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General Instructions :
Read the following instructio ns carefully and follow them :
1. 1his question paper contains 38 questions.
2. 1his Question Paper is divided into 5 Sections A, B, C, D and E.
3. In Section A, Questions no. 1-18 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and questions no. 19 and
Assertion- Reason based questions of 1 mark each. 20 are
4. In Section B, Questions no. 21-25 are very short answer (VSA) type questions, carrying 02 marks each.
5. In Section C, Questions no. 26-31 are short answer (SA) type questions, carrying 03 marks each.
6. In Section D, Questions no. 32-35 are long answer (LA) type questions, carrying 05 marks each.
7. In Section E, Questions no. 36-38 are case study based questions carrying 4 marks each with sub parts of
the
values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
8. All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Questions of Section B, 2 Questions
of
Section C and 2 Questions of Section D has been provided. An internal choice has been provided in all
the
2 marks questions of Section E.
9. Draw neat and clean figures wherever required.
10. -Take 1l = 22/7 wherever required if not stated.
11. Use of calculators is not allowed.

SECTI ON A
Section A consists of 20 question s of 1 mark each.
1. The graph of a quadratic polynom ial p(x) passes through the points (-6, 0), (0, -30), (4, -20) and
(6, O).
The zeroes of the polynom ial are
(A) -6, 0 (B) 4, 6 (C) -30, -20 (D) -6, 6
2. The value of k for which the system of equations 3x - ky = 7 and 6x + lOy = 3 is inconsist ent, is
(A) -10 (B) -5 (C) 5 (D) 7
3. Which of the following statemen ts is not true?
(A) A number of secants can be drawn at any point on the circle.
(B) Only one tangent can be drawn at any point on a circle.
(C) A chord is a line segment joining two points on the circle
(D) From a point inside a circle only two tangents can be drawn.
4. If n th term of an A.P. is 7n - 4, then the common difference of the A.P. is
(A) 7 (B) 7n (C) -4 (D) 4
5. The radius of the base of a right circular cone and the radius of a sphere are each s cm in length.
If the
volume of the cone is equal to the volume of the sphere, then the height of the cone is
(A) 5 cm (B) 20 cm (C) 10 cm (D) 4 cm
5 4sin0+c os0 .
6. If tan 0 = - then - - - - - lS equal to
2 4sin0-c os0
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(A) 9 (B) ~ (C) 9
(D) 4
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7. In the given figure, a tangent has been drawn at a point Pon the circle centred at 0.

If LTPQ = ll0° then LPOQ is equal to

(A) ll0° (B) 70° (C) 140° (D) 55°

8. A quadratic polynomial having zeroes -l and .J¾ is

(A) x 2 -5✓2x+l (B) 8.x2- 20

(C) 15.x2- 6 (D) x 2 -2✓5x-1

9. Consider the frequency distribution of 45 observations.
Class 0-10 10- 20 20- 30 30-40 40-50
Frequency 5 9 15 10 6

The upper limit of median class is

(A) 20 (B) 10 (C) 30 (D) 40

IO. 0 is the point of intersection of two chords AB and CD of a circle.

If L BOC = 80° and OA = OD then L\ODA and L\OBC are

(A) equilateral and similar (B) isosceles and similar
(C) isosceles but not similar (D) not similar

I I. Th~ roots of the·quadratic equation x2 + x - 1 = 0 are

(A) Irrational and distinct (B) not real
(C) rational and distinct (D) real and equal
12. If0 = 30°, then the value of 3tan0 is
1 (C) 2..
(A) 1 (B) ✓ 3 (D) not defined
✓3
396 3
13. The volume of a solid hemisphere is cm .The total surface area of the solid hemisphere (in sq.cm) is
7
(A) 396 (B) 594 (C) 549 (D) 604
7 7 7 7
14. In a bag containing 24 balls, 4 are blue, 11 are green and the rest are white. One ball is drawn at random. The
probability that drawn ball is white in colour is

(A) 2_ (B) ~ (C) 11 (D) 5

6 8 24 8

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15. The point on the x-axis nearest to the point (-4,
-5) is
(A) (0, 0) (B) (-4, 0) (C) (-5, 0) (D) ( ffl, 0)
16. Which of the following gives the middle most
observation of the data?
(A) Median (B) Mean (C) Range (D) Mode
17. A poin t on the x-axis divides the line segment joining the points A(2,
-3) and B(5, 6) in the ratio 1 : •'Ihe
point is 2

(A) (4, 0) (B) (~, ~) (C) (3, 0) (D) (0,3)

18. A card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of playi
ng cards. The probability of getting red face card is
(A) 2_ (B) ! (C) 2_
13 2
(D) 2_
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DIRECTION: In the question number 19 and 20,
a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statem
Reason (R). ent of
Choose the correct option.
(A) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reaso
n (R) is the correct explanation of assertion (A)
(B) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reaso
n (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.
19. Assertion (A) : HCF of any two consecutive even
natural numbers is always 2.
Reason (R) : Even natural numbers are divisible by
2.
20. Assertion (A) : If the radius of sector of a circle
is reduced to its half and angle is doubled then the perim
of the sector remains the same. eter

Reason (R) : The length of the arc subtending angle

0 at the centre of a circle of radius r = nre .
180
SECTIONB
Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each
.
21. (A) Find the H.C.F. and L.C.M. of 480 and
720 using the Prime factorisation method.
OR
(B) The H.C.F. of 85 and 238 is expressible in the form
85m - 238. Find the value of m.
22. (A) Two dice are rolled together bearing numb
ers 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12. Find the probability that the produ
numbers obtained is an odd number. ct of
·
OR
(B) How many positive three digit integers have
the hundredths digit 8 and unit's digit 5? Find the
probability of selecting one such number out of all three
digit numbers.
, 2600
2 sm 2 0
23. Eva1uate : - - ---
tan 30
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sec2 45°
24. Find the point(s) on the x-axis which is at a dista
nce of .Jii units from the point (8, - 5).
25. Sho~ that the points A(-5, 6), B(3, 0) and
C( 9, 8) are the vertices of an isosceles triang le.
SECTIONC
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each.
26. (A) In MBC, D, E and F are midpoints of
BC, CA and AB respectively. Prove that MBD
WEF - MBC . - WEF and
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A

B D

OR
(B) In MBC, P and Qare points on AB and AC respectively such that PQ is parallel to BC.
Prove that the median AD drawn from A on BC bisects PQ.
A

B D
27. The sum of two numbers is 18 and the sum of their reciprocals is 9/40. Find the numbers.
28. If a and~ are zeroes of a polynomial 6.x2 - 5x + 1, then form a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are
2
a and ~2 .

29. If cos 0 + sin 0 =1, then prove that cos 0 - sin 0 = ±1

l
30. (A) The minute hand of a wall clock is 18 cm long. Find the area of the face of the clock described by the
minute hand in 35 minutes.
OR
(B) AB is a chord of a circle centred at Osuch that LAOB = 60°. If OA = 14 cm, then find the area of the
minor segment. (Take ✓3 =1.73)

31. Prove that ✓3 is an irrational number.

SECTIOND
Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each.
32. (A) Solve the following system of linear equations graphically :
X + 2y = 3, 2X - 3y + 8 = 0

OR
(B) Places A and Bare 180 km apart on a highway. One car starts from A and another from Bat the same
time. If the car travels in the same direction at different speeds, they meet in 9 hours. If they travel
towards each other with the same speeds as before, they meet in an hour. What are the speeds of the
two cars?

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33. Prove that the lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal. Using above result,
find the length BC of MBC. Given that, a circle is inscribed in MBC touching the sides AB, BC and CA at
R, P and Q respectively and AB= 10 cm, AQ = 7cm, CQ = 5cm.
A

B '---.::::........-::::._ ____, C
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34. A boy whose eye level is 1.35 m fro~ the ground, spots a balloon moving with the wind in a horizontal line
at some height from the ground. The angle of elevation of the balloon from the eyes of the boy at an instant
is 60°. After 12 seconds, the angle of elevation reduces to 30°. If the speed of the wind is 3m/s then find the
height of the balloon from the ground. (Use ✓3 = 1. 73)
35. (A) Find the mean and median of the following data:
Class 85-90 90-95 95-100 100-105 105-110 110-115
frequency 15 22 20 18 20 25
OR
(B) The monthly expenditur e on milk in 200 families of a Housing Society is given below
Monthly 1000-1500 1500-2000 2000-2500 2500-3000 3000-3500 3500-4000 4000-4500 4500-5000
expenditure '
(in Rs.)
" ·'

Number of
24 40 33 X 30 22 16 7
families
Find the value of x and also find the mean _expenditure.

SECTIO NE
Section E consists of 3 case study based questions of 4 marks each.
36. Ms. Sheela visited a store near her house and found that the glass jars are arranged one above the other in
a specific pattern.
On the top layer there are 3 jars. In the next layer there are 6 jars. In the 3rd layer from the top there are 9
jars and so on till the 8th layer.
On the basis of the above situation answer the following questions.
(i) Write an A.P whose terms represent the number of jars in different layers starting from top . Also, find
the common difference.
(ii) Is it possible to arrange 34 jars in a layer if this pattern is continued? Justify your answer.
(iii) (A) If there are 'n' number of rows in a layer then find the expression for finding the total number of
jars in terms of n. Hence find S8 .

OR
(iii) (B) The shopkeeper added 3 jars in each layer. How ma~y jars are there in the 5th layer from the top?
A
37.
D

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 Triangle is a very popular shape used in interior designing. The picture given above shows a cabinet
designed by a famous interior designer. Here the largest triangle is represented by MBC and smallest one
with shelf is represented by WEF. PQ is parallel to BF.
(i) Show that WPQ ~ WEF.

(ii) If DP= 50 cm and PE= 70 cm then find PQ .

BF
perimeter of MBC
(iii) (A) If 2AB = 5DE and MBC ~ WEF then show that -=-------- is constant.
perimeter of WEF
OR
(iii) (B) IfAM and DN are medians of triangles ABC and DEF respectively then prove that MBM ~ WEN.
38. Metallic silos are used by farmers for storing grains. Farmer Girdhar has decided to build a new metallic
silo to store his harvested grains. It is in the shape of a cylinder mounted by a cone.
Dimensions of the conical part of a silo is as follows:
Radius of base = 1.5 m
Height= 2 m
Dimensions of the cylindrical part of a silo is as follows:
Radius= 1.5 m
Height= 7 m
On the basis of the above information answer the following questions.
(i) Calculate the slant height of the conical part of one silo.
(ii) Find the curved surface area of the conical part of one silo.
(iii) (A) Find the cost of metal sheet used to make the curved cylindrical part of 1 silo at the rate of t 2000
perm2•

OR
(iii) (B) Find the total capacity of one silo to store grains.

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