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1. If the three real roots of equation

are the second, fifth and the eighth terms of a geometric progression, then which of the following is true?

q =0
p + 2q = 0
q + 3p = 0
p+q=0
None of these
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2. The sum of two numbers (1P1.431)8 and (231.213)8 is (234.820Q125)10. What is the sum of P and Q, where P and Q are single digit numbers?

8
7
5
3
2
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3. Given that p, q and r are the length of three sides of a scalene triangle. If the equation 3x2 + (5p2/(p+q+r)) x + 2p2k2 = 0 has distinct and real roots, then which of the
following is a possible value of k?

–0.55
–0.45
0.6
0.75
1
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4. In the following figure, the equilateral triangle ABC has an area of 900sqrt(3) m2. Points P and Q are the mid-points of AB and AC respectively. Find the area of the shaded
region.

64 sqrt(3)
80 sqrt(3)
75 sqrt(3)
72 sqrt(3)
60 sqrt(3)
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5. If the sum of the digits of a three-digit number is subtracted from that number, it results in a
two-digit number. This process of subtracting the sum of digits of a number from that number is continued further with that resulting two-digit number also, till we get a

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factor of the
original three-digit number. Which of the following is a factor of the original three-digit
number?

5
6
7
11
13
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6. A customer ordered a fruit seller to prepare a fruit basket with three kinds of fruits namely
mangoes, oranges and apples. He instructed him to put 20 fruits, and the fruit seller offered
him the basket immediately that contained 20 fruits. Later on, when he returned back to
home, his wife asked him if the number of apples are less than the number of oranges; and
the number of oranges are less than the number of mangoes in the basket. He answered,
“YES”. What is the probability that his answer was correct?

1/7
13 /77
3/ 7
10/ 77
3 /19
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7. Assume the given sum of the series, 7.5 + 15.5 + 10.5 + 13.0 + 13.5 + 10.5....+ x – y + z is
20634, (x, y, z > 0) then what is the value of the expression (2x + 3y + 5z)?

1084
1284
1464
1684
None of these
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8. ABCD is a square of side 1 unit. P is a point on AB such that AP:PB = 1:3. If PC and BD intersect at a point X inside the square, then find the length of line segment PX.

2/3 units
15/28 units
11/21 units
4/7 units
None of these
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9. In the figure given below, the two circles touch externally. AB is a diameter of the larger circle and C is the centre of the smaller circle. If ∆ABC has an area of 289 sq. cm,
then which of the following can be the length of the line segment CD?

26 cm
28 cm
30 cm
32 cm
None of these
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10. There were ten friends four of whom are Sanjay, Salim, Reena and Teena. A team of six is to be formed such that Reena & Teena are never together but Sanjay and Salim
are always together. How many teams can be made?

110
68

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77
76
108
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