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MATHEMATICS

Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks:80

General Instructions:
1. This question Paper has 5 Section A-E.
2. Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 01 mark each.
3. Section B has 5 questions carrying 02 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 questions carrying 03 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 questions carrying 05 marks each.
6. Section E has 3 case based integrated units of assessment (04 marks each) with sub-parts of the values of 1, 1
and 2 marks each respectively.
7. All Questions are compulsory. However, and internal choice in 2 Qs of 5 marks, 2Qs of 3 marks and 2
Questions of 2 marks has been provided. An internal choice has been provided in the 2 marks questions of
Section E
8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take  = 22/7 wherever required if not stated.

Name of the Student (In CAPITALS):

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 SECTION-A
Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each
1. If two positive integers m and n can be expressed as m = x 2 y5 and n = x3 y2 , where x and y are prime numbers,
then HCF ( m,n ) =
(A) x 2 y2 (B) x 2 y3 (C) x 3 y2 (D) x 3 y3

2. If 18,a,b, −3 are in A.P., then a + b =

(A) 7 (B) 15 (C) 19 (D) 11

3. The pair of equations x + 2y + 5 = 0 and −3x − 6y + 1 = 0 have

(A) a unique solution (B) infinitely many solutions

(C) no solution (D) exactly two solutions

4. 4x2 − 2x − 3 = 0 have
(A) Real roots (B) Real and Distinct roots
(C) No Real roots (D) Real and Equal roots

5. In a ABC , if DE is drawn parallel to BC , intersecting AB and AC at D and E respectively such that

AB = 7.2 cm , AC = 6.4 cm and AD = 4.5cm . Then, AE = ?

(A) 4cm (B) 5.4cm (C) 3.2cm (D) 3.6cm

6. The point of intersection of the x -axis and y -axis is called

(A) ordinate (B) abscissa (C) quadrant (D) origin

7. In what ratio does x -axis divide the line segment joining the points A ( 2, −3) and B( 5,6) ?
(A) 1: 2 (B) 3: 5 (C) 2 :1 (D) 2 : 3

8. Find the number of zeroes of p ( x ) in the figure given below.

(A) 3 (B) 0 (C) 2 (D) 1

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9. Rina 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) 240 (B) 750 (C) 480 (D) 40

10. The length of the tangent drawn from a point 8cm away from the centre of a circle of radius 6cm is
(A) 5cm (B) 7cm (C) 10cm (D) 2 7cm

11. If  is the angle (in degrees) of a sector of a circle of radius r, then area of the sector is
r 2 2 +  r 2 2r
(A) (B) (C) (D)
360 360 180 180

12. If sec + tan = p , then the value of sin is

1 − p2 p2 − 1 p2 + 1
(A) (B) (C) None of these (D)
p2 + 1 p2 + 1 p2 − 1

13. Two men are on the same side of a tower. They observe the angles of elevation of the top of the tower as 30 and
45  respectively. If the height of the tower is 100m, then the distance between them is
(A) None of these (B) 100 ( )
3 +1 m (C) 100 ( )
3 −1 m (D) ( )
100 1 − 3 m

14. (1 + tan + sec)(1 + cot − cosec) =

(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) -1

15. If a chord of a circle of radius 28cm makes an angle of 90° at the centre, then the area of the major segment is
(A) 1456cm2 (B) 1848cm2 (C) 392cm2 (D) 2240cm2

16. If a number x is chosen from the numbers 1, 2, 3 and a number y is selected from the numbers 1, 4, 9 , then
P(xy  9)
7 5 2 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
9 9 3 9

17. In Figure, a quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle such that its sides AB,BC,CD and AD touch
the circle at P,Q,R and S respectively. If AB = xcm, BC = 7cm, CR = 3cm and AS = 5cm , then x =

(A) 7 (B) 10 (C) 9 (D) 8

18. The marks obtained by 9 students in Mathematics are 59, 46, 31, 23, 27, 40, 52, 35 and 29. The mean of the data is
(A) 30 (B) 41 (C) 23 (D) 38

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 Direction: A (Assertion): If 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: In the given figure, a sphere circumscribes a right cylinder whose height is 8cm
and radius of the base is 3cm . The ratio of the volumes of the sphere and the cylinder is
125 : 54
Volume of sphere
Reason: Ratio of their volume =
Volume of cylinder
(A) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
(B) Both Assertion and Reason are the true, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
(C) Assertion is true and Reason is false.
(D) Both Assertion and Reason are false.

20. Assertion: Three consecutive terms 2k + 1,3k + 3 and 5k − 1 form an AP than k is equal to 6.

Reason: In an AP a, a +d, a + 2 d,  the sum to n terms of the AP be Sn = ( 2a + ( n − 1) d )

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

SECTION-B
Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.

21. Find H.C.F. and L.C.M. of 56 and 112 by prime factorisation method.

22. In the adjoining figure, DE||BC, find AC .

23. In Figure, PA and PB are tangents to the circle with centre at O . If APB = 70 , then find AQB .

1 − sin
24. Prove the trigonometric identity: = sec − tan
1 + sin
OR
Prove that: ( sin + cos )( tan + cot ) = sec + cosec

25. The perimeter of a sector of a circle of radius 5.2cm is 16.4cm . Find the area of the sector.
OR
Find the area of the sector of a circle of radius 5cm , if the corresponding arc length is 3.5cm .

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 SECTION-C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each.
26. Rashmi has collected 8 U.S. stamps and 12 international stamps. She wants to display them in identical groups of
U.S. and international stamps, with no stamps left over. What is the greatest number of groups Rashmi can display
them in?

1
27. If one zero of the polynomial 2x2 + 3x +  is , find the value of  and other zero.
2

28 A shopkeeper gives books on rent for reading. He takes a fixed charge for the first two days, and an additional charge
for each day thereafter. Neha paid Rs.22 for a book kept for 6 days, while Atul paid Rs.16 for the book kept for four
days. Find the fixed charges and charge for each extra day.
OR
Find the four angles of a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD in which A = (2x − 1) , B = (y + 5)C = (2y + 15) and
D = (4x − 7)

29. From an external point P , two tangents, PA and PB are drawn to a circle with centre O .At one point E on the
circle tangent is drawn which intersects PA and PB at C and D respectively. If PA = 10cm , find the perimeter of
the triangle PCD.
OR

ABCD is a quadrilateral such that D = 90 . A circle C ( O, r ) touches the sides AB, BC, CD and DA at P, Q, R
and S respectively. If BC = 38cm, CD = 25cm and BP = 27cm , Find r.

5 1 − tan
30. If sec = evaluate ,
4 1 + tan

31. If the mean of the following frequency distribution is 18, find the missing frequency.
Class interval 11-13 13-15 15-17 17-19 19-21 21-23 23-25

Frequency 3 6 9 13 f 5 4

SECTION-D
Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each.
32. The product of Ranveer’s age (in years) five years ago and his age ten years later is 16. Determine Ranveer's present
age.
OR

Solve for x :
1 1 2
+ = ;x  1,2,3
( x − 1)( x − 2) ( x − 2)( x − 3) 3

33. Legs (sides other than the hypotenuse) of a right triangle are of lengths 16cm and 8cm. Find the length of the side
of the largest square that can be inscribed in the triangle.

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34. A solid wooden toy is in the shape of a right circular cone mounted on a hemisphere. If the radius of the hemisphere
is 4.2cm and the total height of the toy is 10.2cm , find the volume of the wooden toy.
OR
A solid is composed of a cylinder with hemispherical ends. If the whole length of the solid is 104cm and the
radius of each of the hemispherical ends is 7cm , find the cost of polishing its surface at the rate of ₹10 per dm2

35. Calculate the median from the following frequency distribution:

Class 5 − 10 10 − 15 15 − 20 20 − 25 25 − 30 30 − 35 35 − 40 40 − 45

Frequency 5 6 15 10 5 4 2 2

SECTION-E
Case study-based questions are compulsory.
36. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
Students of a school thought of planting trees in and around the school to reduce air pollution. It was decided that
the number of trees, that each section of each class will plant, will be the same as the class, in which they are studying,
e.g., a section of class I will plant 1 tree, a section of class II will plant 2 trees and so on till class XII.
There are three sections of each class.

(i) Find total number of trees planted by primary 1 to 5 class students?

(ii) Find the total number of trees planted by the students of the school.
OR

Find the total no of trees planted by class 12th students.

(iii) Find the total number of trees planted by class 10th student.

37. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:

In an examination hall, students are seated at a distance of 2m from each other, to maintain the social distance due
to CORONA virus pandemic. Let three students sit at points A,B and C whose coordinates are ( 4, −3) , ( 7,3) and
(8,5) respectively.

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 (i) What is the distance between A and C ?
(ii) If an invigilator at point I, lying on the straight line joining B and C such that it divides the distance
between them in the ratio of 1: 2 . Then what are the coordinates of I(invigilator)?
OR

What is the ratio in which B divides the line segment joining A and C ?
(iii) What is the mid-point of the line segment joining A and C ?

38. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:

In a village, group of people complained about an electric fault in their area. On their complaint, an electrician
reached village to repair an electric fault on a pole of height 10m. He needs to reach a point 1.5m below the top of
the pole to undertake the repair work (see the adjoining figure). He used ladder, inclined at an angle of  to the
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horizontal such that cos = , to reach the required position.
2

(i) Find the length BD?

(ii) Find the length of ladder.
OR

If the height of pole and distance BD is doubled, then what will be the length of the ladder?
(iii) How far from the foot of the pole should she place the foot of the ladder?
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