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Q1:

Time & Work

Easy

Painter A can paint a building in 12 days while Painter B can paint it in 16 days. If A and B work on alternate days, and A starts the work on the first day, then the number of days required to paint the building is

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Q2:

Progression & Series

Hard

Gita starts from point A and walks 1000 m east. She then walks 800 m north, followed by 640 m west and 512 m south, reaching point B. After this, she continues moving in the same cyclic order: east, north, west, south, with each successive movement 20% shorter than the previous one. After infinitely many such moves, approximately how far in meters will Gita be from her starting point A?

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Q3:

Permutation & Combination

Medium

The number of ways in which coins of denominations of rupees 2, 5 and, 10 can be combined to make a value of rupees 50 is

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Q4:

Circles

Hard

Let ABCD be a rectangle with AB = 72 cm and BC = 30 cm. A circle passing through points A and C cuts the side AB at P such that AP = 56 cm. The radius, in cm, of the circle is

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Q5:

Polynomials

Easy

The equation 2xx2=02^x - x^2 = 0 has

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Q6:

Probability

Medium

Three dice are thrown simultaneously and the sum of the three numbers appearing on the top faces of the dice is found to be 10. The probability that these three numbers are distinct, is

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Q7:

Polynomials

Hard

The number of values aa can take such that x4+ax3+(3a4)x2+2(a1)x4x^4 + ax^3 + (3a - 4)x^2 + 2(a - 1)x - 4 can be expressed as a product of two quadratic polynomials, x2+px+2x^2 + px + 2 and x2+qx2x^2 + qx - 2, where pp and qq are real, is

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Q8:

Logarithms

Hard

If log1824=p\log_{18} 24 = p, then log96108\log_{96} 108 equals

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Q9:

Integral Solutions

Medium

The number of integer solutions (x,y)(x, y) of the inequality x2+y210x^2 + y^2 \leq 10 is

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Q10:

Matrices & Determinants

Medium

If A=[1101]A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1 \\ 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix}, then the determinant of A+A2+A3++A13A + A^2 + A^3 + \cdots + A^{13} is

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Q11:

Probability

Medium

A fair die is rolled repeatedly. The probability that the cumulative sum is at least 17 in the third trial is

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Q12:

Circles

Hard

Let the circle x2+y2=2ax+2byx^2 + y^2 = 2ax + 2by intersect the x-axis at point A(α,0)A(\alpha, 0) and y-axis at point B(0,β)B(0, \beta), where αβ0\alpha\beta \neq 0. If the point C(p,q)C(p, q) lies on the chord AB, then p+αa+q+βb\frac{p+\alpha}{a} + \frac{q+\beta}{b} equals

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Q13:

Mean, Median & Mode

Medium

The possible values of xx in the set {1,5,13}\{1, 5, 13\} for which the mean of eight observations 5,8,3x+2,15,27,29,36,5x25, 8, 3x + 2, 15, 27, 29, 36, 5x - 2 equals their median are

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Q14:

HCF & LCM

Hard

The number of integers nn such that 1n1071 \leq n \leq 10^7 and gcd(n,107)=103\gcd(n, 10^7) = 10^3 is ___

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Q15:

Time, Speed & Distance

Medium

Two locations A and B are at diametrically opposite ends of a circular track. Rekha starts running along the track from location A in the clockwise direction. Sajal starts running simultaneously along the track in the anticlockwise direction from location B. If the length of the circular track is 14 km, and the speeds of Rekha and Sajal are in the ratio 5: 2, then the distance, in km, travelled by Rekha, when they meet at location B for the first time, is

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Q16:

Set Theory

Hard

In a class, 25% of all students read news from the Internet. Moreover, 45% of all students read news from printed newspaper. Further, 20% of all students read news from both the Internet and printed newspaper and they do not play video games. It is also known that 30% of the students who do not read news play video games. The minimum percentage of students who do not play video games is

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Q17:

Logarithms

Easy

The approximate value of the expression 2log33nlog3(n2+1)2\log_3 3n - \log_3(n^2 + 1) for a sufficiently large nn is

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Q18:

Minima & Maxima

Hard

If xx is a real number such that max(min(x,2x),x4,2x8)=π3\max(\min(x, 2 - x), x - 4, 2x - 8) = \pi - 3, then the number of possible values of xx is

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Q19:

Identities

Hard

Positive reals x,yx, y satisfy xyx \neq y and x2+y2xy=k\frac{x^2 + y^2}{xy} = k. If replacing xx by x+yx + y and yy by xy|x - y| leaves the value of kk unchanged, then kk equals

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Q20:

Set Theory

Medium

Let S={1,2,,180}S = \{1, 2, \ldots, 180\}. Define AA as the set of all multiples of 4 in SS, BB as the set of all multiples of 6 in SS, and CC as the set of all multiples of 9 in SS. The number of elements in SS that belong to exactly one of A,B,CA, B, C is

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Q21:

Conic Sections

Hard

A circle of non-zero radius has origin as its centre. If it passes through the point of intersection of two curves y2=4axy^2 = 4ax and x2=4ayx^2 = 4ay, then its equation is

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Q22:

Circles

Medium

A person walks one lap along a circle at a speed vv. Thereafter, he runs one lap along the boundary of the largest square that can be inscribed in the circle at a speed 3v3v. The ratio of the time he walks to the time he runs is

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Q23:

Remainder

Medium

If mm is a positive integer then the values of kk for which 6m+k6m + k cannot be a perfect square are

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Q24:

Progression & Series

Medium

A certain number of people contributed to a charity. The first person contributed one rupee. The rule for contribution was that the next person would contribute double the amount already raised. If the total money raised for the charity was 2187 rupees, then the number of people who contributed to the charity is

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Q25:

Miscellaneous

Hard

If aa, bb, and cc are three prime numbers such that abc=23(a+b+c)abc = 23(a + b + c), then the maximum possible value of a+bca + b - c is

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Q26:

Tabular Data

Easy

A nutritionist is designing a daily diet plan of a person using five food items: Milk, Spinach, Almonds, Oats, and Rice. The Minimum Daily Requirement (MDR) of the nutrients Calcium, Iron and Protein should be 1100 mg, 15 mg, and 40 g, respectively. The following table gives nutrient content per serving of each food item:

Food itemCalcium (mg)Iron (mg)Protein (g)
Milk30008
Spinach9063
Almonds21046
Oats12035
Rice5014

Each serving provides a certain percentage of the MDR. For example, one serving of milk satisfies 20% of MDR of Protein. Further, the number of servings of any food item should be a whole number.

If two servings of Milk are part of the daily diet plan, then the minimum number of servings of any other single item that can satisfy the MDR of all three nutrients is

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Option 3
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Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2026 MCQ question 26

Q27:

Tabular Data

Easy

A nutritionist is designing a daily diet plan of a person using five food items: Milk, Spinach, Almonds, Oats, and Rice. The Minimum Daily Requirement (MDR) of the nutrients Calcium, Iron and Protein should be 1100 mg, 15 mg, and 40 g, respectively. The following table gives nutrient content per serving of each food item:

Food itemCalcium (mg)Iron (mg)Protein (g)
Milk30008
Spinach9063
Almonds21046
Oats12035
Rice5014

Each serving provides a certain percentage of the MDR. For example, one serving of milk satisfies 20% of MDR of Protein. Further, the number of servings of any food item should be a whole number.

The food item(s) that can satisfy at least half of the MDR for all the three nutrients using up to seven servings of that single item alone is

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Option 3
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Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2026 MCQ question 27

Q28:

Tabular Data

Easy

A nutritionist is designing a daily diet plan of a person using five food items: Milk, Spinach, Almonds, Oats, and Rice. The Minimum Daily Requirement (MDR) of the nutrients Calcium, Iron and Protein should be 1100 mg, 15 mg, and 40 g, respectively. The following table gives nutrient content per serving of each food item:

Food itemCalcium (mg)Iron (mg)Protein (g)
Milk30008
Spinach9063
Almonds21046
Oats12035
Rice5014

Each serving provides a certain percentage of the MDR. For example, one serving of milk satisfies 20% of MDR of Protein. Further, the number of servings of any food item should be a whole number.

If only xx servings of Milk and yy servings of Rice are included in the diet plan, then the minimum value of x+yx + y that will satisfy the MDR of all three nutrients is

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Option 1
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Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2026 MCQ question 28

Q29:

Tabular Data

Easy

A nutritionist is designing a daily diet plan of a person using five food items: Milk, Spinach, Almonds, Oats, and Rice. The Minimum Daily Requirement (MDR) of the nutrients Calcium, Iron and Protein should be 1100 mg, 15 mg, and 40 g, respectively. The following table gives nutrient content per serving of each food item:

Food itemCalcium (mg)Iron (mg)Protein (g)
Milk30008
Spinach9063
Almonds21046
Oats12035
Rice5014

Each serving provides a certain percentage of the MDR. For example, one serving of milk satisfies 20% of MDR of Protein. Further, the number of servings of any food item should be a whole number.

When one serving of each of the five items is included in the diet plan, the nutrient with the least percentage of MDR satisfied is

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Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2026 MCQ question 29

Q30:

Tabular Data

Easy

A nutritionist is designing a daily diet plan of a person using five food items: Milk, Spinach, Almonds, Oats, and Rice. The Minimum Daily Requirement (MDR) of the nutrients Calcium, Iron and Protein should be 1100 mg, 15 mg, and 40 g, respectively. The following table gives nutrient content per serving of each food item:

Food itemCalcium (mg)Iron (mg)Protein (g)
Milk30008
Spinach9063
Almonds21046
Oats12035
Rice5014

Each serving provides a certain percentage of the MDR. For example, one serving of milk satisfies 20% of MDR of Protein. Further, the number of servings of any food item should be a whole number.

The number of food items that can satisfy at least 15% of the MDR for at least two nutrients in one serving is

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Option 3
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Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2026 MCQ question 30

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