MATHEMATICS CAPS-1+

TARGET : JEE-ADVANCED-2024

SCQ (Single Correct Type) :

1. The number of value(s) of x satisfying the equation (2011)x + (2012)x + (2013)x – (2014)x = 0 is/are :
(A) Exactly 2 (B) Exactly 1 (C) More than one (D) 0
2. Let A = [a, ) denotes domain, then f : [a, )  B, f(x) = 2x – 3x + 6 will have an inverse for the
3 2

smallest real value of a, if:

(A) a = 1, B = [5, ) (B) a = 2, B = [10, ) (C) a = 0, B = [6, ) (D) a = –1, B = [1, )
3. Which of the following is not an odd function ?

 x4  x2  1 
(A) ln  2 2 
 (x  x  1) 
(B) sgn(sgn(x))
(C) sin (tan x)

1 1
(D) f(x), where f(x) + f   = f(x)  f    x R – {0} and f(2) = 33
x x

  1x – 
1

 (x 2n )  e  e x
 x0
4. The function, f (x)   (x sgn x)
2n 2n 1
 x 1
– 
1 n  N is :
 e e  x

1 x0

(A) Odd function (B) Even function

(C) Neither odd nor even function (D) Constant function
5. Consider all function f : {1, 2, 3, 4} {1, 2, 3, 4} which are one-one, onto and satisfy the following
property :
if f(k) is odd then f(k + 1) is even, k = 1,2, 3.
The number of such function is :
(A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 12 (D) 16
1 1 1 1 1
6. Find the sum of the infinite series      .....
9 18 30 45 63
1 1 1 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 4 5 3

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MCQ (One or more than one correct) :
7. If the equation cot4 x – 2 cosec2 x + a2 = 0 has at least one solution then possible integral values of a
can be :
(A) –1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 2
(2t an 4  3 cot 4)(2 cot 4  3 tan 4)
8. Let k = and f(x) = 8x2 + ( + 2) x – 3. If k lies between the roots of
24 cot 2 8  25

the equation f(x) = 0 then

(A) k = 1 (B) k = 2
(C) the least integral value of  is 6. (D) The least integral value of  is 37.
9. The possible positive integral value of ‘k’ for which 5x2 – 2kx + 1 < 0 has exactly one integral solution
may be divisible by :
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 7
2 2 3 3
10. If a, b are two numbers such that a + b = 7 and a + b = 10, then:
(A) The greatest value of | a + b | – 5 (B) The greatest value of (a + b) is 4
(C) The least value of (a + b) is 1 (D) The least value of | a + b | is 1
 a 3 a 2  3   b 3 b 2  3   c3 c 2  3 
11. If  , ; , ; ,  lie on L : lx + my + n = 0; where a, b, c are real numbers
 a 1 a 1   b 1 b 1   c 1 c 1 
different from 1; then
–m mn
(A) a  b  c  (B) abc 
l l
n
(C) ab  bc  ca  (D) abc – (ab + bc + ca) + 3(a + b + c) = 0
l
1
12. If f(x) = 2x + |x|, g(x) = (2x – |x|) and h(x) = f(g(x)), then is
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(A) identity function (B) one-one (C) odd (D) periodic

 x2 0 x2

13. Let f (x)  2x  3 2  x  3 , then the true equations :
x2 x 3

   3   3     5  5
(A) f  f  f      f   (B) 1  f  f  f      f  
   2   2     2 2

(C) f(f(f(2))) = f(1) (f (f (.........f (4))...)  2012

(D) f  
1004 times

14. Let fn(x) = (sin x)1/n + (cos x)1/n, x  R, then :

 
(A) f2(x) > 1 for all x   2k,(4k  1)  , k  I
 2

(B) f2(x) = 1 for x = 2k, k  I

 
(C) f2(x) > f3(x) for all x   2k,(4k  1)  , k  I
 2

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  
(D) f3(x)  f5(x) for all x   2k, (4k  1)  , k  I
 2
(Where f denotes set of integers)
r   r 1
15. Consider the sequence of numbers 0, 1, . . . . , n where 0 = 17.23, 1 = 33.23 and r+2 = .
2
Then
1
(A) | 10  9 | (B)  0  1, 1   2 , 2   3 ,... are in G.P.
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(C)  0   2 ,2( 1   2 ), 1  3 are in H.P. (D) | 10  9 |  | 8  7 |

Numerical Based Questions :

16. Given that for a, b, c, d  R, if a sec (200°) – c tan (200°) = d and b sec (200°) + d tan (200°) = c, then

 a 2  b2  c2  d 2 
find the value of   sin 20 .
 bd  ac 
1 1 1 1
17. The numbers , logx y, logy z, logz x are in H.P. If y = xr and z = xs, then 4(r + s) =
3 3 3 7
18. The ordered pair (x, y) satisfying the equation
x2 = 1 + 6 1og4 y and y2 = 2xy + 22x+1
are (x1, y1) and (x2, y2), then find the value of log2| x1x2y1y2|.
19. Let p(x) = x2 – x + 1. Let  be a root of p(p(p((p(x))). Find the value of |(p() – 1)p()p(p())p (p(p())|
20. The number of roots of equation:

 (x  1)(x  3) x   (x  1)(x  3)e 

x

  e   1 (x 3  cos x)  0
 (x  2)(x  4)  (x  2)(x  4) 
21. If a, b, c and d are positive integers and a < b < c < d such that a, b, c are in A.P. and b, c, d are in G.P.
abc d
and d – a = 30. Find the value of sum of digits of .
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Paragraph Type Question:

Paragraph for Question Nos. 22 to 23
There are two sets A and B each of which consists of three numbers in A.P. whose sum is 15. D and d
p 7
are their respective common differences such that D – d = 1, D > 0. If  where p and q are the
q 8
product of the numbers in those sets A and B respectively
22. Sum of the product of the numbers in set A taken two at a time is :
(A) 51 (B) 71 (C) 74 (D) 86
23. Sum of the product of the numbers in set B taken two at a time is :
(A) 52 (B) 54 (C) 64 (D) 74

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Match the column :
24.
Column-I Column-II
Minimum value of y = 4 sec2 x + cos2 x for permissible real
(A) (P) 2
values of x is equal to

If m, n are positive integers and m  n 2 = 41  24 2

(B) (Q) 7
then (m + n) is equal to :
Number of solutions of the equation :
(C) log  9x  x 2 14  (sin 3x  sin x)  log  9x  x 2 14  cos 2x is equal to (R) 4
   
 7   7 

Consider an arithmetic sequence of positive integers. If the

(D) sum of the first ten terms is equal to the 58th term, then the (S) 5
least possible value of the first term is equal to :
(T) 3

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ANSWER KEY OF CAPS 1+

1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (D) 4. (B) 5. (C) 6. (A) 7. (ABC)
8. (AC) 9. (AC) 10. (ABD) 11. (ACD) 12. (ABC) 13. (ABCD) 14. (AB)
15. (ABC) 16. 2 17. 6 18. 7 19. 1 20. 7 21. 7

22. (B) 23. (D) 24. [A  S; B  Q; C  P; D  R]

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