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748 6 2 11. (D) pq = qp pq/p = q
1. (C) = , = and = (p)9p/p = 9p p9 = 9p
90 9 900
p8 = 9 p = 8 9
748 6 2
? = + + 12. (A) Length of linger train = D, shorter train d.
90 9 900 D = 2d, therefore
7480  600  2 5
=
900 D + d = 15 (60  48 ) u
18
= 3d = 450 d = 150
D = 300
998 In order to cross bridge, the train has to
2. (A) 999 999 = 998999
999 traverse the distance being equal to the
3. (D) Let the number of boys = x. sum of the length of the longer train and
& number of girls = 85 x the length of the bridge.
So, Let the length of the bridge is B.
x 4 + (85 x) 5 = 380 5
x = 45 D + B = 51 60 u = 850
4. (D) 18
B = 550
Length of bridge = 550 m
13. (A) If men have to finish work in one day,
5. (B) 23 40 = 43 5 , 43 320 = 163 5 then men required = 12 10 = 120.
= 153 5 , 33 5 = 33 5 If women to finsih work in one day, then
33 625 women required = 20 12 = 240
23 40 43 320 + 33 625 33 5
=
= 43 5 163 5 + 153 5 33 5 or 1 man = 2 woman
=0 8 m + 4w = 20 w
6. (D) 2x 5y = 9 ... (i) Number of women Numbers of days = 240
and 8x 20y = 36 ATQ, (20 9) + [(20 + 10) d] = 240
2x 5y = 9 ... (ii) d =2
Thus, there is only one equation in two 14. (C) S o Speed of train
variable. So, the given equation have W o Number of wagons in the train
infinite number of solutions. S = 45 k w k o constant
7. (A) Area bounded by (|x| + |y|= k) = 2k2.
? Area bounded by (|x| + |y|= 6) = 2(6)2 ? 30 = 45 k 9 k = 5
= 72 Number of wagons attached
55 0 = 45 5 9
8. (B) Slope of PQ8, m1 = =0
43 w = 81
So, maximum number of wagons attached = 80
65 15. (D) A : B = 3 : 4
Slope of PR, m2 = =1
43 B : C = 3 : 4
C : D = 3 : 4
m1  m 2 0 1 A : B : C : D = 27 : 36 : 48 : 64
? tan T = 1  m m = 1  0 = 1
1 2 48
? Share of C = 1400
So, T = 45 27  36  48  64
9. (A) x2 4 = (x + 2)(x 2) = 384
x2 5x 6 = x2 6x + x 6 20
= (x 6)(x + 1) 16. (C) Speed of B = = 4 m/s
5
and
x2 + x 6 = x2 + 3x 2x 6 100 20
=
60
Speed of A = 3 m/s
There is no common factor.
1 1 11 2 200
10. (D) + = = Required time by A to run 200 m =
20
2ab 2ab 2ab 2ab
3
1 a b = 30 sec
= = 2 2
ab b a
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4 25. (B) Let income = ` 500
17. (B) Woman will travel = 8 = 36 miles
54 115
New income = 500 = ` 575
18. (A) Let the number be n, then 100

1 1 2
n+ = 3 n  Savings = 500 = ` 200
n n 5
106
n 2  1 3(n 2  1) New Savings = 200 = ` 212
= 100
n n
Expenditure = ` 300
n2 = 2 New expenditure = 575 212 = ` 363
n = r 2 363  300
19. (A) Number which are divisible by 9 are Increase expenditure = 100
300
9, 18, 27, ....., 297 = 21%
i.e. 9 1, 9 2, 9 3, ...., 9 23 26. (C) A o 10: 1, B o 20 : 1 and C o 30 : 1
Thus from 10 to 300 there are only 32 Maximum earning will be only when he will
number which are divisible by 9. won on the maximum yielding table i.e. he
20. (D) Ratio of S.P. to C.P. is 5 : 3. won on B and C but lost A
It means C.P. of rasgulla is ` 90. = 20 200 + 30 200 1 200 = 9800
Cost of flour and sugar is 3k and 7k. Minimum earninmg when won the table A
Price of ragulla per kg and table B and lose on that table C.
5 u 3k  3 u 7k = 10 200 + 20 200 1 200 = 5800
= = 90 k = 20 ? Required difference = 9800 5800
53
= ` 4000
Price of sugar = 7k = `140 27. (B) Male : Female
1 55x : 45x
21. (A) Reduction of price = 20% = . 10x = 72
5
100x = 720
1 40
So, the increase in amount of sugar =
= 25% 28. (C) x + 42 = x
4 100
25% = 6 kg, it means original amount x = 70.
= 24 kg 29. (D) 1425 1353 = 72 = 6% of CP.
240 C.P. = 1200
So, the original price of sugar = 30. (B) Candle Bulb
24
C.P. a c
= ` 10 kg
S.P. b d
22. (D) A : (B + C + D) = 100 : 460 = 10 : 46
and C = 2a
So, A contributed `10 lakh
Profit = 10(b a) = 3d
B : (A + C + D) = 100 : 366.66 = 3 : 11 Loss = 10(c d) = 4b
= 12 : 44
So, B contributed `12 lakh 3d
Profit (%) = 100
C : (A + B + D) = 40 : 100 = 4 : 10 10a
= 16 : 40
4b
So, C contributed `16 lakh Loss (%) = 100
So, contribution of D = 56 (10 + 12 + 16) 10c
= `18 lakh ATQ,
23. (D) Let salary of C = `100 3d 4b 3d 4b
Then, salary of A = ` 80 10a
=
c
a =
2a
So, salary of B = ` 70
A's salary more than B's by 14.28%. b 3
=
d 2
24. (D) t1 t2 = Distance 31. (C) 600 300 = ` 300
Interest = 360 300 = ` 60
6
= 1680 = 30 24 300 2
14 ? 60 = r
100 12
t1 = 30 and t2 = 24
r = 120%
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M 1D1 M 2D 2 38. (C) Amount Left = ` 1400
32. (B) W = W Amount before gift = `(1400 + 120)
1 2 = `1520
(x  2)x (x  7)(x  10 ) 1520
= 3 Amount spent on transport = 5
1 95
4 = ` 80
3x2 6x = 3x2 12x 280 39. (A) If distance between stations be x km.
x2 6x 280 = 0 x = 20
x 4
ATQ, Then, speed of train = 45 = x km/hr
(20 2) 20 = (20 + 10) D 3
D = 12 days 60
33. (B) Time taken to cross the man ATQ,
Length of the faster train
= x 48 x u3 4
Relative Speed
4x =
60
4x  15 = 5
x 5
18 = x = 75 m 3
5 15x = 16x 60
15 u
18 x = 60 km
Length of faster train = 75 m 40. (C) C.P. of article = ` x
34. (B) a 1 = 119 = 7 17
x u 108 x u 92
an = 113113 = 7 16159 ? = 28
n = (16159 17) + 1 = 16143 100 100
n 16x 28 u 100
Sum = (a + an)
2 1 100
= 28 x= 16
= ` 175

16143 41. (C)

= (119 + 113113)
2
= 91392088
T
R
35. (A) A = P 1 
100
4
R
? 3840 = P 1  ... (i) If total oranges are 4 than oranges at profit = 3
100 If total oranges are 12 than oranges at profit
5 3
R =
12 = 9 oranges
3636 = P 1  ... (ii) 4
100
42. (A) When n is odd, then an + bn is exactly
Dividing (ii) and (i),
divisible by (a + b).
3936 R R 3936 Hence, 1737 + 2937 is exactly divisible by
3840
=1+
100
100 = 3840 1 17 + 29 = 46 i.e. 23 too.
43. (D) Total profit = ` x
R 96 96
100
=
3840
R = 3840 100 9x
Actual gain = `
R = 2.5% 10
T 3
R R 5 9x x
36. (C) A = P 1  3 = 1 1  A's share = =`
100 100 9 10 2
On squaring both sides x
6 ? = 7500
R 2
9 1 1 
= x = ` 15000
100
44. (A) Let Mark price = ` x
Required time = 6 years
70 7
43 Selling price = x =` x
37. (B) Women = 311250 = 161250 100 10
83
Discount = ` 30
Men = 311250 161250 = 150000
? Total number of literature person 7
ATQ, 30 = x
x
8 24 10
= 161250 + 150000 x = ` 100
100 100
= 48900 Now selling price = ` 70
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45. (D) 55. (C)

Work done in 2 hours = 7 2 = 14 units

Remaining work = 24 14 = 10 units
10 1
So, required time = = 2 hours
4 2
46. (C) Relative speed = 11 10 = 1 kmph
1000 AB = 10 3 m = Building
Distance covered in 6 mins = 6 PQ = 20 m
60
= 100 m BQ = x m (let)
Remaining distance = 200 100 = 100 m If APB = T , then AQB = 90 T
47. (B) Required number = 75075 from 'ABP,
48. (C) 675 = 5 5 3 3 3 AB 10 3
= 52 33 tan T
BP
= tan T = x  20 ... (i)
? Required number = 5
49. (A) 35 18 = 17 from 'ABQ,
45 28 = 17 AB 10 3
BQ
55 38 = 17 tan(90 T ) = cot T = ... (ii)
LCM of 35, 45 and 55 = 3465 x
Required no. = 3465 17 = 3448 By multiplying both eqn's
50. (D) Sum of present ages of four boys 10 3 10 3
= 9 4 + 20 = 56 years tan T .cot T =
x  20 x
Sum of the present ages of five boys
= 15 5 = 75 years x2 + 20x = 10 10 3
? Present age of new boy = 75 56 x2 + 20x 300 = 0
= 19 years (x 10)(x + 30) = 0
51. (C) A + B = 90 A = 90 B x = 10, x z 30
? BP = 20 + 10 = 30 m
sin A = sin(90 B) = cos B
Similarly, 4
56. (C) 4x = sec T , = sec T
cos A = sin B, tan A = cot B x
sin A.cos B + cos A.sin B tan A.tan B +
1
sec2 A cot2 B 4x  = sec T + tan T ... (i)
= cos2 B + sin2 B cot B.tan B + sec2 A tan2 A x
=11+1
1
=1 x  = sec T + tan T ... (ii)
52. (D) 2sin2 T + 3cos2 T = 2sin2 T + 2cos2 T + cos2 T x
= 2(sin2 T + cos2 T ) + cos2 T Multiply equation (i) and (ii)
= 2 + cos2 T 2 1
? least value = 2 + 0=2 16 x  2 = sec2 T + tan2 T = 1
x
53. (A) 2 cos2 T = 3sin T .cos T
Dividing by cos2 T 2 1 1
8x  2 =
2 3 sin T. cos T x 2
1 = 57. (A)
cos T cos 2 T
2sec T 1 = 3tan T
2

2(1 + tan2 T ) 1 = 3tan T

2tan2 T + 2 1 = 3tan T
2tan2 T 3tan T + 1 = 0
2tan T (tan T 1) 1(tan T 1) = 0
(2tan T 1)(tan T 1) = 0 XOY = 90, OX = OY = a radius
1 ? 'XOY is a right angled triangle.
tan T = or 1 1
2 ? OX OY = 32
2
54. (D) sin T + cos T = 2 cos(90 T ) r2 = 64
cos T = 2 sin T sin T r= 64 = 8
cot T = 2 1 Area of circle = Sr 2 = 64S

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58. (C) sin2 D + sin2 E = 2 4ab x 2b
66. (D) x = 2a = a  b
? sin D = sin E = 1 a b
Applying componendo & dividendo
? D = E = 90
x  2a 2b  a  b 3b  a
D  E = =
? cos 2 = cos 90 = 0 x  2a 2b  a  b b a
Similarly,
59. (C) tan T .tan2 T = 1 x  2b 3a  b
=
1 x  2b a b
tan T = tan T = cot 2 T x  2a x  2b 3b  a 3a  b
+ = +
tan T = tan(90 2 T ) x  2a x  2b b a a b
T = 90 2 T
3 T = 90 T = 30 3b  a  3a  b
? sin2 2 T + tan2 2 T = sin2 60 + tan2 60 =
b a
3
2 2b  2a
= =2
= + ( 3)
2 b a
2 67. (C) Expression
3 3 (s  a )2  (s  b )2  (s  c )2  s 2
= +3=3
4 4 a2  b2  c 2
60. (D) On y-axis x = 0
3 =
In x + 2y = 3, y intercept =
2 4s 2  a 2  b 2  c 2  2s(a  b  c )
1 =
In 3x 2y = 1, y intercept= a 2  b2  c 2
2
4s 2  a 2  b 2  c 2  4s 2
3 1 =
Required distance =  a2  b2  c 2
2 2 =1
= 2 units 68. (A) If a + b + c = 0
61. (B) Since 1 < x < 2, we have a3 + b3 + c3 3abc = 0
x 1 > 0 and x 3 < 0 or 3 x > 0 Expression:
a2 b2 c2 a3  b3  c 3
(x  1)2 + (x  3)2 = (x  1)2 + (3  x )2 + + =
bc ca ab abc
[? (x 3)2 = (3 x)2]
=x1+3x 3abc
=2 =
abc
62. (D) Given expression =3
1 1 1 1 69. (D) x = 3
2  3 x3 = 2 3
x  x  x  x 
x x  1 x  2 x  3
1 1
x 1 x  2 x 3 x 4 = = 2 3
= x 3 2 3
x x 1 x 2 x 3 1
x 4 ? x3 + = 2 3 2 3 = 4
= x3
x a b a 2  b 2  ab
12 12 70. (B) + 1=0 =0
1 1 1 1 b a ab
x 3 4
= y
2 2
63. (D) x3 = y4 a ab + b = 0
a3 + b3 = (a + b)(a2 ab + b2) = 0
71. (C) Smallest side of '= x cm (let)
x4 = y3 (x 4 5
) =(y 3 5
) Second side of '= 40 17 x = (23 x) cm
x20 = y15
64. (D) (x 2)(x 9) = x2 11x + 18 = ax2 + bx + c 40
Semi perimeter = s = = 20 cm
2
4ac  b 2  49
Minimum value = = ? s(s  a )(s  b )(s  c ) = 60
4a 4
(20 x)(x 3) = 60
1 x2 + 23x 60 = 60
65. (A) a + + 1 = 0 a2 + a + 1 = 0
a x2 23x 120 = 0
a4 a = a(a3 1) (x 15)(x 8) = 0
= a(a 1)(a2 + a + 1) x = 15, 8
=0 Smallest side = 8 cm
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72. (A) 1
AD = DE = BC
2
? Required ratio
1
S(DE)2 u AD
3
= 1 1
SBC 2 u S(DE)2 u AD
3 3
DE 2 u AD
a + b + c = 56 =
BD 2 u AB  DE 2 u AD
1
ac = 84 ac = 168 cm2 1 1
2 BC 2 u AB
? b2 = a2 + c2 = (a + c)2 2ac 4 2
= 1 AB
b2 = (56 b)2 2 168 BC u AB  BC 2 u
2
b2 = 3136 112b + b2 336 4 2
112b = 2800 b = 25 1
73. (A) Let the parallel sides be 5x and 3x m.
8
1 =
1
Area of trapezium = (sum of parallel sides) 1
2 8
distance between them =1:7
1 78. (B) l = arc length = 3.5 cm
1440 = (5x + 3x) 24 r = radius = 5 cm
2
x = 15 1
Longer parallel side = 5x = 5 15 = 75 m ? Area of sector = lr
2
74. (C) Perimeter of regular hexagon = perimeter 1
of equilateral triangle = 3.5 3.5
? If a side of the regular hexagon be x units, 2
then side of triangle = 2x units = 8.75 cm2
79. (A) Total surface area
3 2 3 = Lateral surface area + 2 Area of base
? Required ratio = 6 x : (2x2) = Area of base height + 2 Area of base
4 4
=6:4 1
=3:2 360 = 30h + 2 5 12
2
75. (B) Volume of tank =(3 5 1.54) cm3
Volume of water flowing through pipe per 360 60 = 30 h
2 300
7 h= = 10 cm
second =S 5 cm3 30
100 80. (B) Rate of flow = 5 kmph m/h
? Required time 7
Radius = 7 cm = m
= 100
Volume of water filled per hour
= 300 sec
= 5 min 22 7 7
76. (A) Volume of bucket = Sr 2h = 5000
7 100 100
3
1 = 77 m
= S h r12  r22  r1r2 Volume of water to be filled in the tank
3
50 u 44 u 7
1 22 = = 154 m3
= 45(282 + 72 + 28 7) 100
3 7
= 48510 cm3 154
77. (D) ? Required time = = 2 hours
77
81. (C)

Transverse common tangent

= d 2  (r1  r2 )2
'ADC ~ 'ABC
= (24 )2  (5  3)2
AD DE 1
? = = = 16 2 cm
AB BC 2
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82. (B) OE A AB and OF A CD
AE = EB = 5 cm
CF = FD = 12 cm
AO = OC = 13 cm
From 'AOE
OE = 13 2  5 2 = 12 cm
From 'CDF,

PRQ = 90 OF = 13 2  12 2 = 5 cm
PR = 2 + x,PQ = 17 and RQ = 9 + x ?EF = OE + OF = 17 cm
PR2 + RO2 = PQ2 87. (D)
(2 + x) + (9 + x)2 =172
2

x2 + 11x 102 = 0
x=6
83. (B) Error = 4527' 45 = 27'
27
60' = 1 27' =
60
27 CBE = 50
60 2700 BAC + BCA = 90
Percent error = 100 =
60 u 45 ABE = 90 50 = 40
45
ABE = ACE = 40 [ angle on same chord]
= 1% ACE = DEC = 40 [ opposite angle]
84. (C) 88. (C)

AOE = 150 and DAO = 51

EOB = 180 150 = 30
OE = OB AB = AC = tangents from the same point.
150 OB = OC = 3 cm
?OEB = OBE = = 75 OA = 12 cm
2 ABO = 90
? CBE = 180 75 = 105
85. (D) ? AB = 12 2  3 2 = 3 15

1 9 15
'OAB = 3 3 15 = cm2
2 2
So, area of ABOC = 9 15 cm2
89. (C)
Radius of the in-circle = OE = OD = OF = 3 cm
Area of triangular base
1
= Perimeter Inradius
2
1 45
= 3 15 = sq. cm ABC + ADC = 180
2 2 CBE = 50
Volume of prism = Area of base height ABC = 180 50 = 130
45 ADC = 180 130 = 50
270 = Height
2 360 360
Height = 12 cm 90. (C) = 6
n 1 n2
86. (A)
n  2  n 1
360 (n  1)(n  2) =6

(n 1)(n + 2) = 180
n2 + n 182 =0
(n + 14)(n 13) =0
n = 13
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52000  5000 11000  12000
91. (B) Required ratio = 100 96. (C) Required percent = 100
5000 21000
= 9.4 100 = 940%
11 = 109.52%
92. (A) Medical college in 1980 = 32000
100 27000  23000
= 3520 97. (C) Required percent = 100
23000
9
Medical college in 1990 = 52000 = 17.4%
100
= 4680 98. (B) Demand = Domestic Production + Imports
4680  3520 44  54.5  57
Required percentage= 100 Average demand =
3520 3
= 32.95
93. (D) We don't have the information about the | 52 million tonnes
proportion (share) of engineering college
in the given years. 30000  21000
99. (C) Required percent = 100
32000  12000 21000
94. (B) Required percentage = 100 | 43%
12000
= 166.66% 100. (A) Off shore production in 2004
95. (B) Number of medical colleges in 1990 = 16000 0.875
52000 u 9 = 14000 thousand tonnes
= = 4680
100 On share production
Increase in the total number of colleges = 11,000 thousand tonnes
= 60,000 52,000 = 8,000
Increase in the number of medical Demand in 2004
8000 = 57000 1.02 thousand tonnes
colleges = = 2000 = 58140 thousand tonnes
4
Therefore, percentage of medical colleges Imports = 58140 (14000 + 11000)
4680  2000 = 33140 thousand tonnes
in 2001 = 100 = 11% = 33.14 million tonnes
60000

SSC MAINS - 27 (ANSWER KEY)

1. (C) 21. (A) 41. (C) 61. (B) 81. (C)

2. (A) 22. (D) 42. (A) 62. (D) 82. (B)
3. (D) 23. (D) 43. (D) 63. (D) 83. (B)
4. (D) 24. (D) 44. (A) 64. (D) 84. (C)
5. (B) 25. (B) 45. (D) 65. (A) 85. (D)
6. (D) 26. (C) 46. (C) 66. (D) 86. (A)
7. (A) 27. (B) 47. (B) 67. (C) 87. (D)
8. (B) 28. (C) 48. (C) 68. (A) 88. (C)
9. (A) 29. (D) 49. (A) 69. (D) 89. (C)
10. (D) 30. (B) 50. (D) 70. (B) 90. (C)
11. (D) 31. (C) 51. (C) 71. (C) 91. (B)
12. (A) 32. (B) 52. (D) 72. (A) 92. (A)
13. (A) 33. (B) 53. (A) 73. (A) 93. (D)
14. (C) 34. (B) 54. (D) 74. (C) 94. (B)
15. (D) 35. (A) 55. (C) 75. (B) 95. (B)
16. (C) 36. (C) 56. (C) 76. (A) 96. (C)
17. (B) 37. (B) 57. (A) 77. (D) 97. (C)
18. (A) 38. (C) 58. (C) 78. (B) 98. (B)
19. (A) 39. (A) 59. (C) 79. (A) 99. (C)
20. (D) 40. (C) 60. (D) 80. (B) 100. (A)