MCQs Analysis- CBSE 2024

S.NO NAME OF THE CHAPTER 65/1/1 65/2/1 65/3/1 65/4/1 65/5/1

1 Relations and Functions 1 1 1 0 1
2 Inverse Trigonometric
Functions 0 0 0 0 0

3 Matrices 3 3 3 3 3
4 Determinants 1 1 2 2 2

5 Continuity and
Differentiability 2 2 2 2 2

6 Application of Derivatives 1 1 1 1 2

7 Integrals 1 1 1 1 2
8 Application of Integrals 0 0 0 0 1

9 Differential Equations 2 2 1 2 1

10 Vector Algebra 2 2 2 3 1
11 Three-Dimensional
Geometry 2 3 2 2 2

12 Linear Programming Problem 2 1 2 1 0

13 Probability 1 1 1 1 1

TOTAL 18 18 18 18 18
 Assertion and Reason Questions Analysis- CBSE 2024
S.NO NAME OF THE 65/1/1 65/2/1 65/3/1 65/4/1 65/5/1
CHAPTER
1 Relations and Functions 1

2 Inverse Trigonometric
Functions 1* 1

3 Matrices 1 1

4 Determinants 1*

5 Vector Algebra 1 1 1

6 Three-Dimensional
Geometry 1

7 Linear Programming
Problem 1
TOTAL 2 2 2 2 2

Note: * mark question – Assertion is from Determinants and Reason is from

Inverse Trigonometric functions
 CBSE QUESTIONS -2024(ALL REGIONS)
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS

1) A function 𝑓: 𝑅+ → 𝑅 (where 𝑅+ is the set of all non-negative real
numbers) defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥 + 3
(A) one-one but not onto (B) onto but not one-one
(C) both one-one and not onto (D) neither one-one but nor onto
2) A relation R defined on set 𝐴 = {𝑥: 𝑥 ∈ 𝑍 𝑎𝑛𝑑 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 10} as
𝑅 = {(𝑥, 𝑦): 𝑥 = 𝑦} is given to be an equivalence relation. The number of
equivalence classes is:
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 10 (D) 11
3) Let 𝑓: 𝑅+ → [−5, ∞] defined as 𝑓(𝑥) = 9𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 − 5, where 𝑅+ is the
set of all non-negative real numbers. Then, 𝑓 is:
(A) one-one (B) onto
(C) bijective (D) neither one-one nor onto
4) Let 𝑅+ denotes the set of all non-negative real numbers. Then the
function 𝑓: 𝑅+ → 𝑅+ defined as 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 1 is:
(A) one-one but not onto (B) onto but not one-one
(C) both one-one and onto (D) neither one-one nor onto
5) A function 𝑓: ℝ → ℝ defined as 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 5 is:
(A) injective but not surjective
(B) surjective but not injective
(C) both injective and surjective
(D) neither injective nor surjective
6) A relation R defined on a set of human being as
𝑅 = {(𝑥, 𝑦): 𝑥 𝑖𝑠 5 𝑐𝑚 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 𝑦} is
(A) reflexive only (B) reflexive and transitive
(C) symmetric and transitive
(D) neither transitive, nor symmetric, nor reflective
 7) which of the following statements is not true about equivalence classes
𝐴𝑖 (𝑖 = 1,2, … 𝑛) formed by an equivalence relation R defined on a set A?
(A) ⋃𝑛𝑖=1 𝐴𝑖 = 𝐴
(B) 𝐴𝑖 ∩ 𝐴𝑗 ≠ ∅, 𝑖 ≠ 𝑗
(C) 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴𝑖 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴𝑗 ⟹ 𝐴𝑖 = 𝐴𝑗
(D) All elements of 𝐴𝑖 are related to each other, for all 𝑖
ANSWERS: RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS

Q.NO ANSWER
1 (A) one-one but not onto
2 (D) 11
3 (C) bijective
4 (A) one-one but not onto
5 (D) neither injective nor surjective
6 (D) neither transitive, nor symmetric, nor reflective
7 (B) 𝐴𝑖 ∩ 𝐴𝑗 ≠ ∅, 𝑖 ≠ 𝑗

INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS

NO MCQ IN THIS CHAPTER

MATRICES
1) If 𝐴 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 are two non-zero square matrices of same order such that
(𝐴 + 𝐵)2 = 𝐴2 + 𝐵2 , then:
(A) 𝐴𝐵 = 0 (B) 𝐴𝐵 = −𝐵𝐴
(C) 𝐵𝐴 = 0 (D) 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐵𝐴
2) If a matrix has 36 elements, the number of possible orders it can have, is:
(A) 13 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 9
𝑥+𝑦 2 6 2 24 24
3) If [ ]=[ ], then the value of ( + ) is:
5 𝑥𝑦 5 8 𝑥 𝑦

(A) 7 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 18

4) If the sum of all the elements of a 3 × 3 scalar matrix is 9, then the
product of all its elements is:
(A) 0 (B) 9 (C) 27 (D) 729
5) If 𝐴 = [𝑎𝑖𝑗 ] be a 3 × 3 matrix, where 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = 𝑖 − 3𝑗, then which of the
following is false?
(A) 𝑎11 < 0 (B) 𝑎12 + 𝑎21 = −6
(C) 𝑎13 > 𝑎31 (D) 𝑎31 = 0
cos 𝑥 − sin 𝑥 0
6) If 𝐹(𝑥) = [ sin 𝑥 cos 𝑥 0] and [𝐹(𝑥)]2 = 𝐹(𝑘𝑥), then the value of 𝑘
0 0 1
is:
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 0 (D) −2
7) If 𝐴 = [𝑎𝑖𝑗 ] is an identity matrix, then which of the following is true?
0, 𝑖𝑓 𝑖 = 𝑗
(A) 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = { (B) 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = 1, ∀ 𝑖, 𝑗
1, 𝑖𝑓 𝑖 ≠ 𝑗
0, 𝑖𝑓 𝑖 ≠ 𝑗
(C) 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = 0, ∀ 𝑖, 𝑗 (D) 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = {
1, 𝑖𝑓 𝑖 = 𝑗
𝑎 𝑏
8) Let 𝐴 = [ ] be a square matrix such that 𝑎𝑑𝑗 𝐴 = 𝐴.
𝑐 𝑑
Then (𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 + 𝑑) is equal to:
(A) 2𝑎 (B) 2𝑏 (C) 2𝑐 (D) 0
9) IF A and B are two skew symmetric matrices, then (AB+BA) is:
(A) a skew symmetric matrix (B) a symmetric matrix
(C) a null matrix (D) an identity matrix
10) For any square matrix 𝐴, (𝐴 − 𝐴)′ is always
(A) an identity matrix (B) a null matrix
(C) a skew symmetric matrix (D) a symmetric matrix
𝑎 𝑐 0
11) If [𝑏 𝑑 0] is a scalar matrix, then the value of 𝑎 + 2𝑏 + 3𝑐 + 4𝑑
0 0 5
is:
(A) 0 (B) 5 (C) 10 (D) 25
2 1
12) If 𝐴 = [ ], then the value of 𝐼 − 𝐴 + 𝐴2 − 𝐴3 + ⋯ is:
−4 −2
−1 −1 3 1
(A) [ ] (B) [ ]
4 3 −4 −1
0 0 1 0
(C) [ ] (D) [ ]
0 0 0 1
 4 0
13) Given that [1 𝑥 ] [ ] = 0, the value of 𝑥 is:
−2 0
(A) −4 (B) −2 (C) 2 (D) 4
𝑎 𝑐 −1
14) If 𝐴 = [𝑏 0 5 ] is a skew-symmetric matrix, then the value of
1 −5 0
2𝑎 − (𝑏 + 𝑐) is:
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) −10 (D) 10
5
−2
15) If [𝑥 2 0] [−1] = [3 1] [ ], then value of 𝑥 is:
𝑥
𝑥
(A) −1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 2
16) Find the matrix 𝐴2 , where 𝐴 = [𝑎𝑖𝑗 ] is a 2 × 2 matrix whose elements
are given by
𝑎𝑖𝑗 = 𝑚𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚(𝑖, 𝑗) − 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚(𝑖, 𝑗) :
0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1
(A) [ ] (B) [ ] (C) [ ] (D) [ ]
0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
17) If matrices A and B are of order 1 × 3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 3 × 1 respectively, then the
order of 𝐴′ 𝐵′ is
(A) 1 × 1 (B) 3× 1 (C) 1 × 3 (D) 3 × 3
18) The product of matrix P and Q is equal to a diagonal matrix. If the order
of matrix Q is 3 × 2, then order of matrix P is:
(A) 2 × 2 (B) 3 × 3 (C) 2 × 3 (D) 3 × 2
19) The number of all scalar matrices of order 3, with entry −1, 0, or 1, is:
(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 2 (C) 39
tan 𝑥 1
20) If for the matrix 𝐴 = [ ] , 𝐴 + 𝐴′ = 2√3𝐼, then the value of
−1 tan 𝑥
𝜋
𝑥 ∈ [0, ] is:
2
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
(A) 0 (B) (C) (D)
4 3 6

𝑥 0 4 0
21) If 𝐴 = [ ] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 = [ ] , then value of 𝑥 for which 𝐴2 = 𝐵 is:
1 1 −1 1
(A) −2 (B) 2 (C) 2 𝑜𝑟 − 2 (D) 4
3 1
22) If 𝐴 = [ ] and 𝐴2 + 7𝐼 = 𝑘𝐴, then value of 𝑘 is:
−1 2
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 5 (D) 7
 1 −1 2 −2 0 1
1
23) Let 𝐴 = [0 2 −3] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 = [ 9 2 −3]. If 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐼 , then the
3
3 −2 4 6 1 𝜆
value of 𝜆 is:
9 3
(A) − (B) −2 (C) − (D) 0
4 2

ANSWERS: MATRICES

Q.NO ANSWER
1 (B) 𝐴𝐵 = −𝐵𝐴
2 (D) 9
3 (D) 18
4 (A) 0
5 (C) 𝑎13 > 𝑎31
6 (B) 2
7 0, 𝑖𝑓 𝑖 ≠ 𝑗
(D) 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = {
1, 𝑖𝑓 𝑖 = 𝑗
8 (A) 2𝑎
9 (B) a symmetric matrix
10 (C) a skew symmetric matrix
11 (D) 25
12 −1 −1
(A) [ ]
4 3
13 (C) 2
14 (A) 0
15 (A) −1
16 1 0
(C) [ ]
0 1
17 (D) 3 × 3
18 (C) 2 × 3
19 (B) 3
𝜋
20 (C)
3
21 (A) −2
22 (C) 5
23 3
(B) −2 OR (C) −
2
 DETERMINANTS
1) If 𝑎𝑖𝑗 and 𝐴𝑖𝑗 represent the (𝑖𝑗)𝑡ℎ element and its cofactor of
2 −3 5
[6 0 4 ] respectively, then the value of 𝑎11 𝐴21 + 𝑎12 𝐴22 +𝑎13 𝐴23
1 5 −7
is:
(A) 0 (B) −28 (C) 114 (D) −114
−𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
2) If | 𝑎 −𝑏 𝑐 | = 𝑘𝑎𝑏𝑐, then the value of 𝑘 is:
𝑎 𝑏 −𝑐
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4
1 3 1
3) If |𝑘 0 1| = ±6, then the value of 𝑘 is:
0 0 1
(A) 2 (B) −2 (C) ±2 (D) ∓2
8 2 7
4) The value of |12 3 5| is :
16 4 3
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 7 (D) −2
2 0 0
5) IF 𝐴 = [0 3 0], then 𝐴−1 is:
0 0 5
1 1
0 0 0 0
2 2
1 1
(A) 0 3
0 (B) 30 0 3
0
1 1
[0 0 5] [0 0
5]
1
0 0
2 0 0 2
1 1 1
(C) [0 3 0] (D) 0 0
30 30 3
0 0 5 1
[0 0 5]
2 −1 1
6) For the matrix 𝐴 = [𝜆 2 0] to be invertible, the value of 𝜆 is:
1 −2 3
(A) 0 (B) 10 (C) ℝ − {10} (D) ℝ − {−10}

1 2 1
7) Given that 𝐴−1 = [ ], matrix A is:
7 −3 2
 2 −1 2 −1
(A) 7 [ ] (B) [ ]
3 2 3 2
1 2 −1 1 2 −1
(C) [ ] (D) [ ]
7 3 2 49 3 2

−2 0 0
8) If 𝐴 = [ 1 2 3 ], then the value of |𝐴(𝑎𝑑𝑗. 𝐴)| is:
5 1 −1
(A) 100 𝐼 (B) 10 𝐼 (C) 10 (D) 1000
9) If A is a square matrix of order 3 such that the value of |𝑎𝑑𝑗. 𝐴| = 8, then
the value of |𝐴𝑇 | is:
(A) √2 (B) −√2 (C) 8 (D) 2√2
10) If A is a square matrix of order 2 and |𝐴| = −2, then value of |5𝐴′| is:
(A) −50 (B) −10 (C) 10 (D) 50
7 −3 −3 1 3 3
11) If inverse of matrix [−1 1 0 ] is the matrix [1 𝜆 3], then value
−1 0 1 1 3 4
of 𝜆 is:
(A) −4 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 4
2 −1 5
12) If 𝐴 = [𝑎𝑖𝑗 ] = [1 3 2] and 𝑐𝑖𝑗 is the factor of element 𝑎𝑖𝑗 , then
5 0 4
the value of 𝑎21 𝑐11 + 𝑎22 𝑐12+ 𝑎23 𝑐13 is:
(A) −57 (B) 0 (C) 9 (D) 57
1 3
13) If 𝐴 = [ ] and 𝐴2 − 𝑘𝐴 − 5𝐼 = 𝑂, then value of 𝑘 is:
3 4
(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 9
 ANSWERS: DETERMINANTS

Q.NO ANSWER
1 (A) 0
2 (D) 4
3 (D) ∓2
4 (A) 0
1
0 0
2
1
5 (A) 0 3
0
1
[0 0 5 ]
6 (D) ℝ − {−10}
7 2 −1
(B) [ ]
3 2
8 (D) 1000
9 (D) 2√2
10 (A) −50
11 (D) 4
12 (B) 0
13 (B) 5

CONTINUITY AND DIFFERENTIABILITY

1) Which of the following statements is true for the function
𝑥 2 + 3, 𝑥 ≠ 0
𝑓(𝑥) = {
1, 𝑥 = 0
(A) 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous and differentiable ∀𝑥 ∈ 𝑅
(B) 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous ∀𝑥 ∈ 𝑅
(C) 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous and differentiable ∀𝑥 ∈ 𝑅 − {0}
(D) 𝑓(𝑥) is discontinuous at infinitely many points
2) The derivative of 𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑥 2 ) w. r. t. 𝑥 at 𝑥 = √𝜋 is:
(A) 1 (B) −1 (C) −2√𝜋 (D) 2√𝜋
𝑎 𝑑𝑦
3) If 𝑥 = 𝑎𝑡, 𝑦 = , then is:
𝑡 𝑑𝑥
1 1
(A) 𝑡 2 (B) −𝑡 2 (C) (D) −
𝑡2 𝑡2
4) The number of points, where 𝑓(𝑥) = [𝑥], 0 < 𝑥 < 3 ([. ]denotes greatest
integer function is not differentiable is:
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
5) Let f(x) be a continuous function on [a, b] and differentiable on (a, b).
Then, this function 𝑓(𝑥) is strictly increasing in (a, b) if
(A) 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) < 0, ∀ 𝑥 ∈ (𝑎, 𝑏) (B) 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) > 0, ∀ 𝑥 ∈ (𝑎, 𝑏)
(C) 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) = 0, ∀ 𝑥 ∈ (𝑎, 𝑏) (D) 𝑓(𝑥) > 0, ∀ 𝑥 ∈ (𝑎, 𝑏)
6) The derivative of 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 (𝑥 2 ) w. r. t 𝑥 is:
𝑋 2𝑥 2𝑥 1
(A) (B) (C) − (D)
1+𝑥 4 1+𝑥 4 1+𝑥 4 1+𝑥 4

7) The number of points of discontinuity of

|𝑥| + 3, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≤ 3
𝑓(𝑥) = {−2𝑥 , 𝑖𝑓 − 3 < 𝑥 < 3 is:
6𝑥 + 2, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≥ 3
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) infinite
8) A function 𝑓(𝑥) = |1 − 𝑥 + |𝑥|| is :
(A) discontinuous at 𝑥 = 1 only (B) discontinuous at 𝑥 = 0 only
(C) discontinuous at 𝑥 = 0, 1 (D) continuous everywhere
9) The function |𝑥| + |𝑥 − 2| is
(A) continuous, but not differentiable at 𝑥 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 = 2
(B) differentiable, but not continuous at 𝑥 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 = 2
(C) continuous, but not differentiable at 𝑥 = 0 only
(D) neither continuous nor differentiable at 𝑥 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 = 2
10) The derivative of 2𝑥 𝑤. 𝑟. 𝑡 3𝑥 is:
3 𝑥 log 2 2 𝑥 log 3
(A) ( ) (B) ( )
2 log 3 3 log 2

2 𝑥 log 2 3 𝑥 log 3
(C) ( ) (D) ( )
3 log 3 2 log 2

11) Derivative of 𝑒 2𝑥 with respect to 𝑒 𝑥 , is:

(A) 𝑒 𝑥 (B) 2𝑒 𝑥 (C) 2𝑒 2𝑥 (D) 2𝑒 3𝑥
12) The derivative of 5𝑥 𝑤. 𝑟. 𝑡 𝑒 𝑥 is:
5 𝑥 1 𝑒 𝑥 1
(A) ( ) (B) ( )
𝑒 log 5 5 log 5
5 𝑥 𝑒 𝑥
(C) ( ) log 5 (D) ( ) log 5
𝑒 5
13) Derivative of 𝑥 2 with respect to 𝑥 3 , is:
2 3𝑥 2𝑥
(A) (B) (C) (D) 6𝑥 5
3𝑥 2 3

14) For what value of k, the function given below is continuous at x = 0?

√4+𝑥−2
𝑓(𝑥) = { , 𝑥≠0
𝑥
𝑘 , 𝑥=0
1
(A) 0 (B) (C) 1 (D) 4
4
𝑑𝑦
15) If 𝑥𝑒 𝑦 = 1, then the value of at 𝑥 = 1 is:
𝑑𝑥
1
(A) −1 (B) 1 (C) −𝑒 (D) −
𝑒
𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝑥
16) Derivative of 𝑒 with respect to 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥 is:
2𝑥 2𝑥
(A) sin 𝑥 𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑛 (B) cos 𝑥 𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑛
2𝑥 2𝑥
(C) −2𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑛 (D) −2 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝑥 cos 𝑥 𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑛
𝑑𝑦
17) [cos(log 𝑥 + 𝑒 𝑥 ] 𝑎𝑡 𝑥 = 1 𝑖𝑠:
𝑑𝑥
(A) − sin 𝑒 (B) 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑒
(C) −(1 + 𝑒)𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑒 (D) (1 + 𝑒)𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑒
𝑑𝑦
18) If 𝑦 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 (𝑒 𝑥 ), then is:
𝑑𝑥
1 1
(A) (B) −
√𝑒 −2𝑥 +1 √𝑒 −2𝑥 +1
1 1
(C) (D) −
√𝑒 −2𝑥 −1 √𝑒 −2𝑥 −1

𝑑2𝑦
19) If 𝑦 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 𝑥 , 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 is:
𝑑𝑥 2

(A) 𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑦 (B) 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑦 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑦

(C) 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝑦 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑦 (D) 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝑦 𝑦 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑦
2𝑦 𝑑𝑦
20) If 𝑒 𝑥 = 𝑐, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑠:
𝑑𝑥
2
𝑥𝑒 𝑥 𝑦 −2𝑦 2𝑦 𝑥
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2𝑦 𝑥 𝑥 2𝑦
21) The value of constant 𝑐 that makes the function 𝑓 defined by
𝑥2 − 𝑐2 , 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 < 4
𝑓(𝑥) = {
𝑐𝑥 + 20 , 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≥ 4
Continuous for all real numbers is
(A) −2 (B) −1 (C) 0 (D) 2
𝑑𝑦
22) If sin(𝑥𝑦) = 1, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 is equal to:
𝑑𝑥
 𝑥 𝑥 𝑦 𝑦
(A) (B) − (C) (D) −
𝑦 𝑦 𝑥 𝑥

𝑥2 sin 𝑥
23) Let 𝑓(𝑥) = | |, where 𝑝 is a constant. The value of 𝑝 for which
𝑝 −1
′ (0)
𝑓 = 1 is:
(A) ℝ (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) −1
ANSWERS: CONTINUITY AND DIFFERENTIABILITY

Q.NO ANSWER
1 (C) 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous and differentiable ∀𝑥 ∈ 𝑅 − {0}
2 (C) −2√𝜋
3 1
(D) − 2
𝑡
4 (B) 2
5 (B) 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) > 0, ∀ 𝑥 ∈ (𝑎, 𝑏)
6 2𝑥
(B)
1+𝑥 4
7 (A) 0
8 (D) continuous everywhere
9 (A) continuous, but not differentiable at 𝑥 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 = 2
10 2 𝑥 log 2
(C) ( )
3 log 3
𝑥
11 (B) 2𝑒
12 5 𝑥
(C) ( ) log 5
𝑒
13 2
(A)
3𝑥
14 1
(B)
4
15 (A) −1
2
16 (C) −2𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥
17 (C) −(1 + 𝑒)𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑒
18 1
(D) − −2𝑥
√𝑒 −1
19 (C) 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝑦 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑦
20 −2𝑦
(B)
𝑥
21 (A) −2
𝑦
22 (D) −
𝑥
23 (D) −1
 APPLICATION OF DERIVATIVES
1) The function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 2 + 12𝑥 − 18 is:
(A) strictly decreasing on R
(B) strictly increasing on R
(C) Neither increasing nor decreasing on R
(D) strictly decreasing on(−∞, 0)
2) If the sides of a square are decreasing at the rate of 1.5 cm/s. the rate of
decrease of its perimeter is:
(A) 1.5 cm/s (B) 6 cm/s (C) 3 cm/s (D) 2.25 cm/s
3) The rate of change of surface area of a sphere with respect to its radius ‘𝑟’
, when 𝑟 = 4, is:
(A) 64𝜋𝑐𝑚2 /𝑐𝑚 (B) 48𝜋𝑐𝑚2 /𝑐𝑚
(C) 32𝜋𝑐𝑚2 /𝑐𝑚 (D) 16𝜋𝑐𝑚2 /𝑐𝑚
4) The function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑘𝑥 − sin 𝑥 is strictly increasing for
(A) 𝑘 > 1 (B) 𝑘 < 1 (C) 𝑘 > −1 (D) 𝑘 < −1
𝑥 2
5) The function 𝑓(𝑥) = + has a local minimum at 𝑥 equal to:
2 𝑥

(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) −2

6) Given a curve 𝑦 = 7𝑥 − 𝑥 3 and x increases at the rate of 2 units per
second. The rate at which the slope of the curve is changing, when 𝑥 = 5
is:
(A) −60 units/sec (B) 60 units/sec
(C) −7 units/sec (D) −140 units/sec
7) The point of inflexion of a function f(x) is the point where
(A) 𝑓’(𝑥) = 0 and 𝑓’(𝑥) changes its sign from positive to negative from
left to right of that point
(B) 𝑓’(𝑥) = 0 and 𝑓’(𝑥) changes its sign from negative to positive from
left to right of that point
(C) 𝑓’(𝑥) = 0 and 𝑓’(𝑥) does not change its sign from left to right of that
point
(D) 𝑓’(𝑥) ≠ 0
 ANSWERS: APPLICATION OF DERIVATIVES

Q.NO ANSWER
1 (B) strictly increasing on R
2 (B) 6 cm/s
3 (C) 32𝜋𝑐𝑚2 /𝑐𝑚
4 (A) 𝑘 > 1
5 (A) 2
6 (A) −60 units/sec
7 (C) 𝑓’(𝑥) = 0 and 𝑓’(𝑥) does not change its sign from left to right of
that point

INTEGRALS
𝜋
1) Anti-derivatives of √1 + sin 2𝑥 , 𝑥 ∈ [0, ] is:
4
(A) 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 (B) −𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥
(C) 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 (D) −𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥
𝑏
2) ∫𝑎 𝑓(𝑥)𝑑𝑥 is equal to:
𝑏 𝑏
(A) ∫𝑎 𝑓(𝑎 − 𝑥)𝑑𝑥 (B) ∫𝑎 𝑓(𝑎 + 𝑏 − 𝑥)𝑑𝑥
𝑏 𝑏
(D) ∫𝑎 𝑓(𝑥 − (𝑎 + 𝑏))𝑑𝑥 (D) ∫𝑎 𝑓((𝑎 − 𝑥) + (𝑏 − 𝑥))𝑑𝑥
3) If 𝑔(𝑥) is a continuous function satisfying 𝑔(−𝑥) = −𝑔(𝑥), then
2𝑎
∫0 𝑔(𝑥)𝑑𝑥 is equal to:
𝑎
(A) 0 (B) 2 ∫0 𝑔(𝑥)𝑑𝑥
𝑎 0
(C) ∫−𝑎 𝑔(𝑥)𝑑𝑥 (D) − ∫−2𝑎 𝑔(𝑥)𝑑𝑥
𝑎 1 𝜋
4) If ∫0 𝑑𝑥 = , the the value of ‘a’ is:
4+𝑥 2 6

√3 1
(A) (B) 2√3 (C) √3 (D)
2 √3
𝜋⁄2 sin 𝑥−cos 𝑥
5) ∫0 𝑑𝑥 is equal to:
1+sin 𝑥 cos 𝑥
𝜋 ⁄2 2sin 𝑥 𝜋2
(A) 𝜋 (B) Zeor(0) (C) ∫0 𝑑𝑥 (D)
1+sin 𝑥 cos 𝑥 4
𝑎
6) ∫−𝑎 𝑓(𝑥)𝑑𝑥 = 0 , 𝑖𝑓:
(A) 𝑓(−𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑥) (B) 𝑓(−𝑥) = −𝑓(𝑥)
(C) 𝑓(𝑎 − 𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑥) (C) 𝑓(𝑎 − 𝑥) = −𝑓(𝑥)
 3 𝑑𝑥
7) The value of ∫0 is:
√9−𝑥 2
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 4 2 18
1
8) ∫ 𝑑𝑥 is equal to:
𝑥(𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥)2
1
(A) 2 log(𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥) + 𝑐 (B) − +𝑐
log 𝑥

(log 𝑥)3 3
(C) +𝑐 (D) +𝑐
3 (log 𝑥) 3
𝜋

9) If f(x) is an odd function, then ∫ 𝑓(𝑥) 𝑐𝑜𝑠 3 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 equals:

2
𝜋
−
2
𝜋
(A) 2 ∫0 𝑓(𝑥) 𝑐𝑜𝑠 3 𝑥 𝑑𝑥
2 (B) 0
𝜋 𝜋
(C) 2 ∫02 𝑓(𝑥) 𝑑𝑥 (D) 2 ∫02 𝑐𝑜𝑠 3 𝑥 𝑑𝑥
1
10) The value ∫−1 𝑥|𝑥|𝑑𝑥 is:
1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) − (D) 0
6 3 6
2 𝑎
11) If ∫0 2 𝑒 2𝑥 𝑑𝑥 = ∫0 𝑒 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 , the value of ‘a’ is:
1
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D)
2
1
12) The value of ∫−1|𝑥|𝑑𝑥 is :
(A) -2 (B) -1 (C) 1 (D) 2
𝜋 𝜃
13) The value of ∫0 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 (3 ) 𝑑𝜃 is:
(A) 𝜋 + √3 (B) 3√3 − 𝜋
(C) √3 − 𝜋 (D) 𝜋 − √3
𝜋

14) The value of ∫ cot 𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃 𝑑𝜃 is:

𝜋
4

1 1 𝜋
(A) (B) − (C) 0 (D) −
2 2 8
3 2 3
15) If ∫−2 𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑘 ∫0 𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥 + ∫2 𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥, then the value of k is:
1
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D)
2
 ANSWERS: INTEGRALS

Q.NO ANSWER
1 (B) −𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥
2 𝑏
(B) ∫𝑎 𝑓(𝑎 + 𝑏 − 𝑥)𝑑𝑥
3 0
(D) − ∫ 𝑔(𝑥)𝑑𝑥 −2𝑎
4 (B) 2√3
5 (B) Zeor(0)
6 (B) 𝑓(−𝑥) = −𝑓(𝑥)
𝜋
7 (C)
2
8 1
(B) − +𝑐
log 𝑥
9 (B) 0
10 (D) 0
11 (C) 4
12 (C) 1
13 (B) 3√3 − 𝜋
14 1
(A)
2
15 (A) 2

APPLICATION OF INTEGRALS
1) Area of the region bounded by curve 𝑦 2 = 4𝑥 and the 𝑋 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 between
𝑥 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 = 1 is:
2 8 4
(A) (B) (C) 3 (D)
3 3 3

ANSWERS: APPLICATION OF INTEGRALS

Q.NO ANSWER
1 4
(D)
3
 DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
3
𝑑𝑦 2 𝑑2𝑦
1) The order and degree of the differential equation [1 + ( ) ] = 2
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥

respectively are:
(A) 1, 2 (B) 2 ,3 (C) 2, 1 (D) 2, 6
𝑑𝑦
2) The differential equation = 𝐹(𝑥, 𝑦) will not be a homogeneous
𝑑𝑥

differential equation, if 𝐹(𝑥, 𝑦) is:

𝑦 𝑦 𝑥 2 +𝑦 2 𝑥
(A) cos 𝑥 − sin ( ) (B) (C) (D) 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 ( )
𝑥 𝑥 𝑥𝑦 𝑦

3) The degree of the differential equation (𝑦 ′′ )2 + (𝑦 ′ )3 = 𝑥 sin(𝑦′) is:

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) not defined
2
4) The degree and order of differential equation 𝑦 ′′ + 𝑙𝑜𝑔(𝑦′) = 𝑥 5
respectively are:
(A) not defined, 5 (B) not defined, 2
(C) 5, not defined (D) 2, 2
𝑑𝑦
5) The integrating factor of the differential equation 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 𝑥 4 − 3𝑥 is:
𝑑𝑥

(A) 𝑥 (B) −𝑥 (C)𝑥 −1 (D) 𝑙𝑜𝑔(𝑥 −1 )

𝑑𝑦
6) 𝑥 log 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 2 log 𝑥 is an example of:
𝑑𝑥

(A) Variable separable differential equation.

(B) homogeneous differential equation.
(C) first order linear differential equation.
(D) differential equation whose degree is not defined.
7) The general solution of the differential equation 𝑥𝑑𝑦 + 𝑦𝑑𝑥 = 0 is:
(A) 𝑥𝑦 = 𝑐 (B) 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 𝑐
(C) 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 𝑐 2 (D) log 𝑦 = log 𝑥 + 𝑐
𝑑𝑦
8) The integrating factor of the differential equation (𝑥 + 2𝑦 2 ) = 𝑦(𝑦 >
𝑑𝑥

0) is:
1 1
(A) (B) 𝑥 (C) 𝑦 (D)
𝑥 𝑦
 𝑑𝑦 2
9) The integrating factor for the differential equation + 𝑦 = 0, (𝑥 ≠ 0)
𝑑𝑥 𝑥
is:
2
2 2
(A) (B) 𝑥 (C) 𝑒 𝑥 (D) 𝑒 log(2𝑥)
𝑥
𝑑4𝑦 𝑑2𝑦
10) The order of the differential equation 4
− sin ( ) = 5 is:
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥 2

(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) not defined

𝑑𝑦 1
11) The solution of the differential equation = is:
𝑑𝑥 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦

(A) 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦 = 𝑥 + 𝑐 (B) 𝑦𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦 − 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 𝑐

(C) 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦 − 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 𝑐 (D) 𝑦𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦 + 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 𝑐
𝑑𝑦
12) The number of solutions of differential equation − 𝑦 = 1, given that
𝑑𝑥
𝑦(0) = 1, is:
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) infinitely many
13) The number of arbitrary constants in the particular solution of the
𝑑𝑦
differential equation 𝑙𝑜𝑔 ( ) = 3𝑥 + 4𝑦; 𝑦(0) = 0 𝑖𝑠/𝑎𝑟𝑒:
𝑑𝑥
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) 3

ANSWERS: DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

Q.NO ANSWER
1 (C) 2, 1
2 𝑦
(A) cos 𝑥 − sin ( )
𝑥
3 (D) not defined
4 (B) not defined, 2
5 (C)𝑥 −1
6 (C) first order linear differential equation.
7 (A) 𝑥𝑦 = 𝑐
8 1
(D)
𝑦

9 (B) 𝑥 2
10 (A) 4
11 (B) 𝑦𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦 − 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 𝑐
12 (B) 1
13 (C) 0
 VECTORS
3
1) Let 𝜃 be the angle between two-unit vectors 𝑎̂ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏̂ such that sin 𝜃 =
5

. Then, 𝑎̂ . 𝑏̂ is equal to:

3 3 4 4
(A) ± (B) ± (C) ± (D) ±
5 4 5 3

2) The vector with terminal point 𝐴(2, −3, 5) and initial point 𝐵(3, −4,7) is:
(A) 𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ (B) 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂
(C) −𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ − 2𝑘̂ (D) −𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ − 2𝑘̂
3) For any two vectors 𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ , which of the following statements is
always true?
(A) 𝑎⃗ . 𝑏⃗⃗ ≥ |𝑎⃗||𝑏⃗⃗| (B) 𝑎⃗ . 𝑏⃗⃗ = |𝑎⃗||𝑏⃗⃗|

(C) 𝑎⃗ . 𝑏⃗⃗ ≤ |𝑎⃗||𝑏⃗⃗| (D) 𝑎⃗ . 𝑏⃗⃗ < |𝑎⃗||𝑏⃗⃗|

4) The unit vector perpendicular to both vectors 𝑖̂ + 𝑘̂ and 𝑖̂ − 𝑘̂ is:
̂
𝑖̂ − 𝑘 ̂
𝑖̂ + 𝑘
(A) 2𝑗̂ (B) 𝑗̂ (C) (D)
√2 √2

5) If 𝑎⃗ = 2𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ and 𝑏⃗⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ − 𝑘̂, then 𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ are:

(A) collinear vectors which are not parallel
(B) parallel vectors
(C) perpendicular vectors

(D)Unit vectors

6) If |𝑎⃗| = 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 3 ≤ 𝑘 ≤ 2, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 |𝑘𝑎⃗| ∈∶

(A) [-6, 4] (B) [0. 4] (C) [4, 6] (D) [0, 6]
𝜋
7) If a line makes an angle of with the positive directions of both
4

𝑥 – 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑧 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠, then the angle which it makes with the positive
direction of 𝑦 – 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 is:
𝜋 𝜋
(A) 0 (B) (C) (D) 𝜋
4 2
8) If 𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ are two vectors such that |𝑎⃗| = 1, |𝑏⃗⃗| = 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎⃗. 𝑏⃗⃗ = √3 ,

then the angle between 2𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 𝑏⃗⃗ is:

𝜋 𝜋 5𝜋 11𝜋
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 3 6 6

9) The vectors 𝑎⃗ = 2𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ , 𝑏⃗⃗ = 𝑖̂ − 3𝑗̂ − 5𝑘̂ and 𝑐⃗ = −3𝑖̂ + 4𝑗̂ + 4𝑘̂
represents the sides of
(A) an equilateral triangle (B) an obtuse-angled triangle
(C) an isosceles triangle (D) a right-angled triangle
10) Let 𝑎⃗ be any vector such that |𝑎⃗| = 𝑎⃗ . The value of |𝑎⃗ × 𝑖̂|2 +
2
|𝑎⃗ × 𝑗̂|2 + |𝑎⃗ × 𝑘̂| is:
(A) 𝑎2 (B) 2𝑎2 (C) 3𝑎2 (D) 0
11) The position vectors of points P and Q are 𝑝⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑞⃗ respectively. The
point R divides line segment PQ in the ration 3: 1 and S is the mid-point
of line segment PR. The position Vector of S is:
𝑝⃗+3 𝑞⃗⃗ 𝑝⃗+3 𝑞⃗⃗ 5𝑝⃗+3 𝑞⃗⃗ 5𝑝⃗+3 𝑞⃗⃗
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 8 4 8

12) A vector perpendicular to the line 𝑟⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ − 𝑘̂ + 𝜆(3𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂) is

(A) 5𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 6𝑘̂ (B) 𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ + 5𝑘̂
(C) 2𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂ (D) 9𝑖̂ − 3𝑗̂
ANSWERS: VECTORS

Q.NO ANSWER
1 4
(C) ±
5
2 (D) −𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ − 2𝑘̂
3 (C) 𝑎⃗ . 𝑏⃗⃗ ≤ |𝑎⃗||𝑏⃗⃗|
4 (B) 𝑗̂
5 (C) perpendicular vectors
6 (D) [0, 6]
𝜋
7 (C)
2
8 5𝜋
(C)
6
9 (D) a right-angled triangle
10 (B) 2𝑎2
11 5𝑝⃗+3 𝑞⃗⃗
(D)
8
12 (B) 𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ + 5𝑘̂
 THREE-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY

1) If the direction cosines of a line are √3𝑘, √3𝑘, √3𝑘, then the value of 𝑘
is:
1
(A) ±1 (B) ±√3 (C) ±3 (D) ±
3

2) The distance of point 𝑃(𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐) 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑦 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 is:

(A) b (B) 𝑏 2 (C) √𝑎2 + 𝑐 2 (D) 𝑎2 + 𝑐 2
3) The coordinates of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point
(0,1,2) on the 𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 are given by
(A) (1,0,0) (B) (2,0,0) (C) (√5,0,0) (D) (0,0,0)
𝑥−1 2𝑧+1
4) Direction ratios of a vector parallel to the line = −𝑦 = are:
2 6

(A) 2, −1, 6 (B) 2, 1, 6 (C) 2, 1, 3 (D) 2, −1, 3

5) If a line makes an angle of 300 with the positive direction of 𝑥 – 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠,
1200 with the positive direction of 𝑦 – 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠, then the angle which it
makes with the positive direction of 𝑧 – 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 is:
(A) 900 (B) 1200 (C) 600 (D) 00
6) If 𝛼, 𝛽 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛾 are the angles which a line makes with positive directions
of 𝑥, 𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑧 𝑎𝑥𝑒𝑠 respectively, then which of the following is not true?
(A) 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝛼 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝛽 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝛾 = 1 (B) 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝛼 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝛽 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝛾 = 1
(C) cos 2𝛼 + cos 2𝛽 + cos 2𝛾 = −1 (D) cos 𝛼 + cos 𝛽 + cos 𝛾 = 1
7) The vector equation of a line passing through the point (1, −1, 0) and
parallel to 𝑌 – 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 is:
(A) 𝑟⃗ = 𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 𝜆(𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂) (B) 𝑟⃗ = 𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 𝜆𝑗̂
(B) 𝑟⃗ = 𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 𝜆𝑘̂ (D) 𝑟⃗ = 𝜆𝑗̂
1−𝑥 𝑦−1 𝑧 2𝑥−3 𝑦 𝑧−4
8) The lines = = and = = are perpendicular to each
2 3 1 2𝑝 −1 7

other for 𝑝 equal to:

1 1
(A) − (B) (C) 2 (D) 3
2 2
 𝑥 𝑦 𝑧
9) The angle which the line = = makes with the positive direction of
1 −1 0

𝑌 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 is
5𝜋 3𝜋 5𝜋 7𝜋
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 4 4 4

10) The cartesian equation of the line passing through the point (1, −3,2)
and parallel to the line 𝑟⃗ = (2 + 𝜆)𝑖̂ + 𝜆𝑗̂ + (2𝜆 − 1)𝑘̂ 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

11) The cartesian equation of a line passing through the point with position
vector line 𝑎⃗ = 𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ and parallel to the line 𝑟⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 𝑘̂ − 𝑘̂ + 𝜇(2𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂),
is
𝑥−2 𝑦+1 𝑧 𝑥−1 𝑦+1 𝑧
(A) = = (B) = =
1 0 1 2 −1 0
𝑥+1 𝑦+1 𝑧 𝑥−1 𝑦 𝑧−1
(C) = = (D) = =
2 −1 0 2 −1 0

ANSWERS: THREE-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY

Q.NO ANSWER
1 1
(D) ±
3
2 (C) √𝑎2+ 𝑐2
3 (D) (0,0,0)
4 (D) 2, −1, 3
5 (A) 900
6 (D) cos 𝛼 + cos 𝛽 + cos 𝛾 = 1
7 (B) 𝑟⃗ = 𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 𝜆𝑘̂
8 (C) 2
9 3𝜋
(B)
4
10 𝑥−1 𝑦+3 𝑧−2
(D) = =
1 1 2
11 𝑥−1 𝑦+1 𝑧
(B) = =
2 −1 0
 LINEAR PROGRAMMING
1) A linear programming problem deals with the optimization of a/an:
(A) logarithmic function (B) linear function
(C)quadratic function (D) exponential function
2) The number of corner points of the feasible region determined by
constraints 𝑥 ≥ 0, 𝑦 ≥ 0, 𝑥 + 𝑦 ≥ 4 is :

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

3) The common region determined by all the constraints of a linear

programming problem is called:
(A) an unbounded Region (B) an optimal region
(C) a bounded region (D) a feasible region
4) The restrictions imposed on decision variables involved in an objective
function of a linear programming problem are called:
(A) feasible solutions (B) constraints
(C) optimal solutions (D) infeasible solutions
5) Of the following, which group of constraints represents the feasible
region given below?

(A) 𝑥 + 2𝑦 ≤ 76, 2𝑥 + 6 ≥ 104, 𝑥, 𝑦 ≥ 0

(B) 𝑥 + 2𝑦 ≤ 76, 2𝑥 + 6 ≤ 104, 𝑥, 𝑦 ≥ 0
(C) 𝑥 + 2𝑦 ≥ 76, 2𝑥 + 6 ≤ 104, 𝑥, 𝑦 ≥ 0
(D) 𝑥 + 2𝑦 ≥ 76, 2𝑥 + 6 ≥ 104, 𝑥, 𝑦 ≥ 0
6) The maximum value of 𝑍 = 4𝑥 + 𝑦 for a L.P.P. whose feasible region is
given below is :

(A) 50 (B) 110 (C) 120 (D) 170

ANSWERS: LINEAR PROGRAMMING

Q.NO ANSWER
1 (B) linear function
2 (C) 2
3 (D) a feasible region
4 (B) constraints
5 (C) 𝑥 + 2𝑦 ≥ 76, 2𝑥 + 6 ≤ 104, 𝑥, 𝑦 ≥ 0
6 (C) 120

PROBABILITY
1) If 𝑃(𝐴/𝐵) = 𝑃(𝐴′ /𝐵 ), then which of the following statements is true?
(A) 𝑃(𝐴) = 𝑃(𝐵) (𝐵) 𝑃(𝐴) = 2𝑃(𝐵)
1
(C) 𝑃(𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) = 𝑃(𝐵) (𝐷) 𝑃(𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) = 2𝑃(𝐵)
2

2) Let E be an event of a sample space S of an experiment,

then P(S/E) =
(A) 𝑃(𝑆 ∩ 𝐸) (B) 𝑃(𝐸) (C) 1 (D) 0
3) Let E and F be two events such that 𝑃(𝐸) = 0.1, 𝑃(𝐹) = 0.3, 𝑃(𝐸 ∪
𝐹) = 0.4, then 𝑃(𝐹 ⁄𝐸) is:
(A) 0.6 (B) 0.4 (C) 0.5 (D) 0
 4) The probability distribution of a random variable X is:
X 0 1 2 3 4
P(X) 0.1 k 2k k 0.1
Where 𝑘 is some unknown constant.
The probability that the random variable X takes the value 2 is:
1 2 4
(A) (B) (C) (D) 1
5 5 5

5) If A and B are events such that 𝑃(𝐴⁄𝐵) = 𝑃(𝐵⁄𝐴) ≠ 0, then :

(A) 𝐴 ⊂ 𝐵, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝐴 ≠ 𝐵 (B) 𝐴 = 𝐵
(C) 𝐴 ∩ 𝐵 = ∅ (D) 𝑃(𝐴) = 𝑃(𝐵)

ANSWERS: PROBABILITY

Q.NO ANSWER
1 1
(C) 𝑃(𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) = 𝑃(𝐵)
2
2 (C) 1
3 (D) 0
4 2
(B)
5
5 (D) 𝑃(𝐴) = 𝑃(𝐵)

ASSERTION AND REASONING QUESTIONS

CBSE 2024
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 Assertion (A)
(c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false
(d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true
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1 cos 𝜃 1
1) Assertion(A): For matrix 𝐴 = [−cos 𝜃 1 cos 𝜃], where 𝜃 ∈
−1 cos 𝜃 1
[0,2𝜋], |𝐴| ∈ [2, 4]
Reason(R): cos 𝜃 ∈ [−1, 1], ∀𝜃 ∈ [0,2𝜋].
Ans: (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is
the correct explanation of the Assertion (A)

2) Assertion(A): A line in space cannot be drawn perpendicular to

𝑥, 𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑧 axes simultaneously.
Assertion(A): For any line making angles, 𝛼, 𝛽 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛾 with the positive
directions x, y and z axes respectively, 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝛼 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝛽 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝛾 = 1
Ans: (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is
the correct explanation of the Assertion (A)

65/2/1

1) Assertion(A): For any square matrix 𝐴, 𝐵′𝐴𝐵 is a skew-symmetric

matrix.
Reason(R): A square matrix P is skew-symmetric if 𝑃′ = −𝑃.
Ans: (d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true
2) Assertion(A): For two non-zero vectors 𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ , 𝑎⃗. 𝑏⃗⃗ = 𝑏⃗⃗. 𝑎⃗ .
Reason(A): For two non-zero vectors 𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ , 𝑎⃗ × 𝑏⃗⃗ = 𝑏⃗⃗ × 𝑎⃗ .
Ans: (c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false
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1) Assertion(A): (𝑏⃗⃗. 𝑐⃗) 𝑎⃗ is a scalar quantity.

Reason(A): Dot product of two vectors is a scalar quantity

Ans: (d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true

65/3/1

1) Assertion(A): Every scalar matrix is a diagonal matrix.

Reason(R): In a diagonal matric, all the diagonal elements are 0.
Ans: (c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false
2) Assertion(A): Projection of 𝑎⃗ 𝑜𝑛 𝑏⃗⃗ is same as projection of 𝑏⃗⃗ 𝑜𝑛 𝑎⃗.
Reason(R): Angle between 𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ is same as angle between 𝑏⃗⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎⃗
numerically.
Ans: (d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true

65/3/3

1) Assertion(A): For any non-zero unit vector 𝑎⃗,

𝑎⃗ . (− 𝑎⃗ ) = (− ⃗⃗⃗⃗)
𝑎 . 𝑎⃗ = −1.
𝜋
Reason(R): Angle between 𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (− 𝑎⃗ ) 𝑖𝑠 .
2

Ans: (c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false

65/4/1

1) Assertion(A): The relation 𝑅 = {(𝑥, 𝑦): (𝑥 +

𝑦)𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ 𝑁} is not a reflexive relation.
Reason(R): The number ‘2𝑛’ is composite for all-natural numbers 𝑛.
Ans: (c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false
2) Assertion(A): The corner points of the bounded feasible region of a
L.P.P. are shown below. The maximum value of 𝑍 = 𝑥 + 2𝑦 occurs at
infinite points.
 Reason(R): The optimal solution of a LPP having bounded feasible
region must occur at corner points.
Ans: (b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is
not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)

65/5/1

1) Assertion(A): Domain of 𝑦 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 (𝑥) 𝑖𝑠 [−1, 1].

Reason(R): The range of the principal value branch of 𝑦 =
𝜋
𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 (𝑥) 𝑖𝑠 [0, 𝜋] − { }.
2

Ans: (c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false

2) Assertion(A): The vectors 𝑎⃗ = 6𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ − 8𝑘̂ , 𝑎⃗ = 10𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂ −
6𝑘̂ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎⃗ = 4𝑖̂ − 4𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ represent the sides of a right-angled triangle.
Reason(R): Three non-zero vectors of which none of two are collinear
forms a triangle if their resultant is zero vector or sum of any two vectors
is equal to the third.
Ans: (b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is
not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)