PRACTICE PAPER-3

Time Allowed : 90 Minutes Max. Marks : 40

General Instructions :
1. This question paper contains three Sections - Section A, B and C. Each
section is compulsory.
2. Section A carries 20 Questions and you need to attempt any 16
Questions.
Section B carries 20 Questions and you need to attempt
any 16 Questions.
Section C carries 10 Questions and you need to attempt any 8
Questions.
3. There is no negative marking. All questions carry equal marks.

Section A
Questions in this section carry 1 mark each.
In this section, attempt any 16 questions (from 01 - 20).
0 a b
01. If   a 0 c , then the value of  is
b c 0
(a) 1 (b) abc (c) 0 (d) (a  b)(b  c)(c  a)
02. Let A   a ij  . If A  7, then the value of adj.A is
33

(a) 492 (b) 49 (c) 494 (d) 2041

03. If A is a 3rd order matrix, such that det. A is 2, then det. (3A2) is
(a) 81 (b) 54 (c) 108 (d) None of these
1
04. Value of cot (1) is
  5 3
(a) (b)  (c) (d)
4 4 4 4
05. In defining of an L.P.P., if m stands for the number of constraints and n for the number of
variables, then which of the following is true?
(a) m  n (b) m  n (c) m  n (d) None of these
x 1
06. Let f : R → R be defined by f (x)  and, g : R → R be defined by g(x)  2x  1 .
2
d
Then, (gof )(7)  
dx
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) None of these
 2x  sin x
07. If the function f (x)  is continuous at each point of its domain, then the value of
2x  tan x
f (0) is
1 1
(a) (b) 3 (c) (d) –3
3 2
08. If a function f (x) is differentiable at x  c , then the value of lim f (x)  _________.
x c

(a) f (c) (b) f (0) (c) f (c) (d) does not exist
09. The value of x is _______, for which the derivative of the function f (x)  x x becomes zero.
1 1
(a) 1
(b) e (c) 0 (d)
e e
10. Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4}. Let R be the equivalence relation on A  A defined as (a, b) R (c, d) iff
a  d  b  c . Then the equivalence class [(1, 3)] is given as
(a) {(1,3)} (b) {(2, 4)} (c) {(1,3), (2, 4)} (d) None of these
dy
11. If x  a sec3 , y  a tan 3 , then at    is
dx
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c)  (d) –1
12. The maximum value and minimum value, if any, of the function f (x)  sin 2 x, x  R , are given
as ______ and ______, respectively.
(a) 1,  1 (b) 1, 1 (c) 0, 1 (d) 1, 0
13. Which of the following is an example of row matrix?
1 
 1 2  
(a)   (b)  1 0 5  (c)  0  (d) Options ‘b’ and ‘c’ both
 1 0  5
 
14. Derivative of tan x w. r. t. x is
sec 2 x sec 2 x sec x
(a) (b) (c) (d) None of these
4 x tan x 2 x tan x 4 x tan x
kx  1, when x  
15. If the function f (x)   is given to be continuous at x   , then the value of
cos x, when x  
k is
2  
(a) 0 (b)  (c)  (d)
 2 2
0 5 2 
 
16. If the matrix A   5 2x 3  is a skew symmetric matrix then, the value of ‘x’ equals
 2 3 y 
 
1 1
(a) 1 (b) (c)  (d) 0
2 2
17. For real numbers x and y, a relation R is defined as xRy  x  y  3 is an irrational number .
Then, R is
(a) transitive (b) not reflexive (c) not transitive (d) equivalence
  x 6
18. If   is a singular matrix, then the value of x is
 1 3
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 0
 1 2 3 
19. Which of the following is transpose of  ?
 0 4 5 
1 0  1 0 
 1 2 3   1 2 3     
(a)   (b)   (c)  2 4  (d)  2 4 
 0 4 5   0 4 5   3 5   3 5
   
20. Which of the following is range of cosec1x ?
           
(a)   ,  (b)   ,  (c)  , 0 (d)   ,   0
 2 2  2 2  2 2  2 2
Section B
Questions in this section carry 1 mark each.
In this section, attempt any 16 questions (from 21 - 40).
21. Let A  [a ij ]22 , whose elements a ij are given by a ij  e 2ix sin jx . Then the element a 23 
(a) e 4x sin 3x (b) e 2x sin 2x
(c) can not be obtained (d) e3x sin 4x
3
22. Principal value of tan 1 tan is
4
3 3  
(a) (b)  (c)  (d)
4 4 4 4
x
23. Domain of sin 1 is
4
(a) [4, 4] (b) [1, 1] (c) (4, 4) (d) function does not exist
2
24. Let f : R → R be defined by f (x)  . Then f is
x
(a) one-one (b) onto
(c) one-one and onto both (d) f is not defined
25. If objective function Z  px  qy is maximum at (1, 2) and maximum value is 10, such that
p  3q then, the value of p and q are, respectively
(a) 6, 2 (b) 1, 3 (c) 2, 6 (d) incomplete information
26. The feasible region for an LPP is always a _________ polygon.
(a) convex
(b) concave
(c) the feasible region depends on LPP
(d) None of these
1 0 0 
 
27. For the matrix A   0 2 3  , the value of A 
0 1 4 
 
(a) 11 (b) 11 (c) 0 (d) 5
 1 3 0 0 
28. If   A   , then the value of matrix A is
 2 5 0 6
 1 3   1 3  1 3  1 3
(a)   (b)   (c)   (d)  
 2 1  2 1   2 1  2 1
29. Consider the following diagram for a linear programming. If the corresponding objective
function is given by Z  5x  8y then, the point at which Z min occurs, is

(a) (0, 5) (b) (2, 3) (c) (0, 3) (d) Z min does not exist
30. For a linear programming, if the corresponding objective function is given by Z  x  y then, the
value of Zmax is

(a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 1 (d) Zmax does not exist

d 2x
31. (a ) 
dx
2.a 2x
(a) 2.a 2x  log e a (b) a 2x  log e a (c) 2.a 2x (d)
log e a
32. What is the derivative of tan 1 x 2 with respect to x?
1 1 x 2x
(a) 4
(b) 4
(c) (d)
1 x 2x  (1  x ) 1 x4 1 x4
 kx
 , if x  0
33. For what value of the constant k, the function f (x)   | x | is continuous at
3, if x  0

x  0?
(a) –3 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) –1
34. Number of reflexive relations defined on a set A  {x : x  N, x  3} , is
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 8
35. Principal value of sin 1 sin 2 
(a) 2 (b)   2 (c) 2   (d) 3  2
 sin 5x
 3x  cos x, if x  0
36. The value of ‘k’, for which the function f (x)   is continuous at
k
 , if x  0
 3
x  0 , is
8 3
(a) (b) 8 (c) (d) None of these
3 8
b
37. The least value of the function f (x) = ax + (a > 0, b > 0, x > 0) is
x
a  b
(a) 2 ab (b) ab (c) (d) 2   
b  a
38. If A and B are matrices of order 3 and A  5, B  3, then, value of 3AB is
(a) 15 (b) 75 (c) 504 (d) 405
39. If A and B are invertible matrices, then which of the following is not correct?
1
(a) adj.A  A .A 1 (b) det (A)1   det (A)
(c) (AB)1  B1A 1 (d) (A  B)1  B1  A 1
1 1 0  1  1 0
40. If A    , B  , then (A  B) is equal to
5 5 11 5 0 4 
0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
(a)   (b)   (c)   (d)  
1 0 1 3 0 3 1 0
Section C
Questions in this section carry 1 mark each.
In this section, attempt any 8 questions (from 41 - 50).
Questions 46 - 50 are based on Case-Study.
41. The line y  x  1 is a tangent to the curve y 2  4x at the point
(a) (2, 1) (b) (0, 2) (c) (1, 2) (d) None of these
log x
42. Let f (x)  x . Then f (x) 
(a)  x log x 1   log e (2x) 
(b)  x log x 1   2 log e x 
(c)  x log x   2 log e x 
(d)  log x   x log x 1 
43. If the function f (x)  sin x  ax  b is decreasing on x  R , then a belongs to
(a) (1, ) (b) [0, ) (c) (0, ) (d) [1, )
44. A relation is defined on Z as, R  {(a, b) : a  b is even for all a, b  Z} . Then R is
(a) reflexive but not symmetric (b) symmetric but not transitive
(c) equivalence relation (d) non-reflexive but, symmetric
45. Which of the followings will represent a half plane that contains the origin?
x y
(a)  1 (b) 8x  5y  200 (c) 4x  5y  200 (d) None of these
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 CASE STUDY
A foreign client approaches ISHA BRICKS COMPANY for a special type of bricks. The client
requests for few samples of bricks as per the requirement.
The solid rectangular brick is to be made from 1 cubic feet of clay of special type.

The brick must be 3 times as long as it is wide. Assume that the width of brick is k.
Consider the figure shown.
Based on the given information, answer the following questions.
46. Which of the following is correct?
(a) k 2 h  3 (b) 3k 2  h (c) 3k 2 h  1 (d) 3k h 2  1
47. Surface area (A) of the brick is given by
 4   4  4  2 
(a)  3k 2   (b) 2  3k 2   (c) 6k 2  (d) 2  3k 2  
 3k   3k  3k  3k 
dA
48. equals
dk
 2   2   2   2 
(a)  3k  2  (b) 4  3k 2   (c) 4  3k  2  (d) 4  3k  2 
 3k   3k   3k   3k 
49. Surface area (A) is minimum when
2 1 2 2
(a) k 3  (b) k 3  (c) k  2 (d) k 
9 9 9 9
50. Minimum value of A is
1/3 1/3
9 9
(a) 4   square feet (b) 4   m2
2 2
1/3 1/3
2 9
(c) 4   square cm (d) 2   square feet
9 4