OBJECTIVE-TYPE QUESTIONS

Quantitative Aptitude
Solved Paper of Combined Defence Services Exam. held on Feb 2001
1. The number of prime numbers between 0 and 100 is: (a) 39 (b) 31 (c) 25 (d) 17 2. a3 + b3 can be factorized as: (b) (a b) (a2 ab + b2) (a) (a + b) (a2 + ab + b2) 2 2 (d) (a b) (a2 + ab + b2) (c) (a + b) (a ab + b ) 5 5 3. x y xy can be factorized as: (a) xy(x3 y3) (x + y) (b) x(x2 + y2) (x + y) (x y) (c) xy(x y) (x + y) (x2 + y2) (d) xy(x3 + y3) (x y) 4. If (x 1) is one of the factors of the equation x3 6x2 + 11x 6 = 0, then the other factors would be: (a) (x + 2) and (x 3) (b) (x 2) and (x + 3) (c) (x + 1) and (x 6) (d) (x 2) and (x 3) 5. If x3 x2 + x 2 is divided by x 2, then the remainder will be: (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 16 6. If r(x) is the remainder obtained by dividing a polynomial p(x) by another polynomial q(x), then: (a) degree of r(x) degree of q(x) (b) degree of r(x) < degree of q(x) (c) degree of r(x) degree of q(x) (d) degree of r(x) > degree of q(x) 7. The L.C.M. of 6x2 5x 6 and 12x2 + 11x + 2 is: (a) (3x 2) (2x 3) (4x 1) (b) (3x 2) (2x 3) (4x + 1) (c) (3x 2) (2x + 3) (4x + 1) (d) (3x + 2) (2x 3) (4x + 1) 8. The g.c.d. of x3 + x2 x 1 and x2 1 is: (a) x + 1 (b) x2 1 (c) x 1 (d) x3 1 9. If x + y = 2, then the value of x4 + y4 x3 y2 x2 y3 + 16xy is equal to: (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 4 (d) 2 10. If x2 +
1 1 = 51, then the value of x is: x x2

(b) nq rm = pn lr = pm ql (c) nq rm = lr (d) pm lq = rp

x

y pn
y nl

=
=

1 mp lq
1 pq lm

13. The sum of the digits in a two-digit number is 5. If 9 is subtracted from the number, the result is the number with the digits reversed. The number is: (a) 23 (b) 32 (c) 41 (d) 14 14. Three consecutive numbers such that twice the first, 3 times the second and 4 times the third together make 182. The numbers in question are: (a) 18, 19 and 20 (b) 19, 20 and 21 (c) 20, 21 and 22 (d) 21, 22 and 23 15. If x + y = 2, xy = 1, then the values of x and y are respectively: (a) 0 and 2 (b)
1 3 and (c) 1 and 1 (d) 1 and 3 2 2

16. The simultaneous equations 2x + 3y = 5 4x + 6y = 10 have (a) no solution (b) only one solution (c) only two solutions (d) several solutions 17. If x2 + ax + b = 0 and x2 + bx + a = 0 have a common root, then: (a) a + b = 0 (b) a + b = 1 (c) a b 1 = 0 (d) a + b + 1 = 0 18. If the roots of the equation ax2 + 2bx + c = 0 are and
, then
+ is equal to:
2b 2b (b) ac ac

(b) 7 (c) 6 (d) 9 (a) 5 11. The solution of linear equations 3x 7y + 10 = 0 and y 2x 3 = 0 is: (a) x = 1, y = 1 (b) x = 1, y = 1 (c) x = 1, y = 1 (d) x = 1, y = 1 12. The solution (x, y) of the simultaneous equations px + qy + r = 0 lx + my + n = 0, is given by: (a) mp ql = pn lr = qn mr
x y 1

(a)

(c)

2b ac

(d)

b ac

19. If one root of ax2 + bx + c = 0 is double the other, then a, b, c are related as: (a) 2a2 = 9bc (b) 9a2 = 2bc (c) 2b2 = 9ac (d) 9b2 = 2ac 20. If 2x = 4y = 8z and xyz = 288, then
1 1 1 + + is equal to: 2x 4y 8z

(a)

11 8

(b)

11 24

(c)

11 48

(d)

11 96

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21. If a = b x, b = cy, c = az, then the value of xyz is: (a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) abc 22. Let A, B, C be three sets. If A B = C , then which one of the following is not correct? (b) A B C = C (a) A B C = C AB C = C (c) (d) A B C = C 23. If A and B are subsets of such that n( ) = 700, n(A) = 200, n(B) = 300, n(A B) = 100, then n (A B) is equal to: (a) 200 (b) 300 (c) 400 (d) 600 24. Frequency of a variable is always: (a) a fraction (b) an integer (c) in percentages (d) a complex number 25. Which one of the following is a random variable? (a) Height of a student whose roll number in a class is 15 (b) Height of the tallest student in a class (c) Height of a student who will enter first in the classroom tomorrow (d) None of the above 26. If the variate is of discrete type, then the frequency distribution can be represented by: (a) a scatter diagram (b) a bar diagram (c) a histogram (d) a pie diagram 27. To compare the relative growth or decline of two or more series the most appropriate chart to be drawn will be: (a) bar (b) line (c) ratio (d) multiple 28. For a symmetric distribution, the empirical relationship between mean, median and mode is: (a) Mean > Median > Mode (b) Mean = Median = Mode (c) Mode Mean = 3(Median Mean) (d) Mean Mode = 3(Mean Median) 29. If a and b are such numbers that a > 0 and b < 0, then which one of the following is always correct? (a) a b > 0 (b) a + b > 0 (c) a + b < 0 (d) a b < 0 30. Consider the following statements: 1. Product of any two irrational numbers in an irrational number. 2. Product of any two rational number is a rational number. 3. Product of any two natural numbers is a natural number. Which of the above statements are correct? (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 2 and 3 31. The difference between the largest 4 digit number and the smallest 3 digit number is: (a) 9899 (b) 8999 (c) 9989 (d) 9889 32. How many of the following four numbers, 3 + 3 , 3 3 , 3 3 and 3 3 are rational? (a) One (b) Two 33. If x2 = 4224, then: (a) 64 < x < 65 (c) Three (d) Four (c) 24 < x < 25 (d) 21 < x < 22 34. 0.50 divided by 0.01 is equal to: (a) 50 (b) 5 (c) 500 (d)
1 50

35. A decimal number has 16 decimal places. The number of decimal places in the square root of this number will be: (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 16 36. If
3 of an estate is worth Rs 90,000, then the value of 4

2 of the same will be: 3

(a) Rs 60,000 (b) Rs 65,000 (c) Rs 70,000 (d) Rs 80,000 37. If a train running at 36 km/hour takes 2 minutes and 20 seconds to cross a bridge, then the length of the bridge is: (a) 1.4 km (b) 2.2 km (c) 3.6 km (d) 14 km 38. If 9 girls can prepare 135 garlands in 3 hours, then the number of girls needed to prepare 270 garlands in one hour will be: (a) 27 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 54 39. If 42% of a given number is 12.6, then the number is: (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 35 (d) 45 40. A man sells an item for Rs 700 and makes some profit. If he sells it for Rs 500 his loss is
3 of the earlier profit. The 5

(b) 210 < x < 215

cost price of the item is: (a) Rs 575 (b) Rs 600 (c) Rs 650 (d) Rs 625 41. What is the rate of annual simple interest at which a sum of money would double itself in 25 years? (a) 4% (b) 5% (c) 6% (d) 8% 42. In three years, a certain sum of money amounts to Rs 9261 at 5% per annum compound interest. The sum is: (a) Rs 5000 (b) Rs 6000 (c) Rs 7000 (d) Rs 8000 43. If a, b, c and d are four quantities of the same kind, such that: a : b = 3 : 4, b : c = 5 : 6 and c : d = 11 : 9, then the ratio a : d is equal to: (a) 50 : 60 (b) 55 : 72 (c) 60 : 70 (d) 65 : 75 44. A piece of 10 meter cloth of width 80 cm costs Rs 50.00. The cost of 15 meter of the same cloth with a width of 40 cm will be: (a) Rs 75.00 (b) Rs 62.50 (c) Rs 37.50 (d) Rs 25.00 45. Consider the following statements: 1. The sum of two prime numbers is a prime number. 2. The product of two prime numbers is a prime number. Which of these statements is/are correct? (a) Neither 1 nor 2 (b) 1 alone (c) 2 alone (d) Both 1 and 2 46. If the number x is divided by 907, the remainder is 423. In the light of this consider the following statements: 1. If the number 2x is divided by 907, then the remainder is 846. 2. If the number 2x is divided by 1814, then the remainder

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is 846. Which of these statements is/are correct? (a) Both 1 and 2 (b) 2 alone (c) 1 alone (d) Neither 1 nor 2 47. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched? (a) The number which is a factor of every number : 1 (b) The number of factors of each prime number : 2 (c) Every prime number is odd except the number : 2 (d) The number which is neither prime nor composite : 2 48. If a six-digit number 93p25q is divisible by 88, then the values of p and q are respectively. (a) 2 and 8 (b) 8 and 2 (c) 8 and 6 (d) 6 and 8 49. The sum of two numbers is 1000 and their L.C.M. is 8919. The two numbers are: (a) 993 and 7 (b) 989 and 11 (c) 991 and 9 (d) 987 and 13 50. The expression log
11 14 22 + log log is equal to: 5 3 15

(a)

1 6

(b)

1 3

(c)

1 2 3

(d)

1 3 2

61. The greatest value of sin + cos is equal to: (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 2 62. If tan x + cot x = 3, then sec2 x + cosec2 x is equal to: (a) 3 (b) 9 (c) 12 (d) 15 63. If f(x) = sin2 x + cosec2 x, then: (a) f(x) < 1.5 (b) f(x) = 1 (c) 1< f(x) < 2 (d) f(x) 2 64. If A + C = B, then tan A tan B tan C is equal to: (a) tan B + tan A + tan C (b) tan B tan A + tan C (c) tan B tan A tan C (d) tan B + tan A tan C 65. If tan A = (a) cot
B 2 1 cos B , then tan 2A is equal to: sin B

(b) tan B

(c) tan

B 2

(d) cot B

66. The angles of elevation of the top of a vertical tower from points at distances a and b from the base and in the same line with it are complementary. If a > b, then the height of the tower is: (a) (ab) (b) (a + b) (c) ( b / a) (d) ( b a) 67. Two boys are on opposite sides of a tower of 100 meter height. If they measure the elevation of the top of the tower as 30 and 45 respectively, then the distance between the boys is: (a) 100 3 meter (b) 100 ( 3 + 1) meter (c) 100
3 1 meter

(a) log 2 (b) log 3 (c) log 5 (d) log 7 51. If logb a logy x = logc a, then the values of x and y are respectively: (a) b and c (b) c and b (c) c and a (d) b and a 52. If log10 10000 = 4, then: (a) 410 = 10000 (b) 104 = 10000 4 (c) 10000 = 10 (d) 100010 = 4 53. If log103 = 0.4771, then the number of digits in 330 is: (a) 13 (b) 14 (c) 15 (d) 16 54.
cos 5+ sin 5 is equal to: cos 5 sin 5

(d) 100

3 + 1 meter

68. In the given figure, BC = h is a mountain. The elevation of the top of the mountain as seen from the point A is 45. After ascending 1000 m towards the top of the mountain up a slope of 30 inclination, the elevation of the top C is found to be 60. The height h of the mountain is:

(a) tan 5 (b) cot 5 (c) tan 50 (d) tan 40 55. tan 1 tan 2 tan 3 .... tan 89 is equal to: (a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 56. Which one of the following statements is correct? (a) sin 1 < sin 1 (b) sin 1 > sin 1 (c) sin 1 = sin 1 (d)
180 sin 1 = sin 1

57. If sin + cos = sin 2 + cos 2 , then is equal to: (b) (c) (d) (a)
6 3 4 2

58. If sin = cos and 0 360, then is: (a) 45 or 225 (b) 45 or 135 (c) 135 or 225 (d) 45 or 315 59. log sin 1 log sin 2 ..... log sin 179 is equal to: (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 1 60. The value of
sin 45 sin 105+ cos 105 cos 45 is equal to: sin 75+ cos 75

(a)

500 3 m 3

(b) 500 3 m

(c) 500 ( 3 1) m (d) 500 ( 3 + 1) m 69. In terms of radians, 45 is equivalent to: 45 45 (b) (c) (d) 0.25 (a) 25 180

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70. AB and CD are two straight lines parallel to each other and a straight line EF intersects them as shown in the given figure. If b = c, then: is: (a) 240 cm2 (b) 156 cm2 (c) 130 cm2 (d) 120 cm2 78. Consider the following quadrilaterals: 1. Rectangle. 2. Square. 3. Parallelogram. 4. Rhombus. The lengths of the two diagonals will be equal in respect of: (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 4 79. MQ is a given line segment. The locus of a point P is: such that MPQ =
2

(a) a = k (b) a = c (c) g = e (d) g = f 71. If X, Y and Z are three points such that XY = 2YZ and XZ = 3YZ, then the three points are: (a) not collinear (b) collinear and X lies between Y and Z (c) collinear and Y lies between X and Z (d) collinear and Z lies between X and Y 72. If x, y, z are three positive real numbers such that x + y = z, then which one of the following statements is correct? (a) We can draw a right-angled triangle having sides equal to x, y and z (b) It is not possible to draw a triangle with sides equal to x, y and z (c) If z is a perfect square, then we can draw a triangle whose sides are equal to x, y and z (d) If x = y, then it is possible to draw a triangle having sides equal to x, y and z 73. The measure of an angle is twice of its supplementary angle. Its measure is: (a) 120 (b) 96 (c) 180 (d) none of the above 74. Consider the following statements: 1. If three angles of a triangle are equal to three angles of another triangle respectively, then the two triangles are congruent. 2. If the areas of two similar triangles are equal, then the triangles are congruent. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct? (a) 1 alone (b) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) 2 alone 75. In ABC and DEF, if A = 50, B = 70, C = 60, D = 60, E = 70 and F = 50, then: (a) ABC ~ DEF (b) ABC ~ EDF (c) ABC ~ DFE (d) ABC ~ FED 76. In ABC, M is the mid-point of BC. Length of AM is 9. N is a point on AM such that MN = 1. Distance of N from the centroid of ABC is equal to: (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 6 77. If the length of a side of a rhombus is 13 cm and one of its diagonals is of length 24 cm, then the area of the rhombus

(a) a right angled triangled (b) a circle (c) the perpendicular bisector of MQ (d) an isosceles triangle 80. In the given diagram, which of the four points are concyclic?

(a) A, B, C and E (b) A, B, D and E (c) B, C, D and E (d) A, C, D and E 81. If AD is perpendicular to BC, in an equilateral triangle ABC, then: (b) AD2 = 3DC2 (a) AD2 = 2DC2 2 2 (c) AD = 4DC (d) 2AD2 = 3DC2 82. The maximum number of common tangents to any two circles in the same plane is: (a) two (b) three (c) four (d) five 83. If a transversal intersects two parallel lines, then the corresponding angles are: (a) supplementary (b) complementary (c) unequal (d) equal 84. The volume of a right circular cylinder is 1100 cm3 and the radius of its base is 5 cm. The area of its curved surface is: (b) (440 + 25 ) cm2 (a) 440 cm2 (c) (440 + 50 ) cm2 (d) 450 cm2 85. In the given figure, if O is the centre of the circle, chord AB = OA and the area of the triangle AOB = 4 3 cm2, then the area of the circle will be:

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(a) 4 cm2 (c) 24 3 cm2 (b) 16 cm2 (d) 24 3 cm2

86. Area of the smallest circle containing a square of side a is (see figure):

(a)

a 2

(b)

a2 2

(c) 2 a2

(d)

a 2

87. In the given figures, the shaded area of Fig. A is:

(a) 70.22 cm2 (b) 80.72 cm2 (c) 90.32 cm2 (d) 90.72 cm2 91. The height and base radius of a right circular cone are 4 and 3 cm respectively. The total surface area of the cone is: (a) 15 cm2 (b) 18 cm2 (c) 21 cm2 (d) 24 cm2 92. ACB is an arc of a circle of radius 3 cm. It subtends an angle of 120 at the centre as shown in the figure. The area of the shaded portion ACB is:

Fig. A Fig. B (a) greater than 2 times the shaded area of Fig B (b) greater than shaded area of Fig B but less than 2 times the shaded area of Fig B (c) equal to shaded area of Fig B (d) less than shaded area of Fig B 88. A square and an equilateral triangle have equal perimeters. If the area of the equilateral triangle is 16 3 cm2, then the side of the square is: (a) 4 cm (b) 4 2 cm (d) 6 cm

(a) 3 9 3 cm2 (c) 3 +

9 3 cm2 4

(b) 3 (d) 3

9 3 cm2 2 9 3 cm2 4

(c) 6 2 cm 89. The area of the shaded portion of the given figure is:

93. The measurement of sides in the given figure are AC = 140 m, AF = 40 m, AG = 50 m, AH = 90 m, FE = 35 m, GB = 45 m and HD = 50 m. The area of the figure ABCDEA is: (a) 6655 m2 (b) 6525 m2 (c) 7355 m2 (d) 7225 m2 94. If both the radius and height of a cone are increased by 50%, then the volume of the cone will increase by: (a) 100% (b) 200% (c) 225% (d) 237.5% 95. If both the height and radius of a cone are doubled, then the ratio of volume of the bigger cone to that of the smaller cone will be: (a) 4 : 1 (b) 6 : 1 (c) 8 : 1 (d) 10 : 1 96. If a solid sphere of radius
3 m is melted and formed 4

(a) 8 cm2 (b) 3 cm2 2 (c) 64 cm (d) 12 cm2 90. The given figure consists of an equilateral triangle ACF and a parallelogram CDEF. There are two semi-circles (G and B) on sides AC and AF. The area of the figure AFEDC is:

into a right circular cylinder of height 1 m, then the radius of the base of the cylinder will be:

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(a) 0.75 m (b) 1.00 m (c) 1.25 m (d) 1.50 m 97. The radius of the base of a right circular cylinder is halved and the height is increased by 50%. The ratio of the volume of the original cylinder to that of the new cylinder will be: (a) 2 : 1 (b) 8 : 3 (c) 3 : 1 (d) 4 : 1 98. If the radius of a sphere is increased by 100%, then the increase in the surface area of the sphere will be: (a) 100% (b) 200% (c) 300% (d) 400% ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS 1. (c) A prime no. is a no. which is divisible by itself or by 1. 2. (c) a3 + b3 = (a + b) (a2 ab + b2) 3. (c) x5y xy5 = xy (x4 y4) = xy (x y) (x + y) (x2 + y2) 4. (d) Dividing x3 6x2 + 11x 6 by x 1, we get x2 5x + 6 x2 5x + 6 = (x 2) (x 3) 5. (b) Let f(x) = x3 x2 + x 2, when f(x) is divided by x2 R = f(2) = 23 22 + 2 2 = 4 6. (b) Degree of remainder < degree of divisor 7. (d) 6x2 5x 6 = 6x2 9x + 4x 6 = 3x (2x 3) + 2 (2x 3) = (2x 3) (3x + 2) 12x2 + 11x + 2 = 12x2 + 8x + 3x + 2 = 4x (3x + 2) + (3x + 2) = (3x + 2) (4x + 1) LCM of two poly = (3x + 2) (2x 3) (4x + 1) 8. (b) x3 + x2 x 1 = x2 (x + 1) (x + 1) = (x + 1) (x2 1) GCD of x2 1 and x3 + x2 x 1 = x2 1 9. (a) x + y = 2 On squaring, x2 + y2 + 2xy = 4 or x2 + y2 = 4 2xy Squaring again, we get, x4 + y4 + 2x2y2 = 16 + 4x2y2 16xy or x4 + y4 + 16xy = 16 + 2x2y2 or x4 + y4 + 16x2y2 2x2y2 = 16 ... (i) Given exp = x4 + y4 x3y2 x2y3 + 16xy = x4 + y4 x2y2 (x + y) + 16xy = x4 + y4 x2y2 2 + 16xy (by (i) = x4 + y4 + 16xy 2x2y2 = 16 10. (b) x2 +
1 x2

12. 13.

14.

15.

16.

Putting x = 1 in 2x + y = 3 2 1+ y = 3 y = 1 (c) By cross multiplication method (b) Let units digit be x and tens digit be y No. = 10 y + x No. formed by reversing the digits = 10x + y A.T.S. 10y + x 9 = 10x + y 9x 9y = 9 or x y = 1 ... (i) Also x + y = 5 ... (ii) Solving (i) and (ii) x = 2, y = 3 No. = 32 (b) Let three consecutive nos. be x, x + 1, x + 2 A.T.S. 2x + 3 (x + 1) + 4 (x + 2) = 182 x = 19 Nos. are 19, 20, 21 (c) x + y = 2 y = 2 x xy = 1 x(2 x) = 1 or x2 2x + 1 = 0 (x 1)2 = 0 x = 1 y=21=1 We can also see by inspection. (d) 2x + 3y = 5; 4x + 6y = 10
5 1 a1 2 1 b1 3 1 c 1 = = = = = = a 2 4 2 , b 2 6 2 , c 2 10 2
Q

a 1 b1 c 1 = = The system has several solutions. a2 b 2 c2

17. (d) Let the common root be 2 + a + b = 0 ... (i)

2 + b + a = 0 ... (ii)

Subtracting (ii) from (i), we get (a b) = a b = 1 Putting = 1 in (i), we get a + b + 1 = 0 18. (b) As and are the roots of ax2 + 2bx + c = 0
+ =

c 2b , = a a
2b a = 2b ac c a

= + =

= 51, x2 +

1 x2

2 = 51 2 = 49

19. (c) Let the roots be and 2

+ 2 =

1 1 = 49 x2 + 2 2 . x. x x 1 1 =7 (x )2 = 72 x x x

b b = a 3a

. 2 =

c c 2 2 = a a

11. (a)

3x 7y = 10 ... (i),

2x + y = 3 ... (ii)

2 (

b 2 c ) = 2b2 = 9ac a 3a

14x + 7y = 21 Multiplying (ii) by 7 11x = 11 x = 1

20. (d) 2x = 4y = 8z 2x = (22)y = (23)z 2x = 22y = 23z x = 2y = 3z

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