Solutions for QFT1002101

Solutions for questions 1 to 25: 11. There are 25 squares of size 1  1, 16 squares of size
2  2, 9 can be observed of size 3  3, 4 square of size
1. (a + b)2 – 4ab + (b + c)2 – 4bc + (c + a)2 – 4ac = 0 4  4 and one square of size 5  5.
(a – b)2 + (b – c)2 + (c – a)2 = 0  The total number of squares that can be observed in the
 a = b = c and a = 2 given figure = 12 + 22 + 32 + 42 + 52
 a2 + b2 + c2 = 12 Choice (C) 55  12  5  1
=  55 . Ans: (55)
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2. We know that, (a + b)2 + (a – b)2 = 2 (a2 + b2)
 [(3.7) + (5.2)]2 + [(3.7) – (5.2)]2 = 2[(3.7)2 + (5.2)2]
12. Since the number of boxes needed is minimum, the
2[(3.7)2  (5.2)2 ] number of fruits in each box must be maximum
 Given expression becomes =2
(3.7)2  (5.2)2 So, the number needed is the highest factor common to
144, 198 and 252.
Ans: (2)
i.e. HCF (144, 198 and 252) = 18
144  198  252
3. A number which is a perfect square as well as a perfect  The boxes needed =
18
cube should be in the form a6  b6  c6 where a, b, c are
prime numbers. = 8 + 11 + 14 = 33 Choice (A)
Smallest value = 26  36  56 = (2 x 3 x 5)6 = 306
13. If x = –0.4,
Choice (A)
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x 3 lies between –0.8 and –0.7
4. Between 120 and 130, 127 is the only prime number.
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Ans: (1) 
x 3 lies between –1.4 and –1.25
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5. The three bells will toll after a time period given by the LCM  2.5
of the respective time periods of each bell. x
 They will toll after LCM (5, 4, 6) = 60 minutes. x = –0.064
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Hence at 11:39 a.m. they toll together for the first time. 1
 is the least. Choice (C)
Choice (B) x

6. The sum of the cubes of first n natural numbers is given by 14. According to the problem let there be a, b and c students in
 nn  1 
2 sections A, B and C respectively in each group. There are n
  . This is obviously a perfect square. students in each group.
 2  Given that na = 48, nb = 60 and nc = 72
No perfect square ends with 2, Since n is maximum n = HCF (48, 60,72) = 12.
9252 cannot be a perfect square. Choice (B)
 Sum of the cubes of first n natural numbers cannot be
9252. Choice (C) 15. Since the given number is divisible by 22, it must be
divisible by 2 as well as 11. since the last digit of
7. 786000 = 786  53 x 23 the number (i.e. 6) is even the number is divisible by
= 3  262  53  23 = 3  131  24  53 2 irrespective of the value of A.
Applying the rule for divisibility by 11, we have (9 + 7 + 6)
Hence 786000 has 4 distinct prime factors Choice (A)
– (8 + 1 + A) = 11k where k is a whole number.
8. Sum of the squares of first n numbers is given by  13 – A = 11k
When k = 1, 13 – A = 11
n(n  1) (2n  1)
.  A = 2. Ans: (2)
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12 + 22 + ….. + 302 =
30 31 61 = 9455 Ans: (9455) 16. Given that LCM (x, y) = z
6 LCM (9x, 9y) = 9z. This is because both the numbers have
become nine times their original value. Choice (C)
9. p, q, r are integers so either all of them can be even or odd
or two out of three can be even and one can be odd or two 17. S = P1 + P2 + …………P20 and S is odd.
out of three can be odd and one can be even. (A) As S is odd, an odd number of numbers are odd, i.e.
1, 3, 5,…. or 19 of the numbers are odd and hence
In all the cases, at least one of the three expressions, 19, 17, 15,…. or 1 of the numbers are even. i.e. if n of
p + q, q – r and p + r is even. Hence, the expression (p + q) the 20 P’s are even, then n is odd
(q – r) (p + r) will be definitely even and can never be odd. (A) is true
Choice (C) (B) is clearly false
(C) If all the prime numbers are odd, then S becomes
LCM of numerators even.  At least one of P1, P2. ……….P20 has to be
10. LCM of fractions = even. (C) is true. Choice (D)
HCFof denominators

HCF of numerators 18. The given expression is in the form

HCF of fractions = a 3  b 3  c 3  3abc
LCM of deno minators where a = 1.95, b = 2.59 and c
a  b 2  c 2  ab  bc  ca
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 LCM = and HCF = Choice (A) = 5.46 and the result will be
4 32 a + b + c = 1.95 + 2.59 + 5.46 = 10. Choice (D)

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19. In a knock-out tournament if there are n players, n – 1 22. If AB is a multiple of 5, then B can either be 5 or 0. If CD is
matches will be played. a multiple of 4, then D is an even digit.
 If 27 matches were played 28 players were there. Option (A) If B is 5, DCAB is not a multiple of 8.
Ans: (28) Option (C) A (the last digit of CBDA) can be anything from
0 to 9, therefore CBDA is not necessarily a multiple of 5.
20. Since the sum of the numbers in each row or column is the Option (B) ABCD = 100(AB) + CD, which is a multiple of 4.
same, the sum of all the numbers are to be divided into Option (D). Let AB = 10 and CD = 12. ABCD = 1012, which
3 equal parts. is not a multiple of 8. Choice (B)
 The sum of the numbers, in each row
14 5 23. P = 1(2)(3)..(90) and Q = 91(92)(93)(94)(95)
 n  n Q = (13  7)(2  2  23)(3  31)(2  47)(5  19)
6  7  ..... 14 n 1 n 1
= = P has all the factors which are present in Q.
3 3  P is the LCM of P and Q Choice (C)
14  15 5  6

2 2 24. Consider the first 40 natural numbers.
=
3 In this there are 20 even numbers whose sum is twice the
sum of the first 20 natural numbers.
105  15
=  30 Ans: (30)  sum of first 20 even numbers = 2(1 + 2 + 3 + . . . . 20)
3 ( 20) ( 21)
=2 = 420 Choice (C)
21. Between any two even numbers the number of even 2
dif f erence
numbers =  1 since n is an odd number, the 25. AAA = 100A + 10A + A = 111A
2 AA = 10A + A = 11A
number of even numbers between m and n is same as the  AAA + AA + A + A + A = 125A. Since A is a single digit
number of even numbers between m and n + 1. number, A = 8. (because 125 when multiplied only with
 The number of even numbers between m and n 8 gives a number of the form 10n)
(n  1)  m n  m 1 125A = 10n when A = 8, 10n = 103. Choice (D)
= 1 = . Choice (B)
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