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Practice Test 04-Mathematical Aptitude

Domain: Total Questions: Section Details: Class X 15 Test Code: Total Time: TST2007AT204558633 90 min. Course: Admission Test 2013 Maximum Marks: 55.0

Section 1
Subjects: Topics: Total Questions: Class X Maths Co-ordinate Geometry, Trigonometry, Mensuration, Linear Equation in One variable, Quadratic Equations, General Topic 10

Section 2
Subjects: Topics: Total Questions: Class X Maths General Topic, Quadratic Equations 5

General Instructions: 1. This Test contains 15 questions spread across 2 Section(s). 2. There are No Sectional Cut-Offs but the Student is expected to display his/her performance across all the sections. 3. Section Wise time indicates the Ideal Time which should be given to a particular section. You are free to give more or less time than what is mentioned for a Section, but the Test should be Finished within the Specified time. 4. The Test is to be given in One Single Attempt. Once the Test is Started, it can't be Paused for any Breaks. 5. If the Test is Not completed before the Test Time, then as soon as the Time for the Test is completed, the Test would Automatically End and its Answer file would be generated. 6. Use of Calculators and Log Tables is Not Permitted. 7. Use of Unfair means during the Test is Strictly Prohibited. 8. For fair Result and Performance evaluation, Please Do Not discuss the Test with your peers.

Section 1
Section Title: Total No. of Questions: Section 1 10

Subjects:Class X Maths 1.
The area of a rhombus is . Then its smaller diagonal is :

(A). (C).

(x + 2) (x + 1)

(B). (D).

(x + 3) None of these

Correct Answer

C
Area

Explanation
Area of rhombus

Smaller diagonal is x + 1 (Marks: 3.0, Negative Marks : 0.0).

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2.

If

then the value of

is :

(A). (C).

(B). (D).
None of these

Correct Answer

Explanation

(Marks: 3.0, Negative Marks : 0.0).

3.

The length of rectangle is increased by 60%. The percentage by which the width has to be decreased to maintain the same area is :

(A). (C).

37 % 37.5 %

(B). (D).

32 % None of these

Correct Answer

C
Let length = l, breath = b New length = , New Breadth = a

Explanation Then

Decreased Breadth =

, Decrease % = (Marks: 3.0, Negative Marks : 0.0).

4.

Given a solid cylinder of radius 10 cm and length 1000cm a cylindrical hole is made into it to obtain a cylindrical shell of uniform thickness and having volume equal to one-fourth of original volume. The thickness of cylindrical shell is :

(A). (C).

(B). (D).

Correct

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Answer
V. of original cylinder

V. of shell

Explanation

Thickness (Marks: 3.0, Negative Marks : 0.0).

5.

If

and

are roots of equation is :

then the area of the

formed by lines

(A). (C).

(B). (D).

Correct Answer

Solving these equations we get coordinates of intersections as

and

Area

Explanation
Since, m1, m2 are roots of

Required Area = (Marks: 3.0, Negative Marks : 0.0).

6.

If

is equal to :

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(A). (C).

(B). (D).

Correct Answer

Explanation

(Marks: 3.0, Negative Marks : 0.0).

7.

The height of a right circular cone is trisected by two planes drawn parallel to the base. The volumes of the three portions starting from the top are in the ratio :

(A). (C).

(B). (D).

Correct Answer

Explanation

By basic proportionality theorem if height is trisected then base radii of the three cones VCD, VA'B' and VAB are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3. Let volume of cone VCD = v Volume of cone VA'B' = 8v ( & volume of cone VAB = 27v ( volume is proportional to r2h) both radius and height are tripled)

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Volume Ratio = v : (8v - v) : (27v - 8v) = 1 : 7 : 19 (Marks: 3.0, Negative Marks : 0.0).

8.

If

, then value of

is :

(A).

(B).

(C).

(D).

Correct Answer

Explanation

(Marks: 3.0, Negative Marks : 0.0).

9.

The quadratic equation whose roots are the numbers

is :

(A). (C).

(B). (D).
None of these

Correct Answer

B
S:

Explanation

P:

(Marks: 3.0, Negative Marks : 0.0).

10. A merchant buys goods at 25% off the list price. He desires to mark the goods so that he can give a discount of
20% on the marked price and still clear a profit of 25% on the selling price. The percent of the list price he must mark the goods is :

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(A). (C).

130 % 117.2 %

(B). (D).

120 % None of these

Correct Answer

D
Let list price be x He got goods at Let marked price be y

Explanation

After discount

(Marks: 3.0, Negative Marks : 0.0).

Section 2
Section Title: Total No. of Questions: Section 2 5

Subjects:Class X Maths 11. If

least possible value of x is :

, then the difference between the greatest possible value and the

(A). (C).

1 2

(B). (D).

3 None of these

Correct Answer

Explanation
Let =t

t=1

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Difference = 2 - 0 = 2 (Marks: 5.0, Negative Marks : 0.0).

12. The thrust (F) of wind on a sail varies jointly as the area (A) of the sail and the square of the velocity (V) of the

wind. The thrust on the sail is 1 unit when the velocity is 16 km/hr. The velocity of the wind when the thrust is 36 unit is :

(A). (C).

(B). (D).

Correct Answer Explanation

B
Let the Area be 1 m2

(Marks: 5.0, Negative Marks : 0.0).

13. If

and

, where a, b and c are other than zero, then x equals :

(A). (C).

(B). (D).

Correct Answer

D
Inverting each of the expansions, we have the set of equations :

Explanation

(Marks: 5.0, Negative Marks : 0.0).

14. Tom, Dick and Harry started out on a 100 km journey. Tom and Harry went by automobile at the rate of
, while Dick walked at the rate of . After a certain distance, Harry got off and walked on at

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, while Tom went back for Dick and got him to the destination at the same time that Harry arrived. The number of hours required for the trip was :

(A). (C).

5 8

(B). (D).

6 None of these

Correct Answer

C
Let be the number of hours, respectively, that the car travels forward, back to pick up Dick, then forward to the destination. Then we may write

Explanation This system of simultaneous equations is equivalent to be system

Whose solution is Hence = total number of hours (Marks: 5.0, Negative Marks : 0.0).

15. A train enters into a tunnel AB at A and exits at B. A jackal is sitting at O in another by- passing tunnel AOB,

which is connected to AB at A and B, where OA is perpendicular to OB. A cat is sitting at P inside the tunnel AB making the shortest possible distance between O and P, such that AO = 30 km and PB = 32 km. When a train before entering into the tunnel AB makes a whistle (or siren) somewhere before A, the jackal and cat run towards A, they meet with accident (with the train) at the entrance A. The ratio of speeds of jackal and cat is :

(A). (C).

2/3 5/3

(B). (D).

4/3 None of these

Correct Answer

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For minimum possible distance between P and O, OP should be perpendicular to AB.

Explanation

Hence OB = OP = At the time of entrance AP = VCt = 18 OA = VJt = 30

(Marks: 5.0, Negative Marks : 0.0).

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