IIFT 2015 QA questions and solutions

Previous year paper questions for IIFT 2015 QA

1. IIFT 2015 QA | Modern Math - Probability

The internal evaluation for Economics course in an Engineering programme is based on the score of four quizzes. Rahul has secured 70, 90 and 80 in the first three quizzes. The fourth quiz has ten True-False type questions, each carrying 10 marks. What is the probability that Rahul’s average internal marks for the Economics course is more than 80, given that he decides to guess randomly on the final quiz?

A.
12/1024
B.
11/1024
C.
11/256
D.
12/256

2. IIFT 2015 QA | Algebra - Simple Equations

In 2004, Rohini was thrice as old as her brother Arvind. In 2014, Rohini was only six years older than her brother. In which year was Rohini born?

A.
1984
B.
1986
C.
1995
D.
2000

3. IIFT 2015 QA | Algebra - Progressions

If p, q and r are three unequal numbers such that p, q and r are in A.P., and p, r-q and q-p are in G.P., then p : q : r is equal to:

A.
1 : 2 : 3
B.
2 : 3 : 4
C.
3 : 2 : 1
D.
1 : 3 : 4

4. IIFT 2015 QA | Algebra - Logarithms

If log₂₅5 = a and log₂₅15 = b, then the value of log₂₅27 is:

A.
3(b + a)
B.
3(1 - b - a)
C.
3(a + b - 1)
D.
3(1 - b + a)

5. IIFT 2015 QA | Modern Math - Permutation & Combination

During the essay writing stage of MBA admission process in a reputed B-School, each group consists of 10 students. In one such group, two students are batchmates from the same IIT department. Assuming that the students are sitting in a row, the number of ways in which the students can sit so that the two batchmates are not sitting next to each other, is:

A.
3540340
B.
2874590
C.
2903040
D.
None of the above

6. IIFT 2015 QA | Arithmetic - Percentage

The pre-paid recharge of Airtel gives 21% less talktime than the same price pre-paid recharge of Vodafone. The post-paid talktime of Airtel is 12% more than its pre-paid recharge, having the same price. Further, the post-paid talktime of same price of Vodafone is 15% less than its pre-paid recharge. How much percent less / more talktime can one get from the Airtel post-paid service compared to the post-paid service of Vodafone?

A.
3.9% more
B.
4.7% less
C.
4.7% more
D.
2.8% less

7. IIFT 2015 QA | Arithmetic - Profit & Loss

As a strategy towards retention of customers, the service centre of a split AC machine manufacturer offers discount as per the following rule: for the second service in a year, the customer can avail of a 10% discount; for the third and fourth servicing within a year, the customer can avail of 11% and 12% discounts respectively of the previous amount paid, Finally, if a customer gets more than four services within a year, he has to pay just 55% of the original servicing charges. If Rohan has availed 5 services from the same service centre in a given year, the total percentage discount availed by him is approximately:

A.
16.52
B.
20.88
C.
22.33
D.
24.08

8. IIFT 2015 QA | Arithmetic - Time & Work

A tank is connected with both inlet pipes and outlet pipes. Individually, an inlet pipe can fill the tank in 7 hours and an outlet pipe can empty it in 5 hours. If all the pipes are kept open, it takes exactly 7 hours for a completely filled-in tank to empty. If the total number of pipes connected to the tank is 11, how many of these are inlet pipes?

A.
2
B.
4
C.
5
D.
6

9. IIFT 2015 QA | Venn Diagram

In a certain village, 22% of the families own agricultural land, 18% own a mobile phone and 1600 families own both agricultural land and a mobile phone. If 68% of the families neither own agricultural land nor a mobile phone, then the total number of families living in the village is:

A.
20000
B.
10000
C.
8000
D.
5000

10. IIFT 2015 QA | Modern Math - Permutation & Combination

In the board meeting of a FMCG Company, everybody present in the meeting shakes hand with everybody else. If the total number of handshakes is 78, the number of members who attended the board meeting is:

A.
7
B.
9
C.
11
D.
13

11. IIFT 2015 QA | Algebra - Simple Equations

A firm is thinking of buying a printer for its office use for the next one year. The criterion for choosing is based on the least per-page printing cost. It can choose between an inkjet printer which costs Rs. 5000 and a laser printer which costs Rs. 8000. The per-page printing cost for an inkjet is Rs. 1.80 and that for a laser printer is Rs. 1.50. The firm should purchase the laser printer, if the minimum number of a pages to be printed in the year exceeds

A.
5000
B.
10000
C.
15000
D.
18000

12. IIFT 2015 QA | Geometry - Circles

If in the figure below, angle XYZ=90° and the length of the arc XZ=10π, then the area of the sector XYZ is:

A.
10π
B.
25π
C.
100π
D.
None of the above

Answer: Option C

Explanation :

Y is the centre of the circle.

Let r be the radius of the circle.

∴ Length of arc XZ = $\frac{1}{4} (2 π r) = 10 π$

∴ r = 20

Arc of sector XYZ = $\frac{1}{4} (π r^{2}) = 100 π$

Hence, option (c).

13. IIFT 2015 QA | Arithmetic - Time, Speed & Distance

A chartered bus carrying office employees travels everyday in two shifts- morning and evening. In the evening, the bus travels at an average speed which is 50% greater than the morning average speed; but takes 50% more time than the amount of time it takes in the morning. The average speed of the chartered bus for the entire journey is greater/less than its average speed in the morning by:

A.
18% less
B.
30% greater
C.
37.5% greater
D.
50% less

Answer: Option B

Explanation :

Let the bus travels at speed ‘V’km/hr for time ‘T’ hours in the morning.

∴ Distance travelled in the morning = VT km

∴ In the evening, it travels at speed ‘1.5V’km/hr for ‘1.5T’ hours respectively.

∴ Distance travelled in the evening = 1.5V × 1.5T = 2.25VT

∴ Average speed = $\frac{T o t a l D i s \tan c e}{T o t a l T i m e}$

$= \frac{(V T + 2.25 V T)}{(T + 1.5 T)}$

$ = \frac{3.25 V}{2.5} = 1.3 V$

∴ The average speed of the chartered bus for the entire journey is greater than its average speed in the morning by 30%.

Hence, option (b).

14. IIFT 2015 QA | Geometry - Mensuration

If a right circular cylinder of height 14 is inscribed in a sphere of radius 8, then the volume of the cylinder is:

A.
110
B.
220
C.
440
D.
660

15. IIFT 2015 QA | Algebra - Progressions

Seema has joined a new Company after the completion of her B.Tech from a reputed engineering college in Chennai. She saves 10% of her income in each of the first three months of her service and for every subsequent month, her savings are Rs. 50 more than the savings of the immediate previous month. If her joining income was Rs. 3000, her total savings from the start of the service will be Rs.11400 in:

A.
6 months
B.
12 months
C.
18 months
D.
24 months

16. IIFT 2015 QA | Arithmetic - Ratio, Proportion & Variation

Sailesh is working as a sales executive with a reputed FMCG Company in Hyderabad. As per the Company’s policy, Sailesh gets a commission of 6% on all sales upto Rs.1,00,000 and 5% on all sales in excess of this amount. If Sailesh remits Rs. 2,65,000 to the FMCG company after deducting his commission, his total slaes were worth:

A.
Rs. 1,20,000
B.
Rs. 2,90,526
C.
Rs. 2,21,054
D.
Rs. 2,80,000

17. IIFT 2015 QA | Arithmetic - Time & Work

Three carpenters P, Q and R are entrusted with office furniture work. P can do a job in 42 days. If Q is 26% more efficient than P and R is 50% more efficient than Q, then Q and R together can finish the job in approximately:

A.
11 days
B.
13 days
C.
15 days
D.
17 days

18. IIFT 2015 QA | Arithmetic - Mixture, Alligation, Removal & Replacement

There are two alloys P and Q made up of silver, copper and aluminium. Alloy P contains 45% silver and rest aluminum. Alloy Q contains 30% silver, 35% copper and rest aluminium. Alloys P and Q are mixed in the ratio of 1:4.5. The approximate percentages of silver and copper in the newly formed alloy is:

A.
33% and 29%
B.
29% and 26%
C.
35% and 30%
D.
None of the above

19. IIFT 2015 QA | Geometry - Triangles

A ladder of 7.6 m long is standing against a wall and the difference between the wall and the base of the ladder is 6.4 m. If the top of the aldder now slips by 1.2m, then the foot of the ladder shifts by approximately:

A.
0.4 m
B.
0.6 m
C.
0.8 m
D.
1.2 m

20. IIFT 2015 QA | Algebra - Surds & Indices

The value of x for which the equation $\sqrt{4 x - 9} + \sqrt{4 x + 9} = 5 + \sqrt{7}$ will be satisfied is:

A.
1
B.
2
C.
3
D.
4

21. IIFT 2015 QA | Algebra - Surds & Indices

The simplest value of the expression ${\{\frac{4^{p + \frac{1}{4}} \times \sqrt{2 \times 2^{p}}}{2 \times \sqrt{2^{- p}}}\}}^{\frac{1}{p}}$ is:

A.
4
B.
8
C.
4^p
D.
8^p

Answer: Option B

Explanation :

$\{\frac{4^{p + \frac{1}{4}} \times \sqrt{2 \times 2^{p}}}{2 \times \sqrt{2^{- p}}}\} = \{\frac{4^{p} \times 4^{\frac{1}{4}} \times \sqrt{2} \times \sqrt{2^{p}}}{2 \times \sqrt{2^{- p}}}\} = \{\frac{2^{2 p} \times \sqrt{2} \times \sqrt{2} \times \sqrt{2^{p}}}{2 \times \sqrt{2^{- p}}}\} = 2^{2 p} \times \sqrt{2^{p}} \times \sqrt{2^{p}} = 2^{3 p}$

${\{\frac{4^{p + \frac{1}{4}} \times \sqrt{2 \times 2^{p}}}{2 \times \sqrt{2^{- p}}}\}}^{\frac{1}{p}} = {(2^{3 p})}^{\frac{1}{p}} = 8$

Hence, option (b).

22. IIFT 2015 QA | Modern Math - Probability

In a reputed engineering college in Delhi, students are evaluated based on trimesters. The probability that an Engineering student fails in the first trimester is 0.08. If he does not fail in the first trimester, the probability that he is promoted to the second year is 0.87. The probability that the student will complete the first year in the Engineering College is approximately:

A.
0.8
B.
0.6
C.
0.4
D.
0.7

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