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B4

PRELIMS TEST SERIES 2015

KEY & EXPLANATION

Number of Questions: 80
1.
Ans: B
2.
Ans: C
3.
Ans: D
4.
Ans: C
Exp: Let numbers be X, X+2,
X+4 and X+6
Their sum is 4X+12
4X+12 =284
X= 68
5.
Ans: D
Exp: From given alternatives,
81*83 =6723
Greatest number =83
6.
Ans: A
Exp: HCF of 1820 and 2002 is
182
7.
Ans: C
Exp: Let total length of pencil is X
cm
Then, black part =

X
8

Remaining part = X

X 7X

8
8

White part = 1 7 X
2 8

7X
16

Remaining part = X X 7 X 7 X
8 16
16
Length of blue part = 7 X
16

Acc to question,
7X
3.5cm X 8cm
16
8.
Ans: B
Exp: a -b =2560
(a+b)(a-b) = 2560
a+b =160
a-b= 16
Solving both give a=88 and b=72
9.
Ans: A
10.
Ans: D
11.
Ans: B
12.
Ans: D
13.
Ans: A
14.
Ans: A

Exp: Go through options easy

way.
15.
Ans: A
Exp: Let X be number of wickets
taken till last match.
Then, according to question
(12.4X +26) =12(X +5)
X=85
16.
Ans: D
Exp: The ratio of amount
collected from 1st and 2ndclasses
fairs
= (3*1):(1*50) =3:50
Amount collected from second
class =2650*(50/53)
=2500
17.
Ans: D
Exp: Amount given to A =9K + 26
Amount given to B = 13K +28
Amount given to C =8K +32
Sum of them =2186
(9K+26) + (13K+28) + (8K+32)
=2186 K=70
Hence, amount given to A =9K
+26=656
18.
Ans: B
Exp: Let us take P contain X
litres and Q contain Y litres
Wine in P =5/7 X : wine in Q
=8/13Y
Water in P =2/7 X : water in Q
=5/13 Y
Wine in mixture =9/13 water in
mixture= 4/13
9/13-8/13 =1/13
5/7-9/13 =2/91
The required ratio= 1/13:2/91
=7:2
19.
Ans: A
20.
Ans: C
21.
Ans: D
22.
Ans: D
23.
Ans: B
24.
Ans: C
25.
Ans: C
26.
Ans: C
27.
Ans: A

Exp: Let total capital be x and

babloo money used for y months.
Capital of ayush =x/4
Capital of Babloo =3x/4
Ratio of investment of Ayush and
Babloo
= x 15 : 3x y 5 : y
4

Ratio of profits =1/3: 2/3 =1:2

5/y =1/2
y=10 months
28.
Ans: A
Exp: Nitins share: Sameers share
= 4000 1 5000 1 60000 1 70000 1

: 85000 2
=220000: 170000 =22:17
Nitins share = 97500 22
39
=Rs.55000
29.
Ans: A
Exp: let 25 men work for m days
Work done =m/20
Remaining work = 1

m
20

25 mens 1 day work =1/20

1 mans 1 day work
=

is

1 1
1

20 25 500

10

mens

day

work

1
1
10
=
500
50
10

men

75/2

days

work

1 75 3

50 2 4
m 3
1
m 5 days
20 4
30.
Ans: C
Exp: (10*10)/10 =(200 *200)/x
X=4000flies
31.
Ans: D
Exp: Part of the tank filled by
both in 5min
=5 * (1/20 + 1/60)
=1/3

Remaining part =2/3

1/60 part is now filled in 1 min
2/3 part is now filled in 60*2/3
=40 min
32.
Ans: D
33.
Ans: C
34.
Ans: B
35.
Ans: A
Exp:
Average
speed
=

2ab 2 58 52

55km / hr
ab
58 52

36. Ans: A
Exp: The second train leaving Goa
starts its journey earlier and it
travel 60*(3:45 2:35) =70 km
Now both the trains cover (510 70) or 440 km with relative
speed(50 +60) =110 km/hr.
therefore
train
meets
after
440/110 =4 hr
Now in 4 hr first train travels 4*50
=200 km
37.
Ans: C
Exp: Distance covered is same
Mans upstream=x
Mans downstream=y
44/5 x = 4y
Required ratio (y+x)/2 : (y-x)/2
=8:3
38.
Ans: C
Exp: Let aarti salary be Rs.100
Vandana salary =125
(125-100)/125 *100 =20%
39.
Ans: A
Exp: Qualifying is (40+40) 80
marks
40% total mark is 80
So total mark is 200
40.
Ans: B
41.
Ans: C
42.
Ans: D
43.
Ans: A
Exp: Let A purchased watch for X
X 140/100 80/100 =432
X= 385.71
44.
Ans: A
45.
Ans: D
Exp: Time from 7am to 7 pm next
Sunday is 180 hrs
Watch gain (5+5 4/5)=54/5 min
in 180hrs
5 min are gained in =180 5/54
5 =83 hrs 20 mins
=3 days 11h and 20 min
It will be on Wednesday

46.
Ans: A
47.
Ans: B
Exp: 3 different groups can be
arranged in 3! Ways
So it should be multiplied before
8! *4! *4!
48.
Ans: D
49.
Ans: D
50.
Ans: D
51.
Ans: B
52.
Ans: C
53.
Ans: D
54.
Ans: D
55.
Ans: B
Exp:
Total number of ways
6

C2 15

Favorable

number

of

ways

C1 C1 9
3

Required probability =9/15 =3/5

56.
Ans: C
Exp: Diameter of circle is =10cm
That is same as diagonal of
square
So area is 50 sq cm
57.
Ans: C
Exp: The ratio are 20:15:12
20x+15x+12x =94 X=2
Smallest side =12x =24
58.
Ans: C
Exp: Area graveled =x(l + b - x)
=10(80 + 60 - 10)
=1300 sq m
Cost of gravelling = (1300 * 20)
=26000
59.
Ans: A
Exp: we have R=10, r =6 and
h=10
Slant height (l) = sq root of (h +
(R-r)) =10.77 cm
Whole surface area
= (R + r + Rl + rl)
=969 sq cm
60.
Ans: A
61.
Ans: B
62.
Ans: D
63.
Ans: C
64.
Ans: D
Exp: Volume of cylinder = rh
65.
Ans: D
Exp: Time taken by A to cover
400m =400/16 =25 sec
B covers (400 16 ) in (25 + 40)
seconds
Speed is =384/65 =5.9 m/s

66.
Ans: B
Exp: 92 1/2 =46
46 1 =46
46 3/2 =69
69 2 =138
138 5/2 =345
67.
Ans: A

Exp: 3 4 5
6

60

So unit place 0
68.
Ans: C
Exp: Lcm of 9, 6, 4, 10, 8 is 360
In one hour, the rings will toll
together 3600/360 =10 times
69.
Ans: B
70.
Ans: B
71.
Ans: D
72.
Ans: D
73.
Ans: D
74.
Ans: D
75.
Ans: D
76.
Ans: B
Exp: Let the numbers be (a-3d),
(a-d), (a+d), (a+3d)
Adding all 4a=124
A=31
Also (a-3d)(a+3d) =(a-d) (a+d)
d=+/- 4 if d=4
numbers are 19, 27, 35, 43
if d=-4
numbers are 43, 35, 27, 19
therefore smallest number=19
77.
Ans: C
Exp: SP=3.75 per kg and profit
=50%
Then Cp=3.75/1.5 =2.5 per kg
Hence the ratio in which two
types of coffee powder should be
mixed is:
(4-2.5): (2.5-2) 1.5 : 0.5 3:1
78.
Ans: D
Exp: Let t be the number of years
after which the cost of the land
and building become equal

1331000 1 10 /100
t

729000 1 10 /100

Solving give t=3

79.
Ans: B
80.
Ans: C
Exp: Ajay got 60% in first test and
85.72% in second test.
Hence percentage
increase=42.86%

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