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1. In a survey concerning consumption of cold drink by consumers, it was found that 50%
take cold drink A, 45% cold drink B, 40% cold drink C, 25% take cold drink A and B,
10% take cold drink B and C, 16% take cold drink C and A, and 8% take all three brands.
The percentage of consumers who take exactly two brands of cold drink is
(A) 17% (C) 29%
(B) 27% (D) 37%
2. Let A={1, 2, 3} and B={6, 7} be two sets. If A×B is the Cartesian product of A and
B, then the number of subsets of the set A×B is
(A) 256 (C) 64
(B) 128 (D) 32
3. Let Z be a set of all integers. Let A={0, 1, 2, 3, 4} and f : A Z be defined by
f(x) = x 2 - 5 x+ 2. The range of f is
(A) {2, -2, -4} (C) {2, 2, 4}
(B) {2, 2, -4} (D) {-2, -2, -4}
4. If (x) = 2mx+1 , then (a). (b). (c) is equal to
(A) (a+ b+ c) (C) 3 (a+ b+ c)
(B) 2 (a+ b+ c) (D) 4 (a+ b+ c)
1 i
5. The amplitude of 12 6 is
1 i
(A) (C)
6 3
(B) (D)
6 3
6. If z x iy and z 6 2 z 3 , the value of x y is equal to
2 2
(A) 9 (C) 15
(B) 12 (D) 18
7. If 1, , and are roots of cube root of unity, then the roots of ( x 1)3 8 0 are
2
(A) -1, 1+2 , 1+2 2 (C) -1, -1, -1
(B) -1, 1-2 , 1-2 2 (D) -1, 1- , 1- 2
8. If n C r-1 =36, n C r =84 and n C r+1 =126, then the value of r is
(A) 4 (C) 2
(B) 3 (D) 1
9. The number of diagonals in a polygon of 11 sides is
(A) 55 (C) 22
(B) 33 (D) 44
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10. The number of terms in the expansion of (1 2 x x 2 ) n when expanded in decreasing
power of x, is
(A) 2n 1 (C) n 1
(B) 2n (D) n
11. The value of for which the system of equations
x - 2 y z 0, x - y 2 z 0 and 2 x y z 0
has a nontrivial solution, is
(A) 5 (C) 9
(B) 3 (D) 7
12. If a+b+c = 9, then the value of
1+a b c
a 1+b c
a b 1+c
is
(A) 7 (C) 9
(B) 8 (D) 10
13. Assuming that the sum and products of two matrices given below are defined, which of
the following is not true for matrices?
(A) XY=XZ does not imply (C) (XY)T =Y T X T
Y=Z (D) XY=0 implies X=0 or Y=0
(B) X+Y=Y+X
1 0 2 5 a -2
14. If A = -1 1 -2 and Adj.A = 1 1 0,
0 2 1 -2 -2 b
then
(A) a = -4, b = 1 (C) a = 4, b = -1
(B) a = 4, b = 1 (D) a = -4, b = -1
0 1 2
15. If A = 1 2 3 and its inverse B = bij , then the element of b 23 of matrix B is
3 1 1
(A) -1 (C) -2
(B) 1 (D) 2
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16. The value of
2 4 7
cos .cos .cos .cos
15 15 15 15
is equal to
1 1
(A) (C)
4 16
1 1
(B) (D)
8 32
17. If sin( cos ) cos( sin ), then sin 2 is equal to
3 1
(A) (C)
4 4
3 1
(B) (D)
4 4
3x x3
18. 3 tan 1 x tan 1 2
is true if
1 3x
1 1
(A) x (C) x
3 3
(B) x 3 (D)
1
x 3
3
19. Let ABC is an acute-angled triangle. The least value of tan 2 A tan 2 B tan 2 C is
(A) 3 (C) 9
(B) 6 (D) 12
20. The coefficient of cos in the expansion of cos 7 in power of cos is
3
(A) 56 (C) 112
(B) -56 (D) -112
21. The image of the point (4, -3) with respect to the line x y 0 is
(A) (-4, -3) (C) (-4, 3)
(B) (3, 4) (D) (-3, 4)
22. The equations to the sides of a triangle are x 3 y 0, 4 x 3 y 5 and 3 x y 0. Then the
line 3 x 4 y 0 passes through the
(A) incentre of the triangle (C) orthocentre of the triangle
(B) centroid of the triangle (D) circumcentre of the triangle
23. The normal at the point (3, 4) on a circle cuts the circle at the point (-1, -2). Then The
equation of circle is
(A) x 2 y 2 2 x 2 y 11 0 (C) x 2 y 2 2 x 2 y 13 0
(B) x 2 y 2 2 x 2 y 11 0 (D) x 2 y 2 2 x 2 y 13 0
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24. The circle x 2 y 2 6 x 2 y k 0 bisects the circumference of the circle
x 2 y 2 2 x 6 y 15 0. The value of k is
(A) -23 (C) -21
(B) 23 (D) 21
25. If the distance of a point on the ellipse 4 x 9 y 36 from its centre is 2, then the
2 2
eccentric angle of the point is
(A) (C)
2 4
3
(B) (D)
3 4
26. The locus of the mid-point of the line segment joining the focus to a moving point on the
parabola y 2 4ax is another parabola with directrix
(A) x a 0 (C) 2 x a 0
(B) 2 x a 0 (D) x 0
27. The eccentricity of a hyperbola is 2 and the distance between its foci is 8. The equation of
the hyperbola is
x2 y 2 x2 y 2
(A) 1 (C) 1
12 4 4 12
x2 y 2 x2 y 2
(B) 1 (D) 1
8 2 16 9
28. The line-segment joining the points A(1, 2, 3) and B(-3, 4, -5) intersects the xy plane at
the point P. The value of the ratio AP : PB is
(A) 3 : 5 (C) 5 : 7
(B) 3 : 7 (D) 5 : 9
29. The distance of the point (1, -2, 3) from the plane x y z 5 measured parallel to the
line
x y z 3
2 3 4
is
13 21
(A) (C)
5 5
29 2
(B) (D)
5 5
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30. The projection of the line
x 1 y 2 z 3
3 4 5
on the plane x y z 2 0 is
x2 y2 z2 x2 y2 z2
(A) (C)
5 16 11 1 10 5
x2 y2 z2 x2 y2 z2
(B) (D)
5 16 11 1 10 5
31. The angle between the lines whose direction cosines are given by the equations
3l m 5n 0, 6mn 2nl 5lm 0,
is
1 1
(A) cos 1 (C) cos 1
2 6
1 1
(B) cos 1 (D) cos 1
3 9
32. If a b c 0, then a b is equal to
(A) c a (C) a c
(B) b c (D) c
33. Let a iˆ ˆj kˆ, b iˆ ˆj kˆ, and c iˆ ˆj kˆ. Then a b c is equal to
(A) -1 (C) -3
(B) -2 (D) -4
34. The position vectors of the points A, B, C and D are 3iˆ 2 ˆj kˆ, 2iˆ 3 ˆj 4kˆ,
iˆ ˆj 2kˆ and 4iˆ 5 ˆj kˆ respectively. If the points A, B, C and D lie on a plane, the
value of is
136 156
(A) (C)
17 17
146 146
(B) (D)
17 17
3 5 7
35. Sum of the infinite series ... is
2! 4! 6!
(A) e (C) e2
(B) e 1 (D) e 1
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1
36. If log e 3
is expanded in ascending powers of x, the coefficient of x 24 is
1 x x x
2
1 1
(A) (C)
8 2
1 (D) 0
(B)
4
1 1 1 1
37. The value of the infinite series x 2 . x 4 . x 8 . x 16 ... is
(A) 0 (C) x
(B) 1 (D)
38. The root of the quadratic equation
x 2 2 2. x . i 6 0
are
(A) -2 2 i and 2i (C) 3 2 i and - 2 i
(B) 2 2 i and - 2 i (D) -3 2 i and 2 i
39. If the inequality
| x | 5
0, x 3
| x | 3
holds, then the solution set lies in the interval
(A) (, 5) (3,3) (C) (, 5) (3,3) (5, )
(B) (, 5) (5, ) (D) (3,3) (5, )
40. The value of
1 1
lim 3 -
h 0 h 8 h 2h
is equal to
1 4
(A) (C)
48 3
16 1
(B) (D)
3 12
41. Consider the function
tan( [x- ])
f(x) = ,
1+ x
2
where x is the greatest integer function. Which of the following is true?
(A) f(x) is discontinuous at (C) f (x) exists for all x .
some x . (D) f(x) continuous for all x
(B) f (x) exists for all x but but f (x) does not exist for
f (x) does not exist. some x .
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42. The angle between the tangents to the curves y sin x and y cos x at a point of
intersection is
1
(A) (C) tan 1
4 2 2
(B) tan 1 2 2 (D) tan 1 2
43. For the function f(x) = xe x , the point
(A) x = -1 is a minimum (C) x = -1 is a maximum
(B) x = 0 is a minimum (D) x = 1 is a maximum
x+ y 1
44. Let f = f(x) + f(y) for all real x and y. If f (0) exists and equal
2 2
to (1), then f (2) is equal to
(A) 1 (C) -1
(B) 2 (D) -2
dy
45. Let x a sec 2 and y a tan 3 . Then the value of at is
dx 4
4 2
(A) (C)
3 3
3 3
(B) (D)
4 2
x2 y 2
46. Let z log 2 2
. Then the value of
x y
z z
x y
x y
is
(A) z (C) 1
(B) 2 (D) 0
47. A function f(x, y) is defined as
x 3 + 2 y3
, (x, y) (0, 0)
f(x, y) = x 2 + y 2 .
0,
(x, y) = (0, 0)
Then
(A) f x (0, 0) = 1, f y (0, 0) = 2 (C) f x (0, 0) = 0, f y (0, 0) = 2
(B) f x (0, 0) = 2, f y (0, 0) = 1 (D) f x (0, 0) = 1, f y (0, 0) = 0
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48. The solution of the differential equation
dy x x
dx y 1 y
with initial condition y (0) 2 is
(A) 3 y 2 2 y 3 3 x 2 14 (C) 3 y 2 2 y 3 x 2 14
(B) 3 y 2 2 y 3 3 x 2 28 (D) 3 y 2 2 y 3 x 2 28
49. The solution of the differential equation
3 x 2 y 4 dx 4 x 3 y 3 dy 0
with initial condition y (1) 2 is
(A) x 3 y 4 8 (C) x 4 y 3 8
(B) x 3 y 4 16 (D) x 4 y 3 16
50. The solution of the differential equation
dy
y ( x 1) 2
dx
with the initial condition y (0) 0 is
(A) y 1 x 2 e x (C) y 1 e x
(B) y x 2 e x 1 (D) y 1 x 2
51. Consider the equation
d 2x
0.
dt 2
dx
Given that x 0 and 5 when t 0. If t 5, the value of x is
dt
(A) 50 (C) 5
(B) 25 (D) 1
52. If x 3 5 x dx k 5 x , then the value of k is
(A) 2 log 5 2
(C)
log 5
1 2
(B) (D)
2 log 5 log 5
x 2 dx
53. If k is the constant of integration, the value of the integral is
x cos x - sin x
2
x sin x cos x x sin x
(A) k (C) k
x cos x sin x x cos x sin x
x sin x cos x cos x
(B) k (D) k
x cos x sin x x cos x sin x
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2
cos 2
54. The value of the definite integral 0
cos 2 4sin 2
d is equal to
(A) (C)
3 6
(B) (D)
4 2
55. The value of
4 x
4
4 dx
2 cos 2 x
is
2
(A) (C)
3 6 3
2
(B) (D)
3 6 3
56. The area bounded by the curve y 4 - x 2 , y 0 and the x-axis is
(A) 6 (C) 2
(B) 4 (D)
57. If in a distribution, n 10, x 20 and x 2 200, then the value of standard deviation
of the distribution is
(A) 4 (C) 16
(B) 2 (D) 6
58. Three numbers are chosen at random from the first 20 natural numbers. The probability
that their product is even, is
17 12
(A) (C)
19 19
15 2
(B) (D)
19 19
59. The number of ways in which an examiner can assign 10 marks to 4 questions, giving not
less than 2 marks to any question is (all questions carry marks equal to integral values)
(A) 16 (C) 8
(B) 4 (D) 10
60. If the equation a 2 2a sin x 1 0 always bears real roots, the value(s) of a is(are)
(A) 0 (C) 2
(B) 1 (D) 3
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ANSWER KEY(MATH_MCA_LateralEntry)
1 B 21 D 41 C
2 C 22 C 42 B
3 A 23 B 43 A
4 D 24 A 44 C
5 D 25 A 45 D
6 A 26 D 46 D
7 C 27 C 47 A
8 B 28 A 48 B
9 D 29 B 49 B
10 A 30 B 50 A
11 A 31 C 51 B
12 C 32 A 52 B
13 D 33 D 53 A
14 B 34 B 54 C
15 A 35 B 55 D
16 C 36 A 56 C
17 B 37 C 57 A
18 D 38 D 58 A
19 C 39 C 59 D
20 A 40 A 60 B
