KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, SILCHAR REGION

PRE-BOARD EXAM 2023-24

MATHEMATICS (CODE-041)
CLASS: XII
TIME: 3 HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS: 80

General lustructions;

1. This Question paper contains - five sections A, E. C, Dand E. Each

section is compulsory. However, there are interi: cihoices in some
questions.
2 Section A has 18 MCQ's and 02 Assertion-Reascn based guestions of 1mark
each.
3. Section B has 5 Very Short Answer (VSA)-type questions of 2 marks cach.
4 Section C has 6 Short Answer (SA)-type questions of 3 marks each.
5. Secticn Dhas 4 Long Answer (LA)-type questions of 5 niarks each.
6. Section E has 3 source based/case based/passage based/integrated units of
assessment (4 marks each) with sub parts.
SECTION -A

(Multiple Choice Questions, Each question carries 1 mark)

1. The corner points of the feasible region determined by the system of linear
Constraints are (0,10),(5,5), (15,15), (0,20).Let Z= px+y, where p,q>0.
Condition on p and gso that the maximum of 2 0ccurs at both the peints
(15,15) and (0,20) is
(a) p=G (b) p= 2q (c) 2p= q (à) 3p=q
2 Jf A is a square matrix such that # =A, then the value of 7A-(7+ A} is,
where I is an identitymatrix
(a) -7 (b) I (c) A (d) 4-1
3 If Ais a square matrix of order 3 such that adjA = 225,then value of A' is
(a) 25 (b) 15 (c) +15 (d) +25
1
4
The matrix A= | i
0
0 is a
0!
(a) Unit matrix (b) scalar matrix ( c) diagonal matrix (d) none of these
S. The solution set of the inequality 3x + Sy < 4 is
(a) an open half-planc not containing the origin.
(b) an open half-plane containing the origin.
(c) the whole XY-plane not containing the line 3x + Sy = 4.
() a closed half plane containing the origin.
6
Given |e(tan x+1)sec xdx=e"f() +cthen f(o) is
(a) secX (b) tanx (c) sec x tan x (d) none of these.

7. Ifm and n, respectively, are the order and the degree of the differential equation
(=0, then mtn =
(a) 1 (b) 2 (d) 4
8 The general solution of the differential equation ydx xdy =0 is
(a) y= CX (b) xy =c (c) x=cy (d) y= cx?
9. If A={,y,z}, then the relation R= ,)}on Ais
(a) Reflexive only (b) symmetric only
(c) transitiveonly (d) reflexive and transitive only
10. The scalar projection of the vector 3i -j -2k on the vector î+2 j - 3k is
7 7 7
(a) 14 (b) V14
(c) 7 (d)

11. IfA is an invertible matrix of order 2, then det(4) is equal to

(a) det(4) (b) 1 (c) (d) 0
det(4)

[kx+1, if xsn
12. For what value of k,thegiven function f() = is continuous at
| cos x,ifx>
X=n?
2 (d)2
(a) (b) (c)
2

13. The function f(x) =|x| is

(a) Not continuous at x =0 (b) continuous and differentiable everywhere
(c) not differentiable at x = 0 (d) none of these

14. Ifd and bare such that lä. bl= \ x b, then the angle between åand b is
(a) (6); (0) ();
 15. For what value of x, the given - 2.r x +1|
matrix is a singular matrix?
4
(a) I (b) 2 (c) -2 (d)- 1
16. IfA and Bare two independent events such that
P(A)= 1
P(B)=p and P(AUB) =5 then the value of pis
(a 51
(0)
17. Ifaline makes angle and with
3 4 x-axis and y-axis respectively, then the angle
made by the line with z-axis is
(a) (6) ST
4
2 (c) (4)
12 3

18. Cartesian equation of the line that

passes through the origin and (5,-2,3) is
(a)
(6)
5 -2 3

(o)2 5 3

(In the followingASSERTION-REASON

questions,
BASED QUESTIONS
a statement of assertion (A) is
of Reason (R). Choose the
correct answer out of the followed by a statement
following choices.)
(a) Both A and R are true and R is
the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and are true but R is not the
(c) A is true but R is false. correct explanation ofA.
(d) A is false but R is true.
19.
Assertion (A): f(«)=e'is strictly increasing on R
Reason (R) : f'() >0for all xeR
20. Assertion (A): The direction-cosines of the line joining the
points (1,0,0) and
(0,1,1) is
Reason (R) :direction ratios = direction cosines.

SECTIONB
(This section comprises of very short answer
21, type-questions (VSA) of 2 marks each)
Find the principal value of tan'(V3)- sec' (-2).
OR
 Find the value of sin|sin( )
22.
The length x ofa rectangle is decrcasing at the rate of 5cm/min and the width y
is increasing at the rateof 4 cm/min, find the rate of change of its arca when
X=5cm and y =8cm.
23. Find the intervals in which the function f(x) = 2r' +9x* +12x + 20 is increasing.
OR
Find the maximum profit that a company can make, if the profit function is given
by P(x) = 41+24x-18x.
24. Find the greatest value of a for which the function f(x)=x+ax +1 is
decreasing on 1,2).
25. If f'()= 4x-such that f(2) =0, then find the value of f().

SECTIONC
(This section comprises of short answer type questions (SA) of 3 marks each)
1
26. Find f aV3 -2x-x2 dx
OR
*?+1
Evaluate:J:x2 - 5x +6 dx
27.
Ify=(an"x, then showthat(r +1y, *2xl +1y, =2
dx
28. Evaluate: (3
6 1+Vtan x
29. Solve: (x sin ) dy =(y sin-x) dx
OR

Solve: ydx +(x-) dy =0.

30. Solve the following linear programming problem graphically.
Minimize Z=3x+9y
Subject to
x+3y< 60, x+y>10, x<y , X, y >0
OR
Solve the following linear programming problem graphically:
Maximise Z=5x+3y
subject to the constraints: 3x + Sy <15,
5x+2y s 10,
x20, y 0
31. A family has two children. What is the probability that both the children are boys
given that at least one of them is a boy?
 SECTIOND
(This section compriscs of long answer-typc questions (LA)of 5 marks cach)
32, Using matrix method, solve.
8x - 4y +tz=S
10x + 6z = 4
8x +y+ 6z=2
2
OR
-1 0\ 2 4
IfA =|2 3 4 and B= 2 -4 are two square matrices, find AB
0 1 2/ 2 -t 5
and hence solve the system of equations
X-y=3, 2x + 3y +4z = 17 and y + 2z =7
33. Show that the relation S in the setA= {x ¬ Z:0<xs 12} given by
$={(a,b): a, bEZ, la- b|is divisible by 4} is an equivalence relation. Find
the set of all elements related to 1.
34. Find the shortest distance between the lineswhose equations are
7=i+j +a(20 - j + ) and = 2i +) - k+ (3t - 5j +2 &)
OR

Find the vector equation of the line passing through the point (1, 2, -4) and
y+19
perpendicular to the two lines 3 -16
= 10 and-15-y-29
7 3 8
Z-5
-5

35. Find the area of the region bounded by the ellipse

SECTION E
4 9 L=l.
(This section comprises of 3 case-study/passage-based questions of 4 marks each)
36. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.

The temperature of a person during an intestinal illness is given by :

f(x) =-0.1x + 1.2x + 98.6, 0<xs12, where f(x) is the temperature in °F
al x days.
(i) Is the function differentiable in (0,12)? Justify your answer.
(i) Find the critical point of the function in (0,12).
 (ii) Find the intervals in which the function f(x) is strictly increasing or strictly
decreasing.
37. Read the following text and answer the questions on the basis of the same.

Follow Rules

B C

Respect your
elders
Be a good
Human

The slogans on chart papers are to be placed on a school bulletin board at the points
A, B and Cdisplaying A (Follow rules), B(Respect your elders) and C (Be a
human). The coordinates of these points are (1,4,2), (3, -3, -2) and (-2,2,6) good
respectively.
() If ä, band be the position vectors of points A, B and C respectively, then
find (ä +b+a.
(ii) If = 4i +6j+12k, then find unit vector in the direction of .
(iii) Find area of AABC.
OR

(i)Write triangle law of addition for AABC. Ifthe slogans are to be placed on a
straight line, what is the value of l xb+bx +xd?

38. In answering a question on a multiple-choice test for class XII, a student either knows
the answer or guesses. Let 3/5 be the probability that he knows the answer and 2/5 be the
probability that he guesses. Assume that a student whO guesses at the answer will be correct
with probability 1/3. Let E, ,E, and E be the events that the student knows the answer,
guesses the answer and answers correctly respectively.
Based on the above information, answer the following

() Find the value of P(E,) and P(E/E,).

(i) What is the probability that the student knows the answer given that he
answered it correctly?

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