OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

Choose the correct or most suitable answer

(1) The order of matrix B = [1 2 5 7] is
(1) 1 × 4 (2) 4 × 1 (3) 2 × 1 (4) 1 × 1
(2) Number of elements in a matrix of order 2 × 3 is
(1) 5 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 6

(3) If A =
 2 1 4  and X + A = 0 then matrix X is
− 3 2 1 
 2 1 4 − 2 − 1 − 4
(1) (2)  
− 3 2 1   3 − 2 − 1
(3)
− 2 − 1 − 4 (4)
2 1 4
 3 2 1 3 − 2 − 1
 7
(4) The product of the matrices [7 5 3]  3 is equal to
 
 2
(1) [70] (2) [49] (3) [15] (4) 70
 2 0 0
(5) The type of the matrix  0 3 0 is
 
 0 0 3
(1) a scalar matrix (2) a diagonal matrix
(3) a unit matrix (4) diagonal and scalar
0
(6) If [2 x − 1]  x = [13] then the value of x is
 
3
(1) 5 (2) 2 (3) ± 3 (4) ± 4
(7) Matrix A is of order 2 × 3 and B is of order 3 × 2 then order of matrix BA
is
(1) 3 × 3 (2) 2 × 3 (3) 2 × 2 (4) 3 × 2
(8) If [3 − 1 2]B = [5 6] the order of matrix B is
(1) 3 × 1 (2) 1 × 3 (3) 3 × 2 (4) 1 × 1
(9) The true statements of the following are
(i) Every unit matrix is a scalar matrix but a scalar matrix need not be a
unit matrix.
(ii) Every scalar matrix is a diagonal matrix but a diagonal matrix need
not be a scalar matrix.

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 (iii) Every diagonal matrix is a square matrix but a square matrix need
not be a diagonal matrix.
(1) (i), (ii), (iii) (2) (i) and (ii) (3) (ii) and (iii) (4) (iii) and (i)
 8 5 7 
(10) The matrix 0 6 4 is
 
0 0 2
(1) the upper triangular (2) lower triangular
(3) square matrix (4) null matrix
 2 − 3  is
(11) The minor of 2 in
6 0 
(1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 2 (4) − 3
2 − 3 5 
(12) The cofactor of − 7 in 6 0 4  is
 
1 5 − 7 
(1) − 18 (2) 18 (3) − 7 (4) 7

a 
a1 b1 c1
(13) If A = 2 b2 c2  and | A | = 2 then | 3 A | is
a3 b3 c3
(1) 54 (2) 6 (3) 27 (4) − 54
(14) In a third order determinant the cofactor of a23 is equal to the minor of
a23 then the value of the minor is
(1) 1 (2) ∆ (3) − ∆ (4) 0

(15) The solution of

 2x 3  = 0 is
 2 3
(1) x = 1 (2) x = 2 (3) x = 3 (4) x = 0
 1 1 1 
(16) The value of 2x 2y 2z is
 
3x 3y 3z
(1) 1 (2) xyz (3) x + y + z (4) 0
 1 2 3   3 1 2 
(17) If ∆ = 3 1 2 then 1 2 3 ie equal to
   
2 3 1   2 3 1
(1) ∆ (2) − ∆ (3) 3∆ (4) − 3∆

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  1 2 3
(18) The value of the determinant 7 6 5 is
 
 1 2 3
(1) 0 (2) 5 (3) 10 (4) − 10
(19) If A is a square matrix of order 3 then | kA | is
(1) k| A | (2) − k | A | (3) k3 | A | (4) − k3 | A |
1 4 3  2 8 6 
(20) If ∆ = − 1 1 5 and ∆1 = − 2
 2 10  then
   
3 2 − 1 6 4 − 2
(1) ∆1 = 2∆ (2) ∆1 = 4∆ (3) ∆1 = 8∆ (4) ∆ = 8∆1
7 6 1  7 6 1
(21) If ∆1 = 5 3 8 and ∆2 =  8 2 4  then
 
   
8 2 4  10 6 16
(1) ∆1 = − 2∆2 (2) ∆2 = − 2∆1 (3) ∆1 = 2∆2 (4) ∆1 = − 2∆2
(22) Two rows of a determinant ∆ are identical when x = − a then the factor of
∆ is
(1) x + a (2) x − a (3) (x + a)2 (4) (x − a)2
x −6 −1 
(23) The factor of the determinant 2 − 3x x − 3 is

 
− 3 2x x + 2
(1) x + 2 (2) x − 3 (3) 2x + 1 (4) x + 3
(24) If all the three rows are identical in a determinant ∆ on putting x = a then
the factor of ∆ is
(1) x − a (2) x + a (3) (x − a)2 (4) (x + a)2
x + a b c 
(25) The factor of the determinant  a x+b c  is
 
 a b x + c
(1) x (2) x + b (3) x + c (4) x − a + b + c
2
 a 0 0
 
(26) The value of the determinant 0 b 0 is
 
0 0 c 
(1) abc (2) 0 (3) a2b2c2 (4) − abc

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(27) The value of the product
 1 2 × 2 0  is
 − 3 1  1 − 4 
(1) 56 (2) − 56 (3) − 1 (4) − 63
a 1 b1 c1
(28) If ∆ = a2 b2 c2 and A1, B1, C1 …… are the cofactors of a1, b1, c1
 
a3 b3 c3
…… then a1A2 + b1B2 + c1C2 is equal to
(1) ∆ (2) 0 (3) − ∆ (4) ∆2
(29) Given that the value of a third order determinant is 11 then the value of
the determinant formed by the respective co-factors as its elements will
be
(1) 11 (2) 121 (3) 1331 (4) 0

(1 + ax)2 
2
(1 + ay)2 (1 + az)2
(30) A factor of the determinant (1 + bx) (1 + by)2 (1 + bz)2  is
(1 + cx)2 (1 + cy)2 (1 + cz) 2

(1) x + y (2) a + b (3) x − y (4) a + b + c

→ → → → → → →
(31) The position vector of A is 2 i + 3 j + 4 k , AB = 5 i + 7 j + 6 k
then position vector of B is
→ → → → → →
(1) 7 i + 10 j + 10 k (2) 7 i −10 j + 10 k
→ → → → → →
(3) 7 i + 10 j − 10 k (4) − 7 i + 10 j − 10 k
→  →
(32) If a is a non zero vector and k is a scalar such that k a  = 1 then k is
equal to
→  1 1
(1)  a  (2) 1 (3) (4) ±
→  → 
a a
→ → → →
(33) Let a , b be the vectors AB , BC determined by two adjacent sides
→
of regular hexagon ABCDEF. The vector represented by EF is
→ → → → → →
(1) a − b (2) a + b (3) 2 a (4) − b

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 → →
(34) If AB = k AC where k is a scalar then
(1) A, B, C are collinear (2) A, B, C are coplanar
→ →
(3) AB , AC have the same magnitude (4) A, B, C are coincident
→ →
(35) The position vectors of A and B are a and b . P divides AB in the ratio
3 : 1. Q is the mid point of AP. The position vector of Q is
→ → → → → → → →
5a +3b 3a +5b 5a +3b 3a + b
(1) 8 (2) 2 (3) 4 (4) 4
(36) If G is the centriod of a triangle ABC and O is any other point then
→ → →
OA + OB + OC is equal to
→ → → →
(1) O (2) OG (3) 3 OG (4) 4 OG
→ → →
(37) If G is the centriod of a triangle ABC then GA + GB + GC is equal
to
→ → →
→ → → → → a + b + c
(1) 3  a + b + c  (2) OG (3) O (4) 3
(38) If G is the centriod of a triangle ABC and G′ is the centroid of triangle
→ → →
A′ B′ C ′ then AA′ + BB′ + CC ′ =
→ → → →
(1) GG′ (2) 3 GG′ (3) 2 GG′ (4) 4 GG′
→ →
(39) If the initial point of vector − 2 i − 3 j is (− 1, 5, 8) then the terminal
point is
→ → → → → →
(1) 3 i + 2 j + 8 k (2) − 3 i + 2 j + 8 k
→ → → → → →
(3) − 3 i − 2 j − 8 k (4) 3 i + 2 j − 8 k
(40) Which of the following vectors has the same direction as the vector
→ →
i −2 j
→ → → → → → → →
(1) − i + 2 j (2) 2 i + 4 j (3) − 3 i + 6 j 4) 3 i − 6 j

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 → → → → → → → → → → →
(41) If a = i + j − 2 k , b = − i + 2 j + k , c = i − 2 j +
→ → → →
2 k , then a unit vector parallel to a + b + c is
→ → → → → → → → → → → →
i −2 j + k i − j + k 2i + j + k i + j + k
(1) (2) (3) (4)
6 3 6 3
→ → → → → → → →
(42) If a = 2 i + j − 8 k and b = i + 3 j − 4 k then the magnitude
→ →
of a + b =
(1) 13 (2) 13/3 (3) 3/13 (4) 4/13
(43) If the position vectors of P and Q are
→ → → → → → →
2 i + 3 j − 7 k , 4 i − 3 j + 4 k , then the direction cosines of PQ
are
2 −6 11 −2 −6 − 11
(1) , , (2) , ,
161 161 161 161 161 161
(3) 2, − 6, 11 (4) 1, 2, 3
ax 2 3
(44) If = + then a =
(x + 2) (2x − 3) x + 2 2x − 3
(1) 4 (2) 5 (3) 7 (4) 8
(45) If nPr = 720 nCr, then the value of r is
(1) 6 (2) 5 (3) 4 (4) 7
(46) How many different arrangements can be made out of letters of words
ENGINEERING
11! 11! 11!
(1) 11! (2) (3) 3! . 2! (4) 3!
(3!)2 (2!)2
(47) The number of 4 digit numbers, that can be formed by the digits
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 0 and no digit is being repeated, is
(1) 720 (2) 840 (3) 280 (4) 560
(48) The number of diagonals that can be drawn by joining the vertices of an
octagon is
(1) 28 (2) 48 (3) 20 (4) 24
(49) A polygon has 44 diagonals then the number of its sides is
(1) 11 (2) 7 (3) 8 (4) 12

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(50) 20 persons are invited for a party. The number of ways in which they and
the host can be seated at a circular table if two particular persons be
seated on either side of the host is equal to
(1) 18! 2! (2) 18! 3! (3) 19! 2! (4) 20! 2!
(51) If n is a positive integer then the number of terms in the expansion of
(x + a)n is
(1) n (2) n − 1 (3) n + 1 (4) n + 2
(52) The values of nC0 − nC1 + nC2 − nC3 + … (− 1)n . nCn is
(1) 2n + 1 (2) n (3) 2n (4) 0
10
(53) The sum of the coefficients in the expansion of (1 − x) is
2
(1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 10 (4) 1024
24
(54) The largest coefficient in the expansion of (1 + x) is
(1) 24C24 (2) 24C13 (3) 24C12 (4) 24C11
2 18
(55) The total number of terms in the expansion of [(a + b) ] is
(1) 11 (2) 36 (3) 37 (4) 35
(56) Sum of the binomial coefficients is
2 n
(1) 2n (2) n (3) 2 (4) n + 17
8
(57) The last term in the expansion of (2 + 3) is
(1) 81 (2) 27 (3) 3 (4) 3
a b c
(58) If a, b, c are in A.P., then 3 , 3 , 3 are in
(1) A.P. (2) G.P. (3) H.P. (4) A.P. and G.P.
th
(59) If the n term of an A.P. is (2n − 1), then the sum of n terms is
(1) n2 − 1 (2) (2n − 1) (3) n2 (4) n2 + 1
(60) The sum of n terms of an A.P. is n2. Then its common difference is
(1) 2 (2) − 2 (3) ± 2 (4) 1
(61) The sum to the first 25 terms of the series 1 + 2 + 3 … … … is
(1) 305 (2) 325 (3) 315 (4) 335
(62) The nth term of the series 3 + 7 + 13 + 21 + 31 + … … … is
(1) 4n − 1 (2) n2 + 2n (3) (n2 + n + 1) (4) (n3 + 2)
(63) What number must be added to 5, 13 and 29 so that sum may form a
G.P?
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5

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(64) The third term of a G.P. is 5, the product of its first five terms is
(1) 25 (2) 625 (3) 3125 (4) 625 × 25
(65) The first term of a G.P. is 1. The sum of third and fifth terms is 90. Find
the common ratio of the G.P.
(1) ± 2 (2) 10 (3) ± 3 (4) − 3
(66) When the terms of a G.P. are written in reverse order the progression
formed is
(1) A.P. (2) G.P. (3) H.P. (4) A.P. and H.P.
(67) If A, G, H are respectively arithmetic mean, geometric mean and
harmonic mean then
(1) A > G > H (2) A < G > H (3) A < G < H (4) A > G < H
(68) The A.M. between two numbers is 5 and the G.M. is 4. Then H.M.
between them is
1 1
(1) 3 5 (2) 1 (3) 9 (4) 1 4
(69) If a, b, c are in A.P. as well as in G.P. then
(1) a = b ≠ c (2) a ≠ b = c (3) a ≠ b ≠ c (4) a = b = c
(70) The A.M., G.M. and H.M. between two positive numbers a and b are
equal then
(1) a = b (2) ab = 1 (3) a > b (4) a < b
x2 x3
(71) ex = 1 + x + 2! + 3! + … … is valid for
(1) − 1 < x < 1 (2) − 1 ≤ x ≤ 1 (3) all real x (4) x > 0
logx
(72) e is equal to
(1) x (2) 1 (3) e (4) log ex
(73) The equation of x-axis is
(1) x = 0 (2) x = 0, y = 0 (3) y = 0 (4) x = 4
(74) The slope of the straight line 2x − 3y + 1 = 0 is
−2 −3 2 3
(1) 3 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 2
(75) The y – intercept of the straight line 3x + 2y − 1 = 0 is
1 1
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 2 (4) − 2
(76) Which of the following has the greatest y-intercept in magnitude?
(1) 2x + 3y = 4 (2) x + 2y = 3 (3) 3x + 4y = 5 (4) 4x + 5y = 6

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(77) If the equation of the straight line is y = 3 x + 4, then the angle made by
the straight line with the positive direction of x-axis is
(1) 45° (2) 30° (3) 60° (4) 90°
(78) If the straight lines a1x + b1y + c1 = 0 and a2x + b2y + c2 = 0 are
perpendicular, then
a1 b1 a1 b1 a1 b 1 c 1
(1) a = − b (2) a = b (3) a1 a2 = − b1b2 (4) a = b = c
2 2 2 2 2 2 2

(79) Which of the following is a parallel line to 3x + 4y + 5 = 0?

(1) 4x + 3y + 6 = 0 (2) 3x − 4y + 6 = 0
(3) 4x − 3y + 9 = 0 (4) 3x + 4y + 6 = 0
(80) Which of the following is the equation of a straight line that is neither
parallel nor perpendicular to the straight line given by x + y = 0
(1) y = x (2) y − x + 2 = 0 (3) 2y = 4x + 1 (4) y + x + 2 = 0
(81) The equation of the straight line containing the point (− 2, 1) and parallel
to 4x − 2y = 3 is
1
(1) y = 2x + 5 (2) y = 2x − 1 (3) y = x − 2 (4) y = 2 x

(82) Equation of two parallel straight lines differ by

(1) x term (2) y term (3) constant term (4) xy term
2
(83) If the slope of a straight line is 3 , then the slope of the line perpendicular
to it, is
2 2 3 3
(1) 3 (2) − 3 (3) 2 (4) − 2

(84) The graph of xy = 0 is

(1) a point (2) a line
(3) a pair of intersecting lines (4) a pair of parallel lines
(85) If the pair of straight lines given by ax2 + 2hxy + by2 = 0 are
perpendicular then
(1) ab = 0 (2) a + b = 0 (3) a − b = 0 (4) a = 0

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(86) When h2 = ab the angle between pair of straight lines
ax2 + 2hxy + by2 = 0 is
π π π
(1) 4 (2) 6 (3) 2 (4) 0°

(87) If 2x2 + 3yx − cy2 = 0 represents a pair of perpendicular lines then c =

1 1
(1) − 2 (2) − 2 (3) 2 (4) 2

(88) If 2x2 + kxy + 4y2 = 0 represents a pair of parallel lines then k =

(1) ± 32 (2) ± 2 2 (3) ± 4 2 (4) ± 8
(89) The condition for ax2 + 2hxy + by2 + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0 to represent a pair
of straight lines is
(1) abc + 2fgh − bf2 − ag2 − ch2 = 0 (2) abc − 2fgh − ag2 − bf2 − ch2=0
(3) abc + 2fgh − ah2 − bg2 − cf2 = 0 (4) abc + 2fgh − af2 − bg2 − ch2=0
(90) The length of the diameter of a circle with centre (2, 1) and passing
through the point (− 2, 1) is
(1) 4 (2) 8 (3) 4 5 (4) 2
(91) Given that (1, − 1) is the centre of the circle x2 + y2 + ax + by − 9 = 0. Its
radius is
(1) 3 (2) 2 (3) 11 (4) 11
(92) The equation of a circle with centre (0, 0) and passing through the point
(5, 0) is
(1) x2 + y2 − 10x = 0 (2) x2 + y2 = 25
(3) x2+ y2 + 10x = 0 (4) x2 + y2 − 10y = 0
(93) The radius of the circle x2 + y2 − 2x + 4y − 4 = 0 is
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4

(94) The centre of the circle x2 + y2 + 2x − 4y − 4 = 0 is

(1) (2, 4) (2) (1, 2) (3) (− 1, 2) (4) (− 2, − 4)

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(95) If 2x + 3y = 0 and 3x − 2y = 0 are the equations of two diameters of a
circle, then its centre is
(1) (1, − 2) (2) (2, 3) (3) (0, 0) (4) (− 3, 2)

(96) If the line y = 2x − c is a tangent to the circle x2 + y2 = 5, then the value

of c is
(1) ± 5 (2) ± 5 (3) ± 5 5 (4) ± 5 2

(97) The length of the tangent from (4, 5) to the circle x2 + y2 = 25 is

(1) 5 (2) 4 (3) 25 (4) 16
(98) If the circle has both x and y axes as tangents and has radius 1 unit then
the equation of the circle is

(1) x2 + (y − 1) 2 = 1 (2) x2 + y2 = 1

(3) (x − 1)2 + (y − 1)2 = 1 (4) (x − 1)2 + y2 = 1

(99) Which of the following point lies inside the circle x2 + y2 − 4x+2y − 5=0
(1) (5, 10) (2) (− 5, 7) (3) (9, 0) (4) (1, 1)
(100) The number of tangents that can be drawn from a point to the circle is
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4
(101) If two circles touch each other externally then the distance between their
centres is
r1 r2
(1) r1 − r2 (2) r (3) r (4) r1 + r2
2 1

(102) The number of points in which two circles touch each other internally is
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 0 (4) 3
(103) One radian is equal to (interms of degree)
180° π 180 11
(1) 11 (2) (3) (4)
180° π 180°
(104) An angle between 0° and − 90° has its terminal side in
(1) I quadrant (2) III quadrant (3) IV quadrant (4) II quadrant

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(105) 360 of a complete rotation clockwise is

(1) − 1° (2) − 360° (3) − 90° (4) 1°

(106) If the terminal side is collinear with the initial side in the opposite
direction then the angle included is
(1) 0° (2) 90° (3) 180° (4) 270°
(107) Area of triangle ABC is
1 1 1 1
(1) 2 ab cosC (2) 2 ab sinC (3) 2 ab cosC (4) 2 bc sinB

(108) The product s(s − a) (s − b) (s − c) is equal to

∆
(1) ∆ (2) ∆2 (3) 2∆ (4) s

(109) In any triangle ABC, ∆ is

abc abc abc
(1) abc (2) 4R (3) 2R (4) R

(110) In triangle ABC, the value of sinA sinB sinC is

∆ ∆ ∆ ∆
(1) 2R (2) 4R (3) (4)
2R2 4R2
(111) cosB is equal to
c2 + a2 − b2 c2 + b2 − a2 a2 + b2 − c2 a2 + b2 + c2
(1) 2ca (2) 2bc (3) 2ab (4) 2ab

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