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1. The area of trapezium shaded field is 960 𝑚2, the distance between two Parallel
sides is 30 m and one of the Parallel side is 20 m, find the length of other Parallel
side:
a. 44 m b. 22 m
c. 88 m d. 11 m
[NTSE-2012 (Stage-I) Rajasthan]
2. The floor of a building consists of 1500 rhombus shaped tiles and each of its
diagonals are 45 cm and 30 cm in length. Find the total cost of Polishing the floor,
if the cost per m2 is Rs. 4/-:
a. Rs. 610/- b. Rs. 810/-
c. Rs. 405/- d. Rs. 450/-
3. Find the volume of a Cube is doubled. How many times its volume will be?
a. 900 𝑐𝑚2 b. 1000 𝑐𝑚2
c. 1500 𝑐𝑚2 d. 810 𝑐𝑚2
4. If each edge of a Cube is doubled. How many times its volume will be?
a. 3 times b. 6times
c. 4 times d. 8 times
5. The biggest Circle that can be cut off from a Square of side 7 cm. What is the
Circumference of this circle :
a. 7 cm b. 11 cm
c. 22 cm d. 14 cm
6. Solid shapes are called:

a. One-dimensional b. Two-dimensional
c. Three-dimensional d. All the above
7. Curved surface of right circular cylinder is 4.4 m 2, radius of base is 0.7 m, then
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the height is: (Take 𝜋 = )
7
a. 1 m b. 2 m
c. 3 m d. 4 m
8. A drinking glass is in the shape of a frustum of a cone of height 14 cm. the

diameter of its two circular ends are 4 cm and 2 cm then the capacity of glass is:
2 1
a. 102 𝑐𝑚3 b. 102 𝑐𝑚3
3 3
2 1
c. 101 𝑐𝑚3 d. 101 𝑐𝑚3
3 3
9. The perimeter of square and circumference of Circle are equal, the area of square
is 121 m2 then the area of Circle is:
a. 7𝜋𝑚2 b. 14𝜋𝑚2
c. 21𝜋𝑚2 d. 49𝜋𝑚2
10. Area of triangle ABC whose sides are 24 m, 40 m and 32 m is:

a. 96 𝑚2 b. 384 𝑚2
c. 43 𝑚2 d. 192 𝑚2
11. The ratio of the volume of a cube to that of a sphere which exactly fits inside the
cube is:
a. 6: 𝜋 b. 𝜋: 6
c. 𝜋: 12 d. 12: 𝜋
12. If the diameter of a sphere is decreased by 25%, by what per cent does it curved
surface area decreased?
a. 43.75% b. 21.88%
c. 50% d. 25%
13. In figure, ABC is a quadrant of a circle of radius 14 cm and a semicircle is drawn

BC as diameter. The area of the shaded region is:
A C
a. 98 cm2 b. 154 cm2

c. 56 cm2 d. None of these
14. In the figure, given below, ABC is an equilateral triangle. D, E, F, G, H and I are the
trisector point of the sides as shown. If the side of the triangle ABC is 6 cm, then
the area of the regular hexagon DEFGHI is:
H G
I F
B D E C
a. 3√3 𝑐𝑚2 b. 4√3 𝑐𝑚2

c. 5√3 𝑐𝑚2 d. 6√3 𝑐𝑚2
15. In the given figure, ABC is an equilateral triangle whose side is 2√3 𝑐𝑚. A circle is
drawn which passes through the midpoints D, E and F of its sides. The area of the
shaded region is:
D F
B C
E
1 1
a. (4𝜋 − 3√3) 𝑐𝑚2 b. (2𝜋 − √3) 𝑐𝑚2
4 4
1 1
c. (𝜋 − 3√3) 𝑐𝑚2 d. (3𝜋 − √3) 𝑐𝑚2
4 4
16. If a cylinder of radius 3 cm and height of 10 cm is melted and recast into the
shapes of small spheres of diameter 1 cm, then the number of spheres so formed
is:
a. 135 b. 270
c. 540 d. 1080
17. If the heights and radii of a cone and a hemisphere are same then the ratio of
their volumes is:
a. 1: 2 b. 2: 3
c. 1: 3 d. 1: 1
18. Three squares have the dimension indicated in the diameter. What is the area of
shaded Quadrilateral?
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a. 4.5 b.
7
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c. d. 3.6
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19. The height of an isosceles triangle is 6 cm, the perimeter of the triangle is 36 cm.
then the area of the triangle (in cm2) is:
a. 36 b. 48
c. 52 d. 64
20. A regular hexagon overlap is formed by placing two congruent equilateral

triangles on the top of each other. If the area of ach triangle is 27 cm 2, then the
area of the hexagon is:
a. 20 cm2 b. 18 cm2
c. 16 cm2 d. 15 cm2
21. The lengths of the diagonals of a rhombus are 24 cm and 10 cm, then the side of
the rhombus is _____ cm:
a. 26 b. 13
c. 169 d. 240
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22. The sides of a triangle are 11 m, 60 m, 61 m. The length of altitude on the

smallest side is:
a. 11 m b. 66 m
c. 60 m d. 50 m
[NTSE-2015 (Stage-I) Chandigarh]
23. The volume (in cm3) of the largest circular cone that can be cut off from a cube of
edge 4.2 cm is:
a. 9.7 b. 77.6
c. 58.2 d. 19.4
24. In a given figure, if 𝐴𝐷 = 7√3; ∠𝐵 = 30°, ∠𝐴𝐷𝐶 = 90° and ∠𝐶 = 60°, then BC
equal to:
7√3
30° 60°
B C
D
a. 14 m b. 27 m
c. 29 m d. 28 m
25. The area of the shaded portion where ABCD is a square of side 14 cm is:
A B
C D
a. 21 cm2 b. 154 cm2

c. 42 cm2 d. 84 cm2
26. If the altitude of an equilateral triangle is 𝑥 cm, then the area is equal to:
a. 𝑥 2 𝑐𝑚2 b. (√3𝑥 2 /2) 𝑐𝑚2
c. (𝑥 2 /√3) 𝑐𝑚2 d. (𝑥 2 /2) 𝑐𝑚2
27. The volume of a cube is 2744 cm3. its surface area is:
a. 196 cm2 b. 1176 cm2

c. 784 cm2 d. 588 cm2
[NTSE-2015 (Stage-I) MP]
28. The height of an equilateral triangle is √6 cm. Its area is:

a. 2√2 𝑐𝑚2 b. 6√2 𝑐𝑚2
c. 2√3 𝑐𝑚2 d. 3√3 𝑐𝑚2
29. The height of an equilateral field is 82 meters and area is 400 meter 2? Then the
breadth of the field is:
a. 9 meter b. 12 meter
c. 16 meter d. 25 meter
30. If 𝑟 is the radius of the base of a cylinder and ℎ is the height of cylinder, then total
surface area will be:
a. 2𝜋𝑟ℎ b. 2𝜋𝑟ℎ + 2𝜋𝑟 2
c. 𝜋𝑟 2 ℎ d. None of these
31. A cone, a right circular cylinder and a hemisphere stand on equal base and have
same height. The ratio of their volume is:
a. 1: 2: 3 b. 1: 3: 2
c. 2: 3: 1 d. 2: 1: 3
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32. The ratio of in-radius and circum-radius of a square is:

a. 1: 2 b. 1: √2
c. 1: 3 d. 1: √3
33. A circular piece of metal of maximum area is cut out from a square piece and
then a square piece of maximum area is cut out of the circular piece. The total
area of wasted metal is:
1
a. of the area of original square
4
1
b. of the area of original square
2
1
c. of the area of the circular piece
2
1
d. of the area of the circular piece
4
34. A cuboid of unit length, unit breadth and of height 10 units is cut into 10 cubical
pieces of edge of 1 unit length each. The total surface area of these ten cubes will
be:
a. 20 sq. units b. 40 sq. units
c. 42 sq. units d. 60 sq. units
35. The radius of a sphere is 𝑟 and radius of base of a cylinder is 𝑟 and height is 2𝑟.
The ratio of their volumes will be:
a. 2: 3 b. 3: 4
c. 4: 3 d. 3: 2
[NTSE-2015 (Stage-I) UP]
36. In two spheres, the radius of first is half of the second. Then what will be volume
of second in comparison of first:
a. 2 times b. 4 times
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c. 8 times d. times
7
37. In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 points 𝑃 and 𝑄 trisect side 𝐴𝐵. Points 𝑇 and 𝑈 trisect side 𝐴𝐶 and points
𝑅 and 𝑆 trisect side 𝐵𝐶. Then perimeter of hexagon 𝑃𝑄𝑅𝑆𝑇𝑈 is how many times
of the perimeter of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶?
1 2
a. times b. times
3 3
1 1
c. times d. times
6 2
[NTSE-2015 (Stage-I) Maharashtra]
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38. The radius of a cylinder vessel is 7 cm and its height is 12 cm of the vessel is
3
filled with water. A sphere having radius 6 cm is dropped into the water. Find the
volume of the water that will come out of the vessel:
a. 196𝜋 𝑐𝑚3 b. 92𝜋 𝑐𝑚3
c. 288𝜋 𝑐𝑚3 d. 588𝜋 𝑐𝑚3
39. Radius of circle with centre ‘O’ is 4√5 cm ‘AB’ is the diameter of the circle. 𝐴𝐸 ∥
𝐵𝐶, BC = 8 cm. Line EC is tangent at point D. Find the length of DE:
O
D
B C
a. 4√5 𝑐𝑚 b. 6√5 𝑐𝑚
c. 8 cm d. 10 cm
40. The area of right-angled triangle is 96 sq. mtr. If base is three times the altitude,
the length of base is:
a. 24 mtr b. 20 mtr
c. 18 mtr d. 15 mtr
41. The perimeter of the rectangle field is 206 meter. What will be its area if its
length is 23 meter more than its breadth?
a. 1520 meter2 b. 2420 meter2
c. 2480 meter2 d. 2520 meter2
42. The total surface area of a cube is 864 cm 2. Its volume is:
a. 3456 meter2 b. 432 meter2
c. 1728 meter2 d. 3466 meter2
43. The length of the longest pole that can be kept in a room of size 12 m X 9 m X 8 m
is:
a. 29 m b. 17 m
c. 21 m d. 19 m
44. The height of a cylinder is 14 cm and its curved surface area is 264 cm2, the
volume of cylinder is:
a. 308 cm2 b. 396 cm2
c. 1232 cm2 d. 1848 cm2
45. Radii of three solid spheres are 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm respectively. They are
melted and converted in to a bigger solid sphere. The radius of the new sphere
will be:
a. 12 cm b. 9 cm
c. 8 cm d. 6 cm
[NTSE-2015 (Stage-I) Chhattisgarh]
46. The perimeter of a right-angled triangle is 24 cm. if the hypotenuse is 10 cm.

Then area of this triangle will be:
a. 20 cm2 b. 22 cm2
c. 24 cm 2 d. 26 cm2
47. The square of side 4 cm is inscribed in the circle. The area of the circle will be:
4 cm
4 cm O 4 cm
4 cm
a. 2𝜋 𝑐𝑚2 b. 8𝜋 𝑐𝑚2
c. 4𝜋 𝑐𝑚2 d. 𝜋 𝑐𝑚2
48. The length, breadth and height of a solid rectangular parallelopiped made of
copper are 11 cm, 9 cm and 6 cm respectively. How many coins of radius 1.5 cm
having thickness 0.25 cm can be produced by melting it?
a. 168 b. 170
c. 336 d. 340
[NTSE-2015 (Stage-I) West Bengal]
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49. If the perimeter of protractor is 72 cm, then it’s radius is (take 𝜋 = 7 ):
a. 7 cm b. 21 cm
c. 14 cm d. 3.5 cm
[NTSE-2015 (Stage-I) Chennai]
50. Two right circular cones have same radii. Ratio of their slant height is 4: 3, then
the ratio of their curved surface area is:
a. 16: 9 b. 2: 3
c. 4: 3 d. 7: 4
51. The radii of two concentric circles are 7 cm and 14 cm are respectively. The area
between the two sectors of the circles whose central angle 60° is:
a. 154 sq. cm b. 77 sq. cm
c. 308 sq. cm d. 98 sq. cm
52. Segment of a quadrant of a circle has area equal to:

𝑟2 𝜋 𝜋 2
a. ( 2 − 1) sq. units b. ( + 1) 𝑟 sq. units
2 4
𝜋 𝑟2 𝜋
c. (1 − ) sq. units d. ( 𝑟 2 − 1) sq. units
2 2 4
53. A cow is tied with a rope of length 12 m at a corner of rectangular field of

dimension 25 m X 45 m. if the length of the rope is increased to 23 m, then the
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additional grassy area in which the cow can graze is (take 𝜋 = 7 ):
a. 300.5 m2 b. 312.5 m2
c. 315.5 m 2 d. 302.5 m2
54. If a metallic sphere of radius 6 cm is melted and recast into the shape of a
cylinder of radius 3 cm, then the height of the cylinder is:
a. 30 cm b. 25 cm
c. 35 cm d. 32 cm
55. If in a right-angled triangle the hypotenuse is to be 1 cm longer than the base and
2 cm longer than the altitude, then the perimeter of the triangle is:
a. 24 cm b. 20 cm
c. 12 cm d. 10 cm
56. In the quadrilateral ABCD, ∠𝐴 = ∠𝐶 = 90°, AE = 5 cm, BE = 12 cm and AC = 21

cm. if DF = x, then the value of x = …
B
12
X
F D
C
3
a. 4 cm
5
1
b. 5 cm
4
2
c. 6 cm
3
d. 7 cm
57. In the figure ‘O’ is the in-centre of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 where AB = 3 cm, BC = 4 cm and AC = 5
cm. Area of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 = 𝑟𝑠. Where 𝑟 is the in-radius and 𝑠 is in the semi perimeter,
then the value of OC =
5 cm
3 cm
O
C B
4 cm
a. √10 𝑐𝑚 b. 8 cm
c. √5 𝑐𝑚 d. 2√2 𝑐𝑚
58. The wheel of a motor car makes 1000 revolutions is moving 440 m. The diameter
of the wheel is:
a. .044 m b. 0.14 m
c. 0.24 m d. 0.34 m
[NTSE-2016 (Stage-I) Bihar]
59. The area (in sq. cm) of the largest circle that can be drawn inside a square of side
28 cm:
a. 17248 cm b. 784
c. 8624 d. 616
60. If the volume of two cubes are in the ratio 27: 64, then the ratio of their total
surface area is:
a. 27: 64 b. 3: 4
c. 9: 16 d. 3: 8
61. If ℎ be the height and α the Semi-vertical angle of a right circular cone, then its
volume is given by:
1 1
a. πh3 tan2 𝛼 b. πh2 tan2 𝛼
3 3
1 1
c. πh2 tan3 𝛼 d. πh3 tan3 𝛼
3 3
62. A circle with radius 2 unit is placed against a right-angle. Another smaller circle
is also placed as shown in figure. What is the radius of the smaller circle?
a. 3 − 2√2 b. 4 − 2√2
c. 7 − 4√2 d. 6 − 4√2
63. ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 is an equilateral triangle, we have BD = EG = DF = DE = EC, then the ratio

of the area of the shaded portion to area of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 is:
F G
B C
D E
4 7
a. b.
11 9
5 6
c. d.
12 7
64. The volume and whose surface area of a cylindrical solid of radius ‘𝑟’ units are 𝑣
𝑣
and 𝑠 respectively. If the height of cylinder is 1 unit then is equal to:
𝑠
1 1 1 1
a. (1 − 𝑟+1) b. (1 + 𝑟+1)
2 2
1 1 1 1
c. (1 − ) d. (1 + )
2 𝑟 2 𝑟
65. If the height of right cylinder is increased by 10% while the radius of bases is
decreased by 10% then curved surface area of cylinder:
a. Remains same b. Decreases by 1 %
c. Increases by 1 % d. Increases 0.1 %
66. In the given figure, ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 is right-angled triangle semicircles are drawn on AB,
AC and BC as diameters. It is given that AB = 3 cm and AC = 4 cm. find the Area
of shaded region:
3 cm 4 cm
B C
a. 12 cm2 b. 6 cm2
c. 9 cm2 d. 15 cm2
[NTSE-2016 (Stage-I) Jharkhand]
67. Water flow through a circular pipe whose internal diameter is 2 cm, at the rate of
0.7 m/s into a cylindrical tank, the radius of whose base is 40 cm. how much will
the level of water rise in the tank in half an hour?
a. 75 cm b. 72.25 cm
c. 78 cm d. 78.75 cm
1 1
68. If points 𝐴(𝑎, 0), 𝐵(0, 𝑏)and 𝐶(1,1) are collinear, then + 𝑏 =?
𝑎
a. 0 b. 1
1
c. 2 d.
2
69. The sum of the lengths of all the edges of a cube is 6 cm. what is the volume of the
cube in cubic cm?
1 1
a. b.
8 6
1 1
c. d.
4 2
[NTSE-2016 (Stage-I) Odisha]
70. In the given figure, if 𝐴𝐷 ⊥ 𝐵𝐶, AC = 4, BD = 2, AB = 𝑎 and CD = 𝑏 then 𝑎2 + 𝑏2 =

B
2
D
C 4 A
a. 6 b. 8
c. 12 d. 20
[NTSE-2016 (Stage-I) Karnataka]
71. The area of the triangle formed by the points (𝑎, 𝑏 + 𝑐), (𝑏, 𝑐 + 𝑎) and (𝑐, 𝑎 + 𝑏)
is:
a. 0 b. 1
𝑎𝑏𝑐 𝑎+𝑏+𝑐
c. d.
2 2
72. The diameter of a metal ball is 3.5 cm. if the density of the metal is 9.8 g/cm 2
then mass of the ball is:
a. 200 g b. 220 g
c. 1600 g d. 1760 g
73. A wheel rotates 100 times to cover a distance of 88 meters. What is its diameter?
a. 7 cm b. 14 cm
c. 28 cm d. 10 cm
74. Three cubes of edges of 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm respectively are melted to form a
bigger cube. The edge of the bigger cube will be:
a. 12 cm b. 8 cm
c. 7 cm d. 6 cm
75. A roller of diameter 1.4 m and length 1.4 m is used to press the ground having
area 3080 sq. m. Find the number of revolutions that the roller will make to
press the ground:
a. 700 b. 500
c. 1000 d. 800
76. If the ratio of the radii of the circular ends of a conical bucket whose height is 60
cm is 2: 1 and addition of the areas is 770 sq. cm. Find the capacity of the bucket
in liters:
a. 21.56 liters b. 215.6 liters
c. 21.560 liters d. 2156 liters
77. The radii of two cylinders are in the ratio 2: 3 and their heights are in the ratio
5: 3, then the ratio of their volumes is:
a. 15: 16 b. 14: 17
c. 20: 27 d. 4: 9
78. If the area of three adjacent faces f a cuboid is 𝑥, 𝑦 and 𝑧 respectively, then the
volume of a cuboid is:
a. √𝑥𝑦𝑧 b. 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧
2
c. 𝑥 𝑦𝑧 d. 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑧
79. The ratio of radius of base to the height of the right circular cylinder is 1: 2. If its
volume is 2156 cm3, then its total surface area is ….
a. 1024 cm2 b. 924 cm2
c. 874 cm2 d. 1204 cm2
80. If radius of a right circular is increased by 10 % and height is decreased by 10 %,

its volume will:
a. Increase by 9.8 % b. Decrease by 9.8 %
c. Increase by 8.9 % d. Decrease by 8.9 %
81. A regular polygon is drawn with 35 diagonals. Its interior angle will be:
a. 154° b. 164°
c. 144° d. None of these
82. What will be the ratio of volume of cube is to volume of sphere inscribed in the
cube?
a. 3: 𝜋 b. 6: 𝜋
c. 6: 5 d. 2: 𝜋
83. The length of diagonals of three cubes 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 are given as √108 𝑐𝑚 √192 𝑐𝑚
and √300 𝑐𝑚 respectively. A person desires to form a new cube by melting these
cubes. What can be the length of the largest rod that can be placed in the new
cube formed?
a. 11√2 b. 12√3
c. 13√5 d. 14√6
[NTSE-2017 (Stage-I) Goa]
84. In the given figure, a bigger circle is inscribed in a square with perimeter 4 units.
A smaller circle touches the bigger circle at one point and the square at two
points. What is the radius of the smaller circle?
3−2√2 √2−1
a. b.
2 1+2√2
√2−1 3−2√2
c. d.
2 1+6√2
̂ of O(P,7) is 14. Find the length of major arc 𝐴𝐵

85. The length of minor arc 𝐴𝐵 ̂:
a. 18 b. 21
c. 28 d. 30
[NTSE-2017 (Stage-I) Gujarat]
86. The length of the edge of the equilateral triangle is 8 cm. Then semi
circumference f such triangle is:
a. 4 b. 24
c. 12 d. 36
87. The formula of lateral surface area of cylinder is:

a. 𝐴 = 2𝜋𝑟ℎ b. 𝐴 = 2𝜋𝑟
2
c. 𝐴 = 𝜋𝑟 d. 𝐴 = 2𝜋𝑟 2 ℎ
88. Three spheres of radii 6 cm, 𝑥 cm and 𝑦 cm is melted to dorm a single sphere of
radius 12 cm. If 𝑥𝑦 is equal to 80, then the value of 𝑥 + 𝑦 is:
a. 21 b. 18
c. 24 d. 42
[NTSE-2017 (Stage-I) Haryana]
89. The sides of triangle are 61 cm, 54 cm and 35 cm respectively. The length of its
longest altitude is:
a. 10√5 𝑐𝑚 b. 16√5 𝑐𝑚
c. 24√5 𝑐𝑚 d. 28√5 𝑐𝑚
90. The area of two concentric circles are 1386 cm 2 and 962.5 cm2. The width of the
ring is:
a. 4.2 cm b. 3.8 cm
c. 3.5 cm d. 2.8 cm
91. On increasing the radius of the base and height of a cone each by 20 %, then the
percentage increase in the volume will be:
a. 20 % b. 40.8 %
c. 60 % d. 72.8 %
92. The height of a hollow cylinder is 14 cm. if external diameter is 16 cm and total
curved surface area of the hollow cylinder is 1320 sq. cm, then its internal
diameter is:
a. 14 cm b. 16 cm
c. 6 cm d. 8 cm
[NTSE-2017 (Stage-I) Madhya Pradesh]
93. How many spheres of iron having radius 1 cm can be made by melting a sphere
of iron having 8 cm radius?
a. 64 b. 128
c. 356 d. 512
94. The diameter of a cycle wheel is 1.6 m. The wheel revolves 21 times in one
minute, then how much distance will the cycle cover in one hour:
a. 3.636 km b. 6.336 km
c. 6.633 km d. 2.640 km
95. Find the ratio of the volume to total surface area of a sphere of radius √7 𝑐𝑚:
√7 7
a. b.
3 3
7√7 √7
c. d.
3 √3
96. The diameter of the base of a cylindrical metal bock is 6.6 cm and its height is 0.4
m, how many discs of diameter 2.2 cm and height 0.2 cm can be cut from this
metal block?
a. 180 b. 600
c. 1200 d. 1800
97. The longest side of a triangle is 20 cm and other side is 10 cm. The area of the
triangle is 80 cm2. Find the length of the remaining side of the triangle:
a. 2√65 b. 5√10
c. 10√3 d. 15
98. A circle is inscribed in a square of side 2.5 cm. Another circle is circumscribing
this square. The ratio of areas of outer circle and inner circle is:
a. 1: √2 b. √2: 1
c. 2: 1 d. √3: 1
[NTSE-2017 (Stage-I) Punjab]
99. How many revolutions will a circular wheel of radius 𝑟 units will make to cover a
distance of 100 times its diameter?
100
a. b. 100 𝜋
𝜋
𝜋 50
c. d.
100 𝜋
100. The area of an equilateral triangle is 49√3 𝑐𝑚2. Taking each vertex as
centre, circles are described with radius equal to half the length of the side of the
triangle. Find the area of the part of the triangle which is not included in these
22
circles ( √3 = 1.77, 𝜋 = ):
7
a. 84 cm2 b. 77.7 cm2
c. 7.77 cm2 d. 70.7 cm2
101. One liter of water weight 1 kg. how many cubic millimeters of water
weigh 0.1 gm?
a. 100 b. 10
c. 1 d. 0.1
102. A copper wire when bent in the form of a square encloses and area of 484
cm2. If the same wire is bent in the form of circle, the area enclosed by it is:
a. 210 cm2 b. 616 cm2
c. 512 cm2 d. 54 cm2
103. Find the area of shaded region, where side of square ABCD is 10 cm and
two arcs drawn from two opposite vertices of the square:
C D
A B
10 cm
200 400
a. sq. unit b. sq. unit
7 7
600 100
c. sq. unit d. sq. unit
7 7
104. Find the capacity of a glass which is in the shape of frustum of height 14
cm and diameters of both circular ends are 4 cm and 2 cm:
308 298
a. 𝑐𝑚3 b. 𝑐𝑚3
3 21
298
c. 112 𝑐𝑚3 d. 𝑐𝑚2
21
105. If the length of circumference of a circle is 60 cm more than its diameter,

then length of its circumference is:
a. 14𝜋 𝑐𝑚 b. 28𝜋 𝑐𝑚
c. 35𝜋 𝑐𝑚 d. 42𝜋 𝑐𝑚
106. The diameter of a sphere is decreased by 25 %. By what percent does its
curved surface area decrease?
a. 25 % b. 56.25 %
c. 43.75 % d. 62.25 %
107. The areas of three adjacent faces of a cuboid are 𝑝, 𝑞 and 𝑟. If its volume is
𝑣, then the square of its volume is:
a. √𝑝𝑞𝑟 b. 𝑝𝑞𝑟
𝑝𝑞𝑟
c. (𝑝𝑞𝑟)2 d.
8
108. The perimeter of a right0angled triangle is 24 cm. if its hypotenuse is 10

cm then area of this triangle is:
a. 24 cm2 b. 10 cm2
c. 12 cm 2 d. 48 cm2
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109. If the radii f a cone and cylinder are in ratio 2: 3 and their heights are in
ratio 4: 3 then the ratio of their volumes will be:
a. 16: 27 b. 16: 81
c. 16: 9 d. 27: 16
110. A rectangular piece of paper of length 20 cm and breadth 14 cm is folded

about its breadth the curved surface area of the cylinder so formed is:
a. 180 cm2 b. 200 cm2
c. 280 cm2 d. 190 cm2
111. If ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 is an obtuse angled triangle in which ∠𝐶 = 110° then which one
of the following is true:
a. Ab = AC b. AB < AC
c. AB > AC d. AB < BC
112. A cuboidal Vessel is 22 meter long and 10 meter wide. How high must it
be made to hold 440 cubic meters of water:
a. 4-meter b. 2-meter
c. 8-meter d. 6-meter
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113. If the diameter of a sphere is decreased by 25 % then the curved surface

area will be decreased by:
5𝜋𝑟 2 2𝜋𝑟 2
a. b.
4 4
𝜋𝑟 2 7𝜋𝑟 2
c. d.
4 4
114. The curved surface area of a right circular cylinder and that of a sphere
are equal. If their radii are equal, the ratio of their volume is:
a. 3: 2 b. 2: 3
c. 3: 4 d. 4: 3
115. The sum of the length, breadth and height of a rectangular, parallelepiped
is 15 cm and its whole surface area is 264 sq. cm. The area of the square whose
sides are equal to the length of the diagonal of this parallelepiped is:
a. 256 sq. cm b. 361 sq. cm
c. 225 sq. cm d. 324 sq. cm
116. A square is drawn with vertices on a circle. The area of the square is 4
square centimeters. What is the area of the circle (in sq. cm)?
a. 𝜋 b. √2𝜋
c. 2𝜋 d. 4𝜋
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117. How many cubic centimeters make 100 kiloliters:

a. 10 10 b. 105
c. 108 d. 106
118. A cube of edge 1 cm is cut from a corner of a solid cube of edge 5 cm. What
is the total surface area of the solid remained?
a. 150 cm2 b. 149 cm2
c. 151 cm 2 d. 147 cm2
119. The volume of regular cylindrical wire of diameter 2 mm is 99 cubic cm,

then the length of wire in meter:
a. 53.1 b. 31.5
c. 35.1 d. 51.3
120. The radius of cone and cylinder are in the ratio 2: 3 and their heights are
in the ratio 3: 2, then their volumes are in the ratio:
a. 3: 2 b. 2: 9
c. 9: 2 d. 2: 3
121. Three horses are tethered with 7 with meter long ropes at the three
corner of a triangular field having sides 20 m, 34 m and 42 m. the area of the plot
which can be grazed by horses is:
a. 50 m2 b. 77 m2
c. 82 m2 d. 90 m2
122. A right circular cone is 8.4 cm high and the radius of its base is 2.1 cm. the
cone is melted and re-casted into a sphere. Find the radius of the sphere:
a. 2.1 cm b. 4.2 cm
c. 5.3 cm d. 6.4 cm
123. The internal and external diameters of a hollow hemispherical vessel are
24 cm and 25 cm respectively. If the cost for painting 1 cm 2 of the surface area is
Rs. 0.05 then the total cost of painting the vessel all over is:
a. Rs. 90..5 b. Rs. 96.28
c. Rs. 95.20 d. Rs. 96.29
124. If each edge of a cube is increased by 50 % then the percentage increase

in its surface area is:
a. 50 % b. 125 %
c. 130 % d. 140 %
125. In the adjoining figure, ABCPA is a quadrant of a circle of radius 14 cm.

with AC as diameter, a semicircle is drawn. The area of the shaded region is:
A Q
P
14 cm
B C
a. 35 cm2 b. 64 cm2
c. 98 cm2 d. 132 cm2
126. The sum of all sides of a cube is 9 cm. the volume of the cube is _______:
3 81
a. 𝑐𝑚3 b. 𝑐𝑚3
4 108
27 27
c. 𝑐𝑚3 d. 𝑐𝑚3
64 32
127. What will be the area of largest triangle that can be inscribed in a
𝑟
semicircle of radius .
16
2 𝑟2
a. 16𝑟 b.
16
𝑟2 𝑟2
c. d.
32 256
128. From a face of a cubical wooden block, a hemispherical depression is cut

out in such a way that the diameter of hemisphere is half the edge ‘I’ of the cube.
What will be the surface area of remaining solid :
𝐼2 (𝐼2 +4)
a. b. 64 𝐼 2
2
1 2 1
c. 𝐼 (𝜋 + 24) d. 𝐼 2 (𝜋 + 96)
4 16
129. Maximum length of the pole which can be put in the room whose length,
breadth and height are 10 m, 10 m and 5 m respectively:
a. 25 m b. 20 m
c. 15 m d. 10 m
130. A right triangle with sides 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm is rotated about the side of
3 cm as axis to form a cone. The volume of the cone that is formed by the triangle
will be:
a. 12𝜋 𝑐𝑚3 b. 15𝜋 𝑐𝑚3
c. 16𝜋 𝑐𝑚3 d. 20𝜋 𝑐𝑚3
131. A square is inscribed in a circle of radius ‘a’. Another circle is inscribed in

that square and again a square is inscribed in this circle. The side of this square
is:
𝑎
a. 2𝑎 b.
2
𝑎
c. d. 𝑎
√2
132. If the height of right circular cylinder is increased is increased by 10 %

while radius of base is decreased by 10 % then curved surface area of cylinder:
a. Remains Same b. Decreases by 1 %
c. Increases by 1 % d. Increases by 0.1 %
133. In the given figure, the centre of the circle is A and ABCDEF is a regular
hexagon of side 6 cm. the approximate area of segment BPF is: [Take 𝜋 = 3.14]
B F
C E
D
a. 25 cm2 b. 22 cm2
c. 32 cm2 d. 30 cm2
134. The volume of cube is numerically equal to sum of the length of its edges.
The total surface area of cube is square units is:
a. 12 b. 36
c. 72 d. 144
135. The diagonal of square is 5√2. The length of the side of the square is:
a. 10 b. 5
c. 3√2 d. 2√2
136. A bucket is in the form of a frustum of a cone and it can hold 28.49 liters
of water. The radii, of the top and bottom of the bucket are 28 and 21 cm
22
respectively. Then slant height of the bucket is: [Use = ]
7
a. 15 cm b. √246 cm
c. √253 cm d. √274 cm
137. Sum of the length of all edges of a cube is x meters. If the surface area of
the cube is x sq. meter; then its volume (in cubic meters) is:
a. x3 b. 8
c. x d. 2
138. The ratio of volume of a cube to that of a sphere which exactly fits inside
the cube is:
a. 𝜋: 6 b. 𝜋: 12
c. 12: 𝜋 d. 6: 𝜋
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139. What is the length of the longest rod which can be placed in a cube of total
surface area of 216 cm3;
a. √18 cm b. 6√3 cm
c. 6√2 cm d. 3√6 cm
140. In the adjoining figure, O is the centre of the circle with radius 𝑟 where
AB, CD and EF are the diameters of the circle and ∠𝑂𝐶𝐵 = ∠𝑂𝐸𝐹 = 60°. What is
the area of the shaded region?
D E
A B
F C
𝑟2 3√3 𝑟2 3√3
a. (𝜋 − ) b. (𝜋 − )
2 2 2 4
𝑟2 2√3
c. (𝜋 − ) d. Data insufficient
3 3
141. The capacity of two pots is 240 liters and 112 liters respectively. Find the
capacity of a container which can exactly measure the contents of the pots:
a. 9000 cc b. 12000 cc
c. 16000 cc d. 8000 cc
142. The curved surface area of a right circular cylinder of base radius r is
obtained by multiplying its volume by:
2
a. b. 2𝑟 2
𝑟2
2
c. d. 2𝑟
𝑟
143. In the figure, a semicircle with centre ‘O’, is drawn on AB. If ABP = 60°
then the ratio of larger to smaller shaded region is:
60°
B
4𝜋−2√3 4𝜋−3√3
a. b.
2𝜋−2√3 3𝜋−3√3
4𝜋−3√3 2𝜋−2√3
c. d.
2𝜋−3√3 𝜋−2√3
144. The volume of a bucket of height 82.1 cm obtained by attaching

hemispherical knob on one side of a cylinder of height 80 cm is:
a. 1.1 Lt b. 1.0 Lt
c. 1.2 Lt d. 1.4 Lt
145. A conical vessel of radius of radius 6 cm and height 8 cm is completely

filled with water. A metal sphere is lowered into the water. The size of the sphere
is such that when it touches the inner surface, it just gets immersed. Then, the
fraction of water that overflows from the conical vessel is:
3 5
a. b.
8 8
7 5
c. d.
8 16
146. If side of each cube is 3 cm. volume of given figure is:
a. 3 cm3 b. 27 cm3
c. 15 cm3 d. 405 cm3
147. Length of Minute hand of a clock is 14 cm. Area formed by this hand in 5
minutes is:
154
a. b. 154
3
215 205
c. d.
3 3
148. The longest pole that can be kept in a room of dimensions 5m X 4m X 2m

is:
a. 9√5 m b. 6√5 m
c. 3√5 m d. 5√3 m
149. If the volume of a sphere is equal to its surface area, then the
circumference of a cross section circle whose centre coincides with the sphere is:
a. 2𝜋 b. 4𝜋
c. 6𝜋 d. 8𝜋
150. A circle is inscribed in a triangle ABC with right-angled at A. The length of

the sides containing the right angled are 6 cm and 8 cm respectively. The radius
of the circle is:
a. 2 cm b. 6 cm
c. 8 cm d. 10 cm
151. If every side of a triangle is doubled, then increase in the area of the
triangle is:
a. 100√2 b. 200 %
c. 300 % d. 400 %
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152. The measures of the perpendiculars drawn from a point situated inside an
equilateral triangle are 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm. the area of the triangle will be:
a. 256√3 b. 192√3
c. 64√3 d. 3√3
153. If each exterior angle of a regular polygon is 18° find the number of sides
of the polygon:
a. 10 b. 15
c. 20 d. 8
154. The ratio of incomes of two person A and B is 9: 4 and the ratio of their
expenditure is 3: 1. If each of them manages to save Rs. 1000, then the income of
B is:
a. 3000 b. 4000
c. 9000 d. 8000/3
155. The sum of area of two squares is 468 cm2. If the sum of their perimeters
is 120 cm, then the difference of their side is:
a. 1.5 cm b. 2 cm
c. 4 cm d. 6 cm
156. The radii of a right circular cone and a right circular cylinder are in the
ratio 4: 3 and their heights are in the ratio 2: 3. The ratio of their volumes is:
a. 32: 27 b. 32: 9
c. 32: 81 d. 27: 32
157. The dimensions of a cuboid are in the ratio of 1: 2: 3 and its total surface
area is 88 m2 then the dimensions will be:
a. 1 m, 2 m and 3 m b. 1 m, 4 m and 6 m
c. 2 m, 4 m and 6 m d. 1 m, 4 m and 9 m
158. The diameter of 120 cm long roller is 84 cm. If it takes 500 revolutions to
level a playground, find the cost of levelling it at the rate of Rs. 5 per square
meter:
a. 1584 b. 7920
c. 3500 d. None of these
159. In the following figure each quadrilateral is a square. The value of surface
area of following figure will be:
2√3 cm
a. 4√3 𝑐𝑚2 b. 24√3 𝑐𝑚2

c. 36 𝑐𝑚2 d. 8√3 𝑐𝑚2
160. If x denotes an angle between any two lines of symmetry of a regular

hexagon, then the minimum value of x is:
a. 30° b. 45°
c. 60° d. 90°
[NTSE-2012 (Stage-II)]
161. The area (in cn2) of the largest triangle can be inscribed in a semicircle of
radius r cm is:
1
a. 𝜋𝑟 2 b. 2𝑟 2
3
1
c. 𝑟 2 d. 𝜋𝑟 2
2
162. If an angle of a regular polygon is 165°, then the number of sides of the
polygon is:
a. 30 b. 24
c. 18 d. 15
163. A solid metal sphere of surface area 𝑆1 is melted and recast into a number
of smaller spheres. 𝑆2 is the sum of the surface area of all the smaller shapes.
Then:
a. 𝑆1 > 𝑆2
b. 𝑆2 > 𝑆1
c. 𝑆1 = 𝑆2
d. 𝑆1 = 𝑆2 only if all the smaller spheres of equal radii
164. All the arcs in the following diagram are semi-circles. This diagram shows
two paths connecting A to B. Path I is the single large semi-circle and Path II
consists of the chain of small semi-circles:
a. Path I is longer than Path II

b. Path I of the same length of Path II
c. Path I is shorter than Path II
d. Path I is of the same length as Path II. Only if the number of semi circles is not
more than 4.
165. An open box A is made from a square piece of tin by cutting equal squares
S at the corners and folding up the remaining flaps. Another open box B is made
similarly using one of the squares. If U and V are the volumes of A and B
respectively, then which of the following is not possible?
a. U > V b. V > U
c. U = V
d. Minimum value of U > maximum value of V
166. ABCD is a square with side a. with centres A, B, C and D four circles are
drawn such that each circle touches externally two of the remaining three circles.
Let δ be the area of the region in the interior of the square and exterior of the
circles. Then the maximum value of δ is:
4−𝜋
a. 𝑎2 (1 − 𝜋) b. 𝑎2 ( )
4
2 (𝜋 𝜋𝑎2
c. 𝑎 − 1) d.
4
167. ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 is an equilateral triangle of side 2√3 cms. P is any point in the
interior of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶. If x, y, z are the distances of P from the sides of the triangle,
then x + y + z =
a. 2 + √3 𝑐𝑚𝑠 b. 5 cms
c. 3 cms d. 4 cms
168. An open box is made from a square lamina of side 12 cm, by cutting equal
squares at the corners and folding up the remaining flaps. The volume of this box
cannot be:
a. 115 c.c. b. 120 c.c.
c. 125 c.c. d. 130 c.c.
169. PQRS is the smallest square whose verticers are on the respective sides of
the square ABCD. The ratio of the area of PQRS to ABCD is:
a. 1: 2 b. 1: √2
c. 1: 3 d. 2: 3
170. In the figure a semi-circle with centre O is drawn on AB. The ratio of the
larger shaded area to the smaller shaded area is:
60°
A O B
4𝜋−2√3 4𝜋−3√3
a. b.
2𝜋−2√3 3𝜋−3√3
4𝜋−3√3 3𝜋−2√3
c. d.
2𝜋−3√3 2𝜋−2√3
171. If Anish is moving along the boundary of a triangular field of sides 35 m,

53 m and 66 m and you are moving along the boundary of a circular field whose
area is double the area of the triangular field, then radius of the circular field is:
22
(Take 𝜋 = )
7
a. 14√3 m b. 3√14 m
c. 28√3 m d. 7√3 m
172. A circular metallic sheet is divided into two parts in such a way that each
part can be folded in to a cone. If the ratio of their curved surface areas is 1: 2,
then the ratio of their volumes is:
a. 1: 8 b. 1: √6
c. 1: √10 d. 2: 3
173. A solid metallic block of volume one cubic meter is, melted and recast into
the form of a rectangular bar of length 9 meters having a square base. If the
weight of the square base. If the weight of the block is 90 kg and a biggest cube is
cut off from the bar, then the weight of the cube is:
1 2
a. 6 kg b. 5 kg
3 3
2 1
c. 4 kg d. 3 kg
3 3
174. If the area of a square inscribed in a semicircle is 2 cm 2, then the area of

the square inscribed in a full circle of the same radius is:
a. 5 cm2 b. 10 cm2
c. 5√2 cm2 d. 25 cm2
175. Shyam wants to make a solid brick shape structure from 400 wooden
cubes of unit volume each. If the sides of the solid brick have the ratio 1: 2: 3,
then the maximum number of cubes, which can be used, will be:
a. 400 b. 288
c. 300 d. 384
176. A circle is inscribed in a square and the square is circumscribed by

another circle. What is the ratio of the areas of the inner circle to the outer circle?
a. 1: 2 b. 1: √2
c. √2: 4 d. 1: √3
177. The surface of water in a swimming pool, when it is full of water, is

rectangular with length and breadth 36 cm and 10.5 cm respectively. The depth
of water increases uniformly from 1 m at one end to 1.75 m at the other end. The
water in the pool is emptied by a cylindrical pipe of radius 7 cm at the rate of 5
22
km/h. the time (in hours) to empty water in the pool is (take 𝜋 = )
7
1 1
a. 6 b.
4 2
4 4
c. 63 d. 6
5
178. There is a right circular cone of height ℎ and vertical angle 60°. A sphere
when placed inside the cone, it touches the curved surface and the base of the
cone. The volume of sphere is:
4 4
a. 𝜋ℎ3 b. 𝜋ℎ3
3 9
4 4
c. 𝜋ℎ 3 d. 𝜋ℎ3
27 81
179. A sealed bottle containing some water is made up of two cylinders A and
B of radius 1.5 cm and 3 cm respectively, as shown in the figure. When the bottle
is placed right up on a table, the height of water in it is 15 cm, but when placed
upside down, the height of water is 24 cm. the height of the bottle is:
24 cm
1.5 cm
a. 25 cm b. 26 cm
c. 27 cm d. 28 cm
CHAPTER POLNOMIALS
( NTSE PYQs)
1 .2-1 If a, ß are the zeros of polynomial f(x) = x2 - p(x+1) - c, then (a + 1)(B+1)=
(A) C-1 (B) 1-C (C) C (D) 1+ c
NTSE-2014 (Stage I) (Rajasthan
2 . The graph of y=P(x) is given below. The number of zeroes of polynomial p(x), is :
Y-Values
2
1
0
-4 -2 0 2 4
(A)3 (B)2 (C) 1 (D)

0
( NTSE-2015 (Stage-1) Rajasthan
3 . 2,-3 If the roots of the equation 2x² + ax+b=0 are reciprocals to each other, then the value of b is
(A) -1 (B) –2 (C) 2 (D) 1
[NTSE-2015 (Stage-1) Rajasthan
4 .The sum of the coefficients f(x), if(16x16–11x+2) f(x)= 2016x2005 is..
(A) 143 (B) 288 (C) 146 (D) 165
(NTSE-2015 (Stage-1)(AndharaPradesh)
5. If x2 + 2x + 5 is a factor of X4 + Px2 + Q, then the value of P+Q is
(A) 18 (B) 25 (C) 31 (D) 28 :
[NTSE-2015 (Stage-1)( Andhara Pradesh)
6 .The roots of x3 + 3x2 + 4x - 11 = 0 are a, b and c; and that the roots of x3 + x2 + sx + t = 0 are a+b, b+c and c+a,
then the value of t is :
(A) 23 (B) 25 (C) 20 (D) 18
(NTSE-2015 (Stage-1) Andhara Pradesh)

CHAPTER POLNOMIALS
( NTSE PYQs)
7. Ifa polynomial p(x) is divided by(mx+n), then the remainder is :
P(m/n) (B)P(-m/n) (C) P(n/m) (D) P(-n/m)
(NTSE-2015 (Stage-1) TN)
8. On dividing r3 – 3x2 + x + 2 by a polynomial g(x), the quotient and remainder were (x-2) and (2x+4) respectively,
then g(x) is :
(A) X2+X-1 (B) x2-x+1 (C) x2-x-1 (D) x2+x+1
[NTSE-2015 (Stage-I) TN)
9. If one of the zeros of polynomial a²x2+x+b2 is – 1 then:
(A) a2 +b2=0 (B) a2 +b2 -1 = 0 (C) a2 -b2 +1 = 0 (D) a2 +b2= -1
[NTSE-2015 (Stage-D) TN]
10. a2 -(b-c)2 is:
(A) (a+b-c)(a-b+c ) (B) (a-b-c)(a - b-c) (C) (a-b+c)(a+ b-c) (D) (a+b+c)(a+b+c)
[NTSE-2015 (Stage-I) TNI
1 1
11. If x2+𝑥2 =23, x>0 then x+𝑥is:
(A) 2 (B)3 (C)4 (D)5
(NTSE-2015 (Stage-T) TN]
12. The factorization of 2p(a-b) + 3q(5a-5b)+ 4r(2b-2a) yields :
(A) (b-a) (2p+ 15q-8r) (B) (a - b) (2p+ 15q–8r) (C) (b-a) (2p- 15q + 8r) (D) (a-b) (2p- 15q+8r)
INTSE-2015 (Stage-1) Chandigarh]
√3+1
13. If x= then the value of 4x3 + 2x2 - 8x+7 is:
2
(A) 8 (B) 10 (C)15 (D) 14
[NTSE-2015 (Stage-1) Chandigarh)

CHAPTER POLNOMIALS
( NTSE PYQs)
14 If x=2+21/3 +22/3 then x3-6x2 + 6x =
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 4 (D) 3
INTSE-2015 (Stage-1) Chandigarh)
15. If(x-4) is a factor of 5x3-7x2-ax-28 then the value of a is :
(A) 35 (B) 45 (C) 55 (D) 25
(NTSE-2015 (Stage-1) Chandigarh]
16.The coefficient of x49 in the product (x-1) (x-3) (x-5) ….. (x-99) is :
(A) 1 (B) -999 (C) -2990 (D) – 2500
[NTSE-2015 (Stage-1) Delhi)
17 If x=(5)1/3 + 2, then value of x3 - 6x2 + 12x-10 is:
(A) 1 (B) -2 (C) -1 (D) 3
INTSE-2015 (Stage-D) Delhi]
18. The HCF of expression (x + 1)(x-1)2 and (x+1)2(x-1) is :
(A) (x+1) (x-1) (B) (x+1)2 (C) (x-1)2 (D) (x + 1)2(x-1)2
[NTSE-2015 (Stage-1) UP]
1
19. If x=(3+√8), then ( x2 +𝑥2) will be:
(A) 38 (B) 36 (C) 34 (D) 30
20 If x-y=5; xy = 24 then the value of x2 + y2 will be:
(A) 23 (B) 73 (C) 65 (D) 74
(NTSE-2015 (Stage-1) UP)
21 If x-2√𝑥 = 3, then the value of x is:
(A)1 (B)3 (C)9 (D)-1
(NTSE-2015 (Stage 1) West Bengal

CHAPTER POLNOMIALS
( NTSE PYQs)
22.The least value of 2x2 - 4x+3y2 – 18y+31 is :
(A) 3 (B) – 1 (C)0 (D) 2
INTSE-2015 (Stage-1) West Bengal
23 If 2r=h + √𝑟 2 + ℎ2 , the value of r h is (r,h≠0) :
(A) 4:3 (B) 3:4 (C) 1:2 (D) 2:1
INTSE-2015 (Stage-1) West Bengal]
24 If x=cy + bz, y = cx + az, z = bx + ay, the value of a2+b2+c2-1 is:
(A) abc (B)- abc (C) 2abc (D) – 2abc
INTSE-2015 (Stage-1) West Bengal]
25 .When 10x2+x-23 is divided by (2x+3), the remainder is :
(A)1 (B)-2 (C) 2 (D) 0
NTSE-2015(Stage-1 Chennai
𝑎3 𝑏3
26 The sum of𝑏−𝑎 and 𝑎−𝑏 is :
(A) a2 + ab + b2 (B) – a2-ab – b2 (C) a2- ab+ b2 (D) a3 – b3
[NTSE-2015 (Stage-1) Chennai)
27 The degree of the polynomial (x + 1) (x2-x-x4 + 1) is;
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D)5
[NTSE-2015 (Stage-1) Chennai]
28 if HCF of x2 + 3x + 2 and x2 + 5x + 6 is x+a , then value of 'a' will be:
(A)1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 6
[NTSE-2015 (Stage-1) Chhatisgarh]
29 If a=x-y, b=y-z and c=z-x then the value of a3+b3+c3 is :
(A) 3(x - y) (y-z)(z-x) (B) (x - y)3 (y-2)3 (2 - x)3 (C)(x+y+z) 3 (D) x3 + y3 + z3
(NTSE-2016 (Stage-1) Rajasthan)

CHAPTER POLNOMIALS
( NTSE PYQs)
30 If (x+√2) is a factor of kx2 - √2x +1, then the value of k is :
−3 −2 3 2
(A) 2 (B) (C) 2 (D) 3
3
[NTSE-2016 (Stage-1) Rajasthan)
31 The graph below represents a polynomial p(x). Which of these is the reminder, when p(x) is divided by the
polynomial x2-5x+ 6?
Y-Values
5
4
3
2
1
0
-1 0 1 2 3 4
-2
-3
-4
(A)1 (B)3 (C)x-1 (D)0
INTSE-2016 (Stage-1) Telangana]
32 If x+3y-z=4, 3x+3y+z=12, (x+3y)2-z=36, then the value of x=...
2 1
(A)3 (B) 3 (C)3 (D) 51-
[NTSE-2016 (Stage-1) Andhara Pradesh)
33 Product of two roots x4-11x3 + kx2 +269x-2001 is -69, then the value of k=
(A) 5 (B) -7 (C) - 10 (D) 8
34 If p(x)=x4+ ax3 + bx2 + cx + d p(1)=p(2)=p(3)=0, then the value of p(4)+ P(O)= ...
(A) 10 (B) 24 (C) 25 (D) 12

CHAPTER POLNOMIALS
( NTSE PYQs)
35 If sin a and cos b are the roots of ax2 + bx + c=0, then a2 + 2ac = ...
(A) C2 (B) – 2ab (C) b2 (D) 0
(0.03)2−(0.01)2
36 The value of is :
0.03−0.01
(A) 0.02 (B)0.0004 (C) 0.4 (D)0.4
[NTSE-2016 (Stage-1) Bihar)
37 The simplified form of the expression given below is :
𝑦 4 − 𝑥3 𝑦 3
−
𝑥(𝑥 + 𝑦) 𝑥
𝑦 2 − 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑥 2
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C)-1 (D) 2
INTSE-2016 (Stage-1) Delhi)
4𝑥𝑦 𝑎+2𝑥 𝑎+2𝑦

38 If a = 𝑥+𝑦 , then value of 𝑎−2𝑥 − in most simplified form is:
𝑎−2𝑦
(A) O (B) 1 (C) -1 (D) 2
(NTSE-2016 (Stage-1) Delhi)
39 If one of the zeros of the cubic polynomial x3 + ax2 + bx + c is - 1, then the product of the other two zeros is:
(A) a-b-1 (B) b-a—1 (C) 1-a+b (D) 1+ a - b
INTSE-2016 (Stage-1) Jharkhand)
40 Ifxy + yz+zx=0,then the value of
1 1 1
+ +
𝑥 2 − 𝑦𝑧 𝑦 2 − 𝑧𝑥 𝑧 2 − 𝑥𝑦
(A) 3 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) x+y+z
INTSE-2016 (Stage-1) Jharkhand)
41 If a, B and y each is a zero of x3 - 6x2-x+30 and a≠b≠y, then what is the value of 5(aß +By+ya)?
CHAPTER POLNOMIALS
( NTSE PYQs)
(A) - 1 (B) -5 (C) 1 (D) 5
INTSE-2016 (Stage-I) Odisha]
42 The polynomials (x3 - 1) and (x2 + 1) are divided by (x+1) leave the remainder as R1, and R2. The true statement
among the following is
(A) R1+ R2 = 0 (B) R1+ R2 = 0 (C) 2 R1+ R2=0 (D) R1- 2R2=0
INTSE-2016 (Stage-1) Karnatka)
1+𝑎 4
43 If a=√5 + 2√6 then =
𝑎2
(A) 4√6 (B) 10 (C) 5 (D) 2√6
[NTSE-2016 (Stage-1) Karnatka
1
44 If one root of the equation x2 + ax + b= 0 is 3 times the other. Then the correct relation among the following is :
(A) 3a2= 16b (B) 16a2=3b (C) 3a=16b2 (D) 16a=3b2
[NTSE-2016 (Stage-1) Karnatka
1 1
45 If a+b=2 and + = 2 , then a + b will be : a by
𝑎 𝑏
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 D) 4
[NTSE-2016 (Stage 1) Chhatisgarh)
46 If a = √6+√5 ; b=√6-√5, then find the value of 2a2-5ab+2b2 :
(A) 36 (B) 37 (C) 39 (D) 41
NTSE-2016 (Stage-I) Chhatisgarh]
2
47 Out of group of Swans, times the square root ofnumber of Swans are playing on shore Remaining two
7
quarreling in the water. Calculate the total number of Swans. Find the number of Swans
(A) 36 (B)37 (C)39 (D)41
NTSE-2016 (Stage-1) Chhatisgarh]
𝑥 𝑥 𝑧
48 If 2𝑦+𝑧−𝑥
= 2𝑧+𝑥−𝑦 = 2𝑦+𝑦−𝑧 and x+y+z≠0, then what is each ratio equal to :
CHAPTER POLNOMIALS
( NTSE PYQs)
(A)1:2 (B)1:3 (C) 2 (D)2:3
INTSE-2016 (Stage-I) Chhatisgarh]
49 HCF and LCM of two polynomials are x and (x3 – 9x) respectively. If one polynomial is (x2 + 3x), then
second will be :
(A) (x3+3x) (B) (x2 - 9x) (C) (x2+9x) (D) (x2 – 3x)
NTSE-2016 (Stage-1) Chhatisgarh)
50 If x2 + xy + x= 12 and y2 + xy + y=18, then the value of x+y is:
(A) 5 or -6 (B) 3 or 4 (C) 5 or 3 (D) 6 or-3
(NTSE-2017 (Stage-1) Andhra Pradesh]
1
51 If x= 1 , (x≠2) , then the value ofx is :
2− 1
2−2−𝑥
(A)1 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 5
NTSE-2017 (Stage-1) Andhra Pradesh]
52 If a , B are roots of polynomial 3x2 + 6x + k such that
8
a2+B2+ aß = 3 then find the value ofk :
(A) -8 (B) 8 (C) -4 (D) 4
[NTSE-2017 (Stage-1) Chandigarh)
1
53. If x2 -5x+1=0 then the value of x5 + 𝑥 5 is :
(A) 2025 (B) 2725 (C) 225 (D) 2525
(NTSE-2017 (Stage-1) Chandigarh)
54 Ifone root of quadratic equation (K+1)x2–5x+ 2K = 0 is reciprocal of other then value of K is:
(A) 2 (B) 0 (C) - 1 (D) 1

CHAPTER POLNOMIALS
( NTSE PYQs)
(NTSE-2017 (Stage-1) Delhi)
𝑎2 𝑏2
55 If a,b are the roots of the equation 2x2–5x+16=0 then the value of (𝑏 )1/3 +(𝑎 )1/3 is :
1 5 1 5
(A)4 (B) 4 (C) 3 (D) 12
[NTSE-2017 (Stage-1) Delhi]
56 Value of [(0.111)3+(0.222)3– (0.333)3 + (0.333)2(0.222)2 will be:
(A) 222 (B)0 (C)333 (D)2
(NTSE-2017 (Stage-1) Delhi]
1 −1
57 The product of (𝑎16+𝑎16), (𝑎16- 𝑎16), (𝑎8 +𝑎 8 )
1 1
And (𝑎4 +𝑎4 ) is :
𝑎2 +1 𝑎2 −1 𝑎4 −1 (𝑎−2)2
(A) ( ) (B) ( ) (C)√ (D) √
𝑎 𝑎 𝑎2 𝑎2
[NTSE-2017 (Stage-I) GOA
58 Which one is the constant term of 4x3 - 3x2 + 2x–5:
(A) 4 (B) -5 (C) 2 (D) -3
[NTSE-2017(Stage-I) Gujarat]
59 The polynomial having 3 degree is known as
(A) Linear (B) Quadratic (C) Polynomial (D) Trinomial (cubic)
[NTSE-2017 (Stage-1) Gujarat]
60 Find the product of zeros of the quadratic polynomial x 2-4x+3:
(A) 1 (B) 3 (C)4 (D) -4
[NTSE-2017 (Stage-1) Gujarat]

CHAPTER POLNOMIALS
( NTSE PYQs)
61 If one zero of the quadratic polynomial ax2+ 15x + 6 is reciprocal of the other, then the zeros of the
polynomial are:
1 −1 1 −1
(A) 2 and 2 (B) -2 and (C) 3 and 3 (D) -3 and
2 3
(NTSE-2017 (Stage-D Haryana)
62 If(x+a) is the factor of the polynomials (x 2 + px + g) ånd (x2 + mx + n) then the value of 'a' is:
𝑛−𝑞 𝑚−𝑝 𝑞−𝑛 𝑚−𝑝
(A)𝑚−𝑝 (B) (C) 𝑚−𝑝 (D)
𝑛−𝑞 𝑞−𝑛
INTSE-2017 (Stage-D) Karnataka
63 Zeroes of the polynomial x3-4x2 - 7x + 10 are:
(A) 1,5,-2 (B) 1.-5.2 (C) -1,5,2 (D) 1,-5,-2
[NTSE-2017 (Stage-1) Madhya Pradesh)
3 3 3 3 3
64 ( √3 + √2 ) ( √9 + √4 -√6) = ?
9 6 3
(A)5 (B) √5 (C) √5 (D) √5
NTSE-2017 (Stage-1)Maharashtra)
65 If the polynomial x2+2x2-ax-12 is divided by(x-4) the remainder is 52. Find the value of 'a':
(A) 1 / 1 (B) - 5 (C) 8 (D) – 8
INTSE-2017 (Stage-1) Maharashtra
66 Ifp+q+r=0 then the value
2𝑝2 (𝑞 + 𝑟) + 2𝑞2 (𝑝 + 𝑟) + 2𝑟 2 (𝑝 + 𝑞)
𝑝𝑞𝑟
will be:
1
(A)3pqr (B) 𝑝𝑞𝑟 (C) 6 (D)-6
INTSE-2017 (Stage-T) Punjab]
1
67 lf x= then find the value of 4x2 + 2x2- 8x -3 :
√3−1
CHAPTER POLNOMIALS
( NTSE PYQs)
(A)0 (B) 2 (C) -2 (D) 2
INTSE-2017(Stage-D) Punjab)
68 Find the solutions for 'x' in equation
1 1 1 1
= + +
𝑎+𝑏+𝑥 𝑎 𝑏 𝑥
is:
(A) –a,b (B) -a,-b (C) a,-b (D) a,b
INTSE-2017 (Stage-1) Punjab
69 Value of (x - y)3 + (y-2)3 + (z-x)3 is :
(A) (x - y)3 (y - z)3 (z-x)3 (B) 3(x-y)(y-z)(z-x)
(C) x3+y3+z3 – 3xyz (D) x3+y3+z3 – 3xyz
[NTSE-2017 (Stage-D) Rajasthan]
70 If a, b, c are all non-zero and a+b+c=0 then, the value of
𝑎2 𝑏2 𝑐 2
+ +
𝑏𝑐 𝑐𝑎 𝑏𝑎
is:
(A) 3 (B)abc (C)a3 +b3+ c3 (D) a+b+c
[NTSE-2017(Stage-1) Tamilnadu
71 lf x = 21/3 + 22/3 ) then the value of x2-6x is:
(A) 6 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) -8
[NTSE-2017 (Stage 1) Tamilnadu
72 The expression : x4+4 can be factorised as :
(A) ) (x2+2x+2)( x2-2x+2) (B) (x2-2x+2)( x2+2x+2)
(C) (x2-2x-2)( x2-2x+2) (D) (x2+2)( x2-2)
NTSE-2017 (Stage 1, Tamilnad

CHAPTER POLNOMIALS
( NTSE PYQs)
73 Factors of the polynomial 2y4 + x3 -14x2- 19x – 2 are:
(A) (x + 1), (x-2), (x+3), (x - 1) (B) (x 2-1), (x-3), (x+1)
(C) (x+1), (x+2), (x-3), (2x + 1) (D) (x-1), (x-2)(x+3), (x-3)
(NTSE-2017 (Stage-D) Tamilnadu
74 To make (x4 + 4y4) perfect square we have to subtract:
(A) 4xy (B) 2y2x2 (C) 2yx (D) 4y2x2
NTSE-2017 (Stage-1) Uttar Pradesh
75 A polynomial in the following is:
1
(A) 7x2-5√𝑥+√5 (B) t3-2t+1 (C)x2-𝑥 2 (D) √𝑦+5y-1
(NTSE-2017 (Stage-1 Uttar Pradesh
76 The value of k for which (x-1) is a factor of the polynomial x3 – kx2 + 11x-6 is:
(A) 6 (B) 5 (C) 2 (D) 6
(NTSE-2017 (Stage-1) Uttar Pradesh
2 1
77 The factors of 𝑥 4=𝑥 2 will be:
√2 1 √2 1 √2 1 √2 1
(A)( + )( − ) (B) ( + )( − )
𝑥4 𝑥 𝑥4 𝑥 𝑥2 𝑥 𝑥2 𝑥
√2 1 √2 1
(C) ( 𝑥 + 𝑥) ( 𝑥 − 𝑥) (D) None of these
NTSE-2017(Stage 1 Uttrakhand)
78 if f(x) = 2x3- 3x + 4 , the value of f (x) + f(-x) is:
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 0 (D) 8
[NTSE-2017 (Stage I) West Bengal]
𝑥2 𝑦2 𝑧2 𝑐 𝑐 𝑐
79 If 𝑏𝑦+𝑐𝑧 = 𝑐𝑧+𝑎𝑥 = 𝑏𝑦+𝑎𝑥 = 2 , the value of 2𝑐+𝑧 + 2𝑏+𝑦 + 2𝑎+𝑥 is:
CHAPTER POLNOMIALS
( NTSE PYQs)
(A)2 (B)1/2 (C)4 (D)1/4
[NTSE-2017 (Stage-1) West Bengal]
80 if (x+2) and (2x-1) are the factors of (2x3+ax2+bx+10) the value of (a2 + b2) is:
(A) 338 (B) 218 (C) 74 (D)

198
NTSE-2017 (Stage-1 West Bengal]
81 If a+b=2c, the value of
𝑎 𝑏
+
𝑎−𝑏 𝑏−𝑐
is :
(A) O (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) -1
[NTSE-2017 (Stage-1) West Bengal]
82 What do we get on simplifying the expression
𝑥 𝑥+1 𝑥
+ +
𝑥+1 𝑥 𝑥(𝑥 + 1)
1 1 1
(A)2+𝑥 (B) 2 (C)2x (D) 2 𝑥
INTSE-2017 (Stage-1) Kerala
83 If a polynomial x4-4x2 + x3 + 2x +1 is divided by x- 1, then remainder will be
(A)0 (B) 1 (C)9 (D)-1
[NTSE-2018 (Stage-1) Rajasthan
84 If x2 + 4y2 +9y2 - 4xy -12yz + 6xz = 0
(A) x=2y – 3z (B) x=y-3z (C) 2x=y-3z (D) x = 3y - 2z
(NTSE-2018 (Stage-1) Rajasthan
85 If ax-1=bc, by-1=ca, cz-1= ab than xy+ya+zr:
(A) xyz (B) 0 (C) 1 (D)

CHAPTER POLNOMIALS
( NTSE PYQs)
[NTSE-2018 (Stage-1) Andhra Pradesh
86 One of the factor for x3 – 23x2 + 142x -120 is :
(A) x-1 (B) x+10 (C) x-4 (D) x+12
NTSE-2018(Stage-1) Andhra Pradesh
87 If the zero of the polynomials x3-3x2+x+1 are(a-d), a and (a + d) then (a +d) is:
(A) a rational number (B) an integer
(C) a natural number (D) an irrational number
INTSE-2018(Stage-I) Bihar)
88 If x+y+z=0 and x≠0,y≠0,z ≠ 0, then find the value of
𝑥2 𝑦2 𝑧2
+ +
𝑦𝑧 𝑥𝑧 𝑦𝑥
(A)0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
(NTSE-2018 (Stage-D
Chandigarh]
1 1
89 If x+𝑥 =5 then find the value of x9+𝑥 9
(A) 1330690 (C)1330670
(B) 1310330 (D) 1310370
(NTSE-2018 (Stage-I) Chandigarh]
90 A polynomial Which divided by x + 2, the quotient is 2x 2-3x+ 1, and reminder is 5;
(A) 2x3 + x2 -5x+7 (B) 2x3 - x2 + 5x+7
(C) 2x3 + x2 +5x+7 (D) 2x3 + x2 -5x-7
NTSE-2018 (Stage-I) Chhattisgarh)
91 If x2-3x+2 is a factor of x4– px2+q, then the value of p and q respectively are
(A) -5,4 (B) –5, -5 (C) 5,4 (D) 5,4

CHAPTER POLNOMIALS
( NTSE PYQs)
[NTSE-2018 (Stage 1) Delhi]
92 If a, ß, y are the roots of the equation x 3 + 4x + 1 = 0, then (a +B)-1 + (b + y )-1 + (y+a)-1is equal to :
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 3 (D) 5
INTSE-2018 (Stage-1) Delhi]
93 If one factor of the polynomial x3 + 4x2 – 3x - 18 is x+3, than the other factor is :
(A) x2+x (B) x2+x+6 (C) x2+x+6 (D) x2+x-6
[NTSE-2018 (Stage-1) Gujarat
94 The sum of the zero of 3x2 + 5x -2 is
(A)3/5 (B) -3/5 (C)5/3 (D) -5/3
[NTSE-2018 (Stage-1) Gujarat
95 If √3 and -√3 are the zeros of a polynomial p(x), then is not the factor of the p(x):
(A) x+√3 (B) x-√3 (C) x2-3 (D) x2 +3
NTSE-2018 (Stage 1) Gujarat
96 All the zeroes of the polynomial x3 + 2x2 + a are also zeros of the polynomials x5-x4-4x3+3x2+3x+b
Then, the values of a and b are respectively:
(A) -1 and 2 (B) -1 and -2 (C) 1 and -2 (D) 1 and 2
[NTSE-2018 (Stage 1) Haryana)
97 lf p,q,r are the roots of the equation x3+5x2–16x+48=0 then value of the expression p(gr+q+r)+ qr is :
(A) 3 (B) -32 (C)-64 (D) 32
[NTSE-2018 (Stage-1) Himachal

Pradesh]
98 If a2+b2=234 and ab= 108, find the value of
𝑎+𝑏
𝑎−𝑏
(A) 10 (B) 8 (C)5 (D) 4

CHAPTER POLNOMIALS
( NTSE PYQs)
NTSE-2018 (Stage 1 Jharkhand]
1 1 1
99 If I, m and n are zeroes of the polynomial f(x)=2x2+5x2+6x+10 , then find the value of 𝑙 + 𝑚 + 𝑣 is :
(A)-5/2 (B)-3/5 (C)-5/3 (D)-2/5
(NTSE-2018 (Stage-1) Karnataka)
100 Zero of polynomial p(x) = 2x +1 is:
(A)-1/2 (B)1/2 (C)0 (D)∞
NTSE-2018 (Stage-1) Madhya Prasesh
101 Remainder on dividing polynomial 3x2 –x3- 3x + 5 by x-1-x2 is :
(A) 7 (B) 3 (C)0 (D) 2x + 5
INTSE-2018 (Stage-T) Madhya

Prasesh]
1 1
102 If x2+𝑥 2 = 14 ,then the value of x3+𝑥 3 is :
(A) 52 (C) 24
(B) 42 (D) 25
(NTSE-2018 (Stage-1) Tamil Nadu
103 The polynomials ax3 + 4x2 + 3x -4 and x3-4x + a leave the same remainder wen divided by x-3, then
the value of a is:
(A) -1 (B)-4 (C)4 (D) 1
NTSE-2018 (Stage-1) Tamil Nadu
104 If the product of two zeroes of the polynomial x3- 6x + 11x - 6 is 2, then the third zero is :
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
[NTSE-2018 (Stage-1) Tamil Nadu
105 Let x be real number such that x3+4x=8, then the value of x7 +64x2 is :
(A) 136 (B) 146 (C)128 (D) 156

CHAPTER POLNOMIALS
( NTSE PYQs)
(NTSE-2018 (Stage-1) Telangana)
106 IfP(x)=x4 + ax4+bx2+cx +d, a, b, c, d € Zand P(1)= P(2)=P(3)=0, then the value of P(4)+ P(O) will be ...:
(A) -12 (B) 24 (C) 16 (D) 18
[NTSE-2018 (Stage-1) Telangana
107 If a+b+c=9 anda2+b2+c2 =1, then find value of
1 1 1
+ +
𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
is:
(A)4 (B)1/2 (C)1 (D)1/4
NTSE-2018 (Stage-1) Telangana ]

1
108 If x+𝑥 = 5, then
2𝑥
3𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 3
is equal to :
(A) 5 (B)1/5 (C) 3 (D)1/3
(NTSE-2018 (Stage-1 Telangana]
109 When x3+3x3-kx+ 4 is divided by x-2 remainder is x-2, then the value of k is:
(A) 6 (B) -6 (C)2 (D) -2
NTSE-2018 (Stage-1) Telangana

1
110 If x=7-4√3, the value of x2+ will be:
𝑥2
(A) 146 (B) 148 (C) 194 (D) 196
[NTSE-2018 (Stage-1) Telangana]
111 Find the zeroes of the polynomial 2x3 + 5x2–9x-18 ifit given that the product of its two zeroes is -3:
−3 1 −1
(A) 2, 2 (B) 1, 3 (C)3,-1 (D) 3, 3
CHAPTER POLNOMIALS
( NTSE PYQs)
(NTSE-2018 (Stage-D) Uttar Pradesh)
112 Polynomial x4 + x3-2x2 + x + 1 divided by x-1, the remainder will be:
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) 3
(NTSE-2018 (Stage-1) Uttarakhandh]

1 1
113 If x2 − 𝑥 2=83 then the value of x3 - 𝑥 3will be :
(A) 729 (C) 709 (B) 756 (D) None of these
NTSE-2018 (Stage-I) Uttarakhandh
114 In equation 41+x+a1-x = 10, the value of x will be :

1 1 1 1 1 1
(A)2 , − 2 (B)− 2 , − 2 (C) 2 , 2 (D) None of these
(NTSE-2018 (Stage-1)
Uttarakhandh]
115 For the equation |𝑥|2 +|𝑥| - 6=0,
(A) There are four roots (B) The sum of the roots is -1
(C) The product of the roots is - 4 (D) The product of the roots is - 6
[NTSE-2014 (Stage-11)]
116 If the value of a quadratic polynomial p(x) is 0 only at x=-1 and p(-2)= 2, then the value of p(3) is :
(A) 18 (B) 9 (C)6 (D) 3
117 When a polynomial p(x) is divided by x-1, the remainder is 3. When p(x) is divided by x-3, the
remainder is 5. If r(x) is the remainder when p(x) is divided by (x - 1)(x – 3), then the value of r(-2) is:
(A) -2 (B)-1 (C)O (D) 4
118 The value(s) of k for which x2 + 5kx + k2 + 5 is exactly divisible by x + 2 but not by x+3 is (are):
CHAPTER POLNOMIALS
( NTSE PYQs)
(A) 1 (B) 5 (C) 1,9 (D) 9
119 If the polynomial x4 – 6x3 + 16x2 – 25x+ 10 is divided by another polynomial x2 – 2x + k, the
remainder comes out to be x+a, then the value of a is :
(A) - 1 (B) - 5 (C) 1 (D) 5
120 If zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = x3 – 3px2 + qx - r are in A.P., then
(a) 2p3 = pq-r (b) 2p3 = pq+r (c) p3 = pq-1 (d) p3 = pq + r
(Assam)
121 The polynomial, f(x) = (x - 1)2 + (x - 2)2 + (x - 3)2 + (x-4)2 has minimum value, when x=
(a) 40 (c) 20 (b) 10 (d) 2.5
(Bihar)
1 1 1 𝑥 𝑥
122. If = 𝑥+𝑦 = 𝑥 + 𝑦, then the value of (𝑦)6+(𝑦)3 is
(a) 0 (b)1/2 (c) 1 (d) 2
(Delhi)
𝑝−5𝑞
123. If √𝑝-√𝑞 = 20, then the maximum value of is:
100
(a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 15 (d) 25
(Delhi)
1
124 If y=3+√8, then the value of y3+𝑦 3 is
(a) 216 (b) 198 (c) 192 (d) 261
(Goa)
CHAPTER POLNOMIALS
( NTSE PYQs)
ANSWERS
1 B 9 B 17 D
2 A 10 C 18 A
3 C 11 D 19 C
4 B 12 B 20 B
5 C 13 B 21 C
6 A 14 A 22 D
7 D 15 B 23 A
8 B 16 D 24 D
25 B 33 C 41 B
26 B 34 B 42 A
27 D 35 C 43 B
28 B 36 D 44 A
29 A 37 C 45 B
30 A 38 D 46 C
31 D 39 C 47 D
32 A 40 B 48 A
49 D 57 D 65 C
50 A 58 B 66 D
51 A 59 D 67 A
52 D 60 B 68 B
53 61 B 69 B
54 D 62 A 70 A
55 B 63 A 71 A
56 B 64 A 72 A
CHAPTER POLNOMIALS
( NTSE PYQs)
73 C 81 C 89 C
74 D 82 A 90 A
75 B 83 B 91 C
76 A 84 A 92 B
77 B 85 A 93 C
78 D 86 A 94 D
79 B 87 D 95 D
80 88 D 96 B
97 B 105 C 113 B
98 C 106 B 114 A
99 B 107 C 115 C
100 A 108 D 116 A
101 B 109 A 117 C
102 A 110 C 118 D
103 A 111 A 119 B
104 C 112 A 120 A
121 D
122 D
123 A
124 B
1-1 There are 540 students in a school for P.T. drill . They have to stand in such a manner that
the number of rows is equal to number of Column . How many minimum students would be
left out in this arrangements
A)22 STUDENTS B) 11 STUDENTS
C) 40 STUDENTS D) 29 STUDENTS
[NTSE -2012( STAGE 1 ) Rajasthan ]
1-2 Find the smallest square number that is divisible by each of the number 4,9and 10 :
A) 600 B) 3600
C) 900 D) 8100
[NTSE-2012(Stage-1 Rajasthan]
1-3 Find the value of m for which 5𝑚 / 5−3 = 55:
A) M= 2 B) M=-2
C) M=3 D) M=8
[NTSE -2012 ( STAGE- 1)Rajasthan]

1-4 If 21x5 is a multiple of 9 , where `x` is a digit . What is the value of `x`
[NTSE -2012 (Stage -1 ) Rajasthan ]
A)6 B) 3
C) 0 D) 1
30𝑛 ∗32𝑛 ∗2𝑛
1-5 Find the value of [NTSE -2012 (STAGE 1 ) RAJASTHAN}
6𝑛 ∗2𝑛 ∗33𝑛
3 5
A) [10]𝑛 B) [3]n
10 10
C) [ ]n D) [ 3 ]n
8
5
1-6 Rationalising the denominator of is :
√3−√5
[ NTSE -2013(Stage 1) Rajasthan]
A ) (52) (√3 + √5) B) (− 52)(√3 + √5)

C) (52)(√3 − √5) D) (− 52)(√3 − √5)
100
1-7 Value of (2 2 ) is : [ NTSE -2013(Stage 1 ) Rajasthan]
A) 1 B) (50100 )
C (250 ) D) (299 )
1-8 If 3 is the least prime factor of number a and 7 is the least prime factor of number b, then
the least prime factor of a+b is ; [ NTSE -2014 ( Stage 1 ) Rajasthan ]
A) 2 B) 3
C) 5 D) 10
1-9 IF X,Y,Z are positive real numbers and a,b,c are rational numbers , then the value of
1 1 1
+1+𝑥 𝑎−𝑏+𝑥 𝑎−𝑐 +1+𝑥 𝑏−𝑐+𝑥 𝑎−𝑐 is:
1+𝑥 𝑏−𝑎+𝑥 𝑐−𝑎
[NTSE-2014(Stage 1)Rajasthan }
A) -1 B) 0
C) 1 D) None of these
𝑥𝑏 1 𝑥𝑐 1 𝑥𝑎 1
1-10 The value of [ 𝑥 𝑐 ]^(𝑏𝑐 ).[𝑥 𝑎]^𝑐𝑎.[𝑥 𝑏 ]^𝑎𝑏 is equal to :
[NTSE -2015(Stage 1 ) Rajasthan]
A) 1 B) -1
C) 0 D) abc
1-11 The HCF of any two prime numbers a and b is :

[ NTSE -2015 (Stage 1 ) Rajasthan ]
A) A B) ab
C) B D) 1
1-12 The total two digit number which are divisible by 5 are :
[ NTSE -2015 (Stage 1 ) Rajasthan ]

A) 17 B) 18
C) 19 D) 20
1-13 The value of √5 − 2√6 is
[ NTSE -2015 ( STAGE 1 ) WEST BENGAL ]

A) ±(√3-√2) B) √3-√2
C) √2-√3 D) ALL OF THE ABOVE
1 1
1-14 If x= ay,y=bx, the value of 𝑎+1 +1+𝑏
[NTSE -2015 (Stage 1 ) West Bengal]

A) 0 B) X+Y
1
C) D) 1
𝑋+𝑌
1-15 Among the numbers 2250, 3200, 4150,and 5100, the greatest
[NTSE -2015(Stage 1 ) West Bengal ]
A) 2250 B) 3200
C) 4150 D) 5100
1-16 If a*b=a+b-ab, the value of 4*5+5*6 is :
[ NTSE -2015 (Stage 1 ) West Bengal ]
A) 20 B) -20
B) 30 D) -30
1-17 If the LCM of 12 and 42 is ( 10m +4) then the value of m :
[ NTSE -2015 (Stage 1 ) West Bengal ]
A) 50 B) 8
C) 1/5 D) 1
1-18 If a,b and c are any positive real number then the value of √𝑎−1 𝑏. √𝑏 −1 𝑐.√𝑐 −1𝑎 is : [
NTSE -2015 ( Stage 1 ) UP ]
A) ½ B) 0
C) 1 D) -1
1-19 If a number is divided by 6 , the remainder is 3 then what will be the remainder is 3 then
what will be the remainder when the squiare of the same numbers is divided by 6 again : [
NTSE -2015 ( STAGE 1 ) UP ]
A) 0 B) 1
C) 2 D) 3
1-20 If (𝑎𝑏)^x-1 = (𝑏𝑎)^x-3 then the value of x will be :
[ NTSE -2015 (Stage 1 ) UP ]

A) -1 B) 1
C) 2 D) 3
1-21 If 𝑥 𝑎 =y,𝑦 𝑏 =z, 𝑧 𝑐 =x then the correct statement will be :
[ NTSE -2015 (STAGE 1 ) Chattisgarh ]

A) a.b.c=1 B) a.b.c=0
C) a+b+c=1 D) a+b+c=0
1 1
1-22 One Rational number between 5and 4 is :
[ NTSE -2015 ( Stage 1 ) Chattisgarh ]

18 22
A) B) 100
100
26 27
C) D)
100 100
1-23 The value of (√10 + √25 + √108 + √154 + √225) will be :
[NTSE -2015 ( STAGE 1 ) Chandigarh ]

A) 4 B) 6
C) 8 D) 10
6 3
1-24 √𝑚4 𝑛4 * √𝑚2 𝑛 2 * √𝑚2 𝑛2= ( m,n) ^k , then fine the value of k :
[ NTSE -2015 ( STAGE 1 ) Maharashtra ]
A) 6 B) 3
C) 2 D) 1
1-25 The LCM of 𝑎3 𝑏2 , abc is : [ NTSE -2015 ( STAGE 1 TN]

A) C B) 𝑎4 𝑏3 𝑐
C) ab D) 𝑎3 𝑏2 𝑐
1-26 The GCD of ( x3-1 ) and ( x4 -1 ) is :

[ NTSE – 2015 ( STAGE 1 ) TN ]
A) 𝑥 3 − 1 B) 𝑥 2 + 1
B) 𝑥 2 − 1 D) x-1
1=27 𝐹1 =𝐹2 =1 and 𝐹𝑛= 𝐹𝑛−1 + 𝐹𝑛−2 , then the value of 𝐹5 is :

[ NTSE -2015 ( STAGE 1 ) TN]
A) 3 B) 2
C) 8 D) 5
32 23
1-28 If 500= 5𝑚, then the value of m is :
[ NTSE -2015 ( STAGE 1) TN ]

A) 2 B) 3
C) 4 D) 0
9 4 12
1-29 If + = where x˃0, y˃0 then 3√x-2√y=
𝑦 𝑥 √𝑥𝑦
[ NTSE -2015 ( STAGE 1 ) TN ]
A) 5 B) 1
C) 2 D) 0
1-30 The rational form of 0.24242424…… is

[NTSE -2015 ( STAGE 1 ) TN ]

24 8
A) B) 33
100
24 0.24
C)1000 D) 100
𝑥 𝑦 1 2𝑄
1-31 IF p=𝑥+𝑦 , Q 𝑥+𝑦 then the value of 𝑝−𝑄 - 𝑝2 −𝑄2
[NTSE – 2015 ( STAGE 1 ) TN]

𝑥+𝑦
A) B) 0
𝑥−𝑦
𝑥−𝑦
𝐶)1 D) 𝑥+𝑦
1-32 If 2𝑚 2𝑚−1-4 =0 . Then value of 𝑚𝑚 is :

[ NTSE -2015 ( STAGE 1 ) DELHI ]
A) 4 B) 27
C)6 D) 29
3 −𝑏3
1-33 If a+b=3 , ab=2 and a˃b , then what is the value of 2𝑎
[NTSE -2016 ( STAGE 1 ) ODISHA ]

A) 32 B) 64
C) 128 D) 256
1-34 ̅̅̅̅
AB is a diameter of a circle shown in the figure and O is the centre of it . If m ∠𝐴=30⁰
and m∠𝑃𝑂𝑄=60⁰ , What is the ratio between the areas of ⊿ POQ and ⊿ABC ? [
NTSE -2016 ( STAGE 1 ) ODISHA ]
FIGURE 1.1
A)√3:2 B) √3:1
C) 3:2 D) 1:2
1 1 1 1
1-35 The cube root of x + y + 3𝑥 3+𝑦 3 (𝑥 3 +𝑦 3 is :
[ NTSE -2016 ( STAGE 1 ) RAJASTHAN ]
1
A) x+y B) 𝑥 1/3+𝑦 3
1
B) (𝑥 + 𝑦)3 D) 𝑥 + 𝑦 3
1-36 Expressing 0.2323232323….+0.2333333…. as a single decimal , we get :

[ NTSE -2016 ( STAGE 1 ) RAJASTHAN ]
A) 0.46555….. B) 0.4656565……
B) 0.465465465465……. D) 0.46544444……..
1-37 What is the least number which when divided by 42,72and 84 leaves the remainder
25,55and 67 respectively
[ NTSE -2016 ( STAGE 1 ) BIHAR ]
A) 521 B) 512
C) 504 D) 487
1-38 If the sum of two numbers is 22 and the sum of their squares is 404 then the product of
the numbers is :
A) 40 B) 44
C) 80 D) 88
1-39 If 13+23…….+10 3 =3025 then 4+32+ 108 …. + 4000 is

A) 1200 B) 12100
C) 12200 D) 12400
1-40 What is the square root of 9+2√14?

[ NTSE -2016 ( Stage 1 ) BIHAR ]
A) 1 + 2 √2 B) √3+√6
C) √2+√7 D) √2+√5
3 127
1-41 √1 − 343 is equal to :
[ NTSE -2016 (STAGE -1 ) BIHAR ]
A) 5/9 B) 1-1/7
C) 4/7 D) 1-2/7
1-42 What is the value of 2.666…….-1.9999……. ?

A) 0.66… B) 0.99…..
C) 0.77….. D) 0.7
1-43 how many numbers lie between 10 to 300 , which when divided by 4 leaving remainder
3:
[ NTSE -2016 ( STAGE 1 ) JHARKHAND ]
A) 71 B) 72
C) 73 D) 74
3 3
1-44 Statement -A : The rationalising factor of 3√𝑎 + √𝑏 is - √𝑏
3 3 3 3
Statement -B : The product of ( 3√𝑎- √𝑏) and ( √𝑎2+ √𝑏2+ √𝑎𝑏) is ( a-b)
[ NTSE -2016 (STAGE 1 ) Karnataka ]
A) Both A and B statements are true

B) Both A and B statements are false
C) A is true B is false
D) A is false and B is true
1-45 If (-1)n +(-1)4n =0 , then n is :

[ NTSE -2016 ( STAGE 1 ) Chandigarh]
A) Any positive
B) Any negative
C) Any odd natural number
D) Any even natural number
1-46 Four positive integers sum to 125 . if the first of these numbers is increases by 4 , the
second is decreased by 4 . The third is multiplies by 4 and the fourth is divided by 4 we find
four equal numbers then four original integers are :
A) 16,24 ,5,80
B) 8,22,38,57,
C) 7,19,46,53
D) 12,28,40,45
1-47 The first term of a sequence is 2005 . Each succeeding term is the sum of the cubes of
the digits of the previous term .
What is the 2005th term of the sequence ?
[ NTSE -2016 ( STAGE 1 ) TELANGANA ]
A) 29
B) 85
C) 250
D) 133
1-48 Suppose that

4^x 1= 5, 5^x 2 =6 ,
6^x 3=7 , ….(127)^x124 =128
What is x1 ,x2,x3,……..x124 ? [ NTSE -2016 ( STAGE 1 ) TELENGANA ]
A) 2
B) 5/2
C) 3
D) 7/2
1-49 Let a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h be distinct elements in the set { -7,-5,-3,-2,2,4,6,13} what is the
minimum possible values of [ a+b+c+d]^2 +[e+f+g+h]^2
[ NTSE -2016 9STAGE 1 ) TELANGANA ]
A) 30
B) 32
C) 34
D) 40
1-50 The positive integer n has 60 divisors and 7n has 80 divisors what is the greatest integer
k such that 7^k divide n ?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
1-51 What is the largest integer that is a divisor of (n+1) (n+3) (n+5)(n+7) (n+9) For all positive
even integers n?
[ NTSE -2016 ( STAGE 1 ) TELANGANA]
A) 3
B) 5
C) 11
D) 15
1-52 The sum of 18 consecutive positive integers is a perfect square . The smallest possible
value of this sum is :
[ NTSE -2016 (STAGE 1 ) TELANGANA ]
A) 169
B) 225
C) 289
D) 361
1-53 Let A,M and C be non negative integers such that A+M+C=12 ; what is the maximum
value of AMC +AM+MC+CA?
[ NTSE -2016(STAGE 1 ) TELANGANA }
A) 112
B) 62
C) 72
D) 92
1-54 2^3x = 64^-1 and 10y =0.01, then the value of (50x)^-1 (10y)^-1 is
A) 1
B) -1
C) 2
D) -2
1-55 I f 4^18-1 = 687194a6735, then the value of a is ….

[ NTSE -2016 (STAGE 1 ) TELENGANA ]
A) 6
B) 3
C) 7
D) 5
1-56 If xyz+xy+xz+yz+x+y+z=384 , where x,y,z are positive integers , then find the value of
x+y+z:
A) 20
B) 17
C) 25
D) 15
1-57 If x =(123456789)(76543211) +(23456789)^2 , then find the number of zeroes in 4√𝑥 ?

A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 1
1-58 Express 1-1/1+√3+1/1-√3 in the form a+b√3 , where a and b are rational numbers , then
the value of a and b are …..
[ NTSE -2016 9 STAGE 1 ) TELANGANA]
A) 1,2
B) 1,-1
C) 3,1
D) 2,1
1-59 The altitude of a triangle are 12,15and 20 . What is the measure of largest angle in this
triangle
A) 90 Degrees
B) 60 degrees
C) 45 degrees
D) 72 degrees
1-60 If (a+b+c+d+e+f+g+h+i)^2 is expanded and simplified , how many different terms are in
the final answer ?
A) 45
B) 36
C) 42
D) 28
1-61 The G.C.D. of the number 2100 -1and 2120 -1 is :

A) 2^60-1
B) 2^20 -1
C) 2^20
D) 2^10
2
1-62 The sum of the digit in ( 104𝑛 +8+1)^2 , where n is a positive integer , is :
A) 4
B) 4n
C) 2+2n
D) 4n^2
1-63 If 30,72 and x are three integers such that the products of any two of them is divisible
by the third , then the least value of x is :
[ NYTSE -2016 ( STAGE 1 ) TELANGANA ]
A) 45
B) 60
C) 48
D) 24
1-64 Let a,b and c be real numbers , such that a-7b +8c =4 and 8a+4b-c = 7 then the value of
a^2 -b^2 +c^2 = ?
[ NTSE – 2016 (STAGE 1 ) TELANGANA ]
A) -1
B) 4
C) -2
D) 1
1-65 If a <b< 𝑐 < 𝑑 < 𝑒 are consecutive positive integer , such that b+c+d is a perfect square
and a+b+c+d+e is a perfect cube. What is the smallest positive value of c ? [
NTSE -2016 ( STAGE 1) TELANGANA ]
A) 675
B) 576
C) 475
D) 384
1-66 3^9+3^12 +3^15 +3^n is a perfect cube n€N, then the value of n =__
A) 18
B) 17
C) 14
D) 16
1-67 A four digit number has the following properties ;

1) It is a perfect square
2) Its first two digits are equal to each other
3) Its last two digits are equal to each other
Then the four digit number is …..
A) 5566
B) 7744
C) 2288
D) 3399
1-68 When 31513 and 34369 are divided by a certain three digit number , the remainders are
equal , then the remainder is ..
[ NTSE -2017 ( STAGE 1 ) AP ]
A) 86
B) 97
C) 374
D) 113
1-69 The greatest number of four digits which when divided by 3 ,5,7 ,9 leaves the remainder
1,3,5,7 respectively is :
[ NTSE 2017 ( STAGE 1 ) AP]
A) 9763
B) 6973
C) 9367
D) 9969
1-70 e f g h is a four digit number . one hundredth of efg h is the mean of ef an gh , then the
four digit number is :
[NTSE 2017 ( STAGE 1 ) AP ]

A) 3648
B) 4950
C) 4590
D) 3468
1-71 If ( 3√2)^12 *( √5)8= [(2*5)^2]^x then the value of x is :

[ NTSE -2017 ( STAGE 1 ) CHANDIGARH ]
A) 4
B) 2
C) 10
D) 12
1-72 The sum of squares of two consecutive even numbers added by 4 is always divisible by
:
A)24
B)16
C) 8
D) 32
1-73 If 6^6 +6^6 +6^6 +6^6+6^6 +6^6 /2^6 +2^6 * 5^6 +5^6 + 5^6 +5^6 +5^6 /3^6+3^6 +3^6
= 5^n then the value of n is ….
A) 6
B) 0
C) 12
D) 7
1-74 If x^m.y^n =7889, where x and y are prime numbers , the value of x+y is :
A) 30
B) 60
C) 100
D) 300
𝑝−𝑞 𝑞−𝑟 𝑟−𝑝 (1+𝑎)(1+𝑏)(1+𝑐)

1-75 If a = 𝑝+𝑞, b =𝑞+𝑟 , c=𝑟+𝑝 , then the value of (1−𝑎)(1−𝑏)(1−𝑐) is…
[ NTSE-2017 ( STAGE 1 ) CHANDIGARH ]
A) 1
B) 0
C) 121
D) 11
1-76 The value of 1/1+√2 + 1/√2+√3+ 1/√3+√4 +1/√4+√5 +1/√5+√6+ 1/√6+√7 + 1/√7+√8+
1/√8+√9 is :
[ NTSE -2017 (STAGE 1 ) DELHI ]
A) 4
B) 2
C) 0
D) 1
1-77 Divisor is 10 times of quotient and 10 time of remainder if quotient is 10 then what is
dividend ?
A) 1010
B) 1100
C) 1001
D) 101
1-78 If n is a natural number then 9^2n -4^2n is always divisible by :
[ ntse -2017 ( stage 1 ) delhi ]
A) 13
B) Both 5 and 13
C) 5
D) None of above
1-79 If sum of LCM and HCF of two number is 50 and their LCM is 20 more than their HCF
,then the product of two numbers will be :
A) 525
B) 425
C) 625
D) 325
ANSWER
1-80 In how many ways 144 can be expressed as a product of its two different factor
[ NTSE -2017 ( STAGE 1) GOA ]
A) 10
B) 9
C) 8
D) 7
ANSWER
1-81 If both 52 and 33 are factors of n x 62 x 73 , then what is the smallest possible value of n ?
[ NTSE -2017 (STAGE 1 ) GOA ]
A) 75
B) 65
C) 55
D) 45
ANSWER
1-82 If LCM of first 40 natural numbers is x , lcm of first 50 natural numbers is kx and LCM of
(k-27)/10000 first natural number is a kx then the value of a is
[ NTSE -2017 ( STAGE 1 ) GOA ]
A) 59
B) 53
C) 47
D) 61
ANSWER
1-83 0.235 is a ___ number : [ NTSE -2017N ( STAGE 1 ) GUJARAT

A) NATURAL
B) INTEGER
C) RATIONAL
D) IRRATIONAL
ANSWER
1-84 G.C.D. of 4 and 19 is _____ [ NTSE -2017(STAGE 1 ) GUJARAT ]
A) 1
B) 4
C) 19
D) 76
ANSWER
1-85 A number when divided by 5,3and 2 leaves remainder 4 ,2 and 1 respectively . find the
total of all three digit such numbers :
[ NTSE-2017(STAGE1) HARYANA ]
A) 28
B) 29
C) 30
D) 31
ANSWER
1-86 Statement -1 : If √5+√24 = √x+√y then x+y =5 and xy=24

Statement -2 : the square root of (5-√24) is ( √3-√2) :
[ NTSE -2017( STAGE 1 ) KARNATAKA ]
A) Both 1 and 2 statements are true
B) Both 1 and 2 statements are false
C) 1 is true but 2 is false
D) 1 is false and 2 is true
ANSWER
𝑥−𝑥 2 +2 𝑥+1
1-87 Which rational expressions should be added to to get ?
𝑥(𝑥 2 −1) 𝑥 2 −1
[ NTSE 2017 ( STAGE 1 ) MP]
A) x/2
B) 2/x
C) 2x
D) X^2
ANSWER
1-88 If √(0.04*0.4x) = 0.4*0.04 √y. then the value of x/y is :

[ NTSE -2017 ( STAGE 1 ) PUNJAB ]
A) 0.0016
B) 0.16
C) 0.016
D) 1.6
ANSWER
3 93
1-89 If x= √2 125, then the value of x is
[ NTSE 2017 ( STAGE 1 ) PUNJAB ]
1
A) 2 2
2
B) 1 5
4
C) 3 5
1
D) 4 5
ANSWER
1-90 If 3+2√3/3-√3 = a+√3b , then the value of √a+b where a and b are rational numbers is :
[ NTSE -2017 (STAGE 1 ) RAJASTHAN ]
A) 5
B) 8
C) 2
D) 16
ANSWER
1-91 Which is unit digit of 6^18 -5^10 ?

[ NTSE 2017 ( STAGE 1) RAJASTHAN ]
A) 5
B) 8
C) 1
D) 9
ANSWER
1-92 If 128 -8^x = 2^6, then the value of x is :
[ NTSE 2017 ( STAGE 1 ) TN}
A) 2
B) -2
C) ½
D) 4
ANSWER
1-93 Value of √10+√25+√121 in the following is ;
[ NTSE -2017 ( STAGE 1 ) UP ]
A) 5
B) 3
C) 4
D) 6
ANSWER
√𝑎+𝑥+√𝑎−𝑥
1-94 x in the following is = b;
√𝑎+𝑥−√𝑎−𝑥
[NTSE -2017 ( STAGE 1 ) UP]
2𝑎𝑏
A) (𝑏2 +1 )
2𝑎𝑏
B) 𝑎+𝑏
𝑎+𝑏
C) 2𝑎𝑏
𝑏2 +1
D) 2𝑎𝑏
ANSWER
1-95 If 5^p =7^q =35^-r then value of 1/p +1/q +1/r is ;

[ NTSE 2017 ( STAGE 1 ) UP]
A) 1
B) -1
C) 0
D) 2/3
ANSWER
̅̅̅̅=p/q where p&q are relatively prime integers, then value of q is:
1-96 If 0.6
[ NTSE 2017 ( STAGE 1 ) UP }
A) 10
B) 3
C) 1
D) 9
ANSWER
1-97 The HCF an LCM of two numbers are 12 and 240 respectively . if one of those number is
48 what is the other number will be :
[ NTSE 2017 ( STAGE 1 ) UTTARAKHAND ]
A) 58
B) 60
C) 70
D) 80
ANSWER
1-98 What least number must be added to each of the numbers 6,15,20 and 43 to make them
proportional:
[ NTSE 2017 ( STAGE 1 ) Uttarakhand ]
A) 3
B) 4
C) 2
D) 1
ANSWER
1-99 If √1.3 − 𝑎√10 = √8 + √5 then value of a will be :

A) -6
B) -4
C) -8
D) -5
ANSWER
32𝑥 −8
1-100 If = 5^3 / 5^x then the value of x will be :
225
A) 4
B) 2
C) 5
D) NONE OF THESE
ANSWER
1-101 The identity √( x+4)^2 = x+4 is possible when :

{ NTSE 2017( STAGE 1 ) WEST BENGAL ]
A) x≤-4
B) x≥-4
C) x≤-16
D) not possible
ANSWER
1-102 The solution of the equation 9^x+6^x = 2.4^x :

[ NTSE 2017 ( STAGE 1 ) west Bengal]
A) 0
B) 1
C) ±2
D) -1
ANSWER
1-103 What is the smallest number which leaves the same remainder 1 on division by
18,24,30,42?
[ NTSE 2017 ( STAGE 1 ) kerala]
A) 2519
B) 2520
C) 2521
D) 2522
ANSWER
1-104 What is the sum of all factors of 256 ?

[ NTSE 2017 ( STAGE 1 ) KERALA ]
A) 511
B) 512
C) 1023
D) 1024
ANSWER
1-105 The difference of the squares of two consecutive natural numbers is 101. What is the
sum of the numbers ?
A) 102
B) 101
C) 100
D) 99
ANSWER
1-106 The sum of two numbers is 40 and the difference is 10 . what is their product ?
A) 325
B) 350
C) 375
D) 400
ANSWER
1-107 The sum of two numbers and the difference of their squares are both 10. What is the
larger of these two numbers ?
[ NTSE 2017 ( STAGE 1) KERALA }
A) 4
1
B) 42
C) 5
1
D) 5 2
ANSWER
1-108 Which of the following is not an irrational number :

[ NTSE 2018 (STAGE 1) RAJASTHAN]
A) 2+√5
B) √2
C) 7/√5
D) 2√11/7√11
ANSWER
1-109 The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 14 . if 18 is subtracted from the number
, digits are reversed . find the number :
[ NTYSE 2018 ( STAGE 1 ) RAJASTHAN ]
A) 86
B) 77
C) 68
D) 76
ANSWER
1-110 The multiplication of all prime numbers between 1 and 10 is :

[ NTSE 2018 ( STAGE 1 ) RAJASTHAN]
A) 105
B) 945
C) 210
D) 1890
ANSWER
1-111 A positive integer n when divided by 9 , gives 7 as remainder . what will be the
remainder when ( 3n-1 ) is divided by 9 ?
[ NTSE 2018 STAGE 1 BIHAR ]
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
ANSWER
1-112 Which one of the following decimal expansion is not terminating:

[ NTSE 2018 STAGE 1 BIHAR ]
A) 3/8
B) 6/15
C) 17/512
D) 29/343
ANSWER
1-113 If x: y =3:5 and x: z=5:7 , then what is ( y-z ) ( y+z ) equal to :
[NTSE 2018 STAGE 1 CHANDIGARH ]
A) 2/23
B) 27/46
C) 18/46
D) 15/46
ANSWER
1-114 If a natural number a is divided by 7 the remainder is 5 . if a natural number b is divided

3𝑟+5
by 7 the remainder is 3 . the remainder is r if a+b is divided by 7 . find the value of 4
[ NTSE 2018 STAGE 1 CHANDIGARH ]
A) 7
B) 2
C) 8
D) 11
ANSWER
2𝑎𝑥−25𝑏𝑦
1-115 If a: b = 2: 3 and x: y = 3:4 , then is :
3𝑎𝑦+4𝑏𝑥
[ NTSE 2018 STAGE 1 DELHI ]
A) 24/5
B) 5/24
C) -24/5
D) 12/13
ANSWER
1-116 If x,y and z are positive real numbers an a,b and c are rational numbers then value of
1 1 1
+ 1+𝑥 𝑎−𝑏+𝑥 𝑐−𝑏 + 1+𝑥 𝑏−𝑐+𝑥 𝑎−𝑐 is :
1+𝑥 𝑏−𝑎+𝑥 𝑐−𝑎
A) -1
B) 1
C) 0
D) 2
ANSWER
1-117 If 1/y+z + 1/z+x = 2/x+y, then what is the value of x^2 + y^2 ?
A) 1
B) -2z^2
C) 2z^2
D) Y^2 +z^2
ANSWER
1-118 If x^2 = y+z, y^2 = z+x and z^2 =x+y then what is the value of 1/x+1 +1/y+1 +1/z+1 ?
{ NTSE 2018 STAGE 1 DELHI }
A) 1
B) 0
C) -1
D) 2
ANSWER
1-119 The expression 14^m – 6^m will always divisible by :

A) 8
B) 20
C) 14
D) 6
ANSWER
1-120 The supplementary angle of the complementary angle having measure 23 has measure
_____
[ NTSE 2018 STAGE 1 GUJARAT }
A) 67
B) 90
C) 113
D) 23
ANSWER
1-121 If G.C.D of two numbers is 8 and their product is 384 , then their LCM is ___:
[ NTSE 2018 STAGE 1 GUJARAT ]
A) 24
B) 16
C) 32
D) 48
ANSWER
1-122 If in a two digit number , the digit at unit place is y and digit at tens place is 7 then the
number is ___:
{ NTSE 2018 STAGE 1 GUJARAT }
A) 70Y+7
B) Y+7
C) Y+70
D) 10Y+7
ANSWER
1-123 317/3125 REPRESENTS ___ :

[ NTSE 2018 STAGE 1 GUJARAT ]
A) TERMINATING DECIMAL
B) NON RECURRING DECIMAL
C) A RECURRING DECIMAL
D) AN INTEGER
ANSWER
1-124 The decimal expansion of the number 14588/8750 will :

[ NTSE 2018 STAGE 1 HARYANA ]
A) Terminate after two decimal places
B) Terminate after three decimal places
C) Terminate after four decimal places
D) Not terminate
Answer
1-125 The largest number which divides 72 and 127 leaving remainders 7 and 10 respectively
is :
[ NTSE 2018 STAGE 1 HARYANA ]
A) 845
B) 458
C) 65
D) 13
ANSWER
1-126 8.3111….. +0.666…. +0.00222…. is equal to :

[ NTSE 2018 STAGE 1 HP]
A) 8.9121212….
B) 8.912912…
C) 8.97979….
D) 8.979999…..
ANSWER
1-127 The HCF of two numbers is 15 and their LCM is 225 . if one of the number is 75, find
the another number :
[ NTSE 2018 STAGE 1 JHARKHAND ]
A) 105
B) 90
C) 60
D) 45
ANSWER
1-129 The product of two number is 12960 and their HCF is 36 . number of pairs of such
numbers that can be formed is :
[ NTSE 2018 STAGE1 JHARKHAND ]
A) 2
B) 3
C) 6
D) 5
ANSWER
2010 4020
1-130 The value of ( √2√7 − 3√3) ( √55 + 12√21
{ NTSE 2018 STAGE 1 KARNATAKA }
A) -1
B) 0
C) 1
D) 2
ANSWER
1-131 Number r is termed as rational number if it can be expresses as p/q where p and q are
integers and :
[ NTSE 2018 STAGE 1 MP]
A) P=0
B) P≠0
C) Q=0
D) Q≠0
ANSWER
1-132 Product of any consecutive even number is divisible by :

[ NTSE 2018 STAGE 1 MP]
A) 12
B) 4
C) 16
D) ALL OF THESE
ANSWER
1-133 Choose false statement from following :

[ NTSE 2018 STAGE 1 MP ]
A ) All equilateral triangles are isosceles
B) Some rational numbers are integers
C) All integers are not rational number
D) Some isosceles triangles are equilateral triangles
Answer
1-134 How many natural numbers between 15 to 500 when divided by 6 leave remainder 5:
[ NTSE 2018 STAGE 1 MAHARASHTRA ]
A) 80
B) 81
C) 82
D) 83
ANSWER
1-135 Read the following statement carefully and choose the correct alternative
[ NTSE 2018 STAGE 1 MAHARASHTRA ]
a) The ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter is denoted by the Greek
letter ᴨ
b) ᴨ is non terminating recurring decimal fraction and its exact value is 22/7
A) Statement a and b false
B) Statement a and b correct
C) Statement a co4rrect and b false
D) Statement a false but b correct
Answer
1-136 The value of P{ 9[1/64^-1/3 +125^1/3]} ^ ¼ is :

[ NTSE 2018 STAGE 1 TAMIL NADU ]
A) 9
B) 3
C) 81
4
D) 9 √9
ANSWER
1-137 If √m+√n-√p=0 , then the value of ( m+n-p) ^2 is :

[ NTSE 2018 STAGE 1 TN]
A) mn
B) -mn
C) 2mn
D) 4mn
ANSWER
1-138 If the HCF of 55 and 22 is expressed in the form of 55m-22*2 then the value of m is :
A) 2
B) 1
C) 11
D) 22
ANSWER
1-139 Then remainder when x^n +n divided by x-1 is ;

A) n
B) cannot be determine
C) n+1
D) 0
Answer
1-140 which of the following statement are not true :

a) Sum of two irrational number always irrational
b) Difference between two irrational numbers is irrational
c) Product of two irrational number is irrational
d) Quotient of two irrational number is irrational
[ NTSE 2018 STAGE 1 TN ]
A) A and b only
B) A,b,c,d
C) A.b and c only
D) None of above
ANSWER
1-141 If 10^ 2017 – 2017 is expressed as integer . what is the sum of its digits :
[ NTSE 2018 STAGE 1 TELANGANA]
A) 18144
B) 17468
C) 16466
D) 18564
ANSWER
1-142 If 3^ 9 +3^12 +3^15 +3^n is a perfect cube ( of an integer) where n € N , then find the
value of n :
[ NTSE 2018 STAGE 1 TELANGANA ]

A) 18
B) 14
C) 16
D) 17
ANSWER
𝐿𝐶𝑀 𝑜𝑓 ( 1,2,3___200 )
1-143 Compute 𝐿𝐶𝑀 𝑜𝑓 (102,103,104___200)
[ NTSE 2018 STAGE 1 TELANGANA ]
A) 101
B) 106
C) 184
D) 176
ANSWER
1 1
1-144 If x = 3−2√2 and y= 3+2√2 then find the value of x+y:
[NTSE 2018 STAGE 1 UP ]
A) 3
B) 0
C) 6
D) 1
ANSWER
1-145 If a +b are odd integers then which of the following is an even integer :
[ NTSE 2018 STAGE 1 UP }
A) ab
B) 2a+b
C) ab+1
D) a+2b
ANSWER
1-146 The sum of 0.66666…….. and 0.7777….. is :

[ NTSE 2018 STAGE 1 UP}
A) 1.333….
B) 1.3
C) 1.444…
D) An irrational number
ANSWER
1-147 Given a number x=248 -1. Then between 5 and 10 , x has /have :
[ NTSE 2012 STAGE 2 ]
A) No factor
B) Only one factor
C) Two factors
D) Three factors
Answer
1-148 Given two four digit numbers abcd and dcba . if a+d=b+c =7 then their sum is not
divisible by :
[ NTSE 2012 STAGE 2 }
A) 7
B) 11
C) 101
D) 111
ANSWER
1-149 Unit`s digit of the number 3¹⁰⁰¹×7¹⁰⁰²×13¹⁰⁰³is:

[NTSE 2012 Stage(II)]
(A) 1
(B) 3
(C) 7
(D) 9
ANSWER
1-150 IF THE SQUARE ROOT OF A NUMBER IS BETWEEN 6 AND 7 THEN ITS

CUBE ROOT LIES BETWEEN
[NTSE 2012 (stage II)]
(A) 2 AND 3
(B) 2.5 and 3
(C) 3 and 4
(D) 4 and 4.5
ANSWER
1-151 which of the following is an irrational number?

(A) √41616
(B) 23.232323
(C) (1+√3)³-(1-√3)³/√3
(D) 23.1010010001....
ANSWER
1-152 RUPEES 1 AND RUPEES 5 COINS ARE AVAILABLE ( AS MANY REQUIRED)

FIND THE SMALLEST PAYMENT WHICH CANNOT BE MADE BY THESE COINS IF
MORE THAN 5 COINS ARE ALLOWED
(A) 3
(B) 12
(C) 14
(D) 18
ANSWER
1-153 √(a-b)²+√(b-a)² is :
(A) ALWAYS ZERO
(B) NEVER ZERO
(C) POSITIVE IF AND ONLY IF a>b
(D) Positive only if a not equal to b
ANSWER
1-154 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING NUMBER IS FOURTH POWER OF A NATURAL

NUMBER
[NTSE 2013 (STAGE II)]
(A) 6765201
(B) 6765206
(C) 6765207
(D) 6765209
ANSWER
1-155 THE SQUARE OF AN ODD INTEGER MUST BE OF THE FORM

(A) 6n+1
(B) 6n+3
(C) 8n+1
(D) 4n+1 but may not be 8n+1
ANSWER
1-156 WHICH OF THE NUMBER CAN BE EXPRESSED AS SUM OF SQUARE OF

TWO POSITIVE INTEGER AS WELL AS THREE POSITIVE
INTEGERS
[NTSE 2014 (STAGE 2)]
(A) 75
(B) 192
(C) 250
(D) 100
ANSWER
1-157 THE NUMBER OF INTEGERS n( <20 )FOR WHICH n²-3n+3 IS A PERFECT

SQUARE
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 3
ANSWER
1-158 For positive x+y, the LCM is 225 and HCF is 15 . there:
[ NTSE 2014 STAGE 2 ]
A) Is exactly one such pair
B) Are exactly two such pairs
C) Are exactly three such pairs
D) Are exactly four such pairs
Answer
1-159 The value of the expression

1/√11-2√30 - 3/7-2√70 - 4/√8+4√3 after simplification is :
[NTSE 2014 (stage-II)]
(A) √30
(B) 2√10
(C) 1
(D) 0
ANSWER
Chapter- Probability
NTSE Previous Year Questions
1. The author of the book “The Book on games of chance” based on probability theory:
(A) J. Cardon (C) R.S. Woodwards
(B) P.S. Laplace (D) P.D. Pherma
2. A die is thrown twice. The probability that 5 will not come up either of the time is:
(A) 35/36 (C) 25/36

(B) 1/36 (D) 11/36
3 A die is thrown twice. The probability of getting the sum being odd is:
[NTSE-2015(Stage-I) Rajasthan]
(A) 1/2 (C) 1/3

(B) 1/4 (D) 1/6
4 The probability that a leap year will have 53 Fridays or 53 Saturday is:
(A) 2/7 (C) 1/7
(B)4/7 (D) 3/7
5. The probability of guessing the correct answer to a certain test question is x/12. If the
probability of not guessing the correct answer is 2/3, then x is equal to:
(A) 2 (C) 3
(B) 4 (D) 6
6. A bag contains five red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing the blue
ball is double that of red ball, then the number of blue balls in the bag is:
[NTSE-2015(Stage-I) Chandigarh]
(A) 19 (C) 10
(B) 20 (D) 25
7. Two coins are tossed simultaneously, the probability of getting at least one head is:
[NTSE-2015(Stage-I) Maharashtra]
(A) 1/4 (C) 2/3
(B) 1/2 (D) 3/5
8. A point is selected at random from the interior of a circle. The probability that the
selected point is closer to the centre then the boundary of the circle is:
[NTSE-2015(Stage-I) Delhi]
(A) 1/2 (C) 1/4
(B)1/3 (D) 1/5
9. From a pack of 52 playing cards, face club cards are removed. The remaining cards
are well shuffled and a card is drawn at random. Find the probability that the card is a heart
card: [NTSE-2015(Stage-I) Maharashtra]
(A)1/4 (C) 3/52

(B) 13/49 (D) 49/52T
10. One card is drawn at random from a deck of 52 cards. The probability of getting a face
card is: [NTSE-2015(Stage-I) MP]
(A)3/13 (C) 3/26
(B) 1/26 (D) 4/13
11. The probability to select a prime number from the numbers 3,4,5,6,...25 will be:
[NTSE-2015(Stage-I)Chandigarh]
(A) 7/23 (C) 9/23
(B) 8/23 (D) 10/23
12. There are 6 defective items in a sample of 20 items. One item is drawn at random. The
probability that it is a non-defective item is: [NTSE-2015(Stage-I) Chennai]
(A) 7/10 (C) 3/10
(B) 0 (D) 2/3
13. two coins are tossed once. The probability of getting at least one tail is:
(A) 1/2 (C) 1/4
(B) 1/3 (D) ¾
14. The probability that it will rain today is 0.84. what is the probability that it will not rain
today? [NTSE-2016(Stage-I) Jharkhand]
(A) 2 (C) 1
(B) 0.16 (D) 0.61
15. A letter is chosen at random from the word MATHEMATICS. What is the probability that
it will be a vowel? [NTSE-2016(Stage-I) Odisha]
(A) 1/2 (C) 3/11
(B) 3/8 (D) 4/11
16. Two coins are tossed simultaneously. What is the probability of having at least one
head? [NTSE-2016(Stage-I) Chattisgarh]
(A) 1/4 (C) 3/4
(B) 2/4 (D) 4/4
17. A coin and a die is tossed simultaneously. Find the probability of the event that ‘tail’ and
a prime number turns up? [NTSE-2016(Stage-I) Chattisgarh]
(A) 1/2 (C) 1/3
(B) 1/4 (D) 2/3
18. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. Find the probability of getting the sum prime
number: [NTSE-2016(Stage-I) Chattisgarh]
(A) 12/5 (C) 12/15
(B) 5/12 (D) 1
19. A bag contains 15 balls of which x are black and remaining are red. If the number of red
balls are increased by 5, the probability of drawing the red ball doubles, then the probability
of drawing red ball is: [NTSE-2017(Stage-I) Andhra Pradesh]
(A) 1/5 (C) 3/5
(B) 4/5 (D) 2/5
20. Three fair dice are rolled, what is the probability that the three numbers that come up
form the sides of a triangle? : [NTSE-2017(Stage-I) Andhra Pradesh]
(A) 1/6 (C) 37/72
(B) 35/216 (D) 31/36
21. Three fair dice are rolled , what is the probability that the three numbers that come up
from the sides of a triangle? [NTSE-2017(Stage-I) Goa]
(A) 1/6 (C) 37/72
(B) 35/216 (D) 31/36
ANSWERS
1.A 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. C 6. C
7. A 8. C 9. B 10. A 11. B 12. A
13. D 14. C 15. D 16. C 17. B 18. C
19. A 20. B 21. B
Arithmetic Progression
1. The sum of the third and seventh terms of an A.P is 6 and their product is 8, then
common difference is:
[NTSE-2013(Stage-I)Rajasthan]
a) ±1
b) ±2
!
c) ± "
!
d) ± #
Ans-c
2. If 9,a,b,-6 are in Arithmetic Progression , then a+b=

a) 1
b) 5
c) 15
d) 3
Ans-d
3. The sum of eleven consecutive integer is 2002. What is the smallest of these integers?
[NTSE-2015(Stage-I)Andhra Pradesh]
a) 163
b) 177
c) 145
d) 156
Ans-b
4. If the pth term of an A.P is q and the qth term is p, then the nth term is:
a) p+q-n
b) p+q+n
c) p-q-n
d) q-p-n
Ans-a
$ !"# %& !$#

5. If $ ! %& !
is the arithmetic mean between a and b, then the value of n is ::
a) 0
b) 1
c) -1
d) 2
Ans-a
6. In an A.P the sum of ‘n’ terms is 5n2-5n. Find the 10th term of the A.P :
[NTSE-2015(Stage-I)Maharashtra]
a) 80
b) 90
c) 100
d) 110
Ans-b
7. The total number of two digit number which are divisible by three will be :
[NTSE-2015(Stage-I)Chattisgarh]
a) 30
b) 31
c) 32
d) 33
Ans-a
8. In the year 2013 Pravin saves Rs. 1 on the first day , Rs .3 on the second day,Rs.5 on the
third day and so on. Find the total amount of his saving in that year:
a) Rs.133225
b) Rs.132225
c) Rs.123225
d) Rs.134225
Ans-a
"
9. Arithmetic mean of 20 observations is 15. If each observation is multiplied by '
Then the arithmetic mean of them is :
[NTSE-2015(Stage-I)Chennai]
a) 10
b) 30
c) 45
d) 15
Ans-a
10. The first term of an A.P is 5 the last term is 45 and the sum is 400. The fourth term of an
A.P is:
a) 13
b) 11
c) 15
d) 14
Ans-a
11. In the five sided star shown , the letter A,b,C,D and E are replaced by the number 3,5,6,7
and 9 although not necessarily in that order. The sums of the Number at the ends of the line
segments AB, BC, CD, DE, and EA from an arithmetic sequence although not necessarily in
that order. What is the middle term of the arithmetic sequence ?
[NTSE-2016(Stage-I)Telangana]
a) 9
b) 10
c) 11
d) 12
Ans-d
12. If a,b,c,d are positive real number such that a,b,c,d form an increasing arithmetic
$
sequence and a,b,d form a geometric sequence then ( is
!
a) !"
!
b) )
!
c) #
!
d) '
Ans-c
'*% +*
13. In an A.P, sum of first n terms is "
+ "
. Find its 25th term :
a) 100
b) 25
c) 75
d) 76
Ans-d
14. Sum of n terms of the series √2 + √8 + √18 + √32 +…..is :

*(*%!)
a) "
b) 2𝑛(𝑛 + 1)
*(*%!)
c) √"
d) 1
Ans-c
15. Sum of first n odd natural number is :

a) n2
b) n+1
c) 2n+1
d) n
Ans-a
! ! ! !
16. The value of the following expression is ,("% /!)- + ,(#% /!)- + ,()% /!)- + ………+ ,("0% /!)- is
[NTSE-2016(Stage-I)Delhi]
!0
a) "!
!'
b) "1
!+
c) ""
2
d) ''
Ans-a
17. The sum of n terms of an A.P is given by (Sn=2n2+3n) what is the common difference of
the A.P :
[NTSE-2016(Stage-)Jharkhand]
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 9
Ans-b
! !
18. If the mth term of an A.P is * and the nthterm of it is 3 , then what is the mnth term equal
to ?
[NTSE-2016(Stage-I)Odisha]
a) 1
b) 2
3
c) *
*
d) 3
Ans-a
19. If the mth term of harmonic progression is “n” and nth term is “m” then (mn)th term is :
[NTSE-2016(Stage-I)Karnataka]
a) mn
!
b) 3*
c) 1
d) -1
Ans-c
20. If the sum of a progression 17+15+13+11+……is 72. Then number of terms in the
progression will be :
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9
Ans-a
21. x1 , x2 , x3…..., are in AP and If x1+x7+x10 = -6 and x3+x8+x12 = -11, then x3+x8+x22 = ?
[NTSE-2017(Stage-I)Andhra Pradesh ]
a) -21
b) -15
c) -18
d) -31
Ans-a
"%+%2%.…* 7893: "'

22. If 1%!!%!+%.…* 7893: = '+ then n value is :
a) 17
b) 15
c) 18
d) 23
Ans-b
23. The 7th term of an A.P is 5 times the first term and its 9th term exceeds twice the 4th
term by 1 . The first term of the AP is
a) 151
b) -39
c) 3
d) -124
Ans-c
$ !"# %& !"#

24. If $ ! %& !
is the AM (arithmetic mean ) between ‘a’ and ‘b’ then, find the value of n :
a) 1
b) 3
c) 2
d) 0
Ans-d
25. If the sum of the first m terms of an AP is n and sum of its first n terms is m, then the
sum of the its first (m+n) terms is :
[NTSE-2017(Stage-I)Haryana]
a) -(m+n)
b) m+n
c) -m+n
d) m-n
Ans-a
26. The lowest common multiple of two numbers is 14 times their greatest common divisor .
The sum of LCM and GCD is 600 . If one number is 80 then other number is :
a) 600
b) 520
c) 280
d) 40
Ans-c
27. How many two-digit number are divisible by 2

[NTSE-2017(Stage-I)Madhya Pradesh]
a) 30
b) 40
c) 45
d) 50
Ans-c
28. The sum of first 20 terms of A.P : 8,3,-2… is :

a) -790
b) -970
c) -979
d) -779
Ans-a
29. How many numbers between 10 to 300, when divided by 4, leave reminder 3 ?
a) 71
b) 72
c) 73
d) 74
Ans-c
30. If pth term of an A.P is q and qth term is p then mth term of this AP will be :
[NTSE-2017(Stage-I)Punjab]
a) p+q+m
b) p+q-m
c) p-q-m
d) p-q+m
Ans-b
! !
31. Which term of A.P 20, 19 # , 18 "…….is first negative term ?
a) 18th
b) 15th
c) 28th
d) 27th
Ans-c
32. If the sum of n terms of an AP is 5n2-3n then its 100th term is :

[NTSE-2017(Stage-I)Tamil nadu]
a) 992
b) 2
c) 12
d) 5n2
Ans-a
33. The 5th term of the arithmetic sequence is 5 and the sum of the first 5 terms is 55. What
is its first term ?
[NTSE-2017(Stage-I)Kerala]
a) 15
b) 16
c) 17
d) 18
Ans-c
34. The sum of the first 11 terms and the sum of the first 17 terms of an arithmetic
sequence are equal . What is the sum of the first 28 terms ?
[NTSE-2017(Stage-I)Kerala]
a) 28
b) 1
c) -1
d) 0
Ans-d
35. 5th term of an A.P is 10 more than its 3rd term. What is the difference pf its 9th and 6th
terms :
a) 15
b) 3
c) 6
d) 10
Ans-a
36. If a,b,c are in A.P then 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0 will always pass through a fixed point whose co-
ordinates are :
a) (-1,-2)
b) (-1,2)
c) (1,-2)
d) (1,2)
Ans-c
37. Four number in A.P whose sum is 20 and the sum of whose squares is 120 then the
numbers are :
a) 8,10,12,14
b) 4,6,8,10
c) 6,8,10,12
d) 2,4,6,8
Ans-d
*
38. If Sn= 𝑛𝑃 + " (𝑛 − 1)Q, where Sn denotes the sum of the first n terms of an Arithmetic
Progression (AP) then the common difference is :
[NTSE-2018(Stage-I)Bihar ]
a) P+Q
b) 2P+3Q
c) 2Q
d) Q
Ans-d
39. The first and last term of an arithmetic progression are 17 and 332 respectively and if
common difference is 9 then the number of terms will be:
a) 34
b) 35
c) 36
d) 37
Ans-c
! ! ! !
40. If x1 , x2 , x3 ,…….xn are in AP, then the value of ; +; +; +; is :
# ;% % ;& & ;' !$# ;!
*/!
a) ;# ;!
*/!
b) ;% ;!$#
*
c) ;# ;!
*%!
d) ;# ;!
Ans-a
! !
41. If 𝑥 " + 𝑦 " + ; % + < % = 4, then the value of x2+y2 is :
a) 2
b) 4
c) 8
d) 16
Ans-a
42. If a1,a2,a3,…….an are in A.P and a1=0 then the value of

$ $ $! ! ! !
:$ & + $ ' … . + $ = − 𝑎" ( $ + $ … . + $ ) is equal to :
% & !$# % & !$%
!
a) n + =
!
b) n + =/!
!
c) (n − 1) + (=/!)
!
d) (n − 2) + (=/")
Ans-d
43. The mean of the data set comprising 16 observations is 16 . If one of the observations
3,4,5 are added then the new mean is :
[NTSE-2018(Stage-I)Himmachal Pradesh]
a) 17
b) 15,8
c) 14
d) 16,8
Ans-c
44. If the sum of ‘n’ terms of an arithmetic progression is Sn=3n+2n2 then its common
difference is :
a) 9
b) 6
c) 4
d) 3
Ans-c
45. How many numbers of two digit are divisible by 3 :

a) 30
b) 32
c) 40
d) 35
Ans-a
46. n th term of a list of number is given by an=(3+2n). Sum of first 24 terms will be :
a) 672
b) 670
c) 570
d) 572
Ans-a
47. In arithmetic progression there are n terms (n is odd) and the middle term is m then
what is Sn=?
a) mn/2
b) mn
c) 2mn
d) mn2
Ans-b
48. In an AP the sum of n terms is equal to n and the sum of n terms is equal to m, then the
sum of (m+n) terms is :
[NTSE-2018(Stage-I)Tamil Nadu]
a) m+n
b) -(m+n)
c) (m-n)
d) (n-m)
Ans-b
49. The sum of the integers form 1 to 100 that are divisible by 2 or 5 is :
a) 2250
b) 3050
c) 3550
d) 3600
Ans-b
50. How many numbers lie between 10 to 300 which when divided by 4 leave a remainder 3
[NTSE-2018(Stage-I)Uttarakhand]
a) 71
b) 73
c) 72
d) 74
Ans-b
51. If a,b,c be the 4th , 7th and 10th term of an AP respectively then the sum of the roots of
the equation ax2-2bx+c=0
[NTSE-2014(Stage-II)]
&
a) 𝑖𝑠 − $
"&
b) 𝑖𝑠 − $
>%$
c) 𝑖𝑠 $
d) Can not be determined unless some more information is
Ans –c
52. If S1 , S2 , S3 …..Sr are the sums of first n terms of r arithmetic progressions whose first
terms are 1,2,3…… and whose common differences are 1,3,5,……..respectively , then the
value of S1+S2+S3+….+Sr is :
(*9/!)(*9%!)
a) "
(*9%!)*9
b) "
(*9/!)*9
c) "
*(*9%!)
d) "
Ans-b
53. First term of an AP is 2 . If the sum of its first five terms is equal to one-fourth of the sum
of the next five terms , then the sum of its first 30terms is :
a) 2670
b) 2610
c) -2520
d) -2550
Ans-d
54. The odd natural numbers have been divided in groups as

(1,3);(5,7,9,11);(13,15,17,19,21,23); ….Then the sum of numbers in the 10th group is :
a) 4000
b) 4003
c) 4007
d) 4008
Ans-a
55. The mean of a,b,c is x . If ab + bc + ca = 0 then what is the mean of a2,b2 and c2 :
;&
a) '
b) 𝑥 "
c) 3𝑥 "
d) 9𝑥 "
Ans-c
56. Ajay started work in 1995 at an annual salary and received an increment of Rs.200 each
year . In did his income reach Rs.7000 :
a) 19th
b) 11th
c) 12th
d) 15th
Ans-b
'*% +*
57. In an AP the sum of first n terms is "
+ "
. Find its 25th term :
a) 74
b) 75
c) 76
d) 77
Ans-c
58. The sum of “n” A.M.s inserted between “a” and “b” is
a) (a+b)n
*
b) (𝑎 + 𝑏)
"
*
c) (𝑏 − 𝑎)
"
d) 2n(a+b)
Ans-b
Trigonometry
NTSE Previous Year Questions
1. If sin(A + B) = √3/2, cos(A - B) = √3/2 and O < A + B ≤ 90°, if A > B then the value of A and
B are: [NTSE-2013 (Stage-1) Rajasthan]
(A) A=45°, B=15° (C) A=0°, B=30°

(B) A=60°, B=30° (D) A=30°, B=0°
2. If the Angle of elevation of sun increases from 0° to 90° then the change in the length of
shadow of Tower will be: [NTSE-2013 (Stage-1) Rajasthan]
(A) No change in length of shadow

(B) Length of shadow increase
(C) Length of shadow decreases
(D) Length of shadow will be zero
3. (1+tan ϴ +sec ϴ ) (1 + cot ϴ - cosec ϴ ) is equal to :

[NTSE-2014 (Stage-1) Rajasthan]
(A) 0 (C) 1
(B) 2 (D) -1
4. If sinϴ -cosϴ=√2 sin (90°- ϴ), then tan ϴ =

(A) √2-1 (C) 1-√2
(B) √2 (D) √2+1
5. If a cos ϴ - b sin ϴ=c, then a sin ϴ + b cos ϴ is equal to:

(A) ±"(a² + b² + c²) (C) ±√𝑐 ! − 𝑎! − 𝑏 !
(B) ±"(a² + b² − c²) (D) None of these
6. From the top of a 7 m high building, the angle of elevation of the top of a cable tower is
60° and the angle of depression of its foot is 45°. The height of the tower in metre is:
NTSE-2014 (Stage-I) Rajasthan]
(A) 7(√3-1) (C) 7+√3

(B) 7√3 (D) 7(√3+1)
7. tan 43° tan 45° tan 47° is equal to:

(A) √3 (C) 1
(B) 1/√3 (D) 2
8. If sin(A+B) cos(A+B), then the value of (A+B) is:

INTSE-2015 (Stage-1) Rajasthan
(A) 𝜋/4 (C) 3𝜋/4
(B) 𝜋/2 (D) 𝜋/8
9. If sin ϴ + sin2 ϴ = 1. then the value of cos2ϴ + cos4ϴ is:

INTSE-2015 (Stage-I) Rajasthan]
(A) 3 (C) 1
(B) 2 (D) 0
10. The angle of elevation of the top of a building from the foot of tower is 30° and the angle
of elevation of the top of the tower from the foot of the building is 60°. If the tower is 30 m
high, then the height of the building is:
(A) 30m (C) 15m

(B) 20m (D) 10m
11. If sec x + tan x = 22/7 and cosec x + cot x= m/n, where m/n is in lowest terms, then the
value of m + n is:
INTSE-2015 (Stage-1) Andhara Pradesh)
(A) 22 (C) 44
(B) 33 (D). 11
12. If sin ϴ = cos ϴ, then ϴ is:

INTSE-2015 (Stage-I) TN]
(A) 30° (C) 60°
(B) 45° (D) 90°
13. From an aeroplane vertically above a straight horizontal road, the angles of depression
of two consecutive stones on opposite sides of the aeroplane are observed to be a and B.
Then the height in metres of the aeroplane above the road is :
(A) tan α - tan ß/ tan β + tan α
(B) cot α - tan β/ cot ẞ + cot α
(C) tan α - tan ß/ tan β - tan α
(D) cot α - tan β/ cot ẞ - cot α

14. The value of (1 + cot ϴ - cosec ϴ). (1+tan ϴ + sec ϴ) is:

(A) -2 (C) 2
(B) 3 (D) 1
!"#$% ' ()*"%

15. If tan ϴ = 4/5 then the value of will be:
!"#$% + ()*"%
[NTSE-2015 (Stage-I) Chattisgarh]
(A) 5/7 (C) 9/7
(B) 4/7 (D) 1/7
16. If 3 sin ϴ + 4 cos ϴ = 5 then value of 4 sin ϴ - 3 cos ϴ is :

(A) 0 (C) -1
(B) 1 (D) 2
2𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛼 5 + "#$6 ' )*"6

17. If 1 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝛼+ 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛼 = 𝐴 then is equal to:
5 + "#$6
(A) -λ (C) λ
(B) 1/ λ (D) 1- λ
18. The value of sin2 ϴ + 1/(1 + tan2 ϴ) is:

(A) Sin2ϴ (C) sec2ϴ

(B) Cos2ϴ (D) 1
7! ' 5
19. If secϴ + tanϴ = P then the value of
7! +5
(A) Cosec ϴ (C) tan ϴ/Sec ϴ

(B) Cos ϴ (D) 1
8"#$% ' 9)*"%

20. If tan ϴ = a/b then is:
8"#$% + 9)*"%
8! ' 9!
(A) 1 (C)
8! + 9!
9! ' 8!
(B) (D) 0
9! + 8!
21. If sinϴ = 4/5 then the value of cos2ϴ is:

(A) 8/5 (C) 7/35
(B) 3/5 (D) -7/25
22. Each exterior angle of a regular polygon of m sides is:

(:; 5=;
(A) 𝜋 degree (C) 𝜋 > degree
< <
(:; 5=;
(B) degree (D) degree
< <
!"#! $ & '(! ! $

23.
)& !"#" $
= how much:
[NTSE-2015 (Stage-I ) Maharashtra]
(A) 1 − 𝑐𝑜𝑡 # 𝛳 (C) 𝑡𝑎𝑛# 𝛳 – 1
(B)1 − 𝑡𝑎𝑛# 𝛳 (D) 𝑐𝑜𝑡 # 𝛳 – 1
24. If in a right angled triangle ABC, cos A = 9/41, then the value of cot A and cosec A.
will be:
(A) 40/9, 40/41 (C) 9/41, 41/9
(B) 9/40, 41/40 (D) 9/40, 40/41
25. In ABC, if B=90°, AB = 5, BC=12, then sin C=

(A) 12/13 (C) 5/12
(B) 5/13 (D) 13/5
26. (sec ϴ + tan ϴ) (1 – sin ϴ) =

(A) 0 (C) Cos ϴ
(B) 1 (D) sin ϴ
)*"?) ! ϴ ' "?) ! ϴ

27. If tan ϴ = 1/√3 , then the value of :
)*"?) ! ϴ + "?) ! ϴ
(A) √3 (C) 1/2

(B) 1/√2 (D) √2
28. If in a right angled triangle ABC tan B = √(3) , then value of sin B and cos B is:
(A) 0, 1 (C) 1/2, √3/2

(B) 1/√2, 1/√2 (D) √3/2, 1/2
29. 𝑐𝑜𝑠 * x − 𝑠𝑖𝑛* x =
(A) 2𝑠𝑖𝑛* x – 1 (C) 1-2𝑐𝑜𝑠 * x

(B) 𝑠𝑖𝑛* x − 𝑐𝑜𝑠 * x (D) None of these
) + !"#$ ) & !"#$

30. + + +) + !"#$ :
) & !"#$

(A) 2/ 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛳 (C) 2/tanϴ
(B) 2/ 𝐶𝑜𝑠𝛳 (D) 2/ cotϴ
31. If sin (A+B)= 1 and cos (A-B)= -√3/2 then the values of A and Bare:
INTSE-2015 (Stage-I) MP]
(A) 45°, 45° (C) 60°, 30°
(B) 30°, 45° (D) 0°,90°
32. If 𝑠𝑖𝑛! A − 𝑠𝑖𝑛" A = 1, the value of . 𝑡𝑎𝑛* A − 𝑡𝑎𝑛, A is:
(A) -1 (C) 0
(B) 1 (D) 2
- . / 0
33. If ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral, the value of tan tan tan tan is
* * * *
(A) 0 (C) -1
(B) 1 (D) 2
34. √1 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛! A . √𝑠𝑒𝑐 ! A − 1. √1 − 𝑐𝑜𝑡 ! A :

INTSE-2015 (Stage-I) Chennai]
(A) 0 (C) 1
(B) 2 (D) -2
#
35.If 5x = cosec ϴ and 5/x = cot ϴ then 5D𝑥 ! − F=
$!

(A) 25 (C) 1/5
(B) 1 (D) -5
36. if x = a cos ϴ, y= a sin ϴ, then 𝑥 ! + 𝑦 ! =

(A) 1 (C) a2
(B) a (D) a2 + b2
()+!"#$)()&!"#$)
37. If cot ϴ = 7/8 then the value of is:
()+'(!$)()&'(!$)

(A) 64/49 (C) 7/8
(B) 8/7 (D) 49/64
38. Value of tan 25°tan 35°tan 45°tan 55°tan 65° is:

(A) 0 (C) √2
(B) 1 (D) √3
39. The angles of elevation of the top of a tower from two points at a distance of 9m and
16m from the base of the tower and in the same straight line in the same direction with
it are complementary. Then height of the tower is:
(A) 12m (C) 20m

(B) 15m (D) 25m
% ' !%"
40. If sinϴ = p and cosϴ = q then the value of !(" ' ( is:

(A) secϴ (C) cotϴ
(B) cosecϴ (D) tanϴ
41. In triangle ABC, 3sinA + 4cosB = 6 and 4sinB + 3cosA = 1 , then angle C in degrees is:
(A) 30 (C) 90
(B) 60 (D) 120
42. 3 sides of triangle are consecutive integers and the largest angle is twice the
smallest angle. The perimeter of triangle is:
INTSE-2016 (Stage-1) Andhara Pradesh]
(A) 15 units (C) 12 units

(B) 10 units (D) 16 units
43. If x = a secϴ + b tanϴ and y = a tanϴ + b secϴ then the value of 𝑥 ! − 𝑦 ! will be:
[NTSE-2016 (Stage-1) Chandigarh]
(A) a2 - b2 (C) a2 + b2
(B) a2 + 1 (D) a2 - 1
34#-34#/ + 34#-'(3/ !"#" 6

44. If A + B = 90 ° then - '(!" 6 :
!"#-!5'/
(A) 𝑐𝑜𝑡 * A (C) −𝑡𝑎𝑛* A
(B) 𝑐𝑜𝑡 * B (D) −𝑐𝑜𝑡2 A
2 2
45. If 2)*+$ , -.)/ = 16𝑠𝑖𝑛 x + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 y = 4 then values of sin x and cos y respectively are :
(A) −1/2, 1/2 (C) 1/2, 1/3
(B) 1, −1 (D) 1/√2, -1/√2
46. If sin A + 𝑠𝑖𝑛! A = 1, Then 𝐶𝑜𝑠 ! A + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 " A =

[NTSE-2016 (Stage-1) Jharkhand]
(A) 1/2 (C) 2
(B) 1 (D) 4
!5' -& 34#-

47. + =?
!5' - +34#-

(A) 𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝐴 − 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐴 (C) 𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝐴 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐴
(B) 𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝐴. 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐴 (D) None of these
48. If cos 9α = cos α and 9 and 9α< 90° , then the value of tan 5α ?
(A) 1/√3 (C) 1
(B) √3 (D) 0
@ */B C */B
49. If x = a 𝐶𝑜𝑠 0 ϴ and y = b𝑠𝑖𝑛0 ϴ then 4 5 + 4D 5 =?
4

(A) 2 (C) b
(B) 𝑎 (D) 1
50. If A + B + C = 180° and cos B. cos C = cos A, then what is the value of tan B. tan C?
[NTSE-2016 (Stage-1) Odisha]
(A)-2 (C) 2
(B) -1 (D) 1
51. In ∆ABC, 2(m∠A + m∠B) = 3m∠B = m∠C. If O is the circumcentre of ∆ABC and the
diameter of the circumcircle of ∆ABC is 16 cm, what is the area of ∆OAB?

(A) 8 sq. cm (C) 16 sq. cm
(B) 8√3 sq. cm (D) 16√3 sq. cm
52. If cosecϴ + cotϴ = m, then what is the value of secϴ ?
1! ' #
(A) m2 + 1 (C) 1! , #
1! , #
(B) m2 - 1 (D) 1! ' #
EFGHBI° & KLMFEI° + *NOH,P°

53. sin x = , then x = how much?
*(!"#" BI° + '(! " EI°)
(A) 30° (C) 60°
(B) 45° (D) 90°

54. If sin x + 𝑠𝑖𝑛! x = 1 then the value of 𝑐𝑜𝑠#! x + 3𝑐𝑜𝑠#2 x + 3𝑐𝑜𝑠 3 x + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 4 x is:
[NTSE-2016 (Stage-1) Karnataka]
(A)0 (C) 2
(B)1 (D) 3
55. There are two temples one on each bank of a rivers just opposite to each other. One
temple is 40 m high. As observed from the top of this temple, the angle of depression of the
top and foot of the other temple are 30° and 60° respectively. The width of river is:
INTSE-2016 (Stage-1) Karnataka]
(A)40√3/3 (C) 40/3
(B) 120/√3 (D) 80/√3
56. tanϴ + cotϴ = 3 then 𝑡𝑎𝑛! ϴ + 𝑐𝑜𝑡 ! ϴ = ?

INTSE-2016 (Stage-1)Chhattisgarh]
(A)7 (C) 11
(B)9 (D) 27
57. If sinϴ - 1 = 0, then ϴ will be:

(A) 0° (C) 30°
(B) 90° (D) 60°
FGH,K° & LMF,*° )

58. find the value of =
LMN,*° FQL,K°
(A) cos48° (C) sec48°
(B) sin48° (D) cot42°

59. if tanϴ + cotϴ = 2 then the value of 𝑡𝑎𝑛! ϴ + 𝑐𝑜𝑡 ! ϴ is:

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(A)4 (C) 3/2
(B)2 (D) 5
60. . if cosecϴ + sinϴ = 2 then the value of 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 52 ϴ + 𝑠𝑖𝑛52 ϴ is:

(A)2 (C) 0
(B)100 (D) 50
61. if cosec4x = sec5x , then the value of sin3x + cos6x is:

(A)1 (C) 0
(B)3 (D) -3
62. The length of shadow of a building, when the sun's altitude is 60°, is 20 m less than what
it was when it was 45°. The height of the building is :
(A) 54.48m (C) 64.32m
(B) 47.32m (D) 57.48m
!"#$% ' ()*"%

63. if 5 tanϴ = 3, then =
!"#$% + ()*"%
(A)0 (C) 3/5
(B)5/3 (D) 4/5
34#" ф
64. ( 𝑐𝑜𝑠 * ф)2 + = P:
!5' " ф
(A) 1 ≤ P ≤ 2 (C) 3/4 ≤ P ≤ 1

(B) 1/2 ≤ P ≤ 1 (D) 3/4 ≤ P ≤ 13/16
"#$! ϴ ' )*" ! ϴ

65. If tanϴ + cotϴ = 3 then :
"#$ϴ.)*"ϴ
(A) √3 (C) 7
(B) 4 (D) √7
7! ' 5
66. If cosecϴ + cotϴ = P then the value of is:
7! +5
(A) Cos ϴ (C) sinϴ

(B) - Cos ϴ (D) - sinϴ
67. A peacock sitting on the top of a tree observes n serpent on the ground making an angle
of depression 30°. If the peacock with a speed of 300 m per minute catches the serpent in
12 seconds, then the height of the tree is :
(A) 30 𝑚 (C) 30/√3 𝑚
(B) 30√3 𝑚 (D) 15

68. If cosϴ + sinϴ = P and If secϴ + cosecϴ = V, then the value of V is:
S" *S
(A) (C)
*S & ) S"&)
*S & ) S" & )

(B) (D)
S" *S
69. the value of cos2 5° + cos2 10° + cos2 15° + . . . + cos2 85° + cos290° is:
# #
(A) 9 ! (C) 8 !
(B) 9 (D) 8
70. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from two points at a distance of'a' and 'b'
(a> b) from its foot and in the same straight line from it are 30° and 60°. The height of the
tower is:
(A) 𝑎√3 (C) √𝑎𝑏
(B) 𝑏/√3 (D) 1/√𝑎𝑏
)*" ! ϴ ' A9$! ϴ ' 5

71. The value of is:
"#$! ϴ
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(A) 𝑠𝑖𝑛! ϴ (C) 𝑐𝑜𝑡 ! ϴ

(B)𝑐𝑜𝑠2 ϴ (D) 𝑡𝑎𝑛! ϴ
)*" ! >;° ' )*" ! C;°

72. Value of is :
"#$! !D° + "#$! (5°
[NTSE-2017 (Stage-I)Madhya Pradesh]
(A)0 (C) 1/2
(B)1 (D) -1
73. The angle of elevation of the sun when the length of the shadow of a tower is equal to
its height is :
(A) 30° (C) 60°
(B) 45° (D) 90°
74. The value of sinϴ(cosecϴ - sinϴ) is:

(A) 𝑠𝑖𝑛! ϴ (C) 𝑐𝑜𝑡 ! ϴ
(B)𝑡𝑎𝑛2 ϴ (D) 𝑐𝑜𝑠 ! ϴ
𝑠𝑖𝑛49° 𝑐𝑜𝑠41°
75. Value of U 𝑐𝑜𝑠41° + 𝑠𝑖𝑛49°
V=

(A)2 (C) 1
(B)4 (D) None of these
)*" ! (;° + GHI(;°JKG(;° + "#$! (;°

76. =
)*" " (;° ' "#$" (;°
(A)1 (C) √3 - 1
#
(B)√3 + 1 (D)√0 ' #
"?)% + )*"?)%
77. If tanϴ = -1 then the value of
)*"% ' "#$%
(A)0 (C) −√2
(B) 1 (D) √2
78. From the top of a tower of h m high, the angles of depression of two objects, which are
in line with the foot of the tower area and β (β >α). Find the distance between two objects:
(A) h (tanα-tanβ)
(B) h (cotα- tan β)
(C) h (cot α-cot β)
(D) h (cot α + cotβ)
79. if 𝑥 ! + 𝑦 ! + 𝑧 ! = 𝑟 ! where x = r sin A cos B, y= r sin A sin B then z has one of the
following values:
(A)r sin B (C) r tan A cos B
(B) r cos A (D)r tan A tan B
80. The angles of elevation of the top of a 12 m high tower from two points in opposite
directions with it are complementary. If distance of one point from its base is 16 m, then
distance of second point from tower's base is :
(A) 24m (C) 12m
(B) 9m (D) 18m
-.)8 -.)8
81. If m = -.)9 and n = )*+9 then (𝑚! + 𝑛! ) 𝑐𝑜𝑠 ! 𝐵 is equal to:

(A) 𝑚! (C) 𝑚! + 𝑛!
(B) 𝑛! (D) m + n
82. What is the radian value of angle 60°30'?

:# #!#:#
(A) 0 (C) #32
#!#:# #!#:#
(B) 042
(D) 5"2
83. If tanϴ = cot(30° + ϴ), then ϴ = :

(A) 45° (C) 60°
(B) 30° (D) 90°
)*+ 8 , -.) 8
84. Given 5cos A – 12sin A = 0 evaluate !-.)8 ' )*+8
[NTSE-2017 (Stage-I)Uttar Pradesh]

(A)19/17 (C) 1/2
(B) 17/19 (D) 1
85. The angle of elevation of a cloud from a point 100 metre above the surface of a lake is
30° and the angle of depression of its image in the lake is 60° then height of the cloud above
the lake is
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(A) 100m (C) 200m
(B) 50mg (A) (D) 150m
86. If tan A = cot B then the value of (A + B) will be :

[NTSE-2017 (Stage-1I) Uttrakhand]
(A) 90° (C) 180°
(B) 45° (D) None of these
87. If tan A = √(2) - 1 then the value of sin A. cos A will be:
[NTSE-2017 (Stage-I) Uttrakhand]
√! ' # √! , #
(A)" ' !√! (C) " ' !√0
√0 , #
(B) 0 ' !√0 (D) None of these
88. If two angles of a triangle are 87° 24'54" and 32° 31'6", the third angle is:
(A)𝜋/6 (C) −𝜋/3
(B) 𝜋/2 (D) 𝜋/4
89. If xsin3α + ycos3α = sinαcosα and xsinα – ycosα = 0 , then the value of x2 + y2 :
(A) 0 (C) 1/2
(B) 1 (D) 1/3
90. tan A = √(2) - 1 where A is an acute angle thent the value of sinA. cosA will be:
(A) 2√2 (C) 1/2√2
(B) √2 (D) 3/√2
91. The shadow of a tower, when the angle of elevation of the sun is 30° is to be 10 meter
longer than when it was 60°. The height of the tower will be :
(A) 5√3 (C) 5(√3+1)
(B) 5(√3-1) m (D) 3√5m
92. If cosecϴ - sinϴ = 4 , then sin2 ϴ + cosec2 ϴ =

[NTSE-2018 (Stage-1) Andhra Pradesh]
(A) 8 (C) 16
(B) 18 (D) 4
93. 3(sinx - cosx)4 + 6(sinx - cosx)2 + 4(sin6x + cos6x) =

(A) 14 (C) 7
(B) 13 (D) 9
94. If a flagstaff of 6 meters high placed on the top of a tower cast a shadow of 2√3 metres
along the ground then, the angle (in degrees) that the sun makes with the ground is:
(A) 60° (C) 45°
(B) 30° (D) None of these
95. if cosϴ + cos2ϴ = 1 then sin4ϴ + sin2ϴ =

(A) 0 (C) 1/2
(B) 1 (D) 𝑁𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒
96. solve:
) + !"#- ) & !"#-

.+ + +) + !"#- = ?
) & !"#-

(A) cos2A (C) 2𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐴
(B) 2𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴 (D) 2𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴
97. If x = 1 + cos A, y = cosec2A, z = 1 – cos A, then the value of (xy)z is :

(A) cosecA (C) 1- cosec2A
(B) 1 (D) cos2A
!;<+02°
98. The value of # , ;<+! 02° is:
(A) sin60° (C) tan60°

(B) cos60° (D) sin30°
99. The angle of elevation of top a tower from a point on the ground is 30°. The point is 60
meter away from the foot of the tower. The height of tower will be:
INTSE-2018 (Stage-I) Chhattisgarh]
(A) 20√3m (C) 60 √3m
(B) 30√3m (D) 15√3m
100. If acos ϴ - bsin ϴ = c, then asin ϴ + bcos ϴ = ?

INTSE-2018 (Stage-I) Delhi]
(A) ±√𝑎! + 𝑏 ! + 𝑐 ! (C) ±√𝑎! − 𝑏 ! + 𝑐 !
(B) ±√𝑎! + 𝑏 ! − 𝑐 ! (D) ±√𝑎! − 𝑏 ! − 𝑐 !
101. If tan5ϴ.tan4ϴ = 1, then ϴ is

INTSE-2018 (Stage-I) Gujarat]
(A) 7 (C) 3
(B) 10 (D) 9
102. For right angle ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, sin2A + sin2B + sin2C =

(A) 2 (C) 2
(B) 1 (D) -1
-.)> ' )*+> , #

103. -.)> , )*+> '#
is equal to :

(A) 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝛳 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝛳 (C) ) co𝑠𝑒𝑐𝛳 − 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝛳
(B) 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝛳 − 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝛳 (D) co𝑠𝑒𝑐𝛳 + 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝛳
104. From the top of a 60 m high tower, the angles of despression of the top and bottom of
pillar are 30° and 60° respectively. Then the height of the pillar is :
(A) 20m (C) 40m
(B) 20√3 (D) 40√3
105. In ∆∠ABC, ∠ABC-90° and ∠BAC=60°. If bisector of ∠BAC meets BC at D, then BD: DC is:
INTSE-2018 (Stage-1) Haryana]
(A) 1:2 (C) 1: √2

(B) 1:√3 (D) 1:1
106. If x is real then which equation is not possible :

INTSE-2018 (Stage-I) Himachal Pradesh]
# #
(A) sinϴ = x + $ (C) sinϴ = x − $
# #
(B) sinϴ = 𝑥 ! + $"
(D) tanϴ = x + $
107. sec2 ϴ - tan2 ϴ = 1 is true when/for:

(A) All value of 0

(B) 0 lies in Ist or IVth quadrant only
(C) Not for all value of 0
(D) Always, if sec2ϴ - tan2ϴ = 1
#° #°
108. The value of cos15°cos7 ! 𝑠𝑖𝑛7 ! is:

(A) 1/2 (C) 1/4
(B) 1/8 (D) 1/16
109. The angle of elevation of plane from a point on the ground is 60°. After 15 sec fight, the
elevation changes to 30°. If the plane is flying at a height of 1500 √3 m then speed of the
plane is :
(A) 200 km/h (C) 425 km/h
(B) 720 km/h (D) 600 km/h
110. If (sinϴ + cosecϴ)2 + (cosϴ + secϴ)2 = tan2ϴ + cot2ϴ + k then the value of ‘k’ is:
(A) 9 (C) 4
(B) 7 (D) 3
111. If 3sinϴ + 5cosϴ = 5 then the value of 5sinϴ - 3cosϴ

(A) ±4 (C) ±5
(B) ±3 (D) ±2
112. The string of a kite of length 100 m makes an angle of 60⁰ with the horizontal, imagine
that there is no slack in the string, the height of the kite from the ground is:
(A) 50√3m (C) 50√2m
(B) 100√3m (D) 100m
113. The tip of a partially broken tree touches the ground at a point 10 m from foot of it and
makes an angle of elevation of 30° from the ground. Then, the height of the tree is :
NTSE-2018 (Stage-I) Karnataka]
(A) 10/√3 (C) 20/√3
(B) 10√3 (D) 20/√3
114. Shape made by the bisectors of angles of a parallelogram is:

NTSE-2018 (Stage-I) Madhya Pradesh]
(A) Rectangle (C) Circle
(B) Square (D) Straight line
115. Value of secA (1-sinA)(secA+tanA) is:

NTSE-2018 (Stage-I) Madhya Prasesh]
(A) 0 (C) 1
(B) 2 (D) ∞
116. Angle of elevation of a tower from a point at a distance of 15 meter from foot of the
tower is 60°. Height of tower is:
NTSE-2018 (Stage-I) Madhya Prasesh]
(A) 15 m (C) 15√3 m

(B) √3 m (D) 15/√3 m
117. Observe the adjoing figure-4.7. From the given information the perimeter of triangle
given below:
NTSE-2018 (Stage-I) Maharashtra]

(a) 18√2 + 6√6 (c) (18 + 6√3) √2

(b) 6√3 +12√2 (d) ( 18 + 6√6) √2
(A) a and b (C) c and d
(B) a and c (D) Only d
118. In ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅 m∠R = 90°, m∠P = 30° PQ = √13 from the given information find the value of
cosec60° - sec60° :
NTSE-2018 (Stage-I) Maharashtra]
! # √0? √#0
(A)D√0 − √0
F (C) D !
− !
F
√#0 √0? %
B) D !
− !
F (D) 2;√' − 1<
$
119. If tanϴ = d/x then the value of is:
√< ! ,@ !
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(A) cosϴ (C) cosecϴ
(B) sinϴ (D) secϴ
120. If sin3ϴ + cos3ϴ = 0 then ϴ will be:
NTSE-2018 (Stage-I)Telangana]
(A) 60° (C) 0
(B) 45° (D) - 45°
5;<+ϴ ' "ABCDAϴ

121. if ϴ is in the third Quadrant and cos ϴ = 3/5 then the value of 5)E-ϴ ' "ABFϴ
will be:
NTSE-2018 (Stage-I)Telangana]
(A) 5/16 (C) 5/34
(B) 5/34 (D) -5/16
122. if tanϴ + sinϴ = m and tanϴ - sinϴ = n then find the value of m2 – n2 :
NTSE-2018 (Stage-I) Uttar Pradesh]
(A) 4√𝑚𝑛 (C) 2√𝑚𝑛
(B) 4mn (D) √𝑚𝑛
123. If sinϴ = 3/5 , then the value of sin2ϴ is:

NTSE-2018 (Stage-I) Uttar Pradesh]
(A) 6/5 (C) 12/25
(B) 4/5 (D) 24/25
124. If sinϴ - cosϴ = o , then the value of sin4ϴ + cos4ϴ will be:
NTSE-2018 (Stage-I) Uttarakhand]
(A) 1 (C) 1/2
(B) 3/4 (D) ¼
125. If cos(α+β) = 0, then sin(α-β) is equal to:

(A) cosβ (C) sinα
(B) cos2β (D) sin2α
126. If x = acosϴ and y = bsinϴ then the value of (b2 x2 + a2 y2) will be:

(A) x2 + y2 (C) a2b2
(B) a2 + b2 (D) ab
127. The value of tan 1° tan 2° tan 3°... tan89° is : -

(A) 0 (C) 2
(B) 1 (D) 3
128. If Ф is an acute angle such that tan Ф = 2/3, then evaluate

# , ;<+Ф # ' -.;Ф
D)*+Ф , ABCФF D)E-Ф , ABCDAФF
(A) -1/5 (C) 21/5
(B)-4/√13 (D) 4/√13
129. A person walks towards a tower. Initially when he starts, angle of elevation of the top
of the tower is 30°. On travelling 20 metres towards the tower, the angle changes to 60°.
How much more he has to travel to reach the tower ?
(A) 10√3 metres (C) 20 metres
(B) 10 metres (D) 10/√3 metres
130. If cosecx-sinx-a and secx-cos x=b, then:

(A) (a2b)2/3 + (ab2)2/3 = 1
(B) (ab2)2/3 + (a2b)2/3 = 1
(C) a2 + b2 = 1
(D) b2 - a2= 1
131. If cos4ϴ + sin2 ϴ = m, then:

[NTSE-2016 (Stage-II)
(A) 1≤ m ≤ 2 (C) 3/4≤ m ≤ 1
(B) 1/2 ≤ m ≤ 1 (D) 3/4≤ m ≤ 13/16
132. ABC is a field in the form of an equilateral triangle. Two vertical poles of heights
45m and 20m are erected at A and B respectively. The angles of elevation of the
tops of the two poles from C are complementary to each other. There is a point D on
AB such that from it, the angles of elevation of the tops of the two poles are equal.
Then AD is equal to :
5 5
(A) 17#! (C) 20#0
#2 #2
(B) 20#0 (D) 17#!
133. The value of cos x°-sinx° (0≤x<45) is:

INTSE-2017 (Stage-II)]
(A) 0
(B) Positive
(C) Negative
(D) Sometimes negative and sometimes positive
134. A vertical pole of height 10 metres stands at one corner of a rectangular field. The
angle of elevation of its top from the farthest corner is 30°, while that from another corner
is 60°. The area (in m²) of rectangular field is:
!22√0 !22√!
(A) 0
(C) √0
"22 "22√!
(B) √0
(D) √0
ANSWERS
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. B 6. D 7. C 8. A
9. C 10. D 11. C 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. D 16. A
17. B 18. D 19. C 20. D 21. D 22. B 23.C 24. B
25. B 26. C 27. B 28. D 29. D 30. B 31. C 32. A
33. D 34. C 35. C 36. C 37. D 38. B 39. A 40. D
41. A 42. A 43. A 44. B 45. A 46. B 47. A 48. C
49. D 50. C 51. D 52. D 53. D 54. B 55. C 56. A
57. B 58. A 59. B 60. A 61. A 62. B 63. A 64. C
65. D 66. B 67. A 68. C 69. C 70. C 71. D 72. B
73. B 74. D 75. B 76. B 77. A 78. C 79. 80. B
81. B 82. B 83. B 84. B 85. C 86. A 87. A 88. C
89.B 90. C 91. A 92. B 93. B 94. A 95. B 96. B
97. B 98. A 99. A 100. B 101. C 102. A 103. D 104. C
105. A 106. A 107. A 108. B 109. B 110. A 111. B 112. A
113. B 114. A 115. C 116. C 117. B 118. D 119. A 120. D
121. A 122. A 123. D 124. C 124. C 125.B 126.C 127. B
128. A 129. B 130. A 131. C 132.B 133.B 134.A
CHAPTER – CIRCLES
NTSE PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS
9-1 The Chord of maximum length in a Circle is called:

(A) Radius (B) Arc
(C) Diameter (D) Point
9-2 The number of Straight line drawn from one point to any other point are:

(A) 4 (B) 3
(C) 2 (D) 1
9-3 In figure-9.63, A, B, C and D are four points on a circle. AC
and BD interest at a point E such that ∠BEC = 125° and ∠ECD=30°! Then BAC
Figure 9.63
(A) 95° (B) 110°
(C) 85° (D) 105°
9-4 The lengths of two parallel chords of a circle are 6 cm and
8 cm. If the smaller chord is at distance 4 cm from the centre,

then the distance of the other chord from the centre is :
(A) 5 cm (B) 4cm

(C) 3 cm (D) 2 cm
9-5 In the given figure-9.64, ∠DBC=22° and ∠DCB=78° then
∠BAC is equal to :
Figure 9.64
(A) 90° (B) 80°
(C) 78° (D) 22°
9-6 ABC is a right angled triangle, having the right angle at B, such that BC=6 cm and AB=8 cm.
Then the radius of in circle is equal to :
(A) 4cm (B) 3 cm
(C) 2 cm (D) 1 cm
9-7 If AB, AC, PQ are tangents in the figure-9.65 and AB=5cm then perimeter of AAPQ is:
[NTSE-2015 (Stage-I) Delhi] *
Figure 9.65
(A) 5 cm (B) 10 cm
(C) 12 cm (D) 15 cm
9-8 APAB is formed by three tangents to a circle with centre O.
If ∠APB=40°. Then ∠AOB equals:

Figure 9.66
(A) 45° (B) 55°
(C) 60° (D) 70°
9-9 If two equal circles of radius r passes through centre of the other, then the length of their
common chord is:
(A)𝑟/(√ 3) (B) √3
(C) r/3 (D) r√ 2
9-10 In the following figure-9.67 secants QS and TR intersect each other at point P, which is
outside the circle. O is the point of intersection of Chords SR and TQ. If OS=5 cm, OT=10 cm;
TR=12 cm, PR-8 cm, then find (PQ):
[NTSE-2015 (Stage-1) Maharashtra
Figure 9.67
(A) 6cm (B) 10 cm

(C) 12 cm (D) 16 cm
9-11 In the given figure-9.68 PE=24 cm, OP=25 cm, PA and PB are tangents of the circle. The
length of PA and OB will be:
Figure 9.68
(A) 24 cm, 7 cm (B) 25 cm, 7 cm

(C) 24 cm, 13 cm (D) 25 cm, 12 cm
9-12 AB and CD are two chords of a circle which intersect each other externally at P. If AB=4 cm,
BP-5cm, PD=3 cm, then the length of CD is;

(A) 10 cm (B) 12 cm
(C) 8 cm (D) 11 cm
9-13 Equilateral triangle ABC is inscribed in a circle. If side of the triangle = 24 cm, then the
radius is:
Figure 9.69
(A) 6√3 cm (B) 12√3 cm
(C) 8√3 cm (D) 6 cm

9-14 If tangents PA and PB from a point P to a circle with centre O are inclined to each other at
an angle of 110, then then ∠POA is equal to :
Figure 9.70
(A) 65° (B) 55°
(C) 45° (D) 35°

9-15 In the following figure-9.71 O is the centre of circle and ∠ACB=x, ∠OBA=yº then the value
of xº +yº is:
Figure 9.71
(A) 90° (B) 120°
(C) 150° (D) 180°
9-16 PAB, PCD are two secants. AB =9 cm, PC-8 cm and CD= 10 cm, then the length of tangent
from P to the circle, will be:
Figure 9.72
(A) 7cm (B) 10 cm
(C)14 cm (D) 12 cm
9-17 In the figure-9.73 O is the center of the circle, CAB is a secant, CO-41 cm, CA = 28 cm and
OB=15. OF 1 AB, then AE
Figure 9.73
(A) 8 cm (B) 10 cm
(C) 12 cm (D) 15 cm
9-18 If tangents PA and PB drawn from a point P to a circle with centre o are inclined to each
other at angle of 80°, then ∠POA is equal to:
(A) 50° (B) 60°
(C) 70° (D) 80°
9-19 In the diagram, PQ and QR are tangents to the circle centre O, at P and R respectively. Find
the value of x :
Figure 9.74
(A) 25 (B) 35
(C) 45 (D) 55
9-20 In the given figure-9.75, O is the centre of a circle. POL and PRM are the tangents at the
points Q & R respectively and Sis a point on the circle such that ∠SQL-50° and ∠SRM=60°. Then,
∠OSR=?
Figure 9.75
(A) 40° (B) 50°
(C) 60° (D) 70°
9-21 The area of a circle inscribed in an equilateral triangle is 48 sq. What is the perimeter of
the triangle?
(A) 24 cm (B) 27 cm
(C) 36 cm (D) 72cm

9-22 WO tangent segments BC and BD are drawn to a circle with centre O. If m∠CBD-120° and
OB = 12 cm, then what is The length of CD?
Figure 9.76
(A) 6-√3 cm (B)12√3 cm
(C) 6cm (D) 12 cm

9-23 TP and TQ are tangents dr
awn to a circle with centre 'O' ∠OPQ=2a, measure of PTO is:
Figure 9.77
1
(A) 2 𝑎 (B) a
(C) 2a (D) 4a
9-24 In the given figure-9.78 O is the center of circle and PA PB are its tangents. If PA = 8 cm.
and PO=10cm then what is the value of OB?
Figure 9.78
(A) 4 cm (B) 3 cm
(C) 5 cm (D) 6 cm
9-25 In ∆ABC, m∠BAC 140°, 'P' is the centre of the circumcircle of ∆ABC. Find m∠PBC:
[NTSE-2016 (Stage-1) Chhattisgarh]
(A) 40° (B) 50°
(C) 80° (D) 100°
9-26 The in circle of ∆ABC touches the sides AB, BC and AC in the point P, Q and R
respectively. If AP-7 cm, BC= 13 cm, find the perimeter of∆ ABC:
(A) 27 cm (B) 30 cm
(C) 40 cm (D) 41 cm
9-27 In the given figure-9.79, AB is the diameter of a circle with O as center and AT is a
tangent. If ∠AOQ=58°, then the value of ∠ATO is:
Figure 9.79
(A) 52° (B) 61°
(C) 46° (D) 75⁰
9-28 In the given figure-9.30, MP=16, MQ=10. The value of MO x MS is ...

Figure 9.80
(A) 160 (B) 100
(C) 120 (D) 80
9.29 In the given figures-9.81, the value of ∠PXR is:
[NTSE-2017 (Stage-I) Chandigarh

Figure 9.81
(A) 85° (B) 100°
(C) 95° (D) 120°

9-30 a, b and c are the sides of a right angle triangle and a
circle of radius r touches the sides of the triangle. If c is the

hypotenuse of the triangle, then the value of r is:
𝑎+𝑏+𝑐 𝑎+𝑏−𝑐
(A) (B)
2 3
𝑎+𝑏+𝑐 𝑎+𝑏−𝑐
(C) (D)
3 2
9.31 Angles A, B, C and D of a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD are in the ratio 3: 3:2:2 respectively.
If AB = 5 cm, RC=3.5 cm and CD= 8 cm, then the length of AD is :
(A) 5 cm (B)3.5 cm
(C) 8 cm (D) 4 cm
9.32 In the given figure-9.82, PM is a tangent to the circle and

PA = AM then,
Figure 9.82
(a) APMB is isosceles (b) PAX PB-MB2
(A) (a) is true, but (b) is false (B) (b) is true, but (a) is false
(C) Both (a) and (b) are false (D) Both (a) and (b) are true
9-33. Length of Chord which is at a distance of 3 cm from the centre of circle of radius 5 cm is :.
(A) 4 cm (B) 6 cm
(C) 8 cm (D) 10 cm
9-34 The sum of pair of opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral Is:

(A) 90° (B) 180°
(C) 270° (D) 360°
9-35 In the adjoining figure-9.83 'O' is the center of the circle AB=BC, m∠AOD=x and m∠ACB=y
𝑥
then find 𝑦:
Figure 9.83
1
(A) (B) 2
2
1
(C) 4 (D)
4
9-36 In the adjoining figure-9.84 if AB= 16 and CD= 40 then find the ratio of ar(∆OCD); ar(∆OAB)
:
5 2
(A) (B) 9
2
25 4
(C) (D) 25
4
9-37 If the distance between the points (4, q) and (1, 0) is 5 units
then the value of q is:

(A) 4 (B) -4
(C) +4 (D) 0
9-38 In the given figure-9.85 ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. If ∠BAC 60°, ZBCA=20° then find the
value of ∠ADC
Figure 9.85
(A) 15° (B)50°

(C) 80° (D )80°
9-39 In a circle of 10 cm radius, two chords AB=AC=12 cm, then the length of the chord BC is:

(A) 12 cm (B) 9.6 cm
(C) 19.2 cm (D)7.2 cm
9-40 If an equilateral triangle of side 9 cm is inscribed in a circle, then its radius is: [NTSE-2017
(Stage-1) Tamil Nādu]
(A) 4.5-√3 (B) 3√3 cm
(C) 6 cm (D) 3 cm
9-41 ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral such that AB is a diameter of the circle circumscribing it and
angle ∠ADC=140° then angle ∠BAC is:
[NTSE-2017 (Stage-1) Tamil Nadu]
(A) 80° (B) 50°
(C) 40° (D) 30°
9-42 If in the given figure-9.86 O is the centre of the circle, then the value of x is:
[NTSE-2017 (Stage-1) Uttar Pradesh]
Figure 9.81
(A) 90° (B) 50°
(C) 20⁰ (D) 40°
9-43 In the given figure-9.87 the value of x° + yº will be:
[NTSE-2017 (Stage-I) Uttrakhand]

Figure 9.87
(A)60° (B)25°
(C)50° (D)30°
9-44 The radii of two circles with center at A and B are 11 cm and 6 cm respectively. If PQ is the
common tangent of the circles and AB= 13 cm, length of PQ is:
(A) 13 cm (B) 12 cm
(C)17 cm (D) 8.5 cm
9-53 There circles touch each other externally and all the three touch a line. If two of them are
equal and radius of third circle is 4 cm, then radius of equal circles is :
(A)12 cm (B) 8 cm
(C)16 cm (D) 20 cm
9-54 PQRS is a square of side 6 cm each and T is mid point of QR. What is the radius of circle
inscibed in ∆TSR:
[NTSE-2018 (Stage Delhi]
3 6
(A) 3−√5 (B)3+√5
2
(C) 3+√5 (D) 3+√5
9-55 A chord of ⊙(0, 5) touches ⊙(0, 3). Therefore, the length of the chord=
[NTSE-2018 (Stage-) Gujarat]
(A) 8 (B) 10
(C)7 (D) 6
9-56 In figure-9.93, PO is a chord of a circle with center OPT is its tangent at P. If ∠OPT= 60°,
tilen ∠PRQ is:
Figure 9.93
(A) 105⁰ (B) 115⁰
(C) 120° (D) 130°
9-57 In the figure-9.94, points P, Q, R and S lie on a circle. Then the value of x and y are
respectively:
Figure 9.94
(A) 40° and 100° (B) 35° and 110°
(C) 50° and 80⁰ (D) 30° and 120°
9-58 In the figure-9.95 below, area of triangle ∆OAB is 72 sq. units and area of triangle ∆ODC is
288 sq. Then length of BC and AD are:
Figure 9.95
(A)BC=15 AD=16
(B)BC=22 AD=12
(C)BC=18 AD=16
(D)BC=20 AD=14
9-59 PQ is a chord of length 8cm of a circle of radius 5 cm The tangent at P & Q interest at a
point T. Find the length TP.
[NTSE-2018 (Stage-1) Himachal Pradesh]
10 20
(A) 3 cm (B) 3 cm
40
(C)10 cm (D) 3 cm
9-60 In the given figure-9.96, three circles with centers A, B, C respectively touch each other
externally. If AB=5 cm, BC=7 cm and CA=6 cm, then the radius of the circle with A:
Figure 9.96
(A) 1.5 cm (B) 2 cm

(C) 2.5 cm (D)3 cm
9-61 In the given circle with center 'O' K and I are the mid-point of equal chords AB and CD
respectively. OLK= 25° then the value of LKB is equal to:
Figure 9.97
(A)125° (B) 115°
(C) 105° (D) 90°
9-62 A tangent of length 'L' is drawn from a point 'A' to a circle 4 of radius 'r'. The length of
4
tangent of 3 of r, then the shortest distance from point A to circle is:

𝑟 2𝑟
(A)2 (B) 3
𝐿 2𝐿
(C)2 (D) 2
9-63 In the figure-9.98, semi-circles are drawn whose center are X, Y, Z respectively. Points (X,
Y, Z) are collinear points (X - Y - Z) AX = 2.5; BY = 6.5 , CZ = 8.5 and AP + QC = 16; QC + CR = 27
and CR + AP =19 then find the value of AP+PB+BQ+QC+CR+RD=?
[NTSE-20l8 (Stage-1) Maharashtra]
Figure 9.98
(A)37 (B) 41
(C)53 (D) 47
9-64 The points A, B and C be on a circle in such a way that ∠ABC = 52° and angle
∠ACB=78° The measure of the angle o tended at the center by the arc BC will be:
[NTSE-2018 (Stage-1) Telangana]
(A) 26° (B) 50°
(B) 100° (D) 115°
9-65 If figure-9.99 if ∠OAB = 40 degrees then ∠ACB is equal to
Figure 9.99
(A) 50° (B) 40°
(C) 60° (D) 70°
9-66 Let C and A be the circumference and the area of a circle respectively. If x C is the
circumference of another circle whose area is 2A, then x equals:
[NTSE-2012 (Stage - II)
(A)2√2 (B)2
1
(C)√2 (D)2
9-67 C1 and C2 are two circles in a plane. If N is the total number of common tangents, then
which of the following is wrong?
[NTSE-2014 (Stage - II)]

(A) N = 2 when C1 and C2 intersect but do not touch
(B) N = 4, C1 and C2 are disjoint

(C) When C1 and C2 touch then N must be 3
(D) N can never be more than 4
9-68 In Triangle ABC angle B is obtuse. The smallest circle which covers the triangle is the :
(A) Circumcircle
(B) Circle with AB as diameter
(C) Circle with BC as diameter

(D) Circle with AC as diameter
9-69 ABC is a triangle in which AB = 4 cm , RC = 5 cm and AC = 6 cm. A circle is drawn to touch
side BC at P, side AB extended at Q and side AC extended at R, The, AQ equals :
(A) 7.0 cm (B) 7.5 cm

(C) 6.5cm (D) 15.0cm
9-70 Two circles with centres P and R touch each other externally at O. A line passing through O
cuts the circles at T and S respectively. Then :
(A) PT and RS are of equal length
(B) PT and RS are perpendicular to each other
(C) PT and RS are intersecting
(D) PT and RS are parallel
9-71 Three circles with radii R1 , R2 and r touch each other externally as shown in the adjoining
figure - 9.100. If PQ is their common tangent and R1 > R2,then which of the following relations is
correct?
[NTSE-2015 ( Stage- II)]
Figure 9.100
(A) R1 – R2 - r (B)R1 + R2 = 2r;
1 1 1
(C) 1/R1 + 1/R2 = 1/r (D) √𝑟1 + √𝑟2 = 𝑟
9 – 72 Three circular wires are attached in series such that, if one wire is rotated, other two also
get rotated. If the diameter of a wire is 4/5 times that of immediate left wire and the left most
wire rotates at the speed of 32 revolutions per minute, then the number of revolutions made
by right most wire per minute will be:
(A) 40 (B) 49
(C) 50 (D) 60
9-73 A circle C is drawn inside a square S so that the four sides of S are tangents to C. An
equilateral triangle T is drawn inside. C with its vertices on C. If the area of S is k times the are of
T then the value of k is:
[NTSE-2016(stage II)]
16 16
(A) 3√3 (B) √3
32 32
(C)3√3 (D)√3
9-74 Let AP be a diameter of a circle of radius r and PT Be the tangent to the circle at the point
P such that the line AT’ intersects the circle at B. If PT = 8 units and BT = 4 units, then r is equal
to :
[NTSE-2016(stage II)]
(A) 4√3 units (B) 4 units

4
(C) √3 units (D) 2√3 units
9-75 In the adjoining figure-9.101, ABC is a triangle in which angle B=90° and its in circle C1 has
radius 3. A circle C2 of radius 1 touches sides AC,BC and the circle C 1. Then length AB is equal to:
[NTSE-2017 (Stage II)]
Figure 9.101
(A) 3 + 6√3 (B) 10 + 3√2
(C) 10 + 2√3 (D) 9 + 3√3
9-76 A line from one vertex A of an equilateral triangle ABC meets the opposite side BC in P and
the circumcircle of triangle ABC in Q. If BQ = 4 cm and CQ = 3 cm , then PO is equal to :
4
(A) 7cm (B)3cm
12
(C) cm (D) 2 cm
7
ANSWERS
9.1 (C) 9-12 (B) 9-23 (D)
9.2 (D) 9-13 (C) 9-24 (D)
9.3 (C) 9-14 (D) 9-25 (B)
9.4 (C) 9-15 (A) 9-26 (C)
9.5 (B) 9-16 (D) 9-27 (B)
9.6 (C) 9-17 (C) 9-28 (D)
9.7 (B) 9-18 (A) 9-29 (C)
9.8 (D) 9-19 (C) 9-30 (D)
9.9 (B) 9-20 (D) 9-31 (B)
9-10 (B) 9-21 (D) 9-32 (D)
9-11 (A) 9-22 (A) 9-33 (C)
9-34 (B) 9-54 (B) 9-66 (A)

9-35 (C) 9-55 (A) 9-67 (C)
9-36 (C) 9-56 (C) 9-68 (A)
9-37 (C) 9-57 (B) 9-69 (B)
9-38 (C) 9-58 (D) 9-70 (D)
9-39 (C) 9-59 (B) 9-71 (D)
9-40 (B) 9-60 (B) 9-72 (C)
9-41 (B) 9-61 (B) 9-73 (A)
9-42 (C) 9-62 (B) 9-74 (A)
9-43 (C) 9-63 (D) 9-75 (D)
9-44 (B) 9-64 (C) 9-76 (C)
9-53 (C) 9-65 (A)
1. If points (x, 0), (0, y) and (1,1) are collinear then the relation is:
(A) x + y = 1 (B) x + y = xy
(C) x + y + 1= 0 (D) x + y + xy = 0
2
2. Graph drawn from the equation y = x -3x-4 will be:
(A) Circle (B) Parabola
(C) Straight line (D) Hyperbola

3. The area of a triangle is 5 square units. Two of its vertices are (2, 1) and (3, -2). The third vertex lies
on y = x + 3. The third vertex is:
(A) (7/2, 3/2) (B) (-3/2, 3/2)
(C) (-3/2, 13/2) (D) (7/2, 5/2)

4. The center of a circle passing through the points (7, -5), (3, 2) and (3, 3) is:
(A) (5, 6) (B) (5, -1)
(C) (3, 2) (D) (3, -2)
5. If the distance between the points (4, p) and (1, 0) is 5, then the value of p is:
(A) 4 (B) ±4
(C) -4 (D) 0
6. If the vertices of the triangle ABC are (0, 6), (-5, 3) and (3, 1) respectively. Then triangle is:
(A) Isosceles (B) Equilateral
(C) Right angled (D) None of these
[NTSE-2015(Stage-I) MP]
7. y-axis divides the line joining the points P (-4, 2) and Q (8, 3) in the ratio:
(A) 3:1 (B)1:3
(C) 2:1 (D) 1:2
8. Which point on x-axis is equidistant from the point A (7, 6) and B (-3, 4)?
(A) (0, 4) (B) (-4, 0)

(C) (3, 0) (D) (0, 3)
9. The point A (0,6), B (-5,3) and C (3,1) are the vertices of a triangle which is:
(A) Isosceles (B) Equilateral
(C) Right angled (D) None of these
10. The x-axis divides the line joining A(2 ,-3) and B (7,4) in the ratio :
(A) 1.5:2 (B) 2:3
(C) 3:2 (D) 1:2
11. Point on the X axis which is equidistance from the point (0,0) and (2,0) is:
(A) (0,1) (B) (1,1)
(C) (1,0) (D) (0,2)
12. ‘O’ is any point inside the rectangle PORS, then:

(A) OP²+OR²=OQ²+OS² (B) OP²+OQ²=OR²+OS²
(C) OP²+OS²=OQ²+QR² (D) None of the above
[NTSE-2015(Stage-I) West Bengal]
13. For which value, point A(a, b) lies in the quadrant Ⅲ:

(A) a>0, b<0 (B) a<0, b<0
(C) a>0, b>0 (D) a<0, b>0
[NTSE-2015(Stage-I) Chennai]
14. The second and fourth terms of geometric sequence are 2 and 6. Which of the following is a
possible first term?
(A) -√3 (B) -2√3/3
(C) -√3/3 (D) √3
[NTSE-2016(Stage-I) Telangana]
15. The join of A (-5, -3) and B (4,6) intersects the X-axis at D and the Y-axis at C respectively. AM, BN
are perpendiculars on the X-axis. Find area ∆AMD: area ∆DOC:
Y
B (4,6)
C 6
M D y
x' 3 xₒ 4 x
N
A 5
(-5,3)
Y’
(A) 2:3 (B) 9:4

(C) 4:9 (D) 3:2
[NTSE-2016(Stage-I) Telangana]
16. Which point in the y-axis is equidistant from the points (3, -2) and (0, -3) and (4,4)?
(A) (0, 2) (B) (0, -2)
(C) (0,3) (D) (0, -3)
[NTSE-2016(Stage-I) Odisha]
17. What is the distance between the points (3, -6) and (-2, 6):
(A) 12 unit (B) 13 unit
(C) 14 unit (D) 15 unit
[NTSE-2016(Stage-I) Chhattisgarh]
18. If the co-ordinates of the midpoints of the sides of a triangle are (1,1), (2,-3) and (3,4), then the
centroid of the triangle is :
(A) (3, 1/3) (B) (1, 2/3)
(C) (3, 1) (D) (2, 2/3)
[NTSE-2017(Stage-I) Andhra Pradesh]
19. If two vertices of an equilateral triangle be (0, 0) and (3, √3), then the third vertex is…:
(A) (1, 3√3) (B) (0, 2√3)
(C) (3, √3) (D) (1, √3)
20. Find the center of circle passing through the points (1, 4), (-2, 6) and (3,7):
(A) (1,1) (B) (0, 0)
(C) (1/2, 7/2) (D) (1/2, 13/2)
21. The two vertices of a triangle are (4, -2) and (2, -6). If centroid of a triangle is (0, 1) then third vertex
of triangle will be:
(A) (-6, 11) (B) (11, -6)
(C) (6, -11) (D) (6, 11)
[NTSE-2017(Stage-I) Delhi]
22. If P (1, 2) and Q (2, -1) and ∆PQR is an equilateral triangle then co-ordinates of:
(A) R cannot lie in the first quadrant
(B) R cannot lie in the second quadrant
(C) R is at the origin
(D) R lies in the third quadrant
[NTSE-2017(Stage-I) Goa]
23. Point (4, 0) lies on─:
(A) 𝑋𝑂 (B) 𝑌𝑂
(C) 𝑂𝑋 (D) 𝑂𝑌
24. Line y=4―:
(A) Parallel to Y-Axis (B) Intersecting both axes
(C) Parallel to X-Axis (D) Passes through origin
25. If P-Q-R, then __ is the opposite ray of QR:
(A) 𝑃𝑄 (B) 𝑄𝑃
(C) 𝑅𝑄 (D) 𝑃𝑅
26. The area of a triangle with vertices (p,2-2p), (-4-p, 6-2p) and (1-p, 2p) is 70 sq, units. Then, the
numbers of possible integral values of p is:
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 3
[NTSE-2017(Stage-I) Haryana]
27. The condition of points (a, 0), (0, b) and (1, 1) lie on straight line will be:
(A) ab=1 (B) a+ b /ab=1
(C) a-b=1 (D) ab/ a-b=1
[NTSE-2017(Stage-I) Karnataka]
28. If a point p(23/5, 33/5), divides line AB joining two points A(3,5) and B(x, y) is internally in ratio of
2:3, then the values of x and y will be:
(A) x=4, y=7 (B) x=5, y=9
(C) x=7, y=9 (D) x=7, y=8
29. By joining the points (5, 5), (-5, 5) to the origin in the Cartesian plane, then the type of triangle
formed is:
(A) Right angled triangle (B) Acute triangle
(C) Equilateral triangle (D) None of these
[NTSE-2017(Stage-I) Tamil Nadu]
30. If the graph of the equation 4x+3y=12 cuts the coordinate axes at A and B then the length of AB is:
(A) 4 units (B) 3 units
(C) 5 units (D) 2 units
[NTSE-2017(Stage-I) Tamil Nadu]
31. If points (1, 2), (3, 5) and (0, b) are co-linear then the value of b is:
(A) 1/2 (B)7/2
(C) 2 (D) -1
[NTSE-2017(Stage-I) Uttar Pradesh]
32. If the points A (6, 1), B (8, 2), C(9, 4) and D (P, 3) are the vertices of a parallelogram then the value
of P will be:
(A) 4 (B) 5
(C) 6 (D) 7
[NTSE-2017(Stage-I) Uttarakhand]
33. The sum of distances from x-axis and y-axis measured from the point (3, 5) will be:
(A) -1 (B) 0
(C) 2 (D) 8
34. If x<1, y<-1, then (x-1, y-3) lies in:
(A) Q₃ (B) Q₄
(C) Q₂ (D) Q₁
1 1
35. If (a, 0), (0, b) and (1, 1) are collinear then 𝑎 + 𝑏 =
(A) 2 (B) 1
(C) 3 (D) 4
36. A and B are fixed point. The vertex C of ∆ABC move such that cot A+ cot B= constant. The locus of C is:
(A) A straight line perpendicular to AB
(B) A straight line parallel to AB
(C) Inclined at an angle (A- B) to AB
(D) None of these
[NTSE-2018(Stage-I) Bihar]
37. Find the value of m-n in the rectangles PQRS:
y
x
0
(A) 4 (B) -2
(C) -1 (D) 1
38. The Points P (0,4), Q (-3 ,1), R (0, -2) and S (3, 1) are the vertices of a:
(A) Parallelogram (B) Square
(C) Kite (D) Rhombus
39. If point (0,2) is equidistant from (3, k) and (k, 5), then the value of k will be:
(A) 1 (B) -1
(C) 2 (D) -2
[NTSE-2018(Stage-I) Chhattisgarh]
40. The foot of the perpendicular from P (-3, 2) to the Y-axis is M. co-ordinates of M are____:
(A) (3, 0) (B) (0, 2)
(C) (3/2, -1) (D) (-3, 2)
41. The line segment joining the points A (2, 2) and B (-7, 4) is trisected at the point P and Q (P is nearer ton A). If
coordinates of P and Q are (a, 0) are (-4, b) respectively, then the values of a and b are respectively:
(A) 1 and 2 (B) -1 and 2
(C) 1and -2 (D) -1 and -2
[NTSE-2018(Stage-I) Haryana]
42. A momento is made as shown in the figure. Its base PBCQ is silver plated from the front side. The
silver plated area is (use𝜋 = 22/7):
90⁰
P Q
(A) 11 cm2 B (B) 11.5 cm2 C

(C) 12.5 cm2 (D) 13 cm2
[NTSE-2018(Stage-I) Himachal Pradesh]
43. The centroid of a triangle is (2, 4) and circumcenter is (1, 7) then find the orthocenter:
(A) 3,1 (B) 4, -2
(C) -2, 4 (D) -8, 4
44. Point R (h, k) divides line segment AB between axes in the ratio 1:2 where A lies on X-axis, Find
equation of line:
(A) 2hx+ky=3hk (B) 2hx+hy=3hk
(C) kx+hy=2hk (D) 3kx+hy=2h/k
𝐶
45. The value of ‘C’ if (2 , 14) is the mid point of the line joining the points (-3, 8) and (-15, 20) is:
(A) 2 (B) -9
(C) -18 (D) -15
46. If the line segment joining (2,3) and (-1, 2) is divided internally in the ratio 3:4 by line graph of the
equation x+2y=k then the value of ‘k’ is:
5 31
(A) 7 (B) 7
36 41
(C) (D)
7 7
47. Number of straight lines passing through the point (1, 2) is:
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) ∞
[NTSE-2018(Stage-I) Madhya Pradesh]
48. Hero’s formula for the Area of triangle is:
1
(A) 2(Base x Height) (B) √𝑠(𝑠 − 𝑎)(𝑠 − 𝑏)(𝑠 − 𝑐)
𝑎+𝑏+𝑐
(C) (D) √𝑠. 𝑏. 𝑐
2
49. Co-ordinates of a point on y-axis which is equidistant from the point (6,5) and (-4,3 are:
(A) (9,0) (B) (0,9)
(C) (3,2) (D) (0,0)
50. Two vertices of two triangle are (-1, 4) and (5, 2) if the centroid (0, -3) find the third vertex:
(A) (1, 4) (B) (4, 15)
(C) (-1, -4) (D) (-4, -15)
[NTSE-2018(Stage-I) Uttar Pradesh]
51. If A (0, -1), B (2, 1) and C (0, 3) are the vertices of ∆ABC then length of medium drawn from A will
be:
(A) 10 (B) √10
(C) √5 (D) None of these
[NTSE-2018(Stage-I) Uttarakhand ]
52. The quadrilateral in a plane formed by joining the points (2,3), (4,6), (6,3) and (4,0) is a:
(A) Square (B) Rectangle
(C) Rhombus
(D) Trapezium whose opposite angle are unequal
53. If the line segment joining (2,3) and (-1, 2) is divided internally in the ratio 3:4 by the equation
x+2y=k, the value of k is:
5 31
(A) 7 (B) 7
36 41
(C) (D)
7 7
54. The center of the circle passing through the points (6, -6), (3, -7) and (3,3) is:
(A) (3,2) (B) (-3, -2)
(C) (3, -2) (D) (-3, 2)
55. Let ABC be an equilateral triangle. If the co-ordinates of A are (1,2) and co-ordinates of B are (2, -1),
then:
(A) C cannot lie in the first quadrant
(B) C cannot lie in the second quadrant
(C) C is the origin
(D) C cannot lie in the third quadrant
ANSWERS:
1.b 2.b 3.b 4.d 5.b 6.a 7.d 8.c 9.a 10a
11.c 12.a 13.b 14.b 15.b 16.a 17.b 18.d 19.b 20.d
21. a 22.b 23.c 24.c 25.b 26.b 27.b 28.c 29.a 30.c
31.a 32.d 33.d 34.a 35.b 36.b 37.d 38.b 39.a 40.b
41.b 42.b 43.b 44.b 45.c 46.d 47.d 48.b 49.b 50.d
51.b 52. c 53.d 54.c 55.b
3-1 Present ages of Anil and Sunil are in the ratio 4: 5. Eight
years from now the ratio of their ages will be 5: 6. Find their
present ages: [NTSE-2012 (Stage-I) Rajasthan]
(A) 16 Yrs., 20 Yrs. (B) 25 Yrs., 30 Yrs.

(C) 20 Yrs., 25 Yrs. (D) 32 Yrs., 40 Yrs.
3-2 For which values of 'a' and 'b' does the following pair of
linear equations have an infinite number of solution:
2x+3y-7, (a-b)x+(a+b)y=3a+b-2
(A) a=5,b-1 (C) a=1,b=5

(B) a=4,b=2 (D) a=2,b=4
3-3 If the system of equations kx + 3y - (k-3) = 0,

12x + ky-k=0 has infinitely many solutions, then k=
(A) 6 (B)-6
(C) 0 (D) None of these
3-4 If the system of equations 3x+y=1;

(2k-1)x+(k-1)=(2k+1), has no solution, then the value of
k is:
INTSE-2015 (Stage-I) Rajasthan]
(A) 2 (B) 3
(C)-2 (D) 1
3-5 ln a two-digit number, the ten's place digit is double that of

unit’s place digit. If we exchange the digits mutually then the
number decreases by 18, then the number is
(A) 24 (B) 36
(C) 39 (D) 42
3-6 The systems of equations

[NTSE-2015 Caps-1) MP]
x+2y=6,3x+6=18
(A) Is inconsistent
(B) Has a unique solution
(C)Has an infinite number of solutions
(D) None of these
!
3-7 A fraction becomes when one is subtracted from the
"
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numerator and it becomes when 8 is added to the
#
denominator, then the fraction is:
[NTSE-2015 (Stage-I) TN]
$ %
(A) (B)
!% !!
& !
(C) (D)
!! '
3-8 Students of a class are made to stand in rows. If one student is extra in
a row, there would be two rows less. If one student is less in a row there
would be three rows more. The number of students in the class are:
(A) 7 (B) 50
(C) 6 (D) 80
3-9 The equation of a line which passes through points P(4,0)

and (0,-3) will be:
! # ! #
(A) + =1 (B) - =7
" $ $ "
! # ! #
(C) - =1 (D) + =1
" $ $ "
3-10 A boat takes 7 hours to travel 30 km upstream and 28 km

downstream. It takes 5 hours to travel 21 km upstream and to
return back. Find the speed of the boat in still water:
NTSE-2015 (Stage-I) Maharashtra
(A) 10 km/hr (B) 20 km/hr

(C) 14 km/hr (D) 6km/hr
3-11 The cost of 20 guavas and 5 apples is same as that c

12 guavas and 7 apples then how many times the cost of a
apple is to that of a guava?
(A) Two times (B) Half times of
(C) Four times (D) Five times
3-12 If x+y=7 and 3x-2y=11. Then the value of x will be: [

NTSE-2015 (Stage-I) Chhattisgarh]
(A) 5 (B) 6
(C) 7 (D) 8
3-13 Sum of the digits of two-digit number is 9. The number obtained by

interchanging the digits is 18 more than twice the original number. The
original number is:
INTSE-2015 (Stage-1) Chennai]
(A) 72
(B) 27
(C) 36
(D) 63
3-14 In the equations 3x + 2y = 13xy and 4x - 5y = 2xy, the

values of x and y that satisfy the equations are:
(A) (2,3) (B) (3,2)
(C) (!%,!") (C) (!",!%)
3-15 Two numbers are in the ratio 3:4. If 5 is subtracted from each, then
the ratio will be 2:3. What is the smallest number?
(A) 15 (B) 18
(C) 20 (D) 24
3-16 The present age difference between father and son is 14 years. The
ratio of their age will be 4:3 after 11 years. How old is son now?
(A) 24 yrs (B) 31 yrs

(C) 30 yrs (D) 28 yrs
3-17 The value of K if the linear equations x + 2y = 3 and

5x + ky+7=0 has unique solution is:
(A) K≠1 (B) K≠ 10
(C) K ≠15 (D) K≠ 5
3-18 If we divide a two-digit number by the sum of its digits we get 4 as

quotient and 3 as remainder. Now if we divide that two-digit number by the
product of its digits, we get 3 as quotient and 5 as remainder the two-digit
number is:
(A) Even (B) Odd prime
(C) Odd composite (D) Odd
3-19 A boat goes 16 km upstream and 24 km downstream in

6 hours. Also, it covers 12 km up stream and 36 km downstream
in the same time. Find the speed of the boat in still water?
INTSE-2016 (Stage-I) Jharkhand]
(A) 8 km/h (B) 4 km/h

(C) 2½ km/h (D) None of these
3-20 If a +8b=14 and 5a-2b=16, then what is the mean of a and b?

(A) 15 (B) 7.5
(C) 5 (D)2.5
3-21 Two lines are to be parallel. The equation of one of the

lines is 8x+6y=28. The equation of the second line can be :
[NTSE-2016 (Stage-I) Karnatka]
(A) 3x+4y=14
(B) 6x+8y=28
(C) 2y+x=28
(D) 3y+4x=14
3-22 Ganesh has to pay Rs. 482 for 19 apples and 11 guavas. If
he would have exchanged the number of apples and guavas
purchased, then he would have paid Rs. 64 less. Find how
much more amount he has to pay to purchase 1 apple than
1 guava?
[NTSE-2016 (Stage-1) Chhattisgarh]
(A) Rs. 19 (B) Rs. 8
(C) Rs. 11 (D) Rs. 7
3-23 If a line passes through the intersection point of the graphs

of the lines x+2y=7 and x-y=4 and the origin, then find the
equation of the line :
(A) y=0.5x (B) y = 5x

(C) y=0.2x (D) y=-2x
3-24 If217x+131y=913 and 131x+217y=827, then the value

of x+y is:

(A) 8 (B) 5
(C) 7 (D) 6
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and denominator. If 4 is added to numerator and 3 is added to
'
denominator, the fraction becomes . Find the original fraction:
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(A) (B)
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(C) (D)
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3-26 A 320 m long train moving at an average speed of 120 km/h crosses
a platform in 24 seconds. A man crossed the same platform in 4 minutes.
The speed of the man in m/s is:
(A) 2.0 (B) 2.4
(C) 1.6 (D) 1.5
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3-27 In a certain office, of the workers are women, of the
" %
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same are married and of the married women have children. If
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of the men are married and of the married men have
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children, then what part of worker are without children?
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(A) (B)
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(C) (D)
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3-28 The height of three towers is in the ratio of 5: 6:7: If a spider takes 15
minutes to climb the smallest tower, how much time it will take to climb
the highest one?
(A) 15 minutes (B) 18 minutes

(C) 21 minutes (D) 54 minutes
3-29 A train meets an accident-after moving 30 km. Its speed

then comes to four-fifth of the original one. Consequently runs
45 minutes late. If the accident takes place 18 km farther away it
would have been 36 minutes late. The distance between the
two stations is :
[NTSE-2017 (Stage-1) Goa]
(A) 150 (B) 200

(C) 240 (D) 120
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3-30 If = 2 and = 6 then y---:
!# !#
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(A) (B)
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(C) (D)
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3-31 The value of λ satisfying the relation y=λx + 5, where x and y are the
solution of pair equations x + 2y = 10 and 3x+4y=360 is :
INTSE-2017 (Stage-I) Haryana]
% $%
(A) (B)
& &
% $%
(C) (D)
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3-32 The ratio of income of two persons is 11:7 and the ratio
of their expenditures is 9: 5. If each of them manages to save
Rs 400 per month then the sum of their monthly income is:

(A) Rs. 3,600 (B) Rs. 3,200
(C) Rs. 2,800 (D) Rs. 1,700
3-33 Which value of m, equation

2x+my-4=0
3x-7y-10=0
has no solution?
[NTSE-2017 (Stage-1) Madhya Pradesh]
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(A) (B)
( %)
$%& %&
(C) (D)
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3-34 Five years ago age of Sunita was thrice the age of Vineeta. After 10
years Sunita's age will be twice the age of Vineeta, what is the present age
of Sunita?
(A) 50 years (B) 20 years

(C) 70 years (D) 30 years
3-35 A train travels some distance at a constant speed. If the speed of the
train would have increased by 15 km/hr, then it would have required 2
hours less. But if the speed of the train would have decreased by 5 km/hr,
then to cover the same distance it would have required 1 hour more. Find
the distance covered by the train:
(A) 120km
(B) 240km
(C) 360 km
(D) 400 km
3-36 If x men can do a piece of work in 8 days and (x+4) men

can do the same work in 6 days then x is equal to:
(A) 10 (B) 6
(C) 12 (D) 24
3-37 8 men and 12 boys can finish a work in 10 days while 6 men and 8
boys can finish it in 14 days. Then the number of days taken by one man
alone is:
[NTSE-2017 (Stage-1) Tamil Nādu]
(A) 240 (B) 200

(C) 140 (D) 280
3-38 There are two taps to fill a tank. If both are opened, the tank fills in 1
hour. If the smaller tap alone is opened, it takes 3 hours to fill the tank.
How many hours will it take to fill the tank, if the larger tap alone is
opened?
[NTSE-2017 (Stage-I) Kerala]
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(A) 2 (B) 1
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(C) 1 (D) 1 -
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3-39 For which value of k, pair of equations x + y -4 = 0,

2x+ky-3=0 has no solution:
(A) 0 (B) 20
(C) 6,0 (D) 8
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3-40 If + = 8 and + =9
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Then y=
(A) 7 (B) 12
(C) 13 (D) 8
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Find the values of x and y if 3x+4y≠0, 4x-3y ≠0:
&&& %/
(A) x= , y= (B) x=0, y= 1
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%/ './ (- %/
(C) x= , y= (D) x= , y=
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3-42 A gardener wants to grow some plants in a garden. If

4 plants are grown extra in each row, the number of rows will
reduce by 2. If 4 plants are grown less in each row, the number
of rows increases by 4. Find the total number of plants grown:

(A) 90 (B) 100
(C) 108 (D) 96
3-43 A pair of equation x = m and y=n graphically represent lines which

are__________
(A) Intersecting at (n, m)

(B) Coincident
(C) Parallel
(D) Intersecting at (m, n)
3-44 If there is no solution of linear equation system kx-5y=2 and 6x+2y=7,

then the value of k will be:
(A) -10 (B) -5
(C) -6 (D) -15
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3-45 Equation x + y=5 can be expressed in the standard
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form as______________
(A) 2x+3y-5-0-131018 (B) 4x+9y-5=0
(C) 4x+9y+30=0 (D) 4x+9y-30=0
3-46 person can row a boat at 10 km/h in still water. He takes two and
half hours to row from A to B and back. If the distance between A and B is
12 km, then the speed of the stream is:
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(A) 3 km/h (B) 2 km/h
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(C) 2km/h (D) 1 km/h
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3-47 Present age of a father is six times his son's age. After four years, the
father will be four times his son's age. The present ages (in years) of father
and son are respectively4sm und
INTSE-2018 (Stage-I) Haryana]

(A) 24 and 4
(B) 30 and 5
(C) 36 and 6
(D) 28 and 7
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3-48 The equation x - =1− has:
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(A) No roots
(B) One roots
(C) Two equal roots
(D) Infinite roots

3-49 A set of farmers can completely harvest a crop in 10 days. However,

12 farmers fell ill and now the remaining can do this job in 15 days. Find the
original no of farmers:
(A) 40 farmers
(B) 36 farmers
(C) 27 farmers
(D) 25 farmers
3-50 The sum of the five consecutive number is equal to 170. What is the
product of largest and the smallest of these numbers?
(A) 1512
(B) 11021
(C) 1152
(D) 1210
3-51 A man had 170 currency notes in all, some of which were of Rs.100
denominations and some of are Rs.50 denomination. The total amount of
all these currency notes was Rs.10000. How much amount did he have in
the denominations of Rs. 50:
(A) Rs.4000 (B) Rs.9000
(C) Rs.7000 (D) Rs.6000
3-52 The difference between the ages of Sonu and Sneha is 12 years. If the
ratio of their ages is 3:5 then the age of Sneha is:
(A) 32 yrs (B) 24 yrs
(C)28 yrs (D) 30 yrs
3-53 In the class, the number of boys and girls are in the ratio
of 4: 5. If 10 more boys join the class, the ratio of number of
boys and girls become 6: 5. How many girls are there in the
class: [NTSE-2018 (Stage-I) Jharkhand]
(A) 20 (B) 30
(C) 25 (D) None of these

3-54 The difference between the two adjacent angles of a parallelogram is

20°. What would be the ratio between the smaller and the longer angles of
the parallelogram respectively:
(A) 4:5 (B) 4:7
(C) 3:5 (D) 5:6
3-55 If the graphs of x-y=2 and kx + y= 3 (k is constant) intersect at a point

in first quadrant then the value of k is:
(A) Equal to
(B) Greater than-1
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(C) Less than
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(D) Between-1 and
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3-57 A rational number becomes on subtracting 1 from its 1 numerator
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and it becomes when 8 is added to its denominator,
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the rational number is:
[NTSE-2018 (Stage-1) Madhya Prasesh]
&
(A)
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(B)
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(C)
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3-57 Which of the following two linear equations have only one unique
solution x = 2 and y=-3:
(A) x+y=1; 2x-3y=-5 (B) 2x+5y=-11; 4x+10y=22
(C) 2x-y-1; 3x+2y=0 (D) x-4y-14-0; 5x-y-13=0

3.58 The number formed when 5 is subtracted after multiplying by 8 to

the sum of digit of a two-digit number is equal to the number formed when
3 is added after multiplying by 16 to the difference of digits in a number.
What is the number:
[NTSE-2018 (Stage-1) Maharashtra)
(A) 83 (B) 84
(C) 85 (D) 78
3-59 The graphs of the linear system x+y=1; 2x + 2y = 2

gives:
(A) No solution (B) Unique solution
(C) Infinitely many solution (D) Two solutions
3-60 If x=a, y=b is the solution of the equation x-y=2 and x+y=4 then the
values of a and b are respectively:
(A) 3 and 5 (B) 3 and 1
(C) 5 and 3 (D) -3 and -1

3-61 Half of a herd of deer are grazing in the field and three fourths of the
remaining are playing nearly. If the remaining 9 are drinking water from a
pond, then the difference between the number of deer who are grazing
and those who are playing is a multiple of:
(A) 4 (B) 6
(C) 8 (D) 9
3-62 If amongst two supplementary angles, the measure of smaller angle

is four times its complement, then their difference is:
(A) 30⁰
(B) 36⁰
(C) 43°
(D) 45°
3-63 There are several human beings and several dogs in a room. One
tenth of the humans have lost a leg. The total numbers of feet are 77. Then
the number of dogs is:
(A) Not determinable due to insufficient data
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
3-64 Suppose you walk from home to the bus stand at 4 km/h
and immediately return at x km/h. If the average speed is 6 km/h then x is:
(A) 8km/h
(B) 10 km/h
(C) 12 km/h
(D) Cannot be determined unless the distance from home to bus stand is
known.
3-65 The graphs of the equations x - y = 2 and kx +y = 3, where k is a

constant, intersect at the point (x, y) in the first quadrant, if and only if k is:
(A) Equal to-1 (B) Greater than-1,
(C) Less than 3/2 (D) Lying between-1 and 3/2
3-66 For what value of p, the following pair of linear equations in two
variables will have infinitely many solutions?
Px + 3y - (p-3) = 0
12x + y- p = 0
(A) 6 (B) -6
(C) 0 (D) 2
3-67 Cost of 2 apples, 3 bananas and one coconut is Rs. 26. Also the cost
of 3 apples, 2 bananas and two coconuts is Rs. 35.Then the cost of 12
apples, 13 bananas and 7 coconuts is:
(A) Rs. 172 (B) Rs. 148

(C) Rs. 143 (D) Rs. 126
QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
1. If b2 - 4ac ≥ 0 then the roots of quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 is:

a) !
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±
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b) -"# ± %! %&#'
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c) "#
± "#
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2. If 2 is a root of the equation x2 +bx +12 = 0 and the equation x2 +bx +q = 0 has equal roots,
then q is equal to:
a) 8
b) -8
c) 16
d) -16
Ans -c
3. The roots of the equation 3x2-4√3+4 = 0 are:

[NTSE-2015(Stage-I)MP]
a) Real and unequal
b) Real and equal
c) Imaginary
d) Real and Imaginary both
Ans -d
4. The difference of the squares of two numbers is 180. The square of the smaller number is
8 times the large number. The two numbers are:
a) 32, 4
b) 24,8
c) 16,2
d) 18,12
Ans -b
5. The sum of squares of the two consecutive natural numbers is 421, the number are:
a) 14,15
b) 21,22
c) 9,10
d) 17,18
Ans -a
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6. Let a≠ β, a2 +3 = 5a and β" = 5β – 3. The quadratic equation whose roots are and will
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be:
A. 3x2 – 19x + 3 = 0
B. 3x2 + 19x + 3 = 0
C. 3x2 – 19x - 3 = 0
D. 3x2 – 3x + 1 = 0
Ans -c
7. If roots of equation 2x2 – 8x + c = 0 are equal. Then the value of c will be:
[NTSE-2015(Stage-I)UP]
a) 2
b) 4
c) 6
d) 8
Ans -d
8. The difference between the two roots of a quadratic equation is 2 and the difference
between the cubes of the roots is 98, then which of the following is that quadratic
equation?
a) x2 - 2x + 15 =0
b) x2 + 2x - 15 =0
c) x2 + 5x + 15 =0
d) x2 - 5x + 15 =0
Ans -d
9. One of the root of a quadratic equation is (3- √2 ), then which of the following is that
equation :
a) (x2 – 6x – 7) = 0
b) (x2 + 6x – 7) = 0
c) (x2 + 6x + 7) = 0
d) (x2 – 6x + 7) = 0
Ans -d
10. For what value of k,the equation 3x2 + 2x + k = 0 will have real roots :
-
a) k ≤ .
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b) k ≥ .
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c) k = . only
d) None of the above
Ans -a
11. The product of Meera ”s age 5 years ago and her age 8 years later is 30. Her present age
is :
a) 11 years
b) 9 years
c) 7 years
d) 5 years
Ans -c
12. If 𝛼 𝑎𝑛𝑑 β are the zeros of the polynomial 25x2 – 16, then 𝛼 " + β" is :
[NTSE-2015(Stage-I)Chennai]
."
a) "/
"/
b) ."
"/
c) -0
-0
d) "/
Ans –a
13. If the roots of a quadratic equation 2x2 + 3kx + 8 = 0 are equal, the value of k is :
"
a) ± .
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b) ± "
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c) ± 1
1
d) ± .
Ans -d
14. If the roots of quadratic equation x2 + px + q = 0 are tan 30° and tan 15° respectively ,
then the value of 2+ q – p = …..
[NTSE-2016(Stage-I)Andhara Pradesh]
a) 3
b) 4
c) -1
d) -2
Ans -a
2 3
15. If 𝛼 and β be the zeroes of the polynomial ax2 + bx + c, then the value of % 3 + %2 is:
a) b
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b)
√#'
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c) #'
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16. If -4 is a root of the quadratic equation x2 + px – 4 = 0 and the quadratic equation x2 + px

+ k = 0 has equal roots, find the value of k:
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a) &
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b) &
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c) 5
5
d) &
Ans -d
17. The value of %6 + 36 + √6 + ⋯ is:
a) 4
b) 3
c) -4
d) 3.5
Ans -b
18. If x =1 a common root of the equation ax2 + ax + 3 = 0 and x2 + x + b = 0, then ab :

a) 3
b) 3.5
c) 6
d) -3
Ans -a
6 ! %!6 7%-
19. If #6%'
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m must be :
a) (a - b) . (a + b)
b) (a + b)/ (a – b)
c) C
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20. In the figure-6.2 ∠D = 90° AB = 16 cm, BC = 12 cm and CA = 6cm, then CD is :

-.
a) 0
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-4
b) 0
𝑐𝑚
-5
c) 0
𝑐𝑚
-1
d) /
𝑐𝑚
Ans -c
21. What is the solution of the equation 3 x 52x – 1 -2 x 5x-1 = 0.2?

a) x=5
b) x=1
c) x = -1
d) x=0
Ans -d
22. If 𝛼 𝑎𝑛𝑑 β are the roots of the quadratic equation 4x2 – 20x = p2 , what is the difference
between 𝛼 𝑎𝑛𝑑 β?
a) 325 + p"
b) 325 + p"
c) 5 + p
d) 5 – p
Ans -a
23. The sum of squares of two successive natural number is 145. The number will be :
a) 6, 7
b) 7, 8
c) 8, 9
d) 9, 10
Ans -c
24. Find the quadratic equation whose one root is 2 + √5:

a) x2 – 4x + 1 = 0
b) x2 – 4x - 1 = 0
c) x2 – 4x + 3 = 0
d) x2 – 4x - 3 = 0
Ans -b
25. If quadratic equation x2 + px + k = 0 has equal roots and -4 is a root of the quadratic
equation x2 + px – 4 = 0, then the value of k is :
.
a) "
%.
b) "
%5
c) &
5
d) &
Ans -d
26. a and b are the roots of a quadratic equation x2 + 5x + d = 0, while a and c are the roots
of the quadratic equation x2 + 6x + 2d = 0 . If there is only one common root in the two
equation , then value of d is:
a) -2
b) -4
c) 2
d) 4
Ans -d
27. If -4 is a root of the quadratic equation x2 + px -4 = 0 and the equation x2 + px + m = 0

has equal roots , then the value of “m” is :
a) -4
5
b) &
c) +4
%"/
d) &
Ans -b
28. A quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 has no real roots if:

a) b2 = 4ac = o
b) b2 > 4ac
c) b2 < 4ac
d) b2 + 4ac = 0
Ans -c
29. Which of the following are the root of the quadratic equation 𝑥 " + 2√2𝑥 − 60 ?
a) −3√2 , √2
b) 3√2 , −2√2
c) 3,2
d) 3,2√2
Ans-a
30. The number obtained by adding 12 to a natural number is 160 times of the multiplicative
inverse 29 of that natural number. Find the number:
a) 20
b) 16
c) 12
d) 8
Ans-d
31. For which positive values of k and p, equations 2𝑥 " + 𝑝𝑥 + 8 = 0 and 𝑝(𝑥 " + 𝑘) = 0
Have equal roots ?
a) 𝐾 = 1 , 𝑝 = 4
b) 𝐾 = 2 , 𝑝 = 8
c) 𝐾 = 4 , 𝑝 = 8
d) 𝐾 = 2 , 𝑝 = 4
Ans- b
32. If 𝛼, 𝛽 are zeros polynomial 𝑥 " − 𝑝(𝑥 + 1) − 𝑘 such that (𝛼 + 1)(𝛽 + 1) = 6, then
value of k is :
a) 5
b) -1
c) -3
d) -5
Ans-d
-
33. The number 50 is divided into two parts such that the sum of their reciprocals is -" then
these parts are :
[NTSE-2017(Stage-I)Uttar Pradesh]
a) 30 and 20
b) 10 and 40
c) 25 and 25
d) 15 and 35
Ans-a
34. If 𝑎𝑥 " + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 𝑎(𝑥 − 𝑝)" the relation among a,b, and c is :
[NTSE-2017(Stage-I)West Bengal]
a) abc=1
b) 2b=a+c
c) b2=ac
d) b2=4ac
Ans-d
35. The number of real roots of the quadratic equation 3𝑥 " + 4 = 0 is :
[NTSE-2017(Stage-I)West Bengal]
a) 0
b) 2
c) 1
d) 4
Ans-a
36. If the roots of (b-c)x2+(c-a)x+(a-b) = 0 are real and equal than which of the following is
true:
a) 2b=a+c
b) 2a=b+c
c) 2c=a+b
d) 2b=a-c
Ans-a
37. If the equation (k+3) x2 – (5-k)x+1=0 has distinct roots the value of k will be :
a) k=1 or k=13
b) K<13 or k>1
c) K>12 or k<1
d) k>13 or k<1
Ans-d
#)'
38. If the roots of the equation (b-c)x2+(c-a)x+(a-b)=0 are equal, then ! =
a) 4
b) 2
c) 3
d) 1
Ans-b
39. If the sum of the square of the roots of quadratic polynomial 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 " − 8𝑥 + 𝑘 is 40
then k =
a) 18
b) 6
c) 12
d) 36
Ans=c
40. If the sum of the roots of the equation 𝑥 " − 𝑥 = 𝜆(2𝑥 − 1) is zero, then the value of :
-
a) "
-
b) − "
c) 2
d) -2
Ans-b
41. If the product of the roots of the equation 𝑥 " − 2√2 kx+2e2logk-1 = 0 is 31, then the roots
of the equations are real for k equal to :
[NTSE-2018(Stage-I)Bihar]
a) 4
b) 3
c) 2
d) 1
Ans-a
42. A certain number of tennis balls were purchased for 450. Five more balls could have
been purchased for the same amount if each ball was cheap by Rs.15 The number of ball
purchased is…..
[NTSE-2018(Stage-I)Bihar]
a) 15
b) 20
c) 25
d) 10
Ans-d
43. In a quadratic equation x2+ax+3=0 , if one of the roots is 1, then other root will be :
a) 3
b) -3
c) 2
d) -2
Ans-a
44. a and b are roots of the quadratic equation x2+5x+d=0 and a and c are roots of the
quadratic equation x2+6x+2d = 0 If there is only one common root of the above two
equations, then the possible value of d is :
a) 2
b) -2
c) 4
d) -4
Ans-c
45. There are 15 APs whose comman differences are 1,2,3….,15 respectively , the first term
of each being 1. Then sum of their 15th terms is :
a) 1695
b) 1792
c) 1800
d) 1924
Ans-a
46. If 2x-1+2x+1=2560, find the value of x :

[NTSE-2018(Stage-I)Jharkhand]
a) 10
b) 12
c) 9
d) 8
Ans-a
47. If the roots of x2-px+q = 0 are two consecutive integers the value of p2-4q is :
a) 4
b) 3
c) 2
d) 1
Ans-d
/
48. If 𝛼 + 𝛽 = −3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛼𝛽 = − " then find the quadratic equation whose roots are
𝛼 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛽:
a) 2𝑥 " − 5𝑥 + 6 = 0
b) 2𝑥 " − 6𝑥 + 5 = 0
c) 2𝑥 " + 6𝑥 − 5 = 0
d) 2𝑥 " − 6𝑥 + 5 = 0
Ans-d
49. If roots of the quadratic equation 3ax2+2bx+c=0 are in the ratio 2:3 then which of the
following statement is true :
a) 8ac = 25b
b) 8ac = 9b2
c) 8b2=9ac
d) 8b2=25ac
Ans=d
50. If the roots of the equation (a2+b2)x2-2b(a+c)x+(b2+c2) = are equal then :

[NTSE-2018(Stage-I)Tamil Nadu]
a) 2b = a+c
"#'
b) b = #)'
c) b2 = ac
d) b = ac
Ans-c
51. If 5x+1+52-x = 126 then x is equal to :

[NTSE-2018(Stage-I)Uttar Pradesh]
a) -2,-1
b) 1,-2
c) -1,3
d) 2,-1
Ans-d
52. If the roots of the equations (a-b)x2+(b-c)x+(c-a) = 0 are equal then the value of b+c will
be:
[NTSE-2018(Stage-I)Uttarakhandh]
a) 6a
b) -6a
c) 2a
d) -2a
Ans-c
53. ax2+bx+c=0, where a,b,c are real, has real root if:
a) a,b,c are integers
b) b2>3ac
c) ac>0 and b is zero
d) c=0
Ans-d
54. The minimum value of the polynomial 𝑝(𝑥) = 3𝑥 " − 5𝑥 + 2 is:

-
a) − 0
-
b) 0
-
c) -"
-
d) − -"
Ans-d
55. If 𝛼 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛽 are roots of the quadratic equation x2-6x-2=0 and if an= 𝛼 8 − 𝛽 8 , the the
# %"#
value of "#"# $ is :
%
a) 6.0
b) 5.2
c) 5.0
d) 3.0
Ans-d
56. Two quadratic equations 𝑥 " − 𝑏𝑥 + 6 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 " − 6𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0 have a common root. If
the remaining roots of the first and second equations are positive integers and are in the
ration 3:4 respectively, then the common rot is :
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Ans-b
57. If the discriminants of two quadratic equations are equal and the equations have a
common root 1, then the other roots :
a) are either equal or their sum is 2

b) have to be always equal
c) are either equal or their sum is 1
d) have their sum equal to 1
Ans-a
58. If the quadratic equation 𝑥 " + 𝑏𝑥 + 72 = 0 has two distinct integer roots, then the
number of possible value for b is :
a) 12
b) 9
c) 15
d) 18
Ans-a
59. The values of k, so that the equation 2𝑥 " + 𝑘𝑥 − 5 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 " − 3𝑥 − 4 = 0 have one
root in common, are :
"4
a) 3, "
"4
b) 9, &
"4
c) -3, &
&
d) -3, "4
Ans-c
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6. Solid shapes are called:

8. A drinking glass is in the shape of a frustum of a cone of height 14 cm. the

10. Area of triangle ABC whose sides are 24 m, 40 m and 32 m is:

13. In figure, ABC is a quadrant of a circle of radius 14 cm and a semicircle is drawn

a. 98 cm2 b. 154 cm2

a. 3√3 𝑐𝑚2 b. 4√3 𝑐𝑚2

20. A regular hexagon overlap is formed by placing two congruent equilateral

22. The sides of a triangle are 11 m, 60 m, 61 m. The length of altitude on the

a. 21 cm2 b. 154 cm2

a. 196 cm2 b. 1176 cm2

28. The height of an equilateral triangle is √6 cm. Its area is:

32. The ratio of in-radius and circum-radius of a square is:

46. The perimeter of a right-angled triangle is 24 cm. if the hypotenuse is 10 cm.

52. Segment of a quadrant of a circle has area equal to:

53. A cow is tied with a rope of length 12 m at a corner of rectangular field of

56. In the quadrilateral ABCD, ∠𝐴 = ∠𝐶 = 90°, AE = 5 cm, BE = 12 cm and AC = 21

63. ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 is an equilateral triangle, we have BD = EG = DF = DE = EC, then the ratio

70. In the given figure, if 𝐴𝐷 ⊥ 𝐵𝐶, AC = 4, BD = 2, AB = 𝑎 and CD = 𝑏 then 𝑎2 + 𝑏2 =

80. If radius of a right circular is increased by 10 % and height is decreased by 10 %,

̂ of O(P,7) is 14. Find the length of major arc 𝐴𝐵

87. The formula of lateral surface area of cylinder is:

105. If the length of circumference of a circle is 60 cm more than its diameter,

108. The perimeter of a right0angled triangle is 24 cm. if its hypotenuse is 10

110. A rectangular piece of paper of length 20 cm and breadth 14 cm is folded

113. If the diameter of a sphere is decreased by 25 % then the curved surface

117. How many cubic centimeters make 100 kiloliters:

119. The volume of regular cylindrical wire of diameter 2 mm is 99 cubic cm,

124. If each edge of a cube is increased by 50 % then the percentage increase

125. In the adjoining figure, ABCPA is a quadrant of a circle of radius 14 cm.

128. From a face of a cubical wooden block, a hemispherical depression is cut

131. A square is inscribed in a circle of radius ‘a’. Another circle is inscribed in

132. If the height of right circular cylinder is increased is increased by 10 %

144. The volume of a bucket of height 82.1 cm obtained by attaching

145. A conical vessel of radius of radius 6 cm and height 8 cm is completely

146. If side of each cube is 3 cm. volume of given figure is:

148. The longest pole that can be kept in a room of dimensions 5m X 4m X 2m

150. A circle is inscribed in a triangle ABC with right-angled at A. The length of

a. 4√3 𝑐𝑚2 b. 24√3 𝑐𝑚2

160. If x denotes an angle between any two lines of symmetry of a regular

a. Path I is longer than Path II

171. If Anish is moving along the boundary of a triangular field of sides 35 m,

174. If the area of a square inscribed in a semicircle is 2 cm 2, then the area of

176. A circle is inscribed in a square and the square is circumscribed by

177. The surface of water in a swimming pool, when it is full of water, is

1 .2-1 If a, ß are the zeros of polynomial f(x) = x2 - p(x+1) - c, then (a + 1)(B+1)=

(A) C-1 (B) 1-C (C) C (D) 1+ c

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4 .The sum of the coefficients f(x), if(16x16–11x+2) f(x)= 2016x2005 is..

(A) 143 (B) 288 (C) 146 (D) 165

5. If x2 + 2x + 5 is a factor of X4 + Px2 + Q, then the value of P+Q is

(A) 18 (B) 25 (C) 31 (D) 28 :

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(A) 23 (B) 25 (C) 20 (D) 18