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Previous-year paper · 20 questions
IPMAT Indore 2020
Quantitative Aptitude · Multiple choice
Question 1
The probability that a randomly chosen factor of is a multiple of is
- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
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Correct answer: D
Question 2
The number of acute angled triangles whose sides are three consecutive positive integers and whose perimeter is at most 100 is
- A.
28
- B.
29
- C.
31
- D.
33
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Correct answer: B
Question 3
The equation of the straight line passing through the point , such that the portion of it between the axes is divided by the point into two equal halves, is
- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
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Correct answer: A
Question 4
The value of is
- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
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Correct answer: C
Question 5
If up to , then the value of up to is
- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
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Correct answer: A
Question 6
A man is known to speak the truth on an average 4 out of 5 times. He throws a die and reports that it is a five. The probability that it is actually a five is
- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
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Correct answer: A
Question 7
If , then a possible value of is
- A.
2
- B.
- C.
2
- D.
3
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Correct answer: D
Question 8
Consider the following statements:
(i) When , then
(ii) When , then
(iii) When , then
(iv) When , then
Then the correct statements are:
- A.
(i) and (ii)
- B.
(ii) and (iv)
- C.
(i) and (iv)
- D.
(ii) and (iii)
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Correct answer: C
Question 9
Fifty litres of a mixture of milk and water contains 30 percent of water. This mixture is added to eighty litres of another mixture of milk and water that contains 20 percent of water. Then, how many litres of water should be added to the resulting mixture to obtain a final mixture that contains 25 percent of water?
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
4
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Correct answer: B
Question 10
Three workers working together need 1 hour to construct a wall. The first worker, working alone, can construct the wall twice as fast as the third worker, and can complete the task an hour sooner than the second worker. Then, the average of time taken in hours by three workers, when working alone, to construct the wall is
- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
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Correct answer: A
Question 11
In a class, students are assigned roll numbers from 1 to 140. All students with even roll numbers opted for cricket, all those whose roll numbers are divisible by 5 opted for football, and all those whose roll numbers are divisible by 3 opted for basketball. The number of students who did not opt for any of the three sports is
- A.
102
- B.
38
- C.
98
- D.
42
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Correct answer: B
Question 12
Given and , then the value of equals
- A.
16
- B.
15
- C.
25
- D.
26
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Correct answer: A
Question 13
A matrix is filled with four distinct integers randomly chosen from the set . Then the probability that the matrix generated in such a way is singular is
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- B.
- C.
- D.
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Correct answer: A
Question 14
Ashok started a business with a certain investment. After a few months, Bharat joined him investing half the amount of Ashok's initial investment. At the end of the first year, the total profit was divided between them in the ratio . Bharat joined Ashok after
- A.
2 months
- B.
3 months
- C.
4 months
- D.
6 months
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Correct answer: C
Question 15
The average marks of students in a test is . All the students got different marks, one of the students obtained marks and all other students scored or above. The maximum possible difference between the second highest and the second lowest marks is
- A.
50
- B.
54
- C.
57
- D.
58
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Correct answer: B
Read the passage or information below
The table below presents the quoted buy and sell prices of five stocks during the five trading days of a given week. The quoted sell price is the price at which an investor can sell a stock in the market. The quoted buy price is the price at which an investor can buy a stock from the market. All the quoted numbers are in Indian Rupees.
| Day | Monday | Monday | Tuesday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Thursday | Friday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quote | Sell | Buy | Sell | Buy | Sell | Buy | Sell | Buy | Sell | Buy |
| Dabur | 460 | 462 | 455 | 458 | 432 | 433 | 444 | 447 | 461 | 462 |
| Marico | 345 | 346 | 335 | 336 | 365 | 368 | 372 | 375 | 372 | 374 |
| HUL | 1931 | 1933 | 1952 | 1955 | 1979 | 1981 | 2044 | 2048 | 1966 | 1969 |
| ITC | 237 | 238 | 238 | 239 | 246 | 251 | 221 | 225 | 253 | 256 |
| Britannia | 3044 | 3046 | 3100 | 3101 | 3110 | 3115 | 3025 | 3027 | 3140 | 3144 |
| Britannia |
Question 16
If an investor had Rs 36,00,000 to invest in any particular single stock, and she could buy the stock only on Monday and sell it off only on Friday, then the stock she should buy on Monday to earn the maximum possible profit during the week is
- A.
Marico
- B.
HUL
- C.
ITC
- D.
Britannia
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Correct answer: A
Question 17
If an investor planned to invest Rs 36,00,000 in purchasing the stocks of HUL on Monday, sell them off on Wednesday and use the entire proceeds to purchase the stocks of Britannia on the same day and sell them off again on Friday, then the total investment return during the week would be
- A.
2.80 percent
- B.
3.00 percent
- C.
3.20 percent
- D.
3.40 percent
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Correct answer: C
Question 18
The difference between the quoted buy and sell price of a stock is referred to as the spread of the stock. The average spread of the stocks is lowest on
- A.
Monday
- B.
Tuesday
- C.
Thursday
- D.
Friday
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Correct answer: A
Question 19
A brokerage firm charges 0.1 percent trading commission on the value of shares bought or sold through its trading platform. If an investor bought 1000 shares of Britannia on Tuesday, and sold all of them on Thursday, then the total brokerage fee that will be charged from the investor is
- A.
6,125
- B.
6,126
- C.
6,127
- D.
6,128
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Correct answer: B
Question 20
If you had decided to invest Rs.36,00,000 worth of ITC stocks on Monday, then the day of the week you should choose to sell the stocks to earn the maximum possible profit would be
- A.
Tuesday
- B.
Wednesday
- C.
Thursday
- D.
Friday
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Correct answer: D
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