Mock Test - 5

1. Let 𝑎𝑛 = 3𝑛 + 5𝑛 , 𝑛 ∈ N, and let 1 −1 1

8. If 𝐴 = [0 2 −3] , 𝐵 = (adj⁡ 𝐴) and 𝐶 = 5𝐴,
𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑛+1 𝑎𝑛+2 2 1 0
|adj⁡ 𝐵|
𝐴 = (𝑎𝑛+1 𝑎𝑛+2 𝑎𝑛+3 ) Then then |𝐶| is equal to
𝑎𝑛+2 𝑎𝑛+3 𝑎𝑛+4
(a) 0 is a root of the equation det⁡(𝐴 − 𝑥𝐼) = 0 (a) 5 (b) 25
(b) det⁡(𝐴) = 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑛+2 𝑎𝑛+4 (c) -1 (d) 1
(c) det⁡(𝐴) < 0
𝑥 3 6 2 𝑥 7 4 5 𝑥
(d) det⁡(𝐴) = 𝑎𝑛 + 𝑎𝑛+2 + 𝑎𝑛+4 9. If ⁡ |3 6 𝑥 | = |𝑥 7 2| = |5 𝑥 3| = 0,
6 𝑥 3 7 2 𝑥 𝑥 4 5
2. If 𝐴2 = 𝐴, the (𝐼 + 𝐴)4 equals then 𝑥 is equal to
(a) 𝐼 + 15𝐴 (b) 𝐼 + 7𝐴 (a) 9 (b) -9
(c) 𝐼 + 8𝐴 (d) 𝐼 + 11𝐴 (c) 0 (d) None of these

3. If 𝐴 is a skew-symmetric matrix of order 3, then 10. The system of linear equations 3𝑥 + 𝑦 − 𝑧 =

matrix 𝐴3 is 2, 𝑥 − 𝑧 = 1 and 2𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 𝑎𝑧 = 5 has unique
(a) skew-symmetric matrix solution, when
(b) symmetric matrix (a) 𝑎 ≠ 3 (b) 𝑎 ≠ 4
(c) diagonal matrix (c) 𝑎 ≠ 5 (d) 𝑎 ≠ 2
(d) None of the above 11. Consider the non-empty set consisting of
children in a family and a relation 𝑅 defined as
1 2 1+𝑥
4. If 𝐴 = [ ] and 𝑓(𝑥) = 1−𝑥, then 𝑓(𝐴) is 𝑎𝑅𝑏, if 𝑎 is brother of 𝑏. Then, 𝑅 is
2 1
1 1 −1 −1 (a) symmetric but not transitive
(a) [ ] (b) [ ] (b) transitive but not symmetric
1 1 −1 −1
2 2 (c) neither symmetric nor transitive
(c) [ ] (d) None of these
2 2 (d) both symmetric and transitive
𝑎 𝑏
5. If [ ] is an idempotent matrix for 12. Let 𝐴 = {1,2,3} and 𝑅 = {(1,2), (2,3)} be a
𝑐 1−𝑎
arbitrary values of 𝑏 and 𝑐, then relation in 𝐴. Then, the minimum number of
(a) 𝑎2 = 𝑎 + 𝑏𝑐 (b) 𝑎2 = 𝑎 − 𝑏𝑐 ordered pairs may be added, so that 𝑅 becomes an
(c) 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 = 𝑐 2 (d) None of these equivalence relation, is
(a) 7 (b) 5
𝑎 𝑏 𝑐 (c) 1 (d) 4
6. The value of Δ = |𝑎 + 2𝑥 𝑏 + 2𝑦 𝑐 + 2𝑧| is
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧 13. Let 𝑅 be set of points inside a rectangle of
(a) 0 (b) 1 sides 𝑎 and 𝑏(𝑎, 𝑏 > 1) wth two sides along the
(c) -1 (d) 2 positive direction of 𝑋-axis and 𝑌-axis, then
(a) 𝑅 = {(𝑥, 𝑦): 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 𝑎, 0 ≤ 𝑦 < 𝑏}
1 1 1 1 1 1 (b) 𝑅 = {(𝑥, 𝑦): 0 ≤ 𝑥 < 𝑎, 0 ≤ 𝑦 ≤ 𝑏}
7. If 𝐷1 = |𝑥 2 𝑦 2 𝑧 2 | and 𝐷2 = |𝑦𝑧 𝑥𝑧 𝑥𝑦|
(c) 𝑅 = {(𝑥, 𝑦): 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 𝑎, 0 < 𝑦 < 𝑏}
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧 𝑥 𝑦 𝑧
(d) 𝑅 = {(𝑥, 𝑦): 0 < 𝑥 < 𝑎, 0 < 𝑦 < 𝑏}
then
(a) 𝐷1 = 𝐷2 (b) 𝐷1 = −𝐷2
(Ex. Nos. 14-16) In a town of 10000 families, it
(c) 𝐷1 = −2𝐷2 (d) 𝐷2 = 2𝐷1
was found that 40% families buy newspaper A,
20% families buy newspaper 𝐵 and 10% families
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buy B and C and 4% buy 𝐴 and 𝐶. If 2% families 21. If 𝑧1 = 9𝑦 2 − 4 − 10𝑖𝑥 and 𝑧2 = 8𝑦 2 + 20𝑖,
buy all the three news papers, then where 𝑧1 = 𝑧‾2 , then 𝑧 = 𝑥 + 𝑖𝑦 is equal to
(a) −2 + 2𝑖 (b) −2 ± 2𝑖
14. The number of families which buy newspaper (c) −2 ± 𝑖 (d) None of the above
𝐴 only, is
(a) 3300 (b) 4000 22. Let 𝑧 and 𝑤 be two non-zero complex
(c) 1400 (d) 2000 numbers, such that |𝑧| = |𝑤| and arg⁡(𝑧) +
arg⁡(𝑤) = 𝜋. Then, 𝑧 is equal to
15. The number of families which buy newspaper (a) 𝑤 (b) −𝑤
none of 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶, is (c) −𝑤‾ (d) 𝑤
‾
(a) 4400 (b) 4000
(c) 1000 (d) 3300 23. If 𝛼, 𝛽 are two complex numbers, then |𝛼|2 +
|𝛽|2 is equal to
16. The number of families which buy newspaper 1
𝐵 only, is (a) (|𝛼 + 𝛽|2 − |𝛼 − 𝛽|2 )
2
1
(a) 1400 (b) 2500 (b) 2 (|𝛼 + 𝛽|2 + |𝛼 − 𝛽|2 )
(c) 3000 (d) 2000 (c) |𝛼 + 𝛽|2 + |𝛼 − 𝛽|2
(d) None of these
17. The value of 𝑥 for which
𝑟2
𝑥−3 𝑥−1 𝑥−2 24. Identify the locus of 𝑧, if 𝑧‾ = 𝑎‾ + 𝑧−𝑎 , > 0.
−𝑥 < − ,2 − 𝑥 > 2𝑥 − 8
4 2 3

10 10 (a) Parabola (b) Circle

(a) [−1, 3
] (b) (−1, 3
)
(c) 𝑅 (d) None of these (c) Ellipse (d) None of these
𝑧 𝑧‾
18. Consider the equation 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 𝑛 = 0, where 25. If 𝑧 = 𝑟(cos⁡ 𝜃 + 𝑖sin⁡ 𝜃), then the value of ‾ +
𝑧 𝑧
𝑛 ∈ 𝑁 and 𝑛 ∈ [5,100]. Total number of different is
values of 𝑛 so that the given equation has integral (a) cos⁡ 2𝜃 (b) 2cos⁡ 2𝜃
roots, is (c) 2cos⁡ 𝜃 (d) 2sin⁡ 𝜃
(a) 4 (b) 8
(c) 3 (d) 6 26. If a1 , a2 , a3 , … , a𝑛 are in AP and a1 + a4 + a7 +
… + 𝑎16 = 114, then 𝑎1 + 𝑎6 + 𝑎11 + 𝑎16 is equal
19. The set of values of 𝑥 satisfying to
log |sin⁡ 𝑥| ⁡ |cos⁡ 𝑥| +log|cos⁡ 𝑥| ⁡ |sin⁡ 𝑥| = 2, when 𝑥 ∈ (a) 64 (b) 76
𝜋
(0, 2 ), is (c) 98 (d) 38
𝜋 𝜋
(a) { } (b) { } 27. Five numbers are in A.P., whose sum is 25 and
4 3
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 product is 2520. If one of these five numbers is
(c) (0, ) (d) ( , ) 1
4 4 2
− 2, then the greatest number amongst them is
20. If the roots of the equation 𝑥 2 + 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 = 0 (a) 7 (b) 16
21
are 𝑐 and 𝑑, then one of the roots of the equation (c) 27 (d) 2
𝑥 2 + (2𝑐 + 𝑎)𝑥 + (𝑐 2 + 𝑎𝑐 + 𝑏 2 ) = 0 is
(a) 𝑐 (b) 𝑑 − 𝑐 28. If 𝑎𝑥 3 + 𝑏𝑥 2 + 𝑐𝑥 + 𝑑 is divisible by 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑐,
(c) 2𝑑 (d) 2𝑐 then 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐, 𝑑 are in

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(a) AP (b) GP 36. The inverse of the function 𝑦 = [1 − (𝑥 −

(c) HP (d) None of these 3)4 ]1/7 is
(a) 3 + (1 − 𝑥 7 )1/4 (b) 3 − (1 − 𝑥 7 )1/4
29. If 1 + cos⁡ 𝛼 + cos 2 ⁡ 𝛼 + ⋯ ∞ = 2 − √2, then (c) 3 − (1 + 𝑥 7 )1/4 (d) None of these
𝛼, (0 < 𝛼 < 𝜋) is
𝜋 𝜋
(a) (b) 37. If 𝑓(𝑛 + 1) =
2𝑓(𝑛)+1
; 𝑛 = 1,2, … and 𝑓(1) = 2,
8 6 2
𝜋 3𝜋
(c) 4
(d) 4
then 𝑓(101) equals
(a) 52 (b) 49
30. If 𝑎1 , 𝑎2 , 𝑎3 , … , 𝑎20 are AM's between 13 and 67 (c) 48 (d) 51
, then the maximum value of 𝑎1 𝑎2 𝑎3 … 𝑎20 is equal
𝑥cos⁡ 𝑥+sin⁡ 𝑥
to 38. lim𝑥→0 is equal to
𝑥 2 +tan⁡ 𝑥
(a) (20)20 (b) (40)20 (a) -1 (b) 0
(c) (60)20 (d) (80)20 (c) 1 (d) 2

31. The domain of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 39. If 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous in [0,1] and 𝑓 (2) = 2,
1

√1 − √1 − √1 − 𝑥 2 is √𝑛
then lim𝑛→∞ 𝑓 (2 ) is equal to
√𝑛+1
(a) (−∞, 1) (b) (−1, ∞) (a) 0 (b) ∞
(c) [0,1] (d) [−1,1] (c) 2 (d) None of these
𝑥2
32. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = cos −1 ⁡ (𝑥 2 +1). 3
40. The set of all points, where 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 2 |𝑥| −
Then, the range of 𝑓 is |𝑥| − 1 is not differentiable, is
(a) (0, 𝜋/2] (b) [−𝜋/2, 𝜋/2] (a) {0} (b) {−1,0}
(c) [−𝜋/2,0] (d) None of the above (c) {−1,0,1} (d) None of these

1
33. The domain of the function 41. The value of 𝑓(0), so that 𝑓(𝑥) = [1 −
𝑥2
1 cos⁡(sin⁡ 𝑥)] can be made continuous at 𝑥 = 0, is
𝑓(𝑥) = is (a) ½ (b) 2
√[𝑥]2 −[𝑥]−6
(c) 8 (d) 4
(a) (−∞, −2) ∪ [4, ∞) (b) (−∞, −2] ∪ [4, ∞)
𝑏+𝑐
(c) (−∞, −2) ∪ (4, ∞) (d) None of these 𝑥 𝑎 𝑎+𝑏 𝑥 𝑏 𝑥 𝑐 𝑐+𝑎
42. If 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 𝑏 ) (𝑥𝑐 ) (𝑥 𝑎) ,
34. The period of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = |sin⁡ 4𝑥| +
|cos⁡ 4𝑥| is then 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) is equal to
𝜋 𝜋 (a) 1 (b) 0
(a) 2 (b) 8
𝜋
(c) 𝑥 𝑎+𝑏+𝑐 (d) None of these
(c) 4 (d) None of these
43. If 𝜙(𝑥) = log 5 ⁡ log 3 ⁡ 𝑥, then 𝜙 ′ (𝑒) is equal to
2 + 𝑥, if 𝑥 ≥ 0 (a) 𝑒log⁡ 5 (b) −𝑒log⁡ 5
35. If 𝑓(𝑥) = { , then (𝑓 ∘ 𝑓)(𝑥) is
2 − 𝑥, if 𝑥 < 0 1
(c) 𝑒log⁡ 5 (d) None of these
(a) |𝑥| (b) 4 − |𝑥|
(c) 4 + |𝑥| (d) None of these

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44. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥tan−1 ⁡ 𝑥, then 𝑓 ′ (1) is equal to 1 3

(a) 𝐴 = , 𝐵 = , 𝐶 = −1
1 𝜋 1 𝜋 7 5
(a) 2 + 4 (b) − 2 + 4 1 3
(b) 𝐴 = − 7 , 𝐵 = 5 , 𝐶 = −1
1 𝜋 1 𝜋
(c) − 2 − 4 (d) 2 − 4 1 1
(c) 𝐴 = − 7 , 𝐵 = 5 , 𝐶 = −1
1 3
(d) 𝐴 = , 𝐵 = , 𝐶 = 1
45. If 𝑥 = √𝑎sin−1 ⁡ 𝑡 and 𝑦 = √𝑎cos−1 ⁡ 𝑡 , then the 7 5
𝑑𝑦
value of is 1
𝑑𝑥 53. ∫ 1+cos2 ⁡ 𝑥
𝑑𝑥 is equal to
𝑦 𝑥
(a) (b) 1
𝑥 𝑦 (a) 2 tan−1 ⁡(tan⁡ 𝑥) + 𝐶
𝑦 𝑥 √
(c) − 𝑥 (d) − 𝑦 1 1
(b) 2 tan−1 ⁡ (2 tan⁡ 𝑥) + 𝐶
√
1 1
46. The side of an equilateral triangle expands at (c) 2 tan−1 ⁡ ( 2 tan⁡ 𝑥) + 𝐶
√ √
the rate of 2 cm/s. The rate of increase of its area (d) None of the above
when each side is 10 cm, is
2
(a) 10√2 cm2 /s (b) 10√3 cm2 /s 1 1
54. ∫1/2 𝑥 cosec101 ⁡ (𝑥 − 𝑥) 𝑑𝑥 equal to
(c) 10 cm2 /s (d) 5 cm2 /s 1
(a) 4 (b) 1
101
47. If 𝑚 is the slope of a tangent to the curve (c) 0 (d) 2
𝑒 2𝑦 = 1 + 4𝑥 2 , then
(a) 𝑚 < 1 (b) |𝑚| ≤ 1 2
55. The value of ∫−2 (𝑎𝑥 3 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐)𝑑𝑥 depends on
(c) |𝑚| > 1 (d) None of these
(a) 𝑏 (b) 𝑐
48. The tangent to the curve 5𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 1 at (c) 𝑎 (d) None of the above
1 2
(3 , − 3) passes through the point 2𝜋 𝑥 𝜋
56. ∫0 𝑒 𝑥/2 sin⁡ (2 + 4 ) 𝑑𝑥 equals
(a) (0,0) (b) (1, −1)
(a) 2𝜋 (b) 𝑒 𝜋
(c) (−1,1) (d) None of these
(c) 0 (d) 2√2
49. For the parabola 𝑦 2 = 4𝑎𝑥, the ratio of the
𝑑3 𝑦
sub-tangent to the abscissa is 57. The degree of the differential equation 𝑑𝑥 3 +
(a) 1: 1 (b) 2: 1 𝑑𝑦 4 𝑑4 𝑦
(c) 𝑥: 𝑦 (d) 𝑥 2 : 𝑦 𝑥 (𝑑𝑥 ) = 4log⁡ (𝑑𝑥 4 ) is
(a) 1 (b) 3
50. If 𝑎 < 0, 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑒 −𝑎𝑥 and 𝑆 = {𝑥: 𝑓(𝑥) is (c) 4 (d) None of the above
monotonically decreasing }, then 𝑆 is equal to
𝑑𝑦
(a) {𝑥: 𝑥 > 0} (b) {𝑥: 𝑥 < 0} 58 . The solution of the differential equation 𝑑𝑥 +
(c) {𝑥: 𝑥 > 1} (d) {𝑥: 𝑥 < 1} 1 = 𝑒 𝑥+𝑦 , is
21/𝑥
(a) (𝑥 + 𝑦)𝑒 𝑥+𝑦 = 0
51. If ∫ 𝑥2
𝑑𝑥 = 𝑎21/𝑥 + 𝐶, then 𝑎 is equal to (b) (𝑥 + 𝐶)𝑒 𝑥+𝑦 = 0
(a) −log 2 ⁡ 𝑒 (b) −log 𝑒 ⁡ 2 (c) (𝑥 − 𝐶)𝑒 𝑥+𝑦 = 1
(c) -1 (d)
1 (d) (𝑥 + 𝐶)𝑒 𝑥+𝑦 + 1 = 0
2

59. The equation of the curve for which the

52. If ∫ cos 7 ⁡ 𝑥𝑑𝑥 = 𝐴sin7 ⁡ 𝑥 + 𝐵sin5 ⁡ 𝑥 +𝐶sin3 ⁡ 𝑥 +
tangent at 𝑃(𝑥, 𝑦) cuts the 𝑌-axis at (0, 𝑦 3 ) is
sin⁡ 𝑥 + 𝑘, then
(a) 𝑥𝑦 2 = 𝑥 + 𝑦

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(b) 𝑥 2 (𝑦 2 − 1) = 𝐶𝑦 2 (a) 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 2 = 0 (b) 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 3 = 0

(c) 𝑦(𝑥 2 − 1) = 𝐶𝑥 2 (c) 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 5 = 0 (d) None of these
(d) 𝑦𝑥 + 𝑥 2 = 𝐶
𝛼+𝛽
tan⁡
68. If 3sin⁡ 𝛼 = 5sin⁡ 𝛽, then 2
is equal to
60. If sin⁡ 𝑥 is an integrating factor of the tan⁡
𝛼−𝛽
2
𝑑𝑦
differential equation 𝑑𝑥 + 𝑃𝑦 = 𝑄, then 𝑃 can be (a) 1 (b) 2
(a) log⁡ sin⁡ 𝑥 (b) cot⁡ 𝑥 (c) 3 (d) 4
(c) sin⁡ 𝑥 (d) log⁡ cos⁡ 𝑥 𝜋
69. If 𝐴 + 𝐵 = 3
and cos⁡ 𝐴 + cos⁡ 𝐵 = 1, then
3𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
61. The value of 2sin2 ⁡ 4
+ 2cos 2 ⁡ 4 + 2sec 2 ⁡ 3 is (a) cos⁡(𝐴 − 𝐵) = 3
1
(b) |cos⁡ 𝐴 − cos⁡ 𝐵| = √3
2

(a) 10 (b) -10 2

(c) 12 (d) 14 (c) cos⁡(𝐴 − 𝐵) = 3 (d) None of these

62. If sin⁡ 𝛼sin⁡ 𝛽 − cos⁡ 𝛼cos⁡ 𝛽 + 1 = 0, then 1 + 70. If tan⁡(𝜋cos⁡ 𝜃) = cot⁡(𝜋sin⁡ 𝜃), then the
cot⁡ 𝛼tan⁡ 𝛽 = 𝜋
value(s) of cos⁡ (𝜃 − 4 ) is/are
1 1
(a) 0 (b) 1 (a) 2 (b)
√2
1
(C) not defined (d) 2 (c) ± 2 (d) None of these
√2

63. The value of cos 12∘ + cos 84∘ + cos 156∘ + 1

71. The value of ∑3𝑛=1 tan−1 ⁡ 𝑛 is
cos 132∘ is
1 (a) 0 (b) 𝜋
(a) 1 (b) 𝜋
2
−1
(c) 2 (d) None of these
(c) -1 (d) 2
2 𝜋
tan 3𝜃−1 72. The value of tan⁡ {cos −1 ⁡ (− ) − } is
7 2
64. If = √3, then the general value of 𝜃 is 2 2
tan 3𝜃+1
𝑛𝜋 𝜋 7𝜋 (a) (b)
3√5 3
(a) 3 − 12 (b) 𝑛𝜋 + 12 1 4
𝑛𝜋 7𝜋 𝜋 (c) (d)
(c) + (d) 𝑛𝜋 + √5 √5
3 36 12
73. Complete solution set of sin−1 ⁡ 𝑥 ≤ cos −1 ⁡ 𝑥 is
65. If equation sin4 ⁡ 𝑥 = 1 + tan8 ⁡ 𝑥, then 𝑥 is equal 1 1
to (a) 𝑥 ∈ [ , 1] (b) 𝑥 ∈ [− , 1]
√2 √2
𝜋 1 −1 1
(a) 𝜙 (b) 2 (c) 𝑥 ∈ [−1, 2] (d) 𝑥 ∈ [ 2 , 2]
√ √ √
𝜋 𝜋
(c) 6
(d) 4
74. If the data given to construct a △ 𝐴𝐵𝐶 is 𝑎 =
3
66. If cos⁡ 𝑥 =
2cos⁡ 𝑦−1
, where 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ (0, 𝜋), then 5, 𝑏 = 7, sin⁡ 𝐴 = 4, then it is possible to construct
2−cos⁡ 𝑦
𝑥 𝑦 (a) only one triangle
tan⁡ 2 cot⁡ 2 is equal to
(b) two triangles
(a) √2 (b) √3 (c) infinitely many triangles
1 1
(c) (d) (d) no triangle
√2 √3

67. A quadratic equation whose roots are cosec 2 ⁡ 𝜃 75. If in △ 𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝑎4 + 𝑏 4 + 𝑐 4 = 2𝑎2 (𝑏 2 + 𝑐 2 ), then
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(a) 45∘ (b) 60∘ 82. If ∑18 18 2

𝑖=1 (𝑥𝑖 − 8) = 9 and ∑𝑖=1 (𝑥𝑖 − 8) = 45
(c) 90∘ (d) 135∘ then the standard deviation of 𝑥1 , 𝑥2 … 𝑥18 is
(a) 4/9 (b) 9/4
76. An aeroplane flying at a height of 300 m (c) 3/2 (d) none of these
above the ground passes vertically above another
plane at an instant when the angle of elevation of 83. If 𝑟𝑥𝑦 between two variates 𝑥 and 𝑦 is 0.6,
the two planes from the same point on the ground Cov⁡(𝑥, 𝑦) = 4.8, 𝜎𝑥2 = 9, then 𝜎𝑦 is
are 60∘ and 45∘ , respectively. Then, the height of 8 5
(a) 9 (b) 8
the lower plane from the ground (in metre) is
8
(a) 100√3 (b)
100 (c) 3 (d) None of these
√3
(c) 50 (d) 150(√3 + 1)
84. If two random variables have the regression
lines 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 26 = 0 and 6𝑥 + 𝑦 − 31 = 0, then
77. A house of height 100 m subtends a right angle
at the window of an opposite house. If the height correlation coefficient 𝑟𝑥𝑦 is
of the window is 64 m, then the distance between (a) -0.5 (b) 1/2
the two houses is (c) ½ (d) None of these
(a) 48 m (b) 36 m
85. A batsman in his 16 th innings makes a score
(c) 54 m (d) 72 m
of 70 runs and thereby increases his average by 2
78. The number of distinct terms in the expansion runs. If he had never been not out, then his
of (𝑥 + 𝑦 − 𝑧)16 is average after 16th innings is
(a) 136 (b) 153 (a) 36 (b) 38
(c) 16 (d) 17 (c) 40 (d) 42

86. The best statistical measure used for

79. The ratio of the coefficient of 𝑥 15 to the term
comparing two series is
2 15
independent of 𝑥 in (𝑥 2 + 𝑥) is (a) mean deviation
(a) 12: 32 (b) 1: 32 (b) range
(c) 32: 12 (d) 32: 1 (c) coefficient of variation
(d) interquartile range
80. The middle term in the expansion of (𝑥 +
𝑥 𝑥 𝑥 𝑥
1 2𝑛 87. If the median of 5 , 𝑥, 4 , 2 , 3 (𝑥 > 0) is 8 , then
) is
2𝑥 the value of 𝑥 is
1⋅3⋅5…(2𝑛−3) 1⋅3⋅5…(2𝑛−1)
(a) (b) (a) 24 (b) 32
𝑛! 𝑛!
1⋅3⋅5…(2𝑛+1) (c) 8 (d) 16
(c) (d) None of these
𝑛!
88. Suppose values taken by a variable 𝑥 are such
81. The A.M. of the observations 1.3.5, 3.5.7,
that 𝑎 ≤ 𝑥𝑖 ≤ 𝑏, where 𝑥𝑖 denotes the value of 𝑥 in
5.7.9, … , (2𝑛 − 1)(2𝑛 + 1)(2𝑛 + 3) is
the 𝑖 th case for 𝑖 = 1,2,3, … , 𝑛. Then,
(a) 2𝑛3 + 6𝑛2 + 7𝑛 − 2 (a) 𝑎 ≤ Var⁡(𝑥) ≤ 𝑏
(b) 𝑛3 + 8𝑛2 + 7𝑛 − 2
(b) 𝑎2 ≤ Var⁡(𝑥) ≤ 𝑏 2
(c) 2𝑛3 + 5𝑛2 + 6𝑛 − 1 𝑎2
(d) 2𝑛3 + 8𝑛2 + 7𝑛 − 2 (c) 𝑏
≤ Var⁡(𝑥)
(d) (𝑏 − 𝑎)2 ≥ Var⁡(𝑥)

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89. The mean of the data set comprising of 16 96. The number of ways in which 10 identical
observations is 16 . If one of the observations balls can be distributed in 4 distinct boxes, so that
valued 16 is deleted and three new observations none of the boxes remain empty, is
valued 3,4 and 5 are added to the data, then the (a) ⁡10 𝐶4 (b) ⁡10 𝑃4
mean of the resultant data is 9
(c) ⁡ 𝑃3 (d) None of these
(a) 16.8 (b) 16.0
(c) 15.8 (d) 14.0 97. Three different numbers are selected at
random from the set 𝐴 = {1,2, … ,10}. The
90. For three numbers 𝑎, 𝑏 and 𝑐, product of the probability that the product of two of the numbers
1 1 1
average of the numbers 𝑎2 , 𝑏 2 , 𝑐 2 and 𝑎2 , 𝑏2 , 𝑐 2 is equal to third, is
3 1
cannot be less than (a) 4 (b) 40
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c)
1
(d)
39
8 40
(c) 9 (d) None of these
98. Four cards are drawn from a pack of 52
91. Seven athletes are participating in a race. In
playing cards. Then, the probability of drawing
how many ways can the first three prizes be won?
atleast one pair, is
(a) 420 (b) 210
44 ×⁡13 𝐶4 ⁡13 𝐶
(c) 35 (d) 105 (a) 1 − ⁡52 𝐶4
(b) 1 − ⁡52 𝐶4
4
44 ×13!
92. In a certain test, there are 𝑛 questions. In this (c) 1 − 52! (d) None of these
test, 2𝑛−𝑖 students gave wrong answers to atleast 𝑖
questions, where 𝑖 = 1,2,3, … , 𝑛. If the total 99.Die 𝐴 has 4 red and 2 white faces whereas die
number of wrong answers given is 2047, then 𝑛 is 𝐵 has 2 red and 4 white faces. A coin is flipped
equal to once. If it shows a head, the game continues by
(a) 10 (b) 11 throwing die A; if it shows tail, then die 𝐵 is to be
(c) 12 (d) 13 used. If the probability that die 𝐴 is used, is 32/33
when it is given that red turns up every time in
93. The number of permutations of 𝑛 different first 𝑛 throws, then the value of 𝑛 is
objects taken 𝑟(≥ 3) at a time which include 3 (a) 4 (b) 3
particular objects, is (c) 5 (d) 6
(a) ⁡𝑛 𝑃𝑟 ⋅ 3 ! (b) ⁡𝑛 𝑃𝑟−3 ⋅ 3 !
100. Box I contains 2 white and 3 red balls and
(c) ⁡𝑛−3 𝑃𝑟−3 ⋅ 3 ! (d) ⁡𝑟 𝑃3 ⋅ ⁡𝑛−3 𝑃𝑟−3
box II contains 4 white and 5 red balls. One ball is
94. The number of arrangements which can be drawn at random from one of the boxes and is
made out of the letters of the word ALGEBRA, found to be red. Then, the probability that it was
without changing the relative order (positions) of from box II, is
25 21
vowels and consonants, is (a) 32 (b) 32
(a) 72 (b) 54 7 15
(c) 32 (d) 32
(c) 36 (d) 62

95. The number of diagonals that can be drawn by 101. The number of integer values of 𝑚 for which
joining the vertices of an octagon, is the 𝑥-coordinate of the point of intersection of the
(a) 28 (b) 48 lines 3𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 9 and 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 1 is also an
(c) 20 (d) None of these integer, is
(a) 2 (b) 0
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102. The least value of |𝑘|, so that the lines 𝑥 = (a) (3,2) (b) (2,4)
𝑘 + 𝑚, 𝑦 = −2 and 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 are concurrent, is (c) (2,3) (d) (4,2)
(a) 2√2 (b) √2
110. A man running round a race course notes
(c) 4√2 (d) None of these
that the sum of the distances of two flag-posts
103. If sum of distances of a point from the origin from him is always 10 m and the distance between
and lines 𝑥 = 2 is 4, then its locus is the flag-posts is 8 m. The area of the path he
(a) 𝑥 2 − 12𝑦 = 36 (b) 𝑦 2 + 12𝑥 = 36 encloses in square metres is
(c) 𝑦 2 − 12𝑥 = 36 (d) 𝑥 2 + 12𝑦 = 36 (a) 15𝜋 (b) 12𝜋
(c) 18𝜋 (d) 8𝜋
104. The straight line whose sum of the intercepts
on the axes is equal to half of the product of the 111. The position vectors of the vertices 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶
intercepts, passes through the point whose of △ 𝐴𝐵𝐶 are î − ĵ − 3k̂, 2î + ĵ − 2k̂ and −5î + 2ĵ −
coordinates are 6k̂, respectively. The length of the bisector 𝐴𝐷 of
(a) (1,1) (b) (2,2) ∠𝐵𝐴𝐶, where 𝐷 is on the line segment 𝐵𝐶, is
(c) (3,3) (d) (4,4) (a)
15
(b)
11
2 2
1
105. The coordinates of the foot of the (c) 4
(d) None of these
perpendicular drawn from the point (3,4) on the
line 2𝑥 + 𝑦 − 7 = 0 are 112. If |a| = |b|, then
9 17 (a) (a + b) is parallel to (a − b)
(a) ( , ) (b) (1,5)
5 5 (b) (a + b) is perpendicular to (a − b)
(c) (−5,1) (d) (1, −5) (c) (a + b) ⋅ (a − b) = 2|a|2
(d) None of the above
106. The number of real tangents that can be
drawn from (2,2) to the circle 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 6𝑥 − 4𝑦 +
113. If â and b̂ are two unit vectors and 𝜃 is angle
3 = 0 is â−b̂
(a) 0 (b) 1 between them, then | | is equal to
2
(c) 2 (d) 3 (a)
𝜃
sin⁡ 2 (b) sin⁡ 𝜃

107. The two circles 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 2𝑎𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0⁡ and (c) 2sin⁡ 𝜃 (d) sin⁡ 2𝜃
𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 2𝑏𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0 touching each other, then
1 1 1 114. If u = a − b, v = a + b and |a| = |b| = 2, then
(a) 𝑎2 + 𝑏2 = 𝑐 2 (b) 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 = 𝑐 2 |u × v| is equal to
1 1 1
(c) 𝑎2 + 𝑏2 = 𝑐 (d) None of these (a) 2√16 − (a ⋅ b)2 (b) 2√4 − (a ⋅ b)2
(c) √16 − (a ⋅ b)2 (d) √4 − (a ⋅ b)2
108. The equation 2𝑥 2 + 2𝑦 2 + 4𝑥 + 8𝑦 + 15 = 0
represents 115. If four points 𝐴(3,2,1), 𝐵(4, 𝑥, 5), 𝐶(4,2, −2)
(a) a pair of straight line and 𝐷(6,5, −1) are coplanar, then the value of 𝑥 is
(b) a circle (a) 2 (b) 3
(c) an ellipse (c) 5 (d) 0
(d) None of these
116. The equation of the plane passing through
109. The centre of the conic 14𝑥 2 − 4𝑥𝑦 + 11𝑦 2 −
the points (2,5, −3), (−2, −3,5) and (5,3, −3), is
44𝑥 − 58𝑦 + 71 = 0 is
(a) 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 4𝑧 = 14 (b) 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 4𝑧 = 18
(c) 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 4𝑧 = 14 (d) 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 4𝑧 = 18

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117. The intercepts of the plane 5𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 6𝑧 −

60 = 0 on the coordinate axes are
(a) 10,20, −10 (b) 10, −20,12
(c) 12, −20,10 (d) 12,20, −10

118. The equation of the plane containing the line

of intersection of the planes 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 − 6 = 0 and
2𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 4𝑧 + 5 = 0 and passing through the
point (1,1,1), is
(a) 20𝑥 + 23𝑦 + 26𝑧 − 69 = 0
(b) 20𝑥 + 26𝑦 + 23𝑧 − 69 = 0
(c) 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 − 3 = 0
(d) 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 4𝑧 − 9 = 0

119. Radius of the circle

r 2 + r ⋅ (2î − 2ĵ − 4k̂) − 19 = 0,

r ⋅ (î − 2ĵ + 2k̂) + 8 = 0, 𝑖𝑠

(a) 5 (b) 4
(c) 3 (d) 2

120. The equation of the plane containing two

𝑥−1 𝑦+1 𝑧−0 𝑥 𝑦−2 𝑧+1
lines 2
= −1
= 3
and −2 = −3
= −1
, is
(a) 8𝑥 + 𝑦 − 5𝑧 − 7 = 0
(b) 8𝑥 + 𝑦 + 5𝑧 − 7 = 0
(c) 8𝑥 − 𝑦 − 5𝑧 − 7 = 0
(d) None of the above

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