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401.

If \[\cos 3x+\sin \left( 2x-\frac{7\pi }{6} \right)=-2\], then \[x=\] (where \[k\in Z\])

A. \[\frac{\pi }{3}(6k+1)\]
B. \[\frac{\pi }{3}(6k+1)\]
C. \[\frac{\pi }{3}(2k+1)\]
D. None of these
Answer» B. \[\frac{\pi }{3}(6k+1)\]
402.

The roots of the equation\[({{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}){{t}^{2}}-2(ac+bd)t+({{c}^{2}}+{{d}^{2}})=0\] are equal, then  [MP PET 1996]

A. \[ab=dc\]
B. \[ac=bd\]
C. \[ad+bc=0\]
D. \[\frac{a}{b}=\frac{c}{d}\]
Answer» E.
403.

The distance of the point  (4, 3, 5) from the y-axis is   [MP PET 2003]

A. \[\sqrt{34}\]
B. 5
C. \[\sqrt{41}\]
D. \[\sqrt{15}\]
Answer» D. \[\sqrt{15}\]
404.

.If \[\cos A=\frac{3}{4}\], then \[32\sin \frac{A}{2}\cos \frac{5}{2}A=\] [EAMCET 1982]

A. \[\sqrt{7}\]
B. \[-\sqrt{7}\]
C. 7
D. -7
Answer» C. 7
405.

If the ratio of the lengths of tangents drawn from the point \[(f,g)\]to the given circle \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}=6\]and \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}+3x+3y=0\]be 2 : 1, then

A. \[{{f}^{2}}+{{g}^{2}}+2g+2f+2=0\]
B. \[{{f}^{2}}+{{g}^{2}}+4g+4f+4=0\]
C. \[{{f}^{2}}+{{g}^{2}}+4g+4f+2=0\]
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
406.

If \[A,B\]are square matrices of order 3, A is non- singular and \[AB=O\], then B is a [EAMCET 2002]

A. Null matrix
B. Singular matrix
C. Unit matrix
D. Non- singular matrix
Answer» B. Singular matrix
407.

Equations of diagonals of square formed by lines \[x=0,\] \[y=0,\]\[x=1\] and \[y=1\]are                                         [MP PET 1984]

A. \[y=x,\ y+x=1\]
B. \[y=x,\ x+y=2\]
C. \[2y=x,\ y+x=\frac{1}{3}\]
D. \[y=2x,\ y+2x=1\]
Answer» B. \[y=x,\ x+y=2\]
408.

The horizontal distance between two towers is 60 meters and the angular depression of the top of the first tower as seen from the top of the second. is\[30{}^\circ \]. If the height of the second tower be 150 meters, then the highest of the first tower is

A. \[150-60\sqrt{3}m\]
B. 90 m
C. \[150-20\sqrt{3}m\]
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
409.

The line passing through \[(-1,\pi /2)\] and perpendicular to \[\sqrt{3}\sin \theta +2\cos \theta =\frac{4}{r}\] is                                     [EAMCET 2003]

A. \[2=\sqrt{3}\,r\cos \theta -2\,r\sin \theta \]
B. \[5=-2\sqrt{3}\,r\sin \theta +4\,r\cos \theta \]
C. \[2=\sqrt{3}\,r\cos \theta +2\,r\cos \theta \]
D. \[5=2\sqrt{3}\,r\sin \theta +4\,r\cos \theta \]
Answer» B. \[5=-2\sqrt{3}\,r\sin \theta +4\,r\cos \theta \]
410.

If the co-ordinates of the points \[P,\,Q,R,\,S\] be (1, 2, 3),        (4, 5, 7), (? 4, 3, ? 6) and (2, 0, 2) respectively, then

A. \[PQ||RS\]
B. \[PQ\,\bot \,RS\]
C. \[PQ=RS\]
D. None of these
Answer» E.
411.

The value of \[\theta \] satisfying the given equation \[\cos \theta +\sqrt{3}\sin \theta \] = 2, is   [MNR 1981; EAMCET 1989]

A. \[\frac{\pi }{3}\]
B. \[\frac{5\pi }{3}\]
C. \[\frac{2\pi }{3}\]
D. \[\frac{4\pi }{3}\]
Answer» B. \[\frac{5\pi }{3}\]
412.

If \[{{S}_{n}}\] denotes the sum of first n terms of an A.P. whose first term is a and \[\frac{{{S}_{nx}}}{{{S}_{x}}}\] is independent of x, then \[{{S}_{p}}=\]

A. \[{{P}^{3}}\]
B. \[{{P}^{2}}a\]
C. \[P{{a}^{2}}\]
D. \[{{a}^{3}}\]
Answer» C. \[P{{a}^{2}}\]
413.

Let P be a prime number such that \[p\ge 11.\] Let \[n=p!+1.\] The number of primes in the list \[n+1,\] \[n+2,n+3,...n+P-1,\] is

A. \[p-1\]
B. 2
C. 1
D. None of these
Answer» E.
414.

If x co-ordinates of a point P of line joining the points \[Q(2,\,2,\,1)\] and \[R\,(5,\,2,-2)\]is 4, then the z-coordinates of P is                                                                     [RPET 2000]

A. ? 2
B. ?1
C. 1
D. 2
Answer» C. 1
415.

The angle between the tangents from \[(\alpha ,\beta )\]to the circle \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}={{a}^{2}}\], is

A. \[{{\tan }^{-1}}\left( \frac{a}{\sqrt{{{\alpha }^{2}}+{{\beta }^{2}}-{{a}^{2}}}} \right)\]
B. \[{{\tan }^{-1}}\left( \frac{\sqrt{{{\alpha }^{2}}+{{\beta }^{2}}-{{a}^{2}}}}{a} \right)\]
C. \[2{{\tan }^{-1}}\left( \frac{a}{\sqrt{{{\alpha }^{2}}+{{\beta }^{2}}-{{a}^{2}}}} \right)\]
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
416.

The projections of a line on the co-ordinate axes are 4, 6, 12. The direction cosines of the line are

A. \[\frac{2}{7},\frac{3}{7},\frac{6}{7}\]
B. 2, 3, 6
C. \[\frac{2}{11},\frac{3}{11},\frac{6}{11}\]
D. None of these
Answer» B. 2, 3, 6
417.

Two dice are thrown n times in succession. The probability of obtaining a double - six at least once is

A. \[{{\left( \frac{1}{36} \right)}^{n}}\]
B. \[1-{{\left( \frac{35}{36} \right)}^{n}}\]
C. \[{{\left( \frac{1}{12} \right)}^{n}}\]
D. None of these
Answer» C. \[{{\left( \frac{1}{12} \right)}^{n}}\]
418.

If q be the angle between the vectors a and b and \[|\mathbf{a}\times \mathbf{b}|\,=\mathbf{a}\,.\,\mathbf{b},\] then \[\theta =\]                   [RPET 1990; MP PET 1990; UPSEAT 2003]

A. \[\pi \]
B. \[\frac{\pi }{2}\]
C. \[\frac{\pi }{4}\]
D. 0
Answer» D. 0
419.

The area of the region bounded by the curve \[9{{x}^{2}}+4{{y}^{2}}-36=0\] is                                   [Karnataka CET 2005]

A. \[9\pi \]
B. \[4\pi \]
C. \[36\pi \]
D. \[6\pi \]
Answer» E.
420.

If the position vectors of two point P and Q are respectively \[9\mathbf{i}-\mathbf{j}+5\mathbf{k}\] and \[\mathbf{i}+3\mathbf{j}+5\mathbf{k}\], and the line segment PQ intersects the YOZ plane at a point R, the PR : RQ is equal to                                                                           [J & K 2005]

A. 9 : 1
B. 1 : 9
C. ?1 : 9
D. ? 9 : 1
Answer» E.
421.

In tossing 10 coins, the probability of getting exactly 5 heads is                                                     [MP PET 1996]

A. \[\frac{9}{128}\]
B. \[\frac{63}{256}\]
C. \[\frac{1}{2}\]
D. \[\frac{193}{256}\]
Answer» C. \[\frac{1}{2}\]
422.

The approximate value of \[{{(7.995)}^{1/3}}\]correct to four decimal places is                  [MNR 1991; UPSEAT 2000]

A. 1.9995
B. 1.9996
C. 1.999
D. 1.9991
Answer» B. 1.9996
423.

If A  and B are any two sets, then \[A\cup (A\cap B)\]is equal to [Karnataka CET 1996]

A. A
B. B
C. \[{{A}^{c}}\]
D. \[{{B}^{c}}\]
Answer» B. B
424.

The greatest value of the function \[F(x)=\int_{1}^{x}{\,\,|t|\,dt}\] on the interval \[\left[ -\frac{1}{2},\,\,\frac{1}{2} \right]\] is given by                                         [IIT Screening]

A. \[\frac{3}{8}\]
B. \[-\frac{1}{2}\]
C. \[-\frac{3}{8}\]
D. \[\frac{2}{5}\]
Answer» D. \[\frac{2}{5}\]
425.

The area of smaller part between the circle \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}=4\]and the line \[x=1\] is           [RPET 1999]

A. \[\frac{4\pi }{3}-\sqrt{3}\]
B. \[\frac{8\pi }{3}-\sqrt{3}\]
C. \[\frac{4\pi }{3}+\sqrt{3}\]
D. \[\frac{5\pi }{3}+\sqrt{3}\]
Answer» C. \[\frac{4\pi }{3}+\sqrt{3}\]
426.

If \[A(-a,0)\] and \[B(a,0)\]are two fixed points, then the locus of the point on which the line AB subtends the right angle, is

A. \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}=2{{a}^{2}}\]
B. \[{{x}^{2}}-{{y}^{2}}={{a}^{2}}\]
C. \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}+{{a}^{2}}=0\]
D. \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}={{a}^{2}}\]
Answer» E.
427.

If \[x=2+{{2}^{2/3}}+{{2}^{1/3}},\]then \[{{x}^{3}}-6{{x}^{2}}+6x=\] [MNR 1985]

A. 3
B. 2
C. 1
D. None of these
Answer» C. 1
428.

If A and B are sets, then \[A\text{ }\cap \text{ }\left( B\text{ }-\text{ }A \right)\] is

A. \[\varphi \]
B. A
C. B
D. None of these
Answer» B. A
429.

The adjoint of \[\left[ \begin{matrix}    1 & 1 & 1  \\    1 & 2 & -3  \\    2 & -1 & 3  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]is [RPET 1993]

A. \[\left[ \begin{matrix}    3 & -9 & -5  \\    -4 & 1 & 3  \\    -5 & 4 & 1  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
B. \[\left[ \begin{matrix}    3 & -4 & -5  \\    -9 & 1 & 4  \\    -5 & 3 & 1  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
C. \[\left[ \begin{matrix}    -3 & \,\,4 & 5  \\    9 & -1 & -4  \\    5 & -3 & -1  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
D. None of these
Answer» C. \[\left[ \begin{matrix}    -3 & \,\,4 & 5  \\    9 & -1 & -4  \\    5 & -3 & -1  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
430.

If the direction cosines of a line are \[\left( \frac{1}{c},\frac{1}{c},\frac{1}{c} \right)\],  then  [JET 1989; CET 1993]

A. \[c>0\]
B. \[c=\pm \sqrt{3}\]
C. \[0<c<1\]
D. \[c>2\]
Answer» C. \[0<c<1\]
431.

For \[0\le x\le \pi ,\] the area bounded by \[y=x\] and \[y=x+\sin x,\] is                [Roorkee Qualifying 1998]

A. 2
B. 4
C. \[2\pi \]
D. \[4\pi \]
Answer» B. 4
432.

If two coins are tossed 5 times, then the probability of getting 5 heads and 5 tails is                                    [AMU 2002]

A. \[\frac{63}{256}\]
B. \[\frac{1}{1024}\]
C. \[\frac{2}{205}\]
D. \[\frac{9}{64}\]
Answer» B. \[\frac{1}{1024}\]
433.

Let \[S=\{0,\,1,\,5,\,4,\,7\}\]. Then the total number of subsets of S is

A. 64
B. 32
C. 40
D. 20
Answer» C. 40
434.

If a, b, g are the roots of the equation \[2{{x}^{3}}-3{{x}^{2}}+6x+1=0\], then \[{{\alpha }^{2}}+{{\beta }^{2}}+{{\gamma }^{2}}\] is equal to [Karnataka CET 2005]

A. -\[\frac{15}{4}\]
B. \[\frac{15}{4}\]
C. \[\frac{9}{4}\]
D. 4
Answer» B. \[\frac{15}{4}\]
435.

If A and B are two matrices such that \[AB=B\]and \[BA=A,\] then \[{{A}^{2}}+{{B}^{2}}=\] [EAMCET 1994]

A. \[2AB\]
B. \[2BA\]
C. \[A+B\]
D. \[AB\]
Answer» D. \[AB\]
436.

If the middle point of the line segment joining the points (5, a) and (b,7) be (3,5), then (a, b) =

A. (3, 1)
B. (1, 3)
C. (-2,-2)
D. (-3, -1)
Answer» B. (1, 3)
437.

The equation of line, which bisect the line joining two points (2, -19) and (6, 1) and perpendicular to the line joining two points (-1, 3) and (5, - 1), is           [RPET 1987]

A. \[3x-2y=30\]
B. \[2x-y-3=0\]
C. \[2x+3y=20\]
D. None of these
Answer» B. \[2x-y-3=0\]
438.

A force \[\vec{F}=3\hat{i}+4\hat{j}-3\hat{k}\] is applied at the point P, whose position vector is \[\overrightarrow{r}=\widehat{2i}-2\hat{j}-3\hat{k}\]. What is the magnitude of the moment of the force about the origin?

A. 23 units
B. 19 units
C. 18 units
D. 21 units
Answer» B. 19 units
439.

What is the interior acute angle of the parallelogram whose sides are represented by the vectors \[\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\hat{i}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\hat{j}+\hat{k}\] and \[\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\hat{i}-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\hat{j}+\hat{k}\]?

A. \[60{}^\circ \]
B. \[45{}^\circ \]
C. \[30{}^\circ \]
D. \[15{}^\circ \]
Answer» B. \[45{}^\circ \]
440.

If \[\theta \]is an acute angle and \[\sin \frac{\theta }{2}=\sqrt{\frac{x-1}{2x}}\], then \[\tan \theta \] is equal to [Orissa  JEE 2005]

A. \[{{x}^{2}}-1\]
B. \[\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}-1}\]
C. \[\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+1}\]
D. \[{{x}^{2}}+1\]
Answer» C. \[\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+1}\]
441.

If \[A\text{ }\cap \text{ }B\text{ }=\text{ }B,\] then [JMIEE 2000]

A. \[A\subset B\]
B. \[B\subset A\]
C. \[A=\varphi \]
D. \[B=\varphi \]
Answer» C. \[A=\varphi \]
442.

The length of common chord of the circles \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}=12\]and \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}-4x+3y-2=0\], is                              [RPET 1990, 99]

A. \[4\sqrt{2}\]
B. \[5\sqrt{2}\]
C. \[2\sqrt{2}\]
D. \[6\sqrt{2}\]
Answer» B. \[5\sqrt{2}\]
443.

\[\int_{0}^{a}{{{x}^{4}}\sqrt{{{a}^{2}}-{{x}^{2}}}}\,dx=\]

A. \[\frac{\pi }{32}\]
B. \[\frac{\pi }{32}{{a}^{6}}\]
C. \[\frac{\pi }{16}{{a}^{6}}\]
D. \[\frac{\pi }{8}{{a}^{6}}\]
Answer» C. \[\frac{\pi }{16}{{a}^{6}}\]
444.

If \[\sin A,\sin B,\cos A\] are in G.P., then roots of \[{{x}^{2}}+2x\cot B+1=0\] are always [Orissa JEE 2005]

A. Real
B. Imaginary
C. Greater than 1
D. Equal
Answer» B. Imaginary
445.

If \[\sin 5x+\sin 3x+\sin x=0\], then the value of x other than 0 lying between \[0\le x\le \frac{\pi }{2}\]is [MNR 1985]

A. \[\frac{\pi }{6}\]
B. \[\frac{\pi }{12}\]
C. \[\frac{\pi }{3}\]
D. \[\frac{\pi }{4}\]
Answer» D. \[\frac{\pi }{4}\]
446.

\[\tan 3A-\tan 2A-\tan A=\] [MNR 1982; Pb. CET 1991]

A. \[\tan 3A\tan 2A\tan A\]
B. \[-\tan 3A\tan 2A\tan A\]
C. \[\tan A\tan 2A-\tan 2A\tan 3A-\tan 3A\tan A\]
D. None of these
Answer» B. \[-\tan 3A\tan 2A\tan A\]
447.

The sum of an infinite GP is x and the common ratio r is such that \[\left| r \right|<1\]. If the first term of the GP is 2, then which one of the following is correct?

A. \[-1<x<1\]
B. \[-\infty <x<1\]
C. \[1<x<\infty \]
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
448.

If\[\frac{2\sin \alpha }{\{1+\cos \alpha +\sin \alpha \}}=y,\]then \[\frac{\{1-\cos \alpha +\sin \alpha \}}{1+\sin \alpha }=\] [BIT Ranchi 1996; Orissa JEE 2004]

A. \[\frac{1}{y}\]
B. \[y\]
C. \[1-y\]
D. \[1+y\]
Answer» C. \[1-y\]
449.

The equation \[8{{x}^{2}}+8xy+2{{y}^{2}}+26x+13y+15=0\] represents a pair of straight lines. The distance between them is

A. \[7/\sqrt{5}\]
B. \[7/2\sqrt{5}\]
C. \[\sqrt{7}/5\]
D. None of these
Answer» C. \[\sqrt{7}/5\]
450.

The line \[x+3y-2=0\]bisects the angle between a pair of straight lines of which one has equation\[x-7y+5=0\]. The equation of the other line is

A. \[3x+3y-1=0\]
B. \[x-3y+2=0\]
C. \[5x+5y-3=0\]
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these