Lions Calcutta (Greater) Vidya Mandir

Half-Yearly Examination
Session: 2020-2021
Class: - XI Full Marks: - 60
Subject: - Mathematics Time: - 2Hrs.
The question paper consists of three sections A, B and C.
*Candidates are required to attempt all questions from Section-A and all questions
EITHER from Section-B OR Section-C.
Section-A: Internal choice has been provided in two questions of 4 marks, one
question of 6 marks.
Section-B: Internal choice has been provided in one question of 4 marks.
Section-C: Internal choice has been provided in one question of 4 marks.
All working, including rough work, should be done on the same sheet as, and
adjacent to the rest of the answer.
The intended marks for questions or part of questions are given in brackets [ ].
No need to copy the questions.
Section - A (50 Marks)
In the sub part (i) to (vi) choose the correct option and in the sub part (vii) to (x)

[10 ×1]
answer the questions as instructed.
Questions 1.
i) A set X consisting with 5 elements, then the number of proper subsets is
(a) 25 (b) 32 (c) 31 (d) 10
ii) The ordered pair (x, y) belongs to the relation R= {(x, y) : y = x – 5 , x, y ∈Z},
following which one is not belong from R:
(a) (3, – 2¿ (b) (8, 3) (c) (1, – 4 ¿ (d) (5, 6)
iii) If set A contain m elements and set B contain n elements, then the number of
orders pair of A× B is
(a) n m (b) mn (c) mn (d) 2mn
iv) For all n∈N, 3. 52 n+ 1+ 23 n+1 is divisible by
(a) 19 (b) 17 (c) 23 (d) 25
v) If A and B are two sets, then A∩(A ∪B) equals
 (a) A (b) B (c) φ (d) A∩B
vi) If f(x) = ax + b, where a and b are integers, f ( – 1 ¿ = – 5, f (3) = 3 then value
of a, b is
(a) a= – 3 ,b=−1 (b) a = 2, b= – 3 (c) a= 0, b= 2 (d) a= 2, b = 3
vii) Let S = {x | x is a positive integer multiple of 2 less than 20}
P = {x | x is a prime number less than 20}. Then find n(S) + n(P).
viii) If the relation R = {(1, 1), (2, 3), (3, 5), (4, 7), (5, 9)}, write the domain and
range of R.
ix) If P(n) is the statement “n(n+1)(n+2) is divisible by 6” then what is P(3) ?
2
x
x) What is the domain of the function f(x) = x−6
.

Questions 2. [2]

Use the roster method to represent the set X = {x −1: x∈ I, − 2 ≤ x ≤ 2 }

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Questions 3. [2]
Let P(n) denote the statement “ 32 n−1 is a multiple 8”. Show that, if P(m) is true
then P(m+1) is also true.
Questions 4. [2]

if R = {(x, y): (x, y) ∈ A×B: xy is odd}

If A = {1, 3, 5, 6} and B = {3, 4, 5} write the relation R as a set of orders pair

Questions 5. [2]
If ξ = {1, 2, 3, ……., 12}, A = {x | 2x + 3 ≤ 18} and B = {x | x 2 ≤ 40 }, write A and B
in the roster form.
Questions 6. [2]
Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B= {1, 5, 9, 11, 15, 16} and f = {(1, 5), (2, 9), (3, 1), (4, 5), (2,
11)}. Is the f function? Write with proper reason.
Questions 7. [2]
If n(ξ) = 50, n(A)= 30 and n(B) = 28, then find the greatest value of n(A∪B).
[4]
Questions 8.
Using the principle of mathematical induction, prove that 4 n +15 n−1 is divisible by 9
for all n∈ N.
OR
Using the principle of mathematical induction, prove that
n
2
1 +3
2
+52 + 72 + … … … + (2 n−1)2 = 3 (
4 n −1 ¿)
2

Questions 9. [4]
(a) In a survey of 600 students in a school, 150 students were found to be drinking
tea and 225 drinking milk and 100 students were drinking both tea and milk.
How many students were drinking neither milk nor tea?
OR
(b) If ξ = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}, A = {1, 2, 3, 5, 6} and B = {2, 3, 4, 7, 8}, find and
represent the following sets using Venn-Diagram:
i) A∩B ii) A−B iii) B−A
Questions 10. [4]
If A = {1, 2, 3, 4, … … …, 17} and R is a relation on A defined by R= {(x, y):
3x−y = 0, x, y∈ A}, then write R in the roster form. Also, represent R by an
arrow diagram.
Questions 11. [4]
Show that the function f: N→N defined by f(x) = 2x −1 is one-one but not onto.
Questions 12. [6]
Let A = {2x: x∈ N and 1≤x<4}, B = {x+2, x∈ N, 2≤x<5} and C = {x: x∈ N and

iii) (A∪B) ∩C
3<x<6}, determine the following:

Also, verify that n(A∪B) = n(A) + n(B) – n(A∩B).

i) A∩B ii) A∪B

Questions 13. [6]

(a) If R = {(x, y): x, y ∈ W, x 2+ y 2=36} then find the domain and range of R.
Also write R in the roster form.
Find A× B, where A = {1, 2, 3}, B ={−1, 5}.
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(b) Find the domain and the range of the function f(x) = √7−x .

Section - B (10 Marks)

Questions 14. [2×1]
In the sub part (i) choose the correct option and in the sub part (ii) answer the
question as instructed.
i) What is the perpendicular distance of the point P (6, 7, 8) from xy-plane?
(a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6 (d) None of these
ii) Find the centroid of the triangle, whose mid-points of the sides are (1, 2, −3) and
(3, 0, 1) and (−1, 1, −4).
Questions 15. [4]
(a) Using distance formula prove that following points are collinear:
A (1, −1, 3), B (2, −4, 5) and C (5, −13, 11) .
OR
(b) Find the coordinates of the points which trisect the segment AB, given that
A (2, 1, −3) and B (5, −8, 3).
Questions 16. [4]
Show that the triangle ABC with vertices A (0, 4, 1), B (2, 3, −1) and C (4, 5, 0)
is right angled.
Section - C (10 Marks)
In the sub part (i) choose the correct option and in the sub part (ii) answer the
question as instructed.
Questions 17. [2×1]
i) Which following quartile is the same with median?
(a) Q1 (b) Q2 (c) Q3 (d) None of these
ii) If a sample of 50 observations has mean 63 and another sample of 40
observations have mean 54. What is the combined mean?

Questions 18. [4]

(a) A test was given to 400 students of whom 150 were boys and the rest were girls.
The boys had an average score of 72 with S.D. 7, While the girls had an average
Score of 73 with S.D. 6.4. Find the mean and S.D. of the class as a whole.
OR
(b) Calculate the interquartile range for the following data:
Daily wages (in Rs) 30−40 40−50 50−60 60−70 70−80
No. of workers 22 38 46 35 20

Questions 19. [4]

Find the values of a and b from the following data:
Variable 10−20 20−30 30−40 40−50 50−60 60−70
Frequency 4 28 a 20 b 16
Given that median is 41.5 and total frequency is 100.

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