SPECTRA SCIENCE ACADEMY KUNIGAL

K-CET MOCK TEST -1

TIME: 60 MIN SUB: MATHEMATICS TOTAL MARKS: 60

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1 −1 1 4 2 2
1. If A = 2 1 −3 B = −5 0 ∝ . B is the inverse of A then value of ∝ is
1 1 1 1 −2 3
a) 2 b) 0 c) 5 d) 4.

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0 x 16
2. If A= x 5 7 is singular , then the possible values of x are
0 9 x
a) 0,12,-12 b) 0,1,-1 c)0,4,-4 d) 0,5,-5

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1 −1 1
3. If A = 2 1 −3 then A.adj(A) is equal to
1 1 1

[ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
5 1 1 5 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
a) 1 5 1 b) 0 5 0 c) 0 8 0 d) 0 0 0
1 1 5 0 0 5 0 0 8 0 0 0

4. If f:RR is defined by f(x)=|x| , then

1 1
a) f-1(x)=-x b) f-1(x)= c) the function f-1(x) does not exists d) f-1(x)=
|x| x

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x p q
5. The value of p x q is
p q x
a) X(x-p)(x-q) b) (x-p)(x-q) (x+p+q) c)(p-q)(x-q)(x-p) d) pq(x-p)(x-q)

6. If A(adjA)=5I where I is identity matrix of order 3, then |adjA| is

a) 125 b)25 c) 5 d)10

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a1 b 1 c 1 c 1 c2 c 3
7. If A= a2 b 2 c 2 and B = a1 a 2 a3 , then
a3 b 3 c 3 b 1 b 2 b3
a) A=-B b) A=B c) B=0 d) B=A2

8. On set Z of all integer * is defined by a*b=a+b-5 , if 2*(x*3)=5, then x is equal to

a) 0 b) 3 c) 5 d) 10

9. If A= [ 13 24]
, then A-1 is equal to

2 [−3 1 ] [ ] [−21 43] [ 21 43]

1 4 −2 1 4 −2
a) - b) c) d)
2 −3 1

10. If f:RR is defined by f(x)=x3 , then f-1(8)is

a) {2} b) {2,2ω ,2ω 2} c) {2,-2} d) {2,2}

11. R is a relation on N given by R={(x,y):4x+3y =20}.which of the following belongs to R?

a)(-4,12) b) (5,0) c) (3,4) d) (2,4)

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1+sin 2 θ cos 2 θ 4 sin 2 θ
2 2 π
12. If sin θ 1+cos θ 4 sin 2 θ =0 and 0<θ < , then cos4 θ is equal to
2 2
2
sin θ cos θ 4 sin 2 θ−1

a)
√3 b) 0 c) -
1
d)
1
2 2 2

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x +1 x +2 x+ a
13. If x +2 x +3 x+ b =0 then a,b,c are
x +3 x+ 4 x +c
a) In GP b) in HP c)equal d) in AP

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1 log x y log x z
14. If log y x 1 log y z is equal to
log z x log z y 1
a) 0 b) 1 c) xyz d) logxyz

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2 1 0
15. If A= 0 2 1 , then |adjA| is equal to
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a) 0 b) 9 c) d) 81
2

16. If A and B are the square matrices of the same order such that (A+B) (A-B) =A 2-B2 , then
(ABA-1)2
a) B2 b) I c) A2B2 d) A2

{
n
, nis even
17. On the set of integers Z , define f:Z Z as f(n) = f ( n )= 2 , then f is
0 ,∧nisodd
a) Injective but no surjective
b) Neither injective nor surjective
c) Surjective but not injective
d) Bijective

18. If A= [ 31 21] then a2+xA+yI=0 for (x,y) is

a) (-4,1) b) (-1,3) c) (4,-1) d) (1,3)

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x +3 x x+2
19. The constant term of the polynomial x x+1 x −1 is
x +2 2 x 3 x+1
a) 0 b) 2 c) -1 d) 1
20. If A and B are two square matrices of the same order such that AB=B and BA=A , thenA 2+B2 is
always equal to
a) I b) A+B c) 2AB d) 2BA

21. If A is a 3x3 non singular matrix and if | A| =3 , then |(2 A)−1| is

1 1
a) 24 b) 3 c) d)
3 24

22. If R is a equivalence relation defined on a set containing 6 elements. The minimum number or
ordered pairs that R should contain is
a) 12 b) 6 c) 64 d)36

23. Define a relation R on A={1,2,3,4}as xRy if xdivides y. R is

a) Reflexive and transitive c ) symmetric and transitrive
b) reflexive and symmetric d) equivalence

24. if A=[−sin
cosθ
θ
sinθ
cosθ ]
then AA’ is

a) I b) A c) –A d)A2

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25. If 1 x−2 1 is singular , then the value of x is
x 1 1
a) 2 b) 3 c) 1 d) 0

26. If A and B are symmentric matrices of the same order , then which one of the following is not
true.
a) A+B is symmetric b) A-B is symmetric c) AB+BA is symmetric d) AB-BA is symmetric

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1 ω2 1−ω 4
27. If ω is an imaginary cube root of unity , then the value of ω 1 1+ω 5 is
1 ω ω2
a) -4 b) ω 2−1 c) ω 2 d) 4

28. The domain of f(x) =sin-1 log 2 [ x

2
is]
a) 0≤ x ≤ 1 b) 0≤ x ≤ 4 c) 1≤ x ≤ 4 d) 4≤ x ≤ 6

29. If A and B have n elements , then the number of elements common AxB and BxA is
a) n b) 2n c) n2 d) 0

30. If f:A B is defined by f(x)=2x+3 then f-1(x)

x−3
a) is given by c) does not exist because f is not injective
2
1
b) is given by d) ) does not exist because f is not surjective
2 x +3

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3
x +3 x x−1 x +3
31. If ax4+bx3+cx2+dx+e= x +1 −2 x x−4 then e is
x−3 x+ 4 3 x

a) -1 b) 1 c) 0 d)2

32. I f A and Bare square matrices of order n such that A2-B2 =(A+B)(A-B) , then which of the
following will be true?
a) Either A or b is zero matrix b) A=B c) AB=BA d) either A or B is identity matrix

33. If A= [ ∝2 ∝2 ] and | A 3| =125 , then ∝ is equal to

a) ± 1 b) ± 2 c) ± 3 d) ± 5

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x 1 1
34. If A= 1 x 1 and B =
1 1 x
x 1
1 x
, then | |
dA
dx
is

a) 3B+1 b) 3B c) -3B d) 1-3B

35. If the matrix [ 25 −13 ] =A+B , where A is symmetric and B is skew-symmetric , then B is equal

to

a) [ 542 −14 ] b) [ 02 −20 ] c) [−10 10 ] d) [ 01 −10 ]

36. If the determinant of the adjoint of a (real) matrix of order 3 is 2 , then the determinant of the
inverse of the matrix is
1
a) 0.2 b)± 5 c) d) ± 0.2
√625
5

π π
37. The range of the function f(x)=sin[x], - < x < , where [x] denotes the greatest integer ≤x , is
4 4
a) {0} b) {0,-1} c) {0,±sin1} d) {0, - sin1}
38. For any two real numbers an operation –defined by a*b =1+ab is
a) Neither commutative nor associative c) both commutative and associative
b) commutative but not associative d) associative but not commutative

{
n+1
,∧if nis odd
2
39. let f: N N defined by f(n)= f ( x )=
n
,∧if nis even
2
a) Onto but not one-one c) neither one-one nor onto
b) one-one and onto d) one-one but not onto

40. The domain of the function f(x) = √ cosx is

a) [ 3π
2
,2π
] [
b) 0 ,
3π
2 ] [ ]
c) 0 ,
π
2 [ ][
d) 0 ,
π
2
U
3π
2
,2π
]
41. Let S be the set of all real numbers. A relation R has been defined on S by aRb ⇔ ≤1, then R is
a) Symmetric and transitive but not reflexive
b) reflexive and transitive but not Symmetric
c) reflexive and Symmetric but not transitive
d) an equivalence relation.

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 42. If A is 3x4 matrix and B is matrix such that A’B and BA’ are both defined , then B is of the type
a) 4x4 b) 3x4 c) 4x3 d) 3x3

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x+ 2 x +3 x +a
43. If a,band c are in AP , then the value of x +4 x+5 x +b
x+6 x +7 x +c
a) 0 b) x-(a+b+c) c) a+b+c d) 9x2+a+b+c

44. If A is a matrix of order 3 such that A(adjA) =10I , then is equal to

a) 1 b) 10 c) 100 d) 10 I

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2 0 0
45. The inverse of the matrix A = 0 3 0 is
0 0 4

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1
0 0
2

[ ] [ ] [ ]
0 −2 −1 2 0 0 1 0 0
1 1 1
a) −2 3 −2 b) 0 3 0 c) 0 1 0 d) 0 0
24 24 3
−1 −2 0 0 0 4 0 0 1
1
0 0
4

46. Consider the following statements

(i) If any two rows or columns of a determinant are identical, then the value of the
determinant is zero
(ii) If the corresponding rows and columns of a determinant are interchanged , then the
value of determinant does not change.
(iii) If any two rows of a determinant are interchanged , then the value of the determinant
changes in sign.
Which of these are correct ?
a) (i) and (iii) b) (i) and (ii) c) (i) (ii) and (iii) d) (ii) and (iii)
47. The area of quadrilateral ABCD when A(0,4,1) B(2,3,-1) C(4,5,0) and D(2,6,2)
a) 9 sq units b) 18 sq units c)27sq units d) 81 sq units
48. A and B are non singleton sets and n(AxB) =35 . If B ⊆ A , then n(A)Cn(B) is equal to
a) 28 b) 35 c) 42 d) 21
x
49. Domain of f(x)= is
1−|x|
a) R-[-1,1] b) (-∞ , 1) c) (-∞ , 1) U (0, 1) d) R-{-1,1}
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50. Let A={x:x∈ R , x is not a positive integer } define f:AR as f(x)= then f is
x−1
a) Injective but not surjective b) bijective
b) surjective but not Injective d) neither Injective nor surjective

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2 1
51. if A= [ 1 −2 1
2 1 3 ]
B= 3 2 , then( AB)'
1 1

a) [−310 −27 ] b) [−3

−2 7 ]
10
c) [−310 77 ] d) [−310 −27 ]
52. Let M be 2x2 symmetric matrix with integer entries , then M is invertible if
a) The first column of M is the transpose of second row of M.
b) The second column of M is the transpose of first row of M.
c) M is a diagonal matrix with non-zero entries in the principal diagonal.
d) The product of entries in the principal diagonal of M is the product of entries in the other
diagonal.
53. The function f(x)=√ 3 sin2x – cos2x + 4 is one –one in the interval

a) [ −π π
,
6 3 ] [ b)
π −π
,
6 3 ] [ c)
−π π
,
2 2 ] d) [ −π −π
6
,
3 ]
f (3 . 8)−f (4)
54. If f(x) = 2x2, find Choose the correct option:
3 . 8−4
a) 1.56 b) 156 c) 15.6 d) 0.156

{
2 x ∧; x> 3
55. If f:R R Defined by f ( x ) = x 2∧; 1< x ≤3 Then f (–2) + f (3) + f (4) is
3 x∧; x ≤1

a) 9 b) 14 c) 5 d) 10

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2 a x1 y1
abc
56. If 2 b x 2 y 2 =
2 not equal to zero, then the area of the triangle whose vertices are
2c x 3 y 3
x1 y 1 x 2 y 2 x3 y 3
( , ), ( , ), ( , ) is
a a b b c c

1 1 1 1
a) abc b) abc c) d)
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57. If P= | |
x 1
1 x
and 1 x 1 , then
1 1 x
dQ
dx
=___________

a) 3p +1 b) 1–3p c) –3p d) 3p

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1+ x 1 1
58. If x y z are all different and not equal to zero and 1 1+ y 1 =0 then the value of x-1+
1 1 1+ z
y-1+ z-1 is equal to

a) Xyz b) x-1y-1z-1 c) –x-y-z d) -1

59. If A is mxn matrix such that AB and BA are both defined , then B is an

a) mxn matrix b) nxm matrix c) nxn matrix d) mxm matrix

60. If 2[ 10 3x ] [ 1y 02] [ 51 68 ]
+ = then the value of x and y are

a) X=3 , y=3 b) x=-3 , y=3 c) x=3 y=-3 d) x=-3 y=-3

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