SHRI BALA JI COACHING CENTRE

Date : 28-12-2023 STD 12 Science Mathematics Total Marks : 50

CHAPTER 6APPLICATION OF DERIVATIVES

SECTION A

* Choose The Right Answer From The Given Options.[1 Marks Each] [50]
1. 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

2. A cylindrical vessel of radius 0.5m is filled with oil at the rate of 0.25π/minute. The
rate at which the surface of the oil is rising, is:
a. 1m/ minute
b. 2m/ minute
c. 5m/ minute
d. 0.25m/ minute
3. 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
unit
π

b.
1
unit
π

c.
π
unit
2

d. π unit

4. 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.

5. The coordinates of the point on the ellipse 16x2 + 9y2 = 400 where the ordinate
decreases at the same rate at which the abscissa increases, are:
a.
16
(3, )
3

b.
16
(−3, )
3

c.
16
(3, − )
3

d. (3, −3)

6. The altitude of a cone is 20cm and its semi-vertical angle is 30°. If the semi-vertical
angle is increasing at the rate of 2° per second, then the radius of the base is increasing
at the rate of:
a. 30cm/sec.

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 b.
160
cm/sec.
3

c. 10cm/sec.

d. 160cm/sec.

7. The distance moved by the particle in time t is given by x = t3 - 12t2 + 6t + 8. At the

instant when its acceleration is zero, the velocity is:
a. 42
b. -42
c. 48
d. -48

8. The volume of a sphere is increasing at 3cm3 /sec. The rate at which the radius
increases when radius is 2cm, is:
a.
3
cm/sec.
32π

b.
3
cm/sec.
16π

c.
3
cm/sec.​
48π

d. 1
cm/sec.
24π

9. The distance moved by a particle travelling in straight line in t seconds is given

by s = 45t + 11t2 - t3 . The time taken by the particle to come to rest is:
a. 9 sec.

b.
5
sec.
3

c.
3
sec.
5

d. 2 sec.

10. 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

11. 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

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

3
unit/sec.

d.
16
− unit/sec.
3

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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.

c. f(x) is invertible.
d. None of these.
14. If the function f(x) = 2x2 - kx + 5 is increasing on [1, 2], then k lies in the interval:
a. (−∞, 4)

b. (4, ∞)

c. (−∞, 8)

d. (8, ∞)

15. −−−−−
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}

16. The function f(x) = cot

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

b. (−1, ∞)

c. (−∞, ∞)

d. (0, ∞)

17. If the function f(x) = x2 - kx + 5 is increasing on [2, 4], then:

a. k ∈ (2, ∞)

b. k ∈ (−∞, 2)

c. k ∈ (4, ∞)

d. k ∈ (−∞, 4)

18. Function f(x) = 2x3 - 9x2 + 12x + 29 is monotonically decreasing when:

a. x<2
b. x>2
c. x>3
d. 1<x<2

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

a. (0, ∞)

b. (−∞, 0)

c. (1, ∞)

d. (−∞, 1)

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

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

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21. The Function f(x) =
λ+sin x+2 cos x
is increasing, if:
sin x+cos x

a. λ < 1

b. λ > 1

c. λ < 2

d. λ > 2

22. The function f(x) = 2 log(x − 2) − x

2
+ 4x + 1 increases on the interval:
a. (1, 2)
b. (2, 3)
c. (1, 3)
d. (2, 4)
23. If the function f(x) = kx3 - 9x2 + 9x + 3 is monotonically increasing in every interval,
then:
a. k < 3k < 3

b. k ≤ 3k ≤ 3

c. k > 3k > 3

d. k ≥ 3

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

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

25. The function f(x) =

x
is:
1+|x|

a. Stritcly increasing.
b. Stritcly decreasing.
c. Neither increasing nor decreasing.
d. None of these.
26. The function f(x) = x2 e-x is monotonic increasing when:
a. x ∈ R − [0, 2]

b. 0 < x < 2

c. 2 < x < ∞

d. x < 0

27. The function f(x) = x9 + 3x7 + 64 is increasing on:

a. R

b. (−∞, 0)

c. (0, ∞)

d. R0

28. In the interval (1, 2), function f(x) = 2|x - 1| + 3|x - 2| is:
a. Increasing.
b. Decreasing.
c. Constant.
d. None of these.

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

a. (0, e)

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 b. (0, e)

c. (0,
1

e
)

d. None of these
30. Function f(x) = cos x − 2λx is monotonic decreasing when:
a.
1
λ >
2

b. λ <
1

c. λ < 2

d. λ > 2

31. −−−−−
The function f(x) = log
e
(x
3 6
+ √x + 1 ) is of the following type:

a. Even and increasing.

b. Odd and increasing.
c. Even and decreasing.
d. Odd and decreasing.
32. −x −π π
If the function f(x) = + sin x defined on [ , ] is:
2 3 3

a. Increasing.
b. Decreasing.
c. Constant.
d. None of these.

33. Let f(x) = (x - a)2 + (x - b)2 + (x - c)2 . Then, f(x) has a minimum at x =
a.
a+b+c

3
3 −−−
b. √abc

c.
3
1 1 1
+ +
a b c

d. None of these.

34. 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

d. 3
1

35. Let f(x) = x3 + 3x2 - 9x + 2. Then, f(x) has,

a. a maximum at x = 1
b. a minimum at x = 1
c. netither a maximum nor a minimum at x = -3
d. none of these.
36. At x =
5π
, f(x) = 2 sin 3x + 3 cos 3x is:
6

a. 0
b. maximum.
c. minimum.
d. none of these.

37. The maximum value of f(x) =

x
2
on [-1, 1] is:
4−x+x

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 a. −
1

b.
1
−
3

c.
1

d. 1

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

b.
1

c.
3

d. None of these.
39. 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.
40. The function f(x) = ∑
5
(x − r)
2
assume minimum value at x =
r=1

a. 5

b.
5

c. 3

d. 2

41. The maximum value of f(x) =

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

a.
1
−
4

b. −
1

c.
1

d.
1

42. If x + y = 8, then the maximum value of xy is:

a. 8
b. 16
c. 20
d. 24

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

a. 6
b. 4
c. 8
d. None of these.

44. 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.

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45. The minimum value of (x
2
+
250
) is:
x

a. 75
b. 50
c. 25
d. 55
–
46. f(x) = sin +√3 cos x is maximum when x =
a.
π

b.
π

c.
π

d. 0

47. if ax +
b
≥ c for all positive x where a, b, > 0, then.
x
2

a.
c
ab <
4
2

b.
c
ab >
4

c.
c
ab >
4

d. None of these

48. The minimum value of

x
is .
loge x

a. e

b.
1

c. 1

d. None of these
49. 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.
50. If f(x) =
1
, then its maximum value is :
2
4 x +2x+1

a.
4

b. 2

c. 1

d.
3

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