NDA Mathematics Previous Year Question Paper 2020
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A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
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D. 25
2.What is the number of ways in which the letters of the word ‘ABLE’ can
be arranged So that the Vowels occupy even places?
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A. 2
B. 4
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C. 6
D. 8
i
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3.Let and then what is AB equal to?
D
A.
ls
B. a + b
ia
C.
D. [ax + hy + gz hz + by + fz gx + fy + cz]
t or
A. 0
B. -2
C. 4i
D. -4i
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A. reflexive only
B. symmetric only
C. transitive only
D. both symmetric and transitive
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6.If 1.5 ≤ x ≤ 4.5, then which one of the following is correct?
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C. (2x – 3) (2x – 9) ≥ 0
D. (2x – 3) (2x – 9) ≤ 0
7.Let and
the determinant of the matrix A? i ya
If AB = C, then what is the value of
un
A. -10
B. -14
C. -24
D. -34
D
ls
A. xyz = 1
B. x + y + z = 1
or
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
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A. (198)10
B. (199)10
C. (200)10
D. (201)10
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11.For how many values of k, is the matrix singular?
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A. only one
B. Only two
C. only four
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D. Infinite
A. 32
ia
B. 64
C. 2048
D. 4096
t or
equal to?
A. 180
B. 120
C. 90
D. 72
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A. A is hermitian
B. A is skew-hermitian
C. is hermitian
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D. is skew-hermitian
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A. 240o
B. 210o
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C. 120o
D. 60o
i
17.The roots α and β of a quadratic equation, satisfy the relations α + β =
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α2 + β2 and αβ = α2β2. What is the number of such quadratic equations?
A. 0
B. 2
D
C. 3
D. 4
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18.If cot α and cot β are the roots of the equation x2 – 3x + 2 = 0, then
ia
A.
B.
C. 2
t
D. 3
Tu
19.If p2, q2 and r2 (where p, q, r > 0) are in GP, then which of the
following is/are correct?
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A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
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20.If A is a matrix of order 3 × 5 and B is a matrix of order 5 × 3, then
the order of AB and BA will respectively be
A. 3 × 3 and 3 × 3
B. 3 × 5 and 5 × 3
C. 3 × 3 and 5 × 5
.c
D. 5 × 3 and 3 × 5
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21.If sin x + sin y = cos y – cos x, where then what
is equal to? i
un
A. 0
B.
C. 1
D
D. 2
ls
Let α = β = 15o.
or
###DONE###
A.
Tu
B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C.
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D.
24.
.c
What is the value of sin α + cos β?
ya
A.
B.
i
un
C.
D.
D
###DONE###
A. 1
t
B.
Tu
C.
D.
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A. cos 2θ
B. sin 2θ
C. 2 cos θ
D. 2 sin θ
27.
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What is equal to?
A.
.c
B.
ya
C.
D.
i
un
###COMMON###28###28###Direction: Read the following
information and answer the three items that follow :
###DONE###
ls
A.
or
B.
C.
t
Tu
D.
A. sin2y
B. cos2 y
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C. tan2 y
D. cot2 y
30.
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A.
B.
C.
.c
D.
ya
31.What is the equation of the plane which cuts an intercept 5 units on
the z-axis and is parallel to xy-plane?
i
un
A. x + y = 5
B. z = 5
C. z = 0
D. x + y + z = 5
D
space?
A. 2
ia
B. 4
C. 8
D. 16
or
33.If a line has direction ratios < a + b, b + c, c + a >, then what is the
sum of the square of its direction cosines?
t
Tu
A. (a + b + c)2
B. 2(a + b + c)
C. 3
D. 1
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line ?
A. 6 units
B. 5 units
C. 3 units
D. 2 units
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35.What is the length of the diameter of the sphere whose centre is at (1,
-2, 3) and which touches the plane 6x – 3y + 2z – 4 = 0?
A. 1 unit
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B. 2 units
C. 3 units
D. 4 units
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36.A data set of n observations has mean 2M, while another data set of
2n observations has mean M. What is the mean of the combined data
i
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sets?
A. M
B.
D
C.
ls
D.
ia
A. 50
B. 60
t
C. 80
Tu
D. 100
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A.
B. P(A ∩ B) = P(A) P(B)
C. P(A ∪ B) > P(A) + P(B)
D. P(not A and not B) = P(not A) P(not B)
39.If three dice are rolled under the condition that no two dice show the
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same face, then what is the probability that one of the faces is having the
number 6?
A.
.c
B.
ya
C.
D.
i
un
40.The numbers 4 and 9 have frequencies x and (x - 1) respectively. If
their arithmetic mean is 6, then what is the value of x?
A. 2
B. 3
D
C. 4
D. 5
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A. 2k2
or
B. k2
C.
t
Tu
D.
A. y = ex + c
B. y = e-x + c
C. y = ln x + c
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D. y = 2 ln x + c
of ?
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B. The domain is {x ∈ R | X ≠ 1}, the range is {y ∈ R | y ≠ 0} and the
graph intersects y-axis at (0, -1).
C. The domain is the set of reals and the range is the singleton set {0}.
D. The domain is {x ∈ R | X ≠ 1} and the range is the set of points on the
y-axis.
.c
44.Consider the following statements :
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1) The function f(x) = increases in the interval (0, ∞).
A. 1 only
D
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
ls
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A. -3
B. -1
C. 0
D. 3
t
Tu
A. x2 + y2 = xy + c
B. x2 + y2 = 2xy + c
C. x2 - y2 = xy + c
D. x2 - y2 = 2xy + c
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A. -1
B. 1
C.
D.
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48.What is equal to?
A. 0
.c
B. -1
C. 1
D. Limit does not exist
C.
D. 2√2
D
ls
f(x) = e-|x| :
ia
A. 1 only
Tu
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
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A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
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52.Consider the following statements :
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1) If ABC is a right-angled triangle, right-angled at A and if then
cosec C = 3
A. 1 only
D
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
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D. Neither 1 nor 2
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A.
B.
t
C.
Tu
D.
A. tan 10o
B. cot 10o
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C. cosec 10o
D. sec 10o
A. [0, 1]
B. [0, 3]
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C. [-1, 1]
D. [1, 3]
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A. 0
B. 1
ya
C. 2 sin 2x
D. 4 cos 4x
i
57.A and B are positive acute angles such that cos 2B = 3 sin2 A and 3 sin
un
2A = 2 sin 2B . What is the value of (A + 2B)?
A.
D
B.
ls
C.
ia
D.
or
###DONE###
A. 0o
B. 28o
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C. 38o
D. 52o
A.
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B.
C.
.c
D.
ya
60.
1) AD sin θ = AB sin α
i
un
2) BD sin θ = AB sin (θ + α)
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
ls
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
ia
61.Read the following information and answer the two items that follow :
or
A. and 3
B. and 2
C. and 5
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D. and 7
62.Read the following information and answer the two items that follow :
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What is tan2 A equal to?
A.
.c
B.
ya
C.
D.
i
un
###COMMON###63###63###Consider the following Venn diagram,
where X, Y and Z are three sets. Let the number of elements in z be
denoted by n(Z) which is equal to 90
D
ls
ia
###DONE###
or
A. p + b + 60
B. p + b + 40
C. p + a + 60
D. p + a + 40
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A. a + b + 43
B. a + b + 63
C. a + b + 96
D. a + b + 106
65.
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If the number of elements in Y and Z are in the ratio 4 : 5, then what is
the value of b?
A. 18
B. 19
C. 21
.c
D. 23
ya
66.If 3x - 4y - 5 = 0 and 3x - 4y + 15 = 0 are the equations of a pair of
opposite sides of a square, then what is the area of the square?
A. 4 square units i
B. 9 square units
un
C. 16 square units
D. 25 square units
D
67.What is the obtuse angle between the lines whose slopes are 2 - √3
and 2 + √3?
ls
A. 105°
B. 120°
ia
C. 135°
D. 150°
or
68.If the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point (0, k) to the line
3x – 4y – 5 = 0 is (3, 1), then what is the value of k?
t
A. 3
Tu
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
69.Let ABC be a triangle. If D(2, 5) and E(5, 9) are the mid-points of the
AB and AC respectively, then what is the length of the side BC?
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A. 8
B. 10
C. 12
D. 14
70.Under which condition, are the points (a, b), (c, d) and (a –c, b-d)
collinear?
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A. ab = cd
B. ac = bd
C. ad = bc
D. abc = d
.c
71.In the parabola, y2 = x, what is the length of the chord passing
through the vertex and inclined to the x-axis at an angle θ?
ya
A. sin θ . sec2 θ
B. cos θ . cosec2 θ
C. cot θ . sec2 θ i
D. 2 tan θ . cosec2 θ
un
72.If the circumcentre of the triangle formed by the lines x + 2 = 0, y + 2
= 0 and kx + y + 2 = 0 is (-1, -1), then what is the value of k?
D
A. -1
ls
B. -2
C. 1
D. 2
ia
73.Let P(x, y) be any point on the ellipse 25x2 + 16y2 = 400. If Q(0, 3)
or
and R(0, -3) are two points, then what is (PQ + PR) equal to?
A. 12
B. 10
t
C. 8
Tu
D. 6
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A. 3x - 2y = 5
B. 2x - 3y = 1
C. 2x - 3y = 5
D. 2x + 3y = -1
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A. (2a, 2c)
B. (2b, 2d)
C. (a + b, c + d)
D. (a - b, c - d)
.c
76.Consider the following in respect of a non-singular matrix of order 3:
1) A (adj A) = (adj A) A
ya
2) |adj A| = |A|
A. 256
B. 512
C. 1024
or
D. 2048
A. D < 0
B. D ≤ 0
C. D > 0
D. D ≥ 0
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A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
om
80.What is the modulus of the complex number where ?
A.
.c
B. 1
C.
ya
D. 2
i
un
81.What is the value of k such that integration of with respect
to x, may be a rational function?
A. 0
B. 1
D
C. 2
D. -2
ls
A. 0
B. 1
or
C. 2
D. -1
t
Tu
A.
B.
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C.
D.
om
A.
B.
.c
C.
ya
D.
85.If f(x) = 2x – x2, then what is the value of f(x + 2) + f(x – 2) when x
= 0? i
un
A. -8
B. -4
C. 8
D
D. 4
ls
86.What is the area of the region enclosed between the curve y2 = 2x and
the straight line y = x?
ia
A.
B. 1
or
C.
D. 2
t
Tu
A. [-1, 1]
B. [1, 3]
C. [0, 5]
D. [-2, 1]
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A.
B.
C.
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D.
.c
89.The solution of the differential equation is
A. y = tan x + c
ya
B. y = tan(x + c)
C. tan-1 (y + c) = x
D. tan-1 (y + x) = 2x
i
un
90.If where x ∈ R, is to be continuous at x = 0, then the value
of the function at x = 0
D
A. should be 0
B. should be 1
C. should be 2
ls
D. cannot be determined
ia
A. 4.71
B. 5.23
C. 6.03
t
D. 8.01
Tu
A.
B.
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C. 1
D. 2
A.
om
B.
C.
.c
D.
ya
94.If eθφ = c + 4θφ, where c is an arbitrary constant and φ is a function
of θ, then what is φdθ equal to?
A. θdφ i
un
B. -θdφ
C. 4θ dφ
D. -4θ dφ
D
95.If f(x) = 3x2 – 5x + p and f(0) and f(1) are opposite in sign, then
which of the following is correct?
ls
A. -2 < p < 0
B. -2 < p < 2
ia
C. 1< p < 2
D. 3 < p < 5
or
restaurant where they work, X bakes 50%, Y bakes 30% and Z bakes
20% of cakes. What is the probobility of failures caused by X?
Tu
A.
B.
C.
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D.
97.If A and B are two events such that P(A) = 0.6, P(B) = 0.5 and
P(A ∩ B) = 0.4, then consider the following statements :
1.
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2.
.c
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
ya
D. Neither 1 nor 2
A.
ls
B.
C.
ia
D.
or
A. Y = 0.175 X – 5
B. Y = 1.12 X – 5.8
C. Y = 1.12 X – 5
D. Y = 0.17 X + 5.8
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A.
B.
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C.
D.
.c
101.A committee of 3 is to be formed from a group of 2 boys and 2 girls.
What is the probability that the committee consists of 2 boys and 1 girl?
ya
A.
B. i
un
C.
D.
D
102.A dealer has a stock of 15 gold coins out of which 6 are counterfeits.
ls
A.
or
B.
C.
t
D.
Tu
103.A husband and wife appear in an interview for two vacancies for the
same post. The Probability of the husband’s selection is and that of the
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D. Both of them will be selected
.c
A. 39.8
B. 39.7
ya
C. 39.6
D. 39.5
i
un
105.What is the probability that February of a leap year selected at
random, will have five Sundays?
A.
D
B.
ls
C.
D. 1
ia
106.If ∑xi = 20, ∑xi2 = 200 and n = 10 for an observed variable x, then
or
A. 80
B. 100
t
C. 150
Tu
D. 200
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A. √2
B. 2
C. 2√2
D. 4
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Read the following information and answer the three items that follow :
.c
i ya
un
D
ls
###DONE###
ia
A. 38.4
or
B. 39.4
C. 40.9
D. 41.6
t
Tu
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A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
110.
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The difference between number of students under Physics and
Mathematics is largest for the interval
A. 20 – 30
B. 30 – 40
C. 40 – 50
.c
D. 50 – 60
ya
111.What is equal to?
A. -1 i
B. Zero
un
C. -e
D.
D
are respectively
ia
A. 1 and 1
B. 2 and 3
or
C. 2 and 4
D. 1 and 4
t
Tu
A.
B.
C.
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D. 4
A. 4.4 cm/sec
B. 8.4 cm/sec
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C. 8.8 cm/sec
D. 15.4 cm/sec
.c
A. 1
B. 2
ya
C. 3
D. 6
i
un
116.If the vectors and are coplanar, then
what is the value of p?
A. 1
B. -1
D
C. 5
D. -5
ls
ia
A. 3
or
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
t
Tu
A. 21
B. 25
C. 31
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D. 36
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A.
B.
C.
D.
.c
120.If is a unit vector in the xy-plane making an angle 30o with the
ya
positive x-axis, then what is equal to?
A.
i
un
B.
C.
D
D.
ls
ia
t or
Tu
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