UPSC CSE Prelims 2025: CSAT Paper II (PYQ) - Previous Year Paper
The UPSC CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test) 2025 is Paper II of the Preliminary examination, designed to assess candidates' comprehension, interpersonal skills, logical reasoning, analytical ability, decision-making, and basic numeracy. This paper contains 80 questions worth 200 marks to be completed in 120 minutes. While CSAT is qualifying in nature (requiring 33%), many aspirants underestimate it. Practicing this PYQ on AI Test Planet helps you identify tricky question patterns, develop speed in reading comprehension passages, and refine your mathematical reasoning — ensuring you comfortably clear the cutoff and can focus your energy on General Studies.
Duration
120 mins
Questions
80 MCQs
Total Marks
200 pts
Negative
-0.833 per wrong
Topics Covered in This Paper
Sample Questions
Q1.Which one of the following statements best reflects the critical message conveyed by the author of the passage?
- AConservation of biodiversity is not an issue to be worried about when some people depend on ecosystems for their livelihoods.
- BCommercial exploitation of forests goes against the fundamental rights of the people dependent on forests for food and shelter.
- CSustenance of livelihood and degradation of ecosystem while being together exacerbate one another, leading to conflicts and imbalance.
- DCommercial exploitation of ecosystems should be completely stopped.
Q2.With reference to above passage, the following assumptions have been made: I. No country needs to depend on ecosystems to boost national income. II. Resource-rich countries need to share their resources with those of scant resources so as to prevent the degradation of ecosystems. Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
- AI only
- BII only
- CBoth I and II
- DNeither I nor II
Q3.Which one of the following statements best reflects the central idea of the passage?
- AEconomies of scale is essential for transition to green growth.
- BModern technological progress is intensely linked to path-dependent innovations.
- CCountries with large economies are in a better position to adopt green technologies.
- DTiming plays a crucial role in the case of green technology development.
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