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Exam Year: 1997

  • The following table shows the per cent change in the amount of sales (in rupees) at different retail stores in a given neighbourhood market in the period 1993 to 1995;If the sales at Anshu store amounted to Rs. 8 lakhs in 1993, then the amount of sales (in lakhs of rupees) at that store in 1995 was

    (a)

    7.92

    (b)

    8

    (c)

    8.8

    (d)

    9.68

    Correct Answer:

  • If the number representing volume and surface area of a cube are equal, then the length of the edge of the cube in terms of the unit of measurement will be

    (a)

    3

    (b)

    4

    (c)

    5

    (d)

    6

    Correct Answer:

  • The number of students in two sections, A and B having different heights is shown in the following Table . The ratio of the number of students of a particular height in Section A to that in Section B is the maximum for the height of

    (a)

    1.55 m

    (b)

    1.60 m

    (c)

    1.65 m

    (d)

    1.71 m

    Correct Answer:

  • When three coins are tossed together the probability that all coins have the same face up is

    (a)

    1/3

    (b)

    1/6

    (c)

    1/8

    (d)

    1/12

    Correct Answer:

  • A smooth inclined plane is inclined as shown in the above figure. A body starts from rest and slides down the inclined surface. The time taken by the body to reach the bottom is

    (a)

    a

    (b)

    b

    (c)

    c

    (d)

    d

    Correct Answer:

  • P is 300 km eastward of O and Q is 400 km north of O. R is exactly in the middle of Q and P. The distance between Q and R is

    (a)

    250 km

    (b)

    300 km

    (c)

    350 km

    (d)

    250*1.414 km

    Correct Answer:

  • There are three drawers in a table. One contains two gold coins, another two silver coins, and the third, a silver coin and a gold coin. One of the drawers is pulled out and a coin is taken out. It turns out to be a silver coin. What is the probability of drawing a gold coin, if one of the other two drawers is pulled out next and one of the coins in it is drawn at random ?

    (a)

    37.50%

    (b)

    50%

    (c)

    62.50%

    (d)

    75%

    Correct Answer:

  • In the series POQ, SRT, VUW, ? The blank space refers to

    (a)

    XYZ

    (b)

    XZY

    (c)

    YXZ

    (d)

    YZX

    Correct Answer:

  • In the given figure, if QRS is an equilateral triangle and QTS is an isosceles triangle and x = 47°, then the value (in degrees) of y will be

    (a)

    13

    (b)

    23

    (c)

    33

    (d)

    43

    Correct Answer:

  • A rectangular plot of lawn shown in the figure has dimensions x and y and is surrounded by a gravel pathway of width 2 m. What is the total area of the pathway ?

    (a)

    2x + 2y + 4

    (b)

    2x + 2y + 8

    (c)

    4x+ 4y + 8

    (d)

    4x + 4y + 16

    Correct Answer: