SOLID GEOMETRY- 3 D

1. If Q be the foot of the perpendicular from the origin to the plane 4x – 3y + z + 13 = 0 and R
be the point (–1, 1, –6). Then length QR is
(a) 14 (b) 19 / 2 (c) 37 / 2 (d) 3/ 2

2. If the lines and are coplanar, then the value of k is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

3. A line in three dimensional space makes an angle with both x and y axis.
Then the set of all values of is the interval:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

4. A symmetric form of the line of intersection of the planes and is

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

5. If the angle between the line and the plane is p /6,

then the value of is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

6. If the centroid of the triangle with vertices (3c + 2, 2, 0), (2c, –1, –1) and (c + 2, 3c + 1, c +
3) lies in the plane z = c, then the coordinates of the centroid are:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

7. A plane passes through a fixed point The locus of the foot of the perpendiculars
to the plane from the origin is

(a) a plane inclined at an angle with the given plane

(b) a straight line
(c) a plane perpendicular to the given plane
(d) none of these
8. Let The pair of equations which does not represent a straight line is
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

9. Shortest distance between the axis and the line is

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(a) (b) (c) (d)

10. If the lines and intersect each other, then lies in the
interval
(a) (b) (c) (d)
11. The distance between the point (6, 5, 9) and the plane determined by the points A (3, –1,
2), B (5, 2, 4) and C (–1, –1, 6) in units is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

12. Let be a plane, P (2, 1, –1) be a point and O, be the Origin. Q is the foot

P on the plane L, then

(a) (b) (c) (d)

13. The algebraic sum of the intercepts made by the plane on the coordinate
axes is
(a) (b) (c) (d)

14. If and are two planes

(a) and are parallel
(b) and are perpendicular
(c) and are equidistant from the origin

(d) Equation of a plane through the intersection of and is

15. If the points (1, 1, p) and (–3, 0, 1) are equidistant from the plane
then the value of p is
(a) –1 (b) 0 (c) 7/3 (d) 3/7
16. The coordinate of the line joining the points (–1, – 1, 1) and (–1, 1, –1) are
(a) (0, 0, 0) (b) (– 1, 0, 0) (c) (0, –1, 1) (d) (0, 1, – 1).
17. If and be the direction cosines of two lines which include an angle then
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
18. An equation of plane is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
19. The coordinates of the foot of the perpendicular from the point (a, b, c) on z axis is
(a) (a, 0, 0) (b) (0, b, 0) (c) (0, 0, c) (d) (a, b, 0)
20. represents the direction ratios of
(a) x axis (b) y axis (c) z axis (d) none of these.

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21. If and are direction cosines of two perpendicular lines, then

(a) (b) (c) (d)

22. P (0, 5, 6), Q (1, 4, 7), R (2, 3, 7) and S (3, 4, 6) are four points in the space. Then the
farthest point from the origin O (0, 0, 0) is
(a) P (b) Q (c) R (d) S
23. P (1, 1, 1) and Q (l, l, l) are two points in the space such that PQ = the value of l
can be
(a) – 4 (b) – 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
24. The points P (0, 7, 10), Q (–1, 6, 6) and R (–4, 9, 6) are the vertices of
(a) a right angled isosceles triangle
(b) equilateral triangle
(c) an isosceles triangle
(d) an obtuse angled triangle
25. If are the angles which a line makes with the coordinate axes, then
(a) (b)

(c) (d)
26. The equation of the line passing through the points P (3, 4, –7) and Q (1, –1, 6)

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

27. The lines and

(a) do not intersect (b) intersect (c) intersect at (4, 0, 4) (d) intersect at (1, 1, – 1)

28. The sine of the angle between the line and the plane
is

(a) (b) (c) (d) none of these

29. Equation of a plane passing through (1, 1, 1) and containing x axis is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
30. The coordinates of the foot of the perpendicular from the point (3, –1, 11) on the line

is
(a) (2, 5, 7) (b) (– 2, –1, –1) (c) (0, 2, 3) (d) (2, 3, 4)
31. The length of the line segment whose projection on the coordinate axes are 12, 4, 3 is
(a) 19 (b) 13 (c) 11 (d) none of these
32. The number of lines which are equally inclined on the three coordinate axes is
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8
33. An equation of the plane containing the line and the point (0, 7, – 7) is
(a) (b) (c) (d)

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34. A line passes through two points A (2, – 3, – 1) and B (8, – 1, 2), the coordinates of a
point on this line nearer to the origin at a distance of 14 units from A are
(a) (14, 1, 5) (b) (– 10, – 7, – 7) (c) (10, 7, 7) (d) (– 14, – 1, – 5)

35. The plane meets the coordinates at A, B, C respectively. D and E are mid
points of AB and AC respectively. Coordinates of the midpoint of DE are
(a) (a, b/4, c/4) (b) (a/4, b, c/4) (c) (a/4, b/4, c) (d) (a/2, b/4, c/4)
36. The coordinates of a point on the line x = 4y + 5, z = 3y – 6 at a distance of from
(5, 0, – 6) are
(a) (17, 3, 3) (b) (– 7, 3, – 15) (c) (– 17, – 3, – 3) (d) (7, – 3, 15)

37. The plane containing the lines and passes

through
(a) (0, 0, 0) (b) (1, 0, 1) (c) (1, – 1, 1) (d) (– 1, 1, 0)

38. If the line lies in the plane bx + 2y + 3z – 4 = 0, then

(a) a = 11/2, b = 1 (b) a = – 5/2, b = – 7 (c) a = – 11/2, b = 1 (d) a = 1, b = – 11/2

39. The line of shortest distance between the lines and

intersects the first line at the point

(a) (1, 1, 1) (b) (– 1, – 1, – 1) (c) (3, 3, 3) (d) (– 3, – 3, – 3)
40. If the foot of the perpendicular from origin to a plane is (a, b, c), then the equation of the
plane is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

41. The plane passing through the points (– 2, – 2, 2) and containing the line joining the
points (1, 1, 1) and (1, – 1, 2) makes intercepts on the coordinate axes, the sum of whose
length is
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 12
42. The points (1, – 2, 3), (2, 3, – 4) (0, – 7, 10) are the vertices of
(a) a right angled triangles
(b) isosceles triangle
(c) equilateral triangle
(d) none of these
43. The foot of the perpendicular from (a, b, c) on the line x = y = z is the point (r, r, r) where
(a) r = a + b + c (b) r = 3 (a + b + c) (c) 3r = a + b + c (d) none of these
44. Equation of a plane which passes through the line x + py + q = 0 = rz + s on y and z axes
is x + py + q + l (rz + s) = 0 where l
(a) q/s (b) p/r (c) r/s (d) p/q
45. Symmetric form of the equation of the line is

(a) (b) (c) (d) none of these

46. A line with direction ratios 2, 7, – 5 is drawn to intersect the lines

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and at P and Q respectively. Length of PQ is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

47. plane divides the line joining the points (3, 5, – 7) and (– 2, 1, 8) in the ratio
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 3 (c) 3 : 2 (d) 2 : 1

48. The angle between the lines and is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

49. If the plane meets the coordinate axes in A, B, C, and the centroid of the
triangle ABC is at P(2, 4, 8), then a, b, c are in
(a) A.P (b) G.P (c) H.P (d) none of these
50. The variable plane (2l + 1) x + (3 – l) y + z = 4 always passes through the line

(a) (b) (c) (d) none of these

51. Algebraic sum of the intercepts by the plane on the axes is
(a) 6 (b) 14 (c) 19 (d) 61

52. The lines and intersect at the point

(a) (b) (c) (d)
53. The mirror image of the point (3, – 2, 1) in the plane is
(a) (0, 1, – 3) (b) (– 1, 0, – 3) (c) (0, – 1, – 3) (d) (0, – 1, 3)
54. The shortest distance between the lines x + a = 2y = – 12z and x = y + 2a = 6z – 6a is
(a) a (b) 2a (c) 4a (d) 6a
55. The P (u, v, w) is a point whose distance from the line x = y = z is twice its distance from
the plane x + y + z = 1 and uv + vw + wu = 0 then
(a) – 2 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 4
56. The angle between the two diagonals of a cube is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

57. The mid points of the sides of a triangle are (2, 3, – 1), (0, 8, 5) and (5, 7, 11). The
distance of the origin from the vertex of the triangle which is farthest from it is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

58. If be the angles which a line makes with the four diagonals of a cube, then the
value of is
(a) 1 (b) 1/3 (c) 2/3 (d) 4/3
59. The volume of the tetrahedron included between the plane 3x + 4y – 5z – 60 = 0 and the
coordinate planes in cubic units is
(a) 60 (b) 600 (c) 720 (d) none of these

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60. A triangle ABC is placed so that the mid points of the sides are on the x, y, z axes. Lengths
of the intercepts made by the plane containing the triangle on the axes are respectively
Coordinates of the centroid of the triangle ABC are
(a) (b) (c) (d)
61. A point moves so that the sum of the squares of its distance from six faces
of a cube is 10 units. The locus of the point is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
62. The plane is rotated through about its line of intersection with the
plane The equation of a plane in the new position is
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
63. A plane passes through (1, – 2, 1) and is perpendicular to two planes and
The distance of the plane from the point (1, 2, 2) is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) (d)
64. A variable plane at a unit distance from the origin cuts the coordinates axes at points A, B,
C. If the centroid (x, y, z) of triangle ABC satisfies the equation then the
value of k is
(a) 9 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 1/3
65. If t is a parameter, then the line of intersection of the planes 3x – 6y – 2z = 15 and 2x + y –
2z = 5 is
(a) x = 3 + 14t, y = 1 + 2t, z = 15t (b) x = 3 + 14t, y = – 1 + 2t, z = 15t
(c) x = – 3 + 14t, y = 1 + 2t, z = 15t (d) none of these.
66. Projection of the line 8x – y – 7z = 8, x + y + z = 1 on the plane 5x – 4y – z = 5 is

(a) (b) (c) (d) none of these

67. The d.r’s of normal to the plane through (1, 0, 0), (0, 1, 0) which makes an angle with
the plane x + y = 3 are
(b) (c) 1, 1, 2 (d)
(a)

68. A plane which passes through the point (3, 2, 0) and the line is
(a) x – y + z = 2 (b) x + y + z = 5 (c) x + 2y – z = 1 (d) none of these
69. Two system of rectangular axes have the same origin. If a plane cuts them at distance

and from the origin, then

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

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70. The shortest distance from the plane to the sphere
is

(a) (b) 13 (c) 39 (d)

71. The two lines and will be perpendicular, if
and only if
(b) (c) (d)
(a)

72. The lines and are coplanar if

(a) k = 1 or – 1 (b) k = 0 or – 3 (c) k = 3 or – 3 (d) k = 0 or – 1
73. The radius of the circle in which the sphere plane x +
2y + 2z + 7 = 0 is
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
74. A tetrahedron has vertices at O (0, 0, 0), A (1, 2, 1), B (2, 1, 3) and C (– 1, 1, 2). Then the
angle between the faces OAB and ABC will be

(b) (c) (d)

(a)
75. A line makes the same angle with each of the x and z axis. If the angle which it
makes with y axis, is such that then
(a) 3/5 (b) 1/5 (c) 2/3 (d) 2/5
76. Distance between two parallel planes 2x + y + 2z = 8 and 4x + 2y + 4z + 5 = 0 is
(a) 7/2 (b) 5/2 (c) 3/2 (d) 9/2
77. A line with directional cosines proportional to 2, 1, 2 meets each of the lines x = y + a = z
and x + a = 2y = 2z. The coordinates of each of the points of intersection are given by
(a) (3a, 2a, 3a), (a, a, 2a) (b) (3a, 2a, 3a), (a, a, a)
(c) (3a, 3a, 3a), (a, a, a) (d) (2a, 3a, 3a), (2a, a, a)
78. If the straight lines and
with parameter s and t are coplanar, then
(a) –1/ 2 (b) – 1 (c) – 2 (d) 0

79.
The intersection of the spheres and
is the plane
(a) x – y – 2z = 1 (b) x – 2y – z = 1 (c) x – y – z = 1 (d) 2x – y – z = 1
80. The angle between the lines 2x = 3y = – z and 6x = – y = – 4z is
(b) (c) (d)
(a)
81.

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If the angle between the lines and the plane is

such that the value of is

(a) 3/4 (b) – 4/3 (c) 5/3 (d) –3/5

82. The distance between the line and the plane is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

83. If the plane 2ax – 3ay + 4az + 6 = 0 passes through the mid point of the line joining the
centres of the spheres and
then a
(a) – 2 (b) 2 (c) – 1 (d) 1
84. The plane x + 2y – z = 4 cuts the sphere in a circle of radius
(a) 2 (b) (c) 3 (d) 1
85.
The image of the point ( – 1, 3, 4) in the plane is
(a) (–17/3, –19/3, 4) (b) (15, 11, 4) (c) (–17/3, –19/3, 1) (d) None
86. Let L be the line of intersection of the planes 2x + 3y + z = 1 and x + 3y + 2z = 2. If L
makes an angle with the positive direction of x axis, then

(a) (b) (c) 1 (d)

87. If a line makes an angle of with the positive direction of each of x axis and y axis,
then the angle which the line makes with the positive direction of z axis is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

88. If (2, 3, 5) is one end of the diameter of the sphere

then the coordinates of the other end of the diameter are
(a) (4, 9, – 3) (b) (4, – 3, 3) (c) (4, 3, 5) (d) (4, 3, – 3)
89. The line passing through the points (5, 1, a) and (3, b, 1) crosses the yz plane at the point
(0, 17/2, – 13/2) then
(a) a = 8, b = 2 (b) a = 2, b = 8 (c) a = 4, b = 6 (d) a = 6, b = 4

90. If the straight lines and intersect at a point, then

the integer k equals to
(a) – 2 (b) – 5 (c) 5 (d) 2

91. Let the line lie in the plane x + 3y – az + b = 0. Then (a, b)

(a) (5, – 15) (b) (– 5, 5) (c) (6, – 17) (d) (– 6, 7)
92. The projections of a vector on the three coordinate axis are 6, – 3, 2 respectively. The
direction cosines of the vector are

(a) (b) (c) 6, – 3, 2 (d)

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93. A line AB in three dimensional space makes angles and with the positive x axis
and positive y axis respectively. If AB makes an angle with the positive z axis, then
equal to
(a) (b) (c) (d)
94. Statement-1: The point A(3, 1, 6) is the mirror image of the point B(1, 3, 4) in the plane
x – y + z = 5.
Statement-2: The plane x – y + z = 5 bisects the line segment joining A(3, 1, 6) and B(1, 3, 4)
(a) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false
(b) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true
(c) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for
Statement-1
(d) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for
Statement-1
95. Statement-1: The point A (1, 0, 7) is the mirror image of the point B(1, 6, 3) in the line

Statement-2: The line bisects the line segment joining A (1, 0, 7) and B (1,
6, 3).
(a) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false
(b) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true
(c) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for
Statement-1
(d) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for
Statement-1

96. The angle between the line and the plane x + 2y +3z = 4 is ,
then l equals to
(a) 5/3 (b) 2/3 (c) 3/2 (d) 2/5
97. The distance of the point (1, –5, 9) from the plane x – y + z = 5 measured along a line
x = y = z is
(b) (c) (d)
(a)
98. The length of the perpendicular drawn from the point (3, –1, 11) to the line

is
(b) (c) (d)
(a)
99. An equation of a plane parallel to a plane x – 2y +2z – 5 = 0 and at a unit distance from
origin is
(a) x– 2y + 2z – 1 = 0 (b) x– 2y + 2z + 5 = 0 (c) x– 2y + 2z – 3 = 0 (d) x– 2y + 2z + 1 = 0

100. If the lines and intersect, then k equals to

(a) 9/2 (b) 0 (c) – 1 (d) 2/9

101. If the lines and are coplanar, then k can have

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(a) exactly three values (b) any value (c) exactly one value (d) exactly two values
102. Distance between the parallel planes 2x + y + 2z = 8 and 4x + 2y + 4z + 5 = 0 is
(a) 5/2 (b) 7/2 (c) 9/2 (d) 3/2

103. If the lines and are coplanar, then the value of k is

(a) 11/2 (b) – 11/2 (c) 9/2 (d) – 9/2
104. Let Q be the foot of the perpendicular from origin to the plane 4x – 3y + z +13 = 0 and R
be the point (–1, 1 , –6) on the plane. Then length QR is:
(b) (c) (d)
(a)
105. The acute angle between two lines such that the direction cosines l, m, n of each of them
satisfy the equations l + m + n = 0 and is:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
106. If the lines and in space, are defined by
and

then is perpendicular to for all non-negative reals and such that:

(a) (b) (c) (d)
107. If the projections of a line segment on x,y and z axes in three dimensional are 2, 3 and 6
respectively, then the length of the line segment is
(a) (b) (c) 9 (d)
108. Let ABC be a triangle with vertices at points A(2, 3, 5), B(–1, 3, 2) and C (l, 5, m) in 3-
dimensional space. If the median through A is equally inclined with the axes, then (l, m) =
(a) (10, 7) (b) (7, 5) (c) (7, 10) (d) (5, 7)
109. The equation of the plane through the line of intersection of the planes x + 2y = 3, y – 2z
+ 1 = 0 and perpendicular to the first plane is
(a) 2x – y – 10z = 9 (b) x – y + 7z = 11 (c) 2x – y + 10z = 11 (d) 2x – y z = 10

110 The image of the line in the plane 2x – y + z + 3 = 0 is the line

(a) (b)

(d)
(c)
111. The angle between the lines whose direction cosines satisfy the equations l + m + n = 0
and is:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
112. Equation of a plane which passes through the point of intersection of the lines

and and has the largest distance from the origin is

(a) 7x + 2y + 4z = 54 (b) 3x + 4y + 5z = 49 (c) 4x + 3y + 5z = 50 (d) 5x + 4y + 3z = 57

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113. Let A(2, 3, 5), B(–1, 3, 2) and C( l, 5, m) be the vertices of a triangle ABC. If the median
through A is equally inclined to the coordinate axes, then:
(a) 5l – 8m = 0 (b) 8l – 5m = 0 (c) 10l – 7m = 0 (d) 7l – 10m = 0

114. The plane containing the line and parallel to the line
passes through the point:
(a) (1, –2, 5) (b) (1, 0, 5) (c) (0, 3, –5) (d) (–1, –3, 0)
115. If the distance between the planes 4x – 2y – 4z + 1 = 0 and 4x – 2y – 4z + d = 0 is 7, then
d is
(a) 41 or – 42 (b) 42 or – 43 (c) – 41 or 43 (d) – 42 or 44

116. The equation of the line of shortest distance between the lines and

is

(b) (c) (d)

(a)
117. The distance of the point (1, 0, 2) from the point of intersection of the line

and the plane x – y + z = 16 is:

(b) (c) (d)
(a)
118. The equation of the plane containing the line 2x – 5y + z = 3; x + y + 4z = 5, and parallel
to the plane, x + 3y + 6z = 1, is:
(a) 2x + 6y + 12z = 13 (b) x + 3y + 6z = –7 (c) x + 3y + 6z = 7 (d) 2x + 6y + 12z = –13.
119. The S.D between the z axis and the line x + y + 2z – 3 = 0 = 2x + 3y + 4z – 4, is:
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

120. A plane containing the point (3, 2, 0) and the line also contains
(a) (0, –3, 1) (b) (0, 7, 10) (c) (0, 7, –10) (d) (0, 3, 1)
121. If the points (1, 1, l) and (–3, 0, 1) are equidistant from the plane x + 4y – 12z + 13 = 0,
then l satisfies the equation
(a) 3x2 – 10x + 7 = 0 (b) 3x2 + 10x + 7 = 0 (c) 3x2 + 10x – 13 = 0 (d) 3x2 – 10x + 21 = 0

122. If the shortest distance between the lines and x + y + z + 1 = 0 =

2x – y + z + 3 is , then a value of is:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

123. The distance of the point (1, –5, 9) from the plane x – y + z = 5 measured along the line
is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

124. If the line, lies in the plane, lx + my – z = 9 then l2 + m2 equals to

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(a) 26 (b) 18 (c) 5 (d) 2

125. The shortest distance between the lines and lies in

(a) (b) (c) (d)
126. The distance of the point (1, –2, 4) from the plane passing through the point (1, 2, 2) and
perpendicular to the planes to the planes x – y + 2z = 3 and 2x – 2y + z = 0, is

a) (b) (c) (d)

(
127. ABC is a triangle in a plane with vertices A(2, 3, 5), B(–1, 3 2) and C(l, 5, m). If the
median through A is equally inclined to the coordinate axes, then the value of (l3 + m3 + 5) is:
(a) 1130 (b) 1348 (c) 1077 (d) 676

128. The number of distinct real values of for which the lines and

are coplanar is:

(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1
129. If the centroid of the triangle with vertices (3c + 2, 2, 0), (2c, –1, –1) and (c + 2, 3c + 1,
c + 3) coincides with the centre of the sphere x2 + y2 + z2 + 5ax – 4 by – 2cz = 13, then
(a) c = 1 (b) c = 2 (c) c = 3 (d) c = 0
130. A plane passes through a fixed point (p, q, r). The locus of the foot of the perpendicular
to the plane from the origin is
(a) A plane inclined at an angle of with the given plane
(b) A straight line
(c) A sphere
(d) A plane perpendicular to the given plane.
131. If the section of the sphere by the plane z = a/2 is a circle of radius
units, then its section by the plane z = a/6 is a circle of radius
(a) units (b) units (c) units (d) units
132. The distance between the point (–1, –5, –10) and the point of intersection of the line

with plane x – y + z = 5 is
(a) 13 (b) 15 (c) 16 (d) 12
133. Let be a line with direction ratios (–2, –1, 2) and be the line joining the points (1,
2, 3) and (3, 2, 1). If is the angle between the lines and then equals to
(a) 1/3 (b) (c) (d) ½
134. Let and be the angles made by a line with the positive directions of the axes of
reference in three dimensions. If is the acute angle given by

then equals to
(a) (b) (c) (d)
135. If a plane meets the coordinate axes at A, B, C and triangle ABC has centroid at the point
G (a/2, b/2, c/2), then the equation of the plane is

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 (b) (c) (d)
(a)

136. Shortest distance between z axis and the line is

(b) (c) (d)
(a)

137. Let L be the line and P be the plane 2x – 4y + z = 7

Statement-1: The line L lies in the plane P.
Statement-2: The direction ratios of the line L are plane P are
and holds
(a) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false
(b) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true
(c) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for
Statement-1
(d) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for
Statement-1

138. The reflection of the point (0, 3, –2) on the line is

(a) (1, 2, –1) (b) (2, 1, 4) (c) (2, 1, 0) (d) (0, 0, 1)
139. A variable plane passes through a fixed point (1, –2, 3) and meets the coordinates axes at
points A, B, C then the point of intersection of the planes through A, B, C parallel to the
coordinate planes lies on
(a) xy – (1/2) yz + (1/3) zx = 6 (b) yz – 2zx + 3xy = xyz
(c) xy – 2yz + 3zx = 3xyz (d) xy + (1/2) yz – (1/3) zx = 6
140. The angle between the lines 2x = 3y = – z and – 6x = y = 4z is:
(a) (b) (c) (d)

141. If the lines and intersect each other, then lies in

the interval
(a) (–5, –3) (b) (13, 15) (c) (11, 13) (d) (9, 11)
142. A variable plane is at a constant distance p from the origin O and meets the set of
rectangular axes OX (i = 1, 2, 3) at points Ai (i = 1, 2, 3), respectively. If planes are drawn
through A1 A2 , A3, which are parallel to the coordinate planes, then the locus of their point of
intersection is:

(b) (c) (d)

(a)
143. Let P (x, y, z) be the foot of the perpendicular from the point Q (0, 2, 3) on the line

If R denotes the point (–3, 1, –4) and A denotes the area of the triangle
PQR, then
(a) 798 (b) 418 (c) 399 (d) 378

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144. The set of all nonzero values of k, for which the lines and

are coplanar
(a) is a n empty set
(b) is a singleton.
(c) contains two points.
(d) contains more than two points.
145. The plane through the intersection of the planes x + y + z = 1 and 2x + 3y – z + 4 = 0 and
parallel to y axis also passes through the point
(a) (3, 0, 1) (b) (–3, 0, 1) (c) (3, 0, –1) (d) (–3, 0, –1)
146. The angle between the planes 2x + y + z = 6 and x – y + 2 z = 3 is:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
147. The equation of the plane passing through (2, –1, 3) and parallel to the plane 3x – 4 y + 7
z = 0 is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
148. represents a
(a) sphere (b) plane (c) circle (d) line
149. The spheres and represents a
(a) touch internally (b) touch externally (c) do not touch each other (d) have the same centre
150. (–1, –2, –1), (2, 3, 2), (4, 7, 6), (1, 2, 3) forms a
(a) square (b) rectangle (c) parallelogram (d) rhombus
151. One of the angle between two lines whose d.c’s are given by and
is

(b) (c) (d)

(a)
152. The equation of a plane with intercepts 1, 2, 3 is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
153. The angle between the pair of planes is:

(b) (c) (d)

a)
154. (–8, 5, 2), (–5, 2, 2), (–7, 6, 6), (–4, 3, 6) are
(a) coplanar (b) collinear (c) concyclic (d) forms a triangle and its centroid
155. The equation of a sphere through (0, 0, 0), (a, 0, 0), (0, b, 0), (0, 0, c) is
(a) (b)
(d)
(c)

156. The shortest distance between the lines and is

(b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
(a)

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157. The symmetric form of the line is

(b) (c) (d)

(a)
158. The equation of the plane through the points (1, 1, 0), (1, 2, 1), (–2, 2, –1) is
(a) (b) (c) (d)

159. The shortest distance between the lines and is

(a) (b) 1 (c) 1 (d) 6

160. The angle between the planes and is:

a) (b) (c) (d)

(
161. The coordinates of the point where the line joining the points cuts the
plane 2x + y + z = 7 is
(a) (b) (c) (d)

162. The centre and radius of the circle is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

163. The condition for orthogonality of two spheres

and is
(a) (b)

(c) (d)
164. The limiting points of the coaxial spheres defined by the spheres
and is
(a) and (b) and
(c) and (d) and

165. Equation of the cone with vertex point and guiding curve is
(a) (b)

(c) (d)

166. Equations to the lines in which the plane cuts the cone is

(a) (b)

(c) (d)
167. General equation of the cone of second degree which passes through the axes is given by

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(a) (b)

(c) (d)

168. The angle between the planes and is:

a) (b)

(d)
(c)
169. The radius of the sphere is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
170. Which of the following point lies in the interior of the sphere

(a) (b) (c) (d)

171. The radical plane of the spheres and

is:
(a) (b) (c) (d)

171. The radical centre of the spheres

and
is:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

172. Equation of the cone with vertex point and guiding curve is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
173. Equation of the cone with vertex point and guiding curve is
(a) (b)

(c) (d)

174. The radius of the sphere is

(a) (b) (c) (d)
175. The equation of the sphere through the point and the circle
is
(a) (b)

(c) (d)

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176. The points of intersection of the line and the sphere
is
(a) and (b) and
(c) and (d) and
177. The length of the tangent from to the sphere is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

178. The point, among the following, lies inside the sphere is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
179. The pole of the plane with respect to the sphere
is
(a) (b) (c) (d)

180. The equation of the right circular cylinder having base curve
is
(a) (b)

(c) (d)

181. The equation represents

(a) an ellipsoid (b) a hyperboloid of one sheet
(c) a hyperboloid of two sheet (d) an elliptic hyperboloid
182. The equation of the plane passing through (–2, –1, 3) and parallel to the plane
is then
(a) (b) (c) (d)
183. The equation of the plane for which the foot of the perpendicular from the origin is (–3,
5, –8) is
(a) (b) (c) (d)

184. The equation of the plane passing through (3, –6, 9) and perpendicular to the axis is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
185. The angle between the planes and is:

(b) (c) (d)

a)
186. The equation of the plane passing through the line of intersection of the planes
and the point (1, 1, 1) is
(a) (b)

(c) (d)

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187. The distance between the parallel planes and is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

188. The point of intersection of the line and the plane is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

189. The angle between the line and the plane is:

(b) (c) (d)

a)

190. The equation of the plane containing the point and the line is
(a) (b)

(c) (d)
191. The equation of the straight line through tangent from and intersecting the
planes and is
(a) (b)

(c) (d)
192. The point of intersection of the planes & is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
193. The equation of the sphere having & as the extremities of a diameter is

(a) (b)

(c) (d)
194. The equation of a plane passing through (2, –1, 3) and parallel to is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
195. The plane is orthogonal to
(a) (b) (c) (d)
196. The angle between the planes and is:

(b) (c) (d)

a)

197. The straight lines and are

(a) parallel (b) perpendicular (c) non coplanar (d) coplanar

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198. The d.c’s of a straight line perpendicular to are

(b) (c) (d)

(a)
199. The radius of the sphere is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

200. The image of the point in the plane is

(b) (c) (d)

(a)
201. The equation represents a
(a) Sphere (b) Plane (c) Pair of straight lines (d) Circle
202. The radius of the sphere is
(a) (b) (c) (d)

203. The line is to

(a) parallel (b) perpendicular (c) a perpendicular bisector (d) none of the above
204. The distance between the planes represented by
is
(a) (b) 1 (c) 1 (d)
205. The equation of a plane through (2, –3, 1) and normal to line joining and
is
(a) (b) (c) (d)

206. The equation of a sphere through the circle and the

origin is
(a) (b)
(d)
(c)
207. The radical plane of the spheres and
is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
208. The spheres and
(a) touch internally (b) touch externally (c) are orthogonal (d) none of the above
209. A plane passes through a fixed point and cuts the coordinate axes at and
Then, the locus of the centre of the sphere

(b) (c) (d)

(a)
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210. The vertex of the cone is
(b) (c) (d)
(a)
211. The equation of the line of intersection of the plane and the cone
is
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
212. An equation of a paraboloid of revolution generated by the parabola given by
and is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

213. The equation to the tangent plane to the surface at the point is given by
(a) (b) (c) (d)
214. The line meets the plane at
(a) (b) (c) (d)
215. The equation of the plane through the points is

(b) (c) (d)

(a)
216. The point of intersection of the planes & is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

217. The equation of the plane containing the points and is
(a) (b) (c) (d)

218. If and are two intersecting lines with direction ratios and
respectively, then direction ratios for a line perpendicular to both and are
(a) (b) (c) (d)

219. The centre and radius of the sphere is

(a) (b) (c) (d)
220. An equation of a plane tangent to a sphere with centre is The
equation for the sphere is
(a) (b)

(c) (d)

221. The generating angle of the cone is

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 (b) (c) (d)
a)
222. The d.c’s of the line joining the points and is

(b) (c) (d)

a)
223. If and are the vertices of a triangle, then the cosine of
angle in triangle is

(b) (c) (d)

a)
224. The perpendicular distance of the point to the plane is

(b) (c) (d)

a)
225. The image of the point in the plane is

(b) (c) (d)

(a)
226. The equation of the plane passing through the point and perpendicular to the

line is
a) (b) (c) (d)
227. The equation of the plane passing through the point and parallel to the plane
is
a) (b) (c) (d)
228. The d.c’s of the line of intersection of the plane and is

(b) (c) (d)

a)

229. The equation of the plane containing the line and parallel to the line

is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
230. The equation of the line passing through the points and is

(b) (c) (d)

a)

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231. Shortest distance between the skew lines and is

(b) (c) (d)

(a)
232. The equation of the sphere concentric with the sphere
and having radius 3 units is
(a) (b)
(d)
(c)
233. The radius of the great circle of the sphere is
(b) (c) (d)
(a)
234. The centre of the circle is
(b) (c) (d)
(a)
235. The equation of the sphere passing through the circle
and the point is
(a) (b)

(c) (d)

236. If then the angle in radians between the lines of intersection of the plane
with the cone is

(b) (c) (d)

a)
237. The equation of the cone whose vertex is and guiding curve is
(a) (b)

(c) (d)
238. The equation of the right circular cone whose vertex is passing through the point

and having the line as its axis is

(a) (b)

(c) (d)
239. If a line in the space makes angles with the coordinate axes, then

(a) (b) (c) (d)

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240. The d.r’s of the line joining the points and are
a) (b) (c) (d)
(
241. The ratio in which plane divides the join of the points and is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
242. The equation of the plane passing the points and is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
243. The equation of the plane passing through the point and parallel to the plane
is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
244. The equation of the plane having as the foot of the perpendicular from the
origin is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
245. The intercept of the plane is
(a) (b) (c) (d)

246. The angle between the planes and is

a) (b) (c) (d)

(
247. The equation of the plane passing through the point and the line of intersection of
and is

(a) (b)

(c) (d)
248. The perpendicular distance of to is

a) (b) (c) (d)

(
249. The distance between the parallel planes and is

a) (b) (c) (d)

(
250. The volume of the tetrahedron formed by and is

a) (b) (c) (d)

(
251. The equation of the straight line through and is parallel to

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 (b) (c) (d)
(a)

252. The equation of the plane containing the point and the line is
(a) (b)
(c) (d)

253. The shortest distance between the lines and

is
(b) (c) (d)
(a)
254. The point of intersection of the planes and is
(b) (c) (d)
(a)
255. A point of the sphere on the is
(a) (b) (c) (d)

256. The radius of the sphere is

(b) (c) (d)

(a)
257. The radius of the circle is
(b) (c) (d)
(a)
258. The length of the tangent from to the sphere is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

259. The equation of the cone having vertex at and the base curve
is

(a) (b)

(c) (d)
260. The perpendicular distance from origin to the plane to is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
261. If represent the same plane, then value of is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
262. The distance between the parallel planes and is

(b) (c) (d)

(a)

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263. If the plane is perpendicular to the line whose direction ratios are
then value of is

(b) (c) (d)

(a)
264. The angle between the pair of planes is

(b) (c) (d)

(a)
265. The intersecting point of the line with the plane
is
(a) (b) (c) (d)

266. If the line is parallel to the plane then

(a) (b) (c) (d)

267. The shortest distance between the lines and is
(a) (b) (c) (d)

268. The equation of the line containing the lines and

is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
269. The equation of the sphere with centre origin and radius is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

270. The radius of the sphere is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

271. Angle between the lines and is

(a) (b) (c) (d)
272. The equation of the plane passing through the point and parallel to the plane
is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
273. The distance between the parallel planes and is
(b) (c) (d)
(a)
274. The centre of the sphere is

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(a) (b) (c) (d)

275. The equation of the sphere through the circle and

origin is
(a) (b)

(c) (d)

276. The equation of the tangent plane to the sphere at

is
(a) (b) (c) (d)

277. Pole of the plane with respect to the sphere is

(a) (b) (c) (d)
278. Every section of a right circular cone by any plane perpendicular to its axis is a
(a) (b) (c) (d)
279. If the equation of the plane parallel to and passing through is
then
(a) (b) (c) (d)
280. The length of the perpendicular from origin to the plane is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
281. The area (in square units) of the triangle with vertices at and is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

282. The volume (in cubic units) of the tetrahedron formed by the planes
and is

(b) (c) (d)

(a)

283. If the plane meets the coordinate axes in and respectively, then the
area (in square units) of the triangle is

(b) (c) (d)

(a)

284. The point where the straight line meets the plane is
(b) (c) (d)
(a)

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285. The value of such that the lines and are
perpendicular is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

286. The distance of the point (1, –2, 3) to the plane x – y + z = 5 measured along the line

is
(b) (c) (d)
(a)

287. The foot of the perpendicular from the point (5, 9, 3) to the line is
(a) (4, 7, 0) (b) (3, 5, 7) (c) (5, 3, 7) (d) (7, 5, 3)
288. The parametric equation of the line through and is
(a) (b)
(c) (d)

289. The angle between the line and the plane is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

290. The equation of the plane parallel to axis and containing the line
is
(a) (b) (c) (d)

291. The equation of the plane containing the point and the line
is
(a) (b)
(c) (d)

292. If the lines and are coplanar then

(a) (b) (c) (d)

293. If the lines and are coplanar then

(a) (b) (c) (d)
294. If the plane and the cone intersect in perpendicular lines
then
(a) (b) (c) (d)
295. The equation of the cone having the vertex at the origin and through the curve
is

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(a) (b)

(c) (d)

296. The equation of the sphere through and the circle

is

(a) (b)

(c) (d)
297. The equation of the sphere through & is

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

298. The radius of the sphere is

(a) (b) (c) (d)
299. The equation of the straight line through and cutting both the lines
is
(a) (b)

(c) (d)
300. The ratio in which join of and is divided by the plane is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
301. The acute angle between the lines whose direction ratios are and is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
302. The angle between the two diagonals of a cube is

(b) (c) (d)

(a)
303. The equation of the plane through and is
(b) (c) (d)
(a)
304. If and are points on the and axes respectively, such that is the
centroid of then the equation of the plane is

(b) (c) (d)

(a)
305. The point on the axis which is equidistant from and is
(b) (c) (d)
(a)
306. The length of the perpendicular from origin to the plane is

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(a) (b) (c) (d)

306. The intercept made by the plane on the axis is

(a) (b) (c) (d)
307. The equation of the plane through and parallel to is
(b) (c) (d)
(a)

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