Q1:

IPMAT Indore 2026

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

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2026 MCQ question 1

Q2:

IPMAT Indore 2026

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

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2026 MCQ question 2

Q3:

IPMAT Indore 2026

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

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2026 MCQ question 3

Q4:

IPMAT Indore 2026

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

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2026 MCQ question 4

Q5:

IPMAT Indore 2026

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

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2026 MCQ question 5

Q6:

IPMAT Indore 2025

Tabular Data

Medium

The table given below provides the details of monthly sales (in lakhs of rupees) and the value of products returned by the customers (as a percentage of sales) of an e-commerce company for three product categories for the year 2024. Net sales (in lakhs of rupees) is defined as the difference between sales (in lakhs of rupees) and the value of products returned (in lakhs of rupees).

MonthSales (in lakhs of rupees)Value of products returned (as a percentage of sales)
ApparelFootwearElectronicsApparelFootwearElectronics
January26210428913%7%2%
February27911338716%9%3%
March23612128320%7%2%
April2585832516%8%1%
May2496935912%6%4%
June23011132119%5%3%
July24411934117%9%4%
August2526033616%6%2%
September28811835510%9%5%
October22210838315%8%2%
November2289328214%9%4%
December2218626818%10%1%

Which month had highest percentage decline in monthly sales as compared to previous month for the Apparel category?

Answer options
Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2025 MCQ question 6

Q7:

IPMAT Indore 2025

Tabular Data

Medium

The table given below provides the details of monthly sales (in lakhs of rupees) and the value of products returned by the customers (as a percentage of sales) of an e-commerce company for three product categories for the year 2024. Net sales (in lakhs of rupees) is defined as the difference between sales (in lakhs of rupees) and the value of products returned (in lakhs of rupees).

MonthSales (in lakhs of rupees)Value of products returned (as a percentage of sales)
ApparelFootwearElectronicsApparelFootwearElectronics
January26210428913%7%2%
February27911338716%9%3%
March23612128320%7%2%
April2585832516%8%1%
May2496935912%6%4%
June23011132119%5%3%
July24411934117%9%4%
August2526033616%6%2%
September28811835510%9%5%
October22210838315%8%2%
November2289328214%9%4%
December2218626818%10%1%

For which categories the value of the products returned (as a percentage of sales) increased for three consecutive months?

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2025 MCQ question 7

Q8:

IPMAT Indore 2025

Tabular Data

Medium

The table given below provides the details of monthly sales (in lakhs of rupees) and the value of products returned by the customers (as a percentage of sales) of an e-commerce company for three product categories for the year 2024. Net sales (in lakhs of rupees) is defined as the difference between sales (in lakhs of rupees) and the value of products returned (in lakhs of rupees).

MonthSales (in lakhs of rupees)Value of products returned (as a percentage of sales)
ApparelFootwearElectronicsApparelFootwearElectronics
January26210428913%7%2%
February27911338716%9%3%
March23612128320%7%2%
April2585832516%8%1%
May2496935912%6%4%
June23011132119%5%3%
July24411934117%9%4%
August2526033616%6%2%
September28811835510%9%5%
October22210838315%8%2%
November2289328214%9%4%
December2218626818%10%1%

By what percentage the net sales for June increased as compared to May in the Footwear category?

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2025 MCQ question 8

Q9:

IPMAT Indore 2025

Tabular Data

Medium

The table given below provides the details of monthly sales (in lakhs of rupees) and the value of products returned by the customers (as a percentage of sales) of an e-commerce company for three product categories for the year 2024. Net sales (in lakhs of rupees) is defined as the difference between sales (in lakhs of rupees) and the value of products returned (in lakhs of rupees).

MonthSales (in lakhs of rupees)Value of products returned (as a percentage of sales)
ApparelFootwearElectronicsApparelFootwearElectronics
January26210428913%7%2%
February27911338716%9%3%
March23612128320%7%2%
April2585832516%8%1%
May2496935912%6%4%
June23011132119%5%3%
July24411934117%9%4%
August2526033616%6%2%
September28811835510%9%5%
October22210838315%8%2%
November2289328214%9%4%
December2218626818%10%1%

Among the following four months, for which month the contribution of the Apparel category in the total monthly sales was the highest?

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2025 MCQ question 9

Q10:

IPMAT Indore 2025

Tabular Data

Medium

The table given below provides the details of monthly sales (in lakhs of rupees) and the value of products returned by the customers (as a percentage of sales) of an e-commerce company for three product categories for the year 2024. Net sales (in lakhs of rupees) is defined as the difference between sales (in lakhs of rupees) and the value of products returned (in lakhs of rupees).

MonthSales (in lakhs of rupees)Value of products returned (as a percentage of sales)
ApparelFootwearElectronicsApparelFootwearElectronics
January26210428913%7%2%
February27911338716%9%3%
March23612128320%7%2%
April2585832516%8%1%
May2496935912%6%4%
June23011132119%5%3%
July24411934117%9%4%
August2526033616%6%2%
September28811835510%9%5%
October22210838315%8%2%
November2289328214%9%4%
December2218626818%10%1%

Among the following four months, for which month the value of the Footwear returned (in lakhs of rupees) was the highest?

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2025 MCQ question 10

Q11:

IPMAT Indore 2024

Tabular Data

Easy

The following table shows the number of employees and their median age in eight companies located in a district.

CompanyNumber of employeesMedian age
A3224
B2830
C4339
D3945
E3549
F2954
G2359
H1663

It is known that the age of all employees are integers. It is known that the age of every employee in A is strictly less than the age of every employee in B, the age of every employee in B is strictly less than the age of every employee in C, ..., the age of every employee in G is strictly less than the age of every employee in H.

The highest possible age of an employee of company A is:

Q12:

IPMAT Indore 2020

Tabular Data

Medium

The table below presents the quoted buy and sell prices of five stocks during the five trading days of a given week. The quoted sell price is the price at which an investor can sell a stock in the market. The quoted buy price is the price at which an investor can buy a stock from the market. All the quoted numbers are in Indian Rupees.

DayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
QuoteSellBuySellBuySellBuySellBuySellBuy
Dabur460462455458432433444447461462
Marico345346335336365368372375372374
HUL1931193319521955197919812044204819661969
ITC237238238239246251221225253256
Britannia3044304631003101311031153025302731403144

If an investor had Rs 36,00,000 to invest in any particular single stock, and she could buy the stock only on Monday and sell it off only on Friday, then the stock she should buy on Monday to earn the maximum possible profit during the week is

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2020 MCQ question 12

Q13:

IPMAT Indore 2020

Tabular Data

Medium

The table below presents the quoted buy and sell prices of five stocks during the five trading days of a given week. The quoted sell price is the price at which an investor can sell a stock in the market. The quoted buy price is the price at which an investor can buy a stock from the market. All the quoted numbers are in Indian Rupees.

DayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
QuoteSellBuySellBuySellBuySellBuySellBuy
Dabur460462455458432433444447461462
Marico345346335336365368372375372374
HUL1931193319521955197919812044204819661969
ITC237238238239246251221225253256
Britannia3044304631003101311031153025302731403144

If an investor planned to invest Rs 36,00,000 in purchasing the stocks of HUL on Monday, sell them off on Wednesday and use the entire proceeds to purchase the stocks of Britannia on the same day and sell them off again on Friday, then the total investment return during the week would be

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2020 MCQ question 13

Q14:

IPMAT Indore 2020

Tabular Data

Medium

The table below presents the quoted buy and sell prices of five stocks during the five trading days of a given week. The quoted sell price is the price at which an investor can sell a stock in the market. The quoted buy price is the price at which an investor can buy a stock from the market. All the quoted numbers are in Indian Rupees.

DayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
QuoteSellBuySellBuySellBuySellBuySellBuy
Dabur460462455458432433444447461462
Marico345346335336365368372375372374
HUL1931193319521955197919812044204819661969
ITC237238238239246251221225253256
Britannia3044304631003101311031153025302731403144

The difference between the quoted buy and sell price of a stock is referred to as the spread of the stock. The average spread of the stocks is lowest on

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2020 MCQ question 14

Q15:

IPMAT Indore 2020

Tabular Data

Medium

The table below presents the quoted buy and sell prices of five stocks during the five trading days of a given week. The quoted sell price is the price at which an investor can sell a stock in the market. The quoted buy price is the price at which an investor can buy a stock from the market. All the quoted numbers are in Indian Rupees.

DayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
QuoteSellBuySellBuySellBuySellBuySellBuy
Dabur460462455458432433444447461462
Marico345346335336365368372375372374
HUL1931193319521955197919812044204819661969
ITC237238238239246251221225253256
Britannia3044304631003101311031153025302731403144

A brokerage firm charges 0.1 percent trading commission on the value of shares bought or sold through its trading platform. If an investor bought 1000 shares of Britannia on Tuesday, and sold all of them on Thursday, then the total brokerage fee that will be charged from the investor is

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2020 MCQ question 15

Q16:

IPMAT Indore 2020

Tabular Data

Medium

The table below presents the quoted buy and sell prices of five stocks during the five trading days of a given week. The quoted sell price is the price at which an investor can sell a stock in the market. The quoted buy price is the price at which an investor can buy a stock from the market. All the quoted numbers are in Indian Rupees.

DayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
QuoteSellBuySellBuySellBuySellBuySellBuy
Dabur460462455458432433444447461462
Marico345346335336365368372375372374
HUL1931193319521955197919812044204819661969
ITC237238238239246251221225253256
Britannia3044304631003101311031153025302731403144

If you had decided to invest Rs.36,00,000 worth of ITC stocks on Monday, then the day of the week you should choose to sell the stocks to earn the maximum possible profit would be

Answer options
Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2020 MCQ question 16