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IPMAT Indore 2025 - (SA) PYQs
1. Arpita and Nikita, working together, can complete an assigned job in 12 days.
If Arpita works initially to complete 40% of the job, and the remaining job is
completed by Nikita alone, then it takes 24 days to complete the job. The
possible number of days that Nikita requires to complete the entire job,
working alone, is
2. Five teams-A, B, C, D, and E — each consisting of 15 members, are going on
expeditions to five different locations. Each team includes members from
three different skill sets: biologists, geologists, and explorers. However, the
number of members from each skill set varies by team and each member has
only one speciality. The total number of biologists, geologists, and explorers
are equal.
The following additional information is available
Every team has at least 2 members from each of the three skill sets.
Teams C and D have 6 biologists each, and Team A has 6 geologists.
Every team except A has more biologists than explorers.
The number of explorers in each team is distinct and decreases in the
order A, B, C, D, and E.
The number of biologists in team E is _____
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3. If a, b, c, are three distinct natural numbers, all less than 100, such that
| a b | | b c || c a | then the maximum possible value of b is ______
4. Eight teams take part in a tournament where each team plays against every
other team exactly once. In a particular year, one team got suspended after
playing 3 matches, due to a disciplinary issue. The organizers decide to
proceed, nonetheless, with the remaining matches. The total number of
matches that were played in the tournament that year is
5. If the sum of the first 21 terms of the sequence:
then the value of m + n is
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6. English exam and Math exam were conducted separately for a class of 120
students. The number of students who did not appear for the English exam is
twice the number of students who did not appear for the Math exam. The
number of students who passed the Math exam is twice the number of
students who appeared but failed the English exam. If the number of students
who passed the English exam is twice the number of students who appeared
but failed the Math exam, then the number of students who appeared but
failed the English exam is ________
7. If such that , then p + q + r equals ________
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8. Five teams-A, B, C, D, and E — each consisting of 15 members, are going on
expeditions to five different locations. Each team includes members from
three different skill sets: biologists, geologists, and explorers. However, the
number of members from each skill set varies by team and each member has
only one speciality. The total number of biologists, geologists, and explorers
are equal.
The following additional information is available
Every team has at least 2 members from each of the three skill sets.
Teams C and D have 6 biologists each, and Team A has 6 geologists.
Every team except A has more biologists than explorers.
The number of explorers in each team is distinct and decreases in the
order A, B, C, D, and E.
The number of teams having more geologists than biologists is ______
9. If are the first three terms of an
arithmetic progression, then the sum of the next three terms of the progression
is
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10. A circle of radius 13 cm touches the adjacent sides AB and BC of a square
ABCD at M and N, respectively. If AB = 18 cm and the circle intersects the
other two sides CD and DA at P and Q, respectively, then the area, in sq. cm,
of triangle PMD is
11. Monica, who is 18 years old, is one-third the age of her father. The age at
which she will be half the age of her father is ____
12. Five teams-A, B, C, D, and E — each consisting of 15 members, are going on
expeditions to five different locations. Each team includes members from
three different skill sets: biologists, geologists, and explorers. However, the
number of members from each skill set varies by team and each member has
only one speciality. The total number of biologists, geologists, and explorers
are equal.
The following additional information is available
Every team has at least 2 members from each of the three skill sets.
Teams C and D have 6 biologists each, and Team A has 6 geologists.
Every team except A has more biologists than explorers.
The number of explorers in each team is distinct and decreases in the
order A, B, C, D, and E.
The median number of biologists across five teams is ______
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13. If m and n are two positive integers such that 7m+11n=200, then the minimum
possible value of m+n is
14. The number of factors of that are perfect squares is
15. If the polynomial leaves a remainder 33 when divided by x−1,
and a remainder 22 when divided by x+1, then 2b−4a equals
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MCQs
16. Given that
a)
b)
c)
d)
17. If then which of the following is true ?
a)
b)
c)
d)
18. If are the roots of the equation
then the value of is
a) 0
b) 2
c) 8
d) 4
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19. Suppose a,b and c are three real numbers such that Max (a,b,c) +Min (a,b,c) =
15 and Median (a,b,c) – Mean (a,b,c) = 2. Then the median of a, b and c is
a) 11
b) 10.5
c) 10
d) 9.5
20.
a) 4
b) 16
c) 2
d) 8
21. A natural number n lies between 100 and 400, and the sum of its digits is 10.
The probability that n is divisible by 4, is
a) 1/4
b) 7/27
c) 1/3
d) 2/9
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22. In triangle and the circumradius is equal
to y. Then equals
a) sin
b) cos
c) 2cos
d) 2sin
23. If 8x2 2kx k 0 is a quadratic equation in x, such that one of its roots
is p times the other, and p, k are positive real numbers, then k equals
1
a) p
p
1
b) 2 p
p
2
1
c) 2 p
p
2
1
d) p
p
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24. Let A(1, 3) and B(5, 1) be two points. If a line with slope m intersects AB at an
angle of 45°, then the possible values of m are
1
a) 7,
7
1
b) b) 3,
3
1
c) c) 3,
3
1
d) d) 5,
5
P(0) P(1)
25. Let P(x) be a quadratic polynomial such that 0
P(0) P(2)
Let P(0)=2 and P(1)+P(2)+P(3)=14. Then P(4) equals
a) 14
b) 30
c) 6
d) 16
26. A circle touches the y-axis at (0, 4) and passes through the point (−2, 0). Then
the radius of the circle is
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7
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27. Consider a triangle with side lengths 4 meters, 6 meters, and 9 meters. A dog
runs around the triangle in such a way that the shortest distance of the dog
from the triangle is exactly 1 meter. The total distance covered (in meters) by
the dog in one round is
a) 22 2
b) 19 2
c) 22
d) 22 2
28. Anindita invests a total of 1lakh rupees distributed across three schemes A, B
and C for a period of two years. These schemes offer an interest rate
of 10%, 8% and 12% per annum, respectively, each compounded annually. If
the initial investment amount in scheme A is 30000 rupees and the total
interest earned from all the three schemes during the first year is 10600 rupees,
then the total interest earned, in rupees, from all the three schemes for the
second year is
a) 10308
b) 11748
c) 22348
d) 19708
29. Let are real numbers
and x is a real variable then
a) f(x) has a maximum and a minimum
b) f(x) has a minimum and no maximum
c) f(x) has a maximum and no minimum
d) f(x) has no minimum and no maximum
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30. The area of the triangle, formed by the straight lines
is
a) 35/27
b) 14/9
c) 28/9
d) 35/54
31. Area of a regular octagon inscribed in a circle of radius 1 unit is:
a) 2 2
b) 2 2
9
c)
2 2
d) 10
32. Two swimmers, Ankit and Bipul, start swimming from the opposite ends of a
swimming pool at the same time. Ankit can cover the length of the pool once
in 10 minutes. Bipul can cover the length of the pool once in 15 minutes. They
swim back and forth for 80 minutes without stopping. The number of times
they meet each other is
a) 7
b) 6
c) 5
d) 8
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33. The sum of the first 5 terms of a geometric progression is the same as the sum
of the first 7 terms of the same progression. If the sum of the first 9 terms is 24,
then the 4th term of the progression is
a) -48
b) -24
c) 24
d) 48
34. The set of all values of xx satisfying the inequality
is
a) (2, 5)
b) (-5, -2)
c) (5, ∞)
d) Null set
35. Let S1={100,105,110,115,...} and S2={100,95,90,85,...} be two series in arithmetic
progression. If ak and bk are the k-th terms of S1 and S2 , respectively, then
equals __________.
a) 137275
b) 138250
c) 137225
d) 135375
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36. A and B take part in a rifle shooting match. The probability of A hitting the
target is 0.4, while the probability of B hitting the target is 0.6. If A has the
first shot, post which both strike alternately, then the probability that A hits
the target before B hits it is
a) 1/2
b) 10/19
c) 2/3
d) 9/19
37. Which of the following numbers is divisible by 310+2 ?
a) 320 + 4
b) 320 + 2
c) 320 + 8
d) 330 + 8
38. Let A and B be two finite sets such that n(A−B), n(A∩B), n(B−A) are in an
arithmetic progression. Here n(X) denotes the number of elements in a finite
set X. If n(A∪B)=18, then n(A)+n(B) is __________
a) 24
b) 27
c) 30
d) 36
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39. The number of integers greater than 5000 and divisible by 5 that can be
formed with the digits 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9 where no digit is repeated is
a) 276
b) 180
c) 120
d) 240
40. The remainder when 111011+101111 is divided by 9 is
a) 0
b) 8
c) 9
d) 7
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Directions (41- 45):
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).
41. Which month had highest percentage decline in monthly sales as compared to
previous month for the Apparel category?
a) June
b) March
c) December
d) October
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42. For which categories the value of the products returned (as a percentage of
sales) increased for three consecutive months?
a) Only Electronics
b) Only Apparel
c) Both Apparel and Footwear
d) Only Footwear
43. By what percentage the net sales for June increased as compared to May in the
Footwear category?
a) 62.58 percent
b) 7.21 percent
c) 18.97 percent
d) 60.87 percent
44. Among the following four months, for which month the contribution of the
Apparel category in the total monthly sales was the highest?
a) January
b) April
c) December
d) August
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45. Among the following four months, for which month the value of the Footwear
returned (in lakhs of rupees) was the highest?
a) September
b) July
c) June
d) March
