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1. The sum of three prime numbers is 100. One of them exceeds the other by 36. Find the largest
number?
(A) 73 (B) 91 (C) 67 (D) 57

2. What must be subtracted from 4x 4  2x 3  6x 2  x  5 so that the result is exactly divisible by

2x 2  x  2 ?
(A) 3x  5 (B) 3x  5 (C) 3x  5 (D) 3x  5

3. A plane left 30 minutes later than the scheduled time and in order to arrive its destination (1500 km
away) in time, it has to increase its speed by 250 km/h from its usual speed. Find its usual speed
(A) 600 km/h (B) 750 km/h (C) 900 km/h (D) None of these

4. The value of 6  6  6  .... is

(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) –2 (D) 3.5

AB BD
5. In ABC,  ' B  700 and C  500 . Then BAD  ?
AC DC
A

B D C
(A) 30o (B) 40o (C) 50o (D) 45o
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6. ABC is right angled at A and AD  BC. If BC  13cm and AC  5cm , the ratio of the areas of
ABC and ADC is
A

5 cm

B C
D
(A) 25 : 169 (B) 169 : 25 (C) 5 : 13 (D) 13 : 5

7. In the given figure, value of x is

A
1300
15 cm 9 cm
250
B C
x D 6 cm
(A) 8 cm (B) 4 cm (C) 10 cm (D) None of these

8. One side of a parallelogram is 12 cm and its area is 60 cm 2 . If the angle between the adjacent side is
30o, then its other side is
(A) 8 cm (B) 6 cm (C) 10 cm (D) 4 cm

9. Padyatra Party wanted to go from Delhi to Varanasi. The Walkers travelled 150 km straight and then
took a 45o turn towards Varanasi and walked straight for another 120 km. Approximately how far
was the party from the starting point
(A) 192 km (B) 90 km (C) 30 km (D) 250 km
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10. In a circular lawn, there is a 16 m long path in the form of a chord. If the path is 6 m away from the
centre of the lawn, then find the radius of the circular lawn.
(A) 16 m (B) 6 m (C) 10 m (D) 8 m

11. If the circumference of two circles are in the ratio 2 : 3, then the ratio of their areas is:
(A) 4 : 9 (B) 2 : 3 (C) 3 : 2 (D) 9 : 4

12. A paper is in the form of a rectangle ABCD in which AB  18 cm and BC  14 cm . A semicircular

22
portion with BC as diameter is cut off. The area of the remaining paper is: (Take   )
7
D C

14 cm
A B
2 2
(A) 145 cm (B) 165 cm (C) 175 cm 2 (D) 195 cm 2

13. If  ,  are the roots of the equation ax 2  bx  c  0 then the quadratic equation whose roots are
  ,  is
(A) a 2 x 2  a  b  c  x  bc  0 (B) a 2 x 2  a  b  c  x  bc  0
(C) ax 2   b  c  x  bc  0 (D) ax 2   b  c  x  bc  0

14. Two cubes, each with 12 cm edge are joined end to end. Then the surface area of the resulting cuboid
is equal to (in sq. cm) is
(A) 144 (B) 720 (C) 1440 (D) 2880
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15. If 25x 1  52 x 1  100 , then the value of x is

(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 1


3
 
3
3 
 81  4  25  2  5  
16. Simplify:        
 16   9  2 
 
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

17. An angle is 20o more than one third of its supplementary angle, then the angles are:
(A) 20o, 160o (B) 40o, 140o (C) 60o, 120o (D) 70o, 110o

1 1
18. If 2 x  4 x   8  3   32  5 , find the value of x.
4 1 3 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
1 2 4 3

19. The length of a room is twice its breadth and its breadth is equal to its height. The cost of papering
the walls at 50 paise per square metre is Rs. 48. Find the length of the room
(A) 4 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 9

20. The equation x  1  x  1  4x  1 has

(A) No solution (B) One solution
(C) Two solutions (D) More than two solutions

21. ABC has integral sides, such that AB, BC measuring 2001 units and 1002 units. The number of
such triangles is __________.
(A) 2001 (B) 2002 (C) 2003 (D) 2004
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22. If the L. C. M. between (a, b) = 24; (b, c) = 60 and (c, a) = 40, what is the L. C. M. between a, b and c?
(A) 60 (B) 120 (C) 240 (D) 300

23. If AB || CD , what is the value of x ?

(A) 18o (B) 15o (C) 20o (D) 25o

24. In the given figure, ABCD is a parallelogram, then DBA and BDA are respectively equal to

(A) 45o, 60o (B) 60o, 45o (C) 70o, 35o (D) 35o, 70o

25. In the given figure, AB is diameter, AOC  40 o . The value of x is

(A) 50o (B) 60o (C) 70o (D) 80o

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(SOLUTION)

1. (C)
If the sum of 3 prime is even, then one of the numbers must be 2.
Let the second number be x. Then as per the given condition,
x   x  36   2  100  x  31
So, the number are 2, 31, 67
Hence largest number is 67

2. (A)
p  x   4x 4  2x 3  6x 2  x  5
If we subtract ax  b it should be exactly divisible
By 2x 2  x  2
 p  x   4x 4  2x 3  6x 2  x  5   ax  b 
 4x 4  2x 3  6x 2  1  a  x   5  b 
 p  x  should be divisible by 2x 2  x  2
2x 2  2x
2x  x  2 4x  2x  6x  1  a  x   5  b 
2 4 3 2

4x 4  2x 3  4x 2
  
4x  2x  1  a  x   5  b 
3 2

4x 3  2x 2  4x
  
1  a  x  4x   5  b 
Remainder should be equal to 0
 1  a  x  4x   5  b   0
 1  a  4  x   5  b   0
   a  3 x   5  b    0
  a  3 x   5  b   0
 a  3  0 and 5  b  0 as x  0
 a  3, b  5
 Required
 ax  b  3x  5
Alternate :
The remainder when 4 x 4  2 x 3  6 x 2  x  5 is divided by 2 x 2  x  2 is the final answer.

3. (B)
1500
Time taken for entire journey  hr
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New speed when it leave half an hour late than scheduled time   x  250  km / h
1500
Time taken  h
x  250
So, according to question,
1500 1500 30
 
x x  250 60
1 1  1 x  250  x 1
 1500     
 x x  250  2 x  250  x  3000
 x 2  250x  750000  x 2  250x  750000  0
 x 2  1000x  750x  750000  0
 x  x  1000   750  x  1000   0
  x  1000  x  750   0  x  1000, 750
Speed cannot be negative so we have x  750
Usual speed = 750 km/h

4. (B)
Let x  6  6  6 ........ squaring both

x 2  6  6  6  6 ……  x 2  6  x
 x 2  x  6  0   x  3 x  2   0  x  2,3
As -2 is neglected so x  3

5. (A)
A  1800   700  50 0   600
BD AB
 means AD is the bisector of A
DC AC
1
BAD   600  300
2

6. (B)
In BAC and ADC , we have
BAC  ADC  900
And ACB  DCA  C
BAC  ADC  AA similarity
ar  ABC  BC2 13 169
2

   
ar  DAC  AC 2  5  2 25

7. (C)
In figure DAC  1800   250  1300   250
 AD is the bisector of BAC

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AB BD
By angle bisector theorem 
AC DC
15 x
   x  10cm
9 6

8. (C)
AM
In ADM,sin 300 
AD
1 AM
   AM  6 cm
2 12
A B
cm
12

300
D M C
Area of parallelogram ABCD =CD  AM
 CD  AM  60 Area of ||gm 60 cm 2 , given 
 CD  6  60  CD  10cm

9. (D)
C


B towards Varanasi
A
 
Delhi 150 km D
AB  150; BC  120
120
CBD  450 ; BD   60 2
2
By PT
AC 2  AD 2  CD 2

    60 2 
2 2
AC2  150  60 2
Solving
AC  250 km

10. (C)
AB is a chord of length  16 cm
OM  6 cm
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B A
cm
6
O

OA 2  OM 2  AM 2
 OA 2  6 2  82
 1 1 
 AM  2 AB  2  16  8cm 
 OA 2  36  64  100
 OA  10 cm

11. (A)
C1 : C2  2 : 3  2r1 : 2r2  2 : 3
2
2
 r1 : r2  2 : 3 ; Now, r12 : r22     4 : 9
 3

12. (C)
Required area =
 1 22  2
18  14  2  7  7  7  cm
  252  77  cm 2  175cm 2

13. (A)
Given ,  are the roots of x 2  bx  c  0
b c
   and  
a a
b c
Equation whose roots are and
a a
 b c   b   c 
Is x 2  x       0
 a a   a  a 
  b  c   bc 
 x2  x   2   0
 a   a 
 a 2 x 2  a  b  c  x  bc  0
answer is (a)

14. (C)
Given two cubes each of side 12 cm
length of cuboid  12  12  24 cm
Breadth of cuboid = 12 cm
Height of cuboid = 12 cm
Total surface area of cuboid  2  h  bh  b 
 2  24 12  12 12  12  24

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 2  288  144  288

 2  720  1440cm2

15. (B)
25x 1  52x 1  100  given 
or, 5    52x 1  100
2 x 1

or, 52 x 1  52 x  2  100
Only x  2 satisfy above equation.

16. (A)
 3 3
  4 4
3
 2 2
3
3 
 81 

 25
4 

2
3
5   3  
  5    5 
                    
 16   9   2    2    3    2
    

3
3
  5  3  5  3 
         
2  3   2  
 2   3   2  
3 3 3

         
 3    5   5  
8  27 125 
  
27 125 8 
8 27
  1
27 8

17. (C)
Let one angle be  , other will be 180  
By using the relation stated
1
  20o  180o  
3
 
3  60  180o  
o

   60o

18. (D)
1 1
2 x  4 x   8  3   32  5
1 1
2x   22    23  3   25  5
x

2 x.2 2x  21  21
2 x  2x  211
23x  22
Comparing powers on both sides, we get
3x  2
2
x
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19. (C)
Let '  ' be the length, ‘b’ be the breadth and ‘h’ be the height of a room.
Given   2b and b  h
The area of the four walls  2    b   h
 The area of the four walls of the room
 2  2b  b   b  6b 2 m 2
The cost of papering one square metre
 Rs.0.50
The cost of papering 6b m 2
2

 6b2  Rs.0.50
Given the cost of papering the walls  Rs.48
 6b 2  0.50  Rs.48
48
 b2   16  b  16  4
6  0.50
  2b  2  4  8m

20. (A)
Given equation x  1  x  1  4x  1
Squaring both sides, we get,
x 1 x 1 2  x  1 x  1  4x  1  2 x 2  1  4x  1  2x  2x  1
Again squaring both sides we get,
4  x 2  1  4x 2  1  4x  4x 2  4  4x 2  1  4x
5
 4x  5 x
4
5
x does not satisfy the given equation.
4
Hence it has no solution

21. (C)
A
01
20

B C
1002
AC  2001  1002  999
AC  2001  1002  3003
AC takes values 1000 to 3002 i.e., 2003 values
the number of triangles is 2003.
The answer is (C)

22. (B)
LCM  a, b   2  2  2  3  24

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LCM  b, c   2  2  3  5  60
LCM  c,a   2  2  2  5  40
 LCM  a, b, c   2  2  2  3  5  120

23. (C)
Since AB || CD
BAC  ACD  180o
 x  2 x  x  5 x  180o
9 x  180o
 x  20o

24. (A)
Since, ABCD is a parallelogram.
 A  B  180o
 75o  DBA  60o  180o
 DBA  45o
In ADB, A  ADB  DBA  180o
ADB  180o  75o  45o  60o

25. (C)
BCA  90o [ AB is diameter]
1
ABC   AOC  20o
2
 In ABC, 20  x  90  180  x  70
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