CoMPETENCY BASED QUESTIONS

Multiple Choice Questions

Choose the Correct Answer (a) cos xX (b) sin x
1. The rate of
its
change of the area of a circle with respect to c) sec x (d) tan x.
radiusr atr 6 cm is
(a) 10 n
2. The cost
(6)
=

12n (c) 8T (d) l1.

11. Show that the function given byf (x) sin x =
N.C.EA
is
function of a firm is: C =3r+2x -3. Then the (a)strictlyincreasingiin 0
marginal cost, when x = 3 is
(a) 10 (b) 20 (c)5
3. The
(d) 25.
point on the curve y =
x, where the rate of (b) strictly decreasing
of r-co-ordinate is change
ordinate
equal to the rate of change of y co-
(c)neither increasing nor decreasing in (0, r).
(d)none of these.
(a)
12. The slope of the tangent to the curve x
IN.C.ER
2
y = 2/2-2 - 5 at the point (2, -1) is
=
+1,

( 16) 7
-
Imp 4. The total revenue received from the sale of x units of a
product is given by R() 3r2 +36x + 5. The
=
13. Ify = -
N.C.E.R.T. Exemple
revenue, when x 15 is marginal 10 and if x changes from 2 to 1-99, what is
(a) 116 change iny
(b) 96 (c) 90 (d)126 (a)-0:32 (6) 0-032
N.C.E.R.T.J c) 568 (d) 5-968
Imp 5. A cylindrical tank of
radius 10 m is being filled
with wheat at the rate of 314
cubic metre per hour. Then
N.C.E.R.T. Exemplar Proble
14. The radius of a circle is increasing at the rate e
the depth of the wheat is
(a) 1 mS/hour
increasing at the rate of 2 cm/sec. At what rate is its area increasing when r =j
b) 0-1 m'/hour cm ?
(C) 1:1
m/hour (d) 05 m3/hour [N.C.E.R. T.] (a) 10t cm2/sec (b) 207 cm/sec
Imp 6. Function fx) = a" is increasing on R, if (c) 407 cm/sec (d) Sn cm/sec.
(a) 0< a < 1 (b) a> 1 15. The edge of a cube is decreasing at the rate of 5 cm/se.
(c)a <1 Find the rate of the surface area when its
(d) a > 0. edge is 10 cm
IN.C.E.R. T. Exemplar Problem (a) 400 cm/min b) -600 cm2/min
7. The interval on which the function flx) (c) 200 cm2/min
12x 1 is decreasing in
2r3 + 9x2+ =

16. fx) = tan x - x is

(d)-200cm-/min.
(a) -1, ) b) [-2, -1] (a) always increasing
(c)-, -2] (d) -1,1] (b) always decreasing
IN.C.E.R.T. Exemplar] c)not always decreasing
8. The interval in which y =
x e is increasing with respect
to x is (sometimes increasing, sometimes decreasing.
(a) (-, ) b) (-2, 0) IN.C.E.R.T. Eremplaj
17. For which values of x,
(c) (2, o) d) (0, 2) N.C.E.R. T.J +7 is increasing ?
function f (t) + 3r2 + *
=

Imp9. Function fx) =

log x is increasing on R, if (a) VreR 6)x < 00
(a) 0 <x <i (b) x > 1 (c)x>0 (d)x =0.
(c)x< 1 (d)x>0. IN.C.E.R.T.] 18. The approximate change in the volume of a cube of siot
10. Which of the following functions is strictly decreasing x meters caused by
ncreasing the side by 3% is
(a) 0-06 xm3 6) 0-6 xm3
on 0.) (c)0-09x3m? (d) 0.9 rm3 N.C.E.R.T
 Case Based/Source Based Integrated Questions
19. A farmer has; circular field of radius 10 m in which he On the above given situation, answer the following
wants to sOw wheat in a
rectangular area which should questions
he maximum as poSsible in that circular field and in ()If x be length of square piece cut from each corner
remaining area he wants to sow some flowers plants. then length, breadth and height of open box will be
(a) (8 - 2x, 3 - 2x, 2x) (b) (8 - 2x, 3 - 2x, x)

() (8 - x, 3 - x, x) (d) none of these.

10 (i') Volume of box expressed in terms of x is
(a) 2(8 2x) (3 - 2x)x (6) (8 - 2x) (3 - 2x)x
10
(C) (8 - x) (3- x)x (d) none of these.
(iii) Side of square which must cut of to get maximum volume is

3
Ifx and y be length and breadth of rectangular field then
(a) 1m
()m
answer the following questions
2
The relation between x, y is
(a) r + y = 100
(b) + y = 200
(m d)m.
(iv) Maximum volume of box is:
C +y2 = 300
()r+y2 =400. 100
() Area of rectangle in terms of x only is (a) 6 m3 (b)91 m
(a) x400-x? (b) xv100-x2 200 400
(c) 20 x (d) 10 x.
(iül) For maximum area of rectangular field, where wheat should
()7m (d21 m.

() The cost of lining the box at the rate of F5 sq/m when

be sown, relation between length and breadth is: the volume of box is maximum is
(a) x = 2 y (b) y = 2 x 1000 1000
() (b)
()I =y (d)x = 3y.
(iv) Maximum area of rectangular field is
1000 d) 000
(a) 200 sq. m (b) 100 sq. m
12
(c) 100 V2 sq. m (d) 50 2 sq. m. 21. A contractor has 34 m long iron wire and he wants to
() Area where farmer is cut this wire into two
sowing flower's plants pieces. From one piece he wants
to make circular
(a) 100(7 - 2) sq. m
(b) 100t- 1) sq. m ring and from another a piece, square
shaped frame and wants to minimise the total surface
(C)100(T v2) sq. m (d) none of these. area of circular disk and
square shaped frame. If x m
-

20. length is used to make circular ring with radius 'r m

Manufacturer of aluminium box has a rectangular
aluminium sheet of size 8 m by 3 m. He wants to thenanswer the following questions
construct an open box from this sheet () Relation between x and r is
by cutting equal
squares from corners and folding up the sides so that (a) x = Tr (b) x = Tr
volume of box can be maximum.
(C)x = 27tr
(d)x =
(ii) Area enclosed by circular ring is

3
(a) m (b) xm2
4T

8
(c)Tm2
m4Tt
 the interval
(in) Area enclosed by square frame iIS (ii) The value of x lies in
(a) [30000, 50000] (6) [0, 30000
(a) -34)m? (c) [0, 50000] (d) of these.
none
(iii) The value of x, for which there is maximum re

(b)
1
34 x)m2 (a) 28500 (b) 29000 enue is,
16
(c) 3000o (d)none of these.
(c) (34 x)?m2 iv) How many auidence should be there
there to
to get
get
(d)none of these. revenue maxim
(iv) For what value of x, combined area is minimum ? (a) 28000 (b) 28500
(c) 29000
34 17
(d)none of these.
(a) () m (v) When the revenue is maximum, the price of each ticke:
T +4
T+4
(a)5 (b) 78
ketis
34T 34T
(c) (C)9 (d) 79:5.
T+4 (d) 4-T
23. If a XYZ newspaper wendor has 500
(v) What is ratio of area of circle to the area of
subscribersin
square, town and he collects fix charges of300
when combined area is
minimum ?
from each subscriber. Wendor proposes to
per moA
(a) 11 14
(b) 14 11 increase t
monthly charges and it is assumed that for every increg
(c) 7: 11
22. A cricket stadium has
()11 7. of T1, one subscriber will discontinue service.
a
capacity of 50000 audience. Based on above information answer the
With the ticket price of
78, the average attendance has
followine
questions:
been 30000. Some financial
experts estimated that price ()Ifx denotes the amount of increase of monthly charges
of a ticket should be
determined by the function of each subscriber, then revenue R as a function
of x can
be represented as
px) = 19
where x is the number of tickets
3000 (a) R(x) = 300 x 500 x x
sold.
(b) R(x) (300 2x) (500 + 2x)
=

(c)R) (500 x) (300 x)

=

(d)R) (300 + ) (500 -x).

=

(i) If wendor increases50 per subscriber for

charges, then R is equal to: monthly
(a)157500 (b) 158000
(c)156500 (d) none of these.
(ii) If revenue collected
by wendor is T 156400, then value
of amount increased as
monthly charges for each
subscriber is
(a) 40 (b) 160
Based on above information, the
answer
following (c)Both (a) and (b) (d) none of these.
questions
(i) The revenue, R (iv) What amount of increase in monthly
charges will bring
as a function of x is represented as
maximum revenue ?
(a) 50 (b) 75
(a) 19. (b) 19x
3000 3000 (c) 100 ()150
(v) Maximum monthly revenue is equal to0:
(c) 19x (d) none of these. (a) 150000 (b) 160000
30000
(c)170000 d)200000.
 0BJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS
Fill in the Blanks
Type Questions
Inshe blanks 1Q24-Q33] [Note i ln the
answer is fo be given.] examination 29. Angle of intersection of y' nnd y at (1, 1) s
anly
4.11ffAr)
is strictl ctly increasing function in (a,b) then f '(x) 30, The slope of the normal at (1, 1) for the curve + 3y
in(a, b)
+y-5is..
' '
.Slonc of the tangeni to the curve y
r - 3r+ 2 31. The diameter of a circle is increasing at the rate of
point whose co-ordinate is 3 in
at the

6 . The tangenis to the curve y 2

I cm. When its radius is n, find the rate of increae of
3 at the ts arca
2 andr -2 are.. points
32. Show that for a2 1,
. The least valuc of a such that
Au) + a + 1 is lx)V3 sin x - co9 x-2ax ++b
increasing on (1, 2)is
is decreasing in R IN.C.E.R. T. Exemplar
28. fu) c' 18 decreasing for all x 33. Find he points on the curve y = 12x - x, where the
angcnt is parallel to x-axis.

Q Very Short Answer Type Questions

4. A balloon, which always remains spherical, has a variable 43. Find the equation of the tangent and normal to the
diameter(2x+1). Find the rate
of change of its volume parabola y = 4ax at the point (a?, 2at)

w.r.L. 'x'. 44. Using differentials, find the approximate value of

IN.C.E.R. T. (33)-1/5.
35. A stone is
dropped into a
quiet lake and waves move in
circles at a speed
of 4
cm per second. At
the instant, 45. If y = sin x and x change from r/2 to 22/14, what is
when the Tadius of the circular wave is 10 the approximate change in y ?
cm, how fast
isthe enclosed area increasing
46. Find the approximate change in the volume V of a cube
36. Show that ffx) =
(x-1)e'+1 is
for all x > 0.
an
increasing function of side x metres caused by increasing the side
by 1%.
IN.C.E.R. T]
37. Show that the function 47. If the radius of a sphere is measured as 7 m with
flx) =
Xt. is increasing in an ana
error of 0.02 m, then find the
interval I
disjoint from (-1, 1). approximate error in
calculating its volume. N.C.E.R. T.]
38. Show that flx) elM is decreasing
=
for all x > 0. 48. If the radius of a sphere is measured as 9 m with ana
39. Prove that tan x >x;x E (0,
Tt/2) error of 0.03 m, then find the
40. Iff (1) 0 and f' (x)> fx) for
approximate error in
=
all x>1, then prove calculating its surface area.
that fa)> 0 r >1 49. The diameter of a circle is
41. Find the values of
increasing at the rate of
x for which y =
flx) =(x (x -2) is an cm. When its radius is n, find the rate of
increase of
Increasing function. its area.
42. Find the slope of the nor mal to the curve
50. Show that for a
>1, Ax) =
V3 sinx-cosr - 2ar+b is
X1 sin 6, y
-

a =
b cos* 0 at 0 =
I. C.E.R. T.J decreasing in R. [N.C.E.R. T. Exemplar]