Ramanujan School of Mathematics

ISI ENTRANCE OBJECTIVE TEST

Debangshu Ari

Full Marks-120 Time-2 hrs

1. Coefficient of x11 in (1 + x2 )4 (1 + x3 )7 (1 + x4 )12 is

A. 1051
B. 1106
C. 1113
D. 1120

x
xn−2 g(x)dx =
R
2. f (x) = 1 and g(x) = f (f (f (...ntimes...)(x). Then value of
(1+x2 ) n
n−1
1 n
A. n(n−1) (1 + nx )
n +c
n+1
1 n n
B. n(n−1) (1 + nx ) +c
n
1 n n−1
C. n(n−1) (1 + nx ) +c
D. None of these

3. Number of a from the set of first 100 natural numbers such that a, a + 1 and a + 2 can be
expressed as sum of 2 perfect squares will be
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. More than 2
Rxp
4. f is a non-negative function on set of positive real numbers such that 0
1 − (f 0 (t))2 dt =
Rx Rx
0
f (x)dx for all x > 0. Then 0 f (x)dx
A. = 12
B. > 12
C. < 12
D. None of these

5. An ellipse intersects the hyperbola 2x2 − 2y 2 = 1 orthogonally whose ecentricity is recipro-

cal of the given hyperbola. If the axes of the ellipse are along co-ordinate axis, the equation of the
ellipse will be
A. 2x2 + y 2 = 2
B. x2 + 2y 2 = 2
C. 2x2 + y 2 = 4
D. x2 + 2y 2 = 4

6. Let z1 , z2 , · · · , zn be complex numbers of modulus 1 such that z1n + z2n + . . . +znn =

n(−1)n+1 z1 z2 . . . zn . Then area of the polygon formed by the vertices of these complex numbers
A. must always be less than the area of regular n-gon inscribed within a circle of radius 1
B. may often be less than the area of regular n-gon inscribed within a circle of radius 1
C. must never be less than the area of regular n-gon inscribed within a circle of radius 1
D. None of these

7. Let S be a set consisting of first 4 natural numbers. Then total number of unordered pairs
of disjoint subsets of S will be
A. 25

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 B. 28
C. 44
D. None of these
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8. Tangents drawn from a point (3, 4) touches an ellipse with equation x9 + y4 = 1 at points
A and B. The equation of locus of those points whose distance from point P and line AB are equal
will be
A. (3x − y)2 + 54x + 62y = 241
B. (3x − y)2 − 54x − 62y = 241
C. (3x − y)2 + 54x + 62y = −241
D. (3x − y)2 − 54x − 62y = −241

9. Consider a triangle ABC with sides a, b, c in AP. Then the largest possible value of angle
B will be
A. 60 and in that case, the triangle isn’t necessarily equilateral
B. 60 and in that case, the triangle must be equilateral
C. greater than 60
D. None of these

10. Let An be sum of first n terms of an A.P. whose first term is n and common difference is
2n − 1. Now, Bn = An+1 − An and Cn = Bn+2 − Bn . Then, Cn is an A.P. with common difference
A. 12
B. 20
C. 24
D. None of these

11. Point P lies inside square ABCD such that AP + CP = 27, BP − DP = 17 and 6 DAP =
6 DCP . Then the area of the square will be
A. 110
B. 220
C. 440
D. None of these

12. Let f be a continuous odd function which vanishes at exactly one x and f (1) = 12 . Let
Rx Rx F (x)
F (x) = −1 f (t)dt and G(x) = −1 t|f (f (t))|dt for all x in [−1, 2]. If limx→1 G(x) = 12 , then value
1
of f ( 2 ) will be
A. 2
B. 4
C. 8
D. None of these

13. Number of 7 digit numbers formed by using only 1, 2, 3 and 4 as digits whose sum of digits is
greater than 17 will be less than
A. 5000
B. 7000
C. 9000
D. None of these

14. √A sequence an of real numbers is defined by a1 = 1 and for all integers n ≥ 1, an+1 =
√an2 n2 +n 2 . Then the limit of this sequence will be
n +n+2an
A. 12
B. √12
C. 0
D. None of these

15. ABCD is a convex quadrilateral. O is the intersection of AC and BD. AO = 3, BO =

4, CO = 5, DO = 6.X ∈ AB,Y ∈ CD and X, O, Y are collinear. Then the minimum value of

2
XB
XA + YY D
C
will be
13
A. 6√
9 2
B. 5
√
2 10
C. 3
D. None of these

16. Sum of all such n where nn + 1 is a prime number less than 1019 will be
A. 3
B. 7
C. 15
D. None of these

1 x
17. Number of roots of the equation πe = x is
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. More than 2

18. From the set of first 100 natural numbers, a subset A is created such that sum of no two
elements of A is divisible by 7. What is the maximum number of elements possible in A?
A. 42
B. 41
C. 50
D. None of these

19. Let z be a complex number of unit length. Then probability of occurence of both Im(z 2 ) ≤
Re(z 2 ) and Im(z 3 ) ≤ Re(z 3 ) will be
4
A. 24
5
B. 24
6
C. 24
7
D. 24

20. Edges of a parallelopiped are ~a , ~b and ~c respectively where each of these vectors is of unit
length and ~a .~b = ~b .~c = ~c .~a = 12 . Volume of this parallelopiped will be
A. √12
B. √13
√
C. √23
D. None of these

21. Let P (x) be an integer polynomial such that P (2) is divisible by 15 and P (5) is divisible
by 6.Then, P (7) must be divisible by.
A. 30
B. 15
C. 6
D. None of these
t2 f (x)−x2 f (t)
22. Let f (x) be a differentiable function for all x > 0 and f (1) = 0. If limt→x t−x = 1,
f (x) will be equal to
2
1
A. 3x + x3
2
1
B. 3x − x3
1
C. x
D. None of these

c
23. In triangle ABC, A, B and C are in A.P. Then a sin2A + ac sin2C will be
A. √
1
B. √2
C. 3

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D. Dependent on the sides of the triangle

24. D(1) = 0, D(p) = 1 if p is prime, D(uv) = uD(v) + vD(u) for all natural numbers u, v.
Dm (n) = D(D(...mtimes...D(n))) where m is a natural number. Then, limm→∞ Dm (90) will be
A. 0
B. 4
C. 90
D. None of these
β−α
25. Let α and β be complex numbers such that |β| = 1 and αβ 6= 1. Then the value of | 1−αβ | will
A. Depend on both α and β
B. Depend on only α
C. Depend on only β
D. Depend on none of α and β

26. Let P1 and P2 be non-zero polynomial in variable x1 , x2 , x3 with real coefficients such that
P12 + P22 = x21 + x22 + x23 holds. Then, number of such existing P1 and P2 will be
A. 0
B. 1
C. More than 1 but finite
D. Infinite
√
3
n3 +n2 −n−1
27. Let the sequence an , n ≥ 2, an = n . Find the greatest natural number k such
that a2 · a3 · ... · ak < 4
A. 60
B. 61
C. 62
D. 63

28. Let A be a symmetric matrix whose entries can be from this set (0, 1, ..., p − 1) where p is
a prime number. How many different A’s do exist such that det(A) is not divisible by p?
A. p3 − p2 − p + 1
B. p3 − p2
C. p3 − 2p + 1
D. None of these

29. If f (x) = x4 + ax3 + bx2 + cx + d is a polynomial such that f (1) = 10, f (2) = 20, f (3) = 30,
then the value of f (12)+f
10
(−8)

A. is 1984 and can be calculated without solving f (x)

B. is 1984 and be calculated only after solving f (x)
C. is 2016 and can be calculated without solving f (x)
D. is 2016 and can be calculated only after solving f (x)

30. Let a, b, c, d, e are non zero and distinct real numbers. If a, b, c are in A.P.; b, c, d are in
G.P. and c, d, e are in H.P., then a, c, e must be in
A. A.P.
B. G.P.
C. H.P.
D. None of the above