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 Series ARSP/02 Set ~ 2
Roll No. Q.P Code 15/2/2
Candidates must write the Q.P Code
on the title page of the answer-book.

 Please check that this question paper contains 06 printed pages.

 Q.P. Code given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written
on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate.
 Please check that this question paper ontains
c 38 questions.
 Please write down the serial number of the question in the answer-book
before attempting it.
 15 Minute times has been allotted to read this question paper. The question
paper will be distributed at 10:15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m to 10.30 a.m, the students
will read the question paper only and will not write any answer on the answer –
book during this period.

MATHEMATICS

Time allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:
1. This Question paper contains 38 questions. All questions are compulsory.

2. This Question paper is divided into five Sections - A, B, C, D and E.

3. In Section A, Questions no. 1 to 18 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and Questions no. 19 and 20 are

Assertion-Reason based questions of 1 mark each.

4. In Section B, Questions no. 21 to 25 are Very Short Answer (VSA)-type questions, carrying 2 marks each.

5. In Section C, Questions no. 26 to 31 are Short Answer (SA)-type questions, carrying 3 marks each.

6. In Section D, Questions no. 32 to 35 are Long Answer (LA)-type questions, carrying 5 marks each.
7. In Section E, Questions no. 36 to 38 are Case study-based questions, carrying 4 marks each.

8. There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in 2 questions in Section B, 3 questions

in Section C, 2 questions in Section D and one subpart each in 2 questions of Section E.

9. Use of calculators is not allowed.

Section A
1. If tan x = x − 1
, then sec x - tan x is equal to [1]
4x

a) 2x b) −
2x
1
, 2x

c) −2x, 1

2x
d) 2x,
1

2x

2. If 2 f (x) - 3f ( 1

x
) = x
2
(x ≠ 0) Then f(2) is equal to [1]

a) -1 b) 5

c) − 7

4
d) 2
3. Two cards are drawn at random and without replacement from a pack of 52 playing cards. Find the probability [1]
that both the cards are black.

a) 25

102
b) 27

102

c) 23

102
d) 29

102

4. If y = log (x + √1 + x
−−−−−−
2
) then
d y
= [1]
2
dx

a) b)
x 1

3/2
2
(x +1) √x2 +1

c) d)
−2x −x

3/2 3/2
2 2
(x +1) (x +1)

5. The area of triangle formed by the lines y = x, y = 2x and y = 3x + 4 is [1]

 a) 8 b) 7

c) 9 d) 4
6. Let F1 be the set of parallelograms, F2 the set of rectangles, F3 the set of rhombuses, F4 the set of squares and F5 [1]
the set of trapeziums in a plane. Then F1 may be equal to

a) F2 ∩ F3 b) F3 ∩ F4

c) F2 ∪ F5 d) F2 ∪ F3 ∪ F4 ∪ F1

7. If z = x + iy ; x, y ∈ R then : [1]

a) zz̄ b)
2 2
< |z| z z̄ = |z|

c) zz̄ > |z|

2
d) z z̄ ≠ |z|
2

8. If A = {x : x2 - 5x + 6 = 0}, B = {2, 4}, C = {4, 5} then A × (B ∩ C ) is [1]

a) {(4, 2), (4, 3)} b) {(2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4), (5, 5)}

c) {(2, 4), (3, 4), (4, 4)} d) {(2,4), (3, 4)}

9. The solution set of 6x - 1 > 5 is : [1]

a) {x : x > 1, x ∈ N} b) {x : x > 1, x ∈ R}

c) {x : x < 1, x ∈ N} d) {x : x < 1, x ∈ W}
10. The extremum values of sin θ are [1]

a) 0 and 1 b) -1 and 0

c) -1 and 1 d) −√3
and 1

2 √2

11. If A = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17} ,B = {2, 4, ... , 18} and N the set of natural numbers is the universal set, then [1]
A′ ∪ (A ∪ B) ∩ B′) is

a) N b) A

c) ϕ d) B
12. Sum of an infinitely many terms of a G.P. is 3 times the sum of even terms. The common ratio of the G.P. is [1]

a) 2 b)
3

c) 1

4
d) 1

13. If A and B are the sums of odd and even terms respectively in the expansion of (x + a)n, then (x + a)2n - (x - a)2n [1]
is equal to

a) AB b) 4 AB

c) 4 (A - B) d) 4 (A + B)
14. If x < 5 , then [1]

a) − x > − 5 b) none of these .

c) − x < 5 d) x > − 5
15. If A, B, C be any three sets such that A ∪ B = A∪ C and A ∩ B = A∩C , then [1]

a) B = C b) A = B = C
 c) A = C d) A = B
16. If 3 sin x + 4 cos x = 5, then 4 sin x - 3 cos x = [1]

a) 1 b) 5

c) 3 d) 0
17. If z = x + yi ; x ,y ∈ R, then locus of the equation ¯b z + bz ¯
¯¯
= c , where c ∈ R and b ∈ C, b ≠ 0 are fixed, is [1]

a) a parabola b) a straight line

c) a circle d) a hyperbola
18. The number of all 4 digit numbers which are all different that can be formed by using the digits 0, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, is [1]

a) 660 b) 360

c) 1080 d) 300

19. Assertion (A): The expansion of (1 + x)n = n c0 + nc x + nc x

2
… + nc x
n
. [1]
1 2 n

Reason (R): If x = -1, then the above expansion is zero.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

20. Assertion (A): If each of the observations x1, x2, ..., xn is increased by a, where a is a negative or positive [1]

number, then the variance remains unchanged.

Reason (R): Adding or subtracting a positive or negative number to (or from) each observation of a group does
not affect the variance.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

Section B
21. Find the domain of the real function: f(x) = [2]
2x−3

2
x +x−2

OR
The function F(x) = 9x

5
+ 32 is the formula to convert x°C to Fahrenheit units. Find: the value of x when f(x) = 212,
Interpret the result in each case.
Hint: F(x) = 212 ⇒ 9x

5
+ 32 = 212 ⇒ x = 100 ⇒ 212°F = 100°C.
3

22. Evaluate: lim

x −1
. [2]
x−1
x→1

23. Find equation of circle whose end points of its diameter are (-2, 3) and (0, -1). [2]
OR
Find the equation of the parabola with vertex at the origin and y + 3 = 0 as its directrix. Also, find its focus.
24. A = {1, 2, {3, 4}, 5} which is incorrect and why. (i) {3, 4} ⊂ A (ii) {3, 4} ∈ A [2]
25. If the slope of a line passing through the point A(3, 2) is , then find points on the line which are 5 units away [2]
3

from the point A.

Section C
26. Find the domain and the range of the function f = {(x,
1

2
) : x ∈ R and x ≠ ±1} [3]
1−x

27. A man wants to cut three lengths from a single piece of board of length 91 cm. The second length is to be 3 cm [3]
 longer than the shortest and the third length is to be twice as long as the shortest. What are the possible lengths
of the shortest board if the third piece is to be at least 5cm longer than the second?
28. Prove that the tetrahedron with vertices at the points O (0, 0, 0), A (0, 1, 1), B (1, 0, 1) and C (1, 1, 0) is a regular [3]
one.
OR
y
Find the image of the point P(1, -2, 3) in the plane 2x + 3y - 4z + 22 = 0 measured parallel to the line .
x z
= =
1 4 5

Also, find the distance between point P and its image.

29. Find the expansion of (3x2 - 2ax + 3a2)3 using binomial theorem. [3]
OR

Find a, b and n in the expansion of (a + b)n if the first three terms of the expansion are 729, 7290 and 30375
respectively.
3

30. Express the complex number (−2 − 1

i) in the form of a + ib. [3]
3

OR
2
Find the value of k, if for the complex numbers z1 and z2 |1 − z
2 2 2
¯
¯¯
1 z2 | − |z1 − z2 | = k (1 − |z1 | ) (1 − |z2 | )

31. In a survey it was found that 21 people liked product A, 26 liked product B and 29 liked product C. If 14 people [3]
liked products A and B, 12 people liked products C and A, 14 people liked products B and C and 8 liked all the
three products. Find how many liked product C only?
Section D
32. A fair coin is tossed four times, and a person win Rs. 1 for each head and lose Rs. 1.50 for each tail that turns up. [5]
Form the sample space calculate how many different amounts of money you can have after four tosses and the
probability of having each of these amounts.
−−−−−−−−
[5]
dy
33. Differentiate If y = √ show that sec x (tan x + sec x)
sec x−tan x
=
sec x+tan x dx

OR
√7+2x −(√5+√2)
Evaluate the following limits: lim
2
.
x −10
x→√10

34. The ratio of A M and G. M of two positive no. a and b is m : n show that [5]
−−− −−−− −−− −−−−
2 2 2
a : b = (m + √m − n ) : (m − √m − n )
2
.
35. If x cos θ = y cos (θ + 2π
) = z cos (θ + 4π
) , then show that xy + yz + zx = 0. [5]
3 3

OR
Prove that: sin 5x = 5 cos4x sin x - 10 cos2x sin3 x + sin5 x.
Section E
36. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Indian track and field athlete Neeraj Chopra, who competes in the Javelin throw, won a gold medal at Tokyo
Olympics. He is the first track and field athlete to win a gold medal for India at the Olympics.
 i. Name the shape of path followed by a javelin. If equation of such a curve is given by x2 = -16y, then find the
coordinates of foci. (1)
ii. Find the equation of directrix and length of latus rectum of parabola x2 = -16y. (1)
iii. Find the equation of parabola with Vertex (0,0), passing through (5,2) and symmetric with respect to y-axis
and also find equation of directrix. (2)
OR
Find the equation of the parabola with focus (2, 0) and directrix x = -2 and also length of latus rectum. (2)
37. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
You are given the following grouped data.

xi 2 5 6 8 10 12

fi 2 8 10 7 8 5

i. Find the difference between mean and median. (1)

ii. Find the mean deviation about the median. (1)
iii. Find the mean deviation about the mean. (2)
OR
Mean of the grouped data is (2)
1. 7.0
2. 7.5
3. 8.0
4. 8.5
38. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
The purpose of the student council is to give students an opportunity to develop leadership by organizing and
carrying out school activities and service projects. Create an environment where every student can voice out
their concern or need. Raju, Ravi Joseph, Sangeeta, Priya, Meena and Aman are members of student’s council.
There is a photo session in a school these 7 students are to be seated in a row for photo session.

i. Find the total number of arrangements so that Raju and Ravi are at extreme positions? (1)
ii. Find the number of arrangements so that Joseph is sitting in the middle. (1)
iii. Find the number of arrangements so that three girls are together. (2)
OR
Find the number of arrangements so that Aman and Ravi are not together? (2)