KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, KOLKATA REGION

PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION – 2024-2025

CLASS – XII MAX. MARKS – 80
SUB. – MATHEMATICS (041) TIME – 3 HOURS

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 into five Sections - A, B, C, D and E.
(iii) In Section A, Questions no. 1 to 18 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and Questions no. 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
markseach.
(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 one subpart each in 2 questions
of Section E.
(ix) Use of calculators is not allowed.

SECTION-A [𝟏 × 𝟐𝟎 = 𝟐𝟎]
(This section comprises of multiple choice questions (MCQs) of 1 mark each)
Select the correct option (Question 1 - Question 18):
1. If A and B are symmetric matrices of the same order, then (AB′ –BA′) is a
(A) Skew symmetric matrix (B) Null matrix
(C) Symmetric matrix (D) None of these
2. If the points (𝒙𝟏, 𝒚𝟏), (𝒙𝟐, 𝒚𝟐) and (𝒙𝟏 + 𝒙𝟐, 𝒚𝟏 + 𝒚𝟐) are collinear, then 𝒙𝟏𝒚𝟐 is equal to
(A) x2 y1 (B) x1 y1 (C) x2 y2 (D) x1 x2
𝟐
3. A and B are non-singular matrices of same order with 𝒅𝒆𝒕(𝑨) = 𝟓, then 𝒅𝒆𝒕(𝑩−𝟏𝑨𝑩) is equal to
(A)5 (B)52 (C) 54 (D) 55
𝒅𝒚
4. The value of 'n', such that the differential equation 𝒙𝒏 𝒅𝒙 = 𝒚 (𝒍𝒐𝒈 𝒚 – 𝒍𝒐𝒈 𝒙 + 𝟏);
(𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝒙, 𝒚 ∈ 𝑹+) is homogeneous, is
(A) 0 (B)1 (C) 2 (D) 3
0 1 𝑐
5. If 𝐴 = [−1 𝑎 −𝑏] is a skew-symmetric matrix then the value of 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 =
2 3 0
(A)1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
6. The interval in which the function f defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒𝑥 is strictly increasing, is
(A) [1, ∞) (B) (−∞,0) (C) (−∞,∞) (D) (0,∞)
7. The feasible region for an LPP is shown in the figure. Let Z = 2x + 5y be the Objective function.
Maximum of Z occurs at

(A) (7,0) (B) (6,3) (C) (0,6) (D) (4,5)

8. The function 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑍 defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = [𝑥]; where [.] denotes the greatest integer function, is
(A) Continuous at x = 2.5 but not differentiable at x = 2.5
(B) Not Continuous at x = 2.5 but differentiable at x = 2.5
(C) Not Continuous at x = 2.5 and not differentiable at x = 2.5
(D) Continuous as well as differentiable at x = 2.5
9. If cos–1x > sin–1x, then
1 1
(A) − < 𝑥 ≤ 1 (B) 0 ≤ 𝑥 <
√2 √2
1
(C) −1 ≤ 𝑥 < (D) 𝑥 > 0
√2
10. For the linear programming problem (LPP), the objective function is 𝑍 = 4𝑥 + 3𝑦 and the feasible
region determined by a set of constraints is shown in the graph:

Which of the following statements is true?

(A) Maximum value of Z is at R(40,0).
(B) Maximum value of Z is at Q(30,20).
(C) Value of Z at R(40,0) is less than the value at P(0,40).
(D) The value of Z at Q(30,20) is less than the value at R(40,0).
11. f and g are continuous functions in [0, 1] satisfying 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑎– 𝑥) and 𝑔(𝑥) + 𝑔(𝑎– 𝑥) = 𝑎, then
𝑎
∫0 𝑓(𝑥). 𝑔(𝑥)𝑑𝑥 is equal to
𝑎 𝑎 𝑎
(A) 2 (B) 2 ∫0 𝑓(𝑥)𝑑𝑥
𝑎 𝑎
(C) ∫0 𝑓(𝑥)𝑑𝑥 (D) 𝑎 ∫0 𝑓(𝑥)𝑑𝑥
2𝜋 7
12. ∫0 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑥𝑑𝑥 =
(A) 0 (B)1 (C) 4 (D)2π
13. If |𝑎⃗| = 3, |𝑏⃗⃗| = 4 and |𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗| =5, then |𝑎⃗ − 𝑏⃗⃗| =
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 8
2
14. The value of 𝛼 if the angle between 𝑝⃗ = 2𝛼 𝑖̂− 3𝛼𝑗̂+ 𝑘̂ and 𝑞⃗ = 𝑖̂+ 𝑗̂+ 𝛼𝑘̂ is obtuse, is
(A) 𝑅 − [0, 1] (B) (0, 1) (C) [0, ∞) (D) [1, ∞)
𝑡
15. What is the general solution of the differential equation 𝑒 𝑦 = 𝑥?
(A) 𝑦 = 𝑥𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥 + 𝑐 (B) 𝑦 = 𝑥𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥 − 𝑥 + 𝑐
(C) 𝑦 = 𝑥𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥 + 𝑥 + 𝑐 (D) 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 𝑐
16. If P(A) = 2/5, P(B) = 3/10 and P (A ∩ B) = 1/5, then P(A|B).P(B'|A') is equal to
(A) 5/6 (B) 5/7 (C) 25/42 (D) 1
17. Assume X, Y, Z, W and P are matrices of order 2 × 𝑛 , 3 × 𝑘 , 2 × 𝑝 , 𝑛 × 3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝 × 𝑘,
p k, respectively. Then the restriction on n, k and p so that PY+WY will be defined are:
(A) k = 3, p = n (B) k is arbitrary, p = 2
(C) p is arbitrary, k = 3 (D) k = 2, p = 3
1 2 x 5
18. If [ ] [ ] = [ ] then, y is
2 1 y 4
(A) 5 (B) 4 (C) 2 (D) −3
 ASSERTION-REASON BASED QUESTIONS
(Question numbers 19 and 20 are Assertion-Reason based questions carrying 1 mark each. Two
statements are given, one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the
correct answer from the options (A), (B), (C) and (D) as given below.)
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
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19. Assertion (A): The function 𝑓: 𝑅 − (2𝑛 + 1) 2 : 𝑛 ∈ 𝑍 → (−∞, −1] ∪ [1, ∞) defined by 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑥is not one-one function in its domain.
Reason (R): The line 𝑦 = 2 meets the graph of the function at more than one point.
20. Assertion (A): Consider the function defined as 𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑥| + |𝑥 − 1|, 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅. Then f(x) is not
differentiable at x = 0 and x =1.
Reason (R): Suppose f be defined and continuous on (a, b) and c ∈ (a, b), then f (x) is not
𝑓(𝑐+ℎ)−𝑓(𝑐) 𝑓(𝑐+ℎ)−𝑓(𝑐)
differentiable at 𝑥 = 𝑐 if lim− ≠ lim+
ℎ→0 ℎ ℎ→0 ℎ

SECTION-B [𝟐 × 𝟓 = 𝟏𝟎]
(This section comprises of 5 very short answer (VSA) type questions of 2 marks each.)
𝜋
21. If 𝑐𝑜𝑡−1(3𝑥 + 5) > 4 , then find the range of the values of x.
22. The cost (in rupees) of producing x items in factory, each day is given by
𝐶(𝑥) = 0.00013 𝑥3 + 0.002 𝑥2 + 5𝑥 + 2200
Find the marginal cost when 150 items are produced.
23. Differentiate sin2 x w.r.t. ecos x.
OR
𝜋
Differentiate the following function with respect to x: (𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥)𝑥;(where 𝑥 ∈ (0, 2 )).
24. Find a unit vector perpendicular to each of the vectors (𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗) and (𝑎⃗ − 𝑏⃗⃗) where 𝑎⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ +
𝑘̂, 𝑏⃗⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂.
OR
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 2i – 4j − 5k and 2i + 2j + 3k. Find its diagonals
and use them to find the area of the parallelogram.

SECTION-C [𝟑 × 𝟔 = 𝟏𝟖]
(This section comprises of 6 short answer (SA) type questions of 3 marks each.)
26. A kite is flying at a height of 3 metres and 5 metres of string is out. If the kite is moving away
horizontally at the rate of 200 cm/s, find the rate at which the string is being released.
27. A water tank has the shape of an inverted right circular cone with its axis vertical and vertex
lowermost. Its semi-vertical angle is tan–1 (0.5). Water is poured into it at a constant rate of 5 cubic
metre per hour. Find the rate at which the level of the water is rising at the instant when the depth
of water in the tank is 4 m.
28. An ant is moving along the vector ⃗⃗⃗ 𝑙1 = 𝑖 − 2𝑗 + 3𝑘. Few sugar crystals are kept along the vector
⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑙2 = 3𝑖 − 2𝑗 + 𝑘 which is inclined at an angle θ with the vector ⃗⃗⃗ 𝑙1. Then find the angle θ. Also find
the scalar projection of ⃗⃗⃗
𝑙1 𝑜𝑛 ⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑙2 .
OR
Find the vector and the cartesian equation of the line that passes through (−1,2,7) and is
perpendicular to the lines 𝑟⃗ = 2i + j − 3k + λ(i + 2j + 5k) and 𝑟⃗ = 3i + 3j − 7k + μ(3i – 2j + 5k).
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29. Evaluate: ∫ {𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑥 − (𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥)2} 𝑑𝑥; (where 𝒙 > 𝟏).
OR
Evaluate: ∫[√cot x + √tan x] dx
30. Maximise
Z = – x + 2y,
subject to the constraints:
x ≥ 3, x + y ≥ 5, x + 2y ≥ 6, y≥0
31. The probability that it rains today is 0.4. If it rains today, the probability that it will rain tomorrow is
0.8. If it does not rain today, the probability that it will rain tomorrow is 0.7. If
𝑃1: denotes the probability that it does not rain today.
𝑃2: denotes the probability that it will not rain tomorrow, if it rains today.
𝑃3: denotes the probability that it will rain tomorrow, if it does not rain today.
𝑃4: denotes the probability that it will not rain tomorrow, if it does not rain today.
(i) Find the value of P1 × P4 - P2 × P3. [2 Marks]
(ii) Calculate the probability of raining tomorrow. [1 Marks]
OR
If a machine is correctly set up, it produces 90% acceptable items. If it is incorrectly set up, it
produces only 40% acceptable items. Past experience shows that 80% of the set ups are correctly
done. If after a certain set up, the machine produces 2 acceptable items, find the probability that
the machine is correctly setup.

SECTION-D [𝟓 × 𝟒 = 𝟐𝟎]
(This section comprises of 4 long answer (LA) type questions of 5 marks each.)
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32. Draw the graph of 𝑦 = |𝑥 + 3| and evaluate ∫−6|𝑥 + 3|𝑑𝑥.
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. If 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 is defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑥|3, show that 𝑓"(𝑥) exists for all real x and find it.
OR
3
𝑑𝑦 2 2
[1+( ) ]
𝑑𝑥
If (𝑥 − 𝑎)2 + (𝑦 − 𝑏)2 = 𝑐2, for some c > 0, prove that 𝑑2 𝑦
is a constant independent of a and b.
𝑑𝑥2
35. Find the shortest distance between the lines l1 and l2 whose vector equations are
𝑟⃗ = (−𝑖 − 𝑗 − 𝑘) + 𝜆(7𝑖 − 6𝑗 + 𝑘) and 𝑟⃗ = (3𝑖 + 5𝑗 + 7𝑘) + 𝜇(𝑖 − 2𝑗 + 𝑘) where 𝜆 and 𝜇 are parameters.
OR
Find the vector equation of the line passing through the point (1, 2, – 4) and perpendicular to the
𝑥−8 𝑦+19 𝑧−10 𝑥−15 𝑦−29 𝑧−5
two lines: = −16 = 7 and = 8 = −5 .
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SECTION-E [𝟒 × 𝟑 = 𝟏𝟐]
(This section comprises of 3 case-study/passage-based questions of 4 marks each with subparts.
The first two case study questions have three subparts (i), (ii), (iii) of marks 1, 1, 2 respectively.
The third case study question has two subparts of 2 marks each.)

Case Study-1
36. An organization conducted bike race under 2 different categories-boys and girls. In all, there were
250 participants. Among all of them finally three from Category 1 and two from Category 2 were
selected for the final race. Ravi forms two sets B and G with these participants for his college
project.
 Let B = {b1, b2, b3}, G = {g1, g2} where B represents the set of boys selected and G the set of girls who
were selected for the final race.
Ravi decides to explore these sets for various types of relations and functions.
On the basis of the above information, answer the following questions:
(i) Ravi wishes to form all the relations possible from B to G. How many such relations are possible?
[1 Mark]
(ii) Write the smallest equivalence relation on G. [1 Mark]
(iii) Ravi defines a relation from B to B as 𝑹𝟏 = {(𝒃𝟏, 𝒃𝟐), (𝒃𝟐, 𝒃𝟏)}. Write the minimum ordered pairs
to be added in 𝑹𝟏 so that it becomes (A) reflexive but not symmetric, (B) reflexive and symmetric
but not transitive. [2 Marks]
OR
If the track of the final race (for the biker b1) follows the curve
2
𝑥 = 4𝑦; (𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 20√2 & 0 ≤ 𝑦 ≤ 200), then state whether the track represents a
one-one and onto function or not. (Justify). [2 Marks]

Case Study- 2
37. Arka bought two cages of birds: Cage-I contains 5 parrots and 1 owl and Cage –II contains 6 parrots.
One day Arka forgot to lock both cages and two birds flew from Cage-I to Cage-II (simultaneously).
Then two birds flew back from cage-II to cage-I(simultaneously).
Assume that all the birds have equal chances of flying.
On the basis of the above information, answer the following questions:
(i) When two birds flew from Cage-I to Cage-II and two birds flew back from Cage-II to Cage-I then
find the probability that the owl is still in Cage-I. [2 Marks]
(ii) When two birds flew from Cage-I to Cage-II and two birds flew back from Cage-II to Cage-I, the
owl is still seen in Cage-I, what is the probability that one parrot and the owl flew from Cage-I to
Cage-II? [2 Marks]

Case Study-3
38. Ramesh, the owner of a sweet selling shop, purchased some rectangular card board sheets of
dimension 25 cm by 40 cm to make container packets without top. Let x cm be the length of the
side of the square to be cut out from each corner to give that sheet the shape of the container by
folding up the flaps.
Based on the above information answer the following questions.
(i) Express the volume (V) of each container as function of x only. [1 Mark]
𝑑𝑉
(ii) Find 𝑑𝑥 [1 Mark]
(iii) For what value of x, the volume of each container is maximum? [2 Marks]
OR
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Check whether V has a point of inflection at x = 6 or not? [2 Marks]

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