COMPLEX NUMBER

Total [Link] questions in Complex number are -

Level # 1 .................................................................................. 102

Level # 2 ........................................ ........................................ 37
Level # 3 ........................................ ........................................ 14
Level # 4 ........................................ ........................................ 44

Total No. of questions ............................................................ 197

 LEVEL # 1
Imaginary Numbers Complex Number

Q.1 i57 + 1/i125 is equal to – 5  3i

Q.11 The real and imaginary parts of are-
(A) 0 (B) –2i i 2
(C) 2i (D) 2 (A) –5 / 2, 3 (B) –1, – 3/ 5
(C) –7 / 5, –11/5 (D) 7 / 5, –11/5
Q.2 {1 + (– i)4n+3} (1 – i) (n  N) equlas –
1 1
(A) 2 (B) – 1 Q.12 The value of – is -
(C) – 2 (D) i 1 i 1 i
(A) purely rational (B) purely imaginary
F
1  iI
G
100 (C) purely real (D) None of these
Q.3
H 2 JK equals -
Q.13 The conjugate of
( 2  i) 2
is -
3  4i
(A) 1 (B) – i (A) 1 (B) purely imaginary
(C) i (D) – 1 (C) – 1 (D) None of these

Q.14 (x, y)2 is equal to-

Q.4 The value of (–i)–117 is -
(A) (x2– y2,0) (B) (x2 – y2, 2xy)
(A) – 1 (B) i
(C) (x2, y2) (D) (2x, 2y)
(C) 1 (D) – i
3  2i
Q.15 The conjugate of is equal to-
Q.5 10 9 8
(i + 1)(i + 1) (i + 1)..........(i + 1) equals- 5  3i
(A) – 1 (B) 1 1 1
(C) i (D) 0 (A) – (9 + 19i) (B) (9 – 19i)
34 34
Q.6 i243 equals - 1 1
(C) (19i – 9) (D) (9 + 19i)
(A) – 1 (B) 1 34 34
(C) i (D) – i
Q.16 bg 2
If z2 = z , then which statement is true -
1  i2  i 3  i4  i5 (A) z is imaginary
Q.7 equals - (B) z is real
1 i
(A) 1 – i (B) (1 + i)/2 (C) z = – z
(C) (1 – i)/2 (D) 1 + i (D) z is real or imaginary
1 z
i4k 1  i 4k 1 Q.17 If z = cos + i sin , then is equal to
Q.8 If k  N, then is equal to - 1 z
2
(A) – 1 (B) i (A) i tan  (B) i cot  /2
(C) 1 (D) – i (C) i cot  (D) i tan  /2

Q.9 The value of (1 + i)2n + (1 – i)2n (n  N) is F

G2z  1I
zero, if - Q.18 If I
Hi z  1 JK= – 2, then the locus of z is -
(A) n is odd (B) n is multiple of 4 (A) a parabola (B) a straight line
n (C) a circle (D) a coordinate axis
(C) n is even (D) is odd
2
Q.10 The v alue of the expression Q.19 Which of the following is a complex number
i 592
i 590
i 588
i 586
i 584
F
G I
Htan ,tan 2 JK e e, i j
is - 8
582 580 578 576 (A) (B)
i i i i  i574
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) – 1 (D) –2 (C) e
0,  1j (D) None of these
Q.20 Which one is a complex number ?
Q.28 If 2 sin  – 2i cos  = 1 + i 3 , then value
(A) (i4, i5) (B) (i8, i12)
of  is-
(C) (  4 , 4) (D) {log 2, log (–1)}
 5
Q.21 Which of the following is the correct statement ? (A) (B)
6 6
(A) 1 – i < 1 + i (B) 2i > i
(C) 2i + 1 > – 2i + 1 (D) None of these  
(C) (D)
3 2
Q.22 a + ib > c + id is meaningful if -
Q.29 If z1, z2  C, then which statement is true ?
(A) a = 0, d = 0 (B) a = 0, c = 0
(C) b = 0, c = 0 (D) d = 0, b = 0 (A) R(z1 – z2) = R(z1) – R(z2)
(B) R(z1 / z2) = R(z1) / R(z2)
3  2i 3  2i (C) R(z1z2) = R(z1) R(z2)
Q.23 The number + is - (D) None of these
2  5i 2  5i
(A) zero (B) purely real
Q.30 If z1, z2  C, then wrong statement is-
(C) purely imaginary (D) complex
(A) z1  z2 = z2 + z1
Q.24 If x (i + y ) – 15 = i (8 – y ). Then x & y
equals to- (B) | z1 z 2 | = | z2| | z1|
(A) 25 , 5 (B) 25 , 9
(C) 9 , 5 (D) 5 , 16 (C) z1 z2 = z 2 z1

Q.25 If (x + iy) (2 – 3i) = 4 + i, then -

(D) | z1 + z 2 | = | z1 – z 2 |
5 14
(A) x = – , y =
13 13
5 14 z z
(B) x = , y = – Q.31 If z = x + iy, then is equal to-
13 13 z z
14 5
(C) x = , y = (A) i (y/x) (B) y/x
13 13
(C) i (x/y) (D) x/y
5 14
(D) x = , y =
13 13
Q.32 For any complex number z which statement
Q.26 The value of x and y which satisfies the is true -
(1  i)2 1 (A) z – z is purely real number
equation 2 + x  iy = 1 + i is -
(1  i) (B) z + z is purely imaginary number
2 1
(A) x = , y = – (C) z z is purely imaginary number
5 5
2 1
(D) z z is non-negaitve real number
(B) x = – , y = –
5 5
2 1 Q.33 If z and 
z are equal then locus of the point
(C) x = – , y = z in the complex plane is
5 5
(A) real axis (B) circle
2 1
(D) x = , y = (C) imaginary axis (D) None of these
5 5
Q.27 If z = – 3 + 2i, then 1/z is equal to-
1  c  is
1 1 Q.34 If c2 + s2 = 1, then =
1  c  is
(A) – (3 + 2i) (B) (3 + 2i)
13 13
(A) c + i s (B) s + i c
1 1 (C) c – i s (D) s – ic
(C) (3 + 2i) (D) – (3 + 2i)
13 13
Q.35 For any complex number z, z = (1/z), if - Q.42 If z1 and z2 are any two complex numbers,
(A) z is purely imaginary | z 2  z1 |
(B) |z| = 1 then | z |  | z | is -
2 1
(C) z is purely real
(A) < 1 (B) > 1
(D) z = 1
(C) > – 1 (D) None of these

Q.36 If z = 1 + i, then multiplicative inverse of z2

is - Q.43 If |z| + 2 =  (z), then z = (x, y) lies on -
(A) 2i (B) –i/2 (A) y2 = – 4(x – 1) (B) y2 = 4(x – 1)
2
(C) i/2 (D) 1 – i (C) x = – 4(y – 1) (D) No locus

Q.44 The complex number z which satisfy the

Modulus of a Complex Number condition |z| + z = 0 always lie on-
(A) y-axis (B) x-axis
Q.37 The modulus of complex number
(C) x-axis and x < 0 (D) x = y
z = – 2i (1 – i)2 (1 + i 3 )3 is –
(A) 32 (B) 0 Q.45 If ( – 7 – 24i)1/2 = x – iy, then x2 + y2 is equal
(C) – 32 (D) 1 to-
(A) 25 (B) 25
Q.38 The modulus of sum of complex numbers
(C) 15 (D) None of these
– 4 + 3i and – 8 + 6i is-
(A) equal to sum of moduli Q.46 If z1 and z2 be two complex numbers, then
(B) greater than or equal to sum of moduli which statement is true -
(C) less than or equal to sum of moduli (A) | z1 + z2 |  | z1 | + | z2 |
(D) none of these (B) | z1 – z2 |  | z1 | + | z2 |
(C) | z1 + z2 |  | z1 – z2 |
Q.39 If z1 = 2 + i, z2 = 3 – 2i, then value of (D) | z1 + z2 |  | z1 | + | z2 |

2
2z2  z1  5  i
is - Q.47 If ( 3 + i)100 = 299 (a + ib), then a2 + b2 is
2z1  z 2  3  i
equal to -
(A) 2 (A) 2 (B) 1
(B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 4
(C) 0
(D) None of these
Amplitude of a Complex Number
cos   i sin 
Q.40 Modulus of is -
sin   i cos  Fz I
(A) 0 (B) 2
Q.48 If amp (zi) = i, i = 1, 2, 3; then amp G
Hz z JK
2
1

3
(C) – 2 (D) None of these is equal to-
1 1 2
Q.41 If z = x + iy and |z – 3| = R(z), then locus (A)   (B) 3
2 3
of z is- (C) 1 – 2 – 3 (D) 1 – 2 + 3
(A) y2 = – 3(2x + 3)
(B) y2 = 3(2x + 3) Q.49 The amplitude of – 1– i 3 is-
(C) y2 = – 3(2x – 3) (A) –  / 3 (B)  / 3
(C) 2/ 3 (D) –2/ 3
(D) y2 = 3(2x – 3)
 6 F
G 6
+ i 1 cos 5 is-
IJ Q.59 If amp(z) = , then amp(iz) is equal to -
Q.50 The amplitude of sin
5 H K (A)  –  (B) (/ 2) + 
(A) 3 5 (B) 9 / 10 (C) ( /2) –  (D)  – 
(C) 3 / 10 (D) None of these
Q.60 The amplitude of complex number (1 + i 3 )
Q.51 The amplitude of 3 – 8 is - (1 + i) (cos  + i sin  ) is -
(A) 0 (B) /2  7
(A) –  (B) + 
(C)  (D) –/2 12 12
7 
(C) –  (D) + 
Q.52 The amplitude of 1/i is equal to- 12 12
(A)  (B)  /2 Q.61 If z1 and z2 are two conjugate complex numbers
(C) –2 (D) 0 and amp(z1) =, then amp (z1) + amp (z2)
and amp (z1/z2) are equal to -
Q.53 If amp (z) =  then amp (1/z) is equal to-
(A) 2 – 2 (B) 0, 2
(A)  (B) –  (C) 2, 0 (D) None of these
(C) –  (D) + 
x  iy
Q.54 The amplitude of 1 – cos  – i sin  is- Q.62 The amplitude of is -
x  iy
(A) +/2) (B) (– )/2
(C) (–)/2 (D)  /2 (A) tan–1 (y/x) (B) 2tan–1 (y/x)
(C) 0 (D) /2

(1  i 3 )2 Q.63 amp (cot  – i) equals -

Q.55 The amplitude of complex number z = (A) ( /2) +  (B) – 
4 i (1  i 3 )
is - (C)  (D) – (/2)

(A)  (B)
2 1
  Q.64 The arg of (1 – i 3 )2 is -
(C) (D) – 4
4 2
(A) 2/3 (B) –2/3
(1  i) 3  (1 i) (C) 2 (D) 
Q.56 If z = , then -
2 2 Q.65 If 3 + i = (a + ib) (c + id), then
(A) | z | = 1, amp (z) = –  /4
(B) | z | = 1, amp(z) =  /4 b d
tan–1   + tan–1  =
(C) | z | = 1, amp(z) = 5 /12 a c
(D) | z | = 1, amp (z) =  /12
 
(A) n – (B) n +
(1 i)(2  i) 3 6
Q.57 The amplitude of is -
3 i  
(A) –/3 (B)  /2 (C) + 2n (D) 2n –
3 3
(C) /3 (D) –/2
2i
Q.58 If z1, z2 are two complex numbers such that Q.66 If amplitude of is , then -
i 1
| z1 + z2| = |z1 – z2| then amp(z1) –amp(z2) is
equal to- (A) 0 < < /2
(A)  /3 (B) –/2 < < 0
(B) /2 (C) /2 < < 
(C) /4 (D) – < /2
(D) 0
 Q.73 The square root of 8 – 6i is -
Polar form of Complex Number
(A) ± (1 + 3i) (B) ± (3 – i)
Q.67 The polar form of –5(cos 40º –i sin 40º) is - (C) ± (1 – 3i) (D) ± (3 + i)
(A) 5(cos 140º + i sin 140º)
(B) 5 (cos 140º – i sin 140º) Q.74 The square root of i is -
(C) 5(cos 40º – i sin 40º) 1 1
(D) 5(cos 40º + i sin 40º) (A) ± (1 + i) (B) ± (1 – i)
2 2

1  7i (C) ± 2 (1 – i) (D) ± 2 (1 + i)
Q.68 The polar form of is -
( 2  i) 2
Q.75 The square root of –7 + 24i is -
F
G  I
(A) 2 Hcos 2  i sin 2 JK (A) ± (3 + 4i)
(C) ± (–4 + 3i)
(B) ± (–3 + 4i)
(D) ± (4 + 3i)
F
G 3 3 I
(B) 2 Hcos 4  i sin 4 JK Cube roots of unity
F
G  I
(C) 2 Hsin 4  i cos 4 JK
F
G 
cos  i sin J
I Q.76 If  is cube root of unity, then the value of
(D) 2 H 4 4K a  b  c 2 a  b  c 2
+ is-
b  c  a 2 c  a  b 2
1 i
Q.69 r (cos  + i sin ) form of is -
1 i (A) 1 (B) 0
(C) – 1 (D) 2
   
(A) sin + i cos (B) cos – i sin
2 2 2 2 n n

 
Q.77 The value of e3  ij + e3  ij is-
(C) cos + i sin (D) None of these (A) 2n sin n/6 (B) 2n cos n/6
2 2
(C) 2n+1 cos n/6 (D) 2n+1 sin n/6

Q.70 – 3 – 4i equals -
Q.78 If  is cube root of unity and if n = 3k + 2
(A) 5e i{  tan1 ( 3 / 4 )} (B) 5e i {  tan 1( 4 / 3)} then the value of n + 2n is-
(A) 0 (B) –1
1 ( 4 / 3 )} 1 ( 3 / 4 )}
(C) 5ei{  tan (D) 5ei{  tan (C) 2 (D) 1

Q.71 If modulus and amplitude of a complex Q.79 If  is cube root of unity then the value of
number are 2 and 2/3 respectively, then the (1 + ) (1 + 2) (1 + 4) (1 + 8) ...... 2n is-
number is-
(A) 0 (B) n
(A) 1 – i 3 (B) 1 + i 3 (C) –1 (D) 1
(C) – 1 + i 3 (D) – 1 – i 3 6 6 5
  1 i 3    1 i 3    1 i 3 
Q.80   +   +   +
 2   2   2 
Square root of a Complex Number
5
  1 i 3 
  =
Q.72 The square root of –5 –12i is -  2 
(A) ± (3 – 2i) (B) ± (2 – 3i) (A) 1 (B) –1
(C) ± (3 + 2i) (D) ± (2 – i)
(C) 2 (D) None of these
Q.81 If  is cube root of unity, then the value of Q.89 If z = 2 – z, then locus of z is a
(1 + ) – (1 – 2) – 3 (1 + 2)3 is- (A) line passing through origin
(A) 0 (B) 1 (B) line parallel to y–axis
(C) –1 (D) 2
(C) line parallel to x–axis
(D) circle
Q.82 If  is one imaginary nth root of unity, then
the value of 1 +  + 2 + ..... + n–1 is-
Q.90 The value of z for which | z + i | = | z – i | is-
(A) – 1 (B) 1
(A) any real number
(C) 0 (D) 2
(B) any natural number
(C) any complex number
Q.83 If roots of xn –1 = 0 are 1,2 , .....,n, then- (D) None of these
1n–1 + 2n–1 + ...... + nn–1 equals-
(A) 0 (B) n – 1
Q.91 If | z | = 2, then locus of – 1 + 5z is a circle
(C) 1 (D) n
whose centre is -
(A) (–1, 0) (B) (1, 0)
Q.84 If  is a non real cube root of unity and n (C) (0, –1) (D) (0, 0)
is a positive integer which is not a multiple of
3; then 1 + n + 2n is equal to-
Q.92 If centre of any circle is at point z1 and its
(A) 3 (B) 0
radius is a, then its equation is -
(C) 3 (D) None of these
(A) |z + z1| = a
(B) |z| = a
Q.85 The sum of squares of cube roots of unity is-
(C) |z – z1| < a
(A) 0 (B) – 1
(D) |z – z1| = a
(C) 1 (D) 3

Q.93 If 0, 3 + 4i, 7 + 7i, 4 + 3i are vertices of a

Q.86 The product of n, nth roots of unity is- quadrilateral, then its is -
(A) – 1 (B) 1 (A) square (B) rectangle
(C) (– 1)n (D) (– 1)n–1 (C) parallelogram (D) rhombus

Q.87 If is an imaginary cube root of unity, then Q.94 If complex numbers z1, z2, z3 represent the
for positive integral value of n, the product of vertices A, B, C of a parallelogram ABCD
23nwill be- respectively, then the vertex D is -
1i 3 1
(A) 1 (B) (A) (z1 + z2 – z3)
2 2
1i 3
(C) (D) 1,  1
2 (B) (z1 + z2 + z3)
2
(C) z1 + z3 – z2
Geometry of complex number (D) 2(z1 + z2 – z3)

Q.95 If complex numbers 2i, 5 + i and 4 represent

Q.88 If z = (k + 3) + i 5  k 2 , then locus of z is a - points A, B and C respectively, then centroid
of ABC is-
(A) circle
(A) 2 + i
(B) parabola (B) 1 + 3i
(C) straight line (C) 3 + i
(D) None of these (D) 3 – i
Q.96 If complex numbers 1, –1 and 3 i are Q.100 If | z | = 3, then point represented by 2 – z lie on
represented by points A, B and C respective- the circle -
ly on a compex plane, then they are - (A) centre (2, 0), radius = 3
(A) vertices of an isosceles triangle (B) centre (0, 2), radius = 3
(B) vertices of right-angled triangle (C) centre (2, 0), radius = 1
(C) collinear
(D) vertices of an equilateral triangle (D) None of these

Q.97 If 1 + 2i, – 2 + 3i, – 3 – 4i are vertices of a Q.101 z z + a z + a z + b = 0 is the equation of a circle,

triangle, then its area is- if -
(A) 11 (B) 22 (A) | a |2 < b (B) | a |2  b
(C) 16 (D) 30
(C) | a |2  b (D) None of these

Q.98 The length of a straight line segment joining

Q.102 If z is a complex number, then radius of the
complex numbers 2 and –3i is -
circle z z – 2(1 + i) z– 2(1– i) z –1 = 0 is-
(A) 3 (B) 2 (A) 2 (B) 1
(C) 3 (D) 4
(C) 13 (D) 13

Q.99 If z = x + iy, then (z) > 0 represents a

region -
(A) above real axis
(B) below real axis
(C) right of imaginary axis
(D) None of these
 LEVEL # 2

z1  z 2  .......  z n Q.9 If a  ib = ( + i) then  a  ib =

Q.1 If |z1| = |z2| .... = |zn| = 1, then
z11  z 21  ......  z n1 (A) –( + i) (B) i( – i)
equals- (C) ±( – i) (D) ± ( + i)
(A) 1/n (B) n
(C) 1 (D) |z1 + z2 + .....+ zn| Q.10 For any two non zero complex numbers z1 and
z2 if z1 z2 + z1 z2 = 0, then amp (z1) – amp(z2)
1  is -
Q.2 If = cos + i sin then equals - (A) 0 (B) /4
1 
(C) /2 (D) 

(A) cot  (B) i tan
2
x y
  Q.11 (x + iy)1/3 = a + ib, then + is equal to -
(C) i cot (D) cot a b
2 2
(A) 0 (B) – 1
Q.3 If (1 + i) (1 + 2i).......(1 + ix) = a + ib, then 2.5........ (C) 1 (D) None of these
(1 + x2 ) equals -
(A) a + b (B) a – b Q.12 If z1, z2 are complex numbers such that
(C) a2 + b2 (D) a2 – b2 |z1 + z2 |2 = |z1 |2 + |z2 |2, then z1 / z2 is-
(A) zero (B) purely imaginary
(C) purely real (D) None of these
Q.4 If z + 2 | z + 1 | + i = 0, then z equals -
(A) 2 + i (B) – 2 + i
Q.13 If z = 2i , then z is equal to -
1
(C) – +i (D) – 2 – i
2 1 1
(A) ± (1 + i) (B) ± (1 – i)
2 2
Q.5 If (2 + i)r –1 = {4i + (1 + i)2 } (cos + i sin ), then (C) ± (1 – i) (D) ± (1 + i)
value of r is -
(A) (5 / 6) (B) 5 /6 Q.14 Vector z = 3 – 4i is rotated at 180º angle in
(C) 5/6 (D) None of these anticlock wise direction and its length is in-
 creased to two and half times. In new position,
Q.6 Modulus of 1 + i tan ( < < ) is - z is -
2
(A) cosec  (B) sec  (A) (15/2) + 10i (B) –(15/2) + 10i
1 (C) – 15 + 10i (D) None of these
(C) – (D) None of these
cos 
Q.7 If –3 + ix2y is the conjugate of x2 + y + 4i, then Q.15 If the first term and common ratio of a G.P. is
real values of x and y are- 1
(A) x = ± 1, y = 1 2
e j
3  i , then the modulusof its nth term will be-
(B) x = – 1, y = –4 (A) 1 (B) 22n
n
(C) x = 1, y = –4 (C) 2 (D) 23n
(D) x = ±1, y = –4
Li(i  3) O n
3  2i sin  The least positive value of n for which M P
Q.8 If
1  2i sin 
is purely imaginary, then is Q.16
M
N1 i P Q
2

equal to- is a positive integer is -

(A) 2n± /3 (B) n± /3 (A) 2 (B) 1
(C) n± 6 (D) 2n± /6 (C) 3 (D) 4
 F
Gz  1I
Hz  1JK=

z2 Q.24 If z = x + iy and amp , then
Q.17 If is always real, then locus of z is - 3
( z  1) locus of z is -
(A) real axis (B) circle (A) a parabola (B) a straight line
(C) a circle (D) x–axis
(C) imaginary axis (D) real axis or a circle

Q.25 If | z –i| = 1 and amp(z) = /2 (z 0), then

Q.18 If z (  2) be a complex numbers such that z is-
log1/2 | z – 2| > log1/2 |z |, then z satisfies - (A) – 2 i (B) (2, 0)
(A) Re(z) < 1 (B) Re (z) > 1 (C) 2i (D) 1 + i

(C) Im (z) = 1 (D) Im (z) < 1

Q.26 The locus of a point z in complex plane
z a F
Gz  2I
Hz  2 JK=

Q.19 If = 1, Re(a)  0, then locus of z is - satisfying the condition arg is -
z a 2
(A) x = | a | (B) imaginary axis (A) a circle with centre (0, 0) and radius 2
(C) real axis (D) None of these (B) a straight line
(C) a cricle with centre (0, 0) and radius 3
(D) None of these
2z  i
Q.20 If z = x + iy, then the equation = k
z1
F
Gz  1I 
Hz  1JK= 2
will be a straight line, where -
Q.27 If z is a complex number, then amp
(A) k = 1
will be -
(B) k = 1/2
(A) |z| = 1, R(z) > 0 (B) |z| = 1
(C) k = 2 (C) |z| = 1, I(z) < 0 (D) |z| = 1, I(z) > 0
(D) k = 3

Q.21 The slope of the line | z – 1 | = | z + i | is- Q.28 If z = x + iy, then 1  | z |  3 represents-
(A) 2 (B) 1/2 (A) a circular region
(C) – 1 (D) 0 (B) region between two lines parallel to
imaginary axis
(C) region between two lines parallel to real
z1  z2 axis
Q.22 If z1, z2 C such that z  z = 1, then z1 /z2 (D) region between two concentric circles
1 2

is-
Q.29 The triangle formed by z, iz and i2 z is -
(A) negative real number (A) right-angled
(B) positive real number
(B) equilateral
(C) zero or purely imaginary (C) isosceles
(D) None of these
(D) right-angled isosceles

Q.23 If z = x + iy and |z –1 + 2i| = |z + 1 – 2i |, then

Q.30 The centre of a square is at the origin and
the locus of z is -
one of the vertex is 1 – i. The extremities of
(A) x + y = 0
diagonal not passing through this vertex are-
(B) x = y (A) 1 + i, – 1 – i (B) – 1 + i, – 1 – i
(C) x = 2y (C) 1 + i, – 1 + i (D) None of these
(D) x + 2y= 0
Q.31 If z1, z2 are two complex numbers such that Q.34 Let z be a complex number satisfying | z – 5i |  1
z1 z2 such that amp(z) is minimum, then z is equal to-
z2 + z1 = 1, then origin and z1, z2 are vertices 2 6 24 2 6 24
(A) + i (B) – i
of a triangle which is - 5 5 5 5
(A) equilateral 24 2 6
(B) right angled (C) + i (D) None of these
5 5
(C) isosceles
(D) None of these
Q.35 The system of equations | z + 2 – 2i | = 4 and
Q.32 The number of solutions of the system of | z | = 1 has -
equations Re(z2) = 0, | z | = 2 is - (A) two solutions
(A) 4 (B) 2 (B) one solution
(C) 3 (D) 1 (C) infinite solutions
(D) no solution
Q.33 If z1, z2, z3, z4 are any four points in a complex plane
and z is a point such that |z – z1| = |z – z2| = |z – z3 |
= |z – z4|, then z1, z2, z3, and z4, are- Q.36 In the region | z + 1 – i |  1 which of the following
(A) vertices of a rhombus complex number has least positive argument -
(B) vertices of a rectangle (A) i (B) 1 + i
(C) concyclic (C) – i (D) – 1 + i
(D) collinear

4
Q.37 If z  z = 4, then the greatest value of |z| is -

(A) 2 2 (B) 2 e2  1j
(C) 2 e2  1j (D) None of these
 LEVEL # 3
Q.1 If the area of the triangle on the complex Q.8 The region of Argand diagram defined by
plane formed by complex numbers z, z and |z – 1| + |z + 1|  4 is -
z + z is 4 3 square units, then | z | is - (A) interior of an ellipse
(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 6 (D) 3 (B) exterior of a circle
(C) interior and boundary of an ellipse
5z 2 2 z1  3 z 2 (D) None of these
Q.2 If is purely imaginary, then 2 z  3z
7z1 1 2
Q.9 The roots of the cubic equation (z + ab)3 = a3,
is equal to - a  0 represents the vertices of an equilateral
(A) 5 / 7 (B) 7 / 9 triangle of sides of length -
(C) 25 / 49 (D) none of these 1
Q.3 If the complex numbers z1 = a + i, z2 = 1+ ib, (A) | ab | (B) 3 |a|
3
z3 = 0 form an equilateral triangle (a, b are
real numbers between 0 and 1), then - 1
(C) 3 |b| (D) |a|
3
3
(A) a = 3 – 1, b =
2 Q.10 Locus of the point z satisfying the equation
(B) a = 2 – 3 , b = 2 – 3 |iz – 1| + |z – i| = 2 is -
(C) a = 1/2, b = 3/4 (A) a straight line
(B) a circle
(D) None of these
(C) an ellipse
Q.4 The minimum value of |2 z – 1| + |3z –2| is-
(D) a pair of straight lines
(A) 0 (B) 1 / 2
(C) 1 / 3 (D) 2 / 3 Q.11 If 1, , 2 are the three cube roots of unity
and ,  and  are the cube roots of p, p < 0,
Q.5 The centre of a regular hexagon is i. One then for any x, y and z the expression
vertex is (2 + i), z is an adjacent vertex. x  y  z
Then z is equal to - equals -
x  y   z 
(A) 1 + i (1± 3) (B) i + 2 ± 3 (A) 1 (B) 
(C) 2 + i (1 ± 3) (D) None of these (C) 2 (D) None of these

Q.6 If z1 = i + 2i, z2 = 2 + 3i, z 3 = 3 + 4i, then

z1, z2 and z3 represent the vertices of - Assertion & Reason Type Question :-
(A) equilateral triangle Each of the questions given below consist of
(B) right angled triangle Statement – I and Statement – II. Use the
(C) isosceles following Key to choose the appropriate
answer.
(D) None of these
Q.7 The value of the expression (A) If both Statement- I and Statement- II are
true, and Statement - II is the correct
 1  1   1  1  explanation of Statement– I.
1   1  2    2    2  2 
          (B) If both Statement - I and Statement - II
are true but Statement - II is not the
 1  1   1  1 
+  3    3  2   ......   n    n  2  , correct explanation of Statement – I.
        
(C) If Statement - I is true but Statement - II is
where  is an imaginary cube root of unity is-
false.
n (n 2  3 ) n (n 2  2 )
(A) (B) (D) If Statement - I is false but Statement - II
3 3 is true.
n (n2  1)
(C) (D) None of these
3
 n
 2i  Q.14 Statement I : If |z| < 2 – 1,
Q.12 Statement I : The expresssion   is a
 1 i  then |z2 + 2z cos | < 1.
positive integer for all values of n. Statement II : |z1 + z2| |z1| + |z2|,
Statement II : Here n = 8 is the least positive also |cos| 1.
for which the above expression is a positive in-
teger.
Q.13 Statement I : We have an equation involv-
z  3i
ing the complex number z is = 1 which
z  3i
lies on the x-axis.
Statement II : The equation of the x-axis is
y=3
 LEVEL # 4
(Question asked in previous AIEEE & IIT-JEE)
SECTION - A Q.8 If |z2 – 1| = |z|2 + 1, then z lies on-

Q.1 Let z and w are two non zero complex number (A) the real axis
such that |z| = |w| , and Arg (z) + Arg (w) = then - (B) the imaginary axis
(C) a circle
(A) z = w (B) z = w (D) an ellipse
(C) z = w (D) z = – w
Q.9 If z1 and z2 are two non-zero complex numbers
Q.2 If |z – 2|  |z – 4| then correct statement is- such that | z1 + z2 | = | z1 | + | z2 |, then arg z1
– arg z2 is equal to -
(A) R (z)  3 (B) R(z)  3 
(C) R(z)  2 (D) R(z)  2 (A) (B) –
2
Q.3 If z and  are two non- zero comlex numbers 
(C) 0 (D)
 2
such that |z| = 1, and Arg (z) – Arg () = ,
2 z
Q.10 If w = and | w | = 1, then z lies on -
then z  is equal to- 1
z i
(A) – i (B) 1 3
(C) – 1 (D) i
(A) an ellipse (B) a circle
Q.4 Let z1 and z2 be two roots of the equation z2 + (C) a straight line (D) a parabola
az + b = 0, z being complex. Further assume
that the origin, z1 and z2 form an equilateral tri-
10
angle. Then  2k 2k  
(A) a2 = 4b (B) a2 = b Q.11 The value of   sin 11  i cos 11  is –
k 1
2
(C) a = 2b (D) a2 = 3b
x
 1 i  (A) 1 (B) – 1
Q.5 If   = 1, then
 1 i  (C) – i (D) i
(A) x = 2n + 1, where n is any positive integer
(B) x = 4n, where n is any positive integer Q.12 If |z + 4|  3, then the maximum and minimum
(C) x = 2n, where n is any positive integer value of |z + 1| are -
(D) x = 4n + 1, where n is any positive integer (A) 4, 1 (B) 4, 0
(C) 6, 1 (D) 6, 0
Q.6 Let z, w be complex numbers such that
z + i w = 0 and arg zw = . Then arg z equals- 1
Q.13 The conjugate of a complex number is .
i 1
(A)/4 (B) /2
Then that complex number is-
(C) 3/4 (D) 5/4
1 1
(A) (B)
i 1 i 1
x y 1 1
   (C) (D)
1
p q i 1 i 1
Q.7 If z = x – iy and z 3 = p + iq, then is
p 2
 q2  Q.14 If  is an imaginary cube root of unity then
equal to- (1+ –2) (1+ 2 – ) equals-
(A) 1 (B) – 1 (A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) – 2 (C) 2 (D) 4
Q.15 If the cube roots of unity are 1, , 2 then the Q.2 If z is a complex number such that z  0 and
roots of the equation (x – 1)3 + 8 = 0, are - Re (z) = 0, then -
(A) Re (z2) = 0 (B) Im (z2) = 0
(A) –1, –1 + 2, – 1 – 22 2 2
(C) Re (z ) = Im (z ) (D) none of these
(B) –1, –1, –1
(C) –1, 1 – 2, 1 – 22
Q.3 If  and  are different complex numbers with
(D) –1, 1 + 2, 1 + 22

Q.16 If z2 + z + 1 = 0, where z is a complex number, |  | = 1, then is equal to -
1  
then the value of
2 2 2
 1  1   1  (A) 0 (B) 1/2
 z   +  z 2  2  +  z 3  3  + ...... +
 z   z   z  (C) 1 (D) 2
2
 6 1 
 z  6  is – Q.4 The smallest positive integer n for which
 z  (1 + i)2n = (1 – i)2n is -
(A) 54 (B) 6 (A) 4 (B) 8
(C) 12 (D) 18 (C) 2 (D) 12

Q.17 Let A and B denote the statements Q.5 If  and  are two fixed non-zero complex
A : cos  + cos  + cos  = 0 numbers and ‘z’ a variable complex number.
B : sin  + sin  + sin  = 0
If the lines  z +  z + 1 = 0 and  z +  z
3 – 1 = 0 are mutually perpendicular, then -
If cos  + cos  + cos  =  ,
2
then :
(A) A is false and B is true (A)  +   = 0
(B) both A and B are true
(C) both A and B are false (B)  –   = 0
(D) A is true and B is false
(C)   –   = 0

4 (D)   +   = 0
Q.18 If Z  = 2, then the maximum value of | Z | is
z
 z  z1 
equal to : Q.6 If z1 = 8 + 4i, z2 = 6 + 4i and arg  z  z 
 2 
(A) 5 1 (B) 2

(C) 2 + 2 (D) 3 1 = , then z satisfies-
4

SECTION - B (A) |z – 7 – 4i | = 1 (B) |z–7–5i| = 2

Q.1 The equation not representing a circle is given (C) |z – 4i | = 8 (D) |z–7i | = 18
by -
Q.7 if  is an imaginary cube root of unity, then
 1 z   10 
(A) Re   = 0 23
the value of sin (    )    is-
 1 z   4
(B) z z + iz – i z + 1 = 0

 z  1 3 1
 (A)  (B) 
(C) arg   =
2 2
 z  1  2

z 1 1 3
(D) = 1 (C) (D) 
z 1 2 2
Q.8 If z1, z2, z3 are vertices of an equilateral tri- 334
 1 i 3
angle inscribed in the circle | z | = 2 and If Q.14 If i = 1 , then 4+ 5     + 3
 2 2 
z1 = 1 + i 3 , then - 365
 1 i 3
(A) z2 = – 2, z3 = 1 – i     is equal to-
3  2 2 
(B) z2 = 2, z3 = 1 – i 3 (A) 1 – i 3 (B) – 1 + i 3

(C) z2 = – 2, z3 = – 1 – i 3 (C) i 3 (D) – i 3

(D) z2 = – 1 – i 3 , z3 = – 1 – i 3 Q.15 If z1, z2, z3 are complex numbers such that

1 1 1
|z1| = |z2| = |z3| =   = 1, then
Q.9 If  (  1) is a cube root of unity and (1 + ) 7 z1 z2 z3
= A + B, then A & B are respectively the |z1 + z2 + z3| is -
numbers (A) equal to 1
(A) 0, 1 (B) less than 1
(B) 1,1 (C) greater than 3
(C) 1, 0 (D) equal to 3
(D) – 1, 1
Q.10 If (  1) is a cube root of unity then Q.16 If arg (z) < 0 , then arg (–z) – arg (z) =

1 1  i  2 2 (A)  (B) – 
1 i 1 2  1 =
 
i  i  1 1 (C) – (D)
2 2

(A) 0 (B) 1
Q.17 The complex numbers z1,z2 and z3 satisfying
(C) i (D) 
z1  z3 1 i 3
6i 3i 1 z2  z3 = 2
are the vertices of a tri-
4 3i 1 angles which is
Q.11 = x + i y , then
20 3 i (A) of area zero

(A) x = 3 , y = 1 (B) right angled isosceles

(B) x = 1 , y = 3 (C) equilateral
(C) x = 0 , y = 3 (D) obtuse angled isosceles
(D) x = 0 , y = 0
Q.18 If z1 and z2 be the nth roots of unity which
Q.12 If  is an imaginary cube root of unity , then subtend right angle at the origin. Then n must
( 1 +  –  2 ) 7 equals be of the form
(A) 128  (B) – 128  (A) 4 k + 1 (B) 4k + 2
(C) 128 2 (D) – 128  2 (C) 4k + 3 (D) 4k
13

Q.13 The value of the sum  (in + in + 1 ) , where

Q.19 For all complex numbers z1, z2 satisfying
n 1 |z1| = 12 and |z2 – 3 – 4i| = 5, the minimum
i = 1 , equals value of |z1 – z2| is -
(A) 0 (B) 2
(A) i (B) i – 1
(C) 7 (D) 17
(C) – i (D) 0
 Q.24 If |z| = 1 and z  ±1, then all the values
Q.20 Let  = – 1/2 + i 3 /2. Then the value of the
z
of lie on-
1 1 1 1  z2
2
determinant 1 1   2 is - (A) a line not passing through the origin
1 2 4 (B) |z| = 2

(A) 3 (C) the x–axis

(B) 3( – 1) (D) the y–axis
(C) 32
(D) 3 (1 – ) Q.25 Let z = cos + i sin . Then the value of
15
z 1 2m1
Q.21 If |z| = 1, z  – 1 and w =
z 1
then real  Im( Z
m1
) at  = 2º is
part of w = ?
1 1 1 1
(A) 2 (B) (A) (B)
| z  1| | z  1|2 sin 2º 3 sin 2º
2
(C) (D) 0 1 1
| z  1|2 (C) (D)
2 sin 2º 4 sin 2º
Q.22 If  is cube root of unity (  1) then the
least value of n, where n is positive integer Q.26 Let z = x + iy be a complex number where
such that x and y are integers. Then the area of the
(1 + 2)n = (1 + 4)n is rectangle whose vertices are the roots of the
(A) 2 (B) 3 equation zz 3  zz 3  350
(C) 5 (D) 6 (A) 48 (B) 32
(C) 40 (D) 80
Q.23 A man walks a distance of 3 units from the
origin towards the north-east (N 45º E )
direction. From there, he walks a distance of
4 units towards the north-west (N 45º W)
direction to reach a point P. Then the position
of P in the Argand plane is-
(A) 3ei/4 + 4i (B) (3 – 4i) ei/4
(C) (4 + 3i) ei/4 (D) (3 + 4i) ei/4
 ANSWER KEY
LEVEL # 1
[Link]. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. A A D B D D C B A C C B A B B D B B B B
[Link]. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans. D D B B D A A A A D A D A A B B A A B D
[Link]. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Ans. D B D C B A D D D B A C B C B C B D B B
[Link]. 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
Ans. B C B B B D A B B B C B B A A C C B D A
[Link]. 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
Ans. D C A B A D D A B C C C C C D A C A A B
[Link]. 101 102
Ans. C C

LEVEL # 2
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Ans. C C C D B C D B C C D B D B A C D B B C
[Link]. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37
Ans. C C C C C A D D B A A A C A D A B

LEVEL # 3
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Ans. A D B C A D B C B A C D C A

LEVEL # 4
SECTION - A
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Ans. D A A D B C D B C C C C B D C C B A

SECTION - B
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Ans. D B C C D B C A B A D D B C A A C D B B

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Ans. D B D D D A