QA Test - 02

Q 1. [x] = Greatest integer less than or equal to x

{x} = x − [x]

How many real values of x satisfy the equation 5[x] + 3{x} = 6 + x?

a) 0

b) 1

c) 2

d) More than 2

Q 2. Fifty white marbles are placed in a row. What is the minimum number of black marbles that need to be placed between the
white marbles such that each marble (white or black) has at least one neighbour of the other colour?

a) 24

b) 49

c) 25

d) 48

Q 3. If log5log4log3(x2 − 11x + 1) = 0 (where x > 0) then what is the value of x?

a) 16

b) 13

c) 20

d) 8

Q 4. In how many ways can 2700 be written as a product of 8 distinct integers?

a) 6

b) 0

c) 4

d) More than 6

Q 5. Page and Plant are running on a track AB of length 10 metres. They start running simultaneously from the ends A and B
respectively. The moment they reach either of the ends, they turn around and continue running. Page and Plant run with constant
speeds of 2m/s and 5m/s respectively. How far from A (in metres) are they, when they meet for the 23rd time?

a)
b)

c)

d)

Q 6. The midpoints of the four sides of a regular hexagon are joined to form a rectangle. What is the ratio of the area of the
rectangle to that of the hexagon?

a) 1 : 2

b) 1 : 3

c) 1 : √3

d) 1 : √2

Q 7. If N is a natural number less than 100, then for how many values of N are the numbers 6N + 1 and 15N + 2 relatively prime?
a) 16

b) 10

c) 33

d) None of these

Q 8. There are two concentric circles of radii 7 cm and 8 cm. PQ, a diameter of the larger circle, cuts the smaller circle at S and T. A
tangent drawn from Q touches the inner circle at R. What is the length of PR (in cm)?
a) √222

b) √211

c) √241

d) None of these

Q 9. A sequence 192, 360, 576... is formed by multiplying the corresponding terms of two different Arithmetic Progressions. What
is the eighth term of the sequence?

a) 2376

b) 1040

c) 2116

d) None of these

Q 10. Kadbury offers a packet of 5 chocolates at the list price of 4 chocolates and on purchasing 19 such packets gives one packet
absolutely free. A trader receives 20 packets of the chocolates in the offer and sells each chocolate at its list price. What is his net
percentage profit?
a) 24%
b) 31.58%

c) 35%

d) 53.75%

Q 11. A function f(x) is defined as f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y), for all real values of x and y. What is the value of

a)

b)

c)

d)

Q 12. In how many ways can 6 letters A, B, C, D, E and F be arranged in a row such that D is always somewhere between A and B?

a) 324

b) 240

c) 60

d) 48

Q 13. What can be the maximum number of acute angles in an octagon in which all the interior angles are less than 180 degrees?
a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

Q 14. John and David work on alternate days with John starting on the first day. John does 12.5% of the total work on the last day
and finishes the work. If John alone can do the work in 6 days then which of following can be the number of days in which David
alone can do the whole work?
a) 24 days

b) 12 days

c) 8 days

d) 10 days

Q 15. A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6 are 6 points in clockwise order on the circumference of a circle of radius 4 cm. The length of the arc
AiAi+1 is one-third the length of Ai+1Ai+2, for all i = 1 to 4. If the sum of the lengths of the 5 arcs is one-eighth the circumference of
the circle, what is the angle (in radians) subtended by A2A3 at the center of the circle?
a)

b)

c)

d)

Q 16. A two digit number is divided by the sum of its digits. What is the maximum possible remainder?

a) 13

b) 14

c) 15

d) 16

Q 17. If the nth day of August lies on the same day as the 2nth day of October, then how many values of n are possible?

a) 4

b) 5

c) 2

d) 0

Q 18. Identical black tiles, in the shape of a square of side 3 cm, are placed along the two diagonals of a square shaped floor of side
39 cm. The rest of the floor is covered with identical white tiles of same shape and size. How many white tiles need to be replaced by
the black tiles so that the black and the white tiles are in alternate positions in all the rows and columns?
a) 60

b) 81

c) 144

d) None of these

Q 19. (x − 1)(x − 2)(x − 3) = 6y

How many integer solutions exist for the given equation?
a) 0

b) 1

c) 2

d) More than 2
Q 20.

a)

b)

c)

d)

Q 21. Ashu and Manoj start running simultaneously from the ends A and B respectively, of a straight track of length 800 m, with
speeds that are in the ratio 5 : 3. Whenever Ashu reaches either of the ends, he turns around and continues running at the same
speed. Whenever Manoj meets Ashu he turns around and continues running at the same speed. When Ashu comes back at A for the
first time, how far (in meters) is Manoj from B?

a) 360

b) 435

c) 510

d) None of these

Q 22. If the roots of the equation ax3 + bx2 + cx + d = 0 are in Geometric Progression, then which of the following relations is true?

a) ac2 = b2d

b) ac3 = b3d

c) a2c = bd2

d) a3c = bd3

Q 23. N is a natural number of at least 5 digits and its leftmost digit is 6. When this 6 is removed from N, the number thus obtained

is found to be times of N. What is the sum of the digits of N?

a) 13

b) 14

c) 18

d) Cannot be determined

Q 24. In a square PQRS, T is the midpoint of PQ and U is any variable point on QR. What is the minimum possible value of ‘SU + UT’
(in cm) if the side of the square is 2 cm?
a) 2√2

b) √5 + √2

c) 1 + 2√2

d) √13

Q 25. 5 < x2 + y2 < 28

|x - y| < 3
How many integer solutions exist for the given set of inequalities?
a) 20

b) 10

c) 24

d) 40

Q 26. Rs. 4,500 was distributed among Aman, Baman and Chaman. From the amount that they received Aman, Baman and Chaman
spent Rs.110, Rs.120 and Rs.140 respectively. The amounts then left with Aman and Baman were in the ratio 3 : 4 and with Baman
and Chaman were in the ratio 5 : 6. What amount (in Rs.) did Baman receive?

a) 1520

b) 1400

c) 1600

d) 1420

Q 27. If A is the sum of the squares of the first n natural numbers (where n < 100), then for how many values of n will A be divisible
by 5?
a) 40

b) 60

c) 59

d) 39

Q 28. In the figure given below, AB is the diameter of the larger circle while three smaller circles are drawn inside this circle such
that their diameters are along AB. The radius of each of these three circles is 1 cm and the length of AB is 6 cm. Another circle with
center at R is drawn which touches the two smaller circles and the larger circle. What is the length of the radius (in cm) of this circle?
a)

b)

c)

d)

Q 29. From the first 20 natural numbers how many Arithmetic Progressions of five terms can be formed such that the common
difference is a factor of the fifth term?
a) 16

b) 22

c) 25

d) 26

Q 30.
a) - 17

b) - 8

c) - 7

d) None of these

Q 31. There were 4 parcels all of whose weights were integers (in kg). The weights of all the possible pairs of parcels were noted
down and amongst these the distinct values observed were 94 kg, 97 kg, 101 kg and 104 kg. Which of the following can be the
weight of one of the parcels?
a) 40 kg

b) 45 kg

c) 48 kg

d) 53 kg
Q 32. In the figure given below, P is a point inside the triangle ABC. Line segments DE, FG and HI are drawn through P, parallel to the
sides AB, BC and CA respectively. The areas of the three triangles DPG, FPI and EPH are 1, 9, and 25 respectively. What is the area of
the triangle ABC? (All the areas are in sq cm).

a) 81

b) 144

c) 16

d) 64

Q 33. Guppy has a watch that shows the date without the month and the year. By default, the watch displays 31 days in each month.
Therefore, at the end of all the months with less than 31 days the date on the watch needs to be readjusted. On 10th March 2001 it
showed the right date as '10'. What date would it show on 15th May 2002, if it is known that Guppy never readjusted his watch during
this period?

a) 23

b) 7

c) 8

d) 22

Q 34. Let P be a point on the side AB of a triangle ABC. Lines drawn parallel to PC, through the points A and B, meet BC and AC
extended at X and Y respectively. The lengths of AX, BY and PC are 'a' units, 'b' units and 'c' units respectively. Then c will be equal to
the half of
a) Arithmetic Mean of a and b

b) Geometric Mean of a and b

c) Harmonic Mean of a and b

d) None of these