FIRST PRE BOARD EXAMINATION 2024-25 SET-C

CLASS: XII
MATHEMATICS (Code - 041)
TIME : 3 hrs Μ.Μ. : 80

General Instructions:

1. This Question paper contains - five sections A, B, C, D and E. Each section is

compulsory. However, there are internal choices in some questions.
2. Section A has 18 MCQ's and 02 Assertion-Reason based questions of 1 mark each.
3. Section B has 5 Very Short Answer (VSA) - type questions of 2 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 Short Answer (SA) - type questions of 3 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 Long Answer (LA) - type questions of 5 marks each.
6. Section E has 3 source based/case based/passage based/integrated units of assessment of
4 marks each with sub-parts.
Section -A

(Multiple Choice Questions)

Each question carries 1 mark
𝑥−3 𝑦−2 𝑧−1
1. The straight line = = is
3 1 0

(a) parallel to x-axis (b) parallel to y-axis

(c) parallel to z-axis (d) perpendicular to z-axis

2. The feasible region for an LPP is shown in the Fig. Let 𝑧 = 3𝑥 − 4𝑦 be the
objective function. Maximum value of 𝑧 is

(a) 0 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) -18

3. If a random variable 𝑋 has probability distribution,

𝑃(𝑋 = 𝑥) = 𝑘(𝑥 + 2) for 𝑥 = 1, 2, 3

then k is equal to
(a) 1/16 (b) 1/10 (c) 1/12 (d) 1/16

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4. In the matrix A = [−1 0 3 ], the ratio of the cofactor to its minor of the
2 −3 0
element -3 is
1
(a) -1 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d)
2

1 2
5. If 𝐴 = [ ] and 𝐴2 − 𝑘𝐴 − 𝐼2 = 𝑂, then the value of 𝑘 is
2 3
(a) 4 (b) -4 (c) 8 (d) -8
𝑑𝑦
6. If 𝑥 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑥−𝑦 , then is
𝑑𝑥

1+𝑥 1− log 𝑥
(a) (b)
1+ log 𝑥 1+ log 𝑥

log 𝑥
(c) not defined (d)
(1+ log 𝑥)2

𝑥 3 −𝑎3
, 𝑥≠𝑎
7. If function 𝑓 (𝑥) = { 𝑥−𝑎 is continuous at 𝑥 = 𝑎, then 𝑏 is equal to
𝑏, 𝑥=𝑎

(a) 𝑎² (b) 2𝑎² (c) 3𝑎² (d) 4𝑎²

1⁄2 1+𝑥
8. The value of the integral ∫−1⁄2 cos 𝑥 𝑙𝑜𝑔 ( ) 𝑑𝑥, is
1−𝑥

1 1
(a) 0 (b) (c) - (d) none of these
2 2

9. The differential equation for which y = 𝑎 cos 𝑥 + 𝑏 sin 𝑥 is a solution, is

𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑2 𝑦
(a) 2
+𝑦=0 (b) −𝑦 = 0
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥 2

𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑2 𝑦
(c) 2
+ (𝑎 + 𝑏 ) 𝑦 = 0 (d) + (𝑎 − 𝑏 ) 𝑦 = 0
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥 2

10. The objective function 𝑍 = 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 of an LPP has maximum value 42 at (4, 6)

and minimum value 19 at (3, 2). Which of the following is true?

(a) a = 9, b = 1 (b) a = 5, b = 2

(c) a = 3, b = 5 (d) a = 5, b = 3

11. If 𝐴 is a square matrix of order 3 ×3 such that |A| = - 3, then | − 3𝐴𝐴𝑇 | equals

(a) 243 (b) -243 (c) -27 (d) - 81

12. If for a square matrix 𝐴, 𝐴2 − 3𝐴 + 𝐼 = 𝑂 and 𝐴−1 = 𝑥𝐴 + 𝑦𝐼, then the value of
𝑥 + 𝑦 is

(a) -2 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) -3

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 𝑑𝑦
13. Integrating factor of 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 𝑥 4 − 3𝑥 is
𝑑𝑥

(a) 𝑥 (b) 𝑙𝑛 𝑥 (c) 1/𝑥 (d) −𝑥

14. The direction cosines of the line 6𝑥 − 2 = 3𝑦 + 1 = 2𝑧 – 2, are

1 3 2 1 2 3
(a) , , (b) , ,
√14 √14 √14 √14 √14 √14

3 2 1
(c) , , (d) none of these
√14 √14 √14

𝐴𝐵 = 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ and ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗

15. In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ 𝐴𝐶 = 3𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 4𝑘̂ . If 𝐷 is mid-point of 𝐵𝐶, then the
vector ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐴𝐷 is equal to

(a) 4𝑖̂ + 6𝑘̂ (b) 2𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂

(c) 𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ (d) 2𝑖̂ + 3𝑘̂

16. The value of (𝑖̂ × 𝑗̂). 𝑗̂ + (𝑗̂ × 𝑖̂). 𝑘̂ is

(a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) -1

17. If 𝑎 and 𝑏⃗ are unit vectors, then what is the angle between 𝑎 and 𝑏⃗ for √3 𝑎 − 𝑏⃗ to be
a unit vector?

(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 90°

18. If the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥 + 𝑏 is strictly decreasing over 𝑅, then

(a) 𝑏 < 1 (b) no value of 𝑏 exists

(c) 𝑏 ≤ 1 (d) 𝑏 ≥ 1

ASSERTION – REASON BASED QUESTIONS

In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of

Reason (R).

Choose the correct answer out of the following choices

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

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

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

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

19. Assertion(A): If A is a symmetric matrix, then 𝐵𝑇 𝐴𝐵 is also symmetric.

Reason(R): (𝐴𝐵𝐶)𝑇 = 𝐶 𝑇 𝐵𝑇 𝐴𝑇

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20. Assertion (A): The relation R = {(p, p)} on set A = {p, q, r} is an equivalence
relation.

Reason(R): The relation R = {(p, p)} on set A = {p, q, r} is symmetric and

transitive but not reflexive.

Section - B
(This section comprises of very short answer type questions(VSA)of 2 marks
each)
21. The edge of a variable cube is increasing at the rate of 4 cm/s. How fast is the volume
of the cube is increasing when the edge is 5 cm long?
cos 𝑥 − sin 𝑥 3𝜋
22. Write the following in the simplest form : 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 ( ),0 < 𝑥 < .
cos 𝑥 + sin 𝑥 4
OR
1
Write the principal value of : tan−1 (1) + cos −1 (− ).
2

2𝑥
23. Show that 𝑦 = 𝑙𝑜𝑔(1 + 𝑥) − , 𝑥 > −1 is an increasing function of 𝑥,
2+𝑥
throughout its domain.
𝑑𝑦 2
24. If 𝑥 = 𝑎𝑐𝑜𝑠 3 𝜃, 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑛3 𝜃, find 1+ ( ) .
𝑑𝑥

OR
1−cos 𝑥 𝜋 𝑑𝑦
If 𝑦 = 𝑙𝑜𝑔 ( ) , 0 < 𝑥 < , find .
1+cos 𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥

𝜋 ⁄2
25. Evaluate ∶ ∫−𝜋⁄2(sin|𝑥 | − cos|𝑥|)𝑑𝑥 .

Section - C
(This section comprises of short answer type questions (SA) of 3 marks each)
𝑥2 + 1 𝑑𝑦
26. If 𝑦 = 𝑥 𝑥 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥 + , 𝑥 > 1 , find .
𝑥2 − 1 𝑑𝑥
27. Find particular solution of the differential equation

𝑒 𝑥 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝑦 𝑑𝑥 + (2 − 𝑒 𝑥 )𝑠𝑒𝑐² 𝑦 𝑑𝑦 = 0
𝜋
given that 𝑦 = when 𝑥 = 0 .
4

OR

Find general solution of the differential equation

𝑑𝑦
𝑥2 = 3𝑥 2 − 4𝑦 2 + 5𝑥𝑦
𝑑𝑥

cos x
28. Evaluate : ∫ (1−sin 𝑑𝑥.
𝑥)2 (2+sin 𝑥)
29. A card from a pack of cards is lost. From the remaining cards of the pack , two cards
are drawn and are found to be both diamonds. Find the probability of the lost card
being a diamond.

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A biased die is twice as likely to show an even number as an odd number. If such a die
is thrown twice, find the probability distribution of the number of sixes. Also, find the
mean of the distribution.

30. Solve the following linear programming problem graphically:

Maximise 𝑍 = 2𝑥 + 3𝑦

subject to the constraints :

𝑥 + 𝑦 ≤ 6

𝑥 ≥ 2

𝑦 ≤ 3

𝑥, 𝑦 ≥ 0

𝜋 ⁄4
31. Evaluate : ∫0 (√cot 𝑥 − √tan 𝑥)𝑑𝑥.
OR
𝑥𝑐𝑜𝑠 3 𝑥−sin 𝑥
Evaluate ∶ ∫ 𝑒 sin 𝑥 ( ) 𝑑𝑥.
𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝑥

SECTION - D

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

32. Let a relation 𝑅 on the set 𝐴 of real numbers be defined as (𝑎, 𝑏) ∈

𝑅 => 1 + 𝑎𝑏 > 0 for all 𝑎, 𝑏 ∈ 𝐴. Show that 𝑅 is reflexive and symmetric but not
transitive.

OR

If f : R→R is the function defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥 3 + 7, then show that 𝑓 is a bijective

function.
𝑥 2𝑦−6 1−𝑧
33. Find the distance between the line = = and another line parallel to it
2 4 −1
passing through the point (4, 0, -3).
OR
𝑥−1 𝑦−2 𝑧−3 𝑥−1 𝑦−1 𝑧−6
If the lines = = and = = are perpendicular to each other, find
−3 2𝑘 2 3𝑘 1 −7
the value of 𝑘 and hence write the vector equation of a line perpendicular to these two
lines and passing through the point (-2, 4, 5).
2 −3 5
34. If 𝐴 = [3 2 −4], then find 𝐴−1 . Using 𝐴−1 solve the system of equations:
1 1 −2
2𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 5𝑧 = 11, 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 4𝑧 = − 5 , 𝑥 + 𝑦 − 2𝑧 = − 3

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1 1 1
For the matrix 𝐴 = [1 2 −3], show that 𝐴3 − 6𝐴2 + 5𝐴 + 11𝐼 = 𝑂.
2 −1 3
−1
Hence, find 𝐴 .
35. Draw a rough sketch of the given curve y = 1 + |x + 1|, x = - 3, x = 3 , y = 0 and find
the area of the region bounded by them using integration.

Section - E

[This section comprises of 3 case study passage based questions of 4 marks each
with sub parts. The first two case study questions have three sub parts (i), (ii), (iii)
of marks 1, 1, 2 respectively. The third case study question has two sub parts of 2
marks each]

36. The flight path of two airplanes in a flight simulator game are shown below. The
coordinates of the airports P and Q are given.

Answer the questions based on the given information.

Airplane 1 flies directly from P to Q. Airplane 2 has a layover at R and then flies to Q.

The path of Airplane 2 from P to R can be represented by the vector 5𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ − 2𝑘̂ .

Assuming that the flight path is straight and fuel is consumed uniformly throughout the
flight.

(i) Find the vector that represents the flight path of Airplane 1.
(ii) Write the vector representing the path of Airplane 2 from R to Q.
(iii) What is the angle between the flight paths of Airplane 1 and Airplane 2 just after
takeoff?
OR

(iii) Consider that Airplane 1 started the flight with a full fuel tank. Find the position
vector of the point where a third of the fuel runs out if the entire fuel is required for the
flight.

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

A person has to reach a company for an interview. He has four options to reach the
company i.e. by metro, by bus, by scooter or by other means of transport. The
3 1 1 2
probabilities of using these means are , , and respectively. The probabilities that
10 5 10 5
1 1 1
he will be late if he comes by metro, bus or scooter are , and respectively but if he
4 3 12
comes by other means he will not be late. Using the above information answer the
following questions.
(i) What is the conditional probability of reaching late by other means of
transport?
(ii) What is the probability that he travelled by bus and was late?
(iii) What is the probability of reaching late?

OR

(iii) What is the probability that he reached late to the company and he used
metro as means of transport?

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

The government of a state, which has mostly hilly area decided to have adventurous
playground on the top of hill having plane area and space for 10000 persons to sit at a time.
After survey it was decided to have rectangular playground with a semicircular parking at
one end of play ground only as space is less. The total perimeter of the field is measured as
1000 m as shown.

(i) Looking at the figure (plan) find the relation between x and y. Also find the
area of sports ground in terms of x.
(ii) Find the value of x for which sports ground has the maximum area.
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