Q1:
Algebra
Indices
Easy
If and , then the value of the product is
Algebra
Indices
Easy
If and , then the value of the product is
Algebra
Modulus
Medium
The number of distinct integer solutions of the equation , is
Geometry
Circles
Medium
A circular plot of land is divided into two regions by a chord of length meters such that the chord subtends an angle of at the center. Then, the area, in square meters, of the smaller region is
Arithmetic
Time, Speed & Distance
Medium
A train travelled a certain distance at a uniform speed. Had the speed been km per hour more, it would have needed hours less. Had the speed been km per hour less, it would have needed hours more. The distance, in km, travelled by the train is
Arithmetic
Ratio, Proportion & Variation
Easy
Rajesh and Vimal own hectares and hectares of agricultural land, respectively, which are entirely covered by wheat and mustard crops. The cultivation area of wheat and mustard in the land owned by Vimal are in the ratio of . If the total cultivation area of wheat and mustard are in the ratio , then the ratio of cultivation area of wheat and mustard in the land owned by Rajesh is
Arithmetic
Simple & Compound Interest
Medium
Aman invests Rs in a bank at a certain rate of interest, compounded annually. If the ratio of the value of the investment after years to the value of the investment after years is , then the minimum number of years required for the value of the investment to exceed Rs is
Number System
Remainder
Easy
If is divided by , the remainder is
Arithmetic
Mean, Median & Mode
Medium
The average of three distinct real numbers is 28. If the smallest number is increased by 7 and the largest number is reduced by 10, the order of the numbers remains unchanged, and the new arithmetic mean becomes 2 more than the middle number, while the difference between the largest and the smallest numbers becomes 64. Then, the largest number in the original set of three numbers is
Modern Math
Set Theory
Medium
In a group of students, the percentage of girls was at least and at most . The rest of the students were boys. Each student opted for either swimming or running or both. If of the boys and of the girls opted for swimming while of the boys and of the girls opted for running, then the minimum and maximum possible number of students who opted for both swimming and running, are
Algebra
Identities
Medium
If , where and are natural numbers, then equals
Geometry
Triangles
Hard
The midpoints of sides , , and in are , , and , respectively. The medians drawn from , , and intersect the line segments , and at , , and , respectively. If the area of is sq cm, then the area, in sq cm, of is
Modern Math
Logarithms
Hard
The sum of all distinct real values of that satisfy the equation , is
Algebra
Modulus
Medium
The number of distinct real values of x, satisfying the equation.
max {x, 2} - min {x, 2} , is
Arithmetic
Mixture & Alligation
Medium
A certain amount of water was poured into a 300 litre container and the remaining portion of the container was filled with milk. Then an amount of this solution was taken out from the container which was twice the volume of water that was earlier poured into it, and water was poured to refill the container again. If the resulting solution contains 72% milk, then the amount of water, in litres, that was initially poured into the container was
Algebra
Functions
Medium
For any non-zero real number x, let . Then, the sum of all possible values of for which , is
Arithmetic
Profit & Loss
Medium
Gopi marks a price on a product in order to make 20% profit. Ravi gets 10% discount on that marked price, and thus saves Rs 15. Then, the profit, in rupees, made by Gopi by selling the product to Ravi, is
Algebra
Progression & Series
Medium
Consider the sequence , and for . The, the value of the sum is
Modern Math
Permutation & Combination
Medium
The number of all positive integers up to with non-repeating digits is
Arithmetic
Percentages
Medium
After two successive increments, Gopal's salary became of his initial salary. If the percentage of salary increase in the second increment was twice of that in the first increment, then the percentage of salary increase in the first increment was
Arithmetic
Time & Work
Medium
Sam can complete a job in 20 days when working alone. Mohit is twice as fast as Sam and thrice as fast as Ayna is the same job. The undertake a job with an arrangement where Sam and Mohit work together on the first day, Sam and Ayna on the second day, Mohit and Ayna on the third day, and this three-day pattern is repeated till the work gets completed. Then, the fraction of total work done by Sam is
Geometry
Polygons
Medium
A regular octagon ABCDEFGH has sides on length 6 cm each. Then the area, in sq. cm, of the square ACEG is
Algebra
Linear Equation
Medium
For some constant real numbers and consider the following system of linear equations in and :
A necessary condition for the system to have no solution for is
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