MPSC prelims CSAT reasoning: previous year questionsMPSC प्रीलिम्स CSAT तर्कशक्ति: पिछले वर्षों के प्रश्न

90 questions from the prelims papers of 2022 to 2026, newest first. Read the question, try it, then open the answer: it comes from the official MPSC answer key, with a short explanation.2022 से 2026 तक के प्रीलिम्स पेपरों से 90 प्रश्न, नए पहले। प्रश्न पढ़िए, हल कीजिए, फिर उत्तर खोलिए: वह आधिकारिक MPSC उत्तर-कुंजी से है, साथ में छोटी व्याख्या।

MPSC 2026 CSAT, question 52प्रश्न 52
Five friends gather together for a reunion after 12 years of completion of their degree education. Each of them is engaged in different fields. There is a data scientist, an agriculturist, a farmer, a social worker and an educationist amongst them. The data scientist came from Bengaluru, the agriculturist and the farmer, both came from Pune, Jaya was last to arrive as her train delayed from Hyderabad and she is not a farmer. Vipul the data scientist arrived first. Gilbert is not from Pune. The other two friends are Dinu and Siraj and one friend has come from Mumbai. Select the profession of Dinu.
1. Farmer
2. Social worker
3. Agriculturist
4. Data insufficient
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (4) Data insufficient
Vipul is the data scientist (Bengaluru); Jaya comes from Hyderabad. The two Pune friends are the agriculturist and the farmer. Gilbert is not from Pune, so he is the Mumbai friend; that leaves Dinu and Siraj as the two from Pune. So Dinu is either the agriculturist or the farmer, and nothing decides which. Option (4), data insufficient.
MPSC 2026 CSAT, question 54प्रश्न 54
In a cupboard six books are kept. All of the books are labelled as L, M, N, O, P and Q. The books which are labelled as M, P, N and Q are wrapped with blue colour paper; while remaining are with red in colour. L, M, Q labelled books are new books while remaining are old books. L, M and N labelled books are law books, while remaining are engineering books. Then which law book is wrapped with different colour ?
1. P
2. N
3. L
4. M
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) L
Law books are L, M and N. M and N are wrapped in blue, while L (not in the blue list) is wrapped in red. So L is the law book with the different colour. Option (3).
MPSC 2026 CSAT, question 55प्रश्न 55
Given below are four arguments of three sentences each. Choose the set in which the last statement is a logically correct conclusion based on first two statements.
1. Sana is an actress. Some actresses are pretty. Sana is pretty.
2. All singers are patriotic. Some dancers are managers. Some dancers are patriotic.
3. Some women are soldiers. All soldiers are patriotic. Some women are patriotic.
4. All actors are handsome. Edi is not an actor. Edi is not handsome.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) Some women are soldiers. All soldiers are patriotic. Some women are patriotic.
(3): the women who are soldiers are, like all soldiers, patriotic, so some women are patriotic; this is valid. (1) fails because Sana need not be among the 'some' pretty actresses; (2) has no link between dancers and singers; (4) wrongly denies the antecedent, since non-actors can still be handsome. Option (3).
MPSC 2026 CSAT, question 57प्रश्न 57
Select correct option in place of question mark, in the following figure. [Figure: three triangles, each with a number at the left corner, the right corner and below, and one number inside. Triangle 1: left 5, right 6, bottom 4, inside 12. Triangle 2: left 6, right 7, bottom 5, inside 21. Triangle 3: left 4, right 8, bottom 10, inside ?]
This question has a figure in the official paper; it is described in words above.इस प्रश्न में आधिकारिक पेपर में एक चित्र है; ऊपर उसे शब्दों में बताया गया है। See the official paperआधिकारिक पेपर देखिए
1. 30
2. 32
3. 34
4. 40
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (2) 32
Inside number = product of the three outer numbers divided by 10: 5 x 6 x 4 = 120, 120/10 = 12; 6 x 7 x 5 = 210, 210/10 = 21; so 4 x 8 x 10 = 320, 320/10 = 32. Option (2).
MPSC 2026 CSAT, question 58प्रश्न 58
In question below are given two statements followed by two Conclusions (I) and (II). You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and decide which of the following given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Statements : All artist are smoker. Some smokers are drunkards. Conclusions : (I) All smokers are artist. (II) Some drunkards are not smokers.
1. Only conclusion (I) follows.
2. Only conclusion (II) follows.
3. Either conclusion (I) or (II) do not follow.
4. Conclusions (I) and (II) both follow.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (2) Only conclusion (II) follows.
(I) clearly does not follow: 'all artists are smokers' cannot be reversed into 'all smokers are artists'. For (II), the statements only say that some smokers are drunkards; on a strict reading they do not prove that any drunkard lies outside the smokers group, though nothing rules it out either. The official MPSC key treats (II) as following and gives option (2), only conclusion (II) follows.
MPSC 2026 CSAT, question 59प्रश्न 59
In the following statement which number will come in place of question mark ? 52 : 84 : : 124 : ___?___.
1. 175
2. 172
3. 112
4. 192
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (2) 172
52 = 7^2 + 3 and 84 = 9^2 + 3 (the base goes up by 2). Likewise 124 = 11^2 + 3, so the answer is 13^2 + 3 = 169 + 3 = 172. Option (2).
MPSC 2026 CSAT, question 60प्रश्न 60
Select correct alternative in place of the question mark. BLOCKED : YOLXPVW : : ? : OZFMXS
1. DEBATE
2. RESULT
3. LABOUR
4. LAUNCH
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (4) LAUNCH
Each letter is replaced by its opposite in the alphabet (A-Z, B-Y, C-X ...): B-Y, L-O, O-L, C-X, K-P, E-V, D-W gives YOLXPVW. Decoding OZFMXS the same way: O-L, Z-A, F-U, M-N, X-C, S-H, which spells LAUNCH. Option (4).
MPSC 2026 CSAT, question 61प्रश्न 61
Swapnil, Anil, Deepak, Prashant and Sunil are standing around a circular table facing the centre. Only Prashant is between Anil and Sunil. Deepak is immediately to the right of Sunil. Who is to the right of Swapnil ?
1. Sunil
2. Prashant
3. Anil
4. Deepak
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) Anil
Anil, Prashant, Sunil sit together in that order. Deepak sits immediately to Sunil's right, which takes the seat on the side away from Prashant. Swapnil fills the last seat, between Deepak and Anil. Going round to the right (anticlockwise for people facing the centre): Anil, Prashant, Sunil, Deepak, Swapnil, then back to Anil. So Anil is to Swapnil's right. Option (3).
MPSC 2026 CSAT, question 62प्रश्न 62
'P' is shorter than 'Q'; 'Q' is not taller than 'R'; 'S' is taller than 'T', but shorter than 'U'; 'U' is not taller than 'P'. Which of the following statement is not true ?
1. Two are shorter than 'S'
2. 'Q' is taller than 'U'
3. 'P' is shorter than 'R'
4. Two are taller than 'P'
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (1) Two are shorter than 'S'
Combining: T < S < U <= P < Q <= R. Only T is shorter than S, so 'two are shorter than S' is false. Q > P >= U, so (2) is true; P < Q <= R, so (3) is true; Q and R are taller than P, so (4) is true. Option (1).
MPSC 2026 CSAT, question 66प्रश्न 66
Select correct option in place of question mark. ACE : 26 10 : : LOQ : ?
1. 12 15 17
2. 24 30 34
3. 22 22 24
4. 22 24 26
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (2) 24 30 34
The code (printed '26 10', i.e. 2 6 10) is twice each letter's position: A = 1 gives 2, C = 3 gives 6, E = 5 gives 10. For LOQ: L = 12 gives 24, O = 15 gives 30, Q = 17 gives 34, so 24 30 34. Option (2).
MPSC 2026 CSAT, question 68प्रश्न 68
Three statements are given followed by two conclusions derived from them. Decide which of the conclusions logically follows. Statements : (1) All pens are papers. (2) Some papers are blades. (3) All blades are knives. Conclusions : (I) Some knives are papers. (II) Some blades are pens.
1. Only conclusion (I) follows
2. Only conclusion (II) follows
3. Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
4. Both conclusions (I) and (II) not follow
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (1) Only conclusion (I) follows
Some papers are blades and all blades are knives, so those papers are knives: some papers are knives, i.e. some knives are papers, so (I) follows. Pens are linked to blades only through 'some papers', and the papers that are blades need not be pens, so (II) does not follow. Option (1).
MPSC 2026 CSAT, question 69प्रश्न 69
Select the appropriate representative figure from the available options for the given set. Set : Female, Widow, Mothers [Figure: four circle diagrams. (1) a large circle with a small circle inside it, and a separate circle beside it; (2) three circles in a row, each overlapping the next; (3) a large circle containing two smaller circles that overlap each other; (4) two large overlapping circles with a small circle inside their common area.]
This question has a figure in the official paper; it is described in words above.इस प्रश्न में आधिकारिक पेपर में एक चित्र है; ऊपर उसे शब्दों में बताया गया है। See the official paperआधिकारिक पेपर देखिए
1. Figure (1): a circle inside a circle, plus a separate circle
2. Figure (2): three circles in a chain, each overlapping the next
3. Figure (3): two overlapping circles inside a larger circle
4. Figure (4): a small circle inside the overlap of two large circles
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) Figure (3): two overlapping circles inside a larger circle
Every widow and every mother is a female, so both sets lie inside the 'female' circle. Some widows are mothers and some are not, so the widow and mother circles overlap. That is two overlapping circles inside a larger circle. Option (3).
MPSC 2026 CSAT, question 70प्रश्न 70
Some statements are followed by the conclusions, derived from them. Select correct option about conclusions. Statements : All laws are rules. Some rules are flexible. No flexible thing is permanent. Conclusions : (I) Some laws are not permanent. (II) All laws are permanent.
1. Only (I) is correct definitely
2. Only (II) is correct definitely
3. Both are correct definitely
4. Both are not correct definitely
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) Both are correct definitely
The flexible rules need not include any law, so the statements do not settle whether any law is permanent: (I) is not forced, and neither is (II). (I) and (II) also contradict each other, so they cannot both be true at once. On strict syllogism neither conclusion follows definitely. However, the official MPSC key gives option (3).
MPSC 2026 CSAT, question 71प्रश्न 71
In a competition, the ranking of five students Amit, Bina, Sita, Dinesh and Esha is as follows : - Amit is ranked higher than Bina but lower than Sita. - Dinesh is ranked lower than Esha but higher than Amit. - Esha is not ranked first. What is the ranking of Bina with reference to higher merit ?
1. 3rd
2. 4th
3. 5th
4. 2nd
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) 5th
Sita > Amit > Bina and Esha > Dinesh > Amit. Esha is not first, so Sita is first. Order: Sita, Esha, Dinesh, Amit, Bina. Bina is 5th. Option (3).
MPSC 2026 CSAT, question 73प्रश्न 73
In the following question, two Statements (A) and (B) are given. These statements may be either cause or may be effects of independent causes or common causes. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statement. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these statements. Statements : (A) The departmental store owner put cameras for surveillance of the store. (B) Many products were reported missing by the staff working in the departmental store.
1. Statement (A) is the cause and Statement (B) is its effect.
2. Statement (B) is the cause and Statement (A) is its effect.
3. Both the Statements (A) and (B) are independent causes.
4. Both the Statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (2) Statement (B) is the cause and Statement (A) is its effect.
Products going missing (B) is a natural reason for the owner to install surveillance cameras (A). Cameras would not make products go missing. So (B) is the cause and (A) the effect. Option (2).
MPSC 2026 CSAT, question 74प्रश्न 74
Kamal has scored more marks than Nayan but fewer marks than Aarti. Rekha has scored more marks than Neelam but fewer marks than Aarti. Neelam has scored more marks than Nayan but fewer marks than Kamal. Kamal has scored fewer marks than Rekha but more than Nayan. Who will be at second number in terms of higher marks ?
1. Aarti
2. Rekha
3. Kamal
4. Neelam
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (2) Rekha
Aarti is above Kamal and Rekha; Rekha is above Kamal; Kamal is above Neelam; Neelam is above Nayan. Order: Aarti, Rekha, Kamal, Neelam, Nayan. Rekha is second. Option (2).
MPSC 2026 CSAT, question 75प्रश्न 75
A is the son of B. C is the wife of B. D is the sister of A. E is married with D. How is C related to E ?
1. Mother
2. Mother-in-law
3. Grandmother
4. Sister
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (2) Mother-in-law
C is B's wife, so she is the mother of A and of A's sister D. E is D's spouse, so C is E's mother-in-law. Option (2).
MPSC 2026 CSAT, question 76प्रश्न 76
You have been working on a project with two co-workers for one month. They have always had trouble getting along, but lately it has become much worse. With two weeks left to complete the project, their differences are now affecting the quality of your shared project. There are many mistakes in their work and they have stopped communicating with each other. How should you cope with the situation ?
1. Work overtime to fix your co-workers' mistakes.
2. Have a meeting with your co-workers so that you can help them resolve their issues.
3. Meet them separately so that you can understand their side of the issue.
4. Tell them that they better improve their relationship as the project is suffering.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) Meet them separately so that you can understand their side of the issue. Graded question, no negative marking. Marks for each option: (1) 0, (2) 1.5, (3) 2.5, (4) 1.श्रेणीबद्ध प्रश्न, कोई नेगेटिव मार्किंग नहीं। हर विकल्प के अंक: (1) 0, (2) 1.5, (3) 2.5, (4) 1।
Best (2.5 marks): meet each co-worker separately (3). With two people who have stopped talking, private meetings let each speak freely and let you understand the real problem before trying to bring them together. A joint meeting straight away (2) is reasonable but risks a confrontation (1.5). Simply telling them to improve (4) offers no help (1). Quietly fixing their mistakes (1) leaves the cause untouched and is not sustainable (0).
MPSC 2026 CSAT, question 77प्रश्न 77
You have sent a survey to multiple units in order to gauge level of job satisfaction as part of a wide internal survey across the organization. When the results arrive back, you see that by far the biggest cause of dissatisfaction seems to be the pay levels. However, your manager has suggested that in reality staff are contented with their pay. This survey is just seen as an opportunity to ask for more. There is no time or budget to repeat the survey, you need to decide how to proceed. What would be the most effective answer ?
1. Conduct some online research into other surveys of this nature to see whether this is common pattern : include the observation in report and recommendations.
2. Accept your manager's views and highlight this in your summary report and recommendations.
3. Accept the original data and avoid including your manager's interpretation when collating the summary report and recommendations.
4. Declare the results of the survey around pay level to be 'ambiguous' and instead concentrate on the second most important areas of the survey.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (4) Declare the results of the survey around pay level to be 'ambiguous' and instead concentrate on the second most important areas of the survey. Graded question, no negative marking. Marks for each option: (1) 1.5, (2) 1, (3) 0, (4) 2.5.श्रेणीबद्ध प्रश्न, कोई नेगेटिव मार्किंग नहीं। हर विकल्प के अंक: (1) 1.5, (2) 1, (3) 0, (4) 2.5।
Best (2.5 marks), as per the official MPSC marking: declare the pay-level result ambiguous and concentrate on the next most important areas (4). Your manager has given a credible reason to doubt the pay answers and the survey cannot be repeated, so the honest course is to report that finding as unclear rather than as fact, and put your effort into the findings that can be acted on with confidence. Checking similar surveys online (1) adds some context but no evidence about your own staff (1.5). Simply adopting the manager's view (2) overrides the data with an opinion (1). Presenting the raw data while hiding a known doubt about it (3) gives a misleading report (0).
MPSC 2026 CSAT, question 78प्रश्न 78
You have been working as a project head in a multinational company for several years. You discover that a project you have been leading for six months is unlikely to meet its core objectives due to shift in the market trends. What do you do ?
1. I will continue the project as planned to ensure the time and money already spent are not wasted.
2. I will delay the project for further one year to wait the market trends shift.
3. I will present the data to leaders and recommend "pivoting" or terminating the project.
4. I will resign from my post, so the failure in the project will not be mine.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) I will present the data to leaders and recommend "pivoting" or terminating the project. Graded question, no negative marking. Marks for each option: (1) 1.5, (2) 1, (3) 2.5, (4) 0.श्रेणीबद्ध प्रश्न, कोई नेगेटिव मार्किंग नहीं। हर विकल्प के अंक: (1) 1.5, (2) 1, (3) 2.5, (4) 0।
Best (2.5 marks): present the evidence to leadership and recommend changing direction or ending the project (3). This is transparent, uses data and limits further loss. Carrying on as planned (1) falls into the sunk-cost trap (1.5). Waiting a year for the market (2) adds cost and uncertainty (1). Resigning to avoid blame (4) abandons responsibility (0).
MPSC 2026 CSAT, question 79प्रश्न 79
You and your friend Prashant had gone for shopping in nearby mall. You both enter a book shop and as you both were coming out after browsing, the shops anti-theft alarm goes on, making the security people to stop and frisk you both and much to your surprise, Prashant was hiding a book in his Jacket pocket. How will you handle the situation ?
1. You will stand aside and let Prashant handle it.
2. You will step in and try to manage the situation.
3. You will apologize on behalf of Prashant and will offer to pay for the book.
4. You will call Prashants' brother and request him to come to the shop to help you out.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) You will apologize on behalf of Prashant and will offer to pay for the book. Graded question, no negative marking. Marks for each option: (1) 0, (2) 1.5, (3) 2.5, (4) 1.श्रेणीबद्ध प्रश्न, कोई नेगेटिव मार्किंग नहीं। हर विकल्प के अंक: (1) 0, (2) 1.5, (3) 2.5, (4) 1।
Best (2.5 marks): apologise on Prashant's behalf and offer to pay for the book (3). This admits the wrong, compensates the shop and calms the situation quickly. Stepping in to manage it (2) is supportive but vague (1.5). Calling his brother (4) only delays matters (1). Standing aside (1) abandons your friend in a situation you are part of (0).
MPSC 2026 CSAT, question 80प्रश्न 80
Land acquisition is underway for a major government project that will bring development to the state. However, local farmers are refusing to give up their land as it is their only source of livelihood. As the land Acquisition officer, what will you do ?
1. Take help from the police to forcibly take positions as the project is in the state's interest.
2. Respect the farmer's feelings and recommend to the government that the project site be changed.
3. Hold a meeting with farmers to discuss a better compensation package, rehabilitation and job opportunities in the project to win their trust.
4. Issue legal notices to the protesting farmers and threaten them with legal action.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) Hold a meeting with farmers to discuss a better compensation package, rehabilitation and job opportunities in the project to win their trust. Graded question, no negative marking. Marks for each option: (1) 1, (2) 1.5, (3) 2.5, (4) 0.श्रेणीबद्ध प्रश्न, कोई नेगेटिव मार्किंग नहीं। हर विकल्प के अंक: (1) 1, (2) 1.5, (3) 2.5, (4) 0।
Best (2.5 marks): meet the farmers and discuss better compensation, rehabilitation and jobs in the project (3). This addresses their real worry, the loss of livelihood, while letting the public project go ahead with consent. Recommending a new site (2) respects the farmers but sacrifices the project (1.5). Using police force (1) is coercive (1). Threatening farmers with legal notices (4) is the most hostile and earns 0.
MPSC 2025 CSAT, question 51प्रश्न 51
For the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) below, choose the correct alternative. Assertion (A) : Eskimos reside in igloos. Reason (R) : No other material except snow is available.
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false but (R) is true.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
Eskimos (Inuit) are known for building igloos, so A is accepted as true. R is false: igloos are built mainly because compacted snow insulates well and is quick to use as temporary shelter, and Arctic people also use other materials such as animal skins, bone, stone and driftwood. So (A) is true but (R) is false, option (3).
MPSC 2025 CSAT, question 53प्रश्न 53
In the following question, two statements and two conclusions are given. Assume that the given statements are true, even if they are inconsistent with reality. Determine which of the given conclusion/conclusions can be inferred from it ? Statements : I. All papers are pens. II. All tables are pens. Conclusions : I. Some tables are paper. II. No table is paper.
1. Only conclusion I true
2. Only conclusion II true
3. Both conclusions I and II true
4. Both conclusions I and II false
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (4) Both conclusions I and II false
Papers and tables both lie inside 'pens', but nothing links papers and tables to each other. They may overlap or may not, so neither 'Some tables are paper' nor 'No table is paper' follows definitely. Only one of the two must hold (an either-or pair), but the options do not offer that, so neither conclusion follows, option (4).
MPSC 2025 CSAT, question 54प्रश्न 54
T is brother of P, R is daughter of P, M is sister of T, V is the brother of R, then who is the uncle of V ?
1. M
2. P
3. T
4. M or T
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) T
R is P's daughter and V is R's brother, so V is P's son. T is P's brother, which makes T V's uncle. M is T's sister, so M is V's aunt. Option (3), T.
MPSC 2025 CSAT, question 55प्रश्न 55
In the following series, which numbers will replace the question marks ? 69, 53, 76, 46, 83, ?, ?, 32, 97.
1. 90, 39
2. 39, 90
3. 37, 93
4. 39, 88
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (2) 39, 90
Two alternating series. Odd positions: 69, 76, 83, 90, 97 (each +7). Even positions: 53, 46, 39, 32 (each -7). The 6th term (an even position) is 39 and the 7th (an odd position) is 90, giving 39, 90. Option (2).
MPSC 2025 CSAT, question 56प्रश्न 56
Identify the position that does not belong to the group. Talathi, Circle (Mandal Officer), Naib Tahsildar, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Tahsildar, Deputy Collector.
1. Naib Tahsildar
2. Deputy Chief Executive Officer
3. Tahsildar
4. Circle (Mandal Officer)
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (2) Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Talathi, Circle (Mandal) Officer, Naib Tahsildar, Tahsildar and Deputy Collector are all posts in the Revenue Department hierarchy. The Deputy Chief Executive Officer is a Zilla Parishad (rural development / local self-government) post, so it is the odd one out. Option (2).
MPSC 2025 CSAT, question 57प्रश्न 57
Select the appropriate logical number to replace the question mark. [Figure: three circles, each split into two upper halves and one lower half. Circle 1: 10 | 3, lower 109. Circle 2: 7 | 4, lower 65. Circle 3: 11 | 6, lower ?]
This question has a figure in the official paper; it is described in words above.इस प्रश्न में आधिकारिक पेपर में एक चित्र है; ऊपर उसे शब्दों में बताया गया है। See the official paperआधिकारिक पेपर देखिए
1. 150
2. 132
3. 157
4. 142
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) 157
The lower number is the sum of the squares of the two upper numbers: 10^2 + 3^2 = 100 + 9 = 109; 7^2 + 4^2 = 49 + 16 = 65; so 11^2 + 6^2 = 121 + 36 = 157. Option (3).
MPSC 2025 CSAT, question 70प्रश्न 70
Based on the Venn diagram choose the correct option. [Figure: three circles in a row; the middle circle overlaps both the left and the right circle, but the left and right circles do not overlap each other.]
This question has a figure in the official paper; it is described in words above.इस प्रश्न में आधिकारिक पेपर में एक चित्र है; ऊपर उसे शब्दों में बताया गया है। See the official paperआधिकारिक पेपर देखिए
1. Utensils-steel-brass
2. Aquatic animals-fish-sparrow
3. Teacher-Human-Graduate
4. All options are correct
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (1) Utensils-steel-brass
The figure needs one class that partly overlaps two classes which have nothing in common. Utensils fits the middle circle: some utensils are made of steel and some of brass, steel and brass also have non-utensil uses, and steel and brass are different materials, so they do not overlap. In (2) fish lie wholly inside aquatic animals and a sparrow is not aquatic. In (3) every teacher is a human, and teacher overlaps graduate. Option (1).
MPSC 2025 CSAT, question 72प्रश्न 72
Arrange the following words according to English dictionary. I. Episode II. Epistle III. Episcope IV. Epigraph
1. I, II, III, IV
2. IV, II, I, III
3. III, II, I, IV
4. IV, III, I, II
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (4) IV, III, I, II
All four words start with 'epi'. Epigraph ('epig') comes first. The rest start 'epis', so compare the fifth letter: Episcope (c), Episode (o), Epistle (t). Order: Epigraph, Episcope, Episode, Epistle = IV, III, I, II. Option (4).
MPSC 2025 CSAT, question 73प्रश्न 73
Books on seven subjects Maths, Hindi, Marathi, Science, History, Geography and Sociology are placed one on top of the other on the table. Below the history book is a Geography book which is above a Marathi book. The Sociology book is above the History book and above Sociology book is a Hindi book. The Maths book is below the Science book and the Hindi book is not at the top, then if the places of History and Geography, also Sociology and Hindi books are interchanged, which book will be in the middle ?
1. Hindi
2. Science
3. History
4. Sociology
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (1) Hindi
The chain from the top is Hindi, Sociology, History, Geography, Marathi. Hindi is not at the top, so Science and Maths (Maths immediately below Science) sit above it. Top to bottom: Science, Maths, Hindi, Sociology, History, Geography, Marathi. After swapping History with Geography and Sociology with Hindi: Science, Maths, Sociology, Hindi, Geography, History, Marathi. The 4th (middle) book is Hindi, option (1). This reading takes Maths as directly below Science; the official MPSC key gives option (1).
MPSC 2025 CSAT, question 76प्रश्न 76
You are a senior officer in the Municipal Corporation. In the reputed hospital within your jurisdiction, woman who arrived for delivery denied admission due to non payment of the deposit. You got this information through social media. Unfortunately the woman died due to lack of medical treatment. What will you do as an officer ?
1. Take action against hospital administration.
2. Give order to close the hospital.
3. Issue orders to all hospitals that to give immediate medical treatment and no advance deposit should be taken during admission in emergencies to avoid such incidence in future. If disobeyed will take legal action.
4. Initiate an inquiry against the concerned doctor and department head of the hospital, based on the findings take appropriate action.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) Issue orders to all hospitals that to give immediate medical treatment and no advance deposit should be taken during admission in emergencies to avoid such incidence in future. If disobeyed will take legal action. Graded question, no negative marking. Marks for each option: (1) 1, (2) 0, (3) 2.5, (4) 1.5.श्रेणीबद्ध प्रश्न, कोई नेगेटिव मार्किंग नहीं। हर विकल्प के अंक: (1) 1, (2) 0, (3) 2.5, (4) 1.5।
Marks per option: (1) 1, (2) 0, (3) 2.5, (4) 1.5. Option (3) is best because it fixes the systemic failure: every hospital in the jurisdiction must give emergency treatment without demanding a deposit, backed by legal action, so no one else dies this way. (4) is a fair, due-process response but deals only with this one case. (1) punishes without an inquiry. (2), closing a reputed hospital, would deny care to many patients and is disproportionate.
MPSC 2025 CSAT, question 77प्रश्न 77
You want to survey five private residential Ashram Schools for approval. You are going to report on the existence of these Ashram Schools, their buildings, all their facilities, number of students and actual daily attendance, appointment of teachers as per rules, etc. You noticed that the accommodation facilities was very poor in one girl's school. You noticed that all the girls were walking with their shoulders bent. None of the girls could stand upright under the roof. What decision will you take ?
1. I will approve the school as per thinking that these poor girls from remote area get education in the residential school this is sufficient for them.
2. Know the fact that 'it is difficult to run a school in this area due to sufficient fund' therefore you will recommend the approval of the school but at the same time clarify that further approval will be given only if the building constructed with facilities as soon as possible.
3. Cancel the recognition of the school by stating that 'Recognition will be approved only if the building is equipped with all necessary facilities'.
4. Cancel the recognition stating that 'Recognition will be granted only if the building is equipped with all necessary facilities'. But at the same time will give all necessary assistance to the director to ensure that the education of the girls concerned is not interrupted.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (4) Cancel the recognition stating that 'Recognition will be granted only if the building is equipped with all necessary facilities'. But at the same time will give all necessary assistance to the director to ensure that the education of the girls concerned is not interrupted. Graded question, no negative marking. Marks for each option: (1) 0, (2) 1, (3) 1.5, (4) 2.5.श्रेणीबद्ध प्रश्न, कोई नेगेटिव मार्किंग नहीं। हर विकल्प के अंक: (1) 0, (2) 1, (3) 1.5, (4) 2.5।
Marks per option: (1) 0, (2) 1, (3) 1.5, (4) 2.5. Option (4) is best: it enforces the standards, since the girls' living conditions are unsafe and unacceptable, while making sure their education does not stop. (3) enforces the rules but ignores what happens to the girls. (2) approves an unfit school and leaves the girls in bad conditions for now. (1) ignores the violation entirely and accepts substandard care for poor girls.
MPSC 2025 CSAT, question 78प्रश्न 78
Rani and Ramesh was a married couple. One day they went for a wedding function of Ramesh's friend. Ramesh held a senior executive position in a Multinational Company still he completely involved in the marriage function and enjoyed with old friends. The next day Ritiesh Ramesh's classmate arrived his place and insisted Ramesh that use his power and appoint his brother in his company. Rani insisted Ramesh that take the huge amount and offer a small job. If you are in place of Ramesh what will you do ?
1. Ritiesh brother is a needy boy, I have the power, so I will offer him a job.
2. I will straight forwardly inform Ritiesh, that I will not do like this for him.
3. I will accept the offer of Rani.
4. I will ask Ritiesh's brother to apply through a proper channel.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (4) I will ask Ritiesh's brother to apply through a proper channel. Graded question, no negative marking. Marks for each option: (1) 1, (2) 1.5, (3) 0, (4) 2.5.श्रेणीबद्ध प्रश्न, कोई नेगेटिव मार्किंग नहीं। हर विकल्प के अंक: (1) 1, (2) 1.5, (3) 0, (4) 2.5।
Marks per option: (1) 1, (2) 1.5, (3) 0, (4) 2.5. Option (4) is best: it keeps hiring fair and merit-based without misusing power, and still gives the brother a legitimate chance and keeps the friendship. (2) is honest but simply refuses without pointing to a fair route. (1) is favouritism and misuse of position. (3) means taking a bribe, which is corrupt and unethical.
MPSC 2025 CSAT, question 79प्रश्न 79
Pratima and Kavita were good friends. They both studied together. In their IX Std. Science paper some questions were out of syllabus. Therefore all the students demanded to change those questions or postpone the exam. Science teacher did not accepted this. All the students with Kavita left the exam hall. Pratima understood the situation and she wrote the paper. Only Pratima passed the examination. What is your opinion about Pratima ?
1. Pratima is a obedient girl.
2. Pratima is a selfish girl.
3. Pratima understood the importance of examination.
4. Pratima will never be a good friend.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) Pratima understood the importance of examination. Graded question, no negative marking. Marks for each option: (1) 1.5, (2) 1, (3) 2.5, (4) 0.श्रेणीबद्ध प्रश्न, कोई नेगेटिव मार्किंग नहीं। हर विकल्प के अंक: (1) 1.5, (2) 1, (3) 2.5, (4) 0।
Marks per option: (1) 1.5, (2) 1, (3) 2.5, (4) 0. Option (3) is best: Pratima judged the situation calmly, saw that walking out would cost her the exam, and attempted what she could instead of following the crowd. (1) is partly true, since she complied with the teacher, but misses that she acted on her own judgment. (2) wrongly treats a sensible personal choice as selfishness. (4) is an unfair conclusion, because writing an exam does not make her a bad friend.
MPSC 2025 CSAT, question 80प्रश्न 80
The land in one area is fertile but the farmers are suffering due to lack of sufficient rainfall from the last three years. Farmers have taken loans for farming and some farmers have committed suicide due to failure of refund loans. How should government handle such a situation ?
1. Farmers should be provided with free water supply for agriculture from nearly river through tankers.
2. Farmer should be asked to migrate elsewhere.
3. Farmer's loan should be waived to give relief.
4. Immediate piping to be done to link the river to that area, subject to the clearance from the State, Central Government and concerned environmental authorities.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (4) Immediate piping to be done to link the river to that area, subject to the clearance from the State, Central Government and concerned environmental authorities. Graded question, no negative marking. Marks for each option: (1) 1, (2) 0, (3) 1.5, (4) 2.5.श्रेणीबद्ध प्रश्न, कोई नेगेटिव मार्किंग नहीं। हर विकल्प के अंक: (1) 1, (2) 0, (3) 1.5, (4) 2.5।
Marks per option: (1) 1, (2) 0, (3) 1.5, (4) 2.5. Option (4) is best: the land is fertile and the real problem is water, so a lasting pipeline from the river (with the required clearances) fixes the root cause and prevents future distress. (3), a loan waiver, gives immediate relief but does not solve the water shortage. (1), tanker supply, is costly and short-term for irrigation. (2), asking farmers to migrate, abandons both them and the fertile land.
MPSC 2024 CSAT, question 60प्रश्न 60
Schools | Dnyandeep | Anjuman SEE | 65 | 40 Degree | 40 | 12 The examination results of groups of pupils from the same year from two schools in their end-of-school exams and their university degree are given in accompanying table. Results are expressed as percentages of each group achieving the top grades. Dnyandeep College has significantly smaller class sizes than Anjuman Higher. Two newspapers made different comments on this report : (a) Dnyadeep College is better than Anjuman Higher at teaching to achieve good results in the end-of-schools exams. (b) Anjuman Higher prepares pupils better than Dnyandeep College for university education. Select the comment/s that serve/s as plausible explanation of the data in the table.
1. Both (a) and (b)
2. Neither (a) nor (b)
3. Only (a)
4. Only (b)
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) Only (a)
In the end-of-school exams 65% of Dnyandeep pupils get top grades against 40% at Anjuman, and its smaller classes make better teaching for these exams a plausible explanation, so (a) fits. At degree level Dnyandeep pupils again do better (40% against 12%), so the data contradict the claim that Anjuman prepares pupils better for university; (b) does not fit. Option (3).
MPSC 2024 CSAT, question 62प्रश्न 62
"Reading fiction improves empathy and social understanding." Which of the following statements, if true, would most strongly support the claim above.
1. Studies have shown that individuals who read fiction regularly have high scores on tests measuring empathy.
2. Fictional Literature often contains complex characters and situations that require readers to consider multiple perspectives.
3. People who read fiction tend to have larger vocabularies compared to those who do not.
4. Fictional stories are often set in imaginative worlds that are unrelated to real-life experiences.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (1) Studies have shown that individuals who read fiction regularly have high scores on tests measuring empathy.
Direct evidence that regular fiction readers score higher on empathy tests supports the claim most strongly. Option (2) offers only a possible mechanism, (3) concerns vocabulary rather than empathy, and (4) if anything weakens the claim. Option (1).
MPSC 2024 CSAT, question 64प्रश्न 64
Choose the similar word : Chandrapur; Dhule; Gondia; Jalgaon; __?__
1. Nagpur
2. Nandurbar
3. Nashik
4. Bhusaval
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (1) Nagpur
The series alternates between Vidarbha and Khandesh districts: Chandrapur (Vidarbha), Dhule (Khandesh), Gondia (Vidarbha), Jalgaon (Khandesh), so the next term should be a Vidarbha district. Nagpur fits; Nandurbar is in Khandesh, Nashik in north Maharashtra, and Bhusaval is a town, not a district. Option (1).
MPSC 2024 CSAT, question 65प्रश्न 65
Select the appropriate image for replacing the question mark in given relationship. [Figure: Pair 1: a die showing 3 dots on top, 1 dot in front and 5 dots on the right side : the same die turned so that it shows 1 dot in front, 2 dots on the right and 3 dots on the bottom. Pair 2: ? : a cube showing a dot on top, a + in front and a black downward triangle on the right. Options: (1) black downward triangle in front, + on the right, dot on the bottom; (2) dot on top, + in front, black downward triangle on the right; (3) + in front, two dots on the right, dot on the bottom; (4) star in a black circle in front, small triangle on top, + on the right.]
This question has a figure in the official paper; it is described in words above.इस प्रश्न में आधिकारिक पेपर में एक चित्र है; ऊपर उसे शब्दों में बताया गया है। See the official paperआधिकारिक पेपर देखिए
1. Cube: ▼ in front, + on the right, dot on the bottom
2. Cube: dot on top, + in front, ▼ on the right
3. Cube: + in front, two dots on the right, dot on the bottom
4. Cube: star in a black circle in front, ▲ on top, + on the right
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) Cube: + in front, two dots on the right, dot on the bottom
In the first pair the die is turned half a turn about the front-to-back axis: the front face (1) stays in front, the top face (3) goes to the bottom, and the old left face (2, opposite 5) comes to the right. Applying the same turn to the given cube keeps + in front and moves the dot from the top to the bottom, with a new face on the right. Only option (3) shows + in front with the dot at the bottom. Option (3).
MPSC 2024 CSAT, question 67प्रश्न 67
Given below is an action and related facts (a) and (b) are following it. Select the appropriate option with respect to completion of this action. Anu, Chunu, Kanu and Ninu ran a race. All children start from the same line simultaneously. Using following facts select the person who won the race. (a) Twice the speed of Chunu, thrice the speed of Anu and four times speed of Ninu are equal. (b) When winner finished the race the average of the distances ran by Anu, Kanu and Ninu equalled the average distance ran by Anu and Kanu.
1. The activity can be completed using one of the fact alone but cannot be completed by using other fact alone.
2. The activity can be done by using both the facts together but cannot be done by using either of the facts alone.
3. The activity can be accomplished by using either of the facts alone.
4. The activity cannot be completed by using both the facts together.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (2) The activity can be done by using both the facts together but cannot be done by using either of the facts alone.
From (a), 2C = 3A = 4N, so the speeds are C : A : N = 6 : 4 : 3, but Kanu's speed is unknown. From (b), (A + K + N)/3 = (A + K)/2 gives N = (A + K)/2, i.e. Ninu ran the average of Anu and Kanu, which says nothing about Chunu. Together: 3 = (4 + K)/2 gives K = 2, so Chunu (6) is fastest and wins. Both facts are needed. Option (2).
MPSC 2024 CSAT, question 70प्रश्न 70
Identify two facts that prove conclusion : 'the area of village Aate is larger than that of village Sate', to be always true. Facts : (a) The area of village Pate is larger than that of village Wate. (b) Sate is not the village smallest with respect to area. (c) Pate would have been largest with respect to area had it not been for Nate. (d) Area wise, village Aate, is the third largest.
1. (a), (b)
2. (b), (c)
3. (b), (d)
4. (c), (d)
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (4) (c), (d)
From (c), Nate is the largest and Pate the second largest. From (d), Aate is third. So Sate, being neither Nate nor Pate, can be at best fourth and is always smaller than Aate. Facts (a) and (b) say nothing about Aate's rank, and (d) alone does not rule out Sate being first or second. Option (4).
MPSC 2024 CSAT, question 71प्रश्न 71
Era lives in a certain village near the junction marked 'A' and works at the junction marked 'B'. All road sections in this village are 100 m long. Era likes to vary her walk to work, but always walks the shortest possible distance. Select the number of different routes that she can take. [Figure: a road map made of a snub-square tiling of squares and equilateral triangles, every road section being a side of a square or triangle (100 m). Junction A is in the upper left part of the map and junction B lies to its right, a little lower, roughly four road sections away in a straight line.]
This question has a figure in the official paper; it is described in words above.इस प्रश्न में आधिकारिक पेपर में एक चित्र है; ऊपर उसे शब्दों में बताया गया है। See the official paperआधिकारिक पेपर देखिए
1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (4) 5
Every road section is 100 m, so a shortest walk is one that uses the fewest sections. A and B are a little over four section-lengths apart in a straight line, so any route needs at least 5 sections. Listing the routes from A towards B that never step away from B and reach it in that minimum number of sections gives the count; the official MPSC key gives 5 different routes. Option (4).
MPSC 2024 CSAT, question 75प्रश्न 75
Five suspects, one of whom is the guilty party, are being interrogated by the police. Select the culprit if just three of the following always speak truth. Ali : Dev Committed the offence. Cynthia : Ela is innocent. Ela : Banu is telling the truth. Banu : It wasn't me. Dev : Ali is lying when he accuses me.
1. Ela
2. Cynthia
3. Ali
4. Banu
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (1) Ela
Ali and Dev contradict each other, so exactly one of them lies. That leaves one more liar among Cynthia, Ela and Banu. Ela and Banu stand or fall together (Ela vouches for Banu), so they cannot be the single extra liar; hence Cynthia lies, which means Ela is guilty. Check: Banu ("not me") is true, Ela is true, Ali lies (Dev is innocent) and Dev is truthful, giving exactly three truth-tellers. Option (1).
MPSC 2024 CSAT, question 76प्रश्न 76
Education is a key factor for achieving sustainable development in order to achieve 2030 Agenda. A signification initiative towards integrating sustainable education should come from local level. In accordance a school district is considering implementing a new curriculum focussed on environmental sustainability. As a District Educational Authority you will :
1. Consult with educators, parents and students to gather feedback for new curriculum.
2. Develop teaching materials and resources aligned with the principles of environmental sustainability.
3. Train teachers on effective instructional strategies for delivering the New Curriculum.
4. Generate funds for designing the curriculum.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (1) Consult with educators, parents and students to gather feedback for new curriculum. Graded question, no negative marking. Marks for each option: (1) 2.5, (2) 1, (3) 1.5, (4) 0.श्रेणीबद्ध प्रश्न, कोई नेगेटिव मार्किंग नहीं। हर विकल्प के अंक: (1) 2.5, (2) 1, (3) 1.5, (4) 0।
The district is only considering the curriculum and the initiative is meant to come from the local level, so the right first step is to consult educators, parents and students and build the curriculum on their feedback (option 1, 2.5 marks). Training teachers (option 3, 1.5 marks) and developing materials (option 2, 1 mark) are useful but come after the curriculum is shaped. Raising funds (option 4, 0 marks) does not address the content or ownership of the curriculum.
MPSC 2024 CSAT, question 77प्रश्न 77
While studying footprints in the context of water resources, unfortunately you suffered kidney stone pain. A friend of yours came to wish you a speedy recovery while you were resting for regaining your strength. He not only informed you about your kidney problem in detail but also made you aware of the fact that many villages face this problem due to lack of potable drinking water supply. You are surprised that after studying water for so long you do not know the root cause of your own illness. You will ...
1. think about migrating to any other place where you are sure to get potable water supply to your family.
2. continue your study for conserving potable natural and manmade water bodies and work for saving people at large from kidney stone suffering.
3. build up teams of global and local researchers and activists for conducting research related to quality and conservation of all natural and manmade water bodies in the area, and seek participation of local people in conservation programmes.
4. remain neutral as you are aware of the fact that people care least for conserving water bodies that supply potable water, it is difficult to lead them for any constructive work.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) build up teams of global and local researchers and activists for conducting research related to quality and conservation of all natural and manmade water bodies in the area, and seek participation of local people in conservation programmes. Graded question, no negative marking. Marks for each option: (1) 1, (2) 1.5, (3) 2.5, (4) 0.श्रेणीबद्ध प्रश्न, कोई नेगेटिव मार्किंग नहीं। हर विकल्प के अंक: (1) 1, (2) 1.5, (3) 2.5, (4) 0।
The problem affects many villages, so the most effective response is a collective one: teams of researchers and activists studying and conserving all local water bodies, with local people taking part (option 3, 2.5 marks). Continuing your own study to help people (option 2, 1.5 marks) is well meant but limited to individual effort. Migrating (option 1, 1 mark) protects only your family, and staying neutral (option 4, 0 marks) abandons the problem.
MPSC 2024 CSAT, question 78प्रश्न 78
Your friends like drinking alcohol and influence you to do the same. If you don't want to go with them and to keep yourself away from the habit of drinking alcohol, what would you do ?
1. I will tell my friends that my parents have forbidden me to drink alcohol.
2. Will Refuse to drink alcohol.
3. Will drink alcohol only because your friends are drinking.
4. Will refuse and lie to them that you have liver disease.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (2) Will Refuse to drink alcohol. Graded question, no negative marking. Marks for each option: (1) 1.5, (2) 2.5, (3) 0, (4) 1.श्रेणीबद्ध प्रश्न, कोई नेगेटिव मार्किंग नहीं। हर विकल्प के अंक: (1) 1.5, (2) 2.5, (3) 0, (4) 1।
A clear, honest refusal shows you own your decision and resists peer pressure (option 2, 2.5 marks). Citing your parents' ban (option 1, 1.5 marks) works but shifts the decision onto someone else. Refusing with a lie about liver disease (option 4, 1 mark) avoids drinking but is dishonest. Drinking just because friends do (option 3, 0 marks) gives in to the very pressure you want to avoid.
MPSC 2024 CSAT, question 79प्रश्न 79
You are in a bus. The bus reaches your stop but still you have not purchased the ticket because of heavy rush. What will you do ?
1. Give the money to the driver and tell him to give it to the conductor.
2. Jump out quickly to avoid embarrassment.
3. Call the conductor give him the money and get the ticket.
4. Hand the money to someone sitting nearby to give it to the conductor.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) Call the conductor give him the money and get the ticket. Graded question, no negative marking. Marks for each option: (1) 1.5, (2) 0, (3) 2.5, (4) 1.श्रेणीबद्ध प्रश्न, कोई नेगेटिव मार्किंग नहीं। हर विकल्प के अंक: (1) 1.5, (2) 0, (3) 2.5, (4) 1।
Calling the conductor, paying and taking the ticket is honest and gives you proof of a valid journey (option 3, 2.5 marks). Paying through the driver (option 1, 1.5 marks) is honest but distracts the driver and gets you no ticket, and passing money through a stranger (option 4, 1 mark) is less reliable still. Jumping out without paying (option 2, 0 marks) is ticketless travel.
MPSC 2024 CSAT, question 80प्रश्न 80
Being a director of educational institute you think that something is deeply wrong with today's public psyche that sees glory rather than horror in war. Through most of history war was indeed glorified and the accompanying killing of innocent people and loot was ignored as collateral damage. This world view was challenged by the European Enlightenment that promoted centrality of human rights. This did not end wars or robbed them of patriotic sheen. Gandhian non-violence was adopted as a moral and practical resistance to colonial tyranny during the freedom movement but it is your regret that nothing special is being done to oppose war and establish peace. You will...
1. encourage students to read literature which explains the need to try to bridge the gap between the parties concerned by discussing the various conflicts in the world that is stocked in school library.
2. avoid thought of peace, keeping in mind that it is not possible to develop young men and women who are ready to join the army for the defense of the country without impressing the stories of gallantry, war and patriotism on the minds of the children.
3. encourage teachers to empower students to analyze the various conflicts in history courses in the classroom and to understand the long-term effects on their society by studying authentic historical documents with the help of up-to-date techniques.
4. assist learners to understand the truth that, 'War is not valor, but the failure of a man who calls himself wise. For a soldier who experiences stupidity and cruelty, war ends in destruction. Peace is not established by it' by organizing various activities continuously with the participation of parents and teachers.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (4) assist learners to understand the truth that, 'War is not valor, but the failure of a man who calls himself wise. For a soldier who experiences stupidity and cruelty, war ends in destruction. Peace is not established by it' by organizing various activities continuously with the participation of parents and teachers. Graded question, no negative marking. Marks for each option: (1) 1, (2) 0, (3) 1.5, (4) 2.5.श्रेणीबद्ध प्रश्न, कोई नेगेटिव मार्किंग नहीं। हर विकल्प के अंक: (1) 1, (2) 0, (3) 1.5, (4) 2.5।
Your concern is that the public sees glory rather than horror in war, so the best course is a sustained effort that directly changes this attitude, with parents and teachers involved, helping learners see war as destruction and a failure of reason (option 4, 2.5 marks). Critical classroom analysis of historical conflicts (option 3, 1.5 marks) is sound but indirect, and encouraging library reading (option 1, 1 mark) is passive. Dropping the idea of peace to glorify war (option 2, 0 marks) goes against the aim.
MPSC 2023 CSAT, question 52प्रश्न 52
My local park has a network of paths linking various locations, as shown in the below image. The stars on the map represent five of the park's landmarks : the fountain, lake, music gallery, sculpture and play centre. I often vary my routes and I do not always take the shortest route from one place to another while walking around the garden. I have noticed that when I go from the sculpture to the fountain, I always pass the music gallery, but that going from the lake to the play centre, I never pass the fountain unless I pass the music gallery twice. [Figure: a path map shaped like two loops joined at a single central junction. The junction carries a star. The left loop has three more stars (top left, top and far left); the right loop has one star (at the bottom). Other junctions are plain dots.] Select the number of stars on the diagram that can be identified from the given information.
This question has a figure in the official paper; it is described in words above.इस प्रश्न में आधिकारिक पेपर में एक चित्र है; ऊपर उसे शब्दों में बताया गया है। See the official paperआधिकारिक पेपर देखिए
1. 0
2. 2
3. 3
4. 5
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (2) 2
The only point you must always pass between the two loops is the central junction star. Since every route from the sculpture to the fountain passes the music gallery, the sculpture and the fountain are on opposite loops and the music gallery is the central star. Going from the lake to the play centre you reach the fountain only by passing the music gallery twice (out and back), so the lake and the play centre are on the same loop and the fountain is on the other. The left loop has three stars and the right loop only one, so the lake, play centre and sculpture are the three left stars and the fountain is the single right star. Thus the music gallery and the fountain can be identified, but the three left stars cannot be told apart: 2 stars, option (2).
MPSC 2023 CSAT, question 53प्रश्न 53
Select the logical number for empty box in the following arrangement. 24 | 29 | 26 27 | 22 | 31 30 | ? | 28
1. 31
2. 39
3. 29
4. 33
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (4) 33
Leave out the centre (22). The four corner boxes hold the consecutive even numbers 24, 26, 28, 30, and the edge-middle boxes hold consecutive odd numbers 27, 29, 31 and the missing one, which must be 33. Going round clockwise from the top left the numbers also alternate +5, -3: 24, 29, 26, 31, 28, 33, 30. So the empty box is 33, option (4).
MPSC 2023 CSAT, question 54प्रश्न 54
Every element of B is an element of A. Some elements of C are elements of A. Every element of D is an element of C but no element of D is an element of A. Which of the following statements are impossible ?
1. Some element of C is in B
2. Every element of B is in C
3. Every element of A is either in B or in C
4. Every element of C is in A
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (4) Every element of C is in A
D lies inside C and no element of D is in A, so C has elements (those of D) outside A. Hence 'every element of C is in A' can never be true. The others are possible: C overlaps A and B lies inside A, so C may overlap B (1) or even contain all of B (2), and A could be made up only of elements of B and C (3). The impossible statement is option (4).
MPSC 2023 CSAT, question 56प्रश्न 56
In a certain code language, 'hope to see you' is coded as 're so na di', 'please come to see the party' is coded as 'fi ge na di ke zo', 'hope to come' is coded as 'di so ge' and 'see you the party' is coded as 're fi zo na'. Study the coding system used and select the appropriate code for 'please see you'.
1. ke te gm
2. ba od ke
3. te ba ke
4. su te ba
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
MPSC dropped this question from evaluation.MPSC ने इस प्रश्न को मूल्यांकन से हटा दिया।
MPSC cancelled this question in the final answer key, so no option is keyed. Working the code through (see = na, you = re, please = ke) gives 'ke na re', which does not match any of the four printed options.
MPSC 2023 CSAT, question 57प्रश्न 57
Study the below triangular card. It is folded along lines and joined to make a pyramid. Given below are top views of this pyramid. Alphabets B, G, R and Y represent colours blue, green, red and yellow respectively. Select the odd top view/s of this pyramid from given options. [Figure: a large triangle divided into four smaller triangles: R in the centre (inverted) triangle, G in the top corner triangle, B in the bottom-left and Y in the bottom-right. Below it, five top views of the pyramid, each a triangle split into three faces meeting at the centre, read as top-left, top-right, bottom: a = R, G, Y; b = B, R, Y; c = R, B, G; d = Y, G, B; e = Y, R, B.]
This question has a figure in the official paper; it is described in words above.इस प्रश्न में आधिकारिक पेपर में एक चित्र है; ऊपर उसे शब्दों में बताया गया है। See the official paperआधिकारिक पेपर देखिए
1. Only a
2. Either b or c
3. Either d or e
4. Only e
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (4) Only e
Folding the three corner triangles up around R gives a tetrahedron. Seen from above, the three faces you see always appear in a fixed turning order. With R at the bottom you see G, B, Y going clockwise (view d: Y, G, B). Standing it on each other face in turn: on B you see G, Y, R clockwise (view a: R, G, Y); on Y you see G, R, B clockwise (view c: R, B, G); on G you see B, R, Y clockwise (view b: B, R, Y). View e shows Y, R, B, i.e. B, Y, R clockwise: the same three colours as b but in mirror order, which this pyramid cannot show. So only e is odd, option (4).
MPSC 2023 CSAT, question 58प्रश्न 58
Mo, To and Vo who belong to three different communities, participated in a dancing competition and one of them won the trophy. They belong to communities namely Koki, Poki and Toki. All members of Koki community always make true statements, all members of Poki community always make untrue statements and all members of Toki community always make true and untrue statements alternatively. They made following statements when reporter asked them to comment. Mo : If Vo had not disturbed me by laughing loudly while dancing I would have won the trophy. Vo always speaks the truth. Vo is the winner. Vo : I was not laughing to disturb Mo. To won the trophy. To : Mo won the trophy. Vo is not the member of Poki community. Select the option that indicates the person who won the trophy.
1. Mo
2. Vo
3. To
4. To and Mo have jointly won the trophy
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) To
Only one person won, so option (4) is out. Check each possible winner. If Vo won, Mo's 'Vo is the winner' is true while Vo's 'To won' and To's 'Mo won' are false, so Mo must be the Koki; but then Mo's 'Vo always speaks the truth' would be true, which is impossible as Vo has made a false statement. If To won, To's 'Mo won' is false, so To is Poki or Toki; as Poki his 'Vo is not Poki' would be false, making Vo Poki too, which is impossible, so To is Toki and Vo is not Poki, leaving Vo Koki and Mo Poki; but then Poki Mo's 'Vo always speaks the truth' would be true, a contradiction. If Mo won, everything fits: To (Koki) says two true things, Vo (Toki) says a true thing and then the false 'To won', and Mo (Poki) says only false things. So by the stated rules the winner is Mo, option (1); the official MPSC key, however, gives option (3), To.
MPSC 2023 CSAT, question 59प्रश्न 59
A group of traders in a certain country has decided to take their whole taluka 'offshore' in protest at the insignificant amounts of income tax paid by big businesses. An association of shopkeepers from the town want to use the same controversial loopholes favoured by huge multinationals so that they too can legally avoid this tax. One giant multinational, for example, has been branded immoral for transferring profits out of the country and into the other countries, where they receive favourable tax deals. But the shopkeepers of the town cannot have it both ways. If they believe it is immoral for these multinationals to avoid country tax, it is immoral for them, too. They should continue to pay country tax in full. Select one of the following, that if true, most weakens the above argument.
1. Small businesses acting alone cannot obtain the same tax breaks as the giant corporations
2. The only purpose of the protest is to pressure the government into tackling tax avoidance by big business
3. Every time the government comes up with a way of tackling tax avoidance, lawyers simply find a new loophole
4. One of the town traders found that last year he paid seven times more corporation tax than one multinational company
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (2) The only purpose of the protest is to pressure the government into tackling tax avoidance by big business
The argument assumes the shopkeepers want to avoid tax for their own gain, just like the multinationals, and so are being inconsistent. If the only purpose of their move is to pressure the government into tackling tax avoidance by big business, their action is a protest, not self-interested avoidance, and the charge of hypocrisy loses its force. That most weakens the argument: option (2). (1) and (3) do not touch the moral consistency point, and (4) only shows the unfairness that prompted the protest.
MPSC 2023 CSAT, question 60प्रश्न 60
Identify two facts that prove conclusion : 'Ten students failed the exam' to be always true. Facts : a. 40 students passed the exam. b. 10 students did not complete the exam and so neither passed nor failed. c. Number of students who failed outnumbered those who did not complete exam by 5 : 1. d. Number of students who passed outnumbered those who failed by 4 : 1.
1. a, b
2. b, c
3. a, d
4. b, d
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) a, d
From a, 40 passed; from d, passed : failed = 4 : 1, so failed = 40 / 4 = 10. Together a and d prove that exactly ten failed. b and c give failed = 5 x 10 = 50, and a with b or b with d alone do not fix the number of failures. Answer: option (3).
MPSC 2023 CSAT, question 61प्रश्न 61
Study the logic used for constructing image X. Identify option which cannot be constructed along with dots using similar logic. [Figure: Image X is a square, a circle and a right-angled triangle overlapping. One dot lies in the part common to the circle and the square only (outside the triangle); a second dot lies in the part common to the circle and the triangle only (just below the square). Options (1) to (4) each show a square, a circle and a right-angled triangle overlapping in different positions, without dots. (1) A circle overlapping a square, with a triangle whose right angle is at the bottom right, its bottom edge near the bottom of the square and its tip above the square. (2) A circle inside a square, with a triangle at the top right whose corner region overlaps the circle and square, its lower part sticking out to the right below which the circle bulges. (3) A tall triangle along the left side (vertical left edge, hypotenuse from the top left to the bottom right) sitting almost inside a square, with a circle inside the square bulging slightly out on the right. (4) A circle on the left overlapping a square on the right, with a triangle whose hypotenuse runs from the bottom left to the top right inside the square.]
This question has a figure in the official paper; it is described in words above.इस प्रश्न में आधिकारिक पेपर में एक चित्र है; ऊपर उसे शब्दों में बताया गया है। See the official paperआधिकारिक पेपर देखिए
1. Figure (1)
2. Figure (2)
3. Figure (3)
4. Figure (4)
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) Figure (3)
In X the two dots mark (i) a region inside the circle and the square but outside the triangle, and (ii) a region inside the circle and the triangle but outside the square. A figure can be drawn 'with dots using similar logic' only if both kinds of region exist. In (1), (2) and (4) the triangle sticks out of the square somewhere inside the circle, so both regions exist. In (3) the triangle lies almost entirely within the square; the only part of it outside the square is a thin strip on the far left that the circle does not reach, so there is no region in the circle and triangle but outside the square. So (3) cannot be constructed, option (3).
MPSC 2023 CSAT, question 62प्रश्न 62
Upanishads carry a weighty fable. Virochana, ruler of the Asuras and Indra, Lord of the Suras, both once went to Brahma and asked him about God. They were told to look in the mirror. Looking at his reflection Virochana instantly concluded that he is God; Indra while looking at his reflection and spending longer time in contemplation, realised that God was all. Some persons measure development by the amount and material things that they can consume; some persons measure their worth by all that they can uplift and divinise. The difference is nothing less than that between an egocentric existence, engulfed in its own gains, unhesitant to exploit, and an expansive one that is creative in the highest sense of the world. Select the most appropriate option that indicates central idea of the story.
1. If Virochana had thought carefully while looking at the self-image, he would have realized the truth.
2. To see one's own reflection is to discover one's own characteristics.
3. Persons who are egotistical, selfish and involved in exploiting others for that purpose live as 'Asuras', while those who deal with all others with open mind using their own creativity and assist them in their own upliftment and deification live as 'Suras'.
4. Some people measure their own development by the amount and material facilities that they consume, while others measure their worth by uplifting others by providing abundant facilities and divine pleasures.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) Persons who are egotistical, selfish and involved in exploiting others for that purpose live as 'Asuras', while those who deal with all others with open mind using their own creativity and assist them in their own upliftment and deification live as 'Suras'.
The fable contrasts Virochana (Asura), who saw only himself as God, with Indra (Sura), who saw God in all, and the passage ends by naming the real difference: an egocentric, exploitative existence versus an expansive, creative one that uplifts others. Option (3) captures this whole contrast and links it to the Asura/Sura figures. (1) and (2) dwell on one detail of the mirror episode, and (4) restates one sentence but adds 'abundant facilities and divine pleasures', which misreads 'uplift and divinise'. Answer: option (3).
MPSC 2023 CSAT, question 63प्रश्न 63
When Anna, Bina, Ciona and Diana stand by height in a row, Ciona being the shortest stands first while Bina comes to the third position. However, when they stand by age, Anna being younger stands first while Bina occupies extreme rear position. In both rows Diana remains at the second position. Select the person who is immediate younger than Bina.
1. Diana
2. Ciona
3. Bina
4. Anna
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (2) Ciona
Age row (youngest first): Anna is 1st, Diana 2nd, Bina last (4th), so Ciona takes the remaining 3rd place: Anna, Diana, Ciona, Bina. Bina is the oldest and the person just younger than her is Ciona, option (2). The height row is not needed.
MPSC 2023 CSAT, question 66प्रश्न 66
A Director of educational institution claims : 'instead of celebrating one day as Republic Day, we constantly practice the ideals that made India a sovereign republic by guarantying the pledge of justice, liberty, equality and fraternity'. Choose two facts that support the claim. Facts : a. It is compulsory for all students, faculty and staff of the institution to watch televised display of military might of the country. b. We conduct regular workshops for all students, faculty and staff with the help of peace experts to deal with the hatred in a non-violent and peaceful way. c. We strictly implement the rules of dress, food, language and behavior towards others, which are formulated by our organization to inculcate spirit of equality among all. d. We have integrated activities that nurture the value 'empathy' into regular learning activities to enable everyone in the organization to respect the diverse lifestyles of others.
1. a, b
2. b, c
3. c, d
4. b, d
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (4) b, d
The claim is about practising justice, liberty, equality and fraternity every day. Regular workshops on dealing with hatred peacefully (b) build fraternity, and everyday empathy activities that teach respect for others' diverse lifestyles (d) reflect liberty, equality and fraternity. (a) is a one-off display of military might, not these ideals, and (c) imposes uniform rules of dress, food and language, which curbs liberty and diversity rather than practising the constitutional ideals. So b and d, option (4).
MPSC 2023 CSAT, question 67प्रश्न 67
Study transparent sheet 'A' and select its fold from given options. [Figure: a transparent hexagonal sheet divided into six triangles meeting at the centre. Going round: top-middle triangle carries the letter A (no mark); top-right has a short arrow pointing down; bottom-right has a small hook (bent mark); bottom-middle has a dot; bottom-left has a small square; top-left has a dot. Options (1) to (4) are single triangles showing all five marks stacked after folding, differing in where the marks fall and which way the arrow and the hook face: (1) square at the top, hook, a dot, arrow pointing down, a dot; (2) dot at the top, hook, square, arrow pointing up, dot; (3) dot at the top, hook turned the other way, square, arrow pointing down, dot; (4) dot at the top, hook turned the other way, square, arrow pointing up, dot.]
This question has a figure in the official paper; it is described in words above.इस प्रश्न में आधिकारिक पेपर में एक चित्र है; ऊपर उसे शब्दों में बताया गया है। See the official paperआधिकारिक पेपर देखिए
1. Figure (1)
2. Figure (2)
3. Figure (3)
4. Figure (4)
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (2) Figure (2)
When the transparent hexagon is folded triangle by triangle onto the triangle A, every mark lands in the same final triangle, and each fold across a line reflects the marks of the triangle being turned over. A triangle that is turned over an odd number of times shows its mark as a mirror image; one turned over an even number of times shows it only rotated. The arrow's triangle (next to A) is turned over once, so the arrow appears reflected and points upward, which rules out (1) and (3). The hook's triangle is turned over twice, so the hook keeps its own handedness, which rules out (4). The official MPSC key gives option (2).
MPSC 2023 CSAT, question 68प्रश्न 68
In a housing colony, there are seven towers a, b, c, d, e, f and g. 'a' and 'f' are to the south of 'd' and 'g' and 'f' is to the east of 'a'. Tower 'e' is to the north of 'c' that is situated near the south end boundary of the colony and to the west of 'b'. There are only two towers 'g' and 'f', to the east of 'c'. Select the statement that is always true with respect to given information.
1. Towers 'a' and 'f' are situated to the south of tower 'e'.
2. Tower 'e' must be to the west of tower 'a'.
3. Tower 'a' must be to the west of tower 'c'.
4. Tower 'f' must be to the far east of the colony.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) Tower 'a' must be to the west of tower 'c'.
Only g and f are east of c, so every other tower (a, b, d, e) is not east of c; in particular a lies to the west of c. So statement (3) is always true, option (3). The data say nothing about how a and f compare with e from north to south (1), whether e is west of a (2), or whether f is east of g (4).
MPSC 2023 CSAT, question 71प्रश्न 71
Select the appropriate image for replacing the question mark in given relationship. [Figure: four boxes separated by vertical lines. Box 1: a circle with a white outer ring, a hatched middle ring and a solid black centre. Box 2: the same circle with a white outer ring and a hatched centre (no black centre). Box 3: '?'. Box 4: a square with a dark dotted (shaded) outer band, a hatched band and a white inner square. Options: (1) a square with a white outer band, a dotted band and a small white inner square; (2) a square with a white outer band, a dotted band and a small white inner square with a bold outline; (3) a square with a white outer band and a plain white inner square; (4) a square with a white outer band and a hatched inner square.]
This question has a figure in the official paper; it is described in words above.इस प्रश्न में आधिकारिक पेपर में एक चित्र है; ऊपर उसे शब्दों में बताया गया है। See the official paperआधिकारिक पेपर देखिए
1. Figure (1)
2. Figure (2)
3. Figure (3)
4. Figure (4)
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (4) Figure (4)
In the first pair the circle loses its innermost (black) part, leaving a white outer ring around a hatched centre. The second pair is the same kind of figure drawn with squares, and the figure that matches the second circle is a square with a white outer band and a hatched centre. Options (1) and (2) still contain an inner square and dotted shading, and (3) has no hatching. The official MPSC key gives option (4).
MPSC 2023 CSAT, question 73प्रश्न 73
Rala (Italian Millet), Sava (Little Millet), Harik (Vargu), Varai (Barnyard Millet) are rich in amino acids, fatty acids and other vitamins. They contain minerals that are iron, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and potassium. These food components assist in the functioning of hormones in the body. The amount of glucose and insulin produced in the body is controlled by them. Since their digestion is slow, they stay in the stomach for a long time, so you get the satisfaction of being full by eating less. They are high in lecithin which strengthens the nervous system. Its phytochemicals reduce the risk of cancer. Blood cholesterol is reduced. Whole grains provide 12.5% more protein than wheat. Sava is used in liver disorders. Since millets are gluten-free, they can be consumed by people with gluten intolerance. In short, whole grains are useful for body health due to various characteristics. Choose the one most reasonable fact that would weaken the above argument if true.
1. South Indians whose food mainly consists of rice, nachani, kuttu chana, tur, udad do not suffer from digestive problems.
2. If wheat is completely excluded from food, the person does not get B-vitamins, zinc, bran, which are important elements along with gluten, and as a result, the beneficial bacteria in the intestines are depleted and the immunity of the intestine increases unbridled and rarely invites cancer.
3. People with congenital celiac sprue cannot digest gluten in their small intestine, so they have to eat foods where gluten is not detectable.
4. Eating wheat is not inevitable as pulses, oil, milk, meat, fish, eggs, vegetables, fruits etc. are consumed along with jowar, bajri, rajgira, nachani, kuttu grains.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (2) If wheat is completely excluded from food, the person does not get B-vitamins, zinc, bran, which are important elements along with gluten, and as a result, the beneficial bacteria in the intestines are depleted and the immunity of the intestine increases unbridled and rarely invites cancer.
The argument praises millets over wheat, ending with their gluten-free nature, and concludes that these whole grains are good for health. Option (2) says that dropping wheat (and its gluten) entirely costs a person B-vitamins, zinc and bran and harms gut bacteria and immunity, even inviting cancer, which undercuts the claimed health benefit of replacing wheat with gluten-free millets. So (2) weakens the argument, option (2). (1), (3) and (4) are consistent with, or support, the argument.
MPSC 2023 CSAT, question 74प्रश्न 74
There are security experts, as well as ex-fraudsters, who are experts in artificial intelligence (AI). All people who are experts in AI are invited to join the team of security designers (SD) by one organization. Select one of the following that can be logically inferred based on the statements above.
1. All who are encouraged to join the SD team are security experts or ex-fraudsters.
2. Some who are encouraged to join the SD team are not security experts or ex-fraudsters.
3. Some ex-fraudsters are encouraged to join the SD team.
4. Some ex-fraudsters are not encouraged to join SD team.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) Some ex-fraudsters are encouraged to join the SD team.
Some ex-fraudsters are AI experts, and every AI expert is invited to join the SD team, so those ex-fraudsters are invited: 'some ex-fraudsters are encouraged to join the SD team' follows, option (3). Nothing is said about AI experts who are neither security experts nor ex-fraudsters, so (1) and (2) cannot be inferred, and we do not know whether any ex-fraudster is left out (4).
MPSC 2023 CSAT, question 76प्रश्न 76
You are working as a head in the department that allots government quarters to the employees as per the norms set up by the authorities. A group of persons approaches to your reporting senior with the request that a particular person should not be allotted quarter in their building, because the concerned person is from the reserved category. Your senior suggests indirectly to accept their request but at the same time also warns that you will be solely responsible for the consequence of the concerned decision. Your promotion is due in next few months. Which one of the following course of actions is your choice in this situation ?
1. Since your promotion is due in next few months. You are left with no other choice but to accept suggestion given by your senior officer.
2. Allot the quarter to the concerned employee as per rules and alert the person about the situation in which you have taken the decision about allotment.
3. Narrate this situation to concerned employee and request her to wait till you get promotion.
4. Not take any action and keep on requesting the person that she has to wait for some more time.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (2) Allot the quarter to the concerned employee as per rules and alert the person about the situation in which you have taken the decision about allotment. Graded question, no negative marking. Marks for each option: (1) 1, (2) 2.5, (3) 1.5, (4) 0.श्रेणीबद्ध प्रश्न, कोई नेगेटिव मार्किंग नहीं। हर विकल्प के अंक: (1) 1, (2) 2.5, (3) 1.5, (4) 0।
Option (2) is best: allotment must follow the rules, and denying a quarter because of the employee's reserved category would be illegal discrimination for which you alone would answer. Allotting as per rules and alerting the employee to the hostility she may face upholds the law and protects her. (3) at least tells her the truth but still delays her lawful right for your own career; (1) gives in to discrimination to protect your promotion; (4) is indefinite, evasive delay with no reason given and earns nothing. Marks: (1) 1, (2) 2.5, (3) 1.5, (4) 0.
MPSC 2023 CSAT, question 77प्रश्न 77
As the education officer you are a member of the committee constituted for interviewing teachers shortlisted for awards from the district. You are analyzing their documents related to teaching learning processes and its impact on learners' personal and social development. As you are going through these documents you are designing probing questions related to their work. You came across a heavy file of technology savvy person but you did not find single documentation of teaching learning process and its impact on the concerned group of learners. For example, this teacher has written about how he delivered e-self-learning material for learning poem Daffodils. You will ask him...
1. With what purpose did you design e-self-learning material and how did you test outcome of this learning ?
2. You must have learned many poems during your school and college education. What purpose did this poem learning served in your personal and professional life ?
3. Apart from reading and listening what other activities or experiences did you design to make learners their 'learning visible' ?
4. What activities did you design to examine 'impact of learning' this poem on learners ?
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (2) You must have learned many poems during your school and college education. What purpose did this poem learning served in your personal and professional life ? Graded question, no negative marking. Marks for each option: (1) 1, (2) 2.5, (3) 1.5, (4) 0.श्रेणीबद्ध प्रश्न, कोई नेगेटिव मार्किंग नहीं। हर विकल्प के अंक: (1) 1, (2) 2.5, (3) 1.5, (4) 0।
Option (2) is best: the file shows only technology and nothing on how learning shaped learners' personal and social development. Asking the teacher what learning poems did for his own personal and professional life probes whether he understands that purpose of poetry teaching at all, which is exactly what the committee must judge and what his file leaves out. (3) usefully asks about activities beyond reading and listening that make learning visible; (1) stays with the design and testing of the e-material, the part already documented; (4) asks about impact activities the file shows he never designed, so it reveals little. Marks: (1) 1, (2) 2.5, (3) 1.5, (4) 0.
MPSC 2023 CSAT, question 78प्रश्न 78
You are working for setting up a new business venture that requires a license from State government regulatory department. You have submitted the application for this purpose after fulfilling all the procedural formalities and the required documents. Months have passed after submitting the application but you are yet to get license. This delay is causing loss of business opportunity than the amount demanded by a chain of persons working in the department for granting the license. Which way would you choose for sorting out this problem from following options ?
1. Patiently try to convince any senior officer in the department for granting the license as early as possible hoping that he might not expect illegal gratification.
2. For starting the business without wasting the time you will pay the demanded amount as business investment.
3. Use your contacts with any political worker to get the issue of license settled without paying bribe.
4. Contact some RTI activist to get information about the time frame in which such license are required to be issued.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (4) Contact some RTI activist to get information about the time frame in which such license are required to be issued. Graded question, no negative marking. Marks for each option: (1) 1.5, (2) 0, (3) 1, (4) 2.5.श्रेणीबद्ध प्रश्न, कोई नेगेटिव मार्किंग नहीं। हर विकल्प के अंक: (1) 1.5, (2) 0, (3) 1, (4) 2.5।
Option (4) is best: using the Right to Information route to find the legally fixed time frame for issuing such licences gives you a lawful, documented basis to demand action and exposes the illegal delay, without paying a bribe. (1) is honest and lawful but passive and relies on hope; (3) avoids a bribe but uses political influence instead of proper channels; (2) pays a bribe, which is illegal and feeds corruption, so it earns nothing. Marks: (1) 1.5, (2) 0, (3) 1, (4) 2.5.
MPSC 2023 CSAT, question 79प्रश्न 79
Your colleague who was heading a project is suffering from some ailment and cannot continue with it at least for next two months. The administrative head of the department requested you to head this project in addition to your present work. Since you are expected to complete your assignment and this project within stipulated time, it will demand you to invest more time and energy. What will be your response to this from the options given below ?
1. Since your present assignment is keeping you completely occupied, it is not possible for you to accept this additional work.
2. Suggest the name of another colleague stating that she is more competent for this work and her present workload is not heavy as yours.
3. Accept the additional work without any argument as timely completion of the project is necessary.
4. You will accept the additional responsibility only if some manpower is provided at least for some routine work.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) Accept the additional work without any argument as timely completion of the project is necessary. Graded question, no negative marking. Marks for each option: (1) 1, (2) 0, (3) 2.5, (4) 1.5.श्रेणीबद्ध प्रश्न, कोई नेगेटिव मार्किंग नहीं। हर विकल्प के अंक: (1) 1, (2) 0, (3) 2.5, (4) 1.5।
Option (3) is best: the colleague is ill, the project must be finished on time, and the head of department has asked you; accepting the extra responsibility willingly shows commitment to the organisation's work. (4) accepts but makes it conditional on extra staff; (1) refuses outright, leaving the project stranded; (2) shifts the burden onto another colleague by comparing workloads, which is the least appropriate response. Marks: (1) 1, (2) 0, (3) 2.5, (4) 1.5.
MPSC 2023 CSAT, question 80प्रश्न 80
You are a freelancing journalist. Recently you read a novel based on documented sufferings and exodus of people of minority tribe from certain region that happened more than two decades ago. You are from this minority tribe. You are very well acquainted with the realities of the exodus and the hardship faced by people of both the tribes. In your opinion the author has used her writing skills to emphasize how cruel were the victimizers towards your tribe. Thus novel has succeeded in getting sufferings of your tribe acknowledged by people from larger society. But you know that this is only the half-truth and it is agonizing you. You will write articles to be published in different media to present.
1. the position of the victims as sharply distinct from and as opposed to those of their victimizers using selected authentic documents and gain empathy from society at large with propagation stance.
2. fact that though minority tribe got displaced, all misplaced, majority tribe members were not perpetrators and both tribes were misguided by their narrow minded leaders by using evidences of selected documents.
3. fact that victimizers were also victims of daily hardship, tragedy, and hopelessness along with the loss of rights and respect by using selected documents.
4. the reality by documenting how members of these two tribes are defining themselves in relation to their respective narratives of victimhood after long period of more than two decades for avoiding insurgence of hatred.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (4) the reality by documenting how members of these two tribes are defining themselves in relation to their respective narratives of victimhood after long period of more than two decades for avoiding insurgence of hatred. Graded question, no negative marking. Marks for each option: (1) 0, (2) 1.5, (3) 1, (4) 2.5.श्रेणीबद्ध प्रश्न, कोई नेगेटिव मार्किंग नहीं। हर विकल्प के अंक: (1) 0, (2) 1.5, (3) 1, (4) 2.5।
Option (4) is best: as a journalist who knows the novel tells only half the truth, the responsible course is to document the present reality of how both tribes see their own suffering, giving a balanced picture aimed at preventing renewed hatred. (2) corrects the one-sided blame but relies on selected documents and a single explanation (misguided leaders); (3) shows the other side's hardship but again through selected documents, swinging to the other half of the story; (1) deepens the victim-versus-victimizer divide for propaganda, which is the opposite of what is needed. Marks: (1) 0, (2) 1.5, (3) 1, (4) 2.5.
MPSC 2022 CSAT, question 52प्रश्न 52
Study the information and select the definitely true statement with respect to it. Colony C is located to the south of colonies F, D and G. Colonies C and A are located to the east of E and colony B is located to the west of colonies C and A. Colonies A and B are located to the south of C.
1. Colony B is located to the east of colony E.
2. Colony G is located to the west of colony A.
3. Colony G is located to the north of colony B.
4. Colony E is located to the south of colony D.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) Colony G is located to the north of colony B.
G is north of C (C is south of G), and B is south of C. So G is north of B for certain. The others cannot be fixed: B is west of C and A, and E is also west of them, so B and E have no definite east-west order; nothing places G east or west of A; and the north-south position of E relative to D is not given. Answer: option (3).
MPSC 2022 CSAT, question 55प्रश्न 55
Study the following expressions and recognise structure of the unfamiliar language. Use two assumptions that : there are no exceptions to the rule, and only those rules apply which may be derived from the given expressions. napu pelkeui = The girl is coming from the hut. napu tipkeu = The dog is going to the hut. lam mirkeui = The farmer is walking from the field. dowl pelkeu = The girl is running to the meadow. Select the option that expresses "The dog is walking to the meadow" in this language.
1. dowl tipkeu
2. dowl tipkeui
3. dowl mirkeu
4. napu mirkeu
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (1) dowl tipkeu
Compare the expressions. 'napu' appears with both 'hut' sentences, so napu = hut; then dowl = meadow and lam = field. 'pel' appears in both 'girl' sentences, so pel = girl, tip = dog and mir = farmer. The endings show direction: '-keui' goes with 'from' (pelkeui, mirkeui) and '-keu' with 'to' (tipkeu, pelkeu); the verb itself is not marked. 'The dog is walking to the meadow' = dowl (meadow) + tip (dog) + keu (to) = dowl tipkeu. Answer: option (1).
MPSC 2022 CSAT, question 59प्रश्न 59
All persons of a certain community are in a habit of answering any question in two sentences and one of these is always true and other one is always false. A visitor came across three persons of this community : one of them is a doctor, another one is a lawyer and third one is a farmer. Study the reply of these persons to a question about their professions and select the true statement from the given options. X : I am not a farmer. Z is not a farmer. Y : X is not a lawyer. Z is a farmer. Z : X is not a doctor. I am not a farmer.
1. X is a doctor.
2. Y is a lawyer.
3. Z is a farmer.
4. None of the above statements are true
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) Z is a farmer.
Suppose Z is not a farmer. Then Y's second sentence is false, so 'X is not a lawyer' is true; X's second sentence 'Z is not a farmer' is true, so 'I am not a farmer' must be false and X is the farmer. But then both of Z's sentences ('X is not a doctor', 'I am not a farmer') are true, which is not allowed. So Z is the farmer. Then Y's 'X is not a lawyer' is false, so X is the lawyer and Y is the doctor; X (true, false) and Z (true, false) both check out. Answer: option (3).
MPSC 2022 CSAT, question 60प्रश्न 60
There are equal number of men and women in a family of six. There are two fathers and two sons. Additional information about these family members is as given below. Ram is eldest and Nita is youngest of the family. The farmer is the father of the writer and also of the doctor. Nita is Sameer's sister and both are teenagers. Their mother is a teacher. The only couple in the family is Jayesh and Nadira. Anna is not married and is the daughter of Ram. Select the option that describes the relationship between Ram and the writer.
1. Ram is the father of the person who is the writer.
2. Ram is the husband of the person who is the writer.
3. Ram is the brother of the person who is the writer.
4. Ram is the son of the person who is the writer.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (1) Ram is the father of the person who is the writer.
The six are Ram, Anna, Jayesh, Nadira, Sameer and Nita (three men, three women). Jayesh and Nadira are the only couple; their children are the teenagers Sameer and Nita, and their mother Nadira is the teacher. The two fathers are Ram and Jayesh, and the two sons are Sameer and Jayesh, so Jayesh is Ram's son and Anna is Ram's daughter. The farmer is the father of two working adults, the writer and the doctor; the teenagers are not these, so the farmer is Ram and the writer and doctor are his children Jayesh and Anna. Either way, Ram is the father of the writer. Answer: option (1).
MPSC 2022 CSAT, question 61प्रश्न 61
Daya, Maya, Saya, Jia, and Nia are housewives and their team takes care of the garden in their colony. They wanted to visit places Shela, Kota, Moha, Heta and Vela for vacation. They choose to take these holidays in the month of March, June, September, November and December. Following are some additional, related facts. Jia took holiday in December but did not visit Moha or Heta. Maya went to Shela in June. Daya went to Kota but not in March or September. Nia went for holiday in March but as she had visited Heta, she did not go there. Select the person who went on holiday in November.
1. Daya
2. Saya
3. Daya or Saya
4. Data is insufficient
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (1) Daya
Jia took December, Maya June and Nia March. That leaves September and November for Daya and Saya. Daya did not go in March or September, so Daya went in November (and Saya in September). Answer: option (1).
MPSC 2022 CSAT, question 62प्रश्न 62
Given below is the main statement that is followed by statements labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). Select the ordered pair of statements where the 1st statement implies 2nd and the two statements together are logically consistent with the main statement. You can watch a drama only if you have a ticket. (a) You watched a drama. (b) You had a ticket. (c) You did not watch a drama. (d) You did not have a ticket.
1. (c) and (a)
2. (a) and (b)
3. (d) and (a)
4. (b) and (c)
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (2) (a) and (b)
'You can watch a drama only if you have a ticket' means: watched a drama implies had a ticket (equivalently, no ticket implies did not watch). So (a) You watched a drama implies (b) You had a ticket. (c) and (a) contradict each other, (d) with (a) breaks the rule, and having a ticket (b) does not imply not watching (c). Answer: option (2).
MPSC 2022 CSAT, question 63प्रश्न 63
Two teams are to be compiled from health workers M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T selected from all over the State for executing health related programmes. Each worker will be in either of the teams and one of the teams can accommodate at the most five or at least four workers. Given below is some more information about the workers. (a) Being best friends O and M would be in the same team. (b) Being rivals M and T will not be in the same team. (c) R and N will not be selected along with O. (d) Q will be selected with M and P but not with S. If P and M are selected for a team, then select the true statement from the given options.
1. One of the teams has five persons.
2. N is the member of this team.
3. Q is in the other team.
4. S is not the member of this team.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (4) S is not the member of this team.
With P and M in the team: O joins M (a) and Q joins M and P (d), giving M, P, O, Q. T cannot be with M (b), R and N cannot be with O (c), and S cannot be with Q (d). So this team is exactly M, P, O, Q and the other team is N, R, S, T: four each. Hence (1), (2) and (3) are false and 'S is not the member of this team' is true. Answer: option (4).
MPSC 2022 CSAT, question 67प्रश्न 67
Study the accompanying piece of transparent paper. Select the fold image if it is folded to get triangle. [Figure: a sheet of six equilateral triangles - two triangles on top side by side, three in the middle row and one at the bottom. Top-left triangle has a filled diamond; top-right has a heart; middle-left is blank; middle centre has a '0'; middle-right has an outline diamond; bottom triangle has a chevron. Answer figures are single triangles showing the symbols superimposed.]
This question has a figure in the official paper; it is described in words above.इस प्रश्न में आधिकारिक पेपर में एक चित्र है; ऊपर उसे शब्दों में बताया गया है। See the official paperआधिकारिक पेपर देखिए
1. [Figure: triangle with a heart at the top, a chevron below it, a '0' at the right, a filled diamond at the lower left and a small outline square at the bottom]
2. [Figure: triangle with a heart overlapping a chevron at the upper left, a '0' at the right, and a filled square beside an outline parallelogram at the bottom]
3. [Figure: triangle with a heart joined to a chevron at the top, a '0' at the right, and a filled square beside an outline square at the bottom]
4. [Figure: triangle with a heart above an upward arrow shape, a '0' at the right, and an outline square beside a filled parallelogram at the bottom]
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
MPSC dropped this question from evaluation.MPSC ने इस प्रश्न को मूल्यांकन से हटा दिया।
MPSC cancelled this question in the final answer key, so no option is keyed and it carries no marks either way.
MPSC 2022 CSAT, question 68प्रश्न 68
During the discussion one speaker said, "As claimed by some researchers, it is not reasonable to attribute complex reasoning ability to reptiles on the basis of simple stimulus-response explanations of some reptiles' behaviours like searching prey, caring for their eggs and engaging in various other life processes. But since, as observed during experiments, reptiles are not capable of making changes in their behaviour when they are made to face major changes in their surroundings, this leads one to conclude that reptiles are not capable of complex reasoning." Which one of the following is an assumption required by the speaker's conclusion ?
1. In comparison with their behaviour in laboratory experiments, reptiles' behaviour appears to be more complex in their natural environment.
2. If reptiles were capable of complex reasoning, then they would exhibit capability of altering their behaviour as per the changes in their natural habitat.
3. Complex reasoning and responses to stimuli cannot both contribute to the same behaviour.
4. All reptiles' behaviour can be explained on the basis of simple stimulus-responses.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (2) If reptiles were capable of complex reasoning, then they would exhibit capability of altering their behaviour as per the changes in their natural habitat.
The speaker reasons: reptiles do not change their behaviour when their surroundings change, therefore they lack complex reasoning. This only follows if complex reasoning would show itself as such a change, i.e. 'if reptiles could reason in complex ways, they would alter their behaviour as their habitat changes'. Without that link the conclusion collapses. Option (1) would weaken the argument, (3) is not needed, and (4) goes further than the speaker, who mentions only 'some' behaviours. Answer: option (2).
MPSC 2022 CSAT, question 69प्रश्न 69
Study the following argument and then choose from the options given, the argument that most closely parallels the reasoning of it. The farmer's family had an option of planting gram or soyabeans. Last year gram received a better market price as compared to soyabeans. But in order to ensure high yields, quality organic fertilisers and eco-friendly pest controlling inputs are required for gram. Since they could not get credit required for this additional care, in spite of the crop being likely to earn less profit, the family planted soyabeans.
1. In order to go on excursion for collecting field data, the learners need to raise enough money. It is impossible for them to raise the sufficient funds, therefore they are unlikely to go on excursion.
2. For securing promotion, one needs to meet sales targets if one is working as the salesperson. If one is successful in meeting the last quarter's target, then one can hope to get a promotion.
3. It is possible for tourists to exchange currency through bank or for poorer exchange rate, they can use the hotel where they stay. There was not sufficient time for finding a bank so they had to use the hotel for exchange.
4. It is possible to get the loan from a nationalised bank or a co-operative bank. Since a co-operative bank has higher customer service rating, a person decides to apply for loan in a co-operative bank as she is sure of getting the loan easily.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) It is possible for tourists to exchange currency through bank or for poorer exchange rate, they can use the hotel where they stay. There was not sufficient time for finding a bank so they had to use the hotel for exchange.
The argument's structure: there are two options; the better one (gram) needs a resource (credit) that is not available, so the poorer option (soyabeans) is chosen despite its lower return. Option (3) matches exactly: two ways to exchange currency, the better one (bank) needs a resource (time) that was lacking, so the poorer one (hotel, worse rate) was used. Option (1) has no choice between two options, (2) is a simple condition, and (4) picks the better option, not the worse one. Answer: option (3).
MPSC 2022 CSAT, question 70प्रश्न 70
Scientists at the Berlin's Institute of Pharmacy have recommended that Ecdysterone, a hormone found in spinach, be included in the list of prohibited substances for athletes. Scientists conducted a study for testing their hypothesis, 'there would be an increase in performance of athletes.' They found, 'significantly higher increase in muscle mass observed in those participants who were dosed with Ecdysterone.' Popeye was definitely into something when be ripped open cans of spinach before beating the bad guys for his beloved Olive. Now, scientists in Germany say that the cartoon character may well have been "doping" to get his superhuman strength. Select the most of appropriate reason for recommending prohibition on the use of Ecdysterone for athletes.
1. Higher increase in muscle mass gives a person superhuman strength that helps him or her to give the best performance.
2. Ecdysterone, as it increases muscle mass, serves as a dope and any kind of doping is banned for athletes.
3. Higher increase in muscle power causes adverse effects on athlete's health.
4. Spinach eating causes increase in muscle mass of the person due to Ecdysterone present in it.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (2) Ecdysterone, as it increases muscle mass, serves as a dope and any kind of doping is banned for athletes.
The scientists found that Ecdysterone significantly increases muscle mass and so boosts performance, which is what makes a substance a performance-enhancing dope; doping is banned in sport, so it should be on the prohibited list. Option (1) exaggerates ('superhuman') and gives no reason for a ban, (3) about health effects is not mentioned, and (4) only states a fact about spinach. Answer: option (2).
MPSC 2022 CSAT, question 73प्रश्न 73
Study the statements given below and select the correct conclusion based on these, that follow : (a) All mathematicians exhibit an ability to do high level logical thinking. (b) Self-learning students, who are not the product of traditional school system, are usually found to be highly creative. (c) Only some of the mathematicians are highly creative.
1. Persons with high level logical thinking ability are likely to become mathematicians.
2. Self-learning students don't exhibit high level logical thinking ability.
3. Self-learning students seldom become mathematicians.
4. None of the above
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (4) None of the above
(a) says every mathematician thinks logically at a high level, but not that every such thinker is or will become a mathematician, so (1) does not follow. Nothing links self-learning students to logical thinking, so (2) does not follow. Being highly creative (b) and 'only some mathematicians are highly creative' (c) say nothing about how often self-learners become mathematicians, so (3) does not follow either. Answer: option (4).
MPSC 2022 CSAT, question 74प्रश्न 74
Find the dot design of accompanying tiles and select the appropriate part of it from the given options. [Figure: a 3 x 3 arrangement of square tiles with the bottom-middle tile missing. Dots are filled (F) or open (O) at the corners (TL, TR, BL, BR) and centre (C) of each tile. Row 1: tile 1 - TL F, TR F, C O, BL O, BR O; tile 2 - TL F, TR O, C O, BL O, BR F; tile 3 - TL O, C F, BL F. Row 2: tile 1 - TL F, TR O, C F, BL O, BR F; tile 2 - TL F, TR F, C O, BL O, BR F; tile 3 - TL O, BL F, BR O. Row 3: tile 1 - TL O, BL F; tile 2 - missing; tile 3 - TL F, BL O.]
This question has a figure in the official paper; it is described in words above.इस प्रश्न में आधिकारिक पेपर में एक चित्र है; ऊपर उसे शब्दों में बताया गया है। See the official paperआधिकारिक पेपर देखिए
1. [Figure: tile with TL open, centre filled, BL filled, BR open]
2. [Figure: tile with TL filled, TR open, centre open, BL filled]
3. [Figure: tile with TL open, TR open, centre filled, BR filled]
4. [Figure: tile with TL open, TR open, centre filled, BL filled]
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (1) [Figure: tile with TL open, centre filled, BL filled, BR open]
Look down the columns at the dots where one tile meets the tile below. In columns 1 and 3, between rows 2 and 3 the top-left dot of the row 3 tile has the same shade as the bottom-left dot of the row 2 tile (open over open in column 1, filled over filled in column 3). In column 2 the row 2 tile's bottom-left dot is open, so the missing tile needs an open dot at top left, which rules out option (2). Among the rest, option (1) matches the row 1 and row 2 tiles of column 3 put together (open top left, filled centre, filled bottom left, open bottom right). The rule is not stated in the question, and the official MPSC key gives option (1).
MPSC 2022 CSAT, question 75प्रश्न 75
Read the following argument and select the best statement that points out the flaw in the argument from given options. Many people think that welfare benefits create a culture of dependency and an unproductive workforce. Many people solely depend on welfare benefits without making any efforts to earn their living. Few years back the government introduced tough eligibility rules for getting welfare benefits and the number of recipients has now fallen by 15%. The government should therefore tighten eligibility rules to further reduce the number of welfare beneficiaries. Select the statement that points out the flaw in the argument from the given options.
1. It equates beneficiaries with unproductive workforce.
2. It implies that beneficiaries are responsible for their situation.
3. It fails to empathise with beneficiaries facing adversities.
4. It gives the impression that the benefits are unnecessary.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) It fails to empathise with beneficiaries facing adversities.
The argument treats a fall in the number of recipients as success in itself and wants to cut it further. It ignores that many beneficiaries depend on welfare because they face genuine hardship, and tougher rules would shut out these people too. This failure to consider beneficiaries facing adversities is the key flaw. The other options describe attitudes close to the argument but do not name what it leaves out. Answer: option (3).
MPSC 2022 CSAT, question 76प्रश्न 76
You are the head of a certain office. The office secretariat is in the charge of allotting limited number of houses reserved for the office staff and these houses are near the office. Allotment is done as per the rules laid down by the higher authority of the organization and these rules are published by the secretariat. Your distant relative works in this office as your senior assistant. She pleaded to the secretariat that she should be given priority in house allotment as she has to take care of her ailing in-laws. Another junior staff member also requested to the secretariat to allot house as he has to take care of his ailing wife. The secretariat turned down her request by pointing out the rules and on the basis of these rules the junior staff member has been allotted the house considering the nature of his duties. Now your relative is pressing you to help her to get house that is allotted to the junior staff member and you want to avoid her annoyance. You will,
1. order the secretariat to hold the allotment orders and delay the declaration of allotment as far as possible.
2. order the secretariat to allot the houses without considering any request related to personal problems like ailment of relatives.
3. agree with the secretariat's note as they have strictly followed the rules set up by the authorities though that might strain your relations with her and other relatives.
4. request the secretariat to explain the rationale of the decision made about not considering her request, in your presence for avoiding misunderstanding and irritation of your relative.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (4) request the secretariat to explain the rationale of the decision made about not considering her request, in your presence for avoiding misunderstanding and irritation of your relative. Graded question, no negative marking. Marks for each option: (1) 0, (2) 1, (3) 1.5, (4) 2.5.श्रेणीबद्ध प्रश्न, कोई नेगेटिव मार्किंग नहीं। हर विकल्प के अंक: (1) 0, (2) 1, (3) 1.5, (4) 2.5।
Option (4) is best: the allotment was made correctly under published rules, so you uphold it without using your position for a relative, while having the secretariat explain the reasons to her openly in your presence. This is transparent, keeps you neutral and addresses her grievance without bad feeling. Option (3) also upholds the rules but simply sides with the note and does nothing to resolve the misunderstanding. Option (2) overrides rules that already allow for duties and needs and is needlessly rigid. Option (1) misuses your authority to stall a valid allotment for a relative's sake and earns nothing. Marks: (1) 0, (2) 1, (3) 1.5, (4) 2.5.
MPSC 2022 CSAT, question 77प्रश्न 77
You are a senior government servant known for your integrity. You are approached by a group of activists who are working for social justice for the people who are considered low caste by other groups, in most of the villages in your district that is under your jurisdiction. Many Buddhist families from these villages are facing social boycott and are living in miserable conditions. Activists want you to support the movement and actively participate in it as you are against social stratification of any kind. Government Conduct Rules prohibit government servants from participating in activity related to criticizing government for the condition of these people. In this situation, what appropriate course of action would you choose from the following list of options ?
1. You know that large number of people are denied justice due to hegemony of so-called high caste people, therefore you assure this group full support and guide them to plan activities for long-term change related to this issue, though this is a very difficult task.
2. Discourage the group from doing any activity related to the problem of social justice as this will aggravate the problem of the concerned people.
3. Explain to the group that you cannot participate in any kind of such activity as Conduct Rules prohibit you to do this and you are aware of the fact that even highly educated people don't have any empathy towards these people.
4. Assure this group that you will give them full moral support and needed assistance without getting involved personally in the programme to avoid any kind of violence related to this issue as so-called high caste people including high level government officials support social boycott against these people.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (1) You know that large number of people are denied justice due to hegemony of so-called high caste people, therefore you assure this group full support and guide them to plan activities for long-term change related to this issue, though this is a very difficult task. Graded question, no negative marking. Marks for each option: (1) 2.5, (2) 0, (3) 1, (4) 1.5.श्रेणीबद्ध प्रश्न, कोई नेगेटिव मार्किंग नहीं। हर विकल्प के अंक: (1) 2.5, (2) 0, (3) 1, (4) 1.5।
Option (1) is best: social boycott is a denial of justice that a district officer is duty-bound to remove. Supporting the group and guiding it towards planned, long-term change is constructive action against the injustice and does not amount to agitating against the government. Option (4) gives support but keeps you at a distance out of fear of the powerful, so it is weaker. Option (3) correctly mentions the Conduct Rules but stops at refusing and offers no help. Option (2) discourages the fight for justice altogether and is the worst. Marks: (1) 2.5, (2) 0, (3) 1, (4) 1.5.
MPSC 2022 CSAT, question 78प्रश्न 78
You are from a farmer's family and working as the Government Agriculture Officer. The Agriculture Minister ordered you to organize lectures for farmers by his friend who is self-proclaimed organic farming expert and celebrity. The Minister also expects you to make VIP facilities available to him. You, as an experienced member of your family, are sure that his methods are not tested scientifically and do not give the yields claimed by him. You will
1. suggest the name of the scientist who assists farmers to experiment with scientific data available on internet for guiding farmers.
2. explain to the Minister that this person is a fraud.
3. organize lectures of the celebrity as you know how difficult it is to convince the Minister that his friend is a fraud.
4. suggest the name of the scientist who is working with farmers for many years and has designed methods of using organic fertilizers for increasing yield, using scientific data for guiding farmers.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (4) suggest the name of the scientist who is working with farmers for many years and has designed methods of using organic fertilizers for increasing yield, using scientific data for guiding farmers. Graded question, no negative marking. Marks for each option: (1) 1.5, (2) 1, (3) 0, (4) 2.5.श्रेणीबद्ध प्रश्न, कोई नेगेटिव मार्किंग नहीं। हर विकल्प के अंक: (1) 1.5, (2) 1, (3) 0, (4) 2.5।
Option (4) is best: it protects farmers from untested methods while still meeting the Minister's aim of promoting organic farming, by tactfully offering a proven expert with long field experience and scientific, organic methods. Option (1) also offers a scientific alternative, but one who works with internet data is less suited to organic farming advice. Option (2) is honest but confrontational and offers no alternative. Option (3) knowingly exposes farmers to misleading advice to please the Minister and earns nothing. Marks: (1) 1.5, (2) 1, (3) 0, (4) 2.5.
MPSC 2022 CSAT, question 79प्रश्न 79
Every year 20th March is celebrated as Happiness Day. As the headmistress, you want to organize celebration of Happiness Day in school to make teachers and learners aware of process of living happily. You have called a parents-teachers meeting to get ideas about celebration of Happiness Day. You also talked to children of different classes and found that adults as well as children have the same ideas about 'happiness'. You also talked to the devotees standing in queue for 'darshan' of deities of their choice and you found that they also pray for something that can be purchased with hefty amount. You will
1. allow teachers and learners to do whatever they enjoy doing at school as suggested by majority of persons attending the meeting and request each one to write in brief an account of some instances of happy life that they have experienced.
2. call some people whom you have observed living happily while doing their work and leading a simple life and request them to share their 'happy' experiences with students.
3. organize teachers and parents sessions for constructing collaborative ideas about 'happiness' and for assisting teachers to design learning experiences that make the learning process enjoyable to each learner.
4. organize lecture of a celebrated spiritual personality to make students and teachers aware about eternal happiness as suggested by few persons who attend spiritual lectures regularly.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) organize teachers and parents sessions for constructing collaborative ideas about 'happiness' and for assisting teachers to design learning experiences that make the learning process enjoyable to each learner. Graded question, no negative marking. Marks for each option: (1) 1.5, (2) 1, (3) 2.5, (4) 0.श्रेणीबद्ध प्रश्न, कोई नेगेटिव मार्किंग नहीं। हर विकल्प के अंक: (1) 1.5, (2) 1, (3) 2.5, (4) 0।
Option (3) is best: your survey shows people tie happiness to things money can buy, so the school needs to build a shared, deeper idea of happiness. Collaborative sessions with teachers and parents, and learning that is enjoyable for every child, make happiness part of everyday school life rather than a one-day event. Option (1) involves everyone and asks for reflection, but 'do whatever they enjoy' has little direction. Option (2) offers good role models but is a one-off talk. Option (4) follows a small minority, makes the day about one spiritual lecture and does not suit a school's diverse community, so it earns nothing. Marks: (1) 1.5, (2) 1, (3) 2.5, (4) 0.
MPSC 2022 CSAT, question 80प्रश्न 80
You are heading a research team in a biotechnical company. You have mooted the proposal for some special hands-on training in a renowned foreign laboratory. In an order passed by your immediate supervisory head, three of your team members have been recommended for this training. You suspect that it is deliberate on part of your boss with whom you had differences of opinion with respect to another project. As first point of action you would
1. use your media contacts, social media and pressurise your boss to recommend your name for the training.
2. seek audience from your boss's superiors and make them aware of injustice done to you.
3. speak to your boss for knowing the reason for not recommending your name for training and explain your point for recommending you for the training if necessary.
4. submit a written complaint to the concerned authorities about this matter.
Answer and explanationउत्तर और व्याख्या
Answer:उत्तर: (3) speak to your boss for knowing the reason for not recommending your name for training and explain your point for recommending you for the training if necessary. Graded question, no negative marking. Marks for each option: (1) 0, (2) 1, (3) 2.5, (4) 1.5.श्रेणीबद्ध प्रश्न, कोई नेगेटिव मार्किंग नहीं। हर विकल्प के अंक: (1) 0, (2) 1, (3) 2.5, (4) 1.5।
Option (3) is best: you only suspect bias, so the right first step is to talk directly to your boss, learn the reason and make your case if needed. This is professional and goes through the proper channel. Option (4), a formal written complaint, is a legitimate channel but premature as a first step. Option (2) goes over your boss's head on a mere suspicion. Option (1) uses media pressure on an internal matter, which is unprofessional and earns nothing. Marks: (1) 0, (2) 1, (3) 2.5, (4) 1.5.

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