MonoMath CBSE
CBSE Maths › Class 12 PYQs › 2023

CBSE Class 12 Maths 2023 Question Paper 65/1/3 with Solutions

All 45 questions from the CBSE Class 12 Mathematics board paper, Set 65/1/3 (2023), with answers and step-by-step solutions. Total 80 marks. Tap “Show answer & solution” under any question.

Set 65/1/1Set 65/1/2Set 65/1/3Set 65/2/1Set 65/2/2Set 65/2/3Set 65/3/1Set 65/3/2Set 65/3/3Set 65/4/1Set 65/4/2Set 65/4/3Set 65/5/1Set 65/5/2Set 65/5/3
Q11 markMCQVector Algebra

If and , then equals :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)3
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
Show answer & solution
Answer: (B) 3
  1. .
  2. .
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1, 2023 65/1/2

The direction ratios of a line parallel to z-axis are :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
Show answer & solution
Answer: (D)
  1. A line parallel to the z-axis has direction cosines 0, 0, 1.
  2. So its direction ratios can be taken as .
Q31 markMCQProbability

Ashima can hit a target 2 out of 3 times. She tried to hit the target twice. The probability that she missed the target exactly once is

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
Show answer & solution
Answer: (C)
  1. P(hit) , P(miss) ; the two attempts are independent.
  2. P(exactly one miss) = P(hit, miss) + P(miss, hit) .

The function is :

  1. (A)continuous but not differentiable at .
  2. (B)continuous and differentiable at .
  3. (C)neither continuous nor differentiable at .
  4. (D)differentiable but not continuous at .
Show answer & solution
Answer: (A) continuous but not differentiable at .
  1. for and for ; both pieces tend to 0 at , so f is continuous.
  2. Left derivative at 0 is , right derivative is 0, so f is not differentiable at 0.
Q51 markMCQMatrices

If and , then the value(s) x is/are :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)0
  3. (C)
  4. (D)25
Show answer & solution
Answer: (C)
  1. .
  2. and commute, so .
  3. .
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1, 2023 65/1/2

The general solution of the differential equation is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
Show answer & solution
Answer: (D)
  1. .
  2. Integrating: .
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1, 2023 65/1/2

If is strictly decreasing in , then ‘a’ belongs to

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
Show answer & solution
Answer: (C)
  1. , and , vanishing only at isolated points.
  2. For to be strictly decreasing we need (for , is constant; for , increases).
  3. So .
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1, 2023 65/1/2

The corner points of the feasible region in the graphical representation of a linear programming problem are (2, 72), (15, 20) and (40, 15). If be the objective function, then :

  1. (A)z is maximum at (2, 72), minimum at (15, 20)
  2. (B)z is maximum at (15, 20), minimum at (40, 15)
  3. (C)z is maximum at (40, 15), minimum at (15, 20)
  4. (D)z is maximum at (40, 15), minimum at (2, 72)
Show answer & solution
Answer: (C) z is maximum at (40, 15), minimum at (15, 20)
  1. At (2, 72): .
  2. At (15, 20): .
  3. At (40, 15): .
  4. Maximum at (40, 15), minimum at (15, 20).
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1, 2023 65/1/2

The number of corner points of the feasible region determined by the constraints , , , is :

  1. (A)2
  2. (B)3
  3. (C)4
  4. (D)5
Show answer & solution
Answer: (A) 2
  1. The region lies below both and , above .
  2. The lines and meet at (2, 2); meets the axes at (0, 0).
  3. For the region is bounded above by and is unbounded to the right.
  4. Corner points: (0, 0) and (2, 2), i.e. 2 corner points.
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1, 2023 65/1/2
Q101 markMCQMatrices

If for a square matrix A, and , then the value of is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)2
  3. (C)3
  4. (D)
Show answer & solution
Answer: (B) 2
  1. Multiply by : .
  2. So , giving , .
  3. .
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1, 2023 65/1/2
Q111 markMCQDeterminants

If is a singular matrix, then the product of all possible values of x is :

  1. (A)6
  2. (B)
  3. (C)0
  4. (D)
Show answer & solution
Answer: (B)
  1. Singular: .
  2. Product of roots (roots 3 and ).
Q121 markMCQDeterminants

Let A be a matrix such that . Then is equal to :

  1. (A)8 only
  2. (B) only
  3. (C)64
  4. (D)8 or
Show answer & solution
Answer: (D) 8 or
  1. For a matrix, .
  2. .
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1, 2023 65/1/2
Q131 markMCQMatrices

If and is a null matrix, then B is equal to :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
Show answer & solution
Answer: (B)
  1. .
  2. .
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1, 2023 65/1/2
Q141 markMCQIntegrals

The primitive of is

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
Show answer & solution
Answer: (C)
  1. , so .
  2. .
Q151 markMCQIntegrals

is equal to :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
Show answer & solution
Answer: (A)
  1. .
  2. Value .
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1, 2023 65/1/2

The sum of the order and the degree of the differential equation is :

  1. (A)5
  2. (B)2
  3. (C)3
  4. (D)4
Show answer & solution
Answer: (C) 3
  1. Highest derivative is , so order = 2.
  2. It appears to power 1 and the equation is a polynomial in derivatives, so degree = 1.
  3. Sum = 3.
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1, 2023 65/1/2
Q171 markMCQVector Algebra

The value of p for which the vectors and are perpendicular to each other, is :

  1. (A)3
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
Show answer & solution
Answer: (A) 3
  1. Perpendicular means dot product is zero.
  2. .
  3. .
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1, 2023 65/1/2
Q181 markMCQVector Algebra

For what value of , the projection of vector on vector is ?

  1. (A)
  2. (B)1
  3. (C)0
  4. (D)3
Show answer & solution
Answer: (A)
  1. Projection .
  2. .
Q191 markAssertion–ReasonInverse Trigonometric Functions

Assertion (A) : The range of the function , where , is .
Reason (R) : The range of the principal value branch of is .

  1. (A)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
  2. (B)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
  3. (C)Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.
  4. (D)Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true.
Show answer & solution
Answer: (C) Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.
  1. Range of is , so R is false.
  2. , so ; A is true.
  3. Hence (C).
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1
Q201 markAssertion–ReasonThree Dimensional Geometry

Assertion (A) : Equation of a line passing through the points (1, 2, 3) and is .
Reason (R) : Equation of a line passing through points , is given by .

  1. (A)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
  2. (B)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
  3. (C)Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.
  4. (D)Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true.
Show answer & solution
Answer: (D) Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true.
  1. R is the standard two-point form, so R is true.
  2. Direction ratios of the line are , i.e. .
  3. The line is , not the one given, so A is false.
  4. Hence (D).
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1, 2023 65/1/2
Q212 marksVery Short AnswerApplication of Derivatives

If the product of two positive numbers is 9, find the numbers so that the sum of their squares is minimum.

Show answer & solution
Answer: 3 and 3
  1. Let the numbers be x and , . .
  2. .
  3. , so S is minimum at .
  4. The numbers are 3 and 3.
Q222 marksVery Short AnswerRelations and Functions

A function defined as is both one-one and onto. If , then find the set B.

Show answer & solution
Answer:
  1. Since f is onto, B equals the range of f.
  2. , , , .
  3. So .
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1, 2023 65/1/2
OR
Q22 (OR) (OR)2 marksVery Short AnswerInverse Trigonometric Functions

Evaluate :

Show answer & solution
Answer:
  1. and , so .
  2. , so .
  3. .
  4. Sum .
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1, 2023 65/1/2
Q232 marksVery Short AnswerVector Algebra

Find all the vectors of magnitude which are collinear to vector .

Show answer & solution
Answer:
  1. Unit vectors along : .
  2. Required vectors .
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1
Q242 marksVery Short AnswerVector Algebra

Position vectors of the points A, B and C as shown in the figure below are , and respectively.
If , express in terms of and .

Diagram for CBSE 2023 Class 12 Maths question 24
Show answer & solution
Answer:
  1. .
  2. .
  3. So .
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1, 2023 65/1/2
OR
Q24 (OR) (OR)2 marksVery Short AnswerThree Dimensional Geometry

Check whether the lines given by equations , , and , , are perpendicular to each other or not.

Show answer & solution
Answer: Yes, the lines are perpendicular.
  1. Direction ratios of the first line: ; of the second: .
  2. .
  3. Hence the lines are perpendicular.
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1, 2023 65/1/2
Q252 marksVery Short AnswerContinuity and Differentiability

If , , then show that .

Show answer & solution
Answer: Proved.
  1. , a constant.
  2. Differentiating with respect to x: .
Q263 marksShort AnswerIntegrals

Evaluate :

Show answer & solution
Answer:
  1. Let . By parts twice: .
  2. So .
  3. .
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1, 2023 65/1/2
OR
Q26 (OR) (OR)3 marksShort AnswerIntegrals

Find :

Show answer & solution
Answer:
  1. Write .
  2. Integrand .
  3. .
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1, 2023 65/1/2
Q273 marksShort AnswerIntegrals

Evaluate :
.

Show answer & solution
Answer:
  1. .
  2. Using , .
  3. So the first two cancel and .
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1
Q283 marksShort AnswerIntegrals

Find :

Show answer & solution
Answer:
  1. Put (for the partial fractions only): .
  2. gives , .
  3. .
  4. .
Q293 marksShort AnswerDifferential Equations

Find the general solution of the differential equation : .

Show answer & solution
Answer:
  1. Linear with ; I.F. .
  2. . Put , : .
  3. , so .
OR
Q29 (OR) (OR)3 marksShort AnswerDifferential Equations

Find the particular solution of the differential equation : , given that when , .

Show answer & solution
Answer:
  1. , so .
  2. .
  3. At , : .
  4. .
Q303 marksShort AnswerLinear Programming

Solve the following linear programming problem graphically :
Maximize
subject to the constraints :
,
,
,

Show answer & solution
Answer: Maximum at ,
  1. Draw , and in the first quadrant.
  2. Corner points of the feasible region: (5, 0), (6, 0), (4, 4) [from , ], (0, 6), (0, 4).
  3. z: (5, 0) → 3000; (6, 0) → 3600; (4, 4) → 4000; (0, 6) → 2400; (0, 4) → 1600.
  4. Maximum z = 4000 at (4, 4).
Q313 marksShort AnswerProbabilityNot in current syllabus

The probability distribution of a random variable X is given below :
X: 1, 2, 3
P(X): , ,
(i) Find the value of k.
(ii) Find .
(iii) Find E(X), the mean of X.

Show answer & solution
Answer: (i) (ii) (iii)
  1. (i) .
  2. (ii) .
  3. (iii) .
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1, 2023 65/1/2
OR
Q31 (OR) (OR)3 marksShort AnswerProbability

A and B are independent events such that and . Find P(A) and P(B).

Show answer & solution
Answer: or
  1. Let , . Independence gives and .
  2. Subtracting: , so .
  3. Then or .
  4. So or .
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1, 2023 65/1/2
Q325 marksLong AnswerMatrices

If and , find .

Show answer & solution
Answer:
  1. .
  2. .
  3. Cofactors: .
  4. .
  5. .
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1, 2023 65/1/2
OR
Q32 (OR) (OR)5 marksLong AnswerDeterminants

Solve the following system of equations by matrix method :


Show answer & solution
Answer: , ,
  1. Write as with , .
  2. , so a unique solution exists.
  3. , .
  4. .
  5. So , , .
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1, 2023 65/1/2
Q335 marksLong AnswerThree Dimensional Geometry

Find the vector and the Cartesian equations of a line passing through the point and parallel to the line joining the points and . Hence, find the distance between the two lines.

Show answer & solution
Answer: ; ; distance units
  1. gives the direction.
  2. Line: , i.e. .
  3. Line AB passes through with the same direction , .
  4. ; , magnitude .
  5. Distance units.
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1, 2023 65/1/2
OR
Q33 (OR) (OR)5 marksLong AnswerThree Dimensional Geometry

Find the equations of the line passing through the points A(1, 2, 3) and B(3, 5, 9). Hence, find the coordinates of the points on this line which are at a distance of 14 units from point B.

Show answer & solution
Answer: ; points (7, 11, 21) and
  1. Direction ratios of AB: ; magnitude 7.
  2. Line: , i.e. .
  3. A general point is ; .
  4. or .
  5. Points: (7, 11, 21) and .
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1, 2023 65/1/2
Q345 marksLong AnswerApplication of Integrals

Find the area of the region bounded by the lines , and , using integration.

Show answer & solution
Answer: sq. units
  1. Vertices: and meet at (0, 5); and at ; and at (3, 2).
  2. Area .
  3. .
  4. sq. units.
Q355 marksLong AnswerRelations and Functions

A relation R is defined on a set of real numbers as
.
Check whether R is reflexive, symmetric and transitive or not.

Show answer & solution
Answer: R is symmetric, but neither reflexive nor transitive.
  1. Reflexive: is rational, so . R is not reflexive.
  2. Symmetric: if , is irrational; is irrational, so . R is symmetric.
  3. Transitive: since is irrational, and since is irrational.
  4. But is rational, so . R is not transitive.
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1, 2023 65/1/2
Q364 marksCase StudyApplication of Derivatives

A tank, as shown in the figure below, formed using a combination of a cylinder and a cone, offers better drainage as compared to a flat bottomed tank.
A tap is connected to such a tank whose conical part is full of water. Water is dripping out from a tap at the bottom at the uniform rate of 2 cm³/s. The semi-vertical angle of the conical tank is .
On the basis of given information, answer the following questions :
(i) Find the volume of water in the tank in terms of its radius r. (1)
(ii) Find rate of change of radius at an instant when cm. (1)
(iii) (a) Find the rate at which the wet surface of the conical tank is decreasing at an instant when radius cm. (2)
OR (iii) (b) Find the rate of change of height ‘h’ at an instant when slant height is 4 cm. (2)

Show answer & solution
Answer: (i) (ii) cm/s (iii) (a) decreasing at 2 cm²/s OR (b) cm/s
  1. (i) Semi-vertical angle gives , so .
  2. (ii) ; at : cm/s.
  3. (iii)(a) Wet surface ; .
  4. So the wet surface decreases at 2 cm²/s.
  5. (iii)(b) ; since , cm/s (height decreasing at cm/s).
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1, 2023 65/1/2
Q374 marksCase StudyProbability

There are different types of Yoga which involve the usage of different poses of Yoga Asanas, Meditation and Pranayam as shown in the figure below :
The Venn diagram below represents the probabilities of three different types of Yoga, A, B and C performed by the people of a society. Further, it is given that probability of a member performing type C Yoga is 0.44.
On the basis of the above information, answer the following questions :
(i) Find the value of x. (1)
(ii) Find the value of y. (1)
(iii) (a) Find . (2)
OR (iii) (b) Find the probability that a randomly selected person of the society does Yoga of type A or B but not C. (2)

Diagram for CBSE 2023 Class 12 Maths question 37
Show answer & solution
Answer: (i) (ii) (iii) (a) OR (b) 0.45
  1. (i) .
  2. (ii) Total probability is 1: .
  3. (iii)(a) , , so .
  4. (iii)(b) .
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1, 2023 65/1/2

The equation of the path traced by a roller-coaster is given by the polynomial . If the roller-coaster crosses y-axis at a point , answer the following :
(i) Find the value of ‘a’. (2)
(ii) Find at . (2)

Show answer & solution
Answer: (i) (ii)
  1. (i) .
  2. (ii) , so and .
  3. .
Also asked in: 2023 65/1/1, 2023 65/1/2
← 2023 65/1/2 2023 65/2/1 →
Practise smarter: chapter-wise revision, formula sheets and step-by-step NCERT solutions on MonoMath CBSE →