1.

If tan  + cot  = a then the value of tan4  + cot4  =

(1) a4 4a2 + 2 (2) a4  4a2 + 2
(3) a4  4a2  2 (4) none
2. If a cos  + b sin  = 3 & a sin  b cos  = 4 then a2 + b2
has the value =
(1) 25 (2) 14
(3) 7 (4) none
3. The value of tan 1° tan 2° tan 3° ... tan 89° is
(1) 1 (2) 0
1
(3)  (4)
2
    3   7 
tan  x   . cos   x   sin3   x 
 2 2   2 
4.    3 
when simplified reduces to:
cos  x   . tan   x 
 2 2 

(1) sin x cos x (2)  sin2 x

(3)  sin x cos x (4) sin2x
  4  3    6   
5. The expression 3 

sin 
 2
  

 sin 4
(3   ) 

–2 

sin 
 2
  

 sin6
(5   ) 


is equal to
(1) 0 (2) 1
(3) 3 (4) sin 4 + sin 6
6. cos (540° – ) – sin (630° – ) is equal to
(1) 0 (2) 2 cos 
(3) 2 sin  (4) sin  – cos 
7. The value of sin( +) sin ( – ) cosec2 is equal to
(1) – 1 (2) 0
(3) sin  (4) none of these
8. If sin  sin  – cos  cos  + 1 = 0, then the value of
1 + cot  tan  is
(1) 1 (2) – 1
(3) 2 (4) none of these
 sin 24 cos 6  sin 6 sin 66
9. sin 21 cos 39  cos51 sin 69 =

(1)  1 (2) 1
(3) 2 (4) none
  
tan
10.If 3 sin =5 sin, then 2 is equal to
 
tan
2

(1) 1 (2) 2
(3) 3 (4) 4
11.If tan A and tan B are the roots of the quadratic equation
x2  ax + b = 0, then the value of sin2 (A + B).
2
a 2
a
(1) 2 (2) 2
a  (1b)2 a  b2
2 2
a a
(3) (4) 2
(b  c ) 2
b (1  a)2
12.In a triangle ABC if tan A < 0 then:
(1) tan B. tan C > 1 (4) tan B. tan C < 1
(3) tan B. tan C = 1 (4) none
13.If tan A – tan B = x and cot B – cot A = y, then
cot (A – B) is equal to
1 1 1 1
(1) y
– x
(2) x
– y
1 1
(3) + y (4) none of these
x
 tan155  tan115
14. If tan 25° = x, then is equal to
1  tan155 tan115
1 x2 1 x2
(1) (2)
2x 2x
1 x2
1 x2
(3) (4)
1 x2 1 x2
  cot A   cot B 
15. If A + B = 225°, then the value of  .   is
 1  cot A   1  cot B 
1
(1) 2 (2)
2
1
(3) 3 (4)
3
16.The value of tan 3A – tan 2A – tan A is equal to
(1) tan 3A tan 2A tan A
(2) – tan 3A tan 2A tan A
(3) tan A tan 2A – tan 2A tan 3A – tan 3A tan A
(4) none of these
17.The value of tan 203° + tan 22° + tan 203° tan 22° is
(1) – 1 (2) 0
(3) 1 (4) 2
 1  tan 2 15 
18.The value of is
1  tan 2 15 

(1) 1 (2) 3
3
(3) (4) 2
2
19.If A lies in the third quadrant and 3 tan A – 4 = 0, then
5 sin 2A + 3sinA + 4 cosA is equal to
24
(1) 0 (2) –
5
24 48
(3) (4)
5 5
 cos 20  8sin 70 sin50 sin10
20. sin2 80 is equal to:

(1) 1 (2) 2
(3) 3/4 (4) none
21.If cos A = 3/4, then the value of 16cos2 (A/2) – 32 sin (A/
2) sin (5A/2) is
(1) – 4 (2) – 3
(3) 3 (4) 4
22. The value of the expression
   3   7   9 


1  cos
10
 
 
1  cos
10




1 cos
10


1  cos
10


is
1 1
(1) (2)
8 1 6
1
(3) (4) 0
4
 1  1 
23. If cos  = 2
a 
 a
 then cos 3 in terms of ‘a’ =

1  3 1 1  3 1
(1) a  3  (2) a  3 
4  a  2  a

 3 1
(3) 4  a  3  (4) none
 a
24.The numerical value of sin 12° . sin48° . sin 54° is
equal to
1 1
(1) (2)
2 4
1 1
(3) (4)
16 8
25.If A = tan 6° tan 42° and B = cot 66° cot 78°, then
1
(1) A = 2B (2) A = B
3
(3) A = B (4) 3A = 2B
26. If  +  +  = 2, then
     
(1) tan 2
+ tan 2
+ tan 2
= tan
an 2
tan 2
tan 2
     
(2) tan 2
tan 2
+ tan 2
tan
an 2
+ tan 2
tan
an 2
=1
     
(3) tan + tan + tan = – tan
an tan tan
2 2 2 2 2 2
     
(4) tan 2
tan 2
+ tan 2
tan
an 2
+ tan 2
tan
an 2 = 0
  2 3 4 5
27.cos 0 + cos + cos 7 + cos 7 + cos 7 + cos 7 +
7
6
cos 7 =
(1) 1/2 (2)  1/2
(3) 0 (4) 1
28.The maximum value of 3 sin x + 4 cos x is
(1) 3 (2) 4
(3) 5 (4) 7
Multiple choice Type Questions
sin x  cos x
29. 3 =
cos x
( 1 ) 1 + t a n x + tan2x  tan3x
(2) 1 + tan x + tan2x + tan3x
(3) 1  tan x + tan2x + tan3x
(4) (1 + tan x) sec2x
30.If (sec A + tan A) (sec B + tan B) (sec C + tan C) = (sec
A – tan A) (sec B – tan B) (sec C – tan C) then each side
is equal to
(1) 1 (2) –1
(3) 0 (4) none
31.Which of the following is correct ?
(1) sin 1° > sin 1 (2) sin 1° < sin 1
(3) cos 1° > cos 1 (4) cos 1° < cos 1
 (cos11  sin11)
32.The value of is
(cos11  sin11)
(1) –tan 304° (2) tan 56°
(3) cot 214° (4) cot 34°
33.If tan2  = 2 tan2  + 1, then the value of cos 2 + sin2 
is
(1) 1 (2) 2
(3) – 1 (4) Independent of 
 1 t
34.If sin t + cos t =5 then tan 2 is equal to:
1
(1) 1 (2) –
3
1
(3) 2 (4) –
6
  2 4 8 16
35.The value of cos 1 0 cos 10
cos 1 0 cos 10 cos 10 is:

10  2 5 cos  /10 
(1) (2) –
64 16

cos  / 10  10  2 5
(3) 16
(4) –
64
36.If x + y = z, then cos2 x + cos2 y + cos2 z – 2 cos x cos
y cos z is equal to
(1) cos2 z (2) sin2 z
(3) cos (x + y – z) (4) 1
37.If tanA + tan B + tan C = tan A. tan B. tan C, then
(1) A, B, C may be angles of a triangle
(2) A + B + C is an integral multiple of 
(3) sum of any two of A, B, C is equal to third
(4) none of these
38.In a triangle tan A + tan B + tan C = 6 and tan A tan B =
2, then the values of tan A, tan B and tan C are
(1) 1, 2, 3 (2) 2, 1, 3
(3) 1, 2, 0 (4) none
39.An extreme value of 1 + 4 sin  + 3 cos  is:
(1)  3 (2)  4
(3) 5 (4) 6