
ISC XII Mathematics Practice Paper
Quiz by Isha Jarande
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1. Theside of an equilateral triangle is increasing at the rate of 2 cm/s. Therate at which area increases when the side is 10 is
(a) 10 cm2/s
(b) cm2/s
(c) 10Â cm2/s
(d)Â cm2/s
2. Thepoint(s) on the curve y= x2,at which y-coordinate ischanging six times as fast as x-coordinateis/are
(a) (2, 4)
(b) (3, 9)
(c) (3, 9), (9, 3)
(d) (6, 2)
3. The equation of the normal to the curve y = sin x at (0, 0) is
(a) x = 0
(b) y = 0
(c) x + y = 0
(d) x – y = 0
5. The line y = x + 1 is a tangent to the curve y2 = 4x at the point
(a) (–1, 2)
(b) (1, 2)
(c) (1, –2)
(d) (2, 1)
6. The curves y = ae–x and y = bex are orthogonal if
(a) a = b
(b) a = –b
(c) ab = –1
(d) ab = 1
7. If the curves ay + x2 = 7 and x3 = y cut orthogonally at (1, 1), then the value of a is (a) 1
(b) 0
(c) –6
(d) 6
9.  The absolute maximum value of y= x3 –3x + 2 in 0 ≤x ≤ 2 is
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 2
(d) 0
10. The maximum value of xy, subject to x + y = 8 is
(a) 8
(b) 16
(c) 20
(d) 24Â Â
12. If the curves 4x = y2 and 4xy = k cut at right angles, then
(a) k2 = 64
(b)Â k2Â =Â 512
(c)Â k2Â =Â 4
(d)Â k2Â =Â 256
14. For the function y = x3 + 21, the value of x, when y increases 75 times as fast as x, is
(a) ± 3
(b) ± 5
(c) ± 5
(d)none of these
15. Equation of tangent to the curve y= 1 – ex/2at the point of intersection with the y-axis is
(a) x + 2y = 1
(b) 2x + y = 0
(c) x – y = 2
(d) none of these
16. Given function f(x) = x2e–x, then ‘f’ increases in the interval
(a) (– ∞, ∞)
(b) (–2, 0)
(c) (2, ∞)
(d) (0, 2)