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1. The Set A has 4 elements and the set B has 5 elements then the number of injective mappings that can be defined from A to B is
Solution:
Answer: (d)
No. of elements in set A = 4
No. of elements in set B = 5
No. of injective mapping = 5P4 = (5!/1!) = 120
2. Let f: R -> R be defined by f(x) =2x+6 which is a bijective mapping then f–1(x) is given by A
Solution:
Answer: a
f(x) = 2x+ 6
y = 2x+ 6
y – 6 = 2x
3. Let * be binary operation defined on R by
Solution:
Answer: b
The given operation is commutative
Associative property
The given operation is not associative.
4. The value of
Solution:
Answer: (d)
5. If 3 tan–1 x + cot–1 x = π then x equal to
Solution:
Answer:.b
3tan-1 x + cot-1x= π
⇒2tan-1x + (π/2) = π
⇒2tan-1x = π/2
⇒tan-1x = π/4
⇒tan-1 (π/4)= 1
6. The simplified form of
Solution:
Answer: b
7. If x y z are all different and not equal to zero and
Solution:
Answer: d
⇒ (1+x)[(1+y)(1+z)-1]-[1+z-1]+[1-1-y]=0
⇒ (1+x)[(1+y)(1+z)-(1+x)-z-y = 0
⇒ 1+x+y + z +xy+xz+yz+xyz=x+y+z+1
⇒ xy+yz+zx = -xyz
⇒(1/x) + (1/y) +(1/z) =-1
⇒ x-1+y-1+z-1 = -1
8. If A is any square matrix of order 3×3 then |3A| is equal to
Solution:
Answer: c
Use property |KA|= Kn|A| (here n = order of matrix)
⇒ |3A|= 33|A| = 27 |A|
9. If
Solution:
Answer: b
⇒
⇒
⇒
On differentiating both side with respect to x
⇒
⇒
10. If
Solution:
Answer: d
11. If xy = e x-y then dy/dx is equal to
Solution:
Answer: c
xy =ex-y
on taking log both sides
⇒
On differentiating both side
⇒
⇒
Put value of y from eq. (1)
12.If A is a matrix of order m × n and B is a matrix such that AB' and B'A are both defined, the order of the matrix B is
Solution:
Answer: (d)
Given order of A is = m × n
Let the order of B is = v × u
If AB’ is defined = Amxn x B’uxv
This is possible when n = u
If B’A is defined = B’uxv x Amxn
This is possible when v = m
The order of B = vxu =m x n
13. The value of
Solution:
Answer: b
Since ex x =t
ex(1+x) dx =dt
⇒
⇒
14. If x, y, z are not equal and ≠ 0, ≠ 1 the value of
Solution:
Answer: (c)
R2 -> R2 - R1; R3 -> R3 - R1
= 0 {because two row's are same}
15. The function f(x) = [x] where [x] the greatest integer function, is continuous at
Solution:
Answer: (a)
(f) = [x ]
As we know Greatest Integer Functions are discontinuous at all integers
F (1.5) = [1.5] =1
LHL=RHL=f (1.5)
Function f ( x ) is continuous at x = 1.5
16. The value of
Solution:
Answer: (a)
⇒
⇒ extan-1x+c
17. If
Solution:
Answer: d
18. If xmyn =(x+y)(m+n) then dy/dx is equal to
Solution:
Answer: d
19. The general solution of cot θ +tan θ =2 is
Solution:
Answer: b
20. The value of
Solution:
Answer: d
Put x = -x
We can say that the given function is an add function
Add equation (1) and (2)
2I = 0
I = 0
21. The length of latus rectum of the parabola 4y2+3x + 3y + 1 = 0 is
Solution:
Answer: d
4y2+3y=-3x-1
22. The value of
Solution:
Answer: b
⇒
⇒
23. The differential coefficient of log10 x with respect to log x10 is
Solution:
Answer: b
let u = log10 x
⇒ vu =1
On differentiating both side with respect to v.
24. The slope of the tangent to the curve x=t2+ 3t – 8, y =2t2–2t–5 at the point (2,–1) is
Solution:
Answer: b
X=t2+3t-8
Y = 2t2-2t-5
Substitute x = 2 in given eq.
2 =t2+3t -8
t = -5,2
Now substitute y = -1
-1=2t2-2t-5
t = 2,-1
Common value of t is 2.
25. The real part of (1–cosθ +i sin θ)–1 is
Solution:
Answer: (a)
26.
Solution:
Answer: d
Apply king property
On adding eq. (1) and eq. (2)
27. If 1+sinθ+sin2θ+------upto ∞=2√3+4 the θ =
Solution:
Answer: c
28.
Solution:
Answer: c
L-Hospital Rule
29. If tan-1(x2+y2) = α then dy/dx is equal to
Solution:
Answer: a
tan-1(x2+y2)=α
(x2+y2)=tan α
2x+2y(dy/dx) =0
(dy/dx) = (-x/y)
30. The simplified form of in+In+1+In+2+In+3 is
Solution:
Answer: a
in+In+1+In+2+In+3
= (i)n+i(i)n –(i)n-i(i)n
= 0
31. The two curves x3 – 3xy2 + 2 = 0 and 3x2y – y3 = 2
Solution:
Answer: b
32. The equation of the normal to the curve y(1 + x2) = 2 – x where the tangent crosses x-axis is
Solution:
Answer: a
Tangent crosses x-axis.
Put y = 0 ⇒ x = 2
mN =5
Eq. of normal at (2, 0) is y – 0 = 5( x – 2)
Or 5 x –y =10
33. The maximum value of (1/x)x is
Solution:
Answer: c
⇒ log y = -x log x
⇒
⇒
⇒ 1+log x =0
⇒ x = (1/e)(point of maxima)
max (y) = e 1/e
34. The solution for the differential equation (dy/y)+ (dx/y) = 0 is.
Solution:
Answer: c
On integrating both sides
⇒log y +log x + log c
⇒xy =c
35. The order and degree of the differential equation
Solution:
Answer: d
Order = 2
Degree = not defined (because of sin dy/dx)
36. If
Solution:
Answer: a
On squaring both sides
37. The sum of 1st n terms of the series
Solution:
Answer: b
38. The 11th term in the expansion of
Solution:
Answer: b
= 1001/x
39. Suppose
Solution:
Answer: c
⇒ 9+25 +2x15 cosθ=49
⇒ 30 cosθ=15
⇒ cos θ=1/2
⇒ θ= π/3
40. If a = 3, b = 4, c = 5 each one of
Solution:
Answer: c
41. If the straight lines 2x + 3y – 3 = 0 and x + ky + 7 = 0 are perpendicular, then the value of k is
Solution:
Answer: c
⇒ m1m2 =-1
42. The rate of change of area of a circle with respect to its radius at r =2 cms is
Solution:
Answer: d
A= πr2
43. The value of tan (π/8) is equal to
Solution:
Answer: c
44. Area lying between the curves y2 =2x and y = x is
Solution:
Answer: a
x2= 2x
x =0 , x =2
y =0,y =2
Or 8/3 - 2 = 2/3 sq. units
45. If If P (Aᴒ B) =7/10 and P (B) = 17/20 , where P stands for probability then P (A|B) is equal to
Solution:
Answer: c
=14/17
46. The coefficient of variation of two distributions are 60 and 70.The standard deviation are 21 and 16 respectively, then their mean is
Solution:
Answer: (a, d)
47. Two cards are drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards. The probability of these two being "Aces" is
Solution:
Answer: b
Probability of two cards being aces is =(4C2/52C2) =1/221
48. If
Solution:
Answer: a
⇒ x2 = 1-y2
49. The value of
Solution:
Answer: d
On adding eq. (1) and eq. (2)
50. The contra positive of the converse of the statement "If x is a prime number then x is odd" is
Solution:
Answer: d
The converse of the given statement p -> q is q -> p
The contra positive of the given statement is q -> p is p -> q
Hence, the contra positive of the converse of the given statement is “ If x is not a prime number, then x is not odd”
51. Two dice are thrown simultaneously, the probability of obtaining a total score of 5 is
Solution:
Answer: c
Total ways of obtaining score of 5 is {(1, 4), (2, 3), (3, 2), (4, 1)}
Required probability is = 4/62 =4/36 =1/9
52. If A =
Solution:
Answer: a
A+AT =I
2cos2θ = 1
cos2θ = 1/2
2θ = π/3
θ = π/6
53. If
Solution:
Answer: d
⇒ (λ-2)( (λ-3)+1 =0
⇒ λ2 -5 λ+6+1=0
⇒ λ = A
⇒A2- 5A+7I=0
⇒ A2- 5A = -7I
54. The value of x if
Solution:
Answer: a
55. If x = 2 + 3 cos θ and y = 1 – 3 sin θ represent a circle then the Centre and radius is
Solution:
Answer: b
x = 2 + 3cosθ
y = 1- 3cosθ
Equation (1)2 + Equation (2)2
⇒ sin2θ+cos2 θ =
⇒ (x-2)2+(y-1)2 =9
Centre = (2, 1) ; radius = 3
56. The vector equation of the plane which is at a distance of
Solution:
Answer: a
Vector equation of a plane is
57. Find the co-ordinates of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the origin to the plane 5y + 8 =0:
Solution:
Answer: d
Let foot of perpendicular drawn from origin is (x1, y1, z1)
x1=0, y1= (-8/5), z1=0
Co-ordinate is = (0, -8/5 ,0)
58. If cosα, cosβ,cosγ are the direction cosines of a vector a then cos2α + cos2β+ cos2γ is equal to
Solution:
Answer: c
As we know that
cos2α + cos2β+ cos2γ =1
cos2α + cos2β+ cos2γ = -1
59. The value of the sin1° + sin2° +……. + sin 359° is equal to
Solution:
Answer: a
sin1° + sin2° +……. + sin 359°
(sin1° + sin 359°) + (sin2°+ sin 358°)+----------+sin 1800
(sin1° - sin1°)+ (sin2° - sin2°) + ---------+ sin 1800
60. Integrating factor of
Solution:
Answer: c
L.F =