CDS Exam (II)- 2017 - Elementary Mathematics Defence Question Paper

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CDS Exam (II)- 2017 - Elementary Mathematics

CDS Exam (II)- 2017 - Elementary Mathematics Defence Questions

11.
A fruit seller has a certain number of mangoes of which 5% are rotten. He sells 75% of the remainder and he is left with 95 mangoes. How many mangoes did he have originally?
A.
500
B.
450
C.
400
D.
350
ANSWER :
C. 400
12.
If a train crosses a km-stone in 12 seconds, how long will it take to cross 91 km-stones completely if its speed is 60 km/hr?
A.
1 hr 30 min
B.
1 hr 30 min 12 sec
C.
1 hr 31 min
D.
1 hr 31 min 3 sec
ANSWER :
B. 1 hr 30 min 12 sec
13.
In a 100 m race, A runs at 6 km/hr. If A gives B a start of 8 m and still beats him by 9 seconds, what is the speed of B?
A.
4.6 km/hr
B.
4.8 km/hr
C.
5.2 km/hr
D.
5.4 km/hr
ANSWER :
B. 4.8 km/hr
14.
The quotient of \( 8x^{3} - y^{3} \) when divided by \( 2xy + 4x^{2} + y^{2} \) is
A.
2x + y
B.
x + 2y
C.
2x − y
D.
4x − y
ANSWER :
C. 2x − y
15.
If (x + 2) is a common factor of \( x^{2} + ax + b \) and \( x^{2} + bx + a \), then the ratio a : b is equal to
A.
1
B.
2
C.
3
D.
4
ANSWER :
A. 1
16.
Let \( f(x) = a_{0}x^{n} + a_{1}x^{n-1} + a_{2}x^{n-2} + \ldots + a_{n-1}x + a_{n} \), where \( a_{0}, a_{1}, a_{2}, \ldots, a_{n} \) are real numbers. If f(x) is divided by (ax − b), then the remainder is
A.
\( f\left(\frac{b}{a}\right) \)
B.
\( f\left(-\frac{b}{a}\right) \)
C.
\( f\left(\frac{a}{b}\right) \)
D.
\( f\left(-\frac{a}{b}\right) \)
ANSWER :
A. \( f\left(\frac{b}{a}\right) \)
17.
Consider the following numbers:
1. 2222
2. 11664
3. 343343
4. 220347
Which of the above are not perfect squares?
A.
1, 2 and 3
B.
1, 2 and 4
C.
2, 3 and 4
D.
1, 3 and 4
ANSWER :
D. 1, 3 and 4
18.
The product of the polynomials (x + 2), (x − 2), \( (x^{3} - 2x^{2} + 4x - 8) \) and \( (x^{3} + 2x^{2} + 4x + 8) \) is
A.
\( x^{8} - 256 \)
B.
\( (x^{4} - 16)^{2} \)
C.
\( (x^{4} + 16)^{2} \)
D.
\( (x^{2} - 4)^{4} \)
ANSWER :
B. \( (x^{4} - 16)^{2} \)
19.
The factors of x(x + 2)(x + 3)(x + 5) − 72 are
A.
x, (x + 3), (x + 4) and (x − 6)
B.
(x − 1), (x + 6) and \( (x^{2} - 2x - 12) \)
C.
(x − 1), (x + 6) and \( (x^{2} + 5x + 12) \)
D.
(x + 1), (x − 6) and \( (x^{2} - 5x - 12) \)
ANSWER :
C. (x − 1), (x + 6) and \( (x^{2} + 5x + 12) \)
20.
If the HCF of polynomials \( f(x) = (x - 1)(x^{2} + 3x + a) \) and \( g(x) = (x + 2)(x^{2} + 2x + b) \) is \( (x^{2} + x - 2) \), then what are the values of a and b respectively?
A.
2, 2
B.
2, −3
C.
−1, −3
D.
−2, −1
ANSWER :
B. 2, −3