LogarithmsCAT Previous-Year Questions

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Logarithms · CAT PYQs

CAT 2024 Slot 1 · QA
Q1.

If x is a positive number such that 4 log10x + 4 log100x + 8 log1000x = 13, then the greatest integer not exceeding x, is

CAT 2024 Slot 2 · QA
Q2.

If a, b and c are postive real numbers such that a > 10 ≥ b ≥ c and log8(a+b)log2c + log27(a-b)log3c = 23, then the greatest possible integer value of a is

CAT 2023 Slot 1 · QA
Q3.

If x and y are positive real numbers such that logx (x2 + 12) = 4 and 3logy x = 1, then x + y equals?

CAT 2023 Slot 2 · QA
Q4.

For some positive ral number x, if log3 (x) + logx 25logx (0.008) = 163, then the value of log3 (3x2) is

CAT 2023 Slot 3 · QA
Q5.

For a real number x, if 12log3(2x-9)log34, and log5(2x+172)log54 are in arithmetic progression, then the common difference is

CAT 2022 Slot 2 · QA
Q6.

The number of distinct integer values of n satisfying 4-log2n3-log4n < 0, is

CAT 2021 Slot 1 · QA
Q7.

If 5 – log10(1+x) + 4log10(1-x) = log10(11-x2), then 100x equals

CAT 2021 Slot 2 · QA
Q8.

log[3 + log3 {4 + log4 (x - 1)}] - 2 = 0, then 4x equals

CAT 2021 Slot 3 · QA
Q9.

For a real number a, if log15a+log32alog15a×log32a = 4, then a must lie in the range

CAT 2020 Slot 1 · QA
Q10.

If y is a negative number such that 2y2log35=5log23, then y equals

CAT 2020 Slot 1 · QA
Q11.

If log₄ 5 = (log₄ y)(log₆ √5), then y equals

CAT 2020 Slot 2 · QA
Q12.

    The value of loga(ab)+logb(ba), for 1 < a ≤ b cannot be equal to

CAT 2020 Slot 3 · QA
Q13.

2×4×8×16(log24)2(log48)3(log816)4 equals

CAT 2020 Slot 3 · QA
Q14.

If loga30 = A, loga(5/3) = -B and log2a = 1/3, then log3a equals

CAT 2019 Slot 1 · QA
Q15.

Let x and y be positive real numbers such that log5(x + y) + log5(x - y) = 3, and log2y - log2x = 1 - log23. Then xy equals

CAT 2019 Slot 2 · QA
Q16.

If x is a real number, then loge(4x-x23) is a real number if and only if

CAT 2018 Slot 1 · QA
Q17.

If x is a positive quantity such that 2x = 3log5(2) , then x is equal to

CAT 2018 Slot 1 · QA
Q18.

If log1281 = p, then 3(4-p4+p) is equal to

CAT 2018 Slot 1 · QA
Q19.

If log2(5 + log3 a) = 3 and log5(4a + 12 + log2 b) = 3, then a + b is equal to

CAT 2018 Slot 2 · QA
Q20.

If p3 = q4 = r5 = s6, then the value of logs(pqr) is equal to

CAT 2018 Slot 2 · QA
Q21.

The smallest integer n for which 4n > 1719 holds, is closest to

CAT 2018 Slot 2 · QA
Q22.

1log2100-1log4100+1log5100-1log10100+1log20100-1log25100+1log50100?

CAT 2017 Slot 1 · QA
Q23.

The value of log0.008√5 + log√381 – 7 is equal to:

CAT 2017 Slot 2 · QA
Q24.

If x is a real number such that log35 = log5(2 + x), then which of the following is true?

CAT 2006 · QA
Q25.

If logyx = a × logzy = b × logxz = ab, then which of the following pairs of values for (a, b) is not possible?

CAT 2005 · QA
Q26.

If x ≥ y and y > 1, then the value of the expression

logx(xy)+logy(yx) can never be

CAT 2004 · QA
Q27.

Let u = (log2 x)2 – 6 log2 x + 12 where x is a real number. Then the equation xu = 256, has

CAT 2003 Slot 2 · QA
Q28.

If 13log3M+3log3N=1+log0.0085, then

CAT 2003 Slot 2 · QA
Q29.

If log10 x - log10 x = 2 logx 10, then a possible value of x is given by:

CAT 2003 Slot 2 · QA
Q30.

What is the sum of n terms in the series

logm+logm2n+logm3n2+logm4n3++logmnnn1?

CAT 1999 · QA
Q31.

Directions: Each question is followed by two statements I and II. Mark:
1. if the question can be answered by any one of the statements alone, but cannot be answered by using the other statement alone.
2. if the question can be answered by using either statement alone.
3. if the question can be answered by using both the statements together, but cannot be answered by using either statement alone.
4. if the question cannot be answered even by using both the statements together.

What is the distance x between two cities A and B in integral number of kilometres?
I. x satisfies the equation log2x=x
II. x ≤ 10 km

CAT 1997 · QA
Q32.

If log2 [log7 (x2 - x + 37)] = 1, then what could be the value of ‘x’?

CAT 1994 · QA
Q33.

If log7 log5 (x+5+x) = 0, find the value of x.

CAT 1994 · QA
Q34.

log6 2166 is