1. A box contains cards numbered 6 to 50. A card (c) Rs.

850
is drawn at random from the box. The probability
(d) Rs. 900
that the drawn card has a number which is a
perfect square like 4,9….is 7. If cosƟ+cos2Ɵ =1, the value of sin2Ɵ+sin4Ɵ is
(a) 1/45 (a) -1
(b) 2/15 (b) 0
(c) 4/45 (c) 1
(d) 1/9 (d) 2
2. In a circle of diameter 42cm, if an arc subtends 8. The decimal representation of 23 / (23 × 52) will
an angle of 60 ˚ at the centre where ∏=22/7, then be
the length of the arc is
(a) Terminating
(a) 22/7 cm
(b) Non-terminating
(b) 11cm
(c) Non-terminating and repeating
(c) 22 cm
(d) Non-terminating and non-repeating
(d) 44 cm
9. The LCM of 23X32 and 22X33 is
3. If sinƟ = x and secƟ = y, then tanƟ is
(a) 2^3
(a) xy
(b) 3^3
(b) x/y
(c) 2^3 x 3^3
(c) y/x
(d) 2^2 x 3^2
(d) 1/xy
10. The HCF of two numbers is 18 and their
4. The pair of linear equations y = 0 and y = -5 has product is 12960. Their LCM will be
(a) One solution (a) 420
(b) Two solutions (b) 600
(c) Infinitely many solutions (c) 720
(d) No solution (d) 800
5. A fair die is thrown once. The probability of 11. In the given figure, DE II BC. Which of the
even composite number is following is true?
(a) 0
(b) 1/3
(c) 3/4
(d) 1
6. 8 chairs and 5 tables cost Rs.10500, while 5
chairs and 3 tables cost Rs.6450. The cost of each
chair will be
(a) Rs. 750
(b) Rs.600
12. The co-ordinates of the point P dividing the (b) X=12, y=8
line segment joining the points A (1,3) and B (4,6)
(c) X=2, y=10
internally in the ratio 2:1 is
(d) X=20, y=0
(a) (2,4)
16. In an isosceles triangle ABC, if AC=BC and
(b) (4,6)
AB2=2AC2, then the measure of angle C will be
(c) (4,2)
(a) 30˚
(d) (3,5)
(b) 45˚
13. The prime factorisation of 3825 is
(c) 60˚
(a) 3x52 x21
(d) 90˚
2 2
(b) 3  x5  x35
17. If -1 is a zero of the polynomial p(x) = x2 -7x -
(c) 32 x52 x17 8, then the other zero is
(d) 32 x25x17 (a) -8
14. In the figure given below, AD=4cm, BD=3cm (b) -7
and CB=12 cm, then cot Ɵ equals
(c) 1
(d) 8
18. In a throw of a pair of dice, the probability of
the same number on each die is
(a) 1/6
(b) 1/3
(c) 1/2
(d) 5/6

(a) 3/4 19. The mid-point of (3p,4) and (-2,2q) is (2,6).

Find the value of p+q
(b) 5/12
(a) 5
(c) 4/3
(b) 6
(d) 12/5
(c) 7
15. If ABCD is a rectangle, find the values of x
and y (d) 8
20. The decimal expansion of 147/120 will
terminate after how many places of decimals?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
21. The largest number that divides 70 and 125,
(a) X=10, y=2 which leaves the remainders 5 and 8, is:
(a) 65 (d) 45°
(b) 15  27. The area of a rhombus if its vertices are (3, 0),
(4, 5), (-1, 4) and (-2, -1) taken in order, is:
(c) 13
(a) 12 sq.units
(d) 25
(b) 24 sq.units
22. The value of c for which the pair of equations
cx – y = 2 and 6x – 2y = 3 will have infinitely (c) 30 sq.units
many solutions is
(d) 32 sq.units
(a) 3 
28. If the points A(1, 2), O(0, 0) and C(a, b) are
(b) -3  collinear, then
(c) -12  (a) a = b 
(d) no value (b) a = 2b 
23. In triangle ABC, ∠BAC = 90° and AD ⊥ BC. (c) 2a = b 
Then
(d) a = –b
2
(A) BD. CD = BC
29. If the points A (6, 1), B (8, 2), C (9, 4) and D
2
(B) AB. AC = BC (p, 3) are the vertices of a parallelogram, taken in
order, then the value of p is
(C) BD. CD = AD2
(a) 4
(D) AB. AC = AD2
(b) -6
24. It is given that ΔABC ~ ΔDFE, ∠A = 30°, ∠C
= 50°, AB = 5 cm, AC = 8 cm and DF = 7.5 cm. (c) 7
Then, the following is true:
(d) -2
(a) DE = 12 cm, ∠F = 50° 
30. If cos (α + β) = 0, then sin (α – β) can be
(b) DE = 12 cm, ∠F = 100° reduced to

(c) EF = 12 cm, ∠D = 100°  (a) cos β 

(d) EF = 12 cm, ∠D = 30° (b) cos 2β 

 25. Which of the following is not a similarity (c) sin α 

criterion for two triangles?
(d) sin 2α
(a) AAA
Q31-Q40 are based on Case Studies
(b) SAS
(c) SSS
(d) ASA
26. In ∆ABC, AB = 6√3 cm, AC = 12 cm and BC
= 6 cm. The angle B is
(a) 120° 
(b) 60°
(c) 90°  The figure given alongside shows the path of a
diver, when she takes a jump from the diving
board. Clearly it is a parabola. Annie was
standing on a diving board, 48 feet above the
water level. She took a dive into the pool. Her
height (in feet) above the water level at any
time‘t’ in seconds is given by the polynomial
h(t) such that h(t) = -16t² + 8t + k
31. What is the value of k?
(a) 0
(b) - 48
To enhance the reading skills of grade X
students, the school nominates you and two of
your friends to set up a class library. There are
two sections- section A and section B of grade
X. There are 32 students in section A and 36
students in section B
36. What is the minimum number of books you
will acquire for the class library, so that they can
be distributed equally among students of Section
A or Section B?

(c) 48 a) 144

(d) 48/-16 b) 128

32. At what time will she touch the water in the c) 288
pool? (a) 30 seconds
d) 272
(b) 2 seconds
37. If the product of two positive integers is equal
(c) 1.5 seconds to the product of their HCF and LCM is true then,
the HCF (32, 36) is
(d) 0.5 seconds
a) 2
33. Rita’s height (in feet) above the water level is
given by another polynomial p(t) with zeroes -1 b) 4
and 2. Then p(t) is given by- (a) t² + t - 2.
c) 6
(b) t² + 2t - 1
d) 8
(c) 24t² - 24t + 48.
38. 36 can be expressed as a product of its primes
(d) -24t² + 24t + 48 as

34. A polynomial q(t) with sum of zeroes as 1 and a) 2^2 x 3^2

the product as -6 is modelling Anu’s height in feet
b) 2^1 x 3^3
above the water at any time t (in seconds). Then
q(t) is given by c) 2^3 x 3^1
(a) t² + t + 6 d) 2^0 x 3^0
(b) t² + t -6 39. 7 is a
(c) -8t² + 8t + 48 a) Prime number
(d) 8t² - 8t + 48 b) Composite number
35. The zeroes of the polynomial r(t) = -12t² + (k- c) Neither prime nor composite
3) t +48 are negative of each other. Then k is
d) None of the above 5.
(a) 3
40. If p and q are positive integers such that p = a
(b) 0 and q= b, where a, b are prime numbers, then the
LCM (p, q) is
(c) -1.5
a) ab
(d) -3
b) a^2 b^2
c) a^3 b^2
d) a^3 b^3