Q1:
Logical Reasoning
Arrangements
Easy
Logical Reasoning
Arrangements
Easy
Arithmetic
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 ___
Number System
Remainder
Medium
The remainder when is divided by is ___
Logical Reasoning
Arrangements
Easy
Algebra
Modulus
Medium
If is an integer such that , then the number of possible values of is ___
Arithmetic
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 ___
Modern Math
Permutation & Combination
Hard
The number of ways in which three distinct integers can be chosen from the set such that their product is divisible by 4, is ___
Arithmetic
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 ___
Arithmetic
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 ___
Algebra
Polynomials
Medium
If are real numbers and equations and have at least one common root, then the minimum possible value of is ___
Logical Reasoning
Arrangements
Easy
Geometry
Quadrilaterals
Easy
Let be a cyclic quadrilateral with and . Then equals ___
Algebra
Progression & Series
Medium
Let 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 term of is 174, then the number of possible distinct values of is ___
Algebra
Linear Equation
Easy
The Celsius scale of temperature can be converted to Fahrenheit scale using the relationship , where and are temperature recorded in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius, respectively. Ajay noted down the temperature of a chemical reaction as degrees Fahrenheit but reported it as 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 equals ___
Modern Math
Matrices & Determinants
Hard
Let where and are real numbers such that and . If , then the maximum possible value of is ___
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