SECTION: QA
Section : QA
Q.1: From a rectangle ABCD of area 768 sq cm, a semicircular part
with diameter AB and area 72π sq cm is removed. The perimeter
of the leftover portion, in cm, is
1. 82 + 24π
2. 88 + 12π
3. 80 + 16π
4. 86 + 8π
D C
𝑨𝑹 = 𝟕𝟔𝟖
𝑨𝑺𝑪 = 𝟕𝟐𝝅
A B
Radius of semi-circle= 𝑟
𝐴𝑆𝐶 = 72𝜋
1 2
𝜋𝑟 = 72𝜋
2
𝑟 = 12
𝐴𝐵 = 2𝑟 = 24
𝐴𝑅 = 768
𝐴𝐷 × 𝐴𝐵 = 768
768
𝐴𝐷 = = 32
24
𝐶𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑢𝑚𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑙𝑒 2 × 𝜋 × 12
𝑙(𝑎𝑟𝑐𝐴𝐵 ) = = = 12𝜋
2 2
Answer: 1098
Answer: 24 A
30 25
P Q
20 ?
B C
Answer: 8
Q.5: A water tank has inlets of two types A and B. All inlets of type A
when open, bring in water at the same rate. All inlets of type B,
when open, bring in water at the same rate. The empty tank is
completely filled in 30 minutes if 10 inlets of type A and 45 inlets
of type B are open, and in 1 hour if 8 inlets of type A and 18 inlets
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of type B are open. In how many minutes will the empty tank get
completely filled if 7 inlets of type A and 27 inlets of type B are
open?
Answer: 48
We have 30min and 60min mentioned in the question. Let the total
work be LCM of 30 and 60 i.e. 60 units. We took the LCM so as to avoid
fractions in calculation. This method is discussed in detail in CAT-2019
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TW = 60 units (filling a tank needs 60 units of work)
Let rate (work done per min) of type A inlet pipe be 𝑎 units/min
and rate of type B inlet pipe be 𝑏 units/min.
1 1
Solve ① & ② and get 𝑎 = 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑠/𝑚𝑖𝑛 , 𝑏 = 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑠/𝑚𝑖𝑛
20 30
Q.6: The smallest integer 𝒏 for which 𝟒𝒏 > 𝟏𝟕𝟏𝟗 holds, is closest to
1. 33
2. 35
3. 37
4. 39
Q.7: Points A, P, Q and B lie on the same line such that P, Q and B are,
respectively, 100 km, 200 km and 300 km away from A. Cars 1 and
2 leave A at the same time and move towards B. Simultaneously,
car 3 leaves B and moves towards A. Car 3 meets car 1 at Q, and
car 2 at P. If each car is moving in uniform speed then the ratio of
the speed of car 2 to that of car 1 is
1. 2:7
2. 2:9 1 3
100 100 100
3. 1:4 2 A P Q B
4. 1:2
𝑑3 𝑑1
=
𝑣3 𝑣1
=> 𝑣1 = 2𝑣3 …①
Answer: 4000
8
Interest accrued to Ankit= X ×
100
8
Ankit’s due = X + (X × ) …this is principal + interest
100
10
Amount obtained by Gopal= (X + Y) + (X + Y) × …P+SI
100
10 8 8
(X + Y) × −X× =X× …①
100 100 100
Had Gopal lent Rs. X+2Y to Ishan at 10%, then the net interest retained
by him would have increased by Rs. 150.
10 8 8
(X + Y) × −X× =X× + 150 ….②
100 100 100
10
② – ① => Y × = 150
100
Y = 1500
Substitute this in ①
X = 2500
X + Y = 4000
1. 6√2
2. 8
3. 2𝜋
O
5 120° 5
A B
𝐴𝐵 = √75 = 5√3
Q.10: The scores of Amal and Bimal in an examination are in the ratio
11 : 14. After an appeal, their scores increase by the same
amount and their new scores are in the ratio 47 : 56. The ratio of
Bimal’s new score to that of his original score is
1. 8 : 5
2. 3 : 2
3. 4 : 3
Method 1:
𝑆𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑒𝐴𝑚𝑎𝑙 : 𝑆𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑒𝐵𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑙 = 11: 14
𝑆𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑒𝐴𝑚𝑎𝑙 = 11𝑘
𝑆𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑒𝐵𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑙 = 14𝑘
After an appeal, their scores increase by 𝑚
11𝑘+𝑚 47
New ratio= = => 616𝑘 + 56𝑚 = 658𝑘 + 47𝑚
14𝑘+𝑚 56
𝑚 14
=
𝑘 3
14𝑘+𝑚
ratio of Bimal’s new score to that of his original score =
14𝑘
𝑚 14 4
=1+ =1+ =
14𝑘 14×3 3
Method 2:
𝑂𝑙𝑑 𝑆𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑒𝐴𝑚𝑎𝑙 : 𝑂𝑙𝑑 𝑆𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑒𝐵𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑙 = 11: 14
Answer: 20
Answer: 105
𝑥+𝑦+𝑧
= 80
3
𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 240 …①
𝑥+𝑦+𝑧+𝑢+𝑣
= 75
5
𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 + 𝑢 + 𝑣 = 375 …②
② – ① => 𝑢 + 𝑣 = 105 …③
1. 1:3
2. 2:5
3. 1:4
4. 3 : 10
𝑎 + 2𝑏 + 3𝑐 = 120 …①
3𝑎 + 2𝑏 + 𝑐 = 180 …②
② – ① => 𝑎 − 𝑐 = 30 …③
4×③ – ① + ④ => 3𝑎 = 9𝑑
𝑑: 𝑎 = 1: 3
1. 55%
2. 52%
3. 48%
4. 50%
Now, m% is mixed with 20% solution in equal volume and final strength
is 31.25
𝑚 + 20
= 31.25
2
20 + 3𝑠
+ 20
4 = 31.25
2
𝑠 = 50%
Q.15: For two sets A and B, let AΔB denote the set of elements which
belong to A or B but not both. If P = {1,2,3,4}, Q = {2,3,5,6,}, R =
{1,3,7,8,9}, S = {2,4,9,10}, then the number of elements in
(PΔQ)Δ(RΔS) is
1. 7
2. 8
3. 9
4. 6
PΔQ = {1, 4, 5, 6}
Q.16: A triangle ABC has area 32 sq units and its side BC, of length 8
units, lies on the line x = 4. Then the shortest possible distance
between A and the point (0,0) is
1. 4√2 units
2. 8 units C
3. 4 units
𝑥=4
4. 2√2 units A D
0,0
Shortest distance between A and (0,0) will occur when point A is on the
𝑥 axis.
1
ADꞱBC, so ar(∆ABC)= 𝐵𝐶 × 𝐴𝐷
2
1
32 = × 8 × 𝐴𝐷
2
𝐴𝐷 = 8
So, distance between A and (0,0) is 4 units.
Answer: 10
Q.18: There are two drums, each containing a mixture of paints A and
B. In drum 1, A and B are in the ratio 18 : 7. The mixtures from
drums 1 and 2 are mixed in the ratio 3 : 4 and in this final
mixture, A and B are in the ratio 13 : 7. In drum 2, then A and B
were in the ratio
1. 239 : 161
2. 220 : 149
3. 229 : 141
4. 251 : 163
13
3 𝐶2 − 20
=
4 13 − 18
20 25
239
𝐶2 =
400
So ratio of A in drum 2 is 239/400.
Ratio of A/B = 239/(400 – 239) = 239/161
1. 14.5
2. 13.5
3. 11
4. 12
Method 1:
We have 16 days and 17 days mentioned in the question. To avoid
fractions in calculation we assume total work to be LCM of 16 and 17
i.e. 272 units.
Total work = 272 units
Let rate of Ramesh (work done per day) = r
and rate of Ganesh (work done per day) = g
They together complete 272units work in 16 days
153
Days for remaining work = 34 = 13.5
3
Method 2:
Let rate of Ramesh (work done per day) = r
and rate of Ganesh (work done per day) = g
The 17th day they are working is because Ramesh lost 30% of his
efficiency.
On 17th day Ganesh and Ramesh will do work = (𝑔 + 0.7𝑟)
This extra work is to compensate 0.3𝑟 work that Ramesh had to do but
didn’t do for 9 days (16 – 7).
So, 𝑔 + 0.7𝑟 = 0.3𝑟 × 9
𝑔 = 2𝑟
If Ganesh alone worked after Ramesh got sick, then 9 days’ worth of
Ramesh’s work, Ganesh will do in 4.5 days as his efficiency is double
than that of Ramesh. And his part of work will require him usual 9 days
to finish.
So total days = 4.5 + 9 = 13.5 days
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Q.20: If A = {62n – 35n – 1: n = 1,2,3,...} and B = {35(n-1) : n = 1,2,3,...}
then which of the following is true?
A = 62n – 35n – 1
Remainder when A is divided by 35
R=1 R=-1 R=0
62𝑛 − 1 − 35𝑛 36𝑛 − 1 − 35𝑛
=
35 35
Remainder = 1-1+0 = 0 => A is a multiple of 35
At n=1, A=0, at n=2, A=1225 => A’s successive values are far apart
Whereas B covers all the multiples of 35 (n=2, B=35; n=3,B=70…)
So all the multiples of 35 that are in A, will come in B as well and there
are many multiples of 35 which are in B but not in A.
Option 2 is the correct answer.
Q.21: On a long stretch of east-west road, A and B are two points such
that B is 350 km west of A. One car starts from A and another
from B at the same time. If they move towards each other, then
they meet after 1 hour. If they both move towards east, then
they meet in 7 hrs. The difference between their speeds, in km
per hour, is
Answer: 50
1. 24/5
2. 16/5
3. 47/10
4. 1
𝑝3 = 𝑞 4 = 𝑟 5 = 𝑠 6 = 𝑘
1 1 1 1
𝑝=𝑘 , 𝑞=𝑘 , 𝑟=𝑘 , 𝑠=𝑘
3 4 5 6
1 1 1 1 1 1 47 47 47
log 𝑠 𝑝𝑞𝑟 = log 1 (𝑘 3 × 𝑘 4 × 𝑘 5 ) = 6 log 𝑘 𝑘 3+4+5 = 6 log 𝑘 𝑘 60 = 6 × =
𝑘6 60 10
1. 20.5
2. 30.3
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3. 25.4
4. 35.2
10
72 − × 72 = 72 − 7.2 = 64.8%
100
Alcohol percentage in final mixture is 64.8% so water in final mixture
will be 35.2%.
Q.24: If the sum of squares of two numbers is 97, then which one of
the following cannot be their product?
1. 48
2. 64
3. -32
4. 16
97
( ) ≥ 𝑎𝑏
2
48.5 ≥ 𝑎𝑏
So ab cannot be 64.
Q.25: How many two-digit numbers, with a non-zero digit in the units
place, are there which are more than thrice the number formed
by interchanging the positions of its digits?
1. 6
2. 8
3. 7
4. 5
1. 80707
2. 80730
3. 80773
4. 80751
23 23 23 23
∑ 𝑇𝑛 = 16 × ∑ 𝑛2 + 40 × ∑ 𝑛 + ∑ 21
1 1 1 1
16 × 23 × 24 × 47 40 × 23 × 24
= + + (21 × 23) = 80707
6 2
Q.27: Points A and B are 150 km apart. Cars 1 and 2 travel from A to B,
but car 2 starts from A when car 1 is already 20 km away from A.
Each car travels at a speed of 100 kmph for the first 50 km, at 50
kmph for the next 50 km, and at 25 kmph for the last 50 km. The
distance, in km, between car 2 and B when car 1 reaches B is
Answer: 5
1 100km/hr 50km/hr 25km/hr
2 A 50km P 50km Q 50km B
20 1
Time taken by car 1 to cover first 20 km = = ℎ𝑟𝑠
100 5
1. 4:24 pm
2. 4:12 pm
3. 4:48 pm
4. 4:36 pm
On Wednesday, A worked till 5 pm. If it had worked till 8pm then the
tank would have been full (like on Monday). So, A needed 3 more hours
to fill the tank on Wednesday but B filled it up in 2 hours (by working
5pm-7pm).
Method 1:
Rate of work of A:B is in ratio 2:3 as time taken is in ratio 3:2
Let the rate of A (work done per hour) be 2k unit/hr
and rate of B be 3k unit/hr.
Let the capacity of tank be Q litres.
𝑄
Monday: time taken by A to fill Q = . So, if tank got filled at 8pm, that
2𝑘
𝑄
means it got emptied at time = 8 −
2𝑘
𝑄
Tuesday: time taken by B to fill Q = . So, if tank got filled at 6pm, that
3𝑘
𝑄
means it got emptied at time = 6 −
3𝑘
𝑄 𝑄
8− =6−
2𝑘 3𝑘
𝑄
= 12
𝑘
𝑄
So on Monday, it got emptied at (8 − ), i.e. 8 − 6 = 2 𝑝𝑚
2𝑘
Tuesday and Wednesday will also give the same time for tank getting
emptied.
Time taken on Thursday when both A and B work together
𝑄 12
= = = 2.4 ℎ𝑟𝑠 = 2ℎ𝑟 + (0.4 × 60)𝑚𝑖𝑛 = 2ℎ𝑟𝑠24𝑚𝑖𝑛
2𝑘 + 3𝑘 5
Method 2:
To fill some part of tank, A takes 3hrs and B takes 2hrs and the
difference in their time taken is of 1 hr.
Q.29: The area of a rectangle and the square of its perimeter are in
the ratio 1 ∶ 25. Then the lengths of the shorter and longer sides
of the rectangle are in the ratio
1. 1:3
2. 3:8
3. 2:9
4. 1:4
𝑙𝑏 1
=
[2(𝑙 + 𝑏)]2 25
(𝑙 + 𝑏)2 25
=
𝑙𝑏 4
𝑙2 + 2𝑙𝑏 + 𝑏 2 25
=
𝑙𝑏 4
𝑙2 2𝑙𝑏 𝑏 2 25
+ + =
𝑙𝑏 𝑙𝑏 𝑙𝑏 4
𝑙 𝑏 17
+ =
𝑏 𝑙 4
𝑙
Put = 𝑥
𝑏
1 1
𝑥+ =4+
𝑥 4
𝑏 1
𝑥 = 4 and =
𝑙 4
Q.30: Let t1, t2,… be real numbers such that t1+t2+…+tn = 2n2+9n+13,
for every positive integer n ≥ 2. If tk=103, then k equals
Answer: 24
𝑡1 + 𝑡2 + ⋯ + 𝑡𝑘−1 + 𝑡𝑘 = 2𝑘 2 + 9𝑘 + 13 …①
𝑡1 + 𝑡2 + ⋯ + 𝑡𝑘−1 = 2(𝑘 − 1)2 + 9(𝑘 − 1) + 13 …②
① – ② =>
1. 45
2. 20
3. 48
4. 23
Equate ① & ②
51×A + a1 = 52A – 52
a1 = A – 52
for largest a1 we need largest A which is AM of a2, a3, ..., a52
a52 = 100,
so, we can take all consecutive integers from a52 = 50 to a52 = 100
A = AM = 75
Max. a1 = A – 52 = 75 – 52 = 23
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
Q.32: 𝐥𝐨𝐠 − + − + − + =?
𝟐 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝟒 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝟓 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝟐𝟎 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝟐𝟓 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝟓𝟎 𝟏𝟎𝟎
1. ½
2. 10
3. -4
𝟏
= 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟐
𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝟐 𝟏𝟎𝟎
𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟐 − 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟒 + 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟓 − 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟏𝟎 + 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟐𝟎 − 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟐𝟓 + 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟓𝟎
1. 5≤s≤7 D C
2. s≤6
3. s≥6
s A = 48
4. s≠6
A E 8 B
ar(ABCD) = 𝐴𝐵 × 𝐷𝐸
48 = 8 × 𝐷𝐸
𝐷𝐸 = 6