Basic Intro
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Rishav Sir
Rishav Sharma Sir
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3 BASIC RULES
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STRATEGY
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Basic Info about CSAT Paper
BASIC FACTS
80 Questions
2.5 marks
33% qualifying marks
1/3 negative marking
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Basic Info about CSAT Paper
BASIC FACTS
Comprehension
Interpersonal skills including communication skills
Logical reasoning and analytical ability
Decision-making and problem-solving
General mental ability
Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude,
etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables,
data sufficiency, etc. – Class X level)
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Sequence
What is the value of X in the sequence 20, 10, 10,
15, 30, 75, X?
A. 105
B. 120
C. 150
D. 225
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Direction
Two friends X and Y start running and they run together for 50 m
in the same direction and reach a point. X turns right and runs 60
m, while Y turns left and runs 40m. Then X turns left and runs 50m
and stops, while Y turns right and runs 50 m and then stops. How
far are the two friends from each other now?
A. 100 m
B. 90 m
C. 60 m
D. 50 m
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Percentage
The increase in the price of a certain item was 25%. Then the
price was decreased by 20% and then again increased by 10%.
What is the resultant increase in the price?
A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 12.5%
D. 15%
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Miscellaneous
In a tournament of Chess having 150 entrants, a player is
eliminated whenever he loses a match. It is given that no match
results in a tie/draw. How many matches are played in the entire
tournament?
A. 151
B. 150
C. 149
D. 148
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Percentage
How many seconds in total are there in x weeks, x days, x hours. x
minutes and X seconds?
A. 11580x
B. 11581x
C. 694860x
D. 694861x
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Comprehensive Videos
From Zero to Hundred
Application oriented
Based on PYQ Analysis
In line with changing trends
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PYQ - 2018
Importance of PYQ
* + 1* + 2* + *3 + *1 = 21*
The * in the above sum stands as
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 8
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Importance of PYQ
In the sum * + 1 * + 5* + ** + *1 = 1** for which digit does the
symbol * stand?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
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Practice Handouts
Based on Importance of Topic
Continued Evaluation
Self Assessment
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Strategy Discussions
Progress Evaluation
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Final Evaluation
Test the Heat
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Mantras for CSAT
Final Mantras
Do not consider Paper 2 as burden
Do not take exam too lightly
Read Newspaper editorial regularly
Constant practice is the only key to improvement
Believe in yourself
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Series
Basic Concept
• Numeric Series
• Alphabetic Series
• Alphanumeric Series
Basic Concept
• Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division
• Squares, Cubes etc
• Even, Odd, Prime etc
• Combination of any of the above
• Mixed series
Practice Question
What is the upcoming number of the series
1, 3, 5, 7,
A. 8
B. 9
C. 10
D. 12o
Practice Question
What is the upcoming number of the series
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19
A. 20
B. 21
C. 23
D. 27o
Practice Question (2015)
What is the missing number ‘X’ of the series
7, X, 21, 31, 43
A. 11
B. 12
C. 13
D. 14
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Practice Question (2019)
What is X in the sequence 132, 129, 124, 117, 106, 93, X
A. 74
B. 75
C. 76
D. 77
Practice Question (2020)
A simple mathematical operation in each number of sequence 14, 18, 20,
24, 30, 32, … results in a sequence with respect to prime numbers. Which
one of the following is the next number in the sequence?
A. 34
B. 36
C. 38
D. 40
Practice Question(2019)
What is X in the sequence
4, 196 ,16 ,144 ,36 ,100 ,64 ,X ?
A. 48
B. 64
C. 125
D. 256
Practice Question (2018)
4/12/95, 1/1/96, 29/1/96, 26/2/96,…….
What is next term of the series ?
A. 24/3/96
B. 25/3/96
C. 26/3/96
D. 27/3/96
Practice Question (2021)
What is the value of ‘X’ in the sequence 2, 7, 22, 67, 202, X, 1822?
A. 603
B. 605
C. 607
D. 608
Practice Question
Find the next term of the sequence
97, 89, 83, 79, 73, 67
A. 65
B. 63
C. 61
D. 59
Practice Question
Find the next term of the sequence
5, 6, 14, 45, 184
A. 900
B. 905
C. 925
D. 945
Practice Question (2021)
You are given two identical sequences in two rows:
Sequence 1 8 4 6 15 52.5 236.25
Sequence 2 5 A B C D E
What is the entry in the place of C for the Sequence-II?
A. 2.5
B. 5
C. 9.375
D. 32.8125
Practice Question (2021)
Following is a matrix of certain entries. The entries follow a
certain trend row-wise.
7B 10A 3C
3C 9B 6A
10A 13C ?
Choose the missing entry (?) accordingly
A. 9B
B. 3A
C. 3B
D. 3C
Practice Question
Following is a matrix of certain entries. The entries follow a
certain trend row-wise.
5 8 27
6 4 14
7 5 ?
Choose the missing entry (?) accordingly
A. 21
B. 22
C. 23
D. 24
Practice Question (2021)
Replace the incorrect term by the correct term in the given
sequence
3, 2, 7, 4, 13, 10, 21, 18, 31, 28, 43, 40
where odd terms and even terms follow the same pattern.
A. 0
B. 1
C. 3
D. 6
Practice Question
Practice Question (2022)
What is the value of X in the sequence
2, 12, 36, 80, 150, X
A. 248
B. 252
C. 258
D. 262
Practice Question
Find the next number of the sequence
7, 10, 15, 22, 33, 46, 63, 82, ?
A. 101
B. 103
C. 105
D. 107
Practice Question (2021)
In the series _b_a_ba_b_abab_aab
Fill in the six blanks (_) using one of the following given four choices
such that the series follows a specific order
A. bababa
B. baabba
C. bbaabb
D. ababab
Practice Question (2019)
Consider the following sequence that follows some arrangement:
c_accaa_aa_bc_b . The letters that appear in the gaps are
A. abba
B. cbbb
C. bbbb
D. cccc
Practice Question (2020)
Consider the following arrangement that has some missing
letters abab_b_bcb_dcdcded_d . The missing letters which
complete the arrangement are
A. a,b,c,d
B. a,b,d,e
C. a,c,c,e
D. b,c,d,e
Practice Question (2023)
Consider the sequence
ABC_ _ABC_DABBCD_ABCD
that follows a certain pattern
Which of the following completes the sequence?
A. DACB
B. CDAB
C. DCCA
D. DDCA
Practice Question (2023)
40 children are standing in a circle and one of them (say child-1) has a
ring. The ring is passed clockwise. Child-1passes on the child-2, child-2
passes on to child-4, child-4 passes on to child7 and so on. After how
many such changes (including child-1) will the ring be in the hands of
child-1 again?
A. 14
B. 15
C. 16
D. 17
Practice Question
Find the incorrect number of the sequence
8, 14, 26, 52, 98, 194
A. 14
B. 26
C. 52
D. 98
Practice Question
Following is a matrix of certain entries. The entries follow a
certain trend row-wise.
37 21 19
24 17 36
27 15 ?
Choose the missing entry (?) accordingly
A. 32
B. 35
C. 42
D. 24
Practice Question
Find the next number of the sequence
121, 169, 225, 289, 361, ?
A. 399
B. 421
C. 441
D. 469
Practice Question
Find the next number of the sequence
6, 13, 28, 59, 122, ?
A. 238
B. 243
C. 248
D. 249
Practice Question
Following is a matrix of certain entries. The entries follow a
certain trend row-wise.
64 49 81
36 25 49
16 9 ?
Choose the missing entry (?) accordingly
A. 36
B. 25
C. 42
D. 64
Practice Question
Find the next number of the sequence
5, 16, 51, 158, ?
A. 378
B. 427
C. 481
D. 533
Practice Question
Find the next number of the sequence
2, 9, 28, 65, 126, 217, ?
A. 323
B. 344
C. 356
D. 389
Practice Question
Find the incorrect number of the sequence
23, 17, 47, 35, 93, 71, 191, 143
A. 47
B. 35
C. 71
D. 93
Practice Question
Find the next number of the sequence 2, 6, 20, 42, 110
A. 128
B. 142
C. 156
D. 192
Practice Question
Find the missing number of the sequence 3, 22, _ , 673, 2696, 8093
A. 117
B. 132
C. 154
D. 178
Practice Question
Find the next term of the sequence 2, 8, 18, 32, 50,
A. 68
B. 72
C. 80
D. 88
Practice Question
Find out the wrong number in the series 2, 3, 6, 15, 37.5, 157.5, 630
A. 3
B. 6
C. 37.5
D. 157.5
Practice Question
Find the next term of the sequence 5, 9, 16, 29, 54
A. 98
B. 103
C. 108
D. 118
Practice Question
Find the missing number of the sequence 0, 1, 2, 5, 20, 25, _ , 157
A. 30
B. 40
C. 140
D. 150
Practice Question
Find the missing number of the sequence 110, 55, 55, 110, _ , 3520
A. 290
B. 400
C. 440
D. 860
Practice Question
Find the next term of the sequence 8, 5, 7, 18, 80
A. 280
B. 444
C. 656
D. 878
Practice Question
Find the next term of the sequence 11, 12, 17, 30, 59,
A. 80
B. 99
C. 120
D. 141
Practice Question
Find the missing number of the sequence 814, _ , 903, 1119, 1168, 1680
A. 838
B. 846
C. 878
D. 892
Practice Question
What should be the number instead of ?
A. 91
B. 70
C. 80
D. 71
Practice Question
Select the set of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the
given letter series will complete the series
f_hg_fh_gf_hg_fh_g
A. f, g, h, f, g, h
B. h, f, g, h, f, g
C. g, f, g, f, h, f
D. g, h, f, g, h, f
Practice Question
What should be the number instead of ?
A. 31
B. 47
C. 49
D. 61
Practice Question
A series is given, with one word missing. Choose the correct alternative
from the given ones that will complete the series.
yes, rain, alive, subtle
A. Airport
B. Smoke
C. Inch
D. fabulous
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