CDS Exam (II)- 2016 - Elementary Mathematics Defence Question Paper

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CDS Exam (II)- 2016 - Elementary Mathematics

CDS Exam (II)- 2016 - Elementary Mathematics Defence Questions

1.
What is the solution of \( \log_{10}\left[1 - \left\{1 - \left(1 - x^{2}\right)^{-1}\right\}^{-1}\right]^{-\frac{1}{2}} = 1 \)?
A.
\( x = 100 \)
B.
\( x = 10 \)
C.
\( x = 1 \)
D.
\( x = 0 \)
ANSWER :
B. \( x = 10 \)
2.
If \( \lambda \) is an integer and \( \alpha \), \( \beta \) are the roots of \( 4x^{2} - 16x + \lambda = 0 \) such that \( 1 < \alpha < 2 \) and \( 2 < \beta < 3 \), then how many values can \( \lambda \) take?
A.
3
B.
9
C.
14
D.
15
ANSWER :
A. 3
3.
What is \( \frac{6^{2} + 7^{2} + 8^{2} + 9^{2} + 10^{2}}{\sqrt{7 + 4\sqrt{3}} - \sqrt{4 + 2\sqrt{3}}} \) equal to?
A.
330
B.
340
C.
355
D.
366
ANSWER :
A. 330
4.
If \( x^{2} = y + z \), \( y^{2} = z + x \) and \( z^{2} = x + y \), then what is the value of \( \frac{1}{x + 1} + \frac{1}{y + 1} + \frac{1}{z + 1} \)?
A.
\( -1 \)
B.
1
C.
2
D.
4
ANSWER :
B. 1
5.
What would be the maximum value of Q in the equation 5P9 + 3R7 + 2Q8 = 1114?
A.
9
B.
8
C.
5
D.
4
ANSWER :
A. 9
6.
A is a set of positive integers such that when divided by 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 leaves the remainder 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively. How many integers between 0 and 100 belong to the set A?
A.
No integer
B.
One
C.
Two
D.
Three
ANSWER :
B. One
7.
In an examination, a student was asked to divide a certain number by 8. By mistake he multiplied it by 8 and got the answer 2016 more than the correct answer. What was the number?
A.
252
B.
256
C.
258
D.
260
ANSWER :
B. 256
8.
In the quadratic equation \( x^{2} + ax + b = 0 \), \( a \) and \( b \) can take any value from the set {1, 2, 3, 4}. How many pairs of values of \( a \) and \( b \) are possible in order that the quadratic equation has real roots?
A.
6
B.
7
C.
8
D.
16
ANSWER :
B. 7
9.
The sum of the squares of two positive integers is 208. If the square of the larger number is 18 times the smaller number, then what is the difference of the larger and smaller numbers?
A.
2
B.
3
C.
4
D.
6
ANSWER :
C. 4
10.
Let A = {7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12} and B = {7, 10, 14, 15}. What is the number of elements in (A − B) and (B − A) respectively?
A.
2 and 4
B.
4 and 2
C.
2 and 2
D.
4 and 4
ANSWER :
B. 4 and 2