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FOR CBSE CLASS 12 EXAM PREPARATION
CBSE Class 12 2026
Question Paper ·
Mathematics
EXAM YEAR TYPE SUBJECT
CBSE Class 12 2026 Question Paper Mathematics
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(i) This Question paper contains 38 questions. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) Question paper is divided into FIVE Sections – Section A, B, C, D and E.
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questions, carrying 5 marks each.
(vii) In Section E – Question Number 36 to 38 are case study based questions,
carrying 4 marks each.
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Question 1 to 20 are multiple choice questions of 1 mark each.
1. If 2 cos–1x = y, then 1
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(C) 1 1 (D) 1 n
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(i) (A + B) = A + B (ii) (A – B) = B – A
(iii) (AB) = AB (iv) (kAB) = kBA (k )
(A) (i) (B) (i), (ii) (iii)
(C) (i) (ii) (D) (i) (iv)
1 0 0 0 2 0
4. 1 = 0 2 0 2 = 1 0 0 , 1
0 0 3 0 0 6
(A) 1 =22 (B) 2 =–21
(C) 1 =2 (D) 2 =–1
cos x sin x
5. x = 1 1
cos x sin x
(A) 0 (B) 4
(C) 3 (D) 2
6. A B ,
? 1
(A) AB (B) AB + BA
(C) (A + B)2 (D) A – B
7. [0, 3] f(x) = x3 – 12x 1
(A) –16 (B) –9
(C) 0 (D) 16
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Which of the following properties is/are true for two matrices of suitable
orders ? 1
(i) (A + B) = A + B (ii) (A – B) = B – A
(iii) (AB) = AB (iv) (kAB) = kBA (k is a scalar)
(A) (i) only (B) (i), (ii) and (iii)
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(C) 1 =2 (D) 2 =–1
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6. If A and B are skew symmetric matrices of same order, then which of the
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a (A) –16 (B) –9
(C) 0 (D) 16
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b2 + c2x2 dx = A log | b + c x | + K , A :
8. 2 2 2 1
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3a
(A) 3a (B)
2b2
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(C) (D)
b2c2 2c2
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9. . 2 dx : 1
x + 2| x | + 1
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(A) 0 (B) log 2
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(C) 2 log 2 (D) 2 log 2
10. y = x| x |, x- x = –1 x = 1 1
1
(A) 0 (B)
3
2 4
(C) (D)
3 3
dx
11. R + Px = Q, P, Q R, y , 1
dy
P
Q dy Pdy
(A) e (B) e
P P
R dy R dx
(C) e (D) e
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If
8. 2 2 2 1
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(A) 3a (B)
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11. The integrating factor of differential equation R + Px = Q where P, Q, R
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12. dx(ey) = 0 , : 1
(A) 0, 1 (B) 1, 1
(C) 2, 1 (D) 1,
13. p i + 2 j + 3k 2 i – p j + k , 1
(A) 0 (B) 1
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(C) 2 (D) – 2
14. m – i – j + 2k, 2 i + m j + 5k
3 i + 11 j + 6k , , 1
(A) 8 (B) –8
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(C) 2 (D) 2
15. | a | = 8, | b | = 3 | a b | = 12 , | a b | 1
(A) 6 3 (B) 8 3
(C) 12 3 (D) 3 12
x y z
16. (2, 5, 7) 1 = 0 = 0 1
(A) 2 (B) 5
(C) 74 (D) 78
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12. The order and degree of the differential equation (ey) = 0 respectively
dx
are 1
(A) 0, 1 (B) 1, 1
(C) 2, 1 (D) 1, not defined
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15. If | a | = 8, | b | = 3 and | a b | = 12, then the value of | a b | 1
(A) 6 3 (B) 8 3
(C) 12 3 (D) 3 12
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17. LPP Z = 5x + 7y , : 1
Z – Z :
(A) 8 (B) 29
(C) 35 (D) 43
18. LPP 1
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D)
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(A) (R)
(A), (B), (C) (D)
(A) (A) (R) (R), (A)
(B) (A) (R) , (R), (A)
(C) (A) , (R)
(D) (A) , (R)
19. (A) : ,
2
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P(A B)
(R) : A B P7(A|B) = P(B)
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17. The feasible region of a linear programming problem with objective
function Z = 5x + 7y is shown below : 1
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Thea maximum value of Z – minimum value of Z is
(A) 8 (B) 29
(C) 35 (D) 43
18. The degree of an objective function of a linear programming problem is 1
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) Any natural number
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Assertion – Reason Based Questions
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labelled Assertion (A) and other labelled Reason (R).
Select the correct answer from the codes (A), (B), (C) and (D) as given below.
(A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and the Reason (R) is the
correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the
correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(C) Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.
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20. (A) : x = py + q, z = ry + s x = p'y + q', z = r'y + s'
pp' + rr' = 1 1
(R) : r = a 1 + b 1 r = a 2 + b 2 b 1 b 2 = 0
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21. (a) f(x) 2
x 3
, x3
f(x) = 2( x 3 ) x = 3
x 6 , x 3
6
1 3 dy
(b) 3(x2 + y2) = 4xy , 2 , 2 dx 2
22. ,
1 mm3/min. 6
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20. Assertion (A) : Lines given by x = py + q, z = ry + s and x = p'y + q',
z = r'y + s' are perpendicular to each other when
pp' + rr' = 1. 1
Reason (R) : Two lines r = a 1 + b 1 and r = a 2 + b 2 are perpendicular
to each other if b 1 b 2 = 0.
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x 3
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f(x) = 2( x 3 ) is continuous at x = 3 or not ?
x 6
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22. A room freshner bottle in athe shape of an inverted cone sprays the
perfume at regular intervals such that volume of the perfume in the bottle
decreases at the steady rate of 1 mm3/min. Find the rate at which level of
perfume is dropping at an instant when level of perfume in the bottle is
10 mm, if the semi-vertical angle of conical bottle is 6 . 2
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23. P(1, 3, 2) Q(–1, 0, 8) QP 14
2
24. a = 3 i – 2 j + 2k b = i + 2k
:
2
cos 2x sin 2x
25. (a) : tan–1 , 0 < x < 4. 2
cos 2x sin 2x
1
(b) : tan sin 1 1 cos 1 2
2
–
- 3
1
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26. :
.x tan–1x dx.
3
0
. x+2
27. (a) : . dx 3
x–2
. x2
(b) : .(x2 + 9) (x2 + 16) dx 3
/4 1/2
. dx .
28. I1 = . I2 = .| x | dx , I1 – 4I2 = 0. 3
1 + cos 2x
–/4 –1/2
dy
29. (a) x2 dx = x2 + xy + y2 3
dy
(b) xy dx = (x + 2) (y + 2), ,
y(1) = –1. 3
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23. Find the vector of magnitude 14 in the direction of QP, where P and Q are
the points (1, 3, 2) and (–1, 0, 8) respectively. 2
24. Vectors a = 3 i – 2 j + 2k and b = i + 2k represent the two adjacent sides of
a parallelogram. Find the vectors representing its diagonals and hence
find their lengths. 2
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SECTION – C
This section comprises Short Answer (SA) type questions of 3 marks each.
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(b) Find : . 2 dx 3
(x + 9) (x2 + 16)
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. dx .
28. If I1 = . and I2 = .| x | dx, then show that I1 – 4I2 = 0. 3
1 + cos 2x
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dy
the general solution of the following differential equation
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dy
xy = (x + 2) (y + 2), given that y(1) = –1.
dx
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30. (LLP) : 3
x + y 7,
2x – 3y + 6 0,
x 0, y 0
Z = 13x – 15y
31. (a) I 3 4 , II 8 6
3 I
II
3
(b) X Y a X,
Y b , P(X) + P(Y) = 2 – 2a + b. 3
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32. (a) R, Z R = {(x, y) : |x – y|
‘p’ , x, y Z}
R 5
3 3 3x + 2
(b) f : R – 5 R – 5 , f(x) = 5x – 3 .
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30. Solve the following linear programming problem graphically : 3
Minimize Z = 13x – 15y
Subject to constraints
x + y 7,
2x – 3y + 6 0,
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31. (a) gOut
a contains 8 red and 6 white balls. A die is thrown. If it shows a
number less than 3 then a ball is drawn at random from bag I,
otherwise a ball is drawn at random from bag II. Find the probability
that the ball drawn from one of the bags is a red ball. 3
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SECTION – D
This section comprises Long Answer (LA) type questions of 5 marks each.
32. (a) A relation R is defined on Z, the set of integers, as 5
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5x – 3
that f is one-one and onto. 5
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33. (a) A = 2 1 2 , A–1
1 1 0
A–1 :
–2y + z = 7, 2x – y – z = 8, x – 2y = 10 5
3 1 sin 3x
(b) 7 4 cos 2x (singular) , x
11 7 2
x 0, 5
2
d2y dy
34. x = cos t, y = cos mt , (1 – x2) –x + m2y = 0. 5
dx2 dx
x–1 y–2 z–3 x–4 y–1
35. 2 = 3 = 4 5 = 2 = z,
, , ,
5
–
3 4
36. - 5000
` 300
` 1
10 ` x
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If A = 2 1 2 , find A–1 and use it to solve the following
1 1 0
system of equations :
–2y + z = 7, 2x – y – z = 8, x – 2y = 10 5
OR
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(b)
If 7 .co
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a where x 0, .
2
d2y dy
34. If x = cos t, y = cos mt, prove that (1 – x2) –x + m2y = 0. 5
dx2 dx
x–1 y–2 z–3 x–4 y–1
35. Check whether the lines given by 2 = 3 = 4 and 5 = 2 = z
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This section comprises of 3 case study based questions of 4 marks each.
36. An online delivery company in a city has 5000 subscribers and collects
annual subscription fees of ` 300 per subscriber for unlimited free
deliveries.
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predicted that, for every increase of ` 1, ten subscribers will discontinue.
Assume that the company increased the annual fee by ` x.
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(i) ` x ? 1
(ii) R(x) ` x ,
R(x) x 1
(iii) (a) x , R(x) 2
(iii) (b) (0, 5000) R(x) 2
37. - ` 3,00,000 , ` 2,00,000
` 50,000 ` 100 1,00,000
` 1,00,00,000
:
(i) - ? 1
(ii) (a) ` 2,00,000 ? 2
(ii) (b) ? 2
(iii) ` 5,00,000 ,
1,00,000 1
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Based on the given information, answer the following questions :
(i) How many subscribers will discontinue after an increase of ` x in
annual fee ? 1
(ii) If R(x) denotes the total revenue collected after the increase of ` x in
subscription fee, express R(x) as a function of x. 1
(iii) (a) Find the value of x for which R(x) is maximum. 2 m
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37. In an online jackpot, there is one first prize of ` 3,00,000, two second
prizes of ` 2,00,000 each and three third prizes of ` 50,000 each.
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A total of 1,00,000 jackpot tickets
raising a fund of ` 1,00,00,000.
Rohan bought one ticket.
Based on given information, answer the following questions :
(i) What are the possible amounts, the person can win ? 1
(ii) (a) What is the probability that the person wins atleast ` 2,00,000 ?
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Find the probability that on exactly one of tickets he wins the
jackpot. 1
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38.
C1 : x2 + y2 = 64
,
C2 : x2 + y2 = 4
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(i) C1 C2 1
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