CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ ARMED FORCES PREPARATORY INSTITUTE

MOCK PAPER-3 | MATHEMATICS | SESSION | 2023-25

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. There are 120 questions in this question paper.
2. Each question carries 2.5 marks.
3. There is a negative marking of 0.83 for each incorrect response.
4. Each question is having only one option.

1. What is the positive square root of7+ 4 √ 3?

a) √ 3−1 c) √ 3−2
b) √ 3+1 d) √ 3+2
2. If A is a finite set having n elements. Then the number of relations which can be
defined in A is:
a) 2n c) 2n
2

b) n2 d) n n
3. If the positive integers a , b , c , d are in AP, then the numbers abc , abd , acd , bcd are
in:
a) HP b) AP c) GP d) None
4. Which one of the following is an example of non-empty set?
a) Set of all even prime numbers
b) ( x : x2 −2=0∧x is rational )
c) ( x : x is a natural number , x <8∧simultaneously x >12 )
d) (x : x is a point common ¿any two∥lines)
5. What is one of the square roots of 3 + 4i , wherei=√ −1?
a) 2+i b) 2−i c) −2+i d) −3−i
6. The number 83 is written in the binary system as :
a) 100110 c) 101001 d) 110110
b) 101101 1
7. The relation R in the set Z of integers given by R=¿{(a ,b):a – b is divisible by 5}is :
a) Reflexive c) Symmetric and transitive
b) Reflexive but not symmetric d) An equivalence relation

8. What is ∑ C ( n , r )equal to?

n

a) 2n−1 b) n c) n ! d) 2n
r=0

9. What is 0.9 + 0.09 + 0.009 + …………. equal to?

a) 1 b) 1.01 c) 1.001 d) 1.1
10. How many real roots does the quadratic equation f ( x )=x 2 +3|x|+2=0have?
a) One c) Four
b) Two d) No real root
11. In a group of 50 people, two tests were conducted, one for diabetes and one for
blood pressure. 30 people were diagnosed with diabetes and 40 people were
diagnosed with high blood pressure. What is the minimum number of people who
were having diabetes and high blood pressure?
a) 0 b) 10 c) 20 d) 30
12. Consider the following statements:
1. The product of two non-zero matrices can never be identity matrix.
2. The product of two non-zero matrices can never be zero matrix.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) 1 only c) Both 1 and 2
b) 2 only d) Neither 1 nor 2
13. Let A={ a , b , c ,d }and B= { x , y , z } .What is the number of elements in A × B ?
 a) 6
b) 7
c) 12
d) 64
14. What is the angle (in circular measure) between the hour hand and the minute hand
of a clock when the time is half past 4?
d) None
a) b) c)
π π π

15. A person standing on the bank of a river observes that the angle, subtended by a
3 4 6

tree on the opposite of bank is 60 ° .When he retires 40 m from the bank, he finds the
angle to be30 ° . What is the breadth of the river?
a) 60 m b) 40 m c) 30 m d) 20 m
16. Consider the following :
1. A ∪ ( B∩ C )= ( A ∩ B ) ∪( A ∩ C)
2. A ∩ ( B ∪ C )= ( A ∪ B ) ∩( A ∪ C )
Which of the above is/are correct?
a) 1 only c) Both 1 and 2
b) 2 only d) Neither 1 nor 2
17. Let n be a positive integer and (1+ x ) =a0 + a1 x +a 2 x + . …+a 0 x What is
n 2 n

a 0+ a1 +a 2+. … ..+a nequal to:

a) 1 b) 2n
c) 2 n−1
d) 2n +1
18. If α , β are the roots of the equation ax 2 +bx +b=0 ,then what is the value of

+ + ?
√ √ √
α
β
β

a) −1
α
b
a
b) 0 c) 1 d) 2
19. A number in binary system is 110001. It is equal to which one of the following
numbers in decimal system?
a) 45 b) 46 c) 48 d) 49
20. The roots of the equation x 2−8 x +16=0:
a) are imaginary c) are equal and real
b) are distinct and real d) cannot be ascertained

21. What is tan ( 12 )+ tan ( 13 ) equal to?

−1 −1

a) b) c) d)
π π π π
2 3 4 6
22. What is ( 1−sin2 θ )( 1+ tan 2 θ )equal to?
a) sin2 θ c) tan 2 θ
b) cos 2 θ d) 1
23. How many terms are there in the expansion of (1+2 x+ x )10?
2

a) 11 b) 20 c) 21 d) 30
24. The sum of the first five terms and the sum of the first ten terms of an AP are same.
Which one of the following is the correct statement?
a) The first term must be negative
b) The common difference must be negative
c) Either the first term or the common difference is negative but not both
d) Both the first term and the common difference are negative
25. What is the seventh term of the sequence 0, 3, 8, 15, 24, ……?
a) 63 b) 48 c) 35 d) 33
26. What is tan15 ° equal to?
a) 2− √ 3 b) 2+ √ 3 c) 1− √ 3 d) 1+ √ 3
 a) is0.75
27. What log 81 243equal to? b) 1.25 c) 1.5 d) 3
28. For what value of k are the two straight lines 3 x+ 4 y =1and 4 x+3 y +2 k =0
equidistant from the point (1, 1)?
c) −2
a)
1
d)
−1
b) 2
2

29. A point P moves such that its distances from (1, 2) and (-2, 3) are equal. Then the
2

locus of P is:
a) Straight line c) Ellipse
b) Parabola d) Hyperbola
30. The equation of the locus of a point which is equidistant from the exes is:
a) y=2 x c) y=± x
b) x=2 y d) 2 y + x=0
31. What is the equation to straight line passing through (5 ,−2) and(−4 , 7) ?
a) 5 x−2 y=4 c) x + y=3
b) −4 x+7 y=9 d) x− y =−1
32. What is the angle between the lines x + y=1and x− y =1?

a) c)
π π
6 3
b) d)
π π
4 2
33. The axis of the parabola y 2 +2 x=0is:
 a) x=0 b) y=0 c) x=2 d) y=2
34. The radius of the circle x + y + x + c=0passing through the origin is:
2 2

a) 1/4 b) 1/2 c) 1 d) 2
35. The centroid of the triangle with vertices (2, 3)(-2, 5) and (3, 5) is at:
a) (1, 1) b) (2, -1) c) (1, -1) d) (1, 2)
36. The equation of the line, the reciprocals of whose intercepts on the axes are m and n
is given by:
a) nx +my=mn c) mx+ ny=mn
b) mx+ ny=1 d) mx−ny=1
37. If θ is the acute angle between the diagonals of cube, then which one of the following
is correct?
a) θ=30° c) 2 cos θ=1
b) θ=45 ° d) 3 cos θ=1
38. What is the equation of the sphere with unit radius having center at the origin?
a) x 2+ y 2+ z 2=0 c) x 2+ y 2+ z 2=2
b) x 2+ y 2+ z 2=1 d) x 2+ y 2+ z 2=3
39. What is the sum of the squares of direction cosines of x -axis?
a) 0 b) 1/3 c) 1 d) 3
40. What is the distance of the line 2 x+ y+ 2 z=3 from the origin?
a) 1 units b) 1.5 c) 2 units d) 2.5
units units
41. If the projections of a straight line segment on the coordinate axes are 2, 3, 6, then
the length of the segment is:
a) 5 units c) 11 d) 49
b) 7 units units units
42. Consider the following functions:
1. f ( x )=e xwhere x >0
2. g ( x )=|x−3|
Which of the above functions is/are continuous?
a) 1 only c) Both 1 and 2
b) 2 only d) Neither 1 nor 2
43. What is the derivative of x 3with respect to x 2?
a) 3x2 b) 3x/2 c) x d) 3/2

44. What is equal to?

2−x
lim 3
x →2 x −8
a) b) c) d)
1 −1 1 −1
8 8 12 12
45. A function f : R → Ris defined as f ( x )=x for x ≥ 0 and f ( x )=−x for x <0 :
2

Consider the following statements in respect of the above function:

1. The function is continuous at x=0.
2. The function is differentiable at x=0
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) 1 only c) Both 1 and 2
b) 2 only d) Neither 1 nor 2
46. If f ( x )=2 x 2 +3 x−5 ,then what is f ' ( 0 )+3 f ' (−1 ) equal to?
a) −1 b) 0 c) 1 d) 2

47. What is lim equal to?

1−cos x

a) 0 b) 1/2 c) 1 d) 2
x →0 x

48. What is lim equal to?

cos x
x →0 π−x
 a) 0 c) 1/ d) 1
b) π π
49. The differential equation of all circle whose centers are at the origin is?

a) c)
dy y dy −x
= =
d) None of the above
dx x dx y
b)
dy x
=
dx y
50. What is ∫ sin x dx+∫ cos x dx equal to?
2 2

a) x +c c) x 2+ c
d) None of the above
b)
2
x
+c
2
51. What is ∫ e e dx equal to?
x
e x

a) e e + c c) e e e x + c
x x

b) 2 e e + c d) 2 e e e x +c
x x

Where c is an arbitrary constant.

52. What is the area bounded by the lines x=0 , y=0and x + y +2=0 ?
a) 1/2 square unit c) 2square unit
b) 1square unit d) 4 square unit
53. What is the derivative ofsin ( sin x )?
a) cos ( cos x ) c) cos ( sin x ) cos x
b) cos ( sin x ) d) cos ( cos x ) cos x
54. What is the derivative of |x−1|at x=2 ?
a) −1 c) 1
b) 0 d) Derivative does not exist
55. What is the area of the parabola x = y bounded by the line y=1 ?
2

a) square unit c) square unit

1 4

d) 2square unit
3 3
b) square unit
2
3
56. What is the area bounded by y=tan x , y=0∧x=
π
?
a) In 2 square units
4
b) square units
¿2

d) None of these
2
c) 2 ( ¿ 2 )square units
57. What is ∫ ( x cos x +sin x ) dxequal to?
a) x sin x +c c) −x sin x +c
b) x cos x+ c d) −x cos x+ c

58. What is ∫ e¿ x dxequal to?

2

a) 1 b) 2 c) 4 d) None
0

59. If the angle between the vectors i−mj and j+ k is , then what is the value ofm ?
π

a) 0 b) 2 c) -2 d) None
3

60. What is the vector perpendicular to both the vectors i− jandi ?

a) i b) − j c) j d) k
61. The mean of 20 observations is 15. On checking, it was found that two observations
were wrongly copied as 3 and 6. If wrong observation are replaced by correct values
8 and 4, then the correct mean is:
a) 15 b) 15.15 c) 15.35 d) 16
62. The arithmetic mean of the squares of the first n natural numbers is:

a) b)
n ( n+1¿ ( 2 n+1 ) ) n ( n+1¿ ( 2 n+1 ) )
6 2
c) d)
( n+1¿ ( 2 n+1 ) ) ( n+1¿ ( 2 n+1 ) )

63. Consider the following statements:

6 3

1. Both the regression coefficients have same sign.

2. If one of the regression coefficients is greater than unity, the other must be less
than unity.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) 1 only c) Both 1 and 2
b) 2 only d) Neither 1 nor 2
64. Which one of the following measures is determined only after the construction of
cumulative frequency distribution?
a) Arithmetic mean c) Median
b) Mode d) Geometric mean
65. Coefficient of correlations is the measure of:
a) Central tendency b) Dispersion
c) both central tendency and d) neither central tendency
dispersion nor dispersion
66. If three events A , B ,C are mutually exclusive, then which one of the following is
correct?
a) P ( A ∪ B ∪C )=0 c) P ( A ∩B ∩C )=0
b) P ( A ∪ B ∪C )=1 d) P ( A ∩B ∩C )=1
67. What is the variance of the first 11 natural numbers?
a) 10 b) 11 c) 12 d) 13
68. Consider the following statements:
1. If A and B are exhaustive events, then their union is the sample space.
2. If A and B are exhaustive events, then their intersection must be an empty
event.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) 1 only c) Both 1 and 2
b) 2 only d) Neither 1 nor 2
69. Consider the following statements:
1. The algebraic sum of the deviations of a set of n values from its arithmetic
mean is zero.
2. In the case of frequency distribution, mode is the value of the variable which
corresponds to maximum frequency.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only c) Both 1 and 2
b) 2 only d) Neither 1 nor 2
70. Which one of the following may be the parameter of a binomial distribution?
a) np=2 , npq=4 b) n=4 , p=3/2
c) n=8 , p=1 d) np=10 , npq=8
71. Consider the following statements :
1. Pie diagrams are suitable for categorical data.
2. The arc length of a sector of a pie diagram is proportional to the value of the
component represented by the sector.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only c) Both 1 and 2
b) 2 only d) Neither 1 nor 2
72. In a relay race, there are six teams A , B ,C , D , E and F . What is the probability that
A , B ,C finish first, second, third respectively?
a) 1/2 b) 1/12 c) 1/60 d) 1/120
 73. The variance of 20 observations is 5. If each observation is multiplied by 2, then
what is the new variance of the resulting observations?
a) 5 b) 10 c) 20 d) 40
74. What is 3 n nequal to?
S :S
a) 4 : 1 b) 6 : 1 c) 8 : 1 d) 10 : 1
75. What is S3 n :S 2 nequal to?
a) 2 : 1 b) 3 : 1 c) 4 : 1 d) 5 : 1
76. What is the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse25 x 2+16 y 2=400 ?
a) 25/2 b) 25/4 c) 16/5 d) 32/5

For the next two (02) items that follow:

Consider the circles x 2+ y 2+ 2 ax+ c=0and x 2+ y 2+ 2by + c=0
77. What is the distance between the centers of the two circles?
a) √ c) a+ b
d) 2(a+b)
a2 +b 2
b) a + b
2 2

78. The two circles touch each other if:

a) c= a 2+ b2
√ b)
1 1 1
= +
c a 2 b2
c) c= 2 + 2 d) c= 2 2
1 1 1
a +b
79. A(3 , 4) and B(5 ,−2)are two points and P is a point such that PA=PB . If the area of
a b

triangle PAB is 10 square units, what are the coordinates of P ?

a) (1, 0) only c) (1, 0) or (7, 2)
b) (7, 2) only d) Neither (1, 0) nor (7, 2
80. What is the product of the perpendiculars drawn from the points ( ± a2−b2 , 0 )upon
√
the linebx cos a+ ay sin a=ab?
a) a 2 c) a 2+ b2
b) b 2 d) a+ b

81. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the equations and
x−1 y −2
=
2 x+3 y =5?
2 3

a) They represent two lines which are parallel

b) They represent two lines which are perpendicular
c) They represent two lines which are neither parallel nor perpendicular
d) The first equation does not represent a line
For the next three (03) items that follow:
Consider a sphere passing through the origin and the points (2 , 1,−1),
(1 , 5 ,−4 ),(−2 , 4 ,−6).
82. What is the radius of the sphere?
a) √ 12 c) 12
b) √ 14 d) 14
83. What is the center of the sphere?
a) (−1 , 2 ,−3) c) (1 , 2,−3)
b) (1 ,−2 , 3) d) (−1 ,−2 ,−3)
84. Consider the following statements:
1. The sphere passes through the point (0 , 4 , 0).
2. The point (1 , 1, 1) is at a distance of 5 units from the center of the sphere.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) 1 only c) Both 1 and 2
b) 2 only d) Neither 1 nor 2
For the next two (02) items that follow:
The line joining the points (2 , 1, 3) and (4 ,−2 , 5) cuts the plane 2 x+ y−z=3.
85. Where does the line cut the plane?
a) (0 ,−4 ,−1) c) (1 , 4 , 0)
b) (0 ,−4 ,1) d) (0 , 4 ,1)
86. What is the ratio in which the plane divides the line?
a) 1 : 1 b) 2 : 3 c) 3 : 4 d) None

For the next two (02) items that follow:

Consider the plane passing through the points A(2, 2 , 1), B(3 , 4 , 2) and C (7 , 0 , 6).
87. Which one of the following points lines on the plane?
a) (1, 0, 0) c) (0, 0, 1)
b) (1, 0, 1) d) None of these
88. What are the direction ratios of the normal to the plane?
a) <1, 0, 1> c) <1, 0, -1>
b) <0, 1, 0> d) None of these
89. What is √ 1+sin 2θ equal to?
a) cos θ−sin θ c) 2 cos θ+sin θ
b) cos θ+ sin θ d) cos θ+ 2sin θ
90. A lamp post stands on a horizontal plane. From a point situated at a distance 150m
from its foot, the angle of elevation of the top is 30 ° .What is the height of the lamp
post?
a) 50 m
b) 50 √ 3 m c) m
50
√3
d) 100 m
91. If cot A=2 andcot B=3 , then what is the value of A+ B ?
a) b) π c) d)
π /6 π /2 π /4
92. What is sin 66 −sin 23 equal to?
1°2 2 1°

a) b) c) d)
2 2

sin 47 ° cos 47 ° 2 sin 47 ° 2 cos 47°

93. What is equal to?
−1 3 −1 4
sin + sin
a) b) c) d)
5 5

π /2 π /3 π /4 π /6
94. What is equal to?
cos 7 x−cos 3 x
sin 7 x−2 sin5 x +sin 3 x
a) b) c) d)
tan x cot x tan2 x cot 2 x
95. In a triangle ABC , c=2 , A=45 ° , a=2 √ 2 .then what is C equal to?
a) 30 ° b) 15 ° c) 45 ° d) None
96. In a triangle ABC ,sin A−cos B=cos C , then what is Bequal to?
a) π b) c) d)
π /3 π /2 π /4
97. If ,then what is equal to?
sin(x + y ) a+b tan x
=
sin ( x− y ) a−b tan y
a) b/a b) a/b c) ab d) 1
98. If sin A ( 60 °− A ) sin(60°+ A)=k sin 3 A ,then what is k equal to?
a) 1/4 b) 1/2 c) 1 d) 4
 a) One b) Two c) π Three d) Infinity
99. The lineone
100.Which y= √of3 meet the graph
the following is y=tan , where
one of xthe solutions
x ∈ 0of
, the
( ) ,inequation
k points.tan2
What is equal
k θ=1 ?
a) π /12 b) π /6 c) π /4 d) π /3
2 θ . tan
to?
For the next three (03) items that follow:
Given that 16 sin5 x= p sin 5 x +q sin 3 x +r sin x .
101.What is the value of p?
a) 1 b) 2 c) −1 d) −2
102.What is the value ofq ?
a) 3 b) 5 c) 10 d) −5
103.What is the value ofr ?
a) 5 b) 8 c) 10 d)
−10
104.Every quadratic equation ax 2 +bx +c=0where a , b , c ∈ R , a ≠ 0has :
a) Exactly one real root. c) At least two real roots.
b) At least one real root. d) At most two real roots.
105.The relation Sis defined on the set of integers Z as xSy if integer x divides integer y .
Then
a) Sis an equivalence relation.
b) Sis only reflexive and symmetric.
c) Sis only reflexive and transitive.
d) Sis only symmetric and transitive.

| |
a b c
106.If a ≠ b ≠ c are all positive, then the value of the determinant b c a is:
c a b
a) Non-negative c) Negative
b) Non-positive d) Positive
107.Let A and B be two matrices such that AB= A and BA=B . Which of the following
statements are correct?
1. A2= A 2. B2=B 3. ( AB) = AB
2

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a) 1 and 2 only c) 1 and 3 only
b) 2 and 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3
108.What is (1001)2equal to?
a) b) c) d)
(5)10 (9)10 (17)10 ( 11 )10

109.What is equal to, where i=√ −1 ?

( √√3−i )
6
3+i

a) 1 b) 1/6 c) 6 d) 2

110.Let z be a complex number such that |z|=4 and arg z= .What is z equal to?
5π
6
a) 2 √ 3+ i c) −2 √ 3+ 2i
b) 2 √ 3−2 i d) −√ 3+i
111.For what value of λ are the vectors λi + ( 1+ λ ) j+ (1+2 λ ) k and ( 1− λ ) i+ λj+2 k
perpendicular?
a) −1/3 b) 1/3 c) 2/3 d) 1

For the next four (04) items that follow:

a⃗ + ⃗b+ c⃗ = ⃗0such that |⃗a|=3 ,|b⃗|=5 and |c⃗|=7.
112.What is the angle between a
⃗ and b⃗ ?
a) π /6 b) π /4
 c) π /3
d)
π
2
113.What is a
⃗ . ⃗b + b⃗ . c⃗ + c⃗ . ⃗aequal to?
a) −83 b) −¿ 83/2 c) 75 d) −75/2
114.What is cosine of the angle between b ⃗ and c⃗ ?
a) 11/12 b) 13/14 c) −11/12 d) −13/14
115.What is |⃗
a + ⃗b|equal to?
a) 7 b) 8 c) 10 d) 11

116.What is equal to?

π /2
dx
∫ a2 cos 2 x+ 2 2
b sin x
a) 2 ab b) 2 πab
0

c) d)
π π
2 ab ab

For the next two (02) items that follow:

A cylinder is inscribed in a sphere of radius r
117.What is the height of the cylinder of maximum volume?

a) b)
2r r
√3 √3
c) 2 r
d) √ 3 r
118.What is the radius of the cylinder of maximum volume?

a) b)
2r √2 r
√3 √3
c) r d) √3r
For next two (02) items that follow:
Consider the function f '' ( x )=sec 4 x + 4 with f ( 0 )=0 and f ' ( 0 )=0.
119.What is f ‘(x) equal to?

a) tan x− c) tan x +
3 3
tan x sec x
+4 x +4 x
3 3
b) tan x + d) −tan x −
3 3
tan x tan x
+4 x +4 x
3 3
120.What is f ( x ) equal to?

a) c)
2 2
2∈sec x tan x 2 4∈ sec x cot x 2
+ +2 x + +2 x
3 6 2 6
b) d) ¿ sec x
2 4
3∈sec x cot x 2 tan x 2
+ +2 x +2 x
2 6 12