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SECTION - I
1. Five - eighth of 576 is how much more than four - ninth of 486 ?
(A) 126 (B) 135 (C) 168 (D) 144
9 x 2 − 64
2. The simplified value of the given expression is :
1
x −1−
x
1−
4+ x
(A) 4 ( 4 x − 3) (B) ( 3x − 8 ) (C) 4 (3x + 8) (D) ( 2 x + 8)
3. An article is sold at a loss of 20% . Had it been sold for ` 663 more, it would have fetched a profit of 12.5% .
Find the cost price the article.
(A) ` 1760 (B) ` 1960 (C) ` 2040 (D) ` 2520
4. The ratio of the present ages of A and B is 2 : 5. After n years, the ratio of their ages will be 1 : 2 . If the sum of
their present ages is 42 years, then find the value of n.
(A) 6 (B) 8 (C) 12 (D) 15
5. In a rectangle, length is twice the breadth. If the length of a rectangle is increased by 20% and its breadth is
increased by 10% . The percentage increase in its perimeter will be :
(A) 12% (B) 13.33% (C) 10% (D) 16.67%
6. Arjun spent ` 12 to purchase some pens and pencils. The cost of a pen and a pencil are in the ratio 3 : 2 .
The total cost of a pen and a pencil is ` 3. If the total number of pens and pencils he purchased is 7, find the
number of pens he purchased.
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 5
−4
a1 2 x −2 a x
7. The simplified value of the given expression 5 1 2 −2 × 3 −1 is :
x a x a
a −8 x 2 a −5 x −2 a 5
3 3 3 3
(A) a8 (B) (C) (D)
8. Find the number of coins, 5 cm in diameter and 0.14 cm in thickness, that are needed to be melted to form a solid
cylinder of height 315 cm and radius 5 cm
(A) 900 (B) 90000 (C) 9000 (D) None of these
22
9. A circle has an area of 2464 sq. cm. Find its circumference (in cm). (Assume π = )
7
(A) 176 (B) 198 (C) 154 (D) 132
10. I have got some chocolates to be distributed. When they are put in packets of 2, 3, 4 or 5 each, I am left with one.
If they are put in packets of seven, I am left with none. What is the minimum number of chocolates that I have ?
(A) 301 (B) 201 (C) 411 (D) None of these
11. From the same staring point, Arun and Bharat traveled in opposite directions. Each of them traveled 7 km, took a
right turn and traveled 9 km further. What is the distance between Arun and Bharat ?
(A) 130 km (B) 2 120 km (C) 520 km (D) None of these
12. Find the least natural number which must be subtracted from 980 in order to obtain a perfect square.
(A) 17 (B) 15 (C) 19 (D) 21
13. Suresh starts from his office and walks 20m towards east. Then he turns right and walks 20m and then walks 15m
towards west to reach the bus stand. In which direction is the bus stand with respect to his office ?
(A) North-east (B) North-west (C) South-east (D) South - west
14. ( x % of y ) + ( y% of x ) is equal to :
(A) x% of xy (B) 2% of xy (C) 20% of xy (D) 2% of 100 xy
2 1m
If 3m ÷ 3m ( )
2
15. = 81 . What is the value of m ?
(A) 3 (B) 6 (C) −6 (D) −3
1 1
19. 2 + 2 + + simplifies to :
2+ 2 2 −2
(A) 2− 2 (B) 2 (C) 2+ 2 (D) 2 2
20. By what least number 675 be multiplied to obtained a number which is a perfect cube ?
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8
SECTION – II
21. Mr. A, Miss B, Mr. C and Miss D are sitting around the table and discussing their trades.
I. Mr. A sits opposite to cook
II. Miss B sits right to the barber
III. The washerman is on the left of the tailor
IV. Miss. D sits opposite to Mr. C
What are the trades of A and B ?
(A) Tailor and Barber (B) Tailor and Cook
(C) Barber and Cook (D) Washerman and Cook
23. On a rainy day, water pooled on a rectangular terrace of length 20m and breadth 16m is collected in an empty
cylindrical vessel of radius 3.5 m. What will be the height of the water level in the vessel, if the terrace recorded
a rainfall of 1.5 cm ?
(A) 3.16 cm (B) 8.63 cm (C) 12.47 cm (D) 6.23 cm
24. N workmen could have built a dam in 50 days. 80 of them did not turn up. Find N, if the work took 70 days for
completion.
(A) 340 (B) 320 (C) 350 (D) 280
25. Anil wants to divide ` 20 into a number of bags so that one can ask for any amount between ` 1 and ` 20,
he can give the proper amount by giving certain number of these bags without taking out the amount from them.
What is the minimum number of bags he will require, if each bag has whole number of rupees?
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 20
a19
26. If a0 = 1 ; an = 2an − 1 if n is odd, an = an − 1 if n is even, then value of is
a9
(A) 16 (B) 32 (C) 64 (D) 8
If a + b + c + d = 0 then ( a + d ) + ( b + d ) + ( c + d ) is equal to :
2 2 2
27.
(A) a 2 + b2 + c 2 + d 2 (B) a 2 + b2 + c 2 + 3d 2
(C) a 2 + 2b2 + 3c 2 + 4d 2 (D) None of these
a 1 b c 1 d e 1 abc
28. If = , = 2, = , = 3 and = then what is the value of ?
b 3 c d 2 e f 4 def
3 27 3 27
(A) (B) (C) (D)
8 8 4 4
z x y z 2 2 z
3
x
29. If x = 6, y = 7 , z = 8 , find the value of y − 2 z − − − 3 1 + + is :
x z z x
3xy 2
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) −1 (D) 2
34. In counting m coloured balls, some blue and some white, it was found that 49 of the first 50 counted were blue.
Thereafter 7 out of every 8 counted were blue. If, in all 90% or more of the balls counted were blue,
the maximum value of m is :
(A) 180 (B) 200 (C) 210 (D) 220
36. A square and an equilateral triangle have equal perimeters. If the diagonal of the square is 12 2 cm, then the
area of the triangle is :
(A) 24 2 cm 2 (B) 24 3 cm 2 (C) 48 3 cm 2 (D) 64 3 cm 2
37. The curved surface area of a right circular cylinder of base radius r is obtained by multiplying its volume by :
2 2
(A) 2r (B) (C) 2r 2 (D)
r r2
38. If a right circular cone of height 24 cm has a volume of 1232 cm3, then the area of its curved surface is :
(A) 154 cm 2 (B) 550 cm 2 (C) 704 cm 2 (D) 1254 cm 2
39. (
The square root of 2722 − 1282 is : )
(A) 144 (B) 200 (C) 240 (D) 256
ANSWERS
Section - I
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
D C C A D C B C A A
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
C C C B B A C C B A
Section - II
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
B D C D A B A A B D
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
C D A C D D B B C B