Mathematics Basic Exam Question Paper
Mathematics Basic Exam Question Paper
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MATHEMATICS (BASIC)
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Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 80
NOTE :
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attempting it.
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distributed at 10.15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m. to 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.
SECTION A
2. In what ratio does x-axis divide the line segment joining the points
A(2, 3) and B(5, 6) ?
(a) 2:3 (b) 2:1
(c) 3:4 (d) 1:2
(a) 9 (b) 0
1
(c) 8 (d)
9
100
(a) 50 3 m (b ) m
3
50
(c) m (d) 25 3 m
3
(c) 65 (d) 90
(a) 2 R (b) 2 R
180 360
2 2
(c) R (d) R
180 360
9. A die is rolled once. The probability that a composite number comes up,
is :
1 2
(a) (b)
2 3
1
(c) (d) 0
3
1
10. If the quadratic equation 9x2 + bx + = 0 has equal roots, then the
4
value of b is :
(a) 0 (b) 3 only
(c) 3 only (d) ±3
4 3
(a) r3 (b) r
3
2 3
(c) 3 r3 (d) r
3
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 5
(a) is inconsistent
(a) 27 (b) 29
29
(c) 18 (d)
3
2 1 cos2 A
18. If tan A = , then the value of is :
5 1 sin2 A
25 4
(a) (b)
4 25
4 5
(c) (d)
5 4
20. Assertion (A) : The probability of getting a prime number, when a die is
2
thrown once, is .
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SECTION B
This section comprises very short answer (VSA) type questions of 2 marks each.
BE BC
21. In the given figure, DE || AC and . Prove that DC ||AP.
EC CP
OR
n
(b) Show that (15) cannot end with the digit 0 for any natural
23. (a)
Q and R are (6, 1), (1, 3) and (x, 8) respectively.
OR
(b) The vertices of a triangle are ( 2, 0), (2, 3) and (1, 3). Is the
24. 2 + 2kx + x k 5
25. From a well-shuffled deck of 52 playing cards, all diamond cards are
removed. Now, a card is drawn from the remaining pack at random. Find the
This section comprises short answer (SA) type questions of 3 marks each.
26. In the given figure, two concentric circles with centre O are shown. Radii
of the circles are 2 cm and 5 cm respectively. Find the area of the shaded
region.
OR
OR
30. Find the zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = 2x2 7x 15 and verify the
relationship between its coefficients and zeroes.
31. Prove that the points A( 1, 0), B(3, 1), C(2, 2) and D( 2, 1) are the
vertices of a parallelogram ABCD. Is it also a rectangle ?
SECTION D
This section comprises long answer (LA) type questions of 5 marks each.
32. (a) From the top of a building 60 m high, the angles of depression of
the top and bottom of a tower are observed to be 30 and 60
respectively. Find the height of the tower. Also, find the distance
between the building and the tower. (Use 3 = 1·732)
OR
(b) The angle of elevation of the top of a building from a point A on the
ground is 30 . On moving a distance of 30 m towards its base to the
point B, the angle of elevation changes to 45 . Find the height of
the building and the distance of its base from point A.
(Use 3 = 1·732)
Number of
Marks
Students
0 10 3
10 20 5
20 30 16
30 40 12
40 50 13
50 60 20
60 70 6
70 80 5
34. If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other
two sides in distinct points, then prove that the other two sides are
divided in the same ratio.
35. (a) If the sum of the first 7 terms of an A.P. is 14 and that of
11 terms is
OR
Yellow flowers
Red roses
It is given that the combined area of the two segments (of flowers) is
2
256 sq m.
3
Based on the above, answer the following questions :
(i) Write an equation representing the total area of the two segments
in terms of r . 1
(ii) Find the value of 1
(iii) (a) Find the area of the segment with red roses. 2
OR
(iii) (b) Find the area of the segment with yellow flowers. 2
37. Circles play an important part in our life. When a circular object is hung
on the wall with a cord at nail N, the cords NA and NB work like
(iii) (a) Find the total length of cords NA, NB and the chord AB. 2
OR
38. A wooden toy is shown in the picture. This is a cuboidal wooden block of
dimensions 14 cm 17 cm 4 cm. On its top there are seven cylindrical
hollows for bees to fit in. Each cylindrical hollow is of height 3 cm and
radius 2 cm.
(i) Find the volume of wood carved out to make one cylindrical hollow. 1
(ii) Find the lateral surface area of the cuboid to paint it with green
colour. 1
(iii) (a) Find the volume of wood in the remaining cuboid after
carving out seven cylindrical hollows. 2
OR
(iii) (b) Find the surface area of the top surface of the cuboid to be
painted yellow. 2
SECTION A
Answer (c) 22 1
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Answer (d) 1 : 2 1
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Answer (a) 9 1
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𝜶
Answer (d) × πR2 1
𝟑𝟔𝟎
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Answer (a) 2 cm 1
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𝟏
Answer (c) 1
𝟑
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Answer (d) 3 1
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𝟒
Answer (b) r3
𝟑
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Answer (a) 2 1
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𝟏
Answer (c) 1
𝟎·𝟓
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Answer (d) 9 1
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Answer (a) 27 1
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𝟒
Answer (b) 1
𝟐𝟓
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SECTION B
BE BD
Solution In ABC, DE || AC = 1
EC DA
𝑩𝑬 BC 𝑩𝑫 BC
Also given, = = 1/2
𝑬𝑪 CP 𝑫𝑨 CP
630 = 2 × 32 × 5 × 7 1/2
HCF = 2 × 32 × 5 = 90 1
OR
For a number to end with zero it should have both 2 and 5 in its
prime factorization but 15n has only prime numbers 3 and 5 as its
factors so it can not end with zero. 1
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Solution (a) PQ = QR ( 6 − 1) + ( −1 − 3) ( x − 1) + (8 − 3)
2 2 2 2
= 1
OR
AB = 4 2 + 32 = 5 1/2
BC = (– 1) 2 + (– 6) 2 = 37 1/2
CA = (1 + 2) 2 + (– 3) 2 = 3 2 1/2
4k + 2 = k + 5 k = 1 1/2
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Solution Total number of cards = 52 – 13 = 39 1/2
Number of kings = 3 1/2
𝟑 𝟏
P(drawn card is a king) = 𝟑𝟗 𝐨𝐫 1
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SECTION C
𝝅 × 5𝟐 × 60° 𝟐𝟓𝝅
Solution Area of sector OABC = = cm2 1
360° 𝟔
𝝅 × 2𝟐 × 60° 𝟒𝝅
Area of sector OED = = cm2 1
360° 𝟔
𝟐𝟓𝝅 𝟒𝝅 𝟐𝟏 22
Area of shaded region = – = × = 11 cm2 1
𝟔 𝟔 𝟔 𝟕
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Solution (a)
Tangents from an external point are equal therefore
AP = AS, BP = BQ, QC = CR and DR = DS 1
AB + CD = (AP + PB) + (CR + RD) 1/2
= (AS + BQ) + (CQ + DS) 1/2
= (AS + DS) + (BQ + CQ) 1/2
= AD + BC
1/2
OR
𝟏 – cos 𝜽
Solution (a) LHS = 𝟏 + cos 𝜽
(𝟏 – cos 𝜽)𝟐
= 1
(𝟏 – cos 𝜽)(1 + cos 𝜽)
𝟏 cos 𝜽 𝟐
= (𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝜽 – ) 1/2
sin 𝜽
𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐 𝑨 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟐 𝑨
Solution (b)LHS = (1+ 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟐 𝑨 ) (1+𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐 𝑨) 1
𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟐 𝑨+ 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐 𝑨 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐 𝑨+ 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟐 𝑨
=( )( )
𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟐 𝑨 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐 𝑨
1 1
= 1
sin 2 A cos 2 A
1 𝟏
= 2 2 𝟐
sin A (1 – sin A)
1 𝟏
= 2 4
= RHS 𝟐
sin A – sin A
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𝟑
= x = – 𝟐, = x = 5. 1
𝟑 𝟕 (– 7) − 𝒄𝒐𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒙
+=–𝟐+5=𝟐=– = 1/2
𝟐 𝒄𝒐𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒙𝟐
𝟑 𝟏𝟓 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎
= – 𝟐 × 5 = – = 1/2
𝟐 𝒄𝒐𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒙𝟐
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𝟏
Solution Mid-point of AC = (𝟐 ,1) 1/2
𝟏
Mid-point of BD = ( ,1) 1/2
𝟐
Now AC = 9 + 4 = 13
and BD = 25 + 0 = 25 = 5
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Let AB be the building and CD be the tower
60 60
In ∆BAC, tan 60 = x= = 20 3 _________ (i) 1+1/2
x 3
60 − h 20 3
In ∆BED, tan 30 = 60 – h = __________ (ii) 1+1/2
x √𝟑
OR
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Solution Correct table 2
x – 35
Marks x f u= fu cf
10
0 – 10 5 3 –3 –9 3
10 – 20 15 5 –2 – 10 8
20 – 30 25 16 –1 – 16 24
30 – 40 35 12 0 0 36
40 – 50 45 13 1 13 49
50 – 60 55 20 2 40 69
60 – 70 65 6 3 18 75
70 – 80 75 5 4 20 80
80 56
𝟓𝟔
Mean = 35 + (10 × )= 42 1+1/2
𝟖𝟎
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Solution (a) For figure 1
𝒂𝒓(𝜟 ADE) AE
Similarly = _________ (ii) 1/2
𝒂𝒓(𝜟 CDE) EC
BDE and CDE are on the same base DE and between the same parallel lines
BC and DE.
ar( BDE) = ar( CDE) _________ (iii) 1/2
From (i), (ii) and (iii)
𝑨𝑫 𝑨𝑬
= 𝑬𝑪 1/2
𝑫𝑩
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𝟕
Solution (a) (2a + 6d) = – 14 _________ (i) 1
𝟐
𝟏𝟏
(2a + 10d) = – 55 _________ (ii) 1
𝟐
3 5
Solving (i) and (ii) d = – , a= 1+1
2 2
n 3 n
Sn = [5 + (n – 1) (– )] = [13 – 3n] 1
2 2 4
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OR
So, a1 = S1 = 3(1)2 + 1 = 4 1
S2 = a1 + a2 = 3(2)2 + 2 = 14 1
a2 = 10 1
Now a2 = a1 + d = 10 d = 6 1
a15 = a + 14d
= 4 + 14(6) = 88 1
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SECTION E
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1 1 2 1 √3 2 2
Solution (i) Total area of two segments = πr2 − r + πr2 − r = 256 1
4 2 6 4 3
1 1 1 √3 770
(ii) ( 4 π− 2 + 6 π − )r2 =
4 3
1
⇒ r = 26.1 cm (approx.)
1 1
(iii)(a) Area of segment with red roses = 4r2 − 2 r2 sq m 2
= 194.63 sq m (approx.)
OR
1
(iii)(b) Area of segment with yellow roses = 6r2 −
√3
r2 sq m 2
4
= 62.03 sq m (approx.)
Note: If the student has correctly written the area of two segments in part (i), then 2
marks to be awarded for part (iii), even if the student has not attempted
part (iii).
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𝟓
Solution (i) tan 30 = 𝑨𝑵 1/2
AN = 𝟓√𝟑 cm 1/2
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OR
(iii) (b) ANO = 45 ⇒ AOB = 90 1/2
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Solution (i) Volume of wood carved out to make one hollow
22 264
= ×2×2×3= cm3 or 37.7 cm3 1
7 7
(ii) LSA of cuboid = 2(14 x 4 + 17× 4) = 248 cm2. 1
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