Discussion Group :: grow_more_academy09 CAT QUANT BY RK SIR

1. For how many integers n, will the inequality (n -5) (n = 10) - 3(n-2) ≤ 0 be satisfied?
(a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 12
CAT 2017
2. If a, b, c, and d are integers such that a + b + c + d = 30, then the minimum possible
value of (a - b)2 + (a - c)2 + (a - d)2 is?
(a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 2
CAT 2017
3. The smallest integer n such that n3 - 11n2 + 32n - 28 > 0 is?
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8
CAT 2018
4. If a and b are integers such that 2x2 - ax + 2 > 0 and x2 - bx +8 ≥ 0 for all real numbers
x, then the largest possible value of 2a - 6b is?
(a) 36 (b) 40 (c) 32 (d) 44
CAT 2018
5. Among 100 students, x1 have birthdays in January, x2 have birthdays in February, and
so on. If x0 = max (x1, x2,…… x12), then the smallest possible value of x0 is?
(a) 8 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 9
CAT 2020
6. If a, b and c are positive integers such that ab = 432, bc = 96 and c < 9, then the
smallest possible value of a + b + c is?
(a) 56 (b) 49 (c) 46 (d) 59
CAT 2020
7. If x and y are positive real numbers satisfying x + y = 102, then the minimum possible
𝟏 𝟏
value of 𝟐𝟔𝟎𝟏 (𝟏 + 𝒙) (𝟏 + 𝒚) is?
CAT 2020
𝒙
8. For real x, the maximum possible value of is?
√𝟏+𝒙𝟒
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
(a) 1 (b) 𝟐 (c) (d)
√𝟐 √𝟑
CAT 2020
9. If x and y are non-negative integers such that x + 9 = z, y + 1 = z and x + y < z + 5, then
the maximum possible value of 2x + y equals?
CAT 2020
10. The number of integers n that satisfy the inequalities |n - 60| < |n – 100| < |n-20| is?
(a) 19 (b) 18 (c) 20 (d) 21
CAT 2021
𝒙𝟐 +𝟐𝒙−𝟏𝟓
11. 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 −𝟕𝒙−𝟏𝟖 is negative if and only if?
(a) x < -5 or -2 < x < 3
(b) x < -5 or 3 < x < 9
(c) -5 < x < -2 or 3 < x < 9
(d) -2< x <3 or x > 9
CAT 2021
𝒙𝟐 +𝟐𝒙+𝟒
12. For all real values of x, the range of the function 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟐𝒙𝟐 +𝟒𝒙+𝟗 is?

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𝟑 𝟖 𝟒 𝟖 𝟑 𝟏 𝟑 𝟏
(a) [𝟕 , 𝟗) (b) [𝟗 , 𝟗] (c) (𝟕 , 𝟐) (d) [𝟕 , 𝟐)
CAT 2021
13. For a real number x. the condition |3x – 20| + |3x- 40| = 20 necessarily holds if?
(a) 7 < x < 12 (b) 9 < x < 14 (c) 6 < x < 11 (d) 10 < x < 15
CAT 2021
14. The number of distinct pairs of integers (m, n) satisfying |1+mn| < |m + n| < 5 is?
CAT 2021
15. Let a, b, c be non-zero real numbers such that b2 < 4ac, and f(x) = ax2 + bx + c. If the
set S consists of all integers m such that f(m) < 0, then the set S must necessarily be?
(a) the set of all integers
(b) the empty set
(c) either the empty set or the set of all integers
(d) the set of all positive integers
CAT 2022
𝒙𝟐 −𝟔𝒙+𝟏𝟎
16. The minimum possible value of for x <3, is?
𝟑−𝒙
𝟏 𝟏
(a) 2 (b) 𝟐 (c) − 𝟐 (d) -2
CAT 2022
𝟑𝒙𝟐 −𝟔+𝟏𝟐
17. For all real values of x, lies between 1 and k, and does not take any value
𝒙𝟐 +𝟐𝒙+𝟒
above k. Then k equals?
IPMAT 2019
𝟑−𝒙
18. If x ∈ (a, b) satisfies the inequality ≥ 𝟏, then the largest possible value of b - a
𝒙𝟐 +𝟑𝒙+𝟐
is?
(a) 3
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) No real valued x satisfies the inequality
IPMAT 2019
𝟑𝒙−𝟏
19. The inequality log2 ( 𝟐−𝒙 ) < 1 holds true for?
(a) X ∈ (1/3, 1) (b) X ∈ (1/3, 2) (c) x ∈ (0, 1/3) ∪ (1, 2) (d) X ∈ (-∝, 1)
IPMAT 2019
𝟐 −𝟑𝒙+𝟒
20. The set of values of x which satisfy the inequality 𝟎. 𝟕𝟐𝒙 < 𝟎. 𝟑𝟒𝟑 is?
(a) (1/2, 1) (b) (1/2, ∞) (c) (-∞0, 1/2) (d) (-∞, 1/2) ∪ (1, ∞)
IPMAT 2019
21. Consider the following statements?
𝟏
(i). When 0<x<1, then 𝟏+𝒙 < 𝟏 − 𝒙 + 𝒙𝟐
𝟏
(ii). When 0 < x < 1, then 𝟏+𝒙 > 𝟏 − 𝒙 + 𝒙𝟐
𝟏
(iii). When-1 < x < 0, then 𝟏+𝒙 < 𝟏 − 𝒙 + 𝒙𝟐
𝟏
(iv). When-1 < x < 0, then 𝟏+𝒙 > 𝟏 − 𝒙 + 𝒙𝟐
Then the correct statements are

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(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iv) (c) (i) and (iv) (d) (ii) and (iii)
IPMAT-2020

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