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PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION (2024-25)

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CLASS- XII

SUB: MATHEMATICS (041)

Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. This question paper is divided into five sections - A, B, C, D, and E.
3. In Section A, Question no. 1 to 18 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and Questions
number 19 and 20 are Assertion-Reason based questions of 1 mark each.
4. In Section B, Question no. 21 to 25 are very short Answer (VSA) type questions carrying
2 marks each.
5. In Section C, Question no. 26 to 31 are short Answer (SA) type questions carrying 3
marks each.
6. In Section D, Question no. 32 to 35 are long Answer (LA) type questions carrying 5
marks each.
7. In Section E, Question 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 question in section C,2 question in Section D and 2 questions in section E.
9. Use of calculator is not allowed.
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 SECTION – A (1×20 = 20)
(This section comprises of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) of 1 mark each)

1. If A is a square matrix of order 3 with |𝐴| = 4, then |𝑎𝑑𝑗(𝑎𝑑𝑗(𝐴))| is:

(A) 128 (B) 256 (C) 64 (D) 16

2. If 𝐴 and 𝐵 are square matrices of order 3 each and |𝐴| = 2, |𝐵 −1 | = 3, then |2(𝐴𝐵)−1 | is:

4 3
(A) (B) (C) 12 (D) 1
3 16

3. 1−cos 𝑥 𝑑𝑦
If 𝑦 = √1+cos 𝑥 , then is equal to:
𝑑𝑥

𝑥 1 1 𝑥 1 𝑥
(A) 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 2 (B) 2 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝑥 (C) 2 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 2 (D) 2 sec 2

4. If 𝐴 is symmetric matrix, then 𝐵 ′ 𝐴𝐵 is:

(A) symmetric matrix (B) skew- symmetric matrix
(C) scalar matrix (D) zero matrix.
5. (𝑥−4)
∫ 𝑒 𝑥 (𝑥−2)3 𝑑𝑥 is equal to:

𝑒𝑥 𝑒𝑥 𝑒𝑥 𝑒𝑥
(A) +𝑐 (B) − (𝑥−2)2 + 𝑐 (C) (𝑥−2)3 + 𝑐 (D) (𝑥−2)2 + 𝑐
𝑥−2

6. Two dice are thrown. If it is known that the sum of number on the dice was less than 6, the
probability of getting a sum 3 is:
1 5 1 2
(A) (B) (C) 5 (D) 5
18 18

7. 𝑑𝑦
The integrating factor of the differential equation 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 𝑥 2 is:

1
(A) 𝑥 2 (B) 𝑥 (C) 𝑥 (D) log 𝑥

8. The area of the parallelogram whose adjacent side are 𝑖̂ + 𝑘̂ and 𝑏⃗ = 2𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂

(A) √2 (B) √3 (C) 3 (D) 4

9. Corner points of the feasible region determined by the system of linear constraints are (0,3),
(1,1) and (3,0). Let 𝑍 = 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑞𝑦 where 𝑝, 𝑞 > 0. Condition on p and q so that minimum of
Z occurs at (3,0) and (1,1) is:
𝑞
(A) 𝑝 = 2𝑞 (B) 𝑝 = (C) 𝑝 = 3𝑞 (D) 𝑝 − 𝑞 = 0
2

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10. The solution set of the inequality 3𝑥 + 5𝑦 < 4 is:
(A) an open half-plane not containing the origin

(B) an open half-plane containing the origin.

(C) the whole XY-plane not containing the line 3𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 4.

(D) a closed half-plane containing the origin.;

11. If 𝑎 is any vector, then |𝑎 × 𝑖̂|2 + |𝑎 × 𝑗̂|2 + |𝑎 × 𝑘̂|2 is equal to:

(A) |𝑎|2 (B) 2|𝑎|2 (C) 3|𝑎|2 (D) 4|𝑎|2

12. 𝑏+𝑐
∫𝑎+𝑐 𝑓(𝑥)𝑑𝑥 is equal to:

𝑏 𝑏 𝑏 𝑏−𝑐
(A) ∫𝑎 𝑓(𝑥 − 𝑐)𝑑𝑥 (B) ∫𝑎 𝑓(𝑥 + 𝑐)𝑑𝑥 (C)∫𝑎 𝑓(𝑥)𝑑𝑥 (D) ∫𝑎−𝑐 𝑓(𝑥)𝑑𝑥

13. Number of symmetric matrices of order 3 × 3 with each entry 1 or −1 is:

(A) 64 (B) 128 (C) 512 (D) 32

14. 1 1 1
The maximum value of |1 1 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 1 | is equal to:
1 1 1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
1 1
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) (D) 2
√2

15. The area of the region bounded by the curve 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 1 and the lines 𝑥 = 2, 𝑥 = 3, is

7 9 11 13
(A) sq. units (B) 2 sq. units (C) sq. units (D) sq. units
2 2 2

16. 𝑑𝑦 𝑦
The solution of differential equation 𝑑𝑥 + 𝑥 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 is:

(A) 𝑥(𝑦 – 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 + 𝑐 (B) 𝑥(𝑦 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 + 𝑐

(C) 𝑥𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 + 𝑐 (D) 𝑥(𝑦 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥) = 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥 + 𝑐

17. If 6 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1(𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 8.5) = 𝜋, then 𝑥 is equal to:

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 8

18. The function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑘𝑥 – 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 is strictly increasing for:

(A) 𝑘 > 1 (B) 𝑘 < 1 (C) 𝑘 > − 1 (D) 𝑘 < − 1

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 ASSERTION-REASON BASED QUESTIONS

Question number 19 and 20 are Assertion-Reason based question carrying 1 mark each.
Two statements are given, one labelled Assertion(A) and other labelled Reason (R). Select
the correct options (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): The function 𝑓: [0, ∞) → 𝑅 by 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 1 is onto.

Reason (R): A function 𝑓 is onto if Range of the function is equal to Co-domain.

20. Assertion(A) : 𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥| is everywhere continuous.

Reason(R) : If 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous, then |𝑓(𝑥)| is continuous.

SECTION-B (𝟐 × 𝟓 = 𝟏𝟎)
(This section comprises of 5 very short answer type questions of 2 marks each)

21. The total cost C(x) associated with the production 𝑥 units of an item is given by
C(x) = 0.005𝑥 3 − 0.02𝑥 2 + 30𝑥 + 5000. Find the marginal cost when 3 units are
produced, where by marginal cost we mean the instantaneous rate of change of total cost
at any level of output.

OR

The sides of an equilateral triangle are increasing at the rate of 2 cm. / sec. How fast the area
increasing when the side is 10cm.

22. Which is greater tan 1 𝑜𝑟 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 1 ? Justify your answer.

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23. 𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦 2
If 𝑒 𝑦 (𝑥 + 1) = 1, then show that = (𝑑𝑥 )
𝑑𝑥 2

24. If 𝑎 = 5𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ − 3𝑘̂ and 𝑏⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ − 5𝑘̂ , then show that the vectors 𝑎 + 𝑏⃗ and 𝑎 − 𝑏⃗
are orthogonal.
OR
Find the Cartesian equation of the line which passes through the point (−2, 4, −5) and
𝑥+3 𝑦−4 𝑧+8
parallel to the line given by = = , and also find its vector form.
3 5 6

25. The scalar product of the vector 𝑎 = 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ with a unit vector along the sum of vectors
𝑏⃗ = 2𝑖̂ + 4𝑗̂ − 5𝑘̂ and 𝑐 = 𝜆𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂ is equal to one. Find the value of  .

SECTION – C (𝟑 × 𝟔 = 𝟏𝟖)
(This section comprises of 6 short answer type questions of 3 marks each.)

26. Find the intervals in which the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 20 – 9𝑥 + 6𝑥 2 − 𝑥 3 is strictly increasing
or strictly decreasing.

27. Ramesh is working on a physics project involving concepts of forces and hence needs to
determine a specific vector based on its dot product with other vectors. If the dot product
of the vector with 𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂, 2𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ − 3𝑘̂, and 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ are 4, 0 and 2 respectively, then
determine the vector.

OR

If 𝑎, 𝑏⃗, 𝑐 and 𝑑 are four non zero vectors such that 𝑎 × 𝑏⃗ = 𝑐 × 𝑑 and 𝑎 × 𝑐 = 4𝑏⃗ × 𝑑 , then
show that (𝑎 − 2𝑑 ) is parallel to (2𝑏⃗ − 𝑐 ), where 𝑎 ≠ 2𝑑 , 𝑐 ≠ 2𝑏⃗.

28. 𝑥4
Find ∫ (𝑥−1)(𝑥 2+1) 𝑑𝑥 .

OR
𝜋⁄ sin 𝑥+cos 𝑥
Evaluate: ∫0 4 𝑑𝑥
9+16 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑥

29. Three cards are drawn successively with replacement from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards.
A random variable X denotes the number of hearts in the three cards drawn. Find the
probability distribution of random variable X.

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 OR

A speaks truth in 60% of the cases and B in 90% of the cases. In what percentage of cases
are they likely to (i) Contradict each other in stating the same fact?
(ii) Agree in stating the same fact?
30. According to a psychologist, the ability of a person to understand spatial concepts is given
1
by 𝐴 = 3 √𝑡, where 𝑡 is the age in years, 𝑡 ∈ [5, 18]. Show that the rate of increase of the

ability to understand spatial concepts decreases with age in between 5 and 18.

31. Solve the liner programming problem graphically:

Maximize Z = 4x + y

Subject to constraints: 𝑥 + 𝑦 ≤ 50
3𝑥 + 𝑦 ≤ 90
𝑥 ≥ 0, 𝑦 ≥ 0

SECTION – D (𝟒 × 𝟓 = 𝟐𝟎)
(This section comprises of 4 long answer type questions of 5 marks each.)

32. Abdul threw a basketball in the direction of the basketball hoop which traversed a parabolic
path in a vertical plane as shown below.

The equation of the path traversed by the ball is 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 with respect to a xy-
coordinate system in the vertical plane.

The ball traversed through the points (10,16), (20,22) and (30, 25). The basketball hoop is at
a horizontal distance of 70 feet from Abdul. The height of the basketball hoop is 10 feet from
the floor to the top edge of the rim. Did the ball successfully go through the hoop? Justify
your answer.

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33. Find the area of the region in the first quadrant enclosed by x-axis, line 𝑥 = √3 𝑦 and the
given curve 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 4.
34. 𝑑2 𝑦 𝑎 2
If (𝑎 + 𝑏𝑥)𝑒 𝑦/𝑥 = 𝑥 , then prove that: 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 2 = (𝑎+𝑏𝑥) .

OR
Determine the value of a, b, and c for which the function
𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑎+1)𝑥 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥
, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 < 0
𝑥
𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑐 , 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 0 may be continues at 𝑥 = 0.
√𝑥+𝑏𝑥 2 − √𝑥
, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 > 0
{ 𝑏√𝑥 3

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

OR
𝐴(0, 6, – 9), 𝐵(– 3. – 6, 3) and 𝐶(7, 4, – 1) are three points. Find the equation of line AB.
If D is the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point C to the line AB. Find the
coordinates of the point D.

SECTION E (𝟑 × 𝟒 = 𝟏𝟐)

(This section comprises 3 questions of 4 marks each. First two case study questions
have three sub -parts of marks 1, 1, 2 respectively. The third case study question has
two sub-parts of 2 marks each.)

36. Sherlin and Danish are playing Ludo at home, while rolling the dice, Sherlin’s sister Raji
observed and noted the possible outcomes of the throw every time belongs to set
{1,2,3,4,5,6}. Let A be the set of players while B be the set of all possible outcomes.
𝐴 = {𝑆, 𝐷}, 𝐵 = {1,2,3,4,5,6}

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 (i) Raji wants to know the number of functions from A to B. How many numbers of
functions are possible?
(ii) Raji wants to know the number of surjections from B to A. How many numbers of
surjective function are possible?

(iii) (a) Let 𝑅: 𝐵→𝐵 be defined by R={(1,1),(1,2), (2,2), (3,3), (4,4), (5,5),(6,6)}, then
check whether R is reflexive ,symmetric and transitive or not.

OR

(iii) (b) Let R be a relation on B defined by R = {(1,2), (2,2), (1,3), (3,4), (3,1), (4,3), (5,5)}.
then check whether R is reflexive, symmetric and transitive or not.

37. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.

In an elliptical sport field, the authority wants to design a rectangular soccer field with the
𝑥2 𝑦2
maximum possible area. The sport field is given by the graph of + 𝑏2 = 1.
𝑎2

(i) If the length and breadth of the rectangular field be 2𝑥 and 2𝑦 respectively, then find area
function in terms of x.
(ii) Find the critical point of the function.
(iii) (a) Use First derivative Test to find the length 2𝑥 and width 2𝑦 of the soccer field (in
terms of a and b) that maximize its area.
OR
(b) Use Second Derivative Test to find the length 2x and width 2y of the soccer field (in
terms of a and b) that maximize its area.

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38. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.

An insurance company believes that people can be divided into two classes: those who are
accident prone and those who are not. The company’s statistics show that an accident-prone
person will have an accident at sometime within a fixed one-year period with probability 0.6,
whereas this probability is 0.2 for a person who is not accident prone. The company knows
that 20 percent of the population is accident prone.

(i) What is the probability that a new policyholder will have an accident within a year of
purchasing a policy?
(ii) Suppose that a new policyholder has an accident within a year of purchasing a policy.
What is the probability that he or she is accident prone?

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