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œœ Single Choice Questions

1. If log4 5 = a and log56 = b, then log32 is equal to :

1
(A) 2ab + 1 (B)
2ab − 1
(C)
1
(D)
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2ab + 1 ab − 1
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2. Let (x, y) be the solution of following equation
[5(x + 1)] ln 5 = (2y) ln 2 and (x + 1)ln 2 = 5ln y, then x is equal to :
1
(A) 1 (B) −
5 5
4 4
(C) (D) −
5 5
3. The value of ab if log8a + log4b2 = 5 and log8b + log4a2 = 7 is equal to :
(A) 64 (B) 256
(C) 512 (D) 1024
4. Let x,y,z and w be positive numbers such that logxw = 24, logyw = 40 and logxyzw
= 12, then logzw =
(A) 120 (B) 40
(C) 80 (D) 60
5. The value of log2x if log2 (log8x) = log8(log2 x) is equal to :
(A) 27 (B) 3 3
(C) 3 (D) 3
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6. The number + is equal to
log 4(2000)6 log 5 (2000)6
1 1
(A) (B)
6 3
1
(C) (D) 1
2
7. If log6a + log6b + log6c = 6, where a,b and c are positive integers that form an
increasing G.P. and b – a is the square of an integer. Then a + b + c =

(A) 97 (B) 101

(C) 109 (D) 111

 π 3 2
8. Suppose x ∈ 0,  and log (24sin x) (24 cos x) = . Then cot x =
 2 2

(A) 3 (B) 4

(C) 6 (D) 8

9. If log b n = 2 and log n (2b) = 2 , then the value of log b2 (2b) =

(A) 0 (B) 1

(C) 2 (D) 4

10. The number of real values of x satisfying the equation

log10 (log10 x) + log10 [log10 (x 3 ) − 2] = 0 is :

(A) 0 (B) 1

(C) 2 (D) 3
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SECTION-2

œœ One or more than one correct Questions

1. Consider the equation E : 9–|x – 2| – 4 · 3 –|x – 2| – a = 0, a∈R, and S be the set of all real
values of ‘a’ for which eqn. (E) has solutions. Then values of x satisfying (E) is/are
(A) x = 2 + log3 (2– 4 + a ), a ∈ S (B) x = 2 – log3 (2– 4 + a ), a ∈ S

(C) x = 2 + log3 (2+ 4 + a ), a ∈ S (D) x = 2 – log3 (2+ 4 + a ), a ∈ S

2. Let x, y are positive real numbers and satisfy the system of equations
xx + y = y n & yx + y = x2nyn where n > 0, then
2n + 2 – 4n + 1 1 + 8n − 1
(A) x = (B) x =
2 2
4n + 1 –1 4n + 1 − 1 + 8n
(C) y = (D) y =
2 2
3. For each ordered pair of read numbers (x, y) satisfying
log2(2x + y) = log4(x2 + xy + 7y2)
There is a real number k such that
log3(3x + y) = log9(3x2 + 4xy + ky2)
Then possible values of k is/are :
(A) 9 (B) 12
(C) 14 (D) 21
4. Let a > 1, b > 1, satisfy
loga(loga(loga2) + loga24 – 128) = 128 and loga(logab) = 256, then
1
(A) a =2
(128) 128 (B) b = 2194
1
2
(C) b = 2192 (D) a = (64) 64
5. The possible real values of k for which the equation log10(kx) = 2log10(x + 2) has
exactly one solution is/are :
(A) –5 (B) –4
(C) 4 (D) 8
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6. Positive integers a and b satisfy the condition

 (
log 2 log 2a log 2b (21000 )  = 0
 )
Then the possible values of a + b is/are :
(A) 501 (B) 252
(C) 128 (D) 66
7. If log105 = a and log103 = b, then :
3(1 + a) 3(1 − a)
(A) log 30 8 = (B) log 30 8 =
b +1 b +1
(1 − a) a+b
(C) log 243 (32) = (D) log 40 (15) =
b 3 − 2a
 b a
 log a 4 ab + log b 4 ab − log a 4 + log b 4  log a b
 a b
8. The expression 2 
is equal to :

(A) 2loga b if 1 < a < b (B) 2 if 1 < a < b

(C) 2loga b if 1 < b < a (D) 2 if 1 < b < a

SECTION-3
œœ Comprhension Based Questions
Comprehension (Q.1 To Q.3):
Let log3 N = a1 + b1

log5 N = a2 + b2

log7 N = a3 + b3

where a1, a2 and a3 are integers and b1, b2, b3∈ [0, 1)

1. Number of intergral values of N if a1= 4 and a2= 2:

(A) 46 (B) 45 (C) 44 (D) 47
2. Largest integral value of N if a1= 5, a2 = 3 and a3 = 2.
(A) 342 (B) 343 (C) 243 (D) 242
3. Difference of largest and smallest integral values of N if a1=5, a2 = 3 and a3 = 2
(A) 97 (B) 100 (C) 98 (D) 99
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Comprehension-2 (Q.4 to Q.6) :

Let x, y and z be real numbers satisfying the system of equations

log2 (xyz – 3 + log5 x) = 5

log3 (xyz – 3 + log5 y) = 4

log4 (xyz – 3 + log5 z) = 4 then

4. x =
(A) 5–100 (B) 5–90 (C) 5–80 (D) 5–81
5. |log5x| + |log5y| + |log5z| =
(A) 256 (B) 260 (C) 265 (D) 271
6. z =
(A) 5131 (B) 5125 (C) 5132 (D) 5134

Comprehension-2 (Q.7 to Q.9) :

Let x, y and z be positive real numbers that satisfy

2logx (2y) = 2log2x (4z) = log (8yz) ≠ 0 , then

2x 4

7. x = 1 1 1
− − −
(A) 2 6
(B) 1 (C) 2 2
(D) 2 3

8. y5z =
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
32 256 64 128
5 1
9. xy z = m/n , where m, n are relatively prime natural numbers, then m + n =
2
(A) 47 (B) 48 (C) 49 (D) 50
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SECTION-4

œœ Subjective type questions

1. The number of non-negative integral values of ‘a’ for which the equation

log10(ax) – 2log10 (x + 1) = has exactly one root is

 1+ x   3x + x 3 
2. If f(x) = ln  for –1 < x < 1 and if f   = k f (x) , then the value of k is
 1 − x   1 + 3x 2 
 
3. There are N positive integers ‘b’ such that 10 ≤ log10(log10 b) ≤ 100. Let P be the sum
q 
of digits of N and ‘q’ be the sum of digits of P, then  is equal to (where [·]
 100 
denote greatest integer function).

4. Find the sum of all possible greatest integer values of x, x∈R and x satisfies the
equation x2 – x – 1 = 2x – log2 (x2 + 2x)

5. Let ‘S’ be the maximum value of 8.(27)log 6 x + 27(8)log 6 x – x 3 for all positive values
of x. Then 3 S is equal to

6. The number of negative integral values of x satisfying the inequality

  x2 + x  
log 1  log 6    < 0 is
  x + 4 
6  

7. There are N numbers of positive integers ‘n’ less than or equal to 2018 having the
property that [log2(n)] is odd. Find the largest digit of N. (where [·] denotes greatest
integer function)
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8. The maximum value of log5(75x + 100y) if x2 + y2 = 25 is

9. If a, b, c are in G.P. and logac, logba, logcb are in A.P., then the value of
7logcb – 2(logcb)2 is equal to

10. The number of real values of x satisfying the equation

 |x|− 3   3 | x | +2 2 
(25) log125 (2 2) + log|x|   = log 5   log |x| 5 is equal to
 3 | x | −2 2   | x | + 3 

11. Let x, y, z are positive real numbers satisfy xyz = 1081 and

log2xlog2(yz) + (log2y)(log2z) = 468 (log210)2, then the magnitude of the vector

1
25
( )
(log 10 x)i + (log 10 y)j + (log 10 z)k is equal to

160 ( log (r +1)3)( log(r + 2) 3) (log 2) (log 3 162) is equal to

12. ∑
r =1   3
 log 3
  r + 2  
  r +1  

13. If 2x + y = 6y and 2x = 3(2y + 1), then x = (loga3)(logb 6) , where ab is equal to

4 
14. The number of positive roots of the equation log (x + α −1)   = log α 2, where
 x +1 
a > 1 is a real number is

15. Assume that a, b c, d are positive integers such that a5 = b4, c3 = d2 and c – a = 19.
Then d – b is equal to
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16. How many real numbers x satisfy the equation log 2 x = sin (5π x) ?
5

17. Find the positive integer n for which [log21] + [log22] + [log23] + ... + [log2n] =
2018, where [·] denote S greatest integer function.

18. Find the remainder if the product of positive roots of 2019x log 2019 x = x 2 is
divided by 1000.

19. How many positive integers n, n < 1000 are such that [log2n] is a positive even
integer.

20. Determine the number of ordered pairs (a, b) of integers such that

log a b + 6 log b a = 5, 2 ≤ a ≤ 2019 and 2 ≤ b ≤ 2019

21. The sequence a1, a2, a3, ... is a G.P. of positive numbers. Given that

log8 a1 + log8 a 2 + log8 a 3 + ... + log8 a12 = 2006 , find the number of distinct values

of a1.

22. Find b, b ≥ 2 satisfying the equations 3log b ( x log b x) = 56 and

3 log log b x (x) = 54 , where x > 1.
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Answer Key
Single Choice Questions
1. B 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. A
7. D 8. D 9. C 10. B

One or More Than One Correct Questions

1. A, B 2. B, D 3. A, D 4. C, D 5. A, B, D 6. A, B, C
7. B, C, D 8. B, C

Comprehension Based Question

1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. D
7. A 8. D 9. C

Subjective Type Questions

1. 1 2. 3 3. 8 4. 5 5. 6 6. 0
7. 8 8. 4 9. 2 10. 4 11. 3 12. 4
13. 3 14. 1 15. 757 16. 159 17. 315 18. 361
19. 340 20. 54 21. 46 22. 216