QQAD, Practice test 5: CAT 2007

Instructions:
1) The duration of this test is 50 minutes and the test is meant to be taken in
one-go without any break(s). Ensure that there are 7 one-sided pages after
this page.
2) This test has 2 setions! " and # with 1$ and 1% &uestions respeti'e(y.
Eah &uestion in setion " and # arries 2 marks and $ marks respeti'e(y
and has 5 options of whih on(y one is orret. )or wrong answers! pena(ty
per &uestion for setion " and # is -1*2 and -1 mark respeti'e(y.
+) ,se of s(ide ru(e! (og tab(es and a(u(ators is not permitted.
$) ,se the b(ank spae in the &uestion paper for the rough work.
Part A
1. A shopkeeper has 75 kg and 120 kg of sugar of two different qualities, S1 and S2 respectively.
hey are to !e "i#ed in 1 kg packages as follows$ a low grade "i# has 250 g" of S1 and 750 g"
of S2, whereas a high grade "i# has 500 g" if S1 and 500 g" of S2. %f the profit on the low
grade "i# is &s 2 per package and that on the high grade "i# is &s ' per package, how "any
packages of each "i# (low grade, high grade) should !e "ade for "a#i"u" profit*
(1) (+5, 150) (2) (,0, 125) (') (,5, 1'0) (+) (75, 120) (5) (-0, 105)
2. A circle with radius , is inscri!ed in a rho"!us with side 1'. .hat is the area of the region
interior to the rho"!us !ut e#terior to the circle*
(/ 0 circu"ference of the circle1dia"eter of the circle)
(1) 15, 2 ',/ (2) 1,- 2 ',/ (') -3 2 ',/ (+) 73 2 ',/ (5) 1'' 2 ',/
3. 4et a, !, c !e real nu"!ers
%f a 5 b 5 c 0 7,
b a +
1
5
c b +
1
5
a c +
1
0
10
7
hen,
c b
a
+
5
a c
b
+
5
b a
c
+
0
(1) 1-110 (2) 17110 (') -17 (+) '12 (5) none of these
4. %n %ndian cricket, an election took place. 6very one who voted for the 788% had played an
international "atch at least once in a lifeti"e. A"ong those who voted for %84, -09 had never
played any international "atch. .hat percent of all the voters did the 788% get in the election if
e#actly +,9 of all voters taking part in the election had played an international "atch at least
once in their lifeti"e*
(1) +09 (2) +'.,9 (') +59 (+) +,9 (5) none of these
5. :ow "any natural nu"!ers n have such a property that out of all the positive divisors of
nu"!er n, which are different fro" !oth 1 and n, the greatest one is 15 ti"es greater than the
s"allest one*
(1) 1 (2) 2 (') ' (+) here are no such nu"!ers (5) %nfinitely "any
6. he altitude to the hypotenuse of a right triangle cuts it into seg"ents of lengths p and q, p ; q.
%f that altitude is < the hypotenuse, then p1q will equal a = ! . hen the nu"erical value of a 5 !
is
(1) 3 (2) 11 (') - (+) 12 (5) 5
7. %f 11'(log >1log ') 5 '(log ?1log ') 0 1 5 log 51log 0.003, then
(1) >
-
0 -1? (2) ?
-
0 -1>
'
(') >
'
0 '1? (+) ?
-
0 '1> (5) ?
-
0 -1>
8. he digits a, !, c satisfy the condition 0 ; a ; ! ; c. he su" of all three= digit nu"!ers with
different digits that can !e for"ed !y using only digits a, !, c is equal to 155+. .hat is the value
of digit c*
(1) ' (2) + (') 5 (+) , (5) 7
DIRECTIONS for Questios ! a" 1#$ Answer the following questions !ased on the
infor"ation given !elow
wo !inary operations @ and A are defined over the set Ba, e, f, g, hC as per the following ta!les$
@ a e f g h
a a e f g h
e e f g h a
f f g h a e
g g h a e f
h h a e f g
A a e f g h
a a a a a a
e a e f g h
f a f h e g
g a g e h f
h a h g f e
hus, according to the first ta!le f@g 0 a, while according to the second ta!le gAh 0 f, and so on.
Also, let f
2
0 fAf and g
'
0 gAgAg and so on
!. .hat is the s"allest positive integer n such that g
n
0 e*
(1) 2 (2) 5 (') + (+) , (5) '
1#. Dpon si"plification, Ba
10
A(f
10
@g
-
)C@e
3
equals
(1) e (2) f (') g (+) h (5) a
11. A regular he#agon of area 1, sq. c" is clipped sy""etrically across its corners to o!tain the
largest possi!le regular he#agon. he area of the new he#agon for"ed is
(1) , sq. c" (2) 3 sq. c" (') ,E' sq. c" (+) 3E' sq. c" (5) 12 sq. c"
12. %f the product of n positive nu"!ers is unity, then their su" is
(1) a positive integer (2) divisi!le !y n (') never less than n (+) equal to n511n
(5) at least two of the foregoing
13. he infinite su" 511' 5 5511'
2
5 55511'
'
5 555511'
+
5 F equals
(1) 5,125 (2) ,51', (') +,121 (+) 5512, (5) 5+125
14. A class has certain nu"!er of students each having 1 to , !ooks. he total nu"!er of students
having 2 to 5 !ooks each is 10.A total of 7 students have + to , !ooks each. he total nu"!er of
students having 2 to ' !ooks is +.
.hich a"ong is following is1are false*
%. %f the total nu"!er of students in the class is 1', then only 2 students have one !ook each
%%. %f , students have ' to + !ooks each and + students have 5 to , !ooks each, then only 1 student
has 2 !ooks
%%%. %f the class has 1+ students, and 5 students have 5 to , !ooks each, then - students have 1 to +
!ooks each
%G. Hnly 1 student has , !ooks
(1) Hnly % and %% (2) Hnly %% and %%% (') only %%% and %G (+) only %% and %G
(5) none of these
Part %
15. 4et a and b !e such pri"e nu"!ers that a>b and nu"!ers a 2 b and a + b are also pri"e
nu"!ers. hen the nu"!er S = a + b + (a 2 b) + (a + b) is$
(1) An even nu"!er (2) Iivisi!le !y ' (') Iivisi!le !y 5
(+) Iivisi!le !y 7 (5) A pri"e nu"!er
16. wo se"icircles with dia"eters A7 and AI were inscri!ed in square
A78I (see the figure). %f JA7J 0 2, then what is the area of the
shaded region*

(1) 1 (2) 2 (')
2
(+) 2
2
(5)
+
'
17. A, 7 and 8 start running si"ultaneously fro" the points K, L and & respectively on a circular
track. he distance !etween any two of the three points K, L and & is 4 and the ratio of the speeds
of A, 7 and 8 is 1$2$'. %f A and 7 run in opposite directions while 7 and 8 run in the sa"e
direction, what is the distance run !y A !efore A, 7 and 8 "eet for the third ti"e*
(1) -4 (2) A, 7 and 8 never "eet (') 10 4 (d) 12 4 (5) 2+ 4
18. A tangent to the inscri!ed circle of a triangle drawn parallel to one of the sides "eets the other
two sides at M and N. .hat is the "a#i"u" length MN, if the triangle has peri"eter +*
(1) 21' (!) E'12 (c) 1 (d) +1' (e) 2E21'
1!. he nu"!er of two=digit positive integral values of " for which the roots of the equation "#
2

5 (2"=1)# 5 ("=2) 0 0 are rational is
(1) 5 (2) - (') 10 (+) 7 (5) 3
2#. 4et BanC !e an arith"etic sequence that is not constant and BbnC a geo"etric sequence that is
not constant. Assu"e that a+0 0 b+0 O 0 and a,0 0 b,0 O 0. hen$
(1) a50 0 b50 (2) a50 ; b50 (') a50 O b50 (+) a+0 0 b,0 (5) a,0 0 b+0
21. Pind the nu"!er of degrees in arc A7 of the figure !elow if seg"ents KA and K7 are secantsQ
";A68 0 115R, ";7PI 0 1'0R, and ";K 0 '0R.
(1) -5R (2) 120R (') 1+5R (+) 30R (5) 105R
22. Pro" a stone cu!e with the volu"e of 512 d"
'
a s"all rectangular solid was cut off, as seen
in the picture. .hat is the total surface area of the re"aining solid*
(1) +,3 d"
2
(2) '20 d"
2
(') '', d"
2
(+) '3+ d"
2
(5) cannot !e deter"ined
23. %n how "any non=e"pty su!sets of B1, 2, ', F, 12C is the su" of largest ele"ent and s"allest
ele"ent equal to 1'*
(1) 102+ (2) 1175 (') 1',5 (+) 1735 (5) +0-5
24. A square tin sheet of 12 inches is converted into a !o# with open top in the following steps$
he sheet is placed horiSontally. hen, equal siSed squares each of side # inches are cut fro" the
four corners of the sheet. Pinally, the four resulting sides are !ent vertically upwards in the shape
of a !o#. %f # is an integer, then what value of # "a#i"iSes the volu"e of the !o#*
(1) ' (2) + (') 1 (+) 2 (5) ,
25. An e#a" has '0 "ultiple=choice pro!le"s. A contestant who answers p questions correctly
and q incorrectly (and does not answer '0 = p = q questions) gets a score of '0 5 +p = q. A
contestant scores ? O 30. he knowledge of ? is sufficient to deduce how "any questions the
contestant scored correctly. hat is not true for any score > satisfying 30 ; > ; ?. hen ? is
(1) 10' (2) 112 (') 103 (+) 11- (5) 11+
26. %f three positive real nu"!ers #, y, S satisfy y=# 0 S=y and #yS 0 -, then the "ini"u" possi!le
value of y is
(1) ' (2) '
21'
(') '
11'
(+) 1 (5) none of these
27. Koints A and 7 are placed on a line which connects the "idpoints of two opposite sides of a
square with side of , c" (see the figure). .hen you draw lines fro" A and 7 to two opposite
vertices, you divide the square in three parts of equal area. .hat is the length of seg"ent A7*
(1) '.0 c" (2) 2E' c" (') '., c" (+) +.0 c" (5) +.5 c"
28. :ow "any 3=digit nu"!ers$ a1a2a3 a8, which consist of Seros or ones only (a101), have
such a property that a1+a3+a5+a7 = a2+a4+a6+a8*
(1) 2
7 (
2) '2 (') +- (+) 1, (5) '5
2!. A washer "an can wash , trousers or 3 shirts in 1 hour while his wife can wash , trousers or 3
shirts in 2 hours. he couple gets a work of 1,0 trousers and 200 shirts to wash. he "an and the
wo"an work on alternate hours and for a total of 12 hours daily. 6very "orning e#cept the first
the lady starts the work. %f the couple worked for only 5 hours on the first day with the "an
starting the work at noon, then
(a) the "an finishes the work on 7th day (!) the wo"an finishes the work on ,th day
(c) the "an finishes the work on 3th day (d) the wo"an finishes the work on 3th day
(e) none of these
3#. 6ach side of an equilateral triangle su!tends an angle of ,0R at the top of a tower h " high
located at the centre of the triangle. %f s is the length of each side of the triangle, then
(1) s
2
0 'h
2
(2) 's
2
0 2h
2
(') 's
2
0 h
2
(+) s
2
0 2h
2
(5) 2s
2
0 'h
2
DIRECTIONS for Questios 31 a" 32$ 6ach question is followed !y two state"ents M and N.
Answer each question using the following instruction$
8hoose 1 if the question can !e answered !y M only
8hoose 2 if the question can !e answered !y N only
8hoose ' if the question can !e answered !y either M or N
8hoose + if the question can !e answered !y !oth M and N
8hoose 5 if the question can !e answered !y neither M and N
31. Gineet has - crayons in a !o#. Pro" every + crayons at least two are of the sa"e color, and
fro" every 5 crayons at "ost three are of the sa"e color. :ow "any !lue crayons are in this !o#*
(M) At least one of the" is !lue
(N) At least one of the" is red, yellow, green each
32. A fa"ily has only one kid. he father says Tafter n years, "y age will !e + ti"es the age of
"y kidU. he "other says Tafter n years, "y age will !e ' ti"es that of "y kidU. .hich of the
following state"ents can answer the co"!ined ages of parents after n years*
(M) he age difference !etween the parents is 10 years
(N) After n years the kid is going to !e twice as old as she is now