Mathematics Questions

April 1, 2025

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1. The sum of the exponents of prime factors in the prime factorization of 1729 is:

(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 5

2. If tn is the nth term of an A.P. then the value of

tn+2 − tn is:

(a) d
(b) 2d
(c) 3d
(d) a + 2d

3. If x − y = 4, x2 + y 2 = 40 then xy is:

(a) 12
(b) 10
(c) 8
(d) 6

4. If the ratio of the volumes of two spheres is 8:27, then the ratio of their surface areas
will be:

(a) 2:3
(b) 4:9
(c) 8:27
(d) 16:81

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 4 sin −3 cos
5. If 4 tan = 3 then the value of 4 sin +3 cos
is:
(a) 0
1
(b) 2
1
(c) 4
(d) 1
6. If the diagonals of a rhombus are 10 cm and 24 cm, then its side is:
(a) 13 cm
(b) 12 cm
(c) 15 cm
(d) 17 cm
7. Which of the following numbers will completely divide 351 + 352 + 353 + 354 ?
(a) 5
(b) 12
(c) 13
(d) 17
8. Cards are marked from 1 to 10 are placed in a box and mixed thoroughly. A card is
drawn at random from the box. What is the probability of this card to be a multiple
of 3?
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(a) 10
3
(b) 10
1
(c) 5
2
(d) 5

9. If (3x + 5) and (x + 7) are factors of a quadratic polynomial, then the constant term
is:
(a) 15
(b) 35
(c) 21
(d) 105
10. The numbers 3, 5, 7, 9, 2x - 1, 13, 15, 17 are written in ascending order. If the median
is 11, then find x.
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 8

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11. If sum of two numbers is 35 and their product is 300, then find their difference.

(a) 5
(b) 10
(c) 15
(d) 20

12. 72.438 × 246.5 × 0.0083 is the same as:

(a) 7.2438 × 24.65 × 8.3

13. Write XCIV in Hindu-Arabic numerals:

(a) 94
(b) 96
(c) 104
(d) 114

14. How many odd integers n, where 50 ≤ n ≤ 100, are divisible neither by five nor by
seven?

(a) 23
(b) 24
(c) 25
(d) 26

15. The last digit of 74n + 3, is:

(a) 0
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 8

16. Average of six numbers is 45. If the average of first three numbers is 42 and the average
of last two numbers is 50, what is the fourth number?

(a) 40
(b) 45

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 (c) 48
(d) 52

17. The average of three numbers 50, *3 and 7* is 30. If * represents the same digit, then
it must be:

(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5

18. An inspector rejects 0.05% of the meters as defective. How many meters will he examine
to reject 3 meters?

(a) 600 m
(b) 6000 m
(c) 1500 m
(d) 15000 m

19. A number when increased by 20% gives 60. The number is:

(a) 45
(b) 50
(c) 55
(d) 48

20. A trader wants 15% profit on the selling price of a product whereas his expenses amount
to 20% on sales. What should be his rate of mark up on an article costing 12?

(a) 25%
(b) 50%
(c) 75%
(d) 100%

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21. The cost price of 15 articles is equal to the selling price of 20 articles. The loss percent
in the transaction is:

(a) 20
(b) 25
(c) 30

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 (d) 35

22. Ramesh purchased a laptop and a TV for 25000 and 15000 respectively. He sold the
first at a profit of 10% and the second at a loss of 5%. What is his overall profit/loss?

(a) profit of 1000

23. If the compound interest on a certain sum of money for 2 years at 8% p.a. be 1664,
what would be the simple interest?

(a) 1600
(b) 1560
(c) 1500
(d) 1400

24. Sunita starts work with an annual salary of 2,00,000. If she receives a 10% pay-rise
each year, the number of years she has worked when her annual salary became 2,42,000
is:

(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5

25. A sum of money placed at compound interest triples itself in 8 years. It will amount
to nine times of itself in:

(a) 16 years
(b) 20 years
(c) 24 years
(d) 32 years

26. Arun began a business with 600 and was joined afterwards by Bala with 400. When
did Bala join if the profits at the end of the year were divided in the ratio 3:1?

(a) After 6 months

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27. A fort had provision of food for 200 men for 30 days. After 5 days, 40 men left the
fort. The number of days for which the remaining food will last is:

(a) 20
(b) 25
(c) 30
(d) 35

28. If 15 workers can build 600 meters of wall in 10 days, how many workers will be required
to build 900 meters of wall in 15 days?

(a) 10
(b) 12
(c) 15
(d) 18

29. If 24 women can weave 120 meters of cloth in 10 days, how long will 30 women take
to weave 150 meters?

(a) 8 days
(b) 10 days
(c) 12 days
(d) 15 days

30. A boat travels upstream from P to Q and downstream from Q to P in 5 hours. If the
speed of the boat in still water is 12 km/hr and the speed of the current is 3 km/hr,
the distance between P and Q is:

(a) 22.5 km
(b) 27.5 km
(c) 30 km
(d) 35 km

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31. The first term of an Arithmetic Progression is 15 and the last term is -5. If the sum is
50, the number of terms in the sequence is:

32. In Fig., PQ —— RS and AX and BX are bisectors of PAQ and RBQ respectively.
Find AXB.

33. If two chords PQ and RS of a circle intersect at right angles, prove that arc PRS +
arc PQS = semicircle.

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34. Bulbs are packed in cartons each containing 50 bulbs. Five hundred cartons were
examined for defective bulbs with the following results:
Number of defective bulbs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 more than 6
Frequency 300 120 40 25 10 3 1 1
One carton was selected at random. What is the probability that it has:

(i) exactly 2 defective bulbs?

35. A sweet contains sugar syrup up to about 25% of its volume. Find approximately
how much syrup would be found in 30 sweets, each shaped like a cylinder with two
hemispherical ends with length 6 cm and diameter 3 cm.

36. The mean of 25 values was 80. It was detected on rechecking that one value 90 was
wrongly copied as 70 for the computation of the mean. Find the correct mean.

37. The difference between CI and SI on a certain sum of money at 8% per annum for 2
years is 160. Find the principal if it is known that the interest is compounded annually.

38. Two numbers are such that square of one is 175 less than 7 times the square of the
other. If the numbers are in the ratio of 2:3, find the numbers.

39. A can complete a work in 10 days while B can destroy it in 4 days. A worked for 5
days and then B joined to work with A for another 3 days only. In how many days
will A alone complete the remaining work?

40. Two cyclists start cycling together for a certain distance, one at 12 km/h and another
at 9 km/h. The former arrives two hours before the latter. The distance (in km) is:

41. A train is moving at a speed of 108 km/h. If the length of the train is 120 meters, how
long will it take to cross a railway platform 180 meters long?

42. If a:b = 3:4, b:c = 4:5, c:d = 5:6, find a:b:c:d.

43. 1500 is divided among W, X, Y and Z such that X’s share is 74 of W’s; Y’s share is 5
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of X’s and Z has 41 as much as X and Y together. Find W’s share.

44. 145% of 300 + ?% of 450 = 750

45. What is the sum of all two-digit numbers which when divided by 5 gives a remainder
of 2?