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PGT Mathematics
1. In measuring the sides of a rectangular plot, one side is taken 5% in excess and the other 6% in
deficit. The error percent in area calculated of the plot is:-

a. 1.5%
b. 1%
c. 3%
d. 1.3%

2. A large cube is formed from the material obtained by melting three smaller cubes of 3, 4 and 5 cm
side. What is the ratio of the total surface areas of the smaller cubes and large cube?

a. 27 : 20
b. 3:2
c. 25 : 18
d. 2:1

3. In a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD, A is double its opposite angle and the difference between the other two
angles is one-third of A. The minimum difference between any two angles of this quadrilateral is:-

a. 30
b. 20
c. 40
d. 10

4. Ram and Mohan are friends. Each has some money. If Ram gives 30 to Mohan, then Mohan will
have twice the money left with Ram. But if Mohan gives 10 to Ram, then Ram will have thrice as
much as is left with Mohan. How much money does each have?

a. 170 and 124

b. 62 and 34
c. 43 and 26
d. 6 and 2

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5. If the distance of the point P (x, y) from A (a, 0) is a + x, then y =?

a. 2ax
b. 4ax
c. 6ax
d. 8ax

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6. If S is 150% of T, then T is what percent of S + T ?

a. 40%
b. (100/3)%
c. 80%
d. 75%

7. By selling 12 notebooks, the seller earns a profit equal to the selling price of 2 notebooks. What is
his percentage profit?

a. 20%
b. 50/3%
c. 25%
d. Data Inadequate

8. The average of x1, x2 , x3 , x4, is 16. Half the sum of x2, x3, x4, is 23. What is the value of x1?

a. 17
b. 18
c. 19
d. 20

9. The integral is equal to:-

a.

b.

c.
d. None of the above

10. If , then:-

2
a. f(x) = x
b. f(x) = 1 + cos x
c. f(x) = x
d. None of the above

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11. The value of is:-

a. /4
b. /2
c. 1
d. 0

12. The value of is:-

a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. None of the above

13. is equal to:-

a. -2
b. 2
c. 3
d. -3

14. Solution of the differential equation cosxdy = y(sinx - y)dx, 0 < x < /2 is:-

a. y tanx = secx + c
b. y secx = tanx + c
c. tanx = (secx + c)y
d. secx = (tanx + c)y

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15. Solution of the differential equation 2ysinx = 2 sinx xcosx - y cos x satisfying y( /2) = 1 is given
by:-

2
a. y = sin x
2 2
b. y sin x = 4 cos x
2
c. y = cos x + 1
2
d. y = sin x

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16. A vector 'a' of magnitude 50 is collinear with 6i - 8j - (15/2)k making an obtuse angle with the z-axis
is:-

a. -24i + 32j + 30k

b. 24i + 32j - 30k
c. 24i - 32j - 30k
d. None of the above

17. Let a = j - k and c = i - j - k. Then the vector b satisfying a x b + c = 0 and a.b = 3 is:-

a. i + j - 2k
b. i - j - 2k
c. 2i - j + 2k
d. - i + j - 2k

18. Let a= 2i + j - 2k and b = i + j. If c is a vector such that a.c = IcI, Ic - aI = 2 2 and the angle between
a x b and c is 30, then I(a x b) x c I is equals to:-

a. 3
b. 2
c. 3/2
d. 2/3

19. A and B toss a coin alternatively till one of them gets a head and wins the game. If A begins the
game, the probability B wins the game is:-

a. 2/3
b. 1/4
c. 1/2
d. 1/3

20. The number of times a fair coin must be tossed so that the probability of getting at least one head is
at least 0.95:-

a. 7
b. 12
c. 5
d. 6

21. A die is thrown 5 times. Getting an odd number is considered a success. The variance of the
distribution is:-

a. 5/4
b. 3/8
c. 8/3

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d. 4/5

22. If the perpendicular distance of a point P other than the origin from the plane x + y + z = p is equal to
the distance of the plane from the origin, then the coordinate of P are:-

a. (2p, p, -p)
b. (2p, -p, 2p)
c. (p, 2p, 0)
d. (0, 2p, -p)

23. If (2, 3, 5) is one end of a diameter of the sphere x2+y2+z2-6x-12y-2z+20 = 0, then the coordinates of
the other end are:-

a. (4, 3, -3)
b. (4, -3, 3)
c. (4, 9, -3)
d. (4, 3, 5)

24. A sphere of constant radius k passes through the origin and meets coordinate axes in A, B, C. The
centroid of the triangle ABC lies on:-

2 2 2 2
a. 9(x + y + z ) = 4k
2 2 2 2
b. 4(x + y + z ) = 9k
2 2 2 2
c. 2(x + y + z ) = 3k
2 2 2 2
d. x +y +z =k

25. The radius of the circle in which the sphere IrI = 5 is cut by the plane r.(i + j + k) = 3 3 is:-

a. 3
b. 2
c. 4
d. 3 3

26. A curve passes through the point (2, 0) and the slope of the tangent at any point (x, y) is x 2 - 2x for
all value of x. The point of maximum ordinate on the curve is:-

a. (0, 4/3)
b. (2, 4/3)
c. (0, 2/3)
d. (1, 2/3)

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27. The length of the subtangent to the ellipse x = a cos t, y = b sin t at t= /4 is:-

a. a/ 2
b. b/ 2
c. b
d. a

28. For all n N, n(n+1)(2n+1) is divisible by:-

a. 15
b. 6
c. 9
d. 8

29. If an then for n > 1, last digit of an is:-

a. 3
b. 7
c. 5
d. 4

30. Equation of the directrix of the parabola y2 + 4y + 4x + 2 = 0 is:-

a. x = -1
b. x=1
c. x = -3/2
d. x = 3/2

31. If y = x and 3y + 2x = 0 are the equations of a pair of conjugate diameters of an ellipse, then the
eccentricity of the ellipse is:-

a. (2/3)
b. 1/ 2
c. 2/ 5
d. 1/ 3

32. If a circle passes through the point (3, 4) and cuts the circle x2+y2= a2 orhtogonally, the equation of
the locus of its centre is:-

2
a. 6x + 8y = a + 25
2
b. 3x + 4y - a = 0
2
c. 3x + 4y = a + 25
2
d. 6x + 8y + a + 25 = 0

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33. If common chord of the circle C with centre at (2, 1) and radius r and the circle x2 + y2 - 2x - 6y + 6 =
0 is a diameter of the second circle, then the value of r is:-

a. 3
b. 3/2
c. 2
d. 1

34. The value of k for which the system of equations.

X + ky - 3z = 0
3x + ky - 2z = 0
2x + 3y - 4z = 0

has a non-trivial solution is:-

a. 31/10
b. -5
c. 21/10
d. 4

35. If the system of equations x + ay = 0, az + y = 0, ax + z = 0 has infinite number of solutions then the
value of 'a' is:-

a. 0
b. 1
c. -1
d. No real value

36. If one root of the equation x2 + px + 12 = 0 is 4, while equation x2 + px + q = 0 has equal roots, then
the value of q is:-

a. 12
b. 49/4
c. 3
d. 4

37. The area of the triangle on the Argand plane formed by the complex numbers z, iz and z + iz is:-
2
a. IzI
2
b. IzI /4
2
c. IzI /2
d. None of the above

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38. If Iz -1I + Iz + 3I 8, then the range of values of Iz - 4I is:-

a. [5, 9]
b. (0, 8)
c. [1, 9]
d. [0, 4]

39. The equation cos 2x + a sin x = 2a - 7 has a solution for:-

a. a[2,6]
b. all a
c. a>6
d. a<2

40. If sin32 = k, cos x=1 - 2k2; , are the values of x between 0 and 360 with < then:-

a. - = 200
b. + = 180
c. = 5 - 20
d. = 4 + 40

41. If cos-1 = log a then is equal to:-

a. y/x
b. x/y
2 2
c. y /x
2 2
d. x /y

42. The derivative of f(tanx) with respect to g(secx) at x = /4, where f'(1) = 2 and g'( 2) = 4, is:-

a. 2
b. 1
c. 1/ 2
d. 0

43. is:-

a. 11/4
b. 3/4
c. 1/2
d. None of the above

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44. is:-

a. 2
b. -1/2
c. -2
d. 1/2

45. The function f(x) = sin-1(tanx) is not differentiable at:-

a. x = /4
b. x = /6
c. x=0
d. x = - /6

46. Letter of the word INDIANOIL are arranged in all possible ways. The number of permutations in
which A, I, O occur only at odd places, is:-

a. 120
b. 240
c. 720
d. 360

47. The solution set of the equation tan -1x - cot -1x = cos -1(2 - x) is:-

a. [-1, 1]
b. [1, 3]
c. [0, 1]
d. None of the above

48. sin -1 (cos(sin -1x)) + cos - 1 (sin (cos -1x)) is equal to:-

a. /4
b. 0
c. /2
d. 3/4

49. If r1, r2, r3 in a triangle be in H.P., then the sides are in:-

a. A.P.
b. G.P.
c. H.P.
d. None of the above

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50. If x2 - 3x + 2, be one of the factors of the expression x4 - px2 + q, then:-

a. p = 4, q = 5
b. p = -5, q = -4
c. p = 5, q = 4
d. None of the above

51. The area bounded by the lines IxI + IyI = 1, is:-

a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. None of the above

52. The image of the point (-8, 12) with respect to the line mirror 4x + 7y + 13 = 0 is:-

a. (-16, 2)
b. (16, -2)
c. (16, 2)
d. (-16, -2)

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53. Let A = satisfies A + aA + bI = 0, then a, b are respectively equal to:-

a. -3, 1
b. -4, 1
c. -4, 2
d. -3, 3

-1
54. If product A is the matrix , then A is given by:-

a.

b.

c.

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d. None of the above

55. If the mean of a set of observations x1, x2,......... x10 is 20 then the mean of x1 + 4, x2 + 8, x3 +
12,........,x10 + 40 is:-

a. 34
b. 38
c. 40
d. 42

56. The middle term in the expansion of (1 + 3x + 3x2 + x3)6 is:-

th
a. 4
th
b. 10
rd
c. 3
d. None of the above

57. If 7 points out of 12 are in the same straight line, then the number of triangles formed is:-

a. 201
b. 19
c. 185
d. None of the above

58. The sum of coefficients in the expansion of (1 - x) 10 is:-

a. 1
b. 1024
c. 0
2
d. 10

59. The product of 91/3. 91/9. 91/27.......... to infinity is:-

a. 81
b. 9
c. 3
d. None of the above

60. If a, b, c are in G.P. and ax = by = cz , then x, y, z are in:-

a. G.P.
b. A.P.
c. H.P.
d. None of the above

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