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Please check that this question paper contains 38 questions.
Please write down the serial number of the question in the
answer-book before attempting it.
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10.30 a.m., the students will read the question paper only and will not
write any answer on the answer-book during this period.
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General Instructions :
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them :
(i) This question paper comprises 38 questions. All questions are
compulsory.
(ii) This question paper is divided into five sections A, B, C, D and E.
(iii) In Section A Questions no. 1 to 18 are Multiple Choice (MCQ)
type Questions and questions no. 19 and 20 are Assertion-Reason
based questions, carrying 1 mark each.
(iv) Section B Questions No. 21 to 25 are Very Short Answer (VSA)
type questions. Each question carries 2 marks.
(v) Section C Questions No. 26 to 31 are Short Answer (SA) type
questions. Each question carries 3 marks.
(vi) Section D Questions No. 32 to 35 are Long Answer (LA) type
questions. Each question carries 5 marks.
(vii) Section E Questions No. 36 to 38 are 3 case study based units of
assessment carrying 4 marks each. Internal choice is provided in
2 marks question in each case study.
(viii) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been
provided in 2 questions in Section B, 2 questions in Section C,
2 questions in Section D and 2 questions in Section E. Only one of
the alternatives has to be attempted.
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(ix) Take = wherever required, if not stated.
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(x) Use of calculators is not allowed.

SECTION A
This section has 20 Multiple Choice Questions. Each question carries
1 mark.
1. The greatest number which divides both 83 and 138, leaving
remainders 5 and 8 respectively, is :
(a) 13 (b) 65
(c) 26 (d) 39
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2. If and are the zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = 2x2 7x + 3,
then the value of 2 + 2 is :
37
(a) 10 (b)
4
23
(c) (d) 37
2
3. If the sum of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial
p(x) = kx2+ 2x + 3k is equal to the product of its zeroes, then
the value of k is :
2 2
(a) (b)
3 3
3 3
(c) (d)
2 2
4. The pair of equations x = a and y = b represent the lines which
are :
(a) parallel
(b) intersecting at (b, a)
(c) coincident
(d) intersecting at (a, b)
5. If one equation of a pair of dependent equations is
3x + 5y = 4, then the second equation can be :
(a) 6x + 10y = 8
(b) 9x 15y + 12 = 0
(c) 9x + 15y = 12
(d) 6x 10y = 8
6. If one root of the equation 2x2 5x + ( 4) = 0 be the
reciprocal of the other, then the value of is :
(a) 5 (b) 4
(c) 6 (d) 8
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7. The 4th term from the end of an AP 11, 8, 5, . . . , 49
is :
(a) 40 (b) 37
(c) 43 (d) 58

8. The perimeters of two similar triangles are 42 cm and 35 cm

respectively. If one side of the first triangle is 12 cm, then the
corresponding side of the second triangle is :
(a) 5 cm (b) 7 5 cm
(c) 8 cm (d) 10 cm

9. E and F are points on the sides PQ and PR respectively of a

PQR. If EF || QR and PE = 4 cm, QE = 3 cm and EF = 4 cm,
then the length of QR is :
(a) 3 cm (b) 4 cm
(c) 7 cm (d) 6 cm

10. If two tangents inclined at an angle of 60 are drawn to a circle

of radius 5 cm from an external point, then the length of each
tangent is equal to :
5 3
(a) cm (b) 10 cm
2
5
(c) cm (d) 5 3 cm
3

3 4 sin A 2 cos A
11. If tan A = , then the value of is :
4 4 sin A 2 cos A
1
(a) 5 (b)
5
1
(c) 6 (d)
6
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12. If 2 sin 2A = 3 , then A is equal to :
(a) 60 (b) 45
(c) 90 (d) 30

13. It is found that on walking 20 m towards a chimney in a

horizontal line through its base, the elevation of its top
changes from 30 to 60 . The height of the chimney is :
(a) 20 3 m (b) 10 3 m
20 2 20
(c) m (d) m
3 3

14. The area of a sector of a circle of radius 16 cm cut off by an arc

of length 18 5 cm is :
(a) 168 cm2 (b) 148 cm2
(c) 154 cm2 (d) 176 cm2

15. A hemispherical bowl is made of steel of thickness 1 cm. The

inner radius of the bowl is 5 cm. The volume of steel used
(in cm3) is :
182
(a) 182 (b)
3
682 364
(c) (d)
3 3

16. The mean and median of a frequency distribution are 43 and

43 4 respectively. The mode is :
(a) 43 4 (b) 42 4
(c) 44 2 (d) 49 3
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17. The probability that a leap year selected at random will
contain 53 Sundays and 53 Mondays, is :
1 2
(a) (b)
7 7
3 4
(c) (d)
7 7
18. The probability for a randomly selected number out of
1, 2, 3, 4, . . . , 25 to be a prime number is :
8 10
(a) (b)
25 25
11 9
(c) (d)
25 25
For Questions number 19 and 20, two statements are given one
labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the
correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as
given below.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and 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.
19. Assertion (A) : The tangents drawn at the end points of a
diameter of the circle are parallel to each
other.
Reason (R) : The tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the
radius at the point of contact.
20. Assertion (A) : The surface area of the cuboid formed by
joining two cubes of sides 4 cm each, end to
end, is 160 cm2.
Reason (R) : Surface area of a cuboid of dimensions l b h
is (lb + bh + hl)
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 SECTION B

This section comprises Very Short Answer (VSA) type questions.

Each question carries 2 marks.

21. Find the HCF and LCM of 84, 90 and 120 by prime
factorization method.

22. If p and q are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial

1 1
f(x) = 6x2 + x 2, then find the value of + pq.
p q

23. (a) If the point P (3, 3) is equidistant from the points

A (4, 9) and B ( 9, k), find the value(s) of k.

OR

(b) Find the ratio in which the y-axis divides the line
segment joining the points (5, 6) and ( 1, 4). Also,
find the point of intersection.

24. If tan A = 1 and tan B = 3 , then evaluate ;

cos A cos B + sin A sin B.

25. (a) Prove that

1 cos
= (cot cosec )2
1 cos

OR

(b) Prove that

tan A cot A
+ = 1 + sec A cosec A
1 cot A 1 tan A
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 SECTION C
This section comprises Short Answer (SA) type questions. Each
question carries 3 marks.

26. Prove that 5 is an irrational number.

27. A boat goes 30 km upstream and 44 km downstream in

10 hours. It goes 40 km upstream and 55 km downstream in
13 hours. Find the speed of the boat in still water and that of
the stream.

28. ABCD is a trapezium in which AB || DC and its diagonals AC

OA OC
and BD intersect at O. Show that .
OB OD
29. (a) Sides AB and BC and the median AD of a triangle ABC
are respectively proportional to the sides PQ and QR and
the median PM of PQR. Show that ABC PQR.
OR
(b) Prove that each of the four triangles formed by joining
the mid-points of the sides of a triangle are similar to the
original triangle.
30. (a) A horse is tied with a rope of length 6 m at the corner of a
square grassy lawn of side 20 m. If the length of the rope
is increased by 5 5 m, find the increase in area of the
lawn in which the horse can graze.
OR
(b) A chord of a circle of radius 14 cm makes a right angle at
the centre of the circle. Find the area of the minor
segment.
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31. Three different coins are tossed simultaneously. Find the
probability of getting :

(i) At least one head, (ii) At most two heads.

SECTION D

This section comprises Long Answer (LA) type questions. Each

question carries 5 marks.

32. (a) Solve the equation for x : 4 + ( 1) + 2 + . . . + x = 437.

OR
(b) The sum of first n terms of an AP is 5n2 + 3n. If its nth
term is 168, find n. Also, find the 20th term of the AP.

33. (a) Prove that opposite sides of a quadrilateral

circumscribing a circle subtend supplementary angles at
the centre of the circle.
OR
(b) Prove that the lengths of the tangents drawn from an
external point to a circle are equal.

34. The angle of elevation of an aeroplane from a point on the

ground is 45 . After a flight of 15 seconds, the elevation
changes to 30 . If the aeroplane is flying at a constant height of
3000 meters, find the speed of the aeroplane in km/h.

[Take 3 = 1.732]

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35. Find the mean and the median for the following frequency
distribution :

Class Frequency

11 13 7

13 15 6

15 17 9

17 19 13

19 21 20

21 23 5

23 25 4

SECTION E

In this section, there are 3 case study based questions of 4 marks

each.

Case Study 1

36. In an auditorium, seats are arranged in rows and columns.

The number of rows are equal to the number of seats in each
row in the beginning. When the number of rows are doubled
and the number of seats in each row is reduced by 10, the total
number of seats increases by 300.
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 Based on the above, answer the following questions :
(a) Taking x as the number of rows in the beginning,
represent the above situation by a quadratic equation. 1
(b) (i) How many rows are there in the original
arrangement ? 2
OR
(ii) How many seats are there in the auditorium in the
beginning ? 2
(c) How many seats are there in the auditorium after
re-arrangement ? 1
Case Study 2
37.
schedule. In the assembly, students always stand in rows and
columns and this makes a coordinate system.

In a school, there are 200 students and they all assemble for
prayer in 10 rows. 4 students are at A, B, C and D with the
following positions of the coordinate system :

A (3, 4), B (6, 7), C (9, 4) and D (6, 1).

Based on the above, answer the following questions :

(a) Find the distance between A and B. 1
(b) Find the distance between C and D. 1
(c) Show that ABCD forms a parallelogram. 2
OR

(c) Find the mid-point of the line segments AC and BD. 2

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 Case Study 3
38. For the Kumbh Mela, Uttar Pradesh Government prescribed
the following for the contractors to pitch the tents.
Each tent must be of cylindrical base of radius 21 m and height
5 m, surmounted by a conical part of height 20 m. The
cylindrical part must have a while coloured thick fabric costing
< 60 per square meter, while the conical part must have PVC
coated blue fabric costing < 70 per square meter.
Based on the above information, answer the following
questions :
(a) How much blue PVC (in sq.m) is required and what will
be its total cost ? 2
(b) How much white fabric (in sq.m) is required and what
will be its total cost ? 2

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