FOUNDATION COURSE

SUBJECT- Maths + Stats + Logical Reasoning

Time: 2 Hours Marks: 100

1. If the ratio of two numbers is 7 : 11. If 7 is added to each number then the new ratio
will be 2 : 3 then the numbers are.
(a) 49, 77
(b) 42, 45
(c) 43,42
(d) 39, 40
2. √
( ) √
(a) 128 : 81
(b) 2 : 3
(c) 3 : 2
(d) None
3. If then
(a)

(b)

(c)
(d) None
4. Then value of ( ) ( ) ( )
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 0
5. Find the condition that one roots is double the other of ax2 +bx + c = 0
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
6. If then
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d) 2
7. X, Y, Z together starts a business, if X invests 3 times as much as Y invests and Y
invests two third of what Z invests, then the ratio of capitals of X,Y, Z is_______
(a) 3:9:2
(b) 6:3:2
(c) 3:6:2
(d) 6:2:3
8. The solution set of the in equation x +2 > 0 and 2x – 6 > 0 is
(a) (–2, ∞)
(b) (3, ∞)
(c) (–∞,–2)
(d) (–∞,–3)
9. The common region represented by the following in equalities

(a) OABC
(b) outside of OAB
(c) Δ BCE
(d) Δ ABE
10. A sum was invested for 3 years as per C.I and the rate of interest for first year is 9%,
2nd year is 6% and 3rd year is 3% p.a. respectively. Find the sum if the amount in
three years is ₹550?
(a) ₹250
(b) ₹300
(c) ₹462.16
(d) ₹350
11. If pi2 = Rs.96 and R = 8% compounded annually then P = _.
(a) ₹14,000
(b) ₹15,000
(c) ₹16,000
(d) ₹17,000
12. P = ₹5,000 R = 15% T = 4½ using I = then I will be
(a) ₹3,375
(b) ₹3,300
(c) ₹3,735
 (d) None of these
13. A sum of money amounts to ₹6,200 in 2 years and ₹7,400 in 3 years as per S.I. then
the Principal is.
(a) ₹ 3,000
(b) ₹ 3,500
(c) ₹ 3,800
(d) None of these
14. The Effective Rate of interest does not depend upon
(a) Amount of Principal
(b) Amount of interest
(c) Number of Conversion periods
(d) None of these
15. In simple interest if the principal is ₹2,000 and the Rate and time are the Roots of
the equation x2 – 11x + 30 = 0 then the simple interest is _________
(a) ₹500
(b) ₹600
(c) ₹700
(d) ₹800
16. The certain sum of money became ₹692/– in 2 yrs and ₹800/– in 5 years then the
principle Amount is __________
(a) Rs. 520
(b) Rs. 620
(c) Rs. 720
(d) Rs. 820
17. Determine the present value of perpetuity of Rs. 50,000 per month @ Rate of
interest 12% p.a. is _____________
(a) Rs. 45,00,000
(b) Rs. 50,00,000
(c) Rs. 55,00,000
(d) Rs. 60,00,000
18. A person wants to lease out a machine costing Rs. 5,00,000 for a 10 year period. It
has fixed a rental of Rs. 51,272 per annum payable annually starting from the end of
first year. Suppose rate of interest is 10% per annum, compounded annually on
which money can be invested. To whom this agreement is favourable?
(a) Favour for lessee
(b) Favour for lessor
(c) Not for both
(d) Can’t be determined
19. Let a person invest a fixed sum at the end of each month in an account paying
interest 12% per year compounded monthly. It the future value of this annuity after
the 12th payment is Rs. 55,000 then the amount invested every month is?
 (a) Rs. 4,8,37
(b) Rs. 4,637
(c) Rs. 4,337
(d) Rs. 3,337
20. If and then the value of
(a) 20
(b) 21
(c) 22
(d) 23
21. If these are 40 guests in a party. If each guest takes a shake hand with all the
remaining guests. Then the total number of hands shake is___________
(a) 780
(b) 840
(c) 1,560
(d) 1,600
22. If then x =
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)
23. If 2 + 6 + 10 + 14 + 18 + + x = 882 then the value of x
(a) 78
(b) 80
(c) 82
(d) 86
24. In a G.P, If the fourth term is ‘3’ then the product of first seven terms is
(a) 35
(b) 37
(c) 36
(d) 38
25. The Ratio of sum of n terms of the two AP’s is (n +1) : (n–1) then the Ratio of their
mth terms is
(a) (m + 1) : 2m
(b) (m + 1) : (m –1)
(c) (2m –1 :(m + 1)
(d) m : (m – 1)
26. If A = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,}, B = {1,3,4,5,7,8};C = {2,6,8,} then find (A – B) ∪ C =
(a) {2,6,}
 (b) {2,6,8}
(c) {2,6,8,9}
(d) None of these
27. If ( ) and ( ) √ then
(a) go, f(3)= 3
(b) go f (–3) = 9
(c) go, f(9) = 3
(d) go f (–9) = 3
28. A= {1,2,3,4, ............... 10} a relation on A,R = {(x, y)/x + y = 10, x ∈ A, y ∈ A,X ≥ Y} then
Domain of R–1 is
(a) {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
(b) {0, 3, 5, 7, 9}
(c) {1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7}
(d) None of these
29. If A = {a, b, c, d}; B = {p, q, r ,s} which of the following relation is a function from A to B
(a) R1= {(a, p), (b, q),(c, s)}
(b) R2 ={(p, a}, (b, r),(d, s)}
(c) R3 ={(b, p),(c, s),(b, r)}
(d) R4 = {(a, p)(b, r)(c, q), (d, s)}
30. If then at
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 5
31. If the given Cost of function of a commodity is given by where C
stands for cost and x stands for output. If the average cost is equal to the marginal
cost then the output x = _________
(a) 5
(b) 10
(c) 15
(d) 20
√
32. ∫ √
√
(a) 1
(b) ½
(c) 2
(d) 3/2
33. ∫ ( )
( )
(a)
( )
(b)
 (c)
(d)
34. The present population of a town is 25,000. If it grows at the rate of 4%, 5%, 8%
during 1st year, 2nd year, 3rd year respectively. Then find the population after 3
years.
(a) 29,484
(b) 29,844
(c) 29,448
(d) 28,944
35. The rate of interest for the first 2 year is 3% per annum, for next 3 years is 8% per
annum and for the period beyond 5 years, 10% per annum. If a man gets ₹ 1520 as a
simple interest for 6 years; how much money did he deposit?
(a) ₹ 3800
(b) ₹ 3000
(c) ₹ 4000
(d) None of these
36. Suppose your parent decides to open a PPF account in a bank towards your name
with ₹ 10,000 every year staring from today for next 15 years. When you receive and
get 8.5% per annum interest rate compounded annually. What is the present value of
this annuity?
(a) 83,042
(b) 80,900
(c) 90,100
(d) None of these
37. Find the number of even numbers greater than 100 that can be formed with the digits
0,1,2,3?
(a) 10
(b) 15
(c) 20
(d) None of these
38. In how many ways can the letters of the word “ALGEBRA” be arranged without
changing the relative order of the vowels?
(a) 82
(b) 70
(c) 72
(d) None of these
39. The first and fifth term of an A.P. of 40 terms are -29 and -15 respectively. Find the
sum of all positive terms of this A.P.
(a) 1605
(b) 1705
(c) 1805
 (d) None of these
40. If the ratio of the roots of the equation 4x2-6x+p=0 is 1:2 then the value of p is:
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) -2
(d) -1
41. If in a certain language, MADRAS is code as NBESBT, how is BOMBAY coded in that
language?
(a) CPNCBX
(b) CPNCBZ
(c) CPOCBZ
(d) CQOCBZ
42. Which of the following is odd one:
(a) CEHL
(b) KMPT
(c) OQTX
(d) NPSV
43. Which of the following is odd one 4, 12, 44, 176, 890 ....................
(a) 4
(b) 12
(c) 44
(d) 176
44. 7, 23, 47, 119, 167 _________
(a) 211
(b) 223
(c) 287
(d) 319
45. When a person faces north and walk 25 m and she turn left and walk 20m and again
turns right and walk 25m, and turns right 25m and turns right and walks 40m in
which direction is he now from his starting point.
(a) North – West
(b) North – East
(c) South – East
(d) South – West
46. Madhuri moved a distance of 75 meters toward north. She then turned to the left and
walking for about 25m, turned left again and walks 80m, finally she turned to the
right at an angle of 450. In which direction was she moving finally?
(a) South – East
(b) South – West
(c) North – West
(d) North – East
47. Sangeetha leaves from her home. She first walks 30 metres in north – west direction,
and then 30 m in south west direction, next she walks 30 metres in south – east
direction. Finally she turns towards her house. In which direction is she moving
(a) North West
(b) North – East
(c) South – East
(d) South – West
48. Pointing to a photograph, a Man said “His Mother husband’s sister is my aunt”. Then
what is relation between a man and he?
(a) Son
(b) Uncle
(c) Nephew
(d) Brother
49. Pointing to old man Kailash said “his son is my son’s uncle” How is kailash is related
to old man.
(a) Brother
(b) Either son (or) son-in-law
(c) Father
(d) Grand Father
50. Five boys A, B, C, D, E are sitting in a row A is to the right of B and E is to the left of B
but to the right of C. A is to the left of D who is second from the left end?
(a) D
(b) A
(c) E
(d) B
51. 5 children are sitting in a row. S is sitting next to P but not T.K is sitting next to R.K is
sitting on extreme end. T is not sitting next to K. Who are sitting adjacent to S.
(a) K & P
(b) R & P
(c) Only P
(d) P & T
52. Four girls are seated for a photograph. Shikha is left of Reena. Manju is to the right of
Reena. Rita is between Reena and Manju. Who is the second left in photograph.
(a) Reena
(b) Manji
(c) Rita
(d) Shikha
53. QPO, NML, KJI, _______, EDC
(a) HGF
(b) CAB
(c) JKL
 (d) GHI
54. Neha walked 2 km west of her house and then turned south covering 4 km. Finally,
she moved 3 km towards east and then again 1 km west. How far is she from her
initial position?
(a) 7 km
(b) 3 km
(c) 4 km
(d) 12 km
55. Shweta moved a distance of 75 metres towards the north. She then turned to the left
and walking for about 25 metres, turned left again and walked 80 metres. Finally, she
turned to the right at an angle of . In which direction was she moving finally?
(a) South
(b) South-West
(c) North-East
(d) North-West
56. Varun faces towards north. Turning to his right, he walks 25 metres. He then turns to
his left and walks 30 metres. Next, he moves 25 metres to his right. He then turns to
his right again and walks 55 metres. Finally he turns to the right and moves 40
metres. In which direction is he now from his starting point?
(a) South-East
(b) South-West
(c) South
(d) North-West
57. A, P, R, X, S and Z are sitting in a rows. S and Z are in the centre. A and P are at the
ends. R is sitting to the left of A. Who is to the right of P?
(a) A
(b) X
(c) S
(d) Z
58. Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are standing in a circle. B is between D and between E
and C. F is to the right of D. Who is between A and F?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
59. P is Q’s daughter, Q is R’s mother. S is R’s brother. How is S related to P?
(a) Father
(b) Grandfather
(c) Brother
(d) Son
60. A is B’s brother. C is B’s mother. D is C’s father. E is D’s mother. How is A related to E?
 (a) Grand mother
(b) Grand-daughter
(c) Great grandson
(d) Grandson
61. Series is continuous.
(a) Open ended
(b) Exclusive
(c) Close ended
(d) Unequal call intervals
62. Which of the following graph is suitable for cumulative frequency distribution?
(a) Ogives
(b) Histogram
(c) G.M
(d) A.M
63. Histogram is used for finding
(a) Mode
(b) Mean
(c) First Quartile
(d) None
64. The AM of 15 observations is 9 and the AM of first 9 observations is 11 and then AM
of remaining observations is
(a) 11
(b) 6
(c) 5
(d) 9
65. In a moderately skewed distribution the values of mean & median are 12 & 18
respectively. The value of mode is
(a) 6
(b) 12
(c) 15
(d) 30
66. Which of the following is positional average?
(a) Median
(b) GM
(c) HM
(d) AM
67. For the distribution
X 1 2 3 4 5 6
F 6 9 10 14 12 8
The value of median is
(a) 3.5
 (b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
68. For a symmetric distribution
(a) Mean = Median = Mode
(b) Mode = 3 Median –2 Mean
(c) Mode = Median = ½
(d) None
69. The sum of mean and SD of a series is a + b, if we add 2 to each observation of the
series then the sum of mean and SD is
(a) a + b + 2
(b) 6 + a + b
(c) 4 + a – b
(d) a + b + 4
70. Given that
X -3 -3/2 0 3/2 3
F 9 9/4 0 9/4 9
The Karlpearson’s coefficient of correlation is
(a) Positive
(b) Zero
(c) Negative
(d) None
71. If and coefficient of variation = 20% then AM =
(a) 60
(b) 70
(c) 80
(d) 50
72. Coefficient of quartile deviation is ¼ then is
(a) 5/3
(b) 4/3
(c) 3/4
(d) 3/5
73. Standard deviation is ___________ times of √
(a) 2/3
(b) 4/5
(c) √

(d) √
74. SD of first five consecutive natural numbers is
 (a) √
(b) √
(c) √
(d) √
75. The Q.D. of 6 numbers 15, 8, 36,40,38,41 is equal to
(a) 12.5
(b) 25
(c) 13.5
(d) 37
76. Given the following series:
X 10 13 12 15 6 15
Y 12 16 18 16 7 18
The rank correlation coefficient r =
( )
∑ ∑
(a) ( )
( )
[∑ ∑ ]
(b) ( )
( )

(c) ∑ ∑
( )
( )

(d) ∑ ∑
( )

77. Find the probable error if and n = 36.

√
(a) 0.6745
(b) 0.06745
(c) 0.5287
(d) None
78. If the regression line of y on x is given by Y = x + 2 and Karlpearson’s coefficient of
correlation is 0.5 then ___________
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) None
79. A.M. of regression coefficients is
(a) Equal to r
(b) Greater then or equal to r
(c) Half of r
(d) None of these
80. If a coin is Tossed 5 times then the probability of getting Tail and Head occurs
alternatively is
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

81. According to bayee’s therom,

( ) ( )
( ) here
∑ ( ) ( )

(a) ……….. are mutually exclusive

(b) ( ) ( ) ……. are equal to 1
(c) ( ) ( ) ……….. are equal to 1
(d) A & Ei’s are disjoint sets.
82. If mean and variance are 5 and 3 respectively then relation between p & q is
(a) p > q
(b) p < q
(c) p = q
(d) p is symmetric
83. 4 coins were tossed 1600 times. What is the probability that all 4 coins do not turn
head upward at a time?
(a) 1600e–100
(b) 1000e–100
(c) 100e–1600
(d) e–100
84. For a normal variable, if the first moment about 4 is 6, then the A.M is
(a) 1.5
(b) 2
(c) 10
(d) 24
85. If y > x then mathematical expectation is
(a) E(X) > E(Y)
(b) E(X) ≤ E(Y)
(c) E(x) = E(Y)
(d) E(X). E(Y) = 1
86. The prices and quantities of 3 commodities in base and current years are as follows:

12 14 10 20
10 8 20 30
 8 10 30 10
The Laspayer price index is
(a) 118.13
(b) 107.14
(c) 120.10
(d) None
87. The cost of living index numbers in years 2015 and 2018 were 97.5 and 115
respectively. The salary of a worker in 2015 was Rs. 19500. How much additional
salary was required for him in 2018 to maintain the same statement of living as in
2015?
(a) Rs. 3000
(b) Rs. 4,000
(c) Rs. 3,500
(d) Rs. 4,500
88. Which is called an ideal index number?
(a) Laspayer’s index number
(b) Pasche’s index number
(c) Fisher’s index number
(d) Marshall Edgeworth index number
89. From the following data for the 5 groups combined
Group Weight Index Number
Food 35 425
Cloth 15 235
Power & Fuel 20 215
Rent & Rates 8 115
Miscellaneous 22 150
The general Index number is
(a) 270
(b) 269.2
(c) 268.5
(d) 272.5
90. Laspyres formula does not satisfy
(a) Factor Reversal Test
(b) Time Reversal Test
(c) Circular Test
(d) All the above
91. The consumer price Index for April 1985 was 125. The food price index was 120 and
other items index was 135. The percentage of the total weight of the index is
(a) 66.67
(b) 68.28
(c) 90.25
 (d) None of these.
92. What is the first quartile of X having the following probability density function?
( )
( )
√
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 5.95
(d) 6.75
93. If the points of inflexion of a normal curve are 40 and 60 respectively, then its mean
deviation is
(a) 40
(b) 45
(c) 50
(d) 80
94. If X follows normal distribution with μ = 50 and σ = 10, what is the value of P (x ≤ 60
/ x > 50)?
(a) 0.8413
(b) 0.6828
(c) 0.1587
(d) 0.7256
95. For a normal distribution with mean as 500 and SD as 120, what is the value of k so
that the interval [500, k] covers 40.32 per cent area of the normal curve? [Given φ
(1.30) = 0.9032.]
(a) 740
(b) 750
(c) 656
(d) 800
96. For a Poisson variate X, P (X = 1) = P (X = 2). What is the mean of X?
(a) 1.00.
(b) 1.50.
(c) 2.00.
(d) 2.50.
97. For a Poisson distribution,
(a) Mean and standard deviation are equal.
(b) Mean and variance are equal.
(c) Standard deviation and variance are equal.
(d) Both (a) and (b).
98. A problem in probability was given to three CA students A, B and C whose chances of
solving it are 1/3, 1/5 and 1/2 respectively. What is the probability that the problem
would be solved?
(a) 4/15
(b) 7/8
 (c) 8/15
(d) 11/15
99. A packet of 10 electronic components is known to include 2 defectives. If a sample of
4 components is selected at random from the packet, what is the probability that the
sample does not contain more than 1 defective?
(a) 1/3
(b) 2/3
(c) 13/15
(d) 3/15
100. The probability that there is at least one error in an account statement prepared by 3
persons A, B and C are 0.2, 0.3 and 0.1 respectively. If A, B and C prepare 60, 70 and
90 such statements, then the expected number of correct statements
(a) 170
(b) 176
(c) 178
(d) 180