Mathematics is IMPORTANT section for Indian Maritime University Common Entrance Test,

IMU-CET as well as for Companies’ Sponsorship Exams. After Physics, most of the questions
are from Mathematics.

While preparing for IMU CET and Companies’ Sponsorship Exam following things you must
keep in your mind in order to secure a good rank.

IMPORTANT TIPS

 Most of the questions are asked from 12th class syllabus.

 From 11th class syllabus Complex Numbers, Permutation & Combinations, and
Trigonometry are very important.
 From 12th class syllabus you should concentrate more on Probability, Matrices &
Determinants , and differential calculus part.
 All the questions are Basic concepts and Formula based.
 Standard of questions is not very high. So DON’T concentrate on very tough questions.
 In all Companies’ Sponsorship Examinations, PHYSICS is the most important subject.
Therefore concentrate MOST on physics and then on Mathematics.
 Use NCERT books ONLY to refer for theory part.
 Number of questions provided below are as per the previous year trends.
 Chapters are compiled as per their IMPORTANCE.
Ques 1. Number of diagonals that can be drawn by joining the vertices of an octagon is

(A) 28

(B) 48

(C) 20

(D) None of these

Answer. (C)

Ques 2. Number of irrational terms in the binomial expansion of (31/5+71/3)100 is

(A) 90

(B) 88

(C) 94

(D) 95

Answer. (C)

Ques 3. In a certain town, 60% of the families own a car, 30% own a house and 20% own
both a car and a house. If a family is randomly chosen, what is the probability that this
family owns a car or a house but not both?

(A) 0.5

(B) 0.7

(C) 0.1

(D) 0.9

Answer: (A)

Ques 4. If nP r = 30240 and nC r = 252, then the ordered pair (n,r) is equal to

(A) 12,6

(B) 10,5
 (C) 9,4

(D) 16,7

Answer. B

Ques 5. In how many ways can 5 prizes be distributed among four students when every
student can take one or more prizes?

(A) 1024

(B) 625

(C) 120

(D) 600

Answer. A

Ques 6. Four different items have to be placed in three different boxes. In how many
ways can it be done such that any box can have any number of items?

(A) 34

(B) 43

(C) 4P 3

(D) 4C 3

Answer. D

Ques 7. If the letters of the word SACHIN are arranged in all possible ways and these
words are written out as in dictionary, then the word SACHIN appears at serial number

(A) 601

(B) 600

(C) 603

(D) 602
Answer. A

Ques 8. How many ways are there to arrange the letters in the word GARDEN with the
vowels in alphabetical order?

(A) 120

(B) 240

(C) 360

(D) 480

Answer. C

Ques 9. The number of ways of distributing 8 identical balls in 3 distinct boxes so that
none of the boxes is empty is

(A) 5

(B) 21

(C) 38

(D) 8C 3

Answer. B

Ques 10. A student is to answer 10 out of 13 questions in an examination such that he

must choose at least 4 from first 5 questions. The number of choices available to him is

(A) 40

(B) 196

(C) 280

(D) 346

Answer. B
Ques 11. The number of arrangements of the letters of the word BANANA in which the
two N’s do not appear together is

(A) 40

(B) 60

(C) 80

(D) 100

Answer. A

Ques 12. The number of ways of putting 10 different things in 2 boxes such that there are
not less than 2 things in any of the two boxes is

(A) 1024

(B) 1023

(C) 1013

(D) 102

Answer. D

Ques 13. If nC r-1 =36, nC r = 84, and nC r+1 = 36, then r = ?

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 4

Answer. C

Ques 14. Four dice are rolled. The number of possible outcomes in which at least 2 dice
show 6 is

(A) 216
 (B) 900

(C) 150

(D) 171

Answer. D

Ques 15. Three houses are available in a locality. Three persons apply for the houses. The
probability that all the three apply for the same house is

(A) 2/9

(B) 1/9

(C) 8/9

(D) 7/9

Answer. B

Ques 16. 6 men and 4 women are to be seated in a row so that no 2 women sit together.
The number of ways they can be seated is

(A) 604800

(B) 17280

(C) 120960

(D) 518400

Answer. A

Ques 17. The number of ways in which 6 men and 5 women can dine at a round table , if
no two women are to sit together, is given by

(A) 30

(B) 5! X 5!

(C) 5! X 4!
 (D) 7! X 5!

Answer. B

Ques 18. If n+1C 3 = 2 nC 2 , then the value of n is

(A) 3

(B) 4

(C) 5

(D) 6

Answer. C

Ques 19. If nC r-1 = 36, nC r = 34, nC r+1 = 126, then n and r are respectively

(A) 9,6

(B) 9,3

(C) 6,3

(D) 6,2

Answer. B

Ques 20. Seven people are seated in a circle. How many relative arrangements are
possible?

(A) 7!

(B) 6!

(C) 7P 6

(D) 7C 6

Answer. B

Ques 21. Probability that A speaks truth is 4/5 while this probability for B is ¾. The
probability that they contradict each other when asked to speak on a fact is
 (A) 3/20

(B) 1/5

(C) 7/20

(D) 4/5

Answer. C

Ques 22. A bag contains 4 red and 3 black balls. A second bag contains 2 red and 4 black
balls. One bag is selected at random. If from the bag selected, one ball is drawn then the
probability that the ball drawn is red is

(A) 1/42

(B) 3/41

(C) 9/42

(D) 19/42

Answer. D

Ques 23. A box contains 6 nails and 10 nuts. Half of the nails and half of the nuts are
rusted. If one item is chosen at random, then the probability that it is rusted nail is

(A) 3/16

(B) 5/16

(C) 11/16

(D) 14/16

Answer. C

Ques 24. A bag contains 5 brown and 4 white socks. A man pulls out two socks. The
probability that both the socks are of the same color is

(A) 9/108
 (B) 18/108

(C) 36/108

(D) 48/108

Answer. D

Ques 25. A six faced dice is rolled repeatedly till 1 appears for the first time. The
probability that the dice is rolled even number of times is

(A) 1/6

(B) 5/36

(C) 6/11

(D) 5/11

Answer. D

Ques 26. A fair coin is tossed repeatedly. If tail appears on first four tosses, then the
probability of head appearing on fifth toss equals

(A) ½

(B) 1/32

(C) 31/32

(D) 1/5

Answer. A

Ques 27. Seven white balls and three black balls are randomly placed in a row. The
probability that no two black balls are placed adjacently equals

(A) ½

(B) 7/15

(C) 2/15
 (D) 1/3

Answer. B

Ques 28. There are four machines and it is known that two are faulty. They are tested one
by one till the time both faulty machines are identified. Then the probability that only two
tests are needed to find this is

(A) 1/3

(B) 1/6

(C) ½

(D) ¼

Answer. B

Ques 29. Three identical dice are rolled. The probability that the same number will appear
on each of them is

(A) 1/6

(B) 1/36

(C) 1/18

(D) 3/28

Answer. B

Ques 30. A bag contains 3 white and 5 black balls. One ball is drawn at random. Then the
probability that it is white is ;

(A) 1/8

(B) 3/8

(C) 5/8

(D) 3/5
Answer. B

Ques 31. The letters of the word COCHIN are permuted and all the permutations are
arranged in alphabetical order as in English dictionary. The number of words that appear
before the word COCHIN is

(A) 360

(B) 192

(C) 96

(D) 48

Answer: (C)

Ques 32. If the letters of the word PROBABILITY are written down at random in a row, the
probability that two B-s are together is

(A) 2/11

(B) 10/11

(C) 3/11

(D) 6/11

Answer. (A)

Ques 33. A number x is chosen at random from the numbers − 3,−2,−1,0,1,2,3 the
probability that |x| < 2 is

(A) 5/7

(B) 2/7

(C) 3/7

(D) 1/7

Answer. (C)
Ques 34. In a single throw of a die, the probability of getting a multiple of 3 is

(A) 1/2

(B) 1/3

(C) 1/6

(D) 2/3

Answer. (B)

Ques 35. A person wants to buy one fountain pen, one ball pen and one pencil from a
stationary shop. If there are 10 fountain pen verities, 12 ball pen varieties and 5 pencil
varieties, in how many ways can he select these articles?

(A) 600

(B) 700

(C) 602

(D) 702

Answer. (A)

Ques 36. In a class there are 27 boys and 14 girls. The teacher wants to select 1 boy and 1
girl to represent the class in a function. In how many ways can the teacher make this
selection?

(A) 378

(B) 377

(C) 356

(D) 345

Answer. (A)

Ques 37. There are four parcels and five post offices. In how many different ways can the
parcels be sent by registered post?
 (A) 625

(B) 676

(C) 898

(D) 565

Answer. (A)

Ques 38. Out of 20 consecutive positive integers, two are chosen at random. The
probability that their sum is odd is :

(A) 1/20

(B) 10/19

(C) 19/20

(D) 9/19

Answer. (B)

Ques 39. A coin is tossed five times and outcomes are recorded. How many possible
outcomes are there?

(A) 23

(B) 32

(C) 44

(D) 54

Answer. (B)

Ques 40. A bag contains three green marbles, four blue marbles, and two orange marbles.
If a marble is picked at random, then the probability that it is not an orange marble is

(A) 1/4

(B) 1/3
 (C) 4/9

(D) 7/9

Answer. (D)
Ques 41. A coin is tossed n times. The probability of getting head at least once is greater
than 0.8. Then the least value of n is

(A) 2

(B) 3

(C) 4

(D) Not defined

Answer. B

Ques 42. If the probabilities that A&B will die within a year are x & y respectively, then the
probability that exactly one of them will be alive at the end of the year is

(A) x + y – 2xy
(B) xy
(C) (1–x)(1–y)
(D) 1–xy
Answer. A

Ques 43. Two integers are selected at random from integers 1 to 11. If the sum is even,
find the probability that both the numbers are odd.

(A) 3 / 11
(B) 1
(C) 3 / 5
(D) 2 / 5
Answer. C
Ques 44. A letter is known to have come either from TATANAGAR or from CALCUTTA. On
the envelope just two consecutive letters TA are visible. What is the probability that the
letters came from TATANAGAR?

(A) 7/ 11
(B) 4/11
(C) 24 /29
(D) 1/ 11
Answer. A

Ques 45. Six boys and six girls sit in a row at random. Then the probability that six girls sit
together is

(A) 1 /132
(B) 1/ 32
(C) 1 /360
(D) 1/ 36
Answer. A

Ques 46. The probability for a randomly chosen month to have its 10th day as Sunday is

(A) 1/ 84
(B) 1/7
(C) 10/ 12
(D) 10 /84
Answer. B

Ques 47. A person writes 4 letters and addresses 4 envelopes. If the letters are placed in
the envelopes at random, then the probability that all letters are not placed in the right
envelope is

(A) 1/ 24 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) 23/24

Answer. D
 Ques 48. A bag contains 5 brown and 4 white socks. A man pulls out 2 socks. The
probability that they are of the same colour is:

(A) 5 /108 (B) 4/9 (C) 2/9 (D) 5/9

Answer. B

Ques 49. From a group of 5 boys and 3 girls, 3 persons are chosen at random. Then the
probability that there are more girls than boys is:

(A) 15/28 (B) 15/56 (C) 1 (D) 2/7

Answer. D

Ques 50. Out of 15 tickets marked 1, 2, 3, ... 15, three are drawn at random. The chance
that numbers on them are in AP is

(A) 7/65 (B) 8/455 (C) 9/15 (D) 9/39

Answer. A

Ques 51. Vishnu, Tarun and Amit in order toss a coin. One who throws head first, wins the
game. Their respective chances of winning are:

(A) 2/3, 1/3 ,0 (B) 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 (C) 4/7, 2/7, 1/7 (D) None of these

Answer. C

Ques 52. Three of the six vertices of a regular hexagon are chosen at random. The
probability that the triangle with these vertices is equilateral is:

(A) 3/20 (B) 1/20 (C) 1/10 (D) 1/60

Answer. C

Ques 53. In a competition; A, B, C are participating. The probability that A wins is twice
that of B and the probability that B wins is twice that of C. The probability that A loses is

(A) 1/7 (B) 3/7 (C) 2/7 (D) 4/7

Answer. B
Ques 54. A speaks truth in 75% cases and B speaks truth in 80% cases. The probability that
they contradict each other in a statement is

(A) 1/ 5 (B) 7 /20 (C) 3 /20 (D) 3 /100

Answer. B

Ques 55. A purse contains 4 copper and 3 silver coins; and a second purse contains 6
copper and 2 silver coins. If a coin is taken from one of the two purses, then the probability
that it is a copper coin is

(A) 3 /7 (B) 19 /28 (C) 37/ 56 (D) 19/ 56

Answer. C

Ques 56. A die is thrown three times. If the first throw is a four, find the choice of getting
15 as the sum

(A) 1/ 18 (B) 5/ 18 (C) 1 /36 (D) 1 /108

Answer. A

Ques 57. Suppose a girl throws a die. If she gets a 5 or 6, she tosses a coin three times and
notes the number of heads. If she gets 1, 2, 3 or 4. She losses a coin once and notes
whether a head or tail is obtained. If she obtained exactly one head, what is the probability
that she threw 1, 2, 3 or 4 with the die?

(A) 2/5 (B) 8 /11 (C) 3/ 5 (D) 3 /11

Answer. B

Ques 58. Probability that A speaks truth is 4 /5 . A coin is tossed, a reports that a head
appears. The probability that actually there was head is

(A) 1 (B) 1 /2 (C) 1/ 5 (D) 4 /5

Answer. D

Ques 59. Bag I contains 3 red and 4 black balls and bag II contains 4 red and 5 blacks’ balls.
One ball is transferred from Bag I to Bag II and then a ball is drawn from Bag II. The ball so
drawn is found to be red. Find the probability that the transferred ball is black
(A) 16/ 31 (B) 15/ 31 (C) 3/ 8 (D) 5/ 8

Answer. A

Ques 60. A card from a pack of 52 cards is lost. From the remaining cards of the pack, two
cards are drawn and are found to be both diamonds. Find the probability that the lost card
was a diamond:

(A) 144/ 169 (B) 11 /50 (C) 39 /50 (D) 11 /24

Answer. B

Ques 61. In answering a question on a multiple choice test, a student either knows the
answer or guesses. Let 3/4 be the probability that he knows the answer and 1/4 be the
probability that he guesses. Assuming that a student who guesses at the answer will be
correct with probability 1/4. What is the probability that the student knows the answer
given that he answered it correctly?

(A) 1 /13 (B) 3/ 7 (C) 9 /13 (D) 12/ 13

Answer. D

Ques 62. On a multiple choice examination with three possible answers for each of the
five questions, what is the probability that a candidate would get four or more correct
answers just by guessing?

(A) 1 /243 (B) 10 /(243)2 (C) 11/ 243 (D) 10 /243

Answer. C

Ques 63. Words from the letters of the word PROBABILITY are formed by taking all letters
at a time. The probability that both B’s are not together and both I’s are not together is

(A) 52/55 (B) 53/55 (C) 54/55 (D) none of these

Answer. B

Ques 64. Five different games are to be distributed among 4 children randomly. The
probability that each child get at least one game is

(A) 1/4 (B) 15/64 (C) 21/64 (D) none of these

Answer. B

Ques 65. The maximum number of points of intersections of 8 circles is

(A) 16
(B) 24
(C) 28
(D) 56

Answer. D

Ques 66. How many words can be formed by using all letters of TIHAR

(A) 100
(B) 120
(C) 140
(D) 160

Answer: Option B

Ques 67. In how many ways can the letters of the CHEATER be arranged

(A) 20160
(B) 2520
(C) 360
(D) 80
Answer: Option B

Ques 68. How many words can be formed from the letters of the word "SIGNATURE" so
that vowels always come together?

(A) 17280
(B) 4320
(C) 720
(D) 80

Answer: Option A
Ques 69. If n is a positive integer, then the number of terms in the expansion of (x+a)n is

(A) n

(B) n+1

(C) n-1

(D) None of these

Answer: Option B

Ques 70. Total number of possible matrices of order 3 x 3 with each entry 2 or 0 is

(A) 9

(B) 27

(C) 81

(D) 512

Answer. (D)

Ques 71. If A is a square matrix, such that A2 = A, then (1+A)3-7A is equal to

(A) 2

(B) 3

(C) 1

(D) 0

Answer. (C)

Ques 72. If A and B are two matrices such that AB = B and BA = A, then A2 + B2 equals

(A) 2AB

(B) 2BA
 (C) A + B

(D) AB

Answer. (C)

Ques 73.

Answer. (B)
Ques 74.

Answer. (A)

Ques 75.
Ques 76. let function a continuous function which satisfies ,
then the value of is

(A) 0 (zero)

(B) 2

(C) 5

(D) 3

Answer : (A)

Ques 77. Let A={1,2,3}, then number of relations containing (1,2) and (1,3) which are
reflexive and symmetric but not transitive is…..

(A) 2

(B) 1

(C) 4

(D) 3
Answer. B

Ques 78. Find the number of all onto functions from the set {1,2,3,……….,n} to itself

(A) n!

(B) nn

(C) 2n

(D) n2
Answer. A

Ques 79. Check if the relation R defined in the set {1,2,3,4,5,6} as R={(a,b): b= a+1} is…

(A) Reflexive

(B) Symmetric
 (C) Transitive

(D) None of these

Answer. D

Ques 80. Two finite sets have m and n element respectively. The total number of subsets
of first set is 112 more than the total number of sub sets of the second set. The value of m
and n respectively are

(A) 5,2

(B) 4,7

(C) 7,4

(D) 2,5

Answer : (C)

Ques 81. A survey shows that 70% of the Indian like mango whereas 82% like apple. If x%
of Indian like both mango and apple then

(A) x=52

(B) 52<x<70

(C) x=70

(D) 70< x < 82

Answer : (B)

Ques 82. If X υ {3,4} = {1,2,3,4,5,6} then which of the following is true

(A) Smallest set X = { 1,2,5,6 }

(B) Smallest set X = { 1,2,3,5,6 }

(C) Smallest set X = { 1,2,3,4 }

(D) Greatest set X = { 1,2,3,4 }

 Answer : (A)

Ques 83. If two sets A and B are having 43 elements in common, then the number of
elements common to each of the sets A X B and B X A is

(A) 432

(B) 243

(C) 4343

(D) 286

Answer : (A)

Ques 84. In a college of 400 students every students read 5 newspapers and every news
paper is read by 80 students. The number of news paper is

(A) 25

(B) At the most 20

(C) At the most 25

(D) At least 25

Answer : (A)

Ques 85. If n(A) = 6 and n(B) = 4 then minimum value of n(A-B) is

(A) 2

(B) 7

(C) 6

(D) 4

Answer : (A)

Ques 86. If A and B are two sets the B-(B-A)=……

(A) (A-B)-B
 (B) A-(A-B)

(C) A

(D) B

Answer : (B)

Ques 87. If A is the set of even natural numbers less than 8 and B is the set of prime
numbers less than 7, then the number of relations from A to B is

(A) 29

(B) 92

(C) 32

(D) 29-1

Answer : (A)

Ques 88. Find the number of all onto functions from the set {1,2,3…………….,n} to itself.

(A) n

(B) n!

(C) 2n

(D) n2

Answer : (B)

Ques 89. Given the relation on R = {(a,b), (b,c)} in the set A = { a,b,c } then the minimum
number of ordered pairs which added to R make it an equivalence relation is

(A) 5

(B) 6

(C) 7

(D) 8
 Answer : (C)

Ques 90. Let R be the relation over the set N x N and is defined by

(a,b) R (c,d) => a+d = b+c then R is

(A) Reflexive only

(B) Symmetric only

(C) Transitive only

(D) An equivalence relation

Answer : (D)

Ques 91. An integer m is said to be related to another integer n. If m is a multiple of n then

the relation is

(A) Reflexive and symmetric

(B) Reflexive and transitive

(C) Symmetric and transitive

(D) Equivalence relation

Answer : (B)

Ques 92. If A = {1,2,3}, then the number of equivalence relation containing (1,2) is

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 8

Answer : (B)

Ques 93. If f(x) = {(1-x)/(1+x)} then f(f(cos2A))=……….

 (A) tan2A

(B) sec2A

(C) cos2A

(D) cot2A

Answer : (C)

Ques 94. Let P(x) be a polynomial, which when divided by x – 3 and x – 5 leaves
remainders 10 and 6 respectively. If the polynomial is divided by (x –3) (x–5) then the
remainder is

(A) –2x + 16

(B) 16

(C) 2x – 16

(D) 60

Answer: (A)

Ques 95. If , then

(A) x5
(B) x10
(C) x2 + 1
(D) (x2 + 1)2

Answer. B
Ques 96.

(A) e-x
(B) -ex
(C) lnx
(D) logx

Answer. C
Ques 97. If f(x) is a function then f(x) + f(-x) is

(A) An even function

(B) An odd function
(C) Not a function
(D) None of these

Answer. A

Ques 98. Let the function f be defined by f(x) = {(2x+1)/ (1-3x)}, then f-1 (x) is

(A) (x-1)/(3x+2)
(B) (3x+2)/(x-1)
(C) (x+1)/(3x-2)
(D) (2x+1)/(1-3x)

Answer. A

Ques 99. log 0 = ?

(A)
(B) 0
(C) 1
(D) 2

Answer. A

Ques 100.

(A) -3
(B) -1
(C) 1
(D) 3

Answer. A
Ques 101. The greatest value of f(x)=(x+1)1/3-(x-1)1/3 [0, 1] is

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 1/3

Answer. B

Ques 102. The function f(x)=cot-1x + x increases in the interval

(A) (1,∞) (B) (− ∞,1, ) (C) (−∞ ,∞, ) (D) (0,∞)

Answer. C

Ques 103. The least possible value of K for which the function f(x)= x2 + Kx + 1 may be
increasing in {1,2} is

(A) 2
(B) -2
(C) 0
(D) None of these

Answer. (B)
Ques 104. If a,b,c are positive real numbers, then the number of real roots of the equation
2
ax + b !x! +c = 0 is

(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 0
(D) None of these

Answer. (C)
Ques 105. The solution set of the inequation 2x+y > 5 is

(A) Half plane that contains the origin

(B) Open half plane not containing the origin
(C) Whole xy plane except the points lying on the line 2x + y = 5
(D) None of these

Answer. (B)
Ques 106. The real number x (x > 0) when added to its reciprocal gives the minimum sum at
x equals

(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) -1 (D) -2

Answer. B

Ques 107. If 2a+3b+6c=0 then at least one root of the equation ax2+bx+c=0 lies in the
interval

(A) (0, 1) (B) (1, 3) (C) (2, 3) (D) (1, 3)

Answer. A

Ques 108. The value of ‘a’ for which x3 - 3x + a = 0 has two distinct roots in [0, 1] is given by

(A) –1 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) does not exists

Answer. D

Ques 109. The value of ‘c’ in Lagrange’s mean value theorem for f(x) = x (x-2)2 in [0, 1]

(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 2/3 (D) 3/2

Answer. C

Ques 110. The least value of k for which the function f(x)=x2+kx+1 is a increasing function in
the interval 1 ≤ x ≤ 2

(A) −1 (B) −2 (C) 1 (D) 3

Answer. B

Ques 111. The interval in which f(x)=x3-3x2-9x+20 is strictly decreasing

(A) (−1,3) (B) (3,∞) (C) (−∞ −, 1) (D) (5,9)

Answer. A

Ques 112. The critical points of f(x)=(x-2)2/3(2x+1) are

(A) (3,4) (B) (5,6) (C) (1,2) (D) (0,5)

Answer. C

Ques 113. The number of stationary points of f (x)= sin x in [0,2π ] are
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

Answer. C

Ques 114.

Answer: A

Ques 115. If the equation x2 – ax + 1 = 0 has two distinct roots, then

(a) |a| = 2 (b) |a| < 2 (c) |a| > 2 (d) None of these

Answer. C

Ques 116. If one root of the equation x2+px+12=0 is 4 and the equation x2+px+q=0 has
equal roots, the value of q is

(A) 49/4

(B) 4/49

(C) 4

(D) None of these

Answer. A

Ques 117. The number of real roots of the equation (x-1)2 + (x-2)2 + (x-3)2 = 0 are

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) None of these

Answer. D

Ques 118. One root of the equation 5x2 + 13x + K = 0 is the reciprocal of the other, if

(A) K=0
 (B) K=5

(C) K=1/6

(D) K=6

Answer. B

Ques 119. If the equation x2 + 4x + k = 0 has real and distinct roots, then

(a) k < 4 (b) k > 4 (c) k ≥ 4 (d) k ≤ 4

Answer. A

Ques 120. Sum of n terms of ½ + ¾ + 7/8 + 15/16 +……. Is

(A) 2n-n-1

(B) 1-2-n

(C) n+2-n -1

(D) 2n – 1

Answer. C

Ques 121. Geometric mean of 1,2,22,23,24…………..,2n is

(A) 2(n/2)

(B) 2n

(C) n2

(D) None of these

Answer. A

Ques 122. For a triangle whose perimeter is 37 cms and length of sides are in G.P. also the
length of the smallest side is 9 cms. Find the length of remaining two sides….

(A) 12,16
 (B) 14,14

(C) 10,18

(D) 15,13

Answer. A

Ques 123. Find a,b and c between 2 and 18 such that a+b+c=25, 2,a,b are in A.P. and b,c,18
are in G.P.

(A) 5,8,12

(B) 4,8,13

(C) 3,9,13

(D) 5,9,11

Answer. A

Ques 124. Find out four numbers such that, first three are in GP, last three are in AP having
common difference 6, first and last numbers are same.

(A) 8,4,2,8

(B) -8,4,-2,-8

(C) 8,-4,2,8

(D) -8,-4,-2,-8

Answer. C

Ques 125. If the HM of a and c is b, GM of b and d is c and AM of c and e is d, then the GM

of a and e is……..

(A) b
 (B) c

(C) d

(D) ae

Answer. C

Ques 126. In a series of -9, -6 , -3…………..find the number of terms n to get a sum S n = 66

(A) 11

(B) 13

(C) 9

(D) 15

Answer. A

Ques 127. If the 7th term of an AP is 23 and the 12th term is 38, find the first term “a” and
common difference ‘d’

(A) 5,4

(B) 5,3

(C) 6,3

(D) 3,3

Answer. B

Ques 128. Find the sum of the series 1, 7/5, 13/25, 19/25…………∞

(A) 25/8

(B) 27/6
 (C) 25/6

(D) 8/25

Answer. A

Ques 129. Find the sum of the following series 1+1/2+1/4+1/8+1/16+……….∞

(A) 9

(B) 2

(C) 4

(D) 1

Answer. B

Ques 130. Find the sum of the GP 1,2,4,8,16,64………. Upto n terms

(A) 2n-1

(B) 2n

(C) ∞

(D) 0

Answer. A

Ques 131. Find the 10th term of the A.P. -3,-1,1,3,……….

(A) 10

(B) 20

(C) 27

(D) 15
Answer. D

Ques 132. Find the sum of the series 12+22+32+42+…………+202

(A) 2870

(B) 2560

(C) 2780

(D) 3250

Answer. A

Ques 133. 1 + 3 + 7 + 15 + …………10 terms =

(A) 2012

(B) 2046

(C) 2038

(D) 2036

Answer. D

Ques 134. Find out three numbers which are in GP such that their sum is 13 and the sum of
their squares is 91

(A) 3,1,9

(B) 1,3,9

(C) 1,9,3

(D) 13/3,13/3,13/3
Answer. B

Ques 135. The 11th, 13th and 15th terms of any GP are in……..

(A) GP

(B) AP

(C) HP

(D) AGP

Answer. A

Ques 136. If the sum of first 101 terms of an AP is 0 and if 1 be the first term of AP, then the
sum of next 100 terms is……..

(A) -101

(B) 201

(C) -201

(D) -200

Answer. C

Ques 137. If the sides of a right angle triangle are in AP, then the sum of the sines of the
two acute angles is………….

(A) 7/5

(B) 8/5

(C) 1/5

(D) 6/5

Answer. A
Ques 138. 6th term of the sequence 7/3 , 35/6 , 121/12 , 335/24 , ………… is

(A) 2113/96

(B) 2112/96

(C) 865/48

(D) 2111/96

Answer. D

Ques 139. The sum of 20 terms of the series 12+16+24+40+……. Is

(A) 8335

(B) 8348

(C) 8356

(D) 8363

Answer. B

Ques 140. If three positive real numbers a,b,c are in A.P. and if abc = 64 then the minimum
value of b is ………..

(A) 6

(B) 5

(C) 4

(D) 3

Answer. C

Ques 141. Median of 16,10,14,11,9,8,12,6,5 is

 (A) 12

(B) 10

(C) 8

(D) 16

Answer. B

Ques 142. Mean of 100 items is 49. It was found that 3 items 60,70,80 were wrongly read
as 38,22,50 respectively. The correct mean is

(A) 70

(B) 65

(C) 50

(D) 59

Answer. C

Ques 143. The average weight of 25 boys was calculated to be 78.4 kg. it was later
discovered that one weight was misread as 69 kg instead of 96 kg. the correct average is

(A) 79.48 kg

(B) 76.54 kg

(C) 81.35 kg

(D) 80.23 kg

Answer. A

Ques 144. Find the mean of first n odd natural numbers

(A) n

(B) n2

(C) 2n
 (D) nn

Answer. A

Ques 145. If a > 0, b > 0, c > 0 are in G.P. then log a, log b, log c are in

(A) H.P.

(B) A.P.

(C) G.P.

(D) None of these

Answer. B

Ques 146. If AM and HM between two numbers are 27 and 12 respectively then their GM is

(A) 9

(B) 18

(C) 24

(D) 36

Answer. B

Ques 147. If A,G and H are respectively the A.M. the G.M. and the H.M. between two
positive numbers a and b , then the correct relationship is

(A) A = G2H

(B) G2 = AH

(C) A2 = GH

(D) A = GH2

Answer. (B)

Ques 148. The sum of three numbers in A.P. is -3, and their product is 8. The numbers are
(a)4, 6, 8 (b)14, 16, 18 (c) 16, 18, 20 (d)-4, -1, 2

Answer. D

Ques 149. How many terms are there in the sequence 3, 6, 9, 12, …, 111
(a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 39 (d) 40

Answer. A

Ques 150. If α, β are the roots of x2-px+1=0 and γ is a root of x2+px+1=0, then (α+γ)(β+γ) is

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) – 1 (D) p

Answer. (A)

Ques 151. The sum of the series: 5 + 13 + 21 + … + 181

(a)2138 (b)2139 (c) 3182 (d)2832

Answer. B
Ques 152. Domain of f(x) = sin-1 {(1+x2)/(2x)} is

(A) (−1, 0) (B) {−1, 1} (C) (−∝, −1) (D) (1, ∝)

Answer. B

Ques 153. f: R → R : f(x) = x2 is

(A) one-one and onto

(B) one-one and into
(C) many-one and onto
(D) many-one and into
Answer. D

Ques 154. f : R → R : f(x) = cos x is

(A) one-one and into

(B) one-one and onto
(C) many-one and into
(D) many-one and onto
Answer. C

Ques 155. The domain of the function f = {(1, 3), (3, 5), (2, 6)} is

(A) 1, 3 and 5 (B) {1, 3, 2} (C) {3, 5, 6} (D) 3, 5 and 6.

Answer. B

Ques 156. Let , x ≠ -1 , then f -1(x) is = ?

(A) (B) (C) 2/(1+x) (D) 1/(x-1)

Answer. B

Ques 157. Let , x ≠ 1 , then f -1(x) is = ?

(A) (B) (C) (1-x)/(x) (D) x/(1-x)

Answer. B

Ques 158. If f(x) = x2 – 3x + 2, then (fof) (x) = ?

(A) x4 (B) x4 – 6x3 (C) x4 – 6x3 + 10 x2 (D) none of these

Answer. D

Ques 159. The solutions of the equation 4cos2 x +6sin2 x = 5 are

(A) x = n π ± (π/4)
(B) x = n π ± (π/3)
(C) x = n π ± (π/2)
(D) x = n π ± (2π/3)

Answer. A

Ques 160. The most general solution of 3 cos θ + sin θ = is

 (A) θ = nπ ± (π/4)+( π/6)
(B) θ = nπ ± (π/4)-( π/6)
(C) θ =2 nπ ± (π/4)+( π/6)
(D) θ = nπ ± (π/4)-( π/6)

Answer. C

Ques 161. The general solution of sin x - cos x = , for any integer n is

(A) nπ

(B) 2nπ + (3π/4)

(C) 2nπ

(D) (2n +1)π

Answer. B

Ques 162. The equation 3sin x + cos x = 4 has

(A) Only one solution

(B) Two solutions

(C) Infinitely many solutions

(D) No solution

Answer. D

Ques 163. The equation k cos x – 3 sin x = k + 1 is solvable only if k belongs to the interval

(A) [ 4, ∞ ]
(B) [ -4, 4 ]
(C) [ -∞, 4 ]
(D) None of these

Answer. C
Ques 164. The number of solutions for the equation sin 2x + cos 4x = 2 is

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) ∞

Answer. A

Ques 165. If sin 3θ = sin θ, how many solutions exist such that − 2π < θ < 2π ?

(A) 8 (B) 9 (C) 5 (D) none of these

Answer. D

Ques 166. The most general value of θ satisfying the equation sin θ = sin α and cos θ = cos
α is

(A) 2nπ + α

(B) 2nπ − α

(C) nπ + α

(D) nπ − α

Answer. A

Ques 167. If equation sin4 x = 1 + tan8 x, then x is

(A) φ (B) π/2 (C) π/6 (D) π/4

Answer. A

Ques 168. If a, b, c, d, e, f are in A.P., then e-c is equal to

(A) 2(c – a) (B) 2 (d – c) (C) f – e (D) d – c

Answer. B

Ques 169. If the roots of the cubic equation ax3 + bx2 + cx + d = 0 are in G.P., then

(A) c3 a = b3 d (B) ca3= bd3 (C) a3 b = c3 d (D) ab3= cd3

Answer. A

Ques 170. Number of positive integral ordered pairs of (a, b) such that 6, a, b are in H.P is

(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8

Answer. C
 Ques 171. If a, 8, b are in A.P., a, 4, b are in G.P; a, x, b are in H.P then x =

(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 4 (D) 16

Answer. A

Ques 172. If t n denotes nth term of the series 2 + 3 + 6 + 11 + 18 + ..... then t 50

(A) 2 + 492 (B) 2 + 482 (C) 2 + 502 (D) 2 + 512

Answer. A

Ques 173. If the sum to infinity of the series 1+ 4x + 7x2 +10x3 + ..... is (35/ 16) then x =

(A) 1/5 (B) 2/5 (C) 3/7 (D) 1/7

Answer. A

Ques 174. The natural numbers are divided into groups 1, (2, 3), (4, 5, 6), (7, 8, 9, 10)....;
then the sum of the numbers in the 50th group is

(A) 62500 (B) 62520 (C) 62525 (D) 65225

Ans. C

Ques 175. If a, b, c, d, x are real and the roots of equation

(a2 + b2 + c2 ) x2 – 2 (ab + bc + cd ) x + ( b2 + c2 + d2 ) = 0 are real and equal, then a, b, c, d are in

(A) A.P (B) G.P (C) H. P (D) none of these

Answer. B

Ques 176. The number of common terms in two A.P’s 2, 7, 12, 17............. 500 terms and 1,
8, 15, 22,..........300 terms is

(A) 58 (B) 60 (C) 61 (D) 63

Answer. B

Ques 177. If the sum to infinity of the series 1+2r+3r2+4r3... is 9/4, then value of r is

(A) 1/2 (B) 1/3 (C) 1/4 (D) none of these

Answer. B

Ques 178. If the sum of the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 is equal to sum of the
squares of their reciprocals, then bc2 ,ca2 ,ab2 are in

(A) A.P (B) G.P (C) H.P (D) A.G.P

Answer. A

Ques 179. The number of real solution of the equation (9/10)x = -3 + x – x2 is

(A) 2 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 3

Ans. B

Ques 180. If the roots of (x-a)(x-b)+(x-b)(x-c)+(x-c)(x-a) = 0 are equal then which of the
following is not possible

(A) a + b + c = 0

(B) a = b = c

(C) a + bw + cw2=0

(D) a + bw2 + cw = 0

Answer. A

Ques 181. The equation log 2 (3-x) + log 2 (1-x) = 3 has

(A) One root

(B) Two root

(C) Infinite roots

(D) No root

Answer. A

Ques 182. 73. If ax2+bx=c=0 and bx2+cx=a=0 have a common a ≠ 0 , then {(a3 + b3 + c3 ) /
abc} =
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 9

Answer. C

Ques 183. If x2+2ax + 10 – 3a > 0 for each x ∈ R , then

(A) a < –5 (B) –5 < a < 2 (C) a > 5 (D) 2 < a < 5

Answer. B

Ques 184. If a, b, c are real and a ≠ b , then the roots of the equation
2
2(a-b)x -11(a+b+c)x-3(a-b) = 0 are

(A) real and equal

(B) real and unequal

(C) purely imaginary

(D) none of these

Answer. B

Ques 185. If α, β are the roots of x2+ ax- b= 0 and γ, δ are the roots of x2+ ax+ b= 0 then
(α− γ) (α−δ)( β−δ)( β− γ) = ?

(A) 4b2 (B) b2 (C) 2b2 (D) 3b2

Answer. A

Ques 186. The roots of the equation (b-c)x2+2(c-a)x+(a-b)=0 are always

(A) Real and distinct

(B) real and equal

(C) real

(D) imaginary

Answer. A

Ques 187. If a ∈Z and the equation (x-a)(x-10)+1=0 has integral roots, then values of ‘a’ are
(A) 10, 8 (B) 12, 10 (C) 12, 8 (D) 10, 12

Answer. C

Ques 188. The value of λ in order that the equations 2x2+5λx+2=0 and 4x2+8λx +3 = 0 have
a common root is given by

(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) ±1 (D) 3

Answer. C

Ques 189. If both roots of the equation x2-2ax+a2-1=0 lie in the interval (–3,4) then sum of
the integral parts of ‘a’ is

(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) –1

Answer. A

Ques 190. Number of rational roots of the equation |x2-2x-3|+4x=0 is

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

Answer. A

Ques 191. Let f(x) be a polynomial for which the remainders when divided by x – 1, x – 2, x
– 3 respectively is 3, 7, 13. Then the remainder of f(x) when divided by (x – 1) (x – 2) (x – 3)
is

(A) f(x) (B) x2+x+1 (C) x2+1 (D) x+ 2

Answer. B

Ques 192. Suppose a2 = 5a – 8 and b2 = 5b – 8, then equation whose roots are a/b and b/a
is

(A) 6x2 – 5x + 6 = 0

(B) 8x2 – 9x + 8 = 0

(C) 9x2 – 8x + 9 = 0

(D) 8x2 + 9x + 8 = 0
Answer. B

Ques 193. The sum of all the real roots of the equation |x – 2|2 + |x – 2| – 2= 0 is

(A) 7 (B) 4 (C) 1 (D) none of these

Answer. B

Ques 194. If ‘l’ is one of the roots of ax2 + 3x + 5 = 0 then the second root is

(a) 5/ 3 (b) -5/ 3 (c) 5/ 16 (d) -5/8

Answer. D

Ques 195. Number of real roots of the equation 3x2+4 | x | +5= 0 are

(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 0 (d) –1

Answer. C

Ques 196. If α and β are the roots of x2 – 2x + 4 = 0 then the value of α 6 + β 6 is

(a) 32 (b) 64 (c) 128 (d) 256

Answer. C

Ques 197. If α + β = –2 and α 3 + β 3 = –56 then the quadratic equation whose roots are α, β
is

(1) x2 + 2x – 16 = 0

(2) x2 + 2x – 15 = 0

(3) x2 + 2x – 12 = 0

(4) x2 + 2x – 8 = 0

Answer. D

Ques 198. tan22o and tan 23o are roots of x2 + ax + 1 = 0 then

(a) a + b + 1 = 0

(b) a – b + 1 = 0

(c) b – a + 1 = 0

(d) a + b = 1

Answer. B

Ques 199. The value of ‘a’ for which one root of the quadratic equation (a2 – 5a + 3) x2 – (3a
– 1) x + 2 = 0 is twice as large as other is

(a) –2/3 (b) 1/3 (c) –1/3 (d) 2/3

Answer. D

Ques 200. Two students while solving a quadratic equation in x, one copied the constant
term incorrectly and got the roots as 3 and 2. The other copied correctly the constant term
and coefficient of x2 as -6 and 1 respectively. The correct roots are

(a) 3, –2 (b) –3, 2 (c) –6, –1 (d) 6, –1

Answer. D

Ques 201. If a + b + c = 0 then the equation 3ax2 + 2bx + c = 0 has

(a) imaginary roots

(b) real and equal roots

(c) real and different roots

(d) rational roots

Answer. C

Ques 202. The value of ‘a’ if relation (a – 1)x2 –( a 2 – 3a + 2) x + a2 – 1 = 0 is satisfied for

more than two values of x, is :

(a) –1 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3

Answer. C
 Ques 203. If the roots of a(b-c)x2+b(c-a)x+c(a-b)=0 are equal, then a, b, c are in :

(a) A.P. (b) G.P. (c) H.P. (d) none of these

Answer. C

Ques 204. The equation (x2+6x+7)2 +6(x2+6x+7)+7=x has

(a) no real solutions

(b) exactly two real and equal solutions

(c) exactly two distinct real solutions

(d) all its solutions are real

Answer. D

Ques 205. Let S be the set of values of ‘a’ for which 2 lies between the roots of quadratic
equation x 2 + (a + 2) x – (a + 3) = 0. Then S is given by:

(a) (–∞, –5) (b) (5, ∞) (c) (–∞, 5) (d) (–5, ∞)

Answer. A

Ques 206. If both the roots of (x – a) (x – 20) + 1 = 0 are integers (a ∈ I) then the number of
value of a is

(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) infinite

Answer. A

Ques 207. If p and q are the roots of x2 + px + q = 0. Then:

(a) p = 1 (b) p = 1 or 0 (c) p = –2 (d) p = –2 or 0

Answer. B

Ques 208. For the equation 3x2 + px + 3 = 0, p > 0, if one of the roots is square of the other,
then p is equal to :
(a) 1/3 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2/3

Answer. C

Ques 209. If the roots of the equation x2-2ax+a2+a-3=0 are real less than 3, then:

(a) a < 2 (b) a ≤ a ≤ 3 (c) 3 < a ≤ 4 (d) a > 4

Answer. A

Ques 210.

Ques 211.

(A)10 (B) 12 (C) 8 (D) 16

Answer. (B)

Ques 212. =0

(A) 1/2 (B) 1/3 (C) 2/3 (D) Zero

Answer. C
Ques 213. The function sin x + cos x is maximum when x is equal to

(A) π/6
(B) π/4
(C) π/3
(D) π/2

Answer. B

Ques 214. is equal to

(A) 2
(B) -1
(C) 1
 (D) 0

Answer. C

Ques 215. The differentiation of sinx with respect to cosx is ?

(A) tanx
(B) -tanx
(C) cotx
(D) -cotx

Answer. D

Ques 216.

(A) x+c
(B) x2 + c
(C) lnx + c
(D) ex + c

Answer. B

Ques 217. The function ƒ(x) = 5x – 3 is continuous

a. Everywhere

b. Only Natural number

c. Nowhere

d. none

Answer. A

Ques 218. The function given by f(x) = cosx is

a. Strictly decreasing in (0, )

b. Strictly decreasing in (0, )

c. Strictly decreasing in (0, )

 d. Strictly decreasing in (0, )

Answer. C

Ques 219. If x = a cos t, y = a sin t, then (d2y/dx2) at t = π/4 is

(A) a/(2 ) (B) - a/(2 ) (C) (2 )/a (D) - (2 )/a

Answer. D

Ques 220. The degree of the differential equation of all curves having normal of constant
length c is……

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) None of these

Answer. B

Ques 221. The degree and order of the differential equation of the family of all parabolas
whose axis is x-axis, are respectively……

(A) 1,2
(B) 3,2
(C) 2,3
(D) 2,1

Answer. A

Ques 222. Determine order and degree of differential equation y’ + 5y = 0

(A) 2,2
(B) 2,1
(C) 1,1
(D) 1,2
Answer. C

Ques 223. The differential equation representing the family of curves y2 = 2c(x+√c), where c
is a positive parameter, is of order and degree as follows…

(A) Order 1, Degree 1

(B) Order 1, Degree 2
(C) Order 2, Degree 2
(D) Order 1, Degree 3

Answer. D

Ques 224. The differential solution whose solution is Ax2 + By2 =1 , where A and B are
arbitrary constants is of………

(A) Order 2, Degree 2

(B) Order 1, Degree 1
(C) Order 1, Degree 2
(D) Order 2, Degree 1

Answer. D

Ques 225. Order and degree of differential equation of all tangent lines to the parabola y2 =
4ax is………..

(A) 2,2
(B) 3,1
(C) 1,2
(D) 4,1

Answer. C

Ques 226. The order of differential equation of all parabola with its axis paralleled to y –
axis and touch x-axis is…….

(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 1
(D) None of these
Answer. A

Ques 227. The differential equation of all conics having center at the origin is of order……

(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5

Answer. B

Ques 228. The order of the differential equation of family of circle touching a fixed straight
line passing through origin is……..

(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) None of these
Answer. A

Ques 229. Family y = Ax + A3 of curves is represented by the differential equation of degree

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4

Answer. C

Ques 230. The curve for which the slope of the tangent at any point equals the ratio of the
abscissa to the ordinate of the point is………

(A) A circle
(B) An ellipse
(C) A rectangular hyperbola
(D) None of these
Answer. C

Ques 231. A particle moves in a straight line with a velocity given by = x + 1 ( x is the
distance described). The time taken by a particle of transverse a distance of 99 meters is :

(A) 2 log e 10
(B) Log 10 e
(C) 2log 10 e
(D) None of these

Answer. A

Ques 232. The solution of x dy – y dx = 0 represents :

(A) Parabola having vertex at (0,0)

(B) Circle having center at (0,0)
(C) Straight line passing through (0,0)
(D) A rectangular parabola

Answer. C

Ques 233. The differential equation y + x = a ( a is constant ) represents

(A) Set of circles with centers on y –axis

(B) Set of circles with centers on x –axis
(C) Set of parabolas
(D) Set of ellipses

Answer. B

Ques 234. The solution of (d2y/dx2 )= 0 represents ……

(A) A point
(B) A straight line
(C) A parabola
(D) A circle
Answer. B

Ques 235. The general solution of the equation = (x2 / y2)

(A) x3 + y3 = c
(B) x3 - y3 = c
(C) x2+ y2 = c
(D) x2 - y2 = c

Answer. B

Ques 236. Solution of the differential equation cos x . dy = y (sin x – y) dx, 0 < x < π/2 is…….

(A) y tan x = sec x + c

(B) tan x = (sec x + c ) y
(C) y sec x = tan x + c
(D) sec x = ( tan x + c ) y

Answer. D

Ques 237. Let f (x)= ||x|-1| then point(s) where f(x) is not differentiable is (are)

(A) 0, ± 1 (B) ±1 (C) 0 (D) 1

Answer. A

Ques 238. If sin x is an integrating factor of the differential equation +Py= Q then P can
be

(A) logsin x (B) cot x (C) sin x (D) logcosx

Answer. B

Ques 239. The degree of the differential equation of all curves having normal of constant
length c, is

(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 2

Answer. D

Ques 240. The equation of the curve in which the portion of the tangent included between
the coordinate axes is bisected at the point of contact, is

(A) a parabola (B) an ellipse (C) a circle (D) a hyperbola

Answer. D

Ques 241. Solution of the differential equation cos x dy = y (sin x- y) dx, 0< x < π/2 is

(A) ysecx =tan x + c

(B) ytan x= secx+ c

(C) tan x = (secx + c) y

(D) secx = (tan x +c ) y

Answer. D

Ques 242. The equation of the curve for which the tangent at P(x, y) cuts the y-axis at (0, y3
) is

(A) xy2 = x+ y

(B) x2(y2-1)=cy2

(C) y(x2-1)=cx2

(D) yx+x2=c

Answer. B

Ques 243. The differential equation whose solution is Ax2 + By2 = 1, where A and B are
arbitrary constants, is of

(A) second order and second degree

(B) first order and second degree

(C) first order and first degree

(D) second order and first degree

Answer. A

Ques 244. Solution of differential equation dy – sin x sin ydx = 0 is

(A) ecosx tan (y/ 2) = c

(B) ecosx tan (y) = c

(C) cos x tan y = C

(D) cos x sin y = C

Answer. A

Ques 245. The solutions of (x + y + 1) dy = dx is

(A) x + y + 2 = Cey

(B) x + y + 4 = C log y

(C) log (x + y + 2) = Cy

(D) log (x + y + 2) = C – y

Answer. A

Ques 246. The curve for which the normal at any point (x, y) and the line joining the origin
to that point from an isosceles triangle with the x-axis as base is

(A) An ellipse

(B) a rectangular hyperbola

(C) a circle

(D) none of these

Answer. B

Ques 247. The differential equation of all parabola each of which has a latus rectum 4a and
whose axis parallel to the x-axis is
(A) of order 1 and degree 2

(B) of order 2 and degree 3

(C) of order 2 and degree 1

(D) of order 2 and degree 2

Answer. C

Ques 248. The area of the region bounded by the curve y = x3, its tangent at (1, 1) and x-axis
is

(A) 1/12 (B) 1/6

(C) 2/17 (D) 2/15

Answer: (A)
Ques 249. Angle between the tangents to the curve y=x2-5x+c at the points (2, 0) and (3, 0)
is

(A) π /2 (B) π /6 (C) π /4 (D) π /3

Answer. A

Ques 250. The function f(x) = (x/2) + (2/x) has a local minimum at

(A) x = - 2

(B) x = 0

(C) x = 1

(D) x = 2

Answer. D

Ques 251. The equation of the tangent to the curve y = x + (4/x2) that is parallel to the x-
axis is

(A) y = 1 (B) y = 2 (C) y = 3 (D) y = 0

Answer. C

Ques 252. The normal to the curve x2+2x-3y2=0 at (1,1)

(A) does not meet the curve again

(B) meet the curve again in second quadrant

(C) meet the curve again in the third quadrant

(D) meet the curve again in forth quadrant

Answer. D

Ques 253. A particle moves along a line by S = t3-9t2+24t the time when its velocity
decreases.

(A) t > 3 (B) t = 5 (C) t < 3 (D) t > 5

Answer. C

Ques 254. Local minimum values of the function f(x)= x+ (1/x) , x > 0

(A) 2 (B) -2 (C) 4 (D) 5

Answer. A

Ques 255. If the function f(x) = (a/x) + x2 has maximum at x = -3, then the value of ‘a’ is

(A) 54 (B) -54 (C) 10 (D) -10

Answer. B

Ques 256. The point at which f(x) = (x-1)4 assumes local maximum or local minimum value
are

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 4 (D) -1

Answer. B

Ques 257. The global maximum and global minimum of f(x) = 2x3-9x2+12x+6 in [0, 2]
(A) (11,6) (B) (6,11) (C) (−6,11) (D) (−11,6)

Answer. A

Ques 258. The area of the region bounded by the curve y=x3, y=x+6 and x=0 is

(A) 11 sq units

(B) 14 sq units

(C) 15 sq units

(D) 10 sq units

Answer. D

Ques 259. If x lies in the interval of [0,1], then the minimum value of x2 + x + 1 is

(A) ¾

(B) 1

(C) 3

(D) None of these

Answer. B

Ques 260. If in triangle ABC, a=2, b=3 and sinA=1/3, then B =………..

(A) π/4

(B) π/6

(C) π/2

(D) π/3
Answer. B
Ques 261. The angle of depression of the top and bottom of a tower from top of a light
house of 300 m height are 30 degree and 60 degree respectively, then the height of the
tower is…

(A) 300 m

(B) 100 m

(C) 200 m

(D) 50 m
Answer. C

Ques 262. Equation of the normal to the curve y=x(2-x) at the point (2,0) is

(A) x-2y=2

(B) 2x+y=4

(C) x-2y+2=0

(D) None of these

Answer. A

(Note: In vectors related questions Bold letter indicates vector quantitiy where as normal letter
indicates magnitude of the vector. For example a= vector a ; a = magnitude of vector a )

Ques 263. If four points with position vectors -2i+j+k, i+j+k, j-k, λj+k are coplanar then valve
of λ is

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) – 1

(D) 0
 Answer. (A)

Ques 264.

Answer. (D)

Ques 265. Two non zero vectors cross product is zero. Then vectors are

(A) Coplanar

(B) Equal vectors

(C) Origin at one point

(D) Same ending point

Answer. (A)

Ques 266. x and y are non zero vectors. If x=ky , k <0 then, x . y = …….

(A) | x + y |

(B) x y

(C) > x y

(D) < x y

Answer. (D)

Ques 267. (x.y).z=?

(A) None of these

(B) Vector

(C) Scalar
 (D) Unit vector

Answer. (A)

Ques 268. If a+mb+3c, -2a+3b-4c and a-3b-5c are coplanar then m = ??

(A) 2

(B) -1

(C) 1

(D) -9/7

Answer. (D)

Ques 269. A force F = (2,1,-1) acts on a particle and displaces it from point A (2,-1,0) to the
point B ( 2,1,0 ), then work done by force is equal to……..

(A) 2

(B) 4

(C) 6

(D) 8

Answer. (A)

Ques 270. If a and b are vectors and a . b <0, |a . b| = | a x b |, then angle between a and b
is …

(A) Π

(B) 7Π/4

(C) Π/4

(D) 3Π/4

Answer. (D)

Ques 271. x x ( y . z ) is what ?

 (A) Box product

(B) Vector

(C) Scalar

(D) None of these

Answer. (D)

Ques 272. 25 kg box is shifting through 10m slope. The slope makes π/2 angle from
horizontal. Find the work done in shifting the box to the full slope length.

(A) 125

(B) 125 √3

(C) 250

(D) None of these

Answer. (A)

Ques 273. Vector a and b are unit vectors. The angle between vectors is x. If |a+b| > 1 ,
then

(A) x = π/2

(B) x < π/3

(C) x > 2 π/3

(D) π/2 < x < 2π/3

Answer. (C)

Ques 274. The sum of two unit vectors is unit. Then the angle between two vectors is…

(A) π/3

(B) π/2

(C) π/4
 (D) 2π/3

Answer. (D)

Ques 275. The difference of two unit vectors is unit. Then the angle between two vectors
is…

(A) π/2

(B) π/3

(C) π/4

(D) 2π/3

Answer. (B)

Ques 276. Vectors a , b and c are unit vectors, a+b+c=0, then a.b + b.c + c.a =……

(A) 1

(B) 3

(C) -3/2

(D) None of these

Answer. (C)

Ques 277. If vectors 2i + 4j – 5k and i + 2j + 3k are two different sides of rhombus, find the
length of diagonals…………

(A) 7, √69

(B) 6, √59

(C) 5, √65

(D) 8, √45

Answer. (B)
Ques 278. Vectors a and b are unit vectors such that a + 2b and 5a-4b are perpendicular,
find the angle between a and b…………

(A) 150

(B) 600

(C) Cos-1(1/3)

(D) Cos-1(2/7)

Answer. (A)

Ques 279. If vectors a = i-j+2k, b = 2i+4j+4k and c = xi + j + yk , are perpendicular to each

other then value of x and y =?

(A) -3,2

(B) 2,-3

(C) -2,3

(D) 3,-2

Answer. (A)

Ques 280. If the angle between unit vectors a and b is π/3, then

(A) |a + b| > 1

(B) |a + b| < 1

(C) |a - b| > 1

(D) |a - b| < 1

Answer. (C)

Ques 281. If the vectors a and b are such that |a + b| < |a - b| , the angle between a and
b is

(A) Acute
 (B) Right angle

(C) Obtuse

(D) None of these

Answer. (A)

Ques 282. If the angle between vectors a and b is x then { |a x b| }/ { a . b } = ?

(A) tan x

(B) – tan x

(C) cot x

(D) – cot x

Answer. (C)

Ques 283. If the vectors 10i+3j , 12I-5j and ai + 11j are coplanar then a=……

(A) -8

(B) 4

(C) 8

(D) 12

Answer. (A)

Ques 284. If vectors a ,b and c are non zero and a = 8b and c = -7b then the angle between
a and c is……….

(A) Π

(B) 0

(C) Π/4

(D) Π/2
 Answer. (B)

Ques 285. If a x b = c and b x c = a and magnitude of a,b,c are a,b and c then…..

(A) a=1 ; b=c

(B) b=1 ; c=a

(C) c=1 ; a=b

(D) b=2 ; c=2a

Answer. (B)

Ques 286. Vector a is perpendicular with b and c, then……….

(A) a x ( b x c ) = 1

(B) a x ( b x c ) = 0

(C) a x ( b x c ) = -1

(D) none of these

Answer. (B)

Ques 287. Let vector a and b be orthogonal. The value of the parameter m for which a + mb
is orthogonal to the vector a + b is

(A) -1

(B) 1

(C) – (a/b)2

(D) None of these

Answer. (C)

Ques 288. Vectors a . (b x c ) = 0 then the correct statement is

(A) Out of a,b,c any two vectors are parallel

 (B) a,b,c, are coplanar

(C) any two are equal

(D) None of the above

Answer. (B)

Ques 289. If 2i + j – k and i – 4j + pk are perpendicular to each other the p is equal to

(A) -3

(B) -2

(C) -1

(D) 0

Answer. (B)

Ques 290. The cross product of two parallel vectors is ?

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) parallel
(D) perpendicular

Answer. A

Ques 291. (1 – 2i)-3 in the standard form

(a) -10-2i/125 (b) -11+2i/125 (c) -11-2i/25 (d)-11-2i/125

Answer. D

Ques 292. Find the real values of x and y, if (3x – 7) + 2iy = -5y + (5 + x) i

(a) x = 1,y = 2 (b) x = 1,y = 3 (c) x = 1,y = -2 (d) x = -1,y = 2

Answer. A

Ques 293. Find the value of (1-i)4

(a.) -1 (b.) -4 (c.) 2 (d.) 3

Answer. B
Ques 294. The approximate value of (1.02) is

(A) 1.01 (B) 1.001 (C) 1.0001 (D) 1.1001

Answer. A

Ques 295. The approximate value of is

(A) 2.0125 (B) 2.1 (C) 2.01 (D) 3.258

Answer. A

Ques 296. If z = x + iy and 3x + (3x – y) i = 4 – 6i then z = ………..

(A) 4/3 + i 10

(B) 4/3 - i 10

(C) - 4/3 + i 10

(D) - 4/3 - i 10

Answer. A

Ques 297. i + i2 + 13 + 14 +…………….. + i1000 =……………

(A) -1

(B) 0

(C) 1

(D) None

Answer. B

Ques 298. If z = x + iy and |3z| = |z – 4 | then x2 + y2 + x = …………….

 (A) 1

(B) -1

(C) 2

(D) -2

Answer. C

Ques 299. If the cube roots of unity are 1, w, w2 then 1 + w + w2 = ………

(A) 1

(B) 0

(C) -1

(D) w

Answer. B

Ques 300. If 1, w, w2 are cube root of 1 then (1-w) (1-w2) (1-w4) (1-w8) =……………….

(A) 16

(B) 8

(C) 9

(D) 64

Answer. C

Ques 301. The value of (-i) (-i) = ………………

(A) –π/2

(B) π/2
 (C) e -π/2

(D) e π/2

Answer. C

Ques 302. If z = cos θ + i sin θ then arg ( z2 + z ) =……………

(A) 3θ/2

(B) Θ

(C) θ/2

(D) 3θ

Answer. C

Ques 303. If the conjugate of a complex number is 1/(i-1) , then the complex number is…..

(A) -1/ (i+1)

(B) -1/(i-1)

(C) -1

(D) (i-1)/1

Answer. A

Ques 304. The complex number (1+2i)/(1-i) lies in which quadrant?

(A) First

(B) Second

(C) Third

(D) Fourth
Answer. B

Ques 305. The value of √i + √-i = ?

(A) √2

(B) i

(C) -1

(D) 0

Answer. A

Ques 306. If z, iz, and z+iz are the vertices of a triangle whose area is 2 units then the value
of |z| is…………..

(A) 4

(B) 2

(C) -2

(D) None of these

Answer. B

Ques 307. A straight line joining the points (1,1,1) and (0,0,0) intersects the plane
2x+2y+z=10 at

(A) (1, 2, 5) (B) (2, 2, 2) (C) (2, 1, 5) (D) (1, 1, 6)

Answer. B

Ques 308. The length of tangent from point (5,1) to the circle x2 + y2 + 6x -4y -3 = 0 is

(A) 81
 (B) 29

(C) 7

(D) 21

Answer. C

Ques 309. The equation of a line equidistant from the points A (1,-2) and B (3,4) and making
congruent angles with the coordinate axes is………..

(A) x + y = 1

(B) y-x+1=0

(C) y-x-1=0

(D) y-x=2

Answer. B

Ques 310. The distance between foci of the hyperbola x2 – 3y2 – 4x – 6y – 11 = 0 is

(A) 4

(B) 6

(C) 8

(D) 10

Answer. C

Ques 311. Given that the furthest the earth gets from the sun is approximately 94.56
million miles and the eccentricity of earth’s orbit is approximately 0.017, what is the
closest approach of the earth to the sun?

(A) 91.4 million miles

(B) 93.7 million miles

 (C) 90.4 million miles

(D) 89.3 million miles

Answer. A

Ques 312. The distance between the lines 3x + 4y = 9 and 6x + 8y + 15 = 0 is

(A) 3/10

(B) 33/10

(C) 33/5

(D) None of these

Answer. B

Ques 313. If x + y = k is normal to y2=12x, then k=

(A) 3

(B) 6

(C) 9

(D) None of these

Answer. C

Ques 314. The angle between the pair of lines given by equation x2 + 2xy –y2 = 0 is

(A) π/3

(B) π/6

(C) π/2

(D) 0

Answer. C
 Ques 315. The line x + y = 4 divides the line joining the points (-1,1) and (5,7) in the ratio

(A) 2:1

(B) 1:2

(C) 1:2 externally

(D) None of these

Answer. C

Ques 316. Number of intersecting points of the conic 4x2 + 9y2 = 1 and 4x2 + y2 = 4 is

(A) 1 (B) 2

(C) 3 (D) 0(zero)

Answer: (D)

Ques 317. Number of points having distance from the straight line x-2y+1=0 and a
distance from the line 2x+3y-1=0 is

(A) 1 (B) 2

(C) 4 (D) 5

Answer. C

Ques 318. The two curves x3-3xy2+2=0 and 3x2y-y3-2=0

(A) cut at right angle

(B) touch each other

(C) cut an angle π /3

(D) cut at angle π/4

Answer. A

Ques 319. Three lines 3x – y = 2, 5x + ay = 3 and 2x + y = 3 are concurrent, then a is equal to

 (A) 2
(B) 3
(C) -10
(D) -2

Answer. D

Ques 320. The acute angle between lines ax + by + c – 0 and (a+b) x = (a-b) y is

(A) 15 degree
(B) 30 degree
(C) 45 degree
(D) 60 degree

Answer. C

Ques 321. The area of the region bounded by the curves y=|x-2|, x=1, x=3 and the x axis is

(A) 3
(B) 2
(C) 1
(D) 4

Answer. C

Ques 322. The focus of the parabola (y-1)2 = 12(x-2) is

(A) (2,1)
(B) (1,-1)
(C) (5,1)
(D) (3,0)

Answer. C

Ques 323. The vertex of the parabola y2 + 6x -2y +13 = 0

 (A) (1,-1)
(B) (-2,1)
(C) (3/2 , 1)
(D) – 7/2, 1 )

Answer. B

Ques 324. The minor axis of the ellipse 9x2 + 5y2 = 30 y is

(A) 6
(B) 2√5
(C) √6
(D) √5

Answer. B

Ques 325. The tangent to the circle x2 + y2 = 9, which is parallel to y - axis and does not lie in
third quadrant , touches the circle at the point

(A) (-3,0)
(B) (3,0)
(C) (0,3)
(D) (0,-3)

Answer. B
Ques 326. The equation of the directrix of the parabola y2 + 4y + 4x + 2 = 0 is

(A) x = -1
(B) x=1
(C) x = -3/2
(D) x = 3/2

Answer. D
Ques 327. The point on x – axis equidistance from A (2,-5,7) and B(1,3,6) is………

(A) (-16,0,0)
 (B) (16,0,0)
(C) (6,0,0)
(D) None of these

Answer. B
Ques 328. The equation of the locus of point which are equidistance from (4,5,2) and
(1,6,3) is…….

(A) 6x-2y-2z+1 = 0
(B) 6x+2y-2z+1=0
(C) 6x+2y+2z+1=0
(D) 6x-2y-2z-1=0

Answer. A

Ques 329. If the position vectors of A,B,C in R3 are (-1,2,0) , (1,2,3) and (4,2,1) then type of
triangle ABC is……..

(A) Right angled

(B) Isosceles right angled
(C) Equilateral
(D) Isosceles

Answer. B

Ques 330. If the vertices of quadrilateral are (1,1,1) , (-2,4,1) , (-1,5,5) , (2,2,5) then it is…….

(A) Rectangle
(B) Square
(C) Parallelogram
(D) Rhombus

Answer. B
Ques 331. A (1,1,2), B(2,3,5), C(1,3,4) and D(0,1,1) forms…………… and its area is……..

(A) Square, 2√3

(B) Parallelogram, 2√3
(C) Rectangle, 2√3
(D) Parallelogram, √3

Answer. B

Ques 332. For A(1,5,6), B(3,1,2), and C(4,-1,0), B divides AC from A in ……………ratio

(A) -2:3
(B) 2:3
(C) 2:1
(D) -2:1

Answer. C

Ques 333. A (0,-1,4), B(1,2,3), C(5,4,-1), then the foot of perpendicular from A to BC is………

(A) (-3,3,1)
(B) (3,-3,1)
(C) (3,3,1)
(D) (3,3,-1)

Answer. C

Ques 334. If A (a,1,3), B (-1,b,2), C(1,0,c) are the vertices of triangle ABC whose centroid is
(2,3,5) then values of a,b,c are respectively………..

(A) 10,8,6
 (B) 6,10,8
(C) 8,6,10
(D) 6,8,10

Answer. D

Ques 335. In parallelogram ABCD, AB2 + BC2 + CD2 + DA2 = K (AC2 + BD2), then K=……

(A) 4
(B) 16
(C) 2
(D) 1

Answer. C

Ques 336. If three vertices of rhombus are (6,0,1) , (8,-3,7) and (2,-5,10) then fourth vertex
is……….

(A) (0,-2,-4)
(B) (0,-2,4)
(C) (0,2,4)
(D) (0,2,-4)

Answer. B

Ques 337. If vector r forms angles a,b,c with x,y,z-axis respectively, then
sin a+sin b+sin2c=…….
2 2

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) -1
(D) -2
Answer. B

Ques 338. If x,y,z are direction co-sines if vector r then , cos2x+cos2y+cos2z=……

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) -1
(D) -2

Answer. C

Ques 339. If vector r forms angles π/3 and 2π/3 with x and z axis respectively, then angle
with y-axis is

(A) π/4, 3π/4

(B) π/4, - π/4
(C) 3π/4, - π/4
(D) π/3, -3π/4

Answer. A

Ques 340. If π/4 is an angle with positive direction of x-axis in R3, the number of such
vectors are…………

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) Infinite

Answer. D

Ques 341. For vector x=(a,3,-2), y=(a,-a,2), if x is perpendicular to y, then a=…………..

 (A) 4,1
(B) 4,-1
(C) -4,-1
(D) -4,1

Answer. B

Ques 342. If angle between two vectors i+√3j and √3i+ai is π/3, then a=…………

(A) 0
(B) 3
(C) -3
(D) None of these

Answer. A

Ques 343. If angle between two unit vectors a and b is x, then cos(x/2) =…………….

(A) |a+b|
(B) |a+b|/2
(C) |a+b|2/2
(D) |a+b|2

Answer. B

Ques 344. If angle between two unit vectors a and b is x, then sin(x/2) =…………….

(A) |a+b|
(B) |a-b|/2
(C) |a-b|
(D) |a+b|/2

Answer. D
Ques 345. If angle between vectors a and b is π/6 and |a|=4 , |b|=2, then |a x b |=……..

(A) 4
(B) 16
(C) 8
(D) 2

Answer. A

Ques 346. If angle between vectors a and b is θ, then {|axb|}/a.b =…………….

(A) -cot θ
(B) -tan θ
(C) tan θ
(D) cot θ

Answer. C

Ques 347. For vectors a,b,c if each vector forms an angle π/3 with remaining two vectors
and |a|=1, |b|=2, |c|=3 then |a+b+c|=………..

(A) √17
(B) 0
(C) 5
(D) √5

Answer. C

Ques 348. If vectors (a+b).(a-b)=63 and |a|=8|b|, then |a|=?

(A) 8
(B) 64
(C) 16
 (D) 4

Answer. A

Ques 349. Which of the following point is on the line passing through A(1,2,0) and B(3,1,1)?

(A) (7,-1,3)
(B) (-7,1,3)
(C) (7,-1-3)
(D) (7,1,3)

Answer. A

Ques 350. Equation of line passing through (0,0) and forming an equal angle with the axis
is………

(A) x=y=z
(B) x+y+z=3
(C) x+y+z=1
(D) x=y,z=3

Answer. A

Ques 351. The number of integral values of m for which x2+y2(1-m)x + my + 5 = 0 is the
equation of a circle whose radius cannot exceed 5 is……….

(A) 20
(B) 18
(C) 8
(D) 24

Answer. C
Ques 352. If two circles (x-1)2 + (y-3)2 = a2 and x2 + y2 -8x +2y +8 = 0 intersect in two distinct
points then………

(A) 2<a<8
(B) a>2
(C) a<2
(D) a=2

Answer. A

Ques 353. The radius of the circle passing through the points (5,2), (5,-2) and (1,2) is

(A) 2√5
(B) 3√2
(C) 5√2
(D) 2√2

Answer. D

Ques 354. The number of common tangents to the circles x2 + y2 = 4 and x2 + y2 -6x -8y -24
=0 is………..

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) None of these

Answer. B

Ques 355. Tangent to the circle x2 + y2 = 5 at the point (1,-2) also touches the circle x2 + y2 -
8x +6y +20 =0 then the point of contact is………….

(A) (3,1)
 (B) (3,-1)
(C) (-3,-1)
(D) (-3,1)

Answer. B

Ques 356. Four distinct points (1,0), (0,1), (0,0) and (2a,3a) lie on a circle for

(A) Only one value of a (0,1)

(B) a>2
(C) a<0
(D) a = (1,2)

Answer. A

Ques 357. If one of the diameters of the circle x2 + y2 -2x -6y +6 = 0 is a chord to the circle
with center (2,1), then the radius of the circle is………..

(A) 3
(B) √3
(C) 2
(D) √2

Answer. A

Ques 358. The length of the common chord of the parabolas y2 = x and x2 = y is

(A) 1
(B) √2
(C) 4√2
(D) 2√2

Answer. B
Ques 359. The straight line y= (a-x ) touches the parabola x2 = x-y if a =………..

(A) -1
(B) 0
(C) 1
(D) 2

Answer. C

Ques 360. If the line x – 1 = 0 is the directrix of the parabola y2 – kx + 8 = 0 then one of the
values of k is……

(A) 4
(B) 1/8
(C) ¼
(D) 8

Answer. A

Ques 361. If M is the foot of the perpendicular from a point P on a parabola to its directrix
and SPM is an equilateral triangle, where S is the focus, then SP is equal to

(A) 8a
(B) 2a
(C) 3a
(D) 4a

Answer. D

Ques 362. Equation of common tangents of y2 = 4bx and x2 = 4by is……….

 (A) x + y +b = 0
(B) x–y+b=0
(C) x–y–b=0
(D) x+y–b=0

Answer. A

Ques 363. The point of intersection of the tangents at the ends of the latus rectum of the
parabola y2 = 4x is……….

(A) (-1,0)
(B) (1,0)
(C) (0,0)
(D) (0,1)

Answer. A

Ques 364. The line y = c is a tangent to the parabola y2 = 4ax if c is equal to…….

(A) A
(B) 0
(C) 2a
(D) None of these

Answer. D

Ques 365. The vertex of the parabola (x-b)2 = 4b (y-b) is………

(A) (b,0)
(B) (0,b)
(C) (0,0)
(D) (b,b)
Answer. D

Ques 366. The axis of the parabola 9y2 – 16x -12y -57 = 0 is

(A) y=0
(B) 16x + 61 = 0
(C) 3y – 2 = 0
(D) 3y – 61 = 0

Answer. C

Ques 367. The latus rectum of a parabola is a line……..

(A) Through the focus

(B) Parallel to the directrix
(C) Perpendicular to the axis
(D) All of these

Answer. D

Ques 368. A tangent to the parabola y2 = 9x passes through the point (4,10). Its slope is…..

(A) 3/4
(B) 9/4
(C) 1/4
(D) 1/3

Answer. B

Ques 369. The line y = mx + 1 is a tangent to the parabola y2 = 4x if m = ………..

(A) 4
 (B) 3
(C) 2
(D) 1

Answer. D

Ques 370. If x + y + 1 = 0 touches the parabola y2 = ax, then a = ………

(A) 8
(B) 6
(C) 4
(D) 2

Answer. C

Ques 371. Chords of an ellipse are drawn through the positive end of the minor axis. Then
their midpoint lies on

(A) A circle
(B) A parabola
(C) An ellipse
(D) A hyperbola

Answer. C

Ques 372. A focus of an ellipse is at the origin. The directrix is the line x - 4 = 0 and
eccentricity is ½, then the length of semi-major axis is…….

(A) 5/3
(B) 4/3
(C) 8/3
(D) 2/3
Answer. C

Ques 373. If P is a point on an ellipse 5x2 + 4y2 = 80 whose foci are S and S’. Then PS + PS’
=……

(A) 4√5
(B) 4
(C) 8
(D) 10

Answer. A

Ques 374. S and T are the foci of an ellipse and B is an end of the minor axis. If STB is an
equilateral, then e =………..

(A) ½
(B) 1/3
(C) ¼
(D) 1/8

Answer. A

Ques 375. The latus rectum of the hyperbola 9x2 – 16y2 -18x -32y -151 = 0 is……

(A) 9/2
(B) 3/2
(C) 9
(D) 9/4

Answer. C

Ques 376. Let x2 + y2 -2p ( x + y ) + p2 = 0 be the equation of a circle. The circle

 (A) Passes through the origin
(B) Touches only x axis
(C) Touches only y axis
(D) Touches both the axes

Answer. D

Ques 377. The maximum value of sinx cosx is :

(A) 1
(B) ½
(C) 1/√2
(D) √3/2

Answer. B

Ques 378. If tan A + tan B + tan C = 3√3, then the triangle ABC is,

(A) Isosceles
(B) Equilateral
(C) Right angled
(D) None of these

Answer. B

Ques 379. If sin-1 (x/5) + cosec-1 (5/4) = π/2, then a value of x is

(A) 1
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5

Answer. B

Ques 380. If A=130 degree and x=sinA + cos A, then

(A) x > 0
(B) x < 0
 (C) x = 0
(D) none of these

Answer. A
Ques 381. In any Triangle ABC , {(1/r 1 ) + (1/r 2 ) + (1/r 3 )}is equal to

(A) 3/r
(B) 1/r
(C) 2/r
(D) None of these

Answer. B
Ques 382. In any Triangle ABC ,( rr 1 + r 2 r 3 ) is equal to

(A) ab
(B) ac
(C) bc
(D) None of these

Answer. C
Ques 383. If tan x = ½ and tan y = 1/3, then the value of (x+y) is

(A) π/6
(B) π
(C) 0
(D) π/4

Answer. D
Ques 384. A ladder rests against a wall so that its top touches the roof of the house. If the
ladder makes an angle of 60 degrees with the horizontal and height of the house be 6√3 m,
then the length of the ladder is

(A) 12√3 m
(B) 12 m
(C) 12/√3 m
(D) None of these
Answer. B
Ques 385. If the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + Ax + B = 0 are tan300 and tan 150 then
the value of A-B = …………

(A) 1
(B) -1
(C) 2
(D) 3

Answer. B
Ques 386. If A=(6π/7) and x = tan A + cot (-A), then

(A) x>0
(B) x<0
(C) x=0
(D) x >= 0

Answer. A
Ques 387. 0 < A, B < π/2. If tan A = 7/8, tan B = 1/15 then the value of A+B = ?

(A) π/3
(B) π/4
(C) π/6
(D) π/2

Answer. B
Ques 388. In triangle ABC , sinA + cosB = 0 then range of angle A is

(A) {0, π/4}

(B) {0, π/6}
(C) {0, π/3}
(D) {π/6, π/4}

Answer. A
Ques 389. If K[ sin 180 + cos 360 ] = 5 then K =…………
 (A) 2√5
(B) √5/2
(C) 4
(D) 5

Answer. A
Ques 390. The minimum value of 125tan2x + 5cot2x is

(A) 5
(B) 25
(C) 125
(D) 50

Answer. D
Ques 391. The roots of equation 6x-8x3 = √3 is….

(A) sin 100

(B) sin 300
(C) sin 200
(D) cos 100

Answer. C
Ques 392. cos 120 + cos 840 + cos 1560 + cos 1320 = ………..

(A) 1/8
(B) -1/2
(C) 1
(D) ½

Answer. B
Ques 393. cos (2π/7) + cos (4π/7) + cos (6π/7) + cos (7π/7) = ………
 (A) 1
(B) -1
(C) ½
(D) -3/2

Answer. D
Ques 394. If x=tan 100, then tan 700 =………..

(A) 2x/(1-x2)
(B) (1-x2)/2x
(C) 7x
(D) 2x

Answer. B
Ques 395. If tan A = m/(m+1) and tan B = 1/(2m +1), then A+B = ……….

(A) π/4
(B) - π/4
(C) 3π/4
(D) -3π/4

Answer. A
Ques 396. If the side of a triangle are in the ratio 3:7:8 then R:r is equal to

(A) 2:7
(B) 7:2
(C) 3:7
(D) 7:3

Answer. B
Ques 397. If cos x + cos y = 0 and sin x + sin y = 0, then cos (x-y) = ………

(A) 1
(B) ½
 (C) 1
(D) -1/2

Answer. C
Ques 398. If cos A = 1/7 and cos B = 13/14, 0<A, B< π/2, then A-B = …………

(A) π/2
(B) π/3
(C) π/4
(D) π/6

Answer. B
Ques 399. If cos A = 3/5 and cos B = 5/13, 0<A, B< π/2, then sin2 [(A-B)/2] = …………

(A) 64/65
(B) 1/65
(C) 63/65
(D) 2/65

Answer. B
Ques 400. tan 200 + 4 sin 200 = ………..

(A) √3/2
(B) ½
(C) √3
(D) 1/√3

Answer. C
Ques 401. The number of values of A in the interval [0,2π] satisfying the equation
tan2AtanA=1 is

(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
 (D) 7

Answer. C
Ques 402. If tan x + ab cot x = a+b then tan x = ………

(A) a
(B) b
(C) a or b
(D) π/4

Answer. C
Ques 403. The number of values of A in the interval [0,5π] satisfying the equation sin2A-
cosA-1/4=0 is………………

(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6

Answer. C
Ques 404. Right circular cone has a height 40cm and its semi vertical angle is 450, the radius
of its base circle is

(A) 40 cm
(B) 80 cm
(C) 40√3/2 cm
(D) 20 cm

Answer. A
Ques 405. If sin x – cos x = 0 and 0<x<π/2, then x is equal to

(A) π/2
(B) π/6
(C) π/4
 (D) 0

Answer. C