ICET Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. In how many ways can 4 people be seated in a row? → 24
2. A pie chart has sectors of 90°, 120°, 60°, and 90°. What percentage does the 120° sector represent? → 33.3%
3. What is the remainder when x³ − 3x² + 3x − 1 is divided by (x − 1)? → 0
4. A histogram shows bars with frequencies 10, 20, 15, 25, and 30. Which class is the modal class? → Fifth bar (freq 30)
5. What is the discount amount? Statement I: Marked price is $500. Statement II: Discount rate is 20%. Which is sufficient? → Both statements together
6. 3 out of 5 employees prefer remote work. If there are 200 employees, how many prefer office work? → 80
7. Sales in January were 500 units and in June were 800 units. What is the percentage growth? → 60%
8. What is the slant height of a cone with radius 6 cm and height 8 cm? → 10 cm
9. What does 'price elasticity of demand' measure? → The responsiveness of quantity demanded to a change in price
10. If f(x) = 2x² + 3x − 5, what is f(2)? → 9
11. What does 'depreciation' mean in accounting? → Systematic allocation of asset cost over its useful life
12. A train travels 360 km in 4 hours. What is its speed in km/h? → 90
13. The ratio of two numbers is 3:5 and their sum is 80. What is the larger number? → 50
14. In a mixture of 60 liters, milk and water are in the ratio 2:1. How much water must be added to make the ratio 1:1? → 20 liters
15. A 3×3 grid is filled with numbers sequentially left to right, top to bottom starting from 1. What number belongs in the bottom-right cell? → 9
16. If '+' means '×', '−' means '÷', '×' means '−', and '÷' means '+', what is the value of 8 + 4 − 2 × 3 ÷ 1? → 14
17. What is the simple interest on $5,000 at 8% per annum for 3 years? → $1,200
18. Identify the sentence with the correct use of comparative adjectives: → This book is better than that one.
19. What is the primary goal of financial management in a business? → Maximizing shareholder wealth
20. What is the LCM of two numbers? Statement I: The two numbers are 12 and 18. Statement II: Their HCF is 6. Which is sufficient? → Statement I alone
21. In a code language, LOGIC is written as MPHJD. How is REASON written in that code? → SFBTPO
22. In a class, Ravi is 7th from the top and 28th from the bottom. How many students are in the class? → 34
23. The radius of a circle is 7 cm. What is its area? (Use π = 22/7) → 154 cm²
24. What is the value of x if 4(x − 2) = 2(x + 6)? → 10
25. Given: A > B, B = C, C < D. What is the relationship between A and D? → Cannot be determined
26. A train 120 meters long passes a stationary pole in 12 seconds. How long will it take the same train to pass a 240-meter platform? → 36 seconds
27. What is the compound interest on $1,000 at 10% per annum for 2 years? → $210
28. A boat goes 30 km upstream in 6 hours and 30 km downstream in 3 hours. What is the boat's speed in still water? → 7.5 km/h
29. All Blips are Blops. All Blops are Blups. Which conclusion must be true? → All Blips are Blups
30. Simplify: (x² − 9) ÷ (x − 3) → x + 3