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October 2000
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SPOTTING ERRORS otherwise I would have made him my
Directions (Qs. 1 to 15) : In this assistant. (c)/ No error. (d)
section, a number of sentences are 4. Is there further reasons (a)/ you
given. These sentences are in three can give me for your failure (b)/ to do
separate par ts labelled as (a), (b) and
parts as you promised ? (c)/ No error. (d)
(c). Read each sentence to find out 5. During the final minutes of his
whether ther e is an er
there errror in any par t.
part. speech (a)/ the speaker requested to
No sentence has mor more e than one er errror
or.. (b)/ the audience to have patience. (c)/
When you find an error in any one of No error. (d)
the par
parts ts (a), (b) or (c), indicate your 6. He is running temperature since
response. Y ou may feel that ther
You theree is no last Friday (a)/ and doctors suspect (b)/
error in a sentence. In that case, letter that he is down with typhoid. (c)/ No
(d) will signify a ‘No error’ response. error. (d)
You arare e to indicate only one rresponse
esponse 7. Travel agents around the world
for each item. (If you indicate more have come to rely on computers (a)/ to
than one response, your answer will book seats in air flights or rooms in
be considered wrong.) Errors may be hotels, (b)/ either today or a year from
in grammar
grammar,, wor wordd usage or idioms. now. (c)/ No error. (d)
There may be a word missing or there 8. She expressed her gratitudes, (a)/
may be a word which should be to all those, (b)/ who had supported
removed. her. (c)/ No error (d).
You ar aree not rrequir
equired to cor
equired corrrect the 9. When the meeting was over, (a)/
er
errror
or.. You ar
You e rrequir
are equired only to indicate
equired he was very tired (b)/ so that he went
your response. home immediately. (c)/ No error. (d)
1. There are a number of reasons (a)/ 10. Modern man must pull himself off
I do not like him, (b)/ but his selfishness together (a)/ and act his part in life
is intolerable. (c)/ No error. (d) (b)/ as God’s own most favourite
2. I have read an interesting book creature. (c)/ No error. (d)
yesterday (a)/ and underlined the new 11. There would be fewer follies, (a)/
words (b)/ which are simple but and happiness and good feeling all
effective. (c)/ No error. (d) round (b)/ if we applied the scientific
3. He cannot be trusted (a)/ with attitude for all our affairs.(c)/ No
important secret informations; (b)/ error. (d)
CDS EXAMINATION AT A GLANCE 1
12. Meera told to the teacher (a)/ (a) To improving
that she couldn’t come for the rehearsals (b) Of improving
(b)/ the next day. (c)/ No error. (d) (c) For improving
13. I am told that Anjali has been (d) No improvement
(a)/ suffering from fever (b)/ since ten 19. Let’s go for a picnic, shouldn’t
days. (c)/ No error. (d) we ?
14. The armed forces have been (a) Won’t (b)Shan’t
working around the clock (a)/ to bring (c) Shall (d)No improvement
a semblance of normality (b)/ in the 20. If I have the money, I should have
flood-affected areas. (c)/ No error. (d) bought this house.
15. Just when Alfred Nobel’s (a) Had (b) Would have
discoveries were beginning to bring him (c) Should have (d) No improvement
rewards, (a)/ which were to make him 21. If you are told of a downright lie
one of the richest man of his day, (b)/ about goods to induce you to buy them,
an anti-Nobel campaign was started in you may have a remedy.
France. (c)/ No error. (d) (a) About a downright lie
(b) A downright lie
(c) Downright lie
SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT
(d) No improvement
Directions (Qs. 16 to 30) : Look at
22. His father forbade him about
the underlined par
partt of each sentence.
entering politics.
Below each sentence are given three
(a) From (b) On
possible substitutions for the underlined (c) To (d) No improvement
par t. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is
part. 23. To some extent, every child takes
better than the underlined par t, indicate
part, after his father.
your response against the corresponding (a) Upon (b) For
letter (a), (b) or (c). If none of the (c) Off (d) No improvement
substitutions improves the sentence, 24. The boss said, “I shall look at the
indicate (d) as your response. Thus a matter”.
‘No improvement’ response will be (a) About (b) In
signified by the letter (d). (c) Into (d) No improvement
16. More he gets, more he wants. 25. I did nothing but laughed.
(a) The more he gets, the more (a) Laughing (b) Laugh
(b) The more he gets, more (c) Laughed aloud (d) No
(c) More gets, the more improvement
(d) No improvement 26. The highest recorded speed of
17. We had a grand party and we shorthand under championship
enjoyed very much. conditions, is 300 words per minute.
(a) Enjoyed very much (a) In (b) For
(b) We enjoyed ourselves very much. (c) With (d) No improvement
(c) Enjoyed much 27. There were many petty Rajput
(d) No improvement Kingdoms in India prior than the coming
18. All this has been done with a of the Mohammadans.
view to improve the living conditions of (a) Prior from (b) Prior up to
the poor. (c) Prior to (d) No improvement
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1. The total surface area of the earth (c) 2 and 3
is (d) 1 and 3
(a) 510 million sq km 3. Match List I with List II and then
(b) 610 million sq km select the correct answer using the codes
(c) 710 million sq km given below the Lists :
(d) 810 million sq km List I List II
2. Consider the following statements (Active volcano) (Country)
regarding the Arab conquest of A. Etna 1. Hawaii
Sindh : B. Mauna Loa 2. Java
1. It did not prove to be permanent
C. Fujiyama 3. Sicily
2. It was adequately supported by
D. Merapu 4. Japan
the Caliphs.
A B C D
3. It lasted for about three centuries.
Which of these statements are (a) 3 1 2 4
correct ? (b) 1 3 2 4
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 1 3 4 2
(b) 1 and 2 (d) 3 1 4 2
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS
1. If x = 4, y = 12 and x α y,
2 1
then (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 3
(a) 4y = 3x (b) x = 3y 3 2
(c) y = 3x (d) 4x = 3y 7. If a, b, c, ...., x, y, z are 26
2. The missing number in the series natural numbers, then the value of (x – a)
5, 13, 9, 17, 13, 21, ......... (x – b) (x – c) .... (x – y) (x – z) is
is (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 13 (d) 26
(a) 29 (b) 25 (c) 13 (d) 17 8. If 12 + 22 + 32 + ... + 5122 = m,
3. The compound interest for two then 22 + 42 + 62 + ... + 10242 is equal
years on a capital is Rs. two more than to
the simple interest for the same period. (a) 3m (b) 4m (c) m2 (d) m3
If the rate of interest is 5% per year, 9. The expression
then the capital would be 5 7
(a) Rs. 800 (b) Rs. 840 5 6 3 13
8 of 11 ÷ 8 2
3
(c) Rs. 880 (d) Rs. 882 3 1 9 11 + 22 of 5
6 9
4. An amount on compound interest 7 8
becomes double in four years. It will equals
become eight times in 1 5 7
(1) 8 years (2) 12 years (a) 1 (b) (c) (d)
2 12 9
(3) 16 years (4) 20 years
10. If Rs. 370 are divided among 10
5. Twenty litres of a mixture contains
men, 12 women and 20 boys such that
milk and water in the ratio of 5 : 3. If
each man gets an amount equal to that
four litres of this mixture is replaced by
four litres of milk, then the ratio of the received by one woman and one boy
milk to that of the water in the new together and that each woman gets
mixture will be twice the amount received by a boy,
(a) 5 : 3 (b) 4 : 3 then the amount received by 10 men
(c) 7 : 3 (d) 2 : 3 would be
(a) Rs. 100 (b) Rs. 150
6. 6+ 6+ 6 + .... is equal to (c) Rs. 120 (d) Rs. 130
CDS EXAMINATION AT A GLANCE 27
11. A car starting from station A at 16. A prime number N, in the range
8 AM reaches station B at 12 noon. 10 to 50, remains unchanged when its
If another car starting from station B at digits are reversed. The square of such
9 AM reaches station A at 11 : 30 AM, a number is
then the two cars will meet each other (a) 1936 (b) 1089
at (c) 484 (d) 121
(a) 10 : 30 AM (b) 11 : 00 AM 17. In a six-digit number, the sum of
the digits in the even places is 9 and
3
(c) 10 : 9 AM (d) 10 : 23 AM the sum of the digits in the odd places
13 is 20. All such numbers are divisible by
12. If m persons working m hours a (a) 7 (b) 9 (c) 6 (d) 11
day for each of the m days produce m 18. Which one of the following
units of work, then the units of work numbers is divisible by 15 ?
produced by n persons working n hours (a) 30560 (b) 29515
a day for each of the n days is (c) 23755 (d) 17325
n3 n2 m2 m3 19. If m and n are positive integers,
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 3 (d) 2 then the digit in the unit’s place of
m m n n
13. The salary received by an officer 5n + 6m is always
A is 5% more than that received by the (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) n + m
1 20. If two numbers are in the ratio of
officer B, but 12 % less than that 2 : 3 and the product of their HCF and
2
received by the officer C. If the officer LCM is 33750, then the sum of the
C received x% more than what is numbers is
received by the officer B, then the value (a) 250 (b) 425 (c) 325 (d) 375
of x will be 21. If A, B and C are three numbers,
(a) 10% (b) 15% (c) 20% (d) 30% such that, the LCM of A and B is B and
14. A person incurs a loss of 6% by the LCM of B and C is C, then the LCM
selling a watch at Rs. 423. In order to of A, B and C is
get a profit of 6%, the person should A +B+C
sell the watch at (a) A (b) B (c) C (d)
3
(a) Rs. 486 (b) Rs. 477 22. If log1020 = 1.3010 and log1030 =
(c) Rs. 586 (d) Rs. 577 1.4771, then log10(60000) is equal to
15. Consider the following statements : (a) 0.7781 (b) 1.7781
For any positive integer n, the number (c) 2.7781 (d) 4.7781
10n – 1 is divisible by 23. If log 10 x + log 10 y = 3 and
1. 9 for n = odd only. log10x – log10y = 1, then x and y are
2. 9 for n = even only. respectively
3. 11 for n = odd only. (a) 100 and 10 (b) 10 and 100
4. 11 for n = even only.
(c) 1000 and 100 (d) 100 and 1000
5. 9 for n = odd or even.
Which of the above statements are (loga x )
correct ?
24.
(logab x ) equals
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 3 (a) logab (b) 1 + logab
(c) 1 and 4 (d) 4 and 5 (c) logba (d) 1 + logba
28 CDS EXAMINATION AT A GLANCE
25. If log 2 = 0.3010, then the p−l q−m
number of digits in 264 is (a) q − m (b) p − l
(a) 20 (b) 32 (c) 128 (d) 301 l +p p+m
(c) q + m (d) p + l
1
26. If 2 minutes is represented by 33. The HCF of (x4 – y4) and (x6 – y6)
2
is
30 units, then the unit of time is
(a) x2 – y2 (b) x2 + y2
(a) 5 sec (b) 6 sec
(c) x3 + y3 (d) x3 – y3
(c) 7 sec (d) 8 sec
34. If x + y + z = 0, then
27. The expression
x2 + xy + y2 equals
f(x) = a0xn + a1xn–1 + a2xn–2 + ...
(a) y2 + yz + z2 (b) y2 – yz + z2
... + an–1x + an
(c) z2 – zx + x2 (d) z2 + zx + x2
is a polynomial of degree n
(a) Only when n is a positive integer 1 1
(b) If n is a negative integer and 35. 1 + x + 1 1 +
x +
2
an ≠ 0
1 1
(c) If n is a positive integer and 1 + 1 +
x + 3 x + 4
a0 ≠ 0
(d) If n is any integer is equal to
28. 9x2 – (x2 – 4)2 can be factorised 1 1
as (a) 1 + (b)
x +5 x+5
(a) (x – 1) (x + 4) (x – 4) (x + 1)
(b) – (x – 1) (x – 4) (x + 1) (x + 4) x +5 x +1
(c) (d)
(c) (x + 1) (x2 – 4) x +1 x +5
(d) (3x – 1) (3x – 2) (x2 + 4) 36. The area of the region bounded by
29. xy (z2 + 1) + z(x2 + y2) can be x − 1 ≤ 1, y − 2 ≤ 2 and 2x + y = 4 is
factorised as (a) 1 unit (b) 2 units
(a) (xy + z) (yz + x) (c) 3 units (d) 4 units
(b) (zx + y) (xy + z) 37. A lady has 25-paise coins and
(c) (yz + x) )(zx + y) 50-paise coins. If in all, she has 80
(d) (x2 + y2) (z + x) coins totalling Rs. 21, then the difference
30. If the polynomial between the number of 25-paise and
x19 + x17 + x13 + x11 + x7 + x5 + x3 50-paise coins is
is divided by (x2 + 1), then the remainder is (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 72 (d) 76
(a) 1 (b) x2 + 4 (c) – x (d) x 38. The cost price of a table and a
31. If the polynomial chair together is Rs. 430. If the table
2x3 – 9x2 + 15x + p, when divided by costs 15% more than the chair, then the
(x – 2), leaves – b as remainder, then cost (in rupees) of the table and the
p is equal to chair are respectively
(a) –16 (b) 15 (c) 20 (d) 10 (a) 196 and 175
32. If (x + a) is the HCF of (b) 230 and 200
x2 + px + q and x2 + lx + m, then the (c) 200 and 170
value of ‘a’ is given by (d) 240 and 190
CDS EXAMINATION AT A GLANCE 29
1 1
39. The sum of the digits of a two- −
3
x = 3 + 3 3
digit number is 9. If the number obtained 46. If , then 3x3 – 10
by reversing the digits of the number is
exceeds the given number by 27, then (a) – 3x (b) 3x (c) – 9x (d) 9x
the number is 47. If 2x – 1 + 2x + 1 = 320, then the
(a) 54 (b) 45 (c) 36 (d) 27 value of x is
40. The set of linear inequations, (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8
x + y < 0, x > 0, y > 0 has 48. (A ∩ B)’ is equal to
(a) 3 solutions (b) 1 solution (a) A’ ∩ B’ (b) A’ ∪ B’
(c) No solution (c) A’ ⊂ B’ (d) B’ ⊂ A’
(d) An infinite number of solutions 49. For any three sets, A, B and C,
41. The course of an enemy submarine A ∩ (B ∪ C) is equal to
as plotted on a set of rectangular axes (a) (A ∪ C) ∩ (B ∪ C)
is 2x + 3y = 5. On the same axes, the (b) (A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∩ C)
course of the destroyer is indicated by (c) (A∪B) ∩ C (d) (A ∩ B) ∪ C
x – y = 10. The point (x, y) at which the 50. Which one of the following is a
submarine can be destroyed is null set ?
(a) (–7, 3) (b) (–3, 7) (a) {0} (b) {x : x < 0 or x > 0}
(c) (3, –7) (d) (7, –3) (c) {x : x2 = 9 or x = 4}
42. The set of values of k, for which (d) {x : x ≠ x}
x2 + 5kx + 16 = 0 has no real root, is 51. If ABCD is a parallelogram with
8 8 the diagonals intersecting at O, then
(a) k ≥ (b) k ≤ the number of distinct pairs of congruent
5 5
8 8 triangles formed is
(c) − < k < (d) –8 < k < 8 (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
5 5
52. The lines ax + by + c = 0,
43. If a > 0, b > 0, c > 0 and
bx + cy + a = 0 and cx + ay + b = 0
a ≠ b ≠ c, then both the roots of the
are concurrent only when
equation, (x – a) (x – b) + (x – b) (x – c) (a) a + b + c = 0
+ (x – c) (x – a) = 0, will always be (b) a2 + b2 + c2 = 2abc
(a) Distinct (b) Equal (c) a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc
(c) Negative (d) Not real (d) a + b + c = abc
44. In a group of children, each child 53. If the slope of one of the lines
exchanges a gift with every other child. x2 – 4xy + y2 = 0 is k times the slope of the
If the number of gifts is 132, then the other, then the value of k is equal to
number of children in the group is
(a) 3 ± 7 (b) 7 ± 2 3
(a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 13
(c) 7 ± 4 3 (d) 3 ± 2 7
45. is equal to 54. If the exterior angle of a regular
2 2 2 2 2
polygon is equal to the acute angle of
(a) 0 (b) a right-angled isosceles triangle, then
2
the polygon is a regular
31 (a) Pentagon (b) Hexagon
(c) 2 (d)
232 (c) Octagon (d) Heptagon
30 CDS EXAMINATION AT A GLANCE
55. AB is a straight line and O is 61. ABCD is a rectangle. The
a point lying on AB. A line OC is quadrilateral PQRS formed by the bisectors
drawn from O such that /COA = 36°. of the angles of ABCD will be a
OD is a line within the /COA such (a) Rectangle (b) Square
(c) Trapezium
that /DOA = /COA. If OE is
1
(d) Cyclic quadrilateral
3 62. Five passengers start from the
a line within the /BOC such that same point in five directions covering
1 the same distance in a given time. If
/EOC = /BOC, then the /DOE must this situation is to be seen in the light of
4
be a four-sided closed figure with one of
(a) 60° (b) 45° (c) 36° (d) 30° the diagonals representing the fifth
56. The transversal EG intersects the distance, then the resulting figure is
parallel lines AB and CD at F and G (a) A parallelogram with equal sides
respectively. If /AFE = 60° and HI and one angle as 45°
bisects the /EGD, then /DGI is equal to (b) A quadrilateral with one angle as
(a) 95° (b) 100° (c) 120° (d) 140° 60°
57. In an equilateral triangle ABC, if (c) A rhombus with one angle as 60°
(d) A rhombus with one angle as 30°
the side BC is trisected at D, then 9AD2
63. If a circle touches the side BC of
will be equal to
a ∆ABC at P and also sides AB and AC
(a) 5 AB2 (b) 6 AB2
2 produced at Q and R respectively, then
(c) 7 AB (d) 8 AB2
AQ is equal to
58. ABC is a triangle. D and E are
two points on AB and AC such that 1
(a) (Perimeter of ∆ABC)
AB AC 2
= = 2m for 0 < m < 1. From
AD AE 1
D and E, lines are drawn parallel to AC (b) (Perimeter of ∆ABC)
4
and AB to meet at a point O. This point 1
O will lie on the line BC if the value of (c) (Perimeter of ∆ABC)
6
m is (d) None of the above
1 1 1 64. In the given figure, AB = 6 cm
(a) 1 (b) (c) (d)
2 3 4 and O is the middle point of AB. Semi-
59. The incentre of a triangle is the circles are drawn on AB, AO and OB.
point of intersection of its If C is the centre of the small circle
(a) Medians which touches all the semi-circles, then
(b) Perpendicular bisectors of the sides the radius of this small circle is
(c) Altitudes
(d) Angular bisectors C
60. If PQRS is a square and M is the
midpoint of PQ , then
(a) SM = RM
(b) SM = MP + PS A M O N B
(c) SM = MQ + MR (a) 3 cm (b) 2.25 cm
(d) SM ≠ MR (c) 1 cm (d) 2 cm
CDS EXAMINATION AT A GLANCE 31
65. If A and B are two fixed points circles, then the area of the shaded
and P is a point moving in such a way portion in the given figure is
that PA + PB = constant, then the locus
of P is a/an
(a) Circle (b) Ellipse
(c) Straight line (d) Parabola
66. If three sides of a triangle are
6 cm, 8 cm, and 10 cm, then the altitude
of the triangle, using the largest side as
its base, will be (a) π R2 – π r2 (b) π R2
(a) 8 cm (b) 6 cm (c) π r2 (d) π R2 + π r2
(c) 4.8 cm (d) 4.4 cm 71. The cross-section of a canal is in
67. A rectangle and a parallelogram the shape of a trapezium. The canal is
are drawn between the same parallel 15 m wide at the top and 9 m wide at
lines on a common base of 10 cm. If the bottom. If the area of the cross-
the perimeter of the rectangle is 36 cm, section is 720 m2, then the depth of the
then the area of the parallelogram is canal is
(a) 100 cm2 (b) 80 cm2 (a) 58.4 m (b) 58.6 m
(c) 81 cm2 (d) 60 cm2 (c) 58.8 m (d) 60 m
68. If a wheel covers a distance of 72. The dimensions of the field shown
440 m in 20 rotations, then the diameter in the given figure are : AC = 150 m,
22 AH = 120 m, AG = 80 m, AF = 50 m,
of the wheel is π =
7 EF = 30 m, GB = 50 m, HD = 20 m.
C
(a) 3.5 m (b) 7 m
(c) 14 m (d) 21 m
D H
69. In the given figure, OAB is a
triangle and ABCD is a parallelogram.
If OA = AD = 3 cm, OB = 4 cm, /AOB
G B
= 90° and /OAB = /BAD, then the
area of the figure AOBCDA is E F
D
3 cm
A
A
The area of this field is
5
(a) 6500 m2 (b) 6550 m2
3 cm
2
(c) 6600 m (d) 6650 m2
C
73. If three cubes of copper, each
with an edge of 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm
O 4 cm B respectively, are melted to form a single
(a) 18 cm2 (b) 21 cm2 cube, then the diagonal of the new cube
(c) 24 cm2 (d) 27 cm2 will be
70. If r and R are the respective radii (a) 18 cm (b) 19 cm
of the smaller and the bigger semi- (c) 19.5 cm (d) 20.8 cm
32 CDS EXAMINATION AT A GLANCE
74. The volume of a rectangular solid a height of 28 cm and are fully
is 210 cm3 and the surface area is 214 submerged. The diameter of the beaker
cm2. If the area of the base is 42 cm2, is 5.6 cm. If the water in the beaker
then the edges of the rectangular solid rises by 17.5 cm, then the number of
are balls dropped in it will be
(a) 3, 4 and 5 cm (a) 63 (b) 100
(b) 4, 5 and 6 cm (c) 300 (d) 780
(c) 5, 6 and 7 cm 81. Consider the following statements :
(d) 6, 7 and 8 cm 1. sin θ is an increasing function of
75. If the area of the curved surface θ in the first quadrant.
of a right-circular cone of diameter 2. cos θ is a decreasing function of
14 cm is 550 cm2, then the volume of θ in the first and second quadrants.
the cone is π
(a) 1230 cm3 (b) 1231 cm3 3. 0 < sin θ < cos θ for 0 < θ <
3
4
(c) 1232 cm (d) 1233 cm3
76. A right-pyramid is on a regular π π
4. sin θ < cos θ < 0 for < θ <
hexagonal base. Each side of the base 4 2
is 10 m and the height is 60 m. The Which of the above statements are
volume of the pyramid is correct ?
(a) 5000 m3 (b) 5100 m3 (a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 4
(c) 5195 m 3
(d) 5196 m3 (c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) 1, 3 and 4
77. The diameter of the base of a 82. Graphs of y = sin x and y =
right-circular cylinder is 42 cm. If the π
cos x, where 0 ≤ x ≤ , intersect at
area of the curved surface is 1320 cm2, 2
then the height of the cylinder is the point whose abscissa is
(a) 8 cm (b) 9 cm π π π
(c) 10 cm (d) 12 cm (a) (b) (c) (d) 0
6 4 3
78. A solid cylinder of base radius 7 83. If A = 2B = 3C = 90°, then
cm and height 24 cm is surmounted cos2A – cot2B + cosec2C is
by a cone of the same base radius and (a) 1 (b) –1
same vertical height. A hemisphere (c) 3 (d) 2
surmounts the cylinder at the other end. 84. Which one of the following
Surface area of the solid will be statements is correct ?
(a) 527 π cm2 (b) 609 π cm2 (a) tan1c = tan2c (b) tan1c < tan2c
(c) 707 π cm2 (d) 805 π cm2 (c) tan1c > tan2c (d) tan1c = 1
79. If a spherical ball of radius r is 85. If α = 45°, then the value of
melted and recast into 3 smaller spheres 2 sin(α – 45°) + sin (α + 45°)
of equal size, then the radius of each of + 5 cos 2α . cos(135° – α) is
the smaller spheres will be 1 1
r r r (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) (d)
r 3 2 2
(a) (b) (c) 3 (d) 86. If θ is an interior angle of a
3 3 3 3
80. Solid spherical balls each of regular polygon of n sides such that
diameter 1.4 cm are dropped into a tan θ = 3 , then n is equal to
cylindrical beaker containing water upto (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
CDS EXAMINATION AT A GLANCE 33
87. The value of the product two boats are 60 m apart, then the
cot 1° . cot 2° . cot 3° ... cot 89° is height of the light-house is
(a) 0 (b)
1
2
(c) 1 (d) ∞ (a) 60 3 ( )
(b) 30 3 + 1
∴ k = 7±4 3 60°
54. (c)
55. (a) :
E 60° 60°
A B
C
Here
AB = BC = CD = DA = BD
D 24° 36° 63. (a) :
144°
A 12° 36°
B
O
O
56. (c) :
E
H 60°
B A R Q
F P
C B
D C A
G
Here AQ = AR, BQ = BP
and CP = CR.
Now AQ + AR
= AB + BQ + AC + CR
I
⇒ AQ + AQ
= AB + BP + AC + CP
Q/AFE = 60° ⇒ /FGC = 60°
⇒ 2AQ = AB + AC + BC
/FGD = 180° – /FGC = 120°
Since HI is the bisector of 1
/FGD, therefore /FGH = 60° ⇒AQ = (Perimeter of ∆ABC)
2
38 CDS EXAMINATION AT A GLANCE
64. (c) : Given AB = 6cm, AO = 3cm, 71. (d) : 15 m
OB = 3cm, MO = 1.5cm,
ON = 1.5cm.
d
Let R be the radius of the
circle whose centre is C.
Then, in ∆CMO, 9m
720 = Area of the cross-section
MO 1.5
cos α = = and = Area of the trapezium
CM 1.5 + R 1
= d(9 + 15) = 12d
OC 3−R 2
sin α = = ⇒ d = 60m.
CM 1.5 + R
72. (b) : C
Now cos2a + sin2a
2 2
1.5 3−R
= +
1.5 + R III
30
1.5 + R D
IV
H
20
⇒ R = 1
65. (b) 66. (c) 40
67. (b) : Note that the rectangle II
and the parallelogram will 50
G B
have the same area. IV
30
Moreover, if the perimeter E F
30
of the rectangle is 36 I 50
and one side is 10, then the
other side will be 8.
68. (b) : If r is the radius, then A
Required area
440 = I + II + III + IV + V
2πr = Circumference =
20 1 1
= × 30 × 50 + × 70 × (20 + 30)
⇒ Diameter = 2r = 7m. 2 2