20 9

log7 log7 7 7 7
1. What is the value of equal 9 20
A. B.
to?
9 4
A. 3 log2 7 B. 1 – 3 log2 7
C. 4 D. 9
7
C. 1 – 3 log7 2 D. 8 Consider the information given below and
2. If an infinite GP has the first term x and answer the two (02) items that follow:
the sum 5, then which one of the following A survey was conducted among 300
is correct? students. It was found that 125 students
A. x < - 10 B. - 10 < x < 0 like to play cricket, 145 students like to
C. 0 < x < 10 D. x > 10 play football and 90 students like to play
3. Consider the following expression : tennis. 32 students like to play exactly two
1 games out of the three games.
x  x2 
1. x 8. How many student like to play ail the three
d e game?
ax2  bx  x  c  
x x2 A. 14 B. 21
2.
C. 28 D. 35
3. 3x2 – 5x + ab
9. How many student like to play exactly only
2
one game?
4. x  ax  b3
2
A. 196 B. 228
1 2 C. 254 D. 268

5. x x 5 10. If α and β (≠ 0) are the roots of the
Which of the above are rational quadratic equation x2 + αx - β = 0, then
expressions? the quadratic expression –x2 + αx + β
A. 1, 4 and 5 only where x ∈ R has
B. 1, 3, 4 and 5 only 1

C. 2, 4 and 5 only A. Least value 4
D. 1 and 2 only 9

4. A square matrix A is called orthogonal if 4
B. Least value
A. A = A2 B. A’ = A-1
1
C. A = A -1
D. A = A’
Where A’ is the transpose of A. C. Greatest value 4
5. If A, B and C are subsets of a Universal 9
set, then which one of the following is not D. Greatest value 4
correct? 11. What is the coefficient of the middle term
A. A ∪ (B ∩ C) = (A ∪ B) ∩ (A ∪ C) in the binomial expansion of (2 + 3x) 4?
B. A’ ∪ (A ∪ B) = (B’ ∩ A)’ ∪ A A. 6 B. 12
C. A’ ∪ (B ∪ C) = (C’ ∩ B)’ ∩ A’ C. 108 D. 216
D. (A ∩ B) ∪ C = (A ∪ C) ∩ (B ∪ C) 12. For a square matrix A, which of the
Where A’ is the complement of A. following properties hold?
6. Let x be the number of intgers laying 1. (A-1)-1 = A
between 2999 and 8001 which have at 1
least two digits equal. Then x is equal to  
det A 1 
det A
2.
A. 2480 B. 2481
3. (λA)-1 = λA-1 where λ is a scalar
C. 2482 D. 2483
Select the correct answer using the code
1 1 given below :
3 1    ......
7. The sum of the series 3 9 is A. 1 and 2 only B. 2 and 3 only
equal to C. 1 and 3 only D. 1, 2 and 3
13. Which one of the following factors does the
expansion of the determinant x

2 a2  b2  c2 
C. 3
x y 3
D. x = 0
x2 5y3 9
20. What should be the value of x so that the
x3 10y5 27
contain?  2 4
A. x – 3 B. x – y  
8 x
matrix  does not have an inverse?
C. y – 3 D. x – 3y
A. 16 B. -16
14. What is the adjoint of the matrix
C. 8 D. -8
 cos     sin    21. The system of equations
 
  sin    cos     2x + y – 3z = 5,
  ?
3x - 2y + 2z = 5 and
 cos   sin   cos  sin 
    5x – 3y - z = 16
A.   sin  cos  
B.  sin  cos 
A. is inconsistent
 cos  sin   cos   sin  B. is consistent, with a unique solution
    C. is consistent, with infinitely many
C.   sin  cos 
D.  sin  cos  
solutions
15. What is the value of
D. has its solution tying along z-axis in
3n 3n
 1  i 3  1  1i  3 three-dimensional space
    ,
 2   
 2   22. Which one of the following is correct in
where i  1 ? respect of the cube roots of unity?
A. 3 B. 2 A. They are collinear
C. 1 D. 0 B. They lie on a circle of radius √3
16. There are 17 cricket players, out or which 5 C. They form an equilateral triangle
players can bowl. In how many ways can a D. None of the above
team of 11 players be selected so a Lo
23. If u, v and w (all positive) are the pth, qth
Include 3 bowlers?
and rth terms of a GP, then the determinant
A. C (17, 11)
B. C (12, 8)  lnu p 1
 
C. C (17, 5) × C(5, 3)  ln v q 1
 ln w r 1
D. C(5, 3) × C (12, 8) of the matrix   is
17. What is the value of log9 27 + log8 32? A. 0
7 19 B. 1
A. 2 B. 6 C. (p – q) (q – r) (r – q)
C. 4 D. 7 D. ln u × ln v × ln w
18. If A and B are two invertible square 24. Let the coefficient of the middle term of the
matrices of same order, then what is (AB)-1 binomial expansion of (1 + x) 2n be α and
equal to? those of two middle terms of the binomial
A. B-1 A-1 B. A-1 B-1 expansion of (1 + x)2n – 1 be β and γ. Which
C. B A
-1
D. A-1 B one of the following relations is correct?
19. IF a + b + c = 0, then one of the solutions A. α > β + γ B. α < β + γ
C. α = β + γ D. α = βγ
ax c b
25. Let A = {x ∈ R : - 1 ≤ x ≤ 1}.
c bx a 0
B = {y ∈ R : - 1 ≤ y ≤ 1} and S be the
b a cx
of is subset of A × B, defined by
A. x = a S = [(x, y) ∈ A × B : x2 + y2 = 1].
Which one of the following is correct?
x

3 a2  b2  c2  A. S is a one-one function from A into B
B. 2
B. S is a many-one function from A into B
C. S is a bijective mapping from A into B
 D. S is not a function D. (z – x)2 (x + y + z)
26. Let Tr be the rth term of an AP for r = 1, 2, 34. If A, B and C are the angles of a triangle
3, …… . If for same distinct positive 1 1 1
integers m and n we have T m = 1/n and 1  sin A 1  sinB 1  sin C  0,
Tn = 1/m, then what is Tmn equal to? sin A  sin2 A sinB  sin2 B sin C  sin2 C
and
A. (mn)-1 B. m-1 + n-1
then which one of the following is correct?
C. 1 D. 0
A. The triangle ABC is isosceles
27. Suppose f(x) is such a quadratic expression
B. The triangle ABC is equilateral
that it, is positive for all real x.
C. The triangle ABC is scalene
If g(x) = f(x) + f’(x) + f”(x), then for any
D. No conclusion can be drawn with
real x
regard to the nature of the triangle
A. g(x) < 0 B. g(x) > 0
35. Consider the following in respect of
C. g(x) = 0 D. g(x) ≥ 0
matrices A and B of same order :
28. Consider the following in respect of
1. A2 – B2 = (A + B) (A – B)
matrices A, B and C of same order :
2. (A – I) (I + A) = O ⇔ A2 = I
1. (A + B + C)’ = A’ + B’ + C’
Where I is the identity matrix and O is the
2. (AB)’ = A’B’
null matrix.
3. (ABC)’ = C’B’A’
Which of the above is/are correct?
where A’ is the transpose of the matrix A.
A. 1 only B. 2 only
Which of the above are correct?
C. Both 1 and 2 D. Neither 1 nor 2
A. 1 and 2 only B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only D. 1, 2 and 3 2 tan 
What is  tan  equal to?
2
29. The sum of the binary numbers (11011) 2, 36. 1
(10110110)2 and (10011x0y)2 is the binary A. cos 2θ B. tan 2θ
number (101101101)2. What are the C. sin 2θ D. cosec 2θ
values of x and y? 37. If sec (θ - α), sec θ and sec (θ + α) are in
A. x = 1, y = 1 B. x = 1, y = 0 AP, where cos α ≠ 1, then what is the value
C. x = 0, y = 1 D. x = 0, y = 0 of sin2 θ + cos α?
30. Let matrix B be the adjoint of a square A. 0 B. 1
matrix A, l be the identity matrix of same 1
order as A. If k (≠ 0) is the determinant of 2
C. -1 D.
the matrix A, then what is AB equal to?
38. If A + B + C = 180 o, then what is sin 2A –
A. l B. kl
sin 2B – sin 2C equal to?
C. k2l D. (1/k)l
A. - 4 sin A sin B sin C
31. If (0.2) = 2 and log 10 2 = 0.3010, then
x
B. - 4 cos A sin B cos C
what is the value of x to the nearest tenth?
C. - 4 cos A cos B sin C
A. -10.0 B. -0.5
D. - 4 sin A cos B cos C
C. -0.4 D. -0.2
39. A balloon is directly above one end of a
32. The total number of 5-digit numbers that
bridge. The angle of depression of the
can be composed of distinct digits from 0
order end of the bridge from the balloon is
to 9 is
48o. If the height of the balloon above the
A. 45360 B. 30240
bridge is 122 m, then what is the length of
C. 27216 D. 15120 the bridge?
33. What is the determinant of the matrix A. 122 sin 48o mB. 122 tan 42o m
 x y y  z C. 122 cos 48o m D. 122 tan 48o m
 
 z x z  x 40. A is an angle in the fourth quadrant. It
 y z x  y satisfies the trigonometric equation
  ?
3(3 – tan2 A – cot A)2 = 1. Which one of
A. (x – y) (y – z) (z – x) the following is a value of A?
B. (x – y) (y – z) A. 300o B. 315o
C. (y – z) (z – x) C. 330 o
D. 345o
41. The top of a hill observed from the top and 2 2
10,2, , ,.....
bottom of a building of height h is at 5 25
B.
  1 1
6 4,2,1, , ,....
angles of elevation and 3 respectively. C. 2 22
What is the height of the hill?
3 3
3h 6,3, , ,....
D. 2 4
A. 2h B. 2
ab
h
47. If a, b, c are in AP or GP or HP, then b c
C. h D. 2
is equal to
42. What is/are the solution(s) of the
b b c c
trigonometric equation cosec x  cot x  3, A. a or 1 or c B. a or b or 1
where 0 < x < 2π? a a a c
5 
C. 1 or b or c D. 1 or b or a
A. 3 only B. 3 only
48. What is the sum of all three-digit numbers
 5 that can be formed using all the digits 3,4
, ,
C. π only D. 3 3 and 5, when repetition of digits is not
allowed?

  , A. 2664 B. 3882
43. If 8 then what is the value of (2 cos θ
C. 4044 D. 4444
+ 1)10 (2 cos 2θ – 1)10 (2 cos θ – 1)10 (2
49. The ratio of roots of the equations ax 2 + bx
cos 4θ – 1)10?
+ c = 0 and px 2 + qx + r = 0 are equal. If
A. 0 B. 1 D1 and D2 are respective discriminants,
C. 2 D. 4 then what is equal to?
44. If cos α and cos β(0 < α < β < π) are the a2
roots of the quadratic equation 4x2 – 3 =0,
A. p2
then what is the value of sec α × sec β?
4 4 b2
 q2
A. 3 B. 3 B.
3 3 c2

4 4 C. r2
C. D.
45. Consider the following values of x : D. None of the above
1. 8 50. If A = sin2 θ + cos4 θ, then for all real θ,
2. -4 which one of the following is correct?
1 3
 A 1
6 A. 1 ≤ A ≤ 2 B. 4
3.
1 13 3 13
  A 1 A
4 C. 16 D. 4 16
4.
Which of the above values of x is/are the 51. The equation of a circle whose end points
solution(s) of the equation of a diameter are (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) is
A. (x – x1)(x – x2) + (y – y1)(y – y2) = x2

tan1  2x   tan1  3x   + y2
4?
B. (x – x1)2 + (y – y1)2 = x2y2
A. 3 only B. 2 and 3 only
C. x2 + y2 + 2x1x2 + 2y1y2 = 0
C. 1 and 4 only D. 4 only
D. (x – x1)(x – x2) + (y – y1)(y – y2) = 0
46. If the second term of a GP is 2 and the
52. The second degree equation x2 + 4y2 – 4y
sum of its infinite terms is 8, then the GP is
+ 2 = 0 represents
1 1 A. A point
8,2, , ,....
A. 2 8 B. An ellipse of semi-major axis 1
 3 x 1 y 2 z 3
 
C. An ellipse with eccentricity 2 58. The line 2 3 4 is given by
D. None of the above A. x + y + z = 6, x + 2y – 3z = - 4
53. The angle between the two lines lx + my + B. x + 2y – 2z = -1, 4x + 4y – 5z – 3 = 0
n = 0 and l’x + m’y + n’ = 0 is given by C. 3x + 2y – 3z = 0, 3x – 6y + 3z = - 2
tan-1 θ. What is θ equal to? D. 3x + 2y – 3z = - 2, 3x – 6y + 3z = 0
lm ' l ' m lm ' l ' m 59. Consider the following statements :
ll ' mm' ll ' mm' 1. The angle between the planes 2x – y +
A. B.
lm ' l ' m lm ' l ' m 
ll ' mm' ll ' mm' z = 1 and x + y + 2z = 3 is 3 .
C. D.
2. The distance between the planes 6x –
54. Consider the following statements :
3y + 6z + 2 = 0 and 2x – y + 2z + 4
1. The distance between the lines y = mx
10
c1  c2
2
. 0 is 9 .
+ c1 and y = mx + c2 is 1  m Which of the above statements is/are
2. The distance between the lines ax + by correct?
+ c1 = 0 and ax + by + c 2 = 0 is A. 1 only B. 2 only
c1  c2 C. Both 1 and 2 D. Neither 1 nor 2
a2  b2 . 60. Consider the following statements :
Statement I : If the line segment joining
3. The distance between the lines x = c 1
the points P(m, n) and Q(r, s) subtends an
and x = c2 is |c1 – c2|.
angle α at the origin, then
Which of the above statements are correct?
A. 1 and 2 only B. 2 and 3 only ms  nr
cos  
C. 1 and 3 only D. 1, 2 and 3 m 2
 n2  r
.
2
 s2 
55. What is the equation of straight line
Statement II : In any triangle ABC, it is
passing through the point of intersection of
true that a2 = b2 + c2 – 2bc cos A.
x y x y
 1   1, Which one of the following is correct in
the lines 2 3 and 3 2 and respect of the above two statements?
parallel to the line 4x + 5y – 6 = 0? A. Both Statement I and Statement II are
A. 20x + 25y – 54 = 0 true and Statement II is the correct
B. 25x + 20y – 54 = 0 explanation of Statement I
C. 4x + 5y – 54 = 0 B. Both Statement I and Statement II are
D. 4x + 5y – 45 = 0 true, but Statement II is not the
56. What is the distance of the point (2, 3, 4) correct explanation of Statement I
from the plane 3x - 6y + 2z + 11 = 0? C. Statement I is true, but Statement II is
A. 1 unit B. 2 units false
C. 3 units D. 4 units D. Statement I is false, but Statement II
57. Coordinates of the points O, P, Q and R are is true
respectively (0, 0, 0), (4, 6, 2m), (2, 0, 61. What is the area of the triangle with
2n) and (2, 4, 6). Let L, M, N and K be vertices ?
points on the sides OR, OP, PQ and QR A. |(x1 – x2)(x2 – x3)(x3 – x1)|
respectively such that LMNK is a B. 0
parallelogram whose two adjacent sides LK  x1  x2   x2  x3   x3  x1 
and LM are each of length √2. What are
x1 x2 x3
the values of m and n respectively? C.
A. 6, 2  x1  x2   x2  x3   x3  x1 
B. 1, 3 2 x1 x2 x3
C. 3, 1 D.
D. None of the above
 ur r r r
62. If y-axis touches the circle
then C  a  b  c, which one of the
e following is correct?
x 2  y 2  gx  fy 
 0,
4 ur u
r ur ur u
r ur
then the normal A  B  C A  B  C
at this point intersects the circle at the A. B.
ur u
r ur ur u
r ur
point A  B  C A  B  C
 g f  f C. D.
  ,   g,   r r r r
A.  2 2
B.  2
68. What is

ab  ab   
equal to?
 g  u
r r r
  , f A. 0 B. a  b
C.  2 
D.
 g, f  r r r2 r2
r r
a  0, b  0. C.
2 ab  D.
a b
63. Let
r r r r r2 r2 ˆ
ˆi  2 ˆj  3k
a  b  a b     a b
69. A spacecraft located at is

subjected to a force  k̂ by firing a rocket.

holds if and only if
r r The spacecraft is subjected to a moment of
A. a and b are perpendicular magnitude?
r r
A. λ
B. a and b are parallel
r r B. √3 λ
C. a and b are inclined at an angle of C. √5 λ
45o D. None of the above
r r
D. a and b are anti-parallel 70. In a triangle ABC, if taken in order,
r consider the following statements :
ˆ
r  x ˆi  y ˆj  z k, uuur uuur uuur u
r
64. If then what is
r 1. AB  BC  CA  0
 ˆ
r  ˆi ˆj k 
equal to?
uuur uuur uuur u
2. AB  BC  CA  0
r

uuur uuur uuur u

r
A. x B. x + y
3. AB  BC  CA  0
C. -(x + y + z) D. (x + y + z) uuur uuur uuur u
r
65. A unit vector perpendicular to each of the 4. BA  BC  CA  0
ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ How many of the above statements are
vectors 2 i  j  k and 3 i  4 j  k is
correct?
1 ˆ 1 ˆ 1 ˆ A. One B. Two
i j k
A. 3 3 3 C. Three D. Four
1 ˆ 1ˆ 1 ˆ 71. Let the slope of the curve y = cos -1 (sin x)
i  j k
2 2 2 be tan θ, Then the value of θ in the interval
B.
(0, π) is
1 ˆ 1 ˆ 1 ˆ
i j k  3
C. 3 3 3
A. 6 B. 4
1 ˆ 1 ˆ 1 ˆ
i j k  
D. 3 3 3
C. 4 D. 2
r r r r
a  3, b  4 a  b  5, x 1
66. If and then what is f  x 
r r x4
ab 72. If defines a function on R,
the value of ? then what is its domain?
A. 8 B. 6 A. (-∞, 4) ∪ (4, ∞)
C. 5√2 D. 5 B. [4, ∞)
r r r
C. (1, 4) ∪ (4, ∞)
67. Let a,b and c be three mutually
D. [1, 4) ∪ (4, ∞)
perpendicular vectors each of unit
ur r r r ur r r r 73. Consider the function
magnitude. If A  a  b  c,B  a  b  c and
  sin 2x B. It remains constant in the interval
 5x if x  0
f  x    
2  0, 
  2
if x  0
 15
 
Which one of the following is correct in  0, 
 2
respect of the function? C. It is decreasing in the interval
A. It is not continuous at x = 0   
 , 
B. It is continuous at every x D. It is decreasing in the interval  4 2
C. It is not continuous at x = π
1  cos 
D. It is continuous at x = 0 lim
79. What is
 0  equal to?
74. For the function f(x) = |x – 3|, which one
of the following is not correct? A. 2 B. 2 2
A. The function is not continuous at x = - 1 1
3 
C. 2 D. 2 2
B. The function is continuous at x = 3
C. The function is differentiable at x = 0 80. A function f : A → R is defined by the
equation f(x) = x2 – 4x + 5 where A = (1,
D. The function is differentiable at x = - 3
4). What is the range of the function?
2x  sin1 x
f  x  A. (2, 5) B. (1, 5)
75. If the function is 2x  tan1 x
C. [1, 5) D. [1, 5]
continuous at each point in its domain, b b

then what is the value of f(0)?   x dx     x dx

1 1 81. What is a a equal to, where
 [.] is the greatest integer function?
A. 3 B. 3
A. b – a B. a – b
2
C. 0 D. 2(b – a)
C. 3 D. 2 8

f  x   25  x ,2  x  5 dx
76. If then what is 82. What is 2 equal to?
f  x   f  1 A. 2 B. 3
lim C. 4 D. 9
x 1 x 1 equal to?
What is 
sin3 x cos x dx
1 1 83. equal to?

A. 24 B. 24 A. cos x + c
4
B. sin4 x + c

 1  sin x   1  cos x 
2 2
1 1 2 2
 c c
C. 4 3 D. 4 3 4 4
C. D.
 5  2 tan x 84. What is equal to?
y  tan1  , dy
 2  5 tan x
 A. ln |tan x| + c B. ln |sec x| + c
77. If   then what is dx
C. tan x + c D. etan x + c
equal to?
Where c is the constant of integration.
1
  d  1
1 1 
A. 2 x B. 1 dx  
 tan  dx
x 
85. What is 1 equal to?
1

C. -1 D. 2 x 
A. 0 B. 4
78. Which one of the following is correct in
respect of the function  

1 C. 2 D. 2
f  x   x sin x  cos x  cos2 x
2 ? 86. In which one of the following intervals is
the function f(x) = x2 – 5x + 6 decreasing?
 
 0,  A. (-∞, 2] B. [3, ∞)
 2
A. It is increasing in the interval C. (-∞, ∞) D. (2, 3)
87. The differential equation of the family of 93. A flower-bed in the form of a sector has
curves y = p cos (ax) + q sin (ax), where been fenced by a wire of 40 m length. If
p, q are arbitrary constant, is the flower-bed has the greatest possible
d2 y d2y area, then what is the radius of the sector?
 a2y  0  ay  0
dx2 dx2 A. 25 m B. 20 m
A. B.
C. 10 m D. 5 m
d2y d2y
 ay  0  a2y  0 94. What is the minimum value of
C. dx2 D. dx2
1

88. The equation of the curve passing through  x  x  1  1 3

where 0 ≤ x ≤ 1?
the point (-1, -2) which satisfies
1
dy 1  3 3
 x2  3 ,  
dx x is A.  4 B. 1
A. 17x y – 6x + 3x5 – 2 = 0
2 2
1

1  3 3
B. 6x2 + 17x2 + 2x5 – 3 = 0  
C. 6xy – 2x2 + 17x5 + 3 = 0 C. 2 D.  8
D. 17x2y + 6xy – 3x5 + 5 = 0 95. If y = |sin x||x|, then what is the value of
89. What is the order of the differential dy 
equation whose solution is y = a cos x + b x
dx at 6?
sin x + ce-x + d, where a, b, c and d are


 6 ln 2  

arbitrary constants? 2 6
3
A. 1 B. 2
A. 6
C. 3 D. 4

90. What is the solution of the differential

2 6 6 ln 2  3  
 dy
ln    ax  by B. 6
equation  dx ? 

 6 ln 2  

A. a eax + b eby = c 2 6
3
1 ax 1 by C. 6
e  e c
B. a b 

C. a eax  b eby  c
2 6
 6 ln 2  3 
D. 6
1 ax 1 by
e  e c
a b d 1  sin 2x
D.
96. What is dx equal to, where
Where c is an arbitrary constant.
91. If u = eax sin bx and v = eax cos bx, then  
x
du dv 4 2?
u v
what is dx dx equal to? A. cos x + sin x
A. a e 2ax
B. (a2 + b2) eax B. - (cos x + sin x)
C. ab e 2ax
D. (a + b)eax C. ± (cos x + sin x)
92. If y = sin (ln x), then which one of the D. None of the above
following is correct? dx
d2y
a 2
sin2 x  b2 cos2 x equal to?
y 0 97. What is
A. dx2 1  a tan x
c tan1  
2
dy ab  b 
0 A.
B. dx2
1  b tan x
c tan1  
d2y dy ab  a 
x2 x y 0 B.
C. dx2 dx
1  b tan x
d2y dy c tan1  
x2
x y0 ab  a 
C.
D. dx2 dx
D. None of the above
 Where c is the constant of integration  
2 sin   cos    
98. Let f(x + y) = f(x) f(y) and f(x) = 1 +  4
2.
lim g  x   a Select the correct answer using the code
xg(x) ϕ(x), where x 0
and
given below :
lim   x   b.
x 0
Then what is f’(x) equal to? A. 1 only B. 2 only
A. 1 + abf(x) B. 1 + ab C. Both 1 and 2 D. Neither 1 nor 2
C. ab D. abf(x) 105. Let A, B and C be three mutually exclusive
99. What is the solution of the differential and exhaustive events associated with a
random experiment. If P(B) = 1.5 P(A) and
dx x  y  1
 P(C) = 0.5 P(B), then P(A) is equal to
equation dy x  y  1 ? 3 4
A. y – x + 4 ln(x + y) = c 4 13
A. B.
B. y + x + 2 ln(x + y) = c
2 1
C. y – x + ln(x + y) = c
C. 3 D. 2
D. y + x + 2 ln(x + y) = c
Where c is an arbitrary constant. 106. In a bolt factory, machines X, Y, Z
2 sin2 x  sin x  1 manufacture bolts that are respectively
lim 25%, 35% and 40% of the factory’s total
x
 2 sin2 x  3 sin x  1
100. What is 6
equal to? output. The machines X, Y, Z respectively
1 1 produce 2%, 4% and 5% defective bolts. A
  bolt is drawn at random from the product
A. 2 B. 3
and is found to be defective. What is the
C. -2 D. -3 probability that it was manufactured by
101. If two dice are thrown and at least one of machine X?
the dice shows 5, then the probability that
5 14
the sum is 10 or more is
A. 39 B. 39
1 4
6 11 20 34
A. B.
C. 39 D. 39
3 2
107. 8 coins are tossed simultaneously. The
C. 11 D. 11
probability of getting at least 6 heads is
102. The correlation coefficient from a set of 30
7 57
observations is 0.8. Then the percentage of
A. 64 B. 64
variation not explained by linear regression
is 37 229
A. 80% B. 20% C. 256 D. 256
C. 64% D. 36% 108. Three groups of children contain 3 girls and
103. The average age of a combined group of 1 boy; 2 girls and 2 boys; 1 girl and 3
men and women is 25 years. If the boys. One child is selected at random from
average age of the group of men is 26 each group. The probability that the three
years, then the percentage of men and selected consist of 1 girl and 2 boys is
women in the group is respectively 13 9
A. 20, 80 B. 40, 60 32 32
A. B.
C. 60, 40 D. 80, 20
3 1
104. If sin β is the harmonic mean of sin α and
cos α, and sin θ is the arithmetic mean of C. 32 D. 32
sin α and cos α, then which of the following 109. Consider the following statements :
is/are correct? 1. If 10 is added to each entry on a list,
  then the average increases by 10.
2 sin     sin   sin 2
 4 2. If 10 is added to each entry on a list,
1.
then the standard deviation increases
by 10.
 3. If each entry on a list is doubled, then A. 0 and 1 only B. 0 and -1 only
the average doubles. C. 0,1 and -1 D. -1 and 1 only
Which of the above statements are correct? 115. Two integers x and y are chosen with
A. 1, 2 and 3 B. 1 and 2 only replacement from the set (0, 1, 2, …. 10).
C. 1 and 3 only D. 2 and 3 only The probability that |x – y| > 5 is
110. The variance of 25 observations is 4. If 2 is 6 35
added to each observation, then the new A. 11 B. 121
variance of the resulting observations is
30 25
A. 2 B. 4
C. 121 D. 121
C. 6 D. 8
111. If xi > 0, yi > 0 (i = 1, 2, 3, …n) are the 116. An analysis of monthly wages paid to the
values of two variable X and Y with workers in two firms A and B belonging to
geometric means P and Q respectively, the same industry gives the following
result :
X
Firm A Firm B
then the geometric mean of Y is
Number of workers 500 600
P
Average monthly wage ` 1860 ` 1750
A. Q
Variance of distribution
81 100
 P of wages
  The average of monthly wage and variance
B. antilog  Q
of distribution of wages of all workers in
C. n(log P – log Q)
the firms A and B taken together are
D. n(log P + log Q)
A. ` 1860, 100
112. If the probability of simultaneous
B. ` 1750, 100
occurrence of two events A and B is p and
C. ` 1800, 81
the probability that exactly one of A, B
occurs is q, then which of the following D. None of the above
is/are correct? 117. Three dice having digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
on their faces are marked I, II and III and
1.
   
P A  P B  2  2p  q
rolled. Let x, y and z represent the number
on die-I, die-II and die-III respectively.
P  A  B  1  p  q
2. what is the number of possible outcomes
Select the correct answer using the code such that x > y > z?
given below : A. 14 B. 16
A. 1 only B. 2 only C. 18 D. 20
C. Both 1 and 2 D. Neither 1 nor 2 118. Which one of the following can be obtained
113. If the regression coefficient of Y on X is -6, from an ogive?
and the correlation coefficient between X A. Mean
1 B. Median
 , C. Geometric mean
and Y is 2
then the regression
D. Mode
coefficient of X on Y would be
119. In any discrete series (when all values are
1 1 not same), if x represents mean deviation

A. 24 B. 24 about mean and y represents standard
1 1 deviation, then which one of the following
 is correct?
C. 6 D. 6
A. y ≥ x B. y ≤ x
114. The set of bivariate observations (x1, y1),
C. x = y D. x < y
(x2, y2), …., (xn, yn) are such that all the
values are distinct and all the observations 120. In which one of the following cases would
fall on a straight line with non-zero slope. you expect to get a negative correlation?
Then the possible values of the correlation A. The ages of husbands and wives
coefficient between x and y are B. Shoe size and intelligence
C. Insurance companies’ profits and the D. Amount of rainfall and yield of crop
number of claims they have to pay