Proctored - Mock CAT 8

Answers and Explanations

1 c 2 c 3 b 4 a 5 c 6 b 7 d 8 a 9 d 10 a
11 b 12 a 13 d 14 a 15 d 16 b 17 c 18 b 19 a 20 c
21 a 22 d 23 d 24 b 25 b 26 d 27 d 28 a 29 b 30 d
31 b 32 c 33 c 34 a 35 c 36 c 37 c 38 b 39 d 40 a
41 b 42 b 43 d 44 b 45 c 46 a 47 b 48 c 49 d 50 d
51 a 52 d 53 b 54 a 55 b 56 d 57 a 58 c 59 b 60 c
61 d 62 c 63 a 64 a 65 c 66 b

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For questions 1 to 5: For questions 8 and 9:
Let the maximum marks which can be obtained in the subjects P, Q, R
and S be 40p, 50q, 60r and 80s respectively. Ye ar 1991 1992
From the given information we can conclude that: Total am ount (in
15p ≥ 20q, 20p ≥ 10q, 25p ≥ 15q, 10p ≥ 18q, 25p ≥ 32q and30p ≥ 12q 7 + (18 – 12)
000's Rs .) of claim s 12
= 13
⇒ p ≥ 1.8q ...(i) paid
15p ≥ 8r, 20p ≥ 16r, 25p ≥ 20r, 10p ≥ 24r, 25p ≥ 10r and30p ≥ 20r
Ye ar 1993 1994
⇒ p ≥ 2.4r ...(ii)
Total am ount (in 7 + (45 – 27)
15p ≤ 25s, 20p ≤ 15s, 25p ≤ 20s, 10p ≤ 30s, 25p ≤ 10s and30p ≤ 35s 2 + (27 – 18) +
000's Rs .) of claim s + (23 – 15) +
(15 – 7) = 19
⇒ p ≤ 0.4s ...(iii) paid (5 – 2) = 36

Ye ar 1995 1996
1. c The marks obtained by A in subjects Q and R are 20q and 8r 21 + (67 –
respectively.
15 + (53 – 45) + 53) + (39 –
Total am ount (in
q 2 (29 – 23) + (7 – 29) + (9 – 7)
⇒ 20q = 8r ⇒ = . 000's Rs .) of claim s
r 5 5) + (17 – 7) + (25 – 17) +
paid
= 41 (19 – 15)
50q 50 2 100
Re quired percentage = × 100 = × × 100 = . = 59
60r 60 5 3

2. c In subject P, the students who have obtained not less than Ye ar 1997 1998
40% of the maximum marks that can be obtained are B, C, E 11 + (71 – 67) +
and F. Total am ount (in (43 – 39) + (12
There is no other subject in which there are atleast 3 students 000's Rs .) of claim s – 9) + (31 – 25) 80
who have passed. paid + (29 – 19) +
(37 – 21) = 54
3. b The marks obtained by F in subject P is 30p.
⇒ p needs to be maximized. 8. a The total amount (in Rs. ) of claims paid during the year 1999
Marks obtained by C in subject S is 20s. = 80000 + (80000 – 54000) = 106000.
Given that 20s = 20 or s = 1.
From (iii), p ≤ 0.4s or p ≤ 0.4 (as s = 1) 9. d In the year 1996, the total amount of claims paid was more
∴ The maximum value of p can be 0.4. than that in the year in 1997.
⇒ The required answer is 30 × 0.4 = 12.
For questions 10 to 13:
From additional information (I), we can conclude that the type of pen
4. a Given that X = 20p – 10q. For the minimum value of X, p should
which was not purchased by A and C could be (Q, P), (R, Q), (R, S),
be the minimum and the minimum value of p is 1.8q (from (i)).
(S, T), (S, P) and (Q, T) in the same order.
⇒ The minimum value of X is 20(1.8q) – 10q = 26q.
So, the students A, B, C, D and F have definitely obtained Similarly, from additional information (II), we can conclude that the type
lesser marks than 'X' in subject Q. of pen which was not purchased by B and D could be (Q, P), (R, Q),
(R, S), (S, T), (S, P) and (Q, T) in the same order.
5. c Given that the value of 'X' is 91.
7 The following table lists down the type of pen which was not pur-
⇒ 91 ≥ 26q ⇒ q ≤ chased by each of the people.
2
Maximum possible marks that can be obtained by A, B, C, D, E
and F in subject Q are 70, 35, 52.5, 63, 112 and 42 respectively. Cases
So, none of B, C, D and F can obtain more marks than 65 in People I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII
subject Q. A Q Q R R R S S S Q Q S R
B R S S S Q Q R R R S Q Q
For questions 6 to 9:
C P P Q Q S T T P T T P S
6. b The total amount (in Rs.) of claims paid in the year 1997 with D S T T P P P Q Q S P T T
respect to the accidents that occurred in the year 1992 was
E T R P T T R P T P R R P
43000 – 39000 = Rs. 4000.
10. a It could be either Q or S.
7. d The total amount (in 000' Rs.) of the claims paid during the
year 1998 is 39 + (17 – 11) + (43 – 37) + (33 – 29) + (33 – 31) 11. b The four types of pens purchased by D could be
+ (17 – 12) + (45 – 43) + (87 – 71) = 80.
(P, Q, R and T); (P, Q, R and S); (P, R, S and T) and
(Q, R, S and T).
Therefore, the amount (in Rs.) spent by D on purchasing the
four pens could be 110 or 120.

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12. a Given that the total amount (in Rs.) spent by C in purchasing Therefore, x = ∠EBD = 40° .
the four pens was 110.
It means that the four pens purchased by C could be
A (80 – x)°
(P, R, S and T) or (P, Q, R and T).
In the table, it corresponds to the cases III, IV, V or XII. In all the
four cases, E and D are the people who have not purchased E
the pens of types P or T and hence, have spent the maximum
amount (in Rs.) in purchasing the four pens.
55 °
13. d Given that C spent the maximum amount (in Rs.) in purchaisng
the four pens.
It means that any of the eight cases I, II, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and x°
XI could be possible. 55 ° 80 ° x°
Therefore, either B or E could not have purchased the pen of B D C
type R and hence could have spent the minimum amount
(in Rs.) in purchasing the four pens. Hence, ∠DAC = ∠DCA and thus, AD = DC.
Hence, conclusion (I) can be derived.
14. a As AB and CD are two-digit numbers, their sum EFG cannot Also, ∠ABE = ∠ADE = 55° – x = 15° as the points A, B, D and
be more than 198. So E has to be equal to 1. E are concyclic.
So, conclusion III can be derived. Hence, conclusion (II) can be derived.
Given that AB is a prime number, therefore B has to be equal
to 3 as E = 1 and no two-digit prime number can end with 2, 4, ∠BED = ∠BAD = 45° as the points A, B, D and E are
5 or 6. concyclic.
Therefore, A could be 2 or 4 or 5. Hence, conclusion (III) can be derived.
Since, the maximum value that C can take is 6, therefore A
cannot be equal to 2 as EFG is a three-digit number. For questions 18 to 22:
Also, AB cannot be equal to 53, because then C has to be From Statements 1 and 2:
equal to 5 (since, F = 0) and this is not possible. The number of players in rounds 1, 2 and 3 must be 6, 5 and 4
So, AB = 43, CD = 62 and EFG = 105. respectively.
Hence, conclusion II can be derived.
In round 1, the possible points received by the 6 players are 29, 23,
15. d As per the information given in the question, we can conclude 19, 17, 13 and 11.

0 ⋅ 2a + 0 ⋅ 25b + 0 ⋅ 4c In rounds 2 and 3, the possible points received are 19, 17, 13, 11 and
that = 0.3 7.
a+b+c
⇒ 0 ⋅ 1c = 0 ⋅ 1a + 0 ⋅ 05b Hence, the players with 11 and 7 points must have got eliminated in
round 1 and round 2 respectively.
⇒ 2c = 2a + b
b None of A, D or F got eliminated in round 1, as the table gives some
⇒c =a+ points for them in further rounds. Neither, it was C as he got 13 points
2
in Round 1
So, the only conclusion that can be drawn is c > a.
Hence, either B or E got eliminated in round 1.
16. b The roots of the equation x2 – Ax + B = 0 are 1 and m.
So, 1 + m = A and m = B. From Statement 5:
The roots of the equation x2 – Bx + C = 0 are 1 and n. E got higher points than B in Round 1. So, B must be the one, who got
So, 1 + n = B and n = C eliminated in Round 1 with 11 points.
Hence, m = n + 1
If C = 2, then n = 2 and m = 3. Either A or D received the highest points in Round 1 as A received more
Hence, conclusion (I) can be derived but points than E.
conclusion (II) cannot be derived.
If 1, ‘n’ and ‘m’ (in that order) form a G.P., then, n2 = m = n + 1. From Statement 4:
This is not possible for any interger ‘n’. The player who received the highest points in round 1, got eliminated
Hence, conclusion (III) can also be derived. in round 3. D did not get eliminated in round 3 as his/her points were
more than that of F. So, A got the highest points of 29 in round 1 and 7
17. c Clearly, ∠AED = 180° – ∠DEC = 125°. points in round 3. (A’s points in round 3 must have been 7 because F
In quadrilateral ABDE, the sum of opposite angles had 11 points and he was not eliminated).
∠ABD and ∠AED = (55 + 125)° = 180°.
So, the points A, B, D and E are concyclic. Since, D received 17 points in round 3, E must have received 17 points
in round 1 and only E could get an aggregate score of
Let, ∠ACB = x° 24 i.e. (17 + 7) in the first two rounds. So, E got eliminated in round 2.
So, ∠EBD = x° as EB = EC. The table at this stage looks like:
By the exterior angle property, ∠DAC = ∠DAE = (80 – x)° Maximum
Round A B C D E F
But, ∠EBD = ∠DAE (Points A, B, D and E are concyclic) Points
So, x = 80° – x 30 1 29 11 13 19 17 23
20 2 11 X 7
20 3 7 X 17 X 11

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Since, C could not receive 13 points in round 3, he must have received conducts oneself. ‘Demeanor’ means behaviour toward others.
19 points in round 3. ‘Convalescence’ means recovery of health and strength after
Since, C and D could not receive 19 points in round 2, F must have illness. ‘Recuperation’ is its synonym. ‘Anathema’ refers to
received 19 points in round 2. someone or something who is intensely disliked or loathed.
⇒ D received 13 points and C received 17 points in round 2. ‘Bete noire’ refers to a person or thing strongly detested or
avoided.
The final table looks like:
27. d Statement 1 may seem correct but it has a spelling mistake.
Maximum The noun ‘gallows’ should replace ‘gallow’. Statement 1 should
Round A B C D E F read as, “Who, by and large, are the men whom the gallows
Points
swallow?” ‘Gallows’ is an instrument of execution consisting
30 1 29 11 13 19 17 23 of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is
20 2 11 X 17 13 7 19 executed by hanging. Its plural is gallows or gallowses.
20 3 7 X 19 17 X 11 Statement 4 has two subject-verb-agreement errors. The
correct sentence should read as ‘...-it is these people who
Total - - - 49 49 - 53
are the morning meal of the macabre executioner’ as the
18. b From the table it’s clear that B got the least points i.e. 11 in sentence takes various people into consideration.
round 1 and hence, got eliminated.
28. a The second part of the sentence holds the key to solving this
question. Unattributed works are investigated. So, anything
19. a From the table it’s clear that A received the highest points
that is unattributed will be investigated for its origin and source.
i.e. 29 in round 1.
Hence, we cannot use ‘authenticity’ and ‘truthfulness’ in the
first blank. ‘Plausibility’ means the quality of appearing worthy
20. c From the table it’s clear that C received 17 points in round 2.
of belief; it is not fit for the first blank. So, only option (a) can
give the clear meaning of the sentence.
21. a From the table it’s clear that F received the third highest points
i.e. 11, in Round 3. C got the highest while D got the second 29. b Option (a) is incorrect as the author is discussing the
highest. responsibility of writers like Benjamin but the author does not
pronounce any judgement on him. Option (c) is again an
22. d F’s aggregate points of 53 was the highest and hence he inference beyond the scope of the passage as the author
was declared as the “Champion”. seems to have just broached the topic of ‘writers’ responsibility’
and he has not made any judgement on them. Option (d)
23. d In the passage, the author uses all the elements mentioned in cannot be inferred from the passage as Benjamin was aware
the answer options. The author with reference to Freud’s that his writings had an effect, but we do not know whether
analogy of the iceberg uses analogy. The tone of the author is he was fully aware of the effect of his writings on the
conversational especially in the lines “You probably are populace. Option (b) can be inferred as the possibility is open
beginning to sense that both the id and the superego make life that Benjamin’s writings could have influenced the course/
rough for the ego. Remember that Freud considered trajectory of the red army. In fact the author seems to believe
personality like…” The author uses a question at the start of that the writings and the trajectory of the red army could be
the fourth paragraph. connected.

24. b Option (a) does not answer why the id makes life rough for
the ego. Option (c) is incorrect as the ego is partly
subconscious and partly conscious like the iceberg partly
submerged in water. Option (d) is distorted. It is anxiety that
triggers the mechanisms of repression and not the reverse.
Refer to the last line of the second last para “The anxiety
alerts the ego to resolve the conflict by means of defense
mechanisms.” Option (b) is correct. The id is made up of
subconscious impulses that can be inferred as ‘wanting
pleasure even if it causes harm’. The superego places moral
restrictions on this. Thus the life of the ego becomes rough.
25. b The ‘id’ represents the unconscious impulses which are often
dangerous for a person and have to be restricted by the ego.
The ego uses reason and interacts with reality and even
distorts it. The superego is the moral department. Option (a)
represents an unrestricted impulse which can cause harm to
the person. Hence it would most probably belong to the ‘id’.
Option (c) is a conclusion based on reality. Hence it would
belong to the ego. Option (d) belongs to the moral department-
the superego. But option (b) seems to have been generated
by the conscience or the superego as it deals with right/
wrong.
26. d The relationship between the words in the given pair is that of
antonyms. ‘Opulence’ means wealth or affluence. ‘Pauperism’
means poverty. Option (d) exhibits a similar relationship,
‘Clemency’ means disposition to be merciful. ‘Mercilessness’
is its opposite. ‘Deportment’ means the manner in which one
30. d All the statements given as answer options are untrue. In
fact, towards the end of the passage the author mentions
“But a difficult question remains. Does any kind of fuse or trail
lead from his words to their deeds? If so, it would mark a
striking instance of the general problem : how responsible is
a thinker for the fate of his/ her ideas? Such questions were
hardly foreign to Benjamin.” These lines clearly show that
Benjamin, (an anarchist, according to the author) was not
unaware of the effect of his writings. The passage nowhere
states that the anarchists were aware of one another; it
states that the anarchists worked on their ‘infernal machine’
without knowing of one another. (c) cannot be inferred from
the passage, as the idea of ‘fighting against evil rulers’ has
not been hinted at in the passage.
31. b Option (a) is part of the purpose but it leaves out the influence
of writers who give a spark to the dormant tensions. Option
(c) is discussed to a very small extent in the fourth para. The
passage is concerned about the responsibility of writers and
not the futility of talking about them. This makes (d) incorrect.
The primary theme of the passage can be broadly described
as ‘ Discussing the fact that the inner tensions in a population
are just waiting for a spark to blow up into a violent movement
- and that the responsibility of writers who fuel this needs to
be examined’. Hence option (b) emerges as an option that is
closest to the primary theme of the passage.

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32. c The given argument highlights that the request for the protest 37. c
march satisfied all the mandatory requirements and the
government showed apathy by not responding to the request.
In option (c), it is mentioned that the landowner got the map
prepared from a government-approved architect, it shows
that he complied with the norms. No response from the
government shows its apathy; this equates it with the
reasoning given in the argument. Options (a) and (b) are
inconsistent with the reasoning given in the argument as they
do not highlight any instance of compliance or apathy. Option
(d) is incorrect because the criterion for compliance is not
fulfilled- the student knowing his subject well does not imply
that he will pass the examination.
33. c Option (a) is erroneous. The adjective ‘at least’ has been
wrongly written as ‘atleast’. Also there is no word such as 38. b
‘markmanship’. It is incorrect and it should be ‘marksmanship’
which means skill in shooting. Moreover, the preposition ‘of’
has been wrongly placed after killing. ‘Killing Jackson’ is the
needed noun phrase, they had to make sure of it and execute
with the requisite carefulness. The verb, ‘make sure’ is often
used with a noun to form a phrase. This error is also seen in
option (b). Option (b) has another imprecision: The adverbial
expression ‘so much as’ is distorted as ‘so much so’. ‘So
much as’ is used as an intensive to indicate something
unexpected; even. The sentence means to say that none of
them had even seen a proper revolver. Using the expression
‘so much so’ would impart a vague meaning to the given
sentence, making it look awkward. ‘So much so’ means to 39. d
such a great degree. It is often followed by a clause beginning
with that. In option (d), ‘marksmanships’ is incorrect.
34. a The question statement clearly talks about wasteful 40. a
expenditure. So, the first blank should be filled with a word
that can mean profuse or to bestow someone with something.
For this ‘lavish’ is the best word. Moreover, the speaker intends
to communicate that something is done in memory of Mahatma
Gandhi. So ‘commemorative’ is the most appropriate word to
communicate the meaning of the sentence. Now coming to
option (b), extravagant already means something that exceeds
limits. So, ‘extravagant excess’ will bring redundancy error in
the sentence. Options (c) and (d) are incorrect as the second
blank cannot be filled with the word ‘remembrance’ or ‘honour’. 41. b
35. c The tone of the paragraph shows a dichotomy. The key to
solving the question lies with the second blank, which should
convey the opposite meaning to the sense of contentment
displayed by America. ‘Fastidious’ (reflecting a meticulous,
sensitive, or demanding attitude) is the apt choice for the
second blank. Also, ‘dysfunctional’ (not functioning normally)
is the correct word for the first blank. Option (a) is incorrect 42. b
as ‘complacent’ should not be used for the second blank.
Similarly, ‘sedated’ in option (d) cannot fit the context. Option
(b) is incorrect as crotchety (Capriciously stubborn or
eccentric; perverse) does not fit in the second blank.
36. c In option (a), the relative clause modifies the noun ‘town’,
which gives a wrong impression that the town was usually 43. d
hated by the locals although its architects won a major Welsh
housing award in 2006. Option (b) also has the same error. In
addition to this, in option (b) ‘bottle bank’ has been incorrectly
written as ‘bottles bank’. Option (d) has two errors- (i) a
comma is placed before ‘that’; here that is being treated as a
restrictive clause and should not have a comma before it. (ii)
‘it’s architects’ is incorrect; the correct usage here would be
‘its’ as the possessive form is required here. (iii) the expression
‘most often usually’ is a case of redundancy. It should be
either ‘most often’ or ‘usually’.
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Option (a) can be inferred as a hurdle in doing justice to the
promise of justice. Refer to the discussion in the opening para
“Nevertheless, how is it possible to do justice to the promise
of justice? Especially when this very promise brings with it all
the suffocating memories of the disappointments, and worse,
that attend its history.” Option (b) also is a hurdle as seen from
the lines “One obvious way to do justice to the promise of
justice is to realize its promise, yet this realization might be to
betray both promise and justice. For a promise of justice can
also be threat and its realization the wreaking of vengeance.”
Option (c) is not a hurdle but a factor which revives the need
to do justice to the promise of justice. Refer to the line in the
first para ,“The prefigurations……….revive the force of the
promise, in spite of everything.”
Refer to the lines in the last para “The tension between
regarding the ‘promise of justice’ in terms of either divine
vengeance, on the one hand, or divine grace, mercy or
forgiveness, on the other, is not only an urgent legal and
political issue but also an intrinsic articulation of the promise
of justice itself.” This leads to option (a). Option (c) can be
inferred from the lines in the second last para “Derrida confirms
his consistently held view that justice can only be promised;
to realize it is to betray its promise to calculation or vengeance.”
The 4th line in the last paragraph clearly states that the character
of the justice promised is inseparable from the form of its
realization. This clearly contradicts option (b).
‘Eschatology’ is a branch of theology concerned with the final
events in the history of the world or of humankind. None of
the options come close to the meaning of eschatology.
The implicit premise of GP’s argument is that they are on
course. Satya, through his argument, has rejected this implicit
premise and this has led to a different conclusion. Hence,
option (a) is the correct answer. Option (b) is not the correct
answer, as accepting the truth of GP’s premises does not
imply that GP’s argument is invalid. Option (c) is not the correct
answer as Satya offers the reason for rejecting GP’s implicit
premises. Option (d) is incorrect as Satya is not noncommittal.
He, in fact, feels that they need to stop.
It is given in the question statement that the job of a counselor
requires no educational qualification. But this does not mean
that Mr. Padhai is not an educated person. So, in order to
weaken the reasoning one has to offer information that can
clarify the ambiguity of the question statement. Option (a) is
not the correct choice, as working at Career Launcher for
10 years does not weaken the reasoning.
‘Lesion’ as such is a damage resulting to body parts from a
disease. So option (b) is correct . The term does not connote
time-early/advanced symptoms. Hence options (a) and (d)
which respectively speak about ‘early symptoms’ and
‘advanced signs’ are inappropriate. Option (c) is incorrect as
the term does not imply dead body parts.
Option (a) is explicit in the 3rd last line of the last para of the
passage. Option (b) can be discerned from the lines in the 4th
para, “The medical gaze required a new concept of pathology
as well as a shift in the place of death in the medical field.”
Option (c) can be inferred from the discussion in the last para.
But option (d) cannot be inferred. Definitely the ultrasound
has added a new dimension to the medical gaze, but we
cannot infer that the stethoscope is redundant; the author
clearly mentions, “The invention of the stethoscope was
strategic in this process”.
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44. b Since we are looking at the author’s purpose in quoting the 49. d Let us do the construction as shown in the figure below.
comment by Barbara Duden, ‘we are overwhelmed with
fetuses.’, in the overall development of the passage, we need
to look at the parts of the passage before and after the
comment. The comment is used to highlight the blinding effect A T
B
created by the images of the fetuses. So in the context of the
development of the passage the comment is used not only to O
highlight the new medical stage but to draw attention to the F
implications of the creation of the images of fetuses. This N
makes option (b) score over option (c). Option (a) does not
qualify as the primary intent of the author. Option (d) is not C
D E
discussed in the passage. Although, the author raises a
question, “What are its political and ethical implications”, with OF = OA = OE = Radius = 3 cm.
reference to the images of fetuses but he does not pass a FN = AT = DE; FD = NE = 1 cm.
judgement on it. ON = OE – NE = 2 cm.

45. c For the 1st step either of the ants has 4 choices of moving: ∴ FN = 32 − 22 = 5 cm
east(E), west (W), north (N) or south (S) and for the
(3 )2 − ( )
subsequent steps, each of the ants has 2 choices (Taking a 2
∴ TO = 5 = 2 cm
left or right turn).
⇒ Total number of different paths each ant can take ∴ Area of the rectangle ABCD = (2 + 3) × 8 = 40 cm2.
= 4 × 2 × 2 = 16
⇒ Total number of pairs of distinct paths 50. d Given that
16 × 15 2
=
16
C2 = = 120 . 1 1 1 1 
2 logx  + + + + ....infinitely many terms  = 2
 2 5 9 14 
46. a Final distance between the two ants will be maximum, if one Now, let
of the ants moves maximum possible distance westward and 1 1 1 1
the other ant moves maximum possible distance eastward. + + + + ....infinitely many terms = P
2 5 9 14
( 3 Moving in the opposite directions will maximise the distance
between the two ants, and since, 3rd step should be either 1 1 1 1
⇒ + + + + ....infinitely many terms = P ...(i)
eastward or westward, the first step should also be eastward 1× 2 1× 5 3 × 3 2 × 7
or westward)
Dividing both sides by 2, we get
One of the cases when the distance between the 2 ants will
be maximum is as follows: 1 1 1 1 P
+ + + + .... infinitely many terms = ...(ii)
1× 4 2 × 5 3 × 6 4 × 7 2
N
 1  1 1  1 1 
A n t B (–1 0,2)  1 −  +  −  +  −  
1  4   2 5   3 6  
⇒
3  1 1 
W E  +  −  + ...infinitely many terms 
  4 7  
A n t A (6,–4 )
P
=
S 2

3P  1 1
⇒ = 1+ + 
Required distance = (6 – (–10))2 + (2 – (–4))2 = 292 cm. 2  2 3

47. b Let us assume f(0) = K, where ‘K’ is a constant. 11

⇒P =
Then, f(0 + y) = f(0.y) = f(0) = K 9
and f(x + 0) = f(x.0) = f(0) = K. Therefore, from the given equation, we get
2
This proves that the function is a constant function.  11  11
9 =x ⇒x= 9.
2
So, the value of f(– 25) = f(–5) = 5.  
So, f(– 25) + f(25) = 10.
51. a (xy) × (pq) – (yx) × (qp)
48. c The digit at the ten’s place of 62, 63, 64, 65 and
= (10x + y) (10p + q) – (10y + x) (10q + p)
66 are 3, 1, 9, 7 and 5 respectively.
= 99(xp – yq)
Also, the digit at the ten’s place of 67 is 3.
Since 99(xp – yq) < 100 (as per the given condition)
⇒ The cyclicity of the ten’s digit of 6N is 5. (N ≥ 2) ∴ (xy) × (pq) – (yx) × (qp) = 99
The remainder when 117 is divided by 5 is 1. ⇒ (yx) × (qp) = (xy) × (pq) – 99
⇒ The digit at the ten’s place of the given number N will be Now since the product (xy) × (pq) ends with 8 and 3, therefore
6
same as the digit at ten’s place of 6 which is 5. (yx) × (qp) must end with 8 and 4.

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52. d Let the distance from point ‘X’ to school be D.
OF 3x 3 3
Let Ram leaves the cycle at a distance f × D from point ‘X’. ∴ = =
(f is a fraction of the total distance from point ‘X’ to the point A) (
BC 4 1 + 3 x ) (
4 1+ 3 . )
3
Then, (fD) + (1 – f)D = (fD) + (1 – f)D .
15 4 5 12 55. b If b = 1: 10 = 2 × 5, possible values of 'a' are from 9 to 18.
5
Solving for f, we get f = . If b = 2: 102 = 22 × 52.
9 So, the value of 'a' should be such that a! has at least two
multiples of 5.
So, Ram leaves the cycle at a distance   D from point ‘X’.
5
So, the value of 'a' should be greater than 9.
9 Possible values of 'a' are from 10 to 17.
The average speed of both Ram and Shyam is the same,
since they reach the school simultaneously. If b = 3: 103 = 23 × 53.
So, the value of 'a' should be such that a! has at least three
Solving for the average speed, we get average speed multiples of 5.
= 6.75 km/hr. Since, they take an hour to reach the school, So, the value of 'a' should be greater than 14.
D = 6.75 km. Possible values of 'a' are 15 and 16.
So, total number of pairs, (a, b) = 10 + 8 + 2 = 20.
53. b ‘A’ has 2 options to vote against either B or C. Similarly B and
C also have 2 options each to vote against. 56. d Let Amit takes 1 step in t minute and
D has only 1 option ‘A’. speed of escalator be x steps per minute.
So, total number of ways participants can vote against each
other = 2 × 2 × 2 = 8. ⇒ 10 + 10xt = 30 – 30xt
1
Number of ways in which A can be eliminated: ⇒ xt =
1. A gets 3 votes or in other words when B, C and D all vote 2
against A, this can happen in 2 ways (A votes for either B or
1
C) Number of steps in escalator = 10 + 10. = 15.
2
2. A gets 2 votes and both B and C get 1 vote each, this can Let Sanjeev and Vicky take t2 and t1 min for 1 step respectively.
also happen in 2 ways: 7
a. A votes for B, B votes for C and C votes for A. ∴ 8 + 8xt2 = 15 ⇒ xt2 = .
b. A votes for C, C votes for B and B votes for A.
8

7
Total number of ways in which A can be eliminated = 4 Total time taken by Sanjeev = 8t 2 = .
x
4 1
Probability of A getting eliminated = = .
8 2 Similarly, 5 + 5xt1 = 15 ⇒ xt1 = 2
10
54. a ∠A: ∠B : ∠C = 3:2:1 Total time taken by Vicky = 5t1 = .
x
So, ⇒ The required ratio = 7 : 10.
∠A = 90°, ∠B = 60° and ∠C= 30°,
57. a N × M = (52p – 1) (5q + 1)2 (5r + 1)2
In ∆AOE,
= (52p – 1) (52q + 1 + 2.5q) (52r + 1 + 2.5r)
AO (52p – 1) when divided by 6 will yield a remainder of ‘0’.
= tan60° ⇒ (N × M) when divided by 6, remainder is 0.
EO
Let EO = x units
58. c Total number of balls transferred by Amit and Bineet to the box
Hence, AO = 3 x units . B:
Also, OD = x units. n(7 ∪ 27) = n(7) + n(27) – n(7 ∩ 27)
In ∆ADB ,
1000  1000  1000 
= + −
BD =
AD
=
(
1+ 3 x
.
)  7   27   189 


tan60° 3 = 142 + 37 – 5 = 174

Finally, Ishu transferred back all the balls to the box A which
In ∆ADC , are numbered multiple of 37.
⇒ The number of balls transferred by Ishu
DC =
AD
tan30°
(
= 3 1+ 3 x ) = n(7 ∩ 37) + n(27 ∩ 37) – n(7 ∩ 27 ∩ 37)

 1000   1000   1000 

BC = BD + DC =
4(1 + 3 )x
. = + – =4
3  7 × 37   27 × 37   7 × 27 × 37 
⇒ The final count of balls in the box B = 174 – 4 = 170.
Also ∠OAF = 60°.
So in ∆AOF ,
OF = AO × tan60° = 3x

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59. b Let the six committees be C1, C2, C3, C4, C5 and C6. 62. c Since, one angle is 65°, one of the other angles has to be
Let one of the committees ‘C1’ have ‘n’ members. Each 115o, since, a pair of opposite sides are parallel. Let the other
member must be in exactly one of the other 5 committees. two angles be x° and (180 – x)°.
So there must be exactly 5 members (say A, B, C , D and E) If x < 65, then (180 – x)° > 115º and if x > 65, then (180 – x)°
in committee ‘C1’ (so n = 5). < 115º.
Now, let committee ‘C2’ have member ‘A’ in it. There must be Since, we are looking for the largest possible angle of the
four more members (say F, G ,H and I) in C2 who are also trapezium, xº, 65º, 115º, (180 – xº) are in A.P.
members of other 4 commiittees C3, C4, C5 and C6. ⇒ 65° – x = 115 – 65º, ⇒ x = 15º
Subsequently we’ll get 3, 2 and 1 new member in C3, C4 ⇒ Largest possible angle = 180º – 15º = 165º.
and C5.
The whole arrangement is given as -
63. a As t1 = 1
Committees Members ∴ t101 = 1013 – 993 + t100
C1 A B C D E = 1013 – 993 + 1003 – 983 + t99
C2 A F G H I = 1013 – 993 + 1003 – 983 + 993 – 973 + .... + 43 – 23 + 33 – 13
C3 B F J K L + (23 – 0) + (t1)
C4 C G J M N = 1013 + 1003 – 13 – 0 + t1 = 1013 + 1003 = 2030301.
C5 D H K M O
C6 E I L N O A E
64. a
So the total number of members will be 5 +4+3+2+1 = 15. F

60. c Given that

O
11[y] + 23{y} = 250 ...(i)
Now 0 < {y} < 1
So, 0 < 23{y} < 23. B D C
Comparing the above with (i) -
227 <11[y]< 250 ...(ii) Since, AD is the median of the ∆ABC
As [y] is always an integer the only possible values of [y] in We have,
(ii) are 21 and 22. AB2 + AC2 = 2(AD2 + BD2) ...(i) (Apollonius theorem)
(this is because only multiples of 11 between ‘227 and 250’ In ∆CBE : CF is a median,
are 231 and 242) So, CB2 + CE2 = 2(CF2 + FE2) ...(ii)
when [y] = 21, 3 AB = 4 cm, AC = 6 cm, AD = 3 cm, from (i)
250-231 19 16 + 36 = 2(9 + BD2)
{y} = =
23 23 ⇒ BD2 = 17 ⇒ BD = 17 cm
19 19 ∴ BC = 2 17 cm
Subsequently y = [y] + {y} = 21 + or y = 21 .
23 23 From equation (ii):
Also, when [y] = 22,
68 + CE2 = 2(25 + 16) ⇒ CE = 14 cm.
250 – 242 8
{y} = = .
23 23 65. c The number of people in the office, originally, was N.
Since, 5 more people joined the office the number of telephone
8 8 lines would increase by (N) + (N + 1) + ( N + 2) + (N + 3) +
Subsequently y = [y] + {y} = 22 + or y = 22 .
23 23 (N + 4) = 75. So, N = 13.
So there are exactly two possible solutions to the equation, Hence, the number of people in the office now is 18.
The number of telephone lines = 18C2 = 153.
19 8
y = 21 and y = 22 .
23 23
66. b Since, |x| ≤ 100, y ≤ 100
61. d Common Ratio ‘2’: PQR = 124 and 248 ⇒ – 100 ≤ x ≤ 100
Common Ratio ‘3’: PQR = 139 As, y is a square of a natural number, the possible values y
can take are 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81 and 100, i.e. a total
'3'
Common Ratio : PQR = 469 of 10 values.
2 For each value of y, x can take two possible values (one
The number formed by reversing the digits of these numbers positive and one negative) except when y = 100, where
are also in GP. x can take only one value i.e. ‘99’.
Product of all such three-digit numbers = 124 × 248 × 139 × ⇒ There are a total of (10 × 2– 1) = 19 solutions.
469 × 421 × 842. Unit's digit of the above product is 4.

(Since, 931 and 964 are greater than 900 hence they are not
considered in the product)

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