PRE-BOARD EXAM

Subject – Mathematics
Class – XII 2023-24
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 MCQs 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
(This section comprises of Multiple-choice questions (MCQ) of 1 mark each.)

Serial
Question Marks
No.
If the area of the triangle with vertices (-3,0), (3,0) and (0, k) is 9 sq. units, then the value/s of k
will be
1 1
(a) 9 (b) ± 3
(c) -9 (d) 6
If sin–1 x = y, then
2 (a) 0 ≤ y ≤ π (b) −π ≤ y ≤ π 1
2 2
(c) 0 < y < π (d) −π
2
< y < 2π
The number of all possible matrices of order 3 × 3 with each entry 0 or 1 is
3 (a) 27 (b) 18 1
(c) 81 (d) 512
𝑑 (log tanX) is equal to
𝑑𝑥
4 (a) 2sec 2x (b) 2cosec 2x 1
(c) Sec 2x (d) cosec 2x
The rate of change of the area of a circle with respect to its radius r when r = 6 is
5 (a) 10 π (b) 12 π 1
(c) 8 π (d) 11 π
2 –x
The interval in which y = x e is increasing is
6 (a) (-∞,∞) (b) (-2,0) 1
(c) (2, ∞) (d) (0,2)
∫sec2x dx is equal to
7 (a) tanx2 + C (b) tan2x + C 1
(c) x tan x – log sin x (d) x tan x + log cos x + C
Area bounded by the curve y = sin x between x = 0 and x = 2π is
8 (a) 2 sq. units (b) 4 sq. units 1
(c) 8 sq. units (d) 16 sq. units
The vector 2𝑖̂ +2𝑗̂ + 𝑘is perpendicular to the vector 2𝑖̂ −𝑗̂ − 𝑘̂ if
̂
1
9 (a) α = 5 (b) α = −5
(c) α = −3 (d) α = 3
 The probability of obtaining an even prime number on each die, when a pair of dice is rolled is
(a) 0 (b) 1
10 3 1
(c) 1 1
(d) 36
12
f R is the set of real numbers and f : R→R be the function defined by f (x) =(3 − 𝑥3)3 , then (fof)
11 (x) is equal to
1 1
(a) 𝑥3 (b) 𝑥3
(c) 𝑥 (d) (3−𝑥3)
The general solution of the differential equation dy = 𝑒𝑥+𝑦 is
dX
12 (a) 𝑒𝑥+𝑒−𝑦 = C (b) 𝑒𝑥+𝑒𝑦 = C 1
(c) 𝑒 +𝑒 = C
−𝑥 𝑦 (d) 𝑒2 −𝑥+𝑒−𝑦 = C
2 3 𝑦
The degree of the differential equation [1+( ) ] = (𝑑 )
dy
dX 𝑑𝑦2
13 (a) 4 (b) 3 1
2
(c) 2 (d) Not defined
The feasible region corresponding to the linear
constraints of a Linear Programming Problem is
given below.

Which of the following is not a constraint to the

14 given Linear Programming Problem? 1

(a) x + y ≥ 2 (b) x+2y ≤ 10

(c) x−y ≥ 1 (d) x-y ≤ 1
If A is a square matrix of order 3, |𝐴′| = −3, then |𝐴𝐴′| =
15 (a) 9 (b) -9 1
(c) 3 (d) -3
The general solution of the differential equation 𝑦𝑑𝑥 − 𝑥𝑑𝑦 = 0 𝑖𝑠
16 (a) 𝑥𝑦 = 𝐶 (b) 𝑥 = 𝐶𝑦2 1
(c) 𝑦 = 𝐶𝑥 (d) 𝑦 = 𝐶𝑥2
P is a point on the line joining the points 𝐴(0,5, −2) and 𝐵(3, −1,2). If the x-coordinate of P is 6,
then its z-coordinate is
17 1
(a) 10 (b) 6
(c) −6 (d) -10
Given two independent events A and B such that P(A) =0.3, P(B) = 0.6 and P (𝐴′ ∩ 𝐵′) is
18 (a) 0.9 (b) 0.18 1
(c) 0.28 (d) 0.1
Each of the below questions contain two statements Assertion (A) and reason (R). You have to
select one of the codes (a), (b), (c) & (d) given below
a) A is True, R is True; R is the correct explanation of A
b) A is True, R is True; R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is True, R is False
d) A is False, R is True
Assertion (A) – A pair of linear equations has no solution (s) if it is represented by intersecting
lines graphically.
19 1
Reason (R) – If the pair of lines are intersecting, then the pair has unique solution and is called
consistent pair of equations.
Assertion (A) – The domain of the function 𝑠𝑒𝑐-1 2𝑥 is (-∞, −1] U [1,∞)
2 2
20 Reason (R) – Sec−1(−2) = −π 1
4
 SECTION B
(This section comprises of very short answer type-questions (VSA) of 2 marks each.)

Serial
Question Marks
No.
Let R be the set of real numbers, f: R→R be the function defined by f (x) = 4x +3, x ∈ R. Show
21 that f is invertible. Find the inverse of f. 2
3π
a) Find the value of 𝑠𝑖𝑛-1 [𝑠𝑖𝑛 ( )]
7
22 OR 2
b) Find |𝑥→ | if (𝑥→ − 𝑎→ ). (𝑥→ + 𝑎→ ) = 12, where 𝑎→ is a unit vector.
A man 1.6 m tall walks at the rate of 0.3 m/sec away from a street light that is 4 m above the
23 2
ground. At what rate is the tip of his shadow moving? At what rate is his shadow lengthening?
a) Find the direction ratio and direction cosines of a line parallel to the line whose equations
are 6𝑥 − 12 = 3𝑦 + 9 = 2𝑧 − 2
24 OR 2
b) Let R be the set of real numbers, f : R→R be the function defined by f (x) = 4x +3, x ∈ R.
Show that f is invertible. Find the inverse of f.
a) A man 1.6 m tall walks at the rate of 0.3 m/sec away from a street light that is 4 m above
the ground. At what rate is the tip of his shadow moving? At what rate is his shadow
25 lengthening? 2
OR
b) Prove that: cos –1 7 + cot –1 8 + cot –1 18 = cot –1 3

SECTION C
(This section comprises of short answer type questions (SA) of 3 marks each)

Serial
Question Marks
No.
a) Solve the differential equation: 𝑦𝑑𝑥 + (𝑥 − 𝑦2) 𝑑𝑦 = 0
26 OR 3
b) Solve the differential equation: 𝑥𝑑𝑦 − 𝑦𝑑𝑥 = √x2 + y2 𝑑𝑥
4
a) Find ∫ |𝑥 − 1| 𝑑𝑥
0
27 OR 3
𝑑𝑥
a) Find ∫
√3−2𝑥−𝑥2
a) 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 3
OR
b) Solve the following Linear Programming Problem graphically:
Maximize Z = 400x + 300y subject to 𝑥 + 𝑦 3≤ 200, 𝑥 ≤ 40, 𝑥 ≥ 20, 𝑦 ≥ 0
29 Prove the following: tan-1x + tan-1( 2𝑥 ) = tan-1(3𝑥−𝑥 ) 3
1−𝑥2 1−3𝑥2
 Express the following matrix as the sum of a symmetric and skew symmetric matrix, and verify
3 −2 −4
30 3
you result: 3 −2 −5
−1 1 2
3
Find ∫ (𝑥 +𝑥+1) 𝑑𝑥
(𝑥2−1)

31 OR 3
π
Solve the differential equation: (cos2x)dy +y = tan x ; ( 0 ≤ x < )
dX 2

SECTION D
(This section comprises of long answer-type questions (LA) of 5 marks each)

Serial
Question Marks
No.
a) Make a rough sketch of the region {(𝑥, 𝑦): 0 ≤ 𝑦 ≤ 𝑥ଶ, 0 ≤ 𝑦 ≤ 𝑥, 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2} and find the
area of the region using integration.
OR
b) A dietician has to develop a special diet using two foods P and Q. Each packet
32 (containing 30g) of food P contains 12 units of calcium, 4 units of iron, 6 units of 5
cholesterol and 6 units of vitamin A. Each packet of the same quantity of food Q contains
3 units of calcium, 20 units of iron, 4 units of cholesterol, and 3 units of vitamin A. The
diet requires atleast 240 units of calcium, atleast 460 units of iron and atmost 300 units of
cholesterol. How many packets of each food should be used to minimize the amount of
vitamin A in the diet? What is the minimum amount of vitamin A?
a) Find the area of the region enclosed between the two circles x2 + y2 = 4 and (x – 2)2
+ y2 = 4
33 OR 5
b) Prove that the curves y2 = 4x and x2 = 4y divide the area of the square bounded by
x = 0, x = 4, y = 4 and y = 0 into three equal parts.
a) Show that the function f given by f (x) = tan–1 (sinx + cosx), x > 0 is always an
strictly increasing function in (0,𝜋)
4
34 OR 5
b) Find the area of the region enclosed between the two circles x2 + y2 = 4 and (x – 2)2
+ y2 = 4
a) Define the relation R in the set 𝑁 × 𝑁 as follows:
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.
35 OR 5
b) Given a non-empty set X, define the relation R in P(X) as follows:
For A, B ∈ 𝑃(𝑋), (𝐴, 𝐵) ∈ iff 𝐴 ⊂ 𝐵. Prove that R is reflexive, transitive and not
symmetric.
 SECTION E
(This section comprises of 3 case- study/passage based questions of 4 marks each with
sub parts. The 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.)

Serial
Question Marks
No.
Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:

In an Office three employees Jayant, Sonia and Oliver process incoming copies of a certain form.
Jayant processes 50% of the forms, Sonia processes 20% and Oliver the remaining 30% of the
forms. Jayant has an error rate of 0.06, Sonia has an error rate of 0.04 and Oliver has an error rate
of 0.03
36 (i) Find the probability that Sonia processed the form and committed an error. 4

(ii) Find the total probability of committing an error in processing the form.

(iii) The manager of the Company wants to do a quality check. During inspection, he selects a
form at random from the days output of processed form. If the form selected at random has an
error, find the probability that the form is not processed by Jayant
Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:

In an elliptical sport field, the authority wants to design a rectangular soccer field
with the maximum possible area. The sport field is given by the graph of
𝑥2 𝑦2
𝑎2
+ 𝑏2= 1.
(i) If the length and the breadth of the rectangular field be 2x and 2y respectively,
37 then find the area function in terms of x. 4
(ii) Find the critical point of the function.
(iii) Use First derivative Test to find the length 2x and width 2y of the soccer field (in
terms of a and b) that maximize its area.
OR
(iv) Use Second Derivative Test to find the length 2x and width 2y of the soccer field
(in terms of a and b) that maximize its area.
Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:

The relation between the height of the plant (‘y’ in cm) with respect to its exposure to the
1
sunlight is governed by the following equation y = 4x - 2 x2, where ' 'x is the number of days
38 exposed to the sunlight, for x < 3 4
(i) Find the rate of growth of the plant with respect to the number of days exposed to the
sunlight.
(ii) Does the rate of growth of the plant increase or decrease in the first three days?
What will be the height of the plant after 2 days?