UPSC-II PREPARATORY MATHEMATICS EXAM-2019-20

CLASS – X SEC: SCHOOL NO:- Sign of Invgilator

MAX. MARK :-100 (2.5 X 40 QUESTIONS) TIME: 1 HOURS
MCQ ON Co-Ordinate Geometry

1.   Find the coordinates of the point equidistant from the points A(1, 2), B (3, –4) and C(5, –6).
 (a) (2, 3)
(b) (–1, –2)
(c) (0, 3)
(d) (1, 3)
2.   Find the coordinates of the point equidistant from the points A(5, 1), B(–3, –7) and C(7, –
1).
(a) (2, –4)
(b) (3, –6)
(c) (4, 7)
(d) (8, –6)
3.   Two of the vertices of a ��ABC are given by A(6, 4) and B(–2, 2) and its centroid is G(3,
4). Find the coordinates of the third vertex C of the ΔABC.
       (a) (2, 3)
(b) (4, 6)
(c) (4, 3)
(d) (5, 6)
4.   Find the value of P for which the point (–1, 3), (2, p) and (5, –1) are collinear.
       (a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 1
5.   Find the distance of the point (–6, 8) from the origin.
       (a) 8
(b) 11
(c) 10
(d) 9
6.   Find the value of p for which the points (–5, 1), (1, p) and (4, –2) are collinear.
       (a) –3
(b) –2
(c) 0
(d) –1
7.   Find the value of k if the points A(2, 3), B(4, k) and C(6, –3) are collinear.
       (a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 0
(d) 1
8.   In what ratio of line x – y – 2 = 0 divides the line segment joining (3, –1) and (8, 9)?
       (a) 1 : 2
(b) 2 : 1
(c) 2 : 3
(d) 1 : 3

9.   The vertices of a ΔABC and given by A(2, 3) and B(–2, 1) and its centroid is G 
       Find the coordinates of the third vertex C of the ΔABC.
       (a) (0, 2)
(b) (1, –2)
(c) (2, –3)
(d) (–2, 3)
10.   Find the ratio in which the line joining the points (6, 4) and (1, –7) is divided by x-axis.
          (a) 1 : 3
(b) 2 : 7
(c) 4 : 7
(d) 6 : 7
Answers

1. If cos A = 4/5 , then the value of tan A is

(A) 3/5             (B)3/4              (C)4/3              (D)5/3

2. If sin A = 1/2 , then the value of cot A is

(A) 3                (B) 1/3             (C) 3/2             (D) 1

3. The value of the expression [cosec (75° + q) – sec (15° – q – tan (55° + q+ cot (35° – q)] is

(A) – 1             (B) 0                (C) 1                (D) 3/2

4. Given that sinq= a/b , then cosq is equal to 

5. If cos (a + b) = 0, then sin (a - b) can be reduced to

(A) cos b                     (B) cos 2b                   (C) sin α                      (D) sin 2a

6. The value of (tan1° tan 2° tan3° ... tan 89°) is

(A) 0                (B) 1                (C) 2                            (D)1 / 2

7. If cos 9a= sinα and 9a < 90°, then the value of tan5a is

(A) 1/√3                       (B) √ 3                         (C) 1                (D) 0

8. If DABC is right angled at C, then the value of cos (A+B) is

(A) 0                (B) 1                            (C) 1/2                         (D)√3/2

9. If sinA + sin2A = 1, then the value of the expression (cos2A + cos4A) is

(A) 1                (B) 1/2                         (C) 2                            (D) 3

10. Given that sina= 1/2 and cosb =1/2 , then the value of (a + b) is

(A) 0°                           (B) 30°                         (C) 60°            (D) 90°

11. The value of the expression [sin2 220 sin2 680 / cos2 220 cos2 680       + 

sin 2 630 cos  630 sin 270 ]   is         

(A) 3                (B) 2                (C) 1                            (D) 0

12. If 4 tanq = 3, then [4sinq - cosq ] / [4sinq + cos q ] is equal to

(A) 2/3                                     (B) 1/3                         (C) 1/2             (D) 3/4

13. If sinq – cosq = 0, then the value of (sin4q + cos4qθ) is

(A) 1                (B) 3/4                         (C) 1/2                         (D) 1/4

14. sin (45° + q) – cos (45° – q) is equal to

(A) 2cosq                    (B) 0                (C) 2 sin q                   (D) 1

15. A pole 6 m high casts a shadow 2 √3m long on the ground, then the Sun’s elevation is

(A\) 60°                        (B) 45°                         (C) 30°                        (D) 90°

1-A line which cuts a pair of parallel lines is called

(A) tangent

(B) chord

(C) traversal

(D) intersector

2-An angle whose value is ____, is called complete angle.

(A) 180°

(B) 240°

(C) 360°

(D) none of the above

3-The areas of two similar triangles are 81 sq. cm and 49 sq. cm. Find the ratio of their
corresponding heights.

(A) 9:7

(B) 7:9

(C) 6:5

(D) 81:49

4-Consider ΔABD such that angle ADB = 20° and C is a point on BD such that AB=AC and
CD=CA. Then the measure of angle ABC is

(A) 30°

(B) 40°
(C) 45°

(D) 60°

5-If the length and breadth of a rectangle are increased by a% and b% respectively, then the
area will be increased by

(A) (a-b+2ab/100)%

(B) (a+b+2ab/100)%

(C) (a+b+ab/100)%

(D) (a-b+ab/100)%

6-A, B and C can complete a piece of work in 14, 6 and 12 days respectively. Working together,
they will complete the work in

(A) 19/9 days

(B) 27 days

(C) 28/9 days

(D) 25/8 days

7-If P = Q = R  and Q/P = R/Q, then 2z/(x+z) = ?

x  y  z 

(A) y/z

(B) y/x

(C) x/y

(D) z/y

8-A shopkeeper purchases 15 mangoes for Rs. 10 and sells them at 10 mangoes for Rs. 15.
Thus, he earns a profit of
(A) 50%

(B) 75%

(C) 80%

(D) 125%
 

9-4950/6 + 112 x 1.75 = ? x 2

(A) 510.5

(B) 505.2

(C) 515.5

(D) none of the above

10-If a certain sum of money can become 5 times of its principal in 10 years, then the rate of
interest is
(A) 20%

(B) 30%

(C) 40%

(D) 50%

11-An amount of Rs. 10,000 becomes Rs. 20,736 in 2 years. If the rate of interest is compounded
half yearly, what is the annual rate of interest?
(A) 25%

(B) 20%

(C) 40%

(D) 30%

ANSWERS:
1-(C), 2-(C), 3-(A), 4-(B), 5-(C), 6-(C), 7-(B), 8-(D), 9-(A), 10-(C), 11-(C)