10 Maths Stand 2023 All Region QP 2

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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 no. 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 no. 21 to 25 are very short answer (VSA) type
questions, carrying 2 marks each.
(v) In Section C, Questions no. 26 to 31 are short answer (SA) type questions,
carrying 3 marks each.
(vi) In Section D, Questions no. 32 to 35 are long answer (LA) type questions
(vii) In Section E, Questions no. 36 to 38 are case study based questions carrying
4 marks each. Internal choice is provided in 2 marks questions in each
case-study.
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(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
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3 questions in Section E.
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(x) Use of calculators is not allowed.
SECTION A
This section comprises multiple choice questions (MCQs) of 1 mark each.
1. The values of k for which the equation 4x2 + kx + 9 = 0 has real and equal
roots are :
(a) 11 (b) 12
(c) 6 (d) 3
2. The distance of the point (4, 7) from the x-axis is :

(a) 7 units (b) 5 units
(c)
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3. In a family of two children, the probability of having at least one girl is :

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(a) (b)
2 5
3 1
(c) (d)
4 4
4. The condition for which the pair of equations ax + 2y = 7 and 3x + by = 16

represent parallel lines is :
7
(a) ab = (b ) ab = 6
16
(c) ab = 3 (d) ab = 2
5. The zeroes of the polynomial 3x2 + 11x 4 are :

1 1
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(a) , 4 (b) , 3
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(c) , 4 (d) ,4
3 3
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6. cot2 is equal to :
sin 2
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 2 (d) 1
7. The coordinates of the point A, where AB is the diameter of the circle

whose centre is (3, 2) and B (7, 4) is :
(a) ( 1, 8) (b) ( 1, 8)
(c) (1, 8) (d) (1, 8)
8. If x, 2x + 9, 4x + 3 are three consecutive terms of an A.P., then the

value of x is :
(a) 3 (b) 10
(c) 13 (d) 15
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9. The height of a tower is 20 m. The length of its shadow made on the level
, is :
20 20
(a) m (b) m
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(c) 20 3 m (d) 20 m
10. In the given figure, DE || BC and all measurements are given in

centimetres. The length of AE is :
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(a) 2 cm (b) 2·25 cm
(c) 2·5 cm (d) 2·75 cm
11. A vertical pole 10 m long casts a shadow of length 5 m on the ground. At

the same time, a tower casts a shadow of length 12·5 m on the ground.
The height of the tower is :
(a) 20 m (b) 22 m
(c) 25 m (d) 24 m
12. Using empirical relationship, the mode of a distribution whose mean is

7·2 and the median 7·1, is :
(a) 6·2 (b) 6·3
(c) 6·5 (d) 6·9

13. OACB is a quadrant of a circle with centre O and radius 7 cm where ACB
is the arc. Then the perimeter of the quadrant is :
(a) 15 cm (b) 50 cm
(c) 25 cm (d) 44 cm
14. In the figure, PA and PB are two tangents to the circle with centre O
such that APB = 50 . Then, the measure of OAB is :
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(a) 25 (b) 50
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(c) 75 (d) 100

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15. The length of the tangent drawn from a point P, whose distance from the
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centre of a circle is 25 cm, and the radius of the circle is 7 cm, is :
(a) 22 cm (b) 24 cm
(c) 25 cm (d) 28 cm
16. 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
17. Lali tosses two different coins simultaneously. The probability that she
gets at most one head is :
3
(a) 1 (b)
4
1 1
(c) (d)
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18. A number is chosen from the numbers 1, 2, 3 and denoted as x, and a

number is chosen from the numbers 1, 4, 9 and denoted as y. Then

P(xy < 9) is :
1 3
(a) (b)
9 9
5 7
(c) (d)
9 9
Questions number 19 and 20 are Assertion and Reason based questions carrying
1 mark each. Two statements are given, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the
other is labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions 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).
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(d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
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19. Assertion (A) : Two players, Sania and Ashnam play a tennis match. The
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probability of Sania winning the match is 0·79 and that of

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Ashnam winning the match is 0·21.

Reason (R) : The sum of probabilities of two complementary events is 1.
20. Assertion (A) : A fair die is thrown once. The probability of getting a
1
prime number is .
2
Reason (R) : A natural number is a prime number if it has only two
factors.
SECTION B
This section comprises very short answer (VSA) type questions of 2 marks each.
21. (a) If 2 is given as an irrational number, then prove that (5 2 2)

is an irrational number.
OR
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(b) Check whether 6 can end with the digit 0 for any natural
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22. In the figure, E is a point on side CB produced of an isosceles triangle
ABC with AB = AC. If AD BC and EF AC, prove that ABD ECF.
23. (a) Show that the points ( 3, 3), (3, 3) and ( 3 3 , 3 3 ) are the
vertices of an equilateral triangle.
OR
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(b) Prove that A(4, 3), B(6, 4), C(5, 6), D(3, 5) are the vertices of a
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square ABCD.
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24. A circle is touching the side BC of a ABC at the point P and touching
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AB and AC produced at points Q and R respectively.
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Prove that AQ = (Perimeter of ABC).
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25. Find the ratio in which the point ( 1, k) divides the line segment joining
the points ( 3,
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SECTION C
This section comprises of short answer (SA) type questions of 3 marks each.
26. The age of the father is twice the sum of the ages of his two children.
After 20 years, his age will be equal to the sum of the ages of his children.
Find the present age of the father.
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27. Two water taps together can fill a tank in 3 hours. The tap of larger
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diameter takes 5 hours less than the smaller one to fill the tank
separately. Find the time in which each tap can fill the tank separately.
28. State and prove Basic Proportionality theorem.
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29. (a) Find the sum of all integers between 50 and 500, which are
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divisible by 7.
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(b) How many numbers lie between 10 and 300, which when divided
by 4 leave a remainder 3 ? Also, find their sum.
30. Draw the graph of the following equations : x + y = 5, x y = 5, and

(i) find the solution of the equations from the graph.
(ii) shade the triangular region formed by the lines and the y-axis.
31. (a) Find the area of the minor and the major sectors of a circle with
radius 6 cm, if the angle subtended by the minor arc at the centre
is 60 . (Use = 3·14)
OR
(b) If a chord of a circle of radius 10 cm subtends an angle of 60 at the

centre of the circle, find the area of the corresponding minor
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SECTION D
This section comprises long answer (LA) type questions of 5 marks each.
32. (a) A tent is in the shape of a right circular cylinder up to a height of

3 m and then a right circular cone, with a maximum height of
13·5 m above the ground. Calculate the cost of painting the inner
side of the tent at the rate of < 2 per square metre, if the radius of
the base is 14 m.
OR
(b) A solid wooden toy is in the shape of a right circular cone mounted
on a hemisphere of same radius. If the radius of the hemisphere is
4·2 cm and the total height of the toy is 10·2 cm, find the volume of
the wooden toy. Also, find the total surface area of the toy.
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33. As observed from the top of a lighthouse, 100 m above sea level, the
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angle of depression of a ship, sailing directly towards it, changes from

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30 to 45 . Determine the distance travelled by the ship during the period

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of observation. (Use 3 = 1·732)
34. A survey regarding the heights (in cm) of 50 girls of class X of a school
was conducted and the following data was obtained :
Height (in cm) Number of girls
120 130 2
130 140 8
140 150 12
150 160 20
160 170 8
Total 50
Find the mean and mode of the above data.

35. (a) (i) Prove that :
sec 2 cosec 2 = tan + cot
(ii) Evaluate :
cos 45
sec 30 cos ec 30
OR
(b) If x sin3 + y cos3 = sin cos and x sin = y cos , prove that
x2 + y2 = 1.
SECTION E
This section comprises 3 case study based questions of 4 marks each.
Case Study 1
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36. In a park, four poles are standing at positions A, B, C and D around the
circular fountain such that the cloth joining the poles AB, BC, CD and
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DA touches the circular fountain at P, Q, R and S respectively as shown

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in the figure.
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Based on the above information, answer the following questions :

(i) If O is the centre of the circular fountain, then OSA = ... 1
(ii) If AB = AD, then write the name of the figure ABCD. 1
(iii) (a) If DR = 7 cm and AD = 11 cm, then find the length of AP. 2
OR
(iii) (b) If O is the centre of the circular fountain with QCR = 60 ,
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Case Study 2
37. While playing in a garden, Samaira saw a honeycomb and asked her
honey bees to store honey. Also, she told her that the shape of the
honeycomb formed is a mathematical structure. The mathematical
representation of the honeycomb is shown in the graph.
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(i) How many zeroes are there for the polynomial represented by the
graph given ? 1
(ii) Write the zeroes of the polynomial. 1
(iii) (a) If the zeroes of a polynomial x2 + (a + 1) x + b are 2 and 3,

then determine the values of a and b. 2
OR
(iii) (b) If the square of difference of the zeroes of the polynomial

x2 + px + 45 is 144, then find the value of p. 2
Case Study 3
38. February 14 is celebrated as International Book Giving Day and many

countries in the world celebrate this day. Some people in India also
started celebrating this day and donated the following number of books of
various subjects to a public library :
History = 96, Science = 240, Mathematics = 336.
These books have to be arranged in minimum number of stacks such that

each stack contains books of only one subject and the number of books on
each stack is the same.
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(ii) How many stacks are used to arrange all the Mathematics books ? 1
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(iii) (a) Determine the total number of stacks that will be used for
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arranging all the books. 2
OR
(iii) (b) If the thickness of each book of History, Science and

Mathematics is 1·8 cm, 2·2 cm and 2·5 cm respectively, then
find the height of each stack of History, Science and
Mathematics books. 2

(i) This question paper comprises 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 no. 1 to 18 are Multiple Choice (MCQ)
type Questions and questions no. 19 and 20 are Assertion-Reason
based questions, carrying 1 mark each.
(iv) Section B Questions No. 21 to 25 are Very Short Answer (VSA)
type questions. Each question carries 2 marks.
(v) Section C Questions No. 26 to 31 are Short Answer (SA) type
questions. Each question carries 3 marks.
(vi) Section D Questions No. 32 to 35 are Long Answer (LA) type
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(vii) Section E Questions No. 36 to 38 are 3 case study based units of
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2 marks question in each case study.
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(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 2 questions in Section E. Only one of
the alternatives has to be attempted.
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SECTION A
This section has 20 Multiple Choice Questions. Each question carries
1 mark.
1. The greatest number which divides both 83 and 138, leaving
remainders 5 and 8 respectively, is :
(a) 13 (b) 65
(c)
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2. If and are the zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = 2x2 7x + 3,

then the value of 2 + 2 is :

37
(a) 10 (b)
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(c) (d) 37
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3. If the sum of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial
p(x) = kx2+ 2x + 3k is equal to the product of its zeroes, then
the value of k is :
2 2
(a) (b)
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)
2 2
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4. The pair of equations x = a and y = b represent the lines which
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(a) parallel
(b) intersecting at (b, a)
(c) coincident
(d) intersecting at (a, b)
5. If one equation of a pair of dependent equations is
3x + 5y = 4, then the second equation can be :
(a) 6x + 10y = 8
(b) 9x 15y + 12 = 0
(c) 9x + 15y = 12
(d) 6x 10y = 8
6. If one root of the equation 2x2 5x + ( 4) = 0 be the
reciprocal of the other, then the value of is :
(a) 5 (b) 4
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(a) 40 (b) 37
(c) 43 (d) 58
8. The perimeters of two similar triangles are 42 cm and 35 cm

respectively. If one side of the first triangle is 12 cm, then the
corresponding side of the second triangle is :
(a) 5 cm (b) 7 5 cm
(c) 8 cm (d) 10 cm
9. E and F are points on the sides PQ and PR respectively of a

PQR. If EF || QR and PE = 4 cm, QE = 3 cm and EF = 4 cm,
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then the length of QR is :
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(a) 3 cm (b) 4 cm
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(c) 7 cm (d) 6 cm
10. If two tangents inclined at an angle of 60 are drawn to a circle

of radius 5 cm from an external point, then the length of each
tangent is equal to :
5 3
(a) cm (b) 10 cm
2
5
(c) cm (d) 5 3 cm
3
3 4 sin A 2 cos A
11. If tan A = , then the value of is :
4 4 sin A 2 cos A
1
(a) 5 (b)
5
1
(c) 6 (d)
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12. If 2 sin 2A = 3 , then A is equal to :

(a) 60 (b) 45
(c) 90 (d) 30
13. It is found that on walking 20 m towards a chimney in a

horizontal line through its base, the elevation of its top
changes from 30 to 60 . The height of the chimney is :
(a) 20 3 m (b) 10 3 m
20 2 20
(c) m (d) m
3 3
14. The area of a sector of a circle of radius 16 cm cut off by an arc

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of length 18 5 cm is :
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(a) 168 cm2 (b) 148 cm2
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(c) 154 cm2 (d) 176 cm2
15. A hemispherical bowl is made of steel of thickness 1 cm. The

inner radius of the bowl is 5 cm. The volume of steel used
(in cm3) is :
182
(a) 182 (b)
3
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(c) (d)
3 3
16. The mean and median of a frequency distribution are 43 and

43 4 respectively. The mode is :
(a) 43 4 (b) 42 4
(c)
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17. The probability that a leap year selected at random will

contain 53 Sundays and 53 Mondays, is :

1 2
(a) (b)
7 7
3 4
(c) (d)
7 7
18. The probability for a randomly selected number out of
1, 2, 3, 4, . . . , 25 to be a prime number is :
8 10
(a) (b)
25 25
11 9
(c) (d)
25 25
For Questions number 19 and 20, two statements are given one
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labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the
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correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as
given below.
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(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 and Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true.
19. Assertion (A) : The tangents drawn at the end points of a
diameter of the circle are parallel to each
other.
Reason (R) : The tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the
radius at the point of contact.
20. Assertion (A) : The surface area of the cuboid formed by
joining two cubes of sides 4 cm each, end to
end, is 160 cm2.
Reason (R) : Surface area of a cuboid of dimensions l b h
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SECTION B
This section comprises Very Short Answer (VSA) type questions.

Each question carries 2 marks.
21. Find the HCF and LCM of 84, 90 and 120 by prime
factorization method.
22. If p and q are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial

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f(x) = 6x2 + x 2, then find the value of + pq.
p q
23. (a) If the point P (3, 3) is equidistant from the points

A (4, 9) and B ( 9, k), find the value(s) of k.
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(b) Find the ratio in which the y-axis divides the line
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segment joining the points (5, 6) and ( 1, 4). Also,

find the point of intersection.
24. If tan A = 1 and tan B = 3 , then evaluate ;
cos A cos B + sin A sin B.
25. (a) Prove that

1 cos
= (cot cosec )2
1 cos
OR
(b) Prove that

tan A cot A
+ = 1 + sec A cosec A
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SECTION C
This section comprises Short Answer (SA) type questions. Each

question carries 3 marks.
26. Prove that 5 is an irrational number.
27. A boat goes 30 km upstream and 44 km downstream in

10 hours. It goes 40 km upstream and 55 km downstream in
13 hours. Find the speed of the boat in still water and that of
the stream.
28. ABCD is a trapezium in which AB || DC and its diagonals AC

OA OC
and BD intersect at O. Show that .
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29. (a) Sides AB and BC and the median AD of a triangle ABC
are respectively proportional to the sides PQ and QR and
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the median PM of PQR. Show that ABC PQR.

OR
(b) Prove that each of the four triangles formed by joining
the mid-points of the sides of a triangle are similar to the
original triangle.
30. (a) A horse is tied with a rope of length 6 m at the corner of a
square grassy lawn of side 20 m. If the length of the rope
is increased by 5 5 m, find the increase in area of the
lawn in which the horse can graze.
OR
(b) A chord of a circle of radius 14 cm makes a right angle at
the centre of the circle. Find the area of the minor
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31. Three different coins are tossed simultaneously. Find the
probability of getting :
(i) At least one head, (ii) At most two heads.
SECTION D
This section comprises Long Answer (LA) type questions. Each

32. (a) Solve the equation for x : 4 + ( 1) + 2 + . . . + x = 437.

OR
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33. (a) Prove that opposite sides of a quadrilateral

circumscribing a circle subtend supplementary angles at
the centre of the circle.
OR
(b) Prove that the lengths of the tangents drawn from an
external point to a circle are equal.
34. The angle of elevation of an aeroplane from a point on the

ground is 45 . After a flight of 15 seconds, the elevation
changes to 30 . If the aeroplane is flying at a constant height of
3000 meters, find the speed of the aeroplane in km/h.
[Take 3 = 1.732]
35. Find the mean and the median for the following frequency
distribution :
Class Frequency
11 13 7
13 15 6
15 17 9
17 19 13
19 21 20
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SECTION E
In this section, there are 3 case study based questions of 4 marks

each.
Case Study 1
36. In an auditorium, seats are arranged in rows and columns.

The number of rows are equal to the number of seats in each
row in the beginning. When the number of rows are doubled
and the number of seats in each row is reduced by 10, the total
number of seats
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Based on the above, answer the following questions :
(a) Taking x as the number of rows in the beginning,
represent the above situation by a quadratic equation. 1
(b) (i) How many rows are there in the original
arrangement ? 2
OR
(ii) How many seats are there in the auditorium in the
beginning ? 2
(c) How many seats are there in the auditorium after
re-arrangement ? 1
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37.
schedule. In the assembly, students always stand in rows and
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columns and this makes a coordinate system.
In a school, there are 200 students and they all assemble for
prayer in 10 rows. 4 students are at A, B, C and D with the
following positions of the coordinate system :
A (3, 4), B (6, 7), C (9, 4) and D (6, 1).

(a) Find the distance between A and B. 1
(b) Find the distance between C and D. 1
(c) Show that ABCD forms a parallelogram. 2
OR
(c)
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Case Study 3
38. For the Kumbh Mela, Uttar Pradesh Government prescribed
the following for the contractors to pitch the tents.
Each tent must be of cylindrical base of radius 21 m and height
5 m, surmounted by a conical part of height 20 m. The
cylindrical part must have a while coloured thick fabric costing
< 60 per square meter, while the conical part must have PVC
coated blue fabric costing < 70 per square meter.
Based on the above information, answer the following
questions :
(a) How much blue PVC (in sq.m) is required and what will
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SECTION A
1. Which of the following quadratic equations has sum of its roots as 4 ?

(a) 2x2 4x + 8 = 0 (b) x2 + 4x + 4 = 0
4
(c) 2 x2 x+1=0 (d) 4x2 4x + 4 = 0
2
2. What is the length of the arc of the sector of a circle with radius 14 cm
and of central angle 90 ?
(a) 22 cm (b) 44 cm
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3. If ABC A = 32 and R = 65 , then the measure of

B is :
(a) 32 (b) 65
(c) 83 (d) 97
4.
(a) pq (b ) p
(c) q (d) p+q
5. The coordinates of the vertex A of a rectangle ABCD 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)
6. If the pair of equations 3x y + 8 = 0 and 6x ry + 16 = 0 represent

coincident lines, then t
1 1
(a) (b)
2 2
(c) 2 (d) 2
7. A bag contains 100 cards numbered 1 to 100. A card is drawn at random

from the bag. What is the probability that the number on the card is a
perfect cube ?
1 3
(a) (b)
20 50
1 7
(c) (d)
25 100
8. The pair of equations x = a and y = b graphically represents lines which

are :
(a) parallel
(b) intersecting at (b, a)
(c) coincident
(d) intersecting at (a, b)
If one zero of the polynomial 6x2 + 37x

9. (k 2) is reciprocal of the other,
then what is the value of k ?
(a) 4 (b) 6
(c) 6 (d) 4
10.
2 2
(a) 3 d (b) 2 d
1 2 3 2
(c) d (d) d
2 4
11. If three coins are tossed simultaneously, what is the probability of getting
at most one tail ?
3 4
(a) (b)
8 8
5 7
(c) (d)
8 8
12. In the given figure, DE BC. If AD = 2 units, DB = AE = 3 units and

EC = x units, then the value of x is :
(a) 2 (b) 3
9
(c) 5 (d)
2
13.
The hour-hand of a clock is 6 cm long. The angle swept by it between
7:20 a.m. and 7:55 a.m. is :
35 35
(a) (b)
4 2
(c) 35 (d) 70
14. The zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = x2 + 4x + 3 are given by :
(a) 1, 3 (b) 1, 3
(c) 1, 3 (d) 1, 3
15. In the given figure, the quadrilateral PQRS circumscribes a circle. Here
PA + CS is equal to :
(a) QR (b) PR
(c) PS (d) PQ
16. If and are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial p(x) = x2 ax b,
then the value of 2 + 2 is :
(a) a2 2b (b) a2 + 2b
2 2
(c) b 2a b + 2a (d)
x y
17. The area of the triangle formed by the line = 1 with the coordinate
a b
axes is :
1
(a) ab (b) ab
2
1
(c) ab (d) 2ab
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18. In the given figure, AB PQ. If AB = 6 cm, PQ = 2 cm and OB = 3 cm,
then the length of OP is :
(a) 9 cm (b) 3 cm
(c) 4 cm (d) 1 cm
19. Assertion (A) : A tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the radius
through the point of contact.
Reason (R) : The lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a
circle are equal.
20. Assertion (A) : The polynomial p(x) = x2 + 3x + 3 has two real zeroes.
Reason (R): A quadratic polynomial can have at most two real zeroes.
SECTION B
21. Prove that 2 + 3 is an irrational number, given that 3 is an irrational

number.
3
22. (a) If 4 cot245 sec2 60 + sin2 60 + p = , then find the value of p.
4
OR
(b) If cos A + cos2 A = 1, then find the value of sin2 A + sin4 A.
23. Show that the points ( 2, 3), (8, 3) and (6, 7) are the vertices of a
right-angled triangle.
24. (a) The length of the shadow of a tower on the plane ground is 3
times the height of the tower. Find the angle of elevation of the
sun.
OR
(b) The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point on the
ground which is 30 m away from the foot of the tower, is 30 . Find
the height of the tower.
25. In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle. AB and AC are tangents
drawn to the circle from point A. If BAC = 65 , then find the measure of
BOC.
SECTION C
This section comprises of short answer (SA) type questions of 3 marks each.
26. (a) Find by prime factorisation the LCM of the numbers 18180 and
7575. Also, find the HCF of the two numbers.
OR
(b) Three bells ring at intervals of 6, 12 and 18 minutes. If all the

three bells rang at 6 a.m., when will they ring together again ?
27. Prove that :

1 1 1
cos sin = .
cos sin tan cot
28. If Q(0, 1) is equidistant from P(5, 3) and R(x, 6), find the values of x.
29. A car has two wipers which do not overlap. Each wiper has a blade of
length 21 cm sweeping through an angle of 120 . Find the total area
cleaned at each sweep of the two blades.
30. (a) If the system of linear equations

2x + 3y = 7 and 2ax + (a + b)y = 28
OR
(b) If 217x + 131y = 913 and
131x + 217y = 827,
then solve the equations for the values of x and y.

31. In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle and QPR is a tangent to it
at P. Prove that QAP + APR = 90 .
SECTION D
32. How many terms of the arithmetic progression 45, 39, 33, ........ must be
taken so that their sum is 180 ? Explain the double answer.
33. (a) As observed from the top of a 75 m high lighthouse from the
sea-level, the angles of depression of two ships are 30 and 60 . If
one ship is exactly behind the other on the same side of the
lighthouse, find the distance between the two ships.
(Use 3 = 1·73)
OR
(b) From a point on the ground, the angle of elevation of the bottom
and top of a transmission tower fixed at the top of 30 m high
building are 30 and 60 , respectively. Find the height of the
transmission tower. (Use 3 = 1·73)
34. A student noted the number of cars passing through a spot on a road for
100 periods each of 3 minutes and summarised it in the table given
below. Find the mean and median of the following data.
Number of
0 10 10 20 20 30 30 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80
cars
Frequency
7 14 13 12 20 11 15 8
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35. (a) Sides AB and BC and median AD of a triangle ABC are
respectively proportional to sides PQ and QR and median PM of
~
OR
(b) Through the mid-point M of the side CD of a parallelogram ABCD,
the line BM is drawn intersecting AC in L and AD (produced) in E.
Prove that EL = 2BL.
SECTION E
Case Study 1
36. In an annual day function of a school, the organizers wanted to give a
cash prize along with a memento to their best students. Each memento is
made as shown in the figure and its base ABCD is shown from the front
side. The rate of silver plating is 20 per cm2.
(i) What is the area of the quadrant ODCO ? 1

(ii) 1
(iii) (a) What is the total cost of silver plating the shaded part
ABCD ? 2
OR
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37. In a coffee shop, coffee is served in two types of cups. One is cylindrical in
shape with diameter 7 cm and height 14 cm and the other is
hemispherical with diameter 21 cm.
(i) Find the area of the base of the cylindrical cup. 1
(ii) (a) What is the capacity of the hemispherical cup ? 2
OR
(ii) (b) Find the capacity of the cylindrical cup. 2
(iii) What is the curved surface area of the cylindrical cup ? 1
Case Study 3
38. Computer-based learning (CBL) refers to any teaching methodology that

makes use of computers for information transmission. At an elementary
school level, computer applications can be used to display multimedia
lesson plans. A survey was done on 1000 elementary and secondary
schools of Assam and they were classified by the number of computers
they had.
Number of 101 and

1 10 11 20 21 50 51 100
Computers more
Number of
250 200 290 180 80
Schools
One school is chosen at random. Then :

(i) Find the probability that the school chosen at random has more
than 100 computers. 1
(ii) (a) Find the probability that the school chosen at random has
50 or fewer computers. 2
OR
(ii) (b) Find the probability that the school chosen at random has
no more than 20 computers. 2
(iii) Find the probability that the school chosen at random has 10 or
less than 10 computers. 1
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Read the following instructions carefully and follow them :
(ii) Question paper is divided into FIVE sections – Section A, B, C, D and E.
(iii) In section A – question number 1 to 18 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and
question number 19 and 20 are Assertion-Reason based questions of 1 mark each.
(iv) In section B – question number 21 to 25 are Very Short Answer (VSA) type questions
of 2 marks each.
(v) In section C – question number 26 to 31 are Short Answer (SA) type questions
(vi) In section D – question number 32 to 35 are Long Answer (LA) type questions
(vii) In section E – question number 36 to 38 are case based integrated units of
assessment questions carrying 4 marks each. Internal choice is provided in 2 marks
question 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 in Section E.
(ix) Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π = 22/7 wherever required if not stated.
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Section - A consists of Multiple Choice type questions of 1 mark each.
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1. The ratio of HCF to LCM of the least composite number and the least
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(a) 1:2 (b) 2:1 (c) 1:1 (d) 1:3

2. The roots of the equation x2 + 3x – 10 = 0 are : 1
(a) 2, –5 (b) –2, 5 (c) 2, 5 (d) –2, –5
3. The next term of the A.P. : 6 , 24 , 54 is : 1

(a) 60 (b) 96 (c) 72 (d) 216
4. The distance of the point (–1, 7) from x-axis is : 1
(a) –1 (b) 7 (c) 6 (d) 50
5. What is the area of a semi-circle of diameter ‘d’ ? 1
1 2 1 2 1 1
(a) πd (b) πd (c) πd 2 (d) πd 2
16 4 8 2
6. The empirical relation between the mode, median and mean of a
distribution is : 1
(a) Mode = 3 Median – 2 Mean (b) Mode = 3 Mean – 2 Median
(c) Mode = 2ForMedian
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7. The pair of linear equations 2x = 5y + 6 and 15y = 6x – 18 represents
two lines which are : 1
(a) intersecting (b) parallel
(c) coincident (d) either intersecting or parallel
8. If α, β are zeroes of the polynomial x2–1, then value of (α + β) is : 1
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) –1 (d) 0
9. If a pole 6 m high casts a shadow 2 3 m long on the ground, then
sun’s elevation is : 1
(a) 60o (b) 45 o (c) 30 o (d) 90 o
10. sec θ when expressed in terms of cot θ, is equal to : 1
1+cot 2θ
(a) (b) 1+cot 2θ
cot θ
1+cot 2θ 1 − cot 2θ
(c) (d)
cot θ cot θ
11. Two dice are thrown together. The probability of getting the
difference of numbers on their upper faces equals to 3 is : 1
1 2 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
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In the given figure, ∆ABC ~ ∆QPR. If AC = 6 cm, BC = 5 cm,

QR = 3 cm and PR = x; then the value of x is : 1
(a) 3.6 cm (b) 2.5 cm (c) 10 cm (d) 3.2 cm
13. The distance of the point (– 6, 8) from origin is : 1
(a) 6 (b) – 6 (c) 8 (d) 10
14. In the given figure, PQ is a tangent to the circle with centre O. If
∠OPQ = x, ∠POQ = y, then x + y is : 1
(a) 45o
(b) 90 o
(c) 60 o
(d) 180 o
15. In the given figure, TA is a tangent to the circle with centre O such
that OT = 4 cm, ∠OTA = 30o, then length of TA is : 1
(a) 2 3 cm
(b) 2 cm
(c) 2 2 cm
(d) 3 cm
16. In ∆ ABC, PQ || BC. If PB = 6 cm, AP = 4 cm, AQ = 8 cm, find the

length of AC. 1
(a) 12 cm
(b) 20 cm
(c) 6 cm
(d) 14 cm
17. If α, β are the zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = 4x2 – 3x – 7, then

1 1
 α + β  is equal to : 1
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(a) (b) (c) (d)

3 3 7 7
18. A card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled pack of 52 cards. The
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probability that the card drawn is not an ace is : 1

1 9 4 12
(a) (b) (c) (d)
13 13 13 13
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 out of the following :
2
19. Assertion (A) : The probability that a leap year has 53 Sundays is .
7
5
Reason (R) : The probability that a non-leap year has 53 Sundays is . 1
7
(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) AssertionFor(A)
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20. Assertion (A) : a, b, c are in A.P. if and only if 2b = a + c.
Reason (R) : The sum of first n odd natural numbers is n2. 1
(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.
SECTION – B
Section - B consists of Very Short Answer (VSA) type questions of 2
marks each.
21. Two numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3 and their LCM is 180. What is the
HCF of these numbers ? 2
22. If one zero of the polynomial p(x) = 6x2 + 37x – (k – 2) is reciprocal
of the other, then find the value of k. 2
23. (A) Find the sum and product of the roots of the quadratic equation
2x2 – 9x + 4 = 0. 2
OR
(B) Find the discriminant of the quadratic equation 4x2 – 5 = 0 and
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one head’. 2
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5cos 2 60o + 4sec2 30o − tan 2 45o

25. (A) Evaluate 2
sin 2 30o + cos 2 30o
OR
(B) If A and B are acute angles such that sin (A – B) = 0 and
2 cos (A + B) – 1 = 0, then find angles A and B. 2
SECTION – C
Section - C consists of Short Answer (SA) type questions of 3 marks each.
26. (A) How many terms are there in an A.P. whose first and fifth terms
are – 14 and 2, respectively and the last term is 62. 3
OR
(B) Which term of the A.P. : 65, 61, 57, 53, .................. is the first
negative term ? 3
27. Prove that 5 is an irrational number. 3
28. Prove that the angle between the two tangents drawn from an external
point to a circle is supplementary to the angle subtended by the line-
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29. (A) Prove that = tan A 3
2cos3A − cos A
OR
(B) Prove that sec A (1 – sin A) (sec A + tan A) = 1. 3
30. Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and 3 cm. Find the length of
the chord of the larger circle which touches the smaller circle. 3
31. Find the value of ‘p’ for which the quadratic equation
px(x – 2) + 6 = 0 has two equal real roots. 3
SECTION – D
Section - D consists of Long Answer (LA) type questions of 5 marks each.
32. (A) A straight highway leads to the foot of a tower. A man standing
on the top of the 75 m high tower observes two cars at angles of
depression of 30o and 60o, which are approaching the foot of the
tower. If one car is exactly behind the other on the same side of
the tower, find the distance between the two cars. (use 3 = 1.73) 5
OR
(B) From the top of a 7 m high building, the angle of elevation of the
top of a cable tower is 60o and the angle of depression of its foot
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33. (A) D is a point on the side BC of a triangle ABC such that

∠ADC = ∠BAC, prove that CA2 = CB.CD 5
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OR
(B) If AD and PM are medians of triangles ABC and PQR,
AB AD
respectively where ∆ABC ~ ∆PQR, prove that = . 5
PQ PM
34. A student was asked to make a model shaped like a cylinder with two
cones attached to its ends by using a thin aluminium sheet. The
diameter of the model is 3 cm and its total length is 12 cm. If each
cone has a height of 2 cm, find the volume of air contained in the
model. 5
35. The monthly expenditure on milk in 200 families of a Housing
Society is given below :
Monthly 1000- 1500- 2000- 2500- 3000- 3500- 4000- 4500-
Expenditure 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000
(in `)
Number of 24 40 33 x 30 22 16 7
families
Find the value of x and also, find the median and mean expenditure
on milk.
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Section – E consists of three Case Study Based questions of 4 marks each.
36. Two schools ‘P’ and ‘Q’ decided to award
prizes to their students for two games of
Hockey ` x per student and Cricket ` y per
student. School ‘P’ decided to award a total
of ` 9,500 for the two games to 5 and 4
students respectively; while school ‘Q’
decided to award ` 7,370 for the two games
to 4 and 3 students respectively.
(i) Represent the following information algebraically (in terms of x
and y). 1
(ii) (a) What is the prize amount for hockey ? 2
OR
(b) Prize amount on which game is more and by how much ? 2
(iii) What will be the total prize amount if there are 2 students each
from two games ? 1
37. Jagdish 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
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the field for growing wheat and the remaining for growing vegetables
(as shown in the figure). In the field, there is a pole marked as O.
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(i) Taking O as origin, coordinates of P are (–200, 0) and of Q are
(200, 0). PQRS being a square, what are the coordinates of R
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(ii) (a) What is the area of square PQRS ? 2

OR
(b) What is the length of diagonal PR in square PQRS ? 2
(iii) If S divides CA in the ratio K:1, what is the value of K, where
point A is (200, 800) ? 1
38. Governing council of a local public development authority of
Dehradun decided to build an adventurous playground on the top of a
hill, which will have adequate space for parking.
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After survey, it was decided to build rectangular playground, with a

semi-circular area allotted for parking at one end of the playground.
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7 units, respectively. There are two quadrants of radius 2 units on one

side for special seats.
(i) What is the total perimeter of the parking area ? 1
(ii) (a) What is the total area of parking and the two quadrants ? 2
OR
(b) What is the ratio of area of playground to the area of
parking area ? 2
(iii) Find the cost of fencing the playground and parking area at the
rate of ` 2 per unit. 1
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SECTION A
1. The number of polynomials having zeroes 3 and 5 is :
(a) only one (b) infinite
(c) exactly two (d) at most two
2. The pair of equations ax + 2y = 9 and 3x + by = 18 represent parallel
lines, where a, b are integers, if :
(a) a=b (b) 3a = 2b
(c) 2a = 3b (d) ab = 6
3. The common difference of the A.P. whose nth term is given by an = 3n + 7,
is :
(a) 7 (b) 3
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(a) x2 4x + 1 = 0 (b) x2 + 4x + 1 = 0
(c) 4x2 3=0 (d) x2 1=0
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6. If tan = , then the value of is :
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17 7
(c) (d)
13 13
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7. The distance between the points P , 5 and Q , 5 is :
3 3
(a) 6 units (b) 4 units
(c) 2 units (d) 3 units
8. In the given figure, AB = BC = 10 cm. If AC = 7 cm, then the length of BP
is :
(a) 3·5 cm (b) 7 cm

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2 km/h. How much water will fall into the sea in 2 minutes ?
(a) 800 m3 (b) 4000 m3
(c) 8000 m3 (d) 2000 m3
10. If the mean and the median of a data are 12 and 15 respectively, then its
mode is :
(a) 13·5 (b) 21
(c) 6 (d) 14
11. In the given figure, AB is a tangent to the circle centered at O. If

OA = 6 cm and OAB = 30 , then the radius of the circle is :
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(a) 3 cm (b) 3 3 cm
(c) 2 cm (d) 3 cm
2 tan 30
12. is equal to :
1 tan 2 30
(a) sin 60 (b) cos 60
(c) tan 60 (d) sin 30
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15. 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
16. In the given figure, AC and AB are tangents to a circle centered at O. If

COD = 120 , then BAO is equal to :
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(a) 30 (b) 60
(c) 45 (d) 90
17. Which of the following numbers cannot be the probability of happening
of an event ?
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(a) 0 (b)
0·01
0·07
(c) 0·07 (d)
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18. If every term of the statistical data consisting of n terms is decreased by

2, then the mean of the data :
(a) decreases by 2
(b) remains unchanged
(c) decreases by 2n
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20. Assertion (A) : The number 5 cannot end with the digit 0, where n is a
natural number.
Reason (R): Prime factorisation of 5 has only two factors, 1 and 5.
SECTION B
21. (a) The line segment joining the points A(4, 5) and B(4, 5) is divided
by the point P such that AP : AB = 2 : 5. Find the coordinates of P.
OR
(b) Point P(x, y) is equidistant from points A(5, 1) and B(1, 5). Prove
that x = y.
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24. Find the ratio in which y-axis divides the line segment joining the points
(5, 6) and ( 1, 4).
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SECTION C
This section comprises short answer (SA) type questions of 3 marks each.
26. (a) Prove that 3 is an irrational number.
OR
(b) The traffic lights at three different road crossings change after
every 48 seconds, 72 seconds and 108 seconds respectively. If they
change simultaneously at 7 a.m., at what time will they change
together next ?
27. If pth term of an A.P. is Telegram,
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28. (a) In the given figure, CD is the perpendicular bisector of AB. EF is

CF FG
perpendicular to CD. AE intersects CD at G. Prove that .
CD DG
OR
(b) In the given figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. BE bisects CD at M

and intersects AC at L. Prove that EL = 2BL.
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29. Two people are 16 km apart on a straight road. They start walking at the
same time. If they walk towards each other with different speeds, they
will meet in 2 hours. Had they walked in the same direction with same
speeds as before, they would have met in 8 hours. Find their walking
speeds.
30. Prove that :

tan cot
+ = 1 + sec cosec
1 cot 1 tan
31. Find the mean of the following frequency distribution
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32. One observer estimates the angle of elevation to the basket of a hot air
balloon to be 60 , while another observer 100 m away estimates the angle
of elevation to be 30 . Find :
(a) The height of the basket from the ground.
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33. (a) A triangle ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 4 cm

such that the segments BD and DC are of lengths 10 cm and 8 cm
respectively. Find the lengths of the sides AB and AC, if it is given
2.
OR
(b) Two circles withTelegram,

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are tangents to the two circles. Find the length of the common
chord PQ.
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more than the first speed. If it takes 3 hours to complete the

journey, what was its first average speed ?
OR
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(b) Two pipes together can fill a tank in hours. The pipe with
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larger diameter takes 2 hours less than the pipe with smaller
diameter to fill the tank separately. Find the time in which each
pipe can fill the tank separately.
35. A horse is tied to a peg at one corner of a square shaped grass field of side
15 m by means of a 5 m long rope. Find the area of that part of the field
in which the horse can graze. Also, find the increase in grazing area if
length of rope is increased to 10 m. (Use = 3·14)
SECTION E
Case Study 1
36. A golf ball is spherical with about 300 500 dimples that help increase
its velocity while in play. Golf balls are traditionally white but available
in colours also. In the given figure, a golf ball has diameter
4·2 cm and the surface has 315 dimples (hemi-spherical) of radius 2 mm.
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(i) Find the surface area of one such dimple. 1
(ii) Find the volume of the material dug out to make one dimple. 1
(iii) (a) Find the total surface area exposed to the surroundings. 2
OR
(iii) (b) Find the volume of the golf ball. 2
Case Study 2
37. A middle school decided to run the following spinner game as a

fund-raiser on Christmas Carnival.
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(i) List all possible outcomes of the game. 1
(ii) 1
(iii) (a) For each win, a participant gets < 10, but if he/she loses,
he/she has to pay < 5 to the school.
If 99 participants played, calculate how much fund could the
school have collected. 2
OR
(iii) (b) If the same amount of < 5 has been decided for winning or
losing the game, then how much fund had been collected by
school ? (Number of participants = 99) 2
Case Study 3
38. In a pool at an aquarium, a dolphin jumps out of the water travelling at

20 cm per second. Its height above water level after t seconds is given by
2
h = 20t 16t .
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2
(i) Find zeroes of polynomial p(t) = 20t 16t . 1
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(ii) Which of the following types of graph represents p(t) ? 1
3
(iii) (a) What would be the value of h at t = ? Interpret the result. 2
2
OR
(iii) (b) How much distance has the dolphin covered before hitting
the water level again ? 2
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(i) This question paper comprises 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 no. 1 to 18 are Multiple Choice (MCQ)
type Questions and questions no. 19 and 20 are Assertion-Reason
based questions, carrying 1 mark each.
(iv) Section B Questions No. 21 to 25 are Very Short Answer (VSA)
type questions. Each question carries 2 marks.
(v) Section C Questions No. 26 to 31 are Short Answer (SA) type
(vi) Section D Questions No. 32 to 35 are Long Answer (LA) type
(vii) Section E Questions No. 36 to 38 are 3 case study based units of
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2 questions in Section D and 3 questions in Section E. Only one of
the alternatives has to be attempted.
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SECTION A
This section has 20 Multiple Choice Questions. Each question carries
1 mark.
1. The greatest number which divides both 30 and 80, leaving
remainder 2 and 3 respectively, is :
(a) 10 (b) 7
(c)
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2. The ratio of HCF and LCM of the least prime number and the
least composite number, is :

(a) 1:2 (b) 2:1
(c) 1:3 (d) 1:1
3. The value of t for which the pair of linear equations
(t + 3) x 3y = t; tx + ty + 12 = 0 have infinitely many
solutions, is :
(a) 6 (b) 0
(c) 6 (d) 12
4. The number of zeroes of a quadratic polynomial, whose graph
intersects the y-axis at exactly one point and does not intersect
the x-axis, is :
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5. If ax2 + bx + c = 0 has equal roots, then the value of a is :

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b b2
(a) (b)
4c 4c
b2 b2
(c) (d)
4c 4ac
6. The point P on y-axis equidistant from the points ( 2, 7) and
(3, 6) is :
(a) (0, 1) (b) (4, 0)
(c) (0, 4) (d) (0, 1)
7. The ratio in which the x-axis divides the line segment joining
the points A( 6, 5) and B( 4, 1) is :
(a) 1:5 (b) 1:7
(c)
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8. The point which lies on the perpendicular bisector of the line

segment joining the points A( 3, 4) and B(3, 4) is :

(a) (0, 0) (b) (0, 3)
(c) (3, 0) (d) ( 3, 0)
PQ QR PR
9. In two triangles PQR and LMN, if = = , then :
MN LN LM
(a) LMN RPQ (b) LMN PQR
(c) RQP LMN (d) QRP LMN
10. If ABC DEF, AB = 6 cm, DE = 9 cm, EF = 6 cm and

FD = 12 cm, then the perimeter of ABC is :
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CD = 4 cm and AD = 3 cm, then the length of AB is :

(a) 3 cm (b) 4 cm
(c) 7 cm (d) 6 cm
12. If 3 tan 2 = 3, 0 < 2 < 90 , then the value of

sin + 3 cos is :
(a) 2 (b) 3
3 1
(c) (d) 1
2
13. If cos + sin = 2 cos , then cos sin equals :

1
(a) sin (b) 2 sin
2
1
(c) 2 sin (d) sin
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, 0 < A + B < 90 , B) =
3
A > B, then the values of A and B respectively are :
(a) 60 , 30 (b) 60 , 45
(c) 45 , 15 (d) 60 , 15
15. The difference of the areas (in cm2) of two segments of a circle
of radius 5 cm, formed by a chord subtending an angle of 90 at
the centre is :
25 25
(a)
4 2
25
(b) 25
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20
(d)
4 2
16. The area (in cm2) of a sector of a circle of radius 21 cm cut off
by an arc of length 22 cm is :
(a) 441 (b) 321
(c) 231 (d) 221
17.
same radius. The radius of hemisphere is 3·5 cm and the total
height of the top is 15·5 cm. The total surface area of the top
(in cm2) is :
(a) 2145 (b) 21·45
(c)
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18. In the following frequency distribution :

Height (in cm) Number of Students
100 115 15
115 130 13
130 145 11
145 160 10
160 175 11
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(c) 245
(d) 275
For Questions number 19 and 20, two statements are given one
labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Select the correct answer to these questions 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 and Reason (R) is false.
(d)
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19. Assertion (A) : If the Mean and the Median of a distribution

are 169 and 170 respectively, then its Mode is

172.
Reason (R) : The relation between Mean, Median and Mode
is :
Mode = 3 Median 2 Mean.
20. Assertion (A) : The probability of randomly drawing a card

with an even number from a box containing
1
cards numbered 1 to 100 is .
2
Number of favourable outcomes
Reason (R) : P (event) =
Total number of possible outcomes
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This section comprises Very Short Answer (VSA) type questions.

20
Each question carries 2 marks.
21. (a) For what values of k does the pair of equations given
below have a unique solution ?
6x + ky + 9 = 0; 2x + 3y + 4 = 0
OR
(b) Solve the following pair of linear equations by
elimination method :
3
7x 2y = 3; 11x y=8
2
22. P and Q are respectively the points on the sides AB and AC of
a triangle ABC such that AB = 12·5 cm, AP = 5 cm and
CQ = 6 cm. If For
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23. If a hexagon ABCDEF circumscribes a circle, show that

AB + CD + EF = BC + DE + FA.
24. (a) Evaluate :

5 cos 2 60 4 sec 2 30 tan 2 45
sin 2 30 sin 2 60
OR
(b) Prove that :
cos A 1 sin A
2 sec A
1 sin A cos A
25. The length of the minute-hand of a clock is 14 cm. Find the

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26. Prove that 3 is an irrational number.
27. If are the zeroes of the polynomial 3x2 + 5x + k such

and
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that 2 + 2 + = , then find the value of k.
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28. (a) A 2-digit number is 4 times the sum of its digits and
twice the product of the digits. Find the number.
OR
(b) Solve for x and y :
ax by
+ =a b
b a
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29. (a) Two tangents PA and PB are drawn to a

circle with centre O from an external point P. Prove that

APB = 2 OAB.
OR
(b) If AP and DQ are medians of triangles ABC and
DEF respectively, where ABC DEF, then prove that
AB AP
= .
DE DQ
tan A cot A
30. Prove that + = 1 + sec A cosec A.
1 cot A 1 tan A
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on the drawn card is a multiple of 3 or 5.
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This section comprises Long Answer (LA) type questions. Each

32. (a) If 3 is a root of the quadratic equation

3x2 + 14x + p = 0, find p and hence find k so that the
roots of the quadratic equation x2 + k(4x + k 4) + p = 0
are equal.
OR
(b) Three consecutive natural numbers are such that the
square of the middle number exceeds the difference of the
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33. Prove that the lengths of the tangents drawn from an external
point to a circle are equal. Using this result, find the radius of
a circle inscribed in a right-angled triangle ABC with
B = 90 , AB = 8 cm and BC = 6 cm.
34. (a) From a solid cone, whose height is 16 cm and radius of

base is 12 cm, a right circular cylindrical cavity of
height 3 cm and radius 4 cm is hollowed out such that
bases of cone and cylinder form concentric circles. Find
the volume of the remaining solid.
OR
(b) A hemispherical depression is cut off from one face of a
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cubical wooden block such that the diameter 14 cm of the
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hemisphere is equal to the edge of the cube. Determine

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35. The table below shows the daily expenditure on food of

25 households in a locality.
Daily Expenditure Number of
(in ) Households
100 150 4
150 200 5
200 250 12
250 300 2
300 350 2
Find the mean daily expenditure on food.

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4 marks each.
Case Study 1
36. Ravindra took a loan of < 3,45,000 from a bank to buy a car,
and decided to pay back by < 2,000 at the end of the first
month and then increased the instalment amount by < 200
each month.
(a) Find the amount paid by him in 10th instalment. 1
(b) Find the total amount paid by him in first
10 instalments. 1
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(c) What amount will he be able to clear in his first

20
45 instalments ? 2
Case Study 2
37. In a classroom, 4 friends Ravi, Vinod, Raghav and Vithal are
seated at the points A(2, 3), B(7, 8), C(10, 5) and D(5, 0)
respectively.
(a) Find the distance between Ravi and Raghav. 1
(b) Find the distance between Vinod and Vithal. 1
(c) Show that ABCD is a rectangle. 2
OR
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38. Two lamp posts are of equal heights. A boy measured the
elevation of the top of each lamp post from the mid-point of the
line segment joining the feet of the lamp post, as 30 . After
walking 15 m towards one of them, he measured the elevation
of the top of the nearest lamp post at the point where he
stands as 60 .
(a) Taking h (metres) as the height of each lamp post and
x (metres) as the distance between the feet of two
lamp posts, find a relation between x and h. 1
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(b) After moving 15 m towards one lamp post, what is the
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(c) Find the distance between the two lamp posts. 2

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This section comprises multiple choice questions (MCQs) of 1 mark each.

2. The distance of the point (4, 7) from the x-axis is :

3. In a family of two children, the probability of having at least one girl is :

4. The condition for which the pair of equations ax + 2y = 7 and 3x + by = 16

5. The zeroes of the polynomial 3x2 + 11x 4 are :

7. The coordinates of the point A, where AB is the diameter of the circle

8. If x, 2x + 9, 4x + 3 are three consecutive terms of an A.P., then the

10. In the given figure, DE || BC and all measurements are given in

(a) 2 cm (b) 2·25 cm

(c) 2·5 cm (d) 2·75 cm

11. A vertical pole 10 m long casts a shadow of length 5 m on the ground. At

12. Using empirical relationship, the mode of a distribution whose mean is

(a) 6·2 (b) 6·3

(c) 6·5 (d) 6·9

(c) 75 (d) 100

centre of a circle is 25 cm, and the radius of the circle is 7 cm, is :

18. A number is chosen from the numbers 1, 2, 3 and denoted as x, and a

number is chosen from the numbers 1, 4, 9 and denoted as y. Then

probability of Sania winning the match is 0·79 and that of

Ashnam winning the match is 0·21.

21. (a) If 2 is given as an irrational number, then prove that (5 2 2)

ABC with AB = AC. If AD BC and EF AC, prove that ABD ECF.

AB and AC produced at points Q and R respectively.

28. State and prove Basic Proportionality theorem.

30. Draw the graph of the following equations : x + y = 5, x y = 5, and

(b) If a chord of a circle of radius 10 cm subtends an angle of 60 at the

32. (a) A tent is in the shape of a right circular cylinder up to a height of

angle of depression of a ship, sailing directly towards it, changes from

30 to 45 . Determine the distance travelled by the ship during the period

of observation. (Use 3 = 1·732)

Height (in cm) Number of girls

Find the mean and mode of the above data.

sec 2 cosec 2 = tan + cot

DA touches the circular fountain at P, Q, R and S respectively as shown

Based on the above information, answer the following questions :

Based on the above information, answer the following questions :

(ii) Write the zeroes of the polynomial. 1

(iii) (a) If the zeroes of a polynomial x2 + (a + 1) x + b are 2 and 3,

(iii) (b) If the square of difference of the zeroes of the polynomial

38. February 14 is celebrated as International Book Giving Day and many

History = 96, Science = 240, Mathematics = 336.

These books have to be arranged in minimum number of stacks such that

Based on the above information, answer the following questions :

arranging all the books. 2

(iii) (b) If the thickness of each book of History, Science and

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2. If and are the zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = 2x2 7x + 3,

then the value of 2 + 2 is :

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8. The perimeters of two similar triangles are 42 cm and 35 cm

9. E and F are points on the sides PQ and PR respectively of a

10. If two tangents inclined at an angle of 60 are drawn to a circle

12. If 2 sin 2A = 3 , then A is equal to :

13. It is found that on walking 20 m towards a chimney in a

14. The area of a sector of a circle of radius 16 cm cut off by an arc