CEX–5914/24 Quantitative Ability – 02 CUET

Answers and Explanations

1 – 2 b 3 a 4 d 5 d 6 d 7 b 8 d 9 c 10 b
11 b 12 c 13 c 14 d 15 b 16 d 17 a 18 b 19 c 20 b

1. Statement 1: 5. d Let the dimensions of rectangular photo be a × b.

B = 1.2A represents that B is 20% more than A, hence, Then, initial area = ab
statement 1 is wrong. Now, dimensions are magnified by 20%, so
Statement 2:  1.2a × 1.2b = New area
17 1.2a  1.2b
17% of 237 = × 237 = 170 × 0.237 Required fraction =
100 ab
= 170 × 2.37%  23.7% of 170. 12  12 144 36
Statement 3: =   .
100 100 25
4 4
is equivalent to × 100 = 80%
5 5 6. d Initial cost of product
Statement 4: = Cost of component A (a) + Cost of component B (b)
= a + b = 2a + b = 3b
13 13
is equivalent to × 100 = 162.5% Changed cost = 2b(1.2) + b(1.35)
8 8 = 2.4b + 1.35b = 3.75b.
Statement 5:
Let the cost price be Rs. 100. 0.75b
Required percentage increase =  100 = 25%
 5  3b
100 1    105
 100 
 7. b Let the length and breadth of a rectangle be l and b
20 
105 1    126 respectively.
 100  The area of the rectangle will be l × b.
 20   5  Now, new area = l(1.1) × b(1.2) = 1.32(l × b)
Which is similar to 100 1   1    126
 100   100  0.32(l  b)
Hence, statements (3), (4) and (5) are true. Hence, the percentage change = × 100
(l  b)
= 32%
2. b Let the maximum marks in the exam be x. Then,
75x 80x 8. d Let the length and breadth of a rectangle be l and b
 20 
100 100 respectively.
The area of the rectangle will be l × b.
5x
 20 = Now, new area = l(1.1) × b(0.8) = 0.88lb
100 Percentage change = –0.12 × 100 = –12%.
 x = 400
9. c Let the radius of sphere be ‘r’.
3. a Let the maximum marks be x.
Then passing marks will be 0.4x. 4 3
Then, original volume of a sphere = r
Given: Ramesh got 0.4x + 0.07x marks and 3
Rajesh got 0.4x – 0.03x marks. Changed radius = 0.9r
Now, 0.4x + 0.07x – (0.4x – 0.03x) = 60 4
 0.1x = 60 Changed volume of the sphere = (0.9r)3
3
 x = 600 Required percentage change = –27.1%

4. d Let the price of products A, B, C and D be a, b, c 10. b Let the total population be 100.
and d respectively. Then 0.6 × 100 = 60 were eligible to vote.
b = 0.4a, b = 0.75c, d = 3c Of these 60; 0.7 × 60 = 42 voted on the election day.
 b  300 400 Winning contestant got 0.3 × 100 = 30 votes, therefore,
So, d = 3c = 3   b  4b  b the losing contestant must have gotten 42 – 30 = 12 votes.
0.75  75 100
12
Hence, price of product D is 400% of the price of product B. Hence, required percentage = × 100 = 20%.
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11. b The profit earned by the businessman at the end of
n
the year = 0.12 × 80,00,000 = 9.6 lakhs.  20 
17. a 3456 = 2000 1  
 100 
12. c Note: Amount = SI + Principal amount (P)
n
 200  P  n  12.5 3456  6 
 1  P P   
 100  100 2000  5 

3 n
P  n  12.5  12  6
 3P  P     
100  10  5
 200  n  12.5 3 n
6 6
 n  16    
5 5

P  10  3  n  3 years.
13. c The interest after 3 years =
100
26680  5  r
P  10  6 18. b 46690 = + 26680
The interest after 6 years = 100
100
 20010  100  26680  5  r
P  10  6 P  10  3
So,  = 30,000  r  15%
100 100
Hence, the rate of interest = 15%.
30P
 = 30,000 19. c Let the principal = P.
100
 P = 1,00,000   r 
3 
Hence, Raghu borrowed Rs. 1,00,000. Then, P 1    P  1456 and
  100  

3 2
 10   r 
14. d CI = 10,00,000 1  – 10,00,000 P 1   P  880
 100 
  100 
= 10,00,000 × 1.1 × 1.1 × 1.1 – 10,00,000 Simplify the equations and get,
= 1000 × 1331 – 10,00,000
3
= 13,31,000 – 10,00,000  r 
= Rs. 3,31,000 1   1
100  
1456
2 880
15. b Let the principal be ‘P’.  r 
1   1
Then, 100 

P  2  10 P This will lead to a quadratic equation

SI =  55r2 + 7400r – 170000 = 0 and r = 20%
100 5
Therefore, P1.2 × 1.2 – P = 880
 10 
2  0.44P = 880
CI = P 1    P = 0.21P  P = 2000
 100 
Hence, the principal invested is Rs. 2,000.
Given: 0.21P – 0.2P = 10,000
 0.01P = 10,000 20. b Let the number of students in class A and class B be
 P = 10,00,000 x and 1.5x respectively.
Hence, the principal is Rs. 10 L. Let there be a girls and x-a boys in class A. Then,
class B must have 1.5x – a girls and a boys.
16. d In 2018, let the number of units produced = x.
In 2019, production = x(1.3) xaa
Hence, required percentage =  100
In 2020, production = x(1.3)(1.2) x  1.5x
In 2021, production = x(1.3)(1.2)(0.6) = 1872
From here, we get 100
= = 40%.
x = 2000 units. 2.5

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