BHARATHI VIDYALAYA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

PRACTICE PAPER (2024-25)

CHAPTER 01 RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS
SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS MAX. MARKS : 40
CLASS : XII DURATION : 1½ hrs
General Instructions:
(i). All questions are compulsory.
(ii). This question paper contains 20 questions divided into five Sections A, B, C, D and E.
(iii). Section A comprises of 10 MCQs of 1 mark each. Section B comprises of 4 questions of 2 marks
each. Section C comprises of 3 questions of 3 marks each. Section D comprises of 1 question of 5
marks each and Section E comprises of 2 Case Study Based Questions of 4 marks each.
(iv). There is no overall choice.
(v). Use of Calculators is not permitted

SECTION – A
Questions 1 to 10 carry 1 mark each.
1. The relation R in the set of real numbers defined as R = {(a, b) ∈ R × R : 1 + ab > 0} is
(a) reflexive and transitive (b) symmetric and transitive
(c) reflexive and symmetric (d) equivalence relation
2. Let the function ‘f ’ be defined by f(x) = 5x2 + 2, ∀ x ∈ R. Then ‘f ’ is
(a) onto function (b) one-one, onto function
(c) one-one, into function (d) many-one, into function
3. Let set X = {1, 2, 3} and a relation R is defined in X as : R = {(1, 3), (2, 2), (3, 2)}, then
minimum ordered pairs which should be added in relation R to make it reflexive and symmetric
are
(a) {(1, 1), (2, 3), (1, 2)} (b) {(3, 3), (3, 1), (1, 2)}
(c) {(1, 1), (3, 3), (3, 1), (2, 3)} (d) {(1, 1), (3, 3), (3, 1), (1, 2)}
4. Let Z be the set of integers and R be a relation defined in Z such that aRb if (a – b) is divisible by
5. Then number of equivalence classes are
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
5. Let R be a relation defined as R = {(x, x), (y, y), (z, z), (x, z)} in set A = {x, y, z} then relation R
is
(a) reflexive (b) symmetric (c) transitive (d) equivalence
6. If R = {(x, y) : x + 2y = 8} is a relation on N, then range of R is
(a) {3} (b) {1, 2, 3} (c) {1, 2, 3, .... 8} (d) {1, 2}
7. Let A = {a, b, c}, then the total number of distinct relations in set A are
(a) 64 (b) 32 (c) 256 (d) 512
8. Let X = {x2 : x ∈ N} and the function f : N → X is defined by f(x) = x2, x ∈ N. Then this
function is
(a) injective only (b) not bijective (c) surjective only (d) bijective

For Q9 and Q10, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of reason (R). Choose
the correct answer out of the following choices.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

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9. Assertion (A): In set A = {1, 2, 3} a relation R defined as R = {(1, 1), (2, 2)} is reflexive.
Reason (R): A relation R is reflexive in set A if (a, a)  R for all a  A.
10. Assertion (A): In set A = {a, b, c} relation R in set A, given as R = {(a, c)} is transitive.
Reason (R): A singleton relation is transitive.

SECTION – B
Questions 11 to 14 carry 2 marks each.
11. Show that the relation R in the set {1, 2, 3} given by R = {(1,1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (1, 2), (2, 3)} is
reflexive but neither symmetric nor transitive.
12. Prove that the Greatest Integer Function f : R → R, given by f(x) = [x] is neither one-one nor
onto. Where [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x.
13. Let A = {1, 2, 3}, B = {4, 5, 6, 7} and let f = {(1, 4), (2, 5), (3, 6)} be a function from A to B.
Show that f is one-one.
14. Let the function f : R R be defined by f (x) = cos x ∀ x ∈ R. Show that f is neither one-one nor
onto.
SECTION – C
Questions 15 to 17 carry 3 marks each.
15. Let T be the set of all triangles in a plane with R a relation in T given by R = {(T1, T2) : T1 ≅ T2}.
Show that R is an equivalence relation.

16. Show that the relation S in the set R of real numbers, defined as S = {(a, b) : a, b ∈ R and a ≤ b3}
is neither reflexive, nor symmetric, nor transitive.
x
17. Show that the function f : R R defined by f(x) = 2 , ∀ x ∈ R is neither one-one nor onto.
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SECTION – D
Questions 18 carry 5 marks.
18. Let N denote the set of all natural numbers and R be the relation on N × N defined by
(a, b) R (c, d) if ad (b + c) = bc (a + d). Show that R is an equivalence relation.

SECTION – E (Case Study Based Questions)

Questions 19 to 20 carry 4 marks each.
19. Sherlin and Danju are playing Ludo at home during Covid-19. While rolling the dice, Sherlin’s
sister Raji observed and noted that possible outcomes of the throw every time belongs to set {1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6}. Let A be the set of players while B be the set of all possible outcomes.

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 A = {S, D}, B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
(i) Let R : B  B be defined by R = {(x, y) : y is divisible by x}. Show that relation R is reflexive
and transitive but not symmetric.
(ii) Let R be a relation on B defined by R = {(1, 2), (2, 2), (1, 3), (3, 4), (3, 1), (4, 3), (5, 5)}.
Then check whether R is an equivalence relation.
(iii) Raji wants to know the number of functions from A to B. How many number of functions
are possible?
OR
(iii) Raji wants to know the number of relations possible from A to B. How many numbers of
relations are possible?
20. A general election of Lok Sabha is a gigantic exercise. About 911 million people were eligible to
vote and voter turnout was about 67%, the highest ever

Let I be the set of all citizens of India who were eligible to exercise their voting right in general
election held in 2019. A relation ‘R’ is defined on I as follows:
R = {(V1, V2) : V1, V2 ∈ I and both use their voting right in general election – 2019}
(i) Two neighbours X and Y  I. X exercised his voting right while Y did not cast her vote in
general election-2019. Check whether X is related to Y or not.
(ii) Mr. ‘X’ and his wife ‘W’ both exercised their voting right in general election-2019. Show
that (X, W)  R and (W, X)  R.
(iii) Three friends F1, F2 and F3 exercised their voting right in general election-2019. Show that
(F1, F2)  R, (F2, F3)  R and (F1, F3)  R.
OR
Show that the relation R defined on set I is an equivalence relation.

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