[STRAIGHT OBJECTIVE TYPE]

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The equation, log2 (2x2) + log2 x . x x  2  + log42 x4 + 2 3log1/2  log2 x  = 1 has :
log log x  1
Q.1
2
(A) exactly one real solution (B) two real solutions
(C) 3 real solutions (D) no solution .

(log10 n )  1
Q.2 If log10sinx + log10cosx = – 1 and log10(sin x + cos x) = then the value of 'n' is
2
(A) 24 (B) 36 (C) 20 (D) 12

Q.3 Number of zeros after decimal before a significant figure in (75)10 is :

(use log10 2 = 0.301 & log10 3 = 0.477)
(A) 20 (B) 19 (C) 18 (D) none

3 x 2  10 x  3
Q.4 Number of real solution(s) of the equation x  3 = 1 is :
(A) exactly four (B) exactly three (C) exactly two (D) exactly one

Q.5 The set of all real numbers x for which log 2004 log 2003 log 2002 log 2001 x  is defined as
{x | x > c}. The value of c is
(A) 0 (B) (2001)2002 (C) (2003)2004 (D) (2002)2001
Q.6 The number of positive integers , when taken log with base 5, have characteristic 3 , is
(A) 486 (B) 243 (C) 125 (D) 500
Q.7 Solution set of the inequality, 2  log2 (x2 + 3x)  0 is :
(A) [ 4, 1] (B) [ 4,  3)  (0, 1]

(C) ( ,  3)  (1, ) (D) (,  4)  [1, )

Q.8 The set of values of x satisfying simultaneously the inequalities ( x  8) ( 2  x )  0 and

 10 
log 0.3  log 25  1 
2x  3  31 > 0 is 7 
(A) a unit set (B) an empty set
(C) an infinite set (D) a set consisting of exactly two elements .

Q.9 Number of ordered pair(s) (x, y) simultaneously satisfying the system of equations
logyx – 3logxy = 2 and log2x = 4 – log2y is/are
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) none

log y x log x y
Q.10 Let x and y be positive numbers such that x  2 and y  16 ,then the value of x
3 2 3
(A) 2 4 (B) 2 (C) 2 2 (D) 41/3

Q.11 Let S be the set of ordered triples (x, y, z) of real numbers for which log10 (x + y) = z and
log10(x2 + y2) = z + 1. Suppose there are real numbers a and b such that for all ordered triples (x, y, z)
in S we have x3 + y3 = a · 103z + b · 102z. The value of (a + b) is equal to
15 29
(A) (B) (C) 15 (D) 24
12 2
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Q.12 Suppose n be an integer greater than 1, let an = . Suppose b = a2 + a3 + a4 + a5 and
log n 2002
c = a10 + a11 + a12 + a13 + a14. Then (b – c) equals
1 1
(A) (B) (C) – 1 (D) – 2
1001 1002
2 2 2
     
 log p    log p    log p 
 a   b   c 
 b   c   a 
Q.13 The expression 2 , wherever defined, simplifies to
 
 log p  log p  log p 
 a b c 
 b c a 

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

Q.14 If log2(3sin x) – log2(cos x) – log2(1 – tan x) – log2(1 + tan x) = 1, then tan x is equal to
1 1 1
(A) – 2 (B) (C) (D)
3 4 2
 


2
3 log 2  2 log log 103  log  log 106 
 

Q.15 Let N = 10 where base of the logarithm is 10. The characteristic of the
logarithm of N to the base 3, is equal to
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

Q.16 The number of values of x satisfying the equation

log 5 16  log 4 x    log x 2 5  log 5 4   5 5
2 x  x  0 is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
2
  2
 2  1  sin
l n ex 7
Q.17 The number of solutions of the equation   
2
is equal to
  e     
 ln  2    sin  cos 
 x   7 7
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

Q.18 If (x0, y0) satisfies the simultaneous equations log3 x + log2y = 1 and 2log3 x  2 · 3log 2 y then value of
(x03 + y03) is equal to
(A) 18 (B) 21 (C) 24 (D) 28

Q.19 Let 'a' denotes the logarithm of 0. 3 to the base 0. 1 , 'b' denotes the logarithm of 243 to the base 81
1 c
and 'c' denotes the number whose logarithm to the base 0.64 is minus . Then the value of , is
2 ab
(A) lies between 4 and 5. (B) odd composite.
(C) odd prime. (D) lies in (1, 3)

Q.20 Number of ordered pair(s) of (x, y) satisfying the system of equations,

x
log2 xy = 5 and log1/2 = 1 is :
y
(A) one (B) two (C) three (D) four
Q.21 A line x = k intersects the graph of y = log5x and the graph of y = log5(x + 4). The distance between the
points of intersection is 0.5. Given k = a  b , where a and b are integers, the value of (a + b) is
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 10

Q.22 If P is the number of natural numbers whose logarithms to the base 10 have the characteristic p and Q
is the number of natural numbers logarithms of whose reciprocals to the base 10 have the characteristic
– q then log10P – log10Q has the value equal to
(A) p – q + 1 (B) p – q (C) p + q – 1 (D) p – q – 1

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Q.23 The solution set of the inequality log 2 x  1 – log (x3) + 2 > 0 is
2 2
(A) [2, 3] (B) [2, 4) (C) (2, 3] (D) (2, 4]

[COMPREHENSION TYPE]

Paragraph for question nos. 24 to 26

logMN =  + , where  is an integer &   [0, 1)

Q.24 If M &  are prime &  + M = 7 then the greatest integral value of N is
(A) 64 (B) 63 (C) 125 (D) 124

Q.25 If M &  are twin prime &  + M = 8 then the greatest integral value of N is
(A) 624 (B) 625 (C) 728 (D) 729

Q.26 If M &  are relative prime &  + M = 7 then minimum integral value of N is
(A) 25 (B) 32 (C) 6 (D) 81

[MULTIPLE OBJECTIVE TYPE]

Q.27 Which of the following real numbers is(are) non-positive ?
2 3
(A) log 1 
2  3

 (B) log12  65  7 
2  
2
3 3

(C) log 2 log5 3 · log 7 5 · log3 7  (D) log 7  
2

2011 
2400
 r 1 
1023
 1 
Q.28 If L =  log 7  , M=  log r r  1 and N =   
r7  r  r2 r  2  log r p 

where p = (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · ............. · 2011), then

(A) L + M = 13 (B) M2 + N2 = 101 (C) L – M + N = 6 (D) LMN = 30

x x
Q.29 If  5 2  7  + 6  5 2  7  = 7, then the value of x can be equal to :

2
(A) 0 (B) log 5
 27  36
6 
(C) log 5 2  7  (D) log
5 27
6
   2 
The value of x satisfying the equation log 2 2 x   log 2 x  log 2    = 2, is
2
Q.30
  x 
(A) a prime number (B) a composite number
(C) an even number (D) an odd number

Q.31 Let L be the number of digits in 340 before decimal and M be the number of zeroes in 3–40 after decimal
before a significant digit, then
(A) L + M = 39 (B) L – M = 2 (C) L – M = 1 (D) L + M = 38
(Use: log103 = 0.4771)

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Q.32 If log3x = 2, logxv = and logv 0. 3  = w, then
2
(A) x2 + v2 + w2 = 90 (B) x + v – w = 13
2 2 2
(C) x + v + w = 91 (D) x + v – w = 11

3
log 3 x 2  log 3 x  5
Q.33 If x 4 4
 3 , then x has
(A) one integral solution (B) two rational solutions
(C) two irrational solutions (D) no prime solution

Q.34 Which of the following vanishes?

(A) log tan 1º . log tan 2º . log tan 3º ....... log tan 89º
(B) log sin 1º . log sin 2º . log sin 3º ....... log sin 90º
5 7 7 3
(C) 7log3 + 3log5  5log3  7log5
(D) log tan 1º + log tan 2º + log tan 3º + ...... + log tan 89º.

Q.35 The equation log3 log4 log23 (x  3) = 0 has :

(A) one rational solution (B) one integral solution
(C) two real solutions (D) one irrational solution .

Q.36 If y = log7–a (2x2 + 2x + a + 3) is defined  x  R, then possible integral value(s) of a is/are

(A) – 3 (B) – 2 (C) 4 (D) 5

[MATCH THE COLUMN]

Q.37 Column-I Column-II

(A) Anti logarithm of 0. 6  to the base 27 has the value equal to (P) 5
(B) Characteristic of the logarithm of 2008 to the base 2 is
(C) The value of b satisfying the equation, (Q) 7
loge2 · logb625 = log1016 · loge10 is
(D) Number of naughts after decimal before a significant figure (R) 9
100
 5
comes in the number   , is (S) 10
6
Q.38 Column-I Column-II
3a
(A) If logb 3 = 4 and log b 2 27  , (P) 2
2
then the value of (a2 – b4) is equal to (Q) 3

(B) If number of digits in 1211 is 'd', and number of cyphers after (R) 6
decimal before a significant figure starts in (0.2)9 is 'c',
then (d – c) is equal to
(C)  
If N = antilog3 log 6 antilog 5

(log5 1296) , (S) 13
then the characteristic of log N to the base 2, is equal to

Q.39 Column-I Column-II

2 2
     
(A) If  log 2  log 1 log 2 a     log3  log 1 log 3 b   = 0, (P) 1
     
  2    3 
then (a2 + b3) is greater than

(B) If 11log10 x  242  x log10 11 then x is coprime with (Q) 2

(C) If p = 3 2  1  3 2  1 ,
then the value of (p3 + 3p + 1) is less than (R) 3

(D) If log x
 log 9 3  12   = 2, (S) 4
2
then the value of x is twin prime with (T) 5

[SUBJECTIVE]
Q.40 Let N be the number of integers whose logarithms to the base 10 have the characteristic 5, and M the
number of integers the logarithms to the base 10 of whose reciprocals have the characteristic – 4. Find
(log10 N – log10M).

Q.41 Find the sum of all possible values of x satisfying simultaneous the equations
1
log2 x – 3 log x = log (x2) – 4 and log2 (100 x) + log2 (10 x) = 14 + log   .
x
[Note : Assume base of logarithm is 10.]
1  ab
Q.42 If log245175 = a , log1715875 = b then find the value of .
a b

log x 1  log 2 x  1 3 log x log 2 x 

Q.43  
If log 2 2 x 2  x · log 2 x 
2

log 4 x 4 
2
 x  27 , then find the value of x.

Q.44 Find the number of integral values of x satisfying the equation

log3  x x 1  = log  4 9 x 3 4 x 1 
Q.45 If x =  satisfies the equation log6(2x + 3) – log6(3x – 2) = x, then find the value of 3.

Q.46 Given (log2 a) + (loga 2) + log3 (1 + b2) = 2 (a > 1, b  R)


c = log10 2log 2 3 . log 3 4 . log 4 5  log 99 100 
 log 3log3 4log98 99log99 100 
d = log10  2 2 
 
 
Then find the value of (a + b + c ÷ d).

log 2 x  log x 2 3
Q.47 If sum of the integral values of x satisfying the equation x  1  x 1 is N,
then find characteristic of logarithm of N to the base 5.

Q.48 Let k be the unique positive value satisfying the equation

( 4k ) log 2  (9k ) log 3 = 0, then find the value of (72 k).

 1   
Q.49 If log12 18   and log24 54   , then find the value of   .
   

2
 c 
Q.50 Given log2a = p, log4b = p2 and log c2 (8) = . If log 2  2  = (p3 – p2 – p + )
3
p 1
 ab 
where   N, then find the value of ( ).

ANSWER KEY

Q.1 D Q.2 D Q.3 C Q.4 B Q.5 B

Q.6 D Q.7 B Q.8 A Q.9 A Q.10 A

Q.11 B Q.12 C Q.13 A Q.14 D Q.15 B

Q.16 A Q.17 C Q.18 D Q.19 D Q.20 B

Q.21 B Q.22 A Q.23 B Q.24 D Q.25 C

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

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

Q.36 B, C, D Q.37 (A) R; (B) S; (C) P; (D) Q Q.38 (A) S, (B) R, (C) Q

Q.39 (A) P, Q, R, S ; (B) P, R; (C) S, T; (D) T Q.40 2 Q.41 10

Q.42 5 Q.43 4 Q.44 3 Q.45 4 Q.46 3

Q.47 4 Q.48 0002 Q.49 5 Q.50 0017