KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN CHANDIGARH REGION

Pre-Board-1 Question Paper

Class XII
Session 2022-23
Mathematics (Code-041)
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
Multiple Choice Questions of 1 mark each

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1 0 a −3 1
2 0 −1
If
b 1 0 is a skew-symmetric matrix, then the values of a and b,
respectively, are
(a) -2, -3 (b) -2, 3 (c) 2, -3 (d) -3, 3
2
If A( adjA ) = [ 80 08], then |adjA| is: 1

(a) 8 (b) 64 (c) 512 (d) 16

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3 2 −1 3 1
The matrix λ 0 7 is not invertible for
−1 0 7
(a) λ = –1 (b) λ = 0 (c) λ = 1 (d) λ = R – {1}
4
If f ( x )= {
kx+ 1, x ≤ 5
3 x−5 , x>5
is continuous at x = 5, then value of k is
1

6 7 9 5
(a) (b) (c) (d)
7 6 5 9
5 ∫ ex ¿ ¿ 1

(a)e x tanx + C (b)e x logsecx + C

(c) e x sec x + C (d) none of these

1
 6 2
d y dy 1
The sum of the order and degree of the differential equation +3 =¿ e x is
dx 2
dx
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 4
7 The feasible region for LPP is shown shaded in the figure. Let Z = 3 x – 4 y be 1
the objective function, then the maximum value of Z is:

(a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 0 (d) –18

8 If |a⃗ + b|=|⃗a −b|, then the angle between a⃗ and b⃗ is 1
(a) 90° (b)60° (c)110° (d)180°
9 sin2 x−cos 2 x 1
∫ sin2 x cos 2 x dx is equal to:
(a) tan x +cot x +c (b) tan x + cosec x +c
(c) - tan x +cot x +c (d) tan x + sec x + c
10 If A is a square matrix such that A2 = A, then the simplified value of (I – A)3 + A 1
is equal to
(a) A (b) A2 (c) I (d) A3
11 Consider the following system of linear inequalities: 1
2x + y ≤ 10 , x + 3y ≤ 15, x, y ≥0
If the corner points of the feasible region are (0, 0), (5, 0), (3, 4) and (0, 5).
Let Z = p x +q y, where p, q > 0. Condition on p and q, so that the maximum
value of Z occurs at both (3, 4) and (0, 5) is:
(a) p = q (b) p =2 q (c) p = 3q (d) q = 3p
12
If |−23 x 74|=|86 74|, the possible value(s) of x are 1

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 2, 3 (d) -2

13 If A is a square matrix of order 3 and |A| = 5, then |𝑎𝑑𝑗𝐴| = 1
1
(a) 5 (b) 25 (c) 125 (d)
5
14 Let A and B are two events such that P(A) = 0.6, P(B) = 0.2 and P(A/B) = 0.5, 1
then P(A'/B') =

2
 1 3 3 6
(a) (b) (c) (d)
10 10 8 7
15 dy 1
The integrating factor of the differential equation + ytanx−secx=0
dx
2
tan x
(a) tan x (b) sec 2 x (c) sec x (d)
2
16 Derivative of e logx is 1
(a) e logx (b) log x (c) 0 (d) 1
17 A man is watching an aero plane which is at the coordinate point A (4, -1, 3), 1
assuming the man is at O (0, 0, 0). At the same time, he saw a bird at the
coordinate point B (2, 0, 4). The unit vector along ⃗
AB is
2^ 1 1 −2 ^ 1 1
(a) i +¿ ^j + k^ (b) i +¿ ^j + k^
6 6 6 √6 6 6
−2 ^ 1 ^ 1 ^ 4 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^
(c) i +¿ j+ k (d) i +¿ j+ k
√6 √6 √6 √6 √6 √6

18 P is a point on the line joining the points (0,5, −2) and 𝐵(3, −1,2). If the x- 1
coordinate of P is 6, then its z-coordinate is
(a) 10 (b) 6 (c) -6 (d) -10
ASSERTION-REASON BASED QUESTIONS
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.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

19 −1
Assertion (A): tan tan ( 2π
3 ) 1

−1
¿ tan ¿
−1
Reason (R): tan tan ( 2π
3
= )
2π
3

20 1
Assertion (A): The triangle ABC, with vertices A(1,2,3), B(2,-1,4) and C(4,5,-1)

has the area =

√274 square units.
2
1⃗ ⃗
Reason(R): The area of the triangle ABC is | AB× AC|
2
SECTION B

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 Very Short Answer Type-Questions (VSA) of 2 marks each
21 Find the domain of the function defined by f ( x )=sin−1 √ x−1 2
OR
−1 cos x−sin x −π 3π
Write in the simplest form tan , <x< .
cos x +sin x 4 4
22 A man 1.6 m tall walks at the rate of 0.3 m/sec away from a street light that is 4 2
m above the ground. At what rate is the tip of his shadow moving? At what rate
is his shadow lengthening?
23 Using direction ratios show that the points A(2, 3, 4), B(-1, -2, 1) and C(5, 8, 7) 2
are collinear.
OR
^ ^j +3 k^ , b=−
If a⃗ =2 i+2 ⃗ ^ ^j+ k^ and c⃗ =3 i^ + ^j are such that a⃗ + λ ⃗b is
i+2
perpendicular to c⃗ , then find the value of λ.
24 dy cos2 (a+ y) 2
If cos y = x cos (a + y), with cos a ≠ ±1 prove that =
dx sin a
25 Show that the line through points ( 4 ,7 ,8 ) and( 2 , 3 , 4 ) is parallel to the line 2
through the points (−1 ,−2 , 1 ) and ( 1 ,2 , 5 ) .
SECTION C
Short Answer Type Questions (SA) of 3 marks each
26 2
: ∫ ( x ¿¿ 2+1)(x +4 ) ¿ ¿ 3
Evaluate 2
( x ¿¿ 2+3)(x −5)dx
27 Three friends go for coffee. They decide who will pay the bill, by each tossing a 3
coin and then letting the “odd person” pay. There is no odd person if all three
tosses produce the same result. If there is no odd person in the first round, they
make a second round of tosses and they continue to do so until there is an odd
person. What is the probability that exactly three rounds of tosses are made?
OR
Find the mean number of defective items in a sample of two items drawn one-
by-one without replacement from an urn containing 6 items, which include 2
defective items. Assume that the items are identical in shape and size.
28 x 2+ 1 3
:|∫ dx
( x−1 )2( x+3)
OR
Evaluate ∫ x sin x dx
−1

29 dy 3
Show that the differential equation ( x− y ) =x +2 y is homogeneous and solve
dx
it.
OR

4
 Find the general solution of the differential equation
dy
x + y−x + xy cotx=0( x ≠ 0)
dx
30 Solve the linear programming problem graphically: 3
Maximize: Z = 8000 x + 12000 y
Subject to the constraints:
3x + 4y≤60, x + 3y≤30, x≥0, y≥0.
31 3
x + x +1 3
:|∫ dx
( x−1 )2
SECTION D
Long Answer-Type Questions (LA) of 5 marks each

32 Make a rough sketch of the region {(𝑥, 𝑦): 0 ≤ 𝑦 ≤ 𝑥 2, 0 ≤ 𝑦 ≤ 𝑥, 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2} and 5

find the area of the region using integration.
33 Define the relation R in the set 𝑁 × 𝑁 as follows: 5
For (a, b), (c, d) ∈ 𝑁 × 𝑁, (a, b) R (c, d) iff ad = bc. Prove that R is an
equivalence relation in 𝑁 × 𝑁.
OR
Show that f : R → R , given by f ( x )=1+ x 2 is neither one-one nor onto.
34 Find the shortest distance between two lines whose vector equations are 5
^
r⃗ =(1−t) i+(t−2) ^j+(3−2 t) k^
^ ( 2 s−1 ) ^j−(2 s +1) k^
r⃗ =( s +1 ) i+
OR
Find the equation of the line passing through the points A(0, 6, -9) and
B(-3, -6, 3). If D is the foot of perpendicular drawn from a point C(7, 4, -1) on
the line AB, then find coordinates of the point D and the equation of line CD.

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35 2 −3 5 5
If A= 3 2 −4 find A-1.. Hence,
1 1 −2
solve the system of equations:
2x - 3y + 5z = 11, 3x + 2y - 4z = – 5 and x + y – 2z =−¿3
SECTION E
This section comprises of 3 case-study/passage-based questions of First two case study
questions have three sub-parts (i), (ii), (iii) of marks 1, 1, 2 respectively. The third case
study question has two sub-parts of 2 marks each.

36 Case-Study 1: 4
Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.
Three students Rohan, David and Leena are finding the derivative of the function
f ( x )=( x −5 x +8 ) ( x +7 x +9).
2 3

5
 They followed three ways mentioned below:
(i) Rohan differentiated the given function by using product rule
(ii) David differentiated the given function by expanding the product to
obtain a single polynomial
(iii) Leena differentiated the given function by logarithmic differentiation.
Did they all give the same answer?

37 Case-Study 2: 4
Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.
A wire of length 28 m is to be cut into two pieces. One of the pieces is to be
made into a square and the other into a circle.

In order to find the lengths of the two pieces, so that the combined area be
minimum, two steps are followed:
(i) Find the area of the circle.
(ii) Find the area of the square.
(iii) What should be the lengths of the two pieces so that the combined
area of the circle and the square is minimum?
38 Case-Study 3: 4
Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.
Probabilities of solving a specific problem independently by Javed Ali and
1 1
Jashandeep Kaur are and respectively. If both try to solve the problem,
2 3
independently, then find the probability that
(i) The problem is solved
(ii) Exactly one of them solves the problem.

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