QA Test - 08

Q 1. Thirty six numbers are filled in the cells of a matrix as shown in the figure given below. Six numbers are chosen from the
matrix such that no two numbers belong to the same row or the same column. In how many ways can the numbers be chosen?

a) (62 × 52 × 42 × 32 × 22 × 12)

b) 360

c) 720

d) (6 × 6 × 6 × 6 × 6 × 6)

e) None of these

Q 2. In a colony, 60% of the total population of the colony are men and 12% of the total population of the colony is literate. If 20%
of the women in the colony are literate, then find the number of illiterate men in the colony as a percentage of the total number of
men in the colony.

a) 80%

b) 83.33%

c) 92%

d) 93.33%

e) 96.66%

Q 3. Number of possible ways two distinct numbers can be chosen randomly from the set of first fifteen natural numbers such
that the sum of the two chosen numbers is divisible by three but not by four is

a) 24

b) 25

c) 26

d) 27

e) 28

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Q 4. Given that 2x + x2 = 3. What is the total number of integral solutions for the given equation?

a) 0

b) 2

c) 1

d) 3

e) More than 3
Q 5. If ‘A’ and ‘B’ are positive integers such that , then which of the following can be the remainder when A is
divided by B?

a) 7

b) 15

c) 9

d) 2

e) 21

Q 6. If ABCD is a square of side 2 cm, then what is the area of triangle EBC if the measure of the angle is is 60°?

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

Q 7. There is a trapezium ABCD such that the sides AB and CD are parallel to each other. The diagonals AC and BD intersect at
O. The area of the triangle COD is 10 square cm and the area of the triangle AOB is 40 square cm. Find the area of the trapezium.

a) 90 square cm

b) 100 square cm

c) 250 square cm

d) 45 square cm
e) 120 square cm

Q 8. Find the area of the region bounded by the curves |x| = 3, y = |x| and y = − –|x|.

a) 8 square units

b) 9 square units

c) 12 square units

d) 15 square units

e) 18 square units

Q 9. Which of the following is a graph of the function f(x) = |x| + |x –− 1|?

a)

b)

c)
d)

e)

Q 10. In a certain sequence, the first number P(1) = 1. Every subsequent number P(n) is equal to the previous number divided by
1 more than the previous number. What is the value of P(n)?

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

Q 11. Find the smallest natural number which when divided by 7, 8 and 9 leaves the remainders 2, 4 and 6 respectively.

a) 492

b) 436

c) 212

d) 380

e) None of these
Q 12. The equations x 2 + ax + b = 0 and x 2 + bx + a = 0, where a ≠b, have a common root. Then the equation whose roots are
the other two roots of the given equations is

a) x 2 + x + ab = 0

b) x 2 –− x + ab = 0

c) x 2 + x –− ab = 0

d) x 2 −– x −– ab = 0

e) None of these

Q 13. Sharat, Chandra and Mayank completed a job in 10 days in the following manner:-
They worked together for 3 days in which they completed 37% of the total work. But due to unavoidable circumstances, Sharat
quits the job at this point and Chandra and Mayank continued to work together to complete the job. If the work done by Chandra in
4 days is equal to the work done by Mayank in 5 days, then what is the time required by the fastest worker amongst the three
mentioned persons to complete the whole work alone?
a) 20 days

b) 25 days

c) 30 days

d) 15 days

e) None of these

Q 14. The sum of the infinite series is

a) 3/2

b) 7/4

c) 9/4

d) 5/2

e) 2

Q 15. Jerry’s field is circular in shape. He has a long rod which he places in his field such that both the ends of this rod just touch
the fence of this field. Furthermore, he finds that the fence on one side of this rod is 400% longer than that on the other side.
Jerry’s son Micky arrives in a while, takes a 200 m long iron coil and describes the smallest possible circle around that rod. He,

then discards the remaining 50 m of the coil. What is the area of the region outside Jerry’s field but inside Micky’s circle?

a)

b)

c)
d)

e)

Q 16. A dice is rolled three times. Find the probability of getting a number, which is at least 2 more than the previous number
each time.
a) 1/54

b) 1/108

c) 1/36

d) 5/216

e) 7/216

Q 17. Given that the product of a two-digit number AB and 74 is a three-digit number EEE, where A, B and E are distinct non zero
digits. What is the value of ‘E’?

a) 9

b) 7

c) 6

d) 8

e) Cannot be determined

Q 18. In the figure below, ABCD is an isosceles trapezium such that AD = BC. P and Q are the points on the side AD and BC
respectively such that PQ || AB and AP:PD = DC:AB = 2:1. What is the value of PQ:AB?

a) 4/3

b) 2/3

c) 3/5

d) 6/11

e) 5/3

Q 19. Given that f(0) = 0, f(1) = 1 and f(2) = 1. If f(n) = f(n+1) – f(n–1), then find the value of

a) 13/5
b) 9/2

c) 16/5

d) 16/7

e) 13/2

Q 20. In the figure given below O, Q, P and R are respective centres of circles of different radii. It is further given that the length
of the line segments OP, OR and PR are 98, 92, and 170 units respectively. Find the radius of the circle with centre at O.

a) 190 units

b) 200 units

c) 240 units

d) 180 units

e) 160 units

Q 21. If where[s] is the greatest integer less than or equal to ‘s’ and 0 < s < 1000, then find the
number of possible values of ‘s’.
a) 48

b) 999

c) 11

d) 33

e) Cannot be determined

Q 22. 1 unit of A is made by mixing 4 units of B and 5 units of C. 1 unit of B is made by mixing 1 unit of X and 4 units of Y. 1 unit
of C is made by mixing 2 units of X and 6 units of Y. The weight of 1 unit each of X and Y is 5 kgs and 3 kgs respectively. What is
the total weight of Y required to make 1040 kgs of A?
a) 630 kgs

b) 720 kgs

c) 690 kgs

d) 870 kgs

e) 570 kgs
Q 23. A pond is inhabited by only four types of fishes, namely A, B, C and D. There are 25 percent more fishes of type A than
type C, 10 percent fewer fishes of type B than type A, and 20 percent of the fishes are of type D. If there are 144 fishes of type B,
then how many fishes are there in the pond?

a) 407

b) 540

c) 532

d) 601

e) 600

Q 24. In an isosceles right angled triangle ABC, it is given that AB = BC. DE and GF are drawn parallel to BC and AB respectively
such that DE as well as GF divide the triangle ABC into two equal parts. BO when extended meets AC at the point H. Find the ratio
BO:OH.

a) 1:1

b) 1:√2

c) √2:1

d) √2-1 : √2

e) √2:√2-1

Q 25. Gloria has 160 cellular phones with her. The cellular phones with her are either GSM or CDMA. The ratio of number of
GSM to CDMA cellular phones is 3 : 5. The number of cellular phones with blue-tooth to those without a blue tooth is 1 : 4. The
ratio of number of GSM cellular phones with blue-tooth to CDMA cellular phones with blue-tooth is 3 : 1. Find the ratio of number of
GSM cellular phones without blue-tooth to CDMA cellular phones without blue-tooth.
a) 9 : 23

b) 11 : 21

c) 1 : 3

d) 5 : 11

e) 7 : 25

Q 26. What is the smallest possible positive integer such that the product of all its digits equals to 9!?

a) 2578899

b) 3567889

c) 4566789

d) 4457899

e) None of these
Q 27. The number of factors common to 30 11 and 20 13is

a) 144

b) 169

c) 156

d) 168

e) None of these

Q 28. Let A be a two-digit number and B be another two-digit number formed by reversing the digits of A. If A + B + (Product of
digits of the number A) = 145, then what is the sum of the digits of A?

a) 12

b) 10

c) 13

d) 11

e) Data Insufficient

Q 29. The cost of 6 desks is equal to the aggregate cost of 6 chairs and 1 table. The aggregate cost of 6 desks and 3 tables is
equal to the cost of 12 chairs. Which of the following statements is false? Assume that the cost of each chair is the same and this
holds true for the desks as well as the tables.

a) The cost of 5 tables is equal to the aggregate cost of 5 chairs and 2 desks.

b) The cost of 5 chairs is equal to the cost of 4 desks.

c) The cost of 2 desks is equal to the aggregate cost of 1 chair and 1 table.

d) The cost of 3 desks is equal to the aggregate cost of 2 chairs and 1 table.

e) The cost of 10 chairs is equal to the aggregate cost of 5 tables and 2 desks.

Q 30. Ajay, Vijay and Dhananjay purchased 1, 10 and 25 notebooks for a total of Rs.14, Rs.130 and Rs.300 respectively from a
stationery shop. In his transaction with Ajay and Dhananjay, the shopkeeper made a profit of p% and q% respectively such that p =
2q. How much profit did the shopkeeper make in his transaction with Vijay?(Assume that the shopkeeper bought each note book
at the same price)

a) 0%

b) 25%

c) 28%

d) 30%

e) 27%
Q 31.
In the figure given below ABCD is a rectangle such that AB : AD = √3 : 2 .The measure of BAE as well as FEC = 30°. If
GO and OH are perpendicular bisectors of AD and EF respectively, then find the measure of DOF.

a) 30°

b) 45°

c) 60°

d) 90°

e) Cannot be determined

Q 32. Two numbers have 36 factors each and HCF of these two numbers is 36. What is the minimum possible LCM of these two
numbers if the power of any prime factor in these two numbers is not more than 3?

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

Q 33. The number of integral solutions for (x, y) satisfying the equation x 2 = 14 + y2 is

a) 0

b) 1

c) 2

d) 3

e) More than 3

Q 34. Find the sum of the last three digits of S, where S = 871 × 873 × 875 × 878 × 881 × 883.

a) 12

b) 5

c) 15

d) 9

e) 7