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1. What is the remainder when 153 + 165 + 6. Find the smallest 4-digit number divisible
175 + 185 + 195 is divided by 17 by 8, formed using the digits 0, 2, 3, 4, 6,
(a) 3 (b) 0 8 without any repetition.
(c) 2 (d) 5 (a) 2048 (b) 2408
(c) 3024 (d) 2034

2. Consider the following: 69 1

A and B are two numbers such that (A + 7. If 31 = 2 + 1
B) = 528, x+
1
HCF of A and B = 33. y+
How many pairs of such numbers exist? z
(a) 4 (b) 6 where x, y, z are natural numbers , then x
(c) 8 (d) 12 +y−z=
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4

3. If a 4-digit number 273x is divisible by 12

and a 7-digit number y854z06 is divisible 8. The LCM of two numbers is 20 times their
by 11, then what is the value of (x + y + z) HCF . The sum of HCF and LCM is 2520.
? If one number is 480 , then other number
(a) 12 (b) 63 is
(c) 20 (d) 18 (a) 400 (b) 480
(c) 520 (d) 600

4. How many zeroes are there in the product

of 9. What is the unit digit of (36)12 + (15)10 +
220 × 418 × 515 × 614 × 812 × 1010 × 128 × 146 (12)23 − (18)22
× 164 × 182 (a) 3 (b) 5
(a) 20 (b) 15 (c) 7 (d) 1
(c) 25 (d) 30

10. The value of

1
+
(20.35) 2

− (8.35)2  0.0175
is:
5. How many numbers are there from 500 to 4
(1.05) 2
+ (1.05)(27.65)
550 (including both) which are neither 9 7
(a) (b)
divisible by 3 nor by 11? 20 20
(a) 18 (b) 11 3 3
(c) 28 (d) 30 (c) 20
(d) 10

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11. Consider the following statements 1 1 3

Given that a < b then 16. If x + y = 3 , and + = − , then the value
x y 10
1 1
1.  , if a and b both are negative of x2 + y2 =
a b (a) 28 (b) 34
1 1 (c) 29 (d) 26
2.  , if a and b both are positive
a b
1 1
3.  , if a < 0 and b > 0
a b
Which of the above statements are correct
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1,2 and 3 17. If 2x + 3y + 1 = 0, then what is the value
of (8x³ + 8 + 27y³ – 18xy
(a) 7 (b) 9
12. The least number which when divided by (c) -7 (d) -9
16,18,20 and 25 leave 4 as remainder in
each case but when divided by 7 leaves no
remainder is
(a) 17004 (b) 18000
(c) 18002 (d) 18004

18. If x + y = z, then the expression x3 + y3 – z3 +

13. The value of
3xyz will be equal to :
3 1 1 1 3 1 1
+ + + + + + is: A. 0 B. 3xyz
70 42 66 66 286 130 170 C. –3xyz D. z
7 3
(a) 85
(b) 85

11 9
(c) 85
(d) 85

14. Number of prime numbers less than 100 19. Let U = {x  N: 1  x  10} be the universal set,
of th the form 6n−1 ( where n is a natural N being the set of natural numbers If A = {1, 2,
number ) are 3, 4} and B = {2, 3, 6, 10}, then what is the
complement of (A – B)?
(a) 12 (b) 25
(a) {6, 10}
(c) 5 (d) 13 (b) {1, 4}
(c) {2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}
(d) {5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10}
15. N = n(n + 1)(n + 2) (n + 3)(n+4) where n is
a natural nurnber.
Which of the following statements are true
1. Unit digit of N is 0
2. N is perfectly divisible by 2 3
20. If 2x – y = 2 and xy = , then what is the
3. N is perfect square 2
3
4. N is odd value of x3 –
y
?
(a) 1,2,3 only (b) 3 and 4 only 8
9 5
(c) All are correct (d) 1 and 2 only (a) (b) –
2 4

5 13
(c) 2
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(c) 25 (d) 36
21. If the equations x2 + k2 = 2 (k + 1) x has equal
roots, then what is the value of k?
1 1
(a) − (b) −
3 2
(c) 0 (d) 1
27. If 2x = 3y = 6z , then z is equal to ?
(a) xy (b) x + y
1 1 xy
22. If ,  are the roots of the equations x2 − 2x −1 (c) + (d)
= 0, then what is the value of 2 −2 + −2 2 x y x+ y
(a) −2 (b) 0
(c) 30 (d) 34

28. When (x3 – 2x2 + px – q) is divided by (x2 – 2x –

23. Consider the equation (x−p) (x−6) + 1 = 0 3), the remainder is (x – 6). What are the values
having integral coefficients. If the equation has of p, q respectively?
integral roots, then what values can p have? A. –2, –6 B. 2, –6
(a) 4 or 8 (b) 5 or 10 C. –2, 6 D. 2, 6
(c) 6 or 12 (d) 3 or 6

1 29. 11 friends went to a hotel and decided to pay

24. If 5 − log10 1 + x + 4log10 1 − x = log10 , the bill amount equally. But 10 of them could
1 − x2 pay 60 each, as a result 11th has to pay 50
then 100x = ? extra than his share. Find the amount paid by
(a) 9 (b) 10 him.
(c) 99 (d) 100 A. 105 B. 110
C. 115 D.220

30. If x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = 25 ,
a 2 + b 2 + c 2 = 16 ,
25. If A and B are two sets satisfying A – B = B –
A, then which one of the following is correct? a+b+c
ax + by + cz = 20 then what is =
(a) A =  (b) A  B =  x+ y+z
(c) A = B (d) None of these (a) 3/5 (b) 5/3
(c) 4/5 (d) 5/4

26. If log4 5 = (log4 y) (log6 √5), then y equals

(a) 6 (b) 5

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31. What is x , if x3 = 1.53 – 0.93 – 2.43 36. Which one of the following correct?
A. –0.5 B. 0.6 (a) bc = a2 (b) bc = 36a2
C. –0.7 D. –1.6 (c) bc = 72a 2 (d) bc = 108a2

37. If 4x −6.2x + 8 = 0, then the values of x are:

(a) 1,2 (b) 1,1
32. What is x(y – z) (y + z) + y(z – x) (z + x) + z(x –
(c) 1,0 (d) 2,2
y) (x + y) equal to?
A. (x + y) (y + z) (z + x)
B. (x – y) (x – z) (z – y)
C. (x + y) (z – y) (x – z)
D. (y – x) (z – y) (x – z)
38. If the roots of a quadratic equation ax2 + bx +
c = 0 are  and , then the quadratic equation
having roots 2 and 2 is:
(a) x2 − (b2 − 2ac) x + c = 0
(b) a2 x2 − (b2 − 2ac) x + c = 0
x y z (c) ax2 − (b2 − 2ac) x + c2 = 0
33. If = = ,then which of the (d) a2 x2 − (b2 − 2ac) x + c2 = 0
a+b b−c c+a
following is correct ?
(a) x + y + z = 0 (b) x − y − z = 0
(c) 2x + y − z = 0 (d) x − 2y + 3z = 0

39. If the roots of the equation x2 + px + q = 0 are

in the same ratio as those of the equation x2 +
lx + m = 0, then which one of the following is
1 1 11 correct?
34. If x − y = 11 , and − = , then (a) p2m =l2 q (b) m2p = l2 q
x y 24 (c) m p=q l
2 2 (d) m2 p2 = l2 q
x3 − y 3 + x 2 y 2 =
(a) 1331 (b) 1115
(c) 1105 (d) 1307

40. The quadratic equation 3x2–(k2 + 5x) x + 3k2 –

5k = 0 has real roots of equal magnitude and
opposite sign. Which one of the following is
Direction for next two correct?
The equation formed by multiplying each (a) 0 < k <
5
root of ax2 + bx + c = 0 by 2 is x2 + 36x + 24 3
3
= 0. (b) 0 < k <
5
3 5
35. What is the value of b:c? (c) < 𝑘 <
5 3
(a) 3:1 (b) 1:2 (d) No such value of k exists
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cos 2 
41. If = 3 , 0° <  < 90°, then the 46. Find the value of
cot 2  + sin 2  − 1
value of (tan  + cosec ) is: 8 sin 30 sin 2 60 − 4 sin 90 − sec 2 45
5 3 tan 2 45 − cot 2 30
(a) 23 (b) 3 3
3 (a) 2
(b) 4
4 3
(c) 33 (d) 1 5
3 (c) – 2
(d) 2

42. Find the value of cot25° cot45° cot55°

cot65°: 47. If 3 sec + 4cos – 43 = 0 where  is an
(a) 3 (b) 1 acute angle than the value of  is:
(c) 7 (d) 5 (a) 20° (b) 30°
(c) 60° (d) 45°

48. The value of

cosec cos ec tan (45 −  ) (cos19 + sin 71)(sec19 + cosec71)
43. + – tan2, 0° <  < 90°, is −
cosec − 1 cos ec + 1 cot(45 +  ) tan 12 tan 24 tan 66 tan 78
equal to:
is:
(a) 2sec2  (b) sec2  + 1 (a) –3 (b) 0
(c) sec2 q (d) 1–tan2 (c) –2 (d) 2

49. If 3tan =23 sin, 0° <  < 90°, then find

44. If 2cos2 = 3 sin, 0° <  < 90°, then the
the value of 2 sin2 2 – 3 cos2 3.
value of (sec2 – tan2 + cos2) is: 3
7 5 (a) 1 (b) 2
(a) 4 (b) 4 1 3
(c) 2
(d) – 2
9 3
(c) 4
(d) 4

50. 1+2 tan2 + 2 sin  sec2 , 0° <  < 90°, is

equal:
1 − sin  1 + cos 
45. The value of (a) (b)
1 + sin  1 − cos 
2 sin 2 30 tan 60 − 3 cos 2 60 sec 2 30 1 − cos  1 + sin 
(c) (d)
4 cot 2 45 − sec 2 60 + sin 2 60 + cos 2 90 1 + cos  1 − sin 

(a)
2 3+2 ( ) (b)
1
( 3 − 2)
3 3

(c)
2 3−2 ( ) (d)
1
( 3 + 2)
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51. If 3 cos2 – 4 sin + 1 = 0, 0° <  < 90°, 56. Let C1 and C2 be concentric circles such
then tan + sec = ? that the diameter of C1 is 2cm longer than
(a) 23 (b) 25 that of C2. If a chord of C1 has length 6 cm
(c) 33 (d) 5 and is a tangent to C2, then the diameter,
in cm of C1 is
(a) 10 (b) 12
cosec + cot  (c) 14 (d) 16
52. If =7 , then the value of
cosec − cot 
4 sin 2  − 1
is:
4 sin 2  + 5
1 1
57. Let ABC be a right-angled triangle with
(a) 3
(b) – 3 hypotenuse BC of length 20 cm. If AP is
(c) –
1
(d)
1 perpendicular on BC, then the maximum
9 9 possible length of AP, in cm, is
(a) 10√2 (b) 8√3
(c) 12 (d) 5√5
53. In ABC, AB = 20cm, BC = 21 cm and AC
= 29 cm. What is the value of cot C + cosec
C – 2 tan A?
9 7
(a) (b)
20 20 58. Length of each side of a rhombus is 13 cm
2 3
and one of the diagonal is 24 cm. What is
(c) 5
(d) 5 the area (in cm²) of the rhombus?
(a) 240 (b) 60
(c) 300 (d) 120
54. A man is watching from the top of a tower,
a boat speeding away from the tower . The
angle of depression from the top of the
tower to the boat is 600 when the boat is 59. In ΔLMN, LM = 5√𝟐 cm, LN = 13 cm and
80m from the tower . After 10 seconds ∠LMN = 135°. What is the length (in cm)
then angle of depression becomes 300 . of MN?
What is the speed of the boat? (Assuming (a) 7 (b) 8
that the boat is running in still water ? (c) 8√𝟐 (d) 7√𝟐
(a) 20 m/sec (b) 10m/sec
(c) 16 m/sec (d) 18 m/sec

60. The area of a square shaped field is 1764

55. An aeroplane , when 4000m high from the m². The breadth of a rectangular park is
ground , pass vertically above another 1/3 rd the side of the square field and its
aeroplane at an instance when the angles length is two times its breadth. What is
of elevation of the two aeroplanes from the the cost (in Rs.) of levelling the park at
same point on the ground are 600 and 300 Rs.15 per m²?
respectively . Find the vertical distance (a) 4200 (b) 4290
between two aeroplanes. (c) 5880 (d) 4320
(a) 8000/3m (b) 8000/7m
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61. In ΔABC, ∠A = 66° and ∠B = 50°. If the 66. The volume of a right circular cone is 1232
bisectors of ∠B and ∠C meet at P, then, cm3 and its vertical height is 24 cm. Its
∠BPC −∠PCA = ? curved surface area is
(a) 93° (b) 91° (a) 154 cm2 (b) 550 cm2
(c) 81° (d) 83° (c) 604 cm2 (d) 704 cm2

67. In ∆PQR, point T and S are PQ and PR,

62. Chords AB and CD of a circle intersect respectively. Such that TS is parallel to
externally at P. If CD = 11.6 cm. PD = 6.4 QR. If TQ = 7.2 cm,PS = 1.8 cm and SR =
cm and PB=7.2 cm. then AB (in cm) 5.4 cm, the length of PT.
(a) 12 (b) 4.8 (a)2 cm (b)2.4 cm
(c) 8.8 (d) 16 (c)1.35cm (d)3.6 cm

63. Two circles of radius 13 cm and 15 cm 68. S and T are points on the sides PQ and PR,
intersect each other at points A and B. If respectively, of ΔPQR such that PS×PR =
the length of the common chord is 24 cm, PQ×PT. If ∠Q = 96 and ∠PST=∠PRQ + 34°,
then what is the distance between their then ∠QPR =?
centres? (a)26° (b)24°
(a)12 cm (b)16 cm (c)22° (d)25°
(c)14 cm (d)18 cm

69. In ΔABC, ∠B = 78°, AD is a bisector of ∠A

64. Corners are cut off from an equilateral meeting BC at D, and AE⊥BC at E. If
triangle T to produce a regular hexagon H. ∠DAE = 24°, then the measure of ∠ACB is:
Then, the ratio of the area of H to the area (a) 38° (b) 30°
of T is (c) 32° (d) 42°
(a) 5 : 6 (b) 3 : 4
(c) 4 : 5 (d) 2 : 3

70. In LMN, LM = 52cm, LN = 13cm and

65. The radius of a cylinder is 10 cm and LMN = 135°. What is the length (in cm)
height is 4 cm. The number of centimetres of MN?
that may be added either to the radius or (a) 7 (b) 8
to the height to get the same increase in (c) 82 (d) 72
the volume of the cylinder is
(a) 5 (b) 4
(c) 25 (d) 16

71. The area of a square shaped field is 1764

m². The breadth of a rectangular park is
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the length is four times its breadth. What

is the cost (in `) of levelling the park at
Rs30 per m²?
(a) 5880 (b) 4768 77. In ∆ABC, D is a point on BC such that
(c) 2940 (d) 6342 ∠ADB = 2∠DAC, ∠BAC = 70° and ∠B = 56°.
What is the measure of ∠ADC?
(a) 72° (b) 54°
72. A circle and a rectangle have the same (c) 74° (d) 81
perimeter. The sides of the rectangle are
18 cm and 26 cm. The area of the circle is
(a) 125 cm2 (b) 230 cm2
(c) 550 cm 2 (d) 616 cm2
78. Assume that a drop of water is spherical
and its diameter is one-tenth of a cm. A
73. There are two concentric circles such that conical glass has a height equal to the
the area of the outer circle is four times diameter of its rim. If 32,000 drops of
the area of the inner circle. Let A, B and C water fill the glass completely, then the
be three distinct points on the perimeter height of the glass, in cm, is
of the outer circle such that AB and AC are (a) 1 (b) 2
tangents to the inner circle. If the area of (c) 3 (d) 4
the outer circle is 12square centimeter
then the area (in sq. cm) of the triangle
ABC would be
(a) π/12 (b) 9/π
(c) 3/π (d) 6/π 79. ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Diagonals
BD and AC intersect each other at E. If
BEC = 138° and ECD = 35°, then what
74. A well with inner radius 3 m, is dug 6 m is the measure of BAC?
deep. The soil taken out of it has been (a) 133° (b) 103°
spread evenly all around it to a width of 2 (c) 113° (d) 123°
m to form an embankment. The height (in
m) of the embankment is:
𝟏 𝟏
(a) 4 𝟐 (b) 4 𝟒
𝟏 𝟑 80. The volume of a wall whose height is 10
(c) 3 𝟒 (d) 3 𝟖 times its width and whose length is 8
times its height is 51.2 m³. What is the
cost (in Rs) of painting the wall on one side
at the rate of Rs 100/m²?
75. The base of a right prism is a triangle with (a) 12750 (b) 12500
16 cm, 30cm and 34cm. Its height is 32 (c) 12800 (d) 12250
cm. The lateral surface area (in cm2) and
the volume (in cm3) are, respectively:
(a) 2560 and 7680 (b) 2688 and 7680
(c) 2624 and 7040 (d) 2560 and 6400
76. In ABC, A = 66° and B = 50°. If the
bisectors of B and C meet at P, then 81. In a circle with center O and radius 5 cm,
BPC – PCA = ? AB and CD are two parallel chords of
(a) 93° (b) 91° lengths 6 cm and x cm, respectively and
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centre O. The distance between the chords days of the beginning. For how many days
is 7 cm. What is the value of x? did C work?
(a) 12 (b) 8 (a) 16 (b) 15
(c) 10 (d) 9 (c) 13 (d) 20

87. A car covers a certain distance at a

82. The areas of three adjacent faces of a constant speed of 45 km/h in 4 hours. If
cuboidal solid block of wax are 216 cm², the car moves at a speed of 40 km/h, how
96 cm² and 144 cm². It is melted and 8 much more time (in minutes) will it take
cubes of the same size are formed from it. to cover the same distance?
What is the lateral surface area (in cm2 ) (a) 40 (b) 25
of 3 such cubes? (c) 20 (d) 30
(a)648 (b)432
(c)576 (d)288
88. A sold an article to B at 25% profit, B sold
it to C at a 12% loss. If C paid Rs 1,815 for
the article, how much (in Rs) did A pay for
83. Two circles of radius 15 cm and 37 cm the article?
intersect each other at the points A and B. (a) 1,500 (b) 1,650
If the length of common chord is 24 cm, (c) 1,600 (d) 1,560
what is the distance (in cm) between the
Centres of the circles?
(a) 45 (b) 42 89. The speed of a boat in still water is 15
(c) 44 (d) 40 km/h and the speed of the stream is 3
km/h. How much time (in hours) will the
boat take if it goes 36 km downstream?
(a) 1.5 (b) 2
84. If a cone is divided into two parts by (c) 2.5 (d) 3
drawing a plane through the midpoints of
its axis, then the ratio of the volume of the
2 parts of the cone is 90. The ratio of the incomes of A and B is 5 :
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 1 : 4 7 and the ratio of their expenditure is 3 :
(c) 1 : 7 (d) 1 : 8 4. If A and B save Rs 5,000 and Rs 9,000,
respectively, then what is the difference
(in Rs) between the income of A and two
85. The radius of the base of a right circular times the savings of B?
cylinder is 3cm and its curved surface (a) 17,000 (b) 14,000
area is 60𝝅cm2. The volume of the (c) 15,000 (d) 19,000
cylinder (in cm3) is:
(a) 81𝝅 (b) 90𝝅 91. If the average of six consecutive odd
(c) 72𝝅 (d) 60𝝅 natural numbers is 24, then what is the
average of the four smaller numbers out of
the six numbers?
(a) 24 (b) 20
86. A, B and C can do one-third of a work in (c) 21 (d) 22
15 days, 30 days and 10 days, 92. A sum of money amounts to Rs 16,800 in
respectively. A started the work. C joined one year and to Rs 17,472 in one and a
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compounded semi-annually. What is the (c) 15 (d) 12

rate of interest per annum?
(a) 16% (b) 12% 97. What is the cumulative frequency of the
(c) 8% (d) 4% modal class?
(a) 31 (b) 35
93. A new scooter is valued at Rs 1,20,000. At (c) 66 (d) 21
the end of each year, its value is reduced
by 12% of its value at the start of the year. Study the given graph and answer the
What will be its value (in Rs) after 2 years? question that follows.
(a) 1,50,528 (b) 1,00,875
(c) 96,450 (d) 92,928

94. Consider the following three methods of

collecting data
(1)Collecting data from government office
(2)Collecting data from public libraries
(c)Collecting data by telephonic interview
Select the correct answer using the cde
given below 98. If the ratio of the number of boys to that
(a)All the three methods give secondary of the girls who passed from institute A is
data 5:6, and 40% of the students who passed
(b)1 and 2 give secondary and 3 gives from institute D are boys, then the ratio of
primary data the number of boys who passed from
(c)1 and 3 give secondary and 2 gives institute A to that of boys who passed from
primary data institute D is:
(d)2 and 3 give secondary and 1 gives (a) 25:24 (b) 4:3
primary data (c) 5:4 (d) 3:2

Directions (for next three): The

frequency distribution of life of 90 TV 99. The number of students who passed from
tubes whose median life is 17 months is institute C exceeds the number of
as follow students who appeared from institute E is
: x. The value of x lies between:
Life of TV Number of (a)18 and 22 (b)14 and 18
tubes (in TV tubes (c)10 and 14 (d)22 and 26
months)
0-5 3
5-10 12
10-15 X 100. The number of students who appeared
15-20 35 from institute B is what percentage more
20-25 Y than the total number of students who
25-30 4 passed from institutes A and C?
2 1
(a) 16 3 % (b) 15 3%
95. What is the lower limit of the median 1 2
(c) 14 7% (d) 7 7%
class?
(a) 10 (b) 15
(c) 20 (d) 25

96. What is the missing frequency y?

(a) 20 (b) 16

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