Sample Paper
Sample Paper
Sample Paper
SECTION – A
(Multiple Choice Questions)
Each question carries 1 mark
1. If A = [Aij] is a skew-symmetric matrix of order n, then
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(A) a ij= " i, j (B) a ij ¹ 0 " i, j
a ji
(C) a ij= 0 where i= j (D) a ij ¹ 0 where i =j
2. If A is a square matrix of order 3, |A'| = –3, then |AA'| =
(A) 9 (B) – 9 (C) 3 (D) – 3
3. The area of a triangle with vertices A, B, C is given by
uuur uuur 1 uuur uuur 1 uuur uuur 1 uuur uuur
(A) AB ´ AC (B) AB ´ AC (C) AC ´ AB (D) AC ´ AB
2 4 8
ì1 - cos 4x
ï , if x ¹ 0
4. The value of ‘k’ for which the function f(x) = í 8x 2 is continuous at x = 0 is
ïî k, if x = 0
(A) 0 (B) –1 (C) 1 (D) 2
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5. If f '(x) = x + , then f(x) is
x
x2 x x
(A) x 2 + log x + C (B) + log x + C (C) + log x + C (D) – log x + C
2 2 2
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d éæ dy ö ù
If m and n, respectively, are the order and the degree of the differential equation ç ÷ = 0,
dx êëè dx ø úû
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then m + n =
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
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7. The solution set of the inequality 3x + 5y < 4 is
(A) an open half-plane not containing the origin.
(B) an open half-plane containing the origin.
(C) the whole XY-plane not containing the line 3x + 5y = 4.
(D) a closed half plane containing the origin.
8. The scalar projection of the vector 3iˆ - ˆj - 2kˆ on the vector ˆi + 2ˆj - 3kˆ is
7 7 6 7
(A) (B) (C) (D)
14 14 13 2
3 x
9. The value of ò 2 x +1
2
dx is
3 1 9
(A) log4 (B) log (C) log 2 (D) log
2 2 4
10. If A, B are non-singular square matrices of the same order, then (AB–1)–1 =
(A) A–1B (B) A–1 B–1 (C) BA–1 (D) AB
11. The corner points of the shaded unbounded feasible region of an LPP are (0, 4), (0.6, 1.6) and
(3, 0) as shown in the figure. The minimum value of the objective function Z = 4x + 6y occurs at
6
5
4 A = (0, 4)
2 B = (0.6 1.6)
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C = (3, 0) x
–3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
–1
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13. If A is a square matrix of order 3 and |A| = 5, then |adj A| =
1
(A) 5 (B) 25 (C) 125 (D)
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14. Given two independent events A and B such that P(A) =0.3, P(B) = 0.6 and P(A' Ç B') is
(A) 0.9 (B) 0.18 (C) 0.28 (D) 0.1
15. The general solution of the differential equation ydx – xdy = 0 is
(A) xy = C (B) x = Cy2 (C) y = Cx (D) y = Cx2
–1 2
16. If y = sin x, then (1 – x )y2 is equal to
2
(A) xy1 (B) xy (C) xy2 (D) x
r r r r r r r r
17. If two vector a and b are such that a = 2, b = 3 and a . b = 4, then a - 2b is equal to
18. P is a point on the line joining the points A(0,5, −2) and B(3, −1,2). If the x-coordinate of P is 6,
then its z-coordinate is
(A) 10 (B) 6 (C) – 6 (D) – 10
æ 1ù é1 ö
19. Assertion (A): The domain of the function sec–1 2x is ç – ¥, ú È ê , ¥ ÷
è 2û ë2 ø
p
Reason (R): sec–1(–2) = -
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r p
20. Assertion (A): The acute angle between the line r = ˆi + ˆj + 2kˆ + l(iˆ - ˆj) and the x-axis is .
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r
Reason (R): The acute angle q between the lines r = x1ˆi + y1ˆj + z1kˆ + l(a1ˆi + b1ˆj + c1k)
ˆ and
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SECTION – B
This section comprises of very short answer type-questions (VSA) of 2 marks each
é æ 13p ö ù
21. Find the value of sin -1 êsin ç ÷ú
ë è 7 øû
OR
Prove that the function f is surjective, where ƒ : N ® N such that
ìn +1
ïï 2 , if n is odd
ƒ(n) = í
ï n ,if n is even
ïî 2
orthogonal.
OR
Find the direction ratio and direction cosines of a line parallel to the line whose equations are
6x – 12 = 3y + 9 = 2z – 2.
dy 1 - y2
24. If y 1 - x 2 + x 1 - y 2 = 1 , then prove that =-
dx 1 - x2
r r r r r r
25. Find x if (x - a).(x + a) = 12, where a is a unit vector.
SECTION –C
(This section comprises of short answer type questions (SA) of 3 marks each)
dx
26. Find : ò 3 - 2x - x 2
27. Three friends go for coffee. They decide who will pay the bill, by each tossing a coin and then
letting the “odd person” pay. There is no odd person if all three tosses produce the same result. If
there is no odd person in the first round, they make a second round of tosses and they continue to
do so until there is an odd person. What is the probability that exactly three rounds of tosses are
made ?
OR
Find the mean number of defective items in a sample of two items drawn one-by-one without
replacement from an urn containing 6 items, which include 2 defective items. Assume that the
items are identical in shape and size.
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p /3 dx
28. Evaluate : òp /6
1 + tan x
OR
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Evaluate : ò0
x - 1 dx
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29. Solve the differential equation: ydx + (x – y )dy = 0
OR
Solve the differential equation: xdy – ydx = x 2 + y 2 dx
30. Solve the following Linear Programming Problem graphically:
Maximize Z = 400x + 300y subject to x + y £ 200, x £ 40, x ³ 20, y ³ 0
(x 3 + x + 1)
31. Find ò (x 2 - 1)
SECTION –D
(This section comprises of long answer-type questions (LA) of 5 marks each)
32. Make a rough sketch of the region {(x, y): 0 £ y £ x2, 0 £ y £ x, 0 £ x £ 2} and find the area of the
region using integration.
33. Define the relation R in the set N × N as follows:
For (a, b), (c, d) ∈ N × N, (a, b) R (c, d) iff ad = bc. Prove that R is an equivalence relation in N × N.
OR
Given a non-empty set X, define the relation R in P(X) as follows:
For A, B ∈ P(X), (A, B) ∈ R iff A ⊂ B. Prove that R is reflexive, transitive and not symmetric.
r
34. An insect is crawling along the line r = 6iˆ + 2 ˆj + 2kˆ + l(iˆ - 2 ˆj + 2k)
ˆ and another insect is crawling
r
along the line r = -4iˆ – kˆ + m(3iˆ - 2ˆj - 2k)
ˆ . At what points on the lines should they reach so that the
distance between them is the shortest? Find the shortest possible distance between them.
OR
The equations of motion of a rocket are :
x = 2t, y = –4t, z = 4t, where the time t is given in seconds, and the coordinates of a moving point in
km. What is the path of the rocket? At what distances will the rocket be from the starting point O(0,
0, 0) and from the following line in 10 seconds ?
r
r = 20iˆ – 10 ˆj + 40kˆ + m(10iˆ - 20 ˆj + 10k)
ˆ
é 2 -3 5 ù
35. If A = êê 3 2 -4 úú , find A–1. Use A–1 to solve the following system of equations 2x – 3y + 5z = 11, 3x
êë 1 1 -2 úû
+ 2y – 4z = –5, x + y – 2z = – 3.
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SECTION –E
(This section comprises of 3 case-study/passage-based questions of 4 marks each with two
sub-parts. First two case study questions have three sub-parts (i), (ii), (iii) of marks 1, 1, 2
respectively. The third case study question has two sub-parts of 2 marks each.)
36. Case-Study 1: Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.
In an elliptical sport field the authority wants to design a rectangular soccer field with the maximum
x 2 y2
possible area. The sport field is given by the graph of + = 1.
a 2 b2
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(i) If the length and the breadth of the rectangular field be 2x and 2y respectively, then find the area
function in terms of x.
(ii) Find the critical point of the function.
(iii) Use First derivative Test to find the length 2x and width 2y of the soccer field (in terms of a
and b) that maximize its area.
OR
(iii) Use Second Derivative Test to find the length 2x and width 2y of the soccer field (in terms of a
and b) that maximize its area.
38. Case-Study 3: Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.
There are two antiaircraft guns, named as A and B. The probabilities that the shell fired from them
hits an airplane are 0.3 and 0.2 respectively. Both of them fired one shell at an airplane at the same
time.
(i) What is the probability that the shell fired from exactly one of them hit the plane?
(ii) If it is known that the shell fired from exactly one of them hit the plane, then what is the
probability that it was fired from B?