B3

C1 C C C
1. In the expansion of (1 + x)n + 2 2 + 3 3 + ... + n n is equal to
C0 C1 C2 Cn−1
n ( n + 1) n n +1
A) B) C) D) 3n (n + 1)
2 2 2

Ans: A)

Given expression
C C C C
= 1 + 2 2 + 3 3 + .... + n n
C0 C1 C2 Cn −1
n n ( n − 1) 1
= +2 + .... + n  
1 2n n
= n + ( n − 1) + ( n − 2 ) + .... + 2 + 1
n ( n + 1)
=
2
2. If Sn stands for sum to n-terms of a G.P with ‘a’ as the first term and ‘r’ as the
common ratio then Sn : S2n is
1 1
A) r n + 1 B) C) r n − 1 D)
r +1
n
r −1
n

Ans: B)

a ( r n − 1)
Sn
=
r −1 (
= 2n
r n − 1)
= n
1
S2 n a ( r − 1) ( r − 1) r + 1
2n

r −1
3. If A.M and G.M of roots of n quadratic equation are 5 and 4 respectively, then the
quadratic equation is
A) x2 −10x −16 = 0 B) x2 + 10x + 16 = 0
C) x2 + 10x −16 = 0 D) x2 −10x + 16 = 0

Ans: D)

x 2 − ( a + b ) x + ( ab ) = 0
x 2 − ( 2  5 ) x + 42 = 0
x 2 − 10 x + 16 = 0
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4. The angle between the line x + y = 3 and the line joining the points (1, 1) and (- 3, 4)
is
B) tan −1  −  C) tan −1   D) tan −1  
1 1 2
A) tan −1 ( 7 )
 7 7 7

Ans: C)

3
−1 +
m − m 4 = tan −1 −1 = tan −1 1
Angle = tan −1 2 1
= tan −1
1 + m1m2 1+
3 7 7
4
5. The equation of parabola whose focus is (6, 0) and directrix is x = - 6 is
A) y 2 = 24 x B) y 2 = −24 x C) x2 = 24 y D) x 2 = −24 y

Ans: A)

Equation of parabola y 2 = 4ax, here a = 6

 y 2 = 24 x
2 cos x − 1
6. lim is equal to
x→ cot x − 1
4

1 1
A) 2 B) 2 C) D)
2 2

Ans: C)

  −1  
2 cos x − 1  2 ( − sin x ) − 0   2  2   1
lim = lim   = =
x →  − cos ec x − 0 
 cot x − 1 
( )
 − 2 2  2
2
4 
x→
4
 
 
7. The negation of the statement “For every real number x; x2 + 5 is positive” is
A) For every real number x; x2 + 5 is not positive
B) For every real number x; x2 + 5 is negative.
C) There exists at least one real number x such that x2 + 5 is not positive.
D) There exists at least one real number x such that x2 + 5 is positive.

Ans: C)

There exists atleast one real number 𝑥 such that x2 + 5 is not positive.
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8. Let a, b, c, d and e be the observations with mean m and standard deviation S. The
standard deviation of the observations a + k, b + k, c + k, d + k is
S
A) kS B) S + K C) D) S
k

Ans: D)

Standard deviation remains same, if every observation is increased by a constant.

9. Let f : R → R be given by f(x) = tan x. Then f -1 (1) is

 
A) B) n + ; n  Z 
4  4 
   
C) D) n + ; n  Z 
3  3 

Ans: B)

f 0 f −1 ( x ) = x

f 0 f −1 (1) = 1
f ( f −1 (1) ) = 1

tan ( f −1 (1) ) = 1 = tan
4


f −1 (1) = n +
4

10. Let f: R → R be defined by f ( x) = x2 + 1 . Then the pre images of 17 and – 3

respectively are
A) ,{4, −4} B) {3, - 3},  C) {4, −4}, D) {4, - 4}, {2, -2}

Ans: C)

f ( x ) = x 2 + 1 . Pre images of 17 are 4 and – 4 which are roots of x2 + 1 = 17.

But x2 + 1 = - 3 is not possible. Hence option C is correct.

( )
11. Let ( gof )( x ) = sin x and ( fog )( x ) = sin x . Then
2

A) f ( x ) = sin2 x, g ( x ) = x B) f ( x ) = sin x , g ( x ) = x
C) f ( x ) = sin 2 x, g ( x ) = x D) f ( x ) = sin x , g ( x) = x2
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Ans: C)
gof ( x ) = g ( sin 2 x ) = sin 2 x = sin x

fog ( x ) = f ( x ) = sin ( )
2
2
x = sin x

12. Let A={2,3,4,5,.....16,17,18}. Let R be the relation on the set A of ordered pairs of
positive integers defined by ( a, b ) R ( c, d ) if and only if ad = bc for all ( a, b ) , ( c, d )
in A  A . Then the number of ordered pairs of the equivalence class of (3,2) is
A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7

Ans: C)

(3, 2)  ( x, y )
3y = 2x
x=3 y=2
x=6 y=4
x=9 y=6
x = 12 y=3
x = 15 y = 10
x = 18 y = 12
Total pairs = 6

13. If cos −1 x + cos −1 y + cos−1 z = 3 , then x ( y + z ) + y ( z + x ) + z ( x + y ) equals to

A) 0 B) 1 C) 6 D) 12

Ans: C)

cos −1 x + cos −1 y + cos −1 z = 3

0  cos −1 x  
Max. of cos −1 ( x) = 
 x = −1 , y = -1, z = -1
 x ( y + z ) + y ( z + x) + z ( x + y )
= 2 xy + yz + zx
= 1 + 1 + 1
=6
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14. If 2sin −1 x − 3cos−1 x = 4, x −1,1 then 2sin −1 x + 3cos−1 x is equal to

4 − 6 6 − 4 3
A) B) C) D) 0
5 5 2

Ans: B)

2sin −1 x − 3cos−1 x = 4

 
2  − cos −1 x  − 3cos −1 x = 4
2 
 − 5cos x = 4
−1

 −4
cos −1 x =
5

3 − 12
 3cos −1 x = − − − (i)
5


Similarly, 2sin −1 x − 3 
− sin −1 x  = 4
2 

 4 3 
sin −1 x =  + 
 5 10 

 8 3 
2sin −1 x =  +  − − − (ii)
5 5 

From (i) and (ii)

6 − 4
2sin −1 x + 3cos −1 x =
5

15. If A is a square matrix such that A2 = A, then ( I + A) is equal to

3

A) 7A-I B) 7A C) 7A+I D) I-7A

Ans: C)

A2 = A
( I + A) = I 3 + A3 + 3I 2 A + 3IA2 = I + A + 3 A + 3 A = 7 A + I
3

(A 3
= A2 . A = A. A2 = A2 = A )
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 1 1
16. If A =  10
 , then A is equal to
 1 1
A) 28 A B) 29 A C) 210 A D) 211 A

Ans: B)

 2 2
A2 =   = 2A
 2 2

A4 = 4 A2 = 8 A
A10 = 29 A

x − 3 2 x 2 − 18 2 x 3 − 81
17. If f ( x ) = x − 5 2 x 2 − 50 4 x 3 − 500 , then f (1) . f (3) + f (3) . f (5) + f (5) . f (1) is
1 2 3
A) -1 B) 0 C) 1 D) 2

Ans: Insufficient Data

x − 3 2 x 2 − 18 2 x 3 − 81
If the question is like this, f ( x ) = x − 5 2 x 2 − 50 4 x 3 − 500
1 2 3

Solution is given by:

1 x+3 3 ( x 2 + 3x + 9 )
f ( x ) = 2 ( x − 3)( x − 5 ) 1 x + 5 4 ( x 2 + 5 x + 25 )
1 1 3

f (3) = 0, f (5) = 0
1  3
18. If P = 1 3 3 is the adjoint of a 3  3 matrix A and | A |= 4 , then  is equal to
 2 4 4
A) 4 B) 5 C) 11 D) 0

Ans: C)

| adjA |=| A |3−1 = 42 = 16

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| p |= 16
1(12 − 12 ) −  ( 4 − 6 ) + 3 ( 4 − 6 ) = 16
+22 − 6 = 16
2 = 22
 = 11
x 1 1
x 1 dB
19. If A = and B = 1 x 1 , then is
1 x dx
1 1 x
A) 3A B) -3B C) 3B+1 D) 1-3A

Ans: A)

B = x(x2 – 1) – 1 (x – 1) + 1 (1 – x)
B = x3 – x – x + 1 + 1 – x
B = x3 – 3x + 2
Differentiate with respect to x
dB
= 3x2 – 3 = 3 (x2 – 1) = 3 A A = x 2 −1
dx
cos x x 1
f ( x)
20. Let f ( x ) = 2sin x x 2 x . Then lim 2 =
x →0 x
sin x x x
A) -1 B) 0 C) 3 D) 2

Ans: B)

cos x x 1
1 0 1
f(x) 2sin x
Lim 2 = Lim 1 2 = 2 1 2 = 1[1 − 2] − 0 ( 2 − 2) + 1[2 − 1] = − 1 + 1 = 0
x →0 x x →0 x
1 1 1
sin x
1 1
x
21. Which one of the following observations is correct for the features of logarithm
function to any base 𝑏 > 1 ?
A) The domain of the logarithm function is R, the set of real numbers.
B) The range of the logarithm function is R+, the set of all positive real numbers.
C) The point (1,0) is always on the graph of the logarithm function
D) The graph of the logarithm function is decreasing as we move from left to right.

Ans: C)
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y = log b x ( b  1)
(1, 0 ) satisfies
22. The function f ( x ) = cos x is
A) Everywhere continuous and differentiable.

B) Everywhere continuous but not differentiable at odd multiples of .
2

C) Neither continuous nor differentiable at ( 2n + 1) ,nZ
2
D) Not differentiable everywhere.
Ans : B)

We know that |f(x)| is not differentiable when f(x) = 0 and composition of two
continuous functions is also continuous.

dy
23. If y = 2 x 3 x , then at x = 1 is
dx
A) 2 B) 6 C) 3 D) 1
Ans : B)

dy dy
= 2 x3 x ( 3 + 3log x ) . At x = 1, =6
dx dx

24. Let the function satisfy the equation f(x +y) = f(x) f(y) for all x, y  R , where
f ( 0)  0 . If f(5) =3 and f’ (0) = 2, then f’(5) is
A) 6 B) 0 C) 5 D) -6
Ans : A)

f ( x) = a x
f ( 5 ) = 3  a 5 = 3 − − − − − (1)
f '( x) = a x log a
f '(0) = log a = 2  a = e 2
f '(5) = 3.2 = 6

25. The value of C in (0,2) satisfying the mean value theorem for the function
f ( x) = x( x − 1) 2 , x [0, 2] is equal to
3 4 1 2
A) B) C) D)
4 3 3 3
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Ans : B)

f(x) = x(x – 1)2 = x(x2 + 1 – 2x) = x3 – 2x2 + x

f is continuous on [0, 2] and differentiable on [0, 2]
f 1 (x) = 3x 2 − 4x +1
f(0) = 0 f(2) = 2
f(b) − f(a)
 f 1 (c) =
b−a
2−0
3c 2 − 4c + 1 =
2−0
3c − 4c + 1 = 1
2

3c 2 = 4c
3c = 4
4
c = (0, 2)
3
d  2  −1 2 + x  
26. cos  cot   is
dx   2 − x  
3 1 1 1
A) − B) − C) D)
4 2 2 4
Ans : D)

dx
= 2(2) (− sin 2 )
d
= − 4sin 2θ
d  2  −1 2 + x  
cos  cot 
dx   2 − x  

d  2  −1 2 − x  
= cos  tan   , x = 2 cos 2
dx   2 + x  

d   2(1 − cos 2 )   d  2  −1 2sin 2 )  

= cos 2  tan −1   = cos  tan 
dx   2(1 + cos 2 )   dx   2 cos 2 )  
d d d − sin 2
= cos 2 (tan −1 (tan  ))  = (cos 2  ) = 2 cos   − sin . =
dx dx dx  dx 
 
 d 
− sin 2 1
= =
−4sin 2 4
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27. For the function f ( x) = x3 − 6 x 2 + 12 x − 3; x = 2 is

A) A point of minimum B) a point of inflexion
C) Not a critical point D) a point of maximum
Ans : B)

f ( x) = x3 − 6 x 2 + 12 x − 3
f '( x) = 3x 2 − 12 x + 12
f ''( x) = 6 x − 12 = 0  x = 2
f ''(2+ )  0 and f ''(2− )  0
∵ Since sign of concavity changes about x = 2
⟹ x = 2 is a point of inflection
28. The function x x ; x  0 is strictly increasing at
1 1
A) x  B) x  C) x  D) x<0
e e
Ans : C)

y = xx
1 dy
log y = x log x  = log x + 1
y dx
dy
or = x x (log x + 1)
dx
x x  0  log x + 1  0
or log x  −1 or x  e −1
29. The maximum volume of the right circular cone with slant height 6 units is
A) 4 3 cubic units B) 16 3 cubic units

C) 3 3 cubic units D) 6 3 cubic units

Ans : B)

1 2
v= r h
3
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r 2 = ( 36 − h2 )

v=
3
( 36 − h ) .h
2

 h3
v = 12 h −
3
 
= 12 −   ( 3h 2 ) = 12 −  h 2
dv
dh 3
=  (12 − h 2 ) = 0
 h 2 = 12  h = 2 3
r 2 = 36 − 12 or r 2 = 24
 h3
v = 12 h −
3
1
vmax =    24  2 3
3
vmax = 16 3 cubic units

30. If f ( x) = xe x (1− x ) then f(x) is

A) Increasing in B) decreasing
 1   1 
C) Decreasing in  − ,1 D) Increasing in  − ,1
 2   2 
Ans : D)

f ( x ) = xe x(1− x )
f ' ( x ) = e x(1− x ) + e x(1− x ) . (1 − 2 x ) .x = e x(1− x ) 1 + x − 2 x 2   0
e x(1− x )  0  1 + x − 2 x 2  0
 2 x 2 − x − 1  0 or ( 2 x + 1)( x − 1)  0
 −1   −1 
or x   ,1 increa sin g in  ,1
2  2 
sin x
31.  dx =
3 + 4 cos 2 x
1  2 cos x  1  cos x 
A) − tan −1  +c B) tan −1  +c
2 3  3  3  3 
1  cos x  1  2 cos x 
C) tan −1  +c D) − tan −1  +c
2 3  3  3  3 
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Ans : A)

sin x dx

( 3) + ( 2 cos x )
2 2

2cos x = t
−2sin x dx = dt
1 dt 1 1  t 
2
=− =−  tan −1  
( 3)
2
+ t2 3 3  3

1  2 cos x 
− tan −1  +C
2 3  3 


 (1 − x ) sin x.cos x dx =
2 2
32.
−

2 3
A)  − B) 2 −  3 C)  − D) 0
3 2
Ans : D)


 (1 − x ) sin x cos
2 2
xdx


t(x) = (1 − x 2 ) sin x cos 2 x

t (− x) = (1 − x 2 ) sin(− x) cos2 x = −t ( x)
 t ( x) is odd function


 (1 − x ) sin x cos
2 2
xdx = 0

1
33.  x[6(log x) 2
+ 7 log x + 2
dx =

1 2 log x +1 2 log x +1
A) log +C B) log +C
2 3 log x + 2 3 log x + 2
3 log x + 2 1 3 log x + 2
C) log +C D) log +C
2 log x +1 2 2 log x +1
Ans : B)
1
log x = t  dx = dt
x
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dt dt
 6t 2
+ 7t + 2
=
( 3t + 2 )( 2t + 1)
 −3 2  −3log ( 3t + 2 ) 2log ( 2t + 1)  2log x + 1 
=  +  dt = + + C = log  +C
 3t + 2 2t + 1  3 2  3log x + 2 

5x
sin
34.  2 dx =
x
sin
2
A) 2x + sin x + 2 sin 2x + C B) x + 2 sin x + 2 sin 2x + C
C) x + 2 sin x + sin 2x + C D) 2x + sin x + sin 2x + C
Ans : C)
5x x
2sin cos
 2
x
2 dx
x
2sin cos
2 2

sin 3x + sin 2 x
 sin x
 ( 3 − 4sin x + 2cos x ) dx
2

 ( 3 − 2 + 2cos 2 x + 2cos x ) dx
= x + 2sin x + sin 2 x + c

35.  ( x − 3 + 1 − x ) dx =
1

5
A) 12 B) C) 21 D) 10
6
Ans : A)
3 5

 ( 3 − x + x − 1) dx +  ( x − 3 + x − 1) dx
1 3

= 2 ( x )1 + ( x − 4 x ) = 2 ( 2 ) + ( ( 25 − 20 ) − ( 9 − 12 ) ) = 4 + 5 + 3 = 12
3 2 5

 n n n 1 
36. lim  2 2 + 2 2 + 2 2 + .......... + =
n → n +1
 n + 2 n +3 5n 
π π
A) B) tan −1 3 C) tan −1 2 D)
4 2
Ans : C)
 B3

 n n 1 
lim  2 2 + 2 + ... + 
n → n + 1 n +2
 5n 
2

 n n n 
= lim  2 2 + 2 + ... + 
n →  n + 1 n + 22 n 2 + ( 2n ) 
2

2n
n
= lim  2
r =1 n + r
n → 2

 
2n   2
1 1  = dx = tan −1 ( 2 )
lim   2
n →
r =1 n
  r   0 1+ x
2

1+   
 n 
37. The area of the region bounded by the line y = 3x and the curve y = x2 in sq. units is
9
A) 10 B) C) 9 D) 5
2
Ans : B)
x 2 = 3x  x 2 − 3x = 0  x ( x − 3) = 0  x = 0,3

 9  27 27 27 81 − 54 27 9
3 3
3x 2 3 x3 3
 3x −  x = | − | = 3  − = − = = =
2

0 0
2 0 3 0  2 3 2 3 6 6 2

38. The area of the region bounded by the line y = x and the curve y = x3 is
A) 0.2 sq. units B) 0.3 sq. units C) 0.4 sq. units D) 0.5 sq. units
Ans : D)
y = x3 and y = x  x3 = x  x3 − x = 0  x ( x2 − 1) = 0  x = 0, x = 1
1
x2 x4 1 1 1 1
A1 =  ( x − x3 ) dx = − |= − =
0
2 4 0 2 4 4
−1
x 2 x 4 1 1 1 −1
0
A2 =  x3 − x =  x − x3 = − |= − =
−1 0
2 40 2 4 4
dy
dx
39. The solution of e = x +1, y(0) =3 is
A) y – 2 = x log x – x B) y – x – 3 = x log x
C) y – x – 3 = (x + 1) log (x + 1) D) y + x – 3 = (x + 1) log (x + 1)
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Ans : D)
dy
dx
e = x +1
dy
= log (x +1)
dx
 dy =  log (x +1) dx
Integrate with respect to x
y = x log (x + 1) – x + log (x + 1) + C
Put x = 0, y = 3
3 = 0 log (1) – 0 + log (1) + C
⟹C=3
y = x log (x + 1) – x + log (x + 1) + 3
y + x – 3 = x log (x + 1) + log (x + 1)
y + x – 3 = log (x + 1) {x + 1}

40. The family of curves whose x and y intercepts of a tangent at any point are
respectively double the x and y coordinates of that point is
y
A) xy = C B) x2 + y2 = C C) x2 − y2 = C D) = C
x
Ans : A)
Let point be (h, k)
x y
Equation of tangent + =1
2h 2k
−2k
y= x + 2k
2h
−k
slope =
h
Replace (h, k) by (x, y)
dy − y dy −dx
=  =
dx x y x
Integrate
log y = − log x + log C
⟹ xy = C

41. The vectors AB=3i +4k and AC=5i − 2j+4k are the sides of a ∆ ABC. The length
of the median through A is
A) 18 B) 72 C) 33 D) 288
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Ans : C)
AB + AC
Median = = 4i − j + 4k
2
Length of median = 16 + 1 + 16 = 33
42. The volume of the parallelopiped whose co-terminous edges are j+k, i +k and i + j
is
A) 6 cu. units B) 2 cu. units C) 4 cu. units D) 3 cu. units
Ans : B)
0 1 1
Volume of parallelepiped = 1 0 1 = 0-1(0-1)+1(1)
1 1 0
= 2 cu. Unit

43. Let a and b be two unit vectors and θ is the angle between them. Then a + b is a unit
vector if
π π 2π π
A) θ = B) θ = C) θ = D) θ =
4 3 3 2
Ans: C)
a =1= b = a +b
2 2 2
W.k.t a + b = a + b + 2 a b cos
 1 = 1 + 1 + 2 cos
−1 2
 cos  =  =
2 3
44. If a, b, c are three coplanar vectors and p, q, r vectors defined by
bc ca ab
p=
[abc]
,q =
[abc]
,r =
[abc]
( ) ( ) (
, then a + b . p + b + c .q + c + a .r is )
A) 0 B) 1 C)2 D) 3
Ans: D)

(b  c ) (c  a ) (a  b)
( a + b). p + (b + c ).q + (c + a ).r = ( a + b ) . abc  + (b + c ) . abc  + ( c + a ) . abc 
     

=
(
a. b  c ) + 0 + b.( c  a ) + 0 + c.( a  b ) + 0 = 1 + 1 + 1 = 3
 abc   abc   abc 
     
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x −1 y − 2 z − 3 x −1 y − 5 z − 6
45. If lines = = and = = are mutually perpendicular then k is
−3 2k 2 3k 1 −5
equal to
10 7
A) − B) − C) – 10 D) – 7
7 10

Ans: A)
Given a1 , b1 , c1 = −3, 2k , 2 and a2 , b2 , c2 = 3k ,1, −5
−10
a1a2 + b1b2 + c1c2 = 0  − 9k + 2k −10 = 0  − 7k = 10  k =
7

46. The distance between the two planes 2x +3y+ 4z = 4 and 4x+ 6y+8z = 12 is
2
A) 2 units B) 8 units C) units D) 4 units
29

Ans: C)

2x + 3y + 4z = 4
2x + 3y + 4z = 6
|6−4| 2
d= =
4 + 9 + 16 29
x −2 y −3 4− z
47. The sine of the angle between the straight line = = and the plane
3 4 −5
2x – 2y + z = 5 is
1 2 3 3
A) B) C) D) .
5 2 5 2 50 50

Ans: A)

x −2 y −3 z −4
= =
3 4 5

This line is parallel to the vector b = 3i + 4 j + 5k

Equation of plane is 2x – 2y + z = 5

Normal to the plane is n = 2i − 2 j + k

b.n 1
We know that, sin  = =
| b || n | 5 2
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48. The equation xy = 0 in three dimensional space represents

A) A pair of straight lines
B) A plane
C) A pair of planes at right angles
D) A pair of parallel panes
Ans: C)

If xy = 0  x = 0 y = 0 , i.e x = 0 → YZ-plane
y = 0 → XZ -plane
These two are planes at right angles.
x−3 y −6 z −4
49. The plane containing the point (3, 2, 0) and the line = = is
1 5 4
A) x − y + z = 1 B) x + y + z = 5
C) x + 2 y − z = 1 D) 2x − y + z = 5

Ans: A)

Satisfies (3, 2, 0) and a1a2 + b1b2 + c1c2 = 0  1(1) − 1( 5) + 1( 4 ) = 0

50. Corner points of the feasible region for an LPP are (0,2), (3,0), (6,0), (6,8) and (0,5).
Let z = 4 x + 6 y be the objective function. The minimum value of z occurs at
A) Only (0,2)
B) only (3,0)
C) The mid-point of the line segment joining the points (0,2) and (3,0)
D) Any point on the line segment joining the points (0,2) and (3,0)
Ans: D)
Z ( 0,2) = 12  min
Z (3,0) = 12  min
Z ( 6,0) = 24
Z ( 6,8) = 24 + 48 = 72
Z ( 0,5) = 30
Any point on the line segment joining the point (0,2) and (3,0).

51. A die thrown 10 times. The probability that an odd number will come up at least once
is
11 1013 1023 1
A) B) C) D)
1024 1024 1024 1024
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Ans: C)

1 1
n = 10, p = ,q=
2 2
1 1023
P ( x  1) = 1 − P ( x = 0) = 1 −
=
210 1024
52. A random variable X has the following probability distribution:
X 0 1 2
P(X) 25 k 1
36 36
1
If the mean of the random variable X is , then the variance is
3
1 5 7 11
A) B) C) D)
18 18 18 18

Ans: B)

 p ( x) = 1
25 1
+ + k =1
36 36
10
k=
36
 10 4  1 5
V ( x ) = E ( x 2 ) −  E ( x )  =  +  − =
2

 36 36  9 18
53. If a random variable X follows the binomial distribution with parameters n=5, p and
P( X = 2) = 9P( X = 3) , then p is equal to
1 1
A) 10 B) C) 5 D)
10 5

Ans: B)
P( x = 2) = 9P( x = 3)
1− p 1
C2 p 2 (1 − p ) = 95 C3 p3 (1 − p )  =9 p =
5 3 2

p 10

54. Two finite sets have m and n elements respectively. The total number of subsets of the
first set is 56 more than the total number of subsets of the second set. The values of m
and n respectively are

A) 7,6 B) 5,1 C) 6,3 D) 8,7

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Ans: C)

2m − 2n = 56 − − − − (i)
2n ( 2m−n − 1) = 8  7 = 23 ( 23 – 1)
 n = 3 and m − n = 3  m = 6
55. If  x  − 5 x  + 6 = 0, where  x  denotes the greatest integer function, then
2

A) x  3, 4 B) x [2, 4) C) x   2,3 D) x  (2,3]

Ans: B)

 x
2
− 5 x + 6 = 0  x = 2,3  x [2, 4)
56. If in two circles, arcs of the same length subtend angles 30 and 78 at the centre,
then the ratio of their radii is

5 13 13 4
A) B) C) D)
13 5 4 13

Ans: B)

  13
1 = 30 = ,  2 = 78 =  78 =
6 180 30
WKT 1r1 = 1r2

13
r1  2 13  6 13
= = 30 = =
r2 1  30 5 5
6
57. If ABC is right angled at C, then the value of tan A+ tan B is

a2 c2 b2
A) a + b B) C) D)
bc ab ac

Ans: C)
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a b
tan A = , tan B =
b a
a b a 2 + b2 c2
tan A + tan B = + = =
b a ab ab
1 − i sin α
58. The real value of 'α ' for which is purely real is
1 + 2i sin α

π π
A) (n+1) , n  N B) (2n+1) , n  N
2 2

π
C) nπ,n  N D) (2n-1) , n  N
2

Ans: C)

a + ib bc − ad
z=  Im( z ) = 2
c + id c + d2
1 − i sin 
z=
1 + 2i sin 
Im( z ) = 0
− sin  − 2sin 
=0
1 + 4sin 2 
−3sin  = 0
sin  = 0
 = n , n  N

59. The length of a rectangle is five times the breadth. If the minimum perimeter of the
rectangle is 180 cm, then

A) Breadth  15 cm B) Breadth  15 cm

C) Length  15 cm D) Length = 15 cm

Ans: B)
l = 5b
2(l + b) ≥ 180
l + b ≥ 90
5b + b ≥ 90
6b ≥ 90
b ≥ 15 cm
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60. The value of 49

C3 + 48 C3 + 47 C3 + 46 C3 + 45 C3 + 45 C4 is

A) 50 C4 B) 50
C3 C) 50
C2 D) 50
C1

Ans: A)

We know that n Cr + n Cr −1 = n+1

Cr

From back of the series,

45
C4 + 45C3 = 46
C4
46
C 4 + C3 =
46 47
C4
47
C 4 + C3 =
47 48
C4
48
C 4 + C3 =
48 49
C4
49
C 4 + C3 =
49 50
C4
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