UPSC Insta–DART (Daily Aptitude and Reasoning Test) 15 Jan 2025
Kartavya Desk Staff
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 In the question below there are three statements followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the four statements disregarding commonly known facts. Statements: None of the numbers are letters. Every letter is symbol. 21% symbols are digits Conclusions: Few numbers are symbols. Few letters may be digits a) Only conclusion II follows b) Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow. c) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows d) Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer: A Explanation: Following figure can be formed: From the figure, only conclusion II follows. Incorrect Answer: A Explanation: Following figure can be formed: From the figure, only conclusion II follows.
#### 1. Question
In the question below there are three statements followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the four statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
• None of the numbers are letters.
• Every letter is symbol.
• 21% symbols are digits
Conclusions:
• Few numbers are symbols.
• Few letters may be digits
• a) Only conclusion II follows
• b) Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.
• c) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
• d) Only conclusion I follows
Explanation:
Following figure can be formed:
From the figure, only conclusion II follows.
Explanation:
Following figure can be formed:
From the figure, only conclusion II follows.
• Question 2 of 5 2. Question In the question below there are three statements followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the four statements disregarding commonly known facts. Statements: Every river is sea. No seas are oceans. Few oceans are lakes. Conclusions: No rivers are oceans. Mostly lakes can be seas. a. Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow. b. Only conclusion I follows c. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows d. Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer: A Explanation: Following figure can be formed: From the figure, both conclusion I and conclusion II follow. Incorrect Answer: A Explanation: Following figure can be formed: From the figure, both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.
#### 2. Question
In the question below there are three statements followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the four statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
• Every river is sea.
• No seas are oceans.
• Few oceans are lakes.
Conclusions:
• No rivers are oceans.
• Mostly lakes can be seas.
• a. Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.
• b. Only conclusion I follows
• c. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
• d. Only conclusion II follows
Explanation:
Following figure can be formed:
From the figure, both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.
Explanation:
Following figure can be formed:
From the figure, both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.
• Question 3 of 5 3. Question In the question below there are three statements followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the four statements disregarding commonly known facts. Statements: Only blues are reds. Some blues are greens. Each green is pink. Conclusions: Few blues are pinks Some reds can be greens. a) Only conclusion II follows b) None of the above c) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows d) Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer: D Explanation: Following figure can be formed: From the figure, only conclusion I follows Incorrect Answer: D Explanation: Following figure can be formed: From the figure, only conclusion I follows
#### 3. Question
In the question below there are three statements followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the four statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
• Only blues are reds.
• Some blues are greens.
• Each green is pink.
Conclusions:
• Few blues are pinks
• Some reds can be greens.
• a) Only conclusion II follows
• b) None of the above
• c) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
• d) Only conclusion I follows
Explanation:
Following figure can be formed:
From the figure, only conclusion I follows
Explanation:
Following figure can be formed:
From the figure, only conclusion I follows
• Question 4 of 5 4. Question Statement: The Central Bureau of Investigation receives the complaint of an officer taking bribe to do the duty he is supposed to. Courses of Action: CBI should try to catch the officer taking bribe red-handed and then take a strict action against him CBI should wait for some more complaints about the officer to be sure about the matter. a) if only II follows b) if either I or II follows c) if only I follows d) if neither I nor II follows Correct Answer: C Explanation: One complaint is enough for a wrong doing. This should be confirmed by catching the guilty red- should be handed and strict action taken against him. So only course I follows. Incorrect Answer: C Explanation: One complaint is enough for a wrong doing. This should be confirmed by catching the guilty red- should be handed and strict action taken against him. So only course I follows.
#### 4. Question
Statement: The Central Bureau of Investigation receives the complaint of an officer taking bribe to do the duty he is supposed to.
Courses of Action:
• CBI should try to catch the officer taking bribe red-handed and then take a strict action against him
• CBI should wait for some more complaints about the officer to be sure about the matter.
• a) if only II follows
• b) if either I or II follows
• c) if only I follows
• d) if neither I nor II follows
Explanation:
One complaint is enough for a wrong doing. This should be confirmed by catching the guilty red- should be handed and strict action taken against him. So only course I follows.
Explanation:
One complaint is enough for a wrong doing. This should be confirmed by catching the guilty red- should be handed and strict action taken against him. So only course I follows.
• Question 5 of 5 5. Question Statement: The Finance Minister submits his resignation a month before the new budget is to be presented in the parliament. Courses of Action: The resignation should be accepted and another person should be appointed as the Finance Minister. the resignation should not be accepted. a) if only I follows b) if only II follows c) if either I or II follows d) if neither I nor II follows Correct Answer: B Explanation: An already working Finance Minister shall know better all the plans and resources of the Government and he alone can present a suitable budget. So course II should be followed. Incorrect Answer: B Explanation: An already working Finance Minister shall know better all the plans and resources of the Government and he alone can present a suitable budget. So course II should be followed.
#### 5. Question
Statement: The Finance Minister submits his resignation a month before the new budget is to be presented in the parliament.
Courses of Action:
• The resignation should be accepted and another person should be appointed as the Finance Minister.
• the resignation should not be accepted.
• a) if only I follows
• b) if only II follows
• c) if either I or II follows
• d) if neither I nor II follows
Explanation:
An already working Finance Minister shall know better all the plans and resources of the Government and he alone can present a suitable budget. So course II should be followed.
Explanation:
An already working Finance Minister shall know better all the plans and resources of the Government and he alone can present a suitable budget. So course II should be followed.
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