UPSC PYQPrelims 2026

Civil Services Examination · প্রশ্ন 22

What is the minimum number of times one needs to measure to get 298 litres of water from a tank, if the measuring cylinders have capacities 1 litre, 6 litres, 25 litres and 100 litres?

  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. 9
  4. 13
উত্তর দেখান ও ব্যাখ্যা

উত্তর: (B) 5

ব্যাখ্যা

Take out 100 litres three times (300 L) and put back 1 litre twice: 5 measurements. Four measurements cannot make 298.