Miscellaneous Questions

Type – 1

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sin A sinB sinC
sinB sincC sin A
sinC sin A sinB
Q 1. If in a ABC, = 0 then
(a) ABC is equilateral (b) a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc (c)  sin A = 0 (d)  sin3 A – 3 sin A = 0

Q 2. ,  are the roots of x2 – px + q = 0 and , ,  are the roots of x3 – ax2 + bx  c = 0. Then

(a) pq + c = aq (b) p +  = a (c) p + q = b (d) q = c
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Q 3. Let c   a   b   a x b where a and b are unit vectors such that a.b  0 . Then
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(a)   b.c (b)  | a x c | (c)   [a b c] (d)       (a  b  a x b).c

Q 4. ABC is an isosceles triangle whose vertices A and C have the coordinates (1,1) and (2, –1)
respectively, and AC is one of the two equal sides. If the equation of the side AB is x + y = 2 then
B has the coordinates
 5 5  1 1 
1  ,1   1  ,1  
2 2 
(a) (4, –2) (b) (2, 0) (c)  (d)  2 2
Q 5. A vertical, rectangular, thin wall of length = a metres, height = b metres runs from east to west. A
vertical flagstaff of height h metres stands on the top edge of the wall, dividing the wall in the ratio
p:q(p > q). A man starts walking towards the east from the eastern end of the wall. After walking a
distance x metres he can just see the top of the flagstaff. Instead, if he walks a distance x metres
towards the west from the western end then he can see two-thirds of the flagstaff. Then
3 4
hx  ab hx  ab
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) p = 2q (d) p = 3q
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Q 6. Which of the following is/are equal to ( (u x v ). w ?

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(a) u .(v x w ) (b) (v x w ). u (c) w .(u x v ) (d) v .(w . u )

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Q 7. For the vectors a, b, c and d which of the following is/are meaningful if and x represent scalar
and vector products respectively?
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(a) ( a x b ).( c x d ) (b) {a x ( b x c )}. d (c) a x {( b x c ). d } (d) {( a . b ) x c }. d

Q 8. If a, b, c are three consecutive integers then the determinant

a 2 ab ac
ab b 2 bc
ac bc c 2
is divisible by
(a) 36 (b) 144 (c) 48 (d) none of these
Q 9. Let P, A, B, C be four collinear points in order, the distances of A, B, C from P being a, b, c
respectively. If the equation
(b - a)x2 +(a - c)x + c - b = 0 has one root double the other then
(a) B divides AC in the ratio 2 :1 internally
(b) C divides AB in the ratio 2 :1 externally
(c) B divides AC in the ratio 1: 2 internally
(d) none of these
Q 10. If x2 + px + q is an integer for all integral values of x then
pq pq
(a) p is an integer (b) q is an integer (C) 2 is an integer (d) 2 is an integer

Q 11. The equation px3 - (p + 1)x2 +px = 0 has real roots and p is any positive integer. Then the
equation has
(a) exactly one root less than 1 (b) more than one root < 1
(c) all roots greater than 1 (d) none of these
Q 12. If 4x2 + x + 12k2  47 for all x  R then  can have the value
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) -2 (d) 1
Q 13. Let f(x) = 5a2 + 4(x - 1) - x2, x  R and a is a real constant. If the maximum value of fix) is 20 then
a is
(a) -2 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) none of these
1 1 
 sin x dx and B   cos 1 x dx then
1

Q 14. If A = 0 0 2 is equal tois equal to

(a) A - B + 2 (b) A - 2B (c) A + 1 (d) A + B
Q 15. The equation of a parabola is x + y = 0. The line x = 1, after getting reflected from the parabola,
passes
(a) along the line 3x + 4y + 1 = 0 (b) through the point (-1, 1)
 1  1 1 
 0,  4   , 
(c) through the point   (d) through the point  3 2 
Q 16. If fix) = {x - [x]} I cos x I where [•] is the greatest integer function then f(x) is
(a) an even function (b) an odd function (c) a periodic function (d) a many-one function
Q 17. Let fix) be a continuous even periodic function of period a and f(0) = 0. Then
 a a  a 
0, 2  f   x  f   x
(a) fix) is monotone in   (b)  2   2  for all x
 a
0, 
(c) f(x) is differentiable in  2  (d) f(x) has a maximum value
Q 18. If in a ABC, a = 3 , c = 3 and A = 30° then the angle B has the measure
(a) 90° (b) 60° (c) 30° (d) 120°
Q 19. There are n + 1 identical balls on which the numbers nC0,nC1,nC2,..., nCn are written, each ball
carrying a different number. The total number of ways in which the balls can be arranged in a row
so that the values of numbers on the first and the last are equal, is
(a) n! when n is even (b) (n2 -1). (n - 2)! when n is odd
(c) .n ! when n is even (d) (n + 1) . (n - 1)! when n is odd
Q 20. The figure given below can be the rough sketch of the function given by

(a) y = log2 x (b) x.2y = 1 (c) x = log0.5 y (d) y = log0.5 x

Q 21. If px + qx + r = 0 has no real roots for real values of p, q, r and 4p + 2q + r > 0 then
(a) r > 0 (b) p + q + r > 0 (c) p + q + r < 0 (d) r > 0
Q 22. If f(x) = 3x 2 + 12x -1, x e [-1,2]
37 - x, x  (2, 3] then
(a) f(x) is monotonic increasing in [-1,2] (b) f(x) is continuous in [-1,3]
(c) f(x) has the maximum value at x = 2 (d) f’ (2) does not exist
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Q 23. P and Q are two points on the curve x + y = a , where POQ= 2 O being the origin. The
2 2 2

equation of the tangent to the curve at P is x - 3 y + 2a = 0. The equation of the tangent to the
curve at Q is
(a) x + 3 3y - 2a = 0 (b) 3 x + y - 2a = 0 (c) x + 2y - 2a = 0 (d) 3 x + y + 2a = 0

Answers
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