QA

Permutations & Combinations

Exercise-1
1. A man has to travel from Bombay to Goa via Pune. He has 3 ways from Bombay to Pune & 4 ways from Pune
to Goa. In how many ways he can plan a return journey from Bombay to Goa back to Bombay?
(A) 121 (C) 169
(B) 144 (D) 289
2. In a cinema hall there are 7 Doors. In how many ways a person standing outside can enter & exit from
different doors?
(A) 35 (C) 40
(B) 37 (D) 42
3. 10 students compete in a swimming race. In how many ways can they occupy the first 3 positions.
(A) 1024 (C) 720
(B) 528 (D) 529
4. Ram Lai has 2 different belts. 3 shirts, 4 trousers. He gets completely dressed, if he put on all the three i.e.
belt, shirts & trousers. In how many ways he can dress up?
(A) 24 (C) 36
(B) 30 (D) 40
5. There are 10 flags of different colours. Number of different signals that can be transmitted by the use of two
flag one above the other.
(A) 60 (C) 80
(B) 70 (D) 90
6. A coin is tossed 3 times and the outcomes are recorded. How many possible outcomes are there?
(A) 8 (C) 10
(B) 9 (D) 11
7. A coin is tossed 3 times and the outcomes are recorded.
(A) 8 (C) 10
(B) 9 (D) 11
8. In how many ways 3 letters can be posted in 4 letter - boxes, if all the letters are not posted in the same letter
box.
(A) 63 (C) 71
(B) 60 (D) 81
9. How many five digits numbers can be made by using a digit 0,1,2,4,5,3 which are divisible by 3. (If repetition
not allowed)
(A) 186 (C) 206
(B) 196 (D) 216
10. How many Numbers can be made by using the digits 3,4,5,6,7 Which are greater than 56000. (Repetition not
allowed)
(A) 40 (C) 60
(B) 50 (D) 70
11. How many four digits Even numbers can be made by using 0,1,3,4,7,9 (Repetition not allowed)
(A) 98 (C) 118
(B) 108 (D) 128
12. How many four digits Odd numbers can be made by using 0,1,3,4,7,9 (Repetition not allowed)
(A) 72 (C) 152
(B) 102 (D) 192
13. How many of the 900 three-digit numbers have at least one even digit?
(A) 775 (C) 450
(B) 875 (D) 750
14. Number of 4-digit numbers of the form N = abed which satisfy following three conditions:
(i) 4000 ≤ N < 6000
(ii) N is multiple of 5
(iii) 3 ≤ b < c ≤ 6 is equal to
(A) 12 (C) 24
(B) 18 (D) 48
15. If nC9 = nC8, nC17.
(A) 1 (C) 3
(B) 2 (D) 4

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16. If nP4 = 24nC5, then n = ?

(A) 6 (C) 8
(B) 7 (D) 9
17. A committee of 3 persons is to be constituted from a group of 2 men and 3 women. In how many ways can
this be done? How many of these committees would consist of 1 man and 2 women?
(A) 10, 3 (C) 8, 5
(B) 9, 4 (D) 10, 6
18. Determined n if 2nC3 : nC3 = 12 : 1
(A) 5 (C) 7
(B) 6 (D) 8
19. In how many ways can 5 boys and 3 girls sit in a row so that no two girls are together
(A) 5! × 3! (C) 6P3 × 5!
4
(B) P3 × 5! (D) 5P3 × 3!
20. 4 couples decided to make a committee of 4 persons than find total number of ways. If committee contains no
couple.
(A) 16 (C) 24
(B) 20 (D) 28
21. 4 couples decided to make a committee of 4 persons than find total no. of ways, if committee contains exactly
one couple.
(A) 40 (C) 56
(B) 48 (D) 64
22. Out of three different maths, four different physics, and five different chemistry books, how many different
selections can be made so that each selection consist of atleast one book.
23. How many sitting arrangements in a row can be made by five boys & five girls. If all girls never sit together.
24. How many different words can be formed using all the letters in the word "MIRACLE". If vowels may
occupy odd position.
25. If the letters of the word SACHIN arranged in all possible ways and these words are written out as in
dictionary, then the word SACHIN appears at serial number
(A) 603 (C) 601
(B) 602 (D) 600
26. The number of four letter word that can be formed from the letters of the word HISTORY which begin with T
& end in a vowel? (each letter to be used at most once)
(A) 480 (C) 60
(B) 40 (D) 240
27. The sides AB, BC, CA of a triangle ABC have 3,4,5 points respectively on them. Find the number of triangle
that can be constructed using these points as vertices.
(A) 105 (C) 305
(B) 205 (D) 405
28. The sides AB, BC, CA of a triangle ABC have 3,4,5 points respectively on them. Find the number of triangle
(that can be constructed) whose two vertices lie on same side of ∆ABC.
(A) 105 (C) 145
(B) 205 (D) 405
29. The sides AB, BC, CA of a triangle ABC have 3,4,5 points respectively on them. Find the number of triangle
that can be constructed whose vertices lies on three different sides of ∆ABC.
(A) 40 (C) 80
(B) 60 (D) 100
30. Number of rectangles in the grid shown which are not squares is

(A) 160 (C) 170

(B) 162 (D) 185
31. The number of ways of choosing 4 cards from a pack of 52 playing cards such that these four cards arc of the
same suit.
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(A) 2860 (C) 105625

(B) 495 (D) 29900
32. The number of ways of choosing 4 cards from a pack of 52 playing cards such that these four cards belong to
four different suits.
(A) 13! × 4 (C) 413
4
(B) 13 (D) 13!
33. How many words can be made from the letters of the word COMMITTEE

(A) (C)
(D) 9!

(B)
34. If we arrange letters then the word INDEPENDENCE. In how many of these arrangements, no two vowels are
together.
(A) 117600 (C) 1546400
(B) 1846800 (D) 1606500
35. In how many ways the letters of the word "ARRANGE" can be arranged without altering the relative positions
of vowels & consonants?
(A) 27 (C) 45
(B) 36 (D) 54
36. A cricket team comprising of A, B, C, D.........K is to be sent for batting. If A wants to bat before J and J wants
to bat after G then the number of batting orders if other players could go in any order is?
(A) 13405600 (C) 12200560
(B) 11205060 (D) 13305600
37. A shopkeeper having V no. of different books, each book having 'p' copies, then total no. of different
selections of books can be made is:
(A) Pn – 1 (C) Pn + 1
n
(B) (p + 2) – 1 (D) (P + 1)n – 1
38. Six species (same or different internally) (A 1, A2), (B, B, B), (M1, M2, M3, M4), (C, C), D, F then total number
of selections of species or number of ways of taking atleast one species.
(A) 2081 (C) 3072
(B) 3071 (D) 4001
39. There are 10 questions in an examination. In how many ways can a candidate answer the questions, if he
attempts atleast one question.
(A) 210 – 1 (C) 29 – 1
(B) 210 (D) 211 – 1
40. There are 3 books of Mathematics, 4 of Science and 5 of English. How many different collections can be
made such that each collection consists of atleast one book of each subject?
(A) 2255 (C) 4255
(B) 3255 (D) 5255
41. In how many ways can a pack of 52 cards be divided equally in four sets?

(A) (C)

(B) (D)
42. In how many ways can a pack of 52 cards be divided equally among four players?

(A) (C)
(D) None of these

(B)
43. If we divide 12 different things in three unequal groups (2,3,7) then total number of ways are

(A) (B)

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(C) (D)
44. In how many ways six different books can be distributed between four persons, so that each person gets
atleast one book.

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)
45. In how many ways six different books can be distributed between four persons, so that each person gets
atleast one book.

(A) (C)

(B) (D)
46. In how many ways can we arrange 6 persons in a circle?
(A) 110 (C) 130
(B) 120 (D) 140
47. In how many ways we can form a garland using 6 different flowers?
(A) 30 (C) 50
(B) 40 (D) 60
48. In how many ways can 5 keys be put in a ring

(A) (B)
(C) 4!
(D) 5!
49. The number of ways in which 6 men and 5 women can dine at a round table if no two women are to sit
together is given by
(A) 6! × 5! (C) 5! × 4!
(B) 30 (D) 7! × 5!
50. Number of ways in which 2 Indians, 3 Americans, 3 Italians and 4 Frenchmen can be seated on a circle, if the
people of the same nationality sit together, is:
(A) 2.(4!)2(3!)2 (C) 2.(3!)(4!)3
3
(B) 2.(3!) .4! (D) None
51. Find the number of permutations of letters a, b, c, d, e, f, g taken all at a time if neither 'beg' nor 'cad' pattern
appear.
(A) 7! + 5! + 5! + 3! (C) 7! - 5! + 5! – 31!
(B) 7! - 5! - 5! - 3! (D) 7! - 5! - 5! + 3!
52. Find the number of n digit numbers formed using first 5 natural numbers, which contain the digits 2&4
essentially.
(A) 5n - 4n - 4n + 3n (C) 5n + 4n - 4n + 3n
n n n n
(B) 5 + 4 + 4 + 3 (D) 5n - 4n – 4n – 3n
53. How many different words can be formed by using 2 - A's ,2 - B's, 2 C's, D, E, F, G so that no two alike letters
together.
(A) 236880 (C) 250104
(B) 144000 (D) 336800
54. The number of ways in which 20 different pearls of two colours can be set alternately on a necklace, there
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(A) 9! × 10! (C) (9!)2

2
(B) 5(9!) (D) None of these
55. Find the sum of all the numbers greater than 1000 using the digits 0,1,2,2.
56. Find the sum of all the four digit numbers that can be formed with the digits 3,2,3,4.
Exercise 2
1. Find number of ways in which 30 mangos can be distributed among 5 persons.
(A) 31C4 (C) 33C4
32
(B) C4 (D) 34C4
2. A shelf contains 8 separate compartments. Find number of ways in which 15 identical marbles can be placed
in the compartment so that no compartment is empty.
(A) 14C6 (C) 14C8
14
(B) C7 (D) 22C7
3. Number of ways in which 16 identical toys are to be distributed among 3 children such that each child does
not receive less than 3 toys will be
(A) 96 (C) 36
(B) 16 (D) 46
4. Aman has to buy 25 mangoes in four different variety buying at least 4 of each variety. In how many ways can
he plan his purchases; if mangoes of each variety are identical and available in abundance.
(A) 12C3 (C) 11C2
13
(B) C3 (D) 12C4
5. Find the number of non-negative integral solution of the inequality x + y + z + t ≤ 30.
(A) 31C4 (C) 33C4
32
(B) C4 (D) 34C4
6. For an equation x + y + z = 20, find number of natural number solutions.
(A) 12C2 (C) 22C2
18
(B) C2 (D) 19C2
7. For an equation x + y+ 2 = 20, find number of integral solution if x ≥ l, y ≥ 3, z > 4
(A) 13C2 (C) 22C2
18
(B) C2 (D) 19C2
8. Find the number of solutions of the equation xyz = 360 when x, y, z N
(A) 150 (C) 210
(B) 180 (D) 240
9. Find the number of solutions of the equation xyz = 360 when x, y, z I
(A) 410 (C) 610
(B) 520 (D) 720
10. The number of ways in which an insect can move from left bottom corner of a chess board to the right top
corner, if it is given that it can move only upside or right, along the lines is-
(A) 8C4 (C) 15C8
16
(B) C8 (D) 8C2
11. A person writes letters to his 5 friends and addresses the corresponding envelopes. Number of ways in which
the letters can be placed in the envelope, so that at least two of them are in the wrong envelopes, is.
(A) 1 (C) 118
(B) 2 (D) 119

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12. A match the column type questions consist of 5 parts and column A has 5 questions and column B has 5
answers and each question having single correct matching answers then in how many ways the student can
mark all 5 wrong answers.
(A) 14 (C) 44
(B) 34 (D) 56
13. Let X = {1, 2, 3, ….., 12}. Find the number of pairs {A, B} such that . . A ≠ B and
.
(A) 37 (C) 36
(B) 37 – 1 (D) 28
14. Set A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7} and . In how many ways set B & C can be formed such that
?
(A) 37 (C) 25
4
(B) 3 (D) 35 – 1
15. The number of different seven digit numbers that can be written using only three digits 1, 2 & 3 under the
condition that the digit 2 occurs exactly twice in each number is
(A) 672 (C) 512
(B) 640 (D) None
16. A rack has 5 different pairs of shoes. The number of ways in which 4 shoes can be chosen from it, so that
there will be no complete pair is:
(A) 1920 (C) 110
(B) 200 (D) 80
17. There are m men and n monkeys. Number of ways in which every monkey has a master, if a man can have
any number of monkeys
(A) nm (C) nCm
m
(B) Cn (D) mn
18. A box contains 5 different red and 6 different white balls. In how many ways can 6 balls be drawn so that
there are atleast two balls of each colour?
(A) 425 (C) 625
(B) 525 (D) 725
19. A delegation of four students is to be selected from a total of 12 students. In how many ways can the
delegation be selected, if two particular students refuse to be together and two other particular students wish to
be together only in the delegation?
(A) 96 (C) 226
(B) 126 (D) 326
20. Find the number of ways of dividing 52 cards among 4 players equally such that each gets exactly one Ace.

(A) (C)

(B) (D)
21. Find the number of all 6-digit numbers such that alt the digits of each number are selected from the set
{1,2,3,4,5) and any digit that appears in the number appears at least twice.
(A) 1205 (C) 1405
(B) 1305 (D) 1505
22. A regular polygon of 15 sides is constructed. In how many ways Can a triangle be formed using the vertices
of the polygon such that no side of triangle is same as that of polygon?
(A) 275 (C) 475
(B) 375 (D) 575
23. In how many ways can a person send invitation cards to six of his friends if he has four servants to distribute
the cards?
(A) 64 (C) 24
(B) 46 (D) 120
24. In how many ways can ten identical presents be distributed among six children so that each child gets at least
one present?
(A) 15C5 (B) 16C6

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(C) 9C5 (D) 610

25. There are five boys of ADPL and three girls of I.I.M. Indore who are sitting together to discuss a management
problem at a round table. In how many ways can they sit around the table so that no two girls are together?
(A) 1220 (C) 1420
(B) 1400 (D) 1440
26. How many rounds of matches does a knock-out tennis tournament have if it starts with 64 players and every
player needs to win one match to move at the next round?
(A) 5 (C) 7
(B) 6 (D) 64
27. Ram has forgotten his friend's seven-digit telephone number. He remembers the following: the first three
digits are either 635 or 674; the number is odd, and the number nine appears once. If Ram were to use a trial-
and- error process to reach his friend, what is the minimum number of trials he has to make before he can be
certain to succeed?
(A) 1000 (C) 3402
(B) 2430 (D) 3006
28. In how many ways, five chocolates can be chosen from an unlimited number of Cadbury, Five-star, and Perk
chocolates?
(A) 81 (C) 21
(B) 243 (D) 31
29. The crew of an eight-member rowing team is to be chosen from twelve men, of which three must row on one
side only and two must row on the other side only. Find the number of ways of arranging the crew with four
members on each side.
(A) 40, 320 (C) 60, 480
(B) 30, 240 (D) None of these
30. There are seven pairs of black shoes and five pairs of white shoes. They all are put into a box and shoes are
drawn one at a time. To ensure that at least one pair of black shoes are taken out, what is the minimum
number of shoes required to be drawn out?
(A) 12 (C) 7
(B) 13 (D) 18
31. In the above question, what is the minimum number of shoes required to be drawn out to get at least one pair
of correct shoes (either white or black)?
(A) 12 (C) 13
(B) 7 (D) 18
32. The number of ways in which four particular persons A, B, C, D and six more persons can stand in a queue so
that A always stands before B, B always before C and C always before D is.
(A) 10!/4! (C) 10C4
10
(B) P4 (D) None of these
33. How many four-digit numbers that are divisible by 4 can be formed from the digit 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5?
(A) 36 (C) 24
(B) 72 (D) None of these
34. The letters of the word PASTE are written in all possible orders and these words are written out as in a
dictionary. Then the rank of the word SPATE is.
(A) 432 (C) 59
(B) 86 (D) 446
35. How many numbers greater than 10 lac be formed from 2,3,0,3,4,2,3?
(A) 420 (C) 400
(B) 360 (D) 300
36. There are two identical red, two identical black and two identical white balls. In how many different ways can
the balls be placed in the cells (each cell to contain one ball) shown below such that balls of the same colour
do not occupy any two consecutive cells?
(A) 15 (C) 24
(B) 18 (D) 30
37. Five racquets needs to be placed in three boxes. Each box can hold all the five racquets. In how many ways
can the racquets be placed in the boxes so that no box can be empty if all racquets are different but all boxes
are identical?
(A) 24 (C) 27
(B) 25 (D) 26

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38. How many signposts can be made using 6 different coloured symbols when any number of them can be posted
at a time?
(A) 1988 (C) 1966
(B) 1976 (D) 1956
39. There are 12 copies of Beetles CDs, 7 copies of Pink Floyd CDs. 3 different CDs of Michael Jackson, and 2
different CDs of Madonna. Find the number of ways in which one or more than one CD can be selected?
(A) 3388 (C) 3366
(B) 3376 (D) 3327
40. In how many ways can a platoon of sixteen soldiers be chosen out of a total of twenty soldiers for a surgical
strike
(A) 4845 (C) 4855
(B) 4088 (D) 4955
41. A box contains 2 white shirts, 3 black shirts, and 4 red shirts. In how many ways can 3 shirts be drawn from
the box, if at least one black shirt is to be included in the draw?
(A) 60 (C) 64
(B) 40 (D) 082
42. In how many ways can 7 tennis players can be seated in a circular order?
(A) 330 (C) 720
(B) 730 (D) 820
43. In how many ways can a set of five players be formed out of a total of ten players such that two particular
players should be involved in each set?
(A) 60 (C) 56
(B) 72 (D) 75
44. In the adjoining figure, the line represents one-way roads allowing travel only south wards or only eastwards.
Along how many distinct routes can a bus reach from point X to point Y.

(A) 25 (C) 84
(B) 56 (D) None of these
45. How many different numbers can be formed by using only the digits 1 and 3 which are smaller than 3000000?
(A) 64 (C) 190
(B) 128 (D) 254
46. Raghu has 10 shirts & 6 trousers. How many ways he can select 4 items if at least 1 trouser is to be selected?
(A) 1595 (C) 1610
(B) 1625 (D) None of these
47. 5 boys and 4 girls are to be seated around a circle. In how many ways it can be done, if no two girls sit
together.
(A) 1440 (C) 336
(B) 2880 (D) None of these
48. There are 5 parallel lines on a plane. On the same plane, there are n other lines which are perpendicular to the
5 parallel lines. If the number of distinct rectangles formed by all these lines is 360. Then the value of n is:
49. There are 10 points in a plane, 5 of which are collinear and no other 3 points are collinear. What are the
number of straight lines that can be drawn?
(A) 36 (C) 25
(B) 35 (D) None of these
50. Find the number of 5-digit numbers such that only odd digits occupy the odd places and repetition of digits is
not allowed.
(A) 1200 (C) 2520
(B) 1500 (D) None of these
51. A, B, C, D,........X, Y, Z are the players who participated in a tournament Everyone played with every other
player exactly once, A win scores 2 points, a draw scores 1 point and a loss scores 0 points. None of the
matches ended in a draw. No two players scored the same score. At the end of the tournament, the ranking list
is published which is in accordance with the alphabetical order. Then who win over N?
(A) P (C) M
(B) T (D) U
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Exercise 1
1. A card is drawn from a well shuffled pack of cards. Find the probability that it is
(i) an ace.
(ii) a red numbered card,
(iii) a spade,
(iv) a black king.
2. A card is drawn from a well shuffled pack of cards. Find the probability of if being
(i) a jack.
(ii) a black numbered card,
(iii) a diamond
(iv) a red king.
3. A card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards, What is the probability that it is
(i) A card of Red Suit
(ii) An honour card of Black suit
(iii) A card is drawn and its number is multiple of 2
(iv) A king or a queen
(v) a king of black suit
4. In shuffling a pack of cards, four are accidentally dropped. Find the chance that the dropped cards should be
one from each suit

(A) (C)

(B) (D)
5. A bag contains 30 balls of which 10 are red, 5 are blue and 15 are white. Find the probability of drawing a red
or blue coloured ball at random.
(A) 1/3 (C) 1/4
(B) 1/2 (D) 4/5
6. If two cards are drawn simultaneously from a pack of cards, what is the probability that both are spades or
both are clubs?
(A) 1/26 (C) 3/52
(B) 2/51 (D) 2/17
7. When two balls are drawn at random from a bag containing 7 red balls and 12 black balls, what is the
probability that
(i) both the balls are red
(ii) both the balls are black
(iii) one red and one black?
8. Out of 13 applicants for a job, there are 5 women and 8 men. It is desired to select 2 persons for the job. The
probability that at least one of the selected persons will be a woman is:
(A) 25/36 (C) 25/69
(B) 31/65 (D) 5/13
9. A bag contains 3 red and 7 black balls. Two balls are taken out at random, without replacement. If the first
ball is red, then what is the probability that the second ball is also red?
(A) 2/9 (C) 3/10
(B) 1/15 (D) 2/21
10. What is the chance that a leap year selected randomly will have 53 Sundays?
(A) 1/7 (C) 7/366
(B) 2/7 (D) 53/366

11. A problem in mathematics is given to 3 students whose change of solving it are respectively. What
is the probability that the problem is solved?
(A) 3/8 (C) 3/4
(B) 2/9 (D) 1/3
12. The probability that Arjit will solve a problem is 1/5. What is the probability that he solves at least one
problem out of ten problems.
(A) (4/5)10 (B) (1/5)10

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(C) 1 – (4/5)10 (D) 1 – (1/5)10

13. Three dices are thrown. Find the chance of getting a sum of 16.
(A) 11/108 (C) 7/108
(B) 5/108 (D) 1/36
14. The probability that A can solve the problem is 2/3 and B can solve it is 3/4. If both of them attempt the
problem, then what is the probability that the problem gets solved?
(A) 11/12 (C) 7/12
(B) 1/12 (D) None of these
15. The probability that a bullet from a point will hit the target is 1/3. Three such bullets are fired simultaneously
towards the target. What is the probability that the target will be hit?
(A) 1/27 (C) 19/27
(B) 1/8 (D) 8/27
16. The odds against an event are 5:3 and the odds in favour of another independent event are 7:5. Find the
probability that at least one of the two events will occur.
(A) 52/96 (C) 71/96
(B) 69/96 (D) 13/96
17. A speaks the truth three out of four times, and B five out of six times. What is the probability that they will
contradict each other in stating the same fact?
(A) 2/3 (C) 5/6
(B) 1/3 (D) None of these
18. A bag contains 4 Red balls and 5 Green balls. Two balls are drawn at random. Kind the probability that they
are of the same colour?
19. One bomb is enough to destroy a bridge. Find the probability of destruction if 3 bombs are dropped onto the
bridge with the probabilities of hitting equal to 0.3,0.4,0.7 respectively.
20. A bag contains 100 tickets numbered 1, 2,3, ...100. If a ticket is drawn out of it at random, what is the
probability that the ticket drawn has the digit 2 appearing on it?
(A) 19/100 (C) 32/100
(B) 21/100 (D) 1/5
21. Twelve persons are seated around a round table. What is the probability that two particular person sit
together?
(A) 2/11 (C) 3/11
(B) 1/6 (D) 3/15
22. A can hit the target three times in six shots, B two times in six shots and C four times in six shots. They fire a
volley. What is the probability that at least two shots hit?
(A) 1/2 (C) 2/3
(B) 1/3 (D) 3/4
23. A box contains two tennis, three cricket and four squash balls. Three balls are drawn in succession with
replacement. Find the probability that
(i) All are cricket balls
(A) 1/27 (C) 25/27
(B) 2/27 (D) 1/8
(ii) The first is a tennis ball, the second is a cricket ball, and the third is a squash ball
(A) 8/243 (C) 4/243
(B) 5/243 (D) 11/243
(iii) All three are of the same type
(A) 11/81 (C) 13/81
(B) 1/9 (D) 17/81
24. With the data in the above question, answer the same questions when the balls are drawn in succession
without replacement.
(i)
(A) 3/81 (C) 5/84
(B) 1/84 (D) None of these
(ii)
(A) 2/21 (C) 1/21
(B) 4/21 (D) 1/3
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(A) 3/84 (C) 5/84

(B) 1/84 (D) 11/84
25. The letters of the word ARTICLE are arranged at random. Find the probability that the vowels may occupy
the even places.
(A) 2/35 (C) 3/36
(B) 1/35 (D) 2/34
26. If the odds in favour of an event A are 3:4 and the odds against another independent event B are 7:4 find the
probability that atleast one of the event will happen.
(A) 4/11 (C) 7/11
(B) 4/7 (D) 2/17
27. Nakul Kumar has 3 fifty-rupee notes, 4 one hundred-rupee notes and 6 five hundred rupee notes in his pocket.
If 2 notes are taken at random, what are the odds in favour of both notes being of hundred-rupee
denominations?
28. When three fair dice are thrown simultaneously, what is the probability that the first die shows up an even
number, second die shows up an even prime number and third die shows up a composite number?
(A) 1/40 (C) 3/50
(B) 1/36 (D) 2/15
29. When two balls are drawn in succession without replacement from a box containing 4 red balls and 7 green
balls, find the probability that
(i) the first one is red and the second one is green.
(ii) both are red.
30. A bag contains 3 blue balls, 4 green balls and 5 red bails. Three balls are drawn simultaneously at random.
Find the probability that
(i) the balls are of different colour.
(ii) two are blue and one is green.
(iii) the balls are of the same colour.
31. Ramesh and Geeta were in the same class. The probability of Ramesh attending the class is 0,6. The
probability of Geeta attending the class is 0.4. (Assume they behave independent of each other)
(i) What is the probability that both of them attended the class?
(ii) What is the probability that at least one of them attended the class?
32. Three black markets A, B and C were selling the tickets of Jerry Maguire. The odds in favour of their selling
all the tickets was 1:4, 2:3 and 4:1 respectively. What is the probability that at least one of them could sell all
his tickets?
(A) 12/125 (C) 13/125
(B) 13/25 (D) 113/125
33. A box contains 30 tickets numbered 1, 2, 3,....,30. A ticket is chosen randomly from the box then find the
probability that the ticket contains a number multiple of 5 or 7.
34. A person draws a card from a pack of 52, replaces it and shuffles it He continues doing it until he draws a
heart What is the probability that he has to make three trials?
(A) 9/64 (C) 5/64
(B) 3/64 (D) 1/64
35. A bag contains 3 red balls and 4 green balls. There are two draws made one after the other and a ball is drawn
in each draw. What is the probability that the second ball drawn is red in color if
(i) the first ball is replaced
(ii) if the first ball is not replaced?
Exercise 2
1. Three critics review a book. Odds that the 3 critics will favor the book are 4:1,4:3 and 2: 3 respectively. What
is the probability that majority are in favour of the book?
2. 8 couples (husband and wife) attend a dance show in a popular TV channel; A lucky draw in which 4 pe
picked up for a prize is held, then the probability that there is at least one couple will be selected is:
(A) 8/39 (C) 12/13
(B) 5/13 (D) None of these
3. Three numbers are chosen at random without replacement from (1,2,3………….10). The probability that the
minimum number is 3 or the maximum number is 7 is:
(A) 12/37 (C) 13/35
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4. Three faces of a dice are yellow, two faces are red and one face is blue. The dice is tossed three times. Find
the probability that the colours yellow, red and blue appear in the first second and the third toss respectively.
(A) 1/18 (C) 1/9
(B) 1/12 (D) 1/36
5. There are five envelopes corresponding to five letters. If the letters are placed in the envelopes at random,
what is the probability that not all the letters are placed in the right envelopes?
(A) 119/120
(B) 59/60
(C) 23/24

(D)
6. For the above question, what is the probability that no single letter is placed in the right envelope?
(A) 12/35 (C) 12/25
(B) 11/30 (D) 3/12
7. A bag contains 4 red, 3 yellow and 5 green balls. 3 balls are drawn randomly. What is the probability that
balls drawn contain
(i) Balls of different colors
(ii) Exactly two Red balls
(iv) No Red balls

8. If A and Bare 2 independent events and P(A) = 0.5 and P(B) = 0.4, find .
(A) 0.5 (C) 0.88
(B) 0.4 (D) 0.6
9. Four books on algebra and 3 books on geometry are put on a book shelf at random. What is the probability
that the books on algebra would be bunched together and geometry would be bunched together?
10. Find the probability that all students in a group of 8 were born on different days of the year. (Assume the year
to be non-leap)

(A) (C)
(D) None of these

(B)
11. In a room, there are seven persons. The chance that exactly two of them were born on the same day of the
week is

(A) (C)
(D) None of these
(B)
12. Two small squares on a chess board are chosen at random. Find the probability that they have a common side.
(A) 1/12 (C) 2/15
(B) 1/18 (D) 3/14
13. The probability of a man hitting a bulls eye in one fire is 1/4. What is the least number of times that the man
should fire in order to take the probability of hitting the bulls eye at least once to more than 50%?
14. A game involved a biased die. Each time the die shows up a score of 2, the participant was paid Rs. 4.50. For
every other score he was paid Rs. 8. The dice was such that the score of 2 occurred twice as frequently as any
other score. Find the amount that a person should be willing to pay as entry fee for each time he plays, if he
neither wishes to gain nor lose in the long run.
15. A dart is thrown at a dart board whose dimensions are 5 m × 5 m. If the probability of missing the dart board
0.25, find the probability of hitting the board at a point that is at a maximum distance of 2 m from the center
of the board.
16. Three different prizes have to be distributed among 4 different students. Each student could get 0 to 3 prizes.
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17. A gangster fires 4 bullets at the police inspector. The probability that the inspector will be killed by a bullet is
0.4. What is the probability that the inspector survives? {Subsequent bullets are fired only if the inspector
survives]
18. There are 2 positive integers a and b. What is the probability that a + b is odd?
(A) 1/4 (C) 1/2
(B) 1/3 (D) 1/5
19. If two dices are thrown simultaneously, then what is the probability that the product of the numbers appearing
on the top faces of the dice is less than 36?
(A) 35/36 (C) 23/36
(B) 1/6 (D) 32/36
20. Two dice are thrown. Find the probability that the sum is at least 10?
(A) 1/6 (C) 1/9
(B) 5/36 (D) 7/36
21. A coin is so biased that the head occurs four times as frequently as tails. Another coin is biased such that the
heads occurs 65% of the times. When the two coins are tossed simultaneously, what is the probability of at
least one tail turning up?
(A) 35% (C) 48%
(B) 87% (D) 73%
22. In a bag there are three types of colored boxes of black, blue and white colors. The probability of selecting on
black box out of the total boxes is 2/5 and the probability of selecting one blue box out of the total boxes is
3/7. The number of white boxes in the bag is 18. One-third of the boxes are numbered non zero even, one-
third are numbered odd and the remaining are numbered 1 0 If two boxes are picked up at random, then find
the probability of getting a non-zero even sum of the numbers written on the boxes.
(A) 103/312 (C) 97/312
(B) 101/312 (D) 107/312
DIRECTION FOR QUESTIONS (23-24): The probability of a bomb hitting a bridge is half and two direct hits
needed to destroy it
23. The least number of bombs required so that the probability of the bridge being destroyed is greater than 0.9 is
(A) 7 bombs (C) 8 bombs
(B) 3 bombs (D) 9 bombs
24. What is the probability of the destruction of the bridge if only five bombs are dropped?
(A) 62.32% (C) 45.23%
(B) 81.25% (D) 31.32%
25. A and B throw a pair of dice alternately. A wins if he throws 6 before B throws 5, and B wins if he throws 5
before A throws 6. Find B's chance of winning if A makes the first throw.
(A) 1/2 (C) 1/3
(B) 5/12 (D) 5/11
26. If a person will get Rs. 2 if head turns up and lose Re. 1 if tail turns up on a single throw of a coin, what is his
expected return in a single throw of a coin?
27. Three squares of a chessboard are chosen at random, the probability that two are of one colour and one of
another is:
(A) 67/992 (C) 31/32
(B) 16/21 (D) None of these
28. Two numbers a and b are chosen at random from the set of first 30 natural numbers. The probability that
a2 - b2 is divisible by 3 is:
(A) 37/87 (C) 17/29
(B) 47/87 (D) None of these
29. A man takes a step forward with probability 0.4 and backward with probability 0.6. The probability that at the
end of eleven steps he is one step away from the starting point is:
(A) 11C6(0.1)11 (C) 11C6(0.2)11
11 5
(B) C6(0.24) (D) None of these
30. A man can take a step forward, backward, left or right with equal probability. Find the probability that after
nine steps he will be just one step away from his initial position.

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(D) None of these

(C)
31. If a fair coin is tossed 10 times, find the probability of getting.
(i) Exactly six heads
(ii) Atleast six heads
(iii) Almost six heads
32. Six blue balls are put in three boxes. The probability of putting balls in the boxes in equal numbers is:
(A) 1/21 (C) 1/28
(B) 1/8 (D) 1/7
33. There are ten pairs of socks in a cupboard from which four individual socks are picked at random. The
probability that there is at least one pair is.
(A) 195/323 (C) 198/323
(B) 99/323 (D) 185/323
34. A fair coin is tossed ten times. Find the probability that two heads do not occur consecutively.

(A) (C)
(D) None of these
(B)
35. A bag contains 4 blue, 5 white and 6 green balls. Two balls are drawn at random. What is the probability that
one ball is white?
(A) 10/21 (C) 3/4
(B) 1/2 (D) 2/35
36. Three distinct numbers are selected at random from set A - {1,2,3.....,10}. The probability that the product of
two of the numbers is equal to the third is?
37. Three games had been played at random out of 7 days of a week from Monday to Sunday. If one game must
be played on Thursday, then find the probability for the games played such that no two games are played on
two consecutive days.
(A) 9/70 (C) 5/36
(B) 3/35 (D) None of these
38. From a pack of 52 cards, we draw one by one, without replacement. If f(n) is the probability that an Ace will
appear at the nth turn, then

(A) (C)

(B) (D)
39. A die is thrown three times and the sum of the three numbers is found to be 15. The probability that the first
throw was a four is
(A) 1/6 (C) 1/5
(B) 1/4 (D) 1/10
40. A die is loaded in such a way that each odd number is twice as likely to occur as each even number. If E is the
event of a number greater than or equal to 4 on a single toss of the die, then P(E) is:
(A) 4/9 (C) 1/2
(B) 2/3 (D) 1/3
41. Two dice are thrown. Find the probability that the sum of the numbers coming up on them is 9, if it is known
that the number 5 always occurs on the first die.
Functions & Relations
Exercise 1
1. Find the domain and range of following functions.
(i) f(x) = 2x + 3 (ii) f(x) = x2 – 2 (iii) f(x) = 1/x
(iv) f(x) = (v) f(x) = logx (vi) f(x) = sinx
(vi) f(x) = 2x
2. The domain of the function f(x) = is
(A) R
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(B) R+
(C)
(D) R – {0}
DIRECTIONS FOR QUESTIONS (3 TO 6):
If f(x) is represented by the graph below.

3. Which of the following will represent the function -f(x)?

4. Which of the following will represent the function -f(x) + 1?
5. Which of the following will represent the function f(x) — 1?
6. Which of the following will represent the function f(x) + 1?

(A)
(C)

(B)
(D)
7. Which of the following curves correctly represents y = |x - 2|?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

8. Which of the following options correctly represents the curve ?

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(A) (C)
(D) None of these

(B)
9. Which of the following statements is true?
(A) If f(x) and g(x) are odd functions then their sum is an even function.
(B) If f(x) and g(x) are even functions then their sum is an odd function.
(C) If f(x) and g(x) are odd functions then their product is an even function.
(D) None of these
10. If f(x) is an even function, g(x) is an odd function, then which of the following options is true?
(A) f(g(x)) is an odd function, g(f(x)) is an odd functions
(B) f(g(x)), g(f(x)) are odd functions
(C) f(g(x)), g(f(x)) are even function
(D) g(f(x)) is an odd function, f(g(x)) is an even functions
11. If the graph given below represents f(x+ 5), then which of the given options would represent the graph of
f(-2 -x)?

(A) (C)

(D)
(B)
12. Which of the following function is an even function?

(A) (C)
(D) None of these

(B)
13. Which of the following functions is not an odd function?

(A)
(C)
(D) All of these
(B)
14. If f(n) = (-1)2n + 3, where n is any whole number, the range of f(n) is _____.
(A) {3} (C) {2, 4}
(B) {4} (D) {3, 4}

15. The range of the function is

(A) {-1, 1} (C) {2, -2}
(B) {1} (D) R
16. Which of the following functions is even?

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(A) sinx + cox – 2 (C) cox + 3

(B) esinx + cosx (D) cos2x + x3

17. For any function f(x) the function defined by is _____.

(A) even (C) both even and odd
(B) odd (D) None of these
DIRECTIONS FOR QUESTIONS (18 TO 21):
These questions are based on the following information:
Let A = {a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h}
18. The number of proper subsets of A is
19. The number of subsets of A that contain exactly 4 elements is.
(A) 24 (C) 70
(B) 64 (D) 128
20. The number of subsets of A that contain at most 5 elements is
(A) 219 (C) 232
(B) 247 (D) 228
21. The number of subsets of A that contain a, f but not g is
(A) 8 (C) 32
(B) 16 (D) 4
22. The number of functions from set A to set B, where n(A) = 4 and n(B) = 3 is.
(A) 64 (C) 81
(B) 27 (D) 12
23. The number of functions from set A to set B which are not one-one, where n(A) = 3 and n(B) = 5 is
24. The number of onto function surjections where n(A) = 4 and n(B) = 3 is
(A) 81 (C) 36
(B) 64 (D) 33
25. The number of bijections from set A to set A, where n(A) = 4 is
26. Let A = {1,2,3,4........30}, a relation R maps an element x in A to the element 2x + 5, also in A. Find the
number of elements in R.

27. Find the domain of the function, .

(A) (C)
(B) [-1, 1] (D) [-1, 0]
28. A function f(x) is defined for all real values of x as f(x) = ax 2 + bx + c. If f(3) = f(-3) = 18, f(0) = 15, then
what is the value of f(12)?
(A) 63 (C) 102
(B) 159 (D) None of these

29. The domain of the function is

(A) [-7, 3) – {2} (C) (-7, 3) – {0}
(B) [-7, 3] – {1} (D) (-7, 3)

30. What is the domain of the function if f(x) is a real function?

(A) R (C) R – (1, 13/4)
(B) [1, 13/4] (D) R+
2
31. What is the range of values the function x - 6x + 5 can take?
(A) (-4, 4)
(B)
(C)
(D)

32. If f(t) = t2 + 2 and , then for t = 2, f[g(t)] – g[f(t)] = ?

(A) 1.2 (B) 2.6
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(C) 4.34 (D) None of these

33. . Find .
(A) f(-t) (C) -f(t)
(B) f(t) (D) None of these
34. f(x) = x2 + 8x – 12. Find k such that f(k) = f(k + 1).

35. Let f(x) to be function satisfying f(x) f(y) = f(xy) for all real x, y. If f(2) = 4, then what is the value of ?
(A) 0 (C) 1/2
(B) 1/4 (D) 1
Exercise 2
1. If f(x) is a function satisfying f(x).(1/x) = f(x) + f(1/x) and f(4) = 65, what will be the value of f(6)?
(A) 37 (C) 64
(B) 217 (D) None of these

2. Let f(x) be a function such that f(xy) = f(x) × f(y), f(3) = 11, find ?
(A) 1/3 (C) 11
(B) 1/11 (D) None of these
3. Consider f(x) = f(x – 1) + f(x – 2), x is a positive integer.
f(1) = 2, f(2) = 3
Now, find the value of f(6).
(A) 21 (C) 19
(B) 13 (D) None of these
4. If f(x) = 2x + 5 and h(x) = (x – 5)/2, the value of foh(x) = hof(x). What is the value of hofohof(x) × f ohof
oh(x)?
(A) x – 5 (C) x – 5
(B) (2x + 5)/ x + 5 (D) x – 2
5. For the above question, what is the value of f o(f oh)o(hof)(x)?
(A) 2x + 5 (C) x – 5
(B) x (D) x – 2

6. , If f2(x) = f(f(x)), f3(x) = f(f(f(x))), f4(x) = f(f(f(f(x)))) and so on, then find f802(x) at x = -1/2
7. Find the area enclosed by the graph |x| + |y| = 3.
8. Find the area enclosed by curve |x - 2| + |y - 3| = 3.
9. A certain function always obeys the rule : If f(x.y) = f(x).f(y), where x and y are positive real numbers. It is
given that the value of f(128) = 4, then find the value of the variable M = f(0.5).
f(1).f(2).f(4).f(8).f(16).f(32).f(64).f(128).f(256).
(A) 128 (C) 512
(B) 256 (D) 1024
10. If [x] denotes the greatest integer ≤ x, then

?
(A) 98 (C) 67
(B) 33 (D) 66

11. A function f(x) is defined such that . If f(3) = 5, then f(81) = ?

12. Which of the following function correctly represents the curve of |e-x – 3|?

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(A)

(B)

(C)
(D) None of these
DIRECTIONS FOR QUESTION 13 AND 14

If and f(x) = 2x, then answer the following questions.

13. ?

14. ?

15. If and , find the domain of f(g(x)), given that it is a real function.
(A) (0, 6)
(B)
(C)
(D)

16.

What is the value of if n = 72?

(A) (C)
(D) None of these
(B)
17. If g(x + y) = g(x) . g(y) and g(l) = 5, then find the value of g(l) + g(2) + g(3) +g(4) + g(5).
18. If f(x + 1) = f(x) – f(x – 1) and f(5) = 6 and f(17) = 2f(16), then f(17) = ?
(A) 5 (C) 16
(B) 6 (D) 18

19. If , x ≠ -2, then f(4) = ?

(A) 7 (C) 8
(B) -52/7 (D) None of these
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20. If n2f(n) + f(1 – n) = 2n – n4, where n is a real number, then what is the value of f(2) × f(5)?
21. The number f(x); x N, satisfies the recurrence f(x + 2) = f(x) + 2 for x N, with f(1) = 1 and f(2) = 3. What
is the ratio of f(45) to f(14)?
(A) 1 (C) 3
(B) 2 (D) Data insufficient
22. If the function R(x) = min(x2 – 8, 3x, 8), what is the maximum value of R(x)?
(A) 4 (C)
(B) 8 (D) None of these
5 4 2
23. If f(x) = x – 3x + 2x – 4x + a, where ‘a’ is an integer and f(1) and f(2) are of opposite signs, then which of
the following is necessarily true?
(A) 5 < a < 16 (C) 5 ≤ a ≤ 15
(B) 5 ≤ a ≤ 16 (D) None of these
24. If f(x) = x + 2 and g(x) = 2x – 3. Express h(x) as defined by the two graphs in terms of f(x) and g(x).

(A) f(x) × g(x) (C) 2f(x) – g(x)

(B) 2f(x) + 3g(x) (D) f(x) + g(x)
25. F(x) is a 6th degree polynomial of x. It is given that F(0) = 0, F(1) = 1, F(2) = 2, F(3) = 3, F(4) = 4, F(5) = 5,
F(6) = 7. Find the value of F(8).
26. If F(a + b) = F(a).F(b) ÷ 2, where F(b) ≠ 0 and F(a) ≠ 0, then what is the value of F(12b)?
(A) (F(b))12 (C) (F(b))12 ÷ 212
12
(B) (F(b)) ÷ 2 (D) (F(b))12 ÷ 211
27. Let F(x) be a function such that F(x)F(x + 1) = -F(x – 1)F(x – 2)F(x – 3)F(x – 4) for all x ≥ 0. If F(83) = 81
and F(77) = 9, then the value of F(81) equals to:
(A) 27 (C) 729
(B) 54 (D) Data insufficient
28. The function f(x) is defined for positive integers and is defined as:

What is the remainder when f(1) + f(2) + f(3) + ……. +f(1001) is divided by 2?
(A) 1 (C) -1
(B) 0 (D) None of these
29. For a positive integer x, f(x + 2) = 3 + f(x), when x is even and f(x + 2) = x + f(x), when x is odd. If f(1) = 6
and f(2) = 4, then find f(f(f(f(1)))) × f(f(f(f(2)))).
(A) 1375 (C) 1275
(B) 1425 (D) None of these
30. A function f(n) is defined as f(n – 1)[2 – f(n)] = 1 for all natural numbers ‘n’. If f(1) = 3, then find the value of
f(21).
(A) 42/41 (C) 43/41
(B) 45/43 (D) 47/45
31. Find the range of the function f(x) =| x + 7| + |x - 9| + 12
(A) (C)
(B) (D)
32. If f(xy) = f(x) + f(y) for all positive values of x and f(3) = 1, then (f(243) – f(81))/(f(27) – f(9)) =

33. If (x) + f(2 – x) = 4, then the value of =

34. If f(x) = ax + b where a and b constants and fff(x) = 125x + 217 then find the value of 7a – 5b.
(A) 0 (C) 5
(B) 1 (D) -1
35. If f(x) = ax6 + bx4 – cx2 + 3x + 7 and f(9) = 26, find f(-9).

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36. Let h(0) = -2, h(1) = 3 and h(x + 2) = 2h(x + 1) – h(x), where x is any rational number. Find the remainder
when [h(8) h(13)] is divided by 17.
37. If f:R→R is a function defined as f(a – f(a)) = 5f(a) and f(1) = 7, then find f(-6).
38. If f(x + y) = f(x)f(y) for all x, y R and f(a) = 3, then the value of f(20a) is
(A) (243)3 (C) 320
10
(B) 3 (D) 35
39. Let A and B be two non-empty subsets of a set X. If , then which one of the
following is correct?
(A) A B (C) A = B
(B) A (X – B) (D) B A

40. If f(x) = 1 + x2 and find .

41. A real-valued function f satisfies the relation f(x)f(y) = f(2xy + 3) + 3f(x + y) – 3f(y) + 6y, for all real number
x and y, then the value of f(8) is
42. The area enclosed by the curve 2|x| + 3|y| = 6 is
(A) 12 square units (C) 4 square units
(B) 3 square units (D) 4 square units

43. If f(x) = 2x + 3 and , then fog(x) =

(A) 1
(B) gof(x)
(C)
(D) 1/x

44. Find the domain of the function .

(A) {1, 4} (C) R – {1, 4}
(B) R (D) None of these
Coordinate Geometry
Exercise 1
1. Find co-ordinates of the mid point of the segment joining points C(3, -5) and D(-7,3)?
(A) (-2, -1) (C) (-5, 4)
(B) (5, -4) (D) (2, 1)
2. What is the reflection of the point (2, -3.5) in the y-axis?
(A) (-2, 3.5) (C) (-3.5, -2)
(B) (-2, -3.5) (D) (3.5, -2)
3. Reflection of the point (-1, 4) in the x-axis is-
(A) (1, 4) (C) (-1, 4)
(B) (1, -4) (D) (-1, -4)
4. Find the value of (x, y) in equations 4x - 3y = 47 and 3x + y = 32.
(A) (15, 3) (C) (11, -1)
(B) (4, 12) (D) (12, 3)
5. The slopes of two lines are 1 and . What is the angle between these two lines?
(A) 15° (C) 45°
(B) 30° (D) 60°
6. What is the equation of the line which passes through the points (-1,2) and (4,-3)?
(A) x + y = 4 (C) x – y = 1
(B) x + y = 1 (D) x – y = -3
7. Which of the following points lies on the line 5x + 4y = 2?
(A) (2, 3) (C) (-2, 3)
(B) (-2, -3) (D) (2, -3)
8. What is the slope of the line 2x – 5y = 12?
(A) 2/5 (C) -2/5
(B) 5/2 (D) -5/2
9. Find polar co-ordinate of point .
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(A) (C)
(D) None
(B)
10. What is the area of the region bounded by straight line 9x + 4y = 36, x-axis and the y-axis?
(A) 12 sq. units (C) 6 sq. units
(B) 18 sq. units (D) 15 sq. units
11. An equation whose graph passes through the origin, out of the given equation 2x - 3y = 3,2x + 3y = 2,
-2x + 3y = 5 and 2x + 3y = 0 is
(A) 2x – 3y = 3 (C) 2x + 3y = 0
(B) -2x + 3y = 5 (D) 2x + 3y = 2
12. If a linear equation is of the form x = k where k is a constant, then graph of the equation will be
(A) a line parallel tox-axis
(B) a line cutting both the axes
(C) a line making positive acute angle with x -axis
(D) a line parallel to y-axis
13. The area bounded by the lines x = 0, y = 0, x + y = l,2x + 3y = 6 (in square units) is
(A) 2
(C)
(B) (D) 3
14. The graph of the equation 4x - 5y = 20 intersects the x -axis at the point:
(A) (2, 0) (C) (4, 5)
(B) (5, 0) (D) (0, 5)
15. Area of the triangle formed by the graph of the straight lines x - y = 0, x + y = 2 and the x-axis is:
(A) 1 sq. unit (C) 4 sq. units
(B) 1 sq. units (D) None of these
16. The straight line 2x + 3y = 12 passes through:
(A) 1st, 2nd and 3rd quadrant (C) 2nd, 3rd and 4th quadrant
(B) 1st, 2nd and 4th quadrant (D) 1st, 3rd and 4th quadrant
17. The linear equation such that each point of its graph has an ordinate four times its abscissa is:
(A) y + 4x = 0 (C) x = 4y
(B) y = 4x (D) x + 4y = 0
18. An equation of the form ax + by + c = 0 where a ≠ 0, b ≠ 0, c = 0 represents a straight line which passes
through:
(A) (0, 0) (C) (2, 4)
(B) (3, 2) (D) None of these
19. 2x - ky + 7 = 0 and 6x - 12y +15 = 0 has no solution for k;
(A) k = -1 (C) k = 4
(B) k = -4 (D) k = 1
20. The length of the portion of the straight line 3x + 4y = 12 intercepted between the axes is –
(A) 5 (C) 4
(B) 3 (D) 7
21. The angle between the graph of the linear equation 239x - 239y + 5 = 0 and the x -axis is:
(A) 0° (C) 30°
(B) 60° (D) 45°
22. If the ordinate and abscissa of the point (k, 2k - 1) be equal, then the value of k is:
(A) 0 (C) 1
(B) -1 (D) 1/2
23. For what value of k, the system of equations kx + 2y = 2 and 3x + y = 1 will be coincident?
(A) 2 (C) 5
(B) 3 (D) 6
24. What is the equation of the line if its slope is -2/5 and it passes through the point (1, -3)?
(A) 2x + 5y = 17 (C) 2x – 5y = 17
(B) 2x – 5y = -13 (D) 2x + 5y = -13
25. The area of a triangle with vertices A(0,8) 0 (0,0) and B (5,0) is
(A) 8 sq. units (C) 20 sq. units
(B) 13 sq. units (D) 40 sq. units
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26. The graph of linear equation y = x passes through the point

(A)
(B) (1, 1)

(C)

(D)
27. A point in the 4th quadrant is 6 unit away from x-axis and 7 unit away from y-axis. The point is at
(A) (7, -6) (C) (-6, -7)
(B) (-7, 6) (D) (-6, 7)
28. What is the slope of the line perpendicular to the line passing through the points (-5,1) and (-2,0)?
(A) -3 (C) -1/3
(B) 3 (D) 1/3
29. Find the centroid of a triangle whose vertices are (-5,6), (-10,1) and (0,-13).
(A) (2, 5) (C) (2, -5)
(B) (-5, -2) (D) (5, 2)
30. The ratio in which the point (6,16) divides the line joining the points (-1,5) and (4,10) is
(A) -7/2 (C) -3/5
(B) 3/5 (D) -7/3
31. What is the value of k if the slope of the line containing the points (k, 5) and (6,13) is 4?
32. If the points A(6,0), B(-2,6) and C(k, 4) form a right angled triangle. Which is right angled at A, then k =
33. The ratio in which the x-axis divides the line joining the points (4,7) and (1,1) is
(A) 4 : 1 externally (C) 7 : 1 externally
(B) 4 : 1 internally (D) 7 : 1 internally
34. The coordinates of two vertices of a square are (2,0) and (0,2). The coordinates of the other two vertices are
(A) (0, 0) and (2, 2) (C) (4, 2) and (2, 4)
(B) (-2, 0) and (2, 2) (D) Can’t be determined
35. The shortest distance between the lines 5x – 4y + 8 = 0 and 5x – 6y + 9 = 0 in units is
36. The acute angle made by the line with the x-axis is

(A) (C)

(B) (D)
37. If the line 2x + y - k = 0 passes through the point of intersection of the lines 4x +y-13=0 and x-3y-13= 0, then
k=
38. The line y - x + 2 = 0 divides the line joining the points (3, -1) and (8,9) in the ratio
(A) 2/3 (C) 1/4
(B) -3/8 (D) 1/2
39. Given that the distance of the point (4,1) from the line 3x - 4y + k = 0 is 4 units, the value of k is
(A) 12 (C) -28
(B) -12 (D) Either (A) or (C)
40. What is the ratio in which the point (10,16) divides the segment joining the points (8,14) and (18,24).
Exercise 2
1. Find the Intercepts made by the line 7x + 8y - 56 = 0 on the axes.
(A) (5, 6) (C) (7, 8)
(B) 8, 7 (D) None of these
2. If there are four lines in a plane, then what cannot be the number of points of inter section of these lines?
(A) 0 (C) 4
(B) 5 (D) 7
3. The graph of the linear equation 3x + 4y = 24 is a straight line intersecting x-axis and y -axis at the points A
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P(2, 0) and are two points on the sides OA and OB respectively of ∆OAB, where O is the origin of
the coordinate system. Given that AB = 10cm, then PQ = ?
(A) 20 cm (C) 40 cm
(B) 2.5 cm (D) 5 cm
4. The length of the intercept of the graph of the equation 9x - 12y = 108 between the two axes is –
(A) 15 units (C) 12 units
(B) 9 units (D) 18 units
5. The graph of the equation 2x - 3y = 6 intersects they-axis at the point?
(A) (-2, 0) (C) (2, 3)
(B) (0, -2) (D) (4, -3)
6. The graph of the equation 25x + 75y = 225 and x = 9 meet at the point:
(A) (0, 9) (C) (3, 0)
(B) (9, 0) (D) (0, 3)
7. The equations 3x + 4y = 10, -x + 2y = 0 have the solution (a, b). The value of a + b is:
(A) 1 (C) 3
(B) 2 (D) 4
8. The area in sq. unit, of the triangle formed by the graphs of x = 4, y = 3 and 3x + 4y - 12 is
(A) 12 (C) 10
(B) 8 (D) 6
9. The graphs of x = a and y = b intersect at
(A) (a, b) (C) (-a, b)
(B) (b, a) (D) (a, -b)
10. Equation of the straight line parallel to x- axis and also 3 units below x-axis is
(A) x = -3 (C) y = -3
(B) y = 3 (D) x = 3
11. If the graph of the equations x + y = 0 and 5y + 7x = 24 intersect at (m, n), then the value of m + n is:
(A) 2 (C) 0
(B) 1 (D) -1
12. A point P(x, y) lies on x-axis and equal distance to point A(2, -5) and B(-4,5) find the co-ordinate of P(x, y)
(A) (-1, -4) (C) (-1, 0)
(B) (-1, 3) (D) (0, -1)
13. Point A(2,1) divides segment BC in the ratio 2:3 Co-ordinates of B are (1,-3) and C are (4,y). What is the
of y?
(A) 8 (C) -8
(B) -7 (D) Inconsistent
14. Find the area of the region bounded by lines 3x + 4y = 12,6x + 8y = 60, x = 0 and y = 0:
(A) 37.5 sq. units (C) 25 sq. units
(B) 31.5 sq. units (D) 32 sq. units
15. The graph of 3x + 4y - 24 = 0 forms a triangle OAB with the coordinate axes, where 0 is the origin. Also, the
graph of x +y + 4 = 0 forms a triangle OCD with the coordinate axes. Then the area of ∆OCD is equal to:

(A) of area of ∆OAB (C) of area of ∆OAB

(D) The area of ∆OAB
(B) of area of ∆OAB
16. Find the equation of a circle who centre is located at origin and radius is 7.
(A) x2 + y2 = 7 (C) x2 + y2 = -49
2 2
(B) x + y = 49 (D) x2 – y2 = -49
17. Find the area of quadrilateral formed by joining points (4,2), (8,2), (8,14) and (4,10).
(A) 5 sq. units (C) 25 sq. units
(B) 10 sq. units (D) 40 sq. units
18. Reflection of the point (4, -6) in the origin is:
(A) (4, 6) (C) (-4, 6)
(B) (-4, -6) (D) (4, -6)
19. The slope of the given line is:
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(A) Positive (C) Undefined

(B) Negative (D) Zero
20. P(4,2) and R(-2,0) arc vertices of a rhombus PQRS. What is the equation of diagonal QS.
(A) x – 3y = -2 (C) 3x + y = -4
(B) 3x + y = 4 (D) x – 3y = 2
21. Find the equation of a circle with diameter PQ where P(2,3) and Q(-3,-2).
(A) x2 + y2 + x + y + 12 = 0 (C) x2 + y2 + x - y + 12 = 0
2 2
(B) x + y - x + y + 12 = 0 (D) x2 + y2 + x + y - 12 = 0
22. The area of the triangle formed by the graphs of the equations x = 0,2x + 3y = 6 and x + y = 3 is:
(A) 3 sq. unit
(C) sq. unit
(B) sq. unit (D) sq. unit
23. If the points (-5,2), (3, k) and (-2,4) are collinear, then the value of k is
(A) -22/3 (C) 11/3
(B) 13/3 (D) None of these
24. The 3 vertices of a triangle are (a, b + c), (b, c + a) and (c, a + a). What is the area of the triangle?
(A) ab – ac (C) a2 + b2 + c2
(B) ac – ab (D) 0
25. If the area of the quadrilateral formed by the vertices (2,5), (-6, -4), (3, k) and (1, 3) is 7 sq. units, then the
value of k can be
26. If the points A(2,4), B(-l,3) and C(3,-2) are the three consecutive vertices of a parallelogram, then the fourth
vertex is_______.
(A) (6, 1) (C) (-6, 1)
(B) (3, -1) (D) (6, -1)
27. If (0,3) and (0, -3) are the vertices of an equilateral triangle, then the third vertex of the triangle can be
(C) (0, 0)
(A) (D) (2, 3)
(B)
28. The y - intercept of a straight line passing through the point (3, -4) and parallel to the line 7x - 14y + 17 = 0 is
29. Find the distance between the lines 2x + 3y + 7 = 0 and 4x + 6y + 15 = 0 (in units).

(A) (C)

(B) (D)
30. Find the equation of the line parallel to 3x +4y + 11 = 0 which passes through (3,4).
(A) 3y + 4x - 24 = 0 (C) 4y + 3x – 25 = 0
(B) 3y = x (D) 4y – 3x – 7 = 0
31. If the lines and are parallel, then k = ______.
(A)
(C)
(B) (D)
32. If the line 2x + 3y + 6 + k(x - 4y + 8) = 0 is parallel to the Y-axis, then find k.
33. A line passing through A(3,4) makes an angle of 30° with the X -axis and tuts the Y -axis at B. Find AB (in
units).
(A) (B)

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(C) (D)
34. The area of the triangle formed by the intersection of the lines x+y-5 = 0,x-y+l = 0 and the x-axis is
(A) 9 sq. units (C) 16 sq. units
(B) 5 sq. units (D) 25 sq. units
35. If A(7,10), B(-2,5) and C(3, -4) are the 3 vertices of a triangle ABC, then the triangle is
(A) Equilateral (C) Right angled
(B) Isosceles (D) Acute angled triangle
36. Three consecutive vertices of a parallelogram ABCD are A(1,2), B(1,0) and C(4,0). Find the coordinates of
the fourth vertex D.
(A) (0, 4) (C) (2, 2)
(B) (4, 2) (D) (1, 1)
37. The area of the triangle formed by the X axis, Y-axis and x + 4y - 16 = 0 (in sq. unit) is
38. The equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining the points (-2,3) and (3,4)
(A) 5x + y = 6 (C) 4y – x = 13
(B) 5y = x + 17 (D) x + 5y = 12
39. The maximum distance between any point on (x + 8) + y = 36 and any point x2 + (y + 15)2 = 64 is
2 2

40. At how many points does the line 8x – 15y + 140 = 0 meet the curve x2 + y2 = 64?
41. The minimum possible distance between the curves x2 + y2 – 8y + 12 = 0 and x2 + y2 + 6y = 0 is
42. The lines 4x - 3ky + 4 = 0 and 2x - 5y + 1 = 0 intersect in the first quadrant. The x - coordinate of the point of
intersection is twice the y - coordinate. Find the value of k.
43. If the lines 3x + 4y = 10 and my - x + 4 = 0 intersect, then for how many integer values of m, does the point
intersection have integer coordinates?
44. If the point A(a, 4), B(2,7) and C(4,14) are collinear, what is the value of a?
45. For what value of c does the circle described by the equation x 2 + y2 + 6x + 10y + c = 0 have the x axis is a
tangent?
46. What is the area of the triangle whose vertices are (a, a), (a + 3, a + 3), (a + 2, a)?
47. What is the distance between the lines 3x +4y - 5 = 0 and 9x + 12y -11 = 0?
48. What is the area enclosed within the figure described by the equation |x| + |y| = 2?
49. The maximum distance between the point (-5,0) and a point on the circle x 2 + y2 = 4 is.
50. The circle x2 + y2 - 6x – l0y + k = 0 does not touch or intersect the coordinate axes. If the point (1,4) does not
lie outside the circle, and the range of k is (a, b] then a + b is
51. The number of points, having both coordinates as integers, that lie in the interior of the triangle with vertices
(0,0), (0,31) and (31,0) is
(A) 435 (C) 450
(B) 465 (D) 464
52. If one vertex of an equilateral triangle is at (2, -1) and the base is x + y - 2 = 0, then length of each side is____
53. Find the x-intercept of equation which passes through intersection of 2x + y = 4 and x + y = 2 and is
perpendicular to x - 3y = 4
(A) 6 (C) 3
(B) -2 (D) None of these
54. Let f(x) = a.x2 + bx + c & g(x) = -2x if (gx) passes through (a, b) & f(x) cut x-axis at (-2,0), then minimum
value of f(x) + 9a + 1 is
(A) 0 (C) 1
(B) (a + b) (D) a/b
55. If points (t, 2t), (-2,6) and (3,1) are collinear then t is equal
(A) 3/4
(B) 4/3
(C) 3/5
(D) 5/3
Trigonometry
Exercise 1
1. sin2 225° + cos2 225° =
2. The value of (1 + sinθ) (1 – sinθ) sec2θ =
(A) 0 (C) sin2θ
(B) 1 (D) cos2θ
3. If secθ – tanθ = 1/5, then secθ + tanθ =
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(A) 2 (C) 1/5

(B) 5 (D) 1/2
4 4 2 2
4. sec θ + tan θ – 2sec θtan θ =
5. If 5cos2θ + sin2θ = 4 and θ is acute, then θ =
(A) 30° (C) 45°

In ∆ABC, ∠C is acute and ∠B = 90°, CB = 40 and AB = 9. Find sec C>

(B) 60° (D) 75°
6.
(A) 9/40 (C) 40/41
(B) 40/9 (D) 41/40
7. The maximum value of 3sinx + 4cosx is
8. If (cot 10°)(cot 1 l°)(cot 12°).....(cot 80°) = x, then value of x is
9. If two sides of a triangle are 4 units and 5 units and the included angle is 60e, then the area of the triangle in
sq units is
(A) 5
(B) 10
(C)
(D)
10. The angle (in degrees) covered by the minutes hand of a clock in 22 minutes is.

11. If and θ is acute, then cosesθ =

(A) 2
(B) 5
(C)
(D) 1
12. If θ = 45°, then cosecθ tanθ – sinθ cotθ =

(A) (C)

(B) (D)
13. If θ = 45°, then secθ cotθ – cosecθ tanθ =

14. If 13sinθ = 5 and θ is obtuse, then =

(A) 5/12 (C) 13/5
(B) 13/12 (D) 5/13
15. If secθ + tanθ = p, then cotθ =

(A)

(B)

(C)

16. In a triangle ABC, if a = 3cm, b = 4cm and ∠C = 60°, then the length of the third side is
(D)

(A) 13
(B)
(C)
(D)

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17. cosec(-1770°) =

(A)

(B)
(C) -1/2
(D) 2
18. cot10°. cot20. cot60°. cot70°. cot80° is equal to
(A) 1
(B) (C)
(D) -1

19. If , then =?
(A) 7/12 (C) -1/2
(B) 1/2 (D) 1
20. If , then the value of is:
(A) 1

(B)
(C) 0
(D)
21. If A = tan11°tan29°, B = 2cot61°cot79°, then:
(A) A = 2B (C) 2A = B
(B) A = -2B (D) 2A = -B

22. If , then the value of 2cos2θ – 1 is:

(A) 0 (C) 2/3
(B) 1 (D) 3/2
23. If sec2θ + tan2θ = 7, then the value of θ when 0° ≤ θ ≤ 90°, is:
(A) 60° (C) 0°
(B) 30° (D) 90°
24. sin25° + sin210° + sin215° + …… + sin285° + sin290° is equal to:

(A)

(B)
(C) 9

(D)
25. If cosθ cosec23° = 1, the value of θ is
(A) 23° (C) 63°
(B) 37° (D) 67°

26. If , then sinθ is equal to :

(A) 1/4 (C) 2/3
(B) 1/3 (D) 3/4
27. A telegraph post is bent at a point above the ground due to storm. Its top just meets the ground at a distance of
metres from its foot and makes an angle of 30°, then the height of the post is-
(A) 16 metres (B) 23 metres

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(C) 24 metres (D) 10 metres

28. A man standing at a point P is watching the top of a tower, which makes an angle of elevation of 30°. The
man walks some distance towards the tower and then his angle of elevation of the top of the tower is 60°, If
the height of tower is 30 m, then the distance he moves is
(A) 22 m
(B) m
(C) 20 m
(D) m
29. A man 6ft tall casts a shadow 4ft long. At the same time when a flagpole casts a shadow 50ft long. The height
of the flagpole is-
(A) 80 ft (C) 60 ft
(B) 75 ft (D) 70 ft
30. The shadow of a tower is time its height. Then the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is-
(A) 45° (C) 60°
(B) 30° (D) 90°

31. If 5cosθ = 3 and θ is acute, then is

(A) 7/5 (C) 1
(B) 5/7 (D) 3/5

32. =
33. If two sides of a triangle are 8 units and 6 units and the included angle is 75°, then the area of the triangle is:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
34. If then the value of tan3θ = ?
(A) undefined
(C)
(B)
(D)

35. If , the value of cosecθ is:

(A) 47/28 (C) 53/28

36. ABCD is a rectangle of which AC is a diagonal. The value of (tan2 ∠CAD + 1)sin2 ∠BAC is:
(B) 51/28 (D) 49/28

(A) 2 (C) 1
(B) 1/4 (D) 0

37. If , then sec21° - sin69° is equal to :

(A) (C)

(B) (D)
38. If the angle of elevation of the Sun changes from 30* to 45°, the length of the shadow of a pillar decreases by
20 metres. The height of the pillar is
(A) (B)
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(C) (D)
39. If cosecθ + cotθ = k, then sinθ is

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

40. If , then cot(15°) is

(A) (C)
(B) (D)
41. The minimum value of sin6x + cos6x is
(A) 1/2
(B) 3/4
(C) 1/4
(D)
Exercise 2

1. The value of sec4θ – tan4θ, when is

2. If , then the value of cot is

(A) (C)

3. In ∆ABC, if AB = 6 units, BC = 4 units and ∠A = 30°, then the value of sinC is

(B) (D)

(A) 3/4
(B) 4/3
(C) 5/6
(D) 2/3

4. If , then =
(A) (C)
(B) (D)
5. If sinθ + tanθ = p, then cotθ =

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)
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6. logcot30° + logcot45° + logcot60° =

7. If , find the value of sin3θ – cos3θ.

(A) 5/12 (C) 63/125
(B) 7/25 (D) 37/125

8. If , (0° < θ < 90°) the value of 2sinθ + cosθ is:

(A) (C)

(B) (D)
9. If θ be a positive acute angle satisfying cos2θ + cos2θ = 1, then the value of tan2θ + tan4θ is:
(A) 3/2 (C) 1/2
(B) 1 (D) 0
10. The simplified value of (secA – cosA) + (cosecA – sinA) – (cotA – tanA)2.
2 2

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

11. The value of is:

(A) 1
(B)
(C) 3

(D)
12. If x, y are acute angles, 0 < x + y < 90° and sin(2x – 20°) = cos(2y + 20°), then the value of tan(x + y) is:

(A) (B)
(C)
(D) 1

13. , (0 ≤ θ ≤ 90°), then the value of sinθ is:

(A)

(B)
(C) 1/2
(D) 1

14. If and 0° < θ < 90°, then the value of sinθ + cosθ is:
(A) 17/13 (C) 1/13
(B) 13/17 (D) 1/17
2 4
15. If A = sin θ + cos θ for any value of θ, then the value of A is:
(A) 1 ≤ A ≤ 1 (C) 13/16 ≤ A ≤ 1
(B) 3/4 ≤ A ≤ 1 (D) 3/4 ≤ A ≤ 13/16
16. The value of cotθ. tan(90° - θ) – sec(90° - 0) cosecθ + (sin 225 + sin265) + (tan5°. tan15°. tan30°. tan75°.
tan85°):
(A) 1 (C) 2
(B) -1 (D) 0
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17. If θ be an acute angle and 7sin2θ + 3cos2θ = 4, then the value of tanθ is:
(A)

(B)
(C) 1
(D) 0

18. The value of is (0° < A < 90°)

(A) 2cosec A (C) 2sec A

19. ABC is a right angle triangle and right angle at B and ∠A = 60° and AB = 20 cm, then the ratio of sides BC
(B) 2sec A (D) 2cos A

and CA is
(A) (C)

20. In ∆ABC, ∠B = 90° and AB : BC = 2:1, then value of (SinA + CotC):

(B) (D)

(A)

(B)
(C)
(D)

21. If , then the value of is equal to:

(A) 3 (C) 1
(B) 4 (D) 2
22. If , then the value of is(assume that 0° < < 90°):
(A) 0.4 (C) 0.6
(B) 0.5 (D) 0.8
23. A vertical post 15 ft high is broken at a certain height and its upper part, not completely separated meets the
ground at an angle of 30°. Find the height at which the post is broken
(A) 10 ft
(B) 5 ft
(C)
(D)
24. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from two points A and B lying on the horizontal through the foot
of the tower are 15° and 30° respectively. If A and B are on the same side of the tower and AB = 48 metre,
then the height of the tower is-
(A) metre (C) metre
(B) 24 metre (D) 93 metre
25. One (lies a kite with a thread 150 metre long. If the thread of the kite makes and angle of 60° with the
horizontal line, then the height of the kite from the ground (assuming the thread to be in a straight line] is –
(A) 50 metre
(C) metre
(B) metre (D) 80 metre
26. The angle of elevation of a tower from a distance 100 m from its foot is 30°. Height of the tower is –

(A) m (C) m
(B) m (D) m

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27. If the angle of elevation of a balloon from two consecutive kilometre-stones along a road are 30° and 60°
respectively, then the height of the balloon above the ground will be

(A) km (C) km
(D) km
(B) km
28. A vertical stick 12 cm long cast a shadow 8 cm long on a tower casts a shadow 40 m long on the ground. The
height of the tower is –
(A) 72 m (C) 65 m
(B) 60 m (D) 70 m
29. A tower standing on a horizontal plane subtends a certain angle at a point 160 m apart from the foot of the
tower. On advancing 100 m towards it, the tower is found to subtend and angle twice as before. The height of
the tower is-
(A) 72 m (C) 65 m
(B) 60 m (D) 70 m
30. A tower is 50 metres high. Its shadow is x metres shorter when the sun's altitude is 45° than when it is 30°.
The value of x in metres is –
(A) (C)
(D) 50
(B)
31. If a = bsinθ + c and b = acosθ + c, then

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)
32. If tan and secθ are roots of quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, then which of the following relations holds?
(A) b2 + a2 = 4ac (C) a4 + 4b2ac = b4
2 2
(B) b + 4ac = a (D) a2 = b2(b2 – 4ac)
6 6
33. The minimum value of sin x + cos x is
(A) 1/2
(B) 3/4
(C) 1/4
(D)
34. If , then =
(A) 4sinθ (C) 2sinθ
(B) 3sinθ (D) sinθ

35. Find the range of .

(A) (2, 3)
(B) (1, 3)

(C)

(D)

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36. If , the value of tan15°cot75° + tan75°cot15° is:

(A) 14 (C) 10
(B) 12 (D) 8
6 6
37. If cosθ + secθ = 2, the value of cos θ + sec θ is:
(A) 4 (C) 1
(B) 8 (D) 2

38. is equal to:

(A) 1 – tanθ – cotθ (C) 1 – tanθ + cotθ
(B) 1 + tanθ – cotθ (D) 1 + tanθ + cotθ
39. The value of (1 + cotθ – cosecθ)(1 + tanθ + secθ) is equal to:
(A) 1 (C) 0
(B) 2 (D) -1
40. If cosx + cos x = 1, the numerical value of (sin x + 3sin x + 3sin8x + sin6x – 1)
2 12 10

(A) -1 (C) 0
(B) 2 (D) 1
41. If , then cosθ – sinθ is:
(A) (C)
(B) (D)
42. Find value of the following 3(sin4θ + cos4θ) + 2(sin6θ + cos6θ) + 12sin2θcos2θ:
(A) 3 (C) 0
(B) 2 (D) 5
43. At a point on a horizontal line through the base of a monument the angle of elevation of the top of the
monument is found to be such that its tangent is 1/5. On walking 138 metres towards the monument the secant

of the angle of elevation is found to be . The height of the monument (in metre) is-
(A) 42 (C) 35
(B) 49 (D) 56
44. The angle of elevation of the top of a building from the top and bottom of a tree are x and y respectively. If the
height of the tree is h metre, then the height of the building is (in metre)

(A) (C)

(B) (D)
45. Two poles of equal height are standing opposite to each other on either side of a road which is 100 m wide.
From a point between them on road, angle of elevation of their tops are 30' and 60°. The height of each pole
(in meter) is
(A) (C)
(B) (D)
46. There are two temples, one on each bank of a river just opposite to each other. One temple is 54 m high. From
the top of this temple, the angle of depression of the top and the foot of the other temple are 30° and 60°
respectively. The length of the other temple is –
(A) 18m
(B) 36m
(C) m
(D) m
47. The distance between two vertical poles is 60 m. The height of one of the poles is double the height of the
other. The angle of elevation of the top of the poles from the middle point of the line segment joining their
feet are complementary to each other. The height of the poles are –

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(A) 10 m and 20 m
(B) 20 m and 40 m
(C) 20.9 m and 41.8 m
(D) m and
48. The angle of elevation of an aeroplane from a point on the ground is 45*. After flying for 15 second, the
elevation changes to 30°. If the aeroplane is flying at a height of 2500 metres, then the speed of the aeroplane
in km/hr is-
(A) 600
(B)
(C)
(D)
49. A pilot in an aeroplane at an altitude of 200 m observes two points lying on either side of a river. If the angles
of depression of the two points be 45° and 60°, then the width of the river is-

(A) m

(B) m
(C) m

(D) m
50. A telegraph post is bent at a point above the ground. Its top just touches the ground at a distance of m
from its feet and makes an angle of 30° with the horizontal. The height (in meter) of the post is-
(A) 12 (C) 18
(B) 16 (D) 24

51. If , then find the value of 2cos2θ – 1.

52. The number of pair (x, y) satisfying the equation sin x + sin y = sin(x + y)and |x| + |y| = 1 is
53. Given that cosx + cosy = 1, the range of sin x - sin y is
(A) [-1, 1]
(B) [-2, 2]
(C) [0, ]
(D)
54. If sinθ + cosθ = m, then sin6θ + cos6θ equals

(A) (C)

(B) (D)
55. If A + B = C and tanA =ktanB, and A – B = , then sinC = ?
(A) 0
(B) 1

(C)

(D)
56. In a triangle the angle A, B & C are in AP. If sin(2A + B) = 1/2. Find sin(B + 2C).
(A) -1/2 (B) 1/2
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(C) 3/5 (D) None of these

57. Find the general solution of this trigonometric equation:

(A) (C)
(D) None of these
(B)
58. The minimum value of 2sin2A + 3cos2A is
(A) 0 (C) 2
(B) 1 (D) 3
Binomial Theorem
Exercise

1. The fifth term of the expansion is

(A) (C)

(B) (D)

2. The middle term of the expansion is

(A) (C)

(B) (D)

3. The coefficient of x-3 in the expansion of is

(A) (C)

(B) (D)

4. The middle terms of the expansion are

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

5. The term independent of x in the expansion is

(A) 28 (C) 45 × 28
(B) -45 × 28 (D) 45

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6. Find the value of k such that the term independent of x in is .

(A) 3/2 (C) 2/3
(B) -3/2 (D) -2/3
7. The value of numerically greatest term in the expansion of (3 - 2x)6, when x = 2 is
(A) 3 × 42 × 5 (C) 33 × 44 × 5
3 4
(B) 3 × 4 × 5 (D) 32 × 42 × 52

8. If the 3rd term in the expansion has the numerically greatest value, then the range of values of x is

(A) (C)

(B) (D)
9. The number of terms in the expansion (2x - y + 7z)15 is
(A) 126 (C) 30
(B) 16 (D) 136

10. The coefficient of x-n, in the expansion is (when n is odd)

(A) 1 (C) 0
(B) -1 (D) 2
20 20
11. The number of terms in the expansion of (x + 2y) + (x – 2y) is
(A) 10 (C) 11
(B) 21 (D) 20

12. If the coefficients of x6 and x5 in the expansion are numerically equal, then the value of n is
(A) 30 (C) 40
(B) 39 (D) 41

13. The independent term of x in the expansion is

(A) 6C4 (C) -6C4. 7C4
(B) 6C4. 7C4 (D) 0

14. The number of terms with rational powers of a and b in the expansion is
(A) 10 (C) 9
(B) 8 (D) 15
15. The greatest integer less than or equal to is
(A) 3104 (C) 3100
(B) 3103 (D) 3102

16. The ratio of the coefficients of 4th and 6th terms of the expansion is
(A) 1 : 3 (C) 5 : 54
(B) 9 : 1 (D) 2 : 27
17. The coefficient of x24 in (x + 1)(x + 2)(x + 3)…(x + 25) is
(A) 320 (C) 300
(B) 325 (D) None of these
8
18. The sum of coefficients in the expansion of (3x + 2y) is
(A) 28 (C) 38
8
(B) 5 (D) 0
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19. The sum of coefficients in the expansion of (1 + 2x – x2)10 is

(A) 210 (C) 1
(B) 310 (D) 410

20. If the sum of coefficients in the expansion is 1024, then the greatest coefficient in the expansion is
(A) 10C4 (C) 1
(B) 210 (D) 10C5
21. The sum of the coefficients of even powers of x in the expansion of (1 + x)30 is
(A) 230 (C) 229
15
(B) 2 (D) 216
22. The value of (1.01)8 + (0.99)8 up to 4 decimal places is
(A) 2.0056 (C) 1.9909
(B) 2.1342 (D) 2.9909
23. For n > 1, if 51n – 1 is divisible by 5, then n can be
(A) 2 (C) 6
(B) 5 (D) All the above
n
24. The expression 11 – 10n – 1, is always divisible by
(A) 11 (C) 100
(B) 1000 (D) None of these
25. If a and b are respectively the coefficients of x n in the expansions of (1 + x)2n and (1 + x)2n – 1, then the relation
between a andb is
(A) a = b (C) a2 = 2b
(B) a = 2b (D) a + b = 0
26. If C0, C1, C2 … …, Cn represents the binomial coefficients of the expansion (1 + x) n , n N then the value of
C1 + C3 + C5 + …… =?
(A) 2n (C) 2n – 1
n+1
(B) 2 (D) 2n – 1
27. C0 + C1 + 2C2 + 3C3 + … + nCn =
(A) n.2n – 1 (C) n.2n + 1
n+1
(B) n2 (D) n.2n – 1 + 1
28. The sum of the coefficients of the expansion (1 + 2x – 3x2 + 4x3 – x4)10 is
(A) 0 (C) 310
10
(B) 2 (D) 1
29. In the above question the sum of coefficients of even powers of x is

(A) (C)

(B) (D)
30. The sum of the coefficients of odd powers of x in the expansion of (2 + 5x – 4x2 – 3x2)8 is
(A) 28
(B) 210
(C) 216
(D) -215
Matrices & Determinants
Exercise

1. If and then the value of b is

(A) (C)

(B) (D)

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2. If = I3, then x =
(A) 5 (C) 1
(B) 2/5 (D) 1/5

3. Write down the minor of -9 in

(A) -2 (C) 4
(B) 2 (D) -4

4. Find the product .

(A) (C)
(D) None of these

(B)

5. If and If Aij represents the cofactor of aij, then A32 is

(A) 45 (C) -39
(B) -45 (D) 39

6. Find the value of x if .

(A) (C)
(B) (D)

7. If the matrix is expressed as a sum of symmetric and skew symmetric matrices, then
symmetric matrix is

(A) (C)

(B) (D)

8. Find the trace of the matrix .

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(A) 20 (C) 18
(B) 22 (D) 24

9. If , then An is equal to (where n N

(A) (C)

(B) (D)

10. Find a2 × 2 matrix ; where .

(A) (C)

(B) (D)

11. If , and A – B + C = I, then C =

(A) (C)

(B) (D)

12. If and A = AT, then which of the following is true?

(A) a = b (C) a + b = 1
(B) a + b = 0 (D) a = 3b
13. If A and B are matrices of order 2 × 3 and 3 × 2 respectively, then
(A) Both AB, BA can be defined. (C) BA can be defined, but not AB.
(B) AB can be defined, but not BA. (D) neither of them is defined.

14. If and , then AB =

(A) (C)

(B) (D)

15. If , then A3 – 6A2 =

(A) 8A (C) 16A
(B) 18A (D) 24A

16. If and |A4| = 6561, then the value of m can be

(A) ±2 (C) ±4
(B) ±3 (D) ±1

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17. If then |A| =

(A) 15abc (C) a3 + b3 + c3 – 3ac
(B) 1 (D) 0

18. The determinant of the matrix =

(A) 30 (C) 0
(B) -10 (D) 15

19. =
(A) 1 (C) abc
(B) a + b + c (D) 0

20. Find the value of .

(A) 1 (C) -1
(B) 0 (D) None of these

21. The inverse of is

(A) (C)

(B) (D)
22. If A is a non-singular square matrix satisfying A2 – 5A + 3I = 0, then A-1 is equal to

(A) (C)

(B) (D)

23. If and , then the value of x and y are respectively.

(A) 1, 2 (C) 1, -2
(B) 2, 1 (D) -1, 2

24. If , then the value of x + y is

(A) 17/5 (C) 17
(B) 18/5 (D) 19/5
25. If A and B are two matrices such that AB = B and BA = A, then A2 – B2 =
(A) A + B (C) 0
(B) A – B (D) B – A

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26. If and then x + y + z =

(A) -19 (C) -3
(B) 7 (D) -4

27. If , then the matrix ‘C’ such that 5A + 3B + 2C = 0 is

(A) (C)

(B) (D)

28. If and then the matrix C such that A – C = 3B is

(A) (C)

(B) (D)

29. If and and AB + BA = 0, then the values of a and b respectively.

(A) 1, 1 (C) -1, 1
(B) 1, -1 (D) -1, -1

30. If and if Mij represents the minor of aij, then M23 is

(A) -30 (C) -26
(B) -24 (D) 0

31. If and and A = BT then find the value of x + y.

(A) 10 (C) 12
(B) 9 (D) 11

32. If , then the values of x and y respectively is

(A) -1, -2 (C) -2, -1
(B) -1, 2 (D) 2, -1
33. If A and B are symmetric matrices and AB = BA, then BA-1 is a
(A) Symmetric matrix. (C) Unit matrix.
(B) Skew-symmetric matrix. (D) None of these
34. If A is a skew-symmetric matrix of order 5 × 5 and B is a column matrix of order 5 × 1, then B TAB is a
(A) Scalar matrix. (C) Unit matrix.
(B) Null matrix. (D) None of these

35. If ; then the product of x, y, z and t is

(A) 24 (C) 0
(B) 20 (D) 12

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36. If , and , then which of the following is always true?

(A) AB = BA (C) BC = CB
(B) AC = CA (D) A(B + C) = AB + AC

37. If and A = AT, then which of the following is true?

(A) a = 2 b = 1 (C) a = b
(B) a + b = 3 (D) None of these
38. If the matrices A, B and C are of type 4 × 3, 3 × 2 and 2 × 1 respectively, then A(BC) is of type
(A) 1 × 4 (C) 3 × 3
(B) 4 × 1 (D) None of these

39. If , then A2 – 4A + I =
(A) 0 (C) 3A3
(B) A (D) A3

40. If and , then det(AB) =

(A) 5 (C) -1
(B) 3 (D) -4
41. If A is a 3 × 3 matrix and det(4A) = k(detA), then the value of k is
(A) 16 (C) 64
(B) 1 (D) 6

42. If , then the sum of x, y, z and t is

(A) 24 (C) 12
(B) 0 (D) 20

43. If does not have inverse, then the value of k is

(A) -10 (C) 5
(B) 10 (D) 2
44. Which of the following matrices is not invertible?

(A) (C)

(B) (D)

45. The inverse of is

(A) (C)

(B) (D)
46. If A and B are matrices of order 4 × 3 and 3 × 4 respectively, then
(A) Both AB, BA are defined (C) BA is defined, but not AB
(B) AB is defined, but not BA (D) Neither of them is defined

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47. If , then A-1 =

(A) (C)

(B) (D)

48. =
(A) 0 (C) (a – b)(b – c)(c – a)
(B) abc (D) (ab2 – a2b)

49. If = 0 then the value of x can be

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

50. The inverse of is

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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