CUET Mathematics 2024 PYQs16 May Shift 1. Free, no login required.

Q1:

Linear Programming

Medium

common

The corner points of the feasible region determined by $x+y \leq 8, 2 x+y \geq 8, x \geq 0, y \geq 0$ are $A(0,8), B(4,0)$ and $C(8,0)$. If the objective function $Z=a x+$ by has its maximum value on the line segment $A B$, then the relation between $a$ and $b$ is :

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2024: 16 May Shift 1 MAT question 1

Q2:

Continuity & Differentiability

Medium

common

If $t=e^{2 x}$ and $y=\log _{e} t^{2}$, then $\frac{d^{2} y}{d x^{2}}$ is :

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Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2024: 16 May Shift 1 MAT question 2

Q3:

Linear Programming

Easy

common

An objective function $Z=a x+b y$ is maximum at points $(8,2)$ and $(4,6)$. If $a \geq 0$ and $b \geq 0$ and $a b=25$, then the maximum value of the function is equal to :

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2024: 16 May Shift 1 MAT question 3

Q4:

Application of Integrals

Easy

common

The area of the region bounded by the lines $x+2 y=12, x=2, x=6$ and $x$-axis is :

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Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2024: 16 May Shift 1 MAT question 4

Q5:

Probability

Easy

common

A die is rolled thrice. What is the probability of getting a number greater than $4$ in the first and the second throw of dice and a number less than $4$ in the third throw ?

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Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2024: 16 May Shift 1 MAT question 5

Q6:

Integrals

Medium

common

$\int \dfrac{\pi}{x^{n+1}-x} d x=$

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Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2024: 16 May Shift 1 MAT question 6

Q7:

Integrals

Medium

common

The value of $\int_{0}^{1} \frac{a-b x^{2}}{\left(a+b x^{2}\right)^{2}} d x$ is :

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Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2024: 16 May Shift 1 MAT question 7

Q8:

Continuity & Differentiability

Easy

common

The second order derivative of which of the following functions is $5^{\mathrm{x}}$ ?

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Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2024: 16 May Shift 1 MAT question 8

Q9:

Differential Equations

Easy

common

The degree of the differential equation $\left(1-\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)^{2}\right)^{\frac{3}{2}}=k \frac{d^{2} y}{d x^{2}}$ is :

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2024: 16 May Shift 1 MAT question 9

Q10:

Matrices & Determinants

Easy

common

If $A$ and $B$ are symmetric matrices of the same order, then $A B-B A$ is a :

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Q12:

Matrices & Determinants

Easy

common

If $[\mathrm{A}]_{3 \times 2}[\mathrm{~B}]_{\mathrm{x} \times \mathrm{y}}=[\mathrm{C}]_{3 \times 1}$, then :

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Q14:

Probability

Medium

common

Two dice are thrown simultaneously. If X denotes the number of fours, then the expectation of X will be :

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Q15:

Application of Derivatives

Easy

common

For the function $f(x) = 2x^3 - 9x^2 + 12x - 5$, $x \in [0, 3]$, match List-I with List-II : | List-I | List-II | | --- | --- | | A. Absolute maximum value | (I) $ 3 $ | | B. Absolute minimum value | (II) $ 0 $ | | C. Point of maxima | (III) $ -5 $ | | D. Point of minima | (IV) $ 4 $ |

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Q16:

Application of Derivatives

Medium

core

The rate of change (in $\mathrm{cm}^{2} / \mathrm{s}$ ) of the total surface area of a hemisphere with respect to radius $r$ at $r=\sqrt[3]{1.331} \mathrm{~cm}$ is :

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Q17:

Application of Integrals

Medium

core

The area of the region bounded by the lines $\frac{x}{7 \sqrt{3} a}+\frac{y}{b}=4, x=0$ and $y=0$ is :

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Q18:

Matrices & Determinants

Easy

core

If $A$ is a square matrix and $I$ is an identity matrix such that $A^{2}=A$, then $A(I-2 A)^{3}+2 A^{3}$ is equal to :

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Q19:

Integrals

Medium

core

The value of the integral $\int_{\log _{e} 2}^{\log _{e} 3} \frac{e^{2 x}-1}{e^{2 x}+1} d x$ is :

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Q20:

Vector Algebra

Medium

core

If $\vec{a}, \vec{b}$ and $\vec{c}$ are three vectors such that $\vec{a}+\vec{b}+\vec{c}=\overrightarrow{0}$, where $\vec{a}$ and $\vec{b}$ are unit vectors and $|\vec{c}|=2$, then the angle between the vectors $\vec{b}$ and $\vec{c}$ is :

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Q21:

Continuity & Differentiability

Medium

core

Let $[x]$ denote the greatest integer function. Then match List-I with List-II:</p> | List-I | List-II | | --- | --- | | (A) $ \vert x - 1\vert + \vert x - 2\vert $ | (I) is differentiable everywhere except at $ x = 0 $ | | (B) $ x - \vert x\vert $ | (II) is continuous everywhere | | (C) $ x - [x] $ | (III) is not differentiable at $ x = 1 $ | | (D) $ x \, \vert x\vert $ | (IV) is differentiable at $ x = 1 $ |

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Q22:

Differential Equations

Medium

core

Choose the correct answer from the options given below: | List-I | List-II | | --- | --- | | (A) Integrating factor of $ x \, dy - (y + 2x^2) \, dx = 0 $ | (I) $ \frac{1}{x} $ | | (B) Integrating factor of $ (2x^2 - 3y) \, dx = x \, dy $ | (II) $ x $ | | (C) Integrating factor of $ (2y + 3x^2) \, dx + x \, dy = 0 $ | (III) $ x^2 $ | | (D) Integrating factor of $ 2x \, dy + (3x^3 + 2y) \, dx = 0 $ | (IV) $ x^3 $ |

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Q23:

Relations & Functions

Medium

core

If the function $f: \mathbb{N} \rightarrow \mathbb{N}$ is defined as $f(n)=\left\{\begin{array}{ll}n-1, & \text { if } n \text { is even } \\ n+1, & \text { if } n \text { is odd }\end{array}\right.$, then (A) f is injective (B) f is into (C) f is surjective (D) f is invertible

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Q25:

Probability

Easy

core

If the random variable $ X $ has the following distribution: | $X$ | 0 | 1 | 2 | otherwise | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | $P(X)$ | $ k $ | $ 2k $ | $ 3k $ | $ 0 $ | Match List-I with List-II: | List-I | List-II | | --- | --- | | (A) $ k $ | (I) $ \frac{5}{6} $ | | (B) $ P(X < 2) $ | (II) $ \frac{4}{3} $ | | (C) $ E(X) $ | (III) $ \frac{1}{2} $ | | (D) $ P(1 \leq X \leq 2) $ | (IV) $ \frac{1}{6} $ |

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Q26:

Matrices & Determinants

Easy

core

For a square matrix $A_{n \times n}$ (A) $|\operatorname{adj} \mathrm{A}|=|\mathrm{A}|^{\mathrm{n}-1}$ (B) $|\mathrm{A}|=|\operatorname{adj} \mathrm{A}|^{\mathrm{n}-1}$ (C) $\mathrm{A}(\operatorname{adj} \mathrm{A})=|\mathrm{A}|$ (D) $\left|\mathrm{A}^{-1}\right|=\frac{1}{|\mathrm{~A}|}$

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Q27:

Matrices & Determinants

Easy

core

The matrix $\left[\begin{array}{lll}1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1\end{array}\right]$ is a : (A) scalar matrix (B) diagonal matrix (C) skew-symmetric matix (D) symmetric matrix Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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Q28:

Linear Programming

Easy

core

<img src="https://balti.afterboards.in/QKMiqcaA8YsIhak" width="500px"/> The feasible region represented by the constraints $4 x+y \geq 80, x+5 y \geq 115,3 x+2 y \leq 150, x, y \geq 0$ of an LPP is

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Q29:

Application of Integrals

Medium

core

The area of the region enclosed between the curves $4 x^{2}=y$ and $y=4$ is :

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Q30:

Integrals

Medium

core

$\int \mathrm{e}^{\mathrm{x}}\left(\frac{2 \mathrm{x}+1}{2 \sqrt{\mathrm{x}}}\right) \mathrm{dx}$

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Q31:

Continuity & Differentiability

Easy

core

If $f(x)$, defined by $f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{lll}k x+1 & \text { if } & x \leq \pi \\ \cos x & \text { if } & x>\pi\end{array}\right.$ is continuous at $x=\pi$, then the value of $k$ is :

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Q32:

Matrices & Determinants

Easy

core

If $P=\left[\begin{array}{r}-1 \\ 2 \\ 1\end{array}\right]$ and $Q=\left[\begin{array}{lll}2 & -4 & 1\end{array}\right]$ are two matrices, then $(P Q)^{\prime}$ will be :

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Q33:

Matrices & Determinants

Easy

core

$\Delta=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}1 & \cos x & 1 \\ -\cos x & 1 & \cos x \\ -1 & -\cos x & 1\end{array}\right|$ (A) $\Delta=2\left(1-\cos ^{2} x\right)$ (B) $\Delta=2\left(2-\sin ^{2} x\right)$ (C) Minimum value of $\Delta$ is $2$ (D) Maximum value of $\Delta$ is $4$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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Q34:

Application of Derivatives

Easy

core

$f(x)=\sin x+\frac{1}{2} \cos 2 x \text { in }\left[0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right]$ (A) $f^{\prime}(x)=\cos x-\sin 2 x$ (B) The critical points of the function are $x=\frac{\pi}{6}$ and $x=\frac{\pi}{2}$ (C) The minimum value of the function is $2$ (D) The maximum value of the function is $\frac{3}{4}$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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Q35:

3D Geometry

Easy

core

The direction cosines of the line which is perpendicular to the lines with direction ratios $1,-2,-2$ and $0,2,1$ are :

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Q36:

Probability

Easy

core

Let $X$ denote the number of hours you play during a randomly selected day. The probability that $X$ can take values $x$ has the following form, where $c$ is some constant. $\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{X}=\mathrm{x})=\left\{\begin{array}{lll} 0.1, & \text { if } \mathrm{x}=0 \\ \mathrm{cx}, & \text { if } \mathrm{x}=1 \text { or } \mathrm{x}=2 \\ \mathrm{c}(5-\mathrm{x}), & \text { if } \mathrm{x}=3 \text { or } \mathrm{x}=4 \\ 0, & \text { otherwise } \end{array}\right.$ Match List-I with List-II : | List-I | List-II | | --- | --- | | (A) $ c $ | (I) 0.75 | | (B) $ P(X \leq 2) $ | (II) 0.3 | | (C) $ P(X = 2) $ | (III) 0.55 | | (D) $ P(X \geq 2) $ | (IV) 0.15 |

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Q37:

Differential Equations

Medium

core

If $\sin y=x \sin (a+y)$, then $\frac{d y}{d x}$ is :

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Q38:

Vector Algebra

Medium

core

The unit vector perpendicular to each of the vectors $\vec{a}+\vec{b}$ and $\vec{a}-\vec{b}$, where $\vec{a}=\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k}$ and $\vec{b}=\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k}$, is :

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Q39:

3D Geometry

Medium

core

The distance between the lines $\vec{r}=\hat{i}-2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k}+\lambda(2 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}+6 \hat{k})$ and $\vec{r}=3 \hat{i}-2 \hat{j}+1 \hat{k}+\mu(4 \hat{i}+6 \hat{j}+12 \hat{k})$ is :

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Q40:

Application of Derivatives

Medium

core

If $f(x)=2\left(\tan ^{-1}\left(e^{x}\right)-\frac{\pi}{4}\right)$, then $f(x)$ is :

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Q41:

Differential Equations

Medium

core

For the differential equation $\left(x \log _{e} x\right) d y=\left(\log _{e} x-y\right) d x$ (A) Degree of the given differential equation is $1$. (B) It is a homogeneous differential equation. (C) Solution is $2y \log _{\mathrm{e}} \mathrm{x}+A=\left(\log _{\mathrm{e}} \mathrm{x}\right)^{2}$, where $A$ is an arbitrary constant (D) Solution is $2 y \log _{e} x+A=\log _{e}\left(\log _{e} x\right)$, where $A$ is an arbitrary constant Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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Q42:

Probability

Medium

core

There are two bags. Bag-1 contains $4$ white and $6$ black balls and Bag-2 contains $5$ white and $5$ black balls. A die is rolled, if it shows a number divisible by 3, a ball is drawn from Bag-1, else a ball is drawn from Bag-2. If the ball drawn is not black in colour, the probability that it was not drawn from Bag-2 is :

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Q43:

Vector Algebra

Easy

core

Which of the following cannot be the direction ratios of the straight line $\frac{x-3}{2}=\frac{2-y}{3}=\frac{z+4}{-1}$ ?

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Q44:

Linear Programming

Easy

core

Which one of the following represents the correct feasible region determined by the following constraints of an LPP? $x+y \geq 10,2 x+2 y \leq 25, x \geq 0, y \geq 0$

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Q45:

Relations & Functions

Easy

core

Let R be the relation over the set A of all straight lines in a plane such that $l_{1} \mathrm{R} l_{2} \Leftrightarrow l_{1}$ is parallel to $l_{2}$. Then R is :

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Q47:

Vector Algebra

Medium

core

The angle between two lines whose direction ratios are propotional to $1,1,-2$ and $(\sqrt{3}-1),(-\sqrt{3}-1),-4$ is :

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Q49:

Trigonometry

Medium

core

If $\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{2}{3^{-x}+1}\right)=\cot ^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{3^{x}+1}\right)$, then which one of the following is true ?

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Q50:

Matrices & Determinants

Medium

core

If $A, B$ and $C$ are three singular matrices given by $A=\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 4 \\ 3 & 2 a\end{array}\right], B=\left[\begin{array}{ll}3 b & 5 \\ a & 2\end{array}\right]$ and $C=\left[\begin{array}{cc}a+b+c & c+1 \\ a+c & c\end{array}\right]$, then the value of $a b c$ is :

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Q51:

Probability

Medium

applied

A random variable $X$ has the following probability distribution : | $ X $ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | $ P(X) $ | $ k $ | $ 2k $ | $ 2k $ | $ 3k $ | $ k^2 $ | $2k^2$ | $7k^2+k$ |

Match the options of <b>List-I</b> to <b>List-II</b> : | List-I | List-II | | --- | --- | | (A) $ k $ | (I) $ \frac{7}{10} $ | | (B) $ P(X < 3) $ | (II) $ \frac{53}{100} $ | | (C) $ P(X > 2) $ | (III) $ \frac{1}{10} $ | | (D) $ P(2 < X <7 ) $ | (IV) $ \frac{3}{10} $ | Choose the <b>correct</b> answer from the options given below :

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Q52:

Continuity & Differentiability

Medium

applied

Match <b>List-I</b> with <b>List-II</b> : <table class="question-table" border="1"> <thead> <tr> <th>List-I (Function)</th> <th>List-II (Derivative w.r.t. x)</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>(A) $ \frac{5^x}{\log _ e 5} $</td> <td>(I) $ 5^x(\log _ e5)^2 $</td> </tr> <tr> <td>(B) $ \log _ e 5 $</td> <td>(II) $5^x \log _ e 5$</td></tr> <tr> <td>(C) $ 5^x\log _ e 5 $</td> <td>(III) $ 5^x $</td> </tr> <tr> <td>(D) $ 5^x $</td> <td>(IV) $ 0 $</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

Choose the <b>correct</b> answer from the options given below :

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Q53:

Financial Math

Conceptual

applied

For which one of the following purposes is CAGR (Compounded Annual Growth Rate) <b>not</b> used ?

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Q54:

Financial Math

Conceptual

applied

A flower vase costs ₹ $36,000$. With an annual depreciation of ₹ $2,000$, its cost will be ₹ $6,000$ in $_____$ years.

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Q55:

Time, Speed & Distance

Easy

applied

Arun's speed of swimming in still water is $5 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{hr}$. He swims between two points in a river and returns back to the same starting point. He took $20$ minutes more to cover the distance upstream than downstream. If the speed of the stream is $2 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{hr}$, then the distance between the two points is :

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Q56:

Continuity & Differentiability

Medium

applied

If $\mathrm{e}^{\mathrm{y}}=\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{x}}$, then which of the following is true ?

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Q57:

Probability

Easy

applied

The probability of a shooter hitting a target is $\frac34$. How many minimum number of times must he fire so that the probability of hitting the target at least once is more than $90 \%$ ?

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Q58:

Inferential

Conceptual

applied

<table class="question-table"> <tr> <th>List I</th> <th>List II</th> </tr> <tr> <td>(A) Distribution of a sample leads to becoming a normal distribution</td> <td>(I) Central Limit Theorem</td> </tr> <tr> <td>(B) Some subset of the entire population</td> <td>(III) Sample</td> </tr> <tr> <td>(C) Population mean</td> <td>(IV) Parameter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>(D) Some assumptions about the population</td> <td>(II) Hypothesis</td> </tr> </table>

Choose the <b>correct</b> answer from the options given below :-

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Q59:

Financial Math

Medium

applied

Ms. Sheela creates a fund of ₹ $1,00,000$ for providing scholarships to needy children. The scholarship is provided in the beginning of the year. This fund earns an interest of $r \%$ per annum. If the scholarship amount is taken as ₹ $8,000$, then $r=$

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Q60:

Linear Programming

Medium

applied

A person wants to invest an amount of ₹ $75,000$. He has two options A and B yielding $8 \%$ and $9 \%$ return respectively on the invested amount. He plans to invest at least ₹ $15,000$ in Plan A and at least ₹ $25,000$ in Plan B. Also he wants that his investment in Plan A is less than or equal to his investment in Plan B. Which of the following options describes the given LPP to maximize the return (where $x$ and $y$ are investments in Plan A and Plan B respectively) ?

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Q61:

Time, Speed & Distance

Easy

applied

In a $700 \mathrm{~m}$ race, Amit reaches the finish point in $20$ seconds and Rahul reaches in $25$ seconds. Amit beats Rahul by a distance of :

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Q62:

Trends & Data

Conceptual

applied

For the given five values $12,15,18,24,36$; the three-year moving averages are :

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Q63:

Financial Math

Hard

applied

A property dealer wishes to buy different houses given in the table below with some down payments and balance in EMI for $25$ years. Bank charges $6\%$ per annum compounded monthly. Given: $\dfrac{(1.005)^{300} \times 0.005}{(1.005)^{300}-1}=0.0064$ | Property type | Price of the property (in ₹) | Down Payment (in ₹) | | --- | --- | --- | | P | 45,00,000 | 5,00,000 | | Q | 55,00,000 | 5,00,000 | | R | 65,00,000 | 10,00,000 | | S | 75,00,000 | 15,00,000 |

Match List-I with List-II: | List-I<br>Property Type | List-II<br>EMI amount (in ₹) | | --- | --- | | (A) P | (I) 25,600 | | (B) Q | (II) 38,400 | | (C) R | (III) 32,000 | | (D) S | (IV) 35,200 |

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Q64:

Linear Programming

Medium

applied

The corner points of the feasible region for an L.P.P. are $(0, 10)$, $(5, 5)$, $(5, 15)$ and $(0, 30)$. If the objective function is $Z = \alpha x + \beta y$, where $\alpha, \beta > 0$, find the condition on $\alpha$ and $\beta$ so that the maximum of $Z$ occurs at both the corner points $(5, 15)$ and $(0, 30)$.

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Q65:

Inequalities

Medium

applied

The solution set of the inequality $|3 x| \geq|6-3 x|$ is :

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Q66:

Matrices & Determinants

Medium

applied

If the matrix $\left[\begin{array}{rrr}0 & -1 & 3 x \\ 1 & y & -5 \\ -6 & 5 & 0\end{array}\right]$ is skew-symmetric, then the value of $5 x-y$ is:

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Q67:

Calculus

Medium

applied

A company is selling a certain commodity $x$. The demand function for the commodity is linear. The company can sell $2000$ units when the price is ₹$8$ per unit and it can sell $3000$ units when the price is ₹$4$ per unit. The Marginal revenue at $x=5$ is:

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Q68:

Application of Derivatives

Medium

applied

If the lengths of the three sides of a trapezium other than the base are $10 \mathrm{~cm}$ each, then the maximum area of the trapezium is:

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Q69:

Probability

Hard

applied

Three defective bulbs are mixed with $8$ good ones. If three bulbs are drawn one by one with replacement, the probabilities of getting exactly $1$ defective, more than $2$ defective, no defective and more than $1$ defective respectively are:

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Q70:

Matrices & Determinants

Easy

applied

If $\mathrm{A}=\left[\begin{array}{ll}2 & 4 \\ 4 & 3\end{array}\right], \mathrm{X}=\left[\begin{array}{l}\mathrm{n} \\ 1\end{array}\right], \mathrm{B}=\left[\begin{array}{c}8 \\ 11\end{array}\right]$ and $A X=B$, then the value of $n$ will be :

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Q71:

Application of Derivatives

Medium

applied

The equation of the tangent to the curve $\mathrm{x}^{\frac{5}{2}}+\mathrm{y}^{\frac{5}{2}}=33$ at the point $(1,4)$ is :

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Q72:

Probability Distribution

Medium

applied

| $ X $ | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | $ P(X) $ | $ 0.2 $ | $ 0.1 $ | $ 0.3 $ | $ 0.2 $ | $0.2$ | The variance of $X$ will be :

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Q73:

Financial Math

Medium

applied

A Multinational company creates a sinking fund by setting a sum of ₹ $12,000$ annually for $10$ years to pay off a bond issue of ₹ $72,000$. If the fund accumulates at $5 \%$ per annum compound interest, then the surplus after paying for bond is : (Use $\left.(1.05)^{10} \approx 1.6\right)$

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Q75:

Matrices & Determinants

Conceptual

applied

If $\left[\begin{array}{cc}5 x+8 & 7 \\ y+3 & 10 x+12\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{cc}2 & 3 y+1 \\ 5 & 0\end{array}\right]$, then the value of $5 x+3 y$ is equal to :

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Q76:

Probability

Medium

applied

There are $6$ cards numbered $1$ to $6$, one number on one card. Two cards are drawn at random without replacement. Let X denote the sum of the numbers on the two cards drawn. Then $\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{X}>3)$ is :

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Q77:

Trends & Data

Easy

applied

Which of the following are components of a time series ? (A) Irregular component (B) Cyclical component (C) Chronological Component (D) Trend Component Choose the <b>correct</b> answer from the options given below :

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Q78:

Inferential

Easy

applied

The following data is from a simple random sample : $15,23, x, 37,19,32$ If the point estimate of the population mean is $23$, then the value of $x$ is :

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Q79:

Financial Math

Easy

applied

For an investment, if the nominal rate of interest is $10 \%$ compounded half yearly, then the effective rate of interest is :

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Q80:

Numericals

Easy

applied

A mixture contains apple juice and water in the ratio $10: \mathrm{x}$. When $36$ litres of the mixture and $9$ litres of water are mixed, the ratio of apple juice and water becomes $5: 4$. The value of $x$ is :

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Q81:

Matrices & Determinants

Medium

applied

For $I=\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1\end{array}\right]$, if $X$ and $Y$ are square matrices of order $2$ such that $X Y=X$ and $Y X=Y$, then $\left(\mathrm{Y}^{2}+2 \mathrm{Y}\right)$ equals to :

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Q82:

Probability

Medium

applied

A coin is tossed K times. If the probability of getting $3$ heads is equal to the probability of getting $7$ heads, then the probability of getting $8$ tails is :

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Q83:

Inferential

Medium

applied

If $95 \%$ confidence interval for the population mean was reported to be $160$ to $170$ and $\sigma=25$, then size of the sample used in this study is: (Given $\mathrm{Z}_{0.025}=1.96$ )

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Q84:

Time & Work

Easy

applied

Two pipes A and B together can fill a tank in $40$ minutes. Pipe A is twice as fast as pipe B. Pipe A alone can fill the tank in :

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Q85:

Matrices & Determinants

Easy

applied

An even number is the determinant of (A) $\left[\begin{array}{rr}1 & -1 \\ -1 & 5\end{array}\right]$ (B) $\left[\begin{array}{cc}13 & -1 \\ -1 & 15\end{array}\right]$ (C) $\left[\begin{array}{rr}16 & -1 \\ -11 & 15\end{array}\right]$ (D) $\left[\begin{array}{rr}6 & -12 \\ 11 & 15\end{array}\right]$

Choose the <b>correct</b> answer from the options given below :

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CUET Mathematics past year questions (PYQs) are the closest thing to the real exam, so working through them is the quickest way to learn the paper pattern, the marking scheme and the level of difficulty to expect on the day.