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Directions for Questions 1 and 2 Five dogs, Red, White, Grey, Black and Spotted participated in a race. As per the rules of the race, the persons betting on the winning dog get four times the bet amount and those betting on the dog that came in second get thrice the bet amount. Moreover, the bet amount is returned to those betting on the dog that came in third, and the rest lose the bet amount. Raju bets Rs. 3000, Rs. 2000 Rs. 1000 on Red, White and Black dogs respectively and ends up with no profit and no loss.

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Which of the following cannot be true? (1) At least two dogs finished before Spotted (2) Red finished last (3) There were three dogs between Black and Spotted (4) There were three dogs between White and Red (5) Grey came in second

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Suppose, in addition, it is known that Grey came in fourth. Then which of the following cannot be true? (1) Spotted came in first (2) Red finished last (3) White came in second (4) Black came in second (5) There was one dog between Black and White

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Suppose you have a currency, named Miso, in three denominations: 1 Miso, 10 Misos and 50 Misos. In how many ways can you pay a bill of 107 Misos? : (1) 17 (2) 16 (3) 18 (4) 15 (5) 19

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Directions for Questions: For admission to various affiliated colleges, a university conducts a written test with four different sections, each with a maximum of 50 marks. The following table gives the aggregate as well as the sectional cut-off marks fixed by six different colleges affiliated to the university. A student will get admission only if he/she gets marks greater than or equal to the cut-off marks in each of the section and his/her aggregate marks are at least equal to the aggregate cut-off marks as specified by the college.

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Aditya did not get a call from even a single college. What could be the maximum aggregate marks obtained by him? (1) 181 (2) 176 (3) 184 (4) 196 (5) 190

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Bhama got calls from all colleges. What could be the minimum aggregate marks obtained by her? (1) 180 (2) 181 (3) 196 (4) 176 (5) 184

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A shop stores x kg of rice. The first customer buys half this amount plus half a kg of rice. The second customer buys half the remaining amount plus half a kg of rice. Then the third customer also buys half the remaining amount plus half a kg of rice. Thereafter, no rice is left in the shop. Which of the following best describes the value of x? (1) 2 x 6 (2) 5 x 8 (3) 9 x 12 (4) 11 x 14 (5) 13 x 18 www.mbageeks.com

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Ten years ago, the ages of the members of a joint family of eight people added up to 231 years. Three years later, one member died at the age of 60 years and a child was born during the same year. After another three years, one more member died, again at 60, and a child was born during the same year. The current average age of this eight-member joint family is nearest to: (1) 23 years (2) 22 years (3) 21 years (4) 25 years (5) 24 years

DIRECTIONS for Questions: The Table below shows the comparative costs, in US Dollars, of major surgeries in USA and a select few Asian countries.

Procedure Heart Bypass Heart Valve Replacement Angioplasty Hip Replacement Hysterectomy Knee Replacement Spinal Fusion

Comparative Costs of poor quality in USA and some Asian countries (in US Dollars '000) USA India Thailand Singapore Malaysia 130000 10000 11000 18500 9000 160000 9000 10000 12500 9000 57000 11000 13000 13000 11000 43000 9000 12000 12000 10000 20000 3000 4500 6000 3000 40000 8500 10000 13000 8000 62000 5500 7000 9000 6000

The equivalent of one US Dollar in the local currencies is given below.

India Malaysia Thailand Singapore

1 US Dollar equivalent 40.928 Rupees 3.51 Ringits 32.89 Bahts 1.53 S Dollars

A consulting firm found that the quality of the health services were not the same in all the countries above. A poor quality of a surgery may have significant repercussions in future, resulting in more cost in correcting mistakes. The cost of poor quality of surgery is given in the table below. www.mbageeks.com

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Procedure Comparative Costs of poor quality in USA and some Asian countries (in US Dollars '000) Thailan Singapor USA India Malaysia d e 0 3 3 2 4 0 5 4 4 5 0 5 5 4 6 0 7 5 5 8 0 5 6 5 4 0 9 6 4 4 0 5 6 5 6

Heart Bypass Heart Valve Replacement Angioplasty Hip Replacement Hysterectomy Knee Replacement Spinal Fusion 8.

A US citizen is hurt in an accident and requires an angioplasty, hip replacement and a knee replacement. Cost of foreign travel and stay is not a consideration since the government will take care of it. Which country will result in the cheapest package, taking cost of poor quality into account? (1) India (2) Thailand (3) Malaysia (4) Singapore (5) USA

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Taking the cost of poor quality into account, which country/countries will be the most expensive for knee replacement? (1) India (2) Thailand (3) Malaysia (4) Singapore (5) India and Singapore

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10. If three positive real numbers x, y, z satisfy y - x = z - y and xyz = 4, then what is the minimum possible value of y? 1. 21/3 2. 22/3 3 .21/4 4. 23/4

11. If p, q and r are the lengths of the sides of a triangle, then the range of the expression below is? P2 + q2 + r2 / (pq + rq + pr) (1) (1,2) (2) [1,2) (3) (1,3) (4) (-1/2,3)

12. Consider the set S = {1, 2, 3, , 1000}. How many arithmetic progressions can be formed from the elements of S that start with 1 and end with 1000 and have at least 3 elements? CAT 2006 (1) 3 (2) 4 (3) 6 (4) 7 (5) 8

13. 8. The integers 1, 2, , 40 are written on a blackboard. The following operation is then repeated 39 times: In each repetition, any two numbers, say a and b, currently on the blackboard are erased and a new number a + b 1 is written. What will be the number left on the board at the end? CAT 2008 (1) 820 (2) 821 (3) 781 (4) 819 (5) 780

14. If a1 = 1 and an+1 - 3an + 2 = 4n for every positive integer n, then a100 equals? CAT 2005 1. 399 200 2. 399 + 200 100 3. 3 - 200 4. 3100 + 200

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Directions for Questions: The bar chart below shows the revenue received, in million US Dollars (USD), from subscribers to a particular Internet service. The data covers the period 2003 to 2007 for the United States (US) and Europe. The bar chart also shows the estimate revenues from the subscription to this service for the period 2008 to 2010.

15. The difference between the estimated subscription in Europe in 2008 and what it would have been if it were computed using the percentage growth rate of 2007 (over 2006), is closest to: (1) 50 (2) 80 (3) 20 (4) 10 (5) 0

16. In 2003, sixty percent of subscribers in Europe were men. Given that woman subscribers increase at the rate of 10 percent per annum and men at the rate of 5 percent per annum, what is the approximate percentage growth of subscribers between 2003 and 2010 in Europe? The subscription prices are volatile and may change each year. (1) 62 (2) 15 (3) 78 (4) 84 (5) 50

17. Consider the annual percent change in the gap between subscription revenues in the US and Europe. What is the year in which the absolute value of this change is the highest? (1) 03-04 (2) 05-06 (3) 06-07 (4) 08-09 (5) 09-10

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Answer questions on the basis of the information given below: A punching machine is used to punch a circular hole of diameter two units from a square sheet of aluminium of width 2 units, as shown below. The hole is punched such that the circular hole touches one corner P of the square sheet and the diameter of the hole originating at P is in line with a diagonal of the square. 18. The proportion of the sheet area that remains after punching is: (1) ( +2)/ 8 (2) (6 -)/2 (3) (4 -)/4 (4) ( -2)/ 4 (5) (14 -3 )/ 6

19. Find the area of the part of the circle (round punch) falling outside the square sheet. (1) /4 (2) ( -1)/2 (3) ( -1)/4 (4) ( -2)/2 (5) ( -2)/4

20. In the figure given below, AB is the chord of a circle with centre O. AB is extended to C such that BC = OB. The straight line CO is produced to meet the circle at D. If LACD = y degrees and LAOD = x degrees such that x = ky, then the value of k is? a) 3 b) 2 c) 1 d) none of these

21. A group of 630 children is arranged in rows for a group photograph session. Each row contains three fewer children than the row in front of it. What number of rows is not possible? CAT 2006 (1) 3 (2) 4 (3) 5 (4) 6 (5) 7

22. There are 6 tasks and 6 persons. Task 1 cannot be assigned either to person 1 or to person 2; task 2 must be assigned to either person 3 or person 4. Every person is to be assigned one task. In how many ways can the assignment be done? (1) 144 (2) 180 (3) 192 (4) 360

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Answer questions on the basis of the information given below: A significant amount of traffic flows from point S to point T in the one-way street network shown below. Points A, B, C, and D are junctions in the network, and the arrows mark the direction of traffic flow. The fuel cost in rupees for travelling along a street is indicated by the number adjacent to the arrow representing the street.

Motorists travelling from point S to point T would obviously take the route for which the total cost of travelling is the minimum. If two or more routes have the same least travel cost, then motorists are indifferent between them. Hence, the traffic gets evenly distributed among all the least cost routes. The government can control the flow of traffic only by levying appropriate toll at each junction. For example, if a motorist takes the route S-A-T (using junction A alone), then the total cost of travel would be Rs 14 (i.e., Rs 9 + Rs 5) plus the toll charged at junction A. 23. If the government wants to ensure that all motorists travelling from S to T pay the same amount (fuel costs and toll combined) regardless of the route they choose and the street from B to C is under repairs (and hence unusable), then a feasible set of toll charged (in rupees) at junctions A, B, C, and D respectively to achieve this goal is: (1) 2, 5, 3, 2 (2) 0, 5, 3, 1 (3) 1, 5, 3, 2 (4) 2, 3, 5, 1 (5) 1, 3, 5, 1

24. If the government wants to ensure that no traffic flows on the street from D to T, while equal amount of traffic flows through junctions A and C, then a feasible set of toll charged (in rupees) at junctions A, B, C, and D respectively to achieve this goal is: (1) 1, 5, 3, 3 (2) 1, 4, 4, 3 (3) 1, 5, 4, 2 (4) 0, 5, 2, 3 (5) 0, 5, 2, 2

25. If the government wants to ensure that all routes from S to T get the same amount of traffic, then a feasible set of toll charged (in rupees) at junctions A, B, C, and D respectively to achieve this goal is: (1) 0, 5, 2, 2 (2) 0, 5, 4, 1 (3) 1, 5, 3, 3 (4) 1, 5, 3, 2 (5) 1, 5, 4, 2

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26. The length, breadth and height of a room are in the ratio 3:2:1. If the breadth and height are halved while the length is doubled, then the total area of the four walls of the room will be? (1) Remain the same (2) Decrease by 13.64% (3) Decrease by 15% (4) Decrease by 18.75% (5) Decrease by 30%

Directions for Questions: Cities A and B are in different time zones. A is located 3000 km east of B. The table below describes the schedule of an airline operating non-stop flights between A and B. All the times indicated are local and on the same day. Departure Arrival City Time City Time B 8:00 AM A 3:00 PM A 4:00 PM B 8:00 PM Assume that planes cruise at the same speed in both directions. However, the effective speed is influenced by a steady wind blowing from east to west at 50 km per hour.

27. What is the time difference between A and B? (1) 1 hour and 30 minutes (2) 2 hours (3) 2 hours and 30 minutes (4) 1 hour (5) Cannot be determined

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Solutions DI 1. (4) Bets as following: Horse Amount Red Rs. 3000 White Rs. 2000 Black Rs. 1000 Consider the following 4 cases:

Option (1) The spotted horse could have finished in first or in third rank. In both the cases, option (1) could be correct. This is evident in Case I, above. Option (2) As evident in Case II above, this statement could be correct. Option (3) As evident in Case III above, this statement could be correct. Option (5) As evident in Case IV above, this statement could be correct. Option (4) If there are 3 horses between White and Red, then only two cases arise: Case (i): Red finishes first and White finishes last. This way; the least amount earned by Raju is (4 3000 + 0 2000) = Rs. 12000. Case (ii): White finishes first and Red finishes last. This way; the least amount earned by Raju is (4 2000 + 0 3000) = Rs. 8000. As the net balance with Raju is exactly Rs. 6000, statement in option (4) cannot be true. Hence, option (4) is the correct choice. 2. (3) We are given that Grey horse finished fourth. Consider the following 4 cases:

We can see that each of the 4 statements in the options. (1), (2), (4) and (5) hold true for cases-I, II, II, and IV respectively. In each of these cases, Raju ends up with Rs. 6000 only. Option (3): If White came in second, then Raju gets 3 2000 = Rs. 6000 from White horse, alone. For the Red (with a bet of Rs. 3000) and Black (with a bet of Rs. 1000) ranks First, Third and Fifth are possible. Hence Raju will earn a minimum of (3 1000) = Rs. 3000, additionally. Hence, his total balance will be at least Rs. 9000. As Rajus total balance is Rs. 6000, statement in option (3) cannot be true. 3. x + 10y + 50z = 107 No of cases will be Total No. of Cases = 18 Ans. 18

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(3) Since we have to maximize Adityas marks, let use take the base values of 50 marks in each section and try to reduce that by minimum values to ensure he doesnt get any call. We notice that by reducing the marks obtained in section C to 41, we ensure colleges 1, 2, 3 & 5 are ruled out. Now for colleges 4 & 6, reducing the marks obtained in section D to 43, ensures these colleges are also ruled out. Please note that we are reducing the score to 1 less than the minimum cut-off across all colleges for that particular section. In the other two sections A and B, Aditya may score 50 each. So, the maximum possible aggregate marks = 50 + 50 + 41 + 43 = 184 (2) Since Bhama got calls from all colleges, she has to score marks in each section equal to at least the maximum of the cut-offs across colleges which means 45, 45, 46 & 45 in section A, B, C, & D respectively. This makes her total to be 181 with which she will clear the overall cut-offs of all institutes also. (2) Amount of rice bought by the first customer = (X/2 + ) kgs Amount of rice remaining X - (X/2 + ) = (X-1)/2 kgs Amount of rice bought by the second customer 1/2 x (X-2)/2 + = (X+1)/4 kgs Amount of rice remaining = (X-1)/2 kgs - (X+1)/4 kgs = (X-3)/4 kgs Amount of rice bought by the third customer x (X-3)/4 +1/2 = (X+1)/8 kgs As per the information given in the question (X+1)/8 kgs = (X-3)/4 kgs because there is no rice left after the third customer has bought the rice. Therefore, the value of x = 7 kgs. Hence, option (2) is the correct choice. Ten years ago the total age of 8 members = 231 Today the age of 8 people = 231 + 80 = 311 Total age after 3 years when a man of 60 year died = 311 + 24 60 = 275 www.mbageeks.com

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Again after 3 year, the total age when one more member died = 275 + 24 60 = 239 So the current total age = 239 48 = 191 => The average age = 191/ 8 = 24(approx) Ans. 24 8. From Table 1 and Table 2. We have:

So it is least for Malaysia. Ans. Malaysia 9. India 8500 + 9000 = 17500 Thailand 10000 + 6000 = 16000 Malaysia 8000 + 4000 = 12000 Singapore 13000 + 4000 = 17000 So most expensive is India. Ans. India

10. 2 We know that xyz = 4. For minimum value of y, we must have x = y = z. Hence y = 22/3. 11. 2. the value will be minimum if p = q = r = 1. Hence the minimum value of expression will be 1. Option 1 and 3 are out. Value of the expression cannot be zero hence option 4 is out. Therefore the answer is option 2. 12. 4 One set is the given set itself. The other sets would have the common difference of 3, 9, 27, 37, 111 and 333. So in all there are 7 sets. 13. (3) Total sum of the numbers written on the blackboard (40 x 41)/2 = 820 When two numbers a and b are erased and replaced by a new number a + b 1, the total sum of the numbers written on the blackboard is reduced by 1. Since, this operation is repeated 39 times, therefore, the total sum of the numbers will be reduced by 1 39 = 39. Therefore, after 39 operations there will be only 1 number that will be left on the blackboard and that will be 820 39 = 781. Hence, option (3) is the correct choice. 14. (3) Positive integers are 1, 2, 3 ... . Thus, putting n = 1, a1+1 = a2, a2 3 a1 + 2 = 4 1 a2 3 + 2 = 4 www.mbageeks.com

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a2 = 5 At n = 2, a3 = a2 + 1, a3 3a2 + 2 = 4 2 a3 3 5 + 2 = 8 a3 = 21 General expression, for a1 = 1 = 31 2 1 for a2 = 5 = 32 2 2 for a3 = 21 = 33 2 3 ... and so on a100 = 3100 2 100 = 3100 200 15. 1) Subscription in Europe in 2006 = 380 Mn USD Subscription in Europe in 2007 = 500 Mn USD % change in 2007 = (500 380)/380 x 100 = 30% Therefore subscription (based upon the growth rate of 2007 over 2006) in 2008 should have been = 500 1.3 = 650 Mn USD (approx) Therefore difference from the estimated subscription = 650 600 = 50 Mn USD (approx) [Please note that the unit is mentioned neither in the question, nor in the options] 16. (1) Let total number of subscribers = 100x Number of men = 60x Therefore number of men in 2010 = 60x (1.05)7 = 84.42x (approx) Number of women = 40x Therefore number of women in 2010 = 40x 1.17 = 77.94x (approx) Therefore total number of subscribers = 84.42x + 77.94 = 162.36x % growth of subscribers (162.36x 100x)/100x = 62.36 (approx) 17. (4) Gap in 2008 = 780 600 = 180 Mn USD Gap in 2009 = 810 700 = 110 Mn USD Annual % change (110 180)/180x100= 39% Absolute change = 39% which is the highest. Among the other options, option (3)06-07 is closest, but it will lead to only 22% change in gap. 18. 2 Area of the square = 4. Area of the circle = pie(1)2. Area of the part outside the square = Circle small square = (pie-2)/2. Hence required area = 4 - pie + (pie-2)/2 = (6-pie)/2. 19. 4 Area of the circle outside the square = Area of circle Area of small square = - 2. Since 2 parts are outside the square the 20. (a) angle OBC = y = x (isos triangle). Then angle ABO = 2y (ext. angle). angle ABO = angle OAB = 2y (isos triangle). Angle AOB = (180 - 4y) (sum of angles = 180). Then angle DOA + AOB + BOC = 180; x + (180-4y) + y = 180; or x = 3y.

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21. 4 The number of children are x + (x 3) + (x 6) + Try different number of rows from the choices. For 6 rows, we get x + (x 3) + (x 6) + (x 9) + (x 12) + (x 15) = 630. Hence 6x = 585. We cannot get x as an integer, hence this is the answer. 22. 1 Task 1 can be assigned in 3 ways (3/4, 5, 6); task 2 can be assigned 2 ways; task 3 can be assigned in 4 ways; task 4 can be assigned 3 ways, and so on. Total = 2 x 3 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 144 ways 23.

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26. Area of four walls = 2(lh + bh) = 2(3x2 + 2x2) = 10x2. New length = 6x, breadth = x and height = x. New area = 2(3x2 + x2/2) = 7x2. Hence there is a decrease of 30%. 27. Given : 1. The distance between A and B is 3000 km. 2. A is east of B. 3. All the times indicated are local and on the same day. Let, the speed of planes = x kmph and time zone of B is a hours ahead of time zone of A (which means if there are 3:00 pm at A, there will be (3+a):00 pm at B) Now by the conditions given in questions 7 a = 3000 / (x 50) ....(1) 4 + a = 3000 / (x + 50) ....(2) By solving equation (1) and (2) simultaneously we get 11x2 6000x 27500 = 0 which gives x = 550 and 50/11(not possible) and a = 1. Short-cut: Now by putting the value of option (1) of this question as a in equation (1) we get x = 6000/11 + 50 , which do not satisfy any option of the next question By putting the value of option (2) of this question as a in equation (1) we get x = 650, which also not satisfy any option of next question By putting the value of option (3) of this question as a in equation (1) we get x = 2000 / 3 +50, which do not satisfy any option of next question By putting the value of option (4) of this question as a in equation (1) we get x = 550, which is the second option of next question. Ans. 1 hour 28. Given : 1. The distance between A and B is 3000 km. 2. A is east of B. www.mbageeks.com

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3. All the times indicated are local and on the same day. Let, the speed of planes = x kmph and time zone of B is a hours ahead of time zone of A (which means if there are 3:00 pm at A, there will be (3+a):00 pm at B) Now by the conditions given in questions 7 a = 3000 / (x 50) ....(1) 4 + a = 3000 / (x + 50) ....(2) By solving equation (1) and (2) simultaneously we get 11x2 6000x 27500 = 0 which gives x = 550 and 50/11(not possible) and a = 1. Short-cut: Now by putting the value of option (1) of this question as a in equation (1) we get x = 6000/11 + 50 , which do not satisfy any option of the next question By putting the value of option (2) of this question as a in equation (1) we get x = 650, which also not satisfy any option of next question By putting the value of option (3) of this question as a in equation (1) we get x = 2000/3+50, which do not satisfy any option of next question By putting the value of option (4) of this question as a in equation (1) we get x = 550, which is the second option of next question. Ans. 550 kmph

29. f(1) = 3600. for n = 2. f(1) + f(2) = 22 f(2) = 4f(2) f(2) = f(1)/3 = 3600/3 = 1200 f(1) + f(2) + f(3) = 9 f(3) 8 f(3) = 4800 f(3) = 600. f(1) + f(2) + f(3) + f(4) = 16 f(4) f (4) = 5400 / 15 = 360 f(1) + f(2) + f(3) + f(4) + f(5) = 25 f(5) f (5) = 5760/24 = 240 f(1) + f(2) + f(3) + f(4) + f(5) + f(6) = 36 f(6) f (6) = 6000 / 35= 171 approx. f(1) + f(2) + f(3) + f(4) + f(5) + f(6) + f(7) = 49 f(7) f (7) = 6171 / 48 = 1285 approx. f(1) + f(2) + f(3) + f(4) + f(5) + f(6) + f(7) + f(8) = 64 f(8) f(8) = 6299.5/63 = 100 approx f(1) + f(2) + f(3) + f(4) + f(5) + f(6) + f(7) + f(8) + f(9) = 81 f(9) = 6400 / 80 = 80 approx. Ans. 80 30. 5 Max value of the function will be when 2x + 3 = 3 4x, or x = 1/3. At x = 1/3, f(1/3) = max (2(1/3) + 1, 3 4(1/3)) = 5/3.

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