KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, CHANDIGARH REGION

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION - (2023-24)

Class: XI Sub: Mathematics
Max.Marks:80 Time : 3 Hrs
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.

Sr. Section – A (1-Mark each) Marks

No.
Q.1 If the fifth term of a G.P is 2,then write the product of its 9 terms 1
(a) 64 (b) 256 (c) 512 (d) 1024

Q.2 Write the following as intervals : {x : x ∈ R, – 2 < x ≤ 3} 1

(a) (-2, 3] (b) [−2,3) (c)(−2,3) (d)[−2,3]

Q.3 If A = {1,2,3,4}, B = { -1, 1, 0, -2, 2} and C={1,3,4} are subsets of which interval 1
(a) [1,4] (b) [−1,4]
(c) [−2,2] (d) [−2,4]

Q.4 Let A = {a, e, i, o, u} and B = {a, i, k, u} then value of (A – B) and (B – A) are respectively 1
(a){e, o} and {k} (b) {e} and {k} (c) {o} and {k} (d) {e, o} and {k, i}

Q.5 The large hand of a clock is 42 cm long. How much distance does its extremity move in 20 1
minutes?
(a)88cm (b)80cm (c)75cm (d) 77cm
31π
Q.6 Find the value of sin 3 . 1
√3 1 2 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) - 2
2 2 √3

Q.7 4 𝜃 1
If sin 𝜃 = − 5 and 𝜃 lies in third quadrant, then the value of cos 2 is
1 1 1 1
(a) 5 (b) − (c)− (d)
√10 √5 √10

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Q.8 Find the multiplicative inverse of complex number 1- 𝑖 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
(a) − 2 𝑖 (b) 2 + 2 𝑖 (c)− 2 − 2 𝑖 (d) − 2 + 2 𝑖
2

Q.9 If 4𝑥 + 𝑖(3𝑥 − 𝑦) = 3 + 𝑖(−6) then the values of x and y are 1

(a) x =3, y =4 (b) x=3/4, y= 33/4
(c)x =4. y =3 (d)x =33. Y =4

2
Q.10 1 25 1
19
[𝑖 + ( ) ]
𝑖
(a) 4 (b) − 4 (c) 𝑖 (d) −𝑖

Q.11 If -2<2x–1<2 then the value of x lies in the 1

interval
(a)(1/2,3/2) (b)(-1/2, 3/2)
(c) (3/2,1/2) (d)(3/2,1/2)

Q.12 Ravi has Rs 200 to buy rice, which is available in packets of 1 kg, the price of 1 packet of rice 1
is Rs30.If x denotes the number of packets of rice then
(a) 30x <200 (b) 30x≥ 200 (c) 30x≤ 200 (d) 30x> 200
Q.13 Given 4 flags of different colors, how many different signals can be 1
generated, if a signal requires the use of 2 flags one below the other?
(a) 12 (b) 13 (c) 14 (d) 15

Q.14 The two geometric means between the numbers 1 and 64 are 1
(a) 1 and 64 (b) 4 and 16 (c) 2 and 16 (d) 8 and 16
Q.15 The total number of terms in the expansion of 1
(𝑥 + 𝑎)40 + (𝑥 − 𝑎)40 are
(a) 21 (b) 20 (c) 80 (d) 81

Q.16 The number of terms in the expansion of (𝑥 2 + 2𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 2 )25 is: 1

(a) 49 (b) 50 (c) 51 (d) 52

Q.17 The fourth, seventh and tenth terms of a G.P. are p, q, r 1

respectively, then
(a) 𝑝2 = 𝑞 2 + 𝑟 2 (b) 𝑞 2 = 𝑝𝑟 (c)𝑝2 = 𝑞𝑟 (d) 𝑟 2 = 𝑝𝑞
Q.18 Which term of the G.P √3 ,3,3√3,………is729 1
(a) 10th (b) 11th (c) 12th (d) 13th
ASSERTION-REASON BASED QUESTIONS
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.

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 (b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
Q.19 Assertion (A): If 𝑛𝐶12 = 𝑛𝐶8 then n = 4
Reason (R): 𝑛𝐶𝑟 = 𝑛𝐶𝑛−𝑟
Q.20 Assertion (A):For any two sets A and B, A – B ⊂ B’
Reason (R):If A be any set, then A ∩ A’ = Ø
Section – B ( 2-Marks each)
Q.21 If f and g are two real valued functions defined as f(x) = 2x + 1, g(x) = 𝑥 2 +1 then find f + g, f- 2
g, f.g and f/g
Q.22 Use the properties of sets to prove that for all the sets A and B, A – (A ∩ B) = A – B 2
Or
Let U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}, A = {2, 3} and B = {3, 4, 5}. Find A′, B′, A′ ∩ B′, A ∪ B and hence show
that (A∪B )′ = A′∩ B′.

Q.23 Let A = {𝑥: 𝑥 ∈ 𝑁},B = {𝑥: 𝑥 = 2𝑛, 𝑛 ∈ 𝑁},C={𝑥: 𝑥 = 2𝑛 − 1, 𝑛 ∈ 𝑁} and D= 2

{𝑥: 𝑥 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟}.Find
(i) A∩ 𝐵 (ii) 𝐵 ∩ 𝐷
Q.24 Show that tan 3x tan 2x tan x = tan 3x – tan 2x – tan x. 2
Or
Evaluate the value of tan2x if sinx= −3/5, where x is in quadrant IV
Q.25 Using binomial theorem compute (102)5 2

Section – C ( 3-Marks each)

Q.26 Show that for any two sets A and B 3
(i) A = (𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) ∪ (𝐴 − 𝐵) (ii) A∪ (𝐵 − 𝐴) = 𝐴 ∪ 𝐵

Q.27 If 2𝑛𝐶3 : 𝑛𝐶3 = 11: 1 ,find n. 3

Q.28 Let A = {1,2,3,4}, B = {1,4,9,16,25} and R be a relation defined from 3

A to B as, R = {(x, y): x ∈ A, y ∈ B and y = 𝑥 2 }
i) Depict this relation in roster form.
ii) Find domain of R.
iii) Find range of R.

OR

Define signum function, draw its graph and find domain and range.

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Q.29    3  5  7  1 3
Prove that: 1 + cos 1 + cos 1 + cos 1 + cos =
 8  8  8  8  8

Q.30 Find the modulus and conjugate of a complex number(3−2𝑖)(2+3𝑖) 3

(1+2𝑖)(2−𝑖)

Q.31 Find the number of 4-digit numbers that can be formed using the digits 3
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 if no digit is repeated. How many of these will be even?

OR

How many words, with or without meaning, each of 2 vowels and 3

consonants can be formed from the letters of the word DAUGHTER

Section – D ( 5-Marks each)

𝑡ℎ
Q.32 If the first and 𝑛 terms of a G.P are a and b respectively and p is the product of the first n 5
terms, prove that 𝑝2 = (𝑎𝑏)𝑛
OR
Find the sum of the sequence 0.7,0.77,0.777, 0.7777, ……. to n-terms.

Q.33 Prove that sin 11𝑥 sin 𝑥+sin 7𝑥 sin 3𝑥 = tan 8𝑥 5

cos 11𝑥 sin 𝑥+cos 7𝑥 sin 3𝑥
Or
3 x x x
If tan x = − 4 , x lies in II quadrant, Find the value of sin2 ,cos2 and tan 2

Q.34 If 𝐼𝑓 a+𝑖𝑏 = 𝑐+𝑖 ,where c is real, prove that: 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 = 1 and 𝑏 = 2𝑐 5

𝑐−𝑖 𝑎 𝑐 2 −1

Q.35 4 cards are chosen from the deck of 52 cards. Find the number of ways to 5
Choose
(i) four cards of same suit
(ii) two are red and two are black cards
(iii) four cards belong to four different suits
(iv) cards are of same color
(v) are face cards
SECTION E
This section comprises of 3 case-study/passage-based questions. First two case study questions have
three sub-parts (i), (ii), (iii) of marks 1, 1, 2 respectively. The third case study question has two sub-parts of
2 marks each.

Q.36 Case-Study 1:
Let f and g are two functions defined as 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 − 1 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 2 − 3𝑥
Based on the above information answer the following questions

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 (i) Find domain of f.
1
(ii) Find domain of 𝑔.
1
(iii) Find range of 𝑓

Q37 Case-Study 2:

𝑀
IQ of a person is calculated by the formula IQ = 𝐶 x 100
Where M is the mental age and C is the chronological age of a
person. Answer the following questions.
(i) If IQ of a person of Mental age 30 years is 60 , find the
chronological age of the person.
(ii) A person’s Chronological age is 50 years, to have IQ at least70,
what minimum Mental age he should have in completed years.
(iii) Mental age of a person is 30 years. To have IQ between 50 and 60 ,
what his chronological age should be?
Q38 Case-Study 3:
In the expansion of {(𝑎 + 𝑏)𝑛 − (𝑎 − 𝑏)𝑛 } the number of terms after simplifying the
expression {(𝑎 + 𝑏)𝑛 − (𝑎 − 𝑏)𝑛 } are reduced and less than then the number of terms in
the expansion of (𝑎 + 𝑏)𝑛 𝑜𝑟(𝑎 − 𝑏)𝑛
Based on the above information, answer the following questions
(I)Using binomial theorem expand {(𝑎 + 𝑏)4 − (𝑎 − 𝑏)4 } to verify the above statement
4 4
(II) Using part-I evaluate {(√3 + √2) − (√3 − √2) }

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