AP

1. In an Arithmetic Progression, if a = 28, d = -4, n = 7, then an is:

(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 7 Answer: (a) 4

2. If a = 10 and d = 10, then first four terms will be:

(a) 10, 30, 50, 60 (b) 10, 20, 30, 40
(c) 10, 15, 20, 25 (d) 10, 18, 20, 30 Answer: (b) 10, 20, 30, 40

3. The first term and common difference for the A.P. 3, 1, -1, -3 is:
(a) 1 and 3 (b) -1 and 3 (c) 3 and -2 (d) 2 and 3 Answer: (c) 3 and -2

4. 30th term of the A.P: 10, 7, 4, …, is

(a) 97 (b) 77 (c) -77 (d) -87 Answer: (c) -77

5. 11th term of the A.P. -3, -1/2, 2 …. Is

(a) 28 (b) 22 (c) -38 (d) -48 Answer: (b) 22

6. The missing terms in AP: __, 13, __, 3 are:

(a) 11 and 9 (b) 17 and 9 (c) 18 and 8 (d) 18 and 9 Answer: (c)

7. Which term of the A.P. 3, 8, 13, 18, … is 78?

(a) 12th (b) 13th (c) 15th (d) 16th Answer: (d) (d) 16th

8. The 21st term of AP whose first two terms are -3 and 4 is:
(a) 17 (b) 137 (c) 143 (d) -143 Answer: (b) 137

9. If 17th term of an A.P. exceeds its 10th term by 7. The common difference is:
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 Answer: (a) 1

10. The number of multiples of 4 between 10 and 250 is:

(a) 50 (b) 40 (c) 60 (d) 30 Answer: (c) 60

11. 20th term from the last term of the A.P. 3, 8, 13, …, 253 is:
(a) 147 (b) 151 (c) 154 (d) 158 Answer: (d) 158

12. The sum of the first five multiples of 3 is:

(a) 45 (b) 55 (c) 65 (d) 75 Answer: (a) 45

13. The 10th term of the AP: 5, 8, 11, 14, … is

(a) 32 (b) 35 (c) 38 (d) 185 Answer: (a) 32

14. In an AP, if d = -4, n = 7, an = 4, then a is

(a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 20 (d) 28 Answer: (d) 28
15. The list of numbers –10, –6, –2, 2,… is
(a) an AP with d = –16 (b) an AP with d = 4
(c) an AP with d = –4 (d) not an AP Answer: (b) an AP with d = 4

16. If the 2nd term of an AP is 13 and the 5th term is 25, then its 7th term is
(a) 30 (b) 33 (c) 37 (d) 38 Answer: (b) 33

17. Which term of the AP: 21, 42, 63, 84,… is 210?
(a) 9th (b) 10th (c) 11th (d) 12th Answer: (b) 10th

18. What is the common difference of an AP in which a18 – a14 = 32?

(a) 8 (b) -8 (c) -4 (d) 4 Answer: (a) 8

19. The famous mathematician associated with finding the sum of the first 100 natural numbers is
(a) Pythagoras (b) Newton (c) Gauss (d) Euclid Answer: (c) Gauss

20. The sum of first 16 terms of the AP: 10, 6, 2,… is

(a) –320 (b) 320 (c) –352 (d) –400 Answer: (a) -320

Co-ordinate Geometry

1. The points (-1, –2), (1, 0), (-1, 2), (-3, 0) form a quadrilateral of type:
(a) Square (b) Rectangle (c) Parallelogram (d) Rhombus Answer: (a) Square

2. If the distance between the points A(2, -2) and B(-1, x) is equal to 5, then the value of x is:
(a) 2 (b) -2 (c) 1 (d) -1 Answer: (a) 2
3. The midpoint of a line segment joining two points A(2, 4) and B(-2, -4) is
(a) (-2, 4) (b) (2, -4) (c) (0, 0) (d) (-2, -4) Answer: (c) (0, 0)

4. The distance of point A(2, 4) from the x-axis is

(a) 2 units (b) 4 units (c) -2 units (d) -4 units Answer: (b) 4 units

5. The distance between the points P(0, 2) and Q(6, 0) is

(a) 4√10 (b) 2√10 (c) √10 (d) 20 Answer: (b) 2√10

6. If O(p/3, 4) is the midpoint of the line segment joining the points P(-6, 5) and Q(-2, 3), the the value of p is:
(a) 7/2 (b) -12 (c) 4 (d) -4 Answer: (b) -12

7. The point which divides the line segment of points P(-1, 7) and (4, -3) in the ratio of 2:3 is:
(a) (-1, 3) (b) (-1, -3) (c) (1, -3) (d) (1, 3) Answer: (d) (1, 3)

8. The ratio in which the line segment joining the points P(-3, 10) and Q(6, –8) is divided by O(-1, 6) is:
(a) 1:3 (b) 3:4 (c) 2:7 (d) 2:5 Answer: (c) 2:7
9. The coordinates of a point P, where PQ is the diameter of a circle whose centre is (2, – 3) and Q is (1, 4) is:
(a) (3, -10) (b) (2, -10) (c) (-3, 10) (d) (-2, 10) Ans: (a) (3, -10)

10. The area of a rhombus whose vertices are (3, 0), (4, 5), (-1, 4) and (-2,-1) taken in order, is:
(a) 12 [Link] (b) 24 [Link] (c) 30 [Link] (d) 32 [Link] Ans: (b) 24 [Link]

11. The distance of the point P(–6, 8) from the origin is

(a) 8 units (b) 2√7 units (c) 10 units (d) 6 units Ans: (c) 10 units

12. The distance between the points (0, 5) and (–5, 0) is

(a) 5 units (b) 5√2 units (c) 2√5 units (d) 10 units Ans: (b) 5√2 units

13. The perimeter of a triangle with vertices (0, 4), (0, 0) and (3, 0) is
(a) 5 (b) 12 (c) 11 (d) 7 + √5 Ans: (b) 12
14. The area of a triangle with vertices (a, b + c), (b, c + a) and (c, a + b) is
(A) (a + b + c)2 (B) 0 (C) a + b + c (D) ab Ans: (b) 0
15. The point which lies on the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining the points A(–2, –5) and B(2,
5) is
(a) (0, 0) (b) (0, 2) (c) (2, 0) (d) (–2, 0) Ans: (a) (0, 0)

16. If the points A(1, 2), O(0, 0) and C(a, b) are collinear, then
(a) a = b (b) a = 2b (c) 2a = b (d) a = –b Ans: (c) 2a = b

17. If the points A(6, 1), B(8, 2), C(9, 4) and D(p, 3) are the vertices of a parallelogram, taken in order, then the
value of p is
(a) 4 (b) -6 (c) 7 (d) -2 Ans: (c) 7

19. The perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining the points A(1, 5) and B(4, 6) cuts the y-axis at
(a) (0, 13) (b) (0, –13) (c) (0, 12) (d) (13, 0) Ans: (a) (0, 13)

20. The fourth vertex D of a parallelogram ABCD whose three vertices are A(–2, 3), B(6, 7) and C(8, 3) is
(a) (0, 1) (b) (0, –1) (c) (–1, 0) (d) (1, 0) Ans: (b) (0, –1)
Trigonometry

1. In ∆ ABC, right-angled at B, AB = 24 cm, BC = 7 cm. The value of tan C is:

(a) 12/7 (b) 24/7 (c) 20/7 (d) 7/24 Answer: (b) 24/7

2. (Sin 30°+cos 60°)-(sin 60° + cos 30°) is equal to:

(a) 0 (b) 1+2√3 (c) 1-√3 (d) 1+√3 Answer: (c) 1-√3

3. The value of tan 60°/cot 30° is equal to:

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3 Answer: (b) 1

4. 1 – cos2A is equal to:

(a) sin2A (b) tan2A (c) 1 – sin2A (d) sec2A Answer: (a) sin2A

5. sin (90° – A) and cos A are:

(a) Different (b) Same (c) Not related (d) None of the above Answer: (b) Same

6. If cos X = ⅔ then tan X is equal to:

(a) 5/2 (b) √(5/2) (c) √5/2 (d) 2/√5 Answer: (c) √5/2

7. If cos X = a/b, then sin X is equal to:

(a) (b2-a2)/b (b) (b-a)/b (c) √(b2-a2)/b (d) √(b-a)/b Answer: (c) √(b2-a2)/b

8. The value of sin 60° cos 30° + sin 30° cos 60° is:
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4 Answer: (b) 1

9. 2tan 30°/(1 + tan230°) =

(a) sin 60° (b) cos 60° (c) tan 60° (d) sin 30° Answer: (a) sin 60°

10. sin 2A = 2 sin A is true when A =

(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 0° (d) 60° Answer: (c) 0°

11. The value of (sin 45° + cos 45°) is

(a) 1/√2 (b) √2 (c) √3/2 (d) 1 Answer: (b) √2

12. If sin A = 1/2 , then the value of cot A is

(a) √3 (b) 1/√3 (c) √3/2 (d) 1 Answer: (a) √3

13. If ∆ABC is right angled at C, then the value of cos(A+B) is

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) ½ (d) √3/2 Answer: (a) 0

14. The value of (tan 1° tan 2° tan 3° … tan 89°) is

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) ½ Answer: (b) 1

15. The value of the expression [cosec (75° + θ) – sec (15° – θ) – tan (55° + θ) + cot (35° – θ)] is
(a) -1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 3/2 Answer: (b) 0
16. If cos(α + β) = 0, then sin(α – β) can be reduced to
(a) cos β (b) cos 2β (c) sin α (d) sin 2α Answer: (b) cos 2β

17. If sin A + sin2A = 1, then the value of the expression (cos2A + cos4A) is
(a) 1 (b) 1/2 (c) 2 (d) 3 Answer: (a) 1

18. If cos 9α = sinα and 9α < 90°, then the value of tan 5α is
(a) 1/√3 (b) √3 (c) 1 (d) 0 Answer: (c) 1
20. The value of the expression sin θ + cos θ + 3 sin2θ cos2θ is
6 6

(a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1 Answer: (d) 1

Quadratic Equations
1. Equation of (x+1)2-x2=0 has number of real roots equal to:
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 Answer: (a) 1

2. The roots of 100x2 – 20x + 1 = 0 is:

(a) 1/20 and 1/20 (b) 1/10 and 1/20 (c) 1/10 and 1/10 (d) None of the above
Answer: (c) 1/10 and 1/10

3. The sum of two numbers is 27 and product is 182. The numbers are:
(a) 12 and 13 (b) 13 and 14 (c) 12 and 15 (d) 13 and 24 Answer: (b) 13 and 14

4. If ½ is a root of the quadratic equation x2-mx-5/4=0, then value of m is:

(a) 2 (b) -2 (c) -3 (d) 3 Answer: (b) -2

5. The altitude of a right triangle is 7 cm less than its base. If the hypotenuse is 13 cm, the other two sides of
the triangle are equal to:
(a) Base=10cm and Altitude=5cm (b) Base=12cm and Altitude=5cm
(c) Base=14cm and Altitude=10cm (d) Base=12cm and Altitude=10cm

Answer: (b) Base=12cm and Altitude=5cm

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Answer: (d) No real roots
7. The square root of negative number is imaginary, therefore, there is no real root for the given equation.
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 3.5 (d) -3 Answer: (b) 3

8. The sum of the reciprocals of Rehman’s ages 3 years ago and 5 years from now is 1/3. The present age of
Rehman is:
(a) 7 (b) 10 (c) 5 (d) 6 Answer: (a) 7
9. A train travels 360 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 5 km/h more, it would have taken 1 hour
less for the same journey. Find the speed of the train.
(a) 30 km/hr (b) 40 km/hr (c) 50 km/hr (d) 60 km/hr Answer: (b) 40 km/hr
Explanation: Let x km/hr be the speed of train.

10. If one root of equation 4x2-2x+k-4=0 is reciprocal of the other. The value of k is:
(a) -8 (b) 8 (c) -4 (d) 4 Answer: (b) 8
11. Which one of the following is not a quadratic equation?
(a) (x + 2)2 = 2(x + 3) (b) x2 + 3x = (–1) (1 – 3x)2
(c) (x + 2) (x – 1) = x2 – 2x – 3 (d) x3 – x2 + 2x + 1 = (x + 1)3 Answer: (c) (x + 2) (x – 1) = x2 – 2x – 3

12. Which of the following equations has 2 as a root?

(a) x2 – 4x + 5 = 0 (b) x2 + 3x – 12 = 0 (c) 2x2 – 7x + 6 = 0 (d) 3x2 – 6x – 2 = 0 Ans: (c) 2x2 – 7x + 6 = 0

13. A quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 has no real roots, if

(a) b2 – 4ac > 0 (b) b2 – 4ac = 0(c) b2 – 4ac < 0 (d) b2 – ac < 0 Ans: (c) b2 – 4ac < 0

14. The product of two consecutive positive integers is 360. To find the integers, this can be represented in the
form of quadratic equation as
(a) x2 + x + 360 = 0 (b) x2 + x – 360 = 0 (c) 2x2 + x – 360 (d) x2 – 2x – 360 = 0 A: (b) x2 + x – 360 = 0

15. The equation which has the sum of its roots as 3 is

(a) 2x2 – 3x + 6 = 0 (b) –x2 + 3x – 3 = 0 (c) √2x2 – 3/√2x + 1 = 0 (d) 3x2 – 3x + 3 = 0
Ans: (b) –x2 + 3x – 3 = 0

16. The quadratic equation 2x2 – √5x + 1 = 0 has

(a) two distinct real roots (b) two equal real roots
(c) no real roots (d) more than 2 real roots Answer: (c) no real roots

17. The equation (x + 1)2 – 2(x + 1) = 0 has

(a) two real roots (b) no real roots (c) one real root (d) two equal roots Ans: (a) two real roots

18. The quadratic formula to find the roots of a quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 is given by
(a) [-b ± √(b2-ac)]/2a (b) [-b ± √(b2-2ac)]/a
(c) [-b ± √(b2-4ac)]/4a (d) [-b ± √(b2-4ac)]/2a Answer: (d) [-b ± √(b2-4ac)]/2a

19. The quadratic equation x2 + 7x – 60 has

(a) two equal roots (b) two real and unequal roots
(b) no real roots (c) two equal complex roots
Answer: (b) two real and unequal roots
20. The maximum number of roots for a quadratic equation is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 Answer: (b) 2
Linear Equation

1. The pairs of equations x+2y-5 = 0 and -4x-8y+20=0 have:

(a) Unique solution (b) Exactly two solutions
(c) Infinitely many solutions (d) No solution Answer: (c) Infinitely many solutions

2. If a pair of linear equations is consistent, then the lines are:

(a) Parallel (b) Always coincident (c) Always intersecting (d) Intersecting or coincident
Answer: (d) Intersecting or coincident

3. The pairs of equations 9x + 3y + 12 = 0 and 18x + 6y + 26 = 0 have

(a) Unique solution (b) Exactly two solutions (c) Infinitely many solutions (d) No solution
Answer: (d) No solution

4. If the lines 3x+2ky – 2 = 0 and 2x+5y+1 = 0 are parallel, then what is the value of k?
(a) 4/15 (b) 15/4 (c) ⅘ (d) 5/4 Answer: (b) 15/4

5. If one equation of a pair of dependent linear equations is -3x+5y-2=0. The second equation will be:
(a) -6x+10y-4=0 (b) 6x-10y-4=0 (c) 6x+10y-4=0 (d) -6x+10y+4=0 Ans: (a) -6x+10y-4=0

[Link] solution of the equations x-y=2 and x+y=4 is:

(a) 3 and 1 (b) 4 and 3 (c) 5 and 1 (d) -1 and -3 Answer: (a) 3 and 1

7. A fraction becomes 1/3 when 1 is subtracted from the numerator and it becomes 1/4 when 8 is added to its
denominator. The fraction obtained is:
(a) 3/12 (b) 4/12 (c) 5/12 (d) 7/12 Answer: (c) 5/12

8. The solution of 4/x+3y=14 and 3/x-4y=23 is:

(a) ⅕ and -2 (b) ⅓ and ½ (c) 3 and ½ (d) 2 and ⅓ Answer: (a) ⅕ and -2

9. Ritu can row downstream 20 km in 2 hours, and upstream 4 km in 2 hours. Her speed of rowing in still water
and the speed of the current is:
(a) 6km/hr and 3km/hr (b) 7km/hr and 4km/hr
(c) 6km/hr and 4km/hr (d) 10km/hr and 6km/hr Answer: (c) 6km/hr and 4km/hr

10. The angles of cyclic quadrilaterals ABCD are: A = (6x+10), B=(5x)°, C = (x+y)° and D=(3y-10)°. The value of x
and y is:
(a) x=20° and y = 10° (b) x=20° and y = 30°
(c) x=44° and y=15° (d) x=15° and y=15° Answer: (b) x=20° and y = 30°

11. The pair of equations x = a and y = b graphically represents lines which are
(a) parallel (b) intersecting at (b, a)
(c) coincident (d) intersecting at (a, b) Answer: (d) intersecting at (a, b)
12. The pair of equations 5x – 15y = 8 and 3x – 9y = 24/5 has
(a) one solution (b) two solutions
(c) infinitely many solutions (d) no solution
Answer: (c) infinitely many solutions

13. The pair of equations x + 2y + 5 = 0 and –3x – 6y + 1 = 0 have

(a) a unique solution (b) exactly two solutions
(c) infinitely many solutions (d) no solution Ans: (d) no solution

14. The value of c for which the pair of equations cx – y = 2 and 6x – 2y = 3 will have infinitely many solutions is
(a) 3 (b) -3 (c) -12 (d) no value Ans: (d) no value

15. If the lines representing the pair of linear equations a1x + b1y + c1 = 0 and a2x + b2y + c2 = 0 are coincident,
then
(a) a1/a2 = b1/b2 (b) a1/a2 = b1/b2 = c1/c2
(c) a1/a2 ≠ b1/b2 (d) a1/a2 = b1/b2 ≠ c1/c2
Ans: (b) a1/a2 = b1/b2 = c1/c2

16. A pair of linear equations which has a unique solution x = 2, y = -3 is

(a) x + y = -1; 2x – 3y = -5 (b) 2x + 5y = -11; 4x + 10y = -22
(c) 2x – y = 1; 3x + 2y = 0 (d) x – 4y – 14 = 0; 5x – y – 13 = 0
Answer: (b) 2x + 5y = -11; 4x + 10y = -22

17. The father’s age is six times his son’s age. Four years hence, the age of the father will be four times his
son’s age. The present ages, in years, of the son and the father are, respectively
(a) 4 and 24 (b) 5 and 30 (c) 6 and 36 (d) 3 and 24 Ans: (c) 6 and 36

18. If the pair of linear equations has a unique solution, then the lines representing these equations will
(a) coincide (b) intersect at one point
(c) parallel to each other (d) parallel to x-axis Ans: (b) intersect at one point

19. Which of the following method(s) is/are used to find the solution of a pair of linear equations
algebraically?
(a) Substitution Method (b) Elimination Method
(c) Cross- multiplication Method (d) All the above Ans: (d) All the above

20. The graphical representation of a pair of equations 4x + 3y – 1 = 5 and 12x + 9y = 15 will be

(a) parallel lines (b) coincident lines
(c) intersecting lines (d) perpendicular lines Ans: (a) parallel lines