1- How many positive integer values of a are possible such that (a+220)/(a+4) is

an integer?
a) 12

b) 13

c) 15

d) 16

2-How many factors of 20! are there whose unit digit is 5?

(a) 2068 (b) 1868 (c) 1728 (d) None of these
3-What is the maximum possible integer value of p if 7 8 9 10 ... 135 = n
(720)^p, where n is
a natural number?
(a) 30 (b) 31 (c) 32 (d) 33
4-Which of the following are factors of 3^259 + 2^296?
(i) 16
(ii) 349
(iii) 2443
(a) Only (iii) (b) (ii) and (iii) (c) (i) and (iii) (d) All of them
5-How many two-digit natural numbers satisfy [x/9]= [x/101+1] where [x] denotes
the greatest integer
less than or equal to x?
(a) 7 (b) 10 (c) 9 (d) None of these
6-

7- Arun, Barun and Kiranmala start from the same place and travel in the same
direction at speeds of 30 km/hr, 40 km/hr and 60 km/hr respectively. Barun starts
two hours after Arun. If Barun and Kiranmala overtake Arun at the same instant,
how many hours after Arun did Kiranmala start?

[CAT 2006] 1) 3
2) 3.5
3) 4
4) 4.5
5) 5
8-Let Z = {1, 11, 111, 1111, ..., 11111 up to 55 times} and T be a subset of Z such
that the sum of no two
elements of T is divisible by 3. The maximum possible number of elements in T is
(a) 20 (b) 18 (c) 19 (d) 37
9-Points A(2, 9) and B(6, 3) lie on the circumference of a circle whose radius is an
integer. Which of
the following cannot be the length of the radius?
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 9
10-

11- The 23rd term and the 32nd term of a geometric progression are the number of
factors of 54 and 72
respectively. What is the geometric mean of the first 54 terms of the progression?
(a) 4 root(3) (b) 6 root(2) (c) 8 root (3) (d) 4 root( 6)
12- I had covered the 40% of bridge when I heard the whistle of the train. I turned
back and the train met me at the start of bridge. Next day I was at the same point
this time I decided to move forward and train crossed me at the end of the bridge ,
what is the ratio of my speed to that of train?
14- Euler( Remainder and number counting)
How many of the first 1200 natural numbers are not divisible by any of 2 and 5?

Sol:-480
How many of the first 1200 natural numbers are either prime to 6 or to 15?
Sol:- 400 + 640 2 320 = 400
15- Number of triangles with perimeter 10 having integer side length.
( 4,2,4), (3,3,4)
If the perimeter p is even then, total triangles is [p^2]/48.
If the perimeter p is odd then, total triangles is [(p+3)^2]/48
[p+3]^2/48 - [p-6]^2/48..it will be total - scalene triangle which gives isosceles.

Q- From the first n consecutive natural numbers written on a blackboard, one of

the numbers is
removed. If the average of the remaining numbers is 290/9 then find the number
removed.
(a) 50 (b) 64 (c) 46 (d) None of these
Sol:- Shortcut:- The maximum change will be when we will remove n and that
change will be of .
Eg- average of 1 to 7= 8/2= 4
And average of 1 to 8= 9/2= 4.5
Average= 290/9= 32.22 and after adding 0.5, average= 32.77
so approx average= 32 or 32.5
average 32 when n= 63
32= 1+63/2= 32
But 290/9*(n-1) have to be an integer so (n-1) must be a multiple of 9.
So n = 64 and (n-1)= 63
Now [(64*65/2)-x]/63= 290/9
X= 50
Q. Ravi takes 40 seconds to walk up on an escalator which is moving upwards but
he

takes 60 seconds to walk up on an escalator which is moving downwards. How

much
time will he take to walk up if the escalator is not moving?
Sol:- Let us assume that the speed of Ravi is 'r' and the speed of the escalator is 'x'.
In the first case, when the escalator is moving up, Ravi's effective speed is r + x as
the
motion of the escalator is assisting his movement.
In the second case, when the escalator is moving down, Ravi's effective speed is 'r x'
as the motion of the escalator is a hindrance to his movement.
When the escalator is not moving, his speed would be 'r'.
The distance covered in each case is constant.
The three speeds 'r + x', 'r' and 'r - x' are in an Arithmetic Progression.
=> The times taken will be in a Harmonic Progression.
=> Time taken when the escalator is not moving will be the Harmonic mean of the
other
two times given.
=> Time taken when escalator is not moving = 2*40*60/(40+60) = 48 seconds.