PART-I

SECTION-I
Section I contains 6 multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 choices A), B), C) and D),
out of which only one is correct. For each question in Section I , you will be awarded 3
marks if you have darkened only the bubble corresponding to the correct answer and
zero marks if no bubble is darkened. In all other cases, minus one (-1) will be awarded
If x 2 x 2 a 3 x 2 x 1 x 2 x 2 a 4 x 2 x 1 0 has at least one root,
2 2
1.
then the complete set of values of a.
19 19
(a) ,5 (b) 3, 6 (c) 5, (d) 5,
2 3
2. The number of positive integers n for which n 2 96 is a perfect square is
(a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 4 (d) infinite
3. Sum of non-real roots of x x 2 x x 3 12 is
2 2

(a) 1 (b) 1 (c) 6 (d) 6

4. If the equations ax bx c 0 and x 3x 3x 2 0 have two common roots, then
2 3 2

2a+3b-5 is
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2
5. If a,b,c,d are distinct integers in A.P. Such that d a 2 b2 c2 , then a+b+c+d is
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
6. The sum of an infinite G.P is 57 and the sum of their cubes 9747, then common ratio of
the G.P is
(a) 1 3 (b) 2 3 (c) 1 6 (d) 1

SECTION-II
Section II contains 4 multiple correct answer type questions. Each question has 4 choices A), B),
C) and D), out of which one or more answers are correct. For each question in Section
II , you will be awarded 4 marks if you have darkened only the bubble corresponding to
the correct answer and zero marks if no bubble is darkened. In all other cases, no negative
marking for wrong answer.

7. Let sn n 1 be a sequence of sets defined by

3 5 8 11 14 15 19 23 27
s1 0;s2 , ;s3 , , ;s 4 , , , .... then
2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
439 431
(a) third element of s 20 is (b) third element of s 20 is
20 20
(c) sum of elements in s 20 is 589 (d) sum of elements in s 20 is 609

1 1 2 2 4 4
8. Let x x 0 has both the roots are equal, then
p q q r r p
 2 2

1 1 1 r q
(a) , , are in A.P (b) 4
r p q 1 1

p q
1 1 1
(c) pq,rq,rp are in A.P (d) , , are in G.P
r p q
9. If a,b,c are in G.P, then the roots of the equation ax 2 bx c 0 are in the ratio
(a)
1
2

1 i 3 1

(b) 1 i 3
2

1

(c) 1 i 3
2
1

(d) 1 i 3
2

10. Let P x x bx c where b and c are integers. If P x is a factor of both x 4 6x 2 25
2

and 3x 4 4x 2 28x 5 , then

(a) P x 0 has roots of opposite sign (b) P x 0 has imaginary roots
(c) P 1 6 (d) P 1 4

SECTION-III
Section III contains 4 Reasoning type questions. Each question contains STATEMENT
1 and STATEMENT2.
Bubble A) if both the statements are TRUE and STATEMENT-2 is the correct explanation
of STATEMENT-1
Bubble B) if both the statements are TRUE but STATEMENT-2 is NOT the correct
explanation of STATEMENT- 1
Bubble C) if STATEMENT-1 is TRUE and STATEMENT-2 is FALSE.
Bubble D) if STATEMENT-1 is FALSE and STATEMENT-2 is TRUE.
For each question in Section III , you will be awarded 3 marks if you have darkened
only the bubble corresponding to the correct answer and zero marks if no bubble is
darkened. In all other cases, minus one (-1) will be awarded
11. Statement-1: If f x ax 2 bx 2,a b 4 0 then exactly one root lies between 1 and 0
Statement-2: ab 0
12 Statement-1: a b c d e 8 and a 2 b2 c2 d2 e2 16 , where a,b,c,d,e are positive
16
non-negative real numbers, then e 0,
5
2
abcd a b c d
2 2 2 2
Statement-2:
4 4
a b c
13. Statement-1: If , , are in A.P, then a1 , b1 ,c1 are in G.P
a1 b1 c1
a b c
Statement-2: If ax 2 bx c 0 and a1x 2 b1x c1 0 have a common root and , ,
a1 b1 c1
are in A.P then a1 , b1 ,c1 are in G.P.
14. Statement-1: If f x is a quadratic polynomial satisfying f 2 f 4 0 . If unity is a root
of f x 0 ,then the other root is 3.5
 Statement-2: If g x px 2 qx r 0 has root , then q p and r p

SECTION-IV
Section IV contains 3 sets of Linked Comprehension type questions. Each set consists of a
paragraph followed by 3 questions. Each question has 4 choices A), B), C) and D), out of
which only one is correct.
For each question in Section IV, you will be awarded 4 marks if you have darkened only
the bubble corresponding to the correct answer and zero mark if no bubble is darkened. In
all other cases, minus one (-1) will be awarded
Paragraph for Question Nos.15 to 17
PASSAGE 1:
Consider the quadratic equation ax 2 bx c 0,a, b,c N which has two distinct real
roots belonging to the interval (1, 2)

15. The least value of a is

(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7

16. The least value of b is

(a) 11 (b) 16 (c) 15 (d) 14

17. The least value of c is

(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7

Paragraph for Question Nos.18 to 20

PASSAGE 2:

In the given fig. vertices of ABC lie on y f x ax 2 bx c . The ABC is right

angled isosceles triangle whose hypotenuse AC 4 2 units.

18. y f x is given by
(a) y x 2 2 2 (b) y x 2 12
x2 x2
(c) y 2 (d) y 2 2
2 2 2
19. Minimum value of y f x is
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 2 2 (d) 0

20. Number of integral values of K for which one root of f x 0 is more than K and other less than
K
(a) 4 (b)5 c) 6 (d) 7

Paragraph for Question Nos.21 to 23

PASSAGE 3:

The number a,b and c are between 2 and 18, such that

(i) Their sum is 25

(ii) The numbers 2,a and b are consecutive terms

(iii) The numbers b,c,18 are consecutive terms of a G.P

21. The value of abc is

(a) 500 (b) 820 (c) 720 (d) 480

22. Roots of the equation ax 2 bx c 0 are

(a) real and positive (b) real and negative
(c) imaginary (d) real and of opposite sign

23. If a,b and c are roots of x3 qx 2 rx s 0 then the value of r is

(a) 184 (b) 196 (c) 224 (d) 250

PART I
SECTION I
Straight Objective Type
This section contains 9 multiple-choice questions numbered 1 to 9. Each question has 4 choices
(A), (B), (C) and (D), out of which Only One is correct
1. If , be the roots of 4x 2 16x 0 , R , such that 1 2 and 2<<3 , then the
number of integral solutions of is
a) 6 b) 5 c) 3 d) 2
(a 2 c) (a2 c)
2. If , be the roots of ax2+bx+c=0 then the value of is
(a b) (a b)

a)

b b 2 2ac b)
b 2 4ac
c)

b b 2 2ac d) 0
4a 2a a 2c
 mx 2 3x 4
3. 5 is satisfied for all x R then
x 2 2x 2
11 71
a) 1 m 5 b) 1 m 1 c) 5 m d) m
24 24
4. For x2 (a+3) x + 4 = 0 to have real solutions, the range of a is

a) ( , -7] (1, ) b) (-3, ) c) (- , -7) d) [1, )

5. The number of integral values of x satisfying x 2 10 x 16 x 2 is

a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3
6. If xy = 2(x+y), x y and x, y N, then the number of solutions of the equation are
a) two b) three
c) no solution d) Infinitely many solutions.
7. The sum of i 2 3i + 4 . upto 100 terms where i = 1 is
a) 25i b) 25 (1+i) c) 50 (1-i) d) 100 (1-i)
2 F ( n) 1
8. Suppose F(n+1) = for n = 1,2, 3. And F (1) = 2. Then F (101) equals.
2
a) 50 b) 52 c) 54 d) 56

9. If x,y,z are in G.P and x + 3, y+3 and z+ 3 are in H.P., then

a) y = 1 b) y=2 c) y=3 d) y=0

SECTION II
Reasoning Type
This Section contains 4 reasoning type questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and
(D) out of which ONLY ONE is correct.
NOTE :
(A) Statement-1 is True Statement-2 is True and Statement-2 is correct explanation of Statement-
1.
(B) Statement-1 is True Statement-2 is True and Statement-2 is not a correct explanation of
Statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is True and Statement-2 is False
(D) Statement-1 is False and Statement-2 is True
15 5 3
10. Statement -1 : If x2 + 9y2 + 25z2 = xyz , then x,y,z are in H.P.
x y z
Statement-2: If a12 + a22 + + an2 = 0 then a1=a2= = an=0
11. Statement-1 : 3 is a multiple root of order 2 of the equation x3-5x2 + 3x + 9 =
0
Statement-2 : If f(x) = x3 5x2 + 3x + 9 then f11 (3) = 0

12. Statement-1: Sum of the series 13 23 + 33 43 + - - - - - - - + 113 = 378.

Statement-2: For any odd integer n 1 , n3 (n-1)3 + ---- + (-1) n-1 13
2n 1 n 1
2

4
13. Statement-1: If roots of the equation x2-bx+c=0 are two consecutive
integers, then b2-4c=1
Statement-2: If a, b, c are odd integers, then the roots of the equation
4abc x2+(b2-4ac) x b = 0 are real and distinct.

SECTION III
Linked Comprehension Type
This Section contains 2 paragraphs. Based upon each paragraph, 3 multiple choice questions have
to be answered. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) out of which ONLY ONE is
correct.
Paragraph Questions Nos. 14 to 16
Let f(x) = x2 + b1x + c1 ; g(x) = x2 + b 2 x c 2 . Let the real roots of f(x)=0 be , and real
1
roots of g(x) = 0 be +h, h The least value of f(x) is . The least value of g(x)
4
7
occurs at x = .
2
14. The least value of g(x) is
1 1 1
a) - b) -1 c) - d) -
4 3 2
15. The value of b2 is
a) -5 b) 9 c) -8 d) -7
16. The roots of g(x) = 0 are
a)3, -4 b) -3,4 c) 3,4 d) -3, -4

Paragraph Questions Nos. 17 to 19

There are two sets A and B each of which consists of three numbers in A.P. whose sum is
p 7
15 and D and d are their common differences such that D-d=1. If where p and q
q 8
are the product of the numbers in those sets A & B respectively, and D,d > 0 in two sets
17. Sum of the product of the numbers in set A taken two at a time is
a) 51 b) 71 c) 74 d) 86

18. Sum of the product of the numbers in set B taken two at a time is
a) 74 b) 64 c) 15 d) 25

19. Value of q-p is

a) 20 b) 30 c) 15 d) 25

SECTION IV
Matrix Match Type
This section contains 3 questions. Each question contains statements given p q r s

in two columns which have to be matched. Statements (A, B, C, D) in A

Column I have to be matched with statements (p, q, r, s) in Column II. The B

answers to these questions have to be appropriately bubbled as illustrated C

in the following example If the correct matches are A p, A s, B q, B D

r, C p, C q and D s, then the correctly bubbled 4 4 matrix should be

as follows:

20. Match the following

Column
Column I
II
A) If inequation ax2-ax+1 0 x R , then a belongs to p) (-4, 4)
B) a q) (0,4)
If x3-3x+ =0 has three real and distinct roots, then a belongs to
2
C) If x + ax + x + 1 = 0 is an increasing function then a2 may belongs to
3 2
r) (-3, 3)
D) If quadratic equation x2-3ax + a2-9=0 has roots of opposite sign, then a s) [-
belongs to 3, 3 ]

21. Match the following:

Column I Column II
A) If a,b,c are non-zero real numbers such that 3(a2+b2+c2+1) = p) A. P
2(a+b+c+ab+bc+ca) then a,b,c are in
B) If a b , b c , c a are in A.P then a b , b c , c a q) G.P
2 2 2

are in
C) ax by r) H.P
If a-b, ax-by, ax2-by2 (a,b0) are in G.P. there x,y, are in
ab
 D) a 1 1 s) A.G.P
If a,b,c are in A.P, then , are in
bc, c b

22. Match the following :

Column I Column II
A) The number of real roots of the equation x 2 ( x 4 x 3) 0 is
2 p) 0

B) 1 1 q) 1
If , are positive integral roots of x 4 + x3 4x2 + x+1=0 then

C) The value of 3+a for which the equations x + ax + 1 = 0 and x +ax +1=0 r)
3 4 2
2
have common root is
D) If 8,2 are the roots of x2+ax+=0 and 3,3 are the roots of x2+x+b=0 and s) 4
, are the roots of x2+ax+b=0 then is
Answer key
Q.NO MATHS
1 D
2 C
3 A
4 B
5 A
6 B
7 A,C
8 A,C
9 A,C
10 B,D
11 C
12 A
13 D
14 A
15 B
16 A
17 C
18 D
19 C
20 B
21 D
22 C
23 B
3
1.Sol: Let x 2 x 1 t t , ;
4
 1 1 3
t=
a 5 a 5 4
2.Sol: Let m be a positive integer for which n 2 96 m2
m n m n 96 (m n)(m n 2n) 96
m+n & m-n must be both even as 96 2 48 or 4 24 or 6 16 or 8 12
3.Sol: Let x 2 x y y 2 y 3 12
y 1,6 ; x 2 +x+1=0 x , 2
4.Sol: x3 3x 2 3x 2 0 ;
x3 1 3 x 2 x 1 0

x 2 x 1 x 2 0; x= 2, , 2

Common roots , 2 ; , 2 are common roots of two equations

a b c 1
5.Sol: Let t be the common difference
a 3t a 2 a t a 2t
2 2

5t 2 3 2a 1 t 3a 2 a 0
Since t is real D 0
1 70 1 70
a
3 12 3 12
a 1,0
Since a is integer a=0
t 0, 3
5
Since t is (non-zero integer a 0 )
When a 1, t 1, 4 5
t 1
abcd 2
6.Sol: Let a be 1st term, r is c.r
a
57...(1); a 3 a 3r 3 .... 9747
1 r
a3 1 r3 1 r r2
9747....(2) divide cube of (1) by (2); 19 19
1 r3 1 r 1 r
3 2

r2 or 3 r 2 r 3 because -1 r 1
3 2 3 2
12
1 2 2
1 32
1
7.Sol: 1st elements of s1 ,s 2 ,s3 ,s 4 .... are , , ,..... s t must be a set starting from
1 2 3
t2 1 399 399 20 399 40
, s20 , , ,...20 terms
t 20 20 20
4 4

r p 1 1 2
8.Sol: x=2 satisfy the equation 2, 2 are roots. Products of roots 4 ; ;
1 1 r q p

p q
 2 2

r q pqr pqr pqr
Product of roots 4. , , are in AP.
1 1 r p q

p q
2
b c
9.Sol: b ac
2

a a
2
b c

2

a a
2 2 0
2

1 0; , 2


10.Sol: P x divides both of them, hence P x also divides
3x 4

4x 2 28x 5 3 x 4 6x 2 25
14x 28x 70 2

14 x 2 2x 5 ; P 1 4
11.Sol: f x ax bx 2; f 0 2
2

f 1 a b 2 0 ( a b 4 0) c
f 0 f 1 0 one root lies between -1 and 0 nothing can be said about ab
8 e 16 e2 5e2 16e 0
2 2
abcd a b c d
2 2 2 2
12.Sol: ; =
4 4 16 4
13.Sol: ax bx c 0 and a1x b1x c1 0 have common root
2 2

a1c ac1 4 ab1 a1b bc1 b1c ...(1)

2

a b c
If , , are in AP
a1 b1 c1
ba1 ab1 cb1 c1b
k
a1b1 b1c1
ca1 ac1
2k put in (1) c1a1 b12
a1c1
14.Sol: f x x 1 ax b ; f 2 f 4 0 14a 14b 0
b ab b
3.5 sum of roots is 1 1 3.5 4.5
a a a
15-17.Sol:Let f x ax 2 bx c and , are the roots of
f x 0 ; f x a x x ; af 1 0, af 2 0
b
1 2, b2 4ac 0
2a
a 1 1 0; a 2 2 0
2a b 4a ; b 2 4ac 0
a 2 1 1 2 2 0
 a 2 1 2 1 2 0
As f 1 & f 2 both are integers and f 1 0 & f 2 0 so
f 1 f 2 0; f 1 f 2 1
1 2
1 a 2 1 2 1 2 now 1 2
2
1 1
1 2 ; 1 2
4 4
1
1 2 1 2
16
As , so 2 16 5 b2 20c & b2 10 b2 11
also b2 100 c>5 c 6
18-20.Sol:
4 2
(18) AC 4 2 ; AB=BC= 4
2

2
OB 42 2 2 2 2

A 2 2,0 , B= 2 2,0 , C= 0, 2 2 y ax 2 bx c passes through A,B and C we
get
x2
y 2 2
2 2
x2
(19) minimum value of y 2 2 is 2 2 at x=0
2 2
x2
(20) 2 2 0 or x= 2 2 Number of integral values of K for which lies
2 2
2 2,2 2
21-23.Sol: a b c 25.1 ; 2a b 2. 2 ; c2 18b...(3)
Eliminating a from (1) & (2)
2c
b 16
3
2c
From (3) c2 18 16 c 12 c 24
3
b 8,a 5 also ab bc ca r
Q.NO MATHS
1 C
2 C
3 D
4 D
5 D
6 A
7 C
8 B
9 C
10 A
11 C
12 D
13 B
14 A
15 D
16 C
17 B
18 A
19 C
20 A-q, B-p, C-s, D-r
21 A-p,q,r,s, B-r, C-p,q, D-p
22 A-r, B-p, C-q, D-s
1. f x 4x 2 16x

f 1 0, f 2 0 & f 3 0 , 12 16

2. a2 c b
c
a b

Hence given expression is

b 2
2
b b 2 2ac
c a 2c
3. m 5 x 2 7x 6 0 for all x R

m 5 0, D 0
x2 4
4. a= 3
x

4 4
x 3 2 x . 3
x x
AM GM
4 3 1
a 1

5. x 2 10 x 16 x 2
 x 2 10 x 16 0
x 2,8 (1)
x 2 10 x 16 x 2 4 x 4
x 5 or x 2 (2)
X = 6, 7, 8
For (1) & (2)
2x
6. y
x2
But x, yN
By observation x = 3, 4, 6
Then y = 6, 4, 3 but x y
x 3,4 & y 6,4
7. s= i+2i2 + 3i3 + 4i4 + + 100i 100
is = i2 + 2i3 + 3i 4 + . + 100 i 101
s- is = i + [ i2 + i3 + .. + i 100] 100i 101
1 i 99
s(1-i) = i + i2 100i101
1 i
1 i
i 100i
1 i

= i
1 i
2
100i 100i
2
2 F ( n) 1
8. F(n+1) =
2
1
F(n+1) F(n) =
2
1
Hence given series is an A.P with common difference and first term being 2.
2
F (101) is 101 the term of A.P.
1
F (101) = 2 + (101-1) =52
2
9. y2 = x z
 2( x 3)( z 3
Y+3=
( x 3) ( z 3)
2 xz 3( x z ) 9
= tg
xz6
2( y 2 3( x z ) 9)
=
x z6
By observation y = 3 satisfies
10. x2+9y2 + 25t2 15yz 5zx 3xy =0
2x2 + 18x2 + 50z2 30yz 10zx 6xy = 0
(x-3y) 2 + (3y-5z) 2 + (5z-x) 2 = 0
X = 3y = 5z = k (say)
k
X=k ; y= ; z= k/5
3
11. f(x) = (x-3) 2 (x+1)
F11(x) = 6x -10
F1(3)=0 ; f11 (3) 0
12. For odd integer n,
Sn = n3 (n-1)3 + + (-1)n-1 13
= 13-23 + 33 ------ + n3
= [13 + 23 + 33 + . + n3]
2[23 + 43 + 63 + + (n-1)3 ]
n 2 (n 1) 2 3 n 1
3

= 2.2.1 2 3 .......
3 3

4 2

=
n 12 n 2 (n 1) 2
4

=
1
2n 1(n 1) 2
4
Put n = 11 ; S11 = 756
13. let , are roots
 1
4 1
2

b 2 4c 1

2
D b 2 4ac 16ab 2 c

2
b 2 4ac 0

14-16. h ( h)

2 4 h h 2 4 h h)
b1 2 4c1 b2 2 4c2
D1 D2

4ac b 2
least value of g(x) is
4a
D1 1

4 4
least value occurs at
b 2 7
b2 7
2 2
b2 4c 2 D2
2

49-4c2=1 C2 = 12
X2 7x + 12 = 0 x = 3, 4
17-19
Let the numbers in set A be A-D, a, a+d and those inset B be b-d, b, b+d Now 3 a = 3b
= 15
A = {5-D, 5, 5+D]
B = { 5-d, d, 5+d}
D d 1

p 5 25 D 2

7
q 5 25 d2
8
d = -17, 1 d>0d=1
nos in A= {3, 5, 7}
B = {3, 4, 6}
20.
A) ax2 ax + 1>0 xR ; D<O a2 4a < 0
a
B) f(x) = x3 3x +
2
f /1 (x) = 3x2 3 = 0 x = 1
f(1) f(-1) < 0
a a
2 2 < 0
2 2
C) Let f(x) = x3 + ax2 + x + 1
f / (x) = 3x2 + 2ax + 1
For f(x) to be in creasing f / (x) 0 a2 3

D) Product of roots a2 9 <0 - 3 < a < 3.

21.
A) 3(a2+b2+c2+1) = 2(a+b+c+ab+bc+ca)
2(a2+b2+c2-ab-bc-ca) + (a2+b2+c2-2a-2b-2c+3) = 0
(a-b) 2 + (b-c) 2 +(c-a) 2 + [(a-1) 2 + (b-1) 2 + (c-1) 2 = 0

B) (a-b) 2, (b-c) 2, (c-a) 2 are in A.P.

(b-c) 2-(a-b) 2 = (c-a) 2 (b-c) 2
(b-c+a-b) (b-c-a+b) = (c-a+b-c) (c-a-b+c)
(a-c) (b-c) + (a-c) (b-a) = (b-a) (c-a) + (b-a) (c-b) divide with (a-b) (b-c) (c-a)
1 1 1
, ,
a b bc bc
C) (ax-by) 2 = (a-b) (ax2-by2)
ab( x2+y2-2xy )=0 x=y
ax by
X=y = AP, GP but not H.P.
ab
D) They are in A-P
22.
A) x = 1, 3
B) x4 + x3 4x2 + x + 1 = 0 ( x 4 2x2 +1) + x (x2 2x+1) = 0
 (x2-1)2 + x (x-1)2 = 0
(x-1)2 [(x+1)2 + x] =0
(x-1)2 (x2+3x+1) = 0
3 5
x=1, 1,
2
C) Let be common root
3 a 1 0 & (1)
4 a 2 1 0 (2)
1 is common root
a 2
D) a = -10, 16, 6 b 9
Roots 1, 9
1. For x2 a 3 x 4 0 to have real solutions the range of a is
a) , 7 1, b) 3, c) , 7 d) 1,
2. If the equation x ax b 0 has distinct real roots and x a x b 0 has only one
2 2

real root, then which of the following in true?

a) b = 0, a > 0 b) a = 0, b > 0 c) b > 0, a < 0 d) b < 0, a > 0