Solutions 2014

1. B 5. C
The only possible set of numbers is
Speed = Distance/Time -6 to +6 including zero at the
middle point. Therefore the
If the time is to be reduced 20% then the greatest is = 6.
same distance is to be covered in 80% of
the time. Therefore 6. B
The marks in mathematics = 120%
Speed = 100/80x100=125% of the
of the marks in geography. G
original speed.
120/100 = 90?G=75

The increase in the speed must be 25%.

7. D
2. C Every number is multiplied by 3 to
Total number of possible events is have the next term.
6. The number less than or equal 36 X 3 = 108
to 2 is 2. So the probability of
coming 1 and 2 is 8. A
2/6 X 1/3 = 0.3
Let Ronit's present age be x years.
3. C Then, father's present age =(x + 3x)
years = 4xyears.
Solve the question using only boys.
The ration 7/29 = x/21+8.
5
The second ration is reverse as the (4x + 8) = (x + 8)
2
relation between men (or boys) is
inverse.
8x + 16 = 5x + 40
If 4 men work equivalent to 7 boys
3x = 24
so x = 8.
12 men are equivalent to 21 boys.
(4x +
Hence, required ratio 16) =
= 48
= 2.
4. D (x + 16) 24
x is the amount in the start.
After spending 10% the rest is 9. A
90x/100.
Now treat this remaining amount Let the ages of children be x, (x + 3),
as 100% for the second (x + 6), (x + 9) and (x + 12) years.
transaction.
After spending 60% the rest is Then, x + (x + 3) + (x + 6) + (x + 9) +
40% of 90x/100 (x + 12) = 50
40/100 90x/100 = 36x/100.
Now this is equal to 5x = 20 x = 4.
72. 36x/100 = 72 ? x = 200
Age of the youngest child = x = 4
years.
 10. A Let S be the sample space.

Let the son's present age be x years. = Number of ways of drawing

Then, n(S)
Then, (38 - x) = x 2 balls out of 7

2x = 38. x = 19. = 7C2 `

Son's age 5 years back (19 - 5) = 14 (7 x 6)

=
years. (2 x 1)

11. D = 21.

Let C's age be x years. Then, B's age

= 2x years. A's age = (2x + 2) years. Let E = Event of drawing 2 balls, none of
which is blue.
(2x + 2) + 2x + x = 27 5x = 25
x = 5. = Number of ways of drawing 2
n(E) balls out of (2 + 3) balls.
Hence, B's age = 2x = 10 years.
= 5C2

12. A (5 x 4)
=
(2 x 1)
Let the present ages of Sameer and
Anand be 5x years and 4x years = 10.
respectively.
n(E) 10
5x + 3 11 P(E) = = .
Then, = n(S) 21
4x + 3 9 15

9(5x + 3) = 11(4x + 3) 45x + Total number of balls = (8 + 7 + 6) = 21.

27 = 44x + 33 45x - 44x = 33 - 27
Let = event that the ball drawn is
x = 6. Anand's present age = E neither red nor green
4x = 24 years.
= event that the ball drawn is blue.

13. Here, S = {1, 2, 3, 4, ...., 19, 20}.

n(E) = 7.
Let E = event of getting a multiple of 3 or
5 = {3, 6 , 9, 12, 15, 18, 5, 10, 20}. n(E) 7 1
P(E) = = = .
n(S) 21 3
n(E) 9
P(E) = = .
n(S) 20
16.In two throws of a dice, n(S) = (6 x 6)
= 36.
14 Total number of balls = (2 + 3 + 2) =
7. Let E = event of getting a sum ={(3, 6),
(4, 5), (5, 4), (6, 3)}.
 n(E) 4 1 (3 x 2 x 1)
P(E) = = = .
n(S) 36 9
= 2300.

17 n(E) = (10C1 x 15
C2)

Here S = {TTT, TTH, THT, HTT, THH, HTH, (15 x 14)

= 10 x
HHT, HHH} (2 x 1)

Let E = event of getting at most two = 1050.

heads.
n(E) 1050 21
P(E) = = = .
Then E = {TTT, TTH, THT, HTT, THH, HTH, n(S) 2300 46
HHT}.

n(E) 7 20
P(E) = = .
n(S) 8 10 10 2
P (getting a prize)
(10 + = 35 = 7.
=
18 25)

In a simultaneous throw of two dice, we 21

have n(S) = (6 x 6) = 36.
Let S be the sample space.
Then, E = {(1, 2), (1, 4), (1, 6), (2, 1),
(2, 2), (2, 3), (2, 4), (2, 5), (2,
(52 x 51)
6), (3, 2), (3, 4), Then, n(S) = 52
C2 = = 1326.
(3, 6), (4, 1), (4, 2), (4, 3), (2 x 1)
(4, 4), (4, 5), (4, 6), (5, 2), (5,
4), (5, 6), (6, 1), Let E = event of getting 2 kings out of 4.
(6, 2), (6, 3), (6, 4), (6, 5),
(6, 6)} (4 x 3)
n(E) = 4C2 = = 6.
(2 x 1)
n(E) 6 1
n(E) = 27. P(E) = = = .
n(S) 1326 221
n(E) 27 3
P(E) = = = .
n(S) 36 4 22 Clearly, n(S) = (6 x 6) = 36.

Let E = Event that the sum is a prime

19 Let S be the sample space and E be
number.
the event of selecting 1 girl and 2 boys.
Then = { (1, 1), (1, 2), (1, 4), (1, 6), (2,
= Number ways of selecting 3
Then, n(S) E 1), (2, 3), (2, 5), (3, 2), (3, 4), (4,
students out of 25
1), (4, 3),
25 (5, 2), (5, 6), (6, 1), (6, 5) }
= C3 `

= (25 x 24 x 23)
n(E) = 15.
 n(E) 15 5 154/2 = 77 The median of this set is
P(E) = = = .
n(S) 36 12 77.
23. B
24. C
62,67,68,70,84,90,94,98
25 simply add all of the values and
Then locate the 2 middle-most values: divide by the number of values:

62,67,68,70,84,90,94,98 Mean = (180+173+170+185+162)/5

The median is the average of these 2 Mean = 870/5

numbers:
Mean = 174 cm
(70 + 84)/2

ENGLISH

26. B

27. C 44. B 61. B

28. C 45. A 62. A

29. D 46. B 63. C

30. B 47. B 64. C

31. A 48. B 65. C

32. A 49. A 66. C

33. B 50. B 67. B

34. A 51. A 68. A

35. C 52. A 69. C

36.A 53. B 70. A

37. C 54. B

38. B 55. B

39. D 56. D

40. B 57. C

41. C 58. C

42. D 59. A

43. C 60. C