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Mock Test – 1

Instructions

 This test consists of 25 questions in which 20 questions are objective in nature and
5 questions are numerical type
 Time allotted for this test in 3 hrs.
 Each question is allotted 4 marks for correct response.
 1 marks will be deducted for indicating incorrect response of each question. No deduction from the
total score will be made if no response is indicated for an item in the answer sheet.
Objective Type Questions
1/ x  
1.
x 

If  and  are the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0, then lim 1  ax2  bx  c  is

(b) e 
a  
(c) e 
a  
(a) log a      (d) None of these

dy
2. If y = f(x3), z = g(x5), f ’(x) = tan x and g’(x) = sec x, then the value of is
dz
3 tan x3 5x2 sec x5 3x2 tan x3
(a) . (b) . (c) . (d) None of these
5x2 sec x5 3 tan x3 5 sec x5

3. If z = 2  2 3i, then z2n  22n zn  24n may be equal to

(a) 22n
(b) 0
(c) 3. 42n, where n is multiple of 3
(d) None of the above
4. The planes 3x – y + z+ 1 = 0 and 5x + y + 3z = 0 intersect in the line PQ. The equation of the plane
through the point (2, 1, 4) and perpendicular to PQ is
(a) x + y – 2z = 5 (b) x+ y – 2z = – 5 (c) x + y + 2 z = 5 (d) x + y + 2z = – 5
 xx  xx 
5. If f(x) = cot 1   , then f '(1) is equal to
 2 
(a) – 1 (b) 1 (c) log 2 (d) –log 2
6. The mean and variance of a binomial variable X are 2 and 1, respectively.
The probability that X takes values greater than 1, is
9 5 11
(a) (b) (c) (d) None of these
16 16 16

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7. If the line ax + by + c = 0 is a tangent to the curve xy = 4, then

(a) a > 0 and b >0 (b) a > 0 and b < 0 (c) a < 0 and b > 0 (d) None of these
8. If the system of linear equations
x + 2ay + az = 0, x + 3by + bz = 0
and x + 4cy + cz = 0
has a non-zero solution, then a, b and c
(a) are in AP (b) are in GP
(c) are in HP (d) satisfy a + 2b + 3c = 0
cosx x 1
f ' x 
9. If f  x   2sin x x2 2x ,then lim is
x 0 x
tan x x 1

(a) – 2 (b) –1 (c) 2 (d) 1

10. AB is a vertical pole and C is the middle point. The end A is on the level ground
and P is any point on the level ground other than A. The portion CB subtends
an angle  at P. If AP : AB = 2 : 1, then  is equal to

1 4 5 2

(a) tan 1   (b) tan 1   (c) tan 1   (d) tan 1  
9 9 9 9
11. a, b and c are three non-coplanar vectors and r is any arbitrary vector, then

[b c r] a  [c a r] b  [a b c] c is always equal to

(a) [ab c]r (b) 2[ab c]r (c) 3[ab c]r (d) None of these

  
12. In the interval   ,  , the equation logsin   cos2  2 has
 2 2
(a) no solution (b) a unique solution
(c) two solutions (d) infinitely many solutions
13. The image of the point (–8, 12) with respect to the line mirror 4x + 7y + 13 = 0 is
(a) (–16, 2) (b) (16, – 2) (c) (16, 2) (d) (–16, – 2)
14. If the angle between the straight lines joining foci and the ends of
x2 y 2
minor axis of the ellipse 2
 2  1 is 900 , then the eccentricity is
a b
1 3 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) None of these
2 2 2

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15. Equation of the smallest circle whose diameter is AB, where A and B are intersection points of circles
1
x2 + y2 – 4x – 4y + 4 = 0 and x2  y 2  x  y   0 is
4
2 2
 3  3 7
(a)  x     y    (b) (x – 1)2 + (y – 1)2 = 72
 8  8  32
2 2
 5  5 7
(c) (x – 2)2 + (y – 2)2 =1 (d)  x     y   
 8  8  32
16. If p, q, r are simple propositions, with truth values T, F and T,
then the truth value of ~ p  q   ~ r  p is

(a) true (b) false

(c) true, if r is false (d) true, if q is true
17. If nC0, nC1, nC2, …., nCn are the coefficients of the expansion of
n
k
Ck
(1 + x)n, then the value of  k  1 is
0

2n  1 2n 1  1
(a) 0 (b) (c) (d) None of these
n n 1
sin3 xdx
18.  is equal to
1  cos x 
2
1  cos2 x  cos4 x

(a) sec–1 (sec x + cos x) + c (b) sec–1 (cos x – tan x) + c

(c) sec–1 (sec x – cos x) + c (d) None of the above
19. The area of one of the curvilinear triangles formed by the curves y = sin x, y = cos x and X-axis is


(a) 2  2 sq unit 
(b) 2  2 sq unit   
(c) 2  2 2 sq unit (d) None of these

20. If f and g are continuous functions in [0, ] satisfying


f  x   f    x   g  x   g    x   1, then  f  x   g  x  dx is equal to
0

 3
(a)  (b) 2 (c) (d)
2 2
Numerical Type Questions
21. In a statistical investigation of 1003 families of Kolkata, it was found that 63 families had neither a
radio nor a TV, 794 families had a radio and 187 has a TV. The number families in that group having
both a radio and a TV is

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22. Three boys and three girls are to be seated around a table in a circle. Among them, the boy X does not
want any girl neighbour and the girl Y does not want any boy neighbour. The number of such
arrangements possible is
6 4 
23. tan  33 tan  27tan2 is equal to
9 9 9
24. The portion of a tangent to a parabola y2 = 4ax cut off between the directrix and

the curve subtends an angle  at the focus, where  is equal to then k is ______
k
25. The value of k for which the number 3 lies between the roots of the equation
x2 + (1 – 2k) x + (k2 – k – 2) = 0 is between a and b then a + b is equal to
ANSWER KEY
1. c 2. a 3. c 4. b 5. a
6. c 7. a 8. c 9. a 10. d
11. a 12. b 13. d 14. c 15. d
16. a 17. c 18. a 19. b 20. a
21. 41 22. 4 23. 3 24. 2 25. 7

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