SSC CGL Tier-2 9-March-2018 Maths Shift-2

For the following questions answer them individually

If $$\left(\frac{1}{2^1}\right) + \left(\frac{1}{2^2}\right) + \left(\frac{1}{2^3}\right) ....... \left(\frac{1}{2^{10}}\right) = \frac{1}{k}$$, then what is the value of $$k$$?

Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE?
I. Highest common factor of $$(3^{2002}-1)$$ and $$(3^{2002}+1)$$ is 4

II. $$(4^{84} - 1)$$ is exactly divisible by 5

If $$X = \frac{1}{1+\frac{1}{1+X}}$$ and $$Y = \frac{2}{2+\frac{1}{1+Y}}$$, then which of the following can be the value of $$X+Y$$

If $$P = 2^{29}\times3^{21} \times 5^8,Q = 2^{27} \times 3^{21} \times 5^8, R = 2^{26} \times 3^{22} \times 5^8$$ and $$S = 2^{25} \times 3^{22} \times 5^9$$, then which of the following is TRUE?

In a triangle ABC, AB = 12, BC = 18 and AC = 15. The medians AX and BY intersect sides BC and AC at X and Y respectively. If AX and BX intersect each other at O, then what is the value of OX?

In a triangle PQR, PX bisects QR. PX is the angle bisector of angle P. If PQ =12 cm and QX = 3 cm, then what is the area (in cm$$^2$$) of triangle PQR?

PQ and RS are two chords of a circle. PQ = 20 cm, RS = 48 cm and PQ is parallel to RS. If the distance between PQ and RS is 34 cm, then what is the area (in cm$$^2$$) of the circle?

Centre of two concentric circles is O. The area of two circles is 616 cm$$^2$$ and 154 cm$$^2$$ respectively. A tangent is drawn through point A on the larger circle to the smaller circle. This tangent touches small circle at B and intersects larger circle at C. What is the length (in cm) of AC?

PA and PB are two tangents drawn to two circles of radius 3 cm and 5 cm respectively. PA touches the smaller and larger circles at points X and Y respectively. PB touches the smaller and large circle at point U and V respectively. The centres of the smaller and larger circles O and N respectively. If ON =12 cm, then what is the value (in cm) of PY?

The distance between the centres of two circles is 24 cm. If the radius of the two circles are 4 cm and 8 cm, then what is the sum of the lengths (in cm) of the direct common tangent and the transverse common tangent?

An equilateral triangle of side 12 cm is drawn. What is the area (in cm$$^2$$) of the largest square which can be drawn inside it?

$$ABCD$$ is a trapezium. Sides AB and $$CD$$ are parallel to each other. $$AB$$ = 6 cm, $$CD$$ = 18 cm, $$BC$$ = 8 cm and $$AD$$ = 12 cm. $$A$$ line parallel to $$AB$$ divides the trapezium in two parts of equal perimeter. This line cuts $$BC$$ at $$E$$ and $$AD$$ at $$F$$. If $$\frac{BE}{EC} = \frac{AF}{FD}$$, than what is the value of $$\frac{BE}{EC}$$?

An equilateral triangle ABC is inscribed in a circle as shown in figure. A square of largest possible area is made inside this triangle as shown. Another circle made inscribing the square. What is the ratio of area of large circle and the small circle?

A prism has a regular hexagonal base whose side is 12 cm. The height of the prism is 24 cm. It is cut into 4 equal parts by 2 perpendicular cuts as shown in figure. What is the sum of the total surface area of the four parts ?

Four identical cones each of radius 10.5 cm and height 14 cm are cut from a cuboid of dimensions $$30 cm \times 32 cm \times 40 cm$$ (base of each cone lies on the surface of cuboid). What is the total surface area (in cm$$^2$$) of the remaining solid?

A hollow cylinder of thickness 0.7 cm and height 15 cm is made of iron. If inner radius of cylinder is 3.5 cm, then what is the total surface area (in cm$$^2$$) of the hollow cylinder?

A hollow sphere is melted to form small identical! hollow spheres. Inner and outer radius of the bigger sphere are 4 cm and 6 cm respectively. If inner and outer radii of the smaller sphere are 2 cm and 3 cm respectively, then how many smaller spheres can be formed?

A hemispherical dome is open from its base and is made of iron. Thickness of dome is 3.5 meter. Total cost of painting domes outer curved surface is Rs 2464. If the rate of painting is Rs 8 per meter$$^2$$, then what is the volume (in meter$$^3$$) of iron used in making dome?

A solid cuboid has dimensions $$14 cm \times 18 cm \times 24 cm$$. A hemisphere of radius 3.5 cm is cut from the centre of each face of cuboid. What is the total surface area (in $$cm^2$$)of the remaining solid?

A right pyramid with square base has side of base 12 cm and height 40 cm. It is kept on its base. It is cut into 4 parts of equal heights by 3 cuts parallel to its base. What is the ratio of volume of the four parts?

If $$\sin x = \frac{1}{2}$$ and $$\sin y = \frac{2}{3}$$, then what is the value of $$\left[\frac{(6 \cos^2 x - 4 \cos^4 x)}{(18 \cos^2 y - 27 \cos^4 y)}\right]$$

If $$\sin (A - B) = \frac{1}{2}$$ and $$\cos (A + B) = \frac{1}{2}$$, then what is the value of $$\sin A \cos A + \sin^2 A \sin B \cos B + \cos^3 A \cos B \tan A$$?

If $$(A + B + C) = 90$$°, then what is the value of $$\sin \left(\frac{A}{2}\right) \sin \left[\frac{(180 — B — C)}{2}\right] + \cos \left(\frac{A}{2}\right) \sin \frac{(B + C)}{2}$$?

A flag of height 4 metres is standing on the top of a building. The angle of elevation of the top of the flag from a point X is 45° and the angle of elevation of the top of building from X is 30°. Point X is on the ground level. What is the height (in metres) of the building?

Height of a tower is 120 metres. The angle of elevation of the top of tower from a point B is 75°. Point B is on the ground level. What is the distance (in metres) of point B from the base of tower?

Mohit is standing at some distance from a 60 meters tall building. Mohit is 1.8 meters tall. When Mohit walks towards the building, then the angle of elevation from his head becomes 60° from 45°. How much distance (in metres) Mohit covered towards the building?

The table given below shows the ratio of cars and Bikes manufactured by 5 different companies. The table also shows the ratio of three different types of cars Cl, C2 and C3 and three different types of bikes al, B2 and B3 manufactured by these 5 different companies. Total numbers of car and bikes together manufactured by D, E, F, G and H are 300000, 280000, 320000, 400000 and 480000 respectively.

H = Total number of B2 type bike manufactured by all the companies.
R = Total number of C1 type car manufactured by company F, G and D together.
What is the value of H/R?

A = Total number of cars manufactured by all the companies.
K = Difference between the number of C3 type cars manufactured by company H and the number of B3 type bike manufactured by company E.
What is the value of A : K?

For the following questions answer them individually

A started a trading firm by investing Rs 10 lakhs. After 4 months, B joined the business by investing Rs 15 lakhs then 2 months after B joined C too joined them by investing Rs 20 lakhs. 1 year after A started the business they made Rs 6,00,000 in profit. What is C's share of the profit (in Rs)?

A and B started a partnership business investing in the ratio of 2 : 5. C joined them after 3 months with an amount equal to 4/5th of B. What was their profit (in Rs) at the end of the year if A got Rs 16,800 as his share?

Working alone A can do a work in 72 days and B in 90 days. If they work on it together for 10 days, then what fraction of work is left?

A, B and C together can build a wall in 12 days. C is four times as productive as B and A alone can build the wall in 48 days. In how many days A and B working together can build the wall?

The wages of three labourers A, B and C are in the ratio 10:12:15. As wage is increased in the ratio 5:6, B's wage is increased in the ratio 3:4 and C's wage is increased in the ratio 3:5. The new ratio of the wages of A:B:C is ............

Find the number of students who took an exam if the ratio of those who passed to those who failed in the exam was 10 : 3. If 40 more students had taken the exam and 10 less had failed, then the ratio of those who passed to those who failed in the exam would have been 5 :1.

The ratio of the bank balance of three brothers A, B and C is 10 :12 : 5. B transfers Rs 60,000 from his account to C's. The new ratio of the bank balances becomes 10 : 9 : 8. What is the bank balance of A (in Rs)?

In a set of three numbers, the average of first two numbers is 21, the average of the last two numbers is 24, and the average of the first and the last numbers is 15. What is the average of three numbers?

In a club there are 12 wrestlers. When a wrestler whose weight is 90 kg leaves the club, he is replaced by a new wrestler then the average weight of this 12 member club increases by 0.75 kg. What is the weight (in kg) of the new wrestler who joined the club?

A grain trader has 100 bags of rice. He sold some bags at 10% profit and rest at 20% profit. His overall profit on selling these 100 bags was 14%. How many bags did he sell at 20% profit?

Elections were held in a society to elect a chairman. There were only two candidates A and B. Candidate B got 25% less votes than candidate A. The number of members who did not cast the vote was same as the number of votes that candidate B got. By how many votes did A win if the society had 20,000 members.

A taxi goes from City A to City B at an average speed of 84 km/hr. In the return journey due to traffic the average speed of the taxi falls by 24 km/hr. Find the average speed of the taxi (in km/hr) for the total journey.

A jogger covered a certain distance at some speed. Had he moved 3 km/hr faster, he would have taken 20 minutes less. If he had moved 1 km/hr slower, he would have taken 10 minutes more. What is the distance (in km) that he jogged?

Ramesh travels by bus from city A to city B at an average speed of 44 km/hr. Suresh travels by taxi from city A to city B at an average speed of 77 km/hr and takes 3 hours lesser than time taken by Ramesh. What is the distance (in km) between the two cities?

n 4 years at simple interest the principal increases by 12%. Calculate the amount (in Rs) received at the end of 2 years on Rs 20,000 at the same rate if compounded annually?

A bank gives Rs 25,000 on a saving a certain principal in 2 years at 8% rate of interest. How much will the bank give (in Rs) on the same principal in 4 years at the same rate of interest compounded annually?

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