1000 Most Important Questions For Jee - Part 1: B A B A A Ca B C

1000 MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FOR JEE – PART 1
 1 1 
1. If  and  are the roots of ax2  bx  c  0, then the value of    is
 a  b a  b 
a b
(a) (b)
bc ca
c
(c) (d) none of these
ab
2. If one root of the equation ix2  2(i  1)x  (2  i )  0 is 2  i , then the other root is
(a)  i (b) 2  i
(c) i (d) 2  i
3. If the equation x 3  ax 2  b  0 (b  0) has a double root then

(a) 4a  27b3  0 (b) 4a3  27b  0
(c) 27a  4b3  0 (d) none of these
4. If aZ and the equation (x  a)(x  10)  1  0 has integral roots, then the values of 'a' are
(a) 8, 10 (b) 10, 12
(c) 12, 8 (d) none of these
5. The number of solutions of the equation (sinex )  5x  5 x is

(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) infinite
6. If a  b  c  d , then the equation 3(x  a)(x  c)  5(x  b)(x  d )  0 has

(a) real and distinct roots (b) real and equal roots
(c) imaginary roots (d) none of these
7. The value of k for which the equation 3x 2  2x(k  1)  (k 2  3k  2)  0 has roots of opposite
signs, lies in the interval
(a) (–, 0) (b) (–, –1)
3 
(c) (1, 2) (d)  , 2
2 
8. If the roots of the equation x 2  px  q  0 = 0 differ by unity, then
(a) p 2  4q (b) p 2  4q  1
(c) p 2  4q  1 (d) none of these
9. If the equation x 2  2(k  1)x  9k  5 = 0 has only negative roots, then

(a) k  0 (b) k  0
(c) k  6 (d) k  6
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10. The largest interval for which x 12  x 9  x 4  x  1  0 is

(a) – < x <  (b) – 1 < x < 1
(c) 0 < x < 1 (d) – 4  x  0
11. If x 2  6x  27  0 and x 2  3x  4  0 , then

(a) x > 3 (b) x < 4
(c) 3 < x < 4 (d) none of these
12. The equation x 2  | x | 6  0 has

(a) one root (b) two distinct roots
(c) three distinct roots (d) four distinct roots
x2  x 1
13. If x is real and k = , then
x2  x 1
1 
(a) k   , 3 (b) k [3, )
3 
 1
(c) k    ,  (d) none of these
 3
1/ 3 1/ 3
 2   2 
14. If ,  are the roots of the equation 8x  3x  27  0 , then the value of 
2 
    is

  
1 1
(a) (b)
3 4
7
(c) (d) 4
2
15. If x 2  x  1  0 and 2x 2  x    0 have a common root, then

(a) 2  7  1  0 (b) 2  7  1  0
(c) 2  7  1  0 (d) 2  7  1  0
16. The solution of the equation | x 2  x  6 |  x  2 is

(a) (2, 3) (b) (2, 4)
(c) (3, 4) (d) none of these
2
4x5)
17. 7log7 ( x  x 1, x may have values
(a) 2, 3 (b) –2, –3
(c) –2, 3 (d) 2, –3
18. If one root of x 2  x  k is square of the other, then k is equal to

(a) 2  3 (b) 3  2
(c) 2 5 (d) 5  2
19. If ax 2  bx  c  0 has no real roots, a  0, a, b, c  R, then the value of ac is

(a) positive (b) negative
(c) zero (d) non-negative
20. If the roots of the equation x 2  2mx  m2  1  0 lie in the interval (–2, 4), then
(a) –1 < m < 3 (b) 1 < m < 5
(c) 1 < m < 3 (d) –1 < m < 5
21. If ,  are the roots of the equation x 2  3x  a  0 , a  R and  < 1 < , then
 9
(a) a  (–, 2) (b) a    ,
 4 
 9
(c) a   2,  (d) none of these
 4
22. The least integral value of k for which (k  2)x 2  8x  (k  4)  0 for all x  R, is
(a) 5 (b) 4
(c) 3 (d) none of these
23. If a, b, c denote the sides of a triangle, then both the roots of the equation
cx2  2(a  b)x  c  0 are
(a) real (b) positive
(c) negative (d) complex
24. If the equation (a  5)x 2  2(a  10)x  a  10  0 has real roots of same sign, then
(a) a > 10 (b) –5 < a < 5
(c) a < –10 or 5 < a  6 (d) none of these
25. If x 2  4x  log1/ 2 a2  0 does not have two distinct real roots, then the maximum value of a
is
(a) 1/4 (b) 1/16
(c) –1/16 (d) –1/4
26. If x 2  x  2 is a factor of x 4  px 2  q , then (p  q) equals

(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) –1 (d) 9
27. Number of solutions of the equation x  6  6  6  ......upto  is

(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 1 (d) 0
28. If (a  1)x 2  (a2  3a  2)x  (a2  1)  0 have more than two real roots, then 'a' is equal to
(a) 2 (b) 1
(c) 0 (d) –1
29. If the roots of the equation x 2  bx  c  0 be two consecutive integers, then b2  4c

equals
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) –2
30. If the sum of the roots of the equation ax 2  bx  c  0 is equal to the sum of the squares of
a b c
their reciprocals, then , and are in
c a b
(a) A.P. (b) G.P.
(c) H.P. (d) none of these
1 1 1
31. If a1,a2,a3....an be an A.P. of non-zero terms then   ......... 
a1a2 a2a3 an 1an
1 n
(a) (b)
a1an a1an
n 1
a1an
32. If the roots of the equation x3  12x 2  39x  28  0 are in A.P., then their common
difference will be
(a) ±1 (b) ±2
(c) ±3 (d) ±4
33. The digits of a positive integer having three digits are in A.P. and their sum is 15. If the
number obtained by reversing the digits is 594 less than the original number then the number
is
(a) 352 (b) 652
34. There are n A.M.’s between 3 and 29 such that 6th mean: (n  1) th mean = 3 : 5, then the
value of n, is
(a) 10 (b) 11
35. If the roots of cubic ax3  bx2  cx  d  0 be in G.P., then

(a) a3b  c 3d (b) ab3  cd3
(c) c 3a  b3d (d) ca3  bd 3
36. Let S1,S2....be squares such that for each n  1, the length of a side of Sn equals the length
of a diagonal of Sn 1 . If the length of a side of S1 is 10 cm, then for which of the following
values of n is the area of Sn less than 1 sq. cm.
(a) 7 (b) 8
37. If x  1  y  y 2  y 3  ....., then y is

x x
(a) (b)
( x  1) (1 x )
x 1 1 x
(c) (d)
x x
38. If a, b,c are in A.P. as well as in G.P., then

(a) a  b  c (b) a  b  c
(c) a  b  c (d) a  b  c
39. If three positive real numbers a, b, c are in A.P. such that abc = 4, then the minimum
possible value of b is
(a) 23/2 (b) 22/3
1/3
(c) 2 (d) 25/2
40. If a1, a2 , ...., an are in A.P. with common difference d  0, then sum of the series
sind[seca1 sec a2  sec a2 sec a3  ....  sec an1 sec an ] is
(a) tanan  tana1 (b) cotan  cota1
(c) sec an  sec a1 (d) cosecan  coseca1
4 44 444
41. Let S   2  3  ....upto  , then S is equal to
19 19 19
38 4
(a) (b)
81 19
36
171
42. A G.P. consists of an even number of terms. If the sum of all the terms is five times the sum
of the terms of occupying odd places, the common ratio will be equal to
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 5
 
43. The value of 0.4 2 3 is
419 419
(a) (b)
999 990
423
1000
44. If a, b, c are in A.P. and a2 , b2 , c 2 are in H.P., then

(a) a  b  c (b) 2b  3a  c
ac
(c) b2  (d) none of these
8
45. If the sum of n terms of an A.P. is 3n 2  5n , then which of its terms is 164?
(a) 26th (b) 27th
th
46. If a, b, c, d are in H.P., then

(a) a  b  c  d (b) a  c  b  d
(c) a  d  b  c (d) none of these
47. If x a  x b / 2 , z b / 2  zc , then a, b, c are in

(a) A.P. (b) G.P.
3 5 7
48. The sum to n terms of  2  2  .... is
1 1 2
2 2
1  22  32
3 6n
(a) (b)
n 1 n 1
2n 12n
(c) (d)
n 1 n 1
1 1 1 
log0.25   2  3 ....upto  
49. Value of y  (0.36) 3 3 3  is
(a) 0.9 (b) 0.8
(c) 0.6 (d) 0.25
13 13  23 13  23  33
50. Sum of the series    ..... 16 terms is
1 1 3 1 3  5
(a) 346 (b) 446
51. a, b, c, d are in A.P., then abc, abd, acd, bcd are in

(a) A.P. (b) G.P.
52. If A.M. and G.M. of two numbers are 9 and 4 respectively. Then these numbers are the
roots of the equation
(a) x2 + 18x – 16 = 0 (b) x2 – 18x + 16 = 0
(c) x2 + 18x + 16 = 0 (d x2 – 18x – 16 = 0
1 1 1 1
53. If     0 and a + c – b  0 then a, b, c are in
a ab c c b
(a) A.P. (b) G.P.
54. The minimum value of 4x + 41–x, x R, is

(a) 2 (b) 4
55. The coefficient of x49 in (x – 1) (x – 2) ….. (x – 50) is

(a) 1275 (b) 2550
(c) – 2550 (d) – 1275
x y 1
56. If a, b, c are in H.P., then the straight line    0 always passes through a fixed
a b c
point and that point is
(a) (–1, –2) (b) (–1, 2)
(c) (1, –2) (d) (1, –1/2)
57. In a ABC, if a2, b2, c2 are in A.P., then tan A, tan B, tan C are in
(a) A.P. (b) G.P.
58. If one A.M. ‘A’ and two G.M.’s G1 and G2 be inserted between any two numbers, then the
value of G13  G23 is
2G1G2
(a) (b) 2AG1G2
A
(c) 2AG12G22 (d) none of these
59. If three distinct numbers x, y, z are in G.P. and x  y  z  ax , then

3  3 
(a) a   ,   (b) a   ,  
4  4 
 3  3 
(c) a    ,   (d) a   ,   – {3}
 4  4 
60. If a, b, c are in A.P.; a, x, b are in G.P. and b, y, c are in G.P. then x2, b2, y2 are in
(a) H.P. (b) G.P.
(c) A.P. (d) none of these
61. A ray of light coming from the point (1, 2) is reflected at a point B on the y-axis and then
passes through the point (5, 3). The co-ordinates of the point B is
 13   17 
(a)  0,  (b)  0, 
 8  8
 13 
(c)  0,   (d) none of these
 8
62. The equation of the line through (5, 4) such that its segment intercepted by the lines
x 1 x 1 2
 y   and  y  is of length is
2 2 2 2 5
(a) 2x  y + 14 = 0 (b) 2x  y  14 = 0
(c) 2x  y + 1 = 0 (d) 2x  y + 13 = 0
63. A straight line which makes an acute angle  with the positive direction of x-axis is drawn
through P (4, 5) to meet x = 7 at R and y = 9 at S. Then
(a) PR  4 sec  (b) PS  5 cosec
2(3 sin  4 cos) 9 16
(c) PR  PS  (d)  2
sin2 PR 2
PS2
64. A line intersects the x-axis at A(9, 0) and y-axis at B(0, –7). A variable line perpendicular to
AB cuts x-axis at P and y-axis at Q. If AQ and BP intersects at R, then the locus of R is
(a) a straight line (b) a straight line parallel to x-axis
(c) a straight line parallel to y-axis (d) a circle
65. If       0 , the line 3x  y  2  0 passes through the fixed point

 2 2 
(a)  2,  (b)  , 2 
 3 3 
 2
(c)   2,  (d) none of these
 3
66. The lines x cos  y sin  p1 and x cos  y sin  p2 will be perpendicular if
 
(a)     (b)  
2 2

(c) |    |  (d)  = 
2
67. The sum of the abscissas of all the points on the line x + y = 4 that lie at a unit distance
from the line 4x  3y 10  0 , is
(a) 3 (b) –3
(c) 4 (d) –4
x y
68. Through the point P(, ), where  > 0, the straight line   1 is drawn so as to form
a b
with coordinate axes a triangle of area S. If ab > 0, then the least value of S is
(a)  (b) 2
(c) 4 (d) none of these
69. The range of values of  in the interval (0, ) such that the points (3, 5) and (sin, cos) lie
on the same side of the line x + y – 1 = 0, is
   
(a)  0,  (b)  0, 
 2  4
  
(c)  ,  (d) none of these
 4 2
70. If P and Q are two points on the line 4x  3y  30  0 such that OP = OQ = 10, where O is
the origin, then the area of the OPQ is
(a) 48 (b) 16
71. The medians AD and BE of a triangle with vertices A(0, b), B(0, 0) and C (a, 0) are
perpendicular to each other if
b a
(a) a  (b) b 
2 2
(c) ab = 1 (d) a   2 b
72. A point equidistant from the lines 4x  3y  10  0 , 5x 12y  26  0 and 7x  24y  50  0

is
(a) (1, –1) (b) (1, 1)
(c) (0, 0) (d) (0, 1)
73.  
If the straight line drawn through the point P 3, 2 and making an angle

6
with the x-axis
meets the line 3 x  4y  8  0 at Q, then the length of PQ is

(a) 4 (b) 5
74. The number of integer values of m, for which the x-coordinate of the point of intersection of
the lines 3x  4y  9 and y  mx  1 is also an integer, is
(a) –2 (b) 0
(c) 4 (d) 1
75. The separate equations of the straight lines whose joint equation is x 2  5xy  6y 2  0 , are
(a) x  2y  0, x – 3y = 0 (b) x  2y  0, x – 3y = 0
(c) x  2y  0, x + 3y = 0 (d) x  2y  0, x – 3y = 0
76. If the lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of y  mx  1 with x 2  y 2  1 are
perpendicular, then m is equal to
(a) 2 (b) 1
(c) 5 (d) –2
77. The coordinates of a point on the line x  y  4 that lies at a unit distance from the line
4x  3y 10  0 are
(a) (3, 1) (b) (–7, 3)
(c) (3, –1) (d) (7, –11)
78. If the gradient of one of the lines x 2  hxy  2y 2  0 is twice that of the other, then h =
(a) ± 2 (b) ± 3
3
(c)  1 (d) 
2
79. The number of lines that are parallel to 2x  6y  7  0 and have an intercept 10 units
between the coordinate axes is
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 4 (d) infinitely many
80. The medians AD and BE of a triangle with vertices at A(0, b), B (0, 0) and C (a, 0) are
perpendicular to each other if
(a) b  2a (b) b   2 a
(c) a  2b (d) a   2 b
81. A(a, b), B(x1, y1) and C(x2, y2) are the vertices of a triangle. If a, x1, x2 are in G.P. with
common ratio r and b, y1, y2 are in G.P. with common ratio s, then area of ABC is
1
(a) ab(r  1)(s  1)(s  r ) (b) ab(r  1)(s  1)(s  r )
2
1
(c) ab(r  1)(s  1)(s  r ) (d) ab(r  1)(s  1)(r  s)
2
82. Two opposite vertices of a rectangle are (1, 3) and (5, 1). If the equation of a diagonal of
this rectangle is y = 2x + c, then the value of c is
(a) –4 (b) 1
(c) –9 (d) none of these
83. In a ABC, if A is the point (1, 2) and equations of the median through B and C are
respectively x + y = 5 and x = 4, then B is
(a) (1, 4) (b) (7, –2)
(c) (4, 1) (d) (–2, 7)
84. The straight lines 5x  4y  0 , x  2y  10  0 and 2x  y  5  0 are

(a) concurrent (b) the sides of an equilateral triangle
(c) the sides of a right angled triangle (d) none of these
85. Let P  (1, 0),Q  (0, 0) and R  (3, 3 3 ) be three points. Then the equation of the
bisector of angle PQR is
3
(a) xy 0 (b) x  3y  0
2
3
(c) 3xy 0 (d) x  y 0
2
86. A triangle is formed by the points O(0, 0), A (0, 21) and B (21, 0). The number of points
having integral coordinates (both x and y) and lying on or inside the triangle is
(a) 285 (b) 105
87. If the equation of the locus of a point equidistant from the points (a1, b1) and (a2, b2) is
(a1  a2 )x  (b1  b2 )y  c  0 , then the value of ‘c’ is
1 2
(a) a12  b12  a22  b22 (b) (a2  b22  a12  b12 )
2
(c) a12  a22  b12  b22
1

(d) a12  a22  b12  b22
2

x y
88. For the triangle whose sides are along the lines x = 0, y = 0 and   1, the
6 8
circumcentre is
(a) (3, 4) (b) (2, 2)
(c) (2, 3) (d) (3, 2)
89. Area bounded by the lines | 2x  5 |  | 7  2y | 14

(a) 91 (b) 57
90. The middle points of the sides of a triangle are (–4, 2), (6, –2) and (7, 9). The area of the
triangle is
(a) 21 (b) 45
91. The straight line x cos + y sin  = 2 will touch the circle x 2  y 2  2x  0 if

(a)   n, n  I (b)   2n  1 , n  I
2
(c)   2n, n  I (d) none of these
92. A triangle is formed by the lines whose combined equation is given by

(x + y – 4)(xy – 2x – y + 2) = 0. The equation of its circumcircle is
(a) x 2  y 2  5x  3y  8  0 (b) x 2  y 2  3x  5y  8  0
(c) x 2  y 2  3x  5y  8  0 (d) none of these
93. If the chord of contact of the tangents from a point on the circle x 2  y 2  a2 to the circle
x 2  y 2  b2 touch the circle x 2  y 2  c 2, then the roots of the equation ax2 + 2bx + c = 0
are necessarily
(a) imaginary (b) real and equal
(c) real and unequal (d) rational
94. The equation of the circle passing through (1, 0) and (0, 1) and having smallest possible
radius is
(a) 2x 2  y 2  2x  y  0 (b) x 2  2y 2  x  2y  0
(c) x 2  y 2  x  y  0 (d) x 2  x 2  x  y  0
95. If chord x cos  + y sin  = p of x 2  y 2  a2 subtends a right angle at the origin, then
(a) a2  p2 (b) a2  2p2
(c) a2  3p2 (d) none of these
96. Two circles, each of radius 5, have a common tangent at (1, 1) whose equation is
3x + 4y – 7 = 0, then their centres are
(a) (4, –5), (–2, 3) (b) (4, –3), (–2, 5)
(c) (4, 5), (–2, –3) (d) none of these
97. The equation of the circumcircle of the regular hexagon whose two consecutive vertices
have the coordinates (–1, 0) and (1, 0) and which lies wholly above the x-axis, is
(a) x 2  y 2  2 3y  1  0 (b) x 2  y 2  3y  1  0
(c) x 2  y 2  2 3  1  0 (d) none of these
98. If the angle of intersection of the circles x 2  y 2  x  y  0 and x 2  y 2  x  y  0 is ,

then equation of the line passing through (1, 2) and making an angle  with the y-axis is
(a) x = 1 (b) y = 2
(c) x + y = 3 (d) x – y = 3
99. If p and q be the longest distance and the shortest distance respectively of the point (–7, 2)
from any point (a, b) on the curve whose equation is x 2  y 2  10  14y  51  0 then GM of
p and q is equal to
(a) 2 11 (b) 5 5
100. Locus of the middle-points of the line segment joining P(0, 1  t 2  t ) and Q(2t, 1  t 2  t )
Q cuts an intercept of length a on the line x + y = 1, then a is equal to
1
(a) (b) 2
2
101. If (2, 4) is a point interior to the circle x 2  y 2  6x  10y    0 and circle does not cut the
axes at any point then  belongs to the interval
(a) (25, 32) (b) (9, 32)
(c) (32, ) (d) (9, 25)
102. If a line segment AM = a, moves in the plane XOY remaining parallel to OX so that the left
end point A slides along the circle x 2  y 2  a2 , then locus of M is
(a) x 2  y 2  4a 2 (b) x 2  y 2  2ax
(c) x 2  y 2  2ay (d) x 2  y 2  2ax  2ay  0
103. The shortest distance of the chord of contact of tangents from the point (10, 3) to the circle
x 2  y 2  2x  4y  1  0 is
99 99
(a) (b)
109 106
97 100
(c) (d)
109 106
104. The area of a quadrilateral formed by a pair of tangents from the point (4, 5) to the circle
( x  2)2  (y  1)2  16 with a pair of radii where tangents touch the circle is
(a) 2 (b) 4
(c) 8 (d) 16
105. The radical centre of the three circle described on the three sides of a triangle as diameter
is
(a) orthocentre (b) circumcentre
(c) incentre (d) centroid

106. Let 0 <  < be a fixed angle. If P  (cos, sin) and Q  cos(  ), sin(  ) , then Q
2
is obtained from P by
(a) clockwise rotation around origin through an angle 
(b) anticlockwise rotation around origin through an angle 
(c) reflection in the line through origin with slope tan 

(d) reflection in the line through origin with slope tan
2
107. The locus of mid-points of the chords of the circle x 2  2x  y 2  2y  1  0 which are of unit
length is
3
(a) ( x  1)2  (y  1)2  (b) ( x  1)2  (y  1)2  2
4
(c) ( x  1)2  (y  1)2  4 (d) none of these
108. If radii of the smallest and the largest circles passing through the point ( 3, 2) and
touching the circle x 2  y 2  2 2 y  2  0 and r1 and r2 respectively, then the mean of r1, r2
is
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 2
109. All the circle which cut the circle x 2  y 2  4 orthogonally and pass through (1, 2 ) also
pass through another fixed point, having coordinates
4 2 2
(a) ( 2, 1) (b)  , 

3 3 
2 2 2 1 2
(c)  , 
 (d)  , 

3 3  3 3 
110. The locus of the centre of the circle which bisects the circumferences of the circles
x 2  y 2  4 and x 2  y 2  2x  6y  1  0
(a) a straight line (b) a circle
(c) a parabola (d) none of these
111. The locus of the mid points of the chords of the circle x 2  y 2  ax  by  0 which subtend
a b
a right angle at  ,  is
 2 2
(a) ax  by  0 (b) ax  by  a 2  b 2
a2  b2 a2  b2
(c) x 2  y 2  ax  by  0 (d) x 2  y 2  ax  by  0
8 8
112. A rhombus is inscribed in the region common to the two circles x 2  y 2  4x  12  0 and
x 2  y 2  4x  12  0 with two of its vertices on the line joining the centres of the circles.
The area of the rhombus is
(a) 8 3 sq. units (b) 4 3 sq. units
(c) 16 3 sq. units (d) none
113. The points A(a, 0), B(0, b), C(c, 0) and D(0, d) are such that ac = bd and a, b, c, d are all
non-zero. Then the points
(a) form a parallelogram (b) do not lie on a circle
(c) form a trapezium (d) are concyclic
114. The locus of the centers of the circles which cut the circles x 2  y 2  4x  6y  9  0 and
x 2  y 2  5x  4y  2  0 orthogonally is
(a) 9x  10y  7  0 (b) x  y  2  0
(c) 9x  10y  11  0 (d) 9x  10y  7  0
115. If the two circles x 2  y 2  2g1x  2f1y  0 and x 2  y 2  2g 2 x  2f2 y  0 touch each then
f1 f
(a) f1g1  f2 g 2 (b)  2
g1 g 2
(c) f1f2  g1g 2 (d) none of these
116. Two circles whose radii are equal to 4 and 8 intersect at right angles. The length of their
common chord is
16
(a) (b) 8
5
8 5
(c) 4 6 (d)
5
117. A circle of constant radius a passes through O and cuts the axes of co-ordinates in points
P and Q, then the equation of the locus of the foot of perpendicular from O to PQ is
 1 1   1 1 
(a) ( x 2  y 2 ) 2
 2   4a 2 (b) ( x 2  y 2 )2  2
 2   a 2
x y  x y 
 1 1  1 1 
(c) ( x 2  y 2 )2  2
 2   4a 2 (d) ( x 2  y 2 ) 2
 2   a 2
x y  x y 
118. The equation of the image of the circle x 2  y 2  16x  24y  183  0 by the line mirror
4x  7y  13  0 is
(a) x 2  y 2  32x  4y  235  0 (b) x 2  y 2  32x  4y  235  0
(c) x 2  y 2  32x  4y  235  0 (d) x 2  y 2  32x  4y  235  0
119. Let x and y be the real numbers satisfying the equation x 2  4x  y 2  3  0 . If the
maximum and minimum values of x 2  y 2 and M and m respectively, then the numerical
value of M – m is
(a) 2 (b) 8
120. The circle having 2x  y  5  0 and 2x  y  15  0 as tangents and (–5, –5) is one of the
points of contact of one of them, then the equation of circle is
(a) x 2  y 2  6x  4y  15  0 (b) x 2  y 2  4x  2y  95  0
(c) x 2  y 2  2x  6y  10  0 (d) x 2  y 2  6x  4y  105  0
121. Circle drawn having it’s diameter equal to focal distance of any point lying on the parabola
x2 – 4x + 6y + 10 = 0, will touch a fixed line whose equation is
(a) y = 2 (b) y = –1
(c) x + y = 2 (d) x – y = 2
122. ‘t1’ and ‘t2’ are two points on the parabola y2 = 4x. If the chord joining them is a normal to
the parabola at ‘t1’, then
(a) t1 + t2 = 0 (b) t1(t1 + t2) = 1
(c) t1(t1 + t2) + 2 = 0 (d) t1t2 + 1 = 0
123. Two parabolas y2 = 16 (x – k) and x2 = 16 (y – l) always touch each other (where k, l are
variable parameters). Their point of contact lies on
(a) a straight line (b) a parabola

(c) a circle (d) none of these
124. If the line joining the points A(at12, 2at1) and B(at22 , 2at2 ) passes through C (0, b), then
(a) b(t1 + t2) = 2at1t2 (b) 2b(t1 +t2) = at1t2
(c) b(t1 + t2) = at1t2 (d) none of these
125. The set of points on the axis of the parabola y2 = 4x + 8 from which the 3 normals to the
parabola are all real and different is
(a) {(k, 0) | k  –2} (b) {(k, 0) |k > –2}
(c) {(0, k) | k > –2} (d) none of these
126. The normal chord at a point ‘t’ on the parabola 16y2 = x subtends a right angle at the
vertex. Then t is equal to
(a)  2 (b) 2
1
64
127. The total number of chords that can be drawn from the point (a, a) to the circle
x2 + y2 = 2a2 such that they are bisected by the parabola y2 = 4ax is
(a) 1 (b) 4
(c) 2 (d) 0
128. A (x1, y1) and B (x2, y2) are any two points on the parabola y = cx2 + bx + a. If P (x3, y3) be
the point on the arc AB where the tangent is parallel to the chord AB, then
(a) x2 is the A.M. between x1 and x3 (b) x2 is the G.M. between x1 and x3
(c) x2 is the H.M. between x1 and x3 (d) none of these
129. Tangents drawn to parabolas y2 = 4ax at the points A and B intersect at C. Ordinate of A,
C and B forms
(a) a A.P. (b) a G.P.
(c) a H.P. (d) none of these
130. Consider the parabola 3y2 + 4y – 6x + 8 = 0. The points on the axis of this parabola from
where 3 distinct normals can be drawn are given by
2  29  1 19
(a)  , h  , where h  (b)  h, , where h 
3  18  3 18
 2 29
(c)  h, , where h  (d) none of these
 3 18
131. If (2, –8) is one end of a focal chord of the parabola y2 = 32x, then the other end of the
chord is
(a) (32, 32) (b) (32, –32)
(c) (–2, 8) (d) none of these
132. The HM of the segments of a focal chord of the parabola y 2  4ax is

(a) 4a (b) 2a
(c) a (d) a2
133. AB is a chord of the parabola y 2  4ax . If its equation is y  mx  c and it subtends a right
angle at the vertex of the parabola then
(a) c  4am (b) a  4mc
(c) c  4am (d) a  4mc  0
134. The point (a, 2a) is an interior point of the region bounded by the parabola y 2  16x and
the double ordinate through the focus. Then a belongs to the open interval
(a) a < 4 (b) 0 < a < 4
(c) 0 < a < 2 (d) a > 4
135. The range of values of  for which the point (, –1) is exterior to both the parabolas
y 2  | x | is
(a) (0, 1) (b) (–1, 1)
(c) (–1, 0) (d) none of these
136. If y  b  m1( x  a) and y  b  m2 ( x  a) are two tangents to the parabola y 2  4ax , then
(a) m1  m2  0 (b) m1m2  1
(c) m1m2  1 (d) none of these
137. The equation of the common tangent to the equal parabolas y 2  4ax and x 2  4ay is
(a) x  y a  0 (b) xy a
(c) x y a (d) none of these
138. If the line y  x  k is a normal to the parabola y 2  4x , then k can have the value
(a) 2 2 (b) 4
(c) –3 (d) 3
139. If two of the three feet of normals drawn from a point to the parabola y 2  4x be (1, 2) and
(1, –2), then the third foot is
(a) 2, 2 2 (b) 2,  2 2
(c) (0, 0) (d) none of these
140. The locus of the middle points of parallel chords of a parabola x 2  4ay is a
(a) straight line parallel to the x-axis
(b) straight line parallel to the y-axis
(c) circle
(d) straight line parallel to a bisector of the angles between the axes
141. If the vertex and focus of a parabola are (3, 3) and (–3, 3) respectively, then its equation is
(a) x 2  6x  24y  63  0 (b) x 2  6x  24y  81  0

(c) y 2  6y  24x  63  0 (d) y 2  6y  24x  81  0
142. Equation of the parabola whose axis is parallel to y-axis and which passes through the
points (1, 0), (0, 0) and (–2, 4) is
(a) 2x 2  2x  3y (b) 2x 2  2x  3y
(c) 2x 2  2x  y (d) 2x 2  2x  y
143. The triangle formed by the tangent to the curve f ( x )  x 2  bx  b at the point (1, 1) and the
co-ordinate axes lies in the first quadrant. If its area is 2, then the value of b is
(a) –1 (b) 3
(c) –3 (d) 1
144. If the normals at two points P and Q of a parabola y 2  4ax intersect at a third point R on
the curve, then the product of ordinates of P and Q is
(a) 4a 2 (b) 2a 2
(c)  4a 2 (d) 8a 2
145. The equation of the parabola whose vertex and focus lie on the axis of x at distances a and
a1 from the origin respectively is
(a) y 2  4(a1  a)x (b) y 2  4(a1  a)(x  a)
(c) y 2  4(a1  a)(x  a1 ) (d) none of these
146. The point on the curve y 2  x, the tangent at which makes angle 45° with x-axis will be
given by
(a) (2, 4) (b) (1/2, 1/2)
(c) (1/2, 1/4) (d) (1/4, 1/2)
147. Tangents are drawn from the point (–8, 3) to the parabola y 2  6y  8x  7  0 . The angle
between the tangents is
(a) 60° (b) 90°
(c) 120° (d) none of these
148. The orthocentre of the triangle formed by any three tangents to a parabola y 2  4ax lies
on the line
(a) x = a (b) x = 2a
(c) x = –a (d) x = –2a
149. The normal at the point (at2, 2at) on the parabola y 2  4ax cuts the curve again at the
point t1 , then
(a) t t1  t 2  2t  0 (b) t t1  t 2  2t  0
(c) t t1  t 2  2  0 (d) t t1  t 2  t  0
150. A line AB meets the parabola y 2  4ax in P such that AB is bisected at P. If A is (, )
then locus of B is
4
(a) (y  )2  8a( x  ) (b) (2  3 )
3
3 2
(c) 4 (d) (2  3 )
2 3
y2
151. The eccentricity of the ellipse ( x  3)2  (y  4)2  is
9
3 1
(a) (b)
2 3
1 1
(c) (d)
3 2 3
x2 y 2
152. For an ellipse   1 with vertices A and A' , tangent drawn at the point P in the first
9 4
quadrant meets the y-axis in Q and the chord A' P meets the y-axis in M. If 'O' is the
origin then OQ2  MQ2 equals to
(a) 9 (b) 13
(c) 4 (d) 5
x2 y 2
153. The line, lx  my  n  0 will cut the ellipse 2  2  1 in points whose eccentric angles
a b

differ by if
2
(a) a2l 2  b2n2  2m2 (b) a2m2  b2l 2  2n2
(c) a2l 2  b2m2  2n2 (d) a2n2  b2m2  2l 2
154. The area of the rectangle formed by the perpendiculars from the centre of the standard

ellipse to the tangent and normal at its point whose eccentric angle is is
4
(a2  b2 )ab (a2  b2 )
(a) (b)
a2  b 2 (a2  b2 )ab
(a2  b2 ) a2  b 2
(c) (d)
ab(a2  b2 ) (a2  b2 )ab
a2 x2 y 2
155. If tan 1 tan 2   , then the chord joining two points 1 & 2 on the ellipse  1
b2 a2 b2
will subtend a right angle at
(a) focus (b) centre
(c) end of the major axis (d) end of the minor axis
156. An ellipse having foci at (3, 3) and (–4, 4) and passing through the origin has eccentricity
equal to
3 2
(a) (b)
7 7
5 3
(c) (d)
7 5
157. Length of the perpendicular from the centre of the ellipse 27x 2  9y 2  243 on a tangent
drawn to it which makes equal intercepts on the coordinates axes is
3 3
(a) (b)
2 2
(c) 3 2 (d) 6
158. For each point ( x, y ) on the ellipse with centre at the origin and principal axes along the
coordinate axes, the sum of the distances from the point (x, y ) to the points (±2, 0) is 8.
The positive value of x such that (x,3) lies on the ellipse, is
3
(a) (b) 2
3
(c) 4 (d) 2 3
x2 y 2
159. Let 'E' be the ellipse   1 and 'C' be the circle x 2  y 2  9. Let P and Q be the
9 4
points (1, 2) and (2, 1) respectively. Then
(a) Q lies inside C but outside E (b) Q lies outside both C and E
(c) P lies inside both C and E (d) P lies inside C but outside E.
160. If the distance between the foci is equal to the minor axis and latus rectum = 4, then
equation of the ellipse whose centre is at origin and mirror axis is along X-axis, is
(a) 2x 2  y 2  16 (b) 3x 2  4y 2  5
(c) x 2  2y 2  16 (d) none of these
161. The distance of the point of contact from the origin of the y  x  7 with the ellipse
3x 2  4y 2  12, is
(a) 3 (b) 2
(c) 5/ 7 (d) none of these
x2 y 2 1
162. The ellipse 2
 2  1 passes through the point (1, –2) and has eccentricity , then its
a b 2
latus rectum is equal to
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 2 (d) 3
163. Let S1, S2 be the foci of an ellipse and PT, PN be the tangent and the normal respectively
to the ellipse at some point P on it. Then
(a) PN externally bisects S1PS2 (b) PT internally bisects S1PS2
(c) PT bisects  – S1PS2 (d) none of these
x2 y 2 5
164. The eccentric angle of a point on the ellipse   1 at a distance of units from the
4 3 4
focus on the positive X-axis, is
 
(a) (b)
3 4

6
x2 y 2
165. A point on the ellipse   1 where the normal is parallel to the line 2x  y  3 , is
9 4
 8 9 8 9  7 8  4 8
(a)  ,  and  ,  (b)  ,  and  , 
 5 5  5 5  5 5  5 5
8 9  8 9  9 8 9 8
(c)  ,  and   ,  (d)  ,  and  ,  
 5 5   5 5   5 5  5 5
x2 y 2
166. The line lx  my  n  0 is a normal to the ellipse   1, if
a2 b2
a 2 b 2 (a 2  b 2 )2 a 2 b 2 (a 2  b 2 )2
(a)   (b)  
l 2 m2 n2 m2 l 2 n2
(c) a2l 2  b2m2  (a2  b2 )2 n 2 (d) none of these
x2 y 2
167. If the mid-point of a chord of the ellipse   1 is (0, 3), then length of the chord is
16 25
32
(a) (b) 16
5
4
(c) (d) 12
5
168. The line y  2x  3k touches the ellipse 9x 2  4y 2  10 , if k is equal to
1
(a)  4 (b) 
3
10
(c)  2 (d) 
9
169. If the tangent to the ellipse x 2  4y 2  16 at the point P() is a normal to the circle
x 2  y 2  8x  4y  0 , then  is equal to

(a) 0 (b) 
3
 
(c) (d)
6 4
170. Which of the following points lies inside the ellipse 9( x  1)2  16y 2  25
 1 3 1 5
(a)  ,  (b)  , 
 4 2 2 4
3 
(c)  , 1 (d) none of these
2 
171. Equation of the common chord of the ellipse

x  12  y  12  1 and the circle
4 9
( x  1)2  (y  1)2  4 , is
(a) y + 3 = 0 and x – 1 = 0 (b) x – 3 = 0 and y + 1 = 0
(c) x + 3 = 0 and x – 1 = 0 (d) y + 3 = 0 and y – 1 = 0
172. Equation of the tangent to the hyperbola 2x 2  3y 2  6 which is parallel to the line
y  3x  4 , is
(a) y = 3x + 5 (b) y = 3x – 5
(c) y = 3x  5 (d) none of these
173. If the coordinates of a point are (4 tan, 3 sec ) , where  is a parameter, then the point
lies on a conic section whose eccentricity is
5 5
(a) (b)
3 4
3 3
(c) (d)
4 5
x2 y 2
174. If P(1 ) and D(2 ) be the end points of CP and CD of an ellipse   1 whose
a2 b2
b2
centre is C. If M1M2   (where M1, M2 are slopes of CP and CD) then the 1  2 
a2
(a) 45° (b) 90°
(c) 135° (d) none of these
x2 y 2
175. The locus of the mid-point of the focal chords of the ellipse   1 is
a2 b2
x 2 y 2 ex x 2 y 2 ex
(a)   (b)  
a2 b2 a a2 b2 a
(c) x 2  y 2  a2  b2 (d) none of these
x2 y 2
176. The tangent at a point P(a cos , b sin ) of an ellipse   1, meets its auxiliary
a2 b2
circle in two points, the chord joining which subtends a right angle at the centre, then the
eccentricity of the ellipse is
(a) (1 sin2 )1 (b) (1 sin2 )1/ 2
(c) (1 sin2 )3 / 2 (d) (1 sin2 )2
x2 y 2
177. The eccentric angles of extremities of a chord of an ellipse   1 are 1 and 2. If
a2 b2
this chord passes through the focus, then
1  1 e 1  2
(a) tan  tan 2  0 (b) cos  e  cos(1  2 )
2 2 1 e 2
sin1  sin2   e 1
(c) e  (d) cot 1  cot 2 
sin(1  2 ) 2 2 e 1
x2 y 2
178. Tangents are drawn to ellipse   1 at points P(1) and P(2), then the point of
a2 b2
intersection of these tangents is
           
 a cos 1 2 b sin 1 2   a cos 1 2 b sin 1 2 
(a)  2 , 2  (b)  2 , 2 
               
 cos   cos 
1 2
cos 1 2 1 2
cos 1 2
 2 2   2 2 
     
 a sin 1 2 b cos 1 2 
(c)  2 , 2  (d) none of these
 1  2 1  2 
 cos sin 
 2 2 
x2 y 2
179. The area of rectangle formed by perpendiculars from the centre of ellipse   1 to
a2 b2
the tangent and normal at the point whose eccentric angle is /4 is
 a2  b2   a2  b2 
(a)   ab
2 
(b)   ab
2 
a b  a b 
2 2
(c) a2  b2 (d) a2  b2
x2 x2
180. The equation of the normal to the ellipse   1 at the positive end of latus rectum is
a2 b2
(a) x  ey  e3a  0 (b) x  ey  e3a  0
(c) x  ey  e2a  0 (d) none of these
x2 y 2
181. Eccentricity of the hyperbola conjugate to the hyperbola   1 is
4 12
2
(a) (b) 2
3
4
(c) 3 (d)
3
x2 y 2
182. The asymptote of the hyperbola   1 form with any tangent to the hyperbola a
a2 b2
triangle whose area is a2 tan  in magnitude, then its eccentricity is
(a) sec  (b) cosec 
(c) sec 2
(d) cosec2 
183. Locus of the feet of the perpendiculars drawn from either foci on a variable tangent to the
hyperbola 16y 2  9x 2  1 is
1
(a) x2  y 2  9 (b) x2  y 2 
9
7 1
(c) x2  y 2  (d) x 2  y 2 
144 16
184. The locus of the point of intersection of the lines 3x  y  4 3t  0 and

3tx  ty  4 3  0 (where t is parameter) is a hyperbola whose eccentricity is
(a) 3 (b) 2
2 4
(c) (d)
3 3
185. If the eccentricity of the hyperbola x 2  y  sec2   5 is 3 times the eccentricity of the
ellipse x sec   y  25, then a value of  is
2 2 2
 
(a) (b)
6 4
 
(c) (d)
3 2
186. For all real values of m, the straight line y  mx  9m2  4 is a tangent to the curve
(a) 9x 2  4y 2  36 (b) 4x 2  9y 2  36
(c) 9x 2  4y 2  36 (d) 4x 2  9y 2  36
x2 y 2 x2 y 2 1
187. The foci of the ellipse  2  1 and the hyperbola   coincide. Then the
16 b 144 81 25
value of b 2 is
(a) 5 (b) 7
(c) 9 (d) 4
x2 y 2
188. P is a point on the hyperbola 2  2  1, N is the foot of the perpendicular from P on the
a b
transverse axis. The tangent to the hyperbola at P meets the transverse axis at T. If O is
the centre of the hyperbola, then OT. ON is equal to
(a) e 2 (b) a 2
(c) b 2 (d) b2 / a2
189. If PN is the perpendicular from a point on a rectangular hyperbola x 2  y 2  a2 on any of

its asymptotes, then the locus of the mid point of PN is
(a) a circle (b) a parabola
(c) an ellipse (d) a hyperbola
x2 y 2
190. Area of the quadrilateral formed with the foci of the hyperbola   1 and
a2 b2
x2 y 2
  1 is
a2 b2
(a) 4(a2  b2 ) (b) 2(a2  b2 )
1 2
(c) (a2  b2 ) (d) (a  b2 )
2
x2 y 2
191. If AB is a double ordinate of the hyperbola   1 such that OAB (O is the origin) is
a2 b2
an equilateral triangle, then the eccentricity e of the hyperbola satisfies
2
(a) e  3 (b) 1  e 
3
2 2
(c) e (d) e 
3 3
x2 y 2
192. A normal to the hyperbola  = 1 meets the coordinate axes at A and B. If the
a2 b2
rectangle OABP (O is the origin) is completed, then the locus of P is
(a) circle (b) parabola
(c) hyperbola (d) ellipse
193. If S` ( x, y )  0 , S2 ( x, y )  0 and S3 ( x, y )  0 represent equations of a hyperbola, its

asymptotes and its conjugate respectively, then for any point (h, k), the quantities S1(h, k),
S2 (h, k ) and S3 (h, k ) are in
(a) A.P. (b) G.P.
194. The directrices of the hyperbola 5y 2  25x 2  12 , are

(a) y  2 (b) x 2
(c) y  3 (d) x 3
195. The equation of the pair of asymptotes of the hyperbola (x  a)(y  b)  ab , is

ab
(a) (x  a)(y  b)  0 (b) ( x  a)(y  b) 
2
(c) xy = 0 (d) none of these
196. The conjugate of the hyperbola (x  a)(y  b)  ab , is

(a) (x  a)(y  b)  2ab (b) (x  a)(y  b)  0
(c) (x  a)(y  b)  ab (d) none of these
197. The product of lengths of the perpendiculars draw from foci on any tangent to the
x2 y 2
hyperbola   1 is
a2 b2
(a) a2 (b) b2
(c) a2b2 (d) none of these
198. The equation of hyperbola, conjugate to the hyperbola 2x 2  3xy  2y 2  3x  y  2  0 , is

(a) 2x 2  3xy  2y 2  3x  y  1  0 (b) 2x 2  3xy  2y 2  3x  y  0
(c) 2x 2  3xy  2y 2  3x  y  4  0 (d) 2x 2  3xy  2y 2  3x  y  4  0
199. If chords of the hyperbola x 2  y 2  a2 touch the parabola y 2  4ax , then the locus of the
mid-point of these chords is
(a) xy 2  ay 2  y 3 (b) y 2 ( x  a)  x 3
(c) x 2y  ax2  y 3 (d) none of these
x2 y2 x2 y 2
200. If the foci of the ellipse   1 and the hyperbola   1 coincide, then the
k 2a 2 a 2 a2 a2
value of k is equal to
(a)  3 (b) 3
(c)  2 (d)  2
201. The points from where perpendicular tangents can be drawn to the hyperbola
( x  1)2  (y  2)2  4 , are
(a) only one point (1, 2)
(b) two points (0, 0) and (1, 2)
(c) infinite points all lying on the circle ( x  1)2  (y  1)2  4
(d) none of these
202. If x1, x2 , x3 as well as y1, y 2 , y 3 are in G.P. with the same common ratio, then the points
A( x1, y1 ) , B( x2 , y 2 ) and C( x3 . y 3 )
(a) lie on a straight lines (b) lie on an ellipse
(c) lie on a circle (d) are vertices of a triangle

203. Let P(a sec , b tan) and Q(a sec , b tan ) where     be two points on the
2
x2 y 2
hyperbola 2  2  1. If (h, k) is the intersection point of the normals of P and Q, then k is
a b
equal to
a2  b2  a2  b2 
(a) (b)   

a  a 
a2  b2  a2  b2 
(c) (d)   

b  b 
204. The equation x 2  (y  1)2  x 2  (y  1)2  k will represent a hyperbola for
(a) k  (0, 2) (b) k  (2, )

(c) k  (1, ) (d) k  R+
205. The line 2px  y 1 p2  1, (| p | < 1) for different values of p, touches
(a) an ellipse of eccentricity 3 / 2 . (b) an ellipse of eccentricity 2 / 3 .

(c) a hyperbola of eccentricity 2 (d) an ellipse or a hyperbola depending on p
206. Let A() and B() be the extremities of a chord of an ellipse. If the slope of AB is equal to
the slope of the tangent at a point C() on the ellipse, then the value of , is
  
(a) (b)
2 2
 
(c)  (d) none of these
2
207. The foci of the hyperbola 9x 2  16y 2  18x  32y  151 0 are
(a) (2, 3), (5, 7) (b) (4, 1), (–6, 1)
(c) (0, 0), (5, 3) (d) none of these
x2 y 2
208. If e1 and e2 respectively be the eccentricities of the ellipse   1 and hyperbola
25 9
9x 2  16y 2  144 , then e1e2 is equal to
16
(a) (b) 1
25
(c) > 1 (d) < 1/2
x2 y 2
209. The eccentricity of the hyperbola    1 is given by
a2 b2
a2  b2 a2  b2
(a) e   (b) e  
a2 a2
b2  a2 a2  b2
(c) e (d) e  
a2 b2
210. The centre of the hyperbola 9x 2  36x  16y 2  96y  252  0 is

(a) (2, 3) (b) (–2, –3)
(c) (–2, 3) (d) (2, –3)
211. If a, b, c are three real numbers not all equal and the vector
x  ai  bj  ck, y  bi  cj  ak, z  ci  aˆj  bkˆ
ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ are coplanar then x.y  y.z  z.x is
necessarily.
(a) positive (b) non-negative
(c) non positive (d) negative
212. If G is the centroid of a triangle ABC, then GA  GB  GC 

(a) 3GA (b) 3GB
(c) 3GC (d) none of these
213. A tetrahedron has vertices at A(0,0,0), B(1,2,1), C(2,1,3) and D(1,1,2) then the angle
between the faces ABC and BCD will be
 
(a) (b)
6 2
 19   31
(c) cos1  (d) cos1 
 35   71
214. The vector moment of three forces iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ, 2iˆ  3 ˆj  4kˆ and  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ acting an a
particle at a point P(0, 1, 2) about the point A(1,2, 0) is
(a) 4iˆ  5 ˆj  6kˆ (b)  8iˆ  4 ˆj  10kˆ
(c) 7iˆ  2kˆ (d) none of these
215. If G and G' are centroid of ABC and A' B' C' respectively, then AA'BB'CC' 
2
(a) GG' (b) GG'
3
(c) 2GG' (d) 3GG'
216. If | a | 5 and points north east and vector b has magnitude 5 and points north-west, then
| a  b |
(a) 25 (b) 5
(c) 7 3 (d) 5 2
217. If a vector r of magnitude 3 6 is directed along the bisector of the angle between the
vectors a  7iˆ  4 ˆj  4kˆ and b  2iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ then r 
(a) iˆ  7 ˆj  2kˆ (b) iˆ  7 ˆj  2kˆ
(c) iˆ  7 ˆj  2kˆ (d) iˆ  7 ˆj  2kˆ
  
218. If vector a lies in the plane of vectors b and c , which of the following is correct?
 
  
(a) a  b  c  1
  
 
(b) a  b  c  0
  
 
(c) a  b  c  1
  
 
(d) a  b  c  2
   1
219. If x and y are two unit vectors and  is the angle between them, then   | x  y | is equal to
 2

(a) 0 (b)
2
 
(c) sin (d) cos
2 2
       
220. If a  b  c  0 , | a | 3 , | b | 5, | c | 7 , then angle between a and b is
 2
(a) (b)
6 3
5 
(c) (d)
3 3
221. The vector equally inclined to the vectors iˆ  ˆj  kˆ and iˆ  ˆj  kˆ in the plane containing
them, is
iˆ  jˆ  kˆ iˆ
(a) (b)
3 2
(c) ˆj  kˆ (d) none of these
222. One of the diagonals of a parallelepiped is 4 ˆj  8kˆ . If the two diagonals of one of its faces
are 6iˆ  6kˆ and 4 ˆj  2kˆ , then its volume is
(a) 60 (b) 80
(c) 100 (d) 120
  
223. If  is the angle between unit vectors a and b , then sin  is
 2
1   1  
(a) |a b| (b) |ab|
2 2
1    
(c) | ab | (d) 1 a  b
2
   
224. Unit vectors a, b and c are coplanar. A unit vector d is perpendicular to them. If
    1 1 1   
(a  b)  (c  d )  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ , and the angle between a and b is 30°, then c is
6 3 3
ˆ ˆ ˆ
(i  2 j  2k ) (iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ)
(a) (b)
3 3
(c)
ˆ ˆ ˆ
(2i  2 j  k )
(d)
 i  2 ˆj  kˆ
ˆ  
3 3
 
225. The vectors b and c are in the direction of north-east and north-west respectively and
    
| b || c | 4 . The magnitude and direction of the vector d  c  b , are
(a) 4 2 , towards north (b) 4 2 , towards west
(c) 4, towards east (d) 4, towards south
       
226. If 3a  b  2c ,  4a  2b  3c and 10a  7c are the position vectors of three points A, B and
C, then A, B and C are
(a) collinear (b) non-collinear
(c) vertices of triangle (d) non-coplanar
        
227. For non-zero vectors, a, b, c , | (a  b)  c || a | | b | | c | holds if and only if
       
(a) a  b  0, b  c  0 (b) b  c  0, c  a  0
         
(c) c  a  0, a  b  0 (d) a  b  b  c  c  a  0
  
228. Point A is a  2b , P is a and P divides AB in the ratio 2 : 3. The position vector of B is
   
(a) 2a  b (b) b  2a
  
(c) a  3b (d) b
229. If the vectors, aiˆ  ˆj  kˆ, iˆ  bˆj  kˆ and iˆ  ˆj  ckˆ (a  b, c  1) are coplanar, then the value
1 1 1
of   is
1 a 1 b 1 c
(a) 1 (b) –1
230. A particle is displaced from the point A(5,  5,  7) to the point B(6, 2,  2) under the action
  
of forces P1  10iˆ  ˆj  11kˆ , P2  4iˆ  5 ˆj  6kˆ , P3  2iˆ  ˆj  9kˆ , then the work done is
(a) 81 (b) 85
   
231. a and b are two unit vectors and  is the angle between them. Then a  b is a unit vector
if
(a)  = /3 (b)  = /4
(c)  = /2 (d)  = 2/3

232. A vector a has components 2p and 1 with respect to a rectangular Cartesian system. This
system is rotated through a certain angle about the origin in the counter-clockwise sense. If

with respect to new system, a has components p + 1 and 1, then
1
(a) p0 (b) p  1 or p  
3
1
(c) p  1 or p  (d) p  1 or p = –1
3
 
233. The vectors a  3iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ , b  iˆ  2kˆ are adjacent sides of parallelogram. Then angle
between its diagonals is
(a)  / 4 (b)  / 3
(c)  (d) 2 / 3
   
234. If a  4iˆ  6 ˆj and b  3 ˆj  4kˆ , then the vector form of component of a along b is
18 18 ˆ
(a) (3iˆ  4kˆ ) (b) (3i  4kˆ )
10 3 25
18 ˆ
(c) (3i  4kˆ ) (d) 3 ˆj  3kˆ
3
 
235. If a and b represent the sides AB and BC of a regular hexagon ABCDEF, then FA 
   
(a) b  a (b) a  b

(c) ab (d) none of these
        
236. If | a | 2 and | b | 3 and a  b  0 , then a  [a  {a  (a  b)}] is equal to
 
(a) 16a (b) 16b
 
(c)  16a (d)  16a
     
237. If a  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ , a  b  1 and a  b  ˆj  kˆ , then b is
(a) iˆ  ˆj  kˆ (b) 2 ˆj  kˆ
(c) iˆ (d) 2 iˆ
     
238. Let a, b, c be three non-coplanar vectors and r be any vector in space such that r  a  1,
     
r  b  2 and r c  3 . If [ a b c ]  1, then r is equal to
              
(a) (b  c )a  2(c  a)b  3(a  b)c (b) (b  c )  2(c  a)  3(a  b)
  
(c) a  2b  3c (d) none of these
      
239. If a, b, c are non-coplanar vectors and d  a  b  c , then  is equal to
 
[d b c ] [b c d ]
(a)  (b)   
[b a c ] [b c a]
  
[b d c ] [c b d ]
(c)  (d)   
[a b c ] [a b c ]
240. The axes of co-ordinates are rotated about z-axis through an angle of /4 is anticlockwise
direction and the component of a vector are 2 2, 3 2, 4 . Then the components of the
same vector in the original system are
(a) 5, –1, 4 (b) 5, –1, 4 2
(c) –1, –5, 4 2 (d) –1, 5, 4
x 3 y 6 z 4
241. The plane which passes through the point (3, 2, 0) and the line   is
1 5 4
(a) x  y  z 1 (b) x  y  z  5
(c) x  2y  z  1 (d) 2x  y  z  5
   
242. The position vector of the centre of the circle | r | 5,r .(i  j  k )  3 3 is
     
(a) 3(i  j  k ) (b) i  j  k
  
(c) 3(i  j  k ) (d) none of these
       
243. The lines r  a  (b  c ) and r  b  (c  a) will intersect if
     
(a) a  c  b  c (b) a.c  b.c
   
(c) b  a  c  a (d) none of these
244. The straight lines whose direction cosines satisfy al  bm  nc  0, fmn  gnl  hlm  0 are
perpendicular if
a2 b2 c 2
(a) af  bg  ch  0 (b)   0
f g h
f g h
(c)   0 (d) a2f  b2g  c 2h  0
a b c
245. A, B, C and D are four points in space such that AB  BC  CD  DA. Then ABCD is a
(a) rectangle (b) rhombus
(c) skew quadrilateral (d) nothing can be said
246. Equation of a plane parallel to x-axis is

(a) ax  by  cz  d  0 (b) ax  by  d  0
(c) by  cz  d  0 (d) ax  cz  d  0
247. If (2, 3, –1) is the foot of the  from (4, 2, 1) to a plane, then the equation of the plane is
(a) 2x  y  2z  3  0 (b) 2x  y  2z  9  0
(c) 2x  y  2z  5  0 (d) 2x  y  2z  1  0
x y z
248. The plane    1, cuts the axes in A, B, C. Then the area of the ABC is
2 3 4
(a) 29 (b) 41
x 1 y 1 z 1 x 3 y k z
249. The lines   and   intersect if k equals
2 3 4 1 2 1
(a) 3/2 (b) 9/2
(c) –2/9 (d) –3/2
x 1 y  3 z  2
250. The equation of plane containing the line =  and the point (0, 7, –7) is
3 2 1
(a) x  y  z  1 (b) x + y + z = 2
(c) x + y + z = 0 (d) none of these
251. The image of the point (1, 3, 4) in the plane 2x  y  z  3  0 is

(a) (3, 5, –2) (b) (–3, 5, 2)
(c) (3, –5, 2) (d) (3, 5, 2)
252. Equation of a line passing through (–1, 2, –3) and perpendicular to the plane
2x  3y  z  5  0 is
x 1 y  2 z  3 x 1 y  2 z  3
(a)   (b)  
1 1 1 1 1 1
x 1 y  2 z  3
(c)   (d) none of these
2 3 1
253. Equation of normal to the sphere 2x 2  2y 2  2z 2  x  4y  4z  5  0 at the point (1, 1, 1) is
x 1 y 1 z 1 4x  1 y  1 z  1
(a)   (b)  
4 2 3 3 2 0
x 1 y 1 z 1
(c)   (d) none of these
3 0 2
254. If a sphere of constant radius k passes through the origin and meets the axes in A,B, C
then the centroid of ABC lies on
(a) x 2  y 2  z 2  k 2 (b) x 2  y 2  z 2  4k 2
(c) 9( x 2  y 2  z 2 )  4k 2 (d) 9( x 2  y 2  z 2 )  k 2
x y z
255. The plane    1 meets the coordinate axes at A, B, C respectively. The equation of
a b c
the sphere OABC is
(a) x 2  y 2  z 2  ax  by  cz  0
(b) x 2  y 2  z 2  2ax  2by  2cz  0
(c) x 2  y 2  z 2  ax  by  cz  0
(d) x 2  y 2  z2  2ax  2by  2cz  0
256. The ratio in which the plane x + y + z = 1 divides the line joining the points P(–3, –2, –1)
and Q (2, 3, 4) is
(a) 7 : 8 (b) 1 : 8
(c) 7 : 1 (d) 2 : 3
x y 2 z 3
257. The distance of origin from the point of intersection of the line   and the
2 3 4
plane 2x  y  z  2 is
(a) 120 (b) 83
(c) 2 19 (d) 78
258. The equation of plane bisecting the acute angle between the planes x  y  z 1 0 and
x  y  z  2 is
3
(a) xz  (b) 2y = 1
2
(c) x  y  z  3 (d) none of these
259. Equation of sphere through the circle x 2  y 2  z 2  16 , 3x  4y  5z  1  0 and the point

(2, 3, 4) is
(a) x 2  y 2  z 2  3x  4y  5z  17 (b) 3x 2  3y 2  3z 2  3x  4y  5z  49  0
(c) x 2  y 2  z 2  3x  4y  5z  15 (d) none of these
 
260. The radius of the circle in which the sphere | r | 5 is cut by the plane r  (iˆ  ˆj  kˆ)  3 3 is
(a) 3 (b) 2
(c) 3 3 (d) 4
261. If a line is equally inclined with the coordinate axes, then the angle of inclination is
 1  1 
(a) cos1  (b) cos1 
 2  2
 1   3
(c) cos1  (d) cos1 

 3  2 
262. The equation of plane passing through the points (1, 0, 0), (0, 2, 0) and (0, 0, 3) is given by
(a) x  2y  3z  1 (b) 3x  2y  z  2
(c) 6x  3y  2z  6 (d) 6x  3y  2z  8
263. The condition for the plane ax  by  cz  d  0 is perpendicular to xy-plane is

(a) a = 0 (b) b = 0
(c) c = 0 (d) a  b  c  0
264. The two lines x = ay + b, z = cy + d and x  ay  b , z  cy  d will be perpendicular, if

and only if
(a) aa  bb  cc  1 0 (b) aa  bb  cc  0
(c) aa  cc  1 0 (d) one of these
x 2 y 3 z 4 x 1 y  4 z  5
265. The lines   and   are coplanar if
1 1 k k 2 1
(a) k = 0 or –1 (b) k = 1 or –1
(c) k = 0 or –3 (d) k = 3 or –3
266. A tetrahedron has vertices at O(0, 0, 0), A(1, 2, 1), B (2, 1, 3) and C (–1, 1, 2). Then the
angle between the faces OAB and ABC will be
 19   17 
(a) cos1  (b) cos1 
 35   31
(c) 30° (d) 90°
267. If the foot of perpendicular from the origin to the plane is (a, b, c) then the equation of the
plane is
x y z
(a)   1 (b) ax  by  cz  1
a b c
(c) ax  by  cz  0 (d) ax  by  cz  a2  b2  c 2
268. An equation of plane passing through the line of intersection of the planes x  y  z  6
and 2x  3y  4z  5  0 and passing through (1, 1, 1) is
(a) 2x  3y  4z  9 (b) x  y  z  3
(c) x  2y  3z  6 (d) 20x  23y  26z  69

269. Equation of plane though (3, 4, –1) which is parallel to the plane r  (2iˆ  3 jˆ  5kˆ )  7  0 is
 
(a) r  (2iˆ  3 ˆj  5kˆ )  11  0 (b) r  (3iˆ  4 ˆj  kˆ )  11  0
 
(c) r  (3iˆ  4 ˆj  kˆ )  7  0 (d) r  (2iˆ  3 ˆj  5kˆ )  7  0
270. If the sum of the reciprocals of the intercepts made by the plane ax  by  cz  1 on the
three axes is 1, then the plane always passes through the point
(a) (2, –1, 0) (b) (1, 1, 1)
1 1
(c) (–1, –1, –1) (d)  ,  1, 
2 2
271. Karl-Pearson’s co-efficient of skewness of a distribution is 0.32. Its S.D. is 6.5 and mean
39.6. Then the median of the distribution is given by
(a) 28.61 (b) 28.81
(c) 29.13 (d) 28.31
272. The relation between the median M, the second quartile Q2 , the fifth decile D5 and the fifth
percentile P50 , of a set of observations is
(a) M  Q2  D5  P50 (b) M  Q2  D5  P50
(c) M  Q2  D5  P50 (d) none of these
273. The mean deviation from the median is

(a) greater than that measured from any other value
(b) less than that measured from any other value
(c) equal to that measured from any other value
(d) maximum if all observations are positive
274. Suppose values taken by a variable X are such that a  xi  b where xi denotes the value
of X in the ith case for i  1, 2,.....n Then
(a) a  Var( X )  b (b) a2  Var ( X )  b2
a2
(c)  Var ( X ) (d) (b  a)2  Var( X )
4
275. Mean of 100 observation is 45. It was later found that two observations 19 and 31 were
incorrectly recorded as 91 and 13. The correct mean is
(a) 44.0 (b) 44.46
(c) 45.00 (d) 45.54
276. If the mean of the set of numbers x1, x2 , x3 , ...,xn is x , then the mean of the numbers
xi  2i, 1  i  n , is
(a) x  2n (b) x  n  1
(c) x  2 (d) x  n
7 5 1 1
277. If a variable takes the discrete values  + 4,   ,   ,  – 3,  – 2,   ,   ,  + 5
2 2 2 2
( > 0), then the median is
5 1
(a)   (b)  
4 2
5
(c)  – 2 (d)  
4
278. If in a moderately asymmetrical distribution, mode and mean of the data are 6 and 9
respectively, then median is
(a) 8 (b) 7
(c) 6 (d) 5
279. The weighted mean of first n natural numbers, whose weights are equal to the squares of
corresponding numbers, is
n 1 3n(n  1)
(a) (b)
2 2(2n  1)
(n  1)(2n  1) n(n  1)
(c) (d)
6 2
280. Which of the following is not a measure of central tendency?

(a) Mean (b) Median
(c) Mode (d) Range
281. The Quartile Deviation of the daily wages (in Rs) of 7 persons given below:
12, 7, 15, 10, 17, 19, 25 is
(a) 14.5 (b) 5
(c) 9 (d) 4.5
282. If the coefficient of correlation between x and y is 0.28, covariance between x and y is 7.6,
and the variance of x is 9, then the standard deviation of the y series is
(a) 9.8 (b) 10.1
(c) 9.05 (d) 10.05
283. A group of 10 items has mean 6. If the mean of 4 of these items is 7.5, then the mean of
the remaining items is
(a) 6.5 (b) 5.5
(c) 4.5 (d) 5.0
284. The variance of first n natural numbers is

n2  1 n2  1
(a) (b)
12 12
n2  1 n2  1
(c) (d)
6 2
285. The mean weight of a group of 10 items is 28 and that of another group of n items is 35.
The mean of combined group of 10 + n items is found to be 30. The value of n is
(a) 2 (b) 4
(c) 10 (d) 12
286. The following data gives the distribution of height of students:

Height (in cm) 160 150 152 161 156 154 155
Number of Students 12 8 4 4 3 3 7
The median of the distribution is
(a) 154 (b) 155
(c) 160 (d) 161
287. S.D. of a data is 6. When each observation is increased by 1, then the S.D. of new data is
(a) 5 (b) 7
(c) 6 (d) 8
288. The mode of the following items is 0, 1, 6, 7, 2, 3, 7, 6, 6, 2, 6, 0, 5, 6, 0
(a) 0 (b) 5
(c) 6 (d) 2
289. The coefficient of correlation between X and Y is 0.6. U and V are two variables defined as
X 3 Y 2
U ,V  , then the coefficient of correlation between U and V is
2 3
(a) 0.6 (b) 0.3
(c) 0.2 (d) 1
290. The standard deviation of 25 numbers is 40. If each of the numbers is increased by 5, then
the new standard deviation will be
(a) 40 (b) 45
21
(c) 40 + (d) none of these
25
291. For a moderately skewed distribution, quartile deviation and the standard deviation are
related by
2 3
(a) S.D.  Q.D. (b) S.D.  Q.D.
3 2
3 4
(c) S.D.  Q.D. (d) S.D.  Q.D.
4 3
292. The mode of the following data:

Marks 1–10 11–20 21–30 31–40 41–50
Number of students 8 15 28 16 2
is
(a) 25.7 (b) 25.9
(c) 25.2 (d) 25.0
293. What is the standard deviation of the following series?

Measurements 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40
Frequency 1 3 4 4
is
(a) 81 (b) 7.6
(c) 9 (d) 2.26
294. Coefficient of correlation between the two variates X and Y is

X 1 2 3 4 5
Y 5 4 3 2 1
is
(a) 0 (b) –1
295. Consider any set of observations x1, x2 , x3 , ...., x101; it being given that
x1  x2  x3  ...  x100  x101; then the mean deviation of this set of observations about a
point k is minimum when k equals
(a) x1 (b) x51
x1  x2  ...  x101
(c) (d) x50
101
296. The median of set of 9 distinct observations is 20.5. If each of the largest 4 observation of
the set is increased by 2, then the median of the new set
(a) remains the same as that of the original set.
(b) is increased by 2.
(c) is decreased by 2.
(d) is 2 times the original median.
297. The standard deviation of the observations 22, 26, 28, 20, 24, 30 is
(a) 2 (b) 2.4
(c) 3 (d) 3.42
298. Given n = 10,  x = 4,  y = 3,  x2 = 8,  y2 = 9 and  xy = 3, then coefficient of

correlation is
1 7
(a) (b)
4 12
15 14
(c) (d)
4 3
299. Covariance (x, y) between x and y if x = 15, y = 40, xy = 110, n = 5 is

(a) 22 (b) –2
300. If the mean of numbers 27  x, 31 x,89  x, 107  x, 156  x is 82, then the mean of
130  x , 126  x, 68  x, 50  x, 1 x is
(a) 79 (b) 157
(c) 82 (d) 75
ASSERTION REASONGING BASED QUESTIONS
Directions: Read the following questions and choose

(A) If both the statements are true and statement-2 is the correct explanation of
statement-1.
(B) If both the statements are true but statement-2 is not the correct explanation of
statement-1.
(C) If statement-1 is true and statement-2 is False.
(D) If statement-1 is False and statement-2 is true.
301. Statement 1: If 1  x  2, then x  2 x 1  x  2 x 1  2.

Statement 2: The middle point of the interval in which x 2  2( x )2  3  0 is 1.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
302. Statement 1: The polynomial f ( x )  1 x  x 2  x 4  x 6  x8 when divided by (x  1) leaves

a remainder 6.
Statement 2: f ( x)  ( x  a)Q  R  f (a)  R, then (x  a) is a factor of f (x ). Where Q is
Quotient and R is remainder.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
303. Statement 1: f ( x)  ( x  5)101  ( x  52 )101  ( x  53 )101  ...... ( x  5101)101 , then f ( x )  0

has only one real root.
Statement 2: f (x ) is an increasing function.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
304. Statement 1: In an A.P. of odd number of terms S1  T1  T2  ............  Tn and

S1 n
S2  T1  T3  T5  .......... Tn , then  .
S2 n  1
n 1
Statement 2 : If 1, 2, 3, ….n be n numbers where n is odd, then 1, 3, 5….. n will be
2
n 1
odd numbers and 2, 4, 6……, n  1 will be even numbers.
2
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
38
305. Statement 1: The roots of x 3  2x 2  3x  d  0 are in A.P., then d  .
27
Statement 2 : If  is a root of ax3  bx2  cx  d  0, then a3  b2  c  d  0 .
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
306. Statement 1: If H1,H2,....,Hn be n harmonic means between a and b, then

H1  a Hn  b
  2n .
H1  a Hn  b
(n  1)ab (n  1)ab
Statement 2 : H1  , Hn  , by interchanging a and b.
nb  a na  b
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
307. Statement 1: The equation to the pair of straight lines through the origin and perpendicular
to 2x 2  4xy  7y 2  0 is 7x 2  4xy  2y 2  0 .
Statement 2 : To find pair of perpendicular lines to ax 2  2hxy  by 2  0 ,write as
bx 2  2hxy  ay 2  0
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
308. Statement 1: If the lines x  2ay  a  0, x  3by  b  0 and x  4cy  c  0 are concurrent,
then a, b and c are in A.P. (Where abc  0) .
Statement 2 : Concurrent lives always passes through a common point.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
309. Statement 1: A straight line through the origin O meets the parallel lines 4x  2y  9 and
2x  y  6  0 at the points P & Q respectively, then the point O divides the
segment PQ in the ratio 3 : 4.
Statement 2 : To find point which internally divides the line joining A( x1, y1) and B( x2, y 2 ) in
 mx2  nx1 my2  ny1 
the ratio m : n apply  , .
 mn mn 
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
310. Statement 1: The circles x2 + y2 – 4x – 6x – 12 = 0 and x2 + y2 + 4x + 6y + 4 = 0 cut

orthogonally.
Statement 2 : Since these circles has a common chord.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
311. A circle C3 touches externally two circles C1 & C2 of equal radii. Then
Statement 1: centre of circle C3 lies on radical axis of circles C2 and C1.
Statement 2 : radical axis of circles C1 and C2 is the perpendicular bisector of the line joining
centres of circles C1 and C2.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
312. Statement 1: The vertex A of a ABC, incentre I of triangle and centre I1 of the excircle
opposite vertex A are collinear.
Statement 2 : Excentre I1 is the point of concurrency of two external angular bisectors and
one internal angular bisector of angle A.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
313. Statement 1: The angle subtended by the latus rectum of the parabola y2 = 4ax at the
vertex is  – tan–1(4/3).
Statement 2 : The angle made by the double ordinate of length 8a of parabola y2 = 4ax at
the vertex is /2.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
314. Statement 1: A tangent is drawn from the point T which lies on x-axis and which touches
the parabola y2 = 16x at P(16, 16). If S be the focus of the parabola then
TPS = tan–12.
Statement 2 : The tangent at any point on a parabola trisect the angle between the focal
distance of the point and the perpendicular on the directrix from the point.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
315. Statement 1: A ray of light is coming along the line y = b from the positive directrix of x-axis
and strikes a concave mirror whose intersection with the xy-plane is the
parabola y2 = 4ax. The slope of reflected ray is
Statement 2 : All ray of light coming from positive direction of x-axis and parallel to axis of
parabola after reflection pass through the focus of the parabola
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
316. Statement 1: An ellipse has major and minor axis along x and y-axis respectively. If the
product of semi major and semi minor axis is 20 then the maximum value of
the product of abscissa and ordinate of any point on the ellipse is 10.
Statement 2 : Arithmetic mean of two positive numbers is always greater than their
geometric mean.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
317. Statement 1: For all values of , the two tangents drawn from the point
( 13 cos, 13 sin) to the ellipse, 9x  4y  36 are mutually
2 2
perpendicular.
Statement 2 : Tangents drawn from any point on auxiliary circle to an ellipse are mutually
perpendicular.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
318. Statement 1: C1 is a circle contained in the circle C2 . If a circle C moves such that C
touches C1 externally and C2 internally then locus of centre of C is
hyperbola.
Statement 2 : Locus of a point moving such that sum of its distances from two fixed points
is always equal to a given constant is an ellipse.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
x2 y 2
319. Statement 1: From a point P two tangents are drawn to the hyperbola   1 then the
1 4
least value of the angle between these tangents which contains the
4
hyperbola is   tan1 .
3
Statement 2 : The least angle between the two tangents from a point to hyperbola such that
they contain hyperbola is the angle between two asymptotes of the
hyperbola.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
x2 y 2
320. Statement 1: There is no point in the plane of hyperbola   1 from where two
9 16
mutually perpendicular tangents can be drawn to hyperbola.
Statement 2 : Locus of point of intersection of two perpendicular tangents to the hyperbola
is the directrix of hyperbola.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
321. Statement 1: The equation x(y  x)  1 represents a hyperbola having y  x and y-axis as
asymptotes.
Statement 2 : The equation of form (a1x  b1y  c1)(a2 x  b2 y  c2 )  2 represents a
hyperbola with asymptotes a1x  b1y  c1  0 and a2 x  b2 y  c2  0.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
322. Statement 1: If a  3iˆ, b  2kˆ and c  3iˆ  2kˆ , then a and b are linearly independent but
a, b,c are linearly dependent.
Statement 2 : If a and b are linearly dependent and c is any vector, then a, b ,c are
linearly dependent.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
4iˆ  7 ˆj
323. Statement 1: is a unit vector bisecting angle between 3iˆ  4 ˆj and 5iˆ  12 ˆj .
65
a b
Statement 2 : Let a and b be two non-collinear vectors then vector is unit vector
|a b |
along the bisector of angle between a & b.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
324. Statement 1: If b and c are two non-collinear vectors such that a.(b  c )  4 and
a  (b  c )  ( x 2  2x  6)b  (siny )c where x and y are real, then point
(x, y ) lies on x  1.
Statement 2 : The vector a lies in the plane of b & c.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
325. Statement 1: A plane is drawn having intercepts sinA,sinB,sinC on the co-ordinate axes
where A,B,C are angle of ABC, then maximum volume of tetrahedron
3
formed by plane and co-ordinate axes is (unit)3.
16
3 3
Statement 2 : The maximum value of sin A sinB sinC is .
2
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
326. Statement 1: If point (,,) lies above the plane (a2  1)x  (b  1)y  (c 2  c  1)z  d  0 ,
then (a2  1)  (b  1)  (c 2  c  1)  d  0
Statement 2 : If the point (,,) lies above the plane ax  by  cz  d  0 , then
a  b  c  d
0
c
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
327. Statement 1: Two perpendicular non-intersecting lines are not coplanar.

Statement 2 : Two skew lines are not coplanar.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
328. Statement 1: For the frequency distribution of the given data

Value ( xi ) : 1 2 3 4
Frequency (fi ) : 5 4 6 f
If the mean is known to be 3, then the value of f is 16.
xi fi
Statement 2 : To calculate mean use formula mean  .
fi
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
329. Statement 1: If  is the mean of distribution {y i ,fi ], then fi (y i  ) is equal to mean
deviation.
fi | xi  M |
Statement 2 : Mean deviation can be written as , where M represents mean of
fi
distribution.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
330. Statement 1: The mode of the distribution

Marks xi : 4 5 6 7 8
No. of students fi : 6 7 10 8 3
is 6.
Statement 2 : The middle term of the data distribution is mode.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
PASSAGE BASED PROBLEMS
Directions:
This section contains paragraphs. Based upon these paragraphs, multiple choice
questions have to be answered. Each question has 4 choices (a), (b), (c) and (d), out of
which ONLY ONE choice is correct.
Passage-I
If two concentric ellipse be such that the foci of the one be on the other and their major axis
are equal (where foci of first are S and S' , and foci of other are H and H ' ) then,
331. The value of HS  HS' is

(a) a (b) 2a
(c) 4a (d) 6a
332. If the angle between the axis be , then the maximum value of HS' is
(a) a(e1  e2 ) (b) a(e1  e2 )
(c) a | e2  e1 | (d) none of these
333. If the angle between the axis be , then the minimum value of HS' is
(a) a(e1  e2 ) (b) a | (e2  e1) |
(c) a | e2  e1 | (d) none of these
334. If the angle between the axes be , then the maximum value of HS is
(a) a2 (e12  e22 ) (b) a e12  e22
(c) a(e1  e2 ) (d) none of these
335. If the angle between the axes be , then the value of cos  is
1 1 1 1 1 2
(a) 2
 2 2 2 (b) 2
 2 2 2
e1 e2 e1 e2 e1 e2 e1 e2
1 1 2 1 1 1
(c) 2
 2 2 2 (d) 2
 2 2 2
e1 e2 e1 e2 e1 e2 e1 e2
Passage–II
If the vectors a, b, c and x are being defined to satisfy the following conditions
(i)  
5x  2 b  x  3b
(ii) 2b  3c  is perpendicular to x
(iii) the ratio of b to c is 3 3 : 4
2
(iv) a is a vector perpendicular to the plane containing b & c and a  c  10
336. The angle between x and b is

(a) 0° (b) 30° (c) 60° (d) 75°
337. The angle between b and c is

(a) 0° (b) 30° (c) 60° (d) 15°
338. The volume of the parallelopiped formed by x, a and c is

3 3 15 3 27 3
(a) (b) (c) (d) 2 3
4 4 4
Passage–III
For the location of roots of quadratic equation ax 2  bx  c  0 , a  0, a, b, c  R we use
the graph of f ( x )  ax 2  bx  c, which is a parabola opening upwards if a  0 and opening
downwards if a  0. f (x ) is always positive if it is positive for a value and its roots are non
real and f (x ) is always negative if it is negative for a value and its roots are non real. Also
we use the results obtained from graph of f (x ) for position of roots.
Now answer the following questions:
339. If the equation 2ax 2  5bx  3  0, (a  0) does not have any real root, then the value of
(2a  5b) is always
(a) less than 3 (b) greater than 3 (c) equal to 3 (d) none of these
340. If the equation 3ax 2  2bx  5  0, (a  0) does not have any distinct real root then
minimum value of 12a  4b is
(a) 5 (b) – 5 (c) 10 (d) – 10
341. If ‘2’ lies between the roots of the equation p  2x 2  p  3x  2  0, then ‘p’ lies in,
(a) (2, 5) (b) (3, 6) (c) (2, 6) (d) (4, 6)
342. If exactly one root of the equation mx  m  2x  6  0 lies in

2
1, 3, then ‘m’ lies in
(a) (1, 4) (b) (2, 4) (c) (1, 3) (d) (2, 3)
Passage–IV
In case of parabola we can reduce the calculations for the tedious question by using its
properties, like for any parabola the foot of perpendicular from focus upon any tangent
always lie at the tangent at vertex.
Now, considering the parabola y  12  4x  2 , answer the following questions:
343. Equation of the tangent to above parabola at the point (6, 5) is

(a) x  2y  6  0 (b) x  2y  4  0
(c) x  2y  2  0 (d) x  2y  4  0
344. The reflection of focus of above parabola w.r.t. above tangent is

(a) (2, 5) (b) (3, 5) (c) (1, 5) (d) (2, 3)
345. Locus of point of intersection of any two perpendicular tangents of above parabola is
(a) x  1 0 (b) x  0 (c) x  2  0 (d) none of these
346. If a focal chord of the above parabola makes an angle of 45° with positive direction of
x-axis, then its extremity which is farthest from origin is

(a) 5  2 2, 3  2 2  
(b) 5  2 2, 3  2 2 
(c) 5  2 2, 4  2 2 (d) 5  2 2, 4  2 2
Passage–V
The planes ‘’ and '  k ' are defined as follows,

  x  2y  2z  2 and  k  ax  by  cz  28, where '  k ' is the family of parallel planes
a b c  14 
such that    k, and  k    9, k  0
1 2  2  k 
x 1 y  2 z 1
347. If ‘d’ is the length of the intercept on the line   between the planes ‘’
1 2 3
and variable plane '  k ' . The minimum value of ‘d’ is
14 2 14 7 14 8 14
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 3 3 3
348. If ‘r’ is the radius of sphere which touches both ‘’ and '  k ' , then the greatest value of r will
be
(a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 2
349. The ratio, in which the plane parallel to ‘’ and containing the centre of the smallest sphere
which touches both ‘’ and '  k ', divides the line joining the points (2,  3, 7) and
(1, 2,  4) is
(a) 8 : 9 (b) 9 : 11 (c) 13 : 14 (d) 15 : 16
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3. If the equation x 3  ax 2  b  0 (b  0) has a double root then

5. The number of solutions of the equation (sinex )  5x  5 x is

6. If a  b  c  d , then the equation 3(x  a)(x  c)  5(x  b)(x  d )  0 has

9. If the equation x 2  2(k  1)x  9k  5 = 0 has only negative roots, then

10. The largest interval for which x 12  x 9  x 4  x  1  0 is

11. If x 2  6x  27  0 and x 2  3x  4  0 , then

12. The equation x 2  | x | 6  0 has

15. If x 2  x  1  0 and 2x 2  x    0 have a common root, then

16. The solution of the equation | x 2  x  6 |  x  2 is

18. If one root of x 2  x  k is square of the other, then k is equal to

19. If ax 2  bx  c  0 has no real roots, a  0, a, b, c  R, then the value of ac is

26. If x 2  x  2 is a factor of x 4  px 2  q , then (p  q) equals

27. Number of solutions of the equation x  6  6  6  ......upto  is

29. If the roots of the equation x 2  bx  c  0 be two consecutive integers, then b2  4c

35. If the roots of cubic ax3  bx2  cx  d  0 be in G.P., then

37. If x  1  y  y 2  y 3  ....., then y is

38. If a, b,c are in A.P. as well as in G.P., then

44. If a, b, c are in A.P. and a2 , b2 , c 2 are in H.P., then

46. If a, b, c, d are in H.P., then

47. If x a  x b / 2 , z b / 2  zc , then a, b, c are in

51. a, b, c, d are in A.P., then abc, abd, acd, bcd are in

54. The minimum value of 4x + 41–x, x R, is

55. The coefficient of x49 in (x – 1) (x – 2) ….. (x – 50) is

59. If three distinct numbers x, y, z are in G.P. and x  y  z  ax , then

65. If       0 , the line 3x  y  2  0 passes through the fixed point

72. A point equidistant from the lines 4x  3y  10  0 , 5x 12y  26  0 and 7x  24y  50  0

meets the line 3 x  4y  8  0 at Q, then the length of PQ is

84. The straight lines 5x  4y  0 , x  2y  10  0 and 2x  y  5  0 are

89. Area bounded by the lines | 2x  5 |  | 7  2y | 14

92. A triangle is formed by the lines whose combined equation is given by

98. If the angle of intersection of the circles x 2  y 2  x  y  0 and x 2  y 2  x  y  0 is ,

(a) a straight line (b) a parabola

132. The HM of the segments of a focal chord of the parabola y 2  4ax is

(a) x 2  6x  24y  63  0 (b) x 2  6x  24y  81  0

171. Equation of the common chord of the ellipse

184. The locus of the point of intersection of the lines 3x  y  4 3t  0 and

189. If PN is the perpendicular from a point on a rectangular hyperbola x 2  y 2  a2 on any of

193. If S` ( x, y )  0 , S2 ( x, y )  0 and S3 ( x, y )  0 represent equations of a hyperbola, its

194. The directrices of the hyperbola 5y 2  25x 2  12 , are

195. The equation of the pair of asymptotes of the hyperbola (x  a)(y  b)  ab , is

196. The conjugate of the hyperbola (x  a)(y  b)  ab , is

198. The equation of hyperbola, conjugate to the hyperbola 2x 2  3xy  2y 2  3x  y  2  0 , is

204. The equation x 2  (y  1)2  x 2  (y  1)2  k will represent a hyperbola for

(a) k  (0, 2) (b) k  (2, )

205. The line 2px  y 1 p2  1, (| p | < 1) for different values of p, touches

(a) an ellipse of eccentricity 3 / 2 . (b) an ellipse of eccentricity 2 / 3 .

210. The centre of the hyperbola 9x 2  36x  16y 2  96y  252  0 is

212. If G is the centroid of a triangle ABC, then GA  GB  GC 

246. Equation of a plane parallel to x-axis is

251. The image of the point (1, 3, 4) in the plane 2x  y  z  3  0 is

259. Equation of sphere through the circle x 2  y 2  z 2  16 , 3x  4y  5z  1  0 and the point

263. The condition for the plane ax  by  cz  d  0 is perpendicular to xy-plane is

264. The two lines x = ay + b, z = cy + d and x  ay  b , z  cy  d will be perpendicular, if

273. The mean deviation from the median is

280. Which of the following is not a measure of central tendency?

284. The variance of first n natural numbers is

286. The following data gives the distribution of height of students:

292. The mode of the following data:

293. What is the standard deviation of the following series?

294. Coefficient of correlation between the two variates X and Y is

298. Given n = 10,  x = 4,  y = 3,  x2 = 8,  y2 = 9 and  xy = 3, then coefficient of

299. Covariance (x, y) between x and y if x = 15, y = 40, xy = 110, n = 5 is