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PAPER 2
MOCK EXAMINATION 2025

MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part

PAPER 2

Date : 17 – 01 – 2025

Time allowed: 1¼ hours

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Read carefully the instructions on the Answer Sheet. After the announcement of the start of
the examination, you should first write the information required in the spaces provided.

2. When told to open this book, you should check that all the questions are there. Look for the
words ‘END OF PAPER’ after the last question.

3. All questions carry equal marks.

4. ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. You are advised to use an HB pencil to mark all the
answers on the Answer Sheet, so that wrong marks can be completely erased with a clean
rubber. You must mark the answers clearly; otherwise you will lose marks if the answers
cannot be captured.

5. You should mark only ONE answer for each question. If you mark more than one answer,
you will receive NO MARKS for that question.

6. No marks will be deduced for wrong answers.

Name
Class
Class Number
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 There are 30 questions in Section A and 15 questions in Section B.
The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.
Choose the best answer for each question.

Section A

(94 n )(27n )
1. =
32 n
A. 32n.
B. 36n.
C. 39n.
D. 320n.

1
2. If p = 4q − , then r =
7r
A. 7( p − 4q) .
B. 7(4q − p) .
1
C. .
7( p − 4q)
1
D. .
7(4q − p)

3 2
3. − =
9m − 4 6m − 1
5
A. .
(9m − 4)(6m − 1)
11
B. .
(9m − 4)(1 − 6m)
36m + 5
C. .
(9m − 4)(6m − 1)
36m + 11
D. .
(9m − 4)(1 − 6m)

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 1
4. =
567
A. 0.0419 (correct to 4 decimal places).
B. 0.041 99 (correct to 4 significant figures).
C. 0.041 996 (correct to 5 significant figures).
D. 0.042 000 (correct to 6 decimal places).

5. If a, b and c are non-zero constants such that x(3ax + 5b) + 6  6(cx + 1) + 2bx2 ,
then a : c =
A. 2 : 5.
B. 4 : 5.
C. 5 : 2.
D. 5 : 4.

6. Let k be a constant. Solve the equation (y – k)2 = (1 – k)2.

A. y = –1
B. y=1
C. y = –1 or y = 1 – 2k
D. y = 1 or y = 2k – 1

7. Let f(x) = (x – 2)(ax + 1), where a is a constant. If f(1) – f(3) = 2, then f(a) =
A. −6 .
B. −2 .
C. −1.
D. 1.

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 8. Let g(x) = x3 – 2ax2 + b2, where a and b are constants. If g(x) is divisible by
x – a, find the remainder when g(x) is divided by x + a.
A. –2a3
B. –a3
C. 0
D. 2a3

7 − 5x
9. The solution of x − 11   19 is
3
A. x < –10.
B. x > 5.
C. –10 < x < 5.
D. x < –10 or x > 5.

10. If the costs of sugar of brand A and brand B are $48/kg and $20/kg respectively,
then the cost of a mixture of 4 kg of sugar of brand A and 3 kg of sugar of
brand B is
A. $32/kg.
B. $34/kg.
C. $36/kg.
D. $40/kg.

11. A sum of $95 000 is deposited at an interest rate of 5% per annum for 6 years,
compounded monthly. Find the interest correct to the nearest dollar.
A. $28 500
B. $32 309
C. $32 764
D. $33 157

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 12. If z varies inversely as the cube of x and directly as the square of y, which of the
following must be constant?
z
A. 3 2
x y
z3
B.
xy
xz 3
C.
y
x3 z
D.
y2

13. Let h and k be real constants such that hk > 0. Which of the following statements
about the graph of y = (x + 2h)(x – k) – 1 must be true?
I. The graph opens upwards.
II. The y-intercept of the graph is negative.
III. The graph passes through the point (–2h, –1).
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

14. Let an be the nth term of a sequence. If a3 = 9, a5 = 37 and an+2 = 2an + an+1 for
any positive integer n, then a6 =
A. 75.
B. 112.
C. 149.
D. 169.

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 15. The base radius of a right circular cone and the base radius of a right circular
cylinder are equal. If the ratio of the base radius of the cone to the height of the
cone is 3 : 4, and the total surface area of the cone and the total surface area of
the cylinder are equal, then the ratio of the base radius of the cylinder to the
height of the cylinder is
A. 3 : 1.
B. 3 : 4.
C. 6 : 1.
D. 6 : 5.

16. The arc length of the sector OAB is π cm, where O is the centre of the sector
OAB. If AOB = 60°, which of the following is true?
A. The radius of the sector OAB is 6 cm.
B. The perimeter of the triangle with vertices O, A and B is 9 cm.
C. The area of the sector OAB is 6π cm2.
9 3
D. The area of the triangle with vertices O, A and B is cm2.
2

17. In the figure, ABCD is a square. Let E be a point lying on BC such that
BE : EC = 2 : 3. Let F be a point lying on CD such that CF : FD = 2 : 3. AE and
BF intersect at the point G. If the area of △BEG is 8 cm2, then the area of
△AGF is A D
A. 87 cm2.
B. 95 cm2.
C. 100 cm2.
D. 145 cm2.

B E C

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 18. According to the figure, which of the following must be true?
I. p – q – r = 90°
II. p – q + r = 180°
III. p + q + r = 270°
A. I only p
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only

q r

19. If each of the interior angle of a regular n-sided polygon is 165°, which of the
following is true?
A. The number of diagonals of the polygon is 252.
B. The value of n is 20.
C. The sum of the interior angles of the polygon is 4140°.
D. Each exterior angle of the polygon is 35°.

20. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. E is a point lying on BC such that

CE = CD. If BAE = 25° and AED = 63°, then BCD =
A. 92°. A D
B. 104°.
C. 108°.
D. 116°.

B E C

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 21. In the figure, △PQR is a right-angled triangle with PRQ = 90°. S is a point
lying on PQ such that RS⊥PQ. QR and PR are produced to the points T and U
respectively such that PT // SR // QU. Which of the following must be true?
A. RS = QS U
B. TPR = UQR
C. △RSQ ~ △QRU
D. △RSQ  △TRP

P S Q

22. In the figure, AB is a diameter of the circle ABCD. If AD = CD and

CBD = 24°, then DCB =
A. 106°. A
B. 114°.
C. 122°. D
D. 132°.

B
23. In the figure, ABCD is a trapezium with AD // BC. It is given that
AD
ABC = BDC = 90°. Find .
BC
A. cos  A D
B. sin 
C. sin 2 
D. sin  cos
α
B C

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 24. The rectangular coordinates of the point P are (−3, 3 3) . If P is rotated
anti-clockwise about the origin through 180°, then the polar coordinates of its
image are
A. ( 6, 300) .
B. ( 6, 330) .
C. (6, 300) .
D. (6, 330) .

25. In the figure, the equations of the straight lines L1 and L2 are ax + by + 4 = 0 and
x – 2y – 4 = 0 respectively. Which of the following is / are true?
I. a > –1 y
II. 0 < b < 2 L1
III. 2a + b < 0
L2
A. I only
x
B. II only O
C. I and III only
D. II and III only

26. The coordinates of the points A and B are (5, 8) and (6, –7) respectively. Let P
be a moving point in the rectangular coordinate plane such that PA = AB. The
locus of P is
A. a straight line.
B. a circle.
C. a parabola.
D. a pair of straight lines.

27. The coordinates of the points A and B are (–1, –7) and (9, –1) respectively. Let C
be the circle with AB as its diameter. Which of the following is true?
A. The point (8, –5) lies inside C.
B. OA is perpendicular to OB, where O is the origin.
C. The centre of C lies on the straight line 8x – 3y – 12 = 0.
D. The perimeter of C is 20π.

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 28. Two numbers are randomly drawn at the same time from five cards numbered
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively. Find the probability that the sum of the numbers
drawn is greater than 6.
1
A.
2
2
B.
3
2
C.
5
3
D.
5

29. The box-and-whisker diagram below shows the distribution of the daily numbers
of visitors to a museum this year. If the range of the distribution is the double of
its inter-quartile range, find n.

Number of visitors
255 n 492 728 909

A. 375
B. 401
C. 436
D. 510

30. Consider the following positive integers:

2 2 3 4 4 4 7 8 x y
Let p, q and r be the median, the range and the variance of the above positive
integers respectively. If the mean of the above positive integers is 4, which of the
following must be true?
I. p ≥ 3.5
II. q ≥ 6
III. r ≥ 3.6
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

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 Section B

31. BE00BE000000BE16 =
A. 190 × 1612 + 190 × 168 + 190.
B. 207 × 1612 + 207 × 168 + 207.
C. 190 × 1613 + 190 × 169 + 190.
D. 207 × 1613 + 207 × 169 + 207.

32. The H.C.F. and the L.C.M. of three expressions are pq3r2 and p6q4r7 respectively.
If the first expression and the second expression are pq4r2 and p4q4r6
respectively, then the third expression is
A. pq4r2.
B. pq4r7.
C. p6q3r2.
D. p6q3r7.

1 13 1
33. If +3= , then log =
5log x − 3 log x + 5 x
A. –5 or 3.
B. –3 or 5.
1 1
C. − or .
5 3
1 1
D. − or .
3 5

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 34. The graph in the figure shows the linear relation between x2 and 3
y . If x = 6,
then y =
A. 0.
B. –10.
C. –100.
D. –1000.
2

x2
O 6

35. Let z = m + 2i 30 + i 31 + 2mi 32 – 2i 33, where m is a real number. If the sum of the
real part and the imaginary part of z is 16, then the real part of z is
A. 7.
B. 13.
C. 19.
D. 25.

36. Let p be a constant. Find the range of values of p such that x2 + 2px + p + 2 > 0
for any real number x.
A. –2 < p < 1
B. –1 < p < 2
C. p < –2 or p > 1
D. p < –1 or p > 2

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 37. Let an be the nth term of a geometric sequence. It is given that a1 = 540k2, a2 = 1
and a3 = 50k, where k is a real number. Find a5.
5
A.
2700
1
B.
30
5
C.
3
125
D.
27

38. In the figure, ABCD is a circle. AT and CU are the tangents to the circle at A and
C respectively. If CBD = 39°, DAT = 41° and BCU = 32°, then ADB =
A. 66°.
B. 68°.
D C
C. 73°. T
D. 78°.

A U

39. If the straight line 3x + y + k = 0 and the circle x2 + y2 – 6x + 2y – 40 = 0

intersect at the points P and Q, then the y-coordinate of the mid-point of PQ is
− k − 18
A. .
10
k + 18
B. .
10
−3k + 6
C. .
10
3k − 6
D. .
10

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 40. In the figure, ABCDEFGH is a cube. Denote the angle between △DFH and
△BFH by . Find cos.
D C
1
A.
2
1 A B
B.
3
2
C.
2
3
D.
2 E H

F G

41. Let G, H, I and J be the centroid, the orthocentre, the incentre and the
circumcentre of △ABC respectively. If ABC = BAC = 45°, which of the
following are true?
I. H lies at the vertex C.
II. J lies on AB.
III. GI is perpendicular to BC.
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

42. There are 12 employees in a company. If 8 employees are selected from the
company to form a project team consisting of 2 leaders and 6 team members,
how many different project teams can be formed?
A. 13 860
B. 40 320
C. 60 984
D. 332 640

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 43. A bag contains 6 red balls, 3 yellow balls and 4 green balls. A boy repeats
drawing one ball at a time randomly from the bag with replacement until a
yellow ball or a green ball is drawn. Find the probability that the boy draws a
green ball.
2
A.
3
2
B.
5
4
C.
7
4
D.
9

44. The table below shows the scores (in marks) and the corresponding standard
scores of three students in a quiz.
Score (marks) 33 75 93
Standard score –2 x 3
Find x.
A. –1.5
B. 1
C. 1.5
D. 2

45. Let S1 be a group of number {x1, x2, x3, x4, x5} and S2 be another group of
number {7x1 + 2, 7x2 + 2, 7x3 + 2, 7x4 + 2, 7x5 + 2}. Which of the following
must be true?
I. The mean of S2 is 7 times the mean of S1.
II. The inter-quartile range of S2 is 7 times the inter-quartile range of S1.
III. The standard deviation of S2 is 7 times the standard deviation of S1.
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only

END OF PAPER

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