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a) 10 cm
b) 5 cm
c) 5 √ 2 cm
d) 5 √ 3 cm
2. Two sides of an acute angle triangle are 6 cm and 2 cm, respectively. Which one of the following
represents the correct range of the third side in cm?
a) (4,8)
b) (4,2 10 )
c) (4 2,8)
c) 570 17’47’’
I. There is only one value of x in the first quadrant that satisfies six + coos x = 2.
II. There is only one value of x in the first quadrant that satisfies sin x – coos x = 0. Which of the
statements above is/are correct?
a) Only I
b) Only II
c) Both I and II
d) Neither I nor II
5. A round balloon of unit radius subtends an angle of 900 at the eye of an observer standing at a point,
say A. What is the distance of the center of the balloon from the point A?
a) 1/ 2
b) √2
c) 2
d) ½
6. Two poles of heights 6 m and 11 m stand vertically upright on a plane ground. If the distance between
their feet is 12 m, what is the distance between their tops?
a) 11 m
b) 12 m
c) 13 m
d) 14 m
7. From a rectangular sheet of cardboard of size 5 cm × 2 cm, the greatest possible circle is cut-off. What
is the area of the remaining part?
a) (25 – p) cm2
b) (10 – p) cm2
c) (4 – p) cm2
8. What is the radius of the circle inscribed in a triangle having side lengths 35 cm, 44 cm and 75 cm?
a) 3 cm
b) 4 cm
c) 5 cm
d) 6 cm
9. If the area of a ABC is equal to area of square of side length 6 cm, then what is the length of the
altitude of AB, where AB = 9 cm?
a) 18 cm
b) 14 cm
c) 12 cm
d) 8 cm
II. Distance travelled by a circular wheel of diameter 2d cm in one revolution is greater than 6d cm.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) Only I
b) Only II
c) Both I and II
d) Neither I nor II
11. The area of an isosceles triangle ABC with AB = Ascend altitude AD = 3 cm is 12 sq cm. What is its
perimeter?
a) 18 cm
b) 16 m
c) 14 cm
d) 12 cm
12. Consider an equilateral triangle of a side of unit length. A new equilateral triangle is formed by
joining the mid-points of one, then a third equilateral triangle is formed by joining the midpoints of
second. The process is continued. The perimeter of all triangles, thus formed is
a) 2 units
b) 3 units
c) 6 units
d) Infinity
13. The total surface area of a cone, whose generator is equal to the radius R of its base, is S. If A is the
area of a circle of radius 2R, then which one of the following is correct?
a) A = S
b) A = 2S
c) A = S/2
d) A = 4S
14. If the number of square centimeters on the surface area of a sphere is three times the number of
cubic centimeters in its volume, then what is its diameter?
a) 1 cm
b) 2 cm
c) 3 cm
d) 6 cm
15. A solid metallic cube of edge 4 cm is melted and recast into solid cubes of edge 1 cm. If x is the
surface area of the melted cube and y is the total surface area of all the cubes recast, then what is x: y?
a) 2: 1
b) 1: 2
c) 1: 4
d) 4: 1
16. If a sphere of radius 10 cm is intersected by a plane at a distance 8 cm from its centre, what is the
radius of the curve of intersection of the plane and the sphere?
a) 8 cm
b) 6 cm
c) 5 cm
d) 4 cm
17. A hemispherical bowl of internal radius 20 cm contains sauce. The sauce is to be filled in conical
shaped bottles of radius 5 cm and height 8 cm. What is the number of bottles required?
a) 100
b) 90
c) 80
d) 75
18. A figure is formed by revolving a rectangular sheet of dimensions 7 cm × 4 cm about its length. What
is the volume of the figure, thus formed?
a) 352 cu cm
b) 296 cu cm
c) 176 cu cm
d) 616 cu cm
19. The material of a solid cone is converted into the shape of a solid cylinder of equal radius. If the
height of the cylinder is 5 cm, what is the height of the cone?
a) 15 cm
b) 20 cm
c) 25 cm
d) 30 cm
20. What will be the cost to plaster the inner surface of a well 14 m deep and 4 m in diameter at the rate
of Rs25 per sq m?
a) Rs 4000
b) Rs 4200
c) Rs 4400
d) Rs 5400
21. A right circular metal cone (solid) is 8 cm high and the radius is 2 cm. It is melted and recast into a
sphere. What is the radius of the sphere?
a) 2 cm
b) 3 cm
c) 4 cm
d) 5 cm
22. The height of a cylinder is 15 cm. The lateral surface area is 660 sq cm. Its volume is
a) 1155 cu cm
b) 1215 cu cm
c) 1230 cu cm
d) 2310 cu cm
23. What is the whole surface area of a cone of base radius 7 cm and height 24 cm?
a) 654 sq cm
b) 704 sq cm
c) 724 sq cm
d) 964 sq cm
a) 3124 cm3
b) 3424 cm3
c) 3768 cm3
d) 3924 cm3
25. The radius of a sphere is equal to the radius of the base of a right circular cone, and the volume of
the sphere is double the volume of the cone. The ratio of the height of the cone to the radius of its base
is
a) 2: 1
b) 1: 2
c) 2: 3
d) 3: 2
26. Consider the following statements Two lines intersected by a transversal are parallel, if
I. the pairs of corresponding angles are equal.
II. the interior angles on the same side of the transversal are supplementary.
a) Only I
b) Only II
c) Both I and II
d) Neither I nor II
I. The locus of points which are equidistant from two parallel lines is a line parallel to both of them and
drawn mid way between them
II. The perpendicular distances of any point on this locus line from two original parallel lines are equal.
Further, no point outside this locus line has this property.
a) Only I
b) Only II
c) Both I and II
d) Neither I nor II
II. three angles are given. III. two angles and the included side are given.
a) I and II
b) I and III
c) II and III
d) All of these
III. If the hypotenuse and a side of one right triangle are equal to the hypotenuse and a side of another
right triangle respectively, then the two right triangles are congruent.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
a) Only I
b) Only I
I. The perpendicular bisector of a chord of a circle does not pass through the centre of the circle.
a) Only I
b) Only II
c) Both I and II
d) Neither I nor II
32. In a cricket match, the first 5 batsmen of a team scored runs: 30, 40, 50, 30 and 40.If these data
represent a four sided figure with 50 as its one of the diagonals, then what does second diagonal
represent?
a) 30 runs
b) 40 runs
c) 50 runs
d) 70 runs
33. If two parallel lines are cut by two distinct transversals, then the quadrilateral formed by the four
lines is always a
a) square
b) parallelogram
c) rhombus
d) trapezium
34. How many equilateral triangles can be formed by joining any three vertices of a cube?
a) 0
b) 4
c) 8
d) None of these
35.ABCD is a quadrilateral, the sides of which touch a circle. Which one of the following is correct?
a) AB + AD = CB + CD
b) AB: CD = AD: BC
c) AB + CD = AD + BC
d) AB: AD = CB: CD
36. ABC is an equilateral triangle inscribed in a circle with AB = 5 cm. Let the bisector of the angle A meet
BC in X and the circle in Y. What is the value of AX. AY?
a) 16 cm2
b) 20 cm2
c) 25 cm2
d) 30 cm2
a) The circumference of the circle concentric with the given circle and having radius equal to the length
of the chords.
b) The circumference of the circle concentric with the given circle and having radius equal to the
distance of the chords from the centre.
c) The circumference of the circle concentric with the given circle and having radius equal to half of the
radius of the given circle.
d) The circumference of the circle concentric with the given circle and having radius equal to half of the
distance of the chords from the centre.
38. If the angle between the radii of a circle is 130°, then the angle between the tangents at the ends of
the radii is
a) 90°
b) 70°
c) 50°
d) 40°
39. Which one of the following statements is not correct with reference to a histogram?
a) Frequency curve is obtained by joining the mid points of the top of the adjacent rectangles with
smooth curves
40. Consider the following pairs of numbers: I. (8, 12) II. (9, 11) III. (6, 24) Which pairs of number have
the same harmonic means?
a) I and II
b) II and III
c) I and III
d) I, II and III
41. The arithmetic mean of 100 numbers was computed as 89.05. It was later found that two numbers
92 and 83 have been misread as 192 and 33, respectively. What is the correct arithmetic mean of the
numbers?
a) 88.55
b) 87.55
c) 89.55
d) Cannot be determined
42. Which one of the following relations for the numbers 10, 7, 8, 5, 6, 8, 5, 8 and 6 is correct?
a) Mean = Median
b) Mean = Mode
43. A container contains a mixture of two liquids P and Q in the ratio of 7 : 5. When 9 litre of mixture is
drawn off and the container is filled with Q, then the ratio of P and Q becomes 7 : 9, then container P
has how many litre initially of P?
(a) 18
(b) 21
(c) 28
(d) 16
44. A Sum of ₹10,500 is lent out in three parts in such a way interest on one past at 20% for 5 years, on
second part at 30% for 4 years and on third part at 25% for 6 years are equal. What is the sum of first
and third part ?
(a) `5600
(b) `6300
(c) `7000
(d) `7700
45. A merchant has 1380 kg of sugar he sells one part of it at 4.5% profit and rest part at 27.5% profit. If
he gains 25% on whole transaction. The quantity he sold at 4.5% profit is
(a) 100 kg
(b) 125 kg
(c) 150 kg
46. A man purchases 12 pen for `27 and sells 8 pen for `25. Then his profit/loss percentage will be
47. For a sum of `500 the difference between the C.I and S.I for 3 year is `64. The rate of interest will be
(a) 20%
(b) 15%
(c) 10%
(d) 12.5%
48.A ten-digit number is divisible by 4 as well as by 5. What could be the possible digit at the ten’s place
in the given number?
a) 0, 1, 2, 4 or 6
b) 1, 2, 4, 6 or 8
c) 2, 3, 4, 6 or 8
d) 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8
49. let p denote the product 2,3,5,59,61 of all primes from 2 to 61. Consider the sequence p + n (2 d n d
59). What is the number of primes in this sequence (where n is a natural number)?
a) 0
b) 16
c) 17
d) 58
50. What is the sum of positive integers less than 100 which leave a remainder 1 when divided by 3 and
leave a remainder 2 when divided by 4?
a) 416
b) 620
c) 1250
d) 1314
51. What least value must be given to, so that the number 84705 2 is divisible by 9?
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
a) divisible by 24
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) None of these
54. What number should be added to 231228 to make it exactly divisible by 33?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
55. The two digit number, which when divided by sum of the digit and product of the digits, respectively.
The remainder is same and the difference of quotients is one, the number digit is
a) 14
b) 23
c) 32
d) 41
a) Only 10
b) Only 20
c) Both 10 and 20
d) Neither 10 nor 20
57. Consider all those two-digits positive integers less than 50, which when divided by 4 yield unity as
remainder. What is their sum?
a) 310
b) 314
c) 218
d) 323
58. What is the maximum value of m if the number N = 35 × 45 × 55 × 60 × 124 × 75 is divisible by 5m?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7
a) 18
b) 27
c) 81
d) Cannot be determined
a) x + 1
b) x – 1
c) x + 2
d) x – 2
61. If x(x + y + z) = 9, y(x + y + z) = 16 and z(x + y + z) = 144, then what is x equal to?
a) 9/5
b) 9/7
c) 9 /13
d) 16/13
a) –9
b) –3
c) –1
d) 1
63. If (x + k) is the common factor of x2 + ax + b and x 2 + cx + d. of and then what is k equal to?
a) (d – b)/ (c – a)
b) (d – b)/ (a – c)
c) (d + b)/ (c + a)
d) (d – b)/ (c + a)
64.Let x {2, 3, 4} and y {4, 6, 9, 10}. If A be the set of all order pairs (x, y) such that x is a factor of y. Then,
how many elements does the set A contain?
a) 12
b) 10
c) 7
d) 6
sin x 1−cosx
65. Under which one of the following conditions is the trigonometrical identify =
1+ cosx sin x
a) x is not a multiple of 360°
65. Which one of the following statements is true in respect of the expression sin 31° + sin 32°?
a) Its value is 0
b) Its value is 1
66. What is cot 15º cot 20º cot 70º cot 75º equal to?
a) –1
b) 0
c) 1
d) 2
67. How many degrees are there in an angle which equals two-third of its complement?
a) 36º
b) 45º
c) 48º
d) 60º
68.The angle of elevation and angle of depression both are measured with
70. The angle of elevation of the tip of a tower from a point on the ground is 45º. Moving 21 m directly
towards the base of the tower, the angle of elevation changes to 60º. What is the height of the tower, to
the nearest meter?
a) 48 m
b) 49 m
c) 50 m
d) 51 m
71.A chord AB of a circle of radius 20 cm makes a right angle at the centre of the circle. What is the area
of the minor segment in cm2? (take p = 3.14)
a) 31.4 cm2
b) 57 cm2
a) 0.25 m
b) 0.5 m
c) 1 m
d) 3 m
73. If a lawn 30 m long and 16 m wide is surrounded by a path 2 m wide, then what is the area of the
path?
a) 200 m2
b) 280 m2
c) 300 m2
d) 320 m2
74. The perimeter of a rectangle is 82 m and its area is 400 sq m. What is the breadth of the rectangle?
a) 18 m
b) 16 m
c) 14 m
d) 12 m 6
75. A hospital room is to accommodate 56 patients. It should be done in such a way that every patient
gets 2.2 m2 of floor and 8.8 m3 of space. If the length of the room is 14 m, then breadth and the height of
the room are respectively
a) 8.8 m, 4 m
b) 8.4 m, 4.2 m
c) 8 m, 4 m
d) 7.8 m, 4.2 m
76. The ratio of the surface areas of two hemispheres is 4: 1. What is the ratio of their volumes?
a) 8: 1
b) 4: 1
c) 3: 1
d) 2: 1
77. What is the total surface area of a one-side open cubical box of outer side of length 5 cm and
thickness 0.5 cm?
a) 125 sq cm
b) 214 sq cm
c) 180 sq cm
d) None of these
78. A cylindrical can of internal diameter 24 cm contains water. A solid sphere of radius 6 cm is
completely immersed in water in the cylinder. The water level increases by
a) 0.25 cm
b) 0.5 cm
c) 2 cm
d) 3 cm
79. Smaller lead shots are to be prepared by using the material of a spherical lead shot of radius 1 cm.
Some possibilities are listed in the statements given below :
I. The material is just sufficient to prepare 8 shots each of radius 0.5 cm.
II. A shot of radius 0.75 cm and a second shot of radius 0.8 cm can be prepared from the available
material. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) Only I
b) Only II
c) Both I and II
d) Neither I nor II
80. Water flows through a cylindrical pipe of internal diameter 7 cm at the rate of 5 m/s. The time, in
minutes, the pipe would take to fill an empty rectangular tank 4m × 3m × 2.31m is
a) 28
b) 24
c) 20
d) 12
81. Let AB and AC be two rays intersecting at A. If D, E be the points lying on AB, AC respectively and P
be the point such that P divides the line DE such that PD: PE = AD: AE. Then, what is the locus of the
point P?
82. If the arms of one angle are respectively parallel to the arms of another angle, then the two angles
are
83. AB, EF and CD are parallel lines. If EG = 5 cm GC = 10 cm, AB = 15 cm and DC = 18 cm, then what is
the value of AC?
a) 20 cm
b) 24 cm
c) 25 cm
d) 28 cm
Statement II. If two triangles have equal area, then they are similar. Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
a) Only I
b) Only II
c) Both I and II
d) Neither I nor II
85. Consider the following statement in respect of an equilateral triangle ABC.
I. There is a point P inside the triangle ABC such that each of its sides subtends an angle of 120º at P.
II. There is a point P inside the triangle ABC such that the DPBC is obtuse angled and A is the orthocenter
of triangle PBC.
a) Only I
b) Only II
c) Both I and II
d) Neither I nor II
86. If triangles ABC and DEF are similar such that 2AB = DE and BC = 8 cm, then what is EF equal to?
a) 16 cm
b) 12 cm
c) 10 cm
d) 8 cm
87. In a triangle ABC, AD is perpendicular of BC and BE is perpendicular to AC. Which of the following is
correct?
a) CE × CB = CA × CD
b) CE × CA = CD × CB
c) AD × BD = AE × BE
d) AB × AC = AD × BE
88. The in circle of a quadrilateral of perimeter 2p has radius r. What is the area of the quadrilateral?
a) p(r + 1)
b) 2 pr
c) pr
d) None of these
89. ABCD is a trapezium with parallel sides AB = 2 cm and DC = 3 cm. E and F are the mid-points of the
non parallel sides. The ratio of area of ABFE to area of EFCD is
a) 9: 10
b) 8: 9
c) 9: 11
d) 11: 9
90. If each interior angle of a regular polygon is 135°, then the number of diagonals of the polygon is
equal to
a) 54
b) 48
c) 20
d) 18
91.The least number which when divided by 16, 18, 20 and 25 leaves 4 as a remainder in each case but
when divided by 7 leaves no remainder is
(a) 17002
(b) 17004
(c) 18002
(d) 18004
Direction (Q.No. 92 - 95) : study the table carefully and answer the question given below
(a) 75%
(b) 77.5%
(c) 80%
(d) 82.5%
93. What is the ratio of marks obtained by B in mathematics to the marks obtained by D in english?
(a) 27 : 16
(b) 27 : 14
(c) 27 : 17
(b) C
(c) B
(d) A
95. B’s percentage is how much more than the A’s percentage.
(a) 21%
(b) 21.5%
(c) 22%
(d) 22.5%
96. Three circles of radius 3 cm, 4 cm and 9 cm touch each other externally, then the area of the triangle
formed by joining the centres will be
(a) 6 √ 3cm2
(b) 12 √ 3cm2
(c) 18 √ 3 cm2
(d) 24 √ 3cm2
97. If a right circular cone is separated into solids of volumes V1, V2 and V3 by two planes parallel to
base, which trisect the given cone, then the value of V1 : V2 : V3 will be
(a) 1 : 2 : 3
(b) 1 : 4 : 9
(c) 1 : 8 : 27
(d) 1 : 7 : 19
98. Mode of an given observation is
99. What is the weighted mean of first 10 natural numbers whose weights are equal to the
corresponding number?
a) 7
b) 5.5
c) 5
d) 4.5
I. The histogram consists of vertical rectangular bars with a common base such that there is no gap
between consecutive bars.
II. The height of the rectangle is determined by the frequency of the class it represents. Which of the
statements given above is/are correct?
a) Only I
b) Only II
c) Both I and II
d) Neither I nor II