- (A)0
- (B)2
- (C)1
- (D)4
Complex Numbers — JEE Previous Year Questions
Every Complex Numbers question asked in JEE Main and JEE Advanced across the last 186 papers — 191 questions, each with its correct answer. Free to read, no account needed.
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191
Papers it appeared in
165/186
Appearance rate
89%
All 191 Complex Numbers questions
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- (A)−10
- (B)−8
- (C)10√13
- (D)8√13
- (A)162
- (B)184
- (C)262
- (D)324
- (A)18
- (B)22
- (C)29
- (D)34
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)42
- (B)23
- (C)27
- (D)38
- (A)−2
- (B)−4
- (C)−8
- (D)−10
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)20
- (B)31
- (C)35
- (D)75
- (A)
- (B)8
- (C)
- (D)9
- (A)42
- (B)37
- (C)50
- (D)61
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)–1
- (B)0
- (C)1
- (D)256
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)2
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)128
- (B)162
- (C)175
- (D)145
- (A)16
- (B)12
- (C)26
- (D)20
- (A)S is a circle with centre
- (B)S is a circle with centre
- (C)S is a circle with radius
- (D)S is a circle with radius
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)24
- (B)12
- (C)18
- (D)16
- (A)both are incorrect
- (B)only (S1) is correct
- (C)only (S2) is correct
- (D)both are correct
- (A)0
- (B)1
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)2
- (C)3
- (D)
- (A)3
- (B)7
- (C)13
- (D)10
- (A)area of triangle ABO is
- (B)ABO is a scalene triangle
- (C)area of triangle ABO is
- (D)ABO is an obtuse angled isosceles triangle
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)6
- (B)4
- (C)10
- (D)8
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)24
- (B)41
- (C)33
- (D)29
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)either lies on a circle of radius 1 or lies on a circle of radius
- (B)either lies on a circle of radius or lies on a circle of radius 1.
- (C) lies on a circle of radius and lies on a circle of radius 1.
- (D)both and lie on the same circle.
- (A)both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
- (B)Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
- (C)Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
- (D)both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)2
- (C)3
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)1
- (B)0
- (C)3
- (D)2
| List – I | List – II |
|---|---|
| P. is equal to | 1.12 |
| Q. is equal to | 2.4 |
| R. is equal to | 3.8 |
| S. is equal to | 4.10 |
| 5.7 |
- (A)(P) → (1) (Q) → (3) (R) → (5) (S) → (4)
- (B)(P) → (2) (Q) → (1) (R) → (3) (S) → (5)
- (C)(P) → (2) (Q) → (4) (R) → (5) (S) → (1)
- (D)(P) → (2) (Q) → (3) (R) → (5) (S) → (4)
- (A)36
- (B)42
- (C)27
- (D)30
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)Only (S1) is true
- (B)Both are false
- (C)Only (S2) is true
- (D)Both are true
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)1
- (B)3
- (C)0
- (D)2
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)the curve lies inside
- (B)the curve lies inside
- (C)the curves and intersect at 4 points
- (D)the curves and intersect at 2 points
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)B and D
- (B)A and B
- (C)B and C
- (D)A and C
- (A)hyperbola with the length of the transverse axis
- (B)hyperbola with eccentricity
- (C)straight line with the sum of its intercepts on the coordinate axes equals
- (D)straight line with the sum of its intercepts on the coordinate axes equals
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)244
- (B)224
- (C)245
- (D)265
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)0
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)1000
- (B)1024
- (C)1105
- (D)1196
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)arg z = π – tan 3
- (B)arg (z – 2z) = –
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)50
- (B)250
- (C)1250
- (D)1500
- (A)Exactly at one point
- (B)Exactly at two points
- (C)Nowhere
- (D)At infinitely many points.
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)a portion of a circle centred at that lies in the second and third quadrants only
- (B)a portion of a circle centred at that lies in the second quadrant only
- (C)an empty set
- (D)a portion of a circle of radius that lies in the third quadrant only
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)is an empty set
- (B)contains exactly two elements
- (C)contains exactly three elements
- (D)is an infinite set
- (A)P is TRUE and Q is FALSE
- (B)Q is TRUE and P is FALSE
- (C)both P and Q are TRUE
- (D)both P and Q are FALSE
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)S contains exactly two elements
- (B)S contains only one element
- (C)S is a circle in the complex plane
- (D)S is a straight line in the complex plane
- (A)centre at and radius
- (B)centre at and radius
- (C)centre at and radius
- (D)centre at and radius
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)0
- (B)2
- (C)1
- (D)infinite
- (A)1
- (B)2
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)4
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)2
- (A)
- (B) and
- (C) and
- (D),
- (A)1
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)is a singleton
- (B)has exactly two elements
- (C)has infinitely many elements
- (D)has exactly three elements
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)8
- (B)7
- (C)6
- (D)5
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)7
- (B)–3
- (C)3
- (D)–7
- (A) for all
- (B) for all
- (C) for all
- (D)The set S has exactly four elements
- (A)line,
- (B)imaginary axis
- (C)line,
- (D)real axis
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)2
- (C)
- (D)4
- (A)9
- (B)33
- (C)57
- (D)24
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)straight line whose slope is
- (B)circle whose diameter is
- (C)straight line whose slope is
- (D)circle whose centre is at
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)n = 40 and Re(z) = 10
- (B)n = 20 and Re(z) = 10
- (C)n = 40 and Re(z) =
- (D)n = 20 and Re(z) =
- (A)a circle of radius
- (B)the line through the origin with slope 1
- (C)a circle of radius 1
- (D)the line through the origin with slope
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)straight line whose slope is 1
- (B)circle whose radius is
- (C)straight line whose slope is
- (D)circle whose radius is 1
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)-1
- (B)1
- (C)
- (D)0
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)2
- (B)1
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)91
- (B)-85
- (C)85
- (D)-91
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)0
- (D)
- (A)If L has exactly one element, then
- (B)If , then L has infinitely many elements
- (C)The number of elements in is at most 2
- (D)If L has more than one element, then L has infinitely many elements
- (A), where
- (B)The function , defined by for all , is continuous at all points of R, where
- (C)For any two non-zero complex numbers and , is an integer multiple of
- (D)For any three given distinct complex numbers , and , the locus of the point z satisfying the condition , lies on a straight line
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)the circle with radius and centre for
- (B)the circle with radius and centre for
- (C)the x-axis for
- (D)the y-axis for
| List – I | List – II |
|---|---|
| P.For each there exists a such that | 1.True |
| Q.There exists a such that has no solution in the set of complex numbers | 2.False |
| R. equals | 3.1 |
| S. equals | 4.2 |
- (A)P-1, Q-2, R-4, S-3
- (B)P-2, Q-1, R-3, S-4
- (C)P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4
- (D)P-2, Q-1, R-4, S-3
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
Complex Numbers — frequently asked
How many questions from Complex Numbers appear in JEE?
Complex Numbers has appeared in 165 of the last 186 JEE Main and JEE Advanced papers — about 89% of them — contributing 191 questions in total across those papers.
Is Complex Numbers an important chapter for JEE?
Judged by how often it is actually tested, it appears in roughly 89% of papers. Chapters above about 50% are effectively guaranteed to show up every session, so they repay thorough preparation; lower-frequency chapters are better treated as targeted revision.
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