QUESTIONS 20!i8 Reasoning & Aptitude Le MADE EASYAptitude & Reasoning 2 PRESTR TR Md hed Q.1 The sum of squares of successive integers 8 to 16, both inclusive, will be (a) 1126 (o) 1174 (c) 1292 (6) 1396 [ESE 2018 : 2 Marks) Q.2. Given that 0.8 is one root of the equation, 3—0.6x2 - 1.84x + 1.344 = 0. The other roots of this equation will be (@) tt and—-1.4—(b)-12 and 1.4 (©) 12 and 1.4 (a) -1.1 and 1.4 [ESE 2018 : 2 Marks] Q.3. The equation, x ~ 8x? + 37x — 50 = Ois factored and it has (3 + 4i) as one of its roots, What is the real root of this equation? (a) 2 (©) 4 () 65 (d) 13 [ESE 2018 : 2 Marks) Q4 Circle Ais 4 em in diameter; circle Bis 5 cm in diameter, Circle C has its circumference equal to the sum of the circumferences of both Aand B together, What will be the ratio of the area of circle C, with respect to the area of circle A and circle B respectively? (a) 5.0625 and 1.84 (b) 3.875 and 1.84 (c) 5.0625 and 3.24 (d) 3.875 and 3.24 [ESE 2018 : 2 Marks) QS. The 12 digits on the face of a clock are to be represented employing contributions of only the number 9 as either 9 or JG. The other prescribed conditions are () the least number of uses alone are permitted; and (ji) when alternates are possible, use of 9 willbe preferred over use of JG, which should be used minimally. How many times would J have to be used? (a) 6 ()5 (o) 4 (a) 3 [ESE 2018 : 2 Marks) www.madeeasypublications org iv a6 MADE ERSY In a particular test, the marks scored by 4 candidates ~ A, B, C and D ate as follows: + Marks obtained by A and B add to 100; + Marks obtained by Cand Dadd up to those scored by A; +B scores 4 times of D; * D scores 10 marks less than C. The marks obtained by C will be (@) 0 ©) 15 (©) 20 5 [ESE 2018 : 2 Marks] What is the form of the function f(x) for the following data? xyolif2[3 Tea 3) 6 [| 48 (x24 2e43 (jx? 2x43 (x24 2e-3 (dx? 2v-3 . What is the maximum value of z, if z= 10x + 6y subject to the constraints Sx + y S12, 2x + Sy S34, x20, y2 0? (@) 56 (&) 52 (o) 50 (9) 40 [ESE 2018 : 2 Marks] Let the sum of the squares of successive integers 0, 1, 2, u. 9 1, nbe denoted by S.Letthe sum of the cubes of the same integers be denoted by C. It is desirable tt as n increases in steps of ‘unity’ from ‘zero’, is Given by the seis (forn=0, 1,2,3,4....). What will this ratio be for n = 8? / 108, 103 @) a7 ) 47 , 198 +00 ©) 45 (45 [ESE 2018 : 2 Marks] © Copyright )MADE EASY Publications Q.10 A wall, rectangular in shape, has a perimeter of 72 m. Ifthe length of its diagonal is 18 m, what is the area of the wall? (a) 224m? (b) 486 me (o) 572m (A) 606 me [ESE 2018 : 2 Marks) Q.11 ‘To isolate an enclosed area for conservation, an open traverse Is run keeping close to (but outside of) the exterior boundary of the area through ground points A> B> C9 D> E > F > G > towards H (lo be eventually located). ABis 80° to the East of the North line al A, Deflection/interior angles at B, C, D, E, Fare indicated. What would be the magnitude | = of the deflection angle at G(as marked) so that GH many tun parallelto BA? (Lengths are immaterial in this case.) a) 190° (ce) 200° (0) 210° (a) 230° [ESE 2018 : 2 Marks) Q.12 The objective function z= Sx, + Sx; is to be maximized subjected to constraints. xy + 2x, $200 xy +x, 5 180 x,20 © Copyright Tv rs Publlaations Workbook 3 The values of x, and x, in this context are, respectively (a) 100.and 75 {e) 100 and 50 (b) 125 and 75 (d) 125 and 50 [ESE 2018 : 2 Marks] Q.13 Consider the length of a room is 15m and width is 10m. If the sum of the areas of the floor and ceiling is equal to the sum of the areas of the four walls, then the volume of the room is (a) 900m? (b) 1000 m* (©) 1200m" (6) 1500" [ESE 2018 : 2 Marks] Q.14 A small production unit now works 6 cays per week wiht hours of frst shill every one of the 6 days and 3 hours of second shift for each of the first 5 days. Wage negotiations led to an agreement to work on § days a week with both shits together clocking7 4 hours per day with an 8% increase in weekly wages. How much change in the houtly production would mean parity in the agreement for both management and employees? (@) 3.68% (b) 2.15% (©) 1.82% (6) 1.33% [ESE 2018 : 2 Marks] — wor madeeasypublications.orgAptitude & Reasoning 4 ECSU TET UDC U4) CSN) Q.1._ The temperature Tin a room varies as a function of the outside temperature T, and the number of persons in the room p, according to the elation T = K(Op + T,), where @ is K are constants. What would be the value of @ given the following data? To Pp T a | 2 | 324 x [5 | 420 (08 (0) 10 (©) 20 (@) 100 [GATE 2018 : 1 Mark] ‘The driver applied the as soonas she approached the hotel where she wanted to take a . az The words that best fll the blanks in the above sentence al (a) brake, break (c) brake, brake (b) break, break (d) break, brake [GATE 2018 : 1 Mark] Q.3° Tower Ais 90 m tall and tower Bis 140 m tall They are 100 m apart. A horizontal skywalk connects the floors at 70 m in both the towers, Ia taut rope connects the top of tower A to the bottom of tower B, at what distance (in meters) from tower Awill the rope intersect the skywalk? [GATE 2018 : 1 Mark] It is no surprise that every society has had codes of behaviour; however, the nature of these codes is often a4 The word that best fills the blank in the above sentence is (a) unpredictable (c) expected (©) simpie (@) strict [GATE 2018 : 1 Mark] “\ww.madeeasypublications.org iv MADE ERSY Q.5 Hema’s age is 5 years more than twice Hari’s age. Suresh’s age is 13 years less than 10 times Haris age. If Suresh is 3 times as old as Hema How old is Hema? (a) 14 (c) 18 17 (19 [GATE 2018 : 1 Mark] Consider a sequence of number a, &,, ay, a6 for each integer n> 0. 1 a,where a =—— n n nee What is the sum of the first 50 terms? [GATE 2018 : 2 Marks] A fruit seller sold a basket of fruits at 12.5% loss, Had he sold it for Rs. 108 more, he would have made a 10% gain. What is the loss in Rupees incurred by the fruit seller? (a) 48 (b) 52 (©) 6 (a) 108 [GATE 2018 : 2 Marks] a7 Each of the leters arranged as below represents unique from 1 to 9. The letters are positioned in the figure such that (A x B x C), (B x G x E) and (D x E x F) are equal. Which integer among the following choices cannot be represented by the letters A, B, C, D, E, F or G? x D Bele fey Tet (a) 4 fb) 5 () 6 (a) 9 [GATE 2018 : 2 Marks] © CopyrightMADE EASY Q.9 The price of awire made of a superalloy material 's proportional to the square of its length. The price of 10 m length of the wire is Rs. 1600. What would be the total price (in Rs.) of two wires of lengths 4m and 6 m? (@) 768 (©) 832 (©) 1440 (@) 1600 [GATE 2018 : 2 Marks] Q.10 What ofthe following function(s) in an accurate description of the graph for the range(s) indicated? (a) y= 2x44 for-3sxs-1 (b) y=lx-AWfor-sx2 (©) y= |x|-1] for-1s2<2 (8) y= 1 for2sxs3 (2) (i, (i. and (i) only (b) (i), (i) and (iv) only (©) (i)and (iv) only (4) (i) and (iv) only [GATE 2018 : 2 Marks) CE ee) Q.11 A three-member committee has to be formed from a group of 9 people. How many such distinct committees can be formed? (a) 27 (e) 72 (o) 81 (d) 84 [GATE 2018 : 1 Mark] Q.12 “His face with joy when the solution of the puzzle was tohim." The words that best fil the blanks in the above sentence are | © Copyright res Workbook {a) shone, shown {c) shown, shone {b) shone, shone (a) shown, shown [GATE 2018 : 1 Mark] Q.13 For non-negative integers, a, b, ¢, what would be the value of a+b + cif log a+ log b+ log ¢ = 07 (a) 3 ()1 () 0 @- [GATE 2018 : 1 Mark] Q.14 “Although it does contain some pioneering ideas, one would hardly characterize the work as The word that best fils the blank in the above sentence is {@) innovative (0) simple (©) dull (6) boring [GATE 2018 : 1 Mark] Q15 azatat..tg=ab ries and Ox brbta b= ab? where a, bn and m are natural numbers, What is the value of (mzmame +n)(oenene +n)? nites mines) (@) 2a (0) aot (6) abla + b) (aoe [GATE 2018 : 1 Mark] Q.16 In manufacturing industries, loss is usually taken tobe proportional to the square of the deviation from a target. If the loss is Rs. 4900 for a deviation of 7 units, what would be the loss in Rupees for a deviation of 4 units from the target? {a) 400 (b) 1200 (e) 1600 (d) 2800 [GATE 2018 : 2 Marks] Q.17 Each ofthe letters in the figure below represents a unique integer from 1 to 9. The letters are positioned in the figure such that each of voimadeeasypublications.org |Aptitude & Reasoning (A+B+0), (C+D+6), (E+F+G) and (G+H=K) is equial to 13, Which integer does E represent? AB ¢ D EFS H 3} @1 (4 we (7 [GATE 2018 : 2 Marks] Q.18 The annual average rainfall in a tropical city is 1000 mm. On a particular rainy day (24-hour period), the cumulative raintal experienced by the city is shown in the graph, Over the 24-hour period. 50% of the rainfal falling on a rooftop, which had an obstruction- free area of 50 m?, was harvested into a tank. What is the total volume of water collected in the tank in liters? 400. Sa Cumulative rainfall (mm) seeeees oa 6 8 12 15 18 21 24 Hours {a) 25,000 (©) 18,750 (e) 7,500 (d) 3,125 [GATE 2018 : 2 Marks) Q.19 Given that logP _logQ_ log _ 49 4, y Z Z-x xy X#y #2, what is the value of the product POR? (a) 0 1 (0) xyz (d) 10% [GATE 2018 : 2 Marks] a www.madeeasypublications org MADE ERSY Q.20 A faulty wall clock is known to gain 15 minutes every 24 hours. itis synchronized tothe correct g time at 9 AM on 11" July. What will be the correct time to the nearest minute when the 2 clock shows 2 PM on 15% July of the same g year? (@) 12:45 PM (©) 12:58PM (6) 1:00PM (@) 2:00PM [GATE 2018 : 2 Marks] eases Q.21 What is the missing number in the following Tv sequence? 2, 12, 60, 240, 720, 1440, __. 0 a) 2880 (b) 1440 (e) 720 (ao [GATE 2018 : 1 Mark] Q.22 “From where are they bringing their books? — bringing ______ books from The words that best sentence are {a) Their, they're, there (bo) They're, their, there (c) There, their, they're (qd) They're, there, there [GATE 2018 : 1 Mark] Q.23 What would be the smallest natural number which when divided either by 20 or by 42 or by 76 leaves a remainder of 7 in each case? the blanks in the above Spoon (@) 3047 (b) 6047 (e) 7987 (6) 63847 2 [GATE 2018 : 4 Mark] Q.24 "A investigation can sometimes yield new facts, but typically organized ones are more successful.” ‘The word that best fills the blank in the above sentence is {a) meandering (0) consistent (b) timely (A) systematic [GATE 2018 : 1 Mark] © Copyright |MADE EASY Q.25 The area of a square is d. What is the area of the circle which has the diagonal of the square as its diameter? (a) ad (b) aa? 1a? 1, © te ( tna (GATE 2018 : 1 Mark} Q.26 In pqr # 0 and p™* what is the value of the product xyz? 1 a) -1 fb) —— f@) (o) par (1 (a) par [GATE 2018 : 2 Marks] Q.27 In appreciation of the social improvements completed in a town, a wealthy philanthropist decided to gift Rs 750 to each male senior citizen in the town and Rs 1000 to each female senior citizen. Altogether, there were 300 senior citizens eligible for this gift, However, only 8/ 9" of the eligible men and 2/3" of the eligible women claimed the gift. How much money (in | 2 Rupees) did the philanthropist give away in total? (a) 1,50,000 (b) 2,00,000 (o) 1,78,000 (d) 1,51,000 [GATE 2018 : 2 Marks] Q.28 In the figure below, ZDEC + ZBFC is equal to (@) 28CD- 2BAD () BAD + Z8cD (b) ZBAD + ZBCF (0) ZCBA + ZADC [GATE 2018 : 2 Marks] © Copyright Workbook 7 Q.29 A six sided unbiased die with four green faces and two red faces is rolled seven times. Which of the following combinations is the most likely outcome of the experiment? (@) Three green faces and four red faces. (0) Four green faces and three red faces (6) Five green taces and two red faces (@) Six green faces and one red face. [GATE 2018 : 2 Marks] Q.80 Ina party, 60% ofthe invited guests are male and 40% are female. If 80% of the invited ‘quests attended the party and if all the invited female guests attended, what would be the ratio of males to females among the attendees in the party? (a) 2:3 (yt (0) 3:2 (a) 2:1 [GATE 2018 : 2 Marks] Sane Med Q.31 What s the value — of tlt ty tye 4" t6' 64! 256 7 @2 OG 3 4 5 5 [GATE 2018 : 1 Mark] Q.32 "By giving him the last of the cake, you will ensure lasting ___ in ourhouse today. ‘The words that best fll the blanks in the above sentence are {a) peas, piece (c) peace, piece (b) piece, peace (d) peace, peas [GATE 2018 : 1 Mark] Q.83 A1.5mintall person is standing at a distance of 3 m from a lamp post. The light from the lamp at the top of the post casts her shadow. The length of the shadow is twice her height. What is the height of the lamp post in meters? wor madeeasypubliations.org)8 Aptitude & Reasoning (a) 15 (b) 3 (0) 45 6 [GATE 2018 : 1 Mark] Q.34 “Even though there is a vast scope for its tourism has remained alan area The words t sentence are (@) improvement, neglected (0) rejection, approved (6) fame, glum (@) interest, disinterested [GATE 2018 : 1 Mark] Q.36 I the number 715 7423's divisible 3 (? denotes the missing digit in the thousandttns place), at best fill the blanks in the above then the smallest whole number in the place of? is @o 2 5 6 [GATE 2018 : 1 Mark] Q.36 Two alloys A and B contain gold and copper in the ratios of 2; 3 and 3: 7 by mass, respectively. Equal masses of alloys A and B are melted to make an alloy C. The ratio of gold to copper in alloy Cis (a) 5: 10 () 7218 6:11 () 9:13 [GATE 2018 : 2 Marks] Q.37 Lelia aspires to buy a car worth Rs. 10,00,000, after 5 years. What is the minimum amount in Rupees that she should deposit now in a bank which offers 10% annual rate of interes, if the interest was compounded annually? (a) 5,00,000 (©) 6,21,000 (c) 666,667 (d) 7,50,000 [GATE 2018 : 2 Marks] Q.38 A cab was involved in a hit and tun accident at night You are given the following data about the cabs in the cily and the accident, ()) 85% of cabs in the city are green and remaining cabs are blue, (ji) A witness identified the cab involved it accident as blue ee | wonmadeeasypublcationsorg MADE ERSY Publications {ii It is known that a witness can correctly identify the cab colour only 80% of the time, Which of the following options is closest to the probability that the accident was caused by a blue cab? {a) 12% (b) 15% (41% (a) 20% [GATE 2018 : 2 Marks] Q.39 A coastal region with unparalleled beauty is home to many species of animals. Itis dotted with coral reefs and unspoilt white sandy beaches. It has remained inaccessible to tourists due to poor connectivity and lack of accommodation. A company has spotted the ‘opportunity andis planning to develop a luxury resort with helicopter service to the nearest major city airport. Environmentalists are upset that this would lead to the region becoming crowed and polluted lke any other major beach resorts, Which one of the following statements can be logically inferred from the information given in the above paragraph? (a) The culture and tradition of the local people will be influenced by the tourists. (©) The region willecome crowded and polluted due to tourism (c) The coral reets are on the decline and could soon vanish. (@) Helicopter connectivity would lead to an increase in tourists coming to the region, [GATE 2018 : 2 Marks] Q.40 The Cricket Board has long recognized John's potential as a leader of the team. However, his onield Temper has always been a matter of concern for them since his junior days. While this aggression has filed stadia with die-hard fans, it has taken a toll on his own batting. Until recently, it appeared that he found it difficult to convert his aggression into big scores. Over the past three seasons though, that picture of John has been replaced by a cerebral calculative and successtul batsman-captain. © Copyright | Fubllentons —MADE EASY After many years, it appears that the team has finally found a complete captain Which of the following statements can be logically inferred from the above paragraph? () Even as a junior cricketer, John was considered a good captain (i) Finding a complete captains a challenge. (ii) Fans and the Cricket Board have differing views on what they want in a captain. (iv) Over the past three seasons John has accumulated big scores (@) (). (i) and (il) only (©) (ii) andi (iv) only (6) (i) and (iv) only (9) (), Gi), Gi) and (vy) [GATE 2018 : 2 Marks] aan 2 Q.41 For what values of k given below is eee an integer? (a) 4,28.18 (6) 4,10, 16 (0) 4.8.28 (a) 8, 26, 28 [GATE 2018 : 1 Mark] |= Q.42 “Since youhave gone off the__ the sand is likely to damage the car’. The words that best fll the blanks in the above sentence are (@) course, coarse (6) coarse, course (b) course, course (d) coarse, coarse [GATE 2018 : 1 Mark] Q.43 The three roots of the equation f(x) = 0 are 2, 0, 8). What are the three values of x for which f(x ~ 3) = 0? (a) 5, -3,0 (b) -2,0, 3 (0) 06,8 () 1,36 [GATE 2018 : 1 Mark] Q.44 Functions, Fla, b) and Gia, 6) are defined as follows: F(a, b) = (a~ bj and Gla, b) = aH, where © Copyright Spoon Workbook 9 |x{represents the absolute value of x. What would be the value of G(F(1, 3), G(1, 3))? (a2 (o) 4 6 (d) 36 [GATE 2018 : 1 Mark] Q.45 "A common misconception among writers is that sentence structure mirrors thought; the more _ the structure, the more complicated the ideas The word that best fills the blank in the above sentence is {a) detailed (b) simple (c) clear {d) convoluted [GATE 2018 : 1 Mark] Q.46 Ina certain code AMCF is written as EQGJ and NKUF is written as ROYJ. How will DHLP be wtitten in the code? (a) RSTN (c) HLPT (b) TLPH (d) XSVR [GATE 2018 : 2 Marks] Q.47 An e-mail password must contain three characters. The password has to contain one numeral from 0 to 8, one upper case and one lower case character from the English alphabet How many distinct passwords are possible? (@) 6.760 (©) 13,520 (c) 40,560 (a) 1,05,456 [GATE 2018 : 2 Marks] Q.48 A designer uses marbles of four diferent colours forhis designs. The cost of each marble is the same, itrespective of the colour. The table below shows the percentage of marbles of each colour used in the current design. The cost of each marble increased by 25%. Therefore, the designer decided to reduce equal numbers of marbles of each colour to keep the total cost unchanged, What is the percentage of blue marbles in the new design? Bue 40% Black 25% Red 20% Yellow 15% wor madeeasypubliations.org)10 Aptitude & Reasoning (a) 35.75 (©) 40.25 (o) 43.75, (d) 46.25, [GATE 2018 : 2 Marks] Q.49 P,Q, Rand $ crossed a lake in a boat that can hold a maximum of two persons, with only one set of oars. The following additional facts are available () The boat held two persons on each of the three forward trips across lake and one person on each of the two return tips. (i) Pis unable to row when someone else is in the boat, (ii) Qis unable to row with anyone else except R. {iv) Each person rowed for at least one trip. (¥) Only one person can row during atrip. Who rowed twice? @e OR (b) Q (as [GATE 2018 : 2 Marks] Q.50 A class of twelve children has two more boys than girls, A group of tree children are randomly picked from this class to accompany the teacher on a field trip. What is the probability that the group accompanying the teacher contains more | = girls than boys? 325 (a) 0 ©) 364 525 5 ©) Sea O) a5 [GATE 2018 : 2 Marks] DET Meno Q.51 For0 5y Circumference of circle B = Sx as its diameter = 5 cm; Area of circle B = [5] "Or Tom Circumference of circle C = Circumference of circle A + Circumference of circle B= 4n+ Sn = 90 Diameter of circle C = 9 cmAptitude & Reasoning MADE EASY 16 Publications sca of ciclo ¢ = (8) x= Ste vea of circle C = (5) x=) 8181 Ratio of are of circle C wat, area of circle A and that of circle B will be 315g OF5.0625 and 3.24 5. (b) Care is to be taken to meet the given conditions ie. least number of 8s and or V9 to be used and preference to be given to use of 9 9 4=V9+=; 9 Q= 6 (d) A+ B= 100 C+D=A B=4D D=C-t00r€=D+10 A+ 4D = 100 and D+D+10=A o A=2D+10 Solving these 2 equations given D = 15 and C = 25 7. (a) This question can be solved by just putting values given in various options. 8. (a) This question can be solved by finding point of intersection of the 2 linear equations representing the constraints ax+yst2 and. 2x + Sy < 34 which is x = 2 and y= 6 Putting this value in the given objective function i.e, 2 = 10x + Gy, we get maximum value of z= 56. 9, (a) 2 n(n+Y) st £_ Ent (ory Ignoring 1* term, © = 2 Sy ine Nene 6 a a MADE EASY pean) PublicationsMADE EASY Workbook 17 Putting, n= 8 we get £= 12 uting, n= 8 we get <= 47 10. (b) + »___+ i ae Wall Perimeter = 72 m = (a4 b)x2=72m “0 a+ b=36m #+ Pak = a + bP = 18? = 324 “ Area = ax b Ai) we know, (a+b) = a? + b+ 2ab = 36° = 324 + 2 x (Area) = Ave = 486 m? 11, (a) ZFGH = 190° Note: Line FG will be horizontal and not inclined as given in question 12, (e) This question can be solved by finding point of intersection of the 2 linear equations representing the constraints xy + Dey $ 200 and x, +x, $180 which is x, = 100 and x, = 50 13. (a) t h ao , om ml ‘© Copyright MADE ERSY wor madeeasypubliations.org)18 14, Aptitude & Reasoning MADE EASY Given information is Area of floor + Area of ceiling = Sum of area of four walls =9(10 x 15) + (10 x 18) = (18 x hx 2) + (10 x hx 2) = 300 = 50h = h=6m Volume of room = 10 m x 18 mx 6m = 900 mé (a) nthe first case, total number of hours per week = 3.6 x 6 + 3 x § = 36 hours in the second case, total number of hours = 7.5 x § = 87.5 hours (36x 1.08) With increased wages, the effective hourly rateis “27 0368 implying 3.68% as the increase in expected productivity Reasoning & Aptitude : GATE 2018 (b) 82.4 = K (20 + 25) OF 42 = K(50 + 30) (ii) e=1 (a) * Brake is a device which is used for stopping or moving a vehicle. * Break refers to a pause in work or during an activity (22.22) +100 m wi AME = SAPC AM _ ME AP ~ PC 20 _ ME = 80 ~ 100 = ME = 22.22 (a) Unpredictable - Contrary word required a ( wwrwmadeeasypublications org MADE ERSY © Copyright)MADE EASY Workbook | 49 Publestons 5. (a) Using options (a) and (¢) cannot be answer. ‘As Hema's age = 2n +5, where nis a natural number. (n+ 5414) (2n +5 #18) (©) and (a) remains Let us take Hema's age as option (d) which is 19. So, Har'’s age = 7 and Suresh age = 57 Verifies all condition “answer (a)" Alternate Method | or any natal number Hema = 2 Hari + 5 Suresh = 10 Hari ~ 13 = 3 Hema Solving equations. Hari = 7 Hema = 19 Suresh = 57 6. (c) Sum of series will be (-3+@-3-6-)-a)(-a)-(-3) All like terms will cancel out and we will be left with (Hea) 7. (c) 12.8% + 10%x = 108 _ 108 *" 225 125 108x225 ~ So loss xe 0 8 (b) Ax Bx C=8xGx E=DxExF=72 Bx9x1=9x2K4=3K4x6=72 Any of A, B, C, D, EF G cannot be 5. 9, (b) Cm We C= KWe > C= k(10)¢ = 100k = 1600 => k C, = (4)? = 16k MADE ERSY > | © copyright EASY wwrwmadeeasypublications.org |20 | Aptitude & Reasoning MADE EASY Publieatone G, = k(6)? = 36k Now total cost = 52k = 52 x 16 = 832 10. (b) Put value and verity () y= 2x4 4s true in-Bsxs-4 On putting x y= -2andx (i) y = be= Ais also true (x = 1, y (v) y= 1 in (2 Sx <3) always true (i), (i) and (iv) are true. O and x 1. (d) 9! _9x8x7 9¢, - 9! 9x87 gigi 12, (a) Shone - It is past - participle and past form of shine. Shown - To show means to reveal and point out something. 13, (a) As a, b, ¢ are non-negative integers and given log @ + log b + log c= 0 logla x b x ¢) = log 1 = axbxost Which can be possible for simple values. a=b=c= Hence a+btca1+141=3 Alternate Method: Given, log a + log b + log c= 0 As we know log 1 = 0, so each one of them can be zero if a = log 1 + log 1+ log 1=0 By putting a= b= 1 equation satisfies a+bto=14141=3 14, (a) Innovative is similar to poineer. 15. (b) atatatite ona ab = n=ab “a btb+b+..+b ~ mb = ba wowmadeeasypublications org MADE EASY PublicationsMADE EASY Workbook | 24 16. 17. 18. — | © Copyright Publications = m= ab ii) so, (EMA) x lee +n] ie, mn x mn = (mn trom (i) and (i) mn = a®b® So, result, (mn? = (a#b?) = att (c) Loss = kd? For duration of 7 units 4900 = k(7) = k = 100 Loss = kd? For duration of 4 units = ka? = 16k = 1600 (b) A+ B+C=18 “i C+D+E=88 ii) E+F+G=13 (ii) GtH+K=8 (i) Adding [(i) + (il) + (i) + (vy) A+B+C+D+E+F+G+H+K+ (C+ E+ G)= 13x 4=52 ) Also A, B, C, D, E, F, GH & K represents natural numbers from (1 to 9) There sum will be given by Substituting (iv) C+ E+ G=7 wi) Only possibly for sum 7 will be (1, 2, 4) Now, C+ E cannot be (1 and 2) As eq. (ii) is C+ D+ E= 13 Now, D will become equal to 10 (which is not possible because digits 1 to 9 given) (14) © & Ean be ether (2 4) (ui If C= Hirom eq. (vi) C+ E+ G=7 Now, £+G=3 (Not possible in eq, (il) E + F + G = 10, F = 10 which is not possible) So from eq. (vii) only possibility remains is E = H. (c) Cumulative rainfall = 300 mm 50% of rainfall = 900-20. = 150 mm Area = 50 m? ~‘ceuupeeeeeeennnn MADE EASY ‘wwwmadeeasypubliations.org |22 | Aptitude & Reasoning MADE EASY Publications = Volume stored in tank = 150 x 10 x 50 m? o = 75001 19. (b) logP = 10(y - 2) log Q = 10(z - x) logR = 10(x - y) logP + log@ + logR = 0 log(PQA) = log 1 POR=1 20. (b) 9 Am of 11 July of 2 PM on 15% July = 101 hours 18 (2438) hours of incomaet cook = 24 nous of corect clock 15 24+ hours of IC = 24 hours of correct clock 1 hour of IC = 5 hours of correct clock = 99.958 hours of correct clock 99 hours + 0.95876 x 60 minutes of correct clock = 99 hours + 67.525 minutes = 99 hours and approx §8 minutes So, correct time will be 2 PM, 11! july + (89 hours and §8 minutes) = 12 : 58 PM on 15% July 21. (b) a a a SPALOOK? SOO>R™™OO™D™E™ So, 1440 must be answer. 22. (b) They're used for pointing group Their is pointing people. There is used for place 23. (c) Number is divided by either by 20 or 42 or by 76 K x LCM(20, 42, 76) + constant difference = 7890 K + 7 (K is natural number) Least number will be 7890 + 7 = 7897. umctiosmticieran MADE EASY eee MOE ecblationsMADE EASY Publications 24. (a) Meandering : wandering aimlessly/indirect. 25. (d) Area of square = Side one side of square = Vd Diagonal of square = Ja+d = Vad Area of circle = w? - (2) 2 and “2 = ind 26. (c) Put Which is true ie. So, Alternate Solution: — (© copyright MADE EASY ubllaations Workbook 23 www madeeasypublications.org )24 | Aptitude & Reasoning MADE EASY Puallestions 27. (b) Male + Female = 300 Wo Total money = Suxre0+2F 1000 _ 80004 , 6000. 9 6000 = One) From equation (i) Tal money = °2°2(200)=2,00,000 28. (a) “e+ a=? a+ q+ E= 180 “ a+B+F= 180 ii) a+ p+ p+ a= 360 aii) Equation (i) + (i) = Gil at qtE+a+BrF=asfpepeq E4Fa=p-a 29. (c) Four green, two red face P(@) = a(R) = n= 3744 1 35x29 _ 35x2° Option (1), P(G = 3) = AY _ S8x2 35x2" vio. Me 91-0(2) (= SP 2y' (1) _ 35x24 _ 35x24 Q, PG =4)= 3) 3 - = sO) 6! www madeeasypublications. org MADE ERSY ‘© Copyright| PublicationsMADE EASY Workbook | 25 30. 31. 32. 33, 34. 35. (© copyright Publestions 21x2 _ 42x24 (3), Fo a 6 7, 2 1 7x2 _ 28x2" @. PG =6)= «() ()- 28x2t Sa} *l3) * ry Option 3 is maximum value. So, five green faces and two red faces. () 300 Let total number of people are 100 VAIN sown So, M must be 80 ~ 40 = 40 20 (Attend) Ratio of male to female 40: 40 wo \ 40(w) qed (d) This is a infinite Geometric progression with first term (a) = 1 1 and common ratio (1) a The formula for finding the sum of infinite G.P is given by a 1 414 71 3/473 4 (b) * Peace is a situation when there is no wat or fighting and things are calm and quiet + Piece is a part of something (b) ABC and DEC are similar triangles, A 4B BC { DE EC famce x ne po 15° 3 c h 3 é wr? 3 ee 3s Ht = 3 meter (a) Even though thete is a vast scope for is improvement, tourism has remained a neglected area (b) 715 ? 423 We know that the divisibility rule for 3 is sum of all digits should be divisible by 3. THt$5+44243=22 a MADE ERSY wwwimadeeasypublications.org _ PubllaationsAptitude & Reasoning MADE EASY 26 Puallestions So, the next number after sum 22 which are divisible by 3 are 24. 27, 30 etc. So, 22+ 2=24 2246-27 But according to minimum condition 2 Is right answer 36. (b) Alloy A contains Gold and Copper Let 2x: 8x Which is same as 4x : 6x Alloy B contains Copper 3x : 7x As masses of Alloy A is equal to Alloy of mass B. ie Gold Copper ie Alloy 1 4x: Gx = 10x (mass) Alloy 2 Sx: Tx =3 10x (mass) Ratio of Gold to Copper is, Gold from alloy 1+ Gold of alloy2 ax e3x_ 7x _ 7 Copper from alloy 1+ Copper of alloy2 ~ Gx+7x 1Gx 13 37. (b) ry A= P(t {+05} 5 sonar = o( 142) 5 1 ‘oo0000 = P(t ' (a) ta0000 = pf 1* 10° 10° _ 10" P= 1000000% <1 = “is = 620921.928 ~ 621000 38. (c) Let us suppose total number of cabs are 100. 85 are green and rest 15 are blue. Witness is correct 80% of times in identifying, Total number of blue cabs identified correctly 80 SO xt8=12 (80% of 15) = 535 Witness is incorrect 20% of times Thal incorrectness should happen for green 20 7 x85=17 (20% of 85) = ox ———e www madeeasypublications. org MADE ERSY ‘© Copyright| PublicationsMADE EASY Workbook | 27 Publestons Witness identifies 12 + 17 = 29 Cabs in total Required 12 12 Total 12417 29 Probability = 41.3% = 41% 39. (b) (a) is beyond the scope of given information option (c) can also be discarded on the same grounds. ‘The argument deals with the coastal region becoming crowded and polluted because of the upcoming luxury resort. Option (b) precisely underlines the theme of the para. 40. (c) Statement (i) is not true as nowhere it is mentioned that John was a captain in junior team. The introductory line emphasizes on the board recognizing John’s potential (Latent quality/possibilty) as leader of the team Statement (ii) also manipulates the facts mentioned in the argument. The 3 statement of the argument while this aggression has filled stadia with die-hard fans does not indicate fans expectations from John as a caption. Statement (ii) The concluding statement of the para suggests that finding a completer captain is a tough task as it took John many years to become a successful and calculative batsman - captain Statement (iv) can be explicitly concluded from the last 4 lines of the para. a. ©) 2 Gee K-85 er7F - Pan Integers Kare @Bx2F _ 900 So, option (6) > 4, 8, 28 42. (a) * Going off the course - not following the intended route. © Coarse sand - harsh in texture 43. (d) fa) = 0 x= (20,3) f(-2) = 0, (0) = 0, 13) He 3) =0 13,6 11 = 8) = f(-2) =0 1(3 ~ 3) = s(0) = 0 16 ~ 3) = 1(3) = 0 44, (a) Fla, b) = (a 6? Gla, b) = |a- 8 ccpnnnne (© copyright MADE ERSY ‘www.madeeasypublications.org ) PubllaationsAptitude & Reasoning MADE EASY 28 Puallestions GIF(A, 3) G1, 3) = G(1 = 3%, 11 = 31) = G(4, 2) = |4-2l 46. (c) swer , pace 3 A Ll 2} 3 a ore PEAT 2 47. (c) Numeral can be selected in 10 ways (0 - 9) Each of upper case and lower case alphabhats can be done in 26 ways each All three choosen (1 numeral and 2 alphabat) can be arrange in 3! ways. So, total number of ways will be 10 x 26 x 26 x 3! = 40560 ways 48. (c) Assume number of marbles = 100 Cost of marbles increased = 25 New cost = Rs. 126 400 Number of marbles in Rs.100 = 52x 100 = 80 marbles now, (40 — x) + (25 ~ x) + (20-2) + (15-x) = 80 100 ~ 4x = £0 xo5 40-5) 5 % blue marbles in new design = 49=9) 109 =35x5 80 4 49. (c) () Qand R moves first In forward trip Q rowed In return trip R rowed. (i) P and R moves in second trip R rowed in forward trip P rowed in return trip ————e www madeeasypublications. org MADE ERSY ‘© Copyright| PublicationsMADE EASY Workbook | 29 Publications (ii) P and $ moves in last trip S rowed in forward trip. R rowed twice. 50. (b) B+G=12 B=G+2 => B=7 G=5 7 Boys and 5 Girls are there is 12 students. Among 3 students selected boys have to be more than git. So only two cases arise. G B 2 1 3 ° 5.55 As case (i) GGG 2 12 aGsB case ti) GB GLo3ax2 Baa ” + sy Through as question is stating 3 students are taken at random. G 8 2 1 3 #70, 48 "eo, _ 10x74+10%1_ 80, 12x10xt1 220° 11 6 #70y 0.3636 51. (b) a ~‘ceuupeeeeeeennnn (© copyright MADE EASY PubllaationsAptitude & Reasoning MADE EASY 30 Publications ® 52. (d) (i) Cuboid volume = 8 x 10 x 6 = 480 cm (i) Cube volume = 8 x 8 x 8 = 512 em? Gil) Cynder volume = wr2n = 2x77 x7 = 10780m? 434 (v)_——_ Sphere volume = Jar? = Sax (7) = 1436.75 om? Hence, the descending order of their volumes is (iv) Gi. 53. (c) Errant means misbehaving, exhibiting inappropriate behavior / offending conduct. 54. (c) Area of equilateral triangle = JS a=2 Perimeter = 3a = 3x 2=6 65. (a) Stairs - A construction designed to bridge a large vertical distance by dividing it into smaller vertical distances, called steps Stares - To look at someone for a long time 56. (a) Total distance = x (Onward journey) S, = 60 km/h (Return journey) S, = 90 kmihy Average spood = Telaldistance __x+x 2x Totaltime x x P3842 eo" 90 *lo0x2 _ 2x90x2_7, 5 58. (c) xe te x@e+1)=1 rete ————e coment rape MADE EASY Oeanes PublicationsMADE EASY Workbook | 34 ubleatons (:-3) =«) Squaring above equation, ee tee cer 59. (d) 100,000 8 (3,30,000), (2.50,000) 6,30,000 = 2y + 1,50,000 + 100000 + 80000 + 60000 + 90000 + 90000 6,30,000 ~ §,70,000 = 2y y= 30000 Students who failed to clear the test = 150000 + 60000 + 90000 + 4y = 300000 + 4 x 30000 Students who failed to clear the test = 420000 60. (c) Number of parallelogram 61. (b) Rectangle initial length is / and breath is b. If lis reduced by 10 m and breath reduced by 5 m then it becomes square. MADE ERSY > —— (ecenmiohe ubleatons eceeeereee caeee32 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. wowmadeeasypublications org MADE EASY Aptitude & Reasoning MADE EASY Publieatone So, 1-10=b-5 1-b=5 Given, initial Ixb=A i) 2nd condition, (I= 10) (b= 8) = A 650 Ib ~ 10b ~ 51 + 50 = A~ 650 A-10b - 51 = A~ 700 10b + 5! = 700 10b + 5{b + 5) = 700 15b + 25 = 700 1Sb = 700 ~ 25 15b = 675 = b = 45m 1=454+5=50m Area of original rectangle = 45 x 50 = 2250 m® (b) Let two digit no is xy xty=9 “a tox + y- 45 o x-8=y xrysd ii) ‘Adding (i) and (i) x=7 Subtracting (i) and (ii) y=2 Therefore the number is 72. (b) 7 machine — 7 toys + 7 minutes 1 machine - 1 toy + 7 minutes Because one machine takes 7 minute for making 1 toy. So, 100 machines will take 7 minute for making 100 toys. (c) Frugality is synonyms to miserliness (a) Principle - A moral rule / belief Principal - The person in-charge of an educational institution (d) Given, a and b are integer a+ ab is odd a(1 +ab!) is ode Muttiplication of odd and odd number is odd. So, ais odd and 1 + ab? is odd 1+ ab? is odd, so ab* will be even. PublicationsMADE EASY Publications Because a is odd so for ab® to be even b must be even, So, a is odd and b is even 67. (c) Fade culty Fede RosesiRed ‘icy Case Caso. 68. (b) x[O[2t[22 O[-t] 0 Solving through options, @ y= |bl+t]-2 Putting, x = 1 y=2-2=0 Not satisfied (0) Putting, x = 1 Satisfied © y= |bl=a-1 Putting, x = 1 yeleal-4 ye Not satisfied @ y= |lx-tl- Putting, x = 1 yelh-s|-4 y= |0-41 yet Not satisfied 69. (a) loglal + loglol + loglel = 0 It is possible only, if lal, lol and lel all are equal to 1 So, a, b, ¢ may be #1, #1, +1 respectively] © Copyright MADE EASY Publlaations Workbook 33 Roses casos — wwumadecasypublcationsorg34 70. m1. 72. 73. 74. Aptitude & Reasoning MADE EASY Publieatone For minimum value all three will be negative So, minimum value = -3 For maximum value all three will be positive, So, maximum value = +3, (d) Train speed = $4 km/h Time = 25 sec for travelling length of train and length of platform Man speed = 9 kmih Speed of train to man = 45 km/h Time = 14 sec. So, length of train = time x speed = 14x 45x S 8 Longth of train = 35 x § m= 175 m Length of platform + length of train = speed x time = 84x x25= 15x25 =975m Length of platform = 375 - 175 = 200 m () Complemented - Complete Compliemented - Remark of admiration (a) Undiminished - Unambitious / unskilled, (b) BC, FGH, LMNO, TUVWX (a) Po = Ps nD=4a now, Area of circle Area of square = Area of triangle So, circle has the largest area ( MADE ERSY ae www.madeeasypublications.org PublicationsMADE EASY Workbook | 35 Publestons 75. (0) —1 , t,t Ttlog, ww” T+10g, wu” TT0g, uv 1 = logu+log, ww log, v+log, wu ” log, w+log, uv 1 1 1 jog, uw “Tog, uaw “Tog, aw [Oy UFO yy VFO yy W = HODyyy UW = 1 76. (b) For remaining two trials highest probability is, that HH HT TH TT Out of 4 possible cases one head and T will be have the highest probability of occurance 77. — (*) (This question is to be challenged) 5, 125 x7 x 39 = 2 3 W = 47775 Robot hrs. Left work = 47775 ~ 125 x 7 x 39 = 13650 Robot hrs. 13 xx x 8 = 19650 x= 131.25 Addition robot required = 131.25 ~ 125 = 6.25 = 7 78. (c) B18) (or ST) Cr) 13), ci19) T=40 Total student = 40 13-x4 16-x419-x4x= 40 Students watches all three movies, xa4 — MADE ERSY — (ecepmigte SE ruptantone worwmedecesypubliatons.org )36 79. 80. wowmadeeasypublications org MADE EASY Aptitude & Reasoning MADE EASY Publieatone () Area = 1936 m? a? = 1936 me a=44m Length of wire = 4a = 4% 442176 m Now, part length = 3 x 44 = 132m part-2 length = 1 x 44 = 44m Long wire is bent in square, So, 4a= 182 a=33m Area of square = 33? = 1089 m? Now, small wire is bent in circle, So, nD = 44 22 Bip aa xD D=14m ‘Area of circle = 183.94 me Total area enclosed = Area of square + Area of circle = 1089 + 153.94 = 1242.97 = 1243 m? (d) By condition 1 => Possible numbers are —> 51, 54, 57 By condition 2 => Possible numbers are —> 61, 62, 63, 65, 66, 67, 69 By condition 3 = Possible numbers are ~» 70, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 79 = 66 is multiple of 3, it does not belong to 50 to 59. So it is not the answer. => 54 is multiple of 3 and 6. But itis not the multiple of 4. So according to second condition it cannot be the answer. => Because 65 is not the multiple of 6. So condition 3 is not satisfied. So it cannot be the answer. = For 76. All three conditions are satisfied. So it is the answer. Publications