2
22. The function
1/
2
1 2 , 0
,
,0
x
xx
fx
ex
is
(a) differentiable at x = 0 (b) continuous at x = 0
(c) discontinuous at x = 0
(d) not differentiable at x = 0
23. If the foci of the ellipse 22
2
1
25
xy
b
and the
hyperbola 22
1
144 81 25
xy
are coincide, then the
value of b
2
is
(a) 25 (b) 16 (c) 64 (d) 49
24. If ,a b c a b c then
(a) a and b are collinear
(b) a and b are perpendicular
(c) a and c are collinear
(d) a and c are perpendicular
25. Suppose that the temperature at a point (x, y) on a
metal plate is T(x, y) = 4x
2
– 4xy + y
2
. An ant,
walking on the plate, traverses a circle of radius 5
centered at the origin. What is the highest
temperature encountered by the ant?
(a) 125 (b) 120 (c) 0 (d) 25
26. The function
2
log 1f x x x is
(a) an even function (b) an odd function
(c) a periodic function
(d) neither an even nor an odd function
27. Angles of elevation of the top of a tower from three
points (collinear) A, B and C on a road leading to the
foot of the tower are 30, 45 and 60 respectively.
The ratio of AB and BC is
(a) 3 :1 (b) 3 : 2 (c) 1 : 2 (d) 2 : 3
28. The mean of 25 observations are found to be 38. It
was later discovered that 23 and 38 were misread at
25 and 36, then the mean is
(a) 32 (b) 36 (c) 38 (d) 42
29. In a Harmonic Progression, p
th
term is q and the q
th
term is p. Then pq
th
term is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) pq (d) pq (p + q)
30. A four-digit number is formed using the digits 1, 2,
3, 4, 5 without repetition. The probability that it is
divisible by 3 is
(a) 1/3 (b) 1/4 (c) 1/5 (d) 1/6
31. Let 22a i j k and b be another vector such
that . 14ab and 38a b i j k the vector b =
(a) 5i + j + 2k (b) 5i – j – 2k
(c) 5i + j – 2k (d) 3i + j + 4k
32. A survey is done among a population of 200 people
who like either tea or coffee. It is found that 60% of
the population like tea and 72% of the population
like coffee. Let x be the number of people who like
both tea and coffee. Let m ≤ x ≤ n, then choose the
correct option
(a) n – m = 56 (b) n – m = 28
(c) n – m = 32 (d) n + m = 92
33. The eccentricity of an ellipse, with its centre at the
origin is 1/3. If one of the directrices is x = 9, then
the equation of ellipse is :
(a) 9x
2
+ 8y
2
= 72 (b) 8x
2
+ 9y
2
= 72
(c) 8x
2
+ 7y
2
= 56 (d) 7x
2
+ 8y
2
= 56
34. For a R (the set of all real numbers), a - 1,
1
1 2 .... 1
lim
601 1 2 ....
a a a
a
n
n
n na na na n
.
Then one of the values of a is
(a) 5 (b) 8 (c) -15/2 (d) -17/2
35. Let a be the distance between the lines – 2x + y = 2
and 2x – y = 2, and b be the distance between the
lines 4x – 3y = 5 and 6y – 8x = 1, then
(a) 40 11 5ba (b) 40 2 11ab
(c) 11 2 40ba (d) 11 2 40ab
36. If 1 1 1
1 2 1
1 1 2
Dx
y
for x 0, y 0, then D is
(a) Divisible by x and y
(b) Divisible by x but not by y
(c) Divisible by (1 + x) and (1 + y)
(d) Divisible by (1 + x) but not (1 + y)
37. If 0 < P (A) < 1 and 0 < P(B) < 1, and P(A B) =
P(A) P(B), then
(a) P(B|A) = P(B) – P(A)
(b) P(A
C
– B
C
) = P(A
C
) – P(B
C
)
(c) P (A B)
C
= P(A
C
) P(B
C
)
(d) P(A|B) = P(A) – P(B)
38. Let a, b, c be distinct non-negative numbers. If the
vectors ,ai a j ck i k and ci c j bk lie in a
plane, then c is
(a) The Arithmetic Mean of a and b
(b) The Geometric Mean of a and b
(c) The Harmonic Mean of a and b
(d) Equal to zero
39. The value of 1152
cot cos tan
33
ec
is
(a) 6/17 (b) 3/17 (c) 4/17 (d) 5/17
40. Which term of the series 5 5 1
, , ,........
34 5 is 5
?
13
(a) 12 (b) 11 (c) 10 (d) 9
41. Coordinate of focus of the parabola 4y
2
+ 12x – 20y
+ 67 = 0 is
(a) 5 17
,
42
(b) 17 5
,
24
(c) 17 5
,
42
(d) 5 17
,
24
42. The 10
th
and 50
th
percentiles of the observations 32,
49, 23, 29, 118 respectively are
(a) 21, 32 (b) 23, 32 (c) 23, 33 (d) 22, 31
43. Area of the parallelogram formed by the lines y = 4x,
y = 4x + 1, x + y = 0 and x + y = 1 is
(a) 1/5 (b) 2/5 (c) 5 (d) 10
44. If a1, a2, …… an are any real numbers and n is any
positive integer, then
(a)
2
2
11
nn
ii
ii
n a a
(b)
2
2
11
nn
ii
ii
n a a
(c)
2
2
11
nn
ii
ii
aa
(d) None of these
45. There are two circles in xy-plane whose equations
are x
2
+ y
2
– 2y = 0 and x
2
+ y
2
– 2y – 3 = 0. A point