OIL VALLEY GIRLS’ AND BOYS’ SCHOOL

SECTION – A
(Questions 1 to 20 carry 1 mark each.)
1. √9 is __________ number.
a. A rational * b. An irrational c. Neither rational nor irrational d. None of the above

2. Which of the following is equal to x ? 3

3. a. x – x
6 3
b. x .x 6
c. x /x *
3 6 3
d. (x6)3
4. The coefficient of x in 3x +2x -x+1 is:
2 3 2

a. 1 b. 2 * c. 3 d. -1

5. x – x is a ________ polynomial.
3

a. Linear b. Quadratic c. Cubic* d. None of the above

6. The point of intersection of horizontal and vertical lines determining the position of a point in a cartesian plane is
called:
a. Origin * b. X-axis c. Y-axis d. Quadrants

7. If the coordinates of a point are (-3, 4), then it lies in:

a. First quadrant b. Second quadrant* c. Third quadrant d. Fourth quadrant

8. Two angles whose sum is equal to 180° are called:

a. Vertically opposite angles b. Complementary angles c. Adjacent angles d. Supplementary angles*

9. If two lines intersect each other, then the vertically opposite angles are:
a. Equal * b. Unequal c. Cannot be determined d. None of the above

10. A triangle in which two sides are equal is called:

11. a. Scalene triangle b. Equilateral triangle c. Isosceles triangle* d. None of the above
12. For two triangles, if two angles and the included side of one triangle are equal to two angles and the included side of
another triangle. Then the congruency rule is:
a. SSS b. ASA* c. SAS d. None of the above

13. Which of the following is not true for a parallelogram?

(a) Opposite sides are equal (b) Opposite angles are equal
(c) Opposite angles are bisected by the diagonals* (d) Diagonals bisect each other.

14. The longest chord of the circle is:

a. Radius b. Arc c. Diameter* d. Segment

15. The angle subtended by the diameter of a semi-circle is:

a. 90 b. 45 c. 180* d. 60

16. The volume of a hemisphere whose radius is r is:

a. 4/3 πr3 b. 4πr3 c. 2πr3 d. ⅔ π r3 *

17. The surface area of a sphere of radius 14 cm is:

a. 1386 sq.cm b. 1400 sq.cm c. 2464 sq.cm* d. 2000 sq.cm

18. The median of the data: 4, 6, 8, 9, 11 is

a. 6 b. 8* c. 9 d. 11

19. The mode of the given data: 4, 6, 5, 9, 3, 2, 7, 7, 6, 5, 4, 9, 10, 10, 3, 4, 7, 6, 9, 9 is;

 a. 7 b. 9* c. 10 d. 6

20. Which of the following is an irrational number?

a. √23* b. √225 c. 0.3796 d. 7.478478

SECTION – B (2x5=10)

21. Point (3, 4) lies on the graph of the equation 3y = kx + 7. Find the value of k. (5/3)

22. Find the area of an equilateral triangle with side 2 cm. 3

23. Using suitable identity, evaluate (–32)3 + (18)3 + (14)3

OR
2
If f(x) = x – 4x + 6, find f(1) – f(–1)

24. Two coins are tossed simultaneously 100 times and we get two heads 25 times, one head 40 times and
no head 35 times. Find the probability of occurrence of each of these events.
OR
12 defective pens are accidentally mixed with 132 good ones. It is not possible to just look at a pen and tell
whether or not it is defective. One pen is taken out at random from this lot. Determine the probability that the
pen taken out is a good one.

25. Simplify : + 72  800 18

OR
1
Simplify: 3
343

SECTION – C (5x3=15)

26. The mean of the observations x, 2x + 1, 2x + 5 and 2x + 9 is 30. What is the mean of first three
observations.
27. Find the height of cone, if its slant height is 34 cm and base diameter is 32 cm.
28. How many square metres of canvas is required for a conical tent whose height is 3.5 m and the
radius of whose base is 12 m?

29. Show that if the diagonals of a quadrilateral bisect each other at right angles, then it is a rhombus.

30. 1500 families with 2 children were selected randomly and the following data were recorded:

No. of girls in family 2 1 0

No. of families 475 814 211
Compute the probability having (a) Two girls (b) One girl (c) No girl

SECTION
–D (5x4=20)

31. In figure, if lines PQ and RS intersect at point T, such that ∠ PRT = 40°,
∠ RPT = 95° and ∠TSQ = 75°, find ∠ SQT
32. If a line intersects two concentric circles (circles with the same centre) with centre 0 at A, B, C and D, prove that AB
= CD .

33. Find the area of a triangle two sides of which are 18 cm and 10 cm and the perimeter is 42 cm.

34. A random survey of the number of children of various age groups playing in a park was found as follows:
Age (in years) Number of children
1–2 5
2–3 3
3–5 3
5–7 12
7 – 10 9
10 – 15 10
15 – 17 4
Draw a histogram to represent the data above.

35. A lead pencil consists of a cylinder of wood with a solid cylinder of graphite filled in the interior. The
diameter of the pencil is 7 mm and the diameter of the graphite is 1 mm. If the length of. the pencil is 14
cm, find the volume of the wood and that of the graphite.

SECTION – E (2x5=10)
(Case Based Questions)

36. The weights of newborn babies (in kg.) are recorded to maintain the health report cards in Apollo hospital
on regular basis. On a particular day the weights of newborn recorded are are as follows:
3.1, 3.0, 2.9, 2.9, 2.8, 2.8, 2.7, 2.7, 2.6, 2.5, 2.5, 2.4, 2.3, 2.2, 2.1.

i. Determine the range.

ii. How many babies were born on that day?
iii. How many babies weigh below 2.5 kg?
iv. How many babies weigh more than 2.8 kg?
v. How many babies weigh 2.8 kg
37. Anil went to buy some vegetables, he bought ‘x’ kgs. of tomato and ‘y’ kgs. of potato. The total cost of vegetables
comes out to be of Rs. 200. Now if the cost of 1 kg of tomato is Rs. 50 and 1 kg of potato is Rs. 20, then answer the
following questions.

i. Which of the following equations represent the total cost.

(a) 5x – 2y = 20 (b) 5y + 2x = 20
(c) 5x + 2y = 20 (d) 2x + 5y = 20

ii. If Anil bought ‘x’ kgs of tomato and 2.5 kgs. of potato, then find the value of ‘x’.
(a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

iii. If Anil bought ‘2’ kgs of tomato and ‘y’ kgs of potato, then find the value of ‘y’.
(a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

iv. The graph of 5x + 2y = 20 cuts x-axis at the point.

(a) (10, 0) (b) (4, 0)
(c) (0, 0) (d) it is parallel to x-axis

v. The graph of 5x + 2y = 20 cuts y-axis at the point.

(a) (0, 10) (b) (0, 4)
(c) (0, 0) (d) it is parallel to y-axis

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