1. AMU PAST PAPERSMATHEMATICS - UNSOLVED PAPER - 2004
2. SECTION I CRITICAL REASONING SKILLS
3. 01 Problem The units place digit in the number 1325 + 1125
325 is : a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3
4. 02 Problem The angle of intersection of the curves y = x2,
6y = 7 x3 at (1, 1) is : a. /4 b. /3 c. /2 d. none of these
5. 03 Problem the value of x for which the equation 1 + r + r2
+ + rx (1 + r2) (1 + r2) (1 + r4) (1 + r8) holds is : a. 12 b. 13
c. 14 d. 15
6. 04 Problem 2 If f (x) x 1 for energy real number x, then
minimum value of f(x) : 2 x 1 a. Does not exist b. Is equal to 1 c.
Is equal to 0 d. Is equal to - 1
7. 05 Problem The value of a for which the sum of the squares
of the roots of the equation x2 (a - 2) x a 1 = 0 assumes the least
value is : a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3
8. 06 Problem Suppose A1, A2.,A30 are thirty sets each having 5
elements and B1, B2, .., Bn are 30 n n sets each with 3 elements,
let i Ai j 1 B j Sand each element of S 1 belongs to exactly 10 of
the Ais and exactly 9 of the BjS. Then n is equal to : a. 115 b. 83
c. 45 d. none of these
9. 07 Problem The number of onto mappings from the set A = {1,
2., 100}to set B = {1, 2} is : a. 2100 2 b. 2100 c. 299 2 d.
299
10. 08 Problem Which of the following functions is inverse of
itself ? 1 x a. f(x) = 1 x b. f(x) = 3logx c. f(x) = 3x(x +1) d.
none of these
11. 09 Problem If f(x) = log (x + x 2 1 ), then f(x) is : a.
Even function b. Odd function c. Periodic function d. None of
these
12. 10 Problem The solution of log99(log2 (log3x)) = 0 is : a.
4 b. 9 c. 44 d. 99
13. 11 Problem 1 1 1 If n = 1000!, then the value of sum ....
is : log2 n log3 n log1000 n a. 0 b. 1 c. 10 d. 103
14. 12 Problem If and 2 are the two imaginary cube roots of
unity, then the equation whose roots are a 317 and a 382 is : a. x2
+ ax + a2 = 0 b. x2 + a2x + a = 0 c. x2 ax + a2 = 0 d. x2 a2x + a =
0
15. 13 Problem 14 (2k 1) (2k 1) is : The value of1 cos k 0 15 i
sin 15 a. 0 b. - 1 c. 1 d. i
16. 14 Problem 1, a1, a2, .., an 1 are roots of unity then the
value of (1 a1) (1 a2) ..(1 an-1) is : a. 0 b. 1 c. n d. n2
17. 15 Problem If , are the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0; h, hare
the roots of px2 + qx + r = 0 ; and D1, D2 the respective
discriminants of these equations, then D1 : D2 is equal to : a2 a.
p2 b2 b. q2 2 c. c r2 d. none of these
18. 16 Problem If a, b, c are three unequal numbers such that
a, b, c are in A.P. and b a, c b, a are in G.P., then a : b : c is
: a. 1 : 2 : 3 b. 1 : 3 : 4 c. 2 : 3 : 4 d. 1 : 2 : 4
19. 17 Problem The number of divisors of 3 x 73, 7 x 112 and 2
x 61 are in : a. A.P. b. G.P. c. H.P. d. None of these
20. 18 Problem Suppose a, b, c are in A.P. and | a |, | b |, |
c | < 1, If x = 1+ a + a2 + .. to y = 1 + b + b2 + to z = 1 + c
+ c2 +..to then x, y, z are in : a. A.P. b. G.P. c. H.P. d. None of
these
21. 19 Problem 4 7 10 is : 1 2 3 .....to 5 5 5 16 a. 35 11 b. 8
35 c. 16 d. 7 16
22. 20 Problem If the sum of first n natural numbers is 1 times
the sum of their cubes, then 78 the value of n is : a. 11 b. 12 c.
13 d. 14
23. 21 Problem If p = cos 550, q = cos 650 and r = cos 1750,
then the value of 1 1 r is : p q pq a. 0 b. -1 c. 1 d. none of
these
24. 22 Problem The value of sin 200(4 + sec200) (4 + sec 200)
is : a. 0 b. 1 2 c. d. 3
25. 23 Problem If 4 sin x cos x , then x is equal to : 1 1 a. 0
1 b. 2 1 c. - 2 d. 1
26. 24 Problem 1 1 1 If the line x y 1 moves such that a2 2 2 b
c where c is a constant, then a b the locus of the foot of the
perpendicular from the origin to the line is : a. Straight line b.
Circle c. Parabola d. Ellipse
27. 25 Problem The straight line whose sum of the intercepts on
the axes is equal to half of the product of the intercepts, passes
through the point : a. (1, 1) b. (2, 2) c. (3, 3) d. (4, 4)
28. 26 Problem If the circle x2 + y2 + 4x + 22y + c = 0 bisects
the circumference of the circle x2 + y2 2x + 8y d = 0, then c + d
is equal to : a. 60 b. 50 c. 40 d. 30
29. 27 Problem the radius of the circle whose tangents are x +
3y 5 = 0, 2x + 6y + 30 = 0 is : a. 5 b. 10 c. 15 d. 20
30. 28 Problem The latus rectum of the parabola y2 = 4ax whose
focal chord is PSQ such that SP = 3 and SQ = 2 is given by : a. 24
5 b. 12 5 6 c. 5 d. 1 5
31. 29 Problem If M1 and M2 are the feet of the perpendiculars
from the foci S1 and S2 of the x2 y2 ellipse on the tangent at any
point P 1 on the ellipse, then (S1M1) 9 16 (S2M2) is equal to : a.
16 b. 9 c. 4 d. 3
32. 30 Problem If the chords of contact of tangents from two
points (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) to the x1 x2 hyperbola 4x2 9y2 36 = 0
are at right angles, then is equal to : y1y2 a. 9 4 9 b. 4 81 c. 16
81 d. - 16
33. 31 Problem In a chess tournament where the participants
were to play one game with one another, two players fell ill having
played 6 games each, without playing among themselves. If the total
number of games is 117, then the number of participants at the
beginning was : a. 15 b. 16 c. 17 d. 18
34. 32 Problem the coefficient of x2 term in the Binomial
expansion of 1 x1 / 2 x 1 / 4 is : 3 70 a. 243 60 b. 423 50 c. 13
d. none of these
35. 33 Problem The solution set of the equation log2 x logx 2 1
1 1 1 1 1 4 1 .... 54 1 .... 3 9 27 3 9 27 is : 1 a. 4, 4 b. 1 2, 2
c. {1, 2} 1 8, d. 8
36. 34 Problem x2 x3 x4 If y = x - ..... and if | x | < 1,
then : 2 3 4 a. y2 y3 x 1 y .... 2 3 y2 y3 b. x 1 y .... 2 3 c. y2
y3 y4 x y .... 2! 3! 4! y2 y3 y4 d. x y .... 2! 3! 4!
37. 35 Problem x y 1 z 2 The length of perpendicular from (1,
6, 3) to the line is : 1 2 3 a. 3 b. 11 c. 13 d. 5
38. 36 Problem The plane 2x + 3y + 4z = 1 meets the co-ordinate
axes in A, B, C. the centroide of the triangle ABC is : a. (2, 3,
4) 1 1 1 b. 2 ,3, 4 1 1 1 c. 6 , 9 12 3 3 3 d. 2 3 4
39. 37 Problem The vector equation of the sphere whose centre
is the point (1, 0, 1) and radius is 4, is : a. | r ( k ) | 4 i b.
i | r ( k ) | 42 c. r ( k ) 4 i d. r ( k ) 42 i
40. 38 Problem the plane 2x (1 + ) y + 3 z = 0 passes through
the intersection of the planes : a. 2x y = 0 and y + 3z = 0 b. 2x y
= 0 and y 3z = 0 c. 2x + 3z = 0 and y = 0 d. none of these
41. 39 Problem a b c 0 and a 37, b 3, c 4, then the angle
between b and c is : 300 450 600 900
42. 40 Problem i j i a k , b k , c 2 i j the value of such that
a c is perpendicular to is a. 1 b. - 1 c. 0 d. none of these
43. 41 Problem The total work done by two forces i j i j F1 2
and F2 3 2 k acting on a particle when it is displaced from the
point j i j 3 2 k to 5 5 3k i is : a. 8 units b. 9 units c. 10
units d. 11 units
44. 42 Problem Let a, b and c be three non-coplanar vectors,
and let p, q and r be bxc cxa axb vectors defined by the relations
P , q and r Then the [abc ] [abc ] [abc ] value of the expression
(a b) p (b c ) q (c a) r is equal to : a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3
45. 43 Problem xn x n 2 x n 3 If 1 1 1 then n is equal to : yn
y n 2 y n 3 (y z )( z x )( x y ) x y z zn z n 2 z n 3 a. 2 b. - 2
c. - 1 d. 1
46. 44 Problem If a1, a2, , an .. are in G.P. and ai > 0 for
each i, then the determinant log an log an 2 log an 4 is equal to :
log an 6 log an 8 log an 10 log an 12 log an 14 log an 16 a. 0 b. 1
c. 2 d. n
47. 45 Problem The value of a for which the system of equations
x + y + z = 0, x + ay + az = 0, x ay + z = 0, prossesses nonzero
solutions, are given by : a. 1, 2 b. 1, -1 c. 1, 0 d. none of
these
48. 46 Problem If a square matrix A is such that AAT = I = ATA,
then |A| is equal to : a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. none of these
49. 47 Problem The Boolean function of the input/output table
as given below is : a. f(x1, x2, x3) = x1.x2.x3+x1.x2.x3+x1.x2x3 +
x1.x2.x3 b. f(x1, x2, x3) = x1.x2.x3+x1.x2.x3+x1.x2.x3 + x1.x2.x3
c. f(x1, x2, x3) = x1.x2.x3+x1.x2.x3 d. f(x1, x2, x3) =
x1.x2.x3+x1.x2.x3
50. 48 Problem A and B are two events. Odds against A are A B 2
to 1. Odds in favour of are 3 to 1. If x P(B) y, then ordered pair
(x, y) is : 5 3 a. , 12 4 2 3 b. 3, 4 1 3 c. 3, 4 d. None of
these
51. 49 Problem In a series of three trials the probability of
exactly two successes in nine time as large as the probability of
three successes. Then the probability of success in each trail is :
1 a. 2 1 b. 3 c. 1 4 3 d. 4
52. 50 Problem An integer is chosen at random from first two
hundred digits. Then the probability that the integer chosen is
divisible by 6 or 8 is : a. 1 4 2 b. 4 3 c. 4 d. none of these
53. 51 Problem x 2 Let A = R {3}, B = R {1}, Let be defined by
f(x) = . Then : x 3 a. f is bijective b. f is one-one but not onto
c. f is onto but not one-one d. none of these
54. 52 Problem cos2 x sin2 x 1 Let f (x) (x 0) = a (x = 0) then
the value of a in order 2 x 4 2 that f(x) may be continuous at x =
0 is : a. - 8 b. 8 c. - 4 d. 4
55. 53 Problem If f(2) = 4 and f(2) = 1, then lim xf (2) 2f ( x
) is equal to : x 2 x 2 a. 2 b. - 2 c. 1 d. 3
56. 54 Problem Let f(x) = sin x, g (x) = x2 and h (x) = log ex.
If F(x) = (h o g o f) (x), then F(x) is equal to : a. a cosec3 x b.
2 cot x2 4x2 cosec2x2 c. 2x cot x2 d. - 2 cosec2 x
57. 55 Problem The length of subnormal to the parabola y2 = 4ax
at any point is equal to : a. 2 a b. 2 2 a a c. 2 d. 2a
58. 56 Problem The function f(x) = a sin x + 1 sin 3x has
maximum value of at x = . The value of 3 a is : a. 3 1 b. 3 c. 2 1
d. 2
59. 57 Problem If cos 4x 1 dx A cos 4x B, then : cot x tan x 1
a. A = - 2 b. A = - 1 8 c. A = - 1 4 d. none of these
60. 58 Problem |x| b a x dx , a < 0 < b, is equal to : a.
| b | - | a | b. | b | + | a | c. | a b | d. none of these
61. 59 Problem For any integer n, the integral 0 2 ecos x
cos3(2n + 1)x dx has the value : a. b. 1 c. 0 d. none of these
62. 60 Problem sin x sin2 x sin3x sin2 x sin3x /2 If , then the
value of 0 f (x) dx is : f (x) 3 4 sin x 3 4 sin x 1 sin x sin x 1
a. 3 2 b. 3 c. 1 3 d. 0
63. 61 Problem If f : R R, g : R R are continuous functions,
then the value of the integral /2 is : /2 (f (x) f ( x))(g(x) g(
x))dx a. b. 1 c. - 1 d. 0
64. 62 Problem 3 x x2 1 The integral 1 tan1 2 x 1 tan1 x dx is
equal to : a. /4 b. /2 c. d. 2
65. 63 Problem 2a f (x) The value of the integral 0 f (x) f (2a
x) dx is : a. 0 b. a c. 2a d. none of these
66. 64 Problem The area bounded by the curves y = x2, y = xe-x
and the line x = 1, is : 2 a. e 2 b. - e 1 c. e 1 d. e
67. 65 Problem The solution of x dy y dx + x2 ex dx = 0 is : y
ex c a. x x b. ex c y c. x + ey = c d. y + ex = c
68. 66 Problem The degree and order of the differential
equation of all parabolas whose axis is x- axis, are a. 2, 1 b. 1,
2 c. 3, 2 d. none of these
69. 67 Problem Three forces P, Q, R act along the sides BC, CA,
AB of a triangle ABC taken in order. The condition that the
resultant passes through the incentre, is : a. P + Q + R = 0 b. P
cos A + Q cos B + R cos C = 0 c. P sec A + Q sec B + R sec C = 0 P
Q R d. 0 sin A sin B sin C
70. 68 Problem The resultant of two forces P and Q is R. If Q
is doubled, R is doubled and if Q is reversed, R is again doubled.
If the ratio P2 : Q2 : R2 = 2 : 3 : x then x is equal to : a. 5 b.
4 c. 3 d. 2
71. 69 Problem A particle is dropped under gravity from rest
from a height h (g = 9.8 m/sec2) and it travels a distance in the
last second, the height h is : a. 100 mts b. 122.5 mts c. 145 mts
d. 167.5 mts
72. 70 Problem A man can throw a stone 90 metres. The maximum
height to which it will rise in metres, is : a. 30 b. 40 c. 45 d.
50