Q1:
Number System
Remainder
Easy
When is divided by 7, the remainder is
Number System
Remainder
Easy
When is divided by 7, the remainder is
Arithmetic
Time, Speed & Distance
Hard
Two places A and B are 45 kms apart and connected by a straight road. Anil goes from A to B while Sunil goes from B to A. Starting at the same time, they cross each other in exactly 1 hour 30 minutes. If Anil reaches B exactly 1 hour 15 minutes after Sunil reaches A, the speed of Anil, in km per hour, is
Arithmetic
Mean, Median & Mode
Medium
There are four numbers such that average of first two numbers is 1 more than the first number, average of first three numbers is 2 more than average of first two numbers, and average of first four numbers is 3 more than average of first three numbers. Then, the difference between the largest and the smallest numbers, is
Modern Math
Permutation & Combination
Medium
The sum of all four-digit numbers that can be formed with the distinct non-zero digits and , with each digit appearing exactly once in every number, is , where is a single digit natural number. Then, the value of is
Arithmetic
Ratio, Proportion & Variation
Easy
In September, the incomes of Kamal, Amal and Vimal are in the ratio . They rent a house together, and Kamal pays , Amal pays and Vimal pays of their respective incomes to cover the total house rent in that month. In October, the house rent remains unchanged while their incomes increase by , and , respectively. In October, the percentage of their total income that will be paid as house rent, is nearest to
Arithmetic
Simple & Compound Interest
Medium
An amount of Rs 10000 is deposited in bank A for a certain number of years at a simple interest of 5% per annum. On maturity, the total amount received is deposited in bank B for another 5 years at a simple interest of 6% per annum. If the interests received from bank A and bank B are in the ratio 10 : 13, then the investment period, in years, in bank A is
Algebra
Polynomials
Medium
If the equations , , and have a common negative root, then the value of is
Modern Math
Logarithms
Medium
If is a positive real number such that , t hen greatest integer not exceeding x , is
Algebra
Identities
Hard
Let x, y, and z be real numbers satisfying
Then a equals
Geometry
Circles
Hard
In the XY-plane, the area, in sq. units, of the region defined by the inequalities and is
Arithmetic
Mixture & Alligation
Easy
A glass is filled with milk. Two-thirds of its content is poured out and replaced with water. If this process of pouring out two-thirds the content and replacing with water is repeated three more times, then the final ratio of milk to water in the glass, is
Algebra
Functions
Medium
Consider two sets and . Let be a function from to such that for every element in , there is at least one element in such that . Then, the total number of such functions is
Geometry
Solids
Hard
The surface area of a closed rectangular box, which is inscribed in a sphere, is 846 sq cm, and the sum of the lengths of all its edges is 144 cm. The volume, in cubic cm, of the sphere is
Arithmetic
Profit & Loss
Medium
The selling price of a product is fixed to ensure 40% profit. If the product had cost 40% less and had been sold for 5 rupees less, then the resulting profit would have been 50%. The original selling price, in rupees, of the product is
Algebra
Linear Equation
Easy
A shop wants to sell a certain quantity (in kg) of grains. It sells half the quantity and an additional 3 kg of these grains to the first customer. Then, it sells half of the remaining quantity and an additional 3 kg of these grains to the second customer. Finally, when the shop sells half of the remaining quantity and an additional 3 kg of these grains to the third customer, there are no grains left. The initial quantity, in kg, of grains is
Algebra
Identities
Hard
If is the positive square root of , where and are integers, and is a natural number, then the maximum possible value of is
Geometry
Triangles
Medium
ABCD is a rectangle with sides AB = 56 cm and BC = 45 cm, and E is the midpoint of side CD. Then, the length, in cm, of radius of in circle of ADE is
Arithmetic
Ratio, Proportion & Variation
Medium
A fruit seller has a total of 187 fruits consisting of apples, mangoes and oranges. The number of apples and mangoes are in the ratio 5 : 2. After she sells 75 apples, 26 mangoes and half of the oranges, the ratio of number of unsold apples to number of unsold oranges becomes 3: 2. The total number of unsold fruits is
Algebra
Indices
Medium
The sum of all real values of for which is
Algebra
Progression & Series
Medium
Suppose are in arithmetic progression such that and , Then, equals
Arithmetic
Time & Work
Medium
Renu would take 15 days working 4 hours per day to complete a certain task whereas Seema would take 8 days working 5 hours per day to complete the same task. They decide to work together to complete this task. Seema agrees to work for double the number of hours per day as Renu, while Renu agrees to work for double the number of days as Seema. If Renu works 2 hours per day, then the number of days Seema will work, is
Number System
Miscellaneous
Medium
For any natural number , let be the largest integer not exceeding . Then the value of is
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