KCET SERIES
Mathematics

Derivatives

9 previous year questions.

Volume: 9 Ques
Yield: Medium

High-Yield Trend

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2025
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2023
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2021
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2020
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Chapter Questions
9 MCQs

01
PYQ 2012
easy
mathematics ID: kcet-201
The perimeter of a sector is a constant. If its area is to be maximum, then the sectorial angle is
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4
02
PYQ 2020
hard
mathematics ID: kcet-202
If (xe)y = ex, then is
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2
3
4
03
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: kcet-202
Consider the following statements :
Statement 1 : If y = log10x + logex then
Statement 2 :
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Statement 1 is true; statement 2 is false
2
Statement 1 is false; statement 2 is true
3
Both statements 1 and 2 are true
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Both statements 1 and 2 are false
04
PYQ 2021
hard
mathematics ID: kcet-202
If y = (cosx2)2, then is equal to
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-4x sin2x2
2
-x sinx2
3
-2x sin2x2
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-x cos2x2
05
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: kcet-202
A circular plate of radius 5 cm is heated. Due to expansion, its radius increases at the rate of 0.05 cm/sec. The rate at which its area is increasing when the radius is 5.2 cm is
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5.05 π cm2/sec
2
5.2 π cm2/sec
3
0.52 π cm2/sec
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27.4 π cm2/sec
06
PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: kcet-202
If and then is
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3
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4
2
07
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: kcet-202
If , , then at is:
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08
PYQ 2025
hard
mathematics ID: kcet-202
The derivative of with respect to is:
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09
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: kcet-202
The function
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always decreases
2
never increases
3
neither increases nor decreases
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always increases

About Derivatives - KCET

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