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Time Allowed : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 80
General Instructions:
Read the following instructions carefully and follow them :
1. This question paper contains 38 questions. All Questions are compulsory.
2. This Question Paper is divided into 5 Sections A, B, C, D and E.
3. In Section A, Question numbers 1-18 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and questions no. 19 and 20 are
Assertion- Reason based questions of 1 mark each.
4. In Section B, Question numbers 21-25 are very short answer (VSA) type questions, carrying 02 marks each.
5. In Section C, Question numbers 26-31 are short answer (SA) type questions, carrying 03 marks each.
6. In Section D, Question numbers 32-35 are long answer (LA) type questions, carrying 05 marks each.
7. In Section E, Question numbers 36-38 are case study-based questions carrying 4 marks each with sub parts of
the values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
8. There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice in 2 questions of Section B, 2 questions of Section C and 2
questions of Section D has been provided. An internal choice has been provided in all the 2 marks questions of
Section E.
9. Draw neat and clean figures wherever required. Take 𝜋 =22/7 wherever required if not stated.
10. Use of calculators is not allowed.
SECTION A
Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each.
1. What is the HCF of smallest prime number and smallest composite number?
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
2. The point which divides the line segment joining the points (7, —6) and (3, 4) in the ratio 1 : 2 internally is
15 −4 −8 17
(a) ( , ) (b) ( , )
13 3 3 3
4 15 17 −8
(c) ( , ) (d) ( , )
3 3 3 3
3. The pair of equations y = 3 and y = 8 has
(a) One solution
(b) Two solutions
(c) Infinitely many solutions
(d) No solution
4. In the given figure, AB is a tangent to the circle centered at O. If OA = 6 cm and ∠𝑂𝐴𝐵 = 30𝑜 , then the radius of
the circle is :
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(a) 3 cm (b) 3√3 cm
(c) 2 cm (d) √3 cm
5 sin 𝛽−2 cos 𝛽
5. If 5 tan 𝛽 = 4, then =
5 sin 𝛽+2 cos 𝛽
(a) 1/3 (b) 2/5
(c) 3/5 (d) 6
6. The ratio of the sum and product of the roots of the quadratic equation 5𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 21 = 0 is
(a) 5 : 21 (b) 2 : 7
(c) 21 : 5 (d) 7 : 2
7. In the given figure, a semicircle is drawn with O as centre and AB as diameter. Semicircles are drawn with AO and
22
0B as diameters. If AB = 28 m, then find the perimeter of the shaded region. (𝑈𝑠𝑒 𝜋 = )
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(a) 44 m (b) 88 m
(c) 22 m (d) 80 m
8. Two coins are tossed together. The probability of getting at least one tail is
1 1
(a) (b)
4 2
3
(c) (d) 1
4
9. Evaluate: (𝑠𝑖𝑛 30𝑜 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛 45𝑜 ) (𝑐𝑜𝑠 60𝑜 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠 45𝑜 )
5 −5
(a) (b)
8 8
1 −1
(c) (d)
4 4
10. Let a and b be two positive integers such that 𝑎 = 𝑝3 𝑞 4 and 𝑏 = 𝑝2 𝑞 3 , where p and q are prime numbers. If HCF
(𝑎, 𝑏) = 𝑝𝑚 𝑞 𝑛 and LCM (𝑎, 𝑏) = 𝑝𝑟 𝑞 𝑠 , then (𝑚 + 𝑛)(𝑟 + 𝑠) =
(a) 15 (b) 30
(c) 35 (d) 72
11. A solid spherical ball fits exactly inside the cubical box of side 2a. The volume of the ball is
16 1
(a) 𝜋𝑎3 (b) 𝜋𝑎3
3 6
32 4
(c) 𝜋𝑎3 (d) 𝜋𝑎3
3 3
12. If one root of the polynomial 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 2 + 11𝑥 + 𝑝 is reciprocal of the other, then the value of p is
(a) 0 (b) 3
1
(c) (d) –3
3
13. If a bicycle wheel makes 5000 revolutions in moving 11 km, then the diameter of the wheel is
(a) 65 cm (b) 35 cm
(c) 70 cm (d) 50 cm
14. In the given figure, DE Il BC. If DE = 4 cm, BC = 8 cm and AD = 5 cm. Find AB.
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(a) 15 cm (b) 10 cm
(c) 20 cm (d) 8 cm
15. A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards. The probability of drawing a black face card is
2 3
(a) (b)
13 26
1 3
(c) (d)
13 52
16. If P(–1, 1) is the mid point of the line segment joining A(–3, b) and B(l, b + 4), then b =
(a) 1 (b) –1
(c) 2 (d) 0
17. The distribution below gives the marks obtained by 80 students on a test :
Mark Less than Less than Less than Less than Less than Less than
10 20 30 40 40 60
Number of 3 12 27 57 75 80
Students
The modal class of this distribution is
(a) 10 - 20 (b) 20 - 30
(c) 30 - 40 (d) 50 - 60
18. In Fig., there are two concentric circles with centre O. If ARC and AQB are tangents to the smaller circle from the
point A lying on the larger circle, find the length of AC, if AQ = 5 cm.
(a) 10 cm (b) 5 cm
(c) 15 cm (d) 20 cm
DIRECTIONS: In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of
Reason (R).
Choose the correct option:
(a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion (A).
(b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is not the correct explanation of 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): If product of two numbers is 5780 and their HCF is 17, then their LCM is 340.
Reason (R): HCF is always a factor of LCM.
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20. Assertion (A): If sec 𝜃 − tan 𝜃 = 𝑚, then sec 𝜃 + tan 𝜃 =
𝑚
Reason (R): sin2 𝜃 + cos 2 𝜃 = 1
SECTION B
Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.
1 1 3
21. (a) Which term of the progression 20, 19 , 18 , 17 , … is the first negative term?
4 2 ,4
OR
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(b) Find the sum of first 20 terms of an A.P. whose nth term is given as an 𝑎𝑛 = 5 − 2𝑛.
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22. Evaluate: + − cot 2 45𝑜 + 2 sin2 90𝑜
cot2 30𝑜 sin2 60𝑜
23. In figure, ∠𝐿𝑀𝐾 = ∠𝑃𝑁𝐾 = 46𝑜 . Express x in terms of a, b and c, where a, b and c are lengths ofLM, MN and NK
respectively.
24. (a) A sector is cut from a circle of radius 21 cm, The central angle of the sector is 150 o. Find the length of the arc
of this sector and the area of the sector.
OR
(b) The minute hand of a clock is 10 cm long. Find the area swept by the minute hand in 35 minutes.
25. Two circles touch each other externally at P. AB is a common tangent to the circles touching them at A and B. Find
the value of ∠𝐴𝑃𝐵.
SECTION C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each.
26. If Δ𝐴𝐵𝐶 circumscribes a circle with centre O which touches the sides AB, BC and AC at points P, Q and R
respectively, then find the perimeter of Δ𝐴𝐵𝐶 when AB + CR = 12 cm.
27. The traffic lights at three different road crossings change after every 48 seconds, 72 seconds and 108 seconds
respectively. If they change simultaneously at 8 a.m., at what time will they change together again?
28. If the sum of the zeroes of the polynomial 5𝑥 2 − (3 + 𝑘)𝑥 + 7 is zero, then find the zero of the polynomial
2𝑥 2 − 2( 𝑘 + 1)𝑥 + 30.
8 sin2 𝜃−cos2 𝜃
29. (a) If cot 𝜃 = , then evaluate
15 2 sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃
OR
(b) If √3𝑠𝑒𝑐 (3𝑥 − 21)0 = 2, then find the value of sin2 (𝑥 + 13)0 + cot 2 (𝑥 + 13)0 .
30. On throwing two dice together, what is the probability of getting numbers on the dice whose sum is greater than 5
but not more than 10?
31. (a) Solve the following pair of linear equations 89𝑥 + 91𝑦 = 449 and 91𝑥 + 89𝑦 = 451.
OR
(b) (6, 0) and (0, 2) are two of the points of intersections of two lines represented by a pair of linear equations.
(i) How many points of intersections does the pair of linear equations have in total? Justify your answer.
(ii) Find the equation that represents one ofthe lines of the above pair. Show your work.
SECTION D
Section D consists of4 questions of 5 marks each.
32. Two pipes running together can fill a tank in 12 mins. If one pipe takes 10 mins less than twice the other to fill the
tank. Find the time in which each pipe would fill the tank.
33. In the given figure, ABCD is a quadrilateral. P, Q, R and S are the points of trisection of the sides AB, BC, CD and
DA, respectively. Prove that PQRS is a parallelogram.
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34. (a) A wooden article was made from a big cylinder and two equal small cylinders to flatten the dough as shown in
the figure. Find the surface area of article.
OR
(b) A military tent of height 8.25 m is in the form of a right circular cylinder of base diameter 30 m and height 5.5 m
surmounted by a right circular cone of same base radius. Find the length of the canvas used in making the tent, if
the breadth of the canvas is 1.5 m.
35. (a) The mean of the following frequency table is 50. But the frequencies 𝑓1 and 𝑓2 in class 20 - 40 and 60 - 80 are
missing. Find the missing frequencies.
Class-interval 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 Total
Frequency 17 𝑓1 32 𝑓2 19 120
(b) Compute the median for the following cumulative frequency distribution:
Class-interval Frequency
Less than 20 0
Less than 30 4
Less than 40 16
Less than 50 30
Less than 60 46
Less than 70 66
Less than 80 82
Less than 90 92
Less than 100 100
SECTION E
Section E consists of 3 case study-based questions of 4 marks each.
36. The school auditorium was to be constructed to accommodate at least 1500 people. The chairs are to be placed in
concentric circular arrangement in such a way that each succeeding circular row has 10 seats more than the
previous one.
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Based on the above information, answer the following questions.
(i) If the first circular row has 30 seats, how many seats will be there in the 10 th row?
(ii) If there were 17 rows in the auditorium, how many seats will be there in the middle row?
(iii) (a) For 1500 seats in the auditorium, how many rows need to be there?
OR
(b) If 1500 seats are to be arranged in the auditorium, how many seats are still left to be put after 10th row?
37. A theme park has been designed in the shape of a quadrilateral on a coordinate plane. The coordinates of its
corners are point A (2, 3), point B (6, 7), point C (10, 3) and point D (6, -1). These four points represent food Stalls,
rides, gaming Zone and exit Gate respectively.
Based on the above information , answer the following questions.
(i) Find the distance between points A and B.
(ii) Find the distance between A and C.
(iii) (a) Find the coordinates of the point that divides the line segment BD in the ratio 2:1 internally.
OR
(b) Using the distance formula, check whether the quadrilateral ABCD is a square, rectangle, rhombus, or none of
these. Justify your answer.
38. A rope stunt by a circus artist is a daring aerial performance showcasing strength, balance and agility on a
suspended rope. It involves climbs, spins, drops and aerobatic poses that mesmerize the audience. A circus artist
is climbing through a 15 m long rope which is highly stretched and tied from the top of a vertical pole to the ground
as shown below.
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Based on the above information, answer the following questions.
(i) Find the height of the pole, if angle made by rope to the ground level is 45 o.
(ii) If the angle made by the rope to the ground level is 45o, then find the distance between artist and pole at
ground level.
(iii) (a) Find the height of the pole if the angle made by the rope to the ground level is 30 o.
OR
(b) If the angle made by the rope to the ground level is 30o and 3 m rope is broken, then find the height of the
pole.
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