KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, CHANDIGARH REGION

Common Term-1 Examination for class XI – (2021-22)

Class: XI Max. Marks : 40
Sub: Mathematics (Code-041) Duration: 90 minutes

General Instructions:
1. This question paper contains three sections – A, B and C. Each part is compulsory.
2.Section - A has 20 MCQs, attempt any 16 out of 20.
3.Section - B has 20 MCQs, attempt any 16 out of 20
4.Section - C has 10 MCQs, attempt any 8 out of 10.
5.There is no negative marking.
6.All questions carry equal marks.

Section - A
In this section, attempt any 16 questions out of Questions 1 – 20.
Each Question is of 1 mark weightage.
1. If A = {x, y} then the power set of A is: 1

(a) {𝑥 𝑥 , 𝑦 𝑦 } (b) {∅, 𝑥, 𝑦}

(c) {∅, {𝑥}, {2𝑦}} (d) {∅, {𝑥}, {𝑦}, {𝑥, 𝑦}}
2. 2i 2 1
Value of (1+i) is:

(a) i (b) 2i
(c) 1 – i (d) 1 – 2i

3. Let n(A) = m, and n(B) = n. Then the total number of non-empty relations 1
that can be defined from A to B is:

(a) 𝑚𝑛 (b) 𝑛𝑚 – 1
(c) mn – 1 (d) 2𝑚𝑛 – 1

4 How many terms of G.P. 3, 32, 33, ... are needed to give the sum 120? 1

(a) 3 (b) 4
(c) 5 (d) 6
5 If a line makes an angle 𝛼 in anti-clockwise direction with the positive 1
direction of x-axis, then the slope of the line is given by:

(a) m = sin 𝛼 (b) m = cos 𝛼

(c) m = tan 𝛼 (d) m = sec 𝛼
6 The number which indicates variability of data or observations, is called 1

(a) measure of central tendency (b) mean

(c) median (d) measure of dispersion
7 If P = {a, b, c} and Q = {r}, then 1

(a) P × Q = Q × P (b) P × Q ≠ Q × P
(c) P × Q ⊂ Q × P (d) None of these

1
 −3
If z = 5i( 5 i), then z is equal to 3 + bi. The value of ‘b’ is:
8 1
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 0 (d) 3
9 The value of x for which the points (x, –1), (2, 1) and (4, 5) are collinear, is: 1

(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
10 The set of real numbers {x : a < x < b} is called 1

(a) open interval (b) closed interval

(c ) semi-open interval (d) semi-closed interval
11 If z̄ be the conjugate of the complex number z, then which of the following 1
relations is false?

(a) |𝑧| = |𝑧¯| (b) 𝑧. 𝑧¯ = |𝑧¯|2

¯ 𝑧2 = 𝑧¯1 + 𝑧¯2
(c) 𝑧1 + (d) arg (z ) = arg(z ¯)
th th
12 If p term of an AP is q, and its q term is p, then what is the common 1
difference?

(a) -1 (b) 0
(c) 2 (d) 1
13 The value of
√1+𝑥 + √1−𝑥
lim [ ] is 1
𝑥→0 1+𝑥

(a) 2 (b) –2
(c) 1 (d) –1
14 If the nth term of an arithmetic progression is 3n + 7, then what is the sum of 1
its first 50 terms?

(a) 3925 (b) 4100

(c) 4175 (d) 8200
15 Line through the points (–2, 6) and (4, 8) is perpendicular to the line through 1
the points (8, 12) and (x, 24). Find the value of x.

(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 5
16 𝑥 2 −1 1
The value of lim [𝑥 2 +3𝑥+2] is
𝑥→−1

(a) 2 (b) –2
(c) 0 (d) –1
17 𝑎 𝑏 1
If three points (h, 0), (a, b) and (0, k) lies on a line, then the value of +
ℎ 𝑘
is

(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) 3

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18 Find the mean deviation about the mean for the data 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 17 1

(a) 3 (b) 24
(c) 10 (d) 8
19. xk −5k 1
If lim = 500, then k is equal to :
x→5 x−5

(a) 3 (b) 4
(c) 5 (d) 6
20 The variance of 20 observations is 5. If each observation is multiplied by 2, 1
find the new variance of the resulting observations.

(a) 10 (b) 20
(c) 40 (d) 5
Section B
In this section, attempt any 16 questions out of the Questions 21 - 40.
Each Question is of 1 mark weightage.

21. There are 600 students in a school. If 400 of them can speak Telugu, 300 can 1
speak Hindi, then the number of students who can speak both Telugu and
Hindi is:

(a) 100 (b) 200

(c) 300 (d) 400
22. x2 +3x+5 1
The domain of the function f(x) = is:
x2 −5x+4

(a) R (b) R – {1, 4}

(c) R – {1} (d) (1, 4)
23. Consider the following data. 36, 72, 46, 42, 60, 45, 53, 46, 51, 49 1
Then the mean deviation about the median for the data is

(a) 6 (b) 8
(c) 7 (d) None of these
24. The distance of the point (–1, 1) from the line 12(x + 6) = 5(y – 2) is : 1

(a) 4 units (b) 5 units

(c) 6 units (d) 3units
25 1−x 1−x 1
If f (x) = 1+x then f( 1+x) is equal to:

(a) x 1−𝑥
(b) 1+𝑥
1+𝑥 1
(c) (d)
1−𝑥 𝑥

26 𝑎𝑛+1 + 𝑏𝑛+1 1
If arithmetic mean of a and b is ( ) , then the value of n is equal to:
𝑎𝑛 + 𝑏 𝑛

(a) –1 (b) 0
(c) 1 (d) 2

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27 3+4i 1
The multiplicative inverse of is:
4−5i

8 31 8 31
(a) − 25 𝑖 (b) − 25 − 25 𝑖
25
8 31 (d) None of these
(c) - 25 + 25 𝑖
28 If x2 + x + 1 = 0, then value of x is : 1

1+√3𝑖 −1±√3𝑖
(a) (b)
2 2
−1±√3𝑖 −1±√2𝑖
(c) (d)
3 2
29 (x – iy) (3 + 5i) is the conjugate of (–6 – 24i), then x and y are: 1

(a) x = 3, y = –3 (b) x = –3, y = 3

(c) x = –3, y = –3 (d) x = 3, y = 3
30 The perpendicular distance (d) of a line Ax + By + C = 0 from a point 1
(𝑥1 , 𝑦1 ) is given by:

|𝐴𝑥1 + 𝐵𝑦1 +𝐶| |𝐴𝑥1 −𝐵𝑦1 +𝐶|

(a) d= √𝐴2 +𝐵2
(b) d= √𝐴2 +𝐵2
√𝐴2 +𝐵2 √𝐴2 +𝐵2
(c) d= |𝐴𝑥1 + 𝐵𝑦1 +𝐶|
(d) d = |𝐴𝑥
1 −𝐵𝑦1 +𝐶|
31 If the sum of a certain number of terms of the A.P. 25, 22, 19, .... is 116, then 1
the last term is:
(a) 0 (b) 2
(c) 4 (d) 6
32 sin4𝑥 1
Value of lim [ ]is
𝑥→0 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑥

(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 4 (d) None of these
33 If the sum of first p terms of an A.P. is equal to the sum of the first q terms 1
then the sum of the first (p + q) terms, is

(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) 3
.
The sum of 10 items is 12 and the sum of their squares is 18. The standard
34 deviation is 1
1 2
(a) 5 (b) 5
4 3
(c) (d)
5 5
cos𝑥
35. The value of lim is 1
𝑥→0 𝜋−𝑥
(a) 𝜋 (b) –𝜋
1 1
(c) (d) −𝜋
𝜋
36 1 1
The domain of the function f(x) = √9−𝑥 2 is

(a) –3 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 3 (b) –3 < x < 3

(c) –9 ≤ 𝑥 ≤9 (d) –9 < x < 9

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 1 1 1
37 1
If a, b, c are in G.P. and 𝑎𝑥 = 𝑏 𝑦 = 𝑐 𝑧 then

(a) 𝑦 2 = 𝑥𝑧 (b) 2z = x + y
(c) 2y = x + z (d) 2x = y + z
38. 1
𝑘𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 𝜋
, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛𝑥 ≠
𝜋−2𝑥 2

Let f (x) =
𝜋
{ 3, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛𝑥 = 2
𝜋
If lim𝜋𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑓( 2 ), then k is equal to
𝑥→
2
(a) 2 (b) 4
(c) 6 (d) 8
39. 1 1 1 1 1
Which term of the following sequence , , . . . . . . 𝑖𝑠 19683?
3 9 27

(a) 3 (b) 9
(c) 6 (d) None of these
40 The mean deviation from the mean of the following data is: 1
Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50
No. of 5 8 15 16 6
Students

(a) 10 (b) 10.22

(c) 9.86 (d) 9.44
Section C
In this section, attempt any 8 questions.
Each question is of 1-mark weightage.
Questions 41-45 are based on a Case-Study.

In a survey of 40 students, it was found that 21 had taken Mathematics, 16

had taken Physics and 15 had taken Chemistry, 7 had taken Mathematics and
Chemistry, 12 had taken
Mathematics and Physics, 5 had taken Physics and Chemistry and 4 had taken
all the three subjects.
Based on the above information answer the following questions from 41-
45:

41. The number of students who had taken Mathematics only is 1

(a) 5 (b) 6
(c) 7 (d) 8
42. The number of students who had taken Physics and Chemistry but not 1
Mathematics is

(a) 1 (b) 3
(c) 5 (d) 7
43. The number of students who had taken exactly one of the three subjects is 1

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 (a) 12 (b) 14
(c) 16 (d) 18
44. The number of students who had taken alteast one of the three subjects is 1

(a) 40 (b) 38
(c) 34 (d) 32
45. The number of students who had taken none of the three subjects is 1
(a) 8 (b) 6
(c) 2 (d) 0
46. There are three relations R1, R2 and R3 such that 1
R1 = {(2, 1), (3, 1), (4, 2)},
R2 = {(2, 2), (2, 4), (3, 3), (4, 4)} and
R3 = {(1, 2), (2, 3), (3, 4), (4, 5), (5, 6), (6, 7)} Then,

(a) R1 and R2 are functions (b) R2 and R3 are functions

(c) R1 and R3 are functions (d) Only R1 is a function
47. 𝑎+𝑖𝑏 1
If x + iy =√𝑐+𝑖𝑑 , then (𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 )2 =
𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 𝑎+𝑏
(a) (b)
𝑐 2 + 𝑑2 𝑐+𝑑
𝑐 2 + 𝑑2 2
𝑎2 + 𝑏 2
(c) (d) (𝑐 2 + 𝑑2 )
𝑎2 + 𝑏2
48. Between 1 and 31, m numbers have been inserted in such a way that the 1
resulting sequence is an A. P. and the ratio of 7th and (𝑚 – 1)𝑡ℎ numbers is 5
: 9. Then the value of m is
(a) 10 (b) 11
(c) 12 (d) 14
49. The equation of the straight line that passes through the point (3, 4) and 1
perpendicular to the line 3x + 2y + 5 = 0 is:

(a) 2x + 3y + 6 = 0 (b) 2x – 3y – 6 = 0
(c) 2x – 3y + 6 = 0 (d) 2x + 3y – 6 = 0
50. Consider the following frequency distribution : 1
Class 33-36 37-40 41-44 45-48 49-52
Frequency 15 17 21 22 25
I. Mean of the data is 43.5.
II. Mean of the data is 45.
III. Variance of the data is 30.84
IV. Variance of the data is 33
(a) II and IV are true (b) I and IV are true
(c) II and III are true (d) I and III are true

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