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1. The real part of the complex number +5 is equal to:

i²
A. -6
B. -4
C. 4
D. 6
2. The complex conjugate of (2- i2)2 is:
A. -9
B. -6
C. 3
D. 9
5−4 i−( 4−3 i)
3. On simplification of , we get
i
A. 1+i
B. 1−i
C. −1−i
D. −1+i
4. The factorized form of the expression x4 + y4 is
A. ( x 2 +i y 2 )( x 2+i y 2)
2
B. ( x 2−i y 2 ) + 2i x 2 y ²
C. ( x 2−i y 2)( x 2 +i y 2 )
2
D. ( x 2 +i y 2 ) −2i x 2 y ²
5. The square matrix [a ij] 3×3 will be an upper triangular matrix if it satisfies the condition
(Note: i and j represents the row and column number respectively)
A. a ij = 0 for all j<i
B. a ij = 1 for all j<i
C. a ij = 0 for all j>i
D. a ij = 1 for all j>i
−i i
6. The product of the matrices ⌊ ⌋ and ⌊ ⌋ is
i² 1
A. [0]
1
B. ⌊ ⌋
−1
−1
C. ⌊ ⌋
−1
D. Not possible
1 0 0
7. The determinant of the matrix 0 1 0 ⌋ will be:
⌊
0 0 1
A. -1
B. 0
C. 1
D. 2

8. The determinant |m ₁₁ m ₁₂
m ₂₁ m ₂₂ | can also be written in the form as:
 (Note: k is a constant)
m11 +k m ₁₂
A. ⌊ ⌋
m21+k m ₂₂
m11 × k m12 m₁₂
B. ⌊ ⌋
m21 ×k m11 m₂₂
m11 ÷ k m12 m ₁₂
C. ⌊ ⌋
m21 ÷ k m11 m ₂₂
m11 m12−km₁₁
D. ⌊ ⌋
m21 m22−km₂₁
1 x 3
9. If M= ⌊ 1 1 1 ⌋ is a singular matrix, then the value of x will be
0 0 1
A. -3
B. -1
C. 1
D. 0
1 1 1
10. The adjoint of the matrix ⌊ 1 1 1 ⌋ is
1 1 1
0 0 0
A. ⌊ 0 0 0 ⌋
0 0 0
1 0 0
B. ⌊ 0 1 0 ⌋
0 0 1
0 1 0
C. ⌊ 0 0 1 ⌋
1 0 0
1 1 1
D. ⌊ 1 1 1 ⌋
1 1 1
2 2 −7
11. For the matrix ⌊ 1 1 3 ⌋ , the cofactor of the element –x will be
−x y z
A. -13
B. -1
C. 1
D. 13
x 0 1
12. If the determinant of the matrix ⌊ 1 4 1 ⌋ is 3, then the value of x will be:
0 −2 2
−1
A.
2
−1
B.
10
1
C.
10
 1
D.
2
13. If the nth term of a sequence is (-2)n/2 , then the (2n)th term of the sequence will be
A. (-2)n
B. (-2)²n
C. (-2)n/4
D. (-2)4n
14. The sum of the 5th and 6th terms of an arithmetic sequence is 20. If the common difference
is 2, then the first term of the sequence will be
A. -2
B. -1
C. 1
D. 2
15. If Tn of an arithmetic sequence is 2n – 1, the Tn of the associated harmonic sequence will
be
2
A.
n−1
2
B. −1
n
1
C.
2n−1
1
D. −1
2n
16. The harmonic mean between the two terms, x and y is
xy
A.
x+ y
xy
B.
x− y
2 xy
C.
x+ y
2 xy
D.
x− y
17. The arithmetic mean between two numbers is c. If one number is a, then the other number
will be
a+c
A.
2
c−a
B.
2
C. 2 a−c
D. 2 c−a
18. The ratio of 3rd term to 5th term, i.e. a3 : a5, of a geometric sequence is 1 : 4 . The common
ratio of the geometric sequence will be
1
A.
2
1
B. ±
2
C. 2
D. ± 2
9
19. If the geometric mean between 3 and b is then the value of b will be
2
A. 6
B. 9
27
C.
2
27
D.
4
−1 −1
20. The first term of an infinite geometric sequence is , if the common ratio , then
2 2
sum of the infinite geometric series will be
−1
A.
2
−1
B.
3
C. −1
D. 1

()
21. If
p
2
!=6 , then the value of p is equal to

A. 12!
B. 6!
C. 12
D. 6
22. A man goes to a bakery where he finds Samosas (S), Vegetable rolls (R) and Potato
Cutlets (P). They are served with Chatni (C) or Ketchup (K). The tree diagram which
illustrates the given situation for all the possible combinations will be
23. 13 applicants applied for 4 positions in a firm. The job titles are manager, computer
Programmer, accountant and specialist. The possible ways of selection of the applicants
are
A. 52
B. 715
C. 17,160
D. 28,561
24. The number of ways a teacher can select 6 students from a class of 30 students to create a
Math’s club is
A. 180
B. 593,775
C. 427,518,000
D. 729,000,000
25. A bag contains 6 red, 5 yellow, 8 white, 6 black and 10 blue balls. A ball is drawn at
random without replacement from the bag. The process is repeated two times. What is the
probability that both the balls drawn are blue?
10 9
A. ×
35 34
10 9
B. ×
35 35
10 9
C. ×
35 34
 10 10
D. ×
35 34
26. A fair coin is tossed three times. The probability of getting at least TWO heads is
3
A.
8
4
B.
8
3
C.
6
4
D.
6
27. With reference to the principle of mathematical induction, the TRUE statement for m = 1
is
A. 5+6 ( 5 m+1 ) is divisible by 3
B. 5+7 ( 5 m+1 ) is divisible by 3
C. 5+6 ( 5 m−1 ) is divisible by 5
D. 5+7 ( 5 m−1) is divisible by 5

( 2 1
)
28. In the expansion of x + , the condition required to obtain the constant term will be
x
(Formula: T r+1 = C ra b , where symbols have their usual meanings.)
n n-r r

A. 12−r =r
B. 12−2 r =r
C. 12+r =−r
D. 12+2 r=−r
29. If (1−x )-5 = 1 + 5x + bx2 + …., then the value of b will be
A. -15
B. -10
C. 10
D. 15
30. Which of the following conditions is valid for the convergence of (1−x )1/4 ?
A. |x|< 4
B. |x|> 4
1
C. |x|<
4
1
D. |x|>
4
2 1
31. The solution set of the quadratic equation 2 x + =0 is
2
A. {−i ,i }
i
B. {0 , }
2
i i
C. { , }
4 4
i i
D. { , }
2 2
32. The nature of the roots of the equation x 2−2 xb+b 2=0 , where b ∊ Z , is
A. real and equal
B. real and unequal
C. complex and equal
D. complex and unequal
33. A polynomial P(x ) of degree 4 is divided by (x−3) and the remainder is -11 as shown in
the given synthetic division.

The quotient of the given division of the polynomial will be

A. −x−5
B. −x ²−5 x
C. x 3 +3 x 2−x −5
D. x 4 +3 x 2−x ²−5 x
34. If α and β are the roots of the equation a x 2−bx=1, then the value of ( α −β ) ²−(α + β)²
will be
−1
A.
a

B. −4 () 1
a
1
C.
a

D. 4 ()1
a
35. If x 2− y 2=k ² and y=a, then the value of x , in terms of k ∧a , will be
A. ±( k 2+ a)
B. ±( k 2+ a ²)
C. ± √ k 2 +a
D. ± √ k 2 +a2
36. For the equation a 2 x 2+ bx+ 64=0 , the sum roots is equal to the product of the roots. the
value of b will be
A. -64
B. -8
C. 64
D. 8
37. In degrees, 3 π rad can be expressed as
A. 0.16°
B. 9.42°
C. 180°
D. 540°

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38. The positive square root of ⌈ 4 1+
1
2
ta n β)⌉ will be equal to

A. 2 cot β
B. 2 tan β
C. 2 sec β
D. 2 cosec β
39. The terminal ray of angle 2360o lies in the
A. Ist quadrant
B. IInd quadrant
C. IIIrd quadrant
D. IVth quadrant
1−sin ² θ
40. equals to
1+ tan ² θ
A. 1
B. co t 2 θ
C. sec 4 θ
D. cos 4 θ
41. In the given triangle, the value of x will be

A. 5 cm
5 √3
B. cm
2
C. 10 √ 3 cm
D. 5 √ 3 cm
42. The area of the given triangle ABC is equal to

A. 50 ×sin 30 °
B. 100 ×sin 30 °
C. 100 ׿
D. 2 00 ׿
43. The sides of a triangle ABC are 6 cm, 5 cm and 7 cm. if its area is 6 √ 6 cm² then the in-
radius of the circle associated to the triangle ABC is calculated to be
2 √6
A. cm
3
3
B. cm
2 √6
C. 2 √ 6
1
D. cm
2 √6
44. In the given triangle ABC , if b=10 cm ,sin α=0.39∧sin β=0.99 , then α is approximately
equal to

A. 3.94 cm
B. 3.86 cm
C. 4.86 cm
D. 25.38 cm
45. In the given triangle, ∠ A is equal to
A. 25.96°
B. 30.96°
C. 35.96°
D. 40.96°
46. If two sides of a right angled triangle are equal to a cm, then the measurement of the third
side will be
A. 2 a cm
B. √ 2 a cm
C. √ 2 a2 cm
D. 2 a ² cm
sin α
47. The range of is the set of all
cos α
A. real numbers
B. real numbers except 1
C. real numbers except -1
D. real numbers between -1 and 1

48. The period of ( 4θ

5 )
+60⁰ is

5π
A.
4
5π
B.
2
4π
C.
5
8π
D.
4
49. A trigonometric equation is given as cot x= p. If p is undefined, then the value of x is
(Note: p is a constant.)
A. 0
π
B.
2
π
C.
2
D. Also undefined
50. Which of the given functions is an even function?
A. co s 2 θ sinθ
B. sinθtanθ
C. cosθ tanθ
D. sinθcot ²θ