ENTRANCE EXAMINATION-MATHS SET B

1. If (x, y) is equidistant from (a + b, b – a) and (a – b, a + b), then

(A) x + y = 0 (B) bx – ay = 0 (C) ax – by = 0 (D) bx + ay = 0

2. If the points (1, 0), (0, 1) and (x, 8) are collinear, then the value of x is equal to (A) 5 (B) – 6 (C) 6
(D) -7

3. The minimum value of the function max {x, x2 } is equal to

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) ½

4. The equation of the line passing through (– 3, 5) and perpendicular to the line through the points
(1, 0) and (– 4, 1) is

(A) 5x + y + 10 = 0 (B) 5x – y + 20 = 0 (C) 5x – y – 10 = 0 (D) 5x + y + 20 = 0

5. The equation 5x2 + y2+ y = 8 represents

(A) an ellipse (B) a parabola (C) a hyperbola (D) a circle

6. The distance of the point (3, – 5) from the line 3x – 4y – 26 = 0 is

(A) 3/7 (B) 2/5 (C) 7/5 (D) 3/5

7. The sixth term in the sequence is 3,1, 1 /3 ,… is

(A) 1/27 (B) 1/9 (C) 1/81 (D) 1/17

8. Three numbers are in arithmetic progression. Their sum is 21 and the product of the first number
and the third number is 45. Then the product of these three number is

(A) 315 (B) 90 (C) 180 (D) 270

9. If a + 1, 2a + 1, 4a – 1 are in arithmetic progression, then the value of a is

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

10. Three unbiased coins are tossed. The probability of getting at least 2 tails is

(A) ¾ (B) ¼ (C) ½ (D) 1/3

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