CHATTRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ ARMED FORCES PREPARATORY INSTITUTE

SET PAPER-1: MATHEMATICS – SESSION 2024-26

TIME: 150 MINUTES MARKS: 250

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
 This question paper consists of 100 questions.
 Each question carries 2.5 marks.
 There is a negative marking of 0.83 for each incorrect response.

1. Which of the given statements are correct?
I) Null set is a subset of every set.
II) Power set is a set of all possible subsets.
III) Universal set a superset of all the given set.
a) Only I c) Only III
b) Only II d) All three
2. The set of intelligent students in a class is
a) Null set c) A finite set
b) A singleton set d) Not a well-defined collection
3. The domain of logarithm function is
a) R c) R1
b) R0 d) R+
4. The cardinality of the set {1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8, 9) is
a) 9 c) 0
b) 15 d) None of these
5. In a disjoint set the intersection of the set is a
a) Null set c) Singleton set
b) Subset d) Infinite set
6. Consider the following statements:
I) All equivalent sets are equal sets.
II) All equal sets are equivalent.
Which of the above statements are correct?
a) Only I c) Both I and II
b) Only II d) Neither I nor II
7. The cardinality of the singleton set is
a) 1 c) 2
b) 0 d) None of these
8. The number of non-empty subsets of the set {1, 2, 3, 4} is
a) 15 c) 16
b) 14 d) 17
9. For y = log a x to be defined 'a' must be
a) Any positive real number b) Any number
c) ≥ e d) Any positive real number≠ 1
5
10. Logarithm of 32 √4 to the base 2√2 is
a) 3.6 c) 5.6
b) 5 d) None of these
11. The number log 2 7 is
a) An integer c) An irrational number
b) A rational number d) A prime number
12. If log 7 2 = m, then log 49 28 is equal to
a) 2(1 + 2m) 2
c) 1+2m
1+2m
b) 2 d) 1+m
a+b 1
13. If log e ( 2 ) = 2 (log e a + log e b), then relation between a and b will be
a) a = b b) a = b/2
 c) 2a = b d) a = b/3
14. Which is the correct order for a given number α in increasing order
a) log 2 α, log 3 α, log e α, log10 α c) log10 α, log e α, log 2 α, log 3 α
b) log10 α, log 3 α, log e α, log 2 α d) log 3 α, log e α, log 2 α, log 10 α
x
15. If xn > xn−1 >..........> x2 > x1 > 1, then the value of log x1 log x2 log x3 … … … log xn xn xn−1 ,
a) 0 c) 2
b) 1 d) undefined
16. The value of √(log 20.5 4) is
a) -2 b) √(−4)
c) 2 d) None of these
17. The value of log 3 4 log 4 5 log 5 6 log 6 7 log 7 8 log 8 9 is
a) 1 c) 3
b) 2 d) 4

18. log 7 log 7 √7(√7. √7) =

a) 3log 2 7 c) 1 − 3 log 7 2
b) 1 − 3 log 3 7 d) None of these
19. The value of 81(1/ log5 3) + 27log9 36 + 34/ log7 9 is equal to
a) 49 c) 216
b) 625 d) 890
16 25 81
20. 7 log (15) + 5 log (24) + 3 log (80) is equal to
a) 0 b) 1
c) log 2 d) log 3

21. If log 4 5 = a and log 5 6 = b, then log 3 2 is equal to

1 1
a) d)
2a+1 2ab−1
1
b) 2b+1
c) 2ab+1
22. If log k x. log 5 k = log x 5, k ≠ 1, k > 0, then x is equal to
a) k c) 5
b) 1/5 d) None of these
23. If log 3 {5 + 4 log 3 (x − 1)} = 2, then x is equal to
a) 2 c) 8
b) 4 d) 16
24. If a2 + 4b2 = 12ab, then log(a + 2b) is
1 a b
a) [log a + log b − log 2] b) log 2 + log 2 + log 2
2
1 1
c) 2 [log a + log b + 4 log 2] d) 2 [log a − log b + 4 log 2]
25. If A = log 2 log 2 log 4 256 + 2 log √2 2, then A is equal to
a) 2 c) 5
b) 3 d) 7
26. If log 10 x = y, then log1000 x 2 is equal to
a) y2 c) 3y/2
b) 2y d) 2y/3
27. ( ) ( )
If x = log a bc , y = log b ca , z = log c (ab), then which of the following is equal to 1
a) x + y + z b) (1 + x)−1 +(1 + y)−1 +(1 + z)−1
c) xyz d) None of these
28. If a = log 24 12, b = log 36 24 and c = log 48 36, then 1+abc is equal to
a) 2ab c) 2bc
b) 2ac d) 0
29. If ax = b, b y = c, c z = a, then value of xyz is
a) 0 c) 2
b) 1 d) 3
30. If log 10 2 = 0.30103, log10 3 = 0.47712, the number of digits in 3 × 28 is
12

a) 7 c) 9
b) 8 d) 10
 1
31. ∑nn=1 log =
2n (a)
n(n+1) (n+1)2 n2
a) 2
log a 2 c) log 2 a
4
n(n+1)
b) log 2 a d) None of these
2
32. The solution of the equation log 7 log 5 (√x 2 + 5 + x) = 0
a) x = 2 c) x = 4
b) x = 3 d) x = -2
33. log 4 18 is
a) A rational number c) A prime number
b) An irrational number d) None of these
log√20(0.1+0.01+0.001+⋯….)
34. The value of (0.05) is
a) 81 c) 20
b) 1/81 d) 1/20
35. If a, b, c are distinct positive numbers, each different from 1, such that [log b a log c a − log e a] + [log a b log c b −
log b b] + log a c log b c − log c c] = 0, then abc =
a) 1 c) 3
b) 2 d) None of these
36. If log 12 27 = a, then log 6 16 =
3−a 3−a
a) 2.3+a c) 4. 3+a
3−a
b) 3. d) None of these
3+a
log x log y log z
37. If = c−a = a−b , then which of the following is true
b−c
a) xyz=1 b) x a y b z c = 1
b+c c+a a+b
c) x y z = 10 d) xyz = x a y b z c
38. The number of real values of the parameter k for which (log16 x)2 − log16 x + log16 k = 0 with real
Coefficients will have exactly one solution is
a) 2 c) 4
b) 1 d) None of these
1 1 1
39. The value of + +
log√bc abc log√ca abc log√ab abc

a) 1/2 c) 2
b) 1 d) 4
3 +3log2x =162
40. If 5x log2 then logarithm of x to the base 4 has the value equal to
a) 2 c) -1
b) 1 d) 3/2
2 2
41. Find the value of the expression +
log4 (20006 ) log5 (20006 )
a) 6 c) 5
b) 1/6 d) 1/5
1 1 1
42. The value of + +
1+logb a+logb c 1+logc a+logc b 1+loga b+loga c
a) abc c) 0
b) 1/abc d) 1
43. Greatest integer less than or equal to the number log215.log1/62.log31/6is
a) 4 c) 2
b) 3 d) 1
44. Anti-logarithm of 0.75 to the base 16 has the value equal to
a) 4 c) 8
b) 6 d) 12
45. If log (x + y = log 2 + 0.5 log x + 0.5 log y then
a) x + y + z = 0 c) x2 + xy + y2
b) xy = 1 d) x – y = 0
1
46. The value of is log 2 (7log70.125 )
a) 1 c) 3
b) 2 d) 4
47. The number log27 is
a) An integer c) An irrational number
b) A rational number d) None of these
48. Let x satisfies the equation log3(log9x) = log9(log3x)then the product of the digits in x is
a) 9 c) 36
b) 18 d) 81
49. If log 3 (log 2 a) + log 1/3 (log1/2 b) = 1 then the value of ab3 is
a) 9 c) 1
b) 3 d) 1/3
50. The value of log1/6 2. log 5 36. log 17 125. log 1 17 is
√2
a) -3 c) 6
b) -6 d) 12
2
51. If 32log3 x −2x−3=0 then the number of values of ‘x’ satisfying the equation is
a) Zero c) 2
b) 1 d) More than 2
52. If log72 = m then the value of log4928 is
2
a) 2 + (1 + 2m) c)
1+2m 1+2m
b) 2 d) 1 + m
53. Find x if log4 log3 log2x = 0
a) 16 c) 4
b) 8 d) None
54. Solve 2 log4(4 – x) = 4 – log2 (-2 – x)
a) - 4 c) 3
b) 4 d) None of these
x−1
55. Solve log 2 x−2 > 0
a) x > 2 c) x≤3
b) x < 2 d) x>1
56. Solve log 0.04 (x − 1) ≥ log 0.2 (x − 1)
a) x ∈ (1, 2] c) x≥1
b) x ≥ 2 d) x≤1
57. Solve log2 (x – 1) > 4
a) x > 8 c) x>9
b) x > 17 d) x > 29
58. Solve log(x + 3) (x2 – x) < 1 c) x ∈ (−3, −1) ∪ (−1, 0) ∪ (1, 2)
a) x ∈ (−3, −2) ∪ (−1, 0) ∪ (1, 2) d) x ∈ (−3, −1) ∪ (−1, 0) ∪ (1, 3)
b) x ∈ (−3, −2) ∪ (−1, 0) ∪ (1, 3)
1
59. If 2
≤ log 0.1 x ≤ 2 then
a) The maximum value of x is 1/√10 c) x does not lie between 1/100 and 1/√10
b) x lies between 1/10 and 1/√10 d) The minimum value of x is 1/10
60. Let A = {1, 2, 3}, B = {2, 4, 5} and C = {1, 5, 6}. Then
a) A = B = C c) A – C = 0
b) B ⊂ C d) A – B = {1, 3}
61. A set is
a) a collection of objects c) a collection of well-defined objects
b) a non-empty collection of objects d) a well-defined collection of objects.
62. The number of subsets of a set having n elements is
a) n c) 2n
b) 2n - 1 d) None of these
63. Which of the following is true :
a) {x : x + 2 = 2} = Null set c) Set of all persons on earth is an infinite set.
b) For any sets A and B either A ⊆ B or B ⊆ A. d) {x : x ∈ R, - 1 < x < 3} is an infinite set.
64. Consider the set of all determinants of order 3 with entries 0 or 1 only. Let B be the subset of A consisting of all
determinants with value 1. Let C be the subset of the set of all determinants with value – 1. Then
a) B has as many elements as C c) B has twice as many elements as C
b) C = null set d) A = B U C
65. Two finite set have m and n elements. The total number of subsets of the first set of 56 more than the total
number of subsets of the second set. The values of m and n are
a) 7, 6 c) 5, 1
b) 6, 3 d) 8, 7
66. Given A = {2, 4, X} and X = {4, 5}. Then
a) 5 ∈ A c) X ⊆ A
b) {5} ⊆ A d) {X} ⊆ A
67. For any real x, |x| =
a) x c) Max. {x, -x}
b) – x d) √x 2
68. Which of the following is/are correct:
a) – 7 ∈ N c) 2 ∈ Q
3
b) √8 ∈ R – Q d) R0 = {0}
69. The set E = {2, 4, 6, …} is closed under the operation of
a) addition c) division
b) multiplication d) None of these
70. Consider the sets
E = {x: x = (1/ n), n ∈ N} G = {x: x ∈ N, n < 1254}
F = {x: x = 3n; n ∈ N} H = {x: x = 1/3n; n ∈ N}
Which of the above sets is/are bounded?
a) E c) G
b) F d) H
x+4
71. The solution set of the inequation x − 3 ≤ 2, is
a) (−∞, 3) ∪ (10, ∞) c) (−∞, 3) ∪ [10, ∞)
b) (3, 10] d) None of these
3 (x − 2) 5(2 − x)
72. If 5 ≥ 3 , then x belongs to the interval
a) (2, ∞) c) (−∞, 2]
b) [2, ∞) d) None of these
4x +3
73. The solution set of the inequation 2x−5 < 6, is
a) (5/2, 33/8) c) (5/2, ∞)
b) (−∞, 5/2) ∪ (33/8, ∞) d) (33/8, ∞)
74. If | 3x + 2 | < 1, then x belongs to the interval
a) (−1, −1/3) d) (−1/3, ∞)
b) [−1, −1/3]
c) (−∞, −1)
1
75. The solution set of the inequation 0 < |3x + 1| < , is
3
a) (−4/9 , −2/9) b) [−4/9 , −2/9]
c) (−4/9 , −2/9) − {−1/3} 4
d) [− 9 , −2/9] − {−1/3}
76. The number of integral solutions of x 2 − 3x − 4 < 0, is
a) 3 c) 6
b) 4 d) None of these
77. The solution of 6 + x − x 2 > 0, is
a) −1 < x < 2 c) −2 < x < −1
b) −2 < x < 3 d) None of these
10x2 +17x−34
78. The set of real values of x for which x2 +2x−3
< 8 , is
a) (−5/2, 2)
b) (−3, −5/2) ∪ (1, 2)
c) (−3, 1)
d) None of these
 2x 1
79. If S is the set of all real x such that 2x2 +5x+2 > x + 1 , then S is equal to
a) (−2, −1) c) (−2/3, −1/2)
b) (−2/3, 0) d) (−2, −1 ) ∪ (−2/3, −1/2)
x+1 1
80. The number of integral solutions of x2 +2 > 4 , is
a) 1 c) 5
b) 2 d) None of these
√log 7 √log 5
81. The value of 5 5 −7 7 is
a) log 2 c) 0
b) 1 d) None of these
82. The value of 2log3 7 −7log3 2 is
a) log 2 c) 0
b) 1 d) None of these
log10 3√3 klog10 2
83. If 2 = 3 , then k =
1 3
a) 2 b) 2
c) 3 d) 2
21
84. If log 2 x + log 4 x + log16 x = , this x equals to
4
a) 8 c) 2
b) 4 d) 16
85. If log10 { 98 + √x 2 − 12x + 36 } = 2, then x =
a) 4 c) 12
b) 8 d) 4, 8
1 1
( )
86. If log x + y = log 2 + log x + log y, then
2 2
a) x + y = 0 b) x − y = 0
c) xy = 1 d) x 2 + xy + y 2 = 0
x2
87. If x = −2 , then the value of log 4 ( 4 ) − 2 log 4 (4x 4 ), is
a) 2 b) −4
c) −6 d) 0
88. The value of √log 20.5 4 , is
a) −2 d) None of these
b) √−4
c) 2
89. The solution set of the in equation log 1 (x 2 + x + 1) + 1 > 0, is
3
a) (−∞, −2) ∪ (1, ∞) c) (−2, 1)
b) [−1, 2] d) R
90. If log 3 x − log x 27 < 2, then x belongs to the interval
a) (1/3 , 27) c) (1/9, 9)
b) (1/27, 3) d) None of these
91. If – 9 < x ≤ 6 then |x| ∈
a) [6, 9) c) [0, 9)
b) [0, 6] d) None of these
92. If x is an integer satisfying x 2 − 6x + 5 ≤ 0 and x 2 − 2x > 0, then the number of possible values of x, is
a) 1 c) 3
b) 2 d) 4
93. The solution of the equation: x (x + 2)2 (x – 1)5 (2x – 3) (x – 3)4 ≥ 0 is [a, b] ∪ [c, ∞) then the value of a + b +
2c is
a) 1 c) 3
b) 2 d) 4
94. The marks obtained by a student of Class-XI in first and second terminal examinations are 62 and 48
respectively. The minimum marks he should get in the annual examination to have an average of at least 60
marks are
a) 20 c) 70
b) 60 d) 90
𝑥 (5𝑥−2) (7𝑥−3)
95. The solution set of the inequality 4 < 3 − 5 is (a, ∞) then the value of a is
a) 1 b) 2
 c) 3 d) 4
96. The minimum value of f(x) = |3 – x| + 7 is
a) 2 c) 6
b) 3 d) 7
97. The number of pairs of consecutive odd positive integers both of which are smaller than 10 such that their sum
is more than 11 are
a) 1 c) 3
b) 2 d) 4
98. The longest side of a triangle is 3 times the shortest side and the third side is 2 cm shorter than the longer side.
If the perimeter of the triangle is at least 61 cm, the minimum length of the shortest side is
a) 8 cm c) 6 cm
b) 9 cm d) 4 cm
99. If log 4 2 + log 4 4 + log 4 16 + log 4 x = 6, then x =
a) 28 c) 44
b) 32 d) 56
4 1 1
100. The value of 3log49 + 27log369 + 81log53 , is
a) 950 c) 946
b) 857 d) None of these