Q1:
Geometry
Polygons
Easy
The sum of the interior angles of a convex -sided polygon is less than . The maximum possible value of is
Geometry
Polygons
Easy
The sum of the interior angles of a convex -sided polygon is less than . The maximum possible value of is
Modern Math
Logarithms
Medium
Suppose that a, b, and c are real numbers greater than 1. Then the value of is
Algebra
Functions
Hard
A real-valued function satisfies the relation , for all real numbers and , then the value of is
Modern Math
Matrices & Determinants
Hard
Let be three matrices such that , and . Then the is
Modern Math
Matrices & Determinants
Medium
If is a non-zero matrix such that then the determinant of is equal to
Arithmetic
Ratio, Proportion & Variation
Easy
Three friends divided some apples in the ratio . After consuming 16 apples they found that the remaining number of apples with them was equal to the largest number of apples received by one of them at the beginning. The total number of apples these friends initially had was
Arithmetic
Profit & Loss
Easy
A shopkeeper reduces the price of a pen by 25% as a result of which the sales quantity increased by 20%. If the revenue made by the shopkeeper decreases by x% then x is
Algebra
Minima & Maxima
Hard
For all real values of , lies between and , and does not take any value above . Then equals:
Geometry
Straight Lines
Easy
The maximum distance between the point and a point on the circle is
Modern Math
Logarithms
Hard
If are positive real numbers such that and the three quantities are in arithmetic progression, then the value of is
Geometry
Trigonometry
Hard
The number of pairs satisfying the equation and is
Geometry
Circles
Hard
The circle does not touch or intersect the coordinate axes. If the point does not lie outside the circle, and the range of is , then is
Modern Math
Matrices & Determinants
Easy
If a matrix is filled with +1's and -1's such that the sum of each row and column of the matrix is 1, then the absolute value of its determinant is
Modern Math
Set Theory
Hard
Let the set . For each , define such that and divides . Then the number of elements in the set is
Geometry
Solids
Medium
The number of whole metallic tiles that can be produced by melting and recasting a circular metallic plate, if each of the tiles has a shape of a right-angled isosceles triangle and the circular plate has a radius equal in length to the longest side of the tile (Assume that the tiles and plate are of uniform thickness, and there is no loss of material in the melting and recasting process) is
Number System
Integral Solutions
Hard
If and , then the number of integer solutions of satisfying the equation is
Arithmetic
Mean, Median & Mode
Medium
The average of five distinct integers is 110 and the smallest number among them is 100. The maximum possible value of the largest integer is
Algebra
Progression & Series
Medium
Assume that all positive integers are written down consecutively from left to right as in 1234567891011...... The 6389th digit in this sequence is
Number System
Miscellaneous
Easy
The number of pairs of integers whose sums are equal to their products is
Number System
Divisibility Rules
Hard
You have been asked to select a positive integer N which is less than 1000, such that it is either a multiple of 4, or a multiple of 6, or an odd multiple of 9. The number of such numbers is
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