MAHA MARATHON

Question 01:

If the LCM of two numbers is 45 times their HCF and the sum
of LCM and HCF is 1150, then HCF = ?

(a)50 (b)45

(c) 1150 (d) 25

 Question 02:

Amita, Suneha and Raghav start preparing cards for greeting each
person of an old Age home on new year. In order to complete one
card, they take 10, 16, and 20 minutes respectively. If all of them
started together, after what time will they start Preparing a new card
together?
 Question 03:

The Largest number which divides 70 and 125, leaving

remainders 5 and 8, respectively, is

(a)13. (b) 65. (c) 875. (d) 1,750.

 Question 04:

If two positive integers a and b are written as 𝑎 = 𝑎3 𝑦 2 and

𝑏 = 𝑥𝑦 3 ; 𝑥, 𝑦; x, y are prime numbers then HCF (a, b) is
 Question 05:

Can two numbers have 18 as their HCF and 380 as their LCM?
Give reason.
 Question 06:

Show that 12𝑛 cannot end with the digit 0 or 5 for any
natural number n.
 Question 07:

Prove that 3 + 5 is irrational.

 Question 08:

The zeroes for the quadratic polynomial 𝑥 2 + 99𝑥 + 127 are

(a)Both positive
(b)Both negative
(c)One positive and one negative
(d)Both equal
 Question 09:

The zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑥 2 + 𝑘𝑥 + 𝑘, 𝑘 ≠ 0,

(a)cannot both be positive

(b)cannot both be negative
(c)are always unequal
(d)are always equal
 Question 10:

If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐, 𝑐 ≠ 0 are equal,

then

(a) c and a have opposite signs

(b) c and b have opposite signs
(c) c and a have the same sign
(d) c and b have the same sign
 Question 11:

If one of the zeroes of a quadratic polynomial of the from

𝑥 2 + 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 is the
Negative of the other, then it

(a)has no linear term and the constant term is negative.

(b)has no linear term and the constant term is positive.
(c)can have a linear term but the constant term is negative
(d)can have a linear term but the constant term is positive.
 Question 12:

Are the following statements ‘True’ of ‘False’?

Justify your answers.

(i) If the zeroes of a quadratic polynomial 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 are both positive, then a,

b and c all have the same sign.
(ii) If the graph of a polynomial intersects the x-axis at only point, it cannot be a
quadratic polynomial
(iii) If the graph of a polynomial intersects the x-axis at exactly two points, it need
not be a quadratic polynomial.
(iv) The only value of k for which the quadratic polynomial 𝑘𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 𝑘 has equal
1
zeroes is .
2
 Question 13:

At a certain time in a zoo, the number of heads and the number of

legs of tiger and peacocks were counted and it was found that there
were 47 heads and 152 legs. Find the number of tigers and peacocks
in the zoo:
 Question 14:

A two digit number is equal to 7 times the sum of its digits. The
number formed by reversing its digits is less than the original
number by 18. Find the original number.
 Question 15:

Solve: 99𝑥 + 101𝑦 = 499

101𝑥 + 99𝑦 = 501
 Question 16:

For what value of p will the following system of equations has no

solution;
2𝑝 − 1 𝑥 + 𝑝 − 1 𝑦 = 2𝑝 + 1;
𝑦 + 3𝑥 − 1 = 0
 Question 17:

In the figure, ABCDE is a pentagon with BE 11 CD and BC 11 DE. BC

is perpendicular to CD. If the perimeter of ABCDE is 21 cm, find
the value of x and y.
 Question 18:

Find the value of a so that the point (3, a), lies on the line represented by
2𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 5
 Question 19:

Without drawing the graph, find out the lines representing the
following pair of linear equations intersect at a point, are parallel of
coincident.
9 7 9
18𝑥 − 7𝑦 = 24; 𝑥 − 𝑦 =
5 10 10
 Question 20:

If 7𝑥 2 − 2𝑝2 − 8 𝑥 + 16 = 0 has two roots which are equal in

magnitude but opposite in sign then find p.
 Question 21:

If – 5 is a root of the quadratic equation 2𝑥 2 + 𝑝𝑥 − 15 = 0 and

quadratic equation 𝑝 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 𝑘 = 0 has equal roots, find the
value of k.
 Question 22:

For what value of k, x 2 + 4x + k is a perfect square?

 Question 23:
1 1 1 1
Solve: = + + , 𝑥 ≠ 0, 𝑥 ≠ −(𝑎 + 𝑏)
𝑎+𝑏+𝑥 𝑎 𝑏 𝑥
 Question 24:

If the equation 1 + 𝑚2 𝑥 2 + 2 𝑚𝑐𝑥 + 𝑐 2 − 𝑎2 = 0 has equal roots then

show that
𝑐 2 = 𝑎2 (1 + 𝑚2 ).
 Question 25:

A plane left 30 minutes late than its schedule time and in order to reach the
destination 1500 km away in time, it had to increase its speed by 100 km/h
from the usual speed. Find its usual speed.
 Question 26:

Speed of a boat in still water is 15 km/h. It goes 30 km upstream and

returns backs back at the same point in 4 hours 30 minutes. Find the
speed of the stream.
 Question 27:

Find x in terms of a, b and c:

𝑎 𝑏 2𝑥
+ = , 𝑥 ≠ 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐
𝑥−𝑎 𝑥−𝑏 𝑥−𝑐
 Question 28:

Solve 5 + 5 + 5 + ⋯ … .
 Question 29:

If the nth term of an A.P is pn + q, find its common

difference.
 Question 30:

For what value of k will k + 9, 2k-1 and 2k + 7 are the

consecutive terms of an A.P.?
 Question 31:

Find the 9th term from the end (towards the first term) of the A.P.
5, 9, 13,……..., 185
 Question 32:

Find how many integers between 200 and 500 are divisible by 8.
 Question 33:

Angles of a triangle are in AP if the smallest angle is 45° . Find the

largest angle.
 Question 34:
1 1
If 𝑚𝑡ℎ term of an A.P. is and 𝑛𝑡ℎ term is , then find the sum of its
𝑛 𝑚
first mn terms
 Question 35:

A man standing on the deck of a ship, which is 10 m above water

level, observers the angle of elevation of the top of a hill as 60°
and the angle of depression of the base of hill as 30° . Find the
distance of the hill from the ship and the height of the hill.
 Question 36:

A moving boat is observed from the top of a 150 m high cliff moving away from
the cliff. The angle of depression of the boat changes from 60° to 45° in 2
minutes. Find the speed of the boat in m/h
 Question 37:

From the top of a 25 m high cliff, the angle of elevation of a tower is

found to be equal to the angle of depression of the foot of the tower.
Find height of the tower.
 Question 38:

The ratio of the height of a tower and length of its shadow on the
ground is 3: 1 what is the angle of elevation of the sun?
 Question 39:

Prove that: 3(sin 𝜃 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃) 4 +6(sin 𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃)2 + 4൫𝑠𝑖𝑛6 𝜃 +

𝑐𝑜𝑠 6 𝜃൯ = 13.
 Question 40:
2 1 2 1
Prove that: − − + = 𝑐𝑜𝑡 4 𝜃 − 𝑡𝑎𝑛4 𝜃
𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑠 4 𝜃 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃 𝑠𝑖𝑛4 𝜃
 Question 41:

Sin A (1 + tan A) + cos A (1 + cot A) = sec A + cosec A

 Question 42:

If sin 𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 = √2, then evaluate tan 𝜃 + cot 𝜃

 Question 43:

If cos 𝜃 + sin 𝜃 = 2 cos 𝜃, show that cos 𝜃 − sin 𝜃 = 2 sin 𝜃.

 Question 44:

sec 𝜃−1 sec 𝜃+1

Prove that: + = 2 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝜃
sec 𝜃+1 sec 𝜃−1
 Question 45:
1 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃 − 𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝜃
Given that tan 𝜃 = then find the value of .
3 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃+𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃
 Question 46:

If 7 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃 + 3 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝜃 = 4, then find the value of tan 𝜃

 Question 47:
5 5
Write the value of −
𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝜃
 Question 48:

1
If 3𝑥 = sec 𝜃 and 3/𝑥 = tan 𝜃, then find 9 𝑥 2 − .
𝑥2
 Question 49:

If the point P(x, y) is equidistant from the points 𝐴(𝑎 + 𝑏, 𝑏 − 𝑎)

and 𝐵 𝑎 − 𝑏, 𝑎 + 𝑏 . Prove that bx = ay.
 Question 50:

𝑝
If 1, is the mid point of the line segment joining the points
3
2
(2, 0) and 0, , then show that the line 5𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 2 = 0
9
passes through the point (-1, 3p).
 Question 51:

Three different coins are tossed together. Find the probability

of getting (i) exactly two heads (ii) at least two heads (iii) at
least two tails.
 Question 52:

A box contains 12 balls of which some are red in colour. If 6

more red balls are put in the box and a ball is drawn at random,
the probability of drawing a red ball doubles than what it was
before. Find the number of red balls in the bag.
 Question 53:

From the group of 2 boys and 3 girls, two children are selected at
random. Find the probability:
(i) both selected children are girls.
(ii) the selected group consists of one boy and one girl.
(iii) at least one boy is selected.
 Question 54:

Cards marked wit number 3, 4,5 …….., 50 are placed in a box

and mixed thoroughly. A card is drawn at random from the
box. Find the probability that the selected card bears a perfect
square number.
 Question 55:

A game consists of tossing a coin 3 times and nothing the

outcome each time. If getting the same result in all the tosses
is a success, find the probability of lossing the game.
 Question 56:

Two unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of

getting at most one head ?
 Question 57:

An unbiased die is tossed. Find the probability of getting a

multiple of 3 ?
 Question 58:

What is the probability that a doublet occurs on throwing two

dice?
 Question 59:

In a throw of a coin, find the probability of getting a head.

 Question 60:

If the mode of the following data is 7, then find the value of k.

2, 4, 6, 7, 5, 6, 10, 6, 7, 2k + 1, 9, 7, 13
 Question 61:

A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled pack of 52 playing

cards. Find the probability of getting neither a red card nor a queen.
 Question 62:

The probability of getting a bad egg in a lot of 500 eggs is 0.028.

Find the number of good eggs in the lot.
 Question 63:

A number is chosen at random from the numbers -3, -2, -1, 0,1, 2,
3. What will be the probability that square of this number is less
than or equal to 1 ?
 Question 64:

Find the missing frequency (x) of the following data if its mode is
Rs.240.
 Question 65:

Write a frequency distribution table for the following data:

Marks No. of Students

Above 0 30
Above 10 28
Above 20 21
Above 30 15
Above 40 10
Above 50 0
 Question 66:

The mean of 6 numbers is 16 with the removal of a number the

mean of remaining Numbers is 17. Find the removed number.
 Question 67:

A bag contains some balls of which x are white, 2x are black and
3x are red. A ball is selected at random. What is the probability
that it is (i) not red (it) white?
 Question 68:

The angle of elevation of a cloud from a point 60 m above the

surface of the water of a lake is 30° and the angle of depression
of its shadow in water of lake is 60° . Find the height of the
cloud from the surface of water.
 Question 69:

The decorative block shown in fig. Is made of two solids-a cube and
a hemisphere. The base of the block is a cube with edge 5 cm and the
hemisphere fixed on the – top has a diameter of 4.2 cm. Find the
22
total surface area of the block [take 𝜋 = ]
7
 Question 70:

From an aeroplane vertically above a straight horizontal plane,

the angles of depression of two consecutive kilometres stones
on the opposite sides of the aeroplane are found to be 𝛼 and 𝛽.
tan 𝛼 tan 𝛽
Show that the height of the aeroplane is
tan 𝛼+𝑡𝑎𝑛𝛽
 Question 71:

Given two fixed points P(-3, 4) and Q (5, - 2).; Find the coordinates
of points A and B in PQ; such that 5 PA = 3 PQ and 3 PB = 2 PQ.
 Question 72:

Find the mode of the following data:

Height (in cm) No. of toys

0 - 10 6
10 - 20 10
20 – 30 12
30 – 40 32
40 – 50 20
 Question 73:

The cost of painting the total outer surface of a closed cylindrical

oil tank at 60 paise per sq. cm is Rs. 237.60. The height of the tank
is 6 time the radius of the base of the tank. Find height and radius
22
of the tank. [Use 𝜋 = ]
7
 Question 74:
1
If the sum of the roots is –p and product of the roots is − , then the
𝑝
quadratic polynomial is

𝑥 𝑥
(a)k −𝑝𝑥 2 + + 1 b k 𝑝𝑥 2 − − 1
𝑝 𝑝

1 1
c k 𝑥 2 + 𝑝𝑥 − d k 𝑥 2 − 𝑝𝑥 +
𝑝 𝑝
 Question 75:

Find the probability of getting a red face card.

3 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
13 13 52 4
 Question 76:

Find the probability of getting a spade.

1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
26 13 52 4
 Question 77 :

A group of students of class X visited India Gate on an education trip. The teacher
and students had interest in history as well. The teacher narrated that India Gate.
Official name Delhi Memorial, originally called All-India War Memorial, 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 India Gate, which is
located at the eastern end of the Rajpath (formerly called Kingsway), is about 138
feet (42 metres) in height.
 Question 77:

What is the angle of elevation if they are standing at a distance of

42m away

(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 0°

 Question 78:

They want to see the tower at an angle of 60° . So, they want to know
the distance Where they should stand and hence find the distance.

(a) 25.24 𝑚 (b)20.12 𝑚

(c) 42 𝑚 (d) 24.64 𝑚

 Question 79:

If the altitude of the Sun is at 60° , then the height of the vertical
tower that will cast a shadow of 20m

20
(a) 20 3𝑚 (b) 𝑚
√3

15
(c) 𝑚 (d) 15√3𝑚
√3
 Question 80:

The ratio of the length of a rod and its shadow is 1 : 1. The angle
of elevation of the Sun is

(a) 30° (b)45° (c) 60° (d) 90°

 Question 81:

The angle formed by the line of sight with the horizontal when the
object viewed is below the horizontal level is

(a)Corresponding angle (b) angle of elevation

(c) angle of depression (d) complete angle

 Question 82 :

Your frined Veer wants to participate in a 200m race. He can currently run that
Distance in 51 seconds and with each day of practice it takes him 2 seconds less. He
wants to do in 31 seconds.
 Question 82:

Which of the following terms are in AP for the given situation.

(a)51, 53, 55….. (b) 51, 49, 47……..

(c) -51, -53, -55…. (d) 51, 55, 59……..

 Question 83:

What is the minimum number of days he needs to practice till his

goal is achieved

(a)10 (b) 12

(c) 11 (d) 9
 Question 84:

Which of the following term is not in the AP of the above given

situation

(a)41 (b) 30

(c) 37 (d) 39
 Question 85:

If 𝑛𝑡ℎ term of an AP is given by

𝑎𝑛 = 2𝑛 + 3 then common difference of an AP is

(a)2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 1

 Question 86:

The value of x, for which 2𝑥, 𝑥 + 10, 3𝑥 + 2 are three consecutive

terms of an AP

(a)6 (b) -6 (c) 18 (d) -18

 Question 87 :

A brooch is a small piece of jewellery which has a pin at the back so it can be fastened
on a dress, blouse or coat.

Design A: Brooch A is made with silver wire in the form of a circle with diameter
28mm. The wire used for making 4 diameters which divide the circle into 8 equal
parts.
Design B: Brooch b is made two colours_ Gold and silver. Outer part is made with
gold. The circumference of silver part is 44mm and the gold part is 3mm wide every
where.
 Question 87:

Refer to Design A

The total length of silver wire required is

(a)180 mm (b)200 mm (c) 250 mm (d) 280 mm

 Question 88:

Refer to Design A

The area of each sector of the brooch is

(a) 44 𝑚𝑚2 (b) 52 𝑚𝑚2 (c) 77 𝑚𝑚2 (d) 68 𝑚𝑚2

 Question 89:

Refer to Design B

The circumference of outer part (golden) is

(a)48.49 mm (b) 82.2 mm (c) 72.50 mm (d) 62.86 mm

 Question 90:

Refer to Design B

The difference of areas of golden and silver parts is

(a) 18 𝜋 (b) 44 𝜋 (c) 51 𝜋 (d) 64 𝜋

 Question 91:

Refer to Design B

A boy is playing with brooch B. He makes revolution with it along

its edge.
How many complete revolutions must it take to cover 80 𝜋 mm?

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

 Question 92 :

The COVID – 19 pandemic, also known as coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing Pandemic of coronavirus disease caused
by the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS –Co V-2) among humans.

The following tables shows the age distribution of case admitted during a day in two different hospitals
Table – 1

Age (in years) 5 -15 15-25 25-35 35-45 45-55 55-65

No. of cases 6 11 21 23 14 5

Table – 2

Age (in years) 5-15 15-25 25-35 35-45 45-55 55-65

No. of cases 8 16 10 42 24 12
 Question 92:

Refer to table 1

The average age for which maximum cases occurred is

(a)32.24 (b) 34.36 (c) 36.382 (d) 42.24

 Question 93:

The upper limit of modal class is

(a)15 (b) 25 (c) 35 (d) 45

 Question 94:

The mean of the given data is

(a)26.2 (b) 32.4 (c) 33.5 (d) 35.4

 Question 95:

Refer to table 2

The mode of the given data is

(a)41.4 (b) 48.2 (c) 55.3 (d) 64.6

 Question 96:

Refer to table 2

The median of the given data is

(a)32.7 (b) 40.2 (c) 42.3 (d) 48.6

 Question 97 :

The class X students school in krishnagar have been allotted a rectangular plot of land
for their gardening activity. Saplings of Gulmohar are planted on the boundary at a
distance of 1 m from each other. There is triangular grassy lawn in the plot as shown
in the figure. The student are to sow seeds of flowering plants on the remaining area
of the plot.
 Question 97:

Taking A as origin, find the coordinates of P

(a)(4, 6) (b) (6, 4) (c) (0, 6) (d) (4, 0)

 Question 98:

What will be the coordinates of R, If C is the origin?

(a)(8, 6) (b) (3, 10) (c) (10, 3) (d) (0, 6)

 Question 99:

What will be the coordinates of Q, If C is the origin?

(a)(6, 13) (b) (-6, 13) (c) (-13, 6) (d) (13, 6)

 Question 100:

It is common that Governments revise travel fares from time to time based on various factors such as inflation (a
general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money) on different types of vehicles like auto, Rickshaws,
taxis, Radio cab etc. The auto charges in a city comprise of a fixed charge together with the charge for the distance
covered. Study the following situations

Situation 1: In city A, for a journey of 10 km, the charge paid is Rs 75 and for a journey of 15 km, the charge paid is Rs
110.
Situation 2: In a city B, for a journey of 8km, the charge paid is Rs 91 and for a journey of 14 km, the charge paid is Rs
145.
 Question 100:

Refer situation 1

If the fixed charges of auto rickshaw be Rs x and the running charges

be Rs y km/hr, the pair of linear equations representing the
situation is

(a)x + 10y = 110, x + 15y = 75

(b) x + 10y = 75, x + 15y = 110
(c) 10x+y=110, 15x + y = 75
(d) 10x + y = 75, 15x + y = 110
 Question 101:

Refer situation 1

A person travels a distance of 50km. The amount he has to pay is

(a)Rs. 155 (b)Rs. 255

(c) Rs. 355 (d) Rs. 455

 Question 102:

On a weekend Rani was playing cards with her family. The deck has
52 cards. If her brother drew one card.
 Question 102:

Find the probability of getting a king of red colour.

1 1
(a) (b)
26 13

1 1
(c) (d)
52 4
 Question 103:

Find the probability of getting a red face card.

1 1
(a) (b)
26 13

2 3
(c) (d)
13 13
 Question 104:

Find the probability of getting a jack of hearts.

1 1
(a) (b)
26 52

3 3
(c) (d)
52 26
 Question 105:

Find the probability of getting a red face card.

3 1
(a) (b)
13 13

1 1
(c) (d)
52 4
 Question 106:

Find the probability of getting a spade.

1 1
(a) (b)
26 13

1 1
(c) (d)
52 4
 Question 107:

Case Study1:

The below picture are few natural examples of parabolic shape which is represented by
a quadratic polynomial. A parabolic arch is an arch in the shape of a parabola, In
structures, their curve represents as efficient method of load, and so can be found in
bridges and in architecture in a variety of forms.
 Question 108:

In the standard form of quadratic polynomial, 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐, 𝑎, 𝑏 and

𝑐 are

(a) All are real numbers

(b) All are rational numbers.

(c) ‘a’ is a non zero real number and b and c are any real numbers.

(d) All are integers.

 Question 109:

If the roots of the quadratic polynomial are equal, where real

numbers.
𝐷 = 𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐, then

(a)D > 0 (b) D < 0

(c) D ≥ 0 (d) D = 0
 Question 110:
1
If 𝛼 𝑎𝑛𝑑 are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 8𝑘,
𝛼
then k is

1
(a)4 (b)
4

−1
(c) (d) 2
4
 Question 111:

The graph of 𝑥 2 + 1 = 0

(a)Intersects x-axis at two distinct points

(b)Touches x-axis at a point.

(c) Neither touches nor intersects x-axis.

(d) Either touches or intersects x- axis.

 Question 112:
1
If the sum of the roots is –p and product of the roots is − , then the
𝑝
quadratic Polynomial is
𝑥
(a) 𝑘 (−𝑝𝑥 2 + + 1)
𝑝
 Question 113:

Find the missing frequency 𝑓1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓2 if mean of 50 observations is

38.2.
 Question 114:

If the median of the following data is 32.5, find the missing frequencies.
Class 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 50 – 60 60 – 70 Total
interval:
Frequency: 𝑓1 5 9 12 𝑓2 3 2 40
 Question 115:

Find the missing frequency 𝑓1 and 𝑓2 if mean of 50 observations is

38.2
 Question 116:

1 2 4
Solve for 𝑥: + = 𝑥 ≠ −1, −2, −4
𝑥+1 𝑥+2 𝑥+4
 Question 117:

Solve for 𝑥: 4𝑥 2 + 4𝑏𝑥 − 𝑎2 − 𝑏 2 = 0

 Question 118:

A right triangle ABC, right angled at A is circumscribing a circle.

If AB = 6 cm and BC = 10 cm, find the radius r of the circle.
 Question 119:

Daily wages of 110 workers, obtained in a survey, are tabulated below :

Daily Wages 100 – 120 120 – 140 140 – 160 160 – 180 180 – 200 200 – 220 220 – 240
(in Rs.)
Number of 10 15 20 22 18 12 13
Workers

Compute the mean daily wages and modal daily wages of these workers.
 Question 120:

The mean of the following distribution is 18. Find the frequency of the
class 19-21.

Class 11 – 13 13 – 15 15 – 17 17 – 19 19 – 21 21 – 23 23 – 25
Frequency 3 6 9 13 f 5 4
 Question 121:

Two friends Seema and Aditya work in the same office at Delhi. In the
Christmas vacations, both decided to go to their hometown represented
By Town A and Town B respectively in the figure given below. Town A
and Town B are connected by trains from the same station C (in the
given figure) in Delhi. Based on the given situation answer the
following question:
(i) Who will travel more distance, Seema or Aditya, to reach to their
hometown?
(ii) Seema and Aditya planned to meet at a location D situated at a
point D represented by the mid-point of the line joining the
points represented by Town A and Town B. Find the coordinates
of the point represented by the point D.
 Question 122:

Solve the following pair of linear equations graphically:

𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 12, 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 12
Also shade the region bounded by the line 2x − 3y = 2 and both the
co-ordinate axes.
 Question 123:

For what values of a and b does the following pair of linear equations
have infinite number of solution ?
2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 7, 𝑎 𝑥 + 𝑦 − 𝑏 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 3𝑎 + 𝑏 − 2
 Question 124:

Sides AB and AC and median AD of a triangle ABC are respectively

proportional to sides PQ and PR and median PM of another triangle .
PQR Show that ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ~ ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅.
 Question 124:

Sides AB and AC and median AD of a triangle ABC are respectively

proportional to sides PQ and PR and median PM of another triangle .
PQR Show that ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ~ ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅.
 Question 125:

Find the length of the second diagonal of a rhombus, whose side is 5 cm

and one of the diagonals is 6 cm.
 Question 126:

A solid iron pole consists of a cylinder of height 220 cm and base

diameter 24 cm is surmounted by another cylinder of height 60 cm
and radius 8 cm. Find the mass of the pipe, given that 1 cm3 of iron has
approximately 8 g mass. (Use π = 314.)
 Question 126:

A solid iron pole consists of a cylinder of height 220 cm and base

diameter 24 cm is surmounted by another cylinder of height 60 cm
and radius 8 cm. Find the mass of the pipe, given that 1 cm3 of iron has
approximately 8 g mass. (Use π = 314.)
 Question 127:

Find the values of k for which the equation 3𝑘 + 1 𝑥 2 + 2 𝑘 + 1 𝑥 + 1

has equal roots. Also find the roots.
 Question 128:

A person on tour has Rs. 4200 for his expenses. If the extends his tour
for 3 days, he has to cut down his daily expenses by Rs. 70. Find the
original Duration of the tour.
 Question 129:

In figure, a circle with centre O is inscribed in a quadrilateral ABCD

such that, it touches the sides BC, AB, AD and CD at points P, Q, R and S
respectively. If AB = 29 cm, AD = 23, ∠𝐵 = 90° and DS = 5 cm, then
find the radius of the circle (in cm).
 Question 129:

In figure, a circle with centre O is inscribed in a quadrilateral ABCD

such that, it touches the sides BC, AB, AD and CD at points P, Q, R and S
respectively. If AB = 29 cm, AD = 23, ∠𝐵 = 90° and DS = 5 cm, then
find the radius of the circle (in cm).
 Question 130:

Prove that opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle

subtend supplementary angles at the centre of the circle.
 Question 131:

If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes the polynomial 2𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 5, find the values of

1 1
(i) 𝛼 2 + 𝛽2 (b) + (iii) 𝛼 − 𝛽 2
𝛼 𝛽

1 1
(iv) + (v) 𝛼 2 − 𝛽2
𝛼2 𝛽2
 Question 131:

If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes the polynomial 2𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 5, find the values of

1 1
(i) 𝛼 2 + 𝛽2 (b) + (iii) 𝛼 − 𝛽 2
𝛼 𝛽

1 1
(iv) + (v) 𝛼 2 − 𝛽2
𝛼2 𝛽2
 Question 132:

If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑝 𝑥 = 2𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 𝑘

21
satisfying the relation, 𝛼 2 + 𝛽2 + 𝛼𝛽 = , then find the value of k.
4
 Question 133:

In the right triangle, B is a point on AC such that AB + AD = BC + CD.

If AB = x, BC = h and CD = d, then find x (in term of h and d).
 Question 133:

In the right triangle, B is a point on AC such that AB + AD = BC + CD.

If AB = x, BC = h and CD = d, then find x (in term of h and d).
 Question 134:

3
Find A and B if sin (A+2B)= and cos (A+4B)=0, where A and B are
2
acute angles.
 Question 135:

Evaluate the following:

2𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 60° + 3𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 30° − 2 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 45°

𝑠𝑖𝑛2 30° + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 45°
 Question 136:

For what value of k, which the following pair of linear equations have
infinitely many solutions:

2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 7 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑘 + 1 𝑥 + 2𝑘 − 1 𝑦 = 4𝑘 + 1
 Question 137:

The cost of 2 kg of apples and 1kg of grapes on a day was found to be

Rs. 160. After a month, the cost of 4kg of apples and 2kg of grapes is
Rs. 300. Represent the situations algebraically and geometrically.
 Question 138:

The angles of depression of the top and bottom of an 8 m tall building from
top of a multi-storeyed building are 30° and 45° , respectively. Find the
height of multi-storeyed building and distance between two buildings.
 Question 139:

Two poles of equal heights are standing opposite to each other on

either side of a road, which is 80 m wide. From a point between them on
the road, angles of elevation of their top are 30° and 60° . Find the height
of the poles and distance of point from poles.
 Question 139:

Two poles of equal heights are standing opposite to each other on

either side of a road, which is 80 m wide. From a point between them on
the road, angles of elevation of their top are 30° and 60° . Find the height
of the poles and distance of point from poles.
 Question 140:

A solid is in the form of a cylinder with hemispherical end. The total

height of the solid is 20 cm and the diameter of the cylinder is 7 cm.
22
Find the total volume of the solid. Use π =
7
 Question 141:

Aftab tells his daughter, ‘7 years ago, I was seven times as old as you
were then. Also, 3 years from now, I shall be three times as old as you
will be.’ Represent this situation algebraically.
 Question 141:

Aftab tells his daughter, ‘7 years ago, I was seven times as old as you
were then. Also, 3 years from now, I shall be three times as old as you
will be.’ Represent this situation algebraically.
 Question 142:

In the given figure, DEFG is a square and ∠𝐵𝐴𝐶 = 90° . Show that
𝐹𝐺 2 = 𝐵𝐺 × 𝐹𝐶.
 Question 142:

In the given figure, DEFG is a square and ∠𝐵𝐴𝐶 = 90° . Show that
𝐹𝐺 2 = 𝐵𝐺 × 𝐹𝐶.
 Question 143:

In Figure, if ∆ABC ~ ∆DEF and their sides of lengths (in cm) are
marked along them, then find the lengths of sides of each triangle.
 Question 143:

In Figure, if ∆ABC ~ ∆DEF and their sides of lengths (in cm) are
marked along them, then find the lengths of sides of each triangle.
 Question 144:

A toy is in the form of a cylinder of diameter 2 2 m and height 3.5 m

surmounted by a cone whose vertical angle is 90° . Find total surface
area of the toy.
 Question 145:

Find the value of p and q for which the system of equations represent
coincident lines 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 7, 𝑝 + 𝑞 + 1 𝑥 + 𝑝 + 2𝑞 + 2 𝑦 =
4 𝑝+𝑞 +1
 Question 146:

If P(2, -1), Q(3, 4), R (-2, 3) and S(-3, -2) be four points in a plane,
show that PQRS is a rhombus but not a square.
 Question 147:

If given figure ∠1 = ∠2 and ∆𝑁𝑆𝑄 ~∆𝑀𝑇𝑅, then prove that

∆𝑃𝑇𝑆 ~ ∆PRO.
 Question 147:

If given figure ∠1 = ∠2 and ∆𝑁𝑆𝑄 ~∆𝑀𝑇𝑅, then prove that

∆𝑃𝑇𝑆 ~ ∆PRO.
 Question 148:

A solid toy is in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a right

circular cone. The height of the cone is 2 cm and the diameter of the
base is 4 cm. Determine the volume of the toy. If a right circular
cylinder circumscribes the toy, find the difference of the volume of the
cylinder and toy Use π = 3.14
 Question 149:

If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are zeroes of the polynomial 𝑝 𝑥 = 6𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 𝑘 such that

1
𝛼 − 𝛽 = , Find the value of k.
6
 Question 150:

Polynomial 𝑥 4 + 7𝑥 3 + 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑞 is exactly divisible by 𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 12,

then find the value of p and q.
 Question 151:

tan 𝐴+tan 𝐵
Given that tan (A + B) = , find the values of tan 75° and
1 −tan 𝐴 tan 𝐵
tan 90° by taking suitable values of A and B.
 Question 152:

tan 𝜃 cot 𝜃
Prove that: + = 1 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃.
1 −cot 𝜃 1−tan 𝜃
 Question 153:

Find c if the system of equations 𝑐𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 3 − 𝑐 = 0; 12𝑥 + 𝑐𝑦 −

𝑐 = 0 has infinitely many solutions?
 Question 154:

Solve for x and y:

2𝑥 − 𝑦 + 3 = 0
3𝑥 − 5𝑦 + 1 = 0
 Question 155:

Prove that tangent drawn at any point of a circle perpendicular to

the radius through the point contact.
 Question 156:

The angle of elevation of an aeroplane from a point on the ground

is 60° . After a flight of 30 seconds the angle of elevation becomes
30° . If the aeroplane is flying at a constant height of 3000 3 m, find
the speed of the aeroplane.
 Question 157:

Amit, standing on a horizontal plane, find a bird flying at a distance of

200 m from him at an elevation of 30° . Deepak standing on the roof of
a 50 m high building, find the angle of elevation of the same bird to be
45° . Amit and Deepak are on opposite sides of the bird. Find the
distance of the bird from Deepak.
 Question 157:

Amit, standing on a horizontal plane, find a bird flying at a distance of

200 m from him at an elevation of 30° . Deepak standing on the roof of
a 50 m high building, find the angle of elevation of the same bird to be
45° . Amit and Deepak are on opposite sides of the bird. Find the
distance of the bird from Deepak.
 Question 158:

1 2 6
Find for 𝑥: + = ; 𝑥 ≠ 0, 1, 2
𝑥−2 𝑥−1 𝑥
 Question 159:

Find the values of k for which the equation 3𝑘 + 1 𝑥 2 + 2 𝑘 + 1 𝑥 + 1

has equal roots. Also find the roots.
 Question 160:

In figure , O is the centre of a circle of radius 5 cm. T is a point such

that OT = 13 and OT intersect the circle at E, if AB is the tangent to the
circle at E, find the length of AB.
 Question 160:

In figure , O is the centre of a circle of radius 5 cm. T is a point such

that OT = 13 and OT intersect the circle at E, if AB is the tangent to the
circle at E, find the length of AB.
 Question 161:

Find the mode of the following frequency distribution

Class 25 – 30 30 – 35 35 – 40 40 – 45 45 – 50 50 – 55
Interval
Frequency 25 34 50 42 38 14
 Question 162:

On the sports day of a school, 300 students participated. Their ages

are given in the following distribution :

Age (in 5–7 7–9 9 – 11 11 – 13 13 – 15 15 – 17 17 – 19

years)
Number 67 33 41 95 36 13 15
of
students

Find the mean and mode of the date.

 Question 162:

On the sports day of a school, 300 students participated. Their ages

are given in the following distribution :

Age (in 5–7 7–9 9 – 11 11 – 13 13 – 15 15 – 17 17 – 19

years)
Number 67 33 41 95 36 13 15
of
students

Find the mean and mode of the date.

 Question 163:

Find the ratio in which the line 𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 0 divides the line segment
joining the points , −2, −5 and , 6, 3 . Find the coordinates of the
point of intersection.
 Question 164:

Two tangents PA and PB are drawn from an external point P to a circle

with centre O, such that ∠𝐴𝑃𝐵 = ∠𝑥 and ∠𝐴𝑂𝐵 = 𝑦. Prove that
opposite angles are supplementary.
 Question 165:

The person standing on the bank of river observes that the angle of
elevation of the top of a tree standing on opposite bank is 60° . When he
moves 30 m away from the bank, he finds the angle of elevation to
be 30° . Find the height of tree and width of the river.
 Question 166:

As observed from the top of a 100 m high light house from the sea-
level, the angles of depression of two ships are 30° and 40° . If one ship
is exactly behind the other on the same side of the light house, find the
distance between the two ships 𝑈𝑠𝑒 3 = 1.732
 Question 167:

A hemispherical depression is cut from one face of a cubical block, such

that diameter 𝑙 of hemisphere is equal to the edge of cube. Find the
surface area of the remaining solid.
 Question 168:

Determine graphically whether the following pair of linear equations :

3𝑥 − 𝑦 = 7
2𝑥 + 5𝑦 + 1 = 0 has:
(a) Unique solution
(b) infinitely many solutions or
(c) no solution.
 Question 168:

Determine graphically whether the following pair of linear equations :

3𝑥 − 𝑦 = 7
2𝑥 + 5𝑦 + 1 = 0 has:
(a) Unique solution
(b) infinitely many solutions or
(c) no solution.
 Question 169:

For Uttarakhand flood victims two sections A and B of class

contributed Rs. 1,500. If the contribution of X-A was Rs. 100 less than
that of X-B, find graphically the amounts contributed by both the
sections.
 Question 170:
𝑥 𝑦+1
If the mid – point of the line segment joining 𝐴 , and 𝐵(𝑥 +
2 2
1, 𝑦 − 3) is 𝐶(5, −2), find x, y.
 Question 171:

In , ∆ABCAD T is a median and O is any point on . AD BO and CO on

producing meet AC and AB at E and F respectively. Now AD is
produced to X such that OD DX = as shown in figure.
Prove that:

(1) EF || BC
(2) AO : AX = AF : AB
 Question 171:

In , ∆ABCAD T is a median and O is any point on . AD BO and CO on

producing meet AC and AB at E and F respectively. Now AD is
produced to X such that OD DX = as shown in figure.
Prove that:

(1) EF || BC
(2) AO : AX = AF : AB
 Question 172:

In the figure, ∠𝐵𝐸𝐷 = ∠𝐵𝐷𝐸 and E is the mid – point of BC.

𝐴𝐹 𝐴𝐷
Prove that = .
𝐶𝐹 𝐵𝐸
 Question 172:

In the figure, ∠𝐵𝐸𝐷 = ∠𝐵𝐷𝐸 and E is the mid – point of BC.

𝐴𝐹 𝐴𝐷
Prove that = .
𝐶𝐹 𝐵𝐸
 Question 173:

A milk tanker cylindrical in shape having diameter 2 m and length

4.2 m supplies milk to the two booths in the ratio of 3 : 2. One of the
milk booths has cuboidal vessel having base area 3.96 sq. m. and the
other has a cylindrical vessel having radius 1 m. Find the level of
22
milk in each of the vessels. Use 𝜋 =
7
 Question 174:

a, b and c are the sides of a right triangle, where c is the hypotenuse.

A circle, or radius r, touches the sides of the triangle. Prove that
𝑎+𝑏 −𝑐
r=
2
 Question 175:

A vertical tower stands on horizontal plane and is surmounted by a

vertical flag-staff of height 6 m. At a point on the ground, angle of
elevation of the bottom and top of the flag-staff are 30° and
45° respectively. Find the height of the tower. 𝑇𝑎𝑘𝑒 3 = 1.73
 Question 176:

From the top of tower, 100 m high, a man observes two cars on the
opposite sides of the tower with the angles of depression 30° and 45°
respectively. Find the distance between the cars. . 𝑈𝑠𝑒 3 = 1.73
 Question 177:

The internal and external diameters of a hollow hemispherical vessel

are 16 cm and 12 cm respectively. If the cost of painting 1 𝑐𝑚2 of the
surface area is Rs. 5.00, find the total cost of painting the vessel all
over. 𝑈𝑠𝑒 𝜋 = 3.14
 Question 178:

Draw the graphs of the equations 𝑥 − 𝑦 + 1 = 0 and 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 12 = 0.

Determine the co-ordinates of the vertices of the triangle formed by
these lines and the X-axis and shade the triangular region.
 Question 178:

Draw the graphs of the equations 𝑥 − 𝑦 + 1 = 0 and 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 12 = 0.

Determine the co-ordinates of the vertices of the triangle formed by
these lines and the X-axis and shade the triangular region.
 Question 179:

1
If 𝛽 and are zeroes of the polynomial 𝑎2 + 𝑎 𝑥 2 + 61𝑥 + 6𝑎.
𝛽
Find the value of 𝛽 and 𝛼
 Question 180:
11 2
Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 7𝑦 2 − 𝑦 − and verify
3 3
the relationship between the zeroes and the coefficients.
 Question 189:

In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝐴𝐷 is the median to BC and in ∆PQR, PM is the median to

𝐴𝐵 𝐵𝐶 𝐴𝐷
QR. If = = . Prove that ∆ABC ~ ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅.
𝑃𝑄 𝑄𝑅 𝑃𝑀
 Question 190:

sin 𝜃 sin 𝜃
Prove that: =2+
cot 𝜃+𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝜃 cot 𝜃 −𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝜃
 Question 191:

If 3 𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝜃 − 4 cot 𝜃 + 3 = 0, then find the value of 𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝜃 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃.

 Question 192:

From a point T outside a circle of centre O, tangents TP and TQ are

drawn to the circle. Prove that OT is the right bisector of line segment
PQ.
 Question 193:

From a point on the ground, the angles of elevation of the bottom and
the top of a tower fixed at the top of a 20 m high building are 45° and
60° respectively. Find the height of the tower.
 Question 194:

The angle of elevation of the top B of a tower AB from a point X on the

ground is 60° . At point Y, 40 m vertically above X, the angle of elevation
of the top is 45° . Find the height of the tower AB and the distance XB.
 Question 195:

To fill a swimming pool two pipes are used. If the pipe of larger
diameter used for 4 hours and the pipe of smaller diameter for 9
hours, only half of the pool can be filled. Find, how long it would take
for each pipe to fill the pool separately, if the pipe of smaller diameter
takes 10 hours more than the pipe of larger diameter to fill the pool?
 Question 196:

In a flight of 600km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather.

Its average speed for the trip was reduced by 200 km/hr from its usual
speed and the time of the flight increased by 30 min. Find the
scheduled duration of the flight.
 Question 197:

Prove that if a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle

intersecting the other two sides in distinct points, then the other two
sides are divided in the same ratio.

Using the above theorem prove that a line through the point of
intersection of the diagonals and parallel to the base of the trapezium
divides the non parallel sides in the same ratio.
 Question 198:

Due to heavy floods in a state, thousands were rendered homeless.

50 schools collectively decided to provide place and the canvas for
1500 tents and share the whole expenditure equally. The lower part
of each tent is cylindrical with base radius 2.8 m and height 3.5 m and
the upper part is conical with the same base radius, but of height 2.1
m. If the canvas used to make the tents costs ₹120 per m2, find the
amount shared by each school to set up the tents.
 Question 199:

There are two identical solid cubical boxes of side 7cm. From the top
face of the first cube a hemisphere of diameter equal to the side of the
cube is scooped out. This hemisphere is inverted and placed on the top
of the second cube’s surface to form a dome. Find

(i) the ratio of the total surface area of the two new solids formed

(ii) volume of each new solid formed.

 Question 200:

The median of the following data is 525. Find the values of x and y,
if the total frequency is 100
Class interval Frequency
0 – 100 2
100 – 200 5
200 – 300 x
300 – 400 12
400 – 500 17
500 – 600 20
600 – 700 Y
700 – 800 9
800 – 900 7
900 – 1000 4