Sample Paper - 1

XI (2023-2024)
MATHEMATICS (041)

Time: 3 Hrs M.M: 80

General Instructions:
(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 (MCQ) and question
no19 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, C and D respectively.
(ix) Use of calculators is not allowed.
SECTION A
01. If A and B have respectively m and n number of elements then, the number of functions defined
from A to B is
(a) n mm (b) mn (c) n m (d) m nn
02. For z = 3 − 7i , z =
(a) −3 − 7 i (b) 3 + 7 i (c) −3 + 7 i (d) 3i + 7
03. Set builder form for A = {0, 2, 10, 30, 68} , is
(a) x : x = n 3 + n, n  Z − Z− , n  5 (b) x : x = n 3 − n, n  Z − Z− , n  5
(c) x : x = n 3 − n, n  Z − Z− , n  5 (d) x : x = n 3 + n, n  Z − Z− , n  5
04. Let 3sin A − 4sin 3 A = sin  then, the value of  is
A
(a) A (b) 3A (c) (d) 2A
3
05. Total number of three letters words formed using all the letters of the word “SHINE” is
(a) 60 (b) 120 (c) 24 (d) 20
06. Let A = {–1, 1, 2} and B = {1, 4, 9, 10}. Let a R b means a = b . Then roster form of R is
2

given by
(a) (1, 1), (2, 4) (b) (−1, 1), (1, 1)
(c) (−1, 1), (1, 1), (2, 4) (d) (2, 4)
16
07. Least value of 4x + , x  0 is
x
(a) 8 (b) 4 (c) 64 (d) 16
08. Equation of line 2x + 3y = 24 in the slope-intercept form is given by
 x y x y 2 2
(a) + =1 (b) + +1 = 0 (c) y = − x + 8 (d) y = x + 8
12 8 12 8 3 3
09. Which of the following set represents a finite set?
(a) Set of all the points on a line segment (b) {x : x  N, x is prime }
(c) Set of circles passing through the origin (d) Set of the real solutions of x 2 − 81 = 0
10. The value of 56 C56 is
(a) 6845872 (b) 0 (c) 56 (d) 1
11. Multiplicative inverse of 1 − 3 i is
1 3 1 3
(a) 1 + 3 i −i
(b) (c) +i (d) −1 + 3 i
4 4 4 4
12. If f (x) = x − 5x + 7 , then f (2) =
3 2

(a) −5 (b) 3x 2 − 10x (c) 8 (d) −8

13. Domain of f (x) =  x  , where [ . ] represents greatest integer function, is x 
(a) Z (b) Z+ (c) R + (d) R
o
14. If the arcs of the same length in two circles subtend angles 65 and 110o at the centre, then the
ratio of their radii is
(a) 22 :13 (b) 22 :12 (c) 13: 36 (d) 7 :13
15. Which of the following is correct formula for finding ‘mean deviation about the median’?

(a)
 xi + x (b)
 fi x i − x (c)
 xi − M (d)
 fi x i + M
N  fi N N
1 1 1
16. Value of 6  6  6  ... upto  is
2 4 8

(a) 6 (b) 36 (c) 216 (d) 6

17. (A  B) =
(a) A  B (b) A  B (c) A  B (d) A  B
18. One card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. If each outcome is equally likely, then
the probability that the card will be ‘not an ace’ is?
1 12 1 3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
13 13 4 4
Followings are Assertion-Reason based questions.
In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R).
Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

19. Assertion (A) : The distance between the points (−1 + 13 , 2, 0) and (−1, 0, 3) is 2 13 units.
Reason (R) : Distance between any two points P(x1 , y1 , z1 ) and Q(x 2 , y 2 , z 2 ) is
PQ = (x 2 − x1 ) 2 + (y 2 − y1 ) 2 + (z 2 − z1 ) 2 .
 11 
20. Assertion (A) : Value of tan  −  is 1 .
 4 
Reason (R) : sin (3 + ) = − sin  .
SECTION B
(Question numbers 21 to 25 carry 2 marks each.)
21. Find a point on the x-axis which is at equal distance from the points P(0, 3, 2) and Q(5, 0, 4).
OR
 Find the equation of the set of the points P such that its distances from the points M(2, 0, –5)
and X(0, 1, 4) are equal.
22. Let A = {1, 2,3} , B = {3, 4} and C = {3, 6} .
Check if A  (B  C) = (A  B)  (A  C) .
a n + bn
23. For what value of n, n −1 n −1 is the arithmetic mean of ‘a’ and ‘b’?
a +b
OR
Insert four geometric means between 5 and 160.
24. Find the mean deviation about the mean for the data : 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 4, 8, 12.
25. Find n, if 2n C3 : nC3 = 11:1 .
SECTION C
(Question numbers 26 to 31 carry 3 marks each.)
26. Let A, B, and C be the sets such that A  B = A  C and A  B = A  C .
Then show that B = C .
OR
A college awarded 38 medals in football, 15 in basketball and 20 in cricket. If these medals
went to a total of 58 men and only three men got medals in all the three sports, how many
received medals in exactly two of the three sports?
27. Using binomial theorem, prove that 6n − 5n always leaves remainder 1 when divided by 25.
28. Calculate the standard deviation for the following data :
C.I. Frequency ( f i )
25-35 21
35-45 20
45-55 16
55-65 25
65-75 18
 1 3  3 + 4i 
29. Express the given complex number in the form a + ib :  +  .
 1 − 2i 1 + i  2 − 4i 
Also, write the additive inverse of resultant complex number.
OR
z + z +1
Let z1 = 2 − i, z 2 = 1 + i then, find the value of 1 2 .
z1 − z 2 + 1
sec 4x − sec 2x
30. Evaluate : lim .
sec3x − sec x
x →0

31. Show that the equation of the straight lines passing through the origin and making an angle θ
y m  tan 
with the line y = m x + c is = .
x 1 m tan 
OR
Find the coordinates of the foot of perpendicular drawn from the point (2, 3) to the straight line
is y = 3x + 4 .
SECTION D
(Question numbers 32 to 35 carry 5 marks each.)
x−y
32. Prove that (cos x + cos y) 2 + (sin x + sin y) 2 = 4 cos 2  .
 2 
OR
Prove that tan 3x tan 2x tan x = tan 3x − tan 2x − tan x .
33. Find the lengths of the transverse and conjugate axes; the coordinates of foci and vertices; the
eccentricity and the length of latus-rectum of hyperbola y 2 − 16x 2 = 16 .
34. If P(not A) = 0.7, P(B) = 0.7 and P(A  B) = 0.15 , then find P(A  B) .
Also find P(A  B) and P(A  B) .
x +3
35. Solve : 2.
x−2
OR
While drilling a hole in the earth, it was found that the temperature T (in o C ) at x km below the
surface of earth was given by : T = 30 + 25(x − 3), when 3  x  15 . Between what depths will
the temperature be between 200 o C and 300 o C ?
SECTION E
(Question numbers 36 to 38 carry 4 marks each.)
This section contains three Case-study / Passage based questions.
First two questions have three sub-parts (i), (ii) and (iii) of marks 1, 1 and 2 respectively.
Third question has two sub-parts of 2 marks each.
36. CASE STUDY I : Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.

There are five flags of different colors.

Rajnikant wants to put these flags over a vertical staff one below the other,
in order to make different signals.

(i) If exactly 2 flags are used to make the signals, then how many signals can be generated?
(ii) If exactly 3 flags are used to make the signals, then how many signals can be generated?
(iii) Find the number of different signals that can be generated by arranging at least 3 flags on a
vertical staff.
OR
(iii) Find the number of different signals that can be generated by arranging at most 3 flags on a
vertical staff.
37. CASE STUDY II : Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.
Given a relation in x and y, we say ‘ y is a function of x ’ if for every element x in the
domain, there corresponds exactly one element y in the range.
(i) Determine whether the following arrow diagram represents a function or not. Justify your
answer.

(ii) Determine whether the following arrow diagram depicts a function or not. Give reason to
support your answer.
 (iii) Determine the domain and range of the function y = f (x) , whose graph is shown below.

OR
(iii) Examine the graph shown above. Mention the integral value (s) of x , at which f (x) = 3 .
38. CASE STUDY III : Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.

Mr Pandey taught Algebra of derivative of

functions to his students in class XI.
Let f (x) and g(x) be two functions such
that their derivatives i.e., f (x) and g(x) are
defined in a common domain.

Then the Product rule of derivatives of the functions f (x) and g(x) is given by
d
f (x).g(x) = f (x).g(x) + g(x).f (x) .
dx
Also the Quotient rule of derivatives of the functions f (x) and g(x) is given by
d  f (x)  g(x).f (x) − f (x).g (x)
=
dx  g(x) 
.
g(x)
2

d  f (x) 
(i) Let f (x) = x + 1, g(x) = x 2 . Find
dx  g(x) 
, using Quotient rule.

d
(ii) Let f (x) = x + sec x, g(x) = x − tan x . Find f (x).g(x) , using Product rule.
dx