MCA Cusat 2023
MCA Cusat 2023
MCA Cusat 2023
(FINAL)
α 0 1 0
1. If A = and B = then the value of for which A2 = B is
1 1 5 1
(A) 1
(B) 0
(C) −1
(D) No real values
2. The number of values of k for which the system of equations (k + 1)x + 8y = 4k,
kx + (k + 3)y = 3k − 1 has infinitely many solutions is
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) −1
(D) 0
m n
3. Let A = , d = A ≠ 0 and A − d ( adj A ) = 0, then
p q
(A) 1 + d 2 = m2 + q 2
2
(B) 1+ d 2 = (m + q)
(C) (1 + d )2 = m2 + q 2
(D) (1 + d )2 = ( m + q )2
6i −3i 1
4. If 4 3i −1 = x + iy , then
20 3 i
(A) x = 3, y = 1
(B) x = 0, y = 0
(C) x = 0, y = 3
(D) x = 1, y = 3
5. What value must x have, so the matrix A does not have an inverse?
1 2 + x
A=
x −1
(A) 1
(B) 0
(C) −1
(D) I
x g ( h ( x))
6. If g ( x ) = 1 − x and h ( x ) = , then is
x −1 h ( g ( x))
h( x)
(A)
g ( x)
1
(B) −
x
g ( x)
(C)
h( x)
x
(D) 2
(1 − x )
x 1 2 3 4 5
y 1 2 3 4 5
(A) y=x
(B) y = x +1
(C) y = 2x
(D) y = 2x + 1
9. Let G be a group of 35 elements. Then the largest possible size of a subgroup of G
other than G itself is
(A) 1
(B) 5
(C) 7
(D) 35
10. How many different non-isomorphic Abelian groups of order 4 are there?
(A) 5
(B) 7
(C) 3
(D) 2
π
4
11. The value of ∫ x cos x 2 dx corrected to three decimal places (assuming that π =3.14) is
0
(A) 0.3
(B) 0.2
(C) 0.7
(D) 0.25
2
π cos 1( x ) dx =
12. ∫ x2
1
π
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) −1
(D) 0.5
2π
13. ∫ x sin x dx = kπ , then what is the value of k ?
0
(A) 2
(B) 5
(C) 1
(D) 4
2π
2
14. ∫ (x −π ) sin xdx =
0
(A) −1
(B) 0
(C) 1
(D) π
π
4
1 − tan x
15. ∫ 1 + tan xdx =
0
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) ln 2
1
(D) ln 2
2
0 2
− x
16. Definite integrals of ∫ e 30 dx evaluates to
−∞
(A) 0.5
(B) 0.4
(C) 0.2
(D) 0.1
17. For the given function f ( x ) = x3 + x 7 the values of first and second derivative at
x = 1 are assumed as 0 and 1 respectively. Then the value of the third derivative could
be
(A) 54 2
(B) 2 2
(C) 2
(D) Indeterminate
18. Differentiate y = e x cos x 2
(A) −e x sin x 2
(B) (
e x cos x 2 − 2 x sin x 2 )
(C) e x cos x 2 − 2 x sin x 2
(D) 2 xe x sin x
19. If y = 4 cos x + sin 2x, what is the slope of the curve when x = 2 radians?
(A) −2.21
(B) −4.94
(C) −3.95
(D) 2.21
P: f n is a equicontinuous on [ 0,10]
Q:
∑ f n does not converge uniformly on [ 0,10]
(A) Compact
(B) Complete
(C) Connect
(D) Cyclic
25. Let g be a vector valued function defined by g (t ) = sin π t − 2cos π t. Find the value of
g '(t ).
26. Out of all the 2-digit integers between 1 and 100, a 2-digit number has to be selected
at random. What is the probability that the selected number is not divisible by 7?
13
(A)
90
12
(B)
90
78
(C)
90
77
(D)
90
27. Consider the set of all possible five-card poker hands dealt fairly from a standard deck
of fifty-two cards. How many atomic events are there in the joint probability
distribution?
(A) 0.625
(B) 0.5
(C) 0.25
(D) 0.125
n
29. For n > 2, let a ∈ {0, 1} be a non-zero vector. Suppose that x is chosen uniformly at
∑ i=1ai xi
n n
random from {0, 1} . Then, the probability that is an odd number is
(A) 0.2
(B) 0.3
(C) 0.1
(D) 0.5
30. There are five bags each containing identical sets of ten distinct chocolates. One
chocolate is picked from each bag. The probability that at least two chocolates are
identical is
(A) 0.2034
(B) 0.4235
(C) 0.8125
(D) 0.6976
31. A bag contains 19 red balls and 19 black balls. Two balls are removed at a time
repeatedly and discarded if they are of the same colour, but if they are different, black
ball is discarded and red ball is returned to the bag. The probability that this process
will terminate with one red ball is
(A) 0.665
(B) 0.785
(C) 1.000
(D) 0.954
32. Given Set A = {2, 3, 4, 5} and Set B = {11, 12, 13, 14, 15}, two numbers are
randomly selected, one from each set. What is the probability that the sum of the two
numbers equals 16?
(A) 0.20
(B) 0.25
(C) 0.35
(D) 0.33
1
33. Let P ( E ) denote the probability of the event E. Given P ( A) = 1, P ( B ) = the values of
2
P ( A | B ) and P ( B | A ) respectively are
1 1
(A) ,
4 2
1 1
(B) ,
2 4
1
(C) 1,
2
1
(D) ,1
2
(A) 0.3
(B) 0.5
(C) 0.4
(D) 0.8
35. The mean of a distribution is 14 and the standard deviation is 5. What is the value of
the coefficient of variation?
(A) 60.4%
(B) 48.3%
(C) 35.7%
(D) 27.8%
1, x < a
36. Find the Fourier transform of F ( x ) =
0, otherwise
(A) 2 sin(ap)/p
(B) 2a sin(ap)/p
(C) 4 sin(ap)/p
(D) 4a sin(ap)/p
37. Which of the following functions is periodic?
(A) sin(x)
(B) cos(x)
(C) exp(x)
(D) None of the above
39. Which of the following properties does the Fourier transform possess?
(A) Linearity
(B) Time shifting
(C) Convolution
(D) All of the above
(A) sin(x)
(B) cos(x)
(C) exp(x)
(D) None of the above
(A) The ringing effect that occurs at the edges of a signal when using the Fourier
series to approximate a function with discontinuities
(B) The attenuation effect that occurs at the edges of a signal when using the
Fourier series to approximate a function with discontinuities
(C) The overshoot effect that occurs at the edges of a signal when using the Fourier
transform to analyze a signal with discontinuities
(D) The undershoot effect that occurs at the edges of a signal when using the
Fourier transform to analyze a signal with discontinuities
dy 1 + cos 2 y
43. The general solutions of the differential equation = is
dx 1 − cos 2 x
44. A curve passes through the point (x = 1, y = 0) and satisfies the differential equation
dy
=
(
x2 + y2 y )
+ . The equation that describes the curve is
dx 2y x
y2
(A) ln 1 + = x −1
x 2
1 y2
(B) ln 1 + = x −1
2 x 2
1 y
(C) ln 1 + = x − 1
2 x
y
(D) ln 1 + = x − 1
x
45. Which one of the following is the general solution of the first order differential
dy 2
equation = ( x + y − 1) , where x, y are real?
dx
(A) ( 3 − 18 x ) e−6 x
(B) ( 3 + 25 x ) e−6 x
(C) ( 3 + 20 x ) e−6 x
(D) ( 3 − 12 x ) e−6 x
d2y dy
47. The general solution of the differential equation 2
+2 − 5 y = 0 in terms of
dx dx
arbitrary constant K1 and K 2 is
(A) K1e
( −1+ 6 ) x + K e( −1− 6 ) x
2
(B) K1e
( −1+ 8 ) x + K e( −1− 8 ) x
2
(C) K1e
( −2+ 6 ) x + K e( −2− 6 ) x
2
(D) K1e
( −2+ 8 ) x + K e( −2− 8 ) x
2
48. While solving a partial differential equation using a variable separable method, we
equate the ratio to a constant which
(A) −184
(B) −90
(C) 20
(D) 40
y
52. If z = x n f then
x
∂z ∂z
(A) y + x = nz
∂x ∂y
1 ∂z 1 ∂z
(B) + = nz
y ∂x x ∂y
∂z ∂z
(C) x + y = nz
∂x ∂y
1 ∂z 1 ∂z
(D) + = nz
x ∂x y ∂y
(A) 2.279
(B) 2.275
(C) 2.222
(D) 2.335
54. The Gauss-Seidal iterative method can be used to solve which of the following sets?
1 R
55. The Newton – Raphson iteration xn+1 = xn + can be used to compute
2 xn
(A) R2
1
(B)
R
(C) R
(D) R
∫x
2
56. Trapezoidal method is used to evaluate the integral obtained dx, then the value
0
obtained is
1
(A) always >
3
1
(B) always <
3
1
(C) always =
3
(D) always = 0.5
2
2
57. Approximate the definite integrals evaluates of ∫ e x dx to three decimal places by
1
using Simpson’s rule where n = 4, n is the subdivisions of the function, (‘n’ being an
even number)
(A) 14.075
(B) 15.075
(C) 13.075
(D) 15.500
58. The Newton - Raphson method is used to find the root of the equation x 2 − 2 = 0. If
the iteration is starting from −1, the iterations will converge to
(A) −1
(B) 2
(C) –2
(D) −2
59. Find f ( 5) using Newton’s Forward interpolation formula from the following table.
x 0 2 4 6 8
f ( x) 4 26 58 112 466
(A) 71.109375
(B) 61.103975
(C) 70.103957
(D) 71.103957
60. Which of the following numerical methods is used to approximate the definite integral
of a function f(x) over an interval [a,b]?
61. Which of the following methods is used to find the root of the equation f(x) = 0?
62. Which of the following methods is used to solve the initial value problem
y' = f(x,y), y(x0) = y0?
24
64. The value of (1 + i) is
24
(A) 2
12
(B) 2
8
(C) 2
2
(D) 2
1
(B) exp log z
n
1 1
(C) exp log
n z
1
(D) exp n log
z
i
66. The principal value of ( −i ) is
π
(A) exp
4
−π
(B) exp
4
π
(C) exp
2
−π
(D) exp
2
67. 2sin ( z1 + z2 ) sin ( z1 − z2 ) is
1
68. The power series representation of in non-negative power of z is
1− z
(A) 1 + z + z 2 + z 3 + ...
(B) 1 − z + z 2 − z 3 + ...
(C) 1 + z + z 3 + z 5 + ...
(D) 1 − z + z 3 − z 5 + ...
(A) 1
(B) −1
(C) −2
(D) 0
∞
70. The center of the power series ∑ ( z + 4i)n is
n =0
(A) 4i
(B) 2i
(C) 4
(D) − 4i
(A) iota
(B) pi
(C) micro
(D) delta
72. Which of the following is a method for solving nonlinear programming problems?
75. Which of the following is NOT a method for solving linear programming problems?
76. Which of the following is the third letter of the meaningful English word which can
be formed using (each letter once) first, third, fourth, sixth, eighth and ninth letters of
“ASTRONAUT”?
(A) T
(B) U
(C) R
(D) N
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
78. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?
(A) 16
(B) 8
(C) 10
(D) 2
79. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?
(A) 302
(B) 268
(C) 300
(D) 304
80. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?
(A) 66
(B) 70.5
(C) 68
(D) 66.5
81. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?
(A) 528
(B) 365
(C) 635
(D) 825
(A) {1, 2}
(B) {1, 2, 4, 5}
(C) {4, 3}
(D) {2, 5, 1, 4, 3}
83. The relation R defined on the set of natural numbers as {(a, b): a differs from b by 3}
is given
(A) (1)
(B) (2)
(C) (3)
(D) (4)
(A) (1)
(B) (2)
(C) (3)
(D) (4)
86. If a mirror
ror is placed on the line MN, then which of the answer figures is the Correct
image of the given question figure?
(A) (1)
(B) (2)
(C) (3)
(D) (4)
(A) (1)
(B) (2)
(C) (3)
(D) (4)
88. If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which of the answer figures is the correct
image of the given question figure?
(A) (1)
(B) (2)
(C) (3)
(D) (4)
Direction (Question No. 89-92): A cube is coloured red on all faces. It is cut into 64 smaller
cubes of equal size. Now, answer the following questions based on this statement
(A) 8
(B) 0
(C) 24
(D) 16
(A) 8
(B) 4
(C) 24
(D) 16
91. How many cubes are there which have only one face coloured?
(A) 16
(B) 24
(C) 0
(D) 8
92. How many cubes have two red opposite faces?
(A) 16
(B) 24
(C) 0
(D) 8
93. The base of a triangular field is three times its height. If the cost of cultivating the
field at Rs. 36.72 per hectare is Rs. 495.72, find the height and base of the triangular
2
field. (1 hectare = 10000 m )
94. The inner circumference of a circular path around a circular lawn is 440 m. What is
the radius of the outer circumference of the path, if the path is 14 m wide?
(A) 96 m
(B) 84 m
(C) 70 m
(D) 88 m
95. The circumference of the front wheel of a cart is 30 ft long and that of the back wheel
is 36 ft long. What is the distance travelled by the cart, when the front wheel has done
five more revolutions than the rear wheel?
(A) 20 ft
(B) 25 ft
(C) 750 ft
(D) 900 ft
96. Water flows at the rate of 10 meters per minute from a cylindrical pipe of 5 mm in
diameter. How long will it takes to fill up a conical vessel whose diameter at the
base is 30 cm and depth 24 cm?
(A) 24
(B) 26
(C) 25
(D) 27
98. Find the number of triangles and squares in the given figure
Direction: Study the data given below and answer the following questions:
‘Royal Monarch Regal’ is written as @ # *,
‘Regal legacy Gold’ is written as * % ?,
‘Hope Gold Life’ is written as % & $,
‘Regal Monarch Morals’ is written as *#∀
(A) %
(B) *
(C) $
(D) #
100. What will be the code for “Gold Legacy”?
(A) #&
(B) %#
(C) ?%
(D) &$
(A) Moral
(B) Life
(C) Regal
(D) Monarch
102. In the given coded language, which of the following words has been coded as “&”?
(A) Gold
(B) Life
(C) Hope
(D) Either Hope or Life
(A) %
(B) @
(C) ?
(D) *
Direction: Study the data given below and answer the questions based on the same
information:
(A) jk
(B) od
(C) ho
(D) dn
105. What will be the code for “rocket airplane”?
(A) fa gt
(B) jk gt
(C) mj dn
(D) sk od
(A) sky
(B) moon
(C) planet
(D) space
(A) od
(B) mn
(C) mj
(D) ho
(A) rocket
(B) space
(C) sun
(D) sky
(A) space-ho
(B) earth-mn
(C) rocket-gt
(D) satellites-mn
(A) STRUCTURE
(B) FRACTURE
(C) MANUFACTURE
(D) LECTURE
111. If in a certain language, TRIANGLE is written as SSHBMHKF. In the same
language, COUNTRY is written as
(A) BPVOSSX
(B) DNVMUQZ
(C) BPTOSSX
(D) DNVNVQ
(A) 12120
(B) 13120
(C) 1312
(D) 13219
(A) 51
(B) 47
(C) 56
(D) 42
(A) 3
(B) 39
(C) 11
(D) 20
(A) 27
(B) 13
(C) 113
(D) 561
116. In the following four words, which will come at the third if all of them are arranged
alphabetically as in a dictionary?
(A) Dream
(B) Drought
(C) Discourage
(D) Delight
117. In the following four words, which will come at the third if all of them are arranged
alphabetically as in a dictionary?
(A) Trajectory
(B) Traveller
(C) Transverse
(D) Translate
(A) a
(B) o
(C) u
(D) i
(A) 12
(B) 8
(C) 6
(D) None of the above
120. Out of a group of 230 students, 80 play Football, 42 play Soccer and 12 play Rugby.
32 play exactly 2 sports and 4 play all three. How many students do not play any one
of the sports?
(A) 132
(B) 136
(C) 140
(D) 94
(Direction Q121-Q125): Read the information given below and answer the following
questions:
• AC, DG, HE and FB are seated adjacent to each other. A is also seated adjacent to H.
nd
• B is 2 to the right of H.
rd
• E is 3 to the right of C.
nd
121. Who is 2 to the left of A?
(A) D
(B) F
(C) Cannot be determined
(D) None of the above
rd
122. Who is 3 to the left of C?
(A) G
(B) D
(C) Cannot be determined
(D) None of the above
nd
124. Who is 2 to the right of A?
(A) B
(B) E
(C) F
(D) Cannot be determined
125. Who among the following pairs may not be seated adjacent to each other?
(A) AH
(B) DC
(C) EB
(D) Cannot be determined
126. There are total 600 students in a school. Average age of boys is 12 years and of girls
is 11 years while average age of all students is 11 years and 7 months. Find the
number of girls in the school
(A) 230
(B) 240
(C) 250
(D) 260
(A) cheat
(B) act
(C) speak
(D) observe
128. Direction: In the following question find out the alternative which will replace the
question mark (?)
(A) Garnet
(B) Ruby
(C) Pearl
(D) Pukhraj
129. Direction: The given consist of a pair of words. Established the relationship among
the given pair and identify the pair that illustrates a similar relationship from the given
alternatives
Rectangle : Pentagon ::
130. Direction: In the following question find out the alternative which will replace the
question mark (?)
(A) Cobol
(B) Computer
(C) Calculator
(D) Cyclotron
131. Direction: In the following question find out the alternative which will replace the
question mark (?)
144 : 10 :: 169 : ?
(A) 14
(B) 11
(C) 13
(D) 12
(A) 60:80
(B) 54:72
(C) 36:48
(D) 24:30
(A) 64, 83
(B) 100, 121
(C) 16, 25
(D) 36, 49
134. Find out which of the figures (1), (2), (3) and (4) can be formed from the pieces given
in figure (X).
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
135. Which grid will replace the question mark (?)
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
136. Introducing a man to her husband, a woman said, “His brother’s father is the only son
of my grandfather.” How is the woman related to this man?
(A) Mother
(B) Aunt
(C) Sister
(D) Daughter
137. Pointing to Manju, Raju said, “The son of her only brother is the brother of my wife”.
How is Manju related to Raju?
(A) Violet
(B) Red
(C) Rose
(D) Blue
139. Two positions of a dice are shown below. Which number will appear on the face
opposite to the face with the number 5?
(A) 3
(B) 2
(C) 6
(D) 4
(A) Monday
(B) Wednesday
(C) Friday
(D) Saturday
th th
141. If 7 February of 2006 is Saturday, 24 April 2006 comes on which day?
(A) Thursday
(B) Wednesday
(C) Sunday
(D) Friday
th th
142. 14 December 2004 is Monday, 25 November 2005 comes on which day?
(A) Thursday
(B) Wednesday
(C) Sunday
(D) Friday
143. Look carefully at the sequence of symbols to find the pattern. Select correct pattern
that replaces the ?.
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
144. If ‘−’ stands for ‘×’, ‘×’ stands for ‘+’, ‘+’ stands for ‘÷’ and ‘÷’ stands for ‘−’, then
what is the value of 9 ÷ 18 × 15 + 3 – 6 × 12 ?
(A) 24
(B) 30
(C) 33
(D) 42
145. A monkey starts climbing up a tree 20ft. tall. Each hour, it hops 3ft. and slips back 2ft.
How much time would it take the monkey to reach the top?
(A) 21 hours
(B) 12 hours
(C) 18 hours
(D) 15 hours
(A) EOJDEJFM
(B) MFEJDJOE
(C) MFEDJJOE
(D) EOJDJEFM
147. In the following figure, circle shows Literate, triangle shows Unemployed, square
Villagers. Study the diagram carefully and answer the following question.
(A) 20
(B) 43
(C) 30
(D) 24
Input: 85 16 36 04 19 97 63 09
Step I: 97 85 16 36 04 19 63 09
Step II: 97 85 63 16 36 04 19 09
Step III: 97 85 63 36 16 04 19 09
Step IV: 97 85 63 36 19 16 04 09
Step V: 97 85 63 36 19 16 09 04
Study the above arrangement carefully and then answer the following questions:
148. Which of the following will be Step III for the input below?
Input: 09 25 16 30 32 18 17 06
(A) 32 30 25 09 16 18 17 06
(B) 32 30 09 25 16 18 17 06
(C) 32 09 25 16 30 18 17 06
(D) 32 30 09 25 16 19 17 06
149. Which is the last step for the input below?
Input: 16 09 25 27 06 05
(A) Step II
(B) Step III
(C) Step IV
(D) None of the above
Input: 25 08 35 11 88 67 23
(A) 08 11 23 25 35 67 88
(B) 88 67 35 25 23 11 08
(C) 88 67 35 25 23 08 11
(D) None of the above
FINAL ANSWER KEY
Subject Name: MCA
SI No. Key SI No. Key SI No. Key SI No. Key SI No. Key
1 D 31 C 61 A 91 B 121 C
2 A 32 A 62 B 92 C 122 D
3 D 33 C 63 B 93 C 123 A
4 B 34 C 64 B 94 B 124 B
5 C 35 C 65 B 95 D 125 B
6 A 36 A 66 C 96 A 126 C
7 A 37 D 67 B 97 D 127 C
8 A 38 A 68 A 98 D 128 B
9 C 39 D 69 A 99 B 129 C
10 D 40 B 70 D 100 C 130 A
11 A 41 A 71 A 101 D 131 B
12 C 42 A 72 B 102 D 132 D
13 D 43 C 73 B 103 B 133 A
14 B 44 A 74 C 104 B 134 B
15 D 45 D 75 C 105 A 135 D
16 A 46 A 76 B 106 C 136 C
17 A 47 A 77 A 107 B 137 D
18 B 48 B 78 B 108 B 138 A
19 B 49 B 79 D 109 D 139 C
20 B 50 A 80 D 110 A 140 D
21 A 51 A 81 C 111 A 141 D
22 B 52 C 82 B 112 B 142 A
23 A 53 A 83 B 113 D 143 D
24 B 54 A 84 C 114 B 144 C
25 A 55 D 85 A 115 B 145 C
26 D 56 A 86 A 116 A 146 D
27 A 57 B 87 C 117 A 147 B
28 D 58 D 88 C 118 A 148 A
29 D 59 A 89 A 119 B 149 A
30 D 60 B 90 A 120 A 150 B