ISC 2025 EXAMINATION

Sample Question Paper - 4

Mathematics
Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:

This Question Paper consists of three sections A, B and C.

Candidates are required to attempt all questions from Section A and all questions

EITHER from Section B OR Section C.

Section A: Internal choice has been provided in two questions of two marks each, two questions of four marks each

and two questions of six marks each.

Section B: Internal choice has been provided in one question of two marks and one question of four marks.

Section C: Internal choice has been provided in one question of two marks and one question of four marks.

All working, including rough work, should be done on the same sheet as, and adjacent to the rest of the answer.

The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].

Mathematical tables and graph papers are provided.

SECTION A - 65 MARKS
1. In subparts (i) to (x) choose the correct options and in subparts (xi) to (xv), answer the questions as [15]
instructed.
(a) If [
1 2
] + [
a 4
] = [
5 6
] , then a2 + b2 is equal to [1]
−2 −b 3 2 1 0

a) 12 b) 10

c) 20 d) 22
(b) [1]
1

The primitive of the function f(x) = (1 −

1

2
x+
)a x ,a > 0 is
x

1 1

a) a
x+
x b) log a ⋅a
x+
x

log a e
x e

1 1

c) a
x+
x d) a x

x
log e a log e a

(c) Which of the following is the principal value branch of cosec–1x? [1]

a) ( b)
−π π −π π
, ) [ , ] − {0}
2 2 2 2

c) [0, π] − { π

2
} d) [
−π

2
,
π

2
]

dy
(d) The solution of = |x| is [1]
dx

a) y = b) y =
x|x|
+C
x

2 2
+C
3

c) y = d) y =
|x|
+C
x

2
+C 2

(e) If A and B are two independent events such that P(A) = 0.3, P(A ∪ B) = 0.5, then P(A / B) - P(B / A) [1]
 =

a) 2

7
b) 1

c) d)
1 3

70 35

(f) If f(x) =
x
then
f(a)
= [1]
x−1 f(a+1)

a) f (− a
) b) f(a2)
a−1

c) f(-a) d)
1
f( )
a

(g) d
(ex + e x
2

+ ... + e ) is equal to x
5
[1]
dx

a) ex + 2xe + 3x 2
x 2 x
e
3

+ 4x 3 x
e
4

+ 5x 4
e
5
x b) e
x
− 2e
x x
− 3e − 4e
x
− 5e
x

c) ex + 2ex + 3ex + 4ex + 5ex d) ex + 2xex + 3xe 2

x
+ 4e x
3

+ 5xe x
4

(h) If ex + y = xy then
dy
= ? [1]
dx

(x−xy) (x−xy)
a) b) 1

(xy−y) 2 (xy−y)

y(1−x) x(1−y)
c) d)
x(y−1) y(x−1)

(i) If A is an invertible matrix of any order, then which of the following options is NOT true? [1]

a) (A2)-1 = (A-1)2 b) |A-1| = |A|-1

c) (AT)-1 = (A-1)T d) |A| ≠ 0

(j) Let A and B be two symmetric matrices of order 3. [1]

Assertion (A): A(BA) and (AB) A are symmetric matrices.
Reason (R): AB is symmetric matrix, if matrix multiplication of A with B is commutative.

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

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

(k) Let S = {1, 2, 3} Determine whether the function f: S → S defined as below have inverse. Find f -1, if [1]
it exists.
f = { (1, 2) (2, 1) (3, 1) }
(l) For A = [
3 −4
] write A-1. [1]
1 −1
2

(m) Find the domain of the function f(x) =

x +3x+5

2
. [1]
x +x−6

(n) A coin is tossed three times. Let the events A and B be defined as follows: A = first toss is head, B = [1]
second toss is head. Check the independence of A and B.
(o) The probability that a student entering a university will graduate is 0.4. Find the probability that out of [1]
3 students of the university none will graduate.
3

2. Differentiate tan −1
(
3x−x

2
) , if x >
1
[2]
1−3x √3

OR
A stone is dropped into a quiet lake and waves move in circles at the speed of 5 cm/s. At the instant when the radius
of the circular wave is 8 cm, how fast is the enclosed area increasing?
3. Evaluate: ∫ [2]
x
dx
2 2
(x +4)√x +9
 4. Find the intervals in which f(x) is increasing or decreasing. [2]
x
=
log x

5. Evaluate the Integral:∫ [2]

1
dx
4
x√x −1

OR
2

Evaluate: ∫ .
tan x sec x
dx
2
(1−tan x)

6. Check whether the relation R in R defined by R = {(a, b) : a ≤ b3} is reflexive, symmetric or transitive. [2]
–
7. Find the value of sin(2tan −1 2
) + cos(tan
−1
√3) [4]
3

[4]
π/2
8. Evaluate ∫
sin x
n
dx
0 sin x+cos
n
x

9. Let f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y) for all x, y ∈ R. If f(x) is continuous at x = 0, show that f(x) is continuous at all x. [4]
OR
dy
If x = and y = , show that (
b
a. sin(2t). (1 + cos2t) b. cos2t. (1– cos2t) ) =
dx π a
at t=
4

10. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
For an audition of a reality singing competition, interested candidates were asked to apply under one of the two
musical genres-folk or classical and under one of the two age categories-below 18 or 18 and above.
The following information is known about the 2000 application received:
i. 960 of the total applications were the folk genre.
ii. 192 of the folk applications were for the below 18 category.
iii. 104 of the classical applications were for the 18 and above category.
(a) Find the conditional probability of obtaining a sum greater than 9, given that the black die resulted in a 5.
(b) Find the conditional probability of obtaining the sum 8, given that the red die resulted in a number less
than 4.
(c) Find the conditional probability of obtaining the sum 10, given that the black die resulted in even number.
(d) Find the conditional probability of obtaining the doublet, given that the red die resulted in a number more
than 4.
OR
Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
For an audition of a reality singing competition, interested candidates were asked to apply under one of the two
musical genres-folk or classical and under one of the two age categories-below 18 or 18 and above.
The following information is known about the 2000 application received:
i. 960 of the total applications were the folk genre.
ii. 192 of the folk applications were for the below 18 category.
iii. 104 of the classical applications were for the 18 and above category.
(a) What is the probability that an application selected at random is for the 18 and above category provided it
is under the classical genre? Show your work.
(b) An application selected at random is found to be under the below 18 category. Find the probability that it
is under the folk genre. Show your work.
(c) If P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.8 and P(B|A) = 0.6, then P(A ∪ B) is equal to
(d) If A and B are two independent events with
P(A) = 3

5
and P(B) = 4

9
, then find P(A' ∩ B').
11. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [6]
Three shopkeepers A, B and C go to a store to buy stationery. A purchase 12 dozen notebooks, 5 dozen pens and
6 dozen pencils. B purchases 10 dozen notebooks, 6 dozen pens and 7 dozen pencils. C purchases 11 dozen
 notebooks, 13 dozen pens and 8 dozen pencils. A notebook costs ₹40, a pen costs ₹12 and a pencil costs ₹3.

(a) How are the number of items purchased by shopkeepers A, B, and C represented in matrix form?
(b) If X represents a matrix, and Y represents the matrix formed by the cost of each item, what does the
product X Y equal?
(c) If A2 = A, then what is the value of (A + I)3 - 7A?
12. Solve (x 2 2
− y )dx + 2xy dy = 0 [6]
OR
Show that the differential equation of (x 2
+ xy) dy = (x
2 2
+ y ) dx is homogeneous and solve it.

13. Show that the curves intersect orthogonally at the indicated points y2 = 8x and 2x2 + y2 = 10 at (1, 2√2).
–
[6]

OR
–
Show that the right circular cone of least curved surface and given volume has an altitude equal to √2 times the
radius of the base.
14. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [6]
In an office three employees Govind, Priyanka and Tahseen process incoming copies of a certain form. Govind
process 50% of the forms, Priyanka processes 20% and Tahseen the remaining 30% of the forms. Govind has an
error rate of 0.06, Priyanka has an error rate of 0.04 and Tahseen has an error rate of 0.03.

(a) The manager of the company wants to do a quality check. During inspection he selects a form at random
from the days output of processed forms. If the form selected at random has an error, find the probability
that the form is NOT processed by Govind.
(b) Find the probability that Priyanka processed the form and committed an error.
(c) Find the total probability of committing an error in processing the form.
(d) Let A be the event of committing an error in processing the form and let E1, E2 and E3 be the events that
3

Govind, Priyanka and Tahseen processed the form. The value of ∑ P (E i

∣ A) ?
i=1

SECTION B - 15 MARKS
15. In subparts (i) and (ii) choose the correct options and in subparts (iii) to (v), answer the questions as [5]
instructed.
(a) If a⃗ ⋅ b ⃗ =
1 ⃗
|a⃗||b| , then the angle between a⃗ and bis
⃗
[1]
2

a) 60o b) 0o

c) 90o d) 30o
 (b) Find the angle between the pair of lines [1]
x+3 y−1 z+3
= =
3 5 4

x+1 y−4 z−5

= =
1 1 2

(c) Write the length (magnitude) of a vector whose projections on the coordinate axes are 12, 3 and 4 [1]
units.
(d) If a line makes an angle of 30o with the positive direction of x-axis, 120o with the positive direction [1]

of y-axis, then the angle which it makes with the positive direction of z-axis is:

a) 0o b) 60o

c) 90o d) 120o

(e) Write the sum of intercepts cut off by the plane r ⃗ ⋅ (2^i + ^j − k
^
) − 5 = 0 on the three axes. [1]
16. If ^ ^ ^
a⃗ = i + 2j − 3k and ⃗ ^ ^ ^
b = 3 i − j + 2k , show that ⃗
( a⃗ + b) is perpendicular ⃗
( a⃗ − b) . [2]
OR
Prove, using vectors, Medians of a triangle are concurrent.
17. Find the angle between the planes whose vector equations are r .⃗ (2^i + 2^j − 3k
^
) = 5 and [4]
^ ^ ^
r .⃗ (3 i − 3j + 5k) = 3.

OR
Find the image of the point (3, -2, 1) in the plane 3x - y + 4z = 2.
18. Make a sketch of the region {(x, y) : 0 ≤ y ≤ x
2
+ 3; 0 ≤ y ≤ 2x + 3; 0 ≤ x ≤ 3} and find its area using [4]
integration.
SECTION C - 15 MARKS
19. In subparts (i) and (ii) choose the correct options and in subparts (iii) to (v), answer the questions as [5]
instructed.
(a) The revenue of a monopolist is given by R(x) = 12x2 + 300 - x. Then the average revenue function [1]

AR(x) at x = 10 will be:

a) 1500 b) 1210

c) 12310 d) 1229
(b) A linear programming problem deals with the optimization of a/an: [1]

a) logarithmic function b) exponential function

c) linear function d) quadratic function

(c) If x̄ = 18, ȳ = 100, σ = 14, σ = 20 and correlation coefficient rxy = 0.8, find the regression equation [1]
x y

of y on x.
(d) A company has fixed costs of ₹ 26,000. The cost of producing one item is ₹ 30. If this item sells for ₹ [1]
43, find the break-even point.
(e) The demand function of a monopolist is given by p =1500 - 2x - x2. Find the marginal revenue for [1]

any level of output x. Also, find the marginal revenue (MR) when x = 10.
20. A tour operator charges ₹ 136 per passenger for 100 passengers with a refund of ₹ 4 for each 10 passengers in [2]
excess of 100. Determine the number of passengers that will maximize the amount of money the tour operator
receives.
OR
 Suppose the cost to produce some commodity is a linear function of output. Find cost as a function of output, if costs
are ₹ 4000 for 250 units and ₹ 5000 for 350 units.
21. From the equation of the two regression lines, 4x + 3y + 7 = 0 and 3x + 4y + 8 = 0, find: [4]
i. Mean of x and y
ii. Regression coefficient
iii. Coefficient of correlation
22. A man rides his motorcycle at the speed of 50 km/hour. He has to spend Rs 2 per km on petrol. If he rides it at a [4]
faster speed of 80 km/hour, the petrol cost increases to Rs 3 per km. He has at most Rs 120 to spend on petrol
and one hour time. He wishes to find the maximum distance that he can travel.
Express this problem as a linear programming problem.
OR
Maximise the function Z = 11x + 7y, subject to the constraints: x ⩽ 3, y ⩽ 2, x ⩾ 0, y ⩾ 0 .