EduCAT-2 Analysis

QA Analysis

Priyanshu Kumar
 QA Analysis
S.No Sections Difficulty Ideal Atts.
1 Arithmetics Medium 6
2 Geometry Hard 2
3 Algebra Hard 5
4 Modern Math Medium 2

Total Ideal attempts 15

How many unique rectangles are possible that have a perimeter of not more
than 258cm and integers for length of each side? (Geometry) (combinations)

a) 65
b) 129
c) 4158
d) 4160
At exactly what time past 7:00 will the minute and hour hands of an
accurate working clock be precisely perpendicular to each other for the
first time? (Clock)

a) 20 13/21 minutes past 7:00

b) 20 13/17 minutes past 7:00
c) 21 3/23 minutes past 7:00
d) 21 9/11 minutes past 7:00
If M and N are positive integers that have
remainders of 1 and 3, respectively, when divided
by 6, which of the following could NOT be a
possible value of M+N?
(Number System)
a) 86
b) 52
c) 34
d) 28
 A circle is inscribed in a square with an area of 121 square units. If the diameter of a marble ball is 1.5π, then how
many different combinations of 9 distinct marbles can fit around the circumference of the circle? (TITA) (Geometry)
In the xy-plane, line L has equation y=mx+b, where 1<m<5. If line L passes through (1,1), which of the
following points also lies on line L? (Co-ordinate Geometry)

a) (2, -1)
b) (2,0)
c) (2,1)
d) (2,3)
A basket contains 3 apples and 3 mangoes. If you select 3 pieces of fruit at random and without
replacement, what is the probability that you’ll select at least one mango? (Probability)

a) 1/8
b) 1/10
c) 3/20
d) 19/20
It takes 6 days for 3 women and 2 men working together to
complete a work. 3 men would do the same work 5 days
sooner than 9 women. How many times does the output of a
man exceed that of a woman?
(Time and work) (TITA)
In an opera theater. there are 300 seats available. When all the
seats in the theater are sold out, the price of each ticket is $60.
For every $1 increase in the price of the ticket, the number of
seats sold decreases by 2. How much should the theater owner
charge for each seat to make maximum profit? (Combination)

a) $87
b) $95
c) $105
d) $120
If x is positive, which of the following could be correct ordering
of 1/x, 2x, and x2? (Inequalities)
I. x2<2x<1/x
II. x2<1/x<2x
III. 2x<x2<1/x

a) none
b) I only
c) III only
d) I and II
This year Henry will save a certain amount of his income, and he will
spend the rest. Next year Henry will have no income, but for each
dollar that he saves this year, he will have 1 + r dollars available to
spend. In terms of r, what fraction of his income should Henry save this
year so that next year the amount he has available to spend will be
equal to half the amount that he spends this year? (Sequence and
series)

a) 1(r+2)
b) 12r+2
c) 13r+2
d) 12r+3
Which among 2(1/2), 3(1/3), 4(1/4), 6(1/6) and 12(1/12) is the
largest ? (Number System)
a) 2(1/2)
b) 3(1/3)
c) 4(1/4)
d) 6(1/6)
 In the figure , when a conical bottle is rested on its flat base, the water in the bottle is 8 cm from its
vertex. When the same conical bottle is turned upside down, the water level is 2 cm from its base.
What is the approximate height of the bottle? (Mensuration)

a) 5cm
b) 8cm
c) 10cm
d) 12cm
In the figure, what is the area of triangle BCD given that the area of triangle ADE is 16
and the area of triangle CDE is 12? (Geometry)

a) 12
b) 16
c) 20
d) 28
Ans: d
 Cassandra sets her watch to the correct time at noon. At the
actual time of 1:00 PM, she notices that her watch reads 12:57
and 36 seconds. Assuming that her watch loses time at a
constant rate, what will be the actual time when her watch first
reads 10:00 PM? (Clock)

a) 10:22 PM and 24 seconds

b) 10:24 PM
c) 10:25 PM
d) 10:27 PM
Ann and Bea are at opposite sides of a CIRCULAR track. At 12:00
pm, Ann starts traveling clockwise at a constant speed of 25
kilometers per hour. At the same time, Bea starts traveling
counter-clockwise at a constant speed of 10 kilometers per hour.
At 1:30 pm that same day, Ann and Bea cross paths for the
SECOND time. What is the circumference (in kilometers) of the
circular track? (Speed, Time and Distance)

a) 17.5
b) 35
c) 42
d) 52.5
What is the non-zero value of K, for which the quadratic
equation Kx2+1–2(K–1)x+x2=0has equal roots ?
(Linear and quadratic equation)
a) -3
b) -1
c) 1
d) 3
A firm decides to inspect 48 of its distribution centers.They have
a staff of 23 employees available for the inspection.If each
person will inspect at least 1 center and at most 4 centers, what
is the maximum and the minimum number of people who will
inspect 4 centers, if all the 48 centers will be inspected? (Co-
ordinate Geometry)

a) (8,2)
b) (8,0)
c) (9,0)
d) (9,2)
A botanist plans to code each experimental plant used in an
experiment with a code that consists of either a single letter or a
pair of distinct letters written in an alphabetic order. What is the
least number of letters that can be used if there are 15 plants,
and each plant is to get a different code? (Number Systems)
(TITA)
If (5.55)x=(0.555)y=1000, then the value of 1/x−1/y is (Number
systems)

a) 3
b) 1
c) 2/3
d) 1/3
Jack and Jill have certain number of apples with them. The total
number of apples with both of them is less than 80. If Jill gives a
certain number of apples to Jack, then Jack will have four times
the number of apples Jill has. If Jack gives the same number of
apples to Jill, then Jack will have thrice the number of apples that
Jill has. What can be the number of apples that Jack initially has?
(Modern Math)(TITA)
If n = 20! + 17, then n is divisible by which of the following?
(Number System)

I. 15
II. 17
III. 19

a) None
b) I only
c) II only
d) I and II
How many integers N in the set of integers (1, 2, 3 ... 100) are
there such that N2+N3N2+N3 is a perfect square? (Number
System)
(TITA)