Exam Details
| Subject | Preparatory Course in General Mathematics (Revised) | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Bachelor Preparatory Programme | |
| Department | School of Sciences (SOS) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | December, 2015 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1. The Roman numeral for 61 is
IXL
XLI
LXI
LIX
2. The number of factors of 28 is
4
5
6
7
3. The number of prime numbers less than 10 is
2
3
4
5
4. a b d is not equal to
a d
d
a
5. 100 4[25 12
125
132
5
-132
6. The algebraic expression used for "6 times x subtracted from 40" is
6x-40
40x-6
6-40x
40-6x
7. How many one-fourths need to be added to 2 1/4 to make it
3
4
5
7
8. The sum of 3 tenths and 5 thousandths is
0·0305
0·3005
0·305
0·315
9. There are 18 girls in a class with 35 students. The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls is
18: 17
17: 18
35: 17
18: 35
10. The mode of the data is
2
3
4
9
11. The tenth term of the sequence ... is
-45
-41
-37
-33
12. Which one of the following points lie in the 3rd quadrant?
13. In an experiment, a coin and a die are thrown simultaneously. Then which of the following outcomes is not possible?
14. An angle of measure 1790 is
Acute
Right
Obtuse
Reflex
15. The ratio of4 minutes to 2 hours is
2:1
1:2
30:1
1:30
16. The distance (in cm) covered by a wheel of diameter 35 cm in one revolution is
70 n
35 n
51t
35/2 n
17. of one-third of z is xz
xz/300
xz/100
x/100z
300/xz
18. If a/8 a/4 then the value of a is
122
-16
16
10
19. In the figure given below, the measure of L CDE is
<img src='./qimages/14886-19.jpg'>
60°
90°
50°
40°
20. For which value of is the number not a rational number a
sqrt(4)
sqrt(3)
5
21. The sum of the number of faces and edges of an octahedron is
10
18
20
14
22. The sigma notation for the sum 1.3 3.5 5.7 7.9 is
L k=1 to 4
L k=1 to 6
L k=1 to 8
L 0 to 4
23. The maximum temperature of Shimla on a particular day was 18°C, while the minimum temperature on the same day was -3°C. By how much did the temperature fall
24. If the volume of a cube is 1000 its side (in cm) is
100
1000
1
10
25. The degree of the polynomial 5x^5 9x^2 x^7 is
7
5
1
9
26. If kx^2 2x^2 then the value of k is
3
1
2
27. Which of the following statements is not true?
Two circles with same radii are congruent.
Two squares with equal sides are congruent.
Two triangles with equal corresponding sides are congruent.
Two right triangles are congruent.
28. 5·042 0·7
0·722
7·22
7·20
7·30
29. The coefficient of x2 in 3x2yz is
yz
3y
3
3yz
30. The collection of all lines passing through a given point and a given curve is called
a hyperboloid
an ellipsoid
a cone
a cylinder
31. If a° a/a a° where a then the value of a is
1
2
2
32. If x and yare directly proportional, then which of the following is true?
xy=k
x=ky
33. The coefficient of x^4 in is
18
90
135
540
34. The product of all integers from to 5 is
14400
-14400
0
120
35. An article is bought for 250 and is sold for RS 300. The gain percent is
20
250/3
60 50
3
36. The distance between the points and is
6
sqrt(10)
sqrt(26)
36
37. The number of axes of reflection symmetry of an equilateral triangle is
1
0
2
3
38.
9
10
6
5
39. Which one of the following is a factor of 2x2 -3x
2
2x-1
x+1
2x 1
40. How many teams of 4 persons can be chosen from a group of8 persons?
32
70
16
2
41. 0·002 x 0·5
0·0001
0·01
0·001
0·1
42. If 3 cubes each of side 4 cm are joined end-to-end, the surface area (in of the solid so formed is
192
132
112
224
43. The distance of the point from y-axis is
4
9
44. Which of the following numbers is farthest from the number 1 on the number line?
-10
5
10
45. A circle is inscribed in a square as shown below. If the radius of the circle is 4 cm, then the perimeter of the square is
<img src='./qimages/14886-45.jpg'>
28 cm
24 cm
32 cm
16 cm
46. If and P(AUB) 4/5 then P(A n
1/3
5/6
1/15
2/15
47. Anu bought 1000 shares of a company which pays annual dividend of par value of RS 10 each. Anu's annual dividend is
RS 60
RS 300
RS 600
RS 500
48. Simple interest on 4,000 for 2 years at the rate of is
RS 720
RS 180
RS 800
RS 650
49. The area (in em2) of a triangle with sides 6 em, 5 em and 5 cm is
8
10
12
15
50. One solution of the equation 2x -3y 9 is
IXL
XLI
LXI
LIX
2. The number of factors of 28 is
4
5
6
7
3. The number of prime numbers less than 10 is
2
3
4
5
4. a b d is not equal to
a d
d
a
5. 100 4[25 12
125
132
5
-132
6. The algebraic expression used for "6 times x subtracted from 40" is
6x-40
40x-6
6-40x
40-6x
7. How many one-fourths need to be added to 2 1/4 to make it
3
4
5
7
8. The sum of 3 tenths and 5 thousandths is
0·0305
0·3005
0·305
0·315
9. There are 18 girls in a class with 35 students. The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls is
18: 17
17: 18
35: 17
18: 35
10. The mode of the data is
2
3
4
9
11. The tenth term of the sequence ... is
-45
-41
-37
-33
12. Which one of the following points lie in the 3rd quadrant?
13. In an experiment, a coin and a die are thrown simultaneously. Then which of the following outcomes is not possible?
14. An angle of measure 1790 is
Acute
Right
Obtuse
Reflex
15. The ratio of4 minutes to 2 hours is
2:1
1:2
30:1
1:30
16. The distance (in cm) covered by a wheel of diameter 35 cm in one revolution is
70 n
35 n
51t
35/2 n
17. of one-third of z is xz
xz/300
xz/100
x/100z
300/xz
18. If a/8 a/4 then the value of a is
122
-16
16
10
19. In the figure given below, the measure of L CDE is
<img src='./qimages/14886-19.jpg'>
60°
90°
50°
40°
20. For which value of is the number not a rational number a
sqrt(4)
sqrt(3)
5
21. The sum of the number of faces and edges of an octahedron is
10
18
20
14
22. The sigma notation for the sum 1.3 3.5 5.7 7.9 is
L k=1 to 4
L k=1 to 6
L k=1 to 8
L 0 to 4
23. The maximum temperature of Shimla on a particular day was 18°C, while the minimum temperature on the same day was -3°C. By how much did the temperature fall
24. If the volume of a cube is 1000 its side (in cm) is
100
1000
1
10
25. The degree of the polynomial 5x^5 9x^2 x^7 is
7
5
1
9
26. If kx^2 2x^2 then the value of k is
3
1
2
27. Which of the following statements is not true?
Two circles with same radii are congruent.
Two squares with equal sides are congruent.
Two triangles with equal corresponding sides are congruent.
Two right triangles are congruent.
28. 5·042 0·7
0·722
7·22
7·20
7·30
29. The coefficient of x2 in 3x2yz is
yz
3y
3
3yz
30. The collection of all lines passing through a given point and a given curve is called
a hyperboloid
an ellipsoid
a cone
a cylinder
31. If a° a/a a° where a then the value of a is
1
2
2
32. If x and yare directly proportional, then which of the following is true?
xy=k
x=ky
33. The coefficient of x^4 in is
18
90
135
540
34. The product of all integers from to 5 is
14400
-14400
0
120
35. An article is bought for 250 and is sold for RS 300. The gain percent is
20
250/3
60 50
3
36. The distance between the points and is
6
sqrt(10)
sqrt(26)
36
37. The number of axes of reflection symmetry of an equilateral triangle is
1
0
2
3
38.
9
10
6
5
39. Which one of the following is a factor of 2x2 -3x
2
2x-1
x+1
2x 1
40. How many teams of 4 persons can be chosen from a group of8 persons?
32
70
16
2
41. 0·002 x 0·5
0·0001
0·01
0·001
0·1
42. If 3 cubes each of side 4 cm are joined end-to-end, the surface area (in of the solid so formed is
192
132
112
224
43. The distance of the point from y-axis is
4
9
44. Which of the following numbers is farthest from the number 1 on the number line?
-10
5
10
45. A circle is inscribed in a square as shown below. If the radius of the circle is 4 cm, then the perimeter of the square is
<img src='./qimages/14886-45.jpg'>
28 cm
24 cm
32 cm
16 cm
46. If and P(AUB) 4/5 then P(A n
1/3
5/6
1/15
2/15
47. Anu bought 1000 shares of a company which pays annual dividend of par value of RS 10 each. Anu's annual dividend is
RS 60
RS 300
RS 600
RS 500
48. Simple interest on 4,000 for 2 years at the rate of is
RS 720
RS 180
RS 800
RS 650
49. The area (in em2) of a triangle with sides 6 em, 5 em and 5 cm is
8
10
12
15
50. One solution of the equation 2x -3y 9 is
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