CBSE AFFILIATION No.

3330266

INTELLIGENT PUBLIC SCHOOL

GANDHI NAGAR RATANPUR DISTT. BILASPUR (C.G.)
Pre-Board Exam (2024-25)
Class – 12th
Subject – Mathematics (041)
Maximum Marks: 80 Time Allowed: 3hours

General Instructions :
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow
them:
(i) This question paper contains 38 questions. All questions are
compulsory.
(ii) This question paper is divided in to five Sections – A, B, C, D and E.
(iii) In Section A, Questions no. 1 to 18 are Multiple Choice Questions
(MCQs) and questions number 19 and 20 are Assertion-Reason based
questions of 1 mark each.
(iv) In Section B, Questions no. 21 to 25 are Very Short Answer (VSA)
type questions, carrying 2 marks each.
(v) In Section C, Questions no. 26 to 31 are Short Answer (SA) type
questions, carrying 3 marks each.
(vi) In Section D, Questions no. 32 to 35 are Long Answer (LA) type
questions carrying 5 marks each.
(vii) In Section E, Questions no. 36 to 38 are case study based questions
carrying 4 marks each.
(viii) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been
provided in 2 questions in Section B, 3 questions in Section C, 2
questions in Section D and 2 questions in Section E.
(ix) Use of calculator is not allowed.
 SECTION - A
This section comprises 20 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) carrying
1 mark each. 20 × 1 = 20
𝟎 𝟏 −𝟏
1. If A = [𝟏 𝟐 𝟏 ], then the value of |A adj (A)| is :
𝟎 𝟑 −𝟐
(A) – 1 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
𝟏
2. For two matrices A and B, given that A–1 = B, then inverse of
𝟒

(4A) is :
1 1
(A) 4B (B) B (C) B (D) B
4 16

3. If X, Y and XY are matrices of order 2 × 3, m × n and 2 × 5

respectively, then number of elements in matrix Y is :
(A) 6 (B) 10 (C) 15 (D) 35
4. The number of discontinuities of the function f given by
𝒙+𝟐 𝒊𝒇 𝒙<𝟎
f(x) = { 𝒆𝒙 𝒊𝒇 𝟎 ≤𝒙≤𝟏
𝟐−𝒙 𝒊𝒇 𝒙>𝟏
is :
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
𝟏 𝒅𝒚 𝟏
5. Let y = f( ) and 𝒇′ (x) = 𝒙𝟑 . What is the value of at x = ?
𝒙 𝒅𝒙 𝟐
1 1
(A) − (B) − (C) – 32 (D) – 64
64 32
𝒅𝒚 𝝅𝟐
6. If y = log √𝒔𝒆𝒄 √𝒙, thenthe value of at x = is :
𝒅𝒙 𝟏𝟔
1 1 1
(A) (B) 𝜋 (C) (D)
𝜋 2 4
𝒅𝒚
7. If x = 3 cos 𝜽 and y = 5 sin 𝜽, then is equal to :
𝒅𝒙
3 5 5 3
(A) − tan 𝜃 (B) − cos 𝜃 (C) − tan 𝜃 (D) − cos 𝜃
5 3 3 5
8. For the function f(x) = x3, x = 0 is a point of :
(A) local maxima (B) local minima
(C) non-differentiability (D) inflexion
9. The greatest integer function defined by f(x) = [x], 1 < x < 3 is not
differentiable at x =
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 2
10. If the radius of a circle is increasing at the rate of 0.5 cm/s, then
the rate of increase of its circumference is :
2𝜋 4𝜋
(A) 𝑐𝑚/𝑠 (B) 𝜋 𝑐𝑚/𝑠 (C) 𝑐𝑚/𝑠 (D) 2𝜋 𝑐𝑚/𝑠
3 3

11. 𝒙𝟑 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐 𝒙 dx is equal is:

(A) 0 (B) -1 (C) 1 (D) 2

𝒙−𝟑
12. ∫ 𝒆𝒙 dx is equal to:
(𝒙−𝟏)𝟑

2𝑒 𝑥 −2𝑒 𝑥
(A) 3 +C (B) +C
(𝑥−1) (𝑥−1)2

𝑒𝑥 𝑒𝑥
(C) +C (D) +C
(𝑥−1) (𝑥−1)2

13. The area (in sq. units) of the region bounded by the curve y = x, x-
axis, x = 0 and x = 2 is :

3 1
(A) (B) log 2 (C) 2 (D) 4
2 2

14. The number of arbitrary constants in the general solution of the

𝒅𝒚
differential equation + y = 0 is :
𝒅𝒙

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝒂⃗ 𝒐𝒏 ⃗𝒃
15. What is the value of
𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 ⃗𝒃 𝒐𝒏 𝒂
⃗

for vectors 𝒂 ̂ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 ⃗𝒃 = 𝟐 𝒊̂ − 𝟐 𝒋̂ + 𝒌

⃗ = 𝟐 𝒊̂ − 𝟑 𝒋̂ − 𝟔 𝒌 ̂?
3 7 4 4
(A) (B) (C) (D)
7 3 3 7
𝒙−𝟏 𝟐−𝒚 𝟑𝒛
16. The direction ratios of the line = = are:
𝟑 𝟏 𝟐

(A) 3, 1, 2 (B) 4, 3, 2 (C) 9, –3, 2 (D) 9, 3, 2

17. The Cartesian equation of the line passing through the point
(1, –3, 2) and parallel to the line 𝒓 ̂ + 𝝀 (𝒊̂ + 𝒋̂ + 𝟐 𝒌
⃗ = 𝟐 𝒊̂ − 𝒌 ̂ ) is:
x−1 y+3 z−2 x+1 y−3 z+2
(A) = = (B) = =
2 0 −1 1 1 2
x+1 y−3 z+2 x−1 y+3 z−2
(C) = = (D) = =
2 0 −1 1 1 −2

⃗ and ⃗𝒃 are two vectors such that 𝒂

18. If 𝒂 ⃗ . ⃗𝒃 > 0 and | 𝒂
⃗ . ⃗𝒃| = |𝒂
⃗ × ⃗𝒃|,
⃗ and ⃗𝒃 is :
then the angle between 𝒂
𝜋 𝜋 2𝜋 3𝜋
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 3 3 4

Questions number 19 and 20 are Assertion and Reason based

questions. Two statements are given, one labelled Assertion (A) and
the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the
codes (A), (B), (C) and (D) as given below.
(A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the
correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not
the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(D) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
𝟏𝟑𝝅 𝝅
19. Assertion (A) : 𝑪𝒐𝒔−𝟏 (𝒄𝒐𝒔 ) is equal to .
𝟔 𝟔
 Reason (R) : The range of the principal value branch of the
function y = cos–1 x is [0, 𝝅].
20. Assertion (A) : If R and S are two events such that P(R | S) = 1 and
P(S) > 0, then S ⊂ R.
Reason (R) : If two events A and B are such that P(A ∩ B) = P(B),
then A ⊂ B.
Section - B
(This section comprises of 5 very short answer (VSA) type questions
of 2 marks each.) 2 × 5 = 10
𝜋
21. If 𝑐𝑜𝑡−1 (3𝑥 + 5) > , then find the range of the values of x.
4

22. The cost (in rupees) of producing x items in factory, each day is given
by
(𝑥) = 0.00013𝑥3 + 0.002 𝑥2 + 5𝑥 + 2200
Find the marginal cost when 150 items are produced.
23. (a) Find the derivative of tan−1 x with respect to log x; (where x  (1,
∞)).
OR
(b) Differentiate the following function with respect to x : (𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥)𝑥;
𝜋
(where𝑥 ∈ (0, )).
2

24. (a) If vectors 𝑎 = 2ı̂ + 2ȷ̂ + 3k̂ , 𝑏⃗ = − ı̂ + 2ȷ̂ + k̂ and 𝑐 = 3ı̂ + ȷ̂ are such
that 𝑏⃗ + λ𝑐 is perpendicular to 𝑎, then find the value of λ.
OR
(b) A person standing at O(0,0,0) is watching an aeroplane which
is at the coordinate point A(4,0,3). At the same time he saw a
bird at the coordinate point B(0,0,1) Find the angles which ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐵𝐴
makes with the x,y and z axes.
25. The two co-initial adjacent sides of a parallelogram are 2ı̂ − 4ȷ̂ − 5k̂
and 2ı̂ + 2ȷ̂ + 3k̂ . Find its diagonals and use them to find the area of the
parallelogram.
SECTION - C
This section comprises Short Answer (SA) type questions of 3 marks
each. 3 × 6 =18
26. (a) Find a matrix A such that
4 0 17 10
A[ ]= [ ]
−1 −2 0 −16
Also, find 𝐴−1
OR
3 −4 4
(b) Given a square matrix A of order 3 such that A2 =[ 0 −1 0]
−2 2 −3
show that A3 = A–1.
27. (a) If x sin (a + y) – sin y = 0,
𝑑𝑦 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 (𝑎+𝑦)
prove that =
𝑑𝑥 sin 𝑎

OR
𝑑𝑦
(b) Find , if y = (cos x)x + cos-1 √𝑥.
𝑑𝑥

28. (a) Find :

𝑑𝑦
∫ cos 𝑥 √cos 2𝑥

OR
(b) Find :
5𝑥−3
∫ √1+4𝑥−2𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥

29. Find the general solution of the differential equation

y dx – x dy + (x log x) dx = 0.
30. If the vectors 𝑎, 𝑏⃗ and 𝑐 represent the three sides of a triangle, then
show that 𝑎 × 𝑏⃗ = 𝑏⃗ × 𝑐 = 𝑐 × 𝑎
31. It is known that 20% of the students in a school have above 90%
attendance and 80% of the students are irregular. Past year results
show that 80% of students who have above 90% attendance and 20%
of irregular students get ‘A’ grade in their annual examination. At the
end of a year, a student is chosen at random from the school and is
found to have an ‘A’ grade. What is the probability that the student is
irregular?
Section - D
(This section comprises of 4 long answer (LA) type questions of 5
marks each) 5 × 4 = 20
𝜋 𝜋
32. Draw the rough sketch of the curve 𝑦 = 20 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝑥; (where ≤ 𝑥 ≤ ).
6 3

Using integration, find the area of the region bounded by the curve y =
𝜋 𝜋
20 cos2x from the ordinates 𝑥 = to 𝑥 = and the x − axis.
6 3

33. The equation of the path traversed by the ball headed by the
footballer is 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐; (𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 14 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 ∈ 𝑅 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎 ≠
0) with respect to a XY-coordinate system in the vertical plane. The
ball passes through the points (2, 15), (4, 25) and (14, 15). Determine
the values of a, b and c by solving the system of linear equations in a, b
and c, using matrix method. Also find the equation of the path
traversed by the ball.
34. (a) If 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 is defined by (𝑥) = |𝑥|3, show that 𝑓"(𝑥) exists for all
real x and find it.
OR
 3
𝑑𝑦 2 2
[1+ (𝑑𝑥) ]
(b) If (𝑥 − 𝑎)2 + (𝑦 − 𝑏)2 = 𝑐2, for some c  0, prove that 𝑑2 𝑦
is a
𝑑𝑥2

constant independent of a and b.

35. (a) Find the shortest distance between the lines 𝑙1 and 𝑙2 whose
vector equations are
𝑟 = (−𝑖̂̂− 𝑗̂̂− 𝑘̂) + 𝜆(7𝑖̂̂− 6𝑗̂̂+ 𝑘̂) and 𝑟 = (3𝑖̂̂+ 5𝑗̂̂+ 7𝑘̂) + 𝜇(𝑖̂̂− 2𝑗̂̂+ 𝑘̂)
where  and  are parameters.
OR
(b) Find the image of the point (1, 2, 1) with respect to the line
𝑥−3 𝑦+1 𝑧−1
= = . Also find the equation of the line joining the
1 2 3

given point and its image.

SECTION - E
(This section comprises 3 case study based questions of 4 marks
each.) 4 × 3 = 12
Case Study – 1
36. A sandbag is dropped from a balloon at a height of 60 metres.
 When the angle of elevation of the sun is 30°, the position of the
sandbag is given by the equation y = 60 – 4.9 t2, where y is the height
of the sandbag above the ground and t is the time in seconds.
On the basis of the above information, answer the following questions:
(i) Find the relation between x and y, where x is the distance of the
shadow at P from the point Q and y is the height of the sandbag
above the ground.
(ii) After how much time will the sandbag be 35 metres above the
ground ?
(iii) (a) Find the rate at which the shadow of the sandbag is
travelling along the ground when the sandbag is at a height
of 35 metres.
OR
(b) How fast is the height of the sandbag decreasing when 2
seconds have elapsed?
Case Study – 2
37. A salesman receives a commission for each sale he makes together
with a fixed daily income. The number of sales he makes in a day along
with their probabilities are given in the table below :
X: 0 1 2 3 4 5
P(X) : 0.42 3k 0.3 0.05 2k 0.03
 His daily income Y (in ₹) is given by :
Y = 800X + 50
On the basis of the above information, answer the following questions:
(i) Find the value of k.
(ii) Evaluate P(X ≥ 3).
(iii) (a) Calculate the expected weekly income of the salesman
assuming he works five days per week.
OR
(b) Calculate the expected weekly income of the salesman
assuming he works only for three days of the week.
Case Study – 3
38. An architect is developing a plot of land for a commercial complex.
When asked about the dimensions of the plot, he said that if the length
is decreased by 25 m and the breadth is increased by 25 m, then its
area increases by 625 m2. If the length is decreased by 20 m and the
breadth is increased by 10 m, then its area decreases by 200 m2.

On the basis of the above information, answer the following questions:

(i) Formulate the linear equations in x and y to represent the given
information.
(ii) Find the dimensions of the plot of land by matrix method.
===The End===