INTSO EDUCATION

MATHEMATICS TALENT SEARCH OLYMPIAD(MTSO) 2015 - 2016

STAGE - 2 TIME : 60 min.
CLASS : X Max. Marks : 50
Instructions:
= Fill the OMR sheet completely and carefully.
= Each question carries one mark and has only one correct answer. ¼ (one fourth) marks will be
deducted for indicating incorrect response of each question.
= The question paper contains 50 questions to be answered in 60 minutes.

1. Number of positive divisors of 163800 is [ ]

1) 108 2) 110 3) 98 4) 112
2. If xy = 22 × 34 × 57 (x + y), then the number of integral solutions is [ ]
1) 575 2) 675 3) 550 4) 450
3. The simplest form of 2 log3 + 3 log 5 – 5 log 2 is [ ]
32 1125 1125 1025
1) log 2) log 3) log 4) log
1125 64 32 32
4. The H.C.F of 306 and 657 is [ ]
1) 19 2) 9 3) 18 4) 27
5. 11997 + 21997 + 31997 + ........+ 19961997 is always divisible by [ ]
1) 1996 2) 1997 3) 1998 4) 1987
6. The largest integer n such that 33! is divisible by 2n[! factorial notation] [ ]
1) 32 2) 33 3) 29 4) 31
7. If n is positive integer then n(n2 – 1)is always divisible by [ ]
1) 5 2) 7 3) 11 4) 6

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8. If (2.3)x = (0.23)y = 1000 then the value of − is [ ]
x y

1 1 1 1
1) 2) 3) 4)
4 3 2 5

9. If zeroes of 2x4 – 3x3 – 3x2 + 6x – 2 are 2 and – 2 then the remaining two roots are
1 1 1 1 1 1
1) 1, 2) , 3) , 4) 1, [ ]
3 3 4 2 3 2
10. If f(x, y) = 9x2 – 26xy + 7y2 then f(1, 2) – f(2, 1) = [ ]
1) 6 2) 9 3) – 9 4) – 6
11. If α , β , γ are the roots of the equation 4x4 + 32x3 + 83x2 + 76x + 21 = 0 then the equation whose
roots are α + 2, β + 2, γ + 2, δ + 2 is [ ]
1) 4x4 – 13x2 + 9 = 0 2) 4x4
+ 13x2
+9=0
3) 4x4 – 13x2 – 9 = 0 4 2
4) 4x + 13x – 9 = 0

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12. If a + b + c = 1, a2 + b2 + c2 = 9 and a3 + b3 + c3 = 1 then + + = [ ]
a b c
1) 9 2) 81 3) 27 4) 1

3x − 5 6x − 8
13. If x + =2+ then x = [ ]
4 5
1) 2 2) 1 3) 3 4) 4
14. If x = 2 then x9 + x8 + x7 + x6 + x5 + x4 + x3 + x2 + x + 1 = [ ]
1) 1032 2) 1203 3) 1023 4) 2032
15. The 10th term of the arithmetic progression 5, 1, – 3, – 7, ..... [ ]
1) – 30 2) – 28 3) – 34 4) – 31
16. The number of two digit numbers are divisible by 3 [ ]
1) 25 2) 30 3) 33 4) 34
17. In a G.P the 3rd term is 24 and 65th term is 192, then 11th term is [ ]
1) 6144 2) 5244 3) 3072 4) 4072
18. The number of terms in A.P is even, the sum of odd terms is 63 and that even terms is 72 and the
last term exceeds the first term by 16.5, Then the number of terms is [ ]
1) 8 2) 12 3) 9 4) 10
19. If x, y, z are in G.P and ax = by = cz then [ ]
1) logba = logcb 2) logba = logac 3) logcb = logac 4) None
20. The sum of first 100 natural numbers is [ ]
1) 505 2) 5050 3) 5060 4) 6050
21. Number of terms of the A.P 1, 4, 7, ..... needed to give the sum 925 [ ]
1) 20 2) 22 3) 24 4) 25
22. If D, E, F are the mid points of sides BC, CA, AB of ΔABC , then the ratio of areas of
ΔDEF and ΔABC is [ ]
1) 1 : 2 2) 2 : 1 3) 1 : 4 4) 4 : 1
23. A ladder 25 m long reaches a window of building 20m above the ground then the distance of the
foot of the ladder from building [ ]
1) 22 m 2) 10 m 3) 35 m 4) 15m
24. In the given figure ABC is triangle rightangled at B and D and E are points on BC trisect it then
3AC2 + 5AD2 = A [ ]
1) 5AE2
2) 8AE2
3) 6AE2
B
4) 7AE2 D E C
25. In given figure PAB and PCD are two secant lines to a circle from an external point P. If
∠PDB = 100º then ∠PAC = [ ]
1) 100º B
A
2) 80º
3) 90º P
100º
4) 70º C
D

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26. The angle between a tangent to a circle and the radius drawn at point of contact is [ ]
1) 60º 2) 30º 3) 45º 4) 90º
27. The area of the segment AYB showing in the adjascent figure if radius of circle is 21 cm and
∠AOB = 120º A
[ ]
1) 272 cm2 21cm
2) 271.047 cm2 y O

120
º
3) 371 cm 2
21cm
4) 371.047cm2 B
28. The name of the polygon with 6 sides is called [ ]
1) pentagon 2) heptagon 3) hexagon 4) octagon
29. The name of the figure formed by the internal angular bisectors of a parallogram is [ ]
1) parallelogram 2) Rectangle 3) Rhombus 4) square
30. If 3 + 4i is a root of the equation x2 + px + q = 0 then [ ]
1) p = 6, q = 25 2) p = 6, q = 1 3) p = – 6, q = – 7 4) p = – 6, q = 25
31. The solution of the inequality (x + 3)(3x – 2)5(7 – x)3(5x + 8)2 ≥ 0 is [ ]
⎡ 2 ⎤ ⎡ −8 ⎤ ⎡ −2 ⎤ ⎡ 8 ⎤
1) ( −∞, −3] ∪ ⎢ , 7 ⎥ ∪ ⎢ ⎥ 2) ( −∞ , 3 ] ∪ ⎢ , 7 ⎥ ∪ ⎢ ⎥
⎣3 ⎦ ⎣ 5 ⎦ ⎣ 3 ⎦ ⎣5⎦
⎡ −2 ⎤ ⎡ −2 ⎤ ⎡ 8 ⎤
3) ( −∞, −3) ∪ ⎢ , 7 ⎥ 4) ( −∞, −3) ∪ ⎢ , 7 ⎥ ∪ ⎢ ⎥
⎣3 ⎦ ⎣ 3 ⎦ ⎣ 5⎦
32. The number of zeroes of a polynomial of degree ‘n’ is [ ]
1) n – 1 2) n + 1 3) n 4) n2
33. The sum of the present ages of Ramu and Somu is 60 years. If the ratio of their present ages is 7 :
8 then the present age of Ramu is [ ]
1) 28 years 2) 32 years 3) 30 years 4) 24 years
34. If ax3 + bx2y + cxy2 + dy3 is a symmetric expression then [ ]
1) a = b and c = d 2) a = c and b = d 3) a = d and b = c 4) a ≠ d and c ≠ d
35. If a > 1, the roots of the equation (1 – a)x2 + 3ax – 1 = 0 are [ ]
1) one positive and one negative 2) both negative
3) both positive 4) both non real complex

1
36. If sec θ + tan θ = then the value of sin θ is [ ]
5
−13 −12 12 13
1) 2) 3) 4)
12 13 13 12
37. If 3 sin θ + 4cos θ = 5 then 4 sin θ – 3 cos θ = ? [ ]
1) 3 2) 4 3) 5 4) 0

π 4π 6π 9π
38. The value of sin
2
+ sin 2 + sin 2 + sin 2 = [ ]
10 10 10 10
1) 0 2) 1 3) 2 4) 4
39. The value of 3(sinx – cosx)4 + 6(sinx + cosx)2 + 4(sin6x + cos6x) = [ ]
1) 15 2) 10 3) 13 4) 0

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40. cos29º + cos218º + cos227º + .... + cos281º = [ ]
9 11
1) 4 2) 3) 5 4)
2 2
41. In Δ le ABC 5 cosA + 3 = 0 then the quadratic equation whose roots are sinA and tanA is
1) 15x2 + 32x + 16 = 0 2) 15x2 + 8x – 16 = 0 [ ]
2
3) 15x – 18x – 16 = 0 4) 15x2 – 8x – 16 = 0
42. If a = x sec θ + y tan θ , b = x tan θ + y sec θ then x2 – y2 = [ ]
1) a2 – b2 2) a2 + b2 3) b2 – a2 4) a2b2
43. Let the vertices of a ΔABC be (4, 3), (7, – 1), (9, 3) then the triangle is [ ]
1) scalene triangle 2) isosceles triangle
3) Equilateral triangle 4) Rightangled triangle
44. The co - ordinates of the points which divides the join of the points (2, 4) and (6, 8) externally in
the ratio 5 : 3 is [ ]
1) (5, 6) 2) (12, 14) 3) (3, 8) 4) (2, 7)
45. If (3, 2), (6, 3), (x, y) and (6, 5) are the vertices of a parallelogram in order then (x, y) =
1) (5, 6) 2) (6, 5) 3) (9, 6) 4) (9, 5) [ ]
46. The distance between the two parallel lines 5x + 12y – 30 = 0 and 5x + 12y – 4 = 0 is [ ]
5
1) 3 2) 7 3) 4) 2
2
47. The equation of the line which passes through the point of intersection of the lines 2x – y + 5 = 0
and 5x + 3y – 4 = 0 and is perpendicular to the line x – 3y + 21 = 0 is [ ]
1) 2x + y + 8 - 0 2) 3x + 4y – 7 = 0 3) 3x + y = 0 4) 3x + y + 5 = 0
48. The area of the triangle is 5units, two of its vertices are (2, 1) and (3, – 2) then third vertex lies on
y = x + 3, then the third vertex is [ ]
⎛ 2 13 ⎞ ⎛ 7 13 ⎞ ⎛ 9 13 ⎞ ⎛ 7 13 ⎞ ⎛ −3 3 ⎞
1) ⎜⎝ , ⎟⎠ 2) ⎜⎝ , ⎟⎠ 3) ⎜⎝ , ⎟⎠ 4) ⎜⎝ , ⎟⎠ or ⎜⎝ , ⎟⎠
7 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

5
49. The equation of the line passing through the point (2, – 3) and having slope is [ ]
4
1) 4x – 5y = 20 2) 3x – 2y = 5 3) 5x – 4y = 22 4) 3x + 2y = 5
50. The intercepts made by the line 3x + 4y – 12 = 0 on the axes [ ]
1) 2 and 3 2) 4 and 3 3) 3 and 5 4) – 2 and – 3

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