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Relations and Functions Class 12 Maths MCQs Pdf

Question 1.
The function f : A → B defined by f(x) = 4x + 7, x ∈ R is
(a) one-one
(b) Many-one
(c) Odd
(d) Even
Answer:
(a) one-one

Question 2.
The smallest integer function f(x) = [x] is
(a) One-one
(b) Many-one
(c) Both (a) & (b)
(d) None of these
Answer:
(b) Many-one

Question 3.
The function f : R → R defined by f(x) = 3 – 4x is
(a) Onto
(b) Not onto
(c) None one-one
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) Onto

Question 4.
The number of bijective functions from set A to itself when A contains 106 elements is
(a) 106
(b) (106)2
(c) 106!
(d) 2106
Answer:
(c) 106!

Question 5.
If f(x) = (ax2 + b)3, then the function g such that f(g(x)) = g(f(x)) is given by
1/3
(a) g(x) = ( b−xa )
1
(b) g(x) = 3
(ax 2 +b)
1/3
(c) g(x) = (ax 2 + b)
1/3 1/2
(d) g(x) = (x a
−b
)
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Answer:
1/3 1/2
(d) g(x) = (x a
−b
)

Question 6.
If f : R → R, g : R → R and h : R → R is such that f(x) = x2, g(x) = tanx and h(x) = logx, then the value
√π
of [ho(gof)](x), if x = 2 will be
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) -1
(d) 10
Answer:
(a) 0

Question 7.
If f : R → R and g : R → R defined by f(x) = 2x + 3 and g(x) = x2 + 7, then the value of x for which
f(g(x)) = 25 is
(a) ±1
(b) ±2
(c) ±3
(d) ±4
Answer:
(b) ±2

Question 8.
(2x−1)
Let f : N → R : f(x) = 2
and g : Q → R : g(x) = x + 2 be two functions. Then, (gof) ( 32 ) is
(a) 3
(b) 1
(c) 72
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) 3

Question 9.
x−1
Let f(x) = x+1
, then f(f(x)) is
(a) x1
(b) − x1
1
(c) x+1
1
(d) x−1
Answer:
(b) − x1

Question 10.
If f(x) = 1 − x1 , then f(f( x1 ))
(a) x1
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1
(b) 1+x
x
(c) x−1
1
(d) x−1
Answer:
x
(c) x−1

Question 11.
If f : R → R, g : R → R and h : R → R are such that f(x) = x2, g(x) = tan x and h(x) = log x, then the
value of (go(foh)) (x), if x = 1 will be
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) -1
(d) π
Answer:
(a) 0

Question 12.
3x+2
If f(x) = 5x−3 then (fof)(x) is
(a) x
(b) -x
(c) f(x)
(d) -f(x)
Answer:
(a) x

Question 13.
If the binary operation * is defind on the set Q+ of all positive rational numbers by a * b = ab . Then,
4
3 ∗ ( 15 ∗ 12 ) is equal to
3
(a) 160
5
(b) 160
3
(c) 10
(d) 3
40
Answer:
3
(a) 160

Question 14.
The number of binary operations that can be defined on a set of 2 elements is
(a) 8
(b) 4
(c) 16
(d) 64
Answer:
(c) 16
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Question 15.
Let * be a binary operation on Q, defined by a * b = 3ab
5
is
(a) Commutative
(b) Associative
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
Answer:
(c) Both (a) and (b)

Question 16.
Let * be a binary operation on set Q of rational numbers defined as a * b = ab
5
. Write the identity for *.
(a) 5
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) 6
Answer:
(a) 5

Question 17.
a
For binary operation * defind on R – {1} such that a * b = b+1 is
(a) not associative
(b) not commutative
(c) commutative
(d) both (a) and (b)
Answer:
(d) both (a) and (b)

Question 18.
a+b
The binary operation * defind on set R, given by a * b = 2
for all a,b ∈ R is
(a) commutative
(b) associative
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) commutative

Question 19.
Let A = N × N and * be the binary operation on A defined by (a, b) * (c, d) = (a + c, b + d). Then * is
(a) commutative
(b) associative
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
Answer:
(c) Both (a) and (b)

Question 20.
Find the identity element in the set I+ of all positive integers defined by a * b = a + b for all a, b ∈ I+.
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
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(d) 0
Answer:
(d) 0

Question 21.
Let * be a binary operation on set Q – {1} defind by a * b = a + b – ab : a, b ∈ Q – {1}. Then * is
(a) Commutative
(b) Associative
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
Answer:
(c) Both (a) and (b)

Question 22.
The binary operation * defined on N by a * b = a + b + ab for all a, b ∈ N is
(a) commutative only
(b) associative only
(c) both commutative and associative
(d) none of these
Answer:
(c) both commutative and associative

Question 23.
The number of commutative binary operation that can be defined on a set of 2 elements is
(a) 8
(b) 6
(c) 4
(d) 2
Answer:
(d) 2

Question 24.
Let T be the set of all triangles in the Euclidean plane, and let a relation R on T be defined as aRb if a
is congruent to b ∀ a, b ∈ T. Then R is
(a) reflexive but not transitive
(b) transitive but not symmetric
(c) equivalence
(d) None of these
Answer:
(c) equivalence

Question 25.
The maximum number of equivalence relations on the set A = {1, 2, 3} are
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 5
Answer:
(d) 5
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Question 26.
Let us define a relation R in R as aRb if a ≥ b. Then R is
(a) an equivalence relation
(b) reflexive, transitive but not symmetric
(c) symmetric, transitive but not reflexive
(d) neither transitive nor reflexive but symmetric
Answer:
(b) reflexive, transitive but not symmetric

Question 27.
Let A = {1, 2, 3} and consider the relation R = {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (1, 2), (2, 3), (1, 3)}. Then R is
(a) reflexive but not symmetric
(b) reflexive but not transitive
(c) symmetric and transitive
(d) neither symmetric, nor transitive
Answer:
(a) reflexive but not symmetric

Question 28.
ab
The identity element for the binary operation * defined on Q – {0} as a * b = 2 ∀ a, b ∈ Q – {0) is
(a) 1
(b) 0
(c) 2
(d) None of these
Answer:
(c) 2

Question 29.
Let A = {1, 2, 3, …. n} and B = {a, b}. Then the number of surjections from A into B is
(a) n P 2
(b) 2n – 2
(c) 2n – 1
(d) none of these
Answer:
(b) 2n – 2

Question 30.
1
Let f : R → R be defind by f(x) = x ∀ x ∈ R. Then f is
(a) one-one
(b) onto
(c) bijective
(d) f is not defined
Answer:
(d) f is not defined

Question 31.
Which of the following functions from Z into Z are bijective?
(a) f(x) = x3
(b) f(x) = x + 2
(c) f(x) = 2x + 1
(d) f(x) = x2 + 1
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Answer:
(b) f(x) = x + 2

Question 32.
Let f : R → R be the functions defined by f(x) = x3 + 5. Then f-1(x) is
1
(a) (x + 5) 3
1
(b) (x − 5) 3
1
(c) (5 − x) 3

(d) 5 – x
Answer:
1
(b) (x − 5) 3

Question 33.
3 3x+2
Let f : R – { 5 } → R be defined by f(x) = 5x−3 . Then
(a) f-1(x) = f(x)
(b) f-1(x) = -f(x)
(c) (fof) x = -x
(d) f-1(x) = 1 f(x)
19
Answer:
(a) f-1(x) = f(x)

Question 34.
Let f : R → R be given by f(x) = tan x. Then f-1(1) is
(a) π
4
(b) {nπ + π ; n ∈ Z}
4
(c) Does not exist
(d) None of these
Answer:
(b) {nπ + π ; n ∈ Z}
4

Question 35.
Let R be a relation on the set N of natural numbers denoted by nRm ⇔ n is a factor of m (i.e. n | m).
Then, R is
(a) Reflexive and symmetric
(b) Transitive and symmetric
(c) Equivalence
(d) Reflexive, transitive but not symmetric
Answer:
(d) Reflexive, transitive but not symmetric

Question 36.
Let S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} and let A = S × S. Define the relation R on A as follows:
(a, b) R (c, d) iff ad = cb. Then, R is
(a) reflexive only
(b) Symmetric only
(c) Transitive only
(d) Equivalence relation
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Answer:
(d) Equivalence relation

Question 37.
Let R be the relation “is congruent to” on the set of all triangles in a plane is
(a) reflexive
(b) symmetric
(c) symmetric and reflexive
(d) equivalence
Answer:
(d) equivalence

Question 38.
Total number of equivalence relations defined in the set S = {a, b, c} is
(a) 5
(b) 3!
(c) 23
(d) 33
Answer:
(a) 5

Question 39.
The relation R is defined on the set of natural numbers as {(a, b) : a = 2b}. Then, R-1 is given by
(a) {(2, 1), (4, 2), (6, 3),….}
(b) {(1, 2), (2, 4), (3, 6), ……..}
(c) R-1 is not defiend
(d) None of these
Answer:
(b) {(1, 2), (2, 4), (3, 6), ……..}

Question 40.
Let X = {-1, 0, 1}, Y = {0, 2} and a function f : X → Y defiend by y = 2x4, is
(a) one-one onto
(b) one-one into
(c) many-one onto
(d) many-one into
Answer:
(c) many-one onto

Question 41.
e|x| −e−x
Let f : R → R be a function defined by f(x) = then f(x) is
ex +e−x
(a) one-one onto
(b) one-one but not onto
(c) onto but not one-one
(d) None of these
Answer:
(d) None of these

Question 42.
Let g(x) = x2 – 4x – 5, then
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(a) g is one-one on R
(b) g is not one-one on R
(c) g is bijective on R
(d) None of these
Answer:
(b) g is not one-one on R

Question 43.
x−2
Let A = R – {3}, B = R – {1}. Let f : A → B be defined by f(x) = x−3
. Then,
(a) f is bijective
(b) f is one-one but not onto
(c) f is onto but not one-one
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) f is bijective

Question 44.
The mapping f : N → N is given by f(n) = 1 + n2, n ∈ N when N is the set of natural numbers is
(a) one-one and onto
(b) onto but not one-one
(c) one-one but not onto
(d) neither one-one nor onto
Answer:
(c) one-one but not onto

Question 45.
The function f : R → R given by f(x) = x3 – 1 is
(a) a one-one function
(b) an onto function
(c) a bijection
(d) neither one-one nor onto
Answer:
(c) a bijection

Question 46.
2x
Let f : [0, ∞) → [0, 2] be defined by f(x) = 1+x
, then f is
(a) one-one but not onto
(b) onto but not one-one
(c) both one-one and onto
(d) neither one-one nor onto
Answer:
(a) one-one but not onto

Question 47.
If N be the set of all-natural numbers, consider f : N → N such that f(x) = 2x, ∀ x ∈ N, then f is
(a) one-one onto
(b) one-one into
(c) many-one onto
(d) None of these
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Answer:
(b) one-one into

Question 48.
Let A = {x : -1 ≤ x ≤ 1} and f : A → A is a function defined by f(x) = x |x| then f is
(a) a bijection
(b) injection but not surjection
(c) surjection but not injection
(d) neither injection nor surjection
Answer:
(a) a bijection

Question 49.
Let f : R → R be a function defined by f(x) = x3 + 4, then f is
(a) injective
(b) surjective
(c) bijective
(d) none of these
Answer:
(c) bijective

Question 50.
If f(x) = (ax2 – b)3, then the function g such that f{g(x)} = g{f(x)} is given by
1/3 1/2
(a) g(x) = ( b−xa )
1
(b) g(x) = 3
(ax 2 +b)
2 1/3
(c) g(x) = (ax + b)
1/3 1/2
(d) g(x) = (x a
+b
)
Answer:
1/3 1/2
(d) g(x) = (x a
+b
)

Question 51.
If f : [1, ∞) → [2, ∞) is given by f(x) = x + x1 , then f-1 equals to
x+√ x 2 −4
(a)
2
x
(b)
1+x 2
x−√ x 2 −4
(c)
2
−−−−−
(d) 1 + √ x 2 − 4
Answer:
x+√ x 2 −4
(a) 2

Question 52.
1
Let f(x) = x2 – x + 1, x ≥ 2 , then the solution of the equation f(x) = f-1(x) is
(a) x = 1
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(b) x = 2
(c) x = 12
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) x = 1

Question 53.
Which one of the following function is not invertible?
(a) f : R → R, f(x) = 3x + 1
(b) f : R → [0, ∞), f(x) = x2
1
(c) f : R+ → R+, f(x) = 3
x
(d) None of these
Answer:
(d) None of these

Question 54.
10x −10−x
The inverse of the function y = is
10x +10−x
(a) log10 (2 − x)
1 1+x
(b) 2 log10 ( 1−x )
(c) 1 log10 (2x − 1)
2
(d) 1 log( 2−x
2x
)
4
Answer:
1+x
(b) 12 log10 ( 1−x )

Question 55.
2x−7
If f : R → R defind by f(x) = is an invertible function, then find f-1.
4
4x+5
(a) 2
4x+7
(b) 2
3x+2
(c) 2
9x+3
(d) 5
Answer:
4x+7
(b) 2

Question 56.
4x+3
Consider the function f in A = R – { 23 } defiend as f(x) = . Find f-1.
6x−4
3+4x
(a)
6x−4
6x−4
(b) 3+4x
3−4x
(c) 6x−4
9+2x
(d)
6x−4
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Answer:
3+4x
(a) 6x−4

Question 57.
3x−4
If f is an invertible function defined as f(x) = 5 , then f-1(x) is
(a) 5x + 3
(b) 5x + 4
5x+4
(c) 3
3x+2
(d) 3
Answer:
5x+4
(c) 3

Question 58.
If f : R → R defined by f(x) = 3x+5
2
is an invertible function, then find f-1.
(a) 2x−5
3
(b) x−5
3
(c) 5x−2
3
x−2
(d) 3
Answer:
2x−5
(a) 3

Question 59.
Let f : R → R, g : R → R be two functions such that f(x) = 2x – 3, g(x) = x3 + 5. The function (fog)-1 (x)
is equal to
1/3
x+7
(a) ( 2 )
1/3
(b) (x − 72 )
1/3
x−2
(c) ( 7 )
1/3
x−7
(d) ( 2 )
Answer:
1/3
x−7
(d) ( 2 )

Question 60.
Let * be a binary operation on set of integers I, defined by a * b = a + b – 3, then find the value of 3 *
4.
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 7
(d) 6
Answer:
(c) 7
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Question 61.
If * is a binary operation on set of integers I defined by a * b = 3a + 4b – 2, then find the value of 4 * 5.
(a) 35
(b) 30
(c) 25
(d) 29
Answer:
(b) 30

Question 62.
Let * be the binary operation on N given by a * b = HCF (a, b) where, a, b ∈ N. Find the value of 22 *
4.
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Answer:
(b) 2

Question 63.
Consider the binary operation * on Q defind by a * b = a + 12b + ab for a, b ∈ Q. Find 2 * 13
(a) 20
3
(b) 4
(c) 18
(d) 16
3
Answer:
(a) 20
3

Question 64.
1
The domain of the function f(x) = where {.} denotes fractional part, is
√ {sin x}+{sin(π+x)}
(a) [0, π]
(b) (2n + 1) π/2, n ∈ Z
(c) (0, π)
(d) None of these
Answer:
(d) None of these

Question 65.
−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−
−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−− −
−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−
Range of f(x) = √ (1 − cos x)√ (1 − cos x)√ (1 − cos x) … … ∞

(a) [0, 1]
(b) (0, 1)
(c) [0, 2]
(d) (0, 2)
Answer:
(c) [0, 2]
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Inverse Trigonometric Functions Class 12 Maths

MCQs Pdf
Question 1.
Solve for x : {xcos(cot-1 x) + sin(cot-1 x)}2 = 51
50
(a) 1
√2
(b) 1
5√ 2
(c) 2√2
(d) 5√2
Answer:
(b) 1
5√ 2

Question 2.

Answer:
(c) tan-1(15)

Question 3.

Answer:
3
−−
(b) √ 76
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Question 4.

Answer:
π
(d) 4

Question 5.
If sin-1(x2 – 7x + 12) = nπ, ∀ n ∈ I, then x =
(a) -2
(b) 4
(c) -3
(d) 5
Answer:
(b) 4

Question 6.
If cos-1 x + sin-1 x = π, then the value of x is
(a) 32
(b) 1
√2
√3
(c) 2
2
(d)
√3
Answer:
√3
(c) 2

Question 7.
If sin-1 x – cos-1 x = π , then x =
6
(a) 12
√3
(b) 2
(c) − 12
√3
(d) − 2
Answer:
√3
(b) 2

Question 8.
If tan-1 (cot θ) = 2θ, then θ is equal to
(a) π3
π
(b) 4
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(c) π6
(d) None of these
Answer:
(c) π6

Question 9.
cot( π4 – 2cot-1 3) =
(a) 7
(b) 6
(c) 5
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) 7

Question 10.
If tan-1 3 + tan-1 x = tan-1 8, then x =
(a) 5
(b) 15
(c) 5
14
(d) 14
5
Answer:
(b) 15

Question 11.

Answer:
(d) − π6

Question 12.

Answer:
(b) π3
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Question 13.

Answer:
(b) π3

Question 14.

Answer:
(a) π4

Question 15.

Answer:
(b) 3π
4

Question 16.

Answer:
(d) 2π
3
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Question 17.

Answer:
(a) tan 2 ( α2 )

Question 18.

Answer:
6
(b) 17

Question 19.
If tan-1 (x – 1) + tan-1 x + tan-1 (x + 1) = tan-1 3x, then the values of x are
(a) ± 12
(b) 0, 12
(c) 0, − 12
(d) 0, ± 12
Answer:
(d) 0, ± 12

Question 20.
If 6sin-1 (x2 – 6x + 8.5) = π, then x is equal to
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 8
Answer:
(b) 2
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Question 21.

Answer:
(d) − 24
25

Question 22.
sin-1 (1 – x) – 2sin-1 x = π2
(a) 0
(b) 1/2
(c) 0, 1/2
(d) -1/2
Answer:
(a) 0

Question 23.
2tan-1(cos x) = tan-1(2cosec x)
(a) 0
(b) π/3
(c) π/4
(d) π/2
Answer:
(c) π/4

Question 24.

Answer:
−−−−
2 +1
(a) √ x 2
x +2
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Question 25.

Answer:
3π
(a) 5

Question 26.
−1 −−−−
The domain of the function defind by f(x) = sin √ x − 1 is
(a) [1, 2]
(b) [-1, 1]
(c) [0, 1]
(d) none of these
Answer:
(a) [1, 2]

Question 27.
The value of sin (2tan-1 (0.75)) is equal to
(a) 0.75
(b) 1.5
(c) 0.96
(d) sin 1.5
Answer:
(c) 0.96

Question 28.
The value of expression 2 sec-1 2 + sin-1( 12 )
π
(a) 6
5π
(b) 6
(c) 7π
6
(d) 1
Answer:
(b) 5π
6
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Question 29.

Answer:
24
(c) 25

Question 30.
1 2
The value of the expression tan( 2 cos−1 )
√3
(a) 2 + √5
(b) √5 – 2
√ 5+2
(c) 2
(d) 5 + √2
Answer:
(b) √5 – 2

Question 31.

Answer:
6
(a) 17

Question 32.

Answer:
(d) none of these
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Question 33.

Answer:
(b) 0

Question 34.

Answer:
(d) 1 ≤ x≤1
√2

Question 35.
cos-1[cos(2cot-1(√2 – 1))] = ______
(a) √2 – 1
(b) 1 + √2
(c) π
4
(d) 3π
4
Answer:
3π
(d)
4

Question 36.
The range of sin-1 x + cos-1 x + tan-1 x is
(a) [0, π]
(b) [ π , 3π ]
4 4
(c) (0, π)
(d) [0, π ]
2
Answer:
(b) [ π , 3π ]
4 4

Question 37.
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Answer:
π
(c) 4

Question 38.
Find the value of sec2 (tan-1 2) + cosec2 (cot-1 3)
(a) 12
(b) 5
(c) 15
(d) 9
Answer:
(c) 15

Question 39.

Answer:
(d) x2

Question 40.
√3
The equation sin-1 x – cos-1 x = cos-1( 2 ) has
(a) unique solution
(b) no solution
(c) infinitely many solution
(d) none of these
Answer:
(a) unique solution

Question 41.
3 tan-1 a is equal to

Answer:
3a−a 3
(d) tan −1 ( )
1−3a 2
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Question 42.

Answer:
(d) 15

Question 43.
The equation 2cos-1 x + sin-1 x = 11π
6
has
(a) no solution
(b) only one solution
(c) two solutions
(d) three solutions
Answer:
(a) no solution

Question 44.

Answer:
(d) x

Question 45.
π
If tan-1 2x + tan-1 3x = 4 , then x is
1
(a) 6
(b) 1
1
(c) ( 6 , -1)
(d) none of these
Answer:
(a) 1
6
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Question 46.

Answer:
−x−− −
2 +1
(c) √
x 2 +2

Question 47.

Answer:
−−
(a) √ ab

Question 48.
If tan-1 x – tan-1 y = tan-1 A, then A is equal to
(a) x – y
(b) x + y
x−y
(c) 1+xy
x+y
(d) 1−xy
Answer:
x−y
(c) 1+xy

Question 49.

Answer:
−−
(c) ±√ 52

Question 50.
√ 41
The value of cot-1 9 + cosec-1( ) is given by
4
(a) 0
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(b) π
4
(c) tan-1 2
π
(d) 2
Answer:
(b) π
4
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Matrices Class 12 Maths MCQs Pdf

Question 1.
If A and B are symmetric matrices of the same order, then
(a) AB is a symmetric matrix
(b) A – Bis askew-symmetric matrix
(c) AB + BA is a symmetric matrix
(d) AB – BA is a symmetric matrix
Answer:
(c) AB + BA is a symmetric matrix

Question 2.
3 x−1
If A =[ ] is a symmetric matrix, then x =
2x + 3 x+2
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) -4
(d) -3
Answer:
(c) -4

Question 3.
If A is a square matrix, then A – A’ is a
(a) diagonal matrix
(b) skew-symmetric matrix
(c) symmetric matrix
(d) none of these
Answer:
(b) skew-symmetric matrix

Question 4.
If A is any square matrix, then which of the following is skew-symmetric?
(a) A + AT
(b) A – AT
(c) AAT
(d) ATA
Answer:
(b) A – AT

Question 5.

(a) α = a2 + b2, β = ab
(b) α = a2 + b2, β = 2ab
(c) α = a2 + b2, β = a2 – b2
(d) α = 2ab, β = a2 + b2
Answer:
(b) α = a2 + b2, β = 2ab
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Question 6.
⎡ 1 2 x⎤ ⎡ 1 −2 y⎤
If A = ⎢ 0 1 0 ⎥ and B = ⎢ 0 1 0 ⎥ and AB = I3, then x + y equals
⎣ 0 0 1⎦ ⎣ 0 0 1⎦
(a) 0
(b) -1
(c) 2
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) 0

Question 7.
1 2
If A = [ ] and f(x) = (1 + x) (1 – x), then f(a) is
2 1

Answer:
1 1
(a) −4 [ ]
1 1

Question 8.
1 3
If A = [ ] and A2 – KA – 5I = 0, then K =
3 4
(a) 5
(b) 3
(c) 7
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) 5

Question 9.
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Answer:
−3 10
(b) [ ]
−2 7

Question 10.
⎡ a b c⎤
If matrix A = ⎢ b c a ⎥ where a, b, c are real positivenumbers, abc = 1 and ATA = I, then the
⎣ c a b⎦
value of a3 + b3 + c3 is
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Answer:
(d) 4

Question 11.

Answer:
⎡ −1 −3 5 ⎤
1
(c) 11 ⎢ −2 5 −1 ⎥
⎣ 7 −1 −2 ⎦

Question 12.

Answer:
−1 2
(a) 11 , 11
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Question 13.
⎡ −1 1 2⎤
Using elementary transformation, find the inverse of matrix ⎢ 1 2 3⎥
⎣ 3 1 1⎦

Answer:
⎡ 1 −1 1 ⎤
(a) ⎢ −8 7 −5 ⎥
⎣ 5 −4 3 ⎦

Question 14.
1 3
Find the inverse of the matrix A =[ ] , using elementary row transformation.
2 7

Answer:
7 −3
(a) [ ]
−2 1

Question 15.

Answer:
(d) 12
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Question 16.
⎡ 0 2y z ⎤
Find the values of x, y, z respectively if the matrix A = ⎢ x y −z ⎥ satisfy the equation ATA =
⎣ x −y z ⎦
I3.
(a) 1 ⋅ √16 , √13
√2
−1 −1 −1
(b) , ,
√2 √6 √3
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
Answer:
(c) Both (a) and (b)

Question 17.
cos x − sin x
If A =[ ] , find AAT.
sin x cos x
(a) Zero Matrix
(b) I2
1 1
(c) [ ]
1 1
(d) None of these
Answer:
(b) I2

Question 18.
⎡ 0 −1 2⎤
If A = ⎢ 1 0 3 ⎥ , then A + 2AT equals
⎣ −2 −3 0⎦
(a) A
(b) -AT
(c) AT
(d) 2A2
Answer:
(c) AT

Question 19.
For any square matrix A, AAT is a
(a) unit matrix
(b) symmetric matrix
(c) skew-symmetric matrix
(d) diagonal matrix
Answer:
(b) symmetric matrix
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Question 20.
⎡ 6 8 5⎤
If A = ⎢ 4 2 3 ⎥ is the sum of a symmetric matrix B and skew-symmetric matrix C, then B is
⎣ 9 7 1⎦

Answer:
⎡ 6 6 7⎤
(a) A = ⎢ 6 2 5⎥
⎣ 7 5 1⎦

Question 21.
⎡ 5 2 x ⎤
If the matrix A = ⎢ y 2 −3 ⎥ is a symmetric matrix, then find the value of x, y and t respectively.
⎣ 4 t −7 ⎦
(a) 4, 2, 3
(b) 4, 2, -3
(c) 4, 2, -7
(d) 2, 4, -7
Answer:
(b) 4, 2, -3

Question 22.
If a matrix A is both symmetric and skew-symmetric, then
(a) A is a diagonal matrix
(b) A is a zero matrix
(c) A is a scalar matrix
(d) A is a square matrix
Answer:
(b) A is a zero matrix

Question 23.
⎡ 0 5 −7 ⎤
The matrix ⎢ −5 0 11 ⎥ is
⎣ 7 −11 0 ⎦
(a) a skew-symmetric matrix
(b) a symmetric matrix
(c) a diagonal matrix
(d) an upper triangular matrix
Answer:
(a) a skew-symmetric matrix
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Question 24.

Answer:
⎡ −1 3 −3 ⎤
1
(a) 13 ⎢ 5 −2 15 ⎥
⎣ 5 −2 2 ⎦

Question 25.

Answer:
⎡ 0 −1 1 ⎤
(c) ⎢ −4 3 −2 ⎥
⎣ −3 3 −2 ⎦
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Question 26.

Answer:
⎡ 0 −1/3 −1/2 ⎤
⎢ 1/3 0 −1/5 ⎥⎥
(b) ⎢⎢ ⎥
⎢ 1/2 1/5 0 ⎥
⎣ 3/5 1/3 1/7 ⎦

Question 27.
0 1
The matrix A = [ ] is a
1 0
(a) unit matrix
(c) symmetric matrix
(b) diagonal matrix
(d) skew-symmetric matrix
Answer:
(d) skew-symmetric matrix

Question 28.
x+y 2x + z 4 7
If [ ]=[ ] , then the values of x, y, z and w respectively are
x−y 2z + w 0 10
(a) 2, 2, 3, 4
(b) 2, 3, 1, 2
(c) 3, 3, 0, 1
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) 2, 2, 3, 4

Question 29.

then find the values of a, b, c, x, y, and z respectively.

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(a) -2, -7, -1, -3, -5, 2
(b) 2, 7, 1, 3, 5, -2
(c) 1, 3, 4, 2, 8, 9
(d) -1, 3, -2, -7, 4, 5
Answer:
(a) -2, -7, -1, -3, -5, 2

Question 30.
The order of the single matrix obtained from

(a) 2 × 3
(b) 2 × 2
(c) 3 × 2
(d) 3 × 3
Answer:
(d) 3 × 3

Question 31.
1 −1 x 1
A=[ ],B = [ ] and (A + B)2 = A2 + B2, then x + y =
2 −1 y −1
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
Answer:
(d) 5

Question 32.
If A2 – A + I = O, then the inverse of A is
(a) I – A
(b) A – I
(c) A
(d) A + I
Answer:
(a) I – A

Question 33.
Total number of possible matrices of order 3 × 3 with each entry 2 or 0 is
(a) 9
(b) 27
(c) 81
(d) 512
Answer:
(d) 512
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Question 34.
⎡ 0 −5 8⎤
The matrix ⎢ 5 0 12 ⎥ is a
⎣ −8 −12 0⎦
(a) diagonal matrix
(b) symmetric matrix
(c) skew symmetric matrix
(d) scalar matrix
Answer:
(c) skew symmetric matrix

Question 35.
If A is a matrix of order m × n and B is a matrix such that AB’ and B’A are both defined, then the order
of matrix B is
(a) m × m
(b) n × n
(c) n × m
(d) m × n
Answer:
(d) m × n

Question 36.
If A and B are matrices of the same order, then (AB’ – BA’) is a
(a) skew-symmetric matrix
(b) null matrix
(c) symmetric matrix
(d) unit matrix
Answer:
(a) skew-symmetric matrix

Question 37.
If A is a square matrix such that A2 = I, then (A – I)3 + (A + I)3 – 7A is equal to
(a) A
(b) I – A
(c) I + A
(d) 3A
Answer:
(a) A

Question 38.
⎡ 2 2 1⎤
If A = ⎢ 1 3 1 ⎥ , then A4 – 24 (A – I) =
⎣ 1 2 2⎦
(a) 5I + A
(b) 5I – A
(c) 5I
(d) 6I
Answer:
(b) 5I – A
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Question 39.
If A is an m × n matrix such that AB and BA are both defined, then B is a
(a) m × n matrix
(b) n × m matrix
(c) n × n matrix
(d) m × n matrix
Answer:
(b) n × m matrix

Question 40.
1 2
If [ ] , then A2 – 5A is equal to
3 4
(a) 2I
(b) 3I
(c) -2I
(d) null matrix
Answer:
(a) 2I

Question 41.

(a) A + B = B + A and A + (B + C) = (A + B) + C
(b) A + B = B + A and AC = BC
(c) A + B = B + A and AB = BC
(d) AC = BC and A = BC
Answer:
(a) A + B = B + A and A + (B + C) = (A + B) + C
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Determinants Class 12 Maths MCQs Pdf

Question 1.

Answer:
4 −2
(b) [ ]
−3 1

Question 2.

Answer:
⎡ 15 6 −15 ⎤
(b) ⎢ 0 −3 0 ⎥
⎣ −10 0 5 ⎦

Question 3.
⎡ 1 2 x ⎤
Find x, if ⎢ 1 1 1 ⎥ is singular
⎣ 2 1 −1 ⎦
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Answer:
(d) 4
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Question 4.
⎡ 3−x 2 2 ⎤
Find the value of x for which the matrix A = ⎢ 2 4−x 1 ⎥ is singular.
⎣ −2 −4 −1 − x ⎦
(a) 0, 1
(b) 1, 3
(c) 0, 3
(d) 3, 2
Answer:
(c) 0, 3

Question 5.

Answer:
(b) − 25
13

Question 6.
The area of a triangle with vertices (-3, 0), (3, 0) and (0, k) is 9 sq. units. The value of k will be
(a) 9
(b) 3
(c) -9
(d) 6
Answer:
(b) 3

Question 7.
∣ sin x cos x cos x ∣
∣ ∣ π π
The number of distinct real roots of cos x
∣ sin x cos x ∣ = 0 in the interval − 4 ≤ x ≤ 4
is
∣ cos x cos x sin x ∣
(a) 0
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 3
Answer:
(c) 1
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Question 8.

(a) 0
(b) -1
(c) 2
(d) 3
Answer:
(a) 0

Question 9.

Answer:
(a) 12

Question 10.
∣ x x+y x + 2y ∣
∣
The value of the determinant x + 2y
∣ is
∣ x x+y ∣
∣ x+y x + 2y x ∣
(a) 9x2 (x + y)
(b) 9y2 (x + y)
(c) 3y2 (x + y)
(d) 7x2 (x + y)
Answer:
(b) 9y2 (x + y)

Question 11.
6−x 4
For what value of x, matrix [ ] is a singularmatrix?
3−x 1
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) -1
(d) -2
Answer:
(b) 2
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Question 12.
Compute (AB)-1, If

Answer:
⎡ 16 12 1 ⎤
1
(a) 19 ⎢ 21 11 −7 ⎥
⎣ 10 −2 3 ⎦

Question 13.

Answer:
(a) A-1

Question 14.

Answer:
1 14 5
(a) 11 [ ]
5 1
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Question 15.

Answer:
1 4 3
(b) 17 [ ]
−3 2

Question 16.
If the points (3, -2), (x, 2), (8, 8) are collinear, then find the value of x.
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
Answer:
(d) 5

Question 17.
Using determinants, find the equation of the line joining the points (1, 2) and (3, 6).
(a) y = 2x
(b) x = 3y
(c) y = x
(d) 4x – y = 5
Answer:
(a) y = 2x

Question 18.
Find the minor of the element of second row and third column in the following determinant
⎡ 2 −3 5 ⎤
⎢ 6 0 4 ⎥
⎣ 1 5 −7 ⎦
(a) 13
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 0
Answer:
(a) 13

Question 19.
∣5 3 8∣
∣
If Δ = 2 0
∣
∣ 1 ∣ , then write the minor of the element a23.
∣1 2 3∣
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(a) 7
(b) -7
(c) 4
(d) 8
Answer:
(a) 7

Question 20.
If a, b, c are the roots of the equation x3 – 3x2 + 3x + 7 = 0, then the value of
∣ 2bc − a 2 c2 b2 ∣
∣ ∣
∣ c2 2ac − b2 a2 ∣ is
∣ ∣
∣ b2 a2 2ab − c2 ∣
(a) 9
(b) 27
(c) 81
(d) 0
Answer:
(d) 0

Question 21.
∣ 1 + a2 x (1 + b2 ) x (1 + c2 ) x ∣
∣ ∣
If ∣ (1 + a 2 ) x 1 + b2 x (1 + c2 ) x ∣, then f(x) is apolynomial of degree
∣ ∣
∣ (1 + a 2 ) x (1 + B 2 ) x 1 + c2 x ∣
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 0
(d) 1
Answer:
(a) 2

Question 22.
∣ a2 2ab b2 ∣
∣ 2 ∣
∣b a2 2ab ∣ is equal to
∣ ∣
∣ 2ab b2 a2 ∣
(a) a3 – b3
(b) a3 + b3
(c) (a3 – b3)2
(d) (a3 + b3)2
Answer:
(d) (a3 + b3)2

Question 23.
∣x − 3 x−4 x−α ∣
∣
If α, β, γ are in A.P., then x − 2
∣=
∣ x−3 x−β ∣
∣x − 1 x−2 x−γ ∣
(a) 0
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(b) (x – 2)(x – 3)(x – 4)
(c) (x – α)(x – β)(x – γ)
(d) αβγ (α – β)(β – γ)2
Answer:
(a) 0

Question 24.
∣1 a 2 + bc a3 ∣
∣ ∣
∣1 b2 + ca b3 ∣
∣ ∣
∣1 c2 + ab c3 ∣
(a) -(a – b)(b – c)(c – a)(a2 + b2 + c2)
(b) (a – b)(b – c)(c – a)
(c) (a2 + b2 + c2)
(d) (a – b)(b – c)(c – a)(a2 + b2 + c2)
Answer:
(a) -(a – b)(b – c)(c – a)(a2 + b2 + c2)

Question 25.
∣ log 512 log4 3 ∣
Evaluate the determinant Δ =∣ 3 ∣
∣ log3 8 log4 9 ∣
(a) 15
2
(b) 12
(c) 14
3
(d) 6
Answer:
15
(a) 2

Question 26.
∣x −7 ∣
∣ ∣
∣x 5x + 1 ∣
(a) 3x2 + 4
(b) x(5x + 8)
(c) 3x + 4x2
(d) x(3x + 4)
Answer:
(b) x(5x + 8)

Question 27.
∣ cos 15∘ sin 15∘ ∣
∣ ∣
∣ sin 75∘ cos 75∘ ∣
(a) 0
(b) 5
(c) 3
(d) 7
Answer:
(a) 0
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Question 28.

Answer:
(b) 1

Question 29.

Answer:
(c) -1

Question 30.

Answer:
4 2
(a) [ ]
−1 1

Question 31.
If for the non-singular matrix A, A2 = I, then find A-1.
(a) A
(b) I
(c) O
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) A

Question 32.
If the equation a(y + z) = x, b(z + x) = y, c(x + y) = z have non-trivial solutions then the value of
1 1 1
1+a
+ 1+b + 1+c is
(a) 1
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(b) 2
(c) -1
(d) -2
Answer:
(b) 2

Question 33.
A non-trivial solution of the system of equations x + λy + 2z = 0, 2x + λz = 0, 2λx – 2y + 3z = 0 is given
by x : y : z =
(a) 1 : 2 : -2
(b) 1 : -2 : 2
(c) 2 : 1 : 2
(d) 2 : 1 : -2
Answer:
(d) 2 : 1 : -2

Question 34.
If 4x + 3y + 6z = 25, x + 5y + 7z = 13, 2x + 9y + z = 1, then z = ________
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) -2
(d) 2
Answer:
(d) 2

Question 35.
If the equations 2x + 3y + z = 0, 3x + y – 2z = 0 and ax + 2y – bz = 0 has non-trivial solution, then
(a) a – b = 2
(b) a + b + 1 = 0
(c) a + b = 3
(d) a – b – 8 = 0
Answer:
(a) a – b = 2

Question 36.
Solve the following system of equations x – y + z = 4, x – 2y + 2z = 9 and 2x + y + 3z = 1.
(a) x = -4, y = -3, z = 2
(b) x = -1, y = -3, z = 2
(c) x = 2, y = 4, z = 6
(d) x = 3, y = 6, z = 9
Answer:
(b) x = -1, y = -3, z = 2

Question 37.
If the system of equations x + ky – z = 0, 3x – ky – z = 0 & x – 3y + z = 0 has non-zero solution, then k
is equal to
(a) -1
(b) 0
(c) 1
(d) 2
Answer:
(c) 1
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Question 38.
If the system of equations 2x + 3y + 5 = 0, x + ky + 5 = 0, kx – 12y – 14 = 0 has non-trivial solution,
then the value of k is
(a) -2, 12
5
1
(b) -1, 5
17
(c) -6, 5
12
(d) 6, − 5
Answer:
(c) -6, 17
5

Question 39.
∣ 2x 5 ∣ ∣6 −2 ∣
If ∣ ∣=∣ ∣ , then the value of x is
∣ 8 x ∣ ∣7 3 ∣
(a) 3
(b) ±3
(c) ±6
(d) 6
Answer:
(c) ±6

Question 40.
∣ (b + c) 2 a2 bc ∣
∣ ∣
∣ (c + a) 2 b2 ca ∣ =
∣ ∣
∣ (a + b) 2 c2 ab ∣
(a) (a – b)(b – c)(c – a)(a2 + b2 + c2)
(b) -(a – b)(b – c)(c – a)
(c) (a – b)(b – c)(c – a)(a + b + c)(a2 + b2 + c2)
(d) 0
Answer:
(c) (a – b)(b – c)(c – a)(a + b + c)(a2 + b2 + c2)

Question 41.
Find the area of the triangle with vertices P(4, 5), Q(4, -2) and R(-6, 2).
(a) 21 sq. units
(b) 35 sq. units
(c) 30 sq. units
(d) 40 sq. units
Answer:
(b) 35 sq. units

Question 42.
If the points (a1, b1), (a2, b2) and(a1 + a2, b1 + b2) are collinear, then
(a) a1b2 = a2b1
(b) a1 + a2 = b1 + b2
(c) a2b2 = a1b1
(d) a1 + b1 = a2 + b2
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Answer:
(a) a1b2 = a2b1

Question 43.
If the points (2, -3), (k, -1) and (0, 4) are collinear, then find the value of 4k.
(a) 4
(b) 7/140
(c) 47
(d) 40/7
Answer:
(d) 40/7

Question 44.
Find the area of the triangle whose vertices are (-2, 6), (3, -6) and (1, 5).
(a) 30 sq. units
(b) 35 sq. units
(c) 40 sq. units
(d) 15.5 sq. units
Answer:
(d) 15.5 sq. units

Question 45.
∣ 2xy x2 y2 ∣
∣ 2 ∣
∣ x y2 2xy ∣ =
∣ 2 ∣
∣ y 2xy x2 ∣
(a) (x3 + y3)2
(b) (x2 + y2)3
(c) -(x2 + y2)3
(d) -(x3 + y3)2
Answer:
(d) -(x3 + y3)2

Question 46.
∣ cos(α + β) − sin(α + β) cos 2β ∣
∣ ∣
∣ sin α cos α sin β ∣ is independent of
The value of
∣ − cos α sin α cos β ∣
(a) α
(b) β
(c) α, β
(d) none of these
Answer:
(a) α

Question 47.
∣x y z ∣
∣ ∣
Let Δ = x 2 y2 z 2 ∣ , then the value of ∆ is
∣
∣ x3 y3 z3 ∣
(a) (x – y) (y – z) (z – x)
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(b) xyz
(c) (x2 + y2 + z2)2
(d) xyz (x – y) (y – z) (z – x)
Answer:
(d) xyz (x – y) (y – z) (z – x)

Question 48.
∣ α β γ ∣
∣ 2 ∣
The value of the determinant
∣ α β2 γ2 ∣=
∣β + γ γ+α α+β ∣
(a) (α + β)(β + γ)(γ + α)
(b) (α – β)(β – γ)(γ – α)(α + β + γ)
(c) (α + β + γ)2 (α – β – γ)2
(d) αβγ (α + β + γ)
Answer:
(b) (α – β)(β – γ)(γ – α)(α + β + γ)

Question 49.
∣1 a a 2 − bc ∣
∣ ∣
Using properties of determinants, ∣ 1 b b2 − ca ∣ =
∣ ∣
∣1 c c2 − ab ∣
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
Answer:
(a) 0

Question 50.
∣1 2 3∣
∣
Find the minor of 6 and cofactor of 4 respectively in the determinant Δ = 4 5
∣
∣ 6∣
∣7 8 9∣
(a) 6, 6
(b) 6, -6
(c) -6, -6
(d) -6, 6
Answer:
(d) -6, 6
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Continuity and Differentiability Class 12 Maths MCQs

Pdf
Question 1.
The derivative of f(tan x) w.r.t. g(sec x) at x = π4 , where f'(1) = 2 and g'(√2) = 4, is
(a) 1
√2
(b) √2
(c) 1
(d) 0
Answer:
1
(a)
√2

Question 2.

Answer:
(c) 23

Question 3.

Answer:
(b) 1

Question 4.
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Answer:
(c) 5 6
16t
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Question 5.

Answer:
(a) n2y

Question 6.

Answer:
(d) − b2 sec3 θ
a

Question 7.

Answer:
(c) y. (log ab2)2

Question 8.

Answer:
(d) − 12
e
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Question 9.

Answer:
3
(a) secaθ θ

Question 10.

Answer:
(d) 0

Question 11.

Answer:
−−
(b) −√ π6

Question 12.
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Answer:
√ (x+y) −√ y−x
(a)
√ y−x +√ x+y

Question 13.

Answer:
2ax+by−y 2
(b)
2xy−bx−2y

Question 14.

Answer:
(d) 1

Question 15.

Answer:
1
(c)
2√ 1−x 2
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Question 16.

Answer:
(d) 12

Question 17.

Answer:
2(1−x 2 )
(c)
(1+x 2 )|1−x 2 |
, x ≠ ±1, 0

Question 18.

Answer:
(b) 0

Question 19.
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Answer:
(c) sec x tan x

Question 20.

Answer:
(d) 3e7

Question 21.
If x2 + y2 = 1, then
(a) yy” – (2y’)2 + 1 = 0
(b) yy” + (y’)2 + 1 = 0
(c) yy” – (y’)2 – 1 = 0
(d) yy” + (2y’)2 + 1 = 0
Answer:
(b) yy” + (y’)2 + 1 = 0

Question 22.

Answer:
(c) -9y

Question 23.
π
The value of c in Rolle’s theorem for the function, f(x) = sin 2x in [0, 2 ] is
(a) π2
(b) π
4
π
(c) 3
(d) π6
Answer:
(b) π
4

Question 24.
The value of c in Rolle’s Theorem for the function f(x) = ex sin x, x ∈ [0, π] is
(a) π6
(b) π
4
(c) π2
3π
(d)
4
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Answer:
3π
(d) 4

Question 25.
A value of c for which the Mean value theorem holds for the function f(x) = logex on the interval [1, 3]
is
(a) 2log3e
1
(b) 2 loge 3
(c) log3e
(d) loge3
Answer:
(a) 2log3e

Question 26.
The value of c in mean value theorem for the function f(x) = (x – 3)(x – 6)(x – 9) in [3, 5] is
(a) 6 ± √(13/3)
(b) 6 + √(13/3)
(c) 6 – √(13/3)
(d) None of these
Answer:
(c) 6 – √(13/3)

Question 27.
The value of c in Mean value theorem for the function f(x) = x(x – 2), x ∈ [1, 2] is
(a) 32
2
(b) 3
1
(c) 2
(d) 52
Answer:
(a) 32

Question 28.

Answer:
(b) ln a + ln b
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Question 29.

Answer:
(c) 8

Question 30.
The number of discontinuous functions y(x) on [-2, 2] satisfying x2 + y2 = 4 is
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) >2
Answer:
(a) 0

Question 31.

Answer:
(c) − 12

Question 32.

Answer:
1
(b) 4
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Question 33.

Answer:
−1
(c) 2
(1+x)

Question 34.
dy
If y = (1 + x)(1 + x2)(1 + x4)…..(1 + x2n), then the value of dx at x = 0 is
(a) 0
(b) -1
(c) 1
(d) None of these
Answer:
(c) 1

Question 35.

Answer:
1
(d)
√ 24

Question 36.
dy
If y = ax2 + b, then at x = 2 is equal to
dx
(a) 4a
(b) 3a
(c) 2a
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) 4a
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Question 37.

Answer:
2y√ y 2 −1 (x 2 +x−1)
(b) 2
(x 2 +1)

Question 38.

Answer:
1
(a) 2

Question 39.

Answer:
log10 e y
(c) x
( y−1 )

Question 40.

Answer:
(d) None of these
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Question 41.

Answer:
y
(d) [latex] x [/latex]

Question 42.
1
If Rolle’s theorem holds for the function f(x) = x3 + bx2 + ax + 5 on [1, 3] with c = (2 + ), find the
√3
value of a and b.
(a) a = 11, b = -6
(b) a = 10, b = 6
(c) a = -11, b = 6
(d) a = 11, b = 6
Answer:
(a) a = 11, b = -6

Question 43.
dy
If y = (tan x)sin x, then dx is equal to
(a) sec x + cos x
(b) sec x + log tan x
(c) (tan x)sin x
(d) None of these
Answer:
(d) None of these

Question 44.

Answer:
log x
(d)
(1+log x) 2

Question 45.
The derivative of y = (1 – x)(2 – x) ….. (n – x) at x = 1 is equal to
(a) 0
(b) (-1)(n – 1)!
(c) n! – 1
(d) (-1)n-1(n – 1)!
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Answer:
(b) (-1)(n – 1)!

Question 46.
dy
If xy . yx = 16, then the value of dx at (2, 2) is
(a) -1
(b) 0
(c) 1
(d) none of these
Answer:
(a) -1

Question 47.

Answer:
y
(c) 1−y
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Application of Derivatives Class 12 Maths MCQs Pdf

Question 1.
Find all the points of local maxima and local minima of the function f(x) = (x – 1)3 (x + 1)2
(a) 1, -1, -1/5
(b) 1, -1
(c) 1, -1/5
(d) -1, -1/5
Answer:
(a) 1, -1, -1/5

Question 2.
Find the local minimum value of the function f(x) = sin4x + cos4x, 0 < x < π2
(a) 1
√2
1
(b) 2
√3
(c) 2
(d) 0
Answer:
(b) 12

Question 3.
Find the points of local maxima and local minima respectively for the function f(x) = sin 2x
– x , where
− π2 ≤ x ≤ π
2
(a) −π6
, π6
(b) π3 , −π
3
(c) −π , π3
3
−π
(d) π6 , 6
Answer:
−π
(d) π6 , 6

Question 4.
ax−b
If y = (x−1)(x−4) has a turning point P(2, -1), then find the value of a and b respectively.
(a) 1, 2
(b) 2, 1
(c) 0, 1
(d) 1, 0
Answer:
(d) 1, 0
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Question 5.
sinp θ cosq θ attains a maximum, when θ =
−−p
(a) tan −1 √ q
p
(b) tan −1 ( q )
(c) tan −1 q
q
(d) tan −1 ( p )
Answer:
−−p
(a) tan −1 √ q

Question 6.
Find the maximum profit that a company can make, if the profit function is given by P(x) =
41 + 24x – 18x2.
(a) 25
(b) 43
(c) 62
(d) 49
Answer:
(d) 49

Question 7.
If y = x3 + x2 + x + 1, then y
(a) has a local minimum
(b) has a local maximum
(c) neither has a local minimum nor local maximum
(d) None of these
Answer:
(c) neither has a local minimum nor local maximum

Question 8.
Find both the maximum and minimum values respectively of 3x4 – 8x3 + 12x2 – 48x + 1 on
the interval [1, 4].
(a) -63, 257
(b) 257, -40
(c) 257, -63
(d) 63, -257
Answer:
(c) 257, -63

Question 9.
It is given that at x = 1, the function x4 – 62x2 + ax + 9 attains its maximum value on the
interval [0, 2]. Find the value of a.
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(a) 100
(b) 120
(c) 140
(d) 160
Answer:
(b) 120

Question 10.
The function f(x) = x5 – 5x4 + 5x3 – 1 has
(a) one minima and two maxima
(b) two minima and one maxima
(c) two minima and two maxima
(d) one minima and one maxima
Answer:
(d) one minima and one maxima

Question 11.
Find the height of the cylinder of maximum volume that can be is cribed in a sphere of
radius a.
(a) 2a
3
2a
(b)
√3
a
(c) 3
(d) a3
Answer:
2a
(b)
√3

Question 12.
Find the volume of the largest cylinder that can be inscribed in a sphere of radius r cm.
3
(a) πr
3√ 3
2
(b) 4πr h
3√ 3
(c) 4πr3
3
(d) 4πr
3√ 3
Answer:
3
(d) 4πr
3√ 3

Question 13.
The area of a right-angled triangle of the given hypotenuse is maximum when the triangle
is
(a) scalene
(b) equilateral
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(c) isosceles
(d) None of these
Answer:
(c) isosceles

Question 14.
Find the area of the largest isosceles triangle having perimeter 18 metres.
(a) 9√3
(b) 8√3
(c) 4√3
(d) 7√3
Answer:
(a) 9√3

Question 15.
2x3 – 6x + 5 is an increasing function, if
(a) 0 < x < 1
(b) -1 < x < 1
(c) x < -1 or x > 1
(d) -1 < x < − 12
Answer:
(c) x < -1 or x > 1

Question 16.
If f(x) = sin x – cos x, then interval in which function is decreasing in 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π, is
(a) [ 5π
6
, 3π
4
]
π π
(b) [ 4 , 2 ]
(c) [ 3π
2
, 5π
2
]
(d) None of these
Answer:
(d) None of these

Question 17.
The function which is neither decreasing nor increasing in ( π2 , 3π
2
) is
(a) cosec x
(b) tan x
(c) x2
(d) |x – 1|
Answer:
(a) cosec x

Question 18.
The function f(x) = tan-1 (sin x + cos x) is an increasing function in
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(a) ( π4 , π2 )
π π
(b) (− 2 , 2 )
π
(c) (0, 2 )
(d) None of these
Answer:
(d) None of these

Question 19.
The function f(x) = x3 + 6x2 + (9 + 2k)x + 1 is strictly increasing for all x, if
3
(a) k > 2
3
(b) k < 2
3
(c) k ≥
2
3
(d) k ≤
2
Answer:
(a) k > 3
2

Question 20.
The point on the curves y = (x – 3)2 where the tangent is parallel to the chord joining (3, 0)
and (4, 1) is
(a) (− 7 , 1 )
2 4
(b) ( 5 , 1 )
2 4
5 1
(c) (− 2 , 4 )
7 1
(d) ( 2 , 4 )
Answer:
7 1
(d) ( 2 , 4 )

Question 21.
t
The slope of the tangent to the curve x = a sin t, y = a{cot t + log(tan 2 )} at the point ‘t’ is
(a) tan t
(b) cot t
(c) tan 2t
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) tan t

Question 22.
The equation of the normal to the curves y = sin x at (0, 0) is
(a) x = 0
(b) x + y = 0
(c) y = 0
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(d) x – y = 0
Answer:
(b) x + y = 0

Question 23.
1
The tangent to the parabola x2 = 2y at the point (1, 2 ) makes with the x-axis an angle of
(a) 0°
(b) 45°
(c) 30°
(d) 60°
Answer:
(b) 45°

Question 24.
The two curves x3 – 3xy2 + 5 = 0 and 3x2y – y3 – 7 = 0
(a) cut at right angles
(b) touch each other
π
(c) cut at an angle 4
π
(d) cut at an angle 3
Answer:
(a) cut at right angles

Question 25.
The distance between the point (1, 1) and the tangent to the curve y = e2x + x2 drawn at
the point x = 0
(a) 1
√5
−1
(b)
√5
(c) 2
√5
(d) −2
√5
Answer:
(c) 2
√5

Question 26.
The tangent to the curve y = 2x2 -x + 1 is parallel to the line y = 3x + 9 at the point
(a) (2, 3)
(b) (2, -1)
(c) (2, 1)
(d) (1, 2)
Answer:
(d) (1, 2)
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Question 27.
The tangent to the curve y = x2 + 3x will pass through the point (0, -9) if it is drawn at the
point
(a) (0, 1)
(b) (-3, 0)
(c) (-4, 4)
(d) (1, 4)
Answer:
(b) (-3, 0)

Question 28.
Find a point on the curve y = (x – 2)2. at which the tangent is parallel to the chord joining
the points (2, 0) and (4, 4).
(a) (3, 1)
(b) (4, 1)
(c) (6,1)
(d) (5, 1)
Answer:
(a) (3, 1)

Question 29.
Tangents to the curve x2 + y2 = 2 at the points (1, 1) and (-1, 1) are
(a) parallel
(b) perpendicular
(c) intersecting but not at right angles
(d) none of these
Answer:
(b) perpendicular

Question 30.
If there is an error of 2% in measuring the length of a simple pendulum, then percentage
error in its period is
(a) 1%
(b) 2%
(c) 3%
(d) 4%
Answer:
(a) 1%

Question 31.
If there is an error of a% in measuring the edge of a cube, then percentage error in its
surface area is
(a) 2a%
a
(b) 2 %
(c) 3a%
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(d) None of these
Answer:
(b) a2 %

Question 32.
If the radius of a sphere is measured as 9 cm with an error of 0.03 cm, then find the
approximating error in calculating its volume.
(a) 2.46π cm3
(b) 8.62π cm3
(c) 9.72π cm3
(d) 7.46π cm3
Answer:
(c) 9.72π cm3

Question 33.
Find the approximate value of f(3.02), where f(x) = 3x2 + 5x + 3
(a) 45.46
(b) 45.76
(c) 44.76
(d) 44.46
Answer:
(a) 45.46

Question 34.
f(x) = 3x2 + 6x + 8, x ∈ R
(a) 2
(b) 5
(c) -8
(d) does not exist
Answer:
(d) does not exist

Question 35.
The radius of a cylinder is increasing at the rate of 3 m/s and its height is decreasing at the
rate of 4 m/s. The rate of change of volume when the radius is 4 m and height is 6 m, is
(a) 80π cu m/s
(b) 144π cu m/s
(c) 80 cu m/s
(d) 64 cu m/s
Answer:
(a) 80π cu m/s

Question 36.
The sides of an equilateral triangle are increasing at the rate of 2 cm/s. The rate at which
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the area increases, when the side is 10 cm, is
(a) √3 cm2/s
(b) 10 cm2/s
(c) 10√3 cm2/s
(d) 10 cm2/s
√3
Answer:
(c) 10√3 cm2/s

Question 37.
A particle is moving along the curve x = at2 + bt + c. If ac = b2, then particle would be
moving with uniform
(a) rotation
(b) velocity
(c) acceleration
(d) retardation
Answer:
(c) acceleration

Question 38.
The distance ‘s’ metres covered by a body in t seconds, is given by s = 3t2 – 8t + 5. The
body will stop after
(a) 1 s
3
(b) 4 s
(c) 43 s
(d) 4 s
Answer:
4
(c) 3 s

Question 39.
The position of a point in time ‘t’ is given by x = a + bt – ct2, y = at + bt2. Its acceleration at
time ‘t’ is
(a) b – c
(b) b + c
(c) 2b – 2c
−−−−−−
(d) 2√ b2 + c2
Answer:
−−−−−−
(d) 2√ b2 + c2

Question 40.
2x
The function f(x) = log (1 + x) – 2+x is increasing on
(a) (-1, ∞)
(b) (-∞, 0)
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(c) (-∞, ∞)
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) (-1, ∞)

Question 41.
2x
f(x) = ( ee2x −1
+1
) is
(a) an increasing function
(b) a decreasing function
(c) an even function
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) an increasing function

Question 42.
The function f(x) = cot-1 x + x increases in the interval
(a) (1, ∞)
(b) (-1, ∞)
(c) (0, ∞)
(d) (-∞, ∞)
Answer:
(d) (-∞, ∞)

Question 43.
x
The function f(x) = log x increases on the interval
(a) (0, ∞)
(b) (0, e)
(c) (e, ∞)
(d) none of these
Answer:
(c) (e, ∞)

Question 44.
The length of the longest interval, in which the function 3 sin x – 4sin3x is increasing, is
π
(a) 3
(b) π2
(c) 3π
2
(d) π
Answer:
(a) π3
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Question 45.
The coordinates of the point on the parabola y2 = 8x which is at minimum distance from
the circle x2 + (y + 6)2 = 1 are
(a) (2, -4)
(b) (18, -12)
(c) (2, 4)
(d) none of these
Answer:
(a) (2, -4)

Question 46.
The distance of that point on y = x4 + 3x2 + 2x which is nearest to the line y = 2x – 1 is
(a) 3
√5
(b) 4
√5
(c) 2
√5
1
(d)
√5
Answer:
(d) 1
√5

Question 47.
The function f(x) = x + 4x has
(a) a local maxima at x = 2 and local minima at x = -2
(b) local minima at x = 2, and local maxima at x = -2
(c) absolute maxima at x = 2 and absolute minima at x = -2
(d) absolute minima at x = 2 and absolute maxima at x = -2
Answer:
(b) local minima at x = 2, and local maxima at x = -2

Question 48.
The combined resistance R of two resistors R1 and R2 (R1, R2 > 0) is given by
1
R
= R11 + R12 . If R1 + R2 = C (a constant), then maximum resistance R is obtained if
(a) R1 > R2
(b) R1 < R2
(c) R1 = R2
(d) None of these
Answer:
(c) R1 = R2

Question 49.
Find the height of a cylinder, which is open at the top, having a given surface area,
greatest volume and of radius r.
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(a) r
(b) 2r
r
(c) 2
(d) 3πr
2
Answer:
(a) r
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Integrals Class 12 Maths MCQs Pdf

Question 1.
2
∫ 1 x 2 dx
(a) 1
7
(b) 3
(c) 13
(d) 0
Answer:
(b) 73

Question 2.
2
∫ 0 (x 2 + 3) dx
(a) 25
3
(b) 26
3
(c) 24
3
(d) None of these
Answer:
(b) 26
3

Question 3.
π/4 −−−−−−−−
Evaluate: ∫ 0 √ 1 − sin 2x dx
(a) √2 – 1
(b) √2 + 1
(c) √2
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) √2 – 1

Question 4.
2π
Evaluate: ∫ 0 sin( π4 + x
2
)dx
(a) -2√2
(b) -2
(c) √2
(d) 2√2
Answer:
(d) 2√2
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Question 5.
2
Evaluate: ∫ 1 dx2
x
1
(a) 2
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) -1
Answer:
(a) 12

Question 6.
1
Evaluate: ∫ 0 sin −1 ( 1+2xx 2 )dx
(a) π2 – log2
(b) π
(c) π4
(d) π2 – log2
Answer:
(a) π2 – log2

Question 7.

Answer:
(a) log( 4 )
3

Question 8.

Answer:
4−π
(c)
4√ 2
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Question 9.

Answer:
(c) 2 tan −1 ( √15 )
√5

Question 10.

Answer:
3+√ 5
(c) 1 log( 2
)
√5

Question 11.
Evaluate: ∫(2tan x – 3cot x)2 dx
(a) -4tan x – 9cot x – 25x + C
(b) 4tan x – 9cot x – 25x + C
(c) -4tan x + 9 cot x + 25x + C
(d) 4tan x + 9cot x + 25x + C
Answer:
(b) 4tan x – 9cot x – 25x + C
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Question 12.

Answer:
ax x a+1
(a) log a
+ a+1
+ aa x + C

Question 13.

Answer:
1
(a) − 4 tan(7 − 4x) + C

Question 14.

Answer:
1 2x
(a) 22 + C
(log 2) 3
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Question 15.

Answer:
4
(b) − cos4 x +C

Question 16.

Answer:
−3
(a) 3 +C
√ sin x

Question 17.
Evaluate: ∫tan(x – θ) tan(x + θ) tan2x dx
1
(a) 2 log|cos2x| – log|cos(x – θ)| + log|cos(x + θ)| + C
(b) – 12 log|cos2x| + log|cos(x – θ)| + log|cos (x + θ)| + C
1
(c) – 2 log|cos2x| – log|cos(x – θ)| – log|cos(x + θ)| + C
(d) None of these
Answer:
(b) – 1 log|cos2x| + log|cos(x – θ)| + log|cos (x + θ)| + C
2

Question 18.
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Answer:
2
(b) −
√ tan x
+ 23 (tan x) 3/2 + C

Question 19.

Answer:
3
(b) − 5 tan −5/3 x + 3 tan 1/3 x + C

Question 20.

Answer:
(c) 14 log∣x 4 − 9∣ − 1 ∣ x 2−3 ∣ + C
12 ∣ x 2+3 ∣

Question 21.

Answer:
(a) π2
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Question 22.

Answer:
8
(a) 21

Question 23.

Answer:
(a) 2 – √2

Question 24.

Answer:
(b) 12 + π+2
1
−A

Question 25.

Answer:
(d) π2
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Question 26.

Answer:
(c) π2

Question 27.

Answer:
sin(x−b)
(c) cosec(b-a) log∣∣ sin(x−a) ∣+C
∣

Question 28.

Answer:
x
(a) e 2 +C
1+x
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Question 29.

Answer:
2
x3
(d) x − x2 + 3
− log |1 + x| + C

Question 30.

Answer:
(d) a = 13 , b = -1

Question 31.

Answer:
(a) 1
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Question 32.

Answer:
−−−−−−−
(b) − log∣∣e−x + √ e−2x − 1 ∣∣ + C

Question 33.

Answer:
n
(b) n1 log∣∣ x nx+1 ∣∣ + C

Question 34.

Answer:
(c) 16 tan −1 ( 2 tan
3
x
)+C
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Question 35.

Answer:
−
(c) 2√ x − 3(√3 −x ) + 6(√6 −x ) − 6 log(√6 −x + 1) + C

Question 36.

Answer:
− 13 log |1 + tan θ| + 16 log∣tan 2 θ − tan θ + 1∣
(b)
+ 1
tan −1 ( 2 tan θ−1 ) + C
√3 √3
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Question 37.

Answer:
(a) log | sec x + tan x| − 2 tan(x/2) + C

Question 38.

Answer:
x
(c) tan 2

Question 39.

Answer:
ex cos x
(a) 1+sin x +C

Question 40.
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Answer:
(b) ex ( x+2
x+4
)+C

Question 41.

Answer:
1 −−−−−−−−−
(x + 1)√ x 2 + 2x + 5
(b) 2
−−−−−−−−−
+2 log |(x + 1) + √ x 2 + 2x + 5 | + C
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Application of Integrals Class 12 Maths MCQs Pdf

Question 1.
−−−−−
The area bounded by the curves y = −√ 4 − x 2 , x2 = -√2y and x = y is
(a) (π + 13 ) sq. units
1
(b) (π − 3 ) sq. units
(c) (π + 23 ) sq. units
2
(d) (π − ) sq. units
3
Answer:
1
(a) (π + 3
) sq. units

Question 2.
2 y2 x2 y2
The area common to the ellipses x 2 + = 1 and + = 1 , 0 < b < a is
a b2 b2 a2
b
(a) (a + b) 2 tan −1 a
a
(b) (a + b) 2 tan −1 b
(c) 4ab tan −1 ab
(d) 4ab tan −1 ab
Answer:
(c) 4ab tan −1 ab

Question 3.
The area enclosed by the parabola y2 = 2x and tangents through the point (-2, 0) is
(a) 3 sq. units
(b) 4 sq. units
(c) 43 sq. units
(d) 83 sq. units
Answer:
(d) 83 sq. units

Question 4.
The area bounded by the lines y = 4x + 5, y = 5 – x and 4y = x + 5 is
(a) 15
2
sq. units
(b) 92 sq. units
(c) 13
2
sq. units
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) 15
2
sq. units
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Question 5.
The area bounded by the curves x + 2y2 = 0 and x + 3y2 = 1 is
(a) 1 sq. units
1
(b) 3 sq. units
2
(c) 3 sq. units
4
(d) 3 sq. units
Answer:
(d) 43 sq. units

Question 6.
The area bounded by y = (2x) 1/2 and x = (2y) 1/2 is
(a) 43 sq. units
(b) 13 sq. units
2
(c) 12 sq. units
5
(d) 4 sq. units
25
Answer:
4
(a) 3 sq. units

Question 7.
The area of the region {(x, y) : y2 = x, x2 + y2 = 2} is
(a) ( π4 − 13 ) sq. units
(b) ( π4 + 13 ) sq. units
(c) ( π4 − 16 ) sq. units
(d) ( π2 + 13 ) sq. units
Answer:
π 1
(d) ( 2 + 3 ) sq. units

Question 8.
The area of the circle 4x2 + 4y2 = 9 which is interior to the parabola x2 = 4y is
√2 2√ 2
(a) 6 + 94 sin −1 (3
) sq. units
√2 1 −1 2√ 2
(b) 6 − 4
sin ( 3 ) sq. units
(c) 32 sq. units
(d) 72 sq. units
Answer:
√2 2√ 2
(a) 6 + 94 sin −1 ( 3
) sq. units
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Question 9.
The area bounded by the curve x2 = 4y = 4y + 4 and line 3x + 4y = 0 is
(a) 25
4
sq. units
125
(b) 8 sq. units
125
(c) 16 sq. units
125
(d) 24 sq. units
Answer:
(d) 125 sq. units
24

Question 10.
The area enclosed between the graph of y = x3 and the lines x = 0, y = 1, y = 8 is
(a) 45
4
(b) 14
(c) 7
(d) none of these
Answer:
(a) 45
4

Question 11.
The area enclosed by the curve y = √x and x = -√y , the circle x2 + y2 = 2 above the x-axis
is
(a) π sq. units
4
(b) 3π sq. units
2
(c) π sq. units
(d) π2 sq. units
Answer:
(d) π2 sq. units

Question 12.
The ratio in which the x-axis divides the area of the region bounded by the curves y = x2 –
4x and y = 2x – x2
(a) 4 : 23
(b) 4 : 27
(c) 4 : 19
(d) none of these
Answer:
(a) 4 : 23

Question 13.
Area bounded by the lines y = |x| and y = 1 – |x – 1| is equal to
(a) 4 sq. units
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(b) 6 sq. units
(c) 2 sq. units
(d) 8 sq. units
Answer:
(a) 4 sq. units

Question 14.
The area bounded by the lines y = |x – 1| and y = 3 – |x| is
(a) 2 sq. units
(b) 3 sq. units
(c) 4 sq. units
(d) 6 sq. units
Answer:
(c) 4 sq. units

Question 15.
The area bounded by the line y = 2x – 2, y = -x and x-axis is given by
9
(a) 2 sq. units
43
(b) 6 sq. units
35
(c) 6 sq. units
(d) None of these
Answer:
(d) None of these

Question 16.
The area of smaller portion bounded by |y| = -x + 1 and y2 = 4x is
(a) 1 sq. units
(b) 2 sq. units
(c) 3 sq. units
(d) none of these
Answer:
(d) none of these

Question 17.
The area lying above x-axis and included between the circle x2 + y2 = 8x and inside of
parabola y2 = 4x is
1
(a) 3 (2 + 3π) sq. units
2
(b) 3 (4 + 3π) sq. units
(c) (6 + 3π) sq. units
(d) 4 (8 + 3π) sq. units
3
Answer:
(d) 43 (8 + 3π) sq. units
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Question 18.
Find the area enclosed by the parabola 4y = 3x2 and the line 2y = 3x + 12.
(a) 27 sq. units
(b) 28 sq. units
(c) 54 sq. units
(d) 30 sq. units
Answer:
(a) 27 sq. units

Question 19.
The area included between the curves x2 = 4by and y2 = 4ax
(a) 16ab sq. units
(b) 16ab
3
sq. units
(c) 4ab sq. units
(d) 16πab sq. units
Answer:
16ab
(b) 3 sq. units

Question 20.
Area of the region between the curves x2 + y2 = π2, y = sin x and y-axis in first quadrant is
π 3 −8
(a) ( 4
) sq. units
π 3 −4
(b) ( 8
) sq. units
π 2 −8
(c) ( 4
) sq. units
π 2 −4
(d) ( ) sq. units
8
Answer:
π 3 −8
(a) ( ) sq. units
4

Question 21.
If y = 2 sin x + sin 2x for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π, then the area enclosed by the curve and x-axis is
(a) 9 sq. units
2
(b) 8 sq. units
(c) 12 sq. units
(d) 4 sq. units
Answer:
(c) 12 sq. units

Question 22.
The area bounded by the curve y = x2 + 4x + 5, the axes of coordinates and minimum
ordinate is
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2
(a) 3 3 sq. units
2
(b) 4 3 sq. units
2
(c) 5 3 sq. units
(d) None of these
Answer:
2
(b) 4 3 sq. units

Question 23.
2 y2
The area of the ellipse x 2 + = 1 is
4 92
(a) 6π sq. units
π(a 2 +b2 )
(b) 4
sq. units
(c) p(a + b) sq. units
(d) none of these
Answer:
(d) none of these

Question 24.
The area bounded by the curve 2x2 + y2 = 2 is
(a) π sq. units
(b) √2π sq. units
(c) π2 sq. units
(d) 2π sq. units
Answer:
(b) √2π sq. units

Question 25.
2 y2
Area of the ellipse x 2 + = 1 is
a b2
(a) 4πab sq.units
(b) 2πab sq.units
(c) πab sq.units
(d) πab sq.units
2
Answer:
(c) πab sq.units

Question 26.
−−−−−−
Determine the area under the curve y = √ a 2 − x 2 included between the lines x = 0 and
x = a.
a
(a) πa4
3
(b) πa4
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2
(c) πa8
(d) None of these
Answer:
a
(a) πa4

Question 27.
2 y2
The area enclosed by curve x25 + 16
= 1 is
(a) 10π sq. units
(b) 20π sq. units
(c) 5π sq. units
(d) 4π sq. units
Answer:
(b) 20π sq. units

Question 28.
The area bounded by the curve y = x2 – 1 and the straight line x + y = 3 is
(a) 92 sq. units
(b) 4 sq. units
7√ 17
(c) 2
sq. units
17√ 17
(d) 6
sq. units
Answer:
17√ 17
(d) 6
sq. units

Question 29.
The area of the region R = ((x, y) : |x| ≤ |y| and x2 + y2 ≤ 1) is
(a) 3π sq. units
8
5π
(b) 8 sq. units
(c) π2 sq. units
(d) π8 sq. units
Answer:
(c) π2 sq. units

Question 30.
The area enclosed between the curve y2 = 4x and the line y = x is
(a) 83 sq. units
(b) 43 sq. units
2
(c) 3 sq. units
(d) 12 sq. units
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Answer:
(a) 83 sq. units

Question 31.
The area bounded by the curves x2 + y2 = 9 and y2 = 8x is
(a) 0 sq. units
2√ 2 9π −1 1
(b) ( 3 + 2 − 9 sin 3
) sq. units
(c) 16π sq. units
(d) None of these
Answer:
2√ 2 9π
(b) ( 3 + 2
− 9 sin −1 1
3
) sq. units

Question 32.
The area bounded by the curves y = sin x, y = cos x and x = 0 is
(a) (√2 – 1) sq. units
(b) 1 sq. units
(c) √2 sq. units
(d) (1 + √2) sq. units
Answer:
(a) (√2 – 1) sq. units

Question 33.
The area common to the circle x2 + y2 = 16a2 and the parabola y2 = 6ax is
4 2 –
(a) 3a (4π − √ 3) sq. units
2
(b) 4a3 (8π − 3) sq. units sq. units
2 –
(c) 4a3 (4π + √ 3) sq. units
(d) None of these
Answer:
2 –
(c) 4a (4π + √ 3) sq. units
3

Question 34.
The area included between curves y = x2 – 3x + 2 and y = -x2 + 3x – 2 is
(a) 1 sq. units
6
(b) 1 sq. units
2
(c) 1 sq. units
(d) 13 sq. units
Answer:
1
(d) 3 sq. units
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Question 35.
The area bounded by x = – 4y2 and x – 1 = -5y2 is
(a) 1 sq. unit
(b) 23 sq. units
2
(c) 3 sq. units
(d) 2 sq. units
Answer:
2
(c) 3 sq. units

Question 36.
The area bounded by the lines y = |x – 2|, x = 1, x = 3 and the x-axis is
(a) 1 sq. units
(b) 2 sq. units
(c) 3 sq. units
(d) 4 sq. units
Answer:
(b) 2 sq. units

Question 37.
Area of the region bounded by the curve y = x2 and the line y = 4 is
(a) 11
3
sq. units
(b) 32
3
sq. units
(c) 43
3
sq. units
(d) 47 sq. units
3
Answer:
(b) 32
3
sq. units

Question 38.
Area of the smaller region bounded by x2 + y2 = 9 and the line x = 1 is
(a) (2 – 3 sec-1 3) sq. units
(b) (√8 – 3sec-1 3) sq.units
(c) (9sec-1 3 – √8) sq. units
(d) (sec-1 3 – 3√8) sq.units
Answer:
(c) (9sec-1 3 – √8) sq. units

Question 39.
The area bounded by the curve y2 = x, line y = 4 and y-axis is
(a) 16
3
sq. units
(b) 64 sq. units
3
(c) 7√2 sq. units
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(d) none of these
Answer:
(b) 64
3
sq. units

Question 40.
The area bounded by the curve x = 3y2 – 9 and the line x = 0, y = 0 and y = 1 is
(a) 8 sq. units
(b) 83 sq. units
(c) 38 sq. units
(d) 3 sq. units
Answer:
(a) 8 sq. units

Question 41.
2
Area bounded by the curve y2 = 16x and line y = mx is 3 then m is equal to
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 1
(d) 2
Answer:
(b) 4

Question 42.
Find the area enclosed by parabola y2 = x and the line y + x = 2 and the x-axis.
5
(a) 6 sq. units
(b) 7 sq. units
6
6
(c) 7 sq. units
(d) 47 sq. units
Answer:
(b) 7 sq. units
6

Question 43.
The area bounded by the curve x2 + y2 = 1 and 1st quadrant is
(a) π4 sq.units
(b) π2 sq. units
π
(c) 3 sq.units
(d) π6 sq.units
Answer:
π
(a) 4 sq.units
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Question 44.
Area bounded by the curve y = cos x between x = 0 and x = 3π
2
is
(a) 1 sq. units
(b) 2 sq. units
(c) 3 sq. units
(d) 4 sq. units
Answer:
(c) 3 sq. units

Question 45.
−−−−−
The area of the region bounded by the curve y = √ 4 − x 2 and x-axis is
(a) 8π sq. units
(b) 2π sq. units
(c) 16π sq. units
(d) 6π sq. units
Answer:
(b) 2π sq. units
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Differential Equations Class 12 Maths MCQs Pdf

Question 1.

Answer:
(c) xy − y 2 =c

Question 2.

Answer:
√ 1+x 2 c
(b) y = x + x

Question 3.

Answer:
(2 cos 2x+3 sin 2x)
(c) ye−3x = −e−3x 13
+c

Question 4.
The solution of the differential equation,
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Answer:
(a) y = sin 1x
1
− cos x

Question 5.
The degree of the differential equation

(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) not defined
Answer:
(d) not defined

Question 6.
1
d2y dy 4 1
The order and degree of the differential equation dx 2 +( dx
) + x 5 = 0 respectively
are
(a) 2 and not defined
(b) 2 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 and 3
Answer:
(a) 2 and not defined

Question 7.
Integrating factor of the differential equation

Answer:
−−−−−
(c) √ 1 − x 2
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Question 8.
dy
Integrating factor of the differential equation dx + y tanx – sec x = 0 is
(a) cos x
(b) sec x
(c) ecos x
(d) esec x
Answer:
(b) sec x

Question 9.
dy
If (x + y)2 dx = a2, y = 0 when x = 0, then y = a if xa =
(a) 1
(b) tan 1
(c) tan 1 + 1
(d) tan 1 – 1
Answer:
(d) tan 1 – 1

Question 10.

Answer:
(a) ex – 1

Question 11.
dy
If sinx dx + y cosx = x sinx, then (y – 1) sinx =
(a) c – x sinx
(b) c + xcosx
(c) c – x cos x
(d) c + x sin x
Answer:
(c) c – x cos x

Question 12.
The solution of differential equation (ey + 1) cosx dx + ey sinx dy = 0 is
(a) (ey + 1) sinx = c
(b) ex sinx = c
(c) (ex + 1) cosx = c
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(d) none of these
Answer:
(a) (ey + 1) sinx = c

Question 13.
dy x
The solution of the differential equation dx = 1+x 2
is

Answer:
−−−−−
(c) y = log(√ 1 + x 2 ) + c

Question 14.

Answer:
e6 +9
(c) 2

Question 15.

Answer:
(a) y = e sin2x

Question 16.
2π
The differential equation of all ‘Simple Harmonic Motions’ of given period n is

Answer:
2x
(b) d 2 + n 2x = 0
dt
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Question 17.
The differential equation of all parabolas whose axes are parallel to y-axis is

Answer:
dy 2
(a) dx = − xc 2

Question 18.
The Solution of cos(x + y) dy = dx is

Answer:
x+y
(a) y = tan( 2
)+C

Question 19.

Answer:
(d) x + x ln x

Question 20.

Answer:
(c) √3e
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Question 21.

Answer:
π
(d) 12

Question 22.

Answer:
y
(d) sec x = cxy

Question 23.

Answer:
−−
(c) −2√ xy = ln cy

Question 24.

Answer:
(c) x + yex/y =c
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Question 25.

Answer:
(c) Circle

Question 26.
The differential equation of all circles which pass through the origin and whose centre lies
on y-axis is

Answer:
dy
(a) (x 2 − y2) dx
− 2xy = 0

Question 27.
The differential equation of the family of circles touching the x-axis at origin is given by

Answer:
2xy
(b) y ′ = x 2 −y 2

Question 28.
The differential equation representing the family of ellipses with centre at origin and foci on
x-axis is given as
(a) xy’ + y = 0
(b) x2y2(y”)2 + yy’= 0
(c) xyy” + x(y’)2 – yy’ = 0
(d) None of these
Answer:
(b) x2y2(y”)2 + yy’= 0

Question 29.
The differential equation of all parabolas whose axes are along x-axis is
(a) y22 + y1 = 0
(b) y12 + y2 = 0
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(c) y12 + y1 y2 = 0
(d) y12 + yy2 = 0
Answer:
(d) y12 + yy2 = 0

Question 30.
The equation of family of curves for which the length of the normal is equal to the radius
vector is
(a) y 2 ∓ x 2 = k2
(b) y ± x = k
(c) y2 = kx
(d) none of these
Answer:
(a) y 2 ∓ x 2 = k2

Question 31.
dy 6x 2
Given the differential equation dx = 2y+cos y
; y(1) = π
Mark out the correct statement.
(a) solution is y2 – sin y = -2x3 + C
(b) solution is y2 + sin y = 2x3 + C
(c) C = π2+ 2√2
(d) C = π2 + 2
Answer:
(b) solution is y2 + sin y = 2x3 + C

Question 32.
The differential equation of all parabolas whose axis of symmetry is along the axis of the x-
axis is of order
(a) 3
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) none of these
Answer:
(c) 2

Question 33.
The degree of the equation satisfying the relation
−−−−− −−−−− −−−−− −−−−−
√ 1 + x 2 + √ 1 + y 2 = λ(√ 1 + y 2 − y√ 1 + x 2 ) is
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) none of these
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Answer:
(a) 1

Question 34.
2/3
d2y 3dy
The degree of the differential equation ( d 2 ) +4− dx
= 0 is
x
(a) 2
(b) 1
(c) 3
(d) none of these
Answer:
(a) 2

Question 35.
The differential equation whose solution is (x – h)2 + (y – k)2 = a2 is (a is a constant)

Answer:
2 3 2
dy d2y
(b) [1 + (
dx
) ] = a 2 ( dx 2 )

Question 36.
A
The differential equation satisfied by y = x + B is (A, B are parameters)
(a) x2 y1 = y
(b) xy1 + 2y2 = 0
(c) xy2 + 2y1 = 0
(d) none of these
Answer:
(c) xy2 + 2y1 = 0

Question 37.
The solution of a differential equation is y = c1e4x + c2e3x, the differential equation is given
by
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Answer:
d2y dy
(c) dx 2 − 7 dx + 12y = 0

Question 38.
The differential equation satisfied by

Answer:
dy 1+y 2
(b) dx = 1+x 2

Question 39.
dy 1+y 2
The solution of the differential equation dx = 1+x 2
is
(a) y = tan-1 x
(b) y – x = k(1 + xy)
(c) x = tan-1 y
(d) tan(xy) = k
Answer:
(b) y – x = k(1 + xy)

Question 40.
The solution of the differential equation cos x sin y dx + sin x cos y dy = 0 is
sin x
(a) sin y = c
(b) sin x sin y = c
(c) sin x + sin y = c
(d) cos x cos y = c
Answer:
(b) sin x sin y = c

Question 41.
Which of the following is the general solution of
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Answer:
(a) y = (Ax + B) ex

Question 42.

Answer:
(a) y (1 + x 2 ) = c + tan −1 x

Question 43.

Answer:
−−−−−−
(c) √ x 2 + y 2 + y = cx 2

Question 44.
The solution of the differential equation (x2 + y2) dx – 2xy dy = 0 is

Answer:
x 2 −y 2
(d) x =c

Question 45.
The solution of the differential equation x dy + (x + y) dx = 0 is
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Answer:
x2
(b) c = xy + 2

Question 46.
dy x−y
The solution of differential equation dx = x+y is
(a) x2 – y2 + 2xy + c = 0
(b) x2 – y2 – xy + c = 0
(c) x2 – y2 + xy + c = 0
(d) x2 – y2 – 2xy + c = 0
Answer:
(d) x2 – y2 – 2xy + c = 0

Question 47.
dy
The particular solution In( dx ) = 3x + 4y, y(0) = 0 is
(a) e3x + 3e-4y = 4
(b) 4e3x – 3e-4y = 3
(c) 3e3x + 4e4y = 7
(d) 4e3x + 3e-4y = 7
Answer:
(d) 4e3x + 3e-4y = 7

Question 48.
The solution of the differential equation

Answer:
(c) y = x tan(C – x)

Question 49.
The solution of the differential equation
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Answer:
(d) None of these

Question 50.
The solution of the differential equation

Answer:
C−x 2 −y 2
(c) y = x tan( 2
)

Question 51.

Answer:
(b) cey/2
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Question 52.
dy
−1−
−−y−2
The differential equation dx =√ y determines a family of circle with
(a) variable radii and fixed centre (0, 1)
(b) variable radii and fixed centre (0, -1)
(c) fixed radius 1 and variable centre on x-axis
(d) fixed radius 1 and variable centre on y-axis
Answer:
(c) fixed radius 1 and variable centre on x-axis

Question 53.
If y dx + y2 dy = x dy, x ∈ R, y > 0 and y(1) = 1, then y(-3) =
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 5
Answer:
(a) 3

Question 54.
The solution of y dx + (x + x2y) dy = 0 is

Answer:
1
(b) − xy + ln y =c

Question 55.

Answer:
e2 +1
(c) 4

Question 56.

Answer:
(d) 6
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Question 57.

Answer:
5
(d) 2

Question 58.

Answer:
2
(d) e
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Vector Algebra Class 12 Maths MCQs Pdf

Question 1.

Answer:
3^i −2^j +6k^
(c) 7

Question 2.
The area of parallelogram whose adjacent sides are ^i − 2^j + 3k^ and 2^i + ^j − 4k^ is
(a) 10√6
(b) 5√6
(c) 10√3
(d) 5√3
Answer:
(b) 5√6

Question 3.
If AB × AC = 2^i − 4^j + 4k^ , then the are of ΔABC is
(a) 3 sq. units
(b) 4 sq. units
(c) 16 sq. units
(d) 9 sq. units
Answer:
(a) 3 sq. units

Question 4.

Answer:
(a)
5√ 3 ^
3
(i + ^j + k^)
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Question 5.
|a × b|2 + |a.b|2 = 144 and |a| = 4, then |b| is equal to
(a) 12
(b) 3
(c) 8
(d) 4
Answer:
(b) 3

Question 6.
If |a × b| = 4 and |a.b| = 2, then |a|2 |b|2 is equal to
(a) 2
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 20
Answer:
(d) 20

Question 7.

Answer:
(c) ^i

Question 8.
The two vectors a = 2^i + ^j + 3k^ and b = 4 \hat{i}-\lambda \hat{j}+6 \hat{k} ae parallel, if λ
is equal to
(a) 2
(b) -3
(c) 3
(d) 2
Answer:
(d) 2

Question 9.
If |a|= 5, |b|= 13 and |a × b|= 25, find a.b
(a) ±10
(b) ±40
(c) ±60
(d) ±25
Answer:
(c) ±60
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Question 10.
Find the value of λ so that the vectors 2i − 4^
j + k^ and 4i − 8^j + λk^ are parallel.
(a) -1
(b) 3
(c) -4
(d) 2
Answer:
(d) 2

Question 11.
If O is origin and C is the mid point of A(2, -1) and B(-4, 3), then the value of OC is
(a) ^i + ^
j
(b) ^i − ^
j
(c) −^i + ^j
(d) −^i − ^j
Answer:
(c) −^i + ^
j

Question 12.
The vectors AB = 3^i + 4k^ and AC = AC = 5^i − 2^j + 4k^ are the side of a ΔABC. The
length of the median through A is
(a) √18
(b) √72
(c) √33
(d) √288
Answer:
(c) √33

Question 13.
The summation of two unit vectors is a third unit vector, then the modulus of the difference
of the unit vector is
(a) √3
(b) 1 – √3
(c) 1 + √3
(d) -√3
Answer:
(a) √3
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Question 14.

Answer:
(d)
1
√6
(2^i − ^j + k^)

Question 15.

Answer:
2π
(c) π ≥ θ > 3

Question 16.
The value of λ for which the vectors 3^i − 6^j + k^ and 2^i − 4^j + λk^ are parallel is
(a) 2
3
(b) 32
(c) 5
2
(d) 2
5
Answer:
2
(a) 3

Question 17.
The vectors from origin to the points A and B are a = 2^i − 3^ j + 2k^ and b =
2^i + 3^j + k^ , respectively then the area of triangle OAB is
(a) 340
(b) √25
(c) √229
1
(d) 2 √229
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Answer:
1
(d) 2 √229

Question 18.
The vectors λ^i + ^j + 2k^, ^i + λ^j − k^ and 2^i − ^j + λk^ are coplanar if
(a) λ = -2
(b) λ = 0
(c) λ = 1
(d) λ = -1
Answer:
(a) λ = -2

Question 19.
If a, b, c are unit vectors such that a + b + c = 0, then the value of a.b + b.c + c.a is
(a) 1
(b) 3
3
(c) − 2
(d) None of these
Answer:
(c) − 3
2

Question 20.
If |a| = 4 and -3 ≤ λ ≤ 2, then the range of |λa| is
(a) [0, 8]
(b) [-12, 8]
(c) [0, 12]
(d) [8, 12]
Answer:
(c) [0, 12]

Question 21.
The number of vectors of unit length perpendicular to the vectors a = 2^i + ^j + 2k^ and b
=^j + k^ is
(a) one
(b) two
(c) three
(d) infinite
Answer:
(b) two

Question 22.
Let a, b and c be vectors with magnitudes 3, 4 and 5 respectively and a + b + c = 0, then
the values of a.b + b.c + c.a is
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(a) 47
(b) 25
(c) 50
(d) -25
Answer:
(d) -25

Question 23.
If |a| = |b| = 1 and |a + b| = √3, then the value of (3a – 4b).(2a + 5b) is
(a) -21
21
(b) − 2
(c) 21
21
(d) 2
Answer:
(b) − 212

Question 24.

Answer:
1 ^
(c) (i + ^j )
√2

Question 25.
If |a – b| = |a| = |b| = 1, then the angle between a and b is
(a) π3
(b) 3π
4
(c) π2
(d) 0
Answer:
(a) π
3

Question 26.
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Answer:
(d) |a|2

Question 27.
a, b, c are three vectors, such that a + b + c = 0, |a|= 1, |b|= 2, |c|= 3, then a.b + b.c + c is
equal to
(a) 0
(b) -7
(c) 7
(d) 1
Answer:
(b) -7

Question 28.
If |a + b| = |a – b|, then angle between a and b is (a ≠ 0, b ≠ 0)
π
(a) 3
(b) π6
(c) π4
π
(d) 2
Answer:
(d) π2

Question 29.
If a and b are two unit vectors inclined to x-axis at angles 30° and 120° respectively, then
|a + b| equals
−−2
(a) √ 3
(b) √2
(c) √3
(d) 2
Answer:
(d) 2

Question 30.
If the angle between ^i + k^ and ^i + ^j + ak^ is π
3
, then the value of a is
(a) 0 or 2
(b) -4 or 0
(c) 0 or -3
(d) 2 or -2
Answer:
(b) -4 or 0
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Question 31.
The length of longer diagronai of the parallelogram constructed on 5a + 2b and a – 3b. If it
is given that
|a| = 2√2, |b| = 3 and angle between a and b is π4 , is
(a) 15
(b) √113
(c) √593
(d) √369
Answer:
(c) √593

Question 32.
If ( 12 , 13 , n) are the direction cosines of a line, then the value of n is
√ 23
(a) 6
(b) 23
6
2
(c) 3
(d) 3
2
Answer:
√ 23
(a)
6

Question 33.
Find the magnitude of vector 3^i + 2^j + 12k^ .
(a) √157
(b) 4√11
(c) √213
(d) 9√3
Answer:
(a) √157

Direction (34 – 36): Study the given parallelogram and answer the following questions.

Question 34.
Which of the following represents equal vectors?
(a) a, c
(b) b, d
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(c) b, c
(d) m, d
Answer:
(b) b, d

Question 35.
Which of the following represents collinear but not equal vectors?
(a) a, c
(b) b, d
(c) b, m
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Answer:
(a) a, c

Question 36.
Which of the following represents coinitial vector?
(a) c, d
(b) m, b
(c) b, d
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Answer:
(d) Both (a) and (b)

Question 37.
The unit vector in the direction of the sum of vectors

Answer:
(a) 1 (3^i
5√ 2
+ 4^j + 5k^)

Question 38.
The vectors 3^i + 5^ j + 2k^, 2^i − 3^j − 5k^ and 5^i + 2^j − 3k^ form the sides of
(a) Isosceles triangle
(b) Right triangle
(c) Scalene triangle
(d) Equilaterala triangle
Answer:
(d) Equilaterala triangle
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Question 39.

Answer:
(d) α = ±1, β = 1

Question 40.
The vectors a = x^i − 2^ j + 5k^ and b = ^i + y^j − zk^ are collinear, if
(a) x =1, y = -2, z = -5
(b) x= 1.2, y = -4, z = -10
(c) x = -1/2, y = 4, z = 10
(d) All of these
Answer:
(d) All of these

Question 41.
j + 3k^ is rotated through an angle θ and doubled in magnitude, then it
The vector ^i + x^
becomes 4^i + (4x − 2)^i + 2k ^ . The value of x is
(a) {− 23 , 2}
(b) { 13 , 2}
(c) { 2 , 0}
3
(d) {2, 7}
Answer:
(a) {− 23 , 2}

Question 42.
If a + b + c = 0, then a × b =
(a) c × a
(b) b × c
(c) 0
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Answer:
(d) Both (a) and (b)

Question 43.
If a is perpendicular to b and c, |a| = 2, |b| = 3, |c| = 4 and the angle between b and c is
2π
3
, |abc| is equal to
(a) 4√3
(b) 6√3
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(c) 12√3
(d) 18√3
Answer:
(c) 12√3

Question 44.

Answer:
(b) a

Question 45.

Answer:
(a) neither x nor y

Question 46.
If a, b, c are three non-coplanar vectors, then (a + b + c).[(a + b) × (a + c)] is
(a) 0
(b) 2[abc]
(c) -[abc]
(d) [abc]
Answer:
(c) -[abc]

Question 47.
If u, v and w are three non-coplanar vectors, then (u + v – w).[(u – v) × (v – w)] equals
(a) 0
(b) u.v × w
(c) u.w × v
(d) 3u.v × w
Answer:
(b) u.v × w
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Question 48.
If unit vector c makes an angle π3 with ^i × ^j , then minimum and maximum values of
(^i × ^j ) ⋅ c respectively are
√3
(a) 0, 2
√3 √3
(b) − 2 , 2
√3
(c) -1, 2
(d) None of these
Answer:
√3 √3
(b) − , 2
2

Question 49.
The volume of the tetrahedron whose conterminous edges are ^
j + k^, ^i + k^, i + ^j is
1
(a) cu. unit
6
(b) 13 cu. unit
1
(c) 2 cu. unit
2
(d) 3 cu. unit
Answer:
(b) 13 cu. unit

Question 50.
j , i + ^j − k^ and 3^i − k^ form three concurrent edges of a
If the vectors 2^i − 3^
parallelopiped, then the volume of the parallelopiped is
(a) 8
(b) 10
(c) 4
(d) 14
Answer:
(c) 4

Question 51.
The volume of the parallelopiped whose edges are represented by
−12^i + αk^, 3j − k^ and 2^i + j − 15k^ is 546 cu. units. Then α =
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) -3
(d) -2
Answer:
(c) -3
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Question 52.

Answer:
(d) None of these

Question 53.

Answer:
(a) -2

Question 54.

Answer:
(a) all values of x

Question 55.
If the vectors ^i − 2^j + 3k^, −2^i + 3^j − 4k^, λ^i − ^j + 2k^ are coplanar, then the value
of λ is equal to
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
Answer:
(a) 0

Question 56.
Find the value of λ if the vectors, a = 2^i − ^j + k^ , b = ^i + 2^j − 3k^ and c =
3^i − λ^j + 5k^ are coplanar.
(a) 4
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(b) -2
(c) -6
(d) 5
Answer:
(a) 4

Question 57.
If a, b, c are unit vectors, then |a – b| + |b – c| + |c – a| does not exceed
(a) 4
(b) 9
(c) 8
(d) 6
Answer:
(b) 9

Question 58.
Find the value of λ so that the vectors 2^i − 4^j + k^ and 4^i − 8^j + λk^ are perpendicular.
(a) -15
(b) 10
(c) -40
(d) 20
Answer:
(c) -40

Question 59.
The dot product of a vector with the vectors ^i + ^j − 3k^, ^i + 3^j − 2k^ and
2^i + ^j + 4k^ are 0, 5 and 8 respectively. Find the vector.
j + k^
(a) ^i + 2^
(b) −^i + 3^j − 2k^
j + 3k^
(c) ^i + 2^
j − 3k^
(d) ^i − 3^
Answer:
j + k^
(a) ^i + 2^

Question 60.
If a, b, c are three mutually perpendicular vectors of equal magnitude, find the angle
between a and a + b + c.
–
(a) cos−1 (1/√ 3)
–
(b) cos−1 (1/2√ 2)
–
(c) cos−1 (1/3√ 3)
–
(d) cos−1 (1/2√ 3)
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Answer:
–
(a) cos−1 (1/√ 3)
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Three Dimensional Geometry Class 12 Maths MCQs Pdf

Question 1.

Answer:
π
(b) 2

Question 2.
The angle between the lines passing through the points (4, 7, 8), (2, 3, 4) and (-1, -2, 1),
(1, 2, 5) is
(a) 0
(b) π2
(c) π4
(d) π6
Answer:
(a) 0

Question 3.

Answer:
(d) Both (a) and (b)
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Question 4.

Answer:
x−1 y−2 z+3
(a) 1
= 3
= 4

Question 5.

Answer:
10
(a) − 7

Question 6.
Equation of the plane passing through three points A, B, C with position vectors

Answer:
(a) π(^i − ^
j − 2k^) + 23 = 0

Question 7.
Four points (0, -1, -1) (-4, 4, 4) (4, 5, 1) and (3, 9, 4) are coplanar. Find the equation of the
plane containing them.
(a) 5x + 7y + 11z – 4 =0
(b) 5x – 7y + 11z + 4 = 0
(c) 5x – 7y – 11z – 4 = 0
(d) 5x + 7y – 11z + 4 = 0
Answer:
(b) 5x – 7y + 11z + 4 = 0
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Question 8.
Find the equation of plane passing through the points P(1, 1, 1), Q(3, -1, 2), R(-3, 5, -4).
(a) x + 2y = 0
(b) x – y = 2
(c) -x + 2y = 2
(d) x + y = 2
Answer:
(d) x + y = 2

Question 9.
The vector equation of the plane passing through the origin and the line of intersection of
the plane r.a = λ and r.b = µ is
(a) r.(λa – µb) = 0
(b) r.(λb – µa) = 0
(c) r.(λa + µb)= 0
(d) r.(λb + µa) = 0
Answer:
(b) r.(λb – µa) = 0

Question 10.
The vector equation of a plane passing through the intersection of the planes
r ⋅ (^i + ^j + k^) = 6 and r ⋅ (2^i + 3^j + 4k^) = −5 and the point (1, 1, 1) is

Answer:
(c) r ⋅ (20^i + 23^j + 26k^) = 69

Question 11.

Answer:
(b) -4

Question 12.
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(a) coplanar
(b) non-coplanar
(c) perpendicular
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(a) coplanar

Question 13.
The angle between the planes 3x + 2y + z – 5 = 0 and x + y – 2z – 3 = 0 is

Answer:
3
(c) cos−1 ( )
2√ 21

Question 14.
The equation of the plane through the point (0, -4, -6) and (-2, 9, 3) and perpendicular to
the plane x – 4y – 2z = 8 is
(a) 3x + 3y – 2z = 0
(b) x – 2y + z = 2
(c) 2x + y – z = 2
(d) 5x – 3y + 2z = 0
Answer:
(c) 2x + y – z = 2

Question 15.
The angle between the planes r ⋅ (^i + 2^j + k^) = 4 and r(−^i + ^j + 2k^) = 9 is
(a) 30°
(b) 60°
(c) 45°
(d) None of these
Answer:
(b) 60°
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Question 16.

Answer:
(b) 70
11

Question 17.
The shortest distance between the lines

Answer:
1
(d)
√6

Question 18.
x−3 y−8 z−3 x+3 y+7 z−6
The shortest distance between the lines 3
= −1
= 1
and −3 = 2
= 4
is
equal
(a) 3√30
(b) √30
(c) 2√30
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) 3√30

Question 19.
z
The shortest distance between the lines x = y = z and x + 1 – y = 0 is
1
(a) 2
(b) 1
√2
(c) 1
√3
(d) 1
√6
Answer:
(d) 1
√6
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Question 20.
The shortest distance between the lines x = y + 2 = 6z – 6 and x + 1 = 2y = -12z is
(a) 12
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 32
Answer:
(b) 2

Question 21.
The angle θ between the line r = a + λb is given by

Answer:
~π
−1 h π^
(a) sin ( )
|b|⃗

Question 22.

Answer:
2√ 2
(a) sin −1 ( 3 )

Question 23.
x−1 y+3 z−5
The angle between the straight line 2
= −1
= 2
and the plane 4x – 2y + 4z = 9 is
(a) 60°
(b) 90°
(c) 45°
(d) 30°
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Answer:
(b) 90°

Question 24.
Distance of the point (α, β, γ) from y-axis is
(a) β
(b) |β|
(c) |β| + |γ|
−−−−−−
(d) √ α 2 + γ 2
Answer:
−−−−−−
(d) √ α 2 + γ 2

Question 25.
The distance of the plane r ⋅ ( 27 ^i + 37 ^j − 67 k^) = 1 from the origin is
(a) 1
(b) 7
(c) 17
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) 1

Question 26.

Answer:
√2
(d) 10

Question 27.
The reflection of the point (α, β, γ) in the xy-plane is
(a) (α, β, 0)
(b) (0, 0, γ)
(c) (-α, -β, -γ)
(d) (α, β, -y)
Answer:
(d) (α, β, -y)
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Question 28.
The area of the quadrilateral ABCD, where A(0, 4, 1), B(2, 3, -1), C(4, 5, 0) and D(2, 6, 2),
is equal to
(a) 9 sq. units
(b) 18 sq. units
(c) 27 sq. units
(d) 81 sq. units
Answer:
(a) 9 sq. units

Question 29.
The locus represented by xy + yz = 0 is
(a) A pair of perpendicular lines
(b) A pair of parallel lines
(c) A pair of parallel planes
(d) A pair of perpendicular planes
Answer:
(d) A pair of perpendicular planes

Question 30.
Direction cosines of the line that makes equal angles with the three axes in space are

Answer:
1
(c) ±
√3
,± 1 √3
, ± 1
√3

Question 31.
If the direction ratios of a line are 1, -3, 2, then its direction cosines are

Answer:
(a)
1
, −3
√ 14 √ 14
, 2
√ 14

Question 32.
The cosines of the angle between any two diagonals of a cube is
(a) 13
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1
(b) 2
(c) 23
(d) 1
√3
Answer:
(a) 13

Question 33.
Which of the following is false?
(a) 30°, 45°, 60° can be the direction angles of a line is space.
(b) 90°, 135°, 45° can be the direction angles of a line is space.
(c) 120°, 60°, 45° can be the direction angles of a line in space.
(d) 60°, 45°, 60° can be the direction angles of a line in space.
Answer:
(a) 30°, 45°, 60° can be the direction angles of a line is space.

Question 34.
A line makes angles α, β and γ with the co-ordinate axes. If α + β = 90°, then γ is equal to
(a) 0°
(b) 90°
(c) 180°
(d) None of these
Answer:
(b) 90°

Question 35.
If a line makes an angle θ1, θ2, θ3 with the axis respectively, then cos 2θ1 + cos 2θ2 + cos
2θ3 =
(a) -4
(b) -2
(c) -3
(d) -1
Answer:
(d) -1

Question 36.
The coordinates of a point P are (3, 12, 4) w.r.t. origin O, then the direction cosines of OP
are
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Answer:
3 12 4
(d) 13 , 13 , 13

Question 37.
Find the direction cosines of the line joining A(0, 7, 10) and B(-1, 6, 6).

Answer:
1 1 4
(b) ,
3√ 2
,
3√ 2 3√ 2

Question 38.
The direction cosines of a line passing through two points P(x1, y1, z1) and Q(x2, y2, z2) are

Answer:
x 2 −x 1 y2 −y1 z2 −z1
(c)
PQ
, PQ
, PQ

Question 39.
The equation of a line which passes through the point (1, 2, 3) and is parallel to the vector
3^i + 2^j − 2k^ , is

Answer:
(b) r = (^i + 2^j + 3k^) + λ(3^i + 2^j − 2k^)

Question 40.
The equation of line passing through the point (-3, 2, -4) and equally inclined to the axes
are
(a) x – 3 = y + 2 = z – 4
(b) x + 3 = y – 2 = z + 4
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x+3 y−2 z+4
(c) 1 = 2 = 3
(d) None of these
Answer:
(b) x + 3 = y – 2 = z + 4

Question 41.
If l, m and n are the direction cosines of line l, then the equation of the line (l) passing
through (x1, y1, z1) is

Answer:
x−x 1 y−y1 z−z1
(a) l = m = n

Question 42.
In the figure, a be the position vector of the point A with respect to the origin O. l is a line
parallel to a
vector b. The vector equation of line l is

Answer:
(c) r = a + λb

Question 43.
The certesian equation of the line l when it passes through the point (x1, y1, z1) and parallel
to the vector
b = a^i + b^j + ck^ , is
(a) x – x1 = y – y1 = z – z1
(b) x + x1 = y + y1 = z + z1
x+x 1 y+y1 z+z1
(c) a
= b
= c
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x−x y−y1 z−z1
(d) a 1 = b
= c
Answer:
x−x 1 y−y1 z−z1
(d) a = b
= c

Question 44.
The equation of the straight line passing through the point (a, b, c) and parallel to Z-axis is

Answer:
x−a y−b z−c
(d) 0
= 0
= 1

Question 45.
x+2 y+1 z−3 6
The coordinates of a point on the line 3
= 2
= 2
at a distance of from the
√ 12
point (1, 2, 3) is
(a) (56, 43, 111)
(b) ( 56 , 43 , 111 )
17 17 17
(c) (2, 1, 3)
(d) (-2, -1, -3)
Answer:
(b) ( 56 , 43 , 111 )
17 17 17

Question 46.
Find the coordinatets of the point where the line through the points (5, 1, 6) and (3, 4, 1)
crosses the yz-plane.
(a) (0, − 17 , 13 )
2 2
(b) (0, 17 , − 13 )
2 2
(c) (10, 19
2
, 13
2
)
(d) (0, 17, 13)
Answer:
(b) (0, 17
2
, − 13
2
)

Question 47.
The point A(1, 2, 3), B(-1, -2, -1) and C(2, 3, 2) are three vertices of a parallelogram
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ABCD. Find the equation of CD.

Answer:
x−2 y−3 z−2
(d) 1
= 2
= 2

Question 48.
The equation of the line joining the points (-3, 4, 11) and (1, -2, 7) is

Answer:
x+3 y−4 z−11
(b) −2 = 3
= 2

Question 49.
The vector equation of the line through the points A(3, 4, -7) and B(1, -1, 6) is

Answer:
(c) r = (3^i + 4^j − 7k^) + λ(−2^i − 5^j + 13k^)

Question 50.

Answer:
π
(d) 6
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Question 51.
The angle between the line 2x = 3y = -z and 6x = -y = -4z is
(a) 30°
(b) 45°
(c) 90°
(d) 0°
Answer:
(c) 90°

Question 52.
x−2 y−1 z−3
The angle between the lines 3x = 6y = 2z and −5 = 7
= 1
is
π
(a) 6
π
(b) 4
π
(c) 3
π
(d) 2
Answer:
(d) π2

Question 53.
Find the angle between the pair of lines given by

Answer:
(a) cos−1 ( 19 )
21

Question 54.
The angle between the lines x = 1, y = 2 and y = -1, z = 0 is
(a) 90°
(b) 30°
(c) 60°
(d) 0°
Answer:
(a) 90°
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Question 55.

Answer:
(a) 0

Question 56.

Answer:
|(a~2 −a 1 )×b|
(b)
|b|

Question 57.

Answer:
−−
59
(b) √ 7

Question 58.
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Answer:
−129
−−
(d) √ 5

Question 59.
The direction cosines of the unit vector perpendicular to the plane
r ⋅ (6^i − 3^j − 2k^) + 1 = 0 passing through the origin are
6 3 2
(a) 7 , 7 , 7
(b) 6, 3, 2
6 3 2
(c) − 7 , 7 , 7
(d) -6, 3, 2
Answer:
(c) − 67 , 37 , 27

Question 60.
The coordinate of the foot of perpendicular drawn from origin to the plane 2x – 3y + 4z – 6
= 0 is

Answer:
−18
(d) ( 12 , , 24 )
√ 29 √ 29 √ 29

Question 61.
The vector equation of a plane which is at a distance of 7 units from the origin and normal
to the vector
3^i + 5^j − 6k^ is

Answer:
^ 5j^ 6k^
(d) r ⋅ ( 3i + − )=7
70 70 70
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Question 62.
Find the vector equation of the plane which is at a distance of 8 units from the origin and
j + 2k^ .
which is normal to the vector 2^i + ^

Answer:
(c) r ⋅ (2^i + ^j + 2k^) = 24

Question 63.
Find the length of perpendicular from the origin to the plane r(3^i − 4^j + 12k^) .
5
(a) 13
5
(b)
√ 13
5
(c) 23
√5
(d) 13
Answer:
(a) 5
13

Question 64.
The equation of the plane passing through three non- collinear points with position vectors
a, b, c is
(a) r.(b × c + c × a + a × b) = 0
(b) r.(b × c + c × a + a × b) = [abc]
(c) r.(a × (b + c)) = [abc]
(d) r.(a + b + c) = 0
Answer:
(b) r.(b × c + c × a + a × b) = [abc]
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Linear Programming Class 12 Maths MCQs Pdf

Question 1.
Z = 20x1 + 20x2, subject to x1 ≥ 0, x2 ≥ 0, x1 + 2x2 ≥ 8, 3x1 + 2x2 ≥ 15, 5x1 + 2x2 ≥ 20. The
minimum value of Z occurs at
(a) (8, 0)
(b) ( 52 , 15
4
)
(c) ( 72 , 94 )
(d) (0, 10)
Answer:
7 9
(c) ( 2 , 4 )

Question 2.
Z = 7x + y, subject to 5x + y ≥ 5, x + y ≥ 3, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0. The minimum value of Z occurs at
(a) (3, 0)
(b) ( 12 , 52 )
(c) (7, 0)
(d) (0, 5)
Answer:
(d) (0, 5)

Question 3.
Minimize Z = 20x1 + 9x2, subject to x1 ≥ 0, x2 ≥ 0, 2x1 + 2x2 ≥ 36, 6x1 + x2 ≥ 60.
(a) 360 at (18, 0)
(b) 336 at (6, 4)
(c) 540 at (0, 60)
(d) 0 at (0, 0)
Answer:
(b) 336 at (6, 4)

Question 4.
Z = 8x + 10y, subject to 2x + y ≥ 1, 2x + 3y ≥ 15, y ≥ 2, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0. The minimum value of
Z occurs at
(a) (4.5, 2)
(b) (1.5, 4)
(c) (0, 7)
(d) (7, 0)
Answer:
(b) (1.5, 4)

Question 5.
Z = 4x1 + 5x2, subject to 2x1 + x2 ≥ 7, 2x1 + 3x2 ≤ 15, x2 ≤ 3, x1, x2 ≥ 0. The minimum value
of Z occurs at
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(a) (3.5, 0)
(b) (3, 3)
(c) (7.5, 0)
(d) (2, 3)
Answer:
(a) (3.5, 0)

Question 6.
The maximum value of f = 4x + 3y subject to constraints x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0, 2x + 3y ≤ 18; x + y ≥
10 is
(a) 35
(b) 36
(c) 34
(d) none of these
Answer:
(d) none of these

Question 7.
Objective function of a L.P.P.is
(a) a constant
(b) a function to be optimised
(c) a relation between the variables
(d) none of these
Answer:
(b) a function to be optimised

Question 8.
The optimal value of the objective function is attained at the points
(a) on X-axis
(b) on Y-axis
(c) which are comer points of the feascible region
(d) none of these
Answer:
(c) which are comer points of the feascible region

Question 9.
In solving the LPP:
“minimize f = 6x + 10y subject to constraints x ≥ 6, y ≥ 2, 2x + y ≥ 10, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0”
redundant constraints are
(a) x ≥ 6, y ≥ 2
(b) 2x + y ≥ 10, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0
(c) x ≥ 6
(d) none of these
Answer:
(b) 2x + y ≥ 10, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0
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Question 10.
Region represented by x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0 is
(a) first quadrant
(b) second quadrant
(c) third quadrant
(d) fourth quadrant
Answer:
(a) first quadrant

Question 11.
The region represented by the inequalities
x ≥ 6, y ≥ 2, 2x + y ≤ 0, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0 is
(a) unbounded
(b) a polygon
(c) exterior of a triangle
(d) None of these
Answer:
(d) None of these

Question 12.
The minimum value of Z = 4x + 3y subjected to the constraints 3x + 2y ≥ 160, 5 + 2y ≥
200, 2y ≥ 80; x, y ≥ 0 is
(a) 220
(b) 300
(c) 230
(d) none of these
Answer:
(a) 220

Question 13.
The maximum value of Z = 3x + 2y, subjected to x + 2y ≤ 2, x + 2y ≥ 8; x, y ≥ 0 is
(a) 32
(b) 24
(c) 40
(d) none of these
Answer:
(d) none of these

Question 14.
Maximize Z = 11x + 8y, subject to x ≤ 4, y ≤ 6, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0.
(a) 44 at (4, 2)
(b) 60 at (4, 2)
(c) 62 at (4, 0)
(d) 48 at (4, 2)
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Answer:
(b) 60 at (4, 2)

Question 15.
The feasible, region for an LPP is shown shaded in the figure. Let Z = 3x – 4y be the
objective function. A minimum of Z occurs at

(a) (0, 0)
(b) (0, 8)
(c) (5, 0)
(d) (4, 10)
Answer:
(b) (0, 8)

Question 16.
The feasible region for an LPP is shown shaded in the following figure. Minimum of Z = 4x
+ 3y occurs at the point

(a) (0, 8)
(b) (2, 5)
(c) (4, 3)
(d) (9, 0)
Answer:
(b) (2, 5)

Question 17.
Maximize Z = 3x + 5y, subject to x + 4y ≤ 24, 3x + y ≤ 21, x + y ≤ 9, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0.
(a) 20 at (1, 0)
(b) 30 at (0, 6)
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(c) 37 at (4, 5)
(d) 33 at (6, 3)
Answer:
(c) 37 at (4, 5)

Question 18.
Maximize Z = 4x + 6y, subject to 3x + 2y ≤ 12, x + y ≥ 4, x, y ≥ 0.
(a) 16 at (4, 0)
(b) 24 at (0, 4)
(c) 24 at (6, 0)
(d) 36 at (0, 6)
Answer:
(d) 36 at (0, 6)

Question 19.
Maximize Z = 6x + 4y, subject to x ≤ 2, x + y ≤ 3, -2x + y ≤ 1, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0.
(a) 12 at (2, 0)
140 2 1
(b) 3 at ( 3 , 3 )
(c) 16 at (2, 1)
(d) 4 at (0, 1)
Answer:
(c) 16 at (2, 1)

Question 20.
Maximize Z = 10×1 + 25×2, subject to 0 ≤ x1 ≤ 3, 0 ≤ x2 ≤ 3, x1 + x2 ≤ 5.
(a) 80 at (3, 2)
(b) 75 at (0, 3)
(c) 30 at (3, 0)
(d) 95 at (2, 3)
Answer:
(d) 95 at (2, 3)
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Probability Class 12 Maths MCQs Pdf

Question 1.
The variance of random variable X i.e. σx2 or var (X) is equal to
(a) E(X2) + [E(X2)2]2
(b) E(X) – [E(X2)]
(c) E(X2) – [E(X)]2
(d) None of these
Answer:
(c) E(X2) – [E(X)]2

Question 2.
A coin is biased so that the head is 3 times likely to occur as a tail. If the coin is tossed
twice, then find the probability distribution of the number of tails.

Answer:

Question 3.
A pair of the die is thrown 4 times. If getting a doubled is considered a success, then find
the probability distribution of a number of successes.
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Answer:

Question 4.
Find the probability of throwing atmost 2 sixes in 6 throws of a single die.
35 5 3
(a) 18 ( 6 )
5 4
(b) 35 (
18 6
)
2 4
(c) 18 (
29 3
)
18 3
(d) 29 ( 23 )
Answer:
5 4
(b) 35 (
18 6
)

Question 5.
A die is thrown again and again until three sixes are obtained. Find the probability of
obtaining third six in the sixth throw of the die.
(a) 625
23329
621
(b) 25329
625
(c) 23328
620
(d) 23328
Answer:
625
(c) 23328

Question 6.
Ten eggs are drawn successively with replacement from a lot containing 10% defective
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eggs. Then, the probability that there is atleast one defective egg is
10
(a) 1 − 7 10
10
710
(b) 1 +
1010
910
(c) 1 +
1010
910
(d) 1 −
1010
Answer:
10
(d) 1 − 9 10
10

Question 7.
The probability of a man hitting a target is 14 . How many times must he fire so that the
probability of his hitting the target at least once is greater than 23 ?
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 1
Answer:
(a) 4

Question 8.
Eight coins are thrown simultaneously. Find the probability of getting atleast 6 heads.
(a) 31
128
37
(b) 256
37
(c) 128
31
(d) 256
Answer:
37
(b) 256

Question 9.
A bag contains 6 red, 4 blue and 2 yellow balls. Three balls are drawn one by one with
replacement. Find the probability of getting exactly one red ball.
1
(a) 4
(b) 38
3
(c) 4
(d) 12
Answer:
3
(b) 8
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Question 10.
Eight coins are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting atleast 3 heads?
37
(a) 246
21
(b) 256
(c) 219
256
19
(d) 246
Answer:
219
(c) 256

Question 11.
For the following probability distribution, the standard deviation of the random variable X is

(a) 0.5
(b) 0.6
(c) 0.61
(d) 0.7
Answer:
(d) 0.7

Question 12.
A bag contains 5 red and 3 blue balls. If 3 balls are drawn at random without replecement
the probability of getting exactly one red ball is
(a) 45
196
(b) 135
392
15
(c)
56
(d) 15
29
Answer:
(c) 15
56

Question 13.
A die is thrown and card is selected a random from a deck of 52 playing cards. The
probability of gettingan even number on the die and a spade card is
(a) 12
1
(b) 4
1
(c) 8
3
(d) 4
Answer:
(c) 18
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Question 14.
A box contains 3 orange balls, 3 green balls and 2 blue balls. Three balls are drawn at
random from the box without replacement. The probability of drawing 2 green balls and
one blue ball is
3
(a) 28
2
(b) 21
1
(c) 28
167
(d) 168
Answer:
3
(a) 28

Question 15.
A flashlight has 8 batteries out of which 3 are dead. If two batteries are selected without
replacement and tested, the probability that both are deal is
(a) 33
56
9
(b) 64
(c) 1
14
(d) 3
28
Answer:
3
(d) 28

Question 16.
Two dice are thrown. If it is known that the sum of numbers on the dice was less than 6,
the probability of getting a sum 3, is
1
(a) 18
5
(b) 18
(c) 15
2
(d) 5
Answer:
1
(c) 5

Question 17.
Two cards are drawn from a well shuffled deck of 52 playing cards with replacement. The
probability, that both cards are queens, is
1 1
(a) 13 × 13
1 1
(b) 13 + 13
1 1
(c) 13 × 17
1 4
(d) 13 × 51
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Answer:
1 1
(a) 13 × 13

Question 18.
The probability of guessing correctly at least 8 out of 10 answers on a true-false type
examiniation is
7
(a) 64
7
(b) 128
45
(c) 1024
7
(d) 41
Answer:
7
(b) 128

Question 19.
The probability distribution of a discrete random variable X is given below:

The value of k is
(a) 8
(b) 16
(c) 32
(d) 48
Answer:
(c) 32

Question 20.
For the following probability distribution:

E(X) is equal to
(a) 0
(b) -1
(c) -2
(d) -1.8
Answer:
(d) -1.8

Question 21.
For the following probability distribution
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E(X2) is equal to
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) 10
Answer:
(d) 10

Question 22.
Suppose a random variable X follows the binomial distribution with parameters n and p,
where 0 < p < 1. If p(x = r) / P(x = n – r) is dindependent of n and r, then p equals
(a) 12
(b) 13
1
(c) 5
(d) 17
Answer:
(a) 1
2

Question 23.
A box has 100 pens of which 10 are defective. What is the probability that out of a sample
of 5 pens drawn one by one with replacement at most one is defective?
9 5
(a) ( 10 )
4
(b) 1 ( 9 )
2 10
1 9 5
(c) ( )
2 10
9 5 4
(d) ( 10 ) + 12 ( 10
9
)
Answer:
9 5 4
(d) ( 10 ) + 12 ( 10
9
)

Question 24.
P has 2 children. He has a son, Jatin. What is the probability that Jatin’s sibling is a
brother?
(a) 13
(b) 14
2
(c) 3
(d) 12
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Answer:
(a) 13

Question 25.
If A and B are 2 events such that P(A) > 0 and P (b) ≠ 1, then P(Ā /B̄ ) =
(a) 1 – P(A|B)
(b) 1 − P(A/B )
1−P(A∪B)
(c) P(B)
¯
1(A )
(d)
P(B)
Answer:
(b) 1 − P(A/B )

Question 26.
If two events A and B area such that P(Ā ) =0.3, P(B) = 0.4 and P(B|A ∪ B̄ ) =
(a) 12
(b) 13
(c) 25
(d) 14
Answer:
(d) 14

Question 27.
If E and F are events such that 0 < P(F) < 1, then
(a) P(E|F) + P(E¯|F) = 1
(b) P(E|F) + P(E|F¯) = 1
(c) P(E¯|F) + P(E|F¯) = 1
(d) P(E|F¯) + P(E¯|F¯) = 0
Answer:
(a) P(E|F) + P(E¯|F) = 1

Question 28.
P(E ∩ F) is equal to
(a) P(E) . P(F|E)
(b) P(F) . P(E|F)
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
Answer:
(c) Both (a) and (b)
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Question 29.
If three events of a sample space are E, F and G, then P(E ∩ F ∩ G) is equal to
(a) P(E) P(F|E) P(G|(E ∩ F))
(b) P(E) P(F|E) P(G|EF)
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
Answer:
(c) Both (a) and (b)

Question 30.
Two cards are drawn at random one by one without replacement from a pack of 52 playing
cards. Find the probability that both the cards are black.
21
(a) 104
25
(b) 102
23
(c) 102
24
(d) 104
Answer:
25
(b) 102

Question 31.
A bag contains 20 tickets, numbered 1 to 20. A ticket is drawn and then another ticket is
drawn without replacement. Find the probability that both tickets will show even numbers.
9
(a) 38
(b) 16
35
7
(c) 38
(d) 17
30
Answer:
9
(a) 38

Question 32.
Two balls are drawn one after another (without replacement) from a bag containing 2
white, 3 red and 5 blue balls. What is the probability that atleast one ball is red?
7
(a) 15
8
(b) 15
7
(c) 16
5
(d) 16
Answer:
8
(b) 15
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Question 33.
Let A and B be independent events with P(A) = 1/4 and P(A ∪ B) = 2P(B) – P(A). Find P(B)
(a) 14
3
(b) 5
(c) 23
(d) 25
Answer:
(d) 25

Question 34.
Two events A and B will be independent, if
(a) A and B are mutually exclusive
(b) P(A’ ∩ B’) = [1 – P(A)] [1 – P(B)]
(c) P(A) = P(B)
(d) P(A) + P(B) = 1
Answer:
(c) P(A) = P(B)

Question 35.
2 1
If A and B are two independent events such that P(Ā ∩ B) = 15
and P(A ∩ B̄ ) = 6
,
then find P(A) and P (B) respectively.
(a) 5 , 4
4 5
(b) 15 , 1
7
(c) 16 , 1
7
(d) 17 , 1
7
Answer:
(a) 54 , 45

Question 36.
If A and B are two independent events, then the probability of occurrence of at least of A
and B is given by
(a) 1 – P(A) P(b)
(b) 1 – P(A) P(B’)
(c) 1 – P(A’) P(B’)
(d) 1 – P(A’) P(b)
Answer:
(c) 1 – P(A’) P(B’)

Question 37.
If A and B are two indendent events such that P(Ā ) = 0.75, P(A ∪ B) = 0.65 and P(b) = P,
then find the value of P.
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9
(a) 14
7
(b) 15
5
(c) 14
8
(d) 15
Answer:
8
(d) 15

Question 38.
If A and Bare events such that P(A) = 13 , P(b) = 14 and P(A ∩ B) = 12
1
, then find P(not A
and not B).
(a) 14
(b) 12
(c) 2
3
(d) 13
Answer:
1
(b) 2

Question 39.
Two cards are drawn successively from a well shuffled pack of 52 cards. Find the
probability that one is a red card the other is a queen.
103
(a) 1326
101
(b) 1326
101
(c) 1426
103
(d) 1426
Answer:
101
(b) 1326

Question 40.
1 3
Given that, the events A and B are such that P(A) = 2 , P(A ∪ B) = 5 and P(b) = P. Then
probabilities of B if A and B are mutually exclusive and independent respetively are
1 1
(a) 2 , 3
(b) 15 , 13
(c) 23 , 13
1 1
(d) 10 , 5
Answer:
1 1
(d) 10 , 5
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Question 41.
Two cards from an ordinary deck of 52 cards are missing. What is the probability that a
random card drawn from this deck is a spade?
(a) 34
(b) 23
1
(c) 2
1
(d) 4
Answer:
(d) 14

Question 42.
A man is known to speak truth 3 out of 4 times. He throws a die and reports that it is a six.
Find the probability that it is actually a six.
(a) 5
8
(b) 3
8
7
(c)
8
(d) 1
8
Answer:
3
(b) 8

Question 43.
A bag contains 4 balls. Two balls are drawn at random and are found to be white. What is
the probability that all balls are white?
2
(a) 5
3
(b) 5
(c) 45
(d) 15
Answer:
3
(b) 5

Question 44.
A bag contains 3 green and 7 white balls. Two balls are drawn one by one at random
without replacement. If the second ball drawn is green, what is the probability that the first
ball was drawn in also green?
5
(a) 9
4
(b) 9
2
(c) 9
8
(d) 9
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Answer:
2
(c) 9

Question 45.
A card from a pack of 52 cards is lost. From the remaining cards of the pack, two cards are
drawn and are found to be both clubs. Find the probability of the lost card being a club.
11
(a) 50
17
(b) 50
13
(c) 50
19
(d) 50
Answer:
(a) 11
50

Question 46.
A random variable X has the following distribution.

For the event E = {X is prime number} and F = {X < 4}, P(E ∪ F) =

(a) 0.87
(b) 0.77
(c) 0.35
(d) 0.50
Answer:
(b) 0.77

Question 47.
A random variable X has the following probability distribution:

Find P(X < 3), P(X ≥ 4), P(0 < X < 5) respectively.
(a) 1 , 11 , 33
6 24 48
(b) 1 , 33 , 11
6 48 24
1 11 21
(c) , ,
4 26 44
(d) 11 , 1 , 21
26 4 44
Answer:
(b) 16 , 33 ,
48 24
11

Question 48.
9
If the chance that a ship arrives safely at a port is 10 ; find the chance that out of 5
expected ships, atleast 4 will arrive safely at the port.
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91854
(a) 100000
32805
(b) 100000
59049
(c) 100000
26244
(d) 100000
Answer:
91854
(a) 100000

Question 49.
If the mean and the variance of a binomial distribution are 4 and, then find P(X ≥ 1).
(a) 720
729
(b) 721
729
(c) 728
729
(d) 724
729
Answer:
(c) 728
729

Question 50.
A pair of dice is thrown 200 times. If getting a sum of 9 is considered a success, then find
the mean and the variance respectively of the number of successes.
(a) 400 , 1600
9 81
1600 400
(b)
81
, 9
1600 200
(c) 81 , 9
(d) 200
9
, 1600
81
Answer:
(b) 1600
81
, 400
9

Question 51.
In a binomial distribution, the sum of its mean and variance is 1.8. Find the probability of
two successes, if the event was conducted times.
(a) 0.2623
(b) 0.2048
(c) 0.302
(d) 0.305
Answer:
(b) 0.2048

Question 52.
If the sum and the product of the mean and variance of a binomial distribution are 24 and
128 respectively, then find the distribution.
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1 32
(a) ( 4 + 34 )
1 30
(b) ( 2 + 12 )
32
(c) ( 12 + 12 )
30
(d) ( 1 + 3 )
4 4
Answer:
32
(c) ( 1 + 12 )
2

Question 53.
If the sum of the mean and variance of a binomial distribution is 15 and the sum of their
squares is 17, then find the distribution.
25
(a) ( 2 + 13 )
3
25
(b) ( 1 + 12 )
2
1 27
(c) (
2
+ 12 )
27
(d) ( 2 + 13 )
3
Answer:
27
(d) ( 23 + 13 )

Question 54.
The mean and the variance of a binomial distribution are 4 and 2 respectively. Find the
probability of atleast 6 successes.
37
(a) 256
32
(b) 255
34
(c) 259
31
(d) 256
Answer:
37
(a) 256

Question 55.
7 17
If P(A ∩ B) = 10 and P(b) = 20 , P(A|B) equals
14
(a) 17
(b) 17
20
7
(c) 8
(d) 18
Answer:
14
(a) 17
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Question 56.
3
If P(A) = 10 , P(b) = 25 and P(A ∪ B) = 35 , then P(B|A) + P(A|B) equals
1
(a) 4
1
(b) 3
5
(c) 12
7
(d) 12
Answer:
(d) 7
12

Question 57.
If P(A) = 25 , P(B) = 10
3
and P(A ∩ B) = 15 , then P(A’|B’) . (P(B’|A’) is equal to
(a) 5
6
(b) 57
25
(c) 42
(d) 1
Answer:
(b) 57

Question 58.
1 1 1
If A and B are two events sue that P(A) = 2 , P(b) = 3 , P(A|B) = 4 then (A’ ∩ B’) equals
1
(a) 12
3
(b) 4
(c) 14
3
(d) 16
Answer:
1
(c) 4

Question 59.
If P(A) = 0.4, P(b) = 0.8 and P(B|A) = 0.6, then P(A ∪ B) equal to
(a) 0.24
(b) 0.3
(c) 0.48
(d) 0.96
Answer:
(c) 0.48

Question 60.
If A and B are two events and A ≠ Φ, B ≠ Φ, then
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(a) P(A|B) = P(A) . P(b)
P(A∩B)
(b) P(A|B) =
P(B)
(c) P(A|B) . P(B|A) = 1
(d) P(A|B) = P(A)|P(b)
Answer:
P(A∩B)
(b) P(A|B) = P(B)

Question 61.
A and B are events such that P(A) = 0.4, P(b) = 0.3 and P(A ∪ B) = 0.5. Then P(B’ ∩ A)
equals
2
(a) 3
1
(b) 2
3
(c) 10
(d) 1
5
Answer:
(d) 15

Question 62.
You are given that A and B are two events such that P(b) = 3 , P(A|B) = = 4 , then P(A)
5 5
equals
3
(a) 10
1
(b) 5
1
(c) 2
3
(d) 5
Answer:
1
(c) 2