MHT-CET 2020 Question Paper

14th October 2020

1. y = c2 +
c
is the solution of the differential  1  x 2 1 
x 7. If u = tan1   and
 x 
equation.  

 dy 
2  2x 1  x2  du
 dy  v = tan1 
(A) x4    x  + y = 0  1  2x2
 , then

at x = 0 is
 dx   dx    dv
2
 dy   dy  1
(B) x4   + x  + y = 0 (A) 1 (B)
 
d x  dx  8
2 1 1
 dy   dy  (C) (D)
(C) x4    x   y = 0 4 8
 dx   dx 
2 8. If the elements of matrix A are the reciprocals
 dy   dy 
(D) x4   + x   y = 0 1 ω ω2 
 dx   dx   
of elements of matrix  ω ω2 1  , where 
2. The contrapositive of the statement ‘If Raju is ω2 1 ω2 

courageous, then he will join Indian Army’, is is complex cube root of unity, then
(A) If Raju does not join Indian Army, then (A) A1 does not exist (B) A1 = I
he is not courageous. (C) A1 = A2 (D) A1 = A
(B) If Raju join Indian Army, then he is not 9. A die is thrown 100 times, then the standard
courageous deviation of getting an even number is
(C) If Raju join Indian Army, then he is (A) 5 (B) 15
courageous. (C) 20 (D) 10
(D) If Raju does not join Indian Army, then
10. The general solution of tan 3x = 1 is
he is courageous.
 
(A) x = n      , n  Z
3. The area of the region bounded by the curve 3
   12 
y = log x, x-axis and the lines x = 1, x = e is (B) x = n, n ∈ Z
1 1 
(A) sq. units (B) sq. units (C) x = n + ,n∈Z
2 e 4
(C) 4 sq. units (D) 1 sq. units 
(D) x = n ± , n ∈ Z
4. If the population grows at the rate of 8% per 4
year, then the time taken for the population to be 1  tanθ 1  
doubled is (given log 2 = 0.6912) 11. If = , where  ∈  0,  , then  =
1  tanθ 3  2
(A) 10.27 years (B) 6.8 years
π π
(C) 8.64 years (D) 4.3 years (A) (B)
6 4
81x  (9) x π π
5. If f(x) = if x ≠ 0 (C) (D)
(k) x  1 12 3
=2 if x = 0 1
12. If  (5 x 2  3x  k) dx  0 , then k =
is continuous at x = 0, then the value of k is 0

(A) 2 (B) 4 1 1
(A) (B)
(C) 9 (D) 3 6 6
1 1
2 1 1 (C) (D)
6. If P(A) = , P(B) = and P(A ∪ B) = , 3 3
5 4 2
then P(A ∪ B) = 13. A metal wire 108 meters long is bent to form a
17 3 rectangle. If the area of the rectangle is
(A) (B) maximum, then its dimensions are
20 20
1 1 (A) 28 m, 28 m (B) 26 m, 26 m
(C) (D)
2 4 (C) 27 m, 27 m (D) 25 m, 25 m
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QUESTION PAPER
14. If the lines given by r  2iˆ  λ(iˆ  2j  mk) and 21. If the vectors a,b,c are non coplanar, then
r  ˆi (2iˆ  ˆj  6k)
ˆ are perpendicular, then the a + 2b b + 2c c + 2a 
  =
value of m is [a b c]
2 2
(A) (B) (A) 3 (B) 9 (C) 8 (D) 6
3 3
3 3  1 t2 
(C) (D) 22. The centre and radius of a circle x = 4a  2 
,
2 2 1 t 
15. If f(x) = [x]2  5[x] + 6 = 0, where [x] denotes 8at
y= , are respectively
1  t2
greatest integer function then x ∈
(A) (0, 0) and 2a units
(A) [2, 4) (B) [2, 4]
(B) (0, 0) and a units
(C) (2, 4] (D) (2, 4)
(C) (0, 0) and 4a units
ex (D) (0, 0) and 3a units
16.  x
(1 2 x)dx =
23. The cumulative distribution function of a
x x 1 x continuous random varibale X is given by
(A) e c (B) e c
2 x x
F(X = x) = , then P[X > 1] is
(C) 2 x e c x
(D) x e c
x 2
1 1
(A) (B)
17. The eccentricity of the hyperpola 3 4
16x2  3y2  32x  12y  44 = 0 is 1 1
(C) (D)
13 19 2 2
(A) (B)
19 3
2x  3 2
13 19 24. If f(x) = , x ≠ then f o f is
(C) (D) 3x  2 3
19 3
(A) a constant function
18. The length of the perpendicular from the point (B) an even function
x y (C) an odd function
P(a, b) to the line  1 is
a b
(D) not defined for all x ∈ R
a 2  b2 a2
(A) units (B) units 1
ab a 2  b2  2x 
 tan
1
25.  2 
dx =
0 1 x 
b2 ab
(C) units (D) units (A)  + log 2 (B)   log 2
a 2  b2 a 2  b2
 
(C)  log 2 (D)  log 2
x 2 2 2
19.  ( x  1)( x  2) 2
dx =
26. If  x x (1 log x )dx = k xx + c, then k =
4
(A) log |x + 1| + +c
loge  
x2 1
(A) logee (B)
1 e
(B) log |x + 1| + +c
x2
loge 
1
4 3
(C) 2 
(D) loge  e2 
(C) log |x + 1|   +c e 
x  2 ( x  2) 2
4 3 27. The p.d.f. of a continuous random variable X is
(D) log |x + 1|   +c given by
x  2 ( x  2) 2
1
f (x) = if 0 < x < 2
d y 2
dy 2
20. If 2 = sin x + ex; y(0) = 3 and at x = 0 is =0 otherwise
dx dx
and if a = P  X   , b = P  X   , then
4, then the equation of the curve is 1 3
(A) y = 4 + 2x + ex + sin x 2  2   
(B) y = 2 + 3x + ex  sin x relation between a and b is
(C) y = 2 + 4x + ex  sin x (A) a  b = 0 (B) 2a  b = 0
(D) y = 4 + 2x + ex  sin x (C) 3a  b = 0 (D) a  2b = 0
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QUESTION PAPER AND ANSWER
 x 36. The direction cosines of a line which lies in
 1  cos  ZOX plane and makes an angle of 30 with
28. If y = tan  1 2  , then dy =
 1  cos x  dx Z-axis are
 2  3 1 3 1
1 1 (A) 0, , (B) , 0, 
(A) (B) 2 2 2 2
3 4
1 3 1 3
(C)
1
(D)
1 (C) 0, ,  (D)  , 0,
3 4 2 2 2 2

29. If m1 and m2 are slopes of the lines represented 37. The maximum value of Z = 3x + 5y, subject to
by (sec2  sin2) x2  2 tan  xy + sin2 y2 = 0, x + 4y ≤ 24, y ≤ 4, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0 is
then |m1  m2| = (A) 44 (B) 72
(A) 1 (B) 3
(C) 120 (D) 20
(C) 2 (D) 4
1 0 2  38. If the line 
r  ˆi  2ˆj  3kˆ  +  
λ 2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ is
30. If A =  2 1 3  , where Aij is the cofactor of
 0 3 5 
parallel to the plane r  3iˆ  2jˆ  mkˆ = 5, then 
the element aij of matrix A, then value of m is
a21A21 + a22A22 + a23A23 = (A) 2 (B) 3
(A)  26 (B) 26 (C) 3 (D) 2
(C)  2 (D) 0
31. A particle moves according to the law 39. If A(1, 2, 3), B(3, 2, 1), C(2, 1, 3) and
s = t3  6t2 + 9t + 25. The displacement of the D(1, 2, 4) are the vertices of a tetrahedron,
then its volume is
particle at the time when its acceleration is zero,
31 16
is (A) cu. units (B) cu. units
6 31
(A)  27 units (B) 27 units
16 13
(C) 9 units (D) 0 units (C) cu. units (D) cu. units
3 6
32. Bacteria increases at the rate proportional to the
number of bacteria present. If the original
number N doubles in 4 hours, then the number
40.   
If the vectors 2iˆ  q ˆj  3kˆ and 4iˆ  5jˆ  6kˆ are 
of bacteria will be 4N in collinear, then the value of q is
(A) 2 hours (B) 4 hours 5 5
(A) (B)
(C) 8 hours (D) 6 hours 2 2
2 2
33. With usual notations in ABC, if C = 90, then (C) (D)
5 5
tan1 
a  1  b 
  tan   =
bc ca 41. If cosec  + cot  = 5, then sin  =
 
(A) (B) 5 5
4 6 (A) (B)
13 26

(C)  (D) 1 1
3 (C) (D)
13 5
34. The measure of the acute angle between the
lines given by the equation 42. For a sequence (tn) if Sn = 7(3n  1), then tn =
2 2
3x  4 3 xy + 3y = 0 is (A) (14) 3n1 (B) (7) 3n1
(A) 60 (B) 70 n+1
(C) (7) 3 (D) (14) 3n+1
(C) 30 (D) 45
dy  3  1 
sin1   + cos1   + cot1    =
35. If y 1  x 2  x 1  y 2 = 1, then = 1
43.
dx 2
  2 3  
 
1  y2 1  x2
(A)  (B) (A)
2
(B) 
1  x2 1  y2
3
1  x2 1  y2  
(C) (D) (C) (D)
1  y2 1  x2 6 3

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QUESTION PAPER
44. The general solution of the differential equation
dy 1
+ = 0 is
dx 1  x2
(A) y + sin1 x = c
(B) x2 + 2 sin2 y = c
(C) y2 + 2 sin1 x = c
(D) x + sin1 y = c
x 1 y 1 z 1 x3 y k z
45. If the lines   and  
2 3 4 1 2 1
interect, then k =
2 2
(A) (B)
9 9
9 9
(C) (D)
2 2
46. If the radius of a circle increases at the rate of
7 cm/sec, then the rate of increase of its area
after 10 minutes is
(A) 1,68,400 cm2/sec
(B) 1,88,400 cm2/sec
(C) 1,64,800 cm2/sec
(D) 1,84,800 cm2/sec
47. If the planes 2x  5y + z = 8 and
2λx  15y + λz + 6 = 0 are parallel to each other,
then value of λ is
1
(A) 2 (B)
3
(C) 3 (D) 3

cos   π 
3π
48.  x   sin   x  =
 4  4 
(A)  2 sin x (B) 2 cos x
(C)  2 cos x (D) 2 sin x

49. The logical expression

π
2x
50.  1  cos
π
2
x
dx =

(A)  (B) 
(C) 1 (D) 0

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