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Compiled By: Chief Executive Director, Sheikh Emad-ud-din

1. B. This answer is found by trial and error (i.e. on the
basis of logic we keep on checking if it is one value or the
other until we find the answer). We can make a rough
Sketch as shown below to find the day. The thing one
needs to keep in mind in doing this question is that May
has 31 days.
2. C. This question may be considered to be the most
difficult of all the others. Like all the other questions
this question also has a number of possible solutions, the
most understandable of which has been stated below.
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The strategy here is that we set up the expression, on the left side of
the equation 7 9 2 ) 4 (
2
+ = + x x x P , in terms of (x + 4).
We divide and multiply the expression by (x+ 4),
) 4 (
) 7 9 2 (
) 4 (
2
+
+
+
x
x x
x
By division as shown to the right,

+
+ +
4
75
) 17 2 ( ) 4 (
x
x x
Now we multiply and divide (2x - 17) by (x + 4),

+
+
+
+
+
) 4 (
75
) 4 (
) 17 2 )( 4 (
) 4 (
x x
x x
x
By division as shown to the right,

+
+

+
+ +
) 4 (
75
) 4 (
25
2 ) 4 ( ) 4 (
x x
x x

+
+

+
+
+ +
) 4 (
75
) 4 (
25 ) 4 ( 2
) 4 ( ) 4 (
x x
x
x x
By canceling out (x + 4) and then LCMing,
j

+
+ + +
+
) 4 (
75 25 ) 4 ( 2 ) 4 (
) 4 (
x
x x
x
Now once again cancel out the (x + 4)s and hence we get,
75 ) 4 ( 25 ) 4 ( 2 ) 4 (
2
+ + + = + x x x P
From here the procedure is much simpler. We just replace all the (x + 4)s
by (x^2 3)s.
75 ) 3 ( 25 ) 3 ( 2 ) 3 (
2 2 2 2
+ = x x x P
Now we open the brackets. The term independent of x is the answer.
x
x x
17
8 2
2
+
17 2
7 9 2 4
2

+ +
x
x x x
7 +
75
68 17 + x
25
8 2

+ x
2
17 2 4 + x x
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3. A. The calculations are shown below.
x x
x
f
3
1
1 3
4 4
+ = |
.
|

\
|

+
|
.
|

\
|
+ =

+

x
f
x
x 3
1
1 3
4 4
1
As we need to find , ) 2
1
f so,
2
3
1 = +
x
3 = x
Substituting the value of x,
2
8
16
1 ) 3 ( 3
4 ) 3 ( 4
= =

+
4. E. The calculations are shown below.
Let the first number be x,
6 4 ) 3 ( ) 2 ( ) 1 ( + = + + + + + + x x x x x
Now we make equations and calculate the value of x in each. The equation
in which x has a negative or non-integer value is the answer. Like for
option A
2002 6 4 = + x
1996 4 = x
499 = x So, A is not the answer And so on.
5. E. The calculations are shown below.
1
) 1 (
) 1 (
) 89 (
) 1 (
= =
Sin
Sin
Cos
Sin
This is because of the identity ) 90 ( = Sin Cos
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6. B. The calculations are shown below.
Let the number of questions be x,
) 15 ( 10
100
80
+ = x x
25 = x
7. B. The calculations are shown below.
Let x = 2004,
2002 ) ( 2 ) 1 ( = + x f x f
2002 ) 2004 ( 2 ) 2005 ( = f f
2
2002 2008
) 2004 (
+
= f
2005 ) 2004 ( = f
8. A. The calculations are shown below.
All the options can be denoted by the following expression,
) 2000 )( 2000 ( y x + +
xy y x + + + = 2000 2000 4000000
xy y x + + + = ) ( 2000 4000000
This is the part of
the expression that
determines which is greater.
If we closely inspect the options we see that in all the options (x + y) is
the same (i.e. 12). Hence the answer only depends on the product of x and
y.
9. B. The calculations are shown below.
1 9 4 eq
x
=
2 256 9 eq
y
=
Substituting eq1 into eq2,
256 ) 4 ( =
y x
256 4 =
xy
4 = xy
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10. B. There are no mathematical calculations available for
this question. This question is only solved by logic. 2 is the
only possible prime number whose 17 1 16 1
4
= + = + p is also
prime.