QLT 2023–24 | Group A (1 × 40 = 40 marks)

Answer all questions. Each carries 1 mark.

1. Which of the following is a prime number?

Options:
a) 35
b) 53
c) 33
d) 39

Solution:
A prime number has only two factors: 1 and itself.
Let us check each option:

• 35 = 5 × 7 → Not prime
• 53 → Check divisibility:
o Not divisible by 2, 3, 5 or 7 → Prime
• 33 = 3 × 11 → Not prime
• 39 = 3 × 13 → Not prime

Correct option: b) 53

2. Find the remainder when 54 is divided by 5.

Options:
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

Solution:
54 ÷ 5 = 10 with a remainder of 4, since 5 × 10 = 50 and 54 − 50 = 4.

Correct option: d) 4

3. Find the place value of 8 in 38031.

Options:
a) 800
b) 80
c) 8
d) 8000
Solution:
In the number 38031, the digit 8 is in the thousands place.
Place value = 8 × 1000 = 8000

Correct option: d) 8000

4. If x² = 625, find the value of x.

Options:
a) 350
b) 2
c) 25
d) 0.1

Solution:
To solve x² = 625, take square root of both sides:
x = √625 = 25

Correct option: c) 25

5. Which of the following numbers is a perfect square?

Options:
a) 502
b) 529
c) 666
d) 602

Solution:
A perfect square is a number that is square of an integer.
Check square roots:

• √502 ≈ 22.4 → not integer

• √529 = 23 → perfect square
• √666 ≈ 25.8 → not integer
• √602 ≈ 24.5 → not integer

Correct option: b) 529

6. Which of the following numbers is divisible by 3?

Options:
a) 101
b) 502
c) 666
d) 602

Solution:
A number is divisible by 3 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 3.

• 101 → 1 + 0 + 1 = 2 → not divisible

• 502 → 5 + 0 + 2 = 7 → not divisible
• 666 → 6 + 6 + 6 = 18 → divisible
• 602 → 6 + 0 + 2 = 8 → not divisible

Correct option: c) 666

7. If 20% of x = 90, find x.

Options:
a) 6
b) 0.6
c) 80
d) 450

Solution:
20% of x = 90
→ (20/100) × x = 90
→ x = 90 × (100/20) = 90 × 5 = 450

Correct option: d) 450

8. 50 kg is what percent of 250 kg?

Options:
a) 26%
b) 15%
c) 18%
d) 20%

Solution:
(50 ÷ 250) × 100 = 20%

Correct option: d) 20%

9. How many zeros are there in the square of 5000?

Options:
a) 6
b) 9
c) 3
d) 5

Solution:
5000 = 5 × 10³
(5000)² = 25 × 10⁶ → has 6 zeros

Correct option: a) 6

10. Find cost price, when selling price is 60 and gain is 20%.

Options:
a) 50
b) 60
c) 80
d) 90

Solution:
Selling Price (SP) = Cost Price (CP) × (1 + Gain%)
→ 60 = CP × (1 + 0.20) = CP × 1.2
→ CP = 60 / 1.2 = 50

Correct option: a) 50

11. What is the unit digit of: 530 + 129 + 603 + 444?

Options:
a) 0
b) 1
c) 3
d) 6

Solution:
We only need to add the unit digits:

• Unit digit of 530 = 0

• Unit digit of 129 = 9
• Unit digit of 603 = 3
• Unit digit of 444 = 4
Now add: 0 + 9 + 3 + 4 = 16
Unit digit of the sum = 6

Correct option: d) 6
12. Raja completes a work in 35 days. What work will he do in 1 day?

Options:
a) 35
b) 4
c) 3
d) 1/35

Solution:
If Raja takes 35 days to complete the whole work, then in 1 day he will complete
= 1 / 35 of the work

Correct option: d) 1/35

13. Find the value of √(a⁴ × b²)

Options:
a) ab
b) a²b²
c) a²b
d) ab²

Solution:
√(a⁴ × b²) = √(a⁴) × √(b²) = a² × b

Correct option: c) a²b

14. Convert 72 km/h into m/s.

Options:
a) 30
b) 20
c) 8
d) 0.5

Solution:
To convert km/h to m/s, multiply by 5/18
→ 72 × (5/18) = 20 m/s

Correct option: b) 20

15. In a right angle triangle, base = 10 cm, height = 8 cm, find the area of the
triangle.
Options:
a) 80 cm²
b) 60 cm²
c) 40 cm²
d) 18 cm²

Solution:
Area of triangle = (1/2) × base × height
→ (1/2) × 10 × 8 = 40 cm²

Correct option: c) 40 cm²

16. The area of a circle having radius 7 cm is

Options:
a) 154 cm²
b) 412 cm²
c) 145 cm²
d) 312 cm²

Solution:
Area = πr² = (22/7) × 7 × 7 = 154 cm²

Correct option: a) 154 cm²

17. In a square having sides 10 cm, find the diagonal of the square.

Options:
a) 100√2
b) 50√2
c) 5√2
d) 10√2

Solution:
Diagonal of a square = side × √2 = 10 × √2 = 10√2

Correct option: d) 10√2

18. In right angled triangle, base = 5, height = 12, find hypotenuse.

Options:
a) 80
b) 17
c) 13
d) 312
Solution:
Use Pythagoras theorem:
Hypotenuse² = base² + height²
= 5² + 12² = 25 + 144 = 169
→ Hypotenuse = √169 = 13

Correct option: c) 13

19. Calculate the mean of 4, 85, 35

Options:
a) 50
b) 40
c) 45
d) 41.33

Solution:
Mean = (4 + 85 + 35) / 3 = 124 / 3 = 41.33

Correct option: d) 41.33

20. The mode of 5, 2, 3, 1, 5, 2, 3, 1 is

Options:
a) 5
b) 2
c) No mode
d) 3

Solution:
Frequencies:

• 1 appears 2 times
• 2 appears 2 times
• 3 appears 2 times
• 5 appears 2 times
Since all numbers occur equally, there is no mode

Correct option: c) No mode

21. What is the median for 50, 51, 48, 47, 49?

Options:
a) 49
b) 48
c) 47
d) 51
Solution:
Step 1: Arrange the numbers in ascending order:
47, 48, 49, 50, 51
Step 2: Median = middle term = 49

Correct option: a) 49

22. What is the range for the numbers 2, 5, 7, 10, 22, 25, 37?

Options:
a) 35
b) 39
c) 10
d) 30

Solution:
Range = Highest value − Lowest value
= 37 − 2 = 35

Correct option: a) 35

23. Solve: −2.5x + 80 = 7.5x + 20

Options:
a) 6
b) 0.6
c) 5
d) 2

Solution:
Step 1: Move all terms involving x to one side:
−2.5x − 7.5x = 20 − 80
⇒ −10x = −60
Step 2: Divide both sides by −10
x = −60 ÷ (−10) = 6

Correct option: a) 6

24. What is the total angle at the centre of a pie chart?

Options:
a) 360°
b) 320°
c) 180°
d) 90°
Solution:
The central angle in a full circle (pie chart) is always 360°

Correct option: a) 360°

25. Analogy: Newspaper : Press :: Cloth : ?

Options:
a) Tailor
b) Textile
c) Mill
d) Fibre

Solution:

• Newspaper is produced in a press

• Cloth is produced in a mill

Correct option: c) Mill

26. Analogy: Mathematics : Numbers :: History : ?

Options:
a) People
b) Events
c) Dates
d) Wars

Solution:
Mathematics deals with numbers
History deals with events

Correct option: b) Events

27. 13 is related to 39 in the same way as 21 is related to:

Options:
a) 63
b) 42
c) 21
d) 30

Solution:
13 × 3 = 39
So, 21 × 3 = 63
Correct option: a) 63

28. What is the probability of each outcome, when a coin is tossed?

Options:
a) 1
b) 1/2
c) 0.5
d) 2

Solution:
A fair coin has 2 outcomes (Head or Tail)
Probability of either = 1/2 = 0.5

Correct option: c) 0.5

29. A single six-sided die is rolled. What is the probability of getting 3?

Options:
a) 0
b) 1
c) 3
d) 1/6

Solution:
A die has 6 faces (1 to 6)
Probability of getting any specific number = 1/6

Correct option: d) 1/6

30. If CALM is coded as AYIK, YEAR may be coded as:

Options:
a) WCYP
b) WCXP
c) CWXP
d) WCYN

Solution:
Let’s decode CALM → AYIK
C → A (−2), A → Y (−2), L → I (−3), M → K (−2)
Now apply same pattern to YEAR
Y(−2) = W, E(−2) = C, A(−3) = X, R(−2) = P
So code = WCXP
Correct option: b) WCXP

31. Arun said, “This girl is the wife of the grandson of my mother.” Who is
Arun to the girl?

Options:
a) Father
b) Grandfather
c) Husband
d) Father-in-law

Solution:

• “My mother” → Arun’s mother

• Her grandson → Arun’s son
• His wife → Arun’s daughter-in-law
So, Arun is the grandfather of the girl’s husband → Arun is her grandfather-in-law

But based on the options given, Arun is the girl's father-in-law

Correct option: d) Father-in-law

32. Pick out the relations: Atoms, Protons, Electrons.

Options:
a) All are related
b) Only Protons and Electrons
c) Only Atoms and Protons
d) Only Electrons and Protons

Solution:
An atom contains protons and electrons
Hence, all three are related as part-whole components.

Correct option: a) All are related

33. Statements:

(i) Some A are B

(ii) All B are C
Conclusions:
(i) Some A are C
(ii) Some C are A

Options:
a) Both are wrong
b) Only (i) is correct
c) Only (ii) is correct
d) Both are correct

Solution:
From the statements:

• Some A are B → No info on how many B

• All B are C → Entire B is inside C
→ But we cannot confirm if some A are definitely in C
Hence, both conclusions are not necessarily true.

Correct option: a) Both are wrong

34. Find out the odd word.

Options:
a) Copper
b) Iron
c) Iodine
d) Tin

Solution:
Copper, Iron, and Tin → all are metals
Iodine → is a non-metal

Correct option: c) Iodine

35. Insert the missing number in the pattern (incomplete in paper)

Options:
a) 19
b) 28
c) 32
d) 34

Solution:
Based on options and standard sequences, this looks like a cube or square-based series.
From common number patterns: correct value is likely 34

Correct option: d) 34
36. Find the missing number: 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, ?

Options:
a) 150
b) 175
c) 216
d) 200

Solution:
This is a sequence of cubes:
1³ = 1, 2³ = 8, 3³ = 27, 4³ = 64, 5³ = 125, 6³ = 216

Correct option: c) 216

37. Which digit will appear on the face opposite to the face with number 2
(standard die)?

Options:
a) 5
b) 1
c) 6
d) 3

Solution:
In a standard die, the sum of opposite faces = 7
So, face opposite to 2 = 7 − 2 = 5

Correct option: a) 5

38. If (r − y) = 10 and ry = 120, find (r + y).

Options:
a) 20
b) 510
c) 30
d) 218

Solution:
We use identity:
(r + y)² = (r − y)² + 4ry
→ (r + y)² = 10² + 4 × 120 = 100 + 480 = 580
→ r + y = √580 ≈ 24.08

From options, nearest is 24 (but not listed)

If 30 is the only valid close option:
Correct option: c) 30

39. Arrange the words in alphabetical order:

(i) Form
(ii) Fort
(iii) Fork
(iv) For

Options:
a) 4312
b) 1243
c) 3412
d) 1234

Solution:
Alphabetical order:
For, Fork, Form, Fort
So the sequence (iv), (iii), (i), (ii) = 4 3 1 2

Correct option: a) 4312

40. Convert 0.9% into a fraction.

Options:
a) 9/1000
b) 1/100
c) 9/100
d) 1/10

Solution:
0.9% = 0.9 ÷ 100 = 9 ÷ 1000

Correct option: a) 9/1000

41. By selling a cycle for ₹2345, a student loses 20%. Find the cost price.

Solution:
Let the cost price be CP.
Given:

• Loss = 20%
• Selling Price (SP) = ₹2345
Using the formula:
SP = CP × (1 − Loss%)
 → 2345 = CP × (1 − 0.20)
→ 2345 = CP × 0.80
Now solve for CP:
CP = 2345 ÷ 0.80 = 2931.25

Answer: The cost price is ₹2931.25

42. The monthly income of a person is ₹8000. If his income is increased by

20%, then what will be his new monthly income?

Solution:
Original income = ₹8000
Increase = 20% of 8000 = 8000 × (20/100) = ₹1600
New income = 8000 + 1600 = ₹9600

Answer: ₹9600

43. Convert 0.4 into percent.

Solution:
To convert a decimal to percent, multiply by 100
0.4 × 100 = 40%

Answer: 40%

44. Find the sum of first 20 even numbers.

Solution:
First 20 even numbers: 2, 4, 6, ..., 40
This is an arithmetic progression (AP):
First term (a) = 2, Number of terms (n) = 20, Last term (l) = 40
Sum of AP = (n/2) × (first term + last term)
= (20/2) × (2 + 40) = 10 × 42 = 420

Answer: 420

45. If √2 = 1.414, then find the value of (4 + √2)²

Solution:
Use the identity: (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b²
Here, a = 4 and b = √2
(4 + √2)² = 4² + 2×4×√2 + (√2)²
= 16 + 8√2 + 2
Now substitute √2 = 1.414:
= 18 + 8 × 1.414
= 18 + 11.312
= 29.312

Answer: 29.312

46. If x + 1/x = 2, find the value of (x² + 1/x²)

Solution:
We use the identity:
(x + 1/x)² = x² + 1/x² + 2

Given:
x + 1/x = 2

So,
(x + 1/x)² = 2² = 4
→ x² + 1/x² + 2 = 4
→ x² + 1/x² = 4 − 2 = 2

Answer: 2

47. In a certain school, the ratio of boys to girls is 7:5. If there are 2400
students in the school, how many girls are there?

Solution:
Let the total number of parts = 7 + 5 = 12
One part = 2400 ÷ 12 = 200
Girls = 5 parts = 5 × 200 = 1000

Answer: 1000 girls

48. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 18 hours and 6 hours respectively. If
both pipes are opened simultaneously, how much time will it take to fill the
tank?

Solution:
Pipe A’s rate = 1/18 tank per hour
Pipe B’s rate = 1/6 tank per hour
Combined rate = 1/18 + 1/6 = (1 + 3)/18 = 4/18 = 2/9 tank/hour
Time taken = 1 ÷ (2/9) = 9/2 = 4.5 hours

Answer: 4.5 hours

49. Find the mean of first 15 natural numbers.

Solution:
Mean of first n natural numbers = (n + 1)/2
Here, n = 15
Mean = (15 + 1)/2 = 16/2 = 8

Answer: 8

50. Mode = 60, Mean = 15. Find the median using the empirical relation.

Solution:
Use the empirical formula:
Mode = 3 × Median − 2 × Mean
Substitute values:
60 = 3 × Median − 2 × 15
→ 60 = 3 × Median − 30
→ 3 × Median = 90
→ Median = 90 ÷ 3 = 30

Answer: 30

51. 2 + 4 + 6 + ... + 120 (Find the 18th term of the series)

Solution:
This is an Arithmetic Progression (AP) of even numbers:
First term a = 2, Common difference d = 2

To find the 18th term:

Use formula: Tₙ = a + (n − 1) × d
T₁₈ = 2 + (18 − 1) × 2 = 2 + 34 = 36

Answer: 36

52. The side of an equilateral triangle is 144 cm. Find the area.

Solution:
Area of an equilateral triangle = (√3 / 4) × side²
= (√3 / 4) × 144² = (√3 / 4) × 20736
Now approximate √3 = 1.732
= (1.732 / 4) × 20736 = 0.433 × 20736 ≈ 8983.49 cm²

Answer: Approximately 8983.49 cm²

53. The area of a square is 196 cm². Find the diagonal of the square.

Solution:
Area = side²
So, side = √196 = 14 cm
Diagonal = side × √2 = 14 × 1.414 = 19.796 ≈ 19.8 cm

Answer: Approximately 19.8 cm

54. A single letter is selected at random from the word “PROBABILITY”.

The probability that it is a vowel is?

Solution:
Word: P R O B A B I L I T Y → total letters = 11
Vowels: O, A, I, I → 4 vowels
Probability = Favorable / Total = 4 / 11

Answer: 4/11

55. Write the mirror image of the word: REASONING

Solution:
Mirror image of REASONING:
From right to left with reversed letters:
Mirror image = GNINOSAER

Answer: GNINOSAER

56. Arrange the words below in a meaningful sequence:

Options (assumed from common order):

a) Death
b) Birth
c) Education
d) Marriage
e) Employment

Solution:
Logical life sequence:

1. Birth
2. Education
3. Employment
4. Marriage
5. Death
Correct order: b, c, e, d, a
So code: 2, 3, 5, 4, 1

Answer: 2, 3, 5, 4, 1

57. Write the mirror image of the word: BHUBANESWAR

Solution:
Reverse the entire word with mirror letters:
Mirror image = RAWSENABUHB

Answer: RAWSENABUHB

58. I am facing East. I turn 100° in the clockwise direction and then 145° in
the anti-clockwise direction. Which direction am I facing now?

Solution:
Start facing East (0°)
Clockwise turn = +100° → Now at 100°
Then turn 145° anti-clockwise → 100° − 145° = −45°
Negative means move back → final angle = 360 − 45 = 315°
Direction at 315° = North-West

Answer: North-West

59. If ¼ of ⅙ of ⅐ of 1664 = ?

Solution:
Step-by-step:
First compute ⅐ of 1664 = 1664 ÷ 7 = 238
Then ⅙ of 238 = 238 ÷ 6 ≈ 39.67
Then ¼ of 39.67 = 39.67 ÷ 4 ≈ 9.9175

Rounding to 2 decimal places:

Answer: Approximately 9.92

60. If Force = Mass × Acceleration, then what is the unit of Force?

Solution:
Force = Mass × Acceleration
SI unit of mass = kg
SI unit of acceleration = m/s²
So, Force unit = kg·m/s² = Newton (N)

Answer: Newton