SECTION – A (SINGLE CHOICE)

1. The set of values of p for which the roots of the equation 3x2 + 2x + p (p – 1)
= 0 are of opposite signs, is
(a) (–, 0) (b) (0, 1)
(c) (1, ) (d) (1, 2)
2. If ,  are the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0 and  + h,  + h are the roots of px2
+ qx + r = 0
(h  0), then
(a) h = 1  b + q  (b) b 2 − 4ac
=
q 2 − 4 pr
2a p a2 p2

(c) a = b = c (d) none of these

p q r
3. If f ( x) = ax2 + bx + c, g ( x) = −ax2 + bx + c , where ac ≠ 0, then the equation f(x) g(x) = 0
has
(a)at least three real roots (b) no real roots
(c)at least two real roots (d) two real roots and two imaginary
roots
4. If the roots of the equation x2 – px + q = 0 differ by unity, then
(a)p2 = 4q (b) p2 = 4q + 1
(c)p2 = 4q – 1 (d) none of these

5. If ax3 + bx + c is divisible by x2 + bx + c, then ‘a’ is a root of the equation

(a)cx2 – bx – 1 = 0 (b) ax2 – bx – 1 = 0
(c)bx2 – ax – 1 = 0 (d) none of these

6. If a (p + q)2 + 2b pq + c = 0 and a (p + r)2 + 2bpr + c = 0, then qr =

(a) p2 + c (b) p2 + a
a c
a b
(c)p2 + (d) p2 +
b a
y
7. The adjoining figure shows the graph of y =
ax2 + bx + c. Then
(a)a < 0
(b)b2 < 4ac 0 (x1, 0) (x2, 0)
x

(c)c > 0
(d)none of these
8. The greatest value of 2 4 is
4x + 4x + 9
(a) 4 (b) 4
9
9 1
(c) (d)
4 2
9. If  ≠  and 2 = 5 – 3, 2 = 5 – 3, then the equation having  /  and /
as its roots is
(a)3x2 + 19x + 3 = 0 (b) 3x2 – 19x + 3 = 0
(c)3x2 – 19x – 3 = 0 (d) x2 – 16x + 1 = 0
10. The values of ‘a’ for which the roots of the equation x2 + x + a = 0 are real
and exceed ‘a’ are
(a)0 < a < 1/4 (b) a < 1/4
(c)a < – 2 (d) – 2 < a < 0
11. If the equation ( a + 1) x − ( a + 2) x + ( a + 3) = 0 has roots equal in magnitude
2

but opposite in sign, then the roots are

a
(a)  2 (b) a
3a
(c)  (d) 0
2
( ) log 2 x 2 − 2 x
12. The number of real roots of the equation 2 = x − 2 , are
(a)3 (b) 2
(c)1 (d) 0
13. If ,  are the roots of the equation x2 − 2x + 8 = 0 , then the value of
1/ 3 1/ 3
 2   2 
  +  is equal to
   
(a) −2 (b) 1
3 2
(c)– 1 (d) 1
14. The value of 1 + 7 + 1 + 7 + . . .  is
(a)2 (b) 1
(c)0 (d) 3
2
2
15. If the equation ax + bx + c = 0 has distinct real roots, both negative, then
(a)a, b, c must be of same sign (b) a, b must be of same sign
(c)a, c must be of same sign (d) a, b must be of same sign opposite to
sign of c

16. The equation (b – c)x2 + (c – a) x + (a – b) = 0, has (b  c)

(a)identical, rational roots (b) distinct, rational roots
(c)real, irrational roots (d) imaginary roots

SECTION – B (MULTIPLE CHOICE)

17. If the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 (a > 0) has two roots  and  such that  <
– 2 and  > 2, then
(a)b2 – 4ac > 0 (b) c < 0
(c)a + |b| + c < 0 (d) 4a + 2|b| + c < 0
18. Suppose a, b  R and a ≠ 0, b ≠ 0. Let ,  be the roots of x2 + ax + b = 0.
Then
(a) 1 , 1 are roots of bx2 + ax + 1 = 0 (b)– , –  are roots of x2 – ax + b = 0
 
(c) ,  are roots of x2 + (2b – a2) x + b2 = 0
2 2

(d)  ,  are roots of bx2 + (2b – a2) x + b = 0

 
19. If ,  are the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, then the equation,
whose roots are 1 and 1 is
 
2
(a)ax + bx + a = 0 (b) ax2 + cx + b = 0
(c)bx2 + ax + c = 0 (d) cx2 + bx + a = 0
20. If l, m, are real, l ≠ m, then the roots of the equation
(l – m)x2 – 5(l + m)x – 2(l – m) = 0 are
(a)real and equal (b) non–real complex
(c)real and unequal (d) none of these
21. If  and  are the root of the equation x2 + px + q = 0 , and 4 and 4 are the
roots of x2 − rx + 8 = 0 , the roots of x2 − 4qx + 2q2 − r = 0 are always
(a)both real (b) both positive
(c)both negative (d) positive and negative
22. For equation x 2 − 3 = 3x − 5, x has
(a)two real values only (b) only one real value
15
(c)the sum of values is (d) no real value
4
23. If a < b < c < d, then for any real non–zero , the quadratic equation (x –
a)(x – c) +  (x – b)(x – d) = 0 has
(a)non–real roots (b) one real root between a and c
(c)one real root between b and d (d) irrational roots
24. The roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0, where a ≠ 0 and co–efficients are real, are
non–real complex and a + c < b. Then
(a)4a + c > 2b (b) 4a + c < 2b
(c)a + 4c > 2b (d) a + 4c < 2b

SECTION – C (SINGLE CHOICE)

Passage I.A polynomial equation, say a0xn + a1xn – 1 + a2xn – 2 + . . . + an – 1x + an
= 0 has exactly n roots, say 1, 2, . . . , n. We have   . . . = ( −1) a .
1 2 k
k k

a 0

25. For the equation x3 – 3x2 + x – 5 = 0, if   =    , then  =

1 1 2

(a)1 (b) 2
(c)3 (d) none of these
26. If in the given polynomial equation an = 0, then
(a)exactly one of the root in zero (b) at least one of the root is zero
(c)at most one of the root in zero (d) all roots are non-zero.

Passage II.Suppose two quadratic equations a1x2 + b1x + c1 = 0 and a2x2 + b2x +
c2 = 0 have a common root , then
a12 + b1 + c1 = 0 . . . (i)
and a2 + b2 + c2 = 0
2
. . . (ii)
Eliminating  using cross–multiplication method gives us the condition for
a common root. Solving two equations simultaneously, the common root
can be obtained.

Now consider three quadratic equations, x2 – 2rprx + r = 0; r = 1, 2, 3

Given that each pairs has exactly one root common.

27. The common root between the equations obtained by r = 1 and r = 3, is

1 1
(a)1 (b) or −
2 2
3 3 1
(c) or − (d)
2 2 3
28. If common roots between 1st and 2nd is , between 2nd and 3rd is  and 1st

and 3rd is  then  =
(a)2 (b) 3
1
(c)1 (d)
2