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CLASS – XI
MATHEMATICS (041)
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 MCQs and 2 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 type questions of 3 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 Long Answer 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 carries 1 mark
1. Which of the following is a null set?
(a) {𝑥: 𝑥 ∈ 𝑁, 2𝑥 − 1 = 3}
(b) {𝑥: 𝑥 ∈ 𝑁, 𝑥 < 20}
(c) {𝑥: 𝑥 is an even prime greater than 2}
(d) {𝑥: 𝑥 ∈ 𝑍, 3𝑥 + 7 = 1}

2. Two finite sets A and B are such that A ⊂B, then which of the following is not correct?
(a) A ∪ B = B (b) A ∩ B = A (c) A – B = ∅ (d) B – A = ∅

3. If A and B are two sets (𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) =

(a) A∩B (b) A∪B (c) 𝐴 ∩ 𝐵 (d) 𝐴 ∪ 𝐵

4. Let 𝑛(𝐴) = 𝑝 and 𝑛(𝐵) = 𝑞, then the number of non-empty relations from A to B is
(a) 𝑝 (b) 𝑞 − 1 (c) 2 − 1 (d) 2

5. The domain of the function defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = √4 − 𝑥 + is equal to

√
(a) (−∞, −1) ∪ (1,4]
(b) (b) (−∞, −1] ∪ (1,4]
(c) (c) (−∞, −1) ∪ [1,4]
(d) (d) (−∞, −1) ∪ [1,4)

6. If [𝑥] − 5[𝑥] + 6 = 0, where [𝑥] denotes the greatest integer function, then
(a) 𝑥 ∈ [3,4] (b) 𝑥 ∈ (2,3] (c) 𝑥 ∈ [2,3] (d) 𝑥 ∈ [2,4)

7. The value of 8cos − 6 cos is

(a) 2 (b) -2 (c) 1 (d) -1
8. Which of the following is not equal to 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2𝑥
(a) 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥
(b) 1 − 2𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥
(c) 1 − 2𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥
(d)

9. The least value of sin² x + cosec² x is

(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1

10. The value of (1 + 𝑖) + (1 − 𝑖) is equal to

(a) 8 (b)−8 (c) 4 (d) −4

11. If < 0, then 𝑥 belongs to

(a) (−∞, 5) (b)(−∞, 9) (c) (−∞, 5] (d) (−∞, 9]

12. The number of ways in which 5 boys and 3 girls can be seated in a row, so that no two girls sit
together is
(a) 8! (b) 5!× 3! (c) 3! ×5𝑃 (d) 5! ×6𝑃

13. The number of terms in the expansion of (𝑥 + 𝑎) + (𝑥 − 𝑎) after simplification is

(a) 106 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 53

14. Distance of a point (3,4,5) from the origin is

(a) √5 (b)2√5 (c)√2 (d) 5√2

5 5 5
15. The 20th term of the G.P , , ,……..is
2 4 8
(a) (b) (c) (d)

16. The point (−2, −3, −4) lies in the

(a) First Octant (b) Seventh Octant (c) Second Octant (d) Eighth Octant

17. If 𝑃(𝐴) = 0.2, 𝑃(𝐵) = 0.3 and 𝑃(𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) = 0.1, then 𝑃(𝐴 ∪ 𝐵) is equal to
(a) (b) (c) (d)

18. In a class of 60 students, 30 opted for NCC, 32 opted for NSS and 24 opted for both NCC and
NSS. If one of these students is selected at random, the probability of the student has opted NSS
but not NCC
(a) (b) (c) (d) None of these
 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 and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

19. Assertion (A) : If 2023𝐶 = 2023𝐶 , then sum of all positive values of 𝑥 is 675
Reason (R) : If n𝐶 = n𝐶 then 𝑥 = 𝑦 𝑜𝑟 𝑥+𝑦 = 𝑛

20. Assertion (A) : The mean deviation of the data 3,4,5,7,8,9 is 2.

Reason (R) : Mean Deviation about mean = ∑ (𝑥 − 𝑥̅ )

Section – B
(This section comprises of very short answer type questions of 2 marks each.)
21. If 𝐴 = {𝑥: 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅, 𝑥 is the root of the equation𝑥 − 𝑥 = 0},
𝐵 = {𝑥: 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅, 𝑥 is the root of 𝑥 + 2𝑥 − 𝑥 − 2 = 0}
Then find the values of (i) 𝐴 ∪ 𝐵 (ii) 𝐴 ∩ 𝐵

22. Prove that tan 2023𝑥 − tan 2022𝑥 − tan 𝑥 = tan 2023𝑥 . tan 2022𝑥 . tan 𝑥

OR

If tan(𝐴 + 𝐵) = 𝑝 and tan(𝐴 − 𝐵) = 𝑞 then prove that tan 2𝐴 =

23. If (𝑥 + 𝑖𝑦) = 𝑢 + 𝑖𝑣 then show that + = 4(𝑥 − 𝑦 )

24. Find the sum of n terms of the following series 7+77+777+7777+……………..

25. Mean and Standard deviation of 100 observations are 50 and 4 respectively. Find the sum of all the
observations and the sum of the squares of the observations.
OR
Given that 𝑥̅ is the mean and 𝜎 is the variance of n observations 𝑥 , 𝑥 , 𝑥 ,………..,𝑥 .Prove that
the mean and variance of the observations 𝑎𝑥 , 𝑎𝑥 , 𝑎𝑥 ,……….𝑎𝑥 (𝑎 ≠ 0) are 𝑎𝑥̅ and 𝑎 𝜎 .

Section – C
(This section comprises of short answer type questions of 3 marks each)

26. IQ of a person is given the formula 𝐼𝑄 = × 100; where MA is mental age and CA is
chronological age. If 80 ≤ 𝐼𝑄 ≤ 140 for a group of 12 year children, find the range of mental age.

27. Find the value of (𝑎 + √𝑎 − 1 )4 + (𝑎 − √𝑎 − 1 )4 .

28. If p and q are the lengths of perpendiculars from the origin to the lines 𝑥𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 − 𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 = 𝑘𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝜃
and 𝑥𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 + 𝑦𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 = 𝑘 , respectively, prove that p2 + 4q2 = k2.

29. Find the equation of the circle which passes through the point (1, 1) and centre lies at the point of
intersection of lines 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 4 and 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 0.
OR
If the eccentricity of the ellipse is and distance between its foci is 10. Find the equation of
ellipse.

30. If 𝑦 = (𝑥 − 1)(𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 + 1) sin 𝑥 + 1 then find .

OR

Find the value of lim

→

31. Find the Mean deviation about the median for the following data :
𝑥 3 6 9 12 13 15 21 22
𝑓 3 4 5 2 4 5 4 3

Section – D
(This section comprises of long answer type questions of 5 marks each)

1
32. Find the domain and range of 𝑓(𝑥) = .
2−sin 3𝑥

33. If tan 𝑥 = , 𝜋 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ then find the values of sin , cos , tan .

OR

Prove that sin 10 sin 30 sin 50 sin 70 =

34. If a and b are the roots of 𝑥 − 3𝑥 + 𝑝 = 0 and c and d are roots of 𝑥 − 12𝑥 + 𝑞 = 0, where
a, b, c, d form a GP. Then prove that = .

35. (i) Find the derivative of w.r.t.𝑥

2M
(ii) Find the value of lim 3M
→

OR

(i) Find the derivative of w.r.t.𝑥

2M
(ii) Find the value of lim 3M
→
 Section – E
(This section comprises of 3 case-study/passage-based questions with sub parts. 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.)

36. During the Mathematics class, A teacher clears the concept of permutations and combinations to
the 11thclass students. After the class was over he asks the students some more questions.

On the basis of the information given above answer the following:-

(a) Find the number of arrangements of the letters of the word INDEPENDENCE.
(b) In How many of these do the words begin with I and end in P.
(c) In How many of these do all the vowels never occur together.
OR
In How many of these do all the four E’s do not occur together

37. For an EMC project students need rectangular sheets, therefore they made Eco friendly rectangular
sheets PQRS from the paper waste such that on the Cartesian plane equation of QR is
3𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 12 and point P is (2,4) while point R is ,𝑎 .

On the basis of the information given above answer the following:-

(a) Find the equation of PS.
(b) Find the value of a.
(c) Find the area of rectangular sheet.
OR
Find the perimeter of rectangular sheet.
 38. On her winter vacations, Ayesha visits four cities (Delhi, Mumbai, Goa and Bangalore ) in random
order.

On the basis of the information given above answer the following

(a) What is the probability that she visits Delhi before Goa and Goa before Mumbai?
OR
What is the probability that she visits Delhi First and Mumbai last?

(b) What is the probability that she visits Delhi just before Mumbai?

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Marking Scheme
Class XI Subject-mathematics
1. (c) 1

2. (d) 1

3. (d) 1

4. (c) 1

5. (a)4 − 𝑥 ≥ 0 & 𝑥 − 1 > 0 ⇒ 𝑥 ≤ 4 & 𝑥 < −1 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 > 1 ⇒ 𝑥 ∈ (−∞, −1) ∪ (1,4] 1

6. (d))[𝑥] − 5[𝑥] + 6 = 0 ⇒ [𝑥] = 2 𝑜𝑟 [𝑥] = 3

⇒ 2 ≤ 𝑥 < 3 𝑜𝑟 3 ≤ 𝑥 < 4 ⇒ 𝑥 ∈ [2,3) ∪ [3,4)
 So 𝑥 ∈ [2,4) 1

7. (c)8cos − 6 cos = 2(4cos − 3 cos ) = 2 cos3 = 2 cos = 1 1

8. (c) 1

9. (b)sin² x + cosec² x = (sin 𝑥 − cosec 𝑥) + 2 ≥ 2 1

10. (b) 1

11. (a) < 0 ⇒ 𝑥 − 5 < 0 𝑎𝑠 4 > 0

⇒ 𝑥 < 5 ⇒ 𝑥 ∈ (−∞, 5) 1

12. (d) 1

13. (b) 1

14. (d) 1

15. (a)
1

16. (b) 1

17. (d) 1

18. (c)
1
19. (a))2𝑥 − 2 = 𝑥 𝑜𝑟 2𝑥 − 2 + 𝑥 = 2023 ⇒ 𝑥 = 2 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 = 675
So sum= 675 1

20. (c) 1

21. 𝐴 = {0, −1,1} 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 = {−2, −1,1} ½+1/2

(i) 𝐴 ∪ 𝐵 = {0, −1,1, −2} 1/2
(ii) 𝐴 ∩ 𝐵 = {−1,1} ½

22. tan 𝑥 = tan(2023𝑥 − tan 2022𝑥)

tan 𝑥 = 1
tan 2023𝑥 − tan 2022𝑥 = tan 𝑥 + tan 𝑥 tan 2023𝑥 tan 2022𝑥
tan 2023𝑥 − tan 2022𝑥 − tan 𝑥 = tan 𝑥 tan 2023𝑥 tan 2022𝑥 1
 OR
tan 2𝐴 = tan((𝐴 + 𝐵) − tan(𝐴 − 𝐵)) 1

tan(𝐴 + 𝐵) − tan(𝐴 − 𝐵)
tan 2𝐴 =
1 + tan(𝐴 + 𝐵) tan(𝐴 − 𝐵)
= 1

23. (𝑥 + 𝑖𝑦) = 𝑢 + 𝑖𝑣
⇒ (𝑥 − 3𝑥𝑦 ) + 𝑖(3𝑥 𝑦 − 𝑦 ) = 𝑢 + 𝑖𝑣 1
⇒ 𝑥(𝑥 − 3𝑦 ) = 𝑢 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦(3𝑥 − 𝑦 ) = 𝑣
𝑢 𝑣
⇒ = 𝑥 − 3𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 = 3𝑥 − 𝑦
𝑥 𝑦
𝑢 𝑣
⇒
𝑥
+𝑦 = 4 𝑥2 − 𝑦2 1

24. 𝑆 = 7 + 77 + 777 + 7777 + ⋯ … … ..n terms

= 7(1 + 11 + 111 + 11111 + ⋯ … ..n terms)
= (9 + 99 + 999 + 9999 + ⋯ … … … 𝑛 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑠) 1

7
= [(10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + ⋯ … … … 𝑛 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑠) − (1 + 1 + 1 + ⋯ … 𝑛 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑠)]
9
( ) ( )
= −𝑛 = −𝑛 1

∑
25. Mean= = 50 gives ∑ 𝑥 = 5000 1
∑
SD= − 50 = 4 gives ∑ 𝑥 = 251600 1
OR
New observations 𝑎𝑥 , 𝑎𝑥 , 𝑎𝑥 ,……….𝑎𝑥 (𝑎 ≠ 0)
∑ ∑ ∑
New Mean = 𝑦 = = =𝑎× = 𝑎𝑥̅ 1
∑( ) ∑( ̅) ∑( ̅)
New Variance = 𝜎 = = =𝑎 × =𝑎 𝜎 1

26. 𝐼𝑄 = × 100 = × 100 = 𝑀𝐴 1

⇒ 80 ≤ 𝐼𝑄 ≤ 140
25
⇒ 80 ≤
3
𝑀𝐴 ≤ 140 1
3 3
⇒ 80 × ≤ 𝑀𝐴 ≤ 140 ×
25 25

⇒ 9.6 ≤ 𝐼𝑄 ≤ 16.8 1
27. Expansion of (𝑎 + √𝑎 − 1 )4 + (𝑎 − √𝑎 − 1 )4 2

=2a8+12a6-10a4-4a2+2 1

28. 𝑝 = length of perpendicular from origin to the line x cosθ -y sin θ = k cos2θ
| |
𝑝= = |𝑘 cos 2𝜃| 1
𝑞 =length of perpendicular from origin to the line x secθ + y cosecθ= k
=length of perpendicular from origin to the line 𝑥 sin 𝜃 + 𝑦 cos 𝜃 = 𝑘 sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃

𝑞= = sin 2𝜃 1
So 𝑝 + 4𝑞 = 𝑘 (1) = 𝑘 1

29. Point of intersection of 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 4 and 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 0is (4,0) 1

Radius= √9 + 1 = √10 1
Equation of circle is (𝑥 − 4) + (𝑦) = 10 1
OR
2𝑐 = 10 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑐 = 5 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒 = 1
= 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑎 = 8 1
Now 𝑏 + 𝑐 = 𝑎 gives 𝑏 = 39
So equation of Ellipse is + =1 1

30. 𝑦 = (𝑥 − 1) sin 𝑥 + 1 1
= (𝑥 − 1) (sin 𝑥) + sin 𝑥 (𝑥 − 1) + 0 1
= (𝑥 − 1) cos 𝑥 + 16𝑥 . sin 𝑥 1

𝑂𝑅

( )
lim = lim × 1
→ →
( )( )
= lim × lim 1
→ → ( )
𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 1
= 1 × lim × lim
→ 𝑥 → cos 𝑥 (1 + cos 𝑥)

= 1
31.
𝑥 𝑓 𝑐𝑓 |𝑥 − 𝑀| 𝑓 |𝑥 − 𝑀|
3 3 3 10 30
6 4 7 7 28
9 5 12 4 20
12 2 14 1 2
13 4 18 0 0
15 5 23 2 10
21 4 27 8 32
22 3 30 9 27
30 149
Median= = = 13 2
∑ | |
Mean deviation about median = ∑
= = 4.97 (𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑥) 1

32. 𝑦 =
Since −1 ≤ sin 3𝑥 ≤ 1
⇒ 1 ≥ − sin 3𝑥 ≥ −1 1
⇒ 3 ≥ 2 − sin 3𝑥 ≥ 1
⇒ 1 ≤ 2 − sin 3𝑥 ≤ 3 1
⇒ 2 − sin 3𝑥 ≠ 0 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅
𝑆𝑜 𝐷𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑓 = 𝑅 1
Now 1 ≤ 2 − sin 3𝑥 ≤ 3
⇒1≥ ≥ 1
2−sin 3𝑥
1
⇒1≥𝑦≥
3
𝑅𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑓 = ,1 1

3𝜋
33. cos 𝑥 = − = − 𝑎𝑠 𝜋 < 𝑥 < 1
√ 2
Again 𝜋 < 𝑥 < ⇒ < < ⇒ cos 𝑥 < 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 sin 𝑥 > 0 1

cos = − = − ,sin = = , tan = = −31+1+1

√ √

OR

sin 10 sin 30 sin 50 sin 70 = (sin 50 sin 10 ) sin 70 1

1
= (2 sin 50 sin 10 ) sin 70
4
= (cos 40 − cos 60 ) sin 70 1
 1 1
sin 70 cos 40 − sin 70 =
4 2
= (2 sin 70 cos 40 − sin 70 ) 1
= ( sin 110 + sin 30 − sin 70 ) 1
1
= ( sin 70 + sin 30 − sin 70 )
8
= 1

34. Let 𝑏 = 𝑎𝑟; 𝑐 = 𝑎𝑟 ; 𝑑 = 𝑎𝑟 1

Given 𝑎 + 𝑏 = 3; 𝑎𝑏 = 𝑝 ; 𝑐 + 𝑑 = 12 ; 𝑐𝑑 = 𝑞 1
⇒ 𝑎(1 + 𝑟) = 3 ; 𝑎𝑟 (1 + 𝑟) = 12 1
On dividing we get 𝑟 = 4 ⇒ 𝑟 = 2 & 𝑎 = 1 1
So = = = ( )
= 1

( ) ( )
35. (i) = 1
( )

( )
= 1/2
( )

= ½
( )

)
(iii) lim = lim ( )
→ →

( )
= lim( ) 1
→

( )( )
= lim( ) 1
→

= lim2(𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 + 1)
→

= 2(cos0+1)=4 1

OR

( ) ( )
(i) = ( )
1
( )
= ( )
1

( ) ( )
(ii) lim = lim 1
→ →

( ) ( )
= lim 1
→
( )
= lim √
→
 = √2 lim = √2 1
→

36. In the word INDEPENDENCE there are 12 letters of which 3 are N’s, 4 are E’s and 2 are D’s
!
(i) Total number of arrangements = = 1663200 1
! ! !
!
(ii) Number of words begin with I an end with P = = 12600 1
! ! !
(iii) Number of Words in which vowels never occur together
= Total number of arrangements – Number of arrangements in which vowels occur
together 1

! !
= 1663200 – ×
! ! ! !
= 1663200 − 16800 = 1646400 1
OR
Number of words in which all the four E’s do not occur together
= Total number of arrangements – Number of arrangements in which all the four E’s occur
together 1
!
= 1663200 − = 1663200 − 30240 = 1632960 1
! !

37. (2,4) PQ

S R ,𝑎
(i) Slope of PS = Slope of QR = −
Equation of PS is 𝑦 − 4 = − (𝑥 − 2)
4𝑦 − 16 = −3𝑥 + 6
3𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 22 1

(ii) 3 + 4𝑎 = 12 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑎 = 1

(iii) Equation of PQ is 4𝑥 − 3𝑦 = −4

Coordinates of Q are , 1

PQ=2 and QR= 3

Area of rectangle= 6 sq units 1
OR
Equation of PQ is 4𝑥 − 3𝑦 = −4

Coordinates of Q are , 1

PQ=2 and QR= 3

Perimeter= 10 units 1
38. Here n(s)= 24
(i) 𝐸 = {𝐷𝐵𝐺𝑀, 𝐷𝐺𝐵𝑀, 𝐷𝐺𝑀𝐵, 𝐵𝐷𝐺𝑀} 1
𝑃(𝐸 ) = = 1
OR
𝐸 = {𝐷𝐵𝐺𝑀, 𝐷𝐺𝐵𝑀} 1
𝑃(𝐸 ) = = 1
(ii) 𝐸 = {𝐷𝑀𝐺𝐵, 𝐷𝑀𝐵𝐺, 𝐺𝐵𝐷𝑀, 𝐺𝐷𝑀𝐵, 𝐵𝐺𝐷𝑀, 𝐵𝐷𝑀𝐺} 1
𝑃(𝐸 ) = =