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The quadratic equation 
with real coefficients has purely imaginary roots. Then the equation 
has (JEE Advanced 2014)
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D
Since 
has purely imaginary roots,
, where 
and 
have same sign.
Also, 
is purely imaginary
is purely imaginary
Hence, 
cannot be either purely real or purely imaginary.
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