(ACADEMIC SESSION 2023-2024)

Pre Nurture and Career foundation Division

Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100

MOCK TEST - 1
Instruction :

This paper consists 30 questions.

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Questions 1 to 10 carry 2 marks each; questions 11 to 20 carry 3 marks each; questions 21 to 30
carry 5 marks each

All questions are compulsory,

There are no negative marks.

Every answer is a two digit integer type. For example if answer is 49 then write 49 and if answer
is 7 then write 07.

Section A
Q1. Ria writes down the numbers 1,2,……..101 in red and blue pens. The largest blue number is
equal to the number of numbers written in blue and the smallest red number is equal to the
number of numbers written in blue and the smallest red number is equal to half the number of
numbers written in red. How many number did Ria write with red pen.

Q2. For any positive integer x  2, define f(x) to be the product of the distinct prime factors of x. For
example, f(12) = 2.3 = 6. Compute the number of integers 2  x < 100 such that f(x) < 10.

Q3. Let a1 = 24 and form the sequence an, n  2 by an = 100an-1+ 134. The first few term are 24, 2534,
253534, 25353534, ……….. what is the least value of n for which an is divisible by 99?

Q4. In a magic square, the numbers in each row, the numbers in each column, and a 13 b
the numbers on each diagonal have the same sum. In the magic square shown, 19 c 11
the sum a + b + c equals 12 d 16

Q5. We say that a number is arithmetically sequenced if the digits, in order, form an arithmetic
sequence, Compute the number of 4-digit positive integers which are arithmetically sequenced.
 a b c
Q6. Let a,b,c be positive integers such that    1 what is the smallest possible value
77 91 143
of a+b+c

Q7. Let f(n) denote the number of positive factors of an integer n. Find the number of integers n
between 1 and 2019 inclusive such that f(n) is and odd prime.

Q8. What is the sum of the digits of the positive integer n such that the number is perfect square ?

1! 2! 3!   2019! 2020!

n!

Q9. Suppose that n is the largest integer for which 3n divides the number

1234567891011121314…..2013 Obtained by concatenating the decimal digits of the positive

integers 1,2,3,……2013.

a4  2a b4  2b c 4  2c
Q10. For positive real a,b,c    k Find K.
b2 c2 a2

Section B

Q11. Consider the polynomial equation x6 – 6x5 + px4 + qx3 + rx2 + sx + 1 = 0, where p,q,r,s are real
numbers. It is given that all the roots of this equation are positive real numbers ( not necessarily
distinct). What is the value of P + q + r?

Q12. Suppose P(x) is a quadratic polynomial with integer coefficients satisfying the identity for all real
x. p(x) p(p(x)) – p(x)2 = x2 + x + 2016. what is digit sum of P(1)?

Q13. How many ordered triples of integers (x,y,z) are there satisfying the simultaneous conditions

X + y + 1 = 3 and x3 + y3 + Z3 = 3?

The integers x, y, z do not have to be distinct, and are allowed to be positive, negative, or zero.

Q14. Let f be a function such that f(x) + f(x+1) = 2x and f(0) = 2010. Find the last two digits of f(2010).

Q15. All the student in an algebra class took a 100-point test. Five students scored 100, each student
scored at least 60, and the mean score was 76. What is the smallest possible number of students
in the class.
Q.16 Given that the real number x, y and z satisfies the condition x + y + z = 3, find the maximum
value of f (x,y, z) = 2x  13  3 3y  5  4 8z  12

Q17. Suppose that p is the polynomial of least degree with integer coefficients such that
p( 7  5)  2( 7  5). Find P(2).

Q18. A race is organized for two teams of 7 runners each. The runner who arrives first scores 1 point
for their team, the runner who arrives second scores 2 points for their team, and so on, so that
finally, the runner who arrives last scores 14 points for their team. Two runners never arrive at
exactly the same time. The winning team is the team with the lower total score.

How many different winning scores are possible?

Q19. Find total number of pairs of positive integers (m,n), with m  n, for which

p(2m + 1) P(2n + 1) = 400

Section C

Q.20 Suppose that x and y are real numbers that satisfy the two equations:

X2+ 3xy + y2 = 909

3x2 + xy + 3y2 = 1287 What is a possible value for x + y?

Section C
5 5 5
Q21. If  (ak2  1)(bk2  1)  4 akbk and 150   (ak  5)(bK  5)  250
k 1 i1 i1

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Calculate the sum of all possible values of  (a
i1
K  2)(bk  2) where ai and bi are real numbers.

Q22. Let (n) denote the number of positive integers less than or equal to  which are relatively
prime to  . Over all integers 1   100, find the maximum value of (2  2n)  (n2 )

Q23. Let FK ( a,b ) = (a + b)K – ak –bk and les S = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}. For how many ordered pairs (a,b)
F5 (a,b)
with a, b  S and a  b is an integer?
F5 (a,b)

Q24. How many positive integer solutions does the following system of equations have?
  2020( a  b)  (c  2020)(d  2020) 
 
 2020( b  c )  (d  2020)(a  2020) 
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 2020( c  d)  (a  2020)(b  2020) 
 
 2020( d  a)  (b  2020)(c  2020) 

Q25. Let A be the set of integers with absolute value no larger than 111. Define

S = { (x,y)  A x A : x2 – y2 – 1 = 0 (mod 223)}

 
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Also, define aC as the remainder when a is divided by 223. Let T = { x2 (x,y) S} calculate T

Q26. Let f(x) = 3x3 -5x2 + 2x – 6. If the roots of f are given by α, β, and γ, find

2 2 2
 1   1   1 
2 2   2
     

Q27. Suppose f(x) = anxn + an-1xn-1 + ……+ a1x + a0 is a real polynomial all of whose coefficients are
nonnegative integrative integers. Suppose f(1) = 17 and f(20)= 496,145. What is a3?

Q28. Determine the total number of pairs of integers x and y that satisfy the equation
1 1 1
 
y y  2 3.2x

Q29. Find the sum of all positive integers N such that S = 3

2  N  3 2  N is also a positive
integer.

Q30. For a positive integer n, let f(n) be the integer formed by reversing the digits of n ( and removing
any leading zeroes). For example f(14172) = 27141. Define a sequence of numbers {an}n0 by a0
= 1 and for all i  0, ai+1 = 11ai or ai+1 = f(ai). How many possible values are there for a8?

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