Naan Mudhalvan & AICSCC UPSC Prelims Test Series 2025-26

General Studies (P)- TEST BOOKLET

Test - 09
CSAT - 03

Time Allowed: 1 Hour Maximum Marks: 125

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1. The difference of the square of two natural Directions for (question no: 5 and 6):
numbers p and q is 96, where p is greater In a certain language A w B means A is the
than q. How many pairs of natural numbers wife of B, B x C means B is the son of C and
will satisfy for p and q? C y D means C is the sister of D, D z E means D
is father of E then
(a) 3
(b) 4 5. Which one of the following means that L is
(c) 5 the Daughter-in-law of M?

(d) 6 (a) MzNyTxL

(b) MxNyTzL

2. A speaks truth in 60% and B in 80% of the (c) LyTwNzM

cases. In what percentage of cases are they (d) LwNxMyP
both likely to not speak the truth?
(a) 60% 6. How many of the following relationships are
(b) 40% definitely true for the code RwSxTyUzV ?
1. V and S are Siblings
(c) 24%
2. T is Mother of V
(d) 8%
3. There are two couples

3. Which of the following statements is/are 4. U is S’s Uncle

correct? Select the correct answer using the codes

1. A perfect square number always have given below:

odd number of factors. (a) Only one

2. Prime numbers have only 2 factors. (b) Only two

3. Number of factors of a cube number is (c) Only three

always divisible by 4. (d) Only four
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below: 7. What is the maximum value of n such that
(a) Only 2 7 × 77 × 385 × 555 × 1001 × 3025 is divisible
by 55n ?
(b) Only 1 and 2
(a) 2
(c) Only 1 and 3
(b) 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
4. In a box, there are 6 different types of pens.
What is the least number of pens to pick to
8. How many triplets satisfy the equation, w +
guarantee that at least 3 pens of the same
x + y + z = 7, where w, x, y and z are natural
type are chosen?
numbers?
(a) 12
(a) 15
(b) 13
(b) 18
(c) 18
(c) 20
(d) 19
(d) 21

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9. Pointing to a man, Mohan’s son said, “He 13. A is the sister of B and C. D is C’s mother.
is the brother of my father’s only sister’s E is B’s father. How many of the following
daughter.” How is the man related to Mohan? statements are definitely false?
(a) Uncle I. B and C are sisters
(b) Cousin II. B is E’s son
(c) Father III. E is C’s father
(d) Nephew IV. D is A’s mother
V. C is D’s daughter
10. There are six large urns numbered 1 to 6 VI. A is D’s son
and 2 balls numbered 1 and 2. In how many Select the correct answer using the codes
different ways can the both balls numbered given below:
1 and 2 be kept inside the six urns is:
(a) Only one
(a) 36
(b) Only two
(b) 45
(c) Only three
(c) 56
(d) Only four
(d) 64

14. In a tournament four trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd,

a
11. If 50! = X × b, Where X, a and b are positive 4th ) are to be handed to four winners, but no
integers, Which of the following statements winner should get the trophy meant for them.
is/ are correct? How many such different arrangements are
1. If X = 7, the maximum value of a is 7. possible?
2. If X = 6, the maximum value of a is 8. (a) 9
Select the correct answer using the codes (b) 10
given below: (c) 11
(a) 1 Only (d) 12
(b) 2 Only
(c) Both 1 and 2 15. Which of the following statements is/are
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 correct?
1. The least integer to be multiplied by
12. Kannan has 12 pairs of red, 15 pairs of 2250 to becomes a perfect square, is a
white and 9 pairs of black shoes in a box. two digit number.
If he randomly picks shoes one by one 2. The least integer to be multiplied by
(without replacement) from the box, what is 2304 to becomes a perfect cube is 6.
the maximum number of attempts he has to Select the correct answer using the codes
make to get a black pair of shoes? given below:
(a) 24 (a) 1 Only
(b) 27 (b) 2 Only
(c) 48 (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) 56 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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16. A box contains 4 red balls, 6 green balls 20. Nine persons are arranged in a row, In how
and 10 pink balls. When 2 balls are drawn many possible ways can four persons be
(without replacing) at random from the box, selected, such that no two persons are sitting
what is the probability that the first ball next to each other?
drawn is red and the second ball drawn is
(a) 15
green?
(b) 18
6
(a) (c) 24
95
3 (d) 27
(b)
50
1 21. Consider the following values.
(c)
19 Value-I = Sum of all the factors of 32
1
(d) Value-II = Product of all the factors of 8
20
Which one of the following is correct?
17. How many pairs of natural numbers (x, y) (a) Value-I > Value-II
is/are available which satisfy that 4x2 – y2 is
(b) Value-II > Value-I
128 ?
(a) 1 (c) Value-I = Value-II

(b) 2 (d) Cannot be determined due to insufficient

(c) 3 data
(d) 4
22. In a badminton tournament each player
18. In a class students are grouped in to 4 groups played one game with all the other players.
namely G1, G2, G3 and G4. If 4 students are How many players participated in the
to be seated in a bench such that no tournament if they played 190 games in all?
two student from same group sit next to
(a) 15
each other. How many unique seating
(b) 19
arrangements possible?
(c) 20
(a) 24
(b) 81 (d) 25

(c) 108
(d) 256 23. Let x be a positive even integer such that
192 + 8x is divisible by x. How many values

19. A woman said, “This man’s mother is the of x are possible?

mother-in-law of my husband.” How is the (a) 10
woman related to the man?
(b) 11
(a) Sister
(c) 12
(b) Mother
(d) More than 12
(c) Sister in law
(d) Wife

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24. In a football tournament 25 teams grouped 26. From a group of 4 men and 5 women, three
into 5 groups with 5 teams each, Each team persons are selected at random. What is the
has to play with all other teams within the probability that the selected persons are of
same gender?
group and top 2 teams in each group gets
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selected for next knockout stage. Where (a)
teams gets eliminated whenever it loses a 6
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match. It is given that no match results in a (b)
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tie/draw. What is the maximum number of
1
match a team can play? (c)
12
(a) 7
5
(d)
(b) 8
42
(c) 9

(d) 10 27. Consider the number N = 284 × 153 × 75.

Which of the following statements is/ are
correct?
25. Consider the following including the Question
1. The number of odd factors of N is 160.
and the Statements:
2. The number of even factors of N is 1200.
There are 5 members A, B, C, D and E in a
Select the correct answer using the codes
family.
given below:
Question: How is A related to D ? (a) 1 Only
Statement-1: C and B are Brothers. (b) 2 Only
Statement-2: D is the father of C. (c) Both 1 and 2
Statement-3: E is D’s son. (d) Neither 1 nor 2

Statement-4: A and C are a Married couple.

28. On a chess board, in how many different ways
Which one of the following is correct in
can 4 consecutive squares be chosen that are
respect of the above Questions and
not along the diagonals ?
Statements?
(a) 54
(a) Statement-1, Statement-2 and
(b) 64
Statement-4 are sufficient to answer
(c) 70
the Question.
(d) 94
(b) Statement-1, Statement-3 and
Statement-4 are sufficient to answer 29. Find the number of zeroes in the value of
the Question. 22 × 54 × 46 × 108 × 610 × 1512 × 814 × 2016 ×
(c) All four statement together are 1018 × 2520
sufficient to answer the Question. (a) 42

(d) All four statements are not sufficient to (b) 46

answer the Question. (c) 98

(d) 124

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30. Consider the point of intersection (vertex) of 33. If ‘paper’ is called ‘wood’, ‘wood’ is called
three equally spaced parallel horizontal and ‘straw’, ‘straw’ is called ‘grass’, ‘grass’ is called
vertical lines: ‘rubber’ and ‘rubber’ is called ‘cloth’, what is
I. Maximum number of distinct triangle the tyre made up of?
that can be formed with the vertices is
(a) Paper
76.
(b) Wood
II. Maximum number of distinct triangle
formed by selecting exactly one vertex (c) Straw
from each line is 22. (d) Cloth
Which of the following is/are correct?
(a) I only 34. There are 4 horizontal and 4 vertical lines,
(b) II only parallel and equidistant to one another on
(c) Both I and II a board. What is the maximum number of
(d) Neither I nor II squares that can be formed?

(a) 9
31. If ‘A × B’ means A’s brother is B, ‘A/B’ means (b) 14
A’s son is B and ‘A – B’ means A’s sister is B,
(c) 24
then
Which one of the following will show that P (d) 36
is the Nephew of S?
(a) P/(R – Q) and Q × S 35. Consider the following values:
(b) S/(R – Q) and R / P Value-I = Highest possible value of n, where
(c) Q × R – S and R / P 125! is exactly divisible by 5n.
(d) P × R – Q and Q / S Value-II = Number of consecutive zeros at the
end of 125!.
32. A, B and C are three places such that there Which one of the following is correct?
are four different roads from A to B, of which
(a) Value-I > Value-II
2 are tunnel roads, four different roads from
B to C, of which 1 is tunnel road and three (b) Value-II > Value-I

different roads from A to C. (c) Value-I = Value-II

I. One can one travel from A to C in 15 (d) Cannot be determined due to insufficient
different ways. data
II. One can one travel from A to C without
passing through the tunnels in 4 36. How many 4 digit numbers are there such
different ways. that the alternate digits are odd and even?
Which of the following is/are correct? (a) 1125
(a) I only
(b) 1250
(b) II only
(c) 1500
(c) Both I and II
(d) 2500
(d) Neither I nor II

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37. Pointing to a group photo Ramu said “Third 41. Find the number of composite factors of
person from Left is the father’s brother of 1500.
Second person from right, and is my father”. (a) 20
How is Ramu related to the second person (b) 24
from right?
(c) 27
(a) Father
(d) 30
(b) Brother
(c) Uncle 42. Digital lock has a 3-digit PIN formed using
(d) Cousin the digits 1 to 9 and there is no repetition
of digits, the digits are arranged strictly
38. In a card game From a well-shuffled pack of in increasing order from left to right. The
52 cards, a card is drawn at random. Find difference between any two adjacent digits is
the probability that the drawn card is a king at least 2. The sum of the first and the last
digit is a prime number. What is the maximum
card or a heart card
number of attempts does one need, to find
(a) 17/52
out the PIN with certainty?
(b) 1/13 (a) 6
(d) 1/4 (b) 8
(d) 4/13 (c) 9
(d) 10
39. When price of an article is increased by 20%
then decreased by 20% then increased by 43. A question is given followed by two
25%. What is the resultant increase in the Statements I and II. Consider the Question
price? and the Statements and mark the correct
(a) 15% option.
(b) 20% Question: How is Y related to X?
Statement I: The only two children of X are
(c) 25%
Y and Z.
(d) 30%
Statement II: R’s mother is the sister of Z.
Which one of the following is correct in
40. Four-digit numbers are to be formed by using respect of the above Question and the
the digits 7, 6, 5 and 4; and none of these four Statements?
digits are repeated in any manner. Further,
(a) The Question can be answered by using
1. 4 and 5 are not to immediately follow one of the Statements alone, but cannot
each other. be answered using the other statement
2. 6 is to be immediately followed by 7. alone.
3. 4 is not to appear at the last place. (b) The Question can be answered by using
either Statement alone.
How many different numbers can be formed?
(c) The Question can be answered by
(a) 1
using both the Statements together,
(b) 2
but cannot be answered using either
(c) 4 Statement alone.
(d) 6 (d) The Question cannot be answered even
using any of the Statements.

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44. How many different sums can be formed 49. What is the sum of all 3-digit numbers less
with the denominations ` 50, ` 100, ` 200, than 1000 formed by the digits 1, 2, 3 and 4,
` 500 and ` 2,000 taking only three or four where none of the digits is repeated?
different denominations at a time? (a) 6600
(a) 16 (a) 7200
(b) 15
(b) 7400
(c) 14
(c) 7600
(d) 10

50. Three different numbers are selected at

45. Let N be a number obtained by multiplying
random from the first 20 natural numbers.
first 50 even natural numbers then how
many Zeroes will be there at the end the What is the probability that the product of any

number N? two numbers is equal to the third number,

which is an even number?
(a) 10
11
(b) 12 (a)
1140
(c) 14
1
(d) 16 (b)
114
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46. Using 2, 3, 4, 6, 6, 7, 7 as digits, how many (c)
distinct numbers less than 100 can be 95
formed? 14
(d)
(a) 25 1140
(b) 27
(c) 30
(d) 35

47. If Harish, while selling two bottles at the

same price, he makes a profit of 20% on one
bottle and suffers a loss of 20% on the other,
then:
(a) he suffers a overall loss of 4%
(b) he makes a overall profit of 1%
(c) he makes no profit and no loss
(d) he makes a overall profit of 4%

48. How many different 7-letter words (with or

without meaning) can be constructed using
all the letters of the word ‘CHENNAI’ so that
each word has E, N and N to remain together?
(a) 360
(b) 450
(c) 720
(d) 960

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