Mathematics Question Bank Vol.

II
TARGETED SELECTION: QUESTIONS 100 TO 200

Q100: \lim_{x \to \infty} {x^2+x-2}{x^3-1} =

A) 0 B) 1
C) 2 D) \infty

Correct: A

Q101: For any integer k, the value of \omega^n is equal to when n = 3k

A) 1 B) \omega
C) \omega^2 D) None

Correct: A

Q102: 3 ∫_0^1 {1}{1+x^2} \ dx =

A) \frac{\pi}{6} B) \frac{\pi}{3}
C) \frac{3\pi}{4} D) \frac{3\pi}{2}

Correct: C

Q103: √{y} - e^x = 2 then find {dy}{dx} =

A) 2\sqrt{y} e^x B) \frac{2\sqrt{y}}{e^x}

C) \frac{2e^x}{\sqrt{y}} D) None

Correct: A

Q104: \lim_{x \to \infty} {\ln x}{x} =

A) -\infty B) \infty
C) 0 D) e

Correct: C

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Q105: Length of tangent form the point (-3, 2) to x^2 + y^2 - 8x - 5y - 7 = 0

A) \sqrt{2} B) 2\sqrt{5}
C) 3\sqrt{6} D) None

Correct: B

Q106: Sum of 25 terms when T_4 = 4 and T_{22} = 5

A) 215/4 B) 15/16
C) 225/2 D) 525/32

Correct: C

Q107: The value of 0! and 1! Respectively are:

A) 0 and 1 B) 1 and 1
C) 0 and -1 D) 1 and -1

Correct: B

Q108: z = x + iy then |\bar{z}| =

A) \sqrt{x^2 - y^2} B) \sqrt{x^2 + y^2}

C) -\sqrt{x^2 + y^2} D) -\sqrt{x^2 - y^2}

Correct: B

Q109: If A is a square matrix and A^t = A then A is

A) Involutory matrix B) Idempotent matrix

C) Symmetric matrix D) Hermitian matrix

Correct: C

Q110: If A is a square matrix and A^2 = A then A is

A) Involutory matrix B) Idempotent matrix

C) Symmetric matrix D) Hermitian matrix

Correct: B

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Q111: If A is a square matrix and A = -A^t then A is

A) Hermitian matrix B) Involutory matrix

C) Symmetric matrix D) Skew symmetric matrix

Correct: D

Q112: Find the distance between directrices {x^2}{16} + {y^2}{9} = 1

A) \frac{32}{\sqrt{7}} B) \frac{16}{\sqrt{7}}
C) \frac{9}{\sqrt{2}} D) \frac{18}{\sqrt{2}}

Correct: A

Q113: For hyperbola 9y^2 - 4x^2 = 36, distance between directrices

A) \frac{8}{\sqrt{13}} B) \frac{16}{\sqrt{7}}
C) \frac{9}{\sqrt{2}} D) \frac{18}{\sqrt{2}}

Correct: A

Q114: \lim_{x \to 0} ({1}{x} - {1}{e^x-1}) =

A) -1 B) -e
C) 0 D) 1/2

Correct: D

Q115: If eccentricity is 3/2 then conic is

A) parabola B) ellipse
C) hyperbola D) circle

Correct: C

Q116: If s = √{2}t^2 + 2 then find its velocity at t = 3

A) 2\sqrt{2} B) 3\sqrt{2}
C) 5\sqrt{2} D) 6\sqrt{2}

Correct: D

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Q117: If T_2 = 4 and T_5 = 48 then find the sum of first 10 terms

A) 1240 B) 1660/3
C) 243 D) 654/5

Correct: B

Q118: Middle terms in the expansion of (x^3 + {1}{x^2})^7 are

A) 7x^4 and 21x B) 21x^3 and \frac{21}{x^8}

C) 7x^2 and \frac{18}{x^6} D) 35x^6 and 35x

Correct: D

Q119: In a G.P first term is 7, last term is 448 and sum is 889 then common ratio and number of
terms respectively are

A) r = \frac{1}{2}, n = 6 B) r = 2, n = 7
C) r = \frac{3}{2}, n = 8 D) r = 3, n = 9

Correct: B

Q120: If x = 45^\circ the 2 - cos 2x - sin 2x =

A) -2 B) -1
C) 0 D) 1

Correct: D

Q121: Term independent of x in (x^2 - {2}{x^2})^{12} is

A) 54136 B) 53136
C) 51136 D) 59136

Correct: D

Q122: f(x) = tan^{-1} 3x then f'(x) is equal to

A) \frac{1}{1+9x^2} B) \frac{3}{1+9x^2}
C) \frac{9}{1+3x^2} D) \frac{1}{9+x^2}

Correct: B

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Q123: Equation of perpendicular bisector through the join of (5, 4) and (-4, 2) is

A) 18x + 4y - 21 = 0 B) 18x - 4y - 21 = 0
C) 18x - 4y + 21 = 0 D) 18x + 4y + 21 = 0

Correct: A

Q124: In \Delta ABC, \angle A = 72^\circ, \beta = 48^\circ and c = 9cm. The lengths of a and b are

A) a = 9.88cm, b = 7.7cm B) a = 8.96cm, b = 6.85cm

C) a = 10.32cm, b = 8.23cm D) a = 11.35cm, b = 6.82cm

Correct: A

Q125: Transverse axis is on the line x = 2, length of transverse axis is 4, conjugate axis of length is
2 along the line y = 3

A) 4x^2 - y^2 + 16x + 6y = -11 B) 4x^2 - y^2 - 16x + 6y = -11

C) 4x^2 - y^2 + 16x - 6y = -11 D) 4x^2 - y^2 - 16x - 6y = -11

Correct: B

Q126: Equation of hyperbola 3x^2 - 2y^2 = 12, the length of latera recta is

A) 3 B) 6
C) 9 D) 12

Correct: B

Q127: Find the equation of circle passing through origin and point (5, -2)

A) x^2 + y^2 - 7x - 3y = 0 B) 2x^2 + 2y^2 - 3x - 6y = 0

C) x^2 + y^2 - 6x - 7y - 1 = 0 D) 3x^2 + 3y^2 - x - 4y + 1 = 0

Correct: A

Q128: If 16^x = 4 and 5^{x+y} = 625, find y

A) 1/2 B) 3/2
C) 5/2 D) 7/2

Correct: D

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Q129: If x = 2^a then value of 2^{a+3} =

A) x B) 2x
C) 4x D) 8x

Correct: D

Q130: For the hyperbola {(x-1)^2}{4} - {(y-2)^2}{9} = 1, the vertices are

A) (3, 2), (-1, 2) B) (4, 2), (-2, 2)

C) (4, 1), (-3, 1) D) (2, 1), (-4, 1)

Correct: A

Q131: \begin{vmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & \omega & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & \omega^2 \end{vmatrix} =

A) 0 B) 1
C) \omega D) \omega^2

Correct: B

Q132: \lim_{x \to 0} {\cot x}{\cot 2x} =

A) \infty B) 0
C) 1 D) 2

Correct: D

Q133: Range of y = cos x is

A) [-1, 1] B) (-1, 1)
C) 1 \leq y \leq -1 D) R

Correct: A

Q134: In \Delta ABC, sin {\alpha}{2} =

A) \sqrt{\frac{(s-a)(s-b)}{ab}} B) \sqrt{\frac{(s-a)(s-c)}{abc}}
C) \sqrt{\frac{(s-b)(s-c)}{bc}} D) \sqrt{(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)}

Correct: C

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Q135: If S_1 = t^3 + t^2 + 5 and S_2 = t^5 + 2t + 3 then difference between velocities after 2 seconds
is

A) -66 B) -54
C) 33 D) 21

Correct: A

Q136: Radius of the circle with equation 3x^2 + 3y^2 + 6x - 2y + 2 = 0 is

A) 1/3 B) 1/4
C) 1/9 D) 2/3

Correct: D

Q137: ∫ {f'(x)}{f(x)} \ dx =

A) f(x) + C B) f'(x) + C
C) \frac{(f(x))^2}{2} + C D) \ln f(x) + C

Correct: D

Q138: {d}{dx} (cos^{-1} 2x) =

A) \frac{2}{\sqrt{1-4x^2}} B) \frac{1}{\sqrt{4-x^2}}
C) -\frac{2}{\sqrt{1-x^2}} D) -\frac{2}{\sqrt{1-4x^2}}

Correct: D

Q139: If f(x) = x^7 - 9x^6 + x^5 - 81x^3 + 90 then f(9) is equal to

A) 90 B) 10
C) -80 D) -40

Correct: A

Q140: ∫_0^{{π}{2}} cos^4 x \ dx =

A) 1/4 B) 2/3
C) \pi/4 D) 3\pi/16

Correct: D

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Q141: cos 20^\circ cos 10^\circ - sin 20^\circ sin 10^\circ =

A) 1/2 B) 1/\sqrt{2}
C) \sqrt{3}/2 D) None

Correct: C

Q142: √{x+1} + √{x-1} = √{x^2+x+1}, the equation is

A) exponential B) radical
C) linear D) None

Correct: B

Q143: Find the equation of hyperbola if major axis is along y-axis and length of transverse axis and
conjugate axis are 12 and 20 respectively.

A) \frac{y^2}{36} - \frac{x^2}{100} = 1 B) \frac{x^2}{100} - \frac{y^2}{36} = 1

C) \frac{y^2}{144} - \frac{x^2}{400} = 1 D) \frac{x^2}{400} - \frac{y^2}{144} = 1

Correct: A

Q144: Find the vertices of hyperbola 4x^2 - y^2 = 16

A) (0, \pm 4) B) (\pm 4, 0)

C) (0, \pm 2) D) (\pm 2, 0)

Correct: D

Q145: ∫_1^e \ln x \ dx =

A) 0 B) 1
C) e D) e^2

Correct: B

Q146: The area of triangle whose vertices are represented by the edges A(1,1,1), B(1,1,0) and
C(1,0,0)

A) 1 B) 2
C) 1/2 D) 3/2

Correct: C

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Q147: Four arithmetic mean (A.M) are inserted between (a - b) ad (9a - 11b) then value of 4^{th} A.M
is

A) \frac{37a-45b}{5} B) \frac{36a-39b}{4}
C) \frac{21a-2}{3} D) \frac{33a-3b}{2}

Correct: A

Q148: i^3 =

A) -1 B) -i
C) i D) 1

Correct: B

Q149: \lim_{x \to a} {x^n-a^n}{x-a} =

A) \frac{a^n}{n} B) na^n
C) na^{n-1} D) na^{n+1}

Correct: C

Q150: Equation of ellipse {(x+1)^2}{9} + (y-1)^2 = 1. What is the equation of directrices

A) x = \frac{-4 \pm 9\sqrt{2}}{4} B) y = \frac{-4 \pm 9\sqrt{2}}{4}

C) x = \frac{-1 \pm \sqrt{2}}{4} D) y = \frac{-1 \pm \sqrt{2}}{4}

Correct: A

Q151: The cross product of A = a\hat{i} and B = b\hat{j} is

A) -ab\hat{i} B) -ab\hat{j}
C) ab\hat{i} D) ab\hat{k}

Correct: D

Q152: Find the total number that are divisible by 8 between 188 and 578.

A) 35 B) 44
C) 49 D) 80

Correct: C

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Q153: Foci of the ellipse 9x^2 + 16y^2 = 144 are at

A) (\pm \sqrt{2}, 0) B) (\pm \sqrt{7}, 0)

C) (0, \pm 4) D) (0, \pm 5)

Correct: B

Q154: If y = x^{cos x} then {dy}{dx} =

A) x^{\cos x} \{-\sin x (\ln x) + \frac{\cos x}{x}\} B) x^{\cos x} \{-\cos x (\ln x) + \frac{\cos x}{x}\}
C) x^{\cos x} \{-\cos x (\ln x) + \frac{\sin x}{x}\} D) x^{\cos x} \{-\sin x (\ln x) + \frac{\sin x}{x}\}

Correct: A

Q155: ∫_0^1 x^5 e^{7-4x^6} \ dx =

A) -\frac{1}{24}(e^3 - e^7) B) -\frac{1}{12}(e^6 - e^2)

C) -\frac{1}{4}(e^3 - e) D) None

Correct: A

Q156: Coefficient of sixth term in (x + {2}{x})^9 is

A) 4032 B) 1008
C) 2016 D) 504

Correct: A

Q157: Slope of tangent line at (5,5) to the curve x^4 + y^4 = 1250 is

A) -1 B) 1
C) 0 D) undefined

Correct: A

Q158: Direction cosines of vector from (1, -3, 2) to (3, -5, 1) is

A) \frac{2}{3}, -\frac{2}{3}, -\frac{1}{3} B) \frac{2}{4}, -\frac{2}{4}, -\frac{1}{4}

C) \frac{2}{7}, -\frac{2}{7}, -\frac{1}{7} D) \frac{2}{9}, -\frac{2}{9}, -\frac{1}{9}

Correct: A

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Q159: H.M between p and q is

A) \frac{pq}{p+q} B) \frac{p+q}{pq}
C) \frac{2pq}{p+q} D) None

Correct: C

Q160: x^3 - ax^2 - a^2x + a^3 is divided by (x + a) then remainder is

A) 2a^3 B) -a
C) 0 D) 1

Correct: C

Q161: If two unit vectors are perpendicular then cross product and dot product respectively will

A) 1,0 B) 0,1
C) 1,1 D) None

Correct: A

Q162: Two dice are rolled once, what is the probability of getting different faces

A) 1/6 B) 1/36
C) 5/6 D) 6

Correct: C

Q163: Middle term required to make x^2 + {16}{25} a perfect square

A) \pm \frac{8}{5} x B) \pm \frac{5}{3} x

C) \pm \frac{1}{5} x D) \pm \frac{16}{5} x

Correct: A

Q164: \lim_{x \to 0} {sin 5x - sin 3x}{x} =

A) 2 B) 3
C) 4 D) 5

Correct: A

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Q165: For the equation 3x^2 - 2x + 5 = 0, product of roots is

A) 5/3 B) 3/5
C) -5/3 D) -3/5

Correct: A

Q166: All the diagonal elements of a square matrix are 1 and other are 0 then matrix is

A) unit matrix B) scalar matrix

C) diagonal matrix D) triangular matrix

Correct: A

Q167: The equation 4^{x-1} + 4^{x+1} + 10 = 0 is

A) exponential B) radical
C) quadratic D) None

Correct: A

Q168: y = sin^{-1}({x}{a}) then {dy}{dx} =

A) \frac{1}{\sqrt{a^2-x^2}} B) \frac{a}{\sqrt{a^2-x^2}}
C) \frac{a^2}{\sqrt{a^2-x^2}} D) None

Correct: A

Q169: ∫_1^3 f(x) = 3 then ∫_1^3 5f(x) =

A) 3 B) 8
C) 15 D) 18

Correct: C

Q170: In \Delta ABC, if sin A = {1}{3} and sin B = {1}{4} then sin C =

A) \frac{2\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{15}}{12} B) \frac{\sqrt{15}+2\sqrt{2}}{12}
C) 2/7 D) 1/7

Correct: B

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Q171: cos θ \cot θ + sin θ =

A) 0 B) 1
C) \sec \theta D) \csc \theta

Correct: D

Q172: {d}{dx} (√{x} + {1}{√{x}})^2 =

A) x - \frac{1}{x^2} B) 1 + \frac{1}{x^2}
C) \sqrt{x} - \frac{1}{2\sqrt{x}} D) 1 - \frac{1}{x^2}

Correct: D

Q173: y^2 - 3y + 2x + 3 = 0 then {dy}{dx} =

A) \frac{2}{3-2y} B) \frac{1}{x-3y}
C) \frac{3}{2-3x} D) \frac{4}{1-4x}

Correct: A

Q174: ∫ e^{tan x} \sec^2 x \ dx

A) e^{\tan x} + C B) e^{\sec^2 x} + C
C) e^{\sec x} + C D) e^{\tan^2 x} + C

Correct: A

Q175: If y = \ln(sin x) then {dy}{dx} =

A) -\cot x B) -\tan x
C) \tan x D) \cot x

Correct: D

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