NUST Important Questions 2022

MATHEMATICS + IQ
(1) Which of the following is true?
(a) Period of sin x is 2 (b) Period of cos  x  5 is 2
2
(c) Period of sin3x is (d) All of the above
3
(2) A right angled triangle is such that AC  BC and area of triangle is equal to
perimeter of triangle, then which of the following could be the area and
perimeter of triangle?

(a) 4 3  2  
(b) 4 3  2 2 
(c) 4 1  3 2  (d) None of the above
4
(3) If cos 1    sin 1 x then value of x is:
7
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(4) Given that sec x  2cos x , then value of x is:
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(5) Domain of f  x   x 2  a is:
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(6) The function f  x   x  2 x  3 is increasing in interval:
2

(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(7) Which of the following is value of x if cot x  csc x from 0 to 360 ?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
a 0 0 
(8) If A   0 a 0  then AdjA 
 0 0 a 
(a) a 2 (b) a
4
(c) a (d) a 6
(9) Which of the following branches is used to find the direction of Qibla?
(a) Spherical Trigonometry (b)
(c) (d)
(10) Find three consecutive off number’s average such that the sum of first and thrice
the second minus twice the third is equal to 44.
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(11)  
iˆ. ˆj  kˆ 
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) 1

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(12) i 1  i 2  i 3  ...  i 2021 
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(13) Which of the following is called commutative property?
(a) a  b  c   ab  ac (b) a   b  c    a  b   c
(c) a  b  b  a (d) a  b  b  a
Real part of  2  i  is:
2
(14)
(a) 3 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 1
(15) Number of elements in power set of A  1,2,3,4 are:
(a) 4 (b) 16
(c) 8 (d) 256
(16) Which of the following is tautology?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
 1 x 1 3
(17) Given that  1 x  1 2  is singular, then value(s) of x is/are:
 2 2 x 
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(18) If f  x  3  2 x2  3x  5 then f  x  1 
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
7 x 1 x
(19) Given that   then value of x is:
 x  17  x  4 x  17 x  4
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(20) A.M between two numbers 5 and 3 5 is:
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
6!2!
(21) Simplified form of is:
3!
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
8
 1
(22) Which of the following is middle term in the expansion of  y   ?
 y
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(23) Domain of f  x   tan x  cot x is:
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(24) Range of f  x   tan x  cot x is:
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
3
(25) Period of cos3 x is:
2
2
(a) 2 (b)
3
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 (c) 6 (d) None of these
(26) cos    
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
8
(27) If tan  in third quadrant is , what is value of cos ?
15
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
sin   cot 
(28) 
tan 
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(29) If f  x   e and g  x   sin x then value of fog  x  is:
x

(a) (b)
(c) (d)
n
 1 
(30) lim  1   
n 
 2n 
1
(a) e (b) 
e
1
(c)  e (d)
e
1
(31) Derivative of w.r.t x is:
 2 x  3
n

(a) (b)
(c) (d)
If y   x3  1 and u   x3  1 then
9 9 dy
(32) 
du
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
 1  sin x  e dx 
x
(33)
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(34) The point that divides A  6,3 and B  5, 2  in ratio 1: 2 internally is:
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(35) Distance of 1, 2  from x  2 y  6  0 is:
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(36) What is the area of triangle whose vertices are 1, 1 ,  1,4  and  2,3 is:
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
2 2
x y
(37) Transverse axis of hyperbola 2  2  1 is:
a b
(a) x  0 (b) y  0
(c) x  y (d) x   y
(38) For what value of  the vectors iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ, 2iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ and iˆ  ˆj  kˆ are
coplanar?

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 (a) (b)
(c) (d)
(39) For what value of  the vectors 2i   j  5kˆ and 3iˆ  ˆj   kˆ are orthogonal?
ˆ ˆ
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(40) Solution of 17  8x 13  9 is:
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(41) Which of the following is true for roots of equation ax 2  bx  c  0 to be additive
inverses of each other?
(a) c  0 (b) c  0
(c) b  0 (d) a  c
x 3
(42) Solution of equation  is:
2 2x  3
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
3
(43) tan 1   is equal to which of the following?
4
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(44) sin  sin x   x is valid for?
1

(a) (b)
(c) (d)
3 2
(45) Derivative of t w.r.t t is:
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(46)  sin x cos xdx 
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(47) What is the value of common difference if a17  19 and a12  9 are two terms of
an A.P?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(48) Domain of f  x   x ln x is:
3

(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(49) tan  x   cot  x  
1 1

 
(a) (b)
2 3

(c) (d) 
4
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(50) Find gg  x  if g  x  
x 1
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(51) What is the probability that sum of dots shown is an odd number when two dice
are thrown?
1
(a) 1 (b)
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(c) (d)
2 4
(52) What is common ratio of geometric series 1  x  x 2  x 3  ...
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
1 1 1
(53) If , , are in A.P then which of the following is true?
a b c
2ac ac
(a) b  (b) b 
ac ac
ac ac
(c) b  (d) b 
ac 2ac
 4
(54) sin  cos 1  
 5
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
x y
(55) Distance of  3,3 from   1 is:
3 4
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(56) x  y  2 gx  2 fy  c  0 represents:
2 2

(a) Circle (b) Parabola

(c) Ellipse (d) Hyperbola
 2x   x
(57) Period of tan    sin   is:
 3  2
(a)  (b) 2
(c) 4 (d) None of these
(58) Foci of hyperbola 700 x  21y  75 lies on:
2 2

(a) (b)
(c) (d)
dy
(59) Find if y  e x ln x
dx
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
d sin x
(60) e 
dx
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(61) A square is inscribed in a circle having area 25 then diagonal of square is:
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(62) A square having sides of length x  y . Another square is inscribed in said square
touching mid-points of it’s sides. Then area of shaded region is:
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(63) An arc subtends an angle of 40 in a circle. Then what is the measure of angle
subtended by major arc?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(64) Df  x  representation for derivative was used by which of the following
mathematician?
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 (a) Leibniz (b) Cauchy
(c) Newton (d) Lagrange
(65) If m is the slope and c is the y-intercept then which of the following could be the
equation of the line?
(a) y  mx  c (b) x  my  c
(c) c  mx  y (d) None
(66) If Umar and Wasim are standing in morning facing each other and Wasim’s
shadow is on right side of Umar, in which direction is Umar facing?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(67) 13  23  33  ...  n3 
n  n  1 2n  1 n  n  1
(a) (b)
4 4
n  n  1 n  n  1
2 2 2 2

(c) (d)
4 2
x  10 x  d
2
(68) Given that lim  4 then value of d is:
x3 x 3
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
8
a 0 0 0 0
0 a6 0 00
0  a then value of x is:
x
(69) If 0 0 a2 0
0 0 0 a10
0
0 0 0 a40
(a) 0 (b) 10
(c) a 30 (d) 30
 kx  
(70) For what value of k the period of f  x   sin   is ?
 2 2
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
1 x 
(71) Period of function sin    is:
2 2 8

(a) (b) 2
8
(c) 4 (d) 8
2 5 8
(72) The series 2 3  2 3  2 3  ... is of what type?
(a) Arithmetic Series (b) Geometric Series
(c) Harmonic Series (d) None of the above
(73) The number of solutions of equations 2 x  3 y  4 and 200 x  300 y  400 is/are:
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) Infinitely many (d) 2
 cos x sin x    cos x  sin x 
Given that A    and B  
sin x 
(74) are two matrices. If
  cos x  sin x   cos x
det  AB   1 then value of x is:
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 1 (d) None

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  log a n 
(75) log  m 

 log b 
(a) log  n log a   log  m log b  (b) log  n log a   log  m log b 
(c) log  log a   log  log b  (d) n log  log a   m log  log b 
 1 
(76) Given that f  x   tan x then value of f 1   is:
 3
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(77) Odd man out:
(a) Floor (b) Wall
(c) House (d) Door
(78) Odd man out:
(a) Semicircle (b) Seminar
(c) Semifinal (d)
(79)  
 
iˆ.  kˆ  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ  

(a) 1 (b) 0
(c) 1 (d) None
(80) Two circles are inscribed in a circle. Radius of smaller circles is r and that of
larger circle is 2r then area of shaded region is:
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(81) If f  x   x  1 then f  1  f   1 
2

(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(82) Area of square is 2 then area of circle inscribed in it is:
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(83) Sum of cube roots of unity is:
(a) 1 (b) 1
(c) 0 (d) Can’t be determined
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(84) The term independent of x in the expansion of  3x   is:
 x
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(85) If two dice are rolled, what is the probability that you get the number on second
roll greater than first roll?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(86) Four circles are inscribed in a square. Each circle has area 4 . Then what is the
area of square?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)

(87) sin 
2
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(88) Shadow of a building having angle of elevation of 45 is 10m , then height of
building is:
(a) 60m (b) 10m
(c) 30m (d) 45m
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(89) What are the values of x and y if the points A  2,2  , B  4,5 and C  x, y 
collinear?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
d
(90) sin 1 x 
dx
1 1
(a) (b)
1 x 2
1  x2
1 1
(c) (d)
1  x2 1  x2
(91) Harmonic mean between a and b is:
ab
(a) (b) ab
2
2ab ab
(c) (d)
ab ab
sin 2 x
(92)  2 x dx 
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(93) The number of solutions of 9 x  4 y  2 and 9 x  2 y  3 are:
(a) Infinite (b) No solution
(c) 1 (d) 2
1
(94) Domain and Range of y  sin x is:
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(95) If a  b  c  45, a  b  c  90 then value of ab  bc  ca 
2 2 2

(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(96) Simplified form of log15  log 3 is:
(a) log12 (b) 3log15
(c) log 5 (d) log 45
1
(97) Given that A  B  C  180 then value of sin  B  C  
2
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(98) Value of tan 45 is:
(a) 0 (b) 1
1
(c) (d) Undefined
2
(99) If f  x   2 x  1, g  x   3x  9 then fog  x  
(a) 6 x  9 (b) 6x 19
(c) 6 x  9 (d) 6x 19
(100) Sum of coefficients of 1  x  is:
10

(a) 1024 (b) 0

(c) 1 (d) 512
(101) How many arrangements can be made from the letters of the word
“PAKISTAN” if each arrangement starts with P and ends with T?
(a) 360 (b) 720
(c) 180 (d) 90
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(102) The given series 1, , , ,... is:
3 5 7
(a) A.P (b) G.P
(c) H.P (d) None
(103) Angle subtended by diameter of circle is:
(a) Acute angle (b) Obtuse angle
(c) Right angle (d) Can’t be determined
(104) A triangle having sides 7,5 and 3 then sine of the greatest angle is:
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(105) In set  C ,   , if   i is the inverse of a number, then the number is:
1 1
(a)  i (b)   i 
 
(c)   i (d)   i
4
(106)   cos i  
i 0
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
1  3i   1  3i 
4 4
(107) 
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
 
2
(108) Argument of 1  3i is:
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(109) A  At is always:
(a) Symmetric matrix (b) Skew-symmetric matrix
(c) Hermitian matrix (d) Skew-hermitian matrix
ex
(110)  dx 
ex  1
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
3

x  7  dx 
2
(111)
1
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(112) 1  i  
4

(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(113)    
32 31

(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(114) Find vertex and focus of parabola y  99 x
2

(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(115) The function f  x   e is increasing in which of the following interval?
x

(a) (b)
(c) (d)

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(116) Simplified form of logb b 
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 0.5 (d) 0.25
(117)  sin x 1  sin 2 x  dx 
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(118) i  i 2  i 3  ...  i 2020 
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 1 (d) Can’t be determined
(119)   sin x cos x  18cos x  dx 
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
4
(120) If y-intercept of a straight line is and slope is 5 then equation of line is:
3
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(121) How many number greater than 2000 can be formed by using 1,2,3,4 without
repeating any digit?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(122) If a : b  x : y  a : x  b : y then property used is:
(a) Invertendo (b) Componendo
(c) Alternendo (d) Dividendo
(123) Value of x from the equations sin3x  cos5x  3 and sin5x  cos4x  4 is:
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(124) What is the value of x if sin x  0.5 ?
 
(a) (b)
3 2
 
(c) (d)
4 6
(125) An angle of an isosceles right angled triangle is 2x and it’s opposite exterior
angle is 120  x . What is the value of x ?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(126) Next two terms of the sequence 10000, 90, 8500, 80, … are:
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(127) Next two terms of the sequence 100, 90, 85, 75, 70,… are:
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
4 3 7
t 2
(128) Given that 1 5 10  then value of t is:
2 t
2 4 6
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(129) The line through focus and perpendicular to the axis of parabola is called:
(a) Directrix (b) Latus rectum
(c) Axis of parabola (d) None of these
(130) Find the odd man out:

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 (a) Dog (b) Lion
(c) Wolf (d) Jackel
(131) 5 persons A, B, C, D and E are facing North. C is closest to house. B is behind C,
E is left of B which is behind A. D is right to A who is at South West of C.
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(132) If x  2 then which one is greater? (I) log 2 x (II) x 0.1
200

(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(133) Circumference of circle is 16 then area of circle is:
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(134)       ...   
2 3 101

(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(135) If f  x   x and g  x   x  2 then value of fg  x  is:
3

(a)  x  2  (b) x3  2
3

(c)  x  2  (d) x3  2
3

(136)
(a) (b)
(c) (d)

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