ST.

STEPHEN’S COLLEGE

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION (2023-2024)

Subject/Paper : Mathematics Paper 2 Name : _______________

Form : Four Class : _______________

Time allowed : 60 minutes Class no. : _______________

Teacher : _______________

Instructions to Students:
1. Total mark for this paper is 36.

2. This paper consists of 36 questions in 7 pages.

3. Answer ALL questions. All the answers should be marked on the Multiple Choice Answer
Sheet provided.

4. Note that you may only mark ONE answer to each question. Two or more answers will
score NO MARKS.

5. The figures in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.

6. Each question carries one mark. No marks will be deducted for wrong answers.

7. Only permitted calculators may be used.

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1. Which of the following is irrational?

• •
A. 0.7 56 B. 289
1
C. 6 D.  3
7

2. Solve (x + 1)2 – 4x = 0.
A. x = 1 B. x = 2
C. x = 1 or 2 D. x = – 1 or – 2

3. i 2023 =
A. i. B. – 1.
C. – i. D. 1.

4. If the quadratic equation 2kx 2 − 40 x + (33 − k ) = 0 has equal roots, find the value of k.
A. 1 or 32 B. 3 or 30
C. 5 or 27 D. 8 or 25

5. What is the domain of the function f ( x) = x − 5 ?

A. x  5 , where x is a real number. B. x  5 , where x is a real number.
C. All real numbers except − 5 . D. All real numbers except 5.

6. Which of the following graphs represents that y is NOT a function of x?

A. y B. y

x x

C. y D. y

x
x

7. If f ( x) = 6 x 2 − 3x − 2 , then f (a) − f (−a) =

A. − 6a . B. 0 .
C. 12a . 3
D. 12a 3 − 6a .

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8. Find the equation of the horizontal line passing through (2, − 5) .

A. x − 2 = 0 B. x + 2 = 0
C. y − 5 = 0 D. y + 5 = 0

9. The equations of three straight lines are given below:

1 3
L1 : y = − x +
2 2
L2 : x + 2y – 7 = 0
L3 : 2x = y + 4
Which of the following is/are correct?
I. L1 ⊥ L2
II. L1 ⊥ L3
III. L2 // L3

A. I only B. II only
C. I and II only D. I and III only

10. Find the quotient when 15 x3 − 6 x 2 + 6 x + 2 is divided by 3x .

A. 2 B. 5 x 2 − 2 x
C. 5 x 2 − 2 x − 2 D. 5 x 2 − 2 x + 2

11. Let f ( x) = x3 + 3x + k , where k is a real number. When f ( x) is divided by x + 1, the

remainder is 2. Find the remainder when f ( x) is divided by x − 1 .
A. −4 B. −6
C. 6 D. 10

1 1
12. − =
x+4 x−4
8 2x
A. . B. .
16 − x 2 16 − x 2
8 2x
C. 2 . D. 2 .
x − 16 x − 16

13. If h is a root of the equation x2 – px – q = 0, where p and q are non-zero constants, find a
root of the equation p(2x – 3)2 – p2(2x – 3) = qp.
h+3
A. 2h – 3 B.
2
C. h – 3 D. 3 – h

14. Let k be a constant. Solve the equation (x – 4k)2 = 25k2.

A. x = 9k B. x = –9k
C. x = 9k or x = −k D. x = k or x = –9k

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15. Let k be a constant. If x 2 − x = k 2 − k , then x =

A. k. B. k or – k.
C. – k or 1 – k. D. k or 1 – k.

16. It is given that the roots of the quadratic equation 2 x 2 − 7 x + 9 = 0 are  and  . Find the

value of  2 +  +  2 .
11 31
A. B.
2 4
103
C. 19 D.
4

17. If x is a real number, then the real part of ( x − 3i)(−3 − i) is

A. −3x . B. − x + 9 .
C. −3x − 3 . D. −3x + 3 .

18. If (2 − i ) is a root of the quadratic equation 3x 2 − kx + 15 = 0 , find the value of k.

A. – 12 B. 12
C. 14 D. 20

19. In the figure, the equation of the graph of the quadratic function is
A. . y
B. .
C. .
D. .
x
–2 1
–6

20. Which of the following statement(s) about the graph of y = (–x + 2)2 – 2 is/are true?
I. The maximum value of y is –2.
II. The graph opens upwards.
III. The axis of symmetry is x = –2.
A. II only B. III only
C. I and II only D. I and III only

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21. In the figure, the straight lines L1 and L2 are parallel to each other. The inclination of L1 is
60° and the x-intercept of L2 is 4. Find the equation of L2.
A. x − 3y − 4 = 0
B. x − 3y + 4 = 0
C. 3x − y − 4 3 = 0
D. 3x + y − 4 3 = 0

22. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. If the equations of AB and DC are 4 x + 3 y − 12 = 0

and 4 x + 3 y − 32 = 0 respectively, find the coordinates of D.

A. (4, 5)
B. (4, 6)
C. (5, 4)
D. (6, 4)

23. The H.C.F. and L.C.M. of three expressions are 3a 2 and 18a 4b3c 2 respectively. If the first
expression and the second expression are 6a 3c 2 and 6a 4b 2 c respectively, then the third
expression is
A. 9a 2b3c 2 . B. 18a 2b3c 2 .
C. 9a 2b3 . D. 18a 2b3 .

24. If a polynomial p( x) is divisible by 5 − 2x , then p(3x − 2) is divisible by

A. 2 x − 5 . B. 2 x − 3 .
C. 2 x − 1. D. 3x − 2 .

25. The product of two consecutive positive odd numbers is 195. Find the sum of the squares
of the two numbers.
A. 202 B. 290
C. 394 D. 514

26. The population of a city in 2009 was 700 000. In 2010, the figure increased by x% and then
increased by (x + 3)% in 2011. If the population of the city in 2011 was 793 800, find the
population of the city in 2010.
A. 500 000 B. 735 000
C. 793 800 D. 813 000

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1 1 1
27. If + = , where a and b are real numbers, then
i 1 + i ai + b
1 3 3 1
A. a = and b = − . B. a = − and b = .
2 2 2 2
1 3 3 1
C. a = and b = . D. a = and b = .
5 5 5 5

28. If  and  are the roots of the quadratic equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0 where a, b and c are
2 2
constants, a  0 and c  0 , form a quadratic equation in x whose roots are and .
 
A. cx 2 + 2bx + 4a = 0 B. cx 2 + 2bx + 4 = 0
C. cx 2 + bx + a = 0 D. ax 2 + 2bx + 4c = 0

29. If f ( x 3 − 2 x) = 3x 3 − 6 x + 1 , then f (x ) =
A. 3x + 1. B. 3x 2 + 1 .
C. 2 x 3 − 2 x + 1 . D. 3x 3 − 6 x + 1 .

30. The figure shows the graph of y = –5(x + 3)2 + k. The graph intersects the y-axis at B. A
horizontal line l1 intersects the graph at B and C. A horizontal line l2 touches the vertex of
the graph and intersects the y-axis at A. D is a point on l2 such that CD is a vertical line. Find
the area of ABCD. y

D A
A. 54 sq. units l2
B. (k – 45) sq. units
C. 270 sq. units l1
D. 6(k – 45) sq. units C B
x
O

y = –5(x + 3)2 + k

31. The figure shows the graph of a quadratic function y = 2x2 + bx + c, where b > 0. The graph
cuts the y-axis at B and V is the vertex of the graph. A (–7, 27) is a point lying on the graph.
It is given that the difference between the y-coordinates of V and B is 8. Find the area of
△VAB. y
y = 2x2 + bx + c

A. 70 sq. units
B. 92 sq. units
A(–7, 27)
C. 125 sq. units
D. 217 sq. units
x
O
B

V
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32. In the figure, the two straight lines intersect at a point on the negative y-axis. Which of the
following must be true?
y
I. ac > 0 ax + by + c = 0
II. km > 0
III. am = ck
IV. bm = cl
x
O
A. I and III only
B. I and IV only
C. II and III only
D. II and IV only kx + ly + m = 0

33. Let O be the origin. The coordinates of the points A and B are (a, 0) and (0, b) respectively,
where a and b are positive constants. If the centroid of AOB lies on the straight line
7 x + 3 y = 3b, then a : b =
A. 3 : 7. B. 6 : 7.
C. 7 : 3. D. 7 : 6.

34. It is given that q is a positive constant. The straight line 2x – 5y – q = 0 cuts the x-axis and
y-axis at the points A and B respectively. Let C be a point lying on the y-axis such that the
x-coordinate of the orthocentre of ∆ABC is 6. Find the y-coordinate of C.
A. − 15
B. − 6
C. 6
D. 15

35. Let p( x) be a polynomial. When p( x) is divided by x − 2 , the remainder is −1. If p( x) is

divisible by x + 2 , find the remainder when p( x) is divided by x 2 − 4 .
1 1 1 1
A. − x − B. − x +
4 2 4 2
C. −2 x − 4 D. −2 x + 4

36. When x 2023 + x 2021 + x 2019 + ... + x is divided by x + 1, the remainder is

A. −2023. B. −1012.
C. 1012. D. 2023.

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Answer

1. D 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. B
6. C 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. D
11. D 12. A 13. B 14. C 15. D
16. B 17. C 18. B 19. D 20. A
21. C 22. C 23. C 24. B 25. C
26. B 27. D 28. A 29. A 30. C
31. A 32. B 33. B 34. D 35. A
36. B

No of As is 8
No of Bs is 10
No of Cs is 9
No of Ds is 9

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