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Q.9199·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

The sixth term of an AP is 2 and its common difference is greater than 1. What is the first term of the AP so that the product of the first, fourth and fifth terms is greatest ?

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Q.9200·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

Let ax³ + bx² + cx + d = 0 for x = (x+1, 2x, 3x, …). Then What is the value of c ?

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Q.9201·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

For the data 3, 5, 1, 6, 5, 9, 5, 2, 8, 6 the mean, median and mode are x, y and z respectively. Which one of the following is correct?

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Q.9202·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

Consider the following statements : 1. There exists θ ∈ (−π/2, π/2) for which tan⁻¹(tan θ) ≠ θ. 2. sin⁻¹(1/3) − sin⁻¹(1/5) = sin⁻¹ ( 2√2(√3 − 1) / 15 ) Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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Q.9203·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

What is the number of different messages that can be represented by three 0's and two 1's?

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Q.9204·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

The system of linear equations kx + y + z = 1, x + ky + z = 1 and x + y + kz = 1 has a unique solution under which one of the following conditions?

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Q.9205·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

Which of the following determinants have value zero? 1. | 4 1 1 | | 7 9 7 | | 2 9 5 | 2. | 1 a b+c | | 1 b c+a | | 1 c a+b | 3. | 0 c b | | -c 0 a | | -b -a 0 | Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Q.9206·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

Consider the following in respect of the matrix A = (-1 1; 1 1) 1. A² = -A 2. A³ = 4A Which of the above is/are correct?

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Q.9207·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

What is the area of the parallelogram having diagonals 3i + j - 2k and i - 3j + 4k?

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Q.9208·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

If a, b and c are the position vectors of the vertices of an equilateral triangle whose orthocentre is at the origin, then which one of the following is correct?

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Q.9209·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

What is the number of four-digit decimal numbers (<1) in which no digit is repeated?

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Q.9210·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

What is the number of ways in which 3 holiday travel tickets are to be given to 10 employees of an organization, if each employee is eligible for any one or more of the tickets?

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Q.9211·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

A fair coin is tossed 100 times. What is the probability of getting tails an odd number of times?

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Q.9212·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

Consider the following statements in respect of a histogram: 1. The total area of the rectangles in a histogram is equal to the total area bounded by the corresponding frequency polygon and the x-axis. 2. When class intervals are unequal in a frequency distribution, the area of the rectangle is proportional to the frequency. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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Q.9213·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

Consider a circle passing through the origin and the points (a, b) and (−b, −a). What is the sum of the squares of the intercepts cut off by the circle on the axes?

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Q.9214·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

A point is chosen at random inside a rectangle measuring 6 inches by 5 inches. What is the probability that the randomly selected point is at least one inch from the edge of the rectangle?

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Q.9215·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

What is the probability of 5 Sundays in the month of December?

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Q.9216·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

A certain type of missile hits the target with probability p = 0.3. What is the least number of missiles should be fired so that there is at least an 80% probability that the target is hit?

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