1. During a recent span of time, eleven days had some rain.

A morning rain was always followed by a

clear afternoon, and an afternoon rain was always preceded by a clear morning. In all, nine
mornings and twelve afternoons were clear. How many days had no rain at all?
a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 9
2. Ten boxes each contain 9 balls. The balls in one box each weigh 0.9 kg; the rest all weigh 1 kg. In

how many least number of weighing you can determine the box with the light balls?
a. 2
b. 1
c. 3
d. 9
4

3. When P(x) = x -2x -3x +8x-4 is divided by which factor is the remainder the greatest?
a.

x-1

b. x+1

c. x-2

d. x-3

4. How many integral values of a are there such that the quadratic expression (x + a) (x + 1991) +

1 can be factored as a product (x + b) (x + c), where b and c are integers?

a. Two
b. One
c. None
d. Zero
5. Let f(x + 2) + f(5x + 6) = 2x 1 for all real x. Find the value of f(1).
a.

-2

b. -1

6. Find the value:

a. 6

c. -5/3

d. -3/2

10 670 10 670 .....

b. 63

c. 36

d. 43

7. Which of the following are even functions of x?

I. f ( x) 16 x 2

II. f ( x ) x x

a. I only

b. I, II only

8. If

III. f ( x) x 2 8 x 16

IV. f ( x ) x 4 5 x 2 2 x 3

c. III only

f ( x) 8x 8 Ax 7 Bx 5 Cx 4 Dx 3 1 ,

where

d. III, IV only

A, B , C , D are positive values, then f (x) could

have:
I. 4 positive, 4 non-real roots
III. 4 negative, 4 non-real roots
II. 2 positive, 4 negative, 2 non-real roots
IV. 8 non-real roots
a. I, II only
b. I, IV only
c. II, III only
d. II, IV only
9. Brijesh and Manish are trying to solve a quadratic equation. Brijesh writes down the equation but

makes a mistake when copying down the constant term and gets that this equations roots are 3,
6. Manish also tries to write down the equation but makes a mistake when copying down the x term
and obtains the roots 1, 10. Assuming that both students solved their respective equations
correctly, what were the original equations roots?
a. 1, 3
b. 2 , 5
c. 0, 9
d. 6, 10

10. Find the least value of xy + 2xz + 3yz for positive numbers x, y, z, satisfying xyz = 48.
a.

b. 24

11. The value of

a.

5 (5 2 )

c. 72
15

10 20 40 5 80

b.

5 (2 2 )

d. 1

is
c.

5 (1 2 )

d.

5 (3 2 )

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12.

(17 12 2 )

a.

b. 2 1 / 4 ( 2 1)

2 1

c. 2 2 1

d. None of these

13. If the roots of (b c)x 2 (c a)x (a b) 0 are equal then a c

a.

b. b2

2b

c. 3b

d. b

14. A multiple choice test has 30 questions and 5 choices for each question. If a student answers all 30

questions and the score is [number right - (number wrong/4)] then which of the following is a
possible score?
a. 10
b. 5.25
c. 7.75
d. 8.75
15. If , ( ) are roots of the equation x 2 bx c 0 where (c 0 b ) then
a.

c. 0

b. 0 | |

d. 0 | |

16. If f(x) = x 4x + p, and f(0) and f(1) are of opposite signs, then which of the following is

necessarily true?
a. 1 < p < 2

b. 0 < p < 3

17. If for real values of x, x 2 3 x 2 0 and x

a. 1 x 1
b. 1 x 4
c. 1 x 1 or 2 x 4
d.

c. 2 < p < 1
2

d. 3 < p < 0

3 x 4 0 , then

2x4

18. If b a , then the equation ( x a)( x b ) 1 0 , has

Both roots in [a b]
b. Both roots in ( , a)
a.
c.

Both roots in (b,

d.

One root in (

, a) and other in (b, +)

19. The sum of the reciprocals of the solutions of the equation x 5 45 x 4 8 x 2 450 x 27 0 is:
a.

50
3

b. 15

c.

5
3

d.

5
3

20. For which of the following function does f(a+b) = f(a) + f(b)?
a.

f(x) = x2

b. f(x) = 4x+1

c. f(x) = 1/x

d. f(x) = 7x

21. An infinite geometric series has sum 2005. A new series, obtained by squaring each term of the

original series, has 10 times the sum of the original series. The common ratio of the original series
is
a. 1995/2015
b. 2000/2015
c. 2005/2015
d. None of these

x2 2x 9
2

22. Find the minimum value of the function f (x) = x 2 x 9

a.

b. 0

c.

d. 2

23. What is the minimum value of f ( x ) x 1 x 3 x 1 x 3 ?

a.

-34

b. -16

c. 16

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24. Find all ordered pairs (a, b) which satisfy 5y +2xy-80=0 such that (a, b) are both integers.
a.

b. 8

c. 12

d. 16

25. There are 5 Arithmetic Progressions of 9 terms each. The common property of all these APs is that

they all are composed of positive integers and have the same middle term, X. If it is known that
the sum of all the numbers of the APs is 4500, then find out the value of X.
a. 50
b. 100
c. 200
d. 45
26. The first term of an arithmetic progression (AP) is -1 and the 8

th

term of a geometric progression

(GP) is 80. The 4 terms of both progressions are equal. If the 6 term of the GP is equal to the
sum of the 6th and 7th terms of the AP, find the smallest possible integral value of the 9th term of
the GP.
a. 80
b. -80
c. 160
d. -160
th

2a

th

27. If a, b and c are real numbers and a+b+c = 16, c =b , 2 =2.4 and abc < 0.

Evaluate 9a -6b +9c

a. 121
b. 199
c. 221
d. None of these
28. Let x, y, and z be distinct real numbers that sum to 0. Find the maximum possible value of

xy yz zx
x2 y2 z2
a.

b. 2

c. -1

d. -1/2

29. If a1, a2, , an are positive real numbers whose product is a fixed number c, then the minimum

value of a1+ a2+ + an-1 + 2an is

1/n
a. n(2c)
b. (n+1) c1/n

c. 2nc1/n

d. (n+1) (2c) 1/n

30. The area bounded by the curves y = |x| 1 and y = |x| + 1 is

a.

b. 2

c. 22

d. 4

3 5

15

31. Consider the expansion (2 + x + x ) = a0 + a1x + a2x + + a15x . What is the value of a0 +

a2 + a4 + + a14?
a. 1024
b. 512

c. 256

32. What is the remainder when x

a.

2x + 2

100

b. 2x 2

d. None of these

-2x51 + 1 is divided by x2-1?

c. -2x + 2
d. 2

16

32

64

33. The expression (1 + x) (1 + x ) (1 + x ) (1 + x ) (1 + x ) (1 + x ) (1 + x ), equals (where x 1,

& x < 1)
a.

1 x128
1 x

12.....6

1 x127
b.
1 x

c.

1 x2
1 x

34. Let a, b, c, d be four real numbers such that a + b + c + d =

12. Find the greatest possible value of d.

a. 4
b. 32+4

35. For a positive integer n let f(n) be the value of

a.

729

b. 366

c. 364

d. None of these
8, ab + ac + ad + bc + bd + cd =

c. 32+2

d. 0

4n 4n2 1

. Calculate f(1) + f(2) + + f(40)

2n 1 2n 1
d. 0

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1
1

6
x x x 6 2
x

36. Find the minimum value of

for x > 0.
3
1
1

3
x x x 3
x

a.

b. 1

c. 3

d. 6

37. Determine F(2010) if for all real x and y, F(x)F(y) F(xy) = x + y.

a.

b. 2010

d. 2011

d. 0

38. The equation x + ax + (b + 2) = 0 has real roots. What is the minimum value of a + b ?
a.

b. 4

c. 0

39. Let P(x) be a polynomial such that P(x) = x

Calculate P(200).
a. 1

b. 201

19

d. 8
201x18 + 201x17 -...- 201x2 + 201x.

c. 200

d. 0

1
1
1

1 , and a + b + c = 1. Find
ab bc ca
1
1
1

the value of the expression, M =

.
1 a ab 1 b bc 1 c ca
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3

40. For the real numbers a, b and c, it is known that

41. Find the infinite sum:

a.

2/3

1 1
2
3
5
8
13
21

...
4 8 16 32 64 128 256 512
b. 3/2
c. 1
d. 5/4

42. The houses in a street are spaced so that each house of one lane is directly opposite to a house of

other lane. The houses are numbered 1, 2, 3, and so on up one side, continuing the order back
down the other side. Number 39 is opposite to 66. How many houses are there?
a. 103
b. 102
c. 104
d. 105
43. One number is removed from the set of integers from 1 to n. The average of the remaining

numbers is 40.75. Which of the following is true about the removed number?
a. The number lies between 50 and 60
b. The number lies between 60 and 70
c. The number lies between 100 and 110
d. The number lies between 20 and 30
3

44. If f(x)=x +x -x+19 has a relative minimum at x=a and the relative maximum at x=b, find a .
a.

-1

b. 3

c. 1/3

d. 1

45. A group of n students is sitting equally spaced around a circular table, and each student is labeled

with a number from 1 through n (corresponding to the clockwise order in which they are sitting). If
student 7 is sitting directly across from student 81, what is the value of n?
a. 147
b. 148
c. 149
d. 150
3

46. The three roots of f(x)=3x -10x +Kx-8 are a, b and c. If c is integer and a+b=ab, find the value of

ab.
a.

4/3

b. 8/3

c. 2

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47. A single-elimination tournament is played with 128 teams. In such a tournament, all undefeated

teams are paired together, and only the winning teams advance to the next round. This process is
repeated until only one undefeated team remains. Which of the following expressions correctly
represents the total number of games played in such a tournament?
a. 127
b. 128
c. 64
d. 63
48. Let f(x) be a cubic polynomial with integral coefficients. If f(1)=-1, f(2)=f(3)=-5, f(4)=5, and

f(5)=31, find the value of f(6)?

a. 48
b. 67

3x 31
A
B

2
x

2x

15
x

3
x
5 , find AB.
49. If
a. -93
b. -15
50. If
a.

62 5

c. 79

d. 81

c. -10

d. 93

c. 11

d. 6+145

A B , find A + AB + B.

b. 6

51. Given a cubic function, M, such that when M(x) = 0, the solution set is

solution set when M (x + 5) = 0.

a. {-5}
b. {-3, -2, 1}

c. {-3, -2, 0}

{0, 2, -3}.

Find the

d. {-8, -5, -3}

Direction 52 -54: {x}=x-[x] where [x] denotes the greatest integer function.
52. Find the value of {} +{-}
a. 6-2
b. 0
c. 2 -6
d. 1
53. Find the inequality that gives the range of {x}
a.

-1 {x} 1

b. -1<{x}<1

c. 0 {x}< 1

d. 0 {x} 1

54. Find the sum of the solutions to the equation 2x + {x} = 2.1
a.

7/10

55. Given that

b. 11/15

ab

d. 26/15

a log 6 3 b log 6 2 c log 6 5 5 , for the rational

must be true?
a.

c. 7/5

b. a b

c. b a

numbers a, b and c which of the following

d. c>b>a

56 56 56 ?

56.
a.

-8

b. 7

c. 15/2

57. Find the sum of the solutions to

a.

-5

b. 0

c. 2

58. Find the sum of the real roots of

a.

log 3 x 5 log 9 x 2 3 x 10

d. 8

b. 15

d. None of these

y x 7 3 x 2 7 3 x 15 .
c. 151

d. 153

59. The minimum value of the expression (x+y)(y+z), where x, y and z are positive real numbers

satisfying xyz(x + y + z) = 1.
a. 1
b. 2

c. 0

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60. The roots of f(x) = x -15x +71x-105 form an arithmetic progression.

difference for this progression?

a. 0.5
b. 1

c. 1.5

What is the common

d. 2

61. If f(x) is a quadratic function with f(2)=4, f(-3)=-1and f(-4)=5, evaluate f(0).
a.

-23

b. -17

c. -13

d. -5

62. A function f from the integers to the integers is defined as follows: f(n) =

Suppose k is odd and f(f(f(k))) = 27. What is the sum of the digits of k?
a. 3
b. 6
c. 9
d. 12
2

n + 3 if n is odd
if n is even

63. What is the smallest value of the expression x + 2xy + 2y 10y + 3?

a. -22

64.

b. -14

c. -12

d. 3

2 x 5, if x 3

f ( x) 5, if 3 x 1 , evaluate f ( f ( f ( f 4)))).
x 2 1, if x 1

a. 1

b. 5
4

c. 24

d. 575

65. If f(3x-5) = x - x -3x +7, then what is the sum of the coefficients of f(x)?

a. 4

b. 6
3

c. 9

d. 25

66. If f(4x+8) = 2x - 2x -3x +5, then what is the constant term of f(x)?

a. -13

b. 5

c. 6

d. 23

67. The number of common terms of the two sequences 17, 21, 25, ., 417 and 16, 21, 26, 466.
a.

21

b. 29

68. The equation

a.

c. 20

d. 2

3 x 1 5 x 1 34 has

no solution

b. one solution

c. two solutions

d. more than two solution

69. Let a, b, and c be positive real numbers. Determine the largest total number of real roots that the

following three polynomials may have among them: ax 2 + bx + c, bx2 + cx + a, and cx2 + ax + b.
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 0

70.

F n 1
a.

2F n 1
2

50

for n = 1, 2, 3 and F(1) = 2. Then F(101) equals:

b. 52

c. 54

d. None of these

71. Find the quadratic equation whose roots are half of the reciprocal of the roots of the equation

ax 2 bx c 0.
2
a. 4 ax 2bx c 0
2
b. 4 cx 2bx a 0
2
c. 2 cx bx a 0
2
d. 2 ax bx a 0

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72. The number of ordered pairs of integers (x, y) satisfying the equation

a. 2

b. 4

c. 6

73. The number of points at which the curve

a. 1
74.

d. 8

y x6 x3 2 cuts the x-axis is

b. 2

c. 4

d. 6

p 2 qy rz, q 2 rz px, r 2 px qy, then the value of

a. pqr

pqr
xyz

b.

75. If the minimum value of

x
y
z

is
p x q y r z

c. 0

4 x 2 px 3 is

x2 6 x y 2 4 is

d. 1

realized for x = a, where a > 0, which of the following

statements is necessarily true?

a. 8a + p < 0
b. 6a + p > 0

c. 11a + 2p 0

2a 3b

76. a and b are positive real numbers satisfying

d. 15a + 2p <0

1
3, then what is the value of
6ab

a 2 b 2 ab ?
a.

19/36

77. If x=

b. 7/12

c. 3

d. Data insufficient

8 pq
x 4 p x 4q
and (x 4p) (x 4q) 0, find the value of

pq
x 4 p x 4q

a. 0

b. 1

c. 2

d. None of these

78. At how many distinct points do the two curves given below intersect above the x-axis?

y 2 x 4 x3 x
y x 4 x3 5 x 2 x 4
a. one

b. two

c. three
5

d. four

79. The graph of the polynomial P(x) = x +ax +bx +cx +dx+e has five distinct -intercepts, one of

which is at (0, 0). Which of the following coefficients cannot be zero?

a. a
b. b
c. d
d. e
3

80. Let a, b, and c be the three roots of the equation 8x + 1001x +2008 = 0.

Find (a+b)3 + (b+c)3 + (c+a)3

a. 0
b. 1
2

c. 251

d. 753
2

81. If x = 8x + y and y = x + 8y with xy, then the value of x + y is

a.

b. 49

c. 63

d. 21

82. Given that f(x) + 2f(8 x) = x for all real x, compute f(2).
a.

-28/3

b. 68/3

c. 0

83. Find the remainder when you divide x

a.

b. 1

81

d. 1

+ x49 + x25 + x9 + x by x3 x
c. 5x

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84. If the domain for the function f(x) =

1
is (-,), which of the following best describes all
x 2x c
2

possible values of c ?
a. c>1

c. c1

b. c=1

d. c<1

85. The quadratic equations 15x -19x+6=0 and 21x -17x+2=0 have a common root. Which is the sum

of the other roots?

26/35

a.

b. 24/35

c. 22/35

d. 28/35

86. Determine the solution set of the equation log 3 (9.3 x 3 ) 3 | x | 1

{-1, 2}

a.

b. {0,2}

c. {0, 3}

d. {2, 3}

87. Given that the real-valued function f satisfies the functional equation f (x) 4f 1 x , for all x >0,

find the minimum value of |f(x)|

1/2

a.

b. 4/15

c. 7/15

d. 3/5

88. Find the number of elements of the set A = {2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15, . , 2006, 2007, 2010,

2011}.

1004

a.

b. 1006

c. 1008

d. 1010

89. This equation describes the relationship between two quadratic functions g(x) = 2f(x)+2. Which of

the following could represent the graphs of the two functions?

b.

a.

c.

d.

90. The minimum value of the quantity (a +3a+1)(b +3b+1)(c +3c+1)/abc is:

a. 113/23

b. 125

c. 25

d. 27
2

91. Among following options which one is factor of x - y - z + 2yz + x + y z

a.

xy+z+1

b. x + y + z

c. x + y z + 1

92. Find the coefficient of x.y.z in the expansion of

a. 160
93. Find the value of

a.

b. 480

d. x y z + 1

(x+3y+2z)6 with like terms combined

c. 1440

d. 4320

1
1
1
1

logabc abcd logbcd abcd logcda abcd logdab abcd

b. 1

c. 3

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94. If x , y and z are positive real numbers and x +y +z = 4, what is the maximum value of
3

(1+x )(1+y )(1+z )-(yz) -(xz) -(xy)

a. 199/27
b. 32

95. Find the area of the region enclosed by

a.

b.
3

c. 125

d. 64

f ( x) 64 x 2 and g ( x ) 0

16

c.

32

d.

64

96. The roots of f(x) = x -15x +71x-105 form an arithmetic progression. What is the common

difference for this progression?

1/2

a.
97. If

b. 1

f (x)

a.

c. 3/2

d. 2

4x
1
2
3
1998
; find the value of f
f
f
...... f

x
4 2
1999
1999
1999
1999

1998

b. 1999

c. 998

d. 999

98. How many integral points are within the graph of |x-2|+|y+6|8
a.

144

b. 145

c. 180
3

99. What is the coefficient of the x .

a.

38,420

d. 181

term in the expansion of (2 +3)9?

b. 64,560

c. 76,840

d. 90,720

100. Given f(n) = f(n + 1)f(n 1), and f(1) = 1; f(2) = 2, find the summation of the series

log2 f 1 log2 f 2 log2 f 3 ...... log2 f 2013

a.

101. Find the 100

a.

b. 2
th

c. 2012

d. 2013

term of the series 21,32,54,87,1211,1716,2322,....

49004899

b. 49524951

c. 52205219

d. 52105209

102. Find the sum of the first 125 terms of the series 1,2,1,3,2,1,4,3,2,1,5,4,3,2,1,6,5,4,3,2,1,.......
a.

460

b. 738

c. 750

d. 680

103. If a1=2,a2=3 and an+2+an=2an+1+1,for every positive integer n, then a 51 is

a.

1277

b. 1276

c. 1127

d. 1126

104. Let {sn} be a unique sequence of positive numbers satisfying the following properties:

s1 = 64800 = 30s2 and sn sn+1= sn-1. Which of the following numbers is a perfect square?
a.

36S3

b. 50/S7

c. 12S4

d. 5S5

2
105. p is the root of the equation x + ax + b = 0, 0 < b a 1. Which of the following best

describes p?
a. p|1

b. |p| 3/2

c. |p| 4/3

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