Class XII Session 2023-24

Subject - Mathematics
Sample Question Paper - 1

Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 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 (4 marks each) with sub
parts.

Section A
1. Matrices A and B will be inverse of each other only if [1]

a) AB = 0, BA = I b) AB = BA = I

c) AB = BA = 0 d) AB = BA
∘ ∘

2.
∣ cos 70
∣
sin 20 ∣
∣ =? [1]
∘ ∘
∣ sin 70 cos 20 ∣

a) cos 50o b) sin 50o

c) 1 d) 0
3. Adj.(KA) = ______ [1]

a) Kn-1 Adj. A b) None of these

c) K Adj. A d) Kn Adj.A

⎧ 3x + 4 tan x
, when x ≠ 0
[1]
4. The value of k for which f(x) = ⎨ 2 is continuous at x = 0, is
⎩
k, when x = 0

a) 3 b) 7

c) None of these d) 4
5. If a line makes angles α, β, γ, δ with four diagonals of a cube then cos 2 2
α + cos β + cos
2 2
γ + cos θ is equal [1]
to

a) 1

3
b) 2

c) 8

3
d) 4

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6. The solution of the DE x dx
= cot y is [1]

a) x sec y = C b) x cos y = C

c) x tan y = C d) none of these

7. If the constraints in a linear programming problem are changed [1]

a) he change in constraints is ignored b) the problem is to be re-evaluated

c) the objective function has to be modified d) solution is not defined

→ →
8. If
→
a and b are two unit vectors inclined at an angle θ such that | a
→
+ b | < 1 , then [1]

a) θ > 2π

3
b) π

3
< θ <
2π

c) θ < π

3
d) None of these
9. ∫
dx
=? [1]
2
√(x−3) −1

−−−−−−−− −
a) log |x + √x 2
− 6x + 8 | + C b) None of these
−−−−−−−− − −−−−−−−−−
c) log |(x − 3) − √x 2
− 6x + 8 | + C d) 2
log |(x − 3) + √x − 6x + 8 | + C

10. If [
x− y 2x − y
] = [
−1 0
] then [1]
2x + z 3z + w 5 13

a) z = 4, w = 3 b) z = 1, w = 2

c) z = 3, w = 4 d) z = 2, w = -1
11. The solution set of the inequation 2x + y > 5 is [1]

a) None of these b) open half plane not containing the origin

c) half plane that contains the origin d) whole xy-plane except the points lying on
the line 2x + y = 5

12. Let a
^ , b be two unit vectors and θ be the angle between them. What is sin(
^ θ
) equal to? [1]
2

^ ^
a) ^−b |
|a
b) ^ −b|
|a

2 2

^ ^
c) ^ −b|
∣a
d) ^ +b|
|a

4 4

13. If A and B are square matrices of order 3, such that Det.A = –1, Det.B =3 then, the determinant of 3AB is equal [1]
to

a) –27 b) -81

c) –9 d) 81
14. If A and B are two events such that P(A) = , P(B) = , P( then P (A equals [1]
1 1 A 1 ′ ′
) = ∩ B )
2 3 B 4

a) b)
1 3

12 16

c) 1

4
d) 3

15. The solution of the equation (2y - 1) dx - (2x + 3)dy = 0 is: [1]

a) b)
2x−1 2x−1
= k = k
2y−1 2y+3

2y+1
c) d)
2x+3
= k = k
2x−3 2y−1

−
−→ −
−→
16. ABCD is a parallelogram with AC and BD as diagonals. Then, AC − BD =
[1]

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 −
−→ −
−→
a) 3AB b) AB

−
−→ −
−→
c) 4AB d) 2AB

17. If y = sin-1 {
√1+x +√1−x
} then
dy
= ? [1]
2 dx

a) 1

2
b) None of these
2√1−x

c) d)
1 −1

2 2
2(1+x ) 2√1−x

18. If (a1, b1, c1) and (a2, b2, c2) be the direction ratios of two parallel lines then [1]

a) a b)
2 2 2 2 2 2 a1 b1 c1
+ b + c = a + b + c = =
1 1 1 2 2 2 a2 b2 c2

c) a1, = a2, b1 = b2, c1 = c2 d) a1a2 + b1b2 + c1c2 = 0

19. Assertion (A): f(x) = 2x3 - 9x2 + 12x - 3 is increasing outside the interval (1, 2). [1]

Reason (R): f'(x) < 0 for x ∈ (1, 2).

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

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

20. Assertion (A): The Greatest Integer Function f: R→R, given by f(x) = [x] is one-one. [1]
Reason (R): A function f: A →B is said to be injective if f(a) = f(b) ⇒ a = b.

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

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

Section B
21. For the principal values, evaluate sin −1 −1
[cos{2cosec (−2)}] [2]
OR
√3
−1
cos ( )
2

22. Find the intervals in which the function f given by f(x) = 2x2 – 3x is decreasing. [2]

23. Prove that the function does not have maxima or minima: h(x) = x3 + x2 + x +1 [2]
OR
A circular disc of radius 3 cm is being heated. Due to expansion, its radius increases at the rate of 0.05 cm/s. Find the
rate at which its area is increasing when radius is 3.2 cm.
24. Evaluate: ∫ 2 2
1

2 2
dx [2]
a sin x+b cos x

25. Find the point of local maxima or local minima and the corresponding local maximum and minimum values of [2]

function: f(x) = x4 - 62x2 + 120x + 9

Section C
2

26. Evaluate the definite integral ∫ [3]

2 5x

1 2
x +4x+3

27. Three distinguishable balls are distributed in three cells. Find the conditional probability that all the three occupy [3]
the same cell, given that at least two of them are in the same cell.
28. Evaluate: ∫
(2x+1)
dx . [3]
(x+2)(x−3)

OR

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Prove ∫ 2 3 2
sin xdx =
0 3

29. Find the particular solution of the differential equation 2yex/ydx + (y - 2xex/y)dy = 0, given that x = 0, when y = [3]

1.
OR

Solve the differential equation (1 + x2) + (1 + y2) = 0, given that y = 1, when x = 0

dy

dx

30. Maximize Z = 100x + 170y subject to [3]

3x+2y≤ 3600
x+4y≤ 1800
x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0

OR
Maximise the function Z = 11x + 7y, subject to the constraints: x ⩽ 3, y ⩽ 2, x ⩾ 0, y ⩾ 0 .
dy
31. If x = a sin 2t (1 + cos 2t) and y = b cos 2t (1 – cos 2t), then find at t = π
. [3]
dx 4

Section D
32. Using integration, find the area of the region in the first quadrant enclosed by the Y-axis, the line y = x and the [5]
circle x2 + y2 = 32.
33. Show that the function f : R → {x ∈ R : −1 < x < 1} defined by f(x) =
x
, x ∈ R is one-one and onto [5]
1+|x|

function.
OR
Show that the function f: R0 → R0, defined as f (x) = , is one-one onto, where R0 is the set non-zero real numbers.
1

Is the result true, if the domain R0 is replaced by N with co-domain being same as R0?

⎡
2 −3 5
⎤ [5]
34. If A = ⎢3 2 −4 ⎥ , find A-1. Using A-1 solve the system of equations 2x - 3y + 5z = 11; 3x + 2y - 4z =
⎣ ⎦
1 1 −2

-5; x + y - 2z = -3
y−1
35. Find the image of the point (0, 2, 3) in the line
x+3
= =
z+4
[5]
5 2 3

OR
Find the coordinates where the line thorough (3, -4, -5) and (2, -3, 1) crosses the plane 2x + y + z = 7.
Section E
36. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
There are two antiaircraft guns, named as A and B. The probabilities that the shell fired from them hits an
airplane are 0.3 and 0.2 respectively. Both of them fired one shell at an airplane at the same time.

(i) How is Bayes' theorem different from conditional probability?

(ii) Write the rule of Total Probability.
(iii) What is the probability that the shell fired from exactly one of them hit the plane?
OR

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 If it is know that the shell fired from exactly one of them hit the plane, then what is the probability that it
was fired from B?
37. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
A barge is pulled into harbour by two tug boats as shown in the figure.

(i) Find position vector of A.

(ii) Find position vector of B.
→
(iii) Find the vector AC in terms of ^i , ^j .
OR
⃗
If ^ ^
A = 4 i + 3j and ⃗ ^ ^
B = 3 i + 4j , then find |A|⃗ + |B⃗ |
38. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
In an elliptical sport field, the authority wants to design a rectangular soccer field with the maximum possible
2
2
y
area. The sport field is given by the graph of x

2
+
2
=I
a b

(i) If the length and the breadth of the rectangular field be 2x and 2y respectively, then find the area function
in terms of x.
(ii) Find the critical point of the function.

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