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Trigonometry — Part 1 MCQs with Explanations

Practice high-yield Mathematics & Quantitative Ability MCQs on Trigonometry — Part 1 with worked academic solutions for CSS, NTS, PPSC, FPSC, PMS.

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Question 1 of 40
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The minimum value of 2sin 2 θ + 3cos 2 θ is ?

Question 2 of 40
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Maximum value of (2sinθ + 3cosθ) is?

Question 3 of 40
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The equation $${\cos ^2}\theta $$ = $$\frac{{{{\left( {x + y} \right)}^2}}}{{4xy}}$$ is only possible when ?

Question 4 of 40
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The greatest value of sin 4 θ + cos 4 θ is?

Question 5 of 40
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Which one of the following is true for 0° < θ < 90° ?

Question 6 of 40
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If $$\cos \pi x = {x^2} - x + \frac{5}{4}{\text{,}}$$ then the value of x will be ?

Question 7 of 40
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If $$\sin \frac{{\pi x}}{2} = {x^2} - 2x + 2,$$ the value of x is?

Question 8 of 40
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The measure of the angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2 : 7 : 11. Measures of angles are ?

Question 9 of 40
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If θ be an acute angle and 7sin 2 θ + 3cos 2 θ = 4, then the value of tanθ is?

Question 10 of 40
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If tan θ = 1, then the value of $$\frac{{8\sin \theta + 5\cos \theta }}{{{{\sin }^3}\theta - 2{{\cos }^3}\theta + 7\cos \theta }}$$ is?

Question 11 of 40
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If θ be a positive acute angle satisfying cos 2 θ + cos 4 θ = 1, then the value of tan 2 θ + tan 4 θ is?

Question 12 of 40
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If $${\text{tan}}\theta = \frac{4}{3}{\text{,}}$$ then the value of $$\frac{{3\sin \theta + 2{\text{cos}}\theta }}{{3\sin \theta - 2{\text{cos}}\theta }}$$ is?

Question 13 of 40
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The simplified value of (secA - cosA) 2 + (cosecA - sinA) 2 - (cotA - tanA) 2

Question 14 of 40
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The angles of a triangle are (x + 5)°, (2x - 3)° and (3x + 4)°. Then the value of x is?

Question 15 of 40
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The expression $$\frac{{\tan {{57}^ \circ } + \cot {{37}^ \circ }}}{{\tan {{33}^ \circ } + \cot {{53}^ \circ }}}$$ is equal to?

Question 16 of 40
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The value of $$\frac{{\cot {{30}^ \circ } - \cot {{75}^ \circ }}}{{\tan {{15}^ \circ } - \tan {{60}^ \circ }}}$$ is?

Question 17 of 40
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If $${\text{se}}{{\text{c}}^2}\theta + {\text{ta}}{{\text{n}}^2}\theta = \frac{7}{{12}}{\text{,}}$$ then $${\text{se}}{{\text{c}}^4}\theta $$ - $${\text{ta}}{{\text{n}}^4}\theta $$ = ?

Question 18 of 40
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The numerical value of $$\frac{5}{{{\text{se}}{{\text{c}}^2}\theta }}$$ + $$\frac{2}{{1 + {\text{co}}{{\text{t}}^2}\theta }}$$ + $${\text{3}}{\sin ^2}\theta $$ is?

Question 19 of 40
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The numerical value of $$\left( {\frac{1}{{\cos \theta }} + \frac{1}{{\cot \theta }}} \right)$$ $$\left( {\frac{1}{{\cos \theta }} - \frac{1}{{\cot \theta }}} \right)$$ is?

Question 20 of 40
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The value of cos1° cos2° cos3° ............. cos177° cos178° cos179° is?

Question 21 of 40
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2cosec 2 23° cot 2 67° - sin 2 23° - sin 2 67° - cot 2 67° is equal to?

Question 22 of 40
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$$\frac{{{\text{tan}}\theta }}{{1 - {\text{cot}}\theta }}{\text{ + }}\frac{{{\text{cot}}\theta }}{{1 - {\text{tan}}\theta }}$$ is equal to?

Question 23 of 40
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The value of (1 + cotθ - cosecθ)(1 + tanθ + secθ) is equal to?

Question 24 of 40
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If $$x = a{\text{ }}\sec \theta .\cos \phi ,$$ $$y = b{\text{ }}\sec \theta .sin\phi ,$$ $$z = c{\text{ tan}}\theta {\text{.}}$$ then the value of $$\frac{{{x^2}}}{{{a^2}}}$$ + $$\frac{{{y^2}}}{{{b^2}}}$$ - $$\frac{{{z^2}}}{{{c^2}}}$$ is?

Question 25 of 40
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The numerical value of $$\frac{1}{{1 + {{\cot }^2}\theta }}$$ + $$\frac{3}{{1 + {\text{ta}}{{\text{n}}^2}\theta }}$$ + $$2{\sin ^2}\theta $$ will be?

Question 26 of 40
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The elimination of θ from x cosθ - y sinθ = 2 and x sinθ + y cosθ = 4 will give?

Question 27 of 40
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The value of $$\left[ {\frac{{{\text{co}}{{\text{s}}^2}{\text{A}}\left( {{\text{sin A}} + {\text{cos A}}} \right)}}{{{\text{cose}}{{\text{c}}^2}{\text{A}}\left( {{\text{sin A}} - {\text{cos A}}} \right)}} + \frac{{{\text{si}}{{\text{n}}^2}{\text{A}}\left( {{\text{sin A}} - {\text{cos A}}} \right)}}{{{\text{se}}{{\text{c}}^2}{\text{A}}\left( {{\text{sin A}} + {\text{cos A}}} \right)}}} \right]$$ $$\left( {{\text{se}}{{\text{c}}^2}{\text{ A}} - {\text{cose}}{{\text{c}}^2}{\text{ A}}} \right) = ?$$

Question 28 of 40
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If $${\text{co}}{{\text{s}}^4}\theta - {\sin ^4}\theta = \frac{2}{3},$$ then the value of $${\text{1}} - {\text{2}}{\sin ^2}\theta $$ is?

Question 29 of 40
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The value of $$\frac{{{\text{sin A}}}}{{1 + \cos {\text{ A}}}}$$ + $$\frac{{{\text{sin A}}}}{{1 - \cos {\text{ A}}}}$$ is $$\left( {{0^ \circ } < {\text{A}} < {{90}^ \circ }} \right)$$

Question 30 of 40
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If $$r\sin \theta = 1,$$ $$r\cos \theta = \sqrt 3 ,$$ then the value of $$\left( {\sqrt 3 {\text{tan}}\theta + 1} \right)$$ = ?

Question 31 of 40
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If tan 2 θ = 1 - e 2 , then the value of secθ + tan 3 θ.cosecθ is?

Question 32 of 40
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If $$\frac{{{\text{cos }}\alpha }}{{{\text{cos }}\beta }} = a$$ and $$\frac{{{\text{sin }}\alpha }}{{{\text{sin }}\beta }} = b{\text{,}}$$ then the value of $${\sin ^2}\beta $$ in terms of a and b is?

Question 33 of 40
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sinθ = 0.7 then cosθ, 0 ≤ θ < 90° is?

Question 34 of 40
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If $${\text{2}}\sin \theta + {\text{cos}}\theta = \frac{7}{3}{\text{,}}$$ then the value of $$\left( {{\text{ta}}{{\text{n}}^2}\theta - {{\sec }^2}\theta } \right)$$ is?

Question 35 of 40
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The value of $${\sec ^2}\theta $$ - $$\frac{{{{\sin }^2}\theta - 2{{\sin }^4}\theta }}{{{\text{2co}}{{\text{s}}^4}\theta - {\text{co}}{{\text{s}}^2}\theta }}$$ is?

Question 36 of 40
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$$\sqrt {\frac{{1 + {\text{sin }}\theta }}{{1 - {\text{sin }}\theta }}} $$ + $$\sqrt {\frac{{1 - {\text{sin }}\theta }}{{1 + {\text{sin }}\theta }}} $$ is equal to?

Question 37 of 40
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If $${\left( {r\cos \theta - \sqrt 3 } \right)^2}$$ + $${\left( {r\sin \theta - 1} \right)^2}$$ = 0, then the value of $$\frac{{r\tan \theta + \sec \theta }}{{r\sec \theta + \tan \theta }}$$ is equal to?

Question 38 of 40
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Let A, B, C, D be the angles of a quadrilateral. If they are concyclic, then the value of cos A + cos B + cos C + cos D is ?

Question 39 of 40
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If $$\frac{{{\text{sec}}\theta + {\text{tan}}\theta }}{{{\text{sec}}\theta - {\text{tan}}\theta }} = 2\frac{{51}}{{79}}{\text{,}}$$ then the value of $$\sin \theta $$ is?

Question 40 of 40
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If 1 + cos 2 θ = 3sinθ cosθ, then the integral value of cotθ is $$\left( {0 < \theta < \frac{\pi }{2}} \right) = \,?$$

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