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Common sense, presence of mind Test

Section 1: Lateral Thinking & Interview Logic

1. How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?
a) Wrap it in bubble wrap
b) Drop it from a very low height
c) Concrete floors are very hard to crack
d) Use a boiled egg instead

2. A man is driving a black car. His headlights are off, and there is no moonlight. A black cat crosses the road. How does he see it?
a) The cat has glowing eyes
b) He is using night-vision goggles
c) It is broad daylight
d) The streetlights are very bright

3. If it took 8 men 10 hours to build a wall, how long would it take 4 men to build the same wall?
a) 20 hours
b) 5 hours
c) 0 hours
d) 15 hours

4. What can you never eat for breakfast?
a) Eggs and Toast
b) Lunch and Dinner
c) Fast food
d) Anything cold

5. If you throw a red stone into the Blue Sea, what will it become?
a) Purple
b) Blue
c) Wet
d) Transparent

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Section 2: CSAT (Logical & Analytical Reasoning)

6. In a row of trees, one tree is the 7th from the left end and 7th from the right end. How many trees are in the row?
a) 14
b) 13
c) 15
d) 12

7. A doctor gives you 3 pills and tells you to take one every half hour. How long will the pills last?
a) 1.5 hours
b) 1 hour
c) 30 minutes
d) 2 hours

8. Look at this series: 2, 1, (1/2), (1/4), … What number should come next?
a) 1/3
b) 1/8
c) 2/8
d) 1/6

9. A farmer has 17 sheep and all but 9 die. How many sheep are left?
a) 8
b) 0
c) 9
d) 1

10. If you are running a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Last

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Section 3: General Awareness & Administration

11. Scientifically speaking, the “Bay of Bengal” is in which state?
a) West Bengal
b) Odisha
c) Liquid state
d) Andhra Pradesh

12. Which Indian state shares its land border with only one other Indian state?
a) Goa
b) Sikkim
c) Kerala
d) Tripura

13. If both the President and Vice President of India resign simultaneously, who acts as the President?
a) Speaker of Lok Sabha
b) Prime Minister
c) Chief Justice of India
d) Home Minister

14. Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?
a) K2
b) Kangchenjunga
c) Mount Everest
d) Lhotse

15. Some months have 31 days, others have 30. How many have 28?
a) 1 (February)
b) 6
c) 12
d) 0

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Section 4: Situational & Precision Questions

16. As a District Magistrate, you receive two conflicting police reports on a protest: one says 5,000 people, the other says 10,000. What is your first logical step?
a) Trust the 10,000 report for safety
b) Average them to 7,500
c) Trust the 5,000 report to avoid panic
d) Verify through an independent intelligence source

17. A clerk at a butcher shop is 5’10” tall and wears size 10 shoes. What does he weigh?
a) 80 kgs
b) Meat
c) 170 lbs
d) Heavy loads

18. Can a man living in New Delhi be buried in New York?
a) Yes, with government permission
b) No, it’s legally restricted
c) No, you don’t bury living men
d) Only if he has dual citizenship

19. How many birthdays does the average man have?
a) 1
b) 70
c) 80
d) Every year

20. A man builds a house with four sides, and it has a rectangular shape. Each side has a southern exposure. A big bear comes by. What color is the bear?
a) Black
b) Brown
c) White
d) Grey

Answers and Explanations

1. c) Concrete floors are very hard to crack. (The egg will crack, not the floor).

2. c) It is broad daylight. (The conditions mentioned only say no moonlight/headlights, not that it’s night).

3. c) 0 hours. (The wall is already built by the first 8 men).

4. b) Lunch and Dinner. (By definition, you can’t have them during breakfast time).

5. c) Wet. (The simplest physical consequence).

6. b) 13. (6 to the left + 1 in middle + 6 to the right = 13).

7. b) 1 hour. (Take 1st at 0 min, 2nd at 30 min, 3rd at 60 min).

8. b) 1/8. (The sequence is divided by 2 each time).

9. c) 9. (“All but nine die” means 9 survived).

10. b) Second. (You took the spot of the person who was 2nd).

11. c) Liquid state. (A “state” of matter trap).

12. b) Sikkim. (Sikkim only borders West Bengal. Meghalaya is also an answer as it only borders Assam).

13. c) Chief Justice of India. (Constitutional provision).

14. c) Mount Everest. (Discovery doesn’t change physical reality).

15. c) 12. (Every month has at least 28 days).

16. d) Verify through an independent source. (Administrative logic: never rely on conflicting data without verification).

17. b) Meat. (He is a butcher; “weigh” is his verb/job).

18. c) No, you don’t bury living men. (The question says “living in New Delhi”).

19. a) 1. (You are only born once; the rest are anniversaries).

20. c) White. (If all sides face South, the house is at the North Pole; therefore, it’s a Polar Bear).