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MATHEMATICS
CLASS : IX
TOPIC : EXPONENTS AND LOGARITHM
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1. What is the value of logx x?

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) x (d) –1

2. If log2 = 0.3010, then what is the value of log 0.0005?

(a) 3.302 (b) 1 (c) –3.3010 (d) 0.5

3. log 28 is equal to:

(a) log2 + log5 (b) log7 – log2 (c) 2log3 (d) log7 + 2log2

4. If log3 a = 4, then find the value of a.

(a) 89 (b) 81 (c) 92 (d) 85

5. Write the value of 2log2 5 .

(a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 2

1
6. What is the value of log10 125  2 log10 4  log10 32 ?
3
(a) 0 (b) –1 (c) 1 (d) –2

1
7. If log x 4  , then x is equal to
4
(a) 16 (b) 64 (c) 128 (d) 256

8. If 10x = x50 then x is equal to  x  0  :

1 1
(a) 10 49
(b) 10 49 (c) 10 50
(d) 1050

log a x
9. The value of  log a b is:
log ab x
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) a (d) ab

10. log2 8 + log4 8 + log16 8 equals:

21
(a) (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 4
4

 27x 3  E
11. Expansion of log 3   equals to E, then is __________.
 5  3
1
(a) 1  log 3 x  log 3 5 (b) 3  3log3 x  log 3 5
3
1
(c) 1  log 3 x  log 3 5 (d) log 3 x  log 3 5
3
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12. Simplification of 5 log 2 + 4 log 3 + 2 log 4 + log 5 – 2 log 9 is ________
(a) log 2156 (b) log 256 (c) log 2560 (d) log 3162

13. Which of the following statements is not correct?

log1 125
(a) log8 512  3 (b) log10 0.001  3 (c) log 5 125  (d) log2 1 = 0
log1 125
14. Find the value of log 1 216 6
6

5 9 3 5
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 2 2 2

15. If log 27 3 729  x, then log x equals to:

5  7  2  12 
(a) log   (b) log   (c) log   (d) log  
2  12  5  7 

16. If x > 1 and a > 1, then log a x is _______

(a) Positive (b) Negative
(c) Zero (d) Both positive and negative

17. If a > 1 and log a x is negative then _________.

(a) x > 0 (b) x > 1 (c) –1 < x < 1 (d) 0 < x < 1

18. For x > 1 and log b x is negative, then:

(a) b > 0 (b) 0 < b < 1 (c) b < 0 (d) –1 < b < 1

19. Which among the following statement is incorrect?

1
(a) log 7 3. log 27 4 . log 5 7 . log 64 5 = (b) log 3 2.3  1
9 7

(c) log  1
3 8
(d) None of these
3 8

20. If a6 = b6 + c6, then the value of log c (a2 – b2) + log c (a2 + b2 + ab) + logc (a2 + b2 – ab) is equal to
_________.
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 0

log x log121
21. If  , then the relation between x and y is
log y log11
(a) x  y (b) x2 = y (c) x = y2 (d) x = 2y

22. If log(x + 3) – log(2x – 5) = 1, then the value of x is _________

15 15
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) 4
19 19

23. Which of the following is least among the following?

log 4 260, log 2 18, log 7 2300, log 5 630, log 3 200
(a) log4260 (b) log218 (c) log72300 (d) log3225

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24. The value of log 73. log274. log57. log 645 is
1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 4 8 9
log16  log5 625
25. Solve:
log512  log3 6561
1 5 2 3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
6 2 3 2

24log  32log 4  __________

5
26. 2 3

(a) 641 (b) 5 (c) 25 (d) 625

27. If log[4 – 6 log 64 (x + 5)] = 0, then the value of x is

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

log10 84
28. If log3 4 + log3 7 =x – 1, then find the value of
log10 28
x x 1 x 1 x
(a) (b) (c) (d)
x 1 x x x 1

29. If x3 – y3 = 1, x > y, then find the value of log(x – y) (x2 + y2 + xy)

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) –1 (d) Cannot be determined

1 2 3  999 

30. log    log    log   .....  log  
2 3 4  1000 
(a) –3 (b) –2 (c) –1 (d) 0

If 5log 4  4log  7 then the value of x is _________

3
31. 5 x

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

32. If log 3x – log 3y = log 35 – log 310 and 3x = y + 2 then y is equal to

(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1

 22  33 
33. Find the value of log10  3  where it is given that log102 = 0.3010 and log103 = 0.4771
 5 
(a) 0.2373 (b) 2.0970 (c) 0.2070 (d) 0.2273

34. Solve for x, log [log 3 + log 3 (x + 1)] = 0

(a) 28 + 1 (b) 38 + 1 (c) 27 – 1 (d) 37 – 1

5
35. If log x 1/ 32  then the value of x is
4
(a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 64

5log a  2916
36. If 4a.b b
then the value of a is
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 3

37. If log 2 = 0.3010, then the number of digits in 2512 is _________

(a) 150 (b) 154 (c) 155 (d) 153

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 2 2 2
38. The value of   is equal to ________
1  2 log a b c 1  2 log a c b 1  2 log b c a
2 2 2 2 2 2

(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) loga2b2c2

39. Which one of the following statements is true?

(a) log 5 5 5 5.....  1 (b) If 5log5 x  3x  12  0, then x = 6
 x 5
(c) If 3log 3
 3  x  5  4  0, then x = 3 (d) All the above

40. If log16m = 4.5 and log4n = 9, then m = ___________

(a) n (b) n2 (c) n (d) n n

The value of the expression  log10 2   log10 8.log10 5   log10 5 is equal to __________.
3 3
41.
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

1 1 1 1
42. . . .
log 3 x log x 27 log 9 x log x 729
1 1
(a) (b) 3 (c) 9 (d)
3 9

43. If the sum of two numbers m and n is 22 and their difference is 18 (where m > n), then the value
of log m n is equal to ____________.
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) –1 (d) 2

8 2 8 2
44. If x  and y  then the value of log121 (x2 + 4xy + y2) equal to ________.
2 2
1 13
(a) 1 (b) (c) (d) 2
2 4

45. If log  a  b   a 2  b 2  2ab  then find the value of

4

1 1
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) (d)
4 2

2 1 1

46. 3 8
log32 9 log 25 4
4 log 27 2
 ____________
(a) 729 (b) 150 (c) 886 (d) 782

1 1
47. If 2a = (0.02)b = 100, then the value of  is equal to ________
a b
1 1
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) (d)
2 4

48. If log54 16 = a, then find the value of log363

8  2a 4a 2a 8  4a
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2a 8  4a 8  2a 4a

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49. The value of 3 3 3....  log 7 7 7.... is equal to ____________
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) log 21

50. Find the value of log 50.008

(a) 1 3 (b) 1 3 (c) 1 2 (d) 1 2

51. Find the sum of the powers of the prime factors in 108 192
(a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 8 (d) 12

52. Find the value of 3 3 2  7 3 6  5 3 18

(a) 545 (b) 500 (c) 630 (d) 360

53. Find the value of (–3)0 –(–3)3 – (–3)–1 + (–3)4 – (–3)–2

2 2
(a) 109 (b) 102 (c) 109 (d) 110
9 9

 1
13
23  110  32  7 
3
98
54. Evaluate    
23 3 2
2 2
 11  121
173 17 137 21
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 3 (d) 3
440 44 440 440

55. If (25)x = (125)y, find x : y

(a) 1 : 1 (b) 2 : 3 (c) 3 : 2 (d) 1 : 3

 64    216   81
1/6 1/3 1/4

56. Compute
 512   16    9 
1/3 1/4 1/2

(a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 1 (d) –6

6
 1 
57. What is the simplified form of  3 x 4 y   ?
 4
x 2 y8 
y10 y2 x5
(a) x5.y10 (b) 5 (c) (d)
x x y5

1 1
58. Find the value of m

1 x 1 xm
(a) 0 (b) xm (c) 1 (d) x–m

3a 4a  2 25a 1
59. Give the simplified form of
9a 12a 15a 2
(a) 3a  2.2a 5.5a  4 (b) 2a 5.3a  2.5a  4 (c) 2a 5.3a  2.5a  4 (d) 2a 5.3 a 22.5a  4

60. Which is greater of 212 and 38?

(a) 38 (b) 212 (c) Both are equal (d) Cannot be compared

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61. What is the simplified form of
 x  . x  . x 
a b 3 bc 3 ca 3

?
 x .x .x  a b c 6

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) xa + b + c (d) x

62. If 3n = 729, find the value of 33n + 1

(a) 321 (b) 310 (c) 319 (d) 315

63. If 27x+1 = 9x+3 = 3y, find the respective values of x ' and ' y ' ?
(a) 3 and 12 (b) 12 and 3 (c) 6 and 6 (d) 4 and 9

Find  0.000064    0.04 

5/4 5/4
64.
(a) 210.1010 (b) 210.10 10 (c) 210.1010 (d) 210.10 10

65. By what number should we multiply 4–3 so that the product may be equal to 64?
(a) 45 (b) 212 (c) 26 (d) 1

66. What is the number to be multiplied by (–7)–1 so as to get 10–1 as the product?
7 7 9 3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
10 10 10 10

What is the value of  61  81    21  31 

1 1
67.
(a) 25 (b) 30 (c) 35 (d) 40

68. What is the standard form of 6020000000000000?

(a) 6.02 1015 (b) 6.02 1013 (c) 602 1013 (d) 602 1015

69. What is the usual form of 1.0001109 ?

(a) 100010000 (b) 1000100000 (c) 100010000000000 (d) 10001000000

70. The size of a plant cell is 0.00001275 m. Express this size in standard form.
(a) 1.25 108 m (b) 1.275  105 m (c) 1.275 108 m (d) 1.275 105 m

1

 3 
1
1 
1

71. Evaluate      
 4 
 4  
3 3 16 8
(a) (b) (c) (d)
16 8 3 3

72. If x = yx, y = zy and z = xy, then the value of xyz equal to;
(a) –1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) xyz

73. log 52  log 53 

(a) log26 (b) log25 (c) log56 (d) log1030

1 1
74. If x = log327 and y = log927 then   ____________.
x y
1 1
(a) (b) (c) 3 (d) 1
3 9
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 If log  0.37   1.756, then the value of log 37  log  0.37   log 0.37 is:
3
75.
(a) 0.902 (b) 2.146 (c) 3.444 (d) 1.146

1 1 1
76. The value of   equals
1  log ab c 1  log ac b 1  log bc a
(a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) log abc

If 2log9  25log9  8logx , then x = _________.

3 3 9
77.
(a) 9 (b) 8 (c) 3 (d) 2

3 4 5

78. What is log10    log10    log10    ..... up to 10 terms equal to?
2 3 4
(a) 0 (b) log106 (c) log105 (d) None of these

What is the value of log10  5log10 100  

2
79.
 
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1

1
80. What is the value of log10 36  2 log10 3  log10 15 ?
2
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 0

1 
81. What is the value of  log10 25  2 log10 4  log10 32  log10 1  ?
2 
1 2
(a) 0 (b) (c) 1 (d)
5 5

82. What is the value of log12 10  / log144 10  ?
1
(a) (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) log1013
2

83. If log r 6  m and log r 3  n then is log r  r / 2  is equal to

(a) m – n + 1 (b) m + n – 1 (c) m – n – 1 (d) m – n + 1

84. What is the value of 2 log (5/8) + log (128/125) + log(5/2)?

(a) 0 (b) –1 (c) 2 (d) 5

85. What is the value of log100 0.01?

1
(a) 1/2 (b) –1 (c) (d) –3
3

     
86. What is the valve of  log 1 2   log 1 3   log 1 4  ...  log 1 99 
 2  3  4   99 
(a) 1 (b) –1 (c) 1 or –1 (d) 0

87. Which is greatest among the following?

(a) log220 (b) log735 (c) log570 (d) log368

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 log x log 64
88. If  , then the relation between x and y is
log y log 8
(a) x  y (b) x == y3 (c) y = x2 (d) x = y2

log10 72
89. If log32 = x then the value of is
log10 24
1 x 2  3x 2  3x 3x  1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
1 x 1  3x 2  3x 3x  2

1 2 3  999 

90. log    log    log    ...  log    ___________
2 3 4  10000 
(a) –3 (b) –1 (c) 0 (d) 2

91. log21 . log32 . log43 . log54 . log65….log10099 = ____________

(a)  (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) Cannot be determined

92. Evaluate: log 4 3  log 27 64

1 2 1
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d)
2 3 3

93. Evaluate: log16 64  log 64 16

1 6 5
(a) 6 (b) (c) (d)
6 5 6

94. Find the value of x which satisfies the relation log10 2  log10  4 x  1  log10  x  1  1
(a) 4 (b) –4 (c) 1/4 (d) Not defined
 1 1 1 
95. Simplify:    
 log xy  xyz  log yz  xyz  log zx  xyz  
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 0

96. The value of log 1 81 is equal to:

3
(a) –27 (b) –4 (c) 4 (d) 27

log 3 6
97. is equal to:
log 6
1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
8 4 3 8
98. Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) log10 10  0 (b) log  2  3  log  2  3
(c) log10 1  1 (d) log 1 2  3  log1  log 2  log 3

99. If log 2 log3  log 2 x   1, then x is equal to:

(a) 0 (b) 12 (c) 128 (d) 512
100. log 160 is equal to:
(a) 2 log 2  3log 3 (b) 3log2 + 2log3
(c) 3log2 + 2log3 – log5 (d) 5 log2 + log5
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Answer Key

1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (d) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (a)
11. (a) 12. (c) 13. (c) 14. (b) 15. (d) 16. (a) 17. (d) 18. (b) 19. (d) 20. (c)
21. (c) 22. (b) 23. (c) 24. (d) 25. (d) 26. (a) 27. (d) 28. (d) 29. (c) 30. (a)
31. (d) 32. (a) 33. (a) 34. (d) 35. (b) 36. (d) 37. (c) 38. (b) 39. (a) 40. (c)
41. (b) 42. (d) 43. (c) 44. (b) 45. (d) 46. (c) 47. (b) 48. (b) 49. (d) 50. (b)
51. (d) 52. (c) 53. (a) 54. (a) 55. (c) 56. (a) 57. (b) 58. (c) 59. (b) 60. (a)
61. (b) 62. (c) 63. (a) 64. (b) 65. (b) 66. (a) 67. (b) 68. (a) 69. (b) 70. (d)
71. (b) 72. (c) 73. (c) 74. (d) 75. (c) 76. (a) 77. (b) 78. (b) 79. (c) 80. (c)
81. (c) 82. (b) 83. (d) 84. (a) 85. (b) 86. (a) 87. (a) 88. (d) 89. (b) 90. (a)
91. (b) 92. (c) 93. (d) 94. (b) 95. (b) 96. (b) 97. (c) 98. (d) 99. (d) 100. (d)

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