Class XI Session 2024-25

Subject - Mathematics
Sample Question Paper - 4

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. cos 20° cos 40° cos 80° = ? [1]

a) b)
1 1

16 8

c) d)
√3 √3

8 16

2. If R is a relation from a non – empty set A to a non – empty set B, then [1]

a) R ⊆ A× B b) R = A∩ B

c) R = A∪ B d) R = A× B

3. If two squares are chosen at random on a chess board, the probability that they have a side common is [1]

a) b)
2 1

7 18

c) d)
1 4

9 9

4. is equals to [1]
1
lim x sin
x
x→0

a) 1 b) does not exist

c) 1/2 d) 0

5. The equations of the lines through (-1, -1) and making angles of 45o with the line x + y = 0 are [1]

a) x - 1 = 0, y - 1 = 0 b) x + 1 = 0, y + 1 = 0

c) x – 1 = 0, y – x = 0 d) x + y = 0, y + 1 = 0
6. Given the sets A = {1, 2, 3}, B = {3, 4}, C = {4, 5, 6}, then A ∪ (B ∩ C) is [1]

a) {1, 2, 3} b) {3}

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 c) {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} d) {1, 2, 3, 4}

7. The multiplicative inverse of (3 + 2i)2 is [1]

a) ( −4
+
12
i) b) (
5
−
12
i)
169 169 169 169

c) ( −5
+
12
i) d) (
5
+
12
i)
169 169 169 169

8. Let A = {a, b, c}, then the range of the relation R = {(a, b), (a, c), (b, c)} defined on A is [1]

a) {b, c} b) {c}

c) {a, b} d) {a, b, c}
9. If x is a real number and |x| < 5, then [1]

a) - 5 < x < 5 b) -5 ≤ x ≤ 5

c) x ≥ 5 d) x ≤ -5
10. sin 75° = ? [1]

a) (√2−1)
b) (√3−1)

2√2 2√2

c) (√3+1)
d) (√2+1)

2√2 2√2

11. If A = {x : x is a multiple of 3, x natural no., x < 30} and B = {x : x is a multiple of 5, x is natural no., x < 30} [1]
then A - B is

a) {3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30} b) {3, 6, 9, 12, 18, 21, 24, 27}

c) {3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 21, 25, 27, d) {3, 6, 9, 12, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30}
30}
12. The arithmetic mean of two numbers is 34 and their geometric mean is 16. The numbers are [1]

a) 56 and 12 b) 64 and 4

c) 60 and 8 d) 52 and 16
13. is equal to [1]
n r n
∑ 4 . Cr
r=0

a) 6n b) 5-n

c) 4n d) 5n

14. If a, b, c are real numbers such that a > b, c < 0 [1]

a) ac > bc b) ac < bc

c) ac ≥ bc d) ac ≠ bc
15. If A and B are two sets, then A ∩ (A ∪ B) equals [1]

a) B b) ϕ

c) A d) A ∩ B

16. If sin x =
−2√6
and x lies in quadrant III, then cot x ? [1]
5

a) b)
3 1

2√6 2√6

c) d)
−1 −3

2√6 2√6

[1]

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17. Mark the correct answer for: i-38 = ?

a) i b) -i

c) -1 d) 1
18. How many diagonals are there in an octagon? [1]

a) 24 b) 28

c) 20 d) 36

19. Assertion (A): The expansion of (1 + x)n = n c0 + nc x + nc x

2
… + nc x
n
. [1]
1 2 n

Reason (R): If x = -1, then the above expansion is zero.

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. Consider the following data [1]

xi 4 8 11 17 20 24 32

fi 3 5 9 5 4 3 1

Assertion (A): The variance of the data is 45.8.

Reason (R): The standard deviation of the data is 6.77.

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. If A = (1, 2, 3), B = {4}, C = {5}, then verify that A × (B − C ) = (A × B) − (A × C ) . [2]
OR

If f(x) = x + 1

x
, show that {f(x)}3 = f(x3) + 3f( )
1

x
3

22. Evaluate: lim

8x −1

4
. [2]
1 16x −1
x→
2

–
23. Find the equation of hyperbola having Foci (± 3√5, 0), the latus rectum is of length 8. [2]
OR

Find the lengths of major and minor axes, coordinates of foci, vertices and the eccentricity: 3x2 + 2y2 = 6.
24. For all sets A, B and C [2]
Is (A ∩ B) ∪ C = A ∩ (B ∪ C ) ?
Justify your statement.
25. Three vertices of a parallelogram, taken in order, are (-1, -6), (2, -5) and (7, 2). Write the coordinates of its fourth [2]
vertex.
Section C
26. Determine the domain and range of the relation R defined by R = {(x, x + 5) : x ∈ (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)} [3]
27. The longest side of a triangle is 3 times the shortest side and the third side is 2 cm shorter than the longest side. [3]
If the perimeter of the triangle is at least 61 cm. Find the minimum length of the shortest side.
28. Show that the points (-2, 3, 5), (1, 2, 3) and (7, 0, -1) are collinear. [3]

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 OR
Find the distance between the following pairs of points:
(i) (2, 3, 5) and (4, 3, 1)
(ii) (-3, 7, 2) and (2, 4, -1)
(iii) (-1, 3, -4) and (1, -3, 4)
(iv) (2, -1, 3) and (-2, 1, 3)
5
29. Expand the given expression ( 2
−
x
) [3]
x 2

OR

Find a, b and n in the expansion of (a + b)n if the first three terms of the expansion are 729, 7290 and 30375
respectively.

30. If (x + iy)1/3 = a + ib, where x, y, a, b ∈ R, then show that x

−
y
= - 2 (a2 + b2). [3]
a b

OR

Show that a real value of x will satisfy the equation if a2 + b2 = 1 where a and b are real
1−ix
= a − i
1+ix

31. If u = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 24} [3]

A = {x : x is prime and x ≤ 10}
B = {x : x is a factor of 24}
Verify the following result
i. A - B = A ∩ B ′

ii. (A ∪ B)
′
=A ′
∩ B
′

iii. (A ∩ B)
′
=A ′
∪ B
′

Section D
32. Two dice are thrown. The events A, B, C, D, E and F are described as follows: [5]
A = Getting an even number on the first die.
B = Getting an odd number on the first die.
C = Getting at most 5 as a sum of the numbers on the two dice.
D = Getting the sum of the numbers on the dice greater than 5 but less than 10.
E = Getting at least 10 as the sum of the numbers on the dice.
F = Getting an odd number on one of the dice.
Describe the following events: A and B, B or C, B and C, A and E, A or F, A and F.
33. Find the derivative of (sinx + cosx) from first principle. [5]
OR
⎧ |x| + 1, x < 0
⎪

i. If f(x) = ⎨ 0, x = 0 , for what values (s) of a does lim f(x) exist?

x→a
⎩
⎪
|x| − 1, x > 0

ii. Find the derivative of the function cos(x − from the first principle.
π
)
8

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34. The Sum of two no. is 6 times their geometric mean, show that no. are in the ratio (3 + 3 √2) : (3 - 2 √2) [5]
35. Prove that cos [5]
2π 4π 8π 16π 1
⋅ cos ⋅ cos ⋅ cos =
15 15 15 15 16

OR

Prove that: 4 sin A sin (60o - A) sin (60o + A) = sin 3A.

Hence deduce that: sin 20o × sin 40o × sin 60o × sin 80o =
3

16

Section E

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36. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
The girder of a railway bridge is a parabola with its vertex at the highest point, 10 m above the ends. Its span is
100 m.

i. Find the coordinates of the focus of the parabola. (1)

ii. Find the equation of girder of bridge and find the length of latus rectum of girder of bridge. (1)
iii. Find the height of the bridge at 20m from the mid-point. (2)
OR
Find the radius of circle with centre at focus of the parabola and passes through the vertex of parabola. (2)
37. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
An analysis of monthly wages paid to workers in two firms A and B, belonging to the same industry, gives the
following results:

Particulars Firm A Firm B

No. of wage earners 586 648

Mean of monthly wages ₹ 5253 ₹ 5253

Variance of the distribution of wages 100 121

i. Which firm A or B shows greater variability in individual wages? (1)

ii. Find the standard deviation of the distribution of wages for frim B. (1)
iii. Find the coefficient of variation of the distribution of wages for firm A. (2)
OR
Find the amount paid by firm A. (2)
38. A permutation is an act of arranging the objects or numbers in order. Combinations are the way of selecting [4]
the objects or numbers from a group of objects or collections, in such a way that the order of the objects does not
matter.

How many words, with or without meaning can be made from the letters of the word, MONDAY, assuming that
no letter is repeated if

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(i) 4 letters are used at a time
(ii) all letters are used at a time

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