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 1. If the HCF of the polynomials (x-3)(3𝒙𝟐 + 𝟏𝟎𝒙 + 𝒃) 𝒂𝒏𝒅 (𝟑𝒙 − 𝟐)(𝒙𝟐 − 𝟐𝒙 + 𝒂) 𝒊𝒔 (𝒙 −
𝟑)(𝟑𝒙 − 𝟐)
𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏

a) 3a+8b = 0 b) 8a-3b = 0 c) 8a+3b = 0 d) a-2b = 0

2. What is the solution set of 12/(2x+3y) +5/(3x-2y) = -7 and 8/(2x+3y)+6/(3x-2y)=-10?

a) x=1,y=⅓ b) x=1,y=½ c) x=½ , y=1 d)none of these

3. A mother said to her son, “The sum of our present ages is twice my age 12 years ago
and nine years hence, the sum of our ages will be thrice my age 14 years ago”. What is
her son’s present age?

a) 8 b)12 c)15 d)10

4. Solve |𝒙|𝟐 − 𝟕|𝒙| + 𝟏𝟐 = 𝟎

a) x=-2, y=-5 b) x=2, y=5 c) x=-2,y=5 d) no solution

5. If a-b, b-c are the roots of 𝒂𝒙𝟐 + 𝒃𝒙 + 𝒄 = 𝟎, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆 𝒐𝒇 (𝒂 − 𝒃)(𝒃 − 𝒄)/𝒄 − 𝒂

a) b/c b) c/b c) ab/c d)bc/a

6. If the 3rd, 7th and 11th terms of a geometric progression are p,q,and r respectively,
then the relation among p,q and r is :-

a) 𝑝2 = 𝑞𝑟 𝑏)𝑟 2 = 𝑝𝑞 𝑐)𝑞2 = 𝑝2 𝑟 2 𝑑) 𝑞2 = 𝑝𝑟

7. 𝐼𝑓 𝑡𝑛 = 3𝑛−1 , 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑆6 − 𝑆5 = _______

a) 243 b) 81 c) 77 d) 27

8. If the ratio of two arithmetic and geometric progressions is given by (2n+3):(5n-7). Find
the ratio of their nth terms-

a) (4n+5):(10n+2) b) (4n+1):(10n-12) c) (4n-1):(10n+8) d) (4n-5):(10n-2)

9. Express tan𝜃 + 𝟏/𝒕𝒂𝒏𝜽 − 𝟏 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄 𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐.

a) −𝑡𝑎𝑛(𝜃 + 𝜋/2) 𝑏) − 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 𝑐) − 𝑡𝑎𝑛(𝜃 + 𝜋/4) 𝑑)𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒

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 10. 1/1 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 + 1/1 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑜 :

a) 2𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃 𝑏) 2𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝜃 𝑐) 0 𝑑) 1

11. What is the value of ((𝟏 − 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙)/𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒙 + 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒙/(𝟏 + 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙))(𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒙 + 𝟏/𝒄𝒐𝒕𝒙):

a)sinx b)1 c) 2 d) none of these

12. Divide 124 into four parts in such a way that they are in AP and the product of the
first and the 4th part is 128 less than the product of the 2nd and the 3rd parts.

a) 19,23,27,31 b) 19,27,35,43 c)18,23,28,33,38 d) none of these

13. Find the 3 terms in AP whose sum is 36 and product is 960.

a) 4,12,20 b) 3,11,19 c) 5,13,21 d) none of these

14. If |x|<1 , then find the sum of the series 2+4x+6𝒙𝟐 + 𝟖𝒙𝟑 +. . . . . ..

a) 2/𝑥 2 𝑏)2/(1 − 𝑥)2 𝑐)2/(1 + 𝑥)2 𝑑)𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒

15. A ball is dropped from a height of 64 m and it rebounces ¾ of the distance every time
it touches the ground. Find the total distance it travels before it comes to rest.

a) 125m b) 256 m c) 245 m d) none of these

16. Eliminate 𝜃 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒎 = 𝒕𝒂𝒏𝜽 + 𝒄𝒐𝒕𝜽 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏 = 𝒕𝒂𝒏𝜽 − 𝒄𝒐𝒕𝜽 and identify
the correct relation in m,n

a) 𝑚2 + 𝑛2 = 0 𝑏) 𝑚2 − 𝑛2 = 2 𝑐)𝑚2 − 𝑛2 = 4 𝑑) 𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒

17. If cos (A+B)=½ and sec B=√𝟐, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝑨 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑩.

a) A=15 degrees and B=45 degrees b)A=25 degrees and B=35 degrees
c) A=14 degrees and B=46 degrees d) None of these

18. If ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral, then find the value of cosA cosB - cosCcosD
a)1 b) cos A c) 0 d)none of these

19. If sin x =⅓ and cos y=⅘, then find sin(x+y)

a) (4 + √8)/15 b)(4 + 3√8)/15 c) (4 + 2√8)/15 d) none of these

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 20. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 45 degrees. On walking 20 m towards
the tower along the line joining the foot of the tower, the angle of elevation is found
to be 60 degrees.
Find the height of the tower.

4 P
A 60
Q 5
20
m
a) 10(3+√3) b) 10(2+√3) c)15(3+√3) d) None of these

21. A hollow hemispherical bowl of thickness 1 cm has an inner radius of 6cm . Find the
volume of metal required to make the bowl. (take 𝜋 = 𝟐𝟐/𝟕)

a) 266.095 𝑐𝑚3 b) 267.099 𝑐𝑚3 c) 234.234 𝑐𝑚3 d) none of these

22. Solve: (2/x+y)–(1/x-y)=11 and (5/x+y)+(4/x-y)=8

a) x=11/4,y=7/24 b)x=-1/24, y=7/24 c)x=1/24, y=7/24 d)none of these

For what value of k, will the following pair of linear equations have no solution?
23. 2x+3y=1 and (3k-1)x+(1-2k)y=2k+3

a) 1 b)-1 c)all values except -1 d)none of these

24. Tuhin purchased two varieties of ice cream cups, vanilla and strawberry – spending a total
amount of Rs. 330. If vanilla cup costs Rs. 25 and each strawberry cup costs Rs.40, then in
how many different combinations could he have purchased the ice cream cups?

a) 3 b) 2 c)1 d) none of these

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 25. Find the value of 𝑞2 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑝 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟 𝑠𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑝𝑥 2 + 𝑞𝑥 + 𝑟 =
0 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜 𝑜𝑓 3: 4
a) 5/2√𝑝𝑟/3 𝑏) 3/2√𝑝𝑟/3 𝑐) 7/2 √𝑝𝑟/3 𝑑) 𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒

26. A number consists of two digits whose product is 18. If 27 is added to the number, the
number 34 formed will have the digits in reverse order, when compared to the original
number. Find the number.

a) 35 b)36 c)49 d) none of these

27. Find the sum and product of the roots of the quadratic equation –𝑥 2 − 25/3𝑥 + 25 = 0
a) 25/3,25 b) -25/3,25 c) 25/3,-25 d) -25/3,-25

28. If the 5th term and the 14th term of an AP are 35 and 8 respectively, then find the 20th
term of the AP

a) 10 b)-10 c)20 d) none of these

29. Find the sum of the series 27/8+9/4+3/2+.......

a) 81/8 b)27/8 c) 81/16 d) 9/8

30. The length of chord which subtends an angle of 120 degrees at the centre “O” and which is
at a distance of 5cm from the centre.
a) 10√3 𝑏)5√3 𝑐)4√3 𝑑)𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒

31. Express √3 cosx-sinx as single trigonometric expression

a) 2sin(60-x) b) 2cos(x+30) c) both a and b d) none of these

32. Find the value of sin1.sin2.sin3…….sin181

a)1 b)0 c)𝜋 𝑑)𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒

33. From a point on the ground which is at a distance of 50 m from the foot of the tower, the
angle of elevation to the top of the tower is observed to be 30 degrees. Find the height of
the tower.

a) 25√3 /3 b)30√3 c)50√3 /3 d) none of these

34. A vertical pole is 60m high. The angles of depression of the two points P and Q on the
ground are 30 degree and 45 degree respectively. If the points P and Q lie on either side of
the pole, then find the distance PQ.

a) 50(1+√3 ) b) 60(1+1/√3 ) c) 60(3+√3 ) d) none of these

35. Find a common factor of the quadratic polynomials 3𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 10 𝑎𝑛𝑑 2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 6

a) x+2,x+3 b) x-2 c) x-3, x+3 d) none of these

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 36. If x+2 is factor of the polynomial f(x)=𝑥 3 + 4𝑥 2 + 𝑘𝑥 − 6, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑘.

a) -1 b)1 c) 0 d ) none of these

37. For what values of m and n is 2𝑥 4 − 11𝑥 3 + 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑦 𝑥 2 -1

a) m=-2,n=11 b)m=11,n=-2 c)m=11,n=2 d) none of these

38. If (𝑥 − 2)2 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 − 11𝑥 +

𝑞, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓(𝑥) 𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑥 − 1

a) 4 b)-4 c) -5 d)5

39. If 𝑥 3 − 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 − 6 𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑥𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑦 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 6, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑎/𝑏

a) 6/11 b)-6/11 c) ⅓ d)-1/3

40. Find the median of the following data:

Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50

interval

frequency 7 6 5 8 9
a) 25 b) 29 c) 30 d) none of these

41. The marks of 10 students in class are 38,24,16,40,25,27,17,32,22 and 26.Find Q1

a) 19.5 b)20 c)12.5 d) none of these

42. The arithmetic mean of the following data is 7. Find (a+b)

x 4 6 7 9

f a 4 b 5
a) 4 b)3 c)2 d) can’t be determined

43.
E

B C

A D
In the figure given below, equilateral triangle ECB surmounts square ABCD. find the angle
BED represented by x.

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 a) 15 b)30 c)45 d) 60

44.
A B

Q
P O

R S
AR and BS are tangents to the circle, with center O, touching at P and Q respectively and
PQ is the chord. If <OQP=25 degrees, then <RPQ=___

a) 100 b) 115 c)150 d) 90

45. From a circular canvas of diameter 56 m, a sector of 270 degrees was cut out and a conical
tent was formed by joining the straight ends of this piece. Find the radius and the height
of the tent.

a) h=7√7𝑚, 𝑟 = 21𝑚
b) ℎ = 7√3 𝑚, 𝑟 = 20𝑚
c) ℎ = 7𝑚, 𝑟 = 22𝑚
d) 𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒

46. A thin hollow hemispherical sailing vessel is made of metal covered by a canonical canvas
tent. The radius of the hemisphere is 14m and total height of vessel(including the height of
tent) is 28 m. find the area of metal sheet and canvas required.

a) 1232 𝑚3 𝑏)1220 𝑚3 𝑐)1230 𝑚3 𝑑) 𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒

47. Volumes of two cylinders of radii R,r and heights H,h respectively are equal.then 𝑅2 𝐻=___

a) 𝑟 2 ℎ 𝑏)𝑟 2 ℎ2 𝑐)𝑟ℎ 𝑑)𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒

48. Find the point of trisection of the line segment joining the points (3,-2) and (4,1)

a) (10/3,1) and (11/3,0) b)(10/3,1) and (11/3,0)

c) (10/3,-1) and (11/3,0) d) none of these

A metallic cone of diameter 32cm and height 9 cm is melted and made into identical
49. spheres, each of radius 2cm. How many such spheres can be made?

a) 72 b) 64 c) 52 d) 48

50. Find the third vertex of triangle ABC if two of its vertices are A(-3,2), B(1,5) and its
centroid is G(3,-4).
a) (11,19) b)(11,-19) c)(12,16) d) none of these

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 ANSWER KEY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
c c b d b d a b c a
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
c a a b b c a c b a

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
a b c b c b a b a a

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c b c b b b b b a b

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
a c c b a a a c a b

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