CBSE Class 12 Mathematics Set 1- (65/1/1) Question Paper 2026 is available for download here. CBSE conducted Class 12 Mathematics exam on March 9, 2026 from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM. The Mathematics theory paper is of 80 marks, and the internal assessment is of 20 marks.

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Mathematics question paper includes the following types of questions:

  • MCQs: 1 mark each
  • Short-answer type questions: 2 & 3 marks each
  • Long-answer type questions: 4 & 6 marks each
  • Total: 80 marks

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CBSE Class 12 Mathematics Set 1- (65/1/1) Question Paper 2026 with Solution PDF

CBSE Class 12 Mathematics 2026 Set 1 (65/1/1) Questions with Solutions

Question 1:

If \( 2\cos^{-1}x = y \), then

  • (A) \( 0 \leq y \leq \pi \)
  • (B) \( -\pi \leq y \leq \pi \)
  • (C) \( 0 \leq y \leq 2\pi \)
  • (D) \( -\pi \leq y \leq 0 \)

Question 2:

Which of the following cannot be the order of a row-matrix ?

  • (A) \( 2 \times 1 \)
  • (B) \( 1 \times 2 \)
  • (C) \( 1 \times 1 \)
  • (D) \( 1 \times n \)

Question 3:

Which of the following properties is/are true for two matrices of suitable orders ? (i) \( (A + B)' = A' + B' \)
(ii) \( (A - B)' = B' - A' \)
(iii) \( (AB)' = A'B' \)
(iv) \( (kAB)' = kB'A' \) (k is a scalar)

  • (A) (i) only
  • (B) (i), (ii) and (iii)
  • (C) (i) and (ii)
  • (D) (i) and (iv)

Question 4:

If \( \Delta_1 = \begin{vmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 2 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 3 \end{vmatrix} \) and \( \Delta_2 = \begin{vmatrix} 0 & 2 & 0 \\ 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 6 \end{vmatrix} \), then

  • (A) \( \Delta_1 = 2\Delta_2 \)
  • (B) \( \Delta_2 = -2\Delta_1 \)
  • (C) \( \Delta_1 = \Delta_2 \)
  • (D) \( \Delta_2 = -\Delta_1 \)

Question 5:

One of the values of \( x \) for which \( \begin{vmatrix} \cos x & \sin x \\ -\cos x & \sin x \end{vmatrix} = 1 \) is

  • (A) \( 0 \)
  • (B) \( \frac{\pi}{4} \)
  • (C) \( \frac{\pi}{3} \)
  • (D) \( \frac{\pi}{2} \)

Question 6:

If A and B are skew symmetric matrices of same order, then which of the following matrices is also skew symmetric ?

  • (A) \( AB \)
  • (B) \( AB + BA \)
  • (C) \( (A + B)^2 \)
  • (D) \( A - B \)

Question 7:

The least value of \( f(x) = x^3 - 12x,\ x \in [0, 3] \) is

  • (A) \( -16 \)
  • (B) \( -9 \)
  • (C) \( 0 \)
  • (D) \( 16 \)

Question 8:

If \( \int \frac{3ax}{b^2 + c^2x^2} dx = A \log |b^2 + c^2x^2| + K \), then the value of \( A \) is

  • (A) \( 3a \)
  • (B) \( \frac{3a}{2b^2} \)
  • (C) \( \frac{3a}{b^2c^2} \)
  • (D) \( \frac{3a}{2c^2} \)

Question 9:

The value of \( \int_{-1}^{1} \frac{x^3}{x^2 + 2|x| + 1} dx \) is

  • (A) \( 0 \)
  • (B) \( \log 2 \)
  • (C) \( 2 \log 2 \)
  • (D) \( \frac{1}{2} \log 2 \)

Question 10:

The area bounded by the curve \( y = x|x| \), x-axis and the ordinates \( x = -1 \) and \( x = 1 \) is given by

  • (A) \( 0 \)
  • (B) \( \frac{1}{3} \)
  • (C) \( \frac{2}{3} \)
  • (D) \( \frac{4}{3} \)

Question 11:

The integrating factor of differential equation \( R \frac{dx}{dy} + Px = Q \) where \( P, Q, R \) are functions of \( y \) is

  • (A) \( e^{\int \frac{P}{Q} dy} \)
  • (B) \( e^{\int P dy} \)
  • (C) \( e^{\int \frac{P}{R} dy} \)
  • (D) \( e^{\int \frac{P}{R} dx} \)

Question 12:

The order and degree of the differential equation \( \dfrac{d}{dx}\left(e^{y}\right) = 0 \) respectively are

  • (A) \( 0,\ 1 \)
  • (B) \( 1,\ 1 \)
  • (C) \( 2,\ 1 \)
  • (D) \( 1,\ \text{not defined} \)

Question 13:

The value of \( p \) for which vectors \( \hat{i} + 2\hat{j} + 3\hat{k} \) and \( 2\hat{i} - p\hat{j} + \hat{k} \) are perpendicular to each other is

  • (A) \( 0 \)
  • (B) \( 1 \)
  • (C) \( \frac{5}{2} \)
  • (D) \( -\frac{5}{2} \)

Question 14:

The value of \( m \) for which the points with position vectors \( -\hat{i} - \hat{j} + 2\hat{k} \), \( 2\hat{i} + m\hat{j} + 5\hat{k} \) and \( 3\hat{i} + 11\hat{j} + 6\hat{k} \) are collinear, is

  • (A) \( 8 \)
  • (B) \( -8 \)
  • (C) \( 2 \)
  • (D) \( \frac{5}{2} \)

Question 15:

If \( |\vec{a}| = 8 \), \( |\vec{b}| = 3 \) and \( |\vec{a} \times \vec{b}| = 12 \), then the value of \( |\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b}| \) is

  • (A) \( 6\sqrt{3} \)
  • (B) \( 8\sqrt{3} \)
  • (C) \( 12\sqrt{3} \)
  • (D) \( 3\sqrt{12} \)

Question 16:

The length of perpendicular drawn from point \( (2, 5, 7) \) on line \( \dfrac{x}{1} = \dfrac{y}{0} = \dfrac{z}{0} \) is

  • (A) \( 2 \)
  • (B) \( 5 \)
  • (C) \( \sqrt{74} \)
  • (D) \( \sqrt{78} \)

Question 17:

The feasible region of a linear programming problem with objective function \( Z = 5x + 7y \) is shown below :

The maximum value of \( Z \) – minimum value of \( Z \) is

  • (A) \( 8 \)
  • (B) \( 29 \)
  • (C) \( 35 \)
  • (D) \( 43 \)

Question 18:

The degree of an objective function of a linear programming problem is

  • (A) \( 0 \)
  • (B) \( 1 \)
  • (C) \( 2 \)
  • (D) Any natural number

Question 19:

Assertion (A) : In an experiment of throwing an unbiased die, the probability of getting a prime number given that number appearing on the die being odd is \( \frac{2}{3} \).
Reason (R) : For any two events \( A \) and \( B \), \( P(A|B) = \frac{P(A \cup B)}{P(B)} \).

  • (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.
  • (D) Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true.

Question 20:

Assertion (A) : Lines given by \( x = py + q \), \( z = ry + s \) and \( x = p^{\prime}y + q^{\prime} \), \( z = r^{\prime}y + s^{\prime} \) are perpendicular to each other when \( pp^{\prime} + rr^{\prime} = 1 \).

Reason (R) : Two lines \( \vec{r} = \vec{a}_1 + \lambda\vec{b}_1 \) and \( \vec{r} = \vec{a}_2 + \mu\vec{b}_2 \) are perpendicular to each other if \( \vec{b}_1 \cdot \vec{b}_2 = 0 \).

  • (A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  • (B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  • (C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
  • (D) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

Question 21:

Check whether the function \[ f(x)= \begin{cases} \dfrac{|x-3|}{2(x-3)}, & x<3,\\[6pt] \dfrac{x-6}{6}, & x\geq 3 \end{cases} \] is continuous at \(x=3\) or not. 


Question 22:

If \( \sqrt{3}(x^2 + y^2) = 4xy \), then find \( \frac{dy}{dx} \) at \( \left( \frac{1}{2}, \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \right) \).


Question 23:

A room freshner bottle in the 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 \(1\ \text{mm}^3/\text{min}\). Find the rate at which level of perfume is dropping at an instant when level of perfume in the bottle is \(10\ \text{mm}\), if the semi-vertical angle of conical bottle is \(\dfrac{\pi}{6}\).


Question 24:

Find the vector of magnitude \(14\) in the direction of \(\overrightarrow{QP}\), where P and Q are the points \((1,\ 3,\ 2)\) and \((-1,\ 0,\ 8)\) respectively.


Question 25:

Vectors \( \vec{a} = 3\hat{i} - 2\hat{j} + 2\hat{k} \) and \( \vec{b} = \hat{i} + 2\hat{k} \) represent the two adjacent sides of a parallelogram. Find the vectors representing its diagonals and hence find their lengths.


Question 26:

Simplify : \( \tan^{-1} \left( \frac{\cos 2x - \sin 2x}{\cos 2x + \sin 2x} \right) \), \( 0 < x < \frac{\pi}{4} \).


Question 27:

Evaluate : \( \tan \left( \sin^{-1} 1 - \cos^{-1} \left( -\frac{1}{2} \right) \right) \).


Question 28:

Evaluate : \(\displaystyle\int_{0}^{1} x\tan^{-1}x\,dx\).


Question 29:

Find: \[ \int \frac{x^2}{(x^2+9)(x^2+16)}\,dx \]


Question 30:

Find \(\displaystyle \int \sqrt{\frac{x+2}{x-2}}\,dx\).


Question 31:

If \( I_1 = \int_{-\pi/4}^{\pi/4} \frac{dx}{1 + \cos 2x} \) and \( I_2 = \int_{-1/2}^{1/2} |x| dx \), then show that \( I_1 - 4I_2 = 0 \).


Question 32:

Find the general solution of the following differential equation:

\(x^{2}\dfrac{dy}{dx} = x^{2} + xy + y^{2}\)


Question 33:

Find the particular solution of the differential equation

\(xy\dfrac{dy}{dx} = (x+2)(y+2)\), given that \(y(1) = -1\).


Question 34:

Solve the following linear programming problem graphically :
Minimize \( Z = 13x - 15y \)
Subject to constraints
\( x + y \leq 7, \)
\( 2x - 3y + 6 \geq 0, \)
\( x \geq 0, y \geq 0 \)


Question 35:

Out of two bags, bag I contains 3 red and 4 white balls and bag II 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.


Question 36:

The probability of simultaneous occurrence of atleast one of the two events X and Y is a. If the probability that exactly one of the events X, Y occurs is b, prove that \( P(X') + P(Y') = 2 - 2a + b \).


Question 37:

A relation \(R\) is defined on \(Z\), the set of integers, as \[ R = \{(x,y) : |x-y| \text{ is divisible by a prime number } 'p', x,y \in Z\}. \] Check whether \(R\) is an equivalence relation or not.


Question 38:

A function \[ f:\mathbb{R}-\left\{\frac{3}{5}\right\} \to \mathbb{R}-\left\{\frac{3}{5}\right\} \] is defined as \[ f(x)=\frac{3x+2}{5x-3}. \] Show that \(f\) is one-one and onto.


Question 39:

If \( A = \begin{bmatrix} 0 & 2 & 1 \\ -2 & -1 & -2 \\ 1 & -1 & 0 \end{bmatrix} \), find \( A^{-1} \) and use it to solve the following system of equations :
\( -2y + z = 7, 2x - y - z = 8, x - 2y = 10 \)


Question 40:

If \( \begin{bmatrix} 3 & -1 & \sin 3x \\ -7 & 4 & \cos 2x \\ -11 & 7 & 2 \end{bmatrix} \) is a singular matrix, then find all values of \( x \) where \( x \in [0, \pi/2] \).


Question 41:

If \(x = \cos t\), \(y = \cos mt\), prove that \((1-x^{2})\dfrac{d^{2}y}{dx^{2}} - x\dfrac{dy}{dx} + m^{2}y = 0\).


Question 42:

Check whether the lines given by \(\dfrac{x-1}{2} = \dfrac{y-2}{3} = \dfrac{z-3}{4}\) and \(\dfrac{x-4}{5} = \dfrac{y-1}{2} = z\) are parallel or not. If parallel, find the distance between them, otherwise find their point of intersection, if the lines are intersecting.


Question 43:

An online delivery company in a city has 5000 subscribers and collects annual subscription fees of Rs 300 per subscriber for unlimited free deliveries. The company wishes to increase the annual subscription fee. It is predicted that, for every increase of Rs 1, ten subscribers will discontinue. Assume that the company increased the annual fee by Rs x.


Question 44:

In an online jackpot, there is one first prize of Rs 3,00,000, two second prizes of Rs 2,00,000 each and three third prizes of Rs 50,000 each.

A total of 1,00,000 jackpot tickets each costing Rs 100 were sold there by raising a fund of Rs 1,00,00,000. Rohan bought one ticket.


Question 45:

Roundabouts are often made on busy roads to ease the traffic and avoid red lights.

One such round-about is made such that the equation representing its boundary is given by \( C_1 : x^2 + y^2 = 64 \). There is a circular pond with a fountain in the middle of the roundabout whose equation is given by \( C_2 : x^2 + y^2 = 4 \). Based on the given information

CBSE Class 12 Mathematics Chapter-Wise Weightage

S.No Units Marks
I Relations and Functions 08
II Algebra 10
III Calculus 35
IV Vectors and Three-Dimensional Geometry 14
V Linear Programming 05
VI Probability 08
Total (Theory) 80
Internal Assessment 20

CBSE Class 12 Mathematics Paper Analysis 2026