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JEE MAIN - MATHEMATICS
Time Allowed: 3 hours and 20
Maximum Marks : 296
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Section A and I is the 2 × 2 identity matrix. If a* is the min-

imum of the set {α(θ) : θ ∈ [0, 2π )} and β ∗ is the
1) Which of the following sets is a finite set? [4]
minimum of the set {β(θ) : θ ∈ [0, 2π )}.The the value
a) B = {x : x∈ Z and x2 is even} of a* + b* is: [4]
b) All of these a) − 16
17
b) − 29
c) A = {x : x∈ Z and x2 - 5x + 6 = 0}
16
c) − 16
37
d) − 31
d) D = {x : x∈ Z and x> - 10}  16   
1 2 3 8
13) What must be the matrix X if 2X + =
2) The number of elements in the set {(a, b) : 2a2 + 3b2 3 4 7 2
= 35, a, b ∈ Z}, where Z is the set of all integers, is [4]
[4]  
a) 8 b) 12
2 6
a)
−2 
c) 4 d) 2  4
1 −3
3) In a class of 55 students, the number of students studying b)
 2 −1 
different subjects are 23 in Mathematics, 24 in Physics, 1 3
19 in Chemistry, 12 in Mathematics and Physics, 9 in c)
2 −1
Mathematics and Chemistry, 7 in Physics and Chemistry  
y
2 −6
and 4 in all the three subjects. The number of students d)
4 −2
who have taken exactly one subject is [4]
ba
a) 9 b) 6 14) Let A = {X = (x,
 y, z) : PX = 0 and x + y + z =
T 2 2 2

c) 7 d) All of these 1 2 1
1}, where P =  −2 3 −4  , then the set A: [4]
4) Two sets A and B are as under:
1 9 −1
A = {(a, b) ∈ R × R: |a - 5| < 1 and |b - 5| <
m

1}; B = {(a, b) ∈ R × R : 4 (a - 6)2 + 9(b - 5)2 a) Is an empty set

≤ 36}. Then [4] b) Contains more than two elements
c) Is a singleton
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a) B⊂ A
b) A∩ B = ϕ (an empty set) d) Contains exactly two elements
c) A⊂ B 15) AB = 0, if and only if [4]
d) Neither A⊂ B nor B ⊂ A a) A = O, B = O b) A = O, B̸= O
5) If Na = {an : n ∈ N}, then N5 ∩ N7 = [4] c) A̸= O, B = O d) None of these
a) N12 b) N5  
cos x − sin x 0
c) N35 d) N7 16) If f(x) = sin x cos x 0  , then f(x)f(y) is equal to
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6) If P and Q are two sets such that P has 40 elements, 0 0 1

P∪ Q has 60 elements and P ∩ Q has 10 elements, how [4]
many elements does Q have? [4] a) F(x) + f(y) b) F(x + y)
7) If P and Q are two sets such that n(P∪ Q) = 75, n(P ∩ c) F(xy) d) F(x - y)
   
Q) = 17 and n(P) = 49, find n(Q). [4] 5 −3 6 −4
17) A = and B = , then A - B =
8) The number of elements in the set {n ∈ N : 10≤n≤100 2 4 3 6
and 3n - 3 is a multiple of 7} is . [4] [4]
9) Letf (x) = x+1αx
, x ̸= - 1 Then, for what value of α  
11 −7
is f[f(x)]= x? [4] a)
10) Let A = {n∈ N : n is a 3 - digit number]  5 10 
−1 1
B = {9k + 2 : k ∈ N} b)
and C = {9k + ℓ : k ∈ N} for some ℓ (0 < ℓ < 9)  −1 −2 
11 7
If the sum of all the elements of the set A ∩ (B ∪ C) c)
5 −10
is 274 × 400, then ℓ is equal to . [4]  
11) The matrix product AB = O, then [4] 12 −7
d)
a) A = O or B = O b) A is the null matrix 5 −10
c) A = O and B = O d) None of these    
2α + 1 3β α + 3 β2 + 2
  18) If , then the
sin4 θ −1 − sin2 θ
=
β 2 − 5β −6
12) Let M =
0 0
= αI + βM −1
1 + cos2 θ cos4 θ equation whose roots are α + β and αβ is given by
Where α = α(θ) and β = β(θ) are real numbers, [4]
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a) X2 - 4x + 4 = 0 b) X2 - 4x + 16 = 0 29) Let A = [aij ]be a square matrix of order 3 such that aij
c) X2 - 8x - 16 = 0 d) X2 - 8x + 16 = 0 = 2j - i , for all i, j = 1, 2, 3. Then, the matrix A2 +
19) If two matrices A and B are of order p× q and r × A3 +... + A10 is equal to: [4]
 10 
s respectively, can be subtracted only, if [4]
a) 3 2−3 A
a) R = s b) P = q, r = s  10 
c) P = r, q = s d) P = q b) 3 2−1 A
   10 
20) If A =
1 1
, then An = [4] c) 3 2+1
0 1  10 
  d) 3 2+3
1 1
a)  

0 n
 0 (x − a) (x − b)
1 n 30) Let matrix M (x) = (x + a) (x − c)  , then
b)
0
0 1 (x + b) (x + c) 0
 
n n the matrix (M (0)) (M (0))T (a, b, c =
̸ 0), is : [4]
c)
0 n
  a) Symmetric matrix
n 1
d) b) Null matrix
0 n
c) Skew - symmetric matrix
 
m d) Orthogonal matrix
21) If [m n] = [25]and m < n, then (m, n) = [4]  
n
3 1
a) (2, 3) b) (3, 2) 31) If A = , then A2 = [4]
−1 2
c) (4, 3) d) (3, 4)
       
1 −2 −1 4 0 −1 8 −5
22) If A = , B = , C = a)
3 0 2 3 1 0 −5 −3
 
, then 5A - 3B - 2C = [4] 8 −5
b)
  
5 3

8 −20
a) c)
8 −5
 7 −9   −5 3 
y
8 7
b) d)
8 5
−20 −9 −5 3
 
ba
−8 20
c) 32) Letλ be a non - zero real number. Matrix A of size 2
−7 9
 
8 20 × 2 is formed with entries λ or −λ , only. If a matrix
d) is randomly chosen then probability that Tr.(A) is zero,
7 9
m

  is equal to: [4]

0 1 −2 a) 14 b) 81
23) If A = −1 0 5  , then [4] c) 4 3
d) 21
   
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2 −5 0 1 2 3 −5 7 1
a) A′ = - 2A b) A′ = A 33) If A = 3 1 2  and B =  1 −5 7 
c) A′ = - A d) A′ = 2A 2 3 1 7 1 −5
24) If A and B are square matrices of order n× n, then (A then AB is equal to [4]
- B)2 is equal to [4] a) 2I3 b) I3
a) A2 - AB - BA + B2 b) A2 - B2 c) 4I3 d) 18I3
 
c) A2 - 2AB + B2 d) A2 + 2AB + B2   y
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   34) If A =
1 2 x
and B =  x  be such that
a h g x 3 −1 2
25) The order of [x y z] h b f   y  is [4]   1
6
g f c z AB = , then: [4]
a) 3× 1 b) 1× 3 8
c) 3× 3 d) 1× 1 a) Y = - 2x b) Y = - x
  c) Y = x d) Y = 2x
1 0 −k  
26) Matrix A = 2 1 3  is invertible for [4] 2 0 0
k 0 1 35) If A = 0 2 0  , then A5 = [4]
a) K = 0 b) K = - 1 0 0 2
c) K = 1 d) All real k a) 32 A b) 16 A
c) 5 A d) 10 A
27) If A and B are two non - zero n× n matrices such that  
1 2
A2 + B = A2 B, then [4] 36) Let A = . Let α , β ∈ R be such that
a) A2 = I or B = I b) A2 B = BA2 −2 −5
c) A B = I
2
d) AB = I α A + βA = 2I. Then α + β is equal to [4]
2

    a) 10 b) 6
cos α − sin α cos β − sin β c) - 10 d) - 6
28) If A = and B =
sin α cos α sin β cos β
, then the correct relation is [4] 37) Matrix theory was introduced by [4]
a) AB̸= BA b) A2 = B2 a) Cauchy b) Newton
c) AB = BA d) A + B = B - A c) Euclid d) Cayley - Hamilton
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   
1 2 −1 1 0 0 Let b = 6, with a and c satisfying Eq. (i). If α and β
38) If A = 3 0 2  , B =  2 1 0  , then AB is are the roots 
of the quadratic equation ax2 - bx + c =
P∞ n
4 5 0 0 1 3 0, then 1
n=0 α + β
1
is equal to . [4]
[4]
  47) Let a, b and c be three  real numbers satisfying
11 4 3
a)  3    1 9 7  
1 2 a b c]  8 2 7  = 0 0 0 ..... (i)
 0 3 3 7 3 7
0 1 2 If the point P (a, b, c), with reference to Eq. (i), lies
b)  5 4 3  on the plane 2x + y + z = 1, then the value of 7a + b
 1 8 2  + c is . [4]
5 1 −3 48) For any vector⃗r, (⃗r · î)2 + (⃗r · ĵ)2 + (⃗r · k̂)2 is equal to [4]
c)  3 2 6  a) ⃗r b) |⃗r|
 14 5 0 c) |⃗r|2 d) 1
1 8 4
49) In a parallelogram ABCD,|AB| ⃗ = ⃗a, |AD|
⃗ = ⃗b and
d)  2 9 6 
|AC| = ⃗c , then DB · AB has the value [4]
⃗ ⃗ ⃗
0 2 0  
    a) 13 |⃗b|2 + |⃗c|2 − |⃗a|2
3 1 5 −1
39) If X = , then X = [4]  
4 1 2 3 b) 12 3|⃗a|2 + |⃗b|2 − |⃗c|2
   
a)
3 4 c) 12 |⃗a|2 − |⃗b|2 + |c̄|2
14 13   

−3 4 d) 12 |⃗a|2 + |⃗b|2 + |⃗c|2
b)
 −14 13  |⃗a|2 ⃗a · ⃗b ⃗a · ⃗c
3 −4 h in
c) 50) If ⃗b · ⃗a |⃗b|2 ⃗b · ⃗c = ⃗a ⃗b ⃗c where n ∈ N,
−14 13
 
−3 4 ⃗c · ⃗a ⃗c · ⃗b |⃗c|2
d) then n is [4]
14 −13
   a) 1 b) 4
y
1 1 c) 2 d) 3
40) Let A be a 3× 3 real matrix such that A 1  =  1 
51) If⃗a and ⃗b are non - zero non - collinear [vectors. For
ba
0 0 ]
            ⃗a ⃗b ⃗x
−1 any ⃗x , the expression |⃗a| ⃗a + |⃗b| b +
1 0 1 a·⃗
⃗ x ⃗b·⃗
x ⃗
; A 0  =  0  and A 0  =  1  . a×⃗b|
|⃗

1 1 1 2 (⃗a × ⃗b) equals [4]

a) 2⃗x b) 0
m

If X = (x1 , x2 , x3 )T and I is an identity

  matrix of order
4 c) 3⃗x d) ⃗x
3, then the system (A - 2I) X =  1  has [4] 52) In△ PQR, QR ⃗ = ⃗a, RP
⃗ = ⃗b and P⃗Q = ⃗c . If |⃗a| = 4, |⃗b|
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1 = 3 and |⃗c| = 2, then ⃗b · ⃗c is equal to [4]

a) Infinitely many solutions a) − 23 b) 6
b) Exactly two solutions c) 11
2 d) 23
c) Unique solution 53) Find⃗a · (⃗b × ⃗c) if ⃗a = 2î + ĵ + 3k̂, ⃗b = −î + 2ĵ + k̂
d) No solution and ⃗c = 3î + ĵ + 2k̂ . [4]
  
  1 2 0 0 54) If the points ( - 1, - 1, 2), (2, m, 5) and (3, 11, 6) are
41) For what values of the x, 1 2 1  2 0 1   2  = 0 collinear, find the value of m. [4]
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1 0 2 x 55) If⃗a = 2î + 2ĵ + 3k̂, ⃗b = −î + 2ĵ + k̂, ⃗c = 3î + ĵ are such
. [4]     that ⃗a = λ⃗b is ⊥ to − →
c is then find the value of λ . [4]
42) Find the value of y, if
x−y 2
=
2 2
. [4] 56) Let the position vectors of pointsA and B be î + ĵ + k̂
  x 5 3 5 and 2î + ĵ + 3k̂ , respectively. A point P divides
1 4 7 the line segment AB internally in the ratio λ : 1 (λ >
43) A =  2 5 8  . Find a12 . [4] 0). If O is the region and OB ⃗ · OP⃗ − 3|OA ⃗ × OP ⃗ |2 =
3 6 9 6, then λ is equal to . [4] √
44) A trust fund has |30,000 that must be invested in two 57) Let⃗a, ⃗b, ⃗c be three vectors such that |⃗a| = 31, 4|⃗b|
different types of bonds. The first bond pays 5% in- = |⃗c| = 2 and 2(⃗a × ⃗b) = 2(⃗c × ⃗a) . If the angle
terest per year, and the second bond pays 7% interest  2
per year. Using matrix multiplication, determine how to between ⃗b and ⃗c is 2π , then ⃗a×⃗c
3 is equal to
⃗a·⃗b
.
divide |30,000 among the two types of bonds. If the [4]
trust fund must obtain an annual total interest of: |1800. 58) The graph of the inequality x2 + y2 > 0 is [4]
[4]     a) Set of all points in the XOY plane other than the
3x + y −y 1 2 origin
45) Find the value of x, if = .
2y − x 3 −5 3 b) Set of all points in the XOY plane other than those
[4]
which lies on the axes
46) Let a, b and c be three 
real numbers satisfying c) The plane XOY
d) Lies on the axes
  1 9 7  
a b c]  8 2 7  = 0 0 0 ..... (i)
7 3 7 59) Solution set of the inequality 2x≥ 0 is [4]
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a) Half of XOY–plane which lies on the right of the a) Only one solution
y - axis, including the points on y - axis. b) None of these
b) Half of XOY–plane which lies on the right of the c) Infinite number of solutions
y - axis. d) Only two solutions
c) Half of XOY– plane which lies on the right of the
67) The number of points of intersection of two curves y =
x - axis.
2 sinx and y = 5x2 + 2x + 3 is [4]
d) Half of XOY– plane which lies on the left of the
a) 1 b) 0
x - axis.
c) ∞ d) 2
60) The graph of the inequalities x≥ 0, y ≥ 0, 2x + y +
68) Let a > 0, b > 0 and c > 0. Then the roots of the
6 ≥ 0 is [4]
equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 [4]
a) The 2nd quadrant including the points on the nega-
a) Both are real and negative and have negative real
tive axes
parts
b) That line of the XOY plane which lies below the
b) Have negative real parts
line 2x + y + 6 = 0
c) Have positive real parts
c) That line of the XOY plane which lies above the
d) Are real and negative
line 2x + y + 6 = 0
d) The 1st quadrant including the points on the positive 69) The number of solutions of the equationsin(e)x = 5x +5−x
axes is [4]
a) Infinitely many b) 0
61) If a, b, c are real numbers such that a≤ b, c < 0, then
c) 1 d) 2
[4]
a) Ac≤ bc b) Ac > bc 70) If 3x = 4x - 1
, then x = [4]
c) Ac≥ bc d) Ac < bc 2 log3 2
a) 2 log3 2−1
62) Solve the system of inequalities 2x + 5≤ 0, x - 3 ≤ 2 log2 3
b)
0. [4] 2 log2 3−1
a) x≤ 25 b) x≥ − 52 c) 2
2−log2 3
c) x≥ 25
d) x≤ − 52 d) 1
  1−log4 3
y
(x+2)(x2 +3x+5)
63) LetS1 = x ∈ R − {1, 2} : −2+3x−x2 ≥0 71) If S is the set of all real x such that 2x32x−1
+3x2 +x is positive,
 then S contains [4]
and S2 x∈R:3 −3 −3 .
ba
2x x+1 x+2
= + 27≤0

Then S1 ∪ S2 is equal to: [4] a) − 32 , − 14

a) (−∞, −2] ∪ (1, 2) b) −∞, −
2
3

b) (−∞, −2] ∪ [1, 2] c) − 4 ,
2

1 1
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c) (−2, 1] ∪ (2, ∞) d) 12 , 3
d) (−∞, 2] e) None of these
64) If logx 7 > logx 3 then: [4] 72) The marks obtained by a student of Class XI in first and
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a) X > 1 b) X < 1 second terminal examinations are 62 and 48, respectively.

c) 3 < x < 7 d) 1 < x < 3 Find the minimum marks he should get in the annual
examination to have an average of at least 60 marks. [4]
65) The largest interval for which x12 - x9 + x4 - x + 1 73) A company manufactures cassettes. Its cost and revenue
> 0 is [4] functions are C(x) = 26,000 + 30x and R(x) = 43x,
a) - 100 < x < 100 b) −∞ < x < ∞
respectively, where x is the number of cassettes produced
c) −4 < x≤0 d) 0 < x < 1
and sold in a week. More than cassettes must be
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66) The equation x + 2y + 2z = 1 and 2x + 4y + 4z = 9 sold by the company to realise some profit? [4]
have [4] 74) Write the number of integral solutions of xx+2
2 +1 ≥ 2 . [4]
1