Q1:

Circles

Hard

Two tangents drawn from a point PP touch a circle with center OO at points QQ and RR. Points AA and BB lie on PQPQ and PRPR, respectively, such that ABAB is also a tangent to the same circle. If ∠AOB=50∘\angle AOB = 50^\circ, then ∠APB\angle APB, in degrees, equals

80
Correct Answer
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Q2:

Integral Solutions

Hard

Suppose a,b,ca,b,c are three distinct natural numbers, such that 3ac=8(a+b)3ac = 8(a+b). Then, the smallest possible value of 3a+2b+c3a+2b+c is

12
Correct Answer
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Q3:

Progression & Series

Medium

Let ana_n be the nthn^{th} term of a decreasing infinite geometric progression. If a1+a2+a3=52a_1+a_2+a_3 = 52 and a1a2+a2a3+a3a1=624a_1a_2+a_2a_3+a_3a_1 = 624, then the sum of this geometric progression is

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Option 3
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Q4:

Mean, Median & Mode

Medium

The average number of copies of a book sold per day by a shopkeeper is 60 in the initial seven days and 63 in the initial eight days, after the book launch. On the ninth day, she sells 11 copies less than the eighth day, and the average number of copies sold per day from second day to ninth day becomes 66. The number of copies sold on the first day of the book launch is

49
Correct Answer
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Q5:

Integral Solutions

Hard

If mm and nn are integers such that (m+2n)(2m+n)=27(m+2n)(2m+n) = 27, then the maximum possible value of 2m−3n2m-3n is

17
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Q6:

Ratio, Proportion & Variation

Medium

The ratio of expenditures of Lakshmi and Meenakshi is 2:32:3, and the ratio of income of Lakshmi to expenditure of Meenakshi is 6:76:7. If excess of income over expenditure is saved by Lakshmi and Meenakshi, and the ratio of their savings is 4:94:9, then the ratio of their incomes is

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Option 3
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Q7:

Time, Speed & Distance

Medium

Rita and Sneha can row a boat at 5 km/h and 6 km/h in still water, respectively. In a river flowing with a constant velocity, Sneha takes 48 minutes more to row 14 km upstream than to row the same distance downstream. If Rita starts from a certain location in the river, and returns downstream to the same location, taking a total of 100 minutes, then the total distance, in km, Rita will cover is

Q8:

Polygons

Medium

Let ABCDEFABCDEF be a regular hexagon and PP and QQ be the midpoints of ABAB and CDCD, respectively. Then, the ratio of the areas of trapezium PBCQPBCQ and hexagon ABCDEFABCDEF is

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Option 1
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Q9:

Miscellaneous

Medium

The sum of digits of the number (625)65×(128)36(625)^{65} \times (128)^{36}, is

25
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Q10:

Time & Work

Medium

Ankita is twice as efficient as Bipin, while Bipin is twice as efficient as Chandan. All three of them start together on a job, and Bipin leaves the job after 20 days. If the job got completed in 60 days, the number of days needed by Chandan to complete the job alone, is

340
Correct Answer
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Q11:

Indices

Medium

If 9x2+2x−3−4(3x2+2x−2)+27=09^{x^2+2x-3} - 4\left(3^{x^2+2x-2}\right) + 27 = 0, then the product of all possible values of xx is

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Option 4
Correct Answer
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Q12:

Factorisation

Hard

The number of divisors of (26×35×53×72)(2^6 \times 3^5 \times 5^3 \times 7^2), which are of the form (3r+1)(3r+1), where rr is a non-negative integer, is

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Option 1
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Q13:

Logarithms

Hard

If log⁡64x2+log⁡8y+3log⁡512(yz)=4\log_{64} x^2 + \log_8 \sqrt{y} + 3\log_{512}\left(\sqrt{y}z\right) = 4, where x,yx, y and zz are positive real numbers, then the minimum possible value of (x+y+z)(x+y+z) is:

Answer options
Option 4
Correct Answer
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Q14:

Minima & Maxima

Medium

If a,b,ca,b,c and dd are integers such that their sum is 46, then the minimum possible value of (a−b)2+(a−c)2+(a−d)2(a-b)^2 + (a-c)^2 + (a-d)^2 is

Q15:

Mixture & Alligation

Medium

A mixture of coffee and cocoa, 16% of which is coffee, costs Rs 240 per kg. Another mixture of coffee and cocoa, of which 36% is coffee, costs Rs 320 per kg. If a new mixture of coffee and cocoa costs Rs 376 per kg, then the quantity, in kg, of coffee in 10 kg of this new mixture is

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Option 4
Correct Answer
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Q16:

Profit & Loss

Hard

An item with a cost price of Rs. 1650 is sold at a certain discount on a fixed marked price to earn a profit of 20% on the cost price. If the discount was doubled, the profit would have been Rs. 110. The rate of discount, in percentage, at which the profit percentage would be equal to the rate of discount, is nearest to

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Option 3
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Q17:

Percentages

Easy

A certain amount of money was divided among Pinu, Meena, Rinu and Seema. Pinu received 20% of the total amount and Meena received 40% of the remaining amount. If Seema received 20% less than Pinu, the ratio of the amounts received by Pinu and Rinu is

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
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Q18:

Polynomials

Hard

The equations 3x2−5x+p=03x^2 - 5x + p = 0 and 2x2−2x+q=02x^2 - 2x + q = 0 have one common root. The sum of the other roots of these two equations is

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Option 3
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Q19:

Simple & Compound Interest

Medium

A loan of Rs 1000 is fully repaid by two installments of Rs 530 and Rs 594, paid at the end of first and second year, respectively. If the interest is compounded annually, then the rate of interest, in percentage, is

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Option 3
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Q20:

Modulus

Medium

The set of all real values of xx for which (x2−∣x+9∣+x)>0(x^2 - |x + 9| + x) > 0, is

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Option 4
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Q21:

Functions

Medium

Let f(x)=x(2x−1)f(x) = \dfrac{x}{(2x-1)} and g(x)=x(x−1)g(x) = \dfrac{x}{(x-1)}. Then, the domain of the function h(x)=f(g(x))+g(f(x))h(x) = f(g(x)) + g(f(x)) is all real numbers except

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Option 2
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Q22:

Triangles

Hard

In a △ABC\triangle ABC, points DD and EE are on the sides BCBC and ACAC, respectively. BEBE and ADAD intersect at point TT such that AD:AT=4:3AD:AT = 4:3, and BE:BT=5:4BE:BT = 5:4. Point FF lies on ACAC such that DFDF is parallel to BEBE. Then, BD:CDBD:CD is

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
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