Q1:

Polygons

Easy

The sum of the interior angles of a convex nn-sided polygon is less than 2019∘2019^\circ. The maximum possible value of nn is

Q2:

Logarithms

Medium

Suppose that a, b, and c are real numbers greater than 1. Then the value of 11+log⁡a2bca+11+log⁡b2cab+11+log⁡c2abc\dfrac{1}{1+\log_{a^2 b} \frac{c}{a}} + \dfrac{1}{1+\log_{b^2 c} \frac{a}{b}} + \dfrac{1}{1+\log_{c^2 a} \frac{b}{c}} is

Q3:

Functions

Hard

A real-valued function ff satisfies the relation f(x)f(y)=f(2xy+3)+3f(x+y)−3f(y)+6yf(x)f(y) = f(2xy + 3) + 3f(x + y) - 3f(y) + 6y, for all real numbers xx and yy, then the value of f(8)f(8) is

Q4:

Matrices & Determinants

Hard

Let A,B,CA, B, C be three 4×44 \times 4 matrices such that det A=5,det B=−3det \ A = 5, det \ B = -3, and det C=12det \ C = \frac{1}{2}. Then the detdet 2AB−1C3BT2AB^{-1}C^3B^T is

Q5:

Matrices & Determinants

Medium

If AA is a 3×33 \times 3 non-zero matrix such that A2=0A^2 = 0 then the determinant of (I+A)50−50A(I + A)^{50} - 50A is equal to

Q6:

Ratio, Proportion & Variation

Easy

Three friends divided some apples in the ratio 3:5:73 : 5 : 7. 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

Q7:

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

Q8:

Minima & Maxima

Hard

For all real values of xx, 3x2−6x+12x2+2x+4\dfrac{3x^2 - 6x + 12}{x^2 + 2x + 4} lies between 11 and kk, and does not take any value above kk. Then kk equals:

Q10:

Logarithms

Hard

If x,y,zx, y, z are positive real numbers such that x12=y16=z24x^{12} = y^{16} = z^{24} and the three quantities 3log⁡yx,4log⁡zy,nlog⁡xz3 \log_y x, 4 \log_z y, n \log_x z are in arithmetic progression, then the value of nn is

Q11:

Trigonometry

Hard

The number of pairs (x,y)(x, y) satisfying the equation sin⁡x+sin⁡y=sin⁡(x+y)\sin x + \sin y = \sin(x + y) and ∣x∣+∣y∣=1|x| + |y| = 1 is

Q12:

Circles

Hard

The circle x2+y2−6x−10y+k=0x^2 + y^2 - 6x - 10y + k = 0 does not touch or intersect the coordinate axes. If the point (1,4)(1, 4) does not lie outside the circle, and the range of kk is (a,b](a, b], then a+ba + b is

Q13:

Matrices & Determinants

Easy

If a 3×33 \times 3 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

Q14:

Set Theory

Hard

Let the set P={2,3,4,...,25}P= \{2,3,4,..., 25\}. For each k∈Pk ∈ P, define Q(k)={x∈PQ(k)= \{x ∈ P such that x>kx > k and kk divides x}x\}. Then the number of elements in the set P−Uk=225Q(k)P - U_{k=2}^{25} Q(k) is

Q15:

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

Q16:

Integral Solutions

Hard

If ∣x∣<100|x| <100 and ∣y∣<100|y| <100, then the number of integer solutions of (x,y)(x, y) satisfying the equation 4x+7y=34x + 7y = 3 is

Q17:

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

Q18:

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

Q20:

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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