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Application of Derivatives — NDA Mathematics PYQs

9 questions from this chapter, asked in 1 NDA exams between 2025.

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Q1MCQ2025

Consider the following for the two (02) items that follow :
Let be a triangle right-angled at and units.

What is equal to if the area of the triangle is maximum?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Q2MCQ2025

Consider the following for the two (02) items that follow :
Let be a triangle right-angled at and units.

What is the maximum area of the triangle?

(A) square unit
(B) square units
(C) square units
(D) square units
Q3MCQ2025

Consider the following for the two (02) items that follow :
Let the function .

Consider the following statements :
I. is an increasing function.
II. has local maximum at .
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A)I only
(B)II only
(C)Both I and II
(D)Neither I nor II
Q4MCQ2025

Consider the following for the three (03) items that follow :
Consider the function .

Consider the following statements :
I. The function is increasing in the interval .
II. The function is differentiable at .
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A)I only
(B)II only
(C)Both I and II
(D)Neither I nor II
Q5MCQ2025

Consider the following for the three (03) items that follow :
Let .

What is the slope of the tangent to the curve at ?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Q6MCQ2025

Consider the following for the two (02) items that follow :
Consider the function .

The function has

(A)a minimum at
(B)a maximum at
(C)neither maximum nor minimum at
(D)no extremum
Q7MCQ2025

A wire of length cm is to be bent into a rectangle. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. The rectangle of the largest area is the square.
II. It is possible to form a rectangle of an area of .
Select the answer using the code given below.

(A)I only
(B)II only
(C)Both I and II
(D)Neither I nor II
Q8MCQ2025

Consider the following statements regarding the function :
Statement-I :
is decreasing on the intervals and .
Statement-II :
for all .
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

(A)Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
(B)Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
(C)Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is not correct
(D)Statement-I is not correct but Statement-II is correct
Q9MCQ2025

Consider the following statements :
Statement-I :
The function has a minimum value at .
Statement-II :
As increases through , changes sign from positive to negative.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

(A)Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
(B)Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
(C)Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is not correct
(D)Statement-I is not correct but Statement-II is correct

Why practise Application of Derivatives PYQs?

Application of Derivatives has appeared in the 1 NDA Mathematics exam we track between 2025. UPSC examiners consistently reuse concepts and question patterns from this topic — practising its previous year questions is the most reliable way to know exactly what to expect in your exam.

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