Mathematics

101.The equation of the line passing through the point of 107.The mirror image of the point P(1, 1) about the line x – y =
intersection of lines 2x – y + 2 = 0 and x + y + 4 = 0 and 0 is Q, mirror image of point Q about the line 2x – y = 0 is
the point (5, –2) is _______ R and mirror image of point R about the line 3x – y = 0 is
S. If the point S lies on the line nx – y = 0, then the value
(1) y + 2 = 0 of n is
(2) y – 2 = 0
(1) 21

17
(3) 4x – 3y – 6 = 0
(4) x – y – 7 = 0 (2) 31

17

102.The circumcentre of the triangle with vertices (1, 1), (1, 4) (3) 24

17
and (5, 1) is
(4)
25

17
(1) (
5

2
,
5

2
)

108.The coordinates of centre of circle x2 + y2 – 6x + 2y – 54

(2) (
5

2
, 3) = 0 is
(1) (3, –1)
(3) (3,
5

2
)
(2) (–3, 1)
(4) (3, 3) (3) (–3, –1)

103.Area of the rhombus bounded by the four lines ax ± by ± c (4) (–6, 2)

= 0 is
109.Lines are drawn parallel to the line 4 x – 3 y + 2 = 0, at a
distance from the origin. Then which one of the
2 3
c
(1) |ab|
5

following points lies on any of these lines?

2
2c
(2) |ab|
(1) (
1

4
, −
1

3
)

2
4c
(3) |ab|
(2) (
1

4
,
1

3
)

(4) |ab|

4c2
(3) (−
1

4
,
2

3
)

104.The distance of line 3x – 4y – 13 = 0 from origin

measured parallel to the line 2x – 3y + 1 = 0 is (4) (−
1
, −
2
)
4 3

(1) 13 units
−−
110. If the point (3a, a2 – 2) is on the same side of the line 4x –
(2) √13 units
3y – 2 = 0 as that of the origin, then a belongs to the
(3)
−−
13√13 units interval

(4)
1
units (1) (2 −
4

√3
, 2+
4

√3
)
√13

105.If the circumcenter of the triangle formed by the points (2) (2 −

4
, ∞)
A(a, 3), B(b, 5) and C(a, b) is (1, 1), then out of all the √3

possible coordinates of C the sum of the absolute values – –

of the distinct coordinates of C is (3) (2 − 4√3, 2 + 4√3)

(1) 8 (4) (−∞, 2 −

4
) ∪ (2 +
4
, ∞)
√3 √3

(2) 9
111. If 5a + 4b + 20c = t, then the value of t for which the line ax
(3) 12 + by + c – 1 = 0 always passes through a fixed point is
(4) 4 (1) Zero
106.The equation of the line parallel to x-axis and passing (2) 20
through the point (–2, 3) is
(3) 30
(1) x = –2
(4) 25
(2) y = –2
112.The equation of a straight line passing through the points
(3) x = 3 (–5, –6) and (3, 10), is
(4) y = 3 (1) x − 2y = 4

(2) 2x − y + 4 = 0

(3) 2x + y = 4

(4) 2x − y = 4
113.OPQR is a square and M, N are the middle points of the 120.The locus of the mid point of the segment of the line
sides ¯P¯¯Q
¯¯ and ¯¯¯¯¯ respectively. The ratio of the areas of
QR xcosθ + ysinθ = 4 which is intercepted between the axes,
the square OPQR and the triangle OMN is is

(1) 8 : 3 (1) x2 + y2 = 16
(2) 5 : 3 (2)
1
+
1
=
1

x2 y2 16

(3) 4 : 3
1 1 1

(4) 4 : 1 (3) x2
+
y2
=
4

114. If (x, y) is equidistant from (a + b, b – a) and (4)

1
+
1
=
1

x2 y2 8

(a − b, a + b) , then
121.If the lines x + y + 1 = 0, x + 2y + 4 = 0 and 2x + y + λ = 0
(1) x + y = 0
are the diameters of a circle, then λ equals
(2) bx – ay = 0
(1) –1
(3) ax – by = 0 (2) –2
(4) bx + ay = 0 (3) –3
(5) ax + by = 0 (4) –4
115. The tangent to the circle x2 + y2 = 25 at (3, 4) also 122.The straight line passes through the point of inter -section
of the straight lines x + 2y − 10 = 0 and 2x + y + 5 = 0, is
touches the circle x2 + y2 – 16x – 12y + λ = 0. The value
of λ is equal to (1) 5x − 4y = 0

(1)
1972
(2) 5x + 4y = 0
25

(3) 4x − 5y = 0
(2)
1976

25
(4) 4x + 5y = 0

(3) 1971

25
123.If two members of family of lines (2 + λ)x + (1 + 2λ)y – 3(1
+ λ) = 0 and line x + y = 0 make an equilateral triangle,
(4) 1969

25 then the incentre of triangle so formed is

116.The line which is parallel to x-axis and crosses the curve
(1) (
1
,
1
)
y = √x at an angle of 45° is _____
−
− 3 3

(1) y =
1

4
(2) (
7

6
, –
5

6
)

(2) y =
1

(3)
5 5
2
( , )
6 6

(3) y = 1

(4)
3 3

(4) y = 4
(–
2
, –
2
)

117.The equation of the circumcircle of the triangle formed by 124.For a > b > c > 0, the distance between (1, 1) and the
– –
the lines y + √3x = 6, y − √3x = 6 and y = 0 is point of intersection of the lines ax + by + c = 0 and
–
bx + ay + c = 0 is less than 2√2 . Then
(1) x2 + y2 + 4x = 12
(1) a + b – c > 0
(2) x2 + y2 – 4y = 12
(2) a – b + c < 0
(3) x2 + y2 + 4x = 0 (3) a – b + c > 0
(4) x2 + y2 – 4y = 0 (4) a + b – c < 0

118.The radius of the circle having 125.The distance between the lines 2x + 3y + 1 = 0 and 4x +
3x − 4y + 4 = 0 and 6x − 8y − 7 = 0 as its tangents is 6y – 1 = 0 is
1
(1) 3/
2 (1) √13

(2) 3 1
(2) 2√13

(3) 6
3

(4) 3/
4
(3) 2√13

119. If one of the lines represented by ax2 + 2hxy + by2 = 0 (4)

2

3√13

passes through (2, 3) and the other passes through (4, 5),
then a + 2h + b equals ______
(1) 0
(2) 1
(3) 2
(4) –1
126.The acute angle bisector of 3x + 4y – 4 = 0 and 12x – 5y + 133.The angle between the line x – 2y + 1 = 0 and the line x +
1 = 0 is 3y + 1 = 0 is
(1) 99x + 27y − 47 = 0 (1) 30°
(2) 99x − 27y + 47 = 0 (2) 45°
(3) 99x + 27y + 47 = 0 (3) 60°

(4) 99x − 27y − 47 = 0 (4) 90°

127.If the lines x + 3y − 9 = 0, 4x + by − 2 = 0 and 2x − y − 4 = 0 134.Angle between the pair of lines represented by the
equation 2x² + 8y² – 8xy + 5x – 10y + 3 = 0 is
are concurrent, then b =
(1) 45°
(1) 0
(2) 90°
(2) 1
(3) 0°
(3) 5
(4) 60°
(4) –5
135.Every line in the family of
straight lines
128.If the points (x, y), (a, 0) and (0, b) are on a line, then
(2 + 3λ)x + (1 + λ)y + (4λ + 3) = 0 (where λ is a
(1) ax + by = ab parameter) passes through a fixed point P. The equation
(2) bx + ay – ab = 0 of the line passing through P and parallel to a line 5x + y
+ 4 = 0 is
(3) ax – by – ab = 0
(1) 5x + y – 6 = 0
(4) x + y = ab
(2) 5x + y = –1
(5) ax + by = a + b
(3) 5x + y + 6 = 0
129.If P is a variable existing point and A and B are two fixed (4) 5x + y + 3 = 0
points such that PA + PB = k, then minimum value of k is
(1) AB 136.The nearest point on the line x + 3y – 7 = 0 from the point
(3, 8) is
(2) 2AB
(1) (1, 2)
(3) 3AB
(2) (2, 1)
(4) Zero
(3) (4, 1)
130.The equation of the line perpendicular to the line (4) (1, 4)
y
= 1 and passing through the point at which it cuts
x
−
a b
137.The exhaustive set of values of a, if (a, a) and (–a, a) lie
x–axis, is
on opposite sides of the line x – y = 1, is
y
(1) x
+ = 0
b a
(1) a ≤
1

y
(2) x
+ =
a

b a b
(2) a < −
1

y
(3)
x b
+ =
(3)
a a 1
b
−1 < a < −
2

y
(4)
x a
+ + = 0
a b b (4) a >
1

131.The intercept on the line y = x by the circle x2 + y2 – 2x =

138.If the orthocentre and centroid of a triangle are (–7, 3) and
0 is AB. Equation of the circle with AB as the diameter is (7, 7), then circumcentre is
(1) x2 + y2 + x – y = 0 (1) (14, 9)

(2) x2 + y2 + x + y = 0 (2) (–7, 7)

(3) (11, –9)
(3) x2 + y2 – x – y = 0
(4) (0, 7)
(4) x2 + y2 – x + y = 0
139.Consider a rectangle ABCD, with vertex A(5, –2). The
132.The point to which the origin should be shifted so that equation of the diagonal BD is x + 3y = 7, and the
equation of the line joining mid-points of BC and AD is y =
equation y2 – 6y – 4x + 13 = 0 will not contain term in y x – 3. The vertex C is
and the constant term is ____
(1) (4, 3)
(1) (1, 1)
(2) (3, 4)
(2) (1, 2)
(3) (5, 2)
(3) (2, 1)
(4) (5, 3)
(4) (1, 3)
140.The ratio in which the line joining points A(–1, –1) and 146.Two points (a, 0) and (0, b) are joined by a straight line,
B(2, 1) divides the line joining C (3, 4) and D(1, 2) Another point on this line is
(1) 7 : 5 Internally (1) (3a, −2b)

(2) 7 : 5 Externally (2) 2

( a , ab)

(3) 7 : 11 Internally
(3) (−3a, 2b)

(4) 7 : 11 Externally
(4) (a, b)
141.The number of values of θ ∈ (0, π) for which point A(2, 3)
147.If the co-ordinates of the points A and B be (1, 0) and
and B (sin θ,
− sin θ
) lie on the same side of the line x + y –
(2, √3) , then the angle made by the line AB with the
2

– 1 = 0, is positive x-axis is
(1) 0 (1) 30°
(2) 1 (2) 45°
(3) 2 (3) 60°
(4) Infinitely many (4) 75°
142.Let l1 and l2 be a fixed pair of intersecting lines in a 148.The line joining the points (–1, 3) and (4, –2) will pass
plane. Then the locus of the point P such that the distance through the point (p, q) if
of P from l1 is twice the distance of P from l2 is
(1) p−q = 1

(1) An ellipse
(2) p+q = 1

(2) A parabola
(3) p−q = 2

(3) A hyperbola
(4) p+q = 2
(4) A pair of straight lines
149.Distance between the lines L1 ≡ x + y = 3 ,
143.In ΔABC the circle that touches the sides BC internally L2 ≡ 3x + 3y = 1 is
and other two sides AB and AC externally, is called
–
__________ (1) 2√3

(1) Ex circle opposite to angle A 4

(2) √3

(2) Inscribed circle opposite to angle A

(3)
2√2

(3) Circumcircle of the triangle 3

(4) No such circle exists

(4)
4√2

144.The real value of λ so that the equation 2x2 + 7xy + 5y2 +

150.The acute angle between the lines x – y = 0, and y = 0 is
λx + 2y + 1 = 0 represents a pair of straight lines,
π

(1) Has the value 2 (1) 6

(2) Has the value 4 (2)

π

(3) Has the value –4 π

(3) 3

(4) Has no real value

(4) 5π

6
145.Equation of the circle through origin and cutting intercepts
of lengths 2 and 3 from positive side of x and y-axes
respectively, is

(1) x2 + y2 – 2x + 3y = 0

(2) x2 + y2 – 2x – 3y = 0

(3) x2 + y2 + 2x – 3y = 0

(4) x2 + y2 + 4x – 6y = 0