Major Test – 3 : Mathematics (Paper - 1)

PART (C) : MATHEMATICS

SECTION-1 : (Maximum Marks : 18)

 This section contains SIX (06) questions.

 Each question has FOUR options. ONLY ONE of these four options is the correct answer.
 For each question, choose the option corresponding to the correct answer.
 Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme :
Full Marks : +3 If ONLY the correct option is chosen;
Zero Marks : 0 If none of the options is chosen (i.e. the question is unanswered);
Negative Marks : –1 In all other cases.

sin 4 x  cos 4 x
37. The function f(x) = is -
x  tan x
(A) odd
(B) Even
(C) neither even nor odd
(D) odd and periodic

38. In the following which function is not periodic-

(A) tan 4x
(B) cos 2x
(C) cos x2
(D) cos2x

39. If (0, 0) be the vertex and 3x – 4y + 2 = 0 be the directrix of a parabola, then the length of its latus
rectum is
(A) 4/5
(B) 2/5
(C) 8/5
(D) 1/5

40. n
Cr  n Cr 1 equals -
n
(A) Cr 1
n 1
(B) Cr
n 1
(C) Cr 1
n 1
(D) C r 1

41. How many cricket eleven can be formed from 15 persons if captain is included in every team?
(A) 364
(B) 1365
(C) 1001
(D) 1000
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42. The equation of a line passing through the point (–3, 2) and parallel to x-axis is -
(A) x – 3 = 0
(B) x + 3 = 0
(C) y – 2 = 0
(D) y + 2 = 0

SECTION-2 : (Maximum Marks : 24)

 This section contains SIX (06) questions.

 Each question has FOUR options. ONE OR MORE THAN ONE of these four option(s) is(are) correct
answer(s).
 For each question, choose the option(s) corresponding to (all) the correct answer(s).
 Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme :
Full Marks : +4 If only (all) the correct option(s) is(are) chosen;
Partial Marks : +3 If all the four options are correct but ONLY three options are chosen;
Partial Marks : +2 If three or more options are correct but ONLY two options are chosen, both
of which are correct;
Partial Marks : +1 If two or more options are correct but ONLY one option is chosen and it is a
correct option;
Zero Marks : 0 If none of the options is chose (i.e. the question is unanswered);
Negative Marks : –2 In all other cases

43. The angle of intersection between the two circles, x2 + y2 – 4x = 1 and x2 + y2 + 2y = 9 is

(A) tan 1 2
(B) cot 1 2
(C)   cot 1 (1)
(D) cot 1 2  cot 1 3

44. If the point P(2a + 1, a – 1) is an interior point of the smaller segment of the circle x2 + y2 – 2x – 4y = 4
made by the chord x + y – 2 = 0, then set of values of a is contained in or equal to
 1
(A)  0, 
 2
 1 
(B)  0, 
 2
 3
(C)  0, 
 4
1 2
(D)  , 
3 3

45. If P(a, 0) is a point on diameter of the circle x2 + y2 = 4, then x2 – 4x – a2 = 0 has

(A) exactly one real root in (–1, 0]
(B) exactly one real root in [2, 5]
(C) distinct roots greater than –1
(D) distinct roots less than 5.
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46. The square of any odd number is of the form

(A) 8n + 1
(B) 6n + 1
(C) 4n + 1
(D) 2n + 1
[Where n is a non negative integer]

47. The co-efficient of the middle term in the expansion of (1 + x)2n is

1.3.5.7......(2 n  1) n
(A) 2
n!
2n
(B) Cn
(n  1) (n  2) (n  3) .... (2n 1) (2n)
(C)
1.2.3. (n 1) n
2.6.10.14...... (4n  6) (4n  2)
(D)
1.2.3.4.....(n 1) . n

n
 1 
48. Consider the binomial expansion of  x  4  , n  N where the terms of the expansion are
 2· x 
written in decreasing powers of x. If the coefficients of the first three terms form an arithmetic
progression then the statement(s) which hold good is/are
(A) total number of terms in the expansion of the binomial is 8
(B) number of terms in the expansion with integral power of x is 3
(C) there is no term in the expansion which is independent of x
(D) fourth and fifth are the middle terms of the expansion

SECTION-3 : (Maximum Marks : 24)

 This section contains SIX (06) questions. The answer to each question is a NUMERICAL VALUE.
 For each question, enter the correct numerical value (in decimal notation, truncated/rounded off to the
second decimal place; e.g. 6.25, 7.00, –0.33, –.30, 30.27, –127.30) designated to enter the answer.
 Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme :
Full Marks : +4 If ONLY the correct numerical value is entered;
Zero Marks : 0 In all other cases.

49. Length of focal chord drawn at point (8, 8) of parabola y2 = 8x is

50. If the line y  3x  3  0 cuts the parabola y2 = x + 2 at A and B, then PA. PB is equal to
(where P  ( 3 , 0))

1
51. The fundamental period of the function f (x)  2 cos (x  ) is –
3

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52. The range of f (x)  sin 1 x 2  x  1 is - [] then is

a b
53. The range of 5 cos x – 12 sin x + 7 is - [a, b] then is
3

54. The radius of the circle passing through the points (0, 0), (1, 0) and (0, 1) is-

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