MATHEMATICS

Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 80

General Instructions :
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them :
(i) This question paper contains 38 questions. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) This question paper is divided into five Sections – A, B, C, D and E.
(iii) In Section A, Questions no. 1 to 18 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and
questions number 19 and 20 are Assertion-Reason based questions of 1 mark
each.
(iv) In Section B, Questions no. 21 to 25 are very short answer (VSA) type
questions, carrying 2 marks each.
(v) In Section C, Questions no. 26 to 31 are short answer (SA) type questions,
carrying 3 marks each.
(vi) In Section D, Questions no. 32 to 35 are long answer (LA) type questions
carrying 5 marks each.
(vii) In Section E, Questions no. 36 to 38 are case study based questions carrying
4 marks each.
(viii) 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
2 questions in Section E.
(ix) Use of calculators is not allowed.

SECTION A
This section comprises multiple choice questions (MCQs) of 1 mark each.

1. If A = [aij] is an identity matrix, then which of the following is true ?

ì0, if i = j
(A) aij = í (B) aij = 1, " i, j
î1, if i ¹ j
ì0, if i ¹ j
(C) aij = 0, " i, j (D) aij = í
î1, if i = j

2. Let R+ denote the set of all non-negative real numbers. Then the function
f : R+ ® R+ defined as f(x) = x2 + 1 is :

(A) one-one but not onto (B) onto but not one-one
(C) both one-one and onto (D) neither one-one nor onto
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3. Let A = ê ú be a square matrix such that adj A = A. Then,
ëc dû
(a + b + c + d) is equal to :
(A) 2a (B) 2b
(C) 2c (D) 0

4. A function f(x) = |1 – x + |x|| is :

(A) discontinuous at x = 1 only (B) discontinuous at x = 0 only
(C) discontinuous at x = 0, 1 (D) continuous everywhere

5. If the sides of a square are decreasing at the rate of 1·5 cm/s, the rate of
decrease of its perimeter is :
(A) 1·5 cm/s (B) 6 cm/s
(C) 3 cm/s (D) 2·25 cm/s

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6.
ò
–a
f(x) dx = 0, if :

(A) f(– x) = f(x) (B) f(– x) = – f(x)

(C) f(a – x) = f(x) (D) f(a – x) = – f(x)

dy
7. x log x + y = 2 log x is an example of a :
dx
(A) variable separable differential equation.
(B) homogeneous differential equation.
(C) first order linear differential equation.
(D) differential equation whose degree is not defined.

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8. If a = 2 i – j + k and b = i + j – k , then a and b are :
(A) collinear vectors which are not parallel
(B) parallel vectors
(C) perpendicular vectors
(D) unit vectors
9. If a, b and g 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) cos2 a + cos2 b + cos2 g = 1
(B) sin2 a + sin2 b + sin2 g = 2
(C) cos 2a + cos 2b + cos 2g = – 1
(D) cos a + cos b + cos g = 1

10. 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

11. Let E and F be two events such that P(E) = 0·1, P(F) = 0·3, P(E 4 F) = 0·4,
then P(F|E) is :
(A) 0·6 (B) 0·4 (C) 0·5 (D) 0

12. 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

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13. If k 0 1 = ± 6, then the value of k is :
0 0 1
(A) 2 (B) –2 (C) ±2 (D) "2

14. The derivative of 2x w.r.t. 3x is :

x x
æ 3 ö log 2 æ 2 ö log 3
(A) ç ÷ (B) ç ÷
è 2 ø log 3 è 3 ø log 2
x x
æ 2 ö log 2 æ 3 ö log 3
(C) ç ÷ (D) ç ÷
è 3 ø log 3 è 2 ø log 2

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15. If | a | = 2 and – 3 £ k £ 2, then | k a | Î :
(A) [– 6, 4] (B) [0, 4]
(C) [4, 6] (D) [0, 6]
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16. If a line makes an angle of with the positive directions of both x-axis
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and z-axis, then the angle which it makes with the positive direction of
y-axis is :
p p
(A) 0 (B) (C) (D) p
4 2
17. Of the following, which group of constraints represents the feasible
region given below ?

(A) x + 2y £ 76, 2x + y ³ 104, x, y ³ 0

(B) x + 2y £ 76, 2x + y £ 104, x, y ³ 0
(C) x + 2y ³ 76, 2x + y £ 104, x, y ³ 0
(D) x + 2y ³ 76, 2x + y ³ 104, x, y ³ 0
é2 0 0ù
18. If A = ê0 3 0ú , then A–1 is :
ê ú
êë0 0 5úû
é1 ù é1 ù
ê2 0 0ú ê2 0 0ú
ê 1 ú ê 1 ú
(A) ê0 0ú (B) 30 ê 0 0ú
ê 3 ú ê 3 ú
ê0 1ú ê0 1ú
0 0
êë 5 úû êë 5 úû
é1 ù
ê2 0 0ú
é2 0 0ù
1 ê 1 ê 1 ú
(C) 0 3 0úú (D) ê0 0ú
30 ê 30 ê 3 ú
êë0 0 5úû ê0 1ú
0
êë 5 úû
Questions number 19 and 20 are Assertion and Reason based questions. Two
statements are given, one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason
(R). Select the correct answer from the codes (A), (B), (C) and (D) as given below.
(A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the
correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not
the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

(D) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

19. Assertion (A) : Every scalar matrix is a diagonal matrix.

Reason (R) : In a diagonal matrix, all the diagonal elements are 0.

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20. Assertion (A) : Projection of a on b is same as projection of b on a .
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Reason (R) : Angle between a and b is same as angle between
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b and a numerically.

SECTION B

This section comprises very short answer (VSA) type questions of 2 marks each.

21. Evaluate :
æ 1ö æ 1ö
sec2 ç tan –1 ÷ + cosec2 ç cot –1 ÷
è 2ø è 3ø

dy log x – 1
22. (a) If x = ex/y, prove that =
dx (log x )2

OR
ïx 2 + 1, 0 £ x < 1
ì
(b) Check the differentiability of f(x) = í at x = 1.
ï
î 3 – x, 1 £ x £ 2
23. (a) Evaluate :
p/2

ò sin 2x cos 3x dx
0

OR
d 1
(b) Given F(x) = and F(1) = 0, find F(x).
dx 2x – x 2

24. Find the position vector of point C which divides the line segment joining
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points A and B having position vectors i + 2 j – k and – i + j + k
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respectively in the ratio 4 : 1 externally. Further, find | AB | : | BC |.

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25. Let a and b be two non-zero vectors.
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Prove that | a ´ b | £ | a || b |.
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State the condition under which equality holds, i.e., | a ´ b | = | a || b |.

SECTION C

This section comprises short answer (SA) type questions of 3 marks each.

26. (a) If x cos (p + y) + cos p sin (p + y) = 0, prove that

dy
cos p = – cos2 (p + y), where p is a constant.
dx

OR

(b) Find the value of a and b so that function f defined as :

ì x–2
ï| x – 2| + a, if x < 2
ïï
f(x) = ía + b, if x = 2
ï x–2
ï + b, if x > 2
ïî| x – 2|

is a continuous function.
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27. (a) Find the intervals in which the function f(x) = is strictly
x
increasing or strictly decreasing.
OR

(b) Find the absolute maximum and absolute minimum values of the
x 2
function f given by f(x) = + , on the interval [1, 2].
2 x

28. Find :

x2 + 1
ò (x 2 + 2) (x 2 + 4)
dx

29. (a) Find :

2 + sin 2x x
ò 1 + cos 2x
e dx

OR

(b) Evaluate :
p/4
1
ò0 sin x + cos x
dx

30. Solve the following linear programming problem graphically :

Maximise z = 4x + 3y,
subject to the constraints
x + y £ 800
2x + y £ 1000
x £ 400
x, y ³ 0.

31. The chances of P, Q and R getting selected as CEO of a company are in

the ratio 4 : 1 : 2 respectively. The probabilities for the company to
increase its profits from the previous year under the new CEO, P, Q or R
are 0·3, 0·8 and 0·5 respectively. If the company increased the profits
from the previous year, find the probability that it is due to the
appointment of R as CEO.
 SECTION D

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

32. A relation R on set A = {– 4, – 3, – 2, – 1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4} be defined as

R = {(x, y) : x + y is an integer divisible by 2}. Show that R is an
equivalence relation. Also, write the equivalence class [2].

33. (a) It is given that function f(x) = x4 – 62x2 + ax + 9 attains local

maximum value at x = 1. Find the value of ‘a’, hence obtain all
other points where the given function f(x) attains local maximum
or local minimum values.
OR

(b) The perimeter of a rectangular metallic sheet is 300 cm. It is rolled

along one of its sides to form a cylinder. Find the dimensions of the
rectangular sheet so that volume of cylinder so formed is
maximum.

34. Using integration, find the area of the region enclosed between the circle
x2 + y2 = 16 and the lines x = – 2 and x = 2.

35. (a) Find the equation of the line passing through the point of
x y –1 z–2 x –1 y z–7
intersection of the lines = = and = =
1 2 3 0 –3 2
and perpendicular to these given lines.

OR

(b) Two vertices of the parallelogram ABCD are given as A(– 1, 2, 1)

and B(1, – 2, 5). If the equation of the line passing through C and D
x–4 y +7 z–8
is = = , then find the distance between sides AB
1 –2 2
and CD. Hence, find the area of parallelogram ABCD.
 SECTION E
This section comprises 3 case study based questions of 4 marks each.

Case Study – 1

36. Self-study helps students to build confidence in learning. It boosts the

self-esteem of the learners. Recent surveys suggested that close to 50%
learners were self-taught using internet resources and upskilled
themselves.

SELF-STUDY

A student may spend 1 hour to 6 hours in a day in upskilling self. The

probability distribution of the number of hours spent by a student is
given below :

ìkx 2, for x = 1, 2, 3
ï
P(X = x) = í2kx , for x = 4, 5, 6
ï0, otherwise
î
where x denotes the number of hours.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions :

(i) Express the probability distribution given above in the form of a
probability distribution table. 1
(ii) Find the value of k. 1
(iii) (a) Find the mean number of hours spent by the student. 2

OR

(iii) (b) Find P(1 < X < 6). 2

 Case Study – 2

37. A bacteria sample of certain number of bacteria is observed to grow

exponentially in a given amount of time. Using exponential growth
model, the rate of growth of this sample of bacteria is calculated.

The differential equation representing the growth of bacteria is given as :

dP
= kP, where P is the population of bacteria at any time ‘t’.
dt

Based on the above information, answer the following questions :

(i) Obtain the general solution of the given differential equation and

express it as an exponential function of ‘t’. 2

(ii) If population of bacteria is 1000 at t = 0, and 2000 at t = 1, find the

value of k. 2
 Case Study – 3

38. A scholarship is a sum of money provided to a student to help him or her

pay for education. Some students are granted scholarships based on their
academic achievements, while others are rewarded based on their
financial needs.

Every year a school offers scholarships to girl children and meritorious

achievers based on certain criteria. In the session 2022 – 23, the school
offered monthly scholarship of < 3,000 each to some girl students and
< 4,000 each to meritorious achievers in academics as well as sports.
In all, 50 students were given the scholarships and monthly expenditure
incurred by the school on scholarships was < 1,80,000.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions :

(i) Express the given information algebraically using matrices. 1

(ii) Check whether the system of matrix equations so obtained is
consistent or not. 1
(iii) (a) Find the number of scholarships of each kind given by the
school, using matrices. 2

OR
(iii) (b) Had the amount of scholarship given to each girl child and
meritorious student been interchanged, what would be the
monthly expenditure incurred by the school ? 2

P.T.O.