Chapter : Trigonometry

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PREV YEAR QUESTIONS

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1. If cosec , where 0 < θ < 90° , then what is the 11. If sinθ  and tanθ  then in which
21 2 3
value of 4secθ + 4tanθ ? quadrant does θ lie?
[NDA (II) - 2019] [NDA (I) - 2019]
(a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 15 (d) 20 (a) First (b) Second
2. Consider the following sttements: (c) Third (d) Fourth
1. cosθ + secθ can never be equal to 1.5
2. tanθ + cotθ can never be less than 2 12. If sinθ + cosθ  2 cos θ then what
[NDA (II) - 2019] cosθ  sinθ equal to
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only [NDA (I) - 2019]
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(a)  2 cosθ (b)  2 sinθ
3. What is the length of the chord of a unit circle which
subtends an angle θ at the centre? (c) 2 sin θ (d) 2 sin 
[NDA (II) - 2019]
13. In a circle of diameter 44 cm, the length of chord is
 
(a) sin  
 
(b) cos   22cm. What is the length of minor arc of the chord ?
 2  2 [NDA (I) - 2019]
  484 242
(c) 2sin   (d) 2cos  (a) cm (b) cm
 2  2 21 21
4. if tanA − tanB = x , and cotB − cotA = y , then 121 44
(c) cm (d) cm
what is the value of cot(A−B) ? 21 7
[NDA (II) - 2019]
14. What is ( 1 + tanα tan )2 + (tanα − tan ) 2 − sec2 α
1 1 1 1
(a)  (b)  sec2 equal to ?
x y y x [NDA (I) - 2019]
xy 1 (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
(c) (d) 1 15. If p=cosecθ−cotθ and q= (cosecθ + cotθ)−1 then
xy xy
which one of the following is correct ?
5. What is sin(α + ) − 2sinαcos + sin(α− ) = [NDA (I) - 2019]
[NDA (II) - 2019]
(a) pq = 1 (b) p = q
(a) 0 (b) 2sinα
(c) p + q = 1 (d) p + q = 0
(c) 2sin (d) sinα + sin
16. What is the value of
6. If 2tanA = 3tanB = 1, then what is tan(A−B) equal
to ? sin340 cos 2360 sin 560 sin1240
[NDA (II) - 2019] cos 280 cos880  cos1780 sin2080
(a) 1/5 (b) 1/6 (c) 1/7 (d) 1/9 [NDA (I) - 2019]
7. What is cos80° + cos40° − cos20° equal to ? (a) – 2 (b) – 1 (c) 2 (d) 1
[NDA (II) - 2019] 17. tan54° can be expressed as
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) −19 [NDA (I) - 2019]
8. What is cot(A/2) − tan (A/2) equal to ?
(a) sin9 0
 cos 90
(b) sin90
cos9 0

[NDA (II) - 2019]

sin90 cos 90 sin90  cos90
(a) tanA (b) cotA
(c) cos9  sin 9
0 0 0
(c) 2tanA (d) 2cotA (d) sin36
9. What is cotA + cosec A equal to ? cos 90 sin90 cos 360
[NDA (II) - 2019] Consider the following(for next three) items:
 
(a) tan   (b) cot  
If p = X cosθ − Y sinθ, q = X sinθ + Y cosθ and p2 +
 2  2 
4pq + q2 = AX2 + BY2 0≤θ≤
  2
(c) 2 tan  (d) 2cot   18. What is the value θ ?
 2  2 [NDA (I) - 2019]
10. What is tan25°tan15° + tan15° tan50° + tan25°  
 
tan50° equal to ? (a) (b) (c) (d)
[NDA (II) - 2019] 2 3 4 6
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4

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19. What is the value of A ? 3
(c) 13  A 1 (d)  A  13
[NDA (I) - 2019] 16 4 16
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1
20. What is the value of B ? 30. If  =  , then what is the value of (2cos+1) 10

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(a) −1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2 (2cos21)10 (2cos1)10 (2cos41)10?
Consider the following(for next three) items: [NDA (II) - 2018]
It given that cos(θα ) = a, cos(θ ) = b. (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
21. What is cos (α− ) equal to ? 31. What is/are the solutions of the trigonometric
[NDA (I) - 2019] equation cosec x + cot x = 3 , where 0 < x < 2x?
(a) a b  1  a 1  b (b) ab  1  a 1  b 2
2 2 2 [NDA (II) - 2018]
(a) 5 only 
(b) only
(c) a 1  b  b 1  a (d) a 1  b  b 1  a
2 2 2 2

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22. What is sin 2 (α− ) + 2ab cos (α− ) equal to
[NDA (I) - 2019] (c)  only (d) ,  , 5
(a) a2 + b2 (b) a2 − b2 33
(c) b2 − a2 (d) −(a2 + b2) 32. A is an angle in the fourth quadrant. If satisfies the
23. If sinα + cosα = p, then what is cos2(2α) = trigonometric equation 3(3tan2 AcotA)2 = 1.
[NDA (I) - 2019] Which one of the following is a value of A?
(a) p2 (b) p2 − 1 [NDA (II) - 2018]
(c) p2(2−p2) (d) p2 + 1 (a) 300° (b) 315° (c) 330° (d) 345°
24. If tanθ = (1/2), tanφ = (1/3), then what is the value of 33. If sec(a), sec and sec(+a) are in AP, where cos
(θ + φ) ? a≠1, then what is the value of sin2 + cosa?
[NDA (I) - 2019] [NDA (II) - 2018]
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 1 (d) 1/2
  
(a) 0 (b) (c) (d) 2 tan  equal to?
6 4 2 34. What is
25. If cos A = 3/4 , then what is the value of 1 tan 2 
[NDA (II) - 2018]
sin  sin  ?
A 3A
(a) cos2  (b) tan 2
  2 
2
(c) sin2 (d) cosec2
[NDA (I) - 2019] 35. The maximum value of
(a) 5/8 (b) 5/16 (c) 5/24 (d) 7/32
     
26. What is the value of tan75° + cot75° ? sin  x    cos x   , where x   0,  , is
[NDA (I) - 2019]  5  5  2 
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 2 3 (d) 4 3 attained at:
[NDA (I) - 2018]
27. What is the value of cos46° cos47° cos48° cos49°
   
cos50° ..................cos135° (a) (b) (c) (d)
[NDA (I) - 2019] 20 15 10 2
(a) −1 (b) 0 
36. If cos a + cos  + cos  = 0, where 0 < a  , 0 <
(c) 1 (d)Greater than 1 2

28. If sin2θ = cos3θ , where 0≤θ≤ , then what is sinθ  
2   ,0    , then what is the value of sin a +
2 2
equal to ? sin  + sin ?
[NDA (I) - 2019] [NDA (I) - 2018]
5 1 5 1 52 32
(a) (b) (a) 0 (b) 3 (c) (d)
4 4 2 2
5 1 5 1 37. Suppose cos A is given. If only one value of cos
(c) (d)
16 16  A  is possible, then A must be:
29. If A = sin2 + cos4, the for real , which one of the  
2 
following is correct? [NDA (I) - 2018]
[NDA (II) - 2018] (a) An odd multiple of 90°
3
(a) 1  A  2 (b)  A  1 (b) A multiple of 90°
4 (c) An odd multiple of 180°
(d) A multiple of 180°

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38. If sin a + sin  = 0 = cos a + cos , where 0 <  < a (a) (b) 
10 10
< 2, then which one of the following is correct?
[NDA (I) - 2018] 3
(c) (d) None of these
(a) a= (b) a =  +  10
(c) a = 2   (d) 2a =  + 2
48. The expression sin a  sin is equal to:
39. If sin ( x  y ) 
a  b , then what is tan x equal to? cosa  cos
sin ( x  y) a  b tany [NDA (I) - 2017]
[NDA (I) - 2018]  a  
(a) tan 
 a  
a b ab a b  (b) cot  
(a) (b) (c) (d)  2   2 
b a a a a a
 a    a  
40. What is sin 105° + cos150° equal to: (c) sin   (d) cos  
[NDA (I) - 2018]  2   2 
(a) sin 50° (b) cos 50° (c) 1/ 2 (d) 0 49. What is the value of tan 18°?
[NDA (I) - 2017]
41. What is sin 5x  sin 3x equal to? 5 1 5 1
cos 5x  cos 3x (a) (b)
[NDA (I) - 2018] 10  2 5 10  5
(a) sin x (b) cos x (c) tan x (d) cot x
(c) 10  2 5 (d) 10  5
1 1 , where 0 < x <  , 0 <
42. If sin x = , sin y = 5 1 5 1
5 10 2 50. If tan (a + ) = 2 and tan (a  ) = 1, then tan (2a)
 is equal to:
y < , then what is (x+y) equal to?
2 [NDA (I) - 2017]
[NDA (I) - 2018] (a) 3 (b) 2 (c)  1 (d) 1
(a)  (b) /2 (c) /4 (d) 0 3
43. The value of tan 9°  tan 27°  tan 63° + tan 81° is 1 3
equal to: 51. What is  equal to?
sin10 cos10
[NDA (II) - 2017]
[NDA (I) - 2017]
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 4
(a)0 (b)1 (c) 2 (d) 4
44. The value of 3 cosec 20°  sec 20° is equal to: 52. The maximum value of:
[NDA (II) - 2017]
     
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4 sin  x    cos x   in the interval  0,  is
45. Angle a is divided into two parts A and B such that  6   6  2 
A  B = x and tan A: tan B = p:q. The value of sin x attained at:
is equal to: [NDA (I) - 2017]
 
[NDA (II) - 2017] (a) (b)  (c)  (d)
(a) (p  q)sin a
(b)
psina 12 6 3 2
pq 
53. If k = sin   sin
p q  5   7  , then what is the
  18sin  
(c)
psin a
(d)
(p  q)sin a      18 
18
pq pq value of K?
[NDA (I) - 2017]
 A A
46. 1 sin A  sin  cos  is true if: (a)
1
(b)
1
(c)
1
(d) 1
 2 2  2 4 8 16
[NDA (II) - 2017] 54. If sin = 3sin (+2a), then the value of tan (+a) +
3 5  3 2 tan a is equal to:
(a) A (b)  A 
2 2 2 2 [NDA (I) - 2017]
(c)
3
A
7
(d) 0< A <
3 (a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2
2 2 2 4
55. If sec  cosec = , then what is (sin  cos)
3 A 3
47. If sin A = ,where 450° < A < 540°, then cos is
5 2 equal to?
equal to: [NDA (I) - 2017]
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1 1 tan 2cot 62
(a) Only 2 (b) Only 62. What is equal to?
2 tan152 cot 88
1 1 [NDA (II) - 2016]
(c) Both2 and (d) Neither nor 2
2 2 (a) 3 (b)  3 (c) 2 1 (d) 1 2
56. Sin A + 2sin 2A + sin3A is equal to which of the 63. Consider the following statements:
following? 1.If ABC is an equilateral triangle, then
[NDA (II) - 2016] 3tan (A + B) tan C = 1
 A  2. If ABC is a triangle in which
1. 4sin 2A cos2  
2  A
A = 78°, B = 66°, then tan   C < tanA

2 
 A A 2
2. 2sin 2A  sin  cos  3.If ABC is any triangle, then
 2 2 
 A B   C   C
 A tan  sin 2   cos 2 
3. 8 sin A cos A cos2    2     
2  which of the above statements is/are correct?
Select the correct answer using the codes given [NDA (I) - 2016]
below: (a) Only1 (b) Only 2
(a) Both 1 and 2 (b) Both 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 2 (d) 2 and 3
(c) Both 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3 64. If A = (cos12°  cos 36°) (sin96°sin24°) and B =
57. If sin 1 + sin2 + sin3 + sin4 = 4, then what is the (sin 60°  sin12°) (cos 48°  cos 72°), then what is
value of cos1 + cos2 + cos3 + cos4 ? A
[NDA (II) - 2016] equal to?
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 B
(d) 4
58. If x cos + y sin = z, then what is the value of (x [NDA (I) - 2016]
sinycos)2 ? (a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2
[NDA (II) - 2016] For the next two (2) items that follow:
(a) x2 + y2 z2 (b) x2  y2 z2 Consider a triangle ABC in which
(c) x2  y2 +z2 (d) x2 + y2 +z2 cos A + cos B + cos C = 3 sin 
59. If x = sin 70°. Sin50° and y=cos60°. cos80°, then 3
what is xy equal to? A B C
65. What is the value of sin sin sin ?
[NDA (II) - 2016] 2 2 2
1 1 1 1 [NDA (I) - 2016]
(a) (b) (c) (d)
1 1
16 8 4 2 (a) (b) (c) 1 (d) 1
60. What is the value of: 2 4 8 16
   3  5  7  66. What is the value of:
 1 cos 8  1 cos 8  1 cos 8 1 cos 8 ?
A B   B C   C A 
cos 
    
[NDA (II) - 2016] cos  cos  
 2   2   2 
1 1 1
(a) (b)  [NDA (I) - 2016]
2 2 22 1 1
(a) (b)
1 1 4 2
(c)  (d) 1
2 22 8 1
(c) (d) None of these
16
5 1
61. If sin 18° = , then what is the value of sin 67. If sin x + sin y = a and cos x + cos y = b, than tan 2
4
81°.  x  y 2  xy
  tan   is equal to:
[NDA (II) - 2016]  2   2 
[NDA (II) - 2015]
(a) 3  5  5  5 (b) 3  5  5  5
4 4 a 4  b4  4b2 a 4  b4 4b2
(a) (b)
3  5  5 5 (d) 3555 a 2 b2  b4 a 2 b2  b4
(c)
4 4 a 4  b4 4a2
(c) (d) None of these
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Directions (FOR NEXT TWO): consider the triangle (a) sincos (b) sin + cos
C  A
ABC satisfying 2a sin2   2csin2  =2a + 2c  3b.
(c) 2sin (d) 2cos
 
2 2  77. Let  be a positive angle. If the number of degrees in
 is divided by the number of radians in , then
68. The side of the triangle are in:
[NDA (II) - 2015] an irrational number 180 results. If the number of
(a) G.P. (b) A.P. 
(c) H.P. (d) None of these degrees in  is multiplied by the number of radians
69. Sin A, sin B, sin C are in
in , then an irrational number 125 results. The
[NDA (II) - 2015] 9
(a) G.P. (b) A.P.
angle  must be equal to:
(c) H.P. (d) None of these
[NDA (I) - 2015]
70. If p = tan (d) 60°
(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 50°
 11  , q  tan 21 and r  cot  383  cos 7x  cos 3x
      , then 78. What is equal to?
 6   4   6  sin 7x  2sin 5x  sin 3x
which of the following is/are correct? [NDA (II) - 2014]
1. The value of p  r is 2 (a) Tan x (b) cot x (c) tan 2x (d) cot 2x
79. If sin ( x  y)  a  b , then what is
2. p, q and r are in G.P. tan x
Select the correct answer using the code given equalto?
sin ( x  y) a  b tany
below:
[NDA (II) - 2015] [NDA (II) - 2014]
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(a) b (b) a (c) ab (d) 1
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 a b
71. The value of sin2 5° + sin2 10° + sin2 15° + sin2 20° 80. What is 1 sin 2 equal to?
+ ….+ sin2 90° is:
[NDA (II) - 2014]
[NDA (II) - 2015]
(a) cos  sin (b) cos + sin
19
(a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) (b) 2cos (d) cos + 2sin
2 81. If cot A = 2 and cot B = 3, then what is the value of
72. On simplifying cot (A+B)?
sin3 A  sin 3A  cos3 A  cos 3A [NDA (II) - 2014]
we get
sin A cos A   
(a) (b)  (c) (d)
[NDA (II) - 2015] 6 2 4
(a) sin3A (b) cos3A 1 1
(c) sinA + cosA (d) 3 82. What is sin2 66 sin2 23 equal to:
2 2
[NDA (II) - 2014]
Directions (FOR NEXT TWO) : Let a be the root of (a) sin47° (b) cos47°

the equation 25cos2  + 5cos  12 = 0, where < a < (c) 2sin47° (d) 2cos47°
2 83. If sin A sin(60°A) sin(60°+A) = k sin 3A, then what
. is k equal to?
73. What is the tana equal to? [NDA (II) - 2014]
[NDA (I) - 2015] 1 1
3 3 4 (a) (b) (c) 1 (d) 4
(a)  (b) (c)  (d)  4 4 2
4 4 3 5 84. Which one of the following in one of the solutions of
74. What is sin 2a equal to? the equation tan 2. tan = 1?
[NDA (I) - 2015] [NDA (II) - 2014]
 
(a)
24
(b) 
24
(c) 
5
(d)  21 (a)
 (b) (c) (d) 
25 25 12 25 12 6 4 3
2
75. (1sinA + cosA) is equal to: 85. What is the value of 1 sin A  1 sin A ?
[NDA (I) - 2015] 1 sin A 1 sin A
(a) 2(1cosA) (1+sinA) (b) 2(1sinA) (1+cosA) [NDA (I) - 2014]
(c) 2(1cosA) (1sinA) (d) None of these (a) sec A  tan A (b) 2sec A. tan A
cos sin  (c) 4sec A. tan A (d) 4cosec A.cot A
76. What is  equal to?
1 tan  1 cot 
[NDA (I) - 2015]

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86. If A + B + C = , then what is cos (A+B) + cosC II. One radian is the angle subtended at the centre of
equal to? a circle by an arc of the same circle chose
[NDA (I) - 2014] length is equal to the diameter of that circle.
(a) 0 (b) 2cosC Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(c) cosC  sinC (d) 2sinC [NDA (I) - 2014]
87. What is cos20° + cos 100° + cos 140° equal to? (a) Only I (b) Only II
[NDA (I) - 2014] (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
1 Directions (FOR NEXT THREE): Read the following
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) (d) 0
2 information carefully and answer the questions given
88. What is sin 2 (3) + cos2 (4) + tan2 (5) equal to? below.
5
Given, 16sin x = psin 5x + qsin 3x + rsinx
[NDA (I) - 2014]
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3 95. What is the value of p?
89. Consider the following statements: [NDA (I) - 2014]
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 2
I. Value of sin oscillates between 1 and 1
96. What is the value of q?
II.Value of cos oscillates between 0 to 1 [NDA (I) - 2014]
Which of the above statements is/are correct? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 10 (d) 5
[NDA (I) - 2014] 97. What is the value of r?
(a) Only I (b) Only II
[NDA (I) - 2014]
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
(a) 5 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 10
90. Consider the following statements
I. sin|x| + cos |x| is always positive 98. Consider the following:

I.tan   II. tan  
II.sin(x2) + cos (x2) is always positive 3
Which of the above statement is/are correct?  6 4 
[NDA (I) - 2014] 5   2
(a) Only I (b) Only II III.tan   IV. tan  
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II 4  3 
Which one of the following is the correct order?
91. What is the value of cos 224  cot134
? [NDA (II) - 2013]
cot 226  cot 316
(a) I<IV<II<III (b) IV<II<I<III
[NDA (I) - 2014] (c) IV<II<III<I (d) I<II<III<II
(a) cosec88° (b) cosec2° 99. What is (1sin2 ) (1+tan2) equal to?
(c) cosec44° (d) cosec45° [NDA (II) - 2013]
92. What is the value of cos 36°? (a) sin2 (b) cos2
[NDA (I) - 2014]
(c) tan2  (d) 1
5 1 5 1 100. What is sin 2 20° + sin2 70° equal to?
(a) (b)
4 4 1
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d)
10  22 5 10  2 5 2
(c) (d) 101. If cos x = 1/3. Then, what is sin x. cot x cosec x. tan
4 4
93. Consider the following statements: x equal to?
[NDA (II) - 2013]
 1 1 
I. n sin2 67 sin2 22   1 for all positive (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1
 2 2
3 2
integers n  2. cot 54 tan 20
II. If x is any positive real number, then nx > 1 for 102. What is  equal to?
all positive integers n2. tan 36 cot 70
Which of the above statements is/are correct? (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
[NDA (I) - 2014] 103. What is 15° equal to?
(a) Only I (b) Only II [NDA (II) - 2013]
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II (a) 2 3 (b) 2+ 3
(c) 1 3 (d) 1+ 3
94. Consider the following statements:
I. If 3 is an acute angle such that sin3 = cos2, 104. What is the value of tan 105°?
then the measurement of  in radian equals to [NDA (I) - 2013]

. (a) 3  1 (b) 3  1 (c) 3 1 3 1 (d) 3  2
10 1 3 3 1 31

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105. If sin + 2cos = 1, then what is 2sin  cos 115. The line making an angle (120°) with x-axis is
equal to? situated in the:
[NDA (I) - 2013] [NDA (II) - 2012]
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4 (a) First quadrant (b) Second quadrant
2 x (c) Third quadrant (d) Fourth quadrant
1 tan
106. What is 2 equalto? 116. That is the value of tan (585°)?
2x
[NDA (II) - 2012]
1 tan
2 (a) 1 (b) 1 (c)  3 (d)  3
[NDA (I) - 2013] 13
117. If sec a = , where 270° < a < 360°, then what
(a) sinx cosx (b) tanx 5
(c)sinx (d) cosx
is the value of sin a?
cot x  cossec x 1 [NDA (II) - 2012]
107. The expression isequal to:
cot x  cosec x 1 (a) 5/13 (b) 12/13
[NDA (I) - 2013] (c) 12/13 (d) 13/12
sin x 1 cos x 118. Consider the following statements:
(a) (b)
1 cos x sin x I. The value of cos 46°sin46° is positive
1 cos x sin x II.The value of cos 44°sin44° is negative
(c) (d) Which of the above statements is/are correct?
sin x 1 cos x [NDA (II) - 2012]
108. What is the value of (sin4  cos4  + 1) cosec2. (a) Only I (b) Only II
[NDA (I) - 2013] (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
(a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2 119. What is the maximum value of sin2 x?
109. If tan A = x + 1 and tan B = x 1, then x2 tan (AB) [NDA (II) - 2012]
has the value. (a) 1 (b) 0
[NDA (I) - 2013] (c) 1 (d) Infinity
(a) 1 (b) x (c) 0 (d) 2 120. What is the value of sin 18° cos 36°?
110. If A + B = 90°, then what is the value of [NDA (II) - 2012]
sin Asec Bsin Acos B ? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) ¼
[NDA (I) - 2013] sin  cos 
121. What is the value of  ?
(a) sin A(b) cos A (c) tan A (d) 0 cosec  sec 
111. What is tan 4 A  sec4 A + tan2 A + sec2 A equal to?
[NDA (II) - 2012]
[NDA (I) - 2013] (a) 1 (b) ½ (c) 1/3 (d) 2
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 1 Directions (FOR NEXT THREE): Let sin (A+B) = 1
 
112. If cosec  + cot = c, then what is cos  equal to? and sin (AB) = ½ where AB   0, 
[NDA (I) - 2013]  2
c c 122. What is the value of A?
(a) 2 (b) 2 [NDA (I) - 2012]
c 1 c 1
  
(d) 
(c) c 1
2 (a) (b) (c)
(d) None of these 6 3 4 8
c2 1 123. What is the value of tan (A+2B). tan(2A+B)?
113. If 4sin2  = 1, where 0 <  < 2, how many values [NDA (I) - 2012]
does  take? (a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2
[NDA (II) - 2012] 124. What is the value of sin2 A  sin2 B?
(a) 1 (b) 2 [NDA (I) - 2012]
(c) 4 (d) None of these (a) 0 (b) ½ (c) 1 (d) 2
114. What is the value of sin 15°? 125. Consider the following statements:
[NDA (II) - 2012] I.1° in radian measure is less than 0.02 radians
3 1 3 1 II.1 radian in degree measure is greater than 45°.
(a) (b)
2 2 2 2 Which of the above statements is/are correct?
3 1 3 1 [NDA (I) - 2012]
(c) (d) (a) Only I (b) Only II
3 1 3 1 (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II

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126. If tan + sec = 4, then what is the value of sin? (b) A transcendental number
[NDA (I) - 2012] (c) An irrational number
(a) 8/17 (b) 8/15 (d) A rational number
(c) 15/17 (d) 23/12 138. If sin 3A = 1, then how many distinct value can
127. What the value of sin A cos A tan A + cos A sin sin A assume?
A cot A? [NDA (II) - 2011]
[NDA (I) - 2012] (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
(a) sin A (b) cos A 139. If sin A + sin B + sin C = 3, then what is cos A +
(c) tan A (d) 1 cos B + cos C equal to?
128. What is the maximum value of sin3 cos 2 + cos [NDA (II) - 2011]
3 sin 2? (a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 3
[NDA (I) - 2012] 140. If sin = cos2, then what is cos2  (1+cos2)
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 10 equal to?
129. If cot A. cot B = 2 then what is the value of cos [NDA (II) - 2011]
(A+B). sec (AB)? (a) 1 (b) 0’ (c) cos2 (d) 2sin
[NDA (I) - 2012] 141. If tan A  tan B = x and cot B  cot A = y, then
(a) 1/3 (b) 2/3 (c) 1 (d) 1 what is cot (AB) equal to?
130. What is the value of sin (1920°)? [NDA (II) - 2011]
[NDA (I) - 2012] 1 1 1 1
(a)  (b) 
1 1 3 y x x y
(a) (b) (c) (d) 1
2 2 2 3 1 1 1 1
(c)  (d)  
131. Which one of the following is positive in the third x y x y
quadrant? 142. What is the maximum value of 3cosx + 4sinx + 5?
[NDA (I) - 2012] [NDA (II) - 2011]
(a) sin (b) cos (c) tan (d) sec (a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 10 (d) 12
1
132. If coseccot = ,where  ≠0, then what is the 143. If (1+tan) (1+tan)=2, then what is (+) equal
3 to?
value of cos? [NDA (II) - 2011]
[NDA (I) - 2012] (a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 90°
144. If tan A =1/2 and tan B =1/3, then what is the
3 1 1
(a) 0 (b) (c) (d) value of 4A + 4B?
2 2 2 [NDA (II) - 2011]
2 1 (a) /4 (b) /2 (c)  (d) 2
133. If sinA = and cos B= , where A and B
sin x 1 cos x
5 10 145. What is  equal to?
are acute angles, then what is the value of A+B? 1 cos x sin x
[NDA (I) - 2012] [NDA (II) - 2011]
(a) 135° (b) 90° (c) 75° (d) 60° (a) 2tanx (b) 2cosecx
134. What is the value of Sin420°.cos390° + (c) 2cosx (d) 2sinx
cos(300°). sin(330°)? 146. What is the value of tan 15°. tan 195°.
[NDA (I) - 2012] [NDA (II) - 2011]
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 1 (a) 74 3 (b) 7+4 3
135. If x = y cos  2 
=z cos  4  ,
then what is xy + (c) 7+2 3 (d) 7+6 3
3  3 147. If an angle a is divided into two parts A and B
   
yz + zx equal to? such that AB = x and tan A : tan B = 2:1, then
[NDA (II) - 2011] what is sin x equal to?
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2 [NDA (I) - 2011]
2sin a
136. What is the value of tan 9°  tan27°  tan63° + (a) 3sina (b)
tan81°? 3
[NDA (II) - 2011] sin a
(c) (d) 2sina
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 3
137. If tan = m , where m is a non-square natural
number m, then sec 2 is:
[NDA (II) - 2011]
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148. If x= + cos and y = sin. cos, then what is the 157. Which one of the following is correct?
value of x4  4x2 y  2x2 + 4y2 + 4y + 1 ? [NDA (II) - 2010]
[NDA (I) - 2011] (a) sin 1° > sin1
(a) 0 (b) 1 (b) sin1° < sin 1
(c) 2 (d) None of these (c) sin 1° = sin 1
149. What is the value of sin 292 ?
1 (d) sin 1° =  sin1
2 180
[NDA (II) - 2010] sin x
158. If cos x ≠ 1, then what is equal to?
1 (b)  1 1 cos x
(a) 2 3 2 3
3 3 [NDA (I) - 2010]
1 1 x x
(c) 2 2 (d)  2 2 (a) cot (b) cot
2 2 2 2
150. What is the value of x x
(c) tan (d) tan
sin   cos  tan  , when   3 ? 2 2
sec  cosec  cot 4 1  tan15
159. What is the value of ?
[NDA (II) - 2010] 1  tan15
(a) 0 (b) 1 [NDA (I) - 2010]
(c) 1 (d) None of these 1 1
151. What is the value of sin 15° . sin 75°? (a) 1 (b) (c) (d) 3
[NDA (II) - 2010] 2 3
1 1 1
160. If angles A, B and C are in AP, then what is sin A
(a) (b) (c) (d) 1 + 2sin B + sin C equal to?
4 8 16
[NDA (I) - 2010]
152. What is sin   1 equal to? 2  AC 
cos  (a) 4sinBcos  
[NDA (II) - 2010]  2 
(a) sin   cos  1 (b) sin   cos  1  A C 
(b) 4sinBcos 2  
sin   cos  1 sin   cos  1
 4 
 A C 
(c) sin   cos 1 (d) sin   cos  1
sin cos 1 sin   cos  1 (c) 4sin (2B) cos 2  2 

153. If y = sec  + cos , where 0 <  <
2 2
, then  A C 
2 (d) 4sin (2B) cos2  
when one of the following is correct?  4 

[NDA (II) - 2010] 1
161. What is tan  7  equal to?
(a) y = 0 (b) 0  y  2 2 
(c) y  2 (d) None of these [NDA (I) - 2010]
154. What is the value of (sin50°  sin 70° + sin 10°)? (a) 6  3  2  2 (b) 6  3  2 2
[NDA (II) - 2010]
(c) 6  3  2  2 (d) 6  3  2  2
1 3
(a) 1 (b) (c) (d) 0 162. The angle A lies in the third quadrant and it satisfies
2 2 the equation 4(sin2 x + cos x) = 1. What is the
155. What is  sec18 cosec18  equal to?
sec144 cosec144 
measure of the angle A?
  [NDA (I) - 2010]
[NDA (II) - 2010] (a) 225° (b) 240°
(a) sec18° (b) cosec18° (c) 210° (d) None of these
(c) sec18° (d) cosec18° cos15  cos 45 ?
163. What is the value of
156. One of the angle of a triangle is ½ rad and the other cos3 15 cos 3 45
is 99°. What is the third angle in radian measure? [NDA (I) - 2010]
[NDA (II) - 2010] 1 1
(a) (b)
4 2
(a) 910 (b) 90 100 c)
1 (d) None of these
 7 3
9010
(c) (d) None of these
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Answer Key
1. b 2. a 3. c 4. a 5. a 6. c 7. c 8. d 9. b 10. b
11. c 12. c 13. a 14. a 15. b 16. a 17. c 18. c 19. b 20. a
21. a 22. a 23. c 24. c 25. b 26. b 27. b 28. b 29. b 30. b
31. b 32. a 33. a 34. c 35. a 36. b 37. c 38. b 39. a 40. a
41. c 42. c 43. d 44. a 45. d 46. c 47. d 48. b 49. a 50. a
51. d 52. a 53. c 54. b 55. b 56. c 57. a 58. b 59. a 60. d
61. a 62. c 63. b 64. c 65. c 66. d 67. B 68. b 69. b 70. b
71. d 72. d 73. a 74. b 75. b 76. b 77. c 78. b 79. b 80. b
81. d 82. b 83. a 84. b 85. c 86. a 87. d 88. b 89. a 90. d
91. b 92. b 93. a 94. a 95. a 96. d 97. c 98. b 99. d 100. a
101. d 102. c 103. a 104. b 105. c 106. d 107. c 108. d 109. d 110. b
111. a 112. c 113. c 114. a 115. c 116. b 117. c 118. d 119. c 120. d
121. a 122. b 123. c 124. b 125. c 126. c 127. d 128. a 129. a 130. c
131. c 132. c 133. a 134. b 135. b 136. d 137. a 138. b 139. b 140. a
141. c 142. c 143. b 144. c 145. b 146. a 147. c 148. a 149. c 150. b
151. a 152. d 153. c 154. d 155. a 156. d 157. b 158. c 159. d 160. b
161. c 162. c 163. d

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