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KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN SILCHAR REGION

PRE-BOARD –1 (2024-25)
CLASS – XII
SUB. – MATHEMATICS (041)
TIME: 3 Hrs. MM – 80
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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 (4 marks each) with sub parts.

SECTION – A
Q.N. QUESTION MAR
KS
1 If sin-1x = y, then 1
( a) 0 ≤ y ≤ π ( b) –π/2 ≤ y ≤ π/2
( c) 0 < y < π ( d) –π/2 < y < π/2
2 0 a 3  1
If the matrix A  2 b  1 is a skew symmetric matrix, then a  b  c is equal to
 
c 1 0 
( a) -5 (b)0 ( c) 5 ( d) 6
3 Area of the region bounded by the curve y2 = 4x, y-axis and the line y = 3 is 1
(a) 2 (b) 9/4 (c)9/3 (d) 9/2

4 1
The value of 'k' for which the function f(x)={ is continuous at x = 0 is

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

5 If f ' (x) = sec x, the f(x) is 1
(a) sec x tan x (b) sec x + tan x
(c) log (sec x + tan x) (d) log ( sec x - tan x)
6 If m and n, respectively, are the order and the degree of the differential equation 1

[ ] = 0, then m - n =

(a) 1 (b) -1 (c) 3 (d) 5

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7 The scalar projection of the vector 2 ̂ + 3 ̂ - 5 ̂ on the vector 5 ̂ + ̂ + 5 ̂ is 1

(a) (b) 0 (c) 25 (d) None of these

8 The value of ∫ dx is 1

(a) -4/15 (b) 4/15 (c) -3/15 (d) 2/15

9 1
If | |=| |, then x is equal to

(a) 6 (b) ±6 (c) -6 (d) 0

10 If A , B are non - singular square matrices of the same order, then is 1

(a) BA (b) AB (c) (d)

11 1
If [ ]=[ ] , then the possible value(s) of 'x' is/are

(a) 1 (b) -1 (c) 0 (d) a and b both

12 If A is a square matrix of order 3 and| | = 25, then | | = 1
(a) 5 (b) -5 (c) 0 (d) a and b both
13 The Solution set of system 3x + 6y ≥ 80, 4x + 3y ≥ 100, x, y ≥ 0 is 1

(a) Lies in I quadrant (b) Lies in II quadrant

(c) Lies in III quadrant (d) Lies in IV quadrant
14 The point which does not lie in the half plane 2x + 3y -12 ≤ 0 is: 1
(a) (1, 2) (b) (2, 1) (c) (2, 3) (d) ( -3, 2)
15 The general solution of the differential equation is: 1

(a) y = (b) y = x +c (c) y = x + (d) None of these

16 The rate of change of area of the circle with respect to its radius r at r = 6 cm is 1
(a) 10π (b) 12π (c) 8π (d) 11π
17 Direction ratios of line given by : are: 1

(a) < 3,10,-7> (b) < 3, 5, 7> (c) < 3, -5, -7> (d) < -3, 20, -7>
18 If A is a square matrix of order 3, | | = 4, then | |= 1

(a) 9 (b) -9 (c) -12 (d) 16

ASSERTION-REASON BASED QUESTIONS (19 & 20)
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.
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(c) A is true but R is false.

(d) A is false but R is true.
19 Assertion (A): The number of onto functions from a set P containing 5 elements to a set 1
Q containing 2 elements is 30.
Reason (R): The number of onto functions from a set containing m elements to a set
containing n elements is nm.
20 1

cosx
Assertion (A): =e (-sinx)

Reason (R) : d/dx(ex) = ex

SECTION – B
21 1 13π 2
Find the value of cos cos .
22 Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of the function f given by 2
f(x) = sin x + cos x , x [0, π] .
23 For what value of 'a' the vectors: 2î - 3ĵ + 4k̂ and aî + 6ĵ - 8k̂ are collinear? 2

OR
Find the vector equation of the line which passes through the point (3, 4, 5) and is
parallel to the vector 2 ̂i + 3ĵ - 5k̂ .
24 Find dy/dx if 2x + 3y = sin y. 2
OR
Find the values of a and b such that the function defined by

 5, if x  2

f(x) = ax  b, if 2  x  10 is a continuous function.
 21, if x  10

25 Find 'k' when (2 ̂i + 6ĵ - 14k̂ x (î kĵ k̂ ) 0⃗ 2
SECTION – C
26 An open topped box is to be constructed by removing equal squares from each corner of 3
a 3 metre by 8 metre rectangular sheet of aluminum and folding up the sides. Find the
volume of the largest such box.
27 Find the area of the parallelogram whose adjacent sides are determined by the vectors 3
̂ ̂ ̂ and ⃗ ̂ ̂ ̂.
or
Find the value of  if the sum of two vectors iˆ  ˆj  kˆ & iˆ  ˆj is perpendicular to
2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ .
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3
28 3
Evaluate :∫02 | x sin πx| dx
OR

Evaluate∫ | | .
29 Find the intervals in which the function f(x) is (i) strictly increasing (ii) strictly 3
decreasing: f(x) = x3 – 12x2 + 36x + 17.

30 Solve the following Linear Programming Problem graphically: 3

Maximize Z = 5x + 2y
subject to the constraints: x - 2y ≤ 2,
3x + 2y ≤ 12,
-3x + 2y ≤ 3,
x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0.
31 Bag I contains 3 red and 4 black ball and Bag II contains 4 red and 5 black balls. One 3
ball is transferred from Bag I to Bag II and then a ball is drawn from Bag II. The ball so
drawn is found to be red in colour. Find the probability that the transferred ball is black .
OR
If P(A)= 0.4, P(B) = p, P(AUB) = 0.6 and A and B are given to be independent events, find the
value of p.

SECTION – D
32 Find the area of the region in the first quadrant enclosed by the axis, line 5
and the circle .

33 Differentiate the function cos + sin with respect to x. 5

OR

d 2 y 
If x  a (t  sin t ) and y  a (1  cos t ), find  2 
 dx  at t 
4

34 Find the shortest distance between the following lines : 5

x 3 y5 z 7 x 1 y 1 z 1
  and  
1 2 1 7 6 1
OR
Find the coordinates of the foot of perpendicular and the length of the perpendicular
drawn from the point P (5, 4, 2) to the line ̂ 3̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ . Also
find the image of P in this line.
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35 The cost of 4kg onion, 3 kg wheat and 2 kg rice is Rs 60. The cost of 2 kg onion, 4 kg 5
wheat and 6 kg rice is Rs 90. The cost of 6 kg onion, 2 kg wheat and 3 kg rice is Rs 70.
Find the cost of each item per kg by matrix method.
SECTION – E
36 Juhi has a die and a coin. Her teacher asks her to throw a die and note down the
outcomes. The teacher further instructs her to perform another experiment with the coin
based on the outcomes on the die as given below:
Outcomes on the die Experiment with coin Sample space of the
based on the outcome experiment with coin
1,2,3 or 4 Tossing a coin once {H,T}
5 or 6 Tossing a coin thrice {HHH,HHT,HTH,THH,
HTT,THT,TTH,TTT}
Based on the above information answer the following:

(i) The conditional probability that Juhi gets exactly one head if the die shows 5
or 6 is
(a) 0.5 (b) 0.375 (c) 0.625 (d) 1 2
(ii) The probability that Juhi gets 5 or 6 on the die and exactly one head on the
coin is 2
(a) 0.125 (b) 0.333 (c) 0.625 (d) 0.5

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

A tank with rectangular base and rectangular sides, open at the top is to be
constructed so that its depth is 2 m and volume is 8 m3.If the building of tank costs
Rs 70 per sq. meter for the base and Rs 45 per sq. meter for the sides.
(i) What is the length of the tank for which construction cost is least?
(ii) What is the breadth of the tank for which construction cost is least? 2
OR 2
What is the least cost of construction?
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38 Sherlin and Danju are playing Ludo at home during Covid-19. 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.

2
1. Let R: B → B be defined by R = {(x, y): y is divisible by x} is
a. Reflexive and transitive but not symmetric
b. Reflexive and symmetric and not transitive
c. Not reflexive but symmetric and transitive
d. Equivalence
2. Raji wants to know the number of functions from A to B. How many number of
functions are possible?
(a) 62 (b) 26 (c) 6! (d) 212
OR
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 R is
(a). Symmetric
(b). Reflexive
(c) . Transitive
(d). None of these three