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SECTION-3

œœ Comprehension Based Questions

Comprehension: (Q.1 to Q.3)

Let {an} and {bn} be two sequence of numbers in A.P. each with common

difference 2 such that a1 < b1 and cn = . Suppose that the points (an,

cn) and (bn, dn) ∀ n ∈ N both lie on the curve y = αx2 + βx + γ where α, β, γ are real
constants, then :

1. α is equal to
(A) (B) (C) (D) 1

2. If γ = 0, then a1 is equal to
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D)

3. If γ = 0, then b1 is equal to
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D) 2

Comprehension (Q.4 to Q.6) :

{an}, n ∈ N is a sequence of real numbers and are arranged in the form

a1

a2 a3

a4 a5 a6

7 8
a a a9 a10

Let {bn}, n ∈ N is a sequence formed by a1, a2, a4, a7, a11,.... where b1 = a1 = 1.

Consider the sum, Sn = satisfies = 1 for n ≥ 2. Also in the above

table starting from the third row, each row (from left to right) is a G.P. and their
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common ratio are all equal to the same positive numbers.

4. b12 is equal to

(A) (B) (C) (D)

5. is equal to

(A) (B) (C) (5n – 1) (D) (6n – 1)

6. The sum of all numbers in 10th row, if a81 = is equal to

(A) (B) (C) (D)

Comprehension (Q.7 to Q.9) :

Given that a1, a2, a3 is an A.P. in that order satisfying a1 + a2 + a3 = 15 ; b1, b2, b3 is a
G.P. in that order and b1b2b3 = 27. If a1 + b1, a2 + b2, a3 + b3 are positive integers and
form a G.P. in that order.

7. The greatest possible value of common difference of A.P. a1, a1, a3, is equal to

(A) (B) (C) (D)

8. The greatest possible value of common ratio of G.P. b1, b2, b3, is equal to

(A) (B) (C) (D)

9. The greatest value of a3 is equal to

(A) (B) (C) (D)

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Comprehension (Q.10 to Q.12) :

Let {an}, an ≥ 0, n ∈ N, a1 = 1 be a sequence of real numbers and Sn = a1 + a2 + a3 +

.... + an. Also it is given that Sn = .

10. S100 + S400 + S900 is equal to

(A) 10 (B) 20 (C) 30 (D) 60

11. is equal to

(A) 1 (B) 1/2 (C) (D) 0

12. is equal to ([.] = denotes greatest integer function)

(A) 18 (B) 19 (C) 20 (D) 17

Comprehension (Q.13 to Q.15) :

If φ(r) = 1 + + .... + and = P(n) φ(n + 1) – Q(n), where

P(n) and Q(n) are polynomial functions of ‘n’, then

13. is equal to

(A) 235 (B) 506 (C) 285 (D) 385

14. is equal to

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 8

15. P(13) – Q(13) is equal to

(A) 81 (B) 78 (C) 91 (D) 65

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Comprehension (Q.16 to Q.17) :

An arithmetic progression has the following property : for any even number of
terms, the ratio of the sum of first half of the terms to the sum of second half is
always equal to a constant k. Let the first term of A.P is 1.

16. The sum of all possible values of k is

(A) 1 (B)

(C) (D) 3

17. Let the number of terms of A.P. is 20, then the sum of sum of all terms of all
possible A.P.’s is
(A) 400 (B) 420
(C) 440 (D) 480

Comprehension (Q.18 to Q.19) :

Let {an} be a sequence of integers such that a1 = 1, a2 = 1 and an+1 = an + an–1 for all
n ∈ N, n > 1.

18. is equal to

(A) 1 (B) 2

(C) 4 (D)

19. is equal to

(A) 1 (B) 2

(C) 4 (D)
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Comprehension (Q.20 to Q.22) :

Two A.P. s have the same number of terms. The ratio of the last term of the first
A.P. to the first term of second A.P. is equal to the ratio of the last term of the
second A.P to the first term of the first A.P. and is equal to 4. The ratio of the sum
of the first ‘n’ terms of first A.P. to the sum of first ‘n’ terms of the second A.P. is
equal to 2.

20. The ratio of first term of second A.P. to the first term of first A.P. is equal to

(A) 4 (B) (C) (D)

21. The ratio of the common difference of first A.P. to the common difference of
second A.P. is equal to
(A) 13 (B) 26 (C) 12 (D) 8

22. If the first term of first A.P. is equal to 1, then the sum of its first 14 terms is equal
to
(A) 84 (B) 98 (C) 105 (D) 120

Comprehension (Q.23 to Q.25)

In the following arrangement of n2 positive numbers,

a11 , a12 , .........................................a1n
a21 , a22 , .........................................a2n

an1 , an2 , .........................................ann

each horizontal row is an arithmetic progression and each vertical column is a

geometric progression. It is known that geometric progressions have the same
positive common ratio. Given that a24 = 1 , a42 = and a43 = .
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23. Let di (i = 1, 2, 3, .....,n) be the common difference of ith row, then =

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 6

24. The value of (1.a11 + 2a22 + 3a33 + ...... + nann) =

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

25. The value of the sum of all n2 elements is equal to

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

Comprehension (Q.26 to Q.28)

Let am (m = 1,2,3 .., p) be the possible integral values of a for which the graphs of
f(x) = ax2 + 2bx + b and g(x) = 5x2 – 3bx – a meets at some point for all real values

of b. Let tr = and Sn = , n ∈ N.

26. The minimum possible value of a is

(A) (B) (C) (D)

27. The sum of values of n for which Sn vanishes is

(A) 8 (B) 9 (C) 10 (D) 11

28. The value of is equal to

(A) (B) (C) (D)

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Comprehension (Q.29 to Q.30)

Let x, xlog10x, ylog10y and (xy)log10(xy) are four consecutive terms of a geometric
progression, x, y > 0, then

29. The number of ordered pair (x, y) is equal to

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

30. If (xi, yi), 1 ≤ i ≤ n be the ordered pair satisfying the given condition, xi, yi ∉ N,

then is equal to

(A) (B) (C) 10 (D)

SECTION-4

œœ Match the column

1. Column-I Column-II
(A) If the roots of equation x3 – 9x2 + 26x – k = 0 (P) 7
are positive and in A.P., then k is equal to

(B) If the roots of equation x3 – 14x2 + kx – 64 = 0 (Q) 11

are positive and in G.P., then k is equal to

(C) If the roots of equation 6x3 – kx2 + 6x – 1 = 0 (R) 24

are positive and in H.P., then k is equal to

(D) In the equation x3 – kx + 6 = 0, the sum of two (S) 26

roots is 3, then the value of k is equal to

(T) 56
:
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2. Column-I Column-II
(P) 1
(A) If A = , then is equal
to

(B) For positive numbers a, b, c the minimum value of (Q) 2

2 2 2 2 2 2
a(b + c ) + b(c + a ) + c(a + b ) is equal to
abc

(C) If x + y + z = 1, x, y, z > 0, then the minimum value of (R) 3

is equal to

(D) If = 3 where x, y, z ∈ N, then x + y + (S) 4

z is equal to

(T) 6

3. Column-I Column-II
(A) If log2x + 4log4y = 4 – 6log8z, then x + y + z can be (P) 2
equal to
(B) Let x2 – 3x + p = 0 has two positive roots ‘a’ (Q) 3
and ‘b’, then can be equal to

(C) For triangle ABC, if cosecA, cosecB, cosecC are (R) 5

in H.P., then possible value(s) of will be
(where a, b, c denote lengths of sides of ∆ABC as in
usual notation)
(D) If 3|sinx| 2–|secy| = a – 5cosz, where x, y, z ∈ R and y ≠ (2n (S) 6
+ 1) , n ∈ I, then possible value(s) of a can be

(T) 7
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4. Column-I Column-II
(A) Let a, b, c are positive real numbers such that a3b2c = (P) 1
12, then the minimum value of 49a + 3b + c is equal
to

(Q) 5
(B) The minimum value of for x < 0 is equal
to

(R) 7
(C) The maximum value of for 0 < x < 2 is
equal to

(D) If x7y5 = a and 7x + 5y ≥ 12 ∀ x, y > 0, then (S) 15

the minimum value of ‘a’ is equal to

(T) 42

5. Consider a sequence {bn} of integers such that b1, b2, b3 are in G.P. b2, b3, b4 are in
A.P., b3, b4, b5 are in G.P., b4, b5, b6 are in A.P., b5, b6, b7 are in G.P. and so on. Also
given that b1 = 1 and b5 + b6 = 198. Then

Column-I Column-II

(A) (P) 5
is equal to

(B) Sum of digits of b8 is equal to (Q) 15

(C) (R) 9
is equal to

(D) Sum of digits of b10 is equal to (S) 17

(T) 13

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SECTION-5
œœ Subjective Type questions

1. If and λ = then is equal to (where [.] denotes

greatest integer function).

22 32 42 (1001) 2 12 22 32 (1001) 2
2. If a = 12 + + + + .... + , b = + + + ... + then [a – b] is
3 5 7 2001 3 5 7 2003
equal to ([.] denotes greatest integer function)

3. The sum of the first 2018 terms of the sequence 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2,

1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, ........ is equal to

4. If a, b, c, d, e ∈ R satisfy a + b + c + d + e = 8 and a2 + b2 + c2 + d2 + e2 = 16, then

the complete range of e is [a, b]. Then 5(a + b) is equal to

5. Let ai + bi = 1 ∀ i = 1, 2, ..., 6 and a = (a1 + a2 + ... + a6), b = (b1 + b2 + ... + b6).

Then
a1b1 + a2b2 + ... + a6b6 = nab – (a1 – a)2 – (a2 – a)2 – ... – (a6 – a)2 where n is equal to

6. It is given that for the sequence {an}, its sum of first ‘n’ terms Sn = n2 + 3n + 4, n ∈
N. Find the value of a1 + a3 + a5 + a7 + ... + a21.

7. The common difference ‘d’ of an A.P. {an} is not zero, the common ratio of a G.P.
{bn} is a positive rational less than 1. If a1 = d, b1 = d2 and = m, where

m is a positive integer, then m is equal to :

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8. The value of expression [ 1] + [ 2] + [ 3] + ... + [ 1002 ] , (where [.] denotes

greatest integer function) is equal to :

9. If the value of (i ≠ j ≠ k) is equal to , where m, n are coprime

natural numbers, then m + n is equal to

10. If the sum where p, q are relatively prime natural

numbers, then m + n is equal to :

11. Suppose x is a positive real number such that {x}, [x] and x are in a geometric
progression. Find the least positive integer n such that xn > 100. (Here [x] denotes
the integral part of x and {x} = x – [x]).

12. Integers 1, 2, 3, ..., n, where n > 2 are written on a board. Two numbers m, k such
that 1 < m < n, 1 < k < n are removed and the average of the remaining numbers is
found to be 17. What is the maximum sum of the two removed numbers?

13. Five distinct 2-digit numbers are in a geometric progression. Find the middle term.

14. Let the equation x4 – 16x3 + px2 – 256x + q = 0 has four positive real roots in G.P.,
then p + q is equal to

15. Let x1, x2, x3, ...., x2018 be real numbers different from 1, such that x1 + x2

+ ... + x2018 = 1 and = 1. Then the value of

is equal to
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16. The first term of a sequence is 2014. Each succeeding term is the sum of the cubes
of the digits of the previous term. What is the 2018th term of the sequence.

17. Let a1, a2, a3, ..., a2018 be an arithmetic progression of positive real numbers with
common difference d. Let = x, = y and a1009 +
a1010 = z, then is equal to

18. Let x1, x2, ..., x2018 be positive real numbers such that x1 + x2 + ... + x2018 = 1.

Determine the smallest constant k such that

1 1 1 1
19. Let S = + + + ... + (where [.] denotes
2  1  + 1 2  2  + 1 2  3  + 1 2  1000  + 1

greatest integer function), then [S] is equal to

20. Let x, y, z are positive real numbers satisfy 2x – 2y + , 2y – 2z +

,2z – 2x + then x + y – z is equal to

21. Let a, b, c be positive real numbers such that = 1. Then the

maximum value of abc is where p, q are relatively prime natural numbers, where
p + q is equal to

22. Let a, b, c be positive real numbers such that a + b + c ≥ 4, then find the minimum
a3 b3 c3
value of + + .
(a – b)(a – c) (b – c)(b – a) (c – a)(c – b)
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23. Let k be a positive real number such that for any positive

real numbers a, b and c with abc = 1. Then the least integral value of k is equal to

24. Let x1, x2, x3, ....., x2018 be positive real numbers satisfying the condition

= 1. Then the minimum value of is equals to

(k)k+1, where k is equal to

25. The value of (where [.] denotes greatest integer function) is equal

to

26. The product is equal to

27. The sum is equal to

28. The sequence {xn} is defined by x1 = and xk+1 = + xk ∀ k ∈ N. Then

, where [.] denotes greatest integer function,

is equal to

29. Let n > 4 be a natural number and let P be a polygon with ‘n’ sides. Let a1, a2, a3,
...., an be the lengths of the sides of P and let ‘p’ be its perimeter. Then find the

value of , where [.] denotes greatest integer function.

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30. If S1, S2, S3 denote the sums of first twenty terms of three non constant sequence
in A.P., whose first terms are unity and common differences are in H.P. Then

is equal to

31. Let ‘p’ is the coefficient of x2 in the expansion (1 + x) (1 – 3x) (1 + 5x) (1 – 7x)....
(1 – 23x) (1 + 25x), then the sum of the digits of |p| is equal to

32. Find the number of triplets (a, b, c) such that a, b, c are three distinct positive
numbers and a, b, c, b + c – a, c + a – b, a + b – c and a + b + c form a seven term
arithmetic progression in some order.

33. Given that a1, a2, a3,....a15, a16 are positive numbers constituting a geometric
progression. If a1 + a2 + a3 + a4 = 20, a5 + a6 + a7 + a8 = 320, then a13 + a14 + a15 + a16
= N, find number of divisors of N.

34. The sum upto infinite terms of the series is equal to

n
k 3 + 6k 2 + 11k + 5 p
35. Let lim ∑ = , where p and q are coprime natural numbers, then
n →∞
k =1 (k + 3)! q
p + q is equal to

36. If is the G.M. between two distinct positive numbers a and b, then n is
equal to
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Answer Key

Single choice Questions

1. A 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. A 6. B
7. B 8. D 9. C 10. A 11. D 12. C
13. A 14. B 15. A 16. B 17. C 18. D

19. B 20. B 21. A 22. C 23. C 24. B

25. C 26. B 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. C
31. D 32. A 33. D 34. C 35. B 36. A
37. A 38. C 39. D 40. B

One or More Than One Correct Questions

1. B,C,D 2. A,B,D 3. C,D 4. A,B 5. A,B,D 6. A,B,C

7. B,C 8. A,D 9. A,B,C,D 10. A,B 11. C,D 12. A,C

13. A,B,C 14. B,C 15. B,C 16. B,D 17. A,D 18. A,B,C,D

19. B,C 20. A,C,D 21. A,B,C 22. B,C,D 23. B,C 24. B,C

25. A,B 26. B,D 27. A,C,D 28. A,B,C,D 29. A,C,D 30. A,B

31. A,B,C,D 32. B,C,D 33. A,C 34. C,D 35. A,B,C 36. B,D

37. A,B 38. A,D 39. B,C 40. C,D

Comprehension Based Questions

1. Β 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. D
7. B 8. D 9. A 10. D 11. B 12. A
13. D 14. B 15. C 16. B 17. B 18. B
19. A 20. D 21. B 22. C 23. A 24. C
25. C 26. B 27. C 28.
D 29. C 30. D
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Match The Column

1. A → R ; B → T ; C → Q ; D → P
2. A → Q ; B → T ; C → P ; D → R
3. A → R, S, T ; B → Q, R, S, T ; C → P, Q ; D → P, Q, R, S
4. A → T ; B → Q ; C → S ; D → P
5. A → T ; B → P ; C → S ; D → Q

Subjective Type Questions

1. 2 2. 500 3. 3974 4. 16 5. 6 6. 268
7. 8 8. 661750 9. 289 10. 41 11. 10 12. 69
13. 36 14. 352 15. 0 16. 370 17. 1009 18. 2017
19. 30 20. 2018 21. 9 22. 4 23. 3 24. 2017

25. 1 26. 2 27. 2 28. 1 29. 1 30. 20

31. 19 32. 0 33. 30 34. 34 35.

8 36.
0.5
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