SECTION I

Sub-section I-A: Number of Questions = 10

Directions for Questions 1 to 5: Answer the questions independently of each other.

1. If x = (163 + 173 + 183 + 193), then x divided by 70 leaves a remainder of

(1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 69 (4) 35

Solution:

(163 + 183) is EVEN and

(173 + 193) is also EVEN
Hence 163 + 173 + 183 + 193 is EVEN
⇒ x is even
The divisor is 70, which is even. When an even number is divided by an even divisor, the remainder is even.
Among the given options, Choice (1) alone has an even value.
Choice (1)

SECTION I

Sub-section I-A: Number of Questions = 10

2. A chemical plant has four tanks (A, B, C and D), each containing 1000 litres of a chemical. The
chemical is being pumped from one tank to another as follows:

From A to B @ 20 litres/minute
From C to A @ 90 litres/minute
From A to D @ 10 litres/minute
From C to D @ 50 litres/minute
From B to C @ 100 litres/minute
From D to B @ 110 litres/minute

Which tank gets emptied first, and how long does it take (in minutes) to get empty after pumping
starts?
(1) A, 16.66 (2) C, 20 (3) D, 20 (4) D, 25

Solution:

Because each tank receives some quantity of chemical, and simultaneously some quantity of chemical is pumped out, net flow of
chemical to each tank can be calculated.

Tank A = [–20 (to B)] + [+90 (from C)] + [–10 (to D)] = –20 + 90 – 10 = + 60 litres/minute
Tank B = [+20 (from A)] + [–100 (to C)] + [+110 (from B)] = +20 – 100 + 110 = + 30 litres/minute
Tank C = [–90 ( to A)] + [–50 (to D)] + [+100 (from B)] = –90 – 50 + 100 = –40 litres/minute
Tank D = [+10 (from A) + [50 (from C)] + [–110 (to B)] = + 10 + 50 – 110 = –50 litres/minute.

Tank D is getting emptied at the rate of 50 litres/minute.

As this is the maximum rate of pumping out, D gets emptied first.
Time taken to empty tank D = 1000/50 = 20
minutes Choice (3)

SECTION I

Sub-section I-A: Number of Questions = 10

3. Two identical circles intersect so that their centres, and the points at which they intersect, from a
square of side 1 cm. The area in sq.cm of the portion that is common to the two circles is

(1) (2) (3) (4)

Solution:

A
P
Q
B
1
1
1
1

Let P and Q be the centres of the circles and let A and B the points of intersection of the circles.
It is given that PAQB is a square of side 1 cm
⇒ the radii of the circles are 1 cm each
The area of sector PAB is

× π (1)2 = → (1)

Area of ∆ PAB = (1) (1) = → (2)

Hence the required area is

2[area of sector – area of ∆ PAB] = 2 = –

1 Choice (2)
4. A jogging park has two identical circular tracks touching each other, and a rectangular track enclosing
the two circles. The edges of the rectangles are tangential to the circles. Two friends, A and B, start
jogging simultaneously from the point where one of the circular tracks touches the smaller side of the
rectangular track. A jogs along the rectangular track, while B jogs along the two circular tracks in a
figure of eight. Approximately, how much faster than A does B have to run, so that they take the same
time to return to their starting point?
(1) 3.88% (2) 4.22% (3) 4.44% (4) 4.72%

Solution:

S
R
B
A
M
Q
P
•

Distance covered by A, to complete one round = Perimeter of PQRS = 2(l + b) = 2(2b + b) = 6b ----- (1)
(length PQ has to be double the breadth b)
Distance covered by B, to complete one round = 2 (2πr) = 4πr = 4π (b/2) = 2πb = 2 (3.1428)b = 6.2856b ----- (2)
(Approximation of π is used)
As the time of travel is the same, distances are proportional to speeds.

Hence,

Hence, approximate percentage by which B is faster than A is ≈ 4.72%

5. In a chess competition involving some boys and girls of a school, every student had to play exactly
one game with every other student. It was found that in 45 games both the players were girls, and in
190 games both were boys. The number of games in which one player was a boy and the other was a
girl is
(1) 200 (2) 216 (3) 235 (4) 256
Directions for Questions 6 and 7: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

Ram and Shyam run a race between points A and B, 5 km apart. Ram starts at 9.a.m. from A at a speed
of 5 km/hr, reaches B, and returns to A at the same speed. Shyam starts at 9.45 a.m. from A at a speed
of 10 km/hr, reaches B and comes back to A at the same speed.

6. At what time do Ram and Shyam first meet each other?

(1) 10 a.m. (2) 10:10 a.m. (2) 10:20 a.m. (4) 10:30 a.m.
Directions for Questions 8 to 10: Answer the questions independently of each other.

8. If R = , then

(1) 0 < R ≤ 0.1 (2) 0.1 < R ≤ 0.5 (3) 0.5 < R ≤ 1.0 (4) R > 1.0
9. What is the distance in cm between two parallel chords of lengths 32 cm and 24 cm in a circle of
radius 20 cm?
(1) 1 or 7 (2) 2 or 14 (3) 3 or 21 (4) 4 or 28

10. For which value of k does the following pair of equations yield a unique solution for x such that
the solution is positive?
x2 – y2 =0
(x – k)2 + y2 = 1

(1) 2 (2) 0 (3) (4)

11. Let n! = 1 × 2 × 3 × … × n for integer n ≥ 1. If p = 1! + (2 × 2!) + (3 × 3!) + … + (10 × 10!), then p + 2 when
divided by 11! Leaves a remainder of
(1) 10 (2) 0 (3) 7 (4) 1
12. Consider a triangle drawn on the X - Y plane with its vertices at (41, 0), (0, 41) and (0, 0), each vertex
being represented by its (X, Y) coordinates. The number of points with integer coordinates inside the
triangle (excluding all the points on the boundary) is
(1) 780 (2) 800 (3) 820 (4) 741
13. The digits of a three-digit number A are written in the reverse order to from another three-digit number
B. If B > A and B – A is perfectly divisible by 7, then which of the following is necessarily true?
(1) 100 < A < 299 (2) 106 < A < 305 (3) 112 < A < 311 (4) 118 < A < 317
14. If a1 = 1 and an + 1 – 3an + 2 = 4n for every positive integer n, then a100 equals
(1) 399 – 200 (2) 399 + 200 (3) 3100 – 200 (4) 3100 + 200
15. Let S be the set of five-digit numbers formed by the digits 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, using each digit exactly
once such that exactly two odd positions are occupied by odd digits. What is the sum of the digits in
the rightmost position of the numbers in S?
(1) 228 (2) 216 (3) 294 (4) 192

16. The rightmost non-zero digit of the number 302720 is

(1) 1 (2) 3 (3) 7 (4) 9
17. Four points A, B, C and D lie on a straight line in the X - Y plane, such that AB = BC = CD, and the
length of AB is 1 metre. An ant at A wants to reach a sugar particle at D. But there are insect
repellents kept at points B and C. The ant would not go within one metre of any insect repellent. The
minimum distance in metres the ant must traverse to reach the sugar particle is

(1) (2) 1 + π (3) (4) 5

A
B
C
D
P
Q
1
1
1
1
1
1

Solution:
 The shortest route for the ant at A is AP , QD and its length is = π +
1. Choice (2)

18. If x ≥ y and y > 1, then the value of the expression can never be

(1) –1 (2) –0.5 (3) 0 (4) 1

19. For a positive integer n, let pn denote the product of the digits of n, and sn denote the sum of the digits
of n. the number of integers between 10 and 1000 for which pn + sn = n is
(1) 81 (2) 16 (3) 18 (4) 9
20. Rectangular tiles each of size 70 cm by 30 cm must be laid horizontally on a rectangular floor of size
110 cm by 130 cm, such that the tiles do not overlap. A tile can be placed in any orientation so long as
its edges are parallel to the edges of the floor. No tile should overshoot any edge of the floor. The
maximum number of tiles that can be accommodated on the floor is
(1) 4 (2) 5 (3) 6 (4) 7
22. In the following figure, the diameter of the circle is 3 cm. AB and MN are two diameters such that MN
is perpendicular to AB. In addition, CG is perpendicular to AB such that AE : EB = 1 : 2, and DF is
perpendicular to MN such that NL : LM = 1 : 2. The length of DH in cm is
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
L
M
N
O
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
(1) (2) (3) (4)