PAPER – 1 [MATHS]

SECTION 1 (Maximum Marks: 24)

 This section contains EIGHT (08) questions.
 The answer to each question is a NUMERICAL VALUE.
 For each question, enter the correct numerical value of the answer using the mouse and the
onscreen virtual numeric keypad in the place designated to enter the answer. If the numerical
value has more than two decimal places, truncate/roundoff the value to TWO decimal places.
 Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme:
Full Marks : +3 ONLY if the correct numerical value is entered;
Zero Marks : 0 In all other cases.

1. Considering only the principal values of the inverse trigonometric functions, the value of
3 2 1 2√2𝜋 √2
cos−1 √2+𝜋2 + 4 sin−1 2+𝜋2 + tan−1 is _____.
2 𝜋
Ans. 2.36

2. Let 𝛼 be a positive real number. Let 𝑓: ℝ → ℝ and 𝑔: (𝛼, ∞) → ℝ be the functions defined by
𝜋𝑥 2log𝑒 (√𝑥−√𝛼)
𝑓(𝑥) = sin ( 12 ) and 𝑔(𝑥) =
log𝑒 (𝑒 √𝑥 −𝑒 √𝛼 )
Then the value of lim+ 𝑓(𝑔(𝑥)) is_____.
𝑥→𝛼
Ans. 0.5

3. In a study about a pandemic, data of 900 persons was collected. It was found that
190 persons had symptom of fever,
220 persons had symptom of cough,
220 persons had symptom of breathing problem,
330 persons had symptom of fever or cough or both,
350 persons had symptom of cough or breathing problem or both,
340 persons had symptom of fever or breathing problem or both,
30 persons had all three symptoms (fever, cough and breathing problem).
If a person is chosen randomly from these 900 persons, then the probability that the person has
at most one symptom is _____________.
Ans. 0.80

2+3𝑧+4𝑧 2
4. Let 𝑧 be a complex number with non-zero imaginary part. If 2−3𝑧+4𝑧 2 is a real number, then the
value of |z|2 is _____________.
Ans. 0.5

5. Let 𝑧̅ denote the complex conjugate of a complex number 𝑧 and let 𝑖 = √−1 . In the set of complex
numbers, the number of distinct roots of the equation 𝑧̅ − 𝑧 2 = 𝑖(𝑧̅ + 𝑧 2 ) is ______.
Ans. 4
6. Let l1 , l2,…, l100 be consecutive terms of an arithmetic progression with common difference 𝑑1,
and let 𝑤1 , 𝑤2 , . . . , 𝑤100 be consecutive terms of another arithmetic progression with common
difference d2, where d1d2 = 10. For each 𝑖 = 1, 2,…, 100, let Ri be a rectangle with length li, width
wi and area Ai. If A51 – A50 = 1000, then the value of A100 – A90 is ____________.
Ans. 18900

7. The number of 4-digit integers in the closed interval [2022, 4482] formed by using the digits
0, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 is ____________.
Ans. 569

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8. Let 𝐴𝐵𝐶 be the triangle with 𝐴𝐵 = 1, 𝐴𝐶 = 3 and ∠𝐵𝐴𝐶 = 2 . If a circle of radius 𝑟 > 0 touches the
sides 𝐴𝐵, 𝐴𝐶 and also touches internally the circumcircle of the triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶, then the value of
𝑟 is _____________.
Ans. 0.84
SECTION B
 This section contains SIX (06) questions.
 Each question has FOUR options (A), (B), (C) and (D). ONE OR MORE THAN ONE of these four option(s)
is(are) correct answer(s).
 For each question, choose the option(s) corresponding to (all) the correct answer(s).
 Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme:
Full Marks : +4 ONLY if (all) the correct option(s) is(are) chosen;
Partial Marks : +3 If all the four options are correct but ONLY three options are chosen;
Partial Marks : +2 If three or more options are correct but ONLY two options are chosen, both of
which are correct;
Partial Marks : +1 If two or more options are correct but ONLY one option is chosen and it is a
correct option;
Zero Marks : 0 If none of the options is chosen (i.e. the question is unanswered);
Negative Marks: –2 In all other cases.

9. Consider the equation

𝑒
1
(log𝑒 𝑥)2
∫ 3 2
𝑑𝑥 = 1, 𝑎 ∈ (−∞, 0) ∪ (1, ∞)
𝑥(𝑎−(log𝑒 𝑥)2 )
1
Which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
(A) No a satisfies the above equation
(B) An integer a satisfies the above equation
(C) An irrational number a satisfies the above equation
(D) More than one a satisfies the above equation
Ans. C,D
10. Let 𝑎1 , 𝑎2 , 𝑎3 ,… be an arithmetic progression with 𝑎1 = 7 and common difference 8. Let 𝑇1 , 𝑇2 , 𝑇3 ,…. be such that
𝑇1 = 3 and 𝑇𝑛+1 − 𝑇𝑛 = 𝑎𝑛 for 𝑛 ≥ 1. Then, which of the following is/are TRUE ?
(A) T20 = 1604 (B) ∑20𝑘=1 𝑇𝐾 = 10510
(C) T30 = 3454 (D) 30
∑ 𝑘=1 𝑇𝐾 = 35610
Ans. B,C

11. Let P1 and P2 be two planes given by

P1: 10𝑥 + 15𝑦 + 12𝑧 − 60 = 0 ,
P2 : −2𝑥 + 5𝑦 + 4𝑧 − 20 = 0.
Which of the following straight lines can be an edge of some tetrahedron whose two faces lie on
𝑃1 and 𝑃2 ?
𝑥−1 𝑦−1 𝑧−1 𝑥−6 𝑦 𝑧
(A) 0 = 0 = 5 (B) −5 = 2 = 3
𝑥 𝑦−4 𝑧 𝑥 𝑦−4 𝑧
(C) −2 = =4 (D) 1 = =3
5 −2
Ans. A,B,D

12. Let 𝑆 be the reflection of a point 𝑄 with respect to the plane given by
𝑟⃗ = −(𝑡 + 𝑝)𝑖̂ + 𝑡𝑗̂ + (1 + 𝑝)𝑘̂
where t, p are real parameters and 𝑖̂, 𝑗̂, 𝑘̂ are the unit vectors along the three positive coordinate
axes. If the position vectors of 𝑄 and 𝑆 are 10𝑖̂ + 15𝑗̂ + 20𝑘̂ and 𝛼𝑖̂ + 𝛽𝑗̂ + 𝛾𝑘̂ respectively, then
which of the following is/are TRUE ?
(A) 3(𝛼 + 𝛽) = −101 (B) 3(𝛽 + 𝛾) = −71
(C) 3(𝛾 + 𝛼) = −86 (D) 3(𝛼 + 𝛽 + 𝛾) = −121
Ans. A,B,C

13. Consider the parabola 𝑦2 = 4𝑥. Let 𝑆 be the focus of the parabola. A pair of tangents drawn to the parabola
from the point 𝑃 = (−2, 1) meet the parabola at 𝑃1 and 𝑃2. Let 𝑄1 and 𝑄2 be points on the lines 𝑆𝑃1 and
𝑆𝑃2 respectively such that 𝑃𝑄1 is perpendicular to 𝑆𝑃1 and 𝑃𝑄2 is perpendicular to 𝑆𝑃2. Then, which of
the following is/are TRUE ?
3√10
(A) 𝑆𝑄1 = 2 (B) 𝑄1 𝑄2 =
5
(C) PQ1 = 3 (D) SQ2 = 1
Ans. B,C,D
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14. Let |𝑀| denote the determinant of a square matrix 𝑀. Let 𝑔: [0, 2 ] ℝ be the function defined by
𝜋
𝑔(𝜃) = √𝑓(𝜃) − 1 + √𝑓 ( − 𝜃) − 1
2
where
𝜋 𝜋
sin𝜋 cos (𝜃 + 4 ) tan (𝜃 − 4 )
1 sin𝜃 1
sin𝜃| + ||sin (𝜃 − 4 ) log 𝑒 (𝜋) ||
1 𝜋 𝜋 4
𝑓(𝜃) = 2 |−sin𝜃 1 −cos 2
−1 −sin𝜃 1 𝜋 𝜋
cot (𝜃 + 4 ) log 𝑒 ( 4 ) tan𝜋
Let p(𝑥) be a quadratic polynomial whose roots are the maximum and minimum values of the
function g(𝜃), and (2) = 2 − √2. Then, which of the following is/are TRUE ?
3+√2 1+3√2
(A) 𝑝 ( )<0 (B) 𝑝 ( )>0
4 4
5√2−1 5−√2
(C) 𝑝 ( )>0 (D) 𝑝 ( )<0
4 4
Ans. A,C
 SECTION 3 (Maximum Marks: 12)
 This section contains FOUR (04) Matching List Sets.
 Each set has ONE Multiple Choice Question.
 Each set has TWO lists: List-I and List-II.
 List-I has Four entries (I), (II), (III) and (IV) and List-II has Five entries (P), (Q), (R), (S) and (T).
 FOUR options are given in each Multiple Choice Question based on List-I
and List-II and ONLY ONE of these four options satisfies the condition asked in the Multiple
Choice Question.
 Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme:
Full Marks : +3 ONLY if the option corresponding to the correct combination is chosen;
Zero Marks : 0 If none of the options is chosen (i.e. the question is unanswered);
Negative Marks : −1 In all other cases.

15. Consider the following lists:

List – I List – II
2𝜋 2𝜋
(I) {𝑥 ∈ [− 3 , 3 ] : cos𝑥 + sin𝑥 = 1} (P) has two elements
5𝜋 5𝜋
(II) {𝑥 ∈ [− 18 , 18 ] : √3tan3𝑥 = 1} (Q) has three elements
6𝜋 6𝜋
(III) {𝑥 ∈ [− , ] : 2cos(2𝑥) = √3} (R) has four elements
5 5
7𝜋 7𝜋
(IV) {𝑥 ∈ [− , ] : 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 = 1} (S) has five elements
4 4
(T) has six elements
The correct option is:
(A) (I) → (P); (II) → (S); (III) → (P); (IV) → (S) (B) (I) → (P); (II) → (P); (III) → (T); (IV) → (R)
(C) (I) → (Q); (II) → (P); (III) → (T); (IV) → (S) (D) (I) → (Q); (II) → (S); (III) → (P); (IV) → (R)
Ans. B

16. Two players, 𝑃1 and 𝑃2, play a game against each other. In every round of the game, each player
rolls a fair die once, where the six faces of the die have six distinct numbers. Let 𝑥 and 𝑦 denote
the readings on the die rolled by 𝑃1 and 𝑃2 , respectively. If 𝑥 > 𝑦, then 𝑃1 scores 5 points and 𝑃2
scores 0 point. If 𝑥 = 𝑦, then each player scores 2 points. If 𝑥 < 𝑦, then 𝑃1 scores 0 point and 𝑃2
scores 5 points. Let 𝑋𝑖 and 𝑌𝑖 be the total scores of 𝑃1 and 𝑃2, respectively, after playing the 𝑖𝑡ℎ round.
List-I List-II
3
(I) Probability of (𝑋2 ≥ 𝑌2) is (P)
8
11
(II) Probability of (𝑋2 > 𝑌2) is (Q)
16
5
(III) Probability of (𝑋3 = 𝑌3) is (R)
16
355
(IV) Probability of (𝑋3 > 𝑌3) is (S)
864
77
(T)
432
The correct option is:
(A) (I) → (Q); (II) → (R); (III) → (T); (IV) → (S) (B) (I) → (Q); (II) → (R); (III) → (T); (IV) → (T)
(C) (I) → (P); (II) → (R); (III) → (Q); (IV) → (S) (D) (I) → (P); (II) → (R); (III) → (Q); (IV) → (T)
Ans. A
17. Let 𝑝, 𝑞, 𝑟 be nonzero real numbers that are, respectively, the 10𝑡ℎ, 100𝑡ℎ and 1000𝑡ℎ terms of a
harmonic progression. Consider the system of linear equations
𝑥+𝑦+𝑧=1
10𝑥 + 100𝑦 + 1000𝑧 = 0
𝑞𝑟 𝑥 + 𝑝𝑟 𝑦 + 𝑝𝑞 𝑧 = 0 .
List-I List-II
𝑞 10 1
(I) If = 10, then the system of linear (P) 𝑥 = 0, 𝑦 = , 𝑧 = − 9 as a solution
𝑟 9
equations has
𝑝 10 1
(II) If ≠ 100, then the system of linear (Q) 𝑥 = , 𝑦 = − , 𝑧 = 0 as a solution
𝑟 9 9
equations has
𝑝
(III) If 𝑞 ≠ 10, then the system of linear (R) infinitely many solutions
equations has
𝑝
(IV) If 𝑞 = 10, then the system of linear (S) no solution
equations has (T) at least one solution
The correct option is:
(A) (I) → (T); (II) → (R); (III) → (S); (IV) → (T) (B) (I) → (Q); (II) → (S); (III) → (S); (IV) → (R)
(C) (I) → (Q); (II) → (R); (III) → (P); (IV) → (R) (D) (I) → (T); (II) → (S); (III) → (P); (IV) → (T)
Ans. B

18. Consider the ellipse

𝑥2 𝑦2
+ =1
4 3
Let H(𝛼, 0), 0 < 𝛼 < 2, be a point. A straight line drawn through 𝐻 parallel to the 𝑦-axis crosses
the ellipse and its auxiliary circle at points 𝐸 and 𝐹 respectively, in the first quadrant. The tangent
to the ellipse at the point 𝐸 intersects the positive 𝑥-axis at a point 𝐺. Suppose the straight line
joining 𝐹 and the origin makes an angle 𝜙 with the positive 𝑥-axis.
List-I List-II
𝜋 (√3−1)4
(I) If 𝜙 = 4 , then the area of the triangle 𝐹𝐺𝐻 is (P) 8
𝜋
(II) If 𝜙 = 3 , then the area of the triangle 𝐹𝐺𝐻 is (Q) 1
𝜋 3
(III) If 𝜙 = 6 , then the area of the triangle 𝐹𝐺𝐻 is (R) 4
𝜋 1
(IV) If 𝜙 = 12, then the area of the triangle 𝐹𝐺𝐻 is (S) 2√3
3√3
(T) 2
The correct option is:
(A) (I) → (R); (II) → (S); (III) → (Q); (IV) → (P) (B) (I) → (R); (II) → (T); (III) → (S); (IV) → (P)
(C) (I) → (Q); (II) → (T); (III) → (S); (IV) → (P) (D) (I) → (Q); (II) → (S); (III) → (Q); (IV) → (P)
Ans. C