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Previous-year paper · 15 questions

IPMAT Indore 2026

Quantitative Aptitude · Short answers

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Five friends A, B, C, D, and E go on a trip together. Each of them likes at least one of the following three activities: Countryside Sightseeing, Shopping, and Adventure Sports such that:

  • No two friends like exactly the same set of activities.
  • A, B and E like exactly two activities each.
  • D likes only Countryside Sightseeing.
  • C likes more number of activities compared to D.

Question 1

The number of friends who like both Shopping and Adventure Sports is ___

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Correct answer: 2

Question 2

Ram purchased 3 oranges at Rs. 20 each and 5 mangoes at Rs. 38 each and then sold them by offering discounts of 25% and 20% on the fixed marked prices of oranges and mangoes, respectively. If he earned a profit of 50% on selling the oranges alone, and a total profit of 32% on selling all the fruits, then the marked price of each mango was ___

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Correct answer: 60

Question 3

The remainder when 7103+71017^{103} + 7^{101} is divided by 99 is ___

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Correct answer: 2

Read the passage or information below

Five friends A, B, C, D, and E go on a trip together. Each of them likes at least one of the following three activities: Countryside Sightseeing, Shopping, and Adventure Sports such that:

  • No two friends like exactly the same set of activities.
  • A, B and E like exactly two activities each.
  • D likes only Countryside Sightseeing.
  • C likes more number of activities compared to D.

Question 4

The number of ways in which a pair of friends can be chosen for a trip from those who like Adventure Sports is ___

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Correct answer: 3

Question 5

If nn is an integer such that ∣n+6∣−∣n−3∣100−n3≥0\frac{|n+6|-|n-3|}{\sqrt{100-n^3}} \geq 0, then the number of possible values of nn is ___

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Correct answer: 6

Question 6

In a company, initially the ratio of the foreign and domestic workers was 5 : 8. When some foreign and 12 domestic workers left the company, this ratio became 2 : 3. Later, when 10 more foreign workers were replaced by 10 new domestic workers, this ratio became 3 : 7. The initial number of domestic workers in the company was ___

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Correct answer: 72

Question 7

The number of ways in which three distinct integers can be chosen from the set {1,2,…,9}\{1, 2, \ldots, 9\} such that their product is divisible by 4, is ___

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Correct answer: 54

Question 8

Savitri borrowed 10000 rupees from a bank for a period of two years at a fixed interest rate of 10% per annum, compounded semi-annually, and paid back 5025 rupees at the end of first year. Then, the amount, in rupees, to be paid at the end of second year is ___

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Correct answer: 6615

Question 9

A man starts walking from point A to point B at 4 km/hr. After 30 minutes, a woman starts from point A at 6 km/hr. If the woman reaches point B 20 minutes earlier than the man, then the distance between A and B in km is ___

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Correct answer: 10

Question 10

If x,yx, y are real numbers and equations x2−12x+35=0x^2 - 12x + 35 = 0 and x2+ax+105=0x^2 + ax + 105 = 0 have at least one common root, then the minimum possible value of y2+4y−5ay^2 + 4y - 5a is ___

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Correct answer: 106

Read the passage or information below

Five friends A, B, C, D, and E go on a trip together. Each of them likes at least one of the following three activities: Countryside Sightseeing, Shopping, and Adventure Sports such that:

  • No two friends like exactly the same set of activities.
  • A, B and E like exactly two activities each.
  • D likes only Countryside Sightseeing.
  • C likes more number of activities compared to D.

Question 11

The number of friends that like Countryside Sightseeing is ___

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Correct answer: 4

Question 12

Let ABCDABCD be a cyclic quadrilateral with AB=15,BC=20,CD=24AB = 15, BC = 20, CD = 24 and AC=25AC = 25. Then ADAD equals ___

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Correct answer: 7

Question 13

Let SS denote an arithmetic progression whose first term is either 132 or 158, and the common difference is an even integer less than 10. If the nthn^{\text{th}} term of SS is 174, then the number of possible distinct values of nn is ___

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Correct answer: 5

Question 14

The Celsius scale of temperature can be converted to Fahrenheit scale using the relationship F=1.8C+32F = 1.8C + 32, where FF and CC are temperature recorded in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius, respectively. Ajay noted down the temperature of a chemical reaction as xx degrees Fahrenheit but reported it as xx degrees Celsius by mistake. If this led to a recording of the temperature that was 144% higher than the actual temperature in Celsius scale, then xx equals ___

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Correct answer: 122

Question 15

Let M=[111abca2b2c2]M = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1 & 1 \\ a & b & c \\ a^2 & b^2 & c^2 \end{bmatrix} where a,ba, b and cc are real numbers such that a+b+c=0a + b + c = 0 and abc≠0abc \neq 0. If det⁡M=0\det M = 0, then the maximum possible value of a2+b2c2\frac{a^2+b^2}{c^2} is ___

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Correct answer: 5

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