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Ravi Handa: Old Cat Papers - Math
CAT
2008,
CAT
2007,
CAT
2006,
CAT
2005,
CAT2004,
CAT
2003
Sorted
TOPIC
wise
Version
3.1
Ravi Handa
Preface
The
central
idea
behind
this
eBook
comes
from
what
I
believe
is
the
best
way
to
use
old
/
previous
years
CAT
papers.
There
are
plenty
of
websites
where
you
can
get
the
papers
from.
As
a
matter
of
fact,
most
coaching
institutes
also
include
these
questions
in
their
preparation
some
way
or
the
other.
But
most
of
them
provide
it
as
question
papers
/
mock
tests.
However,
I
believe
it
would
be
most
helpful
to
a
student
in
the
final
days
of
his
/
her
preparation
if
he
/
she
could
get
the
questions
sorted
topic
wise.
Keeping
that
in
mind,
I
started
with
sorting
the
questions
and
compiling
them.
The
questions
are
divided
in
5
categories,
namely
Number
System,
Arithmetic,
Algebra,
Geometry,
and
Modern
Math.
I
do
understand
that
some
of
the
questions
cannot
be
classified
as
purely
questions
of
one
category
so
I
have
taken
some
poetic
license
in
cases
like
that.
All
the
questions
from
CAT
papers
2008,
2007,
2006,
2005,
2004
and
2003are
covered
in
this
eBook.
2009
onwards
was
an
online
exam
and
hence
the
questions
were
not
available.
Please
check
out
my
online
CAT
coaching
course
here:
http://www.wiziq.com/course/9277-lr-vr-di-ds-speed-
calculations-quant-general-awareness
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of
its
key
features
are:
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Number
System
Arithmetic
Algebra
Geometry
Modern Math
ANSWER KEY
Number
System
CAT
2008
1.
The
integers
1,
2,
.,
40
are
written
on
a
blackboard.
The
following
operation
is
then
repeated
39
times:
In
each
repetition,
any
two
numbers
say
a
and
b,
currently
on
the
blackboard
is
erased
and
a
new
number
a
+
b
-
1
is
written.
What
will
be
the
number
left
on
the
board
at
the
end?
(1)
820
(2)
821
(3)
781
(4)
819
(5)
780
2.
What
are
the
last
two
digits
of
72008?
(1)
21
(2)
61
(3)01
(4)41
(5)81
3.
Three
consecutive
positive
integers
are
raised
to
the
first,
second
and
third
powers
respectively
and
then
added.
The
sum
so
obtained
is
a
perfect
square
whose
square
root
equals
the
total
of
the
three
original
integers.
Which
of
the
following
best
describes
the
minimum,
say
m,
of
these
three
integers?
(1)
1
m
3
(2)
4
m
6
(3)
7
m
9
(4)
10
m
12
(5)
13
m
15
4.Find
the
sum
1 +
!
!!
!
!!
1+
!
!!
!
!!
+ 1+
!
!""#!
!
!""#!
!
!
!
!
!
(1)
2008
(2)
2007
(3)
2007
(4)
2008
(5)
2008
!""#
!""#
!""#
!""#
!""#
5.
Suppose,
the
speed
of
any
positive
integer
n
is
defined
as
follows:
Seed(n)
=
n,
if
n
<
10
=
seed
(s(n)),
otherwise,
Where
s(n)
indicates
the
sum
of
digits
of
n.
For
example,
Seed
(7)
=
7,
seed(248)
=
seed(2
+
4
+
8)
=
seed(14)
=
seed(1
+
4)
=
seed(5)
=
5
etc.
How
many
positive
integers
n,
such
that
n
<
500,
will
have
seed
(n)
=
9?
(1)
39
(2)
72
(3)
81
(4)
108
(5)
55
CAT
2007
1.
Consider
four
digit
numbers
for
which
the
first
two
digits
are
equal
and
the
last
two
digits
are
also
equal.
How
many
such
numbers
are
perfect
squares?
(1)
2
(2)
4
(3)
0
(4)
1
(5)
3
2.
How
many
pairs
of
positive
integers
m,
n
satisfy?
!
!
!
+ = where
n
is
an
odd
integer
less
than
60.
!
!
!"
(1)
4
(2)
7
(3)
5
(4)
3
(5)
6
3.
A
confused
bank
teller
transposed
the
rupees
and
paise
when
he
cashed
a
cheque
for
Shailaja,
giving
her
rupees
instead
of
paise
and
paise
instead
of
rupees.
After
buying
a
toffee
for
50
paise,
Shailaja
noticed
that
she
was
left
with
exactly
three
times
as
much
as
the
amount
on
the
cheque.
Which
of
the
following
is
a
valid
statement
about
the
cheque
amount?
(1)Over
Rupees
7
but
less
than
Rupees
8
(2)Over
Rupees
22
but
less
than
Rupees
23
(3)Over
Rupees
18
but
less
than
Rupees
19
(4)Over
Rupees
4
but
less
than
Rupees
5
(5)Over
Rupees
13
but
less
than
Rupees
14
CAT
-
2006
1.
Which
among
21/2,
31/3,
41/4,
61/6
and
121/12
is
the
largest?
(1)21/2(2)31/3(3)41/4(4)61/6(5)
121/12
2.
If
a/b
=
1/3,
b/c
=
2,
c/d
=
1/2,
d/e
=
3
and
e/f
=
1/4,
then
what
is
the
value
of
abc/def
?
(1)
3/8
(2)
27/8
(3)
3/4
(4)
27/4
(5)
1/4
3.
The
sum
of
four
consecutive
two-digit
odd
numbers,
when
divided
by
10,
becomes
a
perfect
square.
Which
of
the
following
can
possibly
be
one
of
these
four
numbers?
(1)21(2)25
(3)41
(4)67
(5)73
4.
When
you
reverse
the
digits
of
the
number
13,
the
number
increases
by
18.
How
many
other
two-digit
numbers
increase
by
18
when
their
digits
are
reversed?
(1)
5
(2)
6
(3)
7
(4)
8
(5)10
5.
The
number
of
employees
in
ObelixMenhir
Co.
is
a
prime
number
and
is
less
than
300.
The
ratio
of
the
number
of
employees
who
are
graduates
and
above,
to
that
of
employees
who
are
not,
can
possibly
be:
(1)
101:88
(2)
87:100
(3)
110:111
(4)
85:98
(5)
97:84
CAT
2005
1.
If
R
=(3065
-
2965)/
(3064
+
2964),
then
(1)
0
<
R
0.1
(2)
0.1
<
R
0.5
(3)
0.5
<
R
1.0
(4)
R
>
1.0
2.
If
x
=
(163
+
173
+
183
+
193),
then
x
divided
by
70
leaves
a
remainder
of:
(1)
0
(2)
1
(3)
69
(4)
35
3.
The
digits
of
a
three-digit
number
A
are
written
in
the
reverse
order
to
form
another
three-digit
number
B.
If
B
>
A
and
B
-
A
is
perfectly
divisible
by
7,
then
which
of
the
following
is
necessarily
true?
(1)
100
<
A
<
299
(2)
106
<
A
<
305
(3)
112
<
A
<
311
(4)
118
<
A
<
317
4.
The
rightmost
non-zero
digit
of
the
number
302720
is:
(1)
1
(2)
3
(3)
7
(4)
9
CAT
2004
1.The
remainder,
when
(1523
+
2323)
is
divided
by
19,
is
(1)
4
(2)
15
(3)
0
(4)
18
2.
Suppose
n
is
an
integer
such
that
the
sum
of
the
digits
of
n
is
2,
and
1010<n
<
1011.
The
number
of
different
values
or
n
is
(1)
11
(2)10
(3)
9
(4)
8
CAT
2003
1.
How
many
even
integers
n,
where
100
n
200,
arc
divisible
neither
by
seven
nor
by
nine?
(1)
40
(2)
37
(3)
39
(4)38
2.
A
positive
whole
number
M
less
than
100
is
represented
in
base
2
notation,
base
3
notation,
and
base
5
notation.
It
is
found
that
in
all
three
cases
the
last
digit
is
1,
while
in
exactly
two
out
of
the
three
cases
the
leading
digit
is
1.
Then
M
equals
(1)
31
(2)
63
(3)
75
(4)91
3.Let
a.
b,
c,
d
be
four
integers
such
that
a
+
b
+
c
+
d
=
4m
+
l
where
m
is
a
positive
integer.
Given
m,
which
one
of
the
following
is
necessarily
true?
(1)
The
minimum
possible
value
of
a2
+
b2
+
c2
+
d2
is
4m2
2m
+
1
(2)
The
minimum
possible
value
of
a2
+
b2
+
c2
+
d2
is
4m2
+
2m
+
1
(3)
The
maximum
possible
value
of
a2
+
b2
+
c2
+
d2
is
4m2
2m
+1
(4)
The
maximum
possible
value
of
a2
+
b2
+c2
+
d2
is
4m2
+
2m
+
1
4.
If
the
product
of
n
positive
real
numbers
is
unity,
then
their
sum
is
necessarily
(1)
A
multiple
of
n
1
(2)
Equal
to n +
n
(3)
Never
less
than
n
(4)
A
positive
integer
5.In
a
certain
examination
paper,
there
are
n
questions.
For
j
=
1,2,
...
n
there
are
2
n-j
students
whoanswered
j
or
more
questions
wrongly.
If
the
total
number
of
wrong
answers
is
4095,
then
the
valueof
n
is
(1)
12
(2)
11
(3)10
(4)
9
6.The
number
of
positive
integers
n
in
the
range
12
n
40
such
that
the
product
(n
1)(n
2)
..
3.
2.1
is
not
divisible
by
n
(1)
5
(2)7
(3)13
(4)14
Directions
for
questions
7:
Each
question
is
followed
by
two
statements,
I
and
II.
Choose
[1]
if
the
question
can
be
answered
by
one
of
the
statement
alone
but
not
by
the
other.
Choose
[2]
if
the
question
can
be
answered
by
using
either
statement
alone.
Choose
[3]
if
the
question
can
be
answered
by
using
both
the
statements
together,
but
cannot
be
answered
by
using
either
statement
alone.
Choose
[4]
if
the
question
cannot
be
answered
even
by
using
both
the
statements
together.
44
11
7.
Is
a <b ,
given
that
a
=
2
and
b
is
an
integer?
A:
b
is
even.
B:
b
is
greater
than
16.
Arithmetic
CAT
2008
1.
Rahim
plans
to
drive
from
city
A
to
station
C,
at
the
speed
of
70
km
per
hour,
to
catch
a
train
arriving
there
from
B.
He
must
reach
C
at
least
15
minutes
before
the
arrival
of
the
train.
The
train
leaves
B,located
500
km
south
of
A,
at
8:00
am
and
travels
at
a
speed
of
50
km
per
hour.
It
is
known
that
C
is
located
between
west
and
northwest
of
B,
with
BC
at
60
to
AB.
Also,
C
is
located
between
south
and
southwest
of
A
with
AC
at
30
to
AB.
The
latest
time
by
which
Rahim
must
leave
A
and
still
catch
the
train
is
closest
to
(1)
6:15
am
(2)
6:30
am
(3)
6:45
am
(4)
7:00
am
(5)
7:15
am
Directions
for
Questions
2
and
3:
Five
horses,
Red,
White,
Grey,
Black
and
Spotted
participated
in
a
race.
As
per
the
rules
of
the
race,
the
persons
betting
on
the
winning
horse
get
four
times
the
bet
amount
and
those
betting
on
the
horse
that
came
in
second
get
thrice
the
bet
amount.
Moreover,
the
bet
amount
is
returned
to
those
betting
on
the
horse
that
came
in
third,
and
the
rest
lose
the
bet
amount.
Raju
bets
Rs.
3000,
Rs.
2000
Rs.
1000
on
Red,
White
and
Black
horses
respectively
and
ends
up
with
no
profit
and
no
loss.
2.
Which
of
the
following
cannot
be
true?
(1)
At
least
two
horses
finished
before
Spotted
(2)
Red
finished
last
(3)
There
were
three
horses
between
Black
and
Spotted
(4)
There
were
three
horses
between
White
and
Red
(5)
Grey
came
in
second
3.
Suppose,
in
addition,
it
is
known
that
Grey
came
in
fourth.
Then
which
of
the
following
cannot
be
true?
(1)
Spotted
came
in
first
(2)
Red
finished
last
(3)
White
came
in
second
(4)
Black
came
in
second
(5)
There
was
one
horse
between
Black
and
White
Directions
for
Questions
4
and
5:
Marks
(1)
if
Q
can
be
answered
from
A
alone
but
not
from
B
alone.
Marks
(2)
if
Q
can
be
answered
from
B
alone
but
not
from
A
alone.
Marks
(3)
if
Q
can
be
answered
from
A
alone
as
well
as
from
B
alone.
Marks
(4)
if
Q
can
be
answered
from
A
and
B
together
but
not
from
any
of
them
alone.
Marks
(5)
if
Q
cannot
be
answered
even
from
A
and
B
together.
In
a
single
elimination
tournament,
any
player
is
eliminated
with
a
single
loss.
The
tournament
is
played
in
multiple
rounds
subject
to
the
following
rules:
If
the
number
of
players,
say
n,
in
any
round
is
even,
then
the
players
are
grouped
in
to
n/2
pairs.
The
players
in
each
pair
play
a
match
against
each
other
and
the
winner
moves
on
to
the
next
round.
If
the
number
of
players,
say
n,
in
any
round
is
odd,
then
one
of
them
is
given
a
bye,
that
is,
he
automatically
moves
on
to
the
next
round.
The
remaining
( n -
1)
players
are
grouped
into
( n -
1)/2
pairs.
The
players
in
each
pair
play
a
match
against
each
other
and
the
winners
moves
on
to
the
next
round.
No
player
gets
more
than
one
bye
in
the
entire
tournament.
Thus,
if
n
is
even,
then
n
/
2
players
move
on
to
the
next
round
while
if
n
is
odd,
then
(n
+
1)/2
players
move
on
to
the
next
round.
The
process
is
continued
till
the
final
round,
which
obviously
is
played
between
two
players.
The
winner
in
the
final
round
is
the
champion
of
the
tournament.
4.
What
is
the
number
of
matches
played
by
the
champion?
A:
The
entry
list
for
the
tournament
consists
of
83
players.
B:
The
champion
received
one
bye.
5.
If
the
number
of
players,
say
n,
in
the
first
round
was
between
65
and
128,
then
what
is
the
exact
value
of
n?
A:
Exactly
one
player
received
a
bye
in
the
entire
tournament.
B:
One
player
received
a
bye
while
moving
on
to
the
fourth
round
from
third
round
CAT
-2007
Directions
for
Questions
1&2:
Cities
A
and
B
are
in
different
time
zones.
A
is
located
3000
km
east
of
B.
The
table
below
describes
the
schedule
of
an
airline
operating
non-stop
flights
between
A
and
B.
All
times
indicated
are
local
and
are
of
the
same
day.
Departure
Arrival
City
Time
City
Time
B
8:00
am
A
3:00
pm
A
4:00
pm
B
8:00
pm
Assume
that
planes
cruise
at
the
same
speed
in
both
directions.
However
the
effective
speed
is
influenced
by
a
steady
wind
blowing
from
east
to
west
at
50
kmph.
1.
What
is
the
time
difference
between
A
and
B?
(1)
2
hours
30
mins
(2)
2
hours
(3)
1
hour
(4)
1
hour
30
mins
(5)
Cannot
be
determined
2.What
is
the
plane's
cruising
speed
in
km
per
hour?
(1)
550
(2)
600
(3)
500
(4)
700
(5)
Cannot
be
determined
3.
Ten
years
ago,
the
ages
of
the
members
of
a
joint
family
of
eight
people
added
up
to
231
years.
Three
years
later,
one
member
died
at
the
age
of
60
years
and
a
child
was
born
during
the
same
year.
Afteranother
three
years,
one
moremember
died,
again
at
60,
and
a
child
was
born
during
the
same
year.
The
current
average
age
of
this
eight-member
joint
is
nearest
to
(1)
22
years
(2)
21
years
(3)
25
years
(4)
24
years
(5)
23
years
Directions
for
Questions
4:
Each
question
is
followed
by
two
statements
A
and
B.
Indicate
your
responses
based
on
the
following
directives:
Mark
(1)
if
the
question
can
be
answered
using
A
alone
but
not
using
B
alone.
Mark
(2)
if
the
question
can
be
answered
using
B
alone
but
not
using
A
alone.
Mark
(3)
if
the
question
can
be
answered
using
A
and
B
together,
but
not
using
either
A
or
B
alone.
Mark
(4)
if
the
question
cannot
be
answered
even
using
A
and
B
together.
4.The
average
weight
of
a
class
of
100
students
is
45
kg.
The
class
consists
of
two
sections,
I
and
II,
each
with
50
students.
The
average
weight,
WI,
of
Sections
I
is
smaller
than
the
average
weight,
WII,
of
section
II.
If
the
heaviest
student,
say
Deepak,
of
section
II
is
moved
to
section
I,
and
the
lightest
student,
say
Poonam,
of
Section
I
is
moved,
to
Section
II,
then
the
average
weights
of
the
two
sections
are
switched,
i.e.,
the
average
weight
of
Sections
I
becomes
WIIand
that
of
Section
II
becomes
WI.
What
is
the
weight
of
Poonam?
A
:
Wn
-
WI
=
1.0
B
:
Moving
Deepak
from
Section
II
to
I
(without
any
move
from
I
to
II)
makes
the
average
weights
of
the
two
sections
equal.
Directions
for
Questions
5
&
6:
Shabnam
is
considering
three
alternatives
to
invest
her
surplus
cash
for
a
week.
She
wishes
to
guarantee
maximum
return
on
her
investment.
She
has
three
option,
each
of
which
can
be
utilized
fully
or
partially
in
conjunction
with
others.
Option
A
:
Invest
in
a
public
sector
bank.
It
promises
a
return
of
+0.10%.
Option
B
:
Invest
in
mutual
funds
of
ABC
Ltd.
A
rise
in
the
stock
market
will
result
in
a
return
of
+
5%,
while
a
fall
will
entail
a
return
of
-
3%.
Option
C:
Invest
in
mutual
funds
of
CBA
Ltd.
A
rise
in
the
stock
market
will
result
in
a
return
of
-
2.5%,
while
a
fall
will
entail
a
return
of
+
2%.
5.
The
maximum
guaranteed
return
to
Shabnam
is
(1)
0.10%
(2)
0.20%(3)
0.15%
(4)
0.30%
(5)
0.25%
6.
What
strategy
will
maximize
the
guaranteed
return
to
Shabnam?
(1)36%
in
option
B
and
64%
in
option
C
(2)64%
in
option
B
and
36%
in
option
C
(3)1/3
in
each
of
the
three
options
(4)
100%
in
option
A
(5)
30%
in
option
A,
32%
in
option
B
and
38%
in
option
C
7.
The
price
of
Darjeeling
tea
(in
rupees
per
kilogram)
is
100
+
0.10n,
on
the
nth
day
of
2007
(n
=
1,
2,
100),
and
then
remains
constant.
On
the
other
hand,
the
price
of
Ooty
tea
(in
rupees
per
kilogram)
is
89
+
0.15n,
on
the
nth
day
of
2007(n
=
1,
2,.
,
365).
On
which
date
in
2007
will
the
prices
of
these
two
varieties
of
tea
be
equal?
(1)
April
11
(2)
May
20
(3)
April
10
(4)
June
30
(5)
May
21
CAT
2006
Answer
Questions
1and
2on
the
basis
of
the
information
given
below:
An
airline
has
a
certain
free
luggage
allowance
and
charges
for
excess
luggage
at
a
fixed
rate
per
kg.
Two
passengers,
Raja
and
Praja
have
60
kg
of
luggage
between
them,
and
are
charged
Rs
1200
and
Rs
2400
respectively
for
excess
luggage.
Had
the
entire
luggage
belonged
to
one
of
them,
the
excess
luggage
charge
would
have
been
Rs
5400.
1.
What
is
the
weight
of
Praja's
luggage?
(1)
20
kg
(2)
25
kg
(3)
30
kg
(4)
35
kg
(5)
40
kg
2.
What
is
the
free
luggage
allowance?
(1)
10
kg
(2)
15
kg
(3)
20
kg
(4)
25
kg
(5)
30
kg
3.
Arun,
Barun
and
Kiranmala
start
from
the
same
place
and
travel
in
the
same
direction
at
speeds
of
30,
40
and
60
km
per
hour
respectively.
Barun
starts
two
hours
after
Arun.
If
Barun
and
Kiranmala
overtake
Arun
at
the
same
instant,
how
many
hours
after
Arun
did
Kiranmala
start?
(1)
3
(2)
3.5
(3)
4
(4)
4.5
(5)
5
CAT
2005
1.
A
chemical
plant
has
four
tanks
(A,
B,
C
and
D),
each
containing
1000
litres
of
a
chemical.
The
chemical
is
being
pumped
from
one
tank
to
another
as
follows:
From
A
to
B
@
20
litres/minute
From
C
to
A
@
90
litres/minute
From
A
to
D
@
10
litres/minute
From
C
to
D
@
50
litres/minute
From
B
to
C
@
100
litres/minute
From
D
to
B
@
110
litres/minute
Which
tank
gets
emptied
first,
and
how
long
does
it
take
(in
minutes)
to
get
empty
after
pumping
starts?
(1)
A,
16.66
(2)
C,
20
(3)
D,
20
(4)
D,
25
2.
A
jogging
park
has
two
identical
circular
tracks
touching
each
other,
and
a
rectangular
track
enclosing
the
two
circles.
The
edges
of
the
rectangles
are
tangential
to
the
circles.
Two
friends,
A
and
B,
start
jogging
simultaneously
from
the
point
where
one
of
the
circular
tracks
touches
the
smaller
side
of
the
rectangular
track.
A
jogs
along
the
rectangular
track,
while
B
jogs
along
the
two
circular
tracks
in
a
figure
of
eight.
Approximately,
how
much
faster
than
A
does
B
have
to
run,
so
that
they
take
the
same
time
to
return
to
their
starting
point?
(1)
3.88%
(2)
4.22%
(3)
4.44%
(4)
4.72%
Directions
for
questions
3
and
4
:
Ram
and
Shyam
run
a
race
between
points
A
and
B,
5
km
apart.
Ram
starts
at
9
a.m.
from
A
at
a
speed
of
5
km/hr,
reaches
B,
and
returns
to
A
at
the
same
speed.
Shyam
starts
at
9
:
45
a.m.
from
A
at
a
speed
of
10
km/hr,
reaches
B
and
comes
back
to
A
at
the
same
speed.
3.At
what
time
do
Ram
and
Shyam
first
meet
each
other?
(1)
10
a.m.
(2)
10
:
10
a.m.
(3)
10
:
20
a.m.
(4)
10
:
30
a.m.
4.At
what
time
does
Shyam
overtake
Ram?
(1)
10
:
20
a.m.
(2)
10
:
30
a.m.
(3)
10
:
40
a.m.
(4)
10
:
50
a.m.
5.
A
telecom
service
provider
engages
male
and
female
operators
for
answering
1000
calls
per
day.
A
male
operator
can
handle
40
calls
per
day
whereas
a
female
operator
can
handle
50
calls
per
day.
The
male
and
the
female
operators
get
a
fixed
wage
of
Rs
250
and
Rs
300per
day
respectively.
In
addition,
a
male
operator
gets
Rs
15
per
call
he
answers
and
a
female
operator
gets
Rs
10
per
call
she
answers.
To
minimize
the
total
cost,
how
many
male
operators
should
the
service
provider
employ
assuming
he
has
to
employ
more
than
7
of
the
12
female
operators
available
for
the
job?
(1)
15
(2)
14
(3)
12
(4)
10
CAT
2004
1.
Two
boats,
traveling
at
5
and
10
kms
per
hour,
head
directly
towards
each
other.
They
begin
at
a
distance
of
20
kms
from
each
other.
How
far
apart
are
they
(in
kms)
one
minute
before
they
collide?
(1)
1/12
(2)
1/6
(3)
1/4
(4)
1/3
2.
In
Nuts
and
Bolts
factory,
one
machine
produces
only
nuts
at
the
rate
of
100
nuts
per
minute
and
needs
to
be
cleaned
for
5
minutes
after
production
of
every
1000
nuts.
Another
machine
produces
only
bolts
at
the
rate
of
75
bolts
per
minute
and
needs
to
be
cleaned
for
10
minutes
after
production
of
every
1500
bolts.
If
both
the
machines
start
production
at
the
same
time,
what
is
the
minimum
duration
required
for
producing
9000
pairs
of
nuts
and
bolts?
(1)
130
minutes
(2)
135
minutes
(3)
170
minutes
(4)
180
minutes
3.
Karan
and
Arjun
run
a
100-metre
race,
where
Karan
beats
Arjun
by
10
metres.
To
do
a
favour
to
Arjun,
Karan
starts
10
metres
behind
the
starting
line
in
a
second
100-metre
race.
They
both
run
at
their
earlier
speeds.
Which
of
the
following
is
true
in
connection
with
the
second
race?
(1)
Karan
and
Arjun
reach
the
finishing
line
simultaneously.
(2)Arjun
beats
Karan
by
1
metre.
(3)Arjun
beats
Karan
by
11
metres.
(4)
Karan
beats
Arjun
by
1
metre.
4.A
milkman
mixes
20
litres
of
water
with
80
litres
of
milk.
After
selling
one-fourth
of
this
mixture,
he
adds
water
to
replenish
the
quantity
that
he
has
sold.
What
is
the
current
proportion
of
water
to
milk?
(1).2
:
3
(2).1
:
2
(3)1
:
3
(4)3
:
4
5.If
a
man
cycles
at
10km/hr,
then
he
arrives
at
a
certain
place
at
1
p.m.
If
he
cycles
at
15
km/hr,
he
will
arrive
at
the
same
place
at
11
a.m.
At
what
speed
must
he
cycle
to
get
there
at
noon?
(1)
11
km/hr
(2)
12
km/hr
(3)
13
km/hr
(4)
14
km/hr
6.A
sprinter
starts
running
on
a
circular
path
of
radius
r
metres.
Her
average
speed
(in
metres/minute)
is
nr
during
the
first
30
seconds,
nr/2
during
next
one
minute,
nr/4
during
next
2
minutes,
nr/8
during
next
4
minutes,
and
so
on.
What
is
the
ratio
of
the
time
taken
for
the
nth
round
to
that
for
the
previous
round?
(1)
4
(2)
8
(3)
16
(4)
32
Directions
for
Questions
7
and
8:
In
an
examination,
there
are
100
questions
divided
into
three
groups
A,
B
and
C
such
that
each
group
contains
at
least
one
question.
Each
question
in
group
A
carries
1
mark,
each
question
in
group
B
carries
2
marks
and
each
question
in
group
C
carries
3
marks.
It
is
known
that
the
questions
in
group
A
together
carry
at
least
60%
of
the
total
marks.
7.If
group
B
contains
23
questions,
then
how
many
questions
are
there
in
group
C?
(1)
1
(2)2
(3)
3
(4)Cannot
be
determined
8.If
group
C
contains
8
questions
and
group
B
carries
at
least
20%
of
the
total
marks,
which
of
the
following
best
describes
the
number
of
questions
in
group
B?
(1)
11
or
12
(2)12
or
13
(3)13
or
14(4)14
or
15
CAT
2003
1.
A
leather
factory
produces
two
kinds
of
bags,
standard
and
deluxe.
The
profit
margin
is
Rs.20
on
a
standard
bag
and
Rs.30
on
a
deluxe
bag.
Every
bag
must
be
processed
on
machine
A
and
on
machine
B.
The
processing
times
per
bag
on
the
two
machines
are
as
follows:
Time required (Hours/bag)
Machine A
Machine B
Standard Bag
4
6
Deluxe Bag
5
10
The
total
time
available
on
machine
A
is
700
hours
and
on
machine
B
is
1250
hours.
Among
the
following
production
plans,
which
one
meets
the
machine
availability
constraints
and
maximizes
the
profit?
(1)Standard
75
bags,
Deluxe
80
bags
(2)Standard
100
bags,
Deluxe
60
bags
(3)Standard
50
bags,
Deluxe
100
bags
(4)Standard
60
bags,
Deluxe
90
bags
2.In
a
4000
meter
race
around
a
circular
stadium
having
a
circumference
of
1000
meters,
the
fastest
runner
and
the
slowest
runner
reach
the
same
point
at
the
end
of
the
5th
minute,
for
the
first
time
after
the
start
of
the
race.
All
the
runners
have
the
same
starting
point
and
each
runner
maintains
a
uniform
speed
throughout
the
race.
If
the
fastest
runner
runs
at
twice
the
speed
of
the
slowest
runner,
what
is
the
time
taken
by
the
fastest
runner
to
finish
the
race?
(1)
20
min
(2)
15
min
(3)
10
min
(4)
5
min
3.
At
the
end
of
year
1998,
Shepard
bought
nine
dozen
goats.
Henceforth,
every
year
he
added
p%
of
the
goats
at
the
beginning
of
the
year
and
sold
q%
of
the
goats
at
the
end
of
the
year
where
p>
0
and
q>
0.
If
Shepard
had
nine
dozen
goats
at
the
end
of
year
2002,
after
making
the
sales
for
that
year,
which
of
the
following
is
true?
(1)
p
=
q
(2)
p<q
(3)
p>q
(4)
p
=
q/2
Directions
for
questions
4
&
5
:
Answer
the
questions
on
the
basis
of
the
information
given
below.
A
certain
perfume
is
available
at
a
duty-free
shop
at
the
Bangkok
international
airport.
It
is
priced
in
the
Thai
currency
Baht
but
other
currencies
are
also
acceptable.
In
particular,
the
shop
accepts
Euro
and
US
Dollar
at
the
following
rates
of
exchange:
US
Dollar
1
=
41
Bahts
Euro
1
=46Bahts
The
perfume
is
priced
at
520
Bahts
per
bottle.
After
one
bottle
is
purchased,
subsequent
bottles
are
available
at
a
discount
of
30%.
Three
friends
S,
Rand
M
together
purchase
three
bottles
of
the
perfume,
agreeing
to
share
the
cost
equally.
R
pays
2
Euros.
M
pays
4
Euros
and
27
Thai
Bahts
and
S
pays
the
remaining
amount
in
US
Dollars.
4.How
much
does
R
owe
to
S
in
Thai
Baht?
(1)
428
(2)
416
(3)
334
(4)
324
5.How
much
does
M
owe
to
S
in
US
Dollars?
(1)
3
(2)
4
(3)
5
(4)
6
Directions
for
questions
6
to
8:
Answer
the
questions
on
the
basis
of
the
information
given
below.
A
city
has
two
perfectly
circular
and
concentric
ring
roads,
the
outer
ring
road
(OR)
being
twice
as
long
as
the
inner
ring
road
(IR).
There
are
also
four
(straight
line)
chord
roads
from
EI,
the
east
end
point
of
OR
to
N2,
the
north
end
point
of
IR;
from
N1,
the
north
end
point
of
OR
to
W2,
the
west
end
point
of
IR;
from
W1,
the
West
end
point
of
OR,
to
S2,
the
south
end
point
of
IR;
and
from
S1,
the
south
end
point
of
OR
to
E2,
the
east
end
point
of
IR.
Traffic
moves
at
a
constant
speed
of
30 km/hr
on
the
OR
road,
20
km/hr
on
the
IR
road,
and
155
km/hr
on
all
the
chord
roads.
6.
The
ratio
of
the
Sum
of
the
lengths
of
all
chord
roads
to
the
length
of
the
outer
ring
road
is
(1)
5:2
(2)
5:2
(3)
5:
(4)
None
of
these
7.
Amit
wants
to
reach
N2
from
S1.
It
would
take
him
90
minutes
ifhe
goes
on
minor
arc
S1
E1
on
OR,
and
then
on
the
chord
road
E1
N2.
What
is
the
radius
of
the
outer
ring
road
in
km?
(1)
60
(2)
40
(3)
30
(4)
20
8.Amit
wants
to
reach
E2
from
N1
using
first
the
chord
N1
W2
and
then
the
inner
ring
road.
What
will
be
his
travel
time
in
minutes
on
the
basis
of
information
given
in
the
above
question?
(1)
60
(2)
45
(3)
90
(4)
105
Algebra
CAT
-
2008
1.
A
shop
stores
x
kg
of
rice.
The
first
customer
buys
half
this
amount
plus
half
a
kg
of
rice.
The
second
customer
buys
half
the
remaining
amount
plus
half
a
kg
of
rice.
Then
the
third
customer
also
buys
half
the
remaining
amount
plus
half
a
kg
of
rice.
Thereafter,
no
rice
is
left
in
the
shop.
Which
of
the
following
best
describes
the
value
of
x?
(1)
2
<x
<
6
(2)
5
<x
<
8
(3)
9
<x
<
12
(4)
11<x
<
14
(5)
13
<x
<
18
2.
If
the
roots
of
the
equation
x3-
ax2
+bx-
c
=0
are
three
consecutive
integers,
then
what
is
the
smallest
possible
value
of
b?
(1)-1/3
(2)-1
(3)0
(4)1
(5)
1/3
Directions
for
Questions
3
and
4:
Let
f
(x)
=
ax2+
bx+
c,
where
a,
b
and
c
are
certain
constants
and
a
0.
It
is
known
that
f
(5)
=
-3
f(2)
and
that
3
is
a
root
of
f
(x)
=
0.
3.
What
is
the
other
root
of
f
(x)
=
0?
(1)
-7
(2)
-
4
(3)
2
(4)
6
(5)
cannot
be
determined
4.
What
is
the
value
of
a
+
b
+
c?
(1)
9
(2)
14
(3)
13
(4)
37
(5)
cannot
be
determined
5.
Let
f
(x)
be
a
function
satisfying
f
(x)
f
(y)
=
f
(xy)
for
all
real
x,
y.
If
f
(2)
=
4,
then
what
is
the
value
of
f
(1/2)?
(1)
0
(2)
(3)
(4)
1
(5)
Cannot
be
determined
CAT
-2007
Directions
for
Questions
1
:
Each
question
is
followed
by
two
statements
A
and
B.
Indicate
your
responses
based
on
the
following
directives:
Mark
(1)
if
the
question
can
be
answered
using
A
alone
but
not
using
B
alone.
Mark
(2)
if
the
question
can
be
answered
using
B
alone
but
not
using
A
alone.
Mark
(3)
if
the
question
can
be
answered
using
A
and
B
together,
but
not
using
either
A
or
B
alone.
Mark
(4)
if
the
question
cannot
be
answered
even
using
A
and
B
together.
1.
Consider
integers
x,
y
and
z.
What
is
the
minimum
possible
value
of
x2
+
y2
+
z2
?
A:
x
+
y
+
z
=
89
B:
Among
x,
y,
z
two
are
equal.
2.
Suppose
you
have
a
currency,
named
Miso,
in
three
denominations:
1
Miso,
10
Misos
and
50
Misos.
In
how
many
ways
can
you
pay
a
bill
of
107
Misos?
(1)
16
(2)
18
(3)
15
(4)
19
(5)
17
Directions
for
Questions
3
&4:
Mr.
David
manufactures
and
sells
a
single
product
at
a
fixed
price
in
a
niche
market.
The
selling
price
of
each
unit
is
Rs.
30.
On
the
other
hand,
the
cost,
in
rupees,
of
producing
x
units
is
240
+
bx
+
cx2,
where
b
and
c
are
some
constants.
Mr.
David
noticed
that
doubling
the
daily
production
from
20
to
40
units
increases
the
daily
production
cost
by
662/3%.
However,
an
increase
in
daily
production
from
40
to
60
units
results
in
an
increase
of
only
50%
in
the
daily
production
cost.
Assume
that
demand
is
unlimited
and
that
Mr.
David
can
sell
as
much
as
he
can
produce.
His
objective
is
to
maximize
the
profit.
3.
How
many
units
should
Mr.
David
produce
daily?
(1)
100
(2)
70
(3)
150
(4)
130
(5)
Cannot
be
determined
4.
What
is
the
maximum
daily
profit,
in
rupees,
that
Mr.
David
can
realize
from
his
business?
(1)
920
(2)
840
(3)
760
(4)
620
(5)
Cannot
be
determined
5.
A
function
f
(x)
satisfies
f
(1)
=
3600,
and
f
(1)
+
f
(2)
+
...
+
f
(n)
=
n2
f
(n),
for
all
positive
integers
n
>
1.
What
is
the
value
of
f(9)?
(1)
240
(2)
200
(3)
100
(4)
120
(5)
80
Directions
for
Questions
6
&
7:
Let
a1=p
and
b1
=q,
where
p
and
q
are
positive
quantities.
An=pbn-1
bn=qbn-1
for
even
n
>
1
An=pan-1
bn=qan-1
for
odd
n
>
1
6.Which
of
the
following
best
describes
an+
bn
for
even
n?
(1)
!!
(2)!
(3)!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!!!
(! + !)
(4)! !"
(5)! !"
!+!
!
!
!!!
!+!
!
!
!!!
(! + !)
!
(! + !)
!
!
!
!
7.If
p
=
and
q
=
then
what
is
the
smallest
odd
n
such
that
!! + !! < !. !"?
!
!
(1)
7
(2)
9
(3)
11
(4)
13
(5)
15
8.
A
quadratic
function
f(x)
attains
a
maximum
of
3
at
x
=
1.
The
value
of
the
function
at
x
=
0
is
1.
What
is
the
value
of
f(x)
at
x
=
10?
(1)
-
159
(2)
-
110
(3)
-
180
(4)
-
105
(5)
-
119
CAT
2006
1.
If
x
=
-0.5,
then
which
of
the
following
has
the
smallest
value?
(1)
21/x
(2)
1/x
(3)
1/x2(4)
2x
(5)
1/-x
2.
What
are
the
values
of
x
and
y
that
satisfy
both
the
equations?
2
0.7x
.
3
-1.25y
=
8627
4 . 3 x .
90.2y= 8
.
(81)1/5
(1)
x
=
2,
y
=
5
(2)
x
=
2.5,
y
=
6
(3)
x
=
3,
y
=
5
(4)
x = 3 , y = 4
(5)
x = 5 , y = 2
3.The
number
of
solutions
of
the
equation
2x
+
y
=
40
where
both
x
and
y
are
positive
integers
a n d x y
is:
(1)
7
(2)
13
(3)
14
(4)
18
(5)
20
4.The
graph
of
y
-
x
against
y
+
x
is
as
shown
below.
(All
graphs
in
this
question
are
drawn
to
scale
and
the
same
scale
has
been
used
on
each
axis.)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
5.What
values
o f
x
satisfy
x2/3
+
x1/3
-
2
0?
( 1 ) - 8 x 1 ( 2 ) - 1 x 8 ( 3 ) 1 < x < 8
( 4 ) 1 x 8 ( 5 ) - 8 x 8
6.Let
f(x)
=
max
(2x
+ 1 , 3 -
4x),
where
x
is
any
real
number.
Then
the
minimum
possible
value
of
f(x)
is:
(1)
1/3
(2)
1/2
(3)
2/3
(4)
4/3
(5)
5/3
7.
If
log
y
x
=
(a
.
log
z
y)
=
(b
.
log
x
z)
=
ab,
then
which
of
the
following
pairs
of
values
for
(a,
b)
is
not
possible?
(1)
(-2,
1/2)
(2)
(1,1)
(3)
(0.4,2.5)
(4)
( ,
1/ )
(5)
(2,2)
CAT
2005
1.
For
which
value
of
k
does
the
following
pair
of
equations
yield
a
unique
solution
for
x
such
that
the
solution
is
positive?
x2
-
y2
=
0
(x
-
k)2
+
y2
=
1.
(1)
2
(2)
0
(3)
2
(4)
2
2.Let
x
=
4 + 4
4 + 4 !"#$%#$#!&then x equals
!"!!
!"!!
(1)
3
(2)
(3)
(4)
13
!
!
3.
Let
g(x)
be
a
function
such
that
g(x+1)
+
g(x-1)
=
g(x)
for
every
real
x.
Then
for
what
valueof
p
is
the
relation
g
(x
+
p)
=
g(x)
necessarily
true
for
every
real
x?
(1)
5
(2)
3
(3)
2
(4)
6
!
!
4.
If
x
y
and
y
>
1,
then
the
value
of
the
expressionlog ! + log !
can
never
be:
(1)
-
1
(2) - 0.5
(3) 0
(4) 1
CAT
2004
1.The
total
number
of
integer
pairs
(x,
y)
satisfying
the
equation
x
+
y
=
xy
is
(1)0
(2)1
(3)2
(4)None
of
the
above
2.
Each
family
in
a
locality
has
at
most
two
adults,
and
no
family
has
fewer
than
3
children.
Considering
all
the
families
together,
there
are
more
adults
than
boys,
more
boys
than
girls,
and
more
girls
than
families.
Then
the
minimum
possible
number
of
families
in
the
locality
is
(1)4
(2)
5
(3)
2
(4)3
3.Let
u
=
(log2x)2
-
6
log2x
+
12
where.
x
is
a
real
number.
Then
the
equation
xu
=
256,
has
(1)
No
solution
for
x
(2)
Exactly
one
solution
for
x
(3)
Exactly
two
distinct
solutions
for
x
(4)
Exactly
three
distinct
solutions
for
x
!
4.
If
=
=
= !,
then
r
cannot
take
any
value
except:
!!!
!!!
!!!
(1)
1/2
(2)
-1
(3)
or
-1
!
5.
Let
y =
!
!!
!!
(4) -1/2 or -1
!!
!
!!
(1)( 13 + 3)/2
(2)( 13 2)/2
(3)( 15 + 3)/2
(4)( 15 3)/2
6.
Let
f(x)
=
ax2
b|x|,
where
a
and
b
are
constants.
Then
at
x
=
0,
f(x)
is:
(1)
Maximized
whenever
a
>
0,
b
>
0
(2)
Minimized
whenever
a
>
0,
b
>
(3)
Maximized
whenever
a
>
0,
b
<
0
(4)
Minimized
whenever
a
>
0,
b
<
0
7.If
f
(x)
=
x3
-
4x
+
p,
and
f(0)
and
f(1)
are
of
opposite
signs,
then
which
of
the
following
is
necessarily
true?
(1)-1
<
p
<
2
(2)
0
<
p
<
3
(3)-2
<
p
<
1
(4)
-3
<
p
<
0
Directions
for
Questions
8
and
9:
Answer
the
questions
on
the
basis
of
the
information
given
below.
f1(x)
=
x
0
<
x
<
1
=
1
x
>
1
=
0
otherwise
f2(x)
=
f1(-x)
for
all
x
f3(x)
=
-f2(x)
for
all
x
f4(x)
=
f3(-x)
for
all
x
8.
How
many
of
the
following
products
are
necessarily
zero
for
every
x:
f1
(x)
f2
(x),
f2
(x)
f3
(x),
f2(x)
f4
(x)
(1)
0
(2)
1
(3)
2
(4)
3
9.
Which
of
the
following
is
necessarily
true?
(1)
f4(x)
=
f1(x)
for
all
x
(2)f2(-x)
=
f4(x)
for
all
x
(3)f1(x)
=
-f3(-x)
for
all
x
(4)f1(x)
+
f3(x)
=
0
for
all
x
CAT
2003
1.
A
test
has
50
questions.
A
student
scores
1
mark
for
a
correct
answer,
1/3
for
a
wrong
answer,
and1/6
for
not
attempting
a
question.
If
the
net
score
of
a
student
is
32,
the
number
of
questions
answered
wrongly
by
that
student
cannot
be
less
than
(1)6
(2)
12
(3)
3
(4)
9
2.
Which
one
of
the
following
conditions
must
p,
q
and
r
satisfy
so
that
the
following
system
of
linear
simultaneous
equations
has
at
least
one
solution,
such
that
p
+
q
+
r
0?
x
+
2y
3z
=
p
2x
+
6y
11z=q
x
2y
+
7z=r
(1)5p
2q
r=
0
(2)5p
+
2q
+
r=
0
(3)5p+2qr=0
(4)5p
2q
+
r=
0
3.
Let
p
and
q
be
the
roots
of
the
quadratic
equation
x2
(
2)
x
1
=
0.
What
is
the
minimum
possible
value
of
p2
+
q2?
(1)
0
(2)
3
(3)
4
(4)
5
x 2 ( y + z ) + y 2 ( x + z ) + z 2 ( x + y)
xyz
4.
If
x,
y,
z
are
distinct
positive
real
numbers
then
would
be,
(1)
Greater
than
4
(2)
Greater
than
5
(3)
Greater
than
6
(4)
None
of
these
Directions
for
questions
5
&
6:
Each
question
is
followed
by
two
statements,
I
and
II.
Choose
[A]
if
the
question
can
be
answered
by
one
of
the
statement
alone
but
not
by
the
other.
Choose
[B]
if
the
question
can
be
answered
by
using
either
statement
alone.
Choose
[C]
if
the
question
can
be
answered
by
using
both
the
statements
together,
but
cannot
be
answered
by
using
either
statement
alone.
Choose
[D]
if
the
question
cannot
be
answered
even
by
using
both
the
statements
together.
5.What
are
the
unique
values
ofb
and
c
in
the
equation
4x2
+bx+c
=
0
if
one
of
the
roots
of
the
equation
is
(1/2)?
A:
The
second
root
is
1/2
B:
The
ratio
of
c
and
b
is
1
1
1
1
1
1 1
?
6.Is
A:
3
a
3
B:
One
of
the
roots
of
the
equation
4x2
4x
+
1
=
0
is
a.
7.
Let
g(x)
=
max
(5
x,
x
+
2).
The
smallest
possible
value
of
g(x)
is
(1)4.0
(2)
4.5
(3)
1.5
(4)
None
of
these.
8.
The
number
of
non-negative
real
roots
of
2x
x
1
=
0
equals
(1)
0
(2)
1
(3)
2
(4)
3
9.
The
function
f(x)
=
x
2
+
2.5
x
+
3.6
x,
where
x
is
a
real
number,
attains
a
minimum
at
(1)
x=2.3
(2)x
=
2.5
(3)x=2.7
(4)
None
of
these.
10.
Given
that
1
v
1,
2
u
0.5
and
2
z
0.5
and
w
=
vz
/
u,
then
which
of
the
following
is
necessarily
true?
(1)
0.5
w
2
(2)
4
w
4
(3)
4
w
2
(4)
2
w
0.
11.When
the
curves
y
=
log10x
and
y
=x-1
are
drawn
in
the
x-y
plane,
how
many
times
do
they
intersect
for
values
x
1?
(1)
Never
(2)
Once
(3)
Twice
(4)
More
than
twice
12.
Consider
the
following
two
curves
in
the
x-y
plane
y
=
x3
+
x2
+
5
y
=
x2
+
x
+
5
Which
of
the
following
statements
is
true
for
2
x
2?
(1)
The
two
curves
intersect
once.
(2)
The
two
curves
intersect
twice.
(3)
The
two
curves
do
not
intersect.
(4)
The
two
curves
intersect
thrice
Geometry
CAT
2008
1.In
a
triangle
ABC,
the
lengths
of
the
sides
AB
and
AC
equal
17.5
cm
and
9
cm
respectively.
Let
D
be
a
point
on
the
line
segment
BC
such
that
AD
is
perpendicular
to
BC.
If
AD
=
3
cm,
then
what
is
the
radius
(in
cm)
of
the
circle
circumscribing
the
triangle
ABC?
(1)
17.05
(2)
27.85
(3)
22.45
(4)
32.25
(5)
26.25
2.
Consider
obtuse-angled
triangles
with
sides
8
cm,
15
cm
and
x
cm.
If
x
is
an
integer,
then
how
many
such
triangles
exist?
(1)
5
(2)
21
(3)
10
(4)
15
(5)
14
3.Consider
a
square
ABCD
with
midpoints
E,
F,
G,
H
of
AB,
BC,
CD
and
DA
respectively.
Let
L
denote
the
line
passing
through
F
and
H.
Consider
points
P
and
Q,
on
L
and
inside
ABCD,
such
that
the
angles
APD
and
BQC
both
equal
120.
What
is
the
ratio
of
the
area
of
ABQCDP
to
the
remaining
area
inside
ABCD?
(1)
4 2
/3
(2)
2 + 3
(3)
(10 33)/9
(4)1 + 1/!"#$3
(5)
2 3 1
4.Two
circles,
both
of
radii
1
cm,
intersect
such
that
the
circumference
of
each
one
passes
through
the
centre
of
the
circle
of
the
other.
What
is
the
area
(in
sq.
cm)
of
the
intersecting
region?
(1)
/3
-
3/4
(2)
2/3
+
3/2
(3)
4/3
-
3/2
(4)
4/3
+
3/2
(5)
2/3
-
3/2
5.Consider
a
right
circular
cone
of
base
radius
4
cm
and
height
10
cm.
A
cylinder
is
to
be
placed
inside
the
cone
with
one
of
the
flat
surface
resting
on
the
base
of
the
cone.
Find
the
largest
possible
total
surface
area
(in
sq.
cm)
of
the
cylinder.
(1)100/3
(2)
80/3
(3)
120/7
(4)
130/9
(5)
110/7
CAT
-2007
Directions
for
Questions
1&
3:
Each
question
is
followed
by
two
statements
A
and
B.
Indicate
your
responses
based
on
the
following
directives:
Mark
(1)
if
the
question
can
be
answered
using
A
alone
but
not
using
B
alone.
Mark
(2)
if
the
question
can
be
answered
using
B
alone
but
not
using
A
alone.
Mark
(3)
if
the
question
can
be
answered
using
A
and
B
together,
but
not
using
either
A
or
B
alone.
Mark
(4)
if
the
question
cannot
be
answered
even
using
A
and
B
together.
1.Rahim
plans
to
draw
a
square
JKLM
with
a
point
O
on
the
side
JK
but
is
not
successful.
Why
is
Rahim
unable
to
draw
the
square?
A:
The
length
of
OM
is
twice
that
ofOL.
B:
The
length
of
OM
is
4
cm.
2.Two
circles
with
centers
P
and
Q
cut
each
other
at
two
distinct
point
A
and
B.
The
circles
have
the
same
radii
and
neither
P
nor
Q
falls
within
the
intersection
of
the
circles.
What
is
the
smallest
range
that
includes
all
possible
values
of
the
angle
AQP
in
degrees?
(1)
Between
0
and
30
(2)
Between
0
and
60
(3)
Between
0
and
75
(4)
Between
0
and
45
(5)
Between
0
and
90
3.
ABC
Corporation
is
required
to
maintain
at
least
400
kiloliters
of
water
at
all
times
in
its
factory,
in
order
to
meet
safety
and
regulatory
requirements.
ABC
is
considering
the
suitability
of
a
spherical
tank
with
uniform
wall
thickness
for
the
purpose.
The
outer
diameter
of
the
tank
is
10
meters.
Is
the
tank
capacity
adequate
to
meet
ABC's
requirements?
A
:
The
inner
diameter
of
the
tank
is
at
least
8
meters.
B
:
The
tank
weighs
30,000
kg
when
empty,
and
is
made
of
a
material
with
density
of
3gm/cc.
CAT
-
2006
1.
The
length,
breadth
and
height
of
a
room
are
in
the
ratio
3:2:1.
If
the
breadth
and
height
are
halved
while
the
length
is
doubled,
then
the
total
area
of
the
four
walls
of
the
room
will
(1)
Remain
the
same
(2)
Decrease
by
13.64%
(3)
Decrease
by
15%
(4)
Decrease
by
18.75%
(5)
Decrease
by
30%
Answer
Questions
2
and
3
on
the
basis
of
the
information
given
below:
A
punching
machine
is
used
to
punch
a
circular
hole
of
diameter
two
units
from
a
square
sheet
of
aluminium
of
width
2
units,
as
shown
below.
The
hole
is
punched
such
that
the
circular
hole
touches
one
corner
P
of
the
square
sheet
and
the
diameter
of
the
hole
originating
at
P
is
in
line
with
a
diagonal
of
the
square.
2.The
proportion
of
the
sheet
area
that
remains
after
punching
is:
(1)
( +2)/8
(2)
( 6-
)/8
(3)
(4
-
)/4
(4)
(
-2)/4
(5)
( 14-3
)/6
3.
Find
the
area
of
the
part
of
the
circle
(round
punch)
falling
outside
the
square
sheet.
(1)
/4(2)
(
-1)/2
(3)
(
-1)/4
(4)
(
-2)/2
(5)
(
-2)/4
4.A
semi-circle
is
drawn
with
AB
as
its
diameter.
From
C,
a
point
on
AB,
a
line
perpendicular
to
AB
is
drawn
meeting
the
circumference
of
the
semi-circle
at
D.
Given
that
AC
=
2
cm
and
CD
=
6
cm,
the
area
of
the
semi-
circle
(in
sq.
cm)
will
be:
(1)
3 2
(2)
5 0
(3)
4 0.5
(4)
8 1
(5)
undeterminable
5.
An
equilateral
triangle
BPC
is
drawn
inside
a
square
ABCD.
What
is
the
value
of
the
angle
APD
in
degrees?
(1)
75
(2)
90
(3)
120
(4)
135
(5)
150
CAT
-
2005
1.What
is
the
distance
in
cm
between
two
parallel
chords
of
lengths
32
cm
and
24
cm
in
a
circle
of
radius
20
cm?
(1)
1
or
7
(2)
2
or
14
(3)
3
or
21
(4)
4
or
28
2.Two
identical
circles
intersect
so
that
their
centres,
and
the
points
at
which
they
intersect,
form
a
square
of
side
1
cm.
The
area
in
sq
cm
of
the
portion
that
is
common
to
the
two
circles
is:
(1)
/4
(2)
/2
-
1
(3)
/5
(4)
2
1
3.A
rectangular
floor
is
fully
covered
with
square
tiles
of
identical
size.
The
tiles
on
the
edges
are
white
and
the
tiles
in
the
interior
are
red.
The
number
of
white
tiles
is
the
same
as
the
number
of
red
tiles.
A
possible
value
of
the
number
of
tiles
along
one
edge
of
the
floor
is:
(1)
10
(2)
12
(3)
14
(4)
16
4.In
the
following
figure,
the
diameter
of
the
circle
is
3
cm.
AB
and
MN
are
two
diameters
such
that
MN
is
perpendicular
to
AB.
In
addition,
CG
is
perpendicular
to
AB
such
that
AE
:
EB
=
1
:
2,
and
DF
is
perpendicular
to
MN
such
that
NL
:
LM
=
1
:
2.
The
length
of
DH
in
cm
is:
(1)22
1
(2)
(22
1)/2
(3)
(32
1)/2
(4)
(22
1)/3
5.Four
points
A,
B,
C,
and
D
lie
on
a
straight
line
in
the
X-Y
plane,
such
that
AB
=
BC
=
CD,
and
the
length
of
AB
is
1
metre.
An
ant
at
A
wants
to
reach
a
sugar
particle
at
D.
But
there
are
insect
repellents
kept
at
points
B
and
C.
The
ant
would
not
go
within
one
metre
of
any
insect
repellent.
The
minimum
distance
in
metres
the
ant
must
traverse
to
reach
the
sugar
particle
is:
(1)
32
(2)
1+
(3)
(4)/3
(4)
5
6.Rectangular
tiles
each
of
size
70
cm
by
30
cm
must
be
laid
horizontally
on
a
rectangular
floor
of
size110
cm
by
130
cm,
such
that
the
tiles
do
not
overlap.
A
tile
can
be
placed
in
any
orientation
so
long
as
its
edges
are
parallel
to
the
edges
of
the
floor.
No
tile
should
overshoot
any
edge
of
the
floor.
The
maximum
number
of
tiles
that
can
be
accommodated
on
the
floor
is:
(1)
4
(2)
5
(3)
6
(4)
7
7.In
the
X-Y
plane,
the
area
of
the
region
bounded
by
the
graph
of
|x+y|
+
|x
-
y|
=
4
is:
(1)
8
(2)
12
(3)
16
(4)
20
8.
Consider
a
triangle
drawn
on
the
X-Y
plane
with
its
three
vertices
at
(41,
0),
(0,
41)
and
(0,
0),
each
vertex
being
represented
by
its
(X,
Y)
coordinates.
The
number
of
points
with
integer
coordinates
inside
the
triangle
(excluding
all
the
points
on
the
boundary)
is:
(1)
780
(2)
800
(3)
820
(4)
741
9.
Consider
the
triangle
ABC
shown
in
the
following
figure
where
BC
=
12
cm,
DB
=
9
cm,
CD
=
6
cm
and
BCD
=
BAC.
What
is
the
ratio
of
the
perimeter
of
the
triangle
ADC
to
that
of
the
triangle
BDC?
(1)
7/9
(2)
8/9
(3)
6/9
(4)
5/9
10.
P,
Q,
S,
R
are
points
on
the
circumference
of
a
cirlce
of
radius
r,
such
that
PQR
is
an
equilateral
triangle
and
PS
is
a
diameter
of
the
circle.
What
is
the
perimeter
of
the
quadrilateral
PQSR?
(1)
2r(1+3)
(2)
2r(2+3)
(3)
r(1+5)
(4)
2r
+3
CAT
-
2004
1.
A
father
and
his
son
are
waiting
at
a
bus
stop
in
the
evening.
There
is
a
lamp
post
behind
them.
The
lamp
post,
the
father
and
his
son
stand
on
the
same
straight
line.
The
father
observes
that
the
shadows
of
his
head
and
his
son's
head
are
incident
at
the
same
point
on
the
ground.
If
the
heights
of
the
lamp
post,
the
father
and
his
son
are
6
metres,
1.8
metres
and
0.9
metres
respectively,
and
the
father
is
standing
2.1
metres
away
from
the
post,
then
how
far
(in
metres)
is
the
son
standing
from
his
father?
(1)
0.9
(2)
0.75
(3)
0.6
(4)
0.45
Directions
for
Questions
2
to
4:Answer
the
questions
on
the
basis
of
the
information
given
below.
In
the
adjoining
figure,
I
and
II
are
circles
with
centres
P
and
Q
respectively.
The
two
circles
touch
each
other
and
have
a
common
tangent
that
touches
them
at
points
R
and
S
respectively.
This
common
tangent
meets
the
line
joining
P
and
Q
at
O.
The
diameters
of
I
and
II
are
in
the
ratio
4
:
3.
It
is
also
known
that
the
length
of
PO
is
28
cm.
2.
What
is
the
ratio
of
the
length
of
PQ
to
that
of
QO?
(1)
1
:
4
(2)
1
:
3
(3)
3
:
8
(4)
3
:
4
3.What
is
the
radius
of
the
circle
II?
(1)
2
cm
(2)
3
cm
(3)
4
cm
(4)
5cm
4.
The
length
of
SO
is
(1)
8
3
cm
(2)
10
3
cm
(3)
12
3
cm
(4)
14
3
cm
5.A
rectangular
sheet
of
paper,
when
halved
by
folding
it
at
the
midpoint
of
its
longer
side,
results
in
a
rectangle,
whose
longer
and
shorter
sides
are
in
the
same
proportion
as
the
longer
and
shorter
sides
of
the
original
rectangle.
If
the
shorter
side
of
the
original
rectangle
is
2,
what
is
the
area
of
the
smaller
rectangle?
(1)
42
(2)
22
(3)
2
(4)
None
of
the
above
6.
In
the
adjoining
figure,
chord
ED
is
parallel
to
the
diameter
AC
of
the
Circle.
If
angle
CBE=65,then
what
is
the
value
of
angle
DEC?
(1)
35
(2)
55
(3)
45
(4)
25
7.If
the
lengths
of
diagonals
DF,
AG
and
CE
of
the
cube
shown
in
the
adjoining
figure
are
equal
to
the
three
sides
of
a
triangle,
then
the
radius
of
the
circle
circumscribing
that
triangle
will
be
(1)equal
to
the
side
of
the
cube
(2)3
times
the
side
of
the
cube
(3)13
times
the
side
of
the
cube
(4)
impossible
to
find
from
the
given
information
0
8.
Let
C
be
a
circle
with
center
P0
and
AB
be
a
diameter
of
C.
Suppose
P1
is
the
mid
point
of
the
line
segment
P0B,
P2
is
the
mid
point
of
the
line
segment
P1B
and
so
on.
Let
C1,
C2,
C3,
...
be
circles
with
diameters
P0P1,
P1P2,
P2P3
...
respectively.
Suppose
the
circles
C1,
C2,
C3,
are
all
shaded.
The
ratio
of
the
area
of
the
unshaded
portion
of
C
to
that
of
the
original
circle
C
is
(1)
8
:
9
(2)
9
:
10
(3)
10
:
11
(4)
11
:
12
9.On
a
semicircle
with
diameter
AD,
chord
BC
is
parallel
to
the
diameter.
Further,
each
of
the
chords
AB
and
CD
has
length
2,
while
AD
has
length
8.
What
is
the
length
of
BC?
(1)
7.5
(2)
7
(3)
7.75
(4)
None
of
the
above
10.
A
circle
with
radius
2
is
placed
against
a
right
angle.
Another
smaller
circle
is
also
placed
as
shown
in
the
adjoining
figure.
What
is
the
radius
of
the
smaller
circle?
(1)3-
22
(2)
4-22
(3)
7-42
(4)6-42
CAT
-2003
1.A
vertical
tower
OP
stands
at
the
centre
O
of
a
square
ABCD.
Let
hand
b
denote
the
length
OP
and
ABrespectively.
Suppose
APB
=
60
then
the
relationship
between
h
and
b
can
be
expressed
as
(1)
2b2
=h2
(2)
2h2
=
b2
(3)
3b2
=
2h2
(4)
3h2
=2b2
2.Let
A
and
B
be
two
solid
spheres
such
that
the
surface
area
of
B
is
300%
higher
than
the
surface
area
of
The
volume
of
A
is
found
to
be
k%
lower
than
the
volume
ofB.
The
value
ofk
must
be
(1)
85.5
(2)
92.5
(3)
90.5
(4)
87.5
3.
Each
side
of
a
given
polygon
is
parallel
to
either
the
X
or
the
Y
axis.
A
corner
of
such
a
polygon
is
said
to
be
convex
if
the
internal
angle
is
90
or
concave
if
the
internal
angle
is
270.
If
the
number
of
convex
corners
in
such
a
polygon
is
25,
the
number
of
concave
comers
must
be
(1)
20
(2)
0
(3)
21
(4)
22
4.In
the
figure
below,
ABCDEF
is
a
regular
hexagon
and
AOF
=
90.
FO
is
parallel
to
ED.
What
is
the
ratio
of
the
area
of
the
triangle
AOF
to
that
of
the
hexagon
ABCDEF?
B
(1)
1
12
(2)
1
6
(3)
1
24
(4)
1
18
5.
Three
horses
are
grazing
within
a
semi-circular
field.
In
the
diagram
given
below,
AB
is
the
diameter
of
the
semi-circular
field
with
centre
at
O.
Horses
are
tied
up
at
P,
Rand
S
such
that
PO
and
RO
are
the
radii
of
semi-
circles
with
centres
at
P
and
R
respectively,
and
S
is
the
centre
of
the
circle
touching
the
two
semi-circles
with
diameters
AO
and
OB.
The
horses
tied
at
P,
R
can
graze
within
the
respective
semi-circles,
and
the
horse
tied
at
S
can
graze
within
the
circle
centered
at
S.
The
percentage
of
the
area
of
the
semi-circle
with
diameter
AB
that
cannot
be
grazed
by
the
horses
is
nearest
to
(1)
20
(2)
28
(3)
36
(4)
40
6.In
a
triangle
ABC,
AB
=
6,
BC
=
8
and
AC
=
10.
A
perpendicular
dropped
from
B,
meets
the
side
AC
at
D.
A
circle
of
radius
BD
(with
centre
B)
is
drawn.
If
the
circle
cuts
AB
and
BC
at
P
and
Q
respectively,
then
AP:QC
is
equal
to
(1)
1:1
(2)
3:2
(3)
4:1
(4)
3:8
7.In
the
diagram
given
below,
ABD=
CDB
=
PQD
=
90.
IfAB:CD
=
3:1,
the
ratio
of
CD:
PQ
is
A
C
P
(1)1:
0.69
(2)1:
0.75
(3)
1:
0.72
(4)
None
of
these
8.In
the
figure
given
below,
AB
is
the
chord
of
a
circle
with
centre
O.AB
is
extended
to
C
such
that
BC
=
OB.
The
straight
line
CO
is
produced
to
meet
the
circle
at
D.
If
ACD
=
y
degrees
and
AOD
=
x
degrees
such
that
x
=
ky,
then
the
value
of
k
is
Q
A
B
D
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
None of these
9.
In
the
figure
below,
the
rectangle
at
the
comer
measures
10
cm
20
cm.
The
comer
A
of
the
rectangle
is
also
a
point
on
the
circumference
of
the
circle.
What
is
the
radius
of
the
circle
in
cm?
(1)
10cm
(2)
40
cm
(3)
50
cm
(4)
None
of
these
Directions
for
questions
10
&
11:
Each
question
is
followed
by
two
statements,
I
and
II.
Choose
[1]
if
the
question
can
be
answered
by
one
of
the
statement
alone
but
not
by
the
other.
Choose
[2]
if
the
question
can
be
answered
by
using
either
statement
alone.
Choose
[3]
if
the
question
can
be
answered
by
using
both
the
statements
together,
but
cannot
be
answered
by
using
either
statement
alone.
Choose
[4]
if
the
question
cannot
be
answered
even
by
using
both
the
statements
together.
10.AB
is
a
chord
of
a
circle.
AB
=
5
cm.
A
tangent
parallel
to
AB
touches
the
minor
arc
AB
at
E.
what
is
the
radius
of
the
circle?
A:
AB
is
not
a
diameter
of
the
circle.
B:
The
distance
between
AB
and
the
tangent
at
E
is
5
cm
11.D,
E,
F
are
the
mid
points
of
the
sides
AB,
BC
and
CA
of
triangle
ABC
respectively.
What
is
the
area
of
DEF
in
square
centimeters?
A:
AD
=
1
cm,
DF
=1cm
and
perimeter
ofDEF
=
3
cm
B:
Perimeter
of
ABC
=
6
cm,
AB
=
2
cm,
and
AC
=
2
cm.
12.
There
are
two
concentric
circles
such
that
the
area
of
the
outer
circle
is
four
times
the
area
of
the
inner
circle.
Let
A,
B
and
C
be
three
distinct
points
on
the
perimeter
of
the
outer
circle
such
that
AB
and
AC
are
tangents
to
the
inner
circle.
If
the
area
of
the
outer
circle
is
12
square
centimeters
then
the
area
(in
square
centimeters)
of
the
triangle
ABC
would
be
(1)
! 12
(2)
!
(3)
! !
!
(4)
! !
!
Modern
Math
CAT
-2008
1.
The
number
of
common
terms
in
the
two
sequences
17,
21,
25,
...
,
417
and
16,
21,
26,
...
,
466is
(1)
78
(2)
19
(3)
20
(4)
77
(5)
22
Directions
for
Questions
2
and
3:
The
figure
below
shows
the
plan
of
a
town.
The
streets
are
at
right
angles
to
each
other.
A
rectangular
park
(P)
is
situated
inside
the
town
with
a
diagonal
road
running
through
it.
There
is
also
a
prohibited
region
(D)
in
the
town.
2.Neelam
rides
her
bicycle
from
her
house
at
A
to
her
office
at
B,
taking
the
shortest
path.
Then
the
number
of
possible
shortest
paths
that
she
can
choose
is
(1)
60
(2)
75
(3)
45
(4)
90
(5)
72
3.
Neelam
rides
her
bicycle
from
her
house
at
A
to
her
club
at
C,
via
B
taking
the
shortest
path.
Then
the
number
of
possible
shortest
paths
that
she
can
choose
is
(1)
1170
(2)
630
(3)
792
(4)
1200
(5)
936
4.How
many
integers,
greater
than
999
but
not
greater
than
4000,
can
be
formed
with
the
digits
0,
1,
2,
3
and
4,
if
repetition
of
digits
is
allowed?
(1)
499
(2)
500
(3)
375
(4)
376
(5)
501
5.
What
is
the
number
of
distinct
terms
in
the
expansion
of
(a
+b
+
c)20?
(1)
231
(2)
253
(3)
242
(4)
210
(5)
228
CAT
-2007
1.In
a
tournament,
there
are
n
team
T1,
T2,.,
Tn,
with
n
>
5.
Each
team
consists
of
k
players,
k
>
3.
The
following
pairs
of
teams
have
one
player
in
common:
T1
&
T2,
T2
&
T3,
..,
Tn-1
&Tn,
and
Tn&
T1
No
other
pair
of
teams
has
any
player
in
common.
How
many
players
are
participating
in
the
tournament,
considering
all
the
n
teams
together?
(1)
k(n
-
1)
(2)
n(k
-
2)
(3)
k(n
-
2)
(4)
(n
-
1)(k
-
1)
(5)
n(k
-
1)
Directions
for
Questions
2&3:
Let
S
be
the
set
of
all
pairs
(i,
j)
where
1
i<
j
n,
and
n
4.
Any
two
distinct
members
of
S
are
called
"friends"
if
they
have
one
constituent
of
the
pairs
in
common
and
"enemies"
otherwise.
For
example,
if
n
=
4,
then
S
=
{
(1,
2),
(1,
3),
(1,
4),
(2,
3),
(2,
4),
(3,
4)}.
Here,
(1,
2)
and
(1,
3)
are
friends,
(1,
2)
and
(2,
3)
are
also
friends,
but
(1,
4)
and
(2,
3)
are
enemies.
2.For
general
n,
how
many
enemies
will
each
member
of
S
have?
(1)1/2(n2
-3n
-2)(2)
2n
-7(3)
1/2(n2
-
5n
+
6)(4)
1/2(n2
-7n
+14)
(5)
n
-3
3.For
general
n,
consider
any
two
members
of
S
that
are
friends.
How
many
other
members
of
S
will
be
common
friends
ofboth
these
members?
(1)2n-6(2)
1/2n(n-3)(3)
n-2(4)
1/2(n2
-7n
+16)
(5)
1/2(n2
-5n
+8)
4.
Consider
the
set
S
=
{2,
3,
4,
..,
2n
+
1),
where
n
is
a
positive
integer
larger
than
2007.
Define
X
as
the
average
of
the
oddintegers
in
S
and
Y
as
the
average
of
the
even
integers
in
S.
What
is
the
value
of
X
-
Y?
(1)
1(2)1/
2n
(3)
(n+1)/2n
(4)
2008
(5)
0
CAT
-
2006
1.Consider
a
sequence
where
the
nth
term,
tn
=
n/(n+2),
n
=
1 , 2 , . . . .
The
value
of
t3
x
t4
x
t5
x....x
t53
equals:
(1)
2/495
(2)
2/477
(3)
12/55
(4)
1/1485
(5)
1/2970
2.A
survey
was
conducted
of
100
people
to
find
out
whether
they
had
read
recent
issues
of
Golmal,
a
monthly
magazine.
The
summarized
information
regarding
readership
in
3
months
is
given
below:
Only
September:
18;
September
but
not
August:
23;
July:
48;
July
and
August:
10;
September
and
July:
8;
September:
28;
None
of
the
three
months:
24.
What
is
the
number
of
surveyed
people
who
have
read
exactly
two
consecutive
issues
(out
of
the
three)?
(1)
7
(2)
9
(3)
12
(4)
14
(5)17
3.
Consider
the
set
S
=
{1,
2,
3,
1000}.
How
many
arithmetic
progressions
can
be
formed
from
the
elements
of
S
that
start
with
1
and
end
with
1000
and
have
at
least
3
elements?
( 1 ) 3
( 2 ) 4 ( 3 ) 6 ( 4 ) 7
( 5 ) 8
4.
There
are
6
tasks
and
6
persons.
Task
1
cannot
be
assigned
either
to
person
1
or
to
person
2;
task
2
must
be
assigned
to
either
person
3
or
person
4.
Every
person
is
to
be
assigned
one
task.
In
how
many
ways
can
the
assignment
be
done?
(1)
144
(2)
180
(3)
192
(4)360
(5)716
5.
A
group
of
630
children
is
arranged
in
rows
for
a
group
photograph
session.
Each
row
contains
three
fewer
children
than
the
row
in
front
of
it.
What
number
of
rows
is
not
possible?
( 1 ) 3 ( 2 ) 4 ( 3 ) 5 ( 4 ) 6 ( 5 ) 7
CAT
2005
1.In
a
chess
competition
involving
some
boys
and
girls
of
a
school,
every
student
had
to
play
exactly
one
game
with
every
other
student.
It
was
found
that
in
45
games
both
the
players
were
girls,
and
in
190
games
both
were
boys.
The
number
of
games
in
which
one
player
was
a
boy
and
the
other
was
a
girl
is:
(1)
200
(2)
216
(3)
235
(4)
256
2.Three
Englishmen
and
three
Frenchmen
work
for
the
same
company.
Each
of
them
knows
a
secret
not
known
to
others.
They
need
to
exchange
these
secrets
over
person-to-person
phone
calls
so
that
eventually
each
person
knows
all
six
secrets.
None
of
the
Frenchmen
knows
English,
and
only
one
Englishman
knows
French.
What
is
the
minimum
number
of
phone
calls
needed
for
the
above
purpose?
(1)
5
(2)
10
(3)
9
(4)
15
3.
Let
n!
=
1
x
2
x
3
x
...
x
n
for
integer
n
1.
If
p
=
1!
+
(2
x
2!)
+
(3
x
3!)
+
...
+
(10
x
10!),
then
p
+
2
when
divided
by
11!
leaves
a
remainder
of:
(1)
10
(2)
0
(3)
7
(4)
1
4.
If
a1
=
1
and
an+1
-
3an
+
2
=
4n
for
every
positive
integer
n,
then
a100
equals:
(1)
399
-
200
(2)
399
+
200
(3)
3100
200
(4)
3100
+
200
5.
Let
S
be
the
set
of
five-digit
numbers
formed
by
the
digits
1,
2,
3,
4
and
5,
using
each
digit
exactly
once
such
that
exactly
two
odd
positions
are
occupied
by
odd
digits.
What
is
the
sum
of
the
digits
in
the
rightmost
position
of
the
numbers
in
S?
(1)
228
(2)
216
(3)
294
(4)
192
6.For
a
positive
integer
n,
let
pn
denote
the
product
of
the
digits
of
n,
and
sn
denote
the
sum
of
the
digits
of
n.
The
number
of
integers
between
10
and
1000
for
which
pn
+
sn
=
n
is:
(1)
81
(2)
16
(3)
18
(4)
9
7.
Let
S
be
a
set
of
positive
integers
such
that
every
element
n
of
S
satisfies
the
conditions:
1000
<n
<
1200
every
digit
in
n
is
odd
Then
how
many
elements
of
S
are
divisible
by
3?
(1)
9
(2)
10
(3)
11
(4)
12
CAT
-
2004
1.On
January
1,
2004
two
new
societies,
S1
and
S2,
are
formed,
each
with
n
members.
On
the
first
day
of
each
subsequent
month,
S1
adds
b
members
while
S2
multiplies
its
current
number
of
members
by
a
constant
factor
r.
Both
the
societies
have
the
same
number
of
members
on
July
2,
2004.
If
b
=
10.5n,
what
is
the
value
of
r?
(1)
2.0
(2)
9
(3)1.8
(4)
1.7
2.
If
the
sum
of
the
first
11
terms
of
an
arithmetic
progression
equals
that
of
the
first
19
terms,
then
what
is
the
sum
of
the
first
30
terms?
(1)0
(2)-1
(3)1
(4)Not
unique
3.
N
persons
stand
on
the
circumference
of
a
circle
at
distinct
points.
Each
possible
pair
of
persons,
not
standing
next
to
each
other,
sings
a
two-minute
song
one
pair
after
the
other.
If
the
total
time
taken
for
singing
is
28
minutes,
what
is
N?
(1)
5
(2)
7
(3)
9
(4)
None
of
the
above
4.
A
new
flag
is
to
be
designed
with
six
vertical
stripes
using
some
or
all
of
the
colours
yellow,
green,
blue
and
red.
Then,
the
number
of
ways
this
can
be
done
such
that
no
two
adjacent
stripes
have
the
same
colour
is
(1)
12
x
81
(2)
16
x
192
(3)
20
x
125
(4)
24
x
216
5.
Consider
the
sequence
of
numbers
a1,
a2,
a3
...
to
infinity
where
a1
=
81.33
and
a2
=
-19
and
aj
=
aj-1
aj-2
for
j
3.
What
is
the
sum
of
the
first
6002
terms
of
this
sequence?
(1)
-100.33
(2)
-30.00
(3)
62.33
(4)
119.33
6.In
the
adjoining
figure,
the
lines
represent
one
way
roads
allowing
travel
only
northwards
or
only
westwards.
Along
how
many
distinct
routes
can
a
car
reach
point
B
from
point
A?
(1)
15
(2)
56
(3)
120
(4) 3361.
CAT
-
2003
1.
The
sum
of
3rd
and
15th
elements
of
an
arithmetic
progression
is
equal
to
the
sum
of
6th,
11th
and
13th
elements
of
the
same
progression.
Then
which
element
of
the
series
should
necessarily
be
equal
to
zero?
(1)1st
(2)9th
(3)12th
(4)None
of
these
2.
Twenty-seven
persons
attend
a
party.
Which
one
of
the
following
statements
can
never
be
true?
(1)There
is
a
person
in
the
party
who
is
acquainted
with
all
the
twenty-six
others.
(2)Each
person
in
the
party
has
a
different
number
of
acquaintances.
(3)There
is
a
person
in
the
party
who
has
an
odd
number
of
acquaintances.
(4)In
the
party,
there
is
no
set
of
three
mutual
acquaintances.
Directions
for
questions
3
and
4:
Answer
the
questions
on
the
basis
of
the
information
given
below.
New
Age
Consultants
have
three
consultants
Gyani,
Medha
and
Buddhi.
The
sum
of
the
number
of
projects
handled
by
Gyani
and
Buddhi
individually
is
equal
to
the
number
of
projects
in
which
Medha
is
involved.
All
three
consultants
are
involved
together
in
6
projects.
Gyani
works
with
Medha
in
14
projects.
Buddhi
has
2
projects
with
Medha
but
without
Gyani,
and
3
projects
with
Gyani
but
without
Medha.
The
total
number
of
projects
for
New
Age
Consultants
is
one
less
than
twice
the
number
of
projects
in
which
more
than
one
consultant
is
involved.
3.
What
is
the
number
of
projects
in
which
Gyani
alone
is
involved?
(1)
Uniquely
equal
to
zero
(2)
Uniquely
equal
to
1
(3)
Uniquely
equal
to
4
(4)
Cannot
be
determined
uniquely
4.What
is
the
number
of
projects
in
which
Medha
alone
is
involved?
(1)
Uniquely
equal
to
zero
(2)
Uniquely
equal
to
1
(3)
Uniquely
equal
to
4
(4)
Cannot
be
determined
uniquely
5.The
288th
term
of
the
series
a,b,b,c,c,c,d,d,d,d,e,e,e,e,e,f,f,f,f,f,f
.
is
(1)
u
(2)
v
(3)
w
(4)
x
6.If
log32,
log3
(2x
5),
log3
(2x
7/2)
are
in
arithmetic
progression,
then
the
value
of
x
is
equal
to
(1)
5
(2)
4
(3)
2
(4)
3
7.There
are
6
boxes
numbered
1,2
,
...
6.
Each
box
is
to
be
filled
up
either
with
a
red
or
a
green
ball
in
such
a
way
that
at
least
1
box
contains
a
green
ball
and
the
boxes
containing
green
balls
are
consecutively
numbered.
The
total
number
of
ways
in
which
this
can
be
done
is
(1)
5
(2)
21
(3)
33
(4)
60
8.
How
many
three
digit
positive
integers,
with
digits
x,
y
and
z
in
the
hundreds,
tens
and
units
place
respectively,
exist
such
that
x<y,
z<y
and
x
0?
(1)
245
(2)
285
(3)
240
(4)
320
9.Let
T
be
the
set
of
integers
{3,11,19,27,
...
451,459,467}
and
S
be
a
subset
of
T
such
that
the
sum
of
no
two
elements
of
S
is
470.
The
maximum
possible
number
of
elements
in
S
is
(1)
32
(2)
28
(3)
29
(4)
30
10.
There
are
8436
steel
balls,
each
with
a
radius
of
1
centimeter,
stacked
in
a
pile,
with
1
ball
on
top,
3
balls
in
the
second
layer,
6
in
the
third
layer,
10
in
the
fourth,
and
so
on.
The
number
of
horizontal
layers
in
the
pile
is
(1)
34
(2)
38
(3)
36
(4)
32
11.A
graph
may
be
defined
as
a
set
of
points
connected
bylines
called
edges.
Every
edge
connects
a
pair
of
points.
Thus,
a
triangle
is
a
graph
with
3
edges
and
3
points.
The
degree
of
a
point
is
the
number
of
edges
connected
to
it.
For
example,
a
triangle
is
a
graph
with
three
points
of
degree
2
each.
Consider
a
graph
with
12
points.
It
is
possible
to
reach
any
point
from
any
other
point
through
a
sequence
of
edges.
The
number
of
edges,
e,
in
the
graph
must
satisfy
the
condition.
(1)
11
e
66
(2)
10
e
66
(3)
11
e
65
(4)
0
e
11
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