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Previous-year paper · 40 questions

IPMAT Rohtak 2019

Quantitative Aptitude

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Question 1

If the time taken by boat to travel upstream on Wednesday is 67\frac{6}{7} times the time taken to travel downstream on Monday and the speed of boat in still water on Monday is 15 kmph, then find the speed of boat in still water on Wednesday? (Speed of boat in still water is different for different days)

  1. A.

    52 kmph

  2. B.

    62 kmph

  3. C.

    42 kmph

  4. D.

    48 kmph

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Question 2

If the time taken by boat to travel upstream on Monday is 271527 \frac{1}{5} hrs more than the time taken by it to travel downstream on the same day, then find the speed of boat in still water on Monday? (speed of boat in still water is the same in upstream as in downstream)

  1. A.

    25 kmph

  2. B.

    18 kmph

  3. C.

    20 kmph

  4. D.

    15 kmph

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Correct answer: A

Question 3

If the speed of boat in still water on Saturday was 27 km/hr and the speed of boat in still water on Wednesday was 6623%66 \frac{2}{3}\% more than that of Saturday and time taken to travel upstream on Wednesday is 1613\frac{16}{13} times than time taken by it to travel downstream on Saturday, then find the speed of stream (in kmph) on Saturday?

  1. A.

    2

  2. B.

    4

  3. C.

    9

  4. D.

    8

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Correct answer: C

Question 4

The speed of boat in still water on Saturday was 21 km/hr, and that on Sunday was 2847%28 \frac{4}{7}\% more than that on Saturday. If the time taken by boat to travel upstream on Saturday is 2122\frac{1}{2} times the time taken to travel downstream on Sunday, then find the time taken by the boat to cover a distance of 125 km upstream on Saturday?

  1. A.

    6 hrs 45 min

  2. B.

    2 hrs 45 min

  3. C.

    4 hrs 30 min

  4. D.

    6 hrs 15 min

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Correct answer: D

Question 5

If the time taken by boat to travel upstream on Friday is 30 hours more than the time taken by it to travel downstream on Wednesday and the speed of boat in still water on Friday is 17 kmph, then find the upstream speed of boat on Wednesday? (speed of boat in still water is different on different days)

  1. A.

    27 kmph

  2. B.

    22 kmph

  3. C.

    20 kmph

  4. D.

    25 kmph

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Question 6

A container contains X litres of milk. A thief stole 50 litres of milk and replaced it with the same quantity of water. He repeated the same process further two times. And thus, milk in the container is only X-122 litres. What is the quantity of water in the final mixture?

  1. A.

    122 Litre

  2. B.

    124 Litre

  3. C.

    128 Litre

  4. D.

    250 Litre

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Correct answer: A

Question 7

Veena has to pay Rs. 2460 to Sita, 5 months later at 6% simple interest per annum, and Gita has to pay Sita the same amount at 7.5% simple interest per annum after certain months. If both took the same amount of loan from Sita then Gita paid the loan after how many months?

  1. A.

    3 Months

  2. B.

    4 Months

  3. C.

    6 Months

  4. D.

    12 Months

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Correct answer: B

Question 8

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What is the area of the shaded figure? Use the figure below to answer questions.

  1. A.

    56.25 π\pi square feet

  2. B.

    112.5π\pi square feet

  3. C.

    225π\pi square feet

  4. D.

    337.4π\pi square feet

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Correct answer: B

Question 9

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What is the ratio of the area of Circle M to the area of Circle K?

  1. A.

    1 : 8

  2. B.

    1 : 4

  3. C.

    1 : 2

  4. D.

    1 : 1

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Correct answer: B

Question 10

If x%x\% of yy is equal to zz then what percentage of zz is xx?

  1. A.

    y2100\frac{y^2}{100}

  2. B.

    x2100\frac{x^2}{100}

  3. C.

    1002y\frac{100^2}{y}

  4. D.

    1002x\frac{100^2}{x}

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Correct answer: C

Question 11

Train A takes 45 minutes more than train B to travel 450 km. Due to engine trouble, the speed of train B falls by a quarter. So it takes 30 minutes more than Train A to complete the same journey. Find the speed of Train A.

  1. A.

    120 km/hr

  2. B.

    110 km/hr

  3. C.

    100 km/hr

  4. D.

    90 km/hr

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Correct answer: C

Question 12

One Trader calculates the percentage of profit on the buying price and another calculates on the selling price. When their selling prices are the same, then the difference of their actual profit is Rs 85 and both claim to have made 20% profit. What is the selling price for each?

  1. A.

    Rs 3000

  2. B.

    Rs 2550

  3. C.

    Rs 2800

  4. D.

    Rs 4000

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Correct answer: B

Question 13

Due to increase of 20% in the price of eggs, 2 eggs less are available for Rs 24. The present rate of eggs per dozen is

  1. A.

    Rs 28.8/dozen

  2. B.

    Rs 24.8/dozen

  3. C.

    Rs 25.8/dozen

  4. D.

    Rs 30/dozen

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Correct answer: A

Question 14

sin⁡(13π6)\sin(\frac{13\pi}{6})

  1. A.

    12\frac{1}{2}

  2. B.

    12\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}

  3. C.

    13\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}

  4. D.

    3\sqrt{3}

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Correct answer: A

Question 15

Fruits were purchased for Rs 350. 9 boys ate 35\frac{3}{5} of them in 2 hours. 6 boys feel their stomach as full so do not eat further. In how many hours the remaining fruits will get finished by remaining boys?

  1. A.

    2 hours

  2. B.

    3 hours

  3. C.

    5 hours

  4. D.

    4 hours

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Correct answer: D

Question 16

If the minimum value of f(x)=x2+2bx+2c2f(x) = x^2 + 2bx + 2c^2 is greater than the maximum value of g(x)=−x2−2cx+b2g(x) = -x^2 - 2cx + b^2, then for real value of x.

  1. A.

    ∣c∣>2∣b∣|c| > \sqrt{2}|b|

  2. B.

    2∣c∣>b\sqrt{2}|c| > b

  3. C.

    0<c<2b0 < c < \sqrt{2}b

  4. D.

    no real value of a

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Correct answer: A

Question 17

The set of all real numbers x for which x2−∣x+2∣+x>0x^2 - |x + 2| + x > 0, is

  1. A.

    (−∞,−2)∪(2,∞)(-\infty, -2) \cup (2, \infty)

  2. B.

    (−∞,−2)∪(2,∞)(-\infty, -\sqrt{2}) \cup (\sqrt{2}, \infty)

  3. C.

    (−∞,−1)∪(1,∞)(-\infty, -1) \cup (1, \infty)

  4. D.

    (2,∞)(\sqrt{2}, \infty)

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Correct answer: B

Question 18

What should come at the place of question mark? 46080,3840,384,48,8,2,?\newline 46080, 3840, 384, 48, 8, 2, ?

  1. A.

    1

  2. B.

    164\frac{1}{64}

  3. C.

    18\frac{1}{8}

  4. D.

    None of these

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Correct answer: A

Question 19

A room has floor size of 15×615 \times 6 sq.cm. What is the height of the room, if the sum of the areas of the base and roof is equal to the sum of the areas of the four walls?

  1. A.

    1.12cm

  2. B.

    3.24cm

  3. C.

    4.29cm

  4. D.

    2.5cm

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Correct answer: C

Question 20

The sum of third and ninth term of an A.P is 8. Find the sum of the first 11 terms of the progression.

  1. A.

    44

  2. B.

    22

  3. C.

    19

  4. D.

    None of the above

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Correct answer: A

Question 21

Given (A=265)(A = 2^{65}) and (B=264+263+262+...+20)(B = 2^{64} + 2^{63} + 2^{62} + ... + 2^0), which of the following is true?

  1. A.

    B is (264)(2^{64}) times larger than A

  2. B.

    A and B are equal

  3. C.

    B is larger than A by 1

  4. D.

    A is larger than B by 1

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Correct answer: D

Question 22

A line from center to circumference of a circle is known as

  1. A.

    diameter

  2. B.

    radius

  3. C.

    area

  4. D.

    midpoint

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Correct answer: B

Question 23

A bag contains 4 blue, 5 white and 6 green balls. Two balls are drawn at random. What is the probability that one ball is white?

  1. A.

    (1021)(\frac{10}{21})

  2. B.

    (12)(\frac{1}{2})

  3. C.

    (34)(\frac{3}{4})

  4. D.

    (235)(\frac{2}{35})

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Correct answer: A

Question 24

Two pipes P and Q can fill a tank in 2020 hrs and 2525 hrs respectively while a third pipe R can empty the tank in 3030 hrs. If all the pipes are opened together for 1010 hrs and then pipe R is closed, then in what time the tank can be filled?

  1. A.

    40023\frac{400}{23} hrs

  2. B.

    40027\frac{400}{27} hrs

  3. C.

    20023\frac{200}{23} hrs

  4. D.

    20027\frac{200}{27} hrs

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Correct answer: B

Question 25

Given ratios are a:b=2:3,b:c=5:2,c:d=1:4a : b = 2 : 3, b : c = 5 : 2, c : d = 1 : 4. Find a:b:ca : b : c.

  1. A.

    2:3:62 : 3 : 6

  2. B.

    4:5:64 : 5 : 6

  3. C.

    10:15:610 : 15 : 6

  4. D.

    1:5:71 : 5 : 7

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Correct answer: C

Question 26

If there are Rs 495 in a bag in denominations of one-rupee, 50 paisa and 25 paisa coins, which are in the ratio 1 : 8 : 16. How many 50 paisa coins are there in the bag?

  1. A.

    50

  2. B.

    220

  3. C.

    440

  4. D.

    None of these

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Correct answer: C

Question 27

What decimal of an hour is a second?

  1. A.

    0.0002888....

  2. B.

    0.00027777...

  3. C.

    0.00026666...

  4. D.

    0.00025555....

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Correct answer: B

Question 28

What will be the vulgar fraction of 0.0056?

  1. A.

    71250\frac{7}{1250}

  2. B.

    71175\frac{7}{1175}

  3. C.

    71150\frac{7}{1150}

  4. D.

    71275\frac{7}{1275}

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Correct answer: A

Question 29

One-fifth of a number is equal to (58)th(\frac{5}{8})^{th} of another number. If 35 is added to the first number, it becomes four times the second number. Find the second number.

  1. A.

    39

  2. B.

    70

  3. C.

    40

  4. D.

    25

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Correct answer: C

Question 30

If * = +, / = -, + = *, - = / then 43 * 561 + 500 - 100 / 10 = ?

  1. A.

    3211

  2. B.

    2388

  3. C.

    2883

  4. D.

    2838

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Correct answer: D

Question 31

A circle is inscribed in an equilateral triangle of side 24 cm, touching its sides. What is the area of the remaining portion of the triangle?

  1. A.

    1443−48πcm2144\sqrt{3} - 48\pi cm^2

  2. B.

    1213−36πcm2121\sqrt{3} - 36\pi cm^2

  3. C.

    1443−36πcm2144\sqrt{3} - 36\pi cm^2

  4. D.

    1213−48πcm2121\sqrt{3} - 48\pi cm^2

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Correct answer: A

Question 32

A clock strikes 4 taking 9 seconds. In order to strike 12 at the same rate, the time taken is

  1. A.

    33 seconds

  2. B.

    30 seconds

  3. C.

    36 seconds

  4. D.

    27 seconds

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Correct answer: A

Question 33

John's present age is one fourth of his father's age two years ago. John's father's age will be twice Raman's age after 10 years. If Raman's 12th birthday was celebrated 2 years ago, then what is John's present age?

  1. A.

    5 years

  2. B.

    7 years

  3. C.

    9 years

  4. D.

    11 years

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Correct answer: C

Question 34

Raj invested Rs 76000 in a business. After few months Monty joined him and invests Rs 57000. At the end of the year, both of them share the profits at the ratio of 2:1. After how many months Monty joined Raj?

  1. A.

    4 Months

  2. B.

    7 Months

  3. C.

    8 Months

  4. D.

    12 Months

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Correct answer: A

Question 35

Work done by P in one day is double the work done by Q in one day and work done by Q in one day is thrice the work done by R in one day. If P, Q, and R together can complete the work in 30 days, then in how many days P alone can do the work?

  1. A.

    52 days

  2. B.

    42 days

  3. C.

    30 days

  4. D.

    50 days

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Correct answer: D

Question 36

A boatman goes 2 km against the current of the stream in 1 hour and goes 1 km along the current in 10 minutes. How long will it take to go 5 km in stationary water?

  1. A.

    40 minutes

  2. B.

    1 hour

  3. C.

    1 hr 15 min

  4. D.

    1 hr 30 min

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Correct answer: C

Question 37

Simplification: 252.7×54.2÷55.4=?25^{2.7} \times 5^{4.2} \div 5^{5.4} = ?

  1. A.

    545^4

  2. B.

    53.25^{3.2}

  3. C.

    54.15^{4.1}

  4. D.

    54.25^{4.2}

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Correct answer: D

Question 38

18800/470/20=18800 / 470 / 20 =

  1. A.

    1

  2. B.

    2

  3. C.

    3

  4. D.

    4

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Correct answer: B

Question 39

Find the HCF of 23,46,827\frac{2}{3}, \frac{4}{6}, \frac{8}{27}

  1. A.

    227\frac{2}{27}

  2. B.

    83\frac{8}{3}

  3. C.

    23\frac{2}{3}

  4. D.

    827\frac{8}{27}

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Correct answer: A

Question 40

If log⁡2,log⁡(2x−1),log⁡(2x+3)\log 2, \log (2x - 1), \log (2x + 3) are in A.P, then xx is equal to ____

  1. A.

    52\frac{5}{2}

  2. B.

    log⁡25\log_2 5

  3. C.

    log⁡32\log_3 2

  4. D.

    32

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Correct answer: A

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