BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVANS RESIDENTIAL PUBLIC SCHOOL

MATHEMATICS OLYMPIAD TEST

CLASS : XII MAX MARKS: 40
TIME : 1 hour
INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Number of questions are 40, all questions are compulsory.

2. Each question carries 1 mark
3. Each wrong answered question cuts one – fourth mark

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1. If for a square matrix A, A.(adj A) = 0 2025 0 , then the value of | A | + | adj A| is equal to :
0 0 2025
(a) 1 (b) 2025 + 1 (c) 20252 + 45 (d) 2025 + (2025)2

2. Assume X, Y, Z, W and P are matrices of order 2 x n, 3 x k, 2 x p, n x 3 and p x k, respectively. Then the

restriction on n, k and p so that PY + WY will be defined are:
(a) K= 3, p = n (b) k is arbitrary , p = 2 (c) p is arbitrary , k = 3 (d) k = 2, p = 3
x
3. The interval in which the function f defined by f(x) = e is strictly increasing, is
(a) [1,∞ ¿ (b) (-∞ , 0 ¿ ( c )(−∞ , ∞ ) (d) (0,∞ ¿
4. If A and B are non – singular matrices of same order with det(A) = 5, then det ( B−1A B ¿ ¿2 is equal to
(a) 5 (b) 52 (c) 54 (d) 55
dy
5. The value of ‘n’ , such that the differential equation x n = y(log y – log x + 1); (where x, y ∈ R +¿¿) is
dx
homogeneous, is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
6. If the points ( x 1, y 1), ¿, y 1), and ( x 1+ x2 , y 1+ y 2 ) are collinear, then x 1, y 2 is equal to
(a) x 2, y 1 (b) x1 y1 (c) x 2 y 2 (d) x 1 x 2

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7. If A = −1 a−b is a skew – symmetric matrix then the value of a + b + c =
23 0
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 ( d) 4
1 2 1
8. For any two events A and B, if P( A ¿ ¿ = , P( B ¿ ¿ = and P( A∩ B) = , then ( A / B) equals:
2 3 4
3 8 5 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
8 9 8 4
⃗ ^ ^
9. The value of ∝ if the angle between P=2∝ i - 3∝ j + ∝ k is obtuse, is
2 ^
( a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 8
a∨¿ ¿ = 3, |b⃗ | = 4 and |a⃗ + b⃗ | = 5 , then| a⃗ - b⃗ | =
10. If |⃗
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 8
11. If P,Q,R are the angles which a line makes with positive directions of x, y and z axes
Respectively, then which of the following is not true ?
( a ) cos 2P + cos 2 Q + cos 2 R=1(b) sin2 P + sin2 Q + sin2 R
(c ) cos 2P + cos 2Q + cos 2R = -1 (d) cos P + cos Q + cos R = 1
12. The restrictions imposed on decision variables involved in an objective function of a
Linear programming problem are called:
(a) Feasible solutions (b) constraints (c) optimal solutions (d) infeasible solutions
13. If A and B are two skew symmetric matrices, then (AB + BA) is:
(a) a skew symmetric matrix (b) a symmetric matrix
(c) a null matrix (d) an identity matrix
π
14. If a line makes an angle of with the positive directions of both x axis and z axis, then the angle which it
4
makes with the positive directions of y axis is:
π π
(a) 0 ( b) (c) (d) π
4 2
π 1
15. Sin[ + sin−1( )] is equal to
3 2
1 1 1
(a) 1 (b) (c) (d)
2 3 4
16. Let A = {3,5}. Then number of reflexive relations on A is
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 0 (d) 8

| |
∝34
17. If 1 21 = 0, then the value of ∝ is
141
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
18. The function f(x) = [x], where [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x is continuous at
(a) X = 1 (b) x = 1.5 (c) x = -2 (d) x = 4
2
d x
19. If x = A Cos 4t + B sin 4t, then 2 is equal to
dt
(a) X (b) -x (c) 16x (d) -16x
sec x
20. ∫ dx equals
sec x−tanx
(a) Sec x – tan x + C (b) sec x + tan x + C (c) tan x – sec x + C (d) – (sec x + tan x) + C

21. ∫ ¿ x−2∨ ¿ ¿ dx, x ≠ 2 is equal to

−1 x−2
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) -2

(( ) )
3
d dy
22. The sum of the order and the degree of the differential equation is
dx dx
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 0
23. The magnitude of the vector 6 i^ - 2 ^j + 3 k^ is
(a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 12
24. The angle between the lines 2x = 3y = -z and 6x = - y = - 4z is
(a) 0 0 (b) 300 (c) 45 0 (d) 90 0
25. Five fair coins are tossed simultaneously. The probability of the events that at least one
Head comes up is
27 5 31 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
32 32 32 32
26. The number of possible matrices of order 2 x 2 with each entry 1,2 or 3 is
(a) 27 (b) 9 (c) 81 (d) 3
27. Which of the following is correct?
(a) Determinant is a square matrix.
(b) Determinant is a number associated to a matrix
(c) Determinant is a number associated to a square matrix
(d) None of these.
28. The probability that in a year of 22nd century chosen at random there will be 53 Sundays, is
3 2 7 5
(a) (b) (c) (d)
28 28 28 28
29. If equation of a line is 5x – 3 = 15y + 7 = 3 – 10z , then direction cosine along x-axis is
2 6 −2
(a) (b) (c) (d) 1
9 7 7
30. The region represented by the inequation system x,y ≥ 0 , y ≤ 6, x + y ≤ 3 is
(a) Unbounded in first quadrant
(b) Unbounded in first and second quadrant
(c) Bounded in first quadrant
(d) None of these.
2
d3 y
31. If m and n are order and degree of a differential equation ( 3 ¿ ¿ 3 = x, then value of 3n – m is
dx
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) 4

32. The point which does not lie in the half plane of 3x – y < 4 is
(a) (0,0) (b) (1,1) (c) (1,-2) (d) (1,2)
33. Corner points of the feasible region of an LPP whose objective function is Z = px + qy are A(3,2),
B(0,4) , C(2,1) and D (1,6). If value of Z is same at the points A and D, then relation between p and q is
(a) P + 2q =0 (b) 3p = 2q (c) 2q = q (d) p = 2q
34. Ram is designing a logo for a T-Shirt, whose plane figure is a circle given by x 2+ y 2 =1. Then the area (in
sq units) enclosed by the logo is
(a) 2 π (b) π (c) 1 (d) 4 π
2
35. If A is a square matrix of order 3 and |A| = -4 , then | A | is
(a) -4 (b) 16 (c) -16 (d) -8
36. A matrix having n elements, where n is prime can be
(a) A square matrix (b) a row matrix (c) a column matrix (d) a row or a column matrix
1
37. ∫ 2+1 dx is equal to
x
lo g|x 2+ 1| 1
( a ) lo g| x2 +1| + C (b) +C (c) (d) tan−1 x +C
2x ¿¿¿

4
x
38. The value of ∫ dx is
1 √ x −1
2

1
(a) √ 15 (b) √ 15 (c) 2√ 15 (d) √ 15−1
2
x
2
39. If ∫ f x dx=
( ) +C , then f(x) is
log e 2
x
2
(a) 2 x
(b) (c) 2 x log e 2 (d) 2 x−1
log e 2
2
x
40. If ∫ 2 dx=x + f ( x ) +C , then f(x) =
x +1
1
(a) tan−1 x (b) −tan−1 x (c) 2 (d) x 2+ 1
1+ x