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1. If x1 / 3  y 1/ 3  z1/ 3  0 , then : 13. 25% of a number is less than 18% of 650 by 19. The
3 number is :
(a) x  y  z  0 (b) ( x  y  z )  27 xyz
(a) 450 (b) 544 (c) 380.8 (d) 392
(c) x  y  z  3 xyz (d) x 3  y 3  z 3  0
14. After deducting a commission of 5%, a T.V. costs Rs.
2. If ( x 3  5 x 2  4 p ) is divisible by (x + 2), then the value of 15200. Its gross value (in rupees) is :
p is : (a) 15860 (b) 16000 (c) 16400 (d) 14440
(a) 7 (b) – 2 (c) 3 (d) – 7 15. What must be added to each term of the ratio 49 : 68 so
that it becomes 3 : 4 ?
3. The H.C.F. of [ x 2  ax  (a  1)] and [ax 2  x  (a  1)] is:
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 8 (d) 9
(a) ( x  1) (b) ( x  1) (c) ( x  a  1) (d) ( x  a  1)
16. 4 men and 6 women finish a job in 8 days, while 3 men
4. A system of two simultaneous linear equations in two and 7 women finish it in 10 days. In how many days will
variables is inconsistent, if their graphs : 10 women finish it ?
(a) are parallel (b) are coincident (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 36 (d) 40
(c) intersect in one point (d) none of these 17. A train 280 m long, running with a speed of 63 kmph will
pass an electric pole in :
5. The quadratic equation whose one root is 3  2 3 , is :
(a) 160 sec (b) 16 sec (c) 18 sec (d) 15 sec
(a) x 2  6 x  3  0 (b) x 2  6 x  3  0
18. The true discount on a bill of Rs. 540 is Rs. 90. The
(c) x 2  6 x  3  0 (d) x 2  6 x  3  0 banker’s discount is :
(a) Rs. 60 (b) Rs. 150 (c) Rs. 108 (d) Rs. 110
6. The ratio of the sum and the product of the roots of
7 x 2  12 x  18  0 is : 19. The value of x satisfying log32 x  0.8 is :
(a) 7 : 12 (b) 2 : 3 (c) 3 : 2 (d) 7 : 18
(a) 25.6 (b) 16 (c) 10 (d) 12.8
n4 n
2  2(2 )
7.  23 is equal to : 20. If loge x  loge (1  x )  0 , then :
2(2n  3 )
1 (a) x 2  x  1  0 (b) x 2  x  1  0
n 1
(a) 2n 1 (b)  2 
8 (c) x 2  x  e  0 (d) x 2  x  e  0
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(c)  2n (d) 1 21. If log10 2  0.3010 and log10 3  0.4771 , then the value
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of log100 (7.2) is :
8. If a finite set S contains n elements, then the number of
non-empty proper subsets of S is : (a) 1 .9286 (b) .6284 (c) .4286 (d) .9286
(a) 2.2n 1 (b) 2( 2n  1) (c) ( 2n 1  1) (d) 2 ( 2n 1  1)
22. The inner circumference of a circular race track, 14 m
9. In a group of persons, each one knows either Hindi or wide, is 440 m. Then, the radius of the outer circle is :
Tamil. If 100 know Hindi, 50 know Tamil and 30 know (a) 70 m (b) 56 m (c) 77 m (d) 84 m
both, how many persons are there in the group ?
(a) 120 (b) 130 (c) 150 (d) 180 23. If the area of a circle be equal to that of a square, then
the ratio of the side of the square and the radius of the
10. Which of the following is not a true statement ? circle is :
(a) The sum of two even integers is even (a) (b) 1 :  (c) 1 :  (d)  : 1
 :1
(b) The sum of two odd integers is even
(c) The sum of an even integer & an odd integer is odd 24. The adjacent sides of a parallelogram are 6 cm and 4
(d) The sum of two odd integers is odd cm and the angle between them is 30°. The area of the
parallelogram is :
11. Reciprocal of 0 is :
(a) 12 cm 2 (b) 24 cm 2 (c) 48 cm 2 (d) none
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 1/0 (d) does not exist 25. If a solid sphere of radius r is melted and cast into the
shape of a solid cone of height r, then the radius of the
12. If p is a prime number, then the L.C.M. of p and (p + 1) is:
base of the cone is :
p( p  1) (a) 2r (b) 3r (c) r (d) 4r
(a) p 2 (b) (c) ( p  1)2 (d) p( p  1)
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26. If the sphere just fits in a right circular cylinder then the 39. Which one of the following is a prime number :
ratio of volume of sphere to the volume of the cylinder is: (a) 161 (b) 171 (c) 173 (d) 221
(a) 2 : 3 (b) 2 : 4 (c) 2 : 6 (d) 2 : 8
40. Which one of the following is a true statement :
27. The value of x for maximum value of (sin x  cos x ) is : (a) 1 is prime
(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 90° (b) 1 is composite
(c) 1 is neither prime nor composite
28. Which one of the following sets of lengths of sides does
(d) none of these
not relate to that of a right angled triangle ?
(a) 3, 4, 5 (b) 5, 12, 13 41. The sum of all prime numbers between 61 & 89 is :
(c) 7, 24, 25 (d) 9, 12, 16 (a) 610 (b) 523 (c) 460 (d) 373

29. The point of intersection of the lines 3 x  5 y  4 and  6 9   3

2 x  3 y  2 , is : 42. On simplification,  8  11   0.35  5 gives :
  
(a) (0, 0) (b) (2, – 2) (c) (–2, 2) (d) (5, – 3)
76 67 33 33
30. The region specified by x  0, x  y  0 includes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
33 33 76 67
(a) 1st quadrant (b) 2nd quadrant
(c) 3rd quadrant (d) 4th quadrant 43. 3120  26  13  30  ?
31. The area of the triangle whose vertices are (a) 2400 (b) 3900 (c) 536 (d) none
A(3, 8 ), B( 4, 2) and C ( 5,  1) , (in square units) is : 44. When simplified, the product
1 1  1  1  1  1
(a) 28 (b) 37 (c) 75 (d) 57  1    1    1   ...... 1   equals :
2 2  3  4  5   n 
32. If the arithmetic mean of 7, 5, 13, x and 9 be 10, then the 1 2 2( n  1) 2
value of x is : (a) (b) (c) (d)
n n n n(n  1)
(a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 16
33. A man goes uphill with an average speed of 24 kmph 45. (16 )7 / 4 is equal to :
and comes down with an average speed of 36 kmph.
(a) 28 (b) 128 (c) 27 (d) none
The distance travelled in both the cases being the same,
the average speed for the entire journey is :
(a) 30 kmph (b) 24 kmph  2n  2n 1 
 
46. The value of  n 1 n  is :
(c) 28.8 kmph (d) 32.6 kmph 2 2 

34. A car travels a distance of 840 km at a uniform speed. If 1 3 n 1

the speed of the car is 10 kmph more, then it takes 2 (a) (b) (c) (d) none
2 2 2 n 1
hours less to cover the same distance. The original
speed of the car (in kmph) was :
47. .000033  .11  ?
(a) 45 (b) 50 (c) 60 (d) 75
(a) .003 (b) .03
35. Out of the ratios 7 : 20, 13 : 25, 17 : 30 and 11 : 15, the (c) .0003 (d) .3
smallest one is :
(a) 7 : 20 (b) 11 : 15 (c) 13 : 25 (d) 17 : 30  2.48  2.48  1.52  1.52 
48. The value of  0.96
 is :
36. The number of positive divisors of 20 excluding 1, is :  
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7 (a) 0.96 (b) 4
37. When n is even, the product n( n  1)(n  2) is divisible (c) 16 (d) 15.04
by:
(a) 24 (b) 7 (c) 0 (d) none ( 0 . 5 ) 4  ( 0 . 4 )4
49. is equal to :
(0.5 )2  (0.4 )2
38. If any two irrational numbers are added, the which of the
following statements is true ? (a) 0.9 (b) 0.09 (c) 9 (d) 0.009
(a) The sum is always an irrational number 50. .393939...... is equivalent to the fraction :
(b) The sum is always an rational number
39 93 93 39
(c) The sum may be rational or irrational (a) (b) (c) (d)
100 99 100 99
(d) The sum is always an integer
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