MATHS PRACTICE QUESTIONS

CLASS 12
Question 1:
2
x −5
(i) Let f: R →R be defined as f (x) = 2 choose the correct answer
x +4
(a) f is one one and onto (b) f is not one one but onto (c) f is one one but not onto (d) f is neither one
one nor onto
(ii) The number of arbitrary constants in the particular solution of a differential equation of fourth
order are
(a)1 (b) 0 (iii) 2 (iv) 4
(iii) The value of cos-1(cos 7π/6) is
(a) 5π/6 (b) π/6 (c) 7 π /6 (d) none of these
(iv) If A is a skew symmetric matrix and n is an odd positive integer, An is a
(a) Symmetric matrix (b) Skew symmetric matrix (c) Diagonal matrix (d) None of these
(v) If A is square matrix such that A2 = A then (I+ A) 3 – 7A is equal to
(a) A (b) I- A (c) I (d) 3A

(vi) If A is an invertible matrix of order 3 and | A| = 5, then find the value of |adj A|

(a) 125 (b) 25 (c) 5 (d) none of these

(vii) Which of the following functions is strictly increasing on (0, π/2)?
(a) Cos x (b) cos 2x (c) cos 3x (d) tan x
(viii) The curve 2x = y2 and 2xy = k cut at right angle if K2 is equal to
(a) 8 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) none of these

(ix) If f(x) =
{ √4 + x−2
x
k , x=0
}
, x ≠ 0 is continuous at x= 0, then value of k is

(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) ¼ (d) 0

(x) In a college, 30% students fail in physics, 25% fail in mathematics and 10% fail in both. One
student is chosen at random. The probability that he fails in physics if he failed in mathematics is
(a) 1/10 (b) 2/5 (c) 9/20 (d) 1/3

(xi) Evaluate: sin [ 2 tan −1 x ] = 1

(xii)If A = [−13 12] and f (x) = x2 -5x +7, then find f (A)

x
(xiii) Evaluate ∫ dx
( x +1 )2
(xiv) Kamal and Monika appear for an interview for two vacancies. The probability of Kamal’s
selection is 1/3 and that of Monika’s selection is 1/5. Find the probability that one of them is selected.
(xv) Let A and B be two events P (A) = 1/2 and P (B) = k and P (A U B) = 3/5. Find k if A and B are
independent events.
Question 2:
(i) Let f: N →N be defined as f (x) = x3. choose the correct answer.
(a) f is one one and onto (b) f is many one and onto (c) f is one one but not onto (d) f is
neither one one nor onto
(ii) If f: R → R and f (x) = 4x + 3, then f-1 (x) is
x−3 x−4 x+3
(a) (b) (iii) (iv) none of these
4 3 4
(iii) Matrices A and B will be inverse of each other only if
(a) AB = BA
(b) AB = BA = 0
(c) AB = 0, BA = I
(d) AB = BA = I

(iv) If A = [ 11 11] is such that A5 = kA, then the value of k is

(a) 5 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 32

(v) The equation of the normal to the curve y = sin x at (0,0) is
(a) y = 0 (b) x = 0 (c) x + y = 0 (d) x – y = 0

(vi) The value of x for which |3x x1| |34 21|

= is

(a) 2√ 2(ii) -2√ 2 (iii) ± 2 √ 2 (d) none of these

(vii) A point c in the domain of the function f(x) is called critical point if.
(a) f” (c)¿ 0 (b) f” (c)¿ 0 (c) f” (c)¿ 0 (d) none of these
(viii) The interval in which y = x 2 e−x is increasing is
(a) (-∞ , ∞ ¿ (b) (-2, 0) (c) (2,0) (d) (0,2)
(ix) If die is tossed thrice, then the probability of getting an odd number at least once is.
(a) 1/8 (b) 7/8 (c) 3/8 (d) none of these

(x) Value of tan-1(– 1/ √ 3) + cot-1(1/ √ 3) + tan-1 [ sin (- π /2)] is

(a) π /12
(b) π /6
(c) π /4
(d) π /3

(xi) [
Evaluate: sin 2cos (
−1 −3
5
)
]
(xii) If A = [ ]
3 1
7 5
find x and y so that x2 + x I2 = y A.

x y −x
(xiii) Prove that the line + = 1 is the tangent of curve y = b e a at that point at which the
a b
curve crosses the y axis.
 (xiv) Two cards are drawn at random and without replacement from a pack of 52 cards. Find the
probability that both cards are black.
(xv) Let A and B are events P (A) = 3/5 and P (B) = 3/10 and P (A ∩ B) = 1/5. Are A and B
independent?
(xvi) If events A and B are independent with P (A) = 7/20 and P (A ∪ B) = 3/5, then P (B) is:
(a) 5/13
(b) 7/13
(c) 8/13
(d) None of the above

(xvii) If A is a matrix of order 3 X 3, then |3 A| is:

(a) 27 | A|
(b) 9 | A|
(c) | A|3
(d) None of the above
(xviii) The function given by f(x) = tan x is discontinuous on the set

(a) { n π :n ϵ Z }
(b) { 2 n π :n ϵ Z }

{ π
(c) ( 2 n+1 ) :n ϵ Z
2 }
(d) {
nπ
2
:n ϵ Z }
(xix) If y = log
√ 1−cos x find dy/dx
1+ cos x
(a) Cosec x
(b) Sec x
(c) Cos x
(d) Sin x
(xx) Statement 1: let S be defined by a R b ⟺ a ∥ b be the set of all straight lines in a plane, then R
is an equivalence relation.
Statement 2: A relation, R in a set A is said to be equivalence relation if it is reflexive, symmetric and
transitive.
Which one of the following options is correct?
(a) Both the statement are true.
(b) Both the statement are false
(c) Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.
(d) Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true.
(xxi) Types of matrices.
Assertion: A square matrix is said to be a diagonal matrix if all its non-diagonal elements are zero.
Reason: A matrix is scalar matrix if all elements are non-zero.
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
 (b) Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
(c) Assertion is true and Reason is false.
(d) Assertion is false and Reason is true.
(xxii) Show that the exponential function f: R→ R given by f (x) = ex is one – one.

(xxiii)
[ x2 3 4
1 9 8
+
][
−3 x 1 −5
−3 −2 −6
=
4 4 −1
−2 7 2 ][ ]
, find the value of x.

(xxiv) Find the order and degree of differential equation (d2y/dx2)3 + d3y/dx3 + y = 0
(xxv) Let f: R→ R be the function defined by f(x) = 2 x + 5, ∀ x ∈ R, then find f -1.
(xxvi) A, B and C shoot to hit a target. If A hits 4 times in 5 trials, B hits 3 times in 4 trials and C hits
it 2 times in 3 trials. What is the probability that the target is hit by at least one person?
x x
Question 3: (i) ∫ sin . cos . cos x dx is equal to
2 2
−1 −1 1 −1
(a) Cos2x + C (b) cos2x + C (c) cos2x + C (d) sin2x + C
4 8 8 8
(ii) The number of arbitrary constants in the general solution of a differential equation of fourth
order is
(a) 1 (b) 0 (iii) 2 (iv) 4
40
(iii) ∫ 2 dx
x+1
= log k, then value of k is
0

(a) 3 (b) 9/2 (c) 9 (d) 1

(iv) If two events are independent, then
(a) They must be mutually exclusive (b) sum of their probability must be 1 (c) (a) and
(b) are both correct (d) none of the above is correct

(v) The probability that in the toss of two dice we obtain the sum of 7 or 11 is
(a) 1/18 (b) 1/6 (c) 2/9 (d) 23/108

(vi) ∫ cos√ x√ x dx is equal to

2 cos √ x + C (b) 2 sin √ x + C (c) -2 sin √ x + C (d) sin √ x + C