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Test 2
1. The measure of an angle of a regular polygon lies between 120 and 140 degrees. How many sides does
the polygon have?
a. 6 b. 5 c. 7 d. 8 e. Either (c) or (d)

2. If p kg of sugar worth Rs. 6 a kilogram is mixed with q kg of sugar worth Rs. 8 a kilogram, the resulting
mixture is worth Rs. 7.50 a kilogram. What will a mixture be worth if there are q kg of sugar worth
Rs. 6 per kg and p kg of sugar worth Rs.8 per kg.
a. Rs. 7.25 per kg b. Rs. 7.00 per kg c. Rs. 6.50 per kg d. Rs. 6.25 per kg e. Rs. 7.50 per kg

Direction for questions 3 and 4: Answer the questions based on the following data:
A salesman enters the quantity sold and the price into the computer. Both the numbers are two-digit numbers.
But, by mistake, both the numbers were entered with their digits interchanged. The total sales value remained
the same, i.e., Rs. 1,148, but the inventory reduced by 54.

3. What is the actual price per piece?

a. Rs. 82 b. Rs. 41 c. Rs. 6 d. Rs. 28 e. Rs. 35

4. What is the actual quantity sold?

a. 28 b. 14 c. 82 d. 19 e. 36

Direction for questions 5 and 6: Answer the questions based on the following information.
I have five different green balls and five different red balls. I want to arrange them in a line such that the colours
are alternating.

5. In how many ways can the above arrangement be achieved?

a. 28800 b. 86400 c. 43200 d. 57600 e. 36400

6. If in the above case the green balls are all identical, in how many ways can the balls be arranged such
that no two red balls are together?
a. 144 b. 120 c. 720 d. 1440 e. 108

Direction for questions 7 and 8: These questions are based on following information.
ABC forms an equilateral triangle in which B is 2 km from C. A person starts walking from B in a direction parallel
to AC and stops when he reaches a point D directly east of C. He, then reverses direction and walks till he
reaches a point E directly south of C.

7. Then D is
a. 3 km east and 1 km north of A b. 3 km east and 3 km north of A
c. 3 km east and 1 km south of A d. 3 km west and 3 km north of A
e. None of these
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8. The total distance walked by the person is

a. 3 km b. 4 km c. 2 3 km d. 6 km e. 5 km

9. Define two operations # and * such that for real numbers a and b, the following hold :
a # b = a + b if both a and b are positive = 1 otherwise
a * b = (ab)a + b if ab is positive = 1 otherwise
Then, the value of [(2 # 3) # {(1) * 5}] / [(1 * 2) # {(1) * 5}] is
a. 1/2 b. 1/3 c. 2/3 d. 3/4 e. 4/5

10. A man can walk up a moving up escalator in 30 seconds. The same man can walk down this moving
up escalator in 90 seconds. Assume that his walking speed is same upwards and downwards, how
much time will he take to walk up the escalator, when it is not moving?
a. 30 sec b. 45 sec c. 60 sec d. 90 sec e. 50 sec

11. Which of the following cannot be the measure of an angle of a regular polygon?
a. 135 b. 175 c. 140 d. 145 e. 125

12. If Shillu can make 24 distinct sums by using 2 one-rupee coins, 5 fifty-paise coins, the number of
twenty-five paisa coins are:
a. 3 b. 6 c. 10 d. 5 e. 4

13. Let x be a two-digit number such that both x and x2 end with the same digit and none of the digits in x
equals zero. When the digits of x are written in the reversed order, the square of the new number so
obtained has last digit as six and is less than 3000. The number of distinct possibilities for x is given by:
a. 3 b. 6 c. 8 d. 4 e. 5

14. If x and y are real numbers, and

f(x, y) = |x| + |y|
g(x, y) = x y
h(x, y) = x/y (for all y 0)
which of the following statements is/are true?
a. If h(x, y) = 1, then g(x, y) < f(x, y) b. If g(x, y) > 0, then |h(x, y)| > 1
c. If f(x, y) = g(x, y), then x + y = 0 d. Either (a) or (b) e. Either (b) or (c)

15. Numbers are placed on the vertices of a polygon with n ( > 4) sides in such a way that each of them
equals the arithmetic mean of its neighbours. Then one can conclude that all the numbers are equal :
a. For every n (> 4)
b. Only for every even n (> 4) and not odd n (> 4)
c. Only for every odd ( > 4) and not for every even n ( >4)
d. Only when n (> 4) is a prime and not otherwise.
e. None of these
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Direction for questions 16 and 17: Answer the questions based on the following information.
In the following questions, symbols , , , and have the following meanings.
(P Q) means P is not greater than Q
(P Q) means P is not greater than or equal to Q
(P Q) means P is not less than or greater than Q
(P Q) means P is not less than or equal to Q
(P Q) means P is not less than Q

16. If (R S), (S T) and (T U), then which of the following relationships is also necessarily true?
a. U S b. T R c. U R d. R U e. None of these

17. If (A B), (C B) and (D C), then which of the following relationships is also necessarily true?
a. A D b. D B c. A C d. C A e. None of these

Direction for questions 18 to 20: These questions are based on the following information.
P, Q, R, S and T are consecutive integers.

18. Which of the following is definitely odd?

a. PQR b. P Q + R c. PR + S d. R + T e. None of these

19. Which of the following is definitely even?

a. PQ + T b. PQ + R c. PRT d. PR + T e. None of these

20. Which of the following can be odd?

a. QRST b. P + Q + R + S c. QT d. PQ + RT e. Either (c) or (b)

21. Lata has same number of sisters as she has brothers, but her brother Shyam has twice as many sisters
as she has brothers. How many children are there in the family ?
a. 3 b. 6 c. 5 d. 4 e. 7

22. If a b = 3 and a3 b3 = 117, then a + b is equal to:

a. 5 b. 7 c. 9 d. 11 e. 8

23. A and B start together from the same point on a circular track and walk in the same direction till they both
again arrive at the starting point. A performs the circuit in 224 seconds and B in 364 seconds. How many
times will A have passed B?
a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 7 e. 8

24. 33334444 + 44443333 is divisible by

a. 7 b. 4 c. 3 d. 21 e. 13
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Direction for questions 25 to 28: These questions are based on the following information:
Raman, the great mathematician, called on Madan after many years. He enquired about his family; and Madan
said I have three sons. Their names are J, K and L. J is the eldest. L is the youngest. There are no twins. The
product of the ages is 1400. L is at least 2 years old. None of them is more than 45.
The sum of their ages is equal to the age of my neighbour E. But even if I tell you Es age you will not be able
to arrive at my sons ages (despite your mathematical prowess). So I shall not tell you Es age. But L is younger
than my neighbours daughter P. If I tell you the age of P you will be able to deduce the ages of all my sons. I
shall not tell you anything further. Raman was able to deduce the ages of all.

25. Ks age is
a. 8 b. 10 c. 15 d. 13 e. 14

26. Ls age is
a. 7 b. 2 c. 5 d. 4 e. 3

27. Es age is
a. 48 b. 37 c. 43 d. 39 e. 45

28. Ps age is
a. 5 b. 6 c. 3 d. 8 e. 4

29. The SP of 12 articles = CP of 10 articles. The loss per cent is

a. 25% b. 20% c. 16.66% d. 20.67% e. 18.24%

30. ABCD is a square of area 4, which is divided into four non-overlapping triangles A B
as shown in the figure. Then the sum of the perimeters of the triangles is

a. 8 (2 + 2). b. 8 (1+ 2) c. 4 (1 + 2)
d. 4 (2 + 2) e. 6 (2 + 2)

D C

31. If x = 1 + a + a2 + ........ upto infinite terms and y = 1 + b + b2 + ..... upto infinite terms, where 0 < a < 1 and
0 < b < 1 then the value of 1 + ab + (ab)2 + ..... upto infinite terms is
a. xy / (x + y 1) b. (x + y 1)/xy
c. (x y)/(x + y) d. (x + y)/(x + y 1) e. None of these

32. The parallel sides of a trapezium AB and CD are 24 and 52. The other sides AD and BC are 26 and 30.
The area is ...
a. 864 sq. units b. 912 sq. units c. 1024 sq. units d. 1438 sq. units e. 1126 sq. units

33.

The value of 6 6

( )
6... is

6 3
a. . b. 3. c. 2 d. . e. 4
2 2
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34. A

B C
x, y and z are located at the vertices of an equilateral triangle ABC. The length of the side of the triangle
is 6 m. The speeds of x, y and z are 1 m/s, 2 m/s and 3 m/s respectively.
If x, y and z are all moving in the clockwise direction after how many seconds and where would they all
be together, if they started simultaneously from their initial position?
a. After 12s at A b. After 12s at B
c. After 12s at C d. They never meet together at any point.
e. None of these

35. A person has some amount with him. 25 per cent of it is stolen in the bus, 10 per cent is lost through a
hole in the pocket, 50 per cent of remainder is spent on food and he then purchases a book worth
Rs. 26 from the remainder. Then, he walks back home because all his money is over. Calculate the initial
amount.
a. Rs. 160 b. Rs. 1,230 c. Rs. 900 d. Rs. 800 e. Rs. 600