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Ref: QAT1002115 QUANTITATIVE ABILITY TEST Time: 30 min.

(Indices & Surds, Logarithms)

Directions for questions 1 to 25:For the Multiple Choice Questions, select the correct alternative from the given
choices. For the Non-Multiple Choice Questions, write your answer in the box provided.

2 3 4 1 9. Find the square root of 2 – 3.

 xm   xn     x 
1. If      x   n  , |x| 1
 x  n   xm    xm  n  x  (A)
2
(B)
2
       
3 1 3 1
and m and n are integers, which of the following
cannot be the value of n? 3 3
(C) (D)
(A) 1 (B) 5 (C) 10 (D) 20 2 1 2 1

logz z 2 10. If log (5x + 3y) + log (5x – 3y) = 10, where x and y
log x y are integers, the number of possible values of (x, y) is
log x
2. If 5 5 = 54, x > 0, y > 0 and z > 0,
then y = _______.
(A) 27 (B) 2916 (C) 3 6 (D) 108 1 1 1 1 1
11. The greatest of 34 , 4 5 , 56 , 67 , 7 8 is _______.
3. If 5x = y3 and y = 51/2, find the value of x. 1 1 1 1
(A) 34 (B) 45 (C) 67 (D) 7 8

12. If log 5x  4 =log (36x2 – 135x + 189), the product

4. If a5 – xb3x = a5xbx + 5 and a3 = b31, 0 or 1, find x.
(A) 0
(B) 3/2 of the possible values of x is
11
(C) 5/2
(D) Cannot be determined
3  a  5 1
5. If 2log (x + 11)<2log x + 2log 1.33 , it follows 13. If  , how many values can a take?
a4 6
that _______.
(A) x > 100 (B) x < 100
3 3
50 50
(C) x > (D) x <
3 3 14. The number of roots of log – (x + 2) = 1 is
______.
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
1 1
6. If 450x = 570y = 722z, then – = _______.
x y 15. If ℓmn = 1, find the value of
+ +
ℓ
1 1 1 1 .
(A) + (B) – ℓ ℓ ℓ
y z z y (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
1 1
(C) – (D) None of these
y z 225 1
16.  = ______.
x 2 x  x 1
7. The greatest of √19+√6, √23+√3, √18+√7, (A) 16 (B) 15 (C) 14 (D) 13
√24+√2is ________.
/ /
(A) √19+√6 (B) √23+√3 17. 29 + 12√5 − 24 − 8√5 = _______.
(C) √18+√7 (D) √24+√2 (A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 7

18. If log a + 6log + 15log a + ……. + n(2n – 1)

8. log 1 + + log 1 + + log 1 + + …..
log a = 1369, the value of n is
+ log 1 + = _______.

(A) 0 (B) 1
19. The greatest of 3115, 1719, 725, 6312 is _______.
(C) 2 (D) 3
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 (A) 3115 (B) 1719 (C) 725 (D) 6312
20. If log 2 3
+ 4log144 ≥ 2, it follows that x is

at most
16

21. X
= + +…….+
√ √ √ √
. Find X.
√ √

(A) − (B) −
√ √ √ √

(C) − (D) −
√ √ √ √

22. If log2 = 0.3010 and log3 = 0.4771, what is the

number of digits in 24100?
(A) 109 (B) 122 (C) 131 (D) 139

23. If N = 17 + 17 − 17 + √17−. . . . . . . . . . ∞, find N.

√ √
(A) (B)
√ √
(C) (D)

1 1
24. If a > 1, b > 1, a a = b b and a8 = b6, b equals

81

25. If a, b, c and d are integers satisfying log b = ,

log d = and b – d = 17, |c – a| equals

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