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12th Sample Paper Pattern

Sec-A (1 mark)
Sec-C Sec-E
18 MCQ +
(3 marks) (4 marks)
2 Assertion
6 SA 3 Source/case/
Reasoning
passage based
NO CHOICE 3 CHOICES
Sec-B Sec-D 1 QUES of
Each Case
(2 marks) (5 marks)
5 VSA 4 LA

2 CHOICES 2 CHOICES

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Section A

MCQ’s - 1 mark

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CBSE SAMPLE PAPER 2023

Q.

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Q.

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Q.

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CBSE 2020

Q. If are unit vectors along three

mutually perpendicular directions, then

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CBSE 2020

Q. If are unit vectors along three

mutually perpendicular directions, then

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CBSE 2020
Q. ABCD is a rhombus whose diagonals intersect at E.

Then equals

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CBSE 2020
Q. ABCD is a rhombus whose diagonals intersect at E.

Then equals

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Assertion-Reason based
Section A questions - 1 mark
In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of
Reason (R) . Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.

A Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

B Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.

C A is true and R is false.

D A is false and R is true.

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Q. Assertion (A): The position vector of a point say
P(x,y,z) is and its magnitude

Reason (R): If then coefficient of

, i.e., x,y,z are called the direction ratios of

vector

A Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

B Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.

C A is true and R is false.

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Solution:
Assertion (A) and Reason (R) both are
individually correct.

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Q. Assertion (A): The position vector of a point say
P(x,y,z) is and its magnitude

Reason (R): If then coefficient of

, i.e., x,y,z are called the direction ratios of

vector

A Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

B Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.

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12th MATH
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Section B
Very Short Answer
(VSA) - 2 marks

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CBSE SAMPLE PAPER 2023

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Q.

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CBSE 2022 - 2 marks
Q. If and are two
vectors for which the vector is perpendicular
to the vector , then find all the possible values of
y.

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CBSE 2022 - 2 marks

Q. In a parallelogram PQRS, and

. Find

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CBSE 2019 - 2 marks

Q. If
find the angle between

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Section C
Short Answers
(SA) - 3 marks

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NCERT
Q. Find the direction cosines of the vector
joining the points A(1,2,-3) and
B(-1,-2,1), directed from A to B.

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CBSE 2022 - 3 marks

Q. If are four non-zero vectors such that ,

,then show that

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CBSE 2022 - 3 marks
Q. The two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are represented

by .Find the unit

vectors parallel to its diagonals. Using the diagonal vectors,
find the area of the parallelogram also

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NCERT EXEMPLAR

Q. Find the sine of the angle between the vectors

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NCERT EXEMPLAR

Q. If A,B,C,D are the points with position

vectors ,
, respectively , find

the projection of

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Section D
Long Answers
(LA) - 5 marks

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CBSE 2019 - 4 marks
Q. The scalar product of the vector
with a unit vector along the sum of the vectors
and is equal to 1.
Find the value of 𝜆 and hence find the unit vector
along

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CBSE 2013 - 4 marks

Q. If and
then find the value of 𝜆, so that and
are perpendicular vectors.

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CBSE 2015- 4 marks

Q. Let and
. Find a vector which is
perpendicular to both

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CBSE 2016 - 4 marks
Q. The two adjacent sides of a parallelogram
are Find
the two unit vectors parallel to its diagonal
vectors, find the area of the parallelogram.

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Section A

MCQ’s - 1 mark

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CBSE SAMPLE PAPER 2023
Q.

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CBSE 2020

Q. The lines

are mutually perpendicular if the value of K is

C -2

D 2
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Q. The lines

are mutually perpendicular if the value of K is

C -2

D 2
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Assertion-Reason based
Section A questions - 1 mark
In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of
Reason (R) . Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.

A Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

B Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.

C A is true and R is false.

D A is false and R is true.

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Q. Assertion (A): The direction cosines of vector
are
Reason (R): A vector having zero magnitude and arbitrary
direction is called 'zero vector' or 'null vector'.

A Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

B Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.

C A is true and R is false.

D A is false and R is true.

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Solution:

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Q. Assertion (A): The direction cosines of vector
are
Reason (R): A vector having zero magnitude and arbitrary
direction is called 'zero vector' or 'null vector'.

A Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

B Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.

C A is true and R is false.

D A is false and R is true.

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Q. Assertion (A): The angle between the straight
lines
Reason (R): Skew lines are lines in different planes which
are parallel and intersecting.

A Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

B Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.

C A is true and R is false.

D A is false and R is true.

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Q. Assertion (A): The angle between the straight
lines
Reason (R): Skew lines are lines in different planes which
are parallel and intersecting.

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Q. Assertion (A): The angle between the straight
lines
Reason (R): Skew lines are lines in different planes which
are parallel and intersecting.

A Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

B Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.

C A is true and R is false.

D A is false and R is true.

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Solution:

A Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

B Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.

C A is true and R is false.

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Section B
Very Short Answer
(VSA) - 2 marks

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NCERT

Q. The cartesian equation of a line is

. Write its vector

form?

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Section C
Short Answers
(SA) - 3 marks

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CBSE Sample Paper 2022 - 3 marks

Q. Find the shortest distance between

the following lines:

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Solution

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NCERT

Q. Show that the points

(2,3,4),(-1,-2,1),(5,8,7) are collinear.

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Solution:

Three points A, B, C are collinear If direction

ratios of AB and are proportional.

AB BC
A(2,3,4) B(-1,-2,1)
B(-1,-2,1) C(5,8,7)
Direction ratios Direction ratios
=-1-2,-2-3,1-4 =5-(-1),8-(-2),7-1
=-3,-5,-3 =6,10,6
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NCERT EXEMPLAR

Q. Find the vector equation of the line which is

parallel to the vector and which
passes through the point (1,-2,3)

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Section D
Long Answers
(LA) - 5 marks

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CBSE 2019 - 4 marks
Q. If the lines
are perpendicular, find
the value of λ. Hence find whether the lines
are intersecting or not.

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CBSE 2018 - 4 marks

Q. Find the shortest distance between the

lines

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Solution:
The given lines are non-parallel lines.
There is a unique line-segment PQ (P lying on one and Q on the other,
which is at right angles to both the lines.
PQ is the shortest distance between the lines.
Hence, the shortest possible distance between the insects = PQ
The position vector of P lying on the line

The position vector of Q lying on the line

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CBSE SAMPLE PAPER 2023

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Section E

Case Based- 4 marks

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CBSE CASE STUDY QUESTION
The equation of motion of a missile are x=3t, y=-4t, z=t,
where the time ' t ' is given in seconds, and the distance is
measured in kilometres.
Based on the above answer the following:

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Equation of motion of a
Q. What is the path of missile?
missile are x=3t, y=-4t, z=t

A Straight line

B Parabola

C Circle

D Ellipse

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Q. What is the path of missile?

A Straight line

B Parabola

C Circle

D Ellipse

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Equation of motion of a Q. Which of the following points lie on the
missile are x=3t, y=-4t, z=t path of the missile?

A (6,8,2)

B (6,-8,-2)

C (6,-8,2)

D (-6,-8,2)

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Q. Which of the following points lie on the
path of the missile?

A (6,8,2)

B (6,-8,-2)

C (6,-8,2)

D (-6,-8,2)

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Equation of motion of a Q. at what distance will the rocket be from
missile are x=3t, y=-4t, z=t the starting point (0,0,0) in 5 seconds?

A √550 kms

B √650 kms

C √450 kms

D √750 kms

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Q. at what distance will the rocket be from
the starting point (0,0,0) in 5 seconds?

A √550 kms

B √650 kms

C √450 kms

D √750 kms

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Q. If the position of rocket at a certain instant of
time is (5,-8,10), then what will be the height of
the rocket from the ground?
(the ground is considered as the xy-plane)

A 12 km

B 11 km

C 20 km

D 10 km

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Q. If the position of rocket at a certain instant of
time is (5,-8,10), then what will be the height of
the rocket from the ground?
(the ground is considered as the xy-plane)

A 12 km

B 11 km

C 20 km

D 10 km

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