CSAT Sample Paper

CSAT Sample Question Paper - Paper I (General Knowledge)

Question 1 (CSAT Sample Paper - Paper I (General Knowledge))

Match the following rivers that flows through India with their ancient names:

1 Ravi	p) Vipasha
2 Beas	q) Satadru
3 Jhelum	r) Vitasta
4 Sutlej	s) Irawati

(a) 1 - r, 2 - p, 3 - q, 4 - s

(b) 1 - s, 2 - p, 3 - r, 4 - q

(c) 1 - q, 2 - p, 3 - r, 4 - s

(d) 1 - p, 2 - q, 3 - s, 4 - r

Question 2 (CSAT Sample Paper - Paper I (General Knowledge))

Kalhana's Sanskrit epic Rajatarangini ("The River of Kings") chronicled the history and heritage of which Indian region?

(a) Kalinga

(b) Kashmir

(c) Deccan

(d) Malwa

Question 3 (CSAT Sample Paper - Paper I (General Knowledge))

Which country changed its official name, national anthem and national flag in 2010?

(a) East Timor

(b) Myanmar

(c) Kosovo

(d) Nepal

Question 4 (CSAT Sample Paper - Paper I (General Knowledge))

According to the Indian constitution, who administers oath of office to the Chief Election Commissioner?

(a) Chief Justice of Supreme Court

(b) Vice President of India

(c) President of India

(d) None

Question 5 (CSAT Sample Question Paper - Paper I (General Knowledge))

Which of the following Sports events and host cities chosen is NOT correct?

Event	Host
(a) 2014 Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, Scotland
(b) 2014 Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea
(c) 2014 Winter Olympic Games	Nagano, Japan
(d) 2016 Summer Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Question 6 (CSAT Sample Paper - Paper I (General Knowledge))

Tanya Gupta and Ravi Tripathi, sang "Saajan ji Ghar Aaye" during the

(a) Opening ceremony of 2010 Commonwealth Games

(b) Opening ceremony of 2010 Asian Games

(c) Opening ceremony of 2010 FIFA Soccer World CUP

(d) Closing ceremony of 2010 Asian Games

Question 7 (CSAT Sample Paper - Paper I (General Knowledge))

Which medal sport of 2006 Asian Games was dropped in the 2010 Asian Games?

(a) Rope climbing

(b) Bodybuilding

(c) Tug-of-war

(d) Dance

Question 8 (CSAT Sample Paper - Paper I (General Knowledge))

Halley’s Comet, which was last seen from earth with naked eye in 1910 and 1986, will be visible to the naked eye from earth again in?

(a) 2060

(b) 2061

(d) 2063

Question 9 (CSAT Sample Paper - Paper I (General Knowledge))

During India’s struggle for independence, who sacrifices his life for that cause by undertaking 'fast unto death'?

(a) Chandrasekhar Azad

(b) Lala Lajpat Rai

(c) Jatin Das

(d) Bipin Chandra Pal

Question 10 (CSAT Sample Paper - Paper I (General Knowledge))

Which of the following average normal gestation periods of farm animals is INCORRECT?

(a) pig	115 days
(b) goat	150 days
(c) cow	270 days
(d) horse	300 days

Question 11 (CSAT Sample Paper - Paper I (General Knowledge))

Which color of light will be least effective in driving photosynthesis?

(a) Violet

(b) Green

(c) Yellow

(d) Red

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CSAT Sample Paper - Paper II (General Aptitude)

Read the following passage and answer the given questions. Your answers should be drawn from the content of given passage only.

The economy of contemporary India is a great paradox. It is a strange combination of outstanding achievements as well as grave failures. Since independence, India has achieved remarkable progress in overcoming its economic backwardness. From being a very poor country in the 1950s and a 'basket case' in the mid 1960s, it has emerged as the fourth largest economy in the world (in terms of purchasing power parity). Our economy has become one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Now the country is one of the leading players in the world knowledge economy with vast intellectual capital and booming software and information technology services. While our country has joined the league of the world’s top five fastest growing economies, we are in the bottom 20 among all countries in terms of the Human Development Index. While the country is celebrating its growth rate and technological wonders, it is witnessing social contradictions and the paradox and ironies of development. Thus, there are 'two Indias' in contemporary India.

Question 1 (CSAT Sample Paper - Paper II (General Aptitude))

Why is the Indian economy considered 'a great paradox'?

(a) It is a leading player in information technology services with low levels of literacy.

(b) There is poverty amidst plenty in agricultural produce

(c) It is one of the largest economies with low human development.

(d) It has scientific achievements with social contradictions.

Question 2 (CSAT Sample Paper - Paper II (General Aptitude))

Why is India being referred to as a leading player in the world knowledge economy?

(a) India’s knowledge base in science and technology is one of the world’s best.

(b) India has huge reserves of human intellectual capitals and information technology services.

(c) India is among the World’s five fastest growing economics and technology reserves.

(d) India has a huge reservoir of human capital and scientific knowledge export potential.

Question 3 (CSAT Sample Paper - Paper II (General Aptitude))

What does the author imply by the phrase 'two Indias'?

(a) There is the India that has vast intellectual capital and the other that is largely illiterate.

(b) There is the India of burgeoning growth and the India of widespread want and misery.

(c) There is the India of progressive mindsets and the other who are socially conservative.

(d) There is an India of outstanding achievements combined with gigantic failures.

Question 4 (CSAT Sample Paper - Paper II (General Aptitude))

Consider the following statement and also the conclusions. Answer the question that follows:

Statement:

Education is in the Concurrent List. The State government cannot bring reforms in education without the consent of Central Government.

Conclusion I:

For bringing about quick reforms in education, it should be in the State List.

Conclusion II:

States are not willing to bring about quick reforms in Education.

Which one of the following is correct?

(a) Conclusion –I only follows from the statement.

(b) Conclusion –II only follows from the statement.

(c) Both conclusions I & II follow from the statement

(d) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follow from the statement

Question 5 (CSAT Sample Paper - Paper II (General Aptitude))

Five persons P, Q, R, S, T are sitting in a row. Q is between P and T. To find who among them is in the middle, which of the information given in the following statements is/are sufficient?

1. P is left of Q and right of S.

2. R is at the right end.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Either 1 or 2

(d) Both 1 and 2

Question 6 (CSAT Sample Paper - Paper II (General Aptitude))

Which one among

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is the smallest one?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Question 7 (CSAT Sample Paper - Paper II (General Aptitude))

The following pie charts show that a man spends 10% on clothes, 20% on rent, 30% on food and rest on miscellaneous items in the month of January and spends 15% on clothes, 25% on rent, 35% on food and rest on miscellaneous items in the month of February.

Consider the following statements:

1. The money spent on food over rent in the month of January is same as the money spent on food over rent in the month of February.

2. The money spent on rent over clothes is same as money spent on food over rent in the month of January.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question 8 (CSAT Sample Paper - Paper II (General Aptitude))

Note: The following question would be in English Language only to test English Language Comprehension.

Whenever I had occasion to indulge in these surreptitious feasts, dinner at home was out of question. My mother would naturally ask me to come and take my food and want to know the reason why I did not wish to eat. I would say to her, 'I have no appetite today; there is something wrong with my digestion.' It was not without compunction that I devised these pretexts. I knew I was lying, and lying to my mother. l also knew that, if my mother and father came to know of my having become a meat-eater, they would be deeply shocked. This knowledge was gnawing at my heart.

Why did the author devise some pretexts not without compunction ?

(a) He wanted to keep away from home some times.

(b) Surreptitious feasts thrilled him

(c) Dinners outside were better than at home.

(d) He wanted to eat meat.

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