SHRI BALA JI COACHING CENTRE

Date : 28-12-2023 STD 12 Science Mathematics Total Marks : 40

CHAPTER 6APPLICATION OF DERIVATIVES

SECTION A

* Choose The Right Answer From The Given Options.[1 Marks Each] [40]
1. If V =
4
πr ,
3
at What rate in cubic units is V increasing when r = 10
dr
= 0.01?
3 dt

a. π

b. 4π

c. 40π

d. 4 =
π

2. A man 2 metres tall walks away from a lamp post 5 metres height at the rate of
4.8km/hr. The rate of increase of the length of his shadow is:
a. 1.6km/hr

b. 6.3km/hr

c. 5km/hr

d. 3.2km/hr

3. The radius of a sphere is increasing at the rate of 0.2cm/sec. The rate at which the
volume of the sphere increase when radius is 15cm, is:
a. 12π cm /sec.
3

b. 180π cm /sec.
3

c. 225π cm /sec.
3

d. 3π cm /sec.
3

4. In a sphere the rate of change of volume is:

a. π times the rate of change of radius.
b. Surface area times the rate of change of diameter.
c. Surface area times the rate of change of radius.
d. None of these.
5. Each side of equilateral is increasing at the rate of 8cm/hr. The rate of increase of its
area when side 2cm, is:
–
a. 2
8√3cm /hr
–
b. 2
4√3cm /hr

√3
c. 8
cm /hr
2

d. None of these.

6. If the rate of change of area of a circle is equal to the rate of change of its diameter,
then its radius is equal to:
a. 2

π
unit

b. 1

π
unit

c.
π
unit
2

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 d. π unit

7. A cone whose height is always equal to its diameter is increasing in volume at the rate
of 40cm3 / sec. At what rate is the radius increasing when its circular base area is 1m2 ?
a. 1mm/ sec.
b. 0.001cm/ sec.
c. 2mm/ sec.
d. 0.002cm/ sec.

8. The radius of a sphere is changing at the rate of 0.1cm/ sec. The rate of change of its
surface area when the radius is 200cm is:
a. 8π cm / sec.
2

b. 12π cm / sec.
2

c. 160π cm / sec.
2

d. 200cm / sec.
2

9. The radius of a circular plate is increasing at the rate of 0.01cm/sec. The rate of
increase of its area when the radius is 12cm, is:
a. 144π cm /sec.
2

b. 2.4π cm /sec.
2

c. 0.24π cm /sec.
2

d. 0.024π cm /sec.
2

10. Side of an equilateral triangle expands at the rate of 2cm/sec. The rate of increase of
its area when each side is 10cm is:
–
a. 2
10√2cm / sec.
–
b. 2
10√3cm / sec.

c. 10cm / sec.
2

d. 5cm / sec.
2

11. A man of height 6ft walks at a uniform speed of 9ft/sec. from a lamp fixed at 15ft height.
The length of his shadow is increasing at the rate of:
a. 15ft/sec.

b. 9ft/sec.

c. 6ft/sec.

d. None of these.

12. If s = t3 - 4t2 + 5 describes the motion of a particle, then its velocity when the
acceleration vanishes, is:
a.
16
unit/sec.
2

b.
-32
unit/sec.
3

c.
4
unit/sec.
3

d.
16
− unit/sec.
3

13. Let f(x) = x3 -6x2 +15x + 3. Then:

a. f(x) > 0 for all x ∈ R.

b. f(x) > 0 for all x ∈ R.

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 c. f(x) is invertible.
d. None of these.
14. −−−−−
f(x) = 2x − tan
−1 2
− log {x + √x + 1 } is monotonically increasing when:

a. x > 0

b. x < 0

c. x ∈ R

d. x ∈ R − {0}

15. The function f(x) = cot

−1
x +x increases in the interval:
a. (1, ∞)

b. (−1, ∞)

c. (−∞, ∞)

d. (0, ∞)

16. 2π
The interval of increase of the function f(x) = x −e
x
+ tan ( ) is:
7

a. (0, ∞)

b. (−∞, 0)

c. (1, ∞)

d. (−∞, 1)

17. If the function f(x) = 2 tan x + (2a + 1) log

e
| sec x| + (a − 2)x is increasing on R,
then:

a. a ∈ (
1

2
, ∞)

b.
1 1
a ∈ ( − , )
2 2

c. a =
1

d. a ∈ R

18. Function f(x) = log a x is increasing on R, if:

a. 0< a<1
b. a> 1
c. a< 1
d. a> 0

19. Function f(x) = x3 - 27x + 5 is monotonically increasing when:

a. x < −3

b. |x| > 3

c. x ≤ −3

d. |x| ≥ 3

20. Let f(x) = x

3
+ ax
2
+ bx + 5 sin
2
x be an increasing function on R. Then, a and b
satisfy:
a. a 2 - 3b - 15 > 0
b. a 2 - 3b + 15 > 0
c. a 2 - 3b + 15 < 0
d. a < 0 and b > 0

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21. If f(x) = tan
−1
(g(x)), where g(x) is monotonically increasing for 0 < x <
π
. Then,
2

f(x) is:

a.
π
Increasing on (0, 2
)

b. Decreasing on (0, π

2
)

c.
π π π
Increasing on (0, 4
) and decreasing on ( 4 , 2
)

d. None of these.

22. Function f(x) = |x| - |x - 1| is monotonically increasing when:

a. x<0
b. x>1
c. x<1
d. 0<x<1
23. The function f(x) =
x
is:
1+|x|

a. Stritcly increasing.
b. Stritcly decreasing.
c. Neither increasing nor decreasing.
d. None of these.

24. If the function f(x) = x3 - 9kx2 + 27x + 30 is increasing on R, then:

a. −1 ≤ k ≤ 1

b. k < -1 or k > 1
c. 0<k<1
d. -1 < k < 0

25. Let ϕ(x) = f(x) + f(2a − x) and f'(x) > 0 for all x ∈ [0, a]. Then, ϕ(x) :

a. Increases on [0, a]
b. Decreases on [0, a]
c. Increases on [-a, 0]
d. Decreases on [a, 2a]

26. The function f(x) = xx decreases on the interval:

a. (0, e)
b. (0, e)

c. (0,
1

e
)

d. None of these
27. If the function f(x) = cos |x| − 2ax + b increases along entire number scale, then:
a. a = b

b.
1
a = b
2

c.
1
a ≤ −
2

d.
3
a > −
2

28. Let x, y be two variables and x > 0, xy = 1, then minimum value of x + y is :

a. 1

b. 2

c.
1
2
2

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 d. 3
1

29. The minimum of the function f(x) = 2x3 - 21x2 + 36x - 20 is :

a. -128
b. -126
c. -120
d. none of these.
30. At x =
5π
, f(x) = 2 sin 3x + 3 cos 3x is:
6

a. 0
b. maximum.
c. minimum.
d. none of these.
31. f(x) = 1 + 2 sin x + 3 cos
2
x, 0 < x <
2π
is :
3

a.
π
Minimum at x =
2

b.
−1 1
Maximum at x = sin ( )
√3

c.
π
Minimum at x =
6

d. Maximum at sin −1
(
1

6
)

32. The number which exceeds its square by the greatest possible quantity is,
a.
1

b. 1

c.
3

d. None of these.

33. if x lies in the interval [0, 1], then the least value of x2 + x + 1 is :
a. 3

b.
3

c. 1

d. none of these.

34. The maximum value of f(x) =

x
on [-1, 1] is :
4+x+x2

a.
1
−
4

b. −
1

c. 1

d.
1

35. The minimum value of x log e x is equal to :

a. e

b.
1

c.
−1

d. 2e

36. The minimum value of f(x) = x4 - x2 - 2x + 6 is.

a. 6

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 b. 4
c. 8
d. None of these.
37. For the function f(x) = x +
1

a. x = 1 is a point of maximum.
b. x = -1 is a point of minimum.
c. maximum value > minimum value.
d. maximum value < minimum value.

38. The function f(x) = 2x3 - 15x2 + 36x + 4 is maximum at x =

a. 3
b. 0
c. 4
d. 2
–
39. f(x) = sin +√3 cos x is maximum when x =
a.
π

b.
π

c.
π

d. 0

40. The minimum value of x

is .
loge x

a. e

b. 1

c. 1

d. None of these

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