M OCK T EST – 1

M CQ T YPE QU EST I ON S
1. A and B are two points on a co-ordinate plane. All
 x 2  29x  154 
the points, in the same plane as A and B, whose  
 x 2  12x  32 
distance from B is twice that from A lie on  
5.  x  7 1
(a) a straight line intersecting AB at a point O such
that 2AO = BO. How many real values of ‘x’ satisfy the given
(b) a circle with center at a point O on AB such that equation?
AO = 2BO. (a) 4 (b) 3
(c) a circle with center at a point O on AB extended (c) 2 (d) None of these
such that 4AO = BO.
6. India and Brazil play the Soccer World Cup final in
(d) None of these. which India defeats Brazil 4 – 2. In how many
2. 677 has exactly 5 digits when converted into base different ways could the goals have been scored
‘n’ from the decimal system. What is the minimum given that Brazil never had a lead over India during
possible value of ‘n’? the match?
(a) 3 (b) 5 (a) 9 (b) 10
(c) 4 (d) 6 (c) 8 (d) None of these
3. In the figure given below, ABCDEFGH is a regular 7. A faulty clock gains 10 minutes every hour. If the
octagon of side ‘a’ units inscribed in a circle of time is set correctly at 12 Noon on 1st Jan 2010,
radius ‘r’ units. If a2  2  2 , what is the area (in then how many times will its minute-hand and hour-
square units) of the shaded region? hand meet in the next 24 hours ?
(a) 22 (b) 26
A B (c) 24 (d) 25
8. a1 = 1, a2 = 2 and an+2 = an(an + 1 – 1), where n is a
H C natural number. What is the value of a1000?
(a) 2 (b) – 1
(c) 0 (d) 1
G D
1 1 1 1
9. If S     ....  , then
F E 100 101 102 1000

  2  1 1 2

(a)   2 2  (b)
8 2  2 
(a) S 
3
(b)
3
S
3

(c)
  2  (d)
  2 2  (c)
2
S 1 (d) S > 1
3
22  2  2
10. Three boys A, B and C start running at constant
4. ‘M’ and ‘N’ are natural numbers such that by speeds from the same point P along the
M = (5N – 4) (5N + 1). If 1  N  200, what is the circumference of a circular track. The speeds of A,
harmonic mean of all the possible values of M? B and C are in the ratio 5:1:1. A and B run clockwise
while C runs in the anticlockwise direction. Each
2002 time A meets B or C on the track he gives them a
(a) (b) 1001 card. What is the difference in the number of cards
1001
received by B and C if A distributes 33 cards in all?
1001 1 (a) 3 (b) 7
(c) (d)
2002 1001 (c) 5 (d) 11
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11. In the given figure AB is the diameter of a circle with 16. When working alone A, B and C can complete a
center ‘O’. C is any point in the circle such piece of work in 8, 12 and 30 days respectively. At
that ACB  120. OD is perpendicular to BC and the most only two people can work on each day
the length of OD is 1.5 cm. and nobody works for more than two consecutive
days. What is the minimum number of days that
they will take to finish the work?
4 4
O (a) 4 (b) 6
A B 29 25
6 4
120º D (c) 6 (d) 12 25
29
C 17. ABCD is a rectangle with BC = a units and
What is the length of AC (in cm)? DC  3 a units. The perpendicular dropped from
3 3 point A meets BD at point F. The diagonals AC and
(a) (b) 3 3 BD intersect at point G. What is the area (in square
2
(c) 2 3 (d) 6 units) of AFG?
12. Fourteen fruits and twenty two flowers are to be 3a2 3a2
distributed among 10 people in such a way that each (a) (b)
12 6
person gets something. Anyone who gets more than
two flowers cannot get more than one fruit and 3a2 3a2
(c) (d)
anyone who gets more than one fruit cannot get 10 8
more than three flowers. What is the maximum 18. The question given below is followed by two
number of flowers that one can get? statements, A and B. Mark the answer using the
(a) 3 (b) 5 following instructions:
(c) 19 (d) 22 Mark (a) if the question can be answered by using one
13. The cost price of four articles A, B, C and D are ‘a’, of the statements alone, but cannot be
‘b’, ‘c’ and ‘d’ respectively. A, B, C and D are sold at answered by using the other statement alone.
profits of 10%, 20%, 30% and 40% respectively. If Mark (b) if the question can be answered by using
the net profit on the sale of these four articles is both the statements together, but cannot be
25%, ‘a’, ‘b’, ‘c’ and ‘d’ cannot be in the ratio answered by using either statement alone.
(a) 4 : 1 : 4 : 3 (b) 1 : 2 : 2 : 1 Mark (c) if the question can be answered by using
(c) 2 : 3 : 6 : 1 (d) 5 : 2 : 7 : 3 either statement alone.
14. x2 – 3y2 = 1376 Mark (d) if the question cannot be answered even
How many integer solutions exist for the given by using both the statements together.
equation? Q. K is an integer and a, b are positive real
(a) One (b) Two a K a
numbers. Is  ?
(c) Four (d) Zero bK b
A. a > b B. a > 7, b > 10
15. Function f(x) is a continuous function defined for all
real values of x, such that f(x) = 0 only for two distinct 19. ABCD is a parallelogram. E is a point on AB such
real values of x. It is also known that that AE : BE = 2 : 3. A line EF is drawn parallel to AD
and it meets CD at F. G is a point on BC such that
f(6) + f(8) = 0
GB : GC = 1 : 4. What is the ratio of the area of
f(7).f(9) > 0
DEC to the area of EFG?
f(6).f(10) < 0
(a) 3 : 5 (b) 10 : 3
f(0) > 0 and f(1) < 0
How many of the following statements must be true? (c) 25 : 12 (d) None of these
I. f(1).f(2).f(3) < 0 20. From a solution that has milk and water in the ratio
5 : 3, ‘x’ percent is removed and replaced with water.
II. f(3).f(5).f(7).f(9) > 0
The concentration of milk in the resulting soution
III. f(7).f(8) < 0 lies between 30% and 50%. Which of the following
IV. f(0) + f(1) + f(9) + f(10) > 0 best describes the value of ‘x’?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (a) 25 < x < 50 (b) 20 < x < 52
(c) 3 (d) 4 (c) 20 < x < 48 (d) 25 < x < 60
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21. Four boxes are labeled as A, B, C and D. Each box 28. In the given figure ABCD is a quadrilateral with
contains three balls - one red, one blue and one BC = 4 cm and AD = 2 cm.
green. In how many ways can a person pick 2 red
and 3 blue balls? A

(a) 48 (b) 24 D
(c) 8 (d) 16 150°
22. Kamla fasted on 1st, 3rd, 6th, 10th, 15th...... day of
60° 60°
the year 2010 and she continued fasting in this
pattern thereafter. Bimla fasted on 1st, 4th, 8th, 13th, B C
19th..... day of the year 2010 and maintained the
pattern thereafter. When would they fast together What is the length of AB (in cm)?
again? 1
(a) 23rd December, 2010 (a) 4 
3
(b) 13th September, 2010
(c) 21st December, 2010 4 3 2
(b)
(d) Never 3
23. In the X-Y plane two distinct lines are drawn parallel 2 3 1
to the line 3y – 4x = 15, each at a distance of 3 units (c)
2
from the given straight line. What are the lengths of
the line segments of these two lines lying inside the 2 3 –1
circle x2 + y2 = 25? (d)
2
(a) 6 and 8 (b) 0 and 8 29. Vijay, Saral and Himanshu visited a shop to buy a
(c) 0 and 10 (d) 8 and 10 certain article and each one of them bought atleast
24. How many numbers are there between 0 and 1000 one unit of the article. The shopkeeper gave a
which on division by 2, 4, 6, 8 leave remainders 1, discount of 20% to Vijay, two successive discounts
3, 5, 7 respectively? of 20% and 25% to Saral and three successive
(a) 21 (b) 40 discounts of 20%, 25% and 40% to Himanshu. After
selling ‘x’ units of the article he calculated that he
(c) 41 (d) 39
had given an overall discount of 50%. If 8  x  20 ,
25. If ‘a’ is one of the roots of x5 – 1 = 0 and a  1, then then how many values of ‘x’ are possible?
what is the value of a15 + a16 + a17 +.......a50 ? (a) 5 (b) 7
(a) 1 (b) 5a (c) 0 (d) None of these
(c) 35 (d) None of these 30. The question given below is followed by two
26. If ‘n’ is a natural number then the greatest integer statements, A and B. Mark the answer using the
n

less than or equal to 5  19  is following instructions:
Mark (a) if the question can be answered by using
(a) even.
Statement A alone, but cannot be
(b) odd. answered by using Statement B alone.
(c) even when ‘n’ is even and odd when ‘n’ is odd. Mark (b) if the question can be answered by using
(d) even when ‘n’ is odd and odd when ‘n’ is even. Statement B alone, but cannot be
27. A welder can finish job A and job C in 10 days and answered by using Statement A alone.
20 days respectively. A blacksmith can finish job B Mark (c) if the question cannot be answered even
and job C in 15 days and 10 days respectively. On by using both the statements together.
the first day, two welders begin work on job A and a Mark (d) if the question can be answered by using
day later three blacksmiths begin work on job B. either statement alone.
What is the least time required to complete all the
Q. What is the value of ‘x’?
three jobs?
A. ‘x’ is a real number and ‘x’ satisfies the equation
33 37 |x – 1.5| + |x – 2.5| + |x – 3.5| = 2.
(a) days (b) days
4 4
B. ‘x’ is a natural number and ‘x’ satisfies the
31 equation |x – 5| + |x – 10| + |x – 15| + |x – 20| = 20.
(c) days (d) None of these
4
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N U M ERI CAL T YPE QU EST I ON S
31. In how many ways can 4 distinct balls be distributed
into 3 identical boxes ________.
32. ‘X’ is the largest sum of rupees which can never be
paid using any number of coins of denominations
Rs.4, Rs.8, Rs.13 and Rs.18. What is the sum of
the digits of ‘X’ ________.
33. When ‘2’ is added to each of the three roots of x3 –
Ax2 + Bx – C = 0, we get the roots of x3 + Px2 + Qx
– 18 = 0. A, B, C, P and Q are all non-zero real
numbers. What is the value of (4A + 2B + C)
________.
34. On 1st January, 2000 the average age of a family of 6
people was ‘A’ years. After 5 years a child was born in
the family and one year after that the average age
was again found to be ‘A’ years. What is the value of
‘A’? (Assume that there are no other deaths and births.)
________.
35. Two different solutions of honey, milk and water are
mixed with each other three times in varying
proportions. The concentration of honey and milk
in the three resulting solutions are found to be (10%,
16%), (12%, 12%) and (16%, x%) respectively. What
is the value of x ________.
36. [x] = Greatest integer less than or equal to x
{x} = x – [x]
How many real values of x satisfy the equation
5[x] + 3{x} = 6 + x ________.
37. ABCD is a parallelogram. E is a point on AB such
that AE : BE = 2 : 3. A line EF is drawn parallel to AD
and it meets CD at F. G is a point on BC such that
GB : GC = 1 : 4. What is the ratio of the area of
DEC to the area of EFG ________.
38. f(x) = x2 + bx + c
The equation f(x) = 0 has two distinct roots which
are from the set {– 3, – 2, – 1, 0, 1, 2, 3}. How many
different expressions of f(x) are possible such that
f(0) is non-negative ______.
39. There are two concentric circles of radii 7 cm and
8 cm. PQ, a diameter of the larger circle, cuts the
smaller circle at S and T. A tangent drawn from Q
touches the inner circle at R. What is the length of
PR (in cm) ________.
40. A sequence 192, 360, 576……. is formed by
multiplying the corresponding terms of two different
Arithmetic Progressions. What is the eighth term of
the sequence ________.
41. Kadbury offers a packet of 5 chocolates at the list
price of 4 chocolates and on purchasing 19 such
packets gives one packet absolutely free. A trader
receives 20 packets of the chocolates in the offer
and sells each chocolate at its list price. What is his
net percentage profit ________.
42. A function f(x) is defined as f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y), for
all real values of x and y. What is the value of
2
f   ________.
3
43. In how many ways can 6 letters A, B, C, D, E and F
be arranged in a row such that D is always
somewhere between A and B ________.
44. What can be the maximum number of acute angles
in an octagon in which all the interior angles are
less than 180 degrees ________.
45. John and David work on alternate days with John
starting on the first day. John does 12.5% of the
total work on the last day and finishes the work. If
John alone can do the work in 6 days then which of
following can be the number of days in which David
alone can do the whole work ________.
46. A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6 are 6 points in clockwise order
on the circumference of a circle of radius 4 cm. The
length of the arc AiA i+1 is one-third the length of
Ai+1Ai+2, for all i = 1 to 4. If the sum of the lengths of
the 5 arcs is one-eighth the circumference of the
circle, what is the angle (in radians) subtended by
A2A3 at the center of the circle ________.
47. A two digit number is divided by the sum of its digits.
W hat is the maximum possible remainder
________.
48. If the nth day of August lies on the same day as the
2nth day of October, then how many values of n are
possible ________.
49. Identical black tiles, in the shape of a square of side
3 cm, are placed along the two diagonals of a square
shaped floor of side 39 cm. The rest of the floor is
covered with identical white tiles of same shape and
size. How many white tiles need to be replaced by
the black tiles so that the black and the white tiles
are in alternate positions in all the rows and
columns ________.
50. (x – 1)(x – 2)(x – 3) = 6y
How many integer solutions exist for the given
equation ________.
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AN SWERS

1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (a) 7. (d) 8. (c) 9. (d) 10. (b)

11. (c) 12. (d) 13. (d) 14. (d) 15. (b) 16. (b) 17. (d) 18. (d) 19. (d) 20. (b)

21. (b) 22. (d) 23. (c) 24. (c) 25. (a) 26. (b) 27. (a) 28. (b) 29. (a) 30. (a)

5
31. (14) 32. (9) 33. (10) 34. (37) 35. (4) 36. (0) 37. 38. (12) 39. 211 40. (2376)
3

2 3
41. (31.58%)  42. f(1) 43. (240) 44. (3) 45. (8 days) 46. 47. (15)
3 484

48. (2) 49. (60) 50. (1)

SOL U T I ON S
1. Let the co-ordinates of A and B be (0,0) and (a,0) Next we check for Base 4. The decimal value of a
respectively. 5-digit number must lie between 255 and 1024. As
Let the co-ordinates of point C be (h, k). 256  677  1023, this must be the minimum
Given: possible value of n.
2AC = BC 3. A B
a
2
 2 h2  k 2  h  a   k2 r
45º r


 4 h k 2 2
  h  a  2
k
2

 4h2  4k 2  h2  k 2  a2  2ah

2
2a a Applying cosine rule,
 h2  k 2  h 0
3 3
2 2 r 2  r 2  a2
 a  2a  cos 45 
  h    k2    2r 2
 3  3 
1 2r 2  a2
 
The equation written above is that of a circle with 2 2r 2
 a  2a a2
center (say O) at   ,0  and radius .  r2   1.
 3  3 2 2
Area of shaded region
 a 
The center O   ,0  divides AB externally such 1
 3   [Area of circle – Area of octagon]
2
that 4AO = BO.
2. We need to check for a base where 677 must have 1 2 1 
  r  8   r 2  sin 45  
5 digits if converted. 2 2 
We also know that in Base 3, the decimal value of 1 1 
a 5-digit number must lie between 80 and 243 (as    4 
2 2
‘81 signifies 10000’ and ‘242 signifies 22222’ – the
minimum and maximum possible 5-digit number in 2 2
base 3). 
2
So, the base cannot be 3.
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4. When N = 1 M=1×6 360

7. The minute-hand of a normal clock covers  6
N=2 M = 6 × 11 60
N = 200 M = 996 × 1001 per minute. The hour-hand of a normal clock covers
200 30 1
Harmonic mean   per minute. So once they are together, in
1 1 1 60 2
  1 11
1 6 6  11 996  1001 every minute the minute hand gains 6  
200 2 2
 over the hour hand.
1  1 1  1 1  1 1 1  So, time between two meetings
1     
5  6  5  6 11 5  996 1001 360 720
=  minutes.
200 200 11 11
   1001
1 1  1 1000 2
1 
5  1001 5 1001 So, in any clock the hour-hand and the minute-hand
 2 
 x  29 x  154 
720
 x2  12 x  32  meet after every minutes.
 
11
5.  x  7  1
If 60 minutes have passed in a normal clock then
( x  7) (x  22)
time passed in the faulty clock is 70 minutes.
  x  7  (x 8) (x  4)  1
If 24 hrs (or 24 × 60 minutes) have passed in a
(x  7) (x  22) normal clock then time passed in the faulty clock
Let P(x) = (x – 7) and Q(x) 
(x  8) (x  4) must be 24 × 70 = 1680 minutes.
Now, three cases arise: Number of times the hands meet –
Case–1 1680
 25.67  25
P(x) = 1 and Q(x) may be anything. 720
 (x  7)  1 11
8. a1 = 1 a2 = 2
or x = 8
a3 = 1 (1) = 1 a4 = 2 (0) = 0
But, for x = 8, Q(x) is not defined.
a5 = 1 (– 1) = – 1 a6 = 0 (– 2) = 0
Case–2
a7 = – 1 (– 1) = 1 a8 = 0 (0) = 0
P(x) = – 1 and Q(x) is an even exponent.
a9 = 1 (– 1) = – 1
(x – 7) = – 1 or x = 6
After a1 and a2, there is a cyclicity of ‘4’ in the
For x = 6, Q(x) = – 4, which satisfies the given
remaining terms
equation.
a1000 = a2 + 4 × 249 + 2 = 0.
Case–3
1 1 1 1 1 1
Q(x) = 0 and P(x)  0 9. S      
100 101 102 998 999 1000
(x  7) (x  22)
 0  1 1   1 1  1
(x  8) (x  4)       
100 1000   101 999 
 550

 x = 7 or x = 22 ' 450 ' terms

But, for x = 7, P(x) = 0, for which the given equation 1000  100 999  101 1
is not defined.   
100  1000 101 999 550
So the given equation is satisfied for two values of
1100 1100 1
‘x’ (6 and 22).   
100  1000 101 999 550
6. If Brazil never gets a lead over India, the first goal
of the match should be scored by India. At this stage In the first 450 terms, the sum of the two numbers
India leads by 1 – 0, and the only way in which Brazil in the denominator is constant. Thus, their product
can take a lead is by scoring the next two goals i.e. will be maximum when they are equal
a scoring pattern like IBBIII. In all other cases Brazil 1100 1100 1
 S   
would never be able to lead India. 550  550 
550  550  550

Total cases where India scores the first goal ' 450 ' terms

5!  1100  1
  10. or S  450 
3!2! 550  550   550  1
 
Different scoring patterns possible = 10 – 1 = 9.
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10. Let the speed of A, B and C be 5v, v and There are three possibilities for x in R.H.S:
v respectively. (i) If x is multiple of 3, so is x2, and R.H.S. will leave
Let the circumference of the track be 12vt. a remainder of 1 when divided by 3.
Instance when A meets: (ii) If x is of the form 3m + 1, x2 will be of the form
B – 3t, 6t, 9t, 12t, 15t, 18t .... 3n + 1 and R.H.S will leave a remainder of 2.
C – 2t, 4t, 6t, 8t, 10t, 12t .... m, n  N
In every 6t units of time A meets B twice while A (iii) If x is of the form 3m + 2, x2 will be of the form
meets C thrice. So in 36t A would give: 3n + 1 and R.H.S. will leave a remainder of
B – 2 × 6 = 12 cards 2. m, n  N
C – 3 × 6 = 18 cards. (total 30) So R.H.S. can never be a multiple of 3, while L.H.S.
Now, at 38t A gives C a card (his 31st) at 39t A gives is always a multiple of 3. Hence no real solution
B a card (his 32nd) and at 40t A gives C a card (his exists.
last) 15. f(0) > 0 and f(1) < 0 implies that one root for f(x) = 0
So the required difference = (18 + 2) – (12 + 1) = 7. lies between x = 0 and x = 1.
11. Construction: Extend BC to cut the circle at E and f(6) + f(8) = 0 implies that f(6) and f(8) are of opposite
join AE. sign but same absolute value. Hence another root
for f(x) = 0 must lie between x = 6 and x = 8. As f(1)
< 0, f(6) must also be less than zero, otherwise we’ll
have more than 2 roots for f(x) = 0.
Hence f(8) > 0 and f(6) < 0.
O
A B Further f(7).f(9) > 0 implies that both f(7) and f(9)
120º D are greater than zero.
C So the second root for f(x) = 0 must lie between x =
E 6 and x = 7.
AEB is right angled at E. (Angle in a semicircle is So f(x) would look like :
a right angle).
Hence, both AE and OD are perpendicular to EB.
By AA property: 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10
x
7
AEB  ODB
OB OD OD 1
Hence, = or =
AB AE AE 2 As f(1), f(2) and f(3) are less than zero,
 AE  2OD  3 cm. In right AEC : f(1).f(2).f(3) < 0 is true.
ACE  180 o  ACB  180 o  120o  60o and As f(3), f(5) < 0 and f(7), f(9) > 0,
AE  2  f(3).f(5).f(7).f(9) > 0 is true.
AC  o
 3   2 3 cm. As f(7), f(8) > 0,
sin 60  3
12. All the flowers can be given to one person and then f(7).f(8) < 0 is false.
the fruits distributed among all others in such a way f(0), f(9), f(10) > 0 and f(1) < 0, but since we don’t
that all of them get at least one fruit. know the magnitude of any of these four we cannot
13. As per the information given in the question, we can judge if f(0) + f(1) + f(9) + f(10) is greater than zero
conclude that or not.
16. The maximum total work done for three consecutive
0.1a  0.2b  0.3c  0.4d days will be when A, B and C work in distinct pairs
 0.25
abc d (for example ‘A and B’, ‘B and C’ and ‘C and A’).
 0.05c  0.15d  0.05b  0.15a Hence on these three days fraction of total work
done will be:
 c  3d  b  3a
The ratio 5 : 2 : 7 : 3 does not satisfy the given 1 1 1  58
2   
relation.  8 12 30  120
14. 3y2 = x2 – 1376 Maximum possible work done in the first 6 days
As we can see L.H.S. is definitely a multiple of 3 1 1 1  58  116
and in R.H.S. 1376 leaves a remainder of 2 when 2     2 
 8 12 30   120  120
divided by 3.
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4 As explained above for Statement A, this statement

The remaining fraction of work can be done in is also insufficient to answer without knowing the
120
least amount of time if A and B work together on the exact values of a, b and K.
7th day. Combining Statement A and Statement B:
1 1 5 Even the two statments combined cannot give a
A and B together can do   fraction of
8 12 24 unique answer.
work in a day. 19. If 6N + 1 and 15N + 2 are divisible by x, then their
4 difference i.e. 9N + 1 will always be divisible by x.
So, they will complete the fraction of work in Similarly (9N + 1) – (6N + 1) i.e. 3N will also be
120
divisible by x. If x divides 3N then it can also divide
4 5 4
  day.. 6N. So, x divides 6N and 6N + 1 both i.e. two
120 24 25 consecutive numbers. Hence x cannot be anything
4 4 but 1. So for all the values of N, the given two
Answer (in days) = 6  6
numbers will be co-prime.
25 25
17. D C 20. Let the quantity of total solution be 800 units. So,
F quantity of milk is 500 units and water is 300 units.
a G Now x percent of 800 = 8x units mixture is removed.
The quantity (in units) of milk and water removed is
 
A B 5x and 3x respectively.
3a
Final concentration of milk (in percentage) is:
By Pythagoras theorem:
500  5x
2 2
 100
AC  AB  BC  2a 800
Since diagonals of a rectangle are equal and bisect 500  5x
each other: So, 30   50
8
AC  240  500  5x  400
AG  DG  a
2  260  5x  100
Hence, DGA is equilateral and since AF is  20  x  52.
perpendicular to the base DG we can say that AF 21. Required number of
must divide DGA into two equal halves.
ways  4 C2  4 C3  6  4  24.
3 2 22. Days of the year on which Kamla fasted:
Area of equilateral DGA  a square unitss
4 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28….
1 3 2  3 2 Days of the year on which Bimla fasted:
Area of AFG   a  a square unitss
2  4 
 8 1, 4, 8, 13, 19, 26, 34….
18. From Statement A: It can be analysed that if Kamla fasted on the Kth
day, Bimla must have fasted on the (K – 2)th day.
This statement is clearly insufficient. The answer
can given only when exact values of a, b and K are Hence for both of them to fast on the same day,
Kamla must fast on some (K – 2)th day and Kth day
a
known. For example let (a, b) = (4, 2) or =2 as well. This is impossible as in the first series no
b two consecutive terms will have a difference of 2
Case 1: K = 0 after the first two days.
aK a 23. Distance of origin (0, 0) from the line 3y – 4x – 15 = 0:

bK b 3(0)  4(0)  15 15
  3 units
Case 2: K = 2 2
3 4 2 5

aK 6 3 a Let the new lines drawn parallel to 3y – 4x – 15 = 0

   be L1 and L2.
bK 4 2 b
Distance of L1 from origin = 3 + 3 = 6 units
Case 3: K = –1
Distance of L2 from origin = 3 – 3 = 0 units
aK 3 a The circle x2 + y2 = 25 has a radius of 5 units.
 3
bK 1 b Hence line segment of L1 lying inside the circle will
From Statement B: be of zero length (L1 does not cut the circle).
Chord cut by L2 will be diameter = 10 units
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24. We can see that the difference between the divisor One blacksmith does 1 unit of B and 2 units of C in
and the respective remainder is the same in each a day.
division i.e. Two welders would take 5 days to complete A. They
2–1=4–3=6–5=8–7=1 finish A at the end of day 5.
Hence the general form of such numbers will be On day 6 they finish 2 units of C.
LCM(2, 4, 6 and 8).K – 1 = 24K – 1, where ‘K’ is any Three blacksmiths finish B at the end of day 6.
natural number. After days 6, two welders and three blacksmiths
Hence the numbers are 23, 23 + 24, 23 + 2 × 24, together would take 18/8 days to finish the rest of
......, 23 + 40 × 24 C.
A total of 41 such numbers are there between 0 So in all it takes 33/4 days to complete all the jobs.
and 1000. 28. BAD  90
E
25. a15  a16  a17    a50
60°

Sum  a15 1  a  a 2   a 35  A
2 cm30°
 a36  1
15 D
a   where a  1 150°
 a 1  60° 60°
Since a is the root of equation x 5 – 1 = 0, B 4 cm C

a5  1  0  a 5  1 Extend BA and CD to meet at E.

EBC becomes an equilateral triangle.
 a5 7  a  1  
 15  So BE = 4 cm
So, Sum  a  = 1
 a 1  In ADE, ADE  30
26. Let’s assume that ‘I’ denotes the integral part and AE 1
tan30  
n 2 3
‘F’ denotes the fraction part of 5  19   . 2
 AE  cm
 I + F  5n  n C1.5n1. 19  n C2 .5n  2.19 3
 n C3 .5n3.19. 19  ........ 2 4 3 2
 AB  BE  AE  4   cm
n 3 3

Now 5  19  
is a proper fraction as 5 – 19  1  20 × 25
n
29. Discount to Saral = 20 + 25 – = 40%
100
Let’s assume that F  5  19   .
40  40
Discount to Himanshu = 40  40   64%
 F'  5n  n C1.5n 1. 19  n C2 .5n 2.19 100
 n C3 .5n 3.19 19  ..... Let a, b, c be the number of units sold at 20%, 40%
Hence, and 64% respectively.
a  20 b  40 c  64 (a  b  c)50
I + F + F  2 5n  n C 2 .5n2.19  n C 4 .5n4.19 2  ......    
100 100 100 100
Evidently, F + F = 1 as the sum of two proper 7c b 3a
fractions is always less than 2 and greater than 0.    0
50 10 10
Also the right hand side is an integer and hence
 7c  5b  15a  0
F + F should also be an integer..
So ‘c’ has to be a multiple of 5.
Therefore I + 1 is an even number and I is an odd
Values of a, b, c satisfying the equation are (2, 1,
number.
5); (1, 4, 5); (4, 2, 10); (3, 5, 10); (2, 8, 10).
Alternative method:
Hence the possible values for x are 8, 10, 16, 18
Putting n = 1, we get 5+ 19 whose integral part is 9. and 20.
Putting n = 2, we get 25 + 19 + 10 19 whose 30. From Statement A:
integral part is 25 + 19 + 43 which is again an odd Let y = |x – 1.5| + |x – 2.5| + |x – 3.5|.
number. Now, through the options it can be judged ‘y’ attains the minimum value at x = 2.5 and the
that the greatest integer must always be an odd minimum value is 2.
number.
Hence the equation |x – 1.5| + |x – 2.5| + |x – 3.5| = 2
27. Let A involves 30 units, B involves 15 units and C is satisfied by only one real value of ‘x’.
involves 20 units of work.
So the question can be answered by using
One welder does 3 units of A and 1 unit of C in a day. Statement A alone.
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From Statement B: 34. Total age of the 6 people on 1st January 2000 = 6A
Let y = |x – 5| + |x – 10| + |x – 15| + |x – 20| Total sum of ages (including child’s) of the family
‘y’ attains the minimum value at x = 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, after 5 years = 6(A + 5) = 6A + 30
15 i.e. all natural numbers from 10 to 15 both inclusive. Total sum of ages (including child’s) of the family
Hence, a unique value of ‘x’ cannot be determined. after 6 years = 6A + 30 + 7 = 6A + 37
So the question cannot be answered by Statement (6A + 37)
B alone. Average = =A
7
31. Case 1: Hence, 7A = 6A + 37 or A = 37.
All four balls in the same box: 1 way 35. Let the %age of honey and milk in the two solutions
Since all the boxes are identical. be (a%, b%) and (c%, d%) respectively. According
Case 2: to the question:
Two balls in 1 box and the remaining two in another (a – 10) (b – 16)
=
box: (10 – c) (16 – d)
4
C2 (It does not make a difference whether a is greater
= 3 ways
2! than c or whether b is greater than d, because taking
It is divided by 2! because the boxes are identical. –1 common from both the numerator and the
Case 3: denominator will nullify the effect.)
Two balls in a box and one ball in each of the Solving, we get,
remaining two boxes: 16a – ad – 160 + 10d = 10b – 160 – bc + 16c
4
C2 = 6 ways So, ad – bc = 16a – 10b – 16c + 10d ...(1)
Note: We need not select a box for the remaining Similarly from the second and third proportions we
two balls as they will go one each in the remaining can say that
two boxes in one way only.
ad – bc = 12a – 12b – 12c + 12d. ...(2)
Case 4:
and ad – bc = xa – 16b – xc + 16d ...(3)
Three balls in one box and one remaining ball in
another box: From (1) and (2), we get
4
C3 = 4 ways (a – c) 1
=
Since there is only one way of selecting the other (d – b) 2
box as the boxes are identical. Also from (2) and (3), we get
Total ways = 1 + 3 + 6 + 4 = 14 (a – c) 4
=
32. All numbers are of the form 4K or 4K +1 or 4K + 2 (d – b) (12 – x)
or 4K + 3. 4 1
Hence, = 8= 12 – x and x = 4.
The coins are available in the denominations of 4, (12 – x) 2
8, 13 and 18. 36. {x} = x – [x]
Since we have infinite 4’s or {x} + [x] = x
(a) We can make every number of the form 4K.
The given equation
(b) We can make every number of the form 4K + 1
starting with 13. 5[x]  3{x}  6  x  2[x]  3([x]  {x})  6  x
(c) We can make every number of the form 4K + 2 reduces to
starting with 18. 2[x] + 3x = 6 + x
(d) We can make every number of the form 4K + 3 or 2[x] + 2x = 6
starting with (18 + 13) i.e. 31. or [x] + x = 3
So among these the largest number that is not Since 3 and [x] are both integers, in the above
possible is a number of the form 4K + 3 less than equation x must also be an integer.
31, which is 27. So the sum of the digits is 9.
 [x] = x
33. Let the roots of the equation x3 – Ax2 + Bx – C = 0
be , ,  respectively.. 3
Hence, 2x = 3 or x 
So the roots of x3 + Px2 + Qx – 18 = 0 will be 2
  2,   2,   2. This contradicts what we assumed above.
So no real value of x satisfies the given equation.
   2   2   2  18
 4         2           8  18
 4A + 2B + C = 10
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F
Total Selling Price of all chocolates for the trader
D C
37. = List Price of 20 × 5 chocolates
4
= List Price of 100 chocolates
G So Profit = List Price of 100 – 76 = 24 chocolates
1
A 2 E 3 B 24
Profit % = × 100 = 31.58%
Area of DEC  Area of DBC ……..(  ' s between 76
same parallel line and same base) 42. It is given that:
1 f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y) ...(i)
 × Area of parallelogram ABCD
2 Putting y = x in the above:
1 f(2x) = 2f(x)
Area of EFG  × Area of parallelogram EBCF
2
2  1
1 3 Hence f    2f   ...(ii)
  × Area of parallelogram ABCD 3 3
2 5
 Also, from equation (i):
 area(ABCD)
DEC 2 5  2 1  2  1
So,   f(1)  f     f    f  
EFG 1 3 3  3 3  3 3
  area(ABCD)
2 5
2 1 2
38. If f(0) is non-negative, roots of f(x) = 0 cannot be of  f  f  (from equation (ii))
opposite signs. 3 2 3
So the possibilities for the two roots are (0, 3), (0, 3 2 2 2
 f(1)  f or f    f(1)
2), (0, 1), (1, 2), (1, 3), (2, 3), (0, –3), (0, –2), (0, –1), 2  3  3 3
(–1, –2), (–1, –3) and (–2, –3). Alternate Solution:
Hence the required answer is 12. Note that in such cases the given function f(x) must
39. be a linear function with the constant term zero.
R
Let f(x) = Kx, where K is a constant.
2 2K 2
7 f(1) = K and f   = = f(1).
P 0 T
Q
3 3 3
S 8 43. Total number of arrangements are 6! = 720.
A, B, D can be arranged in 6 ways out of which D
would be somewhere between A and B in exactly
two cases.

RQ  8 2  7 2  15 cm. .....(Pythagoras theorem) 2 720

Hence the answer is 720    240.
6 3
In (RPQ) :
44. Let the octagon has x acute angles. So the sum of
PR2 + RQ2 = 2(OR2 + OQ2) ....(Apollonius’ theorem) these angles is necessarily less than 90x. So the
PR2 = 2 (72 + 82) – 15 sum of the remaining (8 – x) angles will be greater
= 2 (49 + 64) – 15 than (1080 – 90x).
 PR2 = 211 or PR = 211 cm Also, the sum of these remaining (8 – x) angles will
40. The nth term of an Arithmetic Progression can be be less than 180(8 – x).
written in the form of a linear equation as: an + b. Therefore 1080 – 90x < 180(8 – x)
So, the product of two Arithmetic Progressions will or 90x < 360
have terms of the form pn2 + qn + r where n = 0, 1, Hence, the maximum value of x will be 3.
2….. Putting n = 0, 1 and 2 we get, r = 192, p + q + 45. Let us assume that the total work is 24x units. So
r = 360 and 4p + 2q + r = 576 respectively. Solving John will do 12.5% of 24x = 3x work on the last
these three equations we get p = 24 and q = 144. day.
Putting n = 7 and values of p, q, r we get the eighth
Since John alone can do the work in 6 days, so he
term as 2376.
will do 4x units of work per day.
41. Total Cost Price of all chocolates for the trader
3x
= List Price of 19 × 4 chocolates
0 21x 24x
= List Price of 76 chocolates.
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21x units of work is done in 2 or 4 or 6 or 8 or 10 48. Since August and September have 61 days in total
days. Beyond this John alone would have done more so 2nth day of October can be considered as (2n +
than 21x units of work. 61)th day of August, so it is (n + 61) days after the
2 days  David 17x in 1 day  Working alone it nth day of August. Hence (n + 61) should be divisible
24 by 7. Values of n are 2, 9, 16, 23, 30. But the last
would take him days three values are discarded as 2n will be greater than
17
31. Hence the answer is 2.
4 days  David 6.5x in 1day  Working alone it
49. Total number of tiles along any row on the floor
48
would take him days = 39  3 = 13.
13
6 days  David 3x in 1day  Working alone it Total number of tiles on the floor = 13 × 13 = 169.
would take him 8 days Out of these 169, number of black tiles placed along
8 days  David 1.25x in 1day  Working alone it the diagonal = 2 × 13 – 1 = 25.
96 Hence, number of white tiles at present
would take him days
5 = 169 – 25 = 144.
x If the white and the black tiles are needed to be
10 days  David in 1day  Working alone it placed in alternate positions then we finally require
5
would take him 120 days
46. A1 l
169 – 1
A2 = 84 white tiles.
3l 2
A3
 3
9l
Total number of white tiles to be replaced by black
 A4 tiles = 144 – 84 = 60.
Alternate solution:
If we start from topmost row (1st row) a total of 5
white tiles to be replaced by black tiles. In the next
 row it is 4. Then again it is 5. Only exception to this
Arc length   2r alternate pattern is the row number 7 in which a
360
As the radius is fixed, the arc length is directly total of 6 tiles should be replaced.
proportional to the angle subtended by the arc at Hence the total tiles to be replaced
the centre. So if the arc length is getting tripled the = 5 × 7 + 4 × 6 + 1 = 60.
angle is also getting tripled. 50. In the given equation the right hand side contains
1 the powers of 2 and 3 only; therefore the left hand
Therefore    3  9  27  81   .2 side should contain the powers of 2 and 3 only.
8
Since (x – 1)(x – 2)(x – 3) is a product of three

 121  consecutive numbers, it will always contain either
4 one or two multiples of 2 and one multiple of 3. Lets
 make two cases:

484 (1) If (x – 1) and (x – 3) are multiples of 2:
Angle subtended by A2A3 at the centre is 3 Let (x – 1) be equal to 2k; then (x – 3) is equal to
2(k + 1). Now k and (k + 1) should both contain
 3
 3 powers of 2 or 3 only. This is possible with k = 1,
484 484 2 or 3. Also if any of k or (k + 1) is a multiple of 3,
47. The maximum possible remainder must be less than (x – 2) will not be a multiple of 3 or 2. So again it
18 as the sum of any two digits can not be greater will not satisfy.
than 18. So we check when the sum of digits is 18.
(2) If (x – 2) is a multiple of 2:
If the sum of digits is 18 the only possible remainder
is 9 in case of 99. Similarly if the sum of digits is 17 Here (x – 1) and (x – 3) will both be odd, out of
the maximum possible remainder is 14 in case of which only one will be a multiple of 3. Hence the
98. Similarly if the sum of digits is 16 the maximum other number will be a multiple of an odd num-
possible remainder is 15 in case of 79. The ber other than 3. So the equation can be satis-
remainder we have already got is 15 and all other fied only if that other odd number is 1. Hence
sums of digits will be 15 or less than15. So 15 has taking one odd number as 1 we get 1 × 2 × 3
to be the answer. which is equal to 6.
Hence the equation is satisfied for x = 4 only.