1. The simplest value of \[ \frac{1}{\sqrt{1} + \sqrt{2}} + \frac{1}{\sqrt{2} + \sqrt{3}} + \frac{1}{\sqrt{3} + \sqrt{4}} + \ldots + \frac{1}{\sqrt{99} + \sqrt{100}} \] is —

(a) 100 (b) 99 (c) 9 (d) 1

2. The simplest value of \(\sin\theta \times \tan\theta + \cos\theta\) is —

(a) \(cos\theta\) (b) \(tan\theta\) (c) \(cosec\theta\) (d) \(sec\theta\)

3. What is the simplest value of \((1 + \sqrt{2} + \sqrt{3})(1 - \sqrt{2} + \sqrt{3})\)?

(a) \(2(\sqrt3-2)\) (b) \(2(\sqrt3-1)\) (c) \(2(1+\sqrt3)\) (d) \(1+\sqrt3\)

4. What is the simplest value of \[ \left(\cfrac{1}{\sqrt2+1}+\cfrac{1}{\sqrt3+\sqrt2}+\cfrac{1}{2+\sqrt3}\right)? \]

5. If sinA+sinB=2, then what is the value of cosA-cosB

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

6. For the equation \(5x^2+9x+3=0\) , if the roots are \(α\) and \(β\), then what is the value of \(\cfrac{1}{α}+\cfrac{1}{β}\) ?

(a) 3 (b) -3 (c) \(\cfrac{1}{3}\) (d) -\(\cfrac{1}{3}\)

7. In triangle ABC , what is the value of sin⁡\(\cfrac{(B+C)}{2} \) ?

(a) sin⁡\(\cfrac{A}{2}\) (b) sinA (c) cosA (d) cos⁡ \(\cfrac{A}{2}\)

8. For the equation \( 3x^2 + 8x + 2 = 0 \), if the roots are \( \alpha \) and \( \beta \), then what is the value of \( \frac{1}{\alpha} + \frac{1}{\beta} \)?"

(a) -\(\cfrac{3}{8}\) (b) \(\cfrac{2}{3}\) (c) -4 (d) 4

9. If the number of vertices, faces, and edges of a cuboid are \( p \), \( q \), and \( r \) respectively, what is the value of \( \frac{3(p + r)}{2q} \) ?

(a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 5 (d) 6

10. For the quadratic equation \(x^2 - bkx + 5 = 0\), if one of the roots is 5, then the value of \(k\) will be.

(a) \(-\cfrac{1}{2}\) (b) -1 (c) 1 (d) 0

11. If the mode of the numbers 64, 60, 48, x, 43, 48, 43, 34 is 43. Then the value of \((x+3)\) is.

(a) 44 (b) 45 (c) 46 (d) 48

12. The value of (sin43°cos47° +cos43°sin47°) is:

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) sin4° (d) cos4°

13. If A + B = 90° and tanA = \(\cfrac{3}{4}\), then the value of cotB is -

(a) \(\cfrac{3}{4}\) (b) \(\cfrac{4}{3}\) (c) \(\cfrac{3}{5}\) (d) \(\cfrac{5}{3}\)

14. If sinθ + cosθ = √2 (where 0° < θ < 90°), then the value of θ is

(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 90°

15. ABC is a triangle. Find the value of \(\sin\left(\cfrac{B+C}{2}\right)\)

(a) sin⁡\(\cfrac{A}{2}\) (b) cos⁡\(\cfrac{A}{2}\) (c) sinA (d) cosA

16. If the product of the roots of the equation \(3x^2 - 5x + b = 0\) is \(4\), the value of \(b\) will be –

(a) \(\cfrac{5}{3}\) (b) \(\cfrac{3}{5}\) (c) 12 (d) -12

17. If \(\cfrac{p}{q} = \cfrac{5}{7}\) and \(p - q = -2\), then the value of \(p + q\) is –

(a) 12 (b) 13 (c) 14 (d) 15

18. If the equation \(3x^2 - 6x + p = 0\) has real and equal roots, then the value of \(p\) is –

(a) \(\cfrac{5}{3}\) (b) -\(\cfrac{1}{3}\) (c) -3 (d) 3

19. If \(p+q=\sqrt{13}\) and \(p−q=\sqrt{5}\), then the value of \(pq\) is—

(a) 2 (b) 18 (c) 9 (d) 8

20. If \(tanα + cotα = 2\), then the value of \(tan^{13}α + cot^{13}α\) is—?

(a) 13 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 0

21. If \(sinθ−cosθ=0,\) \( (0°<θ<90°)\) and \(secθ+cosecθ=x\), then the value of \(x\) is—?

(a) \(1\) (b) \(2\) (c) \(\sqrt2\) (d) \(2\sqrt2\)

22. If a right-angled quadrilateral has \(x\) number of vertices, \(y\) number of edges, and \(z\) number of faces, then what is the value of \(x - y + z\)?

(a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 12

23. If a right-angled quadrilateral has \(a\) number of vertices, \(b\) number of edges, and \(c\) number of faces, then what is the value of \(2a - b + 3c\)?

(a) 16 (b) 18 (c) 20 (d) 22

24. If sin 51° = \(\cfrac{a}{\sqrt{a^2 + b^2}}\), then what is the value of tan 51° + tan 39°?

(a) \(\cfrac{a^2-b^2}{ab}\) (b) \(\cfrac{a^2+b^2}{2ab}\) (c) \(\cfrac{a^2+b^2}{ab}\) (d) \(\cfrac{a^2-b^2}{2ab}\)

25. If \( \tan^4\theta + \tan^2\theta = 1 \), then what is the value of \( \cos^4\theta + \cos^2\theta - 1 \)?

(a) 1 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) None of the above

26. What is the value of \(\cfrac{\sin \theta}{\csc \theta} + \cfrac{\cos \theta}{\sec \theta} - 2\)?

(a) 0 (b) -1 (c) 4 (d) None of the above

27. If \(9x^2 - 13x + 9 = 0\), then what is the value of \(x + \cfrac{1}{x}\)?

(a) \(\cfrac{9}{4}\) (b) \(\cfrac{4}{9}\) (c) \(\cfrac{13}{9}\) (d) 1

28. What is the value of \(\cfrac{3\sqrt{8} - 2\sqrt{12} + \sqrt{20}}{3\sqrt{18} - 2\sqrt{27} + \sqrt{45}}\)?

(a) \(\cfrac{3}{2}\) (b) \(\cfrac{1}{2}\) (c) \(\cfrac{2}{3}\) (d) \(\cfrac{13}{12}\)

29. If \(a + b + c = 0\), then what is the value of \(\cfrac{a^3 + b^3 + c^3}{abc} - 3\)?

(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) -1 (d) None of the above

30. If \(x = \cfrac{\sqrt{a + 2b} + \sqrt{a - 2b}}{\sqrt{a + 2b} - \sqrt{a - 2b}}\), then what is the value of \(bx^2 - ax + b\)?

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3