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 GMA Test-1
Part - 1

1. The rate of increase of the price of sugar is invested at 4% per annum compounded
observed to be two per cent more than the annually, they shall receive the same amount
inflation rate expressed in percentage. The on reaching 21 yrs of age. What is the share of
price of sugar, on January 1, 2004, is Rs. 20 per Ruma?
kg. The inflation rate for the years 2004 and (a) Rs. 16000 (b) Rs. 15000
2005 are expected to be 8% each. The expected (c) Rs. 15600 (d) Rs. 14600
price of sugar on January 1, 2006 would be:
6. Ms Joshi's expenditure and savings are in the
(a) 23.60 (b) 24.00
ratio of 3:2. Her income increases by 10%. Her
(c) 24.20 (d) 24.60 expenditure also increases by 12%. By how
2. A report consists of 20 sheets each of 55 lines much per cent do her savings increase?
and each such line consist of 65 characters. (a) 7% (b) 6%
This report is retyped into sheets each of 65 (c) 13% (d) 11%
lines such that each line consists of 70
characters. The approximate percentage 7. The price of the Samsung Laptops falls by 3%.
reduction in number of sheets is closest to: By how much per cent should the company
increase its sales so as not to decrease its
(a) 20 (b) 5
laptop revenue?
(c) 30 (d) 35
(a) 3.09% (b) 5%
3. The number of votes ‘not cast’ for the PJB (c) 4% (d) None
Party increased by 25% in the National
General Election over those ‘not cast’ for it in 8. 96 + 7, when divided by 8, what would be the
the previous Assembly Polls, and the PJB remainder by such operation?
Party lost by a majority twice as large as that (a) 0 (b) 6
by which it had won the Assembly Polls. If a (c) 5 (d) None
total 2,60,000 people voted each time. How
many voted for the PJB Party in the Assembly 9. In a group of buffaloes and ducks, the
Elections? number of legs of the group is 24 more than
twice the number of heads of the group. Find
(a) 1,10,000 (b) 1,50,000
the number of buffaloes in the group:
(c) 1,40,000 (d) 1,20,000
(a) 6 (b) 12
4. Two liquids A and B are in the ratio 5 : 1 in (c) 8 (d) None
container I and 1 : 3 in container II. In what
ratio should the contents of the two 10. Ram dealt some cards to Shyam and himself
containers be mixed so as to obtain a mixture from a full pack of playing cards and laid the
of A and B in the ratio 1 : 1? rest aside. Ram then said to Shyam. "If you
give me a certain number of your cards, I will
(a) 2 : 3 (b) 4 : 3
have four times as many cards as you will
(c) 3 : 2 (d) 3 : 4 have. If I give you the same number of cards,
5. A sum of Rs 30600 is divided between Ruma I will have thrice as many cards as you will
and Ashish, who are respectively 18 and 19 have ". Of the given choices, which could
yrs old, in such a way that if their shares are represent the number of cards with Ram?
 (a) 9 (b) 31 the merchant got Rs. 70,000 less. Find the
(c) 12 (d) 35 original price of the diamond.
(a) Rs. 1.4 lakh (b) Rs. 2 lakh
11. A group of workers were put on job. From the
second day onwards, one worker was (c) Rs. 1 lakh (d) Rs. 2.1 lakh
withdrawn each day. The job was finished 17. A student took five papers in an examination,
when the last worker was withdrawn. Had no where the full marks were the same for each
worker been withdrawn at any stage, the paper. His marks in these papers were in the
group would have finished the job in two- proportion of 6 : 7 : 8 : 9 : 10. In all papers
third of the time. How many workers were together, the candidate obtained 60% of the
there in the group? total marks. Then the number of papers in
(a) 2 (b) 3 which less than 50% marks is:
(c) 5 (d) 11 (a) 2 (b) 3
12. What is the least fraction number which must (c) 4 (d) 1
be added to 29/12+ 15/16, to make the result 18. In a survey of political preferences, 78% of
a whole number? those asked were in favor of at least one of the
(a) 21/38 (b) 31/38 proposals: I, II and III. 50% of those asked
(c) 31/48 (d) 17/48 favoured proposal I, 30% favoured proposal
II and 20% favoured proposal III. If 5% of
13. Let A and B be two solid spheres such that the those asked favoured all three of the
surface area of B is 300% higher than the proposals, what percentage of those asked
surface area of A. The volume of A is found to favoured more than one of the three
be K% lower than the volume of B. proposals?
The value of k must be: (a) 10 (b) 12
(a) 700 (b) 300 (c) 17 (d) 22
(c) 87.5 (d) 100 19. Instead of a meter scale, a cloth merchant uses
14. If A gives B Rs 20, A has 40% of what B has a 120 cm scale while buying, but uses an 80
and if B gives Rs 40 to A, B has 40% of what A cm scale while selling the same cloth. If he
has. What amount was initially with A? offers a discount of 20% on cash payment,
what is his overall profit percentage?
(a) 40 (b) 50
(a) 20% (b) 25%
(c) 60 (d) 70
(c) 40% (d) 15%
15. A college has raised 75% of the amount it
needs for a new building by receiving an 20. x and y are real numbers satisfying the
average donation of Rs. 600 from the people conditions 2 < x < 3 and - 8 < y < -7. Which of
already solicited. The people already solicited the following expressions will have the least
represent 60% of the people the college will value?
ask for donations. If the college is to raise (a) xy2 (b) x2y
exactly the amount needed for the new (c) 5xy (d) None
building, what should be the average
donation from the remaining people to be 21. Jinny spent 1/6th of her life as child, 1/12th of
solicited? her life as youth and 1/7th of her life as a
single women. Five years after her marriage
(a) Rs. 300 (b) Rs. 250
she gave birth to Sam. Sam lived half of her
(c) Rs. 400 (d) Rs. 500 mother's total age in India before he migrated
16. The cost of diamond varies directly as the to UK. Jinny lived for 4 years after Sam left
square of its weight. Once, this diamond for UK. Find Jinny's age when she got
broke into four pieces with weights in the married.
ratio 1 : 2 : 3 : 4. When the pieces were sold, (a) 84 (b) 33
(c) 52 (d) 63
22. How many 5 digit odd numbers exist with all 24. Robin says "If Jai gives me Rs 40, he will have
the digits distinct and repetition is not half as much as Atul, but if Atul gives me Rs
allowed? 40 then the three of us will have the same
(a) 360 (b) 13440 amount." What is the total amount of money
(c) 200 (d) 100 that Robin, Jai and Atul have between them?
(a) Rs 360 (b) Rs 240
23. If 6 boys and 6 girls (including Sunita and
(c) Rs 320 (d) Rs 400
Geeta) are to stand in row, then what is the
probability that the two particular girls Sunita 25. A student got twice as many sums wrong as
and Geeta are not standing together? he got right and got thrice as many right as
5 5 the number of unattempted questions. If there
(a) 12 (b) 6 were 40 questions, how many did he solved
1 correctly?
(c) 24 (d) None (a) 4 (b) 18
(c) 22 (d) 12
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Part - 1

Ans. 1. (c) Majority of votes lost in this year's poll

Sol: Inflation rate for the year 2004 & 2005 = 8% = (votes not cast) - (votes cast) =1.25x -
each. (260000 - 1.25x)
The rate of increase in price of sugar will be = = (2.5x - 260000).
10%.
According to the question
As, price of sugar on Jan 1, 2004 is Rs. 20.
(Margin of loss this year) = 2 x (Margin of
Then, it will be Rs. 22 on Jan 1, 2005 and Rs. victory last year).
24.20 on Jan 1, 2006.
(2.5x - 260000) = 2(260000 - 2x).
Ans. 2. (a)
Solving this equation we get,
Sol: Total volume of first report = (20 x 55 x 65) =
71500. x = 120000.

Let n be the number of pages. The number of votes not casted for the party
in the previous assembly polls = 120000.
Therefore, the new volume will be = (65 x 70 x
n) = 4550n So, the number of votes casted for the party =
(260000 - 120000) = 140000.
As the volume remains same, we can say that
71500 = 4550n Ans. 4. (d)

n = 15.71  16 sheets. Sol: Let the ratio of content = p: q

Clearly, the sheet has reduced by 4 and Quantity of A in the mixture = 5/6 p + ¼ q
percentage reduction in number of sheets Quantity of B in the mixture = 1/6 p + ¾ q
=(4/20) x 100 = 20%.
Therefore, the required mixture = 1:1
Ans. 3. (c)
{5/6p + 1/4q} / {1/6p + 3/4q} = 1/1
Sol: Let the number of votes ‘not cast’ in the
previous polls = x By solving,

So, the number of votes not cast for the party We get p/q = 3/4
would be = 1.25x. Ans. 5. (b)
Total numbers of votes are 260000 Sol: Let the share of Ruma is p. Then the share of
Therefore, the number of votes cast in the two Ashish is (30600 - p). Therefore p x (1+4/100)3
polls would be = (260000 - x) and (260000 - = (30600 - p)(1+4/100)2. Solving we get p =
1.25x) Rs.15000.

Majority of votes in the previous polls = Ans. 6. (a)

(votes cast) - (votes not cast) = (260000 - x) - x Sol: Let Ms. Joshi's saving = 3s. Let Ms. Joshi's
= (260000 - 2x). expenditure = 2s. Therefore his initial total
 income becomes 5s. Now her income withdraw workers one by one. The first thing
increases by 10% so New income will be 5.5s. is that you should check out for the answer
Her expenditure increases by 12 % and choices. Since, one worker was withdrawn
therefore her new expenditure 3s x 12% = everyday and the last worker was withdrawn
3.36s. Now therefore her new saving is 5.5s - on the last day, the number of workers should
3.36s = 2.14s. Percentage Increase in savings = be such that it can be expressed as the sum of
(2.14s - 2s)/2s x 100 = 7%. first n natural numbers. For eg. 3 could be the
only answer that is possible as 3 = 1+2. None
Ans. 7. (a)
of the other answer choices support this as
Sol: Lets us suppose that Samsung sells 100 1+2+3 = 6 and 1+2+3+4 = 10.
laptops for Rs. 100 each. Total revenue: 10000.
Ans. 12. (c)
Now its price is reduced by 3%, that is to Rs.
97. Hence, net revenue will become Rs. 9700. Sol: Now 29/12 + 15/16 = 116/48+ 45/48 =
In order to increase the revenue again to Rs. 161/48 clearly, the least fraction among
10000, the company should increase its sales options given is 31/ 48 or 161/48 + 31/48 =
to: (10000/97) = 103.09 laptops. % increase in 192/48=4 which is a whole number.
sales: 3.09%.
Ans. 13. (c)
Ans. 8. (a)
Sol: Surface area of sphere = 4r2
Sol: According to the remainder theorem, 9 + 7/8
6

will have the same remainder as 16 + 7/8 Let a and b be the radius of sphere A and B.
and this will have the remainder as 0 4(4a2 ) = (4b2)
Ans. 9. (b) So 2a = b.
Sol: Let the number of buffaloes be x and number and volume of sphere =4/3r3
of ducks be y.
8 Va = Vb
Then, number of legs = 4x + 2y, number of
heads = x + y given, 4x + 2y = 2(x + y) + 24 So when volume of sphere A is 1, then B is 8.
or 2x = 24 or x =12.
So volume of sphere A is less than volume of
Ans. 10. (b) B by 7/8 i.e. 87.5 %.
Sol: Here we are going to solve this sum by Ans. 14. (c)
making equations.
Sol: (A - 20) =40% (B +20)
So let the number of cards Shyam has be M
and let Ram have I cards with him. (A - 20) = 2/5 ( B + 20)

Now get back to the conditions, according to 5A - 100= 2B + 40

question, if Shyam gives Ram x cards, then 5A -2B =140 ………………….(1)
the equation : l + x = 4(M - x) i.e. 4M - I = 5x.
40% (A+ 40) = ( B - 40)
On the other hand if Ram gives Shyam x
cards, then we have the equation : I - x = 3(M 2/5(A + 40) = ( B - 40)
+ x) i.e. I - 3M = 4x. 2A + 80 = 5B - 200
Solving the two equations we get, M = 9x and 2A - 5B= - 280 …………………..(2)
I = 31x. The only option is 31. In a pack of 52
cards the only possible value for I could be 31. solving (1) and (2)
Ans. 11. (b) A comes out to be 60.
Sol: If there are a number of workers and they Ans. 15. (a)
withdrawn each day means it is in the
sequence of x, x+1, x+2........so when they
Sol: Let the number of people asked for the 8x = 0.6
donation = p
x = 0.075
Let x be the total number of people the college
So the marks are 0.45, 0.525, 0.6, 0.675 and
will ask for donations.
0.75.
The people already solicited represent 60%
Number of times the marks exceed 50% is
Therefore People already solicited = 0.6p 4.and hence the number of papers in which he
gets less than 50% is 1.
Average donation = Rs. 600
Ans. 18. (c)
Therefore the amount raised = 600 × 0.6x =
360p Sol: Let p, q, r be the percentage of persons who is
in favor of I and II, I and III, II and III.
Therefore this money is the 75% of the
amount. Also given that 5% is favored for all.
Hence, remaining 25% = 120p So according to the question we have the
equation:
Therefore Average donation from remaining
people 45 - (p - q) + 25 - (p + r) + 15 - (q + r) + (p + q +
r + 5) = 78
=120/0.4 = 300.
(p + q + r + 5) = 12
Ans. 16. (c)
Therefore % who is in favor of more than one
Sol: Let weight of the diamond be 10p.
= 12 + 5 = 17.
Cost of diamond varies directly as the square Ans. 19. (a)
of its weight
Sol: Let the price of 100 cm of cloth = Rs. 100 He
Therefore price will be = k(10p)2 . . . where k got 120 cm in Rs. 100 Profit earned by him =
is a constant. 20 cm of cloth i.e. Rs. 20 Therefore the cost
Let the weights of the pieces after breaking = price of 1 cm for him was = Rs. 0.833.
p, 2p, 3p and 4p. Now he sells 80 cm at Rs. 100.
Therefore, their prices will be kp2, 4kp2, 9kp2 He now gives the discount of 20% on cash
and 16kp2. payment.
Therefore total price would be: Therefore, by all transaction he gives 80 cm at
= (1 + 4 + 9 + 16)kp = 30kp .
2 2 Rs. 80.

Therefore the difference = 100kp2 - 30kp2= Therefore, he only earns 20% profit by all
70kp2 = 70000. transaction.

Hence, the original price = 100kp2 = 100×1000 Ans. 20. (c)

= 100000 = Rs. 1 lakh. Sol: From the given data we come to know that
Ans. 17. (d) one value would be negative and one value
would be positive.
Sol: Marks are in the ratio = 6 : 7 : 8 : 9 : 10
Using the conditions 2 < x < 3 and - 8 < y < -7
Let the marks be 6x, 7x, 8x, 9x and 10x , the value of y would be negative and the
Average score = 60% value of x would be positive.

Therefore their average score will be Let us analyze the options:

{6x + 7x + 8x + 9x + 10x} / 5 We can see that since y has been squared in

option a, its value becomes positive.
 The value of xy2 would be positive and will the repetition is not allowed the thousands
not be the minimum. place will be filled in remaining 8 numbers ,
hundreds place in remaining 7 numbers, tens
From (b) and (c), x2y and 5xy would give
place by remaining 6 numbers.
negative values but we cannot find the
specific negative and positive values So the total number of ways = 8*8*7*6*5 =
13440.
On comparing (a) and (c), we find that x2 < 5x
in 2 < x < 3. Ans. 23. (b)
Since the value of y is negative therefore x2y > Sol: Number of ways in which 6 boys and 6 girls
5xy can stand in a row (without any constraints) =
12!
Therefore, 5xy would give the minimum
value. Number of ways in which 6 boys and 6 girls
can stand in a row such that Sunita and Geeta
Ans. 21. (b)
are always together = 2! × 11!
Sol: Suppose Jinny lived for x years, 2! 11! 5
1  .
Required probability = 12! 6
Therefore by given condition:
x/6 + x/12 + x/7 + 5 + x/2 + 4 = x Ans. 24. (a)

So total age of Jinny comes out to be 84 years. Sol: Jai -Rs120, Robin -Rs 80 and Atul -Rs 160.
So Jinny's age when she got married = x/6 + Ans. 25. (d)
x/12 + x/7=84/6 + 84/12 + 84/7 = 33 years.
Sol: x + y + z = 40
Ans. 22. (b)
y = 2x, z = x/3
Sol: For a number to be odd the unit digit should
either be 1,3,5,7 or 9.  x + 2x + x/3 = 40

So units place can be filled in 5 ways. x = 12

The ten thousands place can be filled in 8 Thus Ans. is (d)

ways ( as 0 cannot come in that place),now as
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 GMA Test-1
Part - 2

1. 2/3 of a consignment was sold at a profit of 6. Sohan is a carpenter who specialises in

6% and the rest at a loss of 3%. If, however, making chairs. For every assignment he
there was an overall profit of Rs 540.00, the undertakes, he charges his commission and
value of consignment was: cost. His commission is fixed and equals Rs.
(a) Rs 1,620 (b) Rs 4,860 560 per assignment while the cost equals Rs.
2n² where n is the total number of chairs he
(c) Rs 5,400 (d) Rs 18,000
makes. If for a certain assignment the average
2. A shopkeeper gives 3 consecutive discounts cost per chair is not more than Rs. 68 then the
of 10%, 15% and 15% after which he sells his minimum and maximum possible number of
goods at a percentage profit of 30.05% on the chairs in the assignment are, respectively.
cost price. Find the value of the percentage (a) 13 and 19 (b) 13 and 20
profit that the shopkeeper would have earned
(c) 14 and 19 (d) 14 and 20
if he had given discounts of 10% and 15%
only: 7. Once I had been to the post office to buy five-
(a) 53% (b) 62.5% rupee, two-rupee and one-rupee stamps. I
paid the clerk Rs. 20, and since he had no
(c) 72.5% (d) 68.6%
change, he gave me three more one-rupee
3. A journey of 192 kms takes 2 hours less by a stamps. If the number of stamps of each type
fast train than by a slow train. If the average that I had ordered initially was more than
speed of the slow train is 16 kmph less than one, what was the total number of stamps
that of a fast train, what is the average speed that I bought?
of the fast train? (a) 10 (b) 9
(a) 30 kmph (b) 48 kmph (c) 12 (d) 8
(c) 20 kmph (d) 25 kmph
8. A man has 9 friends: 4 boys and 5 girls. In
4. Two planes move along a circle of how many ways can he invite them, if there
circumference 1.2 kms with constant speeds. have to be exactly 3 girls in the invitees?
When they move in different directions, they (a) 320 (b) 160
meet every 15 seconds and when they move
(c) 80 (d) 200
in the same direction one plane overtakes the
other every 60 seconds. Find the speed of the 9. In a watch, the minute hand crosses the hour
slower plane. hand for the third time exactly after every 3
(a) 0.04 km/s (b) 0.03 km/s hr 18 min and 15 s of watch time. What is the
time gained or lost by this watch in one day?
(c) 0.05 km/s (d) 0.02 km/s
(a) 14 min 10 s lost
5. 11. What percentage of candidates passed the (b) 13 min 50 s lost
Exam from Stream T out of the total number
(c) 13 min 20 s gained
of candidates enrolled from the same stream?
(d) 14 min 40 s gained
(a) 50% (b) 62.50%
(c) 75% (d) 80% 10. A tourist purchased a total of Rs. 1,500 worth
of traveller's cheques in Rs. 10 and Rs. 50
 denominations.During the trip, the tourist 15. In the question below, numbers have been
encashed 7 cheques and then lost all of the arranged in a certain pattern. Find out the
rest. If the number of Rs. 10 cheques encashed missing number.
was one more or one less than the number of
Rs. 50 cheques encashed, then what is the
minimum possible value of the cheques that
were lost?
(a) Rs. 1,430 (b) Rs. 1,310
(c) Rs. 1,290 (d) Rs. 1,270
11. There are four numbers in a sequence. The
average of first three is 6, the average of the
last three is 7 and the last number is 3 more
than the first. The average of the second and
(a) 16 (b) 64
the third numbers is:
(c) 40 (d) 75
(a) 6
(b) 6.5 16. Twenty-seven persons attend a party. Which
one of the following statements can never be
(c) 5.75
true?
(d) Cannot be determined
(a) There is a person in the party who is
12. For the same budgeted amount, Ramu could acquainted with all the twenty-six others.
buy fewer oranges than before after 20% hike (b) Each person in the party has a different
in the price of oranges. What is the minimum number of acquaintances.
number of oranges that he bought originally,
(c) There is a person in the party who has an
if after the hike he still managed to buy an
odd number of acquaintances.
integral number of oranges?
(d) In the party, there is no set of three
(a) 20 (b) 5 mutual acquaintances.
(c) 6 (d) None of these
17. All Analysts are Engineers. One-third of all
13. What is the missing number? Engineers are Analysts. Half of all
Technicians are Engineers. Only one
Technician is an Analyst. Eight Technicians
are Engineers. If the number of Engineers is
90, how many Engineers are neither Analysts
nor Technicians?
(a) 65 (b) 79
(a) 155 (b) 195 (c) 82 (d) 53
(c) 240 (d) 84 18. Ramesh appears in six different papers in his
14. In a mile race, Aman can be given a start of semester examination, where the maximum
128 m by Bimal. If Bimal can give Chaman a marks were 50 for each paper. His marks in
start of 4 m in a 100 m dash, then who out of these papers are in the proportion 8 : 9 : 10 :
Aman and Chaman will win a race of one and 13 : 14 : 15. Considering his aggregate in all
half miles, and what will be the final lead the papers together, if he fails to obtain 50%
given by the winner to the loser? (One mile is of the total marks. What is the minimum
1,600 m.) possible additional marks Ramu should get to
obtain 50% of the total marks, given that he
(a) Aman, 1/12 mile
got integral marks in each paper?
(b) Chaman, 1/32 mile
(a) 81 (b) 17
(c) Aman, 1/24 mile
(c) 12 (d) 58
(d) Chaman, 1/16 mile
19. If a shopkeeper offers a discount of 40% on When blue is on the top, which colour will be
the mark price of a T.V. set, then he makes a at the bottom?
loss of 16%. If he sells at a discount of 25% on (a) Orange (b) Red
the mark price, then what percentage
(c) White (d) Yellow
profit/loss will he make?
(a) 5% loss (b) 5% profit 23. When I add 4 times my age 4 years from now
to 5 times my age 5 years from now, I get 10
(c) 3% loss (d) 3% profit
times my current age. How old will I be 3
20. Find the least number which when divided years from now?
by 6, 15 and 17 always leaves a remainder 1, (a) 34 (b) 24
but when divided by 7 leaves no remainder?
(c) 44 (d) 64
(a) 611 (b) 511
24. A batsman scores 23 runs and increases his
(c) 711 (d) 911
average from 15 to 16. Find the runs to be
21. Four black cows and three brown cows give made if he wants to increase the average to 18
as much milk in five days as three black cows in the same match.
and five brown cows give in four days. The (a) 39 (b) 23
total milk given by both of them will
(c) 45 (d) 61
definitely be a multiple of:
(a) 7 (b) 13 25. A reduction of 25% in the price of rice enables
a customer to obtain 3 kg more for Rs. 189.
(c) 11 (d) 17
What is the original price of rice per kg?
22. Six faces of a cuboid block are of green, blue, (a) Rs. 22 (b) Rs. 15
red, yellow, orange and white colour in the
(c) Rs. 21 (d) Rs. 25
following manner.

White Orange
Blue
Yellow
Green Red

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Part - 2

Ans. 1. (d) Ans. 6. (d)

Sol: Let total value of consignment be Rs x A.T.S. Sol: Let the number of chairs in the assignment be
n.
2/3x × 106/100 + x/3 × 97/100 - x = 540
Total cost = 560 + 2n²
 x = Rs 18000
Average cost= 560 + 2n²/n which is < 68
Ans. 2. (a)
Solving we get 2n2 - 68n + 560 < 0
Sol: If CP =100 then SP= 130.05.
Hence 14<n<20
Discounts = 10%, 15%, 15%.
Ans. 7. (a)
100 100 100
 M.P.  130.05     Rs. 200
90 85 85 Sol: Since I paid Rs. 20 and because of lack of
If discounts are 10% and 15% then the price is change, the clerk gave me Rs. 3 worth of
153. stamps, it can be concluded that the total
value of the stamp that I wanted to buy isRs.
Hence, profit is 53% 17. Since I ordered initially a minimum of 2
stamps of each denominations, if I buy
Ans. 3. (b)
exactly 2 stamps each, my total value is 2(5 +
Sol: 192/(x-16) - 192/x = 2. 2 + 1) = Rs. 16. The only way in which I make
it Rs. 17 is buying one more stamp of Re 1.
Solve for X = 48kmph Hence, the total number of stamps that I
Ans. 4. (c) ordered -

Sol: Let the speeds of fast plane and slow plane be = (2 + 2 + 3) = 7. In addition, the clerk gave
x and y m/sec respectively me 3 more.

D=s×t Hence, the total number of stamps that I

bought = (7 + 3)
If they move in opposite direction
= 10 (viz. 2 five-rupee, 2 two-rupee and 6 one-
15 (x + y) = 1200  x + y = 80 m/sec ... (i) rupee stamps).
If they move in same direction, relative speed Ans. 8. (b)
= x - y m/sec
Sol: Out of the 5 girls, 3 girls can be invited in 5C3
Time = 60 i.e. 4 times = 10 ways.
Speed is ¼th x - y = 20 m/sec ... (ii) Nothing is mentioned about the number of
Solving (i) and (ii), boys that he has to invite. He can invite one,
two, three, four or even no boys. Out of 4
y = 50 m/sec = 0.05 km/sec boys, he can invite them in the said manner in
4
C0  4 C1  4 C 2  4 C3  4 C4 =24=16 ways.
Ans. 5. (c)
Sol: Required time = k/y + (x-k)/z
 Thus, the total number of ways is 5C3×24=160 Hence, no unique solution can be obtained as
ways the last equation can be derived from the first
two.
Ans. 9. (b)
Ans. 12. (c)
Sol: In a watch that is running correct, the minute
hand should cross the hour hand once in Sol: The price becomes 6/5 of original price.
5
65  Hence, quantity bought = 5/6 of original
every 11 or 720/11 mins.
quantity.
So they should ideally cross three times once
Hence, there must be a minimum of 6 oranges
in 3×720/11= 196.36 min. But in the watch
purchased originally.
under consideration they meet after every 3
hr, 18 min and 15 s, i.e. (3 × 60 + 18 + Ans. 13. (c)
15/60)=198.25 mins. In other words, our
watch is actually losing time (as it is slower Sol: The inner number is 1 less than the square of
than the normal watch). Hence, when our the number formed by adding the outer
watch elapsed 198.25 min, it actually should numbers (2 + 3 + 2 + 6)2 - 1 = 168.
have elapsed 196.36 min. So in a day, when Ans. 14. (d)
our watch will elapse (60 × 24) = 1440, it
should actually elapse . In other words, our Sol: In a mile race, Aman can be given a start of
watch is actually losing time (as it is slower 128 m by Bimal. This means that Bimal can
than the normal watch). Hence, when our afford to start after Aman has travelled 128 m
watch elapsed 198.25 min, it actually should and still complete one mile with him. In other
have elapsed 196.36 min. So in a day, when words, Bimal can travel one mile, i.e. 1,600 m
our watch will elapse (60 × 24) = 1440, it in the same time as Aman can travel (1600 -
should actually elapse 1440 × 196.36/198.25 128) = 1,472 m. Hence, the ratio of the speeds
=1426.27. Hence, the amount of time lost by of Bimal and Aman = Ratio of the distances
our watch in one day = (1440 - 1426.27) = travelled by them in the same time =
13.73, i.e. 13 min and 50 s (approximately). 1472/1600 = 25 : 23.

Ans. 10. (d) Bimal can give Chaman a start of 4 m. This

means that in the time Bimal runs 100 m,
Sol: Let t be the number of Rs. 10 traveller's Chaman only runs 96 m. So the ratio of the
cheques that were cashed and let f be the speeds of Bimal and Chaman = 100/96 = 25 :
number of Rs. 50 traveller's cheques that were 24. Hence, we have B : A = 25 : 23 and B : C =
cashed. Then t + f = 7, and t is either f + 1 or f 25 : 24. So A : B : C = 23 : 25 : 24. This means
- 1. that in the time Chaman covers 24 m, Aman
Thus, either t = 4 and f = 3, or t = 3 and f = 4. only covers 23 m. In other words, Chaman is
In the first case, the value of the lost cheques faster than Aman. So if they race for 1.5 miles
would have been Rs. 1,500 - t (Rs. 10) - f (Rs. = 2,400 m, Chaman will complete the race
50)= Rs. 1,500 - Rs. 40 - Rs. 150 = Rs. 1,310; first and by this time Aman would only
whereas, in the second case, the value would complete 2,300 m. In other words, Chaman
have been Rs. 1,500 - Rs. 30 - Rs. 200 = Rs. would beat Aman by 100 m = 1/16 mile.
1,270. The lesser of these amounts is Rs. 1,270. Ans. 15. (b)
Ans. 11. (d) Exp: The inner number is the cube of the outer
Sol: a+b+c/3 = 6 number.

b+c+d/3=7 Ans. 16. (b)

d-a=3 Sol: The number 27 has no significance here.

Statement ‘b’ will never be true for any
number of people.
 Let us take the case of 2 people. In case (b) he required 12 marks more to get
50% marks, which is less than the case (a). So
If A knows B and B only knows A, both of
this is the right answer.
them have 1 acquaintance each. Thus,B
should be knowing at least one other person. Ans. 19. (b)
Let us say he knows 'C' as well. So now 'B' has Sol: If CP=100; MP=x;
two acquaintances (A and C), but C has only
then x-0.4x=100 - 16 = 84. Hence x=140. If he
acquaintance (B), which is equal to that of A.
sells at a discount of 25%, then SP = 0.75*140
To close this loop, C will have to know A as = 105.
well. In which case he will have two
Hence profit = 5%
acquaintances, which is the same as that of C.
Ans. 20. (b)
Thus, the loop will never be completed unless
atleast two of them have the same number of Sol: Since dividing the number by 6, 15 and 17,
acquaintances. leaves a remainder of 1, the smallest such
number is the LCM of 6, 15 and 17 plus 1, viz.
Besides, statements ‘a’, ‘c’ and ‘d’ can be true. 510 + 1 = 511. This number incidentally is also
divisible by 7 and hence the required answer.
Note:If we consider the case otherwise, to satisfy
condition 2, the first person must have 26 Alternately, we can go with the options.
acquaintances, the second 25, third 24 and so
on. If we continue, the last one should have 0 Ans. 21. (b)
acquaintance, which is not possible. Sol: Assume a black cow gives x litre milk per day
Ans. 17. (d) and a brown cow gives y litre milk per day.

Sol: b + c = 1/3 (a+b+c+d) Hence 5(4x+3y) = 4(3x+5y).

e=d+c Hence 8x=5y.

c = 1, d + c = 8  d = 7, e = 8 Hence x can be 5 and y can be 8.

a + b + c + d = 90 Hence the sum of milk given by them will

definitely be a multiple of 13.
a + b = 82
Ans. 22. (d)
Also 3 (b + c) = a + b + c + d
Exp: Here two such positions of a cuboid are given
2(b + c) = a + d which do not have a face in common in both
the positions. But, since it is a cuboid, it can
2 x 30 = a + 7  a = 53
be easily determined that the two longer faces
Ans. 18. (c) will be opposite to each other. In the example
given, green and red, white and orange,
Sol: Marks obtained should be less than 50 in each yellow and blue are the pairs of faces
paper. opposite to each other. Thus, when blue is on
There are three cases possible. the top, yellow should be at the bottom.

(a) Marks are 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15 Ans. 23. (c)

(b) Marks are 16, 18, 20, 26, 28, 30. Sol: Let x = current age

(c) Marks are 24, 27, 30, 39, 42, 45. According to question equation is 4(x+4) +
5(x+5) = 10x
If we take case(a), then he required 81 marks
more to get 50% of the total. x = 41

If we take case(c), then he got more than 50% Now the age after 3 years = 44 years.
marks.
Ans. 24. (a) Ans. 25. (c)
Sol: From 1st case we get the number of innings to Sol: 25% of 189 = 47.25. Hence 3 kg now costs
be 23-16=7. 47.25, which means we got 9 kg at 189
originally. Hence price originally = 189/9 =
Hence to increase his average to 18 he must
Rs. 21/kg
score 18*8 - 15*7 = 39.

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