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Section - I (QA + DI)

1. If A is the sum of the squares of the first n natural numbers (where n < 100), then for how many values of n will A be divisible by 5? (a) 40 (b) 60 (c) 59 (d) 39 In the figure given below, AB is the diameter of the larger circle while three smaller circles are drawn inside this circle such that their diameters are along AB. The radius of each of these three circles is 1 cm and the length of AB is 6 cm. Another circle with center at R is drawn which touches the two smaller circles and the larger circle. What is the length of the radius (in cm) of this circle? A

2.

R O

B 3 (a) 2
3. (b)

1 2

(c) 1

(d) None of these

From the first 20 natural numbers how many Arithmetic Progressions of five terms can be formed such that the common difference is a factor of the fifth term? (a) 16 (b) 22 (c) 25 (d) 26

4.

4x + 5 5f(x) + 4f = 9 (2x + 1), where x R and x 4. What is the value of f(7)? x4 (a) 17 (b) 8 (c) 7 (d) None of these
There were 4 parcels all of whose weights were integers (in kg). The weights of all the possible pairs of parcels were noted down and amongst these the distinct values observed were 94 kg, 97 kg, 101 kg and 104 kg. Which of the following can be the weight of one of the parcels? (a) 40 kg (b) 45 kg (c) 48 kg (d) 53 kg

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In the figure given below, P is a point inside the triangle ABC. Line segments DE, FG and HI are drawn through P, parallel to the sides AB, BC and CA respectively. The areas of the three triangles DPG, FPI and EPH are 1, 9, and 25 respectively. What is the area of the triangle ABC? (All the areas are in sq cm).

A I F P E H
(c) 16

D G

B
(a) 81 7. (b) 144

C
(d) 64

Guppy has a watch that shows the date without the month and the year. By default, the watch displays 31 days in each month. Therefore, at the end of all the months with less than 31 days the date on the watch needs to be readjusted. On 10th March 2001 it showed the right date as 10. What date would it show on 15th May 2002, if it is known that Guppy never readjusted his watch during this period? (a) 23 (b) 7 (c) 8 (d) 22

Directions for questions 8 to 10: Answer the following questions on the basis of information given below: The graph given below shows the statistics of 12 Cricket players. Each point on the graph indicates the average score per match of a player and the number of matches played by that player. Each of the players plays for one of the four teams - Team 1, Team 2, Team 3 and Team 4.

55 Average Score per m atch 50 45 40 35 30 25 Team 1 Team 2 Team 3 Team 4

50

100 150 200 250 300 Num ber of m atches played

350 400

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If only the runs scored by the above mentioned 12 players are considered then which team has got the maximum aggregate score? (a) Team 1 (b) Team 2 (c) Team 3 (d) Team 4 How many players are there who have played more than 200 matches and have scored less than 9,000 runs? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5 What is the overall average score of those players of Team 4, whose averages are better than the average of that player who has played the second highest number of matches for Team 3? (a) 41.16 (b) 42.50 (c) 42.07 (d) 43.40 Let P be a point on the side AB of a triangle ABC. Lines drawn parallel to PC, through the points A and B, meet BC and AC extended at X and Y respectively. The lengths of AX, BY and PC are a units, b units and c units respectively. Then c will be equal to the half of (a) Arithmetic Mean of a and b (b) Geometric Mean of a and b (c) Harmonic Mean of a and b (d) None of these A game consisting of 50 rounds is played among P, Q and R as follows: Two players play in each round and the player who loses in that round is replaced by the third player in the next round. If the only rounds in which P played against Q are the 3rd, 14th, 25th and 36th, then what can be the maximum number of games won by R? (a) 40 (b) 42 (c) 41 (d) 36 A is the set of the first 100 natural numbers. What is the minimum number of elements that should be picked from A to ensure that atleast one pair of numbers whose difference is 10 is picked? (a) 51 (b) 55 (c) 20 (d) 11
(X + 3) (X + 8) (X + 15) (X + 24) (X + 80) , , , ...... is a sequence where X 1. 3 4 5 6 10 What is the least value of X for which HCF (Numerator, Denominator) = 1 for each term of the given sequence? (a) 17 (b) 13 (c) 11 (d) None of these

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10.

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15.

What is the number of non-negative integer solutions for the equation x2 xy + y2 = x + y? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) None of these A sequence of non-negative integers is given such that t1 = 150 and t n = t n - 2 t n - 1 for n > 2. For what value of t2 would the sequence have the maximum possible number of terms? (a) 90 (b) 97 (c) 93 (d) 75 Anshul and Nitish run between point A and point B which are 6 km apart. Anshul starts at 10 a.m. from A, reaches B, and returns to A. Nitish starts at 10:30 a.m. from B, reaches A, and comes back to B. Their speeds are constant with Nitishs speed being twice that of Anshuls. While returning to their starting points they meet at a point which is exactly midway between A and B. When do they meet for the first time?
1 (a) 10 : 33 a.m. 3 2 (b) 10 : 37 a.m. 3

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(c) 10 : 33 a.m.

2 (d) 10 : 33 a.m. 3
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The graph of y = ax2 + bx + c is shown below. If it is given that | | < | | , then which of the following is true?

y-axis

( , 0)

(, 0)

x-axis

(a) a < 0, b < 0, c < 0 (c) a < 0, b < 0, c > 0 19.

(b) a < 0, b > 0, c > 0 (d) a < b, b > 0, c < 0

A and B are moving along the circumference of a circle with speeds that are in the ratio 1 : K. They start simultaneously from a point P in the clockwise direction. They meet for the first time at a point Q which is at a distance of one-third the circumference from P, in the clockwise direction. K cannot be equal to (a)

1 4

(b)

4 7

(c) 4

(d) None of these

20.

In triangle PQR, PQ = PR = 10 cm. Points S, T and U lie on PQ, QR and PR respectively such that ST is parallel to PR and UT is parallel to PQ. What is the perimeter (in cm) of the quadrilateral PSTU? (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) Data Insufficient

21.

If x is a real number then what is the number of solutions for the equation (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

(x4 + 16) = x2 4 ?

22.

N! is completely divisible by 1352. What is sum of the digits of the smallest such number N? (a) 11 (b) 15 (c) 16 (d) 19 The lengths of the three edges of a cuboid are increased by a%, b% and c%. The volume increases by V%, where V is an integer. How many values can V take if a, b, c are real numbers and 10 a, b, c 20? (a) 11 (b) 39 (c) 41 (d) Cannot be determined

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Directions for questions 24 to 26: Answer the following questions on the basis of information given below: The following table shows the marks obtained by four students in three Mock CAT tests. The four students Abhishek, Akshay, Amitabh and Aamir are disguised as A, B, C and D in no particular order.
Mock CAT Mock 1 Mock 2 Mock 3 Total score A 47 72 a B 62 25 b C 51 59 28 c D 53 10 d

Additional information: 24. The maximum possible marks in each Mock CAT were 75. In each Mock CAT, a correct answer carried +3 marks and an incorrect answer carried -1 mark. Abhishek scored the lowest marks in Mock 1 and Aamir scored the highest marks in Mock 2 among the four students. Abhishek's total score is more than Amitabh's total score. Akshay's total score is less than Amitabh's total score. As total score is a multiple of 6. How many different total scores are possible for Akshay? (a) 101 (b) 97 (c) 98 What is the name of the person disguised as B? (a) Aamir (b) Abhishek (c) Akshay How many different values are possible for a? (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 9

(d) 100

25.

(d) Either (a) or (b)

26.

(d) 15

Directions for questions 27 to 29: Answer the following questions on the basis of information given below: Five actresses Careena, Catrina, Carishma, Coena and Cashmira are disguised as U, V, X, Y and Z, not necessarily in this order. Director Bhakti Kapoor interviewed the actresses in the order Z, Y, X, U and V for his film Bhoot Aunty. Additional Information: Catrina was interviewed after Cashmira. Careena was interviewed before Carishma. The fee (in Rs.) demanded by X, U, V were 2397 lakhs, 2379 lakhs and 1213 lakhs respectively. One of the remaining two actress demanded Rs. 1123 lakhs and the other demanded a sum (in Rs.) between 1201 lakhs and 2288 lakhs. The sum of the fees demanded by Careena and Carishma is the same as the sum of the fees demanded by Cashmira and Catrina. Who is disguised as Y? (a) Coena or Cashmira (c) Coena or Cashmira or Careena

27.

(b) Coena or Careena (d) Coena or Cashmira or Catrina

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What is the fee (in Rs.) demanded by Coena? (a) 2397 or 1213 lakhs (b) 1213 lakhs (c) 1213 or 2379 lakhs (d) 1123 lakhs Who was interviewed last ? (a) Coena or Catrina (c) Carishma or Catrina

29.

(b) Coena or Carishma (d) None of these

30.

The question given below is followed by two statements, A and B. Mark the answer using the following instructions: Mark (a) if the question can be answered by using either statement alone. Mark (b) if the question can be answered by using one of the statements alone, but cannot be answered by using the other statement alone. Mark (c) if the question cannot be answered even by using both the statements together. Mark (d) if the question can be answered by using both the statements together, but cannot be answered by using either statement alone. Q. In a class of 200 students, the highest and the lowest scores in a test are 98 and 18 respectively. Is 50 the average score of the class in the test? A. 100 students score above 50 and the remaining 100 students score below 50 in the test. B. If the highest score and the lowest score in the test are excluded, the sum of the top 99 scores is exactly double of the sum of the bottom 99 scores.

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Solutions (QA + DI)

1. c For n = 2, n= 4 and n = 5 the values that A assumes are 12 + 22, 12 + 22 + 32 + 42, 12 + 22 + 32 + 42 + 52 respectively. Each of these is divisible by 5. and + + For n = 1 or 3, A takes values respectively both of which are not divisible by 5. 12 12 22 32
O

2. c
T R S

So in the set of the 1st 5 natural numbers, 3 numbers are divisible by 5. For n = 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 A behaves in exactly the same manner as for n = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 respectively. This pattern repeats for the next set of 5 natural numbers and so on. So for n = 1 to n = 100, A is divisible by 5, in three-fifths of cases. So for 60 values of n A would be divisible by 5. Since n < 100 and for n = 100, A is divisible by 5, the total number of values that satisfy the condition would be 59. Alternate solution: Sum of the squares of first n natural numbers is

Let the radius of the circle with center R be r cm. Note: If two circles touch each other (internally or externally) then the line joining their centers will always pass though the point of contact. The circle with center R and the smaller circle with center O touch each other externally. Hence, OR = OS + SR = 1 + r ...(i) Also, OT must pass through R as the circle with center R and the larger circle with center O touch each other internally. Hence, OT = 3 = OR + RT = 1 + r + r =1 + 2r ...from (i) r = 1 cm. 3. c Let d be the common difference and a be the first term of AP. The fifth term of the series will be a + 4d. If a + 4d is divisible by d then a should also be divisible by d. Hence the cases are: d = 1, a = 1, 2, 3,.16 d = 2, a = 2, 4, 6,.12 d = 3, a = 3, 6 d = 4, a = 4 So the answer is 16 + 6 + 2 + 1 = 25.
4x + 5 5f(x) + 4f = 9 (2x + 1) x4 Putting x = 7 in (i): 5f(7) + 4f(11) = 9 (2 7 + 1) 5f(7) + 4f(11) = 135

n(n + 1)(2n + 1) = A. 6 Now n can take 5 types of values i.e. 5k, 5k + 1, 5k + 2, 5k 2 and 5k 1. Lets put all the values in A: If n = 5k, A will be divisible by 5. (5k + 1)(5k + 2)(10k + 3) . 6 So A is not divisible by 5.
If n = 5k + 1, A =

(5k + 2)(5k + 3)(10k + 5) . 6 So A is divisible by 5.

If n = 5k + 2, A =

4. a

...(i)

(5k 2)(5k 1)(10k 3) . 6 So A is not divisible by 5.

If n = 5k 2, A =

...(I)

(5k 1)(5k)(10k 1) . 6 So A is divisible by 5.

If n = 5k 1, A = So all the numbers of the type 5k, 5k + 2 and 5k 1 i.e. 3 numbers out of every 5 consecutive numbers will satisfy the given condition. So 57 out of the first 95 natural numbers will satisfy the condition. 97 and 99 also satisfy the given condition. So total numbers are 57 + 2 = 59.

Put x = 11 in (i): 5f (11) + 4f(7) = 9 x (2 11 + 1) 5f(11) + 4f(7) = 207 Solving (I) & (II) we get: f(7) = 5. b

...(II)

153 = 17 9

There are 4 parcels, which would result in 4C2 = 6 pairs but it is given that there are only 4 distinct weights. This can only happen when there are some weights which are identical. Out of the 4 numbers here, 2 are odd and 2 are even. So the weight of the identical pair must be either 94 kg or 104 kg. If it is 94 kg, the equal weights must be 47 kg each.

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This means that the other two weights must be 50 kg and 54 kg. So the 4 parcels will weigh 47 kg, 47 kg, 50 kg and 54 kg. If it is 104 kg, the equal weights must be 52 kg each. This means that the other two weights must be 45 kg and 49 kg. So the 4 parcels will weigh 45 kg, 49 kg, 52 kg and 52 kg. 6. a
FG 2 BC, DE 2 AB and IH 2 AC.

Total runs scored by each of the players are: Team 1: Player 1 = 350 42 = 14700 Player 2 = 170 43 = 7310 Player 3 = 140 52 = 7280 Total score by the three players = 14700 + 7310 + 7280 = 29290 Team 2: Player 1 = 300 46 = 13800 Player 2 = 290 29 = 8410 Player 3 = 160 40 = 6400 Total score by the three players = 13800 + 8410 + 6400 = 28610 Team 3: Player 1 = 320 33 = 10560 Player 2 = 270 37 = 9990 Player 3 = 240 32 = 7680 Total score by the three players = 10560 + 9990 + 7680 = 28230

As FP 2 BE and BF 2 EP , FBEP is a parallelogram. Similarly, ADPI & PGCH are also parallelograms.
A I D

x 3x P

5x

DPG , IFP and PEH are similar to ABC.

If the area (in sq. cm) of DPG , IFP and PEH are 1, 9 and 25 respectively then we can say their corresponding sides are in the ratio 1 : 3 : 5. Let the lengths (in units) be x, 3x and 5x for the sides PG, FP and EH respectively. Also BC = BE + EH + HC = FP + EH + PG BC = 3x + 5x + x = 9x
DPG is similar to ABC and the ratio of the areas of similar triangles is equal to the ratio of the squares of their corresponding sides,

Team 4: Player 1 = 340 40 = 13600 Player 2 = 240 45 = 10800 Player 3 = 230 34 = 7820 Total score by the three players = 13600 + 10800 + 7820 = 32220. 8. d 9. b 10. c Team 4 has scored the maximum runs through the mentioned players. Only 3 players have scored less than 9,000 runs even after playing more than 200 matches. Player 1 and Player 2 of Team 4 have better averages than Player 2 of Team 3. Runs scored by Player 1 and Player 2 of Team 4 = 13600 + 10800 = 24400 Matches played by them = 340 + 240 = 580 24400 = 42.07 Average score = 580
A a x c P y B C X

So

Area(DPG) (x)2 = Area(ABC) (9x)2 1 1 = Area(ABC) = 81 sq. cm Area(ABC) 9

2

11. c

7. b

On 1st April 2001, Guppys watch will correctly show the date as 1 as March has 31 days only. From 1 st April 2001 to 30 th April 2002 a total of 13 months or 365 + 30 = 395 days would have passed. So the date shown by Guppys watch on 30th April, 2002 must be 395 - 12 31 = 23. Subsequently his watch will show the date as 24 on 1st May, 1 on 9th May and 7 on 15th May, 2002.

For questions 8 to 10: Let the player who has played the maximum number of matches be Player 1 and the second highest number of matches be Player 2 and so on for each team.

Let AP = x , PB = y Now, PC is similar to Y. Therefore

x c = x+y b

...(i)

Similarly, BX is similar to PBC.

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Hence

y c = x+y a

16. c ...(ii)

(i) & (ii) gives

1 1 1 = + c a b
c= c=
12. b

ab a+b 1 (Harmonic mean of a and b) 2

All the terms of the sequence have to be non-negative integers. As soon as we get a negative term it would mean that the sequence terminates at the previous term. Lets write the first few terms: t3 = 150 t2 t4 = 2t2 150 t6 = 5t2 450 t5 = 300 3t2 t8 = 13t2 1200 t7 = 750 8t2 t9 = 1950 21t2 t10 = 34t2 3150 Now lets try to make as many of them positive as possible: 150 t2 0 or 150 t2 2t2 150 0 or t2 75 300 3t2 0 or 100 t2 5t2 450 0 or t2 90 750 8t2 0 or 93.75 t2 13t2 1200 0 or t2 92.30 So t2 must be greater than 92 and less than 94, for the first 8 terms to be positive. So when t2 = 93, the sequence would have exactly 8 terms. For every other value of t2 the number of terms would be less than 8. So the answer is 93.

If P played against Q in the 3rd, 14th, 25th and 36th rounds, then R must have lost in the 2nd, 13th, 24th and 35th rounds. So games won by R are 50 8 = 42, if R has won in the 50th round and games won by R are 50 9 = 41, if R has lost in the 50th round. Lets divide the first 100 natural numbers in five sets of 20 numbers each: {1, 2, 3 .20}, {21, 22, 23 .40}, ......{81, 82, 83100}. If we pick the first ten numbers from each set we will not get any pair of two numbers whose difference is 10. However, if we pick just one more number from any of the sets, it would have a difference of 10 with one of the numbers which has already been picked. So the answer is 10 5 + 1 = 51.
(X + n(n + 2)) . (n + 2)

13. a

17. a

Let the speed of Anshul be v km/hr. So the speed of Nitish would be 2v km/hr. Time taken by Anshul and Nitish to reach exactly midway between A and B, while returning to their starting points = Anshul started

14. d

The general term is of the form

n(n + 2) is always divisible by (n + 2). So we can say that n(n + 2) 1 would never be divisible by (n + 2). If we put X = 1, the numerator and denominator of all the terms would be co-prime. 15. d (x2 xy + y2) = (x + y) Multiplying both sides by 2: 2(x2 xy + y2) = 2(x + y) (x y)2 + x2 + y2 = 2x + 2y
(x y)2 0 1 1 + (x 1)2 1 0 1 + (y 1)2 1 1 0 = 2

9 9 hrs and hrs respectively. v 2v

1 hr early. Hence, 2

9 9 1 = + v = 9 km / hr v 2v 2 Distance covered by Anshul till 10:30 a.m. 1 = 4.5 km 2 Time required by Anshul and Nitish to cover the remaining 6 4.5 = 1.5 km for their first meeting = 9 = 1.5 1.5 1 60 1 hrs = hrs = minutes = 3 minutes = v + 2v 9 + 18 18 18 3 Time when they meet first
1 1 = 10 : 30 + 3 = 10 : 33 a.m. 3 3

(A) (B) (C)

Integer solutions for (x, y): Case 1: (0, 0) and (2, 2) Case 2: (1, 2) and (1, 0) Case 3: (2, 1) and (0, 1) So there are six non-negative integer solutions.

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18. c

As the graph is downward open, so a < 0.

Now ST 2 PR

b Also, sum of the roots + = is negative (or less a than zero).

STQ = PRQ = degree (say) Also, since PQ = PR,

PQR = PRQ = degree (isoceles triangle)

[Since | | < | | and

b <0 a So b < 0.

is less than zero]

Therefore in SQT :
SQT = STQ = degree and hence, SQ = 10 x = ST = k

Also, product of the roots is negative as is negative.

Since PSTU is a parallelogram, PU = ST. Perimeter (PSTU) = 2k + 2x = 2(10 x) + 2x = 20 cm. Alternate Solution: Take S and T at Q. Perimeter will be 10 + 0 + 10 + 0 = 20 cm. 21. a x4 + 16 is always greater than x4 and x2 is always greater than x2 4. Hence,
x 4 will always be greater

c c < 0. is negative or a a So c is positive (or greater than zero). Hence a < 0, b < 0 and c > 0.
So = 19. d Since A and B are moving in the same direction the faster one takes a lead of one circle over the slower one when they meet for the first time after the start. If A is faster than B: 1) They meet for the first time when A finishes

than x2 4. So

(x

+ 16 is greater than x2 4.

4 1 rounds and B finishes rounds. 3 3

In this case K =

So the given two expressions can never be equal for any real value of x. 22. c The number needs to be less than 13 52 = 676. The highest power of 13 in 676! is 56. The power of 13 in the smallest such number needs to be exactly 52. If we subtract 13 3 = 39 from 676, we get 637. The number 637! will be the smallest number of type N! that is completely divisible by 1352. The sum of the digits of 637 is 16. The increase in volume will be minimum when a, b and c are 10% each. The new volume will be 1.1 1.1 1.1 = 1.331 times of the old volume. So the percentage increase in volume will be 33.1%. Similarly, the increase in volume will be maximum when a, b and c are 20% each. The new volume will be 1.2 1.2 1.2 = 1.728 times of the old volume. So the percentage increase in volume will be 72.8%. As the final percentage increase in volume is an integer, the value must be an integer from 34 to 72 i.e. 39 distinct values are possible.

1 and the ratio 1 : K = 4 : 1 4 2) They meet for the first time when A finishes 7 4 rounds and B finishes rounds. 3 3

In this case K =

4 and the ratio 1 : K = 7 : 4 7

23. b

If B is faster than A: They meet for the first time when A finishes and B finishes 4 rounds. 3 In this case K = 4 and the ratio 1 : K = 1: 4 So all the given values of K are possible. 20. b
x S
10

1 rounds 3

P k U k T x
10 k

Let PS = x cm and PU = k cm.

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For questions 24 to 26: Aamir is either A or B. Accordingly, Abhishek would be either B or A. Therefore, Amitabh and Akshay are disguised as C and D. As the maximum possible marks in each Mock Cat were 75, the total marks obtained by C are definitely more than the total marks obtained by D. Therefore, C is Amitabh and D is Akshay. Let us assume that Abhishek is disguised as B and the marks scored by Abhishek in Mock 1 are x. x + 87 > 138 or x > 51 which would mean that Abhishek could not score the lowest in Mock 1. Hence, the assumption is incorrect and so Abhishek must be disguised as A and Akshay as B. 24. b Lets assume that Akshay, who is disguised as D, score p marks in Mock 3. So his total score d = 63 + p As we know that d < c 63 + p < 138 or p < 75 All the scores from 25 to +75 are possible in any of the tests, except 70, 73 and 74. Therefore, different scores possible for Akshay = 101 3 1 = 97

The following cases are possible:

I Z II III IV

Coena Cashmira Coena Careena (1123) (1231) (1123) (1231) Y Cashmira Coena Careena Coena (1231) (1123) (1231) (1123) X Careena Careena Cashmira Cashmira (2397) (2397) (2397) (2397) U Catrina Catrina Carishma Carishma (2379) (2379) (2379) (2379) V Carishma Carishma Catrina Catrina (1213) (1213) (1213) (1213)

Note: e cannot take any value other than 1123. E.g. let e = 2397. In such a case no equation of the type a + b = c + d is possible, which satisfies the given conditions. A possible equation is 1123 + 2289 = 1213 + 2379 but since 2289 > 2288, it cannot be taken. 27. c

25. a 28. d 26. a Abhishek is disguised as A. Lets assume that Abhishek scores q marks in Mock 2. As Aamir scored the highest in Mock 2, q < 62 and 47 + 72 + q > 51 + 59 + 28. 29. c 30. c From Statement A: The average score of the class cannot be calculated as neither the total scores nor the average scores of the two groups are known. From Statement B: The data is insufficient to calculate the exact average score of the class. From Statements A and B together: Combining the two statements also does not result in anything conclusive about the average score of the class.

19 < q < 62 Abhisheks score is a multiple of 6.

119 + q needs to be a multiple of 6. q = 6K + 1, where K is a whole number. 19 < 6K + 1 < 62

4 K 10 Therefore, 7 different values are possible for a.
For questions 27 to 29: Let the fee (in Rs. lakhs) demanded by Careena, Carishma, Cashmira and Catrina be a, b, c and d (not necessarily in that order). Let the fee (in Rs. lakhs) demanded by Coena be e. Also, either Z or Y must have demanded Rs. 1123 lakhs as the prices demanded by X, U and V are already given. Let e = 1123. a + b = c + d. It can be seen that 2397 2379 = 18 and 18 + 1213 = 1231. So, 1231 + 2379 = 2397 + 1213. Also, 1201 < 1231 < 2288. So, 1231 is one such acceptable value. Coena must have demanded the fee of Rs. 1123 lakhs and so she must be either Z or Y (as concluded above).

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