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CBSE Class 12 Maths 2024 Question Paper 65/1/2 with Solutions

All 45 questions from the CBSE Class 12 Mathematics board paper, Set 65/1/2 (2024), with answers and step-by-step solutions. Total 80 marks. Tap “Show answer & solution” under any question.

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Q11 markMCQVector Algebra

Let be the angle between two unit vectors and such that . Then, is equal to :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (C)
  1. .
  2. .
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The integrating factor of the differential equation is :

  1. (A)x
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (C)
  1. Divide by x: , so .
  2. I.F. .

If the direction cosines of a line are , , , then the value of k is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (D)
  1. For direction cosines, .
  2. .
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A linear programming problem deals with the optimization of a/an :

  1. (A)logarithmic function
  2. (B)linear function
  3. (C)quadratic function
  4. (D)exponential function
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Answer: (B) linear function
  1. In an LPP the objective function to be maximised or minimised is a linear function, subject to linear constraints.
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Q51 markMCQProbability

If , then which of the following statements is true ?

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (C)
  1. and the two are equal, so .
  2. .
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Q61 markMCQDeterminants

If and represent the element and its cofactor of respectively, then the value of is :

  1. (A)0
  2. (B)
  3. (C)114
  4. (D)
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Answer: (A) 0
  1. The sum of products of elements of one row with the cofactors of another row is 0.
  2. Check: , , .
  3. .

The derivative of w.r.t. x, at is :

  1. (A)1
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (C)
  1. .
  2. At : .
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The order and degree of the differential equation respectively are :

  1. (A)1, 2
  2. (B)2, 3
  3. (C)2, 1
  4. (D)2, 6
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Answer: (C) 2, 1
  1. The highest order derivative present is , so the order is 2.
  2. The equation is a polynomial in the derivatives and appears with power 1, so the degree is 1.
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Q91 markMCQVector Algebra

The vector with terminal point A (2, – 3, 5) and initial point B (3, – 4, 7) is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (D)
  1. = position vector of A − position vector of B.
  2. .
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The distance of point P(a, b, c) from y-axis is :

  1. (A)b
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (C)
  1. The foot of the perpendicular from P(a, b, c) to the y-axis is (0, b, 0).
  2. Distance .
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Q111 markMCQLinear Programming

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

  1. (A)0
  2. (B)1
  3. (C)2
  4. (D)3
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Answer: (C) 2
  1. The feasible region lies in the first quadrant on the side of away from the origin; it is unbounded.
  2. The line meets the axes at (4, 0) and (0, 4), and these are the only corner points.
  3. So there are 2 corner points.
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Q121 markMCQMatrices

If A and B are two non-zero square matrices of same order such that , then :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (B)
  1. .
  2. Given this equals , so , i.e. .
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A relation R defined on set as is given to be an equivalence relation. The number of equivalence classes is :

  1. (A)1
  2. (B)2
  3. (C)10
  4. (D)11
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Answer: (D) 11
  1. A = {0, 1, 2, ..., 10} has 11 elements.
  2. Under , each element is related only to itself, so each equivalence class is a single element {a}.
  3. Number of equivalence classes = 11.
Q141 markMCQMatrices

If a matrix has 36 elements, the number of possible orders it can have, is :

  1. (A)13
  2. (B)3
  3. (C)5
  4. (D)9
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Answer: (D) 9
  1. An order needs .
  2. The divisors of 36 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, i.e. 9 divisors.
  3. Each divisor m gives one order , so there are 9 possible orders.
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The number of points, where , ([·] denotes greatest integer function) is not differentiable is :

  1. (A)1
  2. (B)2
  3. (C)3
  4. (D)4
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Answer: (B) 2
  1. [x] is constant on (0, 1), (1, 2) and (2, 3), so it is differentiable there.
  2. It jumps at x = 1 and x = 2, so it is discontinuous, hence not differentiable, at these points.
  3. Number of points = 2.

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

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (B)
  1. A function continuous on [a, b] and differentiable on (a, b) is strictly increasing on (a, b) if for every x in (a, b).
  2. gives strictly decreasing, gives constant, and says nothing about increase.
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Q171 markMCQMatrices

If , then the value of is :

  1. (A)7
  2. (B)6
  3. (C)8
  4. (D)18
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Answer: (D) 18
  1. Equating corresponding elements: and .
  2. .
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Q181 markMCQIntegrals

If , then the value of 'a' is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (B)
  1. .
  2. .
  3. So .
Q191 markAssertion–ReasonThree Dimensional Geometry

Assertion (A) : A line in space cannot be drawn perpendicular to x, y and z axes simultaneously.
Reason (R) : For any line making angles, , , with the positive directions of x, y and z axes respectively, .

  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, but Reason (R) is false.
  4. (D)Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
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Answer: (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  1. Reason is the standard identity for direction cosines, so it is true.
  2. If a line were perpendicular to all three axes, then and .
  3. So no such line exists: Assertion is true, and the Reason explains it.
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Q201 markAssertion–ReasonDeterminants

Assertion (A) : For matrix , where , .
Reason (R) : .

  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, but Reason (R) is false.
  4. (D)Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
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Answer: (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  1. Expand along : .
  2. .
  3. Since , , so . Assertion is true.
  4. Reason is true, and it is exactly what gives the range of , so it explains the Assertion.
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Q212 marksVery Short AnswerIntegrals

Find :

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Answer:
  1. Put , so and .
  2. .
  3. .
  4. .
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Q21 (OR) (OR)2 marksVery Short AnswerIntegrals

Evaluate :

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Answer: 2
  1. Put , so ; when , and when , .
  2. .
  3. .
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Q222 marksVery Short AnswerVector Algebra

If and are two non-zero vectors such that and , then prove that .

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Answer: Proved.
  1. .
  2. .
  3. Substituting: .
  4. Hence .
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Q232 marksVery Short AnswerVector Algebra

In the given figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. If and , then find and hence find the area of parallelogram ABCD.

Diagram for CBSE 2024 Class 12 Maths question 23
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Answer: ; area sq units
  1. In : .
  2. .
  3. .
  4. Area sq units.
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Q242 marksVery Short AnswerContinuity and Differentiability

If , prove that .

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Answer: Proved.
  1. Squaring: .
  2. Differentiating w.r.t. x: .
  3. .
  4. Hence .
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Q24 (OR) (OR)2 marksVery Short AnswerContinuity and Differentiability

Show that the function is differentiable at all points of its domain.

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Answer: Proved.
  1. for and for .
  2. For , ; for , . So f is differentiable for all .
  3. At : and .
  4. , so f is differentiable at 0 as well, i.e. at all points of R.
Q252 marksVery Short AnswerApplication of Derivatives

Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of the function , .

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Answer: Absolute maximum = 6 (at ); absolute minimum (at )
  1. .
  2. at ; is not defined at (an end point).
  3. , , .
  4. Absolute maximum = 6 at ; absolute minimum at .
Q263 marksShort AnswerIntegrals

Find :

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Answer:
  1. Put (for the partial fractions only): .
  2. : gives ; gives .
  3. .
  4. .
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Q26 (OR) (OR)3 marksShort AnswerIntegrals

Evaluate :

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Answer: 5
  1. On [1, 3]: and , so their sum is 2.
  2. .
  3. .
  4. Total .
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Q273 marksShort AnswerDifferential Equations

Find the general solution of the differential equation .

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Answer:
  1. The equation is homogeneous. Put : .
  2. , so .
  3. Integrating: , so (C constant).
  4. .
Q283 marksShort AnswerLinear Programming

Solve the following linear programming problem graphically :
Maximise
subject to the constraints



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Answer: Maximum z = 17 at x = 1, y = 3
  1. Draw through (4, 0), (0, 2); through (2, 0), (0, 6); through (4, 0), (0, 4).
  2. The feasible region (first quadrant, above , below the other two lines) is bounded.
  3. and meet at (1, 3); and meet at .
  4. Corner points: (0, 2), (0, 4), (1, 3), .
  5. z at these: 8, 16, 17, 12.8.
  6. Maximum z = 17 at x = 1, y = 3.
Q293 marksShort AnswerProbability

E and F are two independent events such that and . Find P(F) and .

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Answer: ,
  1. .
  2. : , so and .
  3. .
  4. .
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Q303 marksShort AnswerRelations and Functions

A relation R on set A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} is defined as . Check whether the relation R is reflexive, symmetric and transitive.

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Answer: R is reflexive and symmetric but not transitive.
  1. Reflexive: for every , , so . R is reflexive.
  2. Symmetric: if then , so . R is symmetric.
  3. Transitive: since , and since .
  4. But , so . R is not transitive.
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Q30 (OR) (OR)3 marksShort AnswerRelations and Functions

A function f is defined from as , such that and . Find function f(x). Hence, check whether function f(x) is one-one and onto or not.

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Answer: ; f is both one-one and onto.
  1. and ; subtracting, , so .
  2. .
  3. One-one: .
  4. Onto: for any , take ; then .
  5. Hence f is one-one and onto.
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Q313 marksShort AnswerContinuity and Differentiability

If , prove that .

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Answer: Proved.
  1. Put , : .
  2. .
  3. So , i.e. .
  4. (a constant).
  5. Differentiating: .
  6. Hence .
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Q31 (OR) (OR)3 marksShort AnswerContinuity and Differentiability

If , then find .

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Answer: , i.e.
  1. .
  2. Differentiating: .
  3. .
  4. .
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Q325 marksLong AnswerIntegrals

Evaluate :

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Answer:
  1. .
  2. With , , so the integrand is .
  3. .
  4. .
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Q32 (OR) (OR)5 marksLong AnswerIntegrals

Find :

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Answer:
  1. Put , so and .
  2. Limits: ; .
  3. .
  4. Since is odd, .
Q335 marksLong AnswerApplication of Integrals

Using integration, find the area of the ellipse , included between the lines and .

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Answer: sq units
  1. Upper half of the ellipse: . The region is symmetric about both axes.
  2. Area .
  3. .
  4. .
  5. sq units.
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Q345 marksLong AnswerThree Dimensional Geometry

Equations of sides of a parallelogram ABCD are as follows :
AB :
BC :
CD :
DA :
Find the equation of diagonal BD.

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Answer:
  1. B is the intersection of AB and BC. A point of AB is ; a point of BC is .
  2. Equating x and y: and , giving , ; z: . So B = (1, – 2, 5).
  3. D is the intersection of CD and DA. A point of CD is ; a point of DA is .
  4. Equating x and y: and , giving , ; z: . So D = (2, – 3, 4).
  5. Direction ratios of BD: = 1, – 1, – 1.
  6. Equation of BD: .
Q355 marksLong AnswerDeterminants

If , find and use it to solve the following system of equations :
, ,

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Answer: ; , ,
  1. , so exists.
  2. Cofactors: , , ; , , ; , , .
  3. .
  4. The system is with , .
  5. .
  6. So , , .
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Q35 (OR) (OR)5 marksLong AnswerMatrices

If and , find the value of .

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Answer: 3
  1. Use .
  2. (Row 1 of A)·(column 3 of ): .
  3. (Row 2)·(column 3): .
  4. (Row 3)·(column 1): .
  5. (Row 1)·(column 2): .
  6. Check (Row 1)·(column 1): . Correct.
  7. .
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Q364 marksCase StudyProbability

According to recent research, air turbulence has increased in various regions around the world due to climate change. Turbulence makes flights bumpy and often delays the flights.
Assume that, an airplane observes severe turbulence, moderate turbulence or light turbulence with equal probabilities. Further, the chance of an airplane reaching late to the destination are 55%, 37% and 17% due to severe, moderate and light turbulence respectively.
On the basis of the above information, answer the following questions :
(i) Find the probability that an airplane reached its destination late. (2)
(ii) If the airplane reached its destination late, find the probability that it was due to moderate turbulence. (2)

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Answer: (i) (ii)
  1. Let be severe, moderate and light turbulence, ; let A be reaching late.
  2. , , .
  3. (i) .
  4. (ii) By Bayes' theorem, .
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If a function defined as is one-one and onto, then we can define a unique function such that , where and , . Function g is called the inverse of function f.
The domain of sine function is R and function sine : is neither one-one nor onto. The following graph shows the sine function.
Let sine function be defined from set A to [– 1, 1] such that inverse of sine function exists, i.e., is defined from [– 1, 1] to A.
On the basis of the above information, answer the following questions :
(i) If A is the interval other than principal value branch, give an example of one such interval. (1)
(ii) If is defined from [– 1, 1] to its principal value branch, find the value of . (1)
(iii) Draw the graph of from [– 1, 1] to its principal value branch. (2)
OR (iii) Find the domain and range of . (2)

Diagram for CBSE 2024 Class 12 Maths question 37
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Answer: (i) e.g. (ii) (iii) graph of from through O to OR (iii) domain [0, 2], range
  1. (i) Sine is one-one and onto [– 1, 1] on (or ), so A can be such an interval.
  2. (ii) .
  3. (iii) Reflect the part of on in the line : an increasing curve from through (0, 0) to , with domain [– 1, 1] and range .
  4. OR (iii) Need , i.e. : domain [0, 2].
  5. , so : range .
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Q384 marksCase StudyApplication of Derivatives

The traffic police has installed Over Speed Violation Detection (OSVD) system at various locations in a city. These cameras can capture a speeding vehicle from a distance of 300 m and even function in the dark.
A camera is installed on a pole at the height of 5 m. It detects a car travelling away from the pole at the speed of 20 m/s. At any point, x m away from the base of the pole, the angle of elevation of the speed camera from the car C is .
On the basis of the above information, answer the following questions :
(i) Express in terms of height of the camera installed on the pole and x. (1)
(ii) Find . (1)
(iii) Find the rate of change of angle of elevation with respect to time at an instant when the car is 50 m away from the pole. (2)
OR (iii) If the rate of change of angle of elevation with respect to time of another car at a distance of 50 m from the base of the pole is rad/s, then find the speed of the car. (2)

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Answer: (i) (ii) (iii) rad/s (angle decreasing at rad/s) OR (iii) 15 m/s
  1. (i) , so .
  2. (ii) .
  3. (iii) .
  4. At : rad/s.
  5. OR (iii) Magnitude of at is .
  6. m/s.
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