PART A: MATHEMATICS

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1. The domain of the function f (x) = log1/2   log2  1    1 is:
  4 
  x 
(A) 0 < x < 1 (B) 0 < x  1 (C) x  1 (D) null set

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2. The domain of the functihon f (x) = is:
x 
 1 cos 1
(2 x  1) . tan 3 x
       
(A) ( 1, 0) (B) ( 1, 0)     (C) ( 1, 0]    ,   (D)   , 0 
 6  6 2   6 

 1  x3 
3. The domain of the function f (x) = sin  1  + sin (sin x) + log (x 2 + 1),
 2 x3 / 2  (3{x} + 1)
 
where {.} represents fractional part function, is:
(A) x  {1} (B) x  R  {1,  1} (C) x > 3, x  I (D) none of these

4. If a, a1, a2, a3,..., a2n , b are in A.P. and a, g1, g2, g3,.....g2n, b are in G.P. and h is the harmonic mean of
a1  a 2n a 2  a 2n  1 an  an  1
a and b, then g1g2n + g2 g2n  1 + ... + gn gn  1 is equal to

2n n
(A) (B) 2nh (C) nh (D)
h h
5. The image of the interval R under the mapping f: R  R given by f(x) = cot–1 (x2 – 4x + 3) is
  3     3 
(A)  ,  (B)  ,   (C) (0, ) (D)  0, 
4 4  4   4
6. The greatest value of the function f (x) = (sin1 x) 3 + (cos 1 x) 3 is:
3 3 3 3 7 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
32 8 8 8
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7. The value of sin–1 [cos{cos –1 (cosx) + sin–1 (sin x)}], where x   ,   is
2 

   
(A) (B) (C) – (D) –
2 4 4 2
x
ex  e
8. Let f be a real valued function defined by f(x) = x
, then the range of f(x) is :
ex  e
(A) R (B) [0, 1] (C) [0, 1) (D) 0 , 12 
9. The range of the function f (x) = log
2
2  log 16sin x  1 is
2
2

(A) ( 1) (B) ( 2) (C) ( 1] (D) (  2]

10_. In the set A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} a relation R is defined by R = {(x, y)| x, y  A and x < y}. Then R is
(A) Reflexive (B) Symmetric (C) Transitive (D) None of these

1 1 1 3 5 2n  1
11. If Hn = 1 + + + ...........+ , then value of 1 + + + ......... + is
2 3 n 2 3 n
(A) 2n – Hn (B) 2n + Hn (C) Hn – 2n (D) Hn + n
12. Which of the following pair of functions are identical ?
x x 2x
(A) 1  sin x , sin + cos (B) sin1 , 2 tan1 x
2 2 1  x2
(C) x 2 , x  2 (D) n x 3 + n x 2 , 5 n x
13. Which one of the following pair of functions are identical ?
(A) e(nx)/2 and x (B) tan–1(tanx) and cot–1 (cotx)

|x|
(C) cos2x + sin4x and sin2x + cos4x (D) and sgn (x), where sgn(x) stands for signum function.
x

14. If domain of f(x) is (–  , 0], then domain of f(6{x}2 – 5 {x} + 1) is (where {} represents fractional part
function).
 1 1  1 
(A)  n  3 ,
n
n 
2 (B) (– , 0) (C)  n  6 , n  1 (D) none of these
n

log 21 / 4 a (a 2  1) 3
2  3 log27  2a
15. The ratio simplifies to -
4 log 49 a
7  a 1
(A) a2 – a – 1 (B) a2 + a – 1 (C) a2 – a + 1 (D) a2 + a + 1
16. Let A = {p, q , r}. Which of the following is an equivalence relation on A ?
(A) R1 = {(p, q), (q, r), (p, r) (p, p)} (B) R2 = {(r, q), (r, p), (r, r) (q, q)}
(C) R3 = {(p, p), (q, q), (r, r) (p, q)} (D) none of these

17. Sum of the series

S = 12 – 22 + 32 – 42 + .... – 20022 + 20032 is
(A) 2007006 (B) 1005004 (C) 2000506 (D) none of these

18. If f (x) = 2 [x] + cos x, then f: R  R is: (where [. ] denotes greatest integer function)
(A) oneone and onto (B) oneone and into (C) manyone and into (D) manyone and onto

19_. Let f : R  R be a function such that f(0) = 1 and for any x, y  R, f(xy + 1) = f(x) f(y) – f(y) – x + 2. Then f
is
(A) one-one and onto (B) one-one but not onto(C) many one but onto (D) many one and into
x x
20. The function f(x) = x + + 1 is
e 1 2
(A) an odd function (B) an even function
(C) neither an odd nor an even function (D) a periodic function

21. The relation R defined in A = {1, 2, 3} by a R b if |a2 – b2|  5. Which of the following is false-
(A) R = {(1, 2), (2, 2), (3, 3), (2, 1), (2, 3), (3, 2)} (B) Co-domain of R = {1, 2, 3}
(C) Domain of R = {1, 2, 3} (D) Range of R = {1, 2, 3}

 x 
22. The period of sin [x] + cos + cos [x], where [ . ] denotes the integral part of x, is.
4 2 3
(A) 8 (B) 12 (C) 24 (D) Non-periodic
 1  2
23. The fundamental period of function f(x) = [x] +  x   +  x   – 3x + 15, where [ . ] denotes greatest
 3  3
integer function, is :
1 2
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D) non-periodic
3 3
24. f (x) = x  1, f: R+  R, g(x) = ex, g: [ 1, )  R. If the function fog (x) is defined, then its domain
and range respectively are:
(A) (0, ) and [0, ) (B) [ 1, ) and [0, )
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(C) [ 1, ) and 1  ,  (D) [ 1, ) and   1 ,  
 e  e 
1 1
25. If cos x = tan x, then
 5  1  5  1
(A) x2 =  
 (B) x 2 =  

 2   2 
 5  1  5  1
(C) sin (cos 1x) =   (D) tan (cos 1x) =  

 2 
   2 

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26. logAB ,where B  and A  1  2  5  10 is -
3 5  8

(A) a negative integer (B) a prime integer

(C) a positive integer (D) an even–natural number

27. Let * be a binary operation on Z defined by x * y = x2 + y2 + xy; x, y  Z. The value of [(1 * 2) + (0 * 3)]2 is
(A) 16 (B) 19 (C) 361 (D) 256

1  3 sin 2  
28. If sin1   = , then tan  is equal to
2  5  4 cos 2  4
(A) 1/3 (B) 3 (C) 1 (D)  1

29. Let f : [–1, 1]  [0, 2] be a linear function which is onto, then f(x) is/are
(A) 1 – x (B) 1 + x (C) x – 1 (D) x + 2

30. The inequality sin– 1 (sin 5) > x2 – 4x holds for

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(A) x  2 – 9  2, 2  9  2  (B) x > 2 + 9  2
(C) x < 2 – 9  2 (D) None of these