LDR Maths-Jun 24 (1)

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Last Day Revision – Jun 24

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RATIO & PROPORTIONS
A B C
1. If A : B : C = 2 : 3 : 4, then : : is equal to :
B C A
(a) 4 : 9 : 16 (b) 8 : 9 : 12 (c) 8 : 9 : 16 (d) 8 : 9 : 24
2. If 2A = 3B = 4C, then A : B : C is;

(a) 2 : 3 : 4 (b) 4 : 3 : 2 (c) 6 : 4 : 3 (d) 20 : 15 : 2
3. If 15% of x = 20% of y, then x : y is;

(a) 3 : 4 (b) 4 : 3 (c) 17 : 16 (d) 16 : 17
4. If (x : y) = 2 : 1, then (x2 – y2) : (x2 + y2) is;

(a) 3 : 5 (b) 5 : 3 (c) 1 : 3 (d) 3 : 1
5. If (a + b) : (b + c) : (c + a) = 6 : 7 : 8 an (a + b + c) = 14, then the value

of c is :
(a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8 (c) 14
6. The salaries of A, B, C are in the ration 2 : 3 : 5. If the increments of 15%,

10% and 20% are allowed respectively in their salaries, then what will be the
new ratio of their salaries?
(a) 3 : 3 : 10 (b) 10 : 11 : 20
(c) 23 : 33 : 60 (d) Cannot be determined
7. ` 1210 were divided among A, B, C so that A : B = 5 : 4 and B : C = 9 : 10.

Then, C gets :
(a) ` 340 (b) `400 (c) ` 450 (d) ` 475
8. Salaries of Ravi and Sumit are in the ration 2 : 3. If the salary of each is
increased by ` 4000, the new ratio becomes 40 : 57. What is Sumit’s present
salary?
(a) ` 17,000 (b) 20,000 (c) ` 25,500 (d) None of these
P' s share
9. A sum of ` 1,300 is divided amongst P, Q, R and S such that =
Q' s share
Q' s share R' s share 2
= = . Then, P;s share is :
R' s share S' s share 3
(a) ` 140 (b) ` 160 (c) ` 240 (d) ` 320

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MIXTURES
10. In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of pulses costing ` 15 and ` 20
per kg respectively so as to get a mixture worth ` 1,650 per kg?
(a) 3 : 7 (b) 5 : 7 (c) 7 : 3 (d) 7 : 5
11. In what ratio must water be mixed with milk costing ` 12 per litre to obtain
a mixture worth of ` 8 per litre?
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 2 : 3 (d) 3 : 2
12. Two vessels A and B contain spirit and water mixed in the ratio 5 : 2 and 7 :
6 respectively. Find the ratio in which these mixture be mixed to obtain a
new mixture in vessel C containing spirit and water in the ratio 8 : 5?
(a) 4 : 3 (b) 3 : 4 (c) 5 : 6 (d) 7 : 9
INDICES
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
 32  5
13. The value of   is :
 243 
4 9 16 81
(a) (b) (c) (d)
9 4 81 19
9n x 35 x (27)3
14. If = 27, then the value of n is :
3 x (81) 4
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
612 x (35)28 x (15)16

15. Number of prime factors in is :
(14)12 x (21)11
(a) 56 (b) 66 (c) 112 (d) None of these
(bc a ) ( c  a b ) ( a b c )
 xb   xc   xa 
16.  c  .  a  .  b  =?
x  x  x 
(a) xabc (b) 1 (c) xab + bc + ca (d) xa + b + c
abc
3
17. If 3
a + 3
b + 3
c then the value of   =0
 3 
1 1
(a) abc (b) 9abc (c) (d)
abc 9abc
18. If 3x = 5y = 75z, then

2 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1
(a) x + y - z = 0 (b) + = (c) + = (d) + =
x y z x y z x z y
6 5 6 5 1 1
19. If a = and b = then the value of + 2 is equal to :
6 5 6 5
2
a b

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(a) 480 (b) 482 (c) 484 (d) 486
2 n  2 n 1
20.
2 n 1  2 n
1 3 2 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 2 3 3
5 3 5 3 1 1
21. Given x = and y = . Then find the value of  2 :
5 3 5 3
2
x y
(a) 63 (b) 61 (c) 62 (d) 60

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LOGARITHM
22. If log2x + log4x = 6, then the value of x is :

(a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 64 (d) 128
1 1 1
23. Value of 60
+ 60
+ is :
log 3 log 4 log 560
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 5 (d) 60
x y 1
24. If log   = (log x + log y), then the value of x2 + y2 = _______.
 2  2
(a) 2xy (b) 4xy (c) 2x2y2 (d) 6xy
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25. If log4x + log16x + log64x + log256x = then the value of x is
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(a) 64 (b) 4 (c) 16 (d) 2
 p2   q2   r2 
26. log   + log   + log   is :
 
qr  pr   pq 
(a) pqr (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) None
27. The value of log2 16 is :

(a) 1/8 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 16
28. If logx4 = 0.4, then the value of x is :

(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 16 (d) 32
29. If logx y = 100 and log2 x = 10, then the value of y is :

(a) 210 (b) 2100 (c) 21000 (d) 210000
30. Which of the following statements is not correct?

(a) log10 10 = 1 (b) log (2 + 3) = log (2 x 3)
(c) log10 1 = 0 (d) log (1 + 2 + 3) = log 1 + log 2 + log 3
1
31. 2log10 5 + log10 8 - log10 4 = ?
2
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 2 + 2 log10 2 (d) 4 – 4 log10 2
32. If log12 27 = a, then log6 16 is :

3a 3 a 4 (3  a) 4 (3  a)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4 (3  a ) 4 (3  a) (3  a) (3  a)
33. If log10 5 + log10 (5x + 1) = log10 (x + 5) + 1, then x is equal to :

(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 10
34. If log 2 = 0.3010 and log 3 = 0.4771, the value of log5 512 is:
(a) 2.870 (b) 2.967 (c) 3.876 (d) 3.912
35. If log 2 = 0.30103, the number of digits in 264 is :

(a) 18 (b) 19 (c) 20 (d) 21

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EQUATIONS
36. If the ratio of the roots of the Equation 4x2 – 6x + p = 0 is 1:2 then the value
of p is:
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) -2 (d) -1
37. The difference between the roots of the equation x2 – 7x – 9 = 0 is:

(a) 7 (b) 85 (c) 9 (d) 2 85
38. If 2x+y = 22x-y = 8 , then the respective values of x and y are _____
1 1 1 1
(a) 1, (b) , 1 (c) , (d) None of these
2 2 2 2
 2 2 
39. Let α and β be the roots of x2 + 7x + 12 = 0. Then the value of   
   
will be:
7 12 49 144 91
(a)  (b)  (c)  (d) None of these
12 7 144 49 12
40. A number consists of two digits such that the digit in one’s place in thrice the
digit in ten’s place. If 36 be added then the digits are reversed. Find the
number __________.
1
41. Find value of x2 – 10x + 1 if x =
52 6
(a) 25 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 49
42. If α and β are the roots of the equation 2x2 + 5x + k = 0, and 4(α2 + β2 +
αβ) = 23, then which of the following is true?
(a) k2 + 3k – 2 = 0 (b) k2 - 2k + 3 = 0
(c) k2 - 2k – 3 = 0 (d) k2 – 3k + 2 = 0
43. If one root is half of the other of a quadratic equation and the difference in
roots is a, then the equation is
(a) x2 + ax + 2a2 = 0 (b) x2 – 3ax – 2a2 = 0
(c) x – 3ax + 2a = 0
2 2
(d) x2 + 3ax – 2a2 = 0
44. Solve x3 – 7x + 6 = 0
(a) x = 6, 7, -4 (b) x = -1, -2, -3 (c) x = 1, 2, -3 (d) x = 2, 4, 6
45. If the person has cloth of total 91 cm. if the divides it into 3 parts then longest
part is twice the shortest one and another part is 3 cm more than shortest
one. What is the shortest one?
(a) 25 (b) 44 (c) 22 (d) 46
46. If α and β are the roots of Quadratic equation x2 - 2x - 3 = 0 then the equation
whose roots are α + β and α – β is:
(a) x2 – 6x – 8 = 0 (b) x2 – 6x + 8 = 0

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(c) x2 + 6x + 8 = 0 (d) x2 + 6x – 8 = 0
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47. If α and β are roots of the equation x2 – (n2 + 1)x + (n + n2 + 1) = 0.
2
Then the value of α2 + β2 is:
(a) 2n (b) n2 (c) 2n2 (d) n3
48. The age of a person is four times the sum of the ages of his two sons. After
10 years his age will 2 times of the sum of their ages. Then the present age
of the man is
(a) 56 years (b) 45 years (c) 60 years (d) 64 years
49. The roots of the equation x3 + x2 – x – 1 = 0 are:

(a) x = 1, x = -1, x = -1 (b) x = 1, x = 1, x = -1
(c) x = -1, x = -1, x = -1 (d) x = 1, x = 1, x = 1
50. If α and β are the roots of the equation x2 – 4x + 1 = 0, then value of α3 +

β3 will be:
(a) -76 (b) 76 (c) -52 (d) 52

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INEQUALITIES
51. The common shaded region in the graph represents the linear inequalities as:
(a) x+y>6
2x-y-2>0
x, y>0
(b) x+y>6
2x-y-2<0
x, y>0
(c) x+y<6
2x-y-2<0
x, y>0
(d) x+y<6
2x-y-2>0
x, y>0
52. The common regions by the inequalities 4x + 3y < 60; y > 2x; x > 3, x > 0
and y > 0
(a) (b)
(c) (d) None of these
53. On solving the inequalities 5x + y < 100, x + y < 60, x > 0, y > 0, we get
the following solution:
(a) (0, 0), (20, 0), (10, 50) & (0, 60) (b) (0, 0), (60, 0), (10, 50) & (0, 60)
(c) (0, 0), (20, 0), (0, 100) & (10, 50) (d) None of these
54. The common region represented by the following in inequalities L1 = X1 + x2

<; L2 = 2X1 – X2 > 6

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(a) OABC (b) Outside of OAB (c) ΔΔBCE (d) Δ ABE
55. In a garment factory an average experienced person does 5 units of work

while a fresh one does 3 units of work daily but the ___ has to maintain
output of at least 30 units of work per ____ is situation can be expressed as:
(a) 5x + 3y < > 30 (b) 5x + 3y > 30
(c) 5x + 3y > 30, x > 0, y > 0 (d) 5x + 3y < 30, x > 0, y > 0
56. A fertilizer company produces two types of fertilizers called grade I and Grad
II. Each of these types is proceed through two critical chemical plant units.
The plant has maximum of 180 hours available in a week. Manufacturing one
bag of grad I fertilizer requires 4 hours in the plant. Manufacturing one bag
of grade II fertilizer required 10 hours in the plant. Express this using linear
inequality.
(a) 5x1 + 3x2 < 180 (b) 4x1 + 5x2 > 180
(c) 2x1 + 5x2 > 18 (d) 4x1 + 5x2 < 180
x3
57. The solution set of the inequality >1, is
x4
(a) (-∞, -4) (b) (-∞, 4) (c) (-4, ∞) (d) (4, ∞)
1
58. The solution set of the inequality |3x – 2| < , is
2
1 3 1 3 1 5 1 5
(a)  ,  (b)  ,  (c)  ,  (d)  , 
2 2 2 4  2 3 2 6

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TIME VALUE OF MONEY
59. A sum of ` 800 amounts to ` 920 in 3 years at simple interest. It interest rate
is increased by 3%, it would amount to how much?
(a) ` 192 (b) ` 992 (c) 892 (d) ` 120
60. A certain sum of money amounts to ` 1008 in 2 years and to ` 1164 3½

years. Find the sum and the rate of interest.
(a) 13% (b) 15% (c) 12% (d) 11%
61. ` 800 become ` 956 in 3 years at a certain rate of simple interest. If the rate
of interest is increased by 4%, what amount will ` 800 become in 3 years?
(a) ` 1020.80 (b) ` 1025 (c) ` 1052
(d) Data inadequate (e) None of these
62. A sum of money lent out at simple interest amounts to ` 720 after 2 years
and to ` 1020 after a further period of 5 years. The sum is:
(a) ` 500 (b) ` 600 (c) ` 700 (d) ` 710
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63. Simple interest on a certain amount is of the principal. If the number
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representing the rate of interest in percent and time in years be equal, then
time, for which the principal is lent out, is:
(a) 5½ years (b) 6½ years (c) 7 years (d) 7½ years
64. A lends ` 2500 to B and a certain sum to C at the same time at 7% p.a.
simple interest. If after 4 years, A altogether receives ` 1120 as interest from
B and C, then the sum lent to C is:
(a) ` 700 (b) ` 1,500 (c) ` 4,000 (d) ` 6,500
65. A lent ` 5,000 to B for 2 years and ` 3,000 to C for 4 years on simple interest
at the same rate of interest and received ` 2,200 in all from both of them as
interest. The rate of interest per annum is:
1
(a) 5% (b) 7% (c) 7 % (d) 10%
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66. A sum of ` 1550 was lent partly at 5% and partly at 8% p.a. simple interest.
The total interest received after 3 years was ` 300. The ratio of the money
lent at 5% to that lent at 8% is:
(a) 5 : 8 (b) 8 : 5 (c) 16 : 15 (d) 31 : 6
67. Peter invested an amount of ` 12,000 at the rate of 10 p.c.p.a. Simple interest
and another amount at the rate of 20 p.c.p.a. simple interest. The total
interest earned at the end of one year on the total amount invested became
14 p.c.p.a. Find the total amount invested.
(a) ` 20,000 (b) ` 22,000 (c) ` 24,000 (d) ` 25,000
(e) None of these
68. An amount of ` 1,00,000 is invested in two types of shares. The first yields
an interest of 9% p.a. and the second, 11% p.a. If the total interest at the
end of one year is 9¾%, then the amount invested in each share was:

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(a) ` 52,500; ` 47,500 (b) ` 62,500; ` 37,500

(c) ` 72,500; ` 27,500 (d) ` 82,500; ` 17,500
69. Albert invested an amount of ` 8,000 in a fixed deposit scheme for 2 years
at compound interest rate 5 p.c.p.a. How much amount will Albert get on
maturity of the fixed deposit?
(a) ` 8,600 (b) ` 8,620 (c) ` 8,840 (d) None of these
70. A man saves ` 200 at the end of each year and lends the money at 5%
compound interest. How much will it become at the end of 3 years?
(a) ` 565.25 (b) ` 635 (c) ` 662.02 (d) ` 666.50
71. Find the compound interest on ` 15,625 for 9 months at 16% per annum
compounded quarterly.
(a) ` 1,851 (b) ` 1,941 (c) ` 1,951 (d) ` 1,961
72. If the simple interest on a sum of money for 2 years at 5% per annum is `
50, what is the compound interest on the same sum at the same rate and for
the same time?
(a) ` 51.25 (b) ` 52 (c) ` 54.25 (d) ` 60
73. The difference between simple interest and compound interest on ` 1,200 for
one year at 10% per annum reckoned half-yearly is:
(a) ` 2.50 (b) ` 3 (c) ` 3.75 (d) ` 4
(e) None of these
74. The compound interest on a certain sum for 2 years at 10% per annum is `
525. The simple interest on the same sum for double the time at half the rate
percent per annum is:
(a) ` 400 (b) ` 500 (c) ` 600 (d) ` 800
75. The difference between the simple interest on a certain sum at the rate of
10% per annum for 2 years and compound interest which is compounded
every 6 months is ` 124.05. What is the principal sum?
(a) ` 6,000 (b) ` 8,000 (c) ` 10,000 (d) ` 12,000
(e) None of these
76. On a sum of money, the simple interest for 2 years is ` 660, while the
compound interest is ` 696.30, the rate of interest being the same in both
the cases. The rate of interest is:
(a) 10% (b) 10.5% (c) 12% (d) None of these
77. A sum of money invested at compound interest amounts to ` 800 in 3 years

and to ` 840 in 4 years. The rate of interest per annum is:
2
(a) 2½% (b) 4% (c) 5% (d) 6 %
3
78. What annual payment will discharge a debt of ` 1,025 due in 2 years at the
rate of 5% compound interest?
(a) ` 550 (b) ` 551.25 (c) ` 560 (d) ` 560.75

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79. Mr. X wants to accumulate ` 50,00,000 at the end of 10 years. Then how
much amount is required to be invested every year if interest is compounded
annually at 10%? (Given that P (10, 0.10) = 15.9374298)
(a) ` 3,13,726.87 (b) ` 4,13,726.87
(c) ` 3,53,726.87 (d) ` 4,53,726.87
80. 10 years ago the earning per share (EPS) of ABC Ltd. was `5 share. Its EPS
for this year is `22. Compute at what rate, EPS of the company grow
annually?
(a) 15.97% (b) 16.77% (c) 18.64% (d) 14.79%
81. A sum of money doubles itself in 4 years at certain compound interest rate.
In how many years this sum will become 8 times at the same compound
interest rate?
82. The difference between compound interest and simple interest on a certain
sum of money invest for three years at 6% per annum is 11016. The principal
is.
(a) ` 3,000 (b) ` 3,700 (c) ` 12,000 (d) ` 10,000
83. What is the effective rate of interest when principal amount of ` 50,000
deposited in a nationalized bank for one year, corresponding to a nominal
rate interest 8% per annum compounded quarterly, given (1.02)4 = 1.0824.
(a) 10.38% (b) 8.08% (c) 8.16% (d) 8.24%
84. If the initial investment of ` 4,00,000 becomes ` 6,00,000 in 24 months, then

the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) is:
(a) 30.33% (b) 22.4% (c) 19.46% (d) 14.47%
85. A machine costing ` 1,00,00 has useful life of 10 years. If the rate of
depreciation is 12%, whit is scrap value of the machine at the end of life?
Given (0.88)10 = 0.27850
(a) ` 25,850 (b) ` 26,850 (c) ` 27,850 (d) ` 28,850
86. The population of a city increases at the rate of 5% every year. What will be
the population of the city in the year 2023, if its population in 2021 was
1,00,000?
(a) 1,05,500 (b) 1,10,250 (c) 1,15,240 (d) 1,20,550
87. A loan of ` 1,02,000 is to be paid back in two equal annual instalments. If

the rate of interest is 4% p.a., compounded annually, then the total interest
charged (in `) under this instalment plan is:
(a) 6,160 (b) 8,120 (c) 5,980 (d) 7,560
88. ABC Ltd. wants to lease out an asset costing ` 3,60,000 for a five year period.
It has a fixed rental of ` 1,05,000, per annum payable annually starting from
the end of first year. Suppose rate of interest is 14% per annum compounded
annually on which money can be invested by the company. Is this agreement
favourable to the company.
(a) Yes (b) No (c) Can’t Say (d) None

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89. Mr. Sharad got his retirement benefit amounting to ` 50,00,000. He wants to
receiver a fixed monthly sum of amount for his rest of life, starting after one
month and there after he want to pass on the same to future generation. He
expects to earn an interest of 9% compounded annually. Determine how
much perpetuity amount he will receive every month?
(a) ` 9,500 (b) ` 38,500 (c) ` 37,500 (d) ` 36,600
90. Suppose you have decided to make a systematic investment plan (SIP) in a
mutual fund with ` 1,00,000 every year from today for next 10 years at the
rate of 10% per annum compounded annually. What is the future value of
this annuity? Given 1.110 = 2.59374
(a) ` 17,35,114 (b) ` 17,53,411 (c) ` 17,35,411 (d) ` 17,53,114
91. A company wants to replace its existing warm out machinery in 10 years the
expected cost of machine would be 10 lakh. If the management create a
sinking fund. How much provision needs to be made each year. Which can
care at the rate of 10% compound annually. (Given A (10, 0.1) = 15.937425)
(a) ` 74,625 (b) ` 72,514 (c) ` 62,745 (d) ` 67,245
92. What will be the future value of an annuity of ` 2,500 made annually for 12
years at interest rate of 5% compounded annually if (1.05)12 = 1.7958
(a) ` 37,588.58 (b) ` 39,790.00 (c) ` 40,873.13 (d) ` 42,603.68
93. Calculate the present value of ` 2,000 to be required after 10 years

compounded annually at 5% per annum given (1.05)10 = 1.62889
(a) 1,227.82 (b) 1,282.48 (c) 1,328.35 (d) 1,822.65

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PERMUTATIONS & COMBINATIONS
94. How many 4-letter words with or without meaning, can be formed out of the
letters of word, ‘LOGARITHMS’, if repetition of letters is not allowed?
(a) 40 (b) 400 (c) 5040 (d) 2520
95. In how many ways can the letters of the word ‘LEADER’ be arranged?
(a) 72 (b) 144 (c) 360 (d) 720
(e) None of these
96. In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘OPTICAL’ be arranged
so that the vowels always come together?
(a) 120 (b) 720 (c) 4320 (d) 2160
(e) None of these
97. In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘MATHEMATICS’ be
arranged so that the vowels always come together?
98. In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘DETAIL’ be arranged
in such a way that the vowels occupy only the odd positions?
(a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 60 (e) 120
99. In how many ways a committee, consisting of 5 men and 6 women can be
formed from 8 men and 10 women?
(a) 266 (b) 5040 (c) 11760 (d) 86400
(e) None of these
100. From a group of 7 men and 6 women, five person are to be selected to form
a committee so that at least 3 men are there on the committee. In how many
ways can it be done?
(a) 564 (b) 645 (c) 735 (d) 756
(e) None of these
101. A box contains 2 white balls, 3 black balls and 4 red balls. In how many ways
can 3 balls be drawn from the box, if at least one black ball is to be included
in the draw?
(a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 96
(e) None of these
102. Out of 7 consonants and 4 vowels, how many words of 3 consonants and 2
vowels can be formed?
(a) 210 (b) 1050 (c) 25200 (d) 21400
(e) None of these
103. Mohan has 3 pants and 2 shirts. The number of different pairs of a pant and
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104. The number of ways in which 3 prize can be distributed to 4 childrens, so that
no child gets all the three prizes. Are
1 1 x
105. If + = , then x is equal to
9! 10! 11!
(a) 100 (b) 110 (c) 99 (d) 121
106. The sum of all the numbers that can be formed with the digits 2, 3, 4, 5 taken
all at a time, is
(a) 93321 (b) 93322 (c) 93323 (d) 93324
107. How many number lying between 999 and 10000 can be formed with the
help of the digits 0, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, when the digits are not be repeated?
(a) 100 (b) 200 (c) 300 (d) 400
108. The number of ways in which 2 black and 3 red balls can be selected from a
bag containing 5 black and 6 red balls is
(a) 170 (b) 190 (c) 180 (d) 200
109. The number of ways in which a mixed double game can be arranged from
amongst 9 married couples, if no husband and wife play in the same game,
is
110. Eighteen guests have to be seated, half on each side of a long table. Four
particular guests desire to sit on one particular side and three others on the
other side. The number of ways in which the seating arrangement can be
made, is
11! 11!
(a) x 9! X 9! (b) 9! X 9! (c) x 5! 6! (d) None of these
6!5! 6!5!
111. If these are 40 guests in a party. If each guest takes a shake hand with all
the remaining guests. Then the total number of hands shake is ______.
(a) 780 (b) 840 (c) 1,560 (d) 1,600
112. nCp + 2 nCp-1 + nCp-2 = ?

(a) n+Cp (b) n+2Cp (c) n+1
Cp+1 (d) n+2
Cp-1
113. If nP, = 3024 and nCr = 126, then find n and r?

(a) 9, 4 (b) 10, 3 (c) 12, 4 (d) 11, 4
114. There are 20 points in a plane area. How many triangles can be formed by
these points if 5 points are collinear?
(a) 550 (b) 560 (c) 1130 (d) 1140
115. Of 6P2r = 12 X6Pr, then r is equal to:

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
116. If 15C3r = 15
Cr+3 then r is equal to:
(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2

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SEQUENCE SERIES
117. The income of a person is ` 3,00,000 in the first year and he receives an
increase of ` 10,000 to his income per year for the next 19 year. Then, the
total amount he received in 20 year, is
(a) 79,00,000 (b) 60,00,000 (c) 80,00,000 (d) 69,00,000
118. If x and y are inserted between 4 and 16, so that the resulting sequence
becomes an AP, then
(a) x = 8, y = 12 (b) x = 10, y = 12
(c) x = 8, y = 10 (d) x = 10, y = 14
119. If in an A.P., Tn represents nth term.

(a) 13:16 (b) 17:23 (c) 14:17 (d) 15:19
4 7 10
120. Sum of series 1 + + 2 + 3 + …. ∞ is
5 5 5
(a) 15/36 (b) 35/36 (c) 35/16 (d) 15/16
121. If G be Geometric Mean between two numbers a and b, then the value of
1 1
+ 2 is equal to
G a
2 2
G  b2
(a) G2 (b) 3G2 (c) 1/G2 (d) 2/G2
122. Geometric mean of P, P2, P3, ….., Pn will be:

1 n
(a) Pn-1 (b) P
2
n( n  1)
(c) P (d) None of the above.
2
123. If 8th term of an A.P is 15, then sim of its 15 term is

(a) 15 (b) 0 (c) 225 (d) 225/2
124. If arithmetic mean between roots of a quadratic equation is 8 and the

geometric mean between them is 5, the equation is _________.
(a) x2 – 16x – 25 = 0 (b) x2 – 16x + 25 = 0
(c) x2 – 16x + 5 = 0 (d) None of these
125. If the sum of the 4th term and the 12th term of an A.P. is 8, what is the sum
of the first 15 terms of the progression?
(a) 60 (b) 120 (c) 110 (d) 150
126. The sum of m terms of the series 1+11+111+… upto m terms, is equal to:
1 1
(a) (10m-1 - 9m-10) (b) (10m-1 - 9m-10)
81 27
(c) (10m-1 - 9m-10) (d) None of these

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127. If the sum of first ‘n’ terms of an A.P. is 6n2 + 6n, then the fourth term of the
series:
(a) 120 (b) 72 (c) 48 (d) 24
128. If third term and seventh term of an A.P are eighteen and thirty respectively,
then sum of first twenty terms will be:
(a) 540 (b) 610 (c) 740 (d) 810
1 1 1
129. If , , are in arithmetic progression then a2, b2, c2, are in
bc ca ab
(a) Arithmetic Progression
(b) Geometric Progression
(c) Both in arithmetic and geometric progression
(d) None of these
130. The sum of all numbers between 100 and 1000 which are divisible by 11 will
be:
(a) 44550 (b) 66770 (c) 55440 (d) 33440
131. If the pth term of an A.P. is ‘q’ and the qth terms is ‘p’, then its rth term is
(a) p+q-r (b) p+q+r (c) p-q-r (d) p-q
2 2
132. The 3rd term of a G.P. is and the 6th term is , then the 1st term is
3 81
1
(a) 6 (b) (c) 9 (d) 2
3
133. If the ratio of sum of n terms of two Aps is (n+1)n-1), then the ratio of
their mth term is:
(a) (m+1) : 2m (b) (m+1) : (m-1)
(c) (2m-1) : (m+1) (d) m : (m-1)
134. The sum of first n terms an AP is 3n2 + 5n. The series is:
(a) 8, 14, 20, 26, …… (b) 8, 22, 42, 68, …..
(c) 22, 68, 114, ….. (d) 8, 14, 28, 44, …..
135. The sum of n terms of an A.P. is 2n2 + 3n. Find the nth term.
(a) 4n + 1 (b) 4n – 1 (c) 2n + 1 (d) 2n – 1
136. The sum of n terms of the series 2.4.6 + 4.6.8 + 6.8.10 + ….. is
(a) 2n(n3+6n2+11n+6) (b) 2n(n3-6n2+11n-6)
(c) n(n +6n +11n+6)
3 2
(d) n(n3+6n2+11n-6)
137. The sum of n terms of the series whose nth term 3n2+2n is given by
(a) (n/2)(n+1)(2n+3) (b) (n/2)(n+1)(3n+3)
(c) (n/2)(n+1)(3n-2) (d) (n/2)(n+1)(2n-3)
138. If a, b, c are in G.P. then the value of a(b2+c2)-c(a2+b2) is ____

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) -1 (d) None

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139. If a, b, c are in A.P. a, x, b are in G.P. and b, y, c are in G.P then x2, b2, y2
are in
(a) A.P. (b) G.P. (c) H.P. (d) None
140. In a G.P. if the (P+q)th term is m and the (p-q)th term is n then the pth term
is _____
(a) (mn)1/2 (b) mn (c) (m+n) (d) (m-n)
141. The sum of first eight terms of G.P. is five times the sum of the first four
terms. The common ratio is _____
(a) 2 (b) - 2 (c) both (d) None

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SETS RELATIONS & FUNCTIONS
142. The empty set is represented by

I. Φ II. {Φ} III. {} IV. {{}}
(a) I and II (b) I and III (c) II and III (d) I and IV
143. The set {x:x2 = x, x  N} can be expressed in roster form as

(a) {0, 1} (b) {1} (c) {0} (d) { }
144. Which of the following represent the union of two sets A and B?
(a) {x : x  A} (b) {x : x  A and x  B}
(c) {x : x  B} (d) {x : x  A or x  B}
145. The shaped portion represented in the Venn diagram is
(a) A υ B (b) A  B (c) A – B (d) B – A
146. If X and Y are two sets such that X υ Y has 50 elements, X has 28 elements
and Y has 32 elements, then number of elements x υ Y have
(a) 10 (b) 46 (c) 110 (d) 54
147. Let A and B be two sets such that n(A) = 0.16, n(b) = 0.14 and n(AυB) =
0.25. Then, n(A  B) is equal to
(a) 0.3 (b) 0.5 (c) 0.05 (d) None of the above
148. The school organized a farewell party for 100 students and school
management decided three types of drinks will be distributed in farewell party
i.e., Milk (M), Coffee (C) and Tea (T). organizer reported that 10 students
had all the three drinks M, C, T. 20 students had M and C; 30 students had
C and T; 25 students had M and T. 12 students had M only; 5 students had
C only; 8 students had T only.
(i) The number of students who did not take any drink, is
(a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 10 (d) 25
(ii) The number of students who prefer Milk is
(a) 47 (b) 45 (c) 53 (d) 50
(iii) The number of students who prefer Coffee is
(a) 47 (b) 53 (c) 45 (d) 50
(iv) The number of student who prefer Tea is
(a) 51 (b) 53 (c) 50 (d) 47
(v) The number of students who prefer Milk and Coffee but not tea is
(a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 15 (d) 20
149. If A = {x:x2 – 5x + 6 = 0}; B = {2, 4}, C = {4, 5}, then A x (B  C) is

(a) {(2, 4), (3, 4)} (b) {(4, 2), (4, 3)}
(c) {(2, 4), (3, 4), (4, 4)} (d) {(2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4), (5, 5)}

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150. If A = {1, 2, 3}, B = {3, 4}, C = {4, 5, 6}, then (A X B)  (B X C) is equal

to
(a) {(1, 4)} (b) {(3, 4)}
(c) {(1, 4), (3, 4)} (d) None of these
151. If f:R  R is function, defined by f(x) = 10x – 7, if g(x) = f-1(x), then g(x) is
equal to
1 1 x7 x7
(a) (b) (c) (d)
10 x  7 10 x  7 10 10
152. If A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}; B = {1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8}; C = {2, 6, 8} then

find (A – B) υ C
(a) {2, 6} (b) {2, 6, 8} (c) {2, 6, 8, 9} (d) None
153. If f(x) = x2 and g(x) = x then

(a) go f(3) = 3 (b) go f(-3) = 9
(c) go f(9) = 3 (d) go f(-9) = 3
154. If A is related to B if and only if the difference in a and b is an even integer.

This relation is
(a) symmetric, reflexive but not transitive
(b) symmetric, transitive but not reflexive
(c) transitive, reflexive but not symmetric
(d) equivalence relation
155. f(x) = {(2,2) ; (3,3) ; (4,4) ; (5,5) ; (6,6)} be a relation of set A =

{2,3,4,5,6} it is a:
(a) Reflexive and Transitive (b) Reflexive and Symmetric
(c) Reflexive only (d) An equivalence relation
156. The number of subsets of the set (0, 1, 2, 3) is:

(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 16
157. If A = {a, b, c}, B = {b, c, d} and C = {a, d, c}, then (A-B) X (B  C) is equal
to
(a) {(a, d), (c, d)} (b) {(a, c), (a, d)}
(c) {(c, a), (d, a)} (d) {(a, c), (a, d), (b, d)}
158. In a survey of 100 boys it was found that 50 used white shirts, 40 red shirts
and 30 blue shirts. 20 were habituated in using both white and red shirts. 15
were using both red and blue shirts and 10 were using blue and white shirts.
Find the number of boys who are using all colours:
(a) 20 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 35
159. If B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, then the number of proper subsets of B i:

(a) 120 (b) 30 (c) 31 (d) 32

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STATISTICAL REPRESENTATION OF DATA
160. Arrange the dimensions of Bar diagram, Cube diagram, Pie diagram in
sequence.
(a) 1, 3, 2 (b) 2, 1, 3 (c) 2, 3, 1 (d) 3, 2, 1
161. Using Ogive curve, we can determine

(a) Median (b) Quartile (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None.
162. Mode can be obtained from

(a) Frequency polygon (b) Histogram
(c) Ogive (d) All of the above
163. The frequency of class 20-30 in the following data is

Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50
Cumulative Frequency 5 13 28 34 38
(a) 5 (b) 28 (c) 15 (d) 13
164. The data given below refers to the marks gained by a group of students
Marks Below 10 Below 20 Below 30 Below 40 Below 50
No. of students 15 38 65 84 100
The no. of students getting marks more than 30 would be?
(a) 50 (b) 53 (c) 35 (d) 62
165. Cost of Sugar in a month under the heads raw materials, labour, direct
production and others were 12, 20, 35 & 23 units respectively. The difference
between their central angles for the largest & smallest components of the
cost of Sugar is
(a) 92 (b) 72 (c) 48 (d) 56
166. For data on frequency distribution of weights:

70, 73, 49, 57, 56, 44, 56, 71, 65, 62, 60, 50, 55, 49, 63 and 45
If we assume class length as 5, the number of class intervals would be
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8
167. There were 200 employees in an office in which 150 were married. Total male
employees were 160 out of which 120 were married. What was the number
of female unmarried employees?
(a) 30 (b) 10 (c) 40 (d) 50
168. ‘Stub’ of a table is the

(a) Left part of the table describing the columns
(b) Right part of the table describing the columns
(c) Right part of the table describing the rows
(d) Left part of the table describing the rows
169. Frequency density is used in the construction of

(a) Histogram (b) Ogive
(c) Frequency polygon (d) None when the classes are of unequal width

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170. Histogram is used for finding

(a) Mode (b) Mean (c) First quartile (d) None
171. The average of salaries in a factory is ` 47,000. The statement that the
average salary ` 47,000 is ________
(a) Descriptive statics (b) Inferential
(c) Detailed (d) Undetailed
172. Most of the commonly used distribution provide a

(a) Bell - shaped (b) U – shaped (c) J – shaped (d) Mixed curve
173. Sweetness of sweet dish is

(a) An Attribute (b) A discrete variable
(c) A continuous variable (d) A variable
174. In graphical representation of data, ideographs are also called as:

(a) Picto-graphs (b) Asymmetry graphs
(c) Symmetry graphs (d) Pictograms

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SAMPLING
175. Which sampling provides separate estimates for population means for
different purposes and also an over all estimate?
(a) Multistage sampling (b) Simple random sampling
(c) Systematic sampling (d) Stratified sampling
176. The criteria for an ideal estimator are:

(a) Unbiasedness, expectation, estimation and sampling
(b) Estimation, efficiency, expectation and sufficiency
(c) Consistency, efficiency, sufficiency and unbiasedness
(d) Estimation, consistency, efficiency and sufficiency
177. The permissible sampling error is required to determine sample size for:
(a) Estimating a proportion (b) Estimating a Mean
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
178. The sample mean is:

(a) An MVUE for population mean
(b) A sufficient estimator for population mean
(c) A consistent and efficient estimator for population mean
(d) All of these
179. Which sampling adds flexibility to the sampling process?

(a) Systematic sampling (b) Multistage sampling
(c) Stratified sampling (d) Simple random sampling
180. A population comprises of 20 members. The number of all position samples

if size 2 that can be drawn from it without replacement.
(a) 210 (b) 380 (c) 190 (d) 400
181. In sampling, standard deviations are known as:

(a) Expectation (b) Sampling Errors
(c) Standard Error (d) All of the above
182. In sampling, standard error is:

(a) Standard deviation (b) Quartile deviation
(c) Mean deviation (d) Coefficient of variation
183. If every 9th unit is selected from universal set then this type of sampling is
known as:
(a) Quota sampling (b) Systematic sampling
(c) Stratified sampling (d) None of these
184. The total number of samples of size n drawn from a population of size N units
by simple random sampling without replacement is
(a) Nn (b) NCn (c) nCN (d) nN
185. In a factory there are 48 employees with employee code from 1 to 48, the
employer desires to take the sample of every sixth employee under the
systematic sampling technique, the sample size will be:
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 7

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MEASURES OF CENTRAL DENDENCY
186. The average salary of 50 men was ` 80 but it was found that salary of 2 of
them were ` 46 and ` 28 which was wrongly taken as ` 64 and ` 82. The
revised average salary is:
(a) ` 80 (b) ` 78.56 (c) ` 85.26 (d) ` 82.92
187. The sum of squares of deviation from mean of 10 observations is 250. Mean
of the data is 10. Find the co-efficient of variation.
(a) 10 % (b) 25 % (c) 50 % (d) 0 %
188. The equation of a line is 5x + 2y = 17. Mean deviation of y about mean is 5.

Calculate mean deviation of x about mean.
(a) -2 (b) 2 (c) -4 (d) None
189. If variance of x is 5, then find the variance of (2 – 3x)

(a) 10 (b) 45 (c) 5 (d) -13
190. The variance of data: 3, 4, 5, 8 is

(a) 4.5 (b) 3.5 (c) 5.5 (d) 6.5
191. A lady travel at a speed of 20km/h and returned at quicker speed. If her
average speed of the whole journey is 24km/h, find the speed of return
journey (in km/h)
(a) 25 (b) 30 (c) 35 (d) 38
192. The average of 5 quantities is 6 and the average of 3 is 8. What is the average
of the remaining two
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 3.5
193. The standard deviation of the weights (in kg) of the students of a class of 50
students was calculated to be 4.5 kg. Later on it was found that due to some
fault in weighing machine, the weight of each student was under measured
by 0.5 kg. The correct standard deviation of the weight will be:
(a) Less than 4.5 (b) Greater than 4.5
(c) Equal to 4.5 (d) Cannot be determined
194. The average age of a group of 10 students was 20 years. The average age
increased by two years when two new students joined the group. What is the
average age of two new students who joined the group?
195. In a normal distribution, the relationship between the three most commonly
used measures of dispersion are:
(a) Standard deviation > Mean deviation > Quartile deviation
(b) Mean deviation > Standard deviation > Quartile deviation
(c) Standard deviation > Quartile deviation > Mean deviation
(d) Quartile deviation > Mean deviation > Standard deviation

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196. The mean salary of a group of 50 persons is ` 5,850. Latter on it is discovered

that the salary of one employee has been wrongly taken as ` 8,000 instead
of ` 7,800. The corrected mean salary is
(a) ` 5,854 (b) ` 5,846
(c) ` 5,650 (d) None of the above
197. Which of the following measures of dispersion is used for calculating the
consistency between two series?
(a) Quartile deviation (b) Standard deviation
(c) Coefficient of variation (d) None of the above
198. The average age of 15 students of a class is 15 years. Out of them the
average age of 5 students is 14 years and that of the other 9 students is 16
years. The age of the 15th student is
(a) 11 years (b) 14 years (c) 15 years (d) None of these
199. In normal distribution mean, median and mode are

(a) Equal (b) Not equal
(c) Zero (d) None of the above
200. The pair of averages whose value can be determined graphically?

(a) Mode, Median (b) Mean, Mode
(c) Mean, Median (d) None of the above
201. What will be the probable value of mean deviation? When Q3 = 40 and Q1 =
15
202. If the first quartile is 142 and semi-inter quartile range is 18, then the value
of median is:
203. The quartile deviation is:

(a) 2/3 of S.D (b) 4/5 of S.D.
(c) 5/6 of S.D. (d) None of these
204. The harmonic mean H of two numbers is 4 and their arithmetic mean A and
the geometric mean G satisfy the equation 2A + G2 = 27, then the numbers
are
(a) (1, 3) (b) (9, 5) (c) (6, 3) (d) (12, 7)
205. Quartiles can be determined graphically using:

(a) Histogram (b) Frequency polygon
(c) Ogive curve (d) Pie chart
206. The SD of first n natural number is _____

n2 1 n(n  1) n(n  1)
(a) (b) (c) (d) None of these
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207. For moderately skewed distribution of marks in commerce for a group of 200
students the mean marks and mode marks were found to be 55, 60 and 46.
What is the median marks?
(a) 55.5 (b) 60.5 (c) 52.4 (d) None of these
208. The rates of returns from three different shares are 100%, 200% and 400%
respectively. The average rate of return will be:
(a) 350% (b) 233.33% (c) 200% (d) 300%
209. A person purchases 5 rupees worth of eggs from 10 different markets. You
are to find the average number of eggs per rupee purchased from all the
markets taken together. The suitable average in this case is:
(a) A.M. (b) G.M. (c) H.M. (d) None of these
210. Which of the following is affected by shifting of scale.

(a) SD (b) MD (c) QD (d) None of these
211. Coefficient of variation is 80. Mean is 20, find variance.

(a) 640 (b) 256 (c) 16 (d) 250
212. The standard deviation of 1 to 9 natural number is:

(a) 6.65 (b) 2.58 (c) 6.75 (d) 5.62
213. If there are 3 observation 15, 20, 25 then the sum of deviation of the
observation from their AM is
(a) 0 (b) 5 (c) -5 (d) 10
214. The 3rd decile for the numbers – 15, 10, 20, 25, 18, 11, 9, 12 is
(a) 13 (b) 10.70 (c) 11.00 (d) 11.50

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PROBABILITY
215. An urn contains 6 red, 4 blue, 2 green and 3 yellow marbles. If two marbles
are drawn at random from the urn, what is the probability that both are red?
1 1 2 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
6 7 15 5
216. An urn contains 6 red, 4 blue, 2 green and 3 yellow marbles. If four marbles
are picked up at random, what is the probability that 1 is green, 2 are blue
and 1 is red?
13 24 11 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
35 455 15 13
217. A bag contains 10 mangoes out of which 4 are taken out together. If one of
them is found to be good, the probability that other is also good is
1 8 5 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 15 18 3
218. A bag contains 12 balls of which 3 are red 5 balls are drawn at random. Find
the probability that in 5 balls 3 are red.
(a) 3/132 (b) 5/396 (c) 1/36 (d) 1/22
219. A random variable X has the following probability distribution.

X 0 1 2 3
P(x) 0 K 3K
Then, P (x<3) would be:
(a) 1/6 (b) 1/3 (c) 2/3 (d) 5/6
220. P(A) = 2/3; P(B) = 3/5’ P(AυB) = 5/6. Find P(B/A)

(a) 11/20 (b) 13/20 (c) 13/18 (d) None
221. E(XY) is also known as:

(a) E(X) + E(Y) (b) E(X) E(Y)
(c) E(X) - E(Y) (d) E(X) ÷ E(Y)
222. Consider two events A and B not mutually exclusive, such that P(A) = ¼,
P(B) = 2/5, P(AυB) = ½, then P(AB) is
(a) 3/7 (b) 2/10 (c) 1/10 (d) 3/20
223. If x be the sum of two numbers obtained when two die are thrown
simultaneously then P(x > 7) is
(a) 5/12 (b) 7/12 (c) 11/15 (d) 3/8
224. E(13x + 9) = _____.

(a) 13x (b) 13E(x) (c) 13E(x) + 9 (d) 9
225. The odds in favour of A solving a problem is 5:7 and odds against B solving
the same problem is 9:6. What is the probability that if both of them try, the
problem will be solved?
(a) 117/180 (b) 181/200 (c) 147/180 (d) 119/180

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226. Consider Urn I: 2 white balls, 3 black balls

Urn II: 4 white balls, 6 black balls
One ball is randomly transferred from first to second Urn, then one ball is
drawn from II Urn. The probability that drawn ball is whit is
(a) 22/65 (b) 22/46 (c) 22/55 (d) 21/45
227. A bag contains 5 Red balls, 4 Blue balls and ‘m’ Green balls. If the random
probability of picking two green balls is 1/7. What is the no. of green Balls
(m).
(a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 6 (d) None of the above
228. The probability of Girl getting scholarship is 0.6 and the scholarship
probability for Boy is 0.8. Find the probability that at least one of the
categories getting scholarship.
229. A coin is tossed 5 times, what is the probability that exactly 3 heads will
occur.
5 1 5 3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
16 32 36 32
230. One card is drawn from pack of 52. What is the probability that it is a King or
a Queen?
(a) 11/13 (b) 2/13 (c) 1/13 (d) None of these
231. Four married couples have gathered in a room. Two persons are selected at
random amongst them, find the probability that selected persons are a
gentleman and a lady but not a couple.
(a) 1/7 (b) 3/7 (c) 1/8 (d) 3/8
232. Let A and B two events in a sample space S such that P(A) = ½, P(B) = 5/2,
P(AυB) = ¾, Find P(A  B)
(a) ¾ (b) ¼ (c) 3/16 (d) None of these
233. The odds against A solving a certain problem are 4 to 3 and the odds in favour
of B solving the same problem are 7 to 5. What is the probability that the
problem will be solved if they both try?
(a) 15/21 (b) 16/21 (c) 17/21 (d) 13/21
234. Find the expected value of the following probability distribution

X -20 -10 30 75 80
p(x) 3/20 1/5 ½ 1/10 1/20
(a) 20.5 (b) 21.5 (c) 22.5 (d) 24.5
235. Find the probability of drawing an ace on each of two consecutive draws from
a well shuffled pack of cards, without replacement
2 1 4 5
(a) (b) (c) (d)
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236. If an unbiased die is rolled once, the odds in favour of getting a point which
is multiple of 3 is
(a) 1:2 (b) 2:1 (c) 1:3 (d) 3:1
237. Three coins are tossed together, the probability of getting exactly two heads
is:
5 3 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) None
8 8 8
238. A bag contains 4 Red and 5 Black balls. Another bag contains 5 Red and 3
Black balls. If one ball is drawn at random from each bag. Then the probability
that one Red and one Black drawn is-
12 25 37 13
(a) (b) (c) (d)
72 572 72 72
239. Two dice are tossed. What is the probability that the total is divisible by 3 or
4.
20 21 14
(a) (b) (c) (d) None of these
36 36 36
2 1 1
240. Let A and B are two events with P(A) = , P(B) and P(A  B) = , then
3 4 12
P(A/B) will be:
(a) 7/8 (b) 1/3 (c) 1/8 (d) 8/7
241. What is the probability of getting 7 or 11 when two dices are thrown?
(a) 2/9 (b) 6/36 (c) 10/36 (d) 2/36
242. A box contain 20 electrical bulbs out of which 4 are defective. Two bulbs are
chosen at random from this box. The probability that at least one of them is
defective.
7 4 12 15
(a) (b) (c) (d)
19 19 19 19
243. If P(A  B) = 1/3, P(AυB) = 5/6, P(B) = ½, then P(A) is:

(a) 2/3 (b) 1/3 (c) *** (d)

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THEORETICAL DISTRIBUTION
244. In a poisson distribution P (x = 0) = P (x = 2). Find E (x).

(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) -1 (d) 0
245. Shape of Normal Distribution Curve.

(a) Depends on its parameters
(b) Does not depend on its parameters
(c) Either (a) or (b)
(d) Neither (a) nor (b)
246. The variance of standard normal distribution is

(a) 1 (b) 12 (c) a2 (d) 0
247. For a normal distribution N(μ, σ2), P(μ-3σ < x < μ+3σ) is equal to
(a) 0.9973 (b) 0.9546 (c) 0.9899 (d) 0.9788
248. If the inflexion points of a Normal Distribution are 6 and 14. Find the standard
deviation?
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 12
249. If x ~ N (3,36) and y ~ N (5,64) are two independent Normal variate with
their standard parameters of distribution, then if (x+y) ~ N (8, A) also follows
normal distribution. The value of A will be _______.
(a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 64 (d) 36
250. For binomial distribution

(a) Variance < Mean (b) Variance = Mean
(c) Variance > Mean (d) None of the above
251. If parameters of a binomial distribution are n and p then, this distribution

tends to a Poisson distribution when
(a) n  ∞, p  0 (b) p  0, np = λ
(c) n  ∞, np = λ (d) n  ∞, p  0, np = λ
252. The mode of the Binomial Distribution for which the mean is 4 and variance
3 is equal to?
(a) 4 (b) 4.25 (c) 4.5 (d) 4.1
4
253. Mean and Variance of a binomial variance are 4 and respectively then
3
P(x>1) will be _____.
728 1 723
(a) (b) (c) (d) None of the above
729 729 729
1
254. If ‘x’ is a binomial variable with parameter 15 and , then the value of the
3
mode of the distribution:
(a) 5 (b) 5 and 6 (c) 5.50 (d) 6

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255. For a poisson variable X, P (x = 1) = P(x = 2), what is the mean of x?

(a) 1 (b) 3/2 (c) 2 (d) 5/2
256. Name the distribution which has Mean = Variance

(a) Binomial (b) Poisson (c) Normal (d) Chi-square
257. If for a normal distribution Q1 = 54.52 and Q2 = 78.86 then the median of
the distribution is
258. What is the mean of X having the following density function?

( x 10 ) 2
1
f(x) .e 32 for - ∞ < x < ∞
4 2r
259. For a Poisson variate X, p(X = 2) = 3P (X = 4), then the standard deviation
of X is
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
260. Which of the following is uni-parametric distribution

(a) Poisson (b) Normal
(c) Binomial (d) Hyper geometric
1
261. A coin with probability for head as is tossed 100 times. The standard
5
deviation of the number of head 5 turned up is.
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 6
262. In normal distribution, Mean, Median and Mode are:

(a) Zero (b) Not Equal (c) Equal (d) Null
263. If mean and variance of a random variable which follows the Binomial
Distribution are 7 and 6 respectively, then the probability of success is:
6 36 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
7 49 7 49
264. If six coins are tossed simultaneously. The probability of obtaining exactly
two heads are.
(a) 0.2343 (b) 0.9841 (c) 0.1268 (d) 0.0156
265. For a binomial distribution the mean and standard deviation are 10 and 3
respectively. Find the value of n.
(a) 30 (b) 9 (c) 90 (d) 100
266. If 9 ships out of 10 ships safely reach the destination, the mean of
number of ships reaching safely to the destination out of 400 ship is:
(a) 400 (b) 50 (c) 360 (d) 60
267. For a Binomial distribution, mean = 20 and S.D. = 2 then the value of q is
(a) 0.4 (b) 0.2 (c) 0.3 (d) 0.5

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268. The mean of a Poisson variate is 0.81, then its S.D. is:
269. A person has some cars, and the average demand of cars per day is 3, the
probability that on any day not more than 2 cars are in use is (e-3 =
0.0498)
(a) 0.5533 (b) 0.4233 (c) 0.7533 (d) 0.2533
270. A approximate relation between M.D. about mean and S.D. of a normal
distribution is:
(a) 4 M.D. = 5 S.D. (b) 5 M.D. = 4 S.D.
(c) 3 M.D. = 3 S.D. (d) 3 M.D. = 2 S.D.
271. The area under the standard normal curve beyond the lines + 1.96 is
(a) 95% (b) 90% (c) 99.73% (d) 5%
272. The mean and S.D. of a normal distribution are 20.5 and 5. The quartile
deviation is:
(a) 20.5 (b) 5 (c) 3.33 (d) 4
273. The quartile of a normal distribution are respectively 8.64 and 14.32, the
standard deviation of the distribution is:
(a) 11.48 (b) 4.26 (c) 3.41 (d) None of them

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CORRELATION AND REGRESSION
274. The two regression equations are:

2x + 3y + 18 = 0
X + 2y – 25 = 0
Find the value of y if x = 9
(a) -8 (b) 8 (c) -12 (d) 0
275. The correlation coefficient between x and y is -1/2. The value of bxy -1/8. Find
byx
(a) -2 (b) -4 (c) 0 (d) 2
276. Which of the following regression equations represent regression line of Y on

X.
7x + 2y + 15 = 0, 2x + 5y + 10 = 0
(a) 7x + 2y + 15 = 0 (b) 2x + 5y + 10 = 0
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
277. If the rank correlation co-efficient between marks in Management and

Mathematics for a group of students is 0.6 and the sum of the squares of the
difference in ranks is 66. Then what is the number of students in the group?
(a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 12
278. Correlation coefficient between X and Y will be negative when:-

(a) X and Y are decreasing (b) X is increasing, Y is decreasing
(c) X and Y are increasing (d) None of these
279. The two regression lines are 7x – 3y – 18 = 0 and 4x – y – 11 = 0. Find the

values of byx and bxy
(a) 7/3, ¼ (b) -7/3, -1/4 (c) -3/7, -1/4 (d) None of these
280. _____ of the regression Coefficients is greater than the correlation coefficient
(a) Combined mean (b) Harmonic mean
(c) Geometric mean (d) Arithmetic mean
x5
281. If the correlation coefficient between x and y is r, then between U =
10
y7
and V = is
2
(a) r (b) –r (c) (r-5)/2 (d) (r-7)/10
282. If the sum of the product of deviation of x and y series from their means is
zero, then the coefficient of correlation will be
(a) 1 (b) -1 (c) 0 (d) None of these
283. Regression coefficient are _______

(a) Dependent of change of origin and of scale.
(b) Independent of both change of origin and of scale.
(c) Dependent of change of origin but not of scale.
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284. Given: x =16, σx = 4.8

y =20, σy = 9.6
The coefficient of correlation between x and y is 0.6. What will be the
regression coefficient of ‘x’ on ‘y’?
(a) 0.03 (b) 0.3 (c) 0.2 (d) 0.05
285. The covariance between two variables X and Y is 8.4 and their variances are
25 and 36 respectively. Calculate Karl Pearson’s coefficient of correlation
between them.
(a) 0.82 (b) 0.28 (c) 0.01 (d) 0.09
286. For a bivariate data, two lines of regression are 40x – 18y = 214 and 8x –
10y + 66 = 0, then find the values of x and y
(a) 17 and 13 (b) 13 and 17 (c) 13 and -17 (d) -13 and 17
287. If one of regression coefficient is ______ unity, the other must be _____
unity.
(a) more than, more then (b) Less than, less then
(c) more than, less than (d) Positive, Negative
288. For certain x and y series which are correlated, the two lines of regression
are
5x – 6y + 9 = 0
15x – 8y – 130 = 0
The correlation coefficient is
(a) 4/5 (b) 3/4 (c) 2/3 (d) 1/2
289. If ‘r’ be the Karls Pearson’s coefficient of correlation in a bivariate distribution

then the two regression lines are at right angle if:
(a) r= + 1 (b) r = 0 (c)
290. Two variables x and y are related according to 4x + 3y = 7. Then x and y

are:
(a) Positively correlated (b) Negatively correlated
(c) Correlation is zero (d) None of these
291. Determine the coefficient of correlation between x and y series:

X series Y series
No. of items 15 15
Arithmetic Mean 25 18
Sum of squares of deviations from mean 136 138
Sum of products of Deviations of x and y series from Mean = 122
(a) -0.89 (b) 0.89 (c) 0.69 (d) -0.69
292. If the correlation coefficient between two variables is zero, then the lines of
regression are:
(a) Parallel (b) Perpendicular (c) Coincide (d) None of these
293. Two regression lines are

16x – 20y + 132 = 0

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80x – 36y – 428 = 0

The value of the correlation coefficient is
(a) 0.6 (b) -0.6 (c) 0.54 (d) 0.45
294. Out of following which is correct?

x y
(a) byx = r (b) byx = r
y x
 .  xy  .  xy
(c) byx = (d) byx =
x y
295. Out of the following the one which effects the regression coefficient is
(a) Change of origin only
(b) Change of scale only
(c) Change of scale and origin only
(d) Neither change in origin nor change of scale
296. Correlation coefficient is _______ of the units of measurement.

(a) dependent (b) independent (c) both (d) none
297. Rank correlation coefficient lies between

(a) 0 to 1 (b) -1 to +1 inclusive of these value
(c) -1 to 0 (d) both
298. The two line of regression intersect at the point

(a) Mean (b) Mode (c) Median (d) None of these
299. If byx = 0.5, bxy = 0.46 then the value of correlation coefficient r is:
(a) 0.23 (b) 0.25 (c) 0.39 (d) 0.48
300. Given that ` = 0.4 and n = 81 determine the units for the population
evaluation coefficient
(a) (0.33, 0.466) (b) (0.367, 0.433)
(c) (0.337, 0.463) (d) (0.373, 0.427)
301. The regression lines will be perpendicular to each other when the value of r
is
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INDEX NUMBERS
302. Fisher’s index is based on:

(a) Arithmetic Mean of Laspeyre and Paasche
(b) Geometric Mean of Laspeyre and Paasche
(c) Harmonic Mean of Laspeyre and Paasche
(d) Median of Laspeyre and Paasche
303. In Paasche’s index, weights are based on:

(a) Current year quantities (b) Base year quantities
(c) Weighted average prices (d) None of these
304. In Laspeyre’s index number ______ are used as weights?

(a) Base year price (b) Current year price
(c) Base year quantities (d) Current year quantities
305. In the data group Bowley’s and Laspeyre’s index number is as follows.
Bowley’s index number = 150, Laspeyre’s index number = 180 then
Paesche’s index number is
306. Consumer price index is commonly known as

(a) Chain Based index (b) Ideal index
(c) Wholesale price index (d) C0st of living index
307. If Laspeyre’s index number is 90 and Paasche’s index number is 160, then
Fisher’s index number will _____
308. Wholesale Price Index (WPI) is given by:

(a) Marshall-Edge worth index (b) Laspeyre’s index
(c) Paasche’s index (d) None of the above
309. If the prices of all commodities in a place has increased 20% in comparison
to the base period prices, then the index number of prices for the place is
now ________.
(a) 100 (b) 120 (c) 20 (d) 150
310. If ΣP0Q0 = 116, ΣP0Q1 = 140

ΣP1Q0 = 97, ΣP1Q1 = 117
Then Fisher’s ideal index number is ____
(a) 184 (b) 83.59 (c) 119.66 (d) 120
311. Net monthly salary of an employee was ` 3,000. The consumer price index
number in 1985 is 250 with 1980 as base year. If he has to be rightly
compensated then the additional dearness allowance to be paid to the
employee is:
(a) ` 4,400 (b) ` 4,800 (c) ` 5,500 (d) ` 4,500
312. If ΣP1Q0 = 1180, ΣP0Q0 = 1170, ΣP1Q1 = 1064, ΣP0Q1 = 1100. The Fisher’s
ideal index is:
(a) 96.73 (b) 98.795 (c) 98.77 (d) 100.86

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313. Consumer price index number for the year 1977, was 313, with 1960 as the
base year, and was 100 for the year 1960. The average monthly wages in
1977 of the workers into factory be ` 160, their real wages is:
(a) ` 48.40 (b) ` 51.12 (c) ` 40.30 (d) None of the above
314. Purchasing power of money is

(a) Reciprocal of price index number (b) Equal to price index number
(c) Unequal to price index number (d) None of these
315. P01 is the index for time

(a) 1 on 0 (b) 0 on 1 (c) 1 on 1 (d) 0 on 0
316. The cost of living index numbers in year 2015 and 2018 were 97.5 and 115
respectively. The salary of a worker in 2015 was ` 19,500. How much
additional salary was required for him in 2018 to maintain the some standard
of living as in 2015?
(a) 3,000 (b) 4,000 (c) 3,500 (d) 4,500
317. The weighted aggregative price index turnover for 2001 with 2000 as the
base year using Fisher’s Index number is:
Commodity Price (`) Quantities
2000 2001 2000 2001
A 10 12 20 22
B 8 8 16 18
C 5 6 10 11
D 4 4 7 8
(a) 12.26 (b) 112.25 (c) 112.32 (d) 126.01
318. Index numbers are not helpful in

(a) Framing economics policies (b) Revealing trend
(c) Forecasting (d) Identifying errors
319. The gross monthly pay of an employee was ` 15,000 in a year 2020. The
consumer price index number in 2023 is 155 with 2020 as base year. If
employees is to rightly compensate what dearness allowance is required to
be paid?
(a) ` 8,000 (b) ` 8,250 (c) ` 8,500 (d) ` 8,750
320. If the Laspeyre’s index is 110 and Paasche’s index is 108, then what is the
value of Fisher’s index?
(a) 106.50 (b) 107.60 (c) 108.99 (d) 109.88
321. From the year 2013 to 2023, consumer price index number is increased from
135 to 180. During this period, salary of the employees as per day
commission recommendations was revised from ` 23,000 to ` 29,500. In real
terms, an employee should get following additional amount (upto nearest
whole number) to maintain his previous standard of living.
(a) ` 1,167 (b) ` 665 (c) ` 909 (d) ` 6,500

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AVERAGE
322. The average sale of a car dealership was 15 cars per week. After a
promotional scheme the average sale increased to 21 cars per week. The
percentage increase in the sale of cars was
6
(a) 39.33% (b) 40% (c) 42 % (d) 140%
7
323. A school has 4 sections of Chemistry in Class X having 40, 35, 45 and 42
students. The mean marks obtained in Chemistry test are 50, 60, 55 and 45
respectively for the 4 sections. Determine the overall average of marks per
student.
(a) 50.25 (b) 51.25 (c) 52.25 (d) 53.25
SITTING ARRANGEMENT
324. There are five different houses, A to E, in a row. A is to the right of B and E
is to the left of C and right of A, B is to the right of D. which of the houses
is in the middle?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
325. Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in two rows, three in each row.
I. E is not at the end of any row
II. D is second to the left of F.
III.C, the neighbor of E, is sitting diagonally opposite to D.
IV. B is the neighbor of F.
Which of the following are in one of the two rows?
(a) D, B and F (b) C, E and B (c) A, E and F (d) F, B and C
Directions (Q.Nos 326 to 327) Read the following information carefully and
then answer the questions that follow.
A group of seven singers, facing the audience, are standing in a line on the stage
as follow.
I. D is to the right of C
II. F is standing beside G
III. B is to the left of F
IV. E is to the left of A
V. C and B have one person between them
VI. A and D have one person between them
326. Who is on the extreme right?

(a) D (b) F (c) G (d) E
327. If we start counting from the left, on which number is C?

(a) 1st (b) 2nd (c) 3rd (d) 5th
328. Five people A, B, C, D and E are seated about a round table. Every chair is
spaced equidistant from adjacent chairs.
I. C is seated next to A
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III. B is not seated next to A

Which of the following must be true?
I. D is seated next to B
II. E is seated next to A
(a) Only I (b) Only II

(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
329. Five children A, B, C, D and E are sitting along the corners of a pentagonal
table facing the centre. B is between E and C. D is to the right of E. Who is
to the left of C?
(a) B (b) A (c) D (d) C
BLOOD RELATIONS
330. Q is the son of P. X is the daughter of Q. R is the aunt (bua) of X and L is
the son of R, then what is L’s relation with P?
(a) Grandson (b) Granddaughter
(c) Daughter (d) Nephew
331. Looking at a photograph, a person said, “I have no brother or sister but

that man’s father is my father’s son”. At whose photograph was the person
looking at?
(a) His son’s (b) His nephew’s (c) His father’s (d) His own
332. B is the father of Q. B has only two children. Q is the brother of R. R is the
daughter of P. A is the granddaughter of P and S is the father of A. How is S
related to Q?
(a) son (b) Son-in-law (c) Brother (d) Brother-in-law
(e) None of these
333. D is K’s brother. M is K’s sister. T is R’s father who is M’s brother, F is K’s
mother. Atleast how many sons do T and F have?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
(d) Data inadequate (e) None of these
334. Pointing to a lady Simon said, “She is the daughter of the only sister of my
father.” How is lady related to Simon?
(a) Mother (b) Aunt (c) Sister (d) Cousin sister
Directions (Q. No. 335 to 337) Read the following information carefully and
answer the questions given below.
I. ‘P x Q’ means ‘P is the father of Q’.
II. ‘P - Q’ means ‘P is the sister of Q’.
III. ‘P + Q’ means ‘P is the mother of Q’.
IV. ‘P ÷ Q’ means ‘P is the brother of Q’.
335. In the expression B + D x M ÷ N, how is M related to B?

(a) Granddaughter (b) Son (c) Grandson (d) Granddaughter or
Grandson

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(e) None of these
336. Which of the following represent ‘J’ is the son of F?

(a) J ÷ R – T X F (b) J + R – T x F (c) J ÷ M – N x F (d) Cannot be
determined
(e) None of these
337. Which of the following represents ‘R is the niece of M’?

(a) M ÷ K x T – R (b) M – J + R – N (c) R – M x T ÷ W (d) Cannot be
determined
(e) None of these

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DIFFERENTIAL AND INTEGRAL CALCULUS
𝑑𝑦
338. If x3y2 = (x-y)5. Find at (1, 2)
𝑑𝑥
(a) -7/9 (b) 7/9 (c) 9/7 (d) -9/7
339. Evaluate ∫ 𝑥 𝑐 𝑥 𝑑𝑥
(a) ex(x+1)+c (b) ex(x-1)+c (c) ex+c (d) x-ex+c
340. X = 2t + 5 and y = t2 – 5, then dy/dx = ?

(a) t (b) -1/t (c) 1/t(d) 0
341. The cost function for the production of x units of a commodity is given by
C(x) = 2x3 – 15x2 + 36x + 15
The cost will be minimum when ‘x’ is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4
6𝑥+4
342. ∫ (𝑥−2)(𝑥−3) dx is equal to
(a) 22 log (x-3)-16(x-2) (b) 11 log(x-3) – 8(x-2)
(c) 22 log(x-3) -16 log(x-2) (d) 22 log(x-3) + 16 log(x-2)
𝑑2 𝑦
343. If y = aenx + be-nx, then is equal to ______
𝑑𝑥 2
(a) n y (b) -n y
2 2
(c) ny (d) None of these
344. The cost for production x units is 500 – 20x2 + x3 / 3. The marginal cost is
minimum at x = _____.
(a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 40 (d) 50
345.  (log x) 2 dx is equal to:

(a) x(log x)2 – 2x log x + 2x + c (b) x(log x)2 + 2x log x – 2x + c
(c) x (log x)2 – 2x log x – x + c (d) None
346. Find the area under the curve f(x) = x2 + 5x + 2 with the limits 0 to 1?
(a) 3.833 (b) 4.388 (c) 4.833 (d) 3.338

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Mock Test Paper - Series I
PAPER 3: QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
1. The students in three classes are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. If 40 students are

increased in each class the ratio changes to 4 : 5 : 7. Originally the total
number of students was
(a) 180
(b) 400
(c) 100
(d) 200
2. A bag contains coins of denominations 1 rupee , 2 rupee and 5 rupees . Their
numbers are in the ratio 4:3:2 .If bag has total of Rs. 1800 then find the
number of 2 rupee coins ?
(a) 270
(b) 230
(c) 180
(d) 210
3. 4 tables and 3 chairs together cost ` 2,250 and 3 tables and 4 chairs cost
` 1950. Find the cost of 2 chairs and I table.
(a) ` 550
(b) ` 1005
(c) ` 750
(d) None of these
4. One root of the equation: x 2 – 2(5 + m) + 3(7 + m) = 0 is reciprocal of the
other. Find the value of m.
(a) -20/3
(b) 7
(c) 1/7
(d) 117
1
5. A small manufacturing firm produces two types of gadgets A and B, which are
first processed in the foundry then sent to the machine shop for finishing. The
number of man-hours of labour required in each shop for the production of
each unit of A and B, and the number of man-hours the firm has available per
week are as follows:
Gadget Foundry Machine-shop
A 10 5
B 6 4
Firm's capacity per week 1000 600
Let the firm manufactures x units of A and y units of B. The constraints are:
(a) 10x+6y≤1000 , 5x+4y≥600, x≥0,y≤0
(b) 10x+6y≤1000 , 5x+4y≤600, x≥0,y≥0
(c) 10x+6y≥1000 , 5x+4y≤600, x≤0,y≤0
(d) 10x+6y≤1000 , 5x+4y≥600, x≤0,y≤0
6. Sangeeta leaves from her home. She first walk 30 metres in North-West
direction, and then 30m in South-West direction, next she walks 30 metres in
South-East direction. Finally she turns towards her house. In which direction
is she moving?
(a) North-West
(b) North-East
(c) South-East
(d) South-West
7. Rahim started from point X and walked straight 5 km. East, then turned left
and walked straight 2 km. and again turned left and walked straight 7 km. In
which direction is he from the point X ?
(a) North-East
(b) South-West
(c) South-East
(d) North-West
8. Find out the next number in the following series 7,11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 25, 29,?
(a) 30
(b) 31
(c) 32
(d) 33
9. If MACHINE is coded as 19 - 7 - 9 - 14 - 15 - 20 - 11, how will you code DANGER?
(a) 11-7-20-16-11-24
(b) 13-7-20-9-11-25
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(c) 10-7-20-13-11-24
(d) 13-7-20-10-11-25
10. A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting around a round table. A is between E and F, E
is opposite to D, and C is not in either of the neighbouring seats of E. Who is
opposite to B ?
(a) C
(b) D
(c) F
(d) None of these
11. Pointing to a photograph, a man said to a woman “His mother is the only
daughrt of your father “ How is the woman related to that person
(a) Daughter
(b) Sister
(c) Mother
(d) Wife
(12-13) Read the following information and answer the given below it :
(i) A is the father of C, But C is not his son,
(ii) E is the daughter of C. F is the spouse of A .
(iii) B is the brother of C. D is the son of B.
(v) G is the spouse of B. H is the father of G
12. Who is the grand mother of D?
(a) A
(b) C
(c) F
(d) H
13. Who is son of F
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
14. A is the father of C and D is the son of B. E is the brother of A . If C is the
sister of D, how is B is related to E?
(a) Daugher
(b) Brother-in-law
(c) Husband
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(d) Sister-in-law
15. If ′P+Q′ means 'P is the father of Q', 'P×Q' means 'P is the brother of
Q', ′P−Q′ means 'P is the mother of Q', then which of the following is definitely
true about ′C−A+B′?
(a) B is the son of A
(b) A is the son of C
(c) B is the father of C
(d) C is the mother of B
16. If a simple interest on a sum of money at 6% p.a. for 7 years is equal to twice
of simple interest on another sum for 9 years at 5% p.a. The ratio will be:
(a) 2:15
(b) 7:15
(c) 15:7
(d) 1:7
17. How much money is required to be invested every year as to accumulate
Rs,6,00,000 at the end of 10 years, if interest is compounded annually at 10%
rate of interest [ Given : (1.1) 10=259734
(a) ` 37,467
(b) ` 37,476
(c) ` 37,647
(d) ` 37,674
18. The Scarap value of machine valued at Rs,10,00,000 after 15 yaers of
depreciation is 10% per annmum .
(a) ` 215891.13
(b) ` 205891.13
(c) ` 225891.13
(d) None
19. The effective annual rate of interest corresponding to nominal rate 6% p.a.
payable quaterly is:
(a) 6.14%
(b) 6.07%
(c) 6.08%
(d) 6.09%
20. If the difference between the compound interest compounded annually and
simple interest on a certain amount at 10% per annum for two years is ` 372,
then the principal amount is.
(a) ` 37,000
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(b) ` 37,200
(c) ` 37,500
(d) None of the above
21. The future value of an annuity of ` 1500 made annually for 5 years at an
interest rate of 10% compounded annually is[Given that (1.1 ) 5 = 1.61051]
(a) 9517.56
(b) 9157.65
(c) 9715.56
(d) 9175.65
22. Find the present value of an annuity of ` 1,000 payable at the end of each year
for 10 years. If rate of interest is 6% compounding per annum. (given (1.06) -10
= 0.5584):
(a) ` 7,360
(b) ` 8,360
(c) ` 12,000
(d) None of these.
23. Mr. A borrows 5,00,000 to buy a house.If he pays equal instalments for 20 years
and 10% interest on outstanding balance what will be the equal annual
instalment?
(a) ` 58239.84
(b) ` 58729.84
(c) ` 68729.84
(d) None of these
24. Suppose your mom decides to gift you ` 10,000 every year starting from today
for the next sixteen years. You deposit this amount in a bank as and when you
receive and get 8.5% per annum interest rate compounded annually. What is the
present value of this money: [Given that P (15, 0.085) = 8.304236]
(a) ` 83,042
(b) ` 90,100
(c) ` 93,042
(d) ` 10,100
25. What will be the population after 3 years , when present population is 1,00,000
and the population increases at 3% in year 1st year , at 4% in second year and
5% in third year.
(a) 1,12,476
(b) 1,15,476
(c) 1,20,576
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(d) 1,25,600
26. Find the present value of an annuity which pays 200 at the end of each 3 months
for 10 years assuming money to be worth 5% converted quarterly?
(a) ` 3473.86
(b) ` 3108.60
(c) ` 6265.38
(d) None of these
27. The value of furniture depreciates by 10% a year, if the present value of the
furniture in an office is ` 21870, calculate the value of furniture 3 years ago:
(a) ` 30,000
(b) ` 40,000
(c) ` 35,000
(d) ` 50,000
28. A sum of money, lent out at simple interest, doubles itself in 8 years. Find in how
many years will the sum become triple (three times) of itself at the same rate per
cent ?
(a) 16 years
(b) 15 years
(c) 20 years
(d) None.
29. ∫ 23𝑥 . 32𝑥 . 52𝑥 𝑑𝑥
23𝑥 .32𝑥 .5𝑥
(a) +c
𝑙𝑜𝑔(720)
23𝑥 .32𝑥 .5𝑥
(b) +c
𝑙𝑜𝑔(360)
23𝑥 .32𝑥 .52𝑥
(c) +c
𝑙𝑜𝑔(1800)
23𝑥 .32𝑥 .5𝑥
(d) +c
𝑙𝑜𝑔(90)
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30. ∫1 (2𝑥 + 5) 𝑑𝑥 and the value is
(a) 10
(b) 3
(c) 30
(d) none
31. The equation of the tangent to the curve, x3 – 2x + 3, at the point (2, 7) is:
(a) y = 2x – 13
(b) y = 10x
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(c) y = 10x – 13
(d) y = 10
32. If x = c.t, y = c/t, then 𝑑𝑦/𝑑𝑥 is equal to :
(a) 1/t
(b) t.et
(c) -1/t2
(d) None of these
33. The letters of the word VIOLENT are arranged so that the vowels occupy even
place only. The number of permutations is:
(a) 144
(b) 120
(c) 24
(d) 72
34. A garden having 6 tall trees in a row. In how many ways 5 children stand, one in
a gap between the trees in order to pose for a photograph?
(a) 24
(b) 120
(c) 720
(d) 30
35. Find the number of arrangements in which the letters of the word ‘MONDAY’ be
arranged so that the words thus formed begin with ‘M’ and do not end with ‘N’.
(a) 720
(b) 120
(c) 96
(d) None
36. In how many ways can a party of 4 men and 4 women be seated at a circular
table, so that no two women are adjacent ?
(a) 164
(b) 174
(c) 144
(d) 154
37. A Supreme Court Bench consists of 5 judges. In how many ways, the bench can
give a majority division ?
(a) 10
(b) 5
(c) 15
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(d) 16
38. If the pth term of an A.P. is ‘q’ and the qth term is ‘p’, then its rth term is:
(a) p+q+r
(b) p+q–r
(c) p–q–r
(d) p+q
39. Find the numbers whose GM is 5 and AM is 7.5:
(a) 12 and 13
(b) 13.09 and 1.91
(c) 14 and 11
(d) 17 and 19
40. If the sum of n terms of an A.P be 2n2 + 5 n, then its ‘n’ term is:
(a) 4n – 2
(b) 3n – 4
(c) 4n + 3
(d) 3n + 4
41. The first, second and seventh term of an AP. are in G.P. and the common
difference is 2, the 2nd term of A.P. is :
(a) 5/2
(b) 2
(c) 3/2
(d) ½
42. Find the sum of all natural numbers between 250 and 1,000 which are exactly
divisible by 3 :
(a) 1,56,375
(b) 1,56,357
(c) 1,65,375
(d) 1,65,357
43. On the set of lines, being perpendicular is a satisfies which property :
(a) Reflexive
(b) Symmetric
(c) Transitive
(d) None of these
44. If A = (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), B = (2, 4) and C = (1, 3, 5) then (A – C) × B is:
(a) {(2, 2)(2, 4)(4, 2)(4, 4)(5, 2) (5, 4)}
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(b) {(1, 2) (1, 4) (3, 2) (3, 4) (5, 2) (5, 4)}
(c) {(2, 2) (4, 2) (4, 4) (4, 5)}
(d) {(2, 2) (2, 4) (4, 2) (4, 4)}
45. Out of total 150 students, 45 passed in Accounts, 30 in Economics and 50 in
Maths, 30 in both Accounts and Maths, 32 in both Maths and Economics, 35 in
both Accounts and Economics, 25 students passed in all the three subjects. Find
the numbers who passed atleast in anyone of the subjects:
(a) 63
(b) 53
(c) 73
(d) None.
46. Let R is the set of real numbers, such that the function f: R → R and g : R → R
are defined by f(x) = x2 + 3x + 1 and g(x) = 2x – 3. Find (fog) :
(a) 4x2 + 6x + 1
(b) x2 + 6x + 1
(c) 4x2 – 6x +1
(d) x2 – 6x + 1
47. The ages of two persons are in the ratio 5:7. Eighteen years ago their ages were
in the ratio of 8:13, their present ages (in years) are :
(a) 50,70
(b) 70,50
(c) 40,56
(d) None of these
48. A box contains ` 56 in the form of coins of one rupee, 50 paise and 25 paise.
The number of 50 paise coin is double the number of 25 paise coins and four
times the numbers of one rupee coins. The numbers of 50 paise coins in the
box is
(a) 64
(b) 32
(c) 16
(d) 14
49. A man starts his job with a certain monthly salary and earns a fixed increment
every year. If his salary was ` 1,500 after 4 years of service and ` 1,800 after 10
years of service, what was his starting salary and what is the annual increment
in rupees?
(a) ` 1,300, ` 50
(b) ` 1,100, ` 50
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(c) ` 1,500, ` 30
(d) None
50. Find the positive value of k for which the equations: x2 + kx + 64 = 0 and x2 – 8x
+ k = 0 will have real roots:
(a) 12
(b) 16
(c) 18
(d) 22
51. Praveen is facing west. He turns 45° in the clockwise direction and then again
another turns with 180° in the same direction i.e. clockwise direction, after that
he turns 270° in the anti-clockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now ?
(a) North-West
(b) West
(c) South-West
(d) South
52. Shweta moved a distance of 75 metres towards the north. She then turned to the
left and walking for about 25 metres, turned left again and walked 80 metres.
Finally, she turned to the right at an angle of 45°. In which direction was she
moving finally?
(a) South
(b) South-West
(c) North-East
(d) North-West
53. In a straight line there are six persons sitting in a row. B is between F and D. E
is between A and C. A does not stand next to F or D, C does not stand next to
D. F is between which of the following persons?
(a) B and E
(b) B and C
(c) B and D
(d) B and A
54. Rashmi walked 2 km west of her house and then turned south covering 4 km.
Finally, she moved 3 km towards east and then again 1 km west. How far is she
from her initial position?
(a) 7 km
(b) 3 km
(c) 4 km
(d) 12 km
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55. Five boys A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a row. A is to the right of B, and E is to
the left of B but to the right of C. A is to the left of D. Who is second from the left
end ?
(a) D
(b) A
(c) E
(d) B
56. Eight leaders P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting on a bench facing towards
North.
(i) T is fourth to the left of P
(ii) S is fourth to the right of W
(iii) U and R are not sitting at the ends, but they are neighbours of T and Q
respectively.
(iv) P is next to the right of W and but left of Q.
Who are sitting at the extreme ends ?
(a) T and S
(b) P and Q
(c) U and R
(d) None
57. If log4(x2 + x) – log4(x + 1) = 2 then the value of x is
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 16
(d) 8
58. If HEALTH is written as GSKZDG, then how will NORTH be written in that code?
(a) OPSUI
(b) GSQNM
(c) FRPML
(d) IUSPO
59. In a certain code, TEACHER is written as VGCEJGT. How is CHILDREN written
in that code ?
(a) EJKNEGTP
(b) EGKNEITP
(c) EJKNFGTO
(d) EJKNFTGP
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60. Find odd man out of the following:
(a) 15
(b) 25
(c) 37
(d) 49
61. Which of the following statement is true?
(a) Statistics is derived from the French word ‘Statistik’
(b) Statistics is derived from the Italian word ‘Statista’
(c) Statistics is derived from the Latin word ‘Statistique’.
(d) None of these
62. In tabulation, source of data, if any is shown in the :
(a) Stub
(b) Body
(c) Caption
(d) Footnote
63. From the following data 73, 72, 65, 41, 54, 80, 50, 46, 49, 53, find the number
of class intervals if class length is given as 5,
(a) 6
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) 8
64. The number of observations between 150 and 200 based on the following data
is:
Value More than More than More than More than
100 150 200 250
No. of Observations 70 63 28 05
(a) 46
(b) 35
(c) 28
(d) 23
65. Data collected on religion from the census reports are:
(a) Primary data
(b) Secondary data
(c) Sample data
(d) (a) or (b)
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66. The number of test of Adequacy in Index numbers:
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
67. Circular Test is satisfied by:
(a) Paasche’s Index Number
(b) The simple geometric mean of price relatives and the weighted
aggregative with fixed weights
(c) Laspeyre’s Index Number
(d) None of these
68. In the data group Bowley’s and Laspeyre’s index number is as follows. Bowley’s
index number= 150, Laspeyre’s index number = 180 then Paasche’s index
number is:
(a) 120
(b) 30
(c) 165
(d) None of these
69. If Fisher’s index = 150 and Paasche’s Index = 144, then Laspeyre’s index is ____
(a) 147
(b) 156.25
(c) 104.17
(d) 138
70. Monthly salary of an employee was ` 10,000 in the year 2010 and it was
increased to ` 20,000 in the year 2023 while the consumer price index number
is 240 in year 2023 with the base year 2010, what should be his salary in
comparison of consumer price index in the year 2023 ?
(a) 2,000
(b) 16,000
(c) 24,000
(d) None of these
71. Parameter is a characteristic of:
(a) Population
(b) Sample
(c) Probability distribution
(d) Both (a) & (b)
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72. The Interval (μ – 3σ, μ + 3σ) covers
(a) 95% area of normal distribution
(b) 96% area of normal distribution
(c) 99% area of normal distribution
(d) All but not 0.27% area of a normal distribution
73 The overall percentage of failure in a certain examination is 0.30. What is the
probability that out of a group of 6 candidates at least 4 passed the examination?
(a) 0.74
(b) 0.71
(c) 0.59
(d) 0.67
74. In a certain manufacturing process, 5% of the tools produced turn out to be
defective. Find the probability that in a sample of 40 tools, at most 2 will be
defective: [Given: e-2 = 0.135]
(a) 0.555
(b) 0.932
(c) 0.785
(d) 0.675
75. For binomial distribution E(x) = 2, V(x) = 4/3. Find the value of n.
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
76. If standard deviation of a poisson distribution is 2 , then its Mode
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 5
77. Consumer price index is commonly known as
(a) Chain Based index
(b) Ideal index
(c) Wholesale price index
(d) Cost of living index.
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78. The covariance between two variables X and Y is 8.4 and their variances are 25
and 36 respectively. Calculate Karl Pearson’s coefficient of correlation between
them.
(a) 0.82
(b) 0.28
(c) 0.01
(d) 0.09
79. If r is the karl pearson’s coefficient of correlation in a bivariate distribution the
two regression lines are at right angles when __________
(a) r = ±1
(b) r=0
(c) r = ±∞
(d) None
80. If r = 0.6 then the coefficient of non-determination is __________
(a) 0.4
(b) -0.6
(c) 0.36
(d) 0.64
81. The correlation coefficient between x and y is -1/2. The value of b xy = -1/ 8.
Find byx.
(a) -2
(b) -4
(c) 0
(d) 2
82. Out of the following which one affects the regression co-efficient:
(a) Change of origin only
(b) Change of scale only
(c) Change of scale & origin both
(d) Neither change of origin nor change of scale
83. If Y is dependent variable and X is Independent variable and the S.D of X and
Y are 5 and 8 respectively and Co-efficient of co-relation between X and Y is
0.8. Find the Regression co-efficient of Y on X.
(a) 0.78
(b) 1.28
(c) 6.8
(d) 0.32
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84. The theory of compound probability states that for any two events A and B:
(a) P (A ∩ B) = P(A) × P(B)
(b) P (A ∩ B) = P(A) × P(B/A)
(c) P (A ∪ B) = P(A) × P(B/A)
(d) P (A ∪ B) = P(A) + P(B) – P(A ∩ B)
85. Three identical dice are rolled. The probability that the same number will
appear on each of them is:
(a) 1/6
(b) 1/12
(c) 1/36
(d) 1
86. If 10 men, among whom are A and B, stand in a row, what is the probability
that there will be exactly 3 men between A and B ?
(a) 11/15
(b) 4/15
(c) 1/15
(d) 2/15
87. P(A) = 2/3; P(B) = 3/5; P(A∪B) = 5/6. Find P(B/A)
(a) 11/20
(b) 13/20
(c) 13/18
(d) 15/20
88. The odds in favour of A solving a problem is 5:7 and Odds against B solving
the same problem is 9:6. What is the probability that if both of them try, the
problem will be solved?
(a) 117/180
(b) 181/200
(c) 147/180
(d) 119/180
89. A bag contains 15 one rupee coins, 25 two rupee coins and 10 five rupee
coins. If a coin is selected at random from the bag, then the probability of not
selecting a one rupee coin is:
(a) 0.30
(b) 0.70
(c) 0.25
(d) 0.20
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90. If two variables x and y are related by 2X + 3Y – 7 = 0 and the mean and mean
deviation about mean of X are 1 and 0.3 respectively, then the co-efficient of
mean deviation of Y about mean is .
(a) -5
(b) 4
(c) 12
(d) 50
91. If X and Y are related as 3X – 4Y = 20 and the quartile deviation of X is 12,
then the quartile deviation of Y is :
(a) 14
(b) 15
(c) 16
(d) 9
92. Suppose a population A has 100 observations 101,102,103,200 and another
population B has 100 observations 151, 152, 153, ………… 250. If VA and VB
represents the variance of the two populations respectively, then V A/ VB = :
_________
(a) 9/4
(b) 1
(c) 4/9
(d) 2/3
93. The rate of returns from three different shares are 100%, 200% and 300%
respectively. The average rate of retuen will be.
(a) 350%
(b) 233.33%
(c) 200%
(d) 300%
94. If variance of x is 5, then find the variance of (2 – 3x)
(a) 10
(b) 45
(c) 5
(d) -13
95. The sum of the squares of deviations of a set of observations has the smallest
value, when the deviations are taken from their
(a) A. M.
(b) H. M.
(c) G. M.
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(d) None
96. For a moderately skewed distribution, which of the following relationship
holds?
(a) Mean – Median = 3 (Median – Mode)
(b) Median -Mode = 3 (Mean -Median)
(c) Mean – Mode = 3 (Mean – Median)
(d) Mean – Median 3 (Mean – Mode)
97. The mean salary for a group of 40 female workers is ` 5200 per month and
that for a group of 60 male workers is ` 6800 per month. What is the combined
salary ?
(a) ` 6160
(b) ` 6280
(c) ` 6890
(d) ` 6920
98. The mean weight of 15 students is 110 kg. The mean weight of 5 of them is
100 kg. and that of another five students is 125 kg., then the mean weight of
the remaining students is:
(a) 120
(b) 105
(c) 115
(d) None of these
99. If the difference between mean and mode is 69, then the difference between
Mean and Median will be _____
(a) 63
(b) 31.5
(c) 23
(d) None of the above
100. The average age of 15 students is 15 years. Out of these the average age of
5 students is 14 years and that of other 9 students is 16 years, then the age
of 15th student is _____
(a) 11 years
(b) 14 years
(c) 15 years
(d) None of these
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RATIO & PROPORTIONS

2. If 2A = 3B = 4C, then A : B : C is;

3. If 15% of x = 20% of y, then x : y is;

4. If (x : y) = 2 : 1, then (x2 – y2) : (x2 + y2) is;

5. If (a + b) : (b + c) : (c + a) = 6 : 7 : 8 an (a + b + c) = 14, then the value

6. The salaries of A, B, C are in the ration 2 : 3 : 5. If the increments of 15%,

7. ` 1210 were divided among A, B, C so that A : B = 5 : 4 and B : C = 9 : 10.

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612 x (35)28 x (15)16

18. If 3x = 5y = 75z, then

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(a) 480 (b) 482 (c) 484 (d) 486

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22. If log2x + log4x = 6, then the value of x is :

27. The value of log2 16 is :

28. If logx4 = 0.4, then the value of x is :

29. If logx y = 100 and log2 x = 10, then the value of y is :

30. Which of the following statements is not correct?

32. If log12 27 = a, then log6 16 is :

33. If log10 5 + log10 (5x + 1) = log10 (x + 5) + 1, then x is equal to :

35. If log 2 = 0.30103, the number of digits in 264 is :

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37. The difference between the roots of the equation x2 – 7x – 9 = 0 is:

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49. The roots of the equation x3 + x2 – x – 1 = 0 are:

50. If α and β are the roots of the equation x2 – 4x + 1 = 0, then value of α3 +

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(c) (d) None of these

54. The common region represented by the following in inequalities L1 = X1 + x2

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(a) OABC (b) Outside of OAB (c) ΔΔBCE (d) Δ ABE

55. In a garment factory an average experienced person does 5 units of work

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TIME VALUE OF MONEY

60. A certain sum of money amounts to ` 1008 in 2 years and to ` 1164 3½

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(a) ` 52,500; ` 47,500 (b) ` 62,500; ` 37,500

77. A sum of money invested at compound interest amounts to ` 800 in 3 years

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84. If the initial investment of ` 4,00,000 becomes ` 6,00,000 in 24 months, then

87. A loan of ` 1,02,000 is to be paid back in two equal annual instalments. If

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93. Calculate the present value of ` 2,000 to be required after 10 years

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PERMUTATIONS & COMBINATIONS

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112. nCp + 2 nCp-1 + nCp-2 = ?

113. If nP, = 3024 and nCr = 126, then find n and r?

115. Of 6P2r = 12 X6Pr, then r is equal to:

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119. If in an A.P., Tn represents nth term.

122. Geometric mean of P, P2, P3, ….., Pn will be:

123. If 8th term of an A.P is 15, then sim of its 15 term is

124. If arithmetic mean between roots of a quadratic equation is 8 and the

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138. If a, b, c are in G.P. then the value of a(b2+c2)-c(a2+b2) is ____

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