|Grade: 12| |Mathematics Olympiad Qualifier | | Set: 2|

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Max Marks: 60 Test ID: 23103 Time Allotted: 40 Mins
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Instructions:
• Each question has four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) out of which ONLY ONE is
correct.
• Each question carries 2 Marks. There is no negative marking

𝑑𝑥 1
1. If ∫ (𝑥+2)(𝑥 2 +1) = 𝑎 log(1 + 𝑥 2 ) + 𝑏 tan−1 𝑥 + 5 log|𝑥 + 2| + 𝐶, then
1 2
A. 𝑎 = − 10 , 𝑏 = − 5
1 2
B. 𝑎 = 10 , 𝑏 = − 5
1 2
C. 𝑎 = − 10 , 𝑏 = 5
1 2
D. 𝑎 = ,𝑏 =
10 5

2. The greatest and least values of (𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 𝑥)2 + (cos −1 𝑥)2 are respectively
5𝜋 2 𝜋2
A. 𝑎𝑛𝑑
4 8
𝜋 𝜋
B. 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 2
𝜋2 𝜋2
C. 𝑎𝑛𝑑 −
4 4
𝜋2
D. 𝑎𝑛𝑑 0
4

3. If a line makes angles 𝛼, 𝛽 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛾 with the axes respectively, then

cos 2𝛼 + cos 2𝛽 + cos 2𝛾 =
A. −2
B. −1
C. 1
D. 2

4. If points 𝐴(60𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂), 𝐵(40𝑖̂ − 8𝑗̂)𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶(𝑎𝑖̂ − 52𝑗̂) are collinear, then 𝑎 =
A. 40
B. −40
C. 20
D. −20

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5. If 𝐴 is a square matrix such that 𝐴2 = 𝐼, then (𝐴 − 𝐼)3 + (𝐴 + 𝐼)3 − 7𝐴 is equal to
A. 𝐴
B. 𝐼 − 𝐴
C. 𝐼 + 𝐴
D. 3𝐴
1 + 𝑎2 𝑥 (1 + 𝑏 2 )𝑥 (1 + 𝑐 2 )𝑥
6. If 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 + 𝑐 2 = −2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓(𝑥) = |(1 + 𝑎2 )𝑥 1 + 𝑏 2 𝑥 (1 + 𝑐 2 )𝑥|, then 𝑓(𝑥) is a
(1 + 𝑎2 )𝑥 (1 + 𝑏 2 )𝑥 1 + 𝑐 2 𝑥
polynomial of degree
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3

𝑑𝑦 𝜋
7. If 𝑦 = log sin 𝑥 tan 𝑥, then (𝑑𝑥 ) 𝑎𝑡 𝑥 = 4 is equal to
4
A. log 2
B. −4 log 2
4
C. − log 2
D. None of these

8. If 𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 14 is a normal to the curve 𝑦 2 = 𝛼𝑥 3 − 𝛽 𝑎𝑡 (2, 3), then the value of 𝛼 + 𝛽

is
A. 9
B. −5
C. 7
D. −7

9. The function 𝑓(𝑥) = tan−1 (sin 𝑥 + cos 𝑥) is an increasing function in

𝜋 𝜋
A. (− 2 , 4 )
𝜋
B. (0, 2 )
𝜋 𝜋
C. (− 2 , 2 )
𝜋 𝜋
D. (4 , 2 )

1 1
10. If ∫0 cot −1 (1 − 𝑥 + 𝑥 2 ) 𝑑𝑥 = 𝜇 ∫0 tan−1 𝑥 𝑑𝑥, then 𝜇 is equal to
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

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11. The area of the region bounded by the curve 𝑦 = √16 − 𝑥 2 and x-axis is
A. 8𝜋 sq units
B. 20𝜋 sq units
C. 16𝜋 sq units
D. 256𝜋 sq units

12. The solution to the differential equation 𝑦 log 𝑦 + 𝑥𝑦 ′ = 0, where 𝑦(1) = 𝑒, is

A. 𝑥(log 𝑦) = 1
B. 𝑥𝑦(log 𝑦) = 1
C. (log 𝑦)2 = 2
𝑥2
D. log 𝑦 + ( 2 ) 𝑦 = 1

13. If |𝑎⃗| = 4 and −3 ≤ 𝜇 ≤ 2, then the range of |𝜇𝑎⃗| is

A. [0, 8]
B. [−12, 8]
C. [0, 12]
D. [8, 12]

3 1 1
14. If 𝑃(𝐵) = 4 , 𝑃(𝐴 ∩ 𝐵 ∩ 𝐶) = 3 and 𝑃(𝐴 ∩ 𝐵 ∩ 𝐶) = 3, then 𝑃(𝐵 ∩ 𝐶) is
1
A. 12
1
B. 6
1
C. 15
1
D. 9

𝑑𝑦
15. The solution of differential equation 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑒 𝑥−𝑦 + 𝑥 2 𝑒 −𝑦 is
A. 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑥−𝑦 − 𝑥 2 𝑒 −𝑦 + 𝐶
𝑥3
B. 𝑒 𝑦 − 𝑒 𝑥 = +𝐶
3
𝑥3
C. 𝑒 𝑥 + 𝑒 𝑦 = +𝐶
3
𝑥3
D. 𝑒 𝑥 − 𝑒 𝑦 = +𝐶
3

16. If 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 be defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + cos 𝑥 , 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓

A. has a minimum at 𝑥 = 𝜋
B. has a maximum at 𝑥 = 0
C. is a decreasing function
D. is an increasing function

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 𝑑2 𝑦
17. If 𝑥 = 𝑡 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 𝑡 3 , then 𝑑𝑥 2 is equal to
3
A. 2
3
B. 4𝑡
3
C. 2𝑡
3
D. 8𝑡

1 −2 5
18. If there are two values of 𝑎 which makes determinant, ∆= |2 𝑎 −1| = 86, then
0 4 2𝑎
the sum of these number is
A. 4
B. 5
C. −4
D. 9

19. If 𝑓: [2, ∞) → 𝑅 be a function defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 5, then the range of 𝑓 is

A. 𝑅
B. [1, ∞)
C. [4, ∞)
D. [5, ∞)

20. The equation of the plane which cuts equal intercepts of unit length on the
coordinate axes is
A. 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 1

B. 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0

C. 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 2

D. 𝑥 + 𝑦 − 𝑧 = 1

a x ax
21. If bc + yz = ca + zx = ab + xy = -1, then b y by 
c z cz
A. 1
B. -1
C. 0
D. 2.

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22. A chess game between Kamsky and Devid is won by whoever first wins a total of 2
games. Kamsky’s chance of winning, drawing or losing a game are p, q, r. The games are
independent and p + q + r = 1. The probability that Kamsky wins that match is
p  p  3r 
A.
p  q
2

p 2  p  3r 
B.
p r
3

p 2  p  3r 
C.
p r
D. None of these

23. If B is a non-singular matrix and A is a square matrix, then det (B-1 AB) is equal to
A. det B
B. det A
C. det (B-1)
D. det (A-1).

24. The equation ex−8 + 2x − 17 = 0 has :

A. one real root
B. two real roots
C. eight real roots
D. four real roots

xdx
25.  1  sin 2x
is equal to

   
A. x tan  x    log sec  x    c
 4   4
1   1  
B. x tan  x    log sec  x    c
2  4 2  4
1   1  
C. x tan  x    log cos  x    c
2  4 2  4
D. None of these

3
26.  | (2  x)log e x | dx is equal to
1
3 1
A. log e 3 
2 2
16 1
B. log e 
3 3 2
3 1
C.  log e 3 
2 2
D. None of these

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 1
n  n


27. Lt  3 1  4  9  ...  n 2  is equal to


1
A.
2
1
B.
3
1
C.
4
D. None of these.

dy
28. Solution of cos 2 x  y  tan x is:
dx
A. y etan x = c
B. y etan x = etan x (tan x − 1) + c
C. y etan x = etan x . tan x + c
D. None of these
1
sin( x  /3)
29. Let f (x )  e cos , then
 8  13  /18
A. f  e
 9 
 8  5  /18
B. f  e
 9 
 7  7  /12
C. f   e
 4 
 7  11 /12
D. f  e .
 4 

30. Let OA  i  3 j  2 k and OB  3 i  j  2 k . The vector OC bisecting the

angle AOB and C being a point on the line AB is
A. 4(i  j  k )
B. 2(i  j  k )
C. i  j  k
D. None of these

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