Acet March 2023 - QP
Acet March 2023 - QP
Acet March 2023 - QP
1. The range of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = |⌊𝑥⌋ − 𝑥|, for 𝑥 real, where ⌊𝑥⌋ is the greatest integer
less than or equal to 𝑥, is
A. (0,1).
B. (0,1].
C. [0,1).
D. (0, ∞).
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𝑥
2. Let 𝑓 and 𝑔 be real functions such that 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 4 and 𝑔(𝑥) = ; 𝑥 ≠ 2. The
𝑥−2
value of 𝑓°𝑔(3) is
A. 13.
B. 12.
C. 4.
D. 5.
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A. 1 − √197.
B. 1 + √197.
1−√197
C. .
2
1+√197
D. .
2
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12 7
A. ( 5 )3 .
12 7
B. ( 5 )(−3) .
12 5
C. ( 5 )(−3) .
12 5
D. ( 5 )(3) .
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C. −√7.
8
D. √7.
8
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6. If sin 𝜃 and cos 𝜃 are the roots of the equation 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 1 = 0, then a relationship
between 𝑎 and 𝑏 is
A. 𝑏 2 − 𝑎2 = 2𝑎.
B. 𝑏 2 + 𝑎2 = 2𝑎.
C. 𝑏 2 − 𝑎2 = 2𝑏.
D. 𝑏 2 + 𝑎2 = 2𝑏.
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A. 625.
B. 635.
C. 525.
D. 555.
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8. The value of
𝑛 𝑖
∑∑𝑗
𝑖=1 𝑗=1
is equal to
𝑛
A. ( 3).
𝑛+2
B. ( 3 ).
𝑛+1
C. ( 3 ).
𝑛−2
D. ( 3 ).
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3+𝑖
9. If 𝑧 = , then 𝑧16 is equal to
2−𝑖
A. 256𝑖.
B. 128𝑖.
C. 256.
D. 128.
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10. Let 𝑎⃗, 𝑏⃗⃗ and 𝑐⃗ be mutually perpendicular unit vectors. The value of |𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗ + 𝑐⃗| is
A. 3.
B. √3.
C. 1.
D. 9.
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A. −2.
B. 2.
C. 1.
D. −1.
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12. In the approximation of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) through a second degree polynomial, obtain the
missing values of (𝑦1 , 𝑦3 ) from the following table.
𝑥 𝑥0 = 21 𝑥1 = 22 𝑥2 = 23 𝑥3 = 24 𝑥4 = 25
𝑦 3.0 𝑦1 2.0 𝑦3 2.4
The missing values (𝑦1 , 𝑦3 ) are
A. (2.925, 2.225).
B. (1.925, 1.025).
C. (3.925, 1.225).
D. (2.325, 2.025).
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13. The approximate value of the integral ∫2 log 𝑒 √1 + 𝑥 𝑑𝑥, by Simpson’s 1 rule using
0 3
ℎ = 1 (given that log 𝑒 √2 = 0.3466 and log 𝑒 √3 = 0.5493), is
A. 0.6452.
B. 0.5342.
C. 1.2345.
D. 0.3932.
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𝑥 6 −2
14. lim 𝑥 4 −2 is equal to
𝑥→2
A. 6.
31
B. 7 .
195
C. .
3
D. 4.
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sin 𝑥 𝑑𝑦
15. If 𝑦 = tan−1 ( ) , then 𝑑𝑥 is equal to
1+cos 𝑥
A. 1.
B. 2.
1
C. 2.
1
D. .
3
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16. If 𝑦 = 1 + 𝑥 + 𝑥 2 + ⋯ + 𝑥 𝑛, then
1! 2! 𝑛!
𝑑2𝑦 𝑥 𝑛−1 𝑥𝑛
+ +
𝑑𝑥 2 (𝑛 − 1)! 𝑛!
is
A. 𝑦2.
B. 𝑒 𝑥−2 .
C. 𝑒𝑥.
D. 𝑦.
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A. 1.
B. 0.
C. 3.
D. 2.
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19. Let
4 2 1 2
𝐴=[ ] and 𝐵 = [ ].
1 1 0 1
The characteristic roots of 𝐴 + 𝐵 are
A. (1,6).
B. (2,5).
C. (1, −6).
D. (−2,5).
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−3 0 0
A. [ 0 −5 0 ].
0 0 −7
0 0 1
B. [0 1 0].
1 0 0
1
0 0
3
1
C. 0 0.
5
1
[0 0 7]
1
0 0 3
1
D. 0 0.
5
1
[7 0 0]
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Statistics
21. Twenty books are placed at random in a shelf. The probability that a particular pair of
books shall never be together is
1
A. .
20
1
B. .
10
19
C. .
20
9
D. .
10
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22. A box contains 24 balls out of which 𝑥 are red balls. If one ball is drawn at random
from the box, the probability that it will be red is 𝑝. If 12 more red balls are put in the
box, the probability of drawing a red ball is now 2𝑝. The value of 𝑥 is
A. 6.
B. 8.
C. 9.
D. 12.
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23. The probability that both 𝐸 and 𝐹 occur, the probability that 𝐸 occurs and 𝐹 does not
occur and the probability that 𝐸 does not occur and 𝐹 occurs are equal to 𝑝. Then, the
probability that either 𝐸 or 𝐹 occurs is
A. 𝑝.
B. 2𝑝.
C. 3𝑝.
D. 3𝑝2 .
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24. If 𝐸 and 𝐹 are independent events having probability strictly less than 1, which of the
following statements is incorrect?
25. A die is thrown twice and the sum of the numbers appearing is observed to be 8. What
is the probability that the number 5 has appeared at least once?
A. 1
.
5
B. 2
.
5
C. 1
.
2
D. 3
.
4
1 mark
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26. The following table gives the frequency distribution of car accidents for 100 days in
a stretch of national highway.
A. 1.7, 1, 1.
B. 1.5, 1.5, 1.
C. 1.7, 1, 5.
D. 1.7, 1.5, 1.
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27. A set of 𝑛 numbers consist of (𝑛 − 2) zeros and the numbers −1 and 1. The mean
absolute deviation of these numbers about the mean is
1
A. .
𝑛
2
B. .
𝑛
1
C. .
2𝑛
D. 0.
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28. The standard deviation and coefficient of variation of a set of observations are 3.8 and
7.6%, respectively. If each observation is multiplied by 2, then the coefficient of
variation of new observations is
A. 3.8%.
B. 7.6%.
C. 15.2%.
D. 38%.
1 mark
29. A discrete random variable 𝑋 takes the values 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, 29, 30, 32, 35, 40
with equal probability. Then 𝑃(𝑋 > 25|𝑋 ≥ 23) equals
3
A. .
4
3
B. .
8
6
C. .
7
7
D. .
8
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A. 25 log 𝑒 2.
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25
B. .
log𝑒 2
C. 25 log 𝑒 0.5.
25
D. .
log𝑒 0.5
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32. Let 𝑋 and 𝑌 be two correlated random variables with respective variances 𝜎12 and 𝜎22 , and
correlation coefficient 𝜌. Then 𝜌 equals
𝑉𝑎𝑟(𝑋)+𝑉𝑎𝑟(𝑌)+𝑉𝑎𝑟(𝑋−𝑌)
A. 2
.
𝑉𝑎𝑟(𝑋−𝑌)−𝑉𝑎𝑟(𝑋)−𝑉𝑎𝑟(𝑌)
B. 4
.
𝑉𝑎𝑟(𝑋)−𝑉𝑎𝑟(𝑌)+𝑉𝑎𝑟(𝑋−𝑌)
C. 2𝜎12 𝜎22
.
𝑉𝑎𝑟(𝑋)+𝑉𝑎𝑟(𝑌)−𝑉𝑎𝑟(𝑋−𝑌)
D. 2𝜎1 𝜎2
.
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A. 27.
B. 0.
C. 36.
D. 54.
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35. Consider the joint probability mass function of 𝑋 and 𝑌
𝑥+𝑦
𝑝(𝑥, 𝑦) = 2 , 𝑥, 𝑦 = 1,2, … . , 𝑛
𝑛 (𝑛 + 1)
Then 𝑃(𝑋 = 𝑌) equals
1
.
A. 𝑛
2
.
𝑛
B.
1
.
C. 𝑛+1
2
.
D. 𝑛+1
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36. In a school 40% of the students have 100% attendance and 60% are irregular.
Previous years’ results indicate that 70% of all students who have 100% attendance
attain A grade and 10% irregular students attain A grade in the annual examination.
At the end of the year, one student is chosen at random from the school and he was
found to have an A grade. What is the probability that the student has 100%
attendance?
2
A. .
5
14
B. .
17
12
C. .
17
6
D. .
7
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37. From 20 pairs of observations on (𝑥, 𝑦), the following information is obtained. 𝑥̅ =
1.2, 𝑦̅ = 12, the regression coefficients of 𝑦 on 𝑥 is 3.2 and 𝑥 on 𝑦 is 0.2. Then which
of the following statements is true?
4
A. .
9
5
B. .
9
20
C. .
81
5
D. .
81
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39. Let 𝑋 be a random variable with probability mass function
𝜆𝑥
𝑃(𝑋 = 𝑥) = 𝑥! (𝑒 𝜆−1) , 𝑥 = 1, 2, … , ∞
The variance of 𝑋 is
A. 𝜆2.
B. 𝜆𝑒 𝜆
(𝑒 𝜆 − 1).
𝑒 𝜆 −1
C. 𝜆𝑒 𝜆
(𝑒 𝜆 − 𝜆).
𝑒 𝜆 −1
D. 𝜆𝑒 𝜆
2 (𝑒 𝜆 − 𝜆 − 1).
(𝑒 𝜆 −1)
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40. The joint distribution of the random variables 𝑋 and 𝑌 is provided in the following
table.
𝑋
0 1 2
1
0 0 0
12
2 3
1 0
12 12
𝑌
1 4 1
2
12 12 12
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Data Interpretation
An organization selected 1800 families in a town at random and surveyed income level and
number of vehicles in a family. The information obtained is listed in the following frequency
table. Answer questions 41-43 based on your interpretation of the table.
41. The highest number of families owning at least two vehicles belongs to the monthly
income group
A. 125000 - 150000.
B. 150000 - 175000.
C. 175000 - 200000.
D. 200000 or more.
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A. 1356.
B. 1509.
C. 1609.
D. 1647.
2 marks
43. Number of families whose earning is Rs. 100000 or more per month owning exactly 1
vehicle
A. 1079.
B. 1244.
C. 1322.
D. 1360.
1 mark
The following diagram shows share (%) of households with tap water connections of 10 states
S1 – S10 in 2019 and 2022. Answer questions 44-47 based on your interpretation of the diagram.
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Share (%) of households with tap water connections
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10
2019 2022
44. Which state has maximum increase in percentage of households with tap water
connections from 2019 to 2022?
A. S4.
B. S5.
C. S9.
D. S10.
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A. S1.
B. S2.
C. S3.
D. S4.
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46. The minimum and maximum share (%) of households with tap water connections in
2019 are in states
A. S9 and S2.
B. S10 and S3.
C. S4 and S2.
D. S4 and S3.
1 mark
47. The number of states having more than 65% households with tap water connections in
2022 is
A. All states.
B. 8.
C. 7.
D. 6.
1 mark
The following bar diagram displays the number of banking frauds for 10 financial years from
FY13 to FY22. Answer question 48 based on this diagram.
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Banking Frauds
9000
8000
7000
Number of Frauds
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22
Financial Year
The following pie chart shows budget allocation in different sectors in a financial year. The total
budget allocation in that year is 40 lakh crore. Answer questions 49-51 based on this
information.
8% Subsidies
4% 20%
Defence
18%
9% Central Sector Schemes
Other Expenditure
49. Total budget allocation on Centrally sponsored Schemes and Central Sector Schemes is
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1 mark
50. Total budget allocation for the sectors with less than 10% allocation is
A. 14 lakh crore.
B. 18 lakh crore.
C. 22 lakh crore.
D. 25 lakh crore.
2 marks
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English
52. Meteorology is
53. An avalanche is
54. Contrite is
55. Expurgate is
56. One word for the phrase "to make certain that (something) will occur" is
A. assure.
B. reassure.
C. insure.
D. ensure.
1 mark
57. One word for the phrase "capable of being interpreted in two or more ways" is
A. definite.
B. confusing.
C. doubtful.
D. ambiguous.
1 mark
58. One word for the phrase "to become familiar with someone/ something" is
A. effeminate.
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B. antagonize.
C. acquaint.
D. appreciate.
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A. affluent.
B. pauper.
C. disabled.
D. hapless.
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60. Choose the correct sentence:
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ii. Sir George Everest.
iii. Radhanath Sikdar.
III. Which of the following statements is correct?
i. It is observed that there are fourteen peaks in the world higher than 8,000
meters.
ii. It is observed that there are ten peaks in the Himalayas higher than 8,000
meters.
iii. Both i and ii.
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Logical Reasoning
63. In a college with 100 students, 60 students play hockey, 84 play kabaddi and 72 play
basketball. If all the students play at least one game, what is the minimum number of
students who play all the three sports?
A. 16.
B. 22.
C. 36.
D. 58.
2 marks
64. In the question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. You have
to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be in variance with commonly
known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions
logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
I. Samosas are Jalebi.
II. All Jalebis are Tikki.
III. All Tikkis are Barfi.
Conclusions:
I. All Jalebis are Barfi.
II. All Tikkis are Samosas.
III. All Samosas are Barfi.
IV. All Barfi are Jalebi.
65. Alexa leaves her house and moves 50 meters southwards. She then turns left and goes
another 20 meters. Then turning to the North, she moves another 30 meters and then starts
walking towards her house. In which direction is she walking now?
A. North.
B. North -East.
C. South -East.
D. North -West.
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66. A clock shows 8 o’clock in the morning. Through how many degrees will the hour hand
rotate when the clock shows 2 o’clock in the afternoon?
A. 144.
B. 150.
C. 168.
D. 180.
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67. In 2016 Shailendra celebrated his birthday on Friday. What will be the first year after
2016 when Shailendra will celebrate his birthday on a Wednesday given that he was not
born in January or February?
A. 2021.
B. 2023.
C. 2020.
D. 2025.
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68. On a circular dart board, 15 balloons are numbered from 1 to 15 and arranged in the
clockwise direction in the same order. A boy shot 14 balloons on the board by shooting
every alternate balloon in the clockwise direction beginning from the balloon numbered 2.
Which numbered balloon did he shoot at the tenth shot?
A. 13.
B. 10.
C. 5.
D. 9.
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69. A large cube of dimensions 7 × 7 × 7 is painted with black colour on all the faces and is
cut into 343 small cubes of dimensions 1 × 1 × 1. How many of the smaller cubes will be
painted on 4 sides?
A. 0.
B. 8.
C. 16.
D. 21.
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70. Ankit is a son of Shiv’s father’s sister. Sahil is the son of Nimrit who is the mother of
Gaurav and grandmother of Shiv. Kishore is the father of Tina and grandfather of Ankit.
Nimrit is the wife of Kishore.
How is Ankit related to Nimrit?
A. Nephew.
B. Son.
C. Grandson.
D. Data inadequate.
1 mark
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