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Previous-year paper · 40 questions
IPMAT Indore 2019
Quantitative Aptitude · Multiple choice
Question 1
If the compound interest earned on a certain sum for 2 years is twice the amount of simple interest for 2 years, then the rate of interest per annum is _______ percent
- A.
200%
- B.
2%
- C.
4%
- D.
400%
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Correct answer: A
Question 2
The maximum value of the natural number for which divides is
- A.
6
- B.
7
- C.
8
- D.
9
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Correct answer: C
Question 3
The remainder when is divided by is
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
4
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Correct answer: B
Question 4
Placing which of the following two digits at the right end of makes the resultant six digit number divisible by and :
- A.
96
- B.
78
- C.
42
- D.
54
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Correct answer: A
Question 5
In a school of the boys like cricket and like football. If like both Cricket and Football, then
- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
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Correct answer: A
Question 6
In a class of 65 students 40 like cricket, 25 like football and 20 like hockey. 10 students like both cricket and football, 8 students like football and hockey and 5 students like all three sports. If all the students like at least one sport, then the number of students who like both cricket and hockey is
- A.
7
- B.
8
- C.
10
- D.
12
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Correct answer: A
Question 7
If satisfies the inequality , then the largest possible value of is
- A.
3
- B.
1
- C.
2
- D.
No real values of x satisfies the inequality
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Correct answer: B
Question 8
If are real numbers and , then the set of values can take is:
- A.
[-1,2]
- B.
[-, 2]
- C.
[-1,1]
- D.
[-, 1]
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Correct answer: D
Question 9
The inequality holds true for
- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
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Correct answer: A
Question 10
The set of values of which satisfy the inequality is
- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
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Correct answer: D
Question 11
A chord is drawn inside a circle, such that the length of the chord is equal to the radius of the circle. Now, two circles are drawn, one on each side of the chord, each touching the chord at its midpoint and the original circle. Let k be the ratio of the areas of the bigger inscribed circle and the smaller inscribed circle, then k equals
- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
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Correct answer: D
Question 12
Points , , , and are taken on sides , , , and of square respectively, so that . Then the ratio of the area of to the area of is
- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
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Correct answer: C
Question 13
On a circular path of radius 6 m a boy starts from a point on the circumference and walks along a chord of length 3 m. He then walks along another chord of length 2 m to reach point . The point lies on the minor arc . The distance between point from point is
- A.
m
- B.
m
- C.
m
- D.
m
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Correct answer: A
Question 14
The area enclosed by the curve is
- A.
12 square units
- B.
3 square units
- C.
4 square units
- D.
24 square units
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Correct answer: A
Question 15
Two points on a ground are 1 m apart. If a cow moves in the field in such a way that its distance from the two points is always in ratio then
- A.
the cow moves in a straight line
- B.
the cow moves in a circle
- C.
the cow moves in a parabola
- D.
the cow moves in a hyperbola
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Correct answer: B
Question 16
Given that , the range of is
- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
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Correct answer: D
Question 17
If , then equals
- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
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Correct answer: D
Question 18
If inverse of the matrix is , then the value of is
- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
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Correct answer: A
Question 19
The function is
- A.
positive and monotonically increasing for x and x
- B.
negative and monotonically decreasing for x and x
- C.
negative and monotonically increasing for x and positive and monotonically increasing for x
- D.
positive and monotonically increasing for x and negative and monotonically decreasing for x
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Correct answer: C
Question 20
For , the minimum value of the function is
- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
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Correct answer: D
Question 21
Let be the roots of and be the roots of where p and q are integers. If are in geometric progression then is
- A.
-34
- B.
30
- C.
26
- D.
-38
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Correct answer: A
Question 22
If , then the value of is
- A.
31
- B.
32
- C.
30
- D.
29
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Correct answer: A
Question 23
The number of terms common to both the arithmetic progressions and is
- A.
17
- B.
16
- C.
19
- D.
15
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Correct answer: A
Question 24
From a pack of 52 cards, we draw one by one, without replacement. If is the probability that an Ace will appear at the turn, then
- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
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Correct answer: D
Question 25
A die is thrown three times and the sum of the three numbers is found to be 15. The probability that the first throw was a four is
- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
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Correct answer: C
Question 26
In a given village there are only three sizes of families: families with 2 members, families with 4 members and families with 6 members. The proportion of families with 2, 4 and 6 members are roughly equal. A poll is conducted in this village wherein a person is chosen at random and asked about his/her family size. The average family size computed by sampling 1000 such persons from the village would be closest to
- A.
4
- B.
4.667
- C.
4.333
- D.
3.667
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Correct answer: B
Question 27
The value of is
- A.
0.5
- B.
30
- C.
2
- D.
1
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Correct answer: D
Question 28
The inequality implies that
- A.
for and for
- B.
for and for
- C.
for
- D.
for
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Correct answer: A
Question 29
Three cubes with integer edge lengths are given. It is known that the sum of their surface areas is . Then the possible values of the sum of their volumes are
- A.
and
- B.
and
- C.
and
- D.
and
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Correct answer: A
Question 30
Determine the greatest number among the following four numbers:
- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
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Correct answer: B
Question 31
The number of points, having both coordinates as integers, that lie in the interior of the triangle with vertices and is
- A.
435
- B.
465
- C.
450
- D.
464
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Correct answer: A
Question 32
Two small insects, which are metres apart, take minutes to pass each other when they are flying towards each other, and minutes to meet each other when they are flying in the same direction. Then, the ratio of the speed of the slower insect to that of the faster insect is
- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
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Correct answer: C
Question 33
An alloy has copper and zinc in the proportion of (by weight), while another alloy has the same metals in the proportion of (by weight). If these two alloys are mixed in the proportion of (by weight), a new alloy is formed, which has equal contents of copper and zinc. Then, the proportion of copper and zinc in the alloy , formed by mixing the two alloys and in the proportion of (by weight) is
- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
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Correct answer: C
Question 34
How many different numbers can be formed by using only the digits 1 and 3 which are smaller than 3000000?
- A.
64
- B.
128
- C.
190
- D.
254
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Correct answer: C
Question 35
There are numbers each of them being or . If it is known that then
- A.
is a multiple of 2 but not a multiple of 4
- B.
is a multiple of 3
- C.
can be any multiple of 4
- D.
The only possible value of is 4
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Correct answer: C
Read the passage or information below
Analyze the given data for exports and imports of rubber in Rs. crores from 2006 to 2017 and answer the questions based on the analysis.
Question 36
Average annual exports for the given period 2006-2017 was approximately
- A.
Rs. 230 Cr
- B.
Rs. 220 Cr
- C.
Rs. 210 Cr
- D.
Rs. 190 Cr
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Correct answer: B
Question 37
The percentage decline in exports during the period 2006-2011 is more than the percentage decline in exports during 2012-2017 by approximately
- A.
16.5
- B.
20.5
- C.
12.5
- D.
21.5
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Correct answer: A
Question 38
The maximum difference between imports and exports is
- A.
Rs. 60 Cr
- B.
Rs. 110 Cr
- C.
Rs. 120 Cr
- D.
Rs. 100 Cr
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Correct answer: C
Question 39
Balance of trade is defined as imports subtracted from exports ( = exports - imports). Which of the following blocks of three years has witnessed the largest average negative balance of trade?
- A.
2007-2009
- B.
2015-2017
- C.
2014-2016
- D.
2010-2012
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Correct answer: D
Question 40
The percentage increase in imports over the previous year is maximum during
- A.
2009 to 2010
- B.
2010 to 2011
- C.
2013 to 2014
- D.
2008 to 2009
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Correct answer: A
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