Centum 2024 Mock Paper
Centum 2024 Mock Paper
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
I. Ihis
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Question paper contains -five sections A, B, C, D and E.Each section is compulsory. However,
are internal choices in some questions.
2. Section A has 18 MCQ's and 02 Assertion-Reason based questions of 1 mark each.
3.4. Section Bhas 5Very Short Answer (VSA)-type questions of 2marks each.
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.
SECTIONA (Multiple Choice Questions)
Each question carries 1 mark
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1.
i57 +¡25, when simplified has the value
(a) 0 (b) 2i (c) 2i (d) 2
2. If 1, x, y, z, 16 are in geometric progression, then what is the value of x+y+z?
(a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 16
3 The derivative of the function f(x) =3x at x =2 is
(a)0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
4 Point (-3, 1, 2) lies in
(a) Octant I (b) Octant II (c) Octant II (d) Octant IV
5 Which of the following is correct?
Statement - 1: In the union of two sets A and B, the common elements being taken only once.
Statement - II: The symbol n is used to denote the union.
(a) Statement Iis true (b)Statement II is true (c) Both are true (d) Both are false
6. If the probabilities for A to fail in an examination is 0.2 and that for B is 0.3, then the
probability that either A or B fails is
(a) > 0.5 (b) 0.5 (c) < 0.5 (d) 0
7 Angle subtended at the centre by an arc of length l unit in a unit circle is said to have a
measure of
(a) 1 degree (b) grade (c) l radian (d) arc
8. The perpendicular distance of the point P (6, 7, 8) from xy-plane is
(a) 8units (b)7units (c) 6 units (d) None of these
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9. What is the value of radian measures
(a)
5T
2T
corresponding to the 25° measures !
36 (b) 36
(c)`n (d)
36 36
10. The average of 5 quantities is 6, the average of three of
them is 4, then the average of
remaining two quantities is:
(a) 9 (b) 6
11. sin x-sin 3x (c) 10 (d) 5
sin x- cos? x is equal to
(a) sin 2x (b) cos 2x (c)tan 2x (d) None of these
12. The measure of dispersion is:
(a) mean deviation (b) standard
13. If (x - iy) (3 + Si) is the conjugatedeviation (c) quartile deviation
of (-6-24i), then x and y are
(d) all (a) (b) and (c)
(a) x=3, y=-3 (b) x =-3, y =3 (c) x =-3, y =-3 (d) x =3,y=3
14. The third term ofa geometric progression is 4. The
(a) 43 product of the first five terms is :
15.
(b) 45 (c) 44 (d) 47
Solution of a linear inequality in variable x is represented on
number line is
(a) xE (-00, 5) (b) x¬ (-0, 5] (c) x¬ [5,c0)
16. There are 10 true-false questions in a (d) x¬ (5, co)
(a) 100 ways examination. Then these questions can be answered in:
(b) 20 ways (c) 1024 ways (d) 512 ways
17.
The value of lim
X’0 Vi+x+1-is
1+x
(a) -2 (b) 1 (c) 2
18. 5buses runbetween Bhopal and Gwalior. If a man goes from Gwalior to(d) 0
Bhopal by a bus and
comes back to Gwalior by another bus, then the total possible ways
(a) 15 are
(b) 20 (c) 10 (d) 5
ASSERTION-REASON BASED QUESTIONS
In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is
followed bya statement of
Reason (R). Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.
(a) Both Aand R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) BothAand R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) Ais true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
19. Assertion: Slope of the line passing through the points (3, -2) and (3, 4) is 0.
Reason: If two lines having the samne slope pass through acommon point., then
will coincide. these lines
20. Let a,, a2, a3 , ..,å, be fixed real numbers and define a function
f(x) = (x- aj) (x - a2) ... (x - an), then
Assertion: lim f(x)= 0
Reason: lim f(x) =(a - aj) (a- a2) .(a - an), for some a # a
SECTION B
This section comprises of very short answer type-questions (VSA) of 2 marks
each.
21. Arelation R is defined in the set Z of integers as follows, (x, y) ER iff x² + y'
=9. Find its
domain and range.
lfx satisfies the inequations 2x -7 <|l
Then find the value of'm'. and 3x + 4<-5, then x lies in the
23.
interval (-0, -m).
Find the equation of the circle whose centre is
(2,-5) and which passes through (3, 2).
Find the equation of the parabola which is OR
point (2, -3) symmetric about the y-axisand passes through the
24. There are four numbers of which the first three are in G.P. and
whose common difference is 6. If the first and the last the last three are in A.P.,
two numbers. numbers are equal then find the other
25.
Prove that: cos*+ cos 3T + COS + Cos 7T =0
8 8 8
OR
Find the value of tan 10s°
SECTION C
(This section comprises of short answer type questions (SA) of 3 marks each.
26. Howmany arrangements can be made out of the letters of the word MOTHER" taken four at
a time so that each arrangement contains the letter 'M?
OR
Find the value of 'n', if 2nCi 2nC2 and C3 are in A.P. Justify your answer.
27.
If (a +ib) = then prove that (a² + b) =1 (where, i=-1)
28. Find the domain and range of the real function f(x) =
X
x2+1
29. Find the equation of thehyperbola whose foci are (-2, 0) and (2, 0) and eccentricity is 2.
OR
Find the equation of an ellipse having vertices (0, +5) and foci (0, +4). Also find its
eccentricity and length of the latus rectum.
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30. If tan =,then showthat 3 cos 20 + 2 sin 20 =3
3
OR
Show that tan 3x tan 2x tan x =F tan 3x - tan 2x - tan x
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SECTION E
(This scction comprises of 3 ease study/passage - based questions of 4 marks each with
two eave study questions have 3 sub - parts (), (), (i) of marks 1,1, 2 respectively. The
third ease study has two sub - parts of 2 marks each.)
36. Seba is ahuman resource manager in amultinational company. For the post oftwo data
analyst she has resume of 3men and 2wonen. Based on the data answer the following.
(i) Whatwill be the probability that only one man willbe selected?
(i) What willbe the probability that both women will be selected?
37. Given map is showing Sara's home and school. lHer home is at aposition Band school is at
A. Assuming Ois the origin, OA isalong the x -akis and OB is along the y -axis. Basedon
this informnation, answer the following questions.
fB
2 km
3 km A
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38. In a survey 50 persons of an apartment, it was found that 15 persons read Magazine A,l6
persons read Magazine B,16 persons read Magazine C,8 read both Aand B,10read both B
and C,7 read both Cand A, Sread allthe 3Magazines. Basedon this data answer the
following questions.
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D0SCoVEDTIME
KID
YEAR