1. If log0.5 sinx = 1 log0.

5 cosx, then number of solutions of x [-2, 2 ] is:

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
2. Log 1/4 (a2 - 1) < log1/2 (a + 1), then :
a. a<1
b. a<-1
c. a>1
d. None of these
3. if a, b, c are in GP, then logazx, logbx x logcz x are in
a. G.P
b. A.P
c. H.P
d. None of these
4. If a=log2 3, b = log2 5, c = log7 2, then log140 63 is equal to
2 ac +1
2 ac +1
2 ac +1
a.
b.
c.
d. None of these
2 a+ abc+1
2 a+ a+c
2 c +ab+ a

5. If logcosx sinx 2 and x [0, 3], then sinx lies in the interval
51
51
a. [0, 1/2]
b. [
,
1]
c.
[0,
]
d. None of these
2
2
6. If a, b, c are the pth, qth and rth terms respectively of a G.P then (q-r)loga +(r-p)log b +
(p-q)logc is equal to
a. 0
b. 1
c. -1
d. ab
2 x8
7. Solution of the inequation log1.5 x2
> 0 is given by
a. x>2
b. x<2
c. x>4
d. x (-, 2) U (6, )
8. The least value of n in order that the sum of first n terms of the infinite series 1 + (3/4)+
(3/4)2 + (3/4)3 + should differ from the sum of the series by less than 10-6 is (given
that log2=0.3010 and log3=0.47712)
a. 14
b. 53
c. 27
d. 57
9. Sum of the series log4 2 log8 2 + log16 2 .. is
a. loge 2
b. 1 + loge 2 c. 1 - loge 2 d. none of these
10. let n> 1 be a positive integer, then the largest value of m such that (nm + 1) divides (1 + n
+ n2 + n3 +.+n127) is
a. 127
b. 63
c. 64
d. 32
11. If p, q ,r are positive and are in A.P, the roots of the quadratic equation px2 + qx + r =0 are
all real for
r
p
7
7
a.

43
b.
43
c. all p and r
d. no p and r
p
r

| |

| |

12. Let Tr be the rth term of an A.P for r=1,2,3.. If for some positive integers m and n we
have Tm = 1/n and Tn = 1/m, then Tmn =
a. 1/mn
b. 1/m + 1/n c. 1
d. 0

13. Let a1, 12, a3, a4,a10 be in A.P and h1, h2, h3.h10 in H.P. If a1=h1=2 and
a10=h10=3 then a4h7 is
a. 2
b. 3
c. 5
d. 6
14. Let , be the roots of the quadratic equation x2 x + p = 0 and , be the roots of
equation
x2 4x + q = 0. If ,, , are in G.P then the integral value of p and q are
respectively
a. -2, -32
b. -2,3
c. -6,3
d. -6, -32
15. If a, b, c are in G.P and a+x, b+x, c+x are in H.P, then the value of x is (where a, b , c are
distinct numbers)
a. C
b. b
c. a
d. None of these
16. For each p > 1, a sequence {An} is defined by A0 = 1 and An = pn + (1)n An 1 for
each n 1. For how many integer values of p, 1000 is a term of the sequence?
a. 8
b. 7
c. 5
d. 4
e. None of the above.

17. If [x] denotes the greatest integer < = x, then

1 98
+
3 99

a. 98

[]
1
3

1 1
+
3 99

] [
+

1 2
+
3 99

=
b. 67

c. 34

d. 33

e. 66

18. a, b, c d and e are integers such that 1 a < b < c < d < e. If a, b, c, d and e are in
geometric progression and lcm(m, n) is the least common multiple of m and n, then the
maximum
value of 1/ lcm(a,b) + 1/ lcm(b,c) + 1/ lcm(c,d) + 1/ lcm(d,e)
a. 15/16
b. 1
c. 79/81
d. 7/8
e. None of these
19. The domain of the function f(x) = log7{log3(log5(20x x2 91))} is:
a. (7, 13)
b. (8, 12)
c. (7, 12)
d. (12, 13)
e. None of the above
20. If x, y, z are distinct positive numbers not equal to 1, then find the value of xyz if it is
given that

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 9
th
21. The sum of all the terms from the 7 to the 20th terms of an AP , A, is 189. The first term
of another A.P B is 10 times the 7th term of A and the common difference of both the
A.Ps are the same. Find the sum of the first 131 terms of the A.P., B.
a. 18675
b. 15785
c. 17685
d. 16875

22. Find the value of 3 20

3 20

+ 3 20
+ 3 20
Log3 4400
Log4 4400
Log5 4400

Log100 4400
a. 3 20 log 100! + 3 21
400
800
20
b. 3 log 100! - 3 20
400
800
c. 3 20 log 100! - 3 21
400
d. 3 20 log 100!
400
23. The 4800th term of the sequence 1, 3, 3, 3, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 9,. Will be
a. 138
b. 139
c. 140
d. 137
1 1
1
1
+

24. If
p q r p rq =0 and p,q,r >0, which of the following is true?

a. P,r,q are in A.P or in H.P

b. P, r/2, q are in A.P of p,r,q are in H.P
c. P, q/2, r are in A.P or p,q,r are in HP
d. P,q, r are in A.P or p, q/2, r are in HP
25. In an arithmetic progression, the sum of the first n terms is (3n2 + 7n)/2 for any natural
number n. What is the difference between the 10th and 15th terms of the sequence?
a. 15
b. 25
c. 32
d. Cannotbedetermined
1 1
1
1
+ +
+
26. If S = 40 88 154
59290 then which of the following best describes 49 S?

a. 3.1< 49S < 3.3b. 3.5< 49S< 4c. 4< 49S< 4.5 d. 49S>5
27. If logn54 = a, and logn 72= b, find logn 1728 in terms of a and b.
a. (15a-7b)/5
b. (15b-3a)/7 c. (27a-3b)/5 d. (12b-27a)/7
28. At how many points do the graphs of the functions y=2 logx and y= log 2x intersect?
a. 0
b. exactly 1 c. exactly 2 d. more than 2
2
29. If x = 2 (log4a) 6 log4a + 11 and y = (log4a)2 3 log4a + 8 and x+y has the least possible
value at a= a1, then find the value of 2(log4a1)2 3 log8a1 + 4.
a. 4
b. 6
c. 8
d. 11/2
30. Mark 1 if only one statement alone is sufficient to answer the question, mark 2 if either
statement alone is sufficient to answer the question, Mark 3 if both statements are
required together to answer the question, and Mark 4 if the question cannot be answered
even by using both the statements together.
Find the value of x
I)
| log(x-1) (x+1)| = 2
II)
| log(x+12) (7x-6)| = 1