CICIT2015 Booklet Serial No.

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Number of Questions: 102 Time Allowed: 2 hrs.
Booklet Contains pages: 30 Maximum Marks: 408
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Q1) A firefighter spraying water on fire stood on the middle rung of the ladder. When
the smoke became less thick, he climbed up four rung. However it got too hot so he
moved down six rungs. Later the firefighter moved up seven rungs and stayed there
till the fire was out. He then climbed the remaining four rungs and entered the
building. How many rungs were there in the ladder?
A. 19
B. 10
C. 17!
D. 20!
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Q2) The months of the year are coded as follows:

January XVII
February LXVIII
March CXXXV
April XV
May CXXXIII
June CIV
July CIV
August XVI
September ?

What is the code for September?

A. CXCIX
B. CXLIII
C. CCIX
D. CLXXXVII

Q3) A safe has a rather unusual control panel. In order to open the safe you have
to press five buttons once only, in the correct sequence, ending on the button
marked E. Each button clearly states which button to press next, for example, 2U
means move up 2 buttons and 3R means move right 3 buttons. Which button must
you start with? [ (i, j) represents the button in the ith row and jth column]

1D 6D 2R 3R 3L 5D 1L
1R E 1U 3R 1R 3L 2D
2U 1D 2L 2U 1L 2D 1L
2D 2R 1D 3L 2U 3L 1D
1R 1D 2R 2D 1L 2D 1D
3R 1R 3U 4U 2U 1L 1D
2U 1R 2L 1R 4U 3U 4U

A. (1, 3)
B. (3, 1)
C. (2, 4)
D. (3, 3)

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Q4) During a recent police investigation, Chief Inspector Popatram was interviewing
five known local criminals to try and identify who stole Mr. Ramesh's car from the
market place. Below is a summary of their statements:

Azhar: it wasn't Eknath

it was Bikramjeet
Bikramjeet: it wasn't Charles
it wasn't Eknath
Charles: it was Eknath
it wasn't Azhar
Dorobjee: it was Charles
it was Bikramjeet
Eknath: it was Dorobjee
it wasn't Azhar

If each suspect told exactly one lie, who stole the car?

A. Azhar
B. Bikramjeet
C. Charles
D. Eknath

Q5. The net of a non standard six sided dice is given as

Which of the following dice cannot be made from the given net?

A. Dice 1
B. Dice 2
C. Dice 3
D. Dice 4

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Q6. A big cube has to be assembled from a number of smaller cubes, double cubes
(a), single black cubes (b) and single white cubes (c). What is the minimun number of
smaller cubes required?

A. 62 cubes (a) and 1 cube (b)

B. 62 cubes (a) and 1 cube (c)
C. 60 cubes (a), 3 cubes (b) and 2 cubes (c)
D. 60 cubes (a), 2 cubes (b) and 3 cubes (c)

Directions for Questions 7 – 8: 20 cubes are arranged in four piles I, II, III and IV
according to the following rules
(i) All piles have an even number of cubes.
(ii) Each pile has alteast one cube.
(iii) The largest number of cubes is in the first pile.
(iv) All piles have a different number of cubes.
(v) The second pile has half the number of cubes as in the first pile and twice
the number of cubes as in the third pile.

Q7) The number of cubes in the first pile is

A. 12
B. 10
C. 4
D. 8

Q8) The total of the cubes in the I and the III pile is

A. 8
B. 10
C. 12
D. 14

Q9) In a row of children, Raj is fifth from the left and Ravi is sixth from the right.
When they exchange their positions, Raj will be thirteenth from the left. What will be
Ravi’s position from the right?

A. Fourth
B. Fifth
C. Thirteenth
D. Fourteenth

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Q10) What number should replace ? to complete the series?
2, 3, 6, 7, ?, 15, 30, 31
A. 14
B. 42
C. 2
D. 10

Q11) The square boxes in each row follow a certain pattern. Which square will
replace the square box marked with a ? mark?

A. Square I (with two dots)

B. Square II (with six dots)
C. Square III (with five dots)
D. Square IV (with four dots)

Q12) A large equilateral triangle is formed by stacking small equilateral triangles of

unit areas (as shown in the figure).

How many equilateral triangles of area four square units are there in the larger
triangle?
A. 15
B. 36
C. 25
D. 21

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Q13) Which circle replaces the question mark, continuing the circle?

A. FIGURE I
B. FIGURE II
C. FIGURE III
D. FIGURE IV

Q14) What should be the missing number?

A. 10
B. 20
C. 38
D. 19

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Q15) Which is the missing segment of the octagon?

A.

B.

C.

D.

Q16) L, M, N and P are are four persons with pair wise distinct wealths such that
atleast one of {L, M} is richer than atleast one of {N, P}; atleast one of {L, N} is
richer than atleast one of {M, P} and atleast one of {L, P} is richer than atleast one of
{N, M}. Then which of the following statements can we be absolutely sure of:
A. L is the richest
B. M is not the poorest
C. N is the poorest
D. L is not the poorest

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Q17) The numbers in each of the triangles (a) and (b) follow a certain relation. The
same relation is to be followed in triangle (c).

What numbers must replace (a), (b) and (c) ?

A. 3, 6, 17
B. 3, 6, 9
C. 6, 3, 17
D. 5, 5, 3

Q18) Which set of three numbers logically replaces the question mark?

A. Stack I
B. Stack II
C. Stack III
D. Stack IV

Directions for Questions 19 – 20: Answer the questions on the basis of the
information gven below.
X – Y means X is the husband of Y
X + Y means X is the daughter of Y
X x Y means X is the brother of Y

Q19) If L x M + N, then which of the following is true

A. L is the father of N
B. L is the brother of N
C. L is the uncle of N
D. L is the son of N

Q20) If L + M x N, then which of the following is true

A. L is the aunt of N
B. L is the niece of N
C. L is the wife of N
D. L is the daughter of N

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Q21) The DTC bus company has recently expanded and no longer has enough room
for all of its buses.Twelve of their buses have to be stored outside. If they decide to
increase their garage space by 40%, this will give them enough room for all of their
current buses, plus enough room to store another twelve in the future. How many
buses does the DTC currently own?
A. 60
B. 70
C. 72
D. 80

Q22) At the recent poster making contest, four candidates took part to make the
posters. The ages of the contestants were 14, 17, 20 and 22 years. The person who
came last was the oldest, whereas Shalini was three years older than the person who
came second. Jamini was neither the oldest nor the youngest and Kavita finished
ahead of the 17 year old, but didn't win. Salma was also unlucky this time and didn't
win either. How old is Jamini?
A. 14
B. 17
C. 20
D. 22

Q23) What should replace the ‘?’in the last figure?

Radius of Radius of Radius of Radius of

each each each each
semi semi semi semi
circle = 1 circle = 2 circle = 3 circle = 9
unit units units units
Height = Height = Height = Height =
2 units 3 units 4 units 10 units
Area = 8! Area = Area = Area = ?!
square 24!square 48!square square
units! units! units! units!

A. 320 square units

B. 108 square units
C. 160 square units
D. 360 square units

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Q24) The sides of a square are extended to form a rectangle. As shown in the figure
one side is extended by 2 cms and the other by 5 cms. If the area of the resulting
rectangle is less than 130 cm2, what are the possible values of the side (a) of the
original square?
5!cms!

2!cms!

A. −15 ≤ a ≤ 8
B. −15 < a < 8
C. 0≤a≤8
D. 0<a<8

Q25) The graph of a function

A. can have at most one y – intercept.
B. can have exactly one y – intercepts.
C. cannot have a y – intercepts.
D. must have two y – intercepts.

Q26) The running track consists of two parallel lines and two semi-circles (as shown
in the figure).

The length of the track is to be 2 kms. The length of the parallel side so that the area
of the enclosed rectangle is maximum is
A. π kms
B. 1 km
C. 500 meters
D. 0.5 π kms

Q27) If a, b and c are positive real numbers greater than or equal to 1 satisfying
abc = 100
log10 a log10 b log10 c
a b c ≥ 104
Then the value of a + b + c =

A. 2
B. 102
C. 1
D. No values are possible

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Q28) If (a, 0) is the intersection point of the positive part of the x – axis and the curve
defined by the parametric equations
x = sin 2t, y = 9 cos 4t 0 ≤ t ≤ 2π
1
then the value of 4 is
a
A. 2
B. 1
1
C.
2
D. 4

Q29) If f is a function on the positive reals which satisfies the equation

1
' ! 2 $* y
!" f (x 2 +1)#$ = 16 , then the value of ) f # 16 + y &,
x
2
=
( " y %+
A. 256
B. 16
C. 4
D. 8

Q30) Given below are three histograms. In which Histogram is the mean certainly
greater than the median?

Histogram I Histogram II

Histogram III

A. Histogram I
B. Histogram II
C. Histogram III
D. In all histograms mean = median.

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Directions for Questions 31 – 33: Given below is the graph of f (x), a polynomial
function

Q31) The degree of the polynomial function must be

A. at least 3
B. at least 5
C. at least 4
D. at least 6

Q32) The function f(x) is

Statement I: an odd function
Statement II: an even function
Statement III: symmetric about the origin
Statement IV: symmetric about the line x = y
A. Only statement I is true
B. Only statement IV is true
C. Statements I and III are true
D. Statements II and IV are true

Q33) The possible graph of f ‘ (x) could be

FIGURE I FIGURE II

FIGURE III FIGURE IV

A. FIGURE I
B. FIGURE II
C. FIGURE III
D. FIGURE IV

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Q34) The function with the given graph is a solution of which differential equation?

A. y’ = 1 + xy
B. y’ = – 2xy
C. y’ = 1 – 2xy
D. y’ = 1 + x2 + y2

1
Q35) The graph of the equation y = is
x2

FIGURE I FIGURE II

FIGURE III FIGURE IV

A. FIGURE I
B. FIGURE II
C. FIGURE III
D. FIGURE IV

1000
Q36) ∫ e x−[ x ] dx = ? ( [.] represents the greatest integer function)
0
A. 1000 (e – 1)
B. 0
C. 1000
D. 1000e

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Direction for Questions 37 – 40: Students of class XII were surveyed and were asked the
following question: Within the last 12 months has stress negatively affected your academics?
Figure (A) shows the segmented bar chart for response frequencies where as Figure (B)
shows the segmented bar chart for response relative frequencies as percents. (White – Stress
affected grades, Gray – Stress, but no effect, Black – No stress). Choose the correc statement.

Figure (A) Frequency Counts Figure (B) Relative frequency Counts

Q37)
A. From Figure A one can conclude that more males answered the survey.
B. From Figure A one can conclude that more females answered the survey.
C. From Figure B one can conclude that approximately equal number of males and
females participated in the survey.
D. From Figure B one can conclude that more males answered the survey.

Q38)
A. From Figure A one can conclude that greater number of males said that they had no
stress.
B. From Figure B one can conclude that greater number of males said that they had no
stress.
C. From Figure A one can conclude that approximately equal number of males and
females said that they had no stress.
D. From Figure B one can conclude that approximately equal number of males and
females said that they had no stress.
Q39)
A. From Figure A one can conclude that greater percent of females said that they had
stress but it did not effect their grades.
B. From Figure B one can conclude that greater percent of females said that they had
stress but it did not effect their grades.
C. From Figure B one can conclude that approximately equal percent of males and
females said that they had stress but it did not effect their grades.
D. From Figure A one can conclude that approximately equal number of males and
females said that they had stress but it did not effect their grades.
Q40)
A. From Figure A one can conclude that greater percent of males said that they had no
stress.
B. From Figure B one can conclude that greater percent of males said that they had no
stress.
C. From Figure A one can conclude that approximately equal percent of males and
females said that they had no stress.
D. From Figure B one can conclude that approximately equal percent of males and
females said that they had no stress.

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Directions for Questions 41 – 42: A scatterplot is a graph of the relationship
between two quantitative variables. The correlation is a measure of the association
between two quntitative variables. The values of the correlation r always lie between
– 1 and 1. Values of r close to 1 or – 1 show a strong linear relationship while values
of r close to 0 show no relation ship.

Q41) Choose the correct matching of the scatter plot with the most appropriate
correlation values r.

FIGURE I FIGURE II

FIGURE III FIGURE IV

(i) r = - 0.8 (ii) r = 0.02 (iii) r = - 0.62 (iv) r = 0.93

A. FIGURE I – (i), FIGURE II – (ii), FIGURE III – (iii), FIGURE IV – (iv)

B. FIGURE I – (i), FIGURE II – (iv), FIGURE III – (ii), FIGURE IV – (iii)
C. FIGURE I – (ii), FIGURE II – (iii), FIGURE III – (i), FIGURE IV – (iv)
D. FIGURE I – (iv), FIGURE II – (i), FIGURE III – (ii), FIGURE IV – (iii)

Q42) For the data

X 3 5 2 7 6
Y 1.0 2.0 0.5 3.0 2.5

the most appropriate value of r is

A. r = - 0.9
B. r = 0.56
C. r = - 0.1
D. r = 0.85

Q43) Monthly sales of a certain model of cell phone are expected to decline at a rate
of (– 25t2/3 – 70) phones per month (here t is in months). If current sales (t = 0) are
2000 phones, then the sales after 8 months (t = 8) will be
A. 1830 phones
B. 1380 phones
C. 1430 phones
D. 960 phones

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Q44) A string of length 24 cms is used to make the following figure

where the inner shaded part is a square and other four rectangles are congruent. The
maximum area enclosed by the figure is
A. 12 sq. cms.
B. 11.25 sq. cms.
C. 20 sq. cms.
D. 24 sq. cms.

Q45) A vendor was offered a bonus if he sold 100 subscriptions to a newsletter. Each
day he sold three subscriptions more than the previous day and on the eigth day he
exactly reached his one hundred quota. How many subscriptions did he sell on the
fourth day?
A. 9
B. 10
C. 11
D. 12

Q46) A large refundable juice bottle is bought for Rs. 16/-. The juice costs Rs. 12/-
more than the bottle. If the bottle is returned, the amount that will be refunded back is
A. Rs. 12/-
B. Rs. 16/-
C. Rs. 4/-
D. Rs. 2/-

Q47) X is the smallest natural number that leaves a remainder 1 when divide by 2, 3,
4, …, 9. The sum of the digits of X is
A. 10
B. 27
C. 12
D. 9

Q48) A batsman gets out for 10 runs which brings his batting averaage of the season
from 34 to 32. How many runs must he score in the next match to increase his
average to 36?
A. 48
B. 58
C. 64
D. 84

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Q49) The standard deviation of two observations a and b is
A. 0
a+b
B.
2
a−b
C.
2
a + b2
2
D.
2

Q50) Eight trucks, 3 red, 3 blue and 2 yellow are to be parked in a line. If each trucks
except for the colors are identical, how many unique lines can be formed if the yellow
trucks are not to be parked together?
A. 18
B. 420
C. 560
D. 5040

Q51) What domain of z-plane is represented by z +1 + z −1 < 3

A. Interior of the ellipse with major axis 3 units
B. Interior of a circle with radius 3 units
C. Exterior of the ellipse
D. Interior of the ellipse with minor axis 3 units

n
( )
Q52) A positive integer n for which 1+ i = 4096 is
A. n =24
B. n =26
C. n =20
D. n =21

Q53) Let α , β be the roots of the equation x 2 + x +1 = 0 . The equation whose roots are
α 19 and β 7 are:
A. x 2 − x −1 = 0
B. x 2 + x −1 = 0
C. x 2 − x +1 = 0
D. x 2 + x +1 = 0

Q54) If x 2 + 6x − 27 > 0 and −x 2 + 3x + 4 > 0 , the x lies in the interval;

A. (3, 4)
B. [3, 4]
C. (−9, 3] ∪[4, 9)
D. (−9, 4)

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Q55) If a young man rides his motor cycle at 25 km/hour he has to spend Rs. 2/- per
km on petrol. If he rides at a faster speed of 40 km/hour, the petrol cost increases to
Rs. 5/- per km. He cannot spend more than Rs. 100/- on petrol and wishes to find
what is the maximum distance he can travel within one hour, the objective function
(Z) for this problem with an appropriate constraint will be
(Assuming decision variables x and y denote the no. of km riding motorcycle at the
speed 25 km/hour and 40 km/hour respectively)
A. Maximize Z = x + y with constraint 2x + 6 y ≤ 100,
B. Maximize Z = 2x + 5y with constraint 8x + 5y ≤ 200
C. Maximize Z = x + y with constraint 2x + 5y ≤ 100
D. None of these

Q56) What is the angle between the lines ! + ! = 0, ! = 0 and 20! = 15! = 12!?
!
A. !"# !! !
!
B. !"# !! !
!! !
C. !"# !
!! !
D. !"# !

Q57) If the circle ! ! + ! ! + 2!" + !" + ! = 0 and ! ! + ! ! − 3!" + !" − 1 = 0

intersect at two distinct points P and Q, then the line 5! + !" − ! = 0 will pass
through P and Q for
A. No values of a
B. Exactly one value of a
C. Exactly two values of a
D. Infinitely many value of a

Q58) Two circles are said to be orthogonal if they intersect at right angles. That is the
lines joining their centres to the point of intersection are perpendicular. If the circles
! ! + ! ! + 2! + 2!" + 6 = 0 and ! ! + ! ! + 2!" + ! = 0 intersect orthogonally,
then k is
A. 2 or -3/2
B. -2 or -3/2
C. 2 or 3/2
D. -2 or 3/2

Q59) What type of symmetry does the 3-D shape have?

A. No symmetry
B. Reflection symmetry only
C. Rotational symmetry only
D. Reflection symmetry and rotational symmetry

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Q60) If ! = !: ! + 2 = 0 , ! = !: ! ! + ! − 2 = 0 , ! = !: ! ! + 2! = 0 !then for
what value of x, V = R = S?
A. 0
B. -1
C. -2
D. 1

Q61) Let −: !×! → ! , given by !, ! → ! − ! and ÷: !×! → !!, given by

!, ! → ! ÷ !. Then
A. – is binary operation
B. ÷ is binary operation
C. – and ÷, both are binary operations
D. both are not binary operations

Q62) If !! and !! are equivalence relations in a set!!. Then

A. !! ∩ !! and !! ∪ !! are also equivalence relation
B. !! ∩ !! and !! ∪ !! are not equivalence relation
C. !! ∩ !! is not an equivalence relation
D. !! ∪ !! is not necessarily an equivalence relation

Q63) Let ! = −1, 0, 1, 2 , ! = {−4, −2, 0, 2} and !, ! ∶ ! → ! be functions

!
defined by ! ! = ! ! − !, ! ∈ ! and!!! ! = 2 ! − ! − 1, ! ∈ !. Then
A. ! and ! are equal
B. ! and ! are not equal
C. ! and ! do not hold ! ! = ! ! !∀!!! ∈ !
D. None of the above

!!
Q64) Let ! ! = !!! ! be a function from ! to !. Then range of ! is
A. [0, 1]
B. [0, 1)
C. (0, 1]
D. (0, 1)
! !! !
Q65) If tan ! = ! , ! < ! < !
, then tan ! is
!
A. !
!
B. − !
C. −3
D. 3

Q66) If (sin ! + cos !) = ! and (sin ! − cos !) = !, where ! is an acute angle, then
!!!
A. ! = tan!! !!!
!!!
B. ! = cot !! !!!
!! !!!
C. ! = sec !!!
!! !!!
D. ! = cosec !!!

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Q67) The function ! ! = ! ! − 4!, ! ∈ 2, 5 is
A. increasing on [2, 5]
B. decreasing on 2, 5
C. increasing on [2, 3] and decreasing on [3, 5]
D. decreasing on [2, 3] and increasing on [3, 5]
!
Q68) If ! is the inverse of a function ! and ! ! ! = !!! ! !, then !! (!) is equal to
A. 1 + ! !
B. ! ! + !
!
C. !!{! ! }!
!
D. 1 + ! !
!
Q69) Let !! ! = ! (sin! ! + cos ! !) where ! ∈ ! and!!! ≥ 1. Then !! ! − !! (!)
equals
!
A. !
!
B. !
!
C. !"
!
D. !"

Q70) Let ! and ! be two sets containing 2 elements and 4 elements respectively. The
number of subsets of !×! having 3 or more elements is
A. 211
B. 219
C. 231
D. 249

Q71) The function !: 0, 3 → [1, 29], defined by ! ! = 2! ! − 15! ! + 36! + 1 is

A. one-one and onto
B. onto but not one-one
C. one-one but not onto
D. neither one-one nor onto

Q72) If ! ! = sin ! + cos ! and ! ! = ! ! − 1, then !(!(!)) is invertible in the

domain
!
A. 0 !
! !
B. − ! !
! !
C. − ! !
D. 0 !

Q73) The value of ! for which sin cot !! 1 + ! = cos(!"!!! (1 − !)) is

!
A. !
B. 1
C. 0
!
D. − !

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Q74) The solution of the differential equation + y tan x = sec x passes through the
dx
point (π, 2). Which of the following is not correct?
A. The general solution is y = sin x + c cos x.
B. Integrating factor of the given differential equation is sec x.
C. y = tan x – 2 cos x is a particular solution of the differential equation.
D. The given differential equation is a linear first order differential equation.

Q75) The order and degree of the differential equation

! d2y$
log e #1+ 2 & = x
" dx %

respectively are
A. 2, 2
B. 1, 2
C. 2, 1
D. 1, 1

(
Q76) The differential equation representing the family of curves y 2 = 2c x + c , )
where c is a positive constant is of
A. degree 2, order 3
B. degree 2, order 1
C. degree 1, order 2
D. degree 3, order 1

x2 + y2 y
Q77) If slope of the tangent at any point (x, y) of a curve is and V = , then
2xy x
which of the statements is correct?

(
A. log e 1−V 2 = c log e x )
(
B. log e x 1−V 2 = c )
C. log e
(1−V ) = c 2

x
D. log e =c
( 1−V 2 )

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Q78) Let f be a function such that f !(1) = −1 and f (1) = 1. Then the value of
1/ x
" f (1+ x) %
Lim$ ' is equal to
x→0
# f (1) &

A. e
B. 1/e
C. e + 1/e
D. – 1/e
Q79) Let g (x) be strictly increasing and differentiable function, then the value of
g(x 3 ) − g(x 2 )
Lim equals
x→0 g(x 2 ) − g(0)

A. –1
B. 1
C. 0
D. 2
1/ x 4
Q80) The value of Lim"#cos x$% is
x→0

A. ∞
B. 1/ e
C. 0
D. e

Q81) Let f (x) = Lim sin 2n x . Then the number of points where f (x) is discontinuous
n→∞

is
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. Infinitely!many
Q82) The graph of y = f !(x) of a function f (x) is

Which of the following is true?

A. f (0) > f (2) and f (5) < f (6)
B. f (0) < f (2) and f (5) < f (6)
C. f (0) > f (2) and f (5) > f (6)
D. f (0) < f (2) and f (5) > f (6)

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Q83) The design of the flower is obtained by the intersection on the parabolas y = x2,
x = y2, y = – x2, x = – y2. The area of the shaded region is

A. 4/3 sq. units

B. 2/3 sq. units
C. 1/3 sq. units
D. 8/3 sq. units
Q84) If P = {aij}3 x 3, where aij = i + j, then
A. P is a symmetric matrix
B. P is a skew - symmetric matrix
C. P is a triangular matrix
D. P is a non-singular matrix
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Q85) If 3A = $ 2 1 −2 ' and AAT = I, then x + y is equal to
$ x 2 y '
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A. –3
B. –2
C. –1
D. 0

x +1 y − 3
Q86) An equation of the plane containing the line = = z + 2 and the point
−3 2
(0, 7, –7) is
A. x+y+z=0
B. x + 2y – 3z = 35
C. 3x – 2y + 3z + 35 = 0
D. 3x – 2y – z = 21
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Q87) If a vector r satisfies the equation r × (i + 2 j + k ) = i − k , then for any scalar t,
!
r is equal to
⌢ ⌢ ⌢ ⌢
A. i + t(i + 2 j + k )
⌢ ⌢ ⌢ ⌢
B. j + t(i + 2 j + k )
⌢ ⌢ ⌢ ⌢
C. k + t(i + 2 j + k ) !
⌢ ⌢ ⌢ ⌢ ⌢
D. i − k + t(i + 2 j + k )

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Q88) If α and β are the roots of the quadratic equation x2 – px + q = 0 then the sum of
α2 + β2 2 α3 + β3 3
(
the series α + β x −) 2
x +
3
x − ... is equal to

(
A. log e 1+ α x + β x )
B. log ( 2 + α x + β x )
e

(
C. log e 1− px + qx 2)
D. log (1+ px + qx )
e
2

Q89) A bridge is in a form of a parabola. The ends A and B of the parabola are 12 m
apart and its maximum height above the ground is 3m. A point X is 1 m above the
ground. The horizontal distance of X from A is

A. 2 6 m
B. 2 3 m
C. 6 − 2 6 m
D. 6 − 3 m

Q90) The distribution function of a random variable X is given as

x –2 –1 0 1 2
f (x) k 2k 3k 4k 5k

The mean value of X is

A. 1
B. 0
C. 2/3
D. 5

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Q91) Let A = $ cosθ 1 −cosθ ' , then
$ −1 −cosθ 1 '
# &
A. Det A = 0
B. Det A ∈ [0, 1]
C. Det A ∈ [0, 2]
D. Det A ∈ [-1, 1]

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Q92) As a new year resolution I decide to save money. I save Re 1 on January 1, Rs.
2 on January 2 and so on. January 1 this year was on Thursday. What day of the week
is it when I would have Rs. 1431?
A. Sunday
B. Monday
C. Tuesday
D. Wednesday

Q93) Three friends Ahmed, Bobby and Chandan had a crate full of apples that they
originally intended to share equally amongt themselves. During the night, Ahmed
woke up and took a third of the apples, then promptly fell asleep again. Bobby woke
up shortly after and also decided to take a third of the remaining apples and he also
dozed back to sleep. Finally, Chandan woke up and seeing the others were asleep,
took a third of what was left. Of course none of the friends knew of the other's antics,
so, in the morning, they shared the remaining apples, each receiving sixteen. How
many apples did Chandan finally get?
A. 162
B. 70
C. 24
D. 40

Q94) A point moves such that its distance from the points (-2, 3) and (2, 3) always
remains 12. The length of the y – intercept that the curve makes is
A. 4 2
B. 8 2
C. 12
D. 36

Q95) The area enclosed by the region 2|x| + 3|y| ≤ 6 is

A. 3 sq. units
B. 4 sq. units
C. 12 sq. units
D. 24 sq. units

Q96) If z is a point in the second quadrant, then i z , where z is the conjugate of z, is

a point that lies in the

A. First quadrant
B. Second quadrant
C. Third quadrant
D. Fourth quadrant

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Q97) The unit vector obtained by rotating the vector (0,1), 1200 counter-clockwise
about the origin is
! !
A. !
,!
! !
B. − ! !
,
! !
C. − !
,−!
! !
D. !
,−!

Q98) A pair of unbiased dice is rolled together till a sum of either 5 or 7 is obtained.
The probability that 5 comes before 7 is
A. 1/5
B. 2/5
C. 3/5
D. 4/5

Q99) The value of 1.1! + 2.2! + 3.3! +… 9 terms is equal to

A. 10! – 1
B. 11!
C. 9! – 1
D. 10!

Q100) Consider the following statements:

I. All prime numbers greater than 5 can be written as 6n + 1 or 6n + 5 for
some natural number n.
II. 2n – 1 is a prime number if n is a prime number.
n
III. 22 −1 is a prime number if n is a prime number.

A. All the statements are true.

B. Only statement III is true.
C. Only statement I is true.
D. Only statements I and II are true.

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Q101) The differential equation representing the family of curves shown in the figure
is

dy y
A. =
dx x
dy y
B. =
dx 2x
dy
C. y + x = 0
dx
dy
D. 2x + y = 0
dx

Q102) The following figure is to be coloured so that no two regions sharing the same
boundary have the same colour. The minimum number of colours needed is

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

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