Section I (Straight Objective Type)

.This section contains 8 questions. Each question has 4 choices (a), (b), (c) and (J) for its answer,
out of which ONLY ONE is correct.
1. If the angles , T and C of a triangle are in an arithmetic progression and if a, b and c denote
the lengths of the sides opposite to , T and C respectively, then the value of the expression
a
c
sin 2C +
c
a
sin 2 is
(a)
1
2
(b)
_
3
2
(c) 1 (d)
_
3
2. Equation of the plane containing the straight line
.
2
=
,
3
=
:
4
and perpendicular to the plane
containing the straight lines
.
3
=
,
4
=
:
2
and
.
4
=
,
2
=
:
3
is
(a) . + 2, 2: = 0 (b) 3. + 2, 2: = 0
(c) . 2, +: = 0 (d) 5. + 2, 4: = 0
3. Let o be a complex cube root of unity with o = 1. A fair die is thrown three times. If r
1
m r
2
and r
3
are the numbers obtained on the die, then the probability that o
r
1
+o
r
2
+o
r
3
= 0 is
(a)
1
18
(b)
1
9
(c)
2
9
(d)
1
36
4. Let 1, Q, 1 and S be the points on the plane with position vectors 2

i

, 4

i , 3

i + 3

and
3

i + 2

respectively. The quadrilateral 1Q1S must be a

(a) parallelogram, with is neither a rhombus nor a rectangle
(b) square
(c) rectangle, but not a square
(d) rhombus, but not a square
5. The number of 3 3 matrices whose entries are either 0 or 1 and for which the system

_
_
.
,
:
_
_
=
_
_
1
0
0
_
_
has exactly two distinct solutions, is
(a) 0 (b) 2
9
1 (c) 168 (d) 2
6. The value of lim
x!0
1
.
3
t ln(1 + t )
t
4
+ 4
Jt is
(a) 0 (b)
1
12
(c)
1
24
(d)
1
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7. Let and q be real numbers such that = 0,
3
= q and
3
= q. If and are nonzero
complex numbers satisfying + = and
3
+
3
= q, then a quadratic equation having

and

as its roots is
(a) (
3
+q).
2
(
3
+ 2q). + (
3
+ q) = 0
(b) (
3
+q).
2
(
3
2q). + (
3
+q) = 0
(c) (
3
q).
2
(5
3
2q). + (
3
q) = 0
(d) (
3
q).
2
(5
3
+ 2q). + (
3
q) = 0
8. Let , g and h be real valued functions dened on the interval [0. 1] by (.) = e
x
2
+ e
x
2
,
g(.) = .e
x
2
+ e
x
2
. If a. b and c denote respectively, the absolute maximum of , g and h
on [0. 1], then
(a) a = b and c = b (b) a = c and a = b
(c) a = b and c = b (d) a = b = c
Section II (Multiple Correct Objective Type)
.This section contains 5 multiple choice questions.. Each question has choices (a), (b), (c) and
(J) for its answer, out of which ONE or MORE is/are correct.
9. Let and T be two distinct points on the parabola ,
2
= 4.. If the axis of the parabola touches
a circle of radius r having T as its diameter, then the slope of the line joining and T can
be
(a)
1
r
(b)
1
r
(c)
2
r
(d)
2
r
10. Let TC be a triangle such that CT =

6
and let a, b and c denote the lengths of the sides
opposite to , T and C respectively. The value(s) of . for which a = .
2
+. + 1, b = .
2
1
and c = 2. + 1 is(are)
(a)
_
2 +
_
3
_
(b) 1 +
_
3 (c) 2 +
_
3 (d) 4
_
3
11. Let :
1
and :
2
be two distinct complex numbers and let : = (1t ):
1
+t :
2
for some real number
t with 0 < t < 1. If arg(n) denotes the principal argument of nonzero complex number n,
then
(a) [: :
1
[ +[: :
2
[ = [:
1
:
2
[
(b) arg(: :
1
) = arg(: :
2
)
(c)

: :
1
: :
1
:
2
:
1
:
2
:
1

= 0
(d) arg(: :
1
) = arg(:
2
:
1
)
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12. Let be a real-valued function dened on the interval (0. o) by (.) = ln . +
_
x
0
_
1 + sin t Jt .
Then which of the following statement(s) is (are) true?
(a)
00
(.) exists for all . (0. o)
(b)
0
(.) exists for all . (0. o) but not differentiable on (0. o)
(c) there exists > 1 such that [
0
(.)[ < [ (.)[ for all . (. o)
(d) there exists > 0 such that [ (.)[ +[
0
(.)[ _ for all . (0. o)
13. The value(s) of
_
1
0
.
4
(1 .)
4
1 + .
2
J. is/are
(a)
22
7
(b)
2
105
(c) 0 (d)
71
15

3
2
Section III (Linked Comprehension Type)
.This section contains 2 passages. First passage has 3 multiple choice questions based on it,
whereas the second passage has 2 multiple choice question based on it. Each question has 4
choices (a), (b), (c) and (J) for its answer, out of which ONE or MORE is/are correct.
Passage for Questions 14 to 16
Let be an odd prime number and T
p
be the following set of 2 2 matrices:
T
p
=
_
=
_
a b
c a
_
: a. b. c {0. 1. 2. . . . . 1]
_
14. The number of in T
p
such that is either symmetric or skew-symmetric or both and det()
divisible by is
(a) ( 1)
2
(b) 2( 1) (c) ( 1)
2
+ 1 (d) 2 1
15. The number of in T
p
such that the trace of is not divisible by but det() is divisible by
is
[Note: The trace of a matrix is the sum of its diagonal entries
(a) ( 1)(
2
+1)(b)
3
( 1)
2
(c) ( 1)
2
(d) ( 1)(
2
2)
16. The number of in T
p
such that det() is not divisible by is
(a) 2
3
(b)
3
5 (c)
3
3 (d)
3

2
Passage for Questions 17 to 18
The circle .
2
+,
2
8. = 0 and hyperbola
.
2
9

,
2
4
= 1 intersect at the points and T
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17. Equation of a common tangent with positive slope to the circle as well as to the hyperbola is
(a) 2.
_
5, 20 = 0 (b) 2.
_
5, + 4 = 0
(c) 3. 4, + 8 = 0 (d) 4. 3, + 4 = 0
18. Equation of the circle with T as its diameter is
(a) .
2
+,
2
12. + 24 = 0 (b) .
2
+,
2
+ 12. + 24 = 0
(c) .
2
+,
2
+ 24. 12 = 0 (d) .
2
+,
2
24. 12 = 0
Section IV (Integer Type)
.This section contains 10 questions. The answer to each question is a single-digit integer, ranging
from 0 to 9.
19. The number of values of 0 in the interval
_

2
.

2
_
such that 0 =
n
5
for n = 0. 1. 2 and
tan 0 = cot 50 as well as sin 20 = cos 40 is
20. The maximum value of the expression
1
sin
2
0 + 3 sin 0 cos 0 + 5 cos
2
0
is
21. If
#
a and
#
b are vectors in space given by
#
a =

i 2

_
5
and
#
b =
2

i +

+ 3

k
_
14
, then the value
of
_
2
#
a +
#
b
_

__
#
a
#
b
_

_
#
a 2
#
b
__
is
22. The line 2. + , = 1 is tangent to the hyperbola
.
2
a
2
+
,
2
b
2
= 1. If this line passes through
the point of intersection of the nearest directrix and the .-axis, then the eccentricity of the
hyperbola is
23. If the distance between the plane . 2, +: = J and the plane containing the lines
. 1
2
=
, 2
3
=
: 3
4
and
. 2
3
=
, 3
4
=
: 4
5
is
_
6, then [J[ is
24. For any real number ., let [.] denote the largest integer less than or equal to .. Let be
real valued function dened on the interval [10. 10] by (.) =
_
. [.] if [.] is odd,
1 + [.] . if [.] is even
.
Then the value of

2
10
_
10
10
(.) cos . J.
25. Let o be the complex number cos
2
3
+i sin
2
3
. The the number of distinct complex numbers
: satisfying

: + 1 o o
2
o : +o
2
1
o
2
1 : +o

= 0 is equal to
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26. Let S
k
, k = 1. 2. . . . 100 denote the sum of the innite geometric series whose rst term is
k 1
k!
and the common ratio is
1
k
. Then the value of
100
2
100!
+

100
k=1

(k
2
3k + 1) S
k

is
27. The number of all possible values of 0, where 0 < 0 < , for which the system of equations
(, +:) cos 30 = (.,:) sin 30
. sin 30 =
2 cos 30
,
+
2 sin 30
:
(.,:) sin 30 = (, + 2:) cos 30 +, sin 30
have a solution (.
0
. ,
0
. :
0
) with ,
0
:
0
= 0 is
28. Let be a real valued differentiable function on R (the set of all real numbers) such that
(1) = 1. If the ,-intercept of the tangent at any point 1 (.. ,) on the curve , = (.) is
equal to the cube of the abscissa of 1, then the value of (3) is equal to