Sec: JR.

IIT _*CO-SC(MODEL-A) Date: 18-06-23

Time: 3 Hrs Max. Marks: 186
18-06-23_JR.IIT_STAR CO-SC(MODEL-A) _JEE ADV_WAT-8_SYLLABUS
PHYSICS: PRESENT WEEK (80%): NLM & Friction: Newton's first law, qualitative
definition of force, inertia and mass, Newton's second law, Newton's third
law, Internal and external forces in case of system of objects, Inertial and
non inertial frames of reference and pseudo force, Problems on simple
application of NLM - Atwood machine, Lift problems, weighing machine
(EXCLUDE : The problems involving constraints like multiple pulley &
multiple contact problems, Spring Based problems & spring balance)
PREVIOUS WEEK (20%): Relative velocity (Relative velocity 1D,2D,Rate of
approach and rate of separation, condition for collission of two projectiles,
relative motion of one projectile with respect to another projectile, rain
problems, river boat problems, air craft wind problems etc..)
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MATHEMATICS Max Marks: 62
SECTION – I
(SINGLE CORRECT ANSWER TYPE)
This section contains 5 multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 options (A), (B), (C) and (D) for its
answer, out of which ONLY ONE option can be correct.
Marking scheme: +3 for correct answer, 0 if not attempted and –1 in all other cases.
37. Let x  111.......11 20 digits  ; y  333.......33 10 digits  and z  222......22 10 digits  ,
x  y2
then find the value of is
z
A) 2 B) 4 C) 1 D) 0
n
k 1
38. 
k 1 3
k
 Sn , then S10  S5  _________  if k  N 

647 873 905 973

A) B) C) D)
310 39 310 311
99
1
39. If   k, then 10k equal to______
r 1  r r  1   r  1 r 
A) –9 B) 10 C) 9 D) –10

3n 2  1 9
40. Let S   . Find the value of
n  1
3
n 2
2 4S

A) 16 B) 4 C) 2 D) 1
2 5 1 10 2 17 3
41. The sum of uptil n terms of  2  2   2 ........ is equal to
1.2 2.3 3.4 4.5
n  2n  n  1 2n n  2n 1
A) B) C) D) none of these
n 1 n n 1
SECTION – II
(MULTIPLE CORRECT ANSWER TYPE)
This section contains 8 multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 options (A), (B), (C) and (D) for its answer,
out of which ONE OR MORE than ONE option can be correct.
Marking scheme: +4 for all correct options & +1 partial marks, 0 if not attempted and -2 in all wrong cases
42. It is given that the sequence a n  satisfies a1  0,a n 1  a n  1  2 1  a n for n  N. Then

A) a100  9999 B) a 2001  4004000

C) a 2001  4002000 D) a19  360

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a 2  1 b2  1 c2  1
43. If a,b,c are three positive real numbers, then   can never be equal
bc ca ab
to
8
A) 1 B) 2 C) D) 3
3
44. The classical Fibonacci sequence is defined as f1  f 2  1 and thereafter, f n  2  f n 1  f n ,

1
for all n  N . The value of f
n 2  f
is
n 1 n 1

A) less than 3 B) more than 3 C) less than  D) greater than 

45. The sum of first ‘n’ terms of the series  n  3 12  2.22  32  2.42  52  2.62  ......  upto
‘n’ terms is equal to

n 2  n  1 n  n  1
2

A) if n is odd B) if n is even
2 2
C) n 2  n  1 if n is odd D) 2  n  1 if n is even
2

46. If a, b, c, d are distinct positive numbers in H.P., then which of the following is/are
correct?

ad bc ad bc
A)    B) abc  bcd  abd  acd
bc ad bc ad

1 1 1 1  1  1   1  1 
C)    D)   1  1    1  1
a c b d a  d   b  c 

1 1 1
47. If S n   1    .......  ,  n  N  , then S1  S 2  .........  S n 1 is equal to
2 3 n
A) nS n   n B) nS n   1 C)  n  1 S n 1  n D) nS n 1  n  1

48. Sum of n terms of the series 32  5

 2
7
 2
9
 ........ is Sn , then
1 1  2 1  2  3 1  2  32  42
2 2 2 2 2

which of the following options is/are correct?

A) Number of values of ‘n’ for which Sn is an integer is ‘3’
B) S6  6 C) S7  7
60
D) S10 
11

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49. If the arithmetic mean of two positive numbers a and b  a  b  is twice their geometrical
mean then a:b is

A) 2  3 : 2  3 B) 7  4 3 :1

C) 1: 7  4 3 D) 2 : 3

SECTION – III
(INTEGER ANSWER TYPE)
This section contains 5 questions. The answer is a single digit integer ranging from 0 to 9 (both inclusive).
Marking scheme +3 for correct answer, 0 if not attempted and 0 in all other cases.
1001 1001 then a  b is
2 2
22 32 42 12 22 32
50. If a  1     ........ 
2
, b     ....... 
3 5 7 2001 3 5 7 2003 250
equal to (  denotes greatest integer function)

 r

51. Let 75.....57 denote the  r  2  digit number where the first and the last digits are 7 and
 98

the remaining r digits are 5. Conser the sum S  77  757  7557  ......  75.....57 . If
 99

75.....57  m
S , where m and n are natural numbers less than 3000, then the value of
n
m  n  19
is
300

52. Five distinct 2-digit numbers are in a geometric progression. Find the square root of the
middle term.

53. If a,b,c,d,e R satisfy a  b  c  d  e  8 and a 2  b 2  c 2  d 2  e 2  16, then the

5
complete range of e is  a,b . Then  a  b  is equal to
16

54. Let the equation x 4  16x 3  px 2  256x  q  0 has four positive real roots in G.P., then
p  q  350 is equal to

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Time: 3 Hrs 2016_P1 Max. Marks: 186
KEY SHEET

MATHEMATICS
37 C 38 C 39 C 40 B 41 A

42 ABD 43 ABC 44 AC 45 AB 46 ABD

47 AD 48 ABCD 49 ABC 50 2 51 4

52 6 53 1 54 2

MATHS
10
K 1 905
38. S10  S5   K (using sum of A.G.P we get 10 )
K6 3 3
 n  1   n  1
3 3

40. S
n2  n  1  n  1
3 3

r 2  1 r1  r  1  2r r1
2

41. S 2  2
r1 r  r  1 r  r  1
 r  1  r 1  1  r
S    2   2
 r   r 1
n n
2r1 2r
S   2r1   

r 1
  r 1 r
r  1
GP Telescopic

 
2
42. a n1  1  1  an  1
 1  a n1  1  a n  1
  
1  a n is an A.P. with first term 1  a n  1 and common difference 1.
a 2  1 b2  1 c2  1  a b c 
43.    2   
bc ca ab bc ca a b
  1 1 1   9 
 2  a  b  c       3  2   3   3
 bc ca a b  2 
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3

 b  c  c  a   a  b
 1 1 1  3
   
bc ca a b
 1 1 1  9
  a  b  c    
bc ca a b 2
If n is even S  1  2.2  3  2.4  ........  2.n
2 2 2 2 2
45.
nn 
  1  n  1
n  n  1 2n  1
4  
n n/2
  r 2    2r  
2 2 2
r 1 r 1 6 6
n  n  1
2


2
If n is odd

S
 n  1 n 2
n 
2 n 2  n  1
2 2
n
6 6 6n
48. 
K 1  K  K  1
6 
n 1 n 1
ab a b a
49. 2 ab   4 2 3
2 b a b
a
b  2 3

a 2 3

b 2 3 b 2 3
a
a
b
74 
3  a : b  7  4 3 :1 
b
2 3  a : b  1: 7  4 3
a

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MATHEMATICS MAX.MARKS: 60
SECTION- I
(Maximum Marks : 24)
This section contains SIX (06) questions.
Each question has FOUR options for correct answer(s). ONE OR MORE THAN ONE of these four option(s) is
(are) correct option(s).
For each question, choose the correct option(s) to answer the question.
Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme:
Full Marks : +4 If only (all) the correct option(s) is (are) chosen.
Partial Marks: +3 If all the four options are correct but ONLY three options are chosen.
Partial Marks: +2 If three or more options are correct but ONLY two options are chosen, both of which
are correct options.
Partial Marks : +1 If two or more options are correct but ONLY one option is chosen and it is a correct
option.
Zero Marks : 0 If none of the options is chosen (i.e. the question is unanswered).
Negative Marks: -2 In all other cases.
37. If a, b, c, d are distinct positive numbers in H.P., then which of the following is/are
correct ?
ab bc ad bc
A)    B) abc + bcd = abd + acd
bc a d bc ad

D)   1
1 1 1 1 1 1   1  1 
C)      1    1  1
a c b d  a  d   b  c 
38. If the first and  2n  1th terms of an A.P, G.P and H.P of positive terms are equal

their n th terms are a, b, c respectively, then which of the following is always true
A) a = b = c B) a  b  c C) b 2  ac D) a + c = 2b
1 1 1 1
39. For a positive integer n, lest S  n   1     ....  then
2 3 4 2n  1

A) Sn  n B) Sn  n C) S2n  n D) S2n  n
1 1 1
40. If S n   1    ....  ,  n  N  , then S1  S 2   .....  S n 1 is equal to
2 3 n

A) nS n   n B) nS n   1 C)  n  1 S n 1  n D) nS n 1  n  1

41. Let S1,S2 ,.....,Sn be the sums of geometric series. Whose 1st terms are 1, 2, 3,…..,n
1 1 1 1
and common ratios are , , ,....., respectively. Then sum of infinite geometric
2 3 4 n 1

progression
A) S1  S2  .....  S11  77 B) S1  S2  .....  S12  13!
1 1 1 9
C)   ....   D) S1  S2  ....  S12  18!
S1S2 S2S3 S9S10 22

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42. Let a1,a 2 ,.....a n be in G.P. Such that 3a1  7a 2  3a3  4a5  0 , then common ratio of G.P
can be
3 5 1
A) 2 B) C) D) 
2 2 2

SECTION - II
(Maximum Marks : 24)
This section contains EIGHT (08) questions. The answer to each question is a NUMERICAL VALUE
For each question, enter the correct numerical value (in decimal notation, truncated/rounded off to the
second decimal place; e.g. 6.25, 7.00, -0.33, -.30, 30.27, -127.30) designated to enter the answer.
Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme:
Full Marks: +3 If ONLY the correct numerical value is entered as answer.
Zero Marks: 0 In all other cases.
43. Let x = 111……11 (20 digits); y = 333….33 (10 digits) and z = 222…..22 (10
x  y2
digits), then find the value of .
z

44. The arithmetic mean of two distinct positive integers x and y is a two digit number.
The geometric mean of x and y is obtained by reversing the digits of the two digit
number. Find the value of |x – y|.

45. For x  1, y  1 and x  y  200 , find the maximum value of the expression
 x  x
 log10 xy  log10   log10 xy  log10 
 y  y

n n  n  1 n  2  n  3 n
1
46. If  Tr  8
then compute the value of 
T
as n approaches
r 1 r 1 r

infinity.

47. If the polynomial f  x   4x 4  ax3  bx 2  cx  5 where a, b, c  R has four positive real

r1 r2 r3 r4
roots say r1, r2 , r3 and r4 such that     1 . Find the value of ‘a’.
2 4 5 8

48. If ,  are roots of x 2  x  2  0 ,  are roots of x 2  3x  4  0 then

                
  =
 11 

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49. The smallest value of k, for which both the roots of the equation

 
x 2  8kx  16 k 2  k  1  0 are real, distinct and have values atleast 4, is…..

50. If a, b and c are the sides of a triangle, then the minimum value of
a b c
  is equal to
bca ca b a bc

SECTION – III
(COMPREHENSIN TYPE)
This section contains 2Paragraphs. Based on each paragraph, there are 2 questions. Each question has 4
options (A), (B), (C) and (D) for its answer, out of which ONLY ONE option can be correct.
Marking scheme: +3 for correct answer, 0 if not attempted and -1 in all other cases.
Paragraph for Question Nos. 51 to 52:
Given the sequence of numbers x1, x 2 , x3 , x 4 ,....x 2005 which satisfy

x1 x2 x x1005
  3  .....  . Also x1  x 2  x3  ....  x1005  2010
x1  1 x 2  3 x3  5 x1005  2009

51. Nature of the sequence is

A) A.P. B) G.P. C) H.P. D) None

52. 21st term of the sequence is equal to

86 83 82 79
A) B) C) D)
1005 1005 1005 1005

Paragraph for Question Nos. 53 to 54:

ab 2ab
If a, b are positive real numbers then we have  ab  using this property or
2 ab

otherwise answer the following

53. Consider the following statements

S1 : a, b, c  R  and a + b + c = 6 then
 ab  1
2

 bc  1
2

 ac  1
2
can take the value
2 b 2c a 2

18.
a3 b 1 c
S2 : a, b, c  R 
5
then the least value   is
4b 8c 2 2a 2

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S3 : If a, b,c  R  and a + b + c = 1 then the least value of

1  a 1  b 1  c  is 8
1  a 1  b 1  c 

S4 : If a, b,c  R  and a + b + c = 1 then least value of

4 9 16
  is 81
a b c
The number of incorrect statements is
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
54. The number of correct statements from among the following is
S1 : If l, m, n are three positive roots of x 3  ax 2  bx  48  0 then, minimum value of

1 2 3 3
  is
l m n 2

S2 : If a, b, c, d are positive real numbers in Harmonic progression then a + d > b + c

is always true

S3 : If x  R and 2  x  7 then the maximum value of  7  x   2  x  is 436.545

4 5

2n
 n 1 
S4 : for every natural number n > 1,  n!  n n 
3

 2 

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

MATHEMATICS
37 ABD 38 ABCD 39 AD 40 AD 41 AC
42 D 43 1 44 66 45 16 46 0.5
47 19 48 4 49 2 50 3 51 A
52 C 53 B 54 C

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MATHS
37. Conceptual
38. Conceptual
1 1 1 1 1 1  1 1 1 1
39. a  n   1     ....   1        ....      ....  
2 3 4 2n  1  2 3  4 7 8 15 
40. Conceptual
41. Conceptual
42. Conceptual
43. Conceptual
xy
44.  10   xy  10  
2
45. Conceptual
n n  n  1 n  2  n  3
46. n  tr  8
r 1
h
t n  Sn  Sn1 
47. Conceptual
48.  Conceptual
49. Conceptual
1  2a 2b 2c  1  a  b  c a  b  c a  b  c 
50.    e  3
2  b  c  a c  a  b a  b  c  2  b  c  a c  a  b a  b  c 
51. Conceptual
52. Conceptual
53. Conceptual
54. Conceptual

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MATHEMATICS Max. Marks: 62
SECTION-I
(Single Correct Answer Type)
This section contains 6 multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 options (A), (B), (C) and (D) out of which
ONLY ONE option can be correct.
Marking scheme: +3 for correct answer, 0 if not attempted and -1 in all other cases.
37. The minimum value of thee expression E  2 x  41x is____(Wheen x  R )
2
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D)
3

a  b  c 
2

38. Let a,b,c be positive real numbers then least value of is :

ab  bc  ca
A) 1 B) 4 C) 3 D) 2
39. For a, b  0 , let g1 , g 2 , g 3 and g 4 be geometric means between a and b , then the roots
 g 2 
of the equation  g 2 g 3  x 2    x  g1 g 4  0 are :
 g1  g3 

A) both negative B)both positive

C) one negative and one positive D) imaginary

n
K 1
40. 
K 1 3
K
 Sn , then S10  S 5  _______ (if K  N )

647 873 905 973

A) B) C) D)
310 39 310 311

41. Sum of the series 3  5  9  17  33  ..... to n terms is

A) 2n1  n  2 B) 2n1  n  2

C) 2n  n  2 D) 2n1  n  2

9 36 100 225 441

42. The sum of the series 1       .... up to n terms if n  16 is
4 9 16 25 36

A) 446 B) 746 C) 546 D) 846

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SECTION-II
(Multiple Correct Answer Type)
This section contains 8 multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 options (A), (B), (C) and (D) for its answer,
out of which ONE OR MORE than ONE option can be correct.
Marking scheme: +4 for all correct options & +1 partial marks, 0 if not attempted and -2 in all wrong cases.
3 5 7 9
43. Sum of n terms of the series 2
 2 2
 2 2 2
 2  ....... is Sn ,
1 1 2 1 2 3 1  2  32  4 2
2

then which of the following options is/are correct?

A) Number of values of ‘n’ for which Sn is an integer is ‘3’.
B) S6  6
C) S7  7
60
D) S10 
11

1 1 1 1
44. For positive integer n, let Sn  1     ....  n .Then,
2 3 4 2 1
A) S n  n B) S n  n
C) S 2n  n D) S 2n  n

45. If a1 , a2 , a3 .....an is sequence of positive numbers which are in AP with common

difference ‘ d ’ & a1  a4  a7  .....  a16  147 then.

A) a1  a6  a11  a16  98

B) a1  a16  49

C) a1  a4  a7  ....a16  6a1  45 d

 49 
16

D) Maximum value of a1a2 ......a16 is  

 2 

46. If the arithmetic mean of two positive numbers a and b a  b is twice their
geometrical mean then a : b is

A) 2  3 : 2  3 B) 7  4 3 :1

C) 1: 7  4 3 D) 2 : 3

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47. Let Tr denote r th term of an A.P. and if T10 ,T15 ,T25 are in G.P, then which of the
following options is/are correct?

T15 9
T1 T25 T1 T25
A)
T10
2 B) T
K 1
K 0 C) 
T3 T15
D) 
T2 T15

48. Let an  be a sequence of real numbers such that a1  2, an1  an2  an  1 for
1 1 1
n  1,2,3,... . Let S    ...  , then
a1 a2 a2018
1 1
A) S  1  B) S  1 
 2018  2018
2018 2018

1
C) S  1 D) S  1 
 2017 
2017

1
49. x2  2
 f  x  as x  R , then f  x  can attain which of the following values?
x 3

1
A) -1 B) 0 C) D) 1
2

1 1 1 1
50. Let S     ... , then
1 3 5 7 9  11 9997  9999

A) S < 24 B) S > 24 C) S > 18 D) S < 18

SECTION-III
(Paragraph Type)
This section contains 2 groups of question. Each group has 2 multiple choice questions based on a paragraph.
Each question has 4 choice (A), (B),(C) AND (D) for its answer, out of which ONLY ONE is correct.
Marking scheme: +3 for correct answer, 0 if not attempted and 0 in all other cases.
Paragraph for Questions 51 and 52:
An arithmetic progression has the following property: for any even number of terms, the
ratio of the sum of first half of the terms to the sum of second half is always equal to a
constant k. Let the first term of A.P is 1.

51. The sum of all possible values of k is

4 5
A) 1 B) C) D) 3
3 3

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52. Let the number of terms of A.P. is 20, then the sum of all terms in the A.P can be 1 or

2  1  2  . Then  1  2  ___ 

A) 400 B) 420 C) 440 D) 480

Paragraph for Questions 53 and 54:

Let an  be a sequence of integers such that a1  1, a2  1 and an1  an  an1 for all
n  N , n  1.
53. a10  ___
A) 34 B) 55 C) 53 D) 35

1
54. The a
n2 a
is equal to
n 1 n 1

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

MATHEMATICS
37 C 38 C 39 C 40 C 41 B

42 A 43 ABCD 44 AD 45 ABCD 46 ABC

47 ABC 48 BCD 49 CD 50 BC 51 B

52 B 53 B 54 A

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MATHS
37. E 3 x y
3 x1
3 y1
1
3E  1  32 x y  3x2 y  1  3  3x y
Apply, A.M.  G.M., we get
32 x y  3x2 y  1
 22 x y  3x2 y 1
1/ 3

3
2 x y
3  3 x2 y  1  3  3 x y
1
 3E  1  0  E 
3
38. Using A.M.  H.M. on a  b,b  c and c  a  , we get
a  b  b  c  c  a 3

3 1 1 1
 
1 b b  c c  a
 1 1 1 
 2a  b  c    9
 a  b b  c c  a 
a bc a bc a bc 9
   
a b bc ca 2
c a b 9 3
    3 
a b bc c a 2 2
gg
39. Product of roots  1 4  0 (As g1 , g 2 , g 3 , g 4  0 )
g 2 g3
Hence, roots are real and of opposite sign.
10
K 1 905
40. S10  S 5   K (using sum of A.G.P we get 10
K 6 3 3
41. S n  3  5  9  17  33  ......
  2  1   22  1 23  1   24  1  ....
  2  22  23  24  ......n terms  n
 2  2n  1  n  2n1  n  2
 2n 1  n  2
13  23 13  23  33
42. The given series can be written as 1   3
 ...
1 3 1 3  5
13  23  33  .....n3
tn 
1  3  5  ....   2n  1
n2  n  1  n  1
2 2

tn  
4n 2 4
1
tn   n  1 n  1
4
1 n 
  n2  2n  1  k 2  2k  n 
n
1
4 4  k 1 k 1 

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1  n  n  1 2n  2  
 Sn    n  n  1  n 
4 6 
1 16.17.33  1
 S16    16.17  16   88 17  16  8  16  446
4 6  4
n
6 6 6n
43.   K  K  1  6  n  1  n  1
K 1

1 1 1 1 1 1  1 1 1 
44. S  n   1            ...   n 1  n 1  ...  n 
 2 3  4 5 6 7  2 2 1 2 1 
1 1 1 1 1 1  1 1 1 
 1            ...   n 1  n 1  ...  n 1 
2 2 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 
= 1 + 1 + 1 + …+ 1 (n terms) = n
1 1 1 1 1 1 1  1 1 1 
Also S  n   1             ...   n  2  n2  ...  n 1 
2 3 4 5 6 7 8  2 1 2  2 2 
1 1 1  n 1  n 1
 1    ...   1   
2 2 2  2  2
2n  1 1
 S  2n    n  n
2 2
45. a1  a4  a7  ......  a16  147
 3  a1  a16   147  a1  a16  49 .
Again a1  a4  a7  a10  ...  a16
 a1  a1  3d  a1  6d  ...  a1  15d
 6a1  45d  147
 2a1  15d  49
a1  a6  a11  a16  a1  a1  5d  a1  10d  a1  15d
 4a1  30d
 2  2a1  15d 
 2  49   98
Now using AM  GM
a1  a2  ...  a16 1
  a1a2 a3 ...a16 16
16
8  a1  a16  1
  a1a2 a3 ...a16 16
16
16
 49 
   a1a2 a3 ...a16
 2 
ab a b a
46.  2 ab   4 2 3
2 b a b
a
b  2 3  a  2 3
b 2 3 b 2 3
a
a
b

 7  4 3  a : b  7  4 3 :1 
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b
 2  3  a : b  1: 7  4 3
a
a  14d a  24d 10d
47.   2
a  9d a  14d 5d
 a  14d  2a  18d
 a  4d  0  T5  0
a 3a a a
and d   a, , , ,0,....
4 4 2 4

48.

49. f x   0
1 1
x  0  f 0   f  x  can attain all value  .
3 3
50.

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51,52. Let number of terms = 2n

n
2
 2a   n  1 d  2   n  1 d
k 
2   3n  1 d
n
2
 2  a  nd    n  1 d 
2d
1
 2d 
   3d
 n 
 For k to be constant, d  0or d  2
1
k  1,
3

an n
an1  an1 n
 1 1 
53. 
n  2 an  1an 1
 lim
n 

n  2 an 1an 1
 lim
n
 
n  2  an 1
 
an1 
1 1 1 1 
 lim     2
n  a
 1 a 2 a n a n 1 
8
1 n
an n
an1  an1
54. 
n  2 an 1an 1
 lim
n 8

n  2 an 1an an 1
 lim
n 8

n  2 an 1an 1an an 1
n
 1 1   1 1 
 lim      lim    1
n  an an1  n  a1a2 an an1 
n  2  an 1an

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SECTION – I
(MULTIPLE CORRECT ANSWER TYPE)
This section contains 5 multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 options (A), (B), (C) and (D) for its answer,
out of which ONE OR MORE than ONE option can be correct.
Marking scheme: +5 for correct answer, 0 if not attempted and -2 in all other cases.
x 2 + ax + b
1. If the maximum value of the expression is then a possible value of a 2 + 8b is
x +1
2

A) B) C) D)
1 1 1 1
2. If + = + , then select a possible alternative.
b−a b−c a c
A) are in AP B) are in GP
C) are in HP D) are in HP
3. If is area of a triangle and its semi perimeter, then select a correct alternative for all
such triangles.
A) B) C) D)
4. For real numbers and Let and then select an
INCORRECT alternative
A) If then atleast two of the ratios are distinct
B) If then all the ratios may be equal
C) If atleast two of the ratios are distinct then
D) if and only if
5. The sum of terms of a sequence is given by

Then select correct alternatives?

A) Such a sequence is not possible
B) The number of non-prime numbers in the first ten terms of the sequence is
C) The number of even terms in the sequence is
D) The number of solutions to is where is the general term of the
sequence.

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SECTION - II
(MATRIX MATCHING ANSWER TYPE)
This section contains 5 questions. Each question has four statements (A, B, C and D) given in Column I and four statements (P, Q, R and
S) in Column II. Any given statement in Column I can have correct matching with ONE or MORE statement(s) given in Column II. For
example, if for a given question, statement B matches with the statements given in Q and R, then for the particular question darken the
bubbles corresponding to Q and R in the OMR sheet. For each correct matching will be awarded +3 marks ONLY and 0 if not
attempted and -1 in all other cases.

6. For Let

Match the following based on this.

Column I Column II
A) P) is even for all such
B) Q)
C) R) is positive for all such

D) S)
T) for all such

7. Let

Select the interval in column II in which the value of in column I lies.

Column I Column II
A) P)
B) Q)
C) R)
D) S)

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8. Consider
Match the value of in column II with the set in column I
Column I Column II
A) P)
B) Q)
C) R)
D) S)
T)

9. Match a possible value of the expression in Column I with that in column II.
( )
Column I Column II
A) If then can be P) 10
B) If then can be Q) 6
C) If then can be R) 3
D) When reaches minimum under the S) 14
condition the value of is
T) 8

10. For the sequence, it is given that the general term is given by a
polynomial expression. Based on this, answer the following
Column I Column II
A) The least degree of polynomial generating the P) 5
first six terms of the sequence given above is
B) If the first six terms of the sequence above are Q) 4
generated by another polynomial then
the minimum degree of is
C) The sum of squares of the roots of (with least R) 3
degree as in Q. A) is
D) If the product of roots of (with least degree as S) 6
in Q. B) is then the value of
T) 7

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SECTION – III
(INTEGER ANSWER TYPE)
This section contains 5 questions. The answer is a single digit integer ranging from 0 to 9 (both inclusive).
Marking scheme +5 for correct answer , 0 if not attempted and -3 in all other cases.

11. Let be the exhaustive set of solutions to the equation

Then the sum of digits of the value of

12. If Then the greatest digit in n is

13. If then the sum of digits of

14. Let if the number of rational numbers in the

sequence is n , then the number of divisors of n is(Here
)

15. The minimum perimeter of triangle with two vertices and and third vertex
on x-axis is n , then the greatest single digit divisor of n is

MATHEMATICS
1 B 2 AC 3 ACD 4 AD 5 BCD
A-QS A-QS A-T A-QRT A-R
B-PS B-PQS B-S B-PQRT B-S
6 7 8 9 10
C-QR C-PR C-Q C-PQST C-Q
D-PT D-PR D-P D-Q D-P
11 4 12 2 13 4 14 6 15 9
 MATHEMATICS
1. with equality occurring.
Hence with equality occurring for some i.e.

2.
3. Apply AM-GM inequality to to conclude with equality occurring for
equilateral triangle.

4. if and only if

5. The sequence is

6. We have

Hence
A)
B)
C)
D)

7.

And

Hence
8. A)
B)
C)
D)

9. A)

B)

C)

D)
10. As the third successive difference is constant, the general term may be given by a cubic.
Hence Assume

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Now if some other polynomial gives the same six terms above, then the polynomial
must have atleast six roots. Hence degree of must be atleast 6. To find such 6th
degree polynomial, one may use factor theorem to conclude
for any non-zero leading term
11. Case I: It is easy to verify and are in the domain of the
equation.
Case II: but only in the domain of the equation hence
Case III: It is easy to verify and are in the domain of the
equation.
Case IV: but only satisfies the equation hence
Hence Hence
12.
13.

14. Put Hence we have

Now for to be rational, we have i.e. gives

15. Reflect in x-axis so using the triangle inequality, the least perimeter is

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MATHEMATICS Max Marks:60
SECTION-I
(One or More options Correct Type)
This section contains 10 multiple choice equations. Each question has four choices (A) (B)(C) and (D) out of
which ONE or MORE are correct.
41. Let S n  12  2.22  32  2.42  52  2.6 2  ......n terms then

1 1
A) 1012 S100  50 B) 1012 S100  51

1 1
C)  2012 S201  101 D)  2012 S201  100

42. If a, b, c, d are distinct positive numbers in H.P., then which of the following is/ are
correct

ad bc ad bc
A)    B) abc  bcd  abd  acd
bc ad bc ad

D)   1   1    1   1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
C)   
a c b d  a  d   b  c 

If the first and  2n  1 terms of an A.P , G.P and H.P of positive terms are equal and
th
43.

their nth terms are a,b,c respectively , then which of the following is always true ?

A) a=b=c B) a  b  c C) b2  ac D) a  c  2b

1 1 1 1
44. For a positive integer n, let S  n   1     .....  .Then,
2 3 4 2 1
n

A) S  n   n B) S  n   n C) S  2n   n D) S  2n   n

4 4
45. Let a1 , a2 , a3 , a4 and b are positive real numbers such that b   ak  8 and b 2   ak2  16 .
k 1 k 1

The number of possible integral values b can take is

A) More than 3 B) Less than 5

C) More than 4 D) is an odd natural number

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46. Which of the following statements is / are true ? ( , , ∈ )
A) If + + = 4 then the maximum value of 2 is 8
B) If + + = 4 then the maximum value of 2 is 6
C) When + + reaches minimum under the condition
= 4, then the value of 2 + 2 + is 6
D) When + + reaches minimum under the condition
abc2  4, then the value of 2 + 2 + is 8
47. If a,b,c are in A.P., and b,c,d are in G.P. and c,d,e are in H.P., ( a, b ,c, d ,e are distinct)
then which of the following statements are true?

A) a,e,c are in G.P. B) a,c,e are in G.P.

ca ec ea ad

C)  D) 
ca ec ea a d

48. Which of the following is/are true?

A) If ab 2c3 , a 2b3c 4 , a 3b 4c5 are in A.P.  a  0, b  0, c  0  then min  a  b  c  is 3

B)If ab 2c3 , a 2b3c 4 , a 3b 4c5 are in A.P.  a  0, b  0, c  0  then min  a  b  c  is 3 3

1 1
C) If ab 2c3 , a 2b3c 4 , a 3b 4c5 are in A.P  a  0, b  3, c  0  then min    is 2
a c

1 1
D) If ab 2c3 , a 2b3c 4 , a 3b 4c5 are in A.P  a  0, b  3, c  0  then min    is 2 3
a c

(Where min f  x  is denoted by minimum value of f  x  )

b
49. If ax 2   cx  0, a  0 , and b  0, then 27ab 2 is
x

A) less than or equal to 4 for c  1

B) less than or equal to 32 for c  2

C) greater than or equal to 108 for c  3

D) greater than or equal to 64 for c  2

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 
50. Let  an  and  bn  be two real sequences such that an  a
k  n 1
2
k and bn   b , then
k  n 1
k

A) a p  a p 1  a p  2 .... is never finite for any p

B) bp  bp 1  bp  2 .... is not finite for any p

C) either all or none of the terms in an are zero

D) either all or none of the terms in bn are zero

SECTION-II
(Integer Value Correct Type)
This section contains 10 questions. The answer to each question is a single digit integer, ranging from 0 to 9
(both inclusive).

then the value of 144. f  4   _____.
1
51. If f  k   
n 1  n  1 n  2  n  3  .......  n  k 

52. Let Sk , k  1, 2,.......100 , denote the sum of the infinite geometric series whose first term
k 1 1002 100 2
is
k!
1
and the common ratio is . Then the value of
k
  k  3k  1 Sk is
100! k 1
 

 1 1.3 1.3.5 1.3.5.7 

53. 2       equals to …………..
 2.4 2.4.6 2.4.6.8 2.4.6.8.10 

If an   3 / 4    3 / 4    3 / 4   ....   1  3 / 4  and bn  1  an , then the least natural

2 3 n 1 n
54.
number n0 such that bn  ann  n0 is

55. A sequence <an> is satisfying a1  a2  a3  ......  an  n2 .an n  N and if a1  50 then

 a10 
   (where [.] is G.I.F)
 a20 

56. Three numbers in A.P. with common difference ‘d’  d  1 are removed from first n
43
natural numbers and average of remaining numbers are found to be . Then
4

n  d 
 7   (where [.] is G.I.F)

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Let abc=8  a, b, c  0 and f  x  bc  ax  1  ca  bx  1  ab  cx  1 has minimum

2 2 2
57.
1 q
value at x  and a16  b17  c16 = p q (where p, q  N ) then  _____.
2 p

58. If a, b, c are positive real numbers such that a  b  c  1 then the least value of
1  a 1  b 1  c  is
1  a 1  b 1  c 

59. If x 2  y 2  z 2  1, then the [maximum value of x  2 y  3 z ] is ______(where .  G.I .F )

60. If A.M., G.M, and H.M of the first and the last terms of the series

100,101,102, ,n  2,n  1,n are the terms of the series itself, then the value of
n
 ____ (100  n  500)
100

MATHS
41 AC 42 ABD 43 BC 44 AD 45 BD

46 AC 47 BC 48 AD 49 AB 50 CD

51 2 52 3 53 1 54 6 55 3

56 3 57 9 58 8 59 3 60 4

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MATHS
41. S n  1  3  5 ........  2  2  4  6 .....
2 2 2 2 2 2

 12  32  52........  8 12  2 2  32.....

 S1  8S2 where S1  12  32  52  .......
S 2  12  22  32  .......
Case (i) When ‘n’ is even say n=2m, m  N In this S1 contains (m+1) term and S2
contain m terms
m 1
 n  2n  1
m
n 2
S n    2r  1  8 r 2 
2

r 1 r 1 2
Case (ii) When ‘n’ is odd say n=2m+1, m  N In this S1 contains (m+1) term and S2
contain m terms
m 1 m
Sn    2r  1  8 r 2 
2  n  1.n2
r 1 r 1 2
42. If a, b, c, d are in H.P.
1 1 1 1
 , , , are in A.P
a b c d
ad ad
A) Let  p, q
bc bc

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p  q    p  q  
p q q p
pq ad ad  a  d   ad 
pq  , p  q  0 or pq  1   or      1
pq bc bc  b  c  bc 
 p  q or pq  1
a  d ad a  d bc 1 1 1 1 
  or      
b  c bc b  c ad d a b c 
B) abc  bcd  abd  acd        
1 1 1 1
d a c b
1 1 1 1
C)    is not true
a c b d
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
D) If , , , are in A.P.     ;  1,  1,  1,  1 are also in A.P.
a b c d a d b c a b c d
43. Let A.P be A, A  d , A  2d ,........ Then
t2 n 1  A   2n  2  d  x  say  , Then
x A
 n  1 d 
2
x A A x
 a  tn  A   n  1 d  a 

2 2
2
Let G.P be A, AR, A R , ………. Then
1
2 n2 n 1  x 2
t2 n 1  A R xR  
 A
1
n 1  x 2
b  tn  A R  A    Ax
 A
1 1
Let H.P be A , .........then
1 1
D  2D
A A
1
t2 n 1   x then
1
  2n  2 
A
 n  1 D    
1 1 1
2 x A
1 1
 c  tn  
1 1 11 1 
  n  1 D    
A A 2 x A
1

11 1 
  
2 x A
Clearly a,b, and c are A.M ., G.M and H.M between the numbers , x and A
respectively
Hence a  b  c also b2  ac

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1 1 1 1 1 1  1 1 1 
44. S  n   1            ...   n 1  n 1  ...  n 
 2 3  4 5 6 7  2 2 1 2 1 
1 1 1 1 1 1  1 1 1 
 1            ...   n 1  n 1  ...  n 1 
2 2 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 
= 1 + 1 + 1 + …+ 1 (n terms) = n
Also S  n   1             ...  
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 
n2
 n2
 ...  
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 1 2 2 2 n 1 
1 1 1  n 1  n 1
 1   ...   1   
2 2 2  2  2
2n  1 1
 S  2n    n  n
2 2
b   a1  a2  a3  a4   8 or a1  a2  a3  a4  8  b.... 1
45. Given
Also b 2  a12  a22  a32  a42  16 or a12  a22  a32  a42  16  b 2 ......  2 
for a1 , a2 , a3 , a4  R  using R.M.S  A.M 
8  b 
2
a12  a22  a32  a42 a1  a2  a3  a4
  16  b 2 
4 4 4
16
64  4b 2  64  b 2  16b  5b 2  16b  0  b  5b  16   0. Thus 0  b 
5
Where b=1, 2, 3 (b is a positive integer)
46. A) ≥

C) = ⇔ = = =1
ac
47. b
2
c 2  bd  c 2
 a  c d  d  2c 2
2 a  c
2ce 2c 2 2ce
d  
 c  e  a  c  c  e
c e
c  c  e   e  a  c   c 2  ea  
a c
ca ec
Use C & D  
ca ec

48. ab 2c3 , a 2b3c 4 , a3b 4c5 are in A.P

 2a 2b3c 4  ab 2c3  a 3b 4c5
 2a 2b3c 4  ab 2c 3 1  a 2b 2c 2 
 2abc  1  a 2b 2c 2 
  abc  1  0
2

abc  1

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abc
  1 a  b  c  3
3
  a  b  c min  3
 C  a  0, b  3, c  0
1
If b  3  abc  3ac  1  3ac   ac
3
1 1
,  0 , GM  HM
a c
1
2 2 1 1 1
  ac  
2
  ac  2 3 
1 1 1 1 3 a c
 
a c a c
b b
ax 2   13

49. 2 x 2 x   ax 2 . b . b 
 
3  2x 2x 
13
1  2 b   ab 2 
 ax     
3 x  4 
13
 ab 2 
3  c
 4 
AM  GM
13
 ab 2  b
  ax   c
2
3
 4  x

27
 ab2   c3
4
27 ab 2  4c 3
50. Let an  0  an 1  an  2  ..... are zero
 an 1 is zero hence all are zero
Also let bn  0  bn 1  0 also let bm be the first non-zero term
 bm 1  0 which is not true
1 1 1
Clearly  bn  can be taken as 1, , , ....
2 4 8
So infinite sum exists
For an however if lim
n 
 a1  a2 .....an  exists we can find n such that an1  an 2 .....  1
Then an  an2 2 ....  a n  an1  an 2  .....  an which is not possible
1
51. Tn 
 n  1 n  2  n  3 ........  n  k 
1
Vn 1 
 n  1 n  2  n  3 ........  n  k  2  n  k  1
1  1 1 
Vn  Vn 1  
 n  2  n  3 ........  n  k  1  n  k n  1


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1 k

 n  1 n  3 n  3 ....  n  k  1 n  k 
Vn  Vn 1  1  k  Tn
 1  k  Tn  Vn  Vn 1
1  k  T1  V1  V0
1  k  T1  V2  V1
1  k  T1  V3  V2
…………………..
1  k  Tn  Vn  Vn1
________________
Adding 1  k  Sn  Vn  V0
1 1
Or 1  k  Sn  
 n  1 n  2  .....  n  k  1.2.3.........k
1
1  k n Sn  0 
Lt

k
1
n  S n 
Lt

 k  1 k
k 1
1
52. S  k! 
1  k  1 !
1
k

  k  1!    k 1!
k 1  k
2


100 100
1

k 2
k2
 3k  1 
k 2

k 1 k
  k  2 !   k  1!
2 3 3 4
     .....
1! 2! 2! 3!
2 1 2 3 3 4 99 100 100
       .....    3
1! 0! 1! 2! 2! 3! 98! 99! 99!
1.3.5......  2n  1
53. Tn 
2.4.6....2n  2n  2 
1.3.5.....  2n  1
  2n  2    2n  1 
2.4.6.....2n  2n  2  
1.3.5....  2n  1 1.3.5...  2n  1 2n  1
 Tn  
2.4.6....2n 2.4.6....2n  2n  2 
 Tn  f  n   f  n  1
 Sn   Tn  f 1  f  n  1
1
  f  n  1
2
1 1
S   limn  f  n  1 
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2 3 n
3 3 3 n 1  3 
54. an         ....  1  
4 4 4 4
3  3 
n

 1     
4   4   3   3  n 
  1    
1
3 7   4  
4
6  3 
n

 1       1
7   4  
n
 3 1
        3  22 n 1
n 1

 4 6
For n to be even inequality always holds. For n to be odd it holds for n  7 .
 The least natural number for which it holds is 6
55. a1  a2  ...  an  n 2 an  a1  ...  an 1   n 2  1 an ___ 1
Also a1  a2  ....  an 1   n  1 .an 1 ____  2
2

n 1
  
 n 2  1 an  n  12 .an   an

an 1 n  1
Given n=1,2,3,…. Multiplying
an
 a1  50
2.1 100
  an 
a1 n  n  1 n  n  1
100 20  21 42
a10 / a20   
10  11 100 11
n  n  1 n  n  1
  n  n 1  n  2  1  2  3 
2 43 2
56.  
n3 4 n3
35 47
 n
2 2
but n  3 is a multiple of 4
57. Conceptual
58. a  1 b  c
 1  a  1  b   1  c   2 1  b 1  c 
 1  a 1  b 1  c   8 1  a 1  b 1  c 
59. (x+2y+3z) 2  (12 +22 +32 )(x 2 +y 2 +z 2 )
Cauchy-schwarz inequality
x  2 y  3 z  14
100  n
60. We have A.M . 
2,
200
G.M .  10 n and H .M . 
100  n
For A.M to be an integer, n must be even.
For G.M to be an integer, n must be perfect square.
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 H .M . 
25  k 2
Since numerator is multiple of 25, denominator must be a multiple of 25 as H.M is an
integer
Also 100  n  500
 25  k 2  125
 k 2  50, 75, 100 and 125
 Satisfying these values, we get k 2  100 as the only solution.
Hence n  4k 2  4(100)  400

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