Q1.

If, when 950 and 1170 are divided by a natural number d, the remainders obtained are 18 and 5
respectively, then d is at most

__________.

a) 233
b) 233
c) 233
d) 233
Q2. Ours is a big family and I have thrice as many brothers as sisters, while my sister, Bharathi, has four
times as many brothers as sisters. How many children do my parents have?

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a) 21
b) 21
c) 21
d) 21
Q3. PQRST is a pentagon inscribed in a circle. U is a point outside the circle such that UP and UQ are
tangents to the circle touching it at P and Q respectively. If QST = 80° and PQT = 10°, then PUQ =

a) 30°.
b) 40°.
c) 50°.
d) 60°.

Q4. A natural number N has seven factors greater than . If is also a natural number, at most how
many factors can N3/2 have?

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a) 28
b) 28
c) 28
d) 28
Q5. This year, during the months of January and February, every day Ramu went to a fruit shop and
bought three varieties of fruits, such that on any two days, he bought at least one variety of fruit on one
of the days that was different from what he bought on the other day. What is the minimum number of
different varieties of fruits he could have bought during that period?

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a) 9
b) 9
c) 9
d) 9
Q6. Two swimmers, A and B, have a swimming race in a river. Initially, they are 3 km apart along the
length of the river. A swims upstream and B swims downstream. There is a 1.5 km mark exactly mid-way
between them and the first person to reach it wins the race. If B gives A a headstart of 300 m, B wins the
race by 1000 seconds and if B gives A a headstart of 2500 seconds, he loses the race by 250 m. If the
speed at which A and B swim in still water is the same, what is the speed of the stream?

a) 0.1 m/sec
b) 0.5 m/sec
c) 0.3 m/sec
d) 0.2 m/sec

Q7. If a number ‘x’ is chosen at random from the set of integers from 1 to 100, then the probability

that x + < 50 is

a)

b)

c)

d)

Q8. If A = 1 + 2 + 22 + 23 + ….+ 2n and B = 1 + 4 + 42 + 43 +……..+ 4m and A = 3B, then n – 2m is

a) 1
b) 0
c) 2
d) 3
Q9. The range of cos6x + sin6x is

a) [−1, 1].

b) .
c) [0, 1].
d) .

Q10. Set A contains n elements. If P1, P2……Pm are m (m > 1) subsets of A, find the number of ways in

which we can choose P1, P2, …..Pm such that .

a) (2m - 1)n
b) 2mn- 1
c) 2mn
d) (2n - 1)m
Q11. Given a b=a+b

a b = a – b,

a ∆ b = ab,

a b = a4 + a2b2 + b4

a b=

and a @ b = a3 + b3.

Find the value of {[(a b) ∆ (a b)] ∆ (a b)} (a @ b).

a) a3 + b3
b) a2 – b2
c) a2 + b2
d) a3 – b3
Directions for question 12: The graph below consists of three curves f (x), h (x) and g (x). Study the
graph carefully and identify the most appropriate relationship between f (x), g (x) and h (x) and mark the
choice according to the following directions.

Q12.

a) if f (x) = g (x) + h (x)

b) if f (x) = g (x) – h (x)
c) if f (x) + g (x) + h (x) = 0
d) if f (x) = 2h (x) – g (x)
Q13. The arithmetic mean of a set of numbers was calculated as 24. However, the frequency of one of
the numbers was erroneously taken as 6, instead of 9. As a result, the arithmetic mean calculated was 5
less than the actual mean. If all the numbers in the set are integers, then which of the following could be
the sum of all frequencies?
a) 40
b) 41
c) 42
d) 43

Q14. A square sheet of paper has a side of 30 cm. Four squares, each of side ‘x’ cm, are cut away from
each of its corners and the remaining sheet is folded into an open cuboid (i.e., without the top face).
What is the maximum possible volume (in cc.) of the cuboid formed?

a) 2592
b) 2000
c) 2048
d) 1936

Q15. If f (x) is a polynomial of the fourth degree, with real coefficients, such that f (x). f = f (x) + f

, for x ≠ 0, and f (3) = 82, then f (5) =

a) 126.
b) 626.
c) 86.
d) 524.

Q16. A trader has weighing stones of weights 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, …… and 1024 kg. If the trader gave another
trader some of the stones, which weigh 1976 kg in total, what is the weight of the heaviest weighing
stone remaining with him?

a) 32 kg
b) 64 kg
c) 16 kg
d) Cannot be determined
Q17.

In the above figure, if the radius of each circle is 10 cm, find x (in cm).

a)
b)
c)
d)
Q18. The sum of the roots of two quadratic equations are equal. If the roots of both the equations are
integers, and the roots of the first equation are in the ratio 3 : 7, while the roots of the second equation
are in the ratio 2 : 3, what is the minimum possible difference in the product of the roots of the first
equation and the products of the roots of the second equation?

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a) 3
b) 3
c) 3
d) 3

Q19. Ajay and Balu started a piece of work. They worked together for 4 days, after which Balu left and
was replaced by Charan. Ajay and Charan worked together on the 5th day, after which Ajay left and
Charan completed the rest of the work taking the entire 6th day. If Charan, working alone, takes more
than 8 days to complete the work and Ajay, working alone, can complete the work in 20 days, who is the
most efficient of the three?

a) Ajay
b) Balu
c) Charan
d) Cannot be determined
Q20. The pair of straight lines y2 = 2x2 meet the graph of y2 = 4x at the origin and also at points P and P'
forming two closed loops. The ratio of the area of the upper loop to that of the lower loop is

a) 1 : 2.
b) 2 : 1.
c) 4 : 1.
d) 1 : 1.

Q21. In the triangle ABC shown below, if P divides BC in the ratio of m : n, then (m + n)cot θ =

a) ncot + mcot .
b) ncot – mcot .
c) mcot + ncot .
d) mcot – ncot .

Q22. In 1932, Ramu found that his age is exactly equal to the two-digit number formed by last two digits
(i.e., the tens and the units place digits) of his year of birth. Similarly, his grandfather found that in 1932,
his age also was equal to the two-digit number formed by the last two digits of his year of birth. What is
the sum of the ages (in years) of Ramu and his grandfather in 1947?

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a) 112
b) 112
c) 112
d) 112

Q23. When the curves y = 10x and xy = 1 are drawn in the X-Y plane, how many times do they intersect
for values of y ≥ 2?

a) Never
b) Once
c) Twice
d) Thrice

Q24. Pradeep and Manohar started from A and B, towards B and A, at 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.
respectively. They meet each other at 9:00 a.m. and continue towards their respective destinations.
Pradeep, reaching B turns back and catches up with Manohar, before Manohar reaches A, at 11:00 a.m.
At what time will Manohar reach A?
a) 7:00 p.m.
b) 4:00 p.m.
c) 5:00 p.m.
d) 6:00 p.m.

Directions for questions 25 and 26: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

A function S(n) takes a natural number n as its argument and gives the output as the sum of n and the
number formed by reversing the digits of n.

Another function D(n) takes the natural number n as its argument and gives the output as the difference
between n and the number formed by reversing the digits of n.

Q25. Directions for question 25: Select the correct alternative from the given choices.

If k is a three-digit natural number and D[D(D(k))] = 0 but D(D(k)) ≠ 0, then which of the following cannot
be the value of k?

a) 762
b) 166
c) 495
d) 298

Q26. Directions for question 26: Type in your answer in the input box provided below the question.

If k is a three-digit natural number with its digits from one end to the other in either ascending order or
descending order, from one end to the other, how many values can S(D(k)) take?

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a) 1
b) 1
c) 1
d) 1