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Mathematics - Basic of Mathematics

Practise 40 COMEDK previous year questions on Basic of Mathematics, compiled from papers spanning 2012 to 2026. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty COMEDK tests.

Basic of Mathematics has been asked in 15 of the 15 years of COMEDK papers analysed (2012–2026), with 40 questions in all. 83% of them were easy, 13% moderate and 5% tough. Most of its questions came from 2018, with 5 questions that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 10 questions across 9 papers, about 1.1 per paper.

The chapter's 4 topics are not weighted equally: Logarithm (17 questions, 43%), Inequalities (13 questions, 33%), and Divisibility Test (6 questions, 15%) have been asked the most. Over the last five years the most frequent topics have been Inequalities (10) and Logarithm (4). Divisibility Test has produced the most tough questions (1).

  1. 1"A storage room must be kept at a temperature (T) such that triple the temperature is at least 15° C , but the temperature plus 8 is not mor09 May, 2026 (S1)Inequalities
  2. 2A student needs to buy notebooks ( ) for a semester. Double the number of notebooks plus 5 must strictly exceed 15, but the number of notebo09 May, 2026 (S2)Inequalities
  3. 3The solution for the following system of inequalities on a real number line25 May, 2025 (Shift)Inequalities
  4. 4The solution set of the system of inequalities or is10 May, 2025 (S1)Inequalities
  5. 5If for real values of , then10 May, 2025 (S2)Inequalities
  6. 6The inequality representing the following graph is10 May, 2025 (S2)Inequalities
  7. 7The inequality represents which of the following interval when2024 (Afternoon Shift)Inequalities
  8. 8Preview not available - open to view this question.2024 (Evening Shift)Inequalities
  9. 9The value of is2024 (Memory Based)Logarithm
  10. 10Preview not available - open to view this question.2024 (Morning Shift)Inequalities
  11. 11The range of which satisfy the inequation : is2023 (Evening Shift)Inequalities
  12. 12The value of , where but , is2023 (Memory Based)Logarithm
  13. 13The value of , where but , is2023 (Morning Shift)Logarithm
  14. 14The value of is2022Logarithm
  15. 15is equal to2021Logarithm
  16. 16If is divisible by 64 for all , then the least negative integral value of is2021Divisibility Test
  17. 17is divisible by2021Divisibility Test
  18. 18is equal to2020Logarithm
  19. 19The number of positive divisors of 252 is2020Divisibility Test
  20. 20If , then the position of the first significant figure of is2019Logarithm
  21. 21The ten's digit in is divisible by2019Divisibility Test
  22. 22- If and are prime numbers satisfying the condition , then the value of is2019Ratio and Proportion
  23. 23The digit in the unit's place of is2019Divisibility Test
  24. 24If , then2018Ratio and Proportion
  25. 25If , then2018Logarithm
  26. 26The value of is2018Logarithm
  27. 27The maximum value of is2018Logarithm
  28. 28The angle between hands of a clock when the time is is signed to2018Inequalities
  29. 29If , then is equal to2017Logarithm
  30. 30If , where and are positive integers that form an increasing and is a square of an integer, then2017Logarithm
  31. 31If , then the value of is2017Logarithm
  32. 32If , then2016Logarithm
  33. 33The gcd of 1080 and 675 is2016Divisibility Test
  34. 34The solution of is2015Inequalities
  35. 35Ram obtained 60 and 85 in first two unit tests. The minimum marks he should get in the third test to have an average of atleast 55 marks is2014Inequalities
  36. 36The function is2014Logarithm
  37. 37is equal to2013Ratio and Proportion
  38. 38If , then is equal to2013Logarithm
  39. 39If and then is equal to2013Ratio and Proportion
  40. 40If , then is equal to2012Logarithm

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Basic of Mathematics?

This chapter includes 40 questions compiled from COMEDK papers spanning 2012 to 2026.

2.Are these questions only from COMEDK, or from other exams too?

These are COMEDK questions specifically for the Basic of Mathematics chapter. Questions from other exams like JEE Main or NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is Basic of Mathematics an important chapter for COMEDK Mathematics?

Basic of Mathematics has appeared in 15 of the 15 years of COMEDK papers covered here, with 40 questions across 23 papers - about 2 per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Basic of Mathematics questions in COMEDK?

Of the 40 questions analysed for this chapter, 83% are easy, 13% moderate and 5% tough. 2018 had the most, with 5 questions.

5.Which topics in Basic of Mathematics should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Basic of Mathematics:

  • Logarithm - 17 questions (43%)
  • Inequalities - 13 questions (33%)
  • Divisibility Test - 6 questions (15%)
  • Divisibility Test has produced the most tough questions (1).
6.Is Basic of Mathematics's weightage in COMEDK going up or down?

Across all 23 papers analysed, Basic of Mathematics has averaged about 1.7 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has fallen, at about 1.1 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.