Aptitude Test Psychrometry

PlacementPaper2010forTCS
AptitudeTest:80Minutes35Questions
1. GivenacollectionofpointsPintheplane,a1setisapointinPthatcanbeseparatedfromthe
restbyaline;i.e.thepointliesononesideofthelinewhiletheotherslieontheotherside.The
numberof1setsofPisdenotedbyn1(P).Themaximumvalueofn1(P)overallconfigurationsP
of10pointsintheplaneis
a.10b.3c.5d.9
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Answer:a.10
Solution:Theminimum/maximumvalueofn1(P)overallconfigurationsPofXpointsinthe
planeingeneralposition:
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AnswerwillbeX.JusttakethevalueX
Here,X=10.So,answeris10.
Answer:a.18
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a.18b.12c.21d.6
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2. Theteacheristestingastudent'sproficiencyinarithmeticandposesthefollowingquestion.1/3
ofanumberis3morethan1/6ofthesamenumber.Whatisthenumber?
Solution:Letnumberbex
as
(1/3)*x=3+(1/6)*x
Or,x/3=(18+x)/6
Or,2x=18+x
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Or,x=18
3. Planetfourfiresidesin4dimensionalspaceandthusthecurrencyusedbyitsresidentsare3
dimensionalobjects.Therupeenotesarecubicalinshapewhiletheircoinsarespherical.
Howeverthecoinmintingmachinerylaysoutsomestipulationsonthesizeofthecoins.
Thediameterofthecoinsshouldbeatleast64mmandnotexceed512mm.
Givenacoin,thediameterofthenextlargercoinisatleast50%greater.
Thediameterofthecoinmustalwaysbeaninteger.
Youareaskedtodesignasetofcoinsofdifferentdiameterswiththeserequirementsandyour
goalistodesignasmanycoinsaspossible.Howmanycoinscanyoudesign?
a.9b.8c.5d.6
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Answer:D.6
Solution:Firstcoinwillbeofdiameter64mm.
NextCoinsdiameter=3x/2=3*64/2=96
Nextcoinsdiameter=3*96/2=144andsoon
Sodiameterofcoinwillbe(3/2)n 64
(3/2)n 64 512
(3/2)n<8
Sonwillbe5
Hence6suchcoinscanbemadeofdiameterfrom64mmto486mm.
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4. Anoopmanagedtodraw7circlesofequalradiiwiththeircentresonthediagonalofasquare
suchthatthetwoextremecirclestouchtwosidesofthesquareandeachmiddlecircletouches
twocirclesoneitherside.Findtheratiooftheradiusofthecirclestothesideofthesquare.
Answer:C1:(2+62)
Solution:
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a.1:(4+73)b.1:(2+72)c.1:(2+62)d.(2+72):1
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22r+12r=2a
r/a=2/(22r+12)
=1:(2+62)
5. FerrariS.p.A.isanItaliansportscarmanufacturerbasedinMaranello,Italy.FoundedbyEnzo
Ferrariin1928asScuderiaFerrari,thecompanysponsoreddriversandmanufacturedracecars
beforemovingintoproductionofstreetlegalvehiclesin1947asFerrariS.p.A..Throughoutits
history,thecompanyhasbeennotedforitscontinuedparticipationinracing,especiallyin
FormulaOne,whereithasenjoyedgreatsuccess.RohitonceboughtaFerrari.Itcouldgo2
timesasfastasMohit'soldMercedes.IfthespeedofMohit'sMercedesis32km/hrandthe
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distancetravelledbytheFerrariis952km,findthetotaltimetakeninhoursforRohittodrive
thatdistance.
a.476b.15.88c.14.88d.29.75
Answer:C
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Solution:MohitsSeed=32km/hr
So,Rohitsspeed=64km/hr
Timetaken=952/64=14.875
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6. Asheetofpaperhasstatementsnumberedfrom1to30.Forallvaluesofnfrom1to30,
statementnsaysAtmostnofthestatementsonthissheetarefalseWhichstatementsare
trueandwhicharefalse?
b.Allstatementsaretrue.
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a.Theoddnumberedstatementsaretrueandtheevennumberedarefalse.
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c.Theevennumberedstatementsaretrueandtheoddnumberedarefalse.
d.Allstatementsarefalse.
Answer: B
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7. Therearetwoboxes,onecontaining10redballsandtheothercontaining10greenballs.You
areallowedtomovetheballsbetweentheboxessothatwhenyouchooseaboxatrandomand
aballatrandomfromthechosenbox,theprobabilityofgettingaredballismaximized.This
maximumprobabilityis
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a.14/19b.3/4c.1/2d.37/38
Answer:A
Solution:Theprobabilitywillbemaximumwhenallgreenballwillbeinoneboxalongwith9
redballsandasingleredballisinotherbox
Probability=+ 9/19=14/19
8. TherearetwowatertanksAandB,AismuchsmallerthanB.Whilewaterfillsattherateofone
litreeveryhourinA,itgetsfilleduplike10,20,40,80,160..intankB.(Attheendoffirsthour,
Bhas10litres,secondhourithas20,andsoon).If1/32ofB'svolumeisfilledafter3hours,
whatisthetotaldurationrequiredtofillitcompletely?
a.10hoursb.7hoursc.9hoursd.8hours
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Answer:D
Solution:After3hoursvolumefilled=40litres.
TotalcapacityifB=40 32=1280
Durationrequiredtofillitcompletely=8hrs
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9. AlokandBhanuplaythefollowingminmaxgame.Giventheexpression
N=12+X*(YZ)
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whereX,YandZarevariablesrepresentingsingledigits(0to9),AlokwouldliketomaximizeN
whileBhanuwouldliketominimizeit.Towardsthisend,Alokchoosesasingledigitnumberand
Bhanusubstitutesthisforavariableofherchoice(X,YorZ).Alokthenchoosesthenextvalue
andBhanu,thevariabletosubstitutethevalue.FinallyAlokproposesthevalueforthe
remainingvariable.Assumingbothplaytotheiroptimalstrategies,thevalueofNattheendof
thegamewouldbe
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a.69b.30c.12d.93
Answer:C
Solution:Aloks1stchoice9,Bhanusubstitutesittoz,2ndchoice9,shechoosesy,3rd,9..she
choosesx,thenequationwudbe12+9*(99)=12
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10. TheITgiantTirnophasrecentlycrossedaheadcountof150000andearningsof$7billion.As
oneoftheforerunnersinthetechnologyfront,Tirnopcontinuestoleadthewayinproductsand
servicesinIndia.AtTirnop,allprogrammersareequalineveryrespect.Theyreceiveidentical
salariesansalsowritecodeatthesamerate.Suppose12suchprogrammerstake12minutesto
write12linesofcodeintotal.Howmanylinesofcodecanbewrittenby72programmersin72
minutes?
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a.432b.12c.72d.6
Answer:A
Solution:12programmerstake12minutestowrite12linesofcode
So72programmerstake12minutestowrite72linesofcode
So72programmerstake72minutestowrite432linesofcode
11. Ahollowcubeofsize5cmistaken,withathicknessof1cm.Itismadeofsmallercubesofsize1
cm.If4facesoftheoutersurfaceofthecubearepainted,totallyhowmanyfacesofthesmaller
cubesremainunpainted?
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a.500b.900c.488d.800
Answer:C
Solution:Sizeofbigcube=5cm
Totalvolumeofthebigcube=5*5*5=125cm^3
Sizeofthehollowcubeinsidethebigcube=3cm
Volumeofthehollowspaceinsidethebigcube=3*3*3=27cm^3
Therefore,volumeoccupiedbysmallcubes(orvolumeofthickness)=12527=98cm^3
Totalnumberofface=98*6=588
Noofpaintedfaces=25*4=100
soanswerherewouldbe:
588100=488
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12. OntheplanetOz,thereare8daysinaweekSundaytoSaturdayandanotherdaycalledOzday.
Thereare36hoursinadayandeachhourhas90minwhileeachminutehas60sec.Asonearth,
thehourhandcoversthedialtwiceeveryday.Findtheapproximateanglebetweenthehandsof
aclockonOzwhenthetimeis12:40am.
Answer:B
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a.251b.89c.111d.71
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Solution:Anglecoveredbyhourhandin1hour=360/18=20
Degreeinonemin20/90=2/9
Degreeanglecoveredbyminutehandinonemin=360/90=4degree
Relativedegreedifference=42/9=34/9
Now240+34/9*40=88.88
So,89
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13. ThepacelengthPisthedistancebetweentherearoftwoconsecutivefootprints.Formen,the
formula,n/P=144givesanapproximaterelationshipbetweennandPwhere,n=numberof
stepsperminuteandP=pacelengthinmeters.Bernardknowshispacelengthis164cm.The
formulaappliestoBernard'swalking.CalculateBernard'swalkingspeedinkmph.
a.236.16b.8.78c.23.62d.11.39
Answer:C
pacelength=1.64m
numberofstepspermin(n)=P 144=144 1.64
Walkingspeedinmeterperminute=144 1.64 1.64
Speedinkmph 144 1.64 1.64 103 60 23.62
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14. Ahareandatortoisehavearacealongacircleof100yardsdiameter.Thetortoisegoesinone
directionandthehareintheother.Theharestartsafterthetortoisehascovered1/5ofits
distanceandthattooleisurely.Thehareandtortoisemeetwhentheharehascoveredonly1/8
ofthedistance.Bywhatfactorshouldthehareincreaseitsspeedsoastotietherace?
a.40b.5c.8d.37.8
Answer:D
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Solution:Harestartswhentortoisehascovered1/5thofthedistance.Andbothmeetwhen
hareisat1/8thofthedistance.Soharetraveled1/8ofthedistanceandtortoisetraveled(4/5
1/8=)27/40ofthedistance.
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Sincethetimetakenissamesod/vshouldbesame,considertasspeedoftortoiseandhas
speedofhare.So.
27/40t=1/8h
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h=(5/27)t
1/8t=7/8H
as
H=7t
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Now,tocompletetheracewithatie,bothhavetotraveltheremainingdistanceinsametime.
So,harehastotravel7/8ofthedistanceandtortoisehastotravelthe1/8ofthedistancein
sametime.SpeedoftortoiseistandnewspeedofhareisH.So
Nowthefactorbywhichhare'sspeedisincreasecanbecalculatedbythedivisionofHandh.
7t/(5/27)t
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(7x27)/5
~37.80
15. AlokandBhanuplaythefollowingminmaxgame.GiventheexpressionN=40+X+YZ,whereX,Y
andZarevariablesrepresentingsingledigits(0to9),AlokwouldliketomaximizeNwhileBhanu
wouldliketominimizeit.Towardsthisend,AlokchoosesasingledigitnumberandBhanu
substitutesthisforavariableofherchoice(X,YorZ).Alokthenchoosesthenextvalueand
Bhanu,thevariabletosubstitutethevalue.FinallyAlokproposesthevaluefortheremaining
variable.Assumingbothplaytotheiroptimalstrategies,thevalueofNattheendofthegame
wouldbe
49
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31
D
58
Answer:A
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Solution:Alok1stchoice9,bhanusubstitutesittoz,2ndchoice9,shechoosesy,3rd,9..she
choosesx,thenequationwudbe40+9+99=49
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16. TheITgiantTirnophasrecentlycrossedaheadcountof150000andearningsof$7billion.As
oneoftheforerunnersinthetechnologyfront,Tirnopcontinuestoleadthewayinproductsand
servicesinIndia.AtTirnop,allprogrammersareequalineveryrespect.Theyreceiveidentical
salariesandalsowritecodeatthesamerate.Suppose14suchprogrammerstake14minutesto
write14linesofcodeintotal.Howlongwillintake5programmerstowrite5linesofcodein
total?
A
B
C
D
19
5
14
70
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Answer:B
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17. 14peoplemeetandshakehands.Themaximumnumberofhandshakespossibleifthereistobe
nocycleofhandshakesis(Acycleofhandshakesisasequenceofpeoplea1,a2,..ak,k>2such
thatthepairs{a1,a2},{a2,a3},,{a(k1),ak},{ak,a1}shakehands).
11
12
10
13
Answer:D
Solution:Thecycleofhandshakenos=14
i.e.,(a1,a2),(a2,a3)...........(a13,a14),(a14,a1).
so,tomakeitnocycle(or)noncontinuousthehandshakeis
b/wonly(a1,a2),(a2,a3)...............(a13,a14).
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So(a14,a1)willnotcome.
Sonoofhandshake=141
=13.
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18. 45suspectsareroundedbythepoliceandquestionedaboutabankrobbery.Onlyoneofthem
isguilty.Thesuspectsaremadetostandinalineandeachpersondeclaresthatthepersonnext
tohimonhisrightisguilty.Therightmostpersonisnotquestioned.Whichofthefollowing
possibilitiesaretrue?
A.Allthesuspectsarelying.
B.Theleftmostsuspectisguilty.
C.Therightmostsuspectisguilty.
Aonly
AandC
Bonly
AandB
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Answer:D
Solution:IfAistruethatmeansallarelying.i.eleftmostisguilty.SowheneverAistrueBisalso
trueandwheneverBistrueAisalsotrue.HenceD
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19. Thedynamicsofcrowdbehaviourarehardtostudybecauseusuallypeoplearenotreliable
witnessesoftheirownbehaviour.Nowconsider4peoplestandinginthequeueofa
supermarket.Youwanttopredicttheirbehaviourbasedontheiragegroup.Yougettoknow
fromthesupermarketrecordsthattheiraverageage4yearsagowas43years.Afterawhile,
anotherpersonjoinsthequeueandthepresentaverageofallthe5is40years.Thepresentage
ofthelastpersoninthequeueis:
28years
12years
32years
24years
Answer:B
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Solution:Sumofagesof4people4yearsago=43 4=172
Sumoftheagesof4peoplenow=172+16=188
Sumofagesof5peoplesafter5thpersonjoin=40 5 200
Presentageof5thperson 200188 12
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20. OnedaySnowwhitemeetsPalandUnicornintheFairyland.SheknowsthePalliesonMondays,
TuesdaysandWednesdays,andtellsthetruthontheotherdaysoftheweek.Unicorn,onthe
otherhand,liesonThursdays,FridaysandSaturdays,buttellsthetruthontheotherdaysofthe
week.NowtheymakethefollowingstatementstoSnowwhitePal:Yesterdaywasoneofthose
dayswhenIlie.Unicorn:YesterdaywasoneofthosedayswhenIlietoo.Whatdayisit?
Tuesday
Monday
Thursday
Sunday
Answer:C
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Solution:CaseI:SupposeAislyingtoday.TodaycanbeMonday,TuesdayorWednesday.And
yesterdayhetoldthetruth.SotodayisMonday.SoUnicornshouldtellthetruth.Accordingto
himhewaslyingyesterdayi.e.Sunday.ButonSundayhetellsthetruth.Henceinvalidcase
CaseII:SupposeAistellingthetruth.TodaycanbeThursday,Friday,SaturdayorSunday.
Yesterdayhewaslyingaccordingtohim.SoTodayisThursday.OnThursdayUnicornlies.So
yesterdayhewastellingtruth.YesterdaywasWednesday.Itsupportsourcase.
HencetodayisThursday.
21. TheBarnesFoundationinPhiladelphiahasoneofthemostextraordinaryandidiosyncratic
collectionsinFrenchimpressionistart.Dr.Barneswhoputtogetherthiscollectionhasinsisted
thatthepaintingsbehunginaparticularmannerspecifiedbyhimatamuseumdesignedbythe
FrencharchitectPaulPhilippeCretwhoalsodesignedtheRodinMuseum.Themuseumhas,say,
sevengalleriesEugeneBoudin,Cassatt,Boudin,Forain,Gonzales,ManetandMonet.
VisitorsreachthemainEugeneBoudinbyanelevator,andtheycanenterandleavethe
exhibitiononlythroughEugeneBoudingallery.Onceinside,visitorsarefreetomoveasthey
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Monet
Boudin
Forain
Cassatt
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choose.Thefollowinglistincludesallofthedoorwaysthatconnectthesevengalleries:Thereis
adoorwaybetweenEugeneBoudinandCassatt,adoorwaybetweenEugeneBoudinandBoudin,
andadoorwaybetweenEugeneBoudinandGonzalesgalleries.Thereisadoorwaybetween
CassattandBoudingalleries.ThereisadoorwaybetweenGonzalesandForainandadoorway
betweenGonzalesandManetgalleries.ThereisadoorwaybetweenManetandMonetgalleries.
WhichofthefollowingroomsCANNOTbethethirdgallerythatanyvisitorenters?
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Answer:A
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Solution:Monetcannotbethirdgallerythatanyvisitorenters.
accordingtotheconditionstherecanbefourringconnections.
1stlybetweenEugeneBoudin,CassattandBoudin.
2ndlybetweenEugeneBoudin,GonzalesandForain.
3rdlybetweenEugeneBoudin,Gonzales,ManetandMonet.
So,Monetcannotbethirdgallerythatanyvisitorenters
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22. Mr.Beansvisitedamagicshopandboughtsomemagicalmarblesofdifferentcoloursalongwith
othermagicalitems.Whilereturninghomewheneverhesawacolouredlight,hetookout
marblesofsimilarcoloursandcountedthem.Sohecountedthepinkcolouredmarblesand
foundthathehasbought25ofthem.Thenhecounted14greenmarblesandthen21yellow
marbles.Helatercounted30purplecolouredmarbleswithhim.Butwhenhereacheda
crossing,helookedataredlightandstartedcountingredmarblesandfoundthathehad
bought23Redmarbles.Assoonashefinishedcounting,itstartedrainingheavilyandbythe
timehereachedhomehewasdrenched.Afterreachinghomehefoundthatthered,greenand
yellowmarbleshadmagicallychangedcoloursandbecamewhite,whileothermarbleswere
unchanged.Itwilltake1daytoregainitscolours,butheneedstogiveatleastonepairof
marblestohiswifenow.Sohowmanywhitemarblesmustbechooseandgivetohiswifesoas
toensurethatthereisatleastonepairofred,yellowandgreenmarbles?
A
46
35
29
48
D
Answer:A
Solution:Thereare23,21,14marblesinredyellowandgreenwhichturnsouttobewhite.
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Inworstcasescenarioselectall23redand21yellowand2moregreenballs.So,atotalof46.
Nowatleastonepairamongthemwillbeofsamecolor
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23. Agreengrocerwassellingwatermelonatapennyeach,chickoosat2forapennyandpeanutsat
3forapenny.Afatherspent7pandgotthesameamountofeachtypeoffruitforeachofhis
threechildren,Jane,JoeandJill.JaneisthreeyearsolderthanJillandJoeisexactlyhalftheage
ofJaneandJilltogether.Whatdideachchildget?
1watermelon,3chickoos,2peanuts
1watermelon,1chickoo,1peanus
1watermelon,2chickoos,2peanuts
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D
1watermelon,2chickoos,1peanut
Answer:D
Solution:Sincehegotsameamountofeachfruitfor3ofhischildren.SoTheamountofeach
fruitismultipleof.Theonlypossiblecaseisfor3watermelon,6chikoosand1peanut.Sothe
totalamountspentwillbe7p.
Henceeachchildget1watermelon,2chikoosand1peanut.
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24. Given3linesintheplanesuchthatthepointsofintersectionformatrianglewithsidesof
length20,20and20,thenumberofpointsequidistantfromallthe3linesis
4
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A
B
D
1
Answer:D
Solution:Itwillbetheincenter.
25. 33people{a1,a2,,a33}meetandshakehandsinacircularfashion.Inotherwords,thereare
totally33handshakesinvolvingthepairs,{a1,a2},{a2,a3},,{a32,a33},{a33,a1}.Thenthesize
ofthesmallestsetofpeoplesuchthattheresthaveshakenhandswithatleastonepersonin
thesetis
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11
16
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Answer:C
Solution:Thesmallestsetwillbe16.
Choosingoneofthepeoplein32pairs,{a1,a2},{a2,a3},,{a32,a33}
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26. Considertwovessels,thefirstcontainingonelitreofwaterandthesecondcontainingonelitre
ofpepsi.Supposeyoutakeoneglassofwateroutofthefirstvesselandpouritintothesecond
vessel.Aftermixingyoutakeoneglassofthemixturefromthesecondvesselandpouritback
intothefirstvessel.Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsholdsnow?
ThereislessPepsiinthefirstvesselthanwaterinthesecondvessel.
ThereismorePepsiinthefirstvesselthanwaterinthesecondvessel.
ThereisasmuchPepsiinthefirstvesselasthereiswaterinthesecondvessel.
Noneofthestatementsholdstrue.
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Answer:D
Solution:Suppose1glassofwater=100ml
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Stage0:Vessel1=1000mlwaterandVessel2=1000mlpepsi
Now,
Stage1:Take100ml(1glass)waterfromVessel1andputitinVessel2
Vessel1=900mlwater
Vessel2=1000mlpespi+100mlwater(WaterandPepsiintheratio1:10)
Stage2:MixcontentsofVessel2andtake100mlfromVessel2andputitintoVessel1
ContentstakenfromVessel2=(1/11*water+10/11*pepsi)*100=100/11water+1000/11
pepsi
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Vessel1=900water+100/11water+1000/11pepsi=10000/11water+1000/11
pepsi...................(A)
Vessel2=1000mlpespi+100mlwater(100/11water+1000/11pepsi)=10000/11pepsi+
1000/11water....(B)
From(A)and(B),wefindthatoptionDisthecorrectanswer!
781250
2441407
D
2441406
Answer:A
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1953125
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27. AmokisattendingaworkshopHowtodomorewithlessandtodaysthemeisWorkingwith
feverdigits.Thespeakersdiscusshowalotofmiraculousmathematicscanbeachievedif
mankind(aswellaswomankind)hadonlyworkedwithfeverdigits.Theproblemposedatthe
endoftheworkshopisHowmany10digitnumberscanbeformedusingthedigits1,2,3,4,5
(butwithrepetition)thataredivisibleby4?CanyouhelpAmokfindtheanswer?
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Solution:Foranumbertobedivisibleby4lasttwodigitofthenumbershouldbedivisibleby4.
Possiblecombinationoflasttwodigitshereare:12,24,32,44,52
Firsteightplacesineachcasescanbefilledby58ways.
HenceTotalnumberofways=5 58=1953125
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28. FortheFIFAworldcup,Paultheoctopushasbeenpredictingthewinnerofeachmatchwith
amazingsuccess.Itisrumoredthatinamatchbetween2teamsAandB,PaulpicksAwiththe
sameprobabilityasAschancesofwinning.Letsassumesuchrumorstobetrueandthatina
matchbetweenGhanaandBolivia,Ghanathestrongerteamhasaprobabilityof11/12of
winningthegame.WhatistheprobabilitythatPaulwithcorrectlypickthewinneroftheGhana
Boliviagame?
A
.92
.01
.85
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D
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Answer:C
Solution:ProbabilitythatGhanawins=11/12
So,ProbabilitythatBoliviawins=111/12=1/12
Now,forPaultopredictthecorrectresult,therearetwocases(mutuallyexclusive)
So,requiredprobabilityasperthequestion=1/12*1/12
Case2:Ghanawins
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Case1:Boliviawins
So,requiredprobabilityasperthequestion=11/12*11/12
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So,Desiredanswer=1/12*1/12+11/12*11/12=122/144=8.5
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Hence,optionC
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.50
.80
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29. Therearetwoboxes,onecontaining39redballsandtheothercontaining26greenballs.You
areallowedtomovetheballsbetweentheboxessothatwhenyouchooseaboxatrandomand
aballatrandomfromthechosenbox,theprobabilityofgettingaredballismaximized.This
maximumprobabilityis
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D
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Answer:C
Solution:Theprobabilitywillbemaximumifbox1containonly1redballandbox2contain38
redballsand26greenballs
Requiredprobability=+ 38/64=0.80
30. Afterthetypistwrites40lettersandaddresses40envelopes,sheinsertsthelettersrandomly
intotheenvelopes(1letterperenvelope).Whatistheprobabilitythatexactly1letteris
insertedinanimproverenvelope?
A
1 401
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1/40
1/401
D
0
Answer:D
Solution:Itisimpossiblethatexactly1letterisinsertedinimproperenvelope.Atleast2letter
canbeplaceimproperly.Henceprobabilityis0.
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31. Ahareandatortoisehavearacealongacircleof100yardsdiameter.Thetortoisegoesinone
directionandthehareintheother.Theharestartsafterthetortoisehascovered1/3ofits
distanceandthattooleisurely.Thehareandtortoisemeetwhentheharehascoveredonly1/4
ofthedistance.Bywhatfactorshouldbehareincreaseitsspeedsoasthewintherace?
as
se
D
5.00
Answer:D
Solution:Harestartswhentortoisehascovered1/3rdofthedistance.Andbothmeetwhen
hareisat1/4thofthedistance.Soharetraveled1/4ofthedistanceandtortoisetraveled(2/3
1/4=)5/12ofthedistance.
Sincethetimetakenissamesod/vshouldbesame,considertasspeedoftortoiseandhas
speedofhare.So.
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5/12t=1/4h
h=(3/5)t
Now,tocompletetheracewithatie,bothhavetotraveltheremainingdistanceinsametime.
So,harehastotravel3/4ofthedistanceandtortoisehastotravelthe1/4ofthedistancein
sametime.SpeedoftortoiseistandnewspeedofhareisH.So
1/4t=3/4H
H=3t
Nowthefactorbywhichhare'sspeedisincreasecanbecalculatedbythedivisionofHandh.
3t/(3/5)t
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=5
32. Asheetofpaperhasstatementsnumberedfrom1to20.Foreachvalueofnfrom1to20,
statementsnsaysAtleastnofthestatementsonthissheetaretrue.Whichstatementsare
trueandwhicharefalse?
ATheoddnumberedstatementsaretrueandtheevennumberedarefalse.
Thefirst13statementsarefalseandtherestaretrue.
Thefirst6statementsaretrueandtherestarefalse.
Theevennumberedstatementsaretrueandtheoddnumberedarefalse.
Answer:C
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Solution:whenatleastoneofthestatementistrue,firstonewillbetrue.
whenanyonestatementbecomesfalse,
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firstnno.ofstatementsmustbetrue.
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Allthefollwingstatementsalsobecomesfalse.
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