Mathematics - Quadratic Equation
Practise 8 IAT (IISER) previous year questions on Quadratic Equation, compiled from papers spanning 2017 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 IAT (IISER) tests.
Quadratic Equation has been asked in 5 of the 9 years of IAT (IISER) papers analysed (2017–2026), with 8 questions in all. 25% of them were easy, 63% moderate and 13% tough. Most of its questions came from 2020, with 3 questions that year. In the last three years (2023–2026) it had 3 questions across 3 papers, about 1 per paper.
All of the chapter's questions come from a single topic, Relation between Roots and Coefficients.
- 1Let be a quadratic polynomial such that . What is the coefficient of in ?2026Relation between Roots and Coefficients
- 2Let be a real number. What is the total number of distinct point(s) of intersection between the parabola and the pair of lines2023Relation between Roots and Coefficients
- 3Let be a quadratic polynomial with real coefficients and . Suppose and . What is the product of the roots of ?2023Relation between Roots and Coefficients
- 4For each , define Then, which one of the followings is true?2021Relation between Roots and Coefficients
- 5If and for all , then what is the value of2020Relation between Roots and Coefficients
- 6Let be nonzero real numbers. If , where are integers and , then which of the following statements is correct?2020Relation between Roots and Coefficients
- 7For what value of does have only real roots?2020Relation between Roots and Coefficients
- 8The roots of the polynomial are in an arithmetic progression. Which of the following is a common difference of the progression?2017Relation between Roots and Coefficients
Frequently Asked Questions
1.How many questions are available for Quadratic Equation?
This chapter includes 8 questions compiled from IAT (IISER) papers spanning 2017 to 2026.
2.Are these questions only from IAT (IISER), or from other exams too?
These are IAT (IISER) questions specifically for the Quadratic Equation chapter. Questions from other exams like JEE Main or NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) are organised separately under their respective exam sections.
3.Is Quadratic Equation an important chapter for IAT (IISER) Mathematics?
Quadratic Equation has appeared in 5 of the 10 years of IAT (IISER) papers covered here, with 8 questions across 5 papers - about 2 per paper it appears in.
4.What is the difficulty level of Quadratic Equation questions in IAT (IISER)?
Of the 8 questions analysed for this chapter, 25% are easy, 63% moderate and 13% tough. 2020 had the most, with 3 questions.
5.Which topics in Quadratic Equation should I focus on?
All of this chapter's questions come from a single topic: Relation between Roots and Coefficients.
6.Is Quadratic Equation's weightage in IAT (IISER) going up or down?
Across all 5 papers analysed, Quadratic Equation has averaged about 1.6 questions per paper. In the last three years (2023–2026), that average has fallen, at about 1.0 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.