QUANTITATIVE ABILITY REVISION EXERCISE

Ref: QARE1002105
Directions for questions 1 to 25:For the Multiple Choice Questions, select the correct alternative from the given
choices. For the Non-Multiple Choice Questions, write your answer in the box provided.

1. For i = 1, 2, 3, ... 50, xi = i and yi = (90 – 2xi)(93 + 3xi). 9. If S = 3x + 4x2 + 9x3 + 19x4 + 35x5 + 58x6 + …….
where |x| < 1, S is equal to ______.
The value of i for which yi is maximum is ______.
(A) 25 (B) 36
(C) 16 (D) 49 3x  x 2  6 x 3 x4
(A) +
(1  x ) 3
(1  x )4
1
2. If P + = 1, find the value of P102 − P96 − P90 − P84 3x  5x2  6x3 x4
P (B) +
(1  x ) 3
(1  x )4
− P78 − P72 − P66 − P60 + 9.
2x  3 x 2  3 x 3 x4
(C) +
(1  x ) 3
(1  x )4
3. If a2 + b2 + c2 = ℓ2 + m2 + n2 = 3, find the maximum x  2x  3x
2 3
x4
(D) +
value of aℓ + bm + cn. (1  x )3 (1  x )4
(A) 3 (B) 3.5
(C) 4 (D) 9
16 32 48 160
10. If S = + + + ……..+ , the
9 225 1225 159201
4m   
4. For three positive numbers m, n and p,
value of S is approximately _______.
2
 m  4 3 n 2  n  3 7p 2  p  7 cannot be (A) 1.9 (B) 1.8
27 mnp
(C) 1.85 (D) 2
______.
(A) 40 (B) 25 11. How many ordered pairs of integers (x, y) satisfy the
(C) 45 (D) 55 3 1 1
equation + = ?
x y 28
5. How many integral values of x satisfy the inequality
(A) 40
14  x  5  x  3  x  7 < 25? (B) 60
(C) 30
(D) None of these

6. If a1, a2, a3, .... an is a sequence of real numbers, 12. How many positive integral values of (x, y) satisfy
the equation x2 – y2 = 2145?
a1 = 135 and an + 1 = a n2  17 , find a40.

13. f(x)f(y) = f(x) + f(y) + f(xy) – 2 where x and y are

7. Three natural numbers P, Q, R are in geometric positive real numbers. If f(3) = 10 and f(2) = 5,
2 P 3Q 3R find f(12).
progression and , and are in arithmetic
3 4 4
progression. If P + Q + R = 111, find the value of Q.
(A) 35
f(x)
(B) 42 14. If f(x – y) = , find f(50x).
f(y)
(C) 36
(D) Cannot be determined (A) f(x)
(B) 50f(x)
30 40 50 60 (C) [f(x)]50
8. + + + + .....
6 6  18 6  18  36 6  18  36  60 (D) 100f(x)
120
+ = ______.
6  18  36  .....  330
2x
15. If f(x) =  i , find f(p) + f(q) – f(p – q), where p > q.
i1
100 55
(A) (B) (A) q(2p + 1)
11 6 (B) 2p(2q + 1)
120 65 (C) 2q(2p + 1)
(C) (D)
13 7 (D) p(2q + 1)
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20. If 7x7a< 8x8b for all positive values of x, then ______.
(A) a < b
8/3 (B) a > b
7/3 (C) a : b = 7 : 8
(D) a : b = 8 : 7

2 21. The set of values of x for which

(logx2)(log2x2)(log24x) > 1 is ______.
5/3 (A)  2  2 , 1  1, 2 2 
   
4/3 (B)  0, 2  2    0, 2
 
2 

   
1 (C)  0, 2  2   1, 2
 
2 

   
2/3
 1  
(D)  2  2
,    1, 2 2
1/3  2  

–1/2 0 1/2 1 3/2 2

22. Which of the following can be concluded about
Which of the following best describes the graph log2179?
(A) It is rational and greater than 7.5.
1
above for   x 2? (B) It is rational and less than 7.5.
2 (C) It is irrational and greater than 7.5.
x  y x  y (D) It is irrational and less than 7.5.
(A)      = 6 (B)      = 6
 2  3  2  3
(C)  2x  3y = 6 (D)  2x  3y = 6 23. If 27
log y
3 + 3
logy 27
= 19686, y can be ______.
. 3
3 . 3 3
17. The equations of lines  and m are x = 7 + a and
. 9 3 V. 27
y = 6 + b respectively. At how many points do ℓ and
m respectively meet the graph of 5|x| – 6|y| = 30? (A)  or 
(A) 1, 2 (B)  or 
(B) 2, 1 (C)  or V
(C) 2, 2 (D)  or V
(D) Depends on the values of a, b
24. log 1 (x2 – 2x – 24) > log 1 11. The range of x is

=  x 
x x 4 4
18. If x x x
and x > 0, x can be _______. (A) (−5, 7).
 
(B) (−4, 6).
(A) 2 (B) 8 (C) 2 2 (D) 4 (C) (−5, −4)  (6, 7).
(D) (– , – 4)  (6, ).
5 6 7
19. X = + + + 25. If x = (logy5)2 – (logy512) + 48 and 5x = y64, then y
30  35 42  48 56  63 has
19 (A) no possible value.
…….+ . X lies between ______. (B) only one possible value.
380  399 (C) two possible values.
(A) 1 and 1.2 (B) 1.4 and 1.6 (D) three possible values.
(C) 1.8 and 2 (D) 2 and 2.2

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