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CHAPTER 4

Complex Number
PYQ Trend of the Chapter 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019

Topics E M T O E M T O E M T O E M T O E M T O

Power of iota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1

Algebra of complex numbers 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 1

Conjugate, modulus and argument 3 3 4 10 4 4 2 10 2 4 0 6 2 3 1 6 2 4 1 7

Euler Form and De Moivres Theorem 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1

Cube Root of Unity 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 3 0 2 0 2

Geometry of Complex Number 0 1 7 8 3 7 4 14 2 4 8 14 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 4

nth roots of unity 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total Questions 4 9 11 24 7 13 7 27 7 11 11 29 4 8 4 16 4 11 1 16

E: Easy, M: Moderate, T: Tough, O: Overall

Recent Trend in PYQ's

Overall difficulty of complex numbers has increased in last two years, we rarely get straight forward questions
Moderate questions of Conjugate, Modulus and Argument were asked in 2022 & 2023
Challenging Questions from Geometry of Complex Numbers were asked in 2022 & 2023
Basic Properties of Straight Lines and Circles are Useful in Questions involving Geometry
Indirect Questions were asked from Polar Form, Euler Form and De Moivres Theorem
Tricky Questions on Max and Min Value of Complex Numbers
Indirect Questions of Application of Cube Root of Unity with Other Chapters, we don't get direct questions in
recent years

Expert Suggestion
This chapter is tricky and recently the level has also increased. Students generally face difficulty and try to leave this
chapter. Even if you are planning to leave this chapter, prepare the topic - Cube Root of Unity. You might find
questions on this topic in questions of other chapters.

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CONCEPT BUILDER

Power of iota
n

Q1. The least positive integer n such that (2i)

n−2
, i = √−1,  is a positive integer, is ______.
(1−i)

 26 Aug 2021 (E)

m n

Q2. If ( 1+i
)
2

= (
1+i
)
3

= 1,   (m,  n ∈ N )  then the greatest common divisor of the least values of

1−i i−1

m and n is  3 Sep 2020 (M)

Q3. If α and β be the roots of the equation  x 2

− 2x + 2 = 0, then the least value of n for which
n

(
α
) = 1 is  8 Apr 2019 (M)
β

(1) 5 (2) 4 (3) 2 (4) 3

Algebra of complex numbers

Q4. For two non-zero complex number z  and z , if Re(z 1 2 1
z2 )= 0  and Re(z 1
+ z2 )= 0 , then which of
the following are possible?
(A) Im(z 1
)> 0  and Im(z 2
)> 0

(B) Im(z 1 )< 0  and Im(z 2 )> 0

(C) Im(z 1
)> 0  and Im(z 2
)< 0

(D) Im(z 1 )< 0  and Im(z 2 )< 0

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:  29 Jan 2023 (M)
(1) B and D (2) B and C (3) A and B (4) A and C
Q5. Let a complex number z,  |z|≠ 1, satisfy log 1 (
| z | +11
)≤ 2 . Then, the largest value of |z| is
2
( | z | −1 )
√2

equal to _________.  16 Mar 2021 (M)

(1) 8 (2) 7 (3) 6 (4) 5

1 1

Q6. The imaginary part of (3 + 2√−54) 2

− (3 − 2√−54)
2
,can be  2 Sep 2020 (E)
(1) −√6 (2) −2√6 (3) 6 (4) √6

Q7. Let (−2 −

3
x+iy
1

3
i) =
27
(i = √−1) , where x and y are real numbers then y − x equals :
 11 Jan 2019 (M)
(1) 91 (2) −85 (3) 85 (4) −91

Conjugate, modulus and argument

Q8. Let the complex number z = x + iy be such that   is purely imaginary. If x + y , then 
2z−3i 2
= 0
2z+i

y
4
+ y
2
− y  is equal to  10 Apr 2023 (M)
(1) 2

3
(2) 3

2
(3) 3

4
(4) 4

Q9. Let S ={z = x + iy :

2z−3i
is a real number }. Then which of the following is NOT correct?
4z+2i

 10 Apr 2023 (E)

(1) y + x
2
+ y
2
≠ −
1

4
(2) (x, y) =(0, −
1
)
2

(3) x = 0 (4) y ∈(−∞, −

1
)∪(−
1
, ∞)
2 2

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Q10. Let A ={θ ∈(0,  2π): 1+2i sin θ

  is   purely   imaginary}  Then the sum of the elements is in A is
1−i sin θ

 8 Apr 2023 (E)

(1) 4π (2) 3π (3) π (4) 2π

Q11. Let z = 1 + i and z Then is equal to  30 Jan 2023 (M)

1+iz̄ 12
1 = ⋅ arg(z1 )
1 π
z̄ (1−z)+
z

Q12. If z = 2 + 3i, then z 5

+ (z̄ )
5
 is equal to:  29 Jul 2022 (M)
(1) 244 (2) 224 (3) 245 (4) 265

Q13. If z ≠ 0 be a complex number such that ∣∣z − 1

z
∣= 2
∣ , then the maximum value of |z| is
 29 Jul 2022 (E)
(1) √2 (2) 1 (3) √2 − 1 (4) √2 + 1

Q14. Let z and z  be two complex numbers such that z̄

1 2 1 = iz̄ 2 and arg(
z1

z̄ 2
)= π , then the argument of
z1 is  25 Jun 2022 (E)
(1) arg z2 =
π

4
(2) arg z2 = −
3π

4
(3) arg z1 =
π

4
(4) arg z1 = −
3π

Q15. If the real part of the complex number z = 3+2i cos θ

, θ ∈(0,
π
) is zero, then the value of
1−3i cos θ 2

sin
2
3θ + cos
2
θ is equal to ______.  27 Jul 2021 (E)

Q16. Let n denote the number of solutions of the equation z 2

+ 3z̄ = 0,  where z is a complex number.
Then the value of ∑ is equal to  22 Jul 2021 (E)
∞ 1

k=0 k
n

(1) 1 (2) 4

3
(3) 3

2
(4) 2

Q17. The region represented by {z = x + iy ∈ C : |z| − Re(z) ≤ 1} is also given by the inequality
 6 Sep 2020 (M)
(1) y
2
≥ 2(x + 1) (2) y
2
≤ 2(x +
1
) (3) y
2
≤(x +
1
) (4) y
2
≥ x + 1
2 2

Q18. Let z = x + iy be a non-zero complex number such that z 2

= i|z|
2
, where i = √−1, then z lies on
the :  6 Sep 2020 (E)
(1) line, y = −x (2) imaginary axis (3) line, y = x (4) real axis
Q19. If the equation x 2
+ bx + 45 = 0,  b ∈ R has conjugate complex roots and they satisfy
|z + 1|= 2√10, then  8 Jan 2020 (M)
(1) b
2
− b = 30 (2) b
2
+ b = 72 (3) b
2
− b = 42 (4) b
2
+ b = 12

Q20. If 3+isinθ

4−icosθ
, θ ∈[0 ,2 π], is a real number, then an argument of sinθ + icosθ is  7 Jan 2020 (E)
(1) π − tan
−1
(
4
) (2) π − tan
−1
(
3
) (3) − tan
−1
(
3
) (4) tan
−1
(
4
)
3 4 4 3

Q21. Let z ∈ C with Im(z) = 10 and it satisfies for some natural number n. Then
2 z−n
= 2i − 1
2 z+n

 12 Apr 2019 (E)

(1) n = 20 and Re(z) = 10 (2) n = 40 and Re(z) = 10

(3) n = 20 and Re(z) = −10 (4) n = 40 and Re(z) = −10

2

Q22. If a > 0 and z = (1+i)

, has magnitude √ , then 2
−
z is equal to:  10 Apr 2019 (M)
a−i 5

(1) −
1

5
−
3

5
i (2) −
3

5
−
1

5
i (3) 1

5
−
3

5
i (4) −
1

5
+
3

5
i

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Q23. If is a purely imaginary number and |z|= 2, then a value of α is :  12 Jan 2019 (M)
z − α
(α ∈ R)
z + α

(1) 1 (2) 1

2
(3) √2 (4) 2

Q24. Let z be a complex number such that |z| + z = 3 + i ( where i = √−1). Then |z| is equal to :
 11 Jan 2019 (E)
(1) √34
(2) 5

3
(3) √41
(4) 5

4
3 4

Q25. Let z = (
5 5
√3 √3

2
+
2
i
) + (
2
−
i

2
) . If R(z) and I (z) respectively denote the real and imaginary
parts of z, then  10 Jan 2019 (E)
(1) I (z)= 0 (2) R(z)< 0 and I (z)> 0
(3) R(z)> 0 and I (z)> 0 (4) R(z)= −3

Q26. Let A ={θ ∈(− π

, π):
3+2i sinθ
 is purely imaginary }. Then the sum of the elements in A is:
2 1−2i sinθ

 9 Jan 2019 (M)

(1) 5π

6
(2) π (3) 2π

3
(4) 3π

Euler Form and De Moivres Theorem

Q27. The complex number z = π
i−1
π
is equal to:  31 Jan 2023 (E)
cos +i sin
3 3

(1) √2i(cos
5π
− i sin
5π
) (2) cos
π

12
− i sin
12
π

12 12

(3) √2(cos
π
+ i sin
π
) (4) √2(cos
5π
+ i sin
5π
)
12 12 12 12

Q28. If (√3 + i)  26 Aug 2021 (E)

100

= 2
99
(p + iq),  then p and q are roots of the equation :
(1) x
2
− (√3 + 1)x + √3 = 0 (2) x
2
+ (√3 + 1)x + √3 = 0

(3) x
2
+ (√3 − 1)x − √3 = 0 (4) x
2
− (√3 − 1)x − √3 = 0

Q29. If the real part of the complex number (1 − cos θ + 2i sin θ) is for θ ∈ (0, π), then the value
−1 1

of the integral ∫
θ

0
sin x dx is equal to:  20 Jul 2021 (E)
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) −1 (4) 0

Cube Root of Unity

Q30. Let z = 1−i√3
, i = √−1 . Then the value of 
2

 26 Aug 2021 (M)

3 3 3 3

21 + (z +
1

z
) + (z
2
+
1

2
) + (z
3
+
1

3
) + … + (z
21
+
1

21
)  is______.
z z z

Q31. The value of( −1+i√3

)
30

is :  5 Sep 2020 (E)

1−i

(1) 6
5
(2) 2
15
 i (3) −2
15
(4) −2
15
i

Q32. If a and b are real numbers such that (2 + α) 4

= a + bα , where α =
−1+i√3
, then a + b is equal
2

to:  4 Sep 2020 (E)

(1) 9 (2) 24 (3) 33 (4) 57

Q33. If z = √3
+
i
(i = √−1), then (1 + iz + z 5
+ iz )
8
9
is equal to:  8 Apr 2019 (E)
2 2

(1) (2) (3) (4)

9
−1 1 0 (−1 + 2i)

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Q34. Let z be a root of quadratic equation, x

0
2
+ x + 1 = 0. If z = 3 + 6iz 81

0
− 3iz
93

0
, then arg (z) is
equal to:  9 Jan 2019 (E)
(1) 0 (2) π

4
(3) π

6
(4) π

Geometry of Complex Number

Q35. The number of elements in the set {z = a + ib ∈ C : a, b ∈ Z and 1 <|z − 3 + 2i|< 4} is _____.
 28 Jun 2022 (M)

Q36. Let A ={z ∈ C : 1 ⩽|z −(1 + i)|⩽ 2} and B ={z ∈ A :|z −(1 − i)|= 1}. Then, B
 24 Jun 2022 (M)
(1) is an empty set (2) contains exactly two elements
(3) contains exactly three elements (4) is an infinite set
Q37. If S ={z ∈ C :
z−i
∈ R} , then  27 Aug 2021 (M)
z+2i

(1) S is a circle in the complex plane (2) S contains exactly two elements
(3) S contains only one element (4) S is a straight line in the complex plane
Q38. The equation ∣∣z − i∣∣ = ∣∣z − 1∣∣, i = √−1, represents:  12 Apr 2019 (M)
(1) a circle of radius 1

2
(2) a circle of radius 1
(3) the line through the origin with slope 1 (4) the line through the origin with slope −1
Q39. All the points in the set S ={
α+i
,  α ∈ R},  i = √−1 lie on a  9 Apr 2019 (M)
α−i

(1) straight line whose slope is −1 (2) circle whose radius is √2

(3) circle whose radius is 1 (4) straight line whose slope is 1
Q40. Let z ∈ C be such that |z|< 1. If ω = then:  9 Apr 2019 (E)
5+3z
,
5 ( 1−z )

(1) 5Re(ω)> 1 (2) 5I m(ω)< 1 (3) 5Re(ω)> 4 (4) 4I m(ω)> 5

Q41. Let z and z be two complex numbers satisfying |z

1 2 1| = 9 and |z 2 − 3 − 4i| = 4 . Then the
minimum value of |z 1 − z2 | is :  12 Jan 2019 (E)
(1) 2 (2) √2 (3) 0 (4) 1

MUST DO PROBLEMS

Algebra of complex numbers

Q42. If the set {Re( z−z̄ +zz̄
): z ∈ C,   Re z = 3}  is equal to the interval (α,  β], then 24(β − α) is
2−3z+5z̄

equal to   15 Apr 2023 (M)

(1) 36 (2) 27 (3) 30 (4) 42

Q43. For a ∈ C, let A = {z ∈ C : Re(a + z̄ ) > Im(ā + z)} and

B = {z ∈ C : Re(a + z̄ ) < Im(ā + z)} . Then among the two statements:
(S1) : If Re(a), Im(a) > 0, then the set A contains all the real numbers
(S2) : If Re(a), Im(a) < 0, then the set B contains all the real numbers,  11 Apr 2023 (E)
(1) Only (S2) is true (2) only (S1) is true (3) Both are true (4) Both are false
Q44. Let u =  and k > 0. If the curve represented by Re(u) + Im(u) = 1 intersects the
2z+i
, z = x + iy
z−ki

y -axis at points P and Q where PQ = 5 then the value of k is  4 Sep 2020 (M)
(1) 3

2
(2) 1

2
(3) 4 (4) 2

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Q45. If Re( z−1

)= 1, where z = x + iy, then the point (x, y) lies on a  7 Jan 2020 (M)
2z+i

(1) circle whose centre is at (− 1

, −
3
) (2) straight line whose slope is − 2

3
2 2

(3) straight line whose slope is 3

2
(4) circle whose diameter is √5

Conjugate, modulus and argument

Q46. Let S ={z ∈ C : z̄ = i(z
2
+ Re(z̄ ))} . Then ∑ z∈S
∣
∣z ∣
∣
2
is equal to  13 Apr 2023 (E)
(1) 5

2
(2) 4 (3) 7

2
(4) 3

Q47. Let w  be the point obtained by the rotation of z

1 1 = 5 + 4i about the origin through a right angle
in the anticlockwise direction, and w  be the point obtained by the rotation of z
2 2
= 3 + 5i about
the origin through a right angle in the clockwise direction. Then the principal argument w 1 − w2  is
equal to  11 Apr 2023 (M)
(1) π − tan
−1 8

9
(2) −π + tan
−1 33

5
(3) −π + tan
−1 8

9
(4) π − tan
−1 33

Q48. If for z = α + iβ,  |z + 2|= z + 4(1 + i), then α + β and αβ are the roots of the equation 
 8 Apr 2023 (M)
(1) x
2
+ 3x − 4 = 0 (2) x
2
+ 7x + 12 = 0 (3) x
2
+ x − 12 = 0 (4) x
2
+ 2x − 3 = 0

Q49. Let a ≠ b be two non-zero real numbers. Then the number of elements in the set 
X ={z ∈ C : Re(az
2
+ bz)= a  and   Re(bz
2
+ az)= b}  is equal to  6 Apr 2023 (E)
(1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 3 (4) 2

Q50. Let z = a + ib,  b ≠ 0 be complex numbers satisfying z 2

= z̄ ⋅ 2
1− | z |
. Then the least value of
n ∈ N , such that z n
= (z + 1)
n
, is equal to _____ .  28 Jul 2022 (E)

Q51. Let the minimum value v  of v = |z| 0

2
+ |z − 3|
2
+ |z − 6i|
2
, z ∈ C is attained at z = z . Then 0

 27 Jul 2022 (M)

2
∣
2
∣2z0 − z̄ 0 + 3∣
∣
3
+ v
2
0
 is equal to
(1) 1000 (2) 1024 (3) 1105 (4) 1196

Q52. Let S ={z ∈ C : z

2
+ z̄ = 0} . Then ∑ z∈S
(Re(z)+ Im(z))  is equal to _______.  27 Jul 2022 (M)

Q53. Let α and β be the roots of the equation x 2

+(2i − 1)= 0 . Then, the value of ∣∣α 8 8
+ β ∣∣  is equal to
 29 Jun 2022 (M)
(1) 50 (2) 250 (3) 1250 (4) 1550

Q54. Sum of squares of modulus of all the complex numbers z satisfying z̄ = iz

2
+ z
2
− z  is equal to
 28 Jun 2022 (E)

Q55. If z is a complex number such that is purely imaginary, then the minimum value of
z−i

z−1

|z − (3 + 3 i)| is :  31 Aug 2021 (E)

(1) 3√ 2 (2) 2√ 2 (3) 2√ 2 − 1 (4) 6√ 2

Q56. Let z  and z be two complex numbers such that arg(z

1 2 1 − z2 )=
π

4
and z 1, z2 satisfy the equation
|z − 3|= Re(z) . Then the imaginary part z 1
+ z2 is equal to  27 Aug 2021 (E)

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Q57. The least value of |z| where z is complex number which satisfies the inequality 
(
( | z | +3 ) ( | z | −1 )
log 2)  16 Mar 2021 (E)
, i = √−1, is equal to :
e
| | z | +1 |
e ≥ log ∣5√7 + 9i∣
√2 ∣ ∣

(1) 3 (2) √5 (3) 2 (4) 8

Q58. If the least and the largest real values of α, for which the equation z + α|z − 1|+2i = 0
(z ∈ C and i = √−1)  has a solution, are p and q respectively; then 4(p 2
+ q )
2
is equal
to_______.  24 Feb 2021 (M)
Q59. If the four complex numbers z, z̄ , z̄ − 2 Re(z̄ ) and z − 2 Re(z) represent the vertices of a square
of side 4 units in the Argand plane, then |z| is equal to :  5 Sep 2020 (M)
(1) 4√2 (2) 4 (3) 2√ 2 (4) 2

Q60. If z 1,  z2 are complex numbers such that Re(z 1 )=|z1 − 1| and Re(z 2 )=|z2 − 1|  and
arg(z1 − z2 )=
π

6
, then I m(z 1 + z2 ) is equal to :  3 Sep 2020 (E)
(1) 2√ 3 (2) √3
(3) 1
(4) 2

2 √3 √3

Q61. Let z and z be any two non-zero complex numbers such that 3|z
3z1 2z2

1 2 1 |= 4|z2 |. If z = 2z2
+
3z1
then
maximum value of |z| is
Note: In actual paper value of |z| was asked. Hence, none of the options given were correct. So we
have modified the question as well as options.  10 Jan 2019 (M)
(1) 7

2
(2) 9

2
(3) 5

2
(4) 1
√
17

2 2

Euler Form and De Moivres Theorem

Q62. Let p,  q ∈ R and (1 − √3i)
200

= 2
199
(p + iq) , i = √−1. Then, p + q + q  and p − q + q  are
2 2

roots of the equation.  24 Jan 2023 (M)

(1) x
2
+ 4x − 1 = 0 (2) x
2
− 4x + 1 = 0 (3) x
2
+ 4x + 1 = 0 (4) x
2
− 4x − 1 = 0

Q63.  24 Jan 2023 (E)

2π 2π 3
1+sin +i cos

The value of (  is

9 9
)
2π 2π
1+sin −i cos
9 9

(1) −1
(1 − i√3) (2) 1
(1 − i√3) (3) −1
(√3 − i) (4) 1
(√3 + i)
2 2 2 2

Q64. If z and ω are two complex numbers such that |zω|= 1 and arg(z)− arg(ω)= 3π

2
, then 
is:
1−2z̄ω
arg( )
1+3z̄ω

(Here arg(z) denotes the principal argument of complex number z)  20 Jul 2021 (M)
(1) π

4
(2) −
3π

4
(3) −
π

4
(4) 3π

Q65. Let a complex number be w = 1 − √3i. Let another complex number z be such that |zw| = 1 and
arg(z)− arg(w)=
π

2
. Then the area of the triangle (in sq. units) with vertices origin, z and w is
equal to  18 Mar 2021 (E)
(1) 4 (2) 1

2
(3) 1

4
(4) 2

21 21

Q66. ( −1+i√3 ) ( 1+i√3 )

Let i = √−1. If 24
+
24
= k, and n =[|k|] be the greatest integral part of |k|.
( 1−i ) ( 1+i )

Then ∑ is equal to ________.  24 Feb 2021 (E)

n+5 2 n+5
(j + 5) − ∑ (j + 5)
j=0 j=0

Q67.  2 Sep 2020 (M)

2π 2π
3
1+sin +i cos

The value of ( 9

2π
9

2π
)  is 
1+sin −i cos
9 9

(1) 1
(1 − i√3) (2) 1
(√3 − i) (3) −
1
(√3 − i) (4) −
1
(1 − i√3)
2 2 2 2

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Q68. If z and ω are two complex numbers such that |zω|= 1 and arg(z)−arg (ω) = π

2
, then:
 10 Apr 2019 (E)
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1−i −1+i
z¯
ω̄ = z̄ ω = i z¯
ω̄ = z̄ ω = −i
√2 √2

Cube Root of Unity

Q69. If z 2
+ z + 1 = 0, z ∈ C
∣
, then ∣∑
15
(z
n
+ (−1)
a
1
2

) ∣
∣
 is equal to _____.  26 Jun 2022 (E)
n=1 n
z
∣ ∣

Q70. If f (x) and g(x) are two polynomials such that the polynomial P (x) = f (x 3
)+xg(x )
3
is
divisible by x 2
+ x + 1 , then P (1) is equal to ___ .  18 Mar 2021 (E)

Q71. Let α = −1+i√3

. If a =(1 + α)∑
100
α
2k
and b = ∑
100
α
3k
, then a and b, are the roots of the
2 k=0 k=0

quadratic equation.  8 Jan 2020 (E)

(1) x
2
+ 101x + 100 = 0 (2) x
2
− 102x + 101 = 0

(3) x
2
− 101x + 100 = 0 (4) x
2
+ 102x + 101 = 0

Geometry of Complex Number

Q72. Let w = zz̄ + k1 z + k2 iz + λ(1 + i), k1 , k2 ∈ R.  . Let Re(w) = 0 be the circle C  of radius 1 in
the first quadrant touching the line y = 1 and the y−axis. If the curve I m(w) = 0 intersects C  at 
 13 Apr 2023 (M)
2
A  and B, then 30(AB)  is equal to _______.
Q73. For α,  β,  z ∈ C and λ > 1, if √λ − 1 is the radius of the circle |z − α|  then 
2 2
+ |z − β| = 2λ,

|α − β|  is equal to _____.  6 Apr 2023 (E)

Q74. If the center and radius of the circle ∣∣ z−2

z−3
∣
∣
= 2 are respectively (α, β) and γ, then 3(α + β + γ) is
equal to  1 Feb 2023 (M)
(1) 11 (2) 9 (3) 10 (4) 12

Q75. Let z 1 = 2 + 3i and z 2 = 3 + 4i . The set S ={z ∈ C : |z − z 1|

2
− |z − z2 |
2
= |z1 − z2 | }
2

 represents a  25 Jan 2023 (M)

(1) straight line with sum of its intercepts on the coordinate axes equals 14
(2) hyperbola with the length of the transverse axis 7
(3) straight line with the sum of its intercepts on the coordinate axes equals −18
(4) hyperbola with eccentricity 2
Q76. Let z be a complex number such that ∣∣ z−2i

z+i
∣
∣
= 2,  z ≠ −i . Then z lies on the circle of radius 2 and
centre  25 Jan 2023 (E)
(1) (2, 0) (2) (0, 2) (3) (0, 0) (4) (0, −2)

Q77. Let S ={z = x + iy : |z − 1 + i|≥|z|, |z|< 2 , |z + i|=|z − 1|} .  Then the set of all values of x,
for which w = 2x + iy ∈ S  for some y ∈ R, is  29 Jul 2022 (E)
(1) (−√2,
1
] (2) (−
1
,
1
] (3) (−√2,
1
] (4) (−
1
,
1
]
4 2
2√2 √2 √2 2√2

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Q78. Let O be the origin and A be the point z 1 = 1 + 2i . If B is the point z 2, Re(z2 )< 0 , such that
OAB  is a right angled isosceles triangle with OB as hypotenuse, then which of the following is
NOT true?  26 Jul 2022 (M)
(1) arg  z2 = π − tan
−1
3 (2) arg(z1 − 2z2 )= − tan
−1 4

(3) |z2 |= √10 (4) |2z1 − z2 |= 5

Q79. If z = x + iy satisfies |z|−2 = 0 and |z − i|−|z + 5i|= 0, then  26 Jul 2022 (E)
(1) x + 2y − 4 = 0 (2) x
2
+ y − 4 = 0 (3) x + 2y + 4 = 0 (4) x
2
− y + 3 = 0

Q80. For n ∈ N , let S n

={z ∈ C :|z − 3 + 2i|=
n
} and T n
={z ∈ C :|z − 2 + 3i|=
1
} . Then the
4 n

number of elements in the set {n ∈ N : Sn ∩ Tn = ϕ} is  25 Jul 2022 (M)

(1) 0 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4

Q81. Let (z) represent the principal argument of the complex number z. The, |z|= 3 and 
arg(z − 1)− arg(z + 1)=
π

4
intersect:  29 Jun 2022 (E)
(1) Exactly at one point (2) Exactly at two points
(3) Nowhere (4) At infinitely many points.
Q82. The area of the polygon, whose vertices are the non-real roots of the equation z̄ = iz
2
 is
 27 Jun 2022 (M)
(1) 3√3
(2) 3√3
(3) √3
(4) √3

2 4 4 2

Q83. The number of points of intersection |z −(4 + 3i)| = 2| and |z|+|z − 4|= 6, z ∈ C  is
 27 Jun 2022 (E)
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4

Q84. Let A ={z ∈ C :

∣
∣
z+1
∣
∣
< 1}  and B ={z ∈ C : arg(
z−1
)=
2π
} . Then A ∩ B is  26 Jun 2022 (M)
z−1 z+1 3

(1) a portion of a circle centred at (0, − 1

)  that lies in the second and third quadrants only
√3

(2) a portion of a circle centred at (0, − 1

)  that lies in the second quadrant only
√3

(3) an empty set

(4) a portion of a circle of radius  2
 that lies in the third quadrant only
√3

Q85. Let a circle C  in complex plane pass through the points z 1 = 3 + 4i, z2 = 4 + 3i  and z 3 = 5i . If
z(≠ z1 )  is a point on C  such that the line through z and z  is perpendicular to the line through z 1 2

 and z , then arg(z) is equal to

3
 25 Jun 2022 (M)
(1) tan
−1
(
24
)−π (2) tan
−1
(
2
)−π (3) tan
−1
(3)−π (4) tan
−1
(
3
)−π
7 √5 4

Q86. If for the complex numbers z satisfying |z − 2 − 2i| ≤ 1, the maximum value of |3iz + 6| is
attained at a + ib, then a + b is equal to _____ .  1 Sep 2021 (E)

Q87. A point z moves in the complex plane such that arg( z−2
)=
π
,  then the minimum value of
z+2 4

 31 Aug 2021 (M)

2
∣z − 9√2 − 2i∣
∣ ∣ is equal to

Q88. The equation arg( z−1

)=
π
represents a circle with:  26 Aug 2021 (M)
z+1 4

(1) centre at (0, 0) and radius √2 (2) centre at (0, 1) and radius 2
(3) centre at (0, −1) and radius √2 (4) centre at (0, 1) and radius √2

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Q89. Let z 1, z2  be the roots of the equation z 2

+ az + 12 = 0  and z 1,  z2 form an equilateral triangle
with origin. Then, the value of |a| is  18 Mar 2021 (M)

Q90. If the equation a∣∣z∣∣ 2

+¯
¯
¯
α¯
¯
¯¯z¯
¯¯
+¯
¯¯¯
¯
α¯ ¯+ d = 0
z̄ represents a circle where a, d are real constants then
which of the following condition is correct?  18 Mar 2021 (M)
(1) ∣
∣ α∣
∣
2
− ad ≠ 0 (2) ∣
∣ α∣
∣
2
− ad > 0  and a ∈ R − {0}
(3) (4)
2
∣
∣ α∣
∣ − ad ≥ 0  and a ∈ R α = 0, a, d ∈ R
+

Q91. The area of the triangle with vertices P (z),  Q(iz) and R(z + iz) is  17 Mar 2021 (M)
(1) 1 (2) 1
∣ ∣
∣z ∣
2
(3) 1

2
(4) 1
∣ ∣
∣z + iz∣
2

2 2

Q92. Let z be a complex number such that ∣∣ z−i

z+2i
∣
∣
= 1 and |z|= 5

2
. Then, the value of |z + 3i| is
 9 Jan 2020 (M)
(1) √10 (2) 7

2
(3) 15

4
(4) 2√3

Q93. If z is a complex number satisfying |Re(z)|+|I m(z)|= 4, then |z| cannot be  9 Jan 2020 (E)
(1) √
17
(2) √10 (3) √7 (4) √8
2

ADVANCED STYLE PROBLEMS

Algebra of complex numbers

Q94. Let for some real numbers α and β, a = α − iβ. If the system of equations 4ix +(1 + i)y = 0
 and 8(cos 2π

3
+ i sin
2π

3
)x + āy = 0  has more than one solution then α

β
 is equal to
 27 Jun 2022 (E)
(1) 2 − √3 (2) 2 + √3 (3) −2 + √3 (4) −2 − √3

Conjugate, modulus and argument

Q95. Let S
2

.α− , then 242α  is equal to

z +8iz−15 13 2
={z ∈ C − {i, 2i} : ∈ R} i ∈ S, α ∈ R − {0}
2
z −3iz−2 11

 11 Apr 2023 (E)

Q96. Let a, b be two real numbers such that ab < 0. If the complex number is of unit modulus and
1+ai

b+i

1+ [ a ]
a + ib lies on the circle |z − 1|=|2z|, then a possible value of 4b
, where [t] is greatest integer
function, is :  1 Feb 2023 (E)
(1) 0 (2) −1 (3) 1 (4) 1

Q97. Let S  be the set of all (α, β), π < α, β < 2π, for which the complex number  is purely
1−i sin α

1+2i sin α

1+i cos β
imaginary and 1−2i cos β
 is purely real. Let Z αβ = sin 2α + i cos 2β,(α, β)∈ S .

Then ∑ (iZαβ +
1
)  is equal to  27 Jul 2022 (E)
( α,β ) ∈S ¯
¯¯
iZ αβ

(1) 3 (2) 3i (3) 1 (4) 2 − i

Q98. For z ∈ C if the minimum value of (∣∣z − 3√2∣∣+∣∣z − p√2i∣∣) is 5√2, then a value of p is

_______.  25 Jul 2022 (E)

(1) 3 (2) 7

2
(3) 4 (4) 9

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nth roots of unity

Q99. If α, β, γ, δ are the roots of the equation x 4
+ x
3
+ x
2
+ x + 1 = 0 , then
α
2021
+ β
2021
+ γ
2021
+ δ
2021
is equal to  25 Jul 2022 (M)
(1) 4 (2) 1 (3) −4 (4) −1

Geometry of Complex Number

Q100. Let C be the circle in the complex plane with centre z 0 =
1

2
(1 + 3i)  and radius r = 1. Let 
z1 = 1 + i  and the complex number z  be outside circle C  such that |z
2 1 − z0 ||z2 − z0 |= 1 . If 
z0 ,  z1  and z  are collinear, then the smaller value of |z
2 2|
2
 is equal to  12 Apr 2023 (M)
(1) 5

2
(2) 7

2
(3) 13

2
(4) 3

Q101. For all z ∈ C on the curve C 1

: |z| = 4 , let the locus of the point z + 1

z
be the curve C . Then 2

 31 Jan 2023 (M)

(1) the curves C  and C intersect at 4 points (2) the curves C  lies inside C
1 2 1 2

(3) the curves C  and C  intersect at 2 points (4) the curves C  lies inside C
1 2 2 1

Q102. Let α = 8 − 14i,   A ={z ∈ C : αz−¯

¯
α¯z̄
= 1}  and B ={z ∈ C :|z + 3i|= 4}Then, 
2
2
z −(z̄) −112i

∑
z∈A∩B
(Re z − I m z)    is equal to  ________  29 Jan 2023 (E)

Q103. Let S 1 ={z1 ∈ C :|z1 − 3|=

1
}  and S 2 ={z2 ∈ C :|z2 −|z2 + 1||=|z2 +|z2 − 1||}. Then, for
2

z1 ∈ S 1 and z 2 ∈ S2 , the least value of |z 2 − z1 | is  28 Jul 2022 (M)

(1) 0 (2) 1

2
(3) 3

2
(4) 5

Q104. Let S ={z ∈ C :|z − 2|≤ 1, z(1 + i)+z̄ (1 − i)≤ 2} . Let |z − 4 i| attains minimum and
maximum values, respectively, at z  and z . If 5(|z , where α
2 2
1 ∈ S 2 ∈ S 1| + |z2 | )= α + β√5

 and β are integers, then the value of α + β is equal to ______.  29 Jun 2022 (M)
Q105. Let S {
= z ∈ C :|z − 3|≤ 1  and z(4 + 3i)+z̄ (4 − 3i)≤ 24}. If α + iβ is the point in S which is
closest to 4i, then 25(α + β) is equal to ______.  24 Jun 2022 (E)

Q106. Let C be the set of all complex numbers. LetS 1

∣
={z ∈ C ∣ |z– 3– 2i|
2
= 8},

S2 = z ∈ C| {Re(z)≥ 5}  andS 3 ={z ∈ C| |z– z̄ |≥ 8}. Then the number of elements in 
S1 ∩ S2 ∩ S3  is equal to  27 Jul 2021 (M)
(1) 1 (2) 0 (3) 2 (4) Infinite
Q107. Let C be the set of all complex numbers. Let S 1 ={z ∈ C :|z − 2|≤ 1} and 
2
S2 ={z ∈ C : z(1 + i)+z̄ (1 − i)≥ 4}.  Then, the maximum value of ∣∣z − 5

2
∣
∣ for z ∈ S 1 ∩ S2 is
equal to :  27 Jul 2021 (E)
(1) 3+2√2
(2) 5+2√2
(3) 3+2√2
(4) 5+2√2

4 2 2 4

Q108. The equation of a circle is Re(z  where z = x + iy. A line which

2 2
)+2(Im(z)) + 2 Re(z)= 0,

passes through the centre of the given circle and the vertex of the parabola, 
x
2
− 6x − y + 13 = 0,  has y-intercept equal to _________.  25 Jul 2021 (E)

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Q109. Let S 1,  S2  and S be three sets defined as

3

∣ ∣
S1 = {z ∈ C : ∣z − 1∣ ≤ √2},

S2 = {z ∈ C : Re((1 − i)z) ≥ 1}  and

S3 = {z ∈ C : I m(z) ≤ 1}.

Then, the set S 1

∩ S2 ∩ S3  17 Mar 2021 (E)
(1) is a singleton (2) has exactly two elements
(3) has infinitely many elements (4) has exactly three elements
Q110. Let z and w be two complex numbers such that w = zz̄ and Re(w) has
z+i
∣ ∣
− 2z + 2, = 1
∣ z−3i ∣

minimum value. Then, the minimum value of n ∈ N for which w is real, is equal to _______.
n

 16 Mar 2021 (M)

Q111. Let z be those complex numbers which satisfy |z + 5|≤ 4 and 
2
z(1 + i)+z̄ (1 − i)⩾ −10, i = √−1 . If the maximum value of ∣∣z + 1∣∣ is α + β√2, then the
value of (α + β) is  26 Feb 2021 (E)
Q112. Let the lines (2 − i)z =(2 + i)z̄ and (2 + i)z +(i − 2)z̄ − 4i = 0, (here i 2
= −1 ) be normal to a
circle C . If the line iz + z̄ + 1 + i = 0  is tangent to this circle C , then its radius is :
 25 Feb 2021 (M)
(1) 3
(2) 3√ 2 (3) 3
(4) 1

√2 2√ 2 2√2

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