UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper II 2025 (CSAT) | Data Sufficiency Question 5 | Data Interpretation and Sufficiency

UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper II 2025 (CSAT)

MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

+2.5

-0.883

Trust stands commonly defined as being vulnerable to others. Entrepreneurship implies trust in others and willingness to expose oneself to betrayal. Trust in expert systems is the essence of globalising behaviour; trust itself emerges as a supercommodity in the social market and defines the characteristics of goods and services in a global market. Trusting conduct also means holding others in good esteem, and an optimism that they are, or will be, competent in certain respects.

A question is given followed by two Statements I and

II. Consider the Question and the Statements and mark the correct option.

Question:

Is $(p+q)^2-4 p q$, where $p, q$ are natural numbers, positive?

Statement I: $\mathrm{p}<\mathrm{q}$.

Statement II: p>q.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?

The Question can be answered by using one of the Statements alone, but cannot be answered using the other statement alone.

The Question can be answered by using either Statement alone.

The Question can be answered by using both the Statements together, but cannot be answered using either Statement alone.

The Question can be answered even without using any of the Statements.

UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper II 2024 (CSAT)

MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

+2.5

-0.833

A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements.

Question:

What are the values of m and n, where m and n are natural numbers?

Statement-I:

m + n > mn and m > n.

Statement-II:

The product of m and n is 24.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?

The Question can be answered by using one of the Statements alone, but cannot be answered using the other Statement alone

The Question can be answered by using either Statement alone

The Question can be answered by using both the Statements together, but cannot be answered using either Statement alone

The Question cannot be answered even by using both the Statements together

UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper II 2024 (CSAT)

MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

+2.5

-0.833

A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements.

Question:

What is the time required to download the software?

Statement-I:

The size of the software is 12 megabytes.

Statement-II:

The transfer rate is 2.4 kilobytes per second.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?

The Question can be answered by using one of the Statements alone, but cannot be answered using the other Statement alone

The Question can be answered by using either Statement alone

The Question can be answered by using both the Statements together, but cannot be answered using either Statement alone

The Question cannot be answered even by using both the Statements together

UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper II 2024 (CSAT)

MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

+2.5

-0.833

A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements.

Question :

What are the unique values of $x$ and $y$, where $x, y$ are distinct natural numbers?

Statement-I : $x / y$ is odd.

Statement-II : $x y=12$

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?

The Question can be answered by using one of the Statements alone, but cannot be answered using the other Statement alone.

The Question can be answered by using either Statement alone.

The Question can be answered by using both the Statements together, but cannot be answered using either Statement alone.

The Question cannot be answered even by using both the Statements together.

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