ECAT Pre General Science MCQ Test With Answer for Mathematics Chapter 6

The graph of the quadratic equation is

• Straight line A
• Circle B
• Parabola C
• elipse D

• Linear equation A
• Quadratic equation B
• Cubic equation C
• None of these D

If the roots of ax2 + b =0 are real and distinct then

• ab > 0 A
• a = 0 B
• ab < 0 C
• a > 0,b > 0 D

The root of the quadratic equation are

• 3 A
• 2 B
• 1 C
• 4 D

w⁴= ______

• 0 A
• 1 B
• w C
• w² D

• Two real roots A
• Two positive roots B
• Two negative roots C
• One positive and one negative root D

Roots of the equation x²+ 7x + 12 = 0 are

• {3, -4} A
• {-3, 4} B
• {3, 4} C
• {-3, -4} D

(x +a)(x +b)(x +c)(x +) = k, k≠0 is reducible to quadratic form only if

• a+b=c+d A
• a+c=b+d B
• a+d=b+c C
• All are correct D

A polynomial of arbitrary degree

• f(x) = o A
• f(x) = x B
• f(x) = a C
• f(x) = ax + b,a ≠ 0 D

A polynomial P(x)has a factor (x-a)if P(a) =

• a A
• x B
• 1 C
• 0 D

If sinαand cosαare the roots of the equation px²+ qx + r =0, then

• p²- q²+ 2pr = 0 A
• (p + r)²= q²- r² B
• p²+ q²- 2pr = 0 C
• (p - r)²= q²+ r² D

The quadratic equation 8 sec²θ- 6 secθ+1 = 0 has

• Infinitely many roots A
• Exactly two roots B
• Exactly four roots C
• No roots D

If 3x⁴+ 4x³+ x - 5 is divided by x + 1, then the reminder is

• 0 A
• 7 B
• -7 C
• 5 D

If x³+ ax²- a²x - a³is divided by x + a, then the remainder is

• 0 A
• a³ B
• 2a³ C
• -2a³ D

If x - 2 is a factor of ax2- 12x + a = 2a, then a = ______

• -5 A
• 5 B
• 0 C
• 1 D

The solution of the quadratic equation x2 -7x + 10=0, is

• 2 A
• 5 B
• 2,5 C
• 7 D

The synthetic division method is only used to divide a polynomial by

• quadratic equation A
• binomial B
• linear equation C
• monomial D

The roots of the equation ax²+ bx + x = 0 are real and distinct if

• b²- 4ac <0 A
• b²- 4ac = 0 B
• b²- 4ac > 0 C
• None of these D

4^1+x+ 4^1-x= 10 is called

• Reciprocal equation A
• Exponential equation B
• Radical equation C
• None of these D

If one root of 5x2 + 13x + k = 0 be the reciprocal of the other root the value of k is

• 0 A
• 2 B
• 1 C
• 5 D

If a,β are the roots of ax2+bx+c=0,the equation whose roots are doubled is

• ay2 +2by+c=0 A
• ay2+2by+4c=0 B
• ay2+2by+c=0 C
• ay2+by+4c=0 D

• 4 A
• 6 B
• 8 C
• 10 D

The standard form of the quadratic function f(x) = -x² +4x+2, is

• (x-2)²+6 A
• -(x-2)² + 6 B
• (x-3)²+5 C
• (x+4)²-7 D

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 3 D

The condition for polynomial equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 to be quadratic is

• a > 0 A
• a < 0 B
• a≠ 0 C
• a≠ 0,b ≠ 0 D

In quadratic equation y=ax³ +bx+c, if b and c are both zero then the graph is

• Symmetric w.r.t.y-axis A
• Symmetric w.r.t.x-axis B
• Straight Line C
• Circle D

The condition for polynomial equation ax²+ bx + c = 0 to be quadratic is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The vertex of the graph of the quadratic function f(x) = x2 -10, is

• (0 , -10) A
• (-10,0) B
• (10,0) C
• (0,10) D

The product of cube roots of unity is

• Zero A
• 1 B
• -1 C
• None of these D

The roots of the equation ax²+ bx + c = 0 are real and equal if

• b²- 4ac < 0 A
• b²- 4ac = 0 B
• b²- 4ac > 0 C
• None of these D