ALGEBRA TEST FOR IBA MBA ADMISSION PREPARATION

SET A

FULL MARKS: 30

TIME: 40 Min.

NAME OF EXAMINEE:

MARKS:

1.7^77 + 7^78 + 7^79 is divisible by- (a) 19 (b) 13 (c) 17 (d) 58 (e) None of these

2. X, Y & Z are odd integers. Then which of the following is even?-

(a) X^2+Y^2+Z^2 (b) (X^7+ Y^2) (Z^4) (c) (X+Y)/Z (d) XY+YZ+ZX (e) None of these

3. If X^2- 4X + 8Y is odd, then must be- (a) X is odd (b) Y is odd (c) X is even (d) Y is even (e) None

4. If X is an integer & (7/X^2 + 8/X^2 + 9/X^2) is also an integer then which must be an integer too?

(i) 24/X (ii) 72/X^2 (iii) 3/X

(a) i , ii , iii (b) i & ii (c) only I (d) ii & iii (e) i & iii

5. The average of 7 consecutive odd integers is always-

(a) Divisible by 7 (b) even (c) odd (d) Both a & c (e) Both a & b

6. 7 consecutive integers are given. The sum of the first 4 is 38. What is the average of the 7 numbers?

(a) 9 (b) 7 (c) 11 (d) 14 (e) None of these

7. If X is an even integer, for which of the following equation must Y be an odd integer?

(a) XY=8 (b) X+Y = 10 (c) X+4Y= 24 (d) 3X+7Y=31 (e) None of these

8. a & b both are positive integers. a leaves a remainder of 11 when divided by b. If a/b=77.20, then b=?

(a) 11 (b) 22 (c) 44 (d) 55 (e) 77

9. A number leaves a remainder of 7 when divided by a divisor & also leaves a remainder of 7 when
divided by twice that divisor. What was the number?

(a) 40 (b) 47 (c) 23 (d) 72 (e) None of these

10. If Y= X- 2/X, then what can be a value of Y?

(a) 14/4 (b)3/2 (c) 7/5 (d) 27/5 (e) None of these
11. 24^6/2^n is an integer. What is the greatest possible value of n?

(a) 9 (b) 6 (c) 18 (d) 8 (e) Cannot be determined

12. 7x=5y=10z ; then what is the smallest value of xy/z ?

(a) 14 (b) 7 (c)20 (d) 3.5 (e) 1.2

13. If 6(a+7)=27(b-2); what is the smallest value of a-b ?

(a)-21 (b) 21 (c) 2 (d) 7 (e) None of these

14. If X & Y are both divisible by 6, then which of the following must be divisible by 9?

(a) X+Y (b) X^2-Y^2 (c) X^2-Y (d) X-Y (e) Can’t be determined

15. If X is an integer divisible by 2 but not divisible by 4, then which of the following can’t be an integer?

(a) X/12 (b) 4X (c)3X/7 (d) X^7/4 (e)None of these

16. If n is an integer divisible by 6 but not by 4, then which of the following can’t be an integer?

(a) n/2 (b)n/3 (c)n/6 (d)n/10 (e) n/12

17. You have 3 plates of khichuri, 7 mutton chops, 6 chicken fries, 9 glasses of cokes. What is the
greatest number of beggars among whom you can distribute the food items so that each beggar gets at
least all the four items & all the beggars get equal treatment from you? (Note that you will have to
distribute everything and there cannot be any remainder)

(a) 3 (b) 42 (c)9 (d) 21 (e) None of these

18. By how much is 3/7 larger than 20% of 2?

(a)1/35 (b) 1/7 (c) 4/7 (d)3.3/7 (e) ½

19. You want to distribute some money among 3,5,7 or 15 beggars. You will have to have at least
______ Tk. To do so.

(a)210 (b) 150 (c)75 (d)108 (e) None of these

20. If x falls between -1 & 0 , then which sequence is correct (from largest to smallest)?

(a) X^2, X^3, X^4, X (b) X^2,X^4,X^3,X (c) X^4,X^3,X^2,X (d) X^2,X^4,X,X^3 (e) None

21. If 0<a<b<1 , then which of the following is/are true?

(i) (a-b) is negative (ii) 1/ab is positive (iii) (1/b – 1/a) is positive

(a) I only (b) ii only (c) iii only (d) I & ii (e) I , ii & iii
22. If p & q are prime numbers greater than 2, which of the followings must be true?

(i) p+q is even (ii) pq is odd (iii) p^2-q^2 is even

(a) I only (b) ii only (c) I & ii (d) I & iii (e) I, ii , iii

23. If a & b are negative, & c is positive; which of the following is/are true?

(i) (a-b)<(a-c) (ii) If a<b, then a/c <b/c (iii) 1/b < 1/c

(a) I only (b) ii only (c) iii only (d) ii & iii (e) I, ii & iii

24. If 0<x<1, then which of the following is the correct order (smallest to largest)?

(a) √x, x, x^2 (b)x^2 , x, √x (c) x^2,√x,x (d) x,x^2,√x (e) x, √x, x^2

25. If 13^13= (13^x)^y ; x & y both are integers. Then what is the average of x & y ?

(a) 7 (b) 13 (c) 6.5 (d) 26 (e) can’t be determined

26. Among 2/3 , 5/8 , 7/11 . 13/20, ½ , which is the greatest?

(a) 2/3 (b) 5/8 (c) 7/11 (d) 13/20 (e) ½

27. Which of the following is less than 5/9 ?

(a) 5/8 (b) 21/36 (c) 25/45 (d) 55/100 (e)0.565

28. If -1<x<0 ; then which of the following increases as x increases?

(i) 1- x^2 (ii) x^3 (iii) 1+ 1/x

(a) I only (b) ii only (c) iii only (d) I & ii (e) ii & iii

29. If -1<x<0 ; then which of the following is the correct order from largest to smallest?

(a) 1/x^3 , 1/x^2 . x^4 , x (b) x^4, 1/x^3, 1/x^2, x (c) 1/x^2, x^4 , 1/x^3, x (d) x^4, 1/x^2, x, x^3 (e) None

30. Which of the following is closest to 2?

(a) 4/(2+0.2) (b) 4/ (2+0.2^2) (c) 4/ (2+0.2)^2 (d) 4/√(2+0.2) (e) 4/ (2+0.02)