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a
1r
a o first term of G.P.
r o common ratio between consequtive
terms of G.P.
ATQ,

6. (D)

1. (B) S =

S=

28
98
28
u7=
=
1
6
3
1
7

2. (A)
Solving both equations
39M = 156 M = 4
8B + 5(4) = 92
8B = 92 20 = 72
B= 9
So, Cost of 2 Mug and 3 Buckets
= 2(4) + 3(9) = 8 + 27
= 35
3. (D)

AB
BC

= cot 30

AB

= 2 3 u 3 = 6 cm

3
= 3 3 cm
2
DAC = 90 CAB = 90 30 = 60
AE

= AB cos 30 = 6

AD

= AE sec 60 = 3 3 2
= 6 3 cm

7. (B)
1

8. (C)
x = 2 23  23 x 2 = 2 3 2 3
Cubing both sides,
2

x3 6x2 + 12x 8 =
=
=
x3 6x2 + 18x + 18

So, number of two wheelers

1
600
3

= 200
4. (C)
(4 + 7 + 6 + x + y + 0) =17 + (x + y)
or, (x + 7) (y + 6 + 4)
= xy3
Now, [17 + (x + y)] must be divisible by 3
and (x y 3) is either 0 or divisible by 11.
Clearly x = 8, y = 5 satisfy both the conditions.
5. (C)

Decrease in 2 nd year
100
=
100  r
Decrease in 3 rd year

9. (C) sin T + sin2 T = 1

sin T = 1 sin2 T = cos2 T
or,
sin2 T= cos4 T
2
? cos T+ cos4 T sin T + sin2 T 
10. (C) Let a man can do one unit work in a day.
Then work in 12 days = 12 20 = 240 units
Total work units
= 240 + (30 12 2) (20 + 5)
= 240 + 400 = 640 units
If 5 men were not employed,
Then, required days =

640
= 32 days.
20

11. (A)

10
9

r = 10%
Let the population of vultures 3 years ago
be P, then

Ungrazed area
= Area of square 4 (area of quadrants)

10

P 1 
= 29160
100

P = 40,000

22 21 3 2 (2 3  2 3 )
4 2 6(x 2)
2 6x + 12
= 2 + 12 + 8 + 18
= 40

= 422 4

1
S(21)2 = 378
4

12. (A)

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13. (C) Note : length of the train in which passenger 18. (B) Z = sin T + cos T
Z2 = sin2 T + cos2 T+ 2 sin T.cos T
is sitting is not considered since we are
qTq
concerned with the passenger instead of
2 sin T.cos T = sin2 T
[0 < sin 2T < 1]
train. So, the length of the bridge will be
2
Z
=
greater
than
1
directly proportional to the time taken by
So, Z = greater than 1
the passenger respectively.
19. (A) ATQ,
t
l1
7 280
? 1

91
91
+
= 20
4
x
t2 l2
10  x
10  x
x = 160 m
[91 = 13 7]
14. (C) Men Time = Work
x = 13 10 = 3 km/hr.
100 1 = 100 unit
20. (B) let DOc = r cm and OOc = h cm.
150 1 = 150 unit
Extra man power required = 50
but since new workers are 25% times as
efficient as existing workers.
50
= 40 men
5
4

? Actual number of workers =

40
100
100
= 40%

Hence, required percentage =

15. (C) SP CP = ` 175 = 14% of CP

CP = ` 1250
SP = ` 1250 + ` 175 = ` 1425

From similar angles property ADO and ABO

AO c
DO c
9h
r
=

=
AO
BO
9
3
9 h = 3r ? h = 9 3r
h = 9 3r

Vol. of frustum =

1
1

16. (A) x  = 3 x 
=
x
x

on cubing both side

x3 

1
1

+ 3x  = 3 3
x
x3

1
=3 3 3 3 =0
x3
x6 + 1 = 0
x200(x6 + 1) + x84(x6 + 1) + x12(x6 + 1) + (x6 + 1) = 0
17. (A)
x3 

1
Sh (r12 + r22 + r1r2)
3

44 =

1
22
(9 3r)(9 + r2 + 3r )

3
7

44 =

22
(3 r)(32 + 3r + r2)
7

44 u 7
= 33 r3
22

r =
21. (D)

13

2400 u 4
25
= 384 km/hr.
22. (B) Let inlet pipes = n, outlet pipes = 8 n
Therefore,

So, average speed

Putting y = 0 in the equation 3x + 2y = 6

x=2
Point of intersection on x-axis = (2, 0)
Putting x = 0, y = 3
OA = 2, OB = 3
1
1
OA OB =
23
2
2
= 3 sq. unit.

'OAB =

(8 n)

1
1
1
n
=
 n = 4
6
8
6

23. (C)
24. (B) BOC = 90 +

1
A
2

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30. (D)
x y
xy
25. (A) x y =
=k
=
7
4
xy = k
x + y = 7k
? (x + y)2 (x y)2 = 49k2 k2
4xy = 48k2 16k = 48k2  k=
? xy = 4k = 4

1
3

z = 6 1 + 4 = 10
y = 5 10 + 3 = 53
x = 4 53 + 2 = 214

1
4
=
3
3

8000 u 112
26. (B) S.P. for a profit of 12% =
100
= ` 8960
? Discount = `11200 ` 8960 = ` 2240
2240 u 100
Discount percent =
11200
= 20%
27. (C)

3 4
u S(r 3 + r 3 + r 3)
1
2
3
4 3
3
3
3
= S(1 + 2 + 3 )
= 36S cm3

31. (C) Volume of new ball =

r = 3 27 = 3 cm.
32. (A) Average of the batsman after 12th innings
= 63 11 2
= 41
33. (C) BDE = 115,ADF = 65 and AED = 75
'AED ~ 'ABC
DE
BC

BOC = BAC
AOD = 2DCA
? BOC + AOD = 2 (BAC + DCA)
= 2BPC
? 2BPC = 20 + 30 = 50
BPC = 25

4 3
Sr = 36S
3
r3 = 27

ATQ,

AE
AB

AD
AC

2 10
AB = 15 cm.
3 AB
34. (D) Go through options considering option (D)
No. of sides =
5
:
10
Ext. angle
=
72
:
36
Int. angle
= 180 72 :
180 36
=
108 :
144
=
3
:
4
35. (A)

1
= 2 (given)
x
then, x = 1

28. (A) x +

So, x100 +
29. (B)

1
x 100

=2

(0.75)3
+ [(0.75)2 + 0.75 1 + 1]
1  0.75

=
=

(0.75)3  13  (0.75)3
0.25
[' (a b)(a2 + ab + b2 = a3 b3)]

1
100
=
= 4 = 22
0.25
25
3

So, square root of

i.e. 2.

(0.75 )
+ [0.75 + (10.75)3 + 1]
1  0.75)

Now, in 'ABD,
h
tan 60 = y
In 'ABC,

h
3= y

...(i)

h
1
tan 30 = x  y
...(ii)
3
From eqn. (i) and (ii), we get

3y
x y

1
3

x = 2y  y =

Required time =

x
2

10
= 5 minutes
2

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36. (D)

2 1
1
1 2

2 1
1
2 3

2 1 +

= 100
37. (B) SI

2 1
2 1
1

3 4

2 1

........

3  2 + ....... +

99  100

100

99

1 = 10 1 = 9

1200 u 10 u 1
=`
= ` 120
100

1200
u
1


 1200
CI = `
100

= ` 123
Required difference = ` 3
38. (C) x3 + 3x2 + 3x = 7
Adding one both side
x3 + 3x2 + 3x + 1 = 7 + 1 = 8
(x + 1)3 = 23 (x + 1) = 2
x =1
1
39. (D) 1 hour = 90 minutes,
2
1 hour 45 minutes = 105 minutes
1 hour = 60 minutes
LCM of 90, 60, 105 = 1260 minutes
1260
= 21 hours
60
? Bell will ring simultaneously after 21 hours.
i.e. = 9 a.m.

40. (C) Let x =

2
x 5 + 2y 5 = 60
3
x + 3y
= 18 ...(ii)
From (i) and (ii)
x = 6 km/hr
43. (A) ATQ,
Work done by (A + B) = 2 work done by C
Work done by A = 2 work done by B
Let
Work done by B in a hour = 2 units
Work done by A in a hour = 2 2 = 4 units

Work done by C in a hour =

20
= 60 units
3
Time taken by A done to complete work

60
= 15 hours
4
2
44. (A) Required sum = 20 + 212 + ....... + 292
= (12 + 22 + ......292) (12 + 22 + ......192)
29(29  1)(2 u 29  1) 19(19  1)(2 u 19  1)

=
6
6
=

n (n  1)(2n  1)
2
2
2
'1  2  ..........n

= 8555 2470 = 6085 sq. cm

45. (A) x = 3 + 2 2 , xy = 1
y=

=3 2 2

x 2  3xy  y 2
(x  y )2  xy
2
2 =
x  3xy  y
(x  y )2  5 xy

4
3
41. (C) Let original price of tea be ` x/kg
9x
New Price = `
/kg
10

22500 22500

= 25
x
9x
10
On solving we get, x = 100
9
100 =
10

1
32 2

?x+y=3+ 2 2 +3 2 2 =6

y =

New Price =

24
= 3 units
2

So, total work = (2 + 4 + 3)

7 7 7 7........

? x = 7x
On sq. both sides
x2 = 7x
x (x 7) = 0 x = 7
? 7 = (73)y 1 = 73y 3
3y 3= 1 3y = 4

42. (B)
Speed of A = x, Speed of B = y km/hr
Acc. to QS
x 6 + y 6 = 60
x + y = 10 ...(i)

46. (A)

36  1
36  5

9.5 u 0.0085 u 18.9

= 225
0.0017 u 1.9 u 2.1

? Required answer = 225 = 15

47. (C) ax2 + bx + c = a(x p)2
ax2 + bx + c = a(x2 2px + p2)
ax2 + bx + c = ax2 2apx + ap2
comparing coefficients :
b = 2ap; c = ap2
b2 = 4a2p2; p2 =

` 90/kg.

37
31

b2 = 4a2

c
a

c
a

b2 = 4ac

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54. (A) If CP of an article = ` x.
2 24
ATQ,
48. (C) x =
3 2
x  21
100 = x
x
2 3
x
=
x2 100x + 2100 = 0
8
3 2
x2 70x 30x + 2100= 0
Applying componendo and dividendo
x (x 70) 30(x 70) = 0
x 8
2 3 3 2
3 3 2
(x 70) (x 30) = 0
=
=
x = ` 30 or ` 70
x 8
2 3 3 2
3 2
Similarly,
55. (C)
x  12
x  12

x 8
x 8

=
+

3 3 2
2 3
x  12
x  12

3 3 2
3 2

33 2

2 3

3 3  2  3 3 2

Let

3 2

AB = a units
BE =

2( 3  2 )
3 2

3
a units
2

AB2 + BC2 + CA2 = 3a2 = 4

=2
49. (D)

6
2
3
4
LCM of 3, 2, 6 and 4 = 12

(4) 3

u12

256

(2) 2

u12

(3) 6

64

(5) 4

3
a
= 4

= 4BE2

5
1

u12

3 2
a
4

u12

56. (A)

125

50. (B)

51. (B) Quantity of fresh fruits= 100 kg

So, Quantity of fruit

= 100

100  68
100

= 32 kg
00
So, quantity of dry fruit = 32
100  20
= 40 kg
52. (B) % of families having either a cow or a buffalo
or both = 60 + 30 15 = 75%
If means 25% of families do not have a cow
or a buffalo.
? 25% of 960 = 240
53. (D) Price for10 chairs = 10 200 = ` 2000
Price of 12 chairs (without discount)
= 12 200 = ` 2400
Price of 12 chairs with discount
= 10 200 + 2 80
= ` 2160
? Discount = ` 2400 ` 2160
= ` 240
24
100
2400
= 10%

Discount % =

BAD + DAY = ABD + ADB

60 + 35 = 20 + x
x = 95 20 = 75
EAY = ABQ = 60
(corresponding angles)
y = 60 20 = 40
57. (D)

Area of parallelogram ABCD

Area of triangle ABN
=

BC u AN
1
u BN u AN
2
4x u AN
1
u x u AN
2
8
1

Required ratio = 8 : 1

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58. (B) Required area = S(232 122)
65. (D) Sum of interior angles
= (2n 4) 90
Sum
of
exterior
angles
=
360
22
u [529144]
ATQ,
=
7
(2n 4) 90
= 360 2
= 1210
n
=6
59. (A) Area of surface to be cemented
66. (B) Volume of rainwater =Base area height
(i.e Area of four walls + Area of floor)
= 2 (l + b) h + (l b)
= 2 21 4 + (106.25)
= 274.25 m2
? Cost of cementing = 24 274.25
= ` 6582
60. (A) Volume of water which flow in 25 minutes
= 25 60 0.05 0.03 16
= 36 m2
36
1
? Rise in water level =
= m
15 u 12
5
= 0.2m
n sin 2x
61. (A)
1 sin 2y
Apply C & D rules
n  1 sin 2x  sin 2y
n  1 sin 2x  sin 2y
2 sin(x  y ). cos(x  y )
= 2 cos(x  y ). sin(x  y )
tan(x  y )
= tan(x  y )
62. (B)

1  sin T
1  sin T

1  sin T
1  sin T
(1  sin T)  (1  sin T)
=
1  sin2 T
=

2
2

2
cos 2 T

cos T
= 2 sec T
63. (B) Angle subtended at the centre by the sector
= 90
Area of circle = 154
Sr2 = 154 r = 7cm
T
Length of arc =
Sr= 11 cm
180
Perimeter of Sector = 2r + l
= 2 7 + 11
= 25 cm
64. (B)

Water stored in pool

Required water level =

10000
= 10 m
1000

67. (A)

BO = 4, OC = 3 and BOC = 90
? BC2= 42 + 32 = 25 units
68. (B) ATQ,
S
h (r2 + Rr + R2)
3
= 176 m3

Volume of frustum

Area of 'BDF
1
69. (B) Area of hexagon =
2
Actually, there is a perfect symmetry
? Area of hexagon =

3 3
62 = 54 3 cm2
2

? Area of ' BDF = 27 3 cm2

70. (A)
sin T + cosec T = 2
So, sin T = 1 T = 90
cos9 T + cot8 T + sin7 T = (0)9 + (0)8 + (1)7
=1
71. (C)

Let DL A BC,
So, Area of 'ABE =
=
Area of

Area of triangle formed by median

1
=
9 12 = 54 cm2
2
4
Area of 'ABC =
54 = 72 cm2
3

2
= 20000 m3
100
= 10000 m3

= 1000000

1
AB DF
2
1

1
u AC DE
2
2

BCDE= BC DF

= u AC DF
2

= 2 Area of 'ABE
ATQ, Area of ACDE
= Area of 'ABE + Area of
BCDE
3 Area of 'ABE = 36 cm2
Area of 'ABE = 12 cm2

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72. (C)
a c e
73. (C) ABC = 180 (65 + 75)= 40
80. (D) b d f = 3
ORB = OQB = 90
? a = 3b, c = 3d, e = 3f
? ROQ = 360 (90 + 90 40)
2(3b )2  3(3d )2  4(3 f )2
? ROQ = 140
2a 2  3c 2  4e 2
?
=
74. (B) ACB = 41 (angles of same segment)
2b 3  3d 2  4 f 2
2b 2  3d 2  4 f 2
ADB = ACB = 41
9 2b 2  3d 2  4 f 2
? ABD = 180 (ADB + 90) = 49
=
(DAB = 90)
2b 2  3d 2  4 f 2
75. (B) ADE = AED = 80
=9
? BDE = CED = 100
81. (C)
? DBC + BCE = 360 (100 + 100)
= 160
76. (C) x2 + y2 + z2 = xy + yz + zx
x2 + y2 + z2 xy + yz + zx = 0
2(x2 + y2 + z2 xy + yz + zx) = 0
(x2 + y2) + (y2 + z2) + (z2 + x2)
2xy 2yz 2zx = 0
(x y)2 + (y z)2 + (z x)2 = 0
Required ratio = 8 : 7
x=y=z
Thus, the given triangle is equlateral.
20
77. (A) Distance covered by wheel in one revolution 82. (B) Required percentage = 100  20 100
= circumference of wheel
20
22
=
100
= S diameter =
98
120
7
= 308 cm
50
2
16 %
=
1540 u 100
3
3
Number of Revolutions =
83. (A) Let the CP of 1 orange = ` 1
308
? SP of 10 oranges = `13
= 500
13  10
1
100 = 30%
? gain % =
78. (A) Speed v
10
Time
84. (B) Let the Principal is ` x
T
3
3
R
R

If a person goes with

of his speed then,
1

1

? A = P
4
8x = x

100
100

4
3
4
R
R

original time : new time = 1 :

3
23 = 1 
24 = 1 

100
100

=3 :4
Required time = 4 years.
ATQ,
1 1
85. (C) Ratio = 1 : : = 6 : 2 : 1
3
3
3 6
Usual time for same distance =

2
1
Sum of the ratios = 6 + 2 + 1 = 9
=4

1
hours
2

79. (D) Mark price = ` 480

Discount = 10%

2
52
1
78 =
= 17
9
3
3

80 u 20
100
= 60 16 = +44%
Which means 44% increase in sale.

86. (A) Net effect = 80 20

Selling price = 480

90
= ` 432
100

Cost price = 432

100
= ` 400
108

480  400
100
400
= 20%

New profit percent =

? Middle part =

r2
87. (B) Difference of 2 years = P

10000
ATQ,

400
P
48 = P
=

25
10000
P = 48 25 = ` 1200

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88. (B) 14 + 6 5

21
46
11
42

100
100 100
100
= 23 : 11

= 14 2 5 3 5
= (3)2 +

97. (C) Required ratio =

+23

= (3  5 )2 = 3 + 5
89. (B) 231 = 2 . 230 = 2 . 415
= 2 . (5 1)15
So, remainder will be = 2 (1)15 + 5
=3
90. (D) Expression =
=

98. (B) Required population = 32000

= 15600
99. (B) Population of town Y in 2011 = 30000
So, Population of town V in 2012

P(P 2  3 P  3 )  1
= 30000

P3  3 P2  3 P  1

Required population = 22000

Population of town S

58
100

= 12760
100. (B) Population of town R below poverty line
110
51

100 100
Population of town Z below poverty line

(in 2013) = 16

21

u 100 % = 28.77% = 29%

94. (C) % age =
73

95. (C)
96. (C) Population of town X

10
110

15
100

= 22000

(P  1)3 = P + 1
If P = 124, then P + 1 = 125
91. (D) Required students = 100 73 = 27
92. (B) 60% of 50 = 30
Required number will be 32.
93. (D) Required Difference = 27 21 = 6
=

15
52

76
100

(in 2013) = 11

100
= 12160
38
= 32000

95
42

100
100

Required ratio
110
51
95
42

: 11

100 100
100
100
= 272 : 133

11
32000
16
= 22000

= 16

SSC MAINS - 26 (ANSWER KEY)

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4.
5.
6.
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8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
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17.
18.
19.
20.

(B)
(A)
(D)
(C)
(C)
(D)
(B)
(C)
(C)
(C)
(A)
(A)
(C)
(C)
(C)
(A)
(A)
(B)
(A)
(B)

21.
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23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
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40.

(D)
(B)
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(B)
(A)
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(A)
(B)
(D)
(C)
(A)
(C)
(D)
(A)
(D)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(C)

41.
42.
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46.
47.
48.
49.
50.
51.
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53.
54.
55.
56.
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60.

(C)
(B)
(A)
(A)
(A)
(A)
(C)
(C)
(D)
(B)
(B)
(B)
(D)
(A)
(C)
(A)
(D)
(B)
(A)
(A)

61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.
71.
72.
73.
74.
75.
76.
77.
78.
79.
80.

(A)
(B)
(B)
(B)
(D)
(B)
(A)
(B)
(B)
(A)
(C)
(C)
(C)
(B)
(B)
(C)
(A)
(A)
(D)
(D)

81.
82.
83.
84.
85.
86.
87.
88.
89.
90.
91.
92.
93.
94.
95.
96.
97.
98.
99.
100.

(C)
(B)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(A)
(B)
(B)
(B)
(D)
(D)
(B)
(D)
(C)
(C)
(C)
(C)
(B)
(B)
(B)