RASHTRIYA INDIAN MILITARY COLLEGE, DEHRADUN

ENTRANCE EXAMINATION - DEC 2023

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS
TIME: 1Hr 30 Mins
Instructions: MM: 200

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Attempt all 20 que~tions. Wr~te your a.nswers separately on the answer sheet provided at the exam
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Part, A ~ntains 1.0 questions a~<l each question In this part carries 'Eight marks'.
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3. Part 'B' contains 10 questions and each question In this part carries 'Twelve marks'.
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4. Use of calculator is prohibited. Complete written justification is required for each question. Marks wiJI
be awarded for correct steps to reach the solution. Answers without justification wiH not have any
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PART A (10 x 8 = 80 MARKS)

Q.1 Compare the fractions x = 111110 = 222221 z= 333331 and arrange them in ascending order./
111111' y 222223' 333334
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111110
111111' y
= 222221 z= 333331 cfitl
222223' 333334

Q.2 Which of the following rational numbers are terminating in their decimal notation and which are n?~
For the numbers that have terminating decimals, express the number as a terminating decimal. f.h>tRif?rn if~
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(a) 73248 (b) 426 (c) 123456
1500 64 125

Q.3 Two different numbers x and y (not necessarily integers) satisfy x 2 - 2000x = y 2 - 2000y. Find the
sum ofxandy./cfl'~ f1¤41~ x ~ y ( ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ) x 2 -2000x = y 2 -2000y ifi1 ~llfff{-i ~1Tlfl"
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Q.4 A family consists of four persons. If Masha's scholarship is doubled, the total income of the family will
increase by 5%; if, instead, Mother's salary is doubled, the family's income will become 15% greater; and if Father's
salary is doubled, the family's income will grow by 25%. By what percent will the family's income grow if Grandpa's
pension is doubled./ '!Z'fi9fhu( mlfT~TT#0.1~1RI en 4Rctt(~~~5%
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Q.5 Refer to the figure below. (Figure 1). Triangle ABC has an incircle with center at F and touching the triangle
at E, G and D. (a) Given that L FAG= 20 Degrees, L FCG = 30 Degrees. Find all the angles A, Band C of the triangle
ABC. (b) Given that AC=12, AB=lO, and BC=B, Find the length of BE and BO./ "11' m
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Figure 1: Problem 5: Geom~try

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Figure 2: Problem 6: Geometry

7 th b are natural numbers prove that a
+ b is composite. {Hint: Consider
Gi~en at 56a = 65b whe re a and q has to be the same multiple
3 P 2q. Notice that in this equation p has to be a ~ultiple of 2 and
=
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wa dec ided to mak e a funny video and post it on the Inte
Q.8 Bro ther s Pre m and Vish walked for 5 minutes.
from hom e to scho ol - Vishwa walked for 8 minutes, and Prem
how each of them wal ked launched Vishwa's
dow n at the com pute r to edit the video: they simultaneously
The n they came hom e and s~t at the mom ent whe n in
and Prem 's vide o from the end (in the opposite direction);
video from the beg inni ng 's video with Vishwa's. The
wer e at the sam e point on the path, they merged Prem
bot h videos the bro ther s some poin t suddenly turn s into
a vide o in whi ch Vish wa's wal ks from home to school, and then at afR fctsia' ;r-
resu lt was
hom e bac kwa rds. How long was the edited funny video in minutes?/
Pre m and walks
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and Russian salad. Sasha can
Gre ek and Cea sar salad. Vanya can prep are Greek
Q.9 Nat asha can prep are nam es of dish es in nex t row .
sian sala d. Wri te dow n the names of girls in a row and the
pre par e Cae sar and Rus such tha t each cooks a dish
k with lines. Now assign dishes to each girl
Join the girl s with the dish es they can coo
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the pie, and he left the rest for
old mad e a plum pie to take on a picnic. He was able to eat only¾ of
Q.10 Har ate~ of wha t the
e by and ate ! of wha t Har old left behind. After that, a por cup ine 3
his friends. A moose cam 3
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PART B (10 x 12 - 120 MARKS)

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beautiful If all 6 d' ·ts of •its reco rd are different. For example,04/19/23 is a
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nan b t 02/19/23 and
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06/ 01/ 23
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beautiful date, u 4 19 23
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(a) How many beautiful dates will there be In April 20237 / 2023 if A;e,4) '('-4«(d olfl•i
(b) How many beautiful dates are there In 2023? / 2023 if fiict.ft 't~IJ.H1 ad),}~

Q.13 Vasant solved problems for 15 days - at least one every day. Every day (except the first), if the weather
was cloudy, he solved one more problem than the previous day,and If It was sunny, he solved one less problem.
In the first 9 days, Vasant solved 13 problems. / 15 lttif cfeti fiqp:nt~ W1 ff - <f.lr ft <f.lr lJ;f,t
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(a) What was the weather like on the 10th day? How many problems did he solve that day? /
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(b) What is the greatest number of problems Vasant could solve on the 15th day?/ 15~ ft.:r
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Q.14 Isosceles triangle ABC (AB= BC) a·nd square AKLM are located as shown in the figure below. Point Son
=
AB is such that AS SL. Find the value of L SLB. (Hint: Draw constructio n line KS and analyse the triangles KSL
and KSA for congruency and consequenc e) / mif ~<?Al(( dtjf11( eqfaa.1 ABC (AB= BC) afRqii AKLM
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Figure 3: Geometryl
Q.15 Two congruent triangles are located inside a square, as shown in the figure below. Find their angles/
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Figure 4: Geometry2

Q.lG Two sums are written on the board:/ ffl' lR it 1ITtT t:

1 + 22 + 333 + 4444 + 55555 + 666666 + 7777777 + 88888888 + 999999999
Dete ? + 98 _+ 987 + 9876 + 987~5 + 987654 + 9876543 + 98765432 + 987654321 d
wh/nune which one is greater (or they are equal). (Hint~ Write the two S\14M J:r.ll woul
~ding them by brute force)/ f;tutfn1" fc\i m 'ifJT (10' t I (fitr. cffiff lmfi...
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stac1u Inda WrQte d A. (~"' ·rts of letters in a loop).
at·~ ng thein u H own the name of her home town and all its cyclical shi•frlt ~ ~ - A - a - - ~ (mE ;;;nr ij
,.,. , p. ere i~ h .,~ Jr.r~ tt~• ,.~,-...i ·"'" '~ •
' -~~,,({)cfTT 'f w at she obtained: / 1~~, rw -.:>t'1rt ~iflR'ifi fifN•'
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PODUNK
KPODUN
NKPODU
UNKPOD
DUNKPO
ODUNKP
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d d these Hnes alphabeticall

She then or ere . y to ma ke an oth er table:
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KPODUN
NKPODU
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UNKPOD
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n, sh e go t ONUPKD. \go
go t the"word" MTf\,ARA r did the sam e wi th the
EK\S. Hn d the na me of na me of his home town
lgo r's town, if the na me and
ONUPKD begins wi th the let ter S.
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Q.18 A. game bo ard co
nsists of 64 sq ua res tha
shows sq ua re P in the bo t alt ern ate in color be tw
tto m row an d sq ua re Qi ee n black an d white.The
movmg the ma rke r onto n the top row. A ma rke figure below
one of the ad\oining white r is placed at P. A step
from P to Q? (l'h e figure squ are s in the row above. consists of
be\ow sho ws a sample How many 7-step pa ths
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f.\~1.1\
pa th. )/
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are there
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Figure 5: Combinatorics 1
Q.19 The spider wove
a web, and all 12 of its knots
ou~ ~o be connected by a caught a Fly or a mosquito
wn tm g the letters F for piece of web to exactly two mosquitoes. Draw an . In this case, each insect tur ne d
a fly and M for a mosquito exa
answ_e~- ~~ript and menti inside the knots). Redraw mple of how this could be (by
on •~• or 'M' in the wh~te the figure given below in
1T lo l" ll '~ ~~ circle (knot) as suitable. / your
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Figure 6: Spider Web

Q.20 A kn igh t alway
s sp ea ks the truth. A lia
Could an y of the m say r always lies. Two knights
the following phrases. and two liars are gathered
together.
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(a) "All of us are knights" /"~ t°?
(b ) "T he re is exactly on e kn
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(c) "A mo ng st you, the re are
ight amongst yo u" ./ " ~
mo re knights tha n li ar
mP4~~ t'" ~•,
If an yo ne could, the n ind s" /" ~ ~ ~ ~~".\c\1111
say su ch a ph ras e, the
ica te everyone who cou
ld and exp\am why he cou t"
ld say that. l~ no on:e cou
n also explain why? \d
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