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1. The value of 6. If N and x are positive integers such that NN =

1

1

1

1
+ 2160 and N2 + 2N is an integral multiple of 2x,
4  15 15  14 14  13 13  12 then the largest possible x is
1

1

1

1
is: (a) 7 (b) 8
12  11 11  10 10  3 3  8 (c) 9 (d) 10
(a) 2–2 (b) 4 + 2
(c) 4–2 (d) 2+2

7. Consider the following statements:

I. If a = bc with HCF (b, c)= 1, then HCF (c, bd)
2. If 847  385  675  3025 = 3a  5b  7c  11d, = HCF (c, d).
then the value of ab – cd is: II. a= bc with HCF (b, c)= 1, then LCM (a, d) =
(a) 4 (b) 5 LCM (c, bd).
(c) 1 (d) 7 Which of the above statements is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

3. When a positive integer n is divided by 9, the

remainder is 4. What is the remainder when
(3n³ + 2n² + 5n) is divided by 9?
(a) 8 (b) 1 8. How many pairs (m,n) of positive integers
(c) 3 (d) 2 satisfy the equation the equation m2 + 105 =
n 2?
(a) 3 (b) 4
(c) 2 (d) 5

4. The value of 0.46  0.723  0.39  0.7 is:

(a) 0.97 (b) 0.57
9. How many three-digit numbers are greater
(c) 0.77 (d) 0.87
than 100 and increase by 198 when the three
digits are arranged in the reverse order?
(a) 70 (b) 80
(c) 90 (d) 99
5. What is the greatest number that divedes
3178 and 1129 and leave remainder 3 and 5
respectively? 3 3
10. If x = 1   1 , then the value of
(a) 25 (b) 125 2 2
(c) 127 (d) 139 3x
(corrected to two decimal places) is:
3x
(a) 0.25 (b) 0.17
(c) 0.19 (d) 0.27

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11. A4-digit number x92x is divisible by 36 and a

7-digit number y569z04 is divisible by 11. For 16. If 16x² + y² = 48 and xy = 2, x, y > 0, then the
the maximum value of (y + z), what is the value of (64x³ + y³) is:
value of (2x + y + z) ? (a) 320 (b) 340
(a) 31 (b) 22 (c) 300 (d) 240
(c) 33 (d) 26

2
17. If 2x + 5x + 1 = 0, then one of the values of x–
12. The value of is:
 6 1 2 1 3 2 1 1
 2 of 4    5    2 of   is: (a) (b)
 7 5 3  9  2 3 2 4
(a) 25 (b) 19 (c) (d)
(c) 23 (d) 21

2
18. Suppose one of the roots of the equation ax -
bx + c = 0 is 2 + √3, where a, b and c are
13. The sum of all possible products taken two at
rational numbers and a ≠ 0. If b = c3 then |a|
a time out of the numbers ±2, ±3, ±4, ±5
equals
(a) 0 (b) −30
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) −54 (d) −55
(c) 4 (d) 1

14. Consider the following statements:

I. No integer of the form 4k + 3, where k is an
19. How many distinct positive integer-valued
integer can be expressed as the sum of two
solutions exist to the equation
squares.
 x 2  7 x  11
(x 2
13 x  42 )
II. Every square number is of the form 5n,  1?
(5n – 1) or (5n + 1), where n is a whole (a) 6 (b) 2
number. (c) 4 (d) 8
Which of the above statements is/are
correct?
(a) Only I (b) Only II
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
20. If 8(x + y)³ – 27(x–y)³ = (5y–x) (Ax² + By² +
Cxy), then what is the value of (A + B – C)?
(a) 16 (b) –26
15. A six-digit number of the form ababab is (c) 36 (d) –16
always divisible by:
(a) 11111 (b) 10001
(c) 11001 (d) 10101

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21. If a + b + c = 0, then what is the value of

 a  b b  c  c  a  26. What is the area (in unit sqares) of the region
2 2 2

  enclosed by the graph of the equations 2x –

ab bc ca
(a) 1 (b) -3
3y + 6 = 0, 4x + y = 16 and y = 0?
(c) -1 (d) 3 (a) 12 (b) 10.5
(c) 14 (d) 11.5

22. Let A be a real number. Then the roots of the 27. If a + b + c = 1, ab + bc + ca= – 22 and abc =
equation x2 - 4x - log2A = 0 are real and −40, then what is the value of a3 + b3 + c3 ?
distinct if and only if (a) 67 (b) –53
(a) A < 1/16 (b) A > 1/8 (c) –51 (d) 27
(c) A > 1/16 (d) A < 1/8

28. If a, b and c are positive numbers such that

23. Let m and n be positive integers, If x + mx + 2
(a2 + b2) : (b2 + c2) : (c2 + a2) = 34 : 61 : 45,
2n = 0 and x2 + 2nx + m = 0 have real roots, then b – a : c – b : c – a = ______.
then the smallest possible value of m + n is (a) 3:2:1 (b) 2:1:3
(a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 3:1:2 (d) 1:2:3
(c) 5 (d) 7

29. A fraction becomes 9/11 if 2 is added to both

24. What is the value of the numerator and the denominator. If, 3 is
x4

y4

z4 added to both the numerator and the
 x2  y 2  x2  z 2   y 2  x2  y 2  z 2   z 2  x 2  z 2  y 2  denominator it becomes 5/6. Find the
fraction.
(a) 1 (b) 0 (a) 2/3 (b) 3/5
(c) -1 (d) x2 + y2 + z2 (c) 7/9 (d) 6/7

30. A lending library has a fixed charge for the

25. If ( − ):( − )= : , then what is the first three days and an additional charge for
value of ( + ):( − )? each day thereafter. Saritha paid Rs.27 for a
(a) 3 only (b) 5 only book kept for seven days, while Susy paid
(c) -3 or 3 (d) -5 or 5 Rs.21 for the book she kept for five days. Find
the charge for each extra day.
(a) Rs 2 (b) Rs 3
(c) Rs 4 (d) Rs 5

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31. What is the LCM of x6 - 3x4 + 3x2 - 1 and x3 + 36. If  and  are the roots of the equation ax2 +
2 bx + c = 0, then what are the roots of the
3x + 3x + 1
equation cx2 + bx + a = 0?
(a) (x + 1)3 (b) (x - 1)3 (a) (b) 
(c) (x2 - 1)3 (d) (x2 + 1)3  
(c) ,  (d)
 

32. Minimum value of the expression 2x2 - 6x + 7

is 37. The number of rows in a lecture hall equals
the number of seas in a row. If the number of
(a) 2.5 (b) 0 rows is doubled and the number of seats in
(c) 4 (d) 7 every row is reduced by 10, the number of
seats is increased by 300. If x denotes the
number of rows in the lecture hall, then what
is the value of x?
(a) 10 (b) 15
(c) 20 (d) 30
33. Ifa, b, c are rational numbers, then the roots
of the equation x2 - 2ax + a2 - b2 + 2bc - c2 = 0
are 38. If the roots of x2  2mx + m2 1 = 0 lie
(a) complex (b) pure imaginary between 2 and 4, then which one of the
(c) irrational (d) rational following is correct?
(a) 1  m  3 (b) 3  m 3
(c) 3  m  5 (d) 1  m  5

34. What is the point on the xy-plane satisfying

5x + 2y = 7xy and 10x + 3y = 8xy? 2
39. If roots of equation 4x -(5m + 1)x + 5m = 0,
 1 1  differ by unity, then which of the following is
(a)  1,  (b)  , 1 
 6 6  a possible value of m ?
 1  1 (a) −1/3 (b) −1/5
(c)  1,  (d)  1,  
 6  6 (c) −2/5 (d) −4/5

35. If the roots of the equation p(q–r) x2 + q(r–p) x

+ r(p – q) = 0 are equal, then which one of the
following is correct?
(a)2q = p + r (b) q2 = pr
40. Under what condition roots of quadratic
2 1 1 1 1 1
(c)   (d)   equation x2 - kx + 16 are real and different ?
q p r q p r
(a) k < 8 (b) k > 8
(c) k < -8 and k > 8 (d) k ≤ -8 and k ≥ 8

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cot 3  tan 3   sin 1  cos   

41.  + 2sin cos = ? 46.  sec 2   cosec2   , 0° <  <
cosec 2
sec 
2   1  cos   sin 2  
(a) cosec sec (b) cosec2 sec2 90° is equal to:
(c) sin cos (d) sin (a) cot (b) cosec2
(c) sec2 (d) tan

42. If 2 sin(3x–15°)=1, 0° < (3x – 15) < 90°, then 47. Find the value of cot230° + cos2 30° – 3
find the value of cos2 (2x + 15)° + cot2 (x + cosec260° + tan260°.
15)°. (a) –4 (b) 10
(a) 1 (b) 3
7
(c) 2 (d) 6
(c) – (d) 4
2

3 1
48. If cos (A-B) = and cot (A + B) = , where
2 3
2A  B   2A  B  2A  B
sin 
3 A–B and A + B are acute angles, then (2A–3B)
43. If   cos  , 0°, <
 2   2  2 2
is equal in:
2A  B
90 and 0° < < 90° then find the value (a) 30° (b) 45°
2
(c) 60° (d) 15°
of sin [(A–B)].
1
(a)1 (b)
2
3
(b) (d) 2 49. If sin A = , A is an acute angle, then find the
2
tan A  cot A
value of .
3 1  cosecA 
44. The value of 2 4 3
(a) – (b) –
tan 2 30  sin 2 90  cot 2 60  sin 2 30 cos 2 45 is 9 9
sin 60 cos 30  cos 60 sin 30 4 3 2
25 43
(c) (d)
9 9
(a) (b)
12 12
37 47
(c) (d)
12 12

1 1
45. The value of 4(sin430° + cos430°) – 3(sin245° – 50. For 0° <  < 90°, cos   tan   sec  is equal to:
2cos245°) is: (a) –sec (b) tan
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) sec (d) –tan
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51. Ifcos – sin = 3 cos (90° – ), 0° <  < 90° 56. The external and the internal radii of a hollow
then find the value of tan – cot. right circular cylinder of height 15 cm are 6.75
3 2 3 3 2 3 cm and 5.25 cm respectively. If it is melted to
(a)

1 3  (b) –
1  3  form a solid cylinder of height half of the
original cylinder, then the radius of the solid
3 2 3 32 3
(c) –
1  3  (d)
1  3  cylinder is
(a) 6 cm (b) 6.5 cm
(c) 7 cm (d) 7.25 cm

57. The volume of a conical tent is 1232 cu. m.

52. If 7cos2 + 5 sin2 – 6 = 0, (0° <  < 90°), then and the area of its base is 154 sq. m. Find the
cosec  tan  length of the canvas required to build the
what is the value of .
sec   cot  tent, if the canvas is 2m in width.
(a) 2-1 (b) 3+1 (a) 270 m (b) 272 m
(c) 2+1 (d) 3-1 (c) 276 m (d) 275 m

53. If 4sin2 (2x–10)° = 3, 0  (2x–10)  90°, then 58. An equilateral triangle, a square and a circle
the find the value of have equal perimeter. If T, S and C denote the
sin x  5  cos x  5
4 4
area of the triangle, area of the square and
1  2 sin 3x  15 cos 3x  15
2 2
area of the circle respectively. Then which
5 one of the following is correct?
(a) 1 (b)
8 (a) T<S<C (b) S<T<C
(c) –
5
(d) –1 (c) C<S<T (d) T<C<S
8

54. The value of 59. The curved surface area of a right circular
4 tan 2 30  sin 2 30 cos2 45  sec 2 48  cot 2 42 cone is 2310 and its radius is 21 cm. If its
is:
cos 37 sin 53  sin 37 cos 53  tan 18 tan 72 radius is increased by 100% and height is
(a) (b) reduced by 50%, then its capacity (in litres)
will be correct to one decimal place) (Take π =
(c) (d) ).
(a) 27.8 (b) 28.2
55. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower (c) 26.7 (d) 25.9
25 m high from two points on the level
60. A man walking at a speed of 3 km/h crosses a
ground on its opposite side are 45° and 60°.
square field diagonally in 5 minutes. What is
What is the distance (in m) between the two
the area of the field (in m²)?
points (correct tone decimal place)?
(a) 3125 (b) 31250
(a) 45.3 (b) 58.4
(c) 3.125 (d) 312.5
(c) 68.3 (d) 50.6

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61. Asolid metallic cuboid of dimensions 12cm  66. The height of a circular cylinder is increased
54cm  72cm is melted and converted into 8 six times and the base area is decreased to
cubes of the same size. What is the sum of one-ninth of its value. The factor by which the
the lateral surface area (in cm2) of 2 such lateral surface of the cylinder increases is
cubes? (a) 2 (b) /
(a) 2268 (b) 1944 (c) / (d) /
(c) 2592 (d) 3888

62. The curved surface area of a cylinder is 462 67. In ∆ABC, ∠A = 50°, BE and CF are
cm² and its base area is 346.5 cm². What is perpendiculars on AC and AB at E and F,
the volume (in cm³) of the cylinder? respectively. BE and CF intersect at H. The
(a) 4800 (b) 2425.5 bisectors of ∠HBC and ∠HCB intersect at P.
(c) 4850.5 (d) 2400 ∠BPC is equal to:
(a)155° (b)100°
(c)115° (d)120°

63. The radius of a cylinder is 10 cm and height is

4 cm. The number of centimetres that may be
added either to the radius or to the height to 68. In ∆PQR, the bisector of∠R meets side PQ at
get the same increase in the volume of the S, PR = 10 cm, RQ = 14 cm and PQ = 12 cm.
cylinder is What is the length of SQ?
(a) 5 (b) 4 (a) 5 cm (b) 6 cm
(c) 25 (d) 16 (c) 7 cm (d) 8 cm

64. What is the length of (in cm) of the smallest 69. The area of the largest triangle that can be
altitude of the triangle whose sides are 5 cm, inscribed in a semicircle of radius r is (in sq.
12 cm and 13 cm? (correct to one decimal cm)?
place) (a)3√3 (b) r2
2
(a) 5.1 (b) 12.0 (c) r /4 (d) r2√2
(c) 4.6 (d) 2.6

65. A solid right circular cone of height 27 cm is 70. In a circle with centre O, AD is a diameter and
cut into 2 pieces along a plane parallel to it's AC is a chord. Point B is on AC such that OB =
base at a height of 18 cm from the base. If the 7 cm and ∠OBA = 90°. If ∠DOC = 60°, then
difference in the volume of the two pieces is what is the length of BC (in cm)?
225 cc, the volume, in cc, of the original cone (a) 7 (b) 9
is (c) 5 (d) 3.5.
(a) 264 (b) 232
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76. Points A, B and C are on a circle with centre O

71. ABC ~ PQR. The areas of ABC and PQR such that BOC =84°. If AC is produced to a point
are 64 cm² and 81 cm² respectively and AD D such that BDC = 40° Then find the measure of
and PT are the medians of ABC and PQR, ABD (in degrees).
respectively. If PT = 10.8 cm, then AD = ? (a) 91 (b) 92
(a) 8.4 cm (b) 9 cm (c) 56 (d) 98
(c) 9.6 cm (d) 12 cm

77. A circle of diameter 8 inches is inscribed in a

triangle ABC where ∠ABC = 90°. If BC = 10
72. What is the area (in cm2) of a circle inscribed inches then the area of the triangle in square
in a square of area 784 cm2 ?(Take inches is
(a) 660 (b) 616 (a) 100 (b) 120
(c) 924 (d) 462 (c) 140 (d) 160

73. A square has the perimeter equal to the 78. ABCD is a quadrilateral in which AB||DC. E
circumference of a circle having radius 7 cm. and F are the midpoints of the diagonals AC
What is the ratio of the area of the circle to and BD, respectively. If AB = 18 cm and CD = 6
area of the square? cm, then EF = ?
(a) 7 : 2 (b) 14 : 11 (a) 8cm (b) 6cm
(c) 7 : 11 (d) 121 : 44 (c) 12cm (d) 9cm

74. A sphere of maximum volume is cut out from 79. AB and CD are two chords in a circle with
a solid hemisphere. What is the ratio of the centre O and AD is a diameter. AB and CD
volume of the sphere to that of the remaining produced meet at a point P outside the circle.
solid? If ∠APD = 25° and ∠DAP = 390, then the
(a) 1 : 4 (b) 1 : 1 measure of ∠CBD is:
(c) 1 : 2 (d) 1 : 3 (a) 32° (b) 26°
(c) 27° (d) 29°

75. Two circles of radius 13 cm and 15 cm

intersect each other at points A and B. If the 80. In a triangle ABC, medians AD and BE are
length of the common chord is 24 cm, then perpendicular to each other, and have
what is the distance between their centres? lengths 12 cm and 9 cm, respectively. Then,
(a)12 cm (b)16 cm the area of triangle ABC, in sq cm, is
(c)14 cm (d)18 cm (a) 80 (b) 68
(c) 72 (d) 78

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81. Let C be a circle of radius 5 meters having What is the distance (in km) between the two
centre at O. Let PQ be a chord of C that stations?
passes through points A and B where A is (a) 960 (b) 975
located 4 meteres north of O and B is located (c) 875 (d) 815
3 meteres east of O. Then, the length of PQ,
in meters, is nearest to 87. The average of five numbers is 30. If one
(a) 6.6 (b) 8.8 numbers is excluded, the average becomes
(c) 7.8 (d) 7.2 31. What is the excluded number?
(a) 24 (b) 31
82. ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral and BC is a (c) 26 (d) 30
diameter of the circle. If ∠DBC = 29°, then
∠BAD = ? 88. A can do a work in 10 days. He worked for 6
(a)111° (b)119° days and left the work. The remaining work
(c)122° (d)129° was done by B in 8 days. In how many days
can B alone do 65% of the work?
83. In ΔABC, M is the midpoint of the side AB. N is (a) 14 (b) 13½
a point in the interior of ΔABC such that CN is (c) 12 (d) 13
the bisector of ∠C and CN⊥NB. What is the
length (in cm) of MN, if BC =10 cm and AC = 89. A man covers a certain distance at the speed
15 cm? of x km/h and returns to the starting point at
(a) 2.5 (b) 2 56 km/h. If his average speed for the whole
(c) 5 (d) 4 journey is 63 km/h, then what is the value of
x?
84. In a triangle ABC, point D lies on AB, and (a) 75 (b) 72
points E and F lie on BC such that DF is (c) 80 (d) 70
parallel to AC an DE is parallel to AF. If BE = 4
cm, CF = 3 cm, then find the length (in cm) of 90. If 80 is the fourth proportional to 10, 16 and
EF. x, then the value of x is:
(a)3 (b)1.5 (a) 128 (b) 2
(c)5 (d) 2 (c) 50 (d) 108

85. AB is a chord in the minor segment of a circle 91. A cupboard was sold at a profit of 25%. Had it
with centre O. C is a point on the minor arc been sold at `360 less, the profit would have
(between A and B). The tangents to the circle been only 5%. What should be the selling
at A and B meet at a point P. If ∠ACB = 108°, price (in Rs) of the cupboard, so that there is
then ∠APB is equal to: a profit of 40%?
(a)36° (b)54° (a) 2,520 (b) 3,020
(c)27° (d)18° (c) 2,150 (d) 1,800

86. Two trains start at the same time from two 92. What is the difference between the
stations and proceed towards each other at compound interest and simple interest (in Rs,
speeds 88 km/h and 75 km/h, respectively. to the nearest integer) on Rs 12,000 in 2 years
When they meet, it is found that one train at 8% per annum, compounded annually?
has travelled 65 km more than the other. (a) 77 (b) 76

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(c) 98 (d) 97 Study the given graph and answer the

93. The income of X is 15% less than that of Y and following three questions
the income of Z is 60% less than the
combined income of X and Y. By what per
cent is the income of Z less than the income
of X?
(a) 12.6% (b) 14.7%
(c) 14.9% (d) 12.9%

Studty the given pie charts and answer the

following three questions

97. In 2020, the production of cement by

company C increased by the same percentage
as in 2019, over its previous year. The
production (in million tonnes) of cement by
company C in 2020 (correct to one decimal
place) was:
94. Which institute has the second highest
(a) 454.6 (b)455.8
percentage of students who appeared from
(c) 457.1 (d)452.4
that institute?
(a) C (b) E
98. The ratio of the production of cement by
(c) D (d) B
company A is 2016 and company C in 2018 to
the total production of cement by company B
95. Study the given pie charts and anwer the
in 2017 and 2019 is:
question that follows:
(a) 9:8 (b) 7:6
The number of students who passed the
(c) 8:7 (d) 10:9
examination from institute C is what
percentage of the total number of students
99. The average production of cement by
who appeared from institute D and E?
company B in 2015, 2016 and 2018 is what
(a) 56.25% (b) 54.25%
percentage less than the average production
(c) 52.1% (d) 58.3%
of cement by company C in 2015 and 2017.
96. Study the given pie charts and anwer the
question that follows: (a) 7 % (b) 7 %
The number of students who passed the (c) 5 % (d) 6 %
examination from institute D exceeds number
of students who appeared from institute A is 100. What is the mean deviation of the data 2, 9,
x. The value of x lies between: 9, 3, 6, 9 and 4?
(a) 11 and 14 (b) 5 and 8 (a) 2.23 (b) 2.57
(c) 3.23 (d) 3.57
(c) 14 and 17 (d) 8 and 11

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