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CBSE Sample Paper for Class 12 Mathematics Term 1 Set C
SECTION-A
In this section, attempt any 16 questions out of Questions 1 –20.
Each Question is of 1 mark weightage.
1. The principal value of cot-1 (-1/√3) is
(A) 3π/4
(B) 2π/3
(C) π/6
(D) π/3
Answer
B
2. The derivative of the function y =xsin2x is

Answer
A
3. If A =

,then –A2 + 6A is :

(B) 2I
(C) 3I
(D) 4I
Answer
B
4. The value of determinant

(A) – 81
(B) 0
(C) 79
(D) None of the above
Answer
B
5. Absolute maximum of the function 3x + 5 in [6, 12] is:
(A) 40
(B) 10
(C) 20
(D) 41
Answer
D
6. If x

, then the values of x and y are:
(A) 5, 5/2
(B) -5, 5/2
(C) 5, -5/2
(D) -5, 5/2
Answer
C
7. Given set A = {2, 3, 5}. An identity relation in set A is:
(A) R= {(2, 3), (2, 5)}
(B) R= {(2, 2), (3, 3), (5, 5)}
(C) R= {(2, 2), (3, 3), (5, 5), (2, 5)}
(D) R= {(5, 2), (3, 2), (2, 2)}
Answer
B
8. The value of If A =


Answer
B
9. What is the absolute minimum of the function |x – 4| in the interval [6, 9] ?
(A) 5
(B) 4
(C) 6
(D) 8
Answer
A
10. The value of cos-1 (cos 7π/6) will be
(A) 7π/6
(B) 5π/6
(C) π/5
(D) π/6
Answer
B
11. Let R be relation from R to R the set of real numbers defined by R = {(x, y): x, y Î R and x – y + 5 is an irrational number}. Then, R is:
(A) Reflexive
(B) Transitive
(C) Symmetric
(D) An equivalence relation
Answer
D
12. If f(x) = x4, then f'(-1/2) =
(A) 1/2
(B) 3/2
(C) 0
(D) – 1/2
Answer
D
13. If all the elements of a matrix are zero, the matrix is called:
(A) Zero matrix
(B) Row matrix
(C) Scalar matrix
(D) Column matrix
Answer
A
14. If y = cos x log x then the value of dy/dx is
(A) sin x log x – 1
(B) sin x /x + cos x log x
(C) cos x /x – sin x log x
(D) 1/x + cos x log x
Answer
C
15. For Matrix A =


Answer
C
16. The slope of the perpendicular to the tangent to curve y = x2 – 5 at x = 1 is :
(A) -1/2
(B) 2
(C) 1/2
(D) –2
Answer
A
17. The value of x such that

(A) 8.5
(B) –8.5
(C) 0
(D) No such value exist
Answer
A
18. If y = √cos x + y , then dy/dx is equal to
(A) cos x/2y – 1
(B) cos x/1 – 2y
(C) sin x/1 – 2y
(D) sin x/2y – 1
Answer
B
19. Z = x – 5y + 20 subject to x – y ³ 0, –x + 2y ³ 2, x ³ 3, y £ 4; x, y ³ 0 and the corner points of the feasible region are (3 , 5/2) , (6, 4), (4, 4), (3, 3). Then the minimum value of Z is :
(A) 8
(B) 4
(C) 6
(D) 3
Answer
B
20. Which of the following is true for the given function?

(A) Continuous at x = 0
(B) Not continuous at x = 0
(C) differentiable at x = 0
(D) None of the above
Answer
B
SECTION-B
In this section, attempt any 16 questions out of the Questions 21 -40.
Each Question is of 1 mark weightage.
21. Which of the following functions from Z into Z are bijections?
(A) f(x) = x5
(B) f(x) = x + 7
(C) f(x) = 6x + 5
(D) f(x) = x2 + 9
Answer
B
22. If y = log (1-x3/1+x3) , then dy/dx is equal to
(A) 4x3/1-x6
(B) -6x2/1-62
(C) 1/4-x6
(D) -4x3/1-x6
Answer
B
23. A set of values of the variables x1, x2, x3, ……….., xn satisfying the constraints of a L.P.P. is called a:
(A) Feasible solution of L.P.P.
(B) Solution of L.P.P.
(C) Both A and B
(D) None
Answer
B
24. If y = 2 sinx + 3 cosx, then y + d2y/dx2 is :
(A) 2 sin x + 3 cos x
(B) 1
(C) 0
(D) none of these
Answer
C
25. If

(A) 5
(B) ± 5
(C) –5
(D) 0
Answer
D
26. The points on the curve y = x3 – 8x + 10 at which the tangent is y = x – 15 are :
(A) ( √3, √3 -15) and (- √3, – √3 -15)
(B) (3, – 12) and (–3, –18)
(C) (3, 12) and (–3, – 12)
(D) None of these
Answer
A
27. If R = {(1, 2), (2, 1)}, then R–1 is:
(A) {(2, 1), (2, 2)}
(B) {(1, 1), (2, 2)}
(C) {(1, 2), (1, 1)}
(D) {(2, 1), (1, 2)}
Answer
D
28. If


Answer
C
29. The tangent to the curve y = e3x at the point (0, 2) meets x-axis at :
(A) (0, 1)
(B) (-2/3 , 0)
(C) (2, 0)
(D) (0, 2)
Answer
B
30. Consider the set A = {3, 5, 7}. The number of reflexive relations on set A is :
(A) 212
(B) 122
(C) 28
(D) 42
Answer
C
31. If the equation of tangent at (2, 3) on the curve y2 = ax3 + b is y = 4x – 5. Then the value of a is :
(A) 2
(B) –2
(C) ±2
(D) √2
Answer
C
32. If A =


Answer
B
33. A feasible solution of a L.P.P. is said to be:
(A) Constraints
(B) Optimal
(C) Variables
(D) None
Answer
B
34. The slope of tangent at y = 8x3 – 4x – 15 sinx at x = 0, is:
(A) 19
(B) –19
(C) –18
(D) 18
Answer
B
35. If A =


Answer
A
36. The principal value of sin -1(1/√2) is :
(A) π/3
(B) π/4
(C) 2π/3
(D) π/6
Answer
B
37. Let R be the relation in the set of integers Z given by R = {(a, b); 2 divides a – b}, then R is :
(A) Symmetric
(B) Transitive
(C) Reflexive
(D) None of these
Answer
C
38. The value of x for the given determinant

(A) 1/2 or -3
(B) 1/2 or 3
(C) -1/2 or 3
(B) -1/2 or 3
Answer
A
39. The point at which the tangents to the curve y = x4 – 32x + 37 are parallel to x-axis, is:
(A) (2, 11)
(B) (–2, 11)
(C) (–2, –11)
(D) (2, –11)
Answer
D
40. If matrix A = [3 4 5]. Then A A’ will be (‘where A’ is the transpose of matrix A).
(A) 4
(B) 21
(C) 50
(D) 28
Answer
C
SECTION-C
In this section, attempt any 8 questions. Each question is of 1-mark weightage.
Questions 46-50 are based on a Case-Study.
41. In LPP, if Z = 6x + 10y, subject to x + 2y ≥ 10, 2x + 2y ≥ 12, 3x + y ≥ 8, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0.
Then the minimum value of Z occurs at :
(A) (10, 0)
(B) (1, 5)
(C) (0, 8)
(D) (2, 4)
Answer
D
42. Maximum slope of the curve y = –2x3 + x2 + 8x – 25 is :
(A) 0
(B) 4
(C) 16
(D) 32
Answer
B
43. The slope of the normal to the curve y = 8x3 at x = 2; is
(A) -1/95
(B) -1/96
(C) 1/95
(D) -1/90
Answer
B
44. The corner points of the feasible region determined by the system of linear constraints are (40, 0), (20, 30), (60, 20), (60, 0). The objective function is Z = 5x + 3y.
Compare the quantity in Column A and Column B

(A) The quantity in column A is greater.
(B) The quantity in column B is greater.
(C) The two quantities are equal.
(D) The relationship cannot be determined on the basis of the information supplied.
Answer
B
45. The value of x for determinant

(A) -1/2
(B) -1/4
(C) -1/3
(D) -1/5
Answer
B
CASE-STUDY
A right circular cylinder is inscribed in a cone.

S = Curved Surface Area of Cylinder.
46. r/r1 = ?
(A) h – h1/h1
(B) h1 – h/h1
(C) h – h1/h1
(D) h + h1/h1
Answer
B
47. The value of ‘S’ is:
(A) 2πr/h (h1 – h)h
(B) 2πr/h1(h1 – h)h
(C) 2πr1/h1(h1 – h)h
(D) 2πr1/h1(h1+ h)h
Answer
C
48. The value of dS/dh is:
(A) 2πr1/h (h1 – 2h)
(B) 2πr1/h1(h – 2h1)
(C) 2πr/h(h1 – 2h)
(D) 2πr1/h1 (h1 – 2h)
Answer
D
49. The value of d2s/dh2 is:
(A) – 4πr1/h1
(B) – 4πr/h
(C) – 4πr1/h
(D) 4πr1/h
Answer
A
50. The relation between r1 and r is:
(A) r1 = r/2
(B) 2r1 = 3r
(C) r1 = 2r
(D) r1/2 = r/3
Answer
C