NDA 2 2024 Maths Question Paper 1
NDA 2 2024 Maths Question Paper 1
(d) 85
(c) 3/5
((a) 1
2. The mean of the series x, X2, ** Xn 18 X
If x is replaced by k, then what is
the new mean?
two events and B,
(a) -Xn +k 5. For
PIA) = PA|B) = 0-25 and P(B|A) = 0-5.
correct?
Which of the following are
nx- +k
(b)
I. A and B are independent.
(c n
II. P(A°UB) = 0-875
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6. Two perfect dice are thrown. What 8. Three perfect dice are rolled. Under the
condition that no two show the same
is the probability that the sum of
the numbers on the faces is neither face, what is the probability that one of
9 nor l0? the faces shown is an ace (one)?
(a) 5/9
(a) 1/36
(b) 2/3
(c)) 1/3
(b) 5/36
(d) 1/2
(a) 20
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11. Let x-3s+4 =0 and 2x-7y+8 =0 be 14. A, B, C are three mutually exclusive
two lines of regression computed from and exhaustive events associated with
some bivariate data. If byx and bxy a random experiment. If 3P(B) =4P(A)
are regression coefficients of lines of and 3P(C) = 2P(B), then what is PIA)
regression of y on x and x on y equal to?
respectively, then what is the value of
bxy +7bux? (a) 7/29
(a) -2 (b) 8/29
(b) 1 (c) 9/29
(c) 2 (d) 10/29
(d) 5
15. A die has two faces with number 4, three
faces with number 5 and one face with
12. The mean of n observations number 6. If the die is rolled once, then
what is the probability of getting 4 or 5?
1,4, 9, 16 , n?
is 130. What is the value of n? (a) 1/3
a) 21
16. A box contains 2 black, 4 vellow and
6 white balls. Three balls are drawn in
(d) 5/12
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17. A can hit a target 5 times in 6 shots, Direction : Consider the following for the
B can hit 4 times in 5 shots and C can two (02) items that follow:
hit 3 times in 4 shots. What is the
probability that A and C may hit but Let f(x -|x-x-2|.
B may lose? 2
21. What is fx) dx cqual to?
(a) 1/8
(b) 1/6 (a) 0
(c) 1/4 (b) 1
(d) 1/3 (c) 5/3
(a) -1
Let I= Jo(/2 J dx, where flx)sin x and
glx)
(b) 0 qlx) sin x+cosx+1.
(c) 1/2
27. What is m/2 dx cqual to?
(d) 1 gx)
In2
(a
(a) -2
(b) -1
28. What is I equal to?
(a) + In2
(d) 2
(b) -In 2
26. What is g(0) equal to? 4
la) - 4 o o e
(b) -2 (c) 4 2
(c) 0
In2
(d) 4 4 2
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Direction Consider the following for the Direction : Consider the following for the
two (02) items that follow two (02) items that follow:
2[ dx =Ux) Vx)-3 In (U) +Vx)} +c 31. Which one of the following is f(x)?
(a) cosx
(b) cosx?
29. What is |U?(x)- v²(x)] equal to? (c) cos? x
(a) 0 (a) cos|x|
(c) 2
(b) |x|
(d) 3
fc) x2
(a) x|x|
2 (b) 0
(c) 1
(d) 2
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36. What is the least value of f()?
34. Conmsider the following statements :
I. fx) is continuous at x= 0.
(a)
I. f(x) is continuous at x= 1.
(b) II only
Direction : Consider the following for the Direction : Consider the following for the
two (02) items that follow : two (02) items that follow
Let f(x) = cos 2x +x on (-1/2 n /2]. The area bounded by the parabola y kx
and the line x = k, where k >0, is 4/3 square
35. What is the greatest value of f(x)? units.
(a) 1/2
(b) 12
(b) 1
2 9
(c) V2
2 6 (d) 2
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38. What is the area of the parabola 41. Let z= [y) and y= (x]-x, where (1 is the
bounded by the latus rectum? greatest integer function. If x is not
an integer but positive, then what is
the value of z?
(a) 1/6 square unit
(d) 2
Direction Consider the following for the
two (02) items that follow
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44. Which one of the following is correct 47. If f(x) =(x-30[x +221 m0, where (x is
|x-3| the greatest integer function, then what
regarding x3
lim x-3
is the sum of ail integer solutions?
(a) 13
(a) Limit exists and is cqual to 1
(b) 17
(b) Limit exists and is equal to 0
(c) 27
(c)Limit exists and is equal to -1 (a) 30
(d) Limit does not exist 48. If f(x) 9x-8/x such that glx) = fx)-1,
then which one of the following is
correct?
45. What is the maximum value of (a) gl) 0 has no real roots
acosx +bsin x+c?
(b) glx) =0 has only one real root
which is an integer
(a) va?+b2 +c
(c) gx) =0 has two real roots which
are integers
(b) Va? +b² +c (d) g(x) =0 has only one real root
which is not an integer
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Direction : Consider the following for the Direction : Consider the following for the
two (02) items that follow : two (02) items that follow:
Let 2x2+2u +2z +3x+3y+ 3z-60 be a
A triangle ABC is inscribed in the circle
x+y =100. Band Chave coordinates (6, 8) sphere.
and (-8 6) respectively. 55. What is the diameter of the sphere?
(a) (2, 1) (b) (1, 2) 57. Which of the following are the direction
ratios of S?
(c) (1, 1) (d) (3, 1)
(a) (-7, -6 1)
54. What is the point of intersection of the
diagonals of the trapezium? (b) )(-7, 6 )
(a) (3 7/12) (c) (-6 5 1)
(c) (7/2 2) (a) (5/2 2)
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58. If (4 m, n) are direction cosines of S, 61. What is 3a +2B cqual to if
then what is the value of
43(( - m²-n²)? 2i +6j+276)xé +uj+pk)
is a null vector?
(a) 6
(a) 36
(b) 5 (b) 33
(c) 30
(c) 4
(d) 27
(d) 1 62. For what value of the angle between
the vectors a and b is the quantity
ldxb|+\3|a·b| maximum?
Direction: Consider the following for the (a) 0°
two (02) items that follow:
(b) 30°
(c) 45° .
Let L: x+ y+z+4 =0=2x - y-z+8 be a line
and P:x+2y+32 +1=0 be a plane. (d) 60
63. Let 8 be the angle between two unit
59. What are the direction ratios of the line? d and b. If d+26 is
vectors
perpendicular to Sa -4b, then what
(a) (2 1 -1)
is cose+ cos28 equal to?
(b) (0 -1 2) (a) 0
(b) 1/2
(c) (4 1 -1)
(c) 1
2
60. What is the point of intersection of L
and P? 64. Let ABCDEF be a regular hexagon.
(a) 4, 3 -3) Ir AD =m BC and CF =nAB, then
what is mn equal to?
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65. The vectors d, b and are of the same 68. If P2,4), O(8 12), R(10, 14) and S(x, y
are vertices of a parallelogram, then
length. If taken pairwise, they form what is (x+ y) cqual to?
equal angles. If d=i+) and b= j+k,
(a) 8
then what can be equal to?
I. i+X (b) 10
i+4j-k (c) 12
3 (d) 14
Select the correct answer using the code
given below. 69. The equation of a circle is
(x2-4x+ 3) +(y -6y +8 =0
(a) I only
Which of the following staterments are
(b) II only correct?
(c) Both I and II
The end points of a diameter of the
(d) Neither I nor II circle are at (1, 2) and (3, 4).
II. The end points of a diameter of the
circle are at (1, 4) and (3, 2).
ABCD
66. The diagonals of a quadrilateral
x-2y l and III. The end points of a diameter of the
are along the lines circle are at (2, 4) and (4, 2).
4x+2y= 3. The quadrilateral ABCD
may be a Select the answer using the code given
below.
(a) rectangle
(a) I and II only
(b) cyclic quadrilateral
(b) II and IIl only
(c) parallelogram
st(c) Iand Il only
(d) rhombus
(d) 1, Il and I
+ 9y = lare
67. The foci of the ellipse 4x 70. Consider points P(4k, 4k) and
the
point on Q4k, -4k) lying on the parabola
at Q and R. If P(x, Y) is any
is PQ+ PR y= 4kx. If the vertex is A, then what
the ellipse, then what
equal to? is Z PAQ equal to?
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Direction : Consider the following for the 74. What is the sum of all five terms?
two (02) items that follow: )
(a) 60
Let Z and Z, be any two complex numbers
(b) 65
such that z +z +ZZ, =0.
(c) 75
71. What is the value o f ?
|Z, (d) 80
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4 Direction : Consider the following for the
two (02) items that follow :
72. What is the value of
(a) -1
75. What is V+ W equal to?
(b) 0
(c) 1 (a) 8
(d) 2
S)4
(c) 2
Direction : Consider the following for the
two (02) item_ that follow : (d) 1
[1/2 0
(c) a', b, e are in HP.
0 1/2
(a) a', b, c are neither in AP nor 0 1/2
in GP nor in HP. 1 0 0
(d) 0 1 0
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81. Consider the following numbers : 84. Let P and Q be two non-void relations
on a set A. Which of the following
1. tan 22-5° statements are correct?
II. cot22-5° 1. P and Q are reflexive PoQ is
reflexive.
III. tan22-5°- cot22-5° I1. Pand Q are symmetric = PU0 is
symmetric.
How many of the above are irrational
numbers? II. P and Q are transitive - PnQ is
transitive.
(a) None Select the answer using the code given
below.
(b) Only one ((a) Iand ll only
(c) Only two (b) II and II only
(c) Iand II only
(d) Al three (d) 1, Il and III
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88. In an AP, the ratio of the sum of the first 91, 1f 4sinx+ cosxt, then what is
p terms to the sum of the first q terms sinx+4 cosxcqual to?
is p²: . Which one the following
is correct? (a) n/2
(a) The first term is equal to the
(b)
common difference
(c) 3n /2
(b) The first term is equal to twice the
common difference
(d) 2r
(c) The common difference is equal to
twice the first term
(d) The first term is equal to square of 92. What is cot?(sec-2)+ tan (cosec-3
the common difference equal to?
(a) 1 1 / 1 2 s n
89. What is the number of real roots of the
equation (x-1)² +(x-3) +(x- 5) =0? (b) 11/24
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94. The roots of the equation 7x6x+ l=0 97. What is the general solution of
are tan ca and tanB, where 2u and 2 cos00 x- sin'00 x m1?
are the angles of a triangle. Which one (a) nt
of the following is correct?
(b) (2n+ J)r
(a) The triangle is equilateral (c) 2nt
(d) (2n+ l)n /2
(b) The triangle is isosceles but not
right-angled where n is an integer.
(a) 0-5k
(b) 1/k
95. In a triangle ABC, LA = 75° and ZB= 45°.
(c) 3/k
What is 2a- b equal to?
(a) 1/k3
(a) c
99. What is sin 12° sin48° equal to?
(b) 2c /5-1
(a) 4
(c) 2c () 5+1
4
(a) 242c
8
of the
96. What is the number of solutions
equation cot2x·cot 3x =1for 0 < x <1?
8
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101. Let x > 1, y> 1, z> 1 be in GP. Then 103. If the sum of the first n terns of
1
a serics is n(2n+ ), then what is the
nth term?
1+ lnx' 1+ lny' 1+ lnz
(a) 4n-1
are
(b) 4n
(a) in AP
fc) 4n+1
(b in GPK
(d) 4n+3
(c) in HP
(d) neither in AP nor in GP nor in HP 104. In how many ways can the letters of
the word INDIA be permutated such
that in each combination, vowels should
occupy odd positions?
102. If
(a) 3
(b) 6
1 1
105. The letters of the word EQUATION are
arranged in such a way that all vowels
as well as consonants are together.
How many such arrangements are
equal to? there?
(b) 0 (0))720
(c) 1440
III. PQ= QP
107. In how many ways can a student
choose (n-2) courses out of n courses
if 2 courses are compulsory (n> 4)? Which of the above is/are correct?
(a) (n-3) (n-4)
(a) I only
(b) (n-1) (n-2)
20 30
D, =| n² 40 50
n 60 70
110. If P is a skew-symmetric matrix of
order 3, then what is det(P) cqual to?
then what is the value of
n=l
(a) -1
(a)-10000 (b), 0
(b) -10
(c) 1
(c) 10
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11. Let X be a matrix of order 3x3, Y be 113. How many 4-digit numbers are there
a matrix of order 2 x 3 and Z be a matrix having all digits as odd?
of order 3x2. Which of the following
statements are correct? (a) 625
1. (ZY)X is defined and is a square
matrix of order 3. (b) 400
statements:
112. Consider the following
numbers (d) -2100
The set of all irrational
between 12 and /15 is an infinite
set
II. The set of all odd integers less than 115. Let A and B be two square matrices
of
1000 is a finite set. same order. If AB is a null matrix, then
which one of the following is correct?
given above
Which of the statements
is/are correct? (a) Both A and B are null matrices
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116. In the expansion of (1 +x)P (1+x)°, if the 119. If
coefficient of x is 35, then what is the
value of (p+g)? |i 2 1|
(a) 5 3 1 3
(b) 6
Z equal to?
then what is modulus of
(c) 7
(d) 8
(a) 1
(c) pg
(d) palp+q)
value of the sum
120. What is the
Inx),
q= In(x) and r=
118. Let p= In(X], of the following
where x> 1 Which
statements is/are correct?
are in AP.
1. p, g and r
GP. where i =-1?
can never be in
P, q and r
(b) J0
(a) I only
(b) II only () 1
(c) Both I and II
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