TrigonomeTric raTios,

angles & equaTions

1. What is the maximum value of 10. If tan A = 1/2 and tan B = 1/3, then what is the value
of 4A + 4B?
3 cos x + 4 sin x + 5 ?
(a) 5 (b) 7 (a) /4 (b)  / 4
(c) 10 (d) 12 (c)  (d) 2
2. If sin  = cos  , then what is cos  (1 + cos  )
2 2 2 11. The equation tan x - 2 sec2 x + a2 = 0 will have atleast
4

equal to ? one real solution, if

(a) 1 (b) 0 (a) | a | < 4 (b) | a | < 2
(c) cos2  (d) 2 sin  (c) |a|< 3 (d) None of these
3. What is the value of tan 15º tan 195º? 12. If tan A - tan B = x and cot B - cot A = y, then what is
(a) 74 3 (b) 7  4 3 cot (A - B) equal to ?
1 1 1 1
(c) 72 3 (d) 7  6 3 (a)  (b) x  y
y x
sin x 1  cos x 1 1 1 1
4. What is 1  cos x  sin x equal to ? (c)  (d)  x  y
x y
(a) 2 tan x (b) 2 cosec x 13. If in general, the value of sin A is known, but the
(c) 2 cos x (d) 2 sin x value of A is not known, then how many values of

5. If tan   m, where m is a non-square natural num- A

tan   can be calculated ?
2
ber m, then sec 2 is
(a) 1 (b) 2
(a) a negative nmuber
(c) 3 (d) 4
(b) a transcendental number
14. If x = sin  + cos  and y = sin  . cos  , then what
(c) an irrational number
is the value of x4 - 4x2 y - 2x2 + 4y2 + 4y + 1?
(d) a rational number (a) 0 (b) 1
6. What is the value of tan 9º - tan 27º - tan 63º + tan 81º (c) 2 (d) None of these
?
15. If (1 + tan  ) ( 1 + tan  ) = 2, then what is (  ) to
(a) 1 (b) 2
?
(c) 3 (d) 4
(a) 30º (b) 45º
 2   4  (c) 60º (d) 90º
7. If x = y cos    z cos   , then what is xy + yz 16. If an angle  is divided into two parts A and B such
 3   3 
that A - B = x and tan A : tan B = 2 : 1, then what is sin
+ zx equal to ? x equal to ?
(a) - 1 (b) 0
( 2 sin )
(c) 1 (d) 2 (a) 3 sin  (b)
3
8. If sin A + sin B + isn C = 3, then what is cos A + cos
B + cos C equal to ? (sin  )
(c) (d) 2 sin 
(a) - 1 (b) 0 3
(c) 1 (d) 3 sin   1
9. If sin 3A = 1, then how many distincy values can sin 17. What is cos  equal to ?
A assume ?
(a) 1 (b) 2 sin   cos   1 sin   cos   1
(c) 3 (d) 4 (a) sin   cos   1 (b) sin   cos   1

sin   cos   1 sin   cos   1

(c) sin   cos   1 (d) sin   cos   1
18. One of the angles of a triangle is 1/2 radian and the 25. What is the value of sin 15º sin 75º ?
other is 99º. What is the thrid angle in radian mea-
sure ? 1 1
(a) (b)
4 8
9  10 90  100
(a) (b) 1
 7
(c) (d) 1
16
90   10
(c) (d) None of these sin   cos   tan 

26. What is the value of sec   cos ec   cot  , when
 sec18º cos ec18º 
19. What is  sec144º  cos ec144º  equal to ? 3
   ?
4
(a) sec 18º (b) cosec 18º (a) 0 (b) 1
(c) - sec 18º (d) - cosec 18º (c) - 1 (d) None of these
20. If  and  are positive angles such that
1
27. What is the value of 292 º?
 2
    , then what is 1  tan   (1  tan ) equal
4
1 1
to ? (a) 2 3 (b)  2 3
(a) 0 (b) 1 3 3
(c) 2 (d) 3 1 1
(c) 2 2 (d)  2 2
21. What is the value of (sin 50º - sin 70º + sin 10º)? 2 2
28. Which one of the following is correct ?
1
(a) 1 (b) (a) sin 1º > sin 1 (b) sin 1º < sin 1
2

(c) sin 1º = sin 1 (d) sin 1º = sin 1
3 180
(c) (d) 0
2 1 1
22. If cos A + cos B = m and sin A + sin B = n, where m, n 29. If tan A = and tan B= , then what is the value of
2 3
 0, then what is sin (A + B) equal to ? (A + B) ?
mn 2mn 
(a) 2 2 (b) 2 2 (a) 0 (b)
m n m n 4

m2  n 2 mn (c) (d) 
(c) (d) m  n 2
2mn sin x
30. If cos x  - 1, then what is equal to ?
 1  cos x
23. If y = sec2   cos 2 , where 0    , then which
x x
2  cot
(a) (b) cot
one of the follwoing is correct ? 2 2
(a) y = 0 (b) 0 < y < 2 x x
(c) tan (d)  tan
(c) y > 2 (d) None of these 2 2
3 12 1  tan 15º
, then how many values 31. What is the value of ?
24. If tan A = and tan B =- 1  tan 15º
4 5
an cot (A - B) have depending on the actual values 1
of A and B? (a) 1 (b)
2
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4 1
(c) (d) 3
3
32. What is the value of 3 cosec 20º - sec 20º ? 1 3
(c) (d)
2 2
1
(a) (b) 4 39. If sin x + coses x = 2, then what is the value of sin4 x
4
+ cosec4 x?
(c) 2 (d) 1
(a) 2 (b) 4
33. If angles A, B, C are in AP, then what is sin A + 2 sin (c) 8 (d) 16
B + sin C eqaul to ? 40. What is the value of tan 15º + cot 15º ?
 A C  (a) 3 (b) 2 3
(a) 4 sin Bcos2  
 2  (c) 4 (d) 2
 A C  
(b) 4 sin B cos2   41. If A + B + C = , then what is the value of tan A tan
 4  2
B + tan B tan C + tan c tan A?
 A C  (a) 0 (b) 1
 
(c) 4 sin (2 B) cos2  2  (c) -1 (d) tan A tan B tan C
42. If (sin x + cosec x)2 + (cos x +sec x)2 = k + tan2 x + cot2
 A C  x, + cot2 x, then what is the value of k?
 
(d) 4 sin ( 2 B) cos2  4  (a) 8 (b) 7
(c) 4 (d) 3
 1
34. What is tan  7 º equal to ? 43. If A=
41
, then what is the value of
 2 12
(a) 6  3  2  2 (b) 6  3  2  2 1  3 tan 2 A
?
(c) 6  3  2  2 (d) 6  3  2 2 3 tan A  tan 3 A

cos15º  cos 45º (a) -1 (b) 1

35. What is the value of ?
cos 3 15º  cos 3 45º 1
(c) (d) 3
3
1 1
(a) (b) 44. Consider the following statements
4 2
I. If  = 1200º, then (se  +tan  )-1 is positive.
1 II. If  1200º, then (cosec  - cot  ) is negative.
(c) (d) None of these
3 Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
36. What is the vlaue of (a) I only (b) II only
cos 15º sin 15º cos15º sin 15º (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
 ?
cos 45º sin 45º cos 45º sin 45º 
45. If cot  = 2 cos  , where    , then what is the
2
1 3
(a) (b) value of  ?
4 2
1 3 3 2
(c)  (d)  (a) (b)
4 4 4 3
37. The angle A lies in the third quadrant ant it satisfies
3 11
the equation 4 (sin2 x + cos x) = 1. What is the mea- (c) (d)
sure of the angle A ? 4 12
(a) 225º (b) 240º
5
(c) 210º (d) None of these 46. If cot  = and  lies in the third quadrant, then
12
38. What is the maximum value of sin  cos  ?
what is (2 sin  + 3 cos  ) equal to ?
1
(a) 1 (b) (a) - 4
2 (b) - p2 for some odd prome P
 (c) 0 (d) - 1
 q
(c)    where p is an odd prime and q is a posi- 54. If tan  = 2 tan  + 1, then which one of the follow-
2 2

 p ing is correct ?
(a) cos (2)  cos (2 1)
q
tive integer with  p  not an integer (b) cos (2)  cos (2  1)
 
(d) -p form some odd prime p [cos (2 1)
(c) cos (2) 
2
47. What is the value of
[cos (2  1)
   5   7  (d) cos (2) 
cos   cos   cos   cos  ? 2
9
  3
   9  9  55. What is the value of 1 - sin 10º sin 50º sin 70º ?
(a) 1 (b) - 1 1 3
(a) (b)
 8 8
1
(c) (d)
9 2 5 7
(c) (d)
48. What is the length of arc of a circle of radius 5 cm 8 8
subtending a central angle measuring is ?
5
5 7 56. The sines of two angles of a triangle are equal to
cm 13
(a) (b)
12 12
99
  and . What is the cosine of the third angle ?
(c) cm (d) cm 101
12 5
255 265
49. What is the value of 3 cosec 20º - sec 20º ? (a) (b)
1313 1313
(a) 4 (b) 3
(c) 2 (d) 1 275 770
(c) (d)
50. Match List I with List II and select the correct an- 1313 1313
swer using the code given below the lists 57. One radian is approximately equal to which one of
List I List II the follwoing?
A. tan 15º 1. - 2 - 3 (a) 90º (b) 180º
(c) 57º (d) 47º
B tan 75º 2. 2 + 3
1
C. tan 105º 3. - 2 + 3 58. If cot (x + y) = , cot (x - y) = 3 , then what are the
3
4. 2 - 3 smallest positive values of x and y respectively ?
(a) 45º, 30º (b) 30º, 45º
Code:-
(c) 15º, 60º (d) 45º, 15º
A B C
(a) 4 1 2 5 3
59. If sin A = , cos B = : A, B being positive
(b) 4 2 1 5 10
(c) 3 2 1 acute angles, then what is (A + B) equal to ?
(d) 2 1 4
 
51. If P = sin (989º) cos (991º, then which is the correct (a) (b)
statement in following 6 4
(a) P is finite and positive  
(b) P is finite and negative (c) (d)
3 2
(c) P = 0 60. x = sin  cos  and y = sin  + cos  are satisfied
(d) P is not defined. by which one of the following equations?
52. What is the value of tan (- 1575º)? (a) y2 - 2x = 1 (b) y2 + 2x = 1
1 (c) y2 - 2x = - 1 (d) y2 + 2x = - 1
(a) 1 (b) 61. If sin x - cos x = p, then which one of the following
4 4
2
is correct ?
 (a) p = 1 (b) p = 0 71. Let X = {  [0, 2]: sin   cos }
(c) | p | > 1 (d) | p | < 1
Assertion (A) The number of elements in X is 2.
62. If cos  < sin  and  lies in the first quadrant, then
whihc one of the following is correct ? Reason (R) sin  and cos  are both negative both
in second are fourth quadrants.
  
(a) 0< < (b)  (a) A and R are both correct, also R is the correct
4 4 2 explanation of A.
   (b) A and R are both correct, but R is not the cor-
(c) 0 (d) 
3 3 2 rect explanation of A.
63. What is the value of cos 10º + cos 110 º + cos 130º? (c) A is correct but R is wrong.
(a) - 1 (b) 0 (d) A is wrong but R is correct.
(c) 1 (d) 2 72. What is the measure of the angle 114º35'30" in ra-
64. If sin x + sin y = a, cos x + cos y = b, then what is the dian?
value of cos (x - y ) ? (a) 1 rad (b) 2 rad
(a) a2 - 1 (b) b2 - 1 (c) 3 rad (d) 4' rad
1 2 1
(c) (a  b 2  2) (d) (a 2  b 2 )  1º 1º 
4
2 2 73. What is the value of  sin 22  cos 22  ?
 2 2 
65. What is 2  2  2  2 cos A equalto ?
3 2 2 1 2 2
(a) (b)
(a) cos A (b) cos (2 A) 2 2
A 3 2 2
(c) 2 cos   (d) 2 cos A (c) (d) 1
2 2
66. What is the value of sin (1110º) ? 74. Which one of the following is correct ?
1  1º  1º 
(a) 1 (b) 1  cos 67 1  cos112  is
2  2  2
1 3 (a) An irrational number and is greater than 1
(c) (d) (b) A rational nuber but not an integer
2 2
(c) An integer
67. The equation tan2  + tan3  sec2  is ? (d) An irrational number and is less than 1
(a) identity for only one value of  4
75. If sin 2A = , then what is the value of tan
(b) not an identity 5
(c) identity for all values of  
A (0  A  ) ?
(d) None of the above 4
68. If sec A + tan A = p, then what is the value of sin A ? (a) 1 (b) – 1
(c) 1/ 2 (d) 2
p 2 1 p 2 1
(a) (b) cos10º  sin 10º
p 2 1 p 2 1 76. What is the value of cos10º  sin 10º ?
(c) 1 (d) None of these
69. What is the value of cos 15º ? (a) tab 35º (b) tan 10º

1 1 1
(a) ( 2 3) (b) ( 2 3) (c) (d) 1
2 2 2

(c) 2  2 (d) 2  3 77. For what value of x does the equation 4 sin x + 3 sin

70. How many values of  and 360º satisfy tan 2x - 2 sin 3x + sin 4x = 2 3 hold ?

  k  0, where k is a given number ?  

(a) (b)
(a) 1 (b) 2 6 4
(c) 4 (d) Many
   2 2
(c) (d) (c) (d)
3 2 10 5
78. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly
matched ? 1
84. If cos 3A = , then how many values can sin A
(a) sin 2 : sin (– 2 ) 2
(b) tan 45º : tan (–315º) assume ? (0 A < 360º)
(c) cot (tan-1 0.5) : tan (cot-1 0.5) (a) 3 (b) 4
(d) tan 420º : tan (–60º) (c) 5 (d) 6
 5  85. If x = a sec  cos  y = b sec  z = c tan  , then what
79. What is the value of sin   ?
 12 
x2 y2 z2
is   equal to ?
3 1 6 2 a2 b2 c2
(a) (b)
2 4 (a) 1 (b) 0
(c) -1 (d) a2 + b2 -c2
3 2 6 1
(c) (d) 86. Let 0º <  < 45º. Which one of the following follow-
4 2
ing is correct ?
80. What is the corret sequence of the following values
? (a) sin2  + cos6  = sin6 + cos2 
(b) cosec2  + cot6  = cosec6  + cot2 
 
I. sin   II. cos   (c) sin2  - cos4  = sin4  +cos2 
 12   12 
(d) cosec2  + cot4  = cosec4  + cot2 
  87. If sin A = sin B and cos A = cos B, then which one of
III. cot   '
 12  the following is correct ?
(a) B = n + A
Select the correct answer using the code given be-
low ? (b) A = 2 n - B
(a) III > II > I (b) I > II > III (c) A = 2 n + B
(c) I > III > II (d) III > I > II (d) B = n A ( n is an integer)

81. If  and  are such that tan  = 2 tan  , then what 

88. If  = , what is the value of cos  cos 2  cos 4
8
is sin (  ) equal to ?
?
(a) 1 (b) 2 sin (  )
1
(c) sin (  ) (d) 3 sin (  ) (a) 0 (b)
4
82. What is the vlaue of (c) 8 (d) 4
cos 306º + cos 234º + cos 162º + cos 18º ? 89. What is the value of cot (-870º) ?
(a) 1 (b) – 1
1
(c) 0 (d) 2 (a) 3 (b)
3
83. Let ABCD be a square and let P be a point on AB
such that AP : PB = 1 : 2, If APD  , then what is 1
the value of cos  ? (c)  3 (d) 
3

1 1 90. If A, B and C are angles of a triangle such that tan A

(a) (b) = 1, tan B = 2, then what is the value of tan C?
10 5
 (a) 0 (b) 1
 
(c) 2 (d) 3 (c) (d)
6 3
91. What is the value of
94. If x = r sin  cos  , y = r sin  sin  and z = r cos  ,
cos ec    cot{ 9 / 2  } cos e 2 (2  ) then x2 + y2 + z2 is independent of which of the fol-
cot (2  ) sec 2 (  ) sec{(3 / 2)  } lowing ?
(a) 0 (b) 1 (a) r only (b) r, 
(c) – 1 (d)  (c) ,  (d) r, 
92. What is the value of sin (A + B) sin (A - B) + sin (B +
C) sin (B - C) + sin (C + A) sin (C - A) ? 
95. If 3 tan  + 4 = 0. where      , then what is the
(a) 0 2
(b) sin A + sin B + sin C value of 2 cot  - 5 cos  + sin  ?
(c) cos A + cos B = cos C 53 7
(a)  (b)
(d) 1 10 10

m 1 23 37
93. Given that tan (m  1) , tan   (2m  1) , then what (c)
10
(d)
10
96. What is the value of (sec  - cos  ) (cosec  - sin
is the value of    ?
 ) (cot  + tan  )?
(a) 1 (b) 2

(a) 0 (b) (c) sin  (d) cos 
4

97. If     and        , then which one of
2
the following is correct ?
(a) 2 tan  + tan  = tan 
(b) tan  + 2 tan  = tan 
(c) tan  + tan  = tan 
(d) 2 (tan  + tan  ) = tan 
 inverse circular FuncTions

1. In a ABC , If A = tan–1 2 and B = tan –1 3, then C is 8. Statement I If 1  x  0, then cos (sin–1x) = –

equal to
1 – x2
 
(a) (b) Statement II If 1  x  0, then sin (cos –1 x) =
3 4
1 – x2
 
(c) (d) Which one of the following is correct in respect of
6 6
the above statements?
 2  (a) Both statements I and II are indepedently cor-
 
2. What is the principle value of sec–1  3  ? rect and statement II is the correct explanation
of statement I.
  (b) Both statement I and II are independently cor-
(a) ` (b) rect but statement II is not the correct explana-
2 3
tion of statement I.
  (c) Statement I is correct but statement II is false
(c) (d) (d) Statement I is false but statement II is correct
4 6
3. Consider the following: 9. If sin–1 x + cot –1 (1/2) =  /2, then what is the value
of x?
 2  
I. cosec–1     –
3
1
 3 (a) 0 (b)
5
 2  
  2 3
II. Sec –1  3  6 (b) (d)
5 2
 10. The formula sin–1 {2x(1–x2)} = 2 sin–1 x is true for all
1 –1 
4. If sin  sin– 1  cos x   1 , then what is x equal values of x living in the interval
 5 
(a) [–1, 1] (b) [0, 1]
to?
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) [–1, 0] (d) [–1 / 2 , 1/ 2]
(c) 4/5 (c) 1/5  2a  –1 1 b2  1 2x 
11. If sin –1   – cos    tan  
1 a 2
 1 b2  1 x2 
 
4 1
5. What is tthe value of sin–1  2 tan –1 ?
5 3 a
(a) (b) ab
 b

(a) (b)
3 2 b ab
(c) (d)
  a 1  ab
(c) (d) 12. If sin2 x + sin2 y = 1, then what is the value of cot (x +
4 6
y)?
6. What is the principle value of cosec–1  2 ?   (a) 1 (b) 3
  (c) 0 (d) 1/ 3
(a) (b)
4 2 13. Which one of the following is not correct?
 (a) sin - 1{sin(5/4)}  – /4
(c)  (d) 0
4 (b) sec - 1{sec(5/4)}  3/4
5 12  (c) tan - 1{tan(5/4)}  /4
7. If sin–1 + sin–1  , then what is the value
x x 2
(d) cosec - 1{cosec (7/4)}  /4
of x?
(a) 1 (b) 7
(c) 13 (d) 17
   1 
14. If sin –1 x  sin 1 y  and cos – 1 x – cos –1 y  0 , then
2 22. If cos–1   =  then what is the value of cosec–
value x and y respectively  5

(a)
1
,
1
(b)
1 1
,
1  5 ?
2 2 2 2    
1 1 (a)     (b)   – 
1 1 , 2 2
(c) , (d)
2 2 2 2 
15. What is tan (cos–1 x) equal to? (c) (d) 
2
1 x 2 x2 m mn
(a) (b) 23. What is the value of tan–1   –tan–1  ?
x 1 x2 n
  mn
1 x 2 
(c) (d) 1 – x 2 (a)  (b)
x 2
  
1 1 (c) (d)
16. If sin x  cos x  , then whatis the value of x?
4 3
6
24. What is sin [cot–{cos(tan–1x)}], where x > 0 equal
1 to?
(a) x  – (b) x = 1
2
x  1 2
x  2 2

(c) x 
1
2
(d) x 
2
3 (a)
x  2 2 (b)
x  1 2

x  1
2
x  2
2

17.  1
2
–1

Let 1  x  1. If cos sin x  , then the how (c)
x  1
2 (d)
x  1
2

many values does tan (cos–1 x) assumes?

 13 
(a) one (b) Two 25. What is the value of cosec  ?
(c) Four (d) Infinite  12 
18. The equation sin–1 (3x–4x3) = 3 sin–1 (x) is true for all (a) 6 2 (b)  6  2
values of x lying in which one of the following inter-
vals? (c) 6 2 (d)  6  2
 1 1 1 
(a)  ,  (b)  ,1
 2 2 2 
 1
(c)  1,   (d) [–1,1]
 2
1 1
19. If sin–1 x = tan –1 y, what is the value of 
x2 y2
(a) 1 (b) –1
(c) 0 (d) 2
 1   15  
20. What is the value of cos  tan tan  4   ?
   
1
(a) – (b) 0
2
1 1
(c) (d)
2 2 2
1 1
21. Two angles of a triangle are tan–1 and tan–1 3 ?
2
(a) 30º (b) 45º
(c) 90º (d) 135º
 HeigHT & DisTance
1. A tower of height 15 m stands vertially on the ground 8. The angle of elevation of the top of a flag post from
. From a point on the ground the angle of elevation a point 5 m way from its base is 75º. What is the
of the top of the tower is found to be 30º. What is the approximate height of the flag post ?
distance of the point from the foot of the tower ? (a) 15 m (b) 17 m
(a) (b) 10 3 m (c) 19 m (d) 21 m
15 3m 9. Looking from the top of a 20 m high building, the
(c) 5 3 m (d) 30 m angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 60º and the
angle of depression of its bottom is 30º. What is the
2. At a point 15 m away from the base of a 15 m high height of the tower ?
house, the angle of elevation of the top is ? (a) 50 m (b) 60 m
(a) 90º (b) 60º (c) 70 m (d) 80 m
(c) 45º (d) 30º 10. A man observes the elevation of a ballon to be 30º.
3. A vertical tower stands on a horizontal plane and is He, then walks 1 km towards the balloon and finds
surmounted by a vertical flag-staff of height h. At a that the elevaton is 60º. What is the height of the
point P on the plane, the angle of elevation of the ballon ?
bottom of the flag-staff is  and that of the top is
 .What is the height of the tower ? (a) 1 / 2 km (b) 3 / 2 km
(c) 1 / 3 km (d) 1 km
h tan  h tan  11. The angle of elevation from a point on the bank of a
(a) tan   tan  (b) tan   tan  river of the top of a temple on the other bank is 45º.
Retreating 50 m, the observer finds the new angle of
elevation as 30º. What is the widht of the river ?
h cos  h
(c) cos   cos  (d) cos (  ) (a) 50 m (b) 50 3 m
4. An areoplane flying at a height of 300 m above the (c) 50 / ( 3 1) m (d) 100 m
ground passes vertically above another plane at an 12. The foot of a tower of height h m is in a direct line
instant when the angles of elevation of two planes between two observers A and B. If the angles of
from the same point on the ground are 60º and 45º, elevation of the top of the tower as seen from A and
respectively. What is the height of the lower plane
from the ground ? B are  and  respectively and if AB = d m, then
what is h / d equal to ?
100
(a) 50 m (b) m tan (  ) cot (  )
3 (a) (cot  cot  1) (b) (cot  cot  1)
(c) 100 3 m (d) 150 3  1) m
5. A man standing on the bank of a river observes that tan (  ) cat (  )
the angle of elevation of the top of a tree just on the (c) (d)
opposite bank is 60º. The angle of elevation is 30º (cot  cot   1) (cot  cot   1)
from a point at a distance y m from the bank. What is 13. PT, a tower of height 2× m, P being the foot, T being
the height of the tree ? the top of the tower. A, B are points on the same line
(a) y m (b) 2 y m with P. If AP =2x+1 m, BP = 192 m and if the angle of
elevation of the tower as seen from B is double the
3y 3y angle of elevation of the tower as seen from A, then
(c) m (d) m
2 2 what is the value of x ?
6. Two poles are 10 m and 20 m high. The line joining (a) 6 (b) 7
their tops makes an angle of 15º with the horizontal. (c) 8 (d) 9
What is the approximate distance between the poles 14. What should be the height of a flag where a 20 ft
? long ladder reaches 20 ft below the flag. (The angle
(a) 35.3 (b) 37.3 m of elevation of the top of the flag at the foot of the
(c) 41 m (d) 44 m ladder is 60º) ?
7. From the top of a lighthouse 120 m above the sea, (a) 20 ft (b) 30. ft
the angle of depression of a boat is 15º. What is the
distane of the boat from the lighthouse ? (c) 40 ft (d) 20 2 ft
(a) 440 m (b) 421 m 15. The lower 24 m protion of a 50 m tall twoer is painted
(c) 444 m (d) 460 m green and the remaining portion red. What is the
distance of a point on the groud from the base of the
tower subtend equal angles ?
(a) 60 m (b) 72 m
(c) 90 m (d) 120 m
 ProPerTies oF Triangles
1. In any ABC, the sides are 6 cm, 10 cm and 14 cm. 8. What is AD : DC equal to ?
Then, the triangle s obtuse angled with the obtuse
angle equal to ?
(a) 7  2 3 : 1 (b) 7  4 3 : 1
(a) 150º (b) 135º
(c) 1 : 2 (d) None of these
(c) 120º (d) 105º
9. What is tan (A - C) equal to ?
2. If the sides of a triangle are n the ratio
(a) 0 (b) 1
2 : 6 :1  3, then what is the smallest angle of the (c) 2 (d) None of these
triangle ?
10. If A, B and C are in AP and b : c = 3 : 2, then what
(a) 75º (b) 60º
(c) 45º (d) 30º is the value of sin C?

3. In a ABC, a = 8, b = 10 and c = 12. What is angle C 1

(a) 1 (b)
equal to ? 3
(a) A / 2 (b) 2 A
(c) 3 A (d) 3 A / 2 1
(c) 3 (d)
4. The sides a, b, c, of a ABC are in arithmetic pro- 2
gression and 'a' is the smallest side. What is cos A 11. ABC is a triangle in which BC = 10 cm CA = 6 cm and
equal to ? AB = 8 cm. Which one of the following is correct ?
(a) ABC is acute angled triangle.
3c  4b 3c  4b
(a) (b) (b) ABC is an obtuse angled triangle.
2c 2b
(c) ABC is a right angled triangle.
3c  4b 3b  4c (d) None of the above
(c) (d)
2b 2c 12. In a ABC, BC  39, AC  5 and AB = 7. What is
5. In a ABC, if c = 2, A = 123º, a = 6 , then what is C the measure of the angle A?
equal to ?  
(a) 30º (b) 45º (a) (b)
4 3
(c) 60º (d) 75º
Directions (Q. Nos. 6-9) Read the following  
(c) (d)
informaton carefully and give the answer. 2 6
ABC is a triangle right-angled at B. The hypotenuse 13. If angles of a triangle are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3, then
(AC) is four times the perpendicular (BD) drawn to it from what is the ratio of its correspondng sides ?
opposite vertex and AD < DC.
(a) 3:2:1 (b) 1 : 2: 3
6. What is one of the acute angle of the triangle ?
(a) 15º (b) 30º (c) 1: 3:2 (d) 2 : 3:4
(c) 45º (d) None of these
14. If in a ABC, cos B = (sin A) / (2 sin C), then the
7. What is ABD ?
triangle is ?
(a) 15º (b) 30º
(a) isosceles triangle
(c) 45º (d) None of these
(b) equilateral triangle
(c) right angled triangle
(d) scalene triangle
 20. Consider a circle of radius R. What is the length of a
15. In a ABC, a + b = 3 (1  3 ) cm and a - b = 31
chord which subtends an angle  at the centre ?
(1  3 ) cm. If angle A is 30º, then what is the angle 
B? (a) 2 R sin   (b) 2 R sin 
2
(a) 120º (b) 90º
(c) 75º (d) 60º 
(c) 2 P tan   (d) 2 R tan 
16. If the sides of a triangle are 6 cm, 10 cm and 14 cm, 2
then what is the largest angle included by the sides? 21. If median of the ABC through A is perpendicular
(a) 90º (b) 120º to BC, then which one of the following is corret ?
(c) 135º (d) 150º (a) tan A + tan B = 0
17. For fnding the area of a ABC, which of the follow- (b) tan B - tan C = 0
ing entities are required ? (c) tan C + 2 tan A = 0
(a) Angles A, B and side a. (d) tan B + tan C = 0
(b) Angles A, B and side b.
22. In a ABC, if a = 2b and A = 3B, then which one of
(c) Angles A, B and side c.
(d) Either (a) or (b) or (c). the following is correct ?
18. ABC is a triangle in which AB = B cm, BC = 8 cm and (a) The trianle is obtuse-angled
CA = 10 cm. What is the value of cot (A / 4)? (b) The triangle is acute-angled but not right-
angled
(a) 5 2 (b) 5 2 (c) The triangle is right-angled
(c) (d) (d) The triangle is isosceles, but not obtuse-angled
3 1 3 1

19. In a ABC, b  3 cm, a  30 º , what is the value

of a ?
(a) 2 cm (b) 2 cm

1
(c) 1 cm (d) cm
2
1. For what value of k, are the lines x + 2y - 9 = 0 and k 10. What is the equation of the line passing through (2,
x + 4y + 5 = 0 parallel ? - 3), and parallel to Y-axis ?
(a) 2 (b) - 1 (a) y = - 3 (b) Y = 2
(c) 1 (d) 0 (c) x = 2 (d) X = - 3
2. What is the equation of a line parallel to x-axis at a 11. What is the set of points (x, y) satisfying the equa-
distance of 5 units below x-axis ? tions x2 + y2 = 4 and x + y = 2 ?
(a) x = 5 (b) x = - 5 (a) {(2, 0), (-2, 0), (0, 2)}
(c) y = 5 (d) y = - 5 (b) {(0, 2), (0, -2)}
3. What are the coordinates of the foot of the perpen- (c) {(0, 2), (2, 0)}
dicular from the point (2, 3) on the line x + y - 11 = 0 ? (d) { (2, 0), (-2, 0,) (0, 2) (0, -2)}
(a) ( 2, 9) (b) (5, 6) 12. What is the locus of the point whih is at a distance of
(c) ( - 5, 6) (d) (6, 5) 8 units to the left of Y-axis?
4. If (p, q) be the point on the x-axis equidistant from (a) X = 8 (b) Y = 8
the points (1, 2) and (2, 3), then which one of the (c) X = - 8 (d) Y = - 8
following is correct ? 13. Two straight lines x - 3y - 2 = 0 and 2x - 6y - 6 - = 0
(a) p = 0, q = 4 (b) p = 4, q = 0 (a) never intersect
(c) p = 3 / 2, q = 0 (d) p = 1, q = 0 (b) intersect at a single point
5. If p is the length of the perpendicular drawn from the (c) intersect at infinite number of points
x y (d) intersect at more than one points [but finite
origin to line   1, then which one of the fol- number of points]
a b
14. If (a, 0), (0, b) and (1, 1 are collinear, what is (a
lowing is correct ? + b - ab) equal to ?
1 1 1 1 1 1 (a) 2 (b) 1
(a)   (b)   (c) 0 (d) - 1
p2 a2 b2 p2 a2 b2
15. If P, Q and R are three non-collinear points, then
what is PQ,  PR equal to?
(a) Null set (b) {P}
1 1 1 1 1 1
(c)   (d)   (c) { P, Q, R} (d) { Q, R}
p a b p a b
16. What is the equation to the straight line joining the
6. What is the locus of a point which moves equidis- origin to the point of intersection of the lines
tant from the coordinate axes ? x y x y
(a) x + y 0 = (b) x + 2y = 0   1 and   1?
a b b a
(c) 2 x + y = 0 (d) None of these (a) x + y = 0 (b) x + y + 1 = 0
7. What is the equation of the line joining the origin (c) x - y = 0 (d) x + y + 2 = 0
with the point of intersection of the lines 4x + 3y = 12 17. If the straight lines x - 2y = 0 and kx + y = 1 intersect
and 3x + 4y = 12 ?
 1
(a) x + y = 1 (b) x - y = 1 at the point 1, , then what is the value of k ?
(c) 3y = 4x (d) x = y  2
8. If the sum of the squares of the distances of the (a) 1 (b) 2
point (x, y) from the points (a, 0) and and (- a, 0) be (c) 1 / 2 (d) - 1 / 2
2b2, then which one of the following is correct ? 18. A point P moves such that the difference of its dis-
(a) x2 + a2 = b2 + y2 (b) x2 + a2 = 2b2 - y2 tances from two given points (c, 0) and (- c, 0) is
(c) x2 - a2 = b2 + y2 (d) x2 + a2 = b2 - y2 constant. What is the lous of the point P ?
9. The line mx + ny = 1 passes through the points (, 2) (a) Circle (b) Ellipse
and (2, 1). What is the value of m ? (c) Hyperbola (d) Parabola
(a) 1 (b) 3
1 1
(c) (d)
2 3
19. What is the slope of the line perpendicular to the line 29. What is the number of planes passing through three
x y non-collinear points ?
  1? (a) 3 (b) 2
4 3
(c) 1 (d) 0
3 3 30. What is the area of the triangle formed by the lines y
(a) (b)  - x = o, y + x = o, x = c?
4 4
(a) c / 2 (b) c2
4 4
(c)  (d) (c) 2c 2
(d) c2 / 2
3 3
31. If x cos  + y sin  = is perpendicular to the line x
20. If the area of a triangle with vertices (- 3, 0), (3, 0) and
(0 , k) is 9 sq unit, then what is the value of k? - y = 3, then what is one of the values of  ?
(a) 3 (b) 6 (a)  / 6 (b)  / 4
(c) 9 (d) 12 (c)  / 2 (d)  / 3
21. What is the locus of points, the difference of whose 32. What is the foot of the perpendicular form the point
distanes from two points being constant ? (2, 3) on the line x + y - 11 = 0?
(a) Pair of straight lines (b) An ellipse (a) (1, 10) (b) (5, 6)
(c) A hyperbola (d) A parabola (c) (6, 5) (d) (7, 4)
22. What is the image of the point (1, 2) on the line 3x 33. Consider the following statements :
+ 4y - 1 = 0? I. The equation to a straight line parallel to the
axis of x is y = d, where d is a constant.
 7 6 7 1
(a)  ,  (b)  ,  II. The equation to the axis of x is x = 0.
 5 5 8 2 Which of the statement (s) gieven above is/are cor-
rect?
7 1  7 1
(c)  ,  (d)   ,  (a) I only (b) II only
 8 2   5 2
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
23. If the lines 3y + 4x = 1, y = x + 5 and 5y + bx = 3 are 34. Points (1, 3, 4,), (-1, 6, 10), (-7, 4- 7) and (-, 1, 1) are the
oncurrent, then what is the value of b? verties of a?
(a) 1 (b) 3 (a) rhombus (b) rectangle
(c) 6 (d) 0 (c) parallelogram (d) square
24. If (- 5, 4) divides the line segment between the 35. What does the equatio x3y + xy3 - xy = 0 represent?
corrdinate axes in the ratio 1 : 2, then what is its
(a) A pair of straight lines only
equation ?
(b) A pair of straight lines and a circle
(a) 8 x + 5y +20 = 0 (b) 5 x + 8y - 7 = 0
(c) A rectangular hyperbola only
(c) 8 x - 5y + 60 = 0 (d) 5 x - 8y + 57 = 0 (d) A retangular hyperbola and a circle
25. What is the product of the perpendiculars from the 36. The point of intersention of the two lines 2x + 3y + 4
tow points ( b2  a 2, 0) to the line ax cos  + by = 0 and 4x + 3y + 2 = 0 is at a distance d from origin.
What is the value of d?
sin  = ab ?
(a) 2 (b) 3
(a) a2 (b) b 2
(c) ab (d) a / b (c) 5 (d) 5
26. The middle point of the segment of the straight line 37. The line through the points (4, 3) and (2, 5) cuts off
joining the points (p, q) and (q, - p) is (r / 2, s /2).
interepts of lenghts  and  on the axes. Which
What is the length of the segment ?
one of the following is corret ?
(a) [(s2 + r2)1/2] /2 (b) [(s2 + r2)1/2] / 4
(c) (s2 + r2)1/2 (d) s + r (a)  (b)   
27. What is the lous of a point which is equidistant from (c)     (d)   
the point (m + n, n - m) and the point (m - n, n + m)? 38. What is the locus of a point which is equidistant
(a) m x = ny (b) n x = - my from the points (a + b, a - b) and (b - a, a + b)?
(c) n x = my (d) m x = - ny (a) bx - ay = 0 (b) bx + ay = 0
28. Aftter subtending an angle of 1000º from its intial (c) - ax + by = 0 (d) ax + by = 0
position, the revolving line will be situated in which 39. If A (2, 3), B (1, 4), C (0, - 2) and D (x, y) are the vertices
one of the following quadrants ? of a parallelogram, then what is the value of (x, y)?
(a) First quadrant (b) Second quadrant (a) (1, - 3) (b) (2, 4)
(c) Thrid quadrant (d) Forurth quadrant (c) (1, 1) (d) (0, 0)
40. If O be the origin and A ( x1, y1), B (x2, y2) are two 46. If p be the length of the perpendicular from the origin
points, then what is (OA) (OB) cos  AOB? on the strainght line x + 2by = 2p, then what is the
(a) x 2 1 x22 (b) y21 + y22 value of b?
(c) x1x2 + y1y2 (d) x1y1 + x2y2 1
41. If (a, b), (c, d) and (a - c, b -d) are collinear, then which (a) (b) p
P
one of then which one of the following is correct ?
(a) be - ad = 0 (b) ab - cd = 0 1 3
(c) (d)
(c) bc + ad = 0 (d) ab + cd = 0 2 2
42. The coordinates of P and Q are (- 3, 4) and (2, 1), 47. In what ratio does the line y - x + 2 = 0 cut the line
respetively. If PQ is ectended to R such that PR = joining (3, - 1) and (8, 9) ?
2QR, then what are the coordinates of R? (a) 2 : 3 (b) 3 : 2
(a) (3, 7) (b) (2, 4) (c) 3 : – 2 (d) 1 : 2
 1 5 48. The points (2, - 2), (4, 6) and (- 1, 1) in order are the
(c)  ,  (d) 7,  2  vertices of which one of the following quadrilaterals
 2 2
43. If the points with the coordinates (a, ma), {b, (m + ?
1)b}, {c, (m + 2) c} are collinear, then whihc one of (a) Square
the following is correct ? (b) Rhombus
(a) a, b, c are in arithmeti progression for all m. (c) Rectangle (but not square)
(b) a, b, c are in geometric progression for all m. (d) Trapezium
(c) a, b, are in harmonic progression for all m. 49. If p be the length of the perpendicular from the origin
(d) a, b, c are in arithmetic progression only for m =
1. 3
on the straight line ax + by = p and b = , then
44. Which one of the following points on the line 2x - 3y 2
= 5 is equidistant from (1, 2) and (3, 4)? what is the angle between the perpendicular and the
(a) (7, 3) (b) (4, 1) positive direction of x-axis ?
(c) (1, - 1) (d) (- 2, - 3) (a) 30º (b) 45º
45. What is the acute angle between the lines Ax + By = (c) 60º (d) 90º
A + B and A ( x - y) + B (x + y) = 2 B ? 50. THe straight line ax + by + c = 0 and the co-ordinate
axes form an isosceles triangle under which one of
  the following conditions ?
1  A 
(a) 45º (b) tan  
2 2 (a) | a | = | b | (b) | a | = | c |
 A B  (c) | b | = | c | (d) None of these

 
 B 
(c) tan 1   (d) 60º
 A 2  B2
 
1. What is the radius of the circle touchig x-axis at (3,0) (a) A and R are both correct, also R is correct ex-
and y-axis at (0,3)? planation of A.
(a) 3 units (b) 4 units (b) A and R are both correct but R is not correct
explanation of A.
(c) 5 units (d) 6 units
(c) A is correct but R is wrong.
2. For the equation
(d) A is wrong but R is correct.
ax2 + by2 + 2hxy + 2gx + 2fy + c =0, where a  0, to
10. Equation of a circle passing through origin is x2 + y2
represent a circle, the required condition will be? - 6x + 2y = 0. Wha is the equation of one of its diam-
(a) a = b and c = 0 (b) f = g and h = 0 eters.?
(c) a = b and h = 0 (d) f = g and c = 0 (a) x + 3y = 0 (b) x + y = 0
3. What is the equation to circle which touhes both the (c) x = y (d) 3x + y = 0
axes and has centre on the line x + y = 4? 11. Point (1,2) relative to the circle x2 + y2 + 4x - 2y - 4 = 0
(a) x2 + y2 - 4x + 4y + 4 = 0 is a/an
(b) x2 + y2 - 4x - 4y + 4 = 0 (a) exterior point
(c) x2 + y2 + 4x - 4y - 4 = 0 (b) interior point but not centre
(d) x2 + y2 + 4x + 4y - 4 = 0 (c) boundary point
4. Under which of the following conditions does a gen- (d) centre
eral second degree equation ax2 + 2hxy + by2 + 2gx +
12. If the circle x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0 (c > 0) tounches
2fy + c = 0 (a  0) represents a circle?
the y-axis, then which one of the following is cor-
(a) h = g, a = b (b) h = g = f, a = b rect?
(c) h = 0, a = b (d) h = 0, g2 + f2 - c = a + b
5. Consider the following staatements in respect of (a) g=- c only (b) g = + c
circles x2 + y2 - 2x - 2y = 0 and x2 + y2 =1
I. The radius of the first circle is twice that of the (c) f= c only (d) f = + c
second circle.
13. What is the equation of circle which touches the
II. Both the circles pass through the origin. lines x = 0, y = 0 and x = 2?
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are cor-
(a) x2 + y2 + 2x + 2y + 1 = 0
rect?
(a) I only (b) II only (b) x2 + y2 - 4x - 4y + 1 = 0
(c) Bothe I and II (d) Neither I nor II (c) x2 + y2 - 2x - 2y + 1 = 0
6. The circle x2 + y2 + 4x - 4y + 4 =0 touhes? (d) None of the above
(a) Only the x-axis (b) Only the y-axis 14. Wnder which one of the following conditions does
(c) Both the axes (d) Neither of the axes the circle x2 + y2 + 2gx + c = 0 meet the x-axis in two
points one opposite sides of the origin?
7. If x-axis is tangent to the circle x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2fy + k
= 0, then which one of the following is correct? (a) c > 0 (b) c < 0
(a) g2 = k (b) g2 = f (c) c = 0 (d) c < 0
(c) f2 = k (d) f2 = g 15. What is the equation of a circle, whose centre lies on
8. The equation of the circle which touches the axes at the x-axis at a distance h from the origin and the
a distance 5 from the origin is y2 + x2 - 2ax - 2ay + a2 = circle passes through the origin?
0, What is the value of a? (a) x2 + y2 - 2hx = 0 (b) x2 + y2 + 2hx + h2 = 0
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) x2 + y2 + 2hxy = 0 (d) x2 + y2 - h2 = 0
(c) 6 (d) 7
9. ABC is an equilateral triagnle inscribed in a circle of
centre O and radius 5 cm. Let the diameter through C
meet the circle again at
Assertion (A) AD BD <OB OC
Reason (R) 2 (AD2 + BD2) = CD2 = 100 sq cm
1. What is the area of the triangle formed by the lines x2 y2
joining the vertex of the parabola x2 =12y to the end 9. Let E be the ellipse  = 1 and C be the circle x2
9 4
of the latusectum? + y2 = 9. Let P = (1, 2) and Q = (2, 1). Which one of the
(a) 9 sq units (b) 12 sq units following is correct?
(c) 14 sq units (d) 18 sq units (a) Q lies inside C but outside E
2. What is the focal distane of any point P(x1,y1) on the (b) Q lies outside both C and E
parabola y2 = 4ax ? (c) P lies inside both C and E
(a) x1 + y1 (b) x1y1 (d) P lies inside C but outside E
(c) ax1 (d) a + x1 10. The curve y2 =- 4ax(a > 0) lies in
3. What are the points of intersection of the curve 4x2 - (a) first and fouth quadrants
9y2 = 1 with its conjugate axis? (b) first and second quadrants
(a) (1 / 2,0) and (- 1 / 2, 0) (c) second and third quadrants
(b) (0, 2) and (0, -2) (d) third and fourth quadrants
(c) (0, 3) and (0, -3) 11. What is the eccentricity of an ellipse, if its latusrectum
(d) No such point exists is equal to one-half of-its minox axis?
4. What is the sum of the focal distances of a pint of an 1 1
2 2 (a) (b)
x y 4 2
ellipse   1?
2 2 3 3
a b (c) (d)
(a) a (b) b 4 2
(c) 2a (d) 2b 12. What is the sum of focal radii of any point on an
ellipse equal to?
5. If the latusrectum of an ellipse is equal to half its (a) Length of latusectum
minor axis, then what is its eccentricity?
(b) Length of major axis
1 (c) Length of minor axis
(a) (b) 3 (d) Length of semi-lkatusrectum
2
13. What does an equation of the first degree contain-
3 2
(c) (d) ing one arbitrary parameter passing through a fixed
2 2 point represent?
6. If (4, 0) and (- 4, 0) are the foci of an ellipse and the (a) Cirle (b) Straight line
semi-minor axis is 3, then the ellipse passes through (c) Parabola (d) Ellipse
which one of the following points?
(a) (2, 0) (b) (0, 5) x2 y2
14. consider the ellipse   1(b  a). Then, which
(c) (0, 0) (d) (5, 0) a2 b2
one of the following is correct?
7. A circle is drawn with the two foci of an ellipse
(a) Real foci do not exist (b) Foci are(+ ae, 0)
x2 y2 (c) Foci are (+ be, 0) (d) Foci are (0, + be)
2
 = 1at the end of the diameter. What is the
a b2 15. Consider the parabolas S1 = y2 - 4ax = 0 and S2 = y2 -
equation of the circle?
4bx = 0, S2 will contain S1, if.
(a) x2 + y2 = a2 + b2 (b) x2 + y2 = a2 - b2
(a) a > b > 0
(c) x + y = 2(a + b )
2 2 2 2
(d) x2 + y2 = 2(a2 -b2)
(b) b > a > 0
8. What are the equation of the directrices of the el-
(c) a > 0, b < 0 but | b | > a
lipse 25x2 + 16y2 = 400?
(d) a < 0, b > 0 but b > | a |
(a) 3x + 25 = 0 (b) 3y + 25 = 0
(c) x + 15 = 0 (d) y + 25 = 0 16. What is the area of the ellipse 4x2 + 9y2 = 1?
π
(a) 6 π (b)
36
 π π x2 y2
(c) (d) 20. If the foci of the conics   1 and
6 6 a2 7
17. Equation of the hyperbola with eccentricity 3 / 2 and
x 2 y2 1
foci at (+ 2, 0) is 5x2 - 4y2 = k2. What is the value of k?   were to coincide, then what is the
144 81 25
(a) 4 / 3 (b) 3 / 4
value of a?
(c) (4 / 3) 5 (d) (3 / 4) 5 (a) 2 (b) 3
18. Which one of the following is correct? The eccen- (c) 4 (d) 16
21. What is the equation to the parabola, whose vertex
x2 y2 and focus are on the x-axis at distances a and b from
tricity of the conic   1, (  0)
a2  b2  the origin respectively? (b > a > 0)
(a) increases with increase in  (a) y2 = 8(b - a) (x - a) (b) y2 = 4(b + a) (x -a)
(c) y = 4(b - a)(x + a)
2
(d) y2 = 4(b - a )(x - a)
(b) decreases with increase in  22. If the eccentricity and length of latuserctum of a
(c) does not change with  13 10
(d) None of the above hyperbla are and units respectively, then
3 3
what is the length of the transverse axis?
x 2 y2
19. In how many points do the ellipse   1 and 7
4 8 (a) units (b) 12 units
2
the circle x2 + y2 = 9 intersect?
15 15
(a) One (b) Two (c) units (d) units
2 4
(c) Four (d) None of these
1. What is the equation of the plane passing through 9. Which one of the following points lies on the plane
the point (1, -1, -1) and perpendicular to each of the 2x + 3y - 6z = 21?
planes x - 2y - 8z = 0 amd 2x + 5y - z = 0?
(a) 7x - 3y + 2z = 14 (b) 2x + 5y 3z = 12 (a) (3, 2, 2) (b) (3, 7, 1)
(c) x - 7y + 3z = 4 (d) 14x - 5y + 3z = 16 (c) (1, 2, 3) (d) (2, 1, - 1)
2. What is the angle between the planes 2x - y + z = 4 10. What is the angle between the lines whose direction
and x + y + 2z = 6? cosines are proportional to (2, 3, 4) and (1, -2, 1),
π π respectively?
(a) (b)
2 3 (a) 90º (b) 60º
π π (c) 45º (d) 30º
(c) (d)
4 6 11. The two planes ax + by + cz + d =0 and ax + by + cz +
3. What is the locus of points of intersection of a sphere d1 = 0, where d  d1, have
and a plane?
(a) one point only in common
(a) Circle (b) Ellipse
(c) Parabola (d) Hyperbola (b) three points in common
4. The equation to sphere passing through origin and (c) infinite points in common
the points (-1, 0, 0), (0, -2, 0) and (0,0, -3) is x2 + y2 + z2 (d) no points in common
+ f (x, y, z ) = 0. What is f (x, y, z) equal to? 12. What is the distance of the origin from the plane 2x +
(a) - x - 2y -3z (b) x + 2y + 3z 6y - 3z + 7 = 0 ?
(c) x + 2y + 3z - 1 (d) x + 2y + 3z + 1 (a) 1 (b) 2
5. What is the area of the triangle with vertices (1, 2, , (c) 3 (d) 6
3), (2, 5, - 1) and (-1, 1, 2) ?
13. What is the area of a triangle whose vertices are at
155 175 (3, -1, 2), (1, - 1, -3) and (4, -3, 1)?
(a) sq units (b) sq units
2 2 165 135
(a) sq units (b) sq units
155 175 2 2
(c) sq units (d) sq units
4 4 (c) 4 sq units (d) 2 sq units
6. What is the actue angle between the planes x + y 2z 14. Under what condition do the planes bx - ay = n, cy -
= 3 and - 2x + y - z = 11? bz = 1z az - cx = mintersect in a line?
  (a) a + b + c = 0 (b) a = b = c
(a) (b)
5 4 (c) al + bm + cn = 0 (d) L + m + n = 0
  15. What is the area of the triangle with vertices (0, 2, 2),
(c) (d) (2, 0, -1) and (3,4,0)?
6 3
7. What is the radius of the sphere x2 + y2 + z2 - x - y - z 15
= 0? (a) sq units (b) 15 sq units
2
3 1 7
(a) (b) (c) sq units (d) 7 sq units
4 2 2
3 1 16. Let O (0, 0, 0,), P (3,4, 5,), Q (m, n, r) and R (1, 1, 1,) be
(c) (d) the vertices of a parallelogram taken in order. What
2 3
is the value of m + n + r?
8. Consider the following relations among the angles
(a) 6 (b) 12
 ,  and γ made by a vector with the coordinate
(c) 15 (d) More than 15
axes 17. The planes px + 2y + 2z - 3 = 0 and 2x - y + z + 2 = 0
I. cos 2  + cos 2  + cos 2 γ = -1 
intersect at an angle . What is the value of p2 ?
II. sin  + sin  + sin γ =1
2 2 2 4
(a) 24 (b) 12
Which of the above is/are correct?
(c) 6 (d) 3
(a) Only I (b) Only II
18. What is the angle between any two diagonals of the
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
 cube ? 26. A line makes the same angle a with each of the x and
y-axes. If the angle θ = 2 sin2 θ = 2 sin2  , then
1  1  1  1 
(a) cos   (b) cos   what is the value of  ?
2 3
 
(a) (b)
1  1  1  2  4 6
(c) cos   (d) cos  
 3  3  
19. What is the angle between one of the edges of the (c) (d)
3 2
cube and the diagonal of the cuibe intersecting the
edge of the cube? 27. What is the equation of the sphere which has its
centre at (6, -1, 2) and touches the plane 2x - y + 2z -
1  1  1  1  2=0?
(a) cos   (b) cos  
2 3 (a) x2 + y2 + z2 + 12x - 2y + 4z + 16 = 0
1  1  1  2 
(b) x2 + y2 + z2 + 12x - 2y + 4z - 16 = 0
(c) cos   (d) cos  
(c) x2 + y2 + z2 - 12x - 2y - 4z + 16 = 0
 3  3
20. What is the angle between the diagonal of one of the (d) x2 + y2 + z2 - 12x - 2y - 4z + 25 = 0
faces of the cube and the diagonal of the cube inter- 28. What are the direction ratios of the line determined
by the planes x - y + 2z = 1 and x + y - z = 3?
secting the diagonal of the face of the cube?
(a) (-1, 3, 2) (b) (-1, -3 2)
1  1  1  2 
(c) (2, 1, 3) (d) (2, 3, 2)
(a) cos   (b) cos  
 3  3 x2 y2
29. The ellipse   1 has the same eccentricity
169 25
 
1  2 
 
1  2 
(c) cos  3  (d) cos  3  x2 y2
as the ellipse   1. What is the ratio of a to
    a 2
b2
21. What is the equation of the plane through z-axis and b?
x 1 y  2 z  3 5 13
parallel to the line   ? (a) (b)
cos θ sin θ 0 13 5
(a) x cot θ + y = 0 (b) x tan θ - y = 0 7 8
(c) (d)
(c) x + y cot θ = 0 (d) x - y tan θ = 0 8 7
22. If the line through the points A(k, 1, -1) and B(2, 0,2) 30. What is the angle between the lines x + z = 0, y = 0
is perpendicular to the line through the points B and and 20x = 15y = 12z ?
C (2 + 2k, k, 1), then what is the value of k ?
(a) -1 (b) 1 1  1  1  1 
(c) -3 (d) 3 (a) cos   (b) x cos  
5 7
23. What is the value of n so that the angle between the
lines having dirction ratios ratios (1, 1, 1) and (1, -1, 1  1  1  1 
n) us 60º? (c) sin   (d) sin  
5 7
(a) 3 (b) 6 31. Under what condition does the equation x2 +y2 + z2 +
(c) 3 (d) None of these 2ux + 2vy + 2wz + d = 0 represent a real sphere?
24. The direction cosines of a line are proportional to (2, (a) u2 + v2 + w2 = d2 (b) u2 + v2 + w2 > d
1, 2) and the line intersects a plane perpendicularly
(c) u + v +w < d
2 2 2
(d) u2 + v2 + w2 < d2
at the point (1, -2, 4). What is the distance of the
plane from the point (3, 2, 3)? 32. What is the angle between the planes 2x - y + z = 6
and x + y + 2z = 3?
(a) 3 (b) 2
 
(c) 2 2 (d) 4 (a) (b)
2 3
25. The foot of the perpendicular drawn from the origin
to a plane is the point (1, -3, 1). What is the intercept  
cut on the x-axis by the plane? (c) (d)
4 6
(a) 1 (b) 3
33. What is tghe equation of a plane through the x-axis
(c) 11 (d) 11 and passing through the point (1, 2, 3)?
 (a) x + y + z = 6 (b) x = 1 (c) 4x + 4y - 5z = 0 (d) 5x + 4y - 5z = 0
(c) y + z = 5 (d) z + y = 1 43. If θ is the acute angle between the diagonals of a
34. Find the coordinate of the point, which is equidistnat cube, then which one of the following is correct?
from the points (0, 0, 0), (2, 0, 0), (0, 4, 0), (0, 0, 6) (a) θ < 30º (b) θ = 60º
respectively. (c) 30º < θ < 60º (d) θ > 60º
(a) (1, 2, 3) (b) (2, 3, 1) 44. Which one of the following planes contains the z-
axis?
(c) (3, 1, 2) (d) (1, 3, 2)
(a) x - = 0 (b) z + y = 0
35. The angle between the lines with direction ratios (1, (c) 3x + 2 y = 0 (d) 3x + 2z = 0
0, + cos  ) is 60º. What is the value of  ? 45. Under what condition are the two lines and
m' n'
1  1  1  1  y x   ' ,.z  x   ' orthogonal?
(a) cos   (b) cos  
1' 1'
 2  3
(a)  '  '1  0
1  1  1  1  (b) (   ' )(    ' )  0
(c) cos   (d) cos  
3 2 (c) 11' + mm' + nn' = 1
(d) 11' + mm' + nn' = 0
36. The line passing through (1, 2, 3) and having direc-
46. What is the ratio in which the line joining the points
tion ratios given by <1, 2, 3> cuts the x-axis at a (2, 4, 5) and (3, 5, -4) is internally divided by the xy-
distance k from origin. What is the value of k? plane?
(a) 0 (b) 1 (a) 5 : 4 (b) 3 : 4
(c) 2 (d) 3 (c) 1 : 2 (d) 7 : 5
37. Which one of the following planes is normal to the 47. A line makes angles θ ,  and  with x, y, z-axes
plane 3x + y + z = 5? respectively. Consider the following.
(a) x + 2y + z = 6 (b) x - 2y + z = 6 I. sin 2   sin 2   cos 2 
(c) x + 2y - z = 6 (d) x - 2y - z = 6
II. cos2   cos2   sin 2 
38. If the radius of the sphere x2 + y2 + z2 - 6x - 8y + 10z
+  = 0 is unity, what is the value of  ? III. sin 2   cos2   cos 2 
(a) x + 2y + z = 6 (b) x - 2y + z = 6 (a) I only (b) II only
(c) x + 2y - z = 6 (d) x - 2y - z = 6 (c) III only (d) II and III
48. What is the equation of the plane passing through
39. If the radius of the sphere x2 + y2 + z2 - 6x - 8y + 10z + (x1, y1, z1) and normal to the line with < z, b, c > as
 = 0 is unity, what is the value of  ? direction ratios?
(a) 49 (b) 7 (a) ax + by + cz = ax1 + by1 + cz1
(b) a (x + x1) + b (y + y1) + c(z + z1) =0
(c) -49 (d) -7
(c) ax + by + cz = 0
40. Curve of intersection of two spheres is ? (d) ax + by + cz = x1 + y1 + z1 =0
(a) an ellipse (b) a circle 49. What are the direction cosines of the line represented
(c) a parabola (d) None of these by 3x + y + 2z = 7, x + 2y + 3z = 5?
41. Under which one of the following conditions will the (a) (1-, - 7, 5)
(b) (-1, 7, 5)
two planes x + y + z = 7 and ax + y  z  3, be
parallel (but not coincident)?  1 7 5 
(c)   , , 
(a)       1 only  75 75 75 
 1 7 5 
(b)      
3
only (d)   , , 
7  75 75 75 
50. Theequation of asphereisx2 + y2 + z2 - 10z = 0. If one
(c)     
end point of a diameter of the sphere is (-3, -4,5),
(d) None of these what is the other end point?
x3 Y 4 z 5 (a) (-3, -4, -5) (b) (3, 4, 5)
42. The straight line   is parallel to
2 3 4 (c) (3, 4, -5) (d) (-3, 4, -5)
which one of the following? 51. If the sum of the squares of the distances of the
(a) 4x + 3y - 5z = 0 (b) 4x 5y - 4z = 0
point (x, y, z) from the points (a, 0, 0) and (-a, 0, 0) is
 2c2, then which one of the following is correct? 54. Which one of the following is the plane containing
(a) x + a = 2c - y -z
2 2 2- 2 2
(b) x + a = c -y -z
2 2 2 2 2
x2 y 3 z 4
the line   are parallel to z-axis?
(c) x - a = 2c - y -z (d) x2 + a2 = c2 +y2 -z2
2 2 2- 2 2
2 3 5
52. Which one of the following is correct? The three (a) 2x - 3y = 0 (b) 5x - 2z = 0
planes 2x + 3y - z - 2 = 0, 3x + 3y z - 4 = 0, x - y + 2z - 5
(c) 5y - 3z = 0 (d) 3x -2y = 0
= 0 intersect?
(a) at a point (b) at two points 55. What is the centre of the sphere ax2 + by2 + cz2 - 6x =
(c) at three points (d) in a line 0, if the radius is 1 unit?
53. Assertion (A) If <1, m, n > are direction cosines of a (a) (0, 0, 0)
line, there can be a line whose direction cosines (b) (1, 0, 0)
(c) (3, 0, 0)
12  m 2 m 2  n 2 n 2  12
, , (d) (Cannot be determined as values of a, b, c are
are. 2 2 2 unknown
Reason (R) The sum of direction cosines of a line is 1 1
unity. 56. Under what condition do , ,k represen di-
2 2
(a) A and R are both correct, also R ios the correct
explanation of A. rection cosines of a line?
(b) A and R are both correct, but R is not the cor-
rect explanation of A. 1 1
(a) k= (b) k = 
(c) A is true but R is false. 2 2
(d) A is false but R is true.
1 1
(c) k=+ (d) k = -
2 2