Velammal Vidyashram, Mambakkam

Class XII Session 2025-2026

Subject - Mathematics
Sample Question Paper - 6

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. From the matrix equation AB = AC we can conclude B = C, provided [1]

a) A is symmetric matrix b) A is singular matrix

c) A is square matrix d) A is non-singular matrix

2. For any 2 × 2 matrix, If A(adj A) = [

10 0
], then |A| is equal to [1]
0 10

a) 20 b) 10

c) 0 d) 100
∣2 3 2 ∣
[1]
∣ ∣
3. If x x x + 3 = 0 , then the value of x is:
∣ ∣
∣4 9 1 ∣

a) 1 b) 0

c) -1 d) 3

4. If y = 2x then
dy
= ? [1]
dx

a) 2x (log 2) b) None of these

x

c) d) x(2x-1)
2

(log 2)

5. The planes: 2x - y + 4z = 5 and 5x - 2.5y + 10z = 6 are [1]

a) intersect y-axis b) Parallel

c) passes through (0, 0, 5

) d) Perpendicular
4

dy
6. The solution of dx
= |x| is [1]

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a) y = b) y =
x|x|
+C
x

2 2
+C
3

c) y = d) y =
|x|
+C
x

2
+C 2

7. Maximise the function Z = 11x + 7y, subject to the constraints: x ≤ 3, y ≤ 2,x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0. [1]

a) 50 b) 48

c) 49 d) 47

8. Find λ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
and μ if (2 i + 6j + 27k) × ( i + λ j + μk) = 0
⃗ [1]

a) 5, 27

2
b) 3, 27

c) 3, 27

5
d) 4, 27

9. ∫ ex (tan x + log sec x) dx = ? [1]

a) ex(log cos x) + C b) ex tan x + C

c) ex log sec x + C d) None of these

10. If the matrix AB is zero, then [1]

a) A = 0 and B = 0 b) none of these

c) It is not necessary that either A = 0 or, B = 0 d) A = 0 or B = 0

11. The corner points of the feasible region determined by the following system of linear inequalities: [1]
2x + y ≤ 10, x + 3y ≤ 15, x, y ≥ 0 are (0, 0), (5, 0), (3, 4) and (0, 5). Let Z = px + qy, where p, q ≥ 0.
Condition on p and q so that the maximum of Z occurs at both (3, 4) and (0, 5) is

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

c) p = q d) p = 2q
12. If a⃗ , b,⃗ c ⃗ are three vectors such that a⃗ + b ⃗ + c ⃗ = 0
⃗
and |a⃗| = ⃗
2, |b| = 3, |c |⃗ = 5 , then value of [1]
⃗ ⃗
a⃗ ⋅ b + b ⋅ c ⃗ + c ⃗ ⋅ a⃗ is

a) -19 b) 0

c) 38 d) 1
cos θ − sin θ [1]
13. If A = [ ] then A-1 = ?
sin θ cos θ

a) -adj A b) adj A

c) -A d) A
14. A box contains 3 white and 2 black balls. Two balls are drawn at random one after the other. If the balls are not [1]
replaced, what is the probability that both the balls are black?

a) None of these b)
2

c) 1

5
d) 1

10

15. The solution of the differential equation = x dx + y dy = x2y dy - y2x dx is [1]

a) x3 + 1 = C (1 - y3) b) x3 - 1 = C (1 + y3)

c) x2 + 1 = C (1 - y2) d) x
2
− 1 = C (1 + y )
2

16. Find the value of λ such that the vectors a⃗ = ^ ^ ^

2i + λ j + k and b ⃗ = ^ ^ ^
i + 2j + 3k are orthogonal. [1]

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 a) b) 0
3

c) 1 d) −5

k cos x π
, when x ≠ [1]
17. If the function f(x) = {
(π−2x) 2
be continuous at x = π

2
, then the value of k is
π
3, when x =
2

a) 6 b) 3

c) -3 d) -5
18. If the direction ratios of a line are proportional to 1, - 3, 2, then its direction cosines are [1]

a) 1
,
2
,
3
b) −
1
,−
2
,−
3

√14 √14 √14 √14 √14 √14

c) 1
,−
3
,
2
d) −
1
,
3
,
2

√14 √14 √14 √14 √14 √14

19. Assertion (A): The rate of change of area of a circle with respect to its radius r when r = 6 cm is 12π cm2/cm. [1]

Reason (R): Rate of change of area of a circle with respect to its radius r is dA

dr
, where A is the area of the circle.

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): The Relation R given by R = {(1, 3), (4, 2), (2, 4), (2, 3), (3, 1) on set A = {1, 2, 3, 2} is [1]
symmetric.
Reason (R): For symmetric Relation R = R-1

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 value of cos −1 1

2
+ 2 sin
−1 1

2
. [2]
OR
For the principal value, evaluate cot[sin −1
{cos(tan
−1
1)}]

22. The volume of a cube is increasing at the rate of 7 cm3 /sec. How fast is its surface area increasing at the instant [2]
when the length of an edge of the cube is 12 cm?
23. Find the point of local maxima or local minima and the corresponding local maximum and minimum values of a [2]

function: f(x) = -x3 + 12x2 - 5.

OR

Show that f(x) = cos2 x is a decreasing function on (0, π

2
).
24. Evaluate : ∫ ( 1+sin x
) dx . [2]
1−sin x

25. Find the interval in function f(x) = x

4
− 4x is increasing or decreasing. [2]
Section C
26. Find ∫ [3]
5x−2
dx.
2
1+2x+3x

27. In a bulb factory, three machines, A, B, C, manufacture 60%, 25% and 15% of the total production respectively. [3]
Of their respective outputs, 1%, 2% and 1% are defective. A bulb is drawn at random from the total product and
it is found to be defective. Find the probability that it was manufactured by machine C.
3

28. Find ∫ 4
x

2
dx. [3]
x +3x +2

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 OR
1
Evaluate ∫ −1 2x
tan ( )dx
0 1−x
2

dy y y
29. Solve the differential equation: =
x
+ sin(
x
) [3]
dx

OR
dy
Solve the differential equation: dx
+ y cos x = sin x cos x
30. Find the maximum value of Z = 3x + 5y subject to the constraints -2x + y ≤ 4, x + y ≥ 3, x - 2y ≤ 2, x ≥ 0 and [3]
y≥0
OR
Find the linear constraints for which the shaded area in the figure below is the solution set

31. If y = sin (sin x), prove that

d y
+ tan x
dy
+ y cos
2
x = 0 [3]
2
dx dx

Section D
2
y y
[5]
2

32. Find the area of the smaller region bounded by the ellipse and the line .
x x
+ = 1 + = 1
9 4 3 2

33. Show that the relation R in the set A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} given by R = {(a, b) : |a – b| is divisible by 2} is an [5]
equivalence relation. Write all the equivalence classes of R.
OR
Show that the function f defined by f(x) , x ∈ R is one-one and onto
x
: R → {x ∈ R : −1 < x < 1} =
1+|x|

function.
34. A total amount of Rs 7000 is deposited in three different savings bank accounts with annual interest rates of 5%, [5]
8% and 8 1

2
% ,respectively. The total annual 2% interest from these three accounts is Rs 550. Equal amounts
have been deposited in the 5% and 8% savings accounts. Find the amount deposited in each of the three
accounts, with the help of matrices.
y−2
35. Find the image of the point (5, 9, 3) in the line [5]
x−1 z−3
= =
2 3 4

OR
−
−→ −
−→
^ ^ ^
AB = 3 i − j + k and C D = ^ ^ ^
−3 i + 2j + 4k are two vectors. The position vectors of the points A and C are
^ ^ ^
6 i + 7j + 4k and −9^j + 2k
^
, respectively. Find the position vector of a point P on the line AB and a point Q on the
−
−→ −
−→ −
−→
line CD such that P Q is perpendicular to AB and C D both.
Section E
36. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
A shopkeeper sells three types of flower seeds A1, A2, A3. They are sold in the form of a mixture, where the

proportions of these seeds are 4 : 4 : 2 respectively. The germination rates of the three types of seeds are 45%,
60% and 35% respectively.

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 Based on the above information:
(i) Calculate the probability that a randomly chosen seed will germinate.
(ii) Calculate the probability that the seed is of type A2, given that a randomly chosen seed germinates.
(iii) A die is throw and a card is selected at random from a deck of 52 playing cards. Then find the probability
of getting an even number on the die and a spade card.
OR
If A and B are any two events such that P(A) + P(B) - P(A and B) = P(A), then find P(A|B).
37. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
Renu purchased an air plant holder which is in the shape of a tetrahedron.
Let A, B, C and D are the coordinates of the air plant holder where A ≡ (1, 1, 1), B ≡ (2, 1, 3), C ≡ (3, 2, 2)
and D ≡ (3, 3, 4).

→
(i) Find the position vector of AB
→
(ii) Find the position vector of AD.
(iii) Find area of △ABC
OR
→
Find the unit vector along AD
38. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
An Apache helicopter of the enemy is flying along the curve given by y = x2 + 7. A soldier, placed at (3, 7) want
to shoot down the helicopter when it is nearest to him.

(i) If P (x1, y1) be the position of a helicopter on curve y = x2 + 7, then find distance D from P to soldier place

at (3, 7).
(ii) Find the critical point such that distance is minimum.

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