PUBDET-2018 81200001

Subject: Economics (Booklet Number)

Duration: 90 minutes Full Marks: 100

Instructions
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correct. Correct answer will carry full marks 2. In case of incorrect answer or any
combination of more than one answer, ½ marks will be deducted.
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11. This paper contains questions in both English and Bengali. Necessary care and precaution
were taken while framing the Bengali version. However, if any discrepancy(ies) is /are
found between the two versions, the information provided in the English version will stand
and will be treated as final

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 English

Directions (Questions 1 – 3): Out of the following alternatives, choose the one which best expresses
the meaning of the given word.

1. Triumph
(A) Joy (B) Excitement (C) Gain (D) Victory

2. Minimum
(A) Little (B) Minimal (C) Lowest (D) Meagre

3. Fatigue
(A) Weariness (B) Sweating (C) Tension (D) Drowsiness

Directions (Questions 4 – 6): Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions given below.

4. The Judge acquitted the prisoner ______ the charge of murder.

(A) of (B) about (C) with (D) from

5. The habit of taking drugs has been growing _____ the urban youth.
(A) within (B) from (C) in (D) upon

6. The horses stampeded and tore _______ the street.

(A) off (B) down (C) out (D) up

Directions (Questions 7 – 10): In each of the following questions choose the word opposite in
meaning to the given word.

7. Reserved
(A) Likeable (B) Popular (C) Talkative (D) Companionable

8. Disdain
(A) Depreciate (B) Contempt (C) Admiration (D) Penitence

9. Obsolete
(A) Conducive (B) Recent (C) Rare (D) Useless

10. Harmony
(A) Hatred (B) Enmity (C) Friction (D) Discord

Directions (Questions 11 – 13): Choose the most suitable ‘one word’ for the given expressions.

11. An office or post with no work but high pay

(A) Honorary (B) Ex-officio (C) Gratis (D) Sinecure

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 12. One who is well-versed in any subject; a critical judge of any art, particularly fine arts
(A) Veteran (B) Connoisseur (C) Philistine (D) Dilettante

13. Person who is indifferent to both pleasure and pain

(A) Stoic (B) Ascetic (C) Saint (D) Hermit

Directions (Questions 14 – 15): Pick out the most effective word from the given alternatives to fill in
the blanks to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

14. Democracy ______ some values which are fundamental to the realization of the dignity of man.
(A) Nourishes (B) Cherishes (C) Espouses (D) Nurtures

15. Successful people are genuinely very efficient in ____ their tasks.
(A) Accomplishing (B) Making (C) Achieving (D) Attaining

Mathematics

16. If the arithmetic and geometric means of two distinct, positive numbers are A and G respectively,
then their harmonic mean is
c¤¢V fªbL de¡aÈL pwMÉ¡l pj¡¿¹l£l jdÉL A Hhw …−e¡šl£u jdÉL G q−m pwMÉ¡à−ul ¢hfl£a
fËN¢al jdÉL q−h
A G G2 A2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
G A A G

17. (1 + i )
n

equal to
(1 − i )
n −2

(1 + i ) pj¡e j¡e
n

(1 − i )
n −2

(A) − i n +1 (B) − 2i n +1 (C) i n +1 (D) 1

18. If the product of the roots of the equation x 2 − 2kx + 3k 2 − 4 = 0 is 5 , then the roots may be
characterized as
(A) integral (B) rational but not integral
(C) irrational (D) imaginary

x 2 − 2kx + 3k 2 − 4 = 0 -Hl h£Sà−ul …Zgm 5 q−m h£Sàu q−h

(A) f§ZÑpwMÉ¡ (B) j§mc ¢L¿¹¥ f§ZÑpwMÉ¡ eu
(C) Aj§mc (D) L¡Òf¢eL

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 n −1 n −1
19. If C3 + C4 > n C3 then the least value of n is

k¢c n −1
C3 + n −1
C4 > n C3 qu a¡q−m n Hl phÑ¢ejÀ j¡e q−h

(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 4 (D) 8

If the sum of the coefficients in the expansion of ( a 2 x 2 − 2ax + 1)

51
20. vanishes then ‘a’ is equal to

(a x − 2ax + 1)
51
2 2
Hl ¢hÙ¹«¢al pqN…¢ml pj¢ø n§eÉ q−m ‘a’ Hl j¡e q−h

(A) +2 (B) +1 (C) - 1 (D) - 2

21. 1 sin θ 1
The value of − sin θ 1 sin θ lies in the interval
−1 − sin θ 1

1 sin θ 1
− sin θ 1 sin θ Hl j¡e −k A¿¹−l b¡L−h a¡ q"m
−1 − sin θ 1

(A) [2, 3] (B) [3, 4] (C) [2, 4] (D) (2, 4)

22. 2 5
If A =   ,then the matrix B for which AB = I2 is
3 1
2 5
k¢c A=  qu, a¡q−m AB = I2 -Hl SeÉ jÉ¡¢VÊ„ B q−h
3 1

1  −1 2  1  −1 5 
(A)   (B)  
17  3 −1  13  3 −2 
1  1 5 1  −1 3 
(C)   (D)  
13  3 2  15  2 4 

23. Let f : ℝ → ℝ , where ℝ is a set of real numbers defined by f ( x ) = x 2 . Then f f ( x ) is

dl¡ k¡L f :ℝ → ℝ , −kM¡−e f ( x ) = x2 Hhw ℝ qm h¡Ù¹h pwMÉ¡l −pV a¡q−m f f ( x ) pj¡e

(A) x4 (B) x2 (C) x (D) 1

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 24. The equation of the locus of the point of intersection of the straight lines
x sin θ + (1 − cos θ ) y = a sin θ and x sin θ − (1 + cos θ ) y + a sin θ = 0 is

plm−lM¡ x sin θ + (1 − cos θ ) y = a sin θ Hhw x sin θ − (1 + cos θ ) y + a sin θ = 0 Hl −Rc¢h¾c¥l p’¡lfb
qm
(A) y ± ax = 0 (B) x = ± ay
(C) y 2 = 4x (D) x 2 + y 2 = a 2

25. If the lines x + 2ay + a = 0, x + 3by + b = 0 and x + 4cy + c = 0 are concurrent, then a, b, c are in
(A) A.P (B) G.P (C) H.P (D) none of these

k¢c x + 2ay + a = 0, x + 3by + b = 0 Hhw x + 4cy + c = 0 plm−lM¡ œu pj¢h¾c¥ qu a−h a, b, c

b¡L−h
(A) pj¡¿¹l fËN¢a−a (B) …−e¡šl fËN¢a−a
(C) ¢hfl£a fËN¢a−a (D) H−cl −L¡e¢VC eu
26. xf ( 5 ) − 5f ( x )
If f ( 5 ) = 7, and f ′ ( 5) = 7 then lim is given by
x →5 x −5

xf ( 5 ) − 5f ( x )
k¢c f ( 5) = 7 Hhw f ′ ( 5) = 7 qu, a−h lim Hl j¡e q−h
x →5 x −5

(A) 35 (B) - 35 (C) 28 (D) - 28

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 27. 2 1
x + x3 + x6
The value of ∫ dx
 1

x 1 + x 
3

 

3 23 1
−1 6 3 23
(A) x + 6 tan x + c (B) x + c
2 2
1
2 3 2 3
(C) x 2 + c (D) x 2 + 6 tan −1 x 6 + c
3 3
(where c is an integration constant)

2 1
x + x3 + x6
∫  1  dx Hl j¡e qm
x 1 + x3 
 
3 2 1
3 23
(A) x 3 + 6 tan −1 x 6 + c (B) x +c
2 2
1
2 3 2 3
(C) x 2 + c (D) x 2 + 6 tan −1 x 6 + c
3 3
(c HL¢V pj¡Lme dË¥hL)
28. dy
The integrating factor of the differential equation x log x + y = 2 log x is given by
dx
dy
A¿¹lLm pj£LlZ x log x + y = 2 log x Hl pj¡Lm …ZL q−h
dx
(A) e x (B) log x (C) log ( log x ) (D) x

29. If a differentiable function f(x) has a minimum at x = 0, then ϕ ( x ) = f ( x ) + ax + b has a minimum at

x = 0 for
(A) all a and b (B) all b and a = 0
(C) all b > 0 (D) all a > 0
k¢c A¿¹lLme −k¡NÉ f(x) A−frL¢Vl x = 0 Ahjj¡e b¡−L, a¡ q−m x = 0 −a ϕ ( x ) = f ( x ) + ax + b
Ahjj¡e q−h
(A) a Hhw b -Hl pLm j¡−el SeÉ (B) pLm b Hhw a = 0 -Hl SeÉ
(C) pLm b > 0 -Hl SeÉ (D) pLm a > 0 -Hl SeÉ

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 30. Equation of the line through the intersection of the lines 2x + 3y + 4 = 0 and 3x + 4 y − 5 = 0 and
perpendicular to the line 7x − 5y + 8 = 0 is

2x + 3y + 4 = 0 Hhw 3x + 4 y − 5 = 0 plm−lM¡à−ul −Rc ¢h¾c¥N¡j£ Hhw 7x − 5y + 8 = 0 plm−lM¡l

p−‰ mð plm−lM¡l pj£LlZ q−h

(A) 7x + 5y + 1 = 0 (B) 7x − 5y − 1 = 0
(C) 5x − 7y + 1 = 0 (D) 7y + 5x − 1 = 0

31. Let Pn be an n-sided regular polygon in a plane. Let Tn be the number of all possible triangles
formed by joining the vertices of Pn . If Tn +1 − Tn = 10 then

j−e Ll HL¢V a−m Pn HL¢V n pwMÉL h¡ý¢h¢nø p¤¤oj hýi¥Sz hýi¥S¢Vl −L±¢ZL
¢h¾c¥pj§−ql pw−k¡−N N¢Wa ¢œi¥−Sl pwMÉ¡ qm Tn . k¢c Tn +1 − Tn = 10 qu, a−h

(A) n = 5 (B) n = 10 (C) n = 7 (D) n = 8

32. x + y − 2z = 0

Consider the system of equations 3x + 2 y − 5z = 0  . Then the system of equations has
7x − 3y − 4 z = 0 

(A) only zero solution

(B) finitely many non-zero real solutions
(C) infinitely many non-zero real solutions
(D) real solutions of the form ( a, b, c ) where a + b > c

x + y − 2z = 0 

3x + 2 y − 5z = 0  pj£LlZ fËZ¡m£l
7x − 3y − 4 z = 0 

(A) öd¤j¡œ n§eÉ pj¡d¡e B−R

(B) pp£j pwMÉL A-n§eÉ h¡Ù¹h pj¡d¡e B−R
(C) Ap£j pwMÉL A-n§eÉ h¡Ù¹h pj¡d¡e B−R
(D) a + b > c naÑ¡d£−e h¡Ù¹h pj¡d¡e ( a, b, c ) B−R

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 33.  x 2 - (a+ 2 ) x + a
If the function f ( x ) =  , fo r x ≠ 2 be continuous at x = 2, then
x -2
=2, fo r x = 2


 x 2 - (a+ 2 ) x + a
k¢c A−frL  , fo r x ≠ 2 , x = 2 ¢h¾c¥−a p¿¹a qu, a−h
f (x )=  x -2
=2, fo r x = 2


(A) a = 0 (B) a = 1 (C) a = −1 (D) a = 2

34. 3x − 2 x
lim equals
x → 0 4 x − 3x

3x − 2 x
lim
x → 0 4 x − 3x
p£j¡l j¡e q−h

3 3 3 2
(A) (B) log 4   (C) log e   (D)
3 
4 2 2 3
35. d2 y
, then (1 + x ) 2 + ( 2x − 1)
tan -1x dy
If y = e 2
=
dx dx
d2 y
k¢c y = e tan x qu, a−h (1 + x 2 ) 2 + ( 2x − 1) =
-1 dy
dx dx

1
(A) 0 (B) y (C) (D) 1
1+ x2
36. π 1 + cos 2x
The value of ∫
0 2
dx is,

π 1 + cos 2x
∫0 2
dx Hl j¡e qm,

(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 4

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 37. d ( xy ) sin x + log x
The solution of +y= is x 2 y + f ( x ) = x log x + c, where f ( x ) is equal to
dx x

(A) x − cos x (B) x + cos x (C) −x + cos x (D) −x − cos x

(c is arbitrary real constant)

d ( xy ) sin x + log x
+y= -Hl pj¡d¡e x 2 y + f ( x ) = x log x + c q−m f ( x ) q−h
dx x

(A) x − cos x (B) x + cos x (C) −x + cos x (D) −x − cos x

(c HL¢V kcªµR h¡Ù¹h dË¥hL)

38. 2
Let I = ∫ 1 − x dx ,Then
0

2
j−e Ll I = ∫ 1 − x dx , −p−r−œ
0

(A) I = 0 (B) I = 1 (C) I = 1 (D) I = 3

2 2

39.  2x + 7, 0 < x < 1

Let f ( x ) =  , then,
3x + 6, x > 1
(A) f is continuous at x = 1
(B) lim f ( x ) does not exist
x →1

(C) lim f ( x ) exists

x →1

(D) x = 1 is a point of infinite discontinuity

 2x + 7, 0 < x < 1
j−e Ll f ( x ) =  , −p−r−œ
3x + 6, x > 1

(A) x = 1 ¢h¾c¥−a f p¿¹a

(B) lim f ( x ) -Hl A¢Ù¹aÆ −eC
x →1

(C) lim f ( x ) -Hl A¢Ù¹aÆ B−R

x →1

(D) x = 1 ¢h¾c¥−a A−fr−Ll Ap£j Ap¿¹a l−u−R

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 40. Let log12 18 = a . Then log 24 16 is equal to

j−e Ll log12 18 = a z a−h log 24 16 q−h

8 − 4a 1 4a − 1 8 − 4a
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5−a 3+a 2 + 3a 5+a

41. 3− x
The domain of the real valued function f ( x ) = log10 is
x

3− x
h¡Ù¹h j¡e ¢h¢nø A−frL f ( x ) = log10 Hl pw‘¡l A’m qm
x

(
(A) 0, 3 
2
(B)  0, 3 
 2
(C) 0, 3
 2 ) (
(D) 0, 3
2 )
42. d2 y
For y = sin(2sin −1 x) if (1 − x 2 )
dy
2
−x = ky then k =
dx dx
d2 y
y = sin(2sin −1 x) Hhw (1 − x 2 )
dy
2
−x = ky q−m k =
dx dx
(A) 4 (B) - 4 (C) 2 (D) - 2

43. A missile is fired from the ground level rises x meters vertically upwards in t sec, where
25t 2
x = 100t − . The maximum height reached by the missile is
2
HL¢V −rfZ¡Ù» ÙÛmi¨¢j −b−L Eõð−lM¡ hl¡hl Ev¢rç qm Hhw t −p−L−ä x ¢jV¡l EµQa¡u −Nm,
2
25t
−kM¡−e x = 100t − z −rfZ¡Ù»¢Vl p−hÑ¡µQ EµQa¡ q−h
2

(A) 250 metres (B) 300 metres (C) 270 metres (D) 200 metres

44. 12a
f (x)
The value of ∫ f (x) + f (12a − x )dx
0
is

12a
f (x)
∫ f (x) + f (12a − x )dx Hl j¡e
0

(A) a (B) 2a (C) 3a (D) 6a

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 45. ex − 1
If ∫ e x + 1 dx = f ( x ) + k , then f (x) equals to
k¢c ∫ ex − 1 dx = f ( x ) + k qu, a−h
x
f (x) q−h
e +1

(A) 2 log(e x + 1) (B) log ( e 2x − 1) (C) 2log(e x + 1) − x (D) e x

46. The sum of n terms of the series

1 1
1+ + ⋯⋯ is
1+ 2 1+ 2 + 3
1 1
1+ + ⋯⋯ −nËe£¢Vl n pwMÉL f−cl −k¡Ngm
1+ 2 1+ 2 + 3

n n +1 2n n +1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
n +1 n n +1 2n

47. Roots of the equation 6 ( log x 2 − log 4 x ) + 7 = 0 are

6 ( log x 2 − log 4 x ) + 7 = 0 pj£Ll−Zl h£S…¢m qm

−2
3
(A) 2, 8 (B) - 2, 4 (C) 8, 2 (D) 2, 4

48. If in an A.P the pth term is q and qth term is p, then ( p + q )th term is
HL¢V pj¡¿¹l −nËe£l p-aj fc q Hhw q-aj fc p q−m −nËe£¢Vl ( p + q )-aj f−cl j¡e q−h

(A) 0 (B) pq (C) p + q (D) - ( p + q)

49. The median of a set of 9 distinct observations (arranged in ascending order) is 20.5. If each of the
largest 4 observations of the set is increased by 2, then the median of the new set :
(A) is increased by 2. (B) is decreased by 2.
(C) is two times the original median. (D) remains the same as that of the original set.

9 ¢V¢iæ ¢iæ fkÑ−hr−Zl (FÜÑj¡eœ²−j ¢heÉÙ¹) HL¢V −p−Vl jdÉL qm 20.5z

I −p−Vl p−hÑ¡µQ 4 -¢V fkÑ−hr−Zl fË¢a¢V−L 2 à¡l¡ h¢dÑa L¢l−m ea¥e −p−Vl jdÉL

(A) 2 à¡l¡ h¢dÑa q−h (B) 2 qÊÊ¡p f¡−h

(C) f¤l¡−e¡ jdÉ−Ll ¢à…Z q−h (D) jdÉ−Ll −L¡e f¢lhaÑe q−h e¡

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 50. Roots of the equation log 5− x  x 2 − 2x + 65 = 2 are

log 5− x  x 2 − 2x + 65 = 2 pj£Ll−Zl h£S…¢m q−h

(A) - 5 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) - 2

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 PUBDET-2018
Subject: Ecnomics

pju: 90 ¢j¢eV phÑ¡¢dL eðl: 100

¢e−cÑn¡hm£
1. HC fËnÀf−œl ph fËnÀC Ah−S¢ƒi fËnÀ Hhw fË¢a¢V fË−nÀl Q¡l¢V pñ¡hÉ Ešl −cJu¡
B−R k¡l HL¢V j¡œ p¢WLz p¢WL Ešl ¢c−m 2 eðl f¡−hz i¥m Ešl ¢c−m Abh¡
HL¡¢dL Ešl ¢c−m ½ eðl L¡V¡ k¡−hz
2. OMR f−œ A,B,C,D ¢Q¢q²a p¢WL Ol¢V il¡V L−l Ešl ¢c−a q−hz
3. OMR f−œ Ešl ¢c−a öd¤j¡œ L¡−m¡ h¡ e£m hm f−u¾V −fe hÉ¡hq¡l Ll−hz
4. OMR f−œ ¢e¢cÑø ÙÛ¡e R¡s¡ AeÉ −L¡b¡J −L¡e c¡N −c−h e¡z
5. OMR f−œ ¢e¢cÑø ÙÛ¡−e fËnÀf−œl eðl Hhw ¢e−Sl −l¡m eðl A¢a p¡hd¡ea¡l p¡−b
¢mM−a q−h Hhw fË−u¡Se£u Ol…¢m f§lZ Ll−a q−hz
6. OMR f−œ ¢e¢cÑø ÙÛ¡−e ¢e−Sl e¡j J fl£r¡ −L−¾cÊl e¡j ¢mM−a q−h Hhw ¢e−Sl pÇf¨ZÑ
p¡rl ¢c−a q−hz
7. OMR Ešlfœ¢V C−mLVÊ¢eL k−¿»l p¡q¡−kÉ fs¡ q−hz p¤a ¤ l¡w fËnÀ−fœl eðl h¡ −l¡m
eðl i¥m ¢mM−m Abh¡ i¥m Ol il¡V Ll−m Ešlfœ¢V A¢eh¡kÑ L¡l−Z h¡¢am q−a
f¡−lz HR¡s¡ fl£r¡bÑ£l e¡j, fl£r¡ −L−¾cÊl e¡j h¡ p¡r−l −L¡e i¥m b¡L−mJ Ešl fœ
h¡¢am q−u −k−a f¡−lz OMR Ešlfœ¢V i¡yS q−m h¡ a¡−a Ae¡hnÉL c¡N fs−mJ
h¡¢am q−u −k−a f¡−lz fl£r¡bÑ£l HC dl−el i¥m h¡ ApaÑLa¡l SeÉ Ešlfœ h¡¢am
q−m HLj¡œ fl£r¡bÑ£ ¢e−SC a¡l SeÉ c¡u£ b¡L−hz
8. −j¡h¡Cm−g¡e, LÉ¡mL¥−mVl, pÔ¡CXl¦m, mN−Vhm, −lM¡¢Qœ, NË¡g h¡ −L¡e dl−Zl a¡¢mL¡
fl£r¡ L−r Be¡ k¡−h e¡z Be−m −p¢V h¡−Su¡ç q−h Hhw fl£r¡bÑ£l JC fl£r¡
h¡¢am Ll¡ q−hz
9. fËnÀf−œl −n−o l¡g L¡S Ll¡l SeÉ gy¡L¡ S¡uN¡ −cJu¡ B−Rz AeÉ −L¡e L¡NS HC
L¡−S hÉhq¡l Ll−h e¡z
10. fl£r¡ Lr R¡s¡l B−N OMR fœ AhnÉ C f¢lcnÑL−L ¢c−u k¡−hz
11. HC fËnÀf−œ Cwl¡S£ J h¡wm¡ Eiu i¡o¡−aC fËnÀ −cJu¡ B−Rz h¡wm¡ j¡dÉ−j fËnÀ °al£l
pju fË−u¡Se£u p¡hd¡ea¡ J paLÑa¡ Ahmðe Ll¡ q−u−Rz a¡ p−šÄJ k¢c −L¡e Ap‰¢a
mr Ll¡ k¡u, −p−r−œ Cwl¡S£ j¡dÉ−j −cJu¡ fËnÀ ¢WL J Q¨s¡¿¹ h−m ¢h−h¢Qa q−hz

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