Advanced Mathematics Test

Instructions
• Total time: 180 minutes

• All questions are compulsory

• Each question carries equal marks

• Use of calculators is not permitted

Section A: Advanced Problems

1. The sum of the exponents of prime factors in the prime factorization of 215 → 310 →
56 + 1 is:

(a) 5
(b) 7
(c) 9
(d) 11

2. If tn is the nth term of an A.P. with t7 = 22 and t12 = 47, then the value of
tn+3 ↑ tn→2 is:

(a) 5d
(b) 7d
(c) 9d
(d) 11d

3. If x ↑ y = 5 and x3 ↑ y 3 = 485, then x2 + y 2 is:

(a) 61
(b) 73
(c) 85
(d) 97

4. If the ratio of the volumes of two spheres is 64 : 125, then the ratio of their total
surface areas will be:

(a) 8:15

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 (b) 16:25
(c) 24:35
(d) 32:45
5 sin ω→12 cos ω
5. If 5 tan ω = 12 then the value of 5 sin ω+12 cos ω
is:

(a) 0
1
(b) 2
1
(c) 3
(d) 1

6. The diagonals of a rhombus are in the ratio 3:4 and its area is 96 cm2 . Its side
length is:

(a) 8 cm
(b) 10 cm
(c) 12 cm
(d) 14 cm

7. Which of the following numbers will completely divide 560 + 561 + 562 + 563 ?

(a) 7
(b) 11
(c) 13
(d) 17

8. Cards are marked from 1 to 20 are placed in a box and mixed thoroughly. A card
is drawn at random from the box. What is the probability of this card to be a
multiple of 3 or 5?
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(a) 5
7
(b) 20
2
(c) 5
9
(d) 20

9. If (4x + 7) and (2x ↑ 3) are factors of a quadratic polynomial, then the sum of the
roots is:

(a) ↑ 18
(b) ↑ 38
(c) ↑ 58
(d) ↑ 78

10. The numbers 5, 7, 9, 11, 3x ↑ 2, 15, 17, 19 are written in ascending order. If the
median is 13, then find x.

(a) 4

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 (b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 7

11. If sum of two numbers is 45 and the sum of their squares is 1073, then find their
di!erence.

(a) 7
(b) 11
(c) 13
(d) 17

12. 124.738 → 356.2 → 0.0065 is the same as:

(a) 1.24738 → 3.562 → 6.5

(b) 12.4738 → 35.62 → 0.065
(c) 0.124738 → 3562 → 0.65
(d) None of these

13. Write MCMXCIV in Hindu-Arabic numerals:

(a) 1994
(b) 1894
(c) 2094
(d) 1794

14. How many odd integers n, where 100 ↓ n ↓ 200, are divisible neither by seven nor
by nine?

(a) 43
(b) 45
(c) 47
(d) 49

15. The last digit of 94n + 7, is:

(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 8

16. Average of eight numbers is 60. If the average of first four numbers is 55 and the
average of last three numbers is 65, what is the fifth number?

(a) 50
(b) 55

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 (c) 60
(d) 65

17. The average of three numbers 60, *4 and 8 is 35. If * represents the same digit,
then it must be:

(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) 9

18. An inspector rejects 0.08% of the meters as defective. How many meters will he
examine to reject 4 meters?

(a) 5000
(b) 6000
(c) 7000
(d) 8000

19. A number when increased by 25% gives 75. The number is:

(a) 55
(b) 60
(c) 65
(d) 70

20. A trader wants 20% profit on the selling price of a product whereas his expenses
amount to 25% on sales. What should be his rate of mark up on an article costing
$15?

(a) 45%
(b) 60%
(c) 75%
(d) 90%

21. The cost price of 12 articles is equal to the selling price of 15 articles. The loss
percent in the transaction is:

(a) 15%
(b) 20%
(c) 25%
(d) 30%

22. Ramesh purchased a laptop and a TV for $30,000 and $20,000 respectively. He sold
the first at a profit of 15% and the second at a loss of 10%. What is his overall
profit/loss?

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 (a) profit of $1000
(b) loss of $500
(c) profit of $1500
(d) loss of $1000

23. If the compound interest on a certain sum of money for 3 years at 10% p.a. be
$3310, what would be the simple interest?

(a) 3000
(b) 3100
(c) 3200
(d) 3300

24. Sunita starts work with an annual salary of $2,50,000. If she receives a 12% pay-
rise each year, the number of years she has worked when her annual salary became
$3,13,600 is:

(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5

25. A sum of money placed at compound interest quadruples itself in 10 years. It will
amount to sixteen times of itself in:

(a) 15 years
(b) 20 years
(c) 25 years
(d) 30 years

26. Arun began a business with $800 and was joined afterwards by Bala with $600.
When did Bala join if the profits at the end of the year were divided in the ratio
4:1?

(a) After 4 months

(b) After 6 months
(c) After 8 months
(d) After 10 months

27. A fort had provision of food for 250 men for 40 days. After 10 days, 50 men left
the fort. The number of days for which the remaining food will last is:

(a) 25
(b) 30
(c) 35
(d) 40

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28. If 18 workers can build 900 meters of wall in 15 days, how many workers will be
required to build 1200 meters of wall in 20 days?

(a) 12
(b) 15
(c) 18
(d) 20

29. If 30 women can weave 180 meters of cloth in 12 days, how long will 25 women take
to weave 200 meters?

(a) 12 days
(b) 14 days
(c) 16 days
(d) 18 days

30. A boat travels upstream from P to Q and downstream from Q to P in 6 hours. If

the speed of the boat in still water is 15 km/hr and the speed of the current is 5
km/hr, the distance between P and Q is:

(a) 30 km
(b) 40 km
(c) 50 km
(d) 60 km

Section B: Very Advanced Problems

31. The first term of an Arithmetic Progression is 25 and the last term is -15. If the
sum is 100, the number of terms in the sequence is:

32. If two chords AB and CD of a circle intersect at right angles at point P, prove that
AP 2 + BP 2 + CP 2 + DP 2 = 4r2 where r is the radius of the circle.

33. Bulbs are packed in cartons each containing 100 bulbs. One thousand cartons were
examined for defective bulbs with the following results:
Defective bulbs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 ¿6
Frequency 400 250 150 100 50 30 15 5
One carton was selected at random. What is the probability that it has:

(i) exactly 3 defective bulbs?

(ii) defective bulbs from 2 to 4?
(iii) defective bulbs less than 4?

34. A sweet contains sugar syrup up to about 30% of its volume. Find approximately
how much syrup would be found in 40 sweets, each shaped like a cylinder with two
hemispherical ends with length 8 cm and diameter 4 cm.

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35. The mean of 30 values was 90. It was detected on rechecking that one value 100
was wrongly copied as 80 for the computation of the mean. Find the correct mean.

36. The di!erence between CI and SI on a certain sum of money at 10% per annum for
3 years is $310. Find the principal if it is known that the interest is compounded
annually.

37. Two numbers are such that square of one is 224 less than 8 times the square of the
other. If the numbers are in the ratio of 3:4, find the numbers.

38. A can complete a work in 12 days while B can destroy it in 5 days. A worked for 6
days and then B joined to work with A for another 4 days only. In how many days
will A alone complete the remaining work?

39. Two cyclists start cycling together for a certain distance, one at 15 km/h and
another at 10 km/h. The former arrives three hours before the latter. The distance
(in km) is:

40. A train is moving at a speed of 120 km/h. If the length of the train is 150 meters,
how long will it take to cross a railway platform 250 meters long?

41. If a : b = 4 : 5, b : c = 5 : 6, c : d = 6 : 7, find a : b : c : d.

42. $2000 is divided among W, X, Y and Z such that X’s share is 58 of W’s; Y’s share
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is 10 of X’s and Z has 13 as much as X and Y together. Find W’s share.

43. 160% of 350 + ?% of 500 = 900

44. What is the sum of all two-digit numbers which when divided by 7 gives a remainder
of 3?