150 Must Do Questions in Quant For CAT

BY CATguruji(Vinay Sir)
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150 MUST DO QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE QUESTIONS
1. A boat goes 30 km upstream and 44 km downstream in 10 hours. In 13 hours, it can go 40
km upstream and 55 km downstream. The speed of the boat in still water is:
(a) 3 km/hour
(b) 4 km/hour
(c) 8 km/hour
(d) None of the above
2. Two motorists Anil and Sunil are practicing with two different sports cars: Ferrari and
Mclaren, on the circular racing track, for the car racing tournament to be held next month.
Both Anil and Sunil start from the same point on the circular track. Anil completes one
round of the track in 1 minute and Sunil takes 2 minutes to complete a round. While Anil
maintains same speed for all the rounds, Sunil halves his speed after the completion of each
round. How many times Anil and Sunil will meet between the 6th round and 9th round of
Sunil (6th and 9th round is excluded)? Assume that the speed of Sunil remains steady
throughout each round and changes only after the completion of that round.
(a) 260
(b) 347
(c) 382
3. Aditya, Vedus and Yuvraj alone can do a job in 6 weeks, 9 weeks and 12 weeks
respectively. They work together for 2 weeks. Then Aditya leaves the job. Vedus leaves the
job a week earlier to the completion of the work. The job would be completed in:
(a) 4 weeks
(b) 5 weeks
(c) 7 weeks
4. Sukriti and Saloni are athletes. Sukriti covers a distance of 1 km in 5 minutes and 50
seconds, while Saloni covers the same distance in 6 minutes and 4 seconds. If both of them
start together and run at uniform speed, by what distance will Sukriti win a 5 km mini
marathon:
(a) 150 m
(b) 192 m
(c) 200 m
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(d) 225 m
5. Bennett distribution company, a subsidiary of a major cosmetics manufacturer Bavlon, is
forecasting the zonal sales for the next year. Zone I with current yearly sales of 193.8 lac is
expected to achieve a sales growth of 7.25%; Zone II with current sales of 79.3 lac is
expected to grow by 8.2%; and Zone III with sales of 57.5 lac is expected to increase sales by
7.15%. What is the Bennett’s expected sales growth for the next year?
(a) 7.46%
(b) 7.53%
(c) 7.88%
(d) 7.41%
6. A Techno company has 14 machines of equal efficiency in its factory. The annual
manufacturing costs are 42,000 and establishment charges are 12,000. The annual output of
the company is 70,000. The annual output and manufacturing costs are directly proportional
to the number of machines. The share holders get 12.5% profit, which is directly
proportional to the annual output of the company. If 7.14% machines remain closed
throughout the year, then the percentage decrease in the amount of profit of the share
holders would be:
(a) 12%
(b) 12.5%
(c) 13.0%
(d) None of these
7. Three Professors Dr. Gupta, Dr Sharma and Dr. Singh are evaluating answer scripts of a
subject. Dr. Gupta is 40% more efficient than Dr. Sharma, who is 20% more efficient than Dr.
Singh. Dr. Gupta takes 10 days less than Dr. Sharma to complete the evaluation work. Dr.
Gupta starts the evaluation work and works for 10 days and then Dr. Sharma takes over. Dr.
Sharma evaluates for next 15 days and then stops. In how many days, Dr. Singh can
complete the remaining evaluation work.
(a) 7.2 days
(b) 9.5 days
(c) 11.5 days
(d) None of these

8. Three pipes, A, B and C are connected to a tank. These pipes can fill the tank separately in
5 hrs, 10 hrs and 15 hrs respectively. When all the three pipes were opened simultaneously,
it was observed that pipes A and B were supplying water at 3/4th of their normal rates for
the first hour after which they supplied water at the normal rate. Pipe C supplied water at
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2/3rd of its normal rate for first 2 hours, after which it supplied at its normal rate. In how
much time, tank would be filled.
(a) 1.05 Hrs

(b) 2.05 Hrs
(c) 3.05 Hrs
(d) None of these
9. To start a new enterprise, Mr. Yogesh has borrowed total of 60,000 from two money
lenders with the interest being compounded annually, to be repaid at the end of two years.
Mr. Yogesh repaid 38,800 more to the first money lender compared to the second money
lender at the end of two years. The first money lender charged an interest rate, which was
10% more than what was charged by the second money lender. If Mr. Yogesh had instead
borrowed 30,000 from each at their respective initial rates for two years, he would have
paid 7,500 more to the first money lender compared to the second. Then money borrowed
by Mr. Yogesh from the first money lender is?
(a) 20,000
(b) 35,000
(c) 40,000
(d) 42,000
10. A small and medium enterprise imports two components A and B from Taiwan and
China respectively and assembles them with other components for a toy. Component A
contributes to 10% of production cost. Component B contributes to 20% of the production
cost. Usually the company sells this toy at 20% above the production cost. Due to increase in
the raw material and labour cost in both the countries, component A became 20% costlier
and component B became 40% costlier. Owing to these reasons the company increased its
selling price by 15%. Considering that cost of other components does not change, what will
be the profit percentage, if the toy is sold at the new price?
(a) 15.5%
(b) 25.5%
(c) 35.5%
(d) 40%
11. Sujoy, Mritunjoy and Paranjoy are three friends, who have worked in software firms Z
Solutions, G Software’s and R Mindpower respectively for a decade. The friends decided to
float a new software firm named XY Infotech in January 2010. However, due to certain
compulsions, Mritunjoy and Paranjoy were not able to immediately join the start-up in the
appointed time. It was decided between friends that Sujoy will be running the venture as
the full time director during 2010, and Mritunjoy and Paranjoy will be able to join the
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business only in January 2011. In order to compensate Sujoy for his efforts, it was decided
that he will receive 10 percent of the profits and in the first year will invest lesser amount as
compared to his friends. The remaining profit will be distributed among the friends in line
with their contribution. Sujoy invested 35,000/- for 12 months, Mritunjoy invested
1,30,000/- for 6 months and Paranjoy invested 75,000/- for 8 months. If the total profit
earned during 2010 was 4,50,000/-, then Paranjoy earned a profit of:
(a) 1,75,500
(b) 1,35,000
(c) 1,39,500
12. In March 2011, EF Public Library purchased a total of 15 new books published in 2010
with a total expenditure of 4500. Of these books, 13 books were purchased from MN
Distributors, while the remaining two were purchased from UV Publishers. It is observed
that one-sixth of the average price of all the 15 books purchased is equal to one-fifth of the
average price of the 13 books obtained from MN Distributors. Of the two books obtained
from UV Publishers, if one-third of the price of one volume is equal to one-half of the price
of the other, then the price of the two books are:
(a) 900/- and 600/-
(b) 600/- and 400/-

(c) 750/- and 500/-
13. 2 years ago, one-fifth of Amita’s age was equal to one-fourth of the age of Sumita, and
the average of their age was 27 years. If the age of Paramita is also considered, the average
age of three of them declines to 24. What will be the average age of Sumita and Paramita 3
years from now?
(a) 25 years
(b) 26 years
(c) 27 years
(d) cannot be determined

14. The ratio of number of male and female journalists in a newspaper office is 5 : 4. The
newspaper has two sections, political and sports. If 30 percent of the male journalists and
40 percent of the female journalists are covering political news, what percentage of the
journalists (approx.) in the newspaper is currently involved in sports reporting?
(a) 65 percent
(b) 60 percent
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(c) 70 percent
15. The ratio of ‘metal 1’ and ‘metal 2’ in Alloy ‘A’ is 3: 4. In Alloy ‘B’ same metals are mixed
in the ratio 5: 8. If 26 kg of Alloy ‘B’ and 14kg of Alloy ‘A’ are mixed then find out the ratio of
‘metal 1’ and ‘metal2’ in the new Alloy.
(a) 3 : 2
(b) 2 : 5
(c) 2 : 3

16. The annual production in cement industry is subject to business cycles. The production
increases for two consecutive years consistently by 18% and decreases by 12% in the third
year. Again in the next two years, it increases by 18% each year and decreases by 12% in the
third year. Taking 2008 as the base year, what will be the approximate effect on cement
production in 2012?
(a) 24% increase
(b) 37% decrease

(c) 45% increase
(d) 60% decrease
17. Mr. Mishra invested 25,000 in two fixed deposits X and Y offering compound interest @
6% per annum and 8% per annum respectively. If the total amount of interest accrued in
two years through both fixed deposits is 3518, the amount invested in Scheme X is
(a) 12,000
(b) 13,500
(c) 15,000
(d) Cannot be determined
18. It takes 15 seconds for a train travelling at 60 km/ hour to cross entirely another train
half its length and travelling in opposite direction at 48 km/hour. It also passes a bridge in 51
seconds. The length of the bridge is
(a) 550 m
(b) 450 m
(c) 500 m
(d) 600 m
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19. 12 men can complete a work in ten days. 20 women can complete the same work in
twelve days. 8 men and 4 women started working and after nine days 10 more women
joined them. How many days will they now take to complete the remaining work?
(a) 2 days
(b) 5 days
(c) 8 days
(d) 10 days
20. The Howrah-Puri express can move at 45 km/hour without its rake, and the speed is
diminished by a value that varies as the square root of the number of wagons attached. If it
is known that with 9 wagons, the speed is 30 km/hour, what is the greatest number of
wagons with which the train can just move?
(a) 63
(b) 64
(c) 80
(d) 81
21. Rohit bought 20 soaps and 12 toothpastes. He marked-up the soaps by 15% on the cost
price of each, and the toothpastes by 20 on the cost price each. He sold 75% of the soaps
and 8 toothpastes and made a profit of 385. If the cost of a toothpaste is 60% the cost of a
soap and he got no return on unsold items, what was his overall profit or loss?
(a) Loss of 355
(b) Loss of 210
(c) Loss of 250
22. A sum of 1400 is divided amongst A, B, C and D such that A’s share : B’s share = B’s share
: C’s share = C’s share: D’s share = ¾ How much is C’s share?
(a) 72
(b) 288
(c) 216
(d) 384
23. If decreasing 70 by X percent yields the same result as increasing 60 by X percent, then X
percent of 50 is
(a) 3.84
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(b) 4.82
(c) 7.10
(d) The data is insufficient to answer the question
24. A mother along with her two sons is entrusted with the task of cooking Biryani for a
family get together. It takes 30 minutes for all three of them cooking together to complete
50 percent of the task. The cooking can also be completed if the two sons start cooking
together and the elder son leaves after 1 hour and the younger son cooks for further 3
hours. If the mother needs 1 hour less than the elder son to complete the cooking, how
much cooking does the mother complete in an hour?
(a) 33.33%
(b) 50%
(c) 66.67%
25. It was a rainy morning in Delhi when Rohit drove his mother to a dentist in his Maruti
Alto. They started at 8.30 AM from home and Rohit maintained the speed of the vehicle at
30 Km/hr. However, while returning from the doctor’s chamber, rain intensified and the
vehicle could not move due to severe water logging. With no other alternative, Rohit kept
the vehicle outside the doctor’s chamber and returned home along with his mother in a
rickshaw at a speed of 12 Km/ hr. They reached home at 1.30 PM. If they stayed at the
doctor’s chamber for the dental check-up for 48 minutes, the distance of the doctor’s
chamber from Rohit’s house is
(a) 15 Km
(b) 30 Km
(c) 36 Km
(d) 45 Km
26. Two alloys of aluminium have different percentages of aluminium in them. The first one
weighs 8 kg and the second one weighs 16 kg. One piece each of equal weight was cut off
from both the alloys and the first piece was alloyed with the second alloy and the second
piece alloyed with the first one. As a result, the percentage of aluminium became the same
in the resulting two new alloys. What was the weight of each cut-off piece?
(a) 3.33 kg
(b) 4.67 kg
(c) 5.33 kg
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27. Three years ago, your close friend had won a lottery of 1 crore. He purchased a flat for
40 lacs, a car for 20 lacs and shares worth 10 lacs. He put the remaining money in a bank
deposit that pays compound interest @ 12 percent per annum. If today, he sells off the flat,
the car and the shares at certain percentage of their original value and withdraws his entire
money from the bank, the total gain in his assets is 5%. The closest approximate percentage
of the original value at which he sold off the three items is
(a) 60 percent
(b) 75 percent
(c) 90 percent
(d) 105 percent
28. The average of 7 consecutive numbers is P. If the next three numbers are also added,
the average shall
(a) remain unchanged
(b) increase by 1
(c) increase by 1.5
(d) increase by 2
29. Capacity of tap Y is 60% more than that of X. If both the taps are opened simultaneously,
they take 40 hours to fill the rank. The time taken by Y alone to fill the tank is
(a) 60 hours
(b) 65 hours
(c) 70 hours
(d) 75 hours
30. X and Y are the two alloys which were made by mixing Zinc and Copper in the ratio 6 : 9
and 7 : 11 respectively. If 40 grams of alloy X and 60 grams of alloy Y are melted and mixed
to form another alloy Z, what is the ratio of Zinc and Copper in the new alloy Z?
(a) 6 : 9
(b) 59 : 91
(c) 5 : 9
(d) 59 : 90
31. A milk vendor sells 10 liters of milk from a can containing 40 liters of pure milk to the 1st
customer. He then adds 10 liters of water to the milk can. He again sells 10 liters of mixture
to the 2nd customer and then adds 10 liters of water to the can. Again he sells 10 liters of
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mixture to the 3rd customer and then adds 10 liters of water to the can and so on. What
amount of pure milk will the 5th customer receive?
(a) 510/128 liters

(b) 505/128 liters
(c) 410/128 liters
(d) 405/128 liters
32. A ferry carries passengers to Rock of Vivekananda and back from Kanyakumari. The
distance of Rock of Vivekananda from Kanyakumari is 100km. One day, the ferry started for
Rock of Vivekananda with passengers on board, at a speed of 20 km per hour. After 90
minutes, the crew realized that there is a hole in the ferry and 15 gallons of sea water had
already entered the ferry. Sea water is entering the ferry at the rate of 10 gallons per hour.
It requires 60 gallons of water to sink the ferry. At what speed should the driver now drive
the ferry so that it can reach the Rock of Vivekananda and return back to Kanyakumari just
in time before the ferry sinks? (Current of the sea water from Rock of Vivekananda to
Kanyakumari is 2 km per hour.)
(a) 40 km/hr towards the Rock & 39 km/hr while returning to Kanyakumari
(b) 41 km/hr towards the Rock & 38 km/hr while returning to Kanyakumari
(c) 42 km/hr towards the Rock & 36 km/hr while returning to Kanyakumari
(d) 35 km/hr towards the Rock & 39 km/hr while returning to Kanyakumari
33. The pre-paid recharge of Airtel gives 21% less talktime than the same price pre-paid
recharge of Vodafone. The post-paid talktime of Airtel is 12% more than its pre-paid
recharge, having the same price. Further, the post-paid talktime of same price of Vodafone
is 15% less than its pre-paid recharge. How much percent less / more talktime can one get
from the Airtel post-paid service compared to the post-paid service of Vodafone?
(a) 3.9% more
(b) 4.7% less
(c) 4.7%more
(d) 2.8% less

34. As a strategy towards retention of customers, the service centre of a split AC machine
manufacturer offers discount as per the following rule: for the second service in a year, the
customer can avail of a 10% discount; for the third and fourth servicing within a year, the
customer can avail of 11% and 12% discounts respectively of the previous amount paid,
Finally, if a customer gets more than four services within a year, he has to pay just 55% of
the original servicing charges. If Rohan has availed 5 services from the same service centre
in a given year, the total percentage discount availed by him is approximately:
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(a) 16.52
(b) 20.88
(c) 22.33
(d) 24.08
35. A tank is connected with both inlet pipes and outlet pipes. Individually, an inlet pipe can
fill the tank in 7 hours and an outlet pipe can empty it in 5 hours. If all the pipes are kept
open, it takes exactly 7 hours for a completely filled-in tank to empty. If the total number of
pipes connected to the tank is 11, how many of these are inlet pipes?
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
36. A firm is thinking of buying a printer for its office use for the next one year. The criterion
for choosing is based on the least per-page printing cost. It can choose between an inkjet
printer which costs 5000 and a laser printer which costs 8000. The per-page printing cost for
an inkjet is 1.80 and that for a laser printer is 1.50. The firm should purchase the laser
printer, if the minimum number of pages to be printed in the year exceeds
(a) 5000
(b) 10000
(c) 15000
(d) 18000
37. A chartered bus carrying office employees travels everyday in two shifts- morning and
evening. In the evening, the bus travels at an average speed, which is 50% greater than the
morning average speed; but takes 50% more time than the amount of time it takes in the
morning. The average speed of the chartered bus for the entire journey is greater/less than
its average speed in the morning by:
(a) 18% less
(b) 30% greater
(c) 37.5% greater

(d) 50% less
38. Sailesh is working as a sales executive with a reputed FMCG Company in Hyderabad. As
per the Company’s policy, Sailesh gets a commission of 6% on all sales upto 1,00,000 and 5%
on all sales in excess of this amount. If Sailesh remits 2,65,000 to the FMCG company after
deducting his commission, his total sales were worth:
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(a) 1,20,000
(b) 2,90,526
(c) 2,21,054
(d) 2,80,000
39. Three carpenters P, Q and R are entrusted with office furniture work. P can do a job in
42 days. If Q is 26% more efficient than P and R is 50% more efficient than Q, then Q and R
together can finish the job in approximately:
(a) 11 days
(b) 13 days
(c) 15 days
(d) 17 days
40. There are two alloys P and Q made up of silver, copper and aluminum. Alloy P contains
45% silver and rest aluminum. Alloy Q contains 30% silver, 35% copper and rest aluminum.
Alloys P and Q are mixed in the ratio of 1 : 4.5. The approximate percentages of silver and
copper in the newly formed alloy is:
(a) 33% and 29%
(b) 29% and 26%
(c) 35% and 30%

41. Two farmers were cultivating wheat on their respective agricultural land in a village.
Farmer A had an average production of 20 bushels from a hectare. Farmer B, who had 15
hectares of more land dedicated to wheat cultivation, had an output of 30 bushels of wheat
from a hectare. If farmer B harvested 530 bushels of wheat more than farmer A, how many
bushels of wheat did farmer A cultivate?
(a) 50
(b) 80
(c) 160
(d) 200
42. In a local shop, as part of promotional measures, the shop owner sells three different
varieties of soap, one at a loss of 13 percent, another at a profit of 23 percent and the third
one at a loss of 26 percent. Assuming that the shop owner sells all three varieties of soap at
the same price, the approximate percentage by which average cost price is lower or higher
than the selling price is
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(a) 10.5 higher
(b) 12.5 lower
(c) 14.5 lower
(d) 8.5 higher
43. In the marketing management course of an MBA programme, you and your roommate
can complete an assignment in 30 days. If you are twice as efficient as your roommate, the
time required by each to complete the assignment individually is
(a) 45 days and 90 days
(b) 30 days and 60 days

(c) 40 days and 120 days
(d) 45 days and 135 days
44. Swarn a SME enterprise borrowed a sum of money from a nationalized bank at 10%
simple interest per annum and the same amount at 8% simple interest per annum from a
microfinance firm for the same period. It cleared the first loan 6 months before the
scheduled date of repayment and repaid the second loan just at the end of the scheduled
period. If in each case it had to pay 62100 as amount then how much money and for what
time period did it borrow?
(a) 55750, 2 years

(b) 52500, 2 years
(c) 51750, 2.5 years
(d) 55750, 2.5 years
45. Somesh, Tarun and Nikhil can complete a work separately in 45, 60 and 75 days. They
started the work together but Nikhil left after 5 days of start and Somesh left 2 days before
the completion of the work. In how many days will the work be completed?
(a) 25 (1/7)
(b) 50(1/7)
(c) 35 (5/7)
(d) 40(5/7)
46. If 0 < p < 1 then roots of the equation (1 – p) x2+ 4x + p = 0 are ___?
(a) Both 0
(b) Real and both negative

(c) Imaginary
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(d) Real and both positive
47. If 3f(x+2) + 4f(1/(x+2)) = 4x , x ≠ -2 then f(4) =
(a) -52/7
(b) 32/7
(c) 52/7
(d) -32/7
48. If x and y are real numbers, then the minimum value of x2+ 4xy + 6y2– 4y + 4 is
(a) –4
(b) 0
(c) 2
(d) 4
49. The operation (x) is defined by(i) (1) = 2 (ii) (x + y) = (x).(y) for all positive integers x and
y. If ∑x=1n (x) = 1022 , then n = ?
(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 10
(d) 11
50. The sum of the possible values of X in the equation |X + 7| + |X – 8| = 16 is:

(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
51. If f(x2 – 1) = x4 – 7x2 + k1 and f(x3 – 2) = x6 – 9x3 + k2 then the value of (k2 –k1) is
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 8
(d) 9
52. For a positive integer x, define f(x) such that f(x + a) = f(a * x), where a is an integer and
f(1) = 4. If the value of f(1003) = k, then the value of ‘k’ will be:
(a) 1003
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(b) 1004
(c) 1005
(d) None
53. f is a function for which f(1) =1 and f(x) = 2x + f(x – 1) for each natural number x ≥ 2. Find
f(31).
(a) 869
(b) 929
(c) 951
(d) 991
54. If x and y are real numbers, the least possible value of the expression.
4(x – 2)2 + 4(y – 3)2 – 2(x – 3)2 is:
(a) –8
(b) –4
(c) –2
(d) 0
55. If f(x) = ax + b, a and b are positive real numbers and if f(f(x)) = 9x + 8, then the value of a
+ b is:
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
56. If three positive real numbers a, b and c (c > a) are in Harmonic Progression, then log (a +
c) + log (a – 2b + c) is equal to:
(a) 2 log (c – b)
(b) 2 log (c – c)
(c) 2 log (c – a)
(d) log a + log b + log c
57.
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58. Find the value of x from the following equation:
log103 + log10(4x + 1) = log10(x + 1) + 1
(a) 2/7
(b) 7/2
(c) 9/2

59. The equation 7x – 1 + 11x – 1 = 170 has
(a) no solution
(b) one solution
(c) two solutions
(d) three solutions

60. If log 3, log(3x – 2) and log(3x + 4) are in arithmetic progression, then x is equal to
(a) 8/3
(b) log38
(c) log23
(d) 4
61. If x2 + 3x – 10 is a factor of 3x4 + 2x3 – ax2 + bx – a + b – 4, then the closest approximate
values of a and b are
(a) 25, 43
(b) 52, 43
(c) 52, 67
62. If log10x – log10 ∛x = 6 logx10 then the value of x is

(a) 10
(b) 30
(c) 100
(d) 1000
63. If x is real, the smallest value of the expression 3x2– 4x + 7 is:
(a) 2/3
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(b) ¾
(c) 7/9
64. The value of x for which the equation √4x + 9 + √4x - 9 = 5 + √7 will be satisfied, is:
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
65. The smallest integer x for which the inequality (x – 7)/(x2 + 5x – 36) > 0 is given by
(a) –12
(b) 9
(c) –9
(d) –8
66. If f(x) = 1/(1 + x), then find the value of f[f{f(x)}], at x = 5
(a) 7/9
(b) 7/13
(c) 5/13
(d) None of these
67. x and y are real numbers satisfying the conditions 2 < x < 3 and –7 < y < –1. Which of the
following expressions will have the least value?
(a) x2y
(b) xy2
(c) 5xy
(d) None of these

68. ‘m’ is the largest positive integer such that n > m. Also, it is known that n3 – 7n2 + 11n – 5
is positive. Then, the largest possible value for m is:
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 8
(d) None of these

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69. If f(x) = log({1+x} / {1-x})then f(x) + f(y) is:
(a) f(x+y)
(b) f{(x+y)/(1+xy)}
(c) (x+y)f{1/(1+xy)}
(d) f(x)+f(y)/(1+xy)
70. If both a and b belong to the set {1, 2, 3, 4}, then the number of equations of the form
ax2 + bx + 1 = 0 having real roots is
(a) 10
(b) 7
(c) 6
(d) 12
71. The number of roots common between the two equations x3 + 3x2 + 4x + 5 = 0 and x3 +
2x2 + 7x + 3 = 0 is
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
72. If |b| ≥ 1 and x = –|a|b, then which one of the following is necessarily true?
(a) a – xb < 0
(b) a – xb ≥ 0
(c) a – xb > 0
(d) a – xb ≤ 0
73. The number of non-negative real roots of 2x – x – 1 = 0 equals
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
74. Let g(x) = max (5 - x, x + 2). The smallest possible value of g(x) is:
(a) 4.0
(b) 4.5
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(c) 1.5
75. The function f(x) = |x – 2| + |2.5 – x| + |3.6 – x|, where x is a real number, attains a
minimum at:
(a) x = 2.3
(b) x = 2.5
(c) x = 2.7

76. Let p and q be the roots of the quadratic equation x2 – (a – 2) x – (a + 1) = 0. What is the
minimum possible value of p2 + q2?
(a) 0
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
77. If log3 2, log3(2x – 5), log3 (2x – 7/2) are in arithmetic progression, then the value of x is
equal to:
(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 2
(d) 3
78. If f(x) = x3 – 4x + p, and f(0) and f(1) are of opposite signs, then which of the following is
necessarily true
(a) –1 < p < 2

(b) 0 < p < 3
(c) –2 < p < 1
(d) p > 3 or p < 0
79. Let g(x) be a function such that g(x + 1) + g(x – 1) = g(x) for every real x. Then for what
value of p is the relation g(x+p) = g(x) necessarily true for every real x?
(a) 5
(b) 3
(c) 2
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(d) 6
80. Let f(x) = max(2x + 1, 3 – 4x), where x is any real number. Then the minimum possible
value of f(x) is:
(a) 1/3
(b) 1/2
(c) 2/3
(d) 5/3
81. A spiral is made up of 13 successive semicircles, with center alternately at A and B,
starting with center at A. The radii of semicircles, thus developed, are 0.5 cm, 1.0 cm, 1.5
cm, and 2.0 cm and so on. The total length of the spiral is:
(a) 144 cm
(b) 143 cm
(c) 147 cm
(d) None of these
82. The interior angles of a polygon are in Arithmetic Progression. If the smallest angle is
120° and common difference is 5°, then number of sides in the polygon is:
(a) 7
(b) 8
(c) 9
(d) None of these
83. If D is the midpoint of side BC of a DABC and AD is the perpendicular to AC then:
(a) 3AC2 = BC2 – AB2
(b) 3BC2 = AC2 – 3AB2

(c) 5AB2 = BC2 + AC2
(d) None of these
84. A cylinder, a hemisphere and a cone stand on the same base and have the same heights.
The ratio of the areas of their curved surface is:
(a) 2: 2: 1
(b) 2: √2 : 1
(c) √2: √2:1

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(d) None of these
85. Radius of a spherical balloon, of radii 30 cm, increases at the rate of 2 cm per second.
Then its curved surface area increases by:
(a) 120π
(b) 480π
(c) 600π
(d) None of these
86. Let A1 be a square whose side is ‘a’ metres. Circle C1 circumscribes the square A1 such
that all its vertices are on C1. Another square A2 circumscribes C1. Circle C2 circumscribes
A2 and A3 circumscribes C2, and so on. If DN is the area between the square AN and the
circle CN, where N is a natural number, then the ratio of the sum of all DN to D1 is:
(a) 1
(b) π/2 - 1
(c) Infinity
(d) None of these
87. An arc AB of a circle subtends an angle ‘x’ radian at the center O of the circle. If the area
of the sector AOB is equal to the square of the length of the arc AB, then x is:
(a) 0.5
(b) 1.0
(c) 0.75
(d) None of these
88. In a triangle ABC the length of side BC is 295. If the length of side AB is a perfect square,
then the length of side AC is a power of 2, and the length of side AC is twice the length of
side AB. Determine the perimeter of the triangle.
(a) 343
(b) 487
(c) 1063
(d) None of these

89. In a rocket shape firecracker, explosive powder is to be filled up inside the metallic
enclosure. The metallic enclosure is made up of a cylindrical base and conical top with the
base of radius 8 centimeter. The ratio of height of cylinder and cone is 5: 3. A cylindrical hole
is drilled through the metal solid with height one third the height of metal solid. What
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should be the radius of the hole, so that volume of the hole (in which gun powder is to be
filled up) is half of the volume of metal solid after drilling?
(a) 4 √3 cm
(b) 4 cm
(c) 3 cm
(d) None of these
90. The area of a triangle is 6, two of its vertices are (1, 1) and (4, –1), the third vertex lies on
y = x + 5. Find the third vertex
(a) (2/5, 27/5)
(b) (-3/5, 22/5)

(c) (3/5, 28/3)
(d) None
91. A rectangular piece of paper is 22 cm long and 10 cm wide. A cylinder is formed by
rolling the paper along its length. Find the volume of the cylinder.
(a) 175 cm3
(b) 180 cm3
(c) 185 cm3

(d) None of these
92. In a circle, the height of an arc is 21 cm and the diameter is 84 cm. Find the chord of ‘half
of the arc’.
(a) 45 cm
(b) 40 cm
(c) 42 cm
(d) None of these

93. A hemispherical bowl is filled with hot water to the brim. The contents of the bowl are
transferred into a cylindrical vessel whose radius is 50% more than its height. If diameter of
the bowl is the same as that of the vessel, the volume of the hot water in the cylindrical
vessel is:
(a) 60% of the cylindrical vessel

(b) 80% of the cylindrical vessel
(c) 100% of the cylindrical vessel
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94. The perimeter of a right-angled triangle measures 234 m and the hypotenuse measures
97 m. Then the other two sides of the triangle are measured as
(a) 100 m and 37 m
(b) 72 m and 65 m
(c) 80 m and 57 m
(d) None of these
95. In a circular field, there is a rectangular tank of length 130 m and breadth 110 m. If the
area of the land portion of the field is 20350 m2 then the radius of the field is
(a) 85 m
(b) 95 m
(c) 105 m
(d) 115 m
96. There are two buildings, one on each bank of a river, opposite to each other. From the
top of one building 60 m high, the angles of depression of the top and the foot of the other
building are 30°and 60° respectively. What is the height of the other building?
(a) 30 m
(b) 18 m
(c) 40 m
(d) 20 m
97. There is a triangular building (ABC) located in the heart of Jaipur, the Pink City. The
length of the one wall in east (BC) direction is 397 feet. If the length of south wall (AB) is a
perfect cube, the length of southwest wall (AC) is a power of three, and the length of the
wall in the southwest (AC) is thrice the length of the side AB, determine the perimeter of
this triangular building.
(a) 3209 feet
(b) 3213 feet
(c) 3773 feet
(d) 3313 feet

98. Your friend’s cap is in the shape of a right circular cone of base radius 14 cm and height
26.5 cm. The approximate area of the sheet required to make 7 such caps is
(a) 6750 cm2
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(b) 7280 cm2
(c) 8860 cm2
(d) 9240 cm2
99. Let P1 be the circle of radius r. A square Q1 is inscribed in P1 such that all the vertices of
the square Q1 lie on the circumference of P1. Another circle P2 is inscribed in Q1. Another
Square Q2 is inscribed in the circle P2. Circle P3 is inscribed in the square Q2 and so on. If SN
is the area between QN and PN + 1 where N represents the set of natural numbers, then the
ratio of sum of all such SN to that of the area of the square Q1 is:
(a) (4-π)/2
(b) (2π-4)/π
(c) (π-2)/2
(d) None
100. ABCDEF is a regular hexagon and PQR is an equilateral triangle of side a. The area of
the shaded portion is X and CD : PQ : : 2 : 1. Find the area of the circle circumscribing the
hexagon in terms of X.
(a) 16πX/23√3
(b) 42πX/5√3
(c) 2πX/3√3
(d)2√3πX
101. A right circular cylinder has a radius of 6 and a height of 24. A rectangular solid with a
square base and a height of 20, is placed in the cylinder such that each of the corners of the
solid is tangent to the cylinder wall. If water is then poured into the cylinder such that it
reaches the rim, the volume of water is:
(a) 288(π – 5)
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(b) 288(2π – 3)
(c) 288(3π – 5)
(d) None of these
102. If in the figure below, angle XYZ = 90° and the length of the arc XZ = 10π, then the area
of the sector XYZ is:
(a) 10π
(b) 25π
(c) 100π
(d) None of these
103. Let PQRSTU be a regular hexagon. The ratio of the area of the triangle PRT to that of
the hexagon PQRSTU is
(a) 0.3
(b) 0.5
(c) 1
104. A right circular cylinder has a height of 15 and a radius of 7. A rectangular solid with a
height of 12 and a square base, is placed in the cylinder such that each of the corners of the
solid is tangent to the cylinder wall. Liquid is then poured into the cylinder such that it
reaches the rim. The volume of the liquid is
(a) 147(5π – 8)
(b) 180(π – 5)
(c) 49(5π – 24)
(d) 49(15π – 8)
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105. A rectangular plank √10 metre wide, is placed symmetrically along the diagonal of a
square of side 10 metres as shown in the figure. The area of the plank is:
(a) 10(√20 – 1) sq. mt.
(b) 10(√5 – 1) sq. mt.
(c) 10√20 – 1 sq. mt.
(d) None
106. Two tangents are drawn from a point P on the circle with centre at O, touching the
circle at point Q and T respectively. Another tangent AB touches the circle at point S. If angle
QPT = 55°, find the angle AOB = ?
(a) 125°
(b) 62.5°
(c) 97.5°
(d) 95°
107. The coordinates of a triangle ABC are A(1, 5), B(–2, 3), and C(0, –4); find the equation of
the median AD?
(a) 7x – 3y + 8 = 0
(b) 5x – 4y + 15 = 0
(c) x + 3y – 16 = 0
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(d) 11x – 4y + 9 = 0
108. ABCD is a square with sides of length 10 units. OCD is an isosceles triangle with base
CD. OC cuts AB at point Q and OD cuts AB at point P. The area of trapezoid PQCD is 80
square units. The altitude from O of the triangle OPQ is:
(a) 12
(b) 13
(c) 14
(d) 15
109. How many differently shaped triangles exist in which no two sides are of the same
length, each side is of integral unit length and the perimeter of the triangle is less than 14
units?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
110. In a quadrilateral ABCD, BC = 10, CD = 14, AD = 12 and angle(CBA) = angle(BAD) = 60°. If
AB = a + √b , where a and b are positive integers. Then a + b =
(a) 193
(b) 201
(c) 204
(d) 207
111. In an equilateral triangle ABC, whose length of each side is 3 cm, D is a point on BC such
that BD = CD/2. What is the length of AD?
(a) √5 cm
(b) √6 cm
(c) √7 cm
(d) √8 cm
112. A tank internally measuring 150 cm * 120 cm * 100 cm has 1281600 cm3 water in it.
Porous bricks are placed in the water until the tank is full up to its brim. Each brick absorbs
one tenth of its volume of water. How many bricks, of 20 cm * 6cm * 4 cm, can be put in the
tank without spilling over the water?
(a) 1100
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(b) 1200
(c) 1150
(d) 1250
113. ABCD is a parallelogram with angle(ABC) = 60°. If the longer diagonal is of length 7 cm
and the area of the parallelogram ABCD is 15 (√3/ 2) cm2, then the perimeter of the
parallelogram (in cm) is:
(a) 15
(b) 15 √3
(c) 16
(d) 16 √3
114. In a city, there is a circular park. There are four points of entry into the park, namely –
P, Q, R and S. Three paths were constructed which connected the points PQ, RS, and PS. The
length of the path PQ is 10 units, and the length of the path RS is 7 units. Later, the
municipal corporation extended the paths PQ and RS past Q and R respectively, and they
meet at a point T on the main road outside the park. The path from Q to T measures 8 units,
and it was found that the angle PTS is 60°. Find the area (in square units) enclosed by the
paths PT, TS, and PS.
(a) 36 3
(b) 54 3
(c) 72 3
(d) 90 3
115. Consider a square ABCD of side 60 cm. It contains arcs BD and AC drawn with centres at
A and D respectively. A circle is drawn such that it is tangent to side AB, and the arcs BD and
AC. What is the radius of the circle?
(a) 9 cm
(b) 10 cm
(c) 12 cm
(d) 15 cm
116. If 2, a, b, c, d, e, f and 65 form an arithmetic progression, find out the value of ‘e’
(a) 48
(b) 47
(c) 41
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117. A tennis ball is initially dropped from a height of 180 m. After striking the ground, it
rebounds (3/5) th of the height from which it has fallen. The total distance that the ball
travels before it comes to rest is
(a) 540 m
(b) 600 m
(c) 720 m
(d) 900 m
118. 1 – 1/6 + (1/6 * ¼) – (1/6 * ¼ * 5/18) + …….. is

(a) 2/3
(b) 2/√3
√2
(c) √3
(d) √3/2
119. If p, q and r are three unequal numbers such that p, q and r are in A.P. and p, r-q and q-
p are in G.P. then p : q : r is equal to
(a) 1: 2: 3
(b) 2: 3: 4
(c) 3: 2: 1
(d) 1: 3: 4
120. What is the sum of integers 54 through 196 inclusive?
(a) 28,820
(b) 24,535
(c) 20,250
(d) 17,875
121. What is the sum of the following series? –64, –66, –68, ………., –100
(a) –1458
(b) –1558
(c) –1568
(d) –1664
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122. The sum of series, (–100) + (–95) + (–90) + ……… + 110 + 115 + 120, is:
(a) 0
(b) 220
(c) 340
(d) 450
123. In the MBA Programme of a B-School, there are two sections A and B. 1/4th of the
students in section A and 4/9th of the students in section B are girls. If two students are
chosen at random, one each from section A and section B as class representative, the
probability that exactly one of the students chosen is a girl, is:
(a) 23/72
(b) 11/36
(c) 5/12
(d) 17/36
124. The total number of eight-digit landline telephone numbers that can be formed having
at least one of their digits repeated is:
(a) 98185600
(b) 97428800
(c) 100000000
125. In an Engineering college in Pune, 8 males and 7 females have appeared for Student
Cultural Committee selection process. 3 males and 4 females are to be selected. The total
number of ways in which the committee can be formed, given that Mr. Raj is not to be
included in the committee if Ms. Rani is selected, is:
(a) 1960
(b) 2840
(c) 1540
126. A bag contains 8 red and 6 blue balls. If 5 balls are drawn at random, what is the
probability that 3 of them are red and 2 are blue?
(a) 80/143
(b) 50/143
(c) 75/143
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127. The game of “chuck-a-luck” is played at carnivals in some parts of Europe. Its rules are
as follows: you pick a number from 1 to 6 and the operator rolls three dice. If the number
you picked comes up on all three dice, the operator pays you 3; if it comes up on two dice,
you are paid 2; and if it comes up on just one die, you are paid 1. Only if the number you
picked does not come up at all, you pay the operator 1. The probability that you will win
money playing in this game is:
(a) 0.52
(b) 0.753
(c) 0.42
128. A student is required to answer 6 out of 10 questions in an examination. The questions
are divided into two groups, each containing 5 questions. She is not allowed to attempt
more than 4 questions from each group. The number of different ways in which the student
can choose the 6 questions is
(a) 100
(b) 160
(c) 200
(d) 280
129. Out of 8 consonants and 5 vowels, how many words can be made, each containing 4
consonants and 3 vowels?
(a) 700
(b) 504000
(c) 3528000
(d) 7056000
130. A premier B-school, which is in process of getting an AACSB accreditation, has 360
second year students. To incorporate sustainability into their curriculum, it has offered 3
new elective subject in the second year namely Green Supply Chain, Global Climate Change
& Business and Corporate Governance. Twelve students have taken all the three electives,
and 120 students have taken Green Supply Chain. There are twice as many students who
study Green Supply Chain and Corporate Governance but not Global Climate Change &
Business, as those who study both Green Supply Chain and Global Climate Change &
Business but not the Corporate Governance, and 4 times as many who Study all the three,
124 students study Corporate Governance. There are 72 students who could not muster up
the courage to take up any of these subject. The group of students who study both Green
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Supply Chain and Corporate Governance but not Global Climate Change & Business is
exactly the same as the group made up of the students who study both Global Climate
Change & Business and Corporate Governance. How many students study Global Climate
Change & Business only?
(a) 176
(b) 104
(c) 152
(d) 188
131. In a certain village, 22% of the families own agricultural land, 18% own a mobile phone
and 1600 families own both agricultural land and a mobile phone. If 68% of the families
neither own agriculture land nor a mobile phone, then the total number of families living in
the village is:
(a) 20000
(b) 10000
(c) 8000
(d) 5000
132. The business consulting division of TCS has overseas operations in 3 locations:
Singapore, New York and London. The Company has 22 analysts covering Singapore, 28
covering New York and 24 covering London. 6 analysts cover Singapore and New York but
not London, 4 analysts cover Singapore and London but not New York, and 8 analysts cover
New York and London but not Singapore. If TCS has a total of 42 business analysts covering
at least one of the three locations: Singapore, New York and London, then the number of
analysts covering New York alone is:
(a) 14
(b) 28
(c) 5
(d) 7
133. 70% of the students who joined XLRI last year play football. 75% play cricket 80% play
basketball and 85% play carom. The minimum percentage of students who play all four
games is:
(a) 5%
(b) 10%
(c) 15%
(d) 20%
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134. There are 240 second year students in a B-School. The Finance area offers 3 electives in
the second year. These are Financial Derivatives, Behavioural Finance, and Security Analysis.
Four students have taken all the three electives, and 48 students have taken Financial
Derivatives. There are twice as many students who study Financial Derivatives (48) and
Security Analysis (124) but not Behavioural Finance (53), as those who study both Financial
Derivatives and Behavioural Finance but not Security Analysis, and 4 times as many who
study all the three. 124 students study Security Analysis. There are 59 students who could
not muster courage to take up any of these subjects. The group of students who study both
Financial Derivatives and Security Analysis but not Behavioural Finance, is exactly the same
as the group made up of students who study both Behavioural Finance and Security
Analysis. How many students study Behavioural Finance only?
(a) 29
(b) 30
(c) 32
(d) 35
135. In a class of 60, along with English as a common subject, students can opt to major in
Mathematics, Physics, Biology or a combination of any two. 6 Students major in both
Mathematics and Physics, 15 major in both Physics and Biology, but no one majors in both
Mathematics and Biology. In an English test, the average mark scored by students majoring
in Mathematics is 45 and that of students majoring in Biology is 60. However, the combined
average mark in English, of students of these two majors, is 50. What is the maximum
possible number of student who major ONLY in Physics?
(a) 30
(b) 25
(c) 20
(d) 15
136. A small confectioner bought a certain number of pastries flavoured pineapple, mango
and black-forest from the bakery, giving for each pastry as many rupees as there were
pastry of that kind; altogether he bought 23 pastries and spent 211; find the number of each
kind of pastry that he bought, if mango pastry are cheaper than pineapple pastry and dearer
than black-forest pastry.
(a) (10, 9, 4)
(b) (11, 9, 3)
(c) (10, 8, 5)
(d) (11, 8, 4)
137. The smallest perfect square that is divisible by 7!
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(a) 44100
(b) 176400
(c) 705600
(d) 19600
138. There are four prime numbers written in ascending order of magnitude. The product of
the first three is 7429 and last three is 12673. Find the first number.
(a) 19
(b) 17
(c) 13
(d) None of these.
139. Z is the product of first 31 natural numbers If X = Z + 1, then the numbers of primes
among X + 1, X + 2, … X + 29, X + 30 is
(a) 30
(b) 2
(c) Cannot be determined
(d) None of these
140. If 1067 – 87 is written as an integer in base 10 notation, what is the sum of digits in that
integer?
(a) 683
(b) 489
(c) 583
(d) 589
141. Let X be a four-digit number with exactly three consecutive digits being same and is a
multiple of 9. How many such X’s are possible?
(a) 12
(b) 16
(c) 19
(d) None
142. Three truck drivers, Amar, Akbar and Anthony stop at a road side eating joint. Amar
orders 10 rotis, 4 plates of tadka, and a cup of tea. Akbar orders 7 rotis, 3 plates of tadka,
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and a cup of tea. Amar pays 80 for the meal and Akbar pays 60. Meanwhile, Anthony orders
5 rotis, 5 plates of tadka and 5 cups of tea. How much (in rs) will Anthony pay?
(a) 75
(b) 80
(c) 95
(d) 100
143. p, q and r are three non-negative integers such that p + q + r = 10. The maximum value
of pq + qr + pr + pqr is
(a) 40 and <50

(b) 50 and <60
(c) 60 and <70
(d) 70 and <80
144. Consider the expression. (xxx)b = x3, where b is the base, and x is any digit of base b.
find the value of b.
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) None
145. Amitabh picks a random integer between 1 and 999, doubles it and gives the result to
Sashi. Each time Sashi gets a number from Amitabh, he adds 50 to the number, and gives
the result back to Amitabh, who doubles the number again. The first person, whose result is
more than 1000, loses the game. Let ‘x’ be the smallest number that results in a win for
Amitabh. The sum of the digits of ‘x’ is:
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) 9
146. If a, b, c, d are four different positive integers selected from 1 to 25 then the highest
possible value of [(a + b) + (c + d)]/[(a + b) + (c – d)] would be:
(a) 47
(b) 49
(c) 51
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(d) 96
147. Consider the set of numbers (1, 3, 32, 33, …… , 3100). The ratio of the last number and
the sum of the remaining numbers is closest to:
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 50
148. For two positive integers a and b, if (a + b)(a + b) is divisible by 500, then the least
possible value of a * b is:
(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 10
(d) 12
149. a, b, c are integers, |a| ≠ |b| ≠ |c| and –10 ≤ a, b, c ≤ 10. What will be the maximum
possible value of [abc – (a + b + c)]?
(a) 524
(b) 693
(c) 731
(d) 970
150. If N = (11p + 7)(7q – 2)(5r + 1)(3s) is a perfect cube, where p, q, r and s are positive integers,
then the smallest value of p + q + r + s is:
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 9

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(d) None of these

(a) 1.05 Hrs

(b) 600/- and 400/-

(d) cannot be determined

(d) None of the above

(b) 37% decrease

(a) 510/128 liters

(d) 2.8% less

(c) 37.5% greater

(d) None of the above

(b) 30 days and 60 days

(a) 55750, 2 years

(b) Real and both negative

50. The sum of the possible values of X in the equation |X + 7| + |X – 8| = 16 is:

(d) None of the above

(d) three solutions

62. If log10x – log10 ∛x = 6 logx10 then the value of x is

(d) None of these

(d) None of these

(d) None of the above

(a) –1 < p < 2

(b) 3BC2 = AC2 – 3AB2

(c) √2: √2:1

(d) None of these

(b) (-3/5, 22/5)

(c) 185 cm3

(d) None of these

(a) 60% of the cylindrical vessel

(d) 3313 feet

(a) 10(√20 – 1) sq. mt.

(b) 10(√5 – 1) sq. mt.

(c) 10√20 – 1 sq. mt.

118. 1 – 1/6 + (1/6 * ¼) – (1/6 * ¼ * 5/18) + …….. is

(a) 40 and <50

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