CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ ARMED FORCES PREPARATORY INSTITUTE

MOCK PAPER-7 | 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.

For the next three (03) items that follow:

Consider I =
π
xdx
∫ 1+sin x
1. What is I equal to?
0

a) – π c) π
b) 0 d) 2 π

2. What is equal to?

π
( π −x)dx
∫ 1+sin x
a) π c) 0
0

b) π /2 d) 2 π

3. What is equal to?

π
dx
∫ 1+sin x
a) 1 c) 4
0

b) 2 d) – 2
For the next two (02) items that follow:
Consider ∫ x tan -1
x dx = A (x2 + 1) tan-1 x + Bx + C, Where C is the constant of integration.
4. What is the value of A?
a) 1 c) – 1/2
b) 1/2 d) 1/4
5. What is the value of B?
a) 1 c) – 1/2
b) 1/2 d) 1/4
For the next two (02) items that follow:

Consider the integral I =

π

∫ ¿ ( sin x ) dx
0

6. What is ∫ ¿ ( sin x ) dxequal to?

π /2

a) 4I c) I
0

b) 2I d) I/2

7. What is ∫ ¿ ( cos x ) dx equal to?

π /2

a) I/2 c) 2I
0

b) I d) 4I
For the next two (02) item that follow:
A rectangular box is to be made from a sheet from a sheet of 24 inch length and 9 inch
width cutting out identical squares of side length x from the four corners and turning up
the sides.
 8. What is the value of x for which the volume is maximum?
a) 1 inch c) 2 inch
b) 1.5 inch d) 2.5 inch
9. What is the maximum volume of the box?
a) 200 cubic inch c) 100 cubic inch
b) 400 cubic inch d) None of these

10. What is the degree of the differential equation 2 ?

( ) ( )
3 3/ 2 2 2
d y d y
3
=
dx dx
a) 1 c) 3
b) 2 d) 4

11. What is the solution of the equation ¿ ( dydx )+ x=0 ?

a) y + ex = c c) y + e -x = c
b) y – e -x = c d) y – e x = c

12. Eliminating the arbitrary constants B and C in the expression y=

2 3/ 2
(Cx−1) + B ,
3C
we get:

c)
a) x 1+
[ ( )] ( )
2 2 2
dy d y dy d y
= 2 =1
dx dx dx dx 2

b) 2 x d)
( )
2 2
dy d y
( ) ( )
2 2
dy d y dy +1= 2
=1+ dx
dx dx2
dx dx
For the next three (03) items that follow:
Let f(x) = ax2 + bx + c such that f (1) = f (- 1) and a, b, c are in Arithmetic Progression.
13. What is the value of b?
a) – 1
b) 0
c) 1
d) Cannot be determined due to insufficient data
14. f’ (a), f’ (b), f’ (c) are in:
a) A.P. c) H.P.
b) G.P. d) A.G.P.
15. f” (a), f” (b), f” (c) are in:
a) in A.P. only c) in both A.P. and G.P.
b) in G.P. only d) neither in A.P. nor in G.P.
16. Suppose A and B are two events. Event B has occurred and it is known that P(B) < 1.
What is P (A | Bc) equal to?

a) c)
P ( A )−P ( B ) P ( A )+ P (B c )
1−P ( B ) 1−P(B)
d) None of these
b)
P ( A )−P ( AB )
1−P ( B )
For the next four (04) items that follow:
Consider events A, B, C, D, E of the sample space S = {n: n is an integer such that 10 ≤ n ≤
20} given by:
A is the set of all even numbers.
B is the set of all prime numbers.
C = {15}
D is the set of all integers ≤ 16.
E is the set of all double digit numbers expressible as a power of 2.
17. A, B and D are:
a) Mutually exclusive events but c) Mutually exclusive and
not exhaustive events exhaustive events
b) Exhaustive events but not d) Elementary events
mutually exclusive events
18. A, B and C are:
a) Mutually exclusive events but c) Mutually exclusive and
not exhaustive events exhaustive events
b) Exhaustive events but not d) Elementary events
mutually exclusive events
19. B and C are:
a) Mutually exclusive events but c) Mutually exclusive and
not exhaustive events exhaustive events
b) Compound events d) Elementary events
20. C and E are:
a) Mutually exclusive events but c) Mutually exclusive and
not elementary events exhaustive events
b) Exhaustive events but not d) Elementary and mutually
mutually exclusive events exclusive events
21. Consider the following statements in respect of histogram:
1. The histogram is a suitable representation of a frequency distribution of a
continuous variable.
2. The area included under the whole histogram is the total frequency.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) 1 only c) Both 1 and 2
b) 2 only d) Neither 1 nor 2
22. The regression lines will be perpendicular to each other if the coefficient of
correlation r is equal to:
a) 1 only c) – 1 only
b) 1 or – 1 d) 0
23. For any two events A and B, which one of the following holds?
a) P (A ∩ B) ≤ P (A) ≤ P (A ∪ B) ≤ P (A) + P (B)
b) P (A∪ B) ≤ P (A) ≤ P (A ∩ B) ≤ P (A) + P (B)
c) P (A∪ B) ≤ P (B) ≤ P (A ∩ B) ≤ P (A) + P (B)
d) P (A∩ B) ≤ P (B) ≤ P (A) + P (B) ≤ P (A∪ B)
24. The probability that in a random arrangement of the letters of the word
‘UNIVERSITY’, the two I’s do not come together is:
a) 4/5 c) 1/10
b) 1/5 d) 9/10
25. There are 4 white and 3 black balls in a box. In another box, there are 3 white and 4
black balls. An unbiased dice is rolled. If it shows a number less than or equal to 3,
then a ball is drawn from the second box, otherwise from the first box. If the ball
drawn is black, then the probability that the ball was drawn from the first box is:
a) 1/2 c) 4/7
b) 6/7 d) 3/7
26. If x and y are the means of two distributions such that x < y and z is the mean of the
combined distribution, then which one of the following of the statements is correct?
a) x < y < z b) x > y > z
 d) x < z< y
c)
y+ y
z=
2
27. What is the mean deviation about the mean for the data 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 17?
a) 2.5 c) 3.5
b) 3 d) 4
28. The variance of 20 observations is 5. If each observation is multiplied by 2, then
what is the new variance of the resulting observation?
a) 5 c) 20
b) 10 d) 40
29. Two students X and Y appeared in an examination. The probability that X will qualify
the examination is 0.05 and Y will qualify the examination is 0.10. The probability
that both will qualify the examination is 0.02. What is the probability that only one
of them will qualify the examination?
a) 0.15 c) 0.12
b) 0.14 d) 0.11
30. A fair coin is tossed four times. What is the probability that at most three tails
occur?
a) 7/8 c) 13/16
b) 15/16 d) 3/4
For the next three (03) items that follow:

Consider the function: f(x) =

{
2
x −5 , x ≤ 3
√ x +132 , x >3
31. What is lim f (x ) equal to?
a) 2 c) 5
x →3

b) 4 d) 13
32. Consider the following statements:
1. The function is discontinuous at x = 3.
2. The function is not 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
33. What is the differential coefficient of f(x) at x = 12?
a) 5/2 c) 1/5
b) 5 d) 1/10
For the next three (03) items that follow:
The line 2y = 3x + 12 cuts the parabola 4y = 3x2.
34. Where does the line cut the parabola?
a) At (– 2, 3) only c) At both (– 2, 3) and (4, 12)
b) At (4, 12) only d) Neither at (– 2, 3) nor at (4, 12)
35. What is the area enclosed by the parabola and the line?
a) 27 square unit c) 48 square unit
b) 36 square unit d) 54 square unit
36. What is the area enclosed by the parabola, the line and the y-axis in the first
quadrant?
a) 7 square unit c) 20 square unit
b) 14 square unit d) 21 square unit
 {
tan kx
37. Consider the function: f(x) =
, x <0
x
2
3 x +2 k , x≥0
What is the non-zero value of k for which the function is continuous at x = 0?
a) 1/4 c) 1
b) 1/2 d) 2
38. Consider the following statements:
1. The function f(x) = |x|, where [.] is the greatest integer function defined on R, is
continuous at all points except at x = 0.
2. The function f(x) = sin |x| is continuous for all x ∈ R.
a) 1 only c) Both 1 and 2
b) 2 only d) Neither 1 nor 2
For the next two (02) items that follow:
Consider the curve x = α (cos θ + θ sin θ ) and y = α (sin θ – θ cos θ ).

39. What is equal to?

dy
dx
a) tan θ c) sin 2θ
b) cot θ d) cos 2θ

40. What is 2 equal to?

2
d y
dx
a) sec 2 θ b) −cosec 2 θ
d) None of these
c)
3
sec θ
αθ
41. What is the area of the parabola y2 = 4bx bounded by its latus rectum?
a) 2b2/3 square unit c) b2 square unit
b) 4b2/3 square unit d) 8b2/3 square unit

42. If y = x In x + xex, then what is the value of at x = 1?

dy
dx
a) 1 + e c) 1 + 2e
b) 1 – e d) None of these

43. What is lim equal to?

log 5 (1+ x)
x
a) 1 c) loge 5
x →0

b) log5 e d) 5

44. What is lim equal to?

x−1
5
x
a) loge 5 c) 5
x →0

b) log5 e d) 1

45. What is 2 equal to?

1+2+3+ …+n
lim 2 2 2
n → ∞ 1 +2 +3 +… n

a) 5 c) 1
b) 2 d) 0
46. The function f : N → N, N being the set of natural numbers, defined by f (x) = 2x + 3
is:
a) Injective and surjective c) Not injective but surjective
b) Injective but not surjective d) Neither injective nor surjective
 47. What is equal to, where n is a natural number and i = √ −1?
4 n+ 5
(1+i)
(1−i)4 n +3
a) 2 c) – 2i
b) 2i d) i
48. What is the number of ways in which one can post 5 letters in 7 letter boxes?
a) 75 c) 57
b) 35 d) 2520
49. What is the number of ways that a cricket team of 11 players can be made out of 15
players?
a) 364 c) 1365
b) 1001 d) 32760
50. A and B are two sets having 3 elements in common. If n (A) = 5, n (B) = 4, then
what is n (A × B) equal to?
a) 0 c) 15
b) 9 d) 20
51. If f (x) = ax + b and g(x) = cx + d such that f (g (x)) = g (f (x)), then which one of
the following is correct?
a) f (c) = g (a) c) f (c) = g (d)
b) f (a) = g (c) d) f (d) = g (b)
52. If A and B are square matrices of second matrices of second order such that |A| = -
1, |B| = 3, then what is |3AB| equal to?
a) 3 c) – 27
b) – 9 d) None of these
For the next three (03) items that follow:

Consider the function f(x) =

x−1
x+ 1

53. What is f(x) = + x equal to?

f ( x ) +1
f ( x )−1
a) 0 c) 2x
b) 1 d) 4x
54. What is f (2x) equal to?

a) c)
f ( x ) +1 3 f ( x )+1
f ( x )+ 3 f ( x )+ 3

b) d)
f ( x )+ 1 f ( x )+ 3
3 f ( x )+1 3 f ( x )+1
55. What is f (f (x)) equal to?
a) x
c)
−1
b) – x x
d) None of these
For the next five (05) items that follow:

Consider the expansion x +

( )
15
2 1
x
56. What is the independent term in the given expansion?
a) 2103 c) 4503
b) 3003 d) None of these
57. What is the ratio of coefficient of x to the term independent of x in the given
15

expansion?
 a) 1 c) 2/3
b) 1/2 d) 3/4
58. Consider the following statements:
1. There are 15 terms in the given expansion.
2. The coefficient of x12 is equal to equal to that of x3.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) 1 only c) Both 1 and 2
b) 2 only d) Neither 1 nor 2
59. Consider the following statements:
1. The term containing x2 does not exist in the given expansion.
2. The sum of the coefficients of all the terms in the given expansion is 215
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) 1 only c) Both 1 and 2
b) 2 only d) Neither 1 nor 2
60. What is the sum of the coefficients of the middle terms in the given expansion?
a) C (15, 9) c) C (16, 8)
b) C (16, 9) d) None of these

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6 i −3 i 1
61. If 4 3 i −1 = x + iy, where i = √ −1, then what is x equal to?
20 3 i
a) 3 c) 1
b) 2 d) 0
62. If α , β are the roots if ax + bx + c = 0 and α + h, β + h are the roots px2 + qx + r =
2

0, then what is h equal to?

a) ( ) c) ( )
1 b q 1 b q
− +
2 a p 2 p a

b) ( ) d) ( )
1 −b q 1 −b q
+ +
2 a p 2 p a

63. If the matrix A is such that (10 31) A=(10 −11 ) then what is A equal to?

a) (10 −14 ) c) (−10 −14 )

b) (10 41) d) (10 −4
−1 )
64. Consider the following statements :
1. Determinant is a square matrix.
2. Determinant is a number associated with a square 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
65. If A is an invertible matrix, then what is det (A- 1) equal to?
a) det A
b)
1
det A
c) 1 d) None of these
66. From the matrix equation AB = AC, where A, B, C are the square matrices of same
order, we can conclude B = C provided :
a) A is non-singular b) A is singular.
 c) A is symmetric. d) A is skew symmetric.

67. If A = (2 x−3 is symmetric, then what is x equal to?

)
4 x+2
x+1
a) 2 c) – 1
b) 3 d) 5

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a b 0
68. If 0 a b = 0, then which one of the following is correct?
b 0 a

a) is one of the cube roots of b) is one of the cube roots of –

a a
b b
unity. 1.
c) a is one of the cube roots of d) b is one of the cube roots of
unity. unity.
69. If ¿ a
⃗ ∨¿ = 2, |b⃗ | = 5 and |a⃗ × ⃗b| = 8, then what is a⃗ ∙ ⃗b equal to?
a) 6 c) 8
b) 7 d) 9
70. If |a
⃗ + ⃗b| = |a⃗ −⃗b|, then which one of the following is correct?
a) ⃗
|⃗a|=¿ b∨¿ c) a
⃗ is perpendicular to b⃗
b) a
⃗ is parallel to b⃗ d) a
⃗ is a unit vector.
71. What is the area of the triangle OAB where O is the origin, ⃗
OA = 3i – j + k and ⃗
OB =
2i + j – 3k?
a) 5 √ 6 square unit
b)
square unit
5 √6
2
c) √ 6 square unit d) √ 30square unit
72. Which one of the following is the unit vector perpendicular to both a
⃗=–i+j+k
and b⃗ = i – j + k?
b) k
a)
i+ j
√2
c) d)
j +k i+ k
√2 √2
73. What is the interior acute angle of the parallelogram whose sides are represented

by the vectors j+ k and

1 1 1 1
i+ i− j+k ?
√2 √ 2 √2 √2
a) 60° c) 30°
b) 45° d) 15°
74. For what value of λ are the vectors λi + (1 + λ )j + (1 + 2 λ )k and (1- λ )i + λ j + 2k
perpendicular?
a) – 1/3 c) 2/3
b) 1/3 d) 1
75. If A = {1, 2}, B = {2, 3} and C = {3, 4}, then what is the cardinality of (A × B) ∩ (A ×
C)?
a) 8 c) 2
b) 6 d) 1

76. If α , β are the roots of the equation x2 + x + 2 = 0, then what is: −10 equal to?
10 10
α +β
−10
α +β
 a) 4096 c) 1024
b) 2048 d) 512
77. If a and b are rational and b is not perfect square, then the quadratic equation with
rational coefficients whose one root is 3a + √ b is:
a) x2 - 6ax + 9a2- b = 0 c) x2 + 3ax + √ b = 0
b) 3ax + x - √ b = 0
2
d) √ bx2 + x – 3a = 0
78. Consider the following statements:

( )
1 2 1
1. The matrix a 2 a 1 is singular.
b 2b 1

( )
c 2c 1
2. The matrix a 2 a 1 is non-singular.
b 2b 1
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) 1 only c) Both 1 and 2
b) 2 only d) Neither 1 nor 2

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1 2 3
79. The cofactor of the element 4 in the determinant 4 5 6 is:
5 8 9
a) 2 c) 6
b) 4 d) – 6
80. If A is a square matrix of order 3 with |A| ≠ 0, then which one of the following is
correct?
a) |adj A| = |A| c) |adj A| = |A|3
b) |adj A| = |A| 2
d) |adj A|2 = |A|
81. If C (28, 2r) = C (28, 2r – 4), then what is r equal to?
a) 7 c) 12
b) 8 d) 16
82. If A is a subset of B, then which one of the following is correct?
a) Ac ⊆ Bc c) Ac = Bc
b) Bc ⊆ Ac d) A ⊆ A ∩B

83. If A = B=
(0i −i0 ) , (01 ,C =
) ( ) where i = √ −1, then which one of the
−1 0 i
0 i 0
following is correct?
a) AB = - C c) A2 = B2 = C2 = I, where I is the
b) AB = C identity matrix
d) BA ≠ C
84. Let f be a function from the set of natural numbers to the set of even natural
numbers given by f(x) = 2x. Then f is:
a) One to one but not onto c) Both one-one and onto
b) Onto but not one-one d) Neither one-one not onto

85. If 2A = (23 12), then what is A –1

equal to?

a) (−32 −12 ) b) ( )
1 2 −1
2 −3 2
 d) None of these
c) ( )
1 2 −1
4 −3 2

86. If ( 24 31)× (−35 )( then what is λ equal to?

)
−2 1 −1
=
1 17 λ
a) 7 c) 9
b) – 7 d) – 9
87. The angles of elevation of the top of a tower from two places situated at distances
21 m and x m from the base of the tower are 45° and 60° respectively. What is the
value of x?
a) 7√ 3 c) 7 + √ 3
b) 7 – √ 3 d) 14

88. What is equal to?

cot 54 ° tan20 °
+
tan 36 ° cot 70 °
a) 0 c) 2
b) 1 d) 3
89. If the angles of a triangle are 30° and 45° and the included side is (√ 3 + 1), then
what is the area of the triangle?
b) 2 (√ 3 + 1)
a)
√3+ 1
2
c) d)
√3+ 1 √3−1
3 2
90. What is sin 20° + sin 70° equal to?
2 2

a) 1 c) – 1
b) 0 d) 1/2

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1 bc a(b+c )
91. What is the value of the determinant 1 ca b(c+ a) ?
1 ab c (a+ b)
a) 0 c) ab + bc + ca
b) abc d) abc (a + b + c)
92. If A = {1, 3, 5, 7}, then what is the cardinality of the power set P(A)?
a) 8 c) 16
b) 15 d) 17
93. What is the difference in the roots of the equation x2 – 10x + 9 = 0?
a) 2 c) 5
b) 3 d) 8
94. If 8x – 9y = 20 and 7x – 10y = 9, then what is 2x – y equal to?
a) 10 c) 12
b) 11 d) 13
95. The quadratic equation x2 + bx + 4 = 0 will have real roots if :
a) b ≤ −¿ 4 only c) – 4 < b < 4
b) b ≥ 4 only d) b ≤−¿ 4, b ≥ 4
96. consider the following :

1. tan ( π6 ) 2. tan ( 34π )

 3. tan ( 54π ) 4. tan ( 23π )
What is the correct order?
a) 1 < 4 < 2 < 3 c) 4 < 2 < 3 < 1
b) 4 < 2 < 1 < 3 d) 1 < 4 < 3 < 2

97. If cos x = , then what is sin x. cot x. cosec x. tan x equal to?
1
3
a) 2/3 c) 2
b) 3/2 d) 1
98. The value of k for which the lines 2x + 3y + a = 0 and 5x + ky + a = 0 represent
family of parallel lines is:
a) 3 c) 7.5
b) 4.5 d) 15
99. What is the equation of the line which passes through (4, −¿ 5) and is perpendicular
to 3x + 4y + 5 = 0?
a) 4x – 3y – 31 = 0 c) 4x + 3y – 1 = 0
b) 3x – 4y – 41 = 0 d) 3x + 4y + 8 = 0
100.The foci of the hyperbola 4x – 9y – 1 = 0 are:
2 2

a) (± √ 13 , 0)
c) 0 , ± ( )
√13
b) ( )
√13 , 0 6
d) None of these
±
6
101.What angle does the line segment joining (5, 2) and (6, - 15) subtend at (0, 0)?

a) c)
π π
6 2
b) d)
π 3π
4 4
102.The length of latus rectum of the ellipse 4x2 + 9y2 = 36 is:
a) 4/3 c) 6
b) 8/3 d) 12

103.What is lim equal to?

sin 2 x+ 4 x
2 x+ sin 4 x
a) 0 c) 1
x →0

b) 1/2 d) 2
104.The maximum value of the function f(x) = x3 + 2x2 – 4x + 6 exists at:
a) x = - 2 c) x = 2
b) x = 1 d) x = - 1
105.The minimum value of the function f(x) = |x – 4| exists at:
a) x = 0 c) x = 4
b) x = 2 d) x = - 4

106.What is ∫ ¿ x dx equal to?

2

a) In 2
1

b) 1 d) In ( 4e )
c) In ( 4e )
107.What is equal to?
dx
∫
√ 4 + x2
 a) In
c)
|√ 4 + x 2+ x|+ c
b) In |√ 4 + x 2−x|+c
sin−1 ( x2 )+ c
d) None of these

108.What is the order of the differential equation:

( )
2
dy dy 2
+ −sin y=0 ?
dx dx
a) 1 c) 3
b) 2 d) Undefined
109.y = 2 cos x + 3 sin x satisfies which of the following differential equations?

1.
2
d y
2
+ y=0
dx
2. =0
( )
2
dy dy
+
dx dx
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
a) 1 only c) Both 1 and 2
b) 2 only d) Neither 1 nor 2
110.The position vectors of the points A and B are respectively 3i – 5j + 2k and i + j – k.
What is the length of AB?
a) 11 b) 9 c) 7 d) 6
111.The vectors i – 2xj – 3yk and i + 3xj – 2yk are orthogonal to each other. Then the
locus of the point (x, y) is :
a) Hyperbola c) Parabola
b) Ellipse d) Circle
112.What is the value of p for which the vector p (2i – j + 2k) is of 3 units length?
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 6
113.If a
⃗ = 2i + 2j + 3k, b⃗ = −¿ i + 2j + k and c⃗ = 3i + j are three vectors such that a⃗ + tb⃗
is perpendicular to c⃗ , then what is t equal to?
a) 8 b) 6 c) 4 d) 2

114.If A and B are independent events such that P (A) = , P (A ∪ B) = , then what is
1 7
5 10
P ( B) equal to?
a) 2/7 b) 3/7 c) 3/8 d) 7/9
e)
115.In a binomial distribution, the occurrence and the non-occurrence of an event are
equally likely and the mean is 6. The number of trials required is:
a) 15 b) 12 c) 10 d) 6
116.A die is tossed twice. What is the probability of getting a sum of 10?
a) 1/18 b) 1/6 c) 1/12 d) 5/12
117.Three dice are thrown. What is the probability of getting a triplet?
a) 1/6 b) 1/18 c) 1/36 d) 1/72
118.What is the number of outcomes when a coin is tossed and then a die is rolled only
in case a head is shown on the coin?
a) 6 c) 8
b) 7 d) None of these

119.If P (A) = ,P (B) = , and P (A ∪ B) – P (A ∩ B) = , then what is P (A ∩ B) equal

2 2 2
3 5 5
to?
a) 3/5 c) 1/3
b) 5/11 d) None of these
120.What is the probability that there are 5 Mondays in the month of February 2016?
a) 0
c)
2
b)
1 7
7 d) None of these