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CLASS : XI (J-Batch) Date: 3-4/1/2007 Time : 60 Min. Max. Marks: 82 DPP. NO.-41
HOME TEST
Select the correct alternative. (Only one is correct) [19 × 3 = 57]
There is NEGATIVE marking. 1 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Q.12 Number of natural numbers between 100 and 1000 such that at least one of their digits is 7, is
(A) 225 (B) 243 (C*) 252 (D) none
[Hint: 9 · 10 · 10 = 900 [ 13th Test (5-12-2004)]

Total no. of numbers without 7 = 81 × 8 = 648

 required number = 900 – 648 = 252 ]

Q.27 The number of ways in which 100 persons may be seated at 2 round tables T1 and T2 , 50 persons being
seated at each is :
99 ! 100 ! 100 ! 100C
(A*) (B) (C) (D) 50
25 50 2
(100)!2! (100)! 100 ·99! 99!
[Hint: (50)!(50)!2! · 49! · 49! = 50 ·50 = 50 ·50 = 25 Ans. ]

Q.313 There are six periods in each working day of a school. Number of ways in which 5 subjects can be
arranged if each subject is allotted at least one period and no period remains vacant is
(A) 210 (B*) 1800 (C) 360 (D) 120
6 5
[Hint: C2 · C1 · 4! = 1800 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 × × × × ×
[note that at least one of the subject has to be repeated] [ 13th Test (5-12-2004)]

Q.421 The number of ways in which 4 boys & 4 girls can stand in a circle so that each boy and each girl is one
after the other is :
(A) 4 ! . 4 ! (B) 8 ! (C) 7 ! (D*) 3 ! . 4 !
[Hint : 1 B 2 B 3 B 4 B 5, 4! x (123 or 234 or 345) = 4! · 3!]

Q.523 If letters of the word "PARKAR" are written down in all possible manner as they are in a dictionary, then
the rank of the word "PARKAR" is :
(A) 98 (B*) 99 (C) 100 (D) 101

Q.625 The number of different words of three letters which can be formed from the word "PROPOSAL", if a
vowel is always in the middle are :
(A*) 53 (B) 52 (C) 63 (D) 32
[Hint : P 's = 2 ; O 's = 2; A, S, L, R. Now when A is in the middle
(both like  2 ways) + both different  5C2 . 2 ! = 20; when O is in the middle
( both alike  1 way) + both different  6C2 . 2 ! = 30 ]

Q.734 Consider 8 vertices of a regular octagon and its centre. If T denotes the number of triangles and S denotes
the number of straight lines that can be formed with these 9 points then T – S has the value equal to
(A) 44 (B) 48 (C*) 52 (D) 56
[Hint: ( 9C3 – 4C3 ) – 8C2 = 52  (B) ]

Q.842 A polygon has 170 diagonals. How many sides it will have ?
(A) 12 (B) 17 (C*) 20 (D) 25

Q.957 The number of ways in which a mixed double tennis game can be arranged from amongst 9 married
couple if no husband & wife plays in the same game is :
(A) 756 (B*) 1512 (C) 3024 (D) 4536
9 7
[Hint : C2 . C2 . 2 ! = 1512 ]

Q.1060 4 normal distinguishable dice are rolled once . The number of possible outcomes in which atleast one die
shows up 2 is :
(A) 216 (B) 648 (C) 625 (D*) 671
4 4
[Hint : Total  no dice shows up 2 = 6  5 = 671 ]

n 1 n
Cr
Q.1166  n
C r  nCr 1
is equal to :
r 0

n n ( n  1) n 1 n ( n 1)
(A*) (B) 2 (n  1) (C) (D)
2 2 2

Q.1270 There are counters available in x different colours. The counters are all alike except for the colour. The
total number of arrangements consisting of y counters, assuming sufficient number of counters of each
colour, if no arrangement consists of all counters of the same colour is :
(A*) xy  x (B) xy  y (C) yx  x (D) yx  y
Q.1372 In a plane a set of 8 parallel lines intersects a set of n parallel lines, that goes in another direction, forming
a total of 1260 parallelograms. The value of n is :
(A) 6 (B) 8 (C*) 10 (D) 12
[Hint : 8C2 . nC2 = 1260  n = 10 ]

Q.1481 A team of 8 students goes on an excursion, in two cars, of which one can seat 5 and the other only 4. If
internal arrangement inside the car does not matter then the number of ways in which they can travel, is
(A) 91 (B*) 126 (C) 182 (D) 3920
[Sol. They can sit in groups of either 5 and 3 or 4 and 4
8! 8!  2!
required number = 1 + = 126 ] [12th test (05-06-2005)]
5 !  3! 4!  4 !  2!
Q.1584 In a conference 10 speakers are present . If S1 wants to speak before S2 & S2 wants to speak after S3,
then the number of ways all the 10 speakers can give their speeches with the above restriction if the
remaining seven speakers have no objection to speak at any number is

(A) 10C
3 (B) 10P
8 (C) 10P
3 (D*) 10 !
3
[ Hint : S1 S2 S3 or S3 S1 S2  10C . 2 . 7!]
3
Q.1685 There are 8 different consonants and 6 different vowels. Number of different words of 7 letters which
can be formed , if they are to contain 4 consonants and 3 vowels if the three vowels are to occupy even
places is :
(A*) 8P4 . 6P3 (B) 8P4 . 6C3 (C) 8P4 . 7P3 (D) 6P3 . 7C3 . 8P4

Q.1786 Number of ways in which 5 different books can be tied up in three bundles is
(A) 5 (B) 10 (C*) 25 (D) 50
Q.1894 How many words can be made with the letters of the words "GENIUS" if each word neither begins with
G nor ends in S is :
(A) 24 (B) 240 (C) 480 (D*) 504
[Hint: 6 !  (5 ! + 5 !  4 ! ]

Q.19104 Number of numbers greater than 1000 which can be formed using only the digits 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 0 taken
four at a time is
(A) 332 (B*) 159 (C) 123 (D) 112
[Hint: 2 alike + zero + 1 different = 27; 2 alike + 2 non zero + different = 36;
All four different '0' always included = 72; All four different non zero digit = 24  159 ]

Select the correct alternative. (More than one are correct) [5 × 5 = 25]
There is NEGATIVE marking. 1 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Q.20501 Identify the correct statement(s).
(A) Number of naughts standing at the end of is 30.
(B*) A telegraph has 10 arms and each arm is capable of 9 distinct positions excluding the position of
rest. The number of signals that can be transmitted is 1010  1.
(C) In a table tennis tournament, every player plays with every other player. If the number of games
played is 5050 then the number of players in the tournament is 100.
(D*) Number of numbers greater than 4 lacs which can be formed by using only the digits 0, 2, 2, 4, 4
and 5 is 90.

Q.21502 n + 1C6 + nC4 > n + 2C

5 nC5 for all ' n ' greater than :
(A) 8 (B*) 9 (C*) 10 (D*) 11
Q.22503 The number of ways in which 200 different things can be divided into groups of 100 pairs is :
 101  102   103  200 
(A) 2(1 . 3 . 5..199) (B*)   
 
 
 
 .... 
  2 

2 2 2
200 ! 200 !
(C*) 100 (D)
2 (100) ! 2100

Q.23509 The continued product, 2 . 6 . 10 . 14 ...... to n factors is equal to :

(A*) 2nPn (B) 2nCn
(C*) (n + 1) (n + 2) (n + 3) ...... (n + n) (D*) 2n · (1 · 3 · 5 ....... 2n – 1)

Q.24514 The Number of ways in which five different books to be distributed among 3 persons so that each
person gets at least one book, is equal to the number of ways in which
(A) 5 persons are allotted 3 different residential flats so that and each person is alloted at most one flat
and no two persons are alloted the same flat.
(B*) number of parallelograms (some of which may be overlapping) formed by one set of 6 parallel lines
and other set of 5 parallel lines that goes in other direction.
(C*) 5 different toys are to be distributed among 3 children, so that each child gets at least one toy.
(D*) 3 mathematics professors are assigned five different lecturers to be delivered , so that each professor
gets at least one lecturer.
[ Hint: Given answer is 150 which comes in BCD in A, it is 5C3 · 3! = 60]
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CLASS : XI (J-Batch) Date: 5-6/1/2007 Time : 50 Min. Max. Marks: 60 DPP. NO.-42
HOME TEST
Select the correct alternative. (Only one is correct) [10 × 4 = 40]
There is NEGATIVE marking. 1 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Comprehension (4 questions together)
Consider the circle S: x2 + y2 – 4x – 1 = 0 and the line L : y = 3x – 1. If the line L cuts the circle at A and
B then
Q.1 Length of the chord AB equal
(A) 2 5 (B) 5 (C) 5 2 (D*) 10
Q.2 The angle subtended by the chord AB in the minor arc of S is
3 5 2 
(A*) (B) (C) (D)
4 6 3 4
Q.3 Acute angle between the line L and the circle S is
   
(A) (B) (C*) (D)
2 3 4 6
Q.4 If the equation of the circle on AB as diameter is of the form x2 + y2 + ax + by + c = 0 then the magnitude

of the vector V  a î  b ˆj  c k̂ has the value equal to
(A) 8 (B*) 6 (C) 9 (D) 10

[Hint: Solved S and L and interpret from the figure. ]

Q.5 How many baseball nines can be chosen from 13 candidates if A, B, C, D are the only candidates for
two positions and can play at no other position? Answer: _______________
4 9
[Hint: C2 · C7 = 216 Ans. ]
Q.6 The values of a, for which one of the roots of the equation 2x2 – 2(2a + 1)x + a(a + 1) = 0 is greater than
a and the other is smaller, is
 1 
(A)   ,   (B) (0, 1) (C) (– , –3)(0, ) (D*) (– , –1)(0, )
 2 
[Hint: put f (a) < 0] [Apex Test 2007, Paper-1]
Q.7 If  and  are the roots of a(x2 – 1) + 2bx = 0 then, which one of the following are the roots of the same
equation?
1 1 1 1 1 1
(A)  + ,  –  (B*) 2  , 2  (C)   ,   (D)   , 
    2 2
[Hint: Verify and eliminate each option by checking with product of roots. ] [Apex Test 2007, Paper-1]
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Q.8 The solutions of the equation, (1 + cos x) tan – 2 + sin x = 2 cos x are identical to the solutions of
2
the equation
(A*) sin x = 1 (B) cos x = 0 (C) sin 2x = 0 (D) sec (x/2) = 2
[Hint: x = (2n + /2) ]

Q.9 The solution of the equation log cos x 2 (3  2x ) < log cos x 2 (2x  1) is
(A*) (1/2, 1) (B) (– , 1) (C) (1/2, 3) (D) (1, ) – 2 n , n  N


Q.10 In ABC if B = , s – a = 3; s – c = 2, then
2
5
(A) r  (B)  = 12 (C*) r1 = 2 (D) R = 3
2
[Hint: Given s – a = 3 ....(1)
s–c=2 ....(2)
————
2s – (a + c) = 5
b=5
 a2 + c2 = 25 ....(3)
from (1) 2s – 2a = 6
b+c–a=6  c–a=1 ....(4) (using b = 5)
from (3) and (4) a = 3; c = 4
  = 6; r = 1; s = 6
abc 3 · 4 ·5 5
R= = =
4 24 2
 6
also r1 = = = 2 Ans. ]
sa 63
SUBJECTIVE:
a1 3
Q.11 Find the least value of a, for which (5x + 1 + 51 – x); and (25x + 25–x) and the successive terms of
2
an A.P. for every x  R. [Ans. 1738] [10]
[Sol. (5x + 1 + 51 – x) + (25x + 25–x) = a1/3 [to be put in s&p Mdpp]
 x 1   2x 1 
 a1/3 = 5 5  x  + 5  2 x 
 5   5 
 x 1  2x 1 
Minimum value of 5  x  and 5  2 x  is 2 when x = 0
 5   5 
 1/3
Hence a  10 + 2
a1/3  12  a  1728
 least value of  = 1728 Ans. ]
Q.12 Consider the quadratic polynomial f (x) = x2 – px + q where f (x) = 0 has prime roots. If p + q = 11
and a = p2 + q2 then find the value of f (a) where a is an odd positive integer. [10]
[Ans. 3422]

[Sol. x2 – px + q = 0 /\ where ,  are prime [to be put in QE Mdpp]

 +  = p;  = q
given p + q = 11
  +  +  = 11 11  
(1 + ) = 11 –   =
1 
now   1, 3, 4, 5 (think !)
9
with  = 2,  = =3
3
hence  = 3 and  = 2
 p = 5 and q = 6
p2 + q2 = 25 + 36 = 61 = a
f (a) = f (61) = (61)2 – 6 · 61 + 6
= 61 · 56 + 6
= 3416 + 6 = 3422 Ans. ]
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CLASS : XI (J-Batch) Date: 8-9/1/2007 Time : 60 Min. Max. Marks: 60 DPP. NO.-43
HOME TEST
Select the correct alternative. (Only one is correct) [6 × 4 = 24]
There is NEGATIVE marking. 1 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Q.1s&p In a geometric progression the sixth term is eight times the third term and sum of the seventh and the eight
term is 192, then
(A*) the sum of the fifth to eleventh terms (including both) is 2032.
(B) the sum of the sixth and the ninth term is 188.
(C) the first term of the G.P. is 2.
(D) the common ratio of the G.P. is 1/2.
[Sol. Let the G.P. be a1, a2, a3, ...... an with the common ratio 'r'
Given a6 = 8a3 ....(1) and a7 + a8 = 192 .....(2)
i.e. 5
a1r = 8ar 2  3
r = 8 or r = 2 ....(i)
substituting (2) we get a(2)6 + a(27) = 192
i.e. a(64 + 128) = 192  a = 1 ....(ii)
now verify each alternative using (i) and (ii). ]
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Q.2ph-2 The solution of the equation 5(sin 2x – tan x) – 4(5cos 2x – tan x) = 5(1 – tan x) (0.04) sin x
is
  
(A) (2n + 1) ; m + (B*) m +
2 4 4

(C) (2n +1) (D) all of these
4
where m, n  I
[Sol.  
The given equation is 5–tan x 5sin 2 x  4(5cos 2 x ) = 5–tan x · 5 (5  2 sin
2
x
) ....(1)
or 5 
 4(5cos 2 x ) = 512 sin x
sin 2 x 2

i.e. 5sin 2x = 51 + cos 2x

i.e. sin 2x = 1 + cos 2x
 2 sin x cos x = 2 cos2x
 cos x = 0 or tan x = 1
 
x = (2n + 1) x = m + for n, m  I
2 4
but for the existence of (1) cos x  0

hence x = m + , m  I]
4
Q.3 In the expansion 1 + (1 + x) + (1 + x)2 + ....... + (1 + x)19, if the coefficient of xp is the greatest, then the
value of p is
(A) 8 (B*) 9 (C) 10 (D) 11
(1  x ) 20  1 (1  x ) 20  1
[Sol. Given expression = 1 + (1 + x) + (1 + x)2 + ....... + (1 + x)19 = =
(1  x )  1 x
(It is a G.P. with first term = 1 + x, common ratio = 1 + x)
(1  x ) 20  1
Now coefficient of xp in = coefficient of xp+1 in {(1 + x)20 – 1}
x
Tr + 1 = 20Cr x20 – r
 n = 20 even  T(n/2) + 1 is the term with greatest coefficient
  T(20/2) + 1 = T11 = 20Cr x20 – 10
 p + 1 = 10  p = 9 Ans. ]

Q.4 The reflection of x-axis in y = mx + c, is given by the equation

(A) (m2 – 1)y = 2(mx + c) (B*) (m2 + 1)y = 2(mx + c)
2
(C) (m + 1)y = 2mx + c (D) (m2 – 1)y = 2(mx – c)
[Sol. Let L1: y = 0, L2 = y = mx + c, L3: (mx – y + c) + y = 0 ....(1)
we want equation of reflection line of x-axis.
(mx1  y1  c)  y1 y1
2 2 =±
m  (  1) 1
y1
 = ± y1 ( (x1, y1) lies on y = mx + c  y1 = mx1 + c)
m 2  (  1) 2

1 m2
 =
2
substituting value of  in (1)
we get y(m2 + 1) = 2(mx + c) is the required equation. ]

 24  2x  x 2 
Q.5 The solution of the inequality log   > 1 is
25 x 2  14 
16
 
(A) (–3, 3) (B) (– , – 17)  (–3, 4)  (1, )
(C*) (– 3, 1)  (3, 4) (D) (– 17, 1)  (3, 4)
25  x 2
[Sol. Case-I: If >1  x2 < 9  –3<x<3 ....(1)
16
24  2 x  x 2 25  x 2
 > or x2 + 16x – 17 < 0
14 16
 – 17 < x < 1  from (1), x  (–3, 1)
25  x 2 24  2 x  x 2 25  x 2
Case-II: 0 < < 1;  0< <
16 14 16
25  x 2 24  2 x  x 2 25  x 2
 0< <1 and 0< <
16 14 16
 9 < x2 < 25  x + 2x – 24 < 0 and x2 + 16x – 17 > 0
2

 –5 < x < – 3, 3 < x < 5  –6<x<4 and x < – 17, x > 1

 3<x<4 ....(3)  1<x<4
from (2), (3) we get x  (–3, 1)  (3, 4) ]

Q.6 If a = log615 and b = log1218, then log2524 in terms of a, b is given by

5 b 5b ab ab
(A) (B*) (C) (D)
a  ab  2b  1 2a  2ab  4b  2 b  2a  ab  1 2b  2ab  4a  2
3 1
[Sol. log2524 = log52 + log53
2 2
1 1 1  log 5 3
a = log615 = log63 + log65 = 1  log 2 + log 2  log 3 = log 2  log 3
3 5 5 5 5
 1 2 log 5 2  2 log 5 3
b = log1218 = log122 + 2 log123 = 2  log 3 + 1  2 log 2 = log 3  2 log 2
2 3 5 5
 a log52 + (a – 1)log53 = 1 ....(1)
(2b – 1)log52 + (b – 2)log53 = 0 ....(2)
solving simultaneously (1) and (2) for log52, log53 we get
2b 2b  1 5b
log52 = , log53 = ;  log2524 =
a  ab  2b  1 a  ab  2b  1 2a  2ab  4b  2
a + ab – 2b + 1 = log615 + log615 log1218 – 2log1218 + 1
= (log615 – log1218 + 1) + log1218 (2log615 – 1)
( log1218 > 0, log615 > 1, log1218 < 2) ]

SUBJECTIVE: [4 × 9 = 36]
8a
Q.7 Find the set of values of a, for which the roots of the quadratic equation x2 – x + a2 = 0 are real
a 1
and positive. { Ans. [–5, –1)  (0, 3] }
8a
[Sol. f (a) = x2 – x + a2 = 0 real and positive
a 1
f (0) > 0  a2 > 0  'a'  a  R, a  0

b 1  8a 
– >0    >0
2a 2  a 1 
a
> 0; ....(2)
a 1

64a 2 16  (a  1) 2
and D0  – 4a2  0  0 (a  – 1)
(a  1) 2 (a  1) 2
 (4 + a + 1)(4 – a – 1)  0
 (5 + a)(3 – a)  0; ....(3)
(2)  (3)  [–5, –1)  (0, 3] Ans. ]

Q.8 How many different selections can be made by taking at least one letter of the words PHY, CHEM and
MATHS? [Ans. 3255]

Q.9 For an arithmetic progression with nth term as an and sum to n terms as Sn. Given 9, 81 , 851 as the
2 2
4
first, tenth and the last terms. Find the value of ·Sn + 2 · a70. [Ans. 1370]
n
n 1 n
2 k
Q.10 Evaluate  (n  k) cos n
where n  3 is a natural number.. [Ans. –
2
]
k 1