Q. Consider the following data: Girls’s Average marks in English = 9 Girls’s Average marks in Hindi = 8 Boys’s Average marks in English = 8 Boys’s Average marks in Hindi = 7 Overall Average marks in English = 8.8
What is the value of Overall Average marks in Hindi?
Q. Let A3BC and DE2F be four-digit numbers where each letter represents a different digit greater than 3. If the sum of the numbers is 15902, then what is the difference between the values of A and D?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 Correct Answer: (c) 3
Question from UPSC Prelims 2020 CSAT Paper
Explanation :
Let a3bc and de2f be four digits
As per the given condition in the question, each letter represents a different digit greater than 3. So we can replace the letters with 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9. A3BC + DE2F = 15902 Step 1: Unit digit If we add C & F, then we should get 12. Only then can we get 2 at the unit place in the sum (15902). So, C, F can be (4, 8) or (5, 7) Step 2: Tens digit We got a carry of 1 from 12. Now, we know that the tens digit of the sum, 15902 is 0. So, B + 2 = 9 Or B = 7 Hence, C, F cannot be (5, 7). They must be (4, 8). Step 3: Hundreds digit We got a carry of 1 from 10. Now, we know that the hundreds digit of the sum, 15902 is 9. So, E + 3 = 8 Or E = 8 – 3 = 5 Hence, we found that B =7, C = 4/8, E = 5 and F = 4/8 So, A/D = 6/9 So, difference between A and D = 9 – 6 = 3
Q. One page is torn from a booklet whose pages are numbered in the usual manner starting from the first page as 1. The sum of the numbers on the remaining pages is 195. The torn page contains which of the following numbers?
1) In a booklet, pages are numbered consecutively starting from 1. 2) When one page (which has numbers on both sides) is torn out, the sum of remaining numbers is 195. 3) Let’s say the last page number in the booklet is n.
4) Sum of all numbers from 1 to n = n(n+1)/2
5) When one page is torn out, it removes two consecutive numbers (front and back). Let’s call these numbers x and x+1.
Q. How many 5 digit prime numbers can be obtained by using all the digits 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 without repetition of digits?
(a) Zero (b) One (c) Nine (d) Ten Correct Answer: (a) Zero
Question from UPSC Prelims 2020 CSAT Paper
Explanation :
5 digit prime numbers
To determine how many five-digit prime numbers can be obtained by using all the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 without repetition, we can use the fact that a number is prime if and only if it is divisible only by 1 and itself.
Next, consider the sum of the digits of any five-digit number formed using these digits. The sum is 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 15, which is divisible by 3. Therefore, Zero is the answer.