Mathematics

1. The circles x2 + y 2 = 9 and x2 + (y − 5)2 = 16

A) touch each other internally B) touch each other externally
C) do not intersect D) cut orthogonally
2. On the set of all n × n matrices an equivalence relation R is defined as: (A, B) ∈ R iff there exist
a non-singular matrix P such that B = P −1 AP . For a matrix A let set [A] denote its equivalance
class. Consider the following statements
p: If B ∈ [A], then det(B) = det(A)
q: If B ∈ [A], then trace(B) = trace(A) (trace(A) is the sum of its diagonal entries)
Which of the statement(s) above holds?
A) only p B) only q C) both p and q D) none
3. Suppose f (x) = (x + 1)2 , x ≥ −1. If g(x) is the function whose graph is the reflection of the graph
of f (x) with respect to the line y = x, then g(x) equals √
√ 1 √
A) − x − 1, x ≥ 0 B) (x+1)2 , x > −1 C) x + 1, x ≥ −1 D) x − 1, x ≥ 0

4. Consider the function f (x) = | sin x|, x ∈ R

Statement-1: f does not have a point of local minimum at x = 0
Statement-2: f 0 (x) does not exist at x = 0 and f 0 (x) changes its sign from negative to positive as
we move from left to right through 0. Which of the following is correct
A)Statement-1 and Statement-2 are true and statement-2 is a correct explanation for statement-1
B)Statement-1 and Statement-2 are true and statement-2 does not explain statement-1
C) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false
D) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true
5. v (p ⇔ q) is
A)v p ∧ v q B) (p ∧ v q) ∨ (v p ∧ q) C) v p ∨ v q D) none of these
6. If cot(α + β) = 0 then sin(α + 2β) =
A)sin α B) cos α C)sin β D)cos 2β
1 a b
7. In ABC, if 1 c a = 0, then sin2 A + sin2 B + sin2 C equals(where a, b, c denotes length of the
1 b c
sides of the triangle) √
A) 94 B)3 3 C) 9
4 D) 1
8. A tree is broken by wind, its uper part touches the ground at a point 10 m from the foot of the tree
and makes an angle of 60◦ with the ground. The entire length of the tree is
√ 
20
√
A)15 m B) 20 m C)10 3 D) 10 + √ 3
3

9. The graph of the function y = 16x2 + 8(a + 5)x − 7a − 5 is stictly above the X−axis, then a must
satisfy the inequality
A)−2 < a < −1 B) −15 < a < −2 C)5 < a < 7 D) 7 < a
(
2n, n>0
10. Let f : I → N be a function defined as f (n) = , then f −1 (if exists) is equal to
1 − 2n, n ≤ 0
( (
n
−2n, if n is even 2, if n is even
A)f −1 (n) = B)f −1 (n) = 1−n
2n − 1, if n is odd 2 , if n is odd
(
n n
(−1) 2 , if n is even
C) f −1 (n) = n n+1
D) f is not invertible
(−1) 2 , if n is odd
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11. If x, y, z are real and 4x2 + 9y 2 + 16z 2 = 2xyz x + y + z , then
A)x, y, z are in A.P B)x, y, z are in G.P
C) x, y, z are in H.P. D)none of these

12. If ~a = 2î + 3ĵ − k̂, ~b = −î + 2ĵ − 4k̂ and ~c = î + ĵ + k̂, then (~a × ~b).(~a × ~c) is equal to
A)60 B)64 C)74 D) -74

13. Area bounded by the curve y = 2x − x2 and the line y = −x is equal to

A) 35
6 B) 43
6 C) 92 D) 10
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14. Let a, b ∈ R be such that the function f is given by f (x) = ln |x| + bx2 + ax, x 6= 0 has extreme
values at x = −1 and x = 2
Statement-1: f has local maximum at x = −1 and x = 2
Statement-2: f 00 (−1) < 0 and also f 00 (2) < 0. which of the following statement is correct
A)Statement-1 and Statement-2 are true and statement-1 is a correct explanation for statement-2
B)Statement-1 and Statement-2 are true and statement-1 does not explain statement-2
C) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false
D) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true
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15. The solution of the differntial equation dx = x ,x > 0 satisfying the condition y(1) = 1is
A) y = xe x−1 B)y = x ln x + x C)y = ln x + x D) y = x ln x + x2

16. The locus {(x, y, z) ∈ R3 | xy + yz = 0} represents

A) a pair of straight lines B)a pair of perpendicular straight lines
C) a pair of parallel planes D) a pair of perpendicular planes
1
17. If A1 , A2 , ..., An are n independent events such that P (Ai ) = i+1 , i = 1, 2.., n. The probability that
none of the n events occur, is
n n 1
A) (n+1)(n+2) B) n+1 C) n+1 D) noneof these

18. If g(x)dx = g(x), then f (x)g(x) (f (x) + 2f 0 (x)) dx is equal to

R R

A) f (x)g(x) B)f 2 (x)g(x) C)(f (x) − f 0 (x)) g(x) D) f 2 (x)g 0 (x)

19. The number of integral values of k for which the following system of linear equation
x + 2y − 3z = 1 2x − ky − 3z = 2 x + 2y + kz = 3
does not have a unique solution, is
A)1 B)2 C)3 D)4

20. If the line x − 1 = 0 is the directrix of the parabola y 2 − kx + 8 = 0 then a value of k is

A) 81 B)-1 C)-8 D)8
√ √
21. The number of integral terms in the expansion of ( 3 + 8 5)256 is
A) 35 B) 32 C) 33 D) 34

22. The number of ways in which 15 identical blankets can be distributed among four persons so that
each of

them gets atleast two blankets

is
A) 73 B) 74 C) 10 D) 11



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(x+y−2)2 2
23. The center of the ellipse 9 + (x−y)
16 = 1 is
A) (0, 0) B) (1, 1) C) (1, 0) D) (0, 1)
√
24. If z1 , z2 , z3 are the vertices of an equilateral triangle inscribed in the circle |z| = 2 and z1 = 1 + i 3
then √ √
A) z2 = −2, z3 = 1 − i √ 3 B) z2√= 2, z3 = 1 − i√3
C) z2 = −2, z3 = −1 − i 3 D) z2 = 1 − i 3, z3 = −1 − i 3

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0 5
25. If A = and f (x) = 1 + x + x2 + .... + x16 , then f (A) is
0 0
     
1 5 1 5 0 5
A) O B) C) D)
0 1 0 0 1 1
 c+dx
1
26. If a, b, c, d are positive real numbers then lim 1+ is equal to
x→∞ a + bx
A) ed/b B) ec/a C) e(c+d)/(a+b) D) e
y−1
27. Let the line x−2 z+2
3 = −5 = 2 lie in the plane x + 3y − αz + β = 0, then (α, β) equals
A) (−6, 7) B) (5, −15) C) (−5, 5) D) (6, −17)

28. Let f :→ 2 , 1 be a positive, non-costant differentiable function such that f 0 (x) < 2f (x) and
1 
R1
f 21 = 1, then value of 1/2 f (x)dx lies in the interval

C) e−1 D) 0, e−1



A) (2e − 1, 2e) B) (e − 1, 2e − 1) 2 ,e − 1 2

29. For what value of λ, the sum of the squares of the roots x2 + (2 + λ)x − 21 (1 + λ) = 0 is minimum?
A) 52 B) − 25 C) 21 D) 11
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30. Let l be the purchase value of an equipment and V (t) be the value after it has been used for t years.
The value V (t) depreciates at a rate given by differential equation dVdt(t) = −k(T − t) where k is
positive constant. Then the scrap value V (T ) of the equipment is
2
B) l − k (T −t)
2
A) l − k T2 2 C) e−kT D) T 2 − k1