10I Maths .

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( PAPER CODE 291 )
( NO. OF QUESTIONS I 40 )
( DURATION I 70min. )

Do you know that ASSET is a DIAGNOSTIC (and not a competitive) test? That means that it helps you find out your
• strengths and weaknesses and the main aim is not to win prizes. So do take the test seriously and BEST OF LUCK!

INSTRUCTIONS

Carefully read the questions in this booklet. Start answering them one by
one, in the order given . For each question, there are four options - A , B, C
and D . Only ONE of these options is correct.

Choose the option which you think BEST answers the question. Then , on the
ANSWER SHEET given to you, find the corresponding question number and
BLACKEN the oval containing your choice next to it. MARK YOUR
ANSWERS USING PENCIL ONLY.

Blacken only ONE oval next to each question - if more are blackened , your
answer will be marked wrong. If you want to change an answer, carefully rub
out the previous mark completely.

Before you begin the test, read the instructions on the answer sheet carefully,
and fill in your name, class, and other details.

From the last round we have provided PAN numbers to the students who
appeared in ASSET. You should mention the PAN number in the answer
sheets provided during the test. For this, you have to bring your ASSET PAN
card on the test dates.

EACH QUESTION CARRIES I MARK. NO MARKS WILL BE CUT FOR

WRONG ANSWERS

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PLEASE PRESERVE THE QUESTION PAPER TILL YOU RECEIVE YOUR ASSET RESULTS .
YOU WILL NEED ITTO UNDERSTAND THE RESULTS COMPLETELY.
 Hello friend!
Ready for the test? Take adeep breath and relax. Don't forget to read the questions very carefully
- some questions that look tough, will be quite easy after you have read them properly. Do not
spend too much time on any question -and do your best.
MATHS Have fun and best of luck !

► (:v-:xY12-1sthe same as
X

2
Use this space for
ROUGH WORK!
A. ~
y
- Lxi.
2 2
B. £
y2
+L
xi.
2 2
C X y
· y2 - x2 +2 .
2 2
D
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X
y2 + yx2 - 2.

► If x + 0.1 = m, what will hex x 0.01?

A. 0.001m
B. 0 . lm
C. 10m
D. 1000m

► What is the measure of LPQR in the parallelogram PQRS given

below?

A. 62°
B. 75° R
c. 88°
D. 105°

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Which of these is NOT an integer?

A. 3 -5

B. (-3/

C. (½f
D. (1 + 3 -1)°

Adding 5% of a number to itself is the same as multiplying the

number by _ _ _ .

A. 1.05
B. 1.5
C. 5
D. 105
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 ► The square root of 27225 lies between Use this space for
(Note: You need trot calculate.) ROUGH WORK!
A. 50 and 60 . Use 7t = 11
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wherever needed
B. 120 and 130.
C. 160 and 170.
D. 500 and 600.

A pie chart would be suited BEST for which . of the following

purposes?

A. to compare the proportion of 4 different models of cars produced by

a factory in a year
B. to study the growth in the number of students admitted in a school
over 5 years
f C. to compare the heights of the highest mountain peaks in each of the 7
\ continents
D. to study the variation of the maximum temperatures in a city over a

• month
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► Shown here is 6PQR. QS and RT are the altitudes of 6PQR. If PR = 6 cm,

QS = 3 cm and RT= 4.5 cm, what is the length of side PQ?
p

Q
(Note: the figure is not to scale.)

A. 4cm
B. 4.5 cm
C. 5cm
D. 5.5cm

The sum of 3 numbers is k. Each number is increased by 15 and then

the resulting numbers are doubled. What would be the sum of the
new numbers?

A. 2k+ 15
B. 2k+ 30
C. 2k+ 90
D. 6k+ 30

► 65n + 2n, where n is a natural number, will

A. definitely be a multiple of 6.
B. definitely be an odd number.
C. definitely be an even number.
D. be odd if n is odd and even if n is even.

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► Sides QP, PR and RQ of L\PQR are
extended as shown to form angles
measuringx,y and z.
Use this space for
ROUGH WORK!
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What is the sum of the measures of the angles marked in the figure?

A. 1so 0

B. 3 60°
C. 540°
D. (Wecannotsayforsure . Itdependsonthemeasuresof LP, LQ, LR.)

► The profit of a company this year is 300% of its profit in the last year.
Which of these statements mean the same as the one above?
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I) The profit of the company this year is 300 times its profit
last year.
II) The profit of the company this year increased by 200% over
the last year.
III) The profit of the company this year increased by 300% over
the last year.

A. only statement I
B. only statement! !
C. only statement! I I
D. both statements I and III

x and y are factors other than 1, of the number N. Which of these will
ALWAYS be a factor of N?

A. -'Y
B. X +y
C. anymu ltipleofx or ofy
D. the least common mu lt iple of x and y

Afzal has red , green and blue marbles with him. The ratio of the
number of red marbles to that of green marbles is 3:2. The ratio of
the number of green marbles to blue marbles is 3:5. What is the ratio
of the number of red marbles to that of the blue marbles?

A. 2:5
B. 5:2
C. 6:7
D. 9 :10

► x and y are 2 different numbers. What can be added to 6x to get 9v?

A. 3y
B. 3x
C. 9y - 6x
D. (It is not poss ibl e to get 9y as 6x and 9y are not like terms .)

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] ► Advay makes a cuboid using unit cubes as shown here.
Use this space for
ROUGH WORK!
Use 7t = ~2 wherever needed

He then paints the outer surface of the cuboid. How many cubes are
there none of whose sides are painted?
A. 24
B. 13
C. 6

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D. o

If~= 70, x =
y 2y
A. 35.
B. 68 .
C. 72 .
D. 140 .

i is an integer. Which of these is DEFINITELY TRUE?

q . .
A . p 1s an integer.

B. Bothpandqare integers.

C. p = nq where n is an integer.
0 D. p is an intege r and q is a rational number.

The average height of students in a class is 160 cm. Two students

whose height are 145 cm and 175 cm are newly admitted to the class.
How will the average height of the class change because of this?

A. !twill increase .
8. !twill decrease .
C. It will remain the same.
D. (Nothing can be said as the total number of students is not known .)

► 320 + 320 + 320 =

60
A. 9 •
8. 920_
C. 3 60 •
D. J21_
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Vertical axis
► A figure can be transformed in different ways. Horizontal axis
- Horizontal translation R
- Vertical translation
- Reflection about the horizontal/vertical axis.

Figure 1 shown along side can be transformed in 3 ways as shown below. FIGURE 1

FIGURE 2 FIGURE 3 FIGURE 4

Horizontal translation Vertical translation Reflection about the
by 1 unit to the left by 2 unit downwards horizontal axis

Which of these transformations can be done to make figure 5 below, Use this space for
look like figure 6? ROUGH WORK!

FIGURE 5 FIGURE 6

A. reflection about the vert ical ax is and then vertical translation

downwards by 2 units
B. vertical translation downwards by 3 units and then reflection about
the vert ical ax is
C. reflection about the horizontal ax is and then horizontal translation
to the left by 3 units
D. hor izontal translat ion to the left by 2 units and then reflection about
the hor izontal ax is

On a copying machine you can enlarge or reduce the size of a

drawing . Devpal used the machine to mal<e a copy of a drawing and
resized it to 60% of the original copy. He was not satisfied with the
result so he took the resized copy and increased its size to 140%.
What can be said about the size of the final copy?

A. Jt is smaller than the original drawing .

B. It is larger than the original drawing .
c. It is of the same size as the original drawing.
D. (Noth ing can be sa id as the dimensions of the drawing are 11ot known.)

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 In a test consisting of 50 questions Use this space for
• 4 marks are given for every correct answer. ROUGH WORK!
• 2 marks are deducted for every wrong answer. Use 7t = ll wherever needed
• No marks are deducted for not attempting a question. 7

A student who answered 35 questions correctly, got a score of 124.

How many questions did he NOT attempt at all?

A. 7
B. 8
C. 15
D. 19

► The volume of a cube is 64 cm What is the sum of the lengths of all

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its edges?

A. 24 cm
B. 32 cm
C. 48cm

• D. 64 cm

► The following is a classification of quadrilaterals based on whether

or not their adjacent sides and angles are equal.

Adjacent angles
Equal Not equal
Adjacent 1---E
_ q_u_a_l _1--__
1_ - + - - -- ----t
Sides Not equal

A quadrilateral whose adjacent sides AND adjacent angles are equal

would go into box 1.

Which of these would go into the shaded box of this classification?

A. square

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B. rhombus
C. rectangle
D. parallelogram

PQRS is a trapezium with one of its angles a right angle. Which of

these is true about the trapezium?

A. It has one more right ang le.

B. None of its angles can be obtuse angles.
C. A pair of its opposite sides are equa l in length.
D. (Such a trapezium with one of its ang les a right angle is not possi ble.)

The length, breadth and height of a cuboid are doubled . What

happens to its surface area?

A. It is doubled.
B. It becomes four times.
C. It becomes eight times.
D. (Nothing can be said with out knowing the dimension s of the cubo id.)

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► Machu is making patterns like the ones shown below with Use this space for
matchsticks. ROUGH WORK!

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Figure 1
3 sticks
Figure 2
5 sticks
Figure 3
7 sticks
Figure 4
9 sticks

Which figure in his pattern would require exactly 97 sticks to make?

A. Figure 32
B. Figure 48
C. Figure 49
D. Figure 95

Check the position of x, x2 and x3 on the number line below. Which of

these could be a possible value of x?

A. l2
3
X
2
X
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B. _l2
C. 2
D. - 2

In the multiplication problem shown below, each letter represents a

unique digit.
2P
X P6
QPP
R60
QQSP
What digit does the letter Rstand for?

A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 9

► The object shown below is turned to a different position.

Which of these could be the object after being turned?

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 A student measures the individual weights of the 25 students of a Use this space for
class. After ignoring the smallest and the largest of these, he ROUGH WORK!
calculates the mean, median and mode of the data of 23 students. Use rt = _g wherever needed
For which of these would he have DEflNITELY got the same value as L-_ _ _ _7'.___ _ _ _ ____,
that of the whole class?

A. mean
B. mode
C. median
D. none of the above

According to a magazine, a survey was done on some residents of

India's five metro cities to understand what they think of different
banks. All participants answered both the questions. Given here is
the data for two questions asked to them.

1. Which bank do you prefer when it 2. In the present scenario, which banks
comes to investment suitability? are providing best interest rates?

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• ■ Public Sector Banks

D Private Sector Banks

D Foreign Banks
■ Public Sector Banks

D Private Sector Banks

D Foreign Banks
For question 1, roughly 423 people selected PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS.
Roughly how many people selected FOREIGN BANKS for question 2?

A. 8
B. 66
C. 80
D. 84
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The cuboid with dimensions 15 cm x 8 cm x 9 cm is sliced along the
plane PQRS as shown.
p,---------,
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QJ------------------- ---
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15 cm
What is the area of the shaded face PQRS obtained after slicing?

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A. 120 cm
2
B. 135 cm
2
C. 136 cm
2
D. 153 cm
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 Paresh takes 6 days to paint a house if he works 8 hours a day. With Use this space for
the help of his friend Pravin, both working 8 hours each a day, they ROUGH WORK!
completed the job in 4 days. How many days would Pravin take to f-- - - - - - - - - - - _ _ j
complete the job, working 8 hours a day, if he were to do it alone?

A. 5
B. 10
C. 12
D. 14

A rain gauge is an instrument used to measure the amount of rainfall

over a place in a given period. The rain collects in the rain gauge and
the level/height of water is checked every hour.

A rain gauge which measures the rainfall in mm was checked each

hour over a 12 hour period. The readings are plotted on the graph
shown below. Answer questions 36 and 37 based on the graph.

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Time
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At what time had the place received roughly half the amount of rain
that it received in this 12 hour period?

A. 12 noon
B. 2P M
C. 3:3 0 PM
D. 4:3 0 PM
•·· ....... · ···· · .... .

► During which of these periods was there no rainfall?

~- 8 AM to 9 A M
B. 1 0 AM to 11 A M
C. 3 P M to 4 PM
D. 6 PM to 7 PM
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► Meg ha wanted to find 3 consecutive odd numbers that add upto 75. Use this space for
She wrote down the equation (x-2) + (x) + (x + 2) = 75 and solved ROUGH WORK!
it to find the three numbers. Has she framed the equation correctly Use 7t = .ll wherever needed
and why? 7

A. Yes, xis the smallest of the three odd numbers.

B. No, she should take the numbers asx, x + 2, and x + 4.
C. Yes, xis the one of the three odd numbers.
D. No, she should take the numbers asx, x + 1 and x + 3.

► Mr. Saha plans to construct a cylindrical water tank in his house of

height h and radius r. Due to space constraints, he decides to halve
the radius and double the height. How will this affect the volume?

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originally planned tank new tank
(Note: The figure is not to scale.)
A. The volume will decrease, but cannot say by how much .
B. The volume will become half the volume of the originally planned tank.
C. Thevolumewill become double the volume of the originally planned tank.
D. The volume will be unaffected, as length is doubled to compensate
for the halving of the radius.

Shown here is circular sheet of paper from which a smaller circle of

radius 4 cm has been removed .

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(Note: The figure is not to scale.)

The centres of both the circles coincide. The area of the remaining
paper is 128n cm 2• What is the radius of the entire circular sheet of
paper?

A. 8cm
8. 12 cm
C. Jn2 cm
D. Jl36cm
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