CAT (QA) PYQs

For some constant real numbers $p, k$ and $a$ consider the following system of linear equations in $x$ and $y$:

$px - 4y = 2$

$3x + ky = a$

A necessary condition for the system to have no solution for $(x, y)$ is

A donation box can receive only cheques of Rs. $100$, Rs. $250$, and Rs. $500$. On one good day, the donation box was found to contain exactly $100$ cheques amounting to a total sum of Rs. $15250$. Then, the maximum possible number of cheques of Rs. $500$ that the donation box may have contained, is

A basket of $2$ apples, $4$ oranges and $6$ mangoes costs the same as a basket of $1$ apple, $4$ oranges and $8$ mangoes, or a basket of $8$ oranges and $7$ mangoes. Then the number of mangoes in a basket of mangoes that has the same cost as the other baskets is