ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 21 Mathematics

A point (x,y) which satisfy a linear inequality in two variables form its

• Solution A
• Domain B
• Range C
• None D

(1,0) is in the solution of the inequality

• 3x + 2y > 8 A
• 2x - 3y < 4 B
• 2x + 3y > 3 C
• x - 2y < -5 D

Optimize means ______ a quantity under certain constraints

• Minimize A
• Maximize B
• Maximize or minimize C
• None of these D

A ________ divides the plane into left and right half planes.

• Vertical line A
• Horizontal line B
• Non vertical line C
• Inequality D

The graph of y> 0 is the upper - half of:

• y-axis A
• x-axis B
• 1st and 4th quandrant C
• 2nd and 3rd quadrant D

• p < r A
• p > rr B
• p + r < 0 C
• p - r < 0 D

The real numbers which satisfy an inequality form its

• solution A
• coefficient B
• domain C
• range D

The corner point of the boundary lines, x-2y

2x + y = 2 is:

• (2,6) A
• (6,2) B
• (-2,2) C
• (2,-2) D

For which of the following ordered pairs (s, t) is s + t > 2 and s - t < -3?

• (3, 2) A
• (2, 3) B
• (1, 8) C
• (0, 3) D

A farmer possesses 100 hectometers of land and wants to grow corn and wheat. Cultivations of corn requires 3 hours per hectometer while cultivation of wheat requires 2 hours per hectometer. Working hours cannot exceed 240. If he gets a profit of Rs. 20 per hectometer for corn and Rs. 15 per hectometer for wheat. The profit function for the farmer is

• P(x, y) = 20x + 15y A
• P(x, y) = 2x + 3y B
• P(x, y) = x + y C
• P(x, y) = 3x + 2y D

The maximum value of Z = 3x+ 4y subjected to the constrains x+ y≤ 40,x+ 2y≤ 60, x≥ 0 and y≥ 0 is

• 120 A
• 100 B
• 140 C
• 160 D

Multiplying each side of an inequality by (-1) will:

• Not effect A
• Change the sign B
• Become zero C
• Not defined D

Corner point of the system x - y≤ 2,x + y≤ 4,2x -y≤ 6,x≥ 0,y≥ 0

• (1,4) A
• (4,2) B
• (3,1) C
• (4,1) D

Sum of two quantities is at least 20 is denoted by

• x +y =20 A
• x +y≥ 20 B
• x +y≠ 20 C
• x +y≤20 D

The set of ordered pairs (x,y) such that ax+ by < c, and (x,y) such that ax + by>0, are called

• Half planes A
• Boundary B
• Linear Inequalities C
• Feasible regions D

The total cost of 2 apples and 3 oranges is $1.70, which of the following is true

• The cost of one apple A
• The cost of one orange B
• Both have equal cost per item C
• Cost of each single item can not be determined D

If x < y, 2x = A, and 2y = B, then

• A = B A
• A < B B
• A < x C
• B < y D

s > t then

• (s - t)²> (t - s)² A
• (s - t)²< (t - s)² B
• (s - t)²= (t - s)² C
• None D

A point of a solution regions where two of its boundary lines intersect, is called:

• Vertex of the solution A
• Feasible point B
• Point of inequality C
• Null point of the solution region D

3x + 4 > 0 is

• equation A
• identity B
• inequality C
• none of these D

The point (1,3) is one solution of

• 3x + 5y > 29 A
• 3x + 5y < 7 B
• x + 2y < 4 C
• x + 4y > 3 D

The point ________ is in the solution of the inequality 4x - 3y < 2

• (0,1) A
• (2,1) B
• (2,2) C
• (3,3) D

Which is in the solution set of 4x - 3y < 2

• (3, 0) A
• (4, 1) B
• (1, 3) C
• None D

Which is not a half plane

• ax + by < c A
• ax + by > c B
• Both A and B C
• None D

Which of the following ordered pair is a solution of the inequality x+2y<6?

• (2,3) A
• (2,2) B
• (6,0) C
• (1,1) D

The feasible region which can be enclosed within a circle is called

• Bounded region A
• Convex region B
• Unbounded region C
• None D

3x + 4 < 0 is

• inequality A
• equation B
• identity C
• not inequality D

(2, 1) is in the solution of the inequality

• 2x + y > 7 A
• x - y > 2 B
• 3x + 5y < 6 C
• 2x + y < 6 D

The solution set of x < 4 is

• -∞< x < 4 A
• -∞> x > 4 B
• -∞< x < 2 C
• -∞> x > 2 D

If ab > 0 and a < 0, which of the following is negative?

• b A
• -b B
• -a C
• (a - b)² D