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AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION BOARD

HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE

CLASS XI

ANNUAL EXAMINATIONS (THEORY) 2024

Mathematics Paper I

Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Marks: 50

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g in B
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ch xa KU

INSTRUCTIONS
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1. Read each question carefully.

2. Answer the questions on the separate answer sheet provided. DO NOT write your answers on the
question paper.

3. There are 100 answer numbers on the answer sheet. Use answer numbers 1 to 50 only.
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4. In each question there are four choices A, B, C, D. Choose ONE. On the answer grid black out
the circle for your choice with a pencil as shown below.
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Candidate’s Signature
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5. If you want to change your answer, ERASE the first answer completely with a rubber, before
blacking out a new circle.

6. DO NOT write anything in the answer grid. The computer only records what is in the circles.

7. A formulae list is provided on page 2 and 3. You may refer to it during the paper, if you wish.

8. You may use a scientific calculator if you wish.

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List of Formulae

Note:
 All symbols used in the formulae have their usual meaning.

Complex Numbers
z  a2  b2
Matrices and Determinants
1
Ai j   1i  j M i j AdjA  ( Aij ) t A 1  AdjA
A

on 4
ng 2
Sequence & Series and Miscellaneous Series

ly
ni 20
ab
an  a  n  1d 2a  (n  1)d 
n
A Sn 
2 2

ar ns
2ab
an  a r n1 G   ab H
g in B

ab
   
Le io
in m -E

a 1 rn a r n 1 S 
a
Sn  if r  1 Sn  if r  1 , where r  1
& at

1 r r 1 1 r
ch xa KU

n
n (n  1) n(n  1)(2n  1)  n (n  1) 
2
k  2
n n
k 
2
k   
3
ea al E A

k 1 k 1 6 k 1  2 
Permutations, Combinations and Probability
n! n!
n
Pr  n
Cr 
n  r ! n  r !r!
P( A  B)
P( A  B)  P A  PB   P A  B  P A / B   P( A  B)  P A PB 
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P( B)
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Binomial Theorem and Mathematical Induction

a  x n  
n  n  n  n1  n  n2 2  n  n3 3  n  1 n1
a   a x   a x   a x  ...   a x  x n
 
0  
1  
2  
3  n  1 
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1  x n  1  nx  n(n  1) x 2  n(n  1)(n  2) x 3  ...  n(n  1)(n  2)...(n  r  1) x r  ...

2! 3! r!
n
Tr 1   a n r x r
r 
Quadratic Equation

 b  b 2  4ac
x 2  Sx  P  0 x D  b 2  4ac
2a

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Introduction to Trigonometry and Trigonometric Identities

l  r sin 2   cos2   1 1  tan 2   sec 2 
1  cot 2   cos ec 2 cos     cos cos   sin  sin 
tan   tan 
sin      sin  cos   cos sin  tan     
1  tan  tan 
 1  cos  1  cos  1  cos
cos  sin  tan 
2 2 2 2 2 1  cos
 
tan
a b c a b 2
  a 2  b 2  c 2  2bc cos 

on 4
sin  sin  sin  ab  
tan

ng 2
ly
2

ni 20
PQ PQ PQ PQ
cos P  cos Q  2 sin sin sin P  sin Q  2 cos sin
2 2 2 2
PQ
ar ns
P Q PQ PQ
g in B
cos P  cos Q  2 cos cos sin P  sin Q  2 sin cos
2 2 2 2
Le io
in m -E

 ( s  b)(s  c)  ( s  b)(s  c)
& at

 
ch xa KU

sin tan
2 bc 2 s ( s  a)
 s( s  a)
ea al E A

cos 
2 bc
Application of Trigonometry
1 1 1
  bc sin   ac sin   ab sin    s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
2 2 2
c sin  sin  b sin  sin  a 2 sin  sin 
2 2
a b c
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   R  
2 sin  2 sin  2 sin  2 sin  2 sin  2 sin 
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    abc
r1  , r2  and r3  r R
sa sb sc s 4
Inverse Trigonometric Functions and Trig. Equations

 1  A 1  B 
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
sin 1 A  sin 1 B  sin 1 A 1  B 2  B 1  A2  cos1 A  cos1 B  cos1 AB  2 2

 A B 
tan 1 A  tan 1 B  tan 1  
 1  AB 

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1. On simplification of 3i3  4i  5 , we get

A. 5i.
B. 5i.
C. 2  4i .
D. 5  7i .

2. If the modulus of a complex number (1, b) is 2 then, b is equal to

A. 1
B. 3
C.  5
 3

on 4
D.

ng 2
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The multiplicative inverse of −2i is

ni 20
3.

ar ns
A. .
g in B
i
2
Le io
in m -E

B. .
i
& at
ch xa KU

i
C. .
2
i
ea al E A

D. .
2

4. If Z = 3 + i, then Z will be

A. 3 – i.
B. 3 + i.
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C. − 3 + i.
D. − 3 – i.
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5. A square matrix is defined as M  [mi j ] , where i is the number of rows and j is the number of
columns.
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If matrix M is a diagonal matrix, then

I. m i j = 0 for i  j
II. m i j = 0 for i = j
III. m i j  0 for i = j

A. I only.
B. II only.
C. I and III.
D. II and III.

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1 0
1 0  0 1 is equal to
6.   0 1
1 0  

1 0
A. 1 0 .
 
1 0
0 1
B. 0 1 .
 
0 1

on 4
1 1 1

ng 2
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C. 0 0 0  .

ni 20
 
 0 0 0 
D. 1 1 1 .
 
ar ns
g in B
Le io
in m -E

7. If 4Z is a scalar matrix then, Z is a/ an

& at
ch xa KU

A. null matrix.
B. identity matrix.
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C. diagonal matrix.
D. triangular matrix.

Use the given matrix to answer Q.8 and Q.9.

 2 0  4
A matrix A is defined as A   4  2  2

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 4 2 6 
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8. Minor element of a23 is

A. −8
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B. −2
C. 2
D. 4

9. Cofactor element of A32 is

A. 24
B. 12
C. − 24
D. − 12

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 3 8  
10. 
Which of the following values of  will make the matrix  1 2   1  singular?

 0 1 0 

A. 3
B. 0
C. −3
D. −1

1 2 3 
11. The determinant of the matrix 0 5 6 is equal to the product of elements of
0 0 9

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A. row 1.
B. column 3.
C. main/principal diagonal.
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g in B
D. secondary/anti-diagonal.
Le io
in m -E

2 1   x  0 
& at

3
ch xa KU

12. 1 1 2   y   0 can be transformed into a system of linear equations as


 3 2 1   z  0
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A. 2 x  y  3z  0 , 3x  y  2z  0 , x  2 y  z  0
B. 2x  3 y  z  0 , x  y  2z  0 , 3x  2 y  z  0
C. 2x  y  3z  0 , 3x  y  2z  0 , x  2 y  z  0
D. 2x  3 y  z  0 , x  y  2z  0 , 3x  2 y  z  0
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n 2 n  1
13. If the general term of a sequence is Tn  , then the third term is
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A. 3
B. 6
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C. 12
D. 18

a 3a
14. The 10th term of the given sequence ,a, , 2a is
2 2

19
A. a.
2
B. 6a.
C. 5a.
D. a.

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15. The sum of first five terms of the sequence is 60 and the common difference is equal to the first
term.

The sequence will be

A. 3, 6, 9…
B. 4, 8, 12…
C. 5, 10, 15…
D. 6, 12, 18…

16. The 3rd geometric mean of 6, GM1, 48, GM3, 384 is

A. ± 12 2

on 4
B. 27

ng 2
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C. ± 96 2

ni 20
D. 216

The sum of the infinite sequence 0.6 + 0.06 + 0.006 + … is

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17.
g in B
Le io
in m -E

2
A. .
3
& at
ch xa KU

2
B.  .
3
ea al E A

1
C. .
15
1
D.  .
15

18. If the harmonic mean between a and b is 2, then which of the following statements is TRUE?
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A. a  b  2ab
2a  b  ab
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B.
C. a  2b  ab
D. 2a  2b  2ab
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10 5
19.  n   n is equal to
n 1 n 1

A. 0
B. 2
C. 40
D. 55

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20. The sum of the cubes of the first 10 natural numbers is

A. 55
B. 385
C. 2,025
D. 3,025

8
21. P 6 is equal to

A. 28
B. 56
C. 20160

on 4
D. 67200

ng 2
ly
0!(5  1)!

ni 20
22. is equal to
4

A. 3!
ar ns
g in B

B. 0!
Le io
in m -E

C. 1
& at

D. 0
ch xa KU

23. 7
C 4  7C3 is equal to
ea al E A

14
A. C7
8
B. C4
7
C. C7
7
D. C1
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24. Atif and Bilal have their final exam in coming week. They may prepare their exam by either
studying together or by studying alone.

The Venn diagram shows their probabilities of passing the exam.

0.30
Atif Bilal
0.55 0.45

on 4
ng 2
ly
ni 20
The probability that Atif and Bilal study alone and pass the exam is

ar ns
A. 0
g in B
B. 0.3
Le io
in m -E

C. 0.7
D. 1
& at
ch xa KU

25. On rolling a pair of balanced/ fair dice, the probability of getting the sum of 5 or 11 will be
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1
A. .
36
1
B. .
18
2
C. .
3
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1
D. .
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26. A bag contains 4 green and 2 red identical balls. If Fareed draws two balls at random from the
bag, without replacement, then the probability of drawing two green balls is
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16
A. .
36
12
B. .
36
12
C. .
30
16
D. .
30

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27. The general term of the binomial expansion of 3x  7 y  10 is

10 
A.   3 x  r 107 y  r
r
10 
B.   3 x  r 7 y  r 10
r
10 
C.   3 x  r 7 y  10r
r
10 
D.   3 x  10r 7 y  r
r

on 4
ng 2
If the statement x 2 k  y 2 k is true for (k + 1) terms, then it must be divisible by

ly
28.

ni 20
I. x y
x y
ar ns
II.
g in B

III. x2  y2
Le io
in m -E
& at

A. I only.
ch xa KU

B. III only.
C. I and II.
ea al E A

D. II and III.

29. Which of the following conditions is valid for the convergence of 2  5x 2 ?

2
A. x 
5
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2
B. x 
5
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5
C. x 
2
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5
D. x 
2

30. The coefficient of 3rd term of the expression (1  2 x) 6 will be

A. −60
B. 60
C. −160
D. 160

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1
31. The solution set of the quadratic equation 2 x 2   0 is
2

A.  i, i.
 i
B. 0,  .
 2
i i
C.  ,  .
4 4
i i
D.  , .
2 2

on 4
32. (y +12) (y +10) = 7 is a reducible form of

ng 2
ly
( x  3)(x  4)(x  2)(x  5)  7

ni 20
A.
B. ( x  3)(x  4)(x  2)(x  5)  7
( x  3)(x  4)(x  2)(x  5)  7
ar ns
C.
g in B
D. ( x  3)(x  4)(x  2)(x  5)  7
Le io
in m -E

If the roots of the equation 4k  8 y  20  y 2 are equal, then k is equal to

& at

33.
ch xa KU

A. 9
ea al E A

B. 6
C. 4
D. 1

34.  3 ( 2  i 2 ) is equal to

A. 1
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B. 
 2
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C.
D. 2

35. If y = 2 and x 2  y 2  5 , then the solution set of (x, y) is

fo

A.  3, 2 .
B.  3,  2.
C. 9,  2 .
D.  9,2.

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36. The sum of the roots of the equation x 2  (2 p  1) x  p  0 is equal to four times of the
product. The value of p is

1
A.  .
6
1
B. .
6
1
C. .
2
1
D. .
3

on 4
37. 3 radians can be expressed in degrees as

ng 2
ly
ni 20
A. 0.16 
B. 9.42 
ar ns
g in B
C. 180
Le io
in m -E

D. 540 
& at
ch xa KU

38. sin  can be represented as

ea al E A

sec2   1 cos ec

sec cos ec 2  1

A C
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sec cos ec 2  1
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sec2   1 cos ec

B D
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39. If the distance between (2, 0) and (0, a ) is c, then the expression for a will be

A. c2  4
B.  c2  4
C. c2  4
D.  c2  4

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40. Which of the following trigonometric ratios has positive sign?

A. sin 210 o
B. cos 350 o
C. tan 310o
D. cosec240o

41. If 3sin x  4 cos x  r sin( x  y) , then r will be

A. 3
B. 4
C. 5

on 4
D. 7

ng 2
ly
ni 20
42. 2 sin 4x cos 3x is equal to

sin 7x − sin x.
ar ns
A.
g in B
B. sin 7x + sin x.
Le io
sin x − sin 7x.
in m -E

C.
D. − sin x − sin 7x.
& at
ch xa KU

43. The length of hypotenuse of a right angled triangle is three times the length of its base.
ea al E A

If its base is b cm long, then the length of perpendicular will be

A. 8 b.
B. 10 b.
C. 8b.
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D. 10b.

The area of the given equilateral triangle ABC is 20.70cm2 with each side of length 6.9 cm.
An

44.
A
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NOT TO SCALE

B C

The in-radius (r) of the triangle ABC is

A. 2 cm.
B. 3 cm.
C. 4 cm.
D. 6 cm.
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45. For the given triangle ABC, a circum-circle and in-circle are drawn with centres P and Q
respectively. The triangle ABC is an isosceles triangle with BC  10 cm and  A  30 o.
A

30o

on 4
ng 2
ly
ni 20
Q

ar ns
g in B

NOT TO SCALE
Le io
in m -E

B
& at

C
ch xa KU

10 cm
ea al E A

The area of triangle ABC is equal to

A. 50  sin 30 o
B. 100  sin 30 o
C. 
100  sin 75o  2
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D. 200  sin 75  o 2
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
46. In ABC , a = 16 cm, b = 24 cm, c = 20 cm and s = 30. The angle cos 2 is equal to
2
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9
A. .
16
25
B. .
32
7
C. .
8
125
D. .
32

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47. The range of cosecx is

A. [˗1,1].
B. (˗1,1).
C. R ˗ [1,1].
D. R ˗ (1,1).


48. If the period of f (x) = sin(ax) is , then the value of a is
2

1
A.
4
1

on 4
B.

ng 2
2

ly
ni 20
C. 2
D. 4

49.
ar ns
The solution set of 3 cot x  3 in the interval of [0, 2 ] will be
g in B
Le io
in m -E

  4 
 , .
& at

A.
ch xa KU

3 3 
 7 
 , .
ea al E A

B.
3 6 
   4 
C.   n     n  .
3   3 
   7 
D.   n     n  .
3  6 
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The function 2  3 sin   40 has the minimum value when  is equal to
An

50.

A. 90o
B. 60o
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C. 50o
D. 30o

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