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a+b 1 a b
3. If log = (log a + log b), then the value of + will be
4 2 b a
(A) 12
(B) 14
(C) 16
(D) 8
1
(C)
xy
xy
(D)
(x+ y)
5. If ` 58 is divided among 150 children such that each girl and each boy
gets 25 p and 50 p respectively. Then how many girls are there?
(A) 52
(B) 54
(C) 68
(D) 62
6. Puru gets on the elevator at the 11th floor of a building and rides up at
the rate of 57 floors per minute. At the same time, Ishu gets on an
elevator at the 51" floor of the same building and rides down at the rate
of 63 floors per minute. If they continue travelling at these rates, then at
which floor will their paths cross?
(A) 17
(B) 19
(C) 27
(D) 30
(C) -1, 3, 4
(D) -1, -6, -2
9. On solving the inequalities 6x + y ≥ 18, x + 4y ≥ 12, 2x + y ≥ 10; which of
the following are correct solutions?
(A) (0, 18), (12, 0), (4, 2) and (2, 6)
(B) (3,0), (0, 3), (4, 2) and (7, 6)
11. A sum of ` 725 is lent in the beginning of a year at a certain rate of simple
interest. After 8 months, a sum of ` 362.50 more is lent but at the rate
twice the former. At the end of the year, ` 33.50 is earned as interest from
both the loans. What was the original rate of interest?
(A) 3.6%
(B) 4.54%
(C) 3.46%
(D) 4.12%
12. There is 60% increase in amount in 6 years at simple interest. What will be
the compound interest of ` 12,000 after three years at the same rate?
(A) ` 2,160
(B) ` 3,120
(C) ` 3,972
(D) ` 6,240
13. The effective annual rate of interest corresponding to a nominal rate of
6% per annum payable half-yearly is
(A) 6.06%
(B) 6.07%
(C) 6.08%
(D) 6.09%
14. The compound interest on a certain sum for 2 years at 10% per annum is
` 525. The simple interest on the same sum for double the time at half the
rate percent per annum is -
(A) ` 400
(B) ` 500
(C) ` 600
(D) ` 800
16. Raju will pay instalments of ` 3,150 per month for the next 3 years
towards his loan at an interest rate 12.4%, discounted monthly, what was
the approximate amount of loan taken initially?
[Given that (1.01033)36 = 1.448]
(A) ` 13,683.60
(B) ` 9,742.29
(C) ` 94,345.17
(D) ` 74,158.24
17. Shiv deposits ` 10,000 annually in a bank for 5 years, at 10 percent annual
compounding interest rate. Calculate the approximate value of this series
of deposits at the end of five years, if each deposit occurs at the
beginning of the year.
(A) ` 61,050
(B) ` 67,156
(C) ` 71,050
(D) ` 77,160
18. If you deposit ` 4,000 into an account paying 6% annual interest
compounded quarterly, how much approximate money will be in the
account after 5 years?
[Given that (1.015)20 = 1.34489]
(A) ` 3387.42
(B) ` 4387.42
(C) ` 5387.42
(D) ` 6387.42
19. Relationship between annual nominal rate of interest and annual effective
rate of interest, if frequency of compounding is greater than one
21. How much approximate amount should you save annually to accumulate
` 20,00,000 by the end of 12 years, if the saving earns an interest of 14
percent compound annually?
[Given that (1.14)12 = 4.8179]
(A) ` 4,15,118
(B) ` 5,23,848
(C) ` 73,339
(D) ` 1,11,200
22. Dinesh received a cash bonus of ` 1,00,000 which he deposited in a bank
which pays 10 percent interest compounded annually. How much
approximate equal amount can Dinesh withdraw annually for a period of
10 years?
[Given that (1.1)10 = 2.59374]
(A) ` 16,273
(B) ` 38,554
(C) ` 62,745
(D) ` 32,474
23. Find the approximate future value of an annuity due of 500 per quarter
for 8 years and 9 months at the interest rate of 6% compounded
quarterly.
[Given that (1.015)35 = 1.6839]
(A) ` 13,740.86
(B) ` 29,428.23
(C) ` 56,971.95
(D) ` 22,796.66
24. A project is expected to provide cash inflows as follows for 3 years:
Year 1 2 3
Cash Inflows (`): 40,000 50,000 30,000
(B) 1050
(C) 25200
(D) 21400
27. Seema, Bharati, Priyanka, Khusboo and Lalita are 5 speakers. The number
of ways in which Seema will always speak before Bharati shall be -
(A) 24
(B) 4! x 2!
(C) 5!
(D) 12
28. A team of 3 persons is to be constituted from a group of 2 men and 3
women. In how many ways can this be done if these teams would consist
of 1 man and 2 women?
(A) 10
(C) 16
(B) 6
(D) 8
29. Find the sum of n terms of the A.P., whose nth term is 5n + 1
n
(A)
2
2n
(B)
7
n(7 + 5n)
(C)
2
n(7 + 4n)
(D)
2
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30. The sum of first three terms of a G.P. is and their product is 27. Which
2
of the following is not a term of the G.P., if the numbers are positive?
(A) 3
2
(B)
3
3
(C)
2
(D) 6
31. Insert 4 numbers between 2 and 22 such that the resulting sequence is an
Arithmetic Progression (A.P.).
(A) 4, 8, 12, 16
(B) 5, 9, 13, 17
(C) 4, 10, 15, 19
(D) 6, 10, 14, 18
1 1
32. Find the sum of series 1 + + + ......... upto 6 terms.
2 4
63
(A)
32
32
(B)
63
26
(C)
53
53
(D)
26
33. Which of the following relations is transitive but not reflexive for the set S
= {3, 4, 6}?
(A) R = {(3, 4), (4, 6), (3, 6)}
(B) R = {(1, 2), (1, 3), (1, 4)}
(C) R = {(3, 3), (4, 4), (6, 6)}
(D) R = {(3, 4), (4, 3)}
(B) R - {3}
(C) (−∞, 0)
( x2 - 2x - 8 )
36. Find the value of lim
x→4 (x - 4)
(A) 0
(B) 2
(C) 8
(D) 6
4
37. Evaluate: ∫ (3x - 2 ) 2 dx
2
(A) 104
(C) 10
(B) 100
(D) 52
38. Determine f(x), given that f' (x) = 12x2 - 4x and f(- 3) = 17
(A) f(x) = 4x3 - 2x2 + 143
(B) f(x) = 6x2- x4+ 137
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dy e t + e-t e t - e-t
39. Find where and
dx ' 2 2
y
(A)
x
x
(B)
y
et
(C)
e-t
1
(D)
et
(A) x (x 2 + 2)dx
x
(B) dx
x 2 +2
x
(C) dx
x 2 -2
x
(D) − dx
2
x +2
41. Identify the next number in the following series: 2, 8, 26, 62, 122, 212, _______
(A) 332
(B) 338
(C) 356
(D) 362
42. Find the missing number in the given series: 4, 18 ______, 100, 180, 294, 448
(A) 48
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(B) 52
(C) 56
(D) 64
43. Find the odd man out from the following:
445, 221, 109, 46, 25, 11, 4
(A) 25
(B) 46
(C) 109
(D) 221
44. In a certain code "CH4IR" is written as "GL8MV". How is "1N5T4GR4M" is
written in that code?
(A) 4HFID8E8N
(B) 4P8W7JU8O
(C) 5R9X8KV8Q
(D) 5KF2E4GR4
45. A certain code "564" means "all the best", "736" means "best of luck" and
"423" means "all is luck". Which of the following is the code for "luck"?
(A) 6
(B) 4
(C) 3
(D) 7
46. A man is facing North-West. He turns 90° in the clockwise direction, then
180° in the anticlockwise direction and then another 90° in the same
direction. Which direction is he facing now?
(A) South
(B) South-West
(C) South-East
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(D) East
47. Rajni walked 20 m towards the North. Then she turned right and walks 30 m.
Then she turns right and walks 35 m. Then she turns left and walks 15 m.
Finally she turns left and walks 15 m. In which direction and how many
meters is she from the starting position?
(A) 15 m West
(B) 30 m East
(C) 30 m West
(D) 45 m East
48. At a crossing, there was a direction pole, which was showing all the four
correct directions. But due to the wind, it turns in such a manner that now
West pointer is showing South. Harish went in the wrong direction thinking
that he was travelling East. In which direction he was actually travelling?
(A) South
(B) North
(C) West
(D) East
49. Two cars start from the opposite places on a highway, 150 km apart. First car
runs for 25 km and takes a right turn and then runs 15 km. It then turns left
and then runs for another 25 km and then takes the direction back to reach
the main road. In the meantime, due to minor break down the other car has
run only 35 km along the main road. What would be the distance between
two cars at this point?
(A) 65 km.
(B) 75 km.
(C) 80 km.
(D) 85 km.
50. Some boys are sitting in three rows all facing North such that A is in the
middle row. P is just to the right of A but in the same row. Q is just behind of
P, while R is in the North of A. In which direction of R is Q?
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(A) South
(B) South-West
(C) North-East
(D) South-East
51. Seven persons namely H, I, J, K, M, N, O are sitting in a straight line facing
North direction. Total three number of persons are sitting between H and N.
Both N and H sits at extreme sides. Total two number of persons sit between
H and O. M is not an immediate neighbour of H or N. I sits third to the right
of M. I and H both are not an immediate neighbours. M is also not an
immediate neighbour of J. Who is sitting between H and M?
(A) J
(B) O
(C) I
(D) K
52. A, B, C, D and E are sitting on a bench. A is sitting next to B, C is sitting next
to D, D is not sitting with E who is on the left end of the bench. C is on the
second position from the right. A is to the right of B and E. A and C are
sitting together. In what position A is sitting?
(A) Between B and D
(B) Between B and C
(C) Between E and D
(D) Between C and E
53. In a class, there are seven students (including boys and girls) A, B, C, D, E, F
and G. They sit on three benches I, II and III, such that at least two students
on each bench and at least one girl on each bench. C who is a girl student,
does not sit with A, E and D. F the boy student sits with only B. A sits on the
bench I with his best friends. G sits on the bench III. E is the brother of C.
Which of the following is the group of girls?
(A) BCG
(B) BFC
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(C) BCD
(D) CDF
54. Five boys A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a row. A is to the right of B and E is to
the left of B but to the right of C. A is to the left of D. Who is second from the
left end?
(A) D
(B) A
(C) B
(D) E
55. Six friends P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting around the hexagonal table each at
one corner and are facing the centre of the hexagonal. P is second to the left
of U. Q is neighbour of R and S. T is second to the left of S. Which one is
sitting opposite to P?
(A) R
(B) Q
(C) T
(D) S
56. If "A # B" means A is father of B, "A*B" means A is brother of B, "A @ B"
means A is mother of B, then which of the following is correct about G@T#P?
(A) G is mother of P.
(B) P is father of T.
(C) T is son of G.
(D) P is brother of T.
57. Pointing to a photograph, Rajesh said, "He is Aarav and he is the son of the
only daughter of the father of my brother", how Rajesh is related to the
Aarav referred in the photograph?
(A) Nephew
(B) Brother
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(C) Father
(D) Maternal Uncle
58. Study the following information carefully:
• A3P means A is the mother of P.
• A4P means A is the brother of P.
• A9P means A is the husband of P.
• A5P means A is the daughter of P.
Which of the following means that K is the mother-in-law of M?
(A) M9N3K4J
(B) M9N5K3J
(C) K5J9M3N
(D) K3J9N4M
59. Q, W, E, R, T and Y are members of a family consisting of two children, one of
whom is T is a boy. Q and R are brothers and Q is an engineer. E is a doctor
married to one of the brothers. W is married to R, and Y is their only child.
How T is related to Q?
(A) Father
(B) Brother
(C) Nephew
(D) Son
60. K is the son of A's mother's sister. Q is daughter of D, who is the father of G
and grandfather of A. P is the daughter of H, who is grandmother of K. D is
husband of H and G is husband of L. How is P related to Q?
(A) Mother
(B) Sister
(C) Daughter
(D) Cousin
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Wages (in `) Below 100 Below 200 Below 300 Below 400
No. of workers: 15 38 65 90
How many workers got wages more than 300?
(A) 25
(B) 65
(C) 90
(D) 27
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18
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(D) Zero
74. The monthly profit/loss for six months of the firm is as under:
Marks (X) 1 2 3 4 5
No. of Students (f) 8 10 Y 2 4
(A) 16
(B) 6
(C) 26
(D) 12
77. Which one of the following measures of central tendency is based on only
fifty percent (50%) of the central values?
(A) Geometric Mean
(B) Harmonic Mean
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(C) Median
(D) Mode
78. The Arithmetic Mean (A.M.) and mode of the data are 32 and 26, respectively,
then find the median of the data.
(A) 30
(B) 12
(C) 6
(D) 29
79. Find out the mode from the following data: 100, 110, 125, 225, 325, 125, 90,
80, 455, 375, 125
(A) 325
(B) 110
(C) 455
(D) 125
80. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. Find the probability that the sum of
digits on the two dice would be 8 or more.
5
(A)
18
5
(B)
12
5
(C)
36
8
(D)
20
81. A number is selected from the first 20 natural numbers. Find the probability
that it would be divisible by 3 or 7.
7
(A)
20
21
12
(B)
37
24
(C)
67
8
(D)
20
82. A father had three sons namely, Kailash, Harish and Prakash. All are above 65
years in age. Prakash happens to be the eldest while Kailash as youngest. As
per the health history, it is estimated that the probability that Kailash survives
4 3
another 5 years is Harish survives another 5 years is and Prakash
5 5
1
survives another 5 years is The probabilities that Kailash and Harish survive
2
another 5 years is 0.46, Harish and Prakash survive another 5 years is 0.32
and Kailash and Prakash survive another 5 years is 0.48. The probability that
all three sons survive another 5 years is 0.26. What shall be the probability
that at least one of them survives another 5 years?
(A) 0.78
(B) 0.72
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(C)
10
9
(D)
10
83. In a class, there are 15 boys and 10 girls. Three students are selected at
random. The probability that 1 girl and 2 boys are selected is
21
(A)
46
25
(B)
17
1
(C)
50
22
3
(D)
25
84. Two cards are drawn from a pack of 52 cards. The probability that one is a
spade and one is a heart; is
3
(A)
20
29
(B)
34
47
(C)
100
13
(D)
102
85. A problem is given to 5 students P, Q, R, S and T. If the probability of solving
1 1 2 1 1
the problem individually is , , , and probability that the problem is
2 3 3 5 6
solved. and 1/6 respectively, then find the
(A) 0.47
(B) 0.93
(C) 0.57
(D) 0.27
86. In a leap year, what is the probability that there will be 53 Sundays?
53
(A)
365
1
(B)
7
3
(C)
7
2
(D)
7
23
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(A) 0.4
(B) 0.6
(C) 0.9
(D) 0.8
92. When both the regression co-efficients are bxy = 0.7 and byx = 0.8,
respectively, then correlation co-efficient between x and y is
(A) 0.75
(B) 0.56
(C) 0.28
(D) 0.87
93. For 9 college students group, the sum of squares of differences in ranks for
History and Hindi marks was found to be 62, then what is the value of rank
correlation co-efficient?
(A) 1
(B) 0.48
(C) 0.52
(D) 0.87
94. If r = 0.7 then co-efficient of non-determination is
(A) 0.49
(B) 0.51
(C) Zero
(D) 0.71
95. Given x = 2y + 4 and y = kx + 6 are the two lines of regression x on y and y
on x respectively. If the value of correlation co-efficient (r) is 0.5, then the
value of k is
1
(A)
8
25
1
(B)
4
1
(0)
3
1
(D)
2
96. If ∑ P q = 249, ∑ P q = 150, ∑ P q = 145 and Paasche's Index Number =
n n 0 0 n 0
(A) 100
(B) 120
(C) 108
(D) 190
98. From the following chain base index numbers based on 2015, find out new
chain base index number for the year 2022 by shifting the base year 2019.
(A) 125
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(B) 180
(C) 100
(D) 150
99. The prices of a commodity in the years 2015 and 2020 were 50 and 60
respectively. Price relative of 2015 on 2020 is
(A) 100
(B) 110
(C) 83.33
(D) 120
100. Chain Index is equal to
link relative of current year × chain index of current year
(A)
100
link relative of previous year × chain index of current year
(B)
100
link relative of current year × chain index of previous year
(C)
100
link relative of previous year × chain index of previous year
(D)
100
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