SECTION – A 20 × 1 = 20

This section consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each.

1. Which term of the A.P. –29, –26, –23, ....., 61 is 16 ? 1

(A) 11th (B) 16th

(C) 10th (D) 31st

2. In the given figure, PT is tangent to a circle with centre O. Chord PQ

subtends an angle of 65° at the centre. The measure of ÐQPT is : 1

(A) 65° (B) 57.5°

(C) 67.5° (D) 32.5°

3. In the given figure, tangents PA and PB to the circle centred at O, from

point P are perpendicular to each other. If PA = 5 cm, then length of AB is
equal to 1

(A) 5 cm (B) 5 2 cm

(C) 2 5 cm (D) 10 cm
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4. AB and CD are two chords of a circle intersecting at P. Choose the correct
statement from the following : 1

(A) DADP ~ DCBA (B) DADP ~ DBPC

(C) DADP ~ DBCP (D) DADP ~ DCBP

5. If value of each observation in a data is increased by 2, then median of the

new data 1
(A) increases by 2 (B) increases by 2n
(C) remains same (D) decreases by 2

6. If a and b are zeroes of the polynomial 2x2 – 9x + 5, then value of a2 + b2 is 1

1 61
(A) (B)
4 4
71
(C) 1 (D)
4

7. After an examination, a teacher wants to know the marks obtained by

Maximum number of the students in her class. She requires to calculate
_____ of marks. 1
(A) median (B) mode
(C) mean (D) range

8. The value of k for which the system of equations 3x – y + 8 = 0 and

6x – ky + 16 = 0 has infinitely many solutions, is 1
(A) –2 (B) 2
1 1
(C) (D) –
2 2
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9. Point P divides the line segment joining the points A(4, –5) and B(1, 2) in
the ratio 5:2. Co-ordinates of point P are 1

æ 5 -3 ö æ 11 ö
(A) ç , ÷ (B) ç , 0÷
è2 2 ø è7 ø

æ 13 ö æ 13 ö
(C) ç , 0÷ (D) ç 0, ÷
è7 ø è 7ø

10. A box contains cards numbered 6 to 55. A card is drawn at random from
the box. The probability that the drawn card has a number which is a
perfect square, is 1
7 7
(A) (B)
50 55
1 5
(C) (D)
10 49

11. If sin q = cos q, (0° < q < 90°), then value of (sec q · sin q) is : 1
1
(A) (B) 2
2
(C) 1 (D) 0

12. Two dice are rolled together. The probability of getting the sum of the two
numbers to be more than 10, is 1
1 1
(A) (B)
9 6
7 1
(C) (D)
12 12

13. Value of k for which x = 2 is a solution of the equation 5x2 – 4x + (2 + k) = 0,

is 1
(A) 10 (B) –10
(C) 14 (D) –14
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14. The perimeters of two similar triangles ABC and PQR are 56 cm and
48 cm respectively. PQ/AB is equal to 1
7 6
(A) (B)
8 7
7 8
(C) (D)
6 7

15. The sum of first 200 natural numbers is 1

(A) 2010 (B) 2000
(C) 20100 (D) 21000

16. If the HCF (2520, 6600) = 40 and LCM (2520, 6600) = 252 ´ k, then the
value of k is 1
(A) 1650 (B) 1600
(C) 165 (D) 1625

17. In the given figure DABC is shown. DE is parallel to BC. If AD = 5 cm,

DB = 2.5 cm and BC = 12 cm, then DE is equal to 1

(A) 10 cm (B) 6 cm
(C) 8 cm (D) 7.5 cm

18. XOYZ is a rectangle with vertices X(–3, 0), O(0, 0), Y(0, 4) and Z(x, y). The
length of its each diagonal is 1
(A) 5 units (B) 5 units
(C) x2 + y2 units (D) 4 units
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 Directions : In Question 19 and 20, Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are
given. Select the correct option from the following :
(A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true. Reason (R) is the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).

(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true. Reason (R) does not give
correct explanation of (A).

(C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is not true.

(D) Assertion (A) is not true but Reason (R) is true.

19. Assertion (A) : Two cubes each of edge length 10 cm are joined together.

The total surface area of newly formed cuboid is 1200 cm2.

Reason (R) : Area of each surface of a cube of side 10 cm is 100 cm2. 1

1 2 2
20. Assertion (A) : If sin A = (0° < A < 90°), then the value of cos A is
3 3

Reason (R) : For every angle q, sin2 q + cos2 q = 1. 1

SECTION – B
In this section, there are 5 questions of 2 marks each.

21. In the given figure, AB and CD are tangents to a circle centred at O. Is

ÐBAC = ÐDCA ? Justify your answer. 2

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22. (a) In what ratio is the line segment joining the points (3, –5) and (–1, 6)
divided by the line y = x ? 2
OR
(b) A(3, 0), B(6, 4) and C(–1, 3) are vertices of a triangle ABC. Find
length of its median BE. 2

23. Explain why 7 × 11 × 13 + 13 and 7 × 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 + 5 are

composite numbers. 2

24. The vertices of a DABC are A(–2, 4), B(4, 3) and C(1, –6). Find length of
the median BD. 2

25. (a) Evaluate : 2 sin2 30° sec 60° + tan2 60°. 2

OR
(b) If 2 sin (A + B) = 3 and cos (A – B) = 1, then find the measures of
angles A and B. 0 £ A, B, (A + B) £ 90°. 2

SECTION – C
This section consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each.

26. (a) In the given figure, PQ is tangent to a circle centred at O and

ÐBAQ = 30°; show that BP = BQ. 3

OR
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 (b) In the given figure, AB, BC, CD and DA are tangents to the circle
with centre O forming a quadrilateral ABCD. 3
Show that ÐAOB + ÐCOD = 180°

27. In a test, the marks obtained by 100 students (out of 50) are given below : 3

Marks obtained : 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50

Number of students : 12 23 34 25 6

Find the mean marks of the students.

28. Three consecutive integers are such that sum of the square of second and
product of other two is 161. Find the three integers. 3

29. (a) If the sum of first m terms of an A.P. is same as sum of its first n
terms (m ¹ n), then show that the sum of its first (m + n) terms is zero. 3

OR

(b) In an A.P., the sum of three consecutive terms is 24 and the sum of
their squares is 194. Find the numbers. 3

30. Prove that 5 is an irrational number. 3

31. Prove that sin 6 q + cos6 q = 1 – 3 sin2 q cos2 q. 3

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 SECTION – D

This section consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each.

32. The angle of elevation of an aircraft from a point A on the ground is 60°.
After a flight of 30 seconds, the angle of elevation changes to 30°. The
aircraft is flying at a constant height of 3500 3 m at a uniform speed.
Find the speed of the aircraft. 5

33. If the length of a rectangle is reduced by 5 cm and its breadth is increased

by 2 cm, then the area of the rectangle is reduced by 80 cm2. However, if
we increase the length by 10 cm and decrease the breadth by 5 cm, its
area is increased by 50 cm2. Find the length and breadth of the rectangle. 5

34. (a) Using graphical method, solve the following system of equations : 5
3x + y + 4 = 0 and 3x – y + 2 = 0
OR
(b) Tara scored 40 marks in a test, getting 3 marks for each right
answer and losing 1 mark for each wrong answer. Had 4 marks been
awarded for each correct answer and 2 marks been deducted for each
wrong answer, then Tara would have scored 50 marks. Assuming
that Tara attempted all questions, find the total number of questions
in the test. 5

35. (a) If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the
other two sides in distinct points, then prove that the other two sides
are divided in the same ratio. 5
OR
(b) Sides AB and AC and median AD to DABC are respectively
proportional to sides PQ and PR and median PM of another triangle
PQR. Show that DABC ~ DPQR. 5

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 SECTION – E
This section consists of 3 case based questions of 4 marks each.

36. The word ‘circus’ has the same root as ‘circle’. In a closed circular area,
various entertainment acts including human skill and animal training are
presented before the crowd.
A circus tent is cylindrical upto a height of 8 m and conical above it.
The diameter of the base is 28 m and total height of tent is 18.5 m.

Based on the above, answer the following questions :

(i) Find slant height of the conical part. 1
(ii) Determine the floor area of the tent. 1
(iii) (a) Find area of the cloth used for making tent. 2
OR
(iii) (b) Find total volume of air inside an empty tent. 2

37. In a survey on holidays, 120 people were asked to state which type of
transport they used on their last holiday. The following pie chart shows
the results of the survey.

Observe the pie chart and answer the following questions :

(i) If one person is selected at random, find the probability that he/she
travelled by bus or ship. 1
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 (ii) Which is most favourite mode of transport and how many people
used it ? 1

(iii) (a) A person is selected at random. If the probability that he did

not use train is 4/5, find the number of people who used train. 2

OR

(iii) (b) The probability that randomly selected person used aeroplane is
7/60. Find the revenue collected by air company at the rate of `
5,000 per person. 2

38. A ball is thrown in the air so that t seconds after it is thrown, its height h
metre above its starting point is given by the polynomial h = 25t – 5t2.

Observe the graph of the polynomial and answer the following questions :
(i) Write zeroes of the given polynomial. 1
(ii) Find the maximum height achieved by ball. 1
(iii) (a) After throwing upward, how much time did the ball take to
reach to the height of 30 m ? 2
OR
(iii) (b) Find the two different values of t when the height of the ball was
20 m. 2

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