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CBSE Class 12 Maths 2026 Question Paper 65/5/2 with Solutions

All 45 questions from the CBSE Class 12 Mathematics board paper, Set 65/5/2 (2026), with answers and step-by-step solutions. Total 80 marks. Tap “Show answer & solution” under any question.

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Q11 markMCQMatrices

If and , then is equal to :

  1. (A)0
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (B)
  1. .
  2. .
  3. ; among the options, .
Q21 markMCQMatrices

If A is a symmetric matrix, then for any matrix B of order same as A, is a/an :

  1. (A)Skew symmetric matrix
  2. (B)Identity matrix
  3. (C)Symmetric matrix
  4. (D)Null matrix
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Answer: (C) Symmetric matrix
  1. .
  2. Since , , so is symmetric.
Q31 markMCQMatrices

Let and . If A + B + C = O, then matrix C is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (C)
  1. .
  2. .
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For the inverse trigonometric functions, which of the following Principal Value Branch is not correctly defined ?

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (D)
  1. The principal value branch of is , since is not defined at .
  2. Options (A), (B) and (C) are the standard principal value branches, so (D) is not correctly defined.
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If
is continuous at , then the value of k is :

  1. (A)Any real value
  2. (B)6
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (D)
  1. For , .
  2. .
  3. Continuity at needs .
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Q61 markMCQDeterminants

If A is a non-singular matrix, then which of the following is not true ?

  1. (A)adj A is singular
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D) exists
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Answer: (A) adj A is singular
  1. For an matrix, when , so adj A is non-singular.
  2. (B), (C), (D) are all true for a non-singular matrix, so (A) is not true.
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Absolute minimum value of in the interval is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)2
  3. (C)5
  4. (D)30
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Answer: (C) 5
  1. on , so f is decreasing there.
  2. Minimum is at : (maximum ).
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Q81 markMCQDeterminants

If the area of with vertices , and is 5 sq. units, then values of k are :

  1. (A)3, 1
  2. (B), 3
  3. (C), 2
  4. (D)0, 2
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Answer: (B) , 3
  1. Area .
  2. or .
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Derivative of , with respect to x is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)1
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (A)
  1. Let , so .
  2. , and for .
  3. .
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Q101 markMCQIntegrals

is equal to :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (D)
  1. , so the integrand is (taking ).
  2. .
Q111 markMCQIntegrals

The value of is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (B)
  1. on , so the integral exists.
  2. .

The general solution for the differential equation is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (A)
  1. .
  2. Integrating: , i.e. .
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The order and degree of differential equation is :

  1. (A)Order = 3, Degree = 3
  2. (B)Order = 2, Degree = 2
  3. (C)Order = 3, Degree = 2
  4. (D)Order = 2, Degree = 1
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Answer: (C) Order = 3, Degree = 2
  1. Highest order derivative is , so order = 3.
  2. The equation is a polynomial in the derivatives and occurs with highest power 2, so degree = 2.

An ant is observed crawling on a sheet of paper along a straight line given by equation . Area of the surface covered by the ant bounded by y-axis, x-axis and is :

  1. (A)1 sq. unit
  2. (B)3 sq. units
  3. (C)2 sq. units
  4. (D)4 sq. units
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Answer: (B) 3 sq. units
  1. For , , so the region lies below the x-axis.
  2. Area sq. units.
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Q151 markMCQVector Algebra

If position vector of a point (24, n) is such that , then the value of n is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (D)
  1. .
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Q161 markMCQLinear Programming

The corner points of the feasible region determined by the system of linear constraints are (0, 0), (0, 40), (20, 40) (60, 20) and (60, 0). If the objective function of an LPP is , then the maximum value is :

  1. (A)200
  2. (B)300
  3. (C)240
  4. (D)120
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Answer: (B) 300
  1. Z at the corners: (0, 0): 0; (0, 40): 120; (20, 40): 200; (60, 20): 300; (60, 0): 240.
  2. Maximum value is 300 at (60, 20).
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Q171 markMCQProbability

If and , then is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (D)
  1. , .
  2. .
  3. .
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Q181 markMCQVector Algebra

If vectors and , represent the two strips of the Red Cross sign placed outside a doctor’s clinic, then the value of is :

  1. (A)1
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)0
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Answer: (C)
  1. The two strips of a Red Cross sign are perpendicular, so .
  2. .
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Q191 markAssertion–ReasonRelations and Functions

Assertion (A): A relation R on the set {1, 2, 3} defined as R = {(1, 1), (1, 2), (2, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3)} is an equivalence relation.
Reason (R): A relation that is reflexive, symmetric and transitive is an equivalence relation.

  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. Reflexive: (1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3) are in R.
  2. Symmetric: (1, 2) and (2, 1) are both in R.
  3. Transitive: (1, 2), (2, 1) give (1, 1) in R; (2, 1), (1, 2) give (2, 2) in R; all other cases are trivial.
  4. So R is an equivalence relation; R is the definition of an equivalence relation and explains A.
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Q201 markAssertion–ReasonLinear Programming

Assertion (A): Consider a Linear Programming Problem with minimise subject to constraints , , which gives minimum Z at infinitely many points. The corner points of feasible region are (0, 3) and (6, 0).
Reason (R): If two corner points produce the same minimum value of the objective function, then every point on the line segment joining the points will give the same minimum value.

  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. Lines and meet at (0, 3); the feasible (unbounded) region has corner points (0, 3) and (6, 0).
  2. and ; since in the region, the minimum is 6.
  3. Every point on the segment joining (0, 3) and (6, 0) gives , so the minimum occurs at infinitely many points.
  4. R is a true property and is exactly why A holds.
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Q212 marksVery Short AnswerInverse Trigonometric Functions

Evaluate .

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Answer:
  1. .
  2. (principal value in ).
  3. .
Q222 marksVery Short AnswerVector Algebra

Three honey bees were found flying along the vectors , and respectively. Find the value of such that the path for is perpendicular to .

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Answer:
  1. .
  2. Perpendicular to : .
  3. .
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Q22 (OR) (OR)2 marksVery Short AnswerVector Algebra

If A, B and C be three non-collinear points such that and , then find the area of .

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Answer: sq. units
  1. .
  2. Its magnitude is .
  3. Area sq. units.
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Q232 marksVery Short AnswerApplication of Derivatives

Determine the interval(s) in which , is increasing.

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Answer: f is increasing on .
  1. .
  2. For , , so when and when .
  3. So f is increasing on .
Q242 marksVery Short AnswerThree Dimensional Geometry

Find the angle between the following pair of lines :
and

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Answer:
  1. Write the lines as and .
  2. Direction ratios: (3, 2, 6) and (1, 2, 2).
  3. .
  4. .
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Q252 marksVery Short AnswerContinuity and Differentiability

Differentiate with respect to .

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Answer:
  1. Let , .
  2. .
  3. .
  4. .
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Q25 (OR) (OR)2 marksVery Short AnswerContinuity and Differentiability

If , show that .

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Answer: Proved.
  1. .
  2. .
  3. Hence .
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Q263 marksShort AnswerApplication of Derivatives

A thin metallic wire in the shape of a circular ring has its enclosed area increasing at a uniform rate when heated. Show that the rate of change of circumference varies inversely as the radius.

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Answer: Proved.
  1. Let r be the radius, the enclosed area and the circumference.
  2. Given , a constant: .
  3. .
  4. So the rate of change of circumference varies inversely as the radius.
Q273 marksShort AnswerLinear Programming

Solve the following Linear Programming Problem graphically :
Maximize
subject to constraints


.

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Answer: Maximum Z = 260 at x = 200, y = 600.
  1. Draw through (500, 0), (0, 1000) and through (800, 0), (0, 800); they meet at (200, 600).
  2. Feasible region (towards the origin, in the first quadrant) has corners (0, 0), (500, 0), (200, 600), (0, 800).
  3. Z values: 0, 200, 260, 240.
  4. Maximum Z = 260 at (200, 600).
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Q283 marksShort AnswerDifferential Equations

Solve the differential equation .

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Answer:
  1. Write as , i.e. (linear in x).
  2. I.F. .
  3. .
  4. So the solution is .
Q293 marksShort AnswerIntegrals

Find :

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Answer:
  1. and .
  2. Integrand .
  3. By parts: .
  4. So .
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Q29 (OR) (OR)3 marksShort AnswerIntegrals

Evaluate :

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Answer:
  1. .
  2. .
  3. Value .
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Q303 marksShort AnswerProbability

A die is rolled. Consider events :
A = {1, 2, 5}, B = {3, 5}, C = {2, 3, 4, 5}
and hence find :
(i) and
(ii) and

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Answer: (i) , (ii) ,
  1. , , so .
  2. ; .
  3. , : .
  4. , : .
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Q30 (OR) (OR)3 marksShort AnswerProbability

A box contains 6 cards numbered 1 to 6. A student is asked to pick up two cards, one by one after replacement and note down the numbers on the cards. Let A be the event of getting sum of the numbers on two cards as 10, and B, the event of a number other than 4 on the first card selected.
Find P(A and B) and find whether the events A and B are independent events or not.

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Answer: ; A and B are not independent.
  1. There are 36 equally likely outcomes.
  2. A = {(4, 6), (5, 5), (6, 4)}, so .
  3. (first card is not 4).
  4. , so .
  5. , so A and B are not independent.
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Q313 marksShort AnswerVector Algebra

Let three toys A, B and C be placed in the same straight line. If the position vectors of A, B and C are , and respectively, find the value of ‘a’.

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Answer:
  1. , .
  2. Collinear, so : from the parts, .
  3. .
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Q31 (OR) (OR)3 marksShort AnswerVector Algebra

If , and are unit vectors, then prove that
.

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Answer: Proved.
  1. LHS .
  2. , so .
  3. Hence LHS .
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Q325 marksLong AnswerDeterminants

Find cost (per kg) of each fertilizer A, B and C that the farmer needs to buy, such that 1 kg each of fertilizer A and C added to 2 kg of B costs him ₹ 400. Also, cost of each kg of fertilizer B and C added together is equal to cost of 1 kg of fertilizer A. However, cost of 3 kg of fertilizer B added to ₹ 200 is the same as cost of 1 kg of fertilizer A and C together. Use matrix method to find the solution.

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Answer: A: ₹ 180 per kg, B: ₹ 40 per kg, C: ₹ 140 per kg.
  1. Let the costs per kg of A, B, C be ₹ x, ₹ y, ₹ z: , , .
  2. , .
  3. .
  4. .
  5. A costs ₹ 180, B ₹ 40 and C ₹ 140 per kg.
Q335 marksLong AnswerThree Dimensional Geometry

Find the foot of the perpendicular from the point (0, 2, 3) on the line and hence find the length of the perpendicular.

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Answer: Foot (2, 3, ); length units.
  1. Standard form: .
  2. General point ; with P(0, 2, 3).
  3. : .
  4. Foot Q = (2, 3, ).
  5. units.
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Q33 (OR) (OR)5 marksLong AnswerThree Dimensional Geometry

Find the value of p if the shortest distance between the lines
and

is units.

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Answer: or
  1. , magnitude .
  2. .
  3. .
  4. SD .
  5. or .
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Q345 marksLong AnswerApplication of Integrals

Sketch the curve described by and find the area of the region enclosed by it, using integration.

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Answer: sq. units
  1. : an ellipse with centre O, x-intercepts , y-intercepts .
  2. In the first quadrant ; by symmetry Area .
  3. .
  4. Area sq. units.

If , show that
.

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Answer: Proved.
  1. Read the right side as .
  2. Differentiate: .
  3. RHS .
  4. Multiply by : , i.e. .
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Q35 (OR) (OR)5 marksLong AnswerContinuity and Differentiability

Find the differential of with respect to x.

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Answer:
  1. Let : , so .
  2. Let : .
  3. Numerator .
  4. .
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Q364 marksCase StudyProbability

There are three types of vaccines , , , available in the market to protect the population of the country from spread of certain infection. According to a survey conducted, it was found that 25% of the population was given Vaccine , 35% of the population was given Vaccine and 40% of the population was given Vaccine . The survey also stated that the probabilities that Vaccines , and would protect against the infection were 60%, 55% and 50% respectively.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions :
Find the probability that :
(i) The person taking vaccine will get infected. (1)
(ii) If a person is chosen randomly, he/she will be protected from the infection. (1)
(iii) (a) The person was given Vaccine , given that the randomly chosen person is infected. (2)
OR (iii) (b) The person was given Vaccine , given that the randomly chosen person is not infected. (2)

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Answer: (i) 0.45 (ii) 0.5425 (iii) (a) OR (iii) (b)
  1. , , ; P(protected | ) = 0.60, 0.55, 0.50.
  2. (i) P(infected | ) = 1 − 0.55 = 0.45.
  3. (ii) P(protected) = 0.25(0.60) + 0.35(0.55) + 0.40(0.50) = 0.15 + 0.1925 + 0.2 = 0.5425.
  4. (iii) (a) P(infected) = 1 − 0.5425 = 0.4575; P( | infected) = .
  5. (iii) (b) P( | not infected) = .
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Q374 marksCase StudyApplication of Derivatives

A company produces cylindrical tumblers, open from the top. Since they want uniformity in the product, they fix the surface area of the tumblers produced.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions :
If for a tumbler, V is its volume, h the height and r the radius of the circular base, then :
(i) Differentiate its volume with respect to radius of the base, where the surface area is constant. (2)
(ii) If the company wants to maximize the volume of each tumbler, then establish a relation between its height and the radius of the base. (2)

Diagram for CBSE 2026 Class 12 Maths question 37
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Answer: (i) , where S is the fixed surface area (ii) h = r
  1. Let the fixed surface area be , so .
  2. .
  3. (i) .
  4. (ii) .
  5. , so V is maximum when h = r (height equals radius of the base).
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Q384 marksCase StudyRelations and Functions

A school wants the students of class XII to do a project on ‘Sustainability’ keeping the world environment in mind. They select the student participants on the basis of an essay writing competition.
7 students out of 80 are selected for the project and are categorized into two sets such that :
Girl students belong to Set A = ,
Boy students belong to Set B = .
Based on the above information, answer the following questions :
(i) How many relations are possible from Set A Set B ? (1)
(ii) Let R be a relation from A B such that R = . Is R an injective function ? Justify your answer. (1)
(iii) (a) Let the relation R from A A be such that R = {(x, y), x, y A, x and y are students from the same colony in the city} Verify if R is an equivalence relation. (2)
OR (iii) (b) Verify if any function f : B A is bijective. Give reason to support your answer. (2)

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Answer: (i) (ii) No, R is not a function ( has two images), so it is not an injective function. (iii) (a) Yes, R is an equivalence relation. OR (iii) (b) No; since n(B) = 3 < n(A) = 4, no function from B to A can be onto, so none is bijective.
  1. (i) , so the number of relations is .
  2. (ii) is related to both and , so R is not a function and hence not an injective function.
  3. (iii) (a) Reflexive: every student is from the same colony as himself/herself. Symmetric: if x and y are from the same colony, so are y and x. Transitive: if x, y and y, z are from the same colony, then x, z are too. So R is an equivalence relation.
  4. (iii) (b) B has 3 elements and A has 4, so a function f : B → A has at most 3 images and cannot be onto; hence no such f is bijective.
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