CSAT · Set A

UPSC Prelims 2024

80 questions · 2.5 marks each · Qualifying marks: 66/200

Hard

21%

17 questions

RC weight

34%

27 questions

Numerical weight

38%

30 of 80

Qualifying mark

66/200

33% of total

Section breakdown

Numerical Ability

30 (38%)

Reading Comprehension

27 (34%)

Logical & Analytical Reasoning

13 (16%)

Data Interpretation & Sufficiency

10 (13%)

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#▲	Topic↕	Section↕	Type↕	Difficulty↕	Source
1	Identifying the logical inference regarding food wastage	Reading Comp.	Statement-based	Medium	Passage 1 (Food and Agriculture Organization) - Q1	↗Read
2	Evaluating assumptions about food distribution mechanisms	Reading Comp.	Statement-based	Medium	Passage 1 (Food and Agriculture Organization) - Q2	↗Read
3	Inferring the relationship between inflation and budgetary policies	Reading Comp.	Statement-based	Medium	Passage 2 (Inflation and central banks) - Q3	↗Read
4	Understanding the core message regarding fiscal discipline	Reading Comp.	Factual single	Medium	Passage 2 (Inflation and central banks) - Q4	↗Read
5	Calculating the minimum number of cuts required to divide a cube	Reasoning	Factual single	Medium	Least possible number of cuts to cut a cube into 64 identical pieces	↗Read
6	Optimizing arithmetic operators to find the smallest non-negative value	Numerical	Factual single	Hard	Smallest non-negative value of expression 5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1	↗Read
7	Calculating percentage increase in workforce to reduce time	Numerical	Factual single	Medium	Percent increase of men to complete work in 5k days instead of 6k days	↗Read
8	Determining the minimum time required for alternating individual work schedules	Reasoning	Factual single	Hard	X, Y, Z completing work in 6, 8, 8 hours individually with consecutive hours constraint	↗Read
9	Finding the number of trailing zeros in a structured product sequence	Numerical	Factual single	Hard	Consecutive zeros at the end of product 1^2 x 2^4 x 3^6 ... x 25^50	↗Read
10	Finding the date when an arithmetic progression sum hits a perfect square and cube	Numerical	Factual single	Hard	Savings starting Jan 1st 2023, adding Rs 2 daily, reaching perfect square and cube	↗Read
11	Identifying the logical inference regarding city administration and urban planning	Reading Comp.	Factual single	Medium	Passage (Urban planning and bureaucracy) - Q11	↗Read
12	Inferring the consequences of anonymous capital in digital political discourse	Reading Comp.	Factual single	Medium	Passage (Social media and political discourse) - Q12	↗Read
13	Evaluating assumptions about social media content promotion and user engagement	Reading Comp.	Statement-based	Hard	Passage (Social media and political discourse) - Q13	↗Read
14	Understanding the overarching message of a socio-economic text	Reading Comp.	Statement-based	Medium	Passage-based comprehension	↗Read
15	Evaluating the divisibility of a sum of large exponential terms	Numerical	Factual single	Hard	222^333 + 333^222 is divisible by which numbers	↗Read
16	Calculating the percentage of water to mix to achieve a specific profit margin	Numerical	Factual single	Easy	Percent of water mixed with honey to gain 20% selling at cost price	↗Read
17	Finding the rightmost non-zero digit of an exponential number	Numerical	Factual single	Medium	Rightmost digit preceding the zeros in the value of 30^30	↗Read
18	Finding the number of common divisors that leave the same remainder for two numbers	Numerical	Factual single	Medium	421 and 427 divided by same number leave remainder 1	↗Read
19	Evaluating properties of digits and their divisibility	Numerical	Statement-based	Medium	General number system property evaluation	↗Read
20	Counting the frequency of a specific digit across a range of integers	Numerical	Factual single	Medium	Frequency of digit 5 appearing from 1 to 1000	↗Read
21	Identifying the central idea regarding economic planning	Reading Comp.	Factual single	Medium	Passage-based comprehension	↗Read
22	Evaluating assumptions about sustainable development	Reading Comp.	Statement-based	Medium	Passage-based comprehension	↗Read
23	Validating inferences regarding global supply chains	Reading Comp.	Statement-based	Hard	Passage-based comprehension	↗Read
24	Determining data sufficiency for calculating ages	DI / DS	Statement-based	Medium	Data sufficiency evaluation	↗Read
25	Determining data sufficiency for finding an unknown variable based on divisibility	DI / DS	Statement-based	Medium	Data sufficiency evaluation	↗Read
26	Finding the angle between the hands of a clock at a given time	Reasoning	Factual single	Easy	Clock angle calculation	↗Read
27	Determining the day of the week for a specific future date	Reasoning	Factual single	Medium	Calendar date calculation	↗Read
28	Calculating proportional distribution among three individuals	Numerical	Factual single	Medium	Ratio word problem	↗Read
29	Finding the overall profit or loss percentage in a transaction	Numerical	Factual single	Medium	Profit and loss calculation	↗Read
30	Applying successive percentage changes to determine a final value	Numerical	Factual single	Easy	Successive percentage problem	↗Read
31	Identifying the author's primary argument on healthcare	Reading Comp.	Factual single	Medium	Passage-based comprehension	↗Read
32	Evaluating the validity of policy-related assumptions	Reading Comp.	Statement-based	Hard	Passage-based comprehension	↗Read
33	Inferring the consequences of educational inequalities	Reading Comp.	Factual single	Medium	Passage-based comprehension	↗Read
34	Validating assumptions regarding access to quality education	Reading Comp.	Statement-based	Medium	Passage-based comprehension	↗Read
35	Finding the smallest number satisfying multiple remainder conditions	Numerical	Factual single	Medium	LCM and remainder application	↗Read
36	Determining the missing term in a complex number sequence	Numerical	Factual single	Medium	Number sequence pattern	↗Read
37	Evaluating properties of prime and composite numbers	Numerical	Statement-based	Hard	Prime numbers properties	↗Read
38	Determining data sufficiency for calculating a combined work rate	DI / DS	Statement-based	Medium	Data sufficiency evaluation	↗Read
39	Determining data sufficiency for identifying a specific day	DI / DS	Statement-based	Medium	Data sufficiency evaluation	↗Read
40	Decoding a string based on alphanumeric substitution rules	Reasoning	Factual single	Medium	Coding and decoding pattern	↗Read
41	Identifying the central idea regarding demographic shifts	Reading Comp.	Factual single	Easy	Passage-based comprehension	↗Read
42	Evaluating assumptions about aging populations	Reading Comp.	Statement-based	Medium	Passage-based comprehension	↗Read
43	Inferring the logical conclusion about technological automation	Reading Comp.	Factual single	Medium	Passage-based comprehension	↗Read
44	Calculating combinations under specific inclusion/exclusion constraints	Numerical	Factual single	Hard	Combinatorics word problem	↗Read
45	Determining the final percentage change after multiple sequential operations	Numerical	Factual single	Medium	Percentage application	↗Read
46	Evaluating mathematical statements involving fractional percentages	Numerical	Statement-based	Medium	Percentage properties evaluation	↗Read
47	Deducing logical conclusions from standard categorical syllogisms	Reasoning	Statement-based	Easy	Syllogism statements and conclusions	↗Read
48	Deducing logical conclusions from categorical syllogisms with negative premises	Reasoning	Statement-based	Medium	Syllogism statements and conclusions	↗Read
49	Evaluating data sufficiency for determining relative speeds	DI / DS	Statement-based	Medium	Data sufficiency evaluation	↗Read
50	Evaluating data sufficiency for determining total work output	DI / DS	Statement-based	Medium	Data sufficiency evaluation	↗Read
51	Identifying the primary focus of an ecological conservation passage	Reading Comp.	Factual single	Easy	Passage-based comprehension	↗Read
52	Validating assumptions regarding wildlife protection laws	Reading Comp.	Statement-based	Medium	Passage-based comprehension	↗Read
53	Inferring the consequences of biodiversity loss	Reading Comp.	Factual single	Medium	Passage-based comprehension	↗Read
54	Solving a digit arrangement puzzle to maximize a given product	Numerical	Factual single	Hard	Number arrangement optimization	↗Read
55	Finding the number of factors of a large composite number	Numerical	Factual single	Medium	Number theory divisor counting	↗Read
56	Evaluating divisibility rules across different bases	Numerical	Statement-based	Hard	Number theory properties	↗Read
57	Identifying the odd term out in a complex numerical series	Numerical	Factual single	Medium	Number series analysis	↗Read
58	Calculating shortest distance from start point after multiple turns	Reasoning	Factual single	Easy	Direction sense calculation	↗Read
59	Determining final direction faced after sequential angular turns	Reasoning	Factual single	Medium	Direction sense calculation	↗Read
60	Determining an individual's rank from the bottom given overlapping criteria	Reasoning	Factual single	Medium	Ranking puzzle	↗Read
61	Identifying the author's argument on corporate governance	Reading Comp.	Factual single	Medium	Passage-based comprehension	↗Read
62	Validating assumptions regarding market regulations	Reading Comp.	Statement-based	Medium	Passage-based comprehension	↗Read
63	Inferring the societal impact of rapid urbanization	Reading Comp.	Factual single	Medium	Passage-based comprehension	↗Read
64	Evaluating statements related to remainders of polynomial expressions	Numerical	Statement-based	Hard	Number theory polynomial remainders	↗Read
65	Finding the unit digit of a large power sum	Numerical	Factual single	Medium	Number theory cyclicity	↗Read
66	Solving a digit substitution puzzle for a specific multiplier	Numerical	Factual single	Hard	Cryptarithmetic / Digit puzzles	↗Read
67	Evaluating data sufficiency for determining an original price before discount	DI / DS	Statement-based	Medium	Data sufficiency evaluation	↗Read
68	Evaluating data sufficiency to find the average of a specific subset	DI / DS	Statement-based	Medium	Data sufficiency evaluation	↗Read
69	Determining the relative height of individuals from comparative statements	Reasoning	Factual single	Easy	Logical comparison puzzle	↗Read
70	Decoding a message using a shifting letter cipher	Reasoning	Factual single	Medium	Letter shifting cipher	↗Read
71	Understanding the core message regarding renewable energy adoption	Reading Comp.	Factual single	Medium	Passage-based comprehension	↗Read
72	Evaluating assumptions about global energy transitions	Reading Comp.	Statement-based	Hard	Passage-based comprehension	↗Read
73	Inferring the primary cause of modern geopolitical tensions from the text	Reading Comp.	Factual single	Medium	Passage-based comprehension	↗Read
74	Calculating the new average after altering specific terms in a set	Numerical	Factual single	Medium	Average manipulation	↗Read
75	Finding the wrong number in a geometric progression series	Numerical	Factual single	Medium	Number series analysis	↗Read
76	Evaluating data sufficiency to determine if a number is prime	DI / DS	Statement-based	Medium	Data sufficiency evaluation	↗Read
77	Evaluating data sufficiency to find the exact sum of consecutive integers	DI / DS	Statement-based	Hard	Data sufficiency evaluation	↗Read
78	Solving a puzzle to determine the exact sequence of runners finishing a race	Reasoning	Factual single	Medium	Sequence and ranking puzzle	↗Read
79	Finding the remainder when a large sum is divided by a composite number	Numerical	Factual single	Hard	Number theory remainders	↗Read
80	Solving an arithmetic word problem involving proportional mixtures	Numerical	Factual single	Medium	Mixture word problem	↗Read