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Mary’s International School, Chikkamagaluru

(Affiliated to CISCE, New Delhi)
PREPARATORY EXAMINATION – 1, DECEMBER 2024
ISC XII MATHEMATICS Max. Marks: 80
SECTION – A (65 Marks)
Question 1
In subparts (i) to (x) choose the correct options and in subparts (xi) to (xv), answer the questions as
instructed.

(i) If [ ] is a skew-symmetric matrix, then the value of is

(a)0 (b)1 (c) (d)10

(ii) The principal value of √ is
√ √
(a) (b) (c) (d)

(iii) The value of k so that the function {| | is continuous at is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(iv) If and , then | is equal to
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(v) The graph shown in the figure represents
(a) (b)
(c) (d)

(vi) Given [ ].

Assertion (A):The inverse of the matrix A does not exist.

Reason (R) : Matrix A is singular.
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
(c) Assertion is true and Reason is false.
(d) Assertion is false and Reason is true.
(vii) The derivative of w.r.t. √ is
(a) (b) (c)√ (d)√
(viii) The interval in which the function is decreasing is
(a) (b)( (c) (d)
(ix) If ∫ , then the value of k is
(a)3 (b) (c)9 (d)
(x) Statement I: : 𝑅 → 𝑅 given by , is neither injective nor surjective.
Statement II: : 𝑍 → 𝑍 given by √ , is neither injective nor surjective.
(a) Both the statements are true. (b)Both the statements are false.
(c) Statement I is true, and Statement II is false. (d) Statement I is false, and Statement II is true.
 (xi) Two astronauts, Sam and Riley, are applying for two open positions in a space exploration
mission. The probability that Sam gets selected is and the probability that Riley gets selected
is What is the probability that at least one of them will be selected for the mission?

(xii) Write the sum of the order and degree of the differential equation
( ) ( ) ( )

(xiii) Given below is graph of a function . For which value of x

is continuous but not differentiable?

(xiv) Write the identity relation in the set { }.

(xv) The reliability of a COVID PCR test is specified as follows:

 Of people having COVID, 90% of the test detects the disease but 10% goes undetected.
 Of people free of COVID, 99% of the test is judged COVID negative but 1% are
diagnosed as showing COVID positive.
From a large population of which only 0.1% have COVID, one person is selected at random,
given the COVID PCR test, and the pathologist reports him/her as COVID positive.
What is the probability of the ‘person to be tested as COVID positive’ given that ‘he is
actually not having COVID’?
Question 2 [2]

Show that the function is the inverse of itself.

Question 3 [2]
Consider the following matrix:

[ ]

Suppose that . Find the determinant of the following matrix:

[ ]

Question 4 [2]
(i) Differentiate w.r.t. x.

OR

(ii) Determine the points on the curve at which the tangent is parallel to the line
.
Question 5 [2]

Evaluate ∫ | | .

Question 6 [2]

(i) Evaluate ∫

OR
(ii) Evaluate ∫
Question 7 [4]
Solve for x:

Question 8 [4]

(i) If √
, prove that .

OR
(ii) An upturned cone with semi-vertical angle 45O is being filled with water at a constant rate of
30 cm3 per second.
When the depth of the water is 60 cm, find the rate at which
(a) h, the depth of the water, is increasing
(b) r , the radius of the surface of the water, is increasing
(c) S, the area of the water surface, is increasing.
Question 9 [4]

Evaluate ∫

Question 10 [4]

(i) A factory produces light bulbs, and the factory is known to have two production lines:

 Line 1 produces 70% of the bulbs, and it has a defect rate of 2% (i.e., 2% of the bulbs
produced by Line 1 are defective).
 Line 2 produces 30% of the bulbs, and it has a defect rate of 5% (i.e., 5% of the bulbs
produced by Line 2 are defective).

A quality control inspector randomly selects a light bulb from the factory.

(a) Calculate the probability that the bulb turns out to be defective.
(b) What is the probability that the defective bulb came from Line 1?

OR
(ii) Box A contains 6 red balls and 4 blue balls. Box B contains x red balls and 9 blue balls. A
ball is chosen at random from box A and placed in box B. A ball is then chosen at random
from box B.
 (a) Copy and complete the tree diagram below, giving the remaining four probabilities in
terms of x.

(b) Show that the probability that both balls chosen are blue is .
(c) It is given that the probability that both balls chosen are blue is .
Find the value of x.
Question 11 [6]

Aditya is planning a grand celebration for his younger sister’s wedding. He has taken on the
responsibility of organizing the flower decorations, sweet boxes, and refreshing drinks for the event.
Being meticulous, Aditya decides to buy everything in batches to ensure he stays within the budget.

 On his first trip, he buys 4 bouquets of roses, 3 boxes of sweets, and 2 crates of soft drinks for ₹600.
These are for a small pre-wedding function.
 On his second trip, realizing that the main wedding event will require more sweets and drinks, he
purchases 2 bouquets of roses, 4 boxes of sweets, and 6 crates of soft drinks for ₹900.
 On his third trip, as the wedding date approaches, he stocks up on roses for additional decorations
and buys 6 bouquets of roses, 2 boxes of sweets, and 3 crates of soft drinks for ₹700.

Using the given information, answer the following questions:

(i) Express the given data in the form of a set of simultaneous equation.
(ii) Solve the set of simultaneous equations formed in sub part (i) by matrix method.
(iii) Hence, find the cost of each item bought by Aditya.

Question 12 [6]

(i) Alex is a creative young artist who loves crafting unique objects. One day, Alex finds a perfectly
square sheet of cardboard with each side measuring 30 centimetres. Inspired to make something
practical, Alex decides to turn the cardboard into an open-top box.

To do this, Alex plans to cut a small square from each of the four corners of the cardboard and
then fold up the sides to form the box. However, Alex wants the box to be as spacious as
possible, so the volume of the box should be maximized.
 Taking the side length of the small squares as ‘x’ centimetres,

(a) Find the volume of the box in terms of ‘x’.

(b) What should the side length of the small squares be to create a box with the largest possible
volume?
(c) Find the maximum capacity of this box.

OR

(ii) A spy drone is flying over a mountainous region along a curved path described by .
A sniper is stationed at the coordinates (3,7), ready to take the drone down. However, to
maximize his chances, he wants to fire when the drone is at the closest possible point to his
position.
(a) Find an expression for D in terms of x.
(b) Find the coordinates of P so that the
distance D is minimum.
(c) Find the minimum distance.

Question 13 [6]
Solve the differential equation:
given that .
OR
⁄
Evaluate ∫

Question 14 [6]
At the school carnival, a "Lucky Number Game" was organized for the students. There were two
bags, each containing four numbered tokens: 1, 2, 3, and 4. To play the game, a participant had to
randomly draw one token from each bag simultaneously.
The score a participant received was defined as the difference of the numbers on the two tokens.
The possible outcomes of the score are given in the table below:
 (i) Calculate the values of p and q in the above table.
(ii) Anya plays the game once. Let the random variable ‘S’ represents Anya’s score. Construct
the probability distribution for ‘S’

(iii) Find the probability that Anya’s score is at most 2.

(iv) Find Anya’s expected score.
Choose Section B or Section C
SECTION – B [15 Marks]
Question 15

(i) If | ⃗| | ⃗⃗| and ⃗ ⃗⃗ , then the value of | ⃗ ⃗⃗ | is

(a)5 (b)10 (c)14 (d)16

(ii) If a line If are the direction angles of a line in space, then the value of
is

(a)0 (b)1 (c) (d) 2

(iii) In the figure, APB is a triangle. N is a point on AP. ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ , ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ , ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ . Find the
vector ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ in terms of a and b.
(iv) Find the vector of magnitude 5 units in the

direction opposite to ̂ ̂ ̂.

(v) The lines and

are mutually perpendicular. Find k.

Question 16 [2]

(i) The vectors ̂ ̂ ̂ and ̂ ̂ represent the diagonals BD and AC of a

parallelogram ABCD. Find the area of the parallelogram.
OR
(ii) If | ⃗| | ⃗⃗| | ⃗| and ⃗ ⃗⃗ ⃗ ⃗⃗ find the angle between ⃗ and ⃗⃗.
Question 17 [4]
(i) In the beautiful town of Darjeeling in the Himalayan foothills, the city planning committee
wants to construct two major roads to connect the various neighbourhoods. The two roads are
represented by the equations and .

As an in charge of the planning committee, ensure that these roads lie on the same plane to
facilitate efficient urban planning and infrastructure development.

(a) For what value of k, will the construction meet the requirement?
(b) Hence, find the equation of the plane containing these lines.
OR
(ii) A drone delivery company is testing a new navigation system. The drone is flying in a 3D
space and needs to navigate between two virtual flight zones represented by two planes:

Flight Zone 1: Flight Zone 2:

The drone is currently hovering at point P(2,−3,4).

(a) Which flight zone the drone is closer to? (b) Find the angle between the two planes.

Question 18 [4]
Draw a rough sketch and find the area enclosed by the curve and the line
SECTION – C [15 Marks]
Question 19
(i) If the cost of manufacturing x units of a commodity is ,then the values of x
for which average cost is increasing is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(ii) Which of the following statement(s) DOES NOT/DO NOT hold true related to regression
analysis:
Statement I: |r| is the geometric mean of byx and bxy.
Statement II: bxy, byx and r all are of the same sign.
Statement III: The two regression lines do not intersect at ̅ ̅
Statement IV: −1 ≤ byx × bxy ≤ 1.
(a) III and IV only. (b) IV only. (c) III only. (d) II and III only.
(iii) Sara wants to start her own lemonade business.
She has calculated the cost of producing x bottles of lemonade as
, where ₹30 is the cost of producing each bottle, and ₹120 is the fixed cost
for equipment and supplies.
Sara plans to sell each bottle of lemonade for ₹25 but she is advised against taking up the
project. What could be the reason?
(iv) If the revenue function is given by 𝑅 , find the additional revenue
obtained when sales are increased from 10 to 11 units.
 (v) A group of agricultural researchers is studying the relationship between rainfall (x, measured
in cm) and crop yield (y, measured in tons per acre). To analyze this relationship, they derive
two regression lines: and . The researchers notice
that the two regression lines coincide. What is the correlation coefficient between rainfall and
crop yield.

Question 20 [2]
(i) A company produces a commodity with ₹24000 fixed cost. The variable cost is estimated to be 25%
of the total revenue recovered on selling the product at a rate of ₹8 per unit. Find
(a)Cost and Revenue function. (b)Breakeven point.
OR
(ii) The cost of manufacturing certain items consists of ₹1600 as overheads, ₹30 per item as the cost of
material and the labour cost for x items produced. How many items must be produced to have a
minimum average cost?
Question 21 [4]
(i) A local music band observes that their daily ticket sales depend on the weather. Over six
days, they record the average temperature and the number of tickets sold at their outdoor
concert venue. The data is as follows:

Using the average temperature as the independent variable (X), find the line of regression to
predict the number of tickets sold (Y).
OR

(ii) A group of students is studying the relationship between their daily study hours (x) and their
test scores (y) over several exams. The data analysis yields two regression lines that describe
the relationship between these two variables: and .

Using this information, the students want to calculate:

(a) the mean values of x (average study hours) and y (average test scores).
(b) The correlation coefficient between study hours and test scores.
(c) The standard deviation of test scores, given that the variance of study hours is 25.

Question 22 [4]
Solve the following linear programming problem graphically:
Maximize 𝑍 , subject to the constraints
, , , .