MCQ Questions Chapter 3 Trigonometric Functions Class 11 Mathematics

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Chapter 3 Trigonometric Functions MCQ Questions

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Question. The value of tan 20° tan 40° tan 60° tan 80° is equal to
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) √3/2

Question. The value of sin 36° sin 72° sin 108° sin 144° is equal to
(a) 1/4
(b) 1/16
(c) 3/4
(d) 5/16

Question. The value of 2 cos x – cos 3x – cos 5x is equal to
(a) 16cos3x sin2x
(b) 16sin3x cos2x
(c) 4cos3x sin2x
(d) 4sin3x cos2x

Question. The value of tan 75° – cot 75° is equal to
(a) 2√3
(b) 2 + √3
(c) 2 – √3
(d) 1

Question. In a ΔPQR, ∠R =π/2. If tan (p/2)³ and tan (Q/2) are the roots of ax² + bx + c= 0, ¹ 0, then
(a) b = a + c
(b) b = c
(c) c = a + b
(d) a = b + c

Question. In a ΔABC, medians AD and BE are drawn. If AD = 4, ∠DAB = π/6 and ∠ABE = π/3, then the area of the ΔABC is 
(a) 8 / 3 sq units
(b) 16 / 3 sq units
(c) 32 / 3 3 sq units
(d) 64 / 3 sq units

Question. Which of the following is correct ?
(a) sin 1° > sin 1
(b) sin 1° < sin 1
(c) sin 1° = sin 1
(d) sin 1 = sin π18° sin 1

Question. If sin (α + β) = 1, sin (α – β) = , 1/2 then tan (α + 2β) tan (2α + β) is equal to 
(a) 1
(b) -1
(c) zero
(d) None of these

Question. In a ΔPQR, if 3 sin P + 4 cosQ = 6 and 4 sinQ + 3 cos P = 1, then the ∠R is equal to
(a) 5π/6
(b) π/6
(c) π/4
(d) 3π/4

Question. The equation  e^{sin x} – e ^{-sin x} – 4 = 0 has 
(a) infinite number of real roots
(b) no real roots
(c) exactly one real root
(d) exactly four real roots

Question. If y = sin + , 2 q cosec2 q q ¹ 0, then 
(a) y = 0
(b) y ≤ 2
(c) y ³ – 2
(d) y > 2

Question. Consider the following statements :
I. If sin A = sin B, then we have sin 2A = sin 2B always.
II. The value of cosπ/7cos4π/7cos5π/7 is 1/4.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) Only (I)
(b) Only (II)
(c) Both (I) and (II)
(d) Neither (I) nor (II)

Question. If y = 1 + 4sin²x cos^2x , then
(a) 1 ≤ y ≤ 2
(b) -1 ≤ y ≤ 1
(c) -3 ≤ y ≤ 3
(d) None of these

Question. The greatest and least value of sin x cos x are respectively
(a) 1, -1
(b) 1/2, -1/2
(c) 1/4 ,1/4
(d) 2, – 2

Question. cos2θ + 2cosθ is always
(a) greater than – 3/2
(b) less than or equal to 3/2
(c) greater than or equal to – 3/2 and less than or equal to 3
(d) None of the above

Question. The maximum value of (cosα₁ ) (cosα₂)…… (cosα_n) = under the restriction 0 ≤ α,α…..,αn≤ π/2  and (cotα₁ ) (cotα₂ ) (cotα_n ) = 1 is
(a) 1/2 n/2
(b)1/2ⁿ
(c) 1/2n
(d) 1

Question. The minimum value of 3cos x + 4sin x + 8 is
(a) 5
(b) 9
(c) 7
(d) 3

Question. Total number of solutions of cos x = √(1 – sin2x) in [0, 2π] is equal to
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) None of these

Question. Total number of solutions of the equation 3x + tan x =5n/2 in x ∈ [0, 2n], is equal to
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4

Question. The number of values of x in the interval [0, 5n] satisfying the equation 3sin2x – sin x + 2 = is
(a) 0
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 10

Question. The number of solutions of the equation 1 + sinxsin² x/2=in [- n, n] is
(a) zero
(b) one
(c) two
(d) three

Question. If cotθ + tanθ = 2 cosec q, then find the general value of q.
(a) 2nπ ± 1/4
(b) 2nπ ± π/4
(c) 2nπ ± π/3
(d) None of these

Question. The equation e^{sin x} – e^{-sin x} – 4 = 0 has
(a) no solution
(b) two solutions
(c) three solutions
(d) None of these

Question. The number of solutions of the equation cos x = 2 [x], where [×] is the greatest integer, is
(a) one
(b) two
(c) infinite
(d) nil

Question. The number of ordered pairs (x, y) satisfying y = 2 sin x and y = 5x² + 2x + 3 2 is
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) ∞

Question. The most general solutions of the equation sec x – 1 = (√2 – 1) tan x are given by
(a) nπ + π/8
(b) 2nπ , 2nπ + π/4
(c) 2 nπ
(d) None of these

Question. If the equation cos3x + cos2x = sin 3x/2 + sin x/2
0 ≤ x ≤ 2p, then the number of values of x is
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 4
(d) 5

Question. If sec x cos 5x + 1 = 0, where0 < x < 2p, then x is equal to
(a) π/5 ,π/4
(b) π/5
(c) π/4
(d) None of these

Question. Total number of solutions of sin⁴ x + cos⁴ x + sinx cosx in [0, 2π] is equal to
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 8

Question. The general value of x for which cos²x ,1/2 and sin 2x are in AP, are given by 
(a) nπ, nπ+π/2
(b) nπ, nπ+π/4
(c) nπ,+π/4 + 3π/4
(d) None of these

Question. The equationsin x + sin y + sin z = – 3 for0 ≤ x ≤ 2p,0 ≤ y ≤ 2p, 0 ≤ z ≤ 2π has
(a) one solution
(b) two sets of solutions
(c) four sets of solutions
(d) no solution

Question. The equation 2cos² x/2 sin2x , = x² + x² , x< π/9 has
(a) no real solution
(b) one real solution
(c) more than one real solutions
(d) None of the above

Question. If tan a, tan b and tan g are the roots of the equation x² – px² – r = 0, then the value of (1 tan2α ) (1 tan2β ) (1 tan2γ ) is equal to
(a) (p – r )²
(b) 1 + (p – r )²
(c) 1 – (p – r )²
(d) None of these

Question. If a, b, g and d are four solutions of the equation tan (θ+π/4) 3tan 3θ, then tan α tan β tan ϒ tan d equals
(a) 3
(b) 1/3
(c) – 1/3
(d) None of these

Question. The least value of cosec²x + 25 sec²x is
(a) 0
(b) 26
(c) 28
(d) 36

Question. If tan a/2 and tan b/2 are the roots of the equation 8×2 – 26x + 15 = 0, then cos (a + b) is equal to
(a) – 627/725
(b) 627/725
(c) -1
(d) None of these

Question. The number of values of q in the interval (-π/2 , π/2) satisfying the equation (√3)sec²θ =tan4θ + 2tan2θ is
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) None of these

Question. If sin4x + cos4y + 2 = 4 sinx cosy and 0 ≤x,y≤π/2 then sin x + cos y is equal to
(a) –2
(b) 0
(c) 2
(d) 3/2

Question. The equation cos⁴x – (λ+2)cos²-x (λ+3) = 0 possesses a solution, if
(a) λ > – 3
(b) λ < – 2
(c) -3 ≤ λ ≤- 2
(d) l is any positive integer

Question. The arithmetic mean of the roots of the equation 4cos³x – 4cos2x – cos (315π + x) in the interval (0, 315) is equal to
(a) 50π
(b) 51π
(c) 100π
(d) 315π

Question. Set a, b∈[-p, p] be such that cos (a – b) = 1 and cos (a+b) = 1/e . The number of pairs of aand b satisfying the above system of equations is
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 4

Question. The number of solutions of the equation x³+x²+4x+2 sin = 0 in 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π is
(a) zero
(b) one
(c) two
(d) four

Question. Let a and b be any two positive values of x for which 2 cos x,|cos x| and 1 3 – cos2 x are in GP. The minimum value of|a – b|is
(a) π/3
(b) π/4
(c) π/2
(d) None of these

Question. If tanθ = sinα – cosα/sinα + cosα , then
(a) sinα – cosα = ± 2 sinθ
(b) sinα + cosα = ± 2 cosθ
(c) cos2θ = sin 2α
(d) sin2θ + cos 2α = 0 

Question. tan|x|=|tan x|, if
(a) x ∈{-π(2 k + 1)/2, – πk}, k ∈ I
(b) x ∈[πk, π(2 k + 1) / 2], k ∈ I
(c) x ∈{-πk, – π(2 k – 1) / 2}, k ∈ I   
(d) x ∈{π(2 k – 1) / 2, πk}, k ∈ I

Question. The number of solutions of the equation 2cos (x/2) = 3x + 3^-x is
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4

Question. The number of real solutions of the equation sin (ex) x = 5^x + 5^-x is
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3

Question. The expression tanA/1-cotA + cotA/1-tanA can be written as
(a) sin A cos A + 1
(b) sec A cosec A + 1
(c) tan A + cot A
(d) sec A + cosec A

Question. Let A and B denote the statements
A : cosα + cosβ + cosγ = 0
B: sinα + sinβ + sinγ = 0
If cos (β – γ) + cos (γ – α) + cos (α – β) = – , 3/2 then
(a) A is true and B is false
(b) A is false and B is true
(c) both A and B are true
(d) both A and B are false

Question. The number of values of x in [0, 3p] such that 2sinx + 5sin x – 3 = 0  is
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 6

Question. If sinx/cosx x secx/cosecx x tanx/cotx x = 9, where x ∈ (0, π/2) then the value of x is equal to
(a) π/4
(b) π/3
(c) π/2
(d) π

Question. Angle subtended at the centre by an arc of length 1 unit in a unit circle is said to have a measure of
(a) 1 degree
(b) 1 grade
(c) 1 radian
(d) 1 arc

Question. If x = sec θ + tan θ, then x + 1/x =
(a) 1
(b) 2 sec θ
(c) 2
(d) 2 tan θ

Question. If the arcs of the same lengths in two circles subtend angles 65° and 110° at the centre, the ratio of their radii is
(a) 12 : 13
(b) 22 : 31
(c) 22 : 13
(d) 21 : 13

Question. The value of sin 765° is 1/√n. Value of n is
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 0

Question. The length of an arc of a circle of radius 3 cm, if the angle subtended at the centre is 30° is (π = 3.14)
(a) 1.50 cm
(b) 1.35 cm
(c) 1.57 cm
(d) 1.20 cm

Question. If sin x + cos x = 1/5, then tan 2x is
(a) 25/17
(b) 7/25
(c) 25/7
(d) 24/7

Question. Value of √3 cosec 20° – sec 20° is
(a) 3
(b) 3/2
(c) 1
(d) 4

Question. The number of solution of tan x + sec x = 2cos x in (0, 2π) is
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 0
(d) 1

Question. The general solution of sin² θ sec θ + √3 tan θ = 0 is
(a) θ = nπ + (–1)ⁿ⁺¹ π/3, θ = nπ, n ∈ Z
(b) θ = nπ, n ∈ Z
(c) θ = nπ + (–1)ⁿ⁺¹ π/3, n ∈ Z
(d) θ = nπ/2 , n ∈ Z

Question. If 2 cos² x + 3 sin x – 3 = 0, 0 ≤ x ≤ 180°, then x =
(a) 30°, 90°, 150°
(b) 60°, 120°, 180°
(c) 0°, 30°, 150°
(d) 45°, 90°, 135°

Question. Match the following in column-I with the given in column-II.

Codes:
A B C D E
(a) 3 5 2 1 4
(b) 3 5 1 4 2
(c) 3 1 2 5 4
(d) 3 5 1 2 4

Question. The radius of the circle in which a central angle of 60° intercepts an arc of length 37.4 cm is (Use π = 22/7)
(a) 37.5 cm
(b) 32.8 cm
(c) 35.7 cm
(d) 34.5 cm

Question. The value of tan 70° – tan 20° / tan 50° =
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 0

Question. The solution of the equation cos²θ + sinθ + 1 = 0, lies in the interval
(a) (–π/4,π/4) 
(b) (π/4,3π/4)
(c) (3π/4,5π/4)
(d) (5π/4,7π/4)

Question. The number of solutions of the given equation tan θ + sec θ = √3, where 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π is
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3

Question. The general solution of sin² θ sec θ + √3 tan θ = 0 is
(a) θ = nπ + (–1)^{n + 1} π/3 , θ = nπ; n ∈ I
(b) θ = nπ; n ∈ I
(c) θ = nπ/2, n ∈ I
(d) θ = nπ/2 + (–1)^{n + 1} , π/2 ,θ = nπ; n ∈ I

Question. If tan (cot x) = cot (tan x), then
(a) sin 2x = 2/(2n+1)π
(b) sin x = 4/(2n+1)π
(c) sin 2x = 4/(2n+1)π
(d) None of these

Question.Match the following in column-I with the given in column-II.

Codes:
A B C D
(a) 4 1 2 3
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 1 3 2 4
(d) 1 4 3 2

Question. If 12 cot² θ – 31 cosec θ + 32 = 0, then the value of sin θ is
(a) 3/5 or 1
(b) 2/3 or –2/3
(c) 4/5 or 3/4
(d) ±1/2

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