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Practice Test 04-Mathematical Aptitude

Admission Test
Domain: Class X Test Code: TST2007AT204558633 Course:

Total Questions: 15 Total Time: 90 min. Maximum Marks: 55.0

Section Details:
Section 1
Subjects: Class X Maths
Co-ordinate Geometry, Trigonometry, Mensuration, Linear Equation in One variable, Quadratic Equations, General
Topics:
Topic
Total Questions: 10
Section 2
Subjects: Class X Maths
Topics: General Topic, Quadratic Equations
Total Questions: 5

Section 1
Section Title: Section 1
Total No. of
10
Questions:
Subjects:Class X Maths

1. The area of a rhombus is . Then its smaller diagonal is :

(A). (x + 2) (B). (x + 3)
(C). (x + 1) (D). None of these

Correct
C
Answer
Area

Explanation
Area of rhombus

Smaller diagonal is x + 1
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2. If then the value of is :

(A). (B).

(C). (D). None of these

Correct
B
Answer

Explanation

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3. The length of rectangle is increased by 60%. The percentage by which the width has to be decreased to
maintain the same area is :

(A). 37 % (B). 32 %
(C). 37.5 % (D). None of these

Correct
C
Answer
Let length = l, breath = b

New length = , New Breadth = a

Explanation Then

Decreased Breadth = , Decrease % =

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4. Given a solid cylinder of radius 10 cm and length 1000 cm a cylindrical hole is made into it to obtain a
cylindrical shell of uniform thickness and having volume equal to one-fourth of original volume. The thickness of
cylindrical shell is :

(A). (B).
(C). (D).

Correct D

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Answer
Volume of original cylinder

Volume of shell

Explanation

Thickness
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5. If and are roots of equation then the area of the formed by lines
is :

(A). (B).

(C). (D).

Correct
A
Answer

Solving these equations we get coordinates of intersections as and

Explanation
Since, m1, m2 are roots of

Required Area =

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6.
If then is equal to :

(A). (B).
(C). (D).

Correct
A
Answer

Explanation

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7. The height of a right circular cone is trisected by two planes drawn parallel to the base. The volumes of the three
portions starting from the top are in the ratio :

(A). (B).
(C). (D).

Correct
B
Answer

Explanation

By basic proportionality theorem if height is trisected then base radii of the three cones VCD,
VA'B' and VAB are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3.

Let volume of cone VCD = v

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Volume of cone VA'B' = 8v ( volume is proportional to r 2h)

& volume of cone VAB = 27v ( both radius and height are tripled)

Volume Ratio = v : (8 v - v) : (27v - 8v) = 1 : 7 : 19

(Marks: 3.0, Negative Marks : 0.0).

8. If , then value of is :

(A). (B).

(C). (D). 1

Correct
B
Answer

Explanation

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9. The quadratic equation whose roots are the numbers is :

(A). (B).
(C). (D). None of these

Correct
B
Answer
S:

P:
Explanation

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10. A merchant buys goods at 25% off the list price. He desires to mark the goods so that he can give a discount of
20% on the marked price and still clear a profit of 25% on the selling price. The percent of the list price he must
mark the goods is :

(A). 130 % (B). 120 %

(C). 117.2 % (D). None of these

Correct
D
Answer
Let list price be x

He got goods at

Let marked price be y

After discount
Explanation

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Section 2
Section Title: Section 2
Total No. of
5
Questions:
Subjects:Class X Maths

11. If , then the difference between the greatest possible value and the

least possible value of x is :

(A). 1 (B). 3
(C). 2 (D). None of these

Correct
C
Answer

Explanation

Let =t

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t =1

Difference = 2 - 0 = 2
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12. The thrust (F) of wind on a sail varies jointly as the area (A) of the sail and the square of the velocity (V) of the
wind. The thrust on the sail is 1 unit when the velocity is 16 km / hr. The velocity of the wind when the thrust is 36
unit is :

(A). (B).

(C). (D).

Correct
B
Answer

Let the Area be 1 m2

Explanation

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13. If and , where a, b and c are other than zero, then x equals :

(A). (B).

(C). (D).

Correct
D
Answer
Inverting each of the expansions, we have the set of equations :

Explanation

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14. Tom, Dick and Harry started out on a 100 km journey. Tom and Harry went by automobile at the rate of
, while Dick walked at the rate of . After a certain distance, Harry got off and walked on at
, while Tom went back for Dick and got him to the destination at the same time that Harry arrived. The
number of hours required for the trip was :

(A). 5 (B). 6
(C). 8 (D). None of these

Correct
C
Answer
Let be the number of hours, respectively, that the car travels forward, back to pick up
Dick, then forward to the destination. Then we may write

Explanation This system of simultaneous equations is equivalent to be system

Whose solution is

Hence = total number of hours

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15. A train enters into a tunnel AB at A and exits at B. A jackal is sitting at O in another by- passing tunnel AOB,
which is connected to AB at A and B, where OA is perpendicular to OB. A cat is sitting at P inside the tunnel AB
making the shortest possible distance between O and P, such that AO = 30 km and PB = 32 km. When a train
before entering into the tunnel AB makes a whistle (or siren) somewhere before A, the jackal and cat run
towards A, they meet with accident (with the train) at the entrance A. The ratio of speeds of jackal and cat is :

(A). 2/3 (B). 4/3

(C). 5/3 (D). None of these

Correct
C
Answer

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For minimum possible distance between P and O, OP should be perpendicular to AB.

Explanation

Hence

At the time of entrance

AP = VCt = 18

OA = VJt = 30

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