AGPN CONVENT AND ER SCHOOL

SUB: MATHEMATICS (041) MAXIMUM MARKS: 80

CLASS: XI TIME: 3hrs
SESSION: 2023-2024
MID TERM
EXAMINATION SET : C
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Question paper contains five (5) sections A,B,C,D & E.

1. Section - A has 18 MCQ’s and 02 assertion reason based
questions of one marks each.
2. Section - B has five very short (VSA) questions of two marks
each.
3. Section - C has 06 short answer (conceptual understanding
based, analytical thinking based, problem solving based,
critical thinking based) type questions of 03 marks each.
4. Section - D has four long answer (Analytical thinking, Critical
thinking based, Application based) question of 5 marks each.
5. Section – E has 3 (Source based, case study based, passage
based) units of assessment of 4 marks each. Each with sub
parts.

SECTION A
1. If Cos A + Cos B = 2, then which of following is the value of 1
Cos(A+B) ?
(a)1, (b)0, (c)-1, (d)2
2. Sin 15⁰ + Cos 15⁰ = 1
(a) 1/√2, (b) 2/√2, (c) 3/√2, (d) √3/√2

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3. If x – y = 3 and x + y ≥ 9, then the minimum value of x is : 1
(a)6, (b)5, (c)4, (d)2
4. If n is a positive integer then npn = 1
(a)1, (b)0, (c)2, (d) None of these
5. If nc3 = K.n(n-1) (n-2) then k = 1
(a)1, (b)1/2, (c)1/3, (d)1/6
6. The geometric mean of two numbers = ±12; if one number is 1
16, then the other number =
(a)3, (b)6, (c)8, (d)9
7. The straight line joining the points (3, -5) and (-3,5) is parallel to 1
the :
(a)Y-axis, (b) x-axis, (c) line 3x+5y = 0, (d) None of these
8. The perpendicular distance of the straight line 6x-8y=25 from 1
the point (-2,-4) is :
(a)1 / 2 units (b) 1 / 4 unit, (c) 1 unit, (d) none of these
9. The point (2,1) – the circle x2 + y2 – 4x + 6y + 8 = 0 1
(a)Lies inside, (b)lies on, (c)lies outside, (d)its centre of
10. The coordinates of the focus of the parabola 3y2=8x are 1
(a)(2/3, 0), (b)(8/3, 0), (c) (0, 8/3), (d) (0, 2/3)
11. The sum of the focal distances of any point on the ellipse 1
4x2+25y=100 is
(a)4, (b) 5, (c) 10, (d) none of these
OR
The length of the latus rectum of an ellipse 9x2+25y2=225 is –
(a)18/5 units, (b)16/5 units, (c)9/5 units, (d)8/5 units
12. Evaluate :- 1
( sin√ xx ) is
❑
lim
x →0

(a)0, (b)1/2, (c)1, (d)None of these

13. If y=sin2x/2, state which of the following is the value of dy/dx? 1
(a)Sin x, (b) ½ Sin x, (c) Cos x, (d) ½ Cos x
14. The coordinates of any point in yz plane are in the form of - 1

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 (a)(x,0,z), (b) (x,y,0), (c) (0,y,z), (d) None of these
15. The third term of a G.P. is b and its common ratio is r, then its 1
first term =
(a)r/b, (b)b/r, (c) b/r2, (d) r/b2
16. If x is an integer which is a perfect square and 7≤2x – 3 < 17, 1
then x is –
(a)9, (b) 4, (c) 16, (d)25
17. If sin A = 3/5, which of the following is the value of cos 2A? 1
(a)7/15, (b) 8/25, (c) 2/5, (d)7/25
18. The eccentric angle of the point (2, 3√3/2) on the ellipse 1
9x2+16y2=144 is
(a)90⁰ , (b)60⁰, (c)30⁰, (d)45⁰
ASSERTION AND REASONING :-
19. Each of the following questions contain two statements – Statement I and Statement 1
II.
Each of the questions has following four choices A,B,C, & D only one of which is
correct.
A. Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true and Statement-II is a correct
explanation for Statement-I.
B. Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true but Statement-II is true but Statement-
II is not a correct explanation of Statement-I.
C. Statement-I is true, Statement-II is false.
D. Statement-I is false, Statement-II is true.

Statement-I : Number of focal chords of length 6 units that can be drawn

on the parabola y2-2y-8x+17=0 is zero.
Statement-II : Latus rectum is the shortest focal chord of the parabola.
20. Each of the following questions contain two statements – Statement I and Statement 1
II.
Each of the questions has following four choices A,B,C, & D only one of which is
correct.
A. Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true and Statement-II is a correct
explanation for Statement-I.
B. Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true but Statement-II is true but Statement-
II is not a correct explanation of Statement-I.
C. Statement-I is true, Statement-II is false.
D. Statement-I is false, Statement-II is true.

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 Statement-I : Number of terms in the expansion of (x+y+z+w)50 is 53c3.

Statement-II : Number of non-negative solution of the equation

p+q+r+s=50 is 53c3.

SECTION – B
Very Short Answer Type Question (VSA).

21. If π/2< A <π and sin A=3/5, find the value of Sin 2A. 2
22. Solve:- (3x/4) – (4x-3)/5 > 1, x€R. 2
23. Is 256 a term of the G.P. {3,6,12,24…}? 2

24. Find the three numbers in G.P. whose sum is 35 and product is 2
1000.
25. If 2ncr = 2ncr+2, find the value of r. 2

SECTION – C (S.A.T.)
PROBLEM SOLVING BASED :- 3
26. Prove that Tan (7 ½ ⁰) = √6 - √3 + √2 - 2
APPLICATION BASED :- 3
27. If s be the sum, p be the product and R be the sum of
reciprocals of n terms in a G.P. Prove that p2 = (S/R)n.
PROBLEM SOLVING BASED :- 3
28. Determine n if:
2nc3 : nc3 = 12:1

UNDERSTANDING BASED :- 3
29. Find the equation of the ellipse whose eccentricity is 1/√2 and
the sum of the square of major and minor axes is 24.

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30. ANALYTICAL THINKING QUESTIONS :- 3
Find the equation of the straight line perpendicular to
2x+3y+5=0 and passing through the point (2,-3).
PROBLEM SOLVING BASED QUESTIONS :- 3
( ).
❑
31. :| lim
2 sin x −sin 2 x
3
x →0 x

SECTION - D

APPLICATION BASED QUESTIONS :- 5

32. Find using first principle, the derivative of √x.

PROBLEM SOLVING BASED :- 5

33. Show that the area of triangle formed by
the straight line y=m1x + c1, y=m2x + c2 and
x=0 is ½ (c1-c2)2 / 2|m1 -m2| sq. units.
CRITICAL THINKING BASED QUESTIONS :- 5
34. In how many ways can the letters of the word ASSASSINATION
be arranged so that till all the s’s are together?
OR
In how many ways the letters of the word PERMUTATION be
arranged if the:
(i) Vowels are all together.
(ii) There are always 4 letters between p and s?
APPLICATION BASED QUESTION :- 5
35. The intercepts of a straight line upon the coordinate axes are a
and b. If the length of the perpendicular on this line from the
origin be p, prove that, 1/a2 + 1/b2 + 1/p2.
OR
If tanx / tany = (1+cos2x) / (1+ sin2x), show that sin (3x+y) = 7 sin
(x – y).

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 CASE STUDY BASED QUESTIONS:-

36. To demonstrate the compound angles formulae in

Trigonometry, Mahesh and Siraj selected two angles (A)
and (B), such that A,B € (0,π/2) and Sin A = 3/5, Cos B =
9/41.
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Answer the following questions based on above information.

(1) The value of Cos A + Sin B is:

(a) 36/205
(b)-36/205
(c) 364/205
(d)None of these

(2) The value of Cos (A+B) is:

(a) 84/265
(b) -84/265
(c)156/205
(d) None of these

(3) The value of Sin(A+B) is :

(a)133/205
(b) -133/205
(c)187/205
(d) -187/205

(4) The value of tan is

(a)187/84
(b) 133/156
(c)-187/84
(d) -133/156

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37. If we have u and v as two functions in variable x, then the derivative of their product 4
and quotient is as bellow.

If y=uv, then y’ = uv’+vu’

If y=u/v then y’ = (vu’ – uv’)/v2 based on the above information, answer the
following:

(i) The derivative of x cos x with respect to x is

(A) Cos x + x Sin x
(B) Cos x – x sin x
(C) Sin x + x Cos x
(D) None of these

(ii) The derivative of (x+2)/(x+3) with respect to x is

(A) -1/(x+3)2
(B) 1/(x+3)2
(C) 2/(x+3)2
(D) None of these

(iii) The derivative of x-3 (5+3x) with respect to x is

(A) -3/x4 (5+2x)
(B) -4/x4 + 3x
(C) -4/x4 (5+3x)
(D) None of these

(iv) The derivative of x3 log x with respect to x is:

(A) X2 + 3 log x.x2
(B) 2x + log x.x3
(C) X3 + log x
(D) None of these

(v) Derivative of xf(x) with respect to

(A) f’(x)
(B) x.f’(x)+f(x)
(C) f’(x)+1
(D) None of these

38. Four friends decide to play game of cards. They picked a 4

normal deck of cards with 52 playing cards.

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The deck has four suits (Hearts, diamonds, spade, and clubs).
Hearts and diamonds are red in colour while spades and clubs
are black in colour. Each suite has 13 cards each with one Ace
(A), 9 numbered cards (2 to 10) and 3 face cards (Jack (J), King
(K) and queen (Q)).

Based on the above information answer the following

questions:

(i) In how many different ways can four cards be drawn

from the deck?
(a)52!/46!4!
(b) 48!/52!4!
(c)4!48!/52!
(d) None of these

(ii) Number of ways of selecting 4 cards belonging to 4

different suits is :
(a)13
(b) (13)4
(c)(13)2
(d) 13 X 4!

(iii) What are the number of ways selecting 4 cards of

same colour
(a)26000
(b) 29500
(c)29900
(d) None of these

(iv) In how many ways 4 cards of same suit can be

selected?
(a) 2060

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(b) 2600
(c)2660
(d) 2000

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