Challenge Prelims V1.0 – Day 77 – CSAT Paper

1. Eight students A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H sit around a circular table, equidistant from each other, facing the centre of the table, not necessarily in the same order. B and D sit neither adjacent to C nor opposite to C.  A sits in between E and D, and F sits in between B and H. Which one of the following is definitely correct? (UPSC 2022)

2. How many 3s are there in the given sequence such that it is followed and preceded by a single digit prime number?

3 3 5 3 3 4 5 6 3 2 3 3 5

3. In a trilateral cricket tournament, 3 teams A, B and C initially played in a group round such that each team plays a home and an away match with each of the other team. 2 points were awarded for a win and 1 point was awarded for a tie. A won all the matches played at home. One of the match between A and B was called off due to rain and was concluded as a tie. B was able to payback for its home loss against C in its away match. The number of matches won by C was an even number. If the final match was played between the two teams who scored the maximum points in the group stage, then which of the following represents the final?

4. 6 persons, A, B, C, D, E and F is sitting around a circular table. 3 persons are facing the centre of the table and 3 are facing away from the centre such that any immediate neighbour of a person facing the centre is a person facing away from the centre. A is facing the centre of the table and his immediate neighbours are B and D. F is facing away from the centre. C is sitting to the right of F. Then which of the following is definitely correct?

5. 5 Students of a college, A, B, C, D and E are sitting on a bench. They comes from 5 different cities – Kochi, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, not necessarily in the same order. Then, consider the following conditions given:

1. E is sitting in the middle of the bench and he is from Kochi.
2. A and C are close friends and they always sit together.
3. D is sitting at one end of the bench.
4. A is neither from Chennai nor from Mumbai.
5. The person from Mumbai is to the right of E.
6. C is from Kolkata and he is sitting between person from Kochi and Delhi.

B belongs to which of the following cities?