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. A job application letter is best described as: → A formal document introducing a candidate and expressing interest in a position
4. What is the remainder when x³ − 3x² + 3x − 1 is divided by (x − 1)? → 0
5. A histogram shows bars with frequencies 10, 20, 15, 25, and 30. Which class is the modal class? → Fifth bar (freq 30)
6. The average of 5 numbers is 20. If one number is excluded, the average drops to 15. What is the excluded number? → 40
7. What is the discount amount? Statement I: Marked price is $500. Statement II: Discount rate is 20%. Which is sufficient? → Both statements together
8. A clock shows 3:15. What is the angle between the hour and minute hands? → 7.5°
9. Which of the following is an example of formal communication? → An office memorandum to staff
10. 3 out of 5 employees prefer remote work. If there are 200 employees, how many prefer office work? → 80
11. Walking at 3/4 of his normal speed, a man arrives 20 minutes late. What is his normal travel time? → 60 minutes
12. Choose the word most OPPOSITE in meaning to 'VERBOSE': → Concise
13. Sales in January were 500 units and in June were 800 units. What is the percentage growth? → 60%
14. What is the slant height of a cone with radius 6 cm and height 8 cm? → 10 cm
15. Data Sufficiency: Is integer N divisible by 6? Statement 1: N is divisible by 3. Statement 2: N is divisible by 2. → Both statements together are sufficient
16. What does 'price elasticity of demand' measure? → The responsiveness of quantity demanded to a change in price
17. Pointing to a photograph, Ravi says, 'She is the daughter of my grandfather's only son.' How is the girl in the photograph related to Ravi? → Sister
18. If f(x) = 2x² + 3x − 5, what is f(2)? → 9
19. A trader buys an item for ₹400 and marks it up 50%. He then gives a 20% discount. What is his profit percentage? → 20%
20. What does 'depreciation' mean in accounting? → Systematic allocation of asset cost over its useful life
21. A train travels 360 km in 4 hours. What is its speed in km/h? → 90
22. The ratio of two numbers is 3:5 and their sum is 80. What is the larger number? → 50
23. 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
24. 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
25. Statements: All cats are animals. All dogs are animals. Conclusion I: All cats are dogs. Conclusion II: Some animals are cats. → Only Conclusion II follows
26. Complete the series: 2, 5, 14, 41, ? → 122
27. If '+' means '×', '−' means '÷', '×' means '−', and '÷' means '+', what is the value of 8 + 4 − 2 × 3 ÷ 1? → 14
28. What is the simple interest on $5,000 at 8% per annum for 3 years? → $1,200
29. Identify the sentence with the correct use of comparative adjectives: → This book is better than that one.
30. What is the primary goal of financial management in a business? → Maximizing shareholder wealth