PRE- BOARD EXAM (2024-25)

TIME CLASS SUB MAX. MARKS

3:00 HOURS XII MATHEMATICS 80
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
Read the following instructions very carefully
(i) The question paper contains 38 questions. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) This question paper is divided into five sections-A, B, C, D and E.
(iii) In Section A , questions 1 to 18 are MCQ , 19 to 20 are Assertion Reason based questions
(iv) In Section B, 21 to 25 are Very Short Answer type questions, carrying 2 marks each.
(v) In Section C, 26 to 31 are Short Answer type questions, carrying 3 marks each .
(vi) In Section D, 32 to 35 are Long Answer type questions, carrying 5 marks each .
(vii) In Section E, 36 to 38 are Case Study Based questions, carrying 4 marks each .
Q.N. QUESTIONS Mark
SECTION – A
1 If A and B are matrices of same order then A𝐵𝑡 − 𝐵𝐴𝑡 is a 1
(a) Skew symmetric (b) null (c)symmetric (d) unit
2 𝜋 1 1
Sin [ 3 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 (2)] is equal to
1 1 1
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c)3 (d)4

3 𝑘 8] 1
Value of k for which A=[ is singular
4 2𝑘
(a)4 (b)-4 (c) ±4 (d)±√7
4 2 5] 1
If A=[ 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 (𝑎𝑑𝑗 𝐴)′ is
−11 7
2 5] 7 −5] 7 11 2 −5]
(a)[ (b)[ (c)[ ] (d)[
−11 7 −11 2 −5 2 11 7
5 Let R be a relation on A={a, b, c} s.t R={(a, a) , (b, b), (c ,c)} then R is 1
(a) Reflexive (b) symmetric (c) non transitive (d) equivalence
6 0 1 2023 1
If A=[ ] 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝐴 𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑜
0 0
0 1 0 0
(a) 1 (b) 2023 (c) [ ] (d)[ ]
0 0 0 0
7 The function f(x)= x|x| is 1
(a) Continuous and differentiable at x=0
(b) Continuous but not differentiable at x=0
(c) Differentiable but not continuous at x=0
(d) Neither differentiable nor continuous at x=0
8 𝑥 2 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑥 < 1 1
The function f(x)={ then
2 − 𝑥 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑥 ≥ 1
(a) Continuous but Not differentiable at x=1
(b) differentiable at x=1
(c ) Not continuous at x=1
(d) neither continuous nor differentiable at x =1
+9 If f(x) = a(x-cos x ) is strictly decreasing in R then a belongs to 1
(a) (-1,∞) (b) (0,∞) (c) (-∞, 0) (𝑑 )(−∞, ∞)
𝑎
10 1
∫ 𝑓 (𝑥)𝑑𝑥 = 0 𝑖𝑓
−𝑎
(a) f(-x)=f(x) (b) f(-x)=-f(x) (c) f(a-x)=f(x) (d)f(a-x)=-f(x)

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 11
1. The product of the order and degree of the following differential equation: 1
2
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦 2
2. 𝑥 (𝑑𝑥 2 ) + (𝑑𝑥 ) + 𝑦 2 = 0 is
3. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

12 𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑦 1
The solution of differential equation + =0 is
𝑥 𝑦
(a) x =yc (b) xy=c (c) 𝑥 2 𝑦 = 𝑐 (d) x𝑦 2 =c
13 The value of 𝛼 if the angle between 𝑝⃗ = 2𝛼 2 𝑖̂ − 3𝛼𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ and 𝑞⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂+𝛼𝑘̂ is obtuse 1
(a) R-[0,1] (b) (0,1) (c) [0,∞) (d) [1,∞)
14 The vector equation of a line passing through the point (1,-1,0) and parallel to y -axis 1
is
(a) 𝑟⃗ = 𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 𝛾(𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂) (b)𝑟⃗ = 𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 𝛾𝑗̂
( c) 𝑟⃗ = 𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 𝛾𝑘̂) (d)𝑟⃗ = 𝛾𝑗̂
15 If the direction cosines of a line are √3𝑘, √3𝑘, √3𝑘 then value of k is 1
1
(a) ±1 (b) ±√3 (c)±3 (d) ± 3
16 For an objective function Z= ax + by where a,b> 0 ,The corner points of the feasible 1
region is determined by a set of constraints are (0,20) ,(10,10) ,(30,30) and (0,40).
The condition on a and b such that the maximum Z occurs at both points (30,30) and
(0,40 ) is
(a) b – 3a=0 (b) a=3b (c) a+2b=0 (d) 2a-b=0
17 Which of the following point lies in the region 40 𝑥 + 30 𝑦 ≥ 240 1
(a) (0,0) (b) (3,5) (c) (2,3) (d) (0,5)
18 Let E be an event of a sample space S of an experiment , then P(S/E) = 1
(a) P(S∩ 𝐸) (b) P(E) (c) 1 (d) 0

ASSERTION REAON BASED QUESTIONS

Question no 19 and 20 are Assertion and Reason based questions of one mark each . Two statements
are given and labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason ( R ) . Select the correct answer from the codes
(a),(b) ,(c) and (d) as given below
(a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true and R is not correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
19 ASSERTION-If for any matrix A of order 3x3 having determinant 3 then |adj A|=9 1
𝑛
REASON- for any matrix of order n ,|adj A|= |𝐴|

20 Assertion (A): For any two non zero vectors 𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗, 𝑎⃗ × 𝑏⃗⃗ = 𝑏⃗⃗ × 𝑎⃗ 1
Reason ( R): For any two non zero vectors 𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗, 𝑎⃗. 𝑏⃗⃗ = 𝑏⃗⃗. 𝑎⃗

SECTION –B (VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)

21 1 1 2
Evaluate 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 (𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 2) + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 (𝑐𝑜𝑡 −1 3)

22 Find the interval in which f(x)= 𝑥 4 − 4𝑥 3 + 10 is strictly decreasing 2

OR
If the rate of change of volume of a sphere is equal to the rate of change of its radius
,find the radius of sphere .

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23 𝑑𝑦 2
If y=log(2𝑒 𝑥 ) then find 𝑑𝑥 𝑎𝑡 𝑥 = 2
𝜋
24 2
Evaluate ∫02 sin 2𝑥 cos 3𝑥 𝑑𝑥
25 If 𝑎⃗, 𝑏⃗⃗ , 𝑐⃗ are three mutually perpendicular unit vectores and 𝜃 is the angle between 2
𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (2𝑎⃗ + 3𝑏⃗⃗+6𝑐⃗) then find cos𝜃

Or
Let 𝑎⃗, 𝑏be two non -zero vectors then prove that |𝑎⃗ 𝑋 𝑏⃗⃗| ≤ |𝑎⃗||𝑏⃗⃗|.
⃗⃗
State the condition under which equality holds.
SECTION –C (SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)

26 𝑥 −1 3
Find ∫ (𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥)2 −5𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥+4 𝑑𝑥

27 2+𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑥 3
Find ∫ 1+cos 2𝑥 𝑒 𝑥 𝑑𝑥
Or
𝑥 2+1
Find ∫ (𝑥 2+2)(𝑥 2+4) 𝑑𝑥
28 𝑑𝑦 −1
3
Solve the differential equation (1+𝑥 2 ) 𝑑𝑥 + 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝑥
Or
Solve the differential equation x dy−𝑦𝑑𝑥 − √𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 0
29 Find the distance between the lines 𝑙1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑙2 given by 3
𝑙1 : 𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ − 4𝑘̂ + 𝛾(2𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ + 6𝑘̂)𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑙2 : 3𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ − 5𝑘̂ + 𝜇(4𝑖̂ + 6𝑗̂ + 12𝑘̂)
Or
Find the vector and cartesian equation of the line that passes through (-1,2,7) and is
perpendicular to the lines 𝑟⃗ = 2𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ − 3𝑘̂ + 𝛾(𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ + 5𝑘̂) and
𝑟⃗ = 3𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ − 7𝑘̂ + 𝜇(3𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂ + 5𝑘̂)
30 Minimize Z= 13x-15 y subjected to constraints x + y ≤ 7 , 2x - 3y + 6 ≥ 0 , 3
x≥0,y≥ 0
31 Two numbers are selected at random (without replacement) from the first five 3
positive integers. Let X denotes the larger of the two numbers obtained. Show that X
is a random variable and hence find mean of X
OR
A students may spend 1 hour to 6 hour in a day in upskilling self. The probability
distribution of the number of hours spend by a student is given below :
𝑘𝑥 2 , 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑥 = 1,2,3
P(X=x) = {2𝑘𝑥 , 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑥 = 4,5,6
0 , 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒
Where x denotes the number of hours. Based on the above information, construct a
probability distribution table. Using probability distribution rules ,find value of k and
hence find mean for above probability distribution.

SECTION –D (LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS)

32 1 −2 0 5
If A = [2 −1 −1] , 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝐴−1 and use it to solve the following system of
0 −2 1
equations:
x-2y=10, 2x-y-z=8 , -2y+z= 7
OR
A shopkeeper has 3 varieties of pens ‘A’ , ‘B’,’C’ . Meenu purchased 1 pen of each

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 variety for a total of Rs.21. Jeevan purchased 4 pens of ‘A’ variety ,3 pens of variety
‘B’ and 2 pens of ‘C’ variety for Rs.60. While Shikha purchased 6 pens of ‘A’
variety, 2 pens of variety ‘B’ and 3 pens of ‘C’ variety for Rs.70. Using Matrix
method, find the cost of each variety of pen .
33 𝑑𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2(𝑎+𝑦) 5
If cos y = x cos (a + y) , with cos a ≠±1, then prove that = .
𝑑𝑥 sin 𝑎
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
Hence show that sin a 𝑑𝑥 2 + sin 2(𝑎 + 𝑦) 𝑑𝑥 = 0

34 If 𝐴1 denotes the area of region bounded by 𝑦 2 = 4𝑥,x=1 and x-axis in 1st quadrant 5
and 𝐴2 denotes the area of region bounded by 𝑦 2 = 4𝑥,x=4, Find 𝐴1 : 𝐴2
35 Find the co-ordinates of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point (2,3,-8) to 5
4−𝑥 𝑦 1−𝑧
the line 2 = 6 = 3 . Also Find the perpendicular distance of the given point from
the line .
Or
Find the shortest distance between the lines between the lines 𝐿1 &𝐿2 given below :
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧
𝐿1 : The line passing through (2,-1,1) and parallel to the 1 = 1 = 1
𝐿2 : 𝑟⃗ = 𝑖̂ + (2𝜇 + 1)𝑗̂ − (𝜇 + 2)𝑘̂

SECTION –E (CASE STUDY BASED QUESTIONS )

36 An organization conducted bike race under 2 different categories-boys and girls. In 4(1+1
all ,there were 250 participants. Among all of them finally three from Category I and +2)
two from category 2 were selected for the final race. Ravi forms two sets B and G
with these participants for his college project .
Let B={(𝑏1 , 𝑏2 , 𝑏3 } , 𝐺 = {𝑔1 ,𝑔2 } where B represents the set of boys selected and G
the set of girls who were selected for the final race.
Ravi decides to explore these sets for various types of relations and functions.
On basis of the above information ,answer the following questions:
(i) Ravi wishes to form all the relations possible from B to G .How many
such relations are possible?
(ii) Write the smallest equivalence relation on G .
(iii) Ravi defines a relation from B to B as 𝑅1 = {(𝑏1 , 𝑏2 ), (𝑏2 , 𝑏1 )} .Write the
minimum no of ordered pairs to be added in 𝑅1 so that it becomes (A)
reflexive but not symmetric ,(B) reflexive ,symmetric but not transitive
Or
If the track of the final race (for the biker 𝑏1 ) follows the curve
𝑥 2 = 4𝑦 ; (𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 20√2𝑎𝑛𝑑 0 ≤ 𝑦 ≤ 200 ) then state whether
the track represents a one one and onto function or not .(justify)

37 Over speeding increases fuel consumption and decreases fuel economy as a result of
tire rolling friction and air resistance. While vehicles reach optimal fuel economy at
different speeds, fuel mileage usually decreases rapidly at speed above 80 km/h. 4(1+1
The relation between fuel consumption F(l/100 km ) and speed V(km/h) under some +2)
𝑉2 𝑉
constraints is given as F =500 − 4 + 14
On basis of above information answer the following questions:
(i) Find F ,when V= 40 km/h
𝑑𝐹
(ii) Find 𝑑𝑉
(iii) Find the speed V for which the fuel consumption F is minimum.
Or
Find the quantity of fuel required to travel 600 km at the speed V at which
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 𝑑𝐹
= −0.01
𝑑𝑉
38 A departmental store sends bills to charge its customers once a month .Past
experience shows that 70% of its customers pay their first bill in time .The store also 4(1+1
found that the customer who pay the bill in time has the probability of 0.8 of paying +2)
in time next month and the customer who does not pay in time has the probability of
0.4 of paying in time the next month.
Based on the above information ,answer the following questions :
(i) Let 𝐸1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐸2 respectively denote the event of customer paying or not
paying the bill in time .Find P(𝐸1 ) , 𝑃(𝐸2 )
(ii) Let A denotes the event of customer paying second month’s bill in time
,then find P(A/𝐸1 ) and P(A/𝐸2 )
(iii) Find the probability of customer paying second month’s bill in time .
Or
Find the probability of customer paying first month’s bill in time if it is
found that customer has paid the second month’s bill in time.

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