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Previous-year paper · 33 questions

JIPMAT 2024

Quantitative Aptitude

Question 1

What will be the least number which when divided by 12, 21 and 35 leaves 6 as a remainder in each case?

  1. A.

    426

  2. B.

    326

  3. C.

    536

  4. D.

    436

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Correct answer: A

Question 2

A candidate scoring x%x \% marks in an examination fails by ' aa ' marks while another candidate who scores y%y \% marks, gets ' bb ' marks more than the minimum required pass marks. What is the maximum marks for the examination ?

  1. A.

    100(a+b)(x−y)\frac{100(a+b)}{(x-y)}

  2. B.

    100(a−b)(x+y)\frac{100(a-b)}{(x+y)}

  3. C.

    100(a+b)(y−x)\frac{100(a+b)}{(y-x)}

  4. D.

    100(a−b)(x−y)\frac{100(a-b)}{(x-y)}

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Correct answer: C

Question 3

An equilateral triangle ABCA B C is inscribed in a circle of radius 203 cm20 \sqrt{3} \mathrm{~cm}. The centroid of the triangle ABCA B C is at a distance dd from the vertex AA. then dd is equal to ?

  1. A.

    15 cm15 \mathrm{~cm}

  2. B.

    20 cm20 \mathrm{~cm}

  3. C.

    203 cm20 \sqrt{3} \mathrm{~cm}

  4. D.

    303 cm30 \sqrt{3} \mathrm{~cm}

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Correct answer: C

Question 4

An amount doubles itself at compound interest in 5 years. How many years will it take to make the amount 16 times itself ?

  1. A.

    25

  2. B.

    15

  3. C.

    16

  4. D.

    20

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Correct answer: D

Question 5

A company offers four types of successive discounts A - D on the marked price of an article. Arrange these successive discounts A - D in ascending order based on the final price of the article after discounts.

(A) 25%25 \% and 15%15 \%
(B) 30%30 \% and 10%10 \%
(C) 35%35 \% and 5%5 \%
(D) 15%15 \% and 20%20 \%

  1. A.

    (A), (B), (D), (C)

  2. B.

    (C), (B), (A), (D)

  3. C.

    (B), (A), (D), (C)

  4. D.

    (C), (A), (B), (D)

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Correct answer: B

Question 6

A man sold 35th \frac{3}{5}^{\text {th }} of his articles at a gain of 20%20 \% and the remaining at the cost price. The gain earned in the transaction is

  1. A.

    8%8 \%

  2. B.

    14%14 \%

  3. C.

    12%12 \%

  4. D.

    16%16 \%

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Correct answer: C

Question 7

Given below are two statements :

Given that a:b=5:3a: b=5: 3 and b:c=2:5b: c=2: 5, then value of ( c−ac-a ) will be equal to

Statement I: 10(a+c)10(a+c)
Statement II: 10a+25b10 a+25 b

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. A.

    Both Statement I and Statement II are true

  2. B.

    Both Statement I and Statement II are false

  3. C.

    Statement I is true but Statement II is false

  4. D.

    Statement I is false but Statement II is true

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Correct answer: B

Question 8

The HCF and LCM of two numbers x\mathrm{x} and y\mathrm{y} are respectively 6 and 210 .

If x+y=72x+y=72, then 1x+1y\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{y} is equal to :

  1. A.

    135\frac{1}{35}

  2. B.

    335\frac{3}{35}

  3. C.

    537\frac{5}{37}

  4. D.

    235\frac{2}{35}

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Correct answer: D

Question 9

The average of five consecutive numbers is a. If the next two numbers are also included, how will the average vary?

  1. A.

    It shall increase by 1

  2. B.

    It shall increase by 1⋅41 \cdot 4

  3. C.

    It shall remain the same

  4. D.

    It shall increase by 2

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Correct answer: A

Read the passage or information below

Match List I with List II

List-I (Expression)List-II (Absolute Value)
(A)15×163÷5−89\sqrt{15 \times 163 \div 5-89}(I)105
(B)152+11×32\sqrt{15^{2}+11 \times 3^{2}}(II)20
(C)82×7×52−175\sqrt{8^{2} \times 7 \times 5^{2}-175}(III)10
(D)91+70+121\sqrt{91+\sqrt{70+\sqrt{121}}}(IV)18

Question 10

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. A.

    (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)

  2. B.

    (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (I), (D) - (IV)

  3. C.

    (A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)

  4. D.

    (A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (I)

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Correct answer: C

Question 11

If the seven digit number 94a29b694 a 29 b 6 is divisible by 72 , then what is the value of (2a+3b)(2 a+3 b) for a≠ba \neq b ?

  1. A.

    35

  2. B.

    37

  3. C.

    23

  4. D.

    21

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Correct answer: B

Question 12

An equilateral triangle ABC\mathrm{ABC} is inscribed in a circle of radius 203 cm20 \sqrt{3} \mathrm{~cm}. What is the length of the side of the triangle ?

  1. A.

    30 cm30 \mathrm{~cm}

  2. B.

    40 cm40 \mathrm{~cm}

  3. C.

    50 cm50 \mathrm{~cm}

  4. D.

    60 cm60 \mathrm{~cm}

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Correct answer: D

Question 13

Given below are two statements :

In class ' XX ' of 30 students, 24 passed in first division; in another class ' YY ' of 35 students, 28 passed in first division.

Statement I : Class ' XX ' has more percentage of students getting first division.

Statement II : Both classes have equal percentage of students getting first division.

  1. A.

    Both Statement I and Statement II are true

  2. B.

    Both Statement I and Statement II are false

  3. C.

    Statement I is true but Statement II is false

  4. D.

    Statement I is false but Statement II is true

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Correct answer: D

Question 14

Arrange the following fractions in descending order.

(A) 59\frac{5}{9}

(B) 711\frac{7}{11}

(C) 815\frac{8}{15}

(D) 1117\frac{11}{17}

  1. A.

    (A), (B), (C), (D)

  2. B.

    (A), (C), (D), (B)

  3. C.

    (D), (B), (C), (A)

  4. D.

    (D), (B), (A), (C)

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Correct answer: D

Question 15

Simplify : 0.06254+0.0083+0.09−162⋅5×3253\dfrac{\sqrt[4]{0.0625}+\sqrt[3]{0.008}+\sqrt{0.09}-1}{\sqrt[3]{62 \cdot 5 \times \sqrt[5]{32}}}

  1. A.

    1.251.25

  2. B.

    15\frac{1}{5}

  3. C.

    00

  4. D.

    2424

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Correct answer: C

Question 16

Ram and Shyam run a race between points AA and B,5 kmB, 5 \mathrm{~km} apart. Ram starts at 9 AM from A at a speed of 5 km/hr5 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{hr}, reaches BB and returns to AA at the same speed. Shyam starts at 9:45AM9: 45 \mathrm{AM} from A\mathrm{A} at a speed of 10 km/hr10 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{hr}, reaches BB and comes back to AA at the same speed.

At what time do Ram and Shyam meet each other ?

  1. A.

    10:00AM10: 00 \mathrm{AM}

  2. B.

    10:10AM10: 10 \mathrm{AM}

  3. C.

    10:20AM10: 20 \mathrm{AM}

  4. D.

    10:30AM10: 30 \mathrm{AM}

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Correct answer: B

Question 17

Ram and Shyam run a race between points AA and B,5 kmB, 5 \mathrm{~km} apart. Ram starts at 9 AM from AA at a speed of 5 km/hr5 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{hr}, reaches BB and returns to AA at the same speed. Shyam starts at 9:45AM9: 45 \mathrm{AM} from A\mathrm{A} at a speed of 10 km/hr10 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{hr}, reaches BB and comes back to AA at the same speed.

At what time does Shyam overtake Ram ?

  1. A.

    10:20AM10: 20 \mathrm{AM}

  2. B.

    10:30AM10: 30 \mathrm{AM}

  3. C.

    10:40AM10: 40 \mathrm{AM}

  4. D.

    10:50AM10: 50 \mathrm{AM}

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Correct answer: B

Question 18

If the roots of the equation x2−px+54=0x^{2}-p x+54=0 are in the ratio 2:32: 3, then value of pp is:

  1. A.

    18

  2. B.

    21

  3. C.

    -21

  4. D.

    15

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Correct answer: D

Question 19

If each side of a cube is decreased by 19%19 \%, then the decrease in surface area is :

  1. A.

    40%40 \%

  2. B.

    34.39%34.39 \%

  3. C.

    38.4%38.4 \%

  4. D.

    19%19 \%

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Correct answer: B

Question 20

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: cot⁡30∘+1cot⁡30∘−1=2(cos⁡30∘+1)\frac{\cot 30^{\circ}+1}{\cot 30^{\circ}-1}=2\left(\cos 30^{\circ}+1\right)

Statement II : 2sin⁡45∘cos⁡45∘−tan⁡45∘cot⁡45∘=02 \sin 45^{\circ} \cos 45^{\circ}-\tan 45^{\circ} \cot 45^{\circ}=0

  1. A.

    Both Statement I and Statement II are true

  2. B.

    Both Statement I and Statement II are false

  3. C.

    Statement I is true but Statement II is false

  4. D.

    Statement I is false but Statement II is true

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Correct answer: A

Question 21

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) :

The sum of nn terms of the Progression

1+12+122+123+1+\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{2^{2}}+\frac{1}{2^{3}}+ is 2n−1−12n−1\frac{2^{n-1}-1}{2^{n-1}}.

Reason (R) :

Sum of a geometric series having nn terms is given by Sn=a(1−rn)1−rS_{n}=\frac{a\left(1-r^{n}\right)}{1-r}, where aa is the 1st 1^{\text {st }} term and rr is the common ratio.

  1. A.

    Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

  2. B.

    Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).

  3. C.

    (A) is true but (R) is false.

  4. D.

    (A) is false but (R) is true.

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Correct answer: D

Question 22

A is 40%40 \% less efficient than BB who can do the same work in 20%20 \% less time than CC. If AA and B together can complete 80%80 \% work in 12 days, then in how many days 60%60 \% work can be completed by B\mathrm{B} and C\mathrm{C} together ?

  1. A.

    2 days

  2. B.

    4 days

  3. C.

    8 days

  4. D.

    16 days

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Correct answer: C

Question 23

A speaks the truth in 75%75 \% cases and BB in 80%80 \% of the cases. In what percentage of cases are they likely to contradict each other in narrating the same incident?

  1. A.

    5%5 \%

  2. B.

    15%15 \%

  3. C.

    35%35 \%

  4. D.

    45%45 \%

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Correct answer: C

Question 24

By selling two articles for ₹ 800 , a person gains the cost price of three articles. The profit percent is :

  1. A.

    125%125 \%

  2. B.

    140%140 \%

  3. C.

    120%120 \%

  4. D.

    150%150 \%

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Correct answer: D

Question 25

A person travels three equal distances at a speed of 'a' km/hr\mathrm{km} / \mathrm{hr}, 'b' km/hr\mathrm{km} / \mathrm{hr} and ' cc ' km/hr\mathrm{km} / \mathrm{hr} respectively. What is the average speed for the whole journey?

  1. A.

    abc3(ab+bc+ac)\frac{a b c}{3(a b+b c+a c)}

  2. B.

    abcab+bc+ac\frac{a b c}{a b+b c+a c}

  3. C.

    ab+bc+acabc\frac{a b+b c+a c}{abc}

  4. D.

    3abcab+bc+ac\frac{3 a b c}{a b+b c+a c}

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Correct answer: D

Question 26

If α\alpha and β\beta are the roots of the equation ax2+bx+c=0a x^{2}+b x+c=0, then value of

1aα+b+1aβ+b\frac{1}{a \alpha+b}+\frac{1}{a \beta+b} is :

  1. A.

    abc\frac{a}{b c}

  2. B.

    bac\frac{\mathrm{b}}{\mathrm{ac}}

  3. C.

    cab\frac{c}{a b}

  4. D.

    1abc\frac{1}{a b c}

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Correct answer: B

Question 27

The sides of four triangles are given below. Which of them forms a right triangle ?

(A) 20 cm,22 cm,24 cm20 \mathrm{~cm}, 22 \mathrm{~cm}, 24 \mathrm{~cm}

(B) 15 cm,32 cm,37 cm15 \mathrm{~cm}, 32 \mathrm{~cm}, 37 \mathrm{~cm}

(C) 11 cm,60 cm,61 cm11 \mathrm{~cm}, 60 \mathrm{~cm}, 61 \mathrm{~cm}

(D) 6 cm,8 cm,10 cm6 \mathrm{~cm}, 8 \mathrm{~cm}, 10 \mathrm{~cm}

  1. A.

    (A) and (B) only

  2. B.

    (C) only

  3. C.

    (D) only

  4. D.

    (C) and (D) only

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Correct answer: D

Question 28

The factors of polynomial x3−6x2+11x−6x^{3}-6 x^{2}+11 x-6 are :

  1. A.

    (x+1)(x+2)(x+3)(x+1)(x+2)(x+3)

  2. B.

    (x−1)(x+2)(x+3)(x-1)(x+2)(x+3)

  3. C.

    (x−1)(x−2)(x−3)(x-1)(x-2)(x-3)

  4. D.

    (x−1)(x−2)(x+3)(x-1)(x-2)(x+3)

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Correct answer: C

Question 29

A circle, square, equilateral triangle and regular pentagon have the same areas. Arrange the following in ascending order based on their perimeters.

(A) Circle

(B) Square

(C) Equilateral triangle

(D) Regular pentagon

  1. A.

    (C), (D), (B), (A)

  2. B.

    (A), (B), (C), (D)

  3. C.

    (A), (D), (B), (C)

  4. D.

    (D), (B), (C), (A)

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Correct answer: C

Question 30

If highest common factor of x2−px−qx^{2}-p x-q and 5x2−3px−15q5 x^{2}-3 p x-15 q is (x−3)(x-3), then value of ( p,q)\left.p, q\right) will be :

  1. A.

    (53,4)\left(\frac{5}{3}, 4\right)

  2. B.

    (−53,−4)\left(\frac{-5}{3},-4\right)

  3. C.

    (52,32)\left(\frac{5}{2}, \frac{3}{2}\right)

  4. D.

    (4,−35)\left(4, \frac{-3}{5}\right)

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Correct answer: C

Question 31

If sin⁡θ+cos⁡θ=72\sin \theta+\cos \theta=\frac{\sqrt{7}}{2}, then (sin⁡θ−cos⁡θ)(\sin \theta-\cos \theta) is equal to :

  1. A.

    0

  2. B.

    12\frac{1}{2}

  3. C.

    1

  4. D.

    2\sqrt{2}

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Correct answer: B

Question 32

Fifteen people from different places come together for a family reunion. Each one of them had two gifts each for every other person. When the gifts were exchanged they hugged each other. What is the difference between the number of hugs and the number of gifts exchanged?

  1. A.

    315

  2. B.

    545

  3. C.

    330

  4. D.

    11

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Correct answer: A

Question 33

The points (2,2),(6,3)(2,2),(6,3) and (4,11)(4,11) are vertices of :

  1. A.

    Equilateral triangle

  2. B.

    Isosceles triangle

  3. C.

    Right-angled triangle

  4. D.

    Scalene triangle

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Correct answer: C

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