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1.A contractor undertook to do a piece of work in 125 days and employs 175
men to carry out the job, but after 40 days, he finds that one a quarter of the
work had been carried out. How many more men should be employed to
finish the work in time?
1)75 2)72 3)74 4)76
2.The efficiency of the first machine tool is 20% less than that of the 2nd
one. The first machine tool operated for 5 hours, whereas, the second one
operated for 4 hours and together they machined 4000 work pieces. Find the
number of work-pieces machined by the first machine tool.
1)2100 2)2150 3)2000 4)2200
3. How many kg of wheat costing Rs.6.10 /kg must be mixed with 126 kg of wheat
costing Rs.2.85/kg, so that 15% may be gained by selling the mixture at
Rs.4.60/kg.
1)65 2)69 3)72 4)68
4. A man works for 2 days and then rests for one day, then works for 2 days and rests for one
day and so
on. For everyday he works, he earns Rs. 100. How much will he earn from Monday to
Saturday?
1) Rs. 200 2) Rs. 300 3) Rs. 400 4) Rs. 500

5. In three annual examinations, of which the aggregate marks of each was 500, a student
secured
average marks 45% and 55% in the first and the second yearly examinations respectively. To
secure
60% average total marks, it is necessary for him in third yearly examination to secure marks :
1)300 2) 350 3) 400 4) 450

6. A triangle was cut out of a square,which,originally,was cut out of a circle.If the diameter of
the circlewas 4 cm,the area of triangle is atmost
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1)4 sq.cm 2)8 sq.cm 3)12 sq.cm 4)16 sq.cm

DIRECTIONS for Questions 7 to : Answer the questions independently of each other.

7. Let A and B be two solid spheres such that the surface area of B is 300% higher than the
surface
area of A. The volume of A is found to be k% lower than the volume of B. The value of k must
be
[1] 85.5 [2] 92.5 [3] 90.5 [4] 87.5

8. A test has 50 questions. A student scores 1 mark for a correct answer, -1/3 for a wrong
answer,
and 1/6 for not attempting a question. If the net score of a student is 32, the number of
questions
answered wrongly by that student cannot be less than
[1] 6 [2] 12 [3] 3 [4] 9

9. The sum of 3rd and 15th elements of an arithmetic progression is equal to the sum of 6th,
11th and
13th elements of the same progression. Then which element of the series should necessarily be
equal to zero?
[1] 1st [2] 9th [3] 12th [4] None of the above.

10. The function f(x) = |x 2| + |2.5 x| + |3.6 x|, where x is a real number, attains a
minimum at
[1] x = 2.3 [2] x = 2.5 [3] x = 2.7 [4] None of the above.

11. In a 4000 meter race around a circular stadium having a circumference of 1000 meters,
the fastest
runner and the slowest runner reach the same point at the end of the 5th minute, for the first
time
after the start of the race. All the runners have the same starting point and each runner
maintains a
uniform speed throughout the race. If the fastest runner runs at twice the speed of the slowest
runner, what is the time taken by the fastest runner to finish the race?
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[1] 20 min [2] 15 min [3] 10 min [4] 5 min

12. A positive whole number M less than 100 is represented in base 2 notation, base 3 notation,
and
base 5 notation. It is found that in all three cases the last digit is 1, while in exactly two out of
the
three cases the leading digit is 1. Then M equals
[1] 31 [2] 63 [3] 75 [4] 91

13. Which one of the following conditions must p, q and r satisfy so that the following system
of
linear simultaneous equations has at least one solution, such that p + q + r 0?
x + 2y 3z = p
2x + 6y 11z = q
x 2y + 7z = r
[1] 5p 2q r = 0 [2] 5p + 2q + r = 0
[3] 5p + 2q r = 0 [4] 5p 2q + r = 0
.
14. There are 8436 steel balls, each with a radius of 1 centimeter, stacked in a pile, with 1 ball
on top,
3 balls in the second layer, 6 in the third layer, 10 in the fourth, and so on. The number of
horizontal layers in the pile is
[1] 34 [2] 38 [3] 36 [4] 32

15. In the figure below, the rectangle at the corner measures 10 cm 20 cm. The corner A of
the
rectangle is also a point on the circumference of the circle. What is the radius of the circle in
cm?

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[1] 10 cm [2] 40 cm [3] 50 cm [4] None of the above

16. A vertical tower OP stands at the center O of a square ABCD. Let h and b denote the length
OP
and AB respectively. Suppose APB = 60o then the relationship between h and b can be
expressed as
[1] 2b2 = h2 [2] 2h2 = b2 [3] 3b2 = 2h2 [4] 3h2 = 2b2

17. How many three digit positive integers, with digits x, y and z in the hundreds, tens and
units
place respectively, exist such that x < y, z < y and x 0?
[1] 245 [2] 285 [3] 240 [4] 320

18. In the figure given below, AB is the chord of a circle with center O. AB is extended to C
such that
BC = OB. The straight line CO is produced to meet the circle at D. If ACD = y degrees and
AOD = x degrees such that x = ky, then the value of k is

[1] 3 [2] 2 [3] 1 [4] None of the above

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19. If log32, log3(2x 5), log3(2x 7/2) are in arithmetic progression, then the value of x is
equal to
[1] 5 [2] 4 [3] 2 [4] 3

20. In a triangle ABC, AB = 6, BC = 8 and AC = 10. A perpendicular dropped from B, meets the
side
AC at D. A circle of radius BD (with center B) is drawn. If the circle cuts AB and BC at P and Q
respectively, then AP : QC is equal to
[1] 1 : 1 [2] 3 : 2 [3] 4 : 1 [4] 3 : 8

21. Each side of a given polygon is parallel to either the X or the Y axis. A corner of such a
polygon is
said to be convex if the internal angle is 90o or concave if the internal angle is 270o. If the
number
of convex corners in such a polygon is 25, the number of concave corners must be
[1] 20 [2] 0 [3] 21 [4] 22

22. Let p and q be the roots of the quadratic equation x2 (? - 2) x - ? - 1 = 0. What is the
minimum
possible value of p2 + q2?
[1] 0 [2] 3 [3] 4 [4] 5

23. The 288th term of the series a, b, b, c, c, c, d, d, d, d, e, e, e, e, e, f, f, f, f, f, f. is
1. u [2] v [3] w [4] x

24. Let a, b, c, d be four integers such that a + b + c + d = 4m + 1 where m is a positive integer.
Given
m, which one of the following is necessarily true?
[1] The minimum possible value of a2 + b2 + c2 + d2 is 4m2 2m + 1
[2] The minimum possible value of a2 + b2 + c2 + d2 is 4m2 + 2m + 1
[3] The maximum possible value of a2 + b2 + c2 + d2 is 4m2 - 2m + 1
[4] The maximum possible value of a2 + b2 + c2 + d2 is 4m2 + 2m + 1

DIRECTIONS for Questions 25 and 26: Answer the questions on the basis of the information
given
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below.
A certain perfume is available at a duty-free shop at the Bangkok international airport. It is
priced in the
Thai currency Baht but other currencies are also acceptable. In particular, the shop accepts
Euro and US
Dollar at the following rates of exchange:
US Dollar 1 = 41 Bahts
Euro 1 = 46 Bahts
The perfume is priced at 520 Bahts per bottle. After one bottle is purchased, subsequent bottles
are
available at a discount of 30%. Three friends S, R and M together purchase three bottles of the
perfume,
agreeing to share the cost equally. R pays 2 Euros. M pays 4 Euros and 27 Thai Bahts and S
pays the
remaining amount in US Dollars.

25. How much does M owe to S in US Dollars?
[1] 3 [2] 4 [3] 5 [4] 6

26. How much does R owe to S in Thai Baht?
[1] 428 [2] 416 [3] 334 [4] 324

DIRECTIONS for Questions 27 to 36: The following questions are independent of each other:
27. From a circular sheet of paper with a radius of 20 cm, four circles of radius 5cm each are
cut out. What
is the ratio of the uncut to the cut portion?
[1] 1 : 3 [2] 4 : 1 [3] 3 : 1 [4] 4 : 3
28. Two liquids A and B are in the ratio 5 : 1 in container 1 and in container 2, they are in the
ratio 1 : 3. In
what ratio should the contents of the two containers be mixed so as to obtain a mixture of A
and B in
the ratio 1 : 1?
[1] 2 : 3 [2] 4 : 3 [3] 3 : 2 [4] 3 : 4

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29. Out of two -thirds of the total number of basket-ball matches, a team has won 17 matches
and lost 3 of
them. What is the maximum number of matches that the team can lose and still win three-
fourths of the
total number of matches, if it is true that no match can end in a tie?
[1] 4 [2] 6 [3] 5 [4] 3
30. A closed wooden box of thickness 0.5 cm and length 21 cm, width 11 cm, and height 6 cm,
is panted on
the inside. The cost of painting is Rs 70. What is the rate of painting in rupees per sq. cm?
[1] 0.7 [2] 0.5 [3] 0.1 [4] 0.2
31. If a number 774958A96B is to be divisible by 8 and 9, the values of A and B, respectively,
will be:
[1] 7,8 [2] 8,0 [3] 5,8 [4] None of these
32. Once I had been to the post-office to buy stamps of five rupees, two rupees and one rupee. I
paid the
clerk Rs 20, and since he did not have change, he gave me three more stamps of one rupee. If
the
number of stamps of each type that I had ordered initially was more than one, what was the
total
number of stamps that I bought?
[1] 10 [2] 9 [3] 12 [4] 8
33. Given the quadratic equation x2 - (A - 3) x - (A - 2), for what value of A will the sum of
the squares of
the roots be zero?
[1] - 2 [2] 3 [3] 6 [4] None of these
34. I sold two watches for Rs. 300 each, one at a loss of 10% and the other at a profit of 10%.
What is the
percent loss (- ) or the percent profit (+) that resulted from the transaction?
[1] (+) 10 [2] ( -) 1 [3] (+) 1 [4] 0
35. The price of a Maruti car rises by 30% while the sales of the car came down by 20%. What
is the
percent change in the total revenue?
[1] - 4 [2] - 2 [3] + 4 [4] 0
36. In triangle ABC, angle B is a right angle. If AC is 6 cm, and D is the mid-point of side AC,
the length
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of BD is:

[1] 4 cm [2] 6 cm [3] 3 cm [4] 3.5 cm

DIRECTIONS for Questions 37 and 38: Answer the questions based on the following
information:-
A, S, M and D are functions of x and y, and they are defined as follows:
A(x, y) + x + y
S(x, y) = x - y
M(x, y) = xy
D(x, y) = x/y, where y 0.
37. What is the value of M(M(A(M(x, y), S(y,x)), x), A(y, x)) for x = 2, y = 3
[1] 50 [2] 140 [3] 25 [4] 70
38. What is the value of S(M(D(A(a, b), 2), D(A(a, b),2)), M(D(S(a, b), 2), D(S(a, b),2)))
[1] a + b [2] ab [3] a - b [4] a/b

39. Which of the following value of x do not satisfy the inequality (x - 3x + 2 > 0) at all?
[1] 1 2 [2] - 1 x - 2 [3] 0 x 2 [4] 0 x - 2
40. A man travels three-fifths of distance AB at a speed of 3a, and the remaining at a speed of
2b. If he goes
from B to A and back at a speed of 5c in the same time, then:
[1] 1/a + 1/b = 1/c [2] a + b = c [3] 1/a + 1/b = 2/c [4] None of these

DIRECTIONS for Questions 41 and 42: In a locality, there are five small towns, A, B, C, D and E.
The
distances of these towns from each other are as follows:
AB = 2km AC = 2 km AD > 2 km AE > 3 km BC = 2km
BD = 4 km BE = 3 km CD = 2 km CE = 3km DE > 3 km
41. If a ration shop is to be set up within 2 km of each city, how many ration shops will be
required?
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[1] 2 [2] 3 [3] 4 [4] 5
42. If a ration shop is to be set up within 3 km of each city, how many ratio shops will be
required?
[1] 1 [2] 2 [3] 3 [4] 4
DIRECTIONS for Questions 43 to46: Choose the best alternative:
43. The cost of a diamond varies directly as the square of its weight. Once, this diamond broke
into four
pieces with weights in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 : 4. When the pieces were sold, the merchant got Rs.
70,000
less. Find the original price of the diamond.
[1] Rs. 1.4 lakh [2] Rs. 2.0 lakh [3] Rs. 1.0 lakh [4] Rs. 2.1 lakh
44. A cube of side 12 cm is painted red on all the faces and then cut into smaller cubes, each of
side 3 cm.
What is the total number of smaller cubes having none of their faces painted?
[1] 16 [2] 8 [3] 12 [4] 24
45. The points of intersection of three lines, 2X + 3Y - 5 = 0, 5X - 7Y + 2 = 0, and 9X - 5Y - 4 =
0:
[1] form a triangle. [2] are on lines perpendicular to each other.
[3] are on lines parallel to each other. [4] are coincident.
46. If n is any odd number greater t han 1, then n(n - 1) is
[1] divisible by 48 always [2] divisible by 24 always
[3] divisible by 6 always [4] None of these

47. If ABCD is a square and BCE is an equilateral triangle, what is the measure of the angle
DEC?

[1] 150 [2] 30o [3] 200 [4] 450

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48. I bought 5 pens, 7 pencils and 4 erasers. Rajan bought 6 pens, 8 erasers and 14 pencils for
an amount
which was half more than what I had paid. What percent of the total amount paid by me was
paid for
the pens?
[1] 37.5% [2] 62.5% [3] 50% [4] None of these

49. Distance between A and B is 72 km. Two men started walking from A and B at the same
time towards
each other. The person who started from A travelled uniformly with average speed 4 kmph.
While the
other man travelled with varying speeds as follows: In first hour his speed was 2 kmph, in the
second
hour it was 2.5 kmph, in the third hour it was 3 kmph, and so on. When will they meet each
other?
[1] 7 hours [2] 10 hours [3] 35 km from A [4] midway between A & B

DIRECTIONS for Questions 50 and 51: Use the following information:
A watch dealer incurs an expense of Rs 150 for producing every watch. He also incurs an
additional expenditure
of Rs. 30,000, which is independent of the number of watches produced. If he is able to sell a
watch during the
season, he sells it for Rs. 250. If he fails to do so, he has to sell each watch for Rs. 100.
50. If he is able to sell only 1200 out of the 1500 watches he has made in the season, then in
the season he
has made a profit of:
[1] Rs. 90,000 [2] Rs. 75,000 [3] Rs. 45,000 [4] Rs. 60,000
51. If he produces 1500 watches, what is the number of watches that he must sell during the
season in order
to break even, given that he is able to sell all the watches produced?
[1] 500 [2] 700 [3] 800 [4] 1,000
DIRECTIONS for Questions 52 to 56:The following questions are independent of each other:
52. A man travels form A to B at a speed of x kmph. He then rests at B or x hours. He then
travels from B
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to C at a speed of 2x kmph and rests at C for 2x hours. He moves further to D at a speed twice
as that
between B and C. He thus reaches D in 16 hours. If distances A-B, B-C, C-D are all equal to 12
km, the
time for which he rested at B could be:
[1] 3 hours [2] 6 hours [3] 2 hours [4] 4 hours
53. Instead of a metre scale, a cloth merchant uses a 120 cm scale while buying, but uses an 80
cm scale
while selling the same cloth. If he offers a discount of 20 percent on cash payment, what is his
overall
percent profit?
[1] 20% [2] 25% [3] 40% [4] 15%
54. A man has nine friends, four boys and five girls. In how many ways can he invite them, if
there have to
be exactly three girls in the invitees?
[1] 320 [2] 160 [3] 80 [4] 200
55. In a watch, the minute hand crosses the hour hand for the third time exactly after every 3
hrs 18 min 15
seconds of watch time. What is the time gained or lost by this watch in one day?
[1] 14 min 10 seconds lost [2] 13 min 50 seconds lost
[3] 13 min 20 second gained [4] 14 min 40 second gained.
56. In a mile race Akshay can be given a start of 128 metres by Bhairav. If Bhairav can given
Chinmay a
start of 4 metres in a 100 metres dash, then who out of Akshay and Chinmay will win a race of
one and
half mile, and what will be the final lead given by the winner to the loser? (One mile is 1600
metres).
[1] Akshay, 1/12 miles [2] Chinmay, 1/32 miles
[3] Akshay, 1/24 miles [4] Chinmay, 1/16 miles

Directions for Questions 57 to 66: Answer the questions independently of each
other.
57. The total number of integer pairs (x, y) satisfying the equation x + y = xy is
1.0 2.1 3. 2 4. None of the above
58. Two boats, traveling at 5 and 10 kms per hour, head directly towards each
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other. They begin at a distance of 20 kms from each other. How far apart are
they (in kms) one minute before they collide?
1.1/12 2.1/6 3.1/4 4.1/3
59. Each family in a locality has at most two adults, and no family has fewer
than 3 children. Considering all the families together, there are more adults
than boys, more boys than girls, and more girls than families. Then the
minimum possible number of families in the locality is
1.4 2. 5 3. 2 4.3
60. Suppose n is an integer such that the sum of the digits of n is 2, and 1010 < n
< 1011. The number of different values for n is
1.11 2. 10 3.9 4. 8
61. In NutsAndBolts factory, one machine produces only nuts at the rate of 100
nuts per minute and needs to be cleaned for 5 minutes after production of
every 1000 nuts. Another machine produces only bolts at the rate of 75 bolts
per minute and needs to be cleaned for 10 minutes after production of every
1500 bolts. If both the machines start production at the same time, what is
the minimum duration required for producing 9000 pairs of nuts and bolts?
1. 130 minutes 2. 135 minutes
3.170 minutes 4. 180 minutes
62. On January 1, 2004 two new societies, SI and S2, are formed, each with n
members. On the first day of each subsequent month, S1 adds b members
while S2 multiplies its current number of members by a constant factor r.
Both the societies have the same number of members on July 2, 2004. If b
=10.5n, what is the value of r?
1.2.0 2.9 3.1.8 4.1.7
63. Karan and Arjun run a 100-metre race, where Karan beats Arjun by 10 metres. To
do a favour to Arjun, Karan starts 10 metres behind the starting line in a second
100-metre race. They both run at their earlier speeds. Which of the following is
true in connection with the second race?
1. Karan and Arjun reach the finishing line simultaneously.
2. Arjun beats Karan by 1 metre.
3. Arjun beats Karan by 11metres.
4. Karan beats Arjun by 1 metre.
64. A father and his son are waiting at a bus stop in the evening. There is a lamp
post behind them. The lamp post, the father and his son stand on the same
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straight line. The father observes that the shadows of his head and his son's
head are incident at the same point on the ground. If the heights of the lamp
post, the father and his son are 6 metres, 1.8 metres and 0.9 metres
respectively, and the father is standing 2.1 metres away from the post, then
how far (in metres) is the son standing from his father?
1.0.9 2.0.75 3. 0.6 4.0.45
65. If the sum of the first 11 terms of an arithmetic progression equals that of the
first l9 terms, then what is the sum of the first 30 terms?
1.0 2. -1 3. 1 4.Not Unique
66.
1. 1/2 2. 1 3.1/2 or 1 4.-1/2 or 1
Directions for Questions 67 to 69: Answer the questions on the basis of the information
given below.
In the adjoining figure, I and II are circles with centres P and Q respectively. The two
circles touch each other and have a common tangent that touches them at points Rand
S respectively. This common tangent meets the line joining P and Q at O. The
diameters of I andll are in the ratio 4:3, It is also known that the length of PO is 28 cm.

67. What is the ratio of the length of PQ to that of QO?
1.1:4 2.1:3 3. 3:8 4.3:4
68. What is the radius of the circle II?
1.2cm 2. 3cm 3. 4cm 4. 5cm
69. The length of SO is
1.8 3 cm 2.10 3 cm 3.12 3 cm 4. 14 3 cm
other.
70. A milkman mixes 20 litres of water with 80 litres of milk. After selling onefourth
of this mixture, he adds water to replenish the quantity that he has
sold. What is the current proportion of water to milk?
1.2:3 2. 1:2 3. 1:3 4. 3:4
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71. Let f(x) = ax2- b |x|, where a and bare constants. Then at x = 0, f(x} is
1. maximized whenever a > 0, b > 0 2. Maximized whenever a > 0, b < 0
3. minimized whenever a> 0, b> 0 4. minimized whenever a > 0, b < 0
72. If f (x) = x3 -4x + p, and f(0) and f(l) are of opposite signs, then which of the
following is necessarily true?
1. -1 < p < 2 2. 0 < p < 3 3. 2 < p < 1 4. -3 < p < 0
73. N persons stand on the circumference of a circle at distinct points. Each
possible pair of persons, not standing next to each other, sings a two-minute
song one pair after the other. If the total time taken for singing is 28 minutes,
what is N?
1. 5 2. 7 3. 9 4. None of the above
74. If a man cycles at 10 km/hr, then he arrives at a certain place at I p.m. If he
cycles at 15 km/ hr, he will arrive at the same place at 11 a.m. At what
speed must he cycle to get there at noon?
1. 11 km/hr 2. 12 km/hr 3. 13 Km/hr 4. 14 Km/hr

75.

What is the value of y?

76. A rectangular sheet of paper, when halved by folding it at the mid point of
its longer side, results in a rectangle, whose longer and shorter sides are in
the same proportion as the longer and shorter sides of the original rectangle.
If the shorter side of the original rectangle is 2, what is the area of the
smaller rectangle?
1. 4v 2 2. 2v 2 3.v 2 4. None of the above

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other.
77. In the adjoining figure, the lines represent one-way roads allowing travel
only northwards or only westwards. Along how many distinct routes can a
car reach point B from point A?

1. 15 2. 56 3. 120 4. 336

78. In the adjoining figure, chord ED is parallel to the diameter AC of the circle.
If CBE = 65, then what is the value of DEC?

1. 35o 2.55o 3.45o 4.25o

79. If the lengths of diagonals DF, AG and CE of the cube shown in the
adjoining figure are equal to the three sides of a triangle, then the radius of
the circle circumscribing that triangle will be

1. equal to the side of the cube
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2. times the side of the cube
3.
4. impossible to find from the given information
80. A sprinter starts running on a circular path of radius r metres. Her average
speed (in metres/minute) is ? r during the first 30 seconds, ? r /2 during
next one minute, ? r/4 during next 2 minutes, ? r /8 during next 4 minutes,
and so on. What is the ratio of the time taken for the nth round to that for
the previous round?
1. 4 2. 8 3. 16 4. 32
81. Let C be a circle with centre P0 and AB be a diameter of C. Suppose P1 is the
mid point of the line segment P0 B, P2 is the mid point of the line segment
P1B and so on. Let-C1, C2, C3, ...be circles with diameters P0 P1, P1 P2 , P2 P3
...respectively. Suppose the circles C1, C2, C3, are all shaded. The ratio of the
area of the unshaded portion of C to that of the original circle C is
1. 8:9 2. 9:10 3. 10:11 4. 11: 12
82. On a semicircle with diameter AD, chord BC is parallel to the diameter.
Further, each of the chords AB and CD has length 2, while AD has length 8.
What is the length of BC?

1. 7.5 2. 7 3. 7.75 4. None of the above

83. A circle with radius 2 is placed against a right angle. Another smaller circle
is also placed as shown in the adjoining figure. What is the radius of the
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smaller circle?

1. 3-2v2 2. 4-2v2 3. 7-4v2 4. 6-4v2
84. The remainder, when (1523+ 2323) is divided by 19, is
1. 4 2. 15 3. 0 4. 18

85. A new flag is to be designed with six vertical stripes using some or all of the
colours yellow, green, blue and red. Then, the number of ways this can be
done such that no two adjacent stripes have the same colour is
1 12x81 2. 16 x 192 3. 20x 125 4. 24x216

Directions for Questions 86 and87: Answer the questions on the basis of the
information given below.

86. How many of the following products are necessarily zero for every x:
f 1(X) f 2(x), f 2 (X) f 3 (x), f 2 (x) f 4 (x).
1. 0 2.1 3. 2 4. 3
87. Which of the following is necessarily true?
1. f 4 (x) = f1 (x) for all x 2. f 1(X)= -f 3 (-x) for all x
3. f 2 (-x) = f 4 (x) for all x 4. f 1(X) +f 3 (x) =0 for all x
Directions for Questions 88 and 89: Answer the questions independently of each
other.
88. Consider the sequence of numbers a1 , a2, a3 ...to infinity where a1 = 81.33
and a2 = -19 and a j = a j-1 -a j-2 for j > 3 .
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What is the sum of the first 6002 terms of this sequence?
1. -100.33 2. -30.00 3. 62.33 4. 119.33
89. Let u = (log2x) 2 -61og2x + 12 where. x is a real number. Then the equation xU
= 256, has
1. No solution for x
2. exactly one solution for x.
3. Exactly two distinct solutions for x
4. Exactly three distinct solutions for x
Directions for Questions 90 and 91: Answer the questions on the basis of the
information given below.
In an examination, there are 100 questions divided into three groups A, B and C such
that each group contains at least one question. Each question in group A carries 1 mark,
each question in group B carries 2 marks and each question in group C carries 3 marks.
It is known that the questions in group A together carry at least 60% of the total marks.
90. If group B contains 23 questions, then how many questions are there in
group C?
1. 1 2. 2 3. 3 4. Cannot be determined
91. If group C contains 8 questions and group B carries at least 20% of the total
marks, which of the following best describes the number of questions in group B?
1. 11 or 12 2. 12or 13 3. 13or 14 4. 14or 15

92. Last year Mr Basu bought two scooters. This yearhe sold both of them for Rs 30,000 each.
On one, he earned
20%profit, and on the other he made a 20% loss. What washis net profit or loss?
(A) He gained less than Rs 2000
(B) He gained more than Rs 2000
(C) He lost less than Rs 2000
(D) He lost more than Rs 2000

93. The length of the sides of a triangle are x + 1,9 x and 5x 3. The number of values of x
for which the
triangle is isosceles is:
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 3

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94. The horizontal distance of a kite from the boy flying it is 30 m and 50 m of cord is out from
the roll. If the wind
moves the kite horizontally at the rate of 5 km per hour directly away from the boy, how fast is
the cord being
released?
(1) 3 km per hour
(2) 4 km per hour
(3) 5 km per hour
(4) 6 km per hour

95. Two people agree to meet on January 9, 2005 between 6.00 P.M. to 7.00 P.M., with the
understanding that
each will wait no longer than 20 minutes for the other. What is the probability that they will
meet?

1)5/9 2)7/9 3)2/9 4)4/9

96. Steel Express runs between Tatanagar and Howrah and has five stoppages in between. Find
the number of
different kinds of one-way second class ticket that Indian Railways will have to print to service
all types of passengers
who might travel by Steel Express?
(1) 49 (2) 42
(3) 21 (4) 7

97. If x > 8 and y > 4, then which one of the following is always true?
(1) xy < 0
(2) x2 < y
(3) x < 2y
(4) x > y

98. If f(x) = cos(x) then 50th derivative of f(x) is:
(1) sin x (2) sin x
(3) cos x (4) cos x

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99. ABCD is a trapezium, such that AB, DC are parallel and BC is perpendicular to them. If

DAB 45 , BC = 2 cm
and CD = 3 cm then AB = ?
(1) 5 cm (2) 4 cm
(3) 3 cm (4) 2 cm

100. What is the sum of first 100 terms which are common to both the progressions
17, 21, 25, ... and 16, 21, 26, .... :
(1) 100000 (2) 101100
(3) 111000 (4) 100110

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QUANTITATIVE

ANSWER KEY

1.2 2.3 3.2 4.3 5.3

6. 2 7.4 8.3 9.3 10.2

11. 3 12.4 13.1 14.3 15.3

16. 2 17. 3 18.1 19.4 20.4

21. 3 22.4 23.4 24.2 25.3

26.4 27.3 28. 4 29.1 30. 3

31. 2 32.1 33.4 34. 2 35.3

36.3 37.2 38.4 39.1 40.3

41.1 42.1 43. 3 44.2 45.4

46.2 47. 1 48.2 49.4 50.3

51. 2 52.1 53.1 54.2 55.2

56.4 57.3 58.3 59.4 60.1

61.3 62.1 63.4 64.4 65.1
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66. 3 67.2 68.2 69.3 70.1

71. 4 72.2 73.2 74.2 75.4

76.2 77.2 78.4 79.1 80.3

81.4 82.2 83.4 84.3 85.1

86.3 87.2 88.3 89.2 90.4

91.2 92.4 93.4 94.4 95.4

96. 2 97.3 98.3 99.1 100. 2

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