Velammal Vidyashram, Mambakkam

Class XII Session 2025-2026

Subject - Mathematics
Sample Question Paper - 2

Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:

1. This Question paper contains - five sections A, B, C, D and E. Each section is compulsory. However, there are

internal choices in some questions.

2. Section A has 18 MCQ’s and 02 Assertion-Reason based questions of 1 mark each.

3. Section B has 5 Very Short Answer (VSA)-type questions of 2 marks each.

4. Section C has 6 Short Answer (SA)-type questions of 3 marks each.

5. Section D has 4 Long Answer (LA)-type questions of 5 marks each.

6. Section E has 3 source based/case based/passage based/integrated units of assessment (4 marks each) with sub
parts.

Section A

1. If (A - 2B) =[
1 −2
] and (2A - 3B) =[
−2 2
] then B = ? [1]
3 0 3 −3

a) [ −4 6
]
b) None of these
−3 −3

c) [ 4 −6
]
d) [
6 −4
]
3 −3 −3 3

⎡
1 sin θ 1
⎤ [1]
2. Let A = ⎢ − sin θ 1 sin θ ⎥ where 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π . Then
⎣ ⎦
−1 − sin θ 1

a) Det(A) = 0 b) Det(A) ∈ [2, 4]

c) Det(A) ∈ (2, 4) d) Det(A) ∈ (2, ∞)

3. The system of equations x + 2y = 5, 4x + 8y =20 has [1]

a) None of these b) no solution

c) a unique solution d) infinitely many solutions

4. At x = 2, f(x) = [x] is [1]

a) Continuous but not differentiable b) None of these

c) Continuous as well as differentiable d) Differentiable but not continuous

5. The lines l1 and l2 intersect. The shortest distance between them is [1]

a) infinity b) negative

c) positive d) zero

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6. The degree of the differential equation (

d
2
y
) + (
dy
)
2

= x sin(
dy
) is [1]
2
dx dx dx

a) not defined b) 1

c) 2 d) 3
7. The corner points of the feasible region determined by the system of linear constraints are (0, 10), (5, 5), (15, [1]
15), (0, 20). Let Z = px + qy, where p, q > 0. Condition on p and q so that the maximum of Z occurs at both the
points (15, 15) and (0, 20) is

a) q = 3p b) q = 2p

c) p = q d) p = 2q
8. If |a⃗ + b|⃗ = ⃗
|a⃗ − b| Then [1]

a) a⃗ ⊥ b
⃗
b) none of these

c) |a⃗| = ⃗
|b| d) a⃗∥b
⃗

3 −
9. ∫ √x dx =? [1]
4 4

a) 4
x 3 + C b) 3
x 3 + C
3 4

2 3

c) 3
x 3 + C d) 4
x 4 + C
2 3

10. Total number of possible matrices of order 3 × 3 with each entry 2 or 0 is [1]

a) 27 b) 81

c) 9 d) 512
11. Maximize Z = 5x+3y , subject to constraints x + y ≤ 300 , 2x + y ≤ 360, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0. [1]

a) 1020 b) 1050

c) 1040 d) 1030
12. If a⃗ ⋅ b ⃗ = 0 and a⃗ × b
⃗
= 0, then which one of the following is correct? [1]

a) a⃗ is parallel to b ⃗ b) a⃗ = 0 or b ⃗ = 0

c) a⃗ is perpendicular to b ⃗ d) None of these

⎡
a 0 0
⎤ [1]
13. If A = ⎢0 a 0⎥ , then the value of |adj A| is
⎣ ⎦
0 0 a

a) a2 b) a6

c) a9 d) a27

14. If A and B are events such that P(A|B) = P(B|A), then [1]

a) A ⊂ B but A ≠ B b) A = B

c) A ∩ B = ∅ d) P(A) = P(B)
2

15. Consider the following statements in respect of the differential equation

d y

2
+ cos(
dy
) =0 [1]
dx dx

i. The degree of the differential equation is not defined.

ii. The order of the differential equation is 2.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

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 a) Both (i) and (ii) b) Only (ii)

c) Only (i) d) Neither (i) nor (ii)

16. If a⃗, b,⃗ c ⃗ are three non-zero vectors, no two of which are collinear and the vector a⃗ + b ⃗ is collinear with c ,⃗ b ⃗ + c ⃗ [1]
is collinear with a⃗ , then a⃗ + b ⃗ + c ⃗ =

a) a⃗ b) c⃗

c) b ⃗ d) None of these

If y = sec-1 ( [1]
2
dy
17. x +1

2
) then dx
= ?
x −1

a) b) None of these
−1

2
(1+x )

c) 2

(1+x )
2
d) −2

(1+x )
2

y y−2
[1]
x−1 z−3
18. The lines and are
x z
= = = =
1 2 3 −2 −4 −6

a) parallel b) intersecting

c) skew d) coincident

19. Assertion (A): If x is real, then the minimum value of x2 - 8x + 17 is 1. [1]

Reason (R): If f''(x) > 0 at a critical point, then the value of the function at the critical point will be the
minimum value of the function.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

20. Assertion (A): Every function is invertible. [1]
Reason (R): Only bijective functions are invertible.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

Section B

21. Find the principal value of cosec-1(-2). [2]

OR
–
Find the principal value of cosec-1(− √2) .

22. Find the intervals in function f(x) = 2x3 - 24x + 107 is increasing or decreasing. [2]
23. The radius r of a right circular cone is decreasing at the rate of 3 cm/minute and the height h is increasing at the [2]
rate of 2 cm/minute. When r = 9 cm and h = 6 cm, find the rate of change of its volume.
OR

A particle moves along the curve 6y = x3 + 2. Find the points on the curve at which y-coordinates is changing 2 times
as fast as x - coordinates.
1
24. Evaluate the integral: ∫ 0
log(1 + x)dx [2]
25. Find the values of x for which the function , [2]
f(x) = k x
3
− 9x
2
+ 9x + 3 is increasing in R
Section C

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26. Evaluate: ∫ dx

x
2
. [3]
(e −1)

27. In a school, there are 1000 students, out of which 430 are girls. It is known that out of 430, 10% of the girls [3]
study in class XII, what is the probability that a student chosen randomly studies in class XII, given that the
chosen student is a girl?
π
28. Evaluate ∫ . [3]
2x π
e ⋅ sin( + x)dx
0 4

OR
3x+1
Evaluate: dx
√5−2x−x2

29. Solve the following differential equation: [3]

xdy - (y - x3)dx = 0
OR
dy
Find the particular solution of the differential equation (1 + x 2
) + 2xy =
1

2
, given that y = 0 when x = 1.
dx 1+x

30. Solve the Linear Programming Problem graphically: [3]

Minimize Z = x - 5 y + 20 Subject to
x-y≥0
- x + 2y ≥ 2
x≥3
y≤4
x, y ≥ 0
OR
Solve the Linear Programming Problem graphically:
Maximize Z = 50x + 30y Subject to
2x + y ≤ 18
3x + 2y ≤ 34
x, y ≥ 0
31. Differentiate the function with respect to x: tan −1
(
a+b tan x
) . [3]
b−a tan x

Section D

32. Find the area enclosed by the parabola y2 = 4ax and the line y = mx. [5]
33. Let n be a positive integer. Prove that the relation R on the set Z of all integers numbers defined by (x, y) ∈ R ⇔ [5]
x - y is divisible by n, is an equivalence relation on Z.
OR
Let A = R - {3}, B = R - {1]. If f be defined by f(x) . Then, show that f is bijective.
x−2
: A → B = ∀x ∈ A
x−3

34. Solve the system of equations [5]

2 3 10
+ + = 4
x y z

4 6 5
− + = 1
x y z

6 9 20
+ − = 2
x y z

y+1
35. Find the perpendicular distance of the point (1, 0, 0) from the line
x−1
= =
z+10
. Also, find the [5]
2 −3 8

coordinates of the foot of the perpendicular and the equation of the perpendicular.
OR
Show that the lines r ⃗ = ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
( i + j − k) + λ(3 i − j ) and r ⃗ = ^ ^ ^ ^
(4 i − k) + μ(2 i + 3k) intersect Also, find the
equation of the plane containing them.
Section E

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36. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
For an audition of a reality singing competition, interested candidates were asked to apply under one of the two
musical genres-folk or classical and under one of the two age categories-below 18 or 18 and above.
The following information is known about the 2000 application received:
i. 960 of the total applications were the folk genre.
ii. 192 of the folk applications were for the below 18 category.
iii. 104 of the classical applications were for the 18 and above category.
(i) What is the probability that an application selected at random is for the 18 and above category provided it
is under the classical genre? Show your work.
(ii) An application selected at random is found to be under the below 18 category. Find the probability that it
is under the folk genre. Show your work.
(iii) If P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.8 and P(B|A) = 0.6, then P(A ∪ B) is equal to
OR
If A and B are two independent events with
P(A) = 3

5
and P(B) = 4

9
, then find P(A' ∩ B').
37. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
A plane started from airport O with a velocity of 120 m/s towards east. Air is blowing at a velocity of 50 m/s
towards the north As shown in the figure.
The plane travelled 1 hr in OA direction with the resultant velocity. From A and B travelled 1 hr with keeping
velocity of 120 m/s and finally landed at B.

(i) What is the resultant velocity from O to A?

(ii) What is the direction of travel of plane O to A with east?
(iii) What is the total displacement from O to A?
OR
What is the resultant velocity from A to B?
38. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]

The temperature of a person during an intestinal illness is given by f(x) = -0.1x2 + mx + 98.6, 0 ≤ x < 12, m
being a constant, where f(x) is the temperature in oF at x days.

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(i) Is the function differentiable in the interval (0, 12)? Justify your answer.
(ii) If 6 is the critical point of the function, then find the value of the constant m.

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