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Level 2 Questions

1. What is the length of the longest pencil that can fit into a rectangular
pencil-box of dimensions 3 cm × 4 cm × 12 cm?

(a) 10 cm
(b) 13 cm (Ans)
(c) 15 cm

2. Let a, b, c, d be distinct integers. Then the product of the differences


a − b, a − c, a − d, b − c, b − d, c − d is certainly divisible by

(a) 6
(b) 12 (Ans)
(c) 24

3. (easy) If the measures of the three angles of a triangle are in arithmetic


progression, then one of the angles of the triangle is always

(a) 45◦
(b) 60◦ (Ans)
(c) 90◦

4. If
1 1 1 π2
+ + + . . . up to infinity =
12 22 32 6
then what is the value of
1 1 1
+ + + . . . up to infinity =?
12 32 52
π2
(a) 8
(Ans)
π2
(b) 9
π2
(c) 12

5. What is the number of integer-sided triangles of perimeter 10 units?


(Recollect Euclid’s definition of a triangle: Any three non-collinear
points in a plane determine a unique triangle)

(a) 2 (Ans)
(b) 3

1
(c) 4

6. How many (real) roots does the following equation have:


√ √
x− 4x−2=0

(a) One (Ans)


(b) Two
(c) Four

7. Three distinct vertices of a cube are chosen randomly. What is the


probability that an equilateral triangle is formed inside the cube by
joining the three sides?
6
(a) 7
1
(b) 2
1
(c) 7
(Ans)

8. Following is the structure of roads in IIT Bombay. What is the number


of ways to travel from A to B if the distance travelled is the least?
(Note, you can walk only upwards or to the right)

(a) 211
11!
(b) (Ans)
5!6!
2
(c) 5!× 6!

9. 4A0 B0 C0 is an equilateral triangle of unit side. Triangle 4A1 B1 C1 is


constructed by joining the mid-points of sides of 4A0 B0 C0 . Further,
for every positive integer n, points An , Bn , Cn are the mid-points of
sides Bn−1 Cn−1 , Cn−1 An−1 and An−1 Bn−1 respectively. What is the
sum of perimeters of all such triangles? In other words, what is

P (4A0 B0 C0 ) + P (4A1 B1 C1 ) + P (4A2 B2 C2 ) + · · · upto infinity

where P denotes perimeter.

(a) 4 units
(b) 6 units (Ans)
(c) 9 units

10. You are given a beam balance and as many weights of 147 kilograms
and 363 kilograms as you want. What is the minimum weight in
kilograms that you can measure, assuming that weights can be put in
both pans?

(a) 1
(b) 3 (Ans)
(c) 69

11. Given a triangle with vertices A(−3, 2), B(5, 6), C(1, −4) which
among the following is the equation of a line joining A to the centroid
of triangle ABC?

(a) 7x − 6y + 1 = 0
(b) x − 2y + 7 = 0
(c) x + 6y − 9 = 0 (Ans)

12. What is the value of


log tan 1◦ + log tan 2◦ + log tan 3◦ + · · · + log tan 89◦ ?

(a) 0 (Ans)
(b) 1
(c) ∞

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13. Point P (α, β) is a point on the circle x2 + y 2 = r2 . What is the area
of the triangle formed by the tangent to the circle at P and the
coordinate axes?
r4
(a) (Ans)
αβ
r4
(b)
2αβ
r2
(c) √
αβ
14. S = {1, 2, · · · , 300}
A subset A of S with three elements is formed such that the sum of
elements of A is divisible by 3. Find number of different such sets A.

(a) 3 × 100 C3
300
(b) C3 − 3 × 100 C3
(c) None of these (Ans)

15. In the figure below, three squares of equal side are joined by their side
as shown below. What is the sum of measures of angles ∠ACD and
∠BCD?

(a) 30◦
(b) 45◦ (Ans)
(c) 60◦

16. How many zeros are there at the end of 2010! ?

(a) 201
(b) 402
(c) 501 (Ans)

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17. For how many real values of x does the following equation hold true:

5x + 5−x = log10 25

(a) one
(b) two
(c) none (Ans)

18. A pincode is a six-digit number. ( So its first digit cannot be a zero ).


It is called good if it has even number of even digits. How many good
pincodes are there?

(a) 4,50,000 (Ans)


(b) 5,00,000
(c) 56

19. α and β are angles in the first quadrant (that is, between 0◦ and 90◦ ).
If tan α = 71 and sin β = √110 then what is the value of α + 2β in
degrees?

(a) 45◦ (Ans)


(b) 60◦
(c) 30◦

20. If the quadratic equation (b2 + c2 )x2 − 2(a + b)cx + (c2 + a2 ) = 0 has
equal roots, then

(a) a, b, c are in arithmetic progression


(b) a, b, c are in geometric progression
(c) None of these (Ans)

21. Numbers from 1 to 64 are written on a chess board such that the first
row contains 1, 2, · · · , 8 (in that order); the second row contains
9, 10, · · · , 16 and so on. Now, eight squares are chosen in such a way
that no two are in the same row and no two are in the same column.
What is the sum of numbers on these eight squares?

(a) 512
(b) 240
(c) 260 (Ans)

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22. What is the minimum value of the following expression:

sin2 θ + cos2 θ + tan2 θ + cot2 θ + sec2 θ + csc2 θ

(a) 6
(b) 7 (Ans)
29
(c) 3

23. Suppose we dump a complete set of chess pieces into a hat- 16 black
and 16 white pieces, shake the hat, then remove the pieces randomly
in pairs. If both are black, we put them on the table to form a black
pile. If both happen to be white, we put them on the table to form a
white pile. If the two pieces fail to match in color, we throw them
away. After all 32 pieces have been removed from the hat, what’s the
probability that the number of pieces in the black pile will be exactly
the same as the number in the white pile?
1
(a) 16
1
(b) 2
(c) 1 (Ans)

24. For n > 1, find the value of 1.1! + 2.2! + · · · n.n!

(a) (n + 1)!
(b) 2(n!) + 1
(c) (n + 1)! − 1 (Ans)

25. We are given a small board with three rods A, B and C inserted in it
and a set of n disks of diameter 1, 2, 3, . . . , n and with holes in them
so that they can fit over the rods. (See figure). Initially all disks are
on rod A, with the largest disk on the bottom, the second-largest disk
above the largest disk, the third-largest disk above the second-largest
disk, and so on. Arun is asked to move the tower from A to B (and
using C) in such a way that during the entire process, no disk is
above a disk smaller than itself on the same rod. What is the
minimum number of moves that Arun has to make?

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(a) n2 − n + 1
(b) 2n − 1 (Ans)
(c) 3n − 4n + 2

26. For how many real values


 of x will2 the determinant
 of the following
1 x x . . . xn
1 x2 x3 . . . x2n 
n × n matrix be zero:  .. .. .. .. 
 
..
. . . . . 
n 2n 2
1 x x . . . xn

(a) one
(b) two (Ans)
(c) three

27. A circle of unit radius is centered at (1, 0) and P is the origin. Let
A(x, y) be any point on the circle different from P . B is a point on
ray P A (starting at P towards A) such that d(P, A) × d(P, B) = 4.
What is the locus of B as A varies?

(a) a circle
(b) a straight line (Ans)
(c) a parabola

28. If a, b, c are positive real numbers then which of the following


statements is FALSE:

(a) (b + c)(c + a)(a + b) ≥ 8abc

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bc ca ab
(b) + + ≥a+b+c
a b c
a−b b−c c−a
(c) + + ≥ 0 (Ans)
c a b
29. Chuck and Wilson are standing on the beach of an island in Fiji,
which is circular of radius 1 kilometers and surrounded by water on
all sides. Wilson heads off tangentially away from the island and
Chuck simultaneously and with the same speed, starts walking on the
shore (circumference) of the island. As soon as Chuck covers half the
island, Wilson’s boat starts drowning. In order to save him, Chuck
now starts running in the (present) direction of Wilson.
Approximately how much distance does he need to cover before he
has to start swimming? [Use π ≈ 3 for ease in calculations]

(a) 13

13
(b) 4
(c) √4 (ans)
13

30. a1 , a2 , · · · an , x are real numbers. Then the least value of the


expression (x − a1 )2 + (x − a2 )2 + · · · + (x − an )2 occurs when x is the
mean of the an ’s.

(a) arithmetic (Ans)


(b) geometric
(c) harmonic

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Tie-breaker Questions
( Attempting these questions is optional. Answers to these questions shall
be evaluated only in case of a tie. )

1. The methane (CH4 ) molecule has the shape of a regular tetrahederon


with the Hydrogen atoms at the vertices. What is the H-C-H bond
angle? (You are expected to write an expression for the answer and
not necessarily the value in degrees. The picture of the methane

molecule is shown for referene.)

2. A knight is located at a black square of an infinite chessboard. How


many squares can it reach after exactly n moves? (n > 2) [Note:
n = 1 is done for you below.]

(Write the expression in terms of n)

3. Into how many points do the curves y = π x and y = x12 meet each
other? Justify.

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