ENTRANCE EXAMINATION-MATHS SET A

1. The equation |x-2|+|x-9|=7 has solution if

(a) x=2 (b) x=9
(c) x>=9 (d) 2<=x<=9

2. The number of divisors of the form 4n+2 (n>=1) of the

integer 240 is
(a) 4 (b) 8
(c) 10 (d) 3

3.The maximum number of third order determinants that

can be formed whose entries are only odd digits is
(a) 5*9 (b) 9^5
(c) 5^9 (d) 10^9

4.The last two digits of the number 3^400 is

(a) 39 (b) 29
(c) 01 (d) 43

5.The line x+3y-2=0 bisects the angle between a pair of

straight lines of which one has the equation x-7y+5=0.
The equation of the other line is
(a) 3x+3y-1=0 (b) x-3y+2=0
(c) 5x+5y-3=0 (d) 5x+5y+3=0

6.The line y=m1x, y=m2x and y=m3x meet the line x+y=1
at A,B,C respectively. If AB=BC, then 1+m1, 1+m2, 1+m3
are
(a) in A.P (b) in G.P
(c) in H.P (d)not the terms of a progression
7.The area of the triangle formed by the tangents
from(4,10) to the parabola y^2=9x and the chord of
contact of tangents is
(a) 2048/9 (b) 1024/9
(c) 2228/9 (d) 1114/9

8.The common tangents to y^2=8x and x^2+y^2=2

intersect at
(a) (-2,0) (b) (2,0)
(c) (-4,0) (d) (4,0)

9.A single letter is selected at random from the word

‘PROBABILITY’. The probability that it is a vowel is
(a) 3/11 (b) 4/11
(c) 2/11 (d) 1/3

10. The area in sq. units cut off from the parabola 4y=3x^2
and the line 2y=3x+12 is
(a) 20 (b) 27
(c) 3 (d) 7
ANSWER KEY

1.D
2.A
3.C
4.C
5.C
6.C
7.B
8.A
9.B
10.B