IAS Exam Mental Ability Questions

My brother want to get list of the important questions for the section mental ability for IAS Exam paper . Will you please give last five year questions paper of the mental ability test of the IAS Exam.

Hii sir, I Wants to get the Question Paper of the Reasoning Ability of the IAS Examination Will you Please Provide It ?

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As you Asking for the Question Paper of the Reasoning Ability of the IAS Examination the Question Paper is given below


How many numbers lie between 300 and 500 in which 4 comes only one time? [UPSC 2009(CS-P)]

99
100
110
120

In a meeting, the map of a village was placed in such a manner that south east becomes north, north east becomes west and so on. What will south become? [UPSC 2010 (CS-P)]

North
North east
North west
West

In a tournament 14 teams play league matches. If each team plays against every other team once only then how many matches are played? [UPSC 2010 (CS-P)]

105
91
85
78


In an examination, there are three subjects A, B and C. A student has to pass in each subject. 20% students failed in A, 22% students failed in B and 16% failed in C. The total number of students passing the whole examination lies between [UPSC 2009(CS-P)]

42% and 84%
42% and 78%
58% and 78%
58% and 84%


In how many ways can four children be made to stand in a line such that two of them, A and B are always together? [UPSC 2010 (CS-P)]

6
12
18
24


P, Q, R and S are four men. P is the oldest but not the poorest. R is the richest but not the oldest. Q is older than S but not than P or R. P is richer than Q but not than S. The four men can be ordered (descending) in respect of age and richness, respectively, as: [UPSC 2010 (CS-P)]

PQRS, RPSQ
PRQS, RSPQ
PRQS, RSQP
PRSQ, RSPQ

Running at a speed of 60 km per hour, a train passed through a 1.5 km long tunnel in two minutes. What is the length of the train? [UPSC 2010 (CS-P)]

250 m
500 m
1000 m
1500 m

Six books, A, B, C, D, E and F are placed side by side. B, C and E have blue cover and the other books have red cover. Only D and F are new books and the rest are old. A, C and D are law reports and other are Gazetteers. What book is a new law report with a red colour?
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [UPSC 2010 (CS-P)]

A
B
C
D

Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are standing in a row. C and D are standing close to each other alongside E. B is standing beside A only. A is fourth from F. Who are standing on the extremes? [UPSC 2009 (CS-P)]

A and F
B and D
B and F
None of the above

Six persons M, N, O, P, Q and R are sitting in two rows, three in each. Q is not at the end of any row. P is second to the left of R. O is the neighbour of Q and is sitting diagonally opposite to P. N is the neighbour of R. On the basis of above information, who is facing N? [UPSC 2010 (CS-P)]

R
Q
P
M
How many numbers lie between 300 and 500 in which 4 comes only one time? [UPSC 2009(CS-P)]

99
100
110
120

In a meeting, the map of a village was placed in such a manner that south east becomes north, north east becomes west and so on. What will south become? [UPSC 2010 (CS-P)]
North
North east
North west
West

In a tournament 14 teams play league matches. If each team plays against every other team once only then how many matches are played? [UPSC 2010 (CS-P)]
105
91
85
78


In an examination, there are three subjects A, B and C. A student has to pass in each subject. 20% students failed in A, 22% students failed in B and 16% failed in C. The total number of students passing the whole examination lies between [UPSC 2009(CS-P)]
42% and 84%
42% and 78%
58% and 78%
58% and 84%


In how many ways can four children be made to stand in a line such that two of them, A and B are always together? [UPSC 2010 (CS-P)]
6
12
18
24


P, Q, R and S are four men. P is the oldest but not the poorest. R is the richest but not the oldest. Q is older than S but not than P or R. P is richer than Q but not than S. The four men can be ordered (descending) in respect of age and richness, respectively, as: [UPSC 2010 (CS-P)]
PQRS, RPSQ
PRQS, RSPQ
PRQS, RSQP
PRSQ, RSPQ

Running at a speed of 60 km per hour, a train passed through a 1.5 km long tunnel in two minutes. What is the length of the train? [UPSC 2010 (CS-P)]

250 m
500 m
1000 m
1500 m

Six books, A, B, C, D, E and F are placed side by side. B, C and E have blue cover and the other books have red cover. Only D and F are new books and the rest are old. A, C and D are law reports and other are Gazetteers. What book is a new law report with a red colour?
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [UPSC 2010 (CS-P)]

A
B
C
D

Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are standing in a row. C and D are standing close to each other alongside E. B is standing beside A only. A is fourth from F. Who are standing on the extremes? [UPSC 2009 (CS-P)]

A and F
B and D
B and F
None of the above

Six persons M, N, O, P, Q and R are sitting in two rows, three in each. Q is not at the end of any row. P is second to the left of R. O is the neighbour of Q and is sitting diagonally opposite to P. N is the neighbour of R. On the basis of above information, who is facing N? [UPSC 2010 (CS-P)]

R
Q
P
M

1. Question 1 points
In a row A is in the 11th position from the left and B is in the 10th position from the right. If A and B interchange, then A becomes 18th from the left. How many persons are there in the row other than A and B? (UPSC 2014, Civil Services, Paper 2)

(a) 27
(b) 26
(c) 25
(b) 24
2.
A question paper must have a question on one of the eight poets: A, B, C, D, E, F, G or H. The first four belong to the medieval period while the rest are considered modern poets. Generally, modern poets figure in the question paper in alternate years. Generally those who like H like G also; and those who like F like E also. The paper-setter does not like to ask about F as he has written a book on F, but he likes F. Last year, the paper contained a question on A. On the basis of the information given, this years paper is most likely to contain a question on (UPSC 2014, Civil Services, Paper 2)

(a) C
(b) E
(c) F
(c) d
3.
In a group of six women there are four dancers, four vocal musicians, one actress and three violinists. Girija and Vanaja are among the violinists while Jalaja and Shailaja do not know how to play on the violin. Shailaja and Tanuja are among the dancers. Jalaja, Vanaja, Shailaja and Tanuja are all vocal musicians and two of them are also violinists. If Pooja is an actress, who among the following is certainly a dancer and a violinist? (UPSC 2014, Civil Services, Paper 2)

(a) Jalaia
(b) Pooja
(c) Shailaja
(d) Tanuja
4.
The letters L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T in their order are substituted by nine integers 1 to 9 but not in that order. 4 is assigned to P. The difference between P and T is 5. The difference between N and T is 3. What is the integer assigned to N? (UPSC 2014, Civil Services, Paper 2)

(a) 7
(b) 5
(c) 4
(d) 6
5.
The number of deaths among the army personnel is 8 in 1000, but among the civilian population it is 20 per 1000. Which one of the following inferences can be drawn from this statement? (UPSC 2014, Civil Services, Paper 2)

(a) It is better to join the army.
(b) The relationship is fortuitous.
(c) Quality of Life Index is very high within the armed forces.
(d) The groups cannot be compared due to their heterogeneity.
6. Question 1 points
Given the statement: Buses are the cause of more accidents than cars, and trucks cause fewer accidents than buses, which of the following conclusions can we draw? (UPSC 2014, Civil Services, Paper 2)

(a) There are more buses on the road than trucks.
(b) Car drivers are more careful than bus drivers.
(c) Truck drivers are more skilled than either car or bus-drivers.
(d) None of the above


If political leadership fails to emerge, there is likelihood of military taking over power in developing countries. Radical student groups or labour may try to raise revolution but they are not likely to compete with the military. Military intervention, rule, and withdrawal from politics is closely related to a societys level of political development. (UPSC 2014, Civil Services, Paper 2)
In the context of political development, the assumption in the above passage is that

(a) political leadership is not an effective instrument.
(b) military fills in political vacuum.
(c) military intervention is inevitable for development.
(d) None of the above


Four persons, Alok, Bhupesh, Chander and Dinesh have a total of Rs. 100 among themselves. Alok and Bhupesh between them have as much money as Chander and Dinesh between them, but Alok has more money than Bhupesh; and Chander has only half the money that Dinesh has. Alok has in fact Rs. 5 more than Dinesh has. Who has the maximum amount of money? (UPSC 2014, Civil Services, Paper 2)

(a) Alok
(b) Bhupesh
(c) Chander
(d) Dinesh


With reference to the figure given below, the number of different routes from S to T without retracing from U and/or V, is (UPSC 2014, Civil Services, Paper 2)
(a) 3
(b) 6
(c) 9
(d) 18


In a queue, Mr. X is fourteenth from the front and Mr. Y is seventeenth from the end, while Mr. Z is exactly in between Mr. X and Mr. Y. If Mr. X is ahead of Mr. Y and there are 48 persons in the queue, how many persons are there between Mr. X and Mr. Z? (UPSC 2011, Civil Services, Paper 2)

(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 8
(d) 9