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Q.1 If 60a = 3 and 60b = 5 then the value of 12 equals
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 3 (D) 12

Q.2 If x + y = 3 – cos4 and x – y = 4 sin2 then

(A) x4 + y4 = 9 (B) x  y 16
(C) x3 + y3 = 2(x2 + y2) (D) x  y 2

Q.3 Let A = { x | x2 + (m – 1)x – 2(m + 1) = 0, x  R}

B = { x | (m – 1)x2 + mx + 1 = 0, x  R}
Number of values of m such that A  B has exactly 3 distinct elements, is
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 7

Q.4 If a2 + b2 + c2 = 1 then ab + bc + ca lies in the interval (a, b, c  R)

1   1   1
(A)  , 2 (B) [–1, 2] (C)   , 1 (D)   1, 
2   2   2

n sin A cos A
Q.5 If tanB = then tan(A + B) equals
1  n cos2 A
sin A ( n  1) cos A sin A sin A
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(1  n ) cos A sin A (n  1) cos A (n  1) cos A

Q.6 If  and  are the roots of x2 + px + q = 0 and 4, 4 are the roots of x2  rx + s = 0, then the equation
x2  4qx + 2q2  r = 0 has always (p, q, r, s  R) :
(A) two real roots (B) two positive roots
(C) two negative roots (D) one positive and one negative root.

Q.7 The natural number n for which the expression

y = 5(log3n)2 – log3n12 + 9, has the minimum value is
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 36/5 (D) 4
FG  (a  x)IJ = 0 then, which of the following holds good?
Q.8 Given a2 + 2a + cosec2 H2 K
x x
(A) a = 1 ; I (B) a = –1 ; I
2 2
(C) a  R ; x  (D) a , x are finite but not possible to find
2 2
     
Q.9 If  and  be the roots of the equation x2 + 3x + 1 = 0 then the value of      is equal to
1     1
(A) 15 (B) 18 (C) 21 (D) none

Q.10 If the equation cot4x – 2 cosec2x + a2 = 0 has atleast one solution then, sum of all possible integral values
of 'a' is equal to
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 0

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2 4 8 2 4 8
Q.11 If A = sin + sin + sin and B = cos + cos + cos then A 2  B 2 is equal to
7 7 7 7 7 7
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 2 (D) 3

Q.12 If the equation 4x2 – 4(5x + 1) + p2 = 0 has one root equals to two more than the other, then the value
of p is equal to
236
(A) ± (B) ± 5 (C) 5 or – 1 (D) 4 or – 3
3
Q.13 The minimum value of the expression | x – p | + | x – 15 | + | x – p – 15 | for 'x' in the range p  x  15
where 0 < p < 15, is
(A) 10 (B) 15 (C) 30 (D) 0

Q.14 If a, b, c are real numbers satisfying the condition a + b + c = 0 then the roots of the quadratic equation
3ax2 + 5bx + 7c = 0 are :
(A) positive (B) negative (C) real and distinct (D) imaginary

Q.15 The set of angles btween 0 and 2 satisfying the equation 4 cos2  2 2 cos  1 = 0 is
RS  , 5 , 19 , 23 UV  7 17 23 
(B)  ,
(A)
T12 12 12 12 W , ,
12 12 12 12 


(C) S
R 5 , 13 , 19 UV RS  7  19  23 UV
T 12 12 12 W (D)
T , ,
12 12 12
,
12 W
log b c a  log c b a
Q.16 Let ABC be a triangle right angled at C. The value of log a ·log a (b + c  1, c – b  1) equals
bc cb
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 1/2

Q.17 The roots of the equation a (x  b) (x  c) + b (x  c) (x  a) + c (x  a) (x  b) = 0

(a, b, c are distinct and real ) are always :
(A) positive (B) negative (C) real (D) unreal

Q.18 In a triangle ABC, angle B < angle C and the values of B and C satisfy the equation
2 tan x - k (1 + tan2 x) = 0 where (0 < k < 1) . Then the measure of angle A is :
(A) /3 (B) 2/3 (C) /2 (D) 3/4

Q.19 If one solution of the equation x3 – 2x2 + ax + 10 = 0 is the additive inverse of another, then which one
of the following inequalities is true?
(A) – 40 < a < – 30 (B) – 30 < a < – 20 (C) – 20 < a < – 10 (D) – 10 < a < 0

Q.20 Suppose a, b, and c are positive numbers such that a + b + c = 1. Then the maximum value of
ab + bc + ca is
1 1 1 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 4 2 3
Q.21 The roots of (x  1) (x  3) + K (x  2) (x  4) = 0, K > 0 are :
(A) real (B) real and equal (C) imaginary (D) one real and one imaginary

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2 cos   1  
Q.22 If cos  = then tan · cot has the value equal to {where ,   (0, )}
2  cos  2 2
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 3

Q.23 Assume that p is a real number. In order for 3 x  3p  1 – 3 x = 1 to have real solutions, it is necessary
that
(A) p  1/4 (B) p  – 1/4 (C) p  1/3 (D) p  – 1/3

Q.24 PQRS is a common diameter of three circles. The area of the middle
circle is the average of the area of the other two. If PQ = 2 and RS = 1
then the length QR is
(A) 6  1 (B) 6  1
(C) 5 (D) 4

Q.25 If a sin x + b cos x = 1 and a2 + b2 = 1 (a, b > 0), then consider the following statements:
I sin x = a II tan x = a/b III tan x = b
(A) only III is false (B) only I is true
(C) All of I, II, III must be true (D) None of I, II or III is correct.

Q.26 If every solution of the equation 3 cos2 x – cos x – 1 = 0 is a solution of the equation
a cos22x + bcos2x – 1 = 0. Then the value of (a + b) is equal to
(A) 5 (B) 9 (C) 13 (D) 14

Q.27 Let P (x) = kx3 + 2k2x2 + k3. Find the sum of all real numbers k for which x – 2 is a factor of P(x).
(A) 4 (B) 8 (C) – 4 (D) – 8

cos 3x 1  sin 3x
Q.28 If = for some angle x, 0  x  , then the value of for some x, is
cos x 3 2 sin x
7 5 2
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D)
3 3 3

Q.29 The sum of all the value of m for which the roots x1 and x2 of the quadratic equation
x2 – 2mx + m = 0 satisfy the condition x13  x 32  x12  x 22 , is
3 9 5
(A) (B) 1 (C) (D)
4 4 4

Q.30 Let r1, r2 and r3 be the solutions of the equation x3 – 2x2 + 4x + 5074 =0 then the value of
(r1 + 2)(r2 + 2)(r3 + 2) is
(A) 5050 (B) 5066 (C) – 5050 (D) – 5066

 x  8  2  x 
Q.31 The set of values of x satisfying simultaneously the inequalities  0 and
log 0.3  10
7 log 2 5  1
2x  3  31 > 0 is :
(A) a unit set (B) an empty set
(C) an infinite set (D) a set consisting of exactly two elements .

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Q.32 The graphs of y = sin x, y = cos x, y = tan x and y = cosec x are drawn on the same axes from 0 to
/2. A vertical line is drawn through the point where the graphs of y = cos x and y = tan x cross,
intersecting the other two graphs at points A and B. The length of the line segment AB is:
5 1 5 1
(A) 1 (B) (C) 2 (D)
2 2
Q.33 If  and  are the roots of the equation (log2x)2 + 4(log2x) – 1 = 0 then the value of log  + log
equals
(A) 18 (B) – 16 (C) 14 (D) – 18
Q.34 If a + b + c = 0 and a2 + b2 + c2 = 1 then the value of a4 + b4 + c4 is
(A) 3/ 2 (B) 3/4 (C) 1/2 (D) 1/4

Q.35 The graph of a quadratic polynomial y = ax2 + bx + c (a, b, c  R) with vertex on

y-axis is as shown in the figure. Then which one of the following statement is
INCORRECT?
(A) Product of the roots of the corresponding quadratic equation is positive.
(B) Discriminant of the quadratic equation is negative.
(C) Nothing definite can be said about the sum of the roots, whether positive, negative or zero.
(D) Both roots of the quadratic equation are purely imaginary.

5 1  sin x  1  sin x
Q.36 If  x  3 , then the value of the expression is
2 1  sin x  1  sin x
x x x x
(A) –cot (B) cot (C) tan (D) –tan
2 2 2 2

Q.37 If  and  are the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 then the sum of the roots of the equation
a2x2 + (b2 – 2ac)x + b2 – 4ac = 0 in terms of  and  is given by
(A) – (2 – 2) (B) ( + )2 – 2 (C) 2 + 2 – 4 (D) – (2 + 2)

Q.38 The number of solution of the equation e2x + ex + e–2x + e–x = 3(e–2x + ex) is
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) more than 2

Q.39 The quadratic equation x2 – 1088x + 295680 = 0 has two positive integral roots whose greatest
common divisor is 16. The least common multiple of the two roots is
(A) 18240 (B) 18480 (C) 18960 (D) 19240

Q.40 Given a, b, c are non negative real numbers and if a2 + b2 + c2 = 1, then the value of a + b + c is :
(A)  3 (B)  2 (C)  2 (D)  3

Q.41 As shown in the figure AD is the altitude on BC and AD

produced meets the circumcircle of ABC at P where
DP = x. Similarly EQ = y and FR = z. If a, b, c respectively
a b c
denotes the sides BC, CA and AB then  
2x 2 y 2z
has the value equal to
(A) tanA + tanB + tanC (B) cotA + cotB + cotC
(C) cosA + cosB + cosC (D) cosecA + cosecB + cosecC

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Q.42 Number of values of the parameter  [0, 2 ] for which the quadratic function,
1
(sin ) x2 + 2 cos  x + (cos  + sin ) is the square of a linear function is
2
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 1

96 sin 80 sin 65 sin 35

Q.43 The exact value of is equal to
sin 20  sin 50  sin 110
(A) 12 (B) 24 (C) –12 (D) 48
Q.44 The set of values of 'a' for which the inequality, (x  3a) (x  a  3) < 0 is satisfied for all x  [1, 3] is:
(A) (1/3, 3) (B) (0, 1/3) (C) ( 2, 0) (D) ( 2, 3)
Q.45 If log0.3(x – 1) < log0.09 (x – 1) , then x lies in the interval
(A) (2 , ) (B) (1 , 2) (C) (1, ) (D) none of these

Q.46 The value of cot x + cot (60º + x) + cot (120º + x) is equal to :

3  9 tan 2 x
(A) cot 3x (B) tan 3x (C) 3 tan 3x (D)
3 tan x  tan 3 x
Q.47 If the roots of the cubic, x3 + ax2 + bx + c = 0 are three consecutive positive integers. Then the value
a2
of is equal to
b 1
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 1/3
x2
Q.48 For every x  R the value of the expression y = + x cos x + cos 2x is never less than
8
(A) – 1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 2
Q.49 The value of p for which both the roots of the quadratic equation,
4x2  20 px + (25p2 + 15p  66) are less than 2 lies in :
(A) (4/5, 2) (B) (2, ) (C) ( 1, 4/5) (D) (,  1)
Q.50 If  and  are the roots of a(x2 – 1) + 2bx = 0 then, which one of the following are the roots of the same
equation?
1 1 1 1 1 1
(A)  + ,  –  (B) 2  , 2  (C)   ,   (D)   , 
    2 2
Q.51 If  be an acute angle satisfying the equation 8 cos 2 + 8 sec 2 = 65, then the value of cos  is equal
to
1 2 2 3 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
8 3 3 4
Q.52 If x be the real number such that x3 + 4x = 8, then the value of the expression x7 + 64x2 is
(A) 124 (B) 125 (C) 128 (D) 132
Q.53 One side of a rectangular piece of paper is 6 cm, the adjacent sides being longer
than 6 cms. One corner of the paper is folded so that it sets on the opposite
longer side. If the length of the crease is l cms and it makes an angle  with the
long side as shown, then l is
3 6
(A) (B)
sin  cos2  sin 2 cos 
3 3
(C) (D)
sin  cos  sin 3 

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Q.54 , ,  and  are the smallest positive angles in ascending order of magnitude which have their sines
equal to the positive quantity k . The value of
   
4 sin + 3 sin + 2 sin + sin is equal to :
2 2 2 2
(A) 2 1  k (B) 2 1  k (C) 2 k (D) 2 k

Q.55 If the roots of the equation x3 – px2 – r = 0 are tan , tan  and tan  then the value of
sec2 · sec2 · sec2 is
(A) p2 + r2 + 2rp + 1 (B) p2 + r2 – 2rp + 1 (C) p2 – r2 – 2rp + 1 (D) None

Q.56 In which one of the following intervals the inequality, sin x < cos x < tan x < cot x can hold good?
   3   5 3   7 
(A)  0,  (B)  ,   (C)  ,  (D)  , 2 
 4  4   4 2   4 

Q.57 The absolute term in the quadratic expression

n
 1  1 
  x  3k  1  x  3k  2  as n   is
k 1

1 2
(A) 1 (B) (C) (D) zero
3 3
A
Q.58 If A = 3400 then 2 sin is identical to
2
(A) 1  sin A  1  sin A (B)  1  sin A  1  sin A
(C) 1  sin A  1  sin A (D)  1  sin A  1  sin A

Q.59 Number of quadratic equations with real roots which remain unchanged even after squaring their roots,
is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

Q.60 For a, b, c non-zero, real distinct, the equation, (a2 + b2) x2  2 b (a + c) x + b2 + c2 = 0 has non-zero
real roots . One of these roots is also the root of the equation :
(A) a2 x2  a (b  c) x + b c = 0 (B) a2 x2 + a (c  b) x  b c = 0
2 2 2
(C) (b + c ) x  2 a (b + c) x + a = 02 (D) (b2  c2)x2 + 2 a (b  c) x  a2 = 0

Q.61 Let f (x) = a sin x + c, where a and c are real numbers and a > 0. Then f (x) < 0  x  R if
(A) c < – a (B) c > – a (C) – a < c < a (D) c < a

 
Q.62 The value of cosec – 3 sec 18 is a
18
(A) surd (B) rational which is not integral
(C) negative natural number (D) natural number

Q.63 If the equation sin4 x  (k + 2) sin2 x  (k + 3) = 0 has a solution then k must lie in the interval :
(A) ( 4,  2) (B) [ 3, 2) (C) ( 4,  3) (D) [ 3,  2]

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Q.64 Number of solutions of the equation x 2 – (x  1) + ( x  2) 2 = 5 , is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) More than 2

Q.65 The inequalities y( 1)  4, y(1)  0 and y(3)  5 are known to hold for
y = ax2 + bx + c then the least value of 'a' is :
(A)  1/4 (B)  1/3 (C) 1/4 (D) 1/8
Q.66 If tan x + tan y = 25 and cot x + cot y = 30, then the value of tan(x + y) is
(A) 150 (B) 200 (C) 250 (D) 100

 2 x  2007 
Q.67 Number of integral values of x the inequality log10    0 holds true, is
 x 1 
(A) 1004 (B) 1005 (C) 2007 (D) 2008

Q.68 For each natural number k , let Ck denotes the circle with radius k centimeters and centre at the origin.
On the circle Ck , a particle moves k centimeters in the counter- clockwise direction. After completing its
motion on Ck , the particle moves to Ck+1 in the radial direction. The motion of the particle continues in
this manner .The particle starts at (1, 0).If the particle crosses the positive direction of the x- axis for the
first time on the circle Cn then n equal to
(A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 9
Q.69 Let a, b, c be real numbers , a  0 , if  is a root of a2 x2 + b x + c = 0 ,  is a root of
a2 x2  b x  c = 0 and 0 <  <  , then the equation a2 x2 + 2 b x + 2 c = 0 has a root  that always
satisfies :
 
(A)  = (B)  =  + (C)  =  (D)  <  < 
2 2
Q.70 In a right angled triangle the hypotenuse is 2 2 times the perpendicular drawn from the opposite vertex.
Then the other acute angles of the triangle are
   3    3
(A) and (B) and (C) and (D) and
3 6 8 8 4 4 5 10
Q.71 If a, b  R, a  0 and the quadratic equation ax2  bx + 1 = 0 has imaginary roots then a + b + 1 is:
(A) positive (B) negative (C) zero (D) depends on the sign of b.
Q.72 Let a, b, c be three real numbers such that a + b + c = 0 and a2 + b2 + c2 = 2. Then the value of
(a4 + b4 + c4) is equal to
(A) 2 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 8
A B
 cot2 2 . cot 2 2
Q.73 In  ABC, the minimum value of is
A
 cot 2 2
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) non existent

Q.74 Consider the two functions f (x) = x2 + 2bx + 1 and g(x) = 2a(x + b), where the variable x and the
constants a and b are real numbers. Each such pair of the constants a and b may be considered as a point
(a, b) in an ab – plane. Let S be the set of such points (a, b) for which the graphs of y = f (x) and
y = g (x) do not intersect (in the xy – plane.). The area of S is
(A) 1 (B)  (C) 4 (D) 4

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Q.75 The value of cot 7 + tan 67 – cot 67 – tan7 is :
2 2 2 2
(A) a rational number (B) irrational number (C) 2(3 + 2 3 ) (D) 2 (3 – 3 )

Q.76 The polynomial P(x) = x3 + ax2 + bx + c has the property that the mean of its zeroes, the product of its
zeroes, and the sum of its coefficients are all equal. If the y-intercept of the graph of y = P(x) is 2, then the
value of b is
(A) – 11 (B) – 9 (C) – 7 (D) 5

Q.77 If m and n are positive integers satisfying

cos m ·sin n
1 + cos 2 + cos 4 + cos 6 + cos 8 + cos 10 =
sin 
then (m + n) is equal to
(A) 9 (B) 10 (C) 11 (D) 12

Q.78 Number of values of x satisfying the pair of quadratic equations

x2 – px + 20 = 0 and x2 – 20x + p = 0 for some p  R, is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

9 x 2 sin 2 x  4
Q.79 The minimum value of the expression for x  (0, ) is
x sin x
16 8
(A) (B) 6 (C) 12 (D)
3 3

[REASONING TYPE]

Q.80 Statement-1: If a > b > c and a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc then the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 has
roots of opposite sign.
because
Statement-2: If roots of a quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 are of opposite sign then
product of roots < 0 and | sum of roots |  0
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

Q.81 Consider the following statements

Statement-1: The equation x2 + (2m + 1)x + (2n + 1) = 0 where m and n are integers can not have
any rational roots.
because
Statement-2: The quantity (2m + 1)2 – 4(2n + 1) where m, n  I can never be a perfect square.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

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Q.82 Let f (x) = ax2 + bx + c, g (x) = ax2 + qx + r, where a, b, c, q, r  R and a < 0. If  are the roots of
f(x) = 0 and  + ,  +  are the roots of g(x) = 0, then
Statement-1 : Maximum value of f (x) and g(x) are equal.
because
Statement-2 : Discriminants of f(x) = 0 and g(x) = 0 are equal
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

Q.83 Let ax2 + bx + c = 0, a  0 (a, b, c  R) has no real root and a + b + 2c = 2.

Statement-1: ax2 + bx + c > 0  x  R.
because
Statement-2: a + b is be positive.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

3x 5y
Q.84 Statement-1: If sin cos = k8 – 4k4 + 5, where x, y  R then exactly four distinct real values
2 3
of k are possible.
because
3x 5y
Statement-2: sin and cos both are less than or equal to one and greater than or equal to – 1.
2 3
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

Q.85 Statement-1: The quadratic polynomial y = ax2 + bx + c (a  0 and b, c  R) is symmetric about the
line 2ax + b = 0.
because
Statement-2: Parabola is symmetric about its axis of symmetry.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

Q.86 Consider a cubic function f (x) = ax3 + bx + c where a, b, c  R.

Statement-1: f (x) can not have 3 non negative real roots.
because
Statement-2: Sum of roots is equal to zero.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

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[COMPREHENSION TYPE]

Paragraph for Question Nos. 87 to 89

Consider the polynomial P(x) = (x – cos 36°)(x – cos 84°)(x – cos156°)
Q.87 The coefficient of x2 is
1 5 1
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) – (D)
2 2
Q.88 The coefficient of x is
3 3 3
(A) (B) – (C) – (D) zero
2 2 4

Q.89 The absolute term in P(x) has the value equal to

5 1 5 1 5 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 16 16 16

Paragraph for Question Nos. 90 to 92

Let P(x) be quadratic polynomial with real coefficients such that for all real x the relation
2 1 P( x )  = P(x – 1) + P(x + 1) holds. If P(0) = 8 and P(2) = 32 then
Q.90 Sum of all the coefficients of P(x) is
(A) 20 (B) 19 (C) 17 (D) 15

Q.91 If the range of P(x) is [m, ) then the value of 'm' is

(A) – 12 (B) – 15 (C) – 17 (D) – 5

Q.92 The value of P(40) is

(A) 2007 (B) 2008 (C) 2009 (D) 2010

[MULTIPLE OBJECTIVE TYPE]

Q.93 The graph of the quadratic polynomial ;
y = ax2 + bx + c is as shown in the figure . Then :
(A) b2  4ac > 0 (B) b < 0
(C) a > 0 (D) c < 0

cos x  cos 2 x  cos 3x  cos 4 x  cos 5x  cos 6x  cos 7 x

Q.94 Let y = then which of the following hold
sin x  sin 2x  sin 3x  sin 4x  sin 5x  sin 6 x  sin 7 x
good?
(A) The value of y when x = /8 is not defined.
(B) The value of y when x = /16 is 1.
(C) The value of y when x = /32 is 2 1 .
(D) The value of y when x = /48 is 2  3 .

Q.95 If S is the set of all real x such that (2x  1)/(2x3 + 3x2 + x) is positive, then S contains
(A) ( ,  3/2) (B) ( 3/2,  1/4) (C) ( 1/4, 1/2) (D) (+ 1/2 , 3)

Q.96 If y = log7–a (2x2 + 2x + a + 3) is defined  x  R, then possible integral value(s) of a is/are

(A) – 3 (B) – 2 (C) 4 (D) 5

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Q.97 If sin2  = sin  cos  then cos 2 has the value equal to :
   
(A) 1 + sin 2 (B) 2 sin2    (C) 1  sin 2 (D) 2 cos2   
4  4 

Q.98 If the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 (a > 0) has sec2 and cosec2 as its roots then which of the
following must hold good?
(A) b + c = 0 (B) b2 – 4ac  0 (C) c  4a (D) 4a + b  0
Q.99 Which of the following statement(s) is/are True?
(A) The equation x  1  x  1 = 1 has no real solution.
(B) If 0 < p <  then the quadratic equation, (cos p  1) x2 + cos px + sin p = 0 has real roots.
(C) If 2a + b + c = 0 (c  0) then the quadratic equation, ax2 + bx + c = 0 has no root in (0, 2).
(D) If x and y are positive real numbers and m , n are any positive integers then ;
xn . ym 1.

1  x  1  y 
2n 2m 4

Q.100 Two parallel chords are drawn on the same side of the centre of a circle of radius R . It is found that they
subtend an angle of  and 2  at the centre of the circle . The perpendicular distance between the chords
is
3     
(A) 2 R sin sin (B) 1  cos  1  2 cos  R
2 2  2  2

    3 
(C) 1  cos  1  2 cos  R (D) 2 R sin sin
  2  2 4 4

ANSWER KEY
Q.1 A Q.2 D Q.3 D Q.4 C Q.5 A Q.6 A Q.7 D
Q.8 B Q.9 B Q.10 D Q.11 B Q.12 B Q.13 B Q.14 C
Q.15 B Q.16 B Q.17 C Q.18 C Q.19 D Q.20 A Q.21 A
Q.22 D Q.23 B Q.24 B Q.25 A Q.26 C Q.27 D Q.28 A
Q.29 D Q.30 C Q.31 A Q.32 A Q.33 D Q.34 C Q.35 C
Q.36 D Q.37 D Q.38 C Q.39 B Q.40 D Q.41 A Q.42 A
Q.43 B Q.44 B Q.45 A Q.46 D Q.47 A Q.48 A Q.49 D
Q.50 B Q.51 D Q.52 C Q.53 A Q.54 B Q.55 B Q.56 A
Q.57 B Q.58 D Q.59 C Q.60 B Q.61 A Q.62 D Q.63 D
Q.64 C Q.65 D Q.66 A Q.67 B Q.68 B Q.69 D Q.70 B
Q.71 A Q.72 A Q.73 A Q.74 B Q.75 B Q.76 A Q.77 C
Q.78 C Q.79 C Q.80 A Q.81 A Q.82 A Q.83 C Q.84 D
Q.85 A Q.86 D Q.87 A Q.88 C Q.89 B Q.90 B Q.91 C
Q.92 B Q.93 A;B;C;D Q.94 B;D Q.95 A;D Q.96 B;C;D
Q.97 B;C;D Q.98 A;B;C Q.99 A;B Q.100 B;D

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