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Limits

Easy Questions

Question 1

The limit of x sin (e x ) as x → 0

1

A. A) is equal to 0
B. B) is equal to 1
C. C) is equal to 2e
D. D) does not exist

Question 2

lim x→π/2 (sec x − tan x) is equal to

A. A) 2
B. B) −1
C. C) 1
D. D) 0

Question 3

The left-hand derivative of f(x) = [x] sin(πx), at x = k, k is an integer and [⋅] is the greatest
integer function, is

A. A) (−1) k (k − 1)π
B. B) (−1) k−1 (k − 1)π
C. C) (−1) k kπ
D. D) (−1) k−1 kπ

Question 4

lim n→∞ a n +b n
a n −b n , where a > b > 1, is equal to
A. A) -1
B. B) 1
C. C) 0
D. D) None

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Question 5

sin(π cos 2 x)
lim x→0 x2 is equal to

A. A) −π
B. B) π
C. C) π2
D. D) 1

Question 6

If l = lim x→0 |x|+x

x
2 , then the value of l is

A. A) 1
B. B) −1
C. C) 2
D. D) non-existant

Question 7

lim x→4 cos 7x ∘ −cos 2x ∘

x2
is

A. A) −45
2
π2
B. B) −45
2 π
C. C) 1440
−π 2

D. D) 2880
−π 2

Question 8

f(4)−f(x 2 )
Let f(x) be a differentiable function and f ′ (4) = 5. Then, lim x→2 x−2 equals

A. A) 0
B. B) 5
C. C) 20
D. D) -20

Question 9

lim x→0 cos ax−cos bx

x2
is equal to

A. A) a −b
2 2
2
B. B) b −a
2 2

2
C. C) a 2 − b 2
D. D) b 2 − a 2

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Question 10

is equal to
sin |x|
lim x→0 x

A. A) 1
B. B) 0
C. C) positive infinity
D. D) does not exist

Question 11

The value of Lt x→0 is

sin 2 x+cos x−1
x2

A. A) 1
B. B) 12
C. C) − 12
D. D) 0

Question 12

If f(x) = ( 21−3 x ), for x ≠ 0 is continuous at x = 0, then f(0) =

−1x

A. A) ⋅ log 3

B. B) (log 3)
−(log 2)

C. C) (log 3)
(log 2)

D. D) − log 2

Question 13

The limit of { x1 √1 + x − √1 + x12 } as x → 0

A. A) does not exist

B. B) is equal to 12
C. C) is equal to 0
D. D) is equal to 1

Question 14
x
The value of lim x→∞ ( xx2 −2x+1 ) is
2

−4x+2

A. A) e 2
B. B) e −2
C. C) e 6
D. D) None of these

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Question 15

If lim x→ x sin ( x1 ) = A and lim x→0 x sin ( x1 ) = B, then which one of the following is correct?

A. A) A = 1 and B = 0
B. B) A = 0 and B = 1
C. C) A = 0 and B = 0
D. D) A = 1 and B = 1

Question 16

If a = lim n→∞ 1+2+3+…+n and b = lim n→∞ 1 +2 +3n3+…+n , then

2 2 2 2

n2

A. A) a = b
B. B) 2a = 3 b
C. C) a = 2b
D. D) 3a = 2 b

Question 17

Let S n = cot −1 2 + cot −1 8 + cot −1 18 + cot −1 32 + … … . to n th term. Then lim n→∞ S n is

A. A) π3
B. B) π4
C. C) π6
D. D) π8

Question 18

π x −1
lim x→0 √1+x−1

A. A) does not exist

B. B) equals log e (π 2 )
C. C) equals 1
D. D) lies between 10 and 11

Question 19

The value of lim x→1 x+x +…+x is

2 n −n
x−1

A. A) n
B. B) n+1
2

C. C)
n(n+1)
2

D. D)
n(n−1)
2

Question 20

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1

The value of Lt x→0 ( 1+5x 2

is
x2
1+3x 2
)

A. A) e 2
B. B) e
C. C) e
1

D. D) e12

Question 21

lim x→0 (cosec x) 1/ log x is equal to :

A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) 1e
D. D) None of these

Question 22

The value of lim n→∞ [ n2 +1

n
2 + n 2 +2 2 + … … . . n 2 +n 2 ] is
n n

A. A) π4
B. B) log 2
C. C) zero
D. D) 1

Question 23

x 2 +3x−10
If f(x) = { is continuous at x = −5, then the value of 'a' will be
x 2 +2x−15 , when x ≠ −5
a, when x = −5
A. A) 3/2
B. B) 7/8
C. C) 8/7
D. D) 2/3

Question 24

The lim x→∞ ( 3x−1 equals

4x
3x+1 )

A. A) 1
B. B) 0
C. C) e −8/3
D. D) e −4/9

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Question 25

is equal to
x cot 4x
lim x→0 sin 2 x⋅cot 2 (2x)

A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) 4
D. D) 4
1

Question 26
2
e x −x−1− x2
If I = lim x→0 sin ( x2
), then limit

A. A) does not exist

B. B) exists and equals 1
C. C) exists and equals 0
D. D) exists and equals 12

Question 27

lim x→ π2 cot x−cos x

(π−2x) 3
equals

A. A) 24
1

B. B) 16
1

C. C) 18
D. D) 14

Question 28

2x
lim x→0 |x|+x 2
=

A. A) Limit exists
B. B) Limit does not exists
C. C) 2
D. D) −2

Question 29
3
lim x→2 ( 5x−8
8−3x
) 2x−4 =
A. A) e 5/2
B. B) e 3/2
C. C) e 2
D. D) e 6

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Question 30

1−x ) is
lim x→0 ( x1 ln √ 1+x

A. A) 1/2
B. B) 0
C. C) 1
D. D) does not exist

Moderate Questions

Question 31

If f(x) = x 2 sin x1 , when x ≠ 0 and f(0) = 0, then lim f ′ (x)

x→0

A. A) Does not exist

B. B) 0
C. C) ∞
D. D) 1

Question 32

is equal to
√1+x 2 −√1−x+x 2
lim x→0 3 x −1

A. A) log1 3
e

B. B) log e 9
C. C) log1 9
e

D. D) log e 3

Question 33
x
1−tan 2 1−sin x
lim x→ π2 1+tan x ⋅ (π−2x) 3
=
2

A. A) 32
1

B. B) 0
C. C) 16
1

D. D) 18

Question 34

The limit lim x→1

√1−cos 2(x−1)
x−1

A. A) exists and is equal to √2

B. B) exists and is equal to −√2

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C. C) does not exist
D. D) exists and is equal to ( 2 )
1

Question 35

√1+cx−√1−cx
If is defined by f(x) = { continuous on
x for − 2 ≤ x < 0
f : [−2, 2] → R x+3
x+1 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2
[−2, 2], then c is equal to
A. A)
2
√3

B. B) 3
C. C) 32
D. D) √3
2

Question 36

2
22
lim n→∞ ( n31+13 + n 3 +2 3
+…+ 1
2n
)=

A. A) log 2
B. B) 2 log 2
C. C) 12 log 2
D. D) log √
3
2

Question 37

1 1 1 1 3x
If p, q, r, s > 0, then lim ( is equal to
p x +q x +r x +s x
4
)
x→∞

A. A) pqrs

B. B) (pqrs)
3

3
C. C) (pqrs) 2

D. D) (pqrs) 4
3

Question 38

x sin −1 ( 1+x
2x
2)
lim x→0+ 2 3 is equal to
cos −1 ( 1−x2 ) tan −1 ( 3x−x2 )
1+x 1−3x

A. A) 12
B. B) 13
C. C) 14
D. D) 16

Question 39

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1−sin x/2
lim x→π (cos x
)(cos x4 −sin x
)
=
2 4

A. A)
3
√2

B. B)
−1
√2

C. C)
1
√2

D. D)
5
√2

Question 40

If lim x→0 = 0, (n ≠ 0) then the minimum possible positive value of a is

[(a−n)nx−tan x] sin nx
x2

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

Question 41
1
1
lim n→∞ n
[(n + 1)(n + 2) (2n)] n =
A. A) 1
B. B) 0
C. C) 2e
D. D) 4e

Question 42

2 2 2 2
8
lim x→0 sin 8 x
{1 − cos ( x2 ) − cos ( x4 ) + cos ( x2 ) cos ( x4 )} =

A. A) 16
1

B. B) 32
1

C. C) 64
1

D. D) 18

Question 43

is equal to
√1+√1+x−2
lim x→8 x−8

A. A) 32
B. B) 14
C. C) 24
1

D. D) 12
1

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⎧x − 5, for x ≤ 1
If f(x) = ⎨4x 2 − 9, for 1 < x < 2 then f ′ (2 + )is equal to
⎩
3x + 4, for x ≥ 2,
A. A) 0
B. B) 2
C. C) 3
D. D) 4

Question 45

If α = Lt 1−cos x and β = Lt x→0 , then

x⋅2 x −x x⋅2 x −x
x→0 √1+x 2 −√1−x 2

A. A) α = β
B. B) α = 2β

C. C) α = 2
β

D. D) α = 3β

Question 46

lim
x→0 3

B. B) 32
C. C) 34
D. D) 16

A. A) 1
3

Question 48

cos [lim x→∞

B. B) -1
C. C) 0
D. D) √1
2
⎪
x 2 2 x −x 2 sin x−x 2
x +cos x−3 x cos x−1

A. A) log1 3 (log 2 − 1)

B. B) log4 3 (1 − log 2)

C. C) log4 3 (log 2 − 1)

D. D) log2 3 (log 2 − 1)

Question 47

lim x→0
A. A) 3
√1+x sin x−√cos x
tan 2 2x

2π|x|+πx
|x|−3x
=

+ lim x→0
cos( π2 cos 2 x)
x2
]

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Question 49
3 1
4 x +15(2 x )
The value of lim 6 is equal to ______. If your answer is K, mark 2K as answer after
x→0 − 2 (1+ x ) +6(2 x1 )

rounding off to nearest integer.

Question 50

The value of limπ (sin 2x) is equal to

sec 2 2x
x→ 4

A. A) − 2
1

B. B) 2
1

C. C) e − 2
1

D. D) e 2
1

Question 51

If a > 0, lim x→a axx−x

−a a = −1, then a is equal to
x a

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

Question 52

sin(x m )
Find the value of lim x→0 (sin x)n , given that n < m

A. A) 2
B. B) 1
C. C) 0
D. D) ∞

Question 53
1
⎧ (x−a)
(x − a) e 1 −1 , 1
Define f : R → R by f(x) = ⎨ Then which one of the following is
for x ≠ a
(x−a)
⎩
0, at x = a
true?

A. A) Left and right limits of f at x = a are equal and they are not equal to f(a)
B. B) Both left and right limits of f at x = a exist and are not equal
C. C) The function f(x) is continuous at x = a
D. D) The function f(x) has a simple discontinuity at a point other than a

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Question 54

1 1 1 1
lim n→∞ { n+m + n+2m + n+3m +…+ n+nm }=
A. A)
log 8 (m)
m

B. B)
log e (1+m)
1+m

C. C)
log e (1+m)
m

D. D)
log e (1+m)
1−m

Question 55
1
The value of lim (sec x + tan x) x is equal to
x→0

A. A) e
B. B) e 2
C. C) e −1
D. D) 1

Question 56

is equal to
tan 3 x−sin 3 x
lim x→0 x5

A. A) 52
B. B) 32
C. C) 5
3

D. D) 5
2

Question 57

1 24 34 n4
lim ( 1+n 5 + 2 5 +n 5
+ 3 5 +n 5
+…+ n 5 +n 5
)=
n→∞

A. A) 15 log 3
B. B) 13 log 5
C. C) 2 log 5
1

D. D) log √2
5

Question 58

ln(1+2x+4x 2 )+ln(1−2x+4x 2 )
The value of lim sec x−cos x is equal to
x→0

A. A) −1
B. B) 1
C. C) 0
D. D) 4

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Question 59

If f(2) = 4 and f ′ (2) = 1, then \lim _{x \rightarrow 2} \frac{x f(2)-2 f(x)}{x-2} is equal to

A. A) −2
B. B) 1
C. C) 2
D. D) 3

Question 60

Let f(x) = 2−sin x+4

2x , x ≠ 0. In order that f(x) is continuous at x = 0, f(0) is to be defined as
√

A. A) −1
8
B. B) 12
C. C) 1
D. D) 18

Hard Questions

Question 61

If lim x→0 [1 + x log (1 + b 2 )] = 2b sin 2 θb > 0 and θ ∈ (−π, π], then the value of θ is
1/x

A. A) ± 4
π

B. B) ± π3
C. C) ± π6
D. D) ± 2
π

Question 62

The value of lim x118 (1 − cos( x3 ) − cos( x6 ) + cos( x3 ) ⋅ cos( x6 )) is λ 2 , then the value of
3 6 3 6

x→0
900λ is equal to (here, λ > 0)

Question 63

If f(x) = [tan x] , x ∈ (0, π3 ), then f ′ ( π4 ) (where, [. ] is the greatest integer function)

2

A. A) is equal to 1
B. B) is equal to 0
C. C) does not exist
D. D) None of these

Question 64

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[x]
The value of limπ ln(1+cot
3
x) is equal to (where, [. ] denotes the greatest integer function)
x→ 2

A. A) does not exist

B. B) is equal to 1
C. C) is equal to 0
D. D) is equal to −1

Question 65

The value of the limit \lim _{x \rightarrow 0}\left(\frac{x}{\sin x}\right)^{6 / x^{2}} is

A. A) e
B. B) e −1
C. C) e −1/6
D. D) e 6

Question 66
6000
x 6000 −(sin x)
The value of lim 6000 is
x→0 x 2 (sinx)

A. A) 1000
B. B) 100
C. C) 1100
D. D) 1010

Question 67

(x−1) n
Let g(x) = log cosm (x−1) ; 0 < x < 2, m and n are integers, m ≠ 0, n > 0 and let p be the left hand
derivative of |x − 1| at x = 1. If lim x→1+ g(x) = p, then

A. A) n = 1, m = 1
B. B) n = 1, m = −1
C. C) n = 2, m = 2
D. D) n > 2, m = n

Question 68

The value of lim (cos x2 cos x4 cos x8 … … . . . cos 2n+1

x
) is equal to
n→∞

A. A) sinx x
B. B)
sin x
x
C. C) 0
D. D) None of these

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Question 69

The value of lim is equal to

√1−√cos 2x
x→0 x

A. A) 12
B. B) − 12
C. C) Does not exist
D. D) 1

Question 70

The value of lim is equal to (where {x} denotes the fractional part of x)
xtan{x}
x→1 x−1

A. A) −1
B. B) 0
C. C) 1
D. D) Does not exist

Question 71

1 1 1 1 10x
The value of lim [ 1 +2 +310 +...+10 ] is
x x x x

x→∞

A. A) 10!
B. B) 10
C. C) 9!
D. D) 0

Question 72

a x +a 3−x −(a 2 +a)

Let a > 0 be a real number. Then the limit lim x→2 is
a 3−x −a x/2

A. A) 2 log a
B. B) − 43 a

C. C) a 2+a
2

D. D) 23 (1 − a)

Question 73

Paragraph: Read the following passage and answer the questions. For every function f(x) which is
twice differentiable, these will be good approximation of ∫ a f(x)dx ≅( 2 ){f(a) + f(b)}. Now, if
b b−a

we take c = a+b 2 , then using above again, we get

{f(a) + f(b) + 2f(c)} and so on. We get
b c b
∫ a f(x)dx = ∫ a f(x)dx + ∫ c f(x)dx ≅ b−a
4

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t (t−a)
approximation for value of ∫ a f(x)[Link]: If lim t→a = 0, then
b ∫ a f(x)dx− 2 {f(t)+f(a)}
(t−a) 3
degree of polynomial function f(x) at most is

A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) 3
D. D) 2

Question 74

Consider the following statements

2 n +(−2) n
I. lim 2n does not exist
n→∞
3 +(−3) n
n
II. lim 4n does not exist
n→∞
Then

A. A) I is true and II is false

B. B) I is false and II is true
C. C) I and II are true
D. D) neither Inor II is true

Question 75

Limit lim x→∞ x 2 ∫ 0 e t −x dt equals

x 3 3

A. A) 13
B. B) 2
C. C) ∞
D. D) 3
2

Question 76

The value of lim is equal to

√2π−√4sin −1 x
x→1 − √1−x

A. A) √π
B. B) 1
√2π

C. C) √ π2
D. D) 2
√π

Question 77

x2
If L = , then the value of 3L is equal to ______. If your answer is K, mark 4K as
− 2
lim e x2 tan
−cos x
2x
x→0
answer after rounding off to nearest integer.

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Question 78

The value of lim {x x + x (x ) } is equal to

2 x

x→0 +

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

Question 79

If f(x) is a polynomial satisfying f(x) f( x1 ) = f(x) + f( x1 ) and f(2) > 1, then lim f(x) is
x→1

Question 80
x

The value of ] is equal to

2 2
lim [ (1+e 2 )x
x→∞ x

A. A) e
B. B) e −1

C. C) e 2
1

D. D) e − 2
1

Question 81

Suppose the limit L = lim √n ∫ 0 (1+x 2 ) n dx exists and is larger than 2 . Then,
1 1 1
n→∞

A. A) 12 < L < 2
B. B) 2 < L < 3
C. C) 3 < L < 3
D. D) L ≥ 4

Question 82

The value of the limit lim x→−∞ (√4x 2 − x + 2x) is

A. A) −∞
B. B) − 14
C. C) 0
D. D) 14

Question 83

t 2 f(x)−x 2 f(t)
Let f(x) be differentiable on the interval (0, ∞) such that f(1) = 1, and lim t→x t−x =1
for each x > 0. Then, f(x) is

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A. A) 3x + 3
1 2x 2

B. B) − 3x + 3
1 4x 2

C. C) − x1 + x22
D. D) x1

Question 84

Let f : R → R be a function such that lim x→∞ f(x) = M > 0. Then which of the following is
false?

A. A) lim x→∞ x sin(1/x)f(x) = M

B. B) lim x→∞ sin(f(x)) = sin M
C. C) lim x→∞ x sin (e −x )f(x) = M
D. D) lim x→∞
sin x
x ⋅ f(x) = 0

Question 85

The value of lim is

1+sinx−cosx+ln(1−x)
x→0 x⋅tan 2 x

A. A) − 12
B. B) − 13
C. C) 2
1

D. D) 4
1

Question 86

cos x−(cos x) cos x

The value of lim 1−cos x+ln(cos x) is equal to
x→2π

Question 87

The value of lim is equal to

cos(tan x)−cos x
x→0 4x 4

A. A) − 3
1

B. B) − 12
1

C. C) 2
1

D. D) 1

Question 88

The value of lim ln2 (sin 3x+1) is equal to _______. If your answer is K, mark 2K as answer after
ln(2−cos 15x)
x→0
rounding off to nearest integer.

Question 89

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[x]+[2 2 x]+[3 2 x]+.....+[n 2 x]
The value of lim 1 2 +2 2 +3 2 +....+n 2 is equal to (where [x] represents the greatest integer part
n→∞
of x)

A. A) x
B. B) 2x
C. C) x2
D. D) x6

Question 90

If L = limπ , then the value of 40L is equal to ______. If your answer is K, mark 4K
(1−tan x)(1−sin 2x)
3
x→ 4 (1+tan x)(π−4x)
as answer after rounding off to nearest integer.

Correct Answers for this Chapter

Q1 - A Q31 - A Q61 - D
Q2 - D Q32 - C Q62 - 25 (Num)
Q3 - A Q33 - A Q63 - C
Q4 - B Q34 - C Q64 - C
Q5 - B Q35 - B Q65 - A
Q6 - D Q36 - D Q66 - A
Q7 - C Q37 - D Q67 - C
Q8 - D Q38 - B Q68 - B
Q9 - B Q39 - C Q69 - C
Q10 - D Q40 - C Q70 - D
Q11 - B Q41 - D Q71 - A
Q12 - B Q42 - B Q72 - D
Q13 - B Q43 - C Q73 - B
Q14 - A Q44 - C Q74 - A
Q15 - A Q45 - B Q75 - A
Q16 - B Q46 - D Q76 - D
Q17 - B Q47 - D Q77 - 1 (Num)
Q18 - B Q48 - B Q78 - B
Q19 - C Q49 - 5 (Num) Q79 - 2 (Num)
Q20 - A Q50 - C Q80 - A
Q21 - C Q51 - B Q81 - A
Q22 - A Q52 - C Q82 - D
Q23 - B Q53 - C Q83 - A
Q24 - C Q54 - C Q84 - C

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Q25 - B Q55 - A Q85 - A
Q26 - C Q56 - B Q86 - 2 (Num)
Q27 - B Q57 - D Q87 - B
Q28 - B Q58 - D Q88 - 25 (Num)
Q29 - D Q59 - C Q89 - A
Q30 - C Q60 - A Q90 - 4 (Num)

Statistics

Easy Questions

Question 1

IfM. D. is 12, the value of S.D. will be

A. A) 15
B. B) 12
C. C) 24
D. D) None of these

Question 2

For the set of 50 observation, the sum of their squares is 3050 , their arithmetic mean is 6 . Hence the
standard deviation of these observations is

A. A) 5
B. B) 3
C. C) 4
D. D) 6

Question 3

The arithmetic mean of a set of observation is X . If each observation is divided by α and increased
¯
by 10, then the mean of the new series is

A. A) X
¯
α

B. B) α
¯ X +10

C. C)
¯ X +10α
α
D. D) αX + 10
¯

Question 4

The standard deviation of 5 scores 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 is √a. The value of ' a ' is

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A. A)
2
B. B)
3
C. C)
5
D. D)
1

Question 5

If both mean and the standard deviation of 50 observations x 1 , x 2 , … . , x 50 are equal to 16 , then
mean of (x 1 − 5) , (x 2 − 5) , … … . , (x 50 − 5) is
2 2 2

A. A) 378
B. B) 377
C. C) 357
D. D) 397

Question 6

A random variable X ∼ B(n, p), if values of mean and variance of X are 18,12 respectively, then
n=
A. A) 54
B. B) 18
C. C) 12
D. D) 55

Question 7

If for some positive xIR

^ , the frequency distribution of the marks obtained by 20 students in a certain
test, is as follows Then the mean of the marks is

A. A) 3.0
B. B) 2.5
C. C) 2.8
D. D) 3.2

Question 8

The variance of first 20 natural numbers is

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A. A) 133/4
B. B) 279/12
C. C) 133/2
D. D) 399/4

Question 9

If 1 is added to first 10 natural numbers, then variance of the numbers so obtained is

A. A) 8.25
B. B) 3.87
C. C) 6.5
D. D) 2.87

Question 10

Coefficient of variation of two distributions are 50 and 60 and their arithmetic means are 30 and 25,
respectively. Difference of their standard deviation is

A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) 1. 3
D. D) 2. 5

Question 11

If the sum of mean and variance of a binomial distribution for 5 trials is 1.8 , then probability of a
success is

A. A) 0.2
B. B) 0.6
C. C) 0.4
D. D) 0.8

Question 12

In a meeting 60% of the members favour and 40% oppose a certain proposal. A member is selected
at random and we take X = 0 if the opposed and X = 1 if he is in favour, then Var X =

A. A) 0.36
B. B) 0.24
C. C) 0.6
D. D) 0.06

Question 13

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If the standard deviation of first n natural numbers is 2 , then the value of n is

A. A) 7
B. B) 5
C. C) 4
D. D) 6

Question 14

The arithmetic mean of marks in Mathematics for four divisions A, B, C and D were 80, 75, 70 and 72
respectively. Their standard deviations were 12, 6, 8 and and 10 respectively. Then, division
has more uniformity.

A. A) D
B. B) B
C. C) C
D. D) A

Question 15

If X is a random variable such that σ(X) = 2.6 then σ(1 − 4x) is equal to

A. A) 7.8
B. B) −10.4
C. C) 13
D. D) 10.4

Question 16

Find the mean deviation about the mean for the data 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 17

A. A) 3
B. B) 24
C. C) 10
D. D) 8

Question 17

Mean of n observations x 1 , x 2 , … , x n is x̄. If an observation x q , is replaced by x ′q then the new

mean is

A. A) x̄ − x q + x ′q
(n−1)x̄+x ′q
B. B) n
(n−1)x̄−x ′q
C. C) n

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nx−x q +x ′q
D. D) n

Question 18

The mean of five observations is 4 and their variance is 5.2. If three of these observations are 1,2
and 6 , then the other two are

A. A) 2 and 9
B. B) 3 and 8
C. C) 4 and 7
D. D) 5 and 6

Question 19

The mean of five observation is 4 and their variance is 5.2. If three of these observations are 1,2 and
6 , then the other two are

A. A) 2 and 9
B. B) 3 and 8
C. C) 4 and 7
D. D) 5 and 6

Question 20

If the standard deviation of data is 12 and mean is 72 , then coefficient of variation is

A. A) 15.67%
B. B) 14.67%
C. C) 13.67%
D. D) 16.67%

Question 21

If the variance of the numbers 2, 3, 11 and x is 49

4 , then the values of x are

A. A) 6, 14
3
B. B) 4, 13
5
C. C) 6, 16
3
D. D) 6, 14
5

Question 22

The means of 5 observations is 4.4 and variance is 8.24 . If three of the five observations are 1,2 and
6 , then the values of other two observations are

A. A) 5,7
B. B) 4,9

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C. C) 3,9
D. D) 4,8

Question 23

If the variance of the observations x 1 , x 2 , … … , x n is σ 2 , then the variance of

αx 1 , αx 2 , … … , αx n , α ≠ 0 is
A. A) σ 2
B. B) ασ 2
C. C) α 2 σ 2

D. D) α
σ2
2

Question 24

The standard deviation of the following distribution

C. I. 0−6 6 − 12 12 − 18
fi 2 4 6

is

A. A) 5√2
B. B) √5

C. C) 2√5
D. D) 20

Question 25

The variance and mean of 15 observations are respectively 6 and 10 . If each observation is increase
by 8 then the new variance and new mean of resulting observations are respectively

A. A) 14,10
B. B) 14,18
C. C) 6,18
D. D) 6,10

Question 26

If the value of mode and mean is 60 and 66 respectively, then the value of median is

A. A) 70
B. B) 64
C. C) 90
D. D) 50

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Question 27

If the variance of the data 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 17 is 23.33 , then the variance of 4, 8, 10, 12, 16, 34 will be

A. A) 93.32
B. B) 25.33
C. C) 23.33
D. D) 48.66

Question 28

The variance of first 10 multiples of 3 is

A. A) 74.15
B. B) 73.15
C. C) 74.25
D. D) 70.15

Question 29

Standard deviation of n observations a 1 , a 2 , a 3 , … , a n is σ. Then, the standard deviation of the

observations λa 1 , λa 2 , … , λa n is

A. A) λσ
B. B) −λσ
C. C) |λ|σ
D. D) λ n σ

Question 30

For X ∼ B(n, p), if p = 0.6, E(X) = 6, then Var(X) =

A. A) 6.6
B. B) 24
C. C) 2.4
D. D) 6

Moderate Questions

Question 31

The coefficient of variation and standard deviation of an ungrouped data are 60 and 21 respectively. If
15 is added to every observation of the data, then the coefficient of variation of the new data is

A. A) 30
B. B) 42
C. C) 40

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D. D) 20

Question 32

Let an angle of a triangle is 60°. If the variance of the angles of the triangle is 4614°, then the other
two angles are

A. A) 23° and 97°

B. B) 22° and 98°
C. C) 21° and 99°
D. D) 20° and 100°

Question 33

The mean deviation of the numbers a, a + d, a + 2d, … , a + 2nd from their mean is equal to

A. A) 2n+1
(n+1)d

B. B)
n(n+1)d
2n+1

C. C)
(n+1)|d|
2n

D. D)
n(n+1)|d|
2n+1

Question 34

The range of the observations 20, 28, 40, 12, 30, 15, 50 is _____

A. A) 18
B. B) 38
C. C) 28
D. D) 16

Question 35

The mean deviation from the median of the data 16, 22, 3, 14, 5, 10, 8, 6, 11, 4 is

A. A) 5
B. B) 5.7
C. C) 4.7
D. D) 4

Question 36

The standard deviation of the following distribution is $

Missing \end{array}

& 0-10 & 10-20 & 20-30 & 30-40 \ \hline

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Frequency

& 1 & 3 & 4 & 2 \ \hline \end{array}$

A. A) 9
B. B) 8
C. C) 7
D. D) 6

Question 37

In a poisson distribution with unit mean, ∑ x=0 |x − x̄|P (X = x) = (x̄ is the mean of the
∞

distribution)

A. A) e
B. B) 1e
C. C) e
2

D. D) 3e
2

Question 38

If the mean deviation from the mean of the observations {1 + Kα}, where K = 0, 1, 2, … , 100
and α > 0 is 255 then α =

A. A) 10
B. B) 10.1
C. C) 25
D. D) 25.5

Question 39

The mean of the numbers a, b, 8, 5 and 10 is 6 and the variance is 6.80 , then the possible values of
a and b are
A. A) a = 2, b = 3
B. B) a = 4, b = 5
C. C) a = 1, b = 3
D. D) a = 3, b = 4

Question 40

If the median of the data 6, 7, x − 2, x, 18 and 21 written in ascending order is 16 , then the variance
of that data is

A. A) 30 15
B. B) 31 13

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C. C) 32 2
1

D. D) 33 13

Question 41

If m and σ 2 are the mean and variance of the random variable X, whose distribution is given by
Then

A. A) m = σ 2 = 2
B. B) m = 1, σ 2 = 2
C. C) m = σ 2 = 1
D. D) m = 2, σ 2 = 1

Question 42

If the mean of 10 observations is 50 and the sum of the squares of the deviations of the observations
from the mean is 250, then the coefficient of variation of thoseobservations is

A. A) 25
B. B) 50
C. C) 10
D. D) 5

Question 43

The arithmetic mean and standard deviation of a data of nine numbers are 13 and 5 respectively. If 3
is included as the 10th item of the data, then the variance of the data of ten number is

A. A) 23.5
B. B) 21.5
C. C) 31.5
D. D) 27

Question 44

The variance of the following frequency distribution is

A. A) 295
16
B. B) 304
16
C. C) 37
4
D. D) 97
4

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Question 45

If the sum of squares of the deviations from the mean of the data x i , (i = 1, 2, … , n) is n 2 , where
x̄ is the mean of x 1 's, then the sum of squares of x i 's is
A. A) 4nx −2
B. B) 3nx −2
C. C) 12nx −2
D. D) 2nx −2

Question 46

If the coefficients of variation of two distributions are 60 and 70 and their standard deviations are 21
and 16 respectively, then their arithmetic means are respectively

A. A) 35, 22.85
B. B) 32, 25.85
C. C) 35, 28.25
D. D) 35, 25.25

Question 47

The variance of the following data is

xi 6 10 14 18 24 28 30
fi 2 4 7 12 8 4 3

A. A) 33.4
B. B) 34.3
C. C) 43.4
D. D) 44.3

Question 48

Find the least positive value of k, if the range of 15, 14, k, 25, 30, 35 is 23.

A. A) 11
B. B) 13
C. C) 12
D. D) 14

Question 49

The mean and the standard deviation of a data of 8 items are 25 and 5 respectively. If two items 15
and 25 are added to this data, then the variance of the new data is

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A. A) 29
B. B) 24
C. C) 26

D. D) √29

Question 50

If M and σ 2 represent respectively the mean deviation from the mean and the variance for the data
1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23 then 3 (σ 2 − M) =
A. A) 232
B. B) 112
C. C) 224
D. D) 136

Question 51

If the variance of the distribution

xi 4 8 11 17 20 24 32
fi 3 5 9 5 4 3 1

is 45.8 , then the variance of the distribution.

xi 10 18 24 36 42 50 66
fi 3 5 9 5 4 3 1

A. A) 93.6
B. B) √93.9
C. C) 183.2
D. D) √183.2

Question 52

The mean of four observations is 3 . If the sum of the squares of these observations is 48 , then their
standard deviation is

A. A) √7

B. B) √2

C. C) √3
D. D) √5

Question 53

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If the mean of two samples of sizes 20 and 30 are 25 and 10 respectively, their variances are 9 and
16 respectively, their combined variance is

A. A) 67.9
B. B) 68.2
C. C) 68.1
D. D) 67.2

Question 54

A random variable X follows the binomial distribution and X ∼ B(n, 0.3). If the mean of X is three
times as large as the standard deviation of X, then n =

A. A) 9
B. B) 21
C. C) 27
D. D) 3

Question 55

If α ≠ 0 and the mean deviation of the observations {kα}, for k = 1, 2, … … , 50 about its median
is 50 , then |α| =

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

Question 56

The mean deviation from the median for the following data is

A. A) 0.75
B. B) 7.5
C. C) 0.65
D. D) 0.40

Question 57

The variance of 20 observations is 5 . If each one of the observations is multiplied by 2 , then the
variance of the resulting observations is

A. A) 40
B. B) 80

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C. C) 20
D. D) 10

Question 58

The possible value of x if SD of the numbers 2, 3, 2x and 11 is 3.5 is equal to

A. A) 4, 53
B. B) 5, 73
C. C) 3, 73
D. D) 2, 53

Question 59

The standard deviations of x i (i = 1, 2, … . 10) and y i (i = 1, … 10) are respectively a and b. x, y

¯
¯
are the means of these two sets of observations respectively. If z i = (x i − x)(y i − y) and
¯
¯
i=1 z i = c, then the standard deviation of the observations (x i − y i ), (i = 1, 2, … 10) is
∑ 10

A. A) √a 2 + b 2 + 5
c

B. B) √a 2 + b 2 − 5c

C. C) √a 2 + b 2 − c5
2

D. D) √a 2 + b 2 + c5
2

Question 60

The mean deviation about the mean for the following data:

A. A) 14.33
B. B) 15.66
C. C) 18
D. D) 23.84

Hard Questions

Question 61

The mean of 10 numbers

7 × 8, 10 × 10, 13 × 12, 16 × 14, … is

Question 62

If for some x ∈ R, the frequency distribution of the marks obtained by 20 students in a test is:

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Marks 2 3 5 7
Frequency distribution
2
(x + 1) (2x − 5) x 2 − 3x x

Then the mean of the marks is :

A. A) 3.0
B. B) 2.5
C. C) 3.2
D. D) 2.8

Question 63

For the frequency distribution: Variate (x) : x 1 , x 2 , x 3 , … , x 15

Frequency (f) : f 1 , f 2 , f 3 , … , f 15
where 0 < x 1 < x 2 < x 3 < … < x 15 = 10 and ∑ i=1 f i > 0, the standard deviation cannot be
15

A. A) 4
B. B) 1
C. C) 6
D. D) 2

Question 64

If both the mean and the standard deviation of 50 observations x 1 , x 2 , … , x 50 are equal to 16,
then the mean of (x 1 − 4) , (x 2 − 4) , … , (x 50 − 4) is
2 2 2

A. A) 525
B. B) 480
C. C) 400
D. D) 380

Question 65

Let n ≥ 3.A list of numbers x 1 , x 2 , … … … x n has mean μ and standard deviation σ. A new list of
numbers y 1 , y 2 , … … … . y n is made as follows: y 1 = and y j = x for
x 1 +x 2 x 1 +x 2
2 , y2 = 2
j = 3, 4, … … . n. The mean and the standard deviation of the list are μ
^ and σ
^ . Then which of the
following is necessarily true?

A. A) μ = μ
^ and σ ≤ σ
^
B. B) μ = μ
^ and σ ≥ σ
^
C. C) σ = σ
^
D. D) μ ≠ μ
^

Question 66

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Let the observation x i (1 ≤ i ≤ 10) satisfy the equations ∑ i=1 (x i − 5) = 10,
10

i=1 (x i − 5) = 40 . If μ and λ are the mean and the variance of the observations,
∑ 10 2

x 1 − 3, x 2 − 3, . . . . , x 10 − 3, then the ordered pair (μ, λ) is equal to:

A. A) (3,3)
B. B) (6,3)
C. C) (6,6)
D. D) (3,6)

Question 67

Let the mean and standard deviation of marks of class A of 100 students be respectively 40 and
α(> 0), and the mean and standard deviation of marks of class B of n students be respectively 55
and 30 − α. If the mean and variance of the marks of the combined class of 100 + n students are
respectively 50 and 350 , then the sum of variances of classes A and B is

A. A) 500
B. B) 450
C. C) 650
D. D) 900

Question 68

A 100 mark examination was administered to a class of 50 students. Despite only integer marks
being given, the average score of the class was 47. 5 . Then, the maximum number of students who
could get marks more than the class average is

A. A) 25
B. B) 35
C. C) 45
D. D) 49

Question 69

Let the mean and the variance of 5 observations x 1 , x 2 , x 3 , x 4 , x 5 be 24

5
and 194
25
respectively. If the
mean and variance of the first 4 observation are 2 and a respectively, then (4a + x 5 ) is equal to
7

A. A) 13
B. B) 15
C. C) 17
D. D) 18

Question 70

Let X 1 , X 2 , … , X 18 be eighteen observations such that ∑ i=1 (X i − α) = 36 and

18

i=1 (X i − β) = 90, where α and β are distinct real numbers. If the standard deviation of these
∑ 18 2

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observations is 1, then the value of |α − β| is _______.

Question 71

The mean deviation of the series a 2 , a 2 + d , a 2 + 2d, . . . . . , a 2 + 2nd from its median is

A. A) (2n+1)
(n+1)d

B. B) 2n+1
nd

C. C) (2n+1)
n(n+1)d

D. D) n(n+1)
(2n+1)d

Question 72

The mean and standard deviation of 100 observations were calculated as 40 and 5.1, respectively by
a student who took by mistake 50 instead of 40 for one observation, then the correct standard
deviation is

A. A) 4
B. B) 6
C. C) 3
D. D) 5

Question 73

The mean and standard deviation of 20 observations were calculated as 10 and 2. 5 respectively. It
was found that by mistake one data value was taken as 25 instead of 35. If α and √β are the mean
and standard deviation respectively for correct data, then (α, β) is:

A. A) (10. 5, 26)
B. B) (10. 5, 25)
C. C) (11, 25)
D. D) (11, 26)

Question 74

Consider three observations a, b and c such that b = a + c. If the standard deviation of a + 2, c + 2

is d, then which of the following is true?

A. A) b 2 = 3(a 2 + c 2 ) + 9d 2
B. B) b 2 = a 2 + c 2 + 3d 2
C. C) b 2 = 3(a 2 + c 2 + d 2 )
D. D) b 2 = 3(a 2 + c 2 ) − 9d 2

Question 75

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A data consists of n observations: x 1 , x 2 , … , x n . If ∑ i=1 (x i + 1) = 11n and
n 2

∑ ni=1 (x i − 1) 2 = 7n, then the variance of this data is

A. A) 5
B. B) 8
C. C) 6
D. D) 7

Question 76

If the variance of the following data :

6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 is K , then the value of K
11 is

Question 77

The mean and variance of the data 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8, x, y where x < y are 6 and 94 respectively. Then
x 4 + y 2 is equal to
A. A) 320
B. B) 420
C. C) 162
D. D) 674

Question 78

The median of all 4- digit numbers that are divisible by 7 is

A. A) 5797
B. B) 5498. 5
C. C) 5499. 5
D. D) 5490

Question 79

Let the mean and the variance of 20 observations x 1 , x 2 , … x 20 be 15 and 9, respectively. For
α ∈ R, if the mean of (x 1 + α) 2 , (x 2 + α) 2 , … , (x 20 + α) 2 is 178, then the square of the
maximum value of α is equal to ______.

Question 80

The mean and the median of the following ten numbers in increasing order
10, 22, 26, 29, 34, x, 42, 67, 70, y are 42 and 35 respectively, then y
x
is equal to:

A. A) 4
9

B. B) 73

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C. C) 72
D. D) 83

Question 81

Let x i (1 ≤ i ≤ 10) be ten observation of a random variable X. If ∑ i=1 (x i − p) = 3 and

10

i=1 (x i − p) = 9 where 0 ≠ p ∈ R, then the standard deviation of these observations is:

∑ 10 2

A. A) 45

B. B) √ 35

C. C) 10
9

D. D) 10
7

Question 82

Let n ≥ 3. A list of numbers 0 < x 1 < x 2 < … < x n has mean μ and standard deviatiion σ. A new
list of numbers is made as follows : y 1 = 0, y 2 = x 2 , … , y n−1 = x n−1 , y n = x 1 + x n . The mean
and the standard deviation of the new list are μ^ and σ^ . Which of the following is necessarily true?
A. A) μ = μ
^, σ ≤ σ
^
B. B) μ = μ
^, σ ≥ σ
^
C. C) σ = σ
^
D. D) μ may or may not be equal to μ
^

Question 83

Consider the data on x taking the values 0, 2, 4, 8, . . . . . , 2 n with frequencies

n
C0, nC1, nC2, . . . . , nCn respectively. If the mean of this data is 728
2n , then n is equal to ....... .

Question 84

The outcome of each of 30 items was observed; 10 items gave an outcome 12 − d each, 10 items
gave outcome 12 each and the remaining 10 items gave outcome 12 + d each. If the variance of this
outcome data is 43 then |d| equals:

A. A) 23
B. B) 2

C. C) 25
√

D. D) √2

Question 85

Let the mean of 50 observations is 15 and the standard deviation is 2. However, one observation was
wrongly recorded. The sum of the correct and incorrect observations is 70. If the mean of the correct

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set of observations is 16, then the variance of the correct set is equal to

A. A) 10
B. B) 36
C. C) 43
D. D) 60

Question 86

Consider the following frequency distribution:

Class: 0−6 6 − 12 12 − 18 18 − 24 24 − 30
Frequency: a b 12 9 5
If mean = 309
22
and median = 14, then the value (a − b) 2 is equal to

Question 87

If the median and the range of four numbers {x, y, 2x + y, x − y}, where 0 < y < x < 2y, are 10
and 28 respectively, then the mean of the numbers is :

A. A) 18
B. B) 10
C. C) 5
D. D) 14

Question 88

Let μ be the mean and σ be the standard deviation of the distribution

Xi 0 1 2 3 4 5
fi k+2 2k k2 − 1 k2 − 1 k2 + 1 k−3
where Σf i = 62. If [x] denotes the greatest integer ≤ x, then[μ 2 + σ 2 ] is equal to

A. A) 9
B. B) 8
C. C) 7
D. D) 6

Question 89

The mean and variance of 10 observations were calculated as 15 and 15 respectively by a student
who took by mistake 25 instead of 15 for one observation. Then, the correct standard deviation is
_______.

Question 90

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Let the mean and variance of four numbers 3, 7, x and y (x > y) be 5 and 10 respectively. Then the
mean of four numbers 3 + 2x, 7 + 2y, x + y and x − y is ______.

Correct Answers for this Chapter

Q1 - A Q31 - B Q61 - 398 (Num)
Q2 - A Q32 - C Q62 - D
Q3 - C Q33 - D Q63 - C
Q4 - A Q34 - B Q64 - C
Q5 - B Q35 - C Q65 - B
Q6 - A Q36 - A Q66 - A
Q7 - C Q37 - C Q67 - A
Q8 - A Q38 - B Q68 - D
Q9 - A Q39 - D Q69 - B
Q10 - A Q40 - B Q70 - 4 (Num)
Q11 - A Q41 - C Q71 - C
Q12 - B Q42 - C Q72 - D
Q13 - A Q43 - C Q73 - A
Q14 - B Q44 - A Q74 - D
Q15 - D Q45 - D Q75 - D
Q16 - A Q46 - A Q76 - 3 (Num)
Q17 - D Q47 - C Q77 - A
Q18 - C Q48 - C Q78 - B
Q19 - C Q49 - A Q79 - 4 (Num)
Q20 - D Q50 - D Q80 - B
Q21 - A Q51 - C Q81 - C
Q22 - B Q52 - C Q82 - A
Q23 - C Q53 - D Q83 - 6 (Num)
Q24 - C Q54 - B Q84 - D
Q25 - C Q55 - A Q85 - C
Q26 - B Q56 - A Q86 - 4 (Num)
Q27 - A Q57 - C Q87 - D
Q28 - C Q58 - C Q88 - B
Q29 - C Q59 - B Q89 - 2 (Num)
Q30 - C Q60 - D Q90 - 12 (Num)

Sets and Relations

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Easy Questions

Question 1

Let R and S be two equivalence relations on a non-void set A. Then

Question 2

For any two real numbers θ and ϕ we define θ. R ϕ if and only if sec 2 θ − tan 2 ϕ = 1. The relation R
is

A. A) reflexive but not transitive

B. B) symmetric but not reflexive
C. C) both reflexive and symmetric but not transitive
D. D) an equivalence relation

Question 3

On R, the relation ρ be defined by 'xpy holds if and only if x − y is zero or irrational'. Then,

A. A) ρ is reflexive and transitive but not symmetric

B. B) ρ is reflexive and symmetric but not transitive
C. C) ρ is symmetric and transitive but not reflexive
D. D) ρ is equivalence relation

Question 4

There are 100 students in a class. In an examination, 50 of them failed in Mathematics, 45 failed in
Physics, 40 failed in Biology and 32 failed in exactly two of the three subjects. Only one student
passed in all the subjects. Then, the number of students failing in all the three subjects

A. A) is 12
B. B) is 4
C. C) is 2
D. D) cannot be determined from the given information

Question 5

Let the number of elements of the sets A and be p and q, respectively. Then, the number relations
from the set A to the set B is

A. A) 2 p+q
B. B) 2 ρq
C. C) p + q
D. D) pq

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Question 6

Let R be a relation defined on the set Z of all integers and xRy, when x + 2y is divisible by 3 , then

A. A) R is not transitive
B. B) A is symmetric only
C. C) R is an equivalence relation
D. D) A is not an equivalence relation

Question 7

If A = {2, 4}, B = {3, 4, 5}, then (A ∩ B) × (AUB) =

A. A) {(3, 2), (3, 4), (4, 4), (5, 4)}
B. B) {(2, 3), (2, 4), (2, 5)}
C. C) {(4, 2), (4, 3), (4, 4), (4, 5)}
D. D) {(4, 3), (4, 4), (4, 5)}

Question 8

If A = {(a, b) : 4a = 5b; a, b ∈ {1, 2, 3, … 30}}, then the number of such ordered pairs (a, b) is

A. A) 4
B. B) 6
C. C) 8
D. D) 10

Question 9

A class has 175 students. The following data shows the number of students obtaining one or more
subjects. Mathematics 100 , Physics 70 , Chemistry 40; Mathematics and Physics 30 , Mathematics
and Chemistry 28 , Physics and Chemistry 23; Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry 18. How many
students have offered Mathematics alone?

A. A) 35
B. B) 48
C. C) 60
D. D) 22

Question 10

If ρ = {(x, y) ∣ x 2 + y 2 = 1; x, y ∈ R}. Then, ρ is

A. A) reflexive
B. B) symmetric
C. C) transitive

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D. D) anti-symmetric

Question 11

If A = {x ∈ R : x 2 − 5|x| + 6 = 0}, then n(A) = ________

A. A) 2
B. B) 0
C. C) 1
D. D) 4

Question 12

On R, the set of real numbers, a relation ρ is defined as aρb if and only if 1 + ab > 0. Then,

Question 13

If A = {x/x is a prime number, 0 ≤ x ≤ 9], then the number of elements of power set of A is

A. A) 12
B. B) 4
C. C) 16
D. D) 8

Question 14

Let the relation R 1 be defined on R as aR 1 b if 1 + ab > 0. Then

A. A) R 1 is reflexive only.
B. B) R 1 is equivalence relation.
C. C) R 1 is reflexive and transitive but not symmetric
D. D) R 1 is reflexive and symmetric but not transitive.

Question 15

If A and B are subsets of universal set X such that n(X) = 200, n(A) = 90, n(B) = 80 ,
n (A ′ ∩ B ′ ) = 40, then n (A ∩ B ′ ) =

A. A) 70
B. B) 80
C. C) 20
D. D) 10

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Question 16

Let ρ be a relation defined on N , the set of natural numbers, as

ρ = {(x, y) ∈ N × N : 2x + y = 41}. Then
A. A) ρ is an equivalence relation
B. B) ρ is only reflexive relation
C. C) ρ is only symmetric relation
D. D) ρ is not transitive

Question 17

Let ρ 1 and ρ 2 be two equivalence relations defined on a non-void set S . Then

A. A) both ρ 1 ∩ ρ 2 and ρ 1 ∪ ρ 2 are equivalence relations

B. B) ρ 1 ∩ ρ 2 is equivalence relation but ρ 1 ∪ ρ 2 is not so.
C. C) ρ 1 ∪ ρ 2 is equivalence relation but ρ 1 ∩ ρ 2 is not so
D. D) neither ρ 1 ∩ ρ 2 nor ρ 1 ∪ ρ 2 is equivalence relation.

Question 18

If A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, then the number of proper subsets of A is

A. A) 31
B. B) 38
C. C) 48
D. D) 54

Question 19

Let S = {(a, b, c) ∈ N × N × N : a + b + c = 21, a ≤ b ≤ c} and

T = {(a, b, c) ∈ N × N × N : a, b, c are in AP } where N is the set of all natural numbers. Then,
the number of elements in the set S ∩ T

A. A) 6
B. B) 7
C. C) 13
D. D) 14

Question 20

If A = {x, y, z}, B = {1, 2}, then the total number of relations from set A to set B are

A. A) 64
B. B) 16
C. C) 32

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D. D) 8

Question 21

Let A, B, C are subsets of set X. Then consider the validity of the following set theoretic statement :

A. A) A ∪ (B∖C) = (A ∪ B)∖(A ∪ C)
B. B) (A∖B)∖C = A∖(B ∪ C)
C. C) (A ∪ B)∖A = A∖B
D. D) A∖C = B∖C

Question 22

Let R be the real line. Let the relations S and T on R be defined by

S = {(x, y) : y = x + 1, 0 < x < 2}, T = {(x, y) : (x − y) is an integer }. Then
A. A) both S and T are equivalence relations on R
B. B) T is an equivalence on R but S is not
C. C) neither S nor T is an equivalence relation on R
D. D) S is an equivalence relation on R but T is not

Question 23

On the set R of real numbers, the relation ρ is defined by xρy, (x, y) ∈ R

A. A) If |x − y| < 2, then ρ is reflexive but neither symmetric nor transitive.

B. B) II x − y < 2, then ρ is reflexeve and symmetric bu not transitive.
C. C) If(x ∣≥ y, then ρ is reflexive and transitive but not symmetric.
D. D) If x > |y|, then p is transitive but neither reflexve nor symmetric.

Question 24

Let R be the relation on the set R of all real numbers, defined by aRb If |a − b| ≤ 1. Then, R is

A. A) reflexive and symmetric only

B. B) reflexive and transitive only
C. C) equivalence
D. D) None of the above

Question 25

If n( A) = 1000, n( B) = 500 and if n( A ∩ B) ≥ 1 and n( A ∪ B) = p, then

A. A) 500 ≤ p ≤ 1000
B. B) 1001 ≤ p ≤ 1498
C. C) 1000 ≤ p ≤ 1498

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D. D) 1000 ≤ p ≤ 1499

Question 26

Two finite sets have m and n elements. The number of subsets of the first set is 112 more than that
of the second set. The values of m and n respectively are,

A. A) 4,7
B. B) 7,4
C. C) 4,4
D. D) 7,7

Question 27

On set A = {1, 2, 3}, relations R and S are given by R = {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (1, 2), (2, 1)}
S = {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (1, 3), (3, 1)} Then,
A. A) R ∪ S is an equivalence relation
B. B) R ∪ S is reflexive and transitive but not symmetric
C. C) R ∪ S is reflexive and symmetric but not transitive
D. D) R ∪ S is symmetric and transitive but not reflexive

Question 28

For any two sets A and B, A − (A − B) equals

A. A) B
B. B) A − B
C. C) A ∩ B
D. D) A C ∩ B C

Question 29

Let A and B be two sets then (A ∪ B) ∪ (A ′ ∩ B) is equal to

A. A) A ′
B. B) A
C. C) B'
D. D) None of these

Question 30

Let R = {(3, 3), (6, 6), (9, 9), (12, 12), (6, 12), (3, 9), (3, 12), (3, 6) be a relation on the set
A = {3, 6, 9, 12}. Then, the relation is
A. A) an equivalence relation
B. B) reflexive and symmetric

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C. C) reflexive and transitive
D. D) onlyreflexive

Moderate Questions

Question 31

If A = {1, 2, 3, … , 10}, then number of subsets of A containing only odd numbers is

A. A) 31
B. B) 27
C. C) 32
D. D) 30

Question 32

Let R be an equivalence relation defined on a set containing 6 elements. The minimum number or
ordered pairs that R should contain is

A. A) 12
B. B) 6
C. C) 64
D. D) 36

Question 33

The number of ordered pairs (m, n), where m, n ∈ {1, 2, 3, … … , 50}, such that 6 m + 9 n is a
multiple of 5 is −

A. A) 1250
B. B) 2500
C. C) 625
D. D) 500

Question 34

If A is the set of even natural numbers less than 8 and B is the set of prime numbers less than 7,
then the number of relations from A to B are

A. A) 2 9
B. B) 9 2
C. C) 3 2
D. D) 2 9−1

Question 35

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If A and B have n elements in common, then the number of elements common to A × B and
B × A is
A. A) n
B. B) 2n
C. C) n 2
D. D) 0

Question 36

Define a relation R on A = {1, 2, 3, 4} as xRy if x divides y. R is

A. A) reflexive and transitive

B. B) reflexive and symmetric
C. C) symmetric and transitive
D. D) equivalence

Question 37

A survey shows that 69% students like mathematics, whereas 75% like chemistry. If x% students like
both the subjects, then the maximum value of x is

Question 38

If U is the universal set with 100 elements; A and B are two sets such that n(A) = 50, n(B) = 60,
n(A ∩ B) = 20 then n (A ′ ∩ B ′ ) =
A. A) 20
B. B) 10
C. C) 40
D. D) 90

Question 39

If A & B are two sets such that n(A × B) = 60 & n(A) = 12 also n(A ∩ B) = K , then the sum
of maximum & minimum possible value of K is

A. A) 17
B. B) 12
C. C) 5
D. D) 7

Question 40

In a certain town 25% families own a cell phone, 15% families own a scooter and 65% families own
neither a cell phone nor a scooter. If 1500 families own both a cell phone and a scooter, then the total

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number of families in the town is

A. A) 10000
B. B) 20000
C. C) 30000
D. D) 40000

Question 41

A and B are non-singleton sets and n(A × B) = 35. If B ⊂ A, then n(A) C n(B) is equal to
A. A) 28
B. B) 35
C. C) 42
D. D) 21

Question 42

If A and B are two sets such that n(A) = 2 and n(B) = 4, then the total number of subsets of
A × B not having more than 5 elements are
A. A) 219
B. B) 247
C. C) 239
D. D) 248

Question 43

If two sets A and B have 99 elements in common, then the number of elements common to the sets
A × B and B × A is
A. A) 2 99
B. B) 99 2
C. C) 100
D. D) 18

Question 44

Let Z be the set of integers, if A = {x ∈ Z : |x − 3| = 1} and

(x 2 −5x+6)

B = {x ∈ Z : 10 < 3x + 1 < 22}, then the number of subsets of the set A × B is

A. A) 2 6
B. B) 2 8
C. C) 2 15
D. D) 2 9

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Question 45

If the difference between the number of subsets of two sets A and B is 120, then n(A × B) is equal
to

A. A) 21
B. B) 25
C. C) 18
D. D) 24

Question 46

The relation "less than" in the set of natural numbers is

A. A) only symmetric
B. B) only transitive
C. C) only reflexive
D. D) an equivalence relation

Question 47

The relation R is defined in the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} as R = {(a, b) : b = a + 1}, then

A. A) R is neither reflexive nor symmetric nor transitive

B. B) R is neither reflexive nor symmetric but transitive
C. C) R is not reflexive but symmetric and transitive
D. D) R is reflexive, symmetric and transitive

Question 48

Which of the following is an empty set?

A. A) {x : x 2 + 1 = 0, x ∈ R}
B. B) {x : x 2 − 9 = 0, x ∈ R}
C. C) {x : x 2 = x + 2x ∈ R}
D. D) {x : x 2 − 1 = 0, x ∈ R}

Question 49

If A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, then which one of the following is reflexive?

A. A) {(1, 1), (2, 3), (3, 3)}

B. B) {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4)}
C. C) {(1, 2), (2, 1)(3, 2), (2, 3)}
D. D) {(1, 2), (1, 3), (1, 4)}

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Question 50

Consider a relation R defined as aRb if 2 + ab > 0 where a, b are real numbers. Then, the relation
R is
A. A) reflexive and symmetric
B. B) symmetric and transitive
C. C) transitive and reflexive
D. D) None of these

Question 51

If the difference between the number of subsets of the sets A and B is 120, then choose the
incorrect option.

A. A) Maximum value of n(A ∩ B) = 3

B. B) Minimum value of n(A ∩ B) = 0
C. C) Maximum value of n(A ∪ B) = 21
D. D) Minimum value of n(A ∪ B) = 7

Question 52

Let S be the set of all real numbers. Then, the relation R = {(a, b) : 1 + ab > 0} on S is

A. A) reflexive and symmetric but not transitive

B. B) reflexive and transitive but not symmetric
C. C) reflexive, transitive and symmetric
D. D) None of the above

Question 53

The shaded region in the given figure represents

A. A) A ∩ (B ∪ C)
B. B) A ∪ (B ∩ C)
C. C) A ∩ (B − C)
D. D) A − (B ∪ C)

Question 54

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Let f(x) = |x − 3| + |x + 5| and A = {a ∈ R/ lim x→a exists } Then the number of
f(x)−f(a)
x−a
real numbers which are in (−∞, −3) ∪(5, ∞) but not in A is

A. A) 2
B. B) 0
C. C) 1
D. D) 3

Question 55

Let W denotes the words in the English dictionary. If the relation R is given by

R = {(x, y) ∈ W × W : the word x and y have at least one letter in common}, then R is
A. A) reflexive, symmetric and not transitive
B. B) reflexive, symmetric and transitive
C. C) reflexive, not symmetric and transitive
D. D) not reflexive, symmetric and transitive

Question 56

Let the relation R is defined in N by aRb, if 3a + 2b = 27 then R is

A. A) {(1, 12)(3, 9)(5, 6)(7, 3)}

B. B) {(0, 27
2
)(1, 12)(3, 9)(5, 6)(7, 3)}
C. C) {(1, 12)(3, 9)(5, 6)(7, 3)(9, 0)}
D. D) {(2, 1)(9, 3)(6, 5)(3, 7)}

Question 57

If A and B are any two events of a sample space, then set-theoretic description for the event:
"Exactly one of the events A, B to occur" is (Here E c denotes the compliment of the event E )

A. A) A ∩ B c
B. B) (A − B) ∪ (A ∪ B)
C. C) (A ∩ B c ) ∪ (A c ∩ B)
D. D) (A ∩ B) c ∪ (A c ∩ B c )

Question 58

If a set A has m elements and set B has n elements and the number of injections from A to B is
2520 . Then, m is equal to

A. A) 2
B. B) 7
C. C) 6

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D. D) 5

Question 59

If R = {(x, y) x, y ∈ Z, x 2 + y 2 ≤ 4} is a relation in Z , then domain of R is

A. A) {0, 1, 2}
B. B) {0, − 1, − 2}
C. C) {− 2, − 1, 0, 1, 2}
D. D) None of these

Question 60

Let R = {(1, 3), (4, 2), (2, 4), (2, 3), (3, 1)} be a relation on the set A = {1, 2, 3, 4}. The
relation R is

A. A) Reflexive
B. B) Transitive
C. C) Not symmetric
D. D) A function

Correct Answers for this Chapter

Q2 - D
Q3 - B
Q4 - C
Q5 - B
Q6 - C
Q7 - C
Q8 - B
Q9 - C
Q10 - B
Q11 - D
Q13 - C
Q14 - D
Q15 - B
Q16 - D
Q17 - B
Q18 - A
Q19 - B
Q20 - A
Q21 - B
∣ Q23 - D
Q24 - A
Q25 - D
Q26 - B
Q27 - C
Q28 - C
Q29 - A
Q30 - C
Q31 - A
Q32 - B
Q33 - A
Q34 - A
Q35 - C
Q36 - A
Q37 - 69 (Num)
Q38 - B
Q39 - C
Q40 - C
Q41 - D
Q43 - B
Q44 - A
Q45 - A
Q46 - B
Q47 - A
Q48 - A
Q49 - B
Q50 - A
Q51 - C
Q52 - A
Q53 - D
Q54 - C
Q55 - A
Q56 - A
Q57 - C
Q58 - D
Q59 - C
Q60 - C

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Q22 - B Q42 - A

Matrices

Easy Questions

Question 1

If A = [ ], then A. ( adj A ) is equal to

3 4
5 7
A. A) A
B. B) |A|
C. C) |A|
D. D) None of these

Question 2

If P and Q are symmetric matrices of the same order then P Q − QP is

A. A) symmetric matrix
B. B) skew symmetric matrix
C. C) identity matrix
D. D) zero matrix

Question 3

⎛ 2 −2 −4⎞
If P = −1 3 4 , then P 5 is equal to
⎝ 1 −2 −3⎠
A. A) P
B. B) 2P
C. C) −P
D. D) −2P

Question 4

Let A be a 3 × 3 matrix and B be its adjoint matrix. If |B| = 64, then |A| is equal to

A. A) ±2
B. B) ±4
C. C) ±8
D. D) ±12

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Question 5

If A = [ ] then A −1 is
1 2
−4 −1

A. A) 7 [
1 −1 −2
]
4 1

B. B) 17 [
1 2
]
−4 −1

C. C) 17 [
−1 −2
]
4 −1
D. D) Does not exist

Question 6

If A = [ ], then A + A −1 =
2 −3
5 −7

A. A) [
1 0
]
0 1

B. B) [
−5 0
]
0 −5

C. C) [
5 0
]
0 5

D. D) [
4 0
]
0 −5

Question 7

Let A = [ ] and B = [ ] If AB = BA, then what is the value of x?

1 0 1 x
0 −1 0 1
A. A) −1
B. B) 0
C. C) 1
D. D) Any real number

Question 8

If A and B are matrices and B = ABA −1 then the value of (A + B)(A − B) is

A. A) A 2 + B 2
B. B) A 2 − B 2
C. C) A + B
D. D) A − B

Question 9

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⎛ 12 24 5⎞
Let A = x 6 2 . The value of x for which the matrix A is not invertible is
⎝−1 −2 3⎠
A. A) 6
B. B) 12
C. C) 3
D. D) 2

Question 10

If A = [ ], then A −1 =
1 2
3 4

A. A) 2 [
−1 4 −2
]
−3 1

B. B) 12 [
4 −2
]
−3 1

C. C) [
−2 4
]

D. D) [

A. A) 2
B. B) -2
C. C) 1
D. D) 0
1 3
2 4
1 3

Question 11

If P = [

Question 12
⎜⎟
]

1
1
2
3
1
1
]Q = P P T , then the value of the determinant of Q is

If |A n×n | = 3 and |adj A| = 243, what is the value of n?

A. A) 4
B. B) 5
C. C) 6
D. D) 7

Question 13

⎛5
If A = 0
⎝0
5x x ⎞
x 5x and A 2 = 25, then |x| is equal to
0 5⎠

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A. A) 5
1

B. B) 5
C. C) 5 2
D. D) 1

Question 14

Let A and B be two invertible square matrices each of order n. What is adj (AB) equal to?

A. A) (adjA)(adjB)
B. B) (adj A) + (adj B)
C. C) (adj A) − (adj B)
D. D) (adj B)(adjA)

Question 15

Consider the following statements in respect of symmetric matrices A and B [Link] is symmetric.
2.A 2 + B 2 is symmetric. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
A. A) 1 only
B. B) 2 only
C. C) Both 1 and 2
D. D) Neither 1 nor 2

Question 16

⎛0 0 −1⎞
Let A = 0 −1 0 The only correct statement about the matrix A is
⎝−1 0 0 ⎠
A. A) A is a zero matrix
B. B) A 2 = I
C. C) A −1 does not exist
D. D) A = (−1)I , where I is a unit matrix

Question 17

The matrix A 2 + 4A − 5I , where I is identity matrix and A = [ ], equals :

1 2
4 −3

A. A) 4 [
2 1
]
2 0

B. B) 4 [
0 −1
]
2 2

C. C) 32 [
2 1
]
2 0

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D. D) 32 [
1 1
]
1 0

Question 18

⎡2 0 0⎤
If A = 2 2 0 , then adj(adj A) is equal to -
⎣2 2 2⎦
⎡1 0 0⎤
A. A) 8 1 1 0
⎣1 1 1⎦
⎡1 0 0⎤
B. B) 16 1 1 0
⎣1 1 1⎦
⎡1 0 0⎤
C. C) 64 1 1 0
⎣1 1 1⎦
D. D) None of these

Question 19

⎡2 6 4⎤
If the product of the matrix B = 1 0 1 with a matrix A has the inverse

A. A)

B. B)

C. C)

D. D)
⎢⎥
⎡−1 0 1⎤
C = 1 1 3 , then A −1 equals
⎣ 2 0 2⎦

⎡−3 −5 5 ⎤
0
⎣ 2

⎡−3 5
0 0
9 14
2

9
9⎦
5⎤

⎣ 2 14 16⎦

⎡−3 −5 −5⎤
0
⎣ 2

0
⎣ 2
0
14

9
14

Question 20
2
6⎦
⎡−3 −5 −5⎤
2
6⎦
⎣−1 1 −1⎦

A matrix X has (a + b) rows and (a + 2) columns; and a matrix Y has (b + 1) rows and (a + 3)
columns. If both XY and Y X exist, then what are the values of a, b respectively?

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A. A) 3,2
B. B) 2,3
C. C) 2,4
D. D) 4,3

Question 21

If A = ( ) is a symmetric matrix, then the value of x is

3 x−1
2x + 3 x+2
A. A) 4
B. B) 3
C. C) -4
D. D) -3

Question 22

If [ ] [ ], then (x, y) is
−2 5 x 1 2 3
][ ] = [
3 −1 y 3 4 −1
A. A) (1, 2)
B. B) (−1, 2
C. C) (1, −2
D. D) (2, 1)

Question 23

2
⎡0 c −b⎤ ⎡a ab ac⎤
If A = −c 0 a and B = ab b 2 bc ,
⎣ b −a 0 ⎦ ⎣ac bc c 2 ⎦

then AB is equal to

A. A)
B
B. B)
A
C. C)
O
D. D)
I

Question 24

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Which of the following matrices can NOT be obtained from the matrix [ ] by a single
−1 2
1 −1
elementary row operation?

A. A) [
0 1
]
1 −1

B. B) [
1 −1
]
−1 2

C. C) [
−1 2
]
−2 7

D. D) [
−1 2
]
−1 3

Question 25

If X and Y are the matrices of order 2 × 2 each and 2X − 3Y = [ ] and

−7 0
7 −13
], then what is Y equal to?
9 13
3X + 2Y = [
4 13

A. A) [
1 3
]
−2 1

B. B) [
1 3
]
2 1

C. C) [
3 2
]
−1 5

D. D) [
3 2
]
1 −5

Question 26

If A and B are two matrices such that A + B and AB are both defined, then

A. A) A and B can be any matrices

B. B) A, B are square matrices not necessarily of the same order
C. C) A, B are square matrices of the same order
D. D) Number of columns of A = number of rows of B

Question 27

A matrix whose elements a ij are defined by a ij = 13 |i − 5j|, i, j = 1, 2, 3 is

14
⎡4 3 3 ⎤
A. A) 1 8
3 13
⎣2 7
4⎦
3 3

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4 14
⎡3 3 3 ⎤
B. B) 1 8
3
13
3
⎣2 7
4⎦
3 3
4 10
⎡3 3 3 ⎤
C. C) 1 8 13
3 3
⎣2 7 4⎦
⎡4 3 10⎤
D. D) 1 8 13
⎣2 7 4 ⎦

Question 28

The number of 3 × 3 non-singular matrices, with four entries as 1 and all other entries as 0 , is

A. A) 5
B. B) 6
C. C) at least 7
D. D) less than 4

⎢⎥
Question 29

A. A) −12 24 −36
⎣0

⎣0

⎡12 −12
36

12
⎡12 26 −12⎤
B. B) 24 36 −36
⎡ 1 3

12 −24⎦

C. C) 24 −24 −36
⎣0 12
D. D) None of there

Question 30
12⎤

24⎦

36⎤

24⎦
1⎤
If the matrix A = −1 2 −3 then adj(adj A) is equal to

⎡12
⎣ 0 1 2⎦

If A is a 3 × 3 non-singular matrix and if |A| = 3, then (2 A) −1 is

A. A) 24
B. B) 3
C. C) 13
D. D) 24
1

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Moderate Questions

Question 31

What is the inverse of A = [ ]?

1+i 1+i
−1 + i 1 − i

A. A) 4 [
1 1 − i −1 − i
]
1−i 1+i

B. B) 4 [
1 1 + i −1 + i
]
1 + i −1 − i

C. C) 4 [
1 1+i 1−i
]
−1 − i 1 + i

D. D) 14 [
1+i 1−i
]
−1 − i −1 + i

Question 32
π
⎡ cos 4 sin π4 0⎤
A = − sin π4 cos π4 0
⎣ 0 0 1⎦
⎡1 0 0 ⎤
Choose the correct option about the matrices given below B = 0 cos π3 sin π3
⎣0 − sin π cos π ⎦
3 3
π
⎡ cos 6 0 sin π6 ⎤
C= 0 1 0
⎣− sin π π
6 cos 6 0 ⎦
π π
⎡ cos 2 sin 2 0⎤
D = − sin π2 cos π2 0
⎣ 0 0 1⎦
A. A) A 2020 = 1
B. B) B 2020 = 1
C. C) D 2019 = l
D. D) B 2022 = 1

Question 33

⎡1 4 2⎤
Let A = 2 −1 4 and B = [b ij ] 3×3 with b 11 = 2, b 13 = −2, b 12 = 0 is such that
⎣−3 7 −6⎦
⎡ 2 14 −4⎤
AB = 4 1 −8 , then |B| + trace(B) =
⎣−6 15 12 ⎦

A. A) -2

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B. B) 10
C. C) -8
D. D) 6

Question 34

⎡4 0 0⎤
If A is a square matrix such that A(adj A) = 0 4 0 , then det(adj A) is equal to
⎣0 0 4⎦
A. A) 4
B. B) 16
C. C) 64
D. D) 256

Question 35

If I is the identity matrix of order 2 and A = [ ], then for n ≥ 1, mathematical induction gives
1 1
0 1
A. A) A n = nA − (n − 1)I
B. B) A n = nA + (n − 1)I
C. C) A n = 2 n A − (n + 1)I
D. D) A n = 2 n−1 A − (n − 1)I

Question 36

B. B) 25
C. C) 12
D. D) 4

Question 37

If the matrix [

to

A. A) [

B. B) [

C. C) [
2
4
0
2
4
−1
−2

0 1
−1 0
0
]

]
2
5
3
−1
⎢⎥
The characteristic equation of a matrix A is λ 3 − 5λ 2 − 3λ + 2 = 0, then ∣ adj (A) ∣ is equal to

A. A) 9

] = A + B, where A is symmetric and B is skew-symmetric, then B is equal

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D. D) [
0 −1
]
1 0

Question 38

Let A = [a ij ] 3×3 be a matrix such that a ij = 2 where i, j ∈ [1,3] and i, j ∈ N . If C ij be a

i+2j

cofactor of a ij , then the value of a 11 C 21 + a 12 C 22 + a 13 C 23 + a 21 C 31

+a 22 C 32 + a 33 C 33 + a 31 C 11 + a 32 C 12 + a 33 C 13 is equal to

Question 39

Let A is a matrix of order 3 × 3 defined as A = [a ij ] 3×3 , where

a ij = lim sin(ix)tan(jx) (∀1 ≤ i, j ≤ 3), then A 2 is equal to
1−cos(ix)
x→0

A. A) A
B. B) 32 A
C. C) 23 A
D. D) 14 A

Question 40

If x, y are any two non-zero real numbers, a ij = xi + yj, A = {a ij } n×n and P , Q are two n × n
matrices such that A = xP + yQ, then

A. A) P is singular and Q is non-singular

B. B) P + Q is symmetric and P − Q is skew symmetric
C. C) Both P + Q and P − Q are singular
D. D) Both P + Q and P − Q are non-singular

Question 41

If A = [ ] and AB = I , then B is equal to

1 tan α/2
− tan α/2 1
A. A) cos 2 α/2 ⋅ A
B. B) cos 2 α/2 ⋅ I
C. C) sin 2 α/2 ⋅ A
D. D) cos 2 α/2 ⋅ A T

Question 42

⎡k/2 0 0 ⎤ ⎡1/2 0 0 ⎤
If A = 0 l/3 0 and A =
−1
0 1/3 0 , then k + l + m =
⎣ 0 0 m/4⎦ ⎣ 0 0 1/4⎦
A. A) 1
B. B) 9

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C. C) 14
D. D) 29

Question 43

If A is a non-null diagonal matrix of order 3 such that A 4 = A 2 , then the possible number of
matrices A are

A. A) 27
B. B) 26
C. C) 8
D. D) 7

Question 44

⎡1 0 2⎤ ⎡5 a −2⎤
adj −1 1 −2 = 1 1 0 , then [a b] is equal to
⎣0 2 1 ⎦ ⎣−2 −2 b ⎦
A. A) [− 4 1]
B. B) [− 4 −1]
C. C) [4 1]
D. D) [4 −1]

Question 45

Let A = [ ] and (A + I) 50 − 50A = [ ], find abc + abd + bcd + acd

0 α a b
0 0 c d
A. A) 0
B. B) -1
C. C) 1
D. D) None of these

Question 46

⎢⎥
Let M and N are two non singular matrices of order 3 with real entries such that (adjM) = 2N and
(adjN) = M . If MN = λI, then the value of λ is equal to (where, (adjX) represents the adjoint
matrix of matrix X and I represents an identity matrix)

Question 47

Let M bea 3 × 3n × n -singular matrix with det(M) = α. If [M −1 adj (adj(M)] = KI, then the
value of K is

A. A) 1
B. B) α

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C. C) α 2
D. D) α 3

Question 48

⎡1 2 2⎤
A= 2 1 2 then A 3 − 4A 2 − 6A is equal to :
⎣2 2 1⎦
A. A) 0
B. B) A
C. C) −A
D. D) I

Question 49

⎛1 1 1⎞
Let A = 0 1 1 Then, for positive integer n, A n is
⎝0 0 1⎠
⎛1 n n2 ⎞
A. A) 0 n2 n
⎝0 0 n ⎠
⎛1 n n ( n+1
2 )⎞
B. B) 0

⎢⎜ ⎥⎟
⎝0

⎛1
C. C) 0

D. D)
⎝0

⎛1

⎝0
0

Question 50

If A = sin α
⎣ 0

A. A) A + I
B. B) A − I
C. C) A
1
0
n2
n
0

2
0
n
n+1

⎡cos α − sin α 0⎤
n
1
n ⎞
n2
n2 ⎠

n2
n+1
2
⎠

2n − 1⎞

cos α 0 , then (Adj A) −1 =

0

D. D) Adj (A −1 )

Question 51
1⎦

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Let A be a 2 × 2 real matrix with entries from {0, 1} and |A| ≠ 0. Consider the following two
statements;

(P ) If A ≠ l 2 , then |A| = −1
(Q) If |A| = 1, then tr(A) = 2
Where l 2 denotes 2 × 2 identity matrix and tr(A) denotes the sum of the diagonal entries of A.
Then

A. A) (P ) is false and (Q) is true

B. B) Both (P ) and (Q) are false
C. C) (P ) is true and (Q) is false
D. D) Both (P ) and (Q) are true

Question 52

⎛7 5 α ⎞ ⎛1⎞ ⎛ α+β ⎞
Let α, β, γ be real numbers. If β 2 3 = −2α + β − 2γ then 100 + 2α+11β
11 γ =
⎝3 γ 1 ⎠ ⎝2⎠ ⎝ α + 2β + 3γ ⎠
A. A) 27
B. B) -25
C. C) 225
D. D) -227

Question 53

⎡1 2 2⎤
A= 2 1 2 then A 3 − 4A 2 − 6A is equal to :
⎣2 2 1⎦
A. A) 0
B. B) A
C. C) −A
D. D) I

Question 54

⎡a 3
Let A = 5 −1 3
5⎤

⎣2 3 −4⎦
⎡−1 0 17⎤

⎣ 28 −8 3 ⎦

A. A) 7
B. B) −1
and B =
⎡ b 1 4⎤

⎣−3 1 d⎦

AB = −3 10 25 then a + b + c + d =

⎜⎟
4 c 1 . If the trace of A is −4 and

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C. C) 3
D. D) 1

Question 55

If A and B are symmetric matrices of the same order, then which one of the following is not true?

A. A) A + B is symmetric
B. B) A − B is symmetric
C. C) AB + BA is symmetric
D. D) AB − BA is symmetric

Question 56

If A = [ ], then (A −1 ) is equal to
3 2 3
0 1

A. A) 27
1 1 −26
[ ]
0 27

B. B) 27 [
1 −1 −26
]
0 27

C. C) 27
1 1 −26
[ ]
0 −27

D. D) 27 [
1 −1 −26
]
0 −27

Question 57

If the determinant of the adjoint of a (real) matrix of order 3 is 25 , then the determinant of the inverse
of the matrix is

A. A) 0.2
B. B) ±5
C. C)
1
5
√ 625
D. D) ±0.2

Question 58

If A = [ ] then A 100 :
1 1
1 1
A. A) 2 100 A
B. B) 2 99 A
C. C) 2 101 A
D. D) None of the above

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Question 59

⎛1 2 1⎞
The number of ordered pairs (x, y) for which A = 2 2 x is a singular and symmetric matrix
⎝y 1 2⎠
is

A. A) 1
B. B) 0
C. C) 2
D. D) 3

Question 60

Let A be a matrix such that AB is a scalar matrix where B = [ ] and det(3A) = 27. Then
1 2
0 3
3A −1 + A 2 =

A. A) [
4 −6
]
0 2

B. B) [
9 −4
]

C. C) [

D. D) [

C. C) (

D. D) (
0
10
0
10
0

0 i
i 0
1 1
i 1
)

−1 0
)

0 −1

Question 62
3

Hard Questions

Question 61
−6

)
2
−6
4
]

Let A denote the matrix (

2010
I + A + A + … + A is−

A. A) (

B. B) (
0 0
0 0
)
i
0 i
⎜⎟
), where i 2 = −1, and let I denote the identity matrix (
0

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0
0
1
). Then
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Let P n be a square matrix of order 3 such that P n = [a ij ], where a ij = 42n for
3i+j

1 ≤ i ≤ 3, 1 ≤ j ≤ 3. Then the value of lim T r (4P 1 + 4 2 P 2 . . . . . 4 n P n ) is

n→∞
(where T r (A) denotes trace of matrix A i.e sum of principal diagonal elements of A)

A. A) 7
B. B) 8
C. C) 3
25

D. D) 9

Question 63

⎡ cos(2π/n) sin(2π/n) 0⎤
Let n ≥ 2 be an integer. A = − sin(2π/n) cos(2π/n) 0 and I is the identity matrix of order
⎣ 0 0 1⎦
3 . Then,

A. A) A n = I and A n−1 ≠ I
B. B) A m ≠ I for any positive integer m
C. C) A is not invertible
D. D) A m = O for a positive integer m

Question 64

Let M and N be two 3 × 3 non-singular skew-symmetric matrices such that MN = NM . If P T

denotes the transpose of P , then M 2 N 2 (M T N) (MN −1 ) is equal to
−1 T

Question 65

⎡−4 −3 −3⎤
If B 0 = 1 0 1 , B n = adj(B n−1 ), ∀n ∈ N and I is an identity matrix of order 3, then

A. A) B 0

A. A) [
⎣ 4

B. B) 5B 0
C. C) 25B 0
D. D) 5I

Question 66

If P =
⎡
⎣− 1

0 0
√3
2

2
0 2015
4

]
1
2
3⎦

⎤
√3 ⎦
2
, A=[
1 1
0 1 ⎢⎥
B 1 + B 3 + B 5 + B 7 + B 9 is equal to

] and Q = P AP T , then P T Q 2015 P is :

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B. B) [
2015 0
]
1 2015

C. C) [
1 2015
]
0 1

D. D) [
2015 1
]
0 2015

Question 67

0 − tan( 2θ )
If A = [ ] and (I 2 + A)(I 2 − A) −1 = [ ], then 13(a 2 + b 2 ) is equal
a −b
tan( 2θ ) 0 b a
to _____ .

Question 68

Let P be an m × m matrix such that P 2 = P . Then (1 + P ) n equals -

A. A) I + P
B. B) I + nP
C. C) I + 2 n P
D. D) I + (2 n − 1)P

Question 69

Let P be a non-singular matrix such that I + P + P 2 + … . . +P n = O (where O denotes the null

matrix), then P −1 is

A. A) P n
B. B) − P n
C. C) − (1 + P + P 2 + … . + P n )
D. D) None of these

Question 70

Consider a matrix A = [a ij ] 3×3 where, a ij = { . If b ij is the cofactor of a ij in

i + 2j ∀ij = even
2i − 3j ∀ij = odd
matrix A and C ij = ∑ r=1 a ir b jr , then [C ij ] 3×3 is
3

⎡1 0 0⎤
A. A) 0 1 0
⎣0 0 1⎦

⎡−1 5 −7⎤
B. B) 4 6 8
⎣ 3 9 −3⎦

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⎡184 0 0 ⎤
C. C) 0 184 0
⎣ 0 0 184⎦
⎡ 2 3 1⎤
D. D) 1 6 2
⎣−1 5 2⎦

Question 71

⎡3 −1 −2⎤
Let P = 2 0 α , where α ∈ R. Suppose Q = [q ij ] is a matrix satisfying P Q = kI 3 for
⎣3 −5 0⎦
some non-zero k ∈ R. If q 23 = − k8 and |Q| = k2 , then α 2 + k 2 is equal to_________.
2

Question 72

(−z) r z 2s
Let z = , where i = √−1 , and r, s ∈ {1, 2, 3}. Let P = [ 2s ] and I be the
−1+ √3i
2
z zr
identity matrix of order 2. Then the total number of ordered pairs (r, s) for which P = −I is
2

⎢⎥
Question 73

Consider the matrix A = [

B. B) 27
C. C) 30
D. D) 81

Question 74
√3 −2
0 1
] and B be a square matrix of order 2 such that

BB T = B T B = I . Let C = BAB T and D = [d ij ] 2×2 = B T C 6 B, then d 11 is equal to

A. A) 25

Let A = (a ij ) 1≤i,j3 be a 3 × 3 invertible matrix where each a ii is a real number. Denote the inverse
of the matrix A by A −1 . If ∑ itl a ij = 1
for 1 ≤ i ≤ 3, then
¯ 3

A. A) sum of the diagonal entries of A is 1

B. B) sum of each row of A −1 is 1
C. C) sum of each row and each column of A −1 is 1
D. D) sum of the diagonal entries of A −1 is 1

Question 75

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⎡ α β γ ⎤
Consider a matrix A = α2 β2 γ 2 , where α, β, γ are three distinct natural numbers.
⎣β + γ γ + α α + β⎦
If = 2 32 × 3 16 , then the number of such 3- tuples (α, β, γ) is _______.
det(adj(adj(adj(adjA)))
(α−β) 16 (β−γ) 16 (γ−α) 16

Question 76

Consider a skew-symmetric matrix A = [ ] such that a, b and c are selected from the set
a b
−b c
S = {0, 1, 2, 3, . . . . . . . . 12}. If |A| is divisible by 3, then the number of such possible matrices is
A. A) 4
B. B) 5
C. C) 6
D. D) 12

Question 77

If A and B are two matrices of order 3 × 3 satisfying AB = A and BA = B, then (A + B) is

5

equal to

A. A) 5(A + B)
B. B) 5I
C. C) 16(A + B)
D. D) 32I

Question 78

C. C) (p − 1) 2 + 1
D. D) 2p − 1

Question 79
⎢⎥
Paragraph: Let p be an odd prime number and T p be the following set of 2 × 2 matrices T_p=\left\
{A=\left[

a b
c a

\right] ; a, b, c \in\{0,1,2, \ldots, p-1\}\right\} Question: The number of A in T p such that A is either
symmetric or skew-symmetric or both, and det (A) is divisible by p is

A. A) (p − 1) 2
B. B) 2(p − 1)

A skew-symmetric matrix of order n has the maximum number of distinct elements equal to 73, then
the order of the matrix is

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A. A) 7
B. B) 8
C. C) 9
D. D) 10

Question 80

Let ω ≠ 1 be a cube root of unity and S be the set of all non-singular matrices of the form
⎡1 a b⎤
ω 1 c , where each of a, b and c is either ω or ω 2 . Then, the number of distinct matrices in
⎣ω 2 ω 1⎦
the set S is

A. A) 2
B. B) 6
C. C) 4
D. D) 8

Question 81

Let B, C be n × n matrices such that A = B + C, BC = CB and C 2 is a null matrix. Then,

B 2020 [B + (2021)C] =
A. A) A 2020
B. B) null zero matrix of order n × n
C. C) A 2021
D. D) B 2021

⎢⎥
Question 82

The number of 3 × 3 matrices M with entries from {0,1, 2}, such that the sum of the diagonal
elements of M T M is 5, are

A. A) 198
B. B) 126
C. C) 135
D. D) 162

Question 83

Suppose A = [

equals

A. A) 1
B. B) 2
a b
c d
] is a real matrix with non-zero entries, ad − bc = 0 and A 2 = A. Then, a + d

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C. C) 3
D. D) 4

Question 84

Let A = [a ij ] 3×3 be a matrix, where a ij = { ∀i, j ∈ N & i, j ≤ 3. If C ij be the cofactor

x i≠j
1 i=j
of a ij and C 12 + C 23 + C 32 = 6, then the number of value(s) of x (∀x ∈ R) is(are)

Question 85

Let A = [ ], where i 2 = −1. Let I denotes the identity matrix of order 2, then
0 i
i 0
I + A + A 2 + A 3 … … . A 110 is equal to

A. A) [
0 i
]
i 0

B. B) [
0 0
]
0 0

C. C) [
1 0
]
0 1

D. D) [
−1 0
]
0 0

Question 86

Let I be a unit matrix of order 6 . Let A = (a ij ) be a square matrix of order 6 such that

then (A(adj A)A −1 )A 2 =

1, if i + j = 7
a ij = {
0, if i + j ≠ 7
A. A) 1
B. B) A
C. C) −A
D. D) -1

Question 87

⎡−30 20 56 ⎤ ⎡ 2 7 ω2 ⎤
Let P = 90 140 112 and A = −1 −ω where ω = , and I 3 be the
−1+i√3
1 2
⎣ 120 60 14 ⎦ ⎣ 0 −ω −ω + 1⎦
identity matrix of order 3. If the determinant of the matrix (P −1 AP − I 3 ) is αω 2 , then the value of
2

α is equal to _________.

Question 88

If A = [ ] , then the matrix A −50 when θ = , is equal to:

cosθ −sinθ π
12
sinθ cosθ

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√3 1
⎡ ⎤
A. A)
2 2
⎣− 1 √3 ⎦
2 2

⎡ 1 √3 ⎤
B. B)
2 2
⎣ − √3 1 ⎦
2 2

⎡ √23 − 12 ⎤
C. C)
⎣ 1 √3 ⎦
2 2

⎡ 1
− √23 ⎤
D. D)
2
⎣ √3 1 ⎦
2 2

Question 89

If A = [ ], then the value of det (A 4 )+ det (A 10 − (Adj (2 A)) 10 ) is equal to ________.

2 3
0 −1

Question 90

⎡ 1 0 a⎤
Let S ={√n : 1 ⩽ n ⩽ 50 and n is odd}. Let a ∈ S and A = −1 1 0 . If
⎣−a 0 1 ⎦
Σ det (adj A) = 100λ, then λ is equal to
a∈S

A. A) 218
B. B) 221
C. C) 663
D. D) 1717

Correct Answers for this Chapter

Q1 - C Q31 - A Q61 - C
Q2 - B Q32 - D Q62 - B
Q3 - A Q33 - A Q63 - A
Q4 - C Q34 - B Q65 - B
Q5 - A Q35 - A Q66 - C
Q6 - B Q36 - D Q67 - 13 (Num)
Q7 - B Q37 - D Q68 - D
Q8 - B Q38 - 0 (Num) Q69 - A
Q9 - C Q39 - B Q70 - C
Q10 - A Q40 - B Q71 - 17 (Num)
Q11 - A Q41 - D Q72 - 1 (Num)
Q12 - C Q42 - D Q73 - B

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Q13 - A Q43 - B Q74 - B
Q14 - D Q44 - C Q75 - 42 (Num)
Q15 - B Q45 - A Q76 - B
Q16 - B Q46 - 2 (Num) Q77 - C
Q17 - A Q47 - B Q78 - D
Q18 - B Q48 - C Q79 - C
Q19 - D Q49 - B Q80 - A
Q20 - B Q50 - C Q81 - C
Q21 - C Q51 - D Q82 - A
Q22 - D Q52 - A Q83 - A
Q23 - C Q53 - C Q84 - 2 (Num)
Q24 - C Q54 - C Q85 - A
Q25 - C Q55 - D Q86 - C
Q26 - C Q56 - A Q87 - 36 (Num)
Q27 - B Q57 - D Q88 - A
Q28 - C Q58 - B Q89 - 16 (Num)
Q29 - A Q59 - B Q90 - B
Q30 - D Q60 - D

Determinants

Easy Questions

Question 1

The system of equations

λx + y + 3z = 0
2x + μy − z = 0
5x + 7y + z = 0

has infinitely many solutions in R. Then,

A. A) λ = 2, μ = 3
B. B) λ = 1, μ = 2
C. C) λ = 1, μ = 3
D. D) λ = 3, μ = 1

Question 2

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⎛3 − t 1 0⎞
Let A = −1 3 − t 1 and det A = 5, then
⎝ 0 −1 0⎠
A. A) t = 1
B. B) t = 2
C. C) t = −1
D. D) t = −2

Question 3

x 3x + 2 2x − 1
2x − 1 4x 3x + 1 = 0 is true for
7x − 2 17x + 6 12x − 1

Question 4

If A = [ ] is a singular matrix, then the value of 5k − k 2 is

2−k 2
1 3−k
A. A) 0

⎜∣⎟
B. B) 6
C. C) -6
D. D) 4

Question 5

Suppose p, q, r ≠ 0 and system of equation (p + a)x + by + cz = 0 ax + (q + b)y + cz = 0

ax + by + (r + c)z = 0 has a non-trivial solution, then value of
A. A) -1
B. B) 0
C. C) 1
D. D) 2

Question 6
a
p + b
q + c
r is

If A and B are square matrices of second order such that |A| = −1, | B| = 3, then what is |3AB|
equal to?

A. A) 3
B. B) −9
C. C) −27
D. D) None of these

Question 7

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The system of equations 2x + y − 5 = 0, x − 2y + 1 = 9, 2x − 14y − a = 0, is consistent. Then,
a is equal to
A. A) 1
B. B) 2
C. C) 5
D. D) None of these

Question 8

x3 sin x cos x
Consider the function f(x) = 6 −1 0 where p is a constant. What is the value of f ′ (0)?
p p2 p3
A. A) p 3
B. B) 3p 3
C. C) 6p 3
D. D) −6p 3

Question 9

The value of λ such that the system of equations 2x − y − 2y = 2; x − 2y + z = −4,

x + y + λz = 4, has no solution, is
A. A) 3
B. B) 1
C. C) 0
D. D) -3

Question 10

A. A) 1
B. B) 2
C. C) 4
D. D) 6

Question 11
∣
The number of real values of α for which the system of equations $

x + 3y + 5z = αx
5x + y + 3z = αy

$ 3x + 5y + z = αz has infinite number of solutions is

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x3 sin x cos x
Consider the function f(x) = 6 −1 0 where p is a constant. What is the value of p for
p p2 p3
which f (0) = 0 ?
′′

A. A) − 16 or 0
B. B) −1 or 0
C. C) − 16 or 1
D. D) −1 or 1

Question 12

⎛ 1 1 + 2i −5i ⎞
If z = 1 − 2i −3 5 + 3i then (i = √−1)
⎝ 5i 5 − 3i 7 ⎠
A. A) z is purely real
B. B) z is purely imaginary

∣⎜⎟
C. C) z + z̄ = 0
D. D) (z − z̄) i is purely imaginary

Question 13

B. B) 779
C. C) 679
D. D) 0

Question 14
265
The value of the determinant 240

A. A) 1000
219
240
225
198
219
198 is
181

The value of ′ a for which the system of equations

has a non-zero solution is

A. A) 1
B. B) 0
C. C) −1
D. D) None of these
a 3 x + (a + 1) 3 y + (a + 2) 3 z = 0
ax + (a + 1)y + (a + 2)z = 0
x+y+z=0

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Question 15

The system of linear equations : x + y + z = 0, 2x +y − z = 0, 3x + 2y = 0 has :

A. A) no solution
B. B) a unique solution
C. C) an infinitely many solution
D. D) None of these

Question 16

Let a, b, c ∈ R + and the system of equations (1 − a)x + y + z = 0, x + (1 − b)y + z = 0 and

x + y + (1 − c)z = 0 has infinitely many solutions, the minimum value of abc is
A. A) 3√3
B. B) 9
C. C) 27
D. D) 3

Question 17

If D is determinant of order 3 and D ′ is the determinant obtained by replacing the elements of D by

their cofactors, then which one of the following is correct?

A. A) D ′ = D 2
B. B) D ′ = D 3
C. C) D ′ = 2D 2
D. D) D ′ = 3D 3

Question 18

2 4 0
If 0 5 16 = 20, then what is the value of p?
0 0 1+p
A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) 2
D. D) 5

Question 19

1 log x y log x z
If x, y and z are greater than 1 , then the value of log y x 1 log y z is
log z x log z y 1
A. A) log x ⋅ log y ⋅ log z

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B. B) log x + log y + log z
C. C) 0
D. D) 1 − {(log x) ⋅ (log y) ⋅ (log z)}

Question 20

If A is semy square matrix of order 3 and det A = 5, then what is det [(2 A) −1 ] equal to?

A. A) 1/10
B. B) 2/5
C. C) 8/5
D. D) 1/40

Question 21

⎡3 2 4⎤
If A 1 2 1 and A ij are cofactors of the elements a ij of A, then a 11 A 11 + a 12 A 12 + a 13 A 13 is
⎣3 2 6⎦
equal to

A. A) 8
B. B) 6
C. C) 4
D. D) 0

Question 22

a b a+b
If a, b, c are in GP, then what is the value of b c b+c
a+b b+c 0
A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) −1

⎢⎥
D. D) None of these

Question 23

If the vertices of a triangle are (−2, 6), (3, −6) and (1, 5), then the area of the triangle is

A. A) 40 sq. units
B. B) 15.5 sq. units
C. C) 30 sq. units
D. D) 35 sq. units

Question 24

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If A is an invertible matrix, then what is det (A −1 ) equal to?

A. A) det A
B. B) det1 A
C. C) 1
D. D) None of the above

Question 25

If system of equation ax + y + z = a, x + by + z = b and x + y + cz = c is inconsistent, then

which of the following is correct?

A. A) abc − a − b − c + 2 = 0
B. B) abc − a − b − c + 3 = 0, a = 1
C. C) abc − a − b − c + 3 = 0
D. D) abc − a − b − c + 2 = 0, a ≠ 1, b ≠ 1, c ≠ 1

Question 26

1 2 3
If A(x) = x + 1 2x + 1 3x + 1 , then ∫ 01 A(x)dx equals
x2 + 1 2x 2 + 1 3x 2 + 1
A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) 2
D. D) 4

Question 27

The equations 2x + 3y + 4 = 0; 3x + 4y + 6 = 0 and 4x + 5y + 8 = 0 are

A. A) consistent with unique solution

B. B) inconsistent
C. C) consistent with infinitely many solutions
D. D) None of the above

Question 28

⎡cos θ − sin θ 0⎤
If A = sin θ cos θ 0 , the cofactor of a 32 are
⎣ 0 0 1⎦
A. A) 1, −1
B. B) 0,1
C. C) −1, 0

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D. D) 0,0

Question 29

The system of linear equations λx + y + z = 3 x − y − 2z = 6 −x + y + z = μ has

A. A) infinite number of solutions for λ ≠ −1 and all μ

B. B) infinite number of solutions for λ = −1 and μ = 3
C. C) no solution for λ, x − 1
D. D) unique solution for λ = −1 and μ = 3

Question 30

Given 2x − y + 2z = 2, x − 2y + z = −4, x + y + λz = 4, then the value of λ such that the

given system of equation has no solution is

A. A) −3
B. B) 1
C. C) 0
D. D) 3

Moderate Questions

Question 31

⎡ 1⎤ ⎡x⎤
Consider the following system of equations in matrix form 2 [1 2 λ] y = 0. Then which one
⎣λ⎦ ⎣ z⎦
of the following statements is true?

A. A) ∀λ ∈ (−∞, ∞), the given system has non-trivial solution

B. B) ∀λ ∈ (−∞, ∞), the given system has only trivial solution
C. C) For λ ≠ 0, the given system does not have any solution
D. D) For λ = 0, the given system is inconsistent

Question 32

The number of real values of t such that the system of homogeneous equations

tx + (t + 1)y + (t − 1)z = 0
(t + 1)x + ty + (t + 2)z = 0
(t − 1)x + (t + 2)y + tz = 0

has non-trivial solutions is

A. A) 3
B. B) 2

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C. C) 1
D. D) None of these

Question 33

If the system of equations (k + 1) 3 x + (k + 2) 3 y = (k + 3) 3 (k + 1)x + (k + 2)y = k + 3

x + y = 1 is consistent, then the value of k is
A. A) 2
B. B) -2
C. C) -1
D. D) 1

Question 34

For what value of p, is the system of equations: p 3 x + (p + 1) 3 y = (p + 2) 3

px + (p + 1)y = p + 2 x + y = 1 consistent?
A. A) p = 0
B. B) p = 1
C. C) p = −1
D. D) For all p > 1

Question 35

Under which one of the following condition does the system of equations $

kx + y + z = k − 1
x + ky + z = k − 1
x + y + kz = k − 1

$ have no solution?

A. A) k = 1
B. B) k ≠ −2
C. C) k = 1 or k = −2
D. D) k = −2

Question 36

1 tan θ 1
If f : [0, π/2) → R is defined as f(θ) = − tan θ 1 tan θ Then, the range of f is
−1 − tan θ 1
A. A) (2, ∞)
B. B) (−∞, −2]
C. C) [2, ∞)

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D. D) (−∞, 2]

Question 37

2 cos x 1 0
If f(x) = x − 2 then f ′ (π) is equal to
π
2 cos x 1
0 1 2 cos x
A. A) 0
B. B) 2
C. C) 2
π

D. D) π − 6

Question 38

The least positive value of t, so that the lines x = t + α, y + 16 = 0 and y = αx are

concurrent, is

A. A) 2
B. B) 4
C. C) 16
D. D) 8

Question 39

A. A) -15
B. B) − 15
C. C) -30
D. D) -5

If p − x
2

Question 40

p−x q−y
A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) 2
D. D) 4pqr
q

Question 41
∣
x+1
If A(x) = 2x + 1
3x + 1

q−y r−z
2x + 1
3x + 1
x+1
3x + 1
x + 1 , then ∫ 0 A(x)dx is equal to
2x + 1

r − z = 0, then the value of

r
1

p
x
+ q
y
+ r
z is

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sin 2 14 ∘ sin 2 66 ∘ tan 135 ∘
The value of sin 2 66 ∘ tan 135 ∘ sin 2 14 ∘ is
tan 135 ∘ sin 2 14 ∘ sin 2 66 ∘
A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) 2
D. D) −1

Question 42

a a+1 a−1
Let a, b, c be such that b(a + c) × 0 If −b b + 1 b − 1
c c−1 c+1
a+1 b+1 c−1
+ a−1 b−1 c + 1 = 0 then the value of n is
(−1) n+2 a (−1) n+1 b (−1) n c

∣
A. A) any integer
B. B) zero
C. C) any even integer
D. D) any odd integer

Question 43

sin θ cos θ 0
If x = − cos θ sin θ 1 then the value of 4x 2 + x sin
2

sin θ cos θ 2
A. A) 13 − √2

B. B) 13 + √2
C. C) √2 − 13
D. D) Both (A) and (B)

Question 44

1
The determinant 1
1
A. A) 3 values of x
B. B) 2 values of x
C. C) 1 values of x
D. D) No value of x
(x − 3) (x − 3) 2
(x − 4) (x − 4) 2
(x − 5) (x − 5) 2
3π
2
+ 5 is

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Question 45

α α
cos 2 sin 2
Consider the following statements in respect of the determinant where α, β are
2 2
2 β 2 β
sin 2 cos 2
complementary angles 1. The value of the determinant is 1 cos ( 2 ). 2. The maximum value of
α−β
√2
the determinant is 1
. Which of the above statements is/ are correct?
√2

A. A) 1 only
B. B) 2 only
C. C) Both 1 and 2
D. D) Neither 1 nor 2

Question 46

8x − 3y − 5z = 0⎫
The linear system of equations 5x − 8y + 3z = 0 ⎬ has
⎭
3x + 5y − 8z = 0
A. A) only zero solution
B. B) only finite number of non-zero solutions
C. C) no non-zero solution
D. D) infinitely many non-zero solutions

Question 47

B. B) [y]
C. C) [x]
D. D) None of these

Question 48
∣⎪
If [ ] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to the real number under consideration and
−1 ≤ x < 0; 0 ≤ y < 1; 1 ≤ z < 2, then the value of the determinant
is

A. A) [z]

Consider the set A of all matrices of order 3 × 3 with entries 0 or 1 only. Let B be the subset of A
consisting of all matrices whose determinant is 1. Let C be the subset of A consisting of all matrices
whose determinant is −1. Then which one of the following is correct?

A. A) C is empty
B. B) B has as many elements as C

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C. C) A = B ∪ C
D. D) B has thrice as many elements as C

Question 49

If A n = [ ], then |A 1 | + |A 2 | + … |A 2021 | =
1−n n
n 1−n
A. A) -2021
B. B) −(2021) 2
C. C) (2021) 2
D. D) 4042

Question 50

Let α 1 , α 2 and β 1 , β 2 be the roots of ax 2 + bx + c = 0 and px 2 + qx + r = 0 respectively. If the

system of equations α 1 y + α 2 z = 0 and β 1 y + β 2 z = 0 has a non-trivial solution, then

A. A) q 2 = pr
b2 ac

B. B) r2 = pq
c2 ab

C. C) ap2 = qr
2
bc

D. D) None of these

Question 51

If a > 0, b > 0, c > 0 are respectively the pth, q th, rth terms of GP., then the value of the
log a p 1
determinant log b q 1 is
log c r 1
A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) -1
D. D) None of these

Question 52

If a, b, c are non-zero real numbers and if the equations

(a − 1)x = y + z, (b − 1)y = z + x, (c − 1)z = x + y have a non-trivial solution, then
ab + bc + ca =
A. A) a 2 b 2 c 2
B. B) 0
C. C) abc
D. D) a + b + c

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Question 53

x 1 1
If A = 1 x 1 and B = , then is equal to
x 1 dA
dx
1 x
1 1 x
A. A) 3B + 1
B. B) 3B
C. C) −3B
D. D) 1 − 3B

Question 54

Let A and B are orthogonal matrices and det A + det B = 0. Then

A. A) A + B is singular
B. B) A + B is non-singular
C. C) A + B is orthogonal
D. D) A + B is skew symmetric

∣
Question 55

For how many values of k, will the system of equations (k + 1)x + 8y = 4k and
kx + (k + 3)y = 3k − 1, have an infinite number of solutions?
A. A) 1
B. B) 2
C. C) 3
D. D) None of the above

Question 56

For the system of linear equations 2x + 3y + 5z = 9, 7x + 3y− 2z = 8 and 2x + 3y + λz = μ

Under what condition does the above system of equations have infinitely many solutions?

A. A) λ = 5 and μ ≠ 9
B. B) λ = 5 and μ = 9
C. C) λ = 9 and μ = 5
D. D) λ = 9 and μ ≠ 5

Question 57

If the vectors a = ^i + a^j + a 2 k

→
a a2
vectors and b b 2
c c2
1 + a3
→
^ , b = ^i + b^j + b 2 k
^ and c = ^i + c^j + c 2 k

1 + b 3 = 0, then the value of abc is

1 + c3
→

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A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) 2
D. D) −1

Question 58

sin x cos x cos x

The number of distinct real roots of cos x sin x cos x = 0 in the interval − π4 ≤ x ≤ π
4 is
cos x cos x sin x
A. A) 0
B. B) 2
C. C) 1
D. D) >2

Question 59

1 ⎛ cos θ 0 ⎞
The value of det A, where A = − cos θ 1 cos θ , lies
⎝ −1 − cos θ 1 ⎠
A. A) in the closed interval [1,2]
B. B) in the closed interval [0,1]
C. C) in the open interval (0,1)
D. D) in the open interval (1, 2)

Question 60

A. A) 1
B. B) 2
C. C) 12
D. D) 0

Hard Questions

Question 61
∣
If p ≠ a, q ≠ b, r ≠ c and the system of equations $

px + ay + az = 0
bx + qy + bz = 0
cx + cy + rz = 0

$ has a non-trivial solution, then the value of p−a + q−b + r−c

p q r
is

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Statement 1 The system of equations has no solution for k ≠ 3. Statement 2 The determinant
1 3 −1
−1 −2 k ≠ 0, for k ≠ 3.
1 4 1
A. A) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true, Statement 2 is a correct explanation for Statement 1.
B. B) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true, Statement 2 is not a correct explanation for Statement
1.
C. C) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false.
D. D) Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true

Question 62

The number of solutions (x, y, z) to the system of equations

x + 2y + 4z = 9, 4yz + 2xz + xy = 13, xyz = 3 Such that at least two of x, y, z are integers is
−
A. A) 3
B. B) 5

∣
C. C) 6
D. D) 4

Question 63

A. A) 0
B. B) 2
C. C) π2
2 cos x
If f(x) = x − 2

D. D) π − 6

Question 64

Let f(x) = ax

B. B) 106
C. C) 125
D. D) 136
0
π
1
2 cos x
1

a −1 0
0
1
2 cos x
then f ′ (π) is equal to

a −1 , a ∈ R. Then the sum of the squares of all the values of a for

ax 2 ax a
2f ′ (10) − f ′ (5) + 100 = 0 is
A. A) 117

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Question 65

Let P = [a ij ] be a 3 × 3 matrix and let Q = [b ij ], where b ij = 2 i+j a ij for 1 ≤ i, j ≤ 3. If the

determinant of P is 2 , then the determinant of the matrix Q is

A. A) 2 10
B. B) 2 11
C. C) 2 12
D. D) 2 13

Question 66

⎡2k − 1 2√ k 2√ k ⎤
A = 2√ k 1 −2k and
⎣ −2√k −1 ⎦
Let k be a positive real number and let If
2k
⎡ 0 2k − 1√k ⎤
B = 1 − 2k 0 2√ k
⎣ −√k −2√k 0 ⎦
det(adj A) + det(adj B) = 10 6 , then [k] is equal to [Note : adj M denotes the adjoint of a square
matrix M and [k] denotes the largest integer less than or equal to k ].

Question 67

If [x] is the greatest integer less than or equal to x and |x| is the modulus of x, then the system of

three equations
2x + 3|y| + 5[z] = 0, x + |y| − 2[z] = 4,
x + |y| + [z] = 1 has
A. A) a unique solution
B. B) finitely many solutions
C. C) infinitely many solutions
D. D) no solution

Question 68

z c+y z+c
A. A) y(b – a)
B. B) y (a – b)
C. C) 0
D. D) y(a – c)

Question 69
⎢⎥
If a + x = b + y = c + z + 1, where a, b, c, x, y, z are non-zero distinct real numbers, then
x a+y x+a
y b + y y + b is equal to :

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If f(x), f ′ (x)f ′′ (x), are positive functions and f(0) = 1, f ′ (0) = 2, then the solution of the
f (x) f ′ (x)
differential equation = 0 is
f ′ (x) f ′′ (x)
A. A) e 2x
B. B) 2 sin x + 1
C. C) sin 2 x + 2x + 1
D. D) e 4x

Question 70

p b c
If a ≠ p, b ≠ q, c ≠ r and p + a q + b 2c = 0, then is equal to :
p q r
p−a
+ q−b
+ r−c
a b r
A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) 2
D. D) 3

Question 71

y are respectively.

D. D) e

A. A) 0
Δ1
A. A) e Δ3 , e Δ3
Δ3
B. B) e Δ2 , e Δ2

C. C) e
−Δ 1
Δ3

Δ2
Δ1

Question 72

B. B) 4α + 2β
C. C) 2α + 4β
D. D) 2n

Question 73
,e
,e
Δ2

Δ1

Δ3
Δ1
−Δ 2
Δ3
∣
Let a, b, c, d ∈ R be such that ad − bc ≠ 0 and e be a positive number other than 1 . If

xa yb = em , xc yd = en , Δ1 =
m b
n d
, Δ2 =

For α, β ∈ R and a natural number n, let A r =

a m
c n
and Δ 3 =

r
2r
3r − 2
1
2
3
a b
c d
, then the values of x and

n2
2
+α
n − β . Then
2

n(3n−1)
2

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Consider the following linear equations a x+b y+c z=0, b x+c y+a z=0, c x+a y+b z=0 Match the
conditions/expressions in Column I with statements in Column II.

A. A) A-p; B-p, s; C-p; D-q

B. B) A-r, q; B-r, s; C-r, s; D-r, s
C. C) A-s; B-p; C-q; D-s
D. D) A-r; B-q; C-p; D-s

Question 74

If A, B, C are the angles of a triangle then the system of equations

−x + y cos C + z cos B = 0, x cos C − y + z cos A = 0, x cos B + y cos A − z = 0 have
A. A) only zero solution
B. B) a non-zero solution for all triangles ΔABC
C. C) only zero solution but for certain values of A, B, C
D. D) a non-zero solution if ΔABC is an equilateral triangle & not for all triangles

Question 75

2
⎡1 x x ⎤
The number of integers x satisfying −3x 4 + det 1 x 2 x 4 = 0 is equal to
⎣1 x 3 x 6 ⎦

A. A) 1
B. B) 2
C. C) 5
D. D) 8

Question 76

Let α and β be the roots of the equation x 2 + x + 1 = 0. Then for y ≠ 0 in

y+1 α β
R, α y+β 1 is equal to
β 1 y+α
A. A) y 3
B. B) y(y 2 –1)
C. C) y 3 –1
D. D) y(y 2 –3)

Question 77

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If a ≠ 1, b ≠ −1, c ≠ −1 and the system of equations, x = a(y + z), y = b(z + x), z = c(x + y)
has a non-trivial solution, then.

A. A) a+1
a b
+ b+1 c
+ c+1 =0
B. B) a+1 + b+1 + c+1 = 1
a b c

C. C) (a+1)(b+1)(c+1) = 1
abc

D. D) (a+1)(b+1)(c+1) = 2
a+b+c

Question 78

Let p and p + 2 be prime numbers and let

p! (p + 1)! (p + 2)!
Δ = (p + 1)! (p + 2)! (p + 3)!
(p + 2)! (p + 3)! (p + 4)!
Then the sum of the maximum values of α and β, such that p α and (p + 2) divide Δ, is _______.
β

Question 79

r 2r − 1 3r − 2
If Δ r = , then the value of ∑ r=1 Δ r
n n−1
2
n−1 a
1
2 n(n − 1) (n − 1) 2 1
2 (n − 1)(3n + 4)
A. A) Is independent of both a and n
B. B) Depends only on a
C. C) Depends only on n
D. D) Depends both on a and n

Question 80

∣
A and C lie in [0, π2 ) and B lies in [0, 2π]. If tan A + 3 cos B + 6 sin C = 1;
3 tan A + cos B + 4 sin C = 4; 5 tan A + 3 cos B − 8 sin C = −2, then B − 2 A − C =
A. A) π6
B. B) π3
C. C) π4
D. D) π2

Question 81

The set of real values of α for which the system of linear equations

has a non-trivial solution is

x + (sin α)y + (cos α)z = 0
x + (cos α)y + (sin α)z = 0
− x + (sin α)y − (cos α)z = 0

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A. A) 2 + (−1) n 4 + 8 ( n is an integer)
nπ π π

B. B) nπ
2 + (−1) 8 ( n is an integer)
nπ

C. C) nπ
2 + (−1) 8 − 8 ( n is an integer)
nπ π

D. D) 2 + (−1) n 4 − 8 ( n is an integer)
nπ π π

Question 82

x3 2x 2 + 1 1 + 3x
If f(x) = 3x 2 + 2 2x x 3 + 6 for all x ∈ R, then 2f(0) + f ′ (0) is equal to
x3 − x 4 x2 − 2
A. A) 48
B. B) 24
C. C) 42
D. D) 18

Question 83

If [x] denotes the greatest integer ≤ x, then the system of linear equations [sinθ]x + [−cosθ]y = 0
, [cotθ]x + y = 0

A. A) has a unique solution if θ ∈ ( π2 , 2π

3
) ∪ (π, 7π6
)
B. B) have infinitely many solution if θ ∈ ( π2 , 2π 7π
3 ) ∪ (π, 6 )
C. C) has a unique if θ ∈ ( 2 , 3 ) and have infinitely many solutions if θ ∈ (π, 6 )
π 2π 7π

D. D) have infinitely many solutions if θ ∈ ( π2 , 2π

3 ) and has a unique solution if θ ∈ (π, 6 )

Question 84

∣
Consider the lines given by L_1: x+3 y-5=0, L_2: 3 x-k y-1=0, L_3: 5 x+2 y-12=0 Match the
Statements/Expressions in Column I with the Statements/Expressions in Column II.

A. A) (A) r, (B) p,s, (C) s, (D) p,s

B. B) (A) s, (B) p,q,r, (C) r, (D) p,q
C. C) (A) s, (B) p,q, (C) r, (D) p,q,s
D. D) (A) r, (B) p,q, (C) s, (D) p,q

Question 85
7π

The number of integers a in the interval [1,2014] for which the system of equations x+y=a \frac{x^{2}}
{x-1}+\frac{y^{2}}{y-1}=4 has finitely many solutions is

A. A) 0
B. B) 1007

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C. C) 2013
D. D) 2014

Question 86

Let A and B be two 3 × 3 non singular matrices, such that det (A T BA) = 27 and det
(AB −1 ) = 8. Then det (B T A −1 B) =
A. A) 32
3

B. B) 16
1

C. C) 1
D. D) 16

Question 87

Let a, b, c be such that b(a + c) ≠ 0. If

a a+1 a−1 a+1 b+1 c−1
−b b + 1 b−1 + a−1 b−1 c + 1 = 0, then the value of ' n ' is
c c−1 c+1 (−1) n+2 a (−1) n+1 b (−1) n c
A. A) zero
B. B) any even integer
C. C) any odd integer
D. D) any integer

Question 88

Let A be the set of all 3 × 3 determinants with entries 0 or 1 only and B be the subset of A
consisting of all determinants with value 1 . If C is the subset of A consisting of all determinants with
value -1 , then

A. A) n(C) = 0
B. B) n(B) = n(C)
C. C) A = B ∪ C

∣
D. D) n(B) = 2n(A)

Question 89

The system of equations 3x + 2y + z = 6, 3x + 4y + 3z = 14 and 6x + 10y + 8z = a, has

infinite number of solutions, if a is equal to

A. A) 8
B. B) 12
C. C) 24
D. D) 36

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Question 90

⎡1 2017 2⎤
Let A −1
= 1 2017 4 . Then |2 A| − 2 A −1 is equal to
⎣1 2018 8⎦
A. A) 3
B. B) −3
C. C) 12
D. D) −12

Correct Answers for this Chapter

Q1 - C Q32 - D Q62 - B
Q2 - D Q33 - B Q63 - B
Q4 - D Q34 - C Q64 - C
Q5 - A Q35 - C Q65 - D
Q6 - C Q36 - A Q66 - 4 (Num)
Q7 - D Q37 - B Q67 - C
Q8 - D Q38 - D Q68 - B
Q9 - D
Q10 - A
Q11 - A
Q12 - A
Q13 - D
Q14 - C
Q15 - C
Q16 - C
Q17 - A
Q18 - B
Q19 - C
Q20 - D
Q21 - A
Q22 - A
Q23 - B
Q24 - B
Q25 - D
Q26 - A
Q27 - A
⎢⎥∣ Q39 - B
Q40 - C
Q41 - A
Q42 - D
Q43 - D
Q44 - D
Q45 - C
Q46 - D
Q47 - A
Q48 - B
Q49 - B
Q50 - A
Q51 - A
Q52 - C
Q53 - B
Q54 - A
Q55 - C
Q56 - B
Q57 - D
Q69 - A
Q70 - C
Q71 - A
Q72 - B
Q73 - D
Q74 - D
Q75 - B
Q76 - A
Q77 - B
Q78 - 4 (Num)
Q79 - A
Q80 - B
Q81 - C
Q82 - C
Q83 - D
Q84 - C
Q85 - C
Q86 - A
Q87 - C

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Q28 - D Q58 - C Q88 - B
Q29 - B Q59 - A Q89 - D
Q30 - D Q60 - B Q90 - C
Q31 - A Q61 - A

Inverse Trigonometric Functions

Easy Questions

Question 1

tan −1 2 + tan −1 3 =
A. A) 4
5π

B. B) π4
C. C) − π4
D. D) 3π
4

Question 2

The value of tan −1 2 + tan −1 3 is

A. A) ( 3π
c
4
)
B. B) ( 2 )
π c

C. C) ( 4 )
π c

D. D) ( π6 )
c

Question 3

3 2 4 2
[sin (tan −1 4 )] + [sin (tan −1 3 )] =
A. A) 5
B. B) 1
C. C) -1
D. D) 0

Question 4

The value of cos (2 cos −1 x + sin −1 x) at x = 15 is

A. A) − 2 5 6
√

B. B) −2√6

C. C) − 56
√

D. D) None of these

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Question 5

The value of tan −1 (1) + cos −1 (− 2 ) + sin (− 12 ) is

1 −1

A. A) 5π
6
B. B) 2
π

C. C) 2π
3
D. D) 3π
4

Question 6

The value of sin (cot −1 x) is

A. A)
1
√1+x 2

B. B) √1 + x 2
C. C)
1
x√1+x 2
D. D) x√1 + x 2

Question 7

2 tan −1 ( 13 ) + cos −1 ( 35 ) =
A. A) 4
π

B. B) 0
C. C) tan −1 ( 4 )
5

D. D) π2

Question 8

The value of cos −1 (cos ( 6 )) is

7π

A. A) 5π
6
B. B) π3
C. C) 7π
6
D. D) 6
π

Question 9

If x 2 y 2 = sin −1 √x 2 + y 2 + cos −1 √x 2 + y 2 , then dx =

dy

A. A) x
−y

B. B) xy

C. C) x
y

D. D) −x
y

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Question 10

The principal value of sin (− 12 ) is

−1

A. A) π3
B. B) π6
C. C) − π3
D. D) − 6
π

Question 11

The value of sin −1 (− 12 ) + cos −1 (− 23 ) is

√

A. A) cos −1 ( 2 )
1

B. B) sin
−1
(− 12 )
C. C) cos −1 (− 12 )

D. D) cos −1 (− 23 )
√

Question 12

The value of tan −1 ( 13 ) + tan −1 ( 15 ) + tan −1 ( 17 ) + tan −1 ( 18 ) is

A. A) 3
4π

B. B) π4
C. C) 4
2π

D. D) 3π
4

Question 13

sin −1 ( 12 ) + cos −1 ( √23 ) + cot −1 (− √1 ) =

3

A. A) 2π
3
B. B) π
C. C) 6
π

D. D) π3

Question 14

A positive acute angle is divided into two parts whose tangents are 12 and 13 . Then the angle is

A. A) π/4
B. B) π/5
C. C) π/3
D. D) π/6

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Question 15

The value of tan −1 ( 8 ) + tan −1 ( 2 ) + tan −1 ( 5 ) is

1 1 1

A. A) π6
B. B) 4
π

C. C) π3
D. D) 2
π

Question 16

The value of tan [2 tan −1 ( 15 ) − π4 ] is

A. A) 17
7

B. B) − 17
7

C. C) − 7
17

D. D) 7
17

Question 17

If sin , then the value of x is

−1 x
( 13 ) + cosec −1 ( 13
12 ) =
π
2

A. A) 5
B. B) 4
C. C) 12
D. D) 11

Question 18

The solutions set of inequation cos −1 x < sin −1 x is

A. A) [−1, 1]

B. B) [ 1 , 1]
√2

C. C) [0, 1]

D. D) ( 1 , 1)
√2

Question 19

The value of tan (cos −1 ( 45 ) + tan −1 ( 23 )) is

A. A) 17
6

B. B) 16
7

C. C) 7
16

D. D) 6
17

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Question 20

tan −1 1
3 + tan −1 1
5 + tan −1 1
7 + tan −1 1
8 has the value

A. A) π4
B. B) 6
π

C. C) π2
D. D) 3
π

Question 21

tan −1 (tan 5π
6 ) + cos −1 (cos 13π
6 )=
A. A) 0
B. B) 3π
C. C) −π
6
D. D) 6
π

Question 22

\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{4}{5}\right)+\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{12}{13}\right)=

A. A) cos −1 ( 24
25
)
B. B) cos −1 ( 65 )
33

C. C) cos −1 ( 13 )
5

D. D) cos −1 ( 35 )

Question 23

Find the value of tan [2 tan −1 15 − π4 ]

A. A) −1/3
B. B) −7/17
C. C) −1/2
D. D) −1/4

Question 24

tan −1 ( 14 ) + tan −1 ( 29 ) is equal to

A. A) 12 cos −1 ( 35 )
B. B) 12 sin −1 ( 35 )
C. C) 2 tan −1 ( 5 )
1 3

D. D) tan −1 ( 12 )

Question 25

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If sin −1 x + sin −1 y + sin −1 z = 2 , then the value of x 9 + y 9 + z 9 − x9 y9 z9 is equal to
3π 1

A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) 2
D. D) 3

Question 26

The value of 2 sin −1 ( 12 ) + cot −1 ( 1 ) is

√3

A. A) π4
B. B) 3
π

C. C) π6
D. D) 2π
3

Question 27

If cos −1 x + cos −1 y + cos −1 z = 3π, then the value of x 2025 + x 2026 + x 2027 is

A. A) −1
B. B) 0
C. C) 1
D. D) 3

Question 28

If sin , then the value of cos −1 x + sin y is

−1 3π −1
x + cos −1 y = 10

A. A) 10
π

B. B) 7π
10
C. C) 10
9π

D. D) 3π
10

Question 29

If tan −1 (2x) + tan −1 (3x) = π4 , where x > 0, then x =

A. A) 1
B. B) 6
1

C. C) 13
D. D) 2
1

Question 30

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3 2
∫ −1 [tan −1 ( x2x+1 ) + tan −1 ( x x+1 )]dx =

A. A) π
B. B) 2π
C. C) 2
π

D. D) 4
π

Moderate Questions

Question 31

Consider the statements (I) If f(x) = sin (cot −1 (cos (tan −1 x))), then f(0) = 2 (II)
1

sin (4 tan −1 15 − tan −1 239

1
) = 1 Then the correct option among the following is
A. A) Both I and II are false
B. B) Both I and II are true
C. C) I is true, but II is false
D. D) I is false, but II is true

Question 32

The value of x, where x > 0 and tan (sec −1 ( x )) = sin (tan −1 2) is

1

A. A) √5

B. B) 3
√5

C. C) 1
D. D) 2/3

Question 33

If x = sin (2 tan −1 2) and y = sin ( 2 tan −1 3 ),then

1 4

A. A) x > y
B. B) x = y
C. C) x = 0 = y
D. D) x < y

Question 34

lim n→∞ ∑ nr=1 cot −1 (r 2 + 3

4 )=
A. A) cot −1 2
B. B) cot −1 3
1

C. C) tan −1 2
D. D) tan −1 3
1

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Question 35

Consider the following statements. I. sin (y 2 − 4y + 6) + cos −1 (y 2 − 4y + 6) = π2 , ∀y ∈ R II.

−1

sec −1 (y 2 − 4y + 6) + cosec −1 (y 2 − 4y + 6) = π2 , ∀y ∈ R Which of the above statement(s)

is/are true?

A. A) Only I
B. B) Only II
C. C) Both I and II
D. D) Neither I nor II

Question 36

If θ = cot −1 (7) + cot −1 (8) + cot −1 (18), then cot θ is equal to

A. A) 2
B. B) 3
C. C) 4
D. D) 1

Question 37

If x > 0, y > 0, z > 0, xy + yz + zx < 1 and if tan −1 x + tan −1 y + tan −1 z = π, then

x + y + z equals to
A. A) 0
B. B) xyz
C. C) 3xyz
D. D) √xyz

Question 38

If f(n) = tan[tan −1 1+2

1 1
+ tan −1 1+6 1
+ tan −1 1+12 1
+. . . + tan −1 1+n(n+1) ]
then f(2021) =

A. A) 2020
2022
B. B) 2024
2022

C. C) 2023
2021

D. D) 2019
2021

Question 39

If sin −1 (x − x2 + x4 − … ∞) + cos −1 (x 2 − x2 + x4 − … ∞) = π2 and 0 < x < √2,

2 3 4 6

then x is equal to

A. A) 2
1

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B. B) 1
C. C) 2
−1

D. D) −1

Question 40

π
The value(s) of x satisfying the equation sin −1 (1 − x) − 2sin −1 x = 2 is/are

A. A) 0
B. B) 2
1

C. C) 0, 12
D. D) − 2
1

Question 41

The set of values of x such that tan −1 ( x−2

x
) − tan −1 ( 2x−1
x
) = tan −1 ( 23 ) is
A. A) ϕ
B. B) { 12 }
C. C) { 13 , 2}
D. D) { 13 , 4}

Question 42

If α = sin −1 23 + sin −1 13 and β = cos −1 23 + cos −1 13 , then

√ √

A. A) α > β
B. B) α = β
C. C) α < β
D. D) α + β = 2π

Question 43

If sin x + sin −1 (1 − x) = cos −1 x, then x ∈ to

−1

A. A) {1, 0}
B. B) {−1, 1}
C. C) {0, 2 }
1

D. D) {2, 0}

Question 44

2 2 5π 2
(tan −1 x) + (cot −1 x) = 8 ⇒x=
A. A) -1
B. B) 1

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C. C) 0

D. D) π√ 8
5

Question 45

The set of values of α such that f : R → [0, π2 ) defined by f(x) = tan −1 (x 2 + x + α 2 ) is onto
is

A. A) ( −1
2
, 12 )
B. B) ( −1 1
4 , 4)
C. C) (−∞, 2 ) ∪ ( 2 , ∞)
−1 1

D. D) (−∞, −1
4
) ∪ ( 14 , ∞)

Question 46

4 4 1 1
sin(tan −1 5
+ tan −1 3
+ tan −1 9
− tan −1 7
)=
A. A) 2
1

B. B)
1
√2

C. C)
√3
2
D. D) 1

Question 47

The number of real roots of the equation sin [2 cos −1 {cot (2 tan −1 x)}] = 0 that are greater than
or equal to one are

A. A) 1
B. B) 2
C. C) 3
D. D) 4

Question 48

If sin −1 ( x3 ) + sin −1 ( x4 ) = π2 , then x is equal to

A. A) 3
B. B) 5
C. C) 7
D. D) 11

Question 49

The complete solution set of the inequality cos −1 (cos 4) > 3x 2 − 4x is

A. A) (0,
2+√6π−8
3 )

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B. B) (
2−√6π−8
3 , 0)
C. C) (−2, 2)

D. D) (
2−√6π−8 2+√6π−8
3 , 3 )

Question 50

tan −1 (−2) − tan −1 (3) is equal to

A. A) 3π
4
B. B) 6
−π

C. C) π6
D. D)
−3π
4

Question 51

If f(x) = ∑ p=1 p 2 sin −1 ( 45 sin(px) − 35 cos(px)) then the value of dx at x = 1 is (Given that
7 df

sin −1 (sin x) = x )
A. A) 0
B. B) 628
C. C) 1140
D. D) 784

Question 52

√3
sin −1 2 + sin −1 √ 23 =

A. A) sin −1
√3+√2
2√3

B. B) π − sin −1 (
√3+√2
)
2√3

C. C) −π − sin
√2
−1
( √3+
√
)
2 3

D. D) π + sin
−1 √3+√2
( 2√3
)

Question 53

1
tan −1 2 + cot −1 (−3) + cot −1 3
+ tan −1 (− 12 ) =
A. A) − 2
3π

B. B) 2
π

C. C) − π2
D. D) 2
3π

Question 54

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If cos −1 ( 2 ) + cos −1 ( 2 ) = θ, then 9x 2 − 12xy cos θ + 4y 2 =
x y

A. A) 36 sin θ
2

B. B) 37 sin 2 θ
C. C) 39 sin θ
2

D. D) 36 cos 2 θ

Question 55

If ∑ n=1 tan −1 ( n2 +3n+3 ) = tan −1 α, then α =

k 1

A. A) k+2
k

B. B) 2k+1
2k

C. C) 2k+5
k

D. D) 4k+5
3k

Question 56

The maximum value of x that satisfies the equation sin −1 ( 2 |x|15 ) = cos −1 ( |x| ) is
√
14

Question 57

then 1 − xy − yz − zx is equal to
π
If tan −1 x + tan −1 y + tan −1 z = 2

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

Question 58

For the least possible value of n ∈ Z the solution (x, y) of the equations
nπ 2
and cos −1 x(sin −1 y) = π16 , is
2 2 4
cos −1 x + (sin −1 y) = 4

A. A) ( π4 , ±1)
2

B. B) ( 4 , sin 16 )
π2 π2

C. C) (cos ( π4 ), ±1)
2

D. D) (sin ( 4 ), cos 4 )
π2 π

Question 59

If sin −1 ( x5 ) + sin −1 ( 12
x
) = sin −1 ( x2 ) + cos −1 ( x2 ), then the value of x is equal to

Question 60

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If 12 ≤ x ≤ 1, then cos −1 x + cos −1 ( x2 + 12 √3 − 3x 2 ) is equal to

A. A) 6
π

B. B) π3
C. C) π
D. D) 0

Hard Questions

Question 61

The number of roots of the equation sin −1 x − cos −1 x = sin −1 (5x − 3) is/are

A. A) 3
B. B) 1
C. C) 2
D. D) 0

Question 62

In a ΔABC, if ∠A = ∠B = 12 (sin −1 ( 6+1 ) + sin −1 ( 1 )) and length of the side opposite to

√
2√3 √3
∠C is c = 6 ⋅ 3 4 , then the area of ΔABC is
1

Question 63

The real solutions of the equation tan −1 √x(x + 1) + sin −1 √x 2 + x + 1 = π2 are

A. A) −1, 0
B. B) 0, 1
C. C) −1, 1
D. D) −1, 2

Question 64

If a 1 , a 2 , a 3 are in arithmetic progression and d is the common difference, then

tan −1 ( 1+ad1 a2 ) + tan −1 ( 1+ad2 a3 ) =

A. A) tan −1 ( 1+a a )
2d
1 3

B. B) tan −1 ( 1+a1 a3 )
d

C. C) tan −1 ( 1+a
2d
)
2 a3

D. D) tan −1 ( 1−a
2d
1 a3
)

Question 65

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Let x + x = 2, y + y = −2 and sin −1 x + cos −1 y = mπ, then the value of m is ______. If your
1 1

answer is K, mark 2K as answer after rounding off to nearest integer.

Question 66
1

If 0 < x < 1, then √1 + x)} − 1] is equal to

2 2
x 2 [{x cos (cot −1 x) + sin (cot −1

A. A)
x
√1+x 2

B. B) x
C. C) x√1 + x 2
D. D) √1 + x 2

Question 67

Consider the function f(x) = cos −1 ([3 x ]) + sin −1 ([3 x ] − 1), then (where, [⋅] represents the
greatest integer part of x)

A. A) the domain of f(x) is x ∈ (−∞, 0]

B. B) the range of f(x) is singleton
C. C) f(x) is an even function
D. D) f(x) is an odd function

Question 68

If the function f : R → A defined as f(x) = tan −1 ( 1+x 6 ) is a surjective function, then the set A
3
2x

is equal to

A. A) [– 2 , 2 ]
π π

B. B) [– 4 , 4 ]
π π

C. C) (– π2 , π2 )
D. D) [0, 4 ]
π

Question 69

If f(x) = tan −1 ( 1+22 2x+1 ), then ∑ r=0 f(r) is

x 9

A. A) tan −1 (1024)
B. B) tan −1 ( 1023
1024
)
C. C) tan −1 ( 1023
1025 )
D. D) None of these

Question 70

The value of tan −1 [ ]) is equal to

√1−sin x+√1+sin x π
√1−sin x−√1+sin x
] (∀x ∈ [0, 2

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A. A) 2 − 2
x π

B. B) x2 + π2
C. C) x2 − π
D. D) 2 − 2
π x

Question 71

The number of solutions of the equation sin −1 x = (sin x) is/are

−1

A. A) one
B. B) two
C. C) three
D. D) zero

Question 72

Let S 1 is the complete solution set of the inequality cos −1 (x) > cos −1 (x 2 ) and S 2 is the complete
solution set of the inequality (cot −1 x) − 5cot −1 x + 6 > 0, then S 1 ∩ S 2 is
2

A. A) [−1,0)
B. B) [cot3,0)
C. C) [cot2, 0)
D. D) [−1, cot2]

Question 73

If x, y, z are in arithmetic progression and tan −1 x, tan −1 y and tan −1 z are also in arithmetic
progression, then

A. A) x = y = z
B. B) x = y = −z
C. C) x = 1, y = 2, z = 3
D. D) x = 2, y = 4, z = 6

Question 74

The value of the expression cot −1 12 + cot −1 92 + cot −1 25

2
+ cot −1 49
2
+ ....... upto n terms is
A. A) tan −1 2n
B. B) tan −1 (2n − 1)
C. C) tan −1 n
D. D) tan −1 2n − tan −1 1

Question 75

The value of 2sin 65 is equal to

−1 4
5 + 2sin −1 13
5
+ 2sin −1 16
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A. A) 2
3π

B. B) 2
π

C. C) π
D. D) 2π

Question 76

The area bounded by the curve y = cos −1 (sin x) + 2 − cos −1 (cos x) and the x -axis, where
π

2 ≤ x ≤ π, is equal to
π

A. A) π 2
B. B) π2
2

C. C) 8
π2

D. D) π4
2

Question 77

The value of a for which ax 2 + sin −1 (x 2 − 2x + 2) + cos −1 (x 2 − 2x + 2) = 0 has a real

solution, is

A. A) − π2
B. B) π
2

C. C) − π2
D. D) 2
π

Question 78

A. A) (−∞, −3) ∪ (3, ∞)

B. B) [−3,3]
C. C) (−∞, − 3] ∪ [3, ∞)
D. D) ϕ

Question 79

Let (x, y) be such that sin

−1
∣
The domain of the function f(x) = 4√cos −1 (
1−|x|
2 ) is

(ax) + cos −1 (y) + cos −1 (bxy) =

Column I with the values in Column II.

A. A) A-p; B-q; C-q; D-p

B. B) A-p; B-q; C-p; D-s
C. C) A-s; B-p; C-q; D-p
π
2

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D. D) A-r; B-q; C-p; D-r

Question 80

If tan −1 2x+1 = cot −1 ( x2 ), then the number of all possible values of x is/are
2
1 1
+ tan −1 4x+1

A. A) 1
B. B) 2
C. C) 3
D. D) 0

Correct Answers for this Chapter

Q1 - D Q28 - B Q55 - C
Q2 - A Q29 - B Q56 - 16 (Num)
Q3 - B Q30 - B Q57 - B
Q4 - A Q31 - A Q58 - C
Q5 - D Q32 - B Q59 - 13 (Num)
Q6 - A Q33 - A Q60 - B
Q7 - D Q34 - C Q61 - B
Q8 - A Q35 - B Q62 - 27 (Num)
Q9 - A Q36 - B Q63 - A
Q10 - D Q37 - B Q64 - A
Q11 - C Q38 - C Q65 - 3 (Num)
Q12 - B Q39 - B Q66 - C
Q13 - B Q40 - A Q67 - B
Q14 - A Q41 - D Q68 - B
Q15 - B Q42 - C Q69 - C
Q16 - B Q43 - C Q70 - A
Q17 - A Q44 - A Q71 - B
Q18 - D Q45 - C Q72 - C
Q19 - D Q46 - D Q73 - A
Q20 - A Q47 - B Q74 - A
Q21 - A Q48 - B Q75 - C
Q22 - B Q49 - D Q76 - D
Q23 - B Q50 - D Q77 - C
Q24 - D Q51 - D Q78 - B
Q25 - C Q52 - B Q79 - B
Q26 - D Q53 - D Q80 - B

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Q27 - A Q54 - A

Functions

Easy Questions

Question 1

Let A = [−1, 1] and f : A → A be defined as f(x) = x|x| for all x ∈ A, then f(x) is

A. A) many one and into function

B. B) one-many and into function
C. C) many-one and into function
D. D) one-one and onto function

Question 2

The domain of the function log 10 (x 2 − 5x + 6) is

A. A) (−∞, ∞)
B. B) (−∞, 2) ∪ (3, ∞)
C. C) (2, 3)
D. D) None of these

Question 3

If f(x) = [x] 2 − 5[x] + 6 = 0, where [x] denotes greatest integer function then x ∈

A. A) (2, 4]
B. B) [2, 4]
C. C) [2, 4)
D. D) (2, 4)

Question 4

The smallest value of 5 cos θ + 12 is

A. A) 5
B. B) 12
C. C) 7
D. D) 17

Question 5

If f(x) = 2 100 x + 1, g(x) = 3 100 x + 1, then the set of real numbers x such that f[g(x)} = x is

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A. A) emply
B. B) a singleton
C. C) a finite set with more than one element
D. D) infinite

Question 6

Let f(x + y) = f(x) ⋅ f(y), ∀x, y ∈ R, suppose that f(3) = 3 and f ′ (0) = 11, then f ′ (3) is
given by

A. A) 22
B. B) 44
C. C) 28
D. D) 33

Question 7

If f(x) = x 2 − 3x + 4 and f(x) = f(2x + 1), then x =

A. A) −1, 3
2

B. B) −1, 32
C. C) 1, 2
3

D. D) 1, 23

Question 8

If f : R → R be mapping defined by f(x) = x 3 + 5, then f −1 (x) is equal to

A. A) (x + 5) 1/3
B. B) (x − 5) 1/3
C. C) (5 − x) 1/3
D. D) 5 − x

Question 9

If f(x) = 3[x] + {x + 1}, where [x] is greatest integer function of x and {x} is fractional part
function of x, then f(−1.32) =

A. A) -4.6
B. B) -2.6
C. C) -7.4
D. D) -3.4

Question 10

If P = 12 sin 2 θ + 13 cos 2 θ then

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A. A) 3 ≤ P ≤ 2
1 1

B. B) P ≥ 2
1

C. C) 2≤P≤3
D. D) − 6
√13 √13
≤P≤ 6

Question 11

Let R be the set of real numbers and the mapping f : R → R and g : R → R be defined by
f(x) = 5 − x 2 and g(x) = 3x − 4, then the value of (f ∘ g)(−1) is
A. A) -44
B. B) -54
C. C) -32
D. D) -64

Question 12

Domain of the real valued function f(x) = 9−x2 is

x+2

A. A) −3 ≤ x ≤ 3
B. B) R − {−3, 3}
C. C) R
D. D) R − {3}

Question 13

If f(x) = 1+x the domain of f −1 (x) is

1−x

A. A) R
B. B) R − {−1}
C. C) (−∞, −1)
D. D) (−1, ∞)

Question 14

If f(x) = 2{x} + 5x, where {x} is fractional part function, then f(−1.4) is

A. A) 8.2
B. B) -8.2
C. C) -5.8
D. D) -5

Question 15

The number of onto functions from the set {1, 2, … , 11} to the set {1, 2, … , 10} is

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A. A) 5 × 11!
B. B) 10!
C. C) 11!
2
D. D) 10 × 11!

Question 16

sin −1 (x−3)
The domain of the function f(x) =
√9−x 2

A. A) [1,2]
B. B) [2,3)
C. C) [1,2]
D. D) [2,3]

Question 17

The domain of the function f(x) = √x − 1 + √6 − x is

A. A) [1, ∞)
B. B) [1, 6]
C. C) (−∞, 6]
D. D) (−∞, 6)

Question 18

A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} are two sets, and function f : A → B is defined by

f(x) = x + 2∀x ∈ A, then the function f is
A. A) bijective
B. B) onto
C. C) one-one
D. D) many-one

Question 19

Let f and g be periodic functions with the periods T 1 and T 2 respectively. Then f + g is

Question 20

A Mapping from IN to IN is defined as follows :

f : IN → IN
f(n) = (n + 5) 2 , n ∈ IN

(IN is the set of natural numbers). Then

A. A) f is not one-to-one

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B. B) f is onto
C. C) f is both one-to-one and onto
D. D) f is one-to-one but not onto

Question 21

The total number of injections (one-one into mappings) from {a 1 , a 2 , a 3 , a 4 }

(b 1 , b 2 , b 3 , b 4 , b 5 , b 6 , b 7 ) is
A. A) 400
B. B) 420
C. C) 800
D. D) 840

Question 22

If R = {(a, b)/b = a − 1, a ∈ Z, 5 < a < 9}, then the range of R is

A. A) {7, 8, 9}
B. B) {5, 6, 7}
C. C) {6, 7, 8}
D. D) {5, 6, 7, 8, 9}

Question 23

Let S, T , U be three non-void sets and f : S → T , g : T → U be so that gof : s → U is surjective.

Then,

A. A) g and f are both surjective

B. B) g is surjective, f may not be so
C. C) f is surjective, g may not be so
D. D) f and g both may not be surjective

Question 24

The domain and range of the relation R given by R = {(x, y)/y = x + x6 , x, y ∈ N and x < 6}
are

A. A) Domain = {2, 3}, Range = {5}.

B. B) Domain = {1, 2}, Range = {5, 7}.
C. C) Domain = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, Range = {7, 5, 4 , 5 }.
6 6

D. D) Domain = {1, 2, 3}, Range = {5, 7}.

Question 25

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The domain of the real valued function f(x) = √ x−2

3−x is…

A. A) (2,3]
B. B) [2,3)
C. C) (2,3)
D. D) [2, 3]

Question 26

If f(x + 2y, x − 2y) = xy, then f(x, y) is equal to

A. A) 4 xy
1

B. B) 14 (x 2 − y 2 )
C. C) 8 (x 2 − y 2 )
1

D. D) 12 (x 2 + y 2 )

Question 27

Let R be the set of real numbers and the functions f : R → R and g : R → R be defined by
f(x) = x 2 + 2x − 3 and g(x) = x + 1. Then, the value of x for which f(g(x)) = g(f(x)) is
A. A) -1
B. B) 0
C. C) 1
D. D) 2

Question 28

If f(x) = 2 +2 , then f(x + y) ⋅ f(x − y) is

x −x

A. A) 14 [f(2x) − f(2y)]
B. B) 2 [f(2x) − f(2y)]
1

C. C) 4 [f(2x) + f(2y)]
1

D. D) 12 [f(2x) + f(2y)]

Question 29

If a function f : R → R is defined by f(x) = 4x

5
+ 3, then f −1 (x) =
A. A)
5(x+3)
4

B. B)
5(x−3)
4

C. C)
4(x+3)
5

D. D)
4(x−3)
5

Question 30

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The period of |cos x| will be

A. A) 4
π

B. B) π2
C. C) π
D. D) 2π

Moderate Questions

Question 31

Let a, b, and c be such that (1−x)(1−2x)(1−3x) = 1−x + 1−2x + 1−3x then 1 + 3 + 5 is equal to
1 a b c a b c

A. A) 15
1

B. B) 16
C. C) 5
1

D. D) 13

Question 32

If f : [1, ∞) → [1, ∞] is defined by f(x) = , then f −1 (3) =

1+√1+4 log 2 x
2

A. A)

0
B. B) 1
C. C) 64

D. D)
1+√5
2

Question 33

The function f : R → R is defined by f(x) = cos 2 x + sin x for x ∈ R, then f(R) is equal to
4

A. A) ( 34 , 1]
B. B) [ 34 , 1)
C. C) [ 4 , 1]
3

D. D) ( 34 , 1)

Question 34

If f : [−6, 6] → R is defined by f(x) = x 2 − 3 for x ∈ R, then (f \circ f \circ f)(-1)+(f \circ f \circ f)
(0)+(f \circ f \circ f)(1) is equal to

A. A) f(4√2)
B. B) f(3√2)
C. C) f(2√2)

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D. D) f(√2)

Question 35

Let x ≠ 0, |x| < 12 and f(x) = 1 + 2x + 4x 2 + 8x 3 + … Then, f −1 (x) =

A. A) x−1
2x
B. B) x−1
2
C. C)
x−1
x
D. D) 1 − 2x

Question 36

Let R be the set of all real numbers.

Statement I : The function f : (− π2 , π2 ) → R defined by f(x) = sec x + tan x is a one - one

function.

Statement II : The function f : [0, ∞) → R defined by f(x) = x 2 is a one-one function.

Which of the above statements is(are) true?

A. A) Statement I is true, but Statement II is false

B. B) Statement II is true, but Statement I is false
C. C) Both Statement I and Statement II are true
D. D) Both Statement I and Statement II are false

Question 37

Two functions f : R → R, g : R → R are defined as follows f(x) = {

0, x is rational
1, x is irrational
Then, (f ∘ g)(π) + (g ∘ f)(e) is equal to
−1, x is rational
g(x) = {
0, x is irrational
A. A) 0
B. B) −1
C. C) 2
D. D) 1

Question 38

The domain of the function f(x) = √ [x]+2 , where [x] denotes the greatest integer not more than x,
4−x 2

is

A. A) (−∞, −2) ∪ (1, 2)

B. B) (−∞, −2) ∪ (−1, 2)
C. C) (−∞, −2), ∪[−1, 2]
D. D) (−∞, −1) ∪ (1, 2)

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Question 39

The number of real linear functions f(x) satisfying f(f(x)) = x + f(x) is

A. A) 0
B. B) 4
C. C) 5
D. D) 2

Question 40

For each n ∈ N, let A n = {(n + 1)k/k ∈ N} and X = ⋃ n∈N A n ⋅ A mapping f : X → N

defined by f(x) = x, ∀x ∈ X, is

A. A) one-one and onto

B. B) one-one but not onto
C. C) onto but not one-one
D. D) neither one-one nor onto

Question 41

The function f : R → R is defined by f(x) = 3 −x . Observe the following statements of it I. f is one-

one II. f is onto III. f is a decreasing function Out of these, true statement are

A. A) Only I, II
B. B) Only II,III
C. C) Only I,III
D. D) I,II,III

Question 42

Given that a, b and c are real numbers such that b 2 = 4ac and a > γ 0 . The maximal possible set
D ⊆ R on which the function f : D → R given by
f(x) = log {ax 3 + (a + b)x 2 + (b + c)x + c} is defined, is
A. A) R − {− 2a
b
}
B. B) R − ({− 2a } ∪ (−∞, −1))
b

C. C) R − ({− 2a
b
} ∪ {x : x ≥ 1})
D. D) R − ({−b/2a} ∪ (−∞, −1])

Question 43

Let Q be the set of all rational numbers in [0, 1] and f : [0, 1] → [0, 1] be defined by f(x)=\left\{

x for x ∈ Q
1 − x for x ∉ Q

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\right. Then, the set S = {x ∈ [0, 21] : (fof)(x)} is equal to

A. A) [0, 1]
B. B) −Q
C. C) [0, 1] − Q
D. D) (0, 1)

Question 44

If [x] denotes the greatest integer function on x, then the number of positive integral divisors of
[(2 + √3) 5 ] is

A. A) 6
B. B) 4
C. C) 2
D. D) 8

Question 45

If the function f : [a, b] → [− 43 , 12 ] defined by f(x)=\left|

√

1 1 1
1 1 + sin x 1
1 + cos x 1 1

\right| is one-one and onto, then

A. A) a = −π π
4 ,b = 6
B. B) a = 2 , b = 2
−π π

C. C) a = −π
6
, b = π4
D. D) a = −π, b = π

Question 46

The domain of f(x) = sinlog( 1−x ) is

4−x √ 2

A. A) (0, 5)
B. B) (1, 5)
C. C) (−2, 1)
D. D) (2, 3)

Question 47

The value of {x ∈ R ∣ [log(1.6) 1−x − (0.625) 6(1+x) ] ∈ R} is

2

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A. A) (−∞, −1) ∪ (7, ∞)
B. B) (−1, 5)
C. C) (1, 7)
D. D) (−1, 7)

Question 48
3
(x 2 +1)
The number of real roots of the equation = 0, (x ≠ 0) is
x 2 +1
x3
+ 3x

A. A) 1
B. B) 0
C. C) 2
D. D) 3

Question 49

The maximum and minimum values of the function f : [R → [R defined by

f(x) = 5 cos x + 3 cos (x + π
3 ) + 8 for all x ∈ [R, are respectively.
A. A) 15, 1
B. B) 8, - 8
C. C) -7, - 15
D. D) 1, - 15

Question 50

If f : R → C is defined by f(x) = e 2ix for x ∈ R, then f is (where C denotes the set of all complex
numbers)

A. A) one-one
B. B) onto
C. C) one-one and onto
D. D) neither one-one nor onto

Question 51

√|x| 2 −2|x|−8
{x ∈ R/ log(2−x−x 2 )
is a real number}

A. A) (−∞, −4]U[4, ∞)
B. B) ϕ
C. C) (−1, 2)
D. D) (−∞, −4] ∪ (−1, 2) ∪ [4, ∞)

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Question 52

If f(x) = cos x
, for x ∈ R, then f(2002) is equal to
sin 2 x+cos 4 x

A. A) 1
B. B) 2
C. C) 3
D. D) 4

Question 53

If f(0) = 0, f(1) = 1, f(2) = 2 and f(x) = f(x − 2) + f(x − 3) for x = 3, 4, 5, …, then

f(9) is equal to
A. A) 12
B. B) 13
C. C) 14
D. D) 10

Question 54

For x ∈ R, the least value of xx2 −6x+5 is

2

+2x+1

A. A) -1
B. B) − 12
C. C) − 4
1

D. D) − 3
1

Question 55

If the functions f and g are defined by f(x) = 3x − 4, g(x) = 2 + 3x for x ∈ R respective,

then g −1 (f −1 (5)) is equal to

A. A) 1
B. B) 2
1

C. C) 13
D. D) 4
1

Question 56

If f : R → R and g : R → R are defined by f(x) = |x| and g(x) = [x − 3] for x ∈ R, then

{g(f(x)) : − 85 < x < 8
5 } is equal to
A. A) {0, 1}
B. B) {1, 2}
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D. D) {2, 3}

Question 57

If [x] represent greatest integer ≤ x and [α, β] is the set of all real values of x for which the real
function f(x) = is defined, then f 2 (α + 1) + 5f 2 (β) =
√3+x+√3−x
√[x]+2

A. A) 0
B. B) 5
36

C. C) 12
D. D) 1

Question 58

A function f : R → R is such that f(l) = 2 and f(x + y) = f(x) ⋅ f(y)∀x, y. The area (in square
units) enclosed by the lines 2|x| + 5|y| ≤ 4 expressed interms of f(1), f(2) and f(4) is

A. A) f(1)+2f(2)
f(4)

B. B) 1+f(2)
f(4)

C. C) 2f(1)+f(2)
2f(4)

D. D) 2f(1)+f(2)
f(4)

Question 59

f : [−2, 2] → [−2, 2] and g : [−2, 2] → [0, 4] are two functions defined as

−2, −2 ≤ x ≤ 0
f(x) = { 2 and g(x) = |f(x)| + f(|x|), then
x − 2, 0 ≤ x ≤ 2
A. A) f and g are injective mappings
B. B) f and g are surjective mappings
C. C) f is bijective mapping and g is injective mapping
D. D) f is not bijective mapping and g is surjective mapping

Question 60

f : [1, 3] → R is a function defined as f(x) = x 3 + ax 2 + bx. If f(l) − f(3) = 0 and

f ′ ( 2√√3+1 ) = 0. Then, a − b is equal to
3

A. A) 5
B. B) -17
C. C) 4√3
D. D) −2√3

Hard Questions

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Question 61

For real values of x, the value of the expression 11x

2
−12x−6
2
x +4x+2

A. A) lies between −17 and −3

B. B) does not lie between −17 and −3
C. C) lies between 3 and 17
D. D) does not lie between 3 and 17

Question 62

For a real number x, let [x] denote the largest integer less than or equal to x, and let {x} = x − [x].
The number of solutions x to be equation [x]{x} = 5 with 0 ≤ x ≤ 2015 is

A. A) 0
B. B) 3
C. C) 2008
D. D) 2009

Question 63

Let a function f : (2, ∞) → [0, ∞) defined as f(x) = x−3

x−2
, then f is

A. A) injective & surjective

B. B) not injective but surjective
C. C) injective but not surjective
D. D) neither injective nor surjective

Question 64

Let R be the set of all real numbers and f : R → R be a continuous function. Suppose
|f(x) − f(y)| ≥ |x − y| for all real numbers x and y. Then
A. A) f is one-one, but need not be onto
B. B) f is onto, but need not be one-one
C. C) f need not be either one-one or onto
D. D) f is one-one and onto

Question 65

Paragraph: If a continuous f defined on the real line R, assume positive and negative values in R,
then the equation f(x) = 0 has a root in R. For example, if it is known that a continuous function f
on R is positive at some point and its minimum values is negative, then the equation f(x) = 0 has a
root in R. Consider f(x) = ke x − x for all real x, where k is real [Link]: The positive
value of k for which ke x − x = 0 has only one root is

A. A) e
1

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B. B) 1
C. C) e
D. D) log e 2

Question 66

If g(x) = x 2 + x − 1 and (gof)(x) = 4x 2 − 10x + 5, then f( 54 ) is equal to

A. A) 2
3

B. B) − 12
C. C) 12
D. D) − 2
3

Question 67

Let f(x) = √2 − x − x 2 and g(x) = cos x. Which of the following statements are true? (I) Domain
of f ((g(x)) 2 ) = Domain of f(g(x)) (II) Domain of f(g(x)) + g(f(x)) = Domain of g(f(x)) (III)
Domain of f(g(x)) = Domain of f(g(x)) (V) Domain of g ((f(x)) 3 ) = Domain of f(g(x)) (IV)
Domain of g ((f(x)) 3 ) = Domain of f( g(x))

A. A) Only (I)
B. B) Only (I) and (II)
C. C) Only (III) and (IV)
D. D) Only (I) and (IV)

Question 68

Let f(x) = x+1

x−1
for all x ≠ 1. Let f 1 (x) = f(x), f 2 (x) = f(f(x)) and generally
f n (x) = f (f n−1 (x)) for n > 1 Let P = f 1 (2)f 2 (3)f 3 (4)f 4 (5) Which of the following is a multiple
of P -

A. A) 125
B. B) 375
C. C) 250
D. D) 147

Question 69

Match the statements/expressions given in Column I with the values given in Column II.

A. A) (A) s, (B) q,s, (C) p,r,s,t, (D) q

B. B) (A) p, (B) q,s, (C) q,r,s,t, (D) r

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C. C) (A) s, (B) s,t, (C) q,r,s, (D) r
D. D) (A) p, (B) s,t, (C) q,r,s,t, (D) q

Question 70

If the graph of the function f(x) = ax 3 + x 2 + bx + c is symmetric about the line x = 2, then the
value of a + b is equal to

A. A) 10
B. B) −4
C. C) 16
D. D) −10

Question 71

If the range of the function f(x) = sin −1 x + 2 tan −1 x + x 2 + 4x + 1 is [p, q], then the value of
p + q is

Question 72

Let [x] be the greatest integer less than or equal to x, for a real number x. Then the equation
[x 2 ] = x + 1 has
A. A) two solutions
B. B) one solution
C. C) no solution
D. D) more than two solutions

Question 73

The function f : [0 ,7] → [0, 70] where f(x) = x 3 − 12x 2 + 45x, is

A. A) one-one & onto

B. B) many-one & onto
C. C) one-onto & into
D. D) many-one & into

Question 74

The fractional part of a real number x is x − [x], where [x] is the greatest integer less than or equal
to x. Let F 1 and F 2 be the fractional parts of (44 − √2017) 2017 and (44 + √2017) 2017
respectively. Then F 1 + F 2 lies between the numbers

A. A) 0 and 0.45
B. B) 0.45 and 0.9
C. C) 0.9 and 1.35

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D. D) 1.35 and 1.8

Question 75

If f : R → A defined as f(x) = tan −1 (√4(x 2 + x + 1)) is surjective, then A is equal to

A. A) (− π2 , π2 )
B. B) [0, 2 )
π

C. C) [ π3 , π2 )
D. D) (0, 3 ]
π

Question 76

If P(x) be a polynomial with real coefficients such that P (sin 2 x) = P (cos 2 x), for all x ∈ [0, π/2].
Consider the following statements : I. P(x) is an even function. II. P(x) can be expressed as a
polynomial in (2x − 1) 2 I. P(x) is a polynomial of even degree Then,

A. A) all are false

B. B) only I and II are true
C. C) only II and III are true
D. D) all are true

Question 77

If f is a function defined as f (x) = x 2 − x + 5, f : ( 2 , ∞) → ( 4 , ∞), and g (x) is its inverse

1 19

function, then g ′ (7) is equal to

A. A) − 13
1

B. B) 13
1

C. C) 13
D. D) − 3
1

Question 78

Let R be the set of all real numbers and let f be a fucntion R to R such that
f(x) + (x + 1
2
)f(1 − x) = 1, for all x ∈ R. Then 2f(0) + 3f(1) is equal to.
A. A) 2
B. B) 0
C. C) −2
D. D) −4

Question 79

If f : R → R be defined as f(x) = e −e , then

2x −2x

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A. A) f is many-one
B. B) f is into

C. C) f −1 (x) = 2 [log(x − √x 2 + 1)]

1

D. D) f −1 (x) = 12 [log(x + √x 2 + 1)]

Question 80

Let f : (0, 1) → R be defined by f(x) = 1−bx

b−x
, where b is a constant such that 0 < b < 1. Then,

Question 81

sin ax + cos ax and |sin x| + | cos x| are periodic with the same fundamental period, if a equals to
A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) 2
D. D) 4

Question 82

If f(x) = 2x − sin x, f : R →R and g(x) = x 3 , g : R →R, then

1

A. A) both f and g are onto

B. B) gof is one-one
C. C) both f and g are one - one
D. D) All are true

Question 83

π λ−x 2
If f : R → [ 3 , π) defined by f(x) = cos −1 ( x2 +2 ) is a surjective function, then the value of λ is
equal to

A. A) 0
B. B) 3
C. C) 2
D. D) 1

Question 84

The graph of the function f(x) = x + 18 sin(2πx), 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 is shown below. Define

f 1 (x) = f(x), f n+1 (x) = f (f n (x)), for n ≥ 1
Which of the following statements are true? I. There are infinitely many x ∈ [0, 1] for which
lim n→∞ f n (x) = 0 II. There are infinitely many x ∈ [0, 1] for which lim n→∞ f n (x) = 1
2 III. There

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are infinitely many x ∈ [0, 1] for which lim n→∞ f n (x) = 1 IV. There are infinitely many x ∈ [0, 1]
for which lim n→∞ f n (x) does not exist

A. A) I and III only

B. B) II only
C. C) I, II, III only
D. D) I, II, III and IV

Question 85

If f(x) = (x 3 + x + 1)tan(π[x]) (where, [x] represents the greatest integer part of x), then

A. A) domain of f(x) is R − (2n + 1) 2 , n ∈ I

π

B. B) range of f(x) ∈ R
C. C) f(x) is an even function
D. D) f(x) is a non-periodic function

Question 86

The domain of the function f(x) = 9−x2 + log 20 (x 3 − 3x) is

1

A. A) (−√3, 0) ∪ (√3, ∞)

B. B) (−√3, 0) ∪ (√3, 3)

C. C) (−√3, 0) ∪ (3, ∞)

D. D) (−√3, 0) ∪ (√3, 3) ∪ (3, ∞)

Question 87

f : R → R, f(x) = λx + sin x is onto if λ is an element of the set P and f(x) is one-one if λ is

an element of the set Q, then (given, λ is a real number)

A. A) P = Q
B. B) P ⊂ Q
C. C) P − Q = {0}
D. D) Q ⊂ P

Question 88

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The function f(x) = sec[log(x + √1 + x 2 )] is

A. A) an odd function
B. B) an even function
C. C) neither an odd nor an even function
D. D) a constant function

Question 89

Let g(x) = log f(x), where f(x) is a twice differentiable positive function on (0, ∞) such that
f(x + 1) = xf(x). Then, for N = 1, 2, 3, … . g ′′ (N + 1
2
) − g ′′ ( 12 ) is equal to

A. A) −4 {1 + 9 + 25 + … + (2N−1)2 }
1 1 1

B. B) 4 {1 + 19 + 25
1 1
+ … + (2N−1) 2 }

C. C) −4 {1 + 19 + 25
1 1
+ … + (2N+1) 2 }

D. D) 4 {1 + 9 + 25 + … + (2N+1)2 }
1 1 1

Question 90

Let f : [−1, 1] → B be a function defined as f(x) = cot −1 . If f is both one-one and onto,
2x
√3(1+x 2 )
then B is the interval

A. A) (0, x3 )
B. B) [0, 3 )
2π

C. C) [ π3 , 2π
3
]
D. D) ( π3 , π)

Correct Answers for this Chapter

Q1 - D Q32 - C Q62 - D
Q2 - B Q33 - C Q63 - B
Q3 - C Q34 - A Q64 - D
Q4 - C Q35 - A Q65 - A
Q5 - B Q36 - C Q66 - B
Q6 - D Q37 - B Q67 - B
Q7 - A Q38 - C Q68 - B
Q8 - B Q39 - D Q69 - B
Q9 - B Q40 - B Q70 - B
Q10 - A Q41 - A Q71 - 4 (Num)
Q11 - A Q42 - D Q72 - C
Q12 - B Q43 - A Q73 - B

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Q13 - B Q44 - B Q74 - C
Q14 - C Q45 - A Q75 - C
Q15 - D Q46 - C Q76 - C
Q16 - B Q47 - A Q77 - C
Q17 - B Q48 - B Q78 - C
Q18 - C Q49 - A Q79 - D
Q20 - D Q50 - D Q81 - D
Q21 - D Q51 - B Q82 - D
Q22 - B Q52 - A Q83 - D
Q23 - B Q53 - D Q84 - B
Q24 - D Q54 - D Q85 - C
Q25 - B Q55 - C Q86 - D
Q26 - C Q56 - C Q87 - D
Q27 - A Q57 - C Q88 - B
Q28 - D Q58 - B Q89 - A
Q29 - B Q59 - B Q90 - C
Q30 - C Q60 - B
Q31 - A Q61 - B

Continuity and Differentiability

Easy Questions

Question 1

If f(x) = |x| + | sin x| for x ∈ (− π2 , π2 ), then its left hand derivative at x = 0 is

A. A) 0
B. B) -1
C. C) -2
D. D) -3

Question 2

Then, which of the following is true ?

2a − x in − a < x < a
f(x) = {
3x − 2a in a ≤ x
A. A) f(x) is discontinuous at x = a
B. B) f(x) is not differentiable at x = a
C. C) f(x) is differentiable at x ≥ a

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D. D) f(x) is continuous at all x < a

Question 3

Let f : R → R be defined as f(x) = sin(|x|) Which one of the following is correct?

A. A) fis not differentiable only at 0

B. B) fis differentiable at 0 only
C. C) fis differentiable everywhere
D. D) fis non-differentiable at many points

Question 4

Which of the following function is not continuous at x = 0?

1
f(x) = (1 + 2x) x , x ≠ 0
A. A)
= e2 ,x = 0

B. B)
f(x) = sin x − cos x , x ≠ 0
= −1 ,x = 0
1
e x −1
C. C)
f(x) = 1 ,x ≠ 0
e x +1
= −1 ,x = 0
5x 2x
e −e
D. D)
f(x) = sin 3x
,x ≠ 0
=1 ,x = 0

Question 5

log(1+2ax)−log(1−bx)
If f(x) = { continuous at x = 0, then value of k is
x , x≠0
k ,x = 0
A. A) b + a
B. B) b − 2a
C. C) 2a − b
D. D) 2a + b

Question 6

If f(x) = (1 + x) 5/x is continuous at x = 0, then what is the value of f(0) ?

A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) ∞
D. D) e 5

Question 7

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log x
is continuous at x = 1, then the value of k is
x−1 , if x ≠ 1
f(x) = {
k, if x = 1
A. A) 0
B. B) −1
C. C) 1
D. D) e

Question 8

Consider the following statements: 1- The function f(x) = |x| is not differentiable at x = 1. 2- The
function f(x) = e x is not differentiable at x = 0. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

A. A) 1 only
B. B) 2 only
C. C) Both 1 and 2
D. D) Neither 1 nor 2

Question 9

If f(x) = |x|/x for x≠0 and 1 for X=0, then the function is

A. A) continuous but not differentiable at x = 0

B. B) differentiable but not continuous at x = 0
C. C) neither continuous nor differentiable at x = 0
D. D) continuous and differentiable at x = 0

Question 10

Consider the greatest integer function, defined by f(x) = [x], 0 ≤ x < 2. Then

A. A) f is derivable at x = 1
B. B) f is not derivable at x = 1
C. C) f is derivable at x = 2
D. D) None of these

Question 11

1−cos x
If the function f(x) = { is continuous at x = 0, then the value of k is
x2
, for x ≠ 0
k, for x = 0
A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) −1
D. D) 1/2

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Question 12

The function f(x) = 9x+x3 is

x+1

A. A) discontinuous at exactly two points.

B. B) continuous for all real values of x.
C. C) discontinuous at exactly three points.
D. D) discontinuous at exactly one point.

Question 13

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the function f(x) = |x| + x 2

A. A) f(x) is not continuous at x = 0

B. B) f(x) is differentiable at x = 0
C. C) f(x) is continuous but not differentiable at x = 0
D. D) None of the above

Question 14

If f : R → R is a differentiable function such that f(x + y) = f(x). f(y) for all x, y ∈ R and if
f ′ (4) = 24 and f ′ (0) = 3, then f(4) =
A. A) 72
B. B) 5
C. C) 11
D. D) 8

Question 15

x 3 − 1, 1 < x < ∞
At x = 1, the function f(x) = { is
x − 1, −∞ < x ≤ 1
A. A) continuous and differentiable.
B. B) continuous and non-differentiable.
C. C) discontinuous and differentiable.
D. D) discontinuous and non-differentiable.

Question 16
3
⎧ 1−sin x
3 cos 2 x
,x < π
2
Let f(x) = ⎨p, If f(x) is continuous at x = π2 , (p, q) =
π
x= 2
⎩ q(1−sin x) , x > π
(π−2x) 2 2

A. A) (1,4)
B. B) ( 12 , 2)

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C. C) ( 2 , 4)
1

D. D) None of these

Question 17

ex ,
If , then
x≤0
f(x) = {
|1 − x|, x > 0
A. A) f(x) is differentiable at x = 0
B. B) f(x) is continuous at x = 0, 1
C. C) f(x) is differentiable at x = 1
D. D) None of the above

Question 18

Consider the following statements: 1- The derivative where the function attains maxima or minima be
zero. 2- If a function is differentiable at a point, then it must be continuous at that point. Which of the
above statements is/are correct?

A. A) 1 only
B. B) 2 only
C. C) Both 1 and 2
D. D) Neither 1 nor 2

Question 19

The function f(x) = [x], where [x] denotes the greatest integer not greater than x, is

A. A) continuous for all non-integral values of x

B. B) continuous only at positive integral values of x
C. C) continuous for all real values of x
D. D) continuous only at rational values of x

Question 20

If f(x) = { , then f(x) is continuous at x = 2, provided K is equal to

[x] + [−x], x ≠ 2
K, x=2
A. A) 2
B. B) 1
C. C) −1
D. D) 0

Question 21

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B. B) differentiable at x = 2 but not at x = 0
C. C) continuous at x = 2 but not at x = 0
D. D) continuous at both x = 2 and x = 0

Question 22

The number of points in the interval (0, 2) at which f(x) = |x − 0.5| + |x − 1| + tan x is not
differentiable is

A. A) 1
B. B) 2
C. C) 3
D. D) 4

Question 23

The value of f(0), so that the function f(x) = 2x+tan is continuous at each point in its domain, is
−1
2x−sin x
−1
x

A. A) 13
B. B) − 3
1

C. C) 23
D. D) − 3
2

Question 24

bx 2 + ax + 4; x ≥ −1
If the derivative of the function f(x) = { is everywhere continuous, then
ax 2 + b; x < −1
A. A) a = 2, b = 3
B. B) a = 3, b = 2
C. C) a = −2, b = −3
D. D) a = −3, b = −2

Question 25

cot 2 x
log (sec 2 x)
If f(x) = { is continuous at x = 0 then K is
for x ≠ 0
K for x = 0
A. A) e −1
B. B) 1
C. C) e
D. D) 0

Question 26

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1, if x = 1
Suppose f : R → R be given by f(x) = { (x10 −1) 1 , if x ≠ 1 then
e + (x − 1) 2 sin x−1
A. A) f ′ (1) does not exist
B. B) f ′ (1) exists and is zero
C. C) f ′ (1) exist and is 9
D. D) f ′ (1) exists and is 10

Question 27

(e 2x −1) sin x 0
If f(x) = x2
, x ≠ 0 is continuous at x = 0, then f(0) =
A. A) π
90

B. B) 180
π
C. C) 90
π

D. D) 180
π

Question 28

The number of points at which the function f(x) = log |x| is discontinuous is:
1

A. A) 1
B. B) 2
C. C) 3
D. D) 4

Question 29

The function f(x) = a sin |x| + be |x∣ is differentiable at x = 0 when

A. A) 3a + b = 0
B. B) 3a − b = 0
C. C) a + b = 0
D. D) a − b = 0

Question 30

If f(x) is differentiable everywhere,then which one of the following is correct?

A. A) |f| is differentiable everywhere

B. B) |f| 2 is differentiable everywhere
C. C) f|f| is not differentiable at some points
D. D) None of the above

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Question 31

If f(x) = 4+3|x| , x ∈ R, then f ′ (0) =

2x

A. A) 0
B. B) 14
C. C) 2
1

D. D) 34

Question 32

f(x) = |log e |x∥ is differentiable at

A. A) x = 0 only
B. B) x = 1 only
C. C) x = −1 only
D. D) R − {0, ±1}

Question 33

If f(x) = sin −1 ( 1+x

2x
2 ), then f(x) is differentiable on

A. A) [−1, 1]
B. B) R − {−1, 1}
C. C) R − (−1, 1)
D. D) None of these

Question 34

tan{π[x− π2 ]}
The function f(x) = 2+[x] 2
, where [x] denotes the greatest integer ≤ x, is

A. A) continuous for all values of x

B. B) discontinuous at x = π2
C. C) not differentiable for some values of x
D. D) discontinuous at x = −2

Question 35

1+3x 2 −cos 2x
If f : R → R defined by f(x) = { is continuous at x = 0, then k is
x2
, for x ≠ 0
k , for x = 0
equal to

A. A) 1
B. B) 5
C. C) 6

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D. D) 0

Question 36

If [x] denotes the greatest integer not exceeding the number x, then f(x) defined by

is continuous in the interval.

[x], if x < 2
f(x) = {
[x] − 1, if x ≥ 2
A. A) [1, 2) ∪ (2, 3)
B. B) [1, 3)
C. C) (1, 3)
D. D) R

Question 37

Let f and g be real-valued functions. If lim x→0 [f(x)+7)]2/3 = 74 , lim x→0 f(x) = 1 and
2f(x)−g(x)

π
lim x→0 g(x) = α, then h(x) = {
sin(αx), 0 ≤ x ≤ 10
π
cos(2αx), 10 < x ≤ π5
A. A) continuous at x = 10 only
π

B. B) discontinuous on [0, π5 ]
C. C) discontinuous at x = 10
π

D. D) continuous on [0, 5 ]
π

Question 38

x 2 −1
Let f be the function defined by f(x) = { x 2 −2|x−1|−1
, x≠1
1/2, x=1
A. A) The function is continuous for all values of x
B. B) The function is continuous only for x > 1
C. C) The function is continuous at x = 1
D. D) The function is not continuous at x = 1

Question 39
1
[tan( π4 + x)] x
If the function f(x) = { is continuous at x = 0, then k =?
for x ≠ 0
K for x = 0
A. A) e
B. B) e −1
C. C) e 2
D. D) e −2

Question 40

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In (0, 2π), the total number of points where f(x) = max. {sin x, cos x, 1– cos x } is not
differentiable, are equal to

A. A) 3
B. B) 4
C. C) 5
D. D) 6

Question 41

If α ∈ R − {−1} and f(x) = |(|x| + α)(|x| − 1)|, then the number of points at which f(x) is not
differentiable, is

A. A) 3 , when α < 0
B. B) 5 , when α > 0
C. C) 4 , when α > 0
D. D) 5 , when α < 0

Question 42

If f : R → R is defined by f(x)=\left\{

x − 1, for x ≤ 1
2 − x2 , for 1 < x ≤ 3
x − 10, for 3 < x < 5
2x, for x ≥ 5

\right. then the set of points of discontinuity of f is

A. A) R − {1, 5}
B. B) {1, 3, 5}
C. C) {1, 5}
D. D) R − {1, 3, 5}

Question 43

x 3 − 3x + 2,
If f(x) = { then
x<2
x 3 − 6x 2 + 9x + 2, x ≥ 2
A. A) lim x→2 f(x) does not exist
B. B) f is not continuous at x = 2
C. C) f is continuous but not differentiable at x = 2
D. D) t is continuous and differentiable at x = 2

Question 44

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⎧ sin(a+1)x+sin x
, x<0
If the function f : R → R defined by f(x) = ⎨ continuous on [R, then
x
⎩ √x+x2 −√x , x = 0 is
x 3/2
a+b=
A. A) -1
B. B) 2
C. C) 1
D. D) 3

Question 45

If f : R → R is defined by $f(x)=\left\{

x+2
x 2 +3x+2
if x ∈ R − {−1, −2}
−1 if x = −2
0 if x = −1

\right.$ then f is continuous on the set

A. A) R
B. B) R − {−2}
C. C) R − {−1}
D. D) R − {−1, −2}

Question 46

x 2 e 2(x−1) , 0 ≤ x ≤ 1.
Given f(x) = {
a sgn(x + 1) cos(2x − 2) + bx 2 , 1 < x ≤ 2

If f (x) is differentiable at x = 1, then the value of |a − b| is

Question 47

⎧ax + b, if x ≤ 1
If f(x) = ⎨ax + c, if 1 < x ≤ 2 is differentiable on R, then ad − bc =
2

⎩ dx2 +1
x
, if x ≥ 2
A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) −1
D. D) 2

Question 48

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x p cos( x1 ), x ≠ 0
If f(x) = { is differentiable at x = 0, then
0, x=0
A. A) p < 0
B. B) 0 < p < 1
C. C) p = 1
D. D) p > 1

Question 49

x 2 + bx + c, x < 1
Define f(x) = { . If f(x) is differentiable at x = 1, then (b − c) is equal to
x, x≥1
A. A) −2
B. B) 0
C. C) 1
D. D) 2

Question 50

Match the items given in List A with those of the items of List B
The correct match is A B C D

A. A) I IV V III
B. B) V I II IV
C. C) IV II V I
D. D) III I IV V

Question 51

Let f : R → R be a function such that f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y), ∀x, y ∈ R If f(x) is differentiable
at x = 0, then which one of the following is incorrect?

A. A) f(x) is continuous, ∀x ∈ R
B. B) f ′ (x) is constant, ∀x ∈ R
C. C) f(x) is differentiable, ∀x ∈ R
D. D) f(x) is differentiable only in a finite interval containing zera.

Question 52

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⎧ 1−cos
x2
kx
, if x ≤ 0
f(x) = ⎨ √x is continuous at x = 0, then the value of k is
⎩ , if x > 0
√ 16+√x−4

A. A) 4
B. B) 2
C. C) -1
D. D) -3

Question 53

⎧ α + sin[x]x , if x > 0
Let f : R → R be defined by f(x) = ⎨ 2, if x = 0 where, [x] denotes the
⎩
β + [ sinxx−x
3 ], if x < 0
integral part of x. If f continuous at x = 0, then β − α is equal to

A. A) −1
B. B) 1
C. C) 0
D. D) 2

⎪
Question 54

The function y = sin −1 (cos x) is not differentiable at ____

A. A) π only
B. B) 2π only
C. C) −2π only
D. D) All options are correct

Question 55

What is the set of all points, where the function f(x) = 1+|x|

A. A) (−∞, ∞) only
B. B) (0, ∞) only
C. C) (−∞, 0) ∪ (0, ∞) only
D. D) (−∞, 0) only

Question 56

Let f(x) = {

A. A) p < 0
B. B) p = 0
x p sin
0,
1
x
, x≠0
x=0
x
is differentiable?

then f(x) is continuous but not differentiable at x = 0, if

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C. C) 0 < p ≤ 1
D. D) p ≥ 1

Question 57

Which of the following functions is differentiable at x = 0 ?

A. A) cos(|x|) + |x|
B. B) cos(|x|) − |x|
C. C) sin(|x|) + |x|
D. D) sin(|x|) − |x|

Question 58

αx 2 − β, for x < 1
If α and β are such that the function f(x) defined by f(x) = { −1 is
|x|
, for x ≥ 1
differentiable everywhere then the ordered pair (α, β) =

A. A) (− 2 , − 2 )
1 3

B. B) ( 12 , − 32 )
C. C) ( 2 , 2 )
1 3

D. D) (− 12 , 32 )

Question 59

If f(x) = 1+sin x+cos x , for x ≠ π is continuous at x = π, then the value of f(π) is

1−sin x+cos x

A. A) −1
2
B. B) −1
C. C) 1
D. D) 2
1

Question 60

f(x) = {

A. A) √2
B. B) 24
C. C) 18√3
D. D) 24√2

Hard Questions
72 x −9 x −8 x +1
√2−√1+cos x
k log 2 log 3,
, x≠0
x=0
Find the value of ′k′ for which the function f is continuous.

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Question 61

If [x] denotes the greatest integer not exceeding x and if the function f defined by
a+2 cos x
is continuous at x = 0, then the ordered pair (a, b) is equal to
x2
,x < 0
f(x) = { π
b tan [x+4] ,x ≥ 0

A. A) (-2, 1)
B. B) (-2,-1)
C. C) (−1, √3)
D. D) (−2, −√3)

Question 62

Let f : [1, 3] → R be a function satisfying [x]

x
≤ f(x) ≤ √6 − x, for all x ≠ 2 and f(2) = 1,
where R is the set of all real numbers and [x] denotes the largest integer less than or equal to x.
Statement 1: lim x→2− f(x) exists. Statement 2: f is continuous at x = 2.

A. A) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true, Statement 2 is a correct explanation for Statement 1.

B. B) Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true.
C. C) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true, Statement 2 is not a correct explanation for Statement
1.
D. D) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false.

Question 63

The values of p and q so that the function f(x)=\left\{

p
−π
(1+ ∣ sin x) sin x , 6
<x<0
q ,x = 0
sin 2x
sin 3x
π
e ,0 < x < 6

\right. is continuous at x = 0, are

A. A) p = 13 , q = e 2/3
B. B) p = 0, q = e 2/3
C. C) p = 23 , q = e −2/3
D. D) p = − 23 , q = e 2/3

Question 64

Let f 1 : R → R, f 2 (− π2 , π2 ) → R, f 3 : (−1, e 2 − 2) → R and f 4 : R → R be functions

π

defined by
(i) f 1 (x) = sin(√1 − e −x )
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|sin x|
(ii) f 2 (x) = { , where the inverse trigonometric function tan −1 x assumes values
tan −1 (x)
, x≠0
1 , x=0
in (− ,
π
2
π
2 )
(iii) f 3 (x) = [sin (log e (x + 2))] , where, for t ∈ R, [t] denotes the greatest integer less than or
equal to t ,
x 2 sin( x1 ) , x ≠ 0
(iv) f 4 (x) = {
0 , x=0
LIST-I LIST-II
A. the function f 1 is P. NOT continuous at x = 0
B. The function f 2 is Q. continuous at x = 0 and NOT differentiable at x = 0
C. The function f 3 is R. differentiable at x = 0 and its derivative is NOT continuous at x = 0
D. The function f 4 is S. differentiable at x = 0 and its derivative is continuous at x = 0
The correct option is :

A. A) a-r;b-s;c-q;d-p;
B. B) a-s;b-q;c-p;d-r;
C. C) a-q;b-p;c-s;d-r;
D. D) a-q;b-s;c-r;d-p;

Question 65

x 2 cos( xπ )
f : [−1, 1] → R be a function defined by f(x) = { The set of points
for x ≠ 0
0 for x = 0
where f is not differentiable is

A. A) {x ∈ [−1, 1] : x ≠ 0}
B. B) {x ∈ [−1, 1] : x = 0 or x = 2n+1
2
, n ∈ Z}
C. C) {x ∈ [−1, 1] : x = 2n+1
2
, n ∈ Z}
D. D) [−1, 1]

Question 66

Let f : R → R and g : R → R be defined as f(x) = { and

x + a, x < 0
|x − 1|, x ≥ 0
x + 1, x<0
g(x) = { , where a, b are non-negative real numbers. If gof(x) is continuous
(x − 1) 2 + b, x ≥ 0
for all x ∈ R, then a + b is equal to ______ .

Question 67

Consider the function f(x) = (x 3 − x) x 2 − 6x + 5 , ∀x ∈ R, then f(x) is

A. A) discontinuous at x = 1

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B. B) discontinuous at x = 5
C. C) non differentiable at x = 1
D. D) non differentiable at x = 5

Question 68

Consider the function f(x) = max{|sin x|, |cos x|}, ∀x ∈ [0,3π]. If λ is the number of points at
which f(x) is non-differentiable, then the value of λ5 is _______. If your answer is K, mark 10K as
3

answer after rounding off to nearest integer.

Question 69

If f(x) = max{ nx , |sin πx|}, n ∈ N has maximum points of non-differentiability for x ∈ (0, 4),
then n cannot be

A. A) 4
B. B) 2
C. C) 5
D. D) 6

Question 70

In the following [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x. Match the functions in
Column I with the properties Column II.

A. A) A-p, r; B-p, q, s; C-p; D-q, r

B. B) A-p, s; B-p, r, s; C-p, s; D-q, r
C. C) A-p, q, r; B-p, s; C-r, s; D-p, q
D. D) A-r, s; B-q; C-p; D-p, q, s

Question 71

Let g : [−2, 2] → R and f : [−2, 2] → R are two functions defined as

−1, if − 2 ≤ x < 0
g(x) = { 2 and f(x) = |g(x)| + g(|x|) + 2. In the interval (−2, 2), f
x − 1, if 0 ≤ x ≤ 2
is not differentiable at x =

A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) 2
1

D. D) −1

Question 72

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Let f : (−1, 1) → R be a differentiable function satisfying (f ′ (x)) = 16(f(x)) for all
4 2

x ∈ (−1, 1) f(0) = 0 The number of such functions is

A. A) 2
B. B) 3
C. C) 4
D. D) more than 4

Question 73

sin x, if x is irrational and x ∈ [0, π]

Let f : [0, π] → R be defined as f(x) = { 2
} The
tan x, if x is rational and x ∈ [0, π]
number of points in [0, π] at which the function f is continuous is :

A. A) 6
B. B) 4
C. C) 2
D. D) 0

Question 74

x p+1 cos x1 :x ≠ 0
If f(x) = { , then at x = 0 the function f(x) is
0 :x = 0
A. A) Continuous if p > −1 and differentiable if p > 0
B. B) Continuous if p > 0 and differentiable if p > −1
C. C) Continuous and differentiable if p > −1
D. D) None of these

Question 75

3π
⎧ −2 sin x π≤x≤ 2
3π
p cos x + q < x < 2π
If f(x) = ⎨ is continuous in [π, 3π], then the number of points at which
2
5π
cos x − 2 2π ≤ x ≤ 2
⎩ 5π
r sin x 2 < x ≤ 3π
f(x) is not differentiable is/are

Question 76

Let f : R → R and g : R → R be respectively given by f(x) = |x| + 1 and g(x) = x 2 + 1.

Define h : R → R by h(x) = {
max{f(x), g(x)} if x ≤ 0
min{f(x), g(x)} if x > 0
Then number of points at which h(x) is not differentiable is_________

Question 77

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Let f and g be real valued functions defined on interval (−1, 1) such that g ′′ (x) is continuous,
g(0) ≠ 0, g ′ (0) = 0, g ′′ (0) ≠ 0 and f(x) = g(x) sin x. Statement
1 lim x→0 [g(x) cos x − g(0) cosec x] = f ′′ (0). Statement 2f ′ (0) = g(0).
A. A) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true, Statement 2 is a correct explanation for Statement 1.
B. B) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true, Statement 2 is not a correct explanation for Statement
1.
C. C) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false.
D. D) Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true

Question 78

If f : R → R is an even function which is twice differentiable on R and f ′′ (π) = 1, then f ′′ (−π) is

equal to

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

Question 79

For real x with −10 ≤ x ≤ 10 define f(x) = ∫ −10 2 [t] dt, where for a real number r we denote by
x

[r] the largest integer less than or equal to r. The number of points of discontinutiy of f in the interval
(−10, 10) is
A. A) 0
B. B) 10
C. C) 18
D. D) 19

Question 80

Let [t] denote the greatest integer ≤ t. The number of points where the function
π
f(x) = [x] x 2 − 1 + sin( [x]+3 ) − [x + 1], x ∈ (−2, 2) is not continuous is _____ .

Question 81

max{|x|, x 2 }
Let f(x) = { . If S is the set of points in the interval (−12, 12) at
|x| ≤ 3
12 − |x| 3 < |x| ≤ 12
which f is not differentiable, then S is

A. A) equal to {−3, 3}
B. B) equal to {−3, − 1, 1, 3}
C. C) an empty set

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D. D) equal to {−3, − 1, 0, 1, 3}

Question 82

Let f : [−1,3] → R be defined as

⎧|x| + [x],−1 ≤ x < 1
f(x) = ⎨ x + |x|, 1 ≤ x < 2
⎩
x + [x], 2 ≤ x ≤ 3,
Where [t] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to t. Then, f is discontinuous at:

A. A) Only one point

B. B) Only two points
C. C) Four or more points
D. D) Only three points

Question 83

Let S = {(λ, μ) ∈ R × R : f(t) = (|λ|e t − μ) ⋅ sin(2|t|), t ∈ R, is a differentiable function }.

Then S is a subest of?

A. A) R × [0, ∞)
B. B) (−∞, 0) × R
C. C) [0, ∞) × R

⎪
D. D) R × (−∞, 0)

Question 84

A. A) α = π

B. B) α = 0

D. D) α = 4

Question 85
√2

C. C) no such α exists
π
⎧ cos−1 (1−{x}2 ) sin−1 (1−{x})
Let α ∈ R be such that the function f(x) = ⎨
⎩
α,
{x}−{x} 3

If ' a ' is the point of discontinuity of the function f(x)=\left\{

cos 2x,
e 3x ,
x 2 − 4x + 3,
log(15x−89)
x−6
,
for − ∞ < x < 0
for 0 ≤ x < 3
for 3 ≤ x ≤ 6
for x > 6
, x ≠ 0 is continuous at
x=0
x = 0, where {x} = x − [x], [x] is the greatest integer less than or equal to x. Then :

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\right. Then, lim x→a x3 −5x
2
x −9
2 +9x−9 =

A. A) 1
B. B) 0
C. C) 6
D. D) 3

Question 86

Define g(x) = ∫ −3 f(x − y)f(y)dy, for all real x, where f(t) = { Then
3 1, 0 ≤ t ≤ 1
0, elsewhere
A. A) g(x) is not continuous everywhere
B. B) g(x) is continuous everywhere but differentiable nowhere
C. C) g(x) is continuous everywhere and differentiable everywhere except at x = 0, 1
D. D) g(x) is continuous everywhere and differentiable everywhere except at x = 0, 1, 2

Question 87

If f(x) = 1−x , then the points of discontinuity of the function f 30 (x) where f n (x) = fof. . . . . . of
1

(n times) are

A. A) x = 2,1
B. B) x = 0,1
C. C) x = 1,2
D. D) no points of discontinuity

Question 88

x 2 ln cos x
If f(x) = { , then f(x) is
ln(1+x 2 ) , x≠0
0 , x=0
A. A) discontinuous at zero
B. B) continuous but not differentiable at zero
C. C) differentiable at zero
D. D) not continuous and not differentiable at zero

Question 89

Let f(x) = |x| and g(x) = [x], (where, [. ] denotes the greatest integer function). Then,
(fog) ′ (−1) is
A. A) 0
B. B) does not exist
C. C) −1

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D. D) 1

Question 90

a+bcosx+csinx
If f(x) = { is continuous at x = 0, then the value of is ______. If
x2
; x>0 |a|+|b|
5
9 ; x≤0
your answer is K, mark 10K as answer after rounding off to nearest integer.

Correct Answers for this Chapter

Q1 - C Q31 - C Q61 - B
Q2 - B Q32 - D Q62 - D
Q3 - A Q33 - B Q63 - D
Q4 - C Q34 - A Q64 - C
Q5 - D Q35 - B Q65 - C
Q6 - D Q36 - B Q66 - 1 (Num)
Q7 - C Q37 - D Q67 - D
Q8 - B Q38 - D Q68 - 432 (Num)
Q9 - C Q39 - C Q69 - B
Q10 - B Q40 - A Q70 - C
Q11 - D Q41 - D Q71 - B
Q12 - D Q42 - C Q72 - D
Q13 - C Q43 - C Q73 - B
Q14 - D Q44 - A Q74 - A
Q15 - B Q45 - C Q75 - 2 (Num)
Q16 - C Q46 - 3 (Num) Q76 - 3 (Num)
Q17 - B Q47 - C Q77 - B
Q18 - B Q48 - D Q78 - C
Q19 - A Q49 - A Q79 - A
Q20 - C Q50 - C Q80 - 2 (Num)
Q21 - D Q51 - D Q81 - D
Q22 - C Q52 - A Q82 - D
Q23 - A Q53 - B Q83 - A
Q24 - A Q54 - D Q84 - C
Q25 - B Q55 - A Q85 - A
Q26 - A Q56 - C Q86 - D
Q27 - C Q57 - D Q87 - B
Q28 - C Q58 - C Q88 - C
Q29 - C Q59 - B Q89 - B

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Q30 - C Q60 - D Q90 - 72 (Num)

Differentiation

Easy Questions

Question 1

d2 y
If y = cos 2 ( 5x
2 2 , then dx 2
) − sin 2 ( 5x ) ( )=

A. A) −5√1 − y 2

B. B) 5√1 − y 2
C. C) 25y
D. D) −25y

Question 2

If x 2 + y 2 = 4, then y dx + x =
dy

A. A) 4
B. B) 0
C. C) 1
D. D) -1

Question 3

If y = 2 sin x + 3 cos x and y + A dx2 = B, then the values of A, B are respectively

d2 y

A. A) 0,1
B. B) 0,-1
C. C) -1,0
D. D) 1,0

Question 4

If sec −1 ( 1+x ) = a, then dx is

dy
1−y

A. A) x−1
y+1

B. B) x+1
y−1

C. C) y+1
x−1

D. D) y−1
x−1

Question 5

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If f ′ (x) = √2x 2 − 1 and y = f (x 3 ), then find the value of dx at x = 1
dy

A. A) -1
B. B) 3
C. C) 0
D. D) -3

Question 6

If y = log cos x sin x, then dx is equal to

dy

A. A)
(cot x log cos x+tan x log sin x)
(log cos x) 2

B. B)
(tan x log cos x+cot x log sin x)
(log cos x) 2

C. C)
(cot x log cos x+tan x log sin x)
(log sin x) 2

D. D) None of the above

Question 7

If x = asec 2 θ, y = atan 2 θ then dx2 =

d2 y

A. A) 11
B. B) 04
C. C) 2a
D. D) 00

Question 8

If f(x) = log 5 log 3 x, then f ′ (e) is equal to

A. A) e log e 5
B. B) e log 4 3
C. C) e log
1
e5

D. D) e log
1
e3

Question 9

The slope of the tangent to the curve x = 3t 2 + 1, y = t 3 − 1 at x = 1 is:

A. A) 12
B. B)
0
C. C)
-2
D. D) ∞

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Question 10

If y = 2 log x , then dx is
dy

A. A) 2 log x ⋅ log 2

B. B) 2log 2
log x

C. C)
2 log x log 2
x
D. D) 2 log x
x

Question 11

If g is the inverse of function f and f ′ (x) = sin x, then g ′ (x) is equal to

A. A) cosec{g(x)}
B. B) sin{g(x)}
C. C) sin{g(x)}
1

D. D) None of these

Question 12

d
dx sin −1 (3x − 4x 3 ) is equal to
A. A) 3
√4−x 2

B. B) 3
√1−x 2
C. C) 1
√4−x 2
D. D) −√ 1 2
4−x

Question 13

d2 y
If y = e 4x cos 5x, then dx2 at x = 0 is

A. A) −9
B. B) 9
C. C) 8
D. D) −8

Question 14

If f(x) = 1+x
x
and g(x) = f(f(x)), then g ′ (x) is equal to

A. A) (2x+3)2
1

B. B) (x+1)2
1

C. C) x12
D. D) (2x+1)2
1

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Question 15

If xy + y 2 = tan x + y, then find dx is

dy

A. A) sec
2
x
x+2y

B. B) (x+2y−1)
sec 2 x−y

C. C) (x + 2y − 1) sec 2 x
D. D) sec 2 x ⋅ y

Question 16

If x x = y y , then dx is
dy

A. A) − y
x

B. B) − x
y

C. C) 1+log y
1+log x

D. D) 1 + log ( xy )

Question 17

d2 y
If x = 1−t
1+t
2t
, y = 1+t , then dx2 =

A. A) (1+t)
2t
2

B. B) (1+t)4
1

C. C) (1+t)
2t
2

D. D) 0

Question 18

The derivative of e x with respect to log x is

3

A. A) e x
3

B. B) 3x 2 2e x
3

C. C) 3x 3 e x
3

D. D) 3x 3 e x + 3x 2
3

Question 19

The derivative of log |x| is

A. A) x1 , x > 0
B. B) |x|
1
,x ≠ 0
C. C) x , x ≠ 0
1

D. D) None of these

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Question 20

If f(x) = e x g(x), g(0) = 4, g ′ (0) = 2, then f ′ (0) =

A. A) 4
B. B) 6
C. C) 1
D. D) 2

Question 21

The derivative of sin (x 3 ) w.r.t. cos (x 3 ) is

A. A) − tan (x 3 )
B. B) tan (x 3 )
C. C) − cot (x 3 )
D. D) cot (x 3 )

Question 22

(1 + Λ) n f(a) is equal to
A. A) f(a + h)
B. B) f(a + 2h)
C. C) f(a + nh)
D. D) f(a + (n − 1)h)

Question 23

If f(x) = be ax + ae bx , then f ′′ (0) is equal to

A. A) 0
B. B) 2ab
C. C) ab(a + b)
D. D) ab

Question 24

If x = a (cos t + log tan 2t ), y = a sin t, then dx =

dy

A. A) tan t
B. B) cot t
C. C) − cot t
D. D) tan t

Question 25

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f : R → R is a function such that f(0) = 1 and for all x, y ∈ Rf(xy + 1) = f(x)f(y) − f(y),
−x + 2, then dx
df
at x = e is

A. A) 0
B. B) -1
C. C) e
D. D) 1

Question 26

If y = sin −1 [√x − ax − √a − ax] then dx =

dy

A. A)
1
sin √a−ax
B. B) sin √x ⋅ sin √a
C. C) 1
2√x√1−x
D. D) zero

Question 27

The derivate of (log x) sin x with respect to cos x at x = π2 is

A. A) −4
π
B. B) 2
−π

C. C) −2
π
D. D) 4
−π

Question 28

If x = a cos 3 θ and y = a sin 3 θ, then dx is

dy

A. A) √
3 y
x

B. B) √
3 x
y

C. C) −√
3 x
y

D. D) −√
3 y
x

Question 29

If x 2 + y 2 = 1, then ddyx2 =
2

A. A) x 3
B. B) y 3
C. C) − x3
1

D. D) −y 3

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Question 30

If y = x x , then dx is equal to
2 dy

A. A) (2 ln x)
B. B) (2 ln x + 1)

C. C) (ln ln x + 1)x x
2

D. D) None of these

Moderate Questions

Question 31

At x = π4 , dx
2
d
(tan −1 (cos √x) + sec −1 (e x )) =
A. A) 1
− 1
π
√ π22
e −1
B. B) π
+ 1
4 √e π2 +e π2 /2

C. C)
1 2 √π
√e π2 +e π2 /2
+ π cot ( 2 )
D. D) 1
+ 1
√e π π

Question 32

y = sin (log (x 2 + 2x + 1))

2
2 d y dy
⇒ (x + 1) 2
+ (x + 1) =
dx dx
A. A) y
B. B) −4y
C. C) 4y
D. D) −y

Question 33

h ′ (x)
Let f(x) = e x , g(x) = sin −1 x and h(x) = f(g(x)), then h(x) is equal to

A. A) sin
−1
x
B. B) 1
√1−x 2
C. C) −√ 1 2
1−x

D. D) e sin x
−1

Question 34

If 2f(x) = f ′ (x) and f(0) = 3, then the value of f(2) is

A. A) 3e 2

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B. B) 2e 3
C. C) 4e 3
D. D) 3e 4

Question 35
3
For x 2 − 4 ≠ 0, the value of dx
d
[log {e x ( x−2
x+2
) 4 }] at x = 3 is

A. A) 5
8

B. B) 2
C. C) 1
D. D) 8e5
3

Question 36

If x = 1−t and y = 1+t 2 , then dx is equal to :

2 dy
2t
1+t 2

A. A) − x
y

B. B) x
y

C. C) − y
x

D. D) y
x

Question 37

d2 y
If x = a(1 − cos θ), y = a(θ − sin θ), then dx 2
=
cos 2 ( θ )
A. A) 2 acosec
2
θ
B. B)
cosec θ
2a cos 2 ( 2θ )
cos( θ )
C. C) 2 asin2 θ
sin( θ )
D. D) 2a cos2 θ

Question 38

d2 y
If √x + y + √y − x = 5, then ( dx2 ) =

A. A) 25
2

B. B) 25
C. C) 5
−2

D. D) −2
25

Question 39

dy
If 2 x + 2 y = 2 x+y , then dx =

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A. A) 2 x−y 2x −1
2 y −1

B. B) 2 x−y 1−2
2 y −1
x

C. C) 2x −2y
2 x +2 y

D. D) None of these

Question 40

The derivative of a sec x w.r.t. a tan x (a > 0) is

A. A) a sec x−tan x
B. B) sin xa sec x−tan x
C. C) sin xa tan x−sec x
D. D) sec xa sec x−tan x

Question 41

d2 y
If y = cos 2 3x
2
− sin 2 3x
2
, then dx2 is

A. A) −3√1 − y 2
B. B) 9y
C. C) −9y

D. D) 3√1 − y 2

Question 42

The equation of normal to the curve y = (1 + x) y + sin −1 (sin 2 x) at x = 0 is

A. A) x + y = 1
B. B) x − y = 1
C. C) x + y = −1
D. D) x − y = −1

Question 43

The derivative of f(x) = x tan x with respect to g(x) = sec −1 ( 2x21−1 ) is

−1

A. A) 2 √1 − x 2 x tan x [ 1+x2 +
1 −1 log x tan −1 x
x ]
−a −1
B. B) − 12 √1 − x 2 x x [log (tan −1 x) + x (1 + x 2 ) tan −1 x]
log x −1 x
−2 tan −1 + tanx ]
C. C)
1+x 2
√1−x 2

D. D) − 12 √1 − x 2 x tan x tan −1 x
−1 log x
[ 1+x 2 + x ]

Question 44

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A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) e
1

D. D) 2e
1

Question 45

If f (x 5 ) = 5x 3 , then f ′ (x) is equal to

A. A) 3
5 2
√ x
B. B) 5
3
√x

C. C) x3
D. D) √x
5

Question 46

If y = 2 x/ ln x then dx at x = e is
dy

A. A) e
B. B) 2 e log 2
C. C) log 2
D. D) 0

Question 47

A function f : R → R satisfies the relation f(x + y) = f(x) ⋅ f(y), ∀x, y ∈ R and f(x) ≠ 0,
∀x ∈ R. If f is differentiable at x = 0 and f ′ (0) = 4 and f(6) = 3, then f ′ (6) is equal to
A. A) 0
B. B) 12
C. C) 3
D. D) 6

Question 48

d2 y
If sin(x + y) + cos(x + y) = log(x + y), then dx2 =

A. A) 1
B. B) −1
C. C) 0
D. D) x
−y

Question 49

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The coordinates of a moving particle at time t are given by x = ct 2 and y = bt 2 . The speed of the
particle is given by

A. A) 2t(c + b)
B. B) 2t√(c 2 − b 2 )

C. C) t√(c 2 + b 2 )

D. D) 2t√(c 2 + b 2 )

Question 50

The slope of the tangent to the curve x = t 2 + 3t − 8, y = 2t 2 − 2t − 5 at the point (2, −1) is

A. A) 22
7
B. B) 7
6

C. C) 76
D. D) − 7
6

Question 51

d2 y
If y = tan −1 √x 2 − 1, then the ratio dxx2 : dx is
dy

x(x 2 −1)
A. A) 1+2x2

B. B) x(x2 −1)
1−2x 2

C. C) x(x2 +1)
1+2x 2

x(x 2 +1)
D. D) 1−2x2

Question 52

If the three function f(x), g(x) and h(x) are such that h(x) = f(x) ⋅ g(x) and f ′ (x) ⋅ g ′ (x) = c
where c is constant, then f(x) + g(x) + f(x)⋅g(x) is equal to
f ′′ (x) g ′′ (x)
2c

A. A) h ′ (x) ⋅ h ′′ (x)

B. B) h′′ (x)
h(x)

h ′′ (x)
C. C) h(x)

D. D) h′ (x)
h(x)

Question 53

If y = tan −1 1+5x
4x
2 + tan
−1 2+3x , then dy
3−2x dx =

A. A) 1+25x2 + 1+x2
1 2

B. B) 1+25x2 + 1+x2
5 2

C. C) 1+25x2
5

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D. D) 1+25x2
1

Question 54

If x y = e x−y then dx is equal to

dy

A. A) log(x−y)
log x

B. B) xex−y
x

C. C) (1+log x)2
log x

D. D) y − x−y
1 1

Question 55

If cos(f(x)) = 1−x and tan(g(x)) = 3x−x , then dg =

2 3 df
1+x 2 1−3x 2

A. A) 2
3

B. B) 1+x +2x
2 3
2 2
(1−3x )

C. C)
2
3
D. D) x 2 +x 3
(1+x 2 )(1−3x 2 )

Question 56

If sin y = x sin(a + y), then dx is equal to :

dy

A. A) sin(a+y)
sin √a

sin 2 (a+y)
B. B) sin a
C. C) sin(a + y)
D. D) None of these

Question 57

If f(x + y) = f(x)f(y) for all x and y and f(5) = 2, f ′ (0) = 3, then f ′ (5) is

A. A) 5
B. B) 6
C. C) 0
D. D) None of these

Question 58

For x > 1, if (2x) 2y = 4e 2x−2y , then (1 + log 2x) 2 dx is equal to

dy

A. A)
x log 2x+log 2
x
B. B)
x log 2x−log 2
x
C. C) x log 2x

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D. D) log 2x

Question 59

Let f : R → R be twice continuously differentiable. Let f(0) = f(1) = f ′ (0) = 0. Then,

Question 60

If y cos x = x sin y , then dx =

dy

A. A) x(cos x−y log x cos y)

y(x sin x log y+sin y)

B. B) x(cos x+y log x cos y)

y(x sin x log x−sin y)

C. C) x(x−y cos y(log x))

y(sin y−x log y)

D. D) x(x+y cos y(log x))

y(sin y+x log y)

Hard Questions

Question 61

d2 x
dy 2 equals
−1
A. A) ( dx2 )
d2 y

−1 −3
B. B) −( dx2 )
d2 y dy
( dx )
−2
C. C) ( dx2 )( dx )
d2 y dy

−3
D. D) − ( dx2 )( dx )
d2 y dy

Question 62
y+…
If x = e y+e , then dx =
y+e dy

A. A)
1−x
x
B. B) 1
x
C. C)
x
1+x
D. D)
1+x
x

Question 63

The derivative of tan −1 ( 1+x ) with respect to tan −1 ( 2x1−2x ) at x = 12 is :

√ 2 −1 √1−x 2
x 2

A. A)
2√3
5

B. B)
√3
12

C. C) 2√3
3

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D. D) 10
√3

Question 64

If x m ⋅ y n = (x + y) m+n , then dx is
dy

A. A) x
y

B. B) xy
x+y

C. C) xy
D. D) xy

Question 65

If f(x) = x tan x + (tan x) x , then f ′ ( 4 ) =

π

A. A) 1 + π2 log ( eπ
4
)
B. B) 2 (log 4 + 1)
π π

C. C) 1
D. D) 0

Question 66

If y = tan −1 ( 1+aaxx −1 ), then (1 + a 2 x 2 )y ′ + 2a 2 xy ′ is equal to

√ 2 2 ′

A. A) −2a 2
B. B) (2x+1)2 a 2
1

C. C) 2a 2
D. D) 0

Question 67

f(x) = √x 2 + 1; g(x) = x+1

x 2 +1
; h(x) = 2x − 3. Then the value of f ′ [h ′ (g ′ (x))] =

A. A) √5
B. B) √
2
5

C. C) 2
√5

D. D) 1
√5

Question 68

Let g(x) be the anti-derivative of f(x). Then the function for which log e (1 + (g(x)) 2 ) + c is an
anti-derivative is]

A. A) (1 + (g(x)) 2 )g ′ (x)f(x)

B. B)
−2f(x)g(x)
1+g(x)

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C. C) 1+(g(x))2
2f(x)g(x)

D. D) 1+(g(x))2
2g(x)

Question 69

(√x+1)(x 2 −√x)
If y = + 1
15
(3 cos 2 x − 5) cos 3 x, then 96y ′ ( π6 ) is equal to:
x√x+x+√x

Question 70

If f(x) = (cos x)(cos 2x) … (cos nx) then f ′ (x) + ∑ r=1 (r tan rx)f(x) is equal to
n

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

Question 71

2
If 2y = (cot −1 ( 3 cos x+sin x )) ∀x ∈ (0, π2 ), then dx is equal to
√ dy
cos x−√3 sin x

A. A) 6 − x
π

B. B) 2x − π3
C. C) x − π6
D. D) None of these

Question 72

d2 y
If y = y(x) is an implicit function of x such that log e (x + y) = 4xy, then dx2 at x = 0 is equal to

Question 73

If y = sin(sin x) and y ′′ + f(x) ⋅ y ′ + g(x) ⋅ y = 0, then f(x) ⋅ g(x) =

A. A) 2 sin(2x)
1

B. B) 12 cos(2x)
C. C) sin(2x)
D. D) cos(2x)

Question 74

If y(x) = (x x ) , x > 0 then ddyx2 + 20 at x = 1 is equal to

x 2

Question 75

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Let f : S → S where S = (0, ∞) be a twice differentiable function such that f(x + 1) = xf(x). If
g : S → R be defined as g(x) = log e f(x), then the value of |g ′′ (5) − g ′′ (1)| is equal to :
A. A) 205
144
B. B) 144
197

C. C) 187
144
D. D) 1

Question 76

The derivative of sec −1 ( 2x21−1 ) with respect to √1 − x 2 at x = 12 equals

A. A) 2
B. B) 2
1

C. C) 14
D. D) 4

Question 77

2
If x = sec θ − cos θ and y = sec n θ − cos n θ, then (x 2 + 4)( dx ) =
dy

A. A) n(y + 4)
B. B) n 2 (y 2 + 4)
C. C) n(y + 2)
D. D) n 2 (y 2 + 2)

Question 78

Paragraph: Consider the functions defined implicitly by the equation y 3 − 3y + x = 0 on various

intervals in the real line. If x ∈ (−∞, −2) ∪ (2, ∞), the equation implicitly defines a unique real
valued differentiable function y = f(x). If x ∈ (−2, 2), the equation implicitly defines a unique real
valued differentiable function y = g(x), satisfying g(0) = [Link]: If f(−10√2) = 2√2, then
f ′′ (−10√2) is equal to
A. A) 743 ⋅322
√

B. B) − 73 ⋅32
4√2

C. C) 73 ⋅3
4√2

D. D) − 73 ⋅3
4√2

Question 79
y
d2 y
If (a + bx)e x = x, then dx2 =

A. A) x3 (xy ′ + y)
1 2

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B. B) x3 (xy ′ + y 2 )
1

C. C) x13 (xy ′ − y)

D. D) x3 (xy ′ − y)
1 2

Question 80

d
dx [x sin x + (sin x) x ] =
A. A) x sin x [ sinx x + cos x log x] + (sin x) x
x sin x [ sinx x + sin x log x] + (sin x) x [log cos x + x cot x]
B. B) x sin x [x tan x + cos x log x] + (sin x) x \left[\frac{\sin x}{x}+\log (\sin x)\right]
C. C) x sin x [ sin x + cos x log x] + (sin x) x [x \cot x+\log (\sin x)]
x

D. D) x sin x [ sinx x + sin x log x] + (sin x) x \text { [ } x \cot x+\log (\cos x)]

Question 81

d2 y
If y 1/4 + y −1/4 = 2x, and (x 2 − 1) dx2 + αx dx + βy = 0, then |α − β| is equal to _______.
dy

Question 82

If u = xy 2 tan −1 ( x ), then x ∂x + y ∂y is equal to

y ∂u ∂u

A. A) 2u
B. B) u
C. C) 3u
D. D) 3 u
1

Question 83

If 2x y + 3y x = 20, then dx at (2, 2) is equal to:

dy

A. A) −( 3+loge 4 )
2+log 8
e

B. B) −( 4+loge 8 )
3+log 16
e

C. C) −( 2+loge 4 )
3+log 8
e

D. D) −( 2+loge 8 )
3+log 4
e

Question 84

The derivative of cos h −1 x with respect to log x at x = 5 is

A. A) 5
√26
B. B) 1
√26

C. C) 1
2√6

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D. D)
5
√
2 6

Question 85

If y = tan −1 (sec x 3 − tan x 3 ), 2 < x 3 < 2 , then

π 3π

A. A) xy ′′ + 2y ′ = 0
B. B) x 2 y ′′ − 6y + 2 = 0
3π

C. C) x 2 y ′′ − 6y + 3π = 0
D. D) xy ′′ − 4y ′ = 0

Question 86

If 8f(x) + 6f ( x1 ) = x + 5 and y = x 2 f(x), then dx at x = −1 equals

dy

A. A) 0
B. B) 14
1

C. C) −1
14
D. D) 1

Question 87
2
dy
1+( dx )
Let x(t) = 2√2 cos t√sin 2t and y(t) = 2√2 sin t√sin 2t, t ∈ (0, π
2
). Then d2 y
at t = π4
dx 2

is equal to

A. A) −23 2
√

B. B) 3
2

C. C) 13
D. D) 3
−2

Question 88

If z = sec(y − ax) + tan(y + ax), ∂x 2 − a ∂y 2 is equal to

∂ 2z 2 ∂ 2z

A. A) 0
B. B) −z
C. C) z
D. D) 2x

Question 89

If u = e x −y , then
2 2

A. A) xu x = yu y
B. B) yu x = xuu y

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C. C) yu x + xu y = 0
D. D) x 2 u y + y 2 u x = 0

Question 90

⇒ (1 − x 2 )y n+2 − (2n + 1)xy n+1 is equal to

−1
y = e a sin x

A. A) − (n 2 + a 2 )y n
B. B) (n 2 − a 2 )y n
C. C) (n 2 + a 2 )y n
D. D) − (n 2 − a 2 )y n

Correct Answers for this Chapter

Q1 - D Q31 - A Q62 - A
Q2 - B Q32 - B Q63 - D
Q3 - D Q33 - B Q64 - A
Q4 - B Q34 - D Q65 - A
Q5 - B Q35 - A Q66 - D
Q6 - A Q36 - C Q67 - B
Q7 - D Q37 - B Q68 - C
Q8 - C Q38 - A Q69 - 105 (Num)
Q9 - B Q39 - D Q70 - B
Q10 - C Q40 - B Q71 - D
Q11 - C Q41 - C Q72 - 40 (Num)
Q12 - B Q42 - A Q73 - A
Q13 - A Q43 - D Q74 - 16 (Num)
Q14 - D Q44 - D Q75 - A
Q15 - B Q45 - A Q76 - D
Q16 - C Q46 - D Q77 - B
Q17 - D Q47 - B Q78 - B
Q18 - C Q48 - C Q79 - D
Q19 - C Q49 - D Q80 - A
Q20 - B Q50 - B Q81 - 17 (Num)
Q21 - C Q51 - B Q82 - C
Q22 - C Q52 - C Q83 - A
Q23 - C Q53 - C Q84 - D
Q24 - D Q54 - C Q85 - B
Q25 - D Q55 - C Q86 - C

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Q26 - C Q56 - B Q87 - D
Q27 - C Q57 - B Q88 - A
Q28 - D Q58 - B Q89 - C
Q29 - C Q60 - A Q90 - C
Q30 - D Q61 - D

Application of Derivatives

Easy Questions

Question 1

If the L. M. V. T. holds for the function f(x) = x + x , x ∈ [1, 3], then c=

1

A. A) √3
B. B) 3
C. C) 2
D. D) −√3

Question 2

What is the minimum value of 2x 2 − 3x + 5?

A. A) 0
B. B) 3/4
C. C) 31/4
D. D) 31/8

Question 3

The equation of the tangent to the curve y = 4xe x at (−1, e ) is

−4

A. A) y = −1
B. B) y = − e
4

C. C) x = −1
D. D) x = −4
e

Question 4

The function y = tan −1 x − x

A. A) is always decreasing
B. B) is always increasing
C. C) first increases and then decreases

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D. D) first decreases and then increases

Question 5

The function, f(x) = x√1 − x, where x ∈ (0, 1), has local maximum at x =

A. A) 13
B. B) 4
1

C. C) 23
D. D) 4
3

Question 6

What is the maximum value of the function log x − x?

A. A) −1
B. B) 0
C. C) 1
D. D) ∞

Question 7

A stone thrown vertically upward satisfies the equation s = 64t − 16t 2 , where s is in meter and t is
in second. What is the time required toreach the maximumheight?

A. A) 1 s
B. B) 2 s
C. C) 3 s
D. D) 4 s

Question 8

f(x) = cos x is monotonic decreasing under which one of the following conditions?
A. A) 0 < x < π2 only
B. B) 2 < x < π only
π

C. C) 0<x<π
D. D) 0 2 < x < 2π

Question 9

The equation of normal to the curve y = sin ( πx

4
) at the point (2, 5) is
A. A) x+y=5
B. B) y=5
C. C) x=2

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D. D) x+y=2

Question 10

The function f(x) = x 2 − 2x increases for all

A. A) x > −1 only
B. B) x < −1 only
C. C) x > 1 only
D. D) x < 1 only

Question 11

If x is real, then the minimum value of xx2 −x+1

+x+1 , is
2

A. A) 13
B. B) 3
C. C) 2
1

D. D) 2

Question 12

The approximate value of √

3
28 is
A. A) 3.0037
B. B) 3.037
C. C) 3.0086
D. D) 3.37

Question 13

If f(x) = x 3 + bx 2 + cx + d and 0 < b 2 < c, then in (−∞, ∞)

A. A) f(x) has a local maxima.

B. B) f(x) is strictly increasing function.
C. C) f(x) is bounded.
D. D) f(x) is strictly decreasing function.

Question 14

What is the maximum point on the curve x = e x y ?

A. A) (1, e)
B. B) (1, e −1 )
C. C) (e, 1)
D. D) (e −1 , 1)

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Question 15

The positive root of x 2 − 78.8 = 0 after first approximation by Newton Raphson method assuming
initial approximation to the root is 14, is

A. A) 9.821
B. B) 9.814
C. C) 9.715
D. D) 9.915

Question 16

Let a and b be two distinct roots of a polynomial equation f(x) = 0. Then there exists at least one
root lying between a and b of the polynomial equation.

A. A) f(x) = 0
B. B) f ′ (x) = 0
C. C) f ′′ (x) = 0
D. D) None of these

Question 17

If f(x) = 3x 2 + 6x − 9, then

A. A) f(x) is increasing in (−1, 3)

B. B) f(x) is decreasing in (3, ∞)
C. C) f(x) is increasing in (−∞, −1)
D. D) f(x) is decreasing in (−∞, −1)

Question 18

On the interval [0, 1] the function x 25 (1 − x) 75 takes its maximum value at the point

A. A) 0
B. B) 1/4
C. C) 1/2
D. D) 1/3

Question 19

Which one of the following statements is correct in respect of the curve 4y − x 2 − 8 = 0?

A. A) The curve is increasing in (−4, 4)

B. B) The curve is increasing in (−4, 0)
C. C) The curve is increasing in (0, 4)
D. D) The curve is decreasing in (−4, 4)

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Question 20

What is the maximum value of x. y subject to the condition x + y = 8?

A. A) 8
B. B) 16
C. C) 24
D. D) 32

Question 21

If Rolle's theorem for a function f(x) = e x (sin x − cos x) is verified on [ π4 , 5π

4 ] then the value of c
is

A. A) π3
B. B) 2
π

C. C) 3π
4
D. D) π

Question 22

What is the x -coordinate of the point on the curve f(x) = √x(7x − 6), where the tangent is parallel
to x -axis?

A. A) − 3
1

B. B) 27
C. C) 7
6

D. D) 12

Question 23

Under what conditions is the tangent to a given curve at a point perpendicular to x -axis ?

A. A) dx = 0
dy

B. B) dx = 1
dy

C. C) dx
dy
=0
d2 y
D. D) =1
dx 2

Question 24

Local maximum and local minimum values respectively of the function f(x) = (x − 1)(x + 2) 2 are

A. A) −4, 0
B. B) 0, −4
C. C) −4, 4
D. D) 4, −4

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Question 25

If f(x) = kx 3 − 9x 2 + 9x + 3 is monotonically increasing in every interval, then which one of the

following is correct?

A. A) k < 3
B. B) k ≤ 3
C. C) k > 3
D. D) k ≥ 3

Question 26

A wire 34 cm long is to be bent in the form of a quadrilateral of which each angle is 90 . What is the
∘

maximum area which can be enclosed inside the quadrilateral?

A. A) 68 cm 2
B. B) 70 cm 2
C. C) 71.25 cm 2
D. D) 72.25 cm 2

Question 27

If log(1 + x) − 2+x is increasing, then

2x

A. A) 0 < x < ∞
B. B) −∞ < x < 0
C. C) −∞ < x < ∞
D. D) −1 < x < 2

Question 28

The function f(x) = log(1 + x) − 2+x

2x
is increasing on

A. A) (0, ∞)
B. B) (−∞, 0)
C. C) (−∞, ∞)
D. D) None of these

Question 29

The minimum value of the function f(x) = x log x is

A. A) -e
B. B) e
C. C) 1e
D. D) − e
1

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Question 30

If x = −1 and x = 2 are extreme points of f(x) = α log x + βx 2 + x, α and β are constants, then
the value of α 2 + 2β is

A. A) −3
B. B) 3
C. C) 2
3

D. D) 5

Moderate Questions

Question 31

Divide 10 into two parts such that the sum of double of the first and the square of the second is
minimum

A. A) (6, 4)
B. B) (7, 3)
C. C) (8, 2)
D. D) (9, 1)

Question 32

A balloon is pumped at the rate of 4 cm 3 per second. What is the rate at which its surface area
increases and radius is 4 cm?

A. A) 1 cm 2 /s ?
B. B) 2 cm 2 /s
C. C) 3 cm 2 /s
D. D) 4 cm 2 /s

Question 33

The sum of twonumbers is 20 . What are the numbers if the product of the square of one and the
cube of the other is maxinmm?

A. A) 6,14
B. B) 15,5
C. C) 12,8
D. D) 10,10

Question 34

The point of the curve y 2 = 2(x − 3) at which the normal is parallel to the line y − 2x + 1 = 0 is

A. A) (5, 2)

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B. B) (− 2 , −2)
1

C. C) (5, −2)
D. D) ( 32 , 2)

Question 35

The value of c of Lagrange's mean value theorem for f(x) = √25 − x 2 on [1, 5] is

A. A) √15
B. B) 5
C. C) √10
D. D) 1

Question 36

What is /are the critical points (s) of the function f(x) = x 2/3 (5 − 2x) on the interval [−1, 2]?

A. A) 1 only
B. B) 0,1
C. C) 2 only
3

D. D) 0, 32

Question 37

If y = 4x − 5 is a tangent to the curve y 2 = px 3 + q at (2, 3), then p − q is

A. A) -5
B. B) 5
C. C) 9
D. D) -9

Question 38

If slope of a tangent to the curve xy + ax + by = 0 at the point (1, 1) on it is 2 , then a − b is

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

Question 39

y2
Area of the greatest rectangle that can be inscribed in the ellipse a2 + b2 = 1 is
x2

A. A) 2ab
B. B) ab

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C. C) 3ab
D. D) b
a

Question 40

If x cos θ + y sin θ = 2 is perpendicular to the line x − y = 3, then what is one of the value of θ?

A. A) π/6
B. B) π/4
C. C) π/2
D. D) π/3

Question 41

The maximum value of the function f(x) = 3x 3 − 18x 2 + 27x − 40 on the set
S = {x ∈ R/x 2 + 30 ≤ 11x} is
A. A) 122
B. B) 132
C. C) 112
D. D) 222

Question 42

Given two squares of sides x and y such that y = x + x 2 . What is the rate of change of area of the
second square with respect to the area of the first square?

A. A) 1 + 3x + 2x 2
B. B) 1 + 2x + 3x 2
C. C) 1 − 2x + 3x 2
D. D) 1 − 2x − 3x 2

Question 43

The equation of the normal to the curve 3x 2 − y 2 = 8, which is parallel to the line x + 3y = 10, is

A. A) x + 3y + 6 = 0
B. B) x + 3y − 3 = 0
C. C) x + 3y + 8 = 0
D. D) x + 3y − 4 = 0

Question 44

For all real x, the minimum value of 1−x+x is

2

1+x+x 2

A. A) 0

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B. B) 1/3
C. C) 1
D. D) 3

Question 45

If Rolle's theorem holds for the function f(x) = x 3 + bx 2 + ax + 5 on [1, 3] with c = 2 + 1 , then
√3
the values of a and b respectively are

A. A) −11, −6
B. B) 11,6
C. C) 11, −6
D. D) 6,11

Question 46

A curve passes through the point (1, 6 ). Let the slope of the curve at each point (x, y) be
π

x + sec ( x ), x > 0, then, the equation of the curve is

y y

A. A) sin ( x ) = log(x) + 12
y

B. B) cosec ( x ) = log(x) + 2
y

C. C) sec ( x ) = log(x) + 2
2y

D. D) cos ( x ) = log(x) + 2
2y 1

Question 47

Let the curve be represented by x = 2(cos t + t sin t), y = 2(sin t − t cos t). Then normal at any
point ' t ' of the curve is at a distance of
units from the origin.

A. A) 1
B. B) 0
C. C) 2
D. D) 4

Question 48

If the function f(x) = 2x 3 − 9ax 2 + 12a 2 x + 1 attains its maximum and minimum at p and q
respectively such that p 2 = q, then a equals

A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) 2

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D. D) None of these

Question 49

Given P (x) = x 4 + ax 3 + bx 2 + cx + d such that x = 0 is the only real root of P ′ (x) = 0. If

P (−1) < P (1), then in the interval [−1, 1]
A. A) P (−1) is the minimum and P (1) is the maximum of P
B. B) P (−1) is not minimum but P (1) is the maximum of P
C. C) P (−1) is the minimum and P (1) is not the maximum of P
D. D) neither P (−1) is the minimum nor P (1) is the maximum of P

Question 50

The curves xa2 + 4 = 4 and y 3 = 16x intersect each other orthogonally, then a 2 =
2 y2

A. A) 2
B. B) 34
C. C) 2
1

D. D) 43

Question 51

The height of right circular cylinder of maximum volume inscribed in a sphere of diameter 2a is

A. A) 2√3a
B. B) √3a
C. C) 2a
√3
D. D) a
√3

Question 52

y2
The equation of the tangent parallel to y − x + 5 = 0 drawn to x3 − 2 = 1 is
2

A. A) x − y − 1 = 0
B. B) x − y + 2 = 0
C. C) x + y − 1 = 0
D. D) x + y + 2 = 0

Question 53

The maximum volume of a right circular cylinder if the sum of its radius and height is 6 m is

A. A) 16πm 3
B. B) 32πm 3
C. C) 4πm 3

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D. D) 64πm 3

Question 54

What is the maximum slope of the curve y = −x 3 + 3x 2 + 2x − 27?

A. A) 1
B. B) 2
C. C) 5
D. D) −23

Question 55

What is the interval in which the function f(x) = √9 − x 2 is increasing? (f(x) > 0)

A. A) 0 < x < 3
B. B) −3 < x < 0
C. C) 0<x<9
D. D) −3 < x < 3

Question 56

The approximate value of log 10 998 is (given that log 10 e = 0.4343 )

A. A) 3.0008686
B. B) 1.9991314
C. C) 2.0008686
D. D) 2.9991314

Question 57

Suppose the cube x 3 − px + q has three distinct real roots where p > 0 and q > 0. Then which one
of the following holds?

A. A) The cubic has minima at √ 3 and maxima at −√ 3

p p

B. B) The cubic has minima at −√ 3 and maxima at √ 3

p p

C. C) The cubic has minima at both √ 3 and −√ 3

p p

D. D) The cubic has maxima at both √ 3 and −√ 3

p p

Question 58

A tank with a rectangular base and rectangular sides, open at the top is to be constructed so that its
depth is 4 meter and volume is 36 cubic meters. If building of the tank costs Math input error per

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square meter for the base and Math input error per square meter for the sides, then the cost of least
expensive tank is

A. A) Math input error

B. B) Math input error
C. C) Math input error
D. D) Math input error

Question 59

The angle between the tangents to the curves y = 2x 2 and x = 2y 2 at (1, 1) is

A. A) tan −1 ( 8 )
15

B. B) tan −1 ( 78 )
C. C) tan −1 ( 4 )
3

D. D) tan −1 ( 4 )
1

Question 60

If f(x) = xe x(1−x) , x ∈ R, then f(x) is

A. A) decreasing on [−1/2, 1]
B. B) decreasing on R
C. C) increasing on [−1/2, 1]
D. D) increasing on R

Hard Questions

Question 61

Electric current (I) is measured by galvanometer, the current being proportional to the tangent of the
angle (θ) of deflection. If the deflection is read as 45 ∘ and an error of 1% is made in reading it, the
percentage error in the current is

A. A) π
B. B) 2
π

C. C) π3
D. D) 4
π

Question 62

The equation of the normal to the curve y = cosh x drawn at the point nearest to the origin is

A. A) y = 0
B. B) x = 1
C. C) x = 0

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Question 63

The number of values of a for which the curves 4x 2 + a 2 y 2 = 4a 2 and y 2 = 16x are orthogonal is

Question 64

In an isosceles trapezium, the length of one of the parallel sides, and the leng ths of the non-
parallelsides are all equal to 30 . In order to maximize the area of the trapezium, the smallest angle
should be

A. A) π6
B. B) 4
π

C. C) π3
D. D) 2
π

Question 65

Let a function f(x) be continuous in an interval [a, b]. Let δ > 0 be a very small real number. Let
c ∈ (a, b) be such that f(c − δ) < f(c) and f(c + δ) < f(c) for every δ > 0. Let
(f(α − δ) − f(α))(f(α + δ) − f(α)) < 0 ∀α ∈ (a, b) and α ≠ c. Then
A. A) f(x) has a local maximum at c and a local minimum at α
B. B) f(x) has a local maximum at α and a local minimum at c
C. C) f(x) has only one local maximum at c
D. D) f(x) has only one local minimum at c

Question 66

The ratio of the length of the subnormal to the square of the length of the subtangent at any point P
on the curve y 2 = (2x + 1) 3 is

A. A) 27
B. B) 9
1

C. C) 9
D. D) 27
8

Question 67

If the normal drawn at a point P on the curve 3y = 6x − 5x 3 passes through (0, 0), then the
positive integral value of the abscissa of the point P is

A. A) 1
B. B) 3
2

C. C) 13

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D. D) − 3
2

Question 68

If the curves x 2 + py 2 = 1 and qx 2 + y 2 = 1 are orthogonal to each other, then

A. A) p − q = 2
B. B) p1 − 1q = 2

C. C) p1 + 1q = −2

D. D) p1 + 1q = 2

Question 69

If θ is the acute angle between the curves x 2 + y 2 = 2020√2 and x 2 − y 2 = 2020, then
sin θ+cos θ
tan θ
is equal to

A. A) √2

B. B)
3+√3
2

C. C) 3+√3
4

D. D)
3+√3
6

Question 70

Let f(x) = xx2 −6x+5 .

2

−5x+6

A. A) A-p; B-q; C-q; D-p

B. B) A-r; B-s; C-q; D-r
C. C) A-s; B-p; C-q; D-p
D. D) A-r; B-q; C-p; D-r

Question 71

If the tangent drawn at A(2, 1) to the curve x = 1 + y12 meets the curve again at B, then

A. A) the tangent drawn at B coincides with the tangent drawn at A

B. B) the angle between the tangents drawn at A and B is neither 0 nor π2
C. C) the tangent drawn at A and the tangent drawn at B are perpendicular to each other
D. D) the tangent drawn at A is parallel to the tangent drawn at B

Question 72

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A rectangle with its sides parallel to the X-axis and Y -axis is inscribed in the region bounded by the
curves y = x 2 − 4 and 2y = 4 − x 2 . The maximum possible area of such a rectangle is closest to
the integer.

A. A) 10
B. B) 9
C. C) 8
D. D) 7

Question 73

If the height of a cone of greatest volume that can be inscribed in a sphere of radius R is kR, then
ratio of the volume of the cone to the volume of the sphere is

A. A) 8 : 27
B. B) 27:64
C. C) 8:125
D. D) 4 : 5

Question 74

An equilateral triangle’s sides increase at the rate of 2 cm/sec. If the area of its incircle increases at
a rate of k cm 2 /sec (when the length of the side is π cm ), then the value of k is
6

Question 75

Consider the following statements A is relative error in the area of a square when the relative error in
its side is 0.4 B is relative error in the volume of a sphere when the relative error in its radius is 0.3 C
is relative error in the surface area of a closed cylinder whose height is equal to its radius, when the
relative error in its height is 0.2 D is approximate error in y = x 2 + x − 3 when x = 2 and
δx = 0.1 The ascending order of the values of errors in these statements is
A. A) B, C, AD
B. B) A, C, B, D
C. C) C, D, A, B
D. D) D, A, C, B

Question 76

If f(x) = px 3 + qx 2 + rx + t attains local minimum and local maximum values at x = −2 and

x = 2 respectively and p is a root of 9x 2 − 1 = 0, then p + q + r =
A. A) 3
4

B. B) 4
C. C) 3
11

D. D) 13
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Question 77

The height of a right circular cylinder is decreasing while is diameter is increasing at a rate of
4 cm/see so as to keep its volume unchanged. the rate of change in its lateral surface area (in
cm 2 /sec ) at the instant when its diameter is 8 cm and height is 12 cm, is
A. A) 24π
B. B) −24π
C. C) 48π
D. D) −48π

Question 78

If the relation p (subnormal length) = q (subtangent length) 2 holds true for the curve
by 2 = (x + a) 3 , then the value of p
q is equal to

A. A) 27
8

B. B) 27
8b

C. C) 27b
8

D. D) 8b
27

Question 79

The maximum value of x 4 y 4 when a 2 x 4 + b 2 y 4 = c 6 is

A. A) 16a4 b4
c 12

B. B) 4ac 2 b2
12

C. C) (a+b)12
c6

D. D) a4c+b4
6

Question 80

Through the point (4, 5), a straight line is drawn making positive intercepts on the coordinate axes.
The area of the triangle thus formed is least, when the ratio of the intercepts on the X and Y axes is

A. A) 1 : 1
B. B) 3 : 4
C. C) 4 : 5
D. D) 2 : 3

Question 81

The points on the curve y 2 = x + sin x at which the normal is parallel to the Y-axis lie on

A. A) a line parallel to Y -axis

B. B) a circle with centre at origin

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C. C) a parabola
D. D) a pair of lines bisecting the angle between the coordinate axes

Question 82

Let α, β be two roots of the quadratic equation x 2 + ax − b = 0, b ≠ 0. If the straight line

n
x cos θ + y sin θ = c touches the curve ( αx ) + ( β ) = 2 at the point (α, β), then ( ab ) +
n y 2 2
b =

A. A) 2c2
1

B. B) c2
4

C. C) c22
D. D) c2
1

Question 83

Tangents are drawn from the origin to the curve y = cos x. Their points of contact lie on

A. A) x 2 y 2 = y 2 − x 2
B. B) x 2 y 2 = x 2 + y 2
C. C) x 2 y 2 = x 2 − y 2
D. D) None of these

Question 84

For θ ∈ [0, π], let f(θ) = sin(cos θ) and g(θ) = cos(sin θ). Let
a = max f(θ), b = min f(θ), c = max g(θ) and d = min g(θ). The correct
0≤θ≤π 0≤θ=π 0≤9≤π 0<θ<π
inequalities satisfied by a, b, c, d are

A. A) b < d < c < a

B. B) d < b < a < c
C. C) b < d < a < c
D. D) b < a < d < c

Question 85

The number of those tangents to the curve y 2 − 2x 3 − 4y + 8 = 0 which pass through the point
(1, 2) is
A. A) 0
B. B) 2
C. C) 1
D. D) 3

Question 86

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A sector is removed from a metallic disc and the remaining region is bent into the shape of a circular
conical funnel with volume 2√3π. The least possible diameter of the disc is

A. A) 4
B. B) 6
C. C) 8
D. D) 12

Question 87

Find the area of the triangle formed by the X-axis and the tangent and the normal to the curve
y2
x2
a2
+ b2
= 1 at the point ( √a , b
√2
)
2

A. A) 4 √a 2 + b 2
ab

B. B) 4ab
C. C) 4a (a 2 + b 2 )
b

D. D) 2 √a 2 + b 2
ab

Question 88

The length of the segment of the tangent line to the curve x = a cos 3 t, y = α sin t, at any point on
3

the curve cut off by the coordinate axes is

A. A) 4a
B. B) a
C. C) a 2
D. D) 2a

Question 89

If f(x) is twice differentiable function such that f(a) = 0, f(b) = 2, f(c) = 1, f(d) = 2, f(e) = 0,
where a < b < c < d < e, then the minimum number of zeros of g(x) = {f ′ (x)} + f ′′ (x) ⋅ f(x)
2

in the interval [a, e] is

Question 90

If the function f(x) = ax 3 + bx 2 + 26x − 24 satisfies the conditions of Rolle's theorem in [2, 4]
and f ′ (3 + 1 ) = 0, then the value of ab is equal to
√3

A. A) −9
B. B) 9
C. C) −3
D. D) 3

Correct Answers for this Chapter

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Q1 - A Q31 - D Q61 - B
Q2 - D Q32 - B Q62 - C
Q3 - B Q33 - C Q63 - 2 (Num)
Q4 - A Q34 - C Q64 - C
Q5 - C Q35 - A Q65 - C
Q6 - A Q36 - A Q66 - A
Q7 - B Q37 - C Q67 - A
Q8 - C Q38 - A Q68 - D
Q9 - C Q39 - A Q69 - A
Q10 - C Q40 - B Q70 - A
Q11 - D Q41 - A Q71 - B
Q12 - B Q42 - A Q72 - B
Q13 - B Q43 - C Q73 - A
Q14 - B Q44 - B Q74 - 2 (Num)
Q15 - B Q45 - C Q75 - C
Q16 - B Q46 - A Q76 - C
Q17 - D Q47 - C Q77 - C
Q18 - B Q48 - C Q78 - B
Q19 - C Q49 - B Q79 - B
Q20 - B Q50 - D Q80 - C
Q21 - D Q51 - C Q81 - C
Q22 - B Q52 - A Q82 - B
Q23 - C Q53 - B Q83 - C
Q24 - B Q54 - C Q84 - C
Q25 - C Q55 - B Q85 - B
Q26 - D Q56 - D Q86 - B
Q27 - C Q57 - A Q87 - C
Q28 - A Q58 - B Q88 - B
Q29 - D Q59 - A Q89 - 6 (Num)
Q30 - B Q60 - C Q90 - A

Indefinite Integration

Easy Questions

Question 1

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sec x
∫ √log(sec x+tan x)
dx =

A. A) √log(sec x + tan x) + c

B. B) √sec x + tan x) + c
C. C) 2√sec x + tan x + c
D. D) 2√log(sec x + tan x) + c

Question 2

If ∫ dx
= Asin −1 (Bx) + C then A + B =
√16−9x 2

A. A) 4
9

B. B) 19
4
C. C) 4
3

D. D) 12
13

Question 3

∫ e x [ 2+sin2x
1+cos2x ] dx =

A. A) e x tan x + C
B. B) e x + tan x + C
C. C) 2e x tan x + C
D. D) e x tan 2x + C

Question 4

If f(x) and g(x) are twice differentiable. functions on (0,3) satisfying

f ′′ (x) = g ′′ (x), f ′ (1) = 4, g ′ (1) = 6, f(2) = 3 g(2) = 9, then f(1) − g(1) is
A. A) 4
B. B) -4
C. C) 0
D. D) -2

Question 5

∫ cos 3 x ⋅ e log(sin x) dx is equal to

A. A) −
sin 4 x
4 +c
B. B) − cos 4 x
4
+c
C. C)
sin x
e
4 +c
D. D) None of these

Question 6

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If ∫ (x−3)(x−5) dx = ∫ (x−3) dx + ∫ (x−5) dx then the value of B is
3x+1 −5 B

A. A) 3
B. B) 4
C. C) 6
D. D) 8

Question 7
2
∫ cos 3 xe log(sin x) dx =
A. A)
sin 3 x
3 − sin 5 x + c
B. B) sin 3 x
3
− sin 5 x
5
+c
C. C)
sin 3 x sin 5 x
3 + 5 +c
D. D) sin x + sin x + c
3 5

Question 8

The equation of tangent to the curve y = sin x at the point (π, 0) is

A. A) x + y = 0
B. B) x + y = π
C. C) x − y = π
D. D) x − y = 0

Question 9

∫ log √x
3x dx is equal to
A. A) 3 (log √x) 2 + C
1

B. B) 23 (log √x) 2 + C
C. C) 3 (log x) 2 + C
2

D. D) 13 (log x) 2 + C

Question 10

x−3
∫ (x−1) 3 e x dx =

A. A) e x ( (x−1)
1
2 ) + c, where c is constant of integration,

B. B) e x ( x+1 ) + c, where c is constant of integration.

1

C. C) e x ((x − 1) 2 ) + c, where c is constant of integration.

D. D) e x ((x − 1) 3 ) + c, where c is constant of integration.

Question 11

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ex
∫ √x
(1 + 2x)dx =

A. A)
1
√x
ex + c
B. B) 2√xe x + c

C. C) 2 e x + c
√x

D. D) √xe x + c

Question 12

∫ e x ⋅ sec x(1 + tan x)dx =

A. A) e x cosec x + c
B. B) e x sec x + c
C. C) e x cot x + c
D. D) e x tan x + c

Question 13
3
(sin −1 x) 2
∫ √1−x 2
dx =
5
A. A) 25 (sin −1 x) 2 + c
5
B. B) 25 (cos −1 x) 2 + c
5
C. C) 52 (cos −1 x) 2 + c
5
D. D) 2 (sin −1 x) 2 + c
5

Question 14

f ∫ √x − x1 ( x x+1 , then value of k is

2
2 1 k
2 )dx = 3 (x − x ) + c

A. A) 3
2

B. B) 32
C. C) 2
5

D. D) 25

Question 15

dx
∫ cos x√cos 2x
=

A. A) sin
−1
(tan x) + c
B. B) 12 log tan ( π4 + x) + c
C. C) 2 log 1+tan x
1−tan x + c
D. D) 12 log 1−tan x
1+tan x
+c

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Question 16

If ∫ e x ⋅ x 3 dx = e x f(x) + C (where C is a constant of integration) and f(1) = 0, then value of

2 2

f(2) will be
A. A) 2
3

B. B) 12
C. C) 2
−3

D. D) −1
2

Question 17

cos √x
∫ √x
dx =

A. A) 12 cos √x + c
B. B) 2 sin √x + c
C. C) 2 sin √x + c
1

D. D) 2 cos √x + c

Question 18
x
∫ e (e +x) dx =
A. A) e x + x + c
B. B) e (e ) ⋅ x + cd
x

C. C) e (e ) + c
x

D. D) e (e ) (e x − 1) + c
x

Question 19

sec 8 x
∫ cosec x dx =
A. A)
sec 8 x
8 +c
B. B)
7
sec x
7 +c
C. C) sec 6 x
6
+c
D. D) sec 9 x
9
+c

Question 20

∫ √x 2 −a 2
x
dx = ________
A. A) √x 2 − a 2 − acos −1 ( xa ) + c

B. B) x√x 2 − a 2 − a tan −1 ( a ) + c
1 x

C. C) √x 2 − a 2 + asec −1 ( a ) + c
x

D. D) √x 2 − a 2 + x sec −1 (x) + c
1

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Question 21

e x (1+sin x)dx
If ∫ 1+cos x
= e x f(x) + C, then f(x) is equal to
A. A) sin 2
x

B. B) cos x2
C. C) tan x2
D. D) log 2
x

Question 22

∫ √1 + cos xdx is equal to

A. A) 2√2 cos 2 + C
x

B. B) 2√2 sin x2 + C

C. C) √2 cos x2 + C

D. D) √2 sin 2 + C
x

Question 23

∫ sin −1 x
√1−x 2
dx is equal to where c is an arbitrary constant

A. A) log (sin −1 x) + c

B. B) 2 (sin
1 −1 2
x) + c
C. C) log (√1 − x 2 ) + c

D. D) sin (cos −1 x) + c

Question 24

1
∫ √8+2x−x 2
dx =

A. A) 13 sin −1 ( x−1
3
)+c
B. B) sin −1 ( x+1
3 )+c
C. C) 13 sin −1 ( x+1
3
)+c
D. D) sin −1 ( 3 ) + c
x−1

Question 25

∫ sec −1 xdx =
A. A) x sec −1 x + log x + √x 2 − 1 + c

B. B) x sec −1 x − log x + √x 2 − 1 + c

C. C) x sec −1 x − log x + √x 2 + 1 + c

D. D) x sec −1 x + log x + √x 2 + 1 + c

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Question 26

(1+log x)
∫ [ cos2 (x log x) ]dx =

A. A) sin(x log x) + c
B. B) sin 2 (x log x) + c
C. C) log(x log x) + c
D. D) tan(x log x) + c

Question 27

1+2e −x
∫ 1−2e −x
dx =
A. A) x − log (1 − 2e −x ) + c
B. B) log (1 − 2e −x ) + c
C. C) x + log (1 − 2e −x ) + c
D. D) x + 2 log (1 − 2e −x ) + c

Question 28

If ∫ log (sin x) dx = log [log sin x] + c, then f(x) =

f(x)

A. A) cot x
B. B) tan x
C. C) sec x
D. D) cosec x

Question 29

I = ∫ cos(ln x)dx. Then I =

A. A) x2 {cos(ln x) + sin(ln x)} + c
B. B) x 2 {cos(ln x) − sin(ln x)} + c
C. C) x 2 sin(ln x) + c
D. D) x cos(ln x) + c

Question 30

If f(x) = √tan x and g(x) = sin x ⋅ cos x, then ∫ g(x) dx is equal to (where C is a constant of
f(x)

integration)

A. A) √tan x + C
B. B) 12 √tan x + C
C. C) 32 √tan x + C
D. D) 2√tan x + C

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Moderate Questions

Question 31

is equal to
dx
∫ (x+1)√4x+3

A. A) tan −1 √4x + 3 + c
B. B) 3 tan −1 √4x + 3 + c
C. C) 2 tan −1 √4x + 3 + c
D. D) 4 tan −1 √4x + 3 + c

Question 32

If ∫ sin −1 (√ a+x
x
)dx = A(x)+ constant, then A(x) =

A. A) atan 1 √ xa + ax
B. B)
1
√a+x
tan 1 √ xa − √ax
C. C) (a + x) tan 1 √x + a√x
D. D) (a + x) tan 1 √ a − √ax
x

Question 33

dx
∫ 3 =
(2ax+x 2 ) 2

A. A) −1
(x+a)
a2 √2ax+x 2
+ c

B. B)
−(x+a)
√2ax+x 2
+c

C. C) 2a2
1 (x+a)
√2ax+x 2
+c
D. D) −1
(x+a)
a √2ax+x 2
+c

Question 34

x 2 −1
∫ dx =
x 3 √2x 4 −2x 2 +1

A. A) √2x 2 + 2 + x2 + c
3

B. B) √2x 2 − x2 + 2 + c
1

C. C) √2x 2 + x − 2 + c

D. D) 2 √2 − x2 + x4 + c
1 2 1

Question 35

If ∫ x2 +2x+2 = f(x) + c, then f(x) is equal to :

dx

A. A) tan −1 (x + 1)

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B. B) 2 tan −1 (x + 1)
C. C) − tan −1 (x + 1)
D. D) 3 tan −1 (x + 1)

Question 36

x 49 tan −1 (x 50 )
dx = k(tan −1 (x 50 )) + c, then k is equal to
2
∫ (1+x 100 )

A. A) 50
1

B. B) − 50
1

C. C) 100
1

D. D) − 100
1

Question 37

If ∫ x 3 e 5x dx = e54 [f(x)] + C , then f(x) is equal to

5x

A. A) 5 − 52 + 53 − 54
x3 3x 2 6x 6

B. B) 5x 3 − 5 2 x 2 + 5 3 x − 6
C. C) 5 2 x 3 − 15x 2 + 30x − 6
D. D) 5 3 x 3 − 75x 2 + 30x − 6

Question 38

∫ (√ a+x
a−x +
√ a−x
a+x )dx
is equal to

A. A) 2 sin −1 ( xa ) + C
B. B) 2a sin −1 ( xa ) + C
C. C) 2 cos −1 ( a ) + C
x

D. D) 2a cos −1 ( xa ) + C

Question 39

∫ (x + 1) 2 e x dx is equal to
A. A) xe x + C
B. B) x 2 x x + C
C. C) (x + 1)e x + C
D. D) (x 2 + 1)e x + C

Question 40

If f ( 2t+1
t+1
) = t + 1, then ∫ f(x)dx =
A. A) x2 + c
2

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B. B) log(2x − 1) + 2 log(x + 1) + c
1

C. C) 2 log(2x − 1) + c
1

D. D) x2 + 14 log(2x − 1) + c

Question 41

If I n = ∫ x n ⋅ e cx dx for n ≥ 1, then c ⋅ I n + n ⋅ I n−1 is equal to

A. A) x n e cx
B. B) x n
C. C) e cx
D. D) x n + e cx

Question 42

If ∫ − 1) 6 + K , then
√x
3
√x−√x
dx = x + Ex 5/6 + Dx 2/3 + Cx 1/2 + Bx 1/3 + Ax 1/6 + log(√x
6

A+B+C+D+E =
A. A) 137
10
B. B) 129
10
C. C) 119
10
D. D) 10
117

Question 43

dx
∫ 2 =
(e x +e −x )

A. A) 2(e2x +1) + c
1

B. B) − 2(e2x1+1) + c

C. C) 3(e2x1+1) + c

D. D) (e2x +1) + c
1

Question 44

If ∫ log (a 2 + x 2 )dx = h(x) + C , then h(x) is equal to

A. A) x log (a 2 + x 2 ) + 2 tan −1 ( a )
x

B. B) x 2 log (a 2 + x 2 ) + x + a tan −1 ( xa )
C. C) x log (a 2 + x 2 ) − 2x + 2a tan −1 ( xa )
D. D) x 2 log (a 2 + x 2 ) + 2x − a 2 tan −1 ( a )
x

Question 45

If f(x) = ∫ cosec 5 xdx, then f ( 4 ) =

π

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A. A) − 14 [3√2 − 5 log(√2 + 1)] + c

B. B) − 8 [5√2 − 3 log(√2 + 1)] + c

1

C. C) − 18 [7√2 + 3 log(√2 + 1)] + c

D. D) 18 [5√2 + log(√2 + 1)] + c

Question 46

∫ 3 x dx
is equal to
√9 x −1

A. A) log 3 log 3 x + √9 x − 1 + c
1

B. B) log1 3 log 3 x − √9 x − 1 + c

C. C) log1 9 log 3 x + √9 x − 1 + c

D. D) log 3 log 9 x + √9 x − 1 + c
1

Question 47

If ∫ dx
= g(x) + c, then g(x) is equal to
√sin 3 x cos x

A. A) √
−2
cot x
B. B)
−2
√tan x

C. C)
2
√cot x

D. D)
2
√tan x

Question 48

If ∫ xx6 +1
4

+1

A. A) (1, 13 )
B. B) (1, 14 )
C. C) (1, 16 )
D. D) (1, 3 )

Question 49

∫ x 2 +1
x 4 +7x 2 +1
4

A. A) 13 tan −1 ( x3x

D. D)
1
√3
2

2
−1
∣
dx = A tan −1 x + B tan −1 x 3 + c, then (A, B) =

dx is equal to

)+C

B. B) tan −1 ( x x−1 ) + C
2

C. C) 13 tan −1 ( x x−1 ) + C
2
tan −1 ( x√−1 ) + C
3x

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Question 50

is equal to
dx
∫ 7+5 cos x

A. A) 1 tan −1 ( 1 tan x2 ) + c
√3 √3

B. B) 1 tan −1 ( 1 tan x2 ) + c
√6 √6

C. C) 7 tan −1 (tan 2 ) + c
1 x

D. D) 14 tan −1 (tan x2 ) + c

Question 51

If ∫ sin −1 ( 1+x
2x
2 )dx = f(x) − log (1 + x ) then f(x) is equal to
2

A. A) 2x tan −1 x
B. B) −2x tan −1 x
C. C) x tan −1 x
D. D) −x tan −1 x

Question 52

3−x 2
∫ 1−2x+x 2
e x dx = e x f(x) + c ⇒ f(x)
A. A) 1−x
1+x

B. B) 1+x
1−x

C. C) 1+x
x−1
D. D) x−1
1+x

Question 53

If ∫ e x (1 + x) ⋅ sec 2 (xe x )dx = f(x)+ constant, then f(x) is equal to

A. A) cos (xe x
B. B) sin (xe x
C. C) 2 tan −1 (x)
D. D) tan (xe x )

Question 54

∫ sin x+8 cos x

4 sin x+6 cos x
dx is equal to
A. A) x + 2 log(4 sin x + 6 cos x) + c
1

B. B) 2x + log(2 sin x + 3 cos x) + c

C. C) x + 2 log(2 sin x + 3 cos x) + c
D. D) 2 log(4 sin x + 6 cos x) + c
1

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Question 55

∫ (1 + x − x −1 )e x+x dx is equal to :
−1

A. A) (1 + x)e x+x
−1
+C
B. B) (x − 1)e x+x
−1
+C
C. C) −xe x+x
−1
+C
D. D) xe x+x
−1
+C

Question 56

√cos 2x
∫ sin x
dx =

A. A) -\frac{1}{2} \log \left|\frac{1-\sqrt{1-\tan ^2 x}}{1+\sqrt{1-\tan ^2

1 √2+√1−tan 2 x
log
2√2 √2−√1−tan 2 x
x}}\right|+c

B. B) -\frac{1}{2} \log \left|\frac{1+\sqrt{1-\tan ^2 x}}{1-\sqrt{1-\tan ^2

1 √2+√1−tan 2 x
log
√2 √2−√1−tan 2 x
x}}\right|+c

C. C) +\frac{1}{2} \log \left|\frac{1-\sqrt{1-\tan ^2 x}}{1+\sqrt{1-\tan ^2

1 √2−√1−tan 2 x
log
4√2 √2+√1−tan 2 x
x}}\right|+c

D. D) +\frac{1}{2 \sqrt{2}} \log \left|\frac{1-\sqrt{1-\tan ^2 x}}{1+\sqrt{1-\tan ^2

1 2−√1−tan 2 x
log
4√2 2+√1−tan 2 x
x}}\right|+c

Question 57

cos 2x⋅sin 4x
∫ cos 4 x(1+cos 2 2x)
dx =

A. A) log [ 1+cos
2
2x
1+cos 2x
] − tan 2 x + c

B. B) log ( 1+cos 2x ) + tan 2 x + c

A. A) x tan 2 + C
x

∣
1+cos 2 2x

C. C) log ( 1+cos2 2x ) + sec 2 x + c

1+cos 2x

(1+cos 2x) 2
D. D) log ( 1+cos2 2x ) + sec 2 x + c

Question 58

∫ x+sin x
1+cos x
dx =

B. B) x sin x2 + cos x2 + C
C. C) x tan 2 + sec 2 + C
x

D. D) x sec 2 + tan 2 + C

Question 59
x
x

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If ∫ sec 2 x cosec 4 xdx = − 3 cot 3 x + k tan x −2 cot x + C , then k is equal to
1

A. A) 4
B. B) 3
C. C) 2
D. D) 1

Question 60

If ∫ ex +1 dx = f(x) + c, then f(x) is equal to

e x −1

A. A) 2 log (e x + 1)
B. B) log (e 2x − 1)
C. C) 2 log (e x + 1) − x
D. D) log (e 2x + 1)

Hard Questions

Question 61
m
If ∫ dx = A(x)(√1 − x 2 ) + C, for a suitable chosen integer m and a function A(x),
√1−x 2
x4
where C is a constant of integration, then (A(x)) m equals :

A. A) 27x9
−1

B. B) 3x3
−1

C. C) 27x
1
6

D. D) 9x1 4

Question 62

\text { The integral } \int \frac{\sin ^2 x \cos ^2 x}{\left(\sin ^3 x+\cos ^3 x\right)^2} d x \text { is equal
to: }

A. A)
1
(1+cot 3 x
+c

B. B) −
1
3(1+tan 3 x
+ c)

C. C) (1+cos3 x + c
sin 3 x

D. D) − cos 3 x
+c
3(1+sin 3 x

Question 63

is a polynomial of degree
dx
f(x) = ∫ sin 6 x

A. A) 5 in cot x
B. B) 5 in tan x

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C. C) 3 in tan x
D. D) 3 in cot x

Question 64

x 2 (x sec 2 +tan x)
Let I(x) = ∫ (x tan x+1) 2
dx If I(0) = 0, then I( π4 ) is equal to

A. A) log e
(π+4) 2 π2
16
+ 4(π+4)

B. B) log e
(π+4) 2 π2
16
− 4(π+4)

C. C) log e
(π+4) 2 π2
32
− 4(π+4)

D. D) log e
(π+4) 2 π2
32
+ 4(π+4)

Question 65

2
(log x−1)
∫ { (1+(log x) 2
} dx is equal to

A. A) (log x)2 +1 + C
log x

B. B) x2x+1 + C

C. C) 1+x
xe x
2 + C

D. D) (log x)
x
2 +1 + C

Question 66

The integral ∫ x cos −1 ( 1−x )dx; (x > 0) is equal to

2

1+x 2

A. A) −x + (1 + x 2 ) cot −1 x + c
B. B) x − (1 + x 2 ) cot −1 x + c
C. C) x − (1 + x 2 ) tan −1 x + c
D. D) −x + (1 + x 2 ) tan −1 x + c

Question 67

Let f(x) = ∫ dx
, |x| < 2
. If f(0) = 0 and f(1) = αβ
1
tan −1 ( αβ ), α, β > 0, then
(3+4x 2 )√4−3x 2 √3
α 2 + β 2 is equal to _______.

Question 68

If ∫ (e 2x + 2e x − e −x − 1)e (e +e ) dx = g(x)e (e +e ) + c, where c is a constant of integration,

x −x x −x

then g(0) is

A. A) e
B. B) e 2
C. C) 1

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D. D) 2

Question 69

(1− √1 )(cos x−sin x)

The integral ∫ 3
dx is equal to
(1+ √2 sin 2x)
3

tan( x2 + 12
π
A. A) 2 log e
1 )
x
(2+6) π +C
tan( x2 + π6 )
B. B) log e +C
( x2 + π3 )
tan( x2 + π6 )
C. C) 2 log e
1
( x2 + π3 )
+C
tan( x2 − 12
π
D. D) 12 log e
)
x π +C
tan( 2 − 6 )

Question 70

The integral ∫ 2x 12 +5x 9

dx, is equal to
(x 5 +x 3 +1) 3

A. A) x5
2 +c
2(x 5 +x 3 +1)

B. B)
−x 10
2(x 5 +x 3 +1) 2
+c

C. C) −x 5
2 +c
(x 5 +x 3 +1)

D. D)
x 10
2(x 5 +x 3 +1) 2
+c

Question 71

A. A) tan 1 − 4
B. B) tan 1 + 1
C. C) π4
D. D) 1 − 4

Question 72

∫
∣
If f(x) = ∫ ( x 1+x
2
+sin 2 x

π
2

π
) sec 2 xdx and f(0) = 0, then f(1) equals

For real numbers α, β, γ and δ, if

(x 4 +3x 2 +1) tan −1 (

Question 73

For I(x) = ∫ sec x−2022

2
2022

π
2
(x 2 −1)+tan −1 ( x x+1 )

sin
x 2 +1

A. A) 3 1010 I( 3 ) − I( 6 ) = 0
B. B) 3 1010 I( 6 ) − I( 3 ) = 0
π
x

x
)
2
dx = α log e (tan −1 ( x x+1 )) + β tan −1 (

where C is an arbitrary constant, then the value of 10(α + βγ + δ) is equal to ______ .

dx, if I( π4 ) = 2 1011 , then

π

π
γ(x 2 −1)

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C. C) 3 1011 I( 3 ) − I( 6 ) = 0
π π

D. D) 3 1011 I( 6 ) − I( 3 ) = 0
π π

Question 74

The integral ∫ ( x sin x+cos ) dx is equal to, (where C is a constant of integration):

x 2
x

A. A) tan x − x sin x+cos x + C

x sec x

B. B) sec x + x sin
x tan x
x+cos x
+C
C. C) sec x − x sin
x tan x
x+cos x + C
D. D) tan x + x sin x+cos x + C
x sec x

Question 75

If ∫ dx
= a tan −1 ( 2x+1 +x+1 ) + C, x > 0 where C is the constant of
) + b( x22x+1
(x 2 +x+1) 2 √3

integration, then the value of 9(√3a + b) is equal to _________.

Question 76

If
sin x
∫ sin 3 x+cos 3 x
dx = α log e 1 + tan x + β log e 1 − tan x + tan 2 x + γ tan −1 ( 2 tan
√
x−1
) + C,
3
when C is constant of integration, then the value of 18(α + β + γ ) is 2

Question 77

If I 1 = ∫ 0 (1 − x 50 ) dx and I 2 = ∫ 0 (1 − x 50 ) dx such that I 2 = αI 1 then α equals to :

1 100 1 101

A. A) 5049
5050
B. B) 5050
5049
C. C) 5051
5050

D. D) 5051
5050

Question 78

The integral ∫ is equal to: (where C is a constant of integration)

dx
8 6
(x+4) 7 (x−3) 7
1
A. A) ( x+4 ) 7 + C
x−3

−1
B. B) ( x+4 )
x−3 7
+C
3
C. C) 12 ( x−3
x+4
)7 +C
−13
D. D) − 13 ( x+4 )
1 x−3 7
+C

Question 79

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The value of the integral I = ∫ ] is equal to k ln(tan( π4 + )) + c, then the
dx π x
√1+sinx
, ∀x ∈ [0, 2 8
value of k√2 is equal to (where, c is the constant of integration)

A. A) √2
B. B) 12
C. C) 2

D. D) 2√2

Question 80

The integral ∫ sec 2 x

9 dx equals (for some arbitrary constant K )
(sec x+tan x) 2

A. A) − 1
11
1
{ 11 − 1
7
(sec x + tan x) 2 } + K
(sec x+tan x) 2

B. B)
1 1 1
11 { 11 − 7 (sec x + tan x) 2 } + K
(sec x+tan x) 2

C. C) −
1 1 1
11 { 11 + 7 (sec x + tan x) 2 } + K
(sec x+tan x) 2

D. D)
1 1 1
11 { 11 + 7 (sec x + tan x) 2 } + K
(sec x+tan x) 2

Question 81

Let α ∈ (0, π2 ) , be [Link] the integral ∫ tanx−tan

tanx+tanα
α dx = A(x)cos2α + B(x)sin2α + C ,
where C is a constant of integration, then the functions A(x) and B(x) are respectively

A. A) x − α and log e |sin(x − α)|

B. B) x + α and log e |cos(x − α)|
C. C) x + α and log e |sin(x + α)|
D. D) x − α and log e |cos(x − α)|

Question 82

sin(100x) sin 100 x

The value of ∫ (sin 101x). sin xdx is , then 19 is
99 k
k+5

Question 83

Let ln x denote the logarithm of x with respect to the base e Let S ⊂ R be the set of all points where
the function ln(x 2 − 1) is well-defined. Then, the number of functions f : S → R that are
differentiable, satisfy f ′ (x) = ln(x 2 − 1) for all x ∈ S and f(2) = 0, is

A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) 2
D. D) infinite

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Question 84

sec 2 x tan x(sec x+tan x)dx

The indefinite integral I = ∫ simplifies to 13 ln|f(x)| + c, where
(sec 5 x+sec 2 xtan 3 x−sec 3 xtan 2 x−tan 5 x)
f( π4 ) = 2√2 + 1 and c is the constant of integration. If the value of f( π3 ) is a + √b, then the
value of b − 3a is equal to

Question 85

The indefinite integral ∫ e e ( xe ⋅lnx x+1 )dx simplifies to (where, c is the constant of integration)
x x

A. A) x ln(ln x) + c
B. B) e e + c
x

x
C. C) x + c
ee

D. D) e e ⋅ ln x + c
x

Question 86

Let f(x) =
for n ≥ 2 and g(x) = (f ∘ fo … of)(x). Then, ∫ x n−2 g(x)dx equals
x
(1+x n ) 1/n

   
f occurs n times
1− n1
A. A) n(n−1) (1 + nx n )
1
+k
1− n1
B. B) n−1 (1 + nx n )
1
+k
1+ n1
C. C) n(n+1) (1 + nx n )
1
+k
1+ n1
D. D) n+1 (1 + nx n )
1
+k

Question 87

The integral ∫ (1 + x − x1 )e x+ x dx, is equal to

1

A. A) (x + 1)e x+ x + c
1

B. B) −xe x+ x + c
1

C. C) (x − 1)e x+ x + c
1

D. D) xe x+ x + c
1

Question 88
−1 (2020) x
(2020) x+sin (2020) x
Let the integral I = ∫ + λ (where, λ is the constant of
−1
dx= K 2 (2020) sin
√1−(2020) 2x

integration), then the vaue of 2020 K is

A. A) 2020
B. B) 2019
C. C) e
D. D) e
1

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Question 89

The integral ∫ , is equal to

dx
3 5
(x+1) 4 (x−2) 4
1
A. A) 4( x−2
x+1
)4 +c
1
B. B) − 3 ( x−2 ) 4 + c
4 x+1

1
C. C) 4( x−2 ) 4 + c
x+1

1
D. D) − 43 ( x−2
x+1
)4 +c

Question 90

∫ sin 8 x−cos 8 x
(1−2 sin 2 x cos 2 x)
dx is equal to

A. A) − 2 sin 2x + c
1

B. B) − sin 2 x + c
C. C) − 2 sin x + c
1

D. D) 12 sin 2x + c

Correct Answers for this Chapter

Q1 - D Q31 - C Q61 - A
Q2 - D Q32 - D Q62 - B
Q3 - A Q33 - A Q63 - A
Q4 - B Q34 - D Q64 - C
Q5 - B Q35 - A Q65 - D
Q6 - D Q36 - C Q66 - D
Q7 - B Q37 - D Q67 - 28 (Num)
Q8 - B Q38 - B Q68 - D
Q9 - A Q39 - D Q69 - A
Q10 - A Q40 - D Q70 - D
Q11 - B Q41 - A Q71 - A
Q12 - B Q42 - A Q72 - 6 (Num)
Q13 - A Q43 - B Q73 - A
Q14 - B Q44 - C Q74 - A
Q15 - A Q45 - C Q75 - 15 (Num)
Q16 - A Q46 - A Q76 - 3 (Num)
Q17 - B Q47 - B Q77 - C
Q18 - C Q48 - A Q78 - A
Q19 - B Q49 - A Q79 - C

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Q20 - A Q50 - B Q80 - C
Q21 - C Q51 - A Q81 - A
Q22 - B Q52 - A Q82 - 5 (Num)
Q23 - B Q53 - D Q83 - D
Q24 - D Q54 - A Q84 - 3 (Num)
Q25 - B Q55 - D Q85 - D
Q26 - D Q56 - B Q86 - A
Q27 - D Q57 - D Q87 - D
Q28 - A Q58 - A Q88 - C
Q29 - A Q59 - D Q89 - B
Q30 - D Q60 - C Q90 - A

Definite Integration

Easy Questions

Question 1

a x
∫ 0 √ a−x dx =

A. A) ( 4 )a
π

B. B) −πa
C. C) 2πa
D. D) ( π2 )a

Question 2

dx is equal to
π/2 sin x−cos x
∫0 1−sin x⋅cos x

A. A) 0
B. B) π2
C. C) π4
D. D) π

Question 3

Which of the following is true?

A. A) ∫ 0 e x dx = e
1

B. B) ∫ 0 2 x dx = log 2
1

C. C) ∫ 0 √xdx = 23
1

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D. D) ∫ 0 xdx = 3
1 1

Question 4

The value of ∫ −2 (x cos x + sin x + 1)dx is

2

A. A) 2
B. B) 0
C. C) -2
D. D) 4

Question 5

If ∫ 0 (5x 2 − 3x + k)dx = 0, then k =

1

A. A) 13
B. B) 6
1

C. C) 3
−1

D. D) 6
−1

Question 6

The value of the integral ∫ 0 e x dx

1 2

A. A) is less than 1
B. B) is greater than 1
C. C) is less than or equal to 1
D. D) lies in the closed interval [1, e]

Question 7

By the application of Simpson's one-third rule for numerical integration, with two subintervals, the
value of ∫ 0 1+x is
dx1

A. A) 17
36
B. B) 25
17

C. C) 25
36
D. D) 24
17

Question 8

The value of the integral ∫ −2 (1 + 2 sin x)e |x| dx is equal to

2

A. A) 0
B. B) e 2 − 1
C. C) 2 (e 2 − 1)

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D. D) 1

Question 9

The value of ∫ 0 sin 50 x cos 49 xdx is

π

A. A) 0
B. B) π/4
C. C) π/2
D. D) 1

Question 10

The value of ∫ cos (log e (x))dx is equal to (where C is a constant of integration.)

A. A) x[cos(log x) − sin(log x)] + C

B. B) 2 [sin(log x) − cos(log x)] + C
x

C. C) 2 [sin(log x) + cos(log x)] + C

x

D. D) x[cos(log x) + sin(log x)] + C

Question 11

=
5 dx
∫0 x 2 +2x+10

A. A) π6
B. B) 12
π

C. C) π3
D. D) π4

Question 12

Let f(x) = ∫ sin x e −t dt. Then f ′ ( π4 ) equals

cos x 2

A. A) √1/e
B. B) −√2/e

C. C) √2/e
D. D) −√1/e

Question 13

Let f , be a continuous function in [0, 1], then lim n→∞ ∑ j=0 n1 f ( n ) is

n j

1
A. A) 2 ∫ 02 f(x)dx
1

B. B) ∫ 1 f(x)dx
1
2

C. C) ∫ 0 f(x)dx
1

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1
D. D) ∫ 02 f(x)dx

Question 14

3 x
∫2 x 2 −1
dx =
A. A) ( −1 8
2 ) log ( 3 )
B. B) ( 12 ) log ( 83 )
C. C) ( 3 ) log ( 3 )
−1 8

D. D) ( 3 ) log ( 3 )
1 8

Question 15

16π
∫π | sin x|dx =
A. A) 0
B. B) 32
C. C) 30
D. D) 28

Question 16

Let f(x) = max{x + |x|, x − [x]}, where ∣ x] denotes the greateat integer ≤ x. Then, the
value of ∫ −3 f(x)dx is
3

A. A) 0
B. B) 51/2
C. C) 21/2
D. D) 1

Question 17

2 sin x
dx equals
π/2
∫0 2 sin x +2 cos x

A. A) 2
B. B) π
C. C) π/4
D. D) π/2

Question 18

The value of the integral ∫ −1 { e|x| (xx2 +cos x) + e1|x| }dx is equal to
1 2013

A. A) 0
B. B) 1 − e −1

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C. C) 2e −1
D. D) 2 (1 − e −1 )

Question 19
π
2
∫ log( 2−sin x
2+sin x )dx =
− π2

A. A) 1
B. B) 3
C. C) 2
D. D) 0

Question 20

If I 1 = ∫ 0 f (cos 2 x)dx and I 2 = ∫ 0 f (cos 2 x)dx, then

3π π

A. A) I 1 = I 2
B. B) 3I 1 = I 2
C. C) I 1 = 3I 2
D. D) I 1 = 5I 2

Question 21

If ∫ −1 f(x)dx = 4 and ∫ 2 {3 − f(x)}dx = 7 then the value of ∫ −1 f(x)dx

4 4 2

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

Question 22

∫ −a (x 8 − x 4 + x 2 + 1)dx = 2 ∫ 0 (x 8 − x 4 + x 2 + 1)dx then a =

4 4

A. A) 3
B. B) 4
C. C) 6
D. D) 8

Question 23

Let I = ∫ π/4 sinx x dx. Then

π/3

A. A) 2 ≤ 1 ≤ 1
1

B. B) 4 ≤ 1 ≤ 2√30

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C. C) 8 ≤ 1 ≤ 6
√3 √2

D. D) 1 ≤ 1 ≤
2√3
√2

Question 24

2π
∫ 0 (sin x + | sin x|)dx =
A. A) 0
B. B) 8
C. C) 4
D. D) 1

Question 25

If f(x) = f(a − x) then ∫ 0 xf(x)dx is equal to

a

A. A) ∫ 0 f(x)dx
a

B. B) a2 ∫ 0 f(x)dx
2 a

C. C) 2 ∫ 0 f(x)dx
a a

D. D) − a2 ∫ 0 f(x)dx
a

Question 26

The value of I = ∫ −π/2 | sin x|dx is

π/2

A. A) 0
B. B) 2
C. C) -2
D. D) −2 < I < 2

Question 27

Evaluate: ∫ x tan −1 xdx

A. A) 12 (x 2 + 1) tan −1 x − 12 x + c
B. B) 2 (x 2 + 1) tan −1 x + 2 x + c
1 1

C. C) 12 (x 2 − 1) tan −1 x − 12 x + c
D. D) None of these

Question 28
π
2 n
√sec x
∫ ( √sec
n n
x+√cosec x
)dx =
0

A. A) π2
B. B) 3
π

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C. C) 4
π

D. D) π6

Question 29

2x 2 + 1, x ≤ 1
If f(x) = { 3 , then ∫ 0 f(x)dx is
2
4x − 1, x > 1
A. A) 47/3
B. B) 50/3
C. C) 1/3
D. D) 47/2

Question 30

By Simpson's rule, the value of ∫ 1 dx

x dividing the interval (1, 2) into four equal parts, is
2

A. A) 0.6932
B. B) 0.6753
C. C) 0.6692
D. D) 7.1324

Moderate Questions

Question 31

If ∫ 0 f(x)dx = 5, then ∑ k=1 ∫ 0 f(k − 1 + x)dx =

10 10 1

A. A) 50
B. B) 10
C. C) 5
D. D) 20

Question 32

sin 8 x cos 2 xdx is equal to

π/2
∫0
A. A) 512
π

B. B) 512
3π

C. C) 512
5π

D. D) 512
7π

Question 33

∫ 0 sin 6 x cos 5 xdx is equal to

2π

A. A) 2π

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B. B) π/2
C. C) 0
D. D) −π

Question 34
π x tan x
∫0 sec x+tan x
dx =
A. A)
π−2
2
B. B) π+2
2

C. C)
π(π+2)
2

D. D)
π(π−2)
2

Question 35

If f(x) = ∫ x e −t dt, then the interval in which f(x) is decreasing is

x+1 2

A. A) (− 2 , ∞)
1

B. B) (−∞, 2)
C. C) (−∞, 0)
D. D) (−2, 2)

Question 36

x f(y)
∫9 y2 dy = 2√x − 6 ⇒ f(x) =
A. A) √x
B. B) x√x
C. C) x 2 √x
D. D) x + √x

Question 37

is equal to
3 dx
∫2 x 2 −x

A. A) log 3
2

B. B) log 3
4

C. C) log 83
D. D) log 4
1

Question 38

∫ 0 [√tan x + √cot x]dx is equal to

π/4

A. A)
π
√2

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B. B) 2
π

C. C)
3π
√2

D. D) π

Question 39
π
If a n = ∫ 02 sin dx, then a 2 − a 1 , a 3 − a 2 , a 4 − a 3 are in
2
nx
sin x

A. A) Arithmetic progression
B. B) Geometric progression
C. C) Harmonic progression
D. D) Arithmetico-geometric progression

Question 40

dθ is equal to
π θ sin θ
∫0 1+cos 2 θ

A. A) π2
2

B. B) 3
π2

C. C) π 2

D. D) π4
2

Question 41

∞
∫ 0 e −x sin 6 xdx =
A. A) 24
85
B. B) 285
124

C. C) 529
136

D. D) 144
629

Question 42

π/2
∫0 log e (sin 2x)dx
A. A) π log 2
B. B) −π log 2
C. C) π2 log 2
D. D) − 2 log 2
π

Question 43

If f(n) = n1 [(n + 1)(n + 2)(n + 3) … (2n)] n . then lim n→∞ f(n) =

1

A. A) 4e
B. B) log ( e )
4

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C. C) e
2

D. D) log ( e )
2

Question 44

α/3 f(x)
∫0 f(x)+f( α−3x )
dx =
3

A. A) 3
2α

B. B) 2
α

C. C) α3
D. D) 6
α

Question 45

Match the following

A. A) (a)
B. B) (b)
C. C) (c)
D. D) (d)

Question 46

If ∫ −1 f(x)dx = 4 and ∫ 2 (3 − f(x))dx = 7 then ∫ −1 f(x)dx =

4 4 2

A. A) 5
B. B) -5
C. C) 4
D. D) -4

Question 47

If lim n→∞ ∑ r−1 r44r = p, then e p =

n 3

+n 4

A. A) 4
B. B) 3
C. C) 2
D. D) 1

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Question 48

If ∫ f(x)dx = F (x) + C , then dt

d h(t)
∫ g(t) f(x)dx =
A. A) f(h(t)) − f((t))
B. B) F (h(t)) − F (g(t))
C. C) F (h(t))h ′ (t) − F (g(t))g ′ (t)
D. D) f(h(t))h ′ (t) − f(g(t))g ′ (t)

Question 49
π
∫ −π2 sin(x − [x])dx =, where [. ] denotes GIF
2

A. A) 3(1 − cos 1) + sin 2 − sin 1

B. B) cos 2 − sin 2
C. C) 3(1 − cos 1) + cos 2 − sin 1
D. D) 0

Question 50

The value of x that satisfies the equation ∫ √2 is

x dt π
=
|t|√t 2 −1 12

A. A) 1
B. B) 0
C. C) −√2
D. D) 2

Question 51

If ∫ 0 f(x)dx = 1, ∫ 0 xf(x)dx = a and ∫ 0 x 2 f(x)dx = a 2 , then ∫ 0 (x − a) 2 f(x)dx is equal to

1 1 1 1

A. A) a 2
B. B) a 2 + 1
C. C) a 2 − 1
D. D) 0

Question 52

If ∫ 0 x 2 √2ax − x 2 dx = ka 4 , then k : π =
2a

A. A) 1 : 8
B. B) 3 : 8
C. C) 5 : 8
D. D) 9 : 8

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Question 53

dx is equal to
π 1
∫0 1+sin x

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

Question 54

10
∫ 0 (5 − √10x − x 2 )dx =

A. A) 50 − 25π
B. B) (100 − 25π)
C. C) 2 (100 − 25π)
1

D. D) 4 (100 − 25π)
1

Question 55

1−x )dx is equal to :

1
∫ 0 sin (2 tan −1 √ 1+x

A. A) π6
B. B) π4
C. C) 2
π

D. D) π

Question 56

3
∫ 0 (2 + x 2 )dx =
2
1 2 +2 2 +…+(3n)
A. A) lim n [2n +
1
n2
]
n→∞

B. B) lim n [3n +
1 1 2 +2 2 +…+6n 2
n2 ]
n→∞

C. C) lim n1 [6n + 1 +2 +…+9n

2 2 2

n 2 ]
n→∞

D. D) lim n1 [3n + 1 +2 +…+3n

2 2 2

n 2 ]
n→∞

Question 57
π

2+sin θ )dθ is equal to

log ( 2−sin
2 θ
∫ −π
2

A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) 2

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D. D) −1

Question 58

√1+x+x 2 −√1−x+x 2
dx is equal to
1
∫ −1 √1+x+x 2 +√1−x+x 2

A. A) 2
3π

B. B) 2
π

C. C) 0
D. D) −1

Question 59

3
∫ 0 x 2 − 3x + 2 dx =
A. A) 32
B. B) 16
C. C) 6
11

D. D) 11
2

Question 60

dx is equal to :
3 3x+1
∫0 x 2 +9

A. A) log(2√2) + 12
π

B. B) log(2√2) + 2
π

C. C) log(2√2) + 6
π

D. D) log (2(√2) + 3
π

Hard Questions

∣
Question 61

Let f : R → R be continuous function satisfying f(x) + f(x + k) = n, for all x ∈ R where k > 0
and n is a positive integer. If I 1 = ∫ 0

A. A) I 1 + 2I 2 = 4nk
B. B) I 1 + 2I 2 = 2nk
C. C) I 1 + nI 2 = 4n 2 K
D. D) I 1 + nI 2 = 6n 2 k

Question 62

Match the following.

4nk
f(x)dx and I 2 = ∫ −k f(x)dx, then
3k

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A. A) (i) (a), (ii) (b), (iii) (d), (iv) (c)

B. B) (i) (c), (ii) (a), (iii) (b), (iv) (d)
C. C) (i) (a), (ii) (d), (iii) (b), (iv) (c)
D. D) (i) (b), (ii) (a), (iii) (c), (iv) (d)

Question 63

2
n n2 n2 n2
lim ( (n2 +1)(n+1) + (n 2 +4)(n+2) + (n 2 +9)(n+3) +…+ (n 2 +n 2 )(n+n) )
n→∞
is equal to

A. A) π8 + 14 ln 2
B. B) π4 + 18 ln 2
C. C) 4 − 8 ln 2
π 1

D. D) π8 + ln √2

Question 64

The minimum value of the twice differentiable function

f(x) = ∫ 0 e x−t f ′ (t)dt − (x 2 − x + 1)e x , x ∈ R, is
x

A. A) −
2
√e

B. B) −2√e
C. C) −√e
D. D)
2
√e

Question 65

If [t] denotes the greatest integer ≤ t, then the value of ∫ 0 [2x − 3x 2 − 5x + 2 + 1]dx is
1

A. A)
√37+√13−4
6

B. B)
√37−√13−4
6

C. C) −√37−√13+4
6

D. D)
−√37+√13+4
6

Question 66

Let n be a positive integer. For a real number x, let [x] denote the largest integer not exceeding x
n+1 ({x}) [x]
and {x} = x − [x]. Then ∫ 1 [x] dx is equal to
A. A) log e (n)
B. B) n+1
1

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C. C) n+1
n

D. D) 1 + 12 + … + n1

Question 67

2
e min{x ,x−[x]} , x ∈ [0, 1)
Let the function f : [0, 2] → R be defined as f(x) = { , where [t]
e [x−loge x] , x ∈ [1, 2]
denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to t. Then the value of the integral ∫ 0 xf(x)dx is
2

A. A) 1 + 3e
2
B. B) (e − 1)(e 2 + 2 )
1

C. C) 2e − 1
D. D) 2e − 12

Question 68

Let f be a non-negative function defined on the interval [0, 1]. If

0 ≤ x ≤ 1 \text { and } f(0)=0 \text {, then }

x x
∫ 0 √1 − {f ′ (t)} 2 dt = ∫ 0 f(t)dt,
A. A) f ( 2 ) < 2 and f ( 3 ) > 3
1 1 1 1

B. B) f ( 12 ) > 12 and f ( 13 ) > 13

C. C) f ( 2 ) < 2 and f ( 3 ) < 3
1 1 1 1

D. D) f ( 12 ) > 12 and f ( 13 ) < 13

Question 69

x x
For x ∈ R, x ≠ 0, if y(x) is a differentiable function such that x ∫ y(t)dt = (x + 1) ∫ ty(t)dt,
1 1
then y(x) equals (where C is a constant)

A. A) Cx 3 e x
1

B. B) xC2 e − x
1

C. C) x e − x
1
C

D. D) x3 e − x
C 1

Question 70

Let f : [0, 1] → [0, 1] be a continuous function such that x 2 + (f(x)) ≤ 1 for all x ∈ [0, 1] and
2
1

Then, ∫ 1 2 dx equals
1 π √ f(x)
∫ 0 f(x)dx = 4 1−x 2
2

A. A) 12
π

B. B) 15
π

C. C)
√2−1
2 π

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D. D) 10
π

Question 71
nπ
If I n = ∫ max(|sin x|, sin −1 (sin x) )dx, then I 2 + I 4 has the value λπ
2 ; where λ is
2

Question 72

π
Let f be a differentiable function defined on [0, 2 ] such that f(x) > 0 and

f(x) + ∫ 0 f(t)√1 − (log e (f(t))) 2 dt = e ∀x ∈ [0, 2π ], then {6 log e (f( 6π ))} is equal to
2
x

Question 73

For any real number x, let [x] denotes the largest integer less than or equal to x. Let f be a real

valued function defined on the interval [−10, 10] by f(x) = { . Then

x − [x] if [x] is odd
1 + [x] − x if [x] is even
the value of π10 ∫ −10 f(x) cos πxdx is
2 10

Question 74

Let J = ∫ 0 1+x 8 dx Consider the following assertions:

x 1

I. J >
II. J <
Then,
1
4
π
8

A. A) only I is true
B. B) only II is true
C. C) both I and II are true

the equation, 2cot θ −

A. A) 3
B. B) 3

D. D) 9
π

2π

C. C) π3 + 16
π

Question 76
2
∣
D. D) neither I nor II is true

Question 75

If θ 1 and θ 2 be respectively the smallest and the largest values of θ in (0, 2π) − {π} which satisfy
5
sin θ
θ2
+ 4 = 0 , then ∫ cos 2 3θdθ is equal to:
θ1

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The limit L = lim ∑ r=4 n2 +r 2 satisfies the relation
n n−4
n→∞

A. A) e L > e
B. B) e L > 3
C. C) e tan L < 2e
D. D) L < 1
π

Question 77

Let I n = ∫ 0 e −y y n dy, where n is a non-negative integer. Then ∑ n=1 n!n is

1 ∞ I

A. A) 1
B. B) 1 − 1e
C. C) e
1

D. D) 1 + 1e

Question 78

Let f(x) = |x − 2| and g(x) = f(f(x)), x ∈ [0, 4]. Then ∫ 0 (g(x) − f(x)) dx is equal to
3

A. A) 1
B. B) 0
C. C) 12
D. D) 2
3

Question 79

Let f : R → R be defined as f(x) = e −x sin x. If F : [0, 1] → R is a differentiable function such

that F (x) = ∫ 0 f(t)dt, then the value of ∫ 0 (F ′ (x) + f(x))e x dx lies in the interval
x 1

A. A) [ 327 , 329 ]
360 360
B. B) [ 360 , 360 ]
330 331

C. C) [ 331 , 334 ]
360 360
D. D) [ 335 336
360 , 360 ]

Question 80
π
2
Let a n = ∫ 1−cos 2nx
1−cos 2x
dx, then a 1 , a 2 , a 3 , . . . . . . are in
0

A. A) Arithmetic Progression
B. B) Geometric Progression
C. C) Harmonic Progression
D. D) Arithmetic Geometric Progression

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Question 81

(1−x) n
For each positive integer n, define f n (x) = minimum ( xn! , ), for 0 ≤ x ≤ 1. Let
n

n!
I n = ∫ 0 f n (x)dx, n ≥ 1. Then I n = ∑ ∞
n=1 I n is equal to-
1

A. A) 2√e − 3
B. B) 2√e − 2
C. C) 2√e − 1
D. D) 2√e

Question 82

Let I n = ∫ 1 x 19 (log x ) n dx, where n ∈ N . If (20)I 10 = αI 9 + βI 8 , for natural numbers α and

e

β, then α − β equal to _______.

Question 83

If [ t denotes the greatest integer ≤ 1, then the value of ∫ 1 x 2 e [x]+[x ] dx is :

3(e−1) 2 3
e

A. A) e 9 − e
B. B) e 8 − e
C. C) e 7 − 1
D. D) e 8 − 1

Question 84
π
If b n = ∫ 02 cos
sin x dx, n ∈ N, then
2
nx

A. A) b 3 − b 2 , b 4 − b 3 , b 5 − b 4 are in an A.P. with common difference−2

B. B) b −b , b −b , b −b are in an A.P. with common difference 2
1 1 1
3 2 4 3 5 4

Question 85

A. A)
100(e − 1)
B. B)
100e
C. C)
100(1 − e)
D. D) 100(1 + e)
1

100

∣
C. C) b 3 − b 2 , b 4 − b 3 , b 5 − b 4 are in a G.P.
D. D) b3 −b2 , b4 −b3 , b5 −b4 are in an A.P. with common difference −2
1 1

The value of ∑ n=1 ∫ n−1 e x−[x] dx, where [x] is the greatest integer ≤ x, is:
n

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Question 86

If ∫ 0 (√2x − √2x − x 2 )dx =

2

y2 y2
)dy + I , then I equal to
1 2
∫ 0 (1 − √1 − y 2 − 2 )dy + ∫ 1 (2 − 2

A. A) ∫ 0 (1 + √1 − y 2 )dy
1

y2
B. B) ∫ 0 ( 2 − √1 − y 2 + 1)dy
1

C. C) ∫ 0 (1 − √1 − y 2 )dy
1

D. D) ∫ 0 ( 2 + √1 − y 2 + 1)dy
1 y2

Question 87

Define a function f : R → R by f(x) = max{|x|, |x − 1|, … … . |x − 2n|} Where n is a fixed

natural number, Then ∫ 0 f(x)dx is
2n

A. A) n
B. B) n 2
C. C) 3n
D. D) 3n 2

Question 88

Let f(x) = ∫ 0 g(t) log e ( 1+t ) dt, where g is a continuous odd function. If
x 1−t
π
π
2
∫ 2
π (f(x) +
x 2 cosx
1+e x )dx = ( α ) − α, then α is equal to _____.
−2

Question 89

Let J n,m = ∫ 0 dx, ∀n > m and n, m ∈ N. Consider a matrix A = [a ij ] 3×3 where

xn
1/2
x m −1

. Then adj A −1 is :
J 6+i,3 − J i+3,3 , i ≤ j
a ij = {
0 , i>j
A. A) (15) 2 × 2 34
B. B) (15) 2 × 2 42
C. C) (105) 2 × 2 36
D. D) (105) 2 × 2 38

Question 90

\text { Match the statements/expressions in Column I with the open intervals in Column II. }

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A. A) (A) p,q,t, (B) q,t, (C) r,s, (D) p,s
B. B) (A) p,q,s, (B) p,t, (C) p,q,r,t, (D) s
C. C) (A) p,q,s, (B) q,t, (C) r,s,t, (D) p,s
D. D) (A) p,q,t, (B) p,t, (C) p,q,r,t, (D) s

Correct Answers for this Chapter

Q1 - D Q31 - C Q61 - C
Q2 - A Q32 - D Q62 - C
Q3 - C Q33 - C Q63 - A
Q4 - D Q34 - D Q64 - A
Q5 - D Q35 - A Q65 - A
Q6 - D Q36 - B Q66 - C
Q7 - C Q37 - B Q67 - D
Q8 - C Q38 - A Q68 - C
Q9 - A Q39 - C Q69 - D
Q10 - C Q40 - D Q70 - A
Q11 - B Q41 - D Q71 - 3 (Num)
Q12 - B Q42 - D Q72 - 27 (Num)
Q13 - C Q43 - A Q73 - 4 (Num)
Q14 - B Q44 - D Q74 - A
Q15 - C Q45 - A Q75 - A
Q16 - C Q46 - A Q76 - C
Q17 - C Q47 - C Q77 - C
Q18 - D Q48 - D Q78 - A
Q19 - D Q49 - A Q79 - B
Q20 - C Q50 - D Q80 - A
Q21 - D Q51 - D Q81 - A
Q22 - B Q52 - C Q82 - 1 (Num)
Q23 - C Q53 - B Q83 - B
Q24 - C Q54 - C Q84 - D
Q25 - C Q55 - B Q85 - A
Q26 - B Q56 - C Q86 - C
Q27 - A Q57 - A Q87 - D
Q28 - C Q58 - C Q88 - 2 (Num)
Q29 - A Q59 - C Q89 - D
Q30 - A Q60 - A Q90 - B

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Area Under Curves

Easy Questions

Question 1

The area enclosed by the pair of lines xy = 0, the line x − 4 = 0 and y + 5 = 0 is

A. A) 10sq units
B. B) 20 sq units
C. C) 0 sq units
D. D) 54 sq units

Question 2

What is the value of k if the area bounded by the curve y = sin kx, y = 0, x = π/k, x = π/(3k) is
3 sq unit?

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

Question 3

The area in square units bounded by the normal at (1, 2) to the parabola y 2 = 4x, X-axis and the
curve is given by

A. A) 10
3
B. B) 73
C. C) 3
4

D. D) None of these

Question 4

Area bounded by the curve y = log x and the coordinate axes is

A. A) 2
B. B) 1
C. C) 5
D. D) 2√2

Question 5

Area of the figure bounded by the parabola y 2 + 8x = 16 and y 2 − 24x = 48 is

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A. A) 9 sq. unit
11

B. B) 32
3
√6 sq. unit
C. C) 3 sq. unit
16

D. D) 5 sq. unit
24

Question 6

What is the area under the curve y = |x| + |x − 1| between x = 0 and x = 1?

A. A) 12
B. B) 1
C. C) 2
3

D. D) 2

Question 7

The area of the region bounded by the parabola y = x 2 − 4x + 5 and the straight line y = x + 1 is

A. A) 2
1

B. B) 2
C. C) 3
D. D) 2
9

Question 8

The area of the region bounded by the curves y = x 2 and x = y 2 is

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

Question 9

The area of the figure bounded by the parabola x = −2y 2 , x = 1 − 3y 2 is

Question 10

The area of the region bounded by the curves y = x 3 , y = x , x = 2 is

1

A. A) 4 − log e 2
B. B) 4 + log e 2
1

C. C) 3 − log e 2
D. D) 15
4 − log e 2

Question 11

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What is the area bounded by y = tan x, y = 0 and x = 4 ?
π

A. A) ℓn 2 sq. units
B. B) ℓn2
2 sq. units
C. C) 2 (ℓn 2) sq. units
D. D) None of these

Question 12

What is the area of one of the loops between the curve y = c sin x and x -axis ?

A. A) c
B. B) 2c
C. C) 3c
D. D) 4c

Question 13

The area enclosed by the curves y = sin x + cos x and y = | cos x − sin x| over the interval
[0, π
2 ] is
A. A) 4(√2 − 1)
B. B) 2√2(√2 − 1)

C. C) 2(√2 + 1)
D. D) 2√2(√2 + 1)

Question 14

The area enclosed by y = 3x − 5, y = 0, x = 3 and x = 5 is

A. A) 12sq units
B. B) 13 sq units
C. C) 13 12 sq units
D. D) 14 sq units

Question 15

The area of the triangle formed by the tangent and normal at the point (1, √3) on the circle x 2
+y 2 = 4 and the x-axis is
A. A) 3 sq. units

B. B) 2√3 sq. units

C. C) 3√2 sq. units
D. D) 4 sq. units

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Question 16

The area of the region R = {(x, y) : |x| ≤ |y| and x 2 +y 2 ≤ 1} is

A. A) 3π
8 sq units
B. B) 8 sq units
5π

C. C) π2 sq units
D. D) 8 sq unit
π

Question 17

What is the area of a loop of the curve r = asin 3θ ?

A. A) πa6
2

B. B) 8
πa 2

C. C) 12
πa 2

D. D) 24
πa 2

Question 18

Area intercepted by the curves y = cos x x ∈ [0, π] and y = cos 2x, x ∈ [0, π], is

A. A) 2
3π

B. B)
3√3
2
C. C)
3π
4

D. D)
3√3
4

Question 19

The area (in square unit) of the circle which touches the lines 4x + 3y = 15 and 4x + 3y = 5 is

A. A) 4π
B. B) 3π
C. C) 2π
D. D) π

Question 20

The area bounded by y = x + 1 and y = cos x and the X -axis, is

Question 21

The area (in square unit) of the triangle formed by x + y + 1 = 0 and the pair of straight lines
x 2 − 3xy + 2y 2 = 0 is
A. A) 12
7

B. B) 12
5

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C. C) 12
1

D. D) 6
1

Question 22

The area of the region bounded by y = 2x − x 2 and the X-axis is

A. A) 83 sq units
B. B) 3 sq units
4

C. C) 3 sq units
7

D. D) 23 sq units

Question 23

The area enclosed between the curves y = x 3 and y = √x is, (in square units)

A. A) 53
B. B) 4
5

C. C) 12
5

D. D) 5
12

Question 24

The area bounded by the curve x = 4 − y 2 and the Y -axis is

A. A) 32 sq units
B. B) 16 sq units
C. C) 3 sq units
16

D. D) 32
3
sq units

Question 25

What is the area between the curve y = cos 3x, 0 ≤ x ≤ π6 and the co-ordinate axes?

A. A) 1 squale unit
B. B) 2 squaue unit
1

C. C) 13 square unit
D. D) 4 square unit
1

Question 26

What is the area of the region bounded by x-axis, the curve y = f(x) and the two ordinates x = 2
1

and x = 1? Consider the function f(x) = |x − 1| + x 2 , where x ∈ R.

A. A) 12
5
square unit
B. B) 6 square unit
5

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C. C) −
7
square units
D. D) 2 square units

Question 27

A wire 34 cm long is to be bent in the form of a quadrilateral of which each angle is 90 . What is the
∘

maximum area which can be enclosed inside the quadrilateral?

A. A) 68 cm 2
B. B) 70 cm 2
C. C) 71.25 cm 2
D. D) 72.25 cm 2

Question 28

The area in square units of the region bounded by y 2 = 9x and y = 3x is

A. A) 2
B. B) 4
1

C. C) 2
1

D. D) 1

Question 29

What is the area of the parabola y 2 = x bounded by its latus rectum?

A. A) 12 square unit
1

B. B) 16 square unit
C. C) 13 square unit
D. D) None of the above

Question 30

The area bounded by curves (x − 1) 2 + y 2 = 1 and x 2 + y 2 = 1 is

A. A) ( 3 − 2 )
2π √3

B. B) 2π
3

C. C) 2
√3

D. D) 3 + 2
2π √3

Moderate Questions

Question 31

The area (in sq. units) of the portion lying above the X-axis and enclosed between the curves
y 2 = 2ax − x 2 and y 2 = ax is

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A. A) a 2 ( 2 + 3 )
−π 2

B. B) a 2 ( 3 − 4 )
2 π

C. C) a 2 ( π4 − 23 )
D. D) a 2 ( 4 + 3 )
π 2

Question 32

The area bounded by the curves y = cos x and y = sin 2x, ∀x ∈ [ 6 , 2 ] is equal to
π π

A. A) π2 sq. units
B. B) π3 sq. units
C. C) 6 sq. units
π

D. D) 14 sq. units

Question 33

The area bounded by the curves y − 1 = cos x, y = sin x and the X-axis between x = 0 and
x = π is
A. A) 2 + 2
π

B. B) − π2
C. C) 2 − 2
π

D. D) 2
π

Question 34

The area between the curve y = 2x 4 − x 2 , the x-axis and the ordinates of the two minima of the
curve is

A. A) 60 sq. units
11

B. B) 120
7
sq. units
C. C) 30
1
sq. units
D. D) 90 sq. units
7

Question 35

The area (in sq units) of the region bounded by x = −1, x = 2, y = x 2 + 1 and y = 2x − 2 is

A. A) 10

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B. B) 7
C. C) 8
D. D) 9

Question 36

The values of a function f(x) at different values of x are as follows

Then, the approximate area (in square units) bounded by the curve y = f(x) and x-axis between
x = 0 and 5 , using the Trapezoidal rule, is

A. A) 50
B. B) 75
C. C) 52.5
D. D) 62.5

Question 37

The curve y = ax 2 + bx passes through the point (1, 2) and lies above the X-axis for 0 ≤ x ≤ 8. If
the area enclosed by this curve, the X-axis and the line x = 6 is 108 square units, then 2b − a =

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

Question 38

The area (in square units) of the region enclosed between the parabola y 2 = 2x and the line
y = 4x − 1
A. A) 32
9

B. B) 23
7

C. C) 16
3
D. D) 4
15

Question 39

x2 + 4 : x < 0
Let f(x) = { , then the area bounded by y = f(x) and the x-axis from x = −1
4 − 2x : x ≥ 0
to x = 3 is equal to

A. A) 9 sq. units
B. B) 28
3
sq. units
C. C) 29
3 sq. units

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D. D) 27 Sq. units

Question 40

The area (in sq units) bounded by the curves x = −2y 2 and x = 1 − 3y 2 is

A. A) 3
2

B. B) 1
C. C) 3
2

D. D) 3
2

Question 41

If the area bounded by y + |x − π| ≤ π and y ≥ 2 is Kπ 2 sq. units, then the value of 8K is equal
π

to

Question 42

The area (in square units) bounded by the curves |x| = 2, |y| = 2 and xy ≤ 2 is
1

A. A) 9 + 3 log 2
B. B) 3 + log 2
C. C) 2 + log 3
D. D) 8 + 2 log 3

Question 43

If f(x) is a non-negative function such that the area bounded by y = f(x), x-axis and the lines
x = 0 and x = α is 4α sin α + 2 sq. units (∀α ∈ [0, π]), then the value of f( π2 ) is equal to
A. A) 0
B. B) 4
C. C) 2π
D. D) 8π

Question 44

The area of the region enclosed by f(x) = −2x

ex
and the x -axis is

A. A) 1 sq. unit
B. B) 2 sq. units
C. C) 2 sq. unit
1

D. D) not defined

Question 45

The area (in sq. units) bounded by the curves y = x , y = 2x and x = 4 is

8

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A. A) 12 − 8 log 2
B. B) 12 + 8 log 2
C. C) 12 − 8 log 4
D. D) 12 + 8 log 4

Question 46

A farmer F 1 has a land in the shape of a triangle with vertices at P (0, 0), Q(1, 1) and R(2, 0).
From this land, a neighbouring farmer F 2 takes away the region which lies between the side P Q and
a curve of the form y = x n ; (n > 1). If the area of the region taken away by the farmer F 2 is exactly
30% of the area of ΔP QR, then the value of n is

Question 47

The line x = 4 divides the area of the region bounded by y = sin x, y = cos x and x-axis
π

(0 ≤ x ≤ π2 ) into two regions of areas A 1 and A 2 . Then A 1 , A 2 equals

A. A) 4: 1
B. B) 3: 1
C. C) 2: 1
D. D) 1: 1

Question 48

The area (in sq. units) of the region bounded by the circle x 2 + y 2 = 64, positive x-axis and the line
y = √3x is
A. A) 16π
3
B. B) 3
8π

C. C) 64π
3
D. D) 3
32π

Question 49

The area (in sq. units) of the region lying in the first quadrant and enclosed by the X-axis, the straight
line x − √3y = 0 and the circle x 2 + y 2 = 4, is

A. A) π3
B. B) 3
2π

C. C) π
2√3
D. D) 2π
3√2

Question 50

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If the area bounded by y = x 2 and y = 1+x 2 is (K 1 π − 3 ) sq. units (where K 1 , K 2 ∈ Z), then
2 K2

the value of (K 1 + K 2 ) is equal to

A. A) 3
B. B) 1
C. C) –1
D. D) –2

Question 51

The area bounded by the curves y = (x − 1) , y = (x + 1) and y = 14 is

2 2

A. A) 13 sq unit
B. B) 23 sq unit
C. C) 4 sq unit
1

D. D) 5 sq unit
1

Question 52

The area (in square units) bounded by the curves y 2 = 4x and x 2 = 4y in the plane is

A. A) 83
B. B) 3
16

C. C) 32
3
D. D) 64
3

Question 53

The area (in square units) of the region bounded by x 2 = 8y, x = 4 and X-axis, is

A. A) 3
2

B. B) 43
C. C) 3
8

D. D) 3
10

Question 54

If the area of the circle x 2 + y 2 = 2 is divided into two parts by the parabola y = x 2 , then the area
(in sq units) of the larger part is

A. A) 2 − 3
3π 1

B. B) 6π − 43
C. C) 4π
3
− 23
D. D) 4π − 4
1

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Question 55

The area (in square units) of the region bounded by the curve y = | sin 2x| and the X-axis in [0, 2π]
is

A. A) 0
B. B) 3
C. C) 4
D. D) 1

Question 56

The area (in square units) of the region enclosed by the two circles x 2 + y 2 = 1 and
(x − 1) 2 + y 2 = 1 is

A. A) 3 + 2
2π √3

B. B) 3 + 2
π √3

C. C) π3 − 23
√

D. D) 3 − 2
2π √3

Question 57

The area bounded by the curve y = 2 x 2 , x-axis and x = 2 is

1

A. A) 13 sq unit
B. B) 3 sq unit
2

C. C) 1 sq unit
D. D) 43 sq unit

Question 58

The area (in sq unit) of the region bounded by the curves 2x = y 2 − 1 and x = 0 is

A. A) 3
1

B. B) 23
C. C) 1
D. D) 2

Question 59

The area (in sq units) bounded by the curves y 2 = 4x and x 2 = 4y is

A. A) 3
64

B. B) 16
3
C. C) 3
8

D. D) 23

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Question 60

The area of the region bounded by the curves x = y 2 − 2 and x = y is

A. A) 94
B. B) 9
C. C) 92
D. D) 7
9

Hard Questions

Question 61

Let the functions f : R → R and g : R → R be defined by

f(x) = e x−1 − e −|x−1| and g(x) = 1
2 (e x−1 + e 1−x ).
Then the area of the region in the first quadrant bounded by the curves y = f(x), y = g(x) and
x = 0 is

A. A) (2 − √3) + 12 (e − e −1 )

B. B) (2 + √3) + 2 (e − e −1 )
1

C. C) (2 − √3) + 2 (e + e −1 )
1

D. D) (2 + √3) + 12 (e + e −1 )

Question 62

Let R be the region of the disc x 2 + y 2 ≤ 1 in the first quadrant. Then the area of the largest
possible circle contained in R is

A. A) π(3 − 2√2)

B. B) π(4 − 3√2)
C. C) 6
π

D. D) π(2√2 − 2)

Question 63

The area of the region bounded by the lines x = 1, x = 2, and the curves x(y − e x ) = sin x and
2xy = 2 sin x + x 3 is
A. A) e 2 − e − 6
1

B. B) e 2 − e − 76
C. C) e 2 − e + 6
1

D. D) e 2 − e + 6
7

Question 64

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If the area lying in the first quadrant and bounded by the circle x 2 + y 2 − 4x = 0, the parabola
y 2 = x and the X-axis is A, then 6A − 9√3 =
A. A) π
B. B) 2π
C. C) 3π
D. D) 4π

Question 65

The area of the region between the curves y = √ 1+sin

cos x and
x
cos x bounded by the lines
y = √ 1−sin x

x = 0 and x = π4 is

A. A) ∫ 0
√2−1 t
dt
(1+t 2 )√1−t 2

B. B) ∫ 0
√2−1 4t
dt
(1+t 2 )√1−t 2

C. C) ∫ 0
√2+1 4t
dt
(1+t 2 )√1−t 2

D. D) ∫ 0
√2+1 t
dt
(1+t 2 )√1−t 2

Question 66

The maximum possible area bounded by the parabola y = x 2 + x + 10 and a chord of the parabola
of length 1 is

A. A) 12
1

B. B) 6
1

C. C) 13
D. D) 2
1

Question 67

Consider the following parametric equation of a curve ; x(θ) = | cos 4θ| cos θ y(θ) = | cos 4θ| sin θ
for 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π Which one of the following graphs represents the curve ?

A. A)

B. B)

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C. C)

D. D)

Question 68

The area of the region bounded by the curve y = x 3 − 4x 2 + 3x and the x-axis, 0 ≤ x ≤ 3, is −

A. A) 37
6
B. B) 4
9

C. C) 37
12
D. D) 0

Question 69

The figure shows a portions of the graph y = 2x − 4x 3 . The line y = c is such that the areas of the
regions marked I and II are equal. If a, b are the x-coordinates of A, B respectively, then a + b
equals

A. A) 2
√7
B. B) 3
√7
C. C) 4
√7

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D. D)
5
√7

Question 70

Consider the regions A = {(x, y) ∣ x 2 + y 2 ≤ 100} and = {(x, y) ∣ sin(x + y) > 0} in the
plane. Then the area of the region A ∩ B is-

A. A) 10π
B. B) 100
C. C) 100π
D. D) 50π

Question 71

Area of the region {(x, y) ∈ R 2 : y ≥ √|x + 3|, 5y ≤ x + 9 ≤ 15} is equal to

A. A) 6
1

B. B) 43
C. C) 2
3

D. D) 53

Question 72

Paragraph: Consider the functions defined implicitly by the equation y 3 − 3y + x = 0 on various

intervals in the real line. If x ∈ (−∞, −2) ∪ (2, ∞), the equation implicitly defines a unique real
valued differentiable function y = f(x). If x ∈ (−2, 2), the equation implicitly defines a unique real
valued differentiable function y = g(x), satisfying g(0) = [Link]: The area of the region
bounded by the curve y = f(x), the X-axis and the lines x = a and x = b, where
−∞ < a < b < −2, is
A. A) ∫ a 3[f(x)
b x
2 −1] dx + bf(b) − af(a)

B. B) − ∫ a 3[(f(x))2 −1] dx + bf(b) − af(a)

b x

C. C) ∫ a 3[(f(x))
b x
2 −1] dx − bf(b) + af(a)

D. D) − ∫ a 3[f(x)
bx
2 −1] dx − bf(b) − af(a)

Question 73

The area (in sq. units) of the region described by

A = {(x, y) y ≥ x 2 − 5x + 4, x + y ≥ 1, y ≤ 0} is
A. A) 19
6
B. B) 6
17

C. C) 2
7

D. D) 13
6

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Question 74

The parabola y 2 = x divides the circle x 2 + y 2 = 2 into two parts whose areas are in the ratio

A. A) 9π + 2 : 3π − 2
B. B) 9π − 2 : 3π + 2
C. C) 7π − 2 : 2π − 3
D. D) 7π + 2 : 3π + 2

Question 75

The area bounded by the curve y = cos x, the line joining (−π/4, cos(−π/4)) and (0, 2) and the
line joining (π/ 4, cos(π/4)) and (0, 2) is

A. A) (
4+√2
8 )π − √2

B. B) (
4+√2
8 )π + √2

C. C) (
4+√2
4 )π − √2

D. D) ( 4+4 2 )π + √2
√

Question 76

The area enclosed by the curves y = sin x + cos x and y = |cos x − sin x| over the interval [0, π2 ]
is

A. A) 4(√2 − 1)

B. B) 2√2(√2 − 1)

C. C) 2(√2 + 1)

D. D) 2√2(√2 + 1)

Question 77

The area bounded by the curve y = 4 4 − x 2 and y = 7 − |x| is

1

A. A) 18
B. B) 32
C. C) 36
D. D) 64

Question 78

The following figure shows the graph of a continuous function y = f(x) on the interval [1, 3]. The
points A, B, C have coordinates (1, 1), (3, 2), (2, 3) respectively, and the lines L 1 and L 2 are

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parallel, with L 1 being tangent to the curve at C. If the area under the graph of y = f(x) from x = 1
to x = 3 is 4 square units, then the area of the shaded region is-

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

Question 79

The area of the region A = {(x, y) : |cos x − sin x| ≤ y ≤ sin x, 0 ≤ x ≤ π2 }

A. A) 1 −
3 4
√2
+ √5

B. B) √5 + 2√2 − 4. 5
C. C) 3 − 3 + 1
√5 √2

D. D) √5 − 2√2 + 1

Question 80

The area enclosed (in square units) by the curve y = x 4 − x 2 , the x-axis and the vertical lines
passing through the two minimum points of the curve is

A. A)
48√2
5
B. B) 5
48√2
C. C) 7
60√2
D. D) 7
30√2

Question 81

Paragraph: Consider the polynomial f(x) = 1 + 2x + 3x 2 + 4x 3 . Let s be the sum of all distinct
real roots of f(x) and let t = |s|.Question: The area bounded by the curve y = f(x) and the lines
x = 0, y = 0 and x = t, lies in the interval
A. A) ( 4 , 3)
3

B. B) ( 21 11
64 , 16 )
C. C) (9, 10)
D. D) (0, 21
64
)

Question 82

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The area of the region
{(x, y) : 0 ≤ x ≤ 9
4 , 0 ≤ y ≤ 1, x ≥ 3y, x + y ≥ 2} is
A. A) 11
32
B. B) 96
35

C. C) 37
96
D. D) 32
13

Question 83

Let A 1 , A 2 and A 3 be the regions on R 2 defined by

A 1 = {(x, y) : x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0, 2x + 2y − x 2 − y 2 > 1 > x + y}

A 2 = {(x, y) : x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0, x + y > 1 > x 2 + y 2 }
A 3 = {(x, y) : x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0, x + y > 1 > x 3 + y 3 }
Denote by |A 1 |, |A 2 | and |A 3 | the areas of the regions A 1 , A 2 and A 3 respectively. Then

A. A) |A 1 | > |A 2 | > |A 3 |
B. B) |A 1 | > |A 3 | > |A 2 |
C. C) |A 1 | = |A 2 | < |A 3 |
D. D) |A 1 | = |A 3 | > |A 2 |

Question 84

The area (in sq units) bounded by the curves x = −2y 2 and x = 1 − 3y 2 is

A. A) 3
2

B. B) 1
C. C) 3
2

D. D) 23

Question 85

Let A 1 , A 2 , A 3 be regions in the xy-plane defined by

A 1 = {(x, y) : x 2 + 2y 2 ≤ 1}
A 2 = {(x, y) : |x| 3 + 2√2|y| 3 ≤ 1}

A 3 = {(x, y) : max(|x|, √2|y|) ≤ 1. Then

A. A) A 1 ⊃ A 2 ⊃ A 3
B. B) A 3 ⊃ A 1 ⊃ A 2
C. C) A 2 ⊃ A 3 ⊃ A 2
D. D) A 3 ⊃ A 2 ⊃ A 1

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Question 86

Let n ≥ 2 be a natural number and f : [0, 1] → R be the function defined by

1
⎧ n(1 − 2nx) if 0≤x≤ 2n
1 3
2n(2nx − 1) if 2n ≤ x ≤ 4n
f(x) = ⎨ 3 1
4n(1 − nx) if 4n ≤ x ≤ n
⎩ n
(nx − 1) if 1
≤x≤1
n−1 n

If n is such that the area of the region bounded by the curves x = 0, x = 1, y = 0 and y = f(x) is
4, then the maximum value of the function f is

Question 87

Let the straight line x = b divide the area enclosed by y = (1 − x) 2 , y = 0 and x = 0 into two parts
R 1 (0 ≤ x ≤ b) and R 2 (b ≤ x ≤ 1) such that R 1 − R 2 = 1
4 . Then, b equals to

A. A) 34
B. B) 12
C. C) 13
D. D) 14

Question 88

g(x) = ⎨
⎩

⎪
Consider the functions f, g : R → R defined by f(x) = x 2 + 12
⎧2(1 − 4|x| ), |x| ≤ 3 ,

0,

value of 9α is _____ .

Question 89
3 4

|x| > 34
If α is the area of the region {(x, y) ∈ R × R : |x| ≤

The area of the region {(x, y) : xy ≤ 8, 1 ≤ y ≤ x 2 } is

A. A) 16log e 2 − 3
B. B) 8log e 2 − 3
C. C) 8log e 2 − 14

Question 90
3
D. D) 16log e 2 − 6
7
14
5

3
4
and

, 0 ≤ y ≤ min{f(x), g(x)}}, then the

Let g(x) = cos x 2 , f(x) = √x, and α, β(α < β) be the roots of the quadratic equation
18x 2 − 9πx + π 2 = 0. Then the area (in sq. units) bounded by the curve y = (gof)(x) and the
lines x = α, x = β and y = 0, is

A. A) 12 (√2 − 1)

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B. B) 2 (√3 − 1)
1

C. C) 12 (√3 + 1)

D. D) 12 (√3 − √2)

Correct Answers for this Chapter

Q1 - B Q33 - D Q63 - B
Q2 - A Q34 - B Q64 - D
Q3 - A Q35 - D Q65 - B
Q4 - D Q36 - C Q66 - B
Q5 - B Q37 - B Q67 - A
Q6 - B Q38 - A Q68 - C
Q7 - D Q39 - B Q69 - A
Q8 - A Q40 - C Q70 - D
Q10 - B Q41 - 2 (Num) Q71 - C
Q11 - B Q42 - A Q72 - A
Q12 - B Q43 - B Q73 - A
Q13 - B Q44 - B Q74 - B
Q14 - D Q45 - A Q75 - A
Q15 - B Q46 - 4 (Num) Q76 - B
Q16 - C Q47 - D Q77 - B
Q17 - D Q48 - D Q78 - A
Q18 - D Q49 - A Q79 - D
Q19 - D Q50 - A Q80 - D
Q21 - C Q51 - A Q81 - A
Q22 - B Q52 - A Q82 - A
Q23 - C Q53 - C Q83 - C
Q24 - D Q54 - A Q84 - C
Q25 - C Q55 - C Q85 - D
Q26 - A Q56 - D Q86 - 8 (Num)
Q27 - D Q57 - D Q87 - B
Q28 - C Q58 - B Q88 - 6 (Num)
Q29 - B Q59 - B Q89 - A
Q30 - A Q60 - C Q90 - B
Q31 - C Q61 - A
Q32 - D Q62 - A

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Differential Equations

Easy Questions

Question 1

The solution of the differential equation dx = 2(x−y)+5 is

dy x−y+3

A. A) 2(x − y) + log(x − y) = x + c
B. B) 2(x − y) − log(x − y + 2) = x + c
C. C) 2(x − y) + log(x − y + 2) = x + c
D. D) None of the above

Question 2

The particular solution of the differential equation sin 2 y dx

dy
+ x = cot y when x = 0 and y = 3π
4
is

A. A) x = 1 + cot y
B. B) xy = cot(x + y)
C. C) xy = cot(x − y)
D. D) y = 1 + cot x

Question 3

The number of solutions of dx = x−1 , when y(1) = 2 is

dy y+1

A. A) none
B. B) one
C. C) two
D. D) infinite

Question 4

The radius of a circle is increasing at a rate of 0.1 cm s −1 . Then the rate of change of area, when its
radius is 5 cm, is .........

A. A) π 2 cm 2 s −1
B. B) πcm 2 s −1
C. C) 2πcm 2 s −1
D. D) π2 cm 2 s −1

Question 5

sin 2 (x)
Integrating Factor (I.F.) of the defferential equation dx − 1+x3 =
dy 3x 2 y
1+x is
A. A) e 1+x
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B. B) log (1 + x 3 )
C. C) 1 + x 3
D. D) 1+x
1
3

Question 6

The solution of the differential equation y(1 + log x) dy − x log x = 0 is

dx

A. A) x log x = y + c
B. B) x log x = yc
C. C) y(1 + log x) = c
D. D) log x − y = c

Question 7

If the I.F. of the differential equation dx + 5y = cos x is ∫ e Adx , then A =

dy

A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) 3
D. D) 5

Question 8

The general solution of y 2 dx + (x 2 − xy + y 2 )dy = 0 is :

A. A) tan −1 ( x ) = log y + C
y

B. B) 2 tan −1 ( y ) + log x + C = 0
x

C. C) log (y + √x 2 + y 2 ) + log y + C = 0

D. D) sinh
−1
( xy ) + log y + C = 0

Question 9

The integrating factor of the differential equation (2x + 3y 2 )dy = ydx(y > 0) is

A. A) − y12

B. B) y12

C. C) e y
1

D. D) x
1

Question 10

The solution of the differential equation ydx − xdy = xydx is ….

A. A) x 2 = e x y 2

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B. B) x = ye x
C. C) xy = e x
D. D) x 2 y 2 = logx

Question 11

164 . The solution of the differential equation sec 2 x tan ydx + sec 2 y tan xdy = 0 is

A. A) tan y ⋅ tan x = C
B. B) tan x = C
tan y

C. C) tan
2
x
tan y
=C
D. D) None of these

Question 12

What is the solution of dx + 2y = 1 satisfying y(0) = 0 ?

dy

A. A) y = 1−e2
−2x

B. B) y =
1+e −2x
2
C. C) y = 1 + e x

D. D) y =
1+e x
2

Question 13

The solution of differential equation x 2 dx = y 2 + xy is

dy

A. A) xy + log |x| = c

B. B) x + log |x| = c
y

C. C) y − log |x| = c
x

D. D) x − log |x| = c
y

Question 14

If x dx + y = x f ′ (xy) , then |f(xy)| is equal to

dy f(xy)

A. A) Ce
x 2 /2

B. B) Ce
x2

C. C) Ce
2x 2

D. D) Ce
x 2 /3

Question 15

The equation of the curve whose slope at any point is equal to y + 2x and which passes through the
origin is

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A. A) y = 2(x − 1)
B. B) y = 2(e x − x − 1)
C. C) y = 2(e x − 1)
D. D) y = 2(e x x − 1)

Question 16

The integrating factor of the differential equation dx + x1 y = x 3 − 3 is

dy

A. A) −y
B. B) y
C. C) x
D. D) −x

Question 17

Integrating factor of x dx − y = x 4 − 3x is
dy

A. A) x
B. B) log x
C. C) x1
D. D) −x

Question 18

The integrating factor of dx − y = x 4 − 3x is

xdy

A. A)
x
B. B) log x
C. C) x1
D. D) −X

Question 19

2
If y = e msin x and (1 − x 2 )( dx ) = Ay 2 , then A = ________
−1 dy

A. A) m
B. B) –m
C. C) m 2
D. D) −m 2

Question 20

The solution of the differential equation (x + 1) dx − y = e 3x (x + 1) 2 is

dy

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A. A) y = (x + 1)e 3x + c
B. B) 3y = (x + 1) + e 3x + c
C. C) x+1 = e 3x + c
3y

D. D) ye −3x = 3(x + 1) + c

Question 21

d2 y
The solution of the differential equation dx2 = 0 represents

A. A) all circles in a plane

B. B) all straight lines in a plane
C. C) all parabolas in a plane
D. D) all ellipses in a plane

Question 22

The integrating factor of the differential equation dx (x log x) + y = 2 log x is given by

dy

A. A) e x
B. B) log x
C. C) log(log x)
D. D) x

Question 23

The solution of dx − 1 = e x−y is

dy

A. A) e x−y + x = c
B. B) e −(x−y) + x = c
C. C) e −(x−y) = x + c
D. D) e x−y = x + c

Question 24

The integrating factor of dx + y = is

dy 1+y
x

A. A) xe x

B. B) xe x
1

C. C) ex
x

D. D) ex
x

Question 25

The solution of the differential equation dx = (x + y) 2 is

dy

A. A) tan −1 (x + y) = x + C

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B. B) tan −1 (x + y) = 0
C. C) cot −1 (x + y) = C
D. D) cot −1 (x + y) = x + C

Question 26

The solution for the differential equation y + dx

dy
x =0

A. A) y + x = C
1 1

B. B) log x ⋅ log y = c
C. C) xy = c
D. D) x + y = c

Question 27

The general solution of the differential equation dx + 1−cos 2y = 0 is given by

dy 1+cos 2y

A. A) tan y + cot x = c
B. B) tan y − cot x = c
C. C) tan x − cot y = c
D. D) tan x + cot x = c

Question 28

The general solution of xdy − ydx = ydy is

A. A) y = Ae −x/y
B. B) y = Ae x
C. C) x = Ae x
y

D. D) xy + x = c
y

Question 29

The integrating factor of dx − y = x 4 − 3x is

xdy

A. A) x
B. B) log x
C. C) x
1

D. D) −x

Question 30

The diffrerential equation dx + x1 sin 2y = x 3 cos 2 y represents a family of curves given by the
dy

equation

A. A) x 6 + 6x 2 = C tan y

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B. B) 6x 2 tan y = x 6 + C
C. C) sin 2y = x 3 cos 2 y + C
D. D) none of these

Moderate Questions

Question 31

The solution of the differential equation (3xy + y 2 )dx + (x 2 + xy)dy = 0 is

A. A) x 2 (2xy + y 2 ) = c 2
B. B) x 2 (2xy − y 2 ) = c 2
C. C) x 2 (y 2 − 2xy) = c 2
D. D) None of these

Question 32

The solution of (1 + x 2 ) dx + 2xy − 4x 2 = 0 is :

dy

A. A) 3x (1 + y 2 ) = 4y 3 + c
B. B) 3y (1 + x 2 ) = 4x 3 + c
C. C) 3x (1 − y 2 ) = 4y 3 + c
D. D) 3y (1 + y 2 ) = 4x 3 + c

Question 33

Solution of e dy/dx = x when x = 1 and y = 0 is

A. A) y = x(log x − 1) + 4
B. B) y = x(log x − 1) + 3
C. C) y = x(log x + 1) + 1
D. D) y = x(log x − 1) + 1

Question 34

The solution of dx = cos(x + y) + sin(x + y), is

dy

A. A) log[1 + tan( 2 )] + C = 0
x+y

B. B) log[1 + tan( 2 )] = x + C
x+y

C. C) log[1 − tan( 2 )] = x + C
x+y

D. D) None of the above

Question 35

If x 2 y − x 3 dx = y 4 cos x, then x 3 y is equal to

dy

A. A) sin x

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B. B) 2 sin x + c
C. C) −3 sin x + c
D. D) 3 cos x + c

Question 36

Solution of differential equation x^{2}=1+\left(\frac{x}{y}\right)^{-1} \frac{d y}{d x}+\frac{\left(\frac{x}

{y}\right)^{-2}\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)^{2}}{2 !}+\frac{\left(\frac{x}{y}\right)^{-3}\left(\frac{d y}{d
x}\right)^{3}}{3 !}+\ldots \text { is }

A. A) y 2 = x 2 (ln x 2 − 1) + C
B. B) y = x 2 (ln x − 1) + C
C. C) y 2 = x(ln x − 1) + C
D. D) y = x 2 e x + C
2

Question 37

A curve amongst the family of curves represented by the differential equation,

(x 2 − y 2 ) dx + 2xy dy = 0 which passes through (1, 1), is
A. A) A circle with centre on the x− axis.
B. B) A circle with centre on the y− axis.
C. C) A hyperbola with transverse axis along the x− axis.
D. D) An ellipse with major axis along the y− axis.

Question 38

The general solution of the differential equation √1 − x 2 y 2 ⋅ dx = y ⋅ dx + x ⋅ dy is

A. A) sin(xy) = x + C
B. B) sin −1 (xy) + x = C
C. C) sin(x + C) = xy
D. D) sin(xy) + x = C

Question 39

If the general solution of the differential equation (y − x + 1)dy − (y + x + 2)dx = 0 is

f(x, y, c) = 0, then the value of c such that f(1, 1, c) = 0 is
A. A) 4
B. B) -4
C. C) 2
D. D) 1

Question 40

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The solution of the differential equation (1 + y 2 ) + (x − e tan y ) dx = 0, is
−1 dy

A. A) xe tan y = tan −1y +C

−1

B. B) xe 2 tan y = e − tan y + C
−1 −1

C. C) 2xe tan y = e 2 tan y + C

−1 −1

D. D) x 2 e tan y = 4e 2 tan y + C
−1 −1

Question 41

If the slope of the tangent to the curve at any point P(x, y) is x − cos 2 x , then the equation of a
y y

curve passing through (1, π4 ) is

A. A) tan ( x ) + log x = 1
y

B. B) tan ( x ) + log y = 1
y

C. C) tan ( xy ) + log x = 1

D. D) tan ( y ) + log y = 1
x

Question 42

The solution of the differential equation dx + √ 1−x2 = 0 is

dy 1−y 2

A. A) cos −1 x + cos −1 y = c
B. B) sin −1 x + sin −1 y = c
C. C) \text { } \cosh ^{-1} x+\cosh ^{-1} y=c
D. D) \sinh ^{-1} x+\sinh ^{-1} y=c

Question 43
y
If dx = , then sin ( x ) =
dy y+x tan x y
x

A. A) cx 2
B. B) cx
C. C) cx 3
D. D) log x

Question 44

The solution of the differential equation (y 2 + 2x) dx = y satisfies x = 1, y = 1. Then the solution
dy

is

A. A) x = y 2 (1 + log e y)
B. B) y = x 2 (1 + log e x)
C. C) x = y 2 (1 − log e y)
D. D) y = x 2 (1 − log e x)

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Question 45

If x 2 y − x 3 dx = y 4 cos x, then x 3 y is equal to

dy

A. A) sin x
B. B) 2 sin x + c
C. C) −3 sin x + c
D. D) 3 cos x + c

Question 46

The general solution of the differential equation (tan −1 y − x)dy = (1 + y 2 )dx is

A. A) x = (tan −1 y + 1) + Ce − tan y
−1

B. B) x = (tan −1 y − 1) + Ce − tan y
−1

C. C) x = (tan −1 x − 1) + Ce − tan x
−1

D. D) x = (tan −1 x + 1) + Ce
− tan −1 x

Question 47

If dx + x = x 2 , then 2y(2) − y(1) =

dy y

A. A) 11
4
B. B) 4
15

C. C) 94
D. D) 4
13

Question 48

( dx ) tan x = y sec 2 x + sin x, find general solution

dy

A. A) y = tan x(log | cosec x − cot x| + cos x + c)

B. B) y = sec 2 x + tan x + c
C. C) y = log | sec x + tan x| + cosec x + c
D. D) y = tan 2 x + sin x + c

Question 49

The general solution of the differential equation dx + sin(x + y) = sin(x − y) is

dy

A. A) log tan y + sin x = C

B. B)
y
log tan 2
+ 2 sin x = C
C. C) tan 2 + log sin x = C
y

D. D) None of these

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Question 50

The general solution of dx + y tan x = 2x + x 2 tan x

dy

A. A) y − x 2 = c sec x
B. B) y cos x = x 2 sec x + c
C. C) y sec x = x 2 + c cos x
D. D) y = x 2 + c cos x

Question 51

Let f be a differentiable function with lim x→∞ f(x) = 0. If

y ′ + yf ′ (x) − f(x)f ′ (x) = 0, lim x→∞ y(x) = 0, then ( where y ′ = dy
dx )

A. A) y + 1 = e f(x) + f(x)
B. B) y − 1 = e f(x) + f(x)
C. C) y + 1 = e −f(x) + f(x)
D. D) y − 1 = e −ff]x + f(x)

Question 52

The equation of one of the curves whose slope at any point is equal to y + 2x is

A. A) y = 2 (e x + x − 1)
B. B) y = 2 (e x − x − 1)
C. C) y = 2 (e x − x + 1)
D. D) y = 2 (e x + x + 1)

Question 53

Solution of (x + y) 2 dx = a 2 ('a' being a constant) is

dy

A. A) , C is an arbitrary constant
(x+y) y+C
a
= tan a
B. B) xy = a tan Cx, C is an arbitrary constant
C. C) a = tan C , C is an arbitrary constant
x y

D. D) xy = tan(x + C), C is an arbitrary constant

Question 54

The solution of xdx + ydy = x 2 ydy − xy 2 dx is

A. A) x 2 − 1 = C (1 + y 2 )
B. B) x 2 + 1 = C (1 − y 2 )
C. C) x 2 − 1 = C (1 − y 2 )
D. D) x 2 + 1 = C (1 − y 2 )

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Question 55

In a certain culture of bacteria, the rate of increase is proportional to the number present. It is found
that the number doubles in 4 hours. Then the number of times the bacteria are increased in 12 hours
is

A. A) 6
B. B) 8
C. C) 12
D. D) 4

Question 56

2
The general solution of ( dx ) = 1 − x 2 − y 2 + x 2 y 2 is
dy

A. A) 2 sin −1 y = x√1 − x 2 + sin −1 x + C

B. B) cos −1 y = x cos −1 x
C. C) sin −1 y = 12 sin −1 x + C

D. D) 2 sin
−1
y = x√1 − y 2 + C

Question 57

d2 y
If √y = cos −1 x, then it satisfies the differential equation (1 − x 2 ) dx2 − x dx = c, where c is
dy

equal to

A. A) 0
B. B) 3
C. C) 1
D. D) 2

Question 58

The solutions of (x + y + 1)dy = dx are

A. A) x + y + 2 = Ce y
B. B) x + y + 4 = C log y
C. C) log(x + y + 2) = Cy
D. D) log(x + y + 2) = C − y

Question 59

Solution of the equation dx = e x−y (e x − e y ) is

dy

A. A) e y = e x − 1 + ce −e
x

B. B) e y−x = −1 + ce −e
x

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C. C) e x + e y = ce −e
x

D. D) None of these

Question 60

The solution of the equation (x − 4y 3 ) dx − y = 0, (y > 0) is

dy

A. A) x = y 3 + cy
B. B) x + 2y 3 = cy
C. C) y = x 3 + cx
D. D) y + 2x 3 = cx

Hard Questions

Question 61

The population P = P (t) at time t of a certain species follows the differential equation
dP
dt
= 0. 5P − 450. If P (0) = 850, then the time at which population becomes zero is:
A. A) log e 9
B. B) 2 log e 18
C. C) log e 18
D. D) 2 log e 18
1

Question 62

If the solution of dx = , y(0) = 1 is y12 = log e (f(x)), then f(x) =

dy y 3 cos √x
√xe 1/y2

A. A) 4 + 4 sin √x
B. B) e sin √x
C. C) 1 − 4 sin √x
D. D) e − 4 sin √x

Question 63

The general solution of the differential equation √1 + x 2 + y 2 + x 2 y 2 + xy dx = 0 (where C is a

dy

constant of integration)

A. A) √1 + y 2 + √1 + x 2 = 2 log e (
1 √1+x 2 −1
√1+x 2 +1
)+C

B. B) √1 + y 2 − √1 + x 2 = 12 log e ( 1+x2 −1 ) + C
√ 2

√1+x +1

C. C) √1 + y 2 + √1 + x 2 = 12 log e ( 1+x2 +1 ) + C
√ 2

√1+x −1

D. D) √1 + y 2 − √1 + x 2 = 2 log e (
1 √1+x 2 +1
√1+x 2 −1
)+C

Question 64

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x 2 +y 2 −1
The solution of the differential equation dx + xy ⋅ 2(x2 +y2 )+1 = 0 is
dy

A. A) x 2 + y 2 + 3 log (x 2 + y 2 ) = c
B. B) x 2 + 3xy − 3 log (x 2 + y 2 + 2) = c
C. C) x 2 + 2y 2 − 3 log (x 2 + y 2 + 2) = c
D. D) −x 2 − 2y 2 − 3 log (x 2 + y 2 ) = c

Question 65

Let the solution curve y = f(x) of the differential equation dx + x2 −1 = x +2x2 , x ∈ (−1, 1) pass
dy xy 4

√1−x
√3
through the origin. Then ∫ 2
√ f(x)dx is equal to
− 23

A. A) 3 − 4
π 1

B. B) 3 − 4
π √3

C. C) π6 − 4
√3

D. D) π6 − 23
√

Question 66

Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential equation

− x), 0 < x < 2. 1, with y(2) = 0. Then the value of at x = 1 is
dy 2 dy
dx = (y + 1)((y + 1)e x /2
dx
equal to

A. A)
−e 3/2
2
(e 2 +1)

B. B) − 2e 2
(1+e 2 ) 2

C. C)
e 5/2
(1+e 2 ) 2

D. D)
5e 1/2
2
(e 2 +1)

Question 67

Let a curve y = y(x) be given by the solution of the differential equation

cos( 12 cos −1 (e −x ))dx = (√e 2x − 1)dy. If it intersects y-axis at y = −1, and the intersection
point of the curve with x−axis is (α, 0), then e α is equal to

Question 68

The general solution of the differential equation x cos x (ydx + xdy) = y sin x (xdy − ydx) is
y y

A. A) log(xy) = log cos y + C

x

B. B) cos ( x ) = xy
y C

C. C) log(xy) = log sec y + C

x

D. D) x + y + C = 0

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Question 69

If y = y(x), x ∈ (0, 2 ) be the solution curve of the differential equation

π

dy
(sin 2 2x) dx + (8 sin 2 2x + 2 sin 4x)y =
2e −4x (2 sin 2x + cos 2x), with y( π4 ) = e −π , then y( π6 ) is equal to
A. A) 2 e − 3
2π

√3

B. B) 2 e 3
2π

√3

C. C)
2π
1
√3
e− 3
D. D) 1 e 3
2π

√3

Question 70

The general solution of the differential equation (3y − 7x + 7)dx + (7y − 3x + 3)dy = 0 is

A. A) (x − y + 1) 2 (x + y − 1) 5 = C
B. B) (x + y + 1) 5 (x − y − 1) 2 = C
C. C) (x − y − 1) 2 (x + y − 1) 5 = C
D. D) (x + y − 1) 7 = C

Question 71

The solution of (y − 3x 2 )dx + xdy = 0 is

A. A) y(x) = sin x + x2 + C
1

B. B) y(x) = cos x − x12 + C

C. C) y(x) = x 2 + x
C

D. D) y(x) = √x + x
C

Question 72

Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential equation

y+1
+ (y + 1))dx = (x + 2)dy, y(1) = 1. If the domain of y = y(x) is an open
( x+2 )
((x + 2)e
interval (α, β), then |α + β| is equal to ___________.

Question 73

Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential equation x tan( x )dy = (y tan( x ) − x)dx,
y y

−1 ≤ x ≤ 1, y( 12 ) = π6 . Then the area of the region bounded by the curves x = 0, x = 1 and

√2
y = y(x) in the upper half plane is:
A. A) 8 (π − 1)
1

B. B)

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12 (π − 3)
C. C) 4 (π − 2)
1

D. D) 16 (π − 1)

Question 74

If a curve y = f(x) passes through the point (1, 2) and satisfies x dx + y = bx 4 , then for what
dy

value of b, ∫ 1 f(x)dx = 62
2
5
?
A. A) 5
31

B. B) 10
C. C) 5
D. D) 62
5

Question 75

Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential equation

π
cos x(3 sin x + cos x + 3)dy = (1 + y sin x(3 sin x + cos x + 3))dx, 0 ≤ x ≤ 2 , y(0) = 0.
Then, y( π3 ) is equal to:

A. A) 2 log e ( 2 63+9 )
√

B. B) 2 log e ( 2 11
√3+10
)

C. C) 2 log e (
√3+7
2 )

D. D) 2 log e (
3√3−8
4 )

Question 76

If the general solution of the differential equation y ′ = x + Φ ( xy ), for some function Φ, is given by
y

y ln |cx| = x, where c is an arbitrary constant, then Φ(2) is equal to:

A. A) 4
B. B) 4
1

C. C) −4
D. D) − 14

Question 77

Let y ′ (x) + y(x)g ′ (x) = g(x)g ′ (x)y(0) = 0, x ∈ R, where f ′ (x) denotes and g(x) is a
df(x)
dx
given non-constant differentiable function on R with g(0) = g(2) = 0. Then, the value of y (2) is...

Question 78

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Let f be a real-valued differentiable function on R (the set of all real numbers) such that f(1) = 1. If
the y-intercept of the tangent at any point P (x, y) on the curve y = f(x) is equal to the cube of the
abscissa of P , then the value of f(−3) is equal to

Question 79

If x 3 dy + xy ⋅ dx = x 2 dy + 2ydx; y(2) = e and x > 1, then y(4) is equal to :

A. A) 2
√e

B. B) 12 + √e
C. C) 2 √e
3

D. D) 32 + √e

Question 80

Find the solution of differential equation given below:

dy
dx + y⋅ cosec 2 (x) =cosec 2 (x) ⋅ cot(x)

A. A) ye cot x = (1 + cot x)e − cot x + c

B. B) ye − cot x = (1 − cot x)e − cot x + c
C. C) ye cot x = (1 + cot x)e cot x + c
D. D) ye − cot x = (1 + cot x)e − cot x + c

Question 81

If y(x) is the solution of the differential equation dx + ( 2x+1 , x > 0, where

dy −2x
x )y = e
y(1) = 2 e , then:
1 −2

A. A) y (log e 2) = log e 4

B. B) y (log e 2) =
log e 2
4
C. C) y(x) is decreasing in ( 2 , 1)
1

D. D) y(x) is decreasing in (0,1)

Question 82

Let f : [1. ∞) → R be a differentiable function such that f(1) = 3 and

1

3 ∫ 1 f(t)dt = xf(x) − x3 , x ∈ [1, ∞). Let e denote the base of the natural logarithm. Then the
x 3

value of f(e) is

A. A) e 3+4
2

B. B)
log e 4+e
3
C. C) 4e 2
3
D. D) 3 .
e 2 −4

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Question 83

For x ∈ R, let the function y(x) be the solution of the differential equation
x), y(0) = 0. Then, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
dy π
dx + 12y = cos( 12

Question 84

A curve passes through the point (1, 6 ). Let the slope of the curve at each point (x, y) be
π
y
x
+ sec( yx ) , x > 0. Then the equation of the curve is
A. A) sin( x ) = log x + 2
y 1

B. B) cosec ( x ) = log x + 2
y

C. C) sec ( x ) = log x + 2
2y

D. D) cos ( x ) = log x + 2
2y 1

Question 85

For x ∈ R, let y(x) be a solution of the differential equation (x 2 − 5) dx − 2xy = −2x(x 2 − 5)

dy 2

such that y(2) = 7. Then the maximum value of the function y(x) is

Question 86

The general solution of the differential equation dx = 3x+5y+9 is

dy x+7y+3

A. A) (x − 3) 4 (y − x + 3) 4 = c(5y + x − 3) 5
B. B) (x + 3) 4 (y − x − 3) 4 = c(5y + x + 3) 5
C. C) (y − x + 3) 4 = c|5y + x − 3|
D. D) (y − x + 3) 4 = c|5y + x + 3|

Question 87

The function y = f(x) is the solution of the differential equation dx + x2 −1 = x +2x2 in (- 1 , 1)

dy xy 4

√1−x
√3
2
satisfying f(0) = 0. Then ∫ f(x) dx is
− √23

π
A. A) 3 − 23
√

π
B. B) 3 −
√3
4
π
C. C) 6 −
√3
4
π
D. D) 6 −
√3
2

Question 88

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Observe the following statements I. If dy + 2xydx = 2e −x dx, then ye x = 2x + c II. If
2 2

ye −x − 2x = c, then dx = (2e −x − 2xy)dy which of the following is a correct statement?

2 2

A. A) Both I and II are true

B. B) Neither I nor II is true
C. C) I is false, but II is true
D. D) I is false, II is true

Question 89

The general solution of the differential equation (x 2 + xy)y ′ = y 2 is

A. A) e x = cx
y

B. B) cy = e − x
y

C. C) e − x = cxy
y

D. D) e
−2y
x = cy

Question 90

The equation of the curve passing through the origin and satisfying the differential equation
(1 + x 2 ) dx + 2xy = 4x 2 is
dy

A. A) (1 + x 2 )y = x 3
B. B) 3 (1 + x 2 )y = 2x 3
C. C) (1 + x 2 )y = 3x 3
D. D) 3 (1 + x 2 )y = 4x 3

Correct Answers for this Chapter

Q1 - C Q31 - A Q61 - B
Q2 - A Q32 - B Q62 - D
Q3 - B Q33 - D Q63 - C
Q4 - B Q34 - B Q64 - C
Q5 - D Q35 - C Q65 - B
Q6 - B Q36 - A Q66 - A
Q7 - D Q37 - A Q67 - 2 (Num)
Q8 - A Q38 - C Q68 - B
Q9 - B Q39 - C Q69 - A
Q10 - B Q40 - C Q70 - C
Q11 - A Q41 - A Q71 - C
Q12 - A Q42 - B Q72 - 4 (Num)
Q13 - A Q43 - B Q73 - A

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Q14 - A Q44 - A Q74 - B
Q15 - B Q45 - C Q75 - B
Q16 - C Q46 - B Q76 - D
Q17 - C Q47 - B Q77 - 0 (Num)
Q18 - C Q48 - A Q78 - 9 (Num)
Q19 - C Q49 - B Q79 - C
Q20 - C Q50 - D Q80 - D
Q21 - B Q51 - C Q81 - C
Q22 - B Q52 - B Q82 - C
Q23 - C Q53 - A Q84 - A
Q24 - C Q54 - A Q85 - 16 (Num)
Q25 - A Q55 - B Q86 - C
Q26 - C Q56 - A Q87 - B
Q27 - B Q57 - D Q88 - C
Q28 - A Q58 - A Q89 - B
Q29 - C Q59 - A Q90 - D
Q30 - B Q60 - B

Vector Algebra

Easy Questions

Question 1

The angle between any two diagonal of a cube is

A. A) 45 ∘
B. B) 60 ∘
C. C) 30
∘

D. D) tan −1 (2√2)

Question 2

The solution of differential equation 2x dx − y = 3 represents a family of

dy

A. A) circles
B. B) straight lines
C. C) ellipses
D. D) parabola

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Question 3

If r→ and s
→ arenon-zero constant vectors and the scalar b is chosen such that |r→ + bs→| is minimum,
then the value of |b→
s| 2 + |→ s| 2 is equal to
r + b→
A. A) 2|r→| 2
B. B) |→
r| 2 /2
C. C) 3|r→| 2
D. D) |r→| 2

Question 4

Which of the following is not equal to w. (u × v)?

A. A) u. (v × w)
B. B) v. (w × u)
C. C) (u × v). w
D. D) v. (u × w)

Question 5

If ā = ^ ^ ¯b = 2^ı + 3k,
ı + 5k, ^ and d¯ = ^ı − ^ȷ, then (c̄ − ā) ⋅ (¯b × d)
^ c̄ = 4^ı − ^ȷ + 2k ¯ =

A. A) 12
B. B) 20
C. C) 30
D. D) 10

Question 6

Let α → γ→ be the three unit vectors such that α

→ , β, → ⋅ β→ = α
→ ⋅ γ→ = 0 and the angle between β→ and γ→ is
30 ∘ . Then α
→ is
→ × γ→)
A. A) 2(β
→ × y→)
B. B) −2(β
→ × γ→)
C. C) ±2(β
→ × y→)
D. D) (β

Question 7

→ → →
The volume of a parallelopiped whose coterminous edges are 2a, 2b, 2c, is

→→→
A. A) 2[abc]
→→→
B. B) 4[abc]

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→→→
C. C) 8[abc]
→→→
D. D) [abc]

Question 8

Which one of the following is the unit vector perpendicular to both a ^ and
→ = −^i + ^j + k
→
^?
b = ^i − ^j + k

A. A)
^i+^j
√2

B. B) k
^

C. C)
^j+k^
√2

D. D) √
^i−^j
2

Question 9

If a ⋅ ^i = 4, then (a × ^j) ⋅ (2^j − 3k)

^ is equal to
→ →

A. A) 12
B. B) 2
C. C) 0
D. D) −12

Question 10

If P(3, 2, 6), Q(1, 4, 5) and R(3, 5, 3) are the vertices of ΔPQR, then m∠PQR is

A. A) 90
∘

B. B) 50 ∘
C. C) 70
∘

D. D) 30 ∘

Question 11

The value of ' a ' for which the scalar triple product formed by the vectors
^ β→ = ^j + ak
→ = ^i + a^j + k,
a ^ and γ→ = a^i + k
^ is maximum, is

A. A) 3
B. B) -3
C. C) −
1
√3

D. D)
1
√3

Question 12

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If the position vectors of the vertices A, B and C are 6i, 6j and k respectively w.r.t. origin O, then the
volume of the tetrahedron OABC is

A. A) 6
B. B) 3
C. C) 16
D. D) 3
1

Question 13

→ is a vector of magnitude 50 , collinear with the vector →b = 6^i − 8^j − 15

If a 2 k and makes an acute
^
angle with the positive direction of Z - axis, then a
→ is equal to
A. A) −24^i + 32^ ^
j + 30k
B. B) 24^i − 32^ ^
j − 30k
C. C) −12^i + 16^ ^
j − 15k
D. D) 12^i − 16^ ^
j − 15k

Question 14

If vectors ā = 2^i + 2^ ^ and c̄ = −3^i + ^j + 2k

^ are such that, –
a + λb is
– ^ ¯b = −^i + 2^j + k
j + 3k,
perpendicular to – c, then λ =
A. A) -14
B. B) 14
C. C) 2
D. D) -2

Question 15

a × →b) 2 + (→
If (→ a ⋅ →b) 2 = 676 and |→b| = 2 then |→
a| is equal to
A. A) 13
B. B) 26
C. C) 39
D. D) None of these

Question 16

Let â and ˆ
b are two non-collinear unit vectors. If u = â − (â ⋅ ˆb)ˆb and v = â × ˆb, then v is equal
→ → →

to

A. A) u
→

B. B) u + v. â
→ →

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C. C) 2 v
→

D. D) v + u ⋅ (â + ˆ
→ →
b)

Question 17

→ →→
If |a| = 2, |b| = 3 and a, b are mutually perpendicular, then the area of the triangle whose vertices
→
→→ → → →
are 0, a + b, a − b is

A. A) 5
B. B) 1
C. C) 6
D. D) 8

Question 18

The position vectors of vertices of a ΔABC are 4^i − 2^j, ^i + 4^j − 3k

^ and −^i + 5^j + k
^

∣
respectively, then ∠ABC is equal to

A. A) π6
B. B) 4
C. C) 3

B. B) 0
π

D. D) π2

Question 19

− −
If a + b , b + c and c + a are coterminous edges of a parallelepiped, then its volume is
________

A. A) 3[−
a

C. C) 2[−

D. D) 4[
−
a b
− −
b a

Question 20
− −]
c b
−

−]
c
−]
c
− −

If u = a − b and v = a + b and |a| = |b| = 2, then |u × v| is equal to

A. A) 2√16 − (a ⋅ b) 2
B. B) √16 − (a ⋅ b) 2

C. C) 2√4 − (a ⋅ b) 2
D. D) 2√4 + (a ⋅ b) 2

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Question 21

The unit vector perpendicular to the vectors 6^i + 2^ ^ and 3^i − 6^j − 2k
j + 3k ^ is −

A. A)
2^i−3^j+6k
^
7

B. B)
2^i−3^j−6k
^
7

C. C)
2^i+3^j−6k
^
7

D. D)
^
2^i+3^j+6k
7

Question 22

If area of the parallelogram with ā and ¯

b as two adjacent sides is 20 square units, then the area of the
parallelogram having 3ā +b and 2–
a + 3b as two adjacent sides in square units is
–
–

A. A) 105
B. B) 120
C. C) 75
D. D) 140

Question 23

→→→ → → →→ → →→ → →
If a, b, c are non-coplaner vectors such that b × c = a; c × a = b; a × b = c, then which of the
following is not TRUE?
→
A. A) a − b = 0
→

→
B. B) a = b = c = 2
→ →

C. C) [→
→→
a b c] = 1
→→→
D. D) a b c = 1

Question 24

If –
a = 3^i − 5^j, b = 6^i − 3^j are two vectors and –c is vector such that c̄ = ā × ¯b, then a : b : c is
–

A. A) √34 : √45 : √39

B. B) √34 : √45 : 39
C. C) 34 : 39 : 45
D. D) 39 : 35 : 34

Question 25

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A. A) −2, 1, 1
B. B) 1, 1, 1
C. C) 1, −1, 1
D. D) 2, 2, −2

Question 26

If the constant forces 2^i − 5^j + 6k

^ and −^i + 2^j − k
^ act on a particle due to which it is displaced
from a point A(4, −3, −2) to a point B(6, 1, −3), then the work done by the forces is

A. A) 15 unit
B. B) 9 unit
C. C) −15 unit
D. D) −9 unit

Question 27

If vectors 2i − j + k, i + 2j − 3k and 3i + aj + 5k are coplanar, then the value of a is

A. A) 2
B. B) -2
C. C) -1
D. D) -4

Question 28

If ā = 2i + 3j − k, ^ and c̄ = i + j + k
^ ¯b = −i + 2j − 4k ^, then (ā × ¯b) ⋅ (ā × c̄) =

A. A) −74
B. B) 64
C. C) −64
D. D) 74

Question 29

If the vectors ^i − 3^j + 2k,

^ −^i + 2^j represents the diagonals of a parallelogram, then its area will be

A. A) √21

B. B)
√21
2
C. C) 2√21

D. D)
√21
4

Question 30

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If [ā¯
bc̄] = 4, then the volume (in cubic units) of the parallelepiped with –
a + 2b, b + 2–c and –c + 2–a
–
–

as coterminal edges, is

A. A) 32
B. B) 16
C. C) 9
D. D) 36

Moderate Questions

Question 31

→ → → → →
If r is a unit vector satisfying r × a = b, a = 2 and b = √3, then one such r =
→ →

→
A. A) 14 [2a + (b × a)]
→ →

→
B. B) 14 [a − (2b × a)]
→ →

→ →
C. C) 13 [a − (b×)]

→
D. D) 14 [a − (b × a)]
→ →

Question 32

If the position vectors of the vertices of a △ABC are OA = 3^i + ^j + 2k, ^ and
^ OB = ^i + 2^j + 3k
^ , then the length of the altitude of △ABC drawn from A is
OC = 2^i + 3^j + k

A. A) √ 32

B. B)

C. C) 2
D. D) 32

r=
3
√2
√3

Question 33

A. A) c + (b⋅a) b
(c⋅a)

B. B) b − (b⋅a) c
(c⋅a)

C. C) c − (b⋅a) b
(c⋅a)

D. D) b + (b⋅a) c
(c⋅a)
∣
If a, b, c and r are vectors such that a is not perpendicular to b ⋅ r × b = c × b and r ⋅ a = 0 then

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Question 34

The volume of the tetrahedron having the edges ^i + 2^j − k,

^ ^i + ^j + k, ^ as coterminous,
^ ^i − ^j + λk
is 23 cubic unit. Then λ equals

A. A) 1
B. B) 2
C. C) 3
D. D) 4

Question 35

−
− → →
If D, E and F are respectively the mid-points of AB, AC and BC in △ABC , then BE + AF is
equal to :
− →
A. A) DC
− →
B. B) 12 BF
− →
C. C) 2BF
− →
D. D) 2 BF
3

Question 36

Let m be a vector of magnitude √3 and perpendicular to the vectors ^i + ^j and ^j − k

^ . Let n be
another vector of magnitude 2√6 and perpendicular to the vectors 2^i − ^j and ^j + 2k
^ . The area (in
sq. units) of the triangle formed with m and n as sides is

A. A) √2
B. B) √6

C. C) 2√3
D. D) 3√2

Question 37

If the volume of parallelopiped with conterminus edges 4^i + 5^j + k, ^ and 3^i + 9^j + pk
^ −^j + k ^ is 34
cubic units, then p is equal to :

A. A) 4
B. B) -13
C. C) 13
D. D) 6

Question 38

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→→ →→ →→
a⋅a a⋅b a⋅c
→
If a = 2ˆi + ˆ k and c = 3ˆi − ˆj − 2ˆ
k then, the value of →
→
j + 3ˆ
k, b = ˆi + 3ˆj − ˆ
→ → → → → → is
b⋅a b⋅b b⋅c
→ → →→ → →
c⋅a c⋅b c⋅c
A. A) 2020
B. B) 2025
C. C) 2030
D. D) 1849

Question 39

If a + xb + yc = 0, a × b + b × c + c × a = 6(b × c), then the locus of the point (x, y) is

A. A) x 2 + y 2 = 1
B. B) x + y − 5 = 0
C. C) 2x + 6y = 5
D. D) x + y + 6 = 0

Question 40

If the vectors ^i + 3^j + 4k,

A. A) 5
B. B) −5
C. C) 8
D. D) −8

Question 41

If a = ^i + 2^j + 3k,
{
a⋅(b×c)
|b×c| 2

A. A) √14
B. B) 14
C. C) 13
D. D) √17

Question 42
^ λ^i − 4^j + k

}(b × c) + { |b|

Let a = a 1^i + a 2^j + a 3 k

→
^ and c is a vector perpendicular to b, then
^ b = 2^i + 3^j + 2k
a⋅b a⋅c
2 }b + { |c| 2 } ∣=
∣
^ are orthogonal to each other, then λ is equal to

^ Assertion (A) : The identity |a × ^i| 2 + |a × ^j| 2 + |a × k|

→. Reason (R) : a × ^i = a 3^j − a 2 k
for a
following is correct?
→
→
^ , a × ^j = a 1 k
→ →
→
^ − a 3^i, a × k

A. A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct reason for (A)

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C. C) (A) is true, (R) is false
D. D) (A) is false, (R) is true

Question 43

→ → → → → → → →
(a + 2b − c) ⋅ (a − b) × (a − b − c) is equal to
→→→
A. A) −[abc]
→→→
B. B) 2[abc]
→→→
C. C) 3[abc]
→
D. D) 0

Question 44

Let a = 2^i − 2^j + k, ^ . If c is a vector such that a ⋅ c = |c|, |c − a| = 2√2 and the
^ b = −^j + k
angle between a × b and c is π3 , then |(a × b) × c| =

A. A) 3√3
B. B) 32

C. C) 3 2 3
√

D. D) 0

Question 45

→ ^ ^ ^ → ^ ^ → ^ → → →
If and (a × b) × c = λa + μb, then λ + μ is equal to:
→ →
a = i + j + k, b = i + j, c = i
A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) 1
D. D) 3

Question 46

ABC is a right-angled triangle in which max{AB, BC, AC} = BC . If the position vectors of B
and C are respectively 3^i − 2^j + k
^ and 5^i + ^j − 3k
^ , then

AB ⋅ AC + BA ⋅ BC + CA ⋅ CB =

A. A) 28
B. B) 29
C. C) 27
D. D) 25

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Question 47

If a, b, c are three non-coplanar vectors and d is any unit vector, then

|(a ⋅ d)(b × c) + (b ⋅ d)(c × a) + (c ⋅ d)(a × b)| =
A. A) 2 ∣ [abc]
B. B) 12 ∣ [abc]
C. C) [abc] ∣
D. D) 6 [abc]
1

Question 48

− → → →
The position vectors of P and Q are respectively a and b. If R is a point on PQ such that
−
−→ →
PR = 5PQ, then the position vector of R is
→
A. A) 5b − 4a
→
→
B. B) 5b + 4a
→
→
C. C) 4b − 5a
→
→
D. D) 4b + 5a
→

Question 49

The vectors AB = 3i − 2j + 2k and BC = i − 2k are the adjacent sides of a parallelogram. The

angle between its diagonals is

A. A) 2
π

B. B) π3 or 2π
3
C. C) 3π
4 or 4
π

D. D) None of these

Question 50

If the position vectors of the vertices of a triangle are 2^i − ^j + k,

^ ^ and 3^i − 4^j − 4k
^i − 3^j − 5k ^,
then the triangle is

A. A) equilateral
B. B) isosceles
C. C) right angled isosceles
D. D) right angled

Question 51

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a, b, c are three vectors such that |a| = 3, |b| = 5, |c| = 7. If a, b, c are perpendicular to the
vectors b + c, c + a, a + b respectively, then √(a + b + c) 2 − 2 =

A. A) 15
B. B) 9
C. C) 22
D. D) 25

Question 52

Let D and E be the midpoints of the sides AC and BC of a triangle ABC respectively. If O is an
−
−
− → → → →
interior point of the triangle ABC such that OA + 2OB + 3OC = 0, then the area (in sq. units) of
the triangle ODE is

A. A) 6
B. B) 5
C. C) 34
D. D) 0

Question 53

A vector of magnitude √51 which makes equal angles with the vectors ā = 13 (¯i − 2¯ ¯,
j + 2k)
¯ and c̄ = ¯j, is
¯b = 1 (−4¯i − 3k)
5

A. A) 5¯i − ¯ ¯
j + 5k
B. B) −5¯i + ¯ ¯
j − 5k
C. C) −5¯i + ¯ ¯
j + 5k
D. D) −¯i − ¯ ¯
j + 7k

Question 54

a, b, c, d are coplanar vectors, then (a × b) × (c × d) is equal to

A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) a
D. D) b

Question 55

If a = 2^i + k,
^ b = ^i + ^j + k, ^ , then the vector r satisfying r × b = c × b and
^ c = 4^i − 3^j + 7k
r. a = 0 is
A. A) ^i + 8^j + 2k
^

B. B) ^i − 8^j + 2k
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C. C) ^i − 8^j − 2k
^

D. D) −i
^ − 8^j + 2k
^

Question 56

If a makes an acute angle with b, r ⋅ a = 0 and r × b = c × b, then r =

A. A) a × c − b
B. B) c × a
C. C) c − ( c⋅a
b⋅a
)b
D. D) c + ( c⋅a
b⋅a )b

Question 57

Let v = 2i + j − k and w = i + 3k. If u is any unit vector, then the m√59 aximum value of the
scalar triple product [uvw] is

A. A) 1

B. B) √10 + √6
C. C) √59
D. D) √60

Question 58

Observe the following lists

Then the correct match for List I from List II is A B C D

A. A) 1 2 3 4
B. B) 3 5 2 1
C. C) 3 5 5 1
D. D) 3 5 5 1

Question 59

→ →→ → → → → →
If a, b, c are three vectors such that a = b + c and the angle between b and c is π2 , then:

A. A) a 2 = b 2 + c 2
B. B) b 2 = c 2 + a 2
C. C) c 2 = a 2 + b 2
D. D) 2a 2 − b 2 = c 2

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Question 60

If the magnitude of the vector product of the vector ^i + ^j + k

^ with a unit vector along the sum of the
vectors 2^i + 4^j − 5k
^ and λ^i + 2^j + 3k
^ is equal to √2, then the value of ' λ ' is

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

Hard Questions

Question 61

The distance of the point having position vector −ˆi + 2ˆ k from the straight line passing through
j + 6ˆ
the point (2, 3, − 4) and parallel to the vector, 6ˆi + 3ˆ k is
j − 4ˆ
A. A) 4√3
B. B) 6

C. C) 2√13
D. D) 7

Question 62

−
− → → →
Let ABCD be a parallelogram such that AB = q, AD = p→ and ∠BAD be an acute angle. If r→ is
the vector that coincides with the altitude directed from the vertex B to the side AD, then r→ is given
by

A. A) r→ = 3→ p→
3(→
p⋅→
q)
q− (→
p⋅→
p)
→→
B. B) r→ = −q + ( →→ )p
→ p⋅q →
p⋅p
p→⋅→
C. C) r→ = q→ − ( )p→
q
p→⋅→
p

D. D) r→ = −3→
q + (→p⋅→p) p→
3(→
p⋅→
q)

Question 63

→→→ → → →→ → →
Let a, b, c be three non-coplanar vectors such that a × b = 4c, b × c = 9a and c × a = αb, α > 0
→ → →
→
If a + b + c = 36, then α is equal to _______.
→ →

Question 64

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Let v = αˆi + 2ˆ k, and u be a vector such that u = α > 0. If the minimum
→ → → →
j − 3ˆ
k, w = 2αˆi + ˆj − ˆ
2
value of the scalar triple product [u v w] is −α√3401, and u. ˆi where m and n are
→→→ → m
= n
coprime natural numbers, then m + n is equal to _____ .

Question 65

→
Let a = 2ˆi − 7ˆj + 5ˆ k and c = ˆi + 2ˆj − 3ˆ
k be three given vectors. If r is a vector such
→ → →
k , b = ˆi + ˆ
→→
that r × a = c × a and r ⋅ b = 0, then r is equal to:
→ → → → →

A. A) 171 √2
B. B) 11
7
C. C) 5 √2
11

D. D)
√914
7

Question 66

If the vectors, p = (a + 1)ˆi + aˆ

→ ˆ ˆ
is ________

Question 67
→

Let a = 3ˆi + ˆj − ˆ
→

→ →2
ˆ
r = ai + aj + (a + 1)k(a ∈ R) are
j + aˆ
coplanar

72 − b + c is equal to __________.

Question 68

Let a = 3ˆi + 2ˆ
→
→ → →
j+ˆ
→

(a + b) × c = 2(a × b) + 24ˆj − 6ˆ

Question 69

For any vector a = a 1ˆi + a 2ˆ

statements:
→
∣
→

k and c = 2ˆi − 3ˆj + 3ˆ

→
and

→
→→ 2 → →2
k and
k, q = aˆi + (a + 1)ˆj + aˆ
3(p. q) − λ r × q = 0 , then the value of λ

k and c be a vector such that

k, b = 2ˆi − ˆj + 3ˆ
→ →

(A) : max{|a 1 |, |a 2 |, |a 3 |} ≤ a
→

A. A) Only (B) is true

B. B) Only (A) is true
→

(B) : a ≤ 3 max{|a 1 |, |a 2 |, |a 3 |}
→
→ → → →2
→ → → →
k. If b is a vector such that a = b × c and b 2 = 50, then

k and (a − b + ˆi). c = −3. Then c is equal to _______.

k, with 10|a i | < 1, i = 1, 2, 3, consider the following

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C. C) Both (A) and (B) are true
D. D) Neither (A) nor (B) is true

Question 70

−
−
−
− → → → → → →
Let α = 3ˆi + ˆj and β = 2ˆi − ˆj + 3ˆ k. If β = β 1 − β 2 , where β 1 is parallel to α and β 2 is
→ →
−
− → →
perpendicular to α, then β 1 × β 2 is equal to:
→

A. A) 12 (−3ˆi + 9ˆ
j + 5ˆ
k)

B. B) 3ˆi − 9ˆ
j − 5ˆ
k
C. C) −3ˆi + 9ˆ
j + 5ˆ
k
D. D) 2 (3ˆi − 9ˆ
1
j + 5ˆ
k)

Question 71

→ →
If a and b are vectors in space given by a = and b = , then the value of
→ → ^i−2^j 2^i+^j+3k
^
√5 √14
→ → → → → →
(2a + b) ⋅ [(a × b) × (a − 2b)] is

Question 72

→ and →b are not perpendicular and c→ and d→ are two vectors satisfying: →b × c→ = →b × d→ and
The vector a
→ ⋅ d→ = 0. Then the vector d→ is equal to
a

A. A) c→ + ( → )→
→⋅→
a c
b
→⋅b
a
→→
B. B) →
b + ( b⋅c )→
→⋅→b
c
a
→⋅→ c →
C. C) c→ − (
a
→⋅→b
)b
a
→b⋅c→
D. D) →
→⋅→b
b−( )→
c
a

Question 73

→ ⋅ →b)^i + (^j × a
The vector (^i × a →→b)^j + (k → ⋅ →b)k
^×a ^ is equal to:

A. A) → →
b×a
B. B) a
→
→ × →b
C. C) a

D. D) →
b

Question 74

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→→ → →
a, b and c are coplanar unit vectors. A unit vector d is perpendicular to them. If
→ → → → → →
k and the angle between a and b is 30 ∘ , then c is equal
3 ˆ 2 ˆ 6 ˆ →
(a × b) × (c × d) = 26 i − 13 j + 13
to

A. A) 13
3 ˆ 4 ˆ
i − 13 j + 12
13
ˆ
k
B. B) 7 ˆi − 7 ˆ
2 3 6
j+ 7ˆ
k
C. C) 3ˆi − 4ˆ
j + 12ˆ
k
D. D) √ ˆi − √ ˆ
1 1 1
3 3
j + √3 ˆ
k

Question 75

→
If |→
c| 2 = 60 and c→ × (^i + 2^j + 5k)
^ = 0, then a value of c→ ⋅ (−7^i + 2^j + 3k)
^ is:

A. A) 4√2
B. B) 12
C. C) 24
D. D) 12√2

Question 76

→→ → → → →
Let a, b and c be three vectors such that a = √3, b = 5, b ∙ c = 10 and the angle between b
→ →

→ → → → →
and c is π3 . If a is perpendicular to the vector b × c, then a × (b × c) is equal to ____________.
→ →

Question 77

→ → →
Let x 0 be the point of local maxima of f(x) = a ⋅ (b × c), where
→
k and c = 7ˆi − 2ˆj + xˆ
k. Then the value of
→ →
a = xˆi − 2ˆj + 3ˆ k, b = −2ˆi + xˆj − ˆ
→ → → → →→
a ⋅ b + b ⋅ c + c ⋅ a at x = x 0 is:
A. A) −4
B. B) −30
C. C) 14
D. D) −22

Question 78

−
− → →
If the vectors AB = 3ˆi + 4ˆ
k and AC = 5ˆi − 2ˆj + 4ˆ
k are the sides of a triangle ABC, then the
length of the median through A is:

A. A) √33

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B. B) √45
C. C) √18
D. D) √72

Question 79

→
If the vectors a = ^i − ^j + 2k, ^ and→ ^ are mutually orthogonal, then
→ ^ b = 2^i + 4^j + k c = λ^i + ^j + μk
(λ, μ) =
A. A) (2, −3)
B. B) (−2, 3)
C. C) (3, −2)
D. D) (−3, 2)

Question 80

If x and y are two non zero, non-collinear vectors satisfying ((a − 3)α 2 + (b − 4)α + (c − 1))x
→ → →

+[(a − 3)β 2 + (b − 4)β + (c − 1)]y+[(a − 3)γ 2 + (b − 4)γ + (c − 1)](x × y) = 0 (where

→ → →

α, β, γ are three distinct numbers), then the value of a 2 +b 2 +c 2

4 is equal to ______. If your answer is K,
mark 2K as answer after rounding off to nearest integer.

Question 81

→
Let V (θ) = (cos θ + sec θ)â + (cos θ − secθ)ˆ
b, where â and ˆb are unit vectors and the angle
→4
between â and b is 60 , then the minimum value of V is equal to
ˆ o

Question 82

A vector n
→ is inclined to x-axis at 45 ∘ , to y-axis at 60 ∘ and at an acute angle to z-axis. If n
→ is a
normal to a plane passing through the point (√2, −1, 1) then the equation of the plane is :

A. A) 4√2x + 7y + z − 2
B. B) 2x + y + 2z = 2√2 + 1

C. C) 3√2x − 4y − 3z = 7
D. D) √2x − y − z = 2

Question 83

If a, b, c and d are the unit vectors such that (a × b) ⋅ (c × d) = 1 and a ⋅ c = 12 , then

A. A) a, b, c are non-coplanar
B. B) b, d are non-parallel
C. C) a, b, d are non-coplanar

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D. D) a, d are parallel and b, c are parallel

Question 84

→ →→
Let a = a iˆi + a 2ˆ k and b = b 1ˆi + b 2ˆj + b 3 ˆ
k be two vectors such that a = 1; a ⋅ b = 2
→ →
j + a3ˆ
→ → → → →
and b = 4. If c = 2(a × b) − 3b, then the angle between b and c is equal to :
→ →

A. A) cos −1 (
2
√3
)

B. B) cos −1 (−
1
√3
)

C. C) cos −1 (− 23 )
√

D. D) cos −1 ( 3 )
2

Question 85

→
Let a = ˆi + ˆ k and b = −ˆi + 2ˆj + 3ˆ
k. Then the vector product
→
j + 2ˆ
→ → → → → →
(a + b) × ((a × ((a − b) × b)) × b) is equal to :
→

A. A) 5(34ˆi − 5ˆ
j + 3ˆ
k)

∣
B. B) 7(34ˆi − 5ˆ

Question 86

If a

Question 87

If a = ˆi + 2ˆ
→
→
j+ˆ
→ → → →
j + 3ˆ

C. C) 7(30ˆi − 5ˆ

→
k)

j + 7ˆ

D. D) 5(30ˆi − 5ˆ
k)

j + 7ˆ
k)

→, →b and c→ are unit vectors satisfying |→

a ⋅ ((c × b) − b − c) is equal to

A. A) 32
B. B) 24
C. C) 20
D. D) 36

Question 88
a − →b| 2 + |→b − c→| 2 + |→

→ → → →→
a + 5→b + 5→
→| 2 = 9, then |2→
c−a

k) and c be the vector such that a × c = b and a ⋅ c = 3, then

k, b = 3(ˆi − ˆj + ˆ
→

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−
− → →
Let O be the origin. Let OP = xˆi + yˆ
j−ˆk and OQ = −ˆi + 2ˆj + 3xˆ
k, x, y ∈ R, x > 0, be
−
−
−
− → → → →
such that P Q = √20 and the vector OP is perpendicular to OQ. If OR = 3ˆi + zˆ
j − 7ˆ
k, z ∈ R,
−
− → →
is coplanar with OP and OQ, then the value of x 2 + y 2 + z 2 is equal to

A. A) 7
B. B) 9
C. C) 2
D. D) 1

Question 89

→ → → → → →
If a = ^ and b = ^ , then the value of (2→
→ 1 1
√10
(3^i + k) 7 (2^i + 3^j − 6k) a − b) ⋅ [(a × b) × (a + 2b)]
is

A. A) −3
B. B) 5
C. C) 3
D. D) −5

Question 90

A. A) 3√2
B. B) 1
C. C) √6

D. D) 2√3

Q3 - D
Q4 - D
Q5 - A
Q6 - C
Q7 - C
Q8 - A
Q9 - D
∣
The vector a = −ˆi + 2ˆ
→
k is rotated through a right angle, passing through the y-axis in its way
j+ˆ
→

Correct Answers for this Chapter

Q1 - D
Q2 - D
Q31 - D
Q32 - B
Q33 - C
Q34 - A
Q35 - A
Q36 - D
Q37 - B
Q38 - B
Q39 - B
→ → →
and the resulting vector is b. Then the projection of 3a + √2b on c = 5ˆi + 4ˆ k is
j + 3ˆ

Q61 - D
Q62 - B
Q63 - 36 (Num)
Q64 - 3501 (Num)
Q65 - A
Q66 - 1 (Num)
Q67 - 66 (Num)
Q68 - 38 (Num)
Q69 - C

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Q10 - A Q40 - C Q70 - A
Q11 - C Q41 - A Q71 - 5 (Num)
Q12 - A Q42 - A Q72 - C
Q13 - A Q43 - C Q73 - C
Q14 - A Q44 - C Q74 - A
Q15 - A Q45 - A Q75 - D
Q16 - A Q46 - B Q76 - 30 (Num)
Q17 - C Q47 - C Q77 - D
Q18 - D Q48 - A Q78 - A
Q19 - C Q49 - D Q79 - D
Q20 - A Q50 - D Q80 - 13 (Num)
Q21 - C Q51 - B Q81 - 12 (Num)
Q22 - D Q52 - D Q82 - B
Q23 - B Q53 - C Q83 - C
Q24 - B Q54 - A Q84 - C
Q25 - C Q55 - D Q85 - B
Q26 - C Q56 - C Q86 - 3 (Num)
Q27 - D Q57 - C Q87 - B
Q28 - A Q58 - B Q88 - B
Q29 - B Q59 - A Q89 - D
Q30 - D Q60 - B Q90 - A

Three Dimensional Geometry

Easy Questions

Question 1

If cartesian equation of the line is x − 1 = 2y + 3 = 3 − z, then its vector equation is

A. A) r̄ = (^ ^ + λ(2^ı + ^ȷ − 2)
ı − 3^ȷ + 3k)
B. B) r̄ = (−^ ^ + λ (^ı + 1 ^ȷ − k)
ı − 3^ȷ + 3k) 2
^

C. C) r̄ = (−^
3 ^ + λ(2^ı + ^ȷ − 2k)
^
ı + 2 ^ȷ − 3k)

D. D) r̄ = (^
ı − 32 ^ȷ + 3k)
^ + λ(2^ı + ^ȷ − 2k)
^

Question 2

The shortest distance between the lines x−3 and x+3 is :

y−2 z−1 y−6 z−5
2 = 3 = −1 2 = 1 = 3

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A. A)
18
√5

B. B)
22
3√5
C. C)
46
3√5
D. D) 6√3

Question 3

Three lines are drawn from the origin O with direction cosines proportional to (1,-1,1) (2,-3,0) and
(1, 0, 3). The three lines are
A. A) not coplanar
B. B) coplanar
C. C) perpendicular to each other
D. D) coincident

Question 4

The value of λ for which the straight line x−λ may lie on the plane x − 2y = 0, is
y−1
3
= 2+λ = z−3
−1

A. A) 2
B. B) 0
C. C) − 12
D. D) there is no such λ

Question 5

The symmetric equation of lines 3x + 2y + z − 5 = 0 and x + y − 2z − 3 = 0, is

A. A)
x−1 y−4 z−0
5 = 7 = 1
B. B) x+1 y+4 z−0
5
= 7
= 1
C. C) x+1 y−4 z−0
−5
= 7
= 1
D. D)
x−1 y−4 z−0
−5 = 7 = 1

Question 6

The equation of plane containing line x − y = 1, z = 1 and parallel to 2 − 3 = 1, y = 3 is

x z

A. A) 3x + 3y − 2z = 1
B. B) 3x − 3y − 2z = 1
C. C) 3x + 3y + 2z = 1
D. D) 3x + 3y + 2z = −1

Question 7

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The equation of line passing through (3, −1, 2) and perpendicular to the lines
k) and r = (2ˆi + ˆj − 3ˆ k) is
→ →
r = (ˆi + ˆj − ˆ
k) + λ (2ˆi − 2ˆj + ˆ k) + μ (ˆi − 2ˆj + 2ˆ

A. A)
x+3 y+1 z−2
2 = 3 = 2
B. B)
x−3 y+1 z−2
3 = 2 = 2
C. C) x−3 y+1 z−2
2
= 3
= 2
D. D)
x−3 y+1 z−2
2 = 2 = 3

Question 8

If from a point P(a, b, c), perpendiculars PA and PB are drawn to YZ and ZX planes respectively,
then the equation of the plane OAB is

A. A) bcx+ cay +abz = 0

B. B) bcx + cay −abz = 0
C. C) bcx − cay + abz = 0
D. D) bcx - cay - abz = 0

Question 9

The equation of the plane containing the line x+1

−3
= y−3
2
= z+2
1
and the point (0, 7, −7) is

A. A) x + y + z = 1
B. B) x + y + z = 2
C. C) x + y + z = 0
D. D) None of these

Question 10

Find the coordinates of the point where the line joining the points (2,-3,1) and (3,-4,-5) cuts the plane
2x + y + z = 7
A. A) (1,2,-7)
B. B) (1,-2,7)
C. C) (-1,-2,7)
D. D) (1,2,7)

Question 11

The length of perpendicular drawn from the point (2, 3, 4) to line , is

4−x y 1−z
2 = 6 = 3

A. A) 37 √101

B. B) 7 √101
2

C. C) 27 √103

D. D) 7 √103
3

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Question 12

Equation of the plane passing through (−2, 2, 2) and (2, −2, −2) and perpendicular to the plane
9x − 13y − 3z = 0 is
A. A) 5x + 3y + 2z = 0
B. B) 5x − 3y + 2z = 0
C. C) 5x − 3y − 2z = 0
D. D) 5x + 3y − 2z = 0

Question 13

A straight line joining the points (1,1,1) and (0,0,0) intersects the plane 2x + 2y + z = 10 at

A. A) (1,2,5)
B. B) (2,2,2)
C. C) (2,1,5)
D. D) (1,1,6)

Question 14

If the angle between the planes r. (m ˆi − ˆ k) + 3 = 0 andr. (2 ˆi − mˆj − ˆi) − 5 = 0 is π3

→ →
j+2ˆ
then m =

A. A) 2
B. B) ± 3
C. C) 3
D. D) −2

Question 15

If the planes r ⋅ (2ˆi − λˆj + 3ˆ

k) = 0 and r ⋅ (λˆi + 5ˆj − ˆ
k) = 5 are perpendicular to each other,
→ →

then the value of λ 2 + λ is

A. A) 0
B. B) 2
C. C) 1
D. D) 3

Question 16

The angle between lines and is ________

x−2 y−3 z−5 x−2 y−3 z−5
2 = −2 = 1 1 = 2 = 2

A. A) 30 o
B. B) 60
o

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C. C) 45
o

D. D) 90
o

Question 17

Find the angle between the two planes 2x + y − 2z = 5 and 3x − 6y − 2z = 7

A. A) cos −1 (4/21)
B. B) cos −1 (2/21)
C. C) cos −1 (1/21)
D. D) cos −1 (5/21)

Question 18

If the lines 1−x

2
= y−8
λ
= z−5
2
and x−11
5
= y−3
3
= z−1
1
are perpendicular, then λ =

A. A) 4
B. B) −4
C. C) 83
D. D) 3
−8

Question 19

Line is perpendicular to 2x + 2y − 8z + 5 = 0, then λ is

(x+1) (z+2)
λ =y−1= −4

A. A) 1
B. B) −4
C. C) −5
D. D) −3

Question 20

If the co-ordinates of the point in which the line joining the points (3, 5, −7) and (−2, 1, 8) is
intersected by the plane yz is [a, b , c], then (a + b − c) =
13

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

Question 21

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Two lines L 1 : x = 5, 3−α = −2 L 2 : x = α, −1 = 2−α are coplanar. Then, αcan take value (s)
y z y z

A. A) 1,4,5
B. B) 1,2,5
C. C) 3,4,5
D. D) 2,4,5

Question 22

Angle between the planes x + y + 2z = 6 and 2x − y + z = 9 is

A. A) π4
B. B) 6
π

C. C) π3
D. D) 2
π

Question 23

If the middle points of sides BC, CA & AB of triangle ABC are respectively D, E, F then position
vector of centre of triangle DEF, when position vector of A, B, C are respectively ^i + ^
j, ^j + k,
^ k^ + ^i
is -

A. A) (1/3)(^i + ^j + k)
^

B. B) (^i + ^j + k)
^

C. C) 2(^i + ^j + k)
^

D. D) (2/3)(^i + ^j + k)
^

Question 24

If the sum of squares of distances of a point from the planes x + y + z = 0, x − z = 0 and

x − 2y + z = 0 is p 2 then locus of the point is
A. A) x 2 + z 2 = p 2
B. B) x 2 + 2xy + y 2 + z 2 = p 2
C. C) x + y + z = p 2
D. D) x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = p 2

Question 25

The equation of the plane which passes through (2, −3, 1) and is normal to the line joining the points
(3, 4, −1) and (2, −1, 5), is given by
A. A) x + 5y − 6z + 19 = 0
B. B) x − 5y + 6z − 19 = 0
C. C) x + 5y + 6z + 19 = 0

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D. D) x − 5y − 6z − 19 = 0

Question 26

The lines x−1

2
= y+1
2
= z−1
4
and x−3
1
= y−6
2
= 1z intersect each other at point
A. A) (−2, −4, 5)
B. B) (−2, −4, −5)
C. C) (2, 4, −5)
D. D) (2, −4, −5)

Question 27

A line makes angles α, β, γ with the coordinate axes. If α + β = 2 , then

π

(cos α + cos β + cos γ) 2 is equal to

A. A) 1 + sin 2α
B. B) 1 − sin 2α
C. C) 1 + cos 2α
D. D) None of these

Question 28

The equation of the plane through (1,2,-3) and (2,-2,1) and parallel to X -axis is

A. A) y − z + 1 = 0
B. B) y − z − 1 = 0
C. C) y + z − 1 = 0
D. D) y + z + 1 = 0

Question 29

The line x − 2y + 4z + 4 = 0, x + y + z − 8 = 0 intersect the plane x − y + 2z + 1 = 0 at the

point

A. A) (−2, 5, 1)
B. B) (2, −5, 1)
C. C) (2, 5, −1)
D. D) (2, 5, 1)

Question 30

The equation of the plane through the intersection of the planes x + y + z = 1 and
2x + 3y − z + 4 and parallel to the x-axis is
A. A) y + 3z + 6 = 0
B. B) y + 3z − 6 = 0

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C. C) y − 3z + 6 = 0
D. D) y − 3z − 6 = 0

Moderate Questions

Question 31

If a line makes angles α, β, γ with the positive directions of X, Y and Z -axes respectively, then the
value of sin 2 α + sin 2 β + sin 2 γ =

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

Question 32

→
Let and c = λ^i + ^j + (2λ − 1)k
^ . If→
c is parallel to the
→ ^ →
a = i − 2^j + 3k,^ b = 2^i + 3^j − k^
→→
plane containing a, b, then λ is equal to

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

Question 33

The magnitude of the projection of the vector a = 4i − 3j + 2k on the line which makes equal
angles with the coordinate axes is

A. A) √2
B. B) √3
C. C)
1
√3

D. D)
1
√2

Question 34

The shortest distance between the line passing through the point ¯i + 2¯ ¯ and parallel to the
j + 3k
vector 2¯i + 3¯ ¯ and the line passing through the point 2¯i + 4¯j + 5k
j + 4k ¯ and parallel to the vector
¯, is
3¯i + 4¯j + 5k
A. A) 9
B. B)
1
√6

C. C) 1

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D. D) √6

Question 35

If P = (0, 1, 0), Q = (0, 0, 1), then the projection of P Q on the plane x + y + z = 3 is

A. A) 2
B. B) √2
C. C) 3
D. D) √3

Question 36

The unit vectors orthogonal to 3^i + 2^j + 6k

^ and coplanar with 2^i + ^j + k
^ and ^i − ^j + k
^ are

A. A) ± 1 (2^i − k)
^
√5

B. B) ±
1
√10
(3^j − k)
^

C. C) ± √
1
(2^i − 3^j)
13

D. D) ±
1
√17
(2^i + 3^j − 2k)
^

Question 37

The equation of the plane passing through (1, 1, 1) and (1, −1, −1) and perpendicular to
2x − y + z + 5 = 0 is :
A. A) 2x + 5y + z + 8 = 0
B. B) x + y − z − 1 = 0
C. C) 2x + 5y + z + 4 = 0
D. D) x − y + z − 1 = 0

Question 38

The shortest distance between the lines r = 3i + 5j + 7k + λ(i + 2j + k) and

r = −i − j − k + μ(7i − 6j + k) is
A. A)
16
5√5
B. B)
26
5√5
C. C)
36
5√5
D. D)
46
5√5

Question 39

A point on the plane that passes through the points (1, −1, 6), (0, 0, 7) and perpendicular to the
plane x − 2y + z = 6 is

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A. A) (1, −1, 2)
B. B) (1, 1, 2)
C. C) (−1, 1, 2)
D. D) (1, 1, −2)

Question 40

→
If and c = −2^i + ^j + 3k
^ , then the angle between
→ →
a = −^i + ^j + 2k,
^ b = 2^i − ^j − k
^
→ → → →
2a − c and a + b is
A. A) 4
π

B. B) π3
C. C) 2
π

D. D) 3π
2

Question 41

The equation of the plane bisecting the line segment joining the points (2, 0, 6) and (−6, 2, 4) and
perpendicular to it, is

A. A) 2x − y + 4z − 15 = 0
B. B) 4x − y + 3z − 6 = 0
C. C) 4x − y + z + 4 = 0
D. D) x − 2y + 3z − 11 = 0

Question 42

Equation of the line passing through the intersection of the plane x + 2y + 3z = 4 and the line
and parallel to the vector (2^i − 3^j) × (^i + 2^j − k)
^ is
x−1 y+1 z−1
2 = 1 = −1

A. A)
x−5 y−1 z+1
3 = 2 = −7
B. B) x−5 y−1 z−1
−3 = −2 = 7

C. C)
x−5 y−1 z+1
−3 = −2 = −7
D. D) x−5 y−1 z+1
−3 = 2 = 7

Question 43

Assertion (A) a, b, c, d are position vectors of 4 points such that 2a − 3b + 7c − 6d = 0 ⇒

a, b, c, d are coplanar. Reason (R) Vector equation of the plane passing through three points whose
position vectors are a, b, c is r = (1 − x − y)a + xb + yc. Which of the following is true?

A. A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B. B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C. C) (A) is true, but (R) is false

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D. D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

Question 44

△ABC is formed by A(1, 8, 4), B(0, −11, 4) and C(2, −3, 1). If D is the foot of the perpendicular
from A to BC . Then the coordinates of D are

A. A) (– 4, 5, 2)
B. B) (4, 5, – 2)
C. C) (4, – 5, 2)
D. D) (4, – 5, – 2)

Question 45

A plane π makes intercepts 3 and 4 respectively on Z -axis and X-axis. If π is parallel to Y -axis, then
its equation is :

A. A) 3x + 4z = 12
B. B) 3z + 4x = 12
C. C) 3y + 4z = 12
D. D) 3z + 4y = 12

Question 46

Let L 1 (respectively L 2 ) be the line passing through 2ˆi − ˆ

k (respectively 2ˆi + ˆj − 3ˆ
k) and parallel
to 3ˆi − ˆ k (respectively ˆi − 2ˆj + ˆ
j + 2ˆ k). Then the shortest distance between the lines L 1 and L 2 is
equal to

A. A) 10
√35
B. B) 8
√35
C. C) 11
√35
D. D) 9
√35

Question 47

If the foot of the perpendicular from (0, 0, 0) to a plane is (1, 2, 3), then the equation of the plane is

A. A) 2x + y + 3z = 14
B. B) x + 2y + 3z = 14
C. C) x + 2y + 3z + 14 = 0
D. D) x + 2y − 3z = 14

Question 48

If the foot of the perpendicular from (0, 0, 0) to the plane is (1, 2, 2), then the equation of the plane is

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A. A) −x + 2y + 8z − 9 = 0
B. B) x + 2y + 2z − 9 = 0
C. C) x + y + z − 5 = 0
D. D) x + 2y − 3z + 1 = 0

Question 49

If a line in the space makes angle α, β and γ with the coordinate axes, then $

cos 2α + cos 2β + cos 2γ + sin 2 α + sin 2 β

+ sin 2 γ equals

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

Question 50

→→ →
If a, b & c are non-coplanar vectors, then the point of intersection of the line passing through the
→ → → → → →
points 2a + 3b − c, 3a + 4b − 2c with the line joining the points a − 2b + 3c, a − 6b + 6c is
→ → → →→ →

→ → →
A. A) a + b + c
→
B. B) a + 2b
→

C. C) a + c
→ →
→ →→
D. D) a+22b+c

Question 51

A plane x passes through the point (1, 1, 1). If b, c, a are the direction ratios of a normal to the plane,
where a, b, c(a < b < c) are the factors of 2001 , then the equation of the plane is

A. A) 29x + 31y + 3z = 63
B. B) 23x + 29y − 29z = 23
C. C) 23x + 29y + 3z = 55
D. D) 31x + 37y + 3z = 71

Question 52

If the line joining the points ^i + ^j and 3^i + ^j − k

^ meets the plane that passes through the point
2^i + 4^j and parallel to the vectors 3^j + 5k
^ and 3^i − k
^ at, P , then the position vector of the point P

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is

A. A) −27^i + ^j + 14k
^

B. B) 29^i + ^j − 14k
^

C. C) −14^i + 89^j + 3k
^

D. D) 2^i + 5^j − 7k
^

Question 53

In a quadrilateral ABCD, the point P divides DC in the ratio 1 : 2 and Q is the mid point of AC . If
−
−
−
−
−→ → → → →
AB + 2AD + BC − 2DC = kPQ, then k is equal to
A. A) -6
B. B) -4
C. C) 6
D. D) 4

Question 54

If the points having the position vectors 3^i − 2^j − k,

^ 2^i + 3^j − 4k, ^ and 4^i + 5^j + λk
^ −^i + ^j + 2k ^
are coplanar, then λ =

A. A) 46
17
B. B) 8
C. C) -8
D. D) 17
146

Question 55

The foot of the perpendicular from (0, 2, 3) to the line x+3

5 = 2 = 3 is
y−1 z+4

A. A) (−2, 3, 4)
B. B) (2, −1, 3)
C. C) (2, 3, −1)
D. D) (3, 2, −1)

Question 56

If the plane 3x − 2y − z − 18 = 0 meets the coordinate axes in A, B, C then the centroid of

△ABC is
A. A) (2, 3, −6)
B. B) (2, −3, 6)
C. C) (−2, −3, 6)
D. D) (2, −3, −6)

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Question 57

Find the angle between the diagonals of parallelogram P QRS , if PQ = 3^i − 2^j + 2k
^ and
PS = ^i − 2k
^

A. A) Only cos θ = −√ 10
3

B. B) Both cos θ = ±√ 10
3

C. C) tan θ = −√ 10
3

D. D) tan θ = −√ 11
10

Question 58

P , Q, R and S are four points with the position vectors 3i − 4j + 5k, −4i + 5j + k and
−3i + 4j + 3k, respectively. Then, the line P Q meets the line RS at the point
A. A) 3i + 4j + 3k
B. B) −3i + 4j + 3k
C. C) −i + 4j + k
D. D) i + j + k

Question 59

The image of the point (3, 2, 1) in the plane 2x − y + 3z = 7 is

A. A) (1, 2, 3)
B. B) (2, 3, 1)
C. C) (3, 2, 1)
D. D) (2, 1, 3)

Question 60

A plane passing through (−1, 2, 3) and whose normal makes equal angles with the coordinate axes
is

A. A) x + y + z + 4 = 0
B. B) x − y + z + 4 = 0
C. C) x + y + z − 4 = 0
D. D) x + y + z = 0

Hard Questions

Question 61

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Let the plane P contain the line 2x + y − z − 3 = 0 = 5x − 3y + 4z + 9 and be parallel to the
line . Then the distance of the point A(8, − 1, − 19) from the plane P
x+2 3−y z−7
2 = −4 = 5
measured parallel to the line −3
x
= y−5
4
2−z
= −12 is equal to _________.

Question 62

If (x, y, z) be an arbitrary point lying on a plane P which passes through the point
(42, 0, 0), (0, 42, 0) and (0, 0, 42), then the value of expression
2 − 14(x−11)(y−19)(z−12) is
x−11 y−19 z−12 x+y+z
3+ 2 2 + 2 2 + 2
(y−19) (z−12) (x−11) (z−12) (x−11) (y−19)

A. A) 0
B. B) 3
C. C) 39
D. D) −45

Question 63

Let P be a plane passing through the points (1, 0, 1), (1, −2, 1) and (0, 1, −2). Let a vector
k be such that a is parallel to the plane P , perpendicular to (ˆi + 2ˆj + 3ˆ
k) and
→ →
a = αˆi + βˆj + γˆ
k) = 2, then (α − β + γ) 2 equals______.
→ ˆ ˆ
a ⋅ (i + j + 2ˆ

Question 64

A symmetrical form of the line of intersection of the planes x = ay + b and z = cy + d is

A. A) x−b
a
= y−1
1
= z−d
c
B. B) = y−1
x−b−a z−d−c
a 1 = c
C. C)
x−a y−0 z−c
b = 1 = d
D. D)
x−b−a y−1
b = 0 = z−d−c d

Question 65

Let the position vectors of two points P and Q be 3ˆi − ˆj + 2ˆ

k and ˆi + 2ˆj − 4ˆ
k, respectively. Let R
and S be two points such that the direction ratios of lines P R and QS are (4, −1, 2) and
− →
(−2, 1, −2), respectively. Let lines P R and QS intersect at T . If the vector T A is perpendicular to
−
−
− → → →
both P R and QS and the length of vector T A is √5 units, then the modulus of a position vector of A
is :

A. A) √482
B. B) √171
C. C) √5
D. D) √227

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Question 66

The equation of the projection line of the line on the plane x + 2y + z = 6 is

x+1 y+1 z+3
2 = −1 = 4

A. A) x−1
4
= y−3
7
= z−1
10
B. B) −4 =
x−1 y+3 z−1
7 = 10
C. C) x−1
y−3 z+1
4
= −7
= 10
D. D)
x+3 y−2 z−7
4 = 7 = −10

Question 67

Let P be a plane lx + my + nz = 0 containing the line, = y+4 2 = 3 . If plane P divides the

1−x z+2
1
line segment AB joining points A(−3, −6, 1) and B(2, 4, −3) in ratio k : 1 then the value of k is
equal to :

A. A) 1. 5
B. B) 3
C. C) 2
D. D) 4

Question 68

Let S be the set of all real values of λ such that a plane passing through the points
(−λ 2 , 1, 1), (1, − λ 2 , 1) and (1, 1, − λ 2 ) also passes through the point (−1, − 1, 1).
Then S is equal to :

A. A) {√3}

B. B) {3, − 3}
C. C) {1, − 1}

D. D) {√3, − √3}

Question 69

The line parallel to the x-axis and passing through the intersection of the lines ax + 2by + 3b = 0
and bx − 2ay − 3a = 0, where (a, b) ≠ (0, 0) is

A. A) below the x-axis at a distance of 32 from it

B. B) below the x-axis at a distance of 3 from it
2

C. C) above the x-axis at a distance of −

3
from it

D. D) above the x-axis at a distance of 3 from it

2

Question 70

Let the lines L 1 : x+5

3
= y+41
= z−α
−2
and L 2 : 3x + 2y + z − 2 = 0 = x − 3y + 2z − 13 be
coplanar. If the point P (a, b, c) on L 1 is nearest to the point Q(−4, − 3, 2), then |a| + |b| + |c|

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is equal to

A. A) 12
B. B) 14
C. C) 8
D. D) 10

Question 71

A plane P is parallel to two lines whose direction ratios are −2, 1, −3, and −1, 2, −2 and it contains
the point (2, 2, −2). Let P intersect the co-ordinate axes at the points A, B, C making the intercepts
α, β, γ. If V is the volume of the tetrahedron OABC , where O is the origin and p = α + β + γ,
then the ordered pair (V , p) is equal to

A. A) (48, −13)
B. B) (24, −13)
C. C) (48, 11)
D. D) (24, −5)

Question 72

A line with direction ratio 2, 1, 2 meets the lines x = y + 2 = z and x + 2 = 2y = 2z respectively at

the point P and Q. if the length of the perpendicular from the point (1, 2, 12) to the line PQ is l, then
l 2 is

Question 73

If the planes x − cy − bz = 0, cx − y + az = 0 and bx + ay − z = 0 pass through a straight line,

then the value of a 2 + b 2 + c 2 + 2abc is

Question 74

The direction cosines l, m and n of two lines are connected by the relations l + m + n = 0 and
lm = 0, then the angle between the lines is
A. A) π3
B. B) 4
π

C. C) π2
D. D) 0

Question 75

Let P 1 : 2x + y + z + 1 = 0, P 2 : 2x − y + z + 3 = 0 and P 3 : 2x + 3y + z + 5 = 0 be three

planes, then the distance of the line of intersection of planes P 1 = 0 and P 2 = 0 from the plane
P 3 = 0 is
A. A) units
3
√14

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B. B) units
6
√14

C. C) units
3
√7

D. D) 6
units
√7

Question 76

The plane which bisects the line segment joining the points (−3, − 3, 4) and (3, 7, 6) at right
angles, passes through which one of the following points?

A. A) (2, 1, 3)
B. B) (4, 1, − 2)
C. C) (4, − 1, 7)
D. D) (−2, 3, 5)

Question 77

Let the image of the point (1, 0, 7) in the line 1 = 2 = 3 be the point (α, β, γ). Then which one
x y−1 z−2
2π 3π
of the following points lies on the line passing through (α, β, γ) and making angles 3 and 4 with y−
axis and z−axis respectively and an acute angle with x−axis?

A. A) (1, −2, 1 + √2)

B. B) (1, 2, 1 − √2)

C. C) (3, 4, 3 − 2√2)

D. D) (3, −4, 3 + 2√2)

Question 78

A perpendicular is drawn from a point on the line x−1 to the plane x + y + z = 3 such
y+1 z
2 = −1 = 1
that the foot of the perpendicular Q also lies on the plane x − y + z = 3. Then the coordinates of Q
are

A. A) (2, 0, 1)
B. B) (–1, 0, 4)
C. C) (4, 0, –1)
D. D) (1, 0, 2)

Question 79

Let a plane P contain two lines r = ˆi + λ(ˆi + ˆ

j), λ ∈ R and r = −ˆj + μ(ˆj − ˆ
k), μ ∈ R. If
→ →

Q(α, β, γ) is the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point M(1, 0, 1) to P, then
3(α + β + γ) equals .......

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Question 80

Let Q and R be the feet of perpendiculars from the point P (a, a, a) on the lines x = y, z = 1 and
x = −y, z = −1 respectively. If ∠QP R is a right angle, then 12a 2 is equal to ________

Question 81

If the line x = y = z intersects the line

x sin A + y sin B + z sin C − 18 = 0 = x sin 2A + y sin 2B + z sin 2C − 9, where A, B, C
are the angles of a triangle ABC , then 80(sin 2 sin 2 sin 2 ) is equal to _________.
A B C

Question 82

If the equation of plane passing through the mirror image of a point (2, 3, 1) with respect to line
and containing the line is αx + βy + γz = 24 then
x+1 y−3 1−y
2 = 1 = z+2 −1
x−2
3 = 2 = z+1
1
α + β + γ is equal to:
A. A) 20
B. B) 19
C. C) 18
D. D) 21

Question 83

The image of the line x2 = 5 = z+1 in the plane x + y + 2z = 3 meets the xz−plane at the
y−1
3
point (a, b, c), then the value of c is equal to

A. A) 11
6
B. B) 129
6
C. C) 6
115

D. D) 3
232

Question 84

A line x−a
2
= y−b
3 4 intersects a plane
= z−c x − y + z = 4 at a point where the line
5 = 2 meets the plane. Also, a plane ax − 2y + bz = 3 meet them at the same point,
= y+3
x−1 z+1
2
then 11(a + b + c) is equal to

Question 85

The line l 1 passes through the point (2, 6, 2) and is perpendicular to the plane 2x + y − 2z = 10.
Then the shortest distance between the line l 1 and the line x+1 is:
y+4 z
2 = −3 = 2

A. A) 7
B. B) 3
19

C. C) 19
2

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D. D) 9

Question 86

The foot of the perpendicular from a point on the circle x 2 + y 2 = 1, z = 0 to the plane
2x + 3y + z = 6 lies on which one of the following curves?
A. A) (6x + 5y − 12) + 4(3x + 7y − 8) = 1, z = 6 − 2x − 3y
2 2

B. B) (5x + 6y − 12) + 4(3x + 5y − 9) = 1, z = 6 − 2x − 3y

2 2

C. C) (6x + 5y − 14) + 9(3x + 5y − 7) = 1, z = 6 − 2x − 3y

2 2

D. D) (5x + 6y − 14) + 9(3x + 7y − 8) = 1, z = 6 − 2x − 3y

2 2

Question 87

Let Q and R be two points on the line at a distance √26 from the point
x+1 y+2 z−1
2 = 3 = 2
P (4, 2, 7). Then the square of the area of the triangle P QR is ________.

Question 88

The line of shortest distance between the lines x−2 and x−3 makes an
y−1 z y−5 z−1
0 = 1 = 1 2 = 2 = 1

angle of sin −1 (√ 27
2
) with the plane P : ax − y − z = 0, (a > 0). If the image of the point
(1, 1, −5) in the plane P is (α, β, γ), then α + β − γ is equal to _____ .

Question 89

Let the mirror image of the point (a, b, c) with respect to the plane 3x − 4y + 12z + 19 = 0 be
(a − 6, β, γ). If a + b + c = 5, then 7β − 9γ is equal to ______.

Question 90

The point of intersection C of the plane 8x + y + 2z = 0 and the line joining the points
A(−3, −6, 1) and B(2, 4, −3) divides the line segment AB internally in the ratio k : 1. If a, b, c
(|a|, |b|, |c| are coprime) are the direction ratios of the perpendicular from the point C on the line
1−x
1
= y+4 2
= z+23
, then |a + b + c| is equal to _____ .

Correct Answers for this Chapter

Q1 - D Q31 - B Q61 - 26 (Num)
Q2 - A Q32 - A Q62 - B
Q3 - B Q33 - B Q63 - 81 (Num)
Q4 - D Q34 - B Q64 - B
Q5 - C Q35 - B Q65 - B
Q6 - B Q36 - B Q66 - C
Q7 - C Q37 - B Q67 - C

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Q8 - B Q38 - D Q68 - D
Q9 - C Q39 - B Q69 - A
Q10 - B Q40 - B Q70 - D
Q11 - A Q41 - C Q71 - B
Q12 - A Q42 - C Q72 - 65 (Num)
Q13 - B Q43 - A Q73 - 1 (Num)
Q14 - C Q44 - B Q74 - A
Q15 - A Q45 - A Q75 - B
Q16 - D Q46 - D Q76 - B
Q17 - A Q47 - B Q77 - C
Q18 - C Q48 - B Q78 - A
Q19 - A Q49 - C Q79 - 5 (Num)
Q20 - B Q50 - B Q80 - 12 (Num)
Q21 - A Q51 - C Q81 - 5 (Num)
Q22 - C Q52 - B Q82 - B
Q23 - D Q53 - A Q83 - B
Q24 - D Q54 - A Q84 - 210 (Num)
Q25 - A Q55 - C Q85 - D
Q26 - B Q56 - D Q86 - B
Q27 - A Q57 - A Q87 - 153 (Num)
Q28 - D Q58 - B Q88 - 3 (Num)
Q29 - D Q59 - C Q89 - 137 (Num)
Q30 - C Q60 - C Q90 - 10 (Num)

Probability

Easy Questions

Question 1

If A and B are events such that P (A ∪ B) = 0.5, P (B)

¯ = 0.8 and P (A/B) = 0.4, then what is
P (A ∩ B) equal to?
A. A) 0.08
B. B) 0.02
C. C) 0.8
D. D) 0.2

Question 2

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In a class of 125 students 70 passed in Mathematics, 55 passed in Statistics and 30 passed in both.
What is the probability that a student selected at random from the class has passed in only one
subject?

A. A) 13/25
B. B) 3/25
C. C) 17/25
D. D) 8/25

Question 3

A coin is tossed three times. What is the probability of getting head and tail (HTH) or tail and head
(THT) alternatively?

A. A) 1/4
B. B) 1/5
C. C) 1/6
D. D) 1/8

Question 4

In tossing three coins at a time, what is the probability of getting at most one head?

A. A) 8
3

B. B) 78
C. C) 2
1

D. D) 18

Question 5

The following questions consist of two statements, one labelled as the 'Assertion (A) ' and the other
as 'Reason (R) ' You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answer. Assertion
(A) : For a binomial distribution B(n, p), Mean > Variance Reason (R) : Probability is less than or
equal to 1

A. A) Both A and R are individually tue and R is the correct explanation of A

B. B) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. C) A is true but R is false
D. D) A is false but R is true

Question 6

A box contains 10 identical electronic components of which 4 are defective. If 3 components are
selected at random from the box in succession, without replacing the units already drawn, what is the
probability that two of the selected components are defective?

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A. A) 1/5
B. B) 5/24
C. C) 3/10
D. D) 1/40

Question 7

In a lottery, 16 tickets are sold and 4 prizes are awarded. If a person buys 4 tickets,what is the
probability of his winning a prize?

A. A) 4 4
16
B. B)
175
256
C. C) 1
4
D. D)
81
256

Question 8

The outcomes of 5 tosses of a coin are recorded in a single sequence as H (head) and T (tail) for
each toss. What is the number of elementary events in the sample space?

A. A) 5
B. B) 10
C. C) 25
D. D) 32

Question 9

What is the probability that in a family of 4 children there will be at least one boy?

A. A) 16
15

B. B) 8
3

C. C) 16
1

D. D) 8
7

Question 10

Two dice are thrown. What is the probability that the sumof the faces equals or exceeds 10?

A. A) 1/12
B. B) 1/4
C. C) 1/3
D. D) 1/6

Question 11

Given that P (A) = 1/3, P (B) = 3/4 and P (A ∪ B) = 11/12 then what is P (B/A) ?

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A. A) 1/6
B. B) 4/9
C. C) 1/2
D. D) 1/3

Question 12

If P (A) = 0.8, P (B) = 0.9, P (AB) = p, which one ofthe following is correct?

A. A) 0.72 ≤ p ≤ 0.8
B. B) 0.7 ≤ p ≤ 0.8
C. C) 0.72 < p < 0.8
D. D) 0.7 < p < 0.8

Question 13

Five coins whose faces are marked 2,3 are thrown. What is the probability of obtainining a total of
12?
A. A) 16
1

B. B) 16
3

C. C) 16
5

D. D) 16
7

Question 14

An aircraft has three engines A, B and C. The aircraft crashes if all the three engines fail. The
probabilities of failure are 0.03, 0.02 and 0.05 for engines A, B and C respectively. What is the
probability that the aircraft will not crash?

A. A) 0.00003
B. B) 0.90
C. C) 0.99997
D. D) 0.90307

Question 15

One bag contains 5 white balls and 3 black balls and a second bag contains 2 white balls and 4 black
balls. One ball is drawn from the first bag and placed unseen in the second bag. What is the
probability that a ball now drawn from the second bag is black?

A. A) 15
56
B. B) 56
35

C. C) 37
56
D. D) 25
48

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Question 16

Four coins are tossed simultaneously. What is the probability of getting exactly 2 heads ?

A. A) 12
B. B) 4
1

C. C) 18
D. D) 8
3

Question 17

Consider the following statements related to the nature of Bayes' theorem 1. Bayes' theorem is a
formula for computation of a conditional probability. 2. Bayes' theorem modifies an assumed
probability of an event in the light of a related event which is observed. Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?

A. A) 1 only
B. B) 2 only
C. C) Both 1 and 2
D. D) Neither 1 nor 2

Question 18

If A, B, C are any three arbitrary events, then which one of the following expressions shows that both
A and B occur but not C ?
A. A) A ∩ B ∩ C
¯
B. B) A ∩ B ∩ C
¯
C. C) A ∩ B ∩ C
D. D) A ∩ B ∩ C

Question 19

If A and B are two mutually exclusive events, then what is P(A B) equal to?

A. A) 0
B. B) P (A) + P (B)
C. C) P (A)P (B)
D. D) P(A)P ( A )
B

Question 20

The binomial distribution has:

A. A) only one parameter

B. B) two parameters

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C. C) three parameters
D. D) four parameters

Question 21

In an examination, there are 3 multiple choice questions and each question has 4 choices. If a
student randomly selects answer for all the 3 questions, what is the probability that the student will not
answer all the 3 questions correctly?

A. A) 1/64
B. B) 63/64
C. C) 1/12
D. D) 11/12

Question 22

IfP(E) denotes the probability of an event E, then E is called certain event if:

A. A) P(E) = 0
B. B) P(E) = 1
C. C) P(E) is either 0 or 1
D. D) P(E) = 1/2

Question 23

The probability that a student passes in mathematics is 4/9 and that he passes in physics is 2/5.
Assuming that passing in mathematics and physics are independent of each other, what is the
probability that he passes in mathematics but fails in physics?

A. A) 15
4

B. B) 45
8

C. C) 26
45
D. D) 45
19

Question 24

What is the probability of having a knave and a queen when two cards are drawn from a pack of 52
cards?

A. A) 663
16

B. B) 663
2

C. C) 663
4

D. D) 663
8

Question 25

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Given P (A ∪ B) = 56 , P (A ∩ B) = 13 and P (B)
¯ = 1 . What is. P(A) ?
–
2

A. A) 6
1

B. B) 3
1

C. C) 23
D. D) 2
1

Question 26

In throwing of two dice, what is the number of exhaustive events ?

A. A) 6
B. B) 12
C. C) 36
D. D) 18

Question 27

A box contains 6 distinct dolls. From this box, 3 dolls are randomly selected one by one with
replacement. What is the probability of selecting 3 distinct dolls?

A. A) 5/54
B. B) 12/25
C. C) 1/20
D. D) 5/9

Question 28

What is the probability of having 53 Sundays or 53 Mondays in a leap year?

A. A) 2/7
B. B) 3/7
C. C) 4/7
D. D) 5/7

Question 29

From past experience it is known that an investor will invest in security A with a probability of 0.6, will
invest in security B with a probability 0.3 and will invest in both A and B with a probability of 0.2.
What is the probability that an investor will invest neither in A nor in B ?

A. A) 0.7
B. B) 0.28
C. C) 0.3
D. D) 0.4

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Question 30

Six text books numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are arranged at random. What is the probability that the
text books 2 and 3 will occupy consecutive places ?

A. A) 2
1

B. B) 13
C. C) 4
1

D. D) 6
1

Moderate Questions

Question 31

The pdf of a random variable X is f(x) = 3(1 − 2x 2 ), 0 < x < 1 = 0 otherwise. The
P ( 14 < X < 1
3
)=…
A. A) 864
179

B. B) 159
864
C. C) 169
864
D. D) 864
189

Question 32

An insurance company insured 2000 scooter drivers, 4000 car drivers and 6000 truck drivers. The
probabilities of an accident involving a scooter driver, car driver and a truck driver are 0.01, 0.03 and
0.15 respectively. One of the insured persons meets with an accident. The probability that the person
is a scooter driver is

A. A) 52
1

B. B) 52
3

C. C) 15
52
D. D) 52
19

Question 33

The mean and variance of a binomial distribution are 8 and 4 respectively. What is P (X = 1) equal
to?

A. A) 2112
B. B) 218
C. C) 216
D. D) 24
1

Question 34

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A random variable X assumes value 1, 2, 3, … … . n with equal probabilities. If the ratio of variance
of = ∑ p i x 2i − (∑ p i x i ) to expected value of X is equal to 4 , then the value of n is
2

A. A) 35
B. B) 50
C. C) 30
D. D) 25

Question 35

A machine has three parts, A, B and C, whose chances of being defective are 0.02, 0.10 and 0.05
respectively. The machine stops working if any one of the parts becomes defective. What is the
probability that the machine will not stop working?

A. A) 0.06
B. B) 0.16
C. C) 0.84
D. D) 0.94

Question 36

A special dice with numbers 1, −1, 2, −2, 0 and 3 is thrown thrice. What is the probability that the
sum of the numbers occurring on the upper face is zero?

A. A) 1/72
B. B) 1/8
C. C) 7/72
D. D) 25/216

Question 37

Consider the following statements: 1. The probability that there are 53 Sundays in a leap year is twice
the probability that there are 53 Sundays in a non-leap year. 2. The probability that there are 5
Mondays in the month of March is thrice the probability that there are 5 Mondays in the month of April.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. A) 1 only
B. B) 2 only
C. C) Both 1 and 2
D. D) Neither 1 nor 2

Question 38

If the sum of mean and variance of a Binomial Distribution is 15

2
for 10 trials, then the variance is

A. A) 1.5

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B. B) 2.5
C. C) 4.5
D. D) 3.5

Question 39

If P (A) = 23 , P (B) = 25 and P (A ∪ B) − P (A ∩ B) = 25 , then what is P (A ∩ B) equal to ?

A. A) 5
3

B. B) 11
5

C. C) 13
D. D) None of these

Question 40

Three candidates solve a question. Odds in favour of the correct answer are 5 : 2, 4 : 3 and 3 : 4
respectively for the three candidates. What is the probability that at least two of them solve the
question correctly?

A. A) 209/343
B. B) 134/343
C. C) 149/343
D. D) 60/343

Question 41

For two mutually exclusive events A and B, P(A) = 0.2 and P(ACB) = 0.3. What is
–

P(A ∣ (A ∪ B)) equal to?

A. A) 12
B. B) 5
2

C. C) 27
D. D) 3
2

Question 42

Given P (A) = 0.5, P (B) = 0.4, P (A ∩ B) = 0.3, then P (A ′ /B ′ ) is equal to

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

Question 43

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There is a point inside a circle. What is the probability that this point is close to the circumference than
to the centre?

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

Question 44

If 4 letter words are formed using letters of the word ‘MORADABAD’, then the probability that D
comes exactly once in the 4 letter word is

A. A) 146
313
B. B) 313
213

C. C) 313
167

D. D) 520
621

Question 45

The p. d. f. of a random variable x is given by f(x) = 4a

1
, 0 < x < 4a, (a > 0) =0, otherwise and
P (x < 2 ) = kP (x > 2 ) then K = …….
3a 5a

A. A) 1
B. B) 12
C. C) 8
1

D. D) 32

Question 46

A random variable X ∽ B(n, p). If values of mean and variance of X are 18 and 12 respectively
then total number of possible values of X are

A. A) 54
B. B) 55
C. C) 12
D. D) 18

Question 47

A box contains 6 pens, 2 of which are defective. Two pens are taken randomly from the box. If
random variable x : Number of defective pens obtained, then standard deviation of x =

A. A) ± 3√5
4

B. B) 3
8

C. C) 16
45

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D. D)
4
√
3 5

Question 48

A point is chosen at random inside a rectangle measuring 6 inches by 5 inches. What is the
probability that the randomly selected point is at least one inch from the edge of the rectangle?

A. A) 3
2

B. B) 13
C. C) 4
1

D. D) 5
2

Question 49

Seven unbiased coins are tossed 128 times. In how many

A. A) 99
B. B) 102
C. C) 103
D. D) 104

Question 50

The probability distribution of a random variable X is

Then Var(X) =

A. A) n 12
2
−1

B. B) n 6−n
2

C. C)
n 2 −n
12
D. D)
n 2 −1
6

Question 51

When a card is drawn from a well shuffled pack of cards. what is the probability of getting a Queen?

A. A) 2/13
B. B) 1/13
C. C) 1/26
D. D) 1/52

Question 52

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Consider the following statements: If A and B are independent events, then 1. A and B
¯ are
independent. 2. A
¯ and B are independent. 3. A¯ and B
¯ are independent. Which of the above
statements is/are correct?

A. A) 3 only
B. B) 1 and 2 only
C. C) 1,2 and 3
D. D) None of these

Question 53

A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards and a gambler bets that it is a spade or an ace. Which one of
the following are the odds against his winning this bet?

A. A) 13 to 4
B. B) 4 to 13
C. C) 9 to 4
D. D) 4 to 9

Question 54

For a binomial distribution B(n, p), ηp = 4 and variance npq = 4/3. What is the probability
P (x ≥ 5) equal to?
A. A) (2/3) 6
B. B) (1/3) 6
C. C) (1/3) 6
D. D) Q 8 /3 6 y

Question 55

For two events, A and B, it is given that P (A) = 35 , P(B) = 10 , and P(A ∣ B) = 23 . If A and B
–
– 3

are the complementary events of A and B, then P(A ∣ B) equal to?

–
–

A. A) 7
3

B. B) 34
C. C) 3
1

D. D) 47

Question 56

An observed event B can occur after one of the three events A 1 , A 2 , A 3 . If

P (A 1 ) = P (A 2 ) = 0.4, P (A 3 ) = 0.2 and P (B/A 1 ) = 0.25, P (B/A 2 )
= 0.4, P (B/A 3 ) = 0.125, what is the probability of A 1 after observing B ?
A. A) 13

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B. B) 19
6

C. C) 57
20

D. D) 25

Question 57

Let H 1 , H 2 , … , H n be mutually exclusive events with P (H i ) > 0, i = 1, 2, … , n. Let E be any

other event with 0 < P (E) < 1. Statement I P (H i /E) > P (E/H i )P (H i ) for i = 1, 2, … , n.
Statement II ∑ i=1 P (H i ) = 1
n

A. A) Statement I is true, Statement II is true; Statement II is a correct explanation for Statement I

B. B) Statement I is true, Statement II is true; Statement II is not a correct explanation for Statement
II
C. C) Statement I is true, Statement II is false
D. D) Statement I is false, Statement II is true

Question 58

Three critics review a book. For the three critics the odds in favor of the book are 2 : 5, 3 : 4 and
4 : 3 respectively. The probability that the majority is in favor of the book, is given by
A. A) 343
183

B. B) 343
160

C. C) 209
343
D. D) 343
134

Question 59

The probability distribution of random variable X with two missing probabilities p 1 and p 2 is given
X P (X)
1 k

below It is further given that P (X ≤ 2) = 0.25 and P (X ≥ 4) = 0.35. Consider the

2 p1
3 4k
4 p2
5 2k
following statements 1. p 1 = p 2 2. p 1 + p 2 = P (X = 3) Which of the statements given above
is/are correct?

A. A) 1 only
B. B) 2 only
C. C) Both 1 and 2
D. D) Neither 1 nor 2

Question 60

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If P(A) = 10
3
, P(B) = 35 , P(A ∪ B) = 35 , then P(A/B) × P(B/A) =
A. A) 3
1

B. B) 12
1

C. C) 10
1

D. D) 14

Hard Questions

Question 61

A biased coin that has a probability of getting heads as p (0 < p < 1) is tossed until a head appears
for the first time. If the probability that the number of tosses required is even, is 25 , then 9p is equal to

Question 62

A random variable X assumes values 1,2 , 3, … . , n with equal probabilities, if var(X) = E(X),
then n is

A. A) 4
B. B) 5
C. C) 7
D. D) 9

Question 63

If and are probabilities of mutually exclusive events of a random experiment, then

1+3p
, 1−p
3 4
1−2p
2
the range of p is

A. A) 3 ≤ p ≤ 2
1 1

B. B) 14 ≤ p ≤ 12
C. C) 3 ≤ p ≤ 3
1 2

D. D) 13 ≤ p ≤ 25

Question 64

Paragraph: There are n urns each containing (n + 1) balls such that the ith urn contains i white
balls and (n + 1 − i) red balls. Let u i be the event of selecting ith urn, i = 1, 2, 3, … , n and W
denotes the event of getting a white [Link]: If P (u i ) ∝ i, where i = 1, 2, 3, … , n, then
lim n→∞ P (W ) is equal to
A. A) 1
B. B) 3
2

C. C) 14
D. D) 4
3

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Question 65

A man tosses a coin 10 times, scoring 1 point for each head and 2 points for each tail. Let P(K) be
the probability of scoring at least K points. The largest value of K such that P(K) > 1/2 is −

A. A) 14
B. B) 15
C. C) 16
D. D) 17

Question 66

Let AA denote the set of all 4-digit natural numbers with no digit being 0. Let B ⊂ A consist of all
numbers x such that no permutation of the digits of x gives a number that is divisible by 4. Then the
probability of drawing a number from B with all even digits is

A. A) 1641
625

B. B) 641
16

C. C) 1641
16

D. D) 1000
1641

Question 67

An experiment has 10 equally likely outcomes. Let A and B be two non-empty events of the
experiment. If A consists of 4 outcomes, the number of outcomes that B must have so that A and B
are independent, is

A. A) 2,4 or 8
B. B) 3,6 or 9
C. C) 4 or 8
D. D) 5 or 10

Question 68

Ravi and Rashmi are each holding 2 red cards and 2 black cards (all four red and all four black cards
are identical). Ravi picks a card at random from Rashmi and then Rashmi picks a card to random
from Ravi. This process is repeated a second time. Let p be the probability that both have all 4 cards
of the same colour. Then, p satisfies

A. A) p ≤ 5%
B. B) 5% < p ≤ 10%
C. C) 10% < p ≤ 15%
D. D) 15% < p

Question 69

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Suppose A is 3 × 3 matrix consisting of integer entries that are chosen at random from the set
{−1000, −999, … 999, 1000}. Let P be the probability that either A 2 = −I or A is diagonal,
where I is the 3 × 3 identity matrix. Then,

A. A) P <
1
10 18
B. B) P = 1
10 18
C. C)
52 53
10 18
≤P ≤ 10 18
D. D) P ≤
54
10 18

Question 70

If A and B are two independent events such that P (A) > 2 , P (A ∩ B C ) = 25 and
1 3

P (A C ∩ B) = 25 8
, then P (A) is equal to (where, A c and B c represent the complement of events
A and B respectively)
A. A) 5
1

B. B) 35
C. C) 4
3

D. D) 5
4

Correct Answers for this Chapter

Q1 - A Q25 - B Q49 - A
Q2 - A Q26 - C Q50 - A
Q3 - A Q27 - D Q51 - B
Q4 - C Q28 - B Q52 - C
Q5 - B Q29 - C Q53 - C
Q6 - C Q30 - B Q54 - D
Q7 - C Q31 - A Q55 - A
Q8 - B Q32 - A Q56 - C
Q9 - A Q33 - A Q57 - D
Q10 - D Q34 - D Q58 - D
Q11 - C Q35 - C Q59 - D
Q12 - B Q36 - D Q60 - B
Q13 - C Q37 - A Q61 - 3 (Num)
Q14 - C Q38 - B Q62 - C
Q15 - B Q39 - C Q63 - A
Q16 - D Q40 - A Q64 - B
Q17 - C Q41 - B Q65 - C
Q18 - B Q42 - C Q66 - C
Q19 - A Q43 - A Q67 - D

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Q20 - B Q44 - A Q68 - A
Q21 - B Q45 - A Q69 - A
Q22 - B Q46 - B Q70 - B
Q23 - A Q47 - D
Q24 - C Q48 - D

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