Velammal Vidhyashram Mambakkam

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (2024 -2025)

MATHEMATICS (041) – SET 1
CLASS: XII MARKS: 50
DATE: TIME: 1 hrs

1. If A and B are symmetric matrices of the same order, then

(a) AB is a symmetric matrix (b) A – B is a skew-symmetric matrix
(c) AB + BA is a symmetric matrix (d) AB – BA is a symmetric matrix

2. If A = then A + 2AT equals

(a) A (b) -AT (c) AT (d) 2A2

3. If the matrix A = is a symmetric matrix, then find the value of x, y and t

respectively.
(a) 4, 2, 3 (b) 4, 2, -3 (c) 4, 2, -7 (d) 2, 4, -7
4. Value of k for which A = is a singular matrix is
(a) 4 (b) -4 (c) (d) 0
5. Given that A is a square matrix of order 3 and det(A) = -4 then det(adjA) is equal to
(a) -4 (b) 4 (c) -16 (d) 16
6. Which of the following is correct?
(a) Determinant is a square matrix.
(b) Determinant is a number associated with a matrix.
(c) Determinant is a number associated with a square matrix.
(d) None of these
7. The principal value of tan-1(tan 3π/5) is
(a) 2π/5 (b) -2π/5 (c) 3π/5 (d) -3π/5
8. sin[π/3 – sin-1(-½)] is equal to:
(a) ½ (b) ⅓ (c) -1 (d) 1
–1 2
9. The domain of y = cos (x – 4) is
(a) [3, 5] (b) [0, π] (c) [-√5, -√3] ∩ [-√5, √3] (d) [-√5, -√3] ∪ [√3, √5]
10. The function f(x) = x + cosx is
(a) Always increasing (c) increasing for a certain range of x
(b) Always decreasing (d) none of these
11. The side of an equilateral triangle is increasing at the rate of 2 cm/s. The rate at which
area increases when the side is 10 cm is
(a) 10 cm2/s (b) 10/3 cm2/s (c) √3 cm2/s (d) 10√3 cm2/s
12. Select the correct application of derivatives for the following cases:
1. To calculate the rate of change
2. To obtain an approximate Value
3. To find the tangent to a curve equation
4. To find the maxima and minima value
 (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 2, 3, 4 (d) All of the above.
13. The area enclosed between the graph of y = x3 and the lines x = 0, y = 1, y = 8 is
(a) 7 (b) 14 (c) 45/4 (d) None of these
14. The area of the region bounded by the circle x² + y² = 1 is
(a) 2π sq. units (b) 3π sq. units (c) 4π sq. units (d) π sq. units
15. Area bounded by the curve y = sin x and the x-axis between x = 0 and x = 2π is
(a) 2 sq. units (b) 3 sq. units (c) 4 sq. units (d) none of these
2 2
16. Integrate 0∫ (x +x+1) dx
(a) 15/2 (b) 20/5 (c) 20/3 (d) 3/20
17. If ∫ sec²(7 – 4x)dx = a tan (7 – 4x) + C, then value of a is
(a) -4 (b) -1/4 (c) 3 (d) 7
18. If (d/dx) f(x) is g(x), then the anti-derivative of g(x) is
(a) f(x) (b) f’(x) (c) g’(x) (d) none of these
19. The function f : R → R defined by f(x) = 3 – 4x is
(a) Onto (b) Not onto (c) None one-one (d) None of these
20. Which of the following relations is symmetric but neither reflexive nor transitive
for a set A = {1, 2, 3}.
a) R = {(1, 2), (1, 3), (1, 4)} b) R = {(1, 2), (2, 1)}
c) R = {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3)} d) R = {(1, 1), (1, 2), (2, 3)}
21. Let R be a relation in the set N given by R={(a,b): a+b=5, b>1}. Which of the
following will satisfy the given relation?
a) (2,3) ∈ R b) (4,2) ∈ R c) (2,1) ∈ R d) (5,0) ∈ R
22. Which of the following relations is reflexive but not transitive for the set
T = {7, 8, 9}?
a) R = {(7, 7), (8, 8), (9, 9)} b) R = {(7, 8), (8, 7), (8, 9)}
c) R = {0} d) R = {(7, 8), (8, 8), (8, 9)}
23. Which of these is not a type of relation?
a) Reflexive b) Surjective c) Symmetric d) Transitive
24. Let E and F be events of a sample space S of an experiment, if P(S|F) = P(F|F)
then value of P(S|F) is __________
a) 0 b) -1 c) 1 d) 2
25. Given that E and F are events such that P(E) = 0.5, P(F) = 0.4 and P(E∩F) = 0.3,
then what will be the value of P(F|E)?
a) 2/5 b) 3/5 c) ¾ d) 2/4
26. If P(A) = 7/11, P(B) = 6 / 11 and P(A∪B) = 8/11, then P(A|B) = ________
a) 3/5 b) 2/3 c) ½ d) 1
27. Which of this represents the multiplication theorem of probability?
a) P(A∩B) = P(B) P(B/A) b) P(A∩B) = P(A) P(B/B)
c) P(A∩B) = P(A) P(A/A) d) P(A∩B) = P(B) P(A/B)
28. Find the vector equation of the line which is passing through the point (2,-3,5)
and parallel to the vector 3i^+4j^−2k^.
a) (2+3λ)i^+(4λ+3)j^+(5−λ)k^ b) (9+3λ)i^+(λ−3)j^+(5−2λ)k^
c) (2+3λ)i^+(4λ−3)j^+(5−2λ)k^ d) (7+λ)i^+(4λ+3)j^+(5−2λ)k^
29. If a line is passing through two points A(x1,y1,z1) and B(x2,y2,z2) then which
of the following is the vector equation of the line?
a) r =a +λ(b +a ) b) r =a +λ(a −b )
c) r =λa +(b −a ) d) r =a +λ(b −a )
30. Find the vector equation of a line passing through two points (1,0,4) and (6,-3,1).
a) (1+5λ)i^−λj^+(4−3λ)k^ b) (1+5λ)i^−3λj^+(7−3λ)k^
c) (1+λ)i^+λj^+(8−3λ)k^ d) (1+5λ)i^−3λj^+(4−3λ)k^
31. The process of formation of the differential equation is given in the wrong order,
select the correct option from below given options.
1) Eliminate the arbitrary constants.
2) Differential equation which involves x,y,dydx.
3) Differentiating the given equation w.r.t x as many times as the number of
arbitrary constants.
a) 1,2,3 b) 3,2,1 c) 3,1,2 d) 2,1,3
32. A racer accelerates from a stop so that its speed is 10t m/s t second after
starting how far will the car go in 4 seconds?
a) 80m b) 60m c) 40m d) 160m
33. What is the degree of differential equation (y’’’)2 + (y’’)3 + (y’)4 + y5 = 0?
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
34. The number of arbitrary constants in the particular solution of a differential equation
of third order is:
A. 3 B. 2 C. 1 D. 0
35. The magnitude of the vector 6i + 2j + 3k is equal to:
A. 5 B. 1 C. 7 D. 12
36. If |a × b| = 4 and |a.b| = 2, then |a|² |b|² is equal to:
A. 4 B. 6 C. 20 D. 2
37. The scalar product of 5i + j – 3k and 3i – 4j + 7k is:
A. 15 B. -15 C. 10 D. -10
38. Can two different vectors have the same magnitude?
A. Yes B. No C. Cannot be determined D. None of the above
39. The objective function of a linear programming problem is:
A. a constraint B. function to be optimised
C. A relation between the variables D. None of these
40. A set of values of decision variables that satisfies the linear constraints
and non-negativity conditions of an L.P.P. is called its:
A. Unbounded solution B. Optimum solution C. Feasible solution
D. None of these
41. Which of the following is a type of Linear programming problem?
A. Manufacturing problem B. Diet problem C. Transportation problems
D. All of the above
42. The optimal value of the objective function is attained at the points:
a) on X-axis b) on Y-axis c) corner points of feasible region d) none of these
43. If x =t2, y=t3, then d2y/dx2 =
a) 3/2 b) 3/4t c) 3/2t d) 3t/2
44. If y = √[sinx + y], then dy/dx =
a) cos x /(2y-1) b) cos x/(1-2y) c) sin x/(2y-1) d) sin x/(1-2y)
45. If x sin(a+y) = sin y, then dy/dx is equal to
a) [sin2(a+y)]/sin a b) sin a /[sin2(a+y)] c) [sin(a+y)]/sin a d) sin a /[sin(a+y)]
46. The function f(x) = [log(1+ax)-log(1-bx)]/x, not defined at x=0. The value
should be assigned to f at x=0, so that it is continuous at x =0, is
a) a+b b) a-b (c) b-a d) log a + log b
47. If A is a square matrix such that A2 = A, then (I – A)3 + A is equal to
(a) I (b) 0 (c) I – A (d) I + A
48. If A is a square matrix of order 3 and |A| = 5, then the value of |2A′| is
(a) -10 (b) 10 (c) -40 (d) 40
49. The domain of sin–1(2x) is
(a) [0, 1] (b) [– 1, 1] (c) [-1/2, 1/2] (d) [–2, 2]
50. The absolute maximum value of y = x3 – 3x + 2 in 0 ≤ x ≤ 2 i
a) 0 b) 2 c) 4 d) 6