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Directions for Questions from 1 to 2:

Cities A and B are in different time zones. A is located 3000 km east of B. The table below describes the schedule of an airline operating non-stop
flights between A and B. All the times indicated are local and on the same day.

Assume that planes cruise at the same speed in both directions. However, the effective speed is influenced by a steady wind blowing from east to
west at 50 km per hour.

1. What is the plane’s cruising speed in km per hour?

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j 550
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j 600
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j 500
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2. What is the time difference between A and B?

j 1 hour and 30 minutes

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j 2 hours
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j 2 hours and 30 minutes
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j 1 hour
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j Cannot be determined
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Directions for Questions from 3 to 4:

Shabnam is considering three alternatives to invest her surplus cash for a week. She wishes to guarantee maximum returns on her investment. She
has three options, each of which can be utilized fully or partially in conjunction with others.

Option A: Invest in a public sector bank. It promises a return of +0.10%

Option B: Invest in mutual funds of ABC Ltd. A rise in the stock market will result in a return of +5%, while a fall will entail a return of –3%

Option C: Invest in mutual funds of CBA Ltd. A rise in the stock market will result in a return of –2.5%, while a fall will entail a return of +2%

3. What strategy will maximize the guaranteed return to Shabnam?

j 100% in option A
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j 36% in option B and 64% in option C
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j 64% in option B and 36% in option C
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j 1/3 in each of the three options
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j 30% in option A, 32% in option B and 38% in option C
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4. The maximum guaranteed return to Shabnam is

j 0.25%
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j 0.10%
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j 0.20%
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j 0.15%
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j 0.30%
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5. The price of Darjeeling tea (in rupees per kilogram) is 100 + 0.10 n, on the nth day of 2007 (n = 1, 2, ..., 100), and then remains constant. On the
other hand, the price of Ooty tea (in rupees per kilogram) is 89 + 0.15n, on the nth day of 2007 (n = 1, 2, ..., 365). On which date in 2007 will the
prices of these two varieties of tea be equal?

j May 21
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j April 11
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j May 20
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j April 10
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j June 30
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6. Between the two natural numbers N and 450(both inclusive), there are four numbers that occur in both the series 7, 12, 17, 22, 27, … and 16, 22,
28, 34, 40, …. Find the number of possible values of N.

j 36
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j 24
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j 15
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j 18
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j 30
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Directions for Questions from 7 to 8:

Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
545 containers were shifted by a certain number of men and the job took 5 working days to complete.
Everyday after the first day 6 more men were put on the job as a result of which each man had to shift 5 fewer containers than what he shifted on
the previous day.

7. How many men worked on the 5th day?

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j 15
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j 25
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j 27
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8. What was the total number of containers shifted on the 3rd day?

j 144
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j 150
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j 181
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j 169
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j 200
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9. Three men are gambling in Casino Royal. They start with sums of money in the ratio 7 : 6 : 5 and finish with sums of money in the ratio 6 : 5 : 4, in
the same order as before. One of them won $ 12. How many dollars did he start with ? [The three men gambled amongst each other, only]

j $1080
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j $420
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j $210
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j $108
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j None of these
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10. An ‘n’ digit number is formed using the digits 3, 4, 5 and 6 where repetition of the digits is allowed. If the number of all such possible ‘n’ digits
numbers exceeds 10000, then what is the minimum value of n?

j 5
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j 6
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j 7
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j 8
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j 9
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