KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN GURUGRAM REGION

HALF YEARLY Examination 2024-25

11 - Mathematics (Code- 041) Time: 3 Hours MM-80

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 (Multiple Choice Questions)
Each question carries 1 mark
The number of the proper subset of {a, b, c} is:
(A) 3 (B) 8
1 (C) 6 (D) 7 1
1
If set A has 3 elements and set B has 6 elements then
2 ( A ) 6 ≤ n ( A ∩B ) ≤ 9 ( B ) 6 ≤ n ( A ∪ B ) ≤ 9
(C )0 ≤ n ( A ∩ B)≤ 2 ( D)3 ≤ n ( A ∩ B)≤ 6

If f(x) = −¿|x|. Choose the correct option from the following: 1

(A) Domain is set of negative real numbers (B) Range is set of real numbers
3 (C) Range is set of all negative integers (D) Range is (-∞, 0]
1
If f ( x )=x ∧g ( x )=| x| ,then ( f + g )( x ) is equal ¿
4
(A) 0 for all x ∈ R (B) 2x for all x ∈ R

(C) {20x,,forforxx<0≥ 0 (D) {20x, for x≥0

, for x <0

The radian measure of 520°.is

5 13 π 26 π 17 π 6π 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
9 9 9 9
1 1
The greatest value of sinx cosx is ( A ) ( B ) 2 ( C ) √ 2 ( D ) 1
6 2

The smallest positive integer for which ( 1+i )2 n=( 1−i )2 n is 1

7
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 8

If x=−1+i , thenthe value of x 2+ 2 x−1 is 1

8
( A ) −3 ( B ) 0 ( C ) 1 ( D )−1

Solution set of the inequality 5 x−1>3 x+ 7 is 1

9 ( A ) (−4 , ∞ )( B ) (−∞ ,−4 ) ( C )( 4 , ∞ )( D ) (−4 ,−∞ )
Number of words from the letters of the words BHARAT in which B and H will never come together 1
is:
10 a) 210 b) 240 c) 422 d) 400
n
If C =n
12 C , then n is equal to
8

11 (A) 12 (B) 6 (C) 4 (D) 20 1

The total number of terms in the expansion of ( x +a)51−( x −a)51 after simplification:
 (A) 102 (B) 25 (C) 26 (D) None of these 1
12
10
Number of terms in the expansion ( x 2 +3 ) is
(A) 10 (B) 11 (C) 9 (D) 12 1
13
The third term of a GP is 4 . The product of its first five terms is 1
14 (A) 4 3 ( B ) 44 ( C ) 45 ( D ) ¿
17th term of the GP: 2, 2√2, 4, 2√2…. is 1
15 a) 256 b) 128 √ 2 c) 512 d) 256 √ 2
−2 −7 1
Find the values of x so that the numbers ,x, are in G.P.
7 2
16 (A) −1 ,1 (B) −1 ,−2 (C) 1 , 2 (D) None of these

17 Slope of a line which cuts off intercept of equal length on the axes is 1
(a) −1 ( b ) 0 ( c ) √ 3 ( d ) 1

18 The perpendicular distance of the line x−√ 3 y +8 = 0 from the origin is

(a )2 (b )3 (c ) 4 (d ) 5 1
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.
(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.
Assertion (A) : The ratio of the radii of two circles at the centre of which two equal arcs subtend
angles of 30 °∧70 °is 21 :10. 1
19 Reason (R): Number of radians in an angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc is equal to
the ratio of the length of the arc to the radius of the circle.
20 Assertion (A): If √ a+ib=x +iy , then √ a−ib=x−iy .
Reason (R): A complex number z is said to be purely imaginary , if Re(z)=0 . 1
SECTION B
This section comprises of very short answer type-questions (VSA) of 2 marks each
IfU = { 1, 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ,7 } , A={1 , 2 ,3 , 4 }.B= {2,3,6} then find ( A ∪ B )' and ( B− A )' 2
21
Draw the graph of the Signum function , also write its domain and range. 2
22
1 1 2
If tan α = ∧tan β= , then find the value of α + β .
2 3
23 OR
π
Find the value of tan .
8
24 Find real numbers x and y if (x – iy)(3+5 i) is conjugate of −6−24 i 2
3 3 3069
How many terms of the G.P. 3 , , … … .. are needed to give the sum .
2 4 512 2
25 OR
The sum of some terms of G.P. is 315 whose first term and the common ratio are 5 and 2,
respectively. Find the last term and the number of terms.
SECTION C
(This section comprises of short answer type questions (SA) of 3 marks each)
Let A , B and C be the sets such that A ∪ B= A ∪ C∧ A ∩ B= A ∩C , show that B=C . 3
26
27 Find the range of the following functions given by- ¿ x−4∨ ¿ ¿
x−4 3
OR
Find the domain and range of the relation R given by
 { 6
R= ( x , y ) : y=x + ; where x , y ∈ N∧x <6
x }
28 π 9π 3π 5π 3
Prove that 2 cos cos + cos +cos =0
13 13 13 13
29 Find all pairs of consecutive even positive integers , both of which are larger than 5 , such that their 3
sum is less than 23.
Using binomial theorem prove that 3
n
8 −7 n−1 is divisible by 49 , where n ∈ N .
30 OR
6 6
Evaluate ( √ 2+1 ) + ( √ 2−1 ) by using Binomial theorem
Find the equation of the line which cuts-off intercepts on the axes whose sum and product are 1 and 3
−6 respectively . OR
31 x y
Find the equation of a line drawn perpendicular to the line + = 1 through the point where it
4 6
meets the y axis.
SECTION D
(This section comprises of long answer-type questions (LA) of 5 marks each)
32 −1 x x x
If sin x= ∧x lies in the IV quadrant , find the values of cos , sin and tan .
2 2 2 2 5
Find the number of arrangements of the letters of the word INDEPENDENCE. In how many of these 5
arrangements
(i) do the words start with P? (ii) do all the vowels always occur together?
33 (iii) do the word begin with I and end in P?
OR
A group consists of 4 girls and 7 boys. In how many ways can a team of 5 members be selected if the
team has (i) no girl ? (ii) at least one boy and one girl ? (iii) at least 3 girls ?
If a∧b are the roots of x 2−3 x + p=0∧c , d are theroots of x2 −12 x +q=0 , where
a , b , c , d form a geometric progression . Prove that
( q + p ) : ( q− p )=17 :15 . 5
34 OR The Sum of two
numbers is 6 times their geometric mean , show that numbers
are in the Ratio ( 3+2 √ 2 ) : ( 3−2 √ 2 ) .
35 Find the equation to the straight line passing through the point of intersection of the lines 5x – 6y – 1 5
= 0 and 3x + 2y + 5 = 0 and perpendicular to the line 3x – 5y +11=0
SECTION E
(This section comprises of 3 case-study/passage-based questions of 4 marks each with two sub-parts.
First two case study questions have three sub parts (i), (ii), (iii) of marks 1, 1, 2 respectively.
Letters of the word OUGHT are arranged in all possible orders forming words with or without
meaning . Answer the following questions on the basis of the above activity.
36 (i) How many words with or without meaning can be formed so that the vowels occupy
even places ? 1
(ii) How many words with or without meaning can be formed so that the vowels occupy
first and last places ? 1
(iii) If all the words with or without meaning are arranged in dictionary how many words are
there in this list before the first word starting with T ? 2
OR
If all the words with or without meaning are arranged in dictionary
then find the rank of the word TOUGH ?
2
Rahul being a plant lover decides to open a nursery and he bought few plants with pots. He wants
to place pots in such a way that numbers of pots in a first row is 2, in second row is 4, and in third
37 row is 8 and so on. Answer the following questions based on the following information.
(i) Find the total number of pots in the 8th row. 1
(ii) Find the total number of pots in 10 rows. 1
(iii). what will be the number of first plant in 10th row. 2
OR
 If Rahul wants to place 510 pots in all , how many rows will be formed? 2
Three friends are sitting in a triangular park ABC . The sides AB , BC and CA are represented by
lines y−x =0 , x + y =0∧x−4=0respectively . One friend draw partition through A to M . The
38 partition AM divides the triangle into two equal parts .

Based on the above information answer the following questions 2

(i) Find the equation of the line AM . 2
(ii) Find the area of the triangle ABC .