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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 101910^{19} is a multiple of 101510^{15} is

  1. A.

    125\frac{1}{25}

  2. B.

    112\frac{1}{12}

  3. C.

    120\frac{1}{20}

  4. D.

    116\frac{1}{16}

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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

  1. A.

    28

  2. B.

    29

  3. C.

    31

  4. D.

    33

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Correct answer: B

Question 3

The equation of the straight line passing through the point M(−5,4)M (-5,4), such that the portion of it between the axes is divided by the point MM into two equal halves, is

  1. A.

    10y−8x=8010y - 8x = 80

  2. B.

    8y+10x=808y + 10x = 80

  3. C.

    10y+8x=8010y + 8x = 80

  4. D.

    8y+10x+80=08y + 10x + 80 = 0

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Correct answer: A

Question 4

The value of cos⁡2(π8)+cos⁡2(3π8)+cos⁡2(5π8)+cos⁡2(7π8)\cos^2\left(\frac{\pi}{8}\right) + \cos^2\left(\frac{3\pi}{8}\right) + \cos^2\left(\frac{5\pi}{8}\right) + \cos^2\left(\frac{7\pi}{8}\right) is

  1. A.

    11

  2. B.

    32\frac{3}{2}

  3. C.

    22

  4. D.

    94\frac{9}{4}

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Correct answer: C

Question 5

If 112+122+132+…\frac{1}{1^2} + \frac{1}{2^2} + \frac{1}{3^2} + \ldots up to ∞=π26\infty = \frac{\pi^2}{6}, then the value of 112+132+152+…\frac{1}{1^2} + \frac{1}{3^2} + \frac{1}{5^2} + \ldots up to ∞\infty is

  1. A.

    π28\frac{\pi^2}{8}

  2. B.

    π216\frac{\pi^2}{16}

  3. C.

    π212\frac{\pi^2}{12}

  4. D.

    π236\frac{\pi^2}{36}

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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

  1. A.

    49\frac{4}{9}

  2. B.

    59\frac{5}{9}

  3. C.

    415\frac{4}{15}

  4. D.

    215\frac{2}{15}

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Correct answer: A

Question 7

If log⁡5(log⁡8(x2−1))=0\log_5(\log_8(x^2 - 1)) = 0, then a possible value of xx is

  1. A.

    22\sqrt{2}

  2. B.

    2\sqrt{2}

  3. C.

    2

  4. D.

    3

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Correct answer: D

Question 8

Consider the following statements:
(i) When (0<x<1)(0 < x < 1), then (11+x<1−x+x2)(\frac{1}{1+x} < 1 - x + x^2)
(ii) When (0<x<1)(0 < x < 1), then (11+x>1−x+x2)(\frac{1}{1+x} > 1 - x + x^2)
(iii) When (−1<x<0)(-1 < x < 0), then (11+x<1−x+x2)(\frac{1}{1+x} < 1 - x + x^2)
(iv) When (−1<x<0)(-1 < x < 0), then (11+x>1−x+x2)(\frac{1}{1+x} > 1 - x + x^2)
Then the correct statements are:

  1. A.

    (i) and (ii)

  2. B.

    (ii) and (iv)

  3. C.

    (i) and (iv)

  4. 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?

  1. A.

    1

  2. B.

    2

  3. C.

    3

  4. 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

  1. A.

    33+43\dfrac{\sqrt{33} + 4}{3}

  2. B.

    33+53\dfrac{\sqrt{33} + 5}{3}

  3. C.

    33+63\dfrac{\sqrt{33} + 6}{3}

  4. D.

    33+73\dfrac{\sqrt{33} + 7}{3}

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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

  1. A.

    102

  2. B.

    38

  3. C.

    98

  4. D.

    42

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Correct answer: B

Question 12

Given f(x)=x2+log⁡3xf(x) = x^2 + \log_3 x and g(y)=2y+f(y)g(y) = 2y + f(y), then the value of g(3)g(3) equals

  1. A.

    16

  2. B.

    15

  3. C.

    25

  4. D.

    26

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Correct answer: A

Question 13

A 2×22 \times 2 matrix is filled with four distinct integers randomly chosen from the set {1,2,3,4,5,6}\{1,2,3,4,5,6\}. Then the probability that the matrix generated in such a way is singular is

  1. A.

    245\frac{2}{45}

  2. B.

    145\frac{1}{45}

  3. C.

    415\frac{4}{15}

  4. D.

    115\frac{1}{15}

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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 3:13:1. Bharat joined Ashok after

  1. A.

    2 months

  2. B.

    3 months

  3. C.

    4 months

  4. D.

    6 months

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Correct answer: C

Question 15

The average marks of 66 students in a test is 6464. All the students got different marks, one of the students obtained 7070 marks and all other students scored 4040 or above. The maximum possible difference between the second highest and the second lowest marks is

  1. A.

    50

  2. B.

    54

  3. C.

    57

  4. 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.

DayMondayMondayTuesdayTuesdayWednesdayWednesdayThursdayThursdayFridayFriday
QuoteSellBuySellBuySellBuySellBuySellBuy
Dabur460462455458432433444447461462
Marico345346335336365368372375372374
HUL1931193319521955197919812044204819661969
ITC237238238239246251221225253256
Britannia3044304631003101311031153025302731403144
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

  1. A.

    Marico

  2. B.

    HUL

  3. C.

    ITC

  4. 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

  1. A.

    2.80 percent

  2. B.

    3.00 percent

  3. C.

    3.20 percent

  4. 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

  1. A.

    Monday

  2. B.

    Tuesday

  3. C.

    Thursday

  4. 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

  1. A.

    6,125

  2. B.

    6,126

  3. C.

    6,127

  4. 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

  1. A.

    Tuesday

  2. B.

    Wednesday

  3. C.

    Thursday

  4. D.

    Friday

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Correct answer: D

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