HPSC 2023 — CSAT Questions with Answers
All 51 CSAT previous-year questions from HPSC 2023, each with the correct answer and a full explanation. Practise them as a free, timed mock test with instant scoring.
Practice CSAT as a timed test →- Q1.Arrangement Puzzles
Each of A, B, C, D, E, F and G visited a museum on different days of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week. Only three people visited between C and B. Only two people visited between B and D. G visited immediately before A but not on Saturday or Monday. E visited immediately before F. F did not visit on Sunday. More than one person visited between F and C. Who visited the museum on Wednesday?
- a)G
- b)B
- c)D
- d)C
- e)Question not attempted
- Q2.Seating Arrangement
J, K, L, M, N, P, Q and R live on eight different floors of the same building. The lowermost floor of the building is numbered 1, the floor above it, number 2 and so on till the topmost floor is numbered 8. K lives on an even numbered floor. Only three people live between K and Q. N lives immediately above P but immediately below M. J lives immediately above L. J does not live on an odd numbered floor. More than two people live between R and K. J lives on one of the floors below K. How many people live between L and P?
- a)None
- b)Two
- c)Four
- d)Three
- e)Question not attempted
- Q3.Seating Arrangement
Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows, such that each person in a row faces other person in the opposition row. In Row I-A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting facing north and in Row II- J, K, L, M, N and O are sitting facing south. More than two people sit between M and K. M faces an immediate neighbour of F. Only three people sit between F and D. A sits to the immediate left of C. Neither A nor C is an immediate neighbour of F. Only two people sit between M and L. N faces E. O sits at one of the positions to the right of J. O faces neither F nor D. How many people sit between the one who faces K and E?
- a)None
- b)3
- c)2
- d)1
- e)Question not attempted
- Q4.Seating Arrangement
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table. Each of them is either facing the centre or are facing outside (opposite to the centre). Only two people sit between C and E. G sits third to the left of E. Only three people sit between G and B. Both G and B face a direction opposite to that of E. A sits to the immediate right of G. D sits third to the right of A. F sits third to the left of C. Both the immediate neighbours of D face the same direction as D. H faces the same direction as B. H does not face outside. Who sits third to the right of H?
- a)A
- b)G
- c)D
- d)B
- e)Question not attempted
- Q5.Logical Puzzles
Avin, Mandar, Sarang, Sarfaraz, Balram and Samir are six friends who have invested in either Mutual Funds or Fixed Deposits or both. Only two friends have not invested in Mutual Funds. Balram has invested in Mutual Funds and also Fixed Deposits. Only one other friend has invested in both Mutual Funds and Fixed Deposits. Sarang has not invested in Mutual Funds. Samir does not have Fixed Deposits. Sarfaraz has invested in only one of the two. Mandar has invested in only Fixed Deposits. Who other than Balram has invested in both Mutual Funds and Fixed Deposits?
- a)Samir
- b)Sarfaraz
- c)Avin
- d)Mandar
- e)Question not attempted
- Q6.Logical Puzzles
Three departments of a gaming company, viz, HR, Production and Marketing are looked over by their CEO, Mr. Trivikram. The VP of the company, Mr. Avinash reports only to the CEO and manages the Production and Marketing Departments. Mr. Vikrant is the HR head and reports only to the CEO. The employees from various departments report to their respective department heads. The head of Admin department report to Mr. Vikrant. The head of Production and head of marketing departments report to Mr. Avinash. Shivani and Deepak are from the HR department. The head of Art department and the head of Design department report to Sriram who is the head of Production department. Rosy is the head of Admin department. Kiran is the head of Art department. Mayank and Julie are from Marketing department. Rahul reports to Mr. Avinash. Sandeep is the head of design department. Vijay and Nathan report to Kiran. Amit and Geeta are from Design department. Who heads the Marketing department?
- a)Sriram
- b)Sandeep
- c)Rahul
- d)Deepak
- e)Question not attempted
- Q7.Grid Puzzles
Study the following data carefully and answer the question that follow. Eight men from a Yoga group were asked for their preference of fragrances from Musky, Woody, Aqua and Cigar and whether they used them in either Perfumes, Deodorants or Talcum. Prasad uses deodorant. Jens uses deodorant in Aqua fragrance. Only one man amongst them used Talcum. Tuene, Prasad and Vighnesh preferred a woody fragrance but used it in three different ways each. Robert uses deodorants. Nazem and Carlos prefer the Cigar fragrance and use it in two different ways each. Only one man likes the Musky fragrance. Eddie prefers the same fragrance as Jens but does not use it in deodorants. Tuene and Nazem do not use deodorants or Talcum. Which of the following Person - Product- Fragrance combinations is incorrect?
- a)Eddie - Perfume - Aqua
- b)Carlos - Perfume - Cigar
- c)Robert - Deodorant - Musky
- d)Vighnesh - Talcum - Woody
- e)Question not attempted
- Q8.Arithmetic Problems
A and B decide to travel from place X to place Y by bus. A has ₹ 10 with him and he finds that it is 80% of the bus fare two persons. B finds ₹ 3 with him and hands it over to A. In this content which one of the following statements is correct ?
- a)Now the money A has is just enough to buy two tickets.
- b)A still needs ₹ 2 for buying the tickets.
- c)After buying the two tickets A will be left with 50 paise.
- d)The money A now has is still not sufficient to buy two tickets.
- e)Question not attempted
- Q9.Mensuration
A rectangular grassy plot is 38 m long and 32 m wide. It has a gravel path of uniform width on the inside having an area of 600 m². The width of the path is:
- a)3 m
- b)5 m
- c)10 m
- d)18.75 m
- e)Question not attempted
- Q10.Sequences and Series
The 5th and 9th terms of an arithmetic progression are 7 and 13 respectively. What is the 15th term?
- a)22
- b)21
- c)55
- d)59
- e)Question not attempted
- Q11.Percentage
Wheat is now being sold at ₹ 27 per kg. During last month, its cost was ₹ 24 per kg. Find by how much per cent a family reduces its consumption, so as to keep the expenditure fixed?
- a)10.2%
- b)12.1%
- c)12.3%
- d)11.1%
- e)Question not attempted
- Q12.Time and Work
45 people take 18 days to dig a pond. If the pond would have to be dug in 15 days, then the number of people to be employed will be
- a)50
- b)54
- c)60
- d)72
- e)Question not attempted
- Q13.Time and Work
A stock of food is enough for 240 men for 48 days. How long will the same stock last for 160 men?
- a)54 days
- b)60 days
- c)64 days
- d)72 days
- e)Question not attempted
- Q14.Number System
The greatest number among 2⁶⁰, 3⁴⁸, 4³⁶ and 5²⁴ is:
- a)2⁶⁰
- b)3⁴⁸
- c)4³⁶
- d)5²⁴
- e)Question not attempted
- Q15.Averages
The average height of the basketball team A is 5 ft 11 inch and that of team B is 6 ft 2 inch. There are 20 players in team A and 18 players in team B. The overall average height is-
- a)72.42 inch
- b)72 inch
- c)70.22 inch
- d)70 inch
- e)Question not attempted
- Q16.Graph Interpretation
Study the graph below that shows the consumption of different packaging materials by the Food and Beverage industry and answer the question that given below : What per cent of the total glass packaging material was used for packaging food items?
- a)40.8
- b)41.8
- c)40.7
- d)41.0
- e)Question not attempted
- Q17.Line Graph Analysis
The line graph shows the road accidents in three different cities in India. The Y axis in graph represents the number of accidents. In which year, the difference between the accidents in City A and City C is minimum?
- a)1997
- b)1996
- c)1995
- d)1994
- e)Question not attempted
- Q18.Averages
There are 8 patients in a hospital. The average weight of the 7 lightest patients is 45 kgs and the average weight of the 7 heaviest patients is 52 kgs. The difference between the weight of the heaviest and the lightest patient is
- a)47
- b)48
- c)49
- d)50
- e)Question not attempted
- Q19.Algebra
A mother has decided to sum and product the ages of her children Ishan and Anushka. The sum and product of their ages are 18 and 56 respectively. The solution of which quadratic equation gives the possible ages of Ishan and Anushka?
- a)x² + 56x - 18=0
- b)x² + 56x + 18=0
- c)x² + 18x - 56=0
- d)x² - 18x + 56=0
- e)Question not attempted
- Q20.Problems on Ages
The product of Vidhi's age (in years) three years ago and her age five years later from now is 1 more than twice her present age. Vidhi's present age(in years) is -
- a)4
- b)6
- c)8
- d)10
- e)Question not attempted
- Q21.Percentages
X is a% more than Y and Y is b% less than Z. If X > 0, Y > 0, Z > 0 and X > Z, then the relation between a and b is -
- a)100 a < b (100 - a)
- b)100 a > b (100 - a)
- c)100 a > b (100 + a)
- d)100 a < b (100 + a)
- e)Question not attempted
- Q22.Time Speed Distance
Two busses are at two different places 76 km apart. They start moving towards each other. If their speeds are 20 km/hr and 18 km/hr respectively, after how much time will they meet each other?
- a)2 hrs
- b)2 hrs 50 mins
- c)3 hrs
- d)2 hrs 30 mins
- e)Question not attempted
- Q23.Problems on Trains
Two trains are moving in opposite direction. First train is 150 m long and its speed is 40 km/hr. The length of second train is 170 m. If they cross one another in 4 seconds, what is the speed of the second train?
- a)248 km/hr
- b)320 km/hr
- c)100 km/hr
- d)160 km/hr
- e)Question not attempted
- Q24.Time and Work
A man covers distance of 1400 km in 80 days resting 10 hours a day. If he rests 16 hours a day and walks at 2.5 times the previous speed, then in how many days will he cover 1000 km?
- a)35 days
- b)20 days
- c)40 days
- d)50 days
- e)Question not attempted
- Q25.Linear Equations
The sum of numerator and denominator of a fraction is 5 less than thrice the denominator. If the numerator and denominator are decreased by 2, then the numerator becomes half the denominator. Determine the fraction.
- a)4/7
- b)4/3
- c)5/9
- d)3/4
- e)Question not attempted
- Q26.Inequalities
Direction: In the following question assuming the given statements to be true, find out which of the following two conclusions is definitely true: Statements: O > S, C < D, S ≤ D Conclusions: I. O < C II. S < D
- a)Only conclusion I is true
- b)Only conclusion II is true
- c)Either conclusion I or conclusion II is true
- d)Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is true
- e)Question not attempted
- Q27.Syllogism
Direction : Two statements are given below followed by two Conclusions I and II. You have to consider the two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements. Statements : No quadrilaterals are polygons. All polygons are rhombuses. Conclusions : I. Some rhombuses are quadrilaterals. II. Some rhombuses are polygons.
- a)Only I is correct.
- b)Only II is correct.
- c)Both I and II are correct.
- d)Neither I nor II is correct.
- e)Question not attempted
- Q28.Syllogism
Direction : Two statements are given below followed by two Conclusions I and II. You have to consider the two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements. Statements : All candles are lanterns. All lanterns are bulbs. Conclusions : I. All lanterns are candles. II. All bulbs are candles.
- a)Only I is correct.
- b)Only II is correct.
- c)Both I and II are correct.
- d)Neither I nor II is correct.
- e)Question not attempted
- Q29.Statement and Argument
Direction : The statement given below is followed by two arguments, numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is ‘strong’ and which is ‘weak’. Statement : Should the incharge of all the police stations in the country be transferred every two years? Arguments : I. No, this will create a lot of administrative hassles and also will create a lot of inconvenience to the police officers. II. Yes, this is the only way to eradicate the nexus between police officers and anti-social elements.
- a)Only Argument I is strong
- b)Only Argument II is strong
- c)Neither I nor II is strong
- d)Both I and II are strong
- e)Question not attempted
- Q30.Cause and Effect
Direction : In the following question two statements numbered I and II are given. There may be cause and effect relationship between the two statements. These two statements may be effects of the same cause or independent causes. These statements may be independent causes without having any relationship. Give answer. I. The life today is too fast, demanding and full of variety in all aspects which at times leads to stressful situations. II. Number of suicide causes among teenagers is on increase.
- a)Statement I is the cause and Statement II is its effect
- b)Statement II is the cause and Statement I is its effect
- c)Both the Statements I and II are independent causes
- d)Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
- e)Question not attempted
- Q31.Venn Diagrams
Which number is in the square, ellipse and triangle?
- a)1
- b)5
- c)6
- d)7
- e)Question not attempted
- Q32.Distance and Direction
In the given figure, P is 300 km eastward of O and Q is 400 km north of O. R is exactly in the middle of Q and P. The distance between Q and R is ?
- a)250 km
- b)150√2 km
- c)300 km
- d)350 km
- e)Question not attempted
- Q33.Ranking and Ordering
The age of Amit is same as Sumit because they are twins. Richa is younger than Jyotsana but elder than Saurabh. Sumit is younger than Jyotsana. Who is the eldest among them?
- a)Amit
- b)Jyotsana
- c)Richa
- d)Saurabh
- e)Question not attempted
- Q34.Coding-Decoding
If 'THEN' is written as 'RLBS', then how will 'CASE' be written in that code?
- a)AEPJ
- b)APEP
- c)EPEP
- d)PAEJ
- e)Question not attempted
- Q35.Blood Relations
Deepak said to Nitin, "That boy playing with the football is the younger of the two brothers of the daughter of my father's wife". How is the boy playing football related to Deepak?
- a)Son
- b)Brother
- c)Cousin
- d)Brother-in-law
- e)Question not attempted
- Q36.Direction Sense
City D is to West of City M. City R is to the South of City D. If City K is to the East of City R, then in which direction is City K located with respect to City D?
- a)North
- b)East
- c)North-East
- d)South-East
- e)Question not attempted
- Q37.Analogy and Classification
Below are given a set of analogies. Which of these analogies are NOT appropriate? 1. Ocean : Pacific :: River: Nile 2. Zoology : Animals :: Cardiology : Brain 3. France : Europe :: China : Australia
- a)Only 2
- b)Both 1 and 3
- c)Both 2 and 3
- d)Only 3
- e)Question not attempted
- Q38.Series Completion
What would be the next two terms in the given alphabetic series: bbCCC, cccEE, eeHHH, hhhLL, ……… ?”
- a)llPPP and qqqVV
- b)lllQQ and qqWWW
- c)llQQQ and qqqWW
- d)lllPP and qqVVV
- e)Question not attempted
- Q39.Series Completion
What would be the 9th term in the given alphabetic series: zYw, xWu, vUs, tSq, …….”?
- a)he
- b)jlg
- c)mOk
- d)fTp
- e)Question not attempted
- Q40.Blood Relations
In a family of six persons, two are males and remaining are females. The members are P, Q, R, S, T and U. There are two pairs of father and daughter in the family. S is wife of Q. R and Q are siblings. P is wife of T. U is NOT daughter of S. Based on the given information, select which of the statements is/are definitely true. 1. The two male members of family are Q and T. 2. S is mother of P. 3. T is also a sibling of Q. 4. T is uncle of Q.”
- a)Only 1 is true
- b)Only 1 and 2 are true
- c)Only 1, 2 and 4 are true
- d)Only 1 and 3 are true
- e)Question not attempted
- Q41.Blood Relations
Mala is sister of Harish. Harish has two daughters: Reema and Seema. Reema is married to Satish. Rekha is mother of Satish. Based on the given information, select which of the statements is/are definitely true. 1. Reema is niece of Rekha. 2. Rekha is mother-in-law of Seema. 3. Mala is sister of Rekha.”
- a)Only 2 is true
- b)Only 1 and 3 are true
- c)1, 2 and 3 are true
- d)1, 2 and 3 are all false
- e)Question not attempted
- Q42.Mensuration
“A cube of side length 6 cm is painted red on all its sides. This cube is cut into smaller cubes of side length 2 cm. On each of the smaller cubes, the unpainted sides are painted green. Each of the smaller cubes is now further cut into cubes of side length 1 cm. How many small cubes of side length 1 cm will have exactly 3 of its face coloured green?”
- a)48
- b)64
- c)56
- d)36
- e)Question not attempted
- Q43.Syllogism
Three statements are given followed by four conclusions I, II, III and IV. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the following conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements : (A) All squares are boxes. (B) Some boxes are coloured. (C) Red is a colour. Conclusions : (I) Some boxes are red. (II) Some squares are red. (III) Some squares are coloured. (IV) Some boxes are squares.
- a)Only I follows
- b)Only II follows
- c)Only III follows
- d)Only IV follows
- e)Question not attempted
- Q44.Eligibility Criteria
Mr. Yogendra Kumar is looking for a tenant for a vacant 3BHK flat in Lakhsami Nagar, Delhi. He has fixed some criteria for the selection of tenants for his flat. a. Must have less than 5 members in the family. b. All family members should be vegetarian. c. Must be an Indian national. d. If any tenant family satisfies all the above criteria except (a) but has NOT more than 4 adults in the family and the rest are children then he will ask his son for the same. e. If any tenant family satisfies all the above criteria except (b) but does NOT cook non-Veg at home then he will ask his wife for the same. Mr. Mohan Prasad is an Indian national and looking for a flat in Lakhsami Nagar, Delhi. He lives with his wife, mother, father and 6 years son and 4 years daughter. All his family members are vegetarian. Which of the following is correct for the selection of Mr. Mohan Prasad as tenant by Mr. Yogendra Kumar?
- a)He will be selected
- b)He will not be selected
- c)Mr. Yogendra Kumar will ask his wife.
- d)Mr. Yogendra Kumar will ask his son.
- e)Question not attempted
- Q45.Eligibility Criteria
Vipul is shortlisting Universities for the master’s program. He has decided following criteria for the selection of any University: a. Must be situated in the USA or UK. b. Must provide master’s in management program. c. Must have a tuition fee of less than USD 30,000. d. If any University fulfill all the criteria except (a) but is situated in Australia, then he will ask his brother for the selection of University. e. If any University fulfill all the criteria except (c) but provide at least 60% - 80% scholarship on tuition fee, then he will ask his father for the University selection. The University of Edinburg is situated in Ireland UK and provides a master’s in management program to all National and International students. The tuition fee for the master’s program is USD 50,000 and provide 75% scholarship to deserving candidates. Which of the following is true for the selection of University by Vipul?”
- a)It will be selected
- b)It will not be selected
- c)He will ask his father
- d)He will ask his Brother
- e)Question not attempted
- Q46.Arrangement Puzzle
Four friends Sachin, Rachit, Raj and Pintu live on separate floors of a 4-floor building, but not necessarily in the same order. The ground floor is numbered 1, the first floor is numbered 2, and so on until the topmost floor is numbered 4. Sachin does not live on an even-numbered floor. Only three friends live below the floor on which Pintu lives. Rachit lives immediately above Sachin.Which floor does Raj live on?
- a)1st
- b)2nd
- c)3rd
- d)4th
- e)Question not attempted
- Q47.Series Completion
In the following question contains four problem figures and four answer figures marked a, b, c and d. Select a figure from amongst the answer figures which will continue the same series as given in the problem figures. Problem Figures: 1. Left angle bracket (<), 2. Triangle, 3. Square with 2 nested layers, 4. Pentagon with 2 nested layers. Answer Figures: (a) Hexagon with 4 nested layers, (b) Hexagon with 5 nested layers, (c) Hexagon with 3 nested layers, (d) Hexagon with 4 nested layers.
- a)a
- b)b
- c)c
- d)d
- e)Question not attempted
- Q48.Reading Comprehension
Which of the following statements about the architectural profession in India could be inferred from the passage? 1. It became a professional course in 1972, thanks to the Architects Act that came into being that year. 2. Since 1972, on an average 10,000 new architects are acquiring a professional qualification annually. 3. The profession has not developed since 1972 and continues to struggle to be recognised as a professional qualification on par with engineering. 4. The State continues to utterly neglect the profession and there is no clarity about the amendments being proposed by it to the Architects Act (1972). 5. In the last 50 years since the passing of the Architects Act (1972) India has seen the emergence of 126,000 new professional architects.
- a)1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
- b)4 and 5
- c)1, 3 and 4
- d)None of these
- e)Question not attempted
- Q49.Reading Comprehension
Which of the following statements about JET-P are specifically implied in the passage? 1. It is not suitable for India as its socio-economic complexities are way too different from those existing in countries such as South Africa, Indonesia and Vietnam which have successfully adopted this mechanism. 2. Developing countries desirous of forging a deal under this mechanism must first assess their needs in the context of their own internal situation and the challenges unique to their country. 3. It is an unidirectional partnership with the developed countries as givers and the developing countries as receivers. 4. Only three developing countries have so far availed of this benefit, but the insertion of a certain new condition in the Glasgow Pact will make it more difficult for new candidates looking to avail of the same. 5. It could be a clever move of the developed countries, camouflaged as an olive branch but designed to fulfil their own selfish motives, to rope in the developing countries.
- a)1, 2 and 3
- b)1, 2 and 4
- c)2 and 4
- d)2, 3, 4 and 5
- e)Question not attempted
- Q50.Reading Comprehension
As per the passage which of the following is/are challenges likely to be faced by developing countries seeking to forge a JET-P alliance with the developed countries? 1. Having to deal with the income disparities that are likely to develop, between the currently coal-producing and the other regions, in the event of adopting 'phase-down' measures. 2. Not being able to think of suitable alternative energy options/sources that could adequately make up for any loss of coal energy. 3. Not having able and knowledgeable negotiators in the teams designated to interact with the team from the developed countries that are willing to offer them financial assistance. 4. Having to ensure that the developed countries offering financial assistance do collectively comprehend, and deal with, differences in the nature of the economies of the developing countries as compared to their own. 5. Not being able to afford the cost of loans that the developed countries are offering under this mechanism.
- a)1, 2 and 4
- b)2, 3 and 4
- c)1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
- d)1 and 4
- e)Question not attempted
- Q51.Reading Comprehension
As per the passage which of the following is a significant and justified expectation from the developing countries seeking financial assistance from developed countries under JET-P?
- a)That the developing countries must stop mining coal and using it as an energy source.
- b)That the developing countries must have in place a just energy transition (JET) strategy.
- c)Both (A) and (B)
- d)Neither (A) nor (B)
- e)Question not attempted
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