MATHEMATICS

Full Marks: 200 Time: 2 hours

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1. If f ( x , y )=x 2+ y 3 ; x=t 2 +t 3 ; y=t 3 +t 9 , then at t=1 is
dt
a) 0 b) -1 c) 1 d) 164
2. The number of elements in the power set of the set S={ {ϕ},1,{2,3} } is
a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8

3. Solve log ( dydx )=x + y

a) e x +e y =c b) e x +e− y =c c) e− x + e y =c d) e− x + e− y =c
π
2
4. Find the value of ∫ sin 6 x
0

a) π /8 b) 5 π /32 c) 16 π /3 d) π /4
5. The value of k for which the parabola y 2=4 kx passes through the point (2,3) is

a) 9/2 b) -4/3 c) 9/8 d) -4/9

6. The differential coefficient of log (|log x|) with respect to |log x| is

a) 1/¿ b) 1/( x |log x|) c) 1/¿ log x∨¿ d) 1/|x|log ¿ x∨¿ ¿

7. It is given that at x=1 the function f ( x )=x 4−62 x 2+ ax+10 attains maximum value on the
interval [0,2], then the value of a is
a) 120 b) 125 c) 0 d) -1
8. For an arbitrary complex number Z=cos θ+i sin θ , Z n, where n ϵ N , is equal to

a) cos θ n+ isin θn b) tan nθ+icot nθ c) cos nθ+isin nθ d) cos θ+ isin θ

9. If α and β are roots of the polynomial a x 2 +bx=c , then the value of (α +1)( β+1) is

a) (a+b+c)/a b) (a-b+c)/a c) (a-b-c)/a d) (a+b-c)/a

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10 Find the limiting value of 2 x as x approaches zero

a) 0 b) 1 c) -1 d) The limit does not exist

11. What is the nth order derivative of e ax+b w.r.t x

a) e ax +b b) a n e ax+b c) a n d) a n e ax

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2 0 2
12. The characteristic roots of the matrix 0 2 0 are
1 0 2

a) 1, 4, 5 b) 1, 2, 3 c) 0, 1, 0 d) 5, 4, -1

13. For two vectors a⃗ and b⃗ , it is given that α ⃗a + β ⃗b=0 . The vectors are linearly independent if

a) α =β=0 b) α ≠ β c) α =0 , β ≠ 0 d) α ≠ 0 , β=0
2
∂ 2 2 2
14. The partial derivative (x + y + z ) is
∂ x∂ y
a) 2 x b) 2 y c) 2 z d) 0

15. Evaluate ∫ dx / ( 1+ 4 x 2 )

1 −1 1 −1
a) tan 2 x b) tan x c) 2 tan−1 x d) tan−1 x
2 2
16. ________ is the straight line which touches the curve at infinity
a) Tangent b) Asymptote c) Normal d) Symptote
17. For any three sets A, B and C, the set S= A−(B ∪C ) is equivalent to
a) A−B b) A−( B ∩C ) c) ( A ∪ B ) ∩ C d) ( A−B ) ∩ ( A−C )

18. The inverse of the matrix [−13 −52 ] is

a) [ 52 31] b) [
2 3]
5 1
c) [ 53 21] d) [−5
−3 −1 ]
−2

19. The iterative formula for approximation by Newton-Raphson method is given by

f ( xn ) f ( xn)
a) x n+1=x n−1 + ' b) x n+1=x n − '
f ( xn ) f ( xn )

f ( x n−1 ) f ( x n−1 )
c) x n+1=x n−1 + ' d) x n+1=x n − '
f ( x n−1) f ( x n−1 )

20. If the system of equations x +4 ay +az=0 , x +3 by +bz=0 , x +2 cy +cz=0 has a non-zero

solution, then a , b , c are in
a) A.P. b) H.P. c) G.P. d) None of these

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1 1 1
2
21. If ω is a cube root of unity, then the value of 1 ω ω is
2
1 ω ω

a) 3 √ 3i b) −3 √ 3i c) −√ 3 i d) √ 3 i
22. The locus of the mid-point of the line x cos θ+ y sin θ=k intercepted between the axes is

2
 a) x 2+ y 2=4 kxy b) x 2+ y 2=k 2

c) xy + x + y=4 k d) (kx )2 +(ky)2=4 x 2 y 2

23. General solution of the differential equation

√ dy
dx
=3 x + y + 4 is

a) 3 x+ y=tan−1 √ 3 x +C b) √ 3 ( 3 x + y +C )=tan x

c) 3 x+ y+ 4=tan−1 ( √ 3 x+C ) d) 3 x+ y+ 4=√ 3 tan √ 3( x +C)

24. The circles x 2+ y 2−8 y−4=0 and x 2+ y 2−2 x−4 y=0

a) touch internally b) touch externally c) do not touch d) intersect at two points

25. Which of the following relations among finite differences is wrong

a) ∆ y 1 = y 2− y 1 b) ∆ 2 y −1=∆ y 0−∆ y−1

c) ∆ 3 y 0 =∆2 y−1−∆2 y 0 d)∆ 4 y−2=∆3 y−1−∆ 3 y −2

26. The radius of the circle passing through the points ( 0 , 0 ) , ( a , 0 ) and (0 , b) is
1 2 2
a) √ a2 +b 2 b) √ a2−b2 c)
2
√ a +b d) 2 √ a2 +b2

27. The vertices of an ellipse are (± 5 , 0) and its foci are (± 4 ,0). The equation of the ellipse is
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
x y x y x y x y
a) + =1 b) + =1 c) + =1 d) + =1
16 25 25 16 25 9 16 9
28. If b 2=ab, the equation a x 2 +b y 2 +2 hxy +2 gx +2 fy+ c=0 would represent

a) A circle b) A parabola c) An ellipse d) A hyperbola

29. The domain of f ( x )= √ log ( 2 x−x 2 ) is

a) (0,2) b) [0,2] c) {1} d) None of these

∞ −t
e
30. Find ∫ dt
0 √t
a) π b) √ e c) e d) √ π
31. The value of nC0+ nC1+ nC2+………+ nCn is
a) n! b) 2n c) 2n d)1
32. On 29th August, 1931, Mahatma Gandhi sailed for England to attend the 2 nd round table
conference. If it is assumed that he attended the meeting with n other people and the table was
actually round, the total number of ways in which all the persons could have sat around the table is
a) n! b) (n-1)! c) n d) (n+1)!

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33. Differentiate ∫ sin t dt with respect to t
2

a) 2 x sin2 x 2 b) x 2 sin 2 2 x c) 2 x sin2 2 x d) x 2 sin 2 x 2

34. Value of B(2 , 3) is ____, where B ( x , y ) is the Beta function

a) 12/√ π b) 4π c) 1/12 d) 6/5
35. If A is a skew-symmetric matrix of order n, then which of the following is correct
a) |A|=0, if n is even b) |A|=0, if n is odd
c) |A|=0, for all natural n d) |A|≠ n, for all n

36. Which of the following statements must be true if f (x) obeys the Mean Value Theorem and
x ϵ [a ,b ]

' f ( b )−f ( a )
a) There exists a c such that a< c< b and f ( c )=
b+a
b) f ( x ) is discontinuous in the closed interval [a , b]
c) f ( x ) is differentiable in the open interval ( a , b )
d) All of the above
37. If D is the discriminant of a quadratic equation, then which of the following statements is
incorrect
a) If D ≥ 0, the roots are real b) If D<0 , the roots are complex
c) Both (a) and (b) d) None of these

( ) √ ( ) are ___ and ___

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d dy dy
38. The degree and order of the differential equation = xy +
dx dx dx
respectively
a) 2, 4 b) 2, 2 c) 4, 1 d) 4, 2
39. For two sets A and B, the symmetric difference A ∆ B is equal to
a) ( A−B ) ∪ (B− A) b) ( A−B ) ∩(B− A)

c) ( A ∪ B )−(A ∩B) d) Both (a) and (c)

40. If f ={ (1 , 2 ) , (3 ,5 ) , ( 4 ,1 ) } and g={( 2 ,3 ) , ( 5 , 1 ) , ( 1 , 4 ) }, then fog is

a) { (1 , 1 ) , ( 2 , 5 ) , ( 5 ,2 ) } b) { (1 , 3 ) , ( 3 ,1 ) , ( 4 ,3 ) }
c) { (2 , 5 ) , ( 5 ,2 ) , ( 1 , 4 ) } d) { (1 , 3 ) , ( 2, 5 ) , ( 3 ,1 ) }

41. The eccentricity of the hyperbola 9 x 2−16 y 2=144 is

a) 5/4 b) 9/7 c) 11/2 d) 16/9

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42. The series ∑ k converges if
n

n=0

a) |k|=1 b) |k|<1 c)|k|>1 d) k → ∞

43. The point on the curve y 2=x where the tangent line makes an angle 45 ° with the positive X axis
is
a) (1/2, 1/4) b) (1/4, 1/2) c) (2, 4) d) (4, 2)
3 3
x +y ∂u ∂u
44. If u=tan −1 , then x +y =¿
x+ y ∂x ∂y

a) tanu b) cot u c) sin 2 u d) cos 2 u

1+ 2i
45. The complex number lies in
1−i
a) 1st quadrant b) 2nd quadrant c) 3rd quadrantd) 4th quadrant

1
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46. ∫ log x −
1
( log x )2 ]
dx is equal to

2
x x
a) x log x +C b) x ( log x )2 +C c) +C d) +C
log x log x
47. The equation of the right bisector of the segment joining the points A(1,1) and B(2,3) is
a) x +2 y=5 b) 2 x+3 y =8 c) 2 x+ 4 y=11 d) 2 x+5 y =−18
48.Which of these tests can be used to check is a series of positive terms converges to some finite
number
a) Second derivative test b) Test of significance
c) PCT test d) D’ Alembert’s ratio test

49. The solution of the boundary value problem ( 1+ y 2 ) dx=( tan−1 y−x ) dy , y ( 0 )=0 is
−1 −1
a) y=tan−1 x−1+e−tan x
b) x=tan−1 y−1+e−tan y

−1 −1
c) ) y=tan−1 y−1+ e−tan x
d) x=tan−1 y−1+e−tan x

n
50. Cr + nCr+1 =
n+1 n n n+1
a) Cr+1 b) Cr c) Cr+1 d) Cr