Sample paper 2 STD (Term 2)
Sample paper 2 STD (Term 2)
Sample paper 2 STD (Term 2)
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15. Which of the following is not a measure of central tendency
(a) mean (b) median (c) mode (d) variance
16. A coin is tossed twice. Find the probability of getting both heads
(a) ½ (b) 1/3 (c) ¼ (d) 1
17. A bag contains 5 black balls, 4 white balls and 3 red balls. If a ball is selected random wise, find the
probability that it is a black or red ball.
(a) 5/12 (b) 2/5 (c) 2/3 (d) 5/7
18. From a well shuffled pack of cards a card is drawn at random. Find the probability of getting a black
Queen.
(a) 1/13 (b) 2/13 (c) 1/26 (d) 3/13
DIRECTION: In the question number 19 and 20, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement
of Reason (R). Choose the correct option
19. Statement A (Assertion): The curved surface area of a cone of base radius 6 cm and slant height 10 cm is
60𝜋 cm2 .
Statement R (Reason) : Curved surface area of a cone = 𝜋𝑟 2 ℎ, where 𝑟 be the radius and ℎ be the height of
cone
(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.
20. Statement A (Assertion): 7 face cards are removed from a deck of cards and the cards are well shuffled.
5
Then the probability of drawing a face card is .
52
Statement R (Reason) : King, Queen and Jack are known as face cards. So there are 12 face cards in total.
(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 (Each question carries 2 marks)
21. In figure a circle touches the side 𝐵𝐶 of △ 𝐴𝐵𝐶 at 𝑃 and touches 𝐴𝐵 and 𝐴𝐶 produced at 𝑄 and 𝑅
respectively. If 𝐴𝑄 = 5 cm, find the perimeter of △ 𝐴𝐵𝐶.
22. In figure the shape of the top of a table is a sector of a circle with center 𝑂 and ∠𝐴𝑂𝐵 = 90∘ . If = 𝑂𝐵 = 42
cm , find the perimeter of the top of the table.
OR
The minute hand of a clock is √21 cm long. Find the area described by the minute hand on the face of the
clock between 7.00am and 7.05am.
23. Given that the mean of 5 numbers is 27 . If one of the number is excluded, the mean gets reduced by 2 .
Determine the excluded number.
24. Calculate the mean of the following frequency distribution
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Class: 10 − 30 30 − 50 50 − 70 70 − 90 90 − 110
Frequency: 15 18 25 10 2
25. Two different dice are tossed together. Find the probability
(i) Of getting a doublet (ii) Of getting a sum 10 of the numbers on the two dice.
OR
What is the probability that there are 53 Wednesdays in a leap year
SECTION C (Each question carries 3 marks)
26. Show that the points 𝐴(7,5), 𝐵(2,3) and 𝐶(6, −7) are the vertices of a right triangle. Also find its area.
27. Find the ratio in which 𝑦-axis divides a line segment joining the points 𝐴(5, −6) and 𝐵(−1, −4). Also find
the coordinates of the point of division.
OR
The 𝑥 coordinate of a point 𝑃 is twice its 𝑦 coordinate. If 𝑃 is equidistant from 𝑄(2, −5) and 𝑅(−3,6), find
the coordinates of 𝑃.
28. Prove that the lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.
29. Two circles touch externally. The sum of their areas is 130𝜋Sq. cm. and the distance between their centers
is 14 cm . Find the radii of the circles.
30. A circus tent is in the shape of a cylinder surmounted by a conical top of the same diameter. If their
common diameter is 56 m , the height of the cylindrical part is 6 m and the total height of the tent above
the ground is 27 m , find the area of the canvas used in making the tent.
31. Find the median of the following data:
C.I 130 − 139 140 − 149 150 − 159 160 − 169 170 − 179 180 − 189 190 − 199
Frequency 4 9 18 28 24 10 7
OR
Find the mode of the following data
Class-interval: 0 − 10 10 − 20 20 − 30 30 − 40 40 − 50 50 − 60 60 − 70 70 − 80
Frequency: 5 8 7 12 28 20 10 10
OR
𝑃𝑄 is a chord of length 8 cm of a circle of radius 5 cm . The tangents at 𝑃 and 𝑄 intersect at a point 𝑇.
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Find the length TP.
33. A round table cover has six equal designs as shown in the figure. If the radius of the cover is 28 cm , then
find the cost of making the design at the rate of Rs. 0.35 per cm2
34. 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 volumes of the cylinder and the toy. (Take 𝜋 = 3.14 )
OR
A solid consisting of a right circular cone of height 120 cm and radius 60 cm standing on a hemisphere of
radius 60 cm is placed upright in a right circular cylinder full of water such that it touches the bottom.
Find the volume of water left in the cylinder, if the radius is 60 cm and its height is 180 cm
35. In a single throw of two dice, find the probability of
(i) getting a total of 10 (ii) getting a total of 9 or 11 (iii) getting a sum greater than 9
(iv) getting a doublet of even numbers (v) not getting the same number on the two dice
SECTION E - CASE STUDY QUESTIONS (Each question carries 4 marks)
36. Students of a school are standing in rows and columns in their school playground to celebrate their
annual sports day. 𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶 and 𝐷 are the positions of four students as shown in the figure.
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37. A circus is a company of performers who put on shows of acrobats, clowns etc, to entertain people started
around 250 years back, in open fields, generally performed in tents. One such circus tent is shown below:
The tent is in the shape of a cylinder surmounted by a conical top. If the height and diameter of
cylindrical part are 9 m and 30 m respectively and height of conical part is 8 m with same diameter as
that of the cylindrical part, then
(i) Find the area of the canvas used in making the tent (ii) Find the slant height of the conical part
(iii)Find the cost of the canvas bought for the tent at the rate Rs. 200 per sq m , if 30 sq m canvas was wasted
during stitching.
OR
Find the volume of air in the tent
38. During the annual sports meet in a school, all the athletes were very enthusiastic. They all wanted to be
the winner. So that their house could stand first. The instructor noted down the time taken by a group of
students to complete a certain race.
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