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Kcet 2014 Mathematics Answer Key Solutions PDF
Kcet 2014 Mathematics Answer Key Solutions PDF
1. Which one of the following is not correct for the features of exponential function given by f
(x) = bx where b > 1?
(1) For very large negative values of x, the function is very close to 0.
(2) The domain of the function is R, the set of real numbers.
(3) The point (1, 0) is always on the graph of the function.
(4) The range of the function is the set of all positive real numbers.
Ans: (3)
dy
2. If y = (1 + x) (1 + x2) (1 + x4), then at x = 1 is
dx
(1) 20 (2) 28 (3) 1 (4) 0
Ans: (2)
f (x ) − 2
6. If the function f (x) satisfies lim = π, then lim f (x) =
x →1 x2 −1 x →1
7. The tangent to the curve y = x3 + 1 at (1, 2) makes an angle θ with y axis, then the value of
tan θ is
1 1
(1) − (2) 3 (3) −3 (4)
3 3
Ans: (4)
x100 x 99 x2
8. If the function f (x) defined by f (x) = + + ......... + + x + 1 , then f’ (0) =
100 99 2
(1) 100 f’ (0) (2) 100 (3) 1 (4) −1
Ans: (3)
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π π
2
9. If f (x) = f (π + e – x) and ∫ f ( x ) dx = e +π
, then ∫ x f (x ) dx is equal to
e e
π +e π −e
(1) π - e (2) (3) 1 (4)
2 2
Ans: (3)
π /4
11. The value of the integral ∫ log ( sec θ − tan θ ) dθ is
−π /4
π π
(1) 0 (2) (3) π (4)
4 2
Ans: (1)
sin 2x
12. ∫ sin2 x + 2 cos2 x dx =
13. 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) symmetric and transitive but not reflexive
(2) reflexive and transitive but not symmetric
(3) reflexive and symmetric but not transitive
(4) an equivalence relation
Ans: (3)
n +1
if n isodd
15. Let f : N → N defined by f (n) = 2 then f is
n if n is even
2
(1) onto but not one-one (2) one-one and onto
(3) neither one-one nor onto (3) one-one but not onto
Ans: (1)
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16. 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 (3) x +1 (4) x −1
( x + 1)2
Ans: (4)
18. 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) 45 (2) 0 (3) 25 (4) 35
Ans: (3)
1 x 1 − x2
19. Given 0 ≤ x ≤ then the value of tan sin −1 + − sin −1
x is
2
2 2
1
(1) 1 (2) 3 (3) −1 (4)
3
Ans: (1)
21. If A is 3 x 4 matrix and B is a matrix such that A’B and BA’ are both defined, then B is of the
type
(1) 4 x 4 (2) 3 x 4 (3) 4 x 3 (4) 3 x 3
Ans: (3)
1 2 4
22. The symmetric part of the matrix A = 6 8 2 is
2 −2 7
0 −2 −1 1 4 3 0 −2 1 1 4 3
(1) −2 0 −2 (2) 2 8 0 (3) 2 0 2 (4) 4 8 0
−1 −2 0 3 0 7 −1 2 0 3 0 7
Ans: (4)
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2 0 0
2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
1 1 1
(1) 0 3 0 (2) 0 3 0 (3) 0 1 0 (4) 0 0
24 24 3
0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 1
0 1
0
4
Ans: (4)
x +2 x +3 x +a
26. If a, b and c are in A.P., then the value of x + 4 x + 5 x + b is
x +6 x +7 x +c
(1) 0 (2) x – (a + b + c) (3) a + b + c (4) 9x2 + a + b + c
Ans: (1)
27. The local minimum value of the function f| given by f (x) = 3 + |x|, x ∈ R is
(1) -1 (2) 3 (3) 1 (4) 0
Ans: (1 & 3) OR (2)
28. 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) 6πcm2/s (2) 8πcm2/s (3) cm2/s (4) 80πcm2/s
3
Ans: (4)
29. A gardener is digging a plot of land. As he gets tired, he works more slowly. After ‘t’ minutes
2
he is digging at a rate of square metres per minute. How long will it take him to dig an
t
area of 40 square metres?
(1) 100 minutes (2) 10 minutes (3) 30 minutes (4) 40 minutes
Ans: (1)
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30. 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) 3 (2) 1 (3) 2 (4) 4
Ans: (4)
dy 2
32. The order and degree of the differential equation y = x + is
dx dy
dx
(1) 1, 2 (2) 1, 3 (3) 2, 1 (4) 1, 1
Ans: (1)
dy y
33. The general solution of the differential equation + = 3x is
dx x
c c c c
(1) y = x − (2) y = x + (3) y = x 2 − (4) y = x 2 +
x x x x
Ans: (3 & 4)
x y z
35. Equation of the plane perpendicular to the line = = and passing through the point
1 2 3
(2, 3, 4) is
(1) 2x + 3y + z = 17 (2) x + 2y + 3z = 9
(3) 3x + 2y + z = 16 (4) x + 2y + 3z = 20
Ans: (4)
x −2 y−3 z −4
36. The line = = is parallel to the plane
3 4 5
(1) 2x + 3y + 4z = 0 (2) 3x + 4y + 5z = 7
(3) 2x + y – 2z = 0 (4) x + y + z = 2
Ans: (3)
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x −2 y−3 z −4 x −1 y − 4 z − 5
38. Lines = = and = = are coplanar if
1 1 −K K 2 1
(1) K = 2 (2) K = 0 (3) K = 3 (4) K = -1
Ans: (2)
40. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. The probability of obtaining a total score of 5 is
1 1 1 1
(1) (2) (3) (4)
9 18 36 12
Ans: (1)
2 2
41. If the events A and B are independent if P (A|) = and P (B|) = , then P (A ∩ B) is equal
3 7
to
4 5 1 3
(1) (2) (3) (4)
21 21 21 21
Ans: (2)
42. 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 1 9 1
(1) (2) (3) (4)
10 10 10 2
Ans: (3)
43. The area of the parallelogram whose adjacent sides are iˆ + kˆ and 2iˆ + jˆ + kˆ is
→ →
π → →
44. If a and b are two unit vectors inclined at an angle , then the value of a + b is
3
(1) equal to (2) greater than 1 (3) equal to 0 (4) less than 1
Ans: (2)
→ → → → → →
45. The value of a − b b − c c − a is equal to
→ → →
(1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 2 a b c (4) 2
Ans: (1)
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3 3π x
48. If tan x = ,π<x< , then the value of cos is
4 2 2
1 3 1 3
(1) - (2) (3) (4) -
10 10 10 10
Ans: (1)
β −α
50. If α and β are two different complex numbers with |β| = 1, then −
is equal to
1 −α β
1
(1) (2) 0 (3) – 1 (4) 1
2
Ans: (4)
52. 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) 335 (2) 336 (3) 338 (4) 337
Ans: (2)
53. If 21st and 22nd terms in the expansion of (1 + x)44 are equal, then x is equal to
8 21 7 23
(1) (2) (3) (4)
7 22 8 24
Ans: (3)
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54. Consider an infinite geometric series with first term ‘a’ and common ratio ‘r’. If the sum is 4
3
and the second term is , then
4
3 4 3 3 1 1
(1) a = 2, r = (2) a = , r = (3) a = , r = (4) a = 3, r =
8 7 7 2 2 4
Ans: (4)
55. A straight lien passes through the points (5, 0) and (0, 3). The length of perpendicular form
the point (4, 4) on the line is
15 17 17 17
(1) (2) (3) (4)
34 2 2 2
Ans: (4)
57. 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) 20 sq. units (2) 18 sq. units (3) 17 sq. units (4) 19 sq. units
Ans: (2)
58. If the coefficient of variation and standard deviation are 60 and 21 respectively, the
arithmetic mean of distribution is
(1) 60 (2) 30 (3) 35 (4) 21
Ans: (3)
Y
59. The function represented by the following graph is
(1) Continuous but not differentiable at x = 1
(2) Differentiable but not continuous at x = 1 2
(3) Continuous and differentiable at x = 1
(4) Neither continuous nor differentiable at x = 1 1
X
0 1 2
Ans: (1)
3 sin π x
x ≠0
60. If f (x) = 5x is continuous at x = 0, then the value of K is
2K x =0
π 3π 3π 3π
(1) (2) (3) (4)
10 10 2 5
Ans: (2)
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