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Unit Test-I (Set-2) (2025-26)

MATHEMATICS (041)
Date: 21.04.2025 Marks: 40
Class: XII Time: 1 Hr 30 min
Name: No. of Printed Sides: 3

General Instructions:
i) The question paper consists of 20 questions divided into 5 sections.
ii) Section-A comprises of 11 questions of one mark each.
iii) Section-B comprises of 3 questions of two marks each.
iv) Section-C comprises of 3 questions of three marks each.
v) Section-D comprises of 2 questions of five marks each.
vi) Section-E comprises of 1 question of 4 marks (Case study).

SECTION-A 11 x 1=11

1. 2 𝜇 −3 1
If 𝐴 = [0 2 5 ], then A-1 exists, if
1 1 3

𝐴) 𝜇=2 B) 𝜇 ≠ 2 C) 𝜇 ≠ −2 D)None of these.

2. If A is a square matrix such that |𝐴|=2 then |𝐴𝐴𝑇 | is equal to 1

𝐴) 2 B) 4 C)8 D)16

3. Let 𝐴 be a 3x3 matrix such that |𝑎𝑑𝑗 𝐴|=64 then |𝐴| is equal to 1

A) 8 only B) -8 only C) 64 D) 8 or -8

4. 1 1 1 𝑥 6 1
If [0 1 1] [ 𝑦 ] = [3] then the value of (2𝑥 + 𝑦 − 𝑧) is equal to
0 0 1 𝑧 2

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 5

5. 2𝑥 + 𝑦 4𝑥 7 7𝑦 − 13 1
If [ ] =[ ] then
5𝑥 − 7 4𝑥 𝑦 𝑥+6

A) x=3,y=1 B) x=2,y=3 C) x=2,y=4 D) x = 3, y = 3

6. If for a square matrix A, A2-A+I=0, then A-1= 1

A) A B) A+I C) I- A D) A-I

1
7. 0 1 1
If A=[ ] , then A2023 is equal to
0 0
0 1 0 2023 0 0 2023 0
𝐴) [ ] B) [ ] C) [ ] D) [ ]
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2023

8. Let R be a relation from R to R the set of real numbers defined by 1

R={( 𝑥, 𝑦): 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ 𝑅 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 − 𝑦 + √3 is an irrational number}.Then R is

A) reflexive B)transitive C)symmetric D)an equivalence relation

9. The maximum number of equivalence relations on set A={1,2,3} are 1

A) 1 B)2 C) 3 D) 5

Assertion and Reasoning Questions:

(A) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion (A)
(B) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of assertion (A)
(C) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
(D) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.

10. 0 2 6 1
Assertion (A): Minor of element 6 in the matrix [1 2 −1] is −3.
2 1 3

Reason (R): Minor of an element aij of a matrix is the determinant of the matrix
obtained by deleting its ith row and jth column.

11. Assertion (A): The relation 𝑅 = {(𝑥, 𝑦): (𝑥 + 𝑦)𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥, 𝑦𝜖𝑁} is not a 1
Reflexive relation.
Reason (R): The number ‘2n’ is composite for all natural numbers n.

SECTION-B 3 x 2 =6
12. 2 −1 −1 −8 −10 2
Find a matrix A such that [ 1 0 ] 𝐴 = [ 1 −2 −5 ]
−3 4 9 22 15

13. Express 𝐴 = [4 −3]as a sum of a symmetric and a skew symmetric matrix. 2

2 −1
14. For the matrix 𝐴 = [1 −5],
verify the following: 𝐴 (𝑎𝑑𝑗𝐴) = (𝑎𝑑𝑗𝐴) 𝐴 = |𝐴|𝐼. 2
2 −4

(Or)

𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
Show that the determinant |−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 −𝑥 1 | is independent of 𝜃.
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 1 𝑥

2
 SECTION-C 3x3=9

15. 2 0 1 3
If 𝐴 = [2 1 3], then find the value of 𝐴2 − 5𝐴 + 4𝐼.
1 −1 0

(Or)

2 1 2 𝑥
Find the value of x, if [𝑥 4 1] [1 0 2 ] [ 4 ] = 𝑂.
0 2 −4 −1

16. Using determinants, find the area of triangle ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅 with vertices 𝑃(−2, −3), 𝑄(3, 2) and 3
𝑅(−1, −8). Also, find the equation of the line PQ using determinants.

17. If Z is the set of all integers and R is the relation on Z defined as 3

R= {(a ,b ): a,b 𝜖 𝑍 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎 − 𝑏 is a multiple of 5} . Prove that R is an equivalence relation.

SECTION-D 2 x 5 = 10

18. 3 1 2
Given 𝐴 = [3 2 −3] find A-1. Hence, solve the system of linear equations: 5
2 0 −1

3𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 1, 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 4 and 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 − 𝑧 = 5.

(Or)

−1 𝑎 2 1 −1 1
−1 −8 7 −5], find the value of (𝑎 + 𝑥) − (𝑏 + 𝑦).
If 𝐴 = [ 1 2 𝑥 ] and 𝐴 = [
3 1 1 𝑏 𝑦 3

19. Let N denotes the set of all natural numbers and R be the relation on N X N defined by 5
(a,b) R (c,d) if a+d = b+c. Show that R is an equivalence relation.

SECTION-E 1 x 4 =4

20. Case Study:

Three students, Neha, Rani and Sam go to a market to purchase stationery items. Neha
buys 4 pens, 3 notepads and 2 erasers and pays ₹60. Rani buys 2 pens, 4 notepads
and 6 erasers for ₹90. Sam pays ₹70 for 6 pens, 2 notepads and 3 erasers.

Based upon the above information, answer the following questions:

(i) Form the equations required to solve the problem of finding the price of each 1
item, and express it in the form of 𝐴𝑋 = 𝐵.
(ii) Find |𝐴| and confirm if it is possible to find 𝐴−1 . 1
(iii) (a) Find 𝐴−1 , if possible, and write the formula to find X. 2
(Or)
(b) Find 𝐴2 − 8𝐼, where I is an identity matrix.
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