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Q.10549·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

Consider the following functions: 1.f(x) = x³, x ∈ R 2.f(x) = sin x, 0 < x < 2π 3.f(x) = e^x, x ∈ R Which of the above functions have inverse defined on their ranges?

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Q.10550·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

f(x) = -1 if x ≤ 0 f(x) = ax + b if 0 < x < 1 f(x) = 1 if x ≥ 1 where a, b are constants. The function is continuous everywhere. What is the value of b?

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Q.10551·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

Which one among the following happens when a swing rises to a certain height from its rest position?

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Q.10552·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them, (a), (b) or (c), is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter (a), (b) or (c). If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. Thus a ‘No improvement’ response will be signified by the letter (d). The old man felled some trees in the garden with hardly no effort at all.

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Q.10553·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

Let X be the set of all persons living in a city. Persons x, y in X are said to be related as x &lt; y if y is at least 5 years older than x. Which one of the following is correct?

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Q.10554·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

Which one of the following matrices is an elementary matrix?

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Q.10555·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

Consider the following statements in respect of the given equation : (x² + 2)² + 8x² − 6x(x² + 2) 1.All the roots of the equation are complex. 2.The sum of all the roots of the equation is 6. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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Q.10556·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

In solving a problem that reduces to a quadratic equation, one student makes a mistake in the constant term and obtains 8 and 2 for roots. Another student makes a mistake only in the coefficient of first-degree term and finds −9 and −1 for roots. The correct equation is

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Q.10557·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

In a class of 60 students, 45 students like music, 50 students like dancing, 5 students like neither. Then the number of students in the class who like both music and dancing is

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Q.10558·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

What is the sum of the series 0.5 + 0.55 + 0.555 + … to n terms?

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Q.10559·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}. Then the number of subsets of A containing exactly two elements is

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Q.10560·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

Consider the following in respect of two non-singular matrices A and B of same order : 1.det(A + B) = detA + detB 2.(A + B)⁻¹ = A⁻¹ + B⁻¹ Which of the above is/are correct?

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Q.10561·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

How many words can be formed using all the letters of the word "NATION" so that all the three vowels should never come together?

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Q.10562·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

The value of [1 1 1] [1 1 + x 1] [1 1 1 + y] is

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Q.10563·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

If A = {x : x is a multiple of 3} and B = {x : x is a multiple of 4} and C = {x : x is a multiple of 12}, then which one of the following is a null set?

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Q.10564·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

Let A = {x, y, z} and B = {p, q, r, s}. What is the number of distinct relations from B to A?

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Q.10565·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point 20 m away from its base is 45°. What is the height of the tower?

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Q.10566·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

The angles of elevation of the top of a tower standing on a horizontal plane from two points on a line passing through the foot of the tower at distances 49 m and 36 m are 43° and 47° respectively. What is the height of the tower?

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