XAT Specific QA + DILR

1. Amit has forgotten his 4-digit locker key. He remembers that all the digits are positive integers
and are different from each other. Moreover, the fourth digit is the smallest and the maximum
value of the first digit is 3. Also, he recalls that if he divides the second digit by the third digit,
he gets the first digit.
How many different combinations does Amit have to try for unlocking the locker?
A] 2
B] 1
C] 4
D] 5
E] 3

2. Suppose Haruka has a special key in her calculator called delta key :
Rule 1: If the display shows a one-digit number, pressing delta key replace the displayed
number with twice its value.
Rule 2: If the display shows a two-digits number, pressing delta key replace the displayed
number with the number sum of two digits.
Suppose Haruka enters the value 1 and then presses delta key repeated. After pressing the key
for 68 times, what will be the displayed number?
A] 7
B] 4
C] 10
D] 2
E] 8

3. Five students appeared for an examination. The average mark obtained by these five students
is 40. The maximum mark of the examination is 100, and each of the five students scored more
than 10 marks. However, none of them scored exactly 40 marks. Based on the information
given, which of the following MUST BE true?
A] At least, three of them scored a maximum of 40 marks
B] At least, three of them scored more than 40 marks
C] At least, one of them scored exactly 41 marks
D] At most, two of them scored more than 40 marks
E] At least, one of them scored less than 40 marks

4. A painter draws 64 equal squares of 1 square inch on a square canvas measuring 64 square
inches. She chooses two squares (1 square inch each) randomly and then paints them. What is
the probability that two painted squares have a common side?
112
A]
2016
1
B]
3
512
C]
100034
3
D]
97
7
E]
108

5. The addition of 7 distinct positive integers is 1740. What is the largest possible “greatest
common divisor” of these 7 distinct positive integers?
 A] 42
B] 60
C] 74
D] 140
E] None of the above.

6. The problem below consists of a question and two statements numbered 1 & 2. You have to
decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.

In a cricket match, three slip fielders are positioned on a straight line. The distance between 1st
slip and 2nd slip is the same as the distance between 2nd slip and the 3rd slip. The player X,
who is not on the same line of slip fielders, throws a ball to the 3rd slip and the ball takes 5
seconds to reach the player at the 3rd slip. If he had thrown the ball at the same speed to the 1st
slip or to the 2nd slip, it would have taken 3 seconds or 4 seconds, respectively. What is the
distance between the 2nd slip and the player X?
1. The ball travels at a speed of 3.6 km/hour.
2. The distance between the 1st slip and the 3rd slip is 2 meters.
A] Statement 1 alone is sufficient to answer the question, but statement 2 alone is not
sufficient.
B] Statement 2 alone is sufficient to answer the question, but statement 1 alone is not
sufficient
C] Each statement alone is sufficient
D] Both statements together are sufficient, but neither of them alone is sufficient
E] Statements 1 & 2 together are not sufficient

sin 6 15o + sin 6 75o + 6 sin 215o sin 2 75o

7. Find the value of
sin 4 15o + sin 4 75o + 5 sin 215o sin 2 75o
A] sin 15° + sin 75°
B] 6/5
C] 1
D] sin 15° + cos 15°
E] None of the above

8. The problem below consists of a question and two statements numbered 1 & 2. You have to
decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.

Rahim is riding upstream on a boat, from point A to B, at a constant speed. The distance from
A to B is 30 km. One minute after Rahim leaves from point A, a speedboat starts from point A
to go to point B. It crosses Rahim’s boat after 4 minutes. If the speed of the speedboat is constant
from A to B, what is Rahim’s speed in still water?
1. The speed of the speedboat in still water is 30 km/hour.
2. Rahim takes three hours to reach point B from point A.
A] Statement 1 alone is sufficient to answer the question, but statement 2 alone is not
sufficient
B] Statement 2 alone is sufficient to answer the question, but statement 1 alone is not
sufficient
C] Each statement alone is sufficient
D] Both statements together are sufficient, but neither of them alone is sufficient
E] Statements 1 & 2 together are not sufficient

9. The Guava club has won 40% of their football matches in the Apple Cup that they have played
so far. If they play another n matches and win all of them, their winning percentage will improve
to 50. Further, if they play 15 more matches and win all of them, their winning percentage will
 improve from 50 to 60. How many matches has the Guava club played in the Apple Cup so far?
In the Apple Cup matches, there are only two possible outcomes, win or loss; draw is not
possible.
A] 50
B 40
C] 30
D] Cannot be determined, as the value of n is not given
E] 60

10. ABC is a triangle with BC = 5. D is the foot of the perpendicular from A on BC. E is a point on
CD such that BE = 3. The value of AB2 – AE2 + 6CD is:
A] 5
B] 10
C] 14
D] 18
E] 21

11. Jose borrowed some money from his friend at simple interest rate of 10% and invested the entire
amount in stocks. At the end of the first year, he repaid 1/5th of the principal amount. At the
end of the second year, he repaid half of the remaining principal amount. At the end of third
year, he repaid the entire remaining principal amount. At the end of the fourth year, he paid the
last three years’ interest amount. As there was no principal amount left, his friend did not charge
any interest in the fourth year. At the end of fourth year, he sold out all his stocks. Later, he
calculated that he gained Rs. 97500 after paying principal and interest amounts to his friend. If
his invested amount in the stocks became double at the end of the fourth year, how much money
did he borrow from his friend?
A] 250000
B] 200000
C] 150000
D] 125000
E] None of the above

12. Separately, Jack and Sristi invested the same amount of money in a stock market. Jack’s
invested amount kept getting reduced by 50% every month. Sristi’s investment also reduced
every month, but in an arithmetic progression with a common difference of Rs. 15000. They
both withdrew their respective amounts at the end of the sixth month. They observed that if
they had withdrawn their respective amounts at the end of the fourth month, the ratio of their
amounts would have been the same as the ratio after the sixth month. What amount of money
was invested by Jack in the stock market?
A] Rs. 100000
B] Rs. 120000
C] Rs. 150000
D] Rs. 180000
E] None of the above

13. Rajnish bought an item at 25% discount on the printed price. He sold it at 10% discount on the
printed price. What is his profit in percentage?
A] 10
B] 15
C] 17.5
D] 20
E] None of the above

14. Given A = ∣x + 3∣ + ∣x − 2∣ − ∣2x − 8∣. The minimum value of ∣A∣ is:

A] 111
 B] 9
C] 6
D] 3
E] ∞
15. ABC is a triangle and the coordinates of A, B and C are (a, b – 2c), (a, b + 4c) and (-2a, 3c)
respectively where a, b and c are positive numbers. The area of the triangle ABC is:
A] 6abc
B] 9abc
C] 6bc
D] 9ac
E] None of the above

16. Let x and y be two positive integers and p be a prime number. If x (x – p) – y (y + p) = 7p, what
will be the minimum value of x – y?
A] 1
B] 3
C] 5
D] 7
E] None of the above

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17. Consider an +1 = for n = 1, 2, ....., 2008, 2009 where a1 = 1. Find the value of a1 a2 + a2 a3
1
1+
an
+ a3 a4 + ... + a2008 a2009.
2009
A]
1000
2009
B]
2008
2008
C]
2009
6000
D]
2009
2008
E]
6000

18. A non-flying ant wants to travel from the bottom corner to the diagonally opposite top corner
of a cubical room. The side of the room is 2 meters. What will be the minimum distance that
the ant needs to travel?
A] 6 meters
B] (2√2 + 2) meters
C] 2√3 meters
D] 2√6 meters
E] 2√5 meters

19. Raju and Sarita play a number game. First, each one of them chooses a positive integer
independently. Separately, they both multiply their chosen integers by 2, and then subtract 20
from their resultant numbers. Now, each of them has a new number. Then, they divide their
respective new numbers by 5. Finally, they added their results and found that the sum is 16.
 What can be the maximum possible difference between the positive integers chosen by Raju
and Sarita?
A] 67
B] 58
C] 49
D] 40
E] None of the above

20. ABCD is a trapezoid where BC is parallel to AD and perpendicular to AB. Kindly note that
BC< AD. P is a point on AD such that CPD is an equilateral triangle. Q is a point on BC such
that AQ is parallel to PC. If the area of the triangle CPD is 4√3, find the area of the triangle
ABQ.
A] 2√3
B] 4√3
C] 4
D] 8√3
E] None of the above

21. A small jar contained water, lime and sugar in the ratio of 90:7:3. A glass contained only water
and sugar in it. Contents of both (small jar and glass) were mixed in a bigger jar and the ratio
of contents in the bigger jar was 85:5:10 (water, lime and sugar respectively). Find the
percentage of water in the bigger jar?
A] 70
B] 75
C] 80
D] 72.5
E] 85

22. There are three sections in a question paper and each section has 10 questions. First section
only has multiple-choice questions, and 2 marks will be awarded for each correct answer. For
each wrong answer, 0.5 marks will be deducted. Any unattempted question in this section will
be treated as a wrong answer. Each question in the second section carries 3 marks, whereas
each question in the third section carries 5 marks. For any wrong answer or un-attempted
question in the second and third sections, no marks will be deducted. A student’s score is the
addition of marks obtained in all the three sections. What is the sixth highest possible score?
A] 92.5
B] 94
C] 95.5
D] 95
E] None of the above

Direction for questions 23 to 25: Go through the information given below, and answer the THREE
questions that follow.

Comprehension:
The three graphs below capture relationship between economic (and social) activities and subjective
well-being. The first graph (Graph-1) captures relationship between GDP (percapita) and Satisfaction
with life, across different countries and four islands: Gizo, Roviana, Niijhum Dwip, and Chittagong.
The Graph-2 captures three different measures of subjective well-being (Satisfaction with life, Affect
Balance and Momentary Affect) across the four islands, which have different levels monetization
(Index). The Graph-3 captures levels of thirteen different socio-economic activities across four islands.

23. Which of the following will BEST capture the relationship between GDP (x-axis) and Life
Satisfaction (y-axis) of countries?
A] y=x
B] y = x2
C] y = log(x)
D] y = 1/x2
E] y = ex

24. Which of the following, about the four islands, can be BEST inferred from the graphs?
A] Whenever affect balance increases, satisfaction with life decreases
B] Whenever Pleasant activities increase, satisfaction with life decreases
 C] Whenever Religion increases, satisfaction with life decreases
D] Whenever satisfaction with life increases, family also increases
E] Index of monetization varies maximum in Niijhum Dwip

25. Which of the following site has the highest fishing to economic ratio?
A] Gizo
B] Chittagong
C] Roviana
D] Niijhum Dwip
E] All four islands have equal dependence

Direction for questions 26 to 28: Go through the information given below, and answer the THREE
questions that follow.

Comprehension:
The table captures Age and Gender distribution of Covid Positive Cases in a country. However, a part
of data is missing, represented through unknown categories.

*Includes <5 cases in age group 19-30 and 51 -60 who reported gender as Other/Transgender. * In
unknown age category, the ratio of males (unknown age category) and females (unknown age catego1y)
to total unknown cases (unknown age category) is same as the ratio of males (All) and females (All) to
the total (Total Confirmed Covid Positive Cases).

26. In unknown age category, the ratio of males (unknown age category) and females (unknown
age category) to total unknown cases (unknown age category) is same as the ratio of males (All)
and females (All) to the total (total confirmed covid positive cases). How many females were
in the unknown age category (rounded to nearest integer)?
A] 120
B] 140
C] 110
D] 125
E] 130

27. In which age category, the percentage of female covid patients is the HIGHEST?
A] 61-70
B] 31-40
C] 41-50
 D] 51-60
E] 81+

28. Which of the following is true for “unknown gender Category”?

1. Unknown age group patients are less likely (percentage term) to provide information about
gender than any other age category
2. Between 31 and 80, when age increases patients, in percentage terms, are less likely to
provide information about gender
3. Elderly (81+) category patients are more likely to give information about gender than 0-18
age group
A] 3 only
B] 2 only
C] 1 and 2
D] 1 and 3
E] 2 and 3