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MATHEMATICS
NTSE (Stage-II)

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 1. NUMBER SYSTEM

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1. The digit at the 100th place in the decimal representation of , is :
7
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 5

2. xy is a number that is divided by ab where xy < ab and gives a result 0.xyxyxy... then ab equals :
(A) 11 (B) 33 (C) 99 (D) 66

3. When the repeating decimal 0.45454545....... is written in simplest fractional form, the sum of the numerator
and denominator is :
(A) 5 (B) 11 (C) 55 (D) 16

4. The positive integers A, B, A – B and A + B are all prime numbers. The sum of these four primes is
(A) even (B) divisible by 3 (C) divisible by 5 (D) prime

5. V is product of first 41 natural numbers. A = V + 1. The number of primes among A + 1, A + 2, A + 3,

A + 4 .................... A + 39, A + 40 is :
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 0

6. If x < – 2, then | 1 – | 1 + x | | equals :

(A) 2 + x (B) x (C) – x (D) – (2 + x)

7. Find the value of x if | 2x + 6 | = – 8

(A) –7 (B) 7 (C) 1 (D) no solution

8. If 9  (n  2)2 is a real number, then the number of integral values of n is :

(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) Infinitely many

9. If x is a positive integer less than 100, then the number of x which make 1 2  3  4  x an integer is:
(A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 9

954  484  704  625 0.0004

10. If = . Then x =
0.00155 (0.009)2 .x
(A) 123.456 (B) 0.01234 (C) 12.34 (D) 12345.67

11. If n is a perfect square, then the next perfect square greater than n is :
(A) n2 + 1 (B) n2 + n (C) n + 2 n + 1 (D) 2n + 1

1 1 1
12. How many pairs of positive integers (n,m), with n  m satisfy the euation   ?
5 n m
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

13. If a2 – b2 = 13 where a and b are natural numbers, then value of a is :

(A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 9

14. H.C.F. of 3240, 3600 and a third number is 36 and their L.C.M. is 24 × 35 × 52 × 72. Then the third number
is :
(A) 22 × 35 × 72 (B) 22 × 53 × 72 (C) 25 × 52 × 72 (D) 23 × 35 × 72

15. The number of ordered pairs (a, b) of positive integers such that a + b = 90 and their greatest common
divisor is 6 equals.
(A) 5 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) 10

16. If HCF (p, q) = 12 and p × q = 1800×n, where n belongs to natural number then LCM (p, q) is :
(A) 3600 (B) 900 (C) 150 (D) 90

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 17. The value of the digit d for which the number d456d is divisible by 18, is :
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 9

18. Which of the following number is divisible by 99 ?

(A) 3572404 (B) 135792 (C) 913464 (D) 114345

19. There is an N digit number (N > 1). If the sum of digits is subtracted from the number then the
resulting number will be divisible by :
(A) 7 (B) 2 (C) 11 (D) 9

20. If x is a positive integer such that 2x + 12 is perfectly divisible by 'x', then the number of possible
values of 'x' is :
(A) 2 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 12

21. The least number which on division by 35 leaves a remainder 25 and on division by 45 leaves the remainder
35 and on division by 55 leaves the remainder 45 is :
(A) 2515 (B) 3455 (C) 2875 (D) 2785

22. A number divided by 14 gives a remainder 8. What is the remainder, if this number is divided by 7 ?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

23. The sum of the digits of two digit number is 11, if the digits are reversed the number decreases by 45. The
number is :
(A) 38 (B) 65 (C) 74 (D) 83

24. One hundred monkeys have 100 apples to divide. Each adult gets three apples while three children share
one. Number of adult monkeys are :
(A) 20 (B) 25 (C) 30 (D) 33

25. If x  x  x  x  .......  2 then x equals

(A) 2 – 2 (B) 2  2 (C) 2  2 (D) 2 – 3

26. The four digit number 2652 is such that any two consecutive digits from it make a multiple of 13. Another
number N has this same property, is 100 digits long, and begins in a 9. The last digit of N, is
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 6 (D) 9

27. The expression

1 1 1   1 1 1   1 1 1  1 1 1 
   .......   1    .......    1   .......     .......  
 2 3 2008   2 3 2007   2 3 2008  2 3 2007 
simplifies to :
1 1 2
(A) 0 (B) (C) (D)
2007 2008 2007

1 x
28. If 1 1 = , then x is equal to :
 36
1 1 1 1
 
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
   
x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2

(A) 70 (B) 72 (C) 36 (D) 68

2 2 2 2
 1  1  1  1
29. The value of 1   1   1   ....... 1   is equal to :
 3  4  5  n
2 2 2 2
 1 2 3 4
(A)   (B)   (C)   (D)  
n n n n

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30. If x = (7 + 4 3 ), then the value of x + is :
x
(A) 8 (B) 6 (C) 5 (D) 4

3 2 3 2
31. If x  and y  the value of x 2  xy  y 2 is :
3 2 3 2
(A) 99 (B) 100 (C) 1 (D) 0

1 1 1
32. The value of the expression    .....upto 99 terms
2 1 3 2 4 3
is equal to :
(A) 9 (B) 3 (C) 1 (D) 0
33. The simplest rationalising factor of 4
48 is :
(A) 4 9 (B) 4 27 (C) 3
9 (D) None of these

6r s  12r –s
34. Let r and s be integer. The is an integer if :
8r  9r 2s
(A) r + s  0 (B) s  0 (C) r  0 (D) r  s

35. If 2 a > 4c and 3b > 9a and a, b, c all positive, then :

(A) c < a < b (B) b < c < a (C) c < b < a (D) a < b < c

36. If 22008 – 22007 – 22006 + 22005 = k . 22005 then the value of k is equal to :
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

1 1 1
37. If 2x = 3y = 6–z, then  x  y  z  is equal to :
 

3 1
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) (D) –
2 2

38. If 4x – 4x-1 = 24, then the value of (2x)x equals :

(A) 5 5 (B) 5 (C) 25 5 (D) 25

39. 273 – 272 – 271 is the same as :

(A) 269 (B) 270 (C) 271 (D) 272

40. If x = – 0.5 then which one of the following has the smallest value :

1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) 2x (D)
2x x –x

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Ans. A C D D D D D C B B C B B A C B C D D C
Que. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

Ans. B A D B A D C A B D A B B B A B A C C B

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 2. POLYNOMIALS

1 x4  1
1. If x + = 5, the value of is :
x x2
(A) 21 (B) 23 (C) 25 (D) 30

2. Which two of the following can be factorised with integral coefficients ?

I. x4 + x2 + 1
II. x4 + 2x + 2
III. x4 – 2x2 + 1
IV. x4 = x + 1
(A) I and II (B) I and IV (C) II and III (D) I and III

3. A factor of x3– 6x2 – 6x + 1, is :

(A) x + 1 (B) x – I (C) x – 2 (D) 2x + 1

4. Let x = (2008)1004 + (2008)–1004 and y = (2008)1004 – (2008)–1004 then the value of (x2 – y2) is equal to :
(A) 4 (B) – 4 (C) 0 (D) None
1 1
5. If x2 + 2 = 62, then the value of x4 + is :
x x4
(A) 84 – 28 – 2 (B) 84 + 2 (C) 84 – 28 + 2 (D) 84 + 28 – 2

a2 b 2 c 2
6. If a + b + c = 0 then value of   is :
bc ca ab
(A) 1 (B) – 1 (C) 0 (D) 3

7. If x + y = – 4, then the value of x3 + y3 – 12xy + 64 will be

(A) 0 (B) 128 (C) 64 (D) – 64

 a 2 – 5ab a2 – b2 
8. The value of  2 2
  is :
 a – 6ab  5b a 2  ab 

a 1
(A) – 1 (B) (C) (D) 1
b a

(a – b) 2 (b – c) 2 (c – a) 2
9. Evaluate :   .
(b – c)(c – a) (a – b)(c – a) (a – b)(b – c)

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

a b
10. If (a2 + b2)3 = (a3 + b3)2 then + =
b a

2 3 5 6
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 2 6 5

x 3  y 3
11. =
x 3 y 1  (xy)  2  y 3 x 1

1 1 1 1
(A) x + y (B) y – x (C) – (D) +
x y x y

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 12. If
 a – b  4
2
ab
=
5
, then the value of a : b is :
a–b 3
(A) 1 : 16 (B) 1 : 4 (C) 4 : 1 (D) 16 : 1

13. If the polynomial P(x) = 2x4 + x3 – 5x2 – x + 1 is divided by the polynomial Q(x) = x2 – x then the remainder
is a linear polynomial R(x) = ax + b. Then (a + b) equals :
(A) – 2 (B) –1 (C) 1 (D) 2

14. The polynomial P(x) = x4 + 4x3 + 5x + 8 is :

(A) divisible by (x + 2) but not divisible by (x + 1) (B) divisible by (x + 1) as well as (x + 2)
(C) divisible by (x + 1) but not divisible by (x + 2) (D) neither divisible by (x + 1) not by (x + 2)

15. The value of k for which x + k is a factor of x3 + kx2 – 2x + k + 4 is :

4 6
(A) – 5 (B) 2 (C) – (D)
3 7
16. F(x) is a polynomial in x. When F(x) is divided by (x – 2), the remainder obtained is 3, when the same
polynomial is divided by (x – 3), the remainder obtained is 2. What is the remainder when F(x) is divided
by (x – 3) (x – 2)
5
(A) – x + 5 (B) – x+7 (C) 0 (D) 5
3

17. Determine the value of a for which the polynomial 2x4– ax3 + 4x2 + 2x + 1 is divisible by 1 – 2x.
(A) 25 (B) 26 (C) 28 (D) 30

18. If one zero of 2x 2 – 3x + k is reciprocal to the other, then the value of k is

2 3
(A) 2 (B)  (C)  (D) – 3
3 2

1 1
19. If  and  are the zeroes of x2 – 4x +1, then    is
 
(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) – 5 (D) – 3

20. The equation x2 + Bx + C = 0 has 5 as the sum of its roots, and 15 as the sum of the square of its roots.
The value of ‘C’ is
(A) 5 (B) 7.5 (C) 10 (D) 12.5

21. If ,  are the zero’s of polynomial f(x) = x2 – p(x + 1) – c then ( + 1)( + 1) is equal
(A) c – 1 (B) 1 – c (C) c (D) 1 + c

22. If the sum of the zeros of the quadratic polynomial f(t) = kt2 + 2t + 3k is equal to their product, then the value
of k is
3 3 2
(A) – (B) (C) – (D) none of these
2 2 3

23. If ,  are the zeroes of x 2 – 6x + k = 0. What is the value of k if 3  + 2 = 20.

(A) –16 (B) 8 (C) – 2 (D) – 8

24. If ,  are zeros of quadratic polynomial kx2 + 4x + 4, find the value of k such that ( +  )2 – 2 = 24.
2
(A) – 1 (B) (C) both(A)and(B) (D) None of these
3

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 a b
25. Two non zero real numbers, a and b, satisfy ab = a – b. A possible value of the expression + – ab,
b a
is
1 1
(A) 2 (B) (C) – 2 (D) –
2 2

26. If a + 1 = b + 2 = c + 3 = d + 4 = a + b + c + d + 5, then (a + b + c + d) is equal to

(A) – 5 (B) – 10/3 (C) – 7/3 (D) 5/3

4
4
27. If x = 2  2 , then x + is
x4

(A) 2(3 – 2 ) (B) 6 2 – 2 (C) 6 – 2 (D) 12

28. Given a number of the form a + b 2 , where a, b are rational numbers with a  or b  0, there exists a
number p + q 2 , with p, q rational number, such that (a + b 2 )(p + q 2 ) = 1. The value of (p2 – 2q2 ), is

a 2  2b 2 a 2  2b 2 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2
(a  4b ) 2 2 2
a  2b 2
a 2  2b 2 a −4b7
2

29. The graph of y = ax2 + bx + c is given in figure then identify the signs of a, b and c : y
(A) a < 0, b > 0, c < 0 (B) a < 0, b < 0, c > 0 x' x
(C) a < 0, b > 0, c > 0 (D) a < 0, b < 0, c < 0 A

30. Minimum value for the polynomial 4x2 – 6x + 1 is :

y'
3 5 5
(A) – (B) – (C) – (D) – 
4 4 16

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Ans. B D A A C D A D D A B D A C C A A A A A

Que. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Ans. B C A C A B D C A B

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 3. EQUATIONS - I

2 8 2
1. The real numbers x and y are such that x + y = and y + = 3. The value of xy, is
3 x

4 16
(A) (B) (C) 2 (D) 4
3 9

2. If the system of equations px + qy = 8 and 3x – qy= 38 has the solution (x, y) = (2, – 4), then p is equal
to
(A) 20 (B) 8 (C) 40 (D) 21.5

3. Real numbers a and b satisfy the equations 3a = 81b + 2 and 125b = 5a – 3. The value of ab, is
(A) 17 (B) 9 (C) 12 (D) 60

25 3 40 2
4. On solving – = 1 and + = 5 we get
xy x–y xy x–y
(A) x = 8 , y = 6 (B) x = 4, y = 6 (C) x = 6, y = 4 (D) None of these

2x y x y
5. The solution of the equations  = 2 and  = 4 is given by
a b a b

2 2 a b
(A) x = y= (B) x = 2a, y = –2b (C) x = –2a, y = 2b (D) x = ,y= 
a b 2 2

6. If x = 2 and x = 3 are roots of the equation 3x2 – 2kx + 2m = 0 then (k, m) =

15 15 9
(A) ( , 9) (B) (9, ) (C) ( , 15) (D) (15, 8)
2 2 2

m n n m
7. The solution of the equations + = a and + = b is given by :
x y x y

n2  m2 m2  n2 m2  n2 n2  m 2
(A) x = ,y= (B) x = ,y=
am  bn bm  an am  bn bm  an

m2  n2 m2  n2 n2  m 2 n2  m 2
(C) x = ,y= (D) x = ,y=
am  bn bm  an am  bn bm  an

8. In the graph, co-ordinates of the point P are :

(A) (4, 4) (B) (5, 3) (C) (3, 2) (D) (2, 3)

9. Given 3x – 4y = 7 and x + cy = 13, for what value of “c” will the two equation not have a solution ?
3 4 –4
(A) (B) (C) – 4 (D)
4 3 3

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 10. For what value of k, the system of equations kx + 2y = 2 and 3x + y = 1 will be coincident ?
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 6
11. The equations 2x – 3y + 5 = 0 and 6y – 4x = 10, when solved simultaneously , have :
(A) only one solution (B) no solution
(C) only two solutions (D) infinite number of solutions
12. Let a, b, c be the positive numbers. The following system of equations in x, y and z.
x 2 y 2 z2 x 2 y 2 z2 x 2 y 2 z2
2
 2  2 = 1; 2  2  2 = 1;  2  2  2 = 1, has
a b c a b c a b c
(A) No solution (B) Unique solution
(C) Infinitely many solutions (D) Finitely many solutions
13. If the system of equations 3x + 4y = 12 and (a + b) x + 2 (a – b) y = 5a – 1 has infinitely many solutions
then a & b satisfy the equation
(A) a – 5b = 0 (B) 5a – b = 0 (C) a + 5b = 0 (D) 5a + b = 0

p
14. Let be a fraction expressed in the lowest form. If the numerator is increased by 2 and the denominator
q
1
is increased by 1, the resulting fraction equals . If, however, the numerator is increased by 1 and the
2
3
denominator is decreased by 2, the resulting fraction equals . The value of (p + q) equals (p, q are
5
natural number)
(A) 7 (B) 9 (C) 12 (D) 13
15. The digit in the ten’s place of a two-digit number is three times that in the one’s place. If the digits are
reversed the new number will be 36 less than the original number. Find the number.
(A) 64 (B) 52 (C) 62 (D) 42
16. The sum of the present ages of father and his son is 60 years. 6 years ago, father’s age was five times the
age of the son. After six years son’s age will be :
(A) 20 years (B) 14 years (C) 12 years (D) 18 years
17. The sum of digits of a two-digit number is 7 and the ten’s place digit is 25% less than the unit’s place
digit. What is the number ?
(A) 25 (B) 43 (C) 16 (D) 34
18. Five years ago, A was three times as old as B and ten years later, A shall be twice as old as B. What are
the present ages of A and B (in years) ?
(A) 45, 15 (B) 30, 40 (C) 50, 30 (D) 50, 20
19. The sum of two numbers is 8. If their sum is four times their difference, find the numbers.
(A) 6, 2 (B) 7, 1 (C) 5, 3 (D) 6, 3
20. If three times the larger of two number is divided by the smaller, the quotient and the remainder, each is
equal to 6. If five times the smaller is divided by the larger, the quotient is 2 and the remainder is 3. The
smaller number is :
(A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 9
21. The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school is 3 : 2. If 20% of the boys and 30% of the girls are
scholarship holders, the percentage of the students who are not scholarship holders is :
(A) 50 (B) 72 (C) 75 (D) 76
22. The area of a rectangle gets reduced by 9 m2 if its length is reduced by 5 m and breadth increased by
3 m. If we increase the length by 3 m and breadth by 2 m, the area is increased by 67 m2. The length of
the rectangle is :
(A) 9 m (B) 15.6 m (C) 17 m (D) 18.5 m

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 23. Four years ago father's age was 6 times that of his son. Twelve years from now, father's age will be twice
that of the son. What is the ratio of father and son's present ages ?
(A) 6 : 1 (B) 7 : 1 (C) 8 : 2 (D) 7 : 2

24. A boat travels with a speed of 15 km/hr in still water. If a river flowing at 5 km/hr, the boat travels some
distance downstream and then returns. The ratio of average speed to the speed in still water is
(A) 8 : 3 (B) 3 : 8 (C) 8 : 9 (D) 9 : 8

25. Shubham travels 760 km to his home partly by train and partly by car. He takes 8 hours if he travels 160
km by train and the rest by car. He takes 12 minutes more if he travels 240 km by train and the rest by
car. Find the speed of the train and the car respectively (in km/hr.).
(A) 40, 80 (B) 60, 120 (C) 80, 100 (D) 100, 120

26. The sum and product of two numbers is 20 and 40 respectively. The sum of the reciprocal of the numbers
will be :
1 1
(A) (B) (C) 4 (D) 2
2 10

27. A change making machine contains 1 rupee, 2 rupee and 5 rupee coins. The total number of coins is 300.
The amount is Rs. 960. If the number of 1 rupee coins and the number of 2 rupee coins are interchanged,
the value comes down by Rs. 40. The total number of 5 rupee coins is
(A) 100 (B) 140 (C) 60 (D) 150

28. The course of an enemy submarine as plotted on a set of rectangular axes gives the equation
2x + 3y = 5. On the same axes, the course of destroyer is indicated by x – y = 10. The point (x, y) at
which the submarine can be destroyed is :
(A) (–3, 7) (B) (7, –3) (C) (–7, 3) (D) (3, –7)

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. C A D C B A C C D D B D A B C A D D C B
Que. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Ans. D C D C C A B B

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 4. PLANE GEOMETRY - I

1. In the diagram if ABC and PQR are equilateral. The CXY equals

(A) 35º (B) 40º (C) 45º (D) 50º

2. In the figure shown, BEA = 100°. Point F is chosen inside BEA so that line FA bisects EAB and line
FB bisects EBA. The measure of BFA, is :

(A) 140° (B) 145° (C) 150° (D) 155°

3. The altitudes of triangle are 12, 15 and 20 units. The largest angle in the triangle is :
(A) 75º (B) 90º (C) 120º (D) 135º

4. Lines PS, QT and RU intersect at a common point O, as shown P is joined to Q, R to S and T to U,

to form triangles. The value of  P +  Q +  R +  S +  T +  U is :

(A) 270º (B) 360º (C) 450º (D) 540º

5. Triangle ABC is isosceles with AB = AC. The measure of angle BAD is 30º and AD = AE. The measure of
angle EDC, is :
A

B C
D
(A) 5º (B) 10º (C) 15º (D) 20º

6. Given triangle PQR with RS bisecting R, PQ extended to D and n a right angle, then :
R

m
n

p q d
P Q D
S
1 1 1 1
(A) m = (p – q) (B) m = (p + q) (C) d = (q + p) (D) d = m
2 2 2 2

7. The interior angle of a regular polygon exceeds the exterior angle by 132º . The number of sides in
the polygon is :
(A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 12 (D) 15

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 8. In a rectangle ABCD, as shown in figure, a point P is taken on the side CD such that PC = 9, BP =
15 and AB = 14 then the correct relation between angles of  APB is :

(A)  >  >  (B)  >  >  (C)  >  >  (D)  >  > 
9. In the figure, AB = BC = CD = DE = EF = FG = GA, then DAE is equal to :

180 º
(A) 24° (B) 25° (C) 27° (D)
7

10. In the given figure AC = CB, PCA = QCB and PBC = QAC, then the true statement is :
P Q

A C B
(A) PB > QA (B) CPB  CQA (C) PC  QC (D) PCB  QCA

11. The sides of a triangle with positive area have lengths 4, 6 and x. The sides of a second triangle with
positive area have length 4, 6 and y. The smallest positive number that is not the possible value of |x – y|
is (x and y are integers) :
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8

12. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 4 : 6 : 11. Which of the following words best described the triangle?
(A) obtuse (B) isosceles (C) acute (D) impossible

13. The number of triangles with any three of the lengths 1, 4, 6 and 8 cm, are :
(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 0

14. In a  PQR, PS is bisector of  P,  Q = 70º and  R = 30º, then :

(A) QR < PR > PQ (B) QR > PR > PQ (C) QR = PR = PQ (D) QR < PR = PQ

15. If D is any point on the side BC of a ABC, then :

(A) AB + BC + CA > 2AD (B) AB + BC + CA < 2AD
(C) AB + BC + CA > 3 AD (D) None

16. In the figure C is a right angle, DE  AB, A E = 6, EB = 7 and BC = 5. The area of the quadrilateral EBCD is
C
D
5

A B
6 E 7
(A) 27.5 (B) 25 (C) 22.5 (D) 20

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 17. The median AD of ABC meets BC at D. The internal bisectors of ADB and ADC meet AB and AC at
E and F respectively. Then EF :
(A) is perpendicular to AD (B) is parallel to BC
(C) divides AD in the ratio of AB : AC (D) none of these

18. A square DEAF is constructed inside a 30° – 60° – 90° triangle ABC with the hypotenuse BC = 4, D on
side BC, E on side AC and F on side AB. The length of the side of the square is :
(A) 3 – 3 (B) 3 – 2 (C) 2 (D) 1.5

19. Three squares have the dimensions indicated in the diagram. The area of the quadrilateral ABCD, is :
5
2 3
C
B
A D
21 15 42
(A) (B) (C) (D) data not sufficient
4 4 4

20. ABCD is a parallelogram, M is the midpoint of DC. If AP = 65 and PM = 30 then the largest possible
integral value of AB is :
A B

P
D C
M
(A) 124 (B) 120 (C) 119 (D) 118

21. ABCD is a parallelogram, P is a point on AB such that AP : PB = 3 : 2. Q is a point on CD such that

CQ : QD = 7 : 3. If PQ meets AC at R, then AR : AC is :
(A) 5 : 11 (B) 6 : 13 (C) 4 : 7 (D) 2 : 5

22. If CD = 15, DB = 9, AD bisects  A,  ABC = 90º, then AB has length :

(A) 32 (B) 18 (C) 7 (D) 24

23. In a right triangle with sides a and b, and hypotenuse c, the altitude drawn on the hypotenuse is x. Then
which one of the following is correct ?
1 1 1 1 1 1
(A) ab = x2 (B)   (C) a2 + b2 = 2x2 (D) 2
 2

a b x x a b2

24. In the right triangle shown the sum of the distances BM and MA is equal to the distances BC and CA. If
MB = x, CB = h and CA = d, then x equals.
M

C A

hd
(A) (B) d – h (C) h + d – 2d (D) h 2  d2  h
2h  d

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 25. In an obtuse triangle ABC which one of the following pairs of points w.r.t. the triangle ABC must lie outside
the triangle ?
(A) Centroid and orthocentre (B) Incentre and circumcentre
(C) Orthocentre and circumcentre (D) Centroid and circumcentre

26. From a point within a triangle, segments are drawn to the vertices. A necessary and sufficient condition
that the three triangles formed have equal areas, is that the point be :
(A) such that the three angles formed each have a measure of 120º
(B) the centre of the inscribed circle
(C) the centre of the circumscribed circle
(D) the intersection of the medians

27. If all possible diagonals from a vertex of an n  sided polygon are drawn , then the number of
triangles formed will be :
(A) n  1 (B) n  2 (C) n  3 (D) n  4

28. In the figure, z =

2xy xy
(A) x  y (B) xy (C) x2  y2 (D)
2

29. In the given figure, BEDC is a parallelogram. If the area of  ADC = 8, area of  BDC = 3 and
 DAB = 90°, then the area of  AEB is :

(A) 5 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 8

30. In triangle ABC, CA = CB. On CB a square BCDE is constructed away from the triangle. If x is the number
of degrees in angle DAB, then
(A) x depends upon the angles of the triangle ABC.
(B) x is independent of the angles of the triangle ABC.
(C) x may equal angle CAD
(D) x is greater than 45º but less than 90º

31. One side of a parallelogram has length 3, and another side has length 4. Let a and b denote the lengths
of the diagonals of the parallelogram. Which of the following quantities can be determined from the given
information?
I. a+b II. a2 + b2 III. a3 + b3
(A) Only I (B) Only II (C) Only III (D) Only I and II

32. A rhombus is inscribed in triangle ABC in such a way that one of its vertices is A and two its sides lie
along AB and AC, where AC = 6, AB = 12 and BC = 8, the side of the rhombus, is :
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

33. In the trapezium shown, AB II DC, and E and F are the midpoints of the two diagonals. If DC = 60 and EF
= 5 then the length of AB is equal to :

(A) 40 (B) 45 (C) 50 (D) 55

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 34. Suppose the triangle ABC has an obtuse angle at C and let D be the midpoint of side AC. Suppose
E is on BC such that the segment DE is parallel to AB. Consider the following three statements.
(i) E is the midpoint of BC (ii) The length of DE is half the length of AB
(iii) DE bisects the altitude from C to AB
(A) only (i) is true (B) only (i) and (ii) are true
(C) only (i) and (iii) are true (D) all three are true.

35. The line joining the mid points of the diagonals of a trapezium has length 3. If the longer base is 97, then
the shorter base is :
(A) 94 (B) 92 (C) 91 (D) 90

12
36. ABCD (in order) is a rectangle with AB = CD = and BC = DA = 5. Point P is taken on AD such
5
that  BPC = 90º. The value of (BP  PC) is equal to :
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8

37. In the diagram, ABCD is a rectangle and point E lies on AB. Triangle DEC has DEC = 90º, DE = 3 and
EC = 4. The length of AD is :
A E B

D C

(A) 2.4 (B) 2.8 (C) 1.8 (D) 3.2

38. In the figure PQRS is a recangle, which one is true?

(A) area of  APS = area of  QRB (B) PA = RB

(C) area of  PQS = area of  QRS (D) all of these

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Ans. B A B B C B D A D D D D C B A C B A A A

Que. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38

Ans. B B D A C D B D A A B C C D C C A D

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 5. TRIGONOMETRY - I

1. If the angles of depression and elevation of the top of a tower of height h from the top and bottom of a
second tower are x and y respectively, then the height of the second tower is :
(A) h (cot y + cot x) (B) h (tan x + tan y) (C) h (1 + tan x cot y) (D) h (tan y cot x + 1)

1 1 cos 2 
2. If cot = , then the value of is :
3 2  sin 2 
1 2 3
(A) (B) (C) (D) None
5 5 5

3 3 tan A – tan B
3. Let tan A = and tan B = then is equal to :
4– 3 4 3 1  tan A tan B
(A) 0.385 (B) 0.375 (C) 0.575 (D) 0.465

4. Triangle PQR is right angled at Q and has side lengths PQ = 14 and QR = 48. If M is the mid-point
of PR. If  MQP =  then cos  is equal to :
7 7 7 24
(A) (B) (C) (D)
25 50 24 25

5. Given 8 tan = 3 cos, then the value of the expression E = sin + cos + tansec + cosec + cot can
ab c
be expressed as where b, c and d are primes then the value of (a + b + c + d) equal :
d
(A) 26 (B) 25 (C) 24 (D) 23

sin 30tan 45sec 60

6. The value of expression, cos ec 30cot 45cos 60 =

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) – 1 (D) 2 + 3

7. In the diagram B, C and D lie on a straight line, with ACD = 100°, ADB = x°, ABD = 2x° and
DAC = BAC = y°. The value of (sin y°. tan y° + sec y°) equals :
A

y° y°

2x° 100°
x°
B C D
(A) 7/2 (B) 3 (C) 5/2 (D) 5
8. Which one of the following quantities is not rational ?
1 tan2 30º
(A) (B) 4cos3303 – 3cos30º
1 tan2 30º
2cot 30º
(C) 3sin30º – 4sin330º (D)
cot 2 30º1
9. A square DEAF is constructed inside a 30° – 60° – 90° triangle ABC with the hypotenuse BC = 4, D on
side BC, E on side AC and F on side AB. The length of the side of the square is :
(A) 3 – 3 (B) 3 – 2 (C) 2 (D) 1.5

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 10. Let S = sin2 30° + sin2 45° + sin2 60° and P = cosec245° . sec230° . sin390° . cos 60°, then the correct
statement is :
(A) S < P (B) S = P (C) SP = 2 (D) S + P > 3
11. Suppose that q is a number and 0 <  < 90º. Consider the following statements and select the correct
choice,
I. sec(º) < 1 II. sec(º) = 1 III. sec(º) > 1
(A) Only I is possible (B) All are possible (C) Only III is possible (D) Only I is impossible

12. In the given figure  and  are measured in degrees. Which one of the following statement is not
correct ?

1
(A)  >  (B) sec  = 2 (C) tan3 = 3 (D) sin(–) =
2

13. A right triangle has angles which measure 30, 60 and 90 degrees. If the perimeter of this triangle is 15 + 5 3
then the length of the hypotenuse of this triangle, is :
(A) 5 (B) 7.5 (C) 10 (D) 12.5

sin 45º  sin 30º  cot 90º sec 45 º  tan 45 º

14. Let T1 = and T2 = , then :
cos 45º  cos 60º cos ec 45 º  cos 0º  cot 90º

(A) T1 + T2 = 0 (B) T1 – T2 = 0 (C) T1 = 2 T2 (D) T2 = 2 T1

15. Which one of the following when simplified is not equal to one ?
(A) tan18º × tan 36º × tan 54º × tan 72º (B) sin219º + sin271º
2 sin 62º sec 42º
(C) – (D) None of these
cos 28º cos ec48º

16. If tan 2A = cot (A – 18º), where 2A is an acute angle, find the value of A.
(A) 36º (B)63º (C)26º (D) 62º

17. Evaluate :
sin15º cos 75º cos15º sin75º
sec2 10º – cot2 80º +
cos  sin(90º )  sin  cos(90º )
(A) 0 (B)1 (C)2 (D) 3

18. If the elevation of the sun changed from 30º to 60º, then the difference between the length of shadows of
a pole 15 m high, made at these two positions, is
15
(A) 7.5 m (B) 15 m (C) 10 3 (D)
3

1 sec 
19. 
sec 
sin 2  sin2  cos 2 
(A) (B) (C) (D) 1+ sin
1 cos  1 sin  1 sin 

20. If  is an acute angle and tan + cot = 2, then :

1
(A) tan = (B) tan = 2 (C) tan5 + cot5 = 32 (D) tan7 + cot7 = 2
2

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 21. The value of cos4 + sin4 + 2 cos2 sin2 when  = 60° is :
1
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) (D) 2 2
2

22. The value of the expression (cos– 1)(1 + cos) (1 + cot2) is :

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) sin2 (D) – 1

sin x sin x
23. If + sec x  1 = 2, where 0° < x < 90° then cosec x has the value equal to :
1  sec x
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 2 (D) 3

24. If cos + sin = 2 cos, then cos – sin is equal to :

(A) 2 –1 (B) 2 (C) 2 sin (D) 2 + sin

25. Vijay has been invited for dinner in a club. While walking through the garden path towards the building, he
observes that there is an electric rod on the top of the building. From the point where he is standing, the
angles of elevation of the top of the electric rod and the top of the building are  and  respectively. If the
heights of the electric rod and the building are p and q respectively, mark all the correct statements.
p tan  tan  q tan 
(A) The height of the tower is (B) The height of the electric rod is
tan   tan  (tan   tan )
p tan  q(tan   tan )
(C) The height of the tower is (D) The height of the electric rod is
tan   tan  tan 

26. If x sin3  + y cos3  = sin  cos  and x sin  = y cos  then :

(A) x3 + y3 = 1 (B) x2 – y2 = 1 (C) x2 + y2 = 1 (D) x3 – y3 = 1

27. Let x = r cos   cos  ; y = r cos   sin  and z = r sin  then (x2 + y2 + z2) is :
(A) independent of both  and . (B) independent of  but dependent on .
(C) independent of  but dependent on . (D) dependent on both  and  .

28. Given 2y cos  = x sin  and 2x sec  – y cosec  = 3, then the value of x2 + 4y2 is equal to :
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

29. Which one of the following identities (wherever defined) is not correct ?

sin 4 x – cos 4 x cot x cotx -1

(A) 1 (B) =
2
sin x — cos x 2 l  tanx 2 - sec 2 x
(C) cosec2x + sec2x = cosec2x . sec2x (D) [1 + cot x - cosec x)(l + tan x + sec x)] = 1

30. The expression, 2(1 + cos x) – sin2x is the same as :

(A) (1 – cos x)2 (B) 1 – cos2x (C) (1 + cos x)2 (D) 1 + cos2x

31. If sin x + sin2x = 1 then the value of cos2x + cos4x is equal to :

1 1 3 5 5
(A) 1 (B) (C) (D)
2 3 3 2

1
32. If sin x + cos x = then sin4 x + cos4 x as a rational number equals :
2
3 15 19 23
(A) (B) (C) (D)
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 tan 2 
33. The expression 1+ when simplified, reduces to :
1  sec 
(A) sin (B) sec (C) cosec (D) cot

34. If sin x + sin2x = 1, then the value of cos8x + 2cos6x + cos4x is :

3 3
(A) 1 (B) (C) (D) 2
2 4
35. If 2cos2x + 5sinx = 4 then which one of the following is correct ?
(A) cosec2x – cot2x = 7 (B) cot2x + sec2x = 3
2 2
(C) tan x + cot x = 2 (D) sec2x + cosec2x = 16/3

36. Let  be an acute angle such that sec2 +tan2 = 2. The value of (cosec2 + cot2), is :
(A) 9 (B) 5 (C) 4 (D) 2

37. The length of a shadow of a pole is 3 times the length of the pole the angle of elevation of the sun is :
(A) 30º (B) 60º (C) 90º (D) 45º

38. The upper part of a tree is broken over by the wind makes an angle of 30º with the ground and the distance
from the root to the point where the top of the tree meets the ground is 15m. The height of the broken part
is-
(A) 15 sin 30º m (B) 15 cos 30º m (C) 15 tan 30º m (D) 15 sec 30º m

39. On the level ground, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 30º. On moving 20 m nearer, the angle
of elevation is 60º. The height of the tower is :
(A) 10 m (B) 15 m (C) 10 3 m (D) 20 m

40. From a lighthouse 100 m high, it is observed that two ships are approaching it from west and south. If
angles of depression of the two ships are 300 and 450 respectively the distance between the ships, in
meters, is :

(A) 100 3  1  
(B) 100 3  1 
2
(C) 200 (D) 400

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. C C B A A C A D A D C D C B D A C C A D
Que. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans. A D C C D C A D D C A D B A D B A D C C

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 6. DATA HANDLING

1. Range of 14, 12, 17, 18, 16 and x is 20. Find x (x > 0)

(A) 2 (B) 28 (C) 32 (D) Cannot be determined

2. The range of 15, 14, x, 25, 30, 35 is 23. Find the least possible value of x.
(A) 14 (B) 12 (C) 13 (D) 11

3. The width of each of nine classes in a frequency distribution is 2.5 and the lower class boundary of the
lowest class is 10.6. Which one of the following is the upper class boundary of the highest class ?
(A) 35.6 (B) 33.1 (C) 30.6 (D) 28.1

4. Let L be the lower class boundary of a class in a frequency distribution and m be the mid point of the
class. Which one of the following is the upper class boundary of the class ?
mL mL
(A) m + (B) L + (C) 2m – L (D) m – 2L
2 2

5. The arithmetic mean of the set of observations 1, 2, 3....n is :

n1 n  n 1
(A) (B)  2  1 (C) (D) (n – 1)
2   2 2

6. In a monthly test, the marks obtained in mathematics by 16 students of a class are as follows :
0, 0, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8
The arithmetic mean of the marks obtained is :
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
7. Mean of a certain number of observation is m. If each observation is divided by x (x  0) and increased by
y, then the mean of new observation is :
mx  y m  xy
(A) mx + y (B) (C) (D) m + xy
x x
8. The mean of a variable x having 50 observations is 45. If a new variable is defined as U = x + 45, the mean
of the new variable is :
(A) 45 (B) 0 (C) 95 (D) 90
9. The weighted A.M. of the first n natural numbers whose weights are corresponding numbers is :

(n  1)(2n  1) n(n  1)(2n  1) (2n  1)  2n  1 

(A) (B) (C) (D)  
6 6 3  6 

10. If the arithmetic mean of the observations x1, x2, x3 ....... xn is 1, then the arithmetic mean of
x1 x 2 x 3 x
, , , .... n (k > 0) is :
k k k k
(A) greater than 1 (B) less than 1 (C) equal to 1 (D) Both (A) or (B)

11. The mean of a set of observation is a. If each observation is multiplied by b and each product is decreased
by c, then the mean of new set of observation is.
a a
(A) +c (B) ab – c (C) –c (D) ab + c
b b

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 12. The arithmetic mean of 5 numbers is 27. If one of the numbers be excluded, their mean is 25. The
excluded number is :
(A) 28 (B) 26 (C) 25 (D) 35

13. The combined mean of three groups is 12 and the combined mean of first two groups is 3. If the first,
second and third groups have 2, 3 and 5 times respectively, then mean of third group is :
(A) 10 (B) 21 (C) 12 (D) 13

14. Out of 100 numbers, 20 were 5s, 30 were 6s and the remaining were 7s. The arithmetic mean of the
numbers is :
(A) 5.3 (B) 5.4 (C) 6.1 (D) 6.5

15. While dividing each entry in a data by a non-zero number a, the arithmetic mean of the new data :
(A) is multiplied by a (B) does not change (C) is divided by a (D) is diminished by a

16. In order to make the computation of the arithmetic mean of a set of 50 numbers simpler, each observation
is subtracted from 53 and the arithmetic mean of the set of differences is found to be – 3.5 . The arithmetic
mean of the set of given numbers is :
(A) 53.07 (B) 52.93 (C) 56.50 (D) 49.50

n2
17. The mean of first n odd natural numbers is . Find n.
81
(A) 9 (B) 81 (C) 27 (D) None of these

18. The arithmetic mean of 12 observations is 15. If two observations 20 and 25 are removed, then the
arithmetic mean of remaining observations is :
(A) 14.5 (B) 13.5 (C) 12.5 (D) 13

19. Consider the table given below :

Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60

Num ber of Students 12 18 27 20 17 6

The arithmetic mean of the marks given above, is :

(A) 18 (B) 28 (C) 27 (D) 6

20. The mode of the observation 2x + 3, 3x – 2, 4x + 3, x – 1, 3x – 1, 5x + 2 (x is a positive integer) can be :

(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 9

21. The median of 21 observations is 18. If two observations 15 and 24 are included to the observation, then
the median of new series is :
(A) 15 (B) 18 (C) 24 (D) 16

22. The median of the following distribution is :

Class interval 35-45 45-55 55-65 65-70
Frequency 8 12 20 10
(A) 56.5 (B) 57.5 (C) 58.7 (D) 59

23. Find the median of the following data.

C.I. 0–10 10–20 20–30 30–40 40–50

f 12 13 25 20 10

(A) 25 (B) 23 (C) 24 (D) 26

24. If the observations 20, 22, 23, 25, (x + 1), (x + 3), 36,38, 39 and 41 have median 30, then the value
of x is :
(A) 28 (B) 29 (C) 30 (D) 32

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 25. If the difference of mode and median of a data is 24, then the difference of median and mean is :
(A) 12 (B) 24 (C) 8 (D) 36

26. The arithmetic mean and mode of a data is 24 and 12 respectively, then the median of the data is .
(A) 25 (B) 18 (C) 20 (D) 22

27. Which of the following does not change for the observation 23, 50, 27, 2x, 48, 59, 72, 89, 5x, 100, 120,
when x lies between 15 and 20 ?
(A) Arithmetic mean (B) Range (C) Median (D) Quartile deviation

28. If the mean and median of a set of numbers are 8.9 and 9 respectively, then the mode will be :
(A) 7.2 (B) 8.2 (C) 9.2 (D) 10.2

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. C B B C A B C D C D B D B A C D B B B C
Que. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Ans. B B D A A C B C

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 7. EQUATIONS - II

2 2
1. The number of roots of the equation x – (x  1)  1  (x  1) is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) infinite

2. The set of all real values of p for which t he equation x + 1 = px has exactly one root, is
(A) {0} (B) {4} (C) {0, 4} (D) {0, 2}

2 1   1
3. Solve for x : 2  x  2
 – 9  x   + 14 = 0.
x
 x  
1 1 1 1
(A) , 1, 2 (B) , 1,– 2 (C) , 1, 4 (D) , 1,– 4
2 2 2 2

4. If sin a and cos a are the roots of the equation 4x2 – kx – 1 = 0, (k > 0) then the value of k is
(A) 2 2 (B) 4 (C) 2 (D) 4 2

5. The roots of equation x2 + px + q = 0 are 1 and 2. The roots of the equation qx2 – px + 1 = 0 must be
1 1 1 1
(A) –1 , – (B) ,1 (C) – , 1 (D) – 1,
2 2 2 2

6. If the roots of the equation px2 + qx + r = 0 are in the ratio  : m then

(A) ( + m)2 pq =  mr2 (B) ( + m)2 pr =  mq
(C) ( + m) pr =  mq
2 2
(D) None of these

7. If 2 – 3 is a root of the quadratic eqaution x2 + 2 ( 3  1) x + 3 – 2 3 = 0, then the second root is

(A) 3 –2 (B) 3 (C) 2 + 3 (D) – 3

8. –2+ 3 is a solution to which of the following equations ?

(A) 3x2 + 12x + 3 = 0 (B) x2 + 2x + 3 = 0 (C) x2 + 4x + 2 = 0 (D) 3x2 + 2x – 1 = 0
9. Number of integer values of ‘k’ for which the quadratic equation 2x2 + kx – 4 = 0 will have two rational
solutions, is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 5
10. The value (s) of k for which the quadratic equation kx2 – kx + 1 = 0 has equal roots is
(A) k = 0 only (B) k = 4 only (C) k = 0, 4 (D) k = – 4
11. An aeroplane left 30 minutes later then its scheduled time and in order to reach its destination 1500 km
away in time, it has to increase its speed by 250 km/h from its usual speed. Determine its usual speed.
(A) 700 km/h (B) 750 km/h (C) 770 km/h (D) 800 km/h
3
12. Two water taps together can fill a tank in 9 hours. The tap of larger diameter takes 10 hours less that
8
the smaller one to fill the tank separately. Find the time in which each tap can separately fill the tank.
(A) 25, 15 hr (B) 15, 5 hr (C) 35, 25 hr (D)10, 20 hr

13. A girl is twice as old as her sister. Four years hence, the product of their ages (in years) will be 160. Find
their present age of her sister.
(A) 12 yr (B) 6 yr (C) 8 yr (D) 9 yr

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 14. One of the two students, while solving a quadratic equation in x, copied the constant term incorrectly
and got the roots 3 and 2. The other copied the constant term and coefficient of x 2 correctly as – 6
and 1 respectively. The correct roots are
(A) 3, – 2 (B) – 3, 2 (C) – 6, – 1 (D) 6, – 1
1 1
15. Out of a number of saras birds, one fourth of the number are moving about in lots, th along with th as
9 4
well as 7 times the square root of the number move on a hill, 56 birds remains in vakula trees. What is the
total number of birds ?
(A) 576 (B) 500 (C) 676 (D) 400
16. If n is an integer such that n  n = n + n, then the number of such number n, is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
17. A positive number whose reciprocal equals one less than the number, is

(A)
1 2  (B)
 2  1 (C)
1 5  (D)
 2  5
2 4 2 2
d2
18. If  is a root, repeated twice, of the quadratic equation (a – d) x2 + ax + (a + d) = 0 then has the value
a2
equal to
(A) sin290º (B) cos260º (C) sin245º (D) cos230º
19. Find the quadratic equation whose roots are half of the reciprocal of the roots of the equation
ax 2 + bx + c = 0.
(A) 4ax 2 + 2bx + c = 0 (B) 4cx 2 + 2bx + a = 0
2
(C) 2cx + bx + a = 0 (D) 2ax 2 + bx + c = 0

20. 6  6  6  6  ........ = ?

(A) 3 (B) 6 (C) 9 (D) 

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Ans. D C A A A C D A C B B A B D A C C D B A

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 8. PROGRESSION

1. The sum of 3rd and 15th elements of an arithmetic progression is equal to the sum of 6th , 11th and 13th
elements of the same progression. Then which element of the series should necessarily be equal to
zero ?
(A) 1st (B) 9th (C) 12th (D) None of the above

2. The sides of a right angled triangle are in A.P. The ratio of sides is :
(A) 1 : 2 : 3 (B) 2 : 3 : 4 (C) 3 : 4 : 5 (D) 5 : 8 : 3

3. The sum of three numbers in A.P. is 12 and the sum of their cubes is 288. Find the numbers.
(A) 3, 4, 5 (B) 2, 4, 6 (C) 2, 5, 8 (D) 3, 6, 9

4. The value of 12 – 22 + 32 – 42 + 52 – 62 + ....+ 992 – 1002 is :

(A) – 100 (B) – 5050 (C) – 2500 (D) – 2520

5. Find the common difference of an A.P. whose first term is 100 and the sum of whose first six terms is five
times the sum of the next six terms.
(A) 10 (B) – 10 (C) 5 (D) – 5

7n  1
6. The sum of n terms of two A.Ps. are in ratio 1th terms.
. Find the ratio of their 11
4n  27
4 2 1 4
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 3 7

7. If sum of n terms of a sequence is given by S n = 2n2 + 3n, find its 50th term.
(A) 250 (B) 225 (C) 201 (D) 205

8. Sum of n terms of the series 2  8  18  32 + .......... is :

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

9. If Sr denotes the sum of the first r terms of an A.P. Then, S3n : ( S2n – Sn) is :
(A) n (B) 3n (C) 3 (D) None of these

10. Consider the sequence 1, – 2, 3 – 4, 5, – 6, .........., n (– 1)n + 1. What is the average of the first 300 terms
of the sequence ?
(A) – 1 (B) 0.5 (C) 0 (D) – 0.5

11. Let Sn denote the sum of the first 'n' terms of an A.P. and S2n = 3Sn. Then, the ratio S3n : Sn is equal to :
(A) 4 : 1 (B) 6 : 1 (C) 8 : 1 (D) 10 : 1

12. The sum of all natural numbers less than 400 which are NOT divisible by 6, is :
(A) 13266 (B) 66534 (C) 79800 (D) 93066

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 bc –a ca–b ab–c
13. If , and are in A.P. and a + b + c  0, then :
a b c

ac 2ac ac
(A) b = (B) b = (C) b = (D) b = ac
ac ac 2

14. If Sn denotes the sum of n terms of an A.P., then Sn + 3 – 3 Sn + 2 + 3Sn + 1 – Sn is equal to

1
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) (D) none of these
2

15. The sum of first n terms of an AP is given by Sn = (1+ Tn) (n + 2), where Tn is the nth term of A.P. Then T2
is :
11 5 5
(A) – (B) (C) (D) 2
6 3 3

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Ans. C C B B B A C C C D B B B A A

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