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1. Let a, b and c be fixed positive real numbers. Let un = b+nc for n ≥ 1.

Then as n increases,
(A) un increases
(B) un decreases
(C) un increases first and then decreases
(D) none of the above is necessarily true

2. The number of polynomials of the form x3 + ax2 + bx + c which are

divisible by x2 + 1 and where a, b and c belong to {1, 2, · · · , 10}, is
(A) 1 (B) 10 (C) 11 (D) 100

3. The 300-digit number with all digits equal to 1 is

(A) divisible by neither 37 nor 101
(B) divisible by 37 but not by 101
(C) divisible by 101 but not by 37
(D) divisible by both 37 and 101

4. The value of
30C1 30C3 30C5 30C29
+ + + ··· +
2 4 6 30
is
231 30 31 30
(A) 30 (B) 231 (C) 2 31−1 (D) 2 31−1

5. How many integers n are there such that 2 ≤ n ≤ 1000 and the highest
common factor of n and 36 is 1?
(A) 166 (B) 332 (C) 361 416

6. Let a, b and such that a + b + c = 0 and

a2 b2 c2
`= + +
2a2 + bc 2b2 + ca 2c2 + ab
is defined. Then the value of ` is
(A) 1 (B) -1 (C) 0 none of the above

7. Let (a1 , a2 , a3 , · · · ) be a sequence such that a1 = 2 and an − an−1 = 2n

for all n ≥ 2. Then a1 + a2 + · · · + a20 is
(A) 420 (B) 1750 (C) 3080 (D) 3500

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 8. The equations x2 + x + a = 0 and x2 + ax + 1 = 0
(A) cannot have a common real root for any value of a
(B) have a common real root for exactly one value of a
(C) have a common real root for exactly two values of a
(D) have a common real root for exactly three values of a
9. The number of pairs of positive integers (x, y) where x and y are prime
numbers and x2 − 2y 2 = 1 is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 8
10. Let X = {a1 , a2 , . . . , a7 } be a set of seven elements and Y = {b1 , b2 , b3 }
a set of three elements. The number of functions f from X to Y such
that (i) f is onto and (ii) there are exactly three elements x in X such
that f (x) = b1 , is
(A) 490 (B) 558 (C) 560 (D) 1680
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11. The value of ij, where the summation is over all i and j such that
1 ≤ i < j ≤ 10, is
(A) 1320 (B) 2640 (C) 3025 (D) none of the above
12. Let d1 , d2 , · · · , dk be all the factors of a positive integer n including 1
and n. Suppose d1 + d2 + · · · + dk = 72. Then the value of
1 1 1
+ + ··· +
d1 d2 dk
2
(A) is k72 (B) is 72
k (C) is 72n (D) cannot be computed
from the given data
√
13. The inequality x + 2 ≥ x is satisfied if and only if
(A) −2 ≤ x ≤ 2
(B) −1 ≤ x ≤ 2
(C) 0 ≤ x ≤ 2
(D) none of the above
√
14. Let z = x + iy where x and y are real and i = −1. The points (x, y)
in the plane for which z+i
z−i is purely imaginary (that is, it is of the form
ib where b is a real number) lie on
(A) a straight line (B) a circle (C) an ellipse (D) a hy-
perbola

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15. Let √
A = {a + b −1|a, b are integers }
and
1
U = {x ∈ A| ∈ A}
x
Then the number of elements in U is
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8

16. The equation x3 y + xy 3 + xy = 0 represents

(A) a circle
(B) a circle and a pair of straight lines
(C) a rectangular hyperbola
(D) a pair of straight lines

17. P is a variable point on a circle C and Q is a fixed point on the outside

of C. R is a point in P Q dividing it in the ratio p : q, where p > 0
and q > 0 are fixed. Then the locus of R is
(A) a circle
(B) an ellipse
(C) a circle if p = q and an ellipse otherwise
(D) none of the above

18. Let F be an arbitrary point on the side AB of an acute angled triangle

ABC. Let D be the point of intersection of BC with the straight line
AD drawn parallel to F C through A. Let E be the point of intersection
of AC with the straight line BE drawn parallel to F C through B. If
AD = 2cm and BE = 3cm then F C is
(A) 1cm (B) 56 cm 7
6 cm (D) 95 cm

19. ABC is a right-angled triangle with right angle at B. D is a point on

AC such that ∠ABD = 45◦ . If AC = 6cm and AD = 2cm then AB is
√
(A) √65 cm (B) 3 2 cm (C) √12
5
cm (D) 2 cm

20. ABCD is a fixed rectangle with AB = 2cm and BC = 4 cm. P QRS

is a rectangle such that A, B, C and D lie on P Q, QR, RS and SP
respectively. Then the maximum possible area of P QRS is
(A) 16 cm2 (B) 18 cm2 (C) 20 cm2 (D) 22cm2

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21. Through the centroid of an equilateral triangle, a line parallel to the
base is drawn. On this line, an arbitrary point P is taken inside the
triangle. Let h denote the distance of P from the base of the triangle.
Let h1 and h2 be the distances of P from the other two sides of the
triangle. Then
√
(A) h = h1 +h
2
2
(B) h = h1 h2 (C) h = h2h1 +h
1 h2
2
(D) none
of the above is necessarily true

22. Let A and b be the points (1, 0) and (3, 0) respectively. Let P be a
variable point on the y-axis. Then the maximum value of the angle
∠AP B is
◦
(A) 22 12 (B) 30◦ (C) 45◦ (D) none of the above

23. The number of roots of the equation x sin x = 1 in the interval 0 <
x ≤ 2π is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4

24. The number of points in the rectangle

{(x, y)| − 10 ≤ x ≤ 10 and − 3 ≤ y ≤ 3}

which lie on the curve y 2 = x + sin x and at which the tangent to the
curve is parallel to the x-axis, is
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 8

25. Let f (x) = x[x] where [x] denotes the greatest integer smaller than or
equal to x. When x is not an integer, what is f 0 (X)?
(A) 2x (B) [x] (C) 2[x] (D) It does not exist

26. The maximum value of the integral

a+1
Z
1
dx
1 + x8
a−1

is attained
(A) exactly at two values of a
(B) only at one value of a which is positive
(C) only at one value of a which is negative
(D) only at a = 0

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27. Let
Zx
g(x) = tf 0 (t)dt for x ≥ −10,
−10

where f is an increasing function. Then

(A) g(x) is an increasing function of x
(B) g(x) is a decreasing function of x
(C) g(x) is increasing for x > 0 and decreasing for −10 < x < 0
(D) none of the above is necessarily true

28. Let f be a function from a set X to X such that f (f (x)) = x for all
x ∈ X. Then
(A) f is one-to-one but need not be onto
(B) f is onto but need not be one-to-one
(C) f is both one-to-one and onto
(D) none of the above is necessarily true

29. A subset W of the set of all real numbers is called a ring if the following
two conditions are satisfied:

(i) 1 ∈ W and
(ii) if a, b ∈ W then a − b ∈ W and ab ∈ W.

Let nm o
S= |m and n are integers
2n
and  
p
T = |p and q are integers and q is odd
q
Then
(A) neither S not T is a ring
(B) S is a ring and T is not
(C) T is a ring and S is not
(D) Both S and T are rings

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30. For a regular octagon (a regular polygon with 8 sides) inscribed in a
circle of radius 1, the product of the distances from a fixed vertex to
the other seven vertices is
(A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 12 (D) 16

31. Let x1 and x2 be the roots of the equation x2 − 3x + a = 0, and let

x3 and x4 be the roots of the equation x2 − 12x + b = 0. If x1 < x2 <
x3 < x4 are in G.P., then a · b equals
(A) 5184 (B) 64 (C) -5184 (D) -64

32. The value of the sum

π 2π 999π
cos + cos + · · · + cos
1000 1000 1000
is
1
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 1000 (D) an irrational number
√
33. Let i = −1. Then the number of distinct elements in the set

S = {in + i−n : n an integer }

is
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) greater than 4 but finite (D) infinite

34. Let a, b and c be distinct real numbers such that

a2 − b = b2 − c = c2 − a.

Then (a + b)(b + c)(c + a) equals

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) -1 (D) none of the above

35. If log30 3 = a and log30 5 = b, then log30 8 is equal to

(A) a + b (B) 3(1 − a − b) (C) 83 (1 − a − b) (D) 21 (1 − a − b)

36. The number of roots of the equation

cos8 θ − sin8 θ = 1

in the interval [0, 2π] is

(A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 3 (D) 6

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37. In an A.P., suppose that, for some m 6= n, the ratio of the sum of the
2
first m terms to the sum of the first n terms is mn2
. If the 13th term
of the A.P. is 50, then the 26th term of the A.P. is
(A) 75 (B) 76 (C) 100 (D) 102

38. A stick of length 20 units is to be divided into n parts so that the

product of the lengths of the parts is greater than unity. The maximum
possible value of n is
(A) 18 (B) 20 (C) 19 (D) 21

39. Given that x is a real number satisfying

(3x2 − 10x + 3)(2x2 − 5x + 2) < 0,

it follows that
(A) x < 13 (B) 1
3 <x< 1
2 (C) 2 < x < 3 (D) 1
3 <x< 1
2
or 2 < x < 3

40. A box contains 100 balls of different colours: 28 red, 17 blue, 21 green,
10 white, 12 yellow and 12 black. The smallest number n such that
any n balls drawn from the box will contain at least 15 balls of the
same colour is
(A) 73 (B) 77 (C) 81 (D) 85

41. If a0 = 1, a1 = 1 and an = an−1 an−2 + 1 for n > 1, then

(A) a465 is odd and a466 is even
(B) a465 is odd and a466 is odd
(C) a465 is even and a466 is even
(D) a465 is even and a466 is odd

42. The sum

1 · 1! + 2 · 2! + 3 · 3! + · · · + 50.50!
equals
(A) 51! (B) 2.51! (C) 51!-1 (D) 51! + 1

43. The quadratic equation x2 + bx + c = 0 (b, c real numbers) has both

roots real and positive if and only if
√
(A) b < 0 and c > 0 (B) bc < 0 and b ≥ 2 c (C) bc < 0 and
2 √
b ≥ 4c (D) c > 0 and b ≤ −2 c

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44. Let F be a point on the side AD if a square ABCD of area 256.
Suppose the perpendicular to the line F C at C meets the line segment.
AB extended at E. If the area of the triangle CEF is 200, then the
length of BE is
(A) 12 (B) 14 (C) 15 (D) 20

45. Consider the circle with center C = (1, 2) which passes through the
points P = (1, 7) and Q = (4, −2). If R is the point of intersection
of the tangents to the circle drawn at P and Q, then the area of the
quadrilateral CP RQ is
√
(A) 50 (B) 50 2 (C) 75 (D) 100

46. Two circles are said to cut each other orthogonally if the tangents at
a point of intersection are perpendicular to each other. The locus of
the center of a circle that cuts the circle x2 + y 2 = 1 orthogonally and
touches the line x = 2 is
(A) a pair of straight lines (B) an ellipse (C) a hyperbola
(D) a parabola

47. Let AC and CE be perpendicular line segments, each of length 18.

Suppose B and D are the mid-points of AC and CE respectively. If
F is the point of intersection of EB and AD, then the area of the
triangle DEF is
√ √
(A) 18 (B) 18 2 (C) 27 (D) 25 85

48. In an isoceles triangle ABC, ∠A = ∠C = π6 and the radius of its

circumcircle is 4. The radius of its incircle is
√ √ √ √
(A) 4 3 − 6 (B) 4 3 + 6 (C) 2 3 − 2 (D) 2 3 + 2

49. All the letters of word PESSIMISTIC are to be arranged so that no

two Ss occur together, no two Is occur together, and S, I do not occur
together. The number of such arrangements is
(A) 2,400 (B) 5,480 (C) 48,000 (D) 50,400

50. 4 married couples are to be seated in a merry-go-round with 8 identical

seats. In how many ways can they be seated so that

(i) males and females sit alternately, and

(ii) no husband sits adjacent to his wife?

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 (A) 8 (B) 12 (C) 16 (D) 20

51. The remainder R(x) obtained by dividing the polynomial x100 by the
polynomial x2 − 3x + 2 is
(A) 2100 − 1 (B) (2100 − 1)x − 2(299 − 1) (C) 2100 x − 3 · 2100
(D) (2100 − 1)x + 2(299 − 1)

52. If three prime numbers, all greater than 3, are in A.P., then their
common difference
(A) must be divisible by 2 but not necessarily by 3
(B) must be divisible by 3 but not necessarily by 2
(C) must be divisible by both 2 and 3
(D) must not be divisible by any of 2 and 3

53. The number of integer (positive, negative or zero) solutions of

xy − 6(x + y) = 0

with x ≤ y is
(A) 5 (B) 10 (C) 12 (D) 9

54. Let P denote the set of all positive integers and

S = {(x, y) ∈ P × P : x2 − y 2 = 666}.

The number of distinct elements in the set S is

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) more than 2

55. The minimum possible value of

|z|2 + |z − 3|2 + |z − 6i|2 ,

√
where z is a complex number and i = −1, is
(A) 15 (B) 45 (C) 30 (D) 20

56. The limit

Z1
h
lim dx
h→0 h2 + x2
−1

(A) equals 0 (B) equals π (C) equals −π (D) does not exist

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57. The number of points at which the function

min{|x|, x2 }

if − ∞ < x < 1
f (x) =
min{2x − 1, x2 } otherwise

is not differentiable is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) more than 2

58. For any positive real number x and any positive integer n, we can
uniquely write
x = mn + r,
where m is an integer (positive, negative or zero) and 0 ≤ r < n. With
this notation we define

x mod n = r.

For example, 13.2 mod 3 = 1.2. The number of discontinuity points

of the function

f (x) = (x mod 2)2 + (x mod 4)

in the interval 0 < x < 9 is

(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 6

59. For any real number x, let [x] denote the greatest integer m such that
m ≤ x. Then
Z2
[x2 − 1]dx
−2

equals
√ √ √ √ √ √
(A) 2(3 − 3 − 2) (B) 2(5 − 3− 2) (C) 2(1 − 3− 2)
(D) none of the above

60. The maximum value of the function

(1 + x)0.3
f (x) =
1 + x0.3
in the interval 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 is
(A) 1 (B) 20.7 (C) 2−0.7 (D) none of the above

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 10n+1 +1
61. Let an = 10n +1 for n = 1, 2, . . . . Then
(A) for every n, an ≥ an+1
(B) for every n, an ≤ an+1
(C) there is an integer k such that an+k = an for all n
(D) none of the above holds.

62. The equation log3 x − logx 3 = 2 has

(A) no real solution
(B) exactly one real solution
(C) exactly two real solutions
(D) infinitely many real solutions

63. Suppose that the three distinct real numbers a, b, c are in G.P and
a + b + c = xb. Then
(A) −3 < x < 1 (B) x > 1 or x < −3 (C) x < −1 or x > 3
(D) −1 < x < 3

64. Suppose a + b + c and a − b + c are positive and c < 0. Then the

equation ax2 + bx + c = 0
(A) has exactly one root lying between −1 and +1
(B) has both the roots lying between −1 and +1
(C) has no root lying between −1 and +1
(D) nothing definite can be said about the roots without knowing the
values of a, b, and c.
√
65. How many integers k are there for which (1−i)k = 2k ? (Here i = −1.)
(A) one (B) none (C) two (D) more than two

66. Consider a parallelogram ABCD with E as the midpoint of its diag-

onal BD. The point E is connected to a point F on DA such that
DF = 31 DA. Then, the ratio of the area of the triangle DEF to the
area of the quadrilateral ABEF is
(A) 1:2 (B) 1:3 (C) 1:5 (D) 1:4

67. Let l1 and l2 be a pair of intersecting lines in the plane. Then the
locus of the points P such that the distance of P from l1 is twice the
distance of P from l2 is

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 (A) an ellipse (B) a parabola (C) a hyperbola (D) a pair
of straight lines
68. If the point z in the complex plane describes a circle of radius 2 with
centre at the origin, then the point z + z1 describes
(A) a circle (B) a parabola (C) an ellipse (D) a hyperbola
69. All points whose distance from the circle (x − 1)2 + y 2 = 1 is half the
distance from the line x = 5 lie on
(A) an ellipse (B) a pair of straight lines (C) a parabola
(D) a circle
70. How many pairs of positive integers (m, n) are there satisfying m3 −
n3 = 21?
(A) exactly one (B) none (C) exactly three (D) infinitely
many
71. Let {Fn } be the sequence of numbers defined by F1 = 1 = F2 ; Fn+1 =
Fn + Fn−1 for n ≥ 2. Let fn be the reminder left when Fn is divided
by 5. Then f2000 equals
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
 
100
72. If tk = x100−k , for k = 0, 1, . . . , 100, then
k

(t0 − t2 + t4 − . . . + t100 )2 + (t1 − t3 + t5 − . . . − t99 )2

equals
(A) (x2 −1)100 (B) (x+1)100 (C) (x2 +1)100 (D)(x−1)100
73.
tan x − x
lim
x→0+ x − sin x
equals
(A) -1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 2
74. For a nonzero number x, if
x2 x3 y2 y3
y =1−x+ − + · · · and z = −y − − − ···
2! 3! 2 3
1
then the value of loge ( 1−e x ) is

1
(A) 1 − x (B) x (C) 1 + x (D) x

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 R1 R2
75. If c 0 xf (2x)dx = 0 tf (t)dt, where f is a positive continuous func-
tion; then the value of c is
1
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 2 (D) 1

76. If tan(π cos θ) = cot(π sin θ), then the value of cos(θ − π4 ) is
1
(A) ± 2√ 2
(B) ± 21 (C) ± √12 (D) 0

77. Standing on one side of a 10 meter wide straight road, a man finds
that the angle of elevation of a statue located on the same side of the
road is α. After crossing the road by the shortest possible distance,
the angle reduces to β. The height of the statue is
√
10 tan2 α−tan2 β
(A) √10 tan α tan β
p
2 2
(B) tan α tan β (C) 10 tan2 α − tan2 β
tan α−tan β
10
(D) √
tan2 α−tan2 β

78. The equations x3 + 2x2 + 2x + 1 = 0 and x200 + x130 + 1 = 0 have

(A) exactly one common root (B) no common root
(C) exactly three common roots (D) exactly two common roots
x3 +7
79. The equation x2 +1
= 5 has
(A) no solution in [0, 2]
(B) exactly two solutions in [0, 2]
(C) exactly one solution in [0, 2]
(D) exactly three solutions in [0, 2]

80. A bag contains coloured balls of which at least 90% are red. Balls are
drawn from the bag one by one and their colour noted. It is found
that 49 of the first 50 balls drawn are red. Thereafter 7 out of every 8
balls drawn are red. The number of balls in the bag of CAN NOT
BE
(A) 170 (B) 210 (C) 250 (D) 194

81. The number of local maxima of the function f (x) = x + sin x is

(A) infinitely many (B) two (C) one (D) zero

82. Let 
2 if 0 ≤ x ≤ 1
f (x) = .
3 if 1 < x ≤ 2

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 Rx
Define g(x) = 0 f (t)dt, for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2. Then
(A) g is not differentiable at x = 1 (B) g 0 (1) = 2 g 0 (1) = 3
(D) none of the above holds

83. Let a, b, c be distinct real numbers. Then the number of real solutions
of (x − a)3 + (x − b)3 + (x − c)3 = 0 is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) depends on a, b, c

84. Let S = {1, 2, . . . , 100}. The number of nonempty subsets A of S such

that the product of elements in A is even is
(A) 250 (250 −1) (B) 2100 −1 (C) 250 −1 (D) none of the above

85. The number of functions f from {1, 2, . . . , 20} onto {1, 2, . . . , 20} such
that f (k) is a multiple of 3 whenever k is a multiple of 4 is
(A) 5! · 6! · 9! (B) 56 · 15! (C) 65 · 14! (D) 15! · 6!

86. The set of all complex numbers z such that arg( z−2
z+2 ) =
π
3 represents
(A) part of a circle (B) a circle (C) an ellipse (D) part
of an ellipse
√
87. If x = 3+52 −1 is a root of the equation 2x3 + ax2 + bx + 68 = 0 where
a, b are real numbers, then which of the following is also a root?
√
(A) 5+32 −1 (B) -8 (C) -4 (D) can not be answered with-
out knowing the values of a and b

88. Let x, y, z be positive numbers. The least value of

x(1 + y) + y(1 + z) + z(1 + x)

√
xyz

is
(A) √9 (B) 6 (C) √1 (D) none of the above
2 6

89. If the product of an odd integers is of the form 4n + 1, then

(A) an even number of them must always be of the form 4n + 1
(B) an odd number of them must always be of the form 4n + 3
(C) an odd number of them must always be of the form 4n + 1
(D) none of the above statements is true.

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90. For each integer i, 1 ≤ i ≤ 100; i be either +1 or −1. Assume that
1 = +1 and 100 = −1. Say that a sign change occurs at i ≥ 2 if
i , i−1 are of opposite sign. Then the total number of sign changes
(A) is odd (B) is even (C) is at most 50 (D) can have 49
distinct values
91. If log2 (log3 (log4 x)) = log3 (log4 (log2 y)) = log4 (log2 (log3 z)) = 0 then
x + y + z is
(A) 99 (B) 50 (C) 89 (D) 49
√ √ √
92. Which of the following is a square root of 21 − 4 5 + 8 3 − 4 15?
√ √ √ √ √ √
√ 2 3−2−
(A) √ 5 (B) 5−3+2 3 (C) 2 3−2+ 5 (D)
2 3+2− 5
93. The coefficient of t3 in the expansion of
1 − t6
 

1−t
is
(A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 18 (D) 0
94. The value of 42 + 2 · 52 + 3 · 62 + · · · + 27 · 302 is
(A) 187854 (B) 187860 (C) 187868 (D) 187866
95. The value of sin 25◦ sin 35◦ sin 85◦ is equal to
√
3 1
p √ √
5 3
q √
3
(A) 4 (B) 4 2 − 3 (C) 9 1
(D) 4 12 + 4

96. Consider a unit square ABCD. Two equilateral triangles P AB and

QCD are drawn so that AP, DQ intersect in R, and BP , CQ intersect
in S. The area of the quadrilateral P RQS is equal to
√ √ √ √
2− 3 2− 3 2+√ 3 2−
√ 3
(A) 6 (B) 3 (C) 6 3 3

97. Let 1, ω and ω 2 be the cube roots of unity. The least possible degree
of a polynomial with real coefficients, having 2ω, 2 + 3ω, 2 + 3ω 2 and
2 − ω − ω 2 as roots is
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 8
98. If 3x4 − 6x3 + kx2 − 8x − 12 is divisible by x − 3 then it is also divisible
by
(A) 3x2 − 4 (B) 3x2 + 4 (C) 3x2 + x (D) 3x2 − x

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 99. Consider the function f (x) = x(x − 1)(x + 1) from R to R, where R
is the set of all real numbers. Then,
(A) f is one-one and onto (B) f is neither one-one nor onto
(C) f is one-one but not onto (D) f is not one-one but onto

100. For all integers n ≥ 2, define fn (x) = (x + 1)1/n − x1/n , where x > 0.
Then, as a function of x,
(A) fn is increasing for all n,
(B) fn is decreasing for all n,
(C) fn is increasing for n odd and fn is decreasing for n even,
(D) fn is decreasing for n odd and fn is increasing for n even.

101. There are 11 points on a plane with 5 lying on one straight line and
another 5 lying on a second straight line which is parallel to the first
line. The remaining point is not collinear with any two of the previous
10 points. The number of triangles that can be formed with vertices
chosen from these 11 points is:
(A) 85 (B) 105 (C) 125 (D) 145

102. Suppose the circumcentre of a triangle ABC lies on BC. Then the
orthocentre of the triangle is
(A) the point A
(B) the incentre of the triangle
(C) the mid-point of the line segment joining the mid-points of AB
and AC
(D) the centroid of the triangle

103. If a, b are positive real numbers satisfying a2 + b2 = 1, then the mini-

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mum value of a + b + ab is
√ √
(A) 2 (B) 2 + 2 (C) 3 (D) 1 + 2

104. The numbers 12n + 1 and 30n + 2 are relatively prime for
(A) any positive integer n
(B) infinitely many, but not all, integers n
(C) for finitely many integers n,
(D) none of the above

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105. Let P (x) = ax2 + bx + c and Q(x) = −ax2 + bx + c, where ac 6= 0.
Consider the polynomial P (x)Q(x).
(A) All its roots are real
(B) None of its roots is real
(C) At least two of its roots are real
(D) Exactly two of its roots are real

106. The number of local maxima of the function f (x) = x + sin x is:
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) infinite (C) 0

107.
cos x − sec x
lim
x→0 x2 (x + 1)

(A) is 0 (B) is 1 (C) is -1 (D) does not exist

108. Consider the function f (n) defined for all positive integers as follows:

n + 1 if n is odd
f (n) = n
2 if n is even

Let f (k) denote f applied k times; e.g., f (1) (n) = f (n), f (2) (n) =
f (f (n)) and so on. Then
(A) there exists one integer k0 such that for all n ≥ 2, f (k0 ) (n) = 1
(B) for each n ≥ 2, there exists an integer k (depending on n) such
that f (k) (n) = 1
(C) for each n ≥ 2, there exists an integer k (depending on n) such
that f (k) (n) is a multiple of 4
(D) for each n, f (k) (n) is a decreasing function of k

109. A function f is said to be odd if f (−x) = −f (x) for all x. Which of

the following is not odd?
(A) A functions f such that f (x + y) = f (x) + f (y) for all x, y
xex/2
(B) f (x) = 1+ex
(C) f (x) = x − |x|, where |x| denotes the greatest integer which is less
than or equal to x
(D) f (x) = x2 sin x + x3 cos x

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110. Let pn (x), n = 0, 1, . . . be polynomials defined by p0 (x) = 1, p1 (x) = x
and pn (x) = xpn−1 (x) − pn−2 (x) for n ≥ 2. Then p10 (0) equals
(A) 0 (B) 10 (C) 1 (D) -1

111. Let [x] denote the greatest integer which is less than or equal to x.
Then the value of the integral
Z π/4
[3 tan2 x]dx
0

is
q  q 
tan−1 2
tan−1 2
 3π 
(A) π/3 − 3 (B) π/4 − 3 (C) 3 − 4
3π
(D) [3 − 4 ]

112. Consider the following two statements: P : all cyclic quadrilaterals

ABCD satisfy
A B C D
tan tan tan tan = 1,
2 2 2 2
Q: all trapeziums ABCD satisfy tan A2 tan B2 tan C2 tan D
2 = 1. Then
(A) both P and Q are true
(B) P is true but Q is not true
(C) P is not true and Q is true
(D) neither P nor Q is true

113. Consider a circle passing through the points (0, 1−a), (a, 1) and (0, 1+
a). If a parallelogram with two adjacent sides having lengths a and b
and an angle 150◦ between them has the same area as the circle, then
b equals
(A) πa (B) 2πa (C) 12 πa (D) None of the above

114. The circles x2 + y 2 + 2ax + c2 = 0 and x2 + y 2 + 2by + c2 = 0 will touch

if
(A) a12 + b12 = c12 (B) a2 + b2 = c2 (C) a + b = c
(D) a1 + 1b = 1c

115. Which of the following numbers can be expressed as the sum of squares
of two integers?
(A) 1995 (B) 1999 (C) 2003 (D) none of the above

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116. There are 4 pairs of shoes of different sizes. Each of the 8 shoes can
be coloured with one of the four colours: black, brown, white and red.
In how many ways can one colour the shoes so that in at least three
pairs, the left and the right shoes do not have the same colour?
(A) 124 (B) 28 × 123 (C) 16 × 123 (C) 4 × 123

117. A game consisting of 10 rounds is played among three players A, B

and C as follows: Two players play in each round and the loser is
replaced by the third player in the next round. If the only rounds
when A played against B are the first, fourth and the tenth rounds,
the number of games won by C
(A) is 5 (B) is 6 (C) is 7 (D) cannot be determined from
the above information

118. The function

1−cos 4x


 x2
x<0
f (x) = a
√
x=0
 √ 2 x

√ x>0
16+ x−4

is continuous at x = 0 for
(A) a = 8 (B) a = 4 (C) a = 16 (D) no value of a

119. Suppose a, b, c are real numbers such that a2 b2 +b2 c2 +c2 a2 = k, where
k is a constant. Then the set of all possible values of abc(a + b + c) is
precisely the interval
(B) − k2 , k2 (C) − k2 , k (D) −k, k2
     
(A) [−k, k]
Rx t2
120. Approximate values of the integral I(x) = 0 (cos t)e− 10 dt are given
in the following table.

x π/2 π 3 π/2 2π
I(x) 0.95 0.44 0.18 0.22

Which of the following numbers best approximates the value of the

R 5π/4 t2
integral 0 (cos t)e− 10 dt?
(A) 0.16 (B) 0.23 (C) 0.32 (D) 0.40

121. Let l, m be positive integers. The number of factors of 2` · 3m is

(A) ` + m + 2 (B) lm + 1 (C) 2l+m (D) (` + 1)(m + 1).

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122. Let 0 < θ < π. The area of the triangle in the plane formed by the
vertices (−1, 0), (1, 0), (cos θ, sin θ) is
(A) not more than 1
(B) can be more than 1 but not more than 2
(C) can be more than 2 but not more than π
(D) can be more than π but not more than 2π.

123. lim cos(x)−1

sin2 (x)
is
x→0
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) −1 (D) −1/2.

124. The number of pairs of integers (m, n) satisfying m2 + mn + n2 = 1 is

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8.

125. Let f : [0, 1] → [0, 1] be a continuous function. The equation f (x) = x

(A) may not have any solution
(B) must have exactly one solution
(C) must have at least one solution
(D) must have at least two solutions.

126. Let S = {(a1 , a2 , a3 ) | 0 ≤ ai ≤ 9 and a1 + a2 + a3 is divisible by 3}.

Then the number of elements in S is
(A) 327 (B) 333 (C) 334 (D) 336.
√
127. If r is a real number such that r + √1 = 2, then r2 + 1
equals
r r2
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) 16.
√
128. The set of all integers n for which n2 + n is an integer is
(A) the set {0, −1} (B) a finite set with at least three elements
(C) an infinite set (D) none of the above.

129. Let n be an odd integer. On some field, n gunmen are placed so that
all pairwise distances between them are different. At a signal, every
gunman takes out his gun and shoots the gunman who is closest to
him. Then
(A) all gunmen must die (B) at least one gunman must survive
(C) at least two gunmen must survive (D) none of the above.

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130. Let x, y, z be real numbers and p, q, r be positive integers. If y = xp ,
z = y q and x = z r , then we must have
(A) x = 1 (B) x = −y = z (C) x = y = z (D) none of the above.

131. Let S1 be a square of unit area. A circle C1 is inscribed in S1 , a square

S2 is inscribed in C1 , and so on. In general, a circle Cn is inscribed
in the square Sn and then a square Sn+1 is inscribed in the circle Cn .
Let an denote the sum of the areas of the circles C1 , · · · , Cn . Then
lim an is
n→∞
√
(A) π/2 (B) π/3 (C) π/4 (D) π/ 2.

132. From a collection of n cricketers, a cricket team of 11 players is chosen

and its captain is also chosen. The number of ways this can be done
is
n! n! n!
(A) n · 11!(n−11)! (B) 11· 11!(n−11)! (C) 10 · 11!(n−11)! (D) (n − 11) ·
n!
11!(n−11)! .

133. The graphs of the polynomial x2 − 1 and cos x intersect

(A) in exactly 2 points
(B) in exactly 3 points
(C) in at least 4 but finitely many points
(D) in infinitely many points.

134. In an arbitrary triangle the sum of the lengths of the altitudes is

(A) always equal to its perimeter
(B) always less than its perimeter
(C) always more than its perimeter
(D) none of the above.

135. Let x, y, z be nonzero real numbers. The set of all possible values of
|x+y| |x+z| |y+z|
the expression |x|+|y| + |x|+|z| + |y|+|z| is:
(A) the interval 0 < t ≤ 3
(B) the interval 0 ≤ t ≤ 3
(C) the interval 1 < t ≤ 3
(D) the interval 1 ≤ t ≤ 3.

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136. Let a, b > 0 be real numbers and let n be a positive integer. Then:
an +bn n +bn an +bn
(A) 2 = ( a+b
2 )
n (B) ( a 2 ) ≤ ( a+b
2 )
n (C) 2 ≥ ( a+b
2 )
n

(D) none of the above.

137. Consider n circles in the plane. The number of regions into which they
divide the plane is
(A) n + 1 (B) 2n (C) at most n + 1 (D) at most 2n .

138. Which of the following functions is differentiable?

(A) cos(|x|) (B) sin(|x|) (C) e|x| (D) none of the above.

139. For a positive integer n, let S(n) denote the sum of its decimal digits..
Then
(A) S(n) − n is always divisible by 9
(B) S(n) − n is always divisible by 10
(C) S(n) − n is always divisible by 11
(D) none of the above.

140. Let ω denote a non-real cube root of unity. Then the number of distinct
elements in the set {(1 + ω + ω 2 + · · · + ω n )m | m, n = 1, 2, 3, . . .} is
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) ∞.

141. lim (sin x)tan x is

x→π/2

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) e (D) π.

142. If a quadrilateral has an inscribed circle, then the sum of a pair of

opposite sides equals
(A) the sum of adjacent sides
(B) half the sum of the diagonals
(C) the sum of the other pair of opposite sides
(D) none of the above.

143. The number of integers between 1 and 1000 (both inclusive) which are
neither perfect squares nor perfect cubes is
(A) 959 (B) 960 (C) 961 (D) 962.

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144. Let 1, α1 , . . . , α6 denote the distinct roots of x7 − 1. Then the product
(1 − α1 )(1 − α2 )(1 − α3 ) · · · (1 − α6 ) is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 6 (D) 7.

145. Suppose the diagonals of a parallelogram P have the same length.

Then P must be a
(A) rhombus (B) square (C) rectangle (D) none of the above.

146. The number of real numbers α such that (α, 1), (1, α), (α − 1, α − 1)
are three distinct collinear points is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) at least 2 but finitely many. (D) infinitely
many.

147. The radius of the circle circumscribing a triangle with sides 5, 5, 6 is

8
(A) 25 (B) 258 (C) 238
8
(D) 23

148. The limit

lim (sin x)sin x
x→0+

(A) is 0 (B) is 1 (C) is π (D) does not exist.

∞ ∞
P 1 π2 P 1
149. If n2
= 6 then (2n−1)2
is equal to
n=1 n=1
2 π2 π2 π2
(A) π24 (B) 8 (C) 6 (D) 3

150. The area of the region bounded by y = 0, xy = 1, x = 1, x = e is

(A) 1 (B) e (C) π (D) none of the above.

151. Let φ : [0, 1] → [0, 1] be a continuous and one to one function. Let
φ(0) = 0, φ(1) = 1, φ( 12 ) = c, φ( 14 ) = d. Then
(A) c > d (B) c = d (C) c < d (D) cannot be determined.
10
(n2 + n)n! is divided by 10 is
P
152. The remainder when
1
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6

153. Let fr (x) = x(x − 1)(x − 2)(x − 3) + r; where r is a real number. Then
(A) fr (x) has a real root only for finitely many values of r.
(B) fr (x) has a real root for every value of r.
(C) fr (x) can never have a repeated root.
(D) fr (x) can have a repeated root only for finitely many values of r.

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154. Let p be an odd prime. Then the number of positive integers less than
2p and relatively prime to 2p is:
(A) p+1
2 (B) p − 1 (C) p + 1 (D) 2p − 1

155. If x is positive and m is a natural number greater than one, then

xm − 1 − m(x − 1)
(A) is non-negative.
(B) is positive.
(C) can be any real number.
(D) none of the above.

156. The limit p p

lim x2 + x − x2 + 1
x→∞
1
(A) is 0 (B) is 2 (C) is 2 (D) does not exist.

157. The last two digits of the 200 digit number 12301230012300012300001 . . .
are
(A) 00 (B) 01 (C) 12 (D) 23

158. Assume for this problem that the earth is a perfect sphere. A point
P on its surface has the following property. Starting from P , suppose
you travel 1 mile south, then 1 mile west and finally 1 mile north.
Doing so takes you back to the same point P . Are there any such
points P other than the north pole?
(A) There are no such points.
(B) Such points form a single circle.
(C) Such points form at least two but only finitely many circles.
(D) Such points form infinitely many distinct circles.

159. Let k > 0 be real. Let n be the number of solutions to the equation
sin x = kx with x ≥ 0. Then
(A) n = 2 regardless of the value of k.
(B) n can be any even positive integer depending on the value of k.
(C) n can be any positive integer depending on the value of k.
(D) n can be any positive integer or infinite depending on the value of
k.

160. A rabbit hops up a 7-step staircase. In each hop the rabbit can climb
either one step or two steps. What is the number of different ways in
which the rabbit can go upstairs? (The order of hops matters, e.g.,
a 1-step hop followed by a 2-step hop is considered different from the

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 same hops in reverse order.)
(A) 4 (B) 17 (C) 21 (D) None of these.

161. Let f, g : R → R be two differentiable functions. If f (a) = 2, f 0 (a) =

1, g(a) = −1, g 0 (a) = 2, then the limit
g(x)f (a) − g(a)f (x)
lim
x→a x−a
is
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

162. Let z be a complex number such that Re(z n ) ≥ 0 for every natural
number n. Then
(A) z must be zero.
(B) z is a nonnegative real number.
(C) Im(z) must be positive.
(D) none of the above.

163. Let f : (−1, 1) → (−1, 1) be continuous, f (x) = f (x2 ) for every x and
f (0) = 12 . Then f ( 14 )
1
(A) is 16 (B) is 14 (C) is 12 (D) cannot be determined.

164. If a square of side A and an equilateral triangle of side B are inscribed

A
in a circle, then B equals
q q √
(A) 3 2
(B) 32 (C) √32 (D) 32

165. Let A, B be two fixed points in the plane. The locus of points X in
the plane such that ∠AXB = 20◦ is
(A) a circle.
(B) an arc of a circle.
(C) a parabola.
(D) an arc of a parabola.

166. Let α be a positive real number. The number of non-congruent trian-

gles ABC such that ∠A = 25◦ , AB = 10 and BC = α is
(A) exactly one.
(B) at most one.
(C) at most 2.
(D) none of the above.

167. In a group of six men, three are brothers. In how many ways can one
take a group photograph of these men standing in a line with all the

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 brothers next to each other?
(A) 3! 3! (B) 4! (C) 4! 3! (D) 6!

168. Let X = {1, 2, 3, 4}. The number of functions f : X → X satisfying

f (f (i)) = i for all 1 ≤ i ≤ 4 is
(A) 1 (B) 6 (C) 9 (D) 10
√
169. Let a, b, c be non-zero real numbers such that |c| > a2 + b2 . Then
the equation a sin x + b cos x = c has
(A) no solutions.
(B) exactly one solution.
(C) more than one but finitely many solutions.
(D) infinitely many solutions.

170. If a student randomly guesses the answers of all the twenty five ques-
tions of this exam, the probability that exactly 10 of the answers are
correct is
(A) (.25)10 (B) 25 10 (C) (.25)10 (.75)15


10 (.25) (D)
25 10 15


10 (.25) (.75)

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