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Q.1) How many positive integer values can ‘x’ take that satisfy the inequality (x -
9)(x - 11)(x - 13)(x - 15)…(x - 145) > 0 where x can take any natural values up to
145 (included)?
a) 33
b) 31
c) 36
d) 34
e) None of these
Q.2) For which of the following values of x3 - 4x2 - x + 4 > 0 is not true?
a) 0
b) 3
c) 6
d) All of the above
e) None of these
Q.3) Riya and Siya are differently-abled children due to vision impairment. They
were asked to solve a quadratic equation. Riya made a mistake while copying the
coefficient of ‘x’ and came up with roots 3 and 6 whereas Siya read the constant
term wrongly and got 7 and 4 as the roots. Find out the actual roots.
a) - 2, - 9
b) 2, 9
c) - 2, 9
d) 2, - 9
e) None of these
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Q.4) The sum of 3 distinct natural numbers is 26. What is the maximum value of
their product?
a) 630
b) 576
c) 720
d) 648
e) None of these
Q.5) What is the least possible value of x2 - 7x + 31 = 0?

a) 100/7
b) 100/3
c) 75/2
d) 75/4
e) None of these
Q.6) Ramesh bought 17 oranges, 15 bananas, and 13 apples for ₹180. Kavya
bought 9 oranges, 12 bananas, and 15 apples for ₹150. Find out the price of 1
orange, 1 apple, and 1 banana together.
a) ₹11.1
b) ₹11.7
c) ₹11.9
d) ₹11.4
e) None of these
Q.7) What is the value of ‘a’ if log4[1 - (1/4a)] = a - 1?

a) 0.50
b) 0.40
c) 0.75
d) 0.25
e) None of these
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𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
Q.8) If = logyzx, = logxzy, and = logxyz, then which of the following is
𝒂$𝟏 𝒃$𝟏 𝒄$𝟏
true?
a) a + b + c = 1
b) (1/a) + (1/b) + (1/c) = 1
c) (1/a) + (1/b) = (1/c)
d) abc = 1
e) None of these
𝟏 𝟐 𝟑
Q.9) If f(x) + f(1 - x) = 10, then find the value of f( ) + f( ) + f( ) + …………..
𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟏𝟎𝟎
𝟗𝟗
f( ).
𝟏𝟎𝟎
a) 350
b) 400
c) 450
d) 500
e) None of these
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
Q.10) Find out how many positive integer solution are there for + = .
𝒂 𝒃 𝟐𝟒
a) 20
b) 24
c) 16
d) 28
e) None of these
Q.11) Find the ratio of the sum of the roots of ax2 + [1 + (a/b)]x + (b/a) = 0 to the
product of the roots of ax2 + (a + b)x + (b/a) + 1 = 0.
a) - (a/b)
b) - 1
c) (a/b)
d) - (a2/b)
e) None of these
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Q.12) f(x) is a quadratic function, the roots of which are ‘α’ and ‘β’. If f(3) = 3f(1)
and β = 4, find the value of 24α.
a) 16
b) 12
c) 18
d) 24
e) None of these
Q.13) Find the difference between the maximum and the minimum possible
values of ‘a’, for which the equation 3x2 + (a - 3)x + 12 = 0 has real and equal
roots.
a) 111
b) 24
c) 252
d) 144
e) None of these
Q.14) If the equation x4 - 4x3 + ax2 + bx + 1 = 0 has 4 positive roots, the ordered
pair (a, b) is:
a) (- 6, 4)
b) (3, - 2)
c) (- 3, 2)
d) (6, - 4)
e) None of these
Q.15) If x2 + ax + b = 0 and x2 + bx + a = 0 have exactly one common root, find the

value of (a + b).
a) - 1
b) 1
c) 2
d) 5
e) None of these
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Q.16) If y = x/(16x2 + 20x + 9) for all x > 0, what is the greatest possible value of
y?
a) 1/33
b) 1/40
c) 1/45
d) 1/48
e) None of these
Q.17) Rehana made a fruit salad by taking some apples, some bananas, some
papayas, and some watermelons. If she used a number of apples which was 5
times the number of papayas and also, she used the number of bananas which
was 4 times the number of watermelons. If she used a total of 29 fruits, then
how many apples did she use?
a) 0
b) 5
c) 10
d) 15
e) None of these
S.18 - 20) Read the following information carefully, analyse it, and answer the
questions according to it.
A test has 100 questions. A student scores 3 marks for a correct answer, - 1 for a
wrong answer, and - 1/4 for not attempting a question.
Q.18) Kamal went for the exam and scored 88 marks in it. What is the minimum
possible wrong answers given by him?
a) 7
b) 5
c) 9
d) 10
e) None of these
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Q.19) Which of the following can’t be a score of a student who has attempted 80
questions and the score he got is a positive integer?
a) 11
b) 135
c) 100
d) 23
e) None of these
Q.20) Find out the maximum number of unattempted questions in order to get a
positive score.
a) 89
b) 90
c) 93
d) 92
e) None of these
S.21 - 22) Read the following information carefully to answer the given
questions.
In a football league having ‘n’ teams, all the teams play each other twice. 5 points
are being awarded for a winner and 2 points each for a draw. The total points
earned by the teams are 420.
Q.21) Find out the number of teams in the tournament.

a) 9
b) 10
c) 12
d) Data insufficient
e) None of these
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Q.22) What is the difference between the number of matches that ended in a
result and the number of matches drawn?
a) 30
b) 60
c) 45
d) Cannot be determined
e) None of these
Q.23) For which of the following range of values of ‘x’, given that x5 + x2 < x3 + 1?
a) [0, 1]
b) {0, ∞)
c) (- ∞, ∞) - {1}
d) (- ∞, -1) + {0}
e) None of these
Q.24) The smallest integer ‘n’ for which 8n > 659 holds true is closest to __.
a) 17
b) 19
c) 9
d) 8
e) None of these
Q.25) Which of the following is the greatest number among the given ones?
a) 5600
b) 6500
c) 5300 + 6300
d) 8400
e) Cannot be determined
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Q.26) Which of the following is an appropriate value of ‘m’ for which the lines 5x
+ y = 12 and mx - 4y = 9 intersect in the first quadrant?
a) 5.25
b) 6.75
c) 2.35
e) None of these
Q.27) A BPO service provider engages male and female operators for answering
2600 calls per day. A male operator can handle 75 calls per day whereas a female
operator can handle 110 calls per day. The male and the female operators get a
fixed wage of ₹500 and ₹650 per day respectively. In addition, a male operator
gets ₹3.50 per call he answers and a female operator gets ₹2.25 per call she
answers. What is the least average daily cost per operator (male & female
combined) assuming he can employ a maximum of 20 female and male
employees each?
a) ₹827.5
b) ₹807.5
c) ₹847.5
d) ₹817.5
e) None of these
Q.28) 10 years ago, the ages of the members of a joint family of ten people
added up to 245 years. Three years later, one member died at the age of 53 years
and a child was born during the same year. After another three years, one more
member died, again at 53, and a child was born during the same year. The
current average age of this ten member joint family is nearest to:
a) 23.7
b) 24.4
c) 24.2
d) 23.9
e) None of these
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Q.29) Rahul has ‘x’ kg of Rice with him. Ritika buys 1/3rd of this amount plus (1/2)
kg of rice. Rima buys 1/4th of the remaining amount plus (1/5) kg of rice.
Thereafter, no rice is left in the shop. Find out the range of the possible value of
‘x’.
a) 0 < x < 0.5
b) 1.5 < x < 2
c) 0.5 < x < 1.5
e) None of these
S.30 - 31) Read the following information carefully to answer the given
questions.
Bistar airlines have charges for luggage at a fixed rate per kg and certain luggage
charges per passenger. Raman and Ketan have 90 kg of luggage between them and
are charged ₹17000 and ₹7000 respectively as their total luggage cost. Had the
entire luggage belonged to one of them, the total charges would have been
₹23250.
Q.30) What is the fixed rate per kg that passengers have to pay?
a) ₹750
b) ₹850
c) ₹950
d) ₹650
e) None of these
Q.31) What is the weight carried along with Raman?

a) 65
b) 60
c) 62
d) 55
e) None of these
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Q.32) ax2 + bx + c = 0 is a given quadratic equation where the values of a, b, and c
are from the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12}. For how many distinct triplets the given
equation has equal roots?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
e) None of these
Q.33) For how many integral values of ‘x’ is the expression 8 - 3x - 5x2 non -
negative?
a) (- 8/5, - 1)
b) (- 8/5, 1)
c) (1, 8/5)
e) None of these
Q.34) Mr. Manikonda has 5 children - 3 daughters and 2 sons. 5 years ago, the
combined age of his daughters was 4 times that of his sons and 5 years hence,
the combined age of his daughters will be thrice that of his sons. What is the
present combined age (in years) of his 5 children?
a) 150
b) 160
c) 175
d) 180
e) None of these
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Q.35) If for the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, the sum of the squares of its
roots is equal to the sum of the cubes of its roots and b3 + ab2 = 6a + 9b ≠ 0, then
what is the value of ab?
a) - 1
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
e) None of these
Q.36) a, b, and c are 3 numbers in geometric progression and a40 = b70 = cn; find
the value of ‘n’.
a) 140
b) 16
c) 280
e) None of these
Q.37) ‘p’ and ‘q’ are 2 whole numbers. If f(p, q) = f(p - 2, f(p, q - 2)); f(0, q) = q + 2;
f(p + 2, 0) = f(p, 2); then find the value of f(2, 4).
a) 4
b) 6
c) 8
d) 2
e) 68
Q.38) Find ‘p’ if (727)p = 3 x (122)p, for p > 1.

a) 3
b) 7
c) 9
d) 8
e) None of these
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Q.39) [(x - y)2(x - 5)] - 25 = 0 is given equation. If it is known that all the roots are
whole numbers only, then find out the summation of the possible values of ‘y’
(‘y’ is also an integer.)
a) 61
b) 67
c) 72
d) 75
e) None of these
Q.40) If x, y, and z are the lengths of the sides of a triangle and xyz = x + y + z,
which of the following cannot be the value of (x + y + z)2 - (x2 + y2 + z2)?
a) 11
b) 13
c) 15.5
d) 1024
e) None of these
Q.41) If one root of the equation x2 - 12x + 32 = 0 is half of one of the roots of x2 -
8Ax + 16 = 0, find ‘A’ such that both the equations have integral roots (‘A’ is an
integer).
a) 2
b) 1
c) 4
d) 6
e) None of these
Q.42) If (p - q - r)/p = (q - r - p)/q = (r - p - q)/r = k, the number of distinct values

that k can assume is:
a) 3
b) 1
c) 0
d) 2
e) None of these
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Q.43) f(x) = f(x - 1) + f(x + 1), and f(10) = 8, f(12) = 2f(13), then calculate f(11).
a) - 8
b) 8
c) 6
d) - 6
e) None of these
Q.44) Let f(x) = max (x + 4, 6 - 5x), then the minimum value of f(x) is? (‘x’ is an
integer number.)
a) 1
b) 2
c) 0
d) - 1
e) None of these
Q.45) The equation 4x + 9y = M has 5 solutions in which both x and y are non -
negative integers. Find out the minimum value of ‘M’.
a) 200
b) 135
c) 160
d) 180
e) None of these
Q.46) Find out the number of possible pair of solution for which equation a2 - b2
= 273, both a and b are whole numbers greater than 0.
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
e) None of these
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Q.47) If 6x + 7y = 39, where x and y > 0, find the maximum value of x6y7.
a) 1323594
b) 1532394
c) 1594323
e) None of these
Q.48) How many points in the region enclosed by x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0, and 5x + 6y ≤ 30

have both the coordinates as negative integers?
a) 9
b) 12
c) 8
d) 10
e) None of these
Q.49) If x is a real number, the number of values of x satisfying the equation

[log9(4x2 - 12x + 65)]2 = 4 is:
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
e) None of these
Q.50) If the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 where a > 0, has positive roots, then which
of the following must be true?
a) b - 2a > 0
b) 2a + b > 0
c) b - 2a < 0
d) a + b > 0
e) None of these
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𝟓𝒂$𝒂𝟐
Q.51) If ‘a’ is a real number, then #𝒍𝒐𝒈 is a positive number when
𝟒
a) b - 2a > 0
b) 2a + b > 0
c) b - 2a < 0
d) a + b > 0
e) None of these
Q.52) (1/100) - (1/100) + (1/100) - (1/100) + (1/100) - (1/100) + (1/100) = ____

a) 0.4
b) 0.5
c) 0.75
e) None of these
Q.53) Let x = (9a + 15b - 24c)3 + (15a - 24b + 9c)3 + (- 24a + 9b + 15c)3 - 3(9a + 15b -
24c)(15a - 24b + 9c)(- 24a + 9b + 15c), where each a, b, c is greater than 1000.
Consider the following statements.
1) X must be a non - negative number.
2) X must be a non - positive number.
Which of the following can be concluded?
a) Only 1 is true.
b) Only 2 is true.
c) Both are true.
d) Neither 1 nor 2 is true.
e) Cannot be determined
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Q.54) In the expansion of (1 + X)(1 + X2)(1 + X4)(1 + X8)(1 + X16), the term arrange
such that the index of ‘X’ in the terms increases from 0 to 31. The sum of the first
14 terms, when X = 5?
a) (514 - 1)/4
b) (514 - 1)/5
c) (516 - 1)/2
d) (516 - 1)/3
e) None of these
Q.55) If the equations x2 + 4x + p = 0 and x2 + 2px + 2 = 0 have a common root,

the number of integral values that ‘p’ can take is:
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
e) None of these
Q.56) The polynomials f(x) and g(x) are defined as f(x) = - 2x2 + p and g(x) = x2 +
6x - q. If [f(2)][g(3)] > 0, which of the following is true?
a) If q > 30, p < 11
b) If q > 30, p < 8
c) If q < 25, p > 6
e) None of these
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Q.57) In a bag, there are notes of three denominations - ₹10, ₹20, and ₹50. The
ratio of the numbers of ₹10 and ₹20 notes in the bag is 4 : 5. The ratio of the
numbers of ₹20 and ₹50 notes in the bag is 3 : 2. If the total number of notes in
the bag is more than 100, the total value of the notes in the bag is at least:
a) ₹3780
b) ₹2640
c) ₹3540
d) ₹2760
e) None of these
Q.58) If pqr2 = 108, pq2r = 36, and p2qr = 27, the value of pq + qr + pr is:
a) 16
b) 24
c) 36
d) 48
e) None of these
Q.59) The minimum value of the function |x + 6| + |x - 7| + |x - 8| where x is a

real number is ______.
a) 14
b) 15
c) 27
d) 17
e) None of these
Q.60) Which of the following best describes the value of log245?

a) A rational number more than 5.5.
b) An irrational number more than 5.5.
c) A rational number less than 5.5.
d) An irrational number less than 5.5.
e) None of these
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Q.61) If x and y are positive and x4y6 = 1024, find the minimum value of 8x + 12y.
a) 32
b) 15
c) 40
d) 20
e) None of these
Q.62) Find out the subtraction of square of the roots of 3x2 + 4x + 2 = 0.

a) 8/9
b) - 8/9
c) 9/8
d) - 9/8
e) None of these
Q.63) If x = √2 - 1, then the value of x4 + 4x3 + 6x2 + 4x + 7 is:

a) 4 + 4√2
b) 10
c) 6
e) None of these
Q.64) If 24x + 9 + 33y - 5 = 113 and 23x + 13 + 33y - 5 = 1105, then find the value of 2 -x + 5 +
32y - 4:
a) 72
b) 80
c) 108
d) 96
e) None of these
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Q.65) Choose the relation that best describes the shaded region.
The given shaded figure is a square with area of 9.

a) |x| ≤ 3 or |y| ≤ 3
b) |x| ≤ 3 and |y| ≤ 3
c) 0 < x ≤ 3 and 0 < y ≤ 3
d) 0 ≤ x ≤ 3 and 0 ≤ y ≤ 3
e) None of these
Q.66) 3 friends Moonka, Abhijeet, and Pola had a total of ‘x’ stones with them. If
the product of the number of stones with each of them is 64 but the addition is
less than 45, how many distinct values of ‘x’ are possible?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 7
d) 3
e) None of these
Q.67) If 3 positive numbers p, q, and r are such that p < 40, q > 60, and r < 20,
then which of the following is definitely true?
a) p - q + r < - 10
b) q - 3r < 0
c) 2r - q < - 20
e) None of these
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Q.68) During the final placements in an MBA college, a total of 100 offers were
made. The compensation offered for no two offers was the same and the
averages of the top 10 offers, the top 20 offers, the top 40, offers, and the top 50
offers are ₹25 lakh per annum, ₹20 lakh per annum, ₹16 lakh per annum, and
₹14 lakh per annum respectively. If the offers made to two students Rahul &
Manjeet figured among the top 40 offers but not among the top 20 offers, then
the difference between the compensations offered to them would be at most
(approximately):
a) 7.5
b) 6.5
c) 8
d) 9
e) None of these
Q.69) 3 men owed a shopkeeper ₹1.50, ₹0.82, and ₹1.28. However, the 3 of them
had money only in coins of the denominations 50p, 25p, 10p, and 2p. Find the
total of the minimum number of coins that each of the 3 men would require to
repay their respective debts to the shopkeeper.
a) 13
b) 15
c) 16
d) 18
e) None of these
Q.70) For how many integral values of x, is the equation (x + 5)/(x - 4) > 8
satisfied?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
e) None of these
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Q.71) The total cost of 4 sharpeners, 5 scales, and 8 markers is ₹118, while 9
scales, 4 markers cost ₹42 more than 12 sharpeners. By what amount (in ₹) does
the cost of 15 sharpeners and 20 markers exceed 6 scales?
a) ₹120.75
b) ₹125.25
c) ₹130.35
e) None of these
S.72 - 73) These questions are based on the information given below.
Raman spends ₹6000 buying some trousers and shirts. The cost of each trousers
and shirt is ₹200 and ₹50 respectively. He finds that if buys as many shirts as the
trousers and as many trousers as the shirts he purchased earlier, he will now be
spending less than half of the amount in the earlier case.
Q.72) How many different combinations are possible?

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
e) None of these
Q.73) If Raman purchased 20 items of each pair of trousers and shirt, then how
many more trousers and shirts he buys together?
a) 36
b) 42
c) 48
d) 54
e) None of these
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Gurcharan has a total of ₹22 with him and a total of 42 coins, but only in the
denomination of ₹0.25, ₹0.5, and ₹1. If Gurcharan interchanged the number of
₹0.5 and ₹0.25 coins with each other, Gurcharan gets ₹1.25 more.
Q.74) Find the number of ₹1 coins Gurcharan has with him.

a) 13
b) 18
c) 11
e) None of these
Q.75) Find out the amount with Gurcharan if, all ₹1 coins are replaced with ₹0.25
coins.
a) 13.75
b) 13.25
c) 14.25
d) 14.75
e) None of these
Q.76) A, B, and C together have a total of ₹185 with them. The ratio of the
amount that A has and the amount that B has is 8:13. Also, (Amount of B +
Amount of C)/(Amount of A) = 29/8, then how much amount does B has with
him?
a) 85
b) 80
c) 65
d) 40
e) None of these
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Tarika took (1/3)rd of the flowers from an orchard but returned four because she
had a momentary pang of guilt. Shashank, then, took (1/4)th of what was left but
returned two for similar reasons. Ram then took (2/5)th of the remainder but
threw two back into the bowl. The bowl had only 32 chocolates left when the raid
was over.
Q.77) How many flowers were originally in the orchard?

a) 64
b) 90
c) 80
d) 96
e) None of these
Q.78) What was the number of flowers taken by Shashank?

a) 12
b) 14
c) 16
d) 18
e) None of these
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Q.79) There were 200 colleges in a town. Of these, the number of colleges having
a playground was 60 and these colleges had either a cricket ground or a football
ground. The number of colleges having a football ground alone was 4 times the
number of those having a cricket ground only. The number of colleges having a
football ground as well as a cricket ground was half of the number of those
having a football ground alone. The number of colleges having either a football
ground or a cricket ground or both was 42. What was the ratio of colleges having
football ground to those having cricket ground?
a) 2:1
b) 3:1
c) 3:2
d) 2:3
e) None of these
Q.80) Sushant had been to the court to buy ten - rupee, four - rupee, and two
rupee stamps. He paid the clerk ₹50 and since he had no change, he gave him 4
more two - rupee stamps. Money with Sushant was also in the denomination of
in coins of ₹10, ₹5, and ₹2. How many two - rupee coins does he have, if he has a
total of ten coins including additional four coins?
a) 7
b) 4
c) 3
e) None of these
Q.81) If f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y) and f(6) = 18, then find out the value of f(100).
a) 200
b) 300
c) 225
d) 275
e) None of these
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(𝟒𝒂 . 𝟓)𝟐
Q.82) Consider ‘a’ is an integer. For how may values of ‘a’, (𝟒𝒂 is an integer?
. 𝟑)𝟐
a) 1
b) 3
c) 2
d) 4
e) None of these
Q.83) What is the highest possible integer value of ‘a’, if ax2 - 7x - 9 = 0 has
complex roots?
a) - 1
b) 1
c) 2
d) - 2
e) None of these
Q.84) Some number is first increased by 40 and then again increased by the half
of the percentage increase in the first case. The final result is 90. Consider all the
possible values and find out the ratio of larger value to smaller value.
a) 6
b) 1.5
c) 2
e) None of these
Q.85) f(x) is a quadratic function, the roots of which are ‘a’ and ‘b’. If f(2) = 2f(1)
and b = 6, find out the number of integer roots.
a) 1
b) 2
c) 0
e) None of these
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Q.86) For a given quadratic equation, the sum of roots are 11 less than the
product of roots. The difference between the positive value of roots is 1. Find
out the actual roots of the equation.
a) - 5 and 4
b) 4 and - 5
c) 5 and 4
e) None of these
Q.87) How many distinct positive integer-valued solutions exist to the equation:
(x2 - 11x + 29)(x^2 - 5x + 4) = 1?
a) 6
b) 5
c) 4
d) 3
e) None of these
Q.88) Find out which of the following is the least possible value of the sum of the
squares of the roots of the equation x2 + (d + 2)x - (d + 4) = 0.
a) 3
b) - 3
c) 4
e) None of these
Q.89) If a, b, and c are the sides of scalene triangle and a = 11 and b = 13 is given,
find out the number of values that ‘c’ can take if ‘c’ is also a prime number.
a) 21
b) 7
c) 5
e) None of these
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In one of the MBA entrance exams, the paper was of 76 questions. A student got
51 marks. For every correct answer, student would get 3 marks and for every
wrong answer, 0.75 would be deducted.
Q.90) Find out how many questions a student attempted wrongly if there was
not a single un-attempted question?
a) 14
b) 16
c) 22
d) Not possible
e) None of these
Q.91) Find out how many different solutions are possible if there are some un -
attempted questions? (Consider for every wrong answer 1 mark was deducted
for this question and all the other things are as they were.)
a) 9
b) 12
c) 15
d) 16
e) None of these
Q.92) 4 friends Rani, Rahul, Ronit, and Ranjan are big fans of gaming. They have
bought Play Station 5 after contributing some amount. It is known that Rani
contributed half of what the other three have contributed. Rahul contributed
(1/3)rd of what the other 3 have contributed and Ronit contributed (1/4)th of
what the other 3 have contributed. Find out the amount contributed by Ranjan.
The total cost of play station 5 was ₹9000.
a) 2500
b) 1950
c) 2250
d) 1800
e) None of these
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Q.93) The roots of the quadratic equation a2 - a + 1 = 0 are x and y, then which of
the equation will have roots x3 and y3?
a) a2 + 2a + 1 = 0
b) a2 - 2a + 1 = 0
c) a2 + 3a + 1 = 0
d) a2 - 3a + 1 = 0
e) None of these
Q.94) Find out the integral part of log550000. (Take log 5 = 0.6990.)
a) 6
b) 9
c) 8
d) 7
e) None of these
Q.95) For x and y, - 3 < x < 2 and - 5 < y < 1, find out the maximum possible value
of x2 - 3xy + y2.
a) 49
b) 54
c) 65
d) 59
e) None of these
Q.96) Ravi was asked to multiply 3 prime numbers. There were 2 single - digit
numbers and 1 two - digit number. Ravi misinterpreted the digits of these two -
digit numbers (taking ‘ab’ is ‘ba’) and came up with the multiplication as 266.
Find out the correct multiplication of the numbers.
a) 1274
b) 1176
c) 1086
d) Not possible
e) None of these
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Q.97) We have 5 steel bars with us. The average length of the bunch is 130 and
the median length is 150. Find out the maximum possible length of the shortest
steel bar.
a) 100
b) 80
c) 50
d) 120
e) None of these
Q.98) In an Engineering entrance exam, the maximum number of marks that can
be scored by any employee are 500 and the pass is 50% of the maximum marks.
3 employees, Prakash, Kapil, and Dev - take the exam. Kapil passes the exam by
thrice the number of marks by which Prakash fails Dev scores as many marks
more than Kapil as Kapil does more than Prakash. Marks scored by all of them is
even number, then find out the total marks scored by all of them together.
a) 850
b) 950
c) 1050
d) Not possible
e) None of these
Q.99) Find out the number of whole numbers for which |x - 7| - |x + 5| < 8 holds
true.
a) 4
b) 6
c) 7
d) Not possible
e) None of these
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Q.100) If log68 = (log6y)(log4√8), then y equals:
a) 36
b) 24
c) 16
e) None of these
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Solutions
Q.1) Answer- D
For values of 9, 11, 13, 15, and 145, the value of the polynomial is 0. So, these
cannot be included.
Now, there total of 69 terms in the polynomial.
For values of 1 to 8, all the terms are negative and multiplication of odd number
(69) of terms, the multiplication will also be negative.
For x = 10, there will be 1 positive and 68 negative terms. So, polynomial will be
positive.
negative.
positive.
For values of x = 10, 14, 18… 142 are values of which value of the polynomial is
also positive.
So, there are a total of 34 values.
Q.2) Answer- B
We have been given: x3 - 4x2 - x + 4 > 0.
Putting x = 1, it is clearly visible that polynomial - 0 means x = 1 is one of the
solutions.
In the same way, x = - 1 and x = 4 are the other solutions.
x3 - 4x2 - x + 4 = (x - 1)(x + 1)(x - 4) > 0
(x - 1)(x + 1)(x - 4) > 0
Case 1: For x < - 1,
All the terms are negative. So, no possible solution.
Case 2: For x > - 1 and x < 1,
One term is positive and the other two terms are negative. The final multiplication
will be positive. So, this range is one of the possible solutions.
Case 3: For x > 1 and x < 4,
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One term is negative and the other two terms are positive so the final
multiplication is negative. So, this range is not a possible solution.
Case 4: For x > 4,
All the terms are positive. So, this range is one of the possible solutions.
So, the final solution is (- 1, 1) and (4, ∞).
Alternative Solution:
We can verify this by simply substituting the values in the polynomial as given in
the options:
If we put x = 0, we get: x3 - 4x2 - x + 4 = 0 - 4(0) - 0 + 4 = 4, which is greater than
zero.
If we put x = 3, we get: x3 - 4x2 - x + 4 = 27 - 4(9) - 3 + 4 = - 8, which is less than zero.
So, we get our answer i.e. for x = 3 then polynomial, x3 - 4x2 - x + 4 > 0 is not true.
Q.3) Answer- B
Riya and Siya copied the co - efficient of x and constant term wrongly respectively.
So, according to the roots they got, multiplication of roots, and sum of roots must
be correct respectively.
For a quadratic equation ax2+bx+c = 0, the sum of its roots = –b/a and the product
of its roots = c/a.
So, the right quadratic equation x2 - 11x + 18 = 0
=> (x - 9)(x - 2) = 0 <=> x = 9 and 2.
Q.4) Answer- A
For any number, if we express it as a sum of 2 numbers, then the product of those
2 numbers will be maximum when those 2 numbers are as close as possible.
According to the same logic, when we divide 26 by 3, we will get 8.66.
So, the 3 factors must be 9, 9, and 8 but this is not valid because of two 9s.
So, the next possible case is 10, 9, and 7.
Hence, their multiplication is 10 x 9 x 7 = 630.
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Q.5) Answer- D
We have x2 - 7x + 31 = 0.
So, x2 - 7x + (49/4) - (49/4) + 31 = 0
=> [x - (7/2)]2 + (75/4) = 0
The least possible value is (75/4) as the first term can never be negative.
Alternatively,
on differentiating x2 - 7x + 31 = 0, we get 2x-7=0 and double differentiating we get
2, it is a positive value so at x=7/2, we get the minimum value. By substituting
x=7/2 in the equation x2 - 7x + 31 = 0, the least possible value is 75/4.
Q.6) Answer- B
At the first look, it seems it can’t be solved because of 3 unknowns and 2
equations.
For this type of question where the difference between coefficients is the same,
we do have one method.
Let o, b, and a represent the number of oranges, bananas, and apples respectively.
17o + 15b + 13a = 170………………..(1)
9o + 12b + 15a = 150…………………..(2)
Now, multiply 1 with 3(Co - efficient difference of equation 2) and equation 2 with
2(Co - efficient difference of equation 1). So, we have:
51o + 45b + 39a = 510
18o + 24b + 30a = 300
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69o + 69b + 69a = 810
So, o + b + a = 11.73 is the correct answer.
Q.7) Answer- A
log4[1 - (1/4a)] = a - 1 is given.
[1 - (1/4a)] = 4a - 1
Take 4a = x
0 1
1- =
1 2
1 0
1= +
2 1
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1" . 2
1=
21
4x = x2 + 4
x2 - 4x + 4 = 0
(x - 2)2 = 0
x-2=0
x=2
4a = 2
2a = 1
a = 1/2
Q.8) Answer- B
0 0 0
= logyzx, = logxzy, and = logxyz are given.
3$0 4$0 5$0
So, a - 1 = logxyz, b - 1 = logyxz, and c - 1 = logzxy
Now, take 1 = logxx, logyy, and logzz in equation of a - 1, b - 1, and c - 1 respectively.
Then, finally we have,
a = logxxyz, b = logyxyz, and c = logzxyz
So, (1/a) + (1/b) + (1/c),
= logxyzx + logxyzy + logxyzz
=1
Q.9) Answer- D
f(x) + f(1 - x) = 10
Take x = 1/100,
0 77
f( ) + f( ) = 10
066 066
8 79
f( ) + f( ) = 10 and so on……
066 066
:6 :6 0
f( ) + f( ) = 10 = f( ) <=> So, there are 50 terms --> 50 x 10 = 500.
066 066 8
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Q.10) Answer- A
0 0 0
+ = is given
3 4 82
24a + 24b = ab
ab - 24a - 24b + 576 = 576
(a - 24) (b - 24) = 576
Now, a and b must be positive only.
(a - 24) and (b - 24) can have (576, 1), (288, 2), (192, 3), (144, 4), (96, 6), (72, 8) (64,
9), and so till (24, 24).
(24, 24 is not possible because a and b both will be 0).
So, total of 576 = 26 x 32
The total number of factors for a number pa x qb x rc are given by: (a + 1)(b + 1)(c +
1)
Hence, the total number of factors = 7 x 3 = 21 but 24 is not included.
So, total possible solutions = 20.
Q.11) Answer- A
Sum of the roots of ax2 + (1 + a/b)x + b/a = 0 is - (1 + a/b)/a = - (a + b)/ab
Product of the roots of ax2 + (a + b)x + b/a + 1 = 0 is (b/a + 1)/a = (a + b)/a2
Required ratio = - (a + b)/ab x a2/(a + b) = - a/b
Q.12) Answer- C
Let f(x) = ax2 + bx + c
It is given that f(3) = 3 f(1).
=> 9a + 3b + c = 3(a + b + c)
=> c = 3a — (1)
Further, since 4 is one of the roots, f(4) = 0
=> 16a + 4b + c = 0
Putting c = 3a (from (1)), we get 16a + 4b + 3a = 0
b = - 19a/4
The quadratic equation is therefore ax2 + bx + c = 0
i.e., ax2 - 19ax/4 + 3a = 0
=> a(4x2 - 19x + 12) = 0
=> a(4x - 3)(x - 4) = 0
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Hence, the other root α = 3/4 and 24α = 24 x 3/4 = 18.
Q.13) Answer- B
If 3x2 + ax - 3x + 12 = 0 has real and equal roots,
(a - 3)2 - 4(3)(12) = 0
=> a - 3 = ±12
So, a = 15 or a = -9.
Therefore, the difference between the maximum and the minimum possible
values of a = 15 - (- 9) = 24.
Q.14) Answer- C
The given equation is x4 - 4x3 + ax2 + bx + 1 = 0.
Let X1, X2, X3, X4 be roots of equation (all positive).
Sum of roots = X1 + X2 + X3 + X4 = 4 …(1)
Product of roots = X1X2X3X4 = 1 …(2)
Now, since AM ≥ GM for four positive real numbers and equality occurring only
when all the numbers are equal.
(X1 + X2 + X3 + X4)/4 = (X1X2X3X4)1/4
But from (1) and (2), X1 = X2 = X3 = X4 = 1
x4 - 4x3 + ax2 + bx + 1 = (x - 1)4
4C0X4 - 4C1X3 + 4C2X2 - 4C3X + 4C4X0
Hence a = 6 and b = - 4.
Alternative solution:
The number of times the sign of the terms changes sign is equal to the number of
positive roots of a polynomial. So, choices (A) and (C) can be eliminated. So, either
choice (B) or (D) is the answer.
By checking choice (D): when a = 6 and b = - 4, it can be observed that the given
equation is equal to (x - 1)4.
Q.15) Answer- A
Let say x = t as the common root of the two equations, so by putting x = t, we get:
t2 + at + b = 0 … (1) and
t2 + bt + a = 0 …(2)
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By (1) - (2) we get,
at + b - bt - a = 0
t ( a - b) - 1 (a - b) = 0
(t - 1) (a - b) = 0
Here, a ≠ b, so t = 1.
By putting t = 1 in equation (1) we get,
1 + a + b = 0 <=> a + b = - 1
So, option (a) is the answer.
Q.16) Answer- A
1
Given that y = for all x > 0
0;1 " . 861 . 7
0
y= #
0;1 . <$= . 86
Since, x > 0, y will be the maximum when the denominator is minimum.
7
And denominator is minimum when [ 16x + ] is minimum.
1
7
We can observe that product of the two terms 16x and is 144.
1
7 >
So, their sum is minimum when they are equal i.e., 16x = <=> x = as x > 0.
1 2
0 0
So, ymax = (7 = .
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Q.17) Answer- B
Let the number of papayas and watermelons be P and W respectively.
Then, the number of apples becomes 5P.
Then, the number of bananas becomes 4W.
So, equation becomes 6P + 5W = 29.
By putting values of W as 0, 1, 2, 3, we only get integer value of P for W = 1 & P =
4.
So, the number of apples = 5P = 5.
So, option (b) is the answer.
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Q.18) Answer- E
Let ‘x’ be the correct answers, ‘y’ be the wrong answers, and ‘z’ be the
unattempted questions.
x + y + z = 100 - - - (1)
3x - y - z/4 = 100=> 12x - 4y - z = 400 - - - (2)
(1) + (2) = 13x - 3y = 500=> 13x = 500 + 3y
Multiple of 13 > 500 is 507.
So, the minimum value of 500 + y is 507=> 3y = 7.
But this is not possible because of y is not a natural number.
13x = 500 + 3y
Favourable case is when 13x = 533
3y = 33
y = 11
So, option (e) is the answer.
Q.19) Answer- C
x + y = 80
Now, score must be an integer. 20 are unattempted. The total marks is - 5.
So, the score will be 3x - y - 5.
Putting x = 80 - y, we get:
240 - 3y - y - 5
240 - 4y - 5
235 - 4y
This has to be an integer
We can see that option (a) - 235 - 4y = 11
224 = 4y
y = 56
The same way you can check for options (b) and (d).
All the other options are possible, except option (c).
Q.20) Answer- D
x + y + z = 100
3x - y - 0.25z = Positive
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Here, we need to maximize ‘z’.
‘y’ and ‘z’ will give a negative score. So, we need to consider y = 0 as there is no
constraint.
Let’s assume the score got by the student is 0.25 which is the least possible.
3x - z = Positive
x + z = 100
By trial and error, the maximum value of 92 with a score of 1.
Q.21) Answer- B
Let ‘w’ represent the number of wins and ‘d’ represent the number of draws.
For every win, 5 points will be added to the winner team and 0 to the loser team.
For every draw, 2 point will be added to both the teams.
So, the net increase = 4d
5w + 4d = 420 and
Also, the total match played will be n (n - 1)
w + d = n(n - 1)
For values of w and d,
d = 0, w = 84 | Total matches = 84
The nearest such number where the multiplication of two consecutive numbers
occur is = 90.
So, there will be a total of 90 matches, drawn matches = 30, and won matches =
60, and the total number of teams = 10.
Q.22) Answer- A
Let ‘w’ represent the number of wins and ‘d’ represent the number of draws.
For every win, 5 points will be added to the winning team and 0 to the loser team.
For every draw, 2 points will be added to both teams.
So, the net increase = 4d
5w + 4d = 420 and
Also, the total match played will be n (n - 1)
w + d = n(n - 1)
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For values of w and d,
d = 0, w = 84 Total matches = 84
d = 5, w = 80 total matches = 85
d = 10, w = 76 total matches = 86
The nearest such number where the multiplication of two consecutive numbers
occur is = 90
So, there will be a total of 90 matches, drawn matches = 30, and won matches =
60, and total teams = 10
Q.23) Answer- D
x5 + x2 < x3 + 1
x5 + x2 - x3 - 1 < 0
x5 - x3 + x2 - 1 < 0
x3 (x2 - 1) + 1 (x2 - 1) < 0
(x3 + 1)(x2 - 1) < 0
(x3 + 1)(x + 1)(x - 1) < 0
Multiplication of three terms is negative only when all of them are negative or only
one of them negative and other two are positive.
Case 1: all three are negative
x3 + 1 < 0
x3 < - 1……….(1)
x+1<0
x < - 1…..(2)
and x - 1 < 0
x<1
So, the answer for this case is x < - 1
Case 2 : x - 1 is negative
x-1<0
x<1
x+1>0
x>-1
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x3 + 1 > 0
x3 > - 1
0 is the only integer which satisfies all of the above conditions.
Case 3: x + 1 < 0
x<-1
x-1>0
x>1
x3 + 1 > 0
x3 > - 1
If x > 1 then x3 > - 1 but, then x will not be < - 1.
Case 4: x3 + 1 is negative.
x3 + 1 < 0
x3 < - 1
x+1>0
x>-1
And x - 1 > 0
x>1
This is also not possible.
Because is x > - 1, then x3 can’t be less than - 1.
So, the final possible range is = x < - 1 and 0.
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Q.24) Answer- B
The smallest integer n for which 8n > 659 holds has to be found 8n > 659 can be also
written as (82)n/2 > 659.
64n/2 > 659
We can assume n = 18, hence 649 cannot be greater than 659.
And similarly, n cannot be less than 18, so we can eliminate the options less than
18 and, so the only possible value n could take is 19.
Q.25) Answer- A
To compare all of them, we need to create either same base format or same
power format.
Same base format here would be difficult. So we will try by converting powers into
similar number.
For option (a) = 5600
All the powers are multiple of 100, so we will try to make them in power 100
format.
=> (56)100 = 15625100
Option (b) = 6500 = (7776)100
So, option (a) > option (b).
Option (d) = 8400 = (4096)100
So, Option (a) > Option (b) > Option (d).

Till now, it’s only option (c) is left and option(a) is the greatest.
For option (c), it is not possible to take into power 100 format.
So, we will take some base and work on it.
As we know for any two numbers A and B,
Am + Bm < (AB)m
=> 5250 + 6250 < (5 x 6)250
=> (30)250 = (302.5)100 = (4929)100
So, option (a) is the greatest among all.
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Q.26) Answer- C
5x + y = 12 <=> y = 12 - 5x
mx - 4y = 9 <=> mx = 9 + 4y <=> mx = 9 + 4(12 - 5x)
mx = 9 + 48 - 20x
x(20 + m) = 57
:?
x=
(86 . @ )
: A :?
So, y = 12 -
(86 . @ )
826 . 08@ $ 89:
y=
(86 . @ )
08@ $ 2:
y=
(86 . @ )
As the lines intersect in the first quadrant, x, y > 0.
x > 0 <=> 20 + m > 0 <=> m > - 20 for y > 0 and m > 45/12
So, m > 3.75.
Option (c) is out of range.
Q.27) Answer- B
Female operator - 110 calls per day, 650 fixed wage and 2.25 x 110 = ₹247.50 as
bonus.
Total cost (female) - ₹897.50/day
Male operator - 75 calls per day, 500 fixed wage and 3.5 x 75 = ₹262.50 as bonus.
Total cost (male) = ₹762.50/day
To get the least operating cost, we should use all the male employees first.
So, 20 male employees will answer 20 x 75 = ₹1500
So, the female employees will be needed for 2600 - 1500 = 1100 calls, hence we’ll
need 10 female employees.
Total cost = 20 x 762.5 + 10 x 897.5 = ₹24225
So, the average cost = 24225/30 = ₹807.50
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Q.28) Answer- D
The sum of all the ages 10 years ago = 245
Three years later, the sum of all the ages = 245 - 51 + 0 + 9 x 2 = 212 (the person
who died was 51 years old 2 years back and all the other 9 members would have
added 2 more years to the sum. A new - born child is of 0 age.)
Similarly, another 2 years later, the sum of all the ages = 212 - 51 + 0 + 18 = 179.
The current age is again after 6 years (as we started 10 years ago) and every 10
member will add 6 more years to the sum. So, the total age will be 6 x 10 = 60
years.
So, the sum of all ages after 6 more years = 179 + 60 = 239.
Average = 239/10 = 23.9 years.
Q.29) Answer- C
1 0 1 0 81 0 (21 $ >)
Ritika buys + --> Remaining x - ( + ) = − =
> 8 > 8 > 8 ;
0 (21 $ >) 0 (21 $ >) 0 (21 $ >) 0
Rimi buys x ( ) + --> Remaining will be -[ x( )+ ]
2 ; : ; 2 ; :
> (21 $ >) 0
= x( )-
2 ; :
861 $ 0: $9 861 $ 8>
=( )=
26 26
861 $ 8>
Given = 0 <=> x = 1.15
26
Hence, the value of x can lie in the range: 0.5 < x < 1.5.
Q.30) Answer- A
The total amount paid by them individually = 17000 + 7000 = ₹24000
But if the entire luggage belonged to one of them, the total charges would have
been ₹23250.
So, the difference between these two amounts will be equal to luggage charges
per passenger.
So, the luggage charges per passenger = ₹750
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Q.31) Answer- A
Let ‘F’ and ‘V’ be the fixed and variable cost and x be the weight with Raman.
F + xV = 17000…..for Raman
F + (90 - x)V = 7000…..for Ketan
Now, just add this two equations and put value of F,
V = 250
Now, for Raman,
750 + x(250) = 17000
=> x = 65
Q.32) Answer- B
When b2 - 4ac = 0, then the given quadratic equation has equal roots.
For b2 = 4ac, we will take values of b only in consider and to satisfy given condition
square of the value of b must be a multiple of 4.
Now, b can take 2, 4, 6, and 12 as values.
b = 2, then b2 = 4. Distinct values of a and c are not possible which satisfy condition
b2 - 4ac.
b = 4 then b2 = 16. Distinct values of a and c are not possible which satisfy
condition b2 - 4ac.
b = 6 then b2 = 36. Distinct values of a = 9 and c = 1 are possible which satisfy
condition b2 - 4ac (Total cases - 2)
b = 12 then b2 = 144. Distinct values of a and c are not possible which satisfy
condition b2 - 4ac
So, the total possible cases are 2.
Q.33) Answer- B
8 - 3x - 5x2 > 0
5x2 + 3x - 8 < 0
(5x + 8)(x - 1) < 0
Case 1: 5x + 8 > 0 and x - 1 < 0
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x > - 8/5 and x < 1
So, the first range is (- 8/5, 1).
Case 2: 5x + 8 < 0 and x - 1 > 0

x < - 8/5 and x > 1 which is not possible.
So, (- 8/5 , 1) is the final answer.
Q.34) Answer- C
Let the total present ages of the daughters and sons of Mr. Manikonda be G years
and B years respectively. The total ages of his daughters and sons five years ago
were (D - 15) years and (S - 10) years respectively. Similarly, the total ages of his
daughters and sons five years hence will be (D + 15) years and (S + 10) years.
Given that,
D - 15 = 4(S - 10)
=> D = 4S - 25 - - - (1)
Similarly,
D + 15 = 3(S + 10)
=> D = 3S + 15 - - - (2)
From (1) and (2), we get,
S = 40 and D = 135
Therefore, the combined present ages of his 5 children = (40 + 135) = 175 years.
Q.35) Answer- D
Let p and q be the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0
p + q = - b/a and pq = c/a
Given p2 + q2 = p3 + q3
=> (p + q)2 - 2pq = (p + q)3 - 3pq(p + q)
(- b/a)2 - 2(c/a) = (- b/a)3 - 3(c/a)(- b/a)
=> ((b2 - 2ac)/a2) = ((- b3 + 3abc)/a3)
=> ab2 - 2a2c = - b3 + 3abc
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=> b3 + ab2 = ac(2a + 3b).
but given that
b3 + ab2 = 6a + 9b ≠ 0
b3 + ab2 = 3(2a + 3b)
=> ab = 3
Q.36) Answer- C
a, b, and c are in GP, that means
b = √(ac) - - - (1)
=> a40 = b70
=>b = a(4/7) - - - (2)
From (1) & (2)
=> a(4/7) = ac(1/2)
=> a(4/7 - 1/2) = c(1/2)
=> a(8 - 7/14) = c(1/2)
=> a = c7 <=> Therefore, we have => a40 = c280 => n = 280.
Q.37) Answer- C
f(p, q) = f(p - 2, f(p, q - 2))
f(2, 4) = f(2 - 2, f(2, 4 - 2)) = f(0, f(2, 2))
Now, f(2,2) = f(2 - 2, f(2, 2 - 2)) = f(0, f(2, 0))
(As f(p + 2,0) = f(p, 2) and f(0, q) = q + 2
Putting p = 0,
f(2, 0) = f(0, 2) = 2 + 2 = 4
f(2, 2) = f(0, f(2, 0)) = f(0,4) = 4 + 2 = 6
f(2, 4) = f(0, f(2, 2))
=> f(0, 6) = 6 + 2 = 8.
Q.38) Answer- D
(727)p = 7p2 + 2p1 + 7
(122)p = 1p2 + 2p + 2
Given,
=> 7p2 + 2p1 + 7 = 3 x (p2 + 2p + 2)
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=> 7p2 + 2p + 7 = 3p2 + 6p + 6
=> 4p2 - 4p + 1 = 0
=> (2p - 1)(2p - 1) = 0=> p = 1/2.
P = 0.5 is not possible; hence the answer is none of the above options.
Q.39) Answer- C
[(x - y)2 x (x - 5)] - 25 = 0
(x - y)2 x (x - 5) = 25 x 1
Now, we will consider cases one by one,
Case 1: (x - y)2 = 25 and x - 5 = 1
x = 6 and y = 1 or 11
Case 2: (x - y)2 = 1 and x - 5 = 25
x = 30 and y = 29 or 31
Case 3: (x - y)2 = 5 and x - 5 = 5
But in this case, x = 10 but value of y won’t be integer.
Case 4: (x - y)2 = - 25 and x - 5 = - 1
But it’s not possible because square of any number can never be negative number.
Case 5: (x - y)2 = - 1 and x - 5 = - 25
But it’s not possible because square of any number can never be negative number.
So, the sum of all the possible values of y = 1 + 11 + 29 + 31 = 72.
Q.40) Answer- A
It is given that, xyz = x + y + z
x + y = xyz - z
By the triangle inequality, we get x + y > z
xyz - z > z
z(xy - 2) > 0
z > 0, so xy - 2 > 0=> xy > 2
Similarly, we can conclude that yz> 2 and xz> 2
Now (x + y + z)2 - (x2 + y2 + z2) = 2(xy + yz + zx)
As, x, y, z >0, we can consider their minimum values as 1, hence 2(xy + yz + zx) can
take a value greater than 12, i.e. 2(xy + yz + zx) > 12
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Hence, (x + y + z)2 - (x2 + y2 + z2) cannot have a value less than 12, hence the option
(a) is correct.
Q.41) Answer- B
x2 - 12x + 32 = 0
(x - 8)(x - 4) = 0
x = 8 or 4
So, one of root of x2 - 8Ax + 16 = 0 is either 8 or 4
Case 1: x = 8
64 - 64A + 16 = 0
80 = 64A
A = 5/4
Case 2: x = 4
16 - 32A + 16 = 0
32 = 32A
A=1
Q.42) Answer- D
Let (p - q - r)/p = (q - r - p)/q = (r - p - q)/r = k
p - q - r = kp, q - r - p = kq, and r - p - q = kr
Adding the 3 equations given above, we get p + q + r = - k(p + q + r)
(p + q + r)(1 + k) = 0
k = - 1 or p + q + r = 0
=> - q - r = p
(p - q - r)/p = (p + p)/p = 2
Therefore, the value of k is - 1 or 2, i.e., two distinct values.
Q.43) Answer- A
Putting x = 11, in the given equation of f(x):
f(11) = f(10) + f(12)
f(10) = f(11) - f(12)
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f(10) = f(11) - 2f(13) ......................(1) [As it is given that: f(12) = 2f(13)]
Putting x = 12, in the given equation of f(x):
f(12) = f(11) + f(13)
2f(13) = f(11) + f(13) .......[As f(12) = 2f(13)]
Hence, f(11) = f(13),
Let this be equal to x, so we get f(11) = f(13) = x
=> f(10) = x - 2x …[From (1)]
=> f(10) = - x
=> x = - 8
Hence, f(11) = - 8.
Q.44) Answer- A
It has been given that f(x) = max (x + 4,6 - 5x).
When x is greater than 1, the value of x + 4 will be greater than 6 - 5x. As x
increases above 1, the value of x + 4 will increase and the value of 6 - 5x will
decrease. Therefore, for x > 1, f(x) = x + 4.
When x is less than 1, the value of 6 - 5x will be greater than x + 4. As ‘x’ decreases
below 1, the value of 6 - 5x will increase and the value of x + 4 will decrease.
Therefore, for x < 1, f(x) = 6 - 5x.
f(x) = x + 4 is x > 1 and f(x) = 6 - 5x is x < 1.
As we can see, the value of f(x) will increase both after 1 and before 1. Therefore,
the least value of f(x) must occur at x = 1.
Hence, the minimum value of f(x) is when x = 1 and equals 1.
Q.45) Answer- D
4x + 9y = M
Diving throughout by 4, we get:
Rem (9y/4) = Rem (M/4)
Rem (5y/4) = Rem (M/4)
Rem (y/4) = Rem (M/4)
y = p satisfies the above equation and the corresponding value of x is q
For remaining values of y and x, y values are increased by 4, and x values are
decreased by 9, this gives the following table:
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x q - 9 q - 18 q - 27 q - 36 q - 45
y p + 4 p + 8 p + 12 p + 16 p + 20
The number of solutions is 5
Minimum when q = 45 and p = 0
So, M = 4 x 45 + 9 x 0 = 180.
Q.46) Answer- B
a2 - b2 = 273
(a + b)(a - b) = 273
(a + b)(a - b) = 3 x 7 x 13
The total number of factors for a number pa x qb x rc are given by: (a + 1)(b + 1)(c +
1)
Thus, the total number of integral factors is 8.
But as the value of a - b must be less than a + b.
So, only half of the values satisfy this condition.
Hence, the total number of values that satisfy the equation is 4.
Q.47) Answer- C
Let x6y7 = (6x/6)6(7y/7)7
Sum of all the factors of the above expressions is given as 39.
We know that the sum of factors: (p0 + p1 + ... + pa) (q0 + q1 + .... + qb) (r0 + r1 + ... +
rc)/(pa - 1)(qb - 1)(rc - 1)
The power or multiplication is the maximum when their addition factors are as
close as possible.
Thus, 6x/6 = 7y/7
x=y
In this case, x = y = 3, as 6x + 7y = 39
So, the answer is (3)6(3)7 = 313 = 1594323.
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Q.48) Answer- D
By plotting the lines,
The intersection point are (6, 0) and (0, 5).

So, there will be (1, 1), (1, 2), (1, 3), (1, 4), (2, 1), (2, 2), (2, 3), (3, 1), (3, 2), and (4,
1).
So, a total of 10 such points are there.
Q.49) Answer- B
log9(4x2 12x + 65) = ± 2
4x2 - 12x + 65 = 92 or 9- 2
If 4x2 - 12x + 65 = 92, x has two real values.
If 4x2 - 12x + 65 = 9-2, x has two complex values. The given equation has only two
real values satisfying it.
Q.50) Answer- C
Roots are real when ∆ ≥ 0
And sum of roots = - b/a > 0
But given a > 0 <=> b < 0
b - 2a < 0 --> So, only option (c) follows all the conditions.
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Q.51) Answer- A
:3$3"
The expression will have a real value only if 𝑙𝑜𝑔 ≥ 0.
2
:3$3"
Therefore, 𝑙𝑜𝑔 ≥ 𝑙𝑜𝑔 1
2
:3$3"
Therefore, ≥1
2
a2 - 5a + 4 ≤ 0
(a - 1)(a - 4) ≤ 0
So, 1 ≤ a ≤ 4.
Hence, option (a) is the correct option.
Q.52) Answer- B
0
We know that = 𝑎
4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
− + − + − +
066 066 066 066 066 066 066
= 50 − 20 + 32 − 16 + 27 − 108 + 8
:6 >8 8?
=5 × × × 87
86 0; 069
= 10
= ½ or 0.5
Q.53) Answer- C
Let p = 9a + 15b - 24c, q = 15a - 24b + 9c, r = - 24a + 9b + 15c
Here, p + q + r = 0
So, p3 + q3 + r3 - 3pqr = 0.
Therefore, both 1 & 2 are true.
So, option (c) is the answer.
Q.54) Answer- A
0$1
( )(1 + X)(1 + X2)(1 + X4)(1 + X8)( 1 + X16) = (1 - X32)/(1 - X)
0$1
= 1 + X + X2 + X3 …..X31 [ Since 1 + 2 + 4 + 8 + 16 = 31]
The sum of the first 14 terms would be:
= 1 + X + X2 + X3 …..X13 = (X14 - 1)/(X - 1), at X = 5
Required sum will be (514 - 1)/(5 - 1) = (315 - 1)/4
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Q.55) Answer- B
x2 + 4x + p = 0 and x2 + 2px + 2 = 0 have a common root. Let this be a.
a2 = - (4 a + p) = - (2pa + 2) ...........(1)
4a + p = 2pa + 2 p - 2
= a (2p - 4) = 2 a (p - 2)
(P - 2)(1 - 2 a) = 0
p = 2 or a = ½
When a = 1/2, p is not an integer (from (1)), the only integer value of p is 2.
Q.56) Answer- C
f(x) = - 2x2 + p and g(x) = x2 + 6x - q
f(2) = p - 8 and g(3) = 27 - q
As (p - 8) (27 - q) > 0, the two expressions p - 8 and 27 - q have the same sign.
If 27 - q > 0, p - 8 > 0
If 27 - q < 0, p - 8 < 0
i.e., if q < 27, p > 8 …case (i)
And if q > 27, p < 8 …case (ii)
Choice (A): if q > 30, q is either greater than 27, less than 27, or equal to 27.
Therefore, either case (i) or case (ii) cannot be concluded.
Similarly, case (i) or case (ii) cannot be concluded for choice (B) and choice (D).
Choice (C) is the answer: if q < 25, p > 6 => p is obviously greater than 8.
Q.57) Answer- D
Let the numbers of ₹10, ₹20, and ₹50 notes in the bag be a, b, and c respectively.
a/b = 4/5 and b/c = 3/2
a = 4b/5 and c = 2b/3
a + b + c > 100
4b/5 + b + 2b/3 > 100
37b/15 > 100
b > 1500/37 - - - - - (1)
a, b, and c must be integers.
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b must be divisible 37 - - - - - - - - - (2)
From (1) and (2), the least value of b is 1517.
But it is not divisible by 5 and 3 for integer values of a and b.
So, first such value of b is 45.
a = 36 and c = 30
Now, the total number of notes is = 111
Value = 36 x 10 + 45 x 20 + 30 x 50
=> 360 + 900 + 1500 <=> 2760
Q.58) Answer- B
pqr2 = 108, pq2r = 36, and p2qr = 27
(pqr)2(pq2r)(p2qr) = (108)(36)(27)
p4q4r4 = (4)(27)(4)(9)(27)
(pqr)4 = 4227232
(pqr)2 = (4)(27)(3) …(pqr cannot be negative)
=> (4)(81) = 182
pq + qr + pr = (pqr)2/pqr2 + (pqr)2/pq2r + (pqr)2/p2qr
= 182/108 + 182/36 + 182/27
= 3 + 9 + 12 = 24
Q.59) Answer- A
Let f(x) = |x + 6| + |x - 7| + |x - 8|
f(x) is minimum at x = 7 and the minimum value is 14.
or
f(- 6) = 27
or
f(8) = 15
f(x) is least at x = 7 and least value = 14.
Q.60) Answer- D
32 < 45 < 64
= log232 < log245 < log264
= log225 < log245 < log226
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= 5 < log245 < 6
But we need to find N, where log2N = 5.5
=> N = 25.5 = 211/2 = (2048)1/2
Now, 2025 < 2048 < 2116
= (2025)1/2 < (2048)1/2 < (2116)1/2
= 45 < 20481/2 < 46
= log245 < 5.5
Again, 45 cannot be expressed as 2 to the power of a rational number, since, if it
were to be rational.
log245 = m/n, then 2m/n = 45
=> 2m = 45n which means that an odd number equals an even number, which is not
possible.
Hence, log245 is an irrational number less than 5.5.
Q.61) Answer- C
When the product of two or more positive quantities is constant, then the sum of
all the quantities will be the least when they are all equal to each other.
Now, if x4y6 = 1024, then (x)(x)(x)(x)(y)(y)(y)(y)(y)(y) = 1024.
[(x + x + x + x) + (y + y + y + y + y + y)] will be the least when all the ten quantities
(i.e. 4x’s and 6y’s) are equal, to say ‘k’.
Hence, k10 = 1024 = 210
=> k = 2.
So, the minimum value of 4x + 6y = 10k = 20.
Hence, the minimum value of 8x + 12y = 20k = 40 [12x + 8y = 2 (6x + 4y)].
Given x4y6 = 1024.
If xmyn is a constant, the minimum value of ax + by is realized when ax/m = by/n
when 8x/4 = 12y/6 => x = y
Hence, x = y = 2.
The minimum value of 8x + 12y = 20 x 2 = 40.
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Q.62) Answer- B
Let a and b are the roots
a + b = -4/3
a x b = 2/3
a2 - b2 = (a + b)2 - 4ab
= (-4/3)2 - 4 x (2/3)
= 16/9 - 8/3
= (16 - 24)/9
= -8/9
Q.63) Answer- B
x = √2 - 1
We have (x + 1)4 = x4 + 4x3 + 6x2 + 4x + 1
Hence, (x + 1)4 = (√2)4
(x + 1)4 = 4
Hence, the given expression = (x + 1)4 + 6 = 4 + 6 = 10
Using the on-screen calculator, we find x = 0.414
The approximate value of the expression x4 + 4x3 + 6X2 + 4x + 7 can be found out
using a calculator which will be close to 10.
Q.64) Answer- e
24x + 9 + 33y - 5 = 113, the left-hand side of the equation is the sum of powers of 2
and 3.
Similarly, 23x + 13 + 33y - 5 = 1105, the left-hand side of the equation is the sum of
powers of 2 and 3.
By inspection, we can see that 113 = 32 + 81 = 25 + 34
=> 4x + 9 = 5 and 3y - 5 = 4
=> x = -1, y = 3
Also, then 23x + 13 + 33y - 5 = 210 + 34 = 1105
Hence, 2-x + 5 + 32y - 4 = 26 + 32 = 73.
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Q.65) Answer- D
The given figure describes all points within and on the
square.
The equation of all the lines are x = 0, x = 3, y = 0,
and y = 3.
So, option (d) is the right choice here.
Q.66) Answer- D
We need to factorize 64 and check for the sum:
X (Sum)
1 1 64 (66)
1 2 32 (35)
1 4 16 (21)
1 8 8 (17)
2 2 16 (20)
2 4 8 (14)
4 4 4 (12)
7 possible combinations are given below for the product.
The sum has to be less than 45; hence the first possibility is out of scope.
We require distinct values of coins with them, so the last 3 possibilities should not
be counted: X (Sum)
1 2 32 (35)
1 4 16 (21)
1 8 8 (17)
These are the only 3 favourable cases.
Q.67) Answer- C
p < 40, q > 60, and r < 20
Since q > 60, - q < -60
p - q + r < 40 - 60 + 20 or, p - q + r = 0
Option (a) gives p - q + r < -10, which is false.
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r < 20
=> 3r < 60
-3r > -60
q - 3r > 60 - 60 = 0
or q - 3r < 0, thus, option (b) is false.
Now, 2r < 40
q > 60,
-q < -60
2r - q < 40 - 60 or 2r - q< -20, thus option (c) is not false.
Option (c) is the right choice here.
Q.68) Answer- D
The compensation offered to the two students will be less than the average of the
offers which are among the top 20 offers but not among the top 10 offers.
The average of the offers among top 20 offers but not among the top 10 offers
=> [(20 x 20) - (10 x 25)]/(20 - 10) = 15 LPA
Also, the compensation offered to the two students will be more than the average
of the offers which are among the top 50 offers but not among the top 40 offers
and their value = [(50 x 14) - (40 x 16)]/(50 - 40) = 6 LPA
The difference between the maximum possible and minimum possible
compensations offered to the two students = 15 - 6 = 9 LPA.
Q.69) Answer- A
The person who owed the shopkeeper ₹1.50 would pay him back using three 50
paise coins. The person who owed the shopkeeper ₹0.82 would pay him back
using one 50 paise coin, three 10 paise coins, and one 2 paise coin. The person
who owed the shopkeeper ₹1.28 would pay him back using two 50 paise coins,
two 10 paise coins, and one 4 paise coin. Hence, the 3 persons together would
require a minimum of 13 coins to repay the shopkeeper.
Q.70) Answer- A
1.:
> 8 is given.
1$2
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1.:
-8>0
1$2
1 . : $ 91 . >8
>0
1$2
$?1 . >?
>0
1$2
?1 $ >?
<0
1$2
(?1 $ >?)(1 $ 2)
<0
(1 $ 2)(1 $ 2)
(7x - 37)(x - 4) < 0
When 7x - 37 < 0,
x < 37/7
Then, x ranges from (-∞ , 37/7)
When x - 4 < 0,
x<4
Then, x is between -∞ and 4.
So, the final range is (4, 37/7) = (4, 5.28)

The possible integer value is only 5.
So, the possible integer value is 1.
Q.71) Answer- A
Let the cost of 1 Sharpener, 1 scale, and 1 marker be p, q, and r respectively.
4p + 5q + 8r = 118 -------(1)
-12p + 9q + 4r = 42 --------(2)
We need the value of the following expressions:
N = 15p - 6q + 20r
We assume that by multiplying equation (1) by x and equation (2) by y and adding,
we get equation N.
By considering, the coefficients of p and q, we get:
4x - 12y = 15 and
5x + 9y = - 6
By solving this, we get:
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80 $>>
x= and y =
>8 >8
80 $>>
So, the answer is x 118 - ( ) x 42 = ₹120.75/-
>8 >8
Q.72) Answer- B
Suppose Raman purchased ‘s’ number of shirts and ‘t’ trousers.
50s + 200t = 6000
s + 4t = 120
s = 120 - 4t
So, ‘t’ must be less than or equal to 29.
50t + 200s < 3000
t + 4s < 60
t + 4(120 - 4t) < 60
t + 480 - 16t < 60
15t > 420
t ≥ 28
So, 2 possible combinations are possible t = 28 or 29.
Q.73) Answer- A
Suppose Raman purchased ‘s’ number of shirts and ‘t’ trousers.
50s + 200t = 6000
s + 4t = 120
s = 120 - 4t
So, ‘t’ must be less than or equal to 29.
50t + 200s < 3000
t + 4s < 60
t + 4(120 - 4t) < 60
t + 480 - 16t < 60
15t > 420
t ≥ 28
So, 2 possible combinations are possible:
Case 1: t = 28, then s = 8.
Case 2: t = 29, then s = 4.
So, only possible solution is t = 28 and s = 8.
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Then, total items = 28 + 8 = 36.
Q.74) Answer- C
Let, the number of ₹0.25, ₹0.5, and ₹1 coins be x , y, and z.
x + y + z = 42 ------- (1)
0.25x + 0.5y + z = 22 ------- (2)
0.5x + 0.25y + z = 23.25 ------- (3)
x + 2y + 4z = 88 and 2x + y + 4z = 93
Adding above 2 equations, we get:
3x + 3y + 8z = 181 ---- (4)
From 3 x (1), 3x + 3y + 3z = 126
Now, subtract it from (4),
5z = 55, so z = 11.
Q.75) Answer- A
Let, the number of ₹0.25, ₹0.5, and ₹1 coins be x , y, and z.
x + y + z = 42 ------- (1)
0.25x + 0.5y + z = 22 ------- (2)
0.5x + 0.25y + z = 23.25 ------- (3)
x + 2y + 4z = 88 and 2x + y + 4z = 93
Adding above 2 equations, we get:
3x + 3y + 8z = 181 ---- (4)
From 3 x (1), 3x + 3y + 3z = 126
Now, subtract it from (4),
5z = 55, so z = 11.
Now, put z = 11 in (1) and (2) and solve,
We get: x = 18 and y = 13
Amount = 18 x 0.25 + 13 x 0.5 + 11 x 1 = 22
Now, we have: 18 x 0.25 + 13 x 0.5 + 11 x 0.25 = 13.75
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Q.76) Answer- C
Let the amounts with A, B, and C be a, b, and c respectively.
a + b + c = 185 ---(1)
3 9 9
= <=> a = b --- (2)
4 0> 0>
4.5 87 9
= <=> 8b + 8c = 29a <=> 8b + 8c = 29 ( )b <=> 104 b + 104 c = 232b
3 9 0>
So, 128b = 104c --- (3)
Putting 2, 3 in equation 1, we get:
a = 40, b = 65, and c = 80
Q.77) Answer- B
Let the initial count of flowers be x.
Tarun took (1/3)rd and returned 4 => Current count is x - x/3 + 4 = 2x/3 + 4
Shashank took (1/4)th and returned 2 => Current count is x/2 + 5
Ram took (2/5)th of remaining and returned 2 = 2/5 (x/2 + 5 )
So, Ram must have taken x/5.
So, 3x/10 + 5 = 32 <=> x = 90.
Q.78) Answer- B
Let the initial count of flowers be x.
Tarun took (1/3)rd and returned 4 => Current count is x - x/3 + 4 = 2x/3 + 4
Shashank took (1/4)th and returned 2 => Current count is x/2 + 5
Ram took (2/5)th of remaining and returned 2 = 2/5 (x/2 + 5 )
So, Ram must have taken x/5.
So, 3x/10 + 5 = 32 <=> x = 90.
Now, Shashank took (1/4)th of (2x/3 + 4) and returned 2.
= 1/4(64) - 2
= 16 - 2
= 14
Q.79) Answer- A
Total number of Colleges = 200
Colleges with Playgrounds = 60
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Number of Colleges with Cricket-ground alone = X
Number of Colleges with football-ground alone = 4X
Number of Colleges with Cricket-ground and football ground = 1/2 x 4X = 2X
Number of Colleges having either a Cricket-ground or football ground or both = 30
--> X + 4X + 2X = 42
--> X = 6
Colleges having Football ground = 4X + 2X = 6 x 6 = 36
Colleges having Cricket ground = X + 2X = 3X = 18
Required ratio = 36/18 = 2:1
Q.80) Answer- A
Let’s say initially the number of ₹10, ₹4, and ₹2 stamps be x, y, and z.
As we know we got 4 two rupee stamps, so we can say:
10x + 4y + 2z = 42
5x + 2y + z = 21
Now, there are only 6 coins are remaining which can total to ₹21.
So, x = 3, y = 3, z = 0
Total two rupee coins = 4(Returned) + 3(Actual) = 7
Q.81) Answer- B
f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y) this is possible only when f(x) = k(x) happens. (This is the
statement from the concept of function chapter.)
f(6) = k x 6
18 = k x 6
=> k = 3
Now, f(100) = 100 x 3 = 300
So, the answer is option (b).
Q.82) Answer- D
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Consider ‘a’ to be an integer and we need values of ‘a’ such that is also an
(2B.:)
integer.
(4𝑎 + 5)8
(4a + 3)
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16𝑎8 + 40𝑎 + 25
4𝑎 + 3
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=
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2
= (4a + 7) +
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To get an integer, the second part must be an integer.
a = -1/4, -1/2, -1, or 1/4 are the only possible values.
So, the answer is option (d).
Q.83) Answer- D
ax2 - 7x - 9 = 0
Roots are complex so,
b2 - 4ac < 0
49 - 4 x a(-9) < 0
49 + 36a < 0
36a < -49
a < -49/36
The -2 is the highest possible value.
Q.84) Answer- C
Let x be the number.
First, the number is increased by 40 so, equation will be x + 40.
The percentage increase is (40/x) x 100.
We will take (40/x) x 50, because in next increase, the increase was half of the
percentage increase than the initial percentage increase.
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1 . 26 < $ =:6
x + 40 + = 120
066
x + 40 + (x + 40)(20/x) = 120
x + 40(1 + 20/x) = 120
x + 20 + 40 + 800/x = 120
x2 + 60x + 800 = 120x
x2 - 60x + 800 = 0
(x - 40)(x - 20) = 0
Both are possible answers.
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So, the required answer is 40/20 = 2.
Q.85) Answer- A
Let f(x) = cx2 + dx + e
It is given that f(2) = 2f(1).
=> 4c + 2d + e = 2(c + d + e)
=> 2c = e
=> 2c = e…………………………..(1)
Further, since 6 is one of the roots, f(6) = 0.
=> 36c + 6d + e = 0
Putting e = 2c. (from (1)).
We get 36c + 6d + 2c = 0
38c + 6d = 0
d = -38/6c
d = -19/3c
The quadratic equation is, therefore, cx2 + dx + e = 0.
i.e., cx2 - 19cx/3 + 2c = 0
3cx2 - 19cx + 6c = 0
3x2 - 19x + 6 = 0
(3x - 1)(x - 6) = 0
x = 1/3 or x = 6
The answer is one integer root.
Q.86) Answer- C
Let given quadratic equation is ax2 + bx + c = 0.
Sum of roots = Product of roots - 11.
Let p and q are two roots.
p=q+1
q + 1 + q = (q + 1) x q - 11
2q + 1 = q2 + q - 11
q2 - q - 12 = 0
q = 4 or - 3
p = 5 or - 2
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Q.87) Answer- B
Possibilities are = (x2 - 11x + 29) = 1 or (x2 - 5x + 4) = 0
(x2 - 5x + 4) = 0, x = 4 or 1
(x2 - 11x + 29) = 1
(x2 - 11x + 28) = 0, x = 7 or 4
These are the four possibilities but there is one more case.
(-1)even = 1
(x2 - 11x + 29) = -1
(x2 - 11x + 30) = 0, x = 5 or 6
So, possible values of x = 1, 4, 5, 6, or 7.
Q.88) Answer- A
Let p and q be two roots of the equation.
We have to find the minimum value of (p2 + q2).
p2 + q2 = (p + q)2 - 2pq ----(i)
Sum of the roots = −b/a.
Therefore, p + q = -(d + 2)
Product of the roots = c/𝑎
Therefore, pq = -(d + 4)
Substituting these values back in (i),
p2 + q2 = [(-d + 2)2 - 2(-d + 4)]
p2 + q2 = d2 + 4d + 4 + 2d + 8
p2 + q2 = d2 + 6d + 12
We have to find the minimum value of d2 + 6d + 12.
By completion of squares, 12 can be split into 9 and 3
⟹ d2 + 6d + 9 + 3
⟹ (d + 3)2 + 3
The minimum possible value is 3 when d = -3.
Q.89) Answer- C
Here, a, b, and c are the sides of triangle.
So, they will follow triangle side measurements theorem,
Sum of any sides > Other side
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13 + c > 11
11 + c > 13
13 - 11 < c < 13 + 11
2 < c < 24
Possible values of ‘c’ are = 3, 5, 7, 17, 23
So, ‘c’ cannot take 11 and 13 otherwise, the triangle will be isosceles.
Q.90) Answer- D
Let ‘r’ and ‘w’ be the number of right and wrong answers but here, nothing about
the un-attempted questions is given. So, the answer has to be option (d).
For knowledge:
Considering there was no unattempted question,
r + w = 76………….(1)
3r - 0.75w = 51
12r - 3w = 204
4r - w = 66……………..(2)
Solving 1 and 2, we get: 5r = 142 which is not possible as, r must be an integer.
Q.91) Answer- C
Let r, w, and u be the number of right, wrong, and unattempted questions.
r + w + u = 76
3r - w + 0u = 51
Adding 2 equations,
4r + u = 127
Values of any variable can’t exceed 76.
If u = 3, then r = 31.
u = 7 and r = 30 and so on till u = 59 and r = 17
So, the possible solutions are 15.
Q.92) Answer- B
Let Rani contributed ₹x, then all the other must have contributed 2x.
x + 2x = 9000
x = ₹3000
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Let Rahul contributed ₹y, then all the other 3 must have contributed 3y.
y + 3y = 9000
y = ₹2250
Let Ronit contributed ₹z, then all the other 3 must have contributed 3z.
z + 4z = 9000
z = ₹1800
Ranjan’s Contribution = 9000 - 3000 - 2250 - 1800 = ₹1950
Q.93) Answer- A
a2 - a + 1 = 0
x + y = 1 and (x)(y) = 1
x3 + y3 = (x + y)3 - 3(x)(y)(x + y)
=> (1)3 - 3 x 1 x (1) <=> -2
x3y3 = (xy)3 = 1
The equation is = a2 - (sum of roots) a + (multiplication of roots) = 0
=> a2 + 2a + 1 = 0
Q.94) Answer- A
log550000 is given.
log55 + log510000
= 1 + 4 x log510
= 1 + 4 x (log 10/log 5)
= 1 + 4 x (1/0.6990)
= 1 + 4 x (1.430)
= 1 + 5.72
= 6.72
So, the integral part is 6.
Q.95) Answer- D
Here, x2 and y2 are always positive but need to take care of -3xy. It is the maximum
when x and y have opposite signs.
So, x = 2 and y = -5 (For other cases, the value of y will not be maximized. For
example, y = 1 and x = -3)
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Required value = 4 - 3(2)(-5) + 25
= 4 + 30 + 25 = 59
Q.96) Answer- A
Let a, b, and c are three numbers and c is a two-digit number.
Ravi misinterpreted “c”, so a and b must be correctly counted as anyway they are
single-digit numbers only.
Now, the multiplication of 3 numbers is even, so at least one of them has to be
even but all of them are prime numbers so, one of them has to be 2 only.
Let a = 2
b x c = 133 = 19 x 7 is the only possible case.
b = 7 and c = 19 (Misinterpreted)
Correct multiplication is = 2 x 7 x 91 = 1274.
Q.97) Answer- A
If the average is 130 cm, and there are 5 bars of steel, we know that the total sum
of all the bars of steel would be 5 x 130 = 650. Let the smallest bar be s.
So, we have:
s ___, 150, ___, ___
To maximize the smallest bar, the size of others should be minimized. The
minimum size for the second smallest slice is ‘s.’ (If it were any smaller, it would be
the smallest slice.) The minimum size for our two larges slices is 150. The median
would change if they were smaller than that.
Now, the following set looks like:
s, s, 150, 150, 150.
Well, we already know that the sum is 650, so now we have the following
equation:
s + s + 150 + 150 + 150 = 650.
2s + 450 = 650
2s = 200
s = 100
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Q.98) Answer- D
The total maximum marks that can be obtained in the exam = 500
The minimum passing mark required is 50% of 500 = 250.
Since Prakash has gotten the least marks. Let us say he fails by “m” marks.
Prakash Kapil Dev
250 - m 250 + 3m 250 + 3m + 4m
From, the given information, we can form the above table but here more
information is required to solve it uniquely.
So, the answer is option (d).
Q.99) Answer- B
The given inequality is |x - 7| + |x + 5| < 8
Case 3 : x < -5, then
-x + 7 - x - 5 < 8
-2x + 2 < 5
-2x < 3
x > -1.5
Case 2 : x > -5 and x < 7

x-7-x-5<8
-12 < 8
This is clearly true.
Case 5 : x > 7
x-7+x+5<8
2x - 2 < 8
2x < 10
x<5
(-1.5, 5) is the final range.
So, there are a total of 6 integers that satisfy the above inequality.
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Q.100) Answer- C
log68 = log6y × log4√8
log68 ÷ log6y = logy8 = log4√8 = k (Let’s assume this as k)
4k = √8 ---> On squaring this {4k}2 = 8
log68 = log6y × log4√8

logy8 = log4√8
logy8 = k
yk = 8
{4k}2 = yk = 8
{42}k = yk
16k = yk
So, y = 16.

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