Moga Devi Minda Memorial School Bagla

Bagla, Hisar

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION
Class 12 - Mathematics

dy [1]
1. The integrating factor for solving the differential equation x - y = 2x2 is:
dx

a) e-x b) x

c) e-y d) 1

x
dy −−−−−−−−−−−−−− −
2. The solution of dx
2 2 2
= √1 − x − y + x y
2
is, where, C is an arbitrary constant. [1]

a) 2sin-1 y = x√−−−−−
1 − x + cos
-1 x + C
2 b) 2sin-1 y = √−−−−−
1 − x + sin
-1 x + C 2

c) 2sin-1 y = x√−−−−−
1 − x + sin
-1 x + C
2 d) sin-1 y = sin-1x + C
2

3. Consider the following statements in respect of the differential equation

d y
+ cos(
dy
) =0 [1]
dx
2 dx

i. The degree of the differential equation is not defined.

ii. The order of the differential equation is 2.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

a) Both (i) and (ii) b) Only (ii)

c) Only (i) d) Neither (i) nor (ii)

4. What is integrating factor of
dy
+ y sec x = tan x? [1]
dx

a) sec x b) esec x

c) sec x + tan x d) log (sec x + tan x)

5. The solution of the DE cos x(1 + cos y)dx - sin y(1 + sin x)dy = 0 is [1]

a) 2sin x cos y - cos x = C b) 1 + sin x cos y = C

c) sin x cos y + cos x = C d) (1 + sin x)(1 + cos y) = C

6. At any point (x, y) of a curve, the slope of the tangent is twice the slope of the line segment joining the point of [1]
contact to the point (– 4, –3). Find the equation of the curve given that it passes through (–2, 1).
2
a) (x b)
2
+ 3) = y + 4 (x + 5) = 2y + 3

2
c) (x + 4)
2
= y + 3 d) (x + 6) = 2y + 3

7. The solution of the differential equation (1 + x 2

)
dy
+ 1+ y
2
= 0 , is [1]
dx

a) tan-1 y - tan-1 x = tan-1 C b) tan-1 y + tan-1 x = tan-1 C

c) tan-1 x - tan-1 y = tan-1 C d) tan-1 y ± tan-1 x = tan-1 C

8. Family y = Ax + A3 of curves is represented by the differential equation of degree: [1]

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 a) 2 b) 1

c) 3 d) 4
dy y y
9. Find the particular solution for dx
−
x
+ cosec ( x
) = 0; y = 0 when x = 1 [1]
y y
a) cos( x
) = log|2ex| b) cos(
2x
) = log|3ex|

y
c) cos( x
) = log|ex| d) cos(
2y

x
) = log|ex|

dy
10. Solution of the differential equation
dx

x
+
y
= 0 is [1]

a) log x . log y = c b) x + y = c

c) xy = c d) 1

x
+
1

y
= c

11. The solution of x 2

+ y
2
dy
= 4 , is [1]
dx

a) x3 + y3 = 12x + C b) x3 + y3 = 3x + C

c) x2 + y2 = 12x + C d) x2 + y2 = 3x + C
dy y
12. The differential equation of the form dx
= f(
x
) is called [1]

a) non-homogeneous differential equation b) homogeneous differential equation

c) partial differential equation d) linear differential equation

13. A homogeneous equation of the form

dy
= h(
x

y
) can be solved by making the substitution [1]
dx

a) y = νx b) x = νy

c) ν = yx d) x = ν

dy
14. The solution of the DE dx
= 1 - x + y - xy is [1]
2 2

a) ey
= x−
x

2
+ C b) log(1 + y) = x −
x

2
+ C

2 2

c) ey
= x+
x

4
+ C d) e
(1+y)
= x−
x

2
+ C

15. Consider the following statements [1]

dy
i. The general solution of dx
= f(x) + x is of the dx form y = g(x) + C, where C is an arbitrary constant.
2
dy
ii. The degree of ( dx
) = f(x) is 2.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

a) Only (ii) b) Only (i)

c) Both (i) and (ii) d) Neither (i) nor (ii)

dy
16. General solution of x dx
+ 2y = x
2
log x is [1]
2 2

a) y = x

16
(4 log|x| − 1) + C x
−2
b) y =
x

16
(4 log|x| + 1) + C x
−3

2 2

c) y = x
(4 log|x| + 1) − C x
−2
d) y =
x
(4 log|x| + 1) + C x
−2

16 16

dy
17. General solution of dx
+ y tan x = sec x is: [1]

a) y tan x = sec x + c b) y sec x = tan x + c

c) tan x = y tan x + c d) x sec x = tan y + c

dx dy
18. The solution of the differential equation + = 0 is: [1]
x y

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 a) 1
+
1
=C b) log x - log y = C
x y

c) xy = C d) x + y = C
2 2

19. The solution of the differential equation

dy
=
x +xy+y
, is [1]
2
dx x

y
a) tan −1
(
x
) = log y + C b) tan
−1
(
x

y
) = log x + c

y
c) tan −1
(
x
) = log x + C d) tan
−1
(
x

y
) = log y + C

20. What are the order and degree respectively of the differential equation whose solution is y = cx + c2 - 3c3/2 + 2, [1]

where c is a parameter?

a) 1, 3 b) 1, 4

c) 2, 2 d) 1, 2
2

21. The order of the differential equation 2x 2

d y

2
− 3
dy
+ y = 0 is [1]
dx dx

a) Not defined b) 1

c) 2 d) 0
dy
22. What is the solution of + 2y = 1 satisfying y(0) = 0? [1]
dx

−2x −2x

a) y = 1−e
b) y = 1+e

2 2

c) y = 1 + ex d) y = 1+e

23. If x = a cos θ + b sin θ , y = a sin θ - b cos θ , then which one of the following is true? [1]
2 2

a) y 2 d y dy b) y 2 d y dy
− x + y =0 + x − y =0
dx
2
dx dx
2
dx
2 2

c) y 2 d y dy d) y 2 d y dy
− x − y =0 + x + y =0
dx
2
dx dx
2
dx

24. General solution of e x

tan y dx +
x
(1 − e ) sec y dy =
2
0 [1]

a) tany 3
= C ( 1− e )
x
b) tanx
2
= C ( 1− e )
x

c) tany 2
= C ( 1− e )
x
d) tany = C ( e
x
− 1)

2 3

25. What is the product of the order and degree of the differential equation
d y
sin y+(
dy
) cos y = √y ? [1]
dx
2
dx

a) 6 b) not defined

c) 2 d) 3
[1]
dy
26. The general solution of the differential equation log( dx
) + x = 0 is

a) y = -ex + C b) y = e-x + C

c) y = -e-x + C d) y = ex + C
2

27. The degree of the differential equation (

d
2
y
) + (
dy
)
2

= x sin(
dy
) is [1]
2
dx dx dx

a) not defined b) 1

c) 2 d) 3
dy y+1
28. The number of solutions of = when y(1) = 2 is : [1]
dx x−1

a) infinite b) three

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 c) one d) two

29. What is the general solution of the differential equation xdy - y dx = y2? Where, C is an arbitrary constant. [1]

a) x - xy + Cy = 0 b) x = Cy

c) x + xy - Cy = 0 d) y2 = Cx

30. The general solution of the differential equation x dy - (1 + x2) dx = dx is: [1]
2 2

a) y = x b) y = 2 log x + x
2
+ C 2
+ C
3 3

c) y = 2 log x + x d) y = 2x + x
3
+ C 3
+ C

31. The general solution of the DE x2

dy
= x2 + xy + y2 is [1]
dx

y y
a) tan −1
x
= log x + C b) tan
−1
x
= log y + C

y
c) tan d)
−1 x −1
= log x + C tan = log x + C
y x

−−−−−−−
32. Solution of x dy − ydx = 2
√x + y
2
dx is [1]
−−−−−− −−−− −
a) y + √x 2
+ y
2
= Cx
2
b) y + √3 + y
2
= Cx
4

−−−−−− −−−−−−
c) y + √x 3
+ y
2
= Cx
2
d) 2
y + √x + y
3
= Cx
2

y+1
33. The number of solutions of the differential equation
dy
= , when y(1) = 2, is: [1]
dx x−1

a) two b) infinite

c) one d) zero
34. What is the solution of the differential equation dx

dy
+
x

y
− y
2
= 0? [1]

a) xy= x4 + C b) 3xy = y3 + C

c) xy = y4 + C d) 4xy = y4 + C
3

d
4
y 5 d
3
y d
2
y dy [1]
35. The general solution of the differential equation ( 4
) − 5
3
+ 6
2
− 8
dx
+ 5 = 0?
dx dx dx

a) 2 b) 5

c) 3 d) 4
dy
36. Integrating factor of the differential equation cos x + y sin x = 1 is [1]
dx

a) tan x b) sin x

c) sec x d) cos x
37. Consider a differential equation of order m and degree n. Which one of the following pairs is not feasible? [1]

a) (2, ) b) (2, 4)
3

c) (3, 2) d) (2, 2)
dy
38. The integrating factor of differential equation cos x dx
+ y sin x = 1 is [1]

a) sin x b) sec x

c) tan x d) cos x
dy
39. The differential equation dx
+ P y = Qy
′′
, n > 2 can be reduced to linear form by substituting [1]

a) b)

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 z = y1 - n z = yn - 1

c) z = yn + 1 d) z = yn

40. Which of the following transformations reduce the differential equation dz

dx
+
x
z
log z =
z

2
(log z)
2
into the [1]
x

form
du
+ P (x)u = Q(x)
dx

a) u = ex b) u = log x

c) u = (log z)2 d) u = (log z)-1

dy
41. General solution of dx
+ 2y = sin x is [1]

a) y = 1

5
(2 sin x + cos x) − C e
−2x
b) y =
1

5
(2 sin x + cos x) + C e
−2x

c) y = 1

5
(2 sin x − cos x) − C e
−2x
d) y =
1

5
(2 sin x − cos x) + C e
−2x

ydx−xdy
42. What is the solution of the differential equation 2
= 0? [1]
y

a) x + y = C b) x - y = C

c) xy = C d) y = Cx
43. The general solution of a differential equation of the type dx
+ P1 x = Q
1
is [1]
dy

a) xe ∫ P1 dy
= ∫ (Q1 e
∫ P1 dy
) dy + C b) ye
∫ P1 dy
= ∫ (Q1 e
∫ P1 dy
) dy + C

c) y ⋅ e d)
1
∫ dx ∫ P1 dx ∫ P dx ∫ P1 dx
P
= ∫ (Q1 e ) dx + C xe = ∫ (Q1 e ) dx + C

44. The order of the differential equation whose general solution is given by y = c 1 cos(2x + c2 ) + (c3
x+c5
+ c4 ) a [1]
+c 6 sin(x − c7 ) is

a) 6 b) 3

c) 4 d) 5
45. Solution of differential equation xdy - ydx = 0 represents: [1]

a) a circle whose centre is at origin b) straight line passing through origin

c) a rectangular hyperbola d) parabola whose vertex is at origin

46. The number of arbitrary constants in the particular solution of a differential equation of second order is (are): [1]

a) 1 b) 3

c) 0 d) 2
dy
47. General solution ofcos 2
x + y = tan x (0 ⩽ x <
π
) is [1]
dx 2

a) y = (tan x − 1) + C e
− tan x
b) y = (tan x + 1) + C e
− tan x

c) y = (tan x + 1) − C e
− tan x
d) y = (tan x − 1) − C e
− tan x

dy y
ϕ(
x
)
[1]
48. The solution of the differential equation dx
=
x
+
′
y
is
ϕ ( )
x

y y
a) ϕ ( x
) = ky b) xϕ (
x
) = k

y y
c) yϕ ( x
) = k d) ϕ(
x
) = kx

49. Variable separation method can be used to solve First Order, First Degree Differential Equations in which y’ is [1]
of the form.

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 a) y2
= cos (g (y)) b) 2
y = sin (h (x))

c) y’ = h(x)g(y) d) 3
y = g (y)

50. What is the equation of a curve passing through (0, 1) and whose differential equation is given by dy = y tan x [1]
dx?

a) y = sec x b) y = sin x

c) y = cosec x d) y = cos x

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