PGDBA 2016 Solutions

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Interactive Math Quiz - Question 51
Q26. With eleven distinct consonants and five distinct vowels, how many distinct six-letter words can be formed if the middle two positions are occupied by vowels (may be repeated) and the first two and last two positions are occupied by consonants (all distinct)?
Interactive Math Quiz - Question 52
Q27. A positive integer is called a palindrome if it reads the same forward and backward. The number of eight-digit palindromes divisible by 5 is:
Interactive Math Quiz - Question 53
Q28. The product of the real solutions of x of the equation x 2 + 4 | x | 4 = 0 is:
Interactive Math Quiz - Question 54
Q29. If the coefficient of x 12 in the expansion of ( x 3 + 1 ) m is 210, then the coefficient of x 15 is:
Interactive Math Quiz - Question 55
Q30. Consider an arithmetic progression of positive terms with the first term as α . Let S n denote the sum of the first n terms of this arithmetic progression and let S m S n = m 2 n 2 for m n . Then the 50 t h term is:
Interactive Math Quiz - Question 56
Q31. The first term of a series is unity. Every even term is thrice the term preceding it, and every odd term is seven times the term preceding it. The sum of the first hundred terms is:
Interactive Math Quiz - Question 57
Q32. The sum of all solutions of the equation 4 sin 2 x 4 cos x = 1 in the interval [ 0 , 2 π ] is:
Interactive Math Quiz - Question 58
Q33. Let Q R S be a triangular park in the xy-plane with side R S = 375 meters and angle Q R S = 90 . A pole P Q vertical to the xy-plane is fixed at Q with height P Q = h . If tan P R Q = 17 25 and tan P S Q = 8 25 , then the value of h (in meters) is:
Interactive Math Quiz - Question 59
Q35. The least value of 4 sin x + 4 cos x for x R is:
Interactive Math Quiz - Question 60
Q36. The value of: n = 0 n C 0 + n C 1 + + n C n n P n is:
Interactive Math Quiz - Question 61
Q37. Let f ( x ) = | cos x x 1 2 sin x x 2 2 x tan x x 2 | , where x ( π 2 , π 2 ) . Then: lim x 0 f ( x ) x 2 is:
Interactive Math Quiz - Question 62
Q38. Let P = [ 2 α 3 α 2 0 3 2 α ] , where α is a real number such that det ( P ) = cofactor of the second diagonal element of  P . Then det ( adj ( P 1 ) ) equals:
Interactive Math Quiz - Question 63
Q41. If [ a ] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to a for a R , then the value of the integral 0 1.7 [ x 2 ] d x is equal to:
Interactive Math Quiz - Question 64
Q42. Which of the following functions is differentiable at x = 0 ?
Interactive Math Quiz - Question 65
Q43. Let the function f be given by: f ( x ) = { x + x 2 sin ( π x ) , x 0 0 , x = 0 Then f ( 1 ) f ( 0 ) is:
Interactive Math Quiz - Question 67
Q45. The points in the \( xy \)-plane, which satisfy the equation \[ \sqrt{(x-1)^2 + (y+2)^2} = \sqrt{(x+3)^2 + (y-2)^2} \] represent:
Interactive Math Quiz - Question 68
Q46. Two pairs of straight lines \( x^2 - 7x + 6 = 0 \) and \( y^2 - 14y + 40 = 0 \) intersect to form a rectangle. Let the diagonals of the rectangle intersect at point \( W \). A circle with center \( W \), and with tangents as lines \( y^2 - 14y + 40 = 0 \), intersects lines \( x^2 - 7x + 6 = 0 \) at points \( P, Q, R, S \). The area of the rectangle \( PQRS \) is:
Interactive Math Quiz - Question 69
Q47. Normals to the parabola \( y^2 = 4x \) are drawn at two points \( P \) and \( Q \) on it. These normals intersect the parabola at the point \( R(9, -6) \). Then \( PQ \) equals:
Interactive Math Quiz - Question 70
Q48. If \( f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R} \) is a continuous function satisfying \( f(x) + f(3 - x) = 4 \), then \( \int_{0}^{3} f(x) \, dx \) is equal to:
Interactive Math Quiz - Question 71
Q49. Let PQRS be a cyclic quadrilateral. Let O be the center of the circumcircle of the quadrilateral. Then, which of the following statements is NOT true?
Interactive Math Quiz - Question 72
Q50. Let \( P \) and \( Q \) be two distinct nonempty sets. Then \[ (P \cup Q)^{c} \cup \left( P^{c} \cap Q \right) \] equals: