Reasoning — UPSC CSE CSAT PYQs

Consider the sequence
A _ BCD _ BBCDABC _ DABC _ D
that follows a certain pattern. Which one of the following completes the sequence?

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

The calendar for the year 2025 is same for

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

A person walks 100 m straight from his house, turns left and walks 100 m, again turns left and walks 300 m, then turns right and walks 100 m to reach his office. In which direction does he walk initially from his house if his office is exactly in the North-East direction?

A person walks 100 m Westward, then turns left and walks 100 m. He then takes 225° turn clockwise. In which direction is he walking now?

A Statement is given followed by two Conclusions numbered I and II. Consider the Statement and the Conclusions.
Statement :
India is the world's largest producer of milk.
Conclusion-I :
India is the world's largest exporter of milk.
Conclusion-II :
India does not import milk.
Which one of the following is correct?

A Main Statement is followed by four Statements labelled P, Q, R and S. Choose the ordered pair of the Statements where the first Statement implies the second, and the two Statements are logically consistent with the Main Statement.
Main Statement :
Pradeep becomes either a Director or a Producer.
Statement P : Pradeep is a Director.
Statement Q : Pradeep is a Producer.
Statement R : Pradeep is not a Director.
Statement S : Pradeep is not a Producer.
Select the correct answer.

If P means 'greater than (>)'; Q means 'less than (<)'; R means 'not greater than (>)'; S means 'not less than (<)' and T means 'equal to (=)', then consider the following statements :

1. If 2x(S)3y and 3x(T)4z, then 9y(P)8z.
2. If x(Q)2y and y(R)z, then x(R)z.
   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

If in a certain code, 'ABCD' is written as 24 and 'EFGH' is written as 1680, then how is 'IJKL' written in that code?