10th Maths Awareness on certain one marks examples.

Known questions: But be alert. Since changes may be made in the wordings, numericals,
signs, ratios orders, answers and it’s options orders.
Chapter 1
1a. Let 𝒏(𝑨) = 𝒎 and 𝒏(𝑩) = 𝒏 then the total number of non-empty relations that can be defined
from 𝑨 𝒕𝒐 𝑩 is : (1) 𝒎𝒏 (2) 𝒏𝒎 (3) 𝟐𝒎𝒏 − 𝟏 (4) 𝟐𝒎𝒏

1b. Let 𝒏(𝑨) = 𝒎 and 𝒏(𝑩) = 𝒏 then the total number of relations that can be defined
from 𝑨 𝒕𝒐 𝑩 is : (1) 𝒎𝒏 (2) 𝒏𝒎 (3) 𝟐𝒎𝒏 − 𝟏 (4) 𝟐𝒎𝒏

2a. Let 𝒏(𝑨) = 𝒎 and 𝒏(𝑩) = 𝒏 then the total number of functions that can be defined
from 𝑨 𝒕𝒐 𝑩 is : (1) 𝒏𝒎 (2) 𝒏𝒎 (3) 𝟐𝒎𝒏 − 𝟏 (4) 𝟐𝒎𝒏

2b. Let 𝒏(𝑨) = 𝒎 and 𝒏(𝑩) = 𝒏 then the total number of functions that can be defined
from 𝑩 𝒕𝒐 𝑨 is : (1) 𝒎𝒏 (2) 𝒎𝒏 (3) 𝟐𝒎𝒏 − 𝟏 (4) 𝟐𝒎𝒏

3a. If function 𝒇: ℕ → ℕ , 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟐𝒙 , then the function is :

(𝟏) 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒆 − 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒐 (𝟐) 𝒐𝒏𝒆 − 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒐
(𝟑) 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒆 − 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒐 (𝟒) 𝒐𝒏𝒆 − 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒐

3b. If function 𝒇: ℕ → ℕ , 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙 , then the function is :

(𝟏) 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒆 − 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒐 (𝟐) 𝒐𝒏𝒆 − 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒐/𝑩𝒊𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆/𝑰𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒚
(𝟑) 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒆 − 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒐 (𝟒) 𝒐𝒏𝒆 − 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒐

4a. 𝒇 = {(𝟐, 𝒂), (𝟑, 𝒃), (𝟒, 𝒃), (𝟓, 𝒄)} is a .

(𝟏) 𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 (𝟐) 𝒐𝒏𝒆 − 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐
(𝟑) 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 − 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 (𝟒) 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏

4a. 𝒇 = {(𝟐, 𝒃), (𝟑, 𝒃), (𝟒, 𝒃), (𝟓, 𝒃)} is a .

(𝟏) 𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 (𝟐) 𝒐𝒏𝒆 − 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐
(𝟑) 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 − 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 (𝟒) 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏

5a. Composition of functions is commutative

(𝟏) 𝑨𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒆 (𝟐) 𝑵𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒆 (𝟑) 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒆 (𝟒) 𝑵𝒐𝒏𝒆

5b. Composition of functions is associative

(𝟏) 𝑨𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒆 (𝟐) 𝑵𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒆 (𝟑) 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒆 (𝟒) 𝑵𝒐𝒏𝒆

6a. 𝒇 (𝒙) = (𝒙 + 𝟏)𝟑 − (𝒙 − 𝟏)𝟑 represents a function which is

(𝟏) 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒓 (𝟐) 𝒄𝒖𝒃𝒊𝒄 (𝟑) 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 (𝟒) 𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒄

6b. 𝒇 (𝒙) = (𝒙 + 𝟏)𝟑 + (𝒙 − 𝟏)𝟑 represents a function which is

(𝟏) 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒓 (𝟐) 𝒄𝒖𝒃𝒊𝒄 (𝟑) 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 (𝟒) 𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒄

7a. 𝒇 (𝒙) = (𝒙 + 𝟏)𝟐 − (𝒙 − 𝟏)𝟐 represents a function which is

(𝟏) 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒓 (𝟐) 𝒄𝒖𝒃𝒊𝒄 (𝟑) 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 (𝟒) 𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒄

7b. 𝒇 (𝒙) = (𝒙 + 𝟏)𝟐 + (𝒙 − 𝟏)𝟐 represents a function which is

(𝟏) 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒓 (𝟐) 𝒄𝒖𝒃𝒊𝒄 (𝟑) 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 (𝟒) 𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒄

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 Chapter 2
1a. If 𝒂 and 𝒃 are two positive integers where 𝒂 > 0 and 𝒃 is a factor 𝒂, then HCF of 𝒂 and 𝒃 is :
𝒂
(𝟏) 𝒃 (𝟐) 𝒂 (𝟑) 𝟑𝒂𝒃 (𝟒) 𝒃

1b. If 𝒂 and 𝒃 are two positive integers where 𝒂 > 0 and 𝒃 is a factor 𝒂, then LCM of 𝒂 and 𝒃 is :
𝒂
(𝟏) 𝒃 (𝟐) 𝒂 (𝟑) 𝟑𝒂𝒃 (𝟒) 𝒃

2a. If 𝟐𝟗 ≡ 𝟓 (𝒎𝒐𝒅 𝒏), then the values of 𝒏 are : [𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 (𝟐𝟗 − 𝟓) → 𝟐𝟒 = 𝟔, 𝟖, 𝟏𝟐, 𝟐𝟒 (𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒏 > 5)]
(𝟏) 𝟏, 𝟐, 𝟑, 𝟒, 𝟔, 𝟖, 𝟏𝟐, 𝟐𝟒 (𝟐) 𝟐, 𝟒, 𝟔, 𝟖, 𝟏𝟐, 𝟐𝟒 (𝟑) 𝟏, 𝟐, 𝟑, 𝟒 (𝟒) 𝟔, 𝟖, 𝟏𝟐, 𝟐𝟒

2b. If 𝟐𝟗 ≡ 𝒏 (𝒎𝒐𝒅 𝟖), then the value of 𝒏 is : (𝟏) 𝟖 (𝟐) 𝟔 (𝟑) 𝟓 (𝟒) 𝟏𝟎 [𝑹𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝟐𝟗 ÷ 𝟖]

3a. Condition for three numbers 𝒂, 𝒃 and 𝒄 to be in A.P. is

(𝟏) 𝒃𝟐 = 𝒂𝒄 (𝟐) 𝒃 = 𝟐(𝒂 + 𝒄) (𝟑) 𝒂 + 𝒄 = 𝟐𝒃 (𝟒) 𝒃 = 𝟐𝒂𝒄

3b. Condition for three numbers 𝒂, 𝒃 and 𝒄 to be in G.P. is

(𝟏) 𝒃𝟐 = 𝒂𝒄 (𝟐) 𝒃 = 𝟐(𝒂 + 𝒄) (𝟑) 𝒂 + 𝒄 = 𝟐𝒃 (𝟒) 𝒃 = 𝟐𝒂𝒄

4a. An A.P. consists of 𝟑𝟏 𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒔. If its 𝟏𝟔𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎 𝒊𝒔 𝒎, then the sum of all the terms of this A.P. is
𝟑𝟏
(𝟏) 𝟏𝟔 𝒎 (𝟐) 𝟔𝟐 𝒎 (𝟑) 𝟑𝟏 𝒎 (𝟒) 𝒎
𝟐
In the AP of 31 terms (It is an odd number), the 16th term is the middle one. Its value = 𝒎.
The 15th term and 17th terms are : 𝒎 − 𝒅, 𝒎 + 𝒅 ; It’s sum = 𝟐𝒎
So from either side of the 16th term, we have 15 doublets of 𝟐𝒎 . Its sum= 𝟏𝟓 × 𝟐𝒎 = 𝟑𝟎𝒎
∴ The sum of the all terms = 15 doublets + 16th term = 𝟑𝟎𝒎 + 𝒎 = 𝟑𝟏𝒎

4b. An A.P. consists of 𝟒𝟏 𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒔. If its 𝟐𝟎𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎 𝒊𝒔 𝒎, then the sum of all the terms of this A.P. is
𝟑𝟏
(𝟏) 𝟏𝟔 𝒎 (𝟐) 𝟔𝟐 𝒎 (𝟑) 𝟒𝟏 𝒎 (𝟒) 𝟐 𝒎

4c. An A.P. consists of 𝟐𝟗 𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒔. If its 𝟏𝟓𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎 𝒊𝒔 𝒎, then the sum of all the terms of this A.P. is
𝟑𝟏
(𝟏) 𝟏𝟔 𝒎 (𝟐) 𝟔𝟐 𝒎 (𝟑) 𝟐𝟗 𝒎 (𝟒) 𝟐 𝒎

5a. If the 3rd term of G.P is 4, then the product of its first 5 terms is
(𝟏) 𝟒𝟑 (𝟐) 𝟒𝟓 (𝟑) 𝟓𝟒 (𝟒) 𝟑𝟒
Given : Middle term of 5 terms is 3rd term. The 3rd term value = 𝟒. ∴ Product of 5 terms = 𝟒𝟓

5b. If the 2nd term of G.P is 6, then the product of its first 3 terms is
(𝟏) 𝟔𝟑 (𝟐) 𝟔𝟐 (𝟑) 𝟑𝟔 (𝟒) 𝟐𝟔
Given : Middle term of 3 terms is 2nd term. The 2nd term value = 𝟔. ∴ Product of 3 terms = 𝟔𝟑

6a. If the sequence 𝒕𝟏 , 𝒕𝟐 , 𝒕𝟑 , … are in A.P. then the sequence 𝒕𝟔 , 𝒕𝟏𝟐 , 𝒕𝟏𝟖 , … is :
(𝟏) 𝒂 𝑮𝒆𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 (𝟐) 𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏
(𝟑) 𝒏𝒆𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑨𝑷 𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝑮𝑷 (𝟒) 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆

6b. If the sequence 𝒕𝟏 , 𝒕𝟐 , 𝒕𝟑 , … are in G.P. then the sequence 𝒕𝟔 , 𝒕𝟏𝟐 , 𝒕𝟏𝟖 , … is :
(𝟏) 𝒂 𝑮𝒆𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 (𝟐) 𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏
(𝟑) 𝒏𝒆𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑨𝑷 𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝑮𝑷 (𝟒) 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆

7a. The sequence of −𝟑, −𝟑, −𝟑, … is :

(𝟏) 𝒂𝒏 𝑨. 𝑷. 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 (𝟐) 𝒂 𝑮. 𝑷. 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 (𝟑) 𝒏𝒆𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑨. 𝑷 𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝑮. 𝑷. (𝟒) 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝑨. 𝑷 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑮. 𝑷.

7b. The sequence of −𝟑, 𝟑, −𝟑, … is :

(𝟏) 𝒂𝒏 𝑨. 𝑷. 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 (𝟐) 𝒂 𝑮. 𝑷. 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 (𝟑) 𝒏𝒆𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑨. 𝑷 𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝑮. 𝑷. (𝟒) 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝑨. 𝑷 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑮. 𝑷.

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8a. The first term of an A.P. whose 8th and 12th terms are 39 and 59 respectively is :
(𝟏) 𝟓 (𝟐) 𝟔 (𝟑) 𝟒 (𝟒) 𝟑

8b. The common difference of an A.P. whose 8th and 12th terms are 39 and 59 respectively is :
(𝟏) 𝟓 (𝟐) 𝟗 (𝟑) 𝟒 (𝟒) 𝟑

9a. The sum of first 𝒏 terms of the series 𝒂, 𝟑𝒂, 𝟓𝒂, … is : (𝟏) 𝒏𝒂 (𝟐) (𝟐𝒏 − 𝟏)𝒂 (𝟑) 𝒏𝟐 𝒂 (𝟒) 𝒏𝟐 𝒂𝟐

9b. The sum of first 𝒏 terms of the series 𝒂𝟐 , 𝟑𝒂𝟐 , 𝟓𝒂𝟐 , .. is : (𝟏) 𝒏𝒂 (𝟐) (𝟐𝒏 − 𝟏)𝒂 (𝟑) 𝒏𝟐 𝒂 (𝟒) 𝒏𝟐 𝒂𝟐

10a. The difference between the sums of the squares of first 20 whole numbers and the first 20
natural numbers is : (𝟏) 𝟏𝟗 (𝟐) 𝟐𝟎 (𝟑) 𝟎 (𝟒) 𝟒𝟎𝟎

10b. The difference between the sums of the cubes of first 20 whole numbers and the first 19
natural numbers is : (𝟏) 𝟏𝟗 (𝟐) 𝟐𝟎 (𝟑) 𝟎 (𝟒) 𝟒𝟎𝟎

Chapter 3
1a. If 𝒓(𝒙) = 𝟎 when 𝒇(𝒙) is divided by 𝒈(𝒙) then 𝒈(𝒙) is called of the polynomials.
(𝟏) 𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒅 (𝟐) 𝒒𝒖𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 (𝟑) 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 (𝟒) 𝑮𝑪𝑫

1b. If 𝒓(𝒙) = 𝟎 when 𝒇(𝒙) is divided by 𝒈(𝒙) then 𝒇(𝒙) is called of the polynomials.
(𝟏) 𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒅 (𝟐) 𝒒𝒖𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 (𝟑) 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 (𝟒) 𝑳𝑪𝑴

2a. Which of the following should be added to make 𝒙𝟒 + 𝟔𝟒 a perfect square

(𝟏)𝟒𝒙𝟐 (𝟐)𝟏𝟔𝒙𝟐 (𝟑)𝟖𝒙𝟐 (𝟒) − 𝟖𝒙𝟐

2b. Which of the following should be subtracted to make 𝒙𝟒 + 𝟔𝟒 a perfect square

(𝟏)𝟒𝒙𝟐 (𝟐)𝟏𝟔𝒙𝟐 (𝟑)𝟖𝒙𝟐 (𝟒) − 𝟖𝒙𝟐

2c. Which of the following should be added to make 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟔𝒙 a perfect square

(𝟏) 𝟗 (𝟐) 𝟖 (𝟑) 𝟏𝟎 (𝟒) 𝟕

3a. The square root of 𝟒𝒎𝟐 − 𝟐𝟒𝒎 + 𝟑𝟔 is : (1) 𝟒(𝒎 − 𝟑) (2) 𝟐(𝒎 − 𝟑) (3)(𝟐𝒎 − 𝟑)𝟐 (4) (𝒎 − 𝟑)

3b. The square root of 𝟒𝒎𝟐 + 𝟐𝟒𝒎 + 𝟑𝟔 is : (1) 𝟒(𝒎 − 𝟑) (2) 𝟐(𝒎 + 𝟑) (3)(𝟐𝒎 − 𝟑)𝟐 (4) (𝒎 − 𝟑)

4a. Which one of the following is a root of the equation 𝟐𝒙𝟒 − 𝟓𝒙𝟑 − 𝟑𝒙𝟐 + 𝟏𝟑𝒙 + 𝟗 = 𝟎
(𝟏) 𝟏 (𝟐) − 𝟏 (𝟑) 𝟐 (𝟒) 𝟎
Here, 𝑺𝒖𝒎 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒅𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 = 𝑺𝒖𝒎 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔. 𝟐 − 𝟑 + 𝟗 = −𝟓 + 𝟏𝟑 = 𝟖
∴ (𝒙 + 𝟏) is factor . ∴ 𝒙 = −𝟏 is the one root for the given equation.

4b. Which one of the following is a root of the equation 𝟐𝒙𝟒 + 𝟓𝒙𝟑 − 𝟑𝒙𝟐 − 𝟏𝟑𝒙 + 𝟗 = 𝟎
(𝟏) 𝟏 (𝟐) − 𝟏 (𝟑) 𝟐 (𝟒) 𝟎
Here, 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒖𝒎 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 = 𝟎. 𝟐 + 𝟓 − 𝟑 − 𝟏𝟑 + 𝟗 = 𝟎
∴ (𝒙 − 𝟏) is factor . ∴ 𝒙 = 𝟏 is the one root for the given equation.

5a. The parabola 𝒚 = −𝟑𝒙𝟐 is :

(𝟏) 𝑶𝒑𝒆𝒏 𝒖𝒑𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 (𝟐) 𝑶𝒑𝒆𝒏 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 (𝟑) 𝑶𝒑𝒆𝒏 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 (𝟒) 𝑶𝒑𝒆𝒏 𝒍𝒆𝒇𝒕𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅

5b. The parabola 𝒚 = 𝟑𝒙𝟐 is :

(𝟏) 𝑶𝒑𝒆𝒏 𝒖𝒑𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 (𝟐) 𝑶𝒑𝒆𝒏 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 (𝟑) 𝑶𝒑𝒆𝒏 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 (𝟒) 𝑶𝒑𝒆𝒏 𝒍𝒆𝒇𝒕𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅

6a. If number of columns and rows are not equal in a matrix then it is said to be a :
(𝟏) 𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒈𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒙 (𝟐) 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒙 (𝟑) 𝒔𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒙 (𝟒) 𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒙

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6b. If number of columns and rows are equal in a matrix then it is said to be a :
(𝟏) 𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒈𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒙 (𝟐) 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒙 (𝟑) 𝒔𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒙 (𝟒) 𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒙

7a. Transpose of a column matrix is

(𝟏) 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒙 (𝟐) 𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒈𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒙 (𝟑) 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒎𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒙 (𝟒) 𝒓𝒐𝒘 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒙

7b. Transpose of a row matrix is

(𝟏) 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒙 (𝟐) 𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒈𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒙 (𝟑) 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒎𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒙 (𝟒) 𝒓𝒐𝒘 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒙

𝟓
8a. The matrix [𝟖] is a matrix : (𝟏) 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕 (𝟐) 𝒓𝒐𝒘 (𝟑) 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒎𝒏 (𝟒) 𝒔𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒆
𝟑

8a. The matrix [𝟓 𝟖 𝟑] is a matrix : (𝟏) 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕 (𝟐) 𝒓𝒐𝒘 (𝟑) 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒎𝒏 (𝟒) 𝒔𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒆

9a. If 𝑨 is a 𝟐 × 𝟑 matrix and 𝑩 is a 𝟑 × 𝟒 matrix, how many columns does 𝑨𝑩 have

(𝟏) 𝟑 (𝟐) 𝟒 (𝟑) 𝟐 (𝟒) 𝟓

9b. If 𝑨 is a 𝟐 × 𝟑 matrix and 𝑩 is a 𝟑 × 𝟐 matrix, how many rows does 𝑩𝑨 have

(𝟏) 𝟑 (𝟐) 𝟒 (𝟑) 𝟐 (𝟒) 𝟓

10a. The non-diagonal elements in any unit matrix are . : (1) 0 (2) 1 (3) m (4) n

10b. The diagonal elements in any unit matrix are . : (1) 0 (2) 1 (3) m (4) n

𝟏 𝟑 𝟓 𝟕
11a. For the given matrix 𝑨 = [𝟐 𝟒 𝟔 𝟖 ] the order of the matrix 𝑨𝑻 is
𝟗 𝟏𝟏 𝟏𝟑 𝟏𝟓
(𝟏)𝟐 × 𝟑 (𝟐)𝟑 × 𝟐 (𝟑) 𝟑 × 𝟒 (𝟒) 𝟒 × 𝟑

𝟏 𝟑 𝟓 𝟕 𝑻
11b. For the given matrix 𝑨 = [𝟐 𝟒 𝟔 𝟖 ] the order of the matrix (𝑨𝑻 ) is
𝟗 𝟏𝟏 𝟏𝟑 𝟏𝟓
(𝟏)𝟐 × 𝟑 (𝟐)𝟑 × 𝟐 (𝟑) 𝟑 × 𝟒 (𝟒) 𝟒 × 𝟑

11c. If the orders 𝑨 = 𝟑 × 𝟒, 𝑩 = 𝟓 × 𝟒, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑪 = 𝟓 × 𝟔, then the order of 𝑨𝑩𝑻 𝑪

(𝟏)𝟐 × 𝟑 (𝟐)𝟑 × 𝟐 (𝟑) 𝟑 × 𝟔 (𝟒) 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆

Chapter 4
1a. A tangent is perpendicular to the radius at the
(𝟏) 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆 (𝟐) 𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒕 (𝟑) 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 (𝟒) 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒅

1b. A tangent and the radius are always at the point of contact.
(𝟏) 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒍 (𝟐) 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒂𝒓 (𝟑) 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒄𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 (𝟒) 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒐𝒃𝒕𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆

2a. How many tangents can be drawn to the circle from an exterior point?
(𝟏) 𝒐𝒏𝒆 (𝟐) 𝒕𝒘𝒐 (𝟑) 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒆 (𝟒) 𝒛𝒆𝒓𝒐

2b. How many tangents can be drawn to the circle from an interior point?
(𝟏) 𝒐𝒏𝒆 (𝟐) 𝒕𝒘𝒐 (𝟑) 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒆 (𝟒) 𝒛𝒆𝒓𝒐

2c. How many tangents can be drawn to the circle from the point which is on the circle?
(𝟏) 𝒐𝒏𝒆 (𝟐) 𝒕𝒘𝒐 (𝟑) 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒆 (𝟒) 𝒛𝒆𝒓𝒐

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3a. A line which intersects a circle at two distinct points is called
(𝟏) 𝑷𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒕 (𝟐) 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒕 (𝟑) 𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓 (𝟒) 𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒕

3b. A line which contacts a circle at one distinct point is called

(𝟏) 𝑷𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒕 (𝟐) 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒕 (𝟑) 𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓 (𝟒) 𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒕

4a. The two tangents from an external points 𝑷 to a circle with centre at 𝑶 are 𝑷𝑨 and 𝑷𝑩.
If ∠𝑨𝑷𝑩 = 𝟕𝟎° then the value of ∠𝑨𝑶𝑩 is : (𝟏)𝟏𝟎𝟎° (𝟐) 𝟏𝟏𝟎° (𝟑) 𝟏𝟐𝟎° (𝟒) 𝟏𝟑𝟎°

4b. If the angle between two radii of a circle is 𝟎° , then the angle between the tangents at its
meeting point is : (𝟏) 𝟓𝟎° (𝟐) 𝟗𝟎° (𝟑) 𝟒𝟎° (𝟒) 𝟕𝟎°

5. The perimeter of a right triangle is 𝟑𝟔 𝒄𝒎. Its hypotenuse is 𝟏𝟓 𝒄𝒎, then the area of the
triangle is : (𝟏) 𝟏𝟎𝟖 𝒄𝒎𝟐 (𝟐) 𝟓𝟒 𝒄𝒎𝟐 (𝟑) 𝟐𝟕 𝒄𝒎𝟐 (𝟒) 𝟐𝟏𝟔𝒄𝒎𝟐
𝑹𝒕 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝟑𝒄𝒎 , 𝟒 𝒄𝒎, 𝟓𝒄𝒎 ~ 𝑹𝒕 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝟗𝒄𝒎 , 𝟏𝟐𝒄𝒎, 𝟏𝟓𝒄𝒎 (𝑰𝒕𝒔 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓 = 𝟑𝟔𝒄𝒎)
𝟏
∴ 𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒂 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒕 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝑹𝒕 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝟗𝒄𝒎 , 𝟏𝟐 𝒄𝒎, 𝟏𝟓𝒄𝒎 = 𝟐 × 𝟗 × 𝟏𝟐 = 𝟓𝟒 𝒄𝒎𝟐

Chapter 5
1a. The area of triangle formed by the points (−𝟓, 𝟎) , (𝟎, −𝟓) 𝒂𝒏𝒅 (𝟓, 𝟎) is
(𝟏) 𝟎 𝒔𝒒. 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒔 (𝟐) 𝟐𝟓 𝒔𝒒. 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒔 (𝟑) 𝟓 𝒔𝒒. 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒔 (𝟒) 𝒏𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆
𝟏
The given points forms a triangle of a base 𝒃 = 𝟏𝟎, and altitude 𝒉 = 𝟓. 𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒂 = 𝟐 × 𝟏𝟎 × 𝟓 = 𝟐𝟓

1b. The area of triangle formed by the points (−𝟓, 𝟎) , (𝟎, 𝟎) 𝒂𝒏𝒅 (𝟓, 𝟎) is
(𝟏) 𝟎 𝒔𝒒. 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒔 (𝟐) 𝟐𝟓 𝒔𝒒. 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒔 (𝟑) 𝟓 𝒔𝒒. 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒔 (𝟒) 𝒏𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆
The given points are collinear (No triangle is formed by these three points) Area = 0

1c. Area of the triangle formed (𝟎, 𝟒), (𝟒, 𝟎) 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒏 is
(𝒂) 𝟖 𝒔𝒒. 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒔 (𝑩) 𝟏𝟔 𝒔𝒒. 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒔 (𝑪) 𝟐 𝒔𝒒. 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒔 (𝑫) 𝟒 𝒔𝒒. 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒔
𝟏
Here the points forms a rt. triangle of a base 𝒃 = 𝟒, and altitude 𝒉 = 𝟒. 𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒂 = × 𝟒 × 𝟒 = 𝟖
𝟐

2a. Area of the quadrilateral formed by the points (𝒂, 𝒂), (−𝒂, 𝒂), (−𝒂, −𝒂) 𝒂𝒏𝒅 (𝒂, −𝒂) is
(𝑨) 𝒂𝟐 𝒔𝒒. 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒔 (𝑩) 𝟐𝒂𝟐 𝒔𝒒. 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒔 (𝑪) 𝟑𝒂𝟐 𝒔𝒒. 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒔 (𝑫) 𝟒𝒂𝟐 𝒔𝒒. 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒔
The given points forms a square of side = 𝟐𝒂. ∴ 𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒂 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒆 = (𝟐𝒂)𝟐 = 𝟒𝒂𝟐

2b. Area of the quadrilateral formed by the points (𝟎, 𝟎), (𝟎, 𝟒), (𝟓, 𝟒) 𝒂𝒏𝒅 (𝟓, 𝟎) is
(𝑨) 𝟏𝟔 𝒔𝒒. 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒔 (𝑩) 𝟐𝟎 𝒔𝒒. 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒔 (𝑪) 𝟐𝟓 𝒔𝒒. 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒔 (𝑫) 𝟒𝟎 𝒔𝒒. 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒔
The given points forms a rectange of 𝑳𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉 = 𝟓, 𝑩𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒕𝒉 = 𝟒. ∴ 𝑰𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒂 = 𝒍𝒃 = 𝟓 × 𝟒 = 𝟐𝟎

2c. The equations of the 4 sides of a rectangle are 𝒙 = 𝟏, 𝒚 = 𝟐, 𝒙 = 𝟒, 𝒚 = 𝟓. One vertex of the
rectangle is at : (𝟏) (𝟐, 𝟒) (𝟐) (𝟓, 𝟏) (𝟑) (𝟐, 𝟓) (𝟒) (𝟒, 𝟐)
The coordinates of the vertices formed by the equations are : (𝟏, 𝟐), (𝟏, 𝟓), (𝟒, 𝟓), (𝟒, 𝟐)

3a. The straight line given by the equation 𝒙 = 𝟏𝟏 is :

(𝟏) 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝑿 𝒂𝒙𝒊𝒔 (𝟐) 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝒀 𝒂𝒙𝒊𝒔
(𝟑) 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒏 (𝟒) 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕 (𝟎, 𝟏𝟏)

3b. The straight line given by the equation 𝒙 = 𝟏𝟏 is :

(𝟏) 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝑿 𝒂𝒙𝒊𝒔 (𝟐) 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒀 𝒂𝒙𝒊𝒔
(𝟑) 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒏 (𝟒) 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕 (𝟎, 𝟏𝟏)

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4a. The straight line given by the equation 𝒚 = 𝟏𝟏 is
(𝟏) 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝑿 𝒂𝒙𝒊𝒔 (𝟐) 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝒀 𝒂𝒙𝒊𝒔
(𝟑) 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒏 (𝟒) 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕 (𝟎, 𝟏𝟏)

4b. The straight line given by the equation 𝒚 = 𝟏𝟏 is :

(𝟏) 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝑿 𝒂𝒙𝒊𝒔 (𝟐) 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒀 𝒂𝒙𝒊𝒔
(𝟑) 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒏 (𝟒) 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕 (𝟎, 𝟏𝟏)

5a. The angle between the lines 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟓𝒚 + 𝟏 = 𝟎 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝟏𝟎𝒙 + 𝟒𝒚 + 𝟒 = 𝟎 is :

(𝟏) 𝟎° (𝟐) 𝟗𝟎° (𝟑) 𝟔𝟎° (𝟒) 𝟒𝟓°

5b. The angle between the lines 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟓𝒚 + 𝟏 = 𝟎 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝟒𝒙 − 𝟏𝟎𝒚 + 𝟒 = 𝟎 is :

(𝟏) 𝟎° (𝟐) 𝟗𝟎° (𝟑) 𝟔𝟎° (𝟒) 𝟒𝟓°

6a. In a rectangle 𝑨𝑩𝑪𝑫, the side 𝑩𝑪 is parallel to 𝑿 − 𝒂𝒙𝒊𝒔. Then the slope of side 𝑨𝑩 is :
(𝟏) 𝟎 (𝟐) 𝟏 (𝟑) √𝟑 (𝟒) 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅

6b. In a rectangle 𝑨𝑩𝑪𝑫, the side 𝑨𝑩 is parallel to 𝒀 − 𝒂𝒙𝒊𝒔. Then the slope of side 𝑩𝑪 is :
(𝟏) 𝟎 (𝟐) 𝟏 (𝟑) √𝟑 (𝟒) 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅

7a. If 𝜽 (𝒔𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆) is an acute angle, then the slope is :

(𝟏) 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 (𝟐) 𝒏𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 (𝟑) 𝒛𝒆𝒓𝒐 (𝟒) 𝒏𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆

7b. If 𝜽 (𝒔𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆) is an obtuse angle, then the slope is :

(𝟏) 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 (𝟐) 𝒏𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 (𝟑) 𝒛𝒆𝒓𝒐 (𝟒) 𝒏𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆

8a. The slope of the line which is perpendicular to a line joining the points (𝟎, 𝟎) and
(−𝟖, 𝟖) is : (𝟏) − 𝟖 (𝟐) 𝟎 (𝟑) − 𝟏 (𝟒) 𝟏

8b. The slope the line which is perpendicular to a line joining the points (𝟎, 𝟎) and
(𝟖, 𝟖) is : (𝟏) − 𝟖 (𝟐) 𝟎 (𝟑) − 𝟏 (𝟒) 𝟏

Chapter 6
1a. If the ratio of the height of a tower and the length of its shadow is √𝟑 ∶ 𝟏, then the angle of
elevation of the sun has measure : (𝟏) 𝟒𝟓° (𝟐) 𝟑𝟎° (𝟑) 𝟗𝟎° (𝟒) 𝟔𝟎°

1b. If the ratio of the height of a tower and the length of its shadow is 𝟏 ∶ √𝟑, then the angle of
elevation of the sun has measure : (𝟏) 𝟒𝟓° (𝟐) 𝟑𝟎° (𝟑) 𝟗𝟎° (𝟒) 𝟔𝟎°

1c. If the ratio of the height of a tower and the length of its shadow is 𝟏 ∶ 𝟏, then the angle of
elevation of the sun has measure : (𝟏) 𝟒𝟓° (𝟐) 𝟑𝟎° (𝟑) 𝟗𝟎° (𝟒) 𝟔𝟎°

2a. The angle of elevation as we move towards the foot of the vertical object
(tower). (𝟏) 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 (𝟐) 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 (𝟑)𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒅 (𝟒) 𝒏𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆

2b. The angle of elevation as we move away from the foot of the vertical object
(tower). (𝟏) 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 (𝟐) 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 (𝟑)𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒅 (𝟒) 𝒏𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆

3a. The angle of elevation and depression are usually measured by a device called
(𝟏) 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒐𝒅𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒆 (𝟐) 𝑲𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒊𝒅𝒐𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒑𝒆 (𝟑) 𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒑𝒆 (𝟒) 𝑻𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒑𝒆

3b. The angle of elevation and depression are usually measured by a device called
(𝟏) 𝑪𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓 (𝟐) 𝑲𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒊𝒅𝒐𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒑𝒆 (𝟑) 𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒑𝒆 (𝟒) 𝑻𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒑𝒆

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 Note : 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒐𝒅𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒆 : Used to measure both vertical and horizontal angles.
𝑪𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓 : Used to measure only vertical angles.

4a. If 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝜽 = 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜽 , then the value of 𝜽 is : (𝟏) 𝟎 (𝟐) 𝟒𝟓° (𝟑) 𝟔𝟎° (𝟒) 𝟗𝟎°
𝟏 𝟏 𝟑
4b. If 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝜽 = 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜽 , then the value of 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟒 𝜽 + 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟒 𝜽 is : (𝟏) (𝟐) (𝟑) (𝟒) 𝟏
𝟐 𝟒 𝟒

5a. 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟒 𝒙 − 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟒 𝒙 = : (𝟏) 𝟐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟐 𝒙 − 𝟏 (𝟐) 𝟐𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐 𝒙 − 𝟏 (𝟑) 𝟏 + 𝟐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟐 𝒙 (𝟒) 𝟏 − 𝟐𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐 𝒙

5b. 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟒 𝒙 − 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟒 𝒙 = : (𝟏) 𝟐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟐 𝒙 − 𝟏 (𝟐) 𝟐𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐 𝒙 + 𝟏 (𝟑) 𝟏 − 𝟐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟐 𝒙 (𝟒) 𝟏 − 𝟐𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐 𝒙

6a. 𝟗𝒕𝒂𝒏𝟐 𝒙 − 𝟗𝒔𝒆𝒄𝟐 𝒙 = : (𝟏) 𝟏 (𝟐) 𝟎 (𝟑) 𝟗 (𝟒) − 𝟗

𝟏𝟏 𝟏𝟏 𝟏
6b. − = : (𝟏) 𝟏𝟏 (𝟐) 𝟎 (𝟑) (𝟒) − 𝟏𝟏
𝒄𝒐𝒕𝟐 𝒙 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐 𝒙 𝟏𝟏

𝒂 𝒃 𝒃 √𝒃𝟐 −𝒂𝟐 𝒂
7a. If 𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝜽 = 𝒃 , then 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒄 𝜽 is equal to : (𝟏) 𝒂
(𝟐) (𝟑)
𝒃
(𝟒)
√𝒃𝟐 −𝒂𝟐 √𝒃𝟐 −𝒂𝟐
𝒂 𝑯𝒚𝒑. 𝒃
𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝜽 = 𝒃 . ∴ 𝑨𝒅𝒋. 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 = 𝒂, 𝑯𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒕. = 𝒃. 𝑺𝒐 𝒐𝒑𝒑. 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 = √𝒃𝟐 − 𝒂𝟐 ∴ 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒄 𝜽 = 𝑶𝒑𝒑
.= 𝟐 𝟐
√𝒃 −𝒂

𝟏 𝟏 𝟐 √𝟓
7b. If 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝑨 = , then 𝒔𝒆𝒄 𝑨 is equal to : (𝟏) (𝟐) (𝟑)
𝟐
(𝟒) √𝟓
√𝟓 √𝟓 √𝟓
𝟏 𝑯𝒚𝒑 √𝟓
𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝑨 = . ∴ 𝑶𝒑𝒑. 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 = 𝟏, 𝑯𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒕. = √𝟓. 𝑺𝒐 𝑨𝒅𝒋. 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 = √𝟓 − 𝟏 = 𝟐 ∴ 𝒔𝒆𝒄 𝑨 = =
√𝟓 𝑨𝒅𝒋 𝟐
8a. If 𝒕𝒂𝒏 (𝟐𝟎° – 𝟑𝜶) = 𝒄𝒐𝒕 (𝟓𝜶 – 𝟐𝟎°), then 𝜶 is : (𝟏) 𝟒𝟓° (𝟐) 𝟑𝟎° (𝟑) 𝟗𝟎° (𝟒) 𝒏𝒐𝒏𝒆
𝒕𝒂𝒏 [𝟗𝟎 − (𝟕𝟎° + 𝟑𝜶)] = 𝒄𝒐𝒕 (𝟓𝜶 – 𝟐𝟎°)
𝒄𝒐𝒕 (𝟕𝟎° + 𝟑𝜶) = 𝒄𝒐𝒕 (𝟓𝜶 – 𝟐𝟎°) → ∴ 𝟕𝟎° + 𝟑𝜶 = 𝟓𝜶 – 𝟐𝟎 ∴ 𝜶 = 𝟒𝟓°
𝟏 𝟏
8b. If 𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝜶 = √𝟑 , 𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝜷 = then 𝒄𝒐𝒕 (𝜶 + 𝜷) is : (𝟏) √𝟑 (𝟐) 𝟎 (𝟑) (𝟒) 𝟏
√𝟑 √𝟑
𝟏
𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝜶 = √𝟑 , ∴ 𝜶 = 𝟔𝟎°, 𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝜷 = , ∴ 𝜷 = 𝟑𝟎°. ∴ 𝜶 + 𝜷 = 𝟗𝟎° . 𝒄𝒐𝒕 (𝟗𝟎°) = 𝟎
√𝟑

Chapter 7
1a. The ratio of the volumes of a cylinder, a cone and a sphere, if each has the same diameter
and same height is : (𝟏) 𝟏: 𝟐: 𝟑 (𝟐) 𝟐: 𝟏: 𝟑 (𝟑) 𝟏: 𝟑: 𝟐 (𝟒) 𝟑: 𝟏: 𝟐
Hint : Least letter has least ratio. (Number of letters : Cone – 4, Sphere – 6, Cylinder – 8)

1b. The ratio of the volumes of a cone, a sphere and a cyinder, if each has the same diameter
and same height is : (𝟏) 𝟏: 𝟐: 𝟑 (𝟐) 𝟐: 𝟏: 𝟑 (𝟑) 𝟏: 𝟑: 𝟐 (𝟒) 𝟑: 𝟏: 𝟐

1c. The ratio of the volumes of a sphere, a cone and a cylinder, if each has the same diameter
and same height is : (𝟏) 𝟏: 𝟐: 𝟑 (𝟐) 𝟐: 𝟏: 𝟑 (𝟑) 𝟏: 𝟑: 𝟐 (𝟒) 𝟑: 𝟏: 𝟐

2a. If the radius of the cone is one fifth of its slant height, then the T.S.A. of the cone is :
𝟐𝟓 𝟔 𝟑𝟔 𝒍 𝒍 𝟔
(𝟏) 𝝅𝒍𝟐 (𝟐) 𝟐𝟓 𝝅𝒍𝟐 (𝟑) 𝟐𝟓𝝅𝒍𝟐 (𝟒) 𝟓 𝝅𝒍𝟐 [𝝅𝒓(𝒓 + 𝒍) = 𝝅 𝟓 (𝟓 + 𝒍) = 𝟐𝟓 𝝅𝒍𝟐 ]
𝟔

2b. If the radius of the cone is one fifth of its slant height, then the T.S.A. of the cone is :
(𝟏)𝟑𝟔𝝅𝒍𝟐 (𝟐) 𝟔𝝅𝒓𝟐 (𝟑) 𝟐𝟓𝝅𝒓𝟐 (𝟒) 𝟓𝝅𝒓𝟐 [𝝅𝒓(𝒓 + 𝒍) = 𝝅𝒓(𝒓 + 𝟓𝒓) = 𝟔𝝅𝒓𝟐 ]

3a. The total surface area of a hemi-sphere is how much times the square of its radius.
(𝟏) 𝝅 (𝟐) 𝟒𝝅 (𝟑) 𝟑𝝅 (𝟒) 𝟐𝝅

3b. The curved surface area of a hemi-sphere is how much times the square of its radius.
(𝟏) 𝝅 (𝟐) 𝟒𝝅 (𝟑) 𝟑𝝅 (𝟒) 𝟐𝝅

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3c. The total surface area of a sphere is how much times the square of its radius.
(𝟏) 𝝅 (𝟐) 𝟒𝝅 (𝟑) 𝟑𝝅 (𝟒) 𝟐𝝅

4a. The value of radius of a sphere whose surface area 𝟑𝟔𝝅 𝒄𝒎𝟐 :
(𝟏) 𝟑 𝒄𝒎 (𝟐) 𝟒 𝒄𝒎 (𝟑) 𝟐 𝒄𝒎 (𝟒) 𝟔 𝒄𝒎

4b. The value of diameter of a sphere whose surface area 𝟑𝟔𝝅 𝒄𝒎𝟐 :
(𝟏) 𝟑 𝒄𝒎 (𝟐) 𝟒 𝒄𝒎 (𝟑) 𝟐 𝒄𝒎 (𝟒) 𝟔 𝒄𝒎

5a. The surface areas of two spheres are in the ratio of 9 : 25. Then their volumes are in
the ratio : (𝑨) 𝟖𝟏 ∶ 𝟔𝟐𝟓 (𝑩) 𝟕𝟐𝟗 ∶ 𝟏𝟓𝟔𝟐𝟓 (𝑪) 𝟑 ∶ 𝟓 (𝑫) 𝟐𝟕 ∶ 𝟏𝟐𝟓.

5b. The volumes of two spheres are in the ratio of 27 : 125. Then their radii are in
the ratio : (𝑨) 𝟖𝟏 ∶ 𝟔𝟐𝟓 (𝑩) 𝟕𝟐𝟗 ∶ 𝟏𝟓𝟔𝟐𝟓 (𝑪) 𝟑 ∶ 𝟓 (𝑫) 𝟐𝟕 ∶ 𝟏𝟐𝟓.

6a. The CSA of a solid hemisphere if the TSA of the solid hemisphere is 𝟏𝟐𝝅 𝒄𝒎𝟐 , is
(𝟏) 𝟖𝝅 (𝟐) 𝟑𝟔𝝅 (𝟑) 𝟔𝝅 (𝟒) 𝟐𝟒𝝅

6b. The TSA of a solid hemisphere if the CSA of the solid hemisphere is 𝟏𝟐𝝅 𝒄𝒎𝟐 , is
(𝟏) 𝟏𝟖𝝅 (𝟐) 𝟑𝟔𝝅 (𝟑) 𝟔𝝅 (𝟒) 𝟐𝟒𝝅

7. The total surface area of a cylinder whose height is half the radius is
(𝟏) 𝟔𝝅𝒓𝟐 (𝟐) 𝟖𝝅𝒓𝟐 (𝟑) 𝟐𝝅𝒓𝟐 (𝟒) 𝟑𝝅𝒓𝟐

Chapter 8
1a. The range of the data 𝟖, 𝟖, 𝟖, 𝟖, … , 𝟖 is : (𝟏) 𝟎 (𝟐) 𝟏 (𝟑) 𝟖 (𝟒) 𝟑

1b. The range of the data −𝟖, 𝟖, 𝟖, 𝟖, … , 𝟖 is : (𝟏) 𝟎 (𝟐) 𝟏 (𝟑) 𝟖 (𝟒) 𝟏𝟔

2a. The sum of all deviations of the data from its mean is :
(𝟏)𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 (𝟐)𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒏𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 (𝟑) 𝒛𝒆𝒓𝒐 (𝟒)𝒏𝒐𝒏 − 𝒛𝒆𝒓𝒐 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒆𝒓

2b. The sum squares of all deviations of the data from its mean is :
(𝟏)𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 (𝟐)𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒏𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 (𝟑) 𝒛𝒆𝒓𝒐 (𝟒)𝒏𝒐𝒏 − 𝒛𝒆𝒓𝒐 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒆𝒓

̅) =
3a. For any of n items ∑(𝒙𝒊 − 𝒙 : (𝟏) 𝒏𝒙
̅ (𝟐) (𝒏 − 𝟐)𝒙
̅ (𝟑) (𝒏 − 𝟏)𝒙
̅ (𝟒) 𝟎

3b. For any of n items ∑(𝒙𝒊 ) − 𝒙

̅= : (𝟏) 𝒏𝒙
̅ (𝟐) (𝒏 − 𝟐)𝒙
̅ (𝟑) (𝒏 − 𝟏)𝒙
̅ (𝟒) 𝟎
𝒏(𝒏+𝟏) 𝒏 𝒏+𝟏
4a. The average of 𝒏 natural numbers is : (𝟏) (𝟐) (𝟑) (𝟒) 𝒏
𝟐 𝟐 𝟐
𝒏(𝒏+𝟏) 𝒏 𝒏+𝟏
4b. The average of first 𝒏 natural odd numbers is : (𝟏) (𝟐) (𝟑) (𝟒) 𝒏
𝟐 𝟐 𝟐
𝒏(𝒏+𝟏) 𝒏 𝒏+𝟏
4c. The average of first 𝒏 natural even numbers is : (𝟏) (𝟐) (𝟑) (𝟒) 𝒏 + 𝟏
𝟐 𝟐 𝟐

4d. The average of first 𝟏𝟎𝟎 natural odd numbers is : (𝟏) 𝟏𝟎𝟎 (𝟐) 𝟐𝟎𝟎 (𝟑) 𝟓𝟎 (𝟒) 𝟑𝟎𝟎

5a. If the variance is 0.49, then its standard deviation is :

(𝟏) 𝟒. 𝟗 (𝟐) 𝟕 (𝟑) 𝟎. 𝟕 (𝟒) 𝟎. 𝟒 [√𝟎. 𝟒𝟗 = 𝟎. 𝟕]

5b. If the variance is 0.09, then its standard deviation is :

(𝟏) 𝟒. 𝟗 (𝟐) 𝟕 (𝟑) 𝟎. 𝟕 (𝟒) 𝟎. 𝟑 [√𝟎. 𝟎𝟗 = 𝟎. 𝟑]
6a. If the 𝑽𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 < 1, then its 𝑺. 𝑫. ____ 𝑽𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆. : (𝟏) > (𝟐) < 𝟑) ≥ (𝟒) ≤

6b. If the 𝑽𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 > 1, then its 𝑺. 𝑫. ____ 𝑽𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆. : (𝟏) > (2) < 𝟑) ≥ (𝟒) ≤

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7a. If the standard deviation of 𝒙, 𝒚, 𝒛 is 𝒑 then the standard deviation of 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟓, 𝟑𝒚 + 𝟓, 𝟑𝒛 + 𝟓 is :
(𝟏) 𝟑𝒑 + 𝟓 (𝟐) 𝟑𝒑 (𝟑) 𝒑 + 𝟓 (𝟒) 𝟗𝒑 + 𝟏𝟓
𝒙 𝒚 𝒛
7b. If the standard deviation of 𝒙, 𝒚, 𝒛 is 𝒑 then the standard deviation of − 𝟓, − 𝟓, − 𝟓 is :
𝟑 𝟑 𝟑
𝒑
(𝟏) 𝟑𝒑 + 𝟓 (𝟐) (𝟑) 𝒑 + 𝟓 (𝟒) 𝟗𝒑 + 𝟏𝟓
𝟑

8a. The standard deviation of a data is 3. If each value is multiplied by 5 then the new variance
Is : (𝒂) 𝟑 (𝒃) 𝟏𝟓 (𝒄) 𝟓 (𝒅) 𝟐𝟐𝟓

8b. The standard deviation of a data is 3. If each value is multiplied by 5 then the new SD
Is : (𝒂) 𝟑 (𝒃) 𝟏𝟓 (𝒄) 𝟓 (𝒅) 𝟐𝟐𝟓

𝒏𝟐 −𝟏 𝟐𝟎𝟐 −𝟏 𝟒𝟎𝟎−𝟏 𝟑𝟗𝟗

9a. variance of first 20 natural numbers is : [𝝈𝟐 = = = = = 𝟑𝟑. 𝟐𝟓]
𝟏𝟐 𝟏𝟐 𝟏𝟐 𝟏𝟐
(𝟏) 𝟑𝟎 (𝟐) 𝟑𝟑. 𝟐𝟓 𝟑) 𝟒𝟒. 𝟐𝟓 (𝟒) 𝟑𝟐. 𝟐𝟓

𝒏𝟐 −𝟏 𝟏𝟏𝟐 −𝟏 𝟏𝟐𝟏−𝟏 𝟏𝟐𝟎

9b. variance of first 11 natural numbers is : [𝝈𝟐 = = = = = 𝟏𝟎]
𝟏𝟐 𝟏𝟐 𝟏𝟐 𝟏𝟐
(𝟏) 𝟑𝟎 (𝟐) 𝟑𝟑. 𝟐𝟓 𝟑) 𝟒𝟒. 𝟐𝟓 (𝟒) 𝟏𝟎

𝒏𝟐 −𝟏
9c. variance of first 20 even natural numbers is [𝝈𝟐 = 𝟐𝟐 ( ) = 𝟒 × 𝟑𝟑. 𝟐𝟓 = 𝟏𝟑𝟑]
𝟏𝟐
(𝟏) 𝟏𝟑𝟎 (𝟐) 𝟏𝟑𝟑 𝟑) 𝟏𝟒𝟒 (𝟒) 𝟏𝟑𝟐

𝒏𝟐 −𝟏
9d. variance of first 20 odd natural numbers is [𝝈𝟐 = 𝟐𝟐 ( ) = 𝟒 × 𝟑𝟑. 𝟐𝟓 = 𝟏𝟑𝟑]
𝟏𝟐
(𝟏) 𝟏𝟑𝟎 (𝟐) 𝟏𝟑𝟑 𝟑) 𝟏𝟒𝟒 (𝟒) 𝟏𝟑𝟐

𝒏𝟐 −𝟏
9e. variance of an A.P.of 20 terms with 𝒅 = 𝟐 is : [𝝈𝟐 = 𝒅𝟐 ( ) = 𝟒 × 𝟑𝟑. 𝟐𝟓 = 𝟏𝟑𝟑]
𝟏𝟐
(𝟏) 𝟏𝟑𝟎 (𝟐) 𝟏𝟑𝟑 𝟑) 𝟏𝟒𝟒 (𝟒) 𝟏𝟑𝟐

10a. If a letter is chosen at random from the English alphabets{𝒂, 𝒃, . . . , 𝒛}, then the probability that
𝟏𝟐 𝟏 𝟐𝟑 𝟑
the letter chosen precedes 𝒙 : (𝟏) (𝟐)
𝟏𝟑
(𝟑)
𝟏𝟑
(𝟒)
𝟐𝟔 𝟐𝟔

10b. If a letter is chosen at random from the English alphabets{𝒂, 𝒃, . . . , 𝒛}, then the probability that
𝟏𝟐 𝟏 𝟐𝟑 𝟑
the letter chosen suceeds 𝒙 : (𝟏) (𝟐)
𝟏𝟑
(𝟑)
𝟏𝟑
(𝟒)
𝟐𝟔 𝟐𝟔

10c. A letter of english alphabet is chosen at random. The probability that the letter chosen is a
𝟓 𝟐𝟏 𝟕
consonant. : (𝟏) 𝟐𝟔
(𝟐)
𝟐𝟔
(𝟑)
𝟏𝟑
(𝟒) 𝟏

11a. The probability a red marble selected at random from a jar containing 𝒑 red, 𝒒 blue and 𝒓
𝒒 𝒑 𝒑+𝒒 𝒑+𝒓
green marbles is : (𝟏) 𝒑 +𝒒 +𝒓
(𝟐) 𝒑 +𝒒 +𝒓
(𝟑) 𝒑 +𝒒 +𝒓
(𝟒) 𝒑 +𝒒 +𝒓

11b. The probability a red or a green marble selected at random from a jar containing 𝒑 red, 𝒒
𝒒 𝒑 𝒑+𝒒 𝒑+𝒓
blue and 𝒓 green marbles is : (𝟏) (𝟐) (𝟑) (𝟒)
𝒑 +𝒒 +𝒓 𝒑 +𝒒 +𝒓 𝒑 +𝒒 +𝒓 𝒑 +𝒒 +𝒓

̅ is : (𝟏) 𝑷(𝑨) × 𝑷(𝑨

12a. Probability of 𝑨 ∩ 𝑨 ̅) ̅)
(𝟐) 𝑷(𝑨 ̅)
(𝟑) 𝑷(𝑨) + 𝑷(𝑨 (𝟒) 𝟎

̅ is : (𝟏) 𝑷(𝑨) × 𝑷(𝑨

12b. Probability of 𝑨 ∪ 𝑨 ̅) ̅)
(𝟐) 𝑷(𝑨 ̅)
(𝟑) 𝑷(𝑨) + 𝑷(𝑨 (𝟒) 𝟏

13a. If 𝑨 and 𝑩 are mutually excusive events, then 𝑷(𝑨 ∩ 𝑩) = .

(𝟏) 𝟎 (𝟐) ∅ (𝟑) 𝑷𝟏 (𝟒) {∅}

13b. If 𝑨 and 𝑩 are mutually excusive events, then 𝑷(𝑨 ∪ 𝑩) = .

(𝟏) 𝑷(𝑨) + 𝑷(𝑩) (𝟐) 𝑷(𝑨) (𝟑) 𝑷(𝑨) − 𝑷(𝑩 ̅ ) (𝟒) 𝑷(𝑩̅)

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