Q1:

Arrangements

Easy

Five friends A, B, C, D, and E go on a trip together. Each of them likes at least one of the following three activities: Countryside Sightseeing, Shopping, and Adventure Sports such that:

  • No two friends like exactly the same set of activities.
  • A, B and E like exactly two activities each.
  • D likes only Countryside Sightseeing.
  • C likes more number of activities compared to D.

The number of friends who like both Shopping and Adventure Sports is ___

Q2:

Profit & Loss

Medium

Ram purchased 3 oranges at Rs. 20 each and 5 mangoes at Rs. 38 each and then sold them by offering discounts of 25% and 20% on the fixed marked prices of oranges and mangoes, respectively. If he earned a profit of 50% on selling the oranges alone, and a total profit of 32% on selling all the fruits, then the marked price of each mango was ___

Q4:

Arrangements

Easy

Five friends A, B, C, D, and E go on a trip together. Each of them likes at least one of the following three activities: Countryside Sightseeing, Shopping, and Adventure Sports such that:

  • No two friends like exactly the same set of activities.
  • A, B and E like exactly two activities each.
  • D likes only Countryside Sightseeing.
  • C likes more number of activities compared to D.

The number of ways in which a pair of friends can be chosen for a trip from those who like Adventure Sports is ___

Q5:

Modulus

Medium

If nn is an integer such that n+6n3100n30\frac{|n+6|-|n-3|}{\sqrt{100-n^3}} \geq 0, then the number of possible values of nn is ___

Q6:

Ratio, Proportion & Variation

Medium

In a company, initially the ratio of the foreign and domestic workers was 5 : 8. When some foreign and 12 domestic workers left the company, this ratio became 2 : 3. Later, when 10 more foreign workers were replaced by 10 new domestic workers, this ratio became 3 : 7. The initial number of domestic workers in the company was ___

Q7:

Permutation & Combination

Hard

The number of ways in which three distinct integers can be chosen from the set {1,2,,9}\{1, 2, \ldots, 9\} such that their product is divisible by 4, is ___

Q8:

Simple & Compound Interest

Medium

Savitri borrowed 10000 rupees from a bank for a period of two years at a fixed interest rate of 10% per annum, compounded semi-annually, and paid back 5025 rupees at the end of first year. Then, the amount, in rupees, to be paid at the end of second year is ___

Q9:

Time, Speed & Distance

Medium

A man starts walking from point A to point B at 4 km/hr. After 30 minutes, a woman starts from point A at 6 km/hr. If the woman reaches point B 20 minutes earlier than the man, then the distance between A and B in km is ___

Q10:

Polynomials

Medium

If x,yx, y are real numbers and equations x212x+35=0x^2 - 12x + 35 = 0 and x2+ax+105=0x^2 + ax + 105 = 0 have at least one common root, then the minimum possible value of y2+4y5ay^2 + 4y - 5a is ___

Q11:

Arrangements

Easy

Five friends A, B, C, D, and E go on a trip together. Each of them likes at least one of the following three activities: Countryside Sightseeing, Shopping, and Adventure Sports such that:

  • No two friends like exactly the same set of activities.
  • A, B and E like exactly two activities each.
  • D likes only Countryside Sightseeing.
  • C likes more number of activities compared to D.

The number of friends that like Countryside Sightseeing is ___

Q12:

Quadrilaterals

Easy

Let ABCDABCD be a cyclic quadrilateral with AB=15,BC=20,CD=24AB = 15, BC = 20, CD = 24 and AC=25AC = 25. Then ADAD equals ___

Q13:

Progression & Series

Medium

Let SS denote an arithmetic progression whose first term is either 132 or 158, and the common difference is an even integer less than 10. If the nthn^{\text{th}} term of SS is 174, then the number of possible distinct values of nn is ___

Q14:

Linear Equation

Easy

The Celsius scale of temperature can be converted to Fahrenheit scale using the relationship F=1.8C+32F = 1.8C + 32, where FF and CC are temperature recorded in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius, respectively. Ajay noted down the temperature of a chemical reaction as xx degrees Fahrenheit but reported it as xx degrees Celsius by mistake. If this led to a recording of the temperature that was 144% higher than the actual temperature in Celsius scale, then xx equals ___

Q15:

Matrices & Determinants

Hard

Let M=[111abca2b2c2]M = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1 & 1 \\ a & b & c \\ a^2 & b^2 & c^2 \end{bmatrix} where a,ba, b and cc are real numbers such that a+b+c=0a + b + c = 0 and abc0abc \neq 0. If detM=0\det M = 0, then the maximum possible value of a2+b2c2\frac{a^2+b^2}{c^2} is ___

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