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Sample Questions
SECTION A - MATHEMATICS
1. One of the factors of x 4 + 4 is 8. The base of an isosceles triangle is 6 inches
A. x2 + 2 B. x + 1 and one of the equal sides is 12 inches. The
C. x2 - 2x + 2 D. x2 - 4 radius of the circle through the vertices of
the triangle is
2. In the expression xy 2, the values of x and
y are each decreased by 25%; the value of 7 15
A. B. 4 3
the expression is 5
A. decreased 50% C. 3 5 D. None of these
B. decreased 75%
C. decreased 37/64 of its value cab
9. If m = , then b equals :
D. decreased 27/64 of its value a -b
m (a - b ) cab - ma
3. The factors of the expression x2 + y2 are A. B.
ca -m
A. (x + y)(x - y) 1 ma
B. (x + y)2 C. D.
1+ c m + ca
C. (x 2/3 + y 2/3)(x 4/3 + y 4/3)
D. (x + iy)(x - iy) 10. With a rational denominator, the expression
2
1 is equivalent to :
4. If y = x + , then x4 + x3 - 4x2 + x + 1 = 2+ 3- 5
x
3 + 6 + 15 6 - 2 + 10
0 becomes A. B.
6 6
A. x2(y2 + y - 2) = 0
B. x2(y2 + y - 3) = 0 2 + 6 + 10 2 + 6 - 10
C. D.
C. x2(y2 + y - 4) = 0 10 6
D. x2(y2 + y - 6) = 0
SECTION B - MENTAL ABILITY
5. If one side of a triangle is 12 inches and the
opposite angle is 30 degrees, then the 11. In a certain code 345 means Veera is
diameter of the circumscribed circle is gentle; 599 means Veera kind hearted
A. 18 inches B. 30 inches and 126 means Kanchan also good then
C. 24 inches D. 20 inches which digit in that code represents Gentle?
A. 3 B. 4
6. The perimeter of an isosceles right triangle C. 5
is 2p. Its area is D. Cannot be determined
A. ( 2+ 2) p B. ( 2- 2) p In the following question some relation
between two figures to the left of : : and the
C. (3- 2 2) p2 D. (1- 2 2) p 2
same relationship exists between the two
7. Each angle of a rectangle is trisected. The figures to its right. One figure is missing.
intersections of the pairs of trisectors Find out that Figure.
adjacent to the same side always form
A. a square B. a rectangle
C. a parallelogram with unequal sides 12.
D. a rhombus

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km. Then again he turns to his right and
moves 7 km forward. How many km. away
A. B.
is he from the starting point?
A. 10 km B. 20 km
C. 13 km D. 3 km
C. D. None of these 15. What letter should be in place of the
question mark in the following series ?
13. Five boys A, B, C, D and E are standing
A, B, D, G, ?, P
in a row. A is between C and D and B is
A. J B. I
between D and E. Which of the following
C. K D. L
pairs represents the boys standing at
both the ends?
A. C, B B. E, C Answers
C. E, A D. A, C 1. C 2. C 3. D 4. D 5. C
6. C 7. D 8. D 9. D 10. A
14. Shyam travels 7 km to the north. Then
11. D 12. D 13. B 14. D 15. C
again he turns to the right and walks 3

ANSWERS
Page 10 12 . 8 Sides on a Stop Sign
1 . 398 161 1 . 504 100 1 . 641 601 1 . 837 225 13 . 4 Quarts in a Gallon 14 .24 Hours in a Day
2 . 366 025 2 . 524 176 2 . 648 025 2 . 859 329 15 . 1 Wheel on a Unicycle 16 .6 Digits in a Pin Code
3 . 422 500 3 . 538 756 3 . 643 204 3 . 1030225 17 . 11 Players in a Football Team
4 . 455 625 4 . 592 900 4 . 646 416 4 . 4182025 18 . 29 Days in February in a Leap Year
5 . 469 225 5 . 624 100 5 . 652 864 5 . 4268356 19 . 64 Squares on a Checkerboard
Page 15 20 . 21 Dots on a Die
1 . C. 2 . D. 3 . B. 4 . A. 21 . 7 Wonders of the Ancient World
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1 . 3485 2 and 6970 1 (for smallest possible) or
915 64 and 732 80 (for largest possible)
2 . One possible solution, out of many, is 246
917
385
2
26 (2317) =36
3 . Mr Khattar was 38. 181 =18
Page 17 1826/13=36
1. 19+2223=18 2.
a 6 b 2 c 7 d 3 e 2 f 1 g 4 36(2423)=36
2045/50=18
3 a 5 b 7 c 3 d 6 e 7 f 1 g 7
h 1 i 6 j 7 k 2 l 9 5(94)=25 14+(15/5)=17
3. 4.
Page 25 19(34/17)=17
22423=25
1 . 26 Letters of theAlphabet
2 . 7 Days of the Week 3 . 1001Arabian Night 50/(2927)=25 20+3437=17
4 . 12 signs of the Zodiac
5 . 54 Cards in a Deck (with Jokers) Page 2728
6 . 9 Planets in the Solar System 1 . 3 p /4 m2 2 . d =10 cm
7 . 88 Piano Keys 3 . 105 degrees 4 . 32 students.
8 . 3 Stripes and one wheel on the Indian Flag 5 . 88 % 6 . A couldbe 1or 4
9 . 32 Degrees at which Water Freezes 7 . k = 3 8 . 1201 kg
10 . 18 Holes on a Golf Course 9 . B
11. 90 Degrees in a RightAngle 10 . Order is x3, 2x + 1, x + 5, x + 2, 2x 3
\ middle expression will be = x + 5

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