QUESTION BANK

CLASS XI
MATHEMATICS

Chapter 1: SETS
1. Insert the symbols Є, Є , C, C, appropriately
A = { 1, 2, 3, {4}, 5, 6, 7}
(a) 3 A (b) {4} A (c) ϕ A (d) {5, 6} A (e) {4, 5, 7} A
2. Describe the following sets in roaster form.
(a) A = {x; xЄZ, -8 < x  8}
(b) B = {x; xЄR+, x2−25 = 0}
(c) C = {x; xЄR, 3 x 10}
3. Describe the following sets in set builder form or rule method
a) A = { 31, 37}
1 2 3 4 5
b) B = { , , , , }
2 3 4 5 6
c) C = {6, 12}
d) D = {2}
4. If B = {a, b} write P(B)
5. Using Venn-Diagrams, verify the following:
a) (AUB)1 = A1∩B1
b) (A∩B)1 = A1UB1
c) A – B = A∩B1
6. Prove the following:
a) A∩ (B−C) = (A∩B) – (A∩C)
b) (AUB) – A = B –A
c) (A∩B) U A−B = A
7. In a class of 25 students, 12 have taken mathematics, 8 have taken mathematics but not
biology. Find the number of students who have taken mathematics and biology and those who
have taken biology but not mathematics. According to your opinion how should be the
choice of subjects.

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 Chapter 2 : Relations and Functions
1. If P = {1, 2}; Q = {5, 6} find P x Q and Q x P. Are they equal.
2. Find the values of ‘a’ and ‘b’ if
a) (a−2, b−3) = (2, 3)
b) (2a−3, 4) = (4a, b+5)
3. If A = {1, 2, 3}; B = {3, 4}; C = {4, 5, 6}
Find (a) A x (BUC)
(b) (A x B) ∩ (B x C)
4. If R is a relation from a finite set. A having ‘m’ elements to a finite set. B having ‘n’
elements, then how many relations are there from A to B.
5. Find the domain and range of the relations
a) R = { (-1, 1), (1, 1), (2, 4), (-2, -4), (3, 9)}
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b) R = { x, ) ; 0 < x < 6}
𝑥
6. A function is defined by
f(x) = x2 ; x < 0
=x ; 0x1
= 1/x ; x > 1
find (a) f(-1) (b) f(1) (c) f(√2)
7. Find the domain of the functions
(a) f(x) = x + 7

x2- 8x + 4

(b) f(x) = |x+1|

(c) f(x) = [x]

8. Find the domain and Range of
(a) f(x) = √16 − 𝑥2 (b) √𝑥2 − 9
9. Draw the graphs of (a) f(x) = x + 3; x < 2
= 2x + 1 x ≥ 2
(b) f(x) = |x – 1|
10. If f(x) = x+3, g(x) = x2+x+1
find (a) f+g (b) f – g (c) f/g
11. A function ‘f’ is defined by f(x) = 2x2 + 3 Ｖx ϵR, find (a) the image of -1 under ‘f’.
(b) Elements of the domain which has image 35.

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 Chapter 3 : Trigonometric functions
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1. Find the degree measure corresponding to the following radian measures. (use  = )
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7 b) -2 c) ¼
a) 12

2. Find the radian measure corresponding to the degree measure.

a) 240 b) -2230 c) 7024
3. If cos = -½,  lies in second quadrant, find the values of other five T ratios.

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 4. If sin + cos = 0; and  lies in fourth quadrant, find sin and cos.
5. Prove the following:
a) cos 510cos 330 + sin 390cos 120 = −1
b) cos (90+) sec(-) tan (180 - )= −1
sec (360 - ) sin (180 + ) cot (90−)

c)tan 7A – tan 5A – tan 2A = tan 7A. tan 5A. tan 2A

d) If tan (+) = n tan (- ). Show that
sin 2
𝑛−1
sin 2 = 𝑛+1


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e) cos 10cos 30cos 50cos 70 =
16
f) sin 4x = 8 cos x sin x – 4 sin x cos x
3

g) cos 5x = 16 cos5x – 20 cos3x + 5 cos x.


h) sin 3 x + sin 2x – sin x = 4 sin x cos x/2 cos 3x/2
9
i) cos 2 cos/2 – cos 3cos = sin 5  sin 5 /2
2
6. Find the principal solution of the following
−1 −1
sin x = cos x = 1 c) tan x =
a) 2 b) √3

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 Chapter 4 : Complex Numbers and quadratic equations

1. Evaluate the following

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(a) i457 (b) 𝑖 58 (c) i49 + i68 + i89 + i110

2. Express the following in the standard form a+ib

5+4𝑖 1
(a) (5−3i)3 (b) (c)
4+5𝑖 −2+√−3

3. Find the real values of ‘x’ and y if

(3x-7) + 2iy = -5y+(5+x)i
4. If (1+i)(1+2i)(1+3i)….(1+ni) = x+iy
show that 2.5.10. . . .(1+n2) = x2+y2
5. If z = 2 – 3i, show that z2-4z+13 = 0 and hence find the value of 4z3-3z2+16
6. Solve the following quadratic equations
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a) x + x + 1 = 0
b) √2x2 + x + √2 = 0
c) x2−√2 ix + 12 = 0

Chapter 5 : Linear Inequalities

1. Solve the following inequalities and represent the solution on a number line.
a) 5x−3 < 3x+1, when (i) x is a real number (ii) x is an integer and (iii) x is a natural number
3(𝑥−1) 2(2+𝑥)
b)  ; when x is a natural number (ii) when ‘x’ is real
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 c) x−2 
5𝑥+8 , when ‘x’ is real
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2. Solve the following inequalities

a) 2x+6≥0, 4x-7 < 0
b) 5x-1 < 24, 5x+1> −24
c) |4 – x| < 2
|𝑥+2|
d) <2
𝑥
3. Solve the following, graphically.
a) 2x+3y  6, 3x+2y  6, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0
b) 2x+2y  35, y ≥ 3, x ≥ 2, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0
c) x+2y  3, 3x+4y ≥ 12, x ≥ -1, y <1
4. The cost and revenue functions of a product are given by c(x) = 2x + 400 and R(x) = 6x+20
respectively, where ‘x’ is the number of items produced by the manufacturer. How many
items the manufacturer must sell to realize some profit? (Ans: x >95)
5. Find all pairs of consecutive even positive integers, both of which are larger than 8, such that
their sum is less than 25. (Ans: 10, 12)
6. The marks scored by Rohit in two tests were 65 and 70. Find the minimum he should score
in the third test to have an average of at least 65 marks. (Ans: 60)

Chapter 6 : Permutations and Combination

1. Convert the following into factorials
a) 1.3.5.7.9. . . (2n-1) b) 5.6.7.8
2. Find the value of ‘n’ if
(n+3)! = 56 (n+1)!
3. How many 4-digit numbers are there with distinct digits. (Ans: 4536)
4. How many words with or without meaning can be formed by using all the letters of the
word “DELHI”, using each letter exactly once. (Ans: 120)
5. If P(n, 5) = 20.P(n, 3), find ‘n’ (Ans: 8)
6. There are 6 items in column A, and 6 items in column B. A student is asked to match each
item in column B. How many possible correct or incorrect answers are there, to this question.
(Ans: 720)
7. In how many ways can a examination papers be arranged so that the best and the worst
papers are never together. (Ans: 282240)
8. How many permutations can be formed, by the letters of the word ‘VOWELS’ so that
a) there is no restriction on letters
b) each word begins with E
c) each word begins with ‘O’ and ends with ‘L’
d) all vowels come together (Ans: 720, 120, 24, 240)
9. How many different arrangements can be made by using all the letters of the word
11!
“MATHEMATICS”. How many of them begin with C. (Ans: 10!
2!x2!x2! , 2!x2!x2! )

10. If C(n, 12) = C(n, 5) , find the value of ‘n’ (Ans: 17)
11. If 24 Cx = 24 C2x+3, find x (Ans: 7)
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13. If 15 Cr : 15 Cr-1 = 11:5, find ‘r’ (Ans: 5)
14. If nC4, nC5, nC6 are in A.P, find ‘n’ (Ans: 14, 7)

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15. From a class of 12 boys and 10 girls, 10 students are to be chosen for a competition, at least
including 4 boys and 4 girls. The 2 girls who won the prizes last year should be included. In
how many ways can the selection made. (Ans: 104874)
16. Find the number of a) diagonals (b) triangles formed in a decagon. (Ans: 35, 120)
17. A boy has 3 library tickets and 8books of his interest in the library. Of these 8, he does not
want to borrow chemistry part II, unless chemistry part I is also borrowed. In how many ways
can he choose the three books to be borrowed. (Ans: 41)
18. How many different words, each containing a vowels and 3 consonants can be formed with 5
vowels and 7 consonants. (Ans: 42000)
19. How many words can be formed by taking 4 letters at a time of the letters of the word
“MATHEMATICS” (Ans: 1680)

Chapter 7 : Binomial Theorem

1. Expand the following using binomial theorem.
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a) (x + )5 b) (1 + √2)7 c) (x2 – 2a)7 d) (1−x)5
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2. Use binomial theorem to indicate which is larger: (1.2)4000 or 800.

3. Using Binomial theorem, prove that

a) 23n – 7n – 1 is divisible by 49
b) 33n – 26n −1 is divisible by 676

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 Chapter 8: Sequence & Series
1. Find the 15th term from the end of the sequence 7, 10, 13, . . . . 130. (Ans: 88)
2. Find the sum of the A.P
a1 + a2 + . . . .a30, given that
a1 + a7 + a10 + a21 + a29 + a30 = 540 (Ans: 2700)
th th th
3. If P times the p term of an A.P is q times the q term, then show that its (p+q) terms is
zero.
4. Find the sum of all the three digit numbers, which leave the remainder ‘2’ when divided by
5. (Ans: 98910)
5. The sum of three numbers in an A.P is 30, and the ratio of the first to third is 3:7. Find the
numbers. (Ans: 6, 10, 14)
rd th
6. If the 3 , 6 and the last terms of a G.P. ar 6, 48, and 3072, find the first term and the
number of terms in the G.P. (Ans: a = 3/2, n = 12)
7. Find three numbers in G.P., whose sum is 52 and sum of their products in pairs is 624.
(Ans: 36, 12, 4)
8. Three numbers whose sum is 21 are in A.P. If 2, 2, 14 are added to them respectively, the
resulting numbers are in G.P. Find the numbers. (Ans: 1, 7, 13 or 25, 7, -11)
9. Find the number of terms of a G.P. if a 1 = 3, an = 96 and Sn = 189. (Ans: n = 6)
½ ¼ 1/8
10. Evaluate 7 x 7 x 7 x . . . . to infinite terms. (Ans: 7)
11. If A.M. of two numbers a and b exceeds their G.M. by 2. The ratio of two numbers is 4.
Find the numbers. (Ans: 16, 4)

Chapter 9: Straight Lines

1. Find the equation of a line that has y-intercept -4 and is parallel to the line joining (2, -5)
and (1, 2) (Ans: 7x+y+4 = 0)
2. Find the equation of a line which is perpendicular to the line joining (4, 2) and (3, 5) and
cuts off an intercept of length 3 on y axis. (Ans: x-3y+9
= 0)
3. Find the equation of the altitudes of the triangle whose vertices are A(7, -1) B(-2, 8) and
c(1, 2) (Ans: x-2y-9 = 0
2x-y+12=0
x-y+1=0)
4. Find the distance of the point (2, 5) from the line 3x+y+4 = 0 measured parallel to the line
3x-4y+8=0. (Ans: 5)
5. Find the image of the point (2, 1) with respect to the line 3x+y-12 = 0 (Ans: (5, 2))

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6. Find the distance between the parallel lines 2x+y+1=0 and 4x+2y+7 = 0 (Ans: √5/2)
7. Find the value of k so that the three lines 2x+y-3 = 0, 5x+ky-3 = 0 and 3x-y-2 = 0 are
concurrent. (Ans: k = -2)
8. Write the following in normal form and hence find the distance from the origin.
a) x + y + √2 = 0 b) x = 3
9. The points (1, 3) and (5, 11) are the opposite vertices of a rectangle the other two vertices lie
on the line y = 2x+c. Find ‘c’ and the remaining vertices.
10. Find the equations of the two straight lines through (7, 9) and making an angle of 60 with
the line x-√3y-2√3 = 0. (Ans: x = 7, x+√3y = 7+9√3)
11. Find the equation of the straight line passing through the point of intersection of 2x+3y+1 =
0 and 3x-5y-5 = 0 and equally inclined to the axes. (Ans: 19x+19y+3 = 0
19x-19y-23 = 0)
12. Find the equation of the straight line which passes through the intersection of the lines x-y-
1 = 0 and 2x-3y+1 = 0 and is parallel to (a) x axis (b) y axis

Chapter 10: Conic Sections

1. Find the centre and radius of the following circles
(a) x2+(y−2)2 = 9 (b) x2+y2+6x−4y+4 = 0
2. Find the equation of the circle whose centre is at (1, 2) and which passes through the point
(4, 6).
3. Find the equation of the circle passing through the points (a) (1, 2), (3, −4) and (5, −6)
(b) (0, 0), (−2, 10) and (−3, 2)
(Ans: (a) x2+y2−22x−4y+25 = 0 (b) x2+y2−3x = 11y = 0)
4. Find the equation of a circle whose centre is at (1, −2), and which passes through the centre
of the circle x2+y2+2y−3 = 0.
5. A circle has radius 3 units and its centre lies on the line y = x−1. Find the equation of the
circle if it passes through (7, 3)
6. Find the axes, co-ordinates of the foci, and the equations of the directrix and length of the
latus rectums of
(a) y2 = 12x
(b) x2 = −48y
7. Find the equation of the parabola, with vertex at the origin, the axis along X axis and
passing through (2, 3) (Ans: 2y2 = 9x)
8. Find the equation of the ellipse, whose centre is at the origin, foci at (±1, 0) and eccentricity
½.
9. Find the eccentricity, co-ordinates of the foci, length of the latus-rectum of the ellipse
a) x2+ y2= 1
9 4
2 2
b) x + y = 1
16 25
10. Find the equation of the ellipse, whose axes lie along the co-ordinate axes and which passes
2 2
1
0
 7𝑥
through (4, 3) and (−1, 4). (Ans. 15𝑦 = 1)
247 + 24
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11. Find the equation of the hyperbola whose

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 (a) Vertices at (±5, 0), Foci at (±7, 0)
(b) Vertices at (0, ±7), e = 4/3
2 2 2 2
𝑥 𝑦 9𝑥
Ans. (a)  =1 (b)  = 1
25 24 49 343

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12. Find the eccentricity of the hyperbola, the length of whose conjugate axis is of the length
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of the transverse axis. (Ans. 5/4)
13. Find the equation of the hyperbola, whose centre is at the origin, transverse axis, along x
axis, length of conjugate axis is 5, and passing through the point (1, -2) (Ans: 41x2−4y2=25)
14. find the equation of the hyperbola whose centre is at origin, transverse axis, along X axis,
foci at (±2, 0) and eccentricity = 3/2 (Ans: 45x2−36y2 = 80)

Chapter 11: Introduction to 3D

1. Find the distance of the point (3, −4, −2) from
(a) X axis (b) Y axis (c) Z axis (Ans: 2√5, √13, 5)
2. Determine the point in XY plane, which is equidistant from the points A(1, −1, 0), B(2, 1, 2)
and C(3, 2 −1) (Ans: 3/2, 1, 0)
3. Find the points on the Y axis, which is at a distance of 3 units from the point (2, 3, −1)
(Ans: (0, 1, 0), (0, 5, 0)

4. The three consecutive vertices of a parallogram are (3, 4, 1), (7, 10 -3) and (8, 1, 0). Find
the 4th vertex. (Ans: (4, -5, 2)
5. Find the centroid of a triangle, the midpoints of whose sides are (1, 2, -3), (3, 0, 1) and (-
1, 1, -4)
6. Show that the points (-1, -6, 10) , (1, -3, 4) , (-4, -1, 1) and (-7, -4, 7) taken in order are the
vertices of a rhombus.
7. If a point C with y co-ordinate 2 lies on the line joining the points A(-1, -4, 5) and B(4, 6, -
5). Find its co-ordinates. [Ans: (2, 2, -1)]

Chapter 12: Limits and Derivatives

1. Evaluate the following limits.
3
+2𝑥−5 Ans: (7/4)
a) lim 𝑥+2

x→ 2

b) limx5-243
x→ 3
x2-9
c) lim f(x), where f(x) = x+1, x>0
x→ 0
= x-1; x0

d) lim√1 − 𝑥 - √1 + 𝑥
1
2
x→0
x

1
3
e) lim x–3
x→ 0
√𝑥 − 2 - √4 − 𝑥

2. Evaluate the following limits

1−cos 5 𝑥
a) lim (Ans: 25/36)
1−cos 6 𝑥

x→ 0

sin(2+𝑥)−sin(2−𝑥) (Ans: 2 Cos 2)

b) lim 𝑥

x→ 0

2 sin 𝑥−sin 2 𝑥 (Ans: 1)

c) lim 𝑥3

x→ 0

1−sin 𝑥
d) lim (−𝑥) 2
2
x→/2

tan 3𝑥−𝑛
e) lim 5𝑥−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥
x→ 0

lim e5x - 1
f)
x→ 0
x
lim eax - ebx
g)
x→ 0
x
lim ex + sin x - 1
h)
x→ 0
3x
lim x-1
i) x→ 1
log x

3. Find the derivative of the following from first principle.

𝑥 2−1
a) b) sin(x+1) c) √cos 𝑥 d) tan √𝑥
𝑥

4. Find the derivative of the following functions:

2 1
𝑥 +5𝑥+3 b) y = √ 𝑥+ c) y = √𝑥 + 𝑏 d) y = (x+3)5 + 2x
a) y = 2 √𝑥

1+sin 𝑥
e) y = sin 5x.cos 2x f) y = tan3 2x g) y = cot√𝑥 h) y =
tan 𝑥
2 cos 𝑥
i) y = Sin(cos x) j) y = x sec x + tan x k) y =
1+sin 𝑥

Chapter 13: Statistics

1. Calculate the mean deviation from the mean and mean deviation from the median for the
following data:
a) xi : 5 10 15 20 25 30
fi : 2 3 5 7 2 1

b) xi : 2 4 6 8 10 12
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 fi : 5 3 2 10 3 2

c) Class : 0–5 5 – 10 10 – 15 15 – 20 20 – 25 25 – 30 30 -35

Frequency: 7 10 6 8 4 3 2

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 d) Class : 100-200 200-300 300-400 400-500 500-600
f : 10 15 25 5 5

2. Calculate the mean and standard deviation for the following data:
a) xi : 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24
fi : 1 2 3 4 5 4 3 3

b) Class : 0–4 4–8 8 – 12 12 – 16

f : 20 25 5 10

3. The means and S.D of heights and weights of 50 students of a class are as follows:
Weights heights
Mean 63.2 kg 63.2
S.D. 5.6 kg 11.5
a) Which shows more variability?
b) Suggest two ways to maintain weight.
c) What are the causes of obesity.

Chapter 14: Probability

1. In a single throw of a pair of dice, write the probability of getting a doublet of even
numbers.
1
(Ans. )
12
1
2. E and F are events such that P(E) = ¼ P(F) = ½ and P(E and F) = . Find (a) P(E or F)
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(b) P (Not E and not F) (Ans. 5/8, 3/8)
3. A box contains 100 bolts and 50 nuts. It is given that 50% bolts and 50% nuts are rusted. Two
objects are selected from the box at random. Find the probability that both are bolts or both
260
are rusted. (Ans. )
447
4. In a class of 100 students, 60 drink tea, 50 drink coffee, and 30 drink both. A student from
the class is selected at random. Find the probability that the student takes (a) at least one of
the two drinks (b) only one of the two drinks. (ans. 4/5, ½)
5. A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting a king or a heart or a
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red card. (Ans. )
13
6. There are 3 red and 2 black balls in a bag. 3 balls are taken out at random from the bag. Find
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the probability of getting 2 Red and 1 black or 1 red and 2 black balls. (Ans. )
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7. A committee of two is selected from two men and 2 women. What is the probability that the
1 2 1
committee will have (a) No men (b) one man (c) two men. (Ans. , , )
6 3 6
8. If the letters of the word “ATTRACTION” are written down at random, find the probability
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that (i) all the T’s occur together (ii) No two T’s occur together. (Ans: , )
15 15

9. A five digit number is formed by the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 without repetition. Find the
3!𝑥 4 1
probability that the number is divisible by 4. (Ans: = )
5! 5
10. Find the probability that in a hand of 7 cards, from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards, it
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contains (a) all 4 kings (b) exactly 4 kings (Ans: , )
7735 1547
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