Sample Mock CAT - 2015 Sol

Sample Mock CAT - 2015
Answers and Explanations

Section I
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28 54321 29 25413 30 25413
31 54321 32
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11 2002 12
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Section II
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52
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30
Section III
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27
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Section I
1. c
Option (c) is the most logical explanation. Refer to

lines those include correlations between
variables
2. a
Historical outcomes depend each case.

Refer to the 1st para where it says Prediction in
history became averaged out. This is further
supported by the example.
3. b
Note the tone with which the third paragraph starts

it emphasizes that students can do much more!
4. d
Refer to paragraph 1, line 3 Mysticism on the whole

was alien and last paragraph lines 6 and 7.
5. a
Paragraph 1, line 3 Mysticism on the whole was

alien and paragraph 2 line 1 Greek art is intellectual
are . . .
6. c
Refer to last paragraph, line 10 they would build

what was more beautiful than . . .
7. c
The first paragraph details the two developments a greater freedom in choosing subjects and the
concurrent abandoning of the subject by artists. The
second paragraph explores the connection between
these two developments.
8. b
9. a
According to the passage, when a culture is in a

state of disintegration or transition he, himself
has to choose for society. So (b) is the correct
option.
The third paragraph, second line says a subject
does not start or with something which the painter
has to remember.
10. a According to the passage-When a culture is in a

state of disintegration or transition the freedom of
the artist increases
11. c The second sentence of the fifth paragraph says
the subject may have a personal meaning ; but
there general meaning. This is quite the opposite
of what answer choice (c) states, and so it becomes
the answer.
12. b Refer to the seventh paragraph. It says that When
a culture is in a state of disintegration or transition
the question of subject matter becomes problematic
for him The author goes on to state that this caused
controversies in the European Art during that time.
The examples have been quoted by the author as
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artists who chose subjects which were not accepted

by the society and hence, caused controversies.
So, option (b) is the correct answer. Options (a)
and (c) mention facts about these artists but do not
highlight the reason as to why they were mentioned
in the passage.
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13. b Refer to the 4 paragraph of the passage. The elders
were of the opinion that turning of the eyes by the
child while having the ice-creams in both hands could
make the child fall down or trip over stones, steps
in the pavement. The phrase rightly suggested
changes the meaning of the given sentence and
hence it cannot be inferred from the passage.
14. c Parvenus refer to persons who have suddenly risen
to a higher social and economic class but have not
yet received social acceptance by others in that
class. Hence, the phrase little parvenus would
appropriately refer to young upstarts.
15. b Refer to the 5th paragraph of the passage. The
sentence two two-cent .suggested excess
clearly tell us that it was intemperance on part of
the author which made him pine for two two-cent
ice-cream cones instead of one four-cent pie.
16. b In the lines Nowadays the moralist .......spoiled.
The author is talking about morality in the context
of the present day world. The rest of the options are
out of the scope of the passage.
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17. a Refer to the last line of the 4 paragraph of the
passage. Here the author says that the intentions
of his elders in not letting him eat two-cent cones
was cruelly pedagogical. This implies that the
justification was didactic in nature. This makes
option (a) correct. The rest of the options are incorrect
in context of the passage. Dietetic refers to
anything related with diet or the use of food.
Dialectic refers to the nature of logical
argumentation. Diatonic refers to using only the
seven tones of a standard scale without chromatic
alterations. Diastolic refers to the rhythmically
occurring relaxation and the dilation of the heart
chambers.
18. c Refer to the fifth paragraph of the passage. It states
that the author was not allowed to have two ice cream
cones instead of the pie of the same cost because
the elders felt that two cones looked indecenta
display of fictitious privilege, a boast of wealth. He
also goes on to state that parents who bought their
children two cones were bringing them up in a foolish
theatre of Id like to but I cant. These sentences
support option (c). The elders do not talk of avoiding
a civilization of excess and waste. It is only a feature

of the kind of society the author lives in at the
present. Option (b) is ruled out because the passage
does not mention the elders talking of economic
excess as being undesirable. Option (d) is negated
because we cannot say that such children will
definitely be spoiled. The paragraph instead states
that only spoiled children will choose two cones.
19. c We refer to the tenth line of the third paragraph.
Here Mr. Goran Lindblad admits that communism
did commit brutalities but it also had positive
consequences like rapid industrialization. Hence
option (c) is the best answer.
20. b Option (d) is very blatant, but is not the real reason
for the attack. The reason that the West repeatedly
attacks communism (as stated by the author in the
last para) is that they want to establish the current
capitalist order as supreme i.e. they idealise global
capitalism. Option (e) is close, but wrongly states
that communist nations might overtake the
capitalists. This is not given in the passage.
21. a The purpose of quoting colonial regimes atrocities
is to draw attention to the similarities between
communist and colonial regimes.
22. a (a) is the correct answer. In the fourth paragraph the
author explains the intimate link between
colonialism and Nazism. A peripheral view of this
relationship suggests that the answer should be (c)
which explains the terms and ideas that were
imported and used by the Nazi party. But the next
few lines explain the deeper relationship that exists
between the two. These lines refer to the atrocities
that one race has committed upon the other. The
British imposed their rule on the Indian people.
Similarly, the Belgian forced labour and mass murder
led to the death of 10 million Congolese. These
references are clearly race centric. Therefore, (a) is
correct.
23. b The silence of the Council will not generate support
for condemning communism, hence it is not a
compelling reason. Since the Council has many
former colonial powers, they avoid highlighting their
colonial past.
24. d The passage states that Mr. Lindblad...adopt as
fact the wildest estimates...underplays the number
of deaths attributable to Hitler. This makes option
(d) the correct answer, since it downplays the
authors viewpoint. Options (a) and (c) only discuss
concentration camps, while option (b) is a factoid
about Nazism without drawing any parallels with
communism.
25. 2 Statement (3) is factually wrong as we dont know if

further research can happen only in Germany.
Option (4) wrongly brings out a contest between
research and debate. Between options (1)
and (2), choice (1) is inappropriate because we
dont know if research will help find a definitive
answer.
26. 3 Statement (2) and (4) are partially true, as they do
not cover all the examples of preferential treatment.
Statement a is incomplete, as it does not mention
direct protest.
27. 4 Option (2) is factually wrong. Option (2) is wrong
because Nietzsche does not criticize intellectuals.
Option (1) is wrong because he does not talk of the
decline of modern society only Option (4) captures
the essence of the paragraph.
28. 54321
'42' is a mandatory sequence. Bush was not fighting
just the democrats in statement 4, relates directly
with At times he was fighting in statement 2. 5
is a generic statement that introduces the theme of
the passage and hence, should be the opening
statement. 4 draws on 5 and introduces Bush as
an example of the generic statement. The remaining
sentence 1 continues the idea mentioned in 2 and
gives justification for it.
29. 25413
'413' is a mandatory sequence as they describe
certain observations made in the case of crabs. 2
introduces the theme of the passage. 5 should come
before the mandatory sequence as it mentions the
total number of cases tracked.
30. 25413
2 is the opening statement as it introduces the
subject and the date. 541 is a sequence that
describes the situation from the east to the west.
Statement 3 is a stand-alone statement and hence,
should come at the end.
31. 54321
Both statements 3 and 2 (papyri is the plural for
Egyptian papers and documents) are talking about
sources of information, making '32' a mandatory pair.
Also, pyramid temples are related to pyramids which
are related to death. 5 and 4 talk of the deaths of
the rich and poor and hence, should come together.
The remaining sentence 1 states that even though
all the information about Egyptians are related to
people dying, this was not their only business. So,
the correct sequence is 54321.
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32. 3 The correct sequence is 1245. These sentences

talk of Man being a child of nature and his inability
to conquer or dominate nature. Sentence (3) is the
odd one out as it talks of civilized man in particular
and also it talks of temporary dominance which
deviates from the theme of the other sentences.
talk of the importance of a good car name. Sentence
(1) talks of a bonding process which does not find
mention in any of the other sentences and hence,
is the odd one out.
Coomar =
500 + 1100 + 1900

1167 and
3
1200 + 2800
= 2000.
2
Hence, Dubey family has the highest average
expenditure.
Dubey =
6. c
Average incomes of Ahuja family

=

describe the flower in general while sentence (1)
talks of a certain aspect in the history of this flower
and hence, it is the odd one out.
3200 + 3000 + 2800 9000

=
= 3000;
3
3
Bose family =
=
2300 + 2100 + 2800

3
7200
= 2400;
3
Section II
Coomar family =
For questions 1 to 4:
On day 3, there were 2 visitors from UK and 1 from USA.
On the same day, the site was visited by 2 persons from
University 4 and 1 from University 6. So University 4 is
located in UK and University 6 is in USA.
Similar reasoning for day 2 gives us the conclusion that
University 3 is located in Netherlands and University 8 is in
India.
On day 1, the number of visitors from USA is 1 and that
from University 6 is 1. University 6 is in USA (derived above),
which implies no other university is in USA.
The number of visitors from India on day 1 is 1. Also, no
visitor from University 8, which is in Idia has visited the site
on day 1. This implies that one of University 1 and
University 5 is in India and the other in Netherlands. A
similar logic gives us that one of University 2 and University
6 is in UK and the other in Canada.
1200 + 2200 + 1600

3
5000
1667
3
and Dubey family
=
1200 + 3200 4400

=
= 2200.
2
2
Hence, Coomar family has the lowest average
income.
=
7. d
The average savings (approximately) for the families:

2500 + 1300 + 100
= 1300;
3
Ahuja =
Bose =
1500 + 350 + 500

783;
3
700 + 1100 + 300
= 700 and
3
1. c
Coomar =
2. a
0 + 400
= 200.
2
Hence, Dubey family has the lowest average
savings.
Dubey =
3. a
4. b
5. d
The average expenditures (approximately) for the

families:
Ahuja =
Bose =
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700 + 1700 + 2700

1733;
3
8. a
The savings of a person is maximum if he/she has

high income but less expenditure. From the graph,
a member of Ahuja family has Rs.3200 as income
and Rs.700 as expenditure. Hence, he/she will have
the maximum savings among all.
800 + 1750 + 2300

1617;
3

In any department in any given year, the average year ranges
between 42-53 years.
(i) When a 25 year old will join, the average age will dip
by a minimum of 5 years.
(ii) When a 60 year old will retire, the dip will be less
compared to (i).
9.
10.
11.
12.
15. b From the above table

Percentage of male students in the secondary
section =
16.*
From the main table

M
Male Female Total

Veg
Veg
Class 12
48 32 32
80
Class 11
44 36 40
80
Secondary 288 352 352 320
320
640
Section
Total
380 420 424
800
It is clear from the graph that new faculty member

join in marketing and OM and one facutly retired
from finance.
In OB neither any faculty join nor retired.
Hence, the average age of all the faculty
44 4 + 4 51.5 + 4 49 + 7 43
=
19
= 46.26 years.
From the graph of Marketing, it is clear that the new
faculty joined in 2001.
On April 1, 2000, completed age of Professor Naresh
and Devesh were 52 years and 49 years, in no
particular order.
Age of the third Professor on April 1, 2000
= 49.33 3 (52 + 49) = 47 years
Hence, his age on April 1, 2005 will be 52 years.
As the dip will be less in case a faculty retired
compared to that when a new faculty joined in, so
the new faculty member joined the Finance area in
2002.
For the OM area, the only dip comes in the year
2001. So the new 25 year old faculty joined in 2001.
Hence, on April 1, 2003, his age will be 27 years
old.

From the given information the following table can be formed:
Class 12
Class 11
Secondary
Section
Total
M
48
44
288
F
32
36
352
V
32
40
352
380
420
424
NV
48
40
288
Total
80
80
640
For questions 17 to 20: For solving these questions make

a table like this:
Africa
America
Australasia
Europe
R
4
(i)
21
As the labour expert is half of each of the other, so

the only possible combination is:
L3
H
P
6 ea ch
R
(ii)
Statement (d): If the number of Australasia expert is

1 less, i.e. total export are 20 American be twice as
each of other. The only combined possible is
Americas = 8.
Australasia = 4 + 1 = 5
Europe = 4
Africa = 4
Now, we need to workout the various options
possible in the blank cells.
Africa
America
Australasia
Europe
14. e From the above table
*This question is wrong because the number of

Male vegetarian cannot be greater than 288.
800
13. a Percentage of vegetarian students in Class 12

32
100 = 40%
=
80
288
100 = 45%
640
21
25
32 = 8
100
Female vegetarians = 32 8 = 24
Male non-vegetarians = 48 8 = 40
So, their difference is 40 24 = 16.
Male vegetarians =
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Africa
America
Australasia
23.
Europe
21
Africa
America
Australasia
Europe
21
18. c
19. d
20. d
21.
There shall be 8 teams in each group. Each team in

a group shall be playing with every other team.
Hence, total number of matches shall be
(7 8 )
= 28 in one group. Hence, in both the

2
groups, there shall be 56 matches. This is for the
first stage. Thereafter, there are 8 teams in knockout
rounds from which one winner emerges, or 7 losers
are identified.
Hence, 7 more matches, i.e. in all 63 matches.
22.
C2 = 3 matches among themselves (i.e. there will

be 3 wins). So the remaining wins (28 3) = 25
must be divided among top 5 teams, such that
the 5th ranked team wins the maximum and yet
fail to qualify for the second round. This is possible
if each of the top 5 teams win an equal number of
3
25
= 5 . Hence, the 5th ranked team
5
can win a maximum of 5 matches and would get
eliminated at the end of first stage on the basis of
tiebreak rules.
matches, i.e.
24.
17. c
In the first stage, there are 28 matches to be played

by each group of 8 teams and eventually 4 from
each group moved into second stage.
7 teams can win 4 matches each. Then, three of
them will be eliminated on the basis of tiebreak rules.
This doesnt assure any team a place in the second
stage.
5 teams can win 5 matches each and there can be
3 more matches won by the remaining teams. Then,
one of the teams winning 5 matches will be
eliminated on the basis of tiebreak rules. This also
doesnt assure any team a place in the second
stage.
4 teams can win 6 matches and there can be
4 matches won by the remaining teams. This will
guarantee a place for each team winning 6 matches
a place in the second round.
In order to maximize the number of wins of a team

which would be eliminated at the end of first stage,
we minimize the number of wins in the bottom 3
teams. The bottom 3 teams will play
There are 8 teams. Hence, there would be

7 matches in 3 rounds.

The key to cracking this question is to follow the simple
fundamentals in Analytical Reasoning of going 1 line at a
time and making a simple table
Arrival Order
Husband
Wife
Kids
1
Joya
2
2
Shanthi
0
3
Sridevi
4
Sunil
1
Sentence 1 Family with 2 kids before no kids
Sentence 2 Shanthi with no kids came before Sridevi
Sentence 3 Sunil and wife came last with only kid
Sentence 4 Anil and Joya not husband and wife
Sentence 5 Anil and Raj are fathers hence cannot be
the family with no kids
Sentence 6 Sridevi and Anita cannot be the persons with
no kid
Sentence 7 Anil and Joya not husband and wife
Sentence 8 Joya before Shanti and Anita was already
present.
Using the above informations, Anil and Raj cannot be
married to Shanthi as Shanthi has no kids. Hence, Sunil
has to be married to Sridevi (not with Joya already stated)
and Raman with Shanthi.
Arrival Order
1
2
3
4
Husband
Anil
Raj
Raman
Sunil
Wife
Anita
Joya
Shanthi
Sridevi
Kids
1
2
0
1
25. a
26. b
27. c
28. b
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The given basic information can be collated as below:
(i)
Six teams A, B, C, D, E, F.
(ii)
Matches scheduled in two stages I & II.
(ii)
No team plays against the same team more than
once.
(iv)
No ties permitted.
As per the instructions given for stage I, we can
reach the following conclusions:
(a)
As B lost at least one match, A won all the 3
matches.
(b)
The two teams who lost all the matches cannot be
A (as explained above), cannot be B (E lost to B),
cannot be D (D won against C & F). Hence, the two
teams must be C and F.
(c)
F did not play against the top team (i.e. A).
We get the following table for stage I.
30. e B and E have most wins, 4 each.

31. b E and F defeated A. [Please note that in this
question, options (1) and (5) were the same.]
32. d B, E and F won both the matches in Stage-II.
Section III
1. e
f(x) = max (2x + 1, 3 - 4x)

So, the two equations are y = 2x + 1 and y = 3 - 4x
y 2x = 1
y
x
+
=1
1 1/ 2
Similarly, y + 4x = 3
y
x
+
=1
3 3/4
Their point of intersection would be
(To be read from rows)

A
W
L
W
L
X
L
X
X
29. e D and F won exactly two matches in the event.

y=2 x+ 1
(0 ,3)
(1 /3,5/3 )
y=3 4 x
x
(-1 /2,0)
(0 ,3/4)
So when x
1
, then f(x)max = 3 4x
3
and when x
1
, then f(x)max = 2x + 1
3
i.e. y =
1
3
Hence, the minimum of this will be at x =
(To be read from rows)
x=
y
W
We get the following table for Stage-II.
6x = 2
As per the instructions given for Stage-II, we can reach the

following conclusions.
(d)
A lost both its matches against E and F.
(e)
F won against A, hence is the bottom team
(out of C & F) which won both the matches
F won against C as well.
This also means that C lost both its matches
against B and F.
(f)
Apart from A and C, one more team lost both the
matches in Stage-II.
That team can neither be E (A lost to E), nor B
(as C lost to B), nor F (as F won both its matches).
Hence, the team must be D.
2x + 1 = 3 - 4x
1
3
5
3
Alternative method:
As f(x) = max (2x + 1, 3 - 4x)
We know that f(x) would be minimum at the point
of intersection of these curves
i.e. 2x + 1 = 3 - 4x 6x = 2 x =
Hence, min f(x) is
1
3
5
3
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2. a
The last two digits of any number in the form of

74n will always be equal to 01.
For example: 74 = 2401 and 78 = 5764801.
3.
If p = 1! = 1, then
p + 2 = 3 when divided by 2! will give a remainder of
1.
If p = 1! + 2 2! = 5, then
p + 2 = 7 when divided by 3! will give a remainder of
1.
Hence, p = 1! + (2 2!) + (3 3!) + + (10 10!)
when divided by 11! leaves a remainder 1.
Alternative method:
P = 1 + 2.2! + 3.3! + + 10.10!
= (2 1)1! + ( 3 1)2! + (4 1)3! + + (11 1)10!
= 2! 1! + 3! 2! + + 11! 10! = 1 + 11!
Hence, the remainder is 1.
4. c
sum of other two sides, hence x < (15 + 8) or

x < 23. The permissible values of x are: 18, 19, 20,
21 and 22.
From Case I and II, x can take 10 values.
5.
x = 163 + 173 + 183 + 193 is an even number

Therefore, 2 divides x.
a3 + b3 = (a + b)(a2 ab + b2 )
a + b always divides a3 + b3.

Therefore, 163 + 193 is divisible by 35.
183 + 173 is divisible by 35.
Thus, x is divisible by 70.
6. e
We can use the formula for the circum radius of a

triangle:
R=
The three sides of the obtuse triangle are 8 cm,

15 cm and x cm. As 15 is greater than 8, hence
either x or 15 will be the largest side of this triangle.
Consider two cases:
Case I:
or R =
1 5 cm
8 cm
Consider the right ABC above,
x = 152 82 = 12.68 cm
For all values of x < 12.68, the ABC will be obtuse.
But as the sum of two sides of triangle must be
greater than the third side, hence
(x + 8) > 15 or x > 7.
Thus, the permissible values of x are 8, 9, 10, 11
and 12.
Case II:
A
7. c
abc
1
4 b AD
2
ac
2 AD
17.5 9
= 26.25 cm .
23
x
9 0
abc
4 (Area of the triangle)
Frenchmen : F1, F2, F3

Englishmen: E1, E2, E3
Let E1 knows French
I round of calls:
3
Persons
F1
F2
F3
E1
E2
E3
E1
F1
9 0
B
8 cm
In the right ABC above, x = 152 + 82 = 17 .
F2
9
E3
Secrets know after I-round

F1, F2
F1, F2, F3
F1, F2, F3, F4
F1, F2, F3, E2
F1, F2, F3, E1, E2, E3 ) All known
F1, F2, F3, E1, E2, E3 ) All know
II round calls
x
1 5 cm
5
E2
F3
F2
F1
E1
E 2 or E 3
F3
8
In the 6th call, E1 knows all the secrets. Similarly,

after 9th call, everybody know all the secrets.
For all values of x > 17, ABC will be obtuse. But,

as the length of third side should be less than the
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8.
Let the number be 10x + y so when number is

reversed the number because 10y + x. So, the
number increases by 18
Hence, (10y + x) (10x + y) = 9 (y x) = 18
yx=2
So, the possible pairs of (x, y) are (3, 1) (4, 2)
(5, 3) (6, 4), (7, 5) (8, 6) (9, 7)
But we want the number other than 13 so, there are
6 possible numbers, i.e. 24, 35, 46, 57, 68, 79.
So total possible numbers are 6.
9.
Let number of elements in progression be n, then
1000 = 1 + (n 1) d
Race 2:
Now Karan is 10 m behind the starting point. Once
again to cover 100 m from this new point Karan will
be taking the same time as before. In this time,
Arjun will be covering 90 meters only. This means
that now both of them will be at the same point,
which will be 10 meters away from the finish point.
Since both of them are required to cover the same
distance of 10 m and Karan has a higher speed, he
will beat Arjun. No need for calculations as option
(d) is the only such option.
12. c
(n 1) d = 999 = 33 37
20
20
90
Possible values of d = 3, 37, 9, 111, 27, 333, 999

Hence, 7 progressions are possible.
10
50
100
20
4
= hours = 80 minutes .
t=
5 + 10 3
After this time of 80 minutes, boat (1) has covered
5
20
kms =
kms , whereas boat (2) has
60
3
13.
40
10
kms.
kms =
3
60
After 79 minutes, distance covered by the first boat
1
kms
4
14. b f(x).f(y) = f(xy)

Given, f(2) = 4
We can also write,
f(2) = f(2 1) = f(2) f(1)
OR f(1) 4 = 4
f(1) = 1
Now we can also write,
1
f(1) = f 2 = f(2) f
2
1 f(1) 1
f 2 = f(2) = 4

15 1
= km
60 4
11. d Race 1:
In whatever time Karan covers a distance of 100 m,
Arjun covers 90 m in the same time.
Ratio of their speeds = 10 : 9
1 4
1
+ =
, n < 60
m n 12
12n
1
1 4 n 48
m=
=
=
n 48
m 12 n
12n
Positive integral values of m for odd integral values
of n are for n = 49, 51 and 57.
Therefore, there are 3 integral pairs of values of m
and n that satisfy the given equation.
Alternative method:
Relative speed of two boats = 5 + 10 = 15 km/hr
i.e. in 60 min they cover (together) = 15 km
in 1 min they will cover (together)
50
20 5
= d1 =
kms
3 60
After 79 minutes, distance covered by the second
= 20 (d1 + d2 ) =
110
40
D gets emptied first, it gets emptied in 20 minutes.

Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.
covered 80
40 10
boat = d2 =
kms
3 60
So the separation between the two boats
30
50
100
110
Total +60
90
10
10. c The boats will be colliding after a time which is given

by
80
15.
The last two digits of any number in the form of

74n will always be equal to 01.
For example: 74 = 2401 and 78 = 5764801.
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16. b x3 ax2 + bx c = 0
Let the roots of the above cubic equation be
( 1), , ( + 1)
( 1) + ( + 1) + ( + 1) ( 1) = b
2 + 2 + + 2 1 = b 32 1 = b
Thus, the minimum possible value of b will be equal
to 1 and this value is attained at = 0.
17.
18. d Let r be the radius of the two circular tracks.

The rectangle has dimensions 4r 2r.
A
A covers a distance of 2r + 2r + 4r + 4r = 12 r
B covers a distance of 2r + 2r = 4r
Time taken by both of them is same.
4r 12r
S =S
B
A
SB =
SA
3
Required percentage =
1 5 cm
x
9 0
Consider the right ABC above,

2
r
r
8 cm
The three sides of the obtuse triangle are 8 cm,

15 cm and x cm. As 15 is greater than 8, hence
either x or 15 will be the largest side of this triangle.
Consider two cases:
Case I:
SB S A
100
SA
3
100 = 4.72%.
3
19. b
x = 15 8 = 12.68 cm
For all values of x < 12.68, the ABC will be obtuse.
But as the sum of two sides of triangle must be
greater than the third side, hence
(x + 8) > 15 or x > 7.
Thus, the permissible values of x are 8, 9, 10, 11
and 12.
Case II:
x/2
x
2
In original rectangle ratio =

x
In smaller rectangle ratio =
1 5 cm
9 0
B
8 cm
In the right ABC above, x = 152 + 82 = 17 .

For all values of x > 17, ABC will be obtuse. But,
as the length of third side should be less than the
sum of other two sides, hence x < (15 + 8) or
x < 23. The permissible values of x are: 18, 19, 20,
21 and 22.
From Case I and II, x can take 10 values.
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10
2
x
2

x 2
= x=2 2
2 x
2
Area of smaller rectangle
Given
x
2 = x = 2 2 sq. units
2
20. b
B
23. e We can use the formula for the circum radius of a

triangle:
abc
R=
4 (Area of the triangle)
or R =
E
1
1
AB BD = AD BE
2
2
2 82 22 = 8 BE
abc
1
4 b AD
2
17.5 9
ac
=
= 26.25 cm .
23
2 AD
24. e
60
15
=
BE =
4
2
Q
15
15 1
AE = 22
= 4
=
2
4
2
1 1
BC = EF = 8 + = 7
2 2
Let the length of AH be x cm.

By symmetry of the figure given above, we can
21. a DF, AG and CE are body diagonals of cube.

Let the side of cube be a.
conclude that APD and BQC will have the same

area.
Q APD is 120 and line L divides the

square ABCD in 2 equal halves, therefore
Therefore, body diagonal is a 3
APH = HPD = 60
a3
a3
In AHP :
Area of APD = 2 area( AHP)
a3
Circum radius for equilateral triangle =

Therefore,
22. a
a 3
3
80
20
Side
3
= 2
1
x
x2
cm
x
=
2
3
3
Area of ABQCDP = area (ABCD) 2 area ( APD)
=a
= 4x 2
1 00 l
M
AH
x
cm
= tan60 = 3 HP =
HP
3
60
15
II
60
15
The diagram is self explanatory. Removal of 25 litres

at stage I will result in volume of milk being reduced
by 80% of 25 lit i.e. 20 lit and volume of water being
reduced by the remaining 5 lit. So
M = 60 lit and W = 15 lit. Addition of 25 lit water will
finally given M = 60 lit and W = 40 M. Hence, the
ratio of W and M = 40 : 60 = 2 : 3.
2x 2 2 3 1
3
7 5 l + 25 lW
75 l
M
2x 2
2x 2 2 3 1
Required ratio =
3
2x 2
= 2 3 1
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11
Alternate method: Concepts used:

D
25. b
6
b
A 2
a
b
c
=
=
sin A sinB sinC
Also, area of ABC =

A =
1
1
ab sin C =
bc sin
2
2
Hence, area of semicircle =
1
ac sin B. In the given figure
2
1 20
1 20
x
D
G
a
For APD, Let AP = PD = x cm
26. c
1
(10)2 = 50 sq. cm.
2
ADB = 90 (Angle in semicircle)

CD2 = AC CB
(6)2 = 2 CB
36 = 2 CB
CB = 18 cm
AB = AC + CB = 20 cm
If P and Q lie on the intersections of the circles as

shown in the figure given below.
a
x
x
=
=
sin120 sin30 sin30
sin 120 = sin (90 + 30)

= cos 30 =
a
3
2
x
1
2
1
3
, sin 30 =
2
2
x=
a
3
Thus, area of APD is

=
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12
Area of ABQCDP
[Removing area inside square ABCD
Area of square ABCD 2 (Area of APD)

2 (Areaof APD)
= 2 3 1
In this case triangle APQ is equilateral. So the

maximum possible measure of the angle AQP is
60. The answer is between 0 and 60.
1
AP PD sin120
2
by symmetry, Area of APD = Area of BQC
cm
a2
1 a
a
3
cm2
=
2
4 3
3
3 2
Thus, ratio of
27.
Let d be the distance to be travelled and t be the

time taken to reach at 1 p.m.
If the man cycles at 10 km/hr, then
d
= 10
t
(i)
d
= 15 L (ii)
t2
Solving (i) and (ii), we get t = 6 hours and d = 60 km
To reach the place by noon, he needs to cycle at
If the man cycles at 15 km/hr, then
d
60
=
= 12 km / hr
t 1 6 1
28. e
A =
1
ac sin B. In the given figure
2
A
Q
1 20
F
L
H
x
1 20
B
x
Let the length of AH be x cm.

By symmetry of the figure given above, we can
G
a
conclude that APD and BQC will have the same

area.
For APD, Let AP = PD = x cm
Q APD is 120 and line L divides the

square ABCD in 2 equal halves, therefore
APH = HPD = 60
In AHP :
AH
x
cm
= tan60 = 3 HP =
HP
3
Area of APD = 2 area( AHP)
sin 120 = sin (90 + 30)

= cos 30 =
1
x
x2
cm
= 2 x
=
2
3
3
Area of ABQCDP = area (ABCD) 2 area ( APD)

2
= 4x
2x 2
3
2x 2 2 3 1
3
2x 2
= 2 3 1
Alternate method: Concepts used:

A
3
2
a
x
cm
x=
1
3
2
1
AP PD sin120
2
a2
1 a
a
3
cm2
=
2
2
4 3
3
3
by symmetry, Area of APD = Area of BQC
2x 2 2 3 1
Required ratio =
1
3
, sin 30 =
2
2
Thus, area of APD is
a
x
x
=
=
sin120 sin30 sin30
Thus, ratio of
Area of ABQCDP
[Removing area inside square ABCD
Area of square ABCD 2 (Area of APD)

2 (Areaof APD)
= 2 3 1
b
a
b
c
=
=
sin A sinB sinC
Also, area of ABC =
1
1
ab sin C =
bc sin
2
2
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13
29. c
32. c
20
20
90
90
10
10
50
100
110
B
Total +60
If P and Q lie on the intersections of the circles as

shown in the figure given below.
B
In this case triangle APQ is equilateral. So the
maximum possible measure of the angle AQP is
60. The answer is between 0 and 60.
Machine I:
Number of nuts produced in one minute = 100
To produce 1000 nuts time required = 10 min
Cleaning time for nuts = 5 min
Effective time to produce 1000 nuts = 15 min
Effective time to produce 9000 nuts = 15 9 5
= 130 min
Machine II:
To produce 75 bolts time required = 1 min
To produce 1500 bolts time required = 20 min
Cleaning time for bolts = 10 min
Effective time to produce 1500 bolts = 30 min
Effective time to, produce 9000 bolts = 30 6 10
= 170 min
(ii)
From (i) and (ii),
Minimum time to produce 900 pairs of nuts and bolts
= 170 minutes
110
30
40
50
D gets emptied first, it gets emptied in 20 minutes.

Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.
33. c Frenchmen : F1, F2, F3
Englishmen: E1, E2, E3
Let E1 knows French
I round of calls:
3
30.
50
100
Persons Secrets know after I-round

F1, F2
F1
F2
F1, F2, F3
F3
F1, F2, F3, F4
E1
F1, F2, F3, E2
E2
F1, F2, F3, E1, E2, E3 ) All known
F1, F2, F3, E1, E2, E3 ) All know
E3
II round calls
E1
F1
F2
9
As options are independent of n, let us assume

n = 2.
Circumference of the track = 2r
Time taken for first round
1
+ 1 + 2 + 4 = 7.5 minutes and time taken for
2
second round = 8 + 16 + 32 + 64 = 120 minutes
=
Hence, ratio =
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14
120
= 16 : 1 = 16
7.5
E 2 or E 3
F3
8
In the 6th call, E1 knows all the secrets. Similarly,

after 9th call, everybody know all the secrets.
34. c Let us assume that Arun started running at 10 a.m.
and Barun started at 12 noon. So, in these two hours
distance traveled by Arun is 60 km and the relative
speed of Barun w.r.t Arun is 10 km/hr.
So Barun will overtake Arun after =
31.
E3
E2
F3
F2
F1
E1
60
= 6 hours
10
So, Barun reaches there at 6 p.m.

So, Kiranmala also overtakes Arun at 6 p.m.
Let us assume Kiranmala takes 't' time to overtake
Arun and the relative speed of Kiranmala w.r.t Arun
is 30 km/hr and Arun ran for 8 hrs.
So, distance travelled by Arun is = 30 8 = 240 km
while distance travelled by Kiranmala = 60t
240 = 6t t = 4
Hence, Kiranmala start running 4 hours after Arun
had st off.

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