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    CSAT / General Aptitude
    2024
    medium

    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?

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    CSAT / General Aptitude
    2024
    medium

    32⁵ + 2²⁷ is divisible by which of the following?

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    CSAT / General Aptitude
    2024
    hard

    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: 1. 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. 2. 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?

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    CSAT / General Aptitude
    2024
    hard

    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?

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    CSAT / General Aptitude
    2024
    hard

    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?

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    CSAT / General Aptitude
    2024
    medium

    A person buys three articles P, Q and R for ₹3,330. If P costs 25% more than R and R costs 20% more than Q, then what is the cost of P?

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    CSAT / General Aptitude
    2024
    hard

    What is the sum of the first 28 terms in the following sequence? 1, 1, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1, 4, 3, 2, 1, 5, 4, 3, 2, …

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    CSAT / General Aptitude
    2024
    medium

    What is the number of fives used in numbering a 260-page book?

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    CSAT / General Aptitude
    2024
    easy

    What is the angle between the minute hand and hour hand when the clock shows 4:25 hours?

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    CSAT / General Aptitude
    2024
    medium

    Let p, q, r and s be distinct positive integers. Let p, q be odd and r, s be even. Consider the following statements: 1. (p − r)²(qs) is even. 2. (q − s)q²s is even. 3. (q + r)²(p + s) is odd. Which of the statements given above are correct?

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    CSAT / General Aptitude
    2024
    medium

    The calendar for the year 2025 is same for which of the following years?

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    CSAT / General Aptitude
    2024
    medium

    How many times do the hour hand and the minute hand coincide in a clock between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. (same day)?

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    CSAT / General Aptitude
    2024
    easy

    Weight of 6 boys = Weight of 7 girls = Weight of 3 men = Weight of 4 women. If the average weight of the women is 63 kg, then what is the average weight of the boys?

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    CSAT / General Aptitude
    2024
    medium

    Let X be a two-digit number and Y be another two-digit number formed by interchanging the digits of X. If (X + Y) is the greatest two-digit number, then what is the number of possible values of X?

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    CSAT / General Aptitude
    2024
    easy

    Consider the following: 1. 1000 litres = 1 m³ 2. 1 metric ton = 1000 kg 3. 1 hectare = 10000 m² Which of the above are correct?

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    CSAT / General Aptitude
    2024
    hard

    A father said to his son, "n years back I was as old as you are now. My present age is four times your age n years back". If the sum of the present ages of the father and the son is 130 years, what is the difference of their ages?

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    CSAT / General Aptitude
    2024
    medium

    In an examination, 80% of students passed in English, 70% of students passed in Hindi and 15% students failed in both the subjects. What is the percentage of students who failed in only one subject?

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    CSAT / General Aptitude
    2024
    medium

    A number is mistakenly divided by 4 instead of multiplying by 4. What is the percentage change in the result due to this mistake?

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    CSAT / General Aptitude
    2024
    medium

    P's salary is 20% lower than Q's salary which is 20% lower than R's salary. By how much percent is R's salary more than P's salary?

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    CSAT / General Aptitude
    2024
    medium

    Two persons P and Q enter into a business. P puts ₹14,000 more than Q, but P has invested for 8 months and Q has invested for 10 months. If P's share is ₹400 more than Q's share out of the total profit of ₹2,000, what is the capital contributed by P?

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