Set -1

General Instructions:
• Total no. of questions 38.
• This Question paper contains – Three sections A, B, and C. Each section is
compulsory.
SECTION - A

Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each.

1. The ratio of HCF to LCM of the least composite number and the least prime number is
(a) 1: 2
(b) 2: 1
(c) 1: 1
(d) 1: 3
2. The distance of the point (−1,7) from the 𝑥-axis is
(a) -1
(b) 7
(c) 6
(d) √50
3. If 2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 13 and 4𝑥 − 𝑦 = 17, find the value of (𝑥 + 𝑦).
(a) 5
(b) 8
(c) 3
(d) 4
4. The length of a tangent drawn to a circle of radius 9 cm from a point at a distance of 41 cm from
the centre of the circle is
(a) 40 cm
(b) 9 cm
(c) 41 cm
(d) 50 cm
5
5. sec 2 ⁡ 60∘ − tan2 ⁡ 60∘ + cos2 ⁡ 45∘ is equal to ____ .
8
5
(a)
3
1
(b) −
2
1
(c) −
4
(d) 0
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6. If 𝛼, 𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑝(𝑥) = 4𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 7, then ( + ) is equal to:
𝛼 𝛽
7
(a)
3
7
(b) −
3
3
7. (c) −
7
3
(d)
7

7. A hemispherical bowl is made of metal sheet. If the inner diameter is 10.5 cm , the inner surface area
22
is: ( Use 𝜋 = )
7

(a) 173.25 cm2

(b) 346.5 cm2
(c) 86.625 cm2
(d) 726 cm2

8. A card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. What is the probability of drawing a king?
1
(a)
13
1
(b)
26
1
(c)
52
4
(d)
13

9. If cosec𝜃 + cot⁡ 𝜃 = 𝑥, then cosec𝜃 − cot⁡ 𝜃 will be

(a) 𝑥
(b) 𝑥 2
2
(c)
𝑥
1
(d)
𝑥

10. If 𝑎 and 𝑏 are two positive integers such that HCF(𝑎, 𝑏) × LCM(𝑎, 𝑏) = 120 and 𝑎 = 12, then 𝑏 =
?
(a) 10
(b) 15
(c) 20
(d) 30
11. A sector of a circle of radius 10.5 cm has angle 120∘ . Find its area.
(a) 115.5 cm2
(b) 132 cm2
(c) 138.6 cm2
(d) 154 cm2
12. The number of zeroes of the polynomial representing the whole curve is:

(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 2
(d) 1

13. What is the area of a semi-circle of diameter 𝑑 ?

1
(a) 𝜋𝑑 2
16
1
(b) 𝜋𝑑 2
4
1
(c) 𝜋𝑑 2
8
1
(d) 𝜋𝑑 2
2

14. In the given figure, 𝑅𝑆 is the tangent to the circle at the point 𝐿 and 𝑀𝑁 is the diameter. If
∠𝑁𝑀𝐿 = 30∘ , then ∠𝑅𝐿𝑀 is:

(a) 30∘
(b) 60∘
(c) 90∘
(d) 120∘

15. A box contains 3 red, 5 green and 2 blue balls. One ball is drawn at random. What is the probability
that it is not green?
2
(a)
5
3
(b)
10
3
(c)
5
1
(d)
2

16. The coordinates of the vertex 𝐴 of a rectangle 𝐵𝐶𝐴𝐷 whose three vertices are given as 𝐵(0,
0), 𝐶(3,0) and 𝐷(0,4) are
(a) (4,0)
(b) (0,3)
(c) (3,4)
(d) (4,3)

17. If three coins are tossed simultaneously, what is the probability of getting at most one head?
3
(a)
8
1
(b)
2
5
(c)
8
7
(d)
8

18. If 𝑂 is the centre of the circle, and 𝑃𝑇 is a tangent from point 𝑃 such that 𝑂𝑃 = 13 cm and radius
= 5 cm, then the length of 𝑃𝑇 is
(a) 12 cm
(b) 14 cm
(c) 8 cm
(d) 10 cm

Direction: 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, but reason (R) is not the 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): 6𝑛 ends with digit 0 for some natural number 𝑛.

Reason (R): For a number 𝑥 having 2 and 5 as its prime factors, 𝑥 𝑛 always ends with digit 0 for every
natural number 𝑛.
20. Assertion (A): sin⁡ 𝐴 is the product of sin and 𝐴.
Reason (R): The value of sin⁡ 𝜃 increases as 𝜃 increases.

SECTION - B

Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.

21. (a) The larger of the two supplementary angles exceeds the smaller by 18∘ . Find the angles. 2

OR
(b) The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 8 and the difference between the number and that
formed by reversing the digits is 18 . Find the number.
22. Given 15cot⁡ 𝐴 = 8, then find the values of sin⁡ 𝐴 and sec⁡ 𝐴.
23. Prove that tangents drawn at the ends of the diameter of a circle are parallel.
24. (a) A chord 𝑃𝑄 of a circle of radius 10 cm subtends an angle of 60∘ at the centre of the circle. Find
the area of major and minor segments of the circle. [Take 𝜋 = 3.14 ]

OR
(b) A piece of wire 20 cm long is bent into the form of an arc of a circle subtending an angle of 60∘ at
22
its centre. Find the radius of the circle. (use 𝜋 = )
7
25. A circular park has a radius of 21 m . A 14 m wide road touches the park externally and runs
tangentially around it. Find the area of the road.

SECTION - C

Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each.

26. (a) Prove that 4 − 3√2 is an irrational. Given that √2 is irrational.

OR
(b) A fruit vendor has 990 apples and 945 oranges. He packs them into baskets. Each basket contains
only one of the two fruits but in equal numbers. Find the number of fruits to be put in each basket to
have the minimum number of baskets.
27. The taxi charges in a city consists of a fixed charge together with the charge for the distance
covered. For a distance of 10 km , the charge paid is ₹ 105 and for a journey of 15 km , the charge paid
is ₹155. What are the fixed charges and the charge per km ? How much does a person have to pay for
travelling a distance of 25 km ?
28. Two different dice are thrown together. Find the probability that the numbers obtained have
(i) even sum and (ii) even product.
sin⁡ 𝐴−cos⁡ 𝐴+1 1
29. (a) Prove that =
sin⁡ 𝐴+cos⁡ 𝐴−1 sec⁡ 𝐴−tan⁡ 𝐴

OR
(b) Prove that sin6 ⁡ 𝜃 + cos6 ⁡ 𝜃 = 1 − 3sin2 ⁡ 𝜃cos2 ⁡ 𝜃.
30. If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − 5 then find the value of 𝛼 2 + 𝛽2
1 1
and + .
𝛼 𝛽
31. In the given figure, 𝐴𝐵, 𝐵𝐶, 𝐶𝐷 and 𝐷𝐴 are tangents to the circle with centre 𝑂 forming a
quadrilateral 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷. Show that ∠𝐴𝑂𝐵 + ∠𝐶𝑂𝐷 = 180∘ and ∠𝐴𝑂𝐷 + ∠𝐵𝑂𝐶 = 180∘ .

SECTION - D

Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each.

32. A train covered a certain distance at a uniform speed. If the train had been 6 km/h faster, it
would have taken 4 hours less than the scheduled time. If the train were 6 km/h slower, it
would have taken 6 hours more than the scheduled time. Find the length of the journey. 5
𝐴𝑂 𝐶𝑂
33. The diagonals of the quadrilateral 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 cut each other at the point 𝑂 such that = .
𝐵𝑂 𝐷𝑂
Show that 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is a trapezium.
34. (a) A spherical glass vessel has a cylindrical neck 8 cm long and 2 cm in diameter; the diameter of
the spherical part is 8.5 cm . By measuring the amount of water it holds, a child finds its volume to be
345 cm3 . Verify her result by, considering the above as the inside measurements and 𝜋 = 3.14

OR
(b) A metal lamp post comprises a cylindrical base of height 150 cm and radius 10 cm , surmounted by
a conical top of height 30 cm and same radius. If the density of metal is 7.8 g/cm3 , find the mass of
the lamp post. Take 𝜋 = 3.14.
35. (a) The following table shows the daily wages of 60 workers in a factory:

Daily Wages (in 100 120 140 160 180 200

₹) − 120 − 140 − 160 − 180 − 200 − 220
 Number of
5 8 20 15 7 5
Workers

Find the mode and mean of the given data.

OR
(b) A survey was conducted to determine the number of books that students read during their summer
break. The data collected from 100 students is presented below:

Number of Books 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Read −5 − 10 − 15 − 20 − 25 − 30 − 35 − 40
Number of
5 9 13 18 22 14 11 8
Students

Find the mode and mean of the given data.

SECTION-E

Section E consists of 3 case study-based questions of 4 marks each.

36. In November 2024, some new animals were added to a zoo. As a result, the number of visitors
to the zoo increased daily by 10 . A total of 6,150 people visited the zoo during that month. 4

Based on the above information, answer the following questions.

(i) How many visitors visited the zoo on 1st November?
(ii) On which day of the month did 250 visitors visit the zoo?
(iii) (a) How much collection (in rupees) from sale of tickets was done in the zoo on 15 November, if
each entry ticket cost ₹50?

OR
(b) If the zoo is closed on 1st December due to some reason, what will be the loss (in rupees) in terms
of sale of tickets?
37. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:

Jagdhish has a field which is in the shape of a right-angled triangle 𝐴𝑄𝐶. He wants to leave a space in
the form of a square 𝑃𝑄𝑅𝑆 inside the field to grow wheat and the remaining to grow vegetables (as
shown in the figure). In the field, there is a pole marked as 𝑂.
(i) Taking 𝑂 as the origin, the coordinates of 𝑃 are (−200,0) and of 𝑄 are (200,0). 𝑃𝑄𝑅𝑆 being a
square, what are the coordinates of 𝑅 and 𝑆 ?
(ii) What is the length of diagonal 𝑃𝑅 in square 𝑃𝑄𝑅𝑆 ?
(iii) (a) What is the area of square 𝑃𝑄𝑅𝑆 ?

OR
(b) If S divides 𝐶𝐴 in the ratio 𝐾: 1, what is the value of 𝐾, where point 𝐴 is (200,800) ?
38. A group of students of class 𝑋 visited India Gate on an educational trip. The teacher as well as
students had an interest in the history behind India Gate. The teacher narrated that India Gate's official
name is Delhi Memorial, originally called All India War Memorial, a monumental sandstone arch in
New Delhi, dedicated to the troops of British India who died in wars fought between 1914 and 1919.
The teacher also said that the India Gate, which is located at the eastern end of the Rajpath (formerly
called the Kingsway), is about 138 feet ( 42 metres) in height.

Based on the above information, answer the following:

(i) What is the angle of elevation if they are standing at a distance of 42 m away from the monument?
(ii) If they want to see the top at an angle of 60∘ , then at what distance should they stand? 𝟏
(iii) (a) If the altitude of the sun at 60∘ , what is the height of the vertical tower that will cast a shadow
of length 20 m ?
OR
(b) If the ratio of the length of the rod and its shadow is 1: 1, then what is the angle of elevation of the
Sun? ◻ ◻