Class 11 Sample Paper -2

SECTION – 1
LOGICAL REASONING

Directions (1-5): Read the following information carefully and

answer the questions given below.
In a NIIT institute there are seven classes from north to south
numbered 110 to 116. Three of these seven classes are vacant,
there are two students in one class and one student in each of the
remaining three. Five students S, D, R, A and X are studying in
NIIT institute. S and X study in a same class. D’s class lies in
the north to A’s class. None of the unoccupied classes are
adjacent to each other. Class no. 115 is unoccupied. S studies in
class no. 110. X’s class lies towards the north of the R’s class.

1. Who is/are in class no. 110?

(A) S and X (B) R
(C) A and S (D) No one

2. Which of the following classes is unoccupied?

(A) 116 (B) 114
(C) 111 (D) 110

3. Which of the following is definitely false?

(A) R is in class no. 112.
(B) A and D’s classes are not defined.
(C) A and R’s classes are not defined.
(D) Two students study in class no. 116.
4. In which of the following classes NIIT student, A studies?
 (A) 116 (B) 115
(C) 114 (D) Either A or C

5. If D studies in class no. 114 then which of the following must

be true?
(A) X studies in class no. 112
(B) Class no. 116 is unoccupied.
(C) R studies in class no. 114
(D) A studies in class no. 116.

Directions (6–10): Study the following information carefully and

answer the questions which follow—
(i). Anu, Beenu, Chinu, Deepu, Erika, Farin and Ganga are sitting
on a bench and all of them are facing East.
(ii). Chinu is to the immediate right of Deepu, but not next to
Farin.
(iii). Beenu is at the extreme end and has Erika as his neighbour.
(iv). Ganga is between Erika and Farin.
(v). Deepu is sitting third from the South end.

6. Who is sitting to the right of Erika?

(A)Anu (B)Chinu
(C)Deepu (D) None of these

7. Which of the following pairs is sitting at the extreme ends?

(A)Anu, Beenu (B)Anu, Erika
(C)Chinu, Beenu (D)Farin, Beenu
8. The person sitting third from the North end is_.
(A)Erika (B)Farin
(C)Ganga (D)Deepu

9. Between which of the following pairs is Deepu sitting?

(A)Anu, Chinu (B)Anu, Farin
(C)Chinu, Erika (D)Chinu, Farin

10.Which of the conditions from (i) to ( v) given above is not

required to find out the place where Anu is sitting?
(A) (i) (B) (ii)
(C) (iii) (D) All are required

Directions (Q. 11-13) : These questions are based on the

following arrangement. Study the arrangement carefully and
answer the questions—
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11. How many such numerals are there in the above
arrangement each of which is immediately preceding a symbol?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) More than three

12. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way on the
basis of the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is
the one that does not belong to the group?
(A) 5H
(B) F2
(C) K@
(D) $1

13. How many such vowels are there in the above arrangement
each of which is immediately preceding a consonant?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) More than three

14. Boys and girls are sitting in a row in audience in front of

a stage which faces North. Rani is fifth to the left of Sunita
who is eighth to the right of Nishant. How many children
are there between Rani and Nishant?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Four
(D) Cannot be determined

15. Pointing to a photograph Shubha said, “he is the only

grandson of my mother’s father”. How is the man in
photograph related to Shubha?
(A) Cousin
(B) Brother
(C) Uncle
(D) Cannot be determined
 SECTION – 2 MATHEMATICAL REASONING
MATHEMATICAL REASONING
16. Let R be a relation over the set N × N and it 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

17. The equation x  1  x  1  4x  1 has

(A) no Solution
(B) one Solution (C) two Solution
(D) more than one Solutions

18. The value of log3 4log 4 5log5 6log 6 7 log 7 8log8 9 is

(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4
 ab bc 1
19. If , b, are in A.P., then a, , c are in
1  ab 1  bc b

(A) A.P. (B) G.P.

(C) H.P. (D) none of these

20. If one of the diagonals of a square is along the line x = 2y

and one of its vertices
is (3, 0), then its sides through this vertex are given by the
equations.
(A) y  3x + 9 = 0, 3y + x  3 = 0
(B) y + 3x + 9 = 0, 3y + x  3 = 0
(C) y  3x + 9 = 0, 3y  x + 3 = 0
(D) y  3x + 3 = 0, 3y + x + 9 = 0

21. The equation of the ellipse whose centre is  2, – 3 , one of

the foci is (3, - 3) and the corresponding vertex is (4, - 3) is
(x  2) 2 (y  3) 2
(A)  1
3 4

(x  2) 2 (y  3) 2
(B)  1
4 3

x 2 y2
(C)  1 (D) none of these
3 4
22. 1  3  32  .....  3n 1 =

(3n  1) (3n  1)
(A) (B)
2 2

(3n  1) (3n  1)
(C) (D)
3 3

23. In a knockout tournament 16 equally skilled players

namely P1, P2, -------- P16 are participating. In each round
players are divided in pairs at random and winner from each
pair moves in the next round. If P2 reaches the semifinal, then
the probability that P1 will win the tournament is.
3 1
(A) (B)
64 16

1 1
(C) (D)
20 15

24. The product of perpendiculars drawn from any point on the

hyperbola to its asymptotes is
ab ab
(A) (B)
a b a  b2
2

a 2 b2 a 2  b2
(C) (D)
a 2  b2 a 2 b2
25. The equation of a circle is x2 + y2 = 4. The centre of the
smallest circle touching this circle and the line x + y = 52 has
the coordinates
 7 7 
(A)  , 
2 2 2 2

3 3  7 7
(B)  ,  (C)  , 
2 2  2 2 2

(D) None of these

26. A test has 4 parts. The first 3 parts carry 10 marks each
and the 4th part carries 20 marks. Assuming that marks are not
given in fractions, find the number of ways in which a
candidate can get 30 marks out of 50.
(A) 1000 (B)1100
(C)1111 (D)1120

n 4
27. Let (1  x ) (1  x)   a k x k .
2 2 n
If a1,a2 and a3 are in arithmetic
k 0

progression, then n is
(A) 6 (B) 4
(C) 9 (D) 7
28. The mean and variance of a random variable X having a
binomial distribution are 4 and 2 respectively. Then, P (X = 1)
is
1 1
(A) (B)
32 16

1 1
(C) (D)
8 4

29. If the chords of contact of tangents from two points  – 4, 2

x 2 y2
and  2, 1 to the hyperbola  1 are at right angles then
a 2 b2
eccentricity of the hyperbola is
3
(A) 2 (B)
2

5
(C) (D) 3
2

30. Negation of the conditional; “If it rains, I shall go to

school” is
(A) It rains and I shall go to school
(B) It rains and I shall not go to school
(C) It does not rain and I shall go to school
(D) None of these
31. When the value of r  [1, n] is
r 1
(A) r
C2 (B) C2

r2
(C) C2 (D) none of these

32. If  5  2 6  , where I  N and n  N, 0 < f < 1, then

n
 If

I is equal to
1 1
(A) f (B) f
f 1 f

1 1
(C) f (D) f
1 f 1 f

33. The reflection of the point P(1, 0, 0) in the line

x  1 y  1 z  10
  is
2 3 8

(A) (3, 4, 2) (B) (5, 8, 4)

(C) (1, 1, 10) (D) (2, 3, 8)

 2 2(x 1)
x e , 0  x 1
34. Given f (x)   f(x) is differentiable
a sgn (x  1) cos(2x  2)  bx ,1  x  2

2

at x = 1 provided
(A) a = – 1,b = 2 (B) a = 1, b = – 2
(C) a = – 3,b = 4 (D) a = 3, b = – 4
 35. A bag contains a large number of white and black marbles
in equal proportions. Two samples of 5 marbles are selected
(with replacement) at random. The probability that the first
sample contains exactly 1 black marble, and the second sample
exactly 3 black marbles is
25 15
(A) (B)
512 32

15
(C) (D) none of theses
1024

SECTION03 EVERYDAY MATHEMATICS

36. The ratio of the present ages of Ajay and Vijay is 3: 7
respectively. Six years ago, the respective ratio of their ages was
1: 5. What will be the respective ratio of their ages after eight
years?
(A) 13: 14 (B) 17: 11
(C) 18: 29 (D) 16: 15

37. Sonika invested an amount of Rs. 5,800 for 2 years. At what

rate of compound interest will she get an amount of Rs. 6394·5 at
the end of two years?
(A) 5 p.c.p.a (B) 4 p.c.p.a
(C) 6 p.c.p.a. (D) 8 p.c.p.a

38.A baot covers a distance of 40 km downstream in 2 hours

while it takes 8 hours to cover the same distance upstream.
How much time the boat will take to cover 125 km in still
water?
(A) 6 hrs (B) 10 hrs
(C) 15 hrs (D) None of these

39.Amit kumar bought a car and a scooty for Rs 3000. He sold the
car at a gain of 20% and the Scooty at a loss 10%, thereby
gaining 2% on the whol(E) Find the cost of the car ?
(A) Rs 1000 (B) Rs1200
(C) Rs 1500 (D) Rs 1700

40. Milky purchased a Laptop for Rs. 52,000 and sold it at loss
of 25 percent. With that amount she purchased another laptop
and sold it at a gain of 30 percent. What was her overall
gain/loss ?
(A) Loss of Rs. 2600 (B) Profit of Rs. 2600
(C) Loss of Rs. 6200 (D) Profit of Rs. 6200

41.Sum of two numbers is equal to sum of squares of 12 and 16.

Larger number is 63 less than cube of 7. What is the value of
the sum of twice the smaller number and half of the larger
number?
(A) 360 (B) 400
(C) 380 (D) 425

42.The simple interest accrued on a sum of certain principal is Rs.

13000 in eight years at the rate of 13 per cent per year. What
would be the compound interest accrued on that principal at
the rate of 8 per cent per year in 2 years?
(A) Rs. 2080 (B) Rs. 2040
(C) Rs. 2008 (D) Rs. 2400
43.The surface area of a cube is 9600 sq. cm. What is the length
of its main diagonal in cm?
(A )40 (B) 40 3
(C) 10 2 cm (D) 50

44.How many words can be formed by arranging letters of the

word ILLITERATE?
(A) 45360 (B 45630
(C) 456300 (D) 453600

45. Sumeet deposited two parts of the sum of Rs 25000 in

different banks at the rates of 15% per annum and 18% the
total interest. What was the amount deposited at the rate of
18% per annum?
(A) Rs 9000 (B) Rs 11000
(C) Rs 20000 (D) Rs 15000

SECTION – 4 ACHIEVER SECTION

46. If z is a complex number lying in the first quadrant such that
Re(z) + Im(z) = 3, then the maximum value of {Re (z)}2 Im (z) is
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4

47. If a, b, c are the pth , qth and rth terms respectively of a G.P.,
then
(q – r) log a + (r – p) log b + (p – q) log c is equal to
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) – 1 (D) abc
sin x cos x cos x
48. The number of distinct real roots of   cos x sin x cos x  0 in
cos x cos x sin x
 
the interval  x is
4 4

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

49. Let PQR be a right angled isosceles triangle, right angled

at P(2, 1). If the equation of the line QR is 2x + y = 3, then the
equation representing the pair of lines PQ and PR is
(A) 3x2  3y2 + 8xy +20x + 10y + 25 = 0
(B) 3x2  3y2 + 8xy  20x  10y + 25 = 0
(C) 3x2  3y2 + 8xy + 10x + 15y + 20 = 0
(D) 3x2  3y2  8xy  10x  15y  20 = 0

1 1 
50. An ellipse has eccentricity and one focus at point P  , 1 .
2 2 
Its one directrix is the common tangent at the point P, to the
circle x  y  1 and the hyperbola
2 2
x 2  y 2  1. The equation of the
ellipse in standard form is
2
 1
(A) 9  x     y  1  1
2

 3

2
 1
(B) 9  x    12  y  1  1
2

 3

2
 1
 x    y  12
(C)  3
 1
4 3

(D) None of these

 Answer and Solutions
1. A)
2. C)
3. D)
4. D)
5. D)

Solutions for (6-10)

North
North
110 –– S and X
111 –– ––––
112 –– D/R
113 –– ––––
114 –– D/A/R
115 –– ––––
116 –– A/R
East South West

South
Beenu Erika Ganga Farin Deepu Chinu Anu

6. (D)
7. (A)
8. (C)
9. (D)
10. (D)
11. (D)
12. (A)

13. (B)

14. (B)

15. (A)

16. (D)
We have (a,b)R(a,b) for all (a,b)  N  N
Since a  b  b  a . Hence, R is reflexive.
R is symmetric for we have (a,b)R(c,d)  adbc

 d  a  c  b  c  b  d  a  (c,d)R(e,f ).
Then by definition of R, we have
a  d  b  c and c  f  d  e ,

whence by addition, we get

a  d  c  f  b  c  d  e or a  f  b  e

Hence, (a,b) R (e,f )

 Thus, (a, b) R(c,d) and (c,d)R(e,f )  (a,b)R (e, f ) .

17. (A)
The domain of admissible values of the equation satisfies the
inequalities x  1, x  1/4 &  1. All these inequalities are
satisfied when x  1. Squaring both the sides of the equation we
get
(x + 1) + (x  1)  2 x  1 = 4x  1 or 2 x  1 = 1  2x
2 2

For x  1
1  2x < 0
 2 x 1 < 0  x  1
2

which is not possible for any real x

 The given equation has no real Solution.

18. (B)
log 4 log 5 log 6 log 7 log 8 log 9 log 9
log3 4.log 4 5.log5 6.log 6 7.log 7 8.log8 9  . . . . . 
log 3 log 4 log 5 log 6 log 7 log 8 log 3

 log3 9  log3 32  2 .

19. (C)
ab bc
2b  
1  ab 1  bc

 2b  2ab2  2b2c  2acb3  a  b  c  b  abc  b2c  ab2  abc

 b2c  ab2  2acb3  2abc  a  c

 b2 (a  c)  2abc(b2  1)  a  c

 (a  c)(1  b2 )  2abc(1  b2 )
  2abc  a  c
1 1
 2b  
a c

20. (A)
Diagonal of the square is along
x = 2y (1)
The point (3, 0) does not lie on (1).
Let the side through this vertex be y 0 = m(x  3)
Angle between side (2) and diagonal (1) is 45°.
 tan-1 m  1 / 2 =  45°  m = 3, 1/3
1  m.1 / 2

 from (2), the required sides are

y  3x + 9 = 0 and 3y + x  3 = 0, which are given in (A).

21. (B)
Y

x
O
A
C S

Centre  2, – 3  or C  2, – 3  , S 3, – 3 ,
Vertex is A(4, 3). From the diagram,
CS  3  2  ae  1...............................................(1)

CA  4  2  2  a  2..........................................(2)
1
or ae  1,a  2  e
2
.

 1
b2  a2 (1  e2 )  4  1    3. Equation of ellipse with
 4
 (x  2)2 (y  3)2 (x  2)2 (y  3)2
C(2, 3) as centre is a2

b2
1 or 4

3
1

22. (A)
Let P(n) be the statement given by
n 1 (3n ?1)
P(n) : 1  3  3 2
 .....  3 =
2
Step 1 : For n = 1, we have
31  1
P (1) : 311  11
2
Thus, P (1) is true.
Step 2 : For n = k, assume that P (k) is true.
3k  1
Then 1  3  3 2 k 1
 .....  3 
2
Step 3 : For n = k + 1, we have to show that
3k 1  1
1  3  32  .....  3k 1  3k 11 
2
3k  1 k 11
Now, L.H.S. = 1  3  3 2
 .....  3k 1  3k 11  3
2
3k  1 k 3k  1  2.3k 3k (1  2)  1 3.3k  1 3k 1  1
 3    
2 2 2 2 2
There P (k + 1) is true
Thus, p (k) is true P (k + 1) is true for all n N.
23. (C)
Let E1 = P1 win the tournament, E2 = P2 reaches the semifinal
since all players are equally skilled and there are 4 persons in
15
C3 4 1
the semifinal P  E   2 16
 
C4 16 4

E1  E2 =
P1 & P2 both are in semifinal and P1 wins in semifinal
and final
16  2
C2 1 1 3 1
P  E1  E2   16
. .  
C4 2 2 16.15 80
P  E1  E2  1/ 80 1
P  E1 / E2    
P  E2  1/ 4 20

24. (C)
x2 y2
Asymptotes of 
a2 b2
 1..........................................(i)

x2 y2 b2 2 b
are given by 
a2 b2
0  y2 
a2
x  y
a
x,

Let (x1y1 ) be any point on the hyperbola (1)

x12 y12
   1 .......................................................(ii)
a2 b2

Product of perpendiculars drawn from (x1, y1 )

 x1 y 1   x 1 y 1   x12 y12 
       2  2
 
a b  1 a 2b 2
 a b   a b   2 .
 1 1   1 1  1 1 1 1 a  b2
  2    2   
 a
2
b   a 2
b  a2 b2 a2 b2
25. (A)
Here, OB = radius = 2. (0, 0)
O
The distance of (0, 0) from x + y = 52 2
B
is 5.
C
 the radius of the smallest circle = A x + y = 52
52
= 3
2 2
3 7
and OC = 2 + =
2 2

The slope of OA = 1 = tan 

 cos = 1
, sin = 1
2 2
 7 7 
 C = (0 + OC. cos, 0 + OC.sin)=  , 
2 2 2 2

26. (C)
Part Max. Marks Marks
Secured
1 10 x1
2 10 x2
3 10 x3
4 20 x4
where 0 x1  10, 0  x2  10
0  x3  10, 0  x4  20
so that the no. of ways in which the candidate can get 30 marks
= Coefficient of x30 in the expression
(x° + x1 + x2 + …. + x10)3 (x° + x1 + x2 + …. + x20)
 3
30  1  x11   1  x 21 
= Coefficient of x in    
 1 x   1 x 

= Coefficient of x30 in (1 – x11)3 (1 – x21) (1 – x)-4

= Coefficient of x30 in (1 – 3x11 + 3x22) (1 – x21) (1 – x)-4
= Coefficient of x30 in (1 – 3x11 + 3x22 – x21) (1 – x)-4
= 30 ! 4  1 ! + (-3) 19 ! 4  1 ! + (3) 8! 4  1 ! + (-1) 9! 4  1 ! = 1111.
4  30  1 ! 4  19  1 ! 4  8 1 ! 4  9 1 !
         

27. (B)
L.H.S  1  2x 2

 x 4 1  C1x  C2 x 2  C3 x 3  ... 
R.H.S  a  a x  a x  a x  ......
0 1 2
2
3
3

Comparing the coefficient of x, x2 , x3 ,.....

a1  C1,a2  C2  2,a3  C3  2C1  1

a1,a2 ,a3 are in A.P.  2a2  a1  a3  2  n


C2  2 n C1   n
C3  2n C1 
n  n  1 n  n  1 n  2 
2  4  3n 
2 6
 n2  9n2  26n  24  0  n  2  n2  7n  12  0  
 n  2 n  3 n  4   0  n  2,3,4

28. (A)
np = 4, npq = 2, Also p + q = 1
q  1, p  1, n 8
2 2
Since P (X = r) = n
Cr q nr p r
7 1
1 1
 P (X = 1) = 8
C1     .
1
 2   2  32
29. (B)
4x 2y 2x y
Chords of contact are a2
 2 1
b
and 
a2 b2
1

These are at right angles.

So, 2a
2 2 4
4b 2b b 1 b2 1
. 2
 1; 2
  4

a a 4 a2 2
b2 3 3
Now, a 2
 e2  1  e2 
2
 e
2

30. (B)
p: It rains, q : I shall go to school
Thus, we have p  q
Its negation is ~ ( p  q ) i.e. p  ~q.
i.e. It rains and I shall not go to school.

31. (C)
The total number of ways of selecting r letters
From nA s, nBs and nCs
= coefficient of x in 1  x  x  ......  x 
3
r 2 n

3
 1  xn1 
= coefficient of x r
in  
 1 x 

= coefficient of xr in 1  3x n1

 3x2n2  x3n3 1  x 
3

= coefficient of x in 1  x  r 3

-3 (coefficient of x in r n1

 C2
r 2
; 1 r  n
1  x  )
3
  r 2 r n 1
 C2  3 C2 ; n  1  r  2n  1
32. (C)
n
52 6 
5  2 6  5  2 6 
n n 1
Let f = =  = I f
52 6 

 I= 1
f
f

Also I + f + f =  5  2 6    5  2
n
6
n

= 2 5  C 5 6  ...
n
2
n 2

= even integer.
 f + f is an integer.
Also 0 < f < 1, 0 < f < 1
 f + f < 2  f + f = 1
 f  = 1  f  I = 1 1 f  f .
Hence (C) is the correct answer.

33. (B)
Coordinates of any point Q on the given line are
(2r + 1, 3r – 1, 8r – 10) for some r  R
So the direction ratios of PQ are 2r, 3r – 1, 8r – 10
Now PQ is perpendicular to the given line
if 2(2r) – 3 (3r – 1) + 8(8r – 10) = 0
 77r  77 = 0
 r=1
and the coordinates of Q, the foot of the perpendicular from P
on the line are (3, 4, 2).
 Let R(a, b, (C) be the reflection of P in the given lines when Q
is the mid-point of PR
 a  1  3, b  4, c  2  a = 5, b = 8, c = 4
2 2 2

and the coordinates of the required point are  5,  8,  4 .

34. (A)
f(1–) = 1 = f(1) and f(1+) = a + b
For continuity at x = 1, a + b =1
In 0 < x < 1, f '(x) = 2xe2(x – 1) + 2x2e2(x – 1)
 f '(1–) = 4
In 0 < x < 2, f ' (x) = – 2a sin (2x – 2) + 2bx
 f '(1+) = 2b
For differentiability at x = 1, 2b = 4. This with (1) gives the
values a = – 1, b = 2.

35. (A)
Let the number of marbles be 2n (where n is large)
n  nC4 n C3  nC2
Required probability = lim
n  2n C
 2n
5 C5

n  nn  1n  2n  3 nn  1n  2 nn  1 5! 2n  5!

2 2
= lim   
n  4! 3! 2! 2n!2
n 4 n  1 n  2 n  32n  5 !  5  5  4  3!
3 2 2
= lim
3! 2!2n!
n  2

50.n4 n  1 n  2 n  3
3 2
= lim
n   2n2n  12n  2 2n  32n  42

50 25
= 
1024 512
36. (C)
Let the ages of ajay and vijay= 3x and 7 x
3x  6 1

7x  6 5
x3
Their age is 9 and 21 and after 8 years their ratio are 18:29

37. (A)
The interest in 2 years is 594.5 which is 10.25% of 5800. Hence
the rate of interest is 5% p.(A).

38. (B)
Upstream speed = 5 km/hr
Downstream speed = 20 km/hr
Speed of boat in still water = 5  20 = 12.5 km/hr
2
Required time = 125/12.5 = 10 hrs

39. (B)

20% - 10%

2%
12 18
Ratio is 2:3
Hence the cost of horse is Rs. 1200.
40. (C)
Let the smaller number be x and larger number be y. Now
2
x  y  12  16
2
 400
y  73  63  280
x  120
Required sum = 240 + 140 =380

41. (B)
CP of first item = Rs. 52000
Selling price of second item = 52000  0.75 1.4  54600
His overall profit = 54600 – 52000 = 2600

42. A)
Let the principal be x
Then SI on x for 8 years at 13% p.(A) = 1.04x
And CI on x for 2 years at 8% p.(A) = 0.1664x.
13000
CI   0.1664 x  2080
1.04 x

43. (B)
6 a 2  9600
a  40
Length of diagonal = 3a = 40 3

44. (D)
10!
Required number of ways =  453600
2! 2! 2! 2!
45. (D)
Let the amount deposited at the rate of 15% per annum be Rs x.
15% of x + 18% of (25000 – x) = 4050
or, 12% of x + 18% of 25000 – 18% of x = 4050
or, 3% of x = 4500 – 4050 = 450 = x = 15000
Amount deposited at 18%
= (25000 – 15000) = Rs 10000

46. (B)
Let z = a + ib where a > 0, b > 0 (given)
Since, Re (z) + Im (z) = 3 (given)
a+b=3 … (1)
Now, let E = (Re (z))2 Im (z)
 E = a2b = a2 (3  a) … (2)
Now, E is maximum or minimum if dE da
0

 6a  3a2 = 0  3a (2  a) = 0
Either a = 0 or a = 2
d2E
Again, da 2
0 , when a = 2.
Hence, E will attain its maximum if a = 2
 Maximum value = (2)2 (3  2) = 4.
47. (A)
a  p1, b  q1, c  r 1 (where  is first term of GP and  is
common ratio)
On taking logarithm on both sides, we get
log a = log  + (p – 1) log  ..... (i)
log b = log  + (q – 1) log  ..... (ii)
log c = log  + (r – 1) log  ..... (iii)
Put values of log a, log b and log c from (i), (ii) and (iii) in
(q – r) log a + (r – p) log b + (p – q) log c, we get '0'.

48. (B)
Using C1  C1  C2  C3 , we can write
sin x  2 cos x cos x cos x 1 cos x cos x
  sin x  2 cos x sin x cos x   sin x  2 cos x  1 sin x cos x
sin x  2 cos x cos x sin x 1 cos x sin x

Applying R 2  R 2  R1 and R 3  R 3  R1 , we get

1 cos x cos x
   sin x  2 cos x  0 sin x  cos x 0
0 0 sin x  cos x

= (sin x + 2 cos x)(sin x – cos x)2

Thus  = 0  tan x = 2 or tan x = 1
As    x   , we get 1  tan x  1.
4 4

 tan x = 1  x = /4
49. (B)
If m is the slope of side PQ or PR, then
m   2
=  tan/4,  slope of QR is 2 and PQR = PRQ =
1   2m

45°
 m = 3, 1/3
Equations of side PQ and PR are
3x y  5 = 0 and x + 3y  5 = 0
Their combined equation is
(3x  y  5) (x + 3y  5) = 0
i.e. 3x2  3y2 + 8xy  20x  10y + 25 = 0
which is given in (B).

50. (B)
y

x x
O (0, 0) (1, 0)

x=–1 y x=1
x=0

Clearly the common tangent to the circle x2  y2  1 and hyperbola

x2  y2  1 is x 1 (which is nearer to P  21 , 1 which acts as directrix.
 
1 
Given one focus at P  , 1 and equation of the directrix is x  1.
2 
2
 1 1
 Ellipse is  x  2    y  1  2  x  1
2

 
 2
 1
9  x    12  y  1  1
2

 3