Q1:
Arithmetic
Percentages
Medium
The value of an item depreciates per year. The present value of the item is . Its value after 3 years will be . Two years ago from now, its value, in rupees, was
Arithmetic
Percentages
Medium
The value of an item depreciates per year. The present value of the item is . Its value after 3 years will be . Two years ago from now, its value, in rupees, was
Calculus
Differentiation
Hard
The slope of the tangent to the curve , is maximum when is equal to
Calculus
Differentiation
Hard
Let ; . A normal to at passes through the point:
Modern Math
Set Theory
Medium
Let denote the Cartesian product of sets and . If the cardinality of is , then the cardinality of is:
Algebra
Functions
Medium
Let and , for all real numbers . If denotes the greatest integer function, then the range of the function is:
Geometry
Polygons
Hard
The perimeters of a regular hexagon and a regular octagon are equal. Find the ratio of the area of the octagon to that of the hexagon. [Use ]
Data Interpretation
Tabular Data
Easy
Data Interpretation
Tabular Data
Easy
Data Interpretation
Tabular Data
Easy
Data Interpretation
Tabular Data
Easy
Arithmetic
Profit & Loss
Hard
A shopkeeper marks the price of an item above its cost. During a festival, he offers a sequence of discounts — first a discount, then an additional off on the reduced price, and finally gives a further rebate of on the total bill for 10 identical items. If after all these reductions, he still makes a profit of on selling the 10 items, what is the cost price of one item?
Arithmetic
Time & Work
Hard
A can complete a piece of work alone in 120 hours, B can complete it alone in 180 hours, while C can complete it alone in 216 hours. In every cycle of three days, only A works on Day 1, only B works on Day 2, and only C works on Day 3. In the cycle, each of A, B, and C work for hours. An exception is made on the last day, if the work is completed mid cycle. What is the total number of days needed for the work to be completed? (Note: if on the final day of work, the person working is supposed to work for p hours, but the work gets over after just q hours, that should be considered as only day.)
Modern Math
Set Theory
Easy
Which of the following relations is an equivalence relation?
Data Interpretation
Pie Charts
Medium
The total number of students in the college is 43200 and 15% of all female students study in the 4th year. How many female students study in the 4th year?
Data Interpretation
Pie Charts
Medium
The total number of students in the college is 39600 and 5940 of the students in the 1st year are females. What percentage of all female students study in the 1st year?
Data Interpretation
Pie Charts
Medium
There are 12960 students who are studying vocational courses in the college. A quarter of all female students study in the 2nd year of college. How many male students study in the 2nd year in the college?
Data Interpretation
Pie Charts
Medium
The total number of students in the 3rd year of college is 11520. If 6% of all female students in the college are 3rd year science students, how many male students in the college study science in the 3rd year?
Modern Math
Permutation & Combination
Hard
There are 50 distinct lines . All lines , where n a positive integer, are parallel to each other. All lines , where n is a positive integer, pass through a point P. The maximum possible number of points of intersection of pairs of lines in the set is
Arithmetic
Mean, Median & Mode
Hard
We have a bag of tokens. Each token has a label chosen from the squares of the first natural numbers, with frequency . What is the arithmetic mean of the labels?
Arithmetic
Ratio, Proportion & Variation
Easy
P, Q, and R enter into a partnership. P contributes one-fifth of the whole capital while Q contributes twice as much as P and R together contribute. If the profit at the end of the year is ₹555540, what is the difference (in ₹) of Q's share and the combined share of P and R in the profit?
Modern Math
Probability
Medium
A ten-digit number is selected at random from the set of all possible ten-digit numbers. The probability that the sum of the ten digits in this selected number is odd, is nearest to
Algebra
Inequalities
Medium
Solve the inequality:
Arithmetic
Time, Speed & Distance
Hard
Yaseen was travelling from City A to City B. He travelled the first one-fifth of the distance at 10 km/h, and the next three-twentieth of the distance at 15 km/h. Of the remaining distance, he travelled one part at 20 km/h and the rest of the distance at 12 km/h. If the average speed of Yaseen for the entire trip was 16 km/h, what part of the entire trip did Yaseen cover at 20 km/h?
Calculus
Limits
Hard
The integer for which is a finite non zero number, is
Arithmetic
Mean, Median & Mode
Medium
Arun scored 25, 13, 12 and 22 points in the , , and basketball games, respectively. His points-per game average was higher after nine games than it was after the first five games. If his average after ten games was greater than 19, the least number of points that he could have scored in the game, was
Modern Math
Set Theory
Easy
Let A, B, and C be three sets. Then, A-B-C is not equal to
Geometry
Circles
Medium
Three decorative lights are hung equidistantly on the edge of a circular swimming pool of radius 15 m. These lights are connected with each other by light wires forming a triangle. What is the perpendicular distance of the wire connecting any two lights from the center of the swimming pool?
Arithmetic
Profit & Loss
Hard
An article costing ₹80 was marked 25% above the cost price. After offering a discount of X%, the customer now pays ₹81. If the marked price is increased twice successively by X% and the article is sold at the new marked price, then the profit would be what percent more than the profit when the selling price was ₹81?
Algebra
Progression & Series
Hard
In a geometric progression, the first term is (with ), the common ratio is (with ), and the sum to infinity is . If the second term of this geometric progression is equal to the negative of the sum to infinity, what is the value of , where denotes the greatest integer function?
Modern Math
Matrices & Determinants
Hard
Let be a 3 × 3 matrix such that , for all . If , then is equal to
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