CDS I 2021 Previous Year Question Paper: Mathematics

[Link] , then what is the value of n?

A. 98
B. 99
C. 100
D. 101

2.A train 200 m long passes a platform 100m long in 10 seconds. What is
the speed of the train?

A. 40 m/s
B. 30 m/s
C. 25 m/s
D. 20 m/s

[Link] incomes of A, B and C are in the ratio and their expenditures

are in the ratio . If A’s saving is one-fourth of his income, then the
ratio of savings of A, B and C is

A.
B.
C.
D.

[Link] the average score of a class of boys and girls in an examination be

p. the ratio of boys and girls in the class is . If the average score of
the boys is , then what is the average score of the girls?

A.
B.
C.
D.

[Link] one of the following fractions will have minimum change in its
value if 3 is added to both the numerator and denominator of all the
fractions?
A.

B.

C.

D.

6. is divisible by

A. only
B. only
C. Both and
D. Neither nor

[Link] the sum as well as the product of the roots of the

equation is 6, then what is equal to?

A. 8
B. 7
C. 6
D. 5

[Link] the equation has equal roots, then what are the values
of k?

A. 4, 12
B. 4, 8
C. 0, 12
D. 0, 8

[Link] , then what is equal to?

2
A.

B.

C.
D.

[Link] how many real values of k is a perfect square

for every integer ?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 4

[Link] is the value of , if ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

[Link] is the unit digit I the expression of ?

A. 1
B. 3
C. 7
D. 9

[Link] , then what is the value of ?

3
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3

[Link] , then which of the following are correct?

I.

II.

III.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3

[Link] is the remainder when is divided by 6?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 3
D. 4

[Link] many terms are there in the following product?

A. 15
B. 30
C. 45
D. 60

[Link] the pairs of prime numbers between 50 and 100 such

that . How many such pairs are there?

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A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

[Link] many pairs of can be chosen from the set {2, 3, 6, 8, 9}

such that , where ?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3

[Link] is the remainder when is divided by 7?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 6

[Link] the number is divisible by 13, then what is the value of

P?

A. 3
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8

[Link] is equal to?

A.
B. 3
C.
D. 0

[Link] , then which one of the following is a

possible expression for k?

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A.
B.
C.
D.

[Link] what integral value of is

A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. 1

[Link] is equal to?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 4

[Link] is the HCF of and ?

A.
B.
C.
D.

[Link] the following statements:

I. If is directly proportional to and is directly proportional to z,

then is directly proportional to .

II. If is inversely proportional to and is inversely proportional to z,

then is inversely proportional to .

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Which of the above statements is/are correct?

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2

[Link] is the HCF of and , then what is the value

of k?

A.

B.

C.

D.

[Link] and , then what is equal to?

A. -2
B. -1
C. 0
D. 1

[Link] should be added to to get ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

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[Link] expression simplifies to:

A.
B.
C.
D.

[Link] the work done by men in days be . Let the work

done by men in days be . If , then what is the
value of ?

A. 8
B. 9
C. 10
D. 12

[Link] 20 persons can clean 20 floors in 20 days, then in how many days
can 16 persons clean 16 floors?

A. 25 days
B. 24 days
C. 20 days
D. 16 days

[Link] a mixture of 80 litres of a liquid and water, 25% of the mixture is

the liquid. How much water should be added to the mixture so that the
liquid becomes 20% of the mixture?

A. 15 litres
B. 20 litres
C. 24 litres
D. 25 litres

34.X sells his goods 25% cheaper than Y and 25% dearer than Z. How
much percentage is Z’s goods cheaper than Y?

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A.
B. 40%
C. 50%

D.

[Link] cost price of 100 mangoes is equal to the selling price of 80

mangoes. What is the profit percentage?

A. 16%
B. 20%
C. 24%
D. 25%

[Link] at of his usual speed, a man is 12 minutes late for his

office. What is the usual time taken by him to cover that distance?

A. 48 minutes
B. 50 minutes
C. 54 minutes
D. 60 minutes

37. A train travels 600 km in 5 hours and the next 900 km in 10 hours.
What is the average speed of the train?

A. 80 kmph
B. 90 kmph
C. 100 kmph
D. 120 kmph

[Link] difference between the compound interest (compounded

automatically) and the simple interest on a certain sum of money at 12%
per annum for 2 years is Rs. 72 . What is the principal amount?

A. Rs. 6,500
B. Rs. 6,000
C. Rs. 5,500
D. Rs, 5000

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39.A sum of money was invested ate simple interest at a certain rate for
5 years. Had it been invested at 5% higher rate, it would have fetched
Rs.500 more. What was the principal amount?

A. Rs. 2000
B. Rs. 1800
C. Rs. 1600
D. Rs. 1200

40.A trader gives successive discounts of 20%, 10% and 5% respectively.

what is the overall discounts?

A. 30%
B. 31.6%
C. 32.8%
D. 35%

[Link] the equation contains real solution for and ,

then

A.
B.
C.
D.

[Link] is the ratio of the greatest to the smallest value of

, ?

A. -3
B. -2
C. -1
D. 1

[Link] for then consider the following statements:

I. P can be less than .

II. P can be more than 1.

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Which of the above statements is/are correct?

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2

[Link] , where , then which of the following is correct?

A.
B. only
C. only
D.

[Link] is the least value of ?

A. 5
B. 4
C. 3
D. 2

[Link] , then what is equal to?

A.

B.

C.

D.

[Link] n is any natural number, then is always divisible by how many

natural numbers?

A. 1
B. 4
C. 6

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D. 8

[Link] sum of the reciprocals of two alternate natural numbers is .

What is the sum of the numbers?

A. 12
B. 13
C. 14
D. 16

[Link] is the square root of ?

A.
B.
C.
D.

[Link] is equal to?

A.
B.
C.
D.

[Link] surface area of a cube is equal to that of a sphere. If x is the

volume of the cube and y is the volume of the sphere, then what
is x2 : y2 equal to?

A.
B.
C.
D.

[Link] is a triangle right angled at A and AD is perpendicular to BC. If BD

= 8 cm and DC = 12. 5 cm, then what is AD equal to?

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A. 7.5 cm
B. 8.5 cm
C. 9 cm
D. 10 cm

[Link] isosceles triangles have equal vertical angle and their areas are in
the ratio 48 : 5.29. What is the ratio of their corresponding heights?

A. 11:23
B. 23:25
C. 22:23
D. 484:529

54. is similar to . The perimeters of and are 40

cm and 30 cm respectively. what is the ratio
of to equal to?

A. 5 : 4
B. 4 : 3
C. 3 : 2
D. 2 : 1

[Link] a trapezium ABCD, AB is parallel to DC. The diagonal AC and BD

intersect at P. if AP : PC = 4 : (4x - 4) and BP : PD = (2x - 1) : (2x + 4),
then what is the value of ?

A. 4
B. 3

C.
D. 2

[Link] the perimeter of a semicircular park is 360 m, then what is its

area?

A. 3850 m2
B. 7700 m2
C. 11550 m2
D. 15400 m2

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57.A wire is in the form of a circle of radius 70 cm. if it is bent in the form

of a rhombus, then what is its side length?

A. 55 cm
B. 75 cm
C. 95 cm
D. 110 cm

58.A sector is cut from a circle of radius 21 cm. if the length of the arc of
the sector 55 cm, what is the area of the sector?

A. 577.5 cm2
B. 612.5 cm2
C. 705.5 cm2
D. 725.5 cm2

59.A sphere of diameter 6 cm is dropped into a cylindrical vessel partly

filled with water. The radius of the vessel is 6 cm. if the sphere is
completely submerged in water, then by how much will the surface level
of water be raised?

A. 0.5 cm
B. 1 cm
C. 1.5 cm
D. 2 cm

60.A cloth of 3 m width is used to make a conical tent 12 m in diameter

with a slant height of 7 m. what is the length of the cloth?

A. 21 m
B. 28 m
C. 44 m
D. 66 m

61.A vertical tower standing at the corner of a rectangular fields subtends

angle of 60o and 45o at the two nearer corners. If θ is the angle that the
tower subtends at the farthest corner, then what is cotθ equal to?

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A.
B. 2

C.

D.

62.A pole on the ground leans at 60o with the vertical. At a point metre
away from the base of the pole on the ground, two halves of the pole
subtend the same angle. If the pole and the point are in the same vertical
plane, then what is the length of the pole?

A. metre
B. metre
C. metre
D. metre

[Link] 6 + = and 8 – =k , then what is the value

of ?

A. 11
B. 22
C. 77
D. 99

[Link] is equal to?

A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. 1

[Link] , where , then what is the value of ?

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A.

B.

C.
D. 1

[Link] and , where . What

is the value of ?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. Cannot be determined due to insufficient data

[Link] ABC be a triangle right angled at C, then what is equal

to?

A.

B.

C.

D.

[Link] , then what is equal to?

A.

B.

C.

D.

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[Link] and , then what is equal to?

A. -1
B. 0
C. 1
D. 2

[Link] the following inequalities:

I.

II.

Which of the above is/are correct?

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2

71.A hollow spherical shell is made up of a metal of density 3 g/cm3. If

the internal and external radii are 5 cm and 6 cm respectively, then what

is the mass of the shell?

A. 1144 g
B. 1024 g
C. 840 g
D. 570 g

72.A rectangular paper is 44 cm long and 22 cm wide. Let be the

volume of the largest cylinder formed by rolling the paper along its length
and be the volume of the largest cylinder formed by rolling the paper

along its width. What is the ratio of to ?

A. 1 : 1
B. 2 : 1
C. 1 : 2
D. 3 : 2

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73.A cone of height 24 cm has a curved surface area 550 cm2. What is

the ratio of its radius to slant height?

A.

B.

C.

D.

74.A metal solid cube of side 22 cm is melted to make a cone of height 21

cm. what is the radius of the base of the cone?

A. 11 cm
B. 16.5 cm
C. 22 cm
D. 27.5 cm

75.A conical vessel whose internal radius is 5 cm and height 24 cm is full

of water. The water is emptied into a cylindrical vessel with internal radius
10 cm. what is the height to which the water rises?

A. 1 cm
B. 2 cm
C. 3 cm
D. 4 cm

76.A metal solid cube of edge 24 cm is melted and made into three small
cubes. If the edge of two small cubes are 12 cm and 16 cm, then what is
the surface area of the third small cube?

A. 1200 cm2
B. 1800 cm2
C. 2400 cm2
D. 3600 cm2

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[Link] difference between the outside and the inside surface area of a
cylindrical pipe 14 cm long is 44 cm2. The pipe is made of 99 cm3 of
metal. If R is the outer radius and r is the inner radius of the pipe, then

what is (R+r) equal to?

A. 9 cm
B. 7.5 cm
C. 6 cm
D. 4.5 cm

[Link] ratio of the radius of base to the height of a cylinder is 2 : 3. If

the volume of the cylinder is 1617 cm3 , then what is the curved surface

area of the cylinder?

A. 242 cm2
B. 385 cm2
C. 462 cm2
D. 770 cm2

79.A solid sphere of diameter 60 mm is melted to stretch into a wire of

length 144 cm. what is the diameter of the wire?

A. 0.5 cm
B. 1 cm
C. 1.5 cm
D. 2 cm

80.A cone and a hemisphere have equal bases and equal volumes. What
is the ratio of the height of the cone to the radius of the hemisphere?

A. 1:1
B. 2:1
C. 3:2
D. 4:3

81.A circle touches all the four sides of a quadrilateral ABCD. If AB = 9

cm, BC = 8 cm and CD = 12 cm, then what is DA equal to?

A. 14 cm
B. 13 cm

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C. 12 cm
D. 11 cm

[Link] is a trapezium in which AB is parallel to DC and 2AB = 3DC. The

diagonals AC and BD intersect at O. what is the ratio of the area
of to that of ?

A. 2:1
B. 3:2
C. 4:1
D. 9:4

[Link] is a triangle right angled at C. let p be the length of the

perpendicular drawn from C on AB. If BC = 6 cm and CA = 8 cm, then
what is the value of p?

A. 5.4 cm
B. 5 cm
C. 4.8 cm
D. 4.2 cm

[Link] the perimeter of a right-angled triangle is 30 cm and the hypotenuse

is 13 cm, them what is the area of the triangle?

A. 24 cm2
B. 27 cm2
C. 30 cm2
D. 36 cm2

[Link] PAB be a secant to a circle intersecting the circle at A and B. let PT

be the tangent segment. If PA = 9 cm and PT = 12 cm, them what is AB
equal to?

A. 5 cm
B. 6 cm
C. 7 cm
D. 8 cm

[Link] sides of a triangle ABC are 4 cm, 6 cm and 8 cm. with the vertices
of the triangle as centres three circles are drawn each touching the other
two externally. What is the sum of the radii of the three circles?

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A. 6 cm
B. 7 cm
C. 9 cm
D. 10 cm

[Link] equilateral triangle ABC and a scalene triangle DBC are inscribed in
a circle on same side of the arc. What is equal to?

A. 30o
B. 45o
C. 60o
D. 90o

[Link] and CD are the diameters of a circle which intersects at P. Join AC,
CB, BD and DA. If , then what is equal to?

A.
B.
C.
D.

[Link] is a triangle right angled at B. let M and N be two points on AB

such that . Let P and Q be two points on AC such that PM is
parallel to QN and QN is parallel to CB. If BC = 12 cm, then what is (PM +
QN) equal to?

A. 10 cm
B. 11 cm
C. 12 cm
D. 13 cm

[Link] sides of a right-angled triangle are in the ratio .

What is the perimeter of the triangle?

A. 28 units
B. 42 units
C. 56 units
D. 84 units

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[Link] which year, the production of type I is more than the sum of the
production of type III and Type IV?

A. 2001
B. 2002
C. 2003
D. 2004

[Link] ratio of percentage drop in total production in 2004 compared to

2001 to that in 2000 compared to 2001, is

A.

B.

C.

D.

[Link] which one of the following pairs of years, the difference in total
number of tablets produced between them is minimum?

A. (2003, 2005)
B. (2001, 2005)
C. (2003, 2004)
D. (2000, 2002)

###COMMON###94###94###For the next four items, consider the

following data with regard to different types (I, II, III, IV, V) of
multivitamin tablets produced in a company (in lakhs):

###DONE###

94.
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Which product is produced least over the years 2000-2005?

A. Type II
B. Type III
C. Type IV
D. Type V

[Link] p be the mean of m observations and q be the mean of n

observations, where . If the combined mean of observations
is c, then which of the following is correct?

A.
B.
C.
D.

[Link] marks obtained by 5 students are 21, 27, 19, 26, 32. Later on 5
grace marks are added to each student. What are the average marks of
the revised marks of the students?

A. 26
B. 30
C. 31
D. 32

[Link] is the arithmetic mean of the first ten composite numbers?

A. 8.5
B. 9.5
C. 10.2
D. 11.2

[Link] is the median of the following data?

2,3,-1,2,6,8,9

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

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###COMMON###99###99###Direction: The following table shows the
marks of 90 students in a test of 80 marks:

###DONE###

99.

The percentage of students who have obtained less than or equal to 50%
marks is:

A. 30%
B. 40%
C. 45%
D. 60%

[Link] the following data with regard to production of cars (in

lakhs):

In which of the countries, the production of cars has increased by more

than or equal to 5% in 2016 over 2015?

A. B and E
B. A, C and D only
C. A, C, D and E
D. A, D and E only

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 CDS I 2021 PYSP Mathematics: Solution

1. Ans. B.

2. Ans. B.

speed of the train

3. Ans. A.

let their incomes are 7m, 9m and 10m and their expenditures are 8n, 9n
and 15n. then their savings are and . Now,
given that

…(i)

Now ratio their savings are

4. Ans. C.

the ratio of boys and girls in the class is , let the number of boys and
girls in the class are 3k and k. Given that the average score of the class
is p and average score of the boys is , let the average score of the
girls is , then total score of the class
5. Ans. D.

change after adding 3 to both the numerator and denominator of all the
fractions

We can see the minimum change is with fraction .

6. Ans. C.

let

Now

Hence is a factor of

And

Hence is a factor of

7. Ans. B.

given that the sum of the roots and the product of roots are 6.

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So,

8. Ans. C.

if a quadratic equation has equal roots,

the discriminant,

9. Ans. B.

given that

10. Ans. C.

for a quadratic equation to be perfect square,

the discriminant,

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11. Ans. C.

12. Ans. A.

we know that the unit digits of

13. Ans. B.

[by componendo-divindo]

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 [by squaring both sides]

[by componendo-divindo]

14. Ans. D.

we have

Squaring both sides

Cubing both sides

15. Ans. A.

Here, we can see that it is always divisible by 6.

16. Ans. D.

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since all the numbers are different then total number of terms
=

17. Ans. B.

prime numbers between 50 to 100 are 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89
and 97.

Such number of pairs are 3.

18. Ans. A.

here

Since then, there are no such pairs.

19. Ans. B.

we have to find remainder of

We know

20. Ans. D.

we know that the rule of divisibility by 13 is “if is a number N,

then if the number formed by the alternative sum and difference of blocks
of 3-3 digits from right to left is divisible by 13 then N is divisible by 13”.

So, for is divisible by 13

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 must be divisible by 13.

must be divisible by 13. So, P must be 8.

21. Ans. D.

22. Ans. A.

given that

23. Ans. C.

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Integer value of .

24. Ans. A.

25. Ans. D.

factorizing both polynomials

HCF
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26. Ans. C.

Statement-I: and

Statement-I: and

27. Ans. B.

If is the HCF of and , then will satisfy

both and equations.

Then, …(i)

And …(ii)

By equation (i) and (ii)

28. Ans. C.

let then it satisfy both the equations, now

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Or

You can also put .

29. Ans. A.

we should be add

30. Ans. B.

31. Ans. A.

let a man works a unit of work in days then,

and

And

32. Ans. C.
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let a person can clean 1 unit of floor in one day. then,

20 persons clean 20 floors 20 days

20 persons clean 1 floor 1 day

1 person cleans 1 floor 20 days

1 person cleans 16 floors days = 320 days

16 persons clean 16 floors days = 20 days

Or

33. Ans. B.

liquid in 80 litres of mixture =

And water in the mixtue = 80 – 20 = 60

Let litres of water is added in the mixture, so

34. Ans. B.

let the price of X’s goods is then,

Y’s goods price

Z’s goods price

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Percentage cheaper of Z’s goods than Y’s good

35. Ans. B.

let the cost price is CP and selling price is SP.

%age profit =

36. Ans. A.

let the speed of the man is v and time take by him is t.

Then , distance

37. Ans. C.

Average speed,

38. Ans. D.

let the principal amount is Rs. P and the rate of interest is 12% for 2
years. Then,

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39. Ans. A.

let the sum of amount is Rs. P and rate of simple interest is r% and
invested it for 5 years, then

According to the question if the rate of interest was 5% more then, new
S.I.

40. Ans. B.

if successive discounts are 20%, 10% and 5% then,

overall discounts

41. Ans. A.

we know that for real solution

But,

So,
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42. Ans. B.

let ,

So, the required ratio will be -2.

43. Ans. A.

we have for

As we know that in

and

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We can see that p can never be more that 1 and less than .

44. Ans. B.

given that

We can write it as

Taking sine

45. Ans. C.

we have

46. Ans. A.

we have

Taking log both side at base 10

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47. Ans. D.

let n = 1 then

n = 2 then

n = 3 then

we can observe that we get always factor of 24 and factors of 24 are

1,2,3,4,6,8,12,24.

So, number of natural numbers that divides are 8.

48. Ans. C.

let the let two alternate natural numbers are a and a+2, then according to
the question,

So, the numbers are 6 and 8. And their sum is 14.

49. Ans. A.

Or let is the square root of

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By comparing we get

By observation we get or

So, square root of is or .

50. Ans. A.

we can write

51. Ans. A.

let the side of the cube is and radius of the cube is . Then

If is the volume of the cube and is the volume of the sphere.

52. Ans. D.

ABC is a triangle right angled at A, then

area of the triangle ABC,

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53. Ans. C.

Two isosceles triangles have equal vertical angles and let their heights

and bases are and , then . Now,

54. Ans. B.

is similar to . Then

then

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55. Ans. B.

If The diagonal AC and BD intersect at P. then

56. Ans. B.

perimeter of a semicircular park with radius r,

Area of semicircle

57. Ans. D.

perimeter of the rhombus = circumference of circle

[ = side of rhombus]

58. Ans. A.

angle obtained by sector on the centre of the circle

Area of the sector,

59. Ans. B.

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the height of the water in the vessel raised due the volume of the sphere.

60. Ans. C.

surface area of the cloth and the tent remains same/

61. Ans. C.

let the angle B and angle D are and as shown in the figure. Then,

And

Now,

62. Ans. B.

let the pole is BC which makes an angle of 60o with the vertical,
then

And CD = BD

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AB = x meter and AD is common in both triangles

Then both the triangles are congruence then

It means,

Now as we now AD cut the CB then

Now Triangle ADB is right angle triangle

Then

Now length of pole =

63. Ans. D.

given that and

Add both after squaring,

64. Ans. C.

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65. Ans. C.

given , where

66. Ans. A.

let that satisfy both the

equation and .

Then

67. Ans. D.

given ABC be a triangle right angled at C, then

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68. Ans. D.

given that, …(i)

From equation (i) and (ii)

69. Ans. A.

and

70. Ans. A.
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So, statement I is true.

So, statement is not correct.

71. Ans. A.

If the internal and external radii are 5 cm and 6 cm respectively, then

volume of the sphere

Mass of the sphere,

72. Ans. C.

the volume of the largest cylinder when it is rolled along its width, so

And the volume of the largest cylinder when it is rolled along its height,
so

Required ratio,

73. Ans. C.

curved surface area = 550 cm2

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height of cone = 24 cm

Divide equation (ii) by equation (i)

74. Ans. C.

let the radius of the cone is r. since the volume remains equal.

75. Ans. B.

volume of both the vessel should be equal

76. Ans. C.

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 let the edge of third cube is h, and the volume of the cube remains
constant

Now, the surface area of the third cube

77. Ans. D.

. If R is the outer radius and r is the inner radius of the pipe and length is
14 cm. then

Difference between outside and inside surface area =

Volume of the pipe

78. Ans. C.

let the radius of base and height of the cylinder is and respectively.

And the volume of the cylinder

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Curved surface area of the con

79. Ans. A.

let the radius of the wire is r. since volume remains equal.

sphere of radius = 30 mm = 3 cm

80. Ans. B.

let the height and radius of cone are h and r. Since bases of cone and
hemisphere are equal then radius of hemisphere is r.

And given that the volumes are equal, then

81. Ans. B.

let the circle touches the side of quadrilateral AB, BC, CD and DA at P, Q,
R and S.

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we know that the tangents from a point to the circle are equal. So,

Now,

82. Ans. D.

given that ABCD is a trapezium in which AB is parallel to DC.

(vert. opposite angles)

(alternate angles)

So, (AAA)

Now,

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83. Ans. C.

If BC = 6 cm and CA = 8 cm, then

Area of the triangle ABC

84. Ans. C.

let the base and height of the right-angled triangle is b and h.

…(i)

Perimeter …(ii)

Or

Now, the area of the triangle

85. Ans. C.

we know that

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86. Ans. C.

let the sides AB, AC and BC of a triangle ABC are 4 cm, 6 cm and 8 cm.
let the touching pointing of the circles are L, M and N such that AN = AL,
BL = BM and CN = CM.

Let AN = a cm then CN = CM = 6 – a cm

Then BM = BL = 8 – (6 – a) = 2 + a

And AL = AN = 4 – ( 2 + a) = 2 - a

But AN = a then

a=2–a

a = 1 cm

sum of the radii of the circle = AN + BM + CL = 1 + 5 + 3 = 9 cm

87. Ans. C.

ABC is a equilateral triangle then each angle will be . We know that

angle made by same chord on the circumference of circle is equal.
So = .

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88. Ans. D.

we know that the intersecting points of diameter of circle intersects at

center of circle.

We know that angle made by a chord on centre is two times to the angle
made on it circumference.

So,

89. Ans. C.

given that and

90. Ans. C.

The sides of a right-angled triangle are in the ratio

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So, the ratio of sides

So, perimeter units.

91. Ans. A.

In year 2001.

92. Ans. C.

percentage drop in total production in 2004 compared to 2001

percentage drop in total production in 2000 compared to 2001

required ratio

93. Ans. A.

total number of tablets produced each year

2000: 160+80+70+90+75 = 475

2001: 200+150+85+160+100 = 695

2002: 135+35+44+95+85 = 394

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2003: 240+95+120+80+120 = 655

2004: 180+110+85+95+115 = 585

2005: 210+150+100+92+110 = 662

(2003, 2005): |655 – 662| = 7

(2001, 2005): |695 – 662| = 33

(2003, 2004): |655 – 585| = 70

(2000, 2002): |475 – 394| = 81

(2003, 2005) is minimum

94. Ans. B.

total production of each tablet over years 2000-2005.

Type I: 160 + 200 + 135+ 240 + 180 + 210 = 1125

Type II: 80+150+35+95+110+150 = 620

Type III: 70+85+44+120+85+100 = 504

Type IV: 90+160+95+80+95+92 = 612

Type V: 75+100+85+120+115+110 = 605

So the least is type III

95. Ans. C.

given that the average , , where and

Sum of m observation and sum of the n observation and

So, sum of observation

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Where

96. Ans. B.

average marks of the students

After adding 5 grace marks to each student.

The revised average marks = 25 +5 = 30

97. Ans. D.

first ten composite numbers are

Mean

98. Ans. B.

arranging the number in the ascending order

-1, 2,2,3,6, 8, 9

There are 7 terms, so the median

99. Ans. D.

total number of students are 90.

Number of students who scored less than or equals to 50% marks =

5+8+10+13+18 = 54

%age of such students

100. Ans. C.

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