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Q 1. Q 2.

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How many such symbols are there each of which is If in a certain code language, MANGO is coded as
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immediately preceded by a digit and how many such 31 - 1 - 41 - 7 - 51, then how will LEAF be coded
digits are there each of which is immediately in that language?
preceded by a symbol. What is total number of both
those?
A 21 - 10 - 8 - 9
AF9Vδ9V@S2GRA3Q£BZ7CYΔT
48PF6@$5EHBJδ B 21 - 10 - 9 - 8

A 3 C 21 - 5 - 6 - 1

B 1 D 21 - 5 - 1 - 6

C 2

D None of these

Q 3. Q 4.

There is a certain relationship between figures (i) In the given question, two rows of numbers are
and (ii). Establish the similar relationship between given. The resultant number in each row is to be
figures (iii) and (iv) by selecting a suitable figure worked out separately based on the following rules
from the options which will replace the (?) in fig. and the question below the rows of numbers is to be
(iv). answered.
Rules:
(i) If an odd number is followed by another
composite odd number, they are to be multiplied.
(ii) If an even number is followed by an odd
number, they are to be added.
(iii) If an even number is followed by a number
which is a perfect square, the even number is to be
A subtracted from the perfect square.
(iv) If an odd number is followed by an even
number, the even number is to be subtracted from
the odd number.
B (v) If an odd number is followed by a prime odd
number, the first number is to be divided by the
second number.
C 35--------7--------2
 12--------16-------x
If x is the resultant of the first row, then what will
be the product of the resultants of the two rows?

A 7
D
B 10

C 24

D 21

Q 5. Q 6.

Find the missing number, if same rule is followed in Study the statements carefully.
all the three figures. (1) 'A Δ B' means 'A is the mother of B'.
(2) 'A □ B' means 'A is the sister of
B'.
(3) 'A * B' means 'A is the father of B'.
(4) 'A β B' means 'A is the brother of B'.
Which of the following means 'N is the maternal
uncle of M'?
A 47

B 45 A NβP□ L ΔE□ M

C 37 B N□ Y ΔAbβM

D 35 C M□ Y * P □ N

D None of these

Q 7. Q 8.

Select a figure from the options which will continue
the same series as established by the Problem
Figures.
Four friends Mohit, Raj, Varun and Anuj live in a
same locality. The house of Raj is in the East of
Mohit's house and in the North of Varun's house.
The house of Varun is in the West of Anuj's house.
Anuj's house is in which direction w.r.t. Mohit's
house?

A South - East

A B South

C North - West

B D West

C
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Q 9. Q 10.

Six lectures - A, B, C, D, E and F - are to be Which of the following Venn diagrams best
delivered from Monday to Sunday, one lecture represents the relationship amongst, 'Gas, Water and
everyday. Helium'?
(i) Lecture C cannot be delivered on Friday.
(ii) Lecture A is delivered immediately after
lectured.
(iii) There should be a gap of two days between the
lectures B and F. A
(iv) There is one holiday except Saturday. Lecture F
is delivered on the next day of holiday.
(v) Lecture E is delivered on Wednesday and it is
not immediately followed by lecture F.
How many lectures were delivered between lectures B
F and D?

A None
C
B Two

C Three D

D Four

Q 11. Q 12.

If 'P' means '×', 'Q' means '÷', 'R' means '+' and 'S' A word and number arrangement machine when
means '-', then what is the value of 154 Q 14 S 7 P given an input line of words and numbers rearranges
3 R 25 ? them following a particular rule in each step. The
following is an illustration of input and
rearrangement.
A 35
Input : 51 pour 32 start now 23 46 house
Step I : 23 51 pour 32 start now 46 house
B 15 Step II : 23 start 51 pour 32 now 46 house
Step III : 23 start 32 51 pour now 46 house
C 42 Step IV : 23 start 32 pour 51 now 46 house
Step V : 23 start 32 pour 46 51 now house
D 25 Step VI : 23 start 32 pour 46 now 51 house
If Step VI is the last step of the rearrangement, and
the same rule is followed for below input, then
which of the following will be step III for the given
Input?Input : nice flower 34 12 costly height 41 56

A 12 nice 34 height flower costly 41 56

B 12 nice 34 height 41 flower costly 56

 C 12 nice 34 flower costly height 41 56

D 12 nice flower 34 costly height 41 56

Q 13. Q 14.

If it is possible to make only one meaningful word In which of the following options, Fig. (X) is
from the second, the sixth, the seventh, the eighth exactly embedded as one of its part?
and the tenth letters of the word PERFORMANCE
using each letter only once, then first letter of the
word is your answer. If no such word can be formed
your answer is X and if more than one such word
can be formed your answer is Y.

A C
A
B R

C Y B

D X

Q 15.

Select the correct water image of Fig. (X) from the

given options.

D
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Q 16. Q 17.

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In the given diagram, ∠ABC = ∠AED, AD = 3 The number 0.211211121111211111..... is a

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cm, AE = 5 cm and EC = 2 cm. Find :
A Terminating decimal

B Non-terminating repeating decimal

C Non-terminating and non-repeating decimal

D None of these

Q 18. Q 19.

Solve the following system of equations : (a - b)x +

(a + b)y = a 2 - 2ab - b 2 (a + b)(x + y) = a 2 + b 2
If

A a - b, - 2ab
A - 1/5

B 1/5
B a + b, - 2ab
C 2/5
C
D - 2/5
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Q 20. Q 21.

If α and β are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial Find the median from the following data
x 2 - 3x + 2, then a quadratic polynomial whose
zeros

are
A 10
A 20x 2 + 9x + 1
B 20
B 20x 2 - 9x - 1
C 30
C 20x 2 - 9x + 1
D 40
D 20x 2 + 9x - 1

Q 22. Q 23.

Given below are the steps of construction of a pair
of tangents to a circle of radius 4 cm from a point
on the concentric circle of radius 6 cm. Find which
of the following step is wrong?
(P) Take a point O on the plane paper and draw a
circle of radius OA = 4 cm. Also, draw a concentric
circle of radius OB = 6 cm.
(Q) Find the mid-point A of OB and draw a circle
of radius BA = AO. Suppose this circle intersects
the circle of radius 4 cm at P and Q.
(R) Join BP and BQ to get the desired tangents from
a point B on the circle of radius 6 cm.
In the Maths test two representatives, while solving
a quadratic equation, committed the following
mistakes:
(i) One of them made a mistake in the constant term
and got the roots as 5 and 9.
(ii) Another one committed an error in the
coefficient of x and got the roots as 12 and 4.
But in the meantime, they realised that they are
wrong and they managed to get it right jointly. Find
the correct quadratic equation.
A x 2 + 4x + 14 = 0

A Only (P) B 2x 2 + 7x - 24 = 0

B Only (Q) C x 2 - 14x + 48 = 0

C Both (P) & (Q) D 3x 2 - 17x + 52 = 0

D Both (Q) & (R)

Q 24. Q 25.

If the p th , q th and r th terms of an A.P. are P, Q, R In the diagram, O is the centre of the circle.Find the
respectively, then P(q - r) + Q(r - p) + R(p - q) is value of x.
equal to ______.

A 0

B 1
 C pqr

D p + qr

A 111°

B 123°

C 69°

D 49°

Q 26. Q 27.

The area of a rectangular garden, ABCD, is 100 Which of the following is not the graph of a
m 2 .Inside the garden there is a rectangular lawn, quadratic polynomial?
EFGH, whose sides are parallel to those of the
garden.

B
Find the area of the lawn, EFGH (in sq. metres).

A
C

C D

Q 28. Q 29.

Find the values of a and b respectively for which If tan 2 θ = 1 - a 2 , then secq + tan 3 θ cosecq = (2 -
the following system of linear equations has infinite a 2 ) n , where n =
number of solutions.
2x - 3y = 7
(a + b)x - (a + b - 3)y = 4a + b A 2

A - 1, - 5
 B - 1, 5 B

C 1, 5
C 1
D - 5, - 1

Q 30. Q 31.

ABCD is a parallelogram and L is a point on DB. n 2 - 1 is divisible by 8, if n is

The produced line AL meets BC at M and DC
produced at N.
A An even integer

Given that DL = 3LB, B A natural number

C An odd integer

D None of these

A 3/2

B 1/2

C 4/5

D 1/4

Q 32. Q 33.

If α and β are the zeros of the polynomial 3t 2 - 6t + Evaluate :

4, find the value of .

A 5
A
B 8
B
C 10/3

D 1/2
C

D 1

Q 34. Q 35.
Which of the following equations are not quadratic? Which of the following statements is correct?

A Tossing a fair coin is a fair way to decide that

A x(2x + 3) = x + 2
which one team out of the two cricket teams should
bat first.
B (x - 2) 2 + 1 = 2x - 3

C y(8y + 5) = y 2 + 3 B If a coin is tossed once, there are two possible

outcomes : a head or a tail. Therefore, for each of
D y(2y + 15) = 2(y 2 + y + 8).
these outcomes, the probability is

C If two coins of different denominations are

tossed simultaneously, there are three possible
outcomes: two heads, two tails or one of each. Here,

the probability of getting two heads is whereas

the probability of getting one head and one tail is

D If a dice is tossed once, there are only two

possible outcomes : getting a number greater than 4

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Q 36. Q 37.
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Mohit has two coins, one of ₹ 1 denomination On a morning walk, three persons step off together
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and the other of ₹ 2 denomination. He tosses
the two coins simultaneously. What is the
probability that he gets atleast one head?
and their steps measure 40 cm, 42 cm and 45 cm
respectively. What is the minimum distance each
should walk so that each can cover the same
distance in complete steps?

A A 2520 cm

B 5230 cm
B
C 4296 cm

D 3893 cm
C

D 0

Q 38. Q 39.
A man travels 370 km partly by train and partly by The foot of a ladder is 6 m away from a wall and its
car. If he covers 250 km by train and the rest by top reaches a window 8 m above the ground. If the
car, it takes him 4 hours. But, if he travels 130 km ladder is shifted in such a way that its foot is 8 m
by train and the rest by car, he takes 18 minutes away from the wall, to what height does its top
longer. Find the speed of the train and car reaches?
respectively.
A 6m
A 80 km/hr, 100 km/hr
B 4m
B 98 km/hr, 100 km/hr
C 5m
C 100 km/hr, 98 km/hr
D 3m
D 100 km/hr, 80 km/hr

Q 40. Q 41.

There is a square field whose side is 44 m. A square A man repays a loan of ₹ 3250 by paying ₹ 20 in
flower bed is prepared in its centre leaving a gravel the first month and then increases the
path all around the flower bed. The total cost of
payment by ₹ 15 every month. How long will
laying the flower bed and gravelling the path at ₹
it take him to clear the loan?
2.75 and ₹ 1.50 per square metre
respectively, is ₹4904. Find the width of the
A 1 year 3 months
gravel path.
B 1 year 8 months
A 1m
C 1 year
B 2m
D 1 year 5 months
C 4m

D 6m

Q 42. Q 43.

A merchant purchases a wrist watch for ₹ 450 and A man bought 5 shirts at ₹ 450 each, 4 trousers
fixes the list price in such a way that after at ₹ 750 each and 12 pairs of shoes at ₹ 750
allowing a discount of 10% he earns a profit each. What is the average expenditure per
of 20%. The list price of the watch is article?

A ₹ 500 A ₹ 678.57

B ₹ 600 B ₹ 800

C ₹ 700 C ₹ 900

D ₹ 750 D ₹ 1000

Q 44. Q 45.
When the capacity of the bucket is 13.5 litres, 12 From the salary of a worker, 10% is deducted as
buckets of water will fill a tank. How many buckets house rent, 15% of the rest he spends on children's
will be needed to fill the same tank, if the capacity education and 10% of the balance he spends on
of each bucket is 9 litres? clothes. Now, he is left with ₹ 1377. His salary is
_______.
A 8
A ₹ 2000
B 15
B ₹ 2040
C 16
C ₹ 2100

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Q 46. Q 47.
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ABCD is a rectangle and M is a point on CD.AC Fill in the blanks.
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and BM meet at X. In 'Less Than' Ogive, the cumulative frequencies are

It is given that CM = 3MD. Find :
(i) area of ΔCXM : area of DAXB
(ii) area of ΔBXC : area of rectangle ABCD
----------(i)----------(ii)
A 9:16----------3:11
written corresponding to the __P__ limits of the
classes of the given data.
In 'More Than' Ogive, the cumulative frequencies
are written corresponding to the __Q__ limit of the
classes.
On an ogive, point P whose y - coordinate = n/2
(i.e., half of the total number of the entries), has its
x - coordinate equal to the __R__ of the data. Two
ogives, one 'less than' type and the other 'more than'
type for the same data when drawn simultaneously
on the same graph, intersect each other at the point
P whose __S__ = n/2 and __T__ = median of the
data where n is the total number of the entries of
the data.

B 9:16----------3:14 ---------- P--------Q---------R-----------S--------------T

A Upper - Lower - Mediany - coordinatex -
C 16:9----------14:3
coordinate
D 16:9----------11:3 B Lower - Upper - Mediany - coordinatex -
coordinate
C Upper - Lower - Median x - coordinatey -
coordinate
D Upper - Lower - Upper limity - coordinatex -
coordinate

Q 48. Q 49.
Study the statements carefully. Match the columns.

Statement I : Both the roots of the equation

x 2 - x + 1 = 0 are real.
Statement II : The roots of the equation
ax 2 + bx + c = 0 are real if and only if
b 2 - 4ac ≥ 0.
Which of the following options hold?

A Both Statement I and Statement II are true

B Both Statement I and Statement II are false.

C Statement I is true but Statement II is false.

D Statement I is false and Statement II is true. A (i) → (p), (ii) → (r), (iii) →

(s), (iv) → (q)

B (i) → (q), (ii) → (s), (iii) →

(p), (iv) → (r)

C (i) → (p), (ii) → (r), (iii) →

(q), (iv) → (s)

D (i) → (q), (ii) → (s), (iii) →

(r), (iv) → (p)

Q 50.

The two circles intersects at C and D, where O is

the centre of the second circle. AD produced and
cuts the second circle at F. BD produced and cuts
the second circle at E. ∠DEF = 110°, ∠ACB =
32° and ∠DAB = 118°.

Find :
(i) ∠ACE
(ii) ∠COD

--------(i)----------(ii)
A 96°----------68°

B 72°----------59°

C 59°----------72°

D 68°----------96°
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1.A, 2.D, 3.A, 4.D, 5.C, 6.A, 7.D, 8.A, 9.A, 10.C, 11.B, 12.A, 13.C, 14.C, 15.B,

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16.A, 17.C, 18.D, 19.A, 20.C, 21.D, 22.B, 23.C, 24.A, 25.A, 26.A, 27.D, 28.D, 29.B, 30.B, 31.C, 32.B,
33.B, 34.D, 35.A,

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36.C, 37.A,

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46.B, 47.A,
38.D,

48.D,
39.A,

49.D,
40.B,

50.D,
41.B,
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