SECTION–A : (Maximum Marks : 80)

• This section contains TWENTY questions.

• Each question has FOUR options (1), (2), (3) and (4). ONLY ONE of these four options is correct.
• For each question, darken the bubble corresponding to the correct option in the ORS.
• For each question, marks will be awarded in one of the following categories :

Full Marks : +4, if only the bubble corresponding to the correct option is darkened.

Zero Marks : 0, if none of the bubbles is darkened.

Negative Marks : –1 in all other cases

1. Find the direction cosines ℓ, 𝑚, 𝑛 of line which are connected by the relations ℓ + 𝑚 + 𝑛 = 0,
2𝑚𝑛 + 2𝑚ℓ– 𝑛ℓ = 0.
1 1 2
(1) − ,− ,
6 6 6
1 2 2
(2) − ,− ,
6 6 6
2 1 −1
(3) , ,
6 6 6
2 1 1
(4) , ,
6 6 6

2. Find the coordinates of the point when the line through (3, 2, 5) and (– 2, 3, – 5) crosses the
𝑥𝑦 plane.
1 5 
(1)  , ,0 
2 3 
1 5 
(2)  , ,0 
2 2 
3 5 
(3)  , ,0 
2 2 
3 
(4)  ,0,0 
2 
3. Find the cartesian form of the equation of a line whose vector form is given by
r = 2iˆ − ˆj + 4kˆ + (iˆ + ˆj − 2kˆ )
x −2 y +1 z −4
(1) = =
4 2 −2
x −2 y +1 z −4
(2) = =
1 5 −2
x −2 y +1 z −4
(3) = =
1 1 1
x −2 y +1 z −4
(4) = =
1 1 −2

4. Find the distance between points of intersection of

x −1 y −2 z −3 x−4 y −1
Lines = = & = = 𝑧 and
2 3 4 5 2

( ) ( ) ( ) (
Lines r = iˆ + ˆj − kˆ +  3iˆ − ˆj & r = 4iˆ − kˆ +  2iˆ + 3ˆ )
(1) 26
(2) 5
(3) 6
(4) 27

5. The foot of the perpendicular from the origin to the join of 𝐴(– 9,4,5) and 𝐵(11,0, – 1) is the
mid point of 𝐴𝐵. Also find distance of point (2, 4, 4) from the line 𝐴𝐵.
(1) 3
(2) 5
(3) 6
(4) 27

x −3 y −3 z
6. Find the equation of the two lines through the origin which intersect the line = =
2 1 1
at an angle of 𝜋/3.
x y z x y z
(1) = = , = =
1 −3 −1 −1 1 −2
x y z x y z
(2) = = , = =
1 2 −1 1 1 −2
x y z x y z
(3) = = , = =
1 2 −1 −1 1 −2
x y z x y z
(4) = = , = =
1 2 −1 −1 1 2
7. The foot of the perpendicular from (𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐) on the line 𝑥 = 𝑦 = 𝑧 is the point (𝑟, 𝑟, 𝑟), then find
the value of 𝑟.
a+b+c
(1) r =
1
a+b+c
(2) r =
3
a+b+c
(3) r =
4
a+b+c
(4) r =
5

8. Find the shortest distance between the lines:

r = (4iˆ − ˆj ) +  (iˆ + 2 ˆj − 3kˆ ) and r = (iˆ − ˆj + 2kˆ ) +  (2iˆ + 4 ˆj − 5kˆ )

7
(1)
5
6
(2)
5
6
(3)
5
3
(4)
5

x −3 y − 8 z −3 x +3 y +7 z −6
9. Let 𝐿1 and 𝐿2 be the lines whose equation are = = and = =
3 −1 1 −3 2 4
respectively. 𝐴 and 𝐵 are two points on 𝐿1 and 𝐿2 respectively such that 𝐴𝐵 is perpendicular
both the lines 𝐿1 and 𝐿2 . Find the distance between the points 𝐴 & 𝐵.
(1) 3√30
(2) 5√30
(3) 2√30
(4) √30

10. Find equation of plane which passes through (0,1,0), (0,0,1), (1,2,3)
(1) 4x − y − z + 2 = 0
(2) 3x − y − z + 1 = 0
(3) 4x + y − z + 1 = 0
(4) 4x − y − z + 1 = 0
11. Find the locus of the point whose sum of the square of distances from the planes 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0,
𝑥– 𝑧 = 0 and 𝑥– 2𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0 is 9
(1) 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 = 9
(2) 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 3𝑧 2 = 9
(3) 6𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 = 9
(4) 𝑥 2 + 3𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 = 9

12. The foot of the perpendicular drawn from the origin to the plane is (4, – 2, – 5), then find the
vector equation of plane.
(1) r .(4iˆ − 2 ˆj − 5kˆ ) = 42
(2) r .(4iˆ − 2 ˆj − 5kˆ ) = 47
(3) r .(4iˆ − 2 ˆj − 5kˆ ) = 40
(4) r .(4iˆ − 2 ˆj − 5kˆ ) = 45

x –1 y – 2 z –3
13. The reflection of line = = about the plane 𝑥– 2𝑦 + 𝑧 – 6 = 0 is
3 4 5
x –3 y +2 z –5
(1) = =
3 4 3
x –3 y +2 z –5
(2) = =
3 4 5
x –3 y +2 z –5
(3) = =
3 5 5
x –3 y +2 z –5
(4) = =
1 1 5

x y z x y z
14. Consider the lines = = and = = , then the equation of the line which
2 3 5 1 2 3
x y z
(1) bisects the angle between the lines is = =
3 3 8
x y z
(2) bisects the angle between the lines is = =
1 2 3
(3) passes through origin and is perpendicular to the given lines is 𝑥 = 𝑦 = – 𝑧
(4) none of these

15. Find the shortest distance between any two opposite edges of a tetrahedron formed by the
planes 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0, 𝑥 + 𝑧 = 0, 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 0, 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 3a .
(1) 𝑎
(2) 2𝑎
(3) a 2
(4) 2 a
16. A plane meets the coordinate axes in 𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶 and (𝛼, 𝛽, 𝛾) is the centroid of the triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶,
then the equation of the plane is
x y z
(1) + + = 3
  
x y z
(2) + + = 1
  
3x 3 y 3z
(3) + + =1
  
(4) 𝛼𝑥 + 𝛽𝑦 + 𝛾𝑧 = 1

x −1 y −2 z −3
17. Equation of plane which passes through the point of intersection of lines = =
3 1 2
x −3 y −1 z −2
and = = and at greatest distance from the point (0,0,0) is
1 2 3
(1) 4𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 5𝑧 = 25
(2) 4𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 5𝑧 = 50
(3) 3𝑥 + 4𝑦 + 5𝑧 = 49
(4) 𝑥 + 7𝑦 − 5𝑧 = 2

18. The non-zero value of ‘𝑎’ for which the lines 2𝑥 – 𝑦 + 3𝑧 + 4 = 0 = 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑦– 𝑧 + 2 and
𝑥 – 3𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0 = 𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 𝑧 + 1 are co-planar is :
(1) – 2
(2) 4
(3) 6
(4) 0

19. A line having direction ratios 3,4,5 cuts 2 planes 2𝑥– 3𝑦 + 6𝑧– 12 = 0 and 2𝑥– 3𝑦 + 6𝑧 + 2 = 0
at point 𝑃 & 𝑄, then find length of 𝑃𝑄
35 2
(1)
12
35 2
(2)
24
35 2
(3)
6
35 2
(4)
8

20. A line 𝐿1 having direction ratios 1, 0, 1 lies on 𝑥𝑧 plane. Now this 𝑥𝑧 plane is rotated about 𝑧-
axis by an angle of 90°. Now the new position of 𝐿1 is 𝐿2 . The angle between 𝐿1 & 𝐿2 is:
(1) 60°
(2) 90°
(3) 30°
(4) 45°
 SECTION-B : (Maximum Marks: 20)
• This section contains TEN Questions. Attempt any five Questions. First five Questions Attempt
will be considered for marking.
• The answer to each question is a NUMERICAL VALUE.
• For each question, enter the correct numerical value (If the numerical value has more than
two decimal places, truncate/round-off the value to TWO decimal places; e.g. 6.25, 7.00,
–0.33, –.30, 30.27, –127.30, if answer is 11.36777..... then both 11.36 and 11.37 will be correct).
• Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme:
Full Marks : +4, if ONLY the correct numerical value is entered as answer.
Zero Marks : 0 in all other cases.
1. The vertices of a tetrahedron are 𝑃(2, 3, 2), 𝑄(1, 1, 1), 𝑅(3, – 2, 1) and 𝑆(7, 1, 4). The volume of
tetrahedron is v then find 2v______

2. The ratio(𝑚: 𝑛) in which the line joining the points (3,5, – 7) and (– 2,1,8) is divided by the
𝑦𝑧-plane. Then find the 𝑚 + 𝑛 = _____

x −1 y −2 z +3
3. The equation of image of the line = = in the plane 3𝑥– 3𝑦 + 10𝑧 = 26 is
9 −1 −3
x − 4 y +1 z −7
= = then find 𝛼___
 −1 −3
3− y z −2
4. The equation of the plane containing parallel lines (𝑥– 4) = = and
4 5
(𝑥– 3) = 𝜆(𝑦 + 2) = 𝜇𝑧 is 11𝑥– 𝑦– 3𝑧 = 7𝑏 then find 𝑏____

5. The equation of the plane passing through the points (3,4,1) and (0,1,0) and parallel to the line
x + 3 y –3 z – 2
= = is 8𝑥– 13𝑦 + 5𝜆𝑧 + 13 = 0 then find 𝜆____
2 7 5

6. If the distance between the planes 8𝑥 + 12𝑦– 14𝑧 = 2 and 4𝑥 + 6𝑦– 7𝑧 = 2

1 N ( N + 1)
can be expressed in the form where N is natural then the value of is
N 2

7. A plane passes through the point 𝑃(4, 0, 0) and 𝑄(0, 0, 4) and is parallel to the 𝑦-axis. The
4
distance of the plane from the origin is then 𝑎 is equal to____
a

7k
If the plane 2x − 3 y + 6z − 11 = 0 makes an angle sin ( k ) with 𝑥 −axis, then
−1
8. is equal__
2

9. A variable plane forms a tetrahedron of constant volume 64 𝐾 3 with the coordinate planes and
the origin, then locus of the centroid of the tetrahedron is 𝑥𝑦𝑧 = 16𝜆𝑘 3 then find the value of
𝜆__________

10. Let 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 be a tetrahedron such that the edges 𝐴𝐵, 𝐴𝐶 and 𝐴𝐷 are mutually perpendicular.
Let the area of triangles 𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝐴𝐶𝐷 and 𝐴𝐷𝐵 be 3, 4 and 5 sq. units respectively. Then the area
of the triangle 𝐵𝐶𝐷, is 𝜆√2, then find the value of 𝜆 _________