Kendriya Vidyalaya Gachibowli, Gpra Campus, Hyd-32: Sample Paper Test 01 For Board Exam 2023
Kendriya Vidyalaya Gachibowli, Gpra Campus, Hyd-32: Sample Paper Test 01 For Board Exam 2023
3. If p and q are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = 2x2 – 7x + 3, find the value of p + q
– pq is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) None of these
4. The pair of linear equations 2x + 3y = 5 and 4x + 6y = 10 is
(a) inconsistent (b) consistent (c) dependent consistent (d) none of these
5. Points A(3, 1), B(5, 1), C(a, b) and D(4, 3) are vertices of a parallelogram ABCD. The values of
a and b are respectively
(a) a = 6, b = 3 (b) a = 2, b = 1 (c) a = 4, b = 2 (d) None of these
6. If ∆ABC ∼ ∆DEF, BC = 3 cm, EF = 4 cm and area of ∆ABC = 54 cm2. Then the area of ∆DEF
is
(a) 54 cm2 (b) 88 cm2 (c) 96 cm2 (d) 108 cm2
8. In ΔABC, right angled at B, AB = 5 cm and sin C = 1/2. Determine the length of side AC.
(a) 10 cm (b) 15 cm (c) 20 cm (d) none of these
9. In the ∆ABC, D and E are points on side AB and AC respectively such that DE || BC. If AE = 2
cm, AD = 3 cm and BD = 4.5 cm, then CE equals
(a) 1 cm (b) 2 cm (c) 3 cm (d) 4 cm
10. ABCD is a trapezium with AD ∥ BC and AD = 4cm. If the diagonals AC and BD intersect each
other at O such that AO/OC = DO/OB =1/2, then BC =
(a) 6cm (b) 7cm (c) 8cm (d) 9cm
12. The number of revolutions made by a circular wheel of radius 0.7 m in rolling a distance of 176
m is
(a) 22 (b) 24 (c) 75 (d) 40
13. The area of the square that can be inscribed in a circle of radius 8 cm is
(a) 256 cm² (b) 128 cm² (c) 64√2 cm² (d) 64 cm²
14. The ratio of the total surface area to the lateral surface area of a cylinder with base radius 80 cm
and height 20 cm is
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 3 : 1 (d) 5 : 1
15. The mean and mode of a frequency distribution are 28 and 16 respectively. The median is
(a) 22 (b) 23.5 (c) 24 (d) 24.5
17. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting doublet?
(a) 1/36 (b) 1/6 (c) 5/6 (d) 11/36
4sin cos
18. If 4 tan = 3, then the value of is
4sin cos
(a) 1/2 (b) 1/3 (c) 1/4 (d) 1/5
DIRECTION: In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a
statement of Reason (R).
Choose the correct option
19. Statement A (Assertion): The number 6n never end with digit 0 for any natural number n..
Statement R( Reason) : The number 9n never end with digit 0 for any natural number n.
(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 and 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.
20. Statement A (Assertion): The value of y is 6, for which the distance between the points P(2, –
3) and Q(10, y) is 10.
Statement R( Reason) : Distance between two given points A (x1, y1) and B (x2, y2) is given by
AB = ( x2 x1 ) 2 ( y2 y1 )2
(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 and 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.
23. XY and MN are the tangents drawn at the end points of the diameter DE of the circle with
centre O. Prove that XY || MN.
24. A rope by which a cow is tethered is increased from 16mto 23m. How much additional ground
does it have now to graze?
OR
In the below figure, OACB is a quadrant of a circle with centre O and radius 3.5 cm. If OD = 2
cm, find the area of the (i) quadrant OACB, (ii) shaded region.
SECTION – C
Questions 13 to 22 carry 3 marks each.
26. Prove that √5 is and irrational number.
27. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 6x2 – 7x – 3 and verify the relationship between the
zeroes and the coefficients of the polynomial.
28. A part of monthly hostel charges in a college is fixed and the remaining depends on the number
of days one has taken food in the mess. When a student ‘A’ takes food for 22 days, he has to
pay Rs. 1380 as hostel charges; whereas a student ‘B’, who takes food for 28 days, pays Rs.
1680 as hostel charges. Find the fixed charges and the cost of food per day.
OR
The ratio of income of two persons is 9 : 7 and the ratio of their expenditure is 4 : 3, if each of
them manage to save Rs. 2000/month. Find their monthly incomes.
30. Prove that the intercept of a tangent between two parallel tangents to a circle subtends a right
angle at the center
OR
Prove that opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle subtend supplementary
angles at the centre of the circle.
31. One card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability
that the card drawn is (i) either a red card or a king, (ii) neither a red card nor a queen.
SECTION – D
Questions 32 to 35 carry 5 marks each.
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32. Two water taps together can fill a tank in 9 hours. The tap of larger diameter takes 10 hours
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less than the smaller one to fill the tank separately. Find the time in which each tap can
separately fill the tank.
OR
A rectangular park is to be designed whose breadth is 3 m less than its length. Its area is to be 4
square metres more than the area of a park that has already been made in the shape of an
isosceles triangle with its base as the breadth of the rectangular park and of altitude 12 m. Find
its length and breadth.
33. Prove that if a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle intersecting the other two sides in
distinct points, then the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.
Using the above theorem prove that a line through the point of intersection of the diagonals and
parallel to the base of the trapezium divides the non parallel sides in the same ratio.
34. A vessel is in the form of an inverted cone. Its height is 8 cm and the radius of its top which is
open, is 5 cm. It is filled with water upto the brim. When lead shots, each of which is a sphere of
radius 0.5 cm are dropped into the vessel, one-fourth of water flows out. Find the number of
lead shots dropped into the vessel.
OR
A copper wire of diameter 8 mm is evenly wrapped on a cylinder of length 24 cm and diameter
49 cm to cover the whole surface. Find (i) the length of the wire (ii) the volume of the wire.
35. If the median of the distribution given below is 28.5, find the values of x and y.
Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 Total
Frequency 5 x 20 15 y 5 60
36. In the sport of cricket the Captain sets the field according to a plan. He instructs the players to
take a position at a particular place. There are two reasons to set a cricket field—to take wickets
and to stop runs being scored.
The following graph shows the position of players during a cricket match.
(i) Find the coordinate of the point on y-axis which are equidistant from the points representing
the players at Cover P(2, –5) and Mid-wicket Q(–2, 9)
(ii) Find the ratio in which x-axis divides the line segment joining the points Extra Cover S(3, –
3) and Fine Leg (–2, 7).
38. A 1.2 m tall girl spots a balloon moving with the wind in a horizontal line at a height of 88.2 m
from the ground. The angle of elevation of the balloon from the eyes of the girl at any instant is
60°. After 30 seconds, the angle of elevation reduces to 30° (see the below figure).
Based on the above information, answer the following questions. (Take √3 =1.732)
(i) Find the distance travelled by the balloon during the interval.
(ii) Find the speed of the balloon.
2. The LCM of smallest two-digit composite number and smallest composite number is:
(a) 12 (b) 4 (c) 20 (d) 44
OA OC
6. In the figure, if , then
OD OB
which pair of angles are equal?
(a) ∠A = ∠C, ∠B = ∠D (b) ∠A = ∠B, ∠C = ∠D
(c) ∠C = ∠B, ∠A = ∠D (d) None of these
7. In ∆ABC and ∆DEF, ∠B = ∠E, ∠F = ∠C and AB = 3DE. Then, the two triangles are
(a) congruent but not similar (b) similar but not congruent
(c) neither congruent nor similar (d) congruent as well as similar
2sin A 3cos A
8. If cosec A = 13/12, then the value of
4sin A 9cos A
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 3
10. If the angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point of observation
at a distance of 100 m from its base is 45°, then the height of the tower is:
(a) 160 m (b) 100 m (c) 200 m (d) 150 m
11. The ratio in which x-axis divides the join of (2, -3) and (5, 6) is:
(a) 1: 2 (b) 3 : 4 (c) 1: 3 (d) 1: 5
13. If the area of circle is numerically equal to twice its circumference, then the diameter of the
circle is
(a) 4 units (b) 6 units (c) 8 units (d) 12 units
14. If the perimeter of a circle is equal to that of a square, then the ratio of the area of circle to the
area of the square is
(a) 14: 11 (b) 12: 13 (c) 11:14 (d) 13:12
15. The radii of 2 cylinders are in the ratio 2 : 3 and their heights are in the ratio 5 : 3. Then, the
ratio of their volumes is:
(a) 19 : 20 (b) 20 : 27 (c) 18:25 (d) 17:23
17. If the mean of the following distribution is 2.6, then the value of y is
Variable (x) 1 2 3 4 5
Frequency 4 5 y 1 2
(a) 3 (b) 8 (c) 13 (d) 24
18. Two different dice are thrown together. The probability of getting the sum of the two numbers
less than 7 is:
(a) 5/12 (b) 7/12 (c) 12/5 (d) 3/11
DIRECTION: In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a
statement of Reason (R).
Choose the correct option
19. Assertion: The HCF of two numbers is 9 and their LCM is 2016. If the one number is 54, then
the other number is 336.
Reason: Relation between numbers and their HCF and LCM is product of two numbers a, b =
HCF (a, b) × LCM (a, b).
(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.
SECTION – B
Questions 21 to 25 carry 2 marks each.
21. For what value of k for which the following pair of linear equations have infinitely many
solutions: 2x + 3y = 7, (k – 1)x + (k + 2)y = 3k is
22. In the below left figure, two chords AB and CD intersect each other at the point P.
23. Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and 3 cm. Find the length of the chord of the larger
circle which touches the smaller circle.
24. Evaluate: 3 cos2 60° sec2 30° – 2 sin2 30° tan2 60°.
25. The length of the minute hand of a clock is 14 cm. Find the area swept by the minute hand in 5
minutes.
OR
The radii of two circles are 8 cm and 6 cm respectively. Find the diameter of the circle having
area equal to the sum of the areas of the two circles.
SECTION – C
Questions 26 to 31 carry 3 marks each.
26. Prove that √5 is an irrational number.
27. What number should be added to the polynomial x2 – 5x + 4 so that 3 is the zero of the
polynomial?
28. A part of monthly hostel charges in a college is fixed and the remaining depends on the number
of days one has taken food in the mess. When a student ‘A’ takes food for 22 days, he has to
pay Rs. 1380 as hostel charges; whereas a student ‘B’, who takes food for 28 days, pays Rs.
1680 as hostel charges. Find the fixed charges and the cost of food per day.
OR
29. In the given figure, OP is equal to diameter of the circle. Prove that ABP is an equilateral
triangle.
cos2 sin 2
30. Prove that: 1 sin cos
1 tan 1 cot
OR
If cos θ + sin θ = √2 cos θ, show that cos θ – sin θ = √2 sin θ.
31. All the black face cards are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. The reaming cards are
well shuffled and then a card is drawn at random. Find the probability of getting (i) face card (ii)
red card (iii) black card.
SECTION – D
Questions 32 to 35 carry 5 marks each.
32. Some students planned a picnic. The total budget for food was Rs. 2,000. But 5 students failed
to attend the picnic and thus the cost of food for each member increased by Rs. 20. How many
students attended the picnic and how much did each student pay for the food?
OR
If Zeba was younger by 5 years than what she really is, then the square of her age (in years)
would have been 11 more than five times her actual age. What is her age now?
33. Prove that “If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two sides in
distinct points, the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.”
In the figure, find EC if AD/DB = AE/EC using the above theorem.
34. A tent is in the shape of a cylinder surmounted by a conical top. If the height and diameter of
the cylindrical part are 2.1 m and 4 m respectively, and the slant height of the top is 2.8 m, find
the area of the canvas used for making the tent. Also, find the cost of the canvas of the tent at
the rate of Rs. 500 per m2.
OR
A rectangular metal block has length 15 cm, breadth 10 cm and height 5 cm. From this block, a
circular hole of diameter 7 cm is drilled out. Find: (i) the volume of the remaining solid (ii) the
surface area of the remaining solid.
35. The distribution below gives the makes of 100 students of a class, if the median makes are 24,
find the frequencies f1 and f2
Marks 0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40
No. of students 4 6 10 f1 25 f2 18 5
Find (i) the difference between the heights of the lighthouse and the building.
(ii) the distance between the lighthouse and the building.
OR
The ratio of the height of a light house and the length of its shadow on the ground is √3 : 1 What
is the angle of elevation?
(i) If the piggy bank can hold 190 coins of five rupees in all, find the number of days he can
contribute to put the five-rupee coins into it
(ii) Find the total money he saved.
OR
If 6 times the 6th term of an A.P., is equal to 9 times the 9th term, find its 15th term.
2. The ratio of LCM and HCF of the least composite and the least prime numbers is:
(a) 1: 2 (b) 2: 1 (c) 1: 1 (d) 1: 3 1
3. The value of k for which the lines 5x + 7y = 3 and 15x + 21y = k coincide is:
(a) 9 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 18
1 1
4. Write a quadratic polynomial whose sum of zeroes is and product of zeroes is .
4 4
(a) 4x2 + x + 1 (b) x2 + 4x – 1
(c) 2x2 + 3x – 1 (d) x2 – 2x + 1
5. ΔABC~ΔPQR. If AM and PN are altitudes of ΔABC and ΔPQR respectively and AB2: PQ2 = 4:
9, then AM: PN =
(a) 16: 81 (b) 4: 9 (c) 3: 2 (d) 2: 3
9. ABCD is a trapezium with AD ∥ BC and AD = 4cm. If the diagonals AC and BD intersect each
other at O such that AO/OC = DO/OB =1/2, then BC =
(a) 6cm (b) 7cm (c) 8cm (d) 9cm
10. In the figure, if DE || BC, AD = 3 cm, BD = 4 cm and BC = 14 cm, then DE equals :
(a) 7 cm (b) 6 cm (c) 4 cm (d) 3 cm
SECTION – B
Questions 21 to 25 carry 2 marks each.
21. If 217x + 131y = 913, 131x + 217y = 827, then find the value of x and y
22. If sin(A + B) = 1 and cos(A – B) = √3/2, 0°< A + B ≤ 90° and A > B, then find the measures of
angles A and B.
OR
cos sin 1 3
Find an acute angle θ when
cos sin 1 3
23. In the given figure below, AD/AE=AC/BD and ∠1=∠2. Show that Δ BAE~ ΔCAD .
24. The length of the minute hand of a clock is 6cm. Find the area swept by it when it moves from
5:25 pm to 6:00 pm.
OR
In the given figure, the shape of the top of a table is that of a sector of a circle with centre O and
∠AOB = 90°. If AO = OB = 42 cm, then find the perimeter of the top of the table is [Take π =
22/7]
25. A circle is inscribed in a ΔABC having AB= 10cm, BC = 12cm and CA = 8cm and touching
these sides at D, E, F respectively. Find the lengths of AD, BE and CF
27. Find the zeroes of the polynomial x2 + x – 2, and verify the relation between the coefficients
and the zeroes of the polynomial.
28. A train covered a certain distance at a uniform speed. If the train would have been 6 km/h faster,
it would have taken 4 hours less than the scheduled time. And, if the train were slower by 6
km/hr; it would have taken 6 hours more than the scheduled time. Find the length of the
journey.
OR
Anuj had some chocolates, and he divided them into two lots A and B. He sold the first lot at the
rate of ₹2 for 3 chocolates and the second lot at the rate of ₹1 per chocolate, and got a total of
₹400. If he had sold the first lot at the rate of ₹1 per chocolate, and the second lot at the rate of
₹4 for 5 chocolates, his total collection would have been ₹460. Find the total number of
chocolates he had.
sin cos 1
29. Prove that: sec tan
sin cos 1
31. Two coins are tossed simultaneously. What is the probability of getting
(i) At least one head? (ii) At most one tail? (iii) A head and a tail?
SECTION – D
Questions 32 to 35 carry 5 marks each.
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32. Two pipes running together can fill a cistern in 3 hours. If one pipe takes 3 hours more than
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the other to fill it, find the time in which each pipe would fill the cistern.
OR
In a flight of 600km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the
trip was reduced by 200 km/hr from its usual speed and the time of the flight increased by 30
min. Find the scheduled duration of the flight.
33. Prove that if a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle intersecting the other two sides in
distinct points, then the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.
In the figure, find EC if AD/DB = AE/EC using the above theorem.
35. The median of the following data is 868. Find the values of x and y, if the total frequency is 100
Class Frequency
800 – 820 7
820 – 840 14
840 – 860 x
860 – 880 25
880 – 900 y
900 – 920 10
920 – 940 5
(i) If the first circular row has 30 seats, how many seats will be there in the 10th row? (1)
(ii) For 1500 seats in the auditorium, how many rows need to be there? (2)
OR
If 1500 seats are to be arranged in the auditorium, how many seats are still left to be put after
10th row? (2)
(iii) If there were 17 rows in the auditorium, how many seats will be there in the middle row?(1)
(i) Find the mid-point of the segment joining the points J (6, 17) and I (9, 16). (1)
(ii) Find the distance between the points A and S. (1)
(iii) Find the co-ordinates of the point which divides the line segment joining the points A and B
in the ratio 1:3 internally. (2)
OR
(iii) If a point (x,y) is equidistant from the Q(9,8) and S(17,8),then find the relation between x
and y. (2)
38. Case Study – 3
Anita purchased a new building for her business. Being in the prime location, she decided to
make some more money by putting up an advertisement sign for a rental ad income on the roof
of the building.
4. Two dice are thrown at the same time and the product of numbers appearing on them is noted.
The probability that the product is a prime number is
(a) 1/3 (b) 1/6 (c) 1/5 (d) 5/6
6. If p and q are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = 2x2 – 7x + 3, find the value of p + q
– pq is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) None of these
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7. If sin 2A = tan² 45° where A is an acute angle, then the value of A is
2
(a) 60° (b) 45° (c) 30° (d) 15°
9. If is an acute angle and tan + cot = 2, then the value of sin3 + cos3 is
1 2
(a) 1 (b) (c) (d) 2
2 2
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10. A girl walks 200m towards East and then 150m towards North. The distance of the girl from the
starting point is
(a) 350m (b) 250m (c) 300 m (d) 325 m
12. If angle between two radii of a circle is 130⁰, the angle between the tangents at the ends of the
radii is :
(a) 90⁰ (b) 50⁰ (c) 70⁰ (d) 40⁰
13. The relationship between mean, median and mode for a moderately skewed distribution is
(a) mode = median – 2 mean (b) mode = 3 median – 2 mean
(c) mode = 2 median – 3 mean (d) mode = median – mean
16. If the quadratic equation x2 + 4x + k = 0 has real and equal roots, then
(a) k < 4 (b) k > 4 (c) k = 4 (d) k ≥ 4
17. Volumes of two spheres are in the ratio 64 : 27. The ratio of their surface areas is
(a) 3 : 4 (b) 4 : 3 (c) 9 : 16 (d) 16 : 9
18. The area of the square that can be inscribed in a circle of radius 8 cm is
(a) 256 cm² (b) 128 cm² (c) 64√2 cm² (d) 64 cm²
DIRECTION: In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a
statement of Reason (R).
Choose the correct option
19. Assertion (A): If HCF ( 90, 144) = 18, then LCM (90, 144) = 720
Reason (R): HCF (a, b) x LCM (a, b) = a x b
(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.
SECTION – B
Questions 21 to 25 carry 2 marks each.
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21. If tan (A + B) = 3 and tan (A – B) = ; 0° < A+B ≤ 90°; A > B, find A and B.
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OR
If xsin3θ + ycos3θ = sinθ cosθ and xsinθ = ysinθ then find x2 + y2.
22. ABCD is a trapezium in which AB || CD and its diagonals intersect each other at the point O.
OA OB
Using a similarity criterion of two triangles, show that
OC OD
23. The length of the minute hand of a clock is 14 cm. Find the area swept by the minute hand in 5
minutes.
OR
In a circle of radius 21 cm, an arc subtends an angle of 60° at the centre. Find (i) the length of
the arc (ii) area of the sector formed by the arc
24. From a point P, two tangents PA and PB are drawn to a circle C(0, r). If OP = 2r, then find
∠APB. Prove that triangle APB is an equilateral triangle.
25. For what value of k will the following system of linear equations have no solution?
3x + y = 1; (2k – 1) x + (k – 1) y = 2k + 1
SECTION – C
Questions 26 to 31 carry 3 marks each.
26. Prove that √5 is and irrational number.
27. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 – 2x – 8 and verify the relationship between the
zeroes and the coefficients of the polynomial.
28. The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 9. Also 9 times this number is twice the number
obtained by reversing the order of the digits. Find the number.
OR
Yash scored 40 marks in a test, getting 3 marks for each right answer and losing 1 mark for each
wrong answer. Had 4 marks been awarded for each correct answer and 2 marks been deducted
for each incorrect answer, then Yash would have scored 50 marks. How many questions were
there in the test?
30. Prove that the lengths of the tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.
OR
In the figure XY and X'Y' are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O and another tangent
AB with point of contact C interesting XY at A and X'Y' at B, what is the measure of ∠AOB.
31. Two dice are thrown at the same time. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers
appearing on the top of the dice is
(i) 8? (ii) 7? (iii) less than or equal to 12?
SECTION – D
Questions 32 to 35 carry 5 marks each.
32. A person on tour has Rs.360 for his expenses. If he extends his tour for 4 days, he has to cut
down his daily expenses by Rs.3. Find the original duration of the tour.
OR
Rs.6500 were divided equally among a certain number of persons. Had there been 15 more
persons, each would have got Rs.30 less. Find the original number of persons.
34. Ramesh made a bird-bath for his garden in the shape of a cylinder with a hemispherical
depression at one end. The height of the cylinder is 1.45 m and its radius is 30 cm. Find the total
surface area of the bird-bath.
OR
A tent is in shape of a cylinder surmounted by a conical top. If the height and diameter of the
cylindrical part are 2.1m and 4m respectively and the slant height of the top is 2.8m. Find the
area of canvas used for making the tent. Also find the cost of canvas of the tent at the rate of 500
per m2.
(i) What is the first term and common difference of given question. (1)
(ii) The amount paid buy him in 30th installment. (1)
(iii) The amount paid by him in the 30 installments is (2)
(OR)
(iii) What amount does he still have to pay after 30th installment? (2)
1. The LCM of smallest two digit composite number and smallest composite number is:
(a) 12 (b) 4 (c) 20 (d) 44
5. The line segment joining the points A (5, 3) and B (-3, 11) is divided by the point C (3,5) in the
ratio
(a) 1:3 (b) 3:1 (c) 2:3 (d) 3:2
6. ∆ABC is such that AB = 3 cm, BC = 2 cm, CA = 2.5 cm. If ∆ABC~∆DEF and EF=4cm, then
perimeter of ∆DEF is
(a) 7.5 cm (b) 15cm (c) 22.5 cm (d) 30 cm
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7. If for some angle θ, cot 2θ = , then the value of cos3θ, where 3θ ≤ 90⁰, is
3
1 3
(a) (b) 1 (c) 0 (d)
2 2
11. If two positive integers p and q can be expressed as p = ab3 and q = a3 b; a, b being prime numbers,
then HCF (p, q) is
(a) ab (b) a2 b2 (c) a3 b2 (d) a3 b3
12. From an external point Q, the length of the tangents to a circle is 5 cm and the distance of Q from
the centre is 8 cm. The radius of the circle is
(a) 39 cm (b) 3 cm (c) √39 cm (d) 7 cm
13. If the sum of the circumferences of two circles with radii R1 and R2 is equal to the circumference of
a circle of radius R, then:
(a) R1 + R2 = R
(b) R1 + R2 > R
(c) R1 + R2 < R
(d) Nothing definite can be said about the relation among R1, R2 and R.
14. The base radii of a cone and a cylinder are equal. If their curved surface areas are also equal, then
the ratio of the slant height of the cone to the height of the cylinder is:
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 1 : 3 (d) 3 : 1
15. The mean and median of a distribution are 14 and 15, respectively. The value of the mode is:
(a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 18 (d) 13
16. The area of a circle that can be inscribed in a square of side 6 cm is:
(a) 36 π cm2 (b) 18 π cm2 (c) 12 π cm2 (d) 9 π cm2
17. A girl calculates that the probability of her winning the first prize in a lottery is 0.08. If 6000
tickets are sold, how many tickets has she bought?
(a) 40 (b) 240 (c) 480 (d) 750
SECTION-B
Questions 21 to 25 carry 2 marks each
21. Determine the values of a and b for which the following system of linear equations has infinite
solutions: 2x – (a – 4) y = 2b + 1; 4x – (a – 1) y = 5b – 1
KP 4
22. In Figure, PQ is parallel to MN. If = and KN = 20.4 cm. Find KQ.
PM 13
OR
23. XY and MN are the tangents drawn at the end points of the diameter DE of the circle with centre
O. Prove that XY || MN.
24. The perimeter of a sector of a circle of radius 5.2 cm is 16.4 cm. Find the area of the sector.
OR
If the perimeter of a semi-circular protractor is 108 cm, find the diameter of the protractor. (Take
22
)
7
1
25. If tan (A + B) = 3 and tan (A – B) = ; 0° < A+B ≤ 90°; A > B, find A and B.
3
27. Find the zeroes of the polynomial x2 + x – 2, and verify the relation between the coefficients and
the zeroes of the polynomial.
28. A man wished to give Rs. 12 to each person and found that he fell short of Rs. 6 when he wanted to
give to all the persons present. He, therefore, distributed Rs. 9 to each person and found that Rs. 9
were left over. How much money did he have and how many persons were there?
OR
A father’s age is three times the sum of the ages of his children. After 5 years, his age will be two
times the sum of their ages. Find the present age of the father.
sin cos 1 1
29. Prove that
cos sin 1 sec tan
30. A circle is inscribed in a DABC having sides 16 cm, 20 cm and 24 cm as shown in figure. Find AD,
BE and CF.
OR
In the figure XY and X'Y' are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O and another tangent AB
with point of contact C interesting XY at A and X'Y' at B, prove that ∠AOB is a right angle.
31. Two dice are thrown at the same time. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers
appearing on the top of the dice is
(i) at least 9? (ii) 7? (iii) less than or equal to 6?
SECTION-D
Questions 32 to 35 carry 5 marks each
34. If the median of the following distribution is 46, find the missing frequencies p and q if the total
frequency is 230.
Marks 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 50 – 60 60 – 70 70 – 60
Frequency 12 30 p 65 q 25 18
35. A person on tour has Rs.360 for his expenses. If he extends his tour for 4 days, he has to cut down
his daily expenses by Rs.3. Find the original duration of the tour.
OR
Rs.6500 were divided equally among a certain number of persons. Had there been 15 more persons,
each would have got Rs.30 less. Find the original number of persons.
(i) Which of the two, boat or the ship is nearer to the light house. Find its distance from the lighthouse? (2)
(ii) Find the time taken by the boat to reach the light house if it is moving at the rate of 2 km per hour. (2)
OR
(ii) The ratio of the height of a light house and the length of its shadow on the ground is √3 : 1 . What is the
angle of elevation of the sun?
3. If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + (a + 1)x + b are 2 and -3, then
(a) a = -7, b = -1 (b) a = 5, b = -1 (c) a = 2, b = –6 (d) a = 0, b = –6
4. Three cubes each of side 15 cm are joined end to end. The total surface area of the cuboid is:
(a) 3150 cm2 (b) 1575 cm2 (c) 1012.5 cm2 (d) 576.4 cm2
5. The point which lies on the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining point A (–2, –5)
and B (2, 5) is:
(a) (0, 0) (b) (0, –1) (c) (–1, 0) (d) (1, 0)
6. The point on the x-axis which is equidistant from (– 4, 0) and (10, 0) is:
(a) (7, 0) (b) (5, 0) (c) (0, 0) (d) (3, 0)
9. In the figure given below, AD = 4 cm, BD = 3 cm and CB = 12 cm, then cot θ equals :
11. If ∆ABC ~ ∆EDF and ∆ABC is not similar to ∆DEF, then which of the following is not true?
(a) BC.EF = AC.FD (b) AB.EF = AC.DE (c) BC.DE = AB.EF (d) BC.DE = AB.FD
12. In the given figure, from an external point P, two tangents PQ and PR are drawn to a circle of
radius 4 cm with centre O. If ∠QPR = 90°, then length of PQ is
13. In a circle of diameter 42cm, if an arc subtends an angle of 60º at the centre, then the length of the
arc is:
(a) 22/7 cm (b) 11cm (c) 22 cm (d) 44 cm
14. If the circumference of a circle increases from 2π to 4π then its area ......the original area :
(a) Half (b) Double (c) Three times (d) Four times
15. The radii of 2 cylinders are in the ratio 2 : 3 and their heights are in the ratio 5 : 3. Then, the ratio
of their volumes is:
(a) 19 : 20 (b) 20 : 27 (c) 18:25 (d) 17:23
18. A box contains cards numbered 6 to 50. A card is drawn at random from the box. The probability
that the drawn card has a number which is a perfect square is :
(a) 1/45 (b) 2/15 (c) 4/45 (d) 1/9
SECTION-B
Questions 21 to 25 carry 2M each
21. The short and long hands of a clock are 4 cm and 6 cm long respectively. Find the sum of
distances travelled by their tips in 2 days
OR
A car has two wipers which do not overlap. Each wiper has a blade of length 21 cm sweeping
through an angle of 120°. Find the total area cleaned at each sweep of the blades
22. A quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle. Prove that AB + CD = AD + BC.
1 1
23. If sin(A – B) = , cos(A + B) = , 00< A + B ≤900 , A > B. Find A and B.
2 2
24. Find the value of m for which the pair of linear equations:
2x + 3y – 7 = 0 and (m – 1) x + (m + 1) y = (3m – 1) has infinitely many solutions
QR QT
25. In the figure, and ∠1 = ∠2, Show that ∆PQS ∼ ∆TQR.
QS PR
OR
ABCD is a trapezium in which AB || CD and its diagonals intersect each other at the point O.
Using a similarity criterion of two triangles, show that =
SECTION-C
Questions 26 to 31 carry 3 marks each
26. On a morning walk, three persons step off together and their steps measure 40 cm, 42 cm and 45
cm, respectively. Find the minimum distance each should walk so that each can cover the same
distance in complete steps.
29. Find the ratio in which the line 2x + y – 4 = 0 divides the line segment joining the points A (2, –
2) and B (3, 7)
30. In the given figure, OP is equal to diameter of the circle. Prove that ABP is an equilateral triangle.
OR
A circle is inscribed in a ΔABC having sides 8 cm, 10 cm and 12 cm as shown in the following
figure. Find AD, BE and CF.
31. From a pack of 52 playing cards, jacks, queens, kings and aces of red colour are removed. From
the remaining a card is drawn at random. Find the probability that the card drawn is (i) a black
queen (ii) a red card (iii) a face card.
SECTION-D
Questions 32 to 35 carry 5M each
32. A survey regarding the heights (in cm) of 50 girls of class Xth of a school was conducted
and the following data was obtained. Find the mean, median and mode of the given data.
Heights (in cm) 120 – 130 130 – 140 140 – 150 150 – 160 160 – 170
No. of Girls 2 8 12 20 8
33. 200 logs are stacked in the following manner: 20 logs in the bottom row, 19 in the next row, 18 in
the row next to it and so on (see below figure). In how may rows are the 200 logs placed and how
many logs are in the top row?
34. Prove that if a line is a drawn parallel to one side of a triangle intersecting the other two sides in
distinct points, then the other two sides are divided in the same ratio. Using the above theorem.
AM AN
Prove that if LM II CB and LNII CD as shown in the figure.
MB ND
1
35. Two pipes running together can fill a cistern in 3 hours. If one pipe takes 3 hours more than
13
the other to fill it, find the time in which each pipe would fill the cistern.
OR
If Zeba was younger by 5 years than what she really is, then the square of her age (in years)
would have been 11 more than five times her actual age. What is her age now?
36. On the roadway, Points A and B, which stand in for Chandigarh and Kurukshetra, respectively,
are located nearly 90 kilometres apart. At the same time, a car departs from Kurukshetra and one
from Chandigarh. These cars will collide in 9 hours if they are travelling in the same direction,
and in 9/7 hours if they are travelling in the other direction. Let X and Y be two cars that are
travelling at x and y kilometres per hour from places A and B, respectively. On the basis of the
above information, answer the following questions:
(a) When both cars move in the same direction, then find the situation can be represented
algebraically. [2]
OR
(a) When both cars move in the opposite direction, then find the situation can be represented
algebraically. [2]
(b) Find the speed of car x. [1]
(c) Find the speed of car y. [1]
37. In a toys manufacturing company, wooden parts are assembled and painted to prepare a toy. One
specific toy is in the shape of a cone mounted on a cylinder. For the wood processing activity
center, the wood is taken out of storage to be sawed, after which it undergoes rough polishing,
then is cut, drilled and has holes punched in it. It is then fine polished using sandpaper. For the
retail packaging and delivery activity center, the polished wood sub-parts are assembled together,
then decorated using paint. The total height of the toy is 26 cm and the height of its conical part is
6 cm. The diameters of the base of the conical part is 5 cm and that of the cylindrical part is 3 cm.
On the basis of the above information, answer the following questions:
38. Radio towers are used for transmitting a range of communication services including radio and
television. The tower will either act as an antenna itself or support one or more antennas on its
structure, including microwave dishes. They are among the tallest human-made structures. There
are 2 main types: guyed and self-supporting structures. On a similar concept, a radio station tower
was built in two sections A and B.
Tower is supported by wires from a point O. Distance between the base of the tower and point O
is 36 m. From point O, the angle of elevation of the top of section B is 30° and the angle of
elevation of the top of section A is 45°.
11. Find the value of k so that the following system of equations has no solution:
3x – y – 5 = 0, 6x – 2y + k = 0
(a) 10 (b) -10 (c) 12 (d) -12
13. If the sum of the areas of two circles with radii R1 and R2 is equal to the area of a circle of radius R,
then:
(a) R1 + R2 = R (b) R12 + R22 = R2 (c) R1 + R2 < R (d) R12 + R22 < R2
15. In figure AT is a tangent to the circle with centre O such that OT = 4 cm and OTA = 30°. Then AT
is equal to
16. Mode and mean of a data are 12k and 15k. Median of the data is
(a) 12k (b) 14k (c) 15k (d) 16k
18. If sin A = 1/2, cos B = 1, 0 < A, B ≤ π/2, then the value of cot (A + B) is:
(a) √3 /2 (b) 1/2 (c) 0 (d) √3
SECTION-B
Questions 21 to 25 carry 2M each
21. For what value of p will the following pair of linear equations have infinitely many solutions?
(p – 3)x + 3y = p; px + py = 12
22. In ABC, DE || AB. If AD = 2x, DC = x + 3 , BE = 2x − 1 and CE = x, then find the value of ‘x’
23. If sin (A + B) = 1 and sin (A – B) = , 0 ≤ A + B ≤ 90° and A > B, then find A and B.
OR
2
1 tan A
Prove that: tan 2 A
1 cot 2 A
24. In the given figure, sectors of two concentric circles of radii 7 cm and 3.5 cm are given. Find the
area of the shaded region. (Use π = )
OR
A horse is placed for grazing inside a rectangular field 70 m by 52 m and is tethered to one corner
by a rope 21 m long. On how much area can it graze?
25. In the below figure, ΔABC is circumscribing a circle. Find the length of BC.
SECTION-C
Questions 26 to 31 carry 3 marks each
27. Cards numbered 1 to 30 are put in a bag. A card is drawn at random from this bag. Find the
probability that the number on the drawn card is
(i) not divisible by 3 (ii) a prime number greater than 7 (iii) not a perfect square number.
28. A number consists of two digits. Where the number is divided by the sum of its digits, the quotient
is 7. If 27 is subtracted from the number, the digits interchange their places, find the number.
29. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 2x2 – x – 6 and verify the relationship between the
zeroes and the coefficients of the polynomial.
30. Two tangents PA and PB are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point P. Prove that
APB = 2OAB.
OR
Prove that opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle subtend supplementary angles at
the centre of the circle.
SECTION-D
Questions 32 to 35 carry 5M each
32. If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle, prove that the other two sides are divided in the
same ratio. Using this theorem, find x in below figure, if MN || QR, PM = x cm, MQ = 10 cm, PN
= (x – 2) cm, NR = 6 cm
33. A train travels at a certain average speed for a distance of 63 km and then travels at a distance of 72
km at an average speed of 6 km/hr more than its original speed. If it takes 3 hours to complete total
journey, what is the original average speed?
OR
In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed due to bad weather. Its average speed for the trip was
reduced by 200 km/hr and time of flight increased by 30 minutes. Find the original duration of
flight.
34. The median of the following data is 137. Find the values of x and y, If the total frequency is 68.
Class 105 – 125 – 145 – 165 – 185 –
65 – 85 85 – 105
intervals 125 145 165 185 205
Frequency 4 x 13 20 14 y 4
35. A juice seller serves his customers using a glass as shown in figure. The inner diameter of the
cylindrical glass is 5 cm, but the bottom of the glass has a hemispherical portion raised which
reduces the capacity of the glass. If the height of the glass is 10 cm, find the apparent capacity of
the glass and its actual capacity. [ π = 3.14]
On the basis of the above information, answer any four of the following questions:
(i) What is the production of first year? (1)
(ii) What is the production of 8th year? (1)
(iii) What is the production during first three years? (2)
OR
(iii) In which year, the production is 29,200? (2)
37. Raj is an electrician in a village. One day power was not there in entire village and villagers called
Raj to repair the fault. After thorough inspection he found an electric fault in one of the electric pole
of height 5 m and he has to repair it. He needs to reach a point 1.3m below the top of the pole to
undertake the repair work.
38. Aditya, Ritesh and Damodar are fast friend since childhood. They always want to sit in a row in the
classroom . But teacher doesn’t allow them and rotate the seats row-wise everyday. Ritesh is very
good in maths and he does distance calculation everyday. He consider the centre of class as origin
and marks their position on a paper in a co-ordinate system. One day Ritesh make the following
diagram of their seating position marked Aditya as A, Ritesh as B and Damodar as C.
1. ABCD is a trapezium with AD ∥ BC and AD = 4cm. If the diagonals AC and BD intersect each
other at O such that AO/OC = DO/OB =1/2, then BC =
(a) 6cm (b) 7cm (c) 8cm (d) 9cm
7
2. In ABC right angled at B, sin A = , then the value of cos C is ………….
25
7 24 7 24
(a) (b) (c) (d)
25 25 24 7
3. Volumes of two spheres are in the ratio 64:27. The ratio of their surface areas is
(a) 3:4 (b) 4:3 (c) 9:16 (d) 16:9
4. A card is selected at random from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. The probability of its being a
face card is
(a) 3/26 (b) 3/13 (c) 2/13 (d) 1/2
5. If the radii of two circles are in the ratio of 4 : 3, then their areas are in the ratio of :
(a) 4 : 3 (b) 8 : 3 (c) 16 : 9 (d) 9 : 16
7. If two positive integers p and q can be expressed as p = ab2 and q = a3b; a, b being prime numbers,
then LCM (p, q) is
(a) ab (b) a2b2 (c) a3b2 (d) a3b3
9. In the ∆ABC, D and E are points on side AB and AC respectively such that DE || BC.
10. The perimeter of a triangle with vertices (0, 4), (0, 0) and (3, 0) is
(a) 5 units (b) 12 units (c) 11 units (d) (7 + √5) units
14. In ΔABC, right angled at B, AB = 5 cm and sin C = 1/2. Determine the length of side AC.
(a) 10 cm (b) 15 cm (c) 20 cm (d) none of these
15. If two tangents inclined at an angle of 60ᵒ are drawn to a circle of radius 3cm, then the length of
each tangent is equal to
3 3
(a) cm (b) 3 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 3 3
2
16. If the mean of a frequency distribution is 8.1 and fi = 20, fixi = 132 + 5k, then k =
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
19. Statement A (Assertion): If product of two numbers is 5780 and their HCF is 17, then their LCM
is 340
Statement R( Reason) : HCF is always a factor of LCM
(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.
20. Assertion (A): The value of y is 3, if the distance between the points P(2, -3) and Q(10, y) is 10.
Reason (R): Distance between two points is given by ( x2 x1 )2 ( y2 y1 )2
SECTION-B
Questions 21 to 25 carry 2M each
21. For what values of k will the following pair of linear equations have infinitely many solutions? kx
+ 3y – (k – 3) = 0 and 12x + ky – k = 0
22. In the given figure below, AD/AE=AC/BD and ∠1=∠2. Show that Δ BAE~ ΔCAD .
1
23. If sin (A + B) = √3/2 and sin (A – B) = , 0 ≤ A + B ≤ 90° and A > B, then find A and B.
2
OR
(1 sin )(1 sin )
If tan θ =3/4, evaluate
(1 cos )(1 cos )
22
24. If the perimeter of a protractor is 72 cm, calculate its area. (Use π = )
7
OR
Two circular pieces of equal radii and maximum area, touching each other are cut out from a
Rectangular card board of dimensions 14 cm × 7 cm. Find the area of the remaining card board.
[Use π = 22/7 ]
25. Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and 3 cm. Find the length of the chord of the larger circle
which touches the smaller circle.
SECTION-C
Questions 26 to 31 carry 3 marks each
27. Two dice are thrown at the same time. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers
appearing on the top of the dice is (i) 7? (ii) 14? (iii) equal to 12?
28. The area of a rectangle gets reduced by 9 square units, if its length is reduced by 5 units and breadth
is increased by 3 units. If we increase the length by 3 units and the breadth by 2 units, the area
increases by 67 square units. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
OR
29. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 6x2 – 3 – 7x and verify the relationship between the
zeroes and the coefficients of the polynomial.
30. In the below figure, XY and X′Y′ are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O and another
tangent AB with point of contact C intersecting XY at A and X′Y′ at B. Prove that ∠AOB = 90°.
OR
Prove that opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle subtend supplementary angles at
the centre of the circle.
sin cos 1
31. Prove that sec tan
sin cos 1
SECTION-D
Questions 32 to 35 carry 5M each
32. Prove that if a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle intersecting the other two sides in
distinct points, then the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.
Using the above theorem prove that a line through the point of intersection of the diagonals and
parallel to the base of the trapezium divides the non parallel sides in the same ratio.
33. A motor boat whose speed is 18 km/h in still water takes 1 hour more to go 24 km upstream than to
return downstream to the same spot. Find the speed of the stream.
OR
An express train takes 1 hour less than a passenger train to travel 132 km between Mysore and
Bangalore (without taking into consideration the time they stop at intermediate stations). If the
average speed of the express train is 11km/h more than that of the passenger train, find the average
speed of the two trains.
34. A life insurance agent found the following data for distribution of ages of 100 policy holders.
Calculate the median age, if policies are given only to persons having age 18 years onwards but
less than 60 years.
Age (in years) Number of policy holders
Below 20 2
20 – 25 4
25 – 30 18
30 – 35 21
35 – 40 33
40 – 45 11
45 – 50 3
50 – 55 6
55 – 60 2
OR
A tent is in shape of a cylinder surmounted by a conical top. If the height and diameter of the
cylindrical part are 2.1m and 4m respectively and the slant height of the top is 2.8m. Find the area
of canvas used for making the tent. Also find the cost of canvas of the tent at the rate of 500 per m2.
36. In the month of April to June 2022, the exports of passenger cars from India increased by 26% in
the corresponding quarter of 2021–22, as per a report. A car manufacturing company planned to
produce 1800 cars in 4th year and 2600 cars in 8th year. Assuming that the production increases
uniformly by a fixed number every year.
37. A 1.2 m tall girl spots a balloon moving with the wind in a horizontal line at a height of 88.2 m
from the ground. The angle of elevation of the balloon from the eyes of the girl at any instant is
60°. After 30 seconds, the angle of elevation reduces to 30° (see the below figure).
38. Resident Welfare Association (RWA) of a Gulmohar Society in Delhi have installed three electric
poles A, B and C in a society’s common park. Despite these three poles, some parts of the park are
still in dark. So, RWA decides to have one more electric pole D in the park. The park can be
modelled as a coordinate systems given below.
On the basis of the above information, answer any four of the following questions:
(i) What is the position of the pole C? (1)
(ii) What is the distance of the pole B from the corner O of the park? (1)
(iii) Find the position of the fourth pole D so that four points A, B, C and D form a parallelogram.
(2)
OR
(iii) What is the distance between poles A and C? (2)