A Problem Booklet for IIM-CAT 2008

School of Management
Qunatitative Aptitude (Volume I)

A Sample Booklet( not for sale)

Rahul Kumar Jha

Mar-Nov 2008
 Problem Set

1)Find the number of negative integral solutions of

2
| x+1
x
| +|x + 1|= (x+1)
|x|

a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3 e) 4

2)Dravid and Sachin each had a certain number of playing marbles. Dravid
lost a game to Sachin and had to give Sachin half of his marbles. In the sec-
ond game, Sachin lost and had to give three-fourths of his marbles to Dravid,
who now had thirty marbles. Finally, the two played a third game. Sachin
won and acquired some of Dravid?s marbles.At this point, each boy had ex-
actly the number of marbles he had started with, and Dravid had twice as
many marbles as Sachin. How many marbles did Sachin has in the beginning?

a)12 b) 24 c) 36 d) none of these

3)Amrita hosted a birthday party and invited all her friends and asked them
to invite their friends.There are n people in the party.Only Satyam is not
known to Amrita.Each pair that does not include Amrita or Satyam has ex-
actly 2 common friends.Also,Satyam knows everyone except Amrita.If only
2 friends can dance at a time,how many dance numbers will be there at the
party?

a)3n − 7 b)2n + 5 c)4n − 3 d)none of these.

4)There is a circle of radius 1 cm. Each member of a sequence of regular

polygon P1 (n), n = 5, 6...., Where n is the number of sides of polygon is
circumscribing the circle and each member of a sequence of regular polygon
P2 (n), n = 4, 5.. where n is the number of sides of a polygon, is incribed
in the circle. Let L1 (n) & L2 (n) denote the perimeter of the corresponding
polygons P1 (n)& P2 (n). let X= L1L(13)+2π
2 (17)
Then

a) π4 < X < 1 b)1 < X < 2 c)X > 2 d)X < 2

5)Let S be the set of five-digit numbers formed by the digits 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5,

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using each digit exactly once such that exactly two odd positions are occu-
pied by odd digits. What is the sum of the digits in the rightmost position
of the numbers in S?

a. 228 b. 216 c. 294 d. 192

6)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

a. 81 b. 16 c. 18 d. 9

7)Let g(x) be a f unction such that g(x + 1) + g(x − 1) = g(x) for every
real x. Then for what value of p is the relation g(x + p) = g(x) necessarily
true for every real x?

a. 5 b. 3 c. 2 d. 6

8)In the X − Y plane, the area of the region bounded by the graph of
|x + y| + |x − y| = 4 is

a. 8 b. 12 c. 16 d. 20

9)There are 100 windows in a room.Initially all the windows are open.The
first person enters and closes all the windows. The second person comes and
he changes the states of window(i.e he opens the window if it is closed and
closes the window if it is open) for the even numbered windows. Similarly
the third person comes and he changes the states of the window which are
multiples of 3. Similarly 4th , 5th ....100th person comes and changes the
state of the window. How many window will remain open

a)10 b) 90 c)100 d) none of these

10)There is a n digit no N with all distinct digits none of them being 0. if we

multiply N by 1,2,3,4....n, we get nos which have the same digits as N but
are arranged differently. But if we multiply N by (n+1), we get all 9s. Find N

11)Let x be a real number such that 1 − 1/n < x ≤ 3 + 1/n is true for

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all natural numbers n. Which among the following best describes x?

(1)1 < x < 3 (2)1 ≤ x ≤ 3 (3)0 < x < 4 (4)1 < x ≤ 3

(5)0 < x ≤ 4

12 If |b| > 1 and x = |a|b, then which one of the following is necessarily
true?

a).a − xb ≤ 0 b).a − xb > 0 c).a − xb < 0 d).a − xb ≥ 0

13)If a, b, c are real numbers such that a < b <c and a + b + c = 6,

ab + bc + ca = 9, then which among the following is definitely true?

(a)0 < a < 1 (b)1 < b < 3 (c)3 < c < 4 (d)All of them (e)none of them

14)A quadratic with integral coefficients has two distinct positive integers
as roots, the sum of its coefficients is prime and it takes the value -55 for
some integer. The sum of the roots is

(a) 32 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) none of the these

15)a function y = f (n) is defined, for all natural numbers, as the sum of
the digits of n.

if k is a natural number such that f (f (f (f (k)))) = 1 and k > f (f (k)).f (f (f (k))) >
1 what is the least number of digits that k can have?

16).a function y = f (n) is defined, for all natural numbers, as the sum
of the digits of n. for a natural number m, which of the following could be
the value of f (f (m − f (m)))?

a.12 b.15 c.18 d.21

17).If the integers m and n are chosen at random from integers from in-
tegers 1 to 100 with replacement, then the probability that a no. of the form
7m + 7n is divisible by 5 equals?

a) 21 b) 14 c) 81 1
d) 16 e) none of these.

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18)abcd is a 4-digit number in base of 7 such that 2(abcd) = bcda (a, b 6= 0).
Then a is

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. Data insufficient

19)If a2 b3 c = 256/27 find min value of a + b + c, given a, b, c are positive

real nos

1.)10 2)11 3)12 4)13 5)14

20) From four positive real nos a, b, c and d, 4 distinct combination of sum
of three numbers are formed S1 , S2 , S3 and S4 . IF abcd = 5. FInd the min
value of S1 S2 S3 S4

1) 40 2.) 135 3.)1080 4.)405 5 .)1280

21)Let the cost of 3 apples and 4 oranges be Rs 21. If Anjli can buy at
most 4 apples and 3 oranges with Rs 20 and no more fruit, then the maxi-
mum amount that could be left with Anjli will be about

(1) Rs 1 (2) Rs 1.25 (3) Rs 1.50 (4) Rs 2 (5) Rs 2.25

22)In a classroom there are 14 students seated in 3 rows of 5 chairs. The

place at the centre of the room is unoccupied. A teacher decides to reas-
sign the seats such that each student will occupy a chair adjacent to his/her
present one (i.e. move one desk forward, backward, right or left). In how
many ways can this reassignment be done?

(1) 1 (2) 13 (3) 0 (4) 27 (5) none of these

23)here is a function f such that f (2) = 60 and −f (1) + f (2) − f (3) +

f (4) − f (5)....... + f (n) = nf (n), for all positive integers n > 1... find f (11)..

a) 60 b)12 c)10 d)15 e)11

24)aksa is 990 km to the west of baksa and lies in different time. boats
cruise at the speed of 50 km per hour in both directions, but their speed is

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affected by steady current flowing in direction of aksa to baksa . the local
timings of departure and arrival of to to and fro boats are given as
departure ———————–arrival(next day)
city ———— time ————– city ———– time
aksa ————- 10 am———– baksa ——— 5 am
baksa ———— 10 pm ———-aksa ———– 7 pm

Then what is the speed of the current in km per hour?

a) 1 b) 2.5 c) 3 d) 5 e) cant be determined

25)How many real r are there such that the roots of x2 + rx + 6r = 0

are both integers?

(a) 5 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 18 (e) none of these

26)ABCD is a convex quadrilateral in which < (BAC) =< (CBD) = 30◦ ,

< (CAD) = 60◦ , < (CDB) = 15◦ . If E is the point of intersection of AC
and BD, then measure of < (BEA) in degrees (is)

(a) can not be determined (b) 75 (c) 105 (d) 120 (e) none
of the foregoing

27)Three sprinters A, B and C had to sprint from points P to Q and back

again (starting in that order). The time interval between their staring times
of the three sprinters was 5 seconds each. Thus C started 10 seconds after A,
while B started 5 seconds after A. The three sprinters passed a certain point
R, which is somewhere between P and Q, simultaneously (none of them hav-
ing reached Q yet). Having reached Q and reversed the direction, the third
sprinter met the second one 9 m short of Q and met the first sprinter 15 m
short of Q. Find the speed of the first sprinter if the distance between PQ is
equal to 55 m?
(a) 4 m/s (b) 3 m/s (c) 2 m/s (d) 1 m/s (e) none of these

28)Two four digit numbers are written side by side to form an eight digit
number which is divisible by the product of the two nos. The pair is

a) 1234 , 5678 b) 5000 , 2000 c) 1334 , 3667 d) 3334 , 1667

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29)All the digits of a 50 digit positive number are 4 except for the nth digit.
If the number is divisible by 13 for some choice of that nth digit, then how
many possible values can n have?

(a) 17 (b) 21 (c) 25 (d) 33 (e) none of them

30)Allwin likes to talk only in integer numbers. So much that he rounds

off everything including his course average points to the nearest integer. For
example, 89.34 is 89 and 99.54 is 100, and 115.5 is 116. Allwin always calcu-
lates the average (real) on the cumulative points so far. After his 75 points
in Finance, his rounded average drops by 1 point. Next, after 83 points
in strategy paper, his rounded average further plummets down by 2 points.
Which among the following is not true?

(a) The minimum possible number of courses is less than 15

(b) The maximum possible number of courses is not more than 50
(c) The minimum possible current rounded average is 95
(d) Either of 126 or 127 can be the current rounded average
(e) none of the foregoing

31)The leftmost digit of an integer of length 2000 digits is 3. In this in-

teger, any two consecutive digits must be divisible by 17 or 23. The 2000th
digit may be either a or b. What is the value of a+b?

1) 4 2) 3 3) 5 4) 7 5) 9

32) Consider a 4 digit number. the first 2 digits are equal and last 2 digits
are also equal. How many of such digits are perfect square?

a)0 b) 1 c)2 d)3 e) None of these

33)Suppose u have a currency, named miso, in 3 denominations, 1, 10 and

50. In how many ways can 107 miso be given in this currency?
a)15 b)16 c)17 d)18 e)19

34)Aishwarya has soon got fed up with Abhi and makes her mind to elope
with naga . So Aish and naga decide to meet on 14th Feb. between 4p.m.
and 6p.m. (both included) . And whosoever comes first waits for 15 minutes

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for other partner to come . And if within those 15 minutes the other partner
does not turn up then the person waiting leaves . Find the probability that
they meet on that day in the given time interval ?

a)1/7 b)135/576 c)

35)A polynomial f (x) with real coefficients satisfies the functional equation
f (x).f (1/x) = f (x) + f (1/x). If f (2) = 9, then f (4) is:

a). 82 b). 17 c). 65 d). None of the above

36)The diff b/w l.c.m and h.c.f of 2 natural nos. a and b is 57.what is d
min value of a+b?

a). 22 b). 27 c). 31 d).58 e) None of the above

37)Find the no of ordered triplets (x, y, z), where x, yandz are primes and
xy + 1 = z

a)0 b)1 c)2 d)3 e) none of these

38)[x] denotes the greatest integer value just below x and {x} its fractional
value. If [x]3 + {x}2 = -7.91. find x

a)2.3 b)1.7 c)-2.3 d)-1.7 e)none of these

39)How many pairs of natural numbers are there the difference of whose
squares is 45?

a)0 b)1 c) 2 d) 3 e) none of these

40)A positive whole number M less than 100 is represented in base 2,3 &
5 notation. In all the three cases the last digit is 1, while in exactly 2 out of
the 3 cases the leading digit is 1. Then M equals?

a)31 b)63 c)73 d)91 e) none of these.

41)Number y is defined as the sum of the digit of the number x, and z

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as the sum of the digits of the number y. How many natural numbers x
satisfy the equation x+y+z = 60?

(1) 1 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 2 (5) more than 4

42)Two different infinite geometric progressions both have sum 1 and the
same second term. One has third term 1/8. The second term of the progres-
sion upto 2 places of decimal is

(1) 0.40 (2) 0.30 (3) 0.25 (4) 0.20 (5) 0.15

43)Suppose f : < → < such that f (x3 + y 3 ) = x2 f (x) + yf (y 2 ) for all

x, y belongs to < if f (2) = 8 then find f (6)

a) 12 b)24 c)36 d)48 e) none of these

44)If we have a prime no p and natural nos x and y such that px = y 4 + 4,

then how many such ordered triplets (p, x, y) exist?

45)Let x, y be positive real nos such that x3 + y 3 = 4x2 find maximum

value of x + y.

a)4 b)5 c)16/3 d) 16/5 e) none of these

46)Given that p, q, r are natural nos if p4 + q 4 = r4 which of the follow-

ing is always correct

I) either p is a prime or q is a prime

II) if p, q is a prime then r is also a prime.
III) p, qandr can never be primes.
IV) I and II
V) II and III
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47)Given x, y ≥ 0 find the max value of (y+9x)(x+4y)

a)1/24 b)1/25 c)1/48 d)1/49 e)none of these

48)Given that k and n are non negative integers such that

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(k + 1)n + (k + 2)n .. + (k + 5)n is divisible by 5 then which one is never true

1) k is even n is odd
2) k is even n is even
3) k is odd n is 4t , where t is a positive integer
4) k is even, n is 4t+1, where t is a positive integer
5) k is odd n is 4t+1, where t is a positive integer

49)Let b be an even positive integer. if there exits n > 1 such that (bn −
1)/(b − 1) is a perfect square. then which is always true

1) b is divisible by 3
2) b is divisible by 4
3) b is divisible by 6
4 ) b is divisible by 8
5) 2 and 4
6) 1 and 3

50)Find a real no p such that 5x3 − 5(p + 1)x2 + (71p − 1)x − (66p − 1) = 0
has all positive integers as roots

a)17 b) 59 c)76) d)93 e) none of these

51)Let a, b, c be odd positive integers. Now the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0

always has

a) real roots b) no real roots c) rational roots d) no rational

roots e) none of these

52)Let X be a six digit whole number. And Y be formed by moving the

first 3 digits of X after the last 3 digits. ( if X =133455 , Y =455133) Then
which is always true

a) |X − Y | is divisible by 9
b) |X − Y | is divisible by 27
c) X and Y give the same remainder on division by 27
d) all of the above
e) none of the above

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53)A line segment AB is divided by points L and K in such a way that AL2 =
AK.AB . A line segment AP is drawn congruent to AK . If < LP B = x◦ ,
find < LP K .

a) x/2 b) x c) 2x d) 3x e) can not be determined

54) In a right triangle ABC, < C = 90◦ . F is the midpoint of AB, CD

is perpendicular to AB and CE bisects < C. Given that < DCE = x◦ , then
< ECF is

a) (90 − x)◦ b)(90 − 2x)◦ c) (45 − x)◦ d)x◦ e) cannot be

determined

55)In a triangle ABC, median AM is drawn such that it divides < BAC
in the ratio 1:2. AM is extended to D such that < ABD = 90◦ . Given
AC=12 Find AD.

a) 8 b) 12 c) 16 d) 24 e) 6

56)Given that p, t are real nos,P > 0 find the no of values of t such that
pt + p−t = 1+p
1
p2

a)0 b)1 c)2 d)3 e) cannot be determined

57)For
√ how
√many positive integer values of a does the equation
a + x + a − x = a have a real solution for x.

a)0 b)4 c)2 d)3 e) cannot be determined

58)The combined ages of Mary and Ann are 44 years, and Mary is twice
as old as Ann was when Mary was half as old as Ann will be when Ann is
three times as old as Mary was when Mary was three times as old as Ann.
How old is Mary?

a) 16.5 b) 22 c) 27.5 d)33 e) none of these

59)Consider the positive integers that such that its digits are either 1, 2,

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or 3. Define a function f such that f (N ) = the number of positive integers
consisting of only 1, 2 , and 3 whose digits sum to N. find f (10)

a)81 b) 149 c) 274 d) 365 e) 553

60)Let r be a positive rational no, but not an integer. Let n be a posi-

tive integer such that [nr] is a prime. [.] means greatest integer function(
lower floor). Then which is always true

a) There is no such n
b) if n1 and n2 are such n’s then n1=n2 always
c) if n1, n2 and n3 are such n’s then n3=n1+n2
d) none of these
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61)Given that 5x + 12y = 60 find the minimum value of x2 + y 2

a)13/60 b)60/13 c)5 d)1/5 e)none of these

62)if x + y + xy = 75 and x2 − y 2 = 315 how many (x, y) pairs are pos-

sible?

a)0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 4 e) none of these

63)A regular pentagon ABCDE is such that diagonal AC and BD meet at P.

Then

a) AP = CD b) BP=AE C) DP=BC d) All three

e) Only a and c

64)x, y and z are positive integers. Then how many triplets (x, y, z) ex-
ist
(x + y + z)2 + (x + y − z)2 + (x − y + z)2 = 40

a)1 b)3 c)5 d)6 e)2

65)Let A,B,C,...X,Y,Z be positive numbers such that AC=B,BD=C...XZ=Y.

Given that A+B=1988 find max value of Y+Z?

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a)994 b)1988 c) 1988 d)3976 e)none of these

66)If n is a positive integer, then n2n can

a) end with 4 b) never end with 4 c) can end with 1 d) a and

c only e) b and c only

67)If for some natural numbers A and B, B 2 + BA + 1 divides A2 + AB + 1,

then A − B = k, where k is an integer. How many such k exist

1) 0 2) 1 3) 2 4) infinitely many 5) cannot be determined

68)Let X(1), X(2), X(3)...X(n) be n integers. and let Y (1), Y (2), Y (3)...Y (n)
be any rearrangement of these n integers. Then |X(1) − Y (1)| + |X(2) −
Y (2)|... + |X(n) − Y (n)|

a) is even b) is odd c) can be even or odd d) is 0 e) is 1

69)Let X = 2n , how many n, positive integer, exist such that X does not
have a digit which is a power of 2?

a)0 b)1 c)2 d) 3 e))none of these

70)You are given one square each of side 1,4,7,8,9,10,14,15,18. Then a rect-
angle of side 32 *33

a) cannot be formed
b) can be formed in exactly two ways
c) can be formed in exactly one way
d)none of these

71)Miss Cohen is in her prime, Today is her birthday and her age( as it
was last year) product of two primes P1 and P2, where P1-P2=P3.P4, where
P3 and P4 are primes. P3-P4=P5 where P5 is also a prime. Given that she
is not yet 100 years old. Then

a) She can have 4 ages

b) She can have 2 ages

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c) given that all primes are distinct she can have only one age
d) a and c
e) b and c

72)A line of 100 airline passengers is waiting to board a plane. they each
hold a ticket to one of the 100 seats on that flight.(for convenience, let’s say
that the nth passenger in line has a ticket for the seat number n.) Unfortu-
nately, the first person in line is crazy, and will ignore the seat number on
their ticket, picking a random seat to occupy. all of the other passengers are
quite normal, and will go to their proper seat unless it is already occupied.
if it is occupied, they will then find a free seat to sit in, at random.
What is the probability that the last (100th) person to board the plane will
sit in their proper seat (#100)?

a)1/2 b)1/100 c)1/101 d)1/99 e) none of these

73)A polynomial p(x) of degree n satisfies p(0) = 0, p(1) = 1/2, p(2) =

2/3, ... , p(n) = n/(n+1). Find p(n+1).

a) 1 if n is odd
b) n/(n+2) if n is even
c) at least one out of a) and b)
d) both a) and b
) e) none of these

74)Given that all roots of the equation x5 − 10x4 + ax3 + bx2 + cx − 32 = 0

are real and positive.find a+b+c

1)0 2)80 3)160 4)240 5) none of these

75)Let S be a set of all composite numbers less than 360. Let S’ be a set of
any 8 numbers from S. Which is true

a) if a & b are members of S’, GCD(a,b)=1

b) if a & b are members of S’, GCD(a,b)6= 1
c) if a & b are members of S’, GCD(a,b)=p where p is a prime number
d) if a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h are members of S’ then at least one pair (x,y) exists such
that x and y are not co-prime.

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e) none of these

76)Let P (1) = 2. f or n ≥ 2, define P (n) as the largest prime divisor of

P (1).P (2)..P (n − 1) + 1.
Then which is always true

1) P (n) < P (n − 1)
2) P (n) + P (n − 1) is always a prime
3) P (n) = 5 is not true for any n
4) none of these

77)Let n be a positive integer greater than 4. Then

a) n and n + 1 are always composite

b) (n−1)!
n2 +n
is even
c) a) is true if and only if b) is true
d) a) is true if and only if b) is false
e) none of these
P (x) 2x−1
78)Let P and Q be two polynomials satisfying Q(x)
= x+2
. Then Define
R(x) = P (x)2 + Q(x)2 . Which is true

a) x+1 is a factor of R(X)

b)x-1 is a factor of R(x)
c) x2 − 1 is a factor of R(x)
d) x2 + 1 is a factor of R(x)
e) a), b) and C)

79)Suppose X and Y be two distinct right angled triangles, with integral

sides. Suppose the product of hypotenuse of X and one side of Y is equal to
Product of hypotenuse of Y and a side of X. Then

a) No such triangle exist

b) one such pair exist
c) Infinitely many such triangles exist
d) There are finite such triangles
e) none of these

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80)Given that a and b are integers. then ab(a2 − b2 )(a2 + b2 ) is divisible
by a)30 b)60 c)90 d) a and b e) a and c

81)Let f be a function in two variables defined for natural numbers and

satisfying
1) f (x, x) = x
2)f (x, y) = f (y, x)
3)(x + y)f (x, y) = y.f (x, x + y)

Then f (252, 90) is

a) 90 b252 c)342 d)162 e) none of these

82)find the number of all rational numbers m/n such that

(1) 0 < mn
<1
(2) m and n are relatively prime
(3) m ∗ n = 25!

a) 255 b)256 c) 128 d)64 e) none of these

83)The base 6 representation of 0.3333333............. is?

1)3/5 2)2/3 3)1/3 4)3/4 5)none of these

84)Find the largest number n such that (2004!)! is divisible by ((n!)!)!

a) 2 b)4 c) 5 d) 6 e)7

85)Find the probability of a point randomly chosen in the interior of square

with side length of 1 meter is within 1 meter of all the four vertices of the
square?

a) 1/2 b)π c) π2 d) π−2

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e) none of these

86)For which integer n is28 + 211 + 2n a perfect square

a)11 b) 12 c) 13 d)14 e) none of these

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87) Given that x, y, z < 0 and x + y + z = −4. Then xy + yz + zx has:

a) maximum of 16
3
b) minimum of 16
3
c) maximum of 8
3
d) min-
imum of 38 e) none of these

88) Let x and y be consecutive integers. Suppose m be the number of solu-

tions of x3 − y 3 = 3k 2 and n be the number of solutions of x3 − y 3 = 2t2 ,
where k, t are integers. Then m + n equals:

a)31 b) 13 c) 5 d) 6 e) none of these

89) Let {an } be the sequence of positive numbers such that a1 a12 a3 + a2 a13 a4 +
1
.... + an an+1 an+2
= 4a(n+3)a n
n+1 an+2
is true for all integers n ≥ 1. Given that
a4 = 4 and a5 = 5. F ind a100 .

a)1/100 b) 100 c) 99 d)1/99 e) none of these.

90) Ali leaves at noon and drives at constant speed back and forth from
town A to town B. Bobby also leaves at noon and driving at 40 KPH back
and forth from town B to town A on the same highway as Ali. Ali arrives at
town B twenty minutes after first passing Bobby whereas Bobby arrives at
town A 45 minutes after first passing Ali. Let X(n) be the time when they
meet for the n-th time?

a)X(2)=1:30 p.m b) X(3)= 2:30 p.m c) X(4) 3:30 p.m d) All

of these e) None of these

1 1 1 π2
91) Let S = 12
+ 22
+ 32
+ ...... = 6

1 1 1
Then 12
+ 32
+ 52
+ ...... equals
2 2 2 2
a) π8 b) π6 c) π16 d) π12 e) none of these
√
92) Let a, b, c be real positive numbers such that a + b + c ≤ 3. Then
Let X = √aa2 +1 + √b2b+1 + √c2c+1 Then:

a) X has a maximum of 3 b) X has a minimum of 3 c) X has a

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maximum of 3/2 d) X has a minimum of 3/2 e) none of these.

93) Two mathematicians meet at a bar. After getting drunk A tells B, ”

a, b, c are the sides of a triangle, c being the longest. If R is the circumradius
of the triangle, a2 + b2 = 2Rc”. B replies ” Angle C is 90◦ ”. Then:

a) If A is right then B is right

b) If B is right then A is right
c) at least one is right
d) both of them are right
e) none of these

94)If (logx y)2 − log12 x = 45 and y > x > 0 then which of the following
y
is/are possible values of y?

1
a) 64 b) 1 c) 8 d) both (a) and (c)
e) both (b) and (c)

95)Find the number of solutions in positive integers (k; a1 , a2 , . . . , ak ; b1 , b2 , . . . , bk )

to the equation
a1 (b1 ) + a2 (b1 + b2 ) + · · · + ak (b1 + b2 + . . . + bk ) = 7

a) 14 b) 30 c)35 d) 17 e) none of these

96)Find the number of positive integer triplets(a, b, c) that satisfy

abc = 4(a + b + c) with a < b < c

a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d)7 e) none of these

1 1 1
97)Find the number of ordered integer pairs (x, y) which satisfy x
+ y
= 2

a) 6 b) 10 c) 12 d) 5 e) none of these

98) Find the number of solutions in real numbers x4 + |x| = 10

a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 4 e) 8

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99) a, b, c and d are real positive numbers such that a + b = 5, c + d =
2 and ad = bc = 1. Then ac + bd + ac

a) 11.5 b) 12.5 c) 10.5 d) 13 e) none of these

Let A1 , A2 , A3 ..An be the vertices of a n sided regular polygon. Given that

1
A1 A2
= A11A3 + A11A4 then what is the value of n

a) 14 b) 15 c) 6 d) 7 e) none of these

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