UPSC Insta–DART (Daily Aptitude and Reasoning Test) 11 Nov 2024

Considering the alarming importance of CSAT in UPSC CSE Prelims exam and with enormous requests we received recently, InsightsIAS has started Daily CSAT Test to ensure students practice CSAT Questions on a daily basis. Regular Practice would help one overcome the fear of CSAT too.We are naming this initiative as Insta– DART – Daily Aptitude and Reasoning Test. We hope you will be able to use DART to hit bull’s eye in CSAT paper and comfortably score 100+ even in the most difficult question paper that UPSC can give you in CSP-2021. Your peace of mind after every step of this exam is very important for us.

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• Question 1 of 5 1. Question Directions for the following 3 (three) items: Read the information given below and answer the six items that follow. Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting around the square table. All of them belong to different profession among Engineer, Doctor, Scientist, Banker, Lawyer and Teacher but not necessarily in the same order. Some of them are facing inside and some of them are facing outside. Four of them are sitting at the corner of the table and two are sitting on the opposite edges of the table. Not more than two consecutive sitting persons are facing the same direction. E, whose profession is Scientist, sits second to the left of B and second to the left of person whose profession is Lawyer. B sits at corner and facing away from the centre of the table. The person sitting to the immediate right of B is sitting at the corner of the table. F, who is not the immediate neighbour of B, is facing the person, whose profession is Doctor. D, whose profession is Teacher, is an immediate neighbour of the person whose profession is Lawyer. D is not the immediate neighbour of E. C is not sitting at the edge of the table. The immediate neighbours of A are facing different directions. The one whose profession is Scientist is not sitting to the immediate right of the person whose profession is Banker. The person whose profession is Banker does not sit at the edge of the table. The person sitting at the edges are facing towards each other. Who is sitting to the immediate left of A? (a) The one who is Banker (b) The one who is Scientist (c) D (d) C Correct Solution: a After analysing the given information the final arrangement looks as shown below From the above arrangement, we get “Immediate left of A is B, who is a Banker” Incorrect Solution: a After analysing the given information the final arrangement looks as shown below From the above arrangement, we get “Immediate left of A is B, who is a Banker”

#### 1. Question

Directions for the following 3 (three) items: Read the information given below and answer the six items that follow.

Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting around the square table. All of them belong to different profession among Engineer, Doctor, Scientist, Banker, Lawyer and Teacher but not necessarily in the same order. Some of them are facing inside and some of them are facing outside. Four of them are sitting at the corner of the table and two are sitting on the opposite edges of the table. Not more than two consecutive sitting persons are facing the same direction.

E, whose profession is Scientist, sits second to the left of B and second to the left of person whose profession is Lawyer. B sits at corner and facing away from the centre of the table. The person sitting to the immediate right of B is sitting at the corner of the table. F, who is not the immediate neighbour of B, is facing the person, whose profession is Doctor. D, whose profession is Teacher, is an immediate neighbour of the person whose profession is Lawyer. D is not the immediate neighbour of E. C is not sitting at the edge of the table. The immediate neighbours of A are facing different directions. The one whose profession is Scientist is not sitting to the immediate right of the person whose profession is Banker. The person whose profession is Banker does not sit at the edge of the table. The person sitting at the edges are facing towards each other.

Who is sitting to the immediate left of A?

• (a) The one who is Banker

• (b) The one who is Scientist

Solution: a

After analysing the given information the final arrangement looks as shown below

From the above arrangement, we get “Immediate left of A is B, who is a Banker”

Solution: a

After analysing the given information the final arrangement looks as shown below

From the above arrangement, we get “Immediate left of A is B, who is a Banker”

• Question 2 of 5 2. Question Who among the following is a Doctor? (a) B (b) A (c) C (d) D Correct Option (b) A is a Doctor Incorrect Option (b) A is a Doctor

#### 2. Question

Who among the following is a Doctor?

Option (b)

A is a Doctor

Option (b)

A is a Doctor

• Question 3 of 5 3. Question Who is sitting to the immediate right of the person whose profession is Engineer? (a) E (b) C (c) B (d) F Correct Option (a) From the final arrangement , we get C, who is Engineer and his immediate right is E. Incorrect Option (a) From the final arrangement , we get C, who is Engineer and his immediate right is E.

#### 3. Question

Who is sitting to the immediate right of the person whose profession is Engineer?

Option (a)

From the final arrangement , we get C, who is Engineer and his immediate right is E.

Option (a)

From the final arrangement , we get C, who is Engineer and his immediate right is E.

• Question 4 of 5 4. Question Directions (4 – 5): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions: A family has 6 members – A, B, C, D, E and F among 3 generations. A is the son-in-law of B. E who is unmarried, has a sister and F has an uncle. D is the grandmother of F. Both the grandparents and parents of F are alive. Who among the following belongs to the first generation of the family? (a) C (b) B (c) E (d) A Correct Solution: 4. Option B A is the son-in-law of B. D is the grandmother of F. As the family has three generations and both the grandparents and parents of F are alive so B is husband of D. Hence, B belongs to the first generation of the family. Incorrect Solution: 4. Option B A is the son-in-law of B. D is the grandmother of F. As the family has three generations and both the grandparents and parents of F are alive so B is husband of D. Hence, B belongs to the first generation of the family.

#### 4. Question

Directions (4 – 5): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions: A family has 6 members – A, B, C, D, E and F among 3 generations. A is the son-in-law of B. E who is unmarried, has a sister and F has an uncle. D is the grandmother of F. Both the grandparents and parents of F are alive.

Who among the following belongs to the first generation of the family?

1.Option B A is the son-in-law of B. D is the grandmother of F. As the family has three generations and both the grandparents and parents of F are alive so B is husband of D. Hence, B belongs to the first generation of the family.

1.Option B A is the son-in-law of B. D is the grandmother of F. As the family has three generations and both the grandparents and parents of F are alive so B is husband of D. Hence, B belongs to the first generation of the family.

• Question 5 of 5 5. Question How is A related to F’s uncle? (a) Brother (b) Father (c) Brother in law (d) Father in law Correct Option C E who is unmarried, has a sister and F has an uncle. Hence, E is uncle of F and C is sister of F. Hence, A is brother – in – law of F’s uncle i.e. E. Incorrect Option C E who is unmarried, has a sister and F has an uncle. Hence, E is uncle of F and C is sister of F. Hence, A is brother – in – law of F’s uncle i.e. E.

#### 5. Question

How is A related to F’s uncle?

• (a) Brother

• (b) Father

• (c) Brother in law

• (d) Father in law

Option C E who is unmarried, has a sister and F has an uncle. Hence, E is uncle of F and C is sister of F. Hence, A is brother – in – law of F’s uncle i.e. E.

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