PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, THRISSUR
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION 2024-25
Class: XI Mathematics (Code-041)
Time: 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
SECTION-A
of 4 marks each with sub-parts.
Qn Mark
s s
1. For two sets A & B if AUB = B, then which of the following 1
statements is true
(a) A is subset of B (b) A∩B = A (c) A−B=∅ (d) All
are true
2. If A = {1,2,3,4}, B = { -1, 1, 0, -2, 2} and C={ 1 , 3 , 4 } are subsets of 1
which interval
(a) [ 1 , 4 ] (b) [ −1 , 4 ] (c) (−1 , 4)
(d) [ −2 , 4 ]
3. Which of the following relation is not a function? 1
(a){(a, x) (b, x) (c, x) (d, x)} (b){(a, d) (b, x ) (c, e) (a, b)}
(c) {(a, d) (b, e) (c, d) (d, x)} (d) {(a, d) (b, m) (c, y) (d, x)}
4. If A is the set of even natural numbers less than 8 and B is the set 1
of prime numbers less than 7, then the number of relations from A
to B is
(a)29 (b)92 (c) 215 (d)29-1
5. 1
If t ( C )= +32, value of C when t(C) = 131 is
9C
5
(a) 45 (b) 55 (c) 65 (d) 75
6. The solution set of the inequation |x +2|≤ 5is
(a) (-2, 5) (b) (-7, 3) (c) [-5, 5] (d) [-7, 3]
7. 1
Find the number of terms in the expansion of ¿
(a) 11 (b) 10 (c) 5 (d) 6
8. The value of co s 10 co s 20 co s 30 ..… … co s 179 0 is 1
(a) – 1 (b) 0 (c)1 (d) ½
9. The diameter of a circle is 60 cm. The length of an arc of this circle 1
whose chord is 30 cm, is
(a) 5 π cm (b) 10 π cm (c) 15 π cm (d) 20 π cm
10. The value of sin ¿ ) is 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
√3 1 −√ 3 −1
2 2 2 2
11. 1
The 9th term of G.P , , 1 , -2 ,…. is
1 −1
4 2
(a)61 (b)62 (c) 63 (d) 64
12. If the third term of a G.P is 2,then write the product of its 5 terms 1
(a) 64 (b) 32 (c) 512 (d) 128
13. 1
( )
x
1+i
If =1 , then x is
1−i
(a) 2n (b) 2n+1 (c)4n (d) 4 n+1 , where n∈ N
14. The fourth, seventh and tenth terms of a G.P. are p, q, r 1
respectively, then
(a) p2=q2 +r 2 (b) q 2= pr (c) p2=qr (d) r 2= pq
15. The total number of 9 digit numbers which have all different digits 1
is
a)10 ×10 ! b)10 ×9 ! C)9 ×10 ! D) 9 × 9!
16. Everybody in a room shakes hands with everybody else, the total 1
number of handshakes is 66. The total number of persons in the
room is
(a) 11 (b) 12 (c) 13 (d) 14
17. If 4 x +i ( 3 x− y ) =3+i (−6 )then the values of x and y are 1
(a) x =3, y =4 (b) x=3/4, y= 33/4
(c)x =4. y =3 (d)x =33. Y =4
18. 1 1 1
If tanx= ∧tany= , thenthe value of x + y is
2 3
(a) π (b) π /2 (c) π /3 (d) π /4
ASSERTION-REASON BASED QUSETIONS
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) Assertion(A): The conjugate of a complex number is
1
.
i−1
Then that complex number
1
is−
i+1
Reason (R) : For a complex number z , ( z )=z itself
(20) Assertion(A): If nC 12=n C 8 , then n is equal to 20
Reason (R) : If nC x =nC y , then x= y ∧x− y=n
SECTION B
(This section comprises of very short answer type questions (VSA) of 2 marks each)
21. If P={x : x < 3 , x ∈ N} , Q ={x : x ≤ 2 , x ∈W} , then find ( P ∪ Q ) X 2
( P ∩ Q).
22. Find the product 9. 9 3 . 9 9 .9 27 … … . .to infinite terms
1 1 1
2
OR
Insert 2 geometric means in between 8 and 128.
23. 2
Evaluate ; [ ()]
25 2
19 1
i +
i
24. Anu obtained 73, 67 and 72 marks in mathematics test. How many 2
should she get in his fourth test, to have an average of at least 75.
25. Show that: tan 3x tan 2x tan x = tan 3x – tan 2x – tan x. 2
OR
Prove that : sin2 6 x−sin2 4 x =sin 10 x sin 2 x
SECTION C
(This section comprises of short answer type questions (SA) of 3
marks each)
26. Use the properties of sets to prove that for all the sets A and B, 3
A – (A ∩ B) = A – B
OR
Let U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}, A = {2, 3} and B = {3, 4, 5}. Find A′, B′, A′
∩ B′, A ∪B and hence show that (A∪B )′ = A′∩ B′
27 3
Find the modulus and conjugate of a complex number
( 3−2 i )( 2+3 i )
( 1+ 2i ) ( 2−i )
28. A group consists of 4 girls and 7 boys. In how many ways can a
team of 5 members be selected if the team has (i) no girl (ii) at 3
least 3 girls
OR
Find the number of words can be formed from the letters of the
word
‘ INSTITUTION ‘. In how many of them
(i) the three T’s are together
(ii) Vowels occupy even places
29.
3
Prove that:
cos A+cos 3 A +cos 5 A+cos 7 A
=cot 4 A
sin A+ sin 3 A +sin 5 A +sin 7 A
OR
If sin x= , x lies in quadrant IV then find the values of and
−1 x
sin
2 2
x
cos
2
30. Solve the following system of linear inequalities for real x ; 3
2 x−3 4x
2 ( 2 x +3 ) −10<6 ( x−2 ) , +6 ≥ 4 +
4 3
31. Expand ( 1+ x )n+1 .Deduce that 9 n+1−8 n−9 is divisible by 64 for all n 3
OR
Using binomial theorem compute ( 102 )5
SECTION D
32. If A and G be A.M. and G.M., respectively between two positive 5
(This section comprises of long answer-type questions (LA) of 5 marks each)
numbers, prove that the numbers are A ± √ ( A+ G )( A−G ) .
OR
Find the sum of the sequence 0.7,0.77,0.777, 0.7777, ……. to n-
terms.
33. Let A = {0,1,2,3,4}, B = {1,4,9,16,25} and R be a relation defined 5
from
A to B as, R = {(x, y): x ∈A, y ∈B and y = x 2}
i) Depict this relation in roster form.
ii) Find domain of R.
iii) Find range of R.
iv) Find co- domain of R.
v) Is the relation R, a function? justify
OR
Draw the graph of real function f ( x )=| x−3|, and find its domain and
range.
34. 5
Given, cosx = , siny= and both x and y lie in Second quadrant .
−4 5
5 13
Find (i) sin ( x + y ) (ii ) cos ( x+ y )( iii ) sin ( x− y ) (iv)cos (x− y )
OR
Prove that: cos x +cos (x+ ¿ ¿)+ cos (x− ¿ )= ¿ ¿ ¿
2 2 π 2 π 3
3 3 2
35. Find (x +1)6 +(x−1)6. Hence evaluate( √ 2+1) +( √ 2−1) . 5
6 6
Also evaluate ( √ 3+ √ 2) +( √ 3− √ 2)
6 6
SECTION E
This section comprises of 3 case-study/passage-based questions. All the case
study questions have three sub-parts (i), (ii), (iii) of marks 1, 1, 2 respectively.
36. Case-Study 1:
Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
A relation f from a set A to a set B is said to be a function, if every
element of set A has one and only one image in set B and is denoted
by f: A → B. Here A is called the domain of f, B is called co-domain
of f and the set of all images of elements of A is called range of f.
(i) Find the domain of the real function f ( x )= √ 16−x 2 1
(ii) Find the range of the real function f ( x )= √ 16−x 2 1
(iii) If f ( x )=
x +2
2
, what is the value of f ( x ) . f (−x )+ f ( 0 )
(OR)
x–2
Let f ={(1 ,1),(2 , 3) ,(−1 ,−3)} be a function from Z to Z defined by
f ( x )=ax+ b for some integers a and b.Find the value of a and b.
37. Case-Study 2:
During the mathematics class, a teacher clears the concept of permutation and
combination to the 11th standard students. After the class he asked the students some
questions as follows.
i) In how many ways numbers between 99 and 1000 (both excluding) can be
formed such that every digit is either 2,3,5 or 7 ? 1
ii) In how many ways numbers between 99 and 1000 (both excluding) can be
formed such that there is no restriction? 1
iii) In how many ways numbers between 99 and 1000 (both excluding) can be
formed such that no digit is repeated?
(OR) 2
In how many ways numbers between 99 and 1000 (both excluding) can be
formed such that the digit at hundred’s place is 7 with repetition of digits?
38. Case-Study 3:
The number of bacteria in a culture doubles every hour. There were 50 bacteria
present in the culture originally.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions:
i) How many bacteria will be present at the end of 2nd hour? 1
ii) How many bacteria will be present at the beginning of the 5th hour? 1
iii) How many bacteria will be present at the end of (n-1)th hour?
(OR) 2
How many bacteria will be present at the end of nth hour?
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