ξ±Ξ²)
10%
(d) Ξ±Ξ²/(Ξ± + Ξ²)
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πŸ‘†Ans. C | Explanation:

It is given that Ξ± + Ξ² = - q/p and Ξ±Ξ² = r/p, where 0<p<q<r

So, let’s assume p = 1, q = 2 and r = 3.

Putting these values in answer options, we get

(A) 1 / (Ξ± + Ξ²) = - p/q = - (1/2)

(B) (1/ Ξ±) + (1/ Ξ²) = (Ξ± + Ξ²)/ Ξ±Ξ² = -(q/p) Γ— (p/r) = - (q/r) = - (2/3)

(C) – 1/ (Ξ±Ξ²) = -(p/r) = - (1/3)

(D) Ξ±Ξ²/(Ξ± + Ξ²) = r/p Γ— (-p/q)= - r/q = - (3/2)

We can see that, - (1/3) is the greatest among the above values.

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