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NDA Mathematics 2018 Question Paper

240 questions from the 2018 NDA exam, combining both papers of the year (NDA I and NDA II).

240questions
2papers (NDA I & II)
32chapters covered
Note: UPSC conducts NDA twice a year. This page combines both 2018 papers — NDA I and NDA II.

Questions from the 2018 exam

Q1MCQNDA II 2018

What is the value of equal to?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Q2MCQNDA II 2018

If an infinite GP has the first term and the sum , then which one of the following is correct?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Q3MCQNDA II 2018

Consider the following expressions:

  1. \frac{2}{x^2 - ax + b^3}
  2. \frac{1}{x} - \frac{2}{x+5}

Which of the above are rational expressions?

(A)1, 4 and 5 only
(B)1, 3, 4 and 5 only
(C)2, 4 and 5 only
(D)1 and 2 only
Q4MCQNDA II 2018

where is the transpose of .

A square matrix is called orthogonal if

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Q5MCQNDA II 2018

where is the complement of .

If , and are subsets of a Universal set, then which one of the following is not correct?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Q6MCQNDA II 2018

Let be the number of integers lying between 2999 and 8001 which have at least two digits equal. Then is equal to

(A)2480
(B)2481
(C)2482
(D)2483
Q7MCQNDA II 2018

The sum of the series is equal to

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Q8MCQNDA II 2018

*Directions : Consider the information given below and answer the two (02) items that follow:

A survey was conducted among 300 students. It was found that 125 students like to play cricket, 145 students like to play football and 90 students like to play tennis. 32 students like to play exactly two games out of the three games.*

How many students like to play all the three games?

(A)14
(B)21
(C)28
(D)35
Q9MCQNDA II 2018

*Directions : Consider the information given below and answer the two (02) items that follow:

A survey was conducted among 300 students. It was found that 125 students like to play cricket, 145 students like to play football and 90 students like to play tennis. 32 students like to play exactly two games out of the three games.*

How many students like to play exactly only one game?

(A)196
(B)228
(C)254
(D)268
Q10MCQNDA II 2018

If and () are the roots of the quadratic equation , then the quadratic expression where has

(A)Least value
(B)Least value
(C)Greatest value
(D)Greatest value

Topics covered in 2018

About the 2018 NDA Mathematics paper

UPSC conducted NDA twice in 2018 NDA I and NDA II. This page brings both Mathematics papers together: 240 questions as asked in the actual exams. The 2018 questions drew from 32 topics.

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