Final JEE - Main Exam February, 2021/24-02-2021/Morning Session

FINAL JEE–MAIN EXAMINATION – FEBRUARY, 2021

(Held On Wednesday 24th February, 2021) TIME : 9 : 00 AM to 12 : 00 NOON
MATHEMATICS TEST PAPER WITH ANSWER
SECTION-A 5. The system of linear equations
1. The statement among the following that is a 3x – 2y – kz = 10
tautology is : 2x – 4y – 2z = 6
(1) A Ú (A Ù B) x + 2y – z = 5m
(2) A Ù (A Ú B) is inconsistent if :

(3) B ® [A Ù (A ® B)] 4
(1) k = 3, m = (2) k ¹ 3, m Î R
(4) [A Ù (A ® B)] ® B
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Official Ans. by NTA (4) 4 4
(3) k ¹ 3, m ¹ (4) k = 3, m ¹
2. A man is walking on a straight line. The 5 5
arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of the Official Ans. by NTA (4)

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intercepts of this line on the coordinate axes

is . Three stones A, B and C are placed at the

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points (1,1), (2, 2) and (4, 4) respectively. Then
which of these stones is / are on the path of the
6. If ƒ : R ® R is a function defined by
æ 2x - 1 ö
ƒ(x) = [x - 1]cos ç
è 2 ø
÷ p, where [.] denotes
the greatest integer function, then ƒ is :
(1) discontinuous at all integral values of x
except at x = 1
(2) continuous only at x = 1
man ? (3) continuous for every real x
(1) A only (2) C only (4) discontinuous only at x = l
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(3) All the three (4) B only Official Ans. by NTA (3)
Official Ans. by NTA (4) 7. The distance of the point (1, 1, 9) from the point
3. The equation of the plane passing through the x-3 y-4 z-5
of intersection of the line = =
point (1, 2, –3) and perpendicular to the planes 1 2 2
3x + y – 2z = 5 and 2x – 5y – z = 7, is and the plane x + y + z = 17 is :
(1) 3x – 10y – 2z + 11 = 0 (1) 2 19 (2) 19 2
(2) 6x – 5y – 2z – 2 = 0
A

(3) 11x + y + 17z + 38 = 0 (3) 38 (4) 38

(4) 6x – 5y + 2z + 10 = 0 Official Ans. by NTA (4)
Official Ans. by NTA (3) 8. If the tangent to the curve y = x3 at the point
4. The population P = P(t) at time 't' of a certain P(t, t3) meets the curve again at Q, then the
species follows the differential equation ordinate of the point which divides PQ
dP internally in the ratio 1 : 2 is :
= 0.5P – 450. If P(0) = 850, then the time (1) –2t3 (2) 0 (3) –t3 (4) 2t 3
dt
Official Ans. by NTA (1)
at which population becomes zero is : cos x - sin x æ sin x + cos x ö
(1) loge18 (2) loge9 9. If ò8 - sin 2x
dx = a sin -1 ç
è b
÷+c,
ø
1 where c is a constant of integration, then the
(3) loge 18 (4) 2loge18 ordered pair (a, b) is equal to :
2
(1) (–1, 3) (2) (3, 1)
Official Ans. by NTA (4)
(3) (1, 3) (4) (1, –3)
Official Ans. by NTA (3)

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10. The value of – 15C1 + 2.15C2 – 3.15C3 + ...... 15. The area (in sq. units) of the part of the circle
–15.15C +
15
14C
1+ + 14C
5 + .... +
3
14C 14C
11 is : x2 + y 2 = 36, which is outside the parabola
(1) 2 16 –1 (2) 213 – 14 y2 = 9x, is :
(3) 2 14 (4) 213 – 13
(1) 24p + 3 3 (2) 12p - 3 3
Official Ans. by NTA (2)
11. The function (3) 24p - 3 3 (4) 12p + 3 3
4x3 - 3x2 Official Ans. by NTA (3)
ƒ(x) = - 2 sin x + (2x - 1) cos x :
6 16. Let p and q be two positive numbers such that
é1 ö p + q = 2 and p4 + q4 = 272. Then p and q are
(1) increases in ê , ¥ ÷
ë2 ø roots of the equation :
(1) x2 – 2x + 2 = 0
æ 1ù (2) x2 – 2x + 8 = 0
(2) increases in ç -¥,
è 2 ûú (3) x2 – 2x + 136 = 0
(4) x2 – 2x + 16 = 0
é1 ö
(3) decreases in ê , ¥ ÷ Official Ans. by NTA (4)
ë2 ø Two vertical poles are 150 m apart and the

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æ 1ù
(4) decreases in ç -¥, ú
è 2û
Official Ans. by NTA (1)
Let ƒ : R ® R be defined as ƒ(x) = 2x – 1 and

g : R – {1} ® R be defined as g(x) =

x-
1
2.
x -1
17.
height of one is three times that of the other.
If from the middle point of the line joining
their feet, an observer finds the angles of
elevation of their tops to be complementary,
then the height of the shorter pole (in meters)
is :

Then the composition function ƒ(g(x)) is : (1) 20 3 (2) 25 3

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(1) onto but not one-one (3) 30 (4) 25
(2) both one-one and onto Official Ans. by NTA (2)
(3) one-one but not onto x2
(4) neither one-one nor onto
Official Ans. by NTA (3) ò (sin t ) dt
18. lim 0
is equal to :
13. An ordinary dice is rolled for a certain number x®0 x3
of times. If the probability of getting an odd
2 3 1
A

number 2 times is equal to the probability of (1) (2) (3) 0 (4)

getting an even number 3 times, then the 3 2 15
probability of getting an odd number for odd Official Ans. by NTA (1)
number of times is : (cos 2 x + cos 4 x + cos6 x +..... ¥ ) loge 2
19. If e satisfies the equation
1 5 3 1
(1) (2) (3) (4) t2 – 9t + 8 = 0, then the value of
32 16 16 2
Official Ans. by NTA (4) 2sin x æ pö
ç 0 < x < ÷ is
14. A scientific committee is to be formed from 6 sin x + 3 cos x è 2ø
Indians and 8 foreigners, which includes at 3
least 2 Indians and double the number of (1) 2 3 (2)
2
foreigners as Indians. Then the number of 1
ways, the committee can be formed, is : (3) 3 (4)
2
(1) 1625 (2) 575 Official Ans. by NTA (4)
(3) 560 (4) 1050
Official Ans. by NTA (1)
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20. The locus of the mid-point of the line segment 6. The minimum value of a for which the
joining the focus of the parabola y2 = 4ax to a
4 1
moving point of the parabola, is another equation + = a has at least one
sin x 1 - sin x
parabola whose directrix is :

a a æ pö
(1) x = - (2) x = solution in ç 0, ÷ is _______.
2 2 è 2ø
(3) x = 0 (4) x = a
Official Ans. by NTA (9)
Official Ans. by NTA (3)
ìn æ 1 öü
SECTION-B
7. lim tan íåtan -1 ç 2 ÷ý
is equal to ____.
1. If the least and the largest real values of a, for
n®¥
î r =1 è 1 + r + r øþ
which the equation z + a|z – 1| + 2i = 0 Official Ans. by NTA (1)
(z Î C and i = -1 ) has a solution, are p and r r r r
8. Let three vectors a, b and c be such that c is
q respectively; then 4(p2 + q2) is equal to ____ r r r r r

2. If
a

-a
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Official Ans. by NTA (10)

ò (| x | + | x - 2 |)dx = 22, (a > 2)

denotes the greatest integer £ x, then
-a
and [x]
coplanar with a and b, a .c = 7 and b is

r
r r
perpendicular to c , where a = - ˆi + ˆj + kˆ and

r r r2
b = 2iˆ + kˆ , then the value of 2 a + b + c

is ______.
ò (x + [x]) dx is equal to _______.
a
Official Ans. by NTA (75)
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9. Let Bi (i = 1, 2, 3) be three independent events
Official Ans. by NTA (3)
in a sample space. The probability that only B 1
3. Let A = {n Î N : n is a 3-digit number} occur is a, only B 2 occurs is b and only B 3
B = {9k + 2 : k Î N} occurs is g. Let p be the probability that none of
and C = {9k + l : k Î N} for some l (0 < l < 9) the events B i occurs and these 4 probabilities
If the sum of all the elements of the set satisfy the equations (a – 2b) p = ab and
A Ç (B È C) is 274 × 400, then l is equal (b – 3g)p = 2bg (All the probabilities are
A

to ______. assumed to lie in the interval (0,1)). Then

Official Ans. by NTA (5) P(B1 )

is equal to______.
4. Let M be any 3 × 3 matrix with entries from the P(B3 )
set {0, 1, 2}. The maximum number of such
Official Ans. by NTA (6)
matrices, for which the sum of diagonal
elements of MT M is seven, is _______. é 3 -1 -2 ù
10. Let P = ê 2 0 a ú , where a Î R . Suppose
Official Ans. by NTA (540) ê ú
5. If one of the diameters of the circle êë 3 -5 0 úû
x2 + y 2 – 2x – 6y + 6 = 0 is a chord of another Q = [qij] is a matrix satisfying PQ = kI3 for some
circle 'C', whose center is at (2, 1), then its
k k2
radius is ______ . non-zero k Î R. If q 23 = - and Q = ,
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Official Ans. by NTA (3) then a2 + k2 is equal to _______.
Official Ans. by NTA (17)
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