QA 01

Questions 1 to 34 carry 3 marks each.

1 x is a positive integer with value at most equal to 110. How many values of x are possible
if x is not a factor of (x − 1)!?
1) 25
2) 12
3) 28
4) None of these

2 ABCDEF is a regular hexagon with AB = 8 cm. What is the area of the shaded region, if
BF and AE intersect each other at O?

1) 24/√3
2) 22/√3
3) 80/√3
4) None of these

3 If the angle formed by the diagonal (passing through the centre of the polygon) with one
of the sides of a regular polygon is 7π/16, find the number of distinct lines which can be
drawn between all the vertices of that polygon.
1) 16
 2) 21
3) 120
4) 28

4 Two varieties of tea costing Rs. 280 per kg and Rs. 180 per kg are mixed in certain ratio
to form varieties P and Q. Now, P and Q are mixed in the ratio 1 : 2 to form variety R
which is sold for Rs. 288 per kg at 20% profit. If P costs Rs. 200 per kg, how much tea
costing Rs. 180 is present in 100 kg of variety Q?

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4)

6 Tap A can fill a tank in 16 hours. Another tap B is opened 2 hours after opening of tap A
and it takes 4 more hours to fill the tank. How many minutes will tap B alone require to
fill the entire tank?

7 What will be the number of zeroes at the end of the product of the first 40 natural
numbers?

8 Let g(x + 1) g(x – 1) = g(x). then for what integral values of p would we have g(x + p)
= g(x)?
9 A positive number is known as magic number if it has following characteristics:

1. No digits are repeated

2. Even digits and zero appear at even places from the left
3. Odd digits appear at odd places from the left
4. Number is divisible by 4

How many six-digit magic numbers are there?

10 A certain number of chocolates are equally distributed among a certain number of

students in such a way that each student gets 14 chocolates. However, if 4 of those
students decide to distribute their chocolates equally amongst the rest of the people, then
the students who have not distributed their share get 4 extra chocolates. Find the total
number of chocolates.

11 In a bag there are 3 blue coloured balls, 6 green coloured balls, 2 white coloured balls
and 5 yellow coloured balls. If 2 balls are selected at random from the bag, then what is
the probability that none of them is blue? (Enter the correct option number)

1. 13 / 120
2. 13 / 240
3. 78 / 120
4. 156 / 120
5. None of these

12 Find the number of four digit numbers such that the number formed by tens place and
ones place in that order is equal to the sum of the digits at hundreds and thousands place.
1) 71
2) 72
3) 81
4) 90

13 20 chocolates are to be distributed among 5 children. In how many ways can this be done
if the children get only an even number of chocolates with each one having atleast one
chocolate?
 1) 126
2) 122
3) 1001
4) None of the above

14

Which of the following is the range of values of x?

1. −16 < x < 4

2. x > 6 or x < −16
3. 3<x<4
4. −16 < x < 3 or 4 < x < 6

Type in the correct option number as your answer.

15 A two-digit number when divided by the sum of its digits gives a quotient of 7 and a
remainder of 3. When the number is reversed and then divided by the sum of its digits it
gives a quotient of 3 and a remainder of 7. What is the sum of the digits of the number?

16 What is the diagonal of a square (in cm) having its area equal to that of a rhombus having
its diagonals as 12 cm and 14 cm?
1) 2√42
2) 6√7
3) 14√3
4) 2√21

17
□ABCD is a rectangle. ∆AED is inscribed in it as shown in the diagram. Find the area
of □ABCD.
18 Robin has a silver ball and a platinum ball each of radii 4 cm. The worth of each ball is
Rs. 50,000. The worth of silver doubles every 2 years, while that of platinum remains the
same. At the end of 6 years, Robin sells the silver ball and invests the money in a new
platinum ball. The worth of a platinum ball is directly proportional to its volume. How
much should the radius (in cm) of the new platinum ball be?

1
9

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4)

20 There are 3 equally spaced lines parallel to each other, 4 pairs of perpendicular lines and
2 angular bisectors (not bisecting 180 degree angles though) in an infinite space. If the
number of lines fulfilling this set up has to be minimized, how many regions is the space
divided into?
1) 10
2) 16
3) 24
4) 32
21 5 men and 6 women are to be arranged in a straight line for a photograph. In how many
ways this can be done such that two particular women Sheela and Chameli are always
together and no two men are beside each other?
1) 164800
2) 172800
3) 617400
4) Such arrangement is not possible

22 A pole at point P on the boundary of a circular park subtends an angle of 30º at another
point Q on the boundary. If the chord PQ subtends on angle of 60º at the center of the
park, then find the ratio of height of the pole to the radius of the park.
1) 1:3
2) 1 : √3
3) √3 : 2
4) 2:3

23 The roots of the equation x2 – 25x + 150 are two diagonals of a rhombus. Find the area of
the rhombus(in square units).

24 6 equally spaced girls are standing along the circumference of a circle of radius 10 m and
facing the center. What is the shortest distance between any two girls facing each other?

25 There are two circular fields of the same radius r units, each of which passes through the
centre of the other. Red coloured flowers are planted in the entire first field at certain
regular intervals. In a similar pattern yellow coloured flowers are planted in the second
field. A third circular field having radius r is carved out such that its border passes
through the centres of each of the previous two fields. Violet flowers are grown in a
similar mentioned pattern in this field. What is the area (in square units) of the portion in
which flowers of all the three colors can be found?
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2)

3)

4)

26 Eight male workers work for 24 days to complete a work. In how many days would
Sixteen women workers complete the work if every women takes 3 times the time taken
by a man to complete the same work.

27 A set S has n elements (a1, a2, a3,…, an).

N is the set of subsets of S having an odd number of elements.

How many elements does N have?

1) (2n – 1 + 1) if n is odd and (2n – 1 – 1) if n is even
2) (2n – 1 – 1) if n is odd and (2n – 1 + 1) if n is even
3) 2n – 1 if n is odd and 2n – 1 if n is even
4) None of these

28
Area of an equilateral triangle is cm2. A circle passes through the incentre of the
triangle such that one side of the triangle is chord to the circle such that the other two
sides of the triangle are tangent to the circle. Find the area of the circle.
1) 24π sq. cm
2) 32π/3 sq. cm
3) 16π sq. cm
4) 12π sq. cm
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1) 0
2) 1
3) 2
4) Cannot be determined

30 A man walks 4 steps forward and 1 step backward everytime on an escalator (each step
in 1 second). He takes exactly 118 seconds to climb down a stationary escalator. When
the escalator is moving, he takes 40 seconds. What is the speed of the escalator in steps
per second?
1) 2.2
2) 1.2
3) 1.0
4) Cannot be determined

31 In a class of 120 students, for every 2 students taking up Physics there are 4 students
taking up Chemistry. Further for every student taking Physics there are 3 students taking
up Maths as well as 1 student taking up Biology. Then the maximum number of students
taking up all the four subjects will be:
1) 30
2) 40
3) 50
4) Cannot be determined

32 A tortoise and a hare run an 800 metre race, where the tortoise beats the hare by 100
metres. To do a favour to the disappointed hare, the tortoise starts 100 metres behind the
starting line in a second 800 metre race. Both animals run at their earlier speeds. Which
of the following is true in connection with the second race?
1) The hare beats the tortoise by 9.5 metres
2) The hare beats the tortoise by 15 metres
3) The tortoise beats the hare by 12.5 metres
4) The tortoise beats the hare by 9.5 metres
33 Everday, Murugan starts at 4:00 pm from his home to pick up his son from school. They
reach house at 6:00 pm. One day, school was over at 4:00 pm and Murugan, not aware of
this, started from home as usual. He met his son on the way and they reached home 20
minutes earlier than usual. If the speed of the car is 30 km/hr, find his son's speed (in
km/hr).
1) 5
2) 6
3) 10
4) 11

34 Solution A contains vegetable oil, alcohol and water in the ratio of 2 : 5 : 7 and solution
B contains the same in the ratio of 3 : 5 : 6. A new solution is made by mixing the two
solutions in a certain ratio. Which of the following is an obtainable ratio of vegetable oil,
alcohol and water in the new solution?
1) 1:5:7
2) 4:5:9
3) 5 : 10 : 13
4) None of these