KARNATAKA SCHOOL EXAMINATION AND ASSESSMENT BOARD
Malleshwaram, Bengaluru-560003
S.S.L.C. PREPARATORY QUESTION PAPER 2022-23
Subject : MATHEMATICS
Medium : English
Time : 3 hours 15 minutes Subject Code : 81E
Max. Marks : 80
CCE-RF
Regular Fresh
General Instructions to the Candidate :
1. This question paper consists of objective and subjective types of 38
questions.
2. Follow the instructions given against both the objective and subjective
types of questions.
3. Figures in the right hand margin indicate maximum marks for the
questions.
4. The maximum timeto answer the paper is given at the top of the
question paper. It includes 15 minutes for reading the question paper.
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I. Four alternatives are given for each of the following
questions/incomplete statements. Choose the correct alternative and
write the complete answer along with its letter of alphabet.
8 x 1 =8
1. If the n term of an arithmetic progression is a n = 2n – 3, then the 3rd
th
terms of the progression is
(A) 9 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 1
2. The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 3 and 60 respectively. If one
number is 12 then the 0ther is
(A) 30 (B) 60 (C) 3 (D) 15
3. “The cost of 3 bats and 5 balls are 750”. The linear equation form of this
statement is
(A) 5x – 3y = 750 (B) 5x + 3y = 750
(C) 3x + 5y = 750 (D) 3x – 5y = 750
4. The quadratic polynomial whose sum and product of zeroes are 7 and 12
respectively is
(A) p(x) = x2 – 7x + 12 (B) p(x) = x2 + 7x + 12
(C) p(x) = x2 + 7x - 12 (D) p (x) = x2 – 7x - 12
5. The coordinate of the mid point of the line segment joining the points (3,
4) and (5, 2) is
(A) (3, 4) (B) (4, 3) (C) (-3, 4) (D) (-4, -3)
6. In the given figure, DE||BC, AE=9cm, CE=15cm and AB=8cm,
then find AD.
(A) 5cm (B) 24cm (C) 3cm (D) 15cm
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7. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle and AP is tangent if ∠𝑂𝑃𝐴=40°,
then ∠𝑃𝑂𝐴 is
P A
(A) 90° (B) 40° (C) 20° (D) 50°
8. The surface area of sphere is
(A) 4πr2 [Link] (B) 3πr2 [Link]
(C) 2πr2 [Link] (D) πr2 [Link]
II. Answer the following questions. 8 x 1 =8
9. Write 210 as the product of prime factors.
10. How many solutions do the pair of linear equation has if the lines
represented by them are intersecting?
11. Write the standard form of quadratic equation.
12. Find the discrimenant of the quadratic equation.
4x2 – 4x + 1 = 0
13. Write the formula to find the total surface area of the frustum of a cone,
if the radii of its circular bases are ‘r1’ and ‘r2’ and its slant height is ‘l’.
14. If the probability of raining on a particular day is 0.6 then find the
probability of not raining on the same day.
15. State the converse of the Pythagoras theorem.
16. Find the distance between the origin and the point (12, 5).
III. Answer the following questions. 8 x 2 =16
17. Solve the given pair of linear equations.
2x + y = 11
X+y=8
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18. Find the 25th term of the arithmetic progression 3, 8, 13 ...... using
formula.
19. Find the roots of the quadratic equation x2 – 2x – 8 = 0 using the
quadratic formula.
OR
Find the roots of the quadratic equation 2x 2 + x – 4 = 0 by the method of
completing the square.
20. Prove that 2 - √3 is an irrational number.
OR
Find the HCF of 125 and 55 using Euclid’s devision algorithm.
21. If tanθ = ¾ then find sinθ and secθ.
22. Construct a pair of tangent to a circle of radius 3cm which are inclined to
each other at an angle of 60°.
23. Two cubical dice whose face numbered 1 to 6 rolled once. Find the
probability of the sum of two numbers occuring faces more than 7.
24. ABCD is a Rhombus then prove that AC2 + BD2 = 4AB2
IV. Answer the following questions. 9 x 3 =27
25. Divide the polynomial p(x) = 2x3 + x2 + 10x – 8 by the polynomial g (x) = x
+ 1 and find the quotient q(x) and remainder r (x).
26. A student bought some books for Rs. 60. Had he bought 5 more books to
the same amount each book would have cost him 1 rupee less. Find the
number of books bought by him.
OR
Hypotenuse of a right angled triangle if 20mts. If the difference between
the lengths of other two sides is 4mts. Find the measure of the size.
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27. Find the ‘mode’ for the following grouped data.
Class – Interval Frequency
0 – 10 2
10 – 20 3
20 – 30 5
30 – 40 2
OR
Find the ‘median’ for the following grouped data.
Class – Interval Frequency
0 – 10 5
10 – 20 8
20 – 30 20
30 – 40 15
40 – 50 7
50 – 60 5
28. Draw ‘less than ogive’ for the following given data.
Class – Interval Frequency
0 – 10 8
10 – 20 5
20 – 30 10
30 – 40 6
40 – 50 6
50 – 60 6
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29. Prove that ‘the length of tangents drawn from an external point to a
circle are equal’.
30. Prove that
OR
Find the value of
31. Construct Triangle ABC, AB=4cm, BC=6cm and ∠𝐴𝐵𝐶 =60° then construct
another triangle whose sides are 5/3 times the corresponding sides of
the given triangle.
32. From each corner of a square of side 4cm a quadrant of a circle of radius
1cm is cut and also a circle of diameter 2cm is cut as shown in the figure.
Find the area of the remaining portion of the square.
33. Find the cordinate of the point which devides the line segment joining
the points (2, 1) and (7, 6) in the ratio 3 : 2.
OR
Find the area of the triangle whose vertices are (5, 2), (4, 7) and (7, -4).
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V. Answer the following questions. 4 x 4 =16
34. Find the solution of the given pair of linear equations by graphical
method.
x + y = 14
x–y=4
35. The diameter of the base of a cylinder is 21cm and its height is 18cm. A
hemisphere and a cone of diameter same as that of cylinder are joined
on either side of a cylinder. Ifthe height of the cone is 9cm, find the
volume of solid so obtained.
36. From the top of 10m high building the angle of elevation of the top of
the tower is 60° and the angle of depression of its foot is 30°. Determine
the height of the tower.
37. In an arithmetic progression the fifth and tenth terms are in the ratio of
1:2 and its 12th term is 36. Find the arithmetic progression.
OR
In an arithmetic progression the sum of first ten terms is 175 and the
sum of next ten terms is 475. Find the arithmetic progression.
VI. Answer the following questions. 1 x 5 =5
38. State and prove Basic proportionality theorem (Thale’s theorem).
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