CDS Exam (I)- 2022 - Elementary Mathematics Defence Question Paper

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CDS Exam (I)- 2022 - Elementary Mathematics

CDS Exam (I)- 2022 - Elementary Mathematics Defence Questions

11.
What is the value of the following?
\( \frac{2\sin 68^{\circ}}{\cos 22^{\circ}} - \frac{2\cot 15^{\circ}}{5\tan 75^{\circ}} - \frac{3\tan 20^{\circ} \tan 40^{\circ} \tan 45^{\circ} \tan 50^{\circ} \tan 70^{\circ}}{5} \)
A.
-1
B.
0
C.
1
D.
5
ANSWER :
C. 1
12.
The perpendicular dropped from a vertex of a right-angled triangle upon the hypotenuse divides it into two segments of lengths 9 units and 16 units respectively. What is the length of the perpendicular?
A.
6 units
B.
8 units
C.
10 units
D.
12 units
ANSWER :
D. 12 units
13.
If \( 43^{x} \times 47^{y} = (2021)^{2} \), \( x \neq 0 \), \( y \neq 0 \), then what is the value of the following?
\( \frac{4xy + x + y}{2xy - x - y} \)
A.
5
B.
15
C.
25
D.
45
ANSWER :
A. 5
14.
Let a, b, c, d be positive integers. If
\( \frac{1}{a + \frac{1}{b + \frac{1}{c + \frac{1}{d}}}} = \frac{17}{60} \)
then what is the product of a, b, c, d?
A.
24
B.
51
C.
68
D.
102
ANSWER :
A. 24
15.
If \( x^{2} = 17x + y \) and \( y^{2} = x + 17y \), \( x \neq y \), then what is the value of \( \sqrt{x^{2} + y^{2} + 1} \)?
A.
17
B.
19
C.
23
D.
27
ANSWER :
A. 17
16.
What is the least value of n if \( 194480 + n = m^{4} \), where m and n are natural numbers?
A.
1
B.
2
C.
3
D.
4
ANSWER :
A. 1
17.
If
\( \frac{x - y}{x\sqrt{y} + y\sqrt{x}} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{x}} \); \( (x > 0, y > 0) \)
then what is the value of \( \frac{x}{y} \)?
A.
1
B.
2
C.
4
D.
8
ANSWER :
C. 4
18.
What is the area of the region enclosed by three identical circles (each of radius 4 cm) touching each other?
A.
\( \frac{8\pi}{3} \) square cm
B.
\( \left(16\sqrt{3} - \frac{8\pi}{3}\right) \) square cm
C.
\( (16\sqrt{3} - 8\pi) \) square cm
D.
\( \frac{16\pi}{\sqrt{3}} \) square cm
ANSWER :
C. \( (16\sqrt{3} - 8\pi) \) square cm
19.
A car travels from A to B at a speed of 40 km/hr, travels back from B to A at a speed of 30 km/hr and again goes from A to B at a speed of 60 km/hr. What is the average speed of the car?
A.
\( \frac{130}{3} \) km/hr
B.
42 km/hr
C.
40 km/hr
D.
\( \frac{125}{3} \) km/hr
ANSWER :
C. 40 km/hr
20.
What is the smallest natural number from the following which must be subtracted from 9410 to make the remaining number a perfect square?
A.
4
B.
3
C.
2
D.
1
ANSWER :
D. 1