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GENERAL SCIENCE & ABILITY
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS (PART-I MCQS) MAXIMUM MARKS: 20
PART –I (MCQS) MAXIMUM 30 MINUTES (PART-II)
MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
Note: Students are asked to attempt ONLY TWO questions from SECTION-II, so
the solutions of Only Two Questions are given below.

SECTION-II
Q. 10. (a) Define and draw the following:
(i) Right angle triangles (triangle) (ii) Equilateral triangles (triangle)
(b) There are nine students in a group having ages 15, 15, 16, 16. 16. 17, 17.
18. 19. Calculate Mean, Median, Mode and Range of their ages also define
the above mentioned terms: (Average)
Q. 11. (a) A distance company provides household to departmental stores within a
50 kilometer radius. The table below shows how far each departmental
store is from the godown of the distribution company data analysis)
Distance from the godown of the Number of
distribution company stores
10 km or less 03
11 to 20 km 15
21 to 30 km 26
31 to 40 km 20
41 to 50 km 16
(i) How many stores does the distribution company serve?
(ii) What is the most common distance of stores from the
company's godown.
(iii) How many stores are 35, km or more from the godown?
(iv) What percentage of stores are 31 km or more from the godown?
(b) Read the question carefully and answer the questions following; ( word
problem)
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Ahmad , Ali, Akbar, Nasir and Shehbaz are students of a college having
different heights and weights. Ahmad weighs thrice as much as Ali and Ali
weighs 5 times as much as Akbar. Akbar weighs half as Nasir and Nasir
weighs half as much as Shehbaz.
(i) Who is the heaviest in weight?
(ii) Who is the lightest in weight?
(iii) Shehbaz is lighter in the weight than which of the two students?
(iv) Shehbaz is heavier than which of the two students?
(v) Show that the descending order of weights of the students?
Q. 12. (a) Classification of blood groups is based on the presence or absence of
inherited antigenic substances on the surface of red blood cells. In a survey
of British population the blood group distribution among 1000 people was
as follows: 300 has blood group A, 325 had blood group B, 250 had O and
125 AB. Out of this group a person was selected at random, calculate his
probability of having blood group AB. (Probability)
(b) Five friends Ahmad, Ali, Akbar, Nasir and Shehbaz went on summer
vacation to five cities V,W,X,Y and Z by five different modes of transport,
that is by bus, train, aeroplane, car and boat from point A. Akbar went to
Y by car and Ali went to x by air. Nasir travelled by boat whereas Shehbaz
went by train. For x and W there is no bus service. The person who went
to x did not use boat to travel. Now answer the following questions.
(i) How did Ahmad travel and where did he go?
(ii) Which mode of transport was used by the person who travelled
to x city?
(Analytical Reasoning)
Q. 13. (a) Differentiate between primary and secondary mental abilities. How the
general mental abilities. How general mental ability scales differ from IQ
test. (IQ theory)
(b) y = mx + c is an equation of straight line. Draw a graph showing
relationship between x and y.

SOLUTION
10.(a) In the triangle one angle is 90 degree, other two angles are less than
90 degree, as sum of all three angles in any triangle is 180 degree.
(Vertices can be written)

In the triangle all angles are some 60 degree each, as well as all sides equal.
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(Vertices can be written)

10. (b)
6. Arithmetic mean: A.M is the value which is obtained by dividing the sum of
values by all its numbers.
7. Median: Median is the middle most value of the arranged data.
8. Mode: Mode is the most repeated value of the data.
 Mean = sum of values/no. of values
= 149/9
= 16.55555
 Median = 16  Mode = 16
 Range = max – min
= 19-15
= 4
11. (a) Data interpretation

Distance No of stores
10 km or less 03
11 to 20 km 15
21 to 30 km 26
31 to 40 km 20
41 to 50 km 16
(i) 3 + 15 + 2 + 20 + 16 = 80
(ii) The maximum frequency is 26 and its corresponding distance is 21 to 30
km
20  16
100% 45%
(iii) It can be determined (iv) 80
11. (b) Let
15 x
Ahmad 
4
To simplify the values assume any value divisible by 4, put x = 8
Shehbaz= 8
Nasir = 4
Akbar = 2
Ali = 10
Ahmad = 30
(i) Ahmad (ii) Akbar (iii) Ali and Ahmad (iv) Nasir and Akbar
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PART –I (MCQS) MAXIMUM 30 MINUTES (PART-II)
MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
Note: Students are asked to attempt ONLY TWO questions from SECTION-II, so
the solutions of Only Two Questions are given below.

SECTION-II
Q. 6. (a) Differentiate with examples b/w Pictogram n Histogram.

6 4 3 1 2 2 3 1 4

1 2 5 3 4 5 2 2 3

3 1 2 2 3 1 4 2

The teachers of a certain school..,

(b) Construct frequency distribution, n draw histogram illustrating the results.
(c) How many teachers represented to the survey?
(d) What is the largest number of hours n most common hours are reported?
Q. 7. (Percents)
(a) A man buys 5Kg of meat at Rs. 500 per Kg. In addition, for every Kg of
meat purchased, he has to pay a consumption tax of 6% tax on the selling
price. Calculate the total amount of money that he has to pay.
(b) (LC.M) It takes 30 minutes Ali to mark a paper. Aslam need only 25 minutes
to mark a paper if they both start marking paper at 10 a.m. at what time
they will finish marking at the same time?
(c) (Equation) Two bus tickets from Rawalpindi to Islamabad and three tickets
from Rawalpindi to Murree costs Rs.770, but three tickets from Rawalpindi
to Islamabad and two tickets from Rawalpindi to Murree costs Rs. 730.
What are the fares from cities Islamabad and Murree from Rawalpindi?
(d) (Blood relation) A told B that C is his father's nephew. D is A's cousin but
not the brother of C. what relationship is there b/w D and C?
Q.8. (Ratios n proportions)
(a) Divide Rs. 500 b/w Arham, Maryam and Sarim so that Arham gets 2/3 of
what Maryam gets and Maryam gets l/4 of what Sarim gets. Find the share
of each.
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(b) (Ratios n proportions) A school has enough provision of food for 52 days.
After 20 days a group 400 students arrived and the food would have last
for 24 days only. How many students are there in the school actually?
(c) (Directions) A man walks 2 km towards North. Then he turns to East and
walked 10 km. After this he turns to North and walks 3 km. after this he
turns towards East and walked 2 km. How far is he from his starting point?
(d) (Coding de coding) In a certain code language COMPUTER written as
RFUVQNPC. How will MEDICINE be written in that code?

SOLUTION
Q. 6. (a) Diff with examples b/w Pictogram n Histogram.
Histogram
1. A diagram consisting rectangles whose area is proportional to the
frequency of a variable and whose width is equal to the class interval.
Number of Credit Hours completed per students
80 0
70 0
60 0
N u m b e r o f s tu d e n ts

50 0
40 0
30 0
20 0
10 0
0
10 13 16 19 22 25
C redit ho urs com pleted

Pictogram
2. A pictorial symbol for a word or phrase. Pictographs were used as the
earliest known form of writing, examples having been discovered in Egypt
and Mesopotamia from before 3000 BC.
“An ancient pictograph of the Great Goddess.”
A pictorial representation of statistics on a chart, graph, or computer screen.
Number of students who participated in the Foundation Program
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1st G raders

2nd G raders

3rd G raders

4th G raders

5th G raders

6th G raders

=5 bo ys

= 5 g irls

Varities of Apples in food store

Red Delicious

Golden Delicious

Red Rom e

M cIntosh

Jonathan

= 10 apple s = 5 a pples
Q. 6. (b) Max=6, Min=1

X Tally F Class Boundaries

1. IIII 5 0.5-1.5
2. IIII III 8 1.5-2.5
3. IIII I 6 2.5-3.5
4. IIII 4 3.5-5.5
5. IIII 2 4.5-5.5
6. II 1 5.5-6.5
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8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

1 2 3 4 5 6
C .B
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(d) 2 (Mode)
Q. 7
500
5kg×
kg
(a)
= 2500
6
Tx = ×2500
100
Tx = 150
Amount to pay = 2500 + 150 = 2650
(b) L.C.M.

2 3 0 ,2 5

3 1 5 ,2 5

5 5 ,2 5

5 1 ,5
1 ,1

2 3 5 5 150 Minutes
10:00 am +150 Minutes = 12: 30 p.m.
(c) Simultaneous Equations
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Put in (i)
2 R I + 3 (170) = 770
2 R I + 510 = 770
2 R I = 770 – 510 = 260

Rawalpindi to Islamabad = 130

(d) Blood relation
× F ath er’s
A B C N ep h ew

B r o t h er ×
Sister 
D
A ’s C ou sin

Q.8.(a) Total = 500

Let Sarim = x
1 x
 x
Maryam 4 4
2 1  x
  x 
Arham 3  4  6
Then,
x x
x   500
4 6
(12  3  2)
x 500
12
12
x 500 
17
x = 352.94 (Sarim-)
352.94
88.23
Maryam = 4
352.94
58.82
Arham = 6
(b) Ratios and Proportion
Days Students
52-20 x
24 x + 400
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Inverse proportion
32 x  400

24 x
32x = 24x + 9600
(32-24) x = 9600
9600
x
8
x = 1200
now = 1600
(c)
N

W E

S
2

3
10

S.P
10 + 2 = 12

2+3=5
H =?

H = 122 +52
= 144+25
=13
(d)

C O M PU TER R FU V Q N P C
M E D IC IN E E O JD JE F M
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PART –I (MCQS) MAXIMUM 30 MINUTES (PART-II)
MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
Note: Students are asked to attempt ONLY TWO questions from SECTION-II, so
the solutions of Only Two Questions are given below.

SECTION-II
Q.6. (a) It takes 3 litres of paint to cover an area of 24 square meters. What
percentage increase in the quantity of paint would be required to cover an
area of 50.4 square meters? (5)
(b) An automobile travels 3 km towards South, 4 km towards west, 5 km
towards North and 2 km towards South-East. How far is it from its starting
position? (5)
(c) Tahir started a business with a capital of Rs. 15,000. After 5 months Umar
also joined him with an investment of Rs. 30,000. At the start of 9th
month Usman joined them by investing Rs. 45,000. At the end of the year
they earned a profit of Rs. 406,000. Find the share of each one. (5)
(d) A man left his property of Rs. 640,000. A debt of Rs. 40,000 was due to
him and Rs. 5,000 was spent on his burial. Distribute the amount between
his widow, one daughter and two sons according to the Islamic Law.
(5)
Q.7. The breakdown of average monthly expenditure for a family is given in the
following
Figure:
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?%

15%
Other
10%
Food
Travel
8% Unities
Childcare
Local tax 15%
10%
Rent

26%
(a) Calculate from the figure what percentage of the family’s expenditure is
on ‘other’? (5)
(b) Approximately what fraction of the family’s monthly expenditure do
‘utilities’, ‘rent’ and ‘food’ represent? (5)
(c) If the family spends Rs. 11600 on utilities, how much is the family’s total
expenditure? (5)
(d) ‘Other’ expenditure comprises savings, entertainment and luxury items,
which are spent in the ratio 3 : 4 : 1. Calculate how much the family saves
each month if monthly income is Rs. 24,000. (5)
Q.8. (a) Police officers are in pursuit of a stolen vehicle. Officer Baker is directly
behind the stolen car. Officer Lopez is behind Baker, Officer O’Malley is
behind Lopez. Officer Reinhart is ahead of the stolen car and coming from
the opposite direction. Officer Reinhart makes a U-turn and joins the
pursuit. He pulls in behind Officer Lopez. Officer Baker pulls up on the
driver’s side of the stolen vehicle and Officer Lopez pulls up on the other
side. Which officer is directly behind the vehicle? (5)
(b) Define a Histogram. How is it constructed? What information may be
deduced from it? (5)
(c) Look at this series: F2, ___, D8, C16, B32, what number should fill the
blank? (5)
(d) In a certain code language LANDMINE is written as PYRBOGRC. How will
HOMEMADE be written in that code language? (5)

SOLUTION
Q.6. (a)
Q 1 (P ain t) Q 2 (A r ea C ov ered )
3 24

x 50.4
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% increase = 110
Q.6. (b)
According to the given condition:
N

D
2k m
E
2km x
5km O
W C 4km E

3km
3km

A
B 4km

By using triangle OCD

D

(x +
2) k
2km m

C 4km O
Now using Pythagoras theorem
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Taking square root

Q.6. (c)
Total investment of Tahir = 15,000 × 12 = 180,000 Rs. in year
Total investment of Umar = 20,000 × 7 = 210,000 Rs. in year
Total investment of Usman = 45,000 × 4 = 180,000 Rs. in year
Therefore the profit at the end of the year will be shared in the ratio:

Total share = 6 + 7 + 6 = 19
Profit Earned in a year = 406,000 Rs.

Share of Tahir =

Share of Umer =  7 = 149,579 Rs.

Share of Usman=  128,210.5 Rs.

Q.6. (d)
Property left by the man = Rs. 640,000
After deduction of debt = 640,00040,000 = 6000,000 Rs.
Similarly,
After deduction of funeral charges = 600,0005000= 595,000 Rs.

According to the Islamic law, share of his widow is of the total property left
after deduction of liabilities.
Therefore,

Share of widow = = Rs. 74, 375

Similarly,
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Share of daughter is (half) of that of son.

Therefore,
Total shares = 2 +2 +1
(son) (son) (daughter)
=5
Amount left after deduction of share of widow = 595,000 74, 375 = Rs.
520,625

Q.7. (a)
From the given chart
The % of family’s expenditure on ‘others’ = 100%  15%  8%  10%  26% 
15%  10% = 16%
Q.7. (b)
Monthly expenditure on ‘utilities’, ‘rent’ and ‘food’ = 8% + 26%+15% = 19% or

Approximate expenditure on ‘utilities’, ‘rent’ and ‘food’ = Half or of the total

income
Q.7. (c)
Amount spent on utilities = Rs 1600
Let the total expenditure be = x
% of amount spent on utilities = 8%
Therefore,
8% of x = 11,600 Rs.

 x = 11,600

x= x = Rs. 145,000
Total expenditure = Rs. 145,000
Q.7. (d)
Total income= Rs 24000 Rs
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% amount for “others” = 16% of 24000

%amount for “others” = 3840 Rs
“Other” comprises of
Saving : Entertainment : Luxury items
3 4 1
Total Share= 3+4+1=8
Therefore,

Total savings Per month=

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TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS (PART-I MCQS) MAXIMUM MARKS: 20

PART –I (MCQS) MAXIMUM 30 MINUTES (PART-II)
MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
Note: Students are asked to attempt ONLY TWO questions from SECTION-II, so
the solutions of Only Two Questions are given below.

SECTION-II
Q.6. (a) Moiz was trying to sleep at one night but there was too much noise
around him. His clock ticked every 5 second: a tap was dipping every 7
second and a pet dog snored every 12 second. He noticed on his clock
that all three things happened together on the stroke of mid night. Find
after how many seconds all three things happened together again? (5)
(b) One pipe can fill a pool 1.25 times as fast as a second pipe. When both
pipes are opened they fill the pool in five hours. How long would it take to
fill the pool if only the slower pipe is used? (5)
(c) The cost for hiring a car for 2 days in 2018 was Rs. 264 which was 20%
more than in 2013. What was the cost of hiring a car for 2 days in 2013?
(5)
(d) What do you understand by measure of central tendency? State its types.
(5) (20)
Q.7. (a) Moiz and Mair share a lottery win of Rs. 2000 in the ratio 1:4. Moiz then
share his part between himself, his wife and their son in the ratio 4:5:1.
How much more does his wife get over their son. (5)
(b) A farmer keeps hens and rabbits on his farm. One day, he counted a total
of 70 heads and 196 legs. How many more hens than rabbits does he
have? (5)
(c) What is polygon? Describe different types of regular polygon. (5)
(d) In a certain code, computer is written as RFUVQNPC. How will MEDICINE
be written in code language? (5) (20)
Q.8. (a) Seven piano students – T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are given a recital and their
instructor is deciding the order in which they will perform.
(i) X cannot play first or second.
W cannot play until X has played.
Neither T nor Y can play seventh.
Either Y or Z must play immediately after W plays.
V must play immediately after or immediately before U plays
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(ii) If V plays first, which one of the following must be true

T plays sixth
X plays third
Z plays seventh
T plays immediately after Y
W plays immediately after X (5)

(b) U = {Whole number from 10 to 24}

A = {Even number}
B = {Number divisible by 5}
Write down the number of elements of A∩B. (5)
(c) In the following diagram A represent American, S represent scientists and
P represent politicians.

A S

(i) American those are politicians but not scientists will be?
(ii) Scientists which are politicians but not Americans will be? (5)
(d) Each packet of washing powder carries a token and 4 tokens can be
exchanged for free packet. How many free packets will I receive if I buy
64 packets? (5) (20)

SOLUTION
Q.6. (a)
By taking L.C.M of 5, 7, 12.
Least Common Multiple is : 420
OR
Calculate Least Common Multiple for : 12, 5 and 7
Factorize of the above numbers :
12 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 1
5=5x1
7=7x1
Build a prime factors table
Prime L.C.M
Factor Number 12 Number 5 Number 7 (max)
2 2 0 0 2
3 1 0 0 1
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5 0 1 0 1
7 0 0 1 1
Number of times each prime factor appears in the factorization of : L.C.M = 2 x
2x3x5x7
Least Common Multiple is : 420
At midnight all three noises come together, the after 420 all three noises will
come together.
Q.6. (b)
Let's assume the rate of the slower pipe is: x
So, the rate of the faster pipe would be: 1.25x
Working together, their rate will be x + 1.25x = 2.25x
As the question says, they take 5 hours to fill up the tank working together, so:
Rate x Time = Work
2.25 x * 5 = 1
2.25x = 1/5
x = 1/5 / 2.25 = 4/45
So, the rate of the slower pipe, x = 4/45
Now, let's see how long it takes for the slower pipe to complete the task:
Rate x Time = Work
4/45 x Time = 1
Time = 1 / 4/45 = 45/4 = 11.25
Q.6. (c)

Suppose in 2013 the expenditures were Rs. X

In 2018 the expenditure were Rs. 264 with the increase of 20% of X.
Now as equation it will be written as
X + 20% X = 264
120% X = 264
120/100 *X = 264
X = 264*100/120
X= 220
Hence in 2013 the expenditures were Rs.220
Q.6. (d)
A measure of central tendency (also referred to as measures of centre or
central location) is a summary measure that attempts to describe a whole set of data
with a single value that represents the middle or centre of its distribution.
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There are three main measures of central tendency: the mode, the median and
the mean. Each of these measures describes a different indication of the typical or
central value in the distribution.
OR
Average is the centre of the data. And all other value have a tendency towards
their center.
Average is the single value which represents the whole data. The three main
types of average.
(a) Arithmetic mean (Mean)
(b) Median (c) Mode
What is the mean?
The mean is the sum of the value of each observation in a dataset divided by
the number of observations. This is also known as the arithmetic average.
Looking at the retirement age distribution again:
54, 54, 54, 55, 56, 57, 57, 58, 58, 60, 60
The mean is calculated by adding together all the values
(54+54+54+55+56+57+57+58+58+ 60+60 = 623) and dividing by the number of
observations (11) which equals 56.6 years.
What is the median?
The median is the middle value in distribution when the values are arranged in
ascending or descending order.
The median divides the distribution in half (there are 50% of observations on
either side of the median value). In a distribution with an odd number of
observations, the median value is the middle value.
Looking at the retirement age distribution (which has 11 observations), the
median is the middle value, which is 57 years:
54, 54, 54, 55, 56, 57, 57, 58, 58, 60, 60
When the distribution has an even number of observations, the median value is
the mean of the two middle values. In the following distribution, the two middle
values are 56 and 57, therefore the median equals 56.5 years:
52, 54, 54, 54, 55, 56, 57, 57, 58, 58, 60, 60
What is the mode?
The mode is the most commonly occurring value in a distribution.
Consider this dataset showing the retirement age of 11 people, in whole years:
54, 54, 54, 55, 56, 57, 57, 58, 58, 60, 60.
This table shows a simple frequency distribution of the retirement age data.

Age Frequency
54 3
55 1
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56 1
57 2
58 2
60 2
The most commonly occurring value is 54, therefore the mode of this
distribution is 54 years.
Q.7. (a)
Total amount to be distributed b/w Moiz and Mair is Rs. 2000
The ratio b/w Moiz and Mair is 1:4
The sum of ratio is 1+4 = 5
Moiz = 1/5*2000
Moiz = 400
Now the amount Rs. 400 is to distributed among Moiz, his wife and son with the
ratio 4:5:1.
The sum of ratio = 4+5+1 = 10
Now … Moiz will get = 4/10*400 = Rs. 160
His wife will get = 5/10*400 = Rs. 200
His son = 1/10*400 = Rs. 40
Now diff of wife and son = 200 - 40 = 160
Finally his wife will get Rs. 160 greater than his son.
Q.7. (b)
As we know the hen has 2 feet (legs) and rabbit has 4 feet (legs)
Let x is number hens
Let y is number of rabbits
So we can express in equations form as
Then,
x + y = 70 .... (i)
2x + 4y = 196
by taking common 2
x + 2y = 98 .... (ii)
by subtracting equation (i) and (ii)
we get: x = 42, y = 28
Difference = 42 -28 = 14
Hence there are 14 more hens than the rabbits.
RECHECK:
70*2 = 140
196 - 140 =56
Rabbits = 56/2 = 28
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Hens = 70 – 28 = 42
Difference = 42 -28 = 14

Q.7. (c)
A many sided diagram called a polygon.
Regular polygon is called all sides equal.
There are some examples of regular polygon
Triangle (A three sided diagram and all sides equal)
Quadrilateral (A four sided diagram and all sides equal)
Pentagon (A five sided diagram and all sides equal)
Hexagon (A six sided diagram and all sides equal)
Heptagon (A seven sided diagram and all sides equal)
Octagon (An eight sided diagram and all sides equal)
Nonagon (A nine sided diagram and all sides equal)
Decagon (A ten sided diagram and all sides equal)
Tri-decagon (A thirteen sided diagram and all sides equal)
Q.7. (d)
C O M P U T E R…………………………R F U V Q N P C
M E D I C I N E……………………………E O J D J E F M
Explanation:
If we compare the words COMPUTER and RFUVQNPC we see that from the word
COMPUTER all alphabets are written consecutively in the word RFUVQNPC and R in
the beginning and C at the end, like EF, TU, UV, PQ, MN, OP.
If we compare the words M E D I C I N E and E O J D J E F M we see that from
the word M E D I C I N E all alphabets are written consecutively in the word E O J D J E
F M and E in the beginning and M at the end, like NO, IJ, CD, IJ, DE, EF.
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TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS (PART-I MCQS) MAXIMUM MARKS: 20

PART –I (MCQS) MAXIMUM 30 MINUTES (PART-II)
MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
Note: Students are asked to attempt ONLY TWO questions from SECTION-II, so
the solutions of Only Two Questions are given below.

SECTION-II
Q.6. (a) Tariq can do a tailoring job in 6 hours. Sajid does the same job in 4 hours.
Irfan does it in 8 hours. Tariq and Sajid start doing the work. Sajid leaves
after two hours and Irfan replaces him. How long would it take to
complete the work? (5)
(b) Find the missing number to complete each sum.
(a) 9 + 8 – 5 = 2 × (-------------) (b) 3 × 9 – 14 = 24 − (-------------)
(c) 15 ÷ 3 × 12 = 41 + (-------------) (d) 24 ÷ 4 + 5 = 66 ÷ (-------------)
(e) 8 × 6 – 13 + 3 = 7 × 6 − (-------------)
(c) There are seven students in a group having ages 17, 17, 18, 18, 18, 19, 19.
Calculate mean, median, mode and range of their ages. Also define these
mentioned terms. (5)
(d) How does mental ability scales differ
from IQ test? (5) (20)
Q.7. (a) Mushtaq, Pervaiz, Ehsan, Umair and Saleem are friends having different
heights and weights. Mushtaq weighs four times as much as Pervaiz and
Pervaiz weighs double than Ehsan. Ehsan weighs half as much as Umair
and Umair weighs half as much as Saleem.
(i) Who is the heaviest among five friends?
(ii) Who is the second haviest?
(iii) Who has lowest weight?
(iv) Who are equal in weight?
(v) Mention the descending order.
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(b) A farmer needs to build a boundary wall around his farm. If the area of
farm is 484 m2, what will be the total area of the wall if it is two meters
high on three sides and three meters high on one side?
(5)
(c) Five girls A, B, C, D, E and four boys W, X, Y, Z have to go to a trip in three
cars, car-1, car-2 and car-3. The following restrictions for seating in car
are to be observed:
(i) Only three persons can sit in one car
(ii) At least one boy and one girl must be in each car
(iii) A and D should remain together
(iv) Z cannot sit with B or C in the same car (5)
(d) What are social skills? Describe four
causes of weak social skills. (5) (20)
Q.8. (a) What do you understand by systematic sampling? Discuss its types. (5)
(b) Blood groups of inhabitants of a village were checked. It was found that
600 people possessed blood group A, 650 possessed blood group B, 550
had blood group AB and 200 have blood group O. Calculate the probability
of having blood group B.
(ii) Calculate the probability of having blood group O. (5)
(c) A group of 50 men can construct 20 kilometer road in 40 days. How long
will 70 men take to complete same length of road?
(5)
(d) Zahid left a property worth Rs. 1750,000/. His family had to pay off a debt of
Rs. 150,000/. The rest of money was distributed between a son and a
daughter. How much did each child receive if share of a son was double than
that of a daughter? (5) (20)

SOLUTION
Q.6. (a)
Time taken by Tariq alone = 6 hours
Time taken by Sajid alone = 4 hours
Time taken by Irfan alone = 8 hours
Time taken by Tariq and Sajid together
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t = 2.4 hours
Time taken by Tariq and Irfan together

Since Tariq and Sajid have worked for 2 hours. Therefore % work completed by
Tariq and Sajid

= 83.33%
% work remaining = 100-83.33
= 16.667 %
Therefore, time taken by Tariq and Irfan to finish the remaining work = 3.428 x
0.1667
= 0.57 hours
= 34.2 minutes
And total time = 2 hours + 0.57 hours would be (Tariq & Sajid) (Tariq &
Irfan) = 2.57 hours.
Q.6. (b)
By using BODMAS rule:

(a)
12 = 12
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(b)
13 = 13

(c)
60 = 60

(d)
11 = 11

(e)
Q.6. (c)

(a)

Mean =
18
(b) Median = Middle value in a well organized group of numbers.

Median =
18
Mode = Most repeated value in a group of numbers (17, 17, 18, 18, 18, 19, 19)
Mode = 18 (repeated 3
times )
Range = Difference between highest and lowest values in a group of numbers
Range = 19-17
Range = 2 or (17 to
19 )
Q.6. (d)
Theoretical Question
Q.7. (a)
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Conditions :
M=4xP
P=2xE

E=

Let’s assume weight of pervaiz = 20 kg, then M = 80 kg, E = 10 kg, U = 20 kg,

S = 40 kg
(i) Who is the heaviest among five friends?
Mushtaq is the heaviest among five friends
(ii) Who is the second heaviest?
Saleem is second heaviest.
(iii) Who has the lowest weight?
Ehsan has lowest weight.
(iv) Who are equal in wight?
Pervaiz and Umair are equal in weight.
(v) Mention the descending order.
1. Mushtaq
2. Saleem
3. Pervaiz & Umair
4. Ehsan
Q.7. (b)
Key
(i) area = L x W
Since we don’t know the length and width of farm. Therefore, assuming the
farm as square.
So,
Area of Square = (Side)2
484 = (Side)2

Side = 22 m
Now each side is of 22 m. On three sides it is 2m high. Thus, its area will be,
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Area of wall on 3 sides =

= 132m2

On one side, it is 3m high, Thus, Area of wall on 1 side =

= 66m2
Total area of the wall = 132m2 + 66m2 around the farm
= 198 m2
So, the total area of wall around the farm is 198
m2
Q.7. (c)
Conditions:
(i) In one car only three persons

(ii) In one car

(iii) {A+D} in one car (always together)
(iv) {Z+B} x (Must not be together)
OR
{Z+C} x (Must not be together)
Further Details:
Girls: A, B, C, D, E.
Boys: W, X, Y, Z.
Cars: C 1, C 2, C 3
(A) or (B) or (C) or (D) or (E)
C1 A,D,Z A,D,Y A,D,W A,D,Z A,D,Z
C2 B,C,X B,C,X B,C,X B,E,X C,E,X
C3 W,Y,E E,W,Z E,Y,Z C,Y,W B,Y,W
Q.8. (a)
Theoretical Question
Q.8. (b)
Given Data:
Blood Group A = 600 people
Blood Group B = 650 people
Blood Group AB = 550 people
Blood Group O = 200 people
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Total people in village = 600+650+550+200

= 2000 people
Probability is given by:

Therefore,

(i)

(ii)

Q.8. (c)
Men Days
50 40
70 x
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X = 28.57 days
Hence, 28.57 days are required to by 70 men to complete same length of
road.
Q.8. (d)
(i) Pay off (–)
Property left by Zahid = Rs 1750, 000/-
After paying debt, the remaining property = 1750, 000/-
150, 000/-
= Rs 1600, 000/-
Now Rs 1600, 000/- is to be divided between his son who has double share than
the doughter.

Let share of daughter = X

Then, the share of son = 2X
Thus,
2X + X = 1600, 000/-
3X = 1600, 000/-

X=
X = 533,333.333/-

So, his Daughter’s share is Rs 533,333.3333/- and his Son’s share is Rs

1066,666.6667/-

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