PRESIDENCY GROUP OF SCHOOLS

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PREBOARD EXAMINATION - II- JANUARY 2025

MATHEMATICS-(041)

Class: XII Time allotted: 3 Hours

Date: 06/01/2025 Max. Marks: 80

General Instructions:
• The duration of the Examination is 3 hours. TIMING- READING TIME 8:30AM-8:45 AM
WRITING TIME.8:45 AM-11:45AM
• All the answers should be written on the answer sheet provided separately.
• The intended marks are indicated against each question.
• Answers should be written legibly.
• A neat presentation would be appreciated

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• There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in 2 questions in section B, 2
questions in section C, 2 questions in section D and one subpart each in 2 questions of section E.
• Use of calculators is not allowed

QNO SECTION A MARKS

(This section comprises of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) of 1 mark each) Select
the correct option (Question 1 - Question 18):
1. Let R be a reflexive relation on a set A and I be the identity on A. Then 1
(a) R= 𝐼 (b)𝑅 ∁ 𝐼 (c) I∁ 𝑅 (d) R≠ 𝐼
−1
2. The domain of sin 2𝑥 𝑖𝑠 1
−1 1
(a){ 0, 1} ( b) [- 2 , 2] (c) [−1, 1] (d) [−2, 2]
3 If A & B are two matrices of orders 3 × 𝑚 & 3 × 𝑛 respectively and 𝑚 = 𝑛, then the 1
order of (5𝐴 − 2𝑏) is
(a) 𝑚 × 3 (b) 3 × 3 (c) 𝑚 × 𝑛 (d) 3× 𝑛
4 If a, b, c are in A P, then the determinant 1
𝑥 + 2 𝑥 + 3 𝑥 + 2𝑎
|𝑥 + 3 𝑥 + 4 𝑥 + 2𝑏 |=
𝑥 + 4 𝑥 + 5 𝑥 + 2𝑐

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 (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 𝑥 (d) 2𝑥
5 𝑑 1
If 𝑑𝑥 [𝑓(𝑥)] = 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓(𝑥) =
−1 1
(a) 𝑥 + 𝑐 (b) 𝑥(𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥 − 1) + 𝑐 (c) 𝑥(𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥 + 𝑥) + 𝑐 (d) 𝑥 + 𝑐
2
6 Area of the region bounded by the curve 𝑦 = 4𝑥, y axis and the line 𝑦 = 3 is 1
9 9 9
(a) 2 sq units (b) 𝑠𝑞 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑠 (c) ) 𝑠𝑞 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑠 (d) ) 𝑠𝑞 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑠
3 4 2
7 𝑑𝑦 2𝑦 1
The equation of the curve where slope is given by 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑥 ; 𝑥 > 0, 𝑦 > 0 & which passes
through the point (1, 1) is
(a) 𝑥 2 = 𝑦 (b) 𝑦 2 = 𝑥 (c) 𝑥 2 = 2𝑦 (d) 𝑦 2 = 2𝑥
8 √2
Let the vectors 𝑎⃗ & 𝑏⃗⃗ be such that |𝑎⃗| = 3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 |𝑏⃗⃗| = . 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑎⃗ × 𝑏⃗⃗ is a unit vector if the 1
3
angle between 𝑎⃗ & 𝑏⃗⃗ 𝑖𝑠
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
(a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
9 The feasible region for an LPP is shown in figure. Let 𝑍 = 3𝑥 + 4𝑦 be the objective 1
function. Maximum value of Z is

(a) 152 (b) 0 (c) 156 (d) 196

10 If A & B are two matrices such that AB=A and BA=B then 𝐵 2 = 1
(a) B (b) A (c) I (d) O
11 If 𝑓(𝑥) =
√1+𝑎𝑥−√1−𝑎𝑥
𝑓𝑜𝑟 − 1 ≤ 𝑥 < 0 1
𝑥

= 2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 2 𝑓𝑜𝑟 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1 is continuous at 𝑥 = 0 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑎 =

(a) −4 (b) −3 (c) −2 (d) −1
12 𝑐𝑜𝑠8𝑥+1 1
If ∫ 𝑡𝑎𝑛2𝑥−𝑐𝑜𝑡2𝑥 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑎𝑐𝑜𝑠8𝑥 + 𝑐,then 𝑎 =
−1 1 1 −1
(a) 16 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 8
13 The vector 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛼𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛽 𝑖 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛼𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛽 𝑗 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛼 𝑘 is a 1
(a) null vector (b) unit vector (c) constant vector (d) None of these
14 The number of vectors of unit length perpendicular to the vectors 𝑎⃗ = 2𝑖 + 𝑗 + 1
2𝑘 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ = 𝑗 + 𝑘 𝑖𝑠
(a) one (b) two (c) three (d) infinite
15 If A & B are square matrices of order 3 × 3 such that |𝐴|=5 & |𝐵| = 3, then |3𝐴𝐵| = 1
(a) 135 (b) 45 (c) 405 (d) None of these
16 If A & B are square matrices of same order, then matrix (𝐴𝐵 𝑇 − 𝐵𝐴𝑇 )𝑖𝑠 𝑎 1
(a) Symmetric matrix (b) Skew-symmetric matric
(c) Null matrix (d) Unit matrix

17 The region represented by the inequation system 𝑥, 𝑦 ≥ 0, 𝑦 ≤ 6, 𝑥 + 𝑦 ≤ 3 𝑖𝑠 1

(a) Unbounded in first quadrant

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 (b) Unbounded in first and second quadrant
(c) bounded in first quadrant
(d) 𝑁𝑜𝑛𝑒
18 𝑑𝑦 1
If 𝑦 = 3𝑥 − 4|𝑥|, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 (𝑑𝑥 )𝑥=−2 =
(a) 7 (b) −1 (c) −7 (d) 1
ASSERTION-REASON BASED QUESTIONS
(Question numbers 19 and 20 are Assertion-Reason based questions carrying 1 mark each.
Two statements are given, one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R).
Select the correct answer from the options (A), (B), (C) and (D) as given below.)
(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 line through the points A (4, 7, 8) and B (2, 3,4) is parallel to a line 1
through the points P (−1, −2, 1) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑄(1, 2, 5)
Reason: lines 𝑟⃗ = ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑎1 + 𝜆𝑏 ⃗⃗⃗⃗1 and 𝑟⃗ = ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑎2 + 𝜆𝑏 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗2 are parallel if ⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑏1 . ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑏2 = 0
20 Assertion: A natural number 𝑥 is chosen at random from the first 100 natural numbers. 1
(𝑥−10)(𝑥−50)
The probability that < 0 𝑖𝑠 0.28
𝑥−30
Reason: For any event A, 0 ≤ 𝑃(𝐴) ≤ 1
SECTION B
(This section comprises of 5 very short answer (VSA) type questions of 2 marks
each.)
21 1 1 2
Solve: a. tan−1 (1) + cos −1 (− ) + sin−1 (− )
2 2
7𝜋
b. tan−1 (𝑡𝑎𝑛 )
6

22 If 𝑎⃗, 𝑏⃗⃗, 𝑐⃗ are unit vectors such that 𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗ + 𝑐⃗ = 0

⃗⃗, find the value of 𝑎⃗. 𝑏⃗⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗. 𝑐⃗ + 𝑐⃗. 𝑎⃗ 2
23 𝑑𝑦 2
Solve: 𝑑𝑥 = (𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝑥 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝑥)𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝑦
(OR)
𝑑𝑦 2
Solve: (𝑥 + 2) 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑥 + 3𝑥 + 7
24 𝑑𝑦 𝜋 2
𝐼𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑎(𝜃 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃), 𝑦 = 𝑎(1 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃), 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑡 𝜃 =
𝑑𝑥 3
(OR)
𝑑𝑦 −𝑦𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥
If 𝑥 = 𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑡 , 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑥𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦
25 The radius of a cylinder is increasing at the rate of 2cm/sec and its altitude is decreasing at 2
the rate of 3cm/sec. Find the rate of change of volume when radius is 3 cm and altitude is
5 cm
SECTION C
(This section comprises of 6 short answer (SA) type questions of 3 marks each.)
26 Find the intervals in which the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 8 + 36𝑥 + 3𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 3 is increasing or 3
decreasing
27 Solve the equation: 3
(𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 )𝑑𝑥 + 2𝑥𝑦𝑑𝑦 = 0; 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑦 = 1 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = 1
(OR)
Solve the differential equation:
𝑑𝑦 2
(𝑥 2 − 1) + 2𝑥𝑦 = 2 , 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑥𝜖(−∞, −1) ∪ (1, ∞)
𝑑𝑥 𝑥 −1

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28 Determine the equations of the line passing through the point (1, 2, -4) and perpendicular 3
to the two lines
𝑥 − 8 𝑦 + 19 𝑧 − 10
= =
8 −16 7
𝑥 − 15 𝑦 − 29 𝑧 − 5
= =
3 8 5

29 Solve graphically the following LPP 3

Max 𝑍 = 3𝑥 + 5𝑦
Sub to
𝑥 + 2𝑦 ≤ 2000
𝑥 + 𝑦 ≤ 1500
𝑦 ≤ 600
𝑥, 𝑦 ≥ 0
𝜋
30 3
Evaluate: ∫02 𝑙𝑜𝑔|𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥 + 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝑥|𝑑𝑥
(OR)
𝑙𝑜𝑔√3 1
Evaluate: ∫𝑙𝑜𝑔√2 (𝑒 𝑥+𝑒 −𝑥)(𝑒 𝑥 −𝑒 −𝑥) 𝑑𝑥
31 Three persons A, B, C throw a die in succession till one gets a ‘six’ and wins the game. 3
Find their respective probabilities of winning, if A begins.
SECTION D
(This section comprises of 4 long answer (LA) type questions of 5 marks each)
32 Find the volume of the largest cylinder that can be inscribed in a sphere of radius r cm 5
(OR)
A tank with rectangular base and rectangular sides, open at the top is to be constructed so
that its depth is 2 m and volume is 8 𝑚3 . If building of tank costs Rs 70 per square metre
for the base and Rs 45 square metre for the sides, what is the cost of least expensive tank?
33 The sum of three numbers is 6. If we multiply the 3rd number by 3 and add the second 5
number to it we get 11. By adding 1st and 3rd numbers, we get double the 2nd number.
Represent it algebraically and find the numbers using matrix method.
34 Make a rough sketch of the region given below and find its area using integration: 5
{(𝑥, 𝑦): 0 ≤ 𝑦 ≤ 𝑥 2 + 3, 0 ≤ 𝑦 ≤ 2𝑥 + 3, 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 3}
(OR)
Using integration, Find the area of region:
{(𝑥, 𝑦): 𝑦 2 ≤ 2𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 ≥ 𝑥 − 4}
35 Find the perpendicular distance of the point P (1,0,0) from the line 5
𝑥−1 𝑦+1 𝑧+10
= = . Find the image of P and the equation of perpendicular
2 −3 8

SECTION- E
(This section comprises of 3 case-study/passage-based questions of 4 marks each with
subparts. The first two case study questions have three subparts (i), (ii), (iii) of marks
1, 1, 2 respectively. The third case study question has two subparts of 2 marks each)

36 Case Study-1
A factory has 3 machines X, Y and Z producing 1000, 2000 and 3000 bolts per day
respectively. The machine X produces 1% defective bolts, Y produces 1.5% defective
bolts and Z produces 2% defective bolts. At the end of the day, a bolt is drawn at random
and it is found to be defective.
Let, 𝐸1 = event of drawing a bolt produced by machine X
𝐸2 = event of drawing a bolt produced by machine Y
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 𝐸3 = event of drawing a bolt produced by machine Z
𝐸 = event of drawing a defective bolt
Based on the above information answer the following questions:

i. What is the value of 𝑃(𝐸2 )? 1

ii. Find the value of P (E/𝐸1 )? 1
iii. Find the value of P (E/𝐸2 )?

(OR)
1
Find the value of P (E/𝐸3 )?
1
iv. what is the probability that the defective bolt is from the machine X

37 Raji visited the exhibition with her family. The exhibition had a huge swing, which
attracted many children. Raji found that the swing traced a parabola path given by 𝑦 = 𝑥 2

Answer the following questions using the above information

1) Check whether the function 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 𝑏𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 is 1
Injective, Surjective, Bijective or neither of both
2) Check whether the function 𝑓: 𝑁 → 𝑁 𝑏𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 is 1
Injective, Surjective, Bijective or neither of both
3) Check whether the function 1
𝑓: {1,2, 3 … … . . } → {1, 4, 9 … . . } 𝑏𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 𝑖𝑠 Injective,
Surjective, Bijective or neither of both
4) Let 𝑓: 𝑁 → 𝑁 𝑏𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 .Find the range of the function 1

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38 The equation of the path traced by a roller-coaster is given by the polynomial
𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎(𝑥 + 9)(𝑥 − 3)(𝑥 + 1). If the roller-coaster crosses y- axis at (0, -1), answer the
following:

a. Find the value of ‘a’ 1

b. Find the points where 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) = 0
c. Find 𝑓 ′′ (𝑥) 𝑎𝑡 𝑥 = 1 2
(OR)
d. Find 𝑓 ′′ (𝑥) 𝑎𝑡 𝑥 = 2 1

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