M-01 : SETS, RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS

1. If A and B are finite sets and 𝐴 ⊂ 𝐵 then

a) 𝑛(𝐴 ∪ 𝐵) = 𝑛(𝐴) b) 𝑛(𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) = 𝑛(𝐵)
c) 𝑛(𝐴 ∪ 𝐵) = 𝑛(𝐵) d) none of these

2. Set A has 3 elements and the set B has 6 elements then the minimum number of elements in the
set 𝐴 ∪ 𝐵 is
𝑎) 3 b) 6 c) 9 d) 18

3. If 𝑔(𝑥) = 1 + √𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓(𝑔(𝑥)) = 3 + 2√𝑥 + 𝑥 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓(𝑥) =

a) 1 + 2𝑥 2 b) 2 + 𝑥 2 c) 1 + 𝑥 d) 2 + 𝑥

𝑥−7
4. The domain of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = √9−𝑥 is
a) 7 ≤ 𝑥 < 9 b) 7 < 𝑥 ≤ 9 c) 7 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 9 d) 7 < 𝑥 < 9

 70 
5. If 𝐴1 ⊂ 𝐴2 ⊂ 𝐴3 ⊂ ⋯ ⊂ 𝐴70 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑛(𝐴𝑖 ) = 𝑖 − 3 then n  Ai  =
 i =10 
a) 5 b) 7 c) 9 d) 11

6. The range of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 7 − x Px − 3 is

a) {1,2,3,4} b) {1,2,3,4,5,6} c) {1,2,3} d) {1,2,3,4,5}

7. If 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑆 defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = sin 𝑥 − √3 cos 𝑥 + 1 is onto then S is

𝑎) [0,1] b) [−1,1] c) [0,3] d) [−1,3]

8. Let R be an equivalence relation defined on a set containing 6 elements. The minimum number
of ordered pairs that R should contain is
a) 36 b) 64 c) 6 d) 12

sin−1 (𝑥−3)
9. The domain of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = √9−𝑥 2
is
a) (1,2) b) [2,3] c) [2,3) d) [1,2]

10. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 1 + 𝛼𝑥 , 𝛼 ≠ 0 is the inverse of itself then the value of 𝛼 is

a) −2 b) −1 c) 0 d) 2

11. If A and B are any two sets then 𝐴 − (𝐴 − 𝐵) =

a) 𝐵 − 𝐴 b) 𝐴 ∩ 𝐵 c) ∅ d) 𝐴 ∪ 𝐵

12. If 𝐴 = {𝑥 ; 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 6 = 0}, 𝐵 = {2,4}, 𝐶 = {4,5} 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝐴 × (𝐵 ∩ 𝐶) =

a) {(2,4), (3,4)} b) {(4,2), (4,3)}
c) {(2,4), (3,4), (4,4)} d) {(2,2), (3,3), (4,4), (5,5)}

13. Let 𝐴 = {1,2,3,4} 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 = {1,2}. Then the number of onto functions from A to B is
𝑎)14 b) 16 c) 12 d) 8

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 0, 𝑥 𝑖𝑠 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙
14. Two functions 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔: 𝑅 → 𝑅 are defined as below𝑓(𝑥) = { , 𝑔(𝑥) =
1, 𝑥 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙
−1, 𝑥 𝑖𝑠 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙
{ , then (𝑔𝑜𝑓)𝑒 + (𝑓𝑜𝑔)𝜋 =
0, 𝑥 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙
a) −1 b) 0 c) 1 d) 2

15. If 𝐴 = {2,3,4,5} then which of the following relations is a function from A to itself
a) 𝑓1 = {(𝑥, 𝑦) ; 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 1} b) 𝑓2 = {(𝑥, 𝑦) ; 𝑥 + 𝑦 > 6}
c) 𝑓3 = {(𝑥, 𝑦) ; 𝑥 > 𝑦} d) 𝑓4 = {(𝑥, 𝑦) ; 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 7}

2𝑥 −2−𝑥
16. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 +2−𝑥 then 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) =
1 1+𝑥 1 1+𝑥 2−𝑥 +2𝑥
𝑎) − 2 log (1−𝑥) b) 2 log (1−𝑥) c) 2𝑥 −2−𝑥 d) none of these

17. In a group of 75 persons every one takes either tea or coffee, If 45 take tea and 35 take coffee,
then the number of persons who take tea only is
a) 35 b) 40 c) 45 d) 50

18. Let 𝐴 = {1,2,3} 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 = {3,7,9} 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑅 = {(𝑥, 𝑦) ; 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 1} is a relation from A to B then
𝑅 −1 is
𝑎) {(3,1), (7,3)} b) {(1,3), (7,3)}
c) {(3,1), (3,7), (5,2)} d) {(3,1), (7,3), (9,4)}

19. If R is the relation defined as 𝑅 = {(𝑎, 𝑏) ; 𝑎, 𝑏 ∈ 𝑍, 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 = 1} then R is

𝑎) reflexive only b) symmetric only
c) transitive only d) both reflexive and transitive

20. If 𝐴 = {1,2,3,4}, 𝐵 = {𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐, 𝑑} 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓 = {(1, 𝑏), (2, 𝑎), (3, 𝑐), (4, 𝑎)} is
a) one – one and onto b) onto but not one - one
c) many one and onto d) many one and into function.

21. If 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 is defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 7 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓 −1 (5) is

a) {1, −2} b) {1,2} c) {−1, −2} d) {−1,2}

22. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 1, 𝑔(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + 3 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑔𝑜𝑓(1) =

𝑎) 8 b) 6 c) 4 d) 5
2𝑥+3
23. If 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 is defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥+5 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) is
3−5𝑥 4𝑥−2 3𝑥+2 5𝑥−3
a) 4𝑥−2 b) 3−5𝑥 c) 3+5𝑥 d) 4𝑥−2

24. Let ∗ be a binary operation on Q defined as 𝑎 ∗ 𝑏 = 𝑎 + 𝑏 − 1 ∀ 𝑎, 𝑏 ∈ 𝑄 ,then identity element

under ∗ is
a) 1 b) 0 c) 2 d) −1
𝑎𝑏
25. On the set of real numbers under binary operation ∗ defined by 𝑎 ∗ 𝑏 = for real numbers a and
3
3
b the equation 𝑥 ∗ 4 = 5 has the solution
20
a)−6 b)5 c) 3 d)20

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26. On 𝑍, 𝑎 ∗ 𝑏 = 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 ∗ is
a) commutative and associative b) associative but not commutative
c) is not associative d) not a binary operation

27. If ∗ is the binary operation defined on z by 𝑎 ∗ 𝑏 = 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 7 the inverse of −7 is

𝑎) − 14 b) 7 c) 14 d) −7

28. Let 𝐴 = {𝑎, 6} then the number of binary operations that can be defined on A is
a) 4 b) 16 c) 8 d) 32

29. On the set Q of all rational numbers the operation ∗ which is both associative and commutative is
given by 𝑎 ∗ 𝑏 =
a) 2𝑎 + 3𝑏 b) 𝑎𝑏 + 1 c) 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 d) 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑎𝑏

30. Let T be the set of all triangles in the Euclidean plane and let a relation R on T be defined as
aRb , if a is congruent to b, for all 𝑎, 𝑏 ∈ 𝑇 then R is
a) reflexive but not transitive b) transitive but not symmetric
c) equivalence relation d) none of these

31. If A and B have 3 elements in common, then the number of elements common to 𝐴 × 𝐵 𝑎𝑛𝑑
𝐵 × 𝐴 is
a) 9 b) 3 c) 6 d) no elements common

𝑓(𝑥)
32. If 𝑓: 𝑅 + → 𝑅 is defined by𝑓(𝑥𝑦) = ∀ 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ 𝑅 + and 𝑓(500) = 3 then 𝑓(600) =
𝑦
5
a)1 b)2 c) 2 d) 3

33. If there are 5040 bijections from A to B then the number of elements in 𝐴 × 𝐴 is
𝑎)7 b)16 c)25 d)49

𝜋 1 𝜋 1
34. If 𝐴 = {𝑥 ; 𝑥 ∈ [0, 2 ] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 0 ≤ sin 𝑥 ≤ 2} and 𝐵 = {𝑥 ; 𝑥 ∈ [0, 2 ] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 0 ≤ cos 𝑥 ≤ 2} then 𝐴 ∩
𝐵=
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
a)[0, 6 ] b)[0, 3 ] c)[ 6 , 3 ] d) ∅

35. In (𝑄−1 ,∗) where ∗ is defined by 𝑎 ∗ 𝑏 = 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑎𝑏 ∀ 𝑎, 𝑏 ∈ 𝑄−1 then 2−1 ∗ 3−1 is

11 11 11 12
a)− 10 b)− 12 c) 12 d) 11

4−𝑥 2
36. If [𝑥] denote the greater integer ≤ 𝑥 , the domain of the function √[𝑥]+2 is
𝑎)(−∞, −2) ∪ [−1,2] b) [0,2] c) [−1,2] d) (0,2)

37. If 𝑛(𝐴) = 5 then the number of reflexive relations that can be defined on A is
a)25 b)225 c)220 d)210

38. Let 𝑛(𝐴) = 4 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑛(𝐵) = 6 then the number of one – one functions from A to B is
a)120 b)360 c)64 d)46

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39. Let 𝑅 = {(𝑥, 𝑦) ; 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ 𝑁 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 10}. Then the number of elements in the power set of
𝑅 −1 is
𝑎)16 b) 8 c) 32 d) 4

40. Let N be the set of natural numbers and the functions 𝑓: 𝑁 → 𝑁 be defined by
𝑓(𝑛) = 2𝑛 + 3 ∀ 𝑛 ∈ 𝑁 then f is
a) surjective but not injective b) injective but not surjective
c) bijetive d) neither injective nor surjective

41. Two finite sets have m and n elements. The number of subsets of the first set 112 more than that
of the second set. The value of m and n are respectively.
a) 4, 7 b) 7, 4 c) 4, 4 d) 7, 7

42. If [𝑥]2 − 5[𝑥] + 6 = 0, where [.] denote the greatest integer function, then
a) 𝑥 ∈ [3,4] b) 𝑥 ∈ [2,3] c) 𝑥 ∈ [2,3) d) 𝑥 ∈ [2,4)

43. If a set A contains 5 elements and set B contains 6 elements, then the number of one – one and
onto mapping from A to B is
𝑎)720 b) 120 c) 0 d) none of these

1
44. Range of 𝑓(𝑥) = 1−2 cos 𝑥 is
1 1
a)[3 , 1] b)[−1, 3]
1 1
c)(−∞, −1) ∪ [3 , ∞] d)[− 3 , 1]

45. Consider the non – empty set consisting of children in a family and a relation R defined by aRb if
a is brother of b. Then R is
a) symmetric but not transitive b) transitive but not symmetric
c) neither symmetric nor transitive d) both symmetric and transitive

46. Let 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 be defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 + 5. Then 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) is

1 1 1
a) (𝑥 + 5)3 b) (𝑥 − 5)3 c) (5 − 𝑥)3 d) 5 − 𝑥

47. Let 𝑓: [2, ∞) → 𝑅 be the function defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 5 then the range of f is
a)𝑅 b)[1, ∞) c)[4, ∞) d)[5, ∞)

2𝑥 𝑥>3
48. Let 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 be defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑥 2 1 < 𝑥 ≤ 3 then 𝑓(−1) + 𝑓(2) + 𝑓(4) =
3𝑥 𝑥≤1
𝑎)9 b)14 c) 5 d) none of these

49. Let 𝑓: 𝐴 → 𝐵 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔: 𝐵 → 𝐶 be the bijective functions then (𝑔𝑜𝑓)−1 is

a)𝑓 −1 𝑜𝑔−1 b) 𝑓𝑜𝑔 c) 𝑔−1 𝑜𝑓 −1 d) 𝑔𝑜𝑓
1
50. Let 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 be defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 ∀ 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅, then f is
a) one - one b) onto c) bijective d) 𝑓 is not defined

51. The domain and range of the function f given by 𝑓(𝑥) = 2 − |𝑥 − 5| is

𝑎)Domain = 𝑅 + , Range = (−∞, 1] b) Domain = 𝑅, Range = (−∞, 2]
c) Domain = 𝑅, Range = (−∞, 2) d) Domain = 𝑅 + , Range = (−∞, 2]

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52. Let 𝐴 = {1,2, . . , 𝑛} 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 = {𝑎, 𝑏} then the number of surjections from A into B is
a) n P2 b) 2𝑛 − 2 c) 2𝑛 − 1 d) 𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒

53. If a relation R on the set {1,2,3} be defined by 𝑅 = {(1,2)} then R is

a) reflexive b) transitive c) symmetric d) none of these

54. Let 𝐴 = {1,2,3} and consider the relation 𝑅 = {(1,1), (2,2), (3,3), (1,2), (2,3), (1,3)} then R is
𝑎) reflexive but not symmetric b) reflexive but not transitive
c) symmetric and transitive d) neither symmetric nor transitive

55. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 where a and b are integers 𝑓(−1) = −5 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓(3) = 3 then a and b are equal
to
a) 𝑎 = −3, 𝑏 = −1 b) 𝑎 = 2, 𝑏 = 3 c) 𝑎 = 0, 𝑏 = 2 d) 𝑎 = 2, 𝑏 = 3

56. Let S = set of points inside the square, T = set of points inside the triangle, C = set of points
inside the circle. If the triangle and circle intersect each other and are contained in a square, then
a) 𝑆 ∩ 𝑇 ∩ 𝐶 = ∅ b) 𝑆 ∪ 𝑇 ∪ 𝐶 = 𝐶 c) 𝑆 ∪ 𝑇 ∪ 𝐶 = 𝑆 d) 𝑆 ∪ 𝑇 = 𝑆 ∩ 𝐶

57. The domain for which the function defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 2 − 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔(𝑥) = 3 + 𝑥 are equal is
4 4 4 4
a) {−1, 3} b) {−1, − 3} c) {1, − 3} d) {1, 3}

−1 𝑥 < 0
58. Let 𝑔(𝑥) = 1 + 𝑥 − [𝑥] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓(𝑥) = { 0 𝑥 = 0 where [x] denotes the greatest integer less
1 𝑥>0
than or equal to x, then for all x, 𝑓(𝑔(𝑥)) =
𝑎) 𝑥 b) 1 c) 𝑓(𝑥) d) 𝑔(𝑥)

2𝑥
59. Let 𝑓: (−1,1) → 𝐵 be a function defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = tan−1 (1−𝑥 2) then f is both one – one and
onto when B is the interval
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
a) (− 2 , 2 ) b)[− 2 , 2 ] c) [0, 2 ] d) (0, 2 )

𝑥
60. Let 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 be defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 2 − 5 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔: 𝑅 → 𝑅 by 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 +1. Then 𝑔𝑜𝑓 is
3𝑥 2 −5 3𝑥 2 −5 3𝑥 2 3𝑥 2
a) b) c) d)
9𝑥 4 −30𝑥 2 +26 9𝑥 4 −6𝑥 2 +26 𝑥 4 +2𝑥 2 −4 9𝑥 4 +30𝑥 2 −2

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 M-02 : TRIGONOMETRY

1. The value of cos10.cos20.cos30………..cos1790 is

a) 1 b) 179 c) -1 d) 0

2. If sin𝜃+cosec𝜃=2, then the value of sin2020 𝜃+cosec2020 𝜃 =

a) 0 b) 2020 c) 22020 d) 2

𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑥 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥

3. If × 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑥 × 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝑥 = 9, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑥 ∈ (0, 𝜋/2) then the value of x is
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
a) 2 b) 3 c) 6 d) 4

4. The value of 3[sin x – cos x]4+6[sin x + cos x]2+4[sin6 x + cos6 x] is

a) 3 b) 6 c) 4 d) 13

1 1
5. If sec 𝜃 = m & tan𝜃 = n , then [(𝑚 + 𝑛) + 𝑚+𝑛] =
𝑚
a) mn b) 2n c) 2m d) 2

6. The minute hand of a watch is 1.5cm long. How far does its tip move in 40 minutes?
[ Use π = 3.14]
a) 2.68cm b) 6.28cm c) 6.82cm d) 7.42cm

7. If x = sin1, y = sin 2, z = sin 3 , then

a) x < y < z b) x > y > z c) y < z < x d) z < x < y

8. The value of cos120+cos840+cos1560+cos1320 =

a) 1/2 b) -1/2 c) 1 d) 1/8

9. Sin700.Sin100 =
a) sin2400 – sin2300 b)sin2700.sin2100 c) 1 d) none

10. If sin x+sin2 x+sin3 x=1 , then the value of cos6 x- 4cos4 x+8cos2 x+1=
a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) 7

1−𝑡𝑎𝑛2 150
11. =
1+𝑡𝑎𝑛2 150
a) 1 b) √3 c) √3/2 d) ½

12. If in ∆ABC, 4cosAcosB+sin2A+sin2B+sin2C= 4, then the triangle is

a) Equilateral b) Only right angled
c) Isosceles d) Isosceles & right angled

13. sin200sin400sin600sin800 =
a) 1/16 b) 3/16 c) 3 d) 16

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 𝜋
14. If 𝛼 + 𝛽 = 4 , then the value of (1+tan 𝛼) (1+tan 𝛽) is
a) 1 b) -2 c) 2 d) not defined

15. The minimum value of 3cosx+4sinx+8 is

a) 5 b) 9 c) 7 d) 3

𝑚 1
16. If = 𝑚+1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝛽 = 2𝑚+1 , then the value of 𝛼 + 𝛽 is
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
a) 2 b) 3 c) 6 d) 4

17. If tan A=1/2 and tan B=1/3 then tan(2A+B) is equal to

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

18. The principal solution of sinθ = -1 is

a) π/2 b) 3π/2 c) 0 d) None of these

19. If 3 tanθ = cot θ , then θ =

a) ±300 b) ±600 c) ±450 d) ±150

20. The number of solutions of the equations tan x+ sec x=2cos x lying in the interval [0,2π] is
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3

𝑡𝑎𝑛3𝑥−𝑡𝑎𝑛2𝑥
21. The general solution of = 1 is
1+𝑡𝑎𝑛3𝑥 𝑡𝑎𝑛2𝑥
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
a) nπ + 4 , ∀𝑛 ∈ 𝑍 b) nπ + 6 , ∀𝑛 ∈ 𝑍 c) nπ − 4 , ∀𝑛 ∈ 𝑍 d) ∅

22. If a =2, b = 3, c = 5 in ∆ABC, then C =

𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
a) 6 b) 3 c) 2 d) none of these

23. In a ∆ABC, if a = 2, B=600 and C = 750, then b =

a) √3 b) √6 c) √9 d) none of these

1+𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴 𝑥
24. If √1−𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴 = 𝑦 , then the value of tanA is
𝑥 2 +𝑦 2 2𝑥𝑦 2𝑥𝑦 2𝑥𝑦
a) 𝑥 2−𝑦 2 b) 𝑥 2 +𝑦 2 c) 𝑥 2−𝑦 2 d) 𝑦 2 −𝑥 2

𝑎
25. If 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 = 𝑏 , then bcos2𝜃+asin2𝜃 is equal to
𝑎
a) 𝑎 b) 𝑏 c) 𝑏 d) 𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒

𝑡𝑎𝑛2450 +𝑡𝑎𝑛3350
26. If tan250 = p , then =
𝑡𝑎𝑛2050 −𝑡𝑎𝑛1150
1−𝑝2 1+𝑝2 1
a) 1+𝑝2 b) 1−𝑝2 c) 1 d) 1+𝑝2

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27. If cosec A+cot A=2/3 , then cos A =
a) 5/13 b) 13/5 c) -5/13 d) -13/5

28. If 8𝜃 = π , then cos7𝜃+cos𝜃=

a) 1 b) 0 c) -1 d) none of these

𝑐𝑜𝑡540 𝑡𝑎𝑛200
29. 𝑡𝑎𝑛360 + 𝑐𝑜𝑡700 =
a) 1 b) 2 c) 0 d) -2

𝜋 13𝜋
30. The value of sin 10 sin is
10
a) 1/2 b) -1/2 c) -1/4 d) 1

31. The value of tan750 – cot750 is equal to

a) 2√3 b) 2+√3 c) 2 - √3 d) 1

32. If sin 𝜃1 + sin 𝜃2 + sin 𝜃3 = 3, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 cos 𝜃1 + cos 𝜃2 + cos 𝜃3 =

a) 3 b) -3 c) 1/3 d) 0

−4 𝜃
33. If sin 𝜃 = & 𝜃 lies in third quadrant then the value of cos 2 is
5
1 −1 −1 1
a) b) c) d)
√5 √10 √5 √10

34. √3 cosec200 - sec200 =

4𝑠𝑖𝑛200 2𝑠𝑖𝑛200
a) b) c) 4 d) 2
𝑠𝑖𝑛400 𝑠𝑖𝑛400

cos 9 0 + sin 9 0
=
35. cos 9 − sin 9
0 0

a) tan 260 b) tan 810 c) tan 540 d) tan 180

36. Which of the following number(s) is / are rational

a) sin150 b) cos150 c) sin150cos150 d) sin150cos750

37. If 𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶, 𝐷 be the angles of a cyclic quadrilateral taken in order, then

cos(180° − 𝐴) + cos(180° + 𝐵) + cos(180° + 𝐶) − sin(90° + 𝐷) =
a) 0 b) 4 c) 2 d) 3

38. If sin x-sin y = 1/2 & cos x-cos y = 1 , then tan(x+y) =

a) 4/3 b) -3/8 c) 3/8 d) -4/3

39. If in two circles arcs of the same length subtend angles of 60° and 75° at the centre, then the
ratio of their radii is
a)4: 5 b) 5: 4 c) not derivable d) none of these

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40. In a circle of diameter 40cm, the length of chord is 20 cm. The length of minor arc of the chord is
5𝜋 20𝜋 10𝜋 5𝜋
a) b) c) d)
3 3 3 6

41. The number of values of x in the interval [0,3π] satisfying the equation 2sin2x+5sinx-3=0 is
a) 2 b) 6 c) 4 d) 1

1
42. If for real values of x , cos 𝜃 = 𝑥 + 𝑥 , then θ is
a) acute angle b) right angle
c) obtuse angle d) no value of θ is possible

43. The general value of x for the equation 9𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 − 2(3𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 ) + 1 = 0 is

𝑛𝜋 𝜋
a) nπ b) c) 2nπ d) (2n+1)
2 2

44. 3sinx+4cosx-6=0 , then the general solution of of x is

𝜋 𝜋
a) 𝑛𝜋 + (−1)𝑛 6 ∀𝑛 ∈ 𝑍 b) 𝑛𝜋 + (−1)𝑛 4 ∀𝑛 ∈ 𝑍
𝜋
c) 𝑛𝜋 + (−1)𝑛 3 ∀𝑛 ∈ 𝑍 d) No solution

45. The smallest positive x satisfying log 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 + log 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 = 2 is
a) π/2 b) π/3 c) π/4 d) π/6

46. If Pn = sinn 𝜃 + cosn 𝜃, where n∈W (whole number) &𝜃 ∈ R (real number) , then the value of
2P6-3P4+10 is
a) 0 b) 6 c) 9 d) 15

47. If A,B,C are acute positive angles such that A+B+C = 𝜋 and cotAcotBcotC = K, then
1 1 1 1
a) 𝐾 ≤ 3√3 b) 𝐾 ≥ 3√3 c) 𝐾 < 9 d)𝐾 > 3

𝑠𝑖𝑛700 +𝑐𝑜𝑠400
48. 𝑐𝑜𝑠700+𝑠𝑖𝑛400 =
a) √3 b) 1/√3 c) 1 d) None

49. The value of cos200cos400cos600cos800 is

a) 3/16 b) 1/16 c) √3/16 d) None

50. The number of values of x in the interval [0,π] satisfying the equation sinx+sin5x=sin3x is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 6

51. The value of sin6𝜃 +cos6𝜃+3sin2𝜃.cos2𝜃 is

a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3
52. If cos20 – sin20 = p then cos400 is equal to
0 0

a)𝑝2 √2 − 𝑝2 b) 𝑝√2 − 𝑝2 c) 𝑝 + √2 − 𝑝2 d) 𝑝 − √2 − 𝑝2

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 1−4𝑠𝑖𝑛100 𝑠𝑖𝑛700
53. The value of =
2𝑠𝑖𝑛100
a) 1/2 b) 2 c) 1 d) None

𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐶
54. If A,B,C are in A.P , then 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐶−𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴 =
a) tanB b) cot(B/2) c) cotB d) None

𝜋 5𝜋 7𝜋
55. If 𝑘 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛 (18) 𝑠𝑖𝑛 ( 18 ) 𝑠𝑖𝑛 ( 18 ), then the numerical value of k is
a) 1/2 b) 2 c) 1/8 d) 0

56. The value of sin500 – sin700 + sin100 is

a) 1/2 b) 2 c) 1 d) 0

57. The number of values of x in the interval [0,5π] satisfying the equation 3sin2x-7sinx+2=0 is
a) 6 b) 10 c) 8 d) 4

58. If tan pθ = tan qθ then the values of θ form an A.P with common difference
a) π/(p+q) b) π/p c) π/q d) π/(p-q)

59. The value of cos2480 – sin2120 is

√5+1 √5−1 √5+1 √5+1
a) b) c) d)
8 8 5 2√2

60. The general solution of tan5𝜃 = cot2𝜃 is

𝑛𝜋 𝑛𝜋 𝑛𝜋 𝜋 𝑛𝜋 𝜋
a) 𝜃 = 7 b) 𝜃 = 7 + 𝜋 c) 𝜃 = + 14 d) 𝜃 = − 14
7 7

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M-03 : LINEAR INEQUALITIES, COMPLEX NUMBERS AND QUADRATIC
EQUATIONS
1. If |𝑥 − 1| > 5 then
a) 𝑥 ∈ (−4,6) b) 𝑥 ∈ [−4,6]
c) 𝑥 ∈ (−∞, −4) ∪ (6, ∞) d) 𝑥 ∈ (−∞, −4) ∪ [6, ∞)
𝑥−4
2. Solution set of the inequation 𝑥+1 ≥ 2 is
𝑎)[−6, −1] b) [−6,1] c) (−6,1] d) [−6, −1)

𝑥 2 +6𝑥−7
3. The solution set of the inequation |𝑥+4|
< 0 is
a)(−7, −4) ∪ (−4,1) b) (−7,1) c)(−7, −4) d)(−7, −4) ∪ (4,1)

4. Number of pairs of consecutive odd integers both of which are larger than 8 and such that sum is
less than 34 is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

5. Solution set of the in equality 5𝑥 + 3 < 13 when x is an integer is

a){0,1} b){1} c) (−∞, 2) d){−3, −2, −1,0,1}

(𝑥−1)(𝑥+2)2
6. Solution set of the inequation < 0 is
−1−𝑥
a) (−∞, −1) ∪ (1, ∞) b)(−∞, −2) ∪ (−2, −1) ∪ (1, ∞)
c)(−1, −1) ∪ (1, ∞) d)(−∞, −2) ∪ (1, ∞)
𝑥+1 1
7. The number of integral solutions of 𝑥 2 +2 > 4 is
𝑎)1 b) 2 c) 5 d) 𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒

8. If z + 4  3 then the maximum value of z + 1 is

a) 6 b) 0 c) 4 d) 10

1
9. Imaginary part of is
1 + cos − i sin 
 1  1 
a) 2 tan b) − tan c) − cos ec d) tan
2 2 2 2 2

( )
100
10. If 3 +i = 299 (a + ib) then a2 + b2 =
a)2 b)4 c) 8 d) 6


11. If  = then the 10th term of the series 1 + (cos + i sin  ) + (cos + i sin  )2 + ... is
6
1 √3
a)−1 b)−𝑖 c)2 + 𝑖 d) 𝑖
2

 
 2+i 
 3
12. The modulus and amplitude of e is
 2  
a) e2 and b) e2 and c) e 2 and d) e and
3 3 3 3

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 1+ i
13. The amplitude of is
1 + 3i
𝜋 −𝜋 𝜋 −𝜋
𝑎) 12 b) 12 c) 4 d) 4

14. If 2 + i 3 is a root of the equation x2 + px + q = 0 , where 𝑝, 𝑞 are real then (𝑝, 𝑞) =

a) (4, −7) b)(4,7) c)(−4,7) d) (−4, −7)

 𝑃 𝑄
15. If In a triangle PQR , R = . If tan (2 ) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 tan ( 2 ) and the roots of the equation
2
2
𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0, (𝑎 ≠ 0), then
a) 𝑎 + 𝑏 = 𝑐 b)𝑏 + 𝑐 = 0 c)𝑎 + 𝑐 = 𝑏 d) 𝑏 = 𝑐

16. If (a + ib)5 =  + i then (b + ia)5 =

𝑎)  + i b)  − i c)  − i d) − − i

17. If i 2 = −1 then i + i 2 + i 3 + ... upto 1000 times is equal to

a) 1 b)−1 c) 0 d) −1

1+𝑖
18. The multiplicative inverse of 1−𝑖 is
𝑎)1 + 𝑖 b)1 − 𝑖 c)𝑖 − 1 d)−𝑖

5
19. Given that z = 4 and amp z = then z =
6
𝑎) − 2√3 + 2𝑖 b)2√3 + 2𝑖 c)2√3 − 2𝑖 d)−√3 + 𝑖

i+z
20. The complex number z which satisfies the condition = 1 lies on
i−z
a) circle 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 1 b) the x – axis
c) the y – axis d) the line 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 1

21. If  ( 1) is a cube root of unity and (1 + )7 = A + B then A and B are respectively
a) 0,1 b) 1,1 c)1,0 d) −1,1

1 + i cos 
22. The real value of 𝜃for which the expression is a real number is
1 − 2i cos 
  
𝑎) n + b) n + (−1)n c) 2n  d)none of these
4 4 2
𝜋
23. The point represented by the complex number 2 − 𝑖 is rotated about origin through an angle 2
in the clockwise direction, the new position of the point is
a)1 + 2𝑖 b)−1 − 2𝑖 c) 2 + 𝑖 d) −1 + 2𝑖

24. Number of non - zero integral solutions of the equation (1 − i)n = 2n is

a) 1 b) 2 c)infinite d) none of these

25. If z(2 − i) = 3 + i, then 𝑧 20 =

a)−1024 b) 1 − 𝑖 c) 1 + 𝑖 d)1024

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26. sin x + i cos 2 x and cos x − i sin 2 x are conjugate to each other for
1 
a) x = n b) x =  n +  c) 𝑥 = 0 d) no value of x
 2 2
z
27. If 𝑧 = 𝑥 + 𝑖𝑦lies in the third quadrant then, also lies in the third quadrant if
z
𝑎)𝑥 > 𝑦 > 0 b) 𝑥 < 𝑦 < 0 c) 𝑦 < 𝑥 < 0 d) 𝑦 > 𝑥 > 0

( )
28. The value of ( z + 3) z + 3 is equivalent to
a) z + 3
2
b) z − 3 c) z 2 + 3 d) none of these

3 − 4ix
29. A real value of x satisfies the equation =  − i , ( ,   R ) if  2 +  2 =
3 + 4ix
a)1 b)−1 c)2 d)−2

30. If (2 + i)(2 + 2i)(2 + 3i)....(2 + ni) = x + iy then 5.8.13....(4 + n2 ) =

a)𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 b)√𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 c)𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 d)none

√3+𝑖
31. If 𝑧 = then 𝑧 69 =
2
a)−𝑖 b)𝑖 c)1 d) −1

32. Which of the following is correct for any two complex number z1 and z2 ?
a) z1 z2 = z1 z2 b) arg ( z1 z2 ) = arg ( z1 ) arg ( z2 )
c) z1 + z2 = z1 + z2 d) z1 + z2  z1 − z2

7−z
33. If f ( z ) = where 𝑧 = 1 + 2𝑖 then |𝑓(𝑧)| is
1− z2
|𝑧|
𝑎) b) |𝑧| c) 2|𝑧| d)none of these
2

34. 1 + i 2 + i 4 + i 6 + ... + i 2 n =
a) positive b)negative c)0 d) cannot be evaluated

3 1
( )
99
35. If z = − i then i 93 + z 93 =
2 2
a) 299 i b) −299 i c) 299 d) −299

36. Number of solution of the equation z 2 + z = 0 is

2

𝑎)1 b)2 c)3 d)infinitely many

  
37. The amplitude of sin + i 1 − cos  is
5  5
2𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
a) 5 b)5 c)15 d) 10

38. If the equations x2 + ax + b = 0 and x2 + bx + a = 0 (a  b) have a common root then 𝑎 + 𝑏 =

a)0 b) 1 c) 2 d)−2

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 z −1
39. If is purely imaginary then z =
z +1
1
𝑎) 2 b) 2 c)√2 d) 1

𝜋 𝜋 8
sin +𝑖 cos
8 8
40. [ 𝜋 𝜋 ] =
sin −𝑖 cos
8 8
a) −1 b) 0 c)1 d) 𝑒

41. If  and  are roots of x 2 + x + 1 = 0 then  16 +  16 is

a) 0 b) 1 c)−1 d)2

42. Let two numbers have A.M 9 and G.M 4 then these numbers are the roots of the quadratic
equation
a) x 2 − 18 x − 16 = 0 b) x 2 − 18 x + 16 = 0
c) x 2 + 18 x − 16 = 0 d) x 2 + 18 x + 16 = 0

1 − i sin 
43. The real value of 𝛼 for which the expression is purely real is
1 + 2i sin 
 
𝑎) (n + 1) b) (2n + 1) c) n d) none of these
2 2

44. The area of the triangle on the complex plane formed by the complex number 𝑧 , −𝑖𝑧 and 𝑧 + 𝑖𝑧
is
2
2 2 z
a) z b) z c) d) none of these
2

i 4 + i 9 + i 26
45. If = A + iB then (𝐴, 𝐵) =
2 − i8 + i10 − i15
a) (2,1) b)(2, −1) c) (1, −2) d) (1,0)

1+2𝑖
46. The complex number lies in
1−𝑖
a)fourth quadrant b)first quadrant c)second quadrant d)third quadrant

47. Solution of |𝑥 − 1| ≥ |𝑥 − 3| is
a)𝑥 ≤ 2 b)𝑥 ≥ 2 c) [2,3] d) [1,3]

2
48. The solution set of |𝑥−4| > 1 ; 𝑥 ≠ 4 is
𝑎) (2,4) ∪ (4,6) b) (2,4) c) (4,6) d) ∅
𝑥−3
49. The solution set of 𝑥−4 > 0 is
a) (−∞, −4) ∪ (−3, ∞) b)(−∞, −4) ∪ (3, −∞)c)(−∞, 3) d) (3, −∞)

50. If 6 ≤ −3(2𝑥 − 4) < 12 then 𝑥 ∈

a)[0,1] b) (0,1] c)[0,1) d) (0,1)

(1+𝑖)𝑛
51. The least positive integers ‘n’ for which (1−𝑖)𝑛−2 is positive is
𝑎)1 b)2 c)3 d)4

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52. The length of a rectangle is 3 times the breadth. If the minimum perimeter of the rectangle is 160
cm, then
a)breadth = 20 b)breadth ≤ 20 c)breadth ≥ 20 d) breadth ≠ 20

53. The solution set of the inequation |𝑥 + 1| + |𝑥 − 2| + |𝑥 + 3| ≥ 6 is

a)(−∞, −2] b) (−∞, 0] ∪ [4, ∞) c) [4, ∞) d)[6, ∞)

54. The number of integral solutions of 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 4 < 0 is

𝑎)1 b) 2 c)3 d) 4

55. The solution set of |4𝑥 − 3| < 27 is

15 15 15 15
a) [−6, − 2 ] b) [−6, 2 ) c)(−6, − 2 ] d)(−6, 2 )

56. The value of arg(𝑥) when x < 0 is

𝜋
a) 0 b)2 c)𝜋 d)none of these

57. If z1 = 3 − i , z2 = 1 + i 3 then amp ( z1 + z2 ) =

𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
a) b) c) d)
12 15 6 4

58. If 𝑎 + 𝑖𝑏 = 𝑐 + 𝑖𝑑 then
𝑎) a 2 + c 2 = 0 b) b2 + c 2 = 0 c) b2 + d 2 = 0 d) a 2 + b2 = c2 + d 2

59. The value of k, (k > 0) for which the equation x 2 + kx + 64 = 0 and x 2 − 8 x + k = 0 both will have
equal roots is
a) 8 b)−16 c)−64 d) 16

60. If 1, 𝜔, 𝜔2 are three cube roots of unity then (1 − 𝜔 + 𝜔2 )(1 + 𝜔 − 𝜔2 ) is

a) 1 b)2 c) 3 d) 4

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 M-04 : PERMUTATION & COMBINATION

1. A picnic party of 10 persons is to go by two vehicles, one van having a passenger seating
capacity of 8 and a car with a passenger seating capacity of 4. In how many ways can the travel
arrangements be made?
a)45 b)120 c) 210 d)375

2. Ten different letters of an alphabet are given words with five letters are formed from these given
letters. Then the number of words which have atleast one letter repeated is
𝑎) 105 − 10 P5 b) 105 c) 10 P5 d) 105 + 10 P5

3. The letter of the word COCHIN are permuted and all the permutations are arranged in an
alphabetical order as in an English dictionary. The number of words that appear before the word
COCHIN is
a)360 b) 192 c)96 d)48

4. At an election a voter may vote for any number of candidates, not greater than the number to be
elected. There are 10 candidates and 4 are to be elected. If a voter votes for atleast one candidate,
then the number of ways in which he can vote is
a) 385 b) 1110 c) 5040 d) 6210

5. A student is to answer 10 out of 13 questions in an examination such that he must choose atleast 4
from first 5 questions. The number of choices available to him is
a)140 b)196 c) 280 d)246

6. The sum of the digits in the unit place of all the numbers formed with the help of 3,4,5,6 taken all
at a time is
a) 432 b)108 c)36 d)18

7. In a class of 10 students there are 3 girls. The number of ways they can be arranged in a row, so
that no 2 girls are consecutive is k.8!, where k =
𝑎)12 b) 24 c) 36 d) 42

8. The number of ways of distributing 8 identical balls in 3 district boxes so that none of the boxes
is empty is
a) 8C3 b) 21 c) 38 d) 5

9. Four boys picked 30 - apples. The number of ways in which they can divide if all the apples are
identical is
a)5630 b)4260 c)5456 d) none

10. Consider all possible permutations of the letters of the word ENDEANOEL. The number of
permutations in which none of the letters D, L, N occur in the last five positions is
a)5! b)2 × 5! c) 7 × 5! d) 21 × 5!

11. The total number of numbers greater than 1000, but not greater than 4000, that can be formed
with the digits 0,1,2,3,4 when the repetition of digits allowed is
a)375 b)374 c)376 d) 𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒

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12. The number of ways of arranging 6 positive signs and four negative signs in a row so that no 2
negative signs occur together is
a)24 b)35 c)44 d) 18

13. The number of ways in which 6 men and 5 women can dine at a round table if no two women
are to sit together is
𝑎)6 × 5! b)30 c) 5 × 4! d) 5 × 7!

14. From 4 – gentlemen & 6 – ladies a committee of 5 is to be selected. The number of ways in
which the committee can be formed so that gentlemen are in majority is
a) 66 b)156 c)60 d) none of these

15. The maximum value of 10Cr is

a) 152 b)252 c)120 d) 720

16. If(𝑛 + 2)! = 2550 × 𝑛!then the value of n is equal to

𝑎)48 b)49 c)50 d)51

17. If a man and his wife enter in a bus, in which five seats are vacant then the number of different
ways in which they can be seated is
a) 2 b)5 c) 20 d) 40

18. Every body in a room shakes hands with everybody else. The total number of handshakes is 66.
The total number of persons in the room is
𝑎)11 b)12 c)13 d)14

19. The number of ways in which a team of eleven players can be selected from 22 players always
including 2 of them and excluding 4 of them is
𝑎) 16C11 b) 16C5 c) 16C9 d) 20C9

20. Total number of 6 – digit numbers in which all the odd digit appears is
5 1 3
a)2 × 6! b) 6! c)2 × 6! d) 2 × 6!

21. The number of signals that can be sent by 6 flags of different colours taking one or more at a time
is
a) 63 b) 1956 c)720 d) 21

22. The number of ways in which 5 boys and 3 girls be seated in a row so that each girl is between
two boys is
𝑎)2880 b)1880 c)3800 d)2800

23. The number of parallelograms that can be formed from a set of 4 parallel lines intersecting
another set of three parallel lines is
a)6 b)18 c) 12 d) 9

24. If nC12 = nC6 then n is equal to

a) 18 b) 12 c) 8 d) 22

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25. The number of triangles that are formed from a set of 12 points, seven of which lie on the same
line is
a)105 b) 15 c) 175 d)185

26. 189
C35 + 189Cx = 190Cx then 𝑥 =
a) 34 b)35 c) 36 d) 37

27. All the letters of the word ‘EAMCOT’ are arranged in different possible ways. The number of
such arrangements in which no two vowels are adjacent to each other is
𝑎)360 b) 144 c) 72 d) 54

28. How many nine digit numbers can be formed using the digits 2,2,3,3,5,5,8,8,8 so that the odd
digit occupy even positions?
a)7560 b)180 c)16 d) 60

29. In an examination there are three multiple choice questions and each question has 4 choices.
Number of ways in which a student can fail to get all answers correct is
a)11 b)12 c)27 d)63

30. The number of ways in which a necklace can be made out of 6 red beads and 4 pink bead so that
no two pink beads are together is
a)21600 b)43200 c)7200 d) 5040

31. A car will hold 2 in the front seat and 1 in the rear seat. If among 6 persons 2 can drive, then
number of ways in which the car can be filled is
a)10 b)20 c)30 d) 40

32. At an election 3 wards of a town are canvassed by 4,5 & 8 men respectively. If there are 20
volunteers then number of ways they can be allotted to different wards is
1
a) 20 P4  20 P5  20 P8 b) 20C4  20C5  20C8 c) 20C4  16C5  11C8 d)  20C4  16C5
3!

33. The number of numbers greater than 3000 which can be formed by using the digits 0,1,2,3,4,5
without repetition is
𝑎)1240 b)1280 c) 1320 d)1380

34. The value of 2 P1 + 3 P1 + ... + n P1 is equal to

n2 − n + 2 n2 + n + 2 n2 + n − 1 n2 + n − 2
a) b) c) d)
2 2 2 2

35. In how many ways can 5 prizes be distributed among 4 boys when every boy can take one or
more prizes?
a)102 b)1024 c)2014 d)1042

36. If 56 Pr + 6 : 54 Pr + 3 = 30800 :1 then the value of r is

𝑎)40 b)51 c)101 d) 41

37. If 12 Pr = 11P6 + 6  11P5 then r is equal to

a)6 b)5 c)7 d) none of these

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38. The number of 5 digit telephone numbers having atleast one of their digits repeated is
a)90,000 b) 10,000 c) 30240 d)69760

39. A five digit number is divisible by 3 is to be formed using the numbers 0,1,2,3,4 and 5 without
repetitions. The total number of ways this can be done is
𝑎)216 b) 600 c) 240 d) 3125

40. A committee of 6 is to be chosen from 10 men and 7 women so as to contain atleast 3 men and 2
women. In how many different ways can this be done if two particular women refuse to serve on
the same committee
a) 8700 b) 7800 c)8000 d)7000

41. Three boys and three girls are to be seated around a round table, in a circle. Among them the boy
x does not want any girl neighbor and girl y does not want any boy neighbor then the number of
such arrangement is
a) 6 b) 8 c)3 d)4

42. The number of 3 digit numbers having atleast one of their digits 5 is
a)252 b)352 c)100 d)144

43. If n Pr = 840 and nCr = 35 then r =

𝑎)3 b)4 c)5 d) 6

44. If 18C15 + 2 ( 18C16 ) + 17C16 + 1 = nC3 then n is equal to

a) 19 b)20 c)24 d) 21

45. The number of ways of distributing 52 cards among 4 players so that 3 players have 17 cards and
the fourth player has just one card is
52! 52! 52!
a) (17!)3 b)52! c) 17! d) (17!)2

46. The number of rectangles that can be formed on a chess board is

a)1296 b)1926 c)1629 d)1692

47. The greatest possible number of points of intersection of 8 straight lines & 4 circles is
a)72 b)64 c) 98 d) 104

48. The number of ways in which one can post 5 letters in 10 letter box is
𝑎) 50 b) 510 c) 105 d) 5!

49. The maximum number of points of intersection of 8 circles is

a) 16 b)24 c)28 d) 56

50. Ramesh has 9 friends. In how many ways can he invite one or more of them at a dinner is
a)512 b) 511 c)510 d) 256

51. Given five different green dyes , four different blue dyes and three different red dyes. The number
of combinations of dyes which can be chosen taking at least one green and one blue dye is .....
𝑎)3600 b)3720 c)3800 d)3600

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52. Digits 1,2,3,4,5 are written in random order without repetition to form a five digit number. How
many of these are divisible by 4?
a)12 b)18 c)24 d) 48

53. Consider all possible permutations of the letters of the word ENDEANOEL. the number of
permutations in which the letter E occur in the first and last positions is
a)5! b) 2 × 5! c) 7 × 5! d)21 × 5!

54. There are four bus routes between A and B and three bus routes between B and C. A man can
travel round – trip in number of ways by bus from A to C via B. If he does not want to use a bus
route more than once, in how many ways can he make round trip?
𝑎)72 b) 144 c)14 d) 19

55. The letters of he word “DANGER” are permuted in all possible ways and the words thus formed
are arranged as in a dictionary. The rank of the word “DANGER” is
a) 132 b) 133 c)134 d)135

56. The letters of the word “RANDOM” are arranged in all possible ways. The number of
arrangement in which there are 2 letters between R and D is
a) 36 b) 48 c)144 d)72

57. A convex polygon of n sides has diagonals equals to twice the number of sides, then n is
a)5 b)6 c)7 d) 8

58. The number of six digit numbers having all digit odd is
𝑎)5! b) 6 P5 c)65 d) 56

59. How many numbers with no more than three digits can be formed using only the digits 1 through
7 with no digit used more than once in a given number?
a) 259 b)249 c)257 d) 252

60. 6 teachers and 6 students have to sit round a circular table such that there is a teacher between
any 2 students. The number of ways in which they can sit is
a) 6! 6! b)5! 6! c) 5! 5! d) 4! 6!

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 M-05 : BINOMIAL THEOREM AND STATISTICS

1. The coefficient of xn in the expansion of (1 + x ) and (1 + x )

2n 2 n −1
are in the ratio
a) 1 : 2 b) 1 : 3 c) 3 : 1 d) 2 : 1

2. The coefficient of ( 2r + 1) term is equal to the coefficient of ( 4r + 5) term in (1 + x )10

th th

then r =
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3

3n
3. The ( n + 1) term from the end in  x − 1  is
th

 x
b) ( −1) d) ( −1)
n
Cn x− n Cn x − n
3n 3n 3n n
a) c) Cn xn 3n
Cn xn

18

4. In the expansion  x −  , the term independent of x is

2
 x
18
a) C6 25 b)
18
C6 26 c)
18
C5 26 d)
18
C4 25

5. If the coefficient of x in  x 2 +  is 270, then k =

k
 x
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6

n
 x
6. In the expansion of  2 +  , coefficients of x and x are equal then n =
7 8

 3
a) 49 b) 50 c) 55 d) 56

7. In the expansion of (1 + x ) , the 5th term is 4 times the 4th term and the 4th term is 6 times the 3rd
n

term, then n =
a) 9 b) 10 c) 11 d) 15

8. The total number of terms in the expansion of ( x + a ) − ( x − a ) after simplification

51 51

a) 102 b) 25 c) 26 d) 51

T3 T
in the expansion of ( a + b ) and 3 in the expansion of ( a + b ) are equal, then n =
n n +3
9. If
T2 T4
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6

10. If the coefficients of 2nd , 3rd and 4th terms in the expansion of (1 + x ) are in AP then the value
n

of n is
a) 2 b) 7 c) 11 d) 14
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 ( )
n
11. If 1 − x + x = a0 + a1 x + a2 x 2 + ........ + a2 n x 2 n then a0 + a2 + a4 + ....... + a2 n =
2

3n + 1 3n − 1
c) 1 − 3
n
1
a) b) d) 3n +
2 2 2 2

12. The mean deviation of the data 2,9,9,3,6,9,4 from the mean is
a)2.23 b)2.57 c)3.23 d)3.57.

13. variance of the data 2, 4, 5, 6,8,17 is 23.33. Then variance of 4, 8, 10,12,16,34 will be
a)23.33 b) 25.33 c)46.66 d) 48.66.

14. A set of n values x1 , x2 , x3 ,.....xn has standard deviation  . The standard deviation of
n values x1 + k , x2 + k , x3 + k ,.....xn + k will be
a)  b)  +k c)  -k d)k  .

15. The standard deviation of the data 6, 5, 9, 13, 12, 8, 10 is

52
a) b) 52 c)6 d)5.
7 7

16. The mean of 100 observations is 50 and their standard deviation is 5. The sum of the squares of
all the observations is
a)50000 b) 250000 c) 252500 d) 255000.

17. Let x1 , x2 , x3 , x4 , x5 be the observations with mean m and standard deviation s. The
standard deviation of the observations kx1 , kx2 , kx3 , kx4 , kx5 is
a) k+s b)s/k c) ks d) s.

18. Coefficient of variation of two distributions are 50 and 60, and their arithmetic means
are 30 and 25 respectively. Difference of their standard deviation is
a) 0 b) 1 c) 1.5 d) 2.5.

19. The following information relates to a sample size of 60.  x2 = 18000,  x = 960
The variance is
a)6.63 b)16 c) 22 d) 44.

20. Following are the marks obtained by 9 students in a mathematics

test:50,69,20,33,53,39,40,65,59. Then the mean deviation from the median is
a) 9 b)10.5 c)12.67 d)14.76.

21. The variance for first 10 natural numbers is

a)8.25 b) 6.5 c) 3.87 d)2.87

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22. The expansion  x + ( x − 1) 2  +  x − ( x − 1) 2  is a polynomial of degree

1 1
3 3
   
a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 d) 8

5 5
   
23. If Z =  3 + i  +  3 − i  then
 2 2  2 2
a) Re (Z) = 0 b) Im(Z) = 0
c) Re(Z) > 0, Im(Z) >0 d) Re(Z) < 0, Im(Z) < 0

24. If 21st and 22nd terms in the expansion (1 + x ) are equal, then x =
44

8 21 23 7
a) b) c) d)
7 22 24 8

35 4
8

25. If the middle term of  x + sin −1 x  is

1
, then the value of x =
 x  8
1 3 1
a) b) c) d) 1
2 2 2

26. The coefficient of 𝑥 𝑝 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 𝑞 ( p and q are positive integers) in the expansion of (1 + 𝑥)𝑝+𝑞 are
a)equal b) equal with opposite signs
c) reciprocal of each other d)none.

27. If the coefficient of 7th and 13th terms in the expansion of (1 + x ) are equal, then n =
n

a) 10 b) 15 c) 18 d) 20

( ) is
2
28. The sum of the coefficients in the expansion of 1 + 2 x + 3 x + ..... + nx
2 n

a) 1 b) n c)  ( n 2 ) d) d ) n ( )
3

( )
51
29. If the sum of the coefficients in the expansion of a x − 2ax + 1
2 2
vanishes, then the value of
a is
a) 2 b) – 1 c) 1 d) – 2

30. The sum of the coefficients in the expansion of ( x + y ) = 4096 . The greatest coefficient in
n

the expansion is
a) 924 b) 1024 c) 724 d) 824

31. In the expansion of (1 + x ) , the sum of the coefficients of odd powers of x is

50

a) 0 b) 249 c) 250 d) 251

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32. The number of terms in the expansion of ( 2 x + 3 y − z ) is
16

a) 136 b) 135 c) 116 d) 153

33. The first three terms in the expansion of (1 + ax ) ( n  0) are 1, 6x and 16x2. Then
n
the
ordered pair (a, n) is
2  3 
a)  ,9  b) (2, 9) c) (3, 2) d)  ,6 
3  2 

34. If C0 , C1 , C2 ,......Cn denote the binomial coefficients in the expansion of (1 + x ) and

n

C0 + 2C1 + 3C2 + ......... + ( n + 1) Cn = 576, then n =

a) 7 b) 8 c) 9 d) 10
n
 1
35. The coefficient of x is (1 + x ) 1 +  is
−n n

 x
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2n d) 2nCn

36. The coefficient of middle term in the binomial expansion in powers of x is (1 +  x ) and
4

(1 −  x ) =
6
is the same, then
5 10 3 3
a) − b) c) − d)
3 3 10 5
1
37. If the third term in the binomial expansion of (1 + x ) is − x , then m =
m 2

8
1
a) 2 b) c) 3 d) 4
2
38. In the binomial expansion of ( a − b ) , n  5, the sum of the 5th and 6th terms is zero then a =
n

b
n−5 n−4 5 6
a) b) c) d)
6 5 n−4 n−5

(
39. The coefficient of x7 in the expansion of 1 − x − x + x
2
) is
3 6

a) 132 b) 144 c) – 132 d) – 144

40. The sum of last eight coefficients in the expansion of (1 + x ) is

15

a) 216 b) 215 c) 214 d) 27

41. The two successive terms in the expansion of (1 + x ) whose coefficients are in the ratio 1:4
24

are
a) 3rd and 4th b) 4th and 5th c) 5th and 6th d) 6th and 7th
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  
n

42. If the coefficient of 4 term in the expansion of  x +

th
 is 20 then the respective values of 
 2x 
and n are
a) 2, 7 b) 5, 8 c) 3, 6 d) 2, 6

20

43. If the r term is the middle term in the expansion of  x 2 −

1 
( + )
th
th
 then r 3 term is
 2x 
1 2 1 1 1
b) −
20 20 20 20
a) C12 x C7 x c) C14 x d) C13 x
212 213 214 212
10
1 
44. The 7 term in  + y 2  when expanded in descending powers of y is
th

y 
210 y2 2 2
a) 2
b) c) 210y d) 187y
y 210
10

45. If the r term in the expansion of  − 2  contains x4, then r =

th x 2
3 x 
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5

14
 1 
46. The 11 term in the expansion of  x +
th
 is
 x
999 x 1001
a) 1 b) c) d)
x 1001 x

47. The value of is

10
C1 +10 C2 +10 C3 + ........ +10 C9
a) 2 − 1 d) 2 − 2
10 10
b) 210 c) 211
10
 10 x 
48. The middle term of expansion of  + 
 x 10 
a)9 C5 b)7 C5 c)10 C5 d )8 C5

49. In the binomial expansion of (1 + x ) , the coefficients of

15
x r and xr +3 are equal, then r =
a) 4 b) 6 c) 8 d) 7

50. If C1 + 2 C2 + .......... + n Cn = 2n then n =

n n n 2

a) 4 b) 7 c) 3 d) 1

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 10
 1
51. The 6 term from the end of the expansion of  3x − 2  is
th

 x 
1 1 1 1
a)10 C5 35 5 b) −10 C5 35 5 c)10 C4 34 6 d ) −10 C4 34
x x x x6

10
1  7
52. The middle term of  + x sin x  is equal to 7 then the value of x is
x  8
   
a) 2n + b) n + c) n + ( −1) d) n + ( −1)
n n

6 6 6 3
10
 k 
53. If the term independent of x in the expansion of  x − 2  is 405, then k =
 x 
a) – 3 b) 3 c) 3 or – 3 d) 10

54. If the coefficients of r , ( r + 1) and ( r + 2 ) terms in the expansion of (1 + x ) are in AP

th th th 14

then r =
a) 5, 9 b) 6, 9 c) 7, 9 d) 8, 9

55. The number of terms in ( x + a ) − ( x − a ) is

75 75

a) 36 b) 38 c) 37 d) 150

56. In an experiment with 15 observations the results were availed x 2

= 2830 and  x = 170.
The observation that 20 was found wrong and was replaced by the correct value 30. The
corrected variance is
a) 8.33 b) 78 c) 188.66 d) 177.

57. Mean of 100 items is 49. It was detected later that three items 60, 70 and 80 were wrongly
entered as 40, 20 and 50 respectively. The correct mean is
a)40 b) 50 c) 48 d)51.

58. In a series of observation the coefficient of variation is 30 and mean is 10. Then the variance is
a) 20 b) 15 c) 100 d) 9

59. The variance of a data is 121. If the A.M is 11 then C.V is

a)100% b) 10% c) 1% d)50%

60. If for a data  x = 20,  x 2

= 200 and n = 10 then C.V for the data is
a) 20 b) 250 c)100 d) 200

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 M-06 : MATHEMATICAL INDUCTION, SEQUECES AND SERIES,
MATHEMATICAL REASONING

1. Let P(n): 2n < (1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x….x n). Then the smallest positive integer for which P(n) is true is
a)1 b)2 c)3 d) 4

2. If P(n) : “ 2.42n+1+33n+1 is divisible by λ for all n  N ” is true, then the value of λ is

a)3 b) 11 c)209 d)5

3. If P(n): “ 49n+16n+k is divisible by 64for n  N ” is true , then the least negative integral value
of k is
a) -1 b) -2 c) -3 d)-4

 n +1
n

4. The smallest positive integer n for which n! <   holds is,

 2 
a) 1 b)2 c) 3 d) 4

5. The greatest positive integer which divides (n+1)(n+2)….(n+r) for all n  N is,
a) r b) r! c)(n+r) d) (r+1)!

6. The inequality n!>2n-1 is true

a) for all n  N b) for all n>1 c) for all n>2 d) for no n  N

7. The sum of the cubes of three successive natural numbers is divisible by,
a) 6 b) 9 c) 27 d) 8

8. If 10n+3. 4n+2 +k is divisible by 9 for all n  N, then the least positive integer value of k is
a) 5 b) 3 c) 7 d) 1

9. The number (492 - 4 )(493 - 49 ) is divisible by

a) 5! b) 6! c) 9! d) 7!

10. If xn– 1 is divisible by x-k ,then the least positive integral value of k is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

11. If P(n) :2n < n! , n  N , then P(n) is true for all n 

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

12. If (a-1) is the G.M between (a-2) and (a+1) then a =

a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 1

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 1 1 1 1
13. + + + ......... + =
2.5 5.8 8.11 (3n −1)(3n + 2 )
a) n
b) n c) n + 1 d) n
6n + 3 6n − 4 6n + 4 6n + 4

14. The 50th term of the series 2+3+6+11+18+……… is

a) ( 49 ) − 1 b) ( 49 ) + 2 ( 50 ) −1
2 2 2
c) 502 d)

15. The 12th element from the end of AP 3,8,13,……,253 is

a) 190 b)194 c) 198 d) 200

16. The sum of all two digit numbers which when divided by 4,yield unity as remainder is
a) 1012 b) 1201 c) 1212 d) 1210

17. Sum of all integers between 100 and 200 which are not divisible by 2 is
a) 7000 b) 7550 c) 7500 d) 7250

18. The sum of the series 152 + 162 + ………… + 302 is

a) 7440 b) 8440 c) 6220 d) 4220

19. The nth term of 3 + 13 + 29 + 51 + 79 + …………. is

a) 3n2 + n + 1 b) 3n2 + n - 1 c) 4n2 – 1 d) 3n2 – n + 1

1 1 1
20. The sum 9  9  9
3 9 27
 .......... is
a) 3 b) 6 c) 9 d) 12

21. If second ,third and sixth terms of an AP are consecutive elements of a GP .The common ratio of
the GP is
a) 1 b) -1 c) 3 d) -3

22. Let P(n) denote the statement that n2+n is odd. It is seen that P(n) => P(n+1) . P(n) is true for all
a) n>1 b) n c) n>2 d) none

23. The sum to n terms of a series is 2n+1 + n -2 , then the nth term is
a) 2n + 1 b) 3n – 1 c) 2n + 1 d) 3n + 1

24. If m, n are any two odd positive integers with m > n then the largest positive integers which
divides all the numbers of the type m2 – n2 is

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 a) 4 b) 6 c) 8 d) 9

n ( n + 1)
2

25. 1 + 2.2 + 3 + 2.4 + 5 + 2.6 + .......is

2 2 2 2 2 2
where n is even . When n is Odd , the
2
sum is
 n ( n + 1) 
2
n(n + 1) n 2 (n + 1) n( n + 1) 2
a) b) c) d)  
2 2 2  2 
26. The 10th common term between the series 3+7+11+…… and 1+6+11+…. is
a) 191 b) 193 c) 211 d) 181

27. If a clock strikes appropriate number of times at each hour . Then the number of times it strikes
in one full day is
a)78 b)156 c) 144 d) 72

1.22 + 2.32 + .............. + n.(n + 1)2

28. 2 =
1 .2 + 22.3 + .............. + n 2 .(n + 1)
( n + 1) 3n + 4 3n + 7 3n + 5
a) b) c) d)
n 3n + 1 3n + 2 3n + 1

29. The minimum value of 4x + 41-x , x €R is

a) 2 b) 4 c) 1 d) 0

30. “The diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular” The contra positive of this statement is
a) If the figure is not a rhombus ,then its diagonals are not perpendicular
b ) If the diagonals are perpendicular ,then the figure is a rhombus
c) If the diagonals are not perpendicular ,then the figure is a rhombus
d) If the diagonals are not perpendicular ,then the figure is not a rhombus

31. The inverse of “if x  A  B then x A or x  B” is

a)if x  A B then x  A & x  B b) if x  A B then x  A or x  B
c) if x  A or x  B then x  A B d) none of these

32. The contra-positive of the inverse of p→~q

a) ~q→~p b) ~p→~q c) ~q→p d) p→q

33. Negate the following proposition : “ If it rains heavily , the college is closed But the students do
not go home”
a) It rains heavily and either the college is not closed or the students go home
b) It does not rain heavily and the college is closed or the students go home
c) It does not rain heavily , the college is neither closed nor the students go home
d) None of these

34. If p ,q ,r have truth values T,F,T respectively , which of the following is true ?
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 a)(p=>q)Λr b) (p=>q)Λ~r c) (pΛq)Λ(pνr) d) q=>(pΛr)
35. The truth value of the contrapositive of the statement “ If x  A, x  B then x  A  B” is
a) T b) F c) no conclusion d) None

36. Let p:2+3=5 ; q= 2 is irrational. The symbolic form of the statement “ It is not true that
2+3=5 iff 2 is irrational” , is
a) ~p  q b) ~p  ~q c) ~(p  ~q ) d) ~( p  q)

37. Which of the following is not logically equivalent to the proposition: “A real number is either
rational or irrational ”
a) If a number is neither rational nor irrational then it is not real
b) If a number is not rational or not an irrational then it is not real
c) If a number is not real , then it is neither rational nor irrational
d) If a number is real , then it is rational or irrational

38. Negation of “2+3=5 and 8 less than10” is

a) 2 + 3 ≠ 5 and 8 < 10 b) 2 + 3 = 5 and 8 not less than </ 10
c) 2 + 3 ≠ 5 or 8 not less than 10 d) none of these

( p  q )  r is
39. The contrapositive of
a) r  ( p  q ) b) ~ r  ( p  q ) c) ~ r ~ p  ~ q d) p  ( q  r )

40. If (p Λ ~r) → (~ p ν q ) is false , then truth values of p , q , r are respectively

a) F ,F & T b) T, F & F c) T, F & T d) F, T & T

41. The negation of p ν (q Λ ~r ) is

a) pΛ(~qν r) b) ~pΛ(~qΛr) c) ~pΛ(~qν r) d) None

42. Contrapositive of the inverse of the proposition “if I am Ok, then everybody is Ok” is
a) If everybody is Ok ,then I am Ok b)If everybody is not Ok , I am not Ok
c) If I am not Ok, then everybody is not Ok d) If I am Ok, then everybody is Ok

43. The negation of the proposition “ If x  A  B, then x  A and x  B ” is

a) x  A  B, then x  A and x  B b) x  A  B and x  A or x  B
c) If x  A  B, then x  A and x  B d) x  A  B and x  A and x  B

44. The third term of a GP is 4 , the product of the first five terms is
a) 64 b) 1024 c) 256 d) 512

45. The sum to n terms of an AP is n(n+3), the common difference is

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

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46. The nth term of the series 2∙12∙33+3∙22∙43+…. Is
a) (n2+3n+2)(n2+2n)2 b) (n2+3n+2)(n2+2n+1)2
c) (n2+3n)(n2+2n+1)2 d) None of these

1
47. Sum to n terms of the series is 1 − The 20th term is
(n + 1)!
20 19 21
a) b) c) d)None of these
21! 20! 22!

48. If the sum of n terms of the series 23+43+63+…∞ is 3528 then n=

a) 6 b) 7 c) 8 d)9

1 1+ 2 1+ 2 + 3
49. + + + ....n terms
13 13 + 23 13 + 23 + 33
2 2n n 1
a) b) c) d)
n +1 n +1 n +1 n +1

50. 12+1+22+2+32+3+…n2+n=
n 2 ( n + 1) 2 n(n + 1)(n + 2) n(n + 1)(n + 2) n(n + 1)
a) b) c) d)
4 6 3 2

51. If ( n ) ( n) = ( n )
3 2 2
then
a) n = 3 b) n =-1 c) n2=3 d) n=1

52. If the sum of first n terms of a series is 5n2+2n then its second term is
a) 7 b) 27 c) 24 c) 17

53. The fourth ,seventh and tenth terms of a G.P are p, q and r respectively then Which one of
the following is true ?
a) p2 = q2 + r2 b) p2 = qr c) q2 = pr d) r2 = p2+q2

54. 7th term of an A.P is 40. The sum of the first 13 terms is
a) 520 b) 53 c) 2080 d) 1040

55. If p(n) = 2+4+6+…….+2n ,n€N ,then P(k) = K(K+1)+2 =>P(K+1) = (K+1)(K+2)+2

For all n€N .So we can conclude that P(n) = n(n+1) +2 for
a) all n€ N b) n >1 c) n >2 d) nothing can be said

56. The sixth term of a H.P is 1/61 and 10th term is 1/105. Then the first term of that H.P is
a) 1/17 b) 1/6 c) 1/39 d) 1/28

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57. The sum to infinity of the progression 9 – 3 + 1 – + ……. is
3
a) 27/4 b) 15/2 c) 9 d) 9/4

1 1 1
58. Sn = + + + ........... to n terms , then 6Sn=
6 .11 11.16 16 . 21
n 5n − 4 1 2n − 1
a) b) c) d)
5n + 6 5n + 6 5n + 6 5n + 6

59. The sum to n terms of the series 12 + (12 + 22) + (12+22+32)+……

n(n + 1)(n + 2) n(n + 1) 2 (n + 2) n(n + 1)(n + 2) 2 n(n + 1)
a) b) c) d)
6 12 12 2

60. The 99th term of the series 2 + 7 + 14 + 23 + 34 + ……………. is

a) 9999 b) 9998 c) 10000 d) None

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 M-07: CO-ORDINATE GEOMETRY AND STRAIGHT LINES

1. The ratio in which x − axis divides the line segment joining (3, 6) and (12, −3) is
a) 2 : 1 b) 1 : 2 c) −2 : 1 d) −1 : 2

2. If the point P (2, 3) divides the line joining the points (5, 6) and (8,9), then the ratio is
a) 1 : 2 internally b) 1 : 2 externally c) 2 : 1 internally d) 2 : 1 externally

3. Orthocenter of the triangle formed by the points (0,0, (3, 0) and (0, 4) is
3   4
a)  , 2  b) 1,  c) (0, 0) d) (3, 4)
2  3 

4. P, Q, R are the mid points of AB, BC, CA of  ABC and the area of  ABC is 20.
The area of  PQR is
a) 4 sq. units b) 5 sq. units c) 6 sq. units d) 8 sq. units

5. If the area of the triangle formed by the points (1, 2), (2, 3), (x, 4) is 40 sq. units, then x is
1 2 1
a) ,2 b) 2, c) –77, 83 d) , −1
2 3 2

6. If (–1, 2), (4, 1) (7, 16) are the three vertices of a parallelogram taken in order, then the fourth
vertex and also the areas of the parallelogram are
a) (–4, 3), 16 sq. units b) (2, 17), 78 sq. units
c) (–8, 3), 24 sq. units d) (10, –5) 36 sq. units

7. The locus of the point which moves so that its distance from (0, 7) is thrice its distance from
(0, 1) is
a) x2 + y2 – 4y – 23 = 0 b) x2 + y2 – 4y + 23 = 0
c) 2x + 2y – y – 10 = 0
2 2
d) x2 – y2 + 4y + 23 = 0

8. The equation of the line bisecting the joint of (3, −4) and (5, 2) and having its intercepts on the x
− axis and y − axis in the ratio 2 : 1 is
a) x + y − 3 = 0 b) 2x − y = 9 c) x + 2y = 2 d) 2x + y = 7

9. The angle between the lines 3x –y + 5 =0, x + 3y – 2 =0 is

a) 1300 b) 600 c) 900 d) 450

10. The angle between the line passing through the points (1, –2) (3, 2) and the line x + 2y –7 =0 is
   
a) b) c) d)
4 6 2 3

11. The distance of the point P(1, −3) from the line 2y − 3x = 4 is
7 13
a) 13 b) c) 13 d) none of these
13

12. The equation of one of the bisector bisecting the angled between the lines 3x – 4y + 7 =0 and 12x
+ 5y – 2 =0 is
a) 11x + 3y + 9 =0 b) 11x – 3y + 9 = 0 c) 11x – 3y – 9 =0 d) none

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13. The equation of bisector of obtuse angle between the line 3x – 4y + 7 =0 and 12x + 5y – 2 =0
a) 21x + 77y – 101 =0 b) 21x – 77y – 101 =0
c) x – 7y – 10 =0 d) x + 7y – 10 = 0

14. A straight line passes through the points (5, 0) and (0, 3). The length of perpendicular from the
point (4, 4) on the line is
a) 15/√34 b) √17/2 c) 17/2 d) √17/2

15. A line passes through (2, 2) and is perpendicular in the line 3x + y = 3 its y – intercepts is
a) 1/3 b) 2/3 c) 4/3 d) 1

16. If the straight lines 2x + 3y – 3 = 0 and x + ky + 7 = 0 are perpendicular, then the value of k is
a) 3/2 b) -3/2 c) 2/3 d) -2/3

17. Equation of line passing through the point (1, 2) and perpendicular to the line y = 3x -1
a) x + 3y = 0 b) x + 3y - 7 = 0 c) x + 3y + 7 = 0 d) x - 3y = 0

18. The equation of the line parallel to the line 3x -4y +2 =0 and passing through (-2, 3)is
a) 3x -4y + 18 =0 b) 3x -4y - 18 =0 c) 3x +4y +18 =0 d) 3x +4y - 18 =0

19. A line cuts off equal intercepts on the co-ordinate axes. The angle made by this line with the
positive direction of X-axis is
a) 1200 b) 450 c) 1350 d) 900

20. If the distance between (3, 4) and (a, 2) is 2 2 , then a is

a) 5 or 1 b) 5 or – 1 c) –5 or 1 d) –5 or –1

21. If the points (7, k), (–2, 3) and (–1, –5) are collinear then k is
a) 15 b) 1/7 c) 69 d) –69

22. The value of  such that the straight line (2x + 3y + 4) +  (6x – y + 12) = 0 is parallel to y – axis
is
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3

23. Equation of the line passing though the point of intersection of the lines x + 2y – 3 = 0
and x + y –2 = 0 and also through the point (2, 1) is
a) y = 1 b) x = 1 c) y = 0 d) x = 0

24. Equation of the line making equal intercepts on the axes and passing through the point (2, 4) is
a) 4x − y − 4 = 0 b) 2x + y − 8 = 0 c) x + y − 6 = 0 d) x + 2y− 10 = 0

25. If  is an acute angle between the lines y = 2x +3, y = x + 1 then the value of tan  is
2 1 3 1
a) b) c) d)
3 3 4 2

26. If PM is the perpendicular from P(2, 3) onto the line x + y = 3, then the coordinates of M are
a) (2, 1) b) (−1, 4) c) (1, 2) d) (4, −1)

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27. The image of the point P (3, 5) w.r. t the line y = x is the point Q and the image of Q along the
line y = 0 is the point R (a , b), then (a, b) =
a) (5, 3) b) (5, −3) c) (5, 3) d) (−5, −3)

28. The reflection of the point (4, −13) about the line 5x + y + 6 = 0 is
a) (−1, −14) b) (3, 4) c) (0, 0) d) (1, 2)

29. If the lines 3x + 2y – 5 =0, 2x – 5y + 3 = 0, 5x + by + c = 0 are concurrent then b + c =

a) 7 b) – 5 c) 6 d) 9

30. If the line 3x + 4y – 8 = 0 is denoted by L, then the points ( 2, –5) (– 5, 2)

a) lie on L b) lie on same of L
c) Lie on opposite sides of L d) equidistant from L

31. The acute angle bisector between the lines 3x – 4y – 5 = 0, 5x + 12y – 26 = 0 is

a) 7x – 56y + 32 = 0 b) 9x – 3y + 13 = 0 c) 14x – 112y + 65 = 0d) 7x – 13y + 9 = 0

32. The distance between the lines 3x + 4 y = 9 and 6 x + 8 y = 15 is

a)3/2 b) 3/10 c)6 d)None of these

x y
33. The length of the perpendicular drawn from origin upon the straight line − = 1 is
3 4
2 1 2 2
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 3
5 5 5 5

34. The base of an isosceles triangle is x - axis. Then the sum of the slopes of its three sides is
a) 0 b) ∞ c) 2 d)none of these

35. If p is the length of the perpendicular from origin on the line whose intercepts on the axes
1
are a & b, then p2 =
1 1 1 1 1 1
a) a2 + b2 b) a2 − b2 c) b2 − a2 d) a2 + b2

36. Distance between the lines x + 2y – 3 = 0 & x + 2y + 1 = 0 is

a) 4 b) 2 c) 4 d) 1
5

37. Equation of the line passing through (1, 2) and parallel to the line y = 3x – 1 is
a) y + 2 = x + 1 b) y + 2 = 3 (x + 1) c) y – 2 = 3 (x – 1) d) y – 2 = x – 1

38. Equations of diagonals of the square formed by the lines x = 0, y = 0, x = 1 and y = 1 are
a) y = x, y + x = 1 b) y = x, x + y = 2 c) 2y = x, y + x =1/3 d) y = 2x, y + 2x = 1

39. For specifying a straight line, how many geometrical parameters should be known?
a) 1 b) 2 c) 4 d) 3

40. The point (4, 1) undergoes the following two successive transformations:
(i) Reflection about the line y = x
(ii) Translation through a distance 2 units along the positive x-axis
Then the final coordinates of the point are
a) (4, 3) b) (3, 4) c) (1, 4) d) (3.5, 3.5)

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41. The ratio in which the line 3x + 4y + 2 = 0 divides the distance between the lines 3x + 4y + 5 = 0
and 3x + 4y – 5 = 0 is
a) 1: 2 b) 3: 7 c) 2: 3 d) 2: 5

42. A line passes through P (1, 2) such that its intercept between the axes is bisected at P.
The equation of the line is
a) x + 2y = 5 b) x – y + 1 = 0 c) x + y – 3 = 0 d) 2x + y – 4 = 0

43. The orthocenter and centroid of a triangle are (−3,5), (3,3) then the circumcentre is
a) (6,2) b)(0,8) c) (6, −2) d)(0,4)

44. Equation to the sides of a triangle are x – 3y = 0, 4x + 3y = 5and 3x + y = 0.

The line 3x – 4y = 0 passes through the…triangle
a) incentre b) centroid c) circumcentre d) orthocentre

45. P(2,1) is the image of Q(4, 3) about the line

a) x – y = 7 b) 5x – y = 2 c) x + y = 5 d) x + y = 2

46. If a line joining two points A (2, 0) and B(3, 1) is rotated about A in anticlockwise direction
through an angle 150, then equation of the line in the new position is
a) √3x + y = 2√3 b) √3x − y = 2√3 c) 𝑥 − √3y = 2√3 d) 𝑥 + √3y = 2√3
−5π
47. If the length of perpendicular drawn from origin to a line is 10 and α= 6 then the equation of
line would be
a) √3𝑥 + 𝑦 = 20 b) √3𝑥 − 𝑦 = 20 c) √3𝑥 + 𝑦 + 20 = 0 d)√3𝑥 − 𝑦 + 20 = 0

48. If the lines x + 2ay + a = 0, x + 3by + b = 0 and x + 4cy + c = 0 are concurrent,

then a, b, c are in
a) A.P. b) H.P. c) G.P. d) None

49. The angle between the lines 𝑥cos850 + ysin850 = 1 and xcos400 + ysin400 = 2 is
a) 900 b) 800 c) 1250 d) 450

50. The number of points on x – axis which are at a distance c unit (𝑐 < 3) from (2,3) is
a) infinite b) 2 c) 0 d)3

51. The inclination of the line through (−3,6)& the midpoint of the line joining the points
(4, −5)& (−2,9) is
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 3𝜋
𝑎) 4 b) − 4 c) 3 d) 4

52. The area of the triangle whose sides are along the lines x = 0, y = 0 and 4x + 5y – 20 = 0 is
a) 20 sq. units b) 10 sq. units c) 1/10 sq. units d) 1/20 sq. unit

53. The area of the quadrilateral formed by (2, −1), (4,3), (−1,2)&(−3, −2) is
a)54 b)36 c)18 d) 9

54. The line joining 𝐴(2, −7) 𝑎𝑛𝑑𝐵(6,5) is divided into 4 equal parts by the points 𝑃, 𝑄𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑅
such that 𝐴𝑄 = 𝑅𝑃 = 𝑄𝐵. The midpoint of 𝑃𝑅 is
𝑎) (4,12) b)(−8,1) c)(4, −1) d) (8, −2)

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55. A line cutting off intercept – 3 from the y-axis and the tangent at angle to the x-axis is ,
5
its equation is
a) 5y – 3x + 15 = 0 b) 3y – 5x + 15 = 0 c) 5y – 3x – 15 = 0 d) None of these

56. The line x + y = 4 divides the line joining the points (-1, 1) and (5, 7) in the ratio
a) 2 : 3 b) 1 : 2 c) 1 : 1 d) 4 : 3

57. The centroid of a triangle is (2, 7) and two of its vertices are (4, 8) and (–2, 6).
The third vertex is
a) (0, 0) b) (4, 7) c) (7, 4) d) (7, 7)

58. The circumcentre of the triangle formed by the lines x + y = 0, x – y = 0 and x – 7 = 0 is

a) (7, 0) b) (3.5, 0) c) (0, 7) d) (3.5, 3.5)

59. If a vertex of a triangle is (1, 1) and the mid points of two sides through the vertex are (-1, 2) and
(3, 2), then centroid of the triangle is
a) (1/3, 7/3) b) (-1, 7/3) c) (-1/3, 7/3) d) (1, 7/3)

60. The incentre of the triangle with vertices(1, √3), (0, 0), (2, 0) is
√3 2 1 2 √3 1
a)(1, ) b)(3 , ) c)(3 , ) d)(1, )
2 √3 2 √3

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 M-08 : CONIC SECTION

1. The area of the circle centred at (1,2) and passing through the point (4,6) is
a)5𝜋 b)10𝜋 c) 25𝜋 d)𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒

2. The locus of centre of the circle of radius 3 which rolls on the outside of the circle 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 +
3𝑥 − 6𝑦 − 9 = 0 is
29
𝑎)𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 3𝑥 − 6𝑦 − 31 = 0 b)𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 3𝑥 − 6𝑦 − 4 = 0
c)𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 3𝑥 − 6𝑦 − 45 = 0 d) 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 3𝑥 − 6𝑦 + 31 = 0

3. If the area of the circle 7𝑥 2 + 7𝑦 2 − 7𝑥 + 14𝑦 + 𝑘 = 0 is 12𝜋 sq units then the value of k is
43 301
a)− 4 b)− 4 c)−16 d)±4

4. The number of common tangents to the circles 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 2𝑥 − 4𝑦 + 1 = 0 and 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 −

12𝑥 − 16𝑦 + 91 = 0 is
a)1 b)2 c)3 d)4
𝑥 𝑦 𝑥 𝑦
5. The number of circles that can be drawn touching all the lines 2 + 3 = 1 , 3 + 2 = 1 and 2𝑥 +
3𝑦 = 4 is
a)1 b)2 c)3 d)4

6. The combined equation of the pair of tangents drawn from origin to the circle 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 6𝑥 −
6𝑦 + 9 = 0 is
a)𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 = 0 b)𝑥𝑦 = 0
c)(𝑥 − 1)(𝑦 − 1) = 0 d)𝑥 2 − 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 2 = 0

7. The chord of the circle 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 4𝑥 = 0 which is bisected at (1,0) is perpendicular to the line
𝑎)𝑦 = 𝑥 b) 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 0 c) 𝑥 = 1 d)𝑦 = 1

8. The least and greatest distances of the point (10,7) from the circle𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 4𝑥 − 2𝑦 − 20 = 0
a)10,5 b)15,20 c)12,16 d)5,15

9. The length of the chord joining the points 𝑃(4 cos 𝜃 , 4 sin 𝜃)and 𝑄(4 cos(𝜃 +
60°) , 4 sin(𝜃 + 60°)) of the circle 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 16 is
a)4 b)8 c) 16 d)2

10. The normal at the point (3,4) meets the circle again at the point (−1, −2). Then the equation of
the circle is
a)𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 2𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 11 = 0 b)𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 7𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 30 = 0
2 2
c)𝑥 + 𝑦 − 2𝑥 − 2𝑦 − 11 = 0 d)𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 2𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 14 = 0
𝜋
11. The equation of the tangent to the parabola 𝑦 2 = 12𝑥 which is inclined at an angle 3 with the x –
axis is
a) 𝑦 = √3𝑥 + 1 b) 𝑦 = √3𝑥 + √3 c) 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 1 d)none of these

12. The sum of the reciprocals of focal distances of a focal chord PQ of 𝑦 2 = 4𝑎𝑥 is
1 1
a)2𝑎 b)2𝑎 c)𝑎 d)𝑎

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13. 𝑥 = 2 + 2𝑡 2 , 𝑦 = 4𝑡 + 1 are the parametric equations of the parabola with focus and vertex
respectively at
𝑎)(4,1) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (2,1) b)(2,1) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (4,1)
c)(2,1) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (3,1) d)(2,1) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (4,2)

14. The angle between the two tangents drawn from the point (1,3) to the parabola 𝑦 2 = 4𝑥 is
1 2 √5
a)90° b)tan−1 2 c)tan−1 d)tan−1
√5 2

15. The ends of L.R of 𝑦 2 = 4𝑎𝑥 and the vertex of the parabola form a triangle of area 72 sq units
then the directrix of the parabola is
a)𝑥 = −4 b) 𝑥 = −8 c) 𝑥 = −6 d)𝑥 = −3

16. A parabola has (1,1) as its focus and the line 𝑦 = −3 as its directrix. Then its vertex is at
𝑎)(1 − 1) b)(0, −1) c)(2, −1) d)(−1, −1)

17. The length of the common chord of the parabolas 𝑦 2 = 4𝑎𝑥 and 𝑥 2 = 4𝑎𝑦 , 𝑎 > 0 is
a) 8a b)8√2𝑎 c) 4√2𝑎 d)2√2𝑎

18. For the parabola 𝑦 2 = 4𝑥 the point p whose focal distance is 17 is

𝑎)(2,8) 𝑜𝑟 (2, −8) b)(16,8) 𝑜𝑟 (16, −8)
c)(8,8) 𝑜𝑟 (8, −8) d)(4,8) 𝑜𝑟 (4, −8)

19. The equation of the directrix of the parabola 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − 8𝑦 + 12 = 0 is

𝑎)𝑦 = 0 b)𝑥 = 1 c)𝑦 = −1 d)𝑥 = −1

20. If 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 𝑘 is a tangent to 𝑦 2 = 8𝑥 then 𝑘 =

1
a)2 b)2 c)3 d)1

1
21. An ellipse with the eccentricity 𝑒 = 2 has a focus at (0,0) and the corresponding directrix is 𝑥 +
6 = 0. The equation of the ellipse is
a)3𝑥 2 + 4𝑦 2 + 12𝑥 − 36 = 0 b)3𝑥 2 + 4𝑦 2 − 12𝑥 + 36 = 0
c)3𝑥 2 + 4𝑦 2 − 12𝑥 − 36 = 0 d)none of these

22. If the angle between the line joining the foci of an ellipse and an extremity of the minor axis is
90°, the eccentricity of the ellipse is
1 1 3 2
𝑎) 2 b) c)4 d)
√2 √5

1
23. If the length of the latus rectum is 4 of length of minor axis of an ellipse then the eccentricity of
the conic is
√5 √3 1 √15
a) 4 b) 4 c) d)
√2 4

24. If (2,5) and (4,5) are ends of a latus rectum and (3,1) is a focus of an ellipse then the distance
between the foci is
a)2 b)3 c)4 d)2√2

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 𝑥2 𝑦2
25. In an ellipse 𝑎2 + 𝑏2 = 1 the triangles formed by a latus rectum with centre and an end point of
major axis are of equal area. Then the ratio of the axes of the ellipse is
1 1 √3 1
a)4 b)2 c) 2 d)
√2

26. The major axis of an ellipse is twice the minor axis and the area of the ellipse is 2𝜋 sq units,
then the sum of the focal distance of any point on it is
a)8 b)2 c)4 d) 6

𝑥2 𝑦2
27. The perimeter of triangle formed by any point on the ellipse + 16 = 1 with its two foci is
9
𝑎)2(2 + √7) b) 2(4 + √5) c)18 d)2(4 + √7)

3
28. If 𝑥 = 2𝑦 + 3 is a focal chord of the ellipse with eccentricity 4 then the lengths of the major and
minor axis are
a)4, √7 b)8,2√7 c)6,4 d)none of these

𝑥2 𝑦2
29. For the ellipse 25 + 16 = 1 the ratio of the lengths of the longest and shortest focal chords is
a)5: 4 b)25: 16 c)25: 8 d)5: 8

𝑥2 𝑦2
30. Let P be a variable point on the ellipse 100 + 75 = 1. Let 𝑆1 and S2 be foci of the ellipse. Then
the maximum area of the triangle 𝑆1 𝑆2 P is
a)10√3 b)25√3 c)15√3 d)35√3

31. If the distance between the directrices of a rectangular hyperbola is 16, then the distance between
the foci is
a)16√2 b)32 c)32√2 d) 16

32. The eccentric angle of the hyperbola 4𝑥 2 − 5𝑦 2 = 16 at (3,2) is

1 1 2 2
a)− cos−1 (3) b)cos −1 (3) c)cos −1 (3) d)− cos −1 (3)

5
33. If 9𝑥 2 + 𝜆𝑦 2 = 144 represents a hyperbola of eccentricity 4 then 𝜆 =
𝑎) − 8 b) 25 c) −16 d)−25

34. The equation of the hyperbola of given transverse axis whose vertex bisects the distance between
the centre and the focus is given by
a)3𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 = 𝑎2 b)𝑥 2 − 3𝑦 2 = 9𝑎2
c)3𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 = 3𝑎2 d)𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 = 3𝑎2

35. The eccentricity of the hyperbola whose latus rectum is 8 and conjugate axis is equal to half of
the distance between the foci is
4 4 2
a)3 b) c) d)none of these
√3 √3

36. The distance between the foci of a hyperbola is 16 and its eccentricity is √2 its equation is
𝑥2 𝑦2
𝑎)𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 = 32 b) 4 − =1 c)2𝑥 2 − 3𝑦 2 = 7 d)none of these
9

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37. Equation of the hyperbola with eccentricity 2 and foci at (±2,0) is
𝑥2 𝑦2 4 𝑥2 𝑦2 4 𝑥2 𝑦2
a) 4 − =9 b) 9 − =9 c) 4 − =1 d)none of these
5 9 9

38. The equation of the locus of a point the difference of its distances from the point (3,0) and
(−3,0) is 4 is
𝑥2 𝑦2 𝑥2 𝑦2 𝑥2 𝑦2 𝑦2 𝑥2
a) 4 − =1 b) 5 − =1 c)16 − = 1 d) 4 − =1
5 4 7 5

39. A hyperbola and its conjugate hyperbola have the same eccentricity. Then its eccentricity is
2
𝑎)√3 b)2 c)√2 d)
√3

𝑥2 𝑦2
40. The eccentricity of the hyperbola 𝑎2 − 𝑏2 = 1which passes through the points (3,0) and (3√2, 2)
is
√13 √13
a) 3√2 b) 2 c) d)
2 3

41. The end points of the latus rectum of a parabola are (2,4) and (4,2). Then the equation of its axis
is
a)𝑥 = 𝑦 b) 2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 9 c)𝑥 + 𝑦 = 6 d)𝑥 = 𝑦 + 2

42. The length of a LR of the conic represented by the equation 𝑥 = 3(cos 𝑡 + sin 𝑡),
𝑦 = 4(cos 𝑡 − sin 𝑡) is
32√2 9 9√2
a) b)2 c) d)18√2
3 2

43. From the point P(3,2) tangents PA and PB are drawn to the ellipse 4𝑥 2 + 9𝑦 2 = 36. Then the
area of the quadrilateral PAOB, where O is the centre of the ellipse is (in sq units)
𝑎)6 b)8 c)4 d)9

44. The centre of a circle circumscribing the rectangle ABCD is (1,2). If 𝐴 = (−3,4) and 𝐵 = (5,4)
then the area of the rectangle ABCD is (in sq units)
a)32 b)16 c)24 d)48

45. The mid – point of the chord 3𝑥 − 𝑦 = 1 of the circle 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 4𝑥 + 6𝑦 + 1 = 0 is

1 31 −2 11 −2 11 2 11
a) (5 , − 5 ) b)( 5 , 5 ) c) ( 5 , − 5 ) d)(5 , − 5 )

𝑥2 𝑦2 𝑥2 𝑦2
46. The sum of the squares of the eccentricities of the conics + = 1 and − = 1 is
4 3 4 3
7
a)2 b)√ c)√7 d) √3
3

47. The equation of the circle in the first quadrant touching each coordinate axis at a distance of one
unit from the origin is
a)𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 2𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 1 = 0 b)𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 2𝑥 − 2𝑦 − 1 = 0
c)𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 2𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 0 d)𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 2𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 1 = 0

48. The equation of the circle having centre(1, −2) and passing through the point of intersection of
the lines 3𝑥 + 𝑦 = 12 𝑎𝑛𝑑 2𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 18 is
𝑎) 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 2𝑥 + 4𝑦 − 20 = 0 b)𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 2𝑥 − 4𝑦 − 20 = 0
c) 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 2𝑥 − 4𝑦 − 20 = 0 d)𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 2𝑥 + 4𝑦 − 20 = 0

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49. Equation of the circle which passes through (3,6) and touches the axes is
a)𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 6𝑥 + 6𝑦 + 3 = 0 b)𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 6𝑥 − 6𝑦 − 9 = 0
c)𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 6𝑥 − 6𝑦 + 9 = 0 d)none of these

50. Equation of a circle with origin as centre and passing through the vertices of an equilateral
triangle whose median is of length 3a is
a)𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 9𝑎2 b)𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 16𝑎2 c)𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 4𝑎2 d)𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 𝑎2

51. The equation of the line joining the vertex of the parabola 𝑦 2 = 6𝑥 to the points on it which have
abscissa 24 are
𝑎)𝑦 ± 2𝑥 = 0 b)2𝑦 ± 𝑥 = 0 c)𝑥 ± 2𝑦 = 0 d)2𝑥 ± 𝑦 = 0

52. The area of the triangle formed by the lines joining the vertex of the parabola 𝑥 2 = 12𝑦 to the
ends of its latus rectum is (in sq units)
a)12 b)16 c)18 d)24

53. If the vertex of a parabola is (−3,0) and the directrix is the line x+5=0 then its equation is
a)𝑦 2 = 8(𝑥 + 3) b)𝑥 2 = 8(𝑦 + 3) c)𝑦 2 = −8(𝑥 + 3) d)𝑦 2 = 8(𝑥 + 5)

54. Equation of the ellipse whose focus is (1, −1) the directrix the line 𝑥 − 𝑦 − 3 = 0 and
1
eccentricity 2 is
𝑎)7𝑥 2 + 2𝑥𝑦 + 7𝑦 2 − 10𝑥 + 10𝑦 + 7 = 0 b)7𝑥 2 + 2𝑥𝑦 + 7𝑦 2 + 7 = 0
2 2
c)7𝑥 + 2𝑥𝑦 + 7𝑦 + 10𝑥 − 10𝑦 − 7 = 0 d)none of these

55. The length of the transverse axis along x – axis with centre at origin of a hyperbola is 7 and it
passes through the point (5, −2). The equation of the hyperbola is
4 196 2 49 51 2 4 51 2
a) 𝑥 2 − 𝑦 =1 b) 𝑥 2 − 𝑦 = 1 c) 𝑥 2 − 𝑦 = 1 d)none of these
49 51 4 196 49 196

𝑥2 𝑦2
56. If the ellipse 25 + = 1 and the parabola 𝑦 2 = 4(𝑥 − 𝑘) , 𝑘 > 0 touch each other then k =
9
a)3 b) 5 c)9 d) 25

57. An equilateral triangle is inscribed in the parabola 𝑦 2 = 4𝑥. If one vertex of the triangle is at the
origin then the length of the side is
a)√3 b)2√3 c)4√3 d) 8√3

58. A circle is drawn with minor axis of an ellipse as a diameter. If the foci lie on the circle, then the
eccentricity of the ellipse is
1 1 1 1
𝑎) 2 b) c)3 d)
√2 √3

59. If 𝑆1 (5,12) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑆2 (24,7) are the foci of a hyperbola passing through the origin then its
eccentricity is
√386 √386 √386
a) b) c) d)none of these
38 12 6

60. The ratios of the areas of two triangles formed by LR of a rectangular hyperbola with two
vertices is
a) 1 − √2: √2 + 1 b)√2 − 1: √2 + 1 c) √2 + 1: √2 − 1 d)none of these

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 M-09 : INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTION

3𝜋
1. If sin−1 𝑥 + sin−1 𝑦 + sin−1 𝑧 = then𝑥 2019 + 𝑦 2019 + 𝑧 2019 − (𝑥 2020 + 𝑦 2020 + 𝑧 2020 ) =
2
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2019 d)2020

2. If 3tan-1x + cot-1x = π, then x equals to

a) 0 b) 1 c) -1 d) ½

3. The domain of the function cos-1(2x-1) is

a) [0, 1] b) [-1, 1] c) (-1, 1) d) [0, π]

4. The domain of the function defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = sin−1 (√𝑥 − 1) is

a) [1, 2] b) [-1, 1] c) [0, 1] d) None

2
5. If cos (sin−1 5 + cos −1 𝑥) = 0 , then x is equal to
a) 1/5 b) 2/5 c) 0 d) 1

6. The value of sin[2tan-1(0.75)] is

a) 0.75 b) 1.5 c) 0.96 d) sin1.5

3𝜋
7. The value of cos −1 (cos ) is
2
𝜋 3𝜋 5𝜋 7𝜋
a) 2 b) c) d)
2 2 2

8. The value of 2sec-1 2+sin-1(1/2) is

𝜋 5𝜋 7𝜋
a) 6 b) c) d) 1
6 6

4𝜋
9. If tan−1 𝑥 + tan−1 𝑦 = , 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 cot −1 𝑥 + cot −1 𝑦 is equal to
5
𝜋 𝜋 3𝜋
a) 5 b) 5 c) d) π
5

1 2
10. The value of tan [2 cos −1 ] is
√5
√5+2
a) 2+√5 b) √5 – 2 c) d) 5 + √2
2

7
11. The value of cot [cos−1 25] is
25 25 24 7
a) 24 b) c) 25 d) 24
7

12. If cos−1 𝑥 > sin−1 𝑥,then

1 1 1
a) <𝑥≤1 b) 0 ≤ 𝑥 < c) −1 ≤ 𝑥 < d) x > 0
√2 √2 √2

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13. The number of real solutions of the equation √1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝑥 = √2 cos −1(𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥)
𝜋
in [ 2 , 𝜋] is
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) ∞

𝑛 𝜋
14. The minimum value of n for which tan−1 𝜋 > 4 , 𝑛 ∈ 𝑁 is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

𝜋
15. The number of real solutions of the equation 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 √𝑥(𝑥 + 1) + 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 √𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 1 = 2
is
a) Infinitely many b) two c) four d) one

16. The value of the expression sin[cot −1(cos(tan−1 1))] is

1 2
a) 0 b)1 c) d)√3
√3

2𝑝 1−𝑞2 2𝑥
17. If 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 (1+𝑝2 ) − 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 (1+𝑞2 ) = 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 (1−𝑥2 ) , then the value of x =
𝑝+𝑞 𝑝−𝑞 𝑝−𝑞 𝑝−𝑞
a) 1+𝑝𝑞 b) 𝑝𝑞−1
c) 1−𝑝𝑞 d) 1+𝑝𝑞

1 1 1
18. The value of tan−1 1+1+12 + tan−1 1+2+22 + tan−1 1+3+32 + ⋯ up to infinity
𝜋 𝜋
𝑎) b) 4 c)𝜋 d)𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒
2

𝑥2 𝑥4 𝑥4 𝑥6 𝜋
19. sin−1 (𝑥 − + − ⋯ ) + cos −1 (𝑥 2 − + −⋯) = 0 < |𝑥| < √2 ,
2 4 2 4 2
then x =
1 1
a)2 b) 1 c) − 2 d)−1

𝑥−𝑦
20. The result tan−1 𝑥 − tan−1 𝑦 = tan−1 (1+𝑥𝑦) is true when xy is
a) > 1 b) < 1 c) > -1 d) < -1

21. If 𝑘 ≤ sin−1 𝑥 + cos −1 𝑥 + tan−1 𝑥 ≤ 𝐾, then

𝜋 𝜋 3𝜋
a) k = -𝜋, K = 𝜋 b) k = -0, K = 2 c) k = 4 , K = d) k = 0, K = 𝜋
4

22. cos−1 [cos{2 cot −1 (√2 − 1)}] is equal to

𝜋 3𝜋
a) √2 − 1 b) 1 − √2 c) 4 d) 4

23. The greatest and least values of (sin−1 𝑥)2 + (cos −1 𝑥)2 are respectively
5𝜋 2 𝜋2 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋2 −𝜋 2 𝜋2
a) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 b)2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 2 c) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 d) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 0
8 8 4 4 4

1
24. The equation tan−1 𝑥 − cot −1 𝑥 = tan−1 ( ) has
√3
a)no solution b)unique solution
c)infinite number of solution d)two solution

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25. The value of 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 (sec −1 2) + 𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 (cosec −1 3) is
a) 5 b) 11 c) 13 d) 15

𝑦𝑧 𝑧𝑥 𝑥𝑦
26. If 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 = 𝑟 2 , 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧 are non zero thentan−1 (𝑥𝑟 ) + tan−1 (𝑦𝑟) + tan−1 ( 𝑧𝑟 ) =
𝜋 𝜋
a) 0 b)4 c) 2 d) 𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒

2 𝑎+𝑠𝑖𝑛4 𝑎+𝑠𝑖𝑛6 𝑎+⋯..∞] log

27. If 𝑒 [𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑒2 is a root of equation x2- 9x + 8 = 0, where
𝜋 2𝜋
0 < 𝑎 < 2 , then the principal value of sin−1 {sin ( 3 )} is
a) 𝑎 b)2𝑎 c) −𝑎 d) −2𝑎

28. Domain of cos-1[x] is , where [x] is greatest integer of x

a) [-1,2] b) [-1,2) c) (-1,2] d) None

𝑎+𝑏
29. If 𝑎 > 𝑏 > 0, sec −1 (𝑎−𝑏) = 2 sin−1 𝑥 , then 𝑥 =
𝑏 𝑏 𝑎 𝑎
a) −√ b) √ c)−√ d) √
𝑎+𝑏 𝑎+𝑏 𝑎+𝑏 𝑎+𝑏

30. sin−1[𝑥√1 − 𝑥 − √𝑥√1 − 𝑥 2 ] =

a)sin−1 𝑥 − sin−1 √1 − 𝑥 b) sin−1 𝑥 + sin−1 √1 − 𝑥
c) sin−1 𝑥 − sin−1 √𝑥 d) sin−1 𝑥 + sin−1 √𝑥

31. sin-1(cos20190)+cos-1(sin20190) =
a) 540 b) 780 c) 320 d) 640

3𝜋
32. If cos−1 √𝑝 + cos−1 √1 − 𝑝 + cos −1 √1 − 𝑞 = , then q =
4
1 1 1
a) b) 1 c)2 d)3
√2

33. sin-1(sin6) =
a) 6 b) 6 − 𝜋 c) 6 − 2𝜋 d) 6 − 3𝜋

34. If sin-1a+cos-1b+cos-1c+sin-1d = A, then cos-1a+sin-1b+sin-1c+cos-1d =

3𝜋
a) A b) 𝜋 − 𝐴 c) −𝐴 d) 2𝜋 − 𝐴
2

𝑎𝑏+1 𝑏𝑐+1 𝑐𝑎+1

35. If 𝑎 < 𝑏 < 𝑐 then cot −1 ( 𝑎−𝑏 ) + cot −1 ( 𝑏−𝑐 ) + cot −1 ( 𝑐−𝑎 ) =
a) 2𝜋 b)𝜋 c) 3𝜋 d) 𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒

𝜋 1
36. If tan−1 𝑥 = 4 − tan−1 3 then x is
1 1 1 1
a) 4 b) 6 c)3 d)2

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37. Which one of the following is correct?
a)tan 1 > tan−1 1 b)tan 1 < tan−1 1 c) tan 1 = tan−1 1 d) 𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒

2 2
38. sin [sin−1 (3) + 2 cos−1 (3)] =
3 1 2
a)2 b)3 c)3 d) none

39. If 𝛼 ≤ 2 sin−1 𝑥 + cos −1 𝑥 ≤ 𝛽 , then

a) 𝛼 = 0, 𝛽 = 𝜋 b) 𝛼 = −𝜋/2, 𝛽 = 𝜋/2
c) 𝛼 = 0, 𝛽 = 2𝜋 d) 𝛼 = −𝜋/2, 𝛽 = 3𝜋/2

1−𝑥 1
40. Solve for x, tan−1 ( ) = tan−1 𝑥 , x >0
1+𝑥 2
a) -1 b) √3 c) 1/√3 d) 1

41. If cos−1 𝛼 + cos −1 𝛽 + cos−1 𝛾 = 3𝜋, then 𝛼(𝛽 + 𝛾) + 𝛽(𝛾 + 𝛼) + 𝛾(𝛼 + 𝛽) =

a) 0 b) 1 c) 6 d) 12

42. The principal value cos-1[cos(-6800)] is

a) 2π/9 b) -2 π/9 c) 4π/9 d) π/9

43. Range of 2sin-1x is

−𝜋 𝜋 −𝜋 𝜋 −𝜋 𝜋
a) [ 4 , 4 ] b) ( 2 , 2 ) c) ( 4 , 4 ] d) [– 𝜋, 𝜋]

5 2
44. The value of cot (cosec −1 3 + tan−1 3) is
a) 6/17 b) 3/17 c) 4/17 d) 5/17

1 𝑥 √1−𝑥 2
45. Given 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2 then the value of tan [sin−1 { + } − sin−1 𝑥] is
√2 √2

a) √3 b) 1/√3 c) 1 d) -1

46. 2cos-1x = sin-1(2x√1 − 𝑥 2 ) is valid for all values of x satisfying

1 1
a) 0≤ 𝑥 ≤ b) −1 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1 c) ≤𝑥≤1 d) 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1
√2 √2

47. sec2(tan-12) + cosec2(cot-13) =

a) 1 b) 5 c) 15 d) 16

48. If sin-1x + sin-1y + sin-1z = 𝜋, then x4 + y4 + z4 + 4x2y2z2 = k(x2y2 + y2z2 + z2x2)

Where k =
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

49. Which of the following is the principal value branch of cosec-1x ?

−𝜋 𝜋 −𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 −𝜋 𝜋
a) [ 2 , 2 ] b) ( 2 , 2 ) c) (0, 𝜋) − [ 2 ] d) [ 2 , 2 ] − {0}

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50. Let = sin−1[sin (−6000 )] , then 𝜃 =
a) π/3 b) π/2 c) 2π/3 d) -2π/3

51. The domain of y = cos-1[x2 - 4] is

a)[3, 5] b)[0, π] c) [−√5, −√3] ∪ [√3, √5] d) none

𝑥√3 2𝑥−𝑘
52. If 𝐴 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 ( ) 𝑎𝑛𝑑𝐵 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 ( ) , then A – B =
2𝑘−𝑥 𝑘√3
0 0
a) 0 b) 45 c) 600 d) 300

2−√3 √12
53. The value of 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 [𝑐𝑜𝑡 {𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 √ + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 −1 √2}]
4 4

a) π/2 b) 0 c) 5π/12 d) π/12

9 40 𝜋
54. If sin−1 (𝑥) + sin−1 ( 𝑥 ) = , then x =
2
a) 9 b) 22 c) 35 d) 41

−1 𝜋
55. If tan−1(−𝑥) + cos −1 ( 2 ) = 2 , then the value of x is equal to
−1 1
a) √3 b) c) d) −√3
√3 √3

1 𝜋
56. Statement 1 : If x < 0, tan−1 𝑥 + tan−1 (𝑥) = 2
−1 −1 𝜋
Statement 2 : tan 𝑥 + cot x = 2,∀ 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅
a) statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true ; statement-2 is the correct explanation
for statement-1
b) statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true ; statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation
for statement-1
c) statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false
d) statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true

𝜋
57. If tan−1 𝑥 + tan−1 y = , then
4
a) x +y + xy =1 b) x + y-xy =1 c) x + y + xy +1=0 d) x + y-xy +1=0

1 1
58. The value of sin (sin−1 3 + sec −1 3) + cos (tan−1 2 + tan−1 2) is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

𝜋
59. sin−1 ( 2 ) =
𝜋
a) 2 b) 1 c) −1 d) 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑒𝑥𝑖𝑠𝑡

60. If 6 Sin −1 ( x 2 − 6 x + 8.5) =  , then

a) x = 1 b) x = 2 c) x = 3 d) x = 8

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1. A is a 3 × 3 matrix and B is its adjoint matrix. If |𝐵| = 64.Then|𝐴| =

a)±3 b)±4 c) ±8 d)±9

1 −2 2
2. If 𝐴 = [ 2 1 −1]. Then det[𝑎𝑑𝑗 (𝑎𝑑𝑗 (𝑎𝑑𝑗 𝐴))] =
−1 2 1
𝑎)143 b)144 c)148 d) 142

1 −1 1 𝑎
3. Let 𝐴 = ( ) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 = ( ). If (𝐴 + 𝐵)2 = 𝐴2 + 𝐵 2. Then (𝑎, 𝑏) =
2 −1 4 𝑏
a)(1, −1) b)(−1,1) c)(1,1) d)(−1, −1)

4. A and B are 3 × 3 matrices such that 𝐴′ = −𝐴, 𝐵 ′ = 𝐵 then the matrix 𝜆𝐴𝐵 + 3𝐵𝐴 is a skew
symmetric matrix for
a)𝜆 = −3 b)𝜆 = 3 c)𝜆 = 3 𝑜𝑟 − 3 d)𝜆 = 3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 3

5. Let A be a square matrix with real entries such that 𝐴75 = 𝐴−1 then
a)𝐴 = 𝐼 b)|𝐴| = ±1 c)|𝐴| = 1 d)𝐴 = 𝐴−1

−3 4
6. If 𝐴 = ( ) then 17𝐴−1 =
2 3
3 −4 −3 4 −3 −4 3 4
a)( ) b)( ) c)( ) d)( )
−2 −3 2 3 −2 3 2 3
3 −2
7. If 𝐴 = ( ) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴2 + 𝑘𝐴 + 8𝐼 = 0 then 𝑘 =
1 2
𝑎)3 b) 2 c) 5 d)−5

4 𝑥+2
8. If 𝐴 = ( ) is symmetric then 𝑥 =
2𝑥 − 3 𝑥 − 1
a)3 b)5 c)2 d)4

0 2𝑘 −√𝑘
3
9. Let k be a positive real number and let |𝐴| = (2𝑘 + 1) and 𝐵 = [−2𝑘 0 2√𝑘 ]. If
√𝑘 −2√𝑘 0
|𝑎𝑑𝑗 𝐴| + |𝑎𝑑𝑗 𝐵| = 106 then [𝑘] = ([𝑘] = the greatest integer less than or equal to k)
a)3 b)4 c) 5 d)6

10. On using elementary column operation 𝐶2 → 𝐶2 − 2𝐶1 in the following matrix equation
1 −3 1 −1 3 1
( )=( )( ) we have
2 4 0 1 2 4
1 −5 1 −1 3 −5 1 −5 1 −1 3 −5
a)( )=( )( ) b)( )=( )( )
0 4 −2 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 2
1 −5 1 −3 3 1 1 −5 1 −1 3 −5
c)( )=( )( ) d)( )=( )( )
2 0 0 1 −2 4 2 0 0 1 2 0
𝑥 𝑥
2
sin−1(𝜋𝑥) tan−1 (𝜋) 2
co−1 (𝜋𝑥) −tan−1 (𝜋)
11. If 𝐴 = 𝜋 [ 𝑥
] 𝐵 = 𝜋[ 𝑥
]then 𝐴 + 𝐵 =
sin−1 (𝜋) cot −1(𝜋𝑥) − sin−1 (𝜋) tan−1(𝜋𝑥)
1
a) 𝐼 b) 0 c) 2𝐼 d)2 𝐼

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 1+𝑎 1 1
1 1 1
12. If 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 = 0 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 | 1 1+𝑏 1 |=
1 1 1+𝑐
a)0 b)𝑎𝑏𝑐 c)−𝑎𝑏𝑐 d)(𝑎𝑏𝑐)−1

𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 𝑥 − 1 𝑥 + 3
4 3 2
13. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐𝑥 + 𝑑𝑥 + 𝑒 = | 𝑥 + 1 −2𝑥 𝑥 − 4| Then 𝑒 =
𝑥−3 𝑥+4 3𝑥
𝑎)1 b)−1 c)2 d)0

8 9 10
C3 C5 C7
14. The value of n for which the C4 8 9
C6 10
C8 = 0 is
9 10 11
Cn Cn + 2 Cn + 4
a)𝑛 = 2 b)𝑛 = 3 c)𝑛 = 4 d)for no value of n

1 sin 𝜃 1
15. ∆= |− sin 𝜃 1 sin 𝜃| lies in the interval
−1 − sin 𝜃 1
a)[2,3] b) [3,4] c) [2,4] d)(2,4)

𝑝 𝑞−𝑦 𝑟−𝑧
16. If |𝑝 − 𝑥 𝑞 𝑟 − 𝑧| = 0, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑝 + 𝑞 + 𝑟 =
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧
𝑝−𝑥 𝑞−𝑦 𝑟
𝑎)2 b)1 c)0 d)4𝑝𝑞𝑟

17. A and B are matrices of order three |𝐴| = 4, |𝐵| = −1 then |3𝐴𝐵| =
a) 32 b)−32 c) 108 d)−108

𝑥+𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
18. ∆= | 𝑏 𝑥+𝑐 𝑎 | which of the following is a factor of ∆
𝑐 𝑎 𝑥+𝑏
𝑎)𝑥 − (𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐) b)𝑥 + (𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐) c)𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 d) −(𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐)

−1 2 4 −2 4 2
19. If 𝐴 = | 3 1 0| 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 = | 6 2 0| then B is given by
−2 4 2 −2 4 8
𝑎)𝐵 = 4𝐴 b)𝐵 = −4𝐴 c)𝐵 = −𝐴 d)𝐵 = 6𝐴

𝑎 𝑏 𝑐 6𝑎 2𝑏 2𝑐
20. If |𝑚 𝑛 𝑝| = 𝑘 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 |3𝑚 𝑛 𝑝|=
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧 3𝑥 𝑦 𝑧
1
a)6 𝑘 b)2𝑘 c)3𝑘 d)6𝑘

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 𝑥 2 𝑥
21. If |𝑥 2 𝑥 6| = 𝑎𝑥 4 + 𝑏𝑥 3 + 𝑐𝑥 2 + 𝑑𝑥 + 𝑒 then 5𝑎 + 4𝑏 + 3𝑐 + 2𝑑 + 𝑒 =
𝑥 𝑥 6
a)0 b)−16 c)16 d)−11

−2 3
22. If 𝐴 = ( ) then 𝐴−1 =
4 −6
2 4 −2 −3 −6 −3
𝑎)does not exist b)( ) c)( ) d)( )
−3 6 4 −6 −4 −2

23. If the order of the matrix 𝐴 = 4 × 3, then order of 𝐵 = 4 × 5 and the order C is 7 × 3 then the
order of (𝐴′ 𝐵)′ 𝐶 ′ is
a)4 × 5 b)3 × 7 c) 4 × 3 d)5 × 7

1 −2 2
24. If 𝐴 = [0 2 −3] then 𝐴. 𝑎𝑑𝑗 𝐴 =
3 −2 4
5 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 8 0 0
a)(0 5 0) b)(1 5 1) c)(0 0 0) d)(0 8 0)
0 0 5 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 8

25. If A is a square matrix of order 3 and |𝐴| = 8 then |𝑎𝑑𝑗 𝐴| =

1
a)8 b)82 c)83 d)8

3 3𝛼 𝛼
26. Let 𝐴 = [0 𝛼 3𝛼 ] , |𝐴2 | = 9 then |𝛼| =
0 0 3
1 1
a)1 b)3 c)32 d) 32

1 3
27. If 𝐴 = ( ) then determinant of 𝐴2 − 2𝐴 is
2 1
𝑎)5 b) 25 c)−5 d)−25

28. If A is a 3 × 3 non singular matrix and if |𝐴| = 4, then |(2𝐴)−1 | =

1 1
a)32 b) 4 c)4 d)32

1 − tan 𝜃 1 tan 𝜃 −1 2𝑎 −𝑏
29. If ( )( ) =( ) then
tan 𝜃 1 −tan 𝜃 1 𝑏 2𝑎
1
a)𝑎 = 𝑏 = 2 b)𝑎 = 2 cos 2𝜃 , 𝑏 = sin 2𝜃
c)𝑎 = sin 2𝜃 , 𝑏 = cos 2𝜃 d)𝑎 = cos 𝜃 , 𝑏 = sin 𝜃

12 22 32
30. The value of ∆= |22 32 42 | is
32 42 52
a)8 b)−8 c)400 d)1
2
31. If [𝑥 −1] + [−2x 3
]=[
−1 2
] then x is
2 −3 4 5 6 2
a)1 b)2 c)0 d) −2

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32. If 𝐴 = ( ) 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝐴4 =
−2 4
a)14𝐴 − 15𝐼 b)15𝐴 − 14𝐼 c) 5𝐴 − 12𝐼 d)4𝐴 − 15𝐼

1 2 3
33. If 𝐴 = [4 5 6] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴 + 𝑋 = 𝐼 then X is
7 8 9
0 −2 −3 0 2 3 0 −2 −3 −1 −2 −3
𝑎) [−4 −4 −6] b) [4 4 6 ] c)[−4 −4 −6] d)[−4 −5 −6]
−7 −8 8 7 8 −8 −7 −8 −8 −7 −8 −9
1 1
34. If 𝐴 = [ ] the 𝐴𝑛 is (𝑛 ∈ 𝑁)
0 1
𝑛 𝑛 0 1 1 𝑛 1 0
a)[ ] b)[ ] c)[ ] d)[ ]
0 𝑛 1 1 0 1 𝑛 1
−2
35. If 𝐴 = [ 4 ] , 𝐵 = [1 3 −6] 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 (𝐴𝐵)′ =
5
−2 4 5 −2 4 5 2 4 5 2 4 5
a)[−6 12 15 ] b)[−6 12 15 ] c)[ 6 12 15 ]d)[ 6 −12 15]
10 24 −10 12 −24 −30 12 24 −30 −12 24 30

1 𝑖𝑓 𝑖≠𝑗
36. If 𝐴 = [𝑎𝑖𝑗 ]2×2 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = { 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝐴2 =
0 𝑖𝑓 𝑖=𝑗
𝑎)𝐼 b)𝐴 c)0 d)none of these

100 60 110 100

37. Let 𝐴 = ( )𝐵 = ( ) 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 |𝐴𝐵| =
20 10 10 10
a)10000 b)20000 c)−10000 d)−20000

38. The equations 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 6𝑧 = 4, 5𝑥 + 7𝑦 − 14𝑧 = 1, 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 4𝑧 = 0 have

a)unique solution b)no solution c)infinitely many solutions d)two solutions

𝑎𝑥 𝑥2 1 𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
39. Let ∆= |𝑏𝑦 𝑦2 1| 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ∆1 = | 𝑥 𝑦 𝑧 | then
𝑐𝑧 𝑧2 1 𝑧𝑦 𝑧𝑥 𝑥𝑦
𝑎)∆1 = −∆ b)∆≠ ∆1 c) ∆ − ∆1 = 0 d)∆= 2∆1

40. If A(1,3), B(0,0) and D(k,0) are the vertices of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐷 whose area is 3 sq units then the value of k
is
a) ±2 b) ±3 c)±4 d)±5

1 𝜔2 1 − 𝜔4
41. If 𝜔 is an imaginary cube root of unity, then the value of |𝜔 1 1 + 𝜔5 | is
1 2 𝜔2
a)7𝜔 b)𝜔2 − 4 c)𝜔2 d)4

cos 𝑥 sin 𝑥 1 0
42. If 𝐴 = ( ) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴(𝑎𝑑𝑗 𝐴) = 𝑘 ( ) then the value of k is
– sin 𝑥 cos 𝑥 0 1
a)sin 𝑥 cos 𝑥 b)1 c)2 d)3

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43. If 𝐴 = ( ) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴𝐶 = ( ) 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝐶 =
4 5 37 46
3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4
𝑎) ( ) b)( ) c)( ) d)( )
5 2 5 3 5 6 5 5

44. If 𝐴(𝑎𝑑𝑗 𝐴) = 6𝐼 where I is the identity matrix of order 3, then |𝑎𝑑𝑗 𝐴| =

a)216 b)36 c) 12 d)6

2 0 7 −𝑥 4𝑥 7𝑥
45. The value of x for which the matrix product (0 1 0) ( 0 1 0 ) equals an
1 −2 1 𝑥 −4𝑥 −2𝑥
identity matrix is
1 1 1 1
a) 2 b)3 c) 4 d)5

46. If area of triangle is 35 sq units with vertices (2, −6), (5,4) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (𝑘, 4) then 𝑘 =
a)12 b)−2 c)−12, −2 d) 12, −2

cos 𝑡 𝑡 1 f (t )
47. Let 𝑓(𝑡) = |2 sin 𝑡 𝑡 2𝑡| 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 lim 2 =
t →0 t
sin 𝑡 𝑡 𝑡
a) 0 b)−1 c) 2 d) 3

1 1 1
48. The maximum value of ∆= | 1 1 + sin 𝜃 1| is
1 + cos 𝜃 1 1
1 √3 2√3
𝑎) 2 b) 2 c) √2 d) 4

𝑥 𝑥 + 𝑦 𝑥 + 2𝑦
49. The value of the determinant |𝑥 + 2𝑦 𝑥 𝑥 + 𝑦 | is
𝑥 + 𝑦 𝑥 + 2𝑦 𝑥
a)9𝑥 2 (𝑥 + 𝑦) b)9𝑦 2 (𝑥 + 𝑦) c)3𝑦 2 (𝑥 + 𝑦) d)7𝑥 2 (𝑥 + 𝑦)

sin 𝑥 cos 𝑥 cos 𝑥

𝜋 𝜋
50. The number of distinct real roots of |cos 𝑥 sin 𝑥 cos 𝑥| = 0 𝑖𝑛 − 4 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 4 is
cos 𝑥 cos 𝑥 sin 𝑥
a) 0 b) 2 c)1 d)3

1 −2 5
51. There are two values of a which makes ∆= |2 𝑎 −1| = 86 then sum of these numbers is
0 4 2𝑎
𝑎)4 b)5 c)−4 d)9

𝛼 𝛽 𝛾
3
52. If 𝛼, 𝛽, 𝛾 are the roots of the equation 𝑥 + 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑞 = 0 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 |𝛽 𝛾 𝛼| =
𝛾 𝛼 𝛽
a)𝑝 b)𝑞 c)0 d)1

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 4 2
53. On using elementary row operation 𝑅1 → 𝑅1 − 3𝑅2 in the following matrix equation ( )=
3 3
1 2 2 0
( )( ) we have
0 3 1 1
−5 −7 1 −7 2 0 −5 −7 1 2 −1 −3
a)( )=( )( ) b)( )=( )( )
3 3 0 3 1 1 3 3 0 3 1 1
−5 −7 1 2 2 0 4 2 1 2 2 0
c)( )=( )( ) d)( )=( )( )
3 3 1 −7 1 1 3 3 −3 −3 1 1

54. If A is a square matrix such that 𝐴2 = 𝐼 then (𝐴 − 𝐼)3 + (𝐴 + 𝐼)3 − 7𝐼 =

𝑎)𝐴 b)𝐼 − 𝐴 c)𝐼 + 𝐴 d) 3A

cos 𝛼 − sin 𝛼
55. If 𝐴 = ( ) 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝐴 + 𝐴′ = 𝐼 If the value of 𝛼 is
sin 𝛼 cos 𝛼
𝜋 𝜋 3𝜋
a) 6 b) 3 c)𝜋 d) 2

56. Total number of possible matrices of order 3 × 3 with each entry 2 or 0 is

a)9 b) 27 c)81 d) 512

57. Which of the given values of x and y make the following pair of matrices equal
3𝑥 + 7 5 0 𝑦−2
( ) ,( )
𝑦 + 1 2 − 3𝑥 8 4
1
a)𝑥 = − 3 , 𝑦 = 7 b)not possible to find
2 1 2
c)𝑥 = 7 , 𝑦 = − 3 d) 𝑥 = − 3 , 𝑦 = − 3

8 −6 2
58. If the matrix 𝐴 = [−6 7 −4] is singular. Then 𝜆 =
2 −4 𝜆
𝑎)3 b)4 c)2 d)5
1
1 2
59. If 𝐴 = [ ] 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝐴64 =
0 1
1 32 1 0 1 32 2 1
a)[ ] b)[ ] c)[ ] d)( )
32 1 32 1 0 1 0 1

60. If 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐴 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵𝐴 = 𝐴 where A and B are square matrices then

a) 𝐵 2 = 𝐵 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴2 = 𝐴 b)𝐵 2 ≠ 𝐵 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴2 = 𝐴
c) 𝐴2 ≠ 𝐴 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 2 = 𝐵 d)𝐴2 ≠ 𝐴 𝑎𝑛𝑑𝐵 2 ≠ 𝐵

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 M-11 : LIMITS AND CONTINUITY

2+ x − 2
1. lim =
x →0 x
1 1 1
a) b)2 c)2√2 d)2
√2

x n − 3n
2. The value of n for which lim = 108 is
x →3 x − 3
1 1
𝑎) b)− c)4 d)2
4 4

3. lim(sec x − tan x) =

x→
2

a)0 b)1 c)−1 d)not defined

sin(2 + x) − sin(2 − x)
4. lim =
x →0 x
a)2 sin 2 b)2 cos 2 c)−2 sin 2 d)0

2sin 2 x + sin x − 1
5. lim =
x → 2sin x − 3sin x + 1
 2
6
1
a)3 b)−3 c)3 d)not defined

sin x
6. lim =
x → 0 x (1 + cos x )

1
a)0 b)2 c)1 d)−1

1
7. lim (1 + tan 2 x ) 2 x2 =
x →0

𝑎)0 b)√𝑒 c)𝑒 2 d)e

8. lim[ x − 2] = , where [∙] is greatest integer function

x→2

a)0 b)1 c)−1 d)does not exist

1
9. lim x 2 cos   =
x→0
 x
1
a)0 b)1 c)2 d)does not exist

2 + 4 + 6 + ... + 2n
10. lim =
1 + 22 + 32 + ... + n 2
n → 2

a)0 b)6 c)2 d)not defined

(1 + x)6 − 1
11. lim =
x → 0 (1 + x) 2 − 1

a) 3 b) 4 c) 0 d)8
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 2sin x − sin 2 x
12. lim =
x →0 x3
1
a)2 b)2 c)1 d)0

1 − cos 6 x
13. lim =
x→
 
3 2 − x
3 
𝑎) − 3 b) 3 c) 1 d) does not exist

cot 2 x − 3
14. lim =
x→
 cos ecx − 2
6

a)4 b)2 c)−1 d)1

x4 − 1 x3 − k 3
15. If lim = lim 2 then 𝑘 =
x →1 x − 1 x →k x − k 2
8 3 3 1
a) b) c)2 d)2
3 8

tan 3 x − tan x
16. lim =
x→
  
4 cos  x + 
 4
𝑎)4 b)−4 c)2 d)−2

x−4
17. lim =
x→4x−4
a) 1 b)−1 c)±1 d)does not exist
𝑘 cos 𝑥 𝜋
𝑥<
18. If 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝜋−2𝑥 2
𝜋 and if lim f ( x) exist then 𝑘 =

3 𝑥≥ x→
2 2

𝑎)3 b)6 c)2 d) 1

1 − cos 2
19. lim =
x → 0 1 − cos8
2 4 1
𝑎) b)9 c)16 d)−1
3

sin x
20. lim =
x →0 x +1 − 1− x
a)2 b)0 c)1 d)−1
1−cos 4𝑥
, 𝑥≠0
21. The value of k so that the function f defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = { 8𝑥 2 is continuous at
𝑘 , 𝑥=0
𝑥=0
a)1 b)0 c)−1 d)2

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 𝑥 3 +𝑥 2 −16𝑥+20
, 𝑥≠2
22. If 𝑓(𝑥) = { (𝑥−2)2 is continuous at 𝑥 = 2, then 𝑘 =
𝑘 , 𝑥=2
𝑎)1 b) 3 c)5 d) 7
1
23. The points of discontinuity of the composite function 𝑓𝑜𝑓(𝑥), where 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥−1
a)𝑥 = 2 b)𝑥 = 1 c)𝑥 = 1,2 d)𝑥 = 1, −2
1
𝑒 𝑥 −1
24. The function 𝑓 given by 𝑓(𝑥) = {𝑒 𝑥1 +1 , 𝑥 ≠ 0 is
0 , 𝑥=0
a)continuous at 𝑥 = 0 b)discontinuous at 𝑥 = 0
c)𝑓(0) ≠ 0 d)none of these

25. The function 𝑓(𝑥) = [𝑥], where [x] denotes the greatest integer function is continuous at
a)1.5 b)𝜋 c)𝑒 d)all of these

1
26. The number of points at which the function 𝑓(𝑥) = log|𝑥| is discontinuous is
a)1 b)2 c)3 d)none of these

27. Which of the following statement is true?

𝑎)The identity function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 , ∀ 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅 is a discontinuous function
b)A continuous function can have some points where limits does not exist.
c)𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑥 − 1|is a continuous function
d)𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑥| + |𝑥 − 1| is discontinuous at 𝑥 = 0

√1+𝑘𝑥−√1−𝑘𝑥
𝑖𝑓 −1 ≤ 𝑥 < 0
28. The value of 𝑘 if the function defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑥 is
2𝑥+1
𝑖𝑓 0≤𝑥≤1
𝑥−1
continuous at 𝑥 = 0, is
a)−1 b)1 c)2 d)−2
𝑥−4
|𝑥+4|
+𝑎 𝑖𝑓 𝑥<4
29. The values of a and b such that the function 𝑓 defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎+𝑏 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 4 is
𝑥−4
{|𝑥−4| +𝑏 𝑖𝑓 𝑥>4
continuous at 𝑥 = 4, is
a)−1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 1 b)1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 1 c)2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 2 d)−2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 2
1 1
30. The points of discontinuity of the function 𝑓(𝑡) = 𝑡 2 +𝑡−2 where 𝑡 = 𝑥−1
1 1
a)1 b)2 ,1 c)1,2, 2 d)none of these

𝑎2 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝑥 + 𝑏 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝑥 , 𝑥≤0

31. If 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = { is continuous function ,
𝑒 𝑎𝑥+𝑏 , 𝑥>0
then
a)𝑏 = 2 log 𝑎 b)2𝑏 = log 𝑎 c)𝑏 = log 2𝑎 d)𝑏 2 = log 𝑎

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 1 2
32. The function 𝑓: 𝑅 − {0} → 𝑅 given by 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 𝑒 2𝑥 −1 can be made continuous at 𝑥 = 0 by
defining 𝑓(0) as
a)0 b)1 c) 2 d)1

𝑥 2 −4𝑥+3
𝑖𝑓 𝑥≠1
33. If 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑥 2 −1 then
2 𝑖𝑓 𝑥=1
𝑎) lim+ f ( x) = 2 b) lim− f ( x) = 3
x →1 x →1

c)𝑓(𝑥) is discontinuous at 𝑥 = 1 d)𝑓(𝑥) is continuous at 𝑥 = 1

𝜋
𝑥 sin 𝑥 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 0<𝑥≤ 2
34. If 𝑓(𝑥) = {𝜋 𝜋 then
sin(𝜋 + 𝑥) 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 <𝑥<𝜋
2 2
𝜋 𝜋
a)𝑓(𝑥) is discontinuous at 𝑥 = b)𝑓(𝑥) is continuous at 𝑥 =
2 2
c)𝑓(𝑥) is continuous at 𝑥 = 0 d)none of these

35. If the derivative of the function 𝑓(𝑥) is every where continuous and is given by 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑏𝑥 2 + 𝑎𝑥 + 4 , 𝑥 ≥ −1
{ then
𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏 , 𝑥 < −1
a)𝑎 = 2, 𝑏 = 3 b)𝑎 = 3, 𝑏 = 2
c)𝑎 = −2, 𝑏 = −3 d)𝑎 = −3, 𝑏 = −2
1
36. In order that the function 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 1)𝑥 is continuous at 𝑥 = 0 , 𝑓(0) must be defined as
1
𝑎)𝑓(0) = 0 b)𝑓(0) = 𝑒 c)𝑓(0) = 𝑒 d) 𝑓(0) = 1

1
37. If 𝑓(𝑥) = {𝑒 𝑥 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 ≠ 0 then
0 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥=0
a) lim− f ( x) = 0 b) lim+ f ( x) = e
x →0 x →0

c)𝑓(𝑥) is continuous at 𝑥 = 0 d)none of these

38. Which of the following statements is true for graph 𝑓(𝑥) = log 𝑥
a)Graph shows that 𝑓 is continuous
b)Graph shows that 𝑓 is discontinuous
c)Graph is symmetric along x – axis
d)Graph finds for negative and positive values of x

39. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 + |𝑥| is continuous for

𝑎)𝑥 ∈ (−∞, ∞) b)𝑥 ∈ (−∞, ∞) − {0} c)only𝑥 > 0 d)no value of x

log(1+2𝑥) sin 𝑥°
𝑥≠0
40. The value of k the function defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑥2 is continuous at 𝑥 = 0
𝑘 𝑥=0
is
1 𝜋 90
a)1 b)2 c)90 d) 𝜋

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  x 2 + bx + 4 
41. lim  2
x → x + ax + 5
=
 
𝑏
a)𝑎 b) 1 c)0 d)∞

1
42. lim(1 − bx) x =
x →0

a)𝑒 b)𝑒 −𝑏 c)1 d)𝑒 𝑏

(4 − 1)
x 3

43. The value of lim =

x →0  x2 
sin   log(1 + 3x)
 4
4 4 3 3
𝑎) (log 4)2 b) (log 4)3 c) (log 4)2 d) (log 4)3
3 3 2 2

 cos t
2

44. lim 0 dt =
x →0 x
a)0 b)1 c)−1 d)none

( x + 1) + ( x + 2 ) + ... + ( x + 100 )
10 10 10

45. lim =
x → x10 + 1010
a)0 b)1 c)10 d)100

x +3
46. lim (1 + 2 x ) x =
x →0
3
a)𝑒 3 b)𝑒 2 c)𝑒 6 d) 𝑒 2

x
47. lim =
−1
x → 0 tan (2 x )

1
a) 0 b)2 c) 1 d)∞

 x n + x n−1 + x n−2 + ... + x 2 + x − n 

48. lim 
x →1 x −1 =
 
𝑛(𝑛+1) 1
𝑎) b)0 c)− 2 d)1
2

1
 1 + tan x  x
49. lim 
x → 0 1 − tan x
 =
 
2
a)𝑒 b)𝑒 c)1 d)0
|𝑥|
50. The function𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 +2𝑥 , 𝑥 ≠ 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓(0) = 0is not continuous at x=0, because
a) lim f ( x)  f (0) b) does not exist
x →0 lim+ f ( x)
x →0
c) lim− f ( x) does not exist d) lim f ( x ) does not exist
x →0 x →0

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 tan 3𝑥
𝑥≠0
51. The function 𝑓(𝑥) = { 3 is
1 𝑥=0
𝑎)continuous at 𝑥 = 0 b)not continuous at 𝑥 = 0
c) lim f ( x) = 1 d)none of these
x →0

52. Which of the following function is not continuous on R?

a)tan 𝑥 b)sin 𝑥 c)𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑥 d)both (a) and (c)

53. The number points of discontinuity of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − |𝑥| is

a)0 b)1 c)2 d)3
𝑥
54. The left hand limit of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 1 at 𝑥 = 0 is
1+𝑒 𝑥
𝑎)0 b)1 c)−1 d)does not exist
2
55. The value of k if the function 𝑓(𝑥) = {𝑘(𝑥 − 2𝑥) 𝑥 ≤ 0 is continuous at 𝑥 = 0
4𝑥 + 1 𝑥>0
1 1
a) − 4 b) 4 c)0 d) no value of k

56. The relationship between a and b so that the function 𝑓 defined by 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑎𝑥 + 1 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≤ 3
{ is continuous at 𝑥 = 3 is
𝑏𝑥 + 3 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 > 3
a)3𝑎 = 3𝑏 + 2 b)3𝑎 − 3𝑏 + 2 = 0 c)3𝑏 = 3𝑎 − 2 d)𝑎 = 3𝑏 + 2
3𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 , 𝑥>1
57. The values of a and b such that the function 𝑓(𝑥) = { 11 , 𝑥 = 1 is continuous at
5𝑎𝑥 − 2𝑏 , 𝑥<1
𝑥=1
a)𝑎 = 2, 𝑏 = 3 b)𝑎 = 3, 𝑏 = 2 c)𝑎 = 1, 𝑏 = 2 d) 𝑎 = −2, 𝑏 = 3
−2
e + log(1 + x) − (1 − x)
x
58. lim =
x →0 x2
𝑎)0 b)−3 c)−1 d)infinity
1

59. lim(cos ec x) log x

=
x →0
1
a)1 b)0 c)𝑒 d)𝑒
( x + y )sec( x + y ) − x sec x
60. lim =
y →0 y
a) sec(𝑥 tan 𝑥 + 1) b)𝑥 tan 𝑥 + sec 𝑥
c) 𝑥 sec 𝑥 + tan 𝑥 d) sec 𝑥(tan 𝑥 + 1)

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 M-12 : DIFFERENTIABILITY AND DIFFERENTIATION, ROLLE’S AND

MEAN VALUE THEOREM

1. The function 𝑓(𝑥) = ||𝑥| − 4| is not differentiable at 𝑥 =

a)0, ±2 only b)±4 only c) 0, ±4 only d)0 only

2. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 2|𝑥| + 3|sin 𝑥| + 6 then the right hand derivative of 𝑓(𝑥) at 𝑥 = 0 is

𝑎)6 b)5 c)2 d) 3

𝑑𝑦
3. If 𝑓′(𝑥) = sin(𝑥 2 ) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥 2 + 1) then 𝑑𝑥 =
a)sin(𝑥 2 + 1)2 2𝑥 b)sin(𝑥 2 + 1) c)sin(𝑥 2 + 1) 2𝑥 d)sin2 (𝑥 2 + 1) 2𝑥

4. If 𝑓(𝑥) = log 𝑥 3 (log 𝑥 2 ) 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓 ′ (𝑒) =

1 1
a)3𝑒 (1 − log 𝑒 2) b)3𝑒 (1 + log 𝑒 2)
1 1
c)− 3𝑒 (1 + log 𝑒 2) d)− 3𝑒 (1 − log 𝑒 2)

tan 𝑥−cot 𝑥 𝜋 𝑥 𝑑𝑦 𝜋
5. If 𝑦 = tan 𝑥+cot 𝑥 + log tan ( 4 + 2) 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑡 𝑥 = is
𝑑𝑥 4
a)√2 b)2 + √2 c)2 − √2 d)2

𝜋
6. If 𝑓(𝑥) = sin (2 [𝑥] − 𝑥 5 ) , 1 < 𝑥 < 2 where [x] denote the greatest integer ≤ 𝑥 then
  
f '  5  =
 2
4 4
𝜋 5 𝜋 5
a)5 ( 2 ) b)−5 ( 2 ) c)0 d)𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒

𝑑𝑦
7. If log(𝑥𝑦) = sin−1 𝑥 + sin−1 √1 − 𝑥 2 , 0 < 𝑥 ≤ 1 , 𝑦 > 0 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 =
𝑦 𝑦
𝑎) − 𝑥 b) 𝑥 c) 𝑦 d)−𝑦

3 𝑑𝑦 𝑦
8. If √𝑥 2 √𝑦 = (𝑥 + 𝑦)𝑘+1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 = 𝑥 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑘 =
𝑑𝑥
7 1 6
a) b) c) d)0
6 6 7

𝑑𝑦
9. If 𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 𝑦 + 3𝑥𝑦 2 + 𝑦 3 = 27 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 =
𝑑𝑥
a)1 b)−1 c) 0 d)2

𝑑𝑦
10. If 𝑦 = √𝑥 + √𝑦 + √𝑥 + √𝑦 + ⋯ 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 =
𝑑𝑥

𝑦+𝑥 𝑦 3 −𝑥 𝑦 2 −𝑥 𝑦 2 −𝑥
a)𝑦 2−2𝑥 b)2𝑦 2 −2𝑥𝑦−1 c)32𝑦 2−𝑥 d)2𝑦 3 −2𝑥𝑦−1

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 2𝑥 3 𝑥 3 +1 𝑑𝑦
11. If 𝑦 = tan−1 (1−𝑥 6 ) + tan−1 (1−𝑥 3) 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 =
𝑑𝑥
9𝑥 2 3𝑥 2 6𝑥 2 9𝑥 2
a)1−𝑥 6 b)1+𝑥 6 c)1+𝑥 6 d)1+𝑥 6

𝑥−√1−𝑥 2 𝑑𝑦
12. If 𝑦 = tan−1 ( ) 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 =
𝑥+√1−𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥
1 1 2 1 1
a)√1−𝑥2 b)− √1−𝑥2 c)√1−𝑥2 d)2 √1−𝑥 2

𝑥 −𝑥 −𝑥 𝑥 𝑑
13. If 𝑓(𝑥) = cos −1 [𝑥 −𝑥 +𝑥 𝑥 ] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑥 (𝑥 𝑥 ) = 𝑥 𝑥 (1 + log 𝑥) 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓 ′ (1) =
𝑎)2 b)0 c)3 d)1

1−𝑥 2 𝑑𝑦
14. If 𝑦 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 [tan−1 √1+𝑥 2] 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 =
𝑑𝑥

a)𝑥 b)−𝑥 c)1 d)−1

𝑑𝑦
15. If 𝑦 = sin 𝑥 sin 2𝑥 sin 3𝑥 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 =
𝑑𝑥
3 3 3 3
a) y  k cot(kx) b) y  k tan(kx) c) y  cot( kx) d) y  tan( kx)
k =1 k =1 k =1 k =1

𝑑𝑦
16. If 𝑦 = 𝑥 log 𝑥 , 𝑥 > 1 , 𝑑𝑥 for points on the line 𝑦 = 𝑥 is
2 2
𝑎) 𝑒 b)− 𝑒 c)−2 d)2

𝑑𝑦
17. If 𝑦 = 2𝑎𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 = log 256 𝑎𝑡 𝑥 = 1 then the value of a is
𝑑𝑥
a) 0 b)1 c)2 d)3

𝑑𝑦
18. If 𝑥 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑥−𝑦 , 𝑥 > 0 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 =
𝑑𝑥
1 log 𝑥 log 𝑥 2 (log 𝑥)2
𝑎) (1+log 𝑥)2 b)(1+log 𝑥)2 c)(1+log 𝑥) d)1+log 𝑥

𝑑𝑦 2
19. If 𝑥 = 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑠 3 𝜃 , 𝑦 = 𝑎 𝑠𝑖𝑛3 𝜃 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 √1 + (𝑑𝑥 ) =
𝑎)𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃 b)𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃 c)sec 𝜃 d)|sec 𝜃|

√𝑥−1 √𝑥+1
20. The differential coefficient of sin−1 ( ) with respect to sec −1 ( ) is
√𝑥+1 √𝑥−1
1
a)1 b)−1 c)3 d)2

21. Differential coefficient of log 20 𝑥 with respect to log 𝑥 20 is

(log 20)2 (log𝑥 20)2 (log20 𝑥)2 (log 𝑥)2
a)– b)− c)− d)− (log 20)2
(log 𝑥)2 (log 20)2 (log 20)2

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 2𝑡 2𝑡 𝑑𝑦
22. If tan 𝑦 = 1−𝑡 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 =1+𝑡 2 then 𝑑𝑥 =
𝑎)0 b)cos 𝑥 c)tan 𝑥 d)1

3𝑏 𝑓 ′′ (𝑥)
23. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎𝑥 2 + ∀ 𝑥 ≠ 0 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 =
𝑥 𝑓(𝑥)
2 2 1 1
a)− 𝑥 2 b)𝑥 2 c) 𝑥 2 d)− 𝑥 2

24. Suppose 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 + cot 𝑥 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝑥 𝑓 ′′ (𝑥) + 2𝑥 =

a)−2𝑓(𝑥) b)𝑓(𝑥) c)2𝑓(𝑥) d)−𝑓(𝑥)

𝑑𝑦 𝑑2 𝑦
25. If 𝑥 = 𝑡 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 𝑡 3 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 (𝑑𝑥 , 𝑑𝑥 2 ) at 𝑡 = 1 is
3 3 3 3 2 2 1 2
a)( , ) b)( , ) c)( , ) d)( , )
2 2 2 4 3 3 3 3

𝑦 ′′
26. If 𝑦 = 𝑒 4 log √sin 𝑥 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 =
𝑦′
a)sin 2𝑥 b)2 cos 2𝑥 c)−2𝑐𝑜𝑠 2𝑥 d) 2 cot 2𝑥

27. The value of C in Rolle’s theorem for the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 , 𝑥 ∈ [0, √3] is
3 1
a)1 b) −1 c)2 d)3

28. The value of C in Rolle’s theorem for the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 𝑥 sin 𝑥 , 𝑥 ∈ [0, 𝜋] is
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 3𝜋
a) 6 b)4 c) 2 d) 4

29. The value of C in mean value theorem for the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥(𝑥 − 2), 𝑥 ∈ [1,2] is
3 2 1 3
a)2 b)3 c)2 d)− 2

1
30. For the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 𝑥 , 𝑥 ∈ [1,3] the value of C for mean value theorem is
a)1 b)√3 c)2 d)none

1
31. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 − [𝑥], 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓 ′ (2) is
3
a)2 b)1 c)0 d) −1

32. The function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 |𝑥| is

a)continuous every where but not differentiable at 𝑥 = 0
b)continuous and differentiable every where
c)not continuous at x = 0
d)none of these

𝑑𝑦
33. If 𝑦 = √sin 𝑥 + 𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑑𝑥
is equal to
cos 𝑥 cos 𝑥 sin 𝑥 sin 𝑥
𝑎) 2𝑦−1 b) 1−2𝑦 c) d)2𝑦−1
1−2𝑦

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34. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 1 − 𝑥 + 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 3 + ⋯ − 𝑥 99 + 𝑥100 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓 ′ (1) is equal to
a)150 b)−50 c)−150 d)50

1 𝑑𝑦
35. If 2 (𝑒 𝑦 − 𝑒 −𝑦 ) = 𝑥 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 =
𝑑𝑥
1 1 2 2
a)√1+𝑥2 b)− √1+𝑥2 c)√1+𝑥2 d)
√1+𝑥

1 g ( x) − g (4)
36. If 𝑔(𝑥) = √9+𝑥 2 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 lim
x→4 x−4
4 4 125 125
𝑎) 125 b)− 125 c) d)−
4 4

3𝑥 3𝑥 𝑑2 𝑦
37. If 𝑦 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 then 𝑑𝑥 2 =
2 2
a)9𝑦 b)−3√1 − 𝑦 2 c)3√1 − 𝑦 2 d)−9𝑦

ℎ′ (𝑥)
38. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 𝑥 , 𝑔(𝑥) = sin−1 𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ(𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑔(𝑥)) 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 =
ℎ(𝑥)
1 1 −1 𝑥
a)sin−1 𝑥 b)√1−𝑥 2 c)1−𝑥 2 d)𝑒 sin

𝜋
39. The derivative of 𝑓(tan 𝑥) with respect to 𝑔(sec 𝑥) 𝑎𝑡 𝑥 = , where 𝑓 ′ (1) = 2 and 𝑔′ (√2) = 4
4
is
1
𝑎) b)√2 c) 1 d) 0
√2

𝑑𝑦
40. If 2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥𝑦 + 4𝑦 2 = 24 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑡 (1,2) is
𝑑𝑥
19 10 8 12
a) − 20 b) − 19 c)− 19 d)− 19

41. The derivative of log(1 + 𝑥 2 ) with respect to √1 + 𝑥 2 at 𝑥 = 1 is

1
a)√2 b) 2 c) d)1
√2

1 1 𝑑𝑦
42. If 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 𝑡 + 𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 4 + 𝑦 4 = 𝑡 2 + 𝑡 2 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 is
𝑑𝑥
𝑦 𝑦 1 1
a)𝑥 b)− 𝑥 c)− 𝑥𝑦 3 d)𝑥 3

x
 1 
43. If y =  tan −1 
𝑑𝑦
2 
then 𝑑𝑥 =
n =1 1+ n + n 
2 1 1
𝑎) 1+𝑥 2 b)1+𝑥 2 c)1+(1+𝑥)2 d)0

3 cos 𝑥−4 sin 𝑥

44. If 𝑓(𝑥) = tan−1 (4 cos 𝑥+3 sin 𝑥) 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) =
1
a)1 b)−1 c)2 d)2

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 𝜋 𝑑𝑦
45. If 𝑦 = sin ( 6 𝑒 𝑥𝑦 ) 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 at 𝑥 = 0 is
𝑑𝑥
√3 √3 √3 √3𝜋
a) 24 b)− 24 c) d) 24
4

𝑑𝑦
46. If 𝑦 = √cos 𝑥 2 + √cos 𝑥 2 + √cos 𝑥 2 + ⋯ ∞ 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 =
𝑑𝑥
sin 𝑥 2 2𝑥 sin 𝑥 2 𝑥 sin 𝑥 2 𝑥 sin 𝑥 2
a)− 𝑥(2𝑦−1) b)− c)− (2𝑦−1) d)
(2𝑦−1) (2𝑦−1)

𝑑2 𝑦
47. If sin(𝑥 + 𝑦) = log(𝑥 + 𝑦) 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 =
𝑑𝑥 2
a) 2 b)−1 c)cos(𝑥 + 𝑦) d) 0

𝑑 𝑥 𝑥−𝑎
48. 𝑑𝑥 {tan [tan−1 𝑎 − tan−1 (𝑥+𝑎)]} =
1
𝑎) 0 b)1 c) d)−1
2

𝑑𝑦
49. If 𝑥 = √1 + cos 𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 =
𝑑𝑥
−2 2 1 1
a)√2−𝑥2 b)√2−𝑥 2 c)√2−𝑥2 d)√4−𝑥 2

50. The derivative of cos −1 (2𝑥 2 − 1) with respect to cos−1 𝑥 is

−1 2
a)2 b) c)𝑥 d)1 − 𝑥 2
2√1−𝑥 2

1 1
51. If 𝑓(𝑥) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔(𝑥) are two functions with 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓(𝑔(𝑥)) = 𝑥 3 − 𝑥 3 then 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) =
1 3 1
𝑎)𝑥 2 − 𝑥 2 b)3𝑥 2 + 3 c)3𝑥 2 + 𝑥 4 d)1 + 𝑥 2

𝑥
𝑥 ( ) 𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
52. If sin (𝑦) + 𝑒 𝑦 + log 𝑥 − log 𝑦 = 𝑘, a constant then 𝑑𝑥 2 + 𝑑𝑥 =
𝑥 𝑦 𝑦
a)0 b)𝑦 c)𝑥 d)1 + 𝑥

𝑥 𝑥 𝑑𝑦
53. If 𝑦 = tan−1 2 − cot −1 2 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 =
𝑑𝑥
2 1 4 1
a)1+𝑥 2 b)1+𝑥 2 c)4+𝑥 2 d)4+𝑥 2

54. If the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 − 6𝑥 2 + 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 defined on [1,3] satisfies Rolle’s theorem for 𝑐 =
1
(2 + ) then
√3
𝑎)𝑎 = 11, 𝑏 ∈ 𝑅 b)𝑎 = 10, 𝑏 = 11 c)𝑎 = 9, 𝑏 = 11 d)none

sin(𝑥+9) 𝑑𝑦
55. If 𝑦 = 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑡 𝑥 = 0 is
cos 𝑥 𝑑𝑥
a) cos 9 b) sin 9 c)0 d)1

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56. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = |sin 𝑥| then
a)𝑓 is every where differentiable
b) 𝑓 is every where differentiable but not 𝑥 = 𝑛𝜋 , 𝑛 ∈ 𝑍
𝜋
c)𝑓 is every where continuous but not differentiable at 𝑥 = (2𝑛 + 1) 2 , 𝑛 ∈ 𝑍
d)none of these

57. Differentiable coefficient of sec(tan−1 𝑥) is

𝑥 𝑥 1
a)√1+𝑥2 b)1+𝑥 2 c)𝑥√1 + 𝑥 2 d)√1+𝑥 2

𝑥 𝑛 −𝑎𝑛
58. If 𝑓(𝑥) = for some constant ‘a’ then 𝑓 ′ (𝑎) is
𝑥−𝑎
1
𝑎)1 b)0 c)does not exist d)2

−1 𝑡 −1
59. If 𝑥 = √𝑎 sin , 𝑦 = √𝑎cos 𝑡 , 𝑎 > 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 1 < 𝑡 < 1 then the value of𝑥 𝑑𝑦 + 𝑦 𝑑𝑥 is
a)0 b)1 c)𝑎 d)√𝑎

60. The set of points where the function 𝑓 given by 𝑓(𝑥) = |2𝑥 − 1| sin 𝑥 is differentiable is
1
a) 𝑅 b)𝑅 − {2} c) (0, ∞) d) none of these

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 M-13 : APPLICATION OF DERIVATIVES

1. In a right angled triangle ABC , area is maximum, then sinA+sinB+sinC =

a) √2 +1 b) √2 -1 c) 2√2 d) 2

2. The equation of the tangent to the curve 𝑦 2 = 𝑎𝑥 3 + 𝑏𝑎𝑡 (2,3) on it is 𝑦 = 4𝑥 − 5, then

(𝑎, 𝑏) is
a)(2,1) b) (2, −7) c) (1, −2) d)(−2,7)

3. If f is a real valued differentiable function for all x and f(1)=-2, 𝑓 1 (𝑥) ≥ 2 for x∈[1,6] then
𝑎)f(6)<8 b)f(6) ≥8 c )f(6)=5 d) f(6)<5

4. If the function f(x) = 𝑥 2 +kx+7 is increasing in the interval [-2,2] then k is

a) >4 b) <4 c)<-6 d) >6

5. The tangent and the normal drawn to the curve 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 4 𝑎𝑡𝑃(1,4) cuts thex – axis at A and
B respectively then the area of the triangle PAB in square units is
a)16 b) 8 c) 32 d) 4

2𝑥
6. If log(1 + 𝑥) − 2+𝑥 is increasing then
a) 0 < 𝑥 < ∞ b) −∞ < 𝑥 < 0 c)−∞ < 𝑥 < ∞ d) 1 < 𝑥 < 2

7. The surface area of a ball is increasing at the rate of 2𝜋 sq cm/sec. The rate at which the radius
is increasing when the surface area is 16𝜋 sq cm is (in cm/sec)
a)0.125 b)0.25 c) 0.5 d) 1

8. The hypotenuse of a right angled triangle is k cm, the area is maximum, then the sides of the
triangle are
𝑘𝑘 𝑘 𝑘
a) k,k b) k√2, k√2 c) 3,3 d) ,
√2 √2

9. A rod of length 13 meters has one end P on the X – axis and other end Q on the Y – axis. If P
moves along the X – axis with a speed of 12 m/sec, then the speed of the other end Q when it is
12 meters from the origin is
a) −3 𝑚/𝑠𝑒𝑐 b)5 𝑚/𝑠𝑒𝑐 c) −5 𝑚/𝑠𝑒𝑐 d) −4 𝑚/𝑠𝑒𝑐

10. The maximum slope of the curve 𝑦 = −𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 − 27 is

a) 0 b) 12 c) 16 d) 32

11. The minimum value of 27cos 2𝑥 81sin 2𝑥 is

1 1 1
a) 243 b)27 c)−5 d) 5

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12. A circular sector of perimeter 60mts with maximum area is to be constructed. The radius of the
circular arc in metres must be
a) 10 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠 b) 15 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠 c) 5 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠 d) 20 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠

13. If 𝑦 = 𝑎 log 𝑥 + 𝑏𝑥 2 + 𝑥 has its extremum value at𝑥 = 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑥 = 2, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 (𝑎, 𝑏) is equal to
1 1 1 2 1
a)(1, 2) b)(2 , 2) c) (2, − 2) d) (− 3 , − 6)

14. The shortest distance from the point (1,0) to the curve 𝑦 = √𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 3 is
a) 2 b) √2 c)1 d) 0

15. The distance of that point on the curve 4𝑦 = 𝑥 4 + 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 8 which is closest to the straight
line 3𝑥 + 4𝑦 − 7 = 0 is
7 1 8
a)5 b)5 c)5 d)3

16. The rate of change of the diagonal of a square of area A and side x w.r.to its area is
1 1 1
𝑎) √𝐴 b) c) d)
√2𝑥 𝑥 √𝑥

17. A value of c for which the conclusion of MVT holds for the function f(x)= log 𝑒 𝑥 in
the interval [1,3] is
1
a) log 3 𝑒 b) log 𝑒 3 c) 2 log 3 𝑒 d) 2 log 𝑒 3

𝑥 2 −𝑥+1
18. The function 𝑓(𝑥) = is decreasing in the interval
𝑥 2 +𝑥+1
a) (−1,1) b) (−∞, 1) c) (1, ∞) d) (−2,2)

19. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 𝑥 , 𝑥 ∈ [0,1] then a number c of the Lagrange’s mean value theorem is
a) log 𝑒 (𝑒 − 1) b)log 𝑒 (𝑒 + 1) c)log 𝑒 𝑒 d) none of these

7
20. The minimum value of 4𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥+3𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥+2 is
7 7 7
a) 1 b) 9 c) 5 d) 3

21. There is an error of 0.5sqcm in the calculation of the surface area of a sphere, then the error in the
calculation of its volume when its radius is 10cms is
a) 0.25 b) 2.5 c) 5.0 d) 1.0

22. The curve 𝑦 − 𝑒 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑥 = 0 has a vertical tangent at the point

a)(1,1) b)at no point c) (0,1) d) (1,0)

23. The medians of an equilateral triangle are increasing at the rate of 2√3 𝑐𝑚/𝑠𝑒𝑐. What is the rate
at which its sides are increasing?
4 2
a) 4 𝑐𝑚/𝑠𝑒𝑐 b) 2 𝑐𝑚/𝑠𝑒𝑐 c) 3 𝑐𝑚/𝑠𝑒𝑐 d) 3 𝑐𝑚/𝑠𝑒𝑐

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24. A point on the curve 𝑥 = 2𝑐𝑜𝑠 3 𝜃, 𝑦 = 2𝑠𝑖𝑛3 𝜃, where the normal is parallel to the line 𝑎𝑥 −
𝑎𝑦 + 𝑏 = 0 is
1 1 −1 1 1 −1 −1 −1
a)( , ) b)( , ) c)( , ) d) ( , )
√2 √2 √2 √2 √2 √2 √2 √2

25. A rectangle has three of its vertices on the coordinate axes and fourth on the curve 𝑦 = 4 − 𝑥 2 .
Then the maximum area of the rectangle is (in sq units)
1 4 8 16
a)3√3 b)3√3 c)3√3 d) 3√3

26. The maximum height reached by the body projected upwards which moves according to the law
1
s= ut -2 a𝑡 2 ,where s is in metres,t in seconds, from the ground is (in mts) is
𝑢 𝑢 𝑢𝑎 𝑢2
a)2𝑎 b) 2 c) d) 2𝑎
2

27. The absolute maximum of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = (sin−1 𝑥)3 − (cos −1 𝑥)3 𝑖𝑛
−1 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1 is
𝜋3 𝜋3 𝜋3 𝜋3
a) b) c) d)
4 8 16 32

28. An isosceles triangle of vertical angle 2𝜃 is inscribed in a circle of radius a . The area of the
triangle is maximum, if 𝜃 =
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
𝑎) 4 b)12 c) 6 d) 3

29. A quadratic function in x has the value 19 when 𝑥 = 1 and has maximum value 20 when 𝑥 =
2. Then the function is
a)16 + 4𝑥 − 𝑥 2 b)16 − 4𝑥 − 𝑥 2 c) 16 − 4𝑥 + 𝑥 2 d) 8 + 12𝑥 − 𝑥 2

30. If 𝑥 > 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑥𝑦 = 1, then the minimum value of 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 is

a) 0 b)1 c) 2 d) 3

𝑥
31. The set of real values of x for which 𝑓(𝑥) = log 𝑥 is increasing is
a){𝑥: 𝑥 ≥ 𝑒} b)𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑡𝑦 c){𝑥: 𝑥 < 𝑒} d) {1}

32. P is the point of contact of the tangent from the origin to the curve 𝑦 = log 𝑒 𝑥. The length of
the perpendicular drawn from the origin to the normal at P is
1 1
a) b)𝑒 c) 2√𝑒 2 + 1 d)√𝑒 2 + 1
2𝑒

1
33. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥 2 +2𝑥+1 then its maximum value is
4 2 3
𝑎) 3 b) 3 c) 1 d) 4

34. The smallest value of the polynomial 𝑥 3 − 18𝑥 2 + 96𝑥 𝑖𝑛 [0,9] is

a)126 b)0 c)135 d) 160

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𝑥 −𝑡
35. The point of extremum of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = ∫1 𝑒 2 (1 − 𝑡 2 ) 𝑑𝑡 are
1 1
a)𝑥 = 0,1 b)𝑥 = 1, −1 c)𝑥 = 2 d) 𝑥 = − 2

𝑥 2 −1
36. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 +1 , 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅 then the minimum value of 𝑓is
4 3
a)0 b) 5 c) 5 d) −1

37. The number of points in [−2𝜋, 2𝜋] the tangents at which to the curve 𝑦 = sin 𝑥 are
perpendicular to the Y – axis is
a)1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

38. If the line 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 0 is a tangent to the curve 2𝑦 2 = 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏 + 1 𝑎𝑡 (1, −1) then 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 =

a)2 b)5 c) 1 d) 4

39. The equation of the normal to the curve 𝑦(𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 − 3) = (𝑥 − 1) where the curve crosses x –
axis is
𝑎)𝑥 − 2𝑦 − 1 = 0 b) 2𝑥 + 𝑦 − 2 = 0 c) 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 3 d) 2𝑥 − 𝑦 = 2

𝑥 𝑦
40. If the line 𝑎 + 𝑏 = 1 touches the rectangular hyperbola 𝑥𝑦 = 𝑐 2 then
a) 𝑎𝑏 = 𝑐 2 b)𝑎𝑏 = 4𝑐 2 c)4𝑎𝑏 = 𝑐 2 d) 2𝑎𝑏 = 𝑐 2

41. If the slope of the tangent to the curve 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 𝑎𝑡𝑃 is equal to the ordinate of P, then the
coordinate of P are
a) (0,0) b)(3,27) c)(2,8) d) (0,0) 𝑜𝑟 (3,27)

𝑎2
42. The tangent of any point on the hyperbola 𝑦 = and the coordinate axes makes a triangle of
𝑥
area (in sq units)
𝑎)𝑎2 b)4𝑎2 c) 3𝑎2 d)2𝑎2

43. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎𝑥 3 − 9𝑥 2 + 27𝑥 + 3 is increasing for all real values of x, then

a) 𝑎 < 3 b) 𝑎 > 3 c) 𝑎 < 1 d)𝑎 > 1

44. The tangent to the curve 𝑦 + 𝑎𝑥 2 = 𝑥 3 + 𝑥 at any point is inclined at an acute angle with the
positive direction of x – axis. Then ‘a’ can take any value in the interval.
𝑎)(√3, ∞) b) (−∞, √3) c)(−2,2) d) (−√3, √3)

𝑥𝑛 𝑦𝑛
45. The area of the triangle formed by the tangent to the curve 𝑎𝑛 + 𝑏𝑛 = 2 𝑎𝑡 (𝑎, 𝑏) and the
coordinate axes is
2
a) 𝑎𝑏 b) 2𝑎𝑏 c)4𝑎𝑏 d)6ab

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46. If 𝑎𝑥 − 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0 is a tangent to the rectangular hyperbola 𝑥𝑦 = −𝑘 2 then
a)𝑎 > 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏 < 0 b)𝑎 > 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏 > 0 c) 𝑎 < 0 𝑜𝑟 𝑏 < 0 d) 𝑎 > 0 𝑜𝑟 𝑏 < 0

47. A light is hung 6 meters vertically above, a man is walking away from the light at the rate of
54 𝑚𝑡/𝑚𝑖𝑛. If the height of the man is 2 mts, then the rate at which the shadow increases is
a) 24 𝑚𝑡/𝑚𝑖𝑛 b) 27 𝑚𝑡/𝑚𝑖𝑛 c) 30 𝑚𝑡/𝑚𝑖𝑛 d) 36 𝑚𝑡/𝑚𝑖𝑛

48. The area of an equilateral triangle of side ‘a’ feet is increasing at the rate of 4 𝑠𝑞𝑓𝑡/𝑠𝑒𝑐. the rate
at which the perimeter is increasing is
3√8 8√3 √3 2√3
𝑎) b) c) 𝑎 d)
𝑎 𝑎 𝑎

49. The equation of the horizontal tangent to the curve 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑥 + 𝑒 −𝑥 is

a) 𝑦 = −2 b)𝑦 = −3 c)𝑦 = 2 d) 𝑦 = 1

50. The denominator of a fraction is greater than 16 of the square of numerator then least value of
fraction is
1 1 1 1
a)− 4 b)− 8 c)12 d) 16

51. If the tangent to the curve 2𝑦 3 = 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑥 3 at the point (𝑎, 𝑎) cuts off intercepts 𝛼𝑎𝑛𝑑𝛽 on the
coordinate axes where 𝛼 3 + 𝛽 3 = 61 then the value of ‘a’ is equal to
𝑎)25 b)36 c) ±30 d)±40

52. The approximate value of log(9.1) is(given log 3 = 1.0986)

a)1.2983 b)2.2983 c)2.2083 d) 0.1983

53. How much does the side of a square change if its area increases from 9 to 9.1 sqmts?
a) 0.16 𝑚 b) 0.016 𝑚 c) 0.0016 𝑚 d)10.6 𝑚

1 𝑥
54. The maximum value of (𝑥) is
1
1
𝑒 1 𝑒
a) 𝑒 b)𝑒 c)𝑒 𝑒 d)(𝑒)

55. Let x be a number which exceeds its square by the greatest possible quantity , then 𝑥 =
1 1 3 1
a)2 b)4 c)4 d) 3

𝑘
56. The function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 has a local minimum at 𝑥 = 2, then the value of 𝑘 =
𝑎)8 b) 16 c) 18 d) 1

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57. A ladder 5 mts long standing on a horizontal floor, leans against a vertical wall. If the top of the
ladder slides down wards at the rate of 10 cm/sec then the rate at which the angle between the
floor and the ladder is decreasing when lower end of the ladder is 2 mts from the wall is (in
radian/sec)
1 1
a)10 b)20 c) 20 d) 10

58. The point on the curve 𝑦 = (𝑥 − 3)2 , where the tangent is parallel to the chord joining (3,0) and
(4,1) is
7 1 5 1 −5 1 7 1
𝑎) (− 2 , 4) b)(2 , 4) c) ( 2 , 4) d)(2 , 4)

59. For the curve 𝑥 = 𝑡 2 − 1, 𝑦 = 𝑡 2 − 𝑡 the tangent line is perpendicular to x – axis when
1 1
a) 𝑡 = 0 b)𝑡 = ∞ c) 𝑡 = d)𝑡 = −
√3 √3

𝑥
60. The function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥(𝑥 + 3)𝑒 −2 satisfies all the conditions of Rolle’s theorem in [−3,0] then
the value of c is
a) 0 b)−1 c)−2 d)−3

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1.  e x − 1 dx
a)2[√𝑒 𝑥 − 1 − tan−1 √𝑒 𝑥 − 1] b)√𝑒 𝑥 − 1 − tan−1 √𝑒 𝑥 − 1
c) √𝑒 𝑥 − 1 + tan−1 √𝑒 𝑥 − 1 d)2[√𝑒 𝑥 − 1 + tan−1 √𝑒 𝑥 − 1]

2
log x
2. e 3
dx =
4 2 5 4
3 3 3 4
𝑎) 4 𝑥 3 b)2 𝑒 3 log √𝑥 c)5 𝑥 3 d) 3 𝑥 3

 (1 + 5x + 10 x + 10 x3 + 5 x 4 + x5 ) dx =
2 2
3.
5𝑥 2 10𝑥 3 10𝑥 4 5𝑥 5
a)5 + 20𝑥 + 30𝑥 2 + 20𝑥 3 + 5𝑥 4 b)𝑥 + + + + + 5𝑥 6
2 3 4 5
(1+𝑥)6 (1+𝑥)11
c) d)
3! 11

1
4. ∫ cos 2𝑥+𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑥 𝑑𝑥 =
a)cot 𝑥 b)− cot 𝑥 c)tan 𝑥 d)− tan 𝑥
1
5. ∫[1 + 2 tan 𝑥 (tan 𝑥 + sec 𝑥)]2 𝑑𝑥 =
a)log[sec 𝑥 (sec 𝑥 − tan 𝑥)] b)log[cosec 𝑥 (sec 𝑥 + tan 𝑥)]
c)log[sec 𝑥 (sec 𝑥 + tan 𝑥)] d)log[(sec 𝑥 + tan 𝑥)]
1
6. ∫ 𝑥 2 −2𝑥+2 𝑑𝑥 =
𝑥−1 𝑥−3
a)log (𝑥−2) b)log (𝑥+1) c)tan−1(𝑥 − 1) d)tan−1(1 + 𝑥)

−1 𝑥 1+𝑥+𝑥 2
7. ∫ 𝑒 tan (
1+𝑥 2
) 𝑑𝑥 =
tan−1 𝑥 −1 𝑥 1 −1 𝑥 1 −1 𝑥
𝑎)𝑥𝑒 b) 𝑥 2 𝑒tan c) 𝑥 𝑒tan d)𝑥 2 𝑒tan

1
8. ∫ log 𝑥 𝑥 [log 𝑥+1] 𝑑𝑥 =
log 𝑥+1 log 𝑥
a)log(log 𝑥 + 1) b)log ( ) c)log (log 𝑥+1) d)log(log 𝑥 − 1)
log 𝑥

𝑥
9. ∫ (𝑥 2+9)(𝑥 2+16) 𝑑𝑥 =
1 1 𝑥 1 𝑥 1 𝑥 2 +16
a)7 [3 tan−1 3 − 4 tan−1 4] b)14 log ( 𝑥 2+9 )
1 1 𝑥 2 +9
c)14 [log[(𝑥 2 + 9)(𝑥 2 + 16)]] d)14 log (𝑥 2 +16)

3 sin 𝑥+2 cos 𝑥

10. ∫ 3 cos 𝑥+2 sin 𝑥 𝑑𝑥
12 5 12 5
a)13 𝑥 + 13 log(3 cos 𝑥 + 2 sin 𝑥) b)13 𝑥 − 13 log(3 cos 𝑥 + 2 sin 𝑥)
5 12 5 12
c)13 𝑥 + 13 log(3 cos 𝑥 + 2 sin 𝑥) d)13 𝑥 − 13 log(3 cos 𝑥 + 2 sin 𝑥)

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11. ∫ √4𝑥+2+𝑥2 𝑑𝑥 =
a) 2√𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 2 b)log|(𝑥 + 2) + √𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 2|
c)log|𝑥 + √4𝑥 + 2 + 𝑥 2 | d)𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒

1 𝑥2
12. ∫ 𝑥−𝑥 3 𝑑𝑥 = 𝐴 log (1−𝑥 2) 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝐴 =
1 2 1
a)2 b)2 c)3 d)3

13. If 𝑛 ∈ 𝑁 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼𝑛 = ∫ 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑛 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑛𝐼𝑛 − (𝑛 − 1)𝐼𝑛−2 =

𝑎)𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑛−1 𝑥 cos 𝑥 b)−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑛−1 𝑥 cos 𝑥 c)𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑛 𝑥 d)−𝑥𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑛 𝑥

𝑑2
14. ∫ 𝑑𝑥 2 (sin−1 𝑥) 𝑑𝑥 =
1 −1
a)√1−𝑥2 b)sin−1 𝑥 c)𝑥 sin−1 𝑥 − 2√1 − 𝑥 2 d)√1−𝑥 2

15. If ∫(log 𝑥)2 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑥[𝑓(𝑥)]2 + 𝐴𝑥[𝑓(𝑥) − 1] + 𝐶 then

a)𝑓(𝑥) = log 𝑥 , 𝐴 = 2 b)𝑓(𝑥) = log 𝑥 , 𝐴 = −2
c) 𝑓(𝑥) = − log 𝑥 , 𝐴 = 2 d)𝑓(𝑥) = − log 𝑥 , 𝐴 = −2

e 
1 1 
16.   − 2
dx =
2 log x ( log x ) 

𝑎)𝑒 − 2 b)𝑒 + 2 log 2 𝑒 c)𝑒 − 2 log 2 𝑒 d)none


4
sin x + cos x
17. 
0 3 + sin 2 x
dx =
1 1 1 1
a) − 4 log 3 b)2 log 3 c)4 log 3 d)− 2 log 3

x − 5 x + 6 dx =
2
18.
2
5 1 1
𝑎)1 b)6 c)− 6 d)6


x
19.  (1 + x) (1 + x ) dx =
0
2

𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
𝑎)∞ b)4 c)− 4 d)2


20.  ecos x cos3 5 x dx =
2

0
𝜋
a)0 b)𝜋 c)2𝜋 d)2


1
x x 2 x3 
21.  1 − + − + ...  e2 x dx =
0 1! 2! 3! 
a)0 b)𝑒 − 1 c)1 d)𝑒

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22. If [∙] stands for the greatest integer function  [3 x] dx =
1
𝑎)3 b)4 c)5 d)6

t2
2
 xf ( x) dx = 5 t
5 4
23. If 𝑓(𝑥) is a differentiable function and . Then 𝑓 (25) =
0
2 5 5
a)5 b)− 2 c) 1 d)2

 1 1 1 
24. lim  + + ... + =
n → 2n + 1
 2n + 2 2n + n 
1 2 3 4
a)log (3) b)log (3) c)log (2) d)log (3)

6
x
25. The value of the integral 
3 9− x + x
dx is
1 3
a)2 b)2 c)2 d)1

26. ∫ 𝑒 3𝑥 [3 tan 𝑥 + 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝑥] 𝑑𝑥 =

1
a)𝑒 3𝑥 tan 𝑥 b)3 𝑒 3𝑥 tan 𝑥 c)3𝑒 3𝑥 tan 𝑥 d) 3𝑒 3𝑥 + 𝑒 3𝑥 tan 𝑥

𝑥 2 +1
27. ∫ 𝑥 4 +1 𝑑𝑥 =
1 1 𝑥 2 +1 1 1 𝑥 2 −1
𝑎) log(𝑥 2 + 1) b) tan−1 ( 𝑥√2 ) c) tan−1(𝑥 2 − 1) d) tan−1 ( 𝑥√2 )
√2 √2 √2 √2

1 𝑥4
28. If ∫ 𝑥+𝑥 5 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑓(𝑥) + 𝐶 then the value of ∫ 𝑥+𝑥 5 𝑑𝑥 is
a)log 𝑥 − 𝑓(𝑥) + 𝐶 b)𝑓(𝑥) + log 𝑥 + 𝐶 c)𝑓(𝑥) − log 𝑥 + 𝐶 d)none of these
𝑥
29. ∫ 𝑥 2 +4𝑥+5 𝑑𝑥 =
1 1
a)2 log(𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 5) + 2 tan−1 𝑥 + 𝐶 b)2 log(𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 5) − tan−1 𝑥 + 𝐶
1 1
c)2 log(𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 5) + tan−1(𝑥 + 2) + 𝐶 d)2 log(𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 5) − 2 tan−1(𝑥 + 2) + 𝐶

sin 𝑥 cos 𝑥
30. ∫ dx =
1+𝑐𝑜𝑠4 𝑥
1 1
a) cot −1 (𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝑥) b) tan−1(𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝑥) c)2 cot −1(𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝑥) d)2 tan−1(𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝑥)
2 2

1+ x 
2
31.  cos x log  1 − x  dx =
1
−
2

a)0 b)2 c)1 d) 3

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32. The value of lim  + + ... + 3  is
n → 1 + n3 8 + n3 n + n3 

1
a)log 2 b)3 log 2 c)log 2 d)2 log 3


x sin x
33.  1 + cos
0
2
x
dx is

𝜋 𝜋2
𝑎) b) c)𝜋 2 d)0
4 4

 x cos
6
34. The value of x dx is
0
5 5𝜋 5𝜋 2 31𝜋 2
a)32 b)32 c) 32 d) 32


3
1
35. The value of 
 1+ cot x
dx is
6
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
a) 4 b)6 c)12 d)3

x
36. If f ( x) = t
−1
dt then for any 𝑥 ≥ 0, 𝑓(𝑥) =
1 1
𝑎)1 + 𝑥 2 b)2 (1 − 𝑥 2 ) c)1 − 𝑥 2 d)2 (1 + 𝑥 2 )

1
x7
37. If 
0 1 − x4
dx =
1 2 𝜋
a)1 b)3 c)3 d)3

3𝑒 𝑥 −5𝑒 −𝑥
38. If ∫ 4𝑒 𝑥 +5𝑒 −𝑥 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 log(4𝑒 𝑥 + 5𝑒 −𝑥 ) + 𝐶 then
1 7 1 7 1 7 1 7
a)𝑎 = − 8 𝑏 = 8 b) 𝑎 = 8 𝑏 = 8 c)𝑎 = − 8 𝑏 = − 8 d) 𝑎 = 8 𝑏 = − 8

1
39. ∫ sin(𝑥−𝑎) sin(𝑥−𝑏) 𝑑𝑥 =
sin(𝑥−𝑏) sin(𝑥−𝑎)
𝑎) sin(𝑏 − 𝑎) log [sin(𝑥−𝑎)] + 𝐶 b)cosec(𝑏 − 𝑎) log [sin(𝑥−𝑏)] + 𝐶
sin(𝑥−𝑏) sin(𝑥−𝑎)
c)cosec(𝑏 − 𝑎) log [ ]+𝐶 d)sin(𝑏 − 𝑎) log [ ]+𝐶
sin(𝑥−𝑎) sin(𝑥−𝑏)

40. ∫ tan−1 √𝑥 𝑑𝑥 =
a) (𝑥 + 1) tan−1 √𝑥 − √𝑥 + 𝐶 b) 𝑥 tan−1 √𝑥 − √𝑥 + 𝐶
c)√𝑥 − 𝑥 tan−1 √𝑥 + 𝐶 d)√𝑥 − (𝑥 + 1) tan−1 √𝑥 + 𝐶

1−𝑥 2
41. ∫ 𝑒 𝑥 (1+𝑥 2) 𝑑𝑥 =
𝑒𝑥 −𝑒 𝑥 𝑒𝑥 −𝑒 𝑥
a)1+𝑥 2 + 𝐶 b)1+𝑥 2 + 𝐶 c)(1+𝑥2)2 + 𝐶 d)(1+𝑥 2)2 + 𝐶

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𝑥3
42. If ∫ √1+𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑎(1 + 𝑥 2 )2 + 𝑏√1 + 𝑥 2 + 𝐶 then
1 1 1 1
a)𝑎 = 3 𝑏 = 1 b)𝑎 = − 3 𝑏 = 1 c)𝑎 = − 3 𝑏 = −1 d)𝑎 = 3 𝑏 = −1

𝑥+sin 𝑥
43. ∫ 1+cos 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 =
𝑥 𝑥
𝑎) log(1 + cos 𝑥) + 𝐶 b)log(𝑥 + sin 𝑥) + 𝐶 c)𝑥 − tan 2 + 𝐶 d)𝑥 tan 2 + 𝐶

𝑥3
44. ∫ 𝑥+1 𝑑𝑥 =
𝑥2 𝑥3 𝑥2 𝑥3
a)𝑥 + + − log(1 − 𝑥) + 𝐶 b)𝑥 + − + log(1 − 𝑥) + 𝐶
2 3 2 3
𝑥2 𝑥3 𝑥2 𝑥3
c) 𝑥 − − − log(1 + 𝑥) + 𝐶 d)𝑥 − + − log(1 + 𝑥) + 𝐶
2 3 2 3

1
45. ∫ √9𝑥−4𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥 =
1 9𝑥−8 1 8𝑥−9 1 9𝑥−8 1 9𝑥−8
a) 9 sin−1 ( )+𝐶 b)2 sin−1 ( ) + 𝐶 c) 3 sin−1 ( )+𝐶 d)2 sin−1 ( )+𝐶
8 9 8 9

46. If f and g are continuous functions in [0,1] satisfying 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑎 − 𝑥) and
a
𝑔(𝑥) + 𝑔(𝑎 − 𝑥) = 𝑎 then  f ( x) g ( x) dx =
0
a a a
𝑎 𝑎
a)2 b)2  f ( x) dx
0
c)  f ( x) dx
0
d) 𝑎  f ( x) dx
0

1
x3 + x + 1
47. x
−1
2
+ 2 x +1
dx =
1
a)log 2 b)2 log 2 c)2 log 2 d) 4 log 2

1
et
1
et
48. If 
0 1+ t
dt = a then  (1 + t )
0
2
dt =
𝑒 𝑒 𝑒 𝑒
𝑎)𝑎 − 1 + 2 b)𝑎 + 1 − 2 c) 𝑎 − 1 − 2 d)𝑎 + 1 + 2


4
1
49.  1 + cos 2 x dx =
−
4

a)1 b)2 c)3 d)4


2
50. 
0
1 − sin 2x dx =

a) 2√2 b) 2(√2 + 1) c)2 d)2(√2 − 1)

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1
51.  1+ x
1
2
dx =
𝜋 2𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
𝑎) 3 b) 3 c) 6 d)12

2
3
1
52.  4 + 9x
0
2
dx =
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
a) 6 b)12 c)24 d)4

y
1 d2y
53. If x =  dt and 2 = ay then a =
0 1 + 9t 2 dx
a)3 b)6 c)9 d)11
x
54. If f ( x) =  t sin t dt , then 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) is
0

𝑎) cos 𝑥 + 𝑥 sin 𝑥 b)𝑥 sin 𝑥 c)𝑥 cos 𝑥 d) sin 𝑥 + cos 𝑥

 2x − 1 
1
55. The value of  tan −1  2 
dx is
0  1 + x − x 
𝜋
a) 1 b) 0 c)−1 d)4

2

  x + x cos x + tan 5 x + 1 dx =

3
56. The value of
−
2

a)0 b) 2 c)𝜋 d) 1
1
1
(x − x ) 3 3

57. The value of the integral 

1 x4
dx =
3

a)6 b) 0 c)3 d) 4
2
58.  x cos  x dx =
−2
8 4 2 1
𝑎) 𝜋 b)𝜋 c)𝜋 d)𝜋

sin x

 cos ( t ) dt then 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) =

3
59. If 𝑓(𝑥) =
2x

a)cos(𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥) cos 𝑥 − 2 cos(8𝑥 3 )

3
b)sin(𝑠𝑖𝑛3 𝑥) sin 𝑥 − 2 sin(8𝑥 3 )
c)cos(𝑐𝑜𝑠 3 𝑥) cos 𝑥 − 2 cos(𝑥 3 ) d)sin(𝑠𝑖𝑛3 𝑥) cos 𝑥 − 2 sin(8𝑥 3 )

4

 tan
n
60. 𝐼𝑛 = x dx , n ∈ N then 𝐼12 + 𝐼10 =
0
1 1 1 1
a) 9 b)10 c) 11 d)12

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1. The area of the region bounded by the curve 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 , x – axis and the lines 𝑥 = −1 and 𝑥 = 1 is
(in sq units)
1 1
a)0 b)4 c) 2 d)1

2. The area of the region bounded by the parabola 𝑦 2 = 4𝑥 and lines 𝑥 = 0 and 𝑦 = 3 is (in sq
units)
9 3
𝑎)2 b)4 c)4 d) 3

3. If the area enclosed between the parabola 𝑦 2 = 24𝑥 and the line 𝑎𝑦 = 𝑥 is 12 sq units then the
value of ‘a’ is
1
a)2 b)2 c)3 d)1

4. The area enclosed by the curve |𝑥 + 1| + |𝑦 + 1| = 2 is (in sq units)

a)3 b)4 c)5 d)8

5. The area of the region defined by {(𝑥, 𝑦); 𝑥 2 ≤ 𝑦 ≤ 𝑥} is (in sq units)

1 1 1
a)1 b)2 c)6 d)3

6. The area of the region represented by the set {(𝑥, 𝑦); 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 ≤ 1 ≤ |𝑥| + |𝑦|} is equal to (in sq
units)
𝜋
a)𝜋 b)(2 − 2 ) c)(𝜋 − 2) d)𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒

7. The area of the region lying in the first quadrant bounded by the line 𝑦 = 𝑥 and the circle 𝑥 2 +
𝑦 2 = 32 is (in sq units)
𝑎)16𝜋 b) 4𝜋 c) 32𝜋 d)24𝜋

8. The parabola 𝑦 = 9 − 𝑥 2 meets x – axis at A and B and y – axis at C. The area above x – axis
inside the parabola and outside the ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 is (in sq units)
a)9 b)18 c)27 d)36

9. The area of the triangle formed by the lines 𝑦 = ±𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 = 4 is (in sq units)
a)2 b)16 c) 32 d)8

10. The area of the region bounded by the parabola 𝑦 2 = 8𝑥 and its latus rectum is (in sq units)
8 4 16 32
a)3 b)3 c) 3 d) 3

11. The area bounded by the curve whose parametric equations are 𝑥 = 5 cos 𝜃 and 𝑦 = 4 sin 𝜃 is
(in sq units)
a) 25𝜋 b) 20𝜋 c) 4𝜋 d)5𝜋

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 𝑚 𝑚 1
12. If the area between 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 = 𝑦 2 (𝑚 > 0)𝑖𝑠 2 sq units, then 𝑚 =
2 3
a)√3 b)√2 c)2√3 d)2

𝑥
13. The area bounded by the curve 𝑦 = sin (3) x – axis and lines 𝑥 = 0 and 𝑥 = 3𝜋 is (in sq units)
𝑎) 9 b)2 c)6 d)3

𝑥2 𝑦2 𝑥 𝑦
14. Area of the smaller region bounded by the curve + = 1 and the line 3 + 2 = 1 is (in sq
9 4
units)
3
a)𝜋 − 2 b)2 (𝜋 − 2) c)3(𝜋 − 2) d)𝜋 + 2

15. The area of the region bounded by the curve 𝑥 = 2𝑦 + 3, y – axis and the lines 𝑦 = 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 =
−1 is (in sq units)
3
a)4 b)2 c)6 d)8

16. The area of the region bounded by the parabola 𝑦 2 = 4𝑥 and the line 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 3is (in sq units)
16 8 32 64
𝑎) b)3 c) 3 d) 3
3

17. Area included between 𝑦 2 = 𝑎𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 2 = 10𝑦 is 40 sq units. Then the focus of the parabola
𝑦 2 = 𝑎𝑥 is
a)(12,0) b)(3,0) c)(4,0) d)(2,0)

18. The area of the region bounded by the curve 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑥 and the coordinate axis lying in the second
quadrant is (in sq units)
1
𝑎)𝑒 b)1 c)𝑒 d) 𝑒 − 1

19. The area of the region bounded by the curve 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 1 and the lines 𝑥 = 2 and 𝑥 = 3 is (in sq
units)
7 9 11 13
𝑎) 2 b)2 c) 2 d) 2

20. The area bounded by the curve 𝑦 = √16 − 𝑥 2 is (in sq units) , x – axis
a)8𝜋 b)20𝜋 c)16𝜋 d)256𝜋

𝑑2 𝑦 dy
21. The degree and order of the differential equation √1 + 𝑑𝑥 2 = 3 x+ are respectively
dx
a)2,3 b)3,2 c)2,1 d)1,2

22. The order of the differential equation whose general solution is given by
𝑦 = 𝑐1 cos(2𝑥 + 𝑐2 ) − (𝑐3 + 𝑐4 )𝑎 𝑥+𝑐5 + 𝑐6 sin(𝑥 − 𝑐7 ) is
𝑎)3 b)4 c)5 d)2

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23. The curve for which the slope of the tangent at any point is equal to the ratio of the abscissa to
the ordinate of the point is
a)An ellipse b)parabola c) circle d)rectangular hyperbola

24. The family of curves 𝑦 = 𝐴𝑒 3𝑥 + 𝐵𝑒 5𝑥 is a solution of the differential equation

a)𝑦2 + 8𝑦1 + 15𝑦 = 0 b)𝑦2 − 4𝑦1 + 5𝑦 = 0
c)𝑦2 − 8𝑦1 + 15𝑦 = 0 d)𝑦2 + 4𝑦1 − 5𝑦 = 0

𝑑𝑦
25. The general solution of the differential equation 2𝑥 𝑑𝑥 − 𝑦 = 3 is a family of
a)hyperbolas b)parabolas c)straight lines d)circles

𝑥 𝑑𝑦−𝑦 𝑑𝑥
26. The general solution of the differential equation 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 + 𝑦 𝑑𝑦 + = 0 is
𝑥 2 +𝑦 2
a)𝑥(𝑦 + cos 𝑥) = sin 𝑥 + 𝐶 b)𝑥(𝑦 − cos 𝑥) = sin 𝑥 + 𝐶
c)𝑥𝑦 cos 𝑥 = sin 𝑥 + 𝐶 d) 𝑥(𝑦 + cos 𝑥) = cos 𝑥 + 𝐶

𝑑𝑦 𝑦
27. The general solution of 𝑑𝑥 + 𝑥 = sin 𝑥 is
𝑎)𝑥(𝑦 + cos 𝑥) = sin 𝑥 + 𝐶 b) 𝑥(𝑦 − cos 𝑥) = sin 𝑥 + 𝐶
c)𝑥𝑦 cos 𝑥 = sin 𝑥 + 𝐶 d)𝑥(𝑦 + cos 𝑥) = cos 𝑥 + 𝐶

𝜋
28. A curve passes through the point (1, 6 ). Let the slope of the curve at each point (x,y) be
𝑦 𝑦
+ sec (𝑥 ) , 𝑥 > 0. Then the equation of the curve is
𝑥
𝑦 1 𝑦
a)sin (𝑥 ) = log 𝑥 + 2 b)cosec (𝑥 ) = log 𝑥 + 2
2𝑦 2𝑦 1
c)sec ( 𝑥 ) = log 𝑥 + 2 d)cos ( 𝑥 ) = log 𝑥 + 2

𝑑𝑦 𝑥+𝑦
29. The solution of the differential equation 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑥
satisfying the condition 𝑦(1) = 1 is
a)𝑦 = log 𝑥 + 𝑥 b)𝑦 = 𝑥 log 𝑥 + 𝑥 2
c)𝑦 = 𝑥𝑒 (𝑥−1) d)𝑦 = 𝑥 log 𝑥 + 𝑥

30. The integrating factor of the differential equation (1 + 𝑦 2 )dx = (tan−1 y − x)dy is
−1 𝑦 1
a)tan−1 𝑦 b)𝑒 tan c)1+𝑦 2 d)none of these

31. The general solution of the differential equation √1 − 𝑥 2 𝑦 2 dx = y dx + x dy is

a)sin(𝑥𝑦) = 𝑥 + 𝐶 b)sin−1 (𝑥𝑦) + 𝑥 = 𝐶
c)sin(𝑥 + 𝐶) = 𝑥𝑦 d) sin(𝑥𝑦) + 𝑥 = 𝐶

𝑑𝑦
32. The differential equation 𝑦 𝑑𝑥 + 𝑥 = 2 represents
a)a family of circles whose centres are on the y – axis
b)a family of hyperbolas
c)a family circles whose centres are on the x – axis
d)a family of parabolas
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33. If p and q are respectively the order and degree of the differential equation
4
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
𝑦 2 (𝑑𝑥 2 ) + 3𝑥 (𝑑𝑥 ) + 𝑥 2 𝑦 2 = sin 𝑥 then
𝑝 1
𝑎) 𝑝 < 𝑞 b) 𝑝 = 𝑞 c) =2 d)𝑝 > 𝑞
𝑞

34. The elimination of A and B from the equation 𝑦 2 = 𝐴𝑥 + 𝐵 gives the differential equation of
order
a)second b)first c)fourth d)third

35. Which of the following is NOT a homogeneous differential equation?

𝑥 𝑥 𝑥+𝑦
a) log 𝑑𝑥 + 𝑑𝑦 = 0 b)(𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 )𝑑𝑥 + 𝑥(𝑥 + 𝑦)𝑑𝑦 = 0
𝑦 𝑦 𝑥−𝑦
−1 𝑦
c)𝑥 sin 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 + (log 𝑥 − log 𝑦)𝑦𝑑𝑦 = 0 d)sin(𝑥 + 𝑦) 𝑑𝑦 + cos(𝑥 − 𝑦) 𝑑𝑦 = 0

36. The solution of the differential equation 𝑦 cos 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 + log 𝑦 𝑑𝑦 = 0

1
𝑎) sin 𝑥 + log 𝑦 = 𝐶 b)sin 𝑥 + log 𝑦 = 𝐶
1 1
c)2 (log 𝑦)2 − sin 𝑥 = 𝐶 d)sin 𝑥 + 2 (log 𝑦)2 = 𝐶

𝑑𝑦
37. The solution of the differential equation 𝑑𝑥 = (𝑥 + 𝑦)2 is
1
a)𝑥+𝑦 = 𝐶 b)sin−1 (𝑥 + 𝑦) = 𝑥 + 𝐶
c)tan−1(𝑥 + 𝑦) = 𝐶 d)tan−1(𝑥 + 𝑦) = 𝑥 + 𝐶

38. Suppose 𝑦 = 𝑦(𝑥) satisfies the differential equation 𝑦 𝑑𝑥 + 𝑦 2 𝑑𝑦 = 𝑥 𝑑𝑦 If 𝑦(𝑥) >

0 ∀ 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦(1) = 1 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑦(−3) =
a)1 b)2 c)3 d)5

39. The solution of the differential equation (1 + 𝑦 2 )(1 + log 𝑥)𝑑𝑥 + 𝑥 𝑑𝑦 = 0 is

𝑎)(1 + log 𝑥)2 + tan−1 𝑦 = 𝐶 b)2(1 + log 𝑥)2 + tan−1 𝑦 = 𝐶
1
c)(1 + log 𝑥)2 + 2 tan−1 𝑦 = 𝐶 d)(1 + log 𝑥)2 + 2 tan−1 𝑦 = 𝐶

𝑑𝑦
40. The solution of the differential equation 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑒 𝑥−𝑦 + 𝑥 2 𝑒 −𝑦 is
𝑥3
a) 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑥−𝑦 − 𝑥 2 𝑒 −𝑦 + 𝐶 b) 𝑒 𝑦 − 𝑒 𝑥 = +𝐶
3
𝑥3 𝑥3
c)𝑒 𝑥 + 𝑒 𝑦 = +𝐶 d)𝑒 𝑥 − 𝑒 𝑦 = +𝐶
3 3

𝑑𝑦 𝑦 𝑦
41. The solution of the differential equation 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑦 (log 𝑥 + 1) 𝑖𝑠 log (𝑥 ) = 𝐶 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) where
𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) =
𝑦 𝑥
a)𝑥 b) 𝑦 c)𝑥 d)𝑦

1 𝑑𝑥
42. The integrating factor of the differential equation 2 𝑑𝑦 + 𝑥𝑦 = 𝑦 sin 𝑦 2 is
2
a)𝑒 2𝑦 b)𝑒 𝑦 c)𝑦 2 d) 2𝑦
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43. The particular solution of log (𝑑𝑥 ) = 2𝑥 − 3𝑦, 𝑦(0) = 0 is
𝑎)3𝑒 3𝑦 = 2𝑒 2𝑥 + 1 b)3𝑒 3𝑦 + 2𝑒 2𝑥 = 5
c)2𝑒 3𝑦 = 3𝑒 2𝑥 − 1 d)3𝑒 2𝑥 = 2𝑒 3𝑦

𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦 3
44. The degree of the differential equation 𝑑𝑥 2 + (𝑑𝑥 ) + 6𝑦 5 = 0 is
a)1 b)2 c)3 d)5

45. The differential equation of all parabolas whose axes are parallel to the axis of y, is
𝑑3 𝑦 𝑑3 𝑦 𝑑3 𝑦
a) 𝑑𝑥 3 = 1 b)𝑑𝑥 3 = −1 c) 𝑑𝑥 3 = 0 d)none

46. tan−1 𝑥 + tan−1 y = C is the general solution of the differential equation

𝑑𝑦 1+𝑦 2 𝑑𝑦 1+𝑥 2
a)𝑑𝑥 = 1+𝑥 2 b)𝑑𝑥 = 1+𝑦 2
𝑑𝑦 1−𝑦 2
c)𝑑𝑥 = 1−𝑥 2 d) (1 + 𝑥 2 )𝑑𝑦 + (1 + 𝑦 2 )𝑑𝑥 = 0

47. The general solution of 𝑒 𝑥 cos 𝑦 𝑑𝑥 − 𝑒 𝑥 sin 𝑦 𝑑𝑦 = 0 is

a)𝑒 𝑥 (sin 𝑦 + cos 𝑦) = 𝐶 b)𝑒 𝑥 sin 𝑦 = 𝐶
c)𝑒 𝑥 = 𝐶 cos 𝑦 d)𝑒 𝑥 cos 𝑦 = 𝐶

48. The differential equation representing the family of curves 𝑦 2 = 2𝐶(𝑥 + √𝐶) where C is a
positive parameter is of
𝑎) order 1, degree 3 b)order 2, degree 3
c) order 3, degree 3 d)order 4, degree 4

49. The differential equation of all non – vertical lines in a plane is

𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑦 𝑑2 𝑥
a)𝑑𝑥 2 = 0 b)𝑑𝑦 = 0 c)𝑑𝑥 = 0 d)𝑑𝑦 2 = 0

50. A curve having the condition that the slope of the tangent at some point is two times the slope of
the straight line joining the same point to the origin of coordinates is a/an
a)circle b)ellipse c)parabola d)hyperbola

51. The area bounded by the curve 𝑥𝑦 = 16, x – axis and the times 𝑥 = 4, 𝑥 = 8 is (in sq units)
𝑎)2 log 2 16 b)16 log 𝑒 2 c)log 𝑒 4 d)log 𝑒 16

52. The area of the region bounded by the curve 𝑦 2 = 2𝑦 − 𝑥 and y – axis is (in sq units)
1 2 4 5
a)3 b)3 c)3 d)3

𝜋
53. The area enclosed by the curve 𝑦 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛3 𝑥 between 𝑥 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 = is (in sq units)
2
1 2 1
a)0 b)2 c)3 d)6

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54. Area bounded by the curve 𝑦 2 = 𝑥, 𝑦 = 0, 𝑥 = 1, 𝑥 = 4 is (in sq units)
28 3 8 4
𝑎) b)28 c)3 d)3
3

𝜋
55. The line 𝑥 = divides the area of the region bounded by 𝑦 = sin 𝑥 , 𝑦 = cos 𝑥 and x – axis
4
𝜋
(0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2 ) into two regions of areas 𝐴1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴2 . Then 𝐴1 : 𝐴2 =
a) 4: 1 b) 3: 1 c)2: 1 d)1: 1

56. The area bounded by the curve 𝑦 = |sin 𝑥|, x – axis and the lines |𝑥| = 𝜋 is (in sq units)
a)2 b) 1 c)4 d)𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒

57. The area bounded by the lines 𝑦 = 𝑥, 𝑥 = −1, 𝑥 = 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 x – axis is

5 3 1
a)2 b)2 c)2 d) 𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒

58. The area bounded between the parabola 𝑦 2 = 4𝑥 and the line 𝑦 = 2𝑥 − 4 is (in sq units)
17 19
𝑎) b) 3 c)9 d)15
3

59. The area of the region bounded by the parabola 𝑦 2 = 8𝑥 and the line 𝑦 = 2𝑥 is (in sq units)
32 16 8 4
a) 3 b) 3 c)3 d)3

60. The area of the region bounded by the 𝑥 2 = 4𝑦 and the straight line 𝑥 = 4𝑦 − 2 is (in sq units)
3 5 7 9
a) 8 b)8 c) 8 d)8

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 M – 16 : VECTORS

1. The unit vector in the direction of the sum of the vectors 𝑎⃗ = 2𝑖 − 𝑗 + 2𝑘 and 𝑏⃗⃗ = −𝑖 + 𝑗 + 3𝑘 is
1 5 1 5 1 5 5
a) 𝑖 + 𝑗 b) 𝑖 + 𝑘 c) − 𝑖− 𝑘 d) 𝑘
√26 √26 √26 √26 √26 √26 √26

2. The position vector of a point R which divides the line joining the two points P and Q with
𝑂𝑃 = 2𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑂𝑄
position vectors ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = 𝑎⃗ − 2𝑏⃗⃗, respectively in the ratio 1:2 externally is
5𝑎⃗⃗
𝑎)3𝑎⃗ + 4𝑏⃗⃗ b)3𝑎⃗ − 4𝑏⃗⃗ c)4𝑎⃗ − 3𝑏⃗⃗ d) 3

3. If the points represented by the position vectors – 𝑖 − 𝑗 + 2𝑘, 2𝑖 + 𝑚𝑗 + 5𝑘 and 3𝑖 + 11𝑗 + 6𝑘 are
collinear, then the value of m is
a)5 b)8 c)7 d)6
𝜋 𝜋
4. A vector of magnitude 3√2 units which makes an angle of 4 𝑎𝑛𝑑 with y and z – axes
2
respectively is
1 1 1
a)𝑖 + 𝑗 b) 𝑖 + 𝑗 c)± (𝑖 + 𝑗) d)±3𝑖 + 3𝑗
√2 √2 √2

5. A unit vector of magnitude 10√3 that are perpendicular to the plane of 𝑖 + 2𝑗 + 𝑘 and – 𝑖 + 3𝑗 +
4𝑘 is
a)10(𝑖 − 𝑗 + 𝑘) b)10(𝑖 + 𝑗 + 𝑘) c)10(𝑖 − 𝑗) d)10(𝑖 − 𝑘)

6. The angle between the vectors 𝑖 − 𝑗 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑗 − 𝑘 is

𝜋 2𝜋 𝜋 5𝜋
a) 3 b) 3 c)− 3 d) 6

7. If 𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶, 𝐷 are the points with position vectors 𝑖 + 𝑗 − 𝑘, 2𝑖 − 𝑗 + 3𝑘, 2𝑖 − 3𝑘 , 3𝑖 − 2𝑗 + 𝑘

respectively then the projection of ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐴𝐵 along ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐶𝐷 is
1
𝑎)21 b) c) √21 d)√14
√21

8. If 𝑎⃗ = 𝑖 + 𝑗 + 𝑘 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ = 𝑗 − 𝑘 then a vector 𝑐⃗ such that 𝑎⃗ × 𝑐⃗ = 𝑏⃗⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎⃗ ∙ 𝑐⃗ = 3 is

1 1 1
a)5𝑖 + 2𝑗 + 2𝑘 b)3 (5𝑖 + 𝑗 + 𝑘) c)3 (5𝑖 + 2𝑗 + 2𝑘) d)3 (5𝑖 + 2𝑗 − 𝑘)

9. The value of 𝜆 such that the vectors 𝑎⃗ = 2𝑖 + 𝜆𝑗 + 𝑘 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ = 𝑖 + 2𝑗 + 3𝑘 are orthogonal is
3 5
a)0 b)1 c)2 d)− 2

10. For any vector 𝑎⃗ , (𝑎⃗ × 𝑖)2 + (𝑎⃗ × 𝑗)2 + (𝑎⃗ × 𝑘)2 =
a)𝑎⃗2 b)3𝑎⃗2 c)4𝑎⃗2 d)2𝑎⃗2

11. If |𝑎⃗| = 4 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 3 ≤ 𝜆 ≤ 2 then the range of |𝜆𝑎⃗| is

a) [0,8] b) [−12,8] c) [0,12] d)[8,12]
2 2
12. If |𝑎⃗ × 𝑏⃗⃗| + |𝑎⃗ ∙ 𝑏⃗⃗| = 225 𝑎𝑛𝑑 |𝑏⃗⃗| = 5 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 |𝑎⃗| =
a)45 b)√45 c)±3 d)3

13. Which of the following statement is /are false?

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 𝑎)If|𝑎⃗| = |𝑏⃗⃗|then it implies 𝑎⃗ ≠ ±𝑏⃗⃗
b)If |𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗| = |𝑎⃗ − 𝑏⃗⃗| then the vectors 𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ are parallel
c)If 𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ are adjacent sides of a rhombus, then 𝑎⃗ ∙ 𝑏⃗⃗ = 0
d)both (b) and (c)

14. If 𝑎⃗ is any non – zero vector then (𝑎⃗ ∙ 𝑖)𝑖 + (𝑎⃗ ∙ 𝑗)𝐽 + (𝑎⃗ ∙ 𝑘)𝑘 =
a)0 b)𝑎⃗ c)2𝑎⃗ d)𝑎⃗2
1
15. The value of k for which |𝑘𝑎⃗| < |𝑎⃗| 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑘𝑎⃗ + 2 𝑎⃗ is parallel to 𝑎⃗ holds if
1
a)𝑘 ∈ (−1,1) b) 𝑘 ∈ (−1,1) − {− 2} c) 𝑘 ∈ [−1,1] d)𝑘 ∈ 𝑅

16. The vectors 𝑎⃗ = 3𝑖 − 2𝑗 + 2𝑘 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ = −𝑖 − 2𝑘 are the adjacent sides of a parallelogram. The
acute angle between its diagonal is
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
𝑎) 4 b)3 c) 2 d)6

17. If 𝑟⃗ ∙ 𝑎⃗ = 0, 𝑟⃗ ∙ 𝑏⃗⃗ = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟⃗ ∙ 𝑐⃗ = 0 for some non – zero vector 𝑟⃗ then the value of 𝑎⃗ ∙ (𝑏⃗⃗ × 𝑐⃗) =

a) 1 b)𝑟⃗ c) 0 d)none of these

18. The number of vectors of unit length perpendicular to the vectors 𝑎⃗ = 2𝑖 +

𝑗 + 2𝑘 and𝑏⃗⃗ = 𝑗 + 𝑘 is
𝑎)1 b)2 c)3 d)infinite

19. The vectors 𝜆𝑖 + 𝑗 + 2𝑘, 𝑖 + 𝜆𝑗 − 𝑘 𝑎𝑛𝑑 2𝑖 − 𝑗 + 𝜆𝑘 are coplanar if

𝑎)𝜆 = −2 b)𝜆 = 0 c)𝜆 = 1 d)𝜆 = −1

20. If 𝑎⃗ , 𝑏⃗⃗, 𝑐⃗ are three vectors such that 𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗ + 𝑐⃗ = 0 and |𝑎⃗| = 2, |𝑏⃗⃗| = 3, |𝑐⃗| = 5 then 𝑎⃗ ∙ 𝑏⃗⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗ ∙
𝑐⃗ + 𝑐⃗ ∙ 𝑎⃗ =
a)0 b)1 c)−19 d)38

21. A vector equally inclined to axes is

a)𝑖 − 𝑗 − 𝑘 b)𝑖 − 𝑗 − 𝑘 c)−𝑖 + 𝑗 − 𝑘 d)𝑖 + 𝑗 + 𝑘

22. The value of p such that (𝑖 + 𝑗 − 𝑘)𝑝 is a unit vector is

1 1 1 1
𝑎) b)± c)3 d)± 3
√3 √3

23. In the given figure, which of the vectors are collinear?

a)𝑎⃗ , 𝑐⃗, 𝑑⃗ b)𝑏⃗⃗ , 𝑐⃗, 𝑑⃗
c) 𝑎⃗ , 𝑏⃗⃗ d)𝑎⃗ , 𝑑⃗

24. The value of 2𝜆 if the projection of 𝑎⃗ = 𝜆𝑖 + 𝑗 + 4𝑘 𝑜𝑛 𝑏⃗⃗ = 2𝑖 + 6𝑗 + 3𝑘 is 4 units is

a)5 b)6 c)3 d)10

25. If two vectors 𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ are such that |𝑎⃗| = 2, |𝑏⃗⃗| = 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎⃗ ∙ 𝑏⃗⃗ = 1 then the value

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 of (3𝑎⃗ − 5𝑏⃗⃗) ∙ (2𝑎⃗ + 7𝑏⃗⃗ ) =
a)0 b)70 c)35 d)16

1 2
26. If 𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ are two unit vectors and 𝜃 is angle between them, then 2 (𝑎⃗ − 𝑏⃗⃗ ) =
𝜃 𝜃 𝜃 𝜃
a)2𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 2 b)2𝑠𝑖𝑛2 2 c)√2𝑠𝑖𝑛 2 d) √2𝑐𝑜𝑠 2

⃗⃗ is
27. The value of 𝜆 if (2𝑖 + 6𝑗 + 14𝑘) × (𝑖 − 𝜆𝑗 + 7𝑘) = 0
𝑎) − 3 b) 3 c)6 d)4

28. The value of (𝑖 × 𝑗) ∙ 𝑘 + (𝑘 × 𝑗) ∙ 𝑖 =

a)2 b)0 c)1 d)𝑗

29. The area of the parallelogram having diagonals 3𝑖 + 𝑗 − 2𝑘 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖 − 3𝑗 + 4𝑘 is (in sq units)
a)5√3 b)√3 c)10√3 d)2√3

30. In the given figure, which of the following is not true?

⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ + 𝐵𝐶
a)𝐴𝐵 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ + 𝐶𝐴
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = ⃗0⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ + 𝐵𝐶
b)𝐴𝐵 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ − 𝐴𝐶
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = ⃗0⃗
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ + 𝐵𝐶
c)𝐴𝐵 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ − 𝐶𝐴
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = ⃗0⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ − 𝐶𝐵
d)𝐴𝐵 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ + 𝐶𝐴
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = ⃗0⃗

31. If 𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ are two collinear vectors then which of the following are incorrect?
a)𝑏⃗⃗ = 𝜆𝑎⃗ for some scalar 𝜆
b)𝑎⃗ = ±𝑏⃗⃗
c)the respective components of 𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ are proportional
d) both the vectors 𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ have same direction but different magnitudes

32. If 𝑎⃗ is a non – zero vector of magnitude a and 𝜆 is a non zero scalar, then 𝜆𝑎⃗ is unit vector if
1
a)𝜆 = 1 b)𝜆 = −1 c) 𝑎 = |𝜆| d)𝑎 = |𝜆|

33. A unit vector in XY – plane making an angle of 30° with the positive direction of x – axis is
√3 1 √3 1 √3 1
𝑎) 𝑖 + 2𝑗 b) √3𝑖 + 𝑗 c) − 𝑖 + 2𝑗 d) 2 𝑖 − 2 𝑗
2 2

34. A girl walks 4 km towards west, then she walks 3 km in a direction 30° east of north and stops.
The vector representation of the girl’s displacement from the initial point of departure is
3 3√3 5 3√3 1 3√3 5 3√3
a)2 𝑖 + 𝑗 b)− 2 𝑖 + 𝑗 c)2 𝑖 + 𝑗 d)2 𝑖 + 𝑗
2 2 2 2

35. A vector of magnitude 5 units and parallel to the resultant of the vectors
𝑎⃗ = 2𝑖 + 3𝑗 − 𝑘 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ = 𝑖 − 2𝑗 + 𝑘
3𝑖+𝑗 5
a)3𝑖 + 𝑗 b) c) (3𝑖 + 𝑗) d)5(3𝑖 + 𝑗)
√10 √10

36. If 𝜃 is the angle between two vectors 𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ then 𝑎⃗ ∙ 𝑏⃗⃗ ≥ 0 only when
𝜋 𝜋
𝑎)0 < 𝜃 < 2 b)0 ≤ 𝜃 ≤ 2 c)0 < 𝜃 < 𝜋 d) 0 ≤ 𝜃 ≤ 𝜋

37. Let 𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ be two unit vectors and 𝜃 is the angle between them. Then 𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗ is a unit vector if

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 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 2𝜋
a)𝜃 = b)𝜃 = c)𝜃 = d)𝜃 =
4 3 2 3

38. The vectors ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗

𝐴𝐵 = 3𝑖 + 4𝑘 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐴𝐶 = 5𝑖 − 2𝑗 + 4𝑘 are the sides of a ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶.Then the length of
the median through A is
a)12 b)√33 c)√32 d)3

39. If G is the centroid of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, then ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗

𝐺𝐴 + ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐺𝐵 + ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐺𝐶 =
1
𝑎)0 ⃗
b)0⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ + 𝑂𝐵
c)3 (𝑂𝐴 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ + 𝑂𝐶
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ) ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ + 𝑂𝐵
d)𝑂𝐴 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ + 𝑂𝐶
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗

40. If 𝑎⃗ = 2𝑖 + 3𝑗 − 𝑘 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ = 3𝑖 − 𝑗 + 2𝑘 then a vector of magnitude √30 units in the opposite
director of 𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗ is
a) √30(5𝑖 + 2𝑗 + 𝑘) b) −√30(5𝑖 + 2𝑗 + 𝑘)
c)5𝑖 + 2𝑗 + 𝑘 d)−5𝑖 − 2𝑗 − 𝑘

41. Let 𝑎⃗ , 𝑏⃗⃗, 𝑐⃗ be vectors of lengths 3,4,5 respectively and each one of them being perpendicular to
the sum of the other two, then |𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗ + 𝑐⃗| =
a)50 b) 5√2 c)5 d)25

42. If 𝑢 ⃗⃗⃗ are three non – coplanar vectors, then

⃗⃗ , 𝑣⃗, 𝑤 (𝑢
⃗⃗ + 𝑣⃗ − 𝑤
⃗⃗⃗) ∙
[(𝑢⃗⃗ + 𝑣⃗) × (𝑣⃗ − 𝑤 ⃗⃗⃗)] =
a)0 ⃗⃗ , 𝑣⃗, 𝑤
b)[𝑢 ⃗⃗⃗] ⃗⃗ , 𝑣⃗, 𝑤
c)2[𝑢 ⃗⃗⃗] d)none of these

43. If the triangle with vertices at 2𝑖 + 𝑗 , 2𝑗 + 𝑘, 𝑚𝑘 + 𝑗 has centroid at 𝑖 + 𝑗 + 𝑘 then 𝑚 =

𝑎)1 b)−1 c)2 d)3

44. If 𝑎⃗ ⊥ 𝑏⃗⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗) ⊥ (𝑎⃗ + 𝑚𝑏⃗⃗) then 𝑚 =

|𝑎⃗⃗|2
a)−1 b)1 c)0 d)− 2
⃗⃗|
|𝑏

45. If |𝑎⃗| = 2, |𝑏⃗⃗| = 7 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎⃗ × 𝑏⃗⃗ = 3𝑖 + 2𝑗 + 6𝑘 then the angle between 𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ is
𝜋 𝜋 5𝜋
a) 6 b)3 c) d)both (a) and (c)
6

46. ∑ 𝑎⃗ × (𝑏⃗⃗ + 𝑐⃗) =

a)0 b)𝑎⃗ × 𝑏⃗⃗ c)𝑎⃗ ∙ (𝑏⃗⃗ + 𝑐⃗) d) ⃗0⃗

47. If 𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗ + 𝑐⃗ = ⃗0⃗ then

a)𝑎⃗ × 𝑏⃗⃗ = 𝑏⃗⃗ × 𝑐⃗ = 𝑐⃗ × 𝑎⃗ b)𝑎⃗ × 𝑏⃗⃗ ≠ 𝑏⃗⃗ × 𝑐⃗ ≠ 𝑐⃗ × 𝑎⃗
c)𝑎⃗ ∙ 𝑏⃗⃗ = 𝑏⃗⃗ ∙ 𝑐⃗ = 𝑐⃗ ∙ 𝑎⃗ d)none of these

48. If |𝑎⃗| = 3, |𝑏⃗⃗| = 5, |𝑐⃗| = 7 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗ + 𝑐⃗ = ⃗0⃗ then the angle between 𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ 𝑖𝑠
𝑎) 120° b)60° c) 30° d)45°

49. The area of the triangle formed by the points (1, −1,2), (2,1, −1)𝑎𝑛𝑑 (3, −1,2) is (in sq units)
√13 √50
a)√52 b) c)√13 d)
2 2
50. If 𝑎⃗ × 𝑏⃗⃗ = 𝑐⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ × 𝑐⃗ = 𝑎⃗ then which of the following is true?
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 a)𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ are orthogonal and they are not orthogonal to 𝑐⃗
b)𝑎⃗, 𝑏⃗⃗, 𝑐⃗ are mutually orthogonal unit vectors
c)𝑎⃗, 𝑏⃗⃗, 𝑐⃗ are mutually orthogonal and 𝑏⃗⃗ is a unit vector
d)𝑎⃗, 𝑏⃗⃗, 𝑐⃗ are mutually orthogonal and 𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐⃗ are unit vectors

51. If |𝑎⃗| = 15, |𝑏⃗⃗| = 12 𝑎𝑛𝑑 |𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗| = 20 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 |𝑎⃗ − 𝑏⃗⃗| =
𝑎)√338 b)338 c)769 d)√769

52. If 𝑎⃗ = 𝑗 + √3𝑘 , 𝑏⃗⃗ = −𝑗 + √3𝑘 , 𝑐⃗ = 2√3𝑘 from a triangle then the internal angle of the triangle
between 𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ is
a)60° b)120° c)30° d)90°

53. The area of the parallelogram with 𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ as adjacent sides is 20 sq units. Then the area of the
parallelogram having 7𝑎⃗ + 5𝑏⃗⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 8𝑎⃗ + 11𝑏⃗⃗ as adjacent sides is (in sq units)
a)2960 b)740 c)1340 d)3400

54. If 𝑎⃗ ∙ 𝑖 = 𝑎⃗ ∙ (𝑖 + 𝑗) = 𝑎⃗ ∙ (𝑖 + 𝑗 + 𝑘) = 1, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑎⃗ =
𝑎)𝑖 − 𝑘 b)𝑖 + 𝑗 c)𝑖 + 𝑗 − 𝑘 d) 𝑖

55. If 𝑎⃗ + 2𝑏⃗⃗ + 3𝑐⃗ = ⃗0⃗, then 𝑎⃗ × 𝑏⃗⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗ × 𝑐⃗ + 𝑐⃗ × 𝑎⃗ =

a) 2(𝑏⃗⃗ × 𝑐⃗) b) 3(𝑐⃗ × 𝑎⃗) c)6(𝑏⃗⃗ × 𝑐⃗) d)both (b) and (c)

56. If 𝑎⃗, 𝑏⃗⃗, 𝑐⃗ are three non coplanar vectors and vectors 4𝑎⃗ − 2𝑏⃗⃗ − 𝜆𝑐⃗ , −2𝑎⃗ + 4𝑏⃗⃗ − 2 𝑐⃗ and −2𝑎⃗ −
2𝑏⃗⃗ + 4 𝑐⃗ are coplanar then 𝜆 =
a)1 b)2 c)3 d) 0

⃗⃗×𝑐⃗)
𝑎⃗⃗∙(𝑏 ⃗⃗∙(𝑎⃗⃗×𝑐⃗)
𝑏
57. If 𝑎⃗, 𝑏⃗⃗, 𝑐⃗ are three non coplanar vectors then the value of 𝑐⃗∙(𝑎⃗⃗×𝑏⃗⃗) + 𝑐⃗∙(𝑎⃗⃗×𝑏⃗⃗) =
a)2 b)0 c)−1 d)−2

58. If 𝑎⃗ = 2𝑏⃗⃗ + 3 𝑐⃗ then the scalar triple product of the vectors

𝑎⃗ − 9𝑏⃗⃗ + 5𝑐⃗ , 5𝑎⃗ + 3𝑏⃗⃗ − 9𝑐⃗, 𝑎⃗ + 5𝑏⃗⃗ − 𝑐⃗ is
𝑎)188 b)116 c)100 d)0

59. If 3𝑖 − 11𝑗 + 12𝑘 𝑎𝑛𝑑 5𝑖 + 11𝑗 − 12√2𝑘 are the adjacent sides of a parallelogram then the
angle between its diagonals is
a)30° b)45° c)60° d)90°

60. Let 𝑎⃗ = 2𝑖 + 2𝑗 − 𝑘 , 𝑏⃗⃗ = 4𝑖 − 2𝑗 + 4𝑘. Then the areas of the triangles formed by 𝑎⃗ with 𝑎⃗ ×
𝑏⃗⃗and𝑏⃗⃗with𝑎⃗ × 𝑏⃗⃗ are in the ratio is
a) 1: 4 b)1: 3 c) 1: 2 d)1: √2

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1. The points (6,-1,2) , (5,2,4) and (8,-7,k) are collinear ,then k =
a) 2 b) 3 c) -2 d) 1

2. If 𝐴(1, −2,3), 𝐵(2,3, −4) 𝑎𝑛𝑑𝐶(0, −7,10) are collinear then C divides AB in the ratio
a)1: 2 internally b)1: 2 externally c)2: 1 internally d)2: 1 externally

3. If two vertices and centroid of a triangle are respectively (3,2,-1) ,(2,-2,5)and (2,1,1) then the
third vertex is
𝑎)(3,4,5) b)(2,4,1) c) (2,3,4) d) (1,3, −1)

x − 3 y − 2 z −1
4. The line = = is
3 1 0
a) parallel to x-axis b) parallel to y-axis
c) parallel to z-axis d) perpendicular to z-axis

→
5. The distance between the line r = (2i − 2 j + 3k ) +  (i − j + 4k ) and the plane
→
r .(i + 5 j + k ) = 5 is
10
a) 10/3 b) 3/10 c) d) 10/9
3 3
𝑥−3 𝑦−1 𝑧+4
6. The angle between the line = = and the plane x+ y + z + 5 = 0 is
2 1 −2
2 −1 1 𝜋 1
a) sin−1 b) sin c) 4 d) sin−1 (3√3)
√3 √3

7. If the foot of the perpendicular from (0,0,0)𝑡𝑜the plane is (1,2,3). Then the equation of the
plane is
a) 2 x + y + 3 z = 14 b) x + 2 y + 3 z = 14 c) x + 2 y + 3 z + 14= 0 d) x + 2 y − 3 z = 14

8. The equation of a line of intersection of planes 4x + 4y – 5z = 12 and8x + 12y – 13z=32 can be

written as
𝑥−1 𝑦+2 𝑧 𝑥−1 𝑦−2 𝑧 𝑥 𝑦+1 𝑧−2 𝑥 𝑦 𝑧−2
a) = = b) = = c) 2 = = d) 2 = 3 =
2 −3 4 2 −3 4 3 4 4

9. If the distance of the point (1,1,1) from the origin is half its distance from the plane x+y+z+k =
0 , then k =
a) ± 3 b) ± 6 c) -3 , 9 d) 3 , -9

x −1 y +1 z −1 x −3 y −k z
10. If the lines = = and = = intersect , then k =
2 3 4 1 2 1
2 9
a) b) c) -1 d) 0
9 2

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11. Equation of the plane passing through the midpoint of the line segment ofjoin of the points
P(1,2,3) and Q(3,4,5) and perpendicular to it is
a)x + y + z =9 b) x + y + z = - 9 c) 2x + 3y + 4z = 9 d) 2x + 3y + 4z = -9

12. The area of the triangle formed by the plane 2x+3y+6z+9 = 0 with y-axis , z-axis
is( in sq.units)
a) 4/9 b) 9/4 c) 9 d) 9/2

13. The Cartesian equation of the line which passes through the point(-2,4,-5) and parallel
x +3 y −4 z +8
to the line given by = = is
3 5 6
x+2 y −4 z+5 x +2 y +4 z −5
a) = = b) = =
3 5 6 2 4 6
x +3 y −4 z +8
c) = = d) None of these
3 5 6
14. If the projection of a line segment PQ on the coordinate axes are 2,3,6 the its
direction cosines are
2 3 6 −2 3 6 −2 −3 6 2 −3 −6
a) , , b) , , c) , , d) , ,
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

x−2 y −3 z−4 x −1 y − 4 z − 5
15. The lines = = and = = are coplanar if
1 1 −k k 2 1
a) k = 1 or -1 b) k = 0 or -3 c) k = 3 or -3 d) k = 0 or -1

16. Equation of the plane through the points(3,-1,2) and (2,1,3) and parallel to x-axis is
a)y + 2z +5=0 b)x + y-5=0 c)y-2z + 5=0 d)2x + y-5=0

17. The direction ratios of a line are 1,-1,0 then the angle of inclination of the line with y-axis is
3 −  −
a) b) c) d)
4 4 3 6

x − 2 y −1 z + 2
18. Let the line = = lies in the plane x+3y - αz + β = 0.Then (α,β)=
3 −5 2
a) (6,-17) b) (-6,7) c) (5,-15) d)(-5,5)

x −1 y +1 z − 3
19. Let L: = = and π: x-2y-z = 0 . Then
3 2 −1
a) L is perpendicular to π b) L lies on π
c) L is parallel to π , but do not lie on π d) L and π intersect and not perpendicular to each other

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 x −1 y − 3 z +1
20. The equation of the plane containing the line = = and the point (0,-1,2)is
2 −1 2
a)x-2y-2z+2= 0 b)2x+2y-z+4= 0 c)5x-8y-9z+10= 0 d)x+y-2= 0

21. Equation of the plane passing through the line of intersection of the planes 3x-y=0 and 2z+y=0
and perpendicular to the plane 3x+4y-z-8= 0 is
a)x-2y-5z= 0 b)x-y-z= 0 c)2x-y+2z= 0 d)6x-7y-10z= 0

x −1 y − 2 z − 3 x−2 y −4 z −5
22. Shortest distance between the lines = = and = =
2 3 4 3 4 5
is
1 1 1 1
a) b) c) d)
6 6 3 3

23. Equation of the plane passing through (1,2,3) and having direction cosines of its
normal l, m, n is
x −1 y − 2 z − 3 lx my nz
a)lx + my +nz =1+2m+3n b) + + = 0 c)lx + my + nz = 14 d) + + =0
l m n 1 2 3

24. Equation of the plane passing through the line of intersection of planes 3x+2y+z-1= 0
and 2x-3y-z+2= 0 parallel to 5x-y = 0 is 3x+2y+z-1+λ(2x-3y-z+2) = 0,then λ=
a)1/2 b)3/2 c)1 d)-1/2

25. A plane meets the coordinate axes at A,B,C such that the centroid of the triangleABC is (a,b,c). If
x y z
the equation of the plane is + + = k , then k=
a b c
a)1 b)2 c)3 d)4

26. The angle between the normals of the planes x-y+z =3 and 3x-2y-z =5 is
2 2  2   2   1 
a) cos −1  
 b) cos −1  
 c) cos −1   d) cos −1  
 21   21   21   21 
x + 2 y −1 z + 8
27. The equation of the plane coplanar with the lines = = and
6 4 −13
x − 2 y −1 z − 8
= = is
2 4 −13
a)13x+4y+19=0 b)13y+4z+19=0 c)13x+4z+19=0 d) 4x+13y-4z-19=0

28. The distance of the point(2,3,-4) from the point of intersection of the line
x −1 y − 2 z +1
= = and the plane 2x+3y-z-20 = 0 is
3 2 1
a) 24 b) 23 c) 21 d) 19

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29. The equation ax+by+c=0 represents a plane perpendicular to
a)yz-plane b)xy-plane c)zx-plane d)ax+by+d=0

30. If the plane has the intercepts (a,b,c) with co-ordinate axes and is at a distance of ‘P’
1 1 1
from the origin then 2 + 2 + 2 =
a b c
1
a)p b)1/p c) 2 d)p2
p
31. Equation of the plane passing through (1,1,1) and (1,-1,-1) and perpendicular to
2x -y+z+5 = 0 is
a) 2x+5y+z-8 = 0 b) x+y-z-1 = 0 c) 2x+5y+z+4 = 0 d)x-y+z-1 = 0

 −7 −4 −1 
32. Image of (1,2,3) w.r.t a plane is  , ,  then which of the following points
 3 3 3
lie on the plane?
a) (-1,1,-1) b)(-1,-1,-1) c) (-1,-1,1) d) (1,1,-1)

x + 2 y −1 z + 8
33. The equation of the plane coplanar with the lines = = and
6 4 −13
x − 2 y −1 z − 8
= = is
2 4 −13
a)13x+4y+19=0 b)13y+4z+19=0 c)13x+4z+19=0 d) 4x+13y-4z-19=0

34. The angle between the planes 2x-y+z= 6 and x+y+2z = 7 is

a)π/3 b)π/6 c)π/4 d)π/2

35. A plane makes intercepts 3 and 4 respectively on z-axis and x-axis. If the plane is
parallel to y-axis then its equation is
a) 3x+4z = 12 b) 3z+4x = 12 c) 3y+4z =12 d) 3z+4y = 1

36. XOZ plane divides the join of (2,3,1) and (6,7,1) in the ratio
a) 3:7 b)2:7 c) -3:7 d) -2:7

37. The plane 3x-4y+5z-2 = 0 meets the co-ordinate axes at A,B,C then the co-ordinates of the
centroid ‘G’ of the ∆ABC is given by
 2 −1 2 
a)(3,-4,5) b)(3,4,5) c)  , ,  d)none
 9 6 15 
38. The equation of plane whose intercepts are three times the intercepts made by the
plane 2x+3y+4z+5 = 0 is
a)6x+9y+12z+15 = 0 b)2x+3y+4z+3 = 0 c)2x+3y+4z+15 = 0 d)-2x-3y-4z+5 = 0

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 →
39. The distance between the lines r = (i + 2 j + 3k ) +  (i − j + k ) and
→
r = (2i − j − k ) +  (i − j + k ) is
a) 13 b) 2 13 c) 3 13 d) 26

40. Intercepts of the plane 3x+4y-5z-4=0 on the coordinate axes are

4 1 −4 4 −4
a) , , b)4,1,-5 c) ,1, d)3,4,-5
3 3 5 3 5

41. A plane is parallel to 𝑦𝑧 – plane so it is perpendicular to

a)x – axis b)y – axis c)z – axis d)none of these

42. The length of the foot of perpendicular drawn from the point 𝑝(3,4,5) on y – axis is
a) 5√2 b) √34 c)√13 d)20

43. If the origin is the centroid of the triangle ABC with vertices are
𝐴(2𝑝, 2,6)𝐵(−4,3𝑞, −10) and 𝐶(8,14,2𝑟) then 𝑝 + 𝑞 + 𝑟 =
16
a)− b) 2 c) 1 d) 8
3

44. The reflection of the point (3, −2, −1) in the 𝑥𝑧 – plane is
a) (3, −2,0) b) (0,0, −1) c)(3,2, −1) d) (3, −2,1)

45. If the end of a diagonal of a square are (1, −2,3), (2, −3,5) then the length of the side is
a)√3 b) √5 c)√13 d) 9

46. The planes 2x-y+4z=5 and 5x-2.5y+10z=6 are

a)perpendicular b)parallel
c)intercept y-axis d)passes through (0,0,5/4)

47. The distance between the planes 2x+3y+4z=4 and 4x+6y+8z=12 is

2
a)2units b)4units c)8units d) units
29

48. The coordinates of the points A,B,C,D are (1,2,3), (4,5,7),(-4,3,-6) and (2,9,2) respectively.
Then the angle between the lines AB and CD is
a)900 b)600 c)450 d)00 or 1800

49. The points (1,2,-3) and (-3,-1,2) w.r.to the plane 2x+y-3z-7=0 lie on
a) opposite sides of the plane b)same side of the plane
c)on the plane d)none of these

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 2 3 6 
50. Distance of the plane r .  i + j − k  =1 from the origin is
7 7 7 
a)1 b)7 c)1/7 d)none of these

51. The distance of the plane passes through (2,3,-1) and at right angles tothe vector 3i-4j+7k from
the origin is
1 13 1 13
a) b) c) d)
74 74 13 14

52. The ratio in which the plane 4x+5y-3z=8 devides the line joining the points(-2,1,5) and (3,3,2) is
a)2:1 b)1:2 c)-2:1 d)3:2

x−2 y−3 z−4

53. The line = = is parallel to the plane
3 4 5
a) 2x+3y+4z = 0 b) 3x+4y+5z = 7 c) 2x+y – 2z = 0 d) x + y+ z = 2

54. The angle between a normal to the plane 2x – 𝑦 + 2𝑧 − 1 = 0 and z- axis is

1 2 2 1
a) cos−1 (3) b) sin−1 (3) c) cos −1 (3) d) sin−1 (3)

2𝑥−1 2−𝑦 𝑧+1

55. If the plane 2 x – 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0 is parallel to the line = = , thenthe value of ‘a’ is
2 2 𝑎
a) 4 b) 2 c) 0 d) −4

56. The XY-plane divides the line joining the points (-1,3,4) and (2,-5,6) in the ratio
a) 2:3 internally b)3:2 internally c) 2:3 externally d) 3:2 externally

57. The reflection of the point (3,6,5) in the YZ-plane is

a) (3,-6,5) b) (-3,6,5) c) (-3,-6,-5) d) (3,6,0)

58. If A(2,-4,3) and B(1,3,-1) are two points ,then the point of intersection of AB
and XY-plane is
a) (1,-7,4) b)(5/2,5/2,0) c) (5/4,5/4,0) d) (5,5,0)

59. If h,k are the perpendicular distance from (1,2,3) to the x-axis,z-axis respectively,thenhk=
a) 65 b) 13 c) 5 d) 65

60. If two vertices of an equilateral triangle are (2,1,5) and (3,2,3) ,then
its third vertex is
a) (1,2,4) b) (4,0,4) c) (0,-4,4) d) (4,4,1)

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 M-18 : PROBABILITY AND LPP
3 1 2
1. A and B are events such that 𝑃(𝐴 ∪ 𝐵) = 4 , 𝑃(𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) = 4 , 𝑃(𝐴′ ) = 3 then 𝑃(𝐴′ ∩ 𝐵) =
5 3 4 5
a)12 b)8 c) 5 d)4

2. Two events A and B have probabilities 0.25 and 0.5 respectively. The probability that both A and
B occur simultaneously is 0.14. Then the probability that neither A nor B occurs is
𝑎)0.39 b)0.25 c)0.11 d) 0.12
4 3
3. The probability that A speaks truth is 5, B speaks truth is 4. The probability that they contradict
each other is
7 1 3 4
a)20 b)5 c)20 d)5

1 1 1
4. Let A and B two events such that 𝑃(𝐴 ̅̅̅̅̅̅̅
∪ 𝐵 ) = 6 , 𝑃(𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) = 4 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑃(𝐴̅) = 4. Then the events
A and B are
a)equally likely but not independent b)equally likely and mutually exclusive
c)mutually exclusive and independent d)independent but not equally likely
1
5. The probability of India winning a test match against west indies is 2. Assuming independence
from match to match the probability that in a 5 match series India’s second win occurs at third test
is
1 1 1 2
a)8 b)4 c)2 d)3

6. Three distinct numbers are chosen randomly from the first 100 natural numbers. Then the
probability that all the three of them are divisible by both 2 and 3 is
4 4 4 4
a)25 b)35 c)33 d)1155

7. A die is thrown. Let A be the event that number obtained is greater than 3. Let B be the event that
the number obtained is less than 5. Then 𝑃(𝐴 ∪ 𝐵) =
2 3
𝑎) 5 b) 5 c) 0 d)1

8. Let A and B be two events such that 𝑃(𝐴) = 0.6, 𝑃(𝐵) = 0.2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑃(𝐴|𝐵) = 0.5 then
𝑃(𝐴′|𝐵′) =
1 3 3 6
a)10 b)10 c)8 d)7

2 3 1
9. If 𝑃(𝐴) = 5 , 𝑃(𝐵) = 10 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑃(𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) = 5 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑃(𝐴′|𝐵′)𝑃(𝐵′|𝐴′) =
5 5 25
a)6 b)7 c)42 d)1

10. A and B are events such that 𝑃(𝐴) = 0.4, 𝑃(𝐵) = 0.3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑃(𝐴 ∪ 𝐵) = 0.5 then 𝑃(𝐵 ′ ∩ 𝐴) =
2 1 3 1
a)3 b)2 c)10 d)5

11. If A and B are two events such that 𝑃(𝐴) > 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑃(𝐵) ≠ 1 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑃(𝐴′|𝐵′) =
1−𝑃(𝐴∪𝐵) 𝑃(𝐴′ )
a) 1 − 𝑃(𝐴|𝐵) b) 1 − 𝑃(𝐴′|𝐵) c) d)𝑃(𝐵′ )
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12. Three persons A, B and C fire at a target, inturn starting with A. Their probability of hitting the
target are 0.4, 0.3 and 0.2 respectively. The probability of two hits is
a)0.024 b)0.188 c)0.336 d)0.452

13. Two events E and F are independent. If 𝑃(𝐸) = 0.3, 𝑃(𝐸 ∪ 𝐹) = 0.5 then 𝑃(𝐸|𝐹) − 𝑃(𝐹|𝐸) =
2 3 1 1
𝑎) 7 b)35 c)70 d)7

14. A bag contains 5 red and 3 blue balls. If 3 balls are drawn at random without replacement the
probability of getting exactly one red ball is
45 135 15 15
a)196 b)392 c)56 d)29

15. Assume that in a family each child is equally likely to be a boy or girl. A family with three
children is chosen at random. The probability that the eldest child is girl given that the family has
atleast one girl is
1 1 2 4
a)2 b)3 c)3 d)7

16. A die is thrown and a card is selected at random from a deck of 52 playing cards. The probability
of getting an even number on the die and a spade card is
1 1 1 3
𝑎) 2 b)4 c)8 d)4

17. A flash light has 8 batteries out of which 3 are dead. If two batteries are selected without
replacement and tested the probability that both are dead is
33 9 1 3
a) 56 b)64 c)14 d) 28

18. Eight coins are tossed together. The probability of getting exactly 3 heads is
1 7 5 3
𝑎) 256 b)32 c)32 d)32

19. Two dice are thrown. If it is known that the sum of numbers on the dice was less than 6, the
probability of getting a sum 3 is
1 5 1 2
𝑎) 18 b)18 c)5 d)5

20. Which one is not a requirement of a binomial distribution is

a)There are 2 outcomes of each trial.
b)there is a fixed number of trials.
c)The outcomes must be dependent on each other
d) The probability of success must be the same for all the trials

21. The probability of guessing correctly atleast 8 out of 10 answers on a true – false type
examination is
7 7 45 7
a)64 b)128 c)1024 d)4

22. The probability distribution of a discrete random variable X is given below

Then the value of k is
𝑎)8 b)16 c)32 d)48

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23. For the following probability distribution
Then 𝐸(𝑋) =
a)0 b)−1 c) −2 d)−1.8

24. For the following probability distribution

Then 𝐸(𝑋 2 ) =
a)3 b)5 c)7 d)10

25. In a college 30 students fail in physics, 25 fail in Mathematics and 10 fail in both one student is
chosen at random. The probability that she fails in physics, if she has failed in Mathematics is
1 2 9 1
a)10 b)5 c)20 d)3

1 1
26. A and B are two students. Their chances of solving a problem correctly are 3 & 4 respectively.
1
If the probability of their making a common error is 20 and they obtain the same answer then
the probability of their answer to be correct is
1 1 13 10
a)12 b)40 c)120 d) 13

27. A box has 100 pens of which 10 are defective. What is probability that out of a sample of 5 pens
drawn one by one with replacement atmost one is defective?
9 1 9 4 1 9 5 9 5 1 9 4
𝑎) 10 b) 2 (10) c)2 (10) d)(10) + 2 (10)

28. If A and B are any two events such that 𝑃(𝐴) + 𝑃(𝐵) − 𝑃(𝐴 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵) = 𝑃(𝐴) then
a)𝑃(𝐵|𝐴) = 1 b)𝑃(𝐴|𝐵) = 1 c)𝑃(𝐵|𝐴) = 0 d)𝑃(𝐴|𝐵) = 0

29. Out of 30 consecutive numbers, 2 are chosen at random. The probability that their sum is odd is
14 16 15 10
a)29 b)29 c)29 d)29

30. The probability of choosing a number divisible by 6 and 8 among 1 to 90 is

1 1 1 23
a)6 b)90 c)30 d)90

31. A dice is tossed 10 times. Getting an even number is considered as success. Then the variance of
distribution of number of success is
5 4 2 8
a)2 b)5 c)5 d) 3

32. Five horses in a race. Mr.A selects two of the horses at random and bets on them. The Probability
that Mr.A selected the winning horse is
3 1 2 4
a)5 b)5 c)5 d)5

33. The mean and variance of a binomial distribution are 4 and 2 respectively. Then the probability
of 2 success is
37 219 128 28
𝑎) 256 b) 256 c) 256 d)256

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34. A and B are mutually exclusive events with 𝑃(𝐴) = 2 𝑃(𝐵) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴 ∪ 𝐵 = 𝑆, the sample space
then 𝑃(𝐴) =
2 1 1 3
a)3 b)3 c)4 d)4

35. Two dice are thrown at a time and the sum of the numbers on them is 6. The probability of
getting the number 4 on anyone of the dice is
2 1 2 1
a)5 b)5 c)3 d)3

36. A fair coin is tossed repeatedly. If the tail appears on the first 4 tosses then the probability that the
head appearing on the fifth toss equals
1 1 31 1
𝑎) 2 b)32 c)32 d)5

37. An unbiased coin is tossed a fixed number of times. If the probability of getting 4 heads equals
the probability of getting 7 heads, then the probability of getting 2 heads is
45 55 55 27
a)1024 b)1024 c)2048 d)1024

38. Two vertices of a hexagon are selected at random then the probability that they are the end points
of a diagonal is
3 1 2 9
a)5 b)2 c)7 d)25

39. A bag contains 4 copper coins, 3 silver coins and the second bag contains 6 copper and 2 silver
coins. A coin is taken out from any one bag, the probability that it is copper coin is
4 3 3 37
𝑎) 7 b)4 c)7 d)56

40. A six faced die is so biased that it is twice as likely to shown even number as an odd number
when thrown. It is thrown twice. The probability that the sum of two numbers thrown is even is
1 1 1 5
a) 12 b) 6 c)3 d)9

41. A bag contains 3 white and 2 red balls. If two balls are drawn one by one without replacement
then the probability of drawing a red ball in the second drawn is
2 6 2 3
a)25 b)25 c)5 d)5

42. Three different numbers are selected at random from the set {1,2,..,10}. The probability that the
product of two of them is equal to the third is
1 1 1 1
a)40 b)240 c)60 d)120

43. Corner points of feasible region for an LPP are (0,2), (3,0), (6,0), (6,8) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (0,5). Let 𝐹 = 4𝑥 +
6𝑦 be the objective function. The minimum value of F occurs at
𝑎)(0,2) only
b)(3,0) only
c)the mid point of the line segment joining the points (0,2) and (3,0) only
d)any point on the line segment joining the points (0,2) and (3,0)

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44. The feasible solution for a LPP in the following figure.
Let 𝑍 = 3𝑥 − 4𝑦 be the objective function. Maximum of Z occurs at
a)(5,0) b)(6,5)
c)(6,8) d)(4,10)

45. The region represented by the inequations2𝑥 + 3𝑦 ≤ 18, 𝑥 + 𝑦 ≥ 10, 𝑥 ≥ 0, 𝑦 ≥ 0 is

a)unbounded b)a polygon c)bounded region d)null region

46. The probability that a person is not a swimmer is 0.3. The probability tat out of 5 persons 4 are
swimmers is
a) 5C4 (0.7) 4 (0.3) b) 5C1 (0.7) 4 (0.3) 4 c) 5C4 (0.7)(0.3) 4 d) (0.7)4 (0.3)

47. Suppose a random variable X follows the binomial distribution with parameters n and p,
𝑃(𝑋=𝑟)
where 0 < 𝑝 < 1 if 𝑃(𝑋=𝑛−𝑟) is independent of n and r then 𝑝 =
1 1 1 1
a)2 b)3 c)5 d)7

3 5 3
48. Let A and B be two events such that 𝑃(𝐴) = , 𝑃(𝐵) = 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑃(𝐴 ∪ 𝐵) = then
8 8 4
𝑃(𝐴|𝐵)𝑃(𝐴′|𝐵) =
2 3 3 6
𝑎) 5 b)8 c) 20 d)25

49. A and B are events such that 𝑃(𝐴) = 0.4, 𝑃(𝐵) = 0.3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑃(𝐴 ∪ 𝐵) = 0.5 then 𝑃(𝐴 ∩ 𝐵 ′ ) =
2 1 3 1
a)3 b)2 c)10 d)5

50. Let X be a discrete random variable. The probability distribution of X is given below
Then 𝐸(𝑋) =
a) 6 b) 4 c)3 d)−5

51. A and B are two events such that 𝑃(𝐴) ≠ 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑃(𝐵|𝐴) = 1 then
𝑎)𝐴 ⊂ 𝐵 b)𝐵 ⊂ 𝐴 c)𝐵 = 𝜙 d)𝐴 = 𝜙

52. If five letters have to be placed in five addressed envelops, wheat is the probability that atleast
one letter is placed in an incorrect envelope
1 117 119 118
a)120 b)120 c)120 d)120

53. A box contains 12 bulbs of which 3 are defective. If three bulbs are chosen at random find the
probability of atleast one bulb is good is
1 21 219 1
a)120 b)40 c)220 d)220

16
54. If in a binomial distribution 𝑛 = 4, 𝑃(𝑋 = 0) = 81 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑃(𝑋 = 4) is
1 1 1 1
𝑎) 16 b)81 c)27 d)8

55. In eight throws of a die 1 or 3 is considered as success. Then the standard deviation of success is
16 8 4 2
a) 9 b) 5 c)3 d) 3

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56. A student writes an exam which contains 5 questions. He will pass the examination only if he
answers atleast 3 questions correctly. The probability that he passes the exam is
1 1
a)0 b) 1 c)2 d) 3

3
57. In a binomial distribution mean is 3 and standard deviation is 2 then the probability distribution is
3 1 12 1 3 12 1 3 9 3 1 9
a)(4 + 4) b)(4 + 4) c)(4 + 4) d)(4 + 4)

2 1
58. Probability that a plant will survives is 5 and the probability that another plant survives is 3. The
probabilities that only one of them survives is
7 2 5 3
𝑎) 15 b)3 c)9 d)4

59. The solution set of the inequality 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 < 10 is

a)Half plane containing the origin
b)Half plane not containing the origin
c)whole 𝑥 − 𝑦 plane except the points on the line 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 5
d)none of these

60. If 𝑥 + 𝑦 ≤ 2, 𝑥 ≥ 0, 𝑦 ≥ 0 the point at which maximum value of 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 attained will be

1 1
a) (0,2) b)(0,0) c) (2,0) d)(2 , 2)

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