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Practice
Sets Sheet -1

1. If A, B and C are subsets of a given set, the 6. What is the region that represent A  B if
following relations is not correct? A = {(x,y)| x + y  4} and B = {(x,y)| x + y
(A) A   A  B  A  B  0}?
(A) {(x,y)| x + y  2}
(B) A   A  B   A
(B) {(x,y)| 2x + y  4}
(C)  A  B  C =  A  C    B  C  (C) {(x,y)| x + y  0}
(D)  A  B  C   A  C    B  C  (D) {(x,y)| x + y  4}

2. If a set A contains 3 elements and another 7. In a group of 500 students, there are 475
set B contains 6 elements, then what is the students who can speak Hindi and 200 can
minimum number of elements that speak Bengali. What is the number of
 A  B students who can speak Hindi only?
(A) 275 (B) 300
(A) 3 (B) 6
(C) 325 (D) 350
(C) 8 (D) 9

8. What does the shaded region represent in

3. In a school, 50% students play cricket and the figure given below?
40% play football. If 10% of students play
both the games, then what per cent of P Q
students play neither cricket no football?
(A) 10% (B) 15%
(C) 20% (D) 25%

4. If A =  x; 0  x  2 and B = [y,y is a prime

R
number] then what is A  B equal to?
(A) (P  Q) – (PQ)
(A)  (B) [1]
(B) P  (Q  R)
(C) [2] (D) [1,2] (C) (P  Q)  (P  R)
(D) (P  Q) (P  R)
5. Universal set
U x | x5 6x 4 11x 3 6x 2 0 9. Which one of the following is an infinite
A x|x 2
5x 6 0 set?
(A) The set of human beings on the earth
B x | x2 3x 2 0 (B) The set of water drops in a glass of
What is(A  B)’ equal to? water
(A) {1,3} (B) {1,2,3} (C) The set of trees in a forest
(C) {0,1,3} (D) {0,1,2,3} (D) The set of all primes
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16. Out of 32 persons, 30 invest in National

Savings Certificates and 17 invest in shares.
A B
What is the number of persons who invest
in both?
(A) 13 (B) 15
10.
(C) 17 (D) 19
C
17. If  is a null set, then which one of the
following is correct?
What does the shaded region in the above
diagram represent? (A)  = 0 (B)  = {0}
(C)  = {} (D)  = {}
(A) (A  B)  C (B) (A  B)  C
(C) (A  B) – C (D) None of above DIRECTIONS (18-21) : In a city, three daily
newspapers A, B, C are published, 42% read A ;
11. If A, B, C are three sets, then what is 51% read B ; 68% read C; 30% read A and B;
A – (B – C) equal to? 28% read B and C; 36% read A and C; 8% do
(A) A – (B  C) not read any of the three newspapers.
(B) (A – B)  C
18. What is the percentage of persons who read
(C) (A – B)  (A  C)
all the three papers?
(D) (A – B)  (A – C) (A) 20% (B) 25%
(C) 30% (D) 40%
12. What is the number of proper subsets of a
given finite set with n elements? 19. What is the percentage of persons who read
(A) 2n – 1 (B) 2n – 2 only two papers?
(C) 2n – 1 (D) 2n – 2 (A) 19%
(B) 31%
13. The total number of subsets of a finite set A (C) 44%
has 56 more elements than the total number (D) None of the above
of subsets of another finite set B. What is
the number of elements in the set A? 20. What is the percentage of persons who read
only one paper?
(A) 5 (B) 6
(A) 38%
(C) 7 (D) 8 (B) 48%
(C) 51%
14. During a certain plane period a state out of (D) None of the above
a total budge of Rs 1400 crores had spend
28% of the total amount on Agriculture, 21. What is the percentage of persons who read
35% on Industry, 12% on Energy and 8% only A but neither B nor C?
on Social Welfare, 105 crores on Education (A) 4%
and the balance amount on Transport. What (B) 3%
is the amount spent on Transport in crores (C) 1%
of rupees? (D) None of the above
(A) 123 (B) 145
(C) 165 (D) 133 22. If A and B are any two sets, then what is
A  (A  B) equal to?
15. If A = {a, b, c, d}, then what is the number (A) Complement of A
of proper subsets of A? (B) Complement of B
(A) 16 (B) 15 (C) B
(D) A
(C) 14 (D) 12
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23. Let A = {1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10}. Then the DIRECTION (29-30): Consider the

number of subsets of A containing exactly information given below and answer the two
two elements is items (02) that follow:
(A) 20 (B) 40 In a class, 54 students are good in Hindi only, 63
students are good in Mathematics only and 41
(C) 45 (D) 90
students are good in English only. There are 18
students who are good in both Hindi and
24. Let S be a set of all distinct numbers of the Mathematics. 10 students are good in all three
P subjects.
form , where p, q {1,2,3,4,5,6}. What
Q
29. What is the number of students who are
is the cardinality of the set S? good in either Hindi or Mathematics but not
(A) 21 (B) 23 in English?
(C) 32 (D) 36 (A) 99 (B) 107
(C) 125 (D) 130
25. Let A = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}. Then the 30. What is the number of students who are
number of subsets of A containing two or good in Hindi and Mathematics but not in
three elements is English
(A) 45 (B) 120 (A) 18 (B) 12
(C) 165 (D) 330 (C) 10 (D) 8

31. A survey of 850 students in a University

26. Consider the following in respect of sets A yields that 680 students like music and 215
and B: like dance. What is the least number of
1. (A – B)  B = A students who like both music and dance?
(A) 40 (B) 45
2. (A – B)  A = A
(C) 50 (D) 55
3. (A – B)  B = 
4. A  B  A  B = B 32. If A, B and C are subsets of a universal set,
then which one of the following is not
Which of the above are correct?
correct?
(A) 1,2 and 3 (B) 2,3 and 4 (A) A  (B  C) = (A  B)  (A  C)
(C) 1,3 and 4 (D) 1,2 and 4 (B) A  (A  B) = (B  A)  A
(C) A  (B  C) = (C  B)  A
27. If E is the universal set and A = B  C, (D) (A  B)  C = (A  C)  ( B  C)
then the set E – (E – (E – (E – (E –A)))) is
same as the set DIRECTION (33-34) : Consider the
information given below and answer the two
(A) BC (B) BC (02) items that follows:
(C) BC (D) BC A survey was conducted among 300 Students. If
was found that 125 students like to play cricket,
145 students like to play football and 90 students
28. If A = {x : x is a multiple of 2}, B = {x : x is like to play tennis, 32 students like to play
multiple of 5} and C = {x : x is a multiple exactly two games out of the three games.
of 10}, then A  (B  C) is equal to
(A) A 33. How many students like to play all the three
(B) B games?
(A) 14 (B) 21
(C) C
(C) 28 (D) 35
(D) {x : x is a multiple of 100}
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34. How many students like to play exactly 35. If A = {, (, )}, then the power set of A
only one game? is
(A) 196 (B) 228 (A) {,{},{},{, }}
(C) 254 (D) 268 (B) {,{},{{, }},{, {, }}}
(C) {,{},{, },{,{, }}}
(D) {{},{, },{,{, }}}
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ANSWERS KEY
1. (A) 19. (D)
2. (B) 20. (B)
3. (C) 21. (C)
4. (C) 22. (D)
5. (C) 23. (C)
6. (C) 24. (B)
7. (B) 25. (C)
8. (D) 26. (B)
9. (D) 27. (C)
10. (B) 28. (C)
11. (C) 29. (C)
12. (C) 30. (D)
13. (B) 31. (B)
14. (D) 32. (C)
15. (B) 33. (A)
16. (B) 34. (C)
17. (D) 35. (B)
18. (B)
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Trigonometry
Practice Sheet

1. A positive acute angle is divided into two 

7. If   , what is the value of cos cos2
1 7 8
parts whose tangents are and . What is
8 9 cos4?
the value of this angle? 1
(A) 0 (B)
  4
(A) (B)
3 4 (C) 8 (D) 4
 
(C) (D)
6 12  5 
8. What is the value of sin   ?
2. Given that p = tan  + tan and q = cos +  12 
1 1 3 1 6 2
cos; then what is    equal to? (A) (B)
p q 2 4
(A) cot ( – ) (B) tan ( – ) 3 2 6 1
(C) (D)
(C) tan ( + ) (D) cot ( + ) 4 2

3. What is the value of

9. What is 2  2  2  2cos 4A equal to?
cosec(  ) cot{(9 / 2  )}cosec 2 (2 )
(A) cos A (B) cos (2A)
cot(2 ) sec2 ( ) sec{(3 / 2)  }
(C) 2cos (A/2) (D) 2 cos A
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) –1 (D)  10. What is the maximum value of sin cos?
(A) 1 (B) 1/2
4. Given that tan  = m/(m + 1), tan  = 1/(2m (C) 1 / 2 (D) 3 / 2
+ 1), then what is the value of  +  ?
 11. If A + B + C = /2, then what is the value
(A) 0 (B)
4 of tan A tan B + tan B tan C + tan C tan A ?
  (A) 0 (B) 1
(C) (D)
6 3 (C) –1 (D) tanA tanB tanC
12. Which of the following is correct?
5. If x = r sin  cos, y = r sin sin and (A) sin 1° > sin 1 (B) sin 1° < sin 1
z = r cos, then x2 + y2 + z2 is independent 
(C) sin 1° = sin 1 (D) sin1  sin1
of which of the following ? 180
(A) r only (B) r, 
(C) ,  (D) r,  13. If an angle  is divided into parts A and B
such that A – B = x and tan A : tan B = 2 : 1
6. What is the value of cosec(13/12)?
then what is the x equal to?
(A) 6 2 (B)  6  2 (A) 3 sin  (B) (2sin )/3
(C) 6 2 (D)  6  2 (C) (sin )/3 (D) 2sin 
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14. If sin A + sin B + sin C = 3 then what is 21. Consider the following statements:
cos A + cos B + cos C equal to 1. sin|x| + cos|x| is always positive.
(A) –1 (B) 0 2. sin(x2) + cos(x2) is always positive.
(C) 1 (D) 3
Which of the above statements is/are
correct?
15. What is the maximum value of
(A) 1 only (B) 2 only
3 cosx + 4 sinx + 6?
(C) Both 1 and 2 (D) Neither 1 nor 2
(A) 5 (B) 7
(C) 10 (D) 12
1  sin A 1  sin A
22. What is  equal to ?
16. What is the value of sin (1920°)? 1  sin A 1  sin A
1 (A) sec A – tan A (B) 2sec A . tan A
(A) 1/2 (B)
2 (C) 4sec A . tan A (D) 4cosec A . cot A
3
(C) (D) 1/3 23. What is sin2(3) + cos2(4) + tan2(5) equal
2
to?
17. If ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral then what (A) 0 (B) 1
is sinA + sinB – sinC – sinD equal to? (C) 2 (D) 3
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 2(sinA + sinB)
24. The line y = 3 meets the graph y = tan x,

18. What is tan4A – sec4A + tan2A + sec2A  

where x   0,  , in k points. What is k
equal to  2
(A) 0 (B) 1 equal to?
(C) 2 (D) –1 (A) One (B) Two
(C) Three (D) Infinity
cot x  cosecx  1
19. The expression is equal
cot x  cosecx  1 25. If sin1 + sin2 + sin3 + sin4 = 4, then
to: what is the value of cos1 + cos2 + cos3 +
sin x 1  cos x cos4 = ?
(A) (B)
1  cos x sin x (A) 0 (B) 1
1  cos x sin x (C) 2 (D) 4
(C) (D)
sin x 1  cos x  
26. What is the value of 1  cos 
 8
20. The complete solution of 3tan2x = 1 is
given by  3  5  7 
1  cos 1  cos 1  cos  ?
  8  8  8 
(A) x  n  1 1 1
3 (A) (B) 
 2 2 2 2
(B) x  n  only 1 1 1
3 (C)  (D)
 2 2 2 8
(C) x  n 
6
27. If xcos + ysin = z, then what is the value
 of (xsin – ysin)2?
(D) x  n  only
6 (A) x2 + y2 – z2 (B) x2 – y2 – z2
(C) x – y + z
2 2 2
(D) x2 + y2 + z2
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    5   7  sin(x  y) a  b tan x
28. If K  sin   sin   sin   , then 35. If  , then what is
 18   18   18  sin(x  y) a  b tan y
what is the value of K ? equal to?
1 1 a b
(A) (B) (A) (B)
2 4 b a
1 1
(C) (D) ab ab
8 16 (C) (D)
ab ab
sin   sin 
29. The expression is equal to 36. What is the period of the function
cos   cos 
f(x) = sinx ?
   
(A) tan   (B) cot    
 2   2  (A) (B)
4 2
   
(C) sin   (D) cos   (C)  (D) 2
 2   2 

30. If sin = 3sin( + 2), then the value of 37. A is an angle in the fourth quadrant. If
satisfies the trigonometric equation
( + ) + 2tan is equal to
3(3 – tan2 A – cotA)2 = 1.
(A) –1 (B) 0
(C) 1 (D) 2 Which one of the following is a value of A?
(A) 300° (B) 315°
31. If tan(+ ) = 2 and tan( – ), then (C) 330° (D) 345°
tan(2) is equal to
(A) –3 (B) –2
38. What is/are the solutions of the
1
(C)  (D) 1 trigonometric equation cosec x + cot x =
3
3 , where 0 < x < 2?
32. The value of tan9° – tan27° – tan63° + 5 
(A) only (B) only
tan81° is equal to 3 3
(A) –1 (B) 0
 5
(C) 1 (D) 4 (C)  only (D) , ,
3 3
 A A
33. 1  sin A    sin  cos  is true if 
 2 2 39. If   , then what is the value of
3 5 8
(A) A only (2cos + 1)10(2cos2 – 1)10(2cos – 1)10
2 2
 3 (2cos4 – 1)10?
(B) A only (A) 0 (B) 1
2 2
3 7 (C) 2 (D) 4
(C) A
2 2
3 40. If cos and cos (0 <  <  < ) are the
(D) 0  A 
2 roots of the quadratic equation 4x2 – 3 = 0,
then what is the value of sec  × sec ?
sin 5x  sin 3x 4 4
34. What is equal to? (A)  (B)
cos5x  cos3x 3 3
(A) sin x (B) cos x
3 3
(C) tan x (D) cot x (C) (D) 
4 4
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41. If A = sin2 + cos4, the for all real , 1 1

47. What is sin 2 66  sin 2 23 equal to?
which one of the following is correct? 2 2
[2018-II]
[2014-II]
3
(A) 1  A  2 (B)  A 1 (A) sin 47° (B) cos 47°
4
13 3 13 (C) 2 sin 47° (D) 2 cos 47°
(C)  A 1 (D) A
16 4 16
cos 7x  cos3x
48. What is equal to ?
42. What is the least value of 25 cosec2x + 36 sin 7x  2sin 5x  sin 3x
sec2x ? [2019-I] [2014-II]
(A) 1 (B) 11
(C) 120 (D) 121 (A) tan x (B) cot x
(C) tan 2x (D) cot 2x
43. tan 54° can be expressed as
sin 9  cos9 sin 9  cos9 49. Which one of the following is one of the
(A) (B)
sin 9  cos9 sin 9  cos9 solutions of the equation tan2 . tan = 1?
cos9  sin 9 sin 36 [2014-II]
(C) (D)
cos9  sin 9 cos36 (A) /12 (B) /6
44. What is sin220° + sin270ׄ° equal to?
[2013-II] (C) /4 (D) /3
(A) 1 (B) 0
(C) –1 (D)
1 50. Let  be a positive angle. If the number of
2 degrees in  is divided by the number of
180
radians in , then an irrational number
45. What is the value of 36°? 
5 1 5 1 results. If the number of degrees in  is
(A) (B)
4 4 multiplied by the number of radians in ,
125
10  2 5 10  2 5 then an irrational number results.
(C) (D) 9
4 4
46. What is cos20° + cos 100° + cos140° equal The angle  must be equal to [2015-I]
to [2014-I] (A) 30° (B) 45°
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 50° (D) 60°
(C) 1/2 (D) 0
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ANSWERS KEY
1. (B) 18. (A) 35. (A)
2. (D) 19. (C) 36. (D)
3. (B) 20. (C) 37. (A)
4. (B) 21. (D) 38. (B)
5. (C) 22. (C) 39. (B)
6. (D) 23. (B) 40. (A)
7. (A) 24. (A) 41. (B)
8. (B) 25. (A) 42. (D)
9. (C) 26. (D) 43. (C)
10. (B) 27. (A) 44. (A)
11. (B) 28. (C) 45. (B)
12. (B) 29. (A) 46. (D)
13. (C) 30. (B) 47. (B)
14. (B) 31. (A) 48. (B)
15. (C) 32. (D) 49. (B)
16. (C) 33. (C) 50. (C)
17. (A) 34. (C)
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Practice
Permutation and combination Sheet -1

1. If all permutations of the letters of the word 6. If 7 points out of 12 are in the same straight
‘LAGAN’ are arranged as in dictionary, line, then what is the number of triangles
then what is the rank of ‘NAAGL’? formed?
(A) 48th word (B) 49th word (A) 84 (B) 175
th st
(C) 50 word (D) 51 word (C) 185 (D) 201

2. If a secretary and a joint secretary are to be 7. How many words, with or without meaning
selected from a committee of 11 members, can be formed by using all the letters of the
then in how many ways can they be word ‘MACHINE’, so that the vowels
selected? occurs only the odd positions?
(A) 110 (B) 55 (A) 1440 (B) 720
(C) 22 (D) 11 (C) 640 (D) 576

3. In how many ways can be letters of the 8. In a football championship 153 matches
word ‘CABLE’ be arranged so that the were played. Every team played one match
vowels should always occupy odd with each other team. How many teams
positions? participated in the championship?
(A) 12 (B) 18 (A) 21 (B) 18
(C) 24 (D) 36 (C) 17 (D) 15

4. A meeting is to be addressed by 5 speakers 9. How many does the digit 3 appear while
A, B, C, D, E In how many ways can the writing the integers from 1 to 1000?
speakers be ordered, If B must not precede
(A) 269 (B) 308
A (immediately or otherwise)?
(C) 300 (D) None of these
(A) 120 (B) 24
(C) 60 (D) 54  4
10. What is the number of ways of arranging
the letters of the word ‘BANANA’ so that
5. What is the number of five-digit numbers no two N’s appear together?
formed with 0,1,2,3,4 without any
(A) 40 (B) 60
repetition of digits
(C) 80 (D) 100
(A) 24 (B) 48
(C) 96 (D) 120
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11. In how many ways 6 girls can be seated in 16. What is the number of different messages
two chairs? that can be represented by three 0’s and two
1’s?
(A) 10 (B) 15
(A) 10 (B) 9
(C) 24 (D) 30
(C) 8 (D) 7

12. In how many ways can the letters of the

word ‘GLOOMY’ be arranged so that the 17. Out of 15 points in a plane, n points are in
two O’s should not be together? the same straight line, 445 triangles can be
formed by joining these points. What is the
(A) 240 (B) 480 value of n?
(C) 600 (D) 720 (A) 3 (B) 4
(C) 2 (D) 6
13. How many different words can be formed
by taking four letters out of the letters of the
word ‘AGAIN’ if each word has to start 18. A polygon has 44 diagonals. The number of
with A? its sides is
(A) 6 (A) 11 (B) 10
(B) 12 (C) 8 (D) 7
(C) 24
(D) None of the above 19. In how many ways can 7 persons stand in
the form of a ring?
(A) P(7,2) (B) 7!
14. How many words can be formed using all
the letters of the word ‘NATION’ so that all (C) 6! (D) 7!
the three vowels should never come 2

together?
(A) 354 (B) 348 20. In how many ways can 3 books on Hindi
(C) 288 (D) None of these and 3 books on English be arranged in a
row on a shelf, so that not all the Hindi
books are together?
15. What is the number of four-digit decimal (A) 144 (B) 360
numbers (<1) in which no digit is repeated?
(C) 576 (D) 720
(A) 3024
(B) 4536
(C) 5040
(D) None of the above
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ANSWERS KEY
1. (B) 12. (A)
2. (B) 13. (C)
3. (D) 14. (C)
4. (C) 15. (B)
5. (C) 16. (A)
6. (C) 17. (C)
7. (D) 18. (A)
8. (B) 19. (C)
9. (C) 20. (C)
10. (A)
11. (D)
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Binomial Theorem
Practice Sheet

(3  2x) 8. If tr is the rth term in the expansion of

1. What is the coefficient of x3 in ?
(1  3x)3 t
(1 + x)101, then what is the ratio 20 equal
(A) –272 (B) –540 t19
(C) –870 (D) –918 to?
20x
(A) (B) 83x
2. What are the last two digits of the number 19
9200? 83x
(C) 19x (D)
(A) 19 (B) 21 19
(C) 41 (D) 01 9. What is the value of
8
C0 – 8C1 + 8C2 – 8C3 + 8C4 – 8C5 + 8C6 –
3. For any positive integer n, if 4n – 3n is 8
C7 + 8C8
divided by 9, then what is the remainder? (A) 0 (B) 1
(A) 8 (B) 6 (C) 2 (D) 28
(C) 4 (D) 1 10. What is the tem independent of x in the
9
 3x 2 1 
4. What is the middle term in the expansion of expansion of (1  x  2x ) 
3
  ?
12  2 3x 
x y 3  (A) 1/3
   ?
 3 y x  (B) 17/54

(C) 1/4
(A) C(12, 7) x3y–3 (B) C(12, 6) x–3y3
(D) No such term exists in the expansion
(C) C(12, 7) x–3y3 (D) C(12, 6) x3y–3
11. What is the coefficient of x4 in the
5. If x4 occurs in the rth term in the expansion expansion of (1 + 2x +3x2 + 4x2 +......)1/2?
15 (A) 1/4 (B) 1/16
 1 
of  x 4  3  , then what is the value of r? (C) 1 (D) 1/128
 x 
(A) 4 (B) 8 12. Consider the following statements
(I) The coefficient of the middle term in
(C) 9 (D) 10
the expansion of (1 + x)8 is equal to the
8
 1
6. After simplification, what is the number of middle term of  x   .
terms in the expansion of [(3x + y)5]4 –  x
[(3x – y)4]5? (II) The coefficient of the middle term in
(A) 4 (B) 5 the expansion of (1 + x)8 is less than
the coefficient of the fifth term in the
(C) 10 (D) 11
expansion of (1 + x)7.
Which of the above statements is/are
7. What is coefficient of x3y4 in (2x + 3y2)5 ? correct?
(A) 240 (B) 360 (A) I only (B) II only
(C) 720 (D) 1080 (C) Both I and II (D) Neither I nor II
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13. What is the sum of the coefficients of all 19. For all n  N, 24n – 15n – 1 is divisible by
the terms in the expansion of (45x – 49)4 ? (A) 125
(A) –256 (B) –100 (B) 225
(C) 100 (D) 256 (C) 450
(D) None of the above
14. What is the coefficient of x17 in the
9
 x3  20. The value of the term independent of x in
expansion of  3x   ?
 6  9
 1
the expansion of  x 2   is
189 567  x
(A) (B)
8 2 (A) 9 (B) 18
21 (C) 48 (D) 84
(C) (D) None of these
16
21. If C(28, 2r) = C(28, 2r – 4), then what is r
15. What is the sum of all the coefficients in the equal to?
expansion of (1 + x)n? (A) 7 (B) 8
(A) 2n (B) 2n – 1 (C) 12 (D) 16
(C) 2 – 1
n
(D) 2(n – 1)
22. Let n be positive integer and
16. What is the coefficient of x4 in the
(1 + x)n = a0 + a1x + a2x2 + ...... + axnx
1 x 
2

expansion of  What is a0 + a1 + a2 + .....+ an equal to?

 ?
1 x  (A) 1 (B) 2n
(A) –16 (B) 16 (C) 2 n–1
(D) 2n+1
(C) 8 (D) –8
23. How many terms are there in the expansion
17. What is the middle term in the expansion of of (1 + 2x + x2)10?
8
 x (A) 11 (B) 20
1   ? (C) 21 (D) 30
 2
35x 4 17x 5
(A) (B) 10
8 8  1 
24. In the expansion of  x  2  the value
35x 5  3x 
(C) (D) None of these
8 of constant term (independent of x) is:
(A) 5 (B) 8
18. What is the ratio of coefficient of x15 to the (C) 45 (D) 90
15
 2
term independent of x in  x 2   ?
 x
(A) 1/64 (B) 1/32
(C) 1/16 (D) 1/4
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ANSWERS KEY
1. (D) 13. (D)
2. (D) 14. (A)
3. (D) 15. (A)
4. (D) 16. (B)
5. (C) 17. (A)
6. (C) 18. (B)
7. (C) 19. (B)
8. (D) 20. (D)
9. (A) 21. (B)
10. (B) 22. (B)
11. (C) 23. (C)
12. (A) 24. (A)
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Quadratic Equation
Practice Sheet

1. Let a, b  {1, 2, 3}. What is the number of 1

7. If r1/3   3 for a real number r  0,
equation of the form ax2 + bx + 1 = 0 r1/3
having real roots? [2006-II] 1
(A) 1 (B) 2 then what is r  equal to [2007-II]
r
(C) 5 (D) 3 (A) 27 (B) 36
(C) 9 (D) 18
2. If px2 + qx + r = p(x – ) (x – ), and
p3 + pq + r = 0; p, q and r being real 8. For what value of k, are the roots of the
numbers, then which of the following is not quadratic equation (k + 1)x2 – 2(k – 1)x + 1
possible? [2006-II] = 0 real and equal? [2007-II]
(A) k = 0 only (B) k = – 3 only
(A)  =  = p (B)    = p (C) k = 0 or k =3 (D) k = 0 or k = –3
(C)  =   p (D)    = p
9. If roots of an equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 are
3. If the equation x2 + k2 = 2(k + 1)x has equal positive, then which one of the following is
roots, then what is the value of k? [2007-I] correct? [2007-II]
(A) Signs of a and c should be like
1 1
(A)  (B)  (B) Signs of b and c should be like
3 2 (C) Signs of a and b should be like
(C) 0 (D) 1 (D) None of these

4. If x = a1/3 – a–1/3, then what is x3 + 3x equal 10. Which one of the following is correct? If
to? [2007-I] 4 < x2 < 9, then [2007-II]
(A) 2 < x < 3 only
1 (B) –3 < x < –2 only
(A) zero (B) a   
a (C) 2 < x < 3, –3 < x < –2
(D) None of these
1  1
(C) a    (D) a 3   3 
a a  11. If x is real and x2 – 3x + 2 > 0, x2 –3x–4 0,
then which one of the following is correct?
5. What is the value of x at the intersection of [2008-I]
8 (A) –1  x  4
y 2 and x + y = 2? [2007-I] (B) 2  x  4
(x  4)
(C) –1 < x  1
(A) 0 (B) 1 (D) –1  < 1 or 2 < x  4
(C) 2 (D) –1

6. How many real values of x satisfy the 12. What is the value of 5 5 5 ..... ?
equation |x| + |x – 1| = 1? [2007-I] [2008-I]
(A) 1 (B) 2 (A) 5 (B) 5
(C) Infinite (D) No value of x (C) 1 (D) (5)1/4
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13. One root of the equation x2 = px + q is 20. If the product of the roots of the equation
reciprocal of the other and p   1. What is x2 – 5x + k = 15 is –3, then what is the
the value of q ? [2008-I] value of k ? [2010-I]
(A) q = –1 (B) q =1 (A) 12 (B) 15
1 (C) 16 (D) 18
(C) q = 0 (D) q 
2
21. If the equation x2 – bx + 1 = 0 does not
2
14. If the equation x + kx + 1= 0 has the roots possess real roots, then which one of the
 and , then what is the value of ( + ) × following is correct? [2010-I]
(–1 + –1)? [2008-I] (A) –3 < b < 3 (B) –2 < b < 2
1 (C) b > 2 (D) b < –2
(A) k2 (B) 2
k
1 22. If p and q are the roots of the equation
(C) 2k2 (D)
 2k 2  x2 – px + q = 0, then what are the values of
p and q respectively? [2010-I]
15. If the roots of the equation x2 – bx + c = 0 (A) 1, 0 (B) 0, 1
are two consecutive integers, then what is (C) –2, 0 (D) –2, 1
the value of b2 – 4c? [2008-II]
(A) 1 (B) 2 23. If  and  are the roots of the equation
(C) –2 (D) 3 x2 + x + 1 = 0, then which of the following
are the roots of the equation x2 – x + 1= 0?
16. If  and  are the roots of x2 + 4x + 6 = 0, [2010-II]
then what is the value of 3 + 3? [2008-II] (A)  and 
7 13
(B)  and 7
13

(A) –2/3 (B) 2/3

(C) 20 and 20 (D) None of these
(C) 4 (D) 8

17. If sum of the roots of 3x2 + (3p + 1)x – 24. What is the solution set for the equation
(p + 5) = 0 is equal to their product, then x4 – 26x2 + 25 = 0 [2011-I]
what is the value of p? [2008-II] (A) {–5, –1, 1, 5} (B) {–5, –1}
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) {1, 5} (D) {–5, 0, 1, 5}
(C) 4 (D) 9
25. Let ,  be the roots of the equation (x – a)
18. The roots of the equation (x – p) (x – q)= r2, (x – b) = c, c  0. Then the roots of the
where p, q, r are real, are [2009-I]
equation (x – ) (x – ) + c = 0 are
(A) always complex
[2011-II]
(B) always real
(C) always purely imaginary (A) a, c (B) b, c
(D) None of these (C) a, b (D) a + b, a + c

1 26. What is the value of

19. If is one of the roots of
2  2 8  2 8  2 8  2 8  ...... ?
ax2 + bx + c = 0, where a, b, c are real, then
what are the values of a, b, c respectively? [2011-II]
[2010-I]
(A) 6, –4, 1 (B) 4, 6, –1 (A) 10 (B) 8
(C) 3, –2, 1 (D) 6, 4, 1 (C) 6 (D) 4
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27. If one of the roots of the equation 31. Let [x] denote the greatest integer function.
a(b – c)x2 + b(c – a)x + c(a –b) = 0 is 1, What is the number of solutions of the
what is the second root? [2011-II] equation x2 – 4x + [x] = 0 in the interval
b(c  a) b(c  a) [0, 2] [2018-I]
(A)  (B) (A) Zero (no solution)
a(b  c) a(b  c)
(B) One
c(a  b) c(a  b)
(C) (D)  (C) Two
a(b  c) a(b  c) (D) Three

28. If the difference between the roots of 32. If  and  ( 0) are the roots of the
ax2 + bx + c = 0 is 1, then which one of the quadratic equation x2 + x –  = 0, then the
following is correct? [2012-I] quadratic expression –x2 + x +  where x
(A) b2 = a(a + 4c) (B) a2 = b(b + 4c)  R has [2018-II]
(C) a2 = c(a + 4c) (D) b2 = a(b + 4c) 1
(A) Least value 
4
29. If 1, , 2 are the cube roots of unity, then
9
(1 + ) (1 + 2) (1 + 3) (1 +  + 2) is (B) Least value 
equal to [2017-I] 4
(A) –2 (B) –1 1
(C) Greatest value
(C) 0 (D) 2 4
9
30. The equation |1 – x| + x2 = 5 has [2018-I] (D) Greatest value
4
(A) a rational root and an irrational root
(B) two rational roots
(C) two irrational roots
(D) no real roots
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ANSWERS KEY
1. (D) 18. (B)
2. (A) 19. (A)
3. (B) 20. (A)
4. (C) 21. (B)
5. (A) 22. (A)
6. (C) 23. (D)
7. (D) 24. (A)
8. (C) 25. (C)
9. (A) 26. (D)
10. (C) 27. (C)
11. (D) 28. (A)
12. (A) 29. (C)
13. (A) 30. (A)
14. (A) 31. (B)
15. (A) 32. (D)
16. (D)
17. (A)
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Complex Number
Practice Sheet

1. If z1, z2 are any two complex numbers such 7. A straight line is passing through the points
that |z1 + z2| = |z1| + |z2|, which one of the represented by the complex numbers a + ib
following is correct? 1
and , where (a, b)  (0, 0).
(A) z1 = z2 with   R −a + ib
(B) z1  0 or z2  0 Which one of the following is correct?
(C) z1 = z2 with  > 0 (A) It passes through the origin
(D) |z1| = |z2| (B) If is parallel to the x-axis
(C) It is parallel to the y-axis
2. Let z = i3(1 + i) be a complex number. (D) It passes through (0, b)
What is its argument?
 8. Which one of the following is correct? If z
(A)  (B) and w are complex numbers and w denotes
4
 5 the conjugate of w, then |z + w| = |z – w|
(C) − (D) holds only, if
4 4
(A) z = 0 or w = 0
(B) z = 0 and w = 0
3. What is one of the values of i + −i ?
(C) z. w is purely real
(A) 2 (B) 0 (D) z. w is purely imaginary
1+ i 1− i
(C)  (D) 
2 2 9. Let C be the set of complex number and z1,
z2 are in C.
4. Let O be the origin and point A be 1. arg(z1) = arg(z2)  z1 = z2
represented by z. If OA is rotated through 2. |z1| = |z2|  z1 = z2
an angle /2 in the anticlockwise direction Which of the statements given above is/are
keeping the length of OA same, then what correct?
represents the new point? (A) 1 only (B) 2 only
(A) –iz (B) |z|i (C) Both 1 and 2 (D) Neither 1 nor 2
(C) iz (D) z
10. If 2x = 3 + 5i, then what is the value of
5. If 1, ,  are the three cube roots of unity,
2 2x3 + 2x2 – 7x + 72?
(a6 + b4 + c2 ) (A) 4 (B) –4
then what is equal to ? (C) 8 (D) –8
(b + c10 + a8 )
a 11. What is the value of
(− )
(A) (B) b
+ ( i 41 + i −257 ) where n  N?
4n + 3 9
b −1
(C)  (D) 2
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) i (D) –i
1+ i 3
6. If  = , then what is the value of
2 12. If  is the cube root of unity, then what is
1 + 8 + 16 + 24 + 32? the conjugate of 22 + 3i?
(A) 0 (B) 1 (A) 2 – 3i (B) 3 + 2i
(C)  (D) –2 (C) 2 + 3i (D) 3 – 2i
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13. If z is a complex number such that z + z–1 = 1 + 2i 2 − i

1, then what is the value of z99 + z–99? 21. If z = − , then what is the value
2 − i 1 + 2i
(A) 1 (B) –1
of z2 + zz ? (i = −1)
(C) 2 (D) –2
(A) 0 (B) –1
14. What is the value of (C) 1 (D) 8
200 200
 i+ 3  i− 3
  +   + 1 ? 22. Consider the following statements:
 −i + 3  i+ 3 (1) (10 + 1)7 +  = 0
(A) –1 (B) 0 (2) (105 + 1)10 = p10 for some prime
(C) 1 (D) 2
number p, where   1 is a cube root of
unity.
15. If  is a complex cube root of unity and
Which of the above statements is/are
x = 2 –  – 2, then what is the value of
correct?
x2 + 4x + 7?
(A) –2 (B) –1 (A) 1 only (B) 2 only
(C) 0 (D) 1 (C) both 1 and 2 (D) Neither 1 nor 2

1 + x + iy 23. If z + z = z − z , then the locus of z is

16. If x2 + y2 = 1, then what is equal
1 + x − iy (A) A pair of straight lines
to? (B) A line
(A) x – iy (B) x + iy (C) A set of four straight lines
(C) 2x (D) –2iy (D) A circle

1 + 2i 24. Let z be a complex number such that |z| = 4

17. What is the modulus of ?
1 − (1 − i)2 5
and arg z = . Where i = −1 . What is z
(A) 1 (B) 5 6
equal to?
(C) 3 (D) 5
(A) 2 3 + 2i (B) 2 3 − 2i
 1 + 2i  (C) −2 3 + 2i (D) − 3 + i
2

18. What is the conjugate of   ?

 2+i 
7 24 7 24 (1 + i) 4n + 5
(A) +i (B) − − i 25. What is equal to, where n is a
25 25 25 25 (1 − i) 4n + 3
7 24 7 24 natural number and i = −1 ?
(C) − + i (D) −i
25 25 25 25 (A) 2 (B) 2i
(C) –2 (D) i
19. If  is the imaginary cube root of unity,
then what is (2 –  + 22)27 equal to?
−2(1 + 2i)
(A) 327 (B) –3272 26. If z= where i = −1 , then
(C) 3 27
(D) –327 3+i
argument (– <   ) of z is
20. If p, q, r are positive integers and  is the 3 
(A) (B)
cube root of unity and f(x) = x3p + x3q+1 + 4 4
x3r+2, then what is f() equal to? 5 3
(A)  (B) –2 (C) (D) −
6 4
(C) – (D) 0
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ANSWERS KEY
1. (A) 10. (A) 19. (D)
2. (C) 11. (C) 20. (D)
3. (A) 12. (A) 21. (A)
4. (C) 13. (D) 22. (B)
5. (C) 14. (B) 23. (A)
6. (D) 15. (C) 24. (D)
7. (A) 16. (B) 25. (A)
8. (A) 17. (A) 26. (D)
9. (D) 18. (D)
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Straight Line
Practice Sheet

1. The equation of line parallel to the line 7. The area of a triangle is 5 and two of its
2x + 3y + 5 = 0 and passing through (1, 1) vertices are A(2, 1), B(3, –2). Then, the
is third vertex which lies on the line y = x + 3
(A) 2x + 3y = 0 is
(B) 2x + 3y + 2 = 0  7 13  5 5
(A)  ,  (B)  , 
(C) 2x + 3y + 8 = 0 2 2  2 2
(D) 2x + 3y – 5 = 0 3 3
(C)  ,  (D) (0, 0)
2 2
2. The distance between the lines 4x + 3y = 11
and 8x + 16y = 15 is 8. A point P(h, k) lies on the straight line
(A) 7/2 (B) 7/3 x + y + 1 = 0 and is at a distance 5 units
(C) 7/5 (D) 7/10 from the origin. If k is negative, then h is
equal to
3. If the points (k, 2 – k), (–k, + 1, 2k), (A) –3 (B) 3
(–4 – k, 6 – 2k) are collinear, then k is equal (C) –4 (D) 4
to
9. The diagonals of a parallelogram ABCD are
(A) 2, 3 (B) 1, 0
along the lines x + 3y = 4 and 6x – 2y = 7.
1
(C) , 1 (D) 1, 2 Then, ABCD must be a
2 (A) rectangle
(B) square
4. The foot of the perpendicular drawn from (C) cyclic quadrilateral
the point (2, –1) to a straight line L is (1, 3). (D) rhombus
The equation of straight line L is
(A) x – 4y + 11 = 0 (B) x + 4y + 13 = 0 10. The equation of straight line passing
(C) 4x – y – 1 = 0 (D) 4x + y – 7 = 0 through the point of intersection of the
straight line 3x – y + 2 = 0 and 5x – 2y + 7
5. What is the angle between the two straight = 0 and having infinite slope is
(A) x = 2 (B) x + y = 3
lines y  (2  3)x  5 and (C) x = 3 (D) x = 4
y  (2  3)x  7 ?
(A) 60° (B) 45° 11. The value of k for which the lines 2x + 3y +
a = 0 and 5x + ky + a = 0 represent family
(C) 30° (D) 15°
of parallel lines is
(A) 3 (B) 4.5
6. Find the value of k, if the straight line (C) 7.5 (D) 15
2x + 3y + 4 + k (6x – y + 12) = 0 is
perpendicular to the line 7x + 5y – 4 = 0 12. What is the equation of the line which
(A)
29
(B) 
29 passes through (4, – 5) and is perpendicular
37 37 to 3x + 4y + 5 = 0 ?
37 37 (A) 4x – 3y – 31 = 0 (B) 3x – 4y – 41 = 0
(C) (D)  (C) 4x + 3y – 1 = 0 (D) 3x + 4y + 8 = 0
29 29
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13. What angle does the line segment joining 20. What is the equation to the straight line
(5, 2) and (6, –15) subtend at (0, 0)? joining the origin to the point of
  x y
(A) (B) intersection of the lines   1 and
6 4 a b
 3 x y
(C) (D)   1?
2 4 b a
(A) x + y = 0 (B) x + y + 1 = 0
14. A points P moves such that its distances (C) x – y = 0 (D) x + y + 2 = 0
from (1, 2) and (–2, 3) are equal. Then, the
locus of P is 21. If the lines 3y + 4x = 1, y = x + 5 and
(A) straight line (B) parabola 5y + bx = 3 are concurrent, then what is the
(C) ellipse (D) hyperbola value of b?
(A) 1 (B) 3
15. The equation of the locus of a points which
(C) 6 (D) 0
is equidistant from the axes is
(A) y = 2x (B) x = 2y
22. If (–5, 4) divides the line segment between
(C) y =  x (D) 2y + x = 0
the coordinate axes in the ratio 1 : 2, then
16. What is the equation of a straight line what is its equation?
which passes through (3, 4) and the sum of (A) 8x + 5y + 20 = 0 (B) 5x + 8y – 7 = 0
whose x and y intercepts is 14? (C) 8x – 5y + 60 = 0 (D) 5x – 8y + 57 = 0
(A) 4x + 3y = 24 (B) x + y = 7
(C) 4x – 3y = 0 (D) 3x + 4y = 25 23. What is the image of the point (1, 2) on the
line 3x + 4y – 1 = 0?
17. The points (5, 1) (1, –1) and (11, 4) are  7 6 7 1
(A) collinear (A)   ,   (B)  , 
 5 5 8 2
(B) vertices of right angled triangle
(C) vertices of equilateral triangle 7 1  7 1
(C)  ,   (D)   , 
(D) vertices of an isosceles triangle  8 2   5 2

18. What is the value of , if the straight line 24. What is the area of the triangle formed by
(2x + 3y + 4) + (6x – y + 12) = 0 is the lines y – x = 0, y + x = 0, x = c?
parallel to Y-axis? (A) c/2 (B) c2
(A) 3 (B) –6 (C) 2c2 (D) c2/2
(C) 4 (D) –3
25. If x cos + y sin =2 is perpendicular to the
19. Two straight lines x – 3y – 2 = 0 and
line x – y = 3, then what is one of the value
2x – 6y – 6 = 0
of ?
(A) never intersect
(B) intersect at a single point (A) /6 (B) /4
(C) intersect at infinite number of points (C) /2 (D) /3
(D) intersect at more than one point (but
finite number of points)
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ANSWERS KEY
1. (D) 14. (A)
2. (D) 15. (C)
3. (C) 16. (B)
4. (A) 17. (A)
5. (A) 18. (A)
6. (B) 19. (A)
7. (A) 20. (C)
8. (B) 21. (C)
9. (D) 22. (C)
10. (C) 23. (A)
11. (C) 24. (B)
12. (A) 25. (B)
13. (C)
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Circle
Practice Sheet

1. The equation of the circle passing through 7. Locus of the centre of the circle which
(4, 5) having the centre at (2, 2) is always passes through the fixed points
(A) x2 + y2 + 4x + 4y – 5 = 0 (a, 0) and (–a, 0) is
(B) x2 + y2 – 4x – 4y – 5 = 0 (A) x = 1 (B) x + y = 6
(C) x2 + y2 – 4x = 13
(C) x + y = 2a (D) x = 0
(D) x2 + y2 – 4x – 4y + 5 = 0

2. Equation of circle which passes through the
points (1, –2) and (3, –4) and touch the x-
axis is
(A) x2 + y2 + 6x + 2y + 9 = 0
(B) x2 + y2 + 10x + 20y + 25 = 0
(C) x2 + y2 + 6x + 4y + 9 = 0
(D) None of the above
3. A square is inscribed in the circle
x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0 of radius r, then
length of its side is
(A) r (B) r 2
1 (C) a straight line
(C) r (D) 2
2 (D) None of these
4. The lines 2x – 3y = 5 and 3x – 4y = 7 are
diameters of a circle of area 154 sq. units.
Then, the equation of this circle is
(A) x2 + y2 + 2x ‫ –ؘ‬2y = 62
(B) x2 + y2 + 2x –‫ ؘ‬2y = 47
(C) x2 + y2 – 2x +‫ ؘ‬2y = 47
(D) x2 + y2 – 2x +‫ ؘ‬2y = 62
5. The equation x2 + y2 + 4x + 6y + 13 = 0
represents
(A) a circle
(B) a pair of two distinct straight lines
(C) a pair of coincident straight lines
(D) a point
6. If (x, 3) and (3, 5) are the extremities of a
diameter of a circle with centre at (2, y),
then the values of x and y are
(A) x = 1, y = 4 (B) x = 4, y = 1
(C) x = 8, y = 2 (D) None of these
8. If (–3, 2) lies on the circle x2 + y2 + 2gx +
2fy + c = 0, which is concentric with the
circle x2 + y2 + 6x + 8y – 5 = 0, then c is
(A) 11 (B) –11
(C) 24 (D) –24
9. The line joining (5, 0) to (10 cos, 10 sin)
is divided internally in the ratio 2 : 3 at p. If
 varies, then the locus of p is
(A) a pair of straight lines
(B) a circle
10. Under which one of the following
conditions does the circle x2 + y2 + 2gx +
2fy + c = 0 meet the x-axis in two points on
opposite sides of the origin?
(A) c > 0 (B) c < 0
(C) c = 0 (D) c  0
11. The centre of the circle (x – )2+(y – )2= 9
lies on the straight line x = y and the circle
touches the circle x2 + y2 = 1 externally.
What are the values of , ?
(A)   2 2 ,   2 2
(B)    2 ,    2
(C)   0 ,   0
(D)   2 ,   2
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12. Consider a circle of radius R. What is the 19. What is the radius of the circle touching
length of a chord which subtends an angle  X-axis a (3, 0) and Y-axis at (0, 3)?
at the centre? (A) 3 units (B) 4 units
  (C) 5 units (D) 6 units
(A) 2 R sin   (B) 2R sin
2 20. For the equation
  ax2 + by2 + 2hxy + 2fy + c = 0
(C) 2 R tan   (D) 2R tan
2 where a  0, to represent a circle, the
condition will be
13. The two circles x2 + y2 – 2x – 4y = 0 and (A) a = b and c = 0 (B) f = g and h = 0
x2 + y2 – 8y + 4 = 0 (C) a = b and h = 0 (D) f = g and c = 0
(A) intersect each other
(B) touch each other internally 21. What is the equation to circle which
(C) touch each other externally touches both the axes and has centre on the
(D) None of the above line x + y = 4?
(A) x2 + y2 – 4x ‫ؘ‬+ 4y + 4 = 0
14. The centre of circle is (2, –3) and the (B) x2 + y2 – 4x ‫ –ؘ‬4y + 4 = 0
circumference is 10. Then, the equation of (C) x2 + y2 + 4x – 4y – 4 = 0
the circle is (D) x2 + y2 + 4x ‫ؘ‬+ 4y – 4 = 0
(A) x2 + y2 + 4x ‫ؘ‬+ 6y + 12 = 0
(B) x2 + y2 – 4x ‫ؘ‬+ 6y + 12 = 0 22. If x-axis is tangent to the circle
(C) x2 + y2 – 4x ‫ؘ‬+ 6y – 12 = 0 x2 + y2 + 2gh + 2fy + k = 0, then which one
(D) x2 + y2 – 4x ‫ –ؘ‬6y – 12 = 0 of the following is correct?
(A) g2 = k (B) g2 = f
2
15. The radius of the circle x2 + y2 + x + c = 0 (C) f = k (D) f2 = g
passing through the origin is
1 1 23. The circle x2 + y2 + 4x – 4y + 4 = 0 touches
(A) (B) (A) Only the x-axis
4 2
(C) 1 (D) 2 (B) Only the y-axis
(C) Both the axes
16. Which one of the following points lies (D) Neither of the axes
inside a circle of radius 6 and centre at
(3, 5)? 24. The two circles x2 + y2 = r2 and
(A) (–2, –1) (B) (0, 1) x2 + y2 – 10x + 16 = 0 intersect at two
(C) (–1, –2) (D) (2, –1) distinct points. Then which one of the
following is correct?
17. The angle subtended at the centre of a circle (A) 2 < r < 8 (B) r = 2 or r = 8
of radius 3cm by an arc of length 1 cm is (C) r < 2 (D) r > 2
30 60
(A) (B) 25. The equation of the circle which passes
  through the points (1,0) (0, –6) and (3, 4) is
(C) 60° (D) 30° (A) 4x2 + 4y2 + 142x ‫ؘ‬+ 47y + 140 = 0
(B) 4x2 + 4y2 – 142x – 47y + 138 = 0
18. The radius of a circle is uniformaly (C) 4x2 + 4y2 – 142x + 47y + 138 = 0
increasing at the rate of 3 cm/s. What is the (D) 4x2 + 4y2 + 150x – 49y + 138 = 0
rate of increase in area, when the radius is
10 cm?
(A) 6 cm2/s (B) 10 cm2/s
2
(C) 30 cm /s (D) 60 cm2/s
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ANSWERS KEY
1. (B) 14. (C)
2. (B) 15. (B)
3. (B) 16. (B)
4. (C) 17. (B)
5. (D) 18. (D)
6. (A) 19. (A)
7. (D) 20. (C)
8. (B) 21. (B)
9. (B) 22. (A)
10. (B) 23. (C)
11. (B) 24. (A)
12. (A) 25. (C)
13. (B)
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Conic Section
Practice Sheet

1. The equation x2 – 2xy + y2 + 3x + 2 = 0 7. The eccentricity of the ellipse which meets

represents a/an x y
the straight line   1 on the axis of x
(A) parabola (B) hyperbola 7 2
(C) ellipse (D) circle x y
and the straight line   1 on the axis
3 5
2. The parametric representation of y and whose axes lie along the axes of
(2 + t2, 2t + 1) represents coordinates, is
(A) a parabola with focus at (2, 1) 3 2 2 3
(B) a parabola with vertex at (2, 1) (A) (B)
7 7
(C) an ellipse with centre at (2, 1)
3 2 6
(D) None of the above (C) (D)
7 7
3. If (0, 4) and (0, 2) are respectively, the
vertex and focus of a parabola, then its 8. What is the equation of ellipse, if length of
equation is 2
latusrectum is 5 and eccentricity is ?
(A) x2 + 8y = 32 (B) y2 + 8x = 32 3
2 2
(C) x – 8y = 32
2
(D) y2 – 8x = 32 2x 2y
(A)  1
81 45
4. The curve with parametric equations 4 2 4 2
(B) x  y 1
x = 1 + cos t, y = 2 + 3 sin t is 81 45
(A) ellipse (B) parabola 2x2 2 y 2
(C) hyperbola (D) circle (C)  1
27 18
4 2 4 2
5. A man running round a race course notes (D) x  y 1
27 18
that the sum of the distances of two flag
posts from him is always 10 m and the
9. The latusrectum of the hyperbola is
distance between the flag posts is 8 m. The
9x2 – 16y2 + 72x – 32y – 16 = 0 is
area of the path he encloses in square
metres is 9 9
(A) (B)
(A) 15 (B) 12 2 2
(C) 18 (D) 8 32 32
(C) (D)
3 3
6. S and S are the foci of an ellipse and B is
x2 y 2
an end of the minor axis. If SSB is an 10. If the foci of the ellipse   1 and the
equilateral triangle, then eccentricity of the 16 b 2
ellipse is x2 y2 1
hyperbola   coincide, the
1 1 144 81 25
(A) (B)
4 3 value of b2 is
1 2 (A) 1 (B) 5
(C) (D) (C) 7 (D) 9
2 3
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11. The eccentricity of the hyperbola with 17. What is the sum of focal radii of any point
latusrectum 12 and semi-conjugate axis on an ellipse equal to?
2 3 , is (A) Length of latusrecutm
(A) 2 (B) 3 (B) Length of major axis
3 (C) Length of minor axis
(C) (D) 2 3
2 (D) Length of semi-latusrectum
12. The difference of focal distances of any
point on a hyperbola is equal to 18. The curve y2 = – 4ax where (a > 0) lies in
(A) latusrectum (A) first and fourth quadrants
(B) semi-transverse axis (B) first and second quadrants
(C) transverse axis
(D) semi-latusrectum (C) second and third quadrants
(D) third and fourth quadrants
13. What are the points of intersection of the
curve 4x2 – 9y2 = 1 with its conjugate axis?
x2 y 2
1   1  19. Consider the ellipse   1 (b > a).
(A)  ,0  and   ,0  a 2 b2
2   2  Then, which one of the following is
(B) (0, 2) and (0, –2) correct?
(C) (0, 3) and (0, –3)
(D) No such points exist (A) Real foci do not exist
(B) Foci are ( ae, 0)
14. If (4, 0) and (–4, 0) are the foci of an ellipse (C) Foci are ( be, 0)
and the semi-minor axis is 3, then the
ellipse passes through which one of the (D) Foci are (0,  be)
following points?
(A) (2, 0) (B) (0, 5) 20. The length of the latusrectum of the
(C) (0, 0) (D) (5, 0) parabola, whose focus is (3, 3) and directrix
is 3x – 4y – 2 = 0 is
x2 y 2
15. Let E be the ellipse   1 and C be (A) 2 (B) 1
9 4 (C) 4 (D) 3
circle x2 + y2 = 9. If P = (1, 2) and
Q = (2, 1), then which one of the following
is correct? 21. Equation of the ellipse whose focus is (6, 7)
(A) Q lies inside C but outside E directrix is x + y + 2 = 0 and e = 1 / 3 is
(B) Q lies outside both C and E
(C) P lies inside both C and E (A) 5x2 + 2xy + 5y2 – 76x – 88y + 506 = 0
(D) P lies inside C but outside E (B) 5x2 – 2xy + 5y2 – 76x – 88y + 506 = 0
(C) 5x2 – 2xy + 5y2 + 76x + 88y – 506 = 0
16. A circle is drawn with the two foci of an (D) None of he above
x2 y 2
ellipse   1 at the end of the
a 2 b2
diameter. What is the equation of the x2 y2
22. The equation  1  0
circle? 2a a 5
(A) x2 + y2 = a2 + b2 represents an ellipse, if
(B) x2 + y2 = a2 – b2 (A) a > 2 (B) a > 5
(C) x2 + y2 = 2(a2 + b2)
(C) 2 < a < 5 (D) None of these
(D) x2 + y2 = 2(a2 – b2)
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23. The distance of P(x1, y1) from the foci on 24. In an ellipse, the distance between the foci
x2 y 2 is 8 and the distance between the directrices
the ellipse   1 are is 25. The length of major axis is
9 25
5 4 (A) 10 2 (B) 20 2
(A) 4  y1 (B) 5  x1
4 5 (C) 30 2 (D) 50 2
4
(C) 5  y1 (D) None of these
5
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ANSWERS KEY
1. (A) 13. (D)
2. (B) 14. (D)
3. (A) 15. (D)
4. (A) 16. (B)
5. (A) 17. (B)
6. (C) 18. (C)
7. (D) 19. (D)
8. (B) 20. (A)
9. (A) 21. (B)
10. (C) 22. (C)
11. (A) 23. (C)
12. (C) 24. (A)
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LIMIT CONTINUITY AND DIFFERENTIABILITY

(1 − cos 2 x)sin 5 x 1
1. The value of lim is: 7. The function f(x) = x2 sin , x  0, f(0) = 0 at
x→0 2
x sin 3 x 𝑥
x = 0:
(A) 10/3 (B) 3/10
(A) is continuous but not differentiable
(C) 6/5 (D) 5/6
(B) is discontinuous
(C) is having continuous derivative
3x /2 − 3 (D) is continuous and differentiable
2. The value of lim is:
x →2 3x − 9
(A) 0 (B) 1/3 log e (1 + x) − log e (1 − x)
8. For the function f ( x) =
(C) 1/6 (D) ln 3 x
to be continuous at x = 0, the value of f (0)
 sin 2  − sin 2   should be:
3. lim   is equal to: (A) –1 (B) 0
→   − 
2 2
(C) –2 (D) 2
(A) 0 (B) 1
sin  sin 2  2− x−3 
(C) (D) The value of lim  2
 2 9.  is:
x →7  x − 49 

(A) 2/9 (B) –2/49

2− x+4 (C) –1/56 (D) –1/59
4. If f ( x) = , (x  0), is continuous
sin 2 x
function at x = 0, then f(0) equals to: sin x
1 1 10. lim is equal to:
(A) (B) – x → x
4 4 (A)  (B) 1
1 1
(C) (D) – (C) 0 (D) does not exist
8 8

log e (1 + x)  e1/ x − 1
5. lim is equal to:  , x0
x →0 3x − 1 11. For the function f ( x) =  e1/ x + 1
 0, x=0
(A) loge 3 (B) 0 
(C) 1 (D) log3 e which of the following is correct?
(A) lim f ( x) does not exist
x →0
 0, x  0

6. Let f ( x) =  2 , then for all values (B) lim f ( x) = 1
x , x  0
 x →0

of x: (C) lim f ( x) exist but f (x) is not

x →0
(A) f is continuous but not differentiable continuous at x = 0
(B) f is differentiable but not continuous (D) f (x) is continuous at x = 0
(C) f  is continuous but not differentiable
(D) f  is continuous and differentiable
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sin x x  n, n  Z  sin x

12. If f ( x) =  and  , x0
 0 otherwise 18. Let f ( x =  5x . If f (x) is
 k , x=0
 x 2 + 1, x  0, 2
 continuous at x = 0, then k is equal to
g ( x) =  4, x = 0 , then lim g{ f ( x)} is  5
 x→0
 5, x=2 (A)
5
(B)

equal to: (C) 1 (D) 0
(A) 1 (B) 0
1 1 sin x cos x tan x
(C) (D)
2 4
19. If f ( x) = x3 x2 x , then
1 + log x − x 2x 1 1
13. lim is equal to:
x →1 1 − 2 x + x2 f ( x)
lim is:
(A) 1 (B) –1 x →0 x2
1 (A) 3 (B) –1
(C) 0 (D) –
2 (C) 0 (D) 1

asin x − 1 20. The function f(x) = |x| +

|𝑥|
14. lim is equal to: 𝑥
x→0 bsin x −1 (A) continuous at the origin
𝑎 𝑏 (B) discontinuous at the origin because | x |
(A) (B)
𝑏 𝑎 is discontinuous there
log 𝑎 log 𝑏 |𝑥|
(C) (D) (C) discontinuous at the origin because
log 𝑏 log 𝑎 𝑥
is discontinuous there
 x3 + 1  (D) discontinuous at the origin because both
15. If lim  2 − (ax + b)  = 2, then: |𝑥|
x →  x + 1  | x | and are discontinuous there
𝑥
(A) a = 1 and b = 1
(B) a = 1 and b = –1
1 − cos x
(C) a = 1 and b = –2  , x0
21. If f ( x) =  x is continuous at
(D) a = 1 and b = 2  k , x=0
x = 0, then the value of k is:
 ex −1 
16. The value of lim   is: (A) 0
x →0  x  1
1 (B)
2
(A) (B)  1
2 (C)
(C) 1 (D) 0 4
1
(D) –
2
 a+x − a−x
17. The value of lim   is:
x→0  x 
a cot x − a cos x
(A) 1 (B) 0 22. lim is equal to:
x → /2 cot x − cos x
1
(C) √𝑎 (D) (A) log a (B) log 2
a
(C) a (D) log x
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23. Which of the following is not true?  2x − 1

(A) a polynomial function is always  , −1  x  , x  0
30. If f ( x) =  1 + x − 1 is
continuous  x=0
(B) a continuous function is always  k,
differentiable continuous everywhere, then k is equal to:
(C) a differentiable function is always 1
(A) log 2 (B) log 4
continuous 2
(D) ex is continuous for all x (C) log 8 (D) log 2

1
ax − bx 31. Given f (0) = 0 and f ( x) = for
24. lim is equal to: (1 − e−1/ x )
x →0 e −1 x
x  0. Then only one of the following
a b
(A) log   (B) log   statements on f (x) is true. That is f (x) is:
b a
(A) continuous at x = 0
(C) log (ab) (D) log (a + b)
(B) not continuous at x = 0
(C) both continuous and differentiable at
 x2 − 9 x=0
 if x  3
25. If f ( x) =  x − 3 , is (D) not defined at x = 0
 2 x + k otherwise

continuous at x = 3, then k is equal to:  2x − 1 
32. lim   is equal to:
(A) 3 (B) 0 x →0  1 + x − 1 
(C) –6 (D) 1/6
(A) loge 2 (B) loge √2
(C) loge 4 (D) 2
a x − xa
26. If lim = −1, then a equals to:
x →a x x − aa 33. The value of f at x = 0 so that function
(A) 1 (B) 0 2 x − 2− x
1 f ( x) = , x  0, is continuous at
(C) e (D) (𝑒) x
x = 0, is:
(A) 0 (B) log 4
tan x − sin x (C) 4 (D) e4
27. lim is equal to:
x →0 x3
(A) 0 (B) 1 2 x − sin −1 x
34. If the function f ( x) = , (x  0)
(C) 1/2 (D) –1/2 2 x + tan −1 x
is continuous at each point of its domain,
log( x − a) then the value of f (0) is:
28. lim is equal to:
x→a log(e x − ea ) (A) 2 (B) 1/3
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2/3 (D) –1/3
(C) a (D) does not exist
 2 x + 1, x  1

2sin 2 x + sin x − 1 35. If f ( x) =  k , x = 1, is continuous at
29. lim is equal to: 5 x − 2, x  1
x→
 2sin 2 x − 3sin x + 1 
6 x = 1, then the value of k is:
(A) 3 (B) –3 (A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 6 (D) 0 (C) 3 (D) 4
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Answer Key

1. (A) 19. (D)

2. (C) 20. (D)
3. (D) 21. (A)
4. (D) 22. (A)
5. (D) 23. (B)
6. (C) 24. (A)
7. (D) 25. (B)
8. (D) 26. (A)
9. (C) 27. (C)
10. (C) 28. (B)
11. (A) 29. (B)
12. (A) 30. (B)
13. (D) 31. (B)
14. (C) 32. (C)
15. (C) 33. (B)
16. (C) 34. (B)
17. (D) 35. (C)
18. (A)