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1. The equation whose roots are opposite in sign to those of the equation x2 3x 4 = 0 is
given by
(A) 4x2 3x + 1 = 0 (B) x2 + 3x 4 = 0
2
(C) x + 3x + 4 = 0 (D) none of these
3. If the roots of quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 are equal in magnitude and opposite in
sign then
(A) a = 0 (B) c = 0
(C) a = c (D) none of these
1 1
5. If and are the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0, then the equation whose roots are and is
given by
(A) ax2 + cx + b = 0 (B) cx2+ bx + a = 0
(C) (ac b2) x2 + bx + c = 0 (D) none of these
1 1
6. If ; then x belongs to
x2 3
(A) ( , 5] (B) [2, 5]
(C) (2, 5] (D) none of these
2
7. The number of real roots of the equation 22 x 7 x 5 1 is
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 4
9. If roots of quadratic equation ax2 + 2bx +c = 0 are not real, then ax2+ 2bxy+ cy2+ dx+ ey+f=0
represent
(A) Ellipse (B) Circle
(C) Parabola (D) Hyperbola
1 1 1
12. If a, b, c are the roots of the equation x3 px2 + qx r = 0 then the value of 2
2 2 is
a b c
q2 2pr q2 2pr
(A) (B)
r r
q2 2pr q2 2pr
(C) (D)
r2 r2
15. If (1 + m)x2 2(1 + 3m)x + (1 + 8m) = 0 has equal roots, then m is equal to
(A) 0, 1 (B) 0, 2
(C) 0, 3 (D) none of these
16. If the roots of the equation (a2 + b2) x2 + 2x (ac + bd) + c2 + d2 = 0 are real, then
(A) ad = bc (B) ab = cd
(C) ac = bd (D) none of these
18. If the roots of the equation x2 + px + q = 0 differ from the roots of the equation x2 + qx + p = 0
by the same quantity, then p + q is equal to
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4
1
19. The quadratic equation whose one of the roots is is
2 5
(A) x2 + 4x 1 = 0 (B) x2 + 3x 1 = 0
(C) x2 + 4x + 1 = 0 (D) none of these
22. For a b, if the equations x2 + ax + b = 0 and x2 + bx + a = 0 have a common root, then the
value of (a + b) is
(A) 1 (B) 0
(B) 1 (D) 2
x 2 bx 1
23. If the roots of the equation are equal and opposite then the value of is
ax c 1
ab
(A) (B) c
ab
1 ab
(C) (D)
c ab
2 2
25. If , are the roots of the equation ax2 + 3x + 2 = 0, then the sign of expression
is
(A) positive (B) negative
(C) cant say (D) none of these
2 2
26. If and be the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, then a b is
equal to
(A) a (B) b
(C) c (D) none of these
29. If and are the roots of 2x2 5x + 7 = 0, then equation whose roots are 2 + 3, 3 + 2
is
(A) x2 25 x + 82 = 0 (B) 2x2 25 x + 82 = 0
2
(C) x 20 x + 64 = 0 (D) none of these
30. The set of all the possible values of a, so that 6 lies between the roots of the equation
x2 + 2(a 3)x + 9 = 0 is
(A) ( , 0) (6, 0) (B) ( , 3/4)
(C) (0, ) (D) none of these
31. The number of values of a for which (a2 3a + 2)x2 + (a2 5a + 6)x + a2 4 = 0 is an identity
in x is
(A) 0 (B) 2
(C) 1 (D) 3
33. If , are the roots of the equation x2 px + q = 0 then product of the roots of the quadratic
equation whose roots are 2 - 2, 3 - 3 is
(A) p(p2 q)2 (B) p(p2 q) (p2 4q)
(C) p(p2 4q) (p2 + q) (D) none of these
36. If a and b are nonzero roots of the equation x2 + ax + b = 0 then the least value of
x2 + ax + b = 0 is
(A) 0 (B) 9/4
(C) 9/4 (D) none of these
38. The roots of quadratic equation are always rational if and only if
(A) D is a perfect square
(B) D is a perfect square and coefficients are rational
(C) D is not a perfect square
(D) D is not a perfect square and coefficients irrational
39. The graph of quadratic equation expression f (x) = ax2 + bx + c with a > 0 is always above x-
axis iff
(A) D = 0 (B) D > 0
(C) D < 0 (D) none of these
41. If one of the root of a quadratic equation with rational coefficients is rational, then other root
must be
(A) imaginary (B) irrational
(C) rational (D) none of these
42. If two roots of quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 are , , then the roots of the quadratic
equation ax2 bx + c = 0 are given by
1 1
(A) , (B) ,
1 1
(C) 2 , 2 (D) none of these
43. In the quadratic equation (2a 3)x2 + ax + a 5 = 0, the value of a can never be
(A) 3/2 (B) 0
(C) 5 (D) none of these
46. If p and q are roots of the quadratic equation x2 + mx + m2 + a = 0, then the value of
p2 + q2 + pq is
(A) 0 (B) a
(C) a (D) m2
50. One root of px2 14x + 8 = 0 is six times the other then p is
(A) 0 (B) 3
(C) 1/3 (D) 1
59. The set of values of a for which 1 lies between the roots of the equation x2 + ax + 4 = 0, is
(A) (, 5) (B) (4, )
(C) (5, ) (D) (5, 4)
62. The set of values of p for which the roots of the equation 3x2 + 2x + p(p 1) = 0 are of the
opposite sign is
(A) (, 0) (B) (0, 1) (C) (1, ) (D) (0, )
64. If y = 2[x] + 3 = 3[x 2] + 5, then [x + y] is ([x] denotes the greatest integer function)
(A) 10 (B) 15
(C) 12 (D) none of these
66. If the roots of x2 + (a 2)x + a2 = 0 are equal in magnitude but opposite in signs, then
1 13 1 13 1 13
(A) a , (B) a ,
3 3 3
1 13
(C) a , (D) none of these
3
70. If the equations ax2 + bx + c = 0 and cx2 + bx + a = 0 a c have negative common root then
the value of a b + c is
(A) 0 (B) 2
(C) 1 (D) none of these
x2 1
71. The number of integral solutions of is
x2 1 2
(A) 4 (B) 5
(C) 3 (D) none of these
72. If ax2 + bx + 9 = 0 does not have distinct real roots. a, b R, then the greatest value of
b 3a is
(A) 3 (B) 3
(C) 6 (D) 6
74. The inequality |2x 3| < 1 is valid when x lies in the interval
(A) (3, 4) (B) (1, 2)
(C) (1, 2) (D) (4, 3)
75. If sin and cos are the roots of the equation lx2 + mx + n = 0, then
(A) l 2 m2 + 2ln = 0 (B) l2 + m2 + ln = 0
2 2
(C) l m ln = 0 (D) l2 + m2 ln = 0
x 2 2x 3
76. If then values of x are
x 2 4x 1
1 1
(A) ( , 2) , 1 (4, ) (B) 2, (1, 4)
4 4
1
(C) , 1 (D) none of these
2
78. If (2 + 2)x2 + ( +2)x < 1 for all x R then belongs to the interval
(A) ( 2, 1) (B) (2, 2/5) (C) (2/5, 1) (D) none of these
79. If , , be the roots of the equation x(1+ x2) + x2 (6 +x) + 2 = 0. Then the value of 1
+ 1 + 1 is
(A) 3 (B) 1/2 (C) 1/2 (D) none of these
80. If the roots of 4x2 + 5k = (5k+1)x differ by unity then the negative value of k is
(A) 3 (B) 1/5 (C) 3/5 (D) none of these
82. Let and are the roots of equation x2 + x + 1 = 0, the equation whose roots are 19, 17
is
(A) x2 x 1 = 0 (B) x2 x +1 = 0 (D) x2 + x 1 = 0 (D) x2 + x + 1 = 0
83. If p and q are nonzero constants, the equation x2 + px + q = 0 has roots and , the
equation qx2 + px +1 = 0 has roots
(A) and 1/ (B) 1/ and (C) 1/ and 1/ (D) none
x2 3x 4
84. The solution set of 1 , x R, is
x 1
(A) (3, ) (B) (1, 1) (3, ) (C) [1, 1] [3, ) (D) none
88. The value of p for which the sum of the square of the roots of
2x2 - 2(p -2)x - p -1= 0 is least, is
(A) 1 (B) 11/4 (C) 2 (D) 1
89. If x2 4x + log 1 a = 0 does not have two distinct real roots, then maximum value of a is
2
1 1
(A) (B)
4 16
1
(C) (D) none of these
4
x2 1
90. The largest negative integer which satisfies > 0 is
x 2x 3
(A) 4 (B) 3
(C) 1 (D) 2
91. The number of real solutions of x 2
2 2 is
x 4 x 4
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) infinite
92. If the roots of 4x2 + 5k = (5k + 1) x differ by unity then the negative value of k is
1
(A) 3 (B)
5
3
(C) (D) none of these
5
93. If the absolute value of the difference of roots of the equation x2 + px + 1 = 0 exceeds 3p
then
(A) p < -1 or p > 4 (B) p > 4
(C) 1 < p < 4 (D) 0 p < 4
an bn
95. If be the geometric mean between two distinct positive reals a and b, then the
a n 1 b n 1
value of n is
(A) 0 (B) 1/2
(C) 1/2 (D) 1
96. Consider an infinite geometric series with first term a and common ratio r. If its sum is 4 and
the second term is 3/4, then
(A) a = 7/4, r = 3/7 (B) a = 2, r = 3/8
(C) a = 3/2, r = 1/2 (D) a = 3, r = 1/4
2 2 2
97. If a + b + c = 0 then x a / bc
. xb / ca
. xc / ab
is equal to ..
99. If a, b, c are positive real numbers, then the number of real roots of the equation
ax2 + b|x| + c = 0 is ..
x2 3x 4
100. The solution set of 1 , x R, is
x 1
(A) (3, ) (B) (1, 1) (3, )
(C) [1, 1] [3, ) (D) none of these
LEVELII
1. A quadratic equation whose roots are sec2 and cosec2 can be;
(A) x2 2x + 2 = 0 (B) x2 3x + 3 = 0
2
(C) x 4x + 4 = 0 (D) none of these
3. If the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 is equal to sum of the
b 2 bc
squares of the reciprocals then is equal to;
ac a 2
(A) 2 (B) 2
(C) 1 (D) 1
5. The values of a for which the quadratic expression x2 ax + 4 is nonnegative for all real
values of x; is given by
(A) ( 4, 4) (B) [ 4, 4]
(C) ( , 4) (4, ) (D) none of these
10. If the product of the roots of the equation x2 3kx + 2e2logk 1 = 0 is 7, then the roots are
real for k equal to
(A) 2 (B) 4
(C) 2 (D) none of these
11. If sin and cos are the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, then
(A) (a c)2 = b2 c2 (B) (a c)2 = b2 + c2
(C) (a + c)2 = b2 c2 (D) (a + c)2 = b2 + c2
13. If , are the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, then the roots of the equation cx2 + bx +
a = 0, are
(A) , (B) ,
1 1 1
(C) , (D) ,
15. Let S be the set of values of a for which 2 lie between the roots of quadratic equation x2 +
(a + 2) x (a + 3) = 0. Then S is given by
(A) (-, -5) (B) (5, )
(C) (-, -5] (D) [5, )
17. The set of values of a for which the inequality x2 (a + 2)x-(a + 3) < 0 is satisfied for at least
one positive real x is _________.
x 2 2x c
20. If x is real, then can take all real values if
x 2 4x 3c
(A) 0 < c < 2 (B) 1 < c < 1 (C) 1 < c < 1 (D) none of these
21. If and are the roots of the equation x2 + px + q = 0 and 4, 4 are the roots of x2 -
rx + s = 0 then equation x2 4qx + 2q2 r = 0 has always
(A) two real roots (B) two positive roots
(C) roots of positive sign (D) two negative roots
22. If one root of equation x2 3ax + f(a) = 0, is double of the other then f(x) =
(A) 2x (B) x2
2
(C) 2x (D) x
24. f(x) = ax3 + bx2 + cx + d has only one real root at x = 2. If a + b + c + d > 0, then the value
of 8a + 4b + 2c + d is
(A) = 0 (B) > 0
(C) < 0 (D) cant determine
26. If both roots of the equation x2 2ax + a2 1 = 0 lies between 3 and 4, then [a] is, where
[.] denotes greatest integer function.
(A) 0, 1, 2 (B) 1, 0, 1, 2
(C) 0, 1, 2, 3 (D) 3, 2, 1, 0
2
1 3 1
29. Solutions of x = 4 + x are
x 2 x
(A) 1, 2 (B) 1, 2
1
(C) 1, (D) none of these
2
30. If f(x) is a quadratic expression such that f(x) > 0 x R and if g(x) = f(x) + f(x) + f(x) then
g(x) is
(A) negative (B) positive
(C) zero (D) none of these
x 2 34 x 71
31. If x is real, then the expression can have no value between
x 2 2x 7
(A) 3 and 7 (B) 4 and 8
(C) 5 and 9 (D) 6 and 10
32. The set of values of m for which both roots of the equation x2 (m + 1)x + m + 4 = 0 are real
and negative consists of all m such that
(A) 3 < m 1 (B) 4 < m 3
(C) 3 m 5 (D) 3 m or m 5
33. Give that ax2 + bx + c = 0 has no real solution and a + b + c < 0 then
(A) c = 0 (B) c > 0
(C) c < 0 (D) none of these
34. The equation x2 + ax + b = 0 and x2 + bx + a = 0 will have a common root. The common root
is
(A) 2 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) none of these
35. If b > a, then the equation (x a) (x b) = 1 has
(A) both roots in [a, b] (B) both roots in ( , a)
(C) both roots in (b, ) (D) one root in ( , a) and other in (b, )
36. If and ( < ), be the roots of x2 + bx + c = 0, (where c < 0 < b), then
(A) 0 < < (B) < 0 < < ||
(C) < < 0 (D) < 0 < || <
37. If p and q be roots of x2 2x + A = 0 and r, s be the roots of x2 18x + B = 0, if p < q < r < s
are in A.P. Then
(A) A = 3, B = 77 (B) A = 77, B = 3
(C) A = 3, B = 77 (D) none of these
38. The set of values of a for which all the solutions of the equation (log1/2x)2 + 4a log1/2x + 1 = 0
are positive and distinct
(A) ( 1, 0) (B) R
(C) ( , 1/2)(1/2, ) (D) none of these
39. The set of positive integral values of a for which at least one of the roots of the equation
x2 + (a + 10)x + 10a 33 = 0 is a positive integer, is
(A) {2} (B) N
(C) {1, 3} (D) none of these
43. If , be the roots of 4x2 16x + = 0 , R, such that 1 < < 2 and 2 < < 3 then
number of integral solutions of is
(A) 5 (B) 6
(C) 2 (D) 3
44. If a is an integer and the equation (x a) (x 10) + 1 = 0 has integral roots then the value
of a are
(A) 10, 8 (B) 12, 10
(C) 12 , 8 (D) none of these
4
46. The greatest value of 2
is
4x 4x 9
4
(A) (B) 4
9
9 1
(C) (D)
4 2
47. The set of values of a for which 1 lies between the roots of x2 ax a + 3 = 0 is
(A) (, 6) (B) (, +6)
(C) (, 6) (2, ) (D) (2, )
50. If the equation x2 + 5bx + 8c = 0, does not have two distinct real roots, then minimum value
of 5b + 8c is
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 2 (D) 1
52. If the bigger root of x2 +2ax 6 + 5a = 0 is negative then exhaustive set of values of a is;
(A) a(6/5 , 2] [3, ) (B) a(6/5 , 3]
(C) [2, ) (D) none of these
53. If f (x) = ax2 + bx + 8 does not have distinct real roots, then the least value of 4a b is
(A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 6 (D) 2
54. If the roots of the equation x2 2ax + a2 + a 3 = 0 are less than 3, then
(A) a < 2 (B) 2 a 3 (C) 3 < a 4 (D) a > 4
55. If roots of the equation x2 (a + 3)x + 3a 1 = 0 are integral, then the value of a is
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 2
x3
59. If + x2 3x + c = 0 is of the form (x )2 (x ) then c =
3
(A) 5/3 (B) 9
(C) 9 (D) 0
n
2
60. If a, a1, a2, .., an R then x a
i 1
i is the least if x is equal to
61. The number of real roots of the equation (x 1)2 + (x 2)2 + (x 3)2 = 0 is
(A) 3 (B) 2
(C) 1 (D) 0
63. The roots and of the quadratic equation ax2 +bx +c = 0 are real and of opposite sign.
Then the roots of the equation (x - )2 + (x - )2 = 0 are
(A) positive (B) negative (C) real and of opposite sign
(D) imaginary
mx 2 3 x 4
64. If the inequality 5 is satisfied for all x R , then
x 2 2x 2
71
(A) 1 < m < 5 (B) -1 < m < 5 (C) 1< m < 6 (D) m < .
24
66. The equation ax2 + bx + a = 0, x3 2x2 + 2x 1 = 0 have two roots in common. Then a + b
must be equal to
(A) 1 (B) 1
(C) 0 (D) none of these
67. If a, b, c are in G.P. then the equation ax2 + 2bx + c = 0 and dx2 + 2ex + f = 0 have a
d e f
common root if , , are in
a b c
(A) A.P. (B) G.P.
(C) H.P. (D) none of these
68. If c > 0 and 4a + c < 2b, then ax2 bx + c = 0 has a root in the interval
(A) (0, 2) (B) (2, 4)
(C) (0, 1) (D) (-2, 0)
x x
70. The number of real solutions of the equation 3 2
x
2 1 6 2 2
2 is
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 4 (D) infinite
73. If the ratio of the roots of the equation x2 + px + q = 0 be equal to the ratio of the roots
of x2 + lx + m = 0, then
(A) p2 m = q2 l (B) pm2 = q2 l
2 2
(C) p l = q m (D) p2 m = l 2 q
4. Let f(x) = ax3 + bx2 + x +d has local extrema at x = and such that . < 0, f(), f() > 0;
Then the equation f(x) = 0
(A) has 3 distinct real roots
(B) has only one real root, which is positive if a f() < 0
(C) has only one real root, which is negative if a f() > 0
(D) has 3 equal real roots
5. If sin, sin and cos are in GP, then roots of x2 + 2xcot + 1 = 0 are always
(A) equal (B) real
(C) imaginary (D) greater than 1
6. Let a, b,c, R such that 2a + 3b + 6c = 0. Then the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 has
(A) at least one root in (0,1) (B) at least one root in ( -1, 0)
(C) both roots in (1,2) (D) imaginary roots
7. If ax2 + bx + 1=0 does not have 2 distinct real roots then least value of 2a b is
____________
x2 6x 5
8. If x is real, then least value of expression is ;
x 2 2x 1
(A) 1 (B) 1/2 (C) 1/3 (D) none of these
9. If a, b, c are real and a + b + c = 0, then quadratic equation 4ax2 + 3bx +2c = 0 has;
(A) two real roots (B) two imaginary roots
(C) one real root only (D) none of these
12. If the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0, lies between 1 and 2. Then 9a2 + 6ab + 4ac is
(A) < 0 (B) = 0
(C) > 0 (D) cant say
13. For the equation 3x2 + px + 3 = 0, p > 0 if one of the root is square of the other, then p is
equal to
1
(A) (B) 1
3
2
(C) 3 (D)
3
14. If the equation ax2 bx + 5 = 0 doesnt have two distinct real roots then the minimum value
of a + b is
(A) 5 (B) 5
(C) 0 (D) none of these
16. If f(x) = ax2 + bx + c , g(x) = ax2 + bx + c where ac 0 then f(x). g(x) = 0 has
(A) at least three real roots (B) no real roots
(B) at least two real roots (D) exactly two real roots
x
9
18. The number of real solutions of the equation 3 x x 2 is
10
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) none of these
20. Let a > 0, b > 0, c > 0. Then both the roots of the equation ax2+bx+c=0
(A) are real and negative (B) have negative real parts
(C) are rational numbers (D) none of these
21. x4 - 4x - 1 = 0 has
(A) exactly one positive real root (B) exactly one negative real root
(C) exactly two real roots (D) All the above.
1 cos x ax 1 cos x ax
8 2 8 2
bx c dx bx c dx . Then the quadratic equation
0 0
ax2 +bx+c =0 has
(A) no root in (0, 2) (B) at least one root in (1, 2)
(C) two roots in (0, 2) (D) two imaginary roots.
23. If the two roots of the equation ( -1) ( x2 + x + 1)2 ( + 1) (x4 + x 2 +1) = 0 are real and
distinct, then lies in the interval < 2, > 2.
ANSWERS
LEVEL I
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C
5. B 6. C 7. C 8. B
9. A 10. A 11. A 12. B
13. D 14. D 15. C 16. A
17. B 18. D 19. A 20. A
21. C 22. A 23. D 24. A
25. C 26. B 27. A 28. D
29. A 30. B 31. B 32. A
33. C 34. C 35. B 36. B
37. B 38. B 39. C 40. D
41. C 42. B 43. A 44. A
45. B 46. C 47. A 48. C
49. C 50. B 51. B 52. C
53. D 54. B 55. 0 56. B
57. B 58. A 59. A 60. C
61. A 62. B 63. B 64. B
65. D 66. D 67. D 68. A
69. A 70. A 71. C 72. A
73. C 74. B 75. A 76. A
77. A 78. B 79. C 80. B
81. C 82. D 83. C 84. B
85. A 87. D 88. B
89. B 90. D 91. A 92. B
93. B 94. A 95. B 96. D
97. 1 98. 3 99. 0 100. B
LEVEL II
1. C 2. A 3. A 4. D
5. B 6. B 7. C 8. D
9. B 10. A 11. B 12. A
13. D 14. D 15. A 16. A
17. (2, ) 18. A 19. A, C 20. D
21. A 22. C 23. D 24. B
25. B 26. B 27. C 28. B
29. B 30. B 31. C 32. B
33. C 34. B 35. D 36. D
37. A 38. C 39. A 40. B
41. (3, 2](1, 2] 42. C 43. D
44. C 45. D 46. D 47. D
48. C 49. B 50. D 51. C
52. A 53. D 54. A 55. A
55. B 57. B 58. C 59. C
60. D 61. D 62. B 63. C
64. D 65. D 66. C 67. A
68. A 69. A 70. A 71. A
72. C 73. D 74. 0 75. C
LEVEL III
1. B 2. B 3. C 4. B, C
5. B 6. A 7. 1/2 8. C
9. A 10. C 11. A 12. A
13. C 14. A 15. C 16. C
17. A 18. A 19. D 20. B
21. D 22. B
23. (, 2)(2, )