KCET MATHEMATICS 2014

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1. If tan x , x , then the value of cos is
4 2 2
1 1 3 3
(1) (2) (3) (4)
10 10 10 10
Ans (2)
2. In a triangle ABC, a[b cos C c cos B] =
(1) b2 c2 (2) 0 (3) b2 (4) a2
Ans (1)

3. If and are two different complex numbers with || = 1, then is equal to
1
1
(1) 1 (2) (3) 1 (4) 0
2
Ans (3)
4. The set A = {x : |2x + 3| < 7} is equal to the set
(1) E = {x : 7 < x < 7} (2) D = {x : 0 < x + 5 < 7}
(3) C = {x : 13 < 2x < 4} (4) B = {x : 3 < x < 7}
Ans (2)
5. How many 5 digit telephone numbers can be constructed using the digits 0 to 9, if each number starts
with 67 and no digit appears more than once?
(1) 338 (2) 335 (3) 337 (4) 336
Ans (4)
6. If 21st and 22nd terms in the expansion of (1 + x)44 are equal, then x equal to
7 8 23 21
(1) (2) (3) (4)
8 7 24 22
Ans (1)
7. Consider an infinite geometric series with first term a and common ratio r. If the sum is 4 and the
3
second terms is , then
4
3 1 3 1 4 3
(1) a , r (2) a = 2, r (3) a = 3, r (4) a , r
2 2 8 4 7 7
Ans (3)
8. A straight line passes through the points (5, 0) and (0, 3). The length of perpendicular from the point
(4, 4) on the line is
17 15 17 17
(1) (2) (3) (4)
2 34 2 2
Ans (3)
9. Equation of circle with centre ( a, b) and radius a 2 b2 is
(1) x2 + y2 2ax 2by + 2b2 = 0
(2) x2 + y2 + 2ax + 2by + 2b2 = 0
(3) x2 y2 2ax + 2by + 2a2 = 0
(4) x2 + y2 2ax 2by 2b2 = 0

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10. The area of the triangle formed by the lines joining the vertex of the parabola x2 = 12y to the ends of
Latus rectum is
(1) 17 sq. units (2) 20 sq. units
(3) 19 sq. units (4) 18 sq. units
Ans (4)
11. If the coefficient of variation and standard deviation are 60 and 21 respectively, the arithmetic mean of
distribution is
(1) 35 (2) 60 (3) 21 (4) 30
Ans (1)
Y
12. The function represented b the following graph is
2
(1) continuous and differentiable at x = 1
(2) continuous but not differentiable at x = 1
1
(3) neither continuous nor differentiable at x = 1
(4) differentiable but not continuous at x = 1 X
0 1 2
Ans (2)
3sin x
13. If f (x) x 0 is continuous at x = 0, then the value of K is
5x
3 3 3
(1) (2) (3) (4)
2 10 5 10
Ans (4)
14. Which one of the following is not correct for the features of exponential function given by f(x) = bx
where b > 1?
(1) The point (1, 0) is always on the graph of the function
(2) For very large negative values of x, the function is very close to 0
(3) The range of the function is the set of all positive real numbers
(4) The domain of the function is R, the set of real numbers
Ans (1)
dy
15. If y = (1 + x) (1 + x2) (1 + x4), then at x = 1 is
dx
(1) 1 (2) 20 (3) 0 (4) 28
Ans (4)
16. If y = (tan1 x)2, then (x2 + 1)2 y2 + 2x(x2 + 1)y1 is equal to
(1) 2 (2) 4 (3) 1 (4) 0
Ans (1)
17. If f(x) = x3 and g(x) = x3 4x in 2 x 2, then consider the statements
(a) f(x) and g(x) satisfy mean value theorem
(b) f(x) and (gx) both satisfy Rolles theorem
(c) only g(x) satisfies Rolles theorem
Of these statements
(1) none is correct (2) (a) and (b) are correct
(3) (a) and (c) are correct (4) (a) alone is correct
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18. Which of the following is not a correct statement?
(1) 2 is irrational (2) Mathematics is interesting
(3) The sun is a star (4) 3 is a prime
Ans (4)
f (x) 2
19. If the function f(x) satisfies lim , then lim f (x)
x 1 x 2 1 x 1

(1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 3 (4) 2

Ans (4)
20. The tangent to the curve y = x3 + 1 at (1, 2) makes an angle with y axis, then the value of tan is
1 1
(1) 3 (2) (3) (4) 3
3 3
Ans (2)
21. If the function f(x) defined by
x100 x 99 x2
f (x) ........ x 1 , then f (0)
100 99 2
(1) 1 (2) 100 f (0) (3) 1 (4) 100
Ans (1)

2
22. If f(x) = f + e x) and f (x)dx , then xf (x) dx is equal to
e e e

e e
(1) 1 (2) e (3) (4)
2 2
Ans (1)
23. If linear function f(x) and g(x) satisfy
[(3x 1)cos x (1 2x)sin x]dx f (x)cos x g(x)sin x C , then
(1) g(x) = 3(x 1) (2) f(x) = 3(x 1)
(3) g(x) = 3 + x (4) f(x) = 3x 5
Ans (1)
24. The value of the integral

4

log(sec tan )d

is

4

(1) (2) 0 (3) (4)
2 4
Ans (2)
sin 2x
25. 2 dx
sin x 2cos 2 x
(1) log (1 + cos2 x) + C (2) log (1 + sin2 x) + C
(3) log (1 + tan2 x) + C (4) log (1 + cos2 x) + C
Ans (1)
26. Let S be the set of all real numbers. A relation R has been defined on S by aRb |a b| 1, then R is
(1) reflexive and symmetric but not transitive (2) symmetric and transitive but not reflexive
(3) an equivalence relation (4) reflexive and transitive but not symmetric
Ans (1)

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27. For any two real numbers, an operation defined by a * b = 1 + ab is
(1) both commutative and associative
(2) neither commutative nor associate
(3) associative but not commutative
(4) commutative but not associative
Ans (4)
n 1
if n is odd
28. Let f : N N defined by f (n) 2 then f is
n
if n is even
2
(1) neither one-one nor onto (2) onto but not one-one
(3) one-one but not onto (4) one-one and onto
Ans (2)
29. Suppose f(x) = (x + 1)2 for x 1. If g(x) is a function whose graph is the reflection of the graph of f(x)
in the line y = x, then g(x) =
1
(1) x 1 (2) x 1
(x 1) 2
(3) x 1 (4) x 1
Ans (3)
30. The domain of the function f (x) cos x is
3
(1) , (2) , 2
2 2 2
3
(3) 0, , 2 (4) 0,
2 2 2
Ans (1)
31. In a class of 60 students, 25 students play cricket and 20 students play tennis, and 10 students play both
the games, then the number of students who play neither is
(1) 25 (2) 45 (3) 35 (4) 0
Ans (1)
1 x 1 x 2
32. Given 0 x then the value of tan sin 1 1
sin x is
2 2 2
1
(1) 1 (2) 1 (3) (4) 3
3
Ans (2)
33. The value of sin (2 sin1 0.8) is equal to
(1) sin 1.6 (2) 0.48 (3) 0.96 (4) sin 1.2
Ans (3)
34. If A is 3 4 matrix and B is a matrix such that AB and BA are both defined, then B is of the type
(1) 4 3 (2) 4 4 (3) 3 3 (4) 3 4
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35. The symmetric part of the matrix A 6 8 2 is
2 2 7

0 2 1 0 2 1 1 4 3 1 4 3

(1) 2 0 2 (2) 2 0 2 (3) 4 8 0 (4) 2 8 0
1 2 0 1 2 0 3 0 7 3 0 7

Ans (3)
36. If A is a matrix of order 3, such that A (adj A) = 10 I, then |adj A| =
(1) 100 (2) 1 (3) 10 I (4) 10
Ans (1)
37. Consider the following statements
(a) If any two rows or columns of a determinant are identical, then the value of the determinant is zero
(b) If the corresponding rows and columns of a determinant are interchanged, then the value of the
determinant does not change
(c) If any two rows (or columns) of a determinant are interchanged, then the value of the determinant
changes in sign
(1) (a), (b) and (c) (2) (a) and (c) (3) (b) and (c) (4) (a) and (b)
Ans (1)
2 0 0
38. The inverse of the matrix A 0 3 0 is
0 0 4
1
2 0 0
1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0
1 1 1
(1) 0 1 0 (2) 0 3 0 (3) 0 0 (4) 0 3 0

24 24 3
0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 4
0 1
0
4
Ans (3)
x2 x3 x a
39. If a, b and c are in A.P., then the value of x 4 x 5 x b is
x6 x7 xc
(1) a + b + c (2) 0 (3) 9x2 + a + b + c (4) x (a + b + c)
Ans (2)
40. The local minimum value of the function f given by f(x) = 3 + |x |, x R is
(1) 1 (2) 1 (3) 0 (4) 3
Ans (4)
41. A stone is dropped into a quiet lake and waves move in circles at the speed of 5 cm/sec. At that instant,
when the radius of circular wave is 8 cm, how fast is the enclosed area increasing?
8
(1) cm2/s (2) 6 cm2/s (3) 80 cm2/s (4) 8 cm2/s
3
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42. A gardener is digging a plot of land. As he gets tired, he works more slowly. After t minutes he is
2
digging at a rate of square metres per minute. How long will it take him to dig an area of 40 square
t
metres?
(1) 30 minutes (2) 100 minutes (3) 40 minutes (4) 10 minutes
Ans (2)
43. The area of the region bounded by the lines y = mx, x = 1, x = 2, and x axis is 6 sq. units, then m is
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 1
Ans (3)
44. Area of the region bounded by two parabolas y = x2 and x = y2 is
1 1
(1) 4 (2) (3) 3 (4)
4 3
Ans (4)
dy 2
45. The order and degree of the differential equation y x is
dx dy
dx
(1) 2, 1 (2) 1, 2 (3) 1, 1 (4) 1, 3
Ans (2)
dy y
46. The general solution of the differential equation 3x is
dx x
c c c c
(1) y x 2 (2) y x (3) y x 2 (4) y x
x x x x
Ans (3)
47. The distance of the point P(a, b, c) from the x-axis is
(1) a (2) a 2 b2 (3) a 2 c2 (4) b2 c2
Ans (4)
x y z
48. Equation of the plane perpendicular to the line and passing through the point (2, 3, 4) is
1 2 3
(1) 3x + 2y + z = 16 (2) 2x + 3y + z = 17
(3) x + 2y + 3z = 20 (4) x + 2y + 3z = 9
Ans (3)
x 2 y 3 z 4
49. The line is parallel to the plane
3 4 5
(1) 2x + y 2z = 0 (2) 2x + 3y + 4z = 0
(3) x + y + z = 2 (4) 3x + 4y + 5z = 7
Ans (1)
50. The angle between two diagonals of a cube is
1 1
(1) cos 1 (2) cos 1 (3) 45 (4) 30
3 3
Ans (1)
x 2 y 3 z 4 x 1 y 4 z 5
51. Lines and are coplanar if
1 1 K K 2 1
(1) K = 3 (2) K = 2 (3) K = 1 (4) K = 0
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52. A and B are two events such that P(1) 0, P(B/A) if
(i) A is a subset of B (ii) A B =
(1) 0, 0 (2) 1, 1 (3) 1, 0 (4) 0 and 1
Ans (3)
53. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. The probability of obtaining a total score of 5 is
1 1 1 1
(1) (2) (3) (4)
36 9 12 18
Ans (2)
2 2
54. If the events A and B are independent if P(A) and P(B) , then P(A B) is equal to
3 7
1 4 3 5
(1) (2) (3) (4)
21 21 21 21
Ans (4)
55. A box contains 100 bulbs, out of which 10 are defective A sample of 5 bulbs is drawn. The probability
that none is defective is
5 5 5
9 9 1 1
(1) (2) (3) (4)
10 10 2 10
Ans (1)
56. The area of the parallelogram whose adjacent sides are i k and 2i j k is
(1) 4 (2) 3 (3) 3 (4) 2
Ans (3)

57. If a and b are two unit vectors inclined at an angle , then the value of | a b | is
3
(1) equal to 0 (2) equal to 1 (3) less than 1 (4) greater than 1
Ans (4)

58. The value of [a b b c c a] is equal to

(1) 2[a b c] (2) 0 (3) 2 (4) 1
Ans (2)
59. If x + y 2, y 0 the point at which maximum value of 3x + 2y attained will be
1 1
(1) (2, 0) (2) (0, 2) (3) , (4) (0, 0)
2 2
Ans (1)
60. If sin = sin , then

(1) is any multiple of and is any even multiple of
2 2 2

(2) is any multiple of and is any odd multiple of
2 2 2

(3) is any even multiple of and is any odd multiple of
2 2 2

(4) is any odd multiple of and is any multiple of
2 2 2
Ans (4)

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