IIT Questions

OneOptionCorrect Questions
Q 1. For all x  (0,1),
(a) ex < 1 + x (b) Ioge(1 + x) < x (c) sin x > x (d) logex > x
Q 2. The incentre of the triangle with vertices (1, 3 ), (0,0) and (2,0) is
 3 2 1  2 3   1 
(a)  1,  (b)  ,  (c)  ,  (d)  1, 
 2   3  3 2  3
  3  
Q 3. The line x - 1 = 0 is the directrix of the parabola y2 - kx + 8 = 0. Then one
(a) g (b) 8 (c) 4 (d)
Q 4. The domain of definition of the functiony(x) given by 2 x + 2y = 2 is
(a) (0,1] (b) [0,1] (c) (–, 0] (d) (-, 1)
Q 5. The triangle PQR is inscribed in the circle x2 + y2 = 25. If Q and R have coordinates (3,4) and (-
4,3), respectively then QPR is equal to
   
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 3 4 6
e
x
Q 6. Let f(x) = (x - 1) (x - 2) dx. Then f decreases in the interval
(a) (-, -2) (b) (-2, -1) (c) (1, 2) (d) (2, +)
x 1 1
Q 7. Let g(x) =  f(t) dt, where ≤ f(t) ≤ 1 for t  [0,1] and 0 ≤ f(t) ≤ for r  (1,2]. Then
0 2 2
3 1 3 5
(a)   g(2)  (b) 0 ≤ g(2) < 2 (c)  g(2)  (d) 2 < g(2) < 4
2 2 2 2
 dy d2 y 
Q 8. If x2 + y2 = 1 then  where y ' ,y "  2 
 dx dx 
(a) yy" - 2y'2 + 1 = 0 (b) yy" + y'2 + 1 = 0 (c) yy" - y'2 - 1 = 0 (d) yy" + 2y'2 + 1 = 0
Q 9. If the vectors a, b and c are represented by the sides BC, CA and AB, respectively, of the ABC
then
                        
(a) a.b  b.c  c .a  0 (b) a x b  b x c  c x a (c) a.b  b.c  c .a (d) a x b  b x c  c x a  0
Q 10. A pole stands vertically inside a triangular park ABC. If the angle of elevation of the top of the
pole from each corner of the park is the same then in the AABC, the foot of the pole is at the
(a) centroid (b) circumcentre (c) incentre (d) orthocentre
Q 11. Let f() = (sin )(sin  + sin 3). Then
(a) f()  0 only when   0 (b) f() ≤ 0 for all real 
(c) f()  0 for all real  (d) f() ≤ 0 only when  ≤ 0
Q 12. If x + y = k is a normal to the parabola y2 = 12x then k is
(a) 3 (b) 9 (c) -9 (d) -3
Q 13. If z1,z2,z3 are complex numbers such that |z1| = |z2| = |z3|
= 1 then |z1 + z2 + 23| is
(a)equal to 1 (b) less than 1 (c) greater than 3 (d) equal to 3
Q 14. If arg z < 0 then arg(-z) - arg z is equal to
 
(a)  (b) – (c)  (d)
2 2
Q 15. If a, b, c, d are positive real numbers such "that a + b + c + d = 2 then M = (a + b)(c + d) satisfies
the relation
(a) 0 < M ≤ 1 (b) 1 ≤ M ≤ 2 (c) 2 ≤ M ≤ 3 (d) 3 ≤ M ≤ 4
Q 16. If the circles x2 + y2 + 2x + 2ky + 6 = 0 and x2 + y2 + 2ky + k = 0 intersect orthogonally then k is
3 3 3 3
(a) 2or  (b) 2 or  (c) 2 or  (d) 2 or
2 2 2 2
Q 17. Let PS be the median of the triangle with vertices P(2, 2), Q(6, -1) and R(7, 3). The equation of
the line passing through (1, -1) and parallel to PS is
(a) 2x - 9y - 7 = 0 (b) 2x - 9y -11 = 0 (c) 2x + 9y - 11 = 0 (d) 2x + 9y + 7 = 0
        
Q 18. If a,b and c are unit coplanar vectors then the scalar triple product [2a  b 2b  c 2c  a] is equal
to
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c)  3 (d)  3
        
Q 19. Let the vectors a,b,c and d be such that (a x b) x(c x d)  0 .Let P1 and P2 be planes determined
by pairs of vectors a, b and c, d, respectively. Then the angle between P1 and P2 is
  
(a) 0 (b) (c) (d)
4 3 2
A B  C
Q 20. In a ABC, 2ac. sin is equal to
2
(a) a2 + b2 - c2 (b) c2 + a2 - b2 (c) b2 - c2 - a2 (d) c2 - a2 - b2

Q 21. In a ABC, let .C = . If r and R are the inradius and the circumradius, respectively, of the
2
triangle then 2(r + R) is equal to
(a) a + b (b) b + c (c) c + a (d) a + b + c
Q 22. If
ecos x .sin x for| x |  2 3
f(x) =  then  f(x) dx is equal to
2
 2 otherwise
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
e2 log x
Q 23. The value of  1 e
dx is
e x
3 5
(a) (b) (c) 3 (d) 5
2 2
Q 24. If the system of equations x - ky -z = 0, kx - y - z = 0 and x + y - z = 0 has a nonzero solution then
the possible values of k are
(a) -1,2 (b) 1,2 (c) 0, 1 (d) -1, 1
Q 25. Consider an infinite geometric series with the first* term a and the common ratio r. If its sum is 4
and the second term is - then (a, r) has the value
7 3  3  3 1  1
(a)  ,  (b)  2,  (c)  ,  (d)  3, 
4 7  8 2 2  4
x
 x 3
Q 26. For x  R, lim
x   x  2  is equal to
 
(a) e (b) e-1 (c) e-5 (d) e5
3
Q 27. If the normal to the curve y = f(x) at the point (3, 4) makes an angle with the positive x-axis
4
then f'(3) is equal to
3 4
(a) – 1 (b)  (c) (d) 1
4 3
Q 28. For the equation 3x2 + px + 3 = 0 (p > 0), if one of the roots is square of the other then p is equal
to
1 2
(a) (b) 1 (c) 3 (d)
3 3
Q 29. If  and  ( < ) are the roots of the equation x2 + bx + c = 0, where c < 0 < b then
(a) 0 <  <  (b)  < 0  > || (c)  <  < 0 (d)  < 0 < || < 
Q 30. Let f: R  R be a function. Define g: R  R by g(x) = |f(x)| for all x. Then g is
(a) onto if f is onto (b) one-to-one if f is one-to-one
(c) continuous if f is continuous (d) differentiable if f is differentiable
 n  n   n 
Q 31. For 2 ≤ r ≤ n,    2    is equal to
 
r  r  1  r  2 
 n  1  n  1 n  2 n  2
(a)   (b) 2   (c) 2   (d)  
 r  1  r  1  r   r 
Q 32. If b >a then the equation (x -a)(x - b) = 1 has
(a) both roots in [a, b] (b) both roots in (–, a)
(c) both roots in (b, +) (d) one root in (–, a) and the other in (b, + )
Q 33. Let
| x | for0  | x |  2
f(x) = 
 1 for x  0.
Then at x = 0, f has
(a) a local maximum (b) no local maximum (c) a local minimum (d) no extremum
Q 34. How many different nine-digit numbers can be formed from the digits of the number 223355888
by rearrangement of the digits so that the odd digits occupy even places?
(a) 16 (b) 36 (c) 60 (d) 180
Q 35. Consider the following statements S and R.
 
S: Both sin x and cos x are decreasing functions in  ,   .
2 
R: If a differentiate function decreases in (a, b) then its derivative also decreases in (a, b). Which
of the following is true?
(a) Both S and R are wrong.
(b) Both S and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation for S.
(c) S is correct and R is the correct explanation for S.
(d) S is correct and R is wrong.

lim   1 
sin x

Q 36. For x > 0 x  0 (sin x)     is
1/ x


 x  
(a) 0 (b) -1 (c) 1 (d) 2
Q 37. Given an isosceles triangle whose inradius is V3. If one of the angles of the triangle is 120° then
the area of the triangle in square units is
(a) 4 (b) 12 + 7 3 (c) 12 - 7 3 (d) 7 + 12 3
             
Q 38. Let a  i  2 j  k b  i  j  k and c  i  j  k . A vector in the plane of a and b whose projection
 1
on c is is
3
           
(a) 3 i  j  3 k (b) 4 i  j  4 k (c) 4 i  j  4 k (d) 2 i  j  2 k
Q 39. A plane passes through (1, -2,1) and is perpendicular to the planes 2x - 2y + 2 = 0 and x - y + 2z
= 4. Then the distance of that plane from the point (1,2,2) is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 2 2
Q 40. The locus of Z representing the complex number z and lying in the shaded region is best
represented by

(a) z: |z + 1| > 2, |arg(z + 1)| <
4

(b) z:|z - 1| >2, |arg(z - 1)| <
4

(c) z:|z + 1| <2, |arg (z + 1)| <
2

(d) z: |z - 1|< 2, |arg(z - 1)| <
2
 One-or-More-Options-Correct Questions
Q 41. If f(x) = min{1,x2, x3)then
(a) f(x) is continuous xR
(b) f'(x) > 0 x>1
(c) f(x) is not differentiable but continuous R
(d) f(x) is not differentiable for two values of x
x2 y2
Q 42. If a hyperbola passes through the focus of the ellipse  = 1 and its transverse and
25 16
conjugate axes coincide with the major and minor axes of the ellipse, the product of their
eccentricities being 1 then
x2 y2
(a) the equation of the hyperbola is  =1
9 16
x2 y2
(b) the equation of the hyperbola is  =1
9 25
(c) the focus of the hyperbola is (5, 0)
(d) the focus of the hyperbola is (5 3 , 0)

Comprehension-Type Questions
Q 43. Let ABCD be a square of sides of length 2 units. C 1 is the circle touching all the sides of the
square and C2 is the circle circumscribing the square. l is a line through A.
(i) If P is a point on C1 and Q is a point on C2 then
PA 2  PB2  PC2  PD2
equals
QA 2  QB2  QC2  QD2
3 5 1
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d)
4 4 2
(ii) A circle touches the line l and the circle C1 externally such that both the circles are on the
same side of the line. The locus of the centre of the circle is
(a) part of a straight line (b) parabola (c) ellipse (d) hyperbola
(iii) A line m through A is drawn parallel to BD. A point S moves such that its distances from BD
and the vertex A axe equal. If the locus of S cuts the line m at T 2 and T3, and AC at T1 then
(T1T2T3) in square units is
1 2
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d) 2
2 3
1 0 0
Q 44. Let A = 2 1 0  and U1, U2, U3 are three column matrices such that
3 2 1
 1  2  2
   
AU1  0  , AU2  3  and AU3  3  .
0  0  1
U is a 3 x 3 matrix whose first column is the column in U1, the second column is the column in U2
and the third column is the column in U3. On the basis of this, answer the following questions.
(i) The value of |U| is
3
(a) 3 (b) -3 (c) (d) 2
2
(ii) The sum of the elements of U-1 is
(a) 0 (b) -1 (c) 1 (d) 3
2
(iii) The sum of the elements of the product [3 2 0] U. 3  is
0 
 5 3
(a) (b) (c) 4 (d) 5
2 2

Matching Questions
More than one may match with the same.
/ 2
Q 45. (i) 0
(sin x)cos x . {cos x cot x - log(sin x)sin x] dx (a) 1
(ii) The area bounded by - = x and x - 1 = - 4y2 5y2 is (b) 0
(iii) Cosine of the angle of intersection of curves (c) 61og 2
y = 3x-1 log x and y = xx -1 is

 e 
x 2
x 2 dx

lim 0 4
(iv) x  x
is equal to (d)
 3
2x 2
e dx
0

Complete the following statements.

Q 46. If the roots of the equation x2 - 10cx - 11d = 0 are a, b and those of x2 - 10ax - 11b = 0 are c, A
then the positive value of a + b + c + d is (a, b, c and d being distinct numbers)
2 3 n
3 3 3 3
Q 47. If an         000  (1)n1.   and bn = 1 - an then the smallest natural number n0,
4 4 4 4
such that bn > an n > n0, is

Answers
1b 2d 3c 4d 5c 6c 7b 8b 9b 10b
11c 12c 13a 14a 15a 16a 17d 18a 19a 20b
21a 22c 23b 24f 25d 26c 27d 28c 29b 30c
31d 32d 33a 34c 35d 36c 37b 38b 39d 40a
41ac 42ac
43. (i) a (ii) b (iii) c
44. (i) a (ii) a (iii) d
45. (i) a (i) d (iii) a (iv) b
46. 1210
47. 5