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General Instructions :
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them :
(i) This question paper contains 38 questions. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) This question paper is divided into five Sections A, B, C, D and E.
(iii) In Section A, Questions no. 1 to 18 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and
questions number 19 and 20 are Assertion-Reason based questions of 1 mark
each.
(iv) In Section B, Questions no. 21 to 25 are very short answer (VSA) type
questions, carrying 2 marks each.
(v) In Section C, Questions no. 26 to 31 are short answer (SA) type questions,
carrying 3 marks each.
(vi) In Section D, Questions no. 32 to 35 are long answer (LA) type questions
carrying 5 marks each.
(vii) In Section E, Questions no. 36 to 38 are case study based questions carrying

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4 marks each. Internal choice is provided in 2 marks questions in each
case study.
(viii) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in
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2 questions in Section B, 2 questions in Section C, 2 questions in Section D and

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3 questions in Section E.
C

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(ix) Draw neat diagrams wherever required. Take = wherever required, if not
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stated.
(x) Use of calculators is not allowed.

SECTION A

This section comprises multiple choice questions (MCQs) of 1 mark each.

1. If common difference of an A.P. is 6, then value of a20 a14 is :

(a) 36

(b) 6
(c) 36

(d) 6
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2. In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents to a circle centred at O. If
APB = 30 , then OAB equals :

(a) 30 (b) 15

(c) 45 (d) 10

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3. If cosec A = , then value of tan A . cos A is :
5

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7 2 6
(a) (b)
5 5
24 5
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(c) (d)
49 7
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4. For the following distribution

Number of
Marks below
Students
10 1

20 5

30 13

40 15

50 16

the modal class is :

(a) 30 40 (b ) 40 50

(c) 20 30 (d) 10 20
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5. The pair of linear equations 5x + 4y = 20 and 10x + 8y = 16 has :
(a) no solution
(b) infinite number of solutions
(c) a unique solution
(d) two solutions

6. If x = a sin and y = b cos , then b2x2 + a2y2 is equal to :

(a) 1 (b) a2b2

a2 b2
(c) (d) a2 + b2
2 2
a b

7. Total surface area (internal and external) of a hemispherical bowl having

radii r1 and r2 (r2 > r1) is :

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(a) 2 (r 21 r 22 ) (b) (r 21 r 22 )
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(c) 3 r 22 r 21 (d) 3 r 21 r 22
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8. Degree of a zero polynomial is :

(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) any real number (d) not defined

9. Which of the following is an irrational number ?

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

10. The roots of the quadratic equation x2 + px q = 0 are equal, if :

(a) p2 = 4q (b) p2 = 4q
(c) p2 = 2q (d) p2 = 2q
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11. The distance between the points (c, 0) and (0, c) is :

(a) c 2 units

(b) 2c units

(c) 2 c units

(d) c units

12. Two cubes each of 5 cm edge are joined end to end. The surface area of
the resulting cuboid is :

(a) 200 cm2

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(d) 250 cm2

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13. A die is rolled once. The probability that the obtained number is more
than 5, is :
5 1
(a) (b)
6 6
2 1
(c) (d)
3 3

14. If the mean and the mode of a distribution are 17 and 20 respectively,
then the median of the distribution, using empirical formula, is :
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(a) 20 (b)
3

(c) 18 (d) 17
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15. Area of a segment of a circle of radius r and central angle 90 is :

r2 1 2
(a) r
2 2
2 r 1 2
(b) r
4 2

r2 1 2
(c) r
4 2
2 r
(d) r 2 sin 90
4

16. A quadratic polynomial having zeroes 7 and 0 is :

(a) x (x2 7) (b) 7x2 1

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17. In ABC, DE || BC. If AD : DB = 2 : 3, then DE : BC is equal to :

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(a) 2:3 (b) 3:5

(c) 2:5 (d) 3:2

18. At some time of the day, the height and length of the shadow of a man
:

(a) 30 (b) 45

(c) 60 (d) 90
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Questions number 19 and 20 are Assertion and Reason based questions carrying
1 mark each. Two statements are given, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the
other is labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from
the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.

(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the
correct explanation of the Assertion (A).

(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not
the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).

(c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

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19. Assertion (A) : PA and PB are tangents to the circle centred at O and
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OPA = 30 . Then, PAB is an equilateral triangle.

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Reason (R) : Lengths of tangents from an external point to a circle are

equal in length.

20. Assertion (A) : An event is very likely to happen if its probability is

0·9999.

Reason (R) : Probability of a sure event is always 1.

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SECTION B

This section comprises very short answer (VSA) type questions of 2 marks each.

21. Find the ratio in which a line segment joining points (1, 4) and (6, 5) is
divided by the x-axis.

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22. (a) Show that 8 can never end with the digit 0 for any natural
number n.
OR

(b) Find LCM and HCF of 96 and 160, using prime factorisation
method.

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23. Three coins are tossed together.
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(i) Write all possible outcomes.

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(ii) Find the probability of having at most 2 heads.

24. (a) For A = 30 and B = 60 , verify that

tan B tan A
tan (B A) =
1 tan A tan B

OR

(b) Evaluate :

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sin2 60 2 cos2 45 + cosec2 30
2

25. Find the centre and radius of a circle having end points of its diameter as
(3, 10) and (1, 4).
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SECTION C

This section comprises short answer (SA) type questions of 3 marks each.

BC BE
26. (a) In the given figure, = and ABD = ACD. Show that
BD AC
ABD EBC.

OR
(b) In the given figure, ABC and AED are two right triangles, right

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angled at B and E respectively. Prove that :
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(i) ABC AED

(ii) AB AD = AC AE

27. Find the zeroes of the polynomial x2 11x + 18 and verify the
relationship between the zeroes and the coefficients.

28. Prove that :

tan cot
+ = 1 + sec cosec
1 cot 1 tan
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29. (a) Prove that 2 + 3 3 is an irrational number. It is given that 3 is
an irrational number.
OR

(b) Prove that 5 an irrational number.

30. Sum of the areas of two squares is 468 m2. If the difference between their
sides is 6 m, then find the sides of the two squares.

31. In the given figure, two concentric circles are shown, centred at O. The
radii of the circles are OA = 3 cm and OB = 6 cm.

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Find perimeter of the shaded region. (Use = 3·14)

SECTION D

This section comprises long answer (LA) type questions of 5 marks each.

32. (a) Solve the pair of linear equations, 2x y = 2 and 4x y = 4,

graphically.
OR
(b) 5 chairs and 1 table together cost < 1,750; while 4 chairs and
3 tables together cost < 1,950. Find the cost of one chair and of one
table. What would be the total cost of 10 chairs and 10 tables ?
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33. Prove that the lengths of the tangents drawn from an external point to a
circle are equal.

34. If AD and PM are medians of triangles ABC and PQR respectively, where
AB AD
ABC PQR, prove that = .
PQ PM

35. (a) The following table gives production yield per hectare of wheat of
100 farms of a village :
Production yield Number of
(in kg/ha) farms
50 55 2

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60 65 12
65 70 24
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70 75 38
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75 80 16

Find the mean and median of the data.

OR
(b) Find the mean and the mode of the data given below :
Weight Number of
(in kg) students
40 45 5
45 50 11
50 55 20
55 60 24
60 65 28
65 70 12
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SECTION E

This section comprises 3 case study based questions of 4 marks each.

Case Study 1
36. Age of a tree : The most accurate way to determine the age of a tree is to
count the annual rings of wood growth. One such trunk has been shown
here.

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To make an identification mark, the forest department has painted
segment ACBA. (See diagram) If chord AB makes an angle 90 at the
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centre and radius of the trunk is 21 cm, then find the :

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(i) length of chord AB. 1

(ii) area of OAB. 1
(iii) (a) area of segment ACBA. 2
OR
(iii) (b) perimeter of sector OACBO. 2
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Case Study 2

37. A fashion designer is designing a fabric pattern. In each row, there are
some shaded squares and unshaded triangles.

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Based on the above, answer the following questions :

(i) Identify A.P. for the number of squares in each row. 1

(ii) Identify A.P. for the number of triangles in each row. 1

(iii) (a) If each shaded square is of side 2 cm, then find the shaded

area when 15 rows have been designed. 2

OR

(iii) (b)
number of rows. Hence, find S10. 2
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Case Study 3

38. Totem poles are made from large trees. These poles are carved with
symbols or figures and mostly found in western Canada and
northwestern United States.

In the given picture, two such poles of equal heights are standing 28 m
apart. From a point somewhere between them in the same line, the
angles of elevation of the top of the two poles are 60 and 30
respectively.

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Based on the above, answer the following questions :

(i) Draw a neat labelled diagram. 1

(ii) (a) Find the height of the poles. 2

OR
(ii) (b) If the distances of the top of the poles from the point of
observation are taken as p and q, then find a relation
between p and q. 2
(iii) Find the location of the point of observation. 1
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Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them :
(i) This question paper contains 38 questions. All questions are
compulsory.
(ii) This question paper is divided into five Sections A, B, C, D
and E.
(iii) In Section A, Questions no. 1 to 18 are multiple choice questions
(MCQs) and questions number 19 and 20 are Assertion-Reason
based questions of 1 mark each.
(iv) In Section B, Questions no. 21 to 25 are very short answer (VSA)
type questions, carrying 2 marks each.
(v) In Section C, Questions no. 26 to 31 are short answer (SA) type
questions, carrying 3 marks each.

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questions carrying 5 marks each.
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(vii) In Section E, Questions no. 36 to 38 are case study based questions

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carrying 4 marks each.

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(viii) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been

provided in 2 questions in Section B, 2 questions in Section C,
2 questions in Section D and 3 questions in Section E.
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(ix) Take = wherever required if not stated.
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(x) Use of calculators is not allowed.

SECTION A
This section comprises multiple choice questions (MCQs) of 1 mark
each.

1.
(a, b) is :
(a) a (b) b
(c) ab (d) 1
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7. Which term of an AP 21, 42, 63, 84, ... is 210 ?

(a) 12th
(b) 11th
(c) 10th

(d) 9th

8. The distance of the point (3, 5) from the x-axis is :

(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5

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AB BC CA
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9. If in two triangles ABC and PQR, , then :

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= =
QR PR PQ
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

10. The line segments joining the mid-points of the adjacent sides
of a quadrilateral form a :
(a) rectangle
(b) square
(c) rhombus
(d) parallelogram
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11. From a point P which is at a distance of 13 cm from the centre
O of a circle of radius 5 cm, the pair of tangents PQ and PR to
the circle are drawn. The length of each tangent PQ or PR is :
(a) 13 cm
(b) 12 cm
(c) 10 cm
(d) 194 cm

12. If radii of two concentric circles are 4 cm and 5 cm, then length
of each chord of the bigger circle which is tangent to the
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(d) 6 cm
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13. If cos A = , then the value of cot A is :
2
(a) 3
1
(b)
3
1
(c)
2
(d) 1

14. If cot + tan = 1, then the value of cot2 + tan2 is :

(a) 1
(b) 1
(c) 3
(d)
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15. A ladder 10 m long just reaches the top of a vertical wall. If the
ladder makes an angle of 30° with the ground, then the height
of the wall is :
(a) 10 3 m
(b) 5m
(c) 10 m
(d) 5 3 m

16. A sector of a circle with central angle 60° has an area 231 cm2.
The radius of the circle is :
(a) 14 cm
(b) 7 cm
(c) 21 cm

B)
(d) 28 cm
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17. A solid hemisphere of radius r is surmounted by a solid cone of

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same base radius as that of the hemisphere and height equal

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to its diameter. The volume of this combined solid is :

(a) r3
2 3
(b) r
3
1 3
(c) r
3
4 3
(d) r
3

18. If the volumes of two spheres are in the ratio 125 : 64, then the
ratio of their surface areas is :
(a) 5 : 4
(b) 4 : 5
(c) 16 : 25
(d) 25 : 16
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Questions number 19 and 20 are Assertion and Reason based
questions carrying 1 mark each. Two statements are given, one
labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the
correct answer from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and
Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R)
is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.

(d) Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true.

19. Assertion (A) : The mean of first ten natural numbers is 5·5.

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Reason (R) : The sum of first n natural numbers is .
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20. Assertion (A) : The probability of getting a doublet in a single

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throw of a pair of dice is .
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Reason (R) : For any event A, 0 P(A) 1.

SECTION B
This section comprises very short answer (VSA) type questions of
2 marks each.

21. Find the HCF and the LCM of 36 and 60, using prime
factorization method.

22. Find the zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = x2 25 and verify the
relation between the zeroes and the coefficients.
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23. (a) Find the positive value of y for which the distance

OR
(b) Find the ratio in which y-axis divides the line segment

24. (a) Prove that :

sin2 A
1 = cos A
1 cos A

OR

B)
(b) Prove that :
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1 cot 2
+ 2 cos2 = 1
2
1 cot
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25. Find the value of tan2 2 60° +
2
.
4 sin 45

SECTION C
This section comprises short answer (SA) type questions of 3 marks
each.

26. Prove that 3 + 2 2 is an irrational number, given that 2 is

irrational.

27. Solve the following pair of equations :

x y + 1 = 0; 3x + 2y 12 = 0

28. Find a relation between x and y such that the point P(x, y) is
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29. P and Q are points on the sides AB and AC respectively
of ABC such that PQ BC. If AP = 2 cm, PB = 4 cm and
PQ = 3 cm, then find the length of BC.

30. (a) A vertical pole of length 6 m casts a shadow 4 m long on

the ground and at the same time a tower casts a shadow
28 m long on the ground. Find the height of the tower.
OR
(b) Prove that the tangents drawn at the ends of a diameter
of a circle are parallel to each other.

31. (a) The length of the minute-hand of a clock is 14 cm. Find

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the area swept by the minute-hand in 15 minutes.
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3 cubes each of volume 64 cm3 are joined end-to-end to
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(b)
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form a cuboid. Find the surface area of this cuboid.

SECTION D
This section comprises long answer (LA) type questions of 5 marks
each.

32. (a) Find the roots of the equation :

1 1 11
= ,x 4, 7
x 4 x 7 30
OR

(b) A train travels 360 km at a uniform speed. If the speed

had been 5 km/h more, it would have taken 1 hour less
for the same journey. Find the speed of the train.
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33. (a) A quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle.
Prove that AB + CD = AD + BC.
OR
(b) Prove that the tangent at any point of a circle is
perpendicular to the radius through the point of contact.

34. The shadow of a tower standing on a level ground is found to

60°. Find the height of the tower.

35. Find the mode and the mean for the following data :
Class Frequency

B)
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4 7 30
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7 10 40
10 13 16
13 16 4
16 19 4

SECTION E
This section comprises 3 case study based questions of 4 marks each.

Case Study 1

36. Nikhil started saving money for his new project. He started
saving < 240 in the first month, < 300 in the second month <
360 in the third month and so on. He continues to save in this
manner for quite some time.
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Based on the above, answer the following questions :
(i) Are the numbers representing his savings in AP ? If so,
write the first term (a) and the common difference (d).
(ii) In which month will he save < 660 ?
(iii) (a) What amount will he save in the 15th month ?

OR
(b) How much money he will accumulate after
10 months ?

Case Study 2

37. The great Stupa at Sanchi is one of the oldest stone structures

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in India which was originally made by Emperor Ashoka. It is
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basically a big hemispherical dome with a cuboidal structure

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mounted on it.
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Based on the above, answer the following questions :

(i) What is the volume of the hemispherical dome, if its
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height is 21 m ? (use = )
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(ii) What is the area of plastic cloth required to cover the

hemispherical dome, if radius of its base is 14 m ?
(iii) (a) If the dimensions of the cuboidal top are
8 m × 6 m × 4 m, then what is the surface area of
this cuboidal top ?

OR

(b) What is the volume of the cuboidal top of

dimensions given in part (iii) ?
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Case Study 3

38. There are 60 students in class X of a school of which 45 are

girls and 15 are boys. The class teacher has to select one
student as a monitor. She writes the name of each student on a
separate card and then mixes these cards after putting them in
a box. She then draws a card at random from the box.
Based on the above, answer the following questions :
(i) What is the probability that the name on the selected
card is of a girl student ?

(ii) What is the probability that the name on the selected

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(iii) (a) If there is one name Shivani, written on a card,

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what is the probability of her selection ?

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OR
(b) What is the probability that one out of Ravi,
Mahesh or Vikas is selected ?
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General Instructions :
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them :
(i) This question paper contains 38 questions. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) This question paper is divided into five Sections A, B, C, D and E.
(iii) In Section A, Questions no. 1 to 18 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and
questions number 19 and 20 are Assertion-Reason based questions of 1 mark
each.
(iv) In Section B, Questions no. 21 to 25 are very short answer (VSA) type
questions, carrying 2 marks each.
(v) In Section C, Questions no. 26 to 31 are short answer (SA) type questions,
carrying 3 marks each.
(vi) In Section D, Questions no. 32 to 35 are long answer (LA) type questions
carrying 5 marks each.
(vii) In Section E, Questions no. 36 to 38 are case study based questions carrying
4 marks each. Internal choice is provided in 2 marks questions in each
case-study.

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2 questions in Section B, 2 questions in Section C, 2 questions in Section D and

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3 questions in Section E.
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(ix) Draw neat diagrams wherever required. Take = wherever required, if not
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stated.
(x) Use of calculators is not allowed.

SECTION A

This section comprises multiple choice questions (MCQs) of 1 mark each.

1. How many terms are there in the A.P. given below ?

14, 19, 24, 29, ....., 119

(a) 18 (b) 14
(c) 22 (d) 21

2. In what ratio does x-axis divide the line segment joining the points
A(2, 3) and B(5, 6) ?
(a) 2:3 (b) 2:1
(c) 3:4 (d) 1:2
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3. 9 sec2 A 9 tan2 A is equal to :

(a) 9 (b) 0

1
(c) 8 (d)
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4. The string of a kite in air is 50 m long and it makes an angle of 60 with

the horizontal. Assuming the string to be straight, the height of the kite
from the ground is :

100
(a) 50 3 m (b ) m
3

50
(c) m (d) 25 3 m
3

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QPR = 50 , then QTR equals :

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(a) 50 (b) 130

(c) 65 (d) 90

6. The area of a sector of angle (in degrees) of a circle with radius R is :

(a) 2 R (b) 2 R
180 360

2 2
(c) R (d) R
180 360
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7. If the HCF of 360 and 64 is 8, then their LCM is :
(a) 2480 (b) 2780
(c) 512 (d) 2880

8. The curved surface area of a right circular cylinder of height 14 cm is

88 cm2. The diameter of its circular base is :
(a) 2 cm (b) 1 cm
(c) 4 cm (d) 7 cm

9. A die is rolled once. The probability that a composite number comes up,
is :
1 2
(a) (b)
2 3
1
(c) (d) 0
3

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value of b is :
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(a) 0 (b) 3 only

(c) 3 only (d) ±3

11. A solid is of the form of a

of the same radius. If the height of the cone is the same as the diameter
of its base, then the volume of the solid is :

4 3
(a) r3 (b) r
3
2 3
(c) 3 r3 (d) r
3
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12. Graph of a polynomial p(x) is given in the figure. The number of zeroes of
p(x) is :

(a) 2 (b) 3

(c) 4 (d) 5

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13. The pair of linear equations x + 2y0/ N 5 = 0 and 2x 4y + 6 = 0 :
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(a) is inconsistent
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(b) is consistent with many solutions

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(c) is consistent with a unique solution

(d) is consistent with two solutions

14. Which of the following numbers cannot be the probability of an event ?

(a) 0·5 (b) 5%

1 0·5
(c) (d)
0·5 14

15. The value of 2 sin2 30 + 3 tan2 60 cos2 45 is :

19
(a) 3 3 (b)
2
9
(c) (d) 9
4
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16. The lines represented by the linear equations y = x and x = 4 intersect
at P. The coordinates of the point P are :

(a) (4, 0) (b) (4, 4)

(c) (0, 4) (d) ( 4, 4)

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17. Median and Mode of a distribution are 25 and 21 respectively. Mean of
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the data using empirical relationship is :

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(a) 27 (b) 29

29
(c) 18 (d)
3

2 1 cos2 A
18. If tan A = , then the value of is :
5 1 sin2 A

25 4
(a) (b)
4 25

4 5
(c) (d)
5 4
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Questions number 19 and 20 are Assertion and Reason based questions carrying
1 mark each. Two statements are given, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the
other is labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from
the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the
correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not
the correct explanation of the 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) : Polynomial x2 + 4x has two real zeroes.

Reason (R) : Zeroes of the polynomial x2 + ax ( ) are 0 and a.

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20. Assertion (A) : The probability of getting a prime number, when a die is
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2
thrown once, is .
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Reason (R): On the faces of a die, prime numbers are 2, 3, 5.

SECTION B

This section comprises very short answer (VSA) type questions of 2 marks each.

BE BC
21. In the given figure, DE || AC and . Prove that DC ||AP.
EC CP
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22. (a) Find the HCF of the numbers 540 and 630, using prime
factorization method.

OR

n
(b) Show that (15) cannot end with the digit 0 for any natural

23. (a)
Q and R are (6, 1), (1, 3) and (x, 8) respectively.

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OR
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(b) The vertices of a triangle are ( 2, 0), (2, 3) and (1, 3). Is the
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triangle equilateral, isosceles or scalene ?

24. 2 + 2kx + x k 5

has the sum of zeroes equal to half of their product.

25. From a well-shuffled deck of 52 playing cards, all diamond cards are
removed. Now, a card is drawn from the remaining pack at random. Find the

probability that the selected card is a king.

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SECTION C

This section comprises short answer (SA) type questions of 3 marks each.

26. In the given figure, two concentric circles with centre O are shown. Radii
of the circles are 2 cm and 5 cm respectively. Find the area of the shaded
region.

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27. Prove that 4 + 2 3 is an irrational number, given that 3 is an

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irrational number.
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28. (a) A quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle, as shown

in the figure. Prove that AB + CD = AD + BC.

OR

(b) Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.

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29. (a) Prove that :
1 cos
= (cosec cot )2
1 cos

OR

(b) Prove that :

1 1 1
1 1 =
tan 2 A cot 2 A sin2 A sin4 A

30. Find the zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = 2x2 7x 15 and verify the
relationship between its coefficients and zeroes.

31. Prove that the points A( 1, 0), B(3, 1), C(2, 2) and D( 2, 1) are the

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SECTION D
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This section comprises long answer (LA) type questions of 5 marks each.

32. (a) From the top of a building 60 m high, the angles of depression of
the top and bottom of a tower are observed to be 30 and 60
respectively. Find the height of the tower. Also, find the distance
between the building and the tower. (Use 3 = 1·732)

OR

(b) The angle of elevation of the top of a building from a point A on the
ground is 30 . On moving a distance of 30 m towards its base to the
point B, the angle of elevation changes to 45 . Find the height of
the building and the distance of its base from point A.
(Use 3 = 1·732)
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33. Find the mean and the median of the following data :

Number of
Marks
Students

0 10 3

10 20 5

20 30 16

30 40 12

40 50 13

50 60 20

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70 80 5
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34. 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.

35. (a) If the sum of the first 7 terms of an A.P. is 14 and that of
11 terms is

OR

(b) terms is 3n2 + n. Find the first

term and the common difference of the A.P. Hence, find its
th
15 term.
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SECTION E
This section comprises 3 case study based questions of 4 marks each.
Case Study 1
36. Flower beds look beautiful growing in gardens. One such circular park of
radius r m, has two segments with flowers. One segment which subtends
an angle of 90 at the centre is full of red roses, while the other segment
with central angle 60 is full of yellow coloured flowers. [See figure]

Yellow flowers

Red roses

It is given that the combined area of the two segments (of flowers) is

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256 sq m.
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(i) Write an equation representing the total area of the two segments
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in terms of r . 1
(ii) Find the value of 1
(iii) (a) Find the area of the segment with red roses. 2

OR
(iii) (b) Find the area of the segment with yellow flowers. 2
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Case Study 2

37. Circles play an important part in our life. When a circular object is hung

on the wall with a cord at nail N, the cords NA and NB work like

tangents. Observe the figure, given that ANO = 30 and OA = 5 cm.

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Based on the above, answer the following questions :

(i) Find the distance AN. 1

(ii) Find the measure of AOB. 1

(iii) (a) Find the total length of cords NA, NB and the chord AB. 2

OR

(iii) (b) If ANO is 45 , then name the type of quadrilateral OANB.

Justify your answer. 2

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Case Study 3

38. A wooden toy is shown in the picture. This is a cuboidal wooden block of
dimensions 14 cm 17 cm 4 cm. On its top there are seven cylindrical
hollows for bees to fit in. Each cylindrical hollow is of height 3 cm and
radius 2 cm.

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Based on the above, answer the following questions :

(i) Find the volume of wood carved out to make one cylindrical hollow. 1

(ii) Find the lateral surface area of the cuboid to paint it with green
colour. 1

(iii) (a) Find the volume of wood in the remaining cuboid after
carving out seven cylindrical hollows. 2

OR

(iii) (b) Find the surface area of the top surface of the cuboid to be
painted yellow. 2
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General Instructions :
Read the following instructions carefully and follow them :
1. This question paper contains 38 questions. All questions are compulsory.
2. Question paper is divided into FIVE sections - Section A, B, C, D and E.
3. In section A, question number 1 to 18 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and
question number 19 and 20 are Assertion - Reason based questions of 1 mark each.
4. In section B, question number 21 to 25 are very short answer (VSA) type questions
of 2 marks each.
5. In section C, question number 26 to 31 are short answer (SA) type questions
carrying 3 marks each.
6. In section D, question number 32 to 35 are long answer (LA) type questions
carrying 5 marks each.
7. In section E, question number 36 to 38 are case based integrated units of
assessment questions carrying 4 marks each. Internal choice is provided in 2
marks question in each case study.
8. There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in 2
questions in Section B, 2 questions in Section C, 2 questions in Section D and 3
questions in Section E.
9. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π = 22/7 wherever required if not
stated.
10. Use of calculators is not allowed.
SECTION - A
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1. A quadratic polynomial the sum and product of whose zeroes are −3 and 2
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respectively, is : 1
(a) x2 + 3x + 2 (b) x2 − 3x + 2 (c) x2 − 3x − 2 (d) x2 + 3x − 2
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2. (HCF × LCM) for the numbers 70 and 40 is : 1

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(a) 10 (b) 280 (c) 2800 (d) 70

3. If the radius of a semi-circular protractor is 7cm, then its perimeter is : 1
(a) 11 cm (b) 14 cm (c) 22 cm (d) 36 cm

4. The number (5 − 3 5 + 5 ) is : 1
(a) an integer (b) a rational number
(c) an irrational number (d) a whole number
5. If p (x) = x2 + 5x + 6, then p (− 2) is : 1
(a) 20 (b) 0 (c) − 8 (d) 8
6. Which of the following cannot be the probability of an event ? 1
5 1
(a) 0.1 (b) (c) 3% (d)
3 3
7. The pair of linear equations x + 2y + 5 = 0 and − 3x − 6y + 1 = 0 has : 1
(a) a unique solution (b) exactly two solutions
(c) infinitely many solutions (d) no solution
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8. If ∆ABC ∼ ∆DEF and ∠A = 47o, ∠E = 83o, then ∠C is equal : 1

(a) 47o (b) 50o (c) 83o (d) 130o

9. If the pair of linear equations x − y = 1, x + ky = 5 has a unique solution

x = 2, y = 1, then the value of k is : 1
(a) − 2 (b) − 3 (c) 3 (d) 4

10. The value of 5 sin290o − 2 cos2 0o is : 1

(a) − 2 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) − 3

11. The length of the arc of a circle of radius 14 cm which subtends an angle of
60o at the centre of the circle is : 1
44 88 308 616
(a) cm (b) cm (c) cm (d) cm
3 3 3 3

12. The angle of elevation of the top of a 30 m high tower at a point 30 m away
from the base of the tower is : 1
(a) 30o (b) 45o (c) 60o (d) 90o

13. The mode of the numbers 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 3, 4, 2, 6, 7 is :

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14. From a well-shuffled deck of 52 playing cards, a card is drawn at random.

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What is the probability of getting a red queen ? 1

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1 1 1 12
(a) (b) (c) (d)
52 26 13 13
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15. A quadratic equation whose one root is 2 and the sum of whose roots is
zero, is : 1
(a) x2 + 4 = 0 (b) x2 − 2 = 0 (c) 4x2 − 1 = 0 (d) x2 − 4 = 0

16. Which of the following is not a quadratic equation ? 1

(a) 2(x −1)2 = 4x2 − 2x + 1
(b) 2x − x 2 = x2 + 5
(c) ( 2 x + 3 )2 + x2 = 3x2 − 5x
(d) (x2 +2x)2 = x4 + 3 + 4x3

17. How many tangents can be drawn to a circle from a point on it ? 1

(a) One (b) Two (c) Infinite (d) Zero

18. The length of the tangent from an external point A to a circle, of radius
3 cm, is 4 cm. The distance of A from the centre of the circle is : 1
(a) 7 cm (b) 5 cm (c) 7 cm (d) 25 cm
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(Assertion - Reason type questions)
In question numbers 19 and 20, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a
statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option :
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) gives the
correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) does not give
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) : A tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the radius through
the point of contact.
Reason (R) : The lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a
circle are equal. 1
20. Assertion (A) : If one root of the quadratic equation 4x2 − 10x + (k − 4) = 0
is reciprocal of the other, then value of k is 8.
Reason (R) : Roots of the quadratic equation x2 − x + 1 = 0 are real. 1
SECTION - B
Section - B comprises of Very Short Answer (VSA) questions of 2 marks each.

1
1
, then find the value of (3 cos α − 4 cos3 α).
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22. (A) Find the coordinates of the point which divides the join of
A (−1, 7) and B (4, −3) in the ratio 2 : 3. 2
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OR
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(B) If the points A (2, 3), B (−5, 6), C (6, 7) and D (p, 4) are the vertices of
a parallelogram ABCD, find the value of p. 2

1
23. (A) Find the discriminant of the quadratic equation 3x2 − 2x + = 0 and
3
hence find the nature of its roots. 2
OR
(B) Find the roots of the quadratic equation x2 − x − 2 = 0. 2

24. In the adjoining figure, PT is a tangent at T to

the circle with centre O. If ∠TPO = 30o, find
the value of x. 2
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25. In the adjoining figure, A, B and C are points on
OP, OQ and OR respectively such that AB||PQ and
AC||PR. Show that BC||QR. 2

SECTION - C
Section - C comprises of Short Answer (SA) type questions of 3 marks each.

26. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 6x + 8 and verify the
relationship between the zeroes and the coefficients. 3

1 + tan 2 A
27. Prove that 2
= sec2 A − 1 3
1 + cot A

28. (A) A lending library has a fixed charge for first three days and an
additional charge for each day thereafter. Rittik paid ` 27 for a book
1
kept for 7 days and Manmohan paid ` 21 for a book kept for 5 days.
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Find the fixed charges and the charge for each extra day. 3
OR
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(B) Find the values of ‘a’ and ‘b’ for which the system of linear equations
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3x + 4y = 12, (a + b) x + 2 (a − b) y = 24
has infinite number of solutions. 3
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29. A die is rolled once. Find the probability of getting : 3

(i) an even prime number.
(ii) a number greater than 4.
(iii) an odd number.

30. Find the area of the sector of a circle of radius 7 cm and of central angle 90o.
Also, find the area of corresponding major sector. 3

31. (A) Prove that the lengths of tangents drawn from an

external point to a circle are equal. 3
OR
(B) Two concentric circles with centre O are of radii
3 cm and 5 cm. Find the length of chord AB of
the larger circle which touches the smaller circle
at P. 3
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SECTION - D
Section - D comprises of Long Answer (LA) type questions of 5 marks each.

32. (A) The shadow of a tower standing on a level ground is found to be 40 m

longer when the Sun’s altitude is 30o than when it was 60o. Find the
height of the tower. 5
OR
(B) From the top of a 7 m high building, the angle of elevation of the top of
a cable tower is 60o and the angle of depression of its foot is 45o.
Determine the height of the tower. 5

33. (A) Find the sum of first 25 terms of the A.P. whose nth term is given
by an = 5 + 6n. Also, find the ratio of 20th term to 45th term. 5
OR
(B) In an A.P., if Sn = 3n2 + 5n and ak = 164, find the value of k. 5

34. The following table gives the monthly consumption of electricity of 100
families :
Monthly
Consumption 130-140 140-150 150-160 160-170 170-180 180-190 190-200
1
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Number of
5 9 17 28 24 10 7
families
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Find the median of the above data. 5

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35. The boilers are used in thermal power plants to store

water and then used to produce steam. One such boiler
consists of a cylindrical part in middle and two
hemispherical parts at its both ends.
Length of the cylindrical part is 7m and radius of
7
cylindrical part is m.
2
Find the total surface area and the volume of the
boiler. Also, find the ratio of the volume of cylindrical
part to the volume of one hemispherical part. 5
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SECTION - E
Section - E comprises of 3 Case Study / Passage Based questions of 4 marks
each.

36. Use of mobile screen for long hours makes your eye sight weak and give you
headaches. Children who are addicted to play “PUBG’’ can get easily
stressed out. To raise social awareness about ill effects of playing PUBG, a
school decided to start ‘BAN PUBG’ campaign, in which students are asked
to prepare campaign board in the shape of a rectangle. One such campaign
board made by class X student of the school is shown in the figure.

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(i) Find the coordinates of the point of intersection of diagonals AC and

BD. 1
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(ii) Find the length of the diagonal AC. 1

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(iii) (a) Find the area of the campaign Board ABCD. 2

OR
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(b) Find the ratio of the length of side AB to the length of the
diagonal AC. 2

37. Khushi wants to organize her birthday

party. Being health conscious, she
decided to serve only fruits in her
birthday party. She bought 36 apples
and 60 bananas and decided to
distribute fruits equally among all.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions :

(i) How many guests Khushi can invite at the most ? 1
(ii) How many apples and bananas will each guest get ? 1
(iii) (a) If Khushi decides to add 42 mangoes, how many guests Khushi can
invite at the most ? 2
OR
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(b) If the cost of 1 dozen of bananas is ` 60, the cost of 1 apple is ` 15 and
cost of 1 mango is ` 20, find the total amount spent on 60 bananas,
36 apples and 42 mangoes. 2

38. Observe the figures given below carefully and answer the questions :
Figure A

A (i) A (ii)
Figure B

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B (iii) B (iv)
Figure C

C (v) C (vi)

(i) Name the figure(s) wherein two figures are similar. 1

(ii) Name the figure(s) wherein the figures are congruent. 1
(iii) (a) Prove that congruent triangles are also similar but not the
converse. 2
OR
(b) What more is least needed for two similar triangles to be
congruent ? 2
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General Instructions :
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them :
(i) This question paper contains 38 questions. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) This question paper is divided into five Sections A, B, C, D and E.
(iii) In Section A, Questions no. 1 to 18 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and
questions number 19 and 20 are Assertion-Reason based questions of 1 mark
each.
(iv) In Section B, Questions no. 21 to 25 are very short answer (VSA) type
questions, carrying 2 marks each.
(v) In Section C, Questions no. 26 to 31 are short answer (SA) type questions,
carrying 3 marks each.
(vi) In Section D, Questions no. 32 to 35 are long answer (LA) type questions
carrying 5 marks each.
(vii) In Section E, Questions no. 36 to 38 are case study based questions carrying
4 marks each. Internal choice is provided in 2 marks questions in each
case-study.
(viii) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in
2 questions in Section B, 2 questions in Section C, 2 questions in Section D and

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stated.
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(x) Use of calculators is not allowed.

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SECTION A
This section comprises multiple choice questions (MCQs) of 1 mark each.
th th
1. The 8 term of an A.P. is 17 and its 14 term is 29. The common
difference of this A.P. is :
(a) 3 (b) 2
(c) 5 (d) 2
2. In the given figure, O is the centre of a circle, PQ is a chord and the
tangent PT at P makes an angle of 50 with PQ. The measure of POQ
is :

(a) 130 (b) 100

(c) 90 (d) 75
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3. One card is drawn at random from a well shuffled deck of 52 playing

1 1
(a) (b)
52 13
1 1
(c) (d)
26 6

4. The distance between the points A(0, 6) and B( 6, 2) is :

(a) 6 units (b) 2 6 units
(c) 2 13 units (d) 13 2 units

5. The value(s) of k for which the roots of quadratic equation x 2 + 4x + k = 0

are real, is :

1
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(c) k 4 (d) k 4
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6. LCM of (2 3 5) and (2 5 7) is :
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(a) 40 (b) 560

(c) 1680 (d) 1120

7. If one zero of the quadratic polynomial kx2 + 3x + k is 2, then the value

of k is :
6 6
(a) (b)
5 5
5 5
(c) (d)
6 6

8. If the lines represented by equations 3x + 2my = 2 and 2x + 5y + 1 = 0 are

parallel, then the value of m is :
2 5
(a) (b)
5 4
3 15
(c) (d)
2 4
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9. ABC
If AB = 10 cm, then DE equals :
(a) 8 cm (b) 7·5 cm
(c) 15 cm (d) 5 3 cm

10. The two roots of the equation 3x2 2 6 x + 2 = 0 are :

(a) real and distinct
(b) not real
(c) real and equal
(d) rational

a
11. If sin = , then sec is equal to (0 90 ) :
b
a b

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b2 a2
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b2 a2 b2 a 2
(c) (d)
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b a
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12. The sum of the first 100 even natural numbers is :

(a) 10100 (b) 2550
(c) 5050 (d) 10010

13. In the given figure, AD = 2 cm, DB = 3 cm, DE = 2·5 cm and DE BC.

The value of x is :

(a) 6 cm (b) 3·75 cm

(c) 6·25 cm (d) 7·5 cm
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14. A circle is of radius 3 cm. The distance between two of its parallel
tangents is :

(a) 12 cm (b) 6 cm

(c) 3 cm (d) 4·5 cm

15. The median class for the data given below is :

Class 20 40 40 60 60 80 80 100 100 120

Frequency 10 12 14 13 17

(a) 80 100 (b) 20 40

(c) 40 60 (d) 60 80

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4 sin
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3 3
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(a) (b)
5 4
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4 9
(c) (d)
3 16

AB PQ
17. In two triangles , it is given that . For these
BC PR
two triangles to be similar, which of the following should be true ?

(a) A= P (b) B= Q
(c) B= P (d) CA = QR

18. Mean and median of some data are 32 and 30 respectively. Using
empirical relation, mode of the data is :
(a) 36 (b) 26
(c) 30 (d) 20
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Questions number 19 and 20 are Assertion and Reason based questions carrying
1 mark each. Two statements are given, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the
other is labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from
the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the
correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not
the correct explanation of the 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) : When two coins are tossed together, the probability of
1
getting no tail is .
4

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This section comprises very short answer (VSA) type questions of 2 marks each.

21. Find LCM of 576 and 512 by prime factorization.

22. (a) Evaluate :

sin 30 tan 45
sec 30 cot 45

OR
(b) For A = 30 and B = 60 , verify that :
sin (A + B) = sin A cos B + cos A sin B.
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23. In the given figure, tangents AB and AC are drawn to a circle centred at
O. If OAB = 60 and OB = 5 cm, find lengths OA and AC.

24. (a) Show that A(1, 2), B(5, 4), C(3, 8) and D( 1, 6) are vertices of a
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SECTION C
This section comprises short answer (SA) type questions of 3 marks each.
26. (a) Sabina went to a bank ATM to withdraw < 2,000. She received
< 50 and < 100 notes only. If Sabina got 25 notes in all, how many
notes of < 50 and < 100 did she receive ?
OR
(b) Five years ago, Amit was thrice as old as Baljeet. Ten years hence,
Amit shall be twice as old as Baljeet. What are their present ages ?

27. Prove that (7 2 3 ) is an irrational number, given that 3 is an

irrational number.
28. Find mean of the following data :

Class 0 15 15 30 30 45 45 60 60 75 75 90
Frequency 12 15 11 20 16 6
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29. (a) Determine the ratio in which the point P(a, 2) divides the
line segment joining the points A( 4, 3) and B(2, 4). Also, find

OR
(b) In the given figure, -points of sides
BC and AC respectively. If given vertices are A(4, 2), B(2, 2) and
1
C( 6, 7), then verify the result DE = AB.
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SECTION D
This section comprises long answer (LA) type questions of 5 marks each.

32. A person walking 48 m towards a tower in a horizontal line through its

base observes that angle of elevation of the top of the tower changes from
45 to 60 . Find the height of the tower and distance of the person, now,
from the tower. (Use 3 = 1·732) $

33. (a) In the given figure, AB is a chord of a circle of radius 7 cm and

centred at O. Find the area of the shaded region if AOB = 90 .
Also, find length of minor arc AB.

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(b) AB and CD are arcs of two concentric circles of radii 3·5 cm and
10·5 cm respectively and centred at O. Find the area of the shaded
region if AOB = 60 . Also, find the length of arc CD.
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34. If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other
two sides at distinct points, then prove that the other two sides are
divided in the same ratio.

35. (a) The difference of two numbers is 5 and the difference of their
1
reciprocals is . Find the numbers.
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(b) Find all the values of k for which the quadratic equation
2x2 + kx + 8 = 0 has equal roots. Also, find the roots.

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36. Rainbow is an arch of colours that is visible in the sky after rain or when
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water droplets are present in the atmosphere. The colours of the rainbow
are generally, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. Each
colour of the rainbow makes a parabola. We know that any quadratic
polynomial p(x) = ax2 + bx + c (a 0) represents a parabola on the graph
paper.
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Based on the above, answer the following questions :
(i) The graph of a rainbow y = f(x) is shown in the figure. Write the
number of zeroes of the curve. 1
(ii) If the graph of a rainbow does not intersect the x-axis but
intersects y-axis at one point, then how many zeroes will it have ? 1

(iii) (a) If a rainbow is represented by the quadratic polynomial

p(x) = x2 + (a + 1) x + b, whose zeroes are 2 and 3, find the
value of a and b. 2

OR

(iii) (b) The polynomial x2 2x (7p + 3) represents a rainbow. If

4 is a zero of it, find the value of p. 2

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37. Singing bowls (hemispherical in shape) are commonly used in sound

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in a sequence to produce sound and vibration.

One such bowl is shown here whose dimensions are :

Hemispherical bowl has outer radius 6 cm and inner radius 5 cm.
Mallet has height of 10 cm and radius 2 cm.
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Based on the above, answer the following questions :
(i) What is the volume of the material used in making the mallet ? 1
(ii) The bowl is to be polished from inside. Find the inner surface area
of the bowl. 1
(iii) (a) Find the volume of metal used to make the bowl. 2
OR
(iii) (b) Find total surface area of the mallet. (Use = 3·14) 2

Case Study 3

38. Some students were asked to list their favourite colour. The measure of
each colour is shown by the central angle of a pie chart given below :

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Study the pie chart and answer the following questions :

(i) If a student is chosen at random, then find the probability of
his/her favourite colour being white ? 1
(ii) What is the probability of his/her favourite colour being blue or
green ? 1
(iii) (a) If 15 students liked the colour yellow, how many students
participated in the survey ? 2
OR
(iii) (b) What is the probability of the favourite colour being red or
blue ? 2
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General Instructions :
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them :
(i) This question paper contains 38 questions. All questions are
compulsory.
(ii) This question paper is divided into five Sections A, B, C, D
and E.
(iii) In Section A, Questions no. 1 to 18 are multiple choice questions
(MCQs) and questions number 19 and 20 are Assertion-Reason
based questions of 1 mark each.
(iv) In Section B, Questions no. 21 to 25 are very short answer (VSA)
type questions, carrying 2 marks each.
(v) In Section C, Questions no. 26 to 31 are short answer (SA) type
questions, carrying 3 marks each.

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(viii) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been

provided in 2 questions in Section B, 2 questions in Section C,
2 questions in Section D and 3 questions in Section E.
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(ix) Take = wherever required if not stated.
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(x) Use of calculators is not allowed.
SECTION A
This section comprises multiple choice questions (MCQs) of 1 mark
each.
1. If two positive integers x and y are written as x = a3b2 and
y = ab3, where a and b are prime numbers, then their HCF
(x, y) is :
(a) ab (b) ab2
(c) a3b3 (d) a2b2
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2. The product of the HCF and LCM of two numbers 50 and 20
is :
(a) 10 (b) 100

(c) 1000 (d) 20

3. The product of a non-zero rational number and an irrational

number is :
(a) always irrational
(b) always rational
(c) rational or irrational

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4. A quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 2 and 3 is :

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(a) x2 + 5x + 6

(b) x2 5x 6
(c) x2 + x 6
(d) x2 5x + 6

5. The pair of linear equations 3x 5y 2 = 0 and 9x + 15y 5=0

has :
(a) a unique solution
(b) exactly two solutions
(c) infinitely many solutions
(d) no solution
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6. If the equation 9x2 + 12x + k = 0 has equal roots, then both the
roots are equal to :
2
(a)
3
2
(b)
3
3
(c)
2
3
(d)
2

7. The distance of the point (3, 5) from x-axis is :

(a) 3 (b) 3
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8. If ( 3, a) is the mid-point of the line segment joining the points

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P( 5, 7) and Q(
(a) 1 (b) 6

(c) 12 (d) 3

9. The perimeters of two similar triangles are 28 cm and 35 cm

respectively. If one side of the first triangle is 8 cm, then the
corresponding side of the second triangle is :
(a) 10 cm
(b) 8 cm
(c) 16 cm

(d) 5 cm
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10. If in triangles ABC and PQR, B = Q, R = C and
AB = 2PQ, then the two triangles are :

(a) congruent but not similar

(b) similar but not congruent

(c) neither congruent nor similar

(d) congruent as well as similar

11. If a parallelogram circumscribes a circle, then the

parallelogram is a :

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(d) trapezium

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12. If tan = , then the value of cos is :
4
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(a) (b)
5 5
3 4
(c) (d)
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13. If 2 sin A = cosec A, then A is equal to :

(a) 30 (b) 60
(c) 45 (d) 90
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14. If the angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point at a
distance of 75 m from its foot is 60 , then the height of the
tower is :
(a) 75 2 m (b) 50 3 m
(c) 25 3 m (d) 75 3 m

15. If the radii of two concentric circles are 15 m and 13 m, then

the area of the circulating ring (in sq. m) is :
(a) 176 (b) 178
(c) 180 (d) 200

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7 3
(a) (b)
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20 10
1 2
(c) (d)
2 5

17. If the classes of a frequency distribution are 1 9, 10 18,

19 27, ... etc., then the class size is :
(a) 8 (b) 9
(c) 10 (d) 7

18. If the median and mode of a frequency distribution are 26 and

29 respectively, then the mean is :
(a) 23·5 (b) 24
(c) 24·5 (d) 27·5
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Questions number 19 and 20 are Assertion and Reason based
questions carrying 1 mark each. Two statements are given, one
labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the
correct answer from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and
Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R)
is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.

(d) Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true.

19. Assertion (A) : The area of the sector of a circle of radius

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Reason (R) : The area of the sector of a circle of radius r and

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central angle .
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20. Assertion (A) : The diameter of a sphere, whose surface area

is 616 cm2, is 7 cm.
Reason (R) : The surface area of a sphere of radius r is 4 r2.

SECTION B
This section comprises very short answer (VSA) type questions of
2 marks each.

21. Find two numbers whose sum is 75 and the difference is 25.

22. A vertical pole 30 m high casts a shadow 15 m long on the

ground. At the same time, a tower casts a shadow 70 m long on
the ground. Find the height of the tower.
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23. Prove that in two concentric circles, the chord of the larger
circle, which touches the smaller circle, is bisected at the point
of contact.

24. (a) The length of an arc of a circle of radius 18 cm is 10 cm.

Find the angle subtended by this arc at the centre of the
circle.
OR
(b) The diameter of a wheel of a bus is 140 cm. Find the
number of revolutions the wheel will make in one minute
to keep the speed of the bus at 66 km/h.

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(1 sin ) (1 sin )
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(1 cos ) (1 cos )
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(b) In a right-angled triangle ABC, right angled at C, if
tan A = 3 , evaluate sin A cos B + cos A sin B.

SECTION C

This section comprises short answer (SA) type questions of 3 marks

each.

26. Show that 5 + 2 3 is an irrational number, given that 3 is

an irrational number.

27. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 5x 6 and

verify the relationship between the zeroes and the coefficients.
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28. (a) Solve the following pair of linear equations :
8x + 5y = 9; 3x + 2y = 4
OR
(b) The ratio of incomes of two persons is 9 : 7 and the ratio
of their expenditures is 4 : 3. If each of them saves
< 2,000 yearly, find their annual incomes.

29. (a) A circle touches all the four sides of a quadrilateral

ABCD. Prove that AB + CD = BC + AD.
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30. Prove that :

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31. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. Find the probability that
the sum of the two numbers appearing on the top of the two
dice is less than or equal to 10.

SECTION D
This section comprises long answer (LA) type questions of 5 marks
each.

32. (a) The sum of first 9 terms of an AP is 171 and the sum of
its first 24 terms is 996. Find the 20th term of the AP.
OR
(b) Three consecutive natural numbers are such that the
sum of the square of the first and the product of the other
two is 154. Find the numbers.
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33. If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect
the other two sides in distinct points, prove that the other two
sides are divided in the same ratio.

34. (a) A race track is in the form of a ring enclosed by two

concentric circles. The outer and inner circumferences
are 616 m and 528 m respectively. Find the width and
the area of the track.

OR
(b) A solid toy is in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by
a right circular cone, the diameter of both is 14 cm and
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35. Find the mode of the following distribution :

Marks Number of
Obtained Students
0 20 15

20 40 18

40 60 21

60 80 29

80 100 17

Given the mean of the above distribution is 53, using empirical

formula, find its median.
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SECTION E

This section comprises 3 case study based questions of 4 marks each.

Case Study 1

36. A factory is manufacturing cars and is increasing its

production by a fixed number every year. The factory produced
80,000 cars in the fourth year and 1,10,000 cars in the seventh
year.
Based on the above, answer the following questions :

(a) d in the first

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(b) 1

(c) Solving the above two equation 2

OR
(c) 2

Case Study 2

37. A flagstaff stands on the top of a 5 m high tower. From a point

on the ground, the angle of elevation of the top of the flagstaff
is 60 and from the same point the angle of elevation of the top
of tower is 45 .
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Based on the above, answer the following questions :
(a) What is the distance of the point from the foot of the
tower ? 1
(b) What is the height of the flagstaff ? 1
(c) If at some other point, the top of to
elevation is 30 , then find the distance of this new point
from the foot of the tower. 2
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(c) Find the distance between the top of the tower and the
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38. The coordinates of the vertices of a quadrilateral ABCD are

given as A(3, 1), B(4, 4), C( 1, 3) and D( 2, 2). Find the
following to know what type of quadrilateral it is :

(a) Find the lengths of AB and CD. 1

(b) Find the lengths of BC and AD. 1
(c) Find the lengths of AC and BD. 2

OR
(c) Find the mid-points of AC and BD. 2