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THE ASSOCIATION OF MATHEMATICS TEACHERS OF INDIA

Screening Test - Kaprekar Contest
NMTC at SUB JUNIOR LEVEL - VII & VIII Standards
Saturday, 31 August, 2019
Note:

1. Fill in the response sheet with your Name, Class and the institution through which you appear in the
specified places.

2. Diagrams are only visual aids; they are NOT drawn to scale.

3. You are free to do rough work on separate sheets.

4. Duration of the test: 2 hours.

PART—A
Note
• Only one of the choices A. B, C, D is correct for each question. Shade the alphabet of your choice
in the response sheet. If you have any doubt in the method of answering; seek the guidance of the
supervisor.
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• For each correct response you get 1 mark. For each incorrect response you lose mark.
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1. If 4921 × D = ABBBD, then the sum of the digits of ABBBD × D is _________

(A) 19 (B) 20 (C) 25 (D) 26
Sol. (A)
4-digit no. (4921) is multiplied by a single digit no. (D) & result is five digit no., so definitely D > 2
So by hit & trial we put the values of D from 3 to 9.
at D=7
4921 × 7 = 34447 (ABBBD)
So A = 3, B = 4 , D = 7
Now ABBBD (34447) × 7 = 241129
Sum of digits = 2 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 9 = 19

5
2. What is the 2019th digit to the right of the decimal point, in the decimal representation of ?
28
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) 7
Sol. (C)
5
 · 17857142
28
 2019 = 2 + 336 × 6 + 1 [2 for 17 & 336 pairs of 6 repeating number]
2019th digit from right side to decimal is first digit in repetition
So correct answer is 8

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3. If X is a 1000 digit number, Y is the sum of its digits, Z the sum of the digits of Y and W the sum of
the digits of Z, then the maximum possible value of W is
(A) 10 (B) 11 (C) 12 (D) 22
Sol. (B)
X  1000 digit no.
If all digit are '9' so that
maximum sum of digit of 'X' is 9000
So maximum value of Y is 9000
But for maximum sum of digit of Y is 35 for number (8999)
So Z is maximum 35.
Now for maximum sum of digit of Z is 11 for number 29.
So W = 11.
Practical example: if X  99
 ....
9 000
...
0 2

333 times 666 times

Sum of digit of X = Y = 2999

Sum of digit of Y = Z = 29
Sum of digit of Z = W = 11

4. Let x be the number 0.000.......001 which has 2019 zeroes after the decimal point. Then which of
the following numbers is the greatest?
10000 1
(A) 10000 + x (B) 10000 · x (C) (D)
x x2
Sol. (D)
x = · 000 …. 01 = 10– 2020
From option (A) = 10000 + x = 1000 + 10–2020 = 10000· 000
 ....
01

2019 times

From option (B) = 10000 × x = 104 × 10–2020 = 10–2016

10000 10 4
From option (C) =  2020  10 2024
x 10
1 1
From option (D) = 2   10 4040
x 10 

2020 2

1
So from options 2 is greatest.
x

ABC
5. If  CB A then the number of possible values for A, B, C, D, E satisfying this equation where
DEDD
A, B, C, D and E are distinct digits is
(A) 6 (B) 5 (C) 4 (D) 3
Sol. (C)
ABC
 CB A D  Must be 1 .
DEDD

Means C + A = 1 or 11
 Sum of B + B is even & D is 1.
So possible values of B is 0 or 5.

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 But if we take B as '0' so there is no carry forward & Sum of A & C, did not get different digit from
D.
So B must be 5.
A5C
Sum is convert into C5 A
1211
Now possible pairs of (A,C) are (3,8) (4,7)(7,4) (8,3)
So total 4 possible solutions are there.

6. In a 5 × 5 grid having 25 cells, Janani has to enter 0 or 1 in each cell such that each sub square
grid of size 2 × 2 has exactly three equal numbers. What is the maximum possible sum of the
numbers in all the 25 cells put together?
(A) 23 (B) 21 (C) 19 (D) 18
Sol. (B)
Required answer
1 1 1 1 1
1 0 1 0 1
1 1 1 1 1
1 0 1 0 1
1 1 1 1 1

So sum of all no's is 21.

7. ABCD is a square. E is one fourth of the way from A to B and F is one fourth of the way from B to
C. X is the centre of the square. Side of the square is 8 cm. Then the area of the shaded region in
the figure in cm2 is
E
A B

D C
(A) 14 (B) 16 (C) 18 (D) 20
Sol. (B)
2 E 2 P 4
A B
2 2
Q F
2
X

D C
Draw perpendicular XP from X to AB & FQ on PX.
So required area = Area of  XPE + Area of FQX + Area of quadrilateral PBFQ.
1 1
  2  4   2  4  4  2 = 4 + 4 + 8 = 16
2 2

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8. ABCD is a rectangle with E and F are midpoints of CD and AB respectively and G is the mid-point
of AF. The ratio of the area of ABCD to area of AECG is
G F
A B

D C
E
(A) 4 : 3 (B) 3 : 2 (C) 6 : 5 (D) 8 : 3
Sol. (D)
  
4 G 4 F 4
A B

D C
E 
2
Let length of rectangle AB = CD = 
& breadth of rectangle AD = BC = b
1    3
So area of trapezium AECG =     b = b
22 4 8
Area of ABCD b 8
  8 : 3
Area of AECG 3 3
b
8

R A T
 M A T
9. If and each alphabet represents a different digit, what is the maximum possible value
 V A T
F LA T

of FLAT?
(A) 2450 (B) 2405 (C) 2305 (D) 2350
Sol. (A)
T should be 0 or 5
But if we take T as '5' sum is 15 & 1 carry is forward and sum of 3 'A' and '1' never give unit digit 'A'
So T must be '0'
Now again possible values of A are '0' & 5 but alphabet represents different digits so A is 5.
For maximum value of FLAT, we take maximum value of R, M & V as 9, 8 & 7, but sum is 25 & 5 is
repeat. So by taking R, M & V as 9, 8 & 6. We get maximum value of FLAT.
9 5 0
8 5 0
FLAT  2450
6 5 0
2 4 5 0

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10. How many positive integers smaller than 400 can you get as a sum of eleven consecutive positive
integers?
(A) 37 (B) 35 (C) 33 (D) 31
Sol. (D)
Number are 1 + 2 + 3 + ………. + 11 = 66
2 + 3 + 4 + ………. + 12 = 77
3 + 4 + 5 + ………. + 13 = 88
So number are 66,77,88…..
These number are multiple of 11 from 6th multiple.
So largest number which is multiple of 11 & less than 400 is 396.
396 is 36th multiple of 11.
So required no's are 36 – 5 = 31 (5 for first 5 multiples)

11. Let x, y and z be positive real numbers and let x  y  z so that x + y + z = 20.1. Which of the
following statements is true ?
(A) Always xy < 99 (B) Always xy > 1 (C) Always xy  75 (D) Always yz  49
Sol. (D)
x + y + z = 20.1
In option (A)
If we take x = y = 10 & z = .1
xy = 100 > 99
So option (A) is wrong
In option (B) if we take, x = 20.050, y = 00.049 , z = .001
xy = 0.98245 < 1
So option (B) is also wrong
In option (C) If we take x = 15, y = 5, & z = .1
xy = 75
Option (C) is also wrong
In option (D)
20 . 1
Minimum value of x   6 ·7
3
20.1
maximum value of z   6 ·7
3
If x = 6.7 & z = 6.7 y is also 6.7
So maximum product of yz = 6.7 × 6.7 = 44.89
So yz is never equal to 49.
Option (D) is correct.

12. A sequence [an] is generated by the rule, an = an – 1 – an – 2 for n  3. Given a1 = 2 and a2 = 4, then
sum of the first 2019 terms of the sequence is given by
(A) 8 (B) 2692 (C) – 2692 (D) – 8
Sol. (A)
a1 = 2, a2 = 4
a3 = a2 – a1 = 4 – 2 = 2

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 a4 = a3 – a2 = 2 – 4 = – 2
a5 = a4 – a3 = – 2 – (2) = – 4
a6 = a5 – a4 = – 4 – (–2) = –2
a7 = a6 – a5 = –2 – (–4) = 2
a8 = a7 – a6 = 2 – (–2) = 4
So pattern of no's are 2,4,2,–2, –4, –2, 2,4,2,–2,–4,–2 ……………… repeated after 6 numbers
Sum of 6 number = 2 + 4 + 2 + (–2) + (–4) + (–2) = 0
2019 = 2016 + 3
(336 × 6)
So sum of first 2016 terms = 0
Sum of first 2019 terms = 2 + 4 + 2 = 8

13. There are exactly 5 prime numbers between 2000 and 2030. Note: 2021 = 43 × 47 is not a prime
number. The difference between the largest and the smallest among these is
(A) 16 (B) 20 (C) 24 (D) 26
Sol. (D)
Prime no's between 2000 & 2030 are
2003, 2011, 2017, 2027, 2029
Difference between 2029 & 2003 is
2029 – 2003 = 26

14. Which of the following geometric figures is possible to construct?

(A) A pentagon with 4 right angled vertices
(B) An octagon with all 8 sides equal and 4 angles each of measure 60° and other four angles of
measure 210°
(C) A parallelogram with 3 vertices of obtuse angle measures.
(D) A hexagon with 4 reflex angles.
Sol. (B)
 From Option (A)
Sum of all interior angles of pentagon is 540
If 4 angles are right angle so remaining fifth angle is 540 – 360 = 180º
& 180º at vertex is not possible so option (A) is incorrect
 From option (B) Sum of all interior angles of octagon is 1080.
So according to given information sum of all angles is 4 × 60 + 4 × 210 = 1080
So this is possible
 From option (C) sum of two adjacent angles of parallelogram is 180º.
So both angles are not possible to obtuse.
So 3 angles are obtuse is also not possible
So this option is also wrong.
 From option (D) Sum of all interior angles of hexagon is 720.
If 4 angles are reflex than sum of interior angles is greater than 720º. So this option is also not
possible.

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15. If y10 = 2019, then
(A) 2 < y < 3 (B) 1 < y < 2 (C) 4 < y < 5 (D) 3 < y < 4
Sol. (A)
210 = 1024 & 310 = 59049
210 < 2019 < 310
So y is lie between 2 & 3
2<y<3

PART - B
Note :
 Write the correct answer in the space provided in the response sheet
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 For each correct response you get 1 mark. For each incorrect response you lose marks.
4

16. A sequence of all natural numbers whose second digit (from left to right) is 1, is written in strictly
increasing order without repetition as follows: 11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91, 110, 111,... Note
that the first term of the sequence is 11. The third term is 31, eighth term is 81 and tenth term is
110. The 100th term of the sequence will be ___________?
Sol. (1100)
11, 21,31 …. 91 {9}
110,111,112 … 119 {10}
210, 211, … 219 {10]
: : :
: : :
910 911 919 {10}

Total 99 no's upto 919

So next 100 no is 1100

17. In ABC, AB = 6 cm, AC = 8 cm, median AD = 5 cm. Then, the area of ABC in cm2 is ________.
Sol. (24)
Extend AD to E such that AD = DE = 5
A

6
5 8

D
B C

E
BC = DC
DE = AD
 DBE = ADC
So by SAS rule
BDE  CDA
by CPCT
BE = CA = 8
So Ar of (BDE) = Ar of (CDE)
add Ar (ABD) on both sides
Ar (BDE) + Ar (ABD) = Ar (ABD) + (ADC)
So Ar (ABE) = Ar (ABC) … (1)
In ABE AB = 6
BE = 8
AE = 10

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  102 = 82 + 62 , so by converse of Pythagoras Theorem
ABE = 90º
1
So Ar (ABC) = Ar(ABE) =  6  8  24 cm2
2

18. Given a, b, c are real numbers such that 9a + b + 8c = 12 and 8a + 12b + 9c = 1. Then
a2 – b2 + c2 = __________.
(Bonus)
Questions is wrong correct question is

Given a, b, c are real numbers such that 9a + b + 8c = 12 and 8a – 12b – 9c = 1. Then

a2 – b2 + c2 = _________.
Sol.
9a + 8c = 12 – b … (1)
8a – 9c = 1 + 12 b … (2)
add both equation after squaring
(9a + 8c)2 + (8a – 9c)2 = (12 – b)2 + (1 + 12b)2
145 (a2 + c2) = 145 (b2 + 1)
a2 – b2 + c2 = 1

19. In the given figure, ABC is a right angled triangle with ABC = 90°. D, E, F are points on AB, AC,
BC respectively such that AD = AE and CE = CF. Then, DEF = ______ (in degree).
A

E
D

B C
F

Sol. (45)
Let A = x
A
x
x
90 E
2
D
x
45 
2
90–x
B C
F
1
So ADE = AED = 180  x   90  x
2 2
& C = 90 – x
180  90  x  x  90 x
& CEF = EFC =   45 
2 2 2
So DEF = 180 – AED – CEF
 x  x
180   90     45    45º
 2   2 

20. Numbers of 5-digit multiples of 13 is ___________.

Sol. (6923)
Smallest 5-digit no which is multiple of 13 is
= 10010 = 770 × 13
Largest 5-digit no. which is multiple of 13 is
= 99996 = 7692 × 13
So number of five digit multiples of 13 is
7692 – 770 + 1 = 6923

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21. The area of a sector and the length of the arc of the sector are equal in numerical value. Then the
radius of the circle is __________.
Sol. (2)
Area of sector = length of are of sector



 
 r 2   2r
360 360
r=2

1 43
22. If a, b, c, d are positive integers such that a   , then d is __________.
1 30
b
1
c
d
Sol. (4)
43 13 1 1 1 1
 1  1  1  1  1
30 30 30 4 1 1
2 2 2
13 13 13 1
3
4 4
So a = 1, b = 2, c = 3 , d = 4

23. A teacher asks 10 of her students to guess her age. They guessed it as 34, 38, 40, 42, 46, 48, 51,
54, 57 and 59. Teacher said "At least half of you guessed it too low and two of you are off by one.
Also my age is a prime number". The teacher's age is __________.
Sol. (47)
Age of teacher is greater than 46.
Again according to questions two of them are off by one.
So there are two possibilities 47 & 58
47 from (46 & 48)
58 from (57 & 59)
But 58 is not a prime so age of teacher in 47.

24. The sum of 8 positive integers is 22 and their LCM is 9. The number of integers among these that
are less than 4 is __________.
Sol. (7)
L.C.M. is 9, so all numbers are from 1,3 & 9. If we take 2 times 9 sum as 22 is not possible so, 9
will come only one time & remaining 7 numbers are from 1 & 3. So 4 times 1 & 3 times 3 will come.
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 9 = 22
So numbers less than 4 is 7

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25. The number of natural numbers n  2019 such that 48n is an integer is __________.
Sol. (3)
n  2019
3
48n = integer
3
2 4  3  n  int eger
2  3 2  3 n  int eger
So n should be multiple of 22 × 32 = 36 for integer value.
So, possible 'n' are
= 22 × 32 = 36 < 2019
= 22 × 32 ×23 = 288 < 2019
= 22 ×32 ×33 = 972 < 2019
= 22 ×32 × 43 = 2304 > 2019 (reject)
So only three values of n are possible 36, 288, 972

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26. Anita is riding her bicycle at the rate of 18 km/h. When Anita is riding her bicycle on a straight road,
1
she sees Basker skating at the rate of 12 km/h in the same direction, km in front of her. Anita
2
1
overtakes him and can see him in her rear view mirror until he is km behind her. The total time
2
in seconds that Anita can see Baskar is ____________.

Sol. (600)
 18 km / h 12 km / h  12 km / h  18 km / h
Anita Baskar Baskar Anita
    
              
1 1
km km
2 2
5
Relative speed = 18 – 12 = 6km/h = 6  m/ s
18
1 1
Relative distance =   1km  1000 m
2 2
dis tan ce 1000
So time =   600 sec
speed 5
6
18

27. In a room, 50% of the people are wearing gloves, and 80% of the people are wearing hats. The
minimum percentage of people in the room wearing both a hat and a glove is __________.
Sol. (30)
Minimum % of people in the room wearing both a hat & a gloves is
50 + 80 – 100 = 30%
A G
20 30 50

28. In ABC, AB = BC = 29 and AC = 42 cm. The, area of ABC = ________ cm2.

Sol. (420)
a  b  c 29  29  42
s   50
2 2
B

29 29

A C
42
By Heron's formula
Area of ABC = ss  as  a s  c 
 50  8  21 21  20  21  420 cm 2

29. The smallest integer larger than the perimeter of any triangle with two sides of length 10 and
20 units is ____________.
Sol. (60)
Sum of two sides of any triangle is greater than third side
So than third side < 10 + 20
third side < 30
so perimeter < 60
Smallest integer greater than perimeter is 60.

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30. The number of perfect cubes that lie between 29 + 1 and 218 + 1 is __________.
Sol. (56)
(23)3 + 1 and (26)3 + 1
83 + 1 and 643 + 1
Numbers lies between 9, 10, 11, ............, 64
Total perfect cubes number 64 – 8 = 56.

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