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General Instructions :
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them :

(i) This question paper contains 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 number 1 to 18 are Multiple Choice Questions

(MCQs) and questions number 19 and 20 are Assertion-Reason based
questions of 1 mark each.

(iv) In Section–B, questions number 21 to 25 are Very Short Answer (VSA)

type questions, carrying 2 marks each.

(v) In Section–C, questions number 26 to 31 are Short Answer (SA) type

questions, carrying 3 marks each.

(vi) In Section–D, questions number 32 to 35 are Long Answer (LA) type

questions, carrying 5 marks each.

(vii) In Section–E, questions number 36 to 38 are Case Study based questions

carrying 4 marks each. Internal choice is provided in 2 marks questions
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 3 questions of 2 marks in Section–E.

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(ix) Draw neat diagrams wherever required. Take  = wherever required,
7
if not stated.

(x) Use of calculator is NOT allowed.

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 SECTION – A
Q. Number 1 to 20 are multiple choice questions of 1 mark each.
1. The value of k for which the equation kx2 – 6x – 4 = 0 has real and equal
roots, is
9
(A) (B) –4
4
9
(C) – (D) –2
4

2. The line segment joining the points P(–4, –2) and Q(10, 4) is divided by
y-axis in the ratio
(A) 2 : 5 (B) 1 : 2
(C) 2 : 1 (D) 5 : 2

3. If the zeroes of a polynomial p(x) are –3 and 8, then p(x) equals

(A) x2 + 5x – 4 (B) (x + 3) (–x + 8)
(C) a(x2 + 5x – 24) (D) x2 – 24

4. In the given figure, PQ is tangent to the circle with centre O. S is a point

on the circle such that SQT = 55. The m QPS is

(A) 55 (B) 20

(C) 35 (D) 70

5. Devansh proved that ABC ~ PQR using SAS similarity criteria. If he

found C = R, then which of the following was proved true ?
AC PR BC PR
(A) = (B) =
AB PQ AC QR
AC PR AC PR
(C) = (D) =
BC PQ BC QR

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6. While calculating mean of a grouped frequency distribution, step deviation
x – a 
method was used  = u. It was found that x– = 64, h = 5 and a = 62.5. The
 h 
– is
value of u
(A) 0.5 (B) 1.5
(C) 0.3 (D) 7.5

7. A conical cavity of maximum volume is carved out from a wooden solid

hemisphere of radius 10 cm. Curved surface area of the cavity carved out
is (use  = 3.14)

(A) 314 2 cm2 (B) 314 cm2

3140
(C) cm2 (D) 3140 2 cm2
3

15 10 5
8. If an represents nth term of the A.P.– , – , – , …… then value of
4 4 4
a16 – a12 is

5
(A) 4 (B)
4
25
(C) 5 (D)
4

9. The value of p for which roots of the quadratic equation x2 – px + 6 = 0 are

rational, is
(A) 1 (B) –5
(C) 25 (D) 5

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10. Which of the following can not be the probability of an event ?
39 0.001
(A) (B)
100 20
10
(C) (D) 10%
0.2

11. A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled deck of 52 playing cards.
The probability that it is either a ten or a king is
1 2
(A) (B)
26 13
1 8
(C) (D)
13 26

12. A camping tent in hemispherical shape of radius 1.4 m, has a door

opening of area 0.50 m2. Outer surface area of the tent is

(A) 11.78 m2 (B) 12.32 m2

(C) 11.82 m2 (D) 12.86 m2

13. An arc of length 2.2 cm subtends an angle  at the centre of the circle with
radius 2.8 cm. The value of  is
(A) 50 (B) 60
(C) 45 (D) 30

1 9 cosec  + 1
14. For an acute angle , if sin  = , then value of is
9 9 cosec  – 1
80
(A) 0 (B)
81
82
(C) 1 (D)
80

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15. In the given figure, PQ || YZ such that XP : PY = 2 : 3. If PQ = 5 cm, then
YZ equals

(A) 12.5 cm (B) 10 cm

(C) 15 cm (D) 7.5 cm

16. Meena calculates that the probability of her winning the first prize in a
lottery is 0.08. If total 800 tickets were sold, the number of tickets bought
by her, is
(A) 64 (B) 640
(C) 100 (D) 10

17. A wire is attached from a point A on the ground to the top of a pole BC,
making an angle of elevation as 60. If AB = 5 3 m, then length of the
wire is

(A) 10 m (B) 10 3 m
5
(C) 15 m (D) 3m
2

sec A
18. Simplest form of is
sec2A – 1
(A) sin A (B) tan A
(C) cosec A (D) cos A

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 (Assertion and Reason Based Questions)
Directions : Questions number 19 and 20 are Assertion and Reason based
questions. Two statements are given, one labelled Assertion (A) and the
other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer 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, but Reason (R) is false.
(D) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

19. Assertion (A) : The system of linear equations 3x – 5y + 7 = 0 and

–6 x + 10 y + 14 = 0 is inconsistent.
Reason (R) : When two linear equations don’t have unique solution,
they always represent parallel lines.

20. Assertion (A) : H.C.F. (36 m2, 18 m) = 18 m, where m is a prime number.

Reason (R) : H.C.F. of two numbers is always less than or equal to the
smaller number.

SECTION – B
Q. Numbers 21 to 25 are very short answer questions of 2 marks
each.
21. Prove that 2 – 5 3 is an irrational number given that 3 is irrational.

22. (a) Vertices of a right triangle ABC with B = 90 are A(3, 4), B(1, 1)
and C(–8, 7). Find the value of tan A.
OR
(b) Using distance formula, prove that the points A(2, 3), B(–7, 0) and
C(–1, 2) are collinear.

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23. In the given figure, AB || DE and AC || DF. Show that ABC ~ DEF. If
BC = 10 cm, EB = CF = 5 cm and AB = 7 cm, then find the length DE.

sin3 60 – tan 30

24. (a) Evaluate :
cos2 45
OR
(b) For acute angles A and B and A + 2B and 2A + B are acute if
1
tan (A + 2B) = 3 and sin (2A + B) = , then find the measures of
2
angles A and B.

25. A bag contains 25 balls. Some of them are yellow and others are green.
One ball is drawn at random. If probability of getting a green ball is 3/5,
then find the number of yellow balls.

SECTION – C

Q. Numbers 26 to 31 are short answer questions of 3 marks each :

26. A circle of diameter 20 cm is equally divided into five sectors. Find the
area and perimeter of one of the sectors.

27. (a) In an A.P., 15th term exceeds the 8th term by 21. If sum of first 10
terms is 55, then form the A.P.
OR
(b) The sum of first n terms of an A.P. is 2n2 + 13n. Find its nth term and
hence 10th term.

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28. Prove that :
tan  cot 
+ = 1 + tan  + cot .
1 – cot  1 – tan 

29. (a) A circle centered at (2, 1) passes through the points A(5, 6) and
B(–3, K). Find the value(s) of K. Hence find length of chord AB.
OR
(b) Prove that the point P dividing the line segment joining the points
A(–1, 7) and B(4, –3) in the ratio 3 : 2, lies on the line x – 3y = –1.
Also find length of PA and PB.

30. Solve the system of linear equations : x = 4 and 3x – 2y = 6 graphically.

31. The dimensions of a window are 156 cm  216 cm. Arjun wants to put grill
on the window creating complete squares of maximum size. Determine the
side length of the square and hence find the number of squares formed.

SECTION – D
Q. numbers 32 to 35 are long answer questions of 5 marks each.
32. Venkat can row a boat in still water at the speed of 12 km/h. He ferries
tourists 15 km upstream and 18 km downstream in 3 hours. Find the
speed of the stream.

33. (a) D is the mid-point of side BC of ABC. CE and BF intersect at O, a

point on AD. AD is produced to G such that OD = DG. Prove that
(i) OBGC is a parallelogram.
(ii) EF || BC
(iii) AEF ~ ABC

OR

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 (b) Through the mid-point Q of side CD of a parallelogram ABCD, the
line AR is drawn which intersects BD at P and produced BC at R.
Prove that
(i) AQ = QR
(ii) AP = 2PQ
(iii) PR = 2AP

34. (a) The mean of the following frequency distribution is 28. If sum of all
frequencies is 100, then find the values of p and q :
Class Interval 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 50 – 60
Frequency 12 p 27 20 q 6
OR
(b) Find median and mode of the following distribution :
Class Interval 0 – 15 15 – 30 30 – 45 45 – 60 60 – 75 75 – 90 90 – 105
Frequency 15 10 12 9 8 10 6

35. PQ and PR are two tangents to a circle with centre O and radius 5 cm. AB
is another tangent to the circle at C which lies on OP. If OP = 13 cm, then
find the length AB and PA.

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 SECTION – E
This section (Q. 36 to 38) has 3 case study based questions of 4
marks each.
36.

An arch of a railway bridge, built on Chenab riverbed, is shown in the

above diagram. It is a parabolic arch connecting two hills at P and Q.
If the parabolic curve is represented by the polynomial p(x) = –0.0025x2 –
0.025x + 136.
Observe the diagram and based on above information, answer the
following questions :
(i) Write the co-ordinates of point A. 1
(ii) Find the span of the arch. 1
(iii) (a) Write the zeroes of the polynomial using diagram and verify the
relationship between sum of zeroes and polynomials. 2
OR
(iii) (b) Find the values of p(x) at x = 100 and x = –100. Are they same ? 2

37. A wall mounted lamp, made of fabric, is shown below. Lamp has cuboidal
shape, open from top and bottom. A spherical bulb of diameter 7 cm is
latched with a very thin rod. (Ignore the rod while making calculations.)

Dimensions of the cuboid are 24 cm  12 cm  17 cm.

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 (i) Find the surface area of the bulb. 1
(ii) What could be the maximum diameter of the bulb if at least 1 cm
space is left from each side ? 1
(iii) (a) Find the area of the fabric used if there is a fold of 2 cm on top
and bottom edges. 2
OR
(iii) (b) Find the space available inside the lamp. 2

38.

Elevated water storage tanks are built to store and supply water to
nearby colonies. In the diagram given above, AB is an elevated water tank
and CD is a nearby multistorey building. The building is 54 metres away
from the water tank.
From a window (W) of the building, the angle of elevation of top of the
tank is 45 and angle of depression of its foot is 30.
(i) Write a relation between d (the height of window) and y. 1
(ii) Determine the value of h. 1
(iii) (a) Determine height of the water tank. 2
OR
(iii) (b) Find the value of x and height of the window above ground level. 2
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