SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER 2-1

Class:-XII
Session 2023-24
Mathematics (Code-041)
Time: 3 hours Maximum marks: 80
General Instructions:
1. This Question paper contains - five sections A, B, C, D and E. Each section is compulsory.
However, there are internal choices in some questions.
2. Section A has 18 MCQ’s and 02 Assertion-Reason based questions of 1 mark each.
3. Section B has 8 Response based MCQ’s of 2 marks each.
4. Section C has 4 Short Answer (SA)-type questions of 3 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 Long Answer (LA)-type questions of 5 marks each.
6. Section E has 3 source based/case based/passage based/integrated units of assessment
of 4 marks each with sub-parts.
SECTION A
(MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS)
1. If A is a 2 × 3 matrix and AB is a 2 × 5 matrix, then B must be a
(a) 3 × 5 matrix (b) 5 × 3 matrix (c) 3 × 2 matrix (d) 5 × 2 matrix

2. . If A is any square matrix of order 3 × 3 such that | A| = 3 , Then the value of

|adjA| is
1
(a) 3 (b) (c) 9 (d) 27
3
3. . If| || |
x 2 6 2
=
18 x 18 6
,thenxisequalto

(a) 6 (b) ± 6 (c)-6 (d) 0

{
sin 3 x
, x≠0
x
4. The function f(x) = is continuous at x=0, then k=
k
, x=0
2
(a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 0 (d) 12
5. . If |⃗a| = 10 ,|b⃗| = 2 and a⃗ . ⃗b = 12 , then the value of |⃗a × ⃗b| is
(a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) 16

( )
2
d y dy
6. The Order and Degree of the Differential Equation 2
+sin =0 are
dx dx
(a) Order=2, Degree=1 (b) Order=1, Degree=2
(c ) Order=2, Degree-Not defined (d)Both order and degree not defined

7. The corner points of the feasible region determined by the following system of linear

inequalities: 2x + y ≤ 10, x + 3y ≤ 15, x, y ≥ 0 are (0,0), (5,0), (3,4), (0,5). Let Z= px + qy, where
p,q > 0. Condition on p and q so that the maximum of Z occurs at both (3,4) and (0,5) is
a) p = q b) p = 2q c) p = 3q d) q = 3p
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8. The value of λ for which the vectors 3 i−6 j+ k and 2 i−4
^ ^j+ λ k^ are parallel is

a.2/3 b.3/2 c.5/2 d.2/5

2
9. Evaluate∫ dx
1+cos 2 x

(a) tan x +c (b) log tan x +c (c) tan(x/2) +c (d) log(1+cos2x)+c

10. . Let A be a square matrix of order 2 x 2, then |kA| is equal to

(a)k| A| (b)k2| A| (c)k3| A| (d)2k| A|

11.

12. . Let a⃗ ∧⃗b are two unit vectors such that a⃗ + 2 b∧5
⃗ ⃗a −4 ⃗b are perpendicular. Then angle
between a⃗ ∧⃗b is
π π π π
(a) (b) (c) (d)
6 4 3 2
13. Given a square matrix A of order 3X3, such that | A| =12, then the value of | A . adj A| is

(a) 1728 (b) 144 (c) 12 (d) none of these

14. If A and B are two independent events such that P(A) =1/7 , P(B) =1/6 ,P(A’ᴖB’) is
a) 1/42 b) 5/7 c) 1/7 d) none of these
1
15. If A and B are two independent events such that P(A) = ,
2

3
P(B) = p and P(A∪B) = 5 , then the value of p is
 1 2 3 4
(a) 5 (b) 5 (c) 5 (d) 5

16. The value(s) of p for which 2 ⃗i + p ⃗j−3 ⃗k∧i⃗ + p ⃗j + ⃗k are orthogonal is (are)
(a) 1 (b) 1/2 (c) 2 or -2 (d) 1 or -1
17. The function f (𝑥) = |𝑥| + |𝑥 − 1| is

(a) Continuous at 𝑥 = 0 as well as at 𝑥 = 1 (b) Continuous at 𝑥 = 1 but not at 𝑥 = 0

(c) discontinuous at 𝑥 = 0 as well as at 𝑥 = 1 (d) Continuous at 𝑥 = 0 but not at 𝑥 = 1

z
∧x−1
18. The lines x y 3 y−2 z−3 are
= = = =
1 2 −2 −4 −6

a) Parallel b) Intersecting c) Skew d)Coincident

ASSERTION-REASON BASED QUESTIONS
In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of
Reason (R). Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.
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19. Assertion (A): f ( x )= is decreasing x ∈ R−{7 }.
x−7

'
Reason(R) : f ( x ) <0 , ∀ x ≠ 7.

20. Assertion A: A={1,2,3}, B={4,5,6,7}, f={(1,4),(2,5),(3,6)} is a function from A to B . Then f

is one to one
Reason R: A function is one to one if distinct elements of A have distinct images in B
Section B
(This section comprises of very short answer type questions of 2 marks each)
21. Find the domain of cos−1 ¿¿ 4)
(a) [3,5] (b)[-1,1] (c) [−√ 5 ,−√ 3 ¿ ∪[ √ 3 , √ 5] (d) [−√ 5 ,−√ 3 ¿ ∩[ √ 3 , √ 5]
22. The side of an equilateral triangle is increasing at the rate of 5 cm/sec. Then the rate of increase of
its area when the side of the triangle is 10cm is
(a) 25 √ 3 cm2 /sec (b)10 √ 3 cm2 /sec (c)5 √ 3 cm2 /sec(d)50 √ 3 cm2 /sec
23. The total revenue in Rupees received from the sale of x units of a product is given by R(x)
= 13x2 + 26x + 15. Find the marginal revenue when x = 7 .
(a)182 (b)208 (c)223 (d)26
24. The points of local maxima and local minima of f(x) = -(x – 1)3 (x + 1)2
−1
(a) local maxima at x= ,local minima at x=-1
5
−1
(b) local maxima at x= ,local minima at x=-2
5
−1
( c)local maxima at x= ,local minima at x=-1
10
(d) None of the above

25.
√ 17
(a) 2 (b)0 (c) 1 (d) -1
x 1 2
26. . ∫ e ( − 3 )dx is
x x

x 1 x 1 1 x 1 1
(a)e +C (b)e ( + 2 ) +C (c) e ( − 2 ) +C (d) None of the above
x x x x x

dy
27. The integrating factor of the equation x - 2y =x2 +sin x is
dx
a) x2 b) x-2 c) - x2 d) 1/x
28. A flash light has 8 batteries of which 3 are dead. If two batteries are selected without
replacement and tested then probability that both are dead is
(a) 33/56 (b) 9/ 64 (c) 1/14 (d) 3/28
Section C
(This section comprises of short answer type questions of 3 marks each)
dx
∫ Cos( x−a) . Cos( x−b)
29.Evaluate
π
4

∫ log (1+tan x ) dx
30. . Evaluate 0

OR
dx
∫ 1−sinx ¿ (2−sinx)¿
31. Minimize : z = 6 x + 3 y subject to 4𝑥+𝑦≥80,
x + 5 y ≥115,
3 x + 2 y ≤ 150,
x≥0, 𝑦≥0

OR

. Solve the following linear programming problem graphically

Maximize Z=4x+y Subject to the constraints
x+y≤50, 3x+y≤90, x≥0, y≥0
32. If log ( x 2 + y 2 )=2 tan−1 ¿

OR
2
2 d y dy
−1

, Provethat ( 1−x )
m sin x 2
If y=e 2
−x −m y=0
dx dx

Section D

(This section comprises of long answer type questions of 5 marks each)

33. Using integration, find the area of the region in the first quadrant enclosed by the x-axis,
the line y = x and the circle x2 + y2 = 32.

34. Let A = R – {3} and B = R – {1}. Consider the function f : A → B

x−2
defined by f (x) = ( x−3 ). Is f one – one and onto ? Justify your answer
OR

Show that the relation S in the set A= { x ∈ Z :0 ≤ x ≤ 12 } given by

S= { ( a ,b ) : a , b ∈ Z ,|a−b|is divisible by 4 } is an equivalence relation. Find the set of all

elements related to 1. Also find [2]

35. Using matrix method, solve.

8x +4y +3 z = 18
2x+y + z = 5
x + 2y + z = 5

36. Find the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point A(1, 0, 3) to the join of the
point B(4, 7, 1) and C(3, 5, 3).
OR
 Find the vector equation of a line passing through the point (1, 2, -4) and perpendicular
x−8 y +19 z−10 x−15 y −29 z−5
L1 = = = L2 = = =
3 −16 7 and 3 8 −5
to two lines

SECTION E

(This section comprises of 3 case study/passage based questions of 4 marks each with

sub parts.The first two questions have three sub parts (i),(ii),(iii) of marks 1,1,2

respectively/The third question has two sub parts of 2 marks each)

37. Jenni purchased an air plant holder which is in the shape of a tetrahedron. Let A, B, C
and D are the coordinates of the air plant holder where A (1, 1, 1), B (2, 1, 3), C=(3, 2,
2) and D = (3,3,4). Based on the above information, answer the following questions
i). Find the position vector of AB.
ii) Find the unit vector in the direction of AC
iii) Find the vector of magnitude 5 in the direction of AD
OR
iv) Find area of triangle ABC
38. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.

The Relation between the height of the plant (y in cm) with respect to exposure to sunlight
1 2
is governed by the following equation y=4 x− x where x is the number of days exposed
2
to sunlight.

(i) What is the number of days it will take for the plant to grow to the maximum
height?
(ii) What is the maximum height of the plant?
(iii) What will be the height of the plant after 2 days?
OR
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If the height of the plant is cm, then what is the number of days it has been
2
exposed to the sunlight ?

Q39. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.

A coach is training 3 players. He observes that the player A can hit a target 4 times in 5
shots, player B can hit 3 times in 4 shots and the player C can hit 2 times in 3 shots

(i) What is the probability that any two of A,B and C will hit the target .
(ii) What is the probability that at least one of A, B or C will hit the target?