SOLVED PAPER 2022 (CDS) (I) (Elementary Mathematics)

Total Questions: 100

51. If A, B, C are acute angles and sin(B + C - A) = cos(C + A - B) = tan(A + B - C) = 1, then what is (A + B + C) equal to?

Correct Answer: (c) 135°

52. If A, B, C, D are the angles of a cyclic quadrilateral, then what is the value of the following?

Correct Answer: (a) 2

53. An aero plane is observed to be approaching the airport. It is at a distance of 10 km from the point of observation on the ground and makes an angle of elevation θ. If the aero plane is at a height of 8 km above the ground, then which one of the following is correct?

Correct Answer: (b) 30° < θ < 45°

54. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower of height x m from a point on the ground is found to be 60°. By going y m away from that point, it becomes 30°. Which one of the following relations is correct?

Correct Answer: (c) 2x = √3y

55. What is ( sec²α + tan α ⋅ tan β

- tan² α)² + (tan α - tan β)²
- sec² ⋅ α sec² β to ?

Correct Answer: (b) 0

56. If tanθ + secθ = 3, then what is

the value of 3 tanθ + 9 secθ ?

Correct Answer: (c) 19

57. Solved

Correct Answer: (a) Only 1

58. What is the length of the chord of a unit circle which subtends an angle 2 θ at the centre, where θ < 45° ?

Correct Answer: (c) 2sin θ

59. If tan² θ + 3sec θ - 9 = 0, where

0 < θ < 90°, then what is the value
of 12 cot² θ + 3 cosec θ ?

Correct Answer: (a) (√3 + 1)²

60. Solved

Correct Answer: (c) ½