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Multiple Choice Questions Based Model Question Paper – 05

2020-21

Subject : Mathematics
Medium : English
Code No : 81E Time : 1 Hour
Total No of Questions : 40 Max.Marks : 40

Four Choices are give for each of the questions/incomplete statements.

Choose correct answer and shade the correct choice in the OMR given to
you with blue/black ball point pen 𝟒𝟎 × 𝟎𝟏 = 𝟒𝟎
1) The lines representing 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 9 = 0 and 4 𝑥 + 6𝑦 − 18 = 0 are

A) Intersecting lines B) perpendicular lines

C) parallel lines D) coincident lines

2) If 𝑎1 𝑥 + 𝑏1 𝑦 + 𝑐1 = 0 and 𝑎2 𝑥 + 𝑏2 𝑦 + 𝑐2 = 0 are inconsistent pair then the

ratio of their coefficients is

𝑎1 𝑏1 𝑎1 𝑏1 𝑐1
A) ≠ B) = ≠
𝑎2 𝑏2 𝑎2 𝑏2 𝑐2

𝑎1 𝑏1 𝑐1 𝑎1 𝑏1 𝑐1
C) ≠ = D) = =
𝑎2 𝑏2 𝑐2 𝑎2 𝑏2 𝑐2

3) One equation of a pair of consistent linear equation is 5𝑥 + 6𝑦 + 13 = 0, the

second equation can be

A) 5x + 6y + 13 = 0 B) 10𝑥 + 12𝑦 + 16 = 0

C) x + y + 1 = 0 D) 15𝑥 + 18𝑦 + 20 = 0

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 4) 8 tables and 12 chairs together cost rupees 48000. Expressing the situation

algebraically is

A) 8x + 12y + 48000 = 0 B) 8𝑥 + 12𝑦 = 48000

C) 4𝑥 + 6𝑦 = 36000 D) 4𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 12000

5) The common difference of the AP : −4, −2,0,2, …is

A) 2 B) −2

1 1
C) D) −
2 2

6) What is the last term of the AP 𝑎, 𝑎 + 𝑑, 𝑎 + 2𝑑, 𝑎 + 3𝑑, … containing 𝑚 terms ?

A) 𝑎 + (𝑚 − 1)𝑑 B) 𝑎 + 𝑚𝑑

C) 𝑎 + (𝑚 + 1)𝑑 D) 𝑎 + (2𝑚 + 1)𝑑

7) The 10𝑡ℎ term of √2, √8, √18, … is

A) √162 B) √200

C) √242 D) √288

8) The sum of first ′𝑛′ terms of the series 𝑎, 3𝑎, 5𝑎, ….is

𝐴)𝑛𝑎 B) (2𝑛 − 1)𝑎

C) 𝑛2 𝑎 D) 𝑛2 𝑎2

9) The common difference of the AP for which 20𝑡ℎ term is 10 more than the 18𝑡ℎ

term is

𝐴)2 B) 3

C) 5 D) 10

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 10) One of the roots of the equation 2𝑥 2 =50 is

A) 2 B) 3

C) 4 D) 5

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11) Discriminant of the quadratic equation 3𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + = 0 is
3

A) 0 B) 1

C) 2 D) 3

12) The standard form of the equation 8𝑥 = −7𝑥 2 + 3 is

A) 8𝑥 + 7𝑥 2 − 3 = 0 B) 7𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 − 3 = 0

C) 7𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 − 3 = 0 D) 7𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 + 3 = 0

13) The value for ′𝑐′ for which the equation 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑥 = 0 has equal

roots is

𝑏2 𝑏2
A) B)
𝑎 4𝑎
𝑎2 𝑎2
C) D)
𝑏 4𝑏

14) (𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐴)(1 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴) is equal to

A) sec 𝐴 B) sin 𝐴

C) 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝐴 D) cos 𝐴

15) sin(90° − 𝜃) is equal to

A) sec 𝜃 B) cos 𝜃

C) 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝜃 D) tan 𝜃

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16) If 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴 = then the magnitude of ∠𝐴
√2

A) 90° B) 60°

C) 30° D) 45°

17) The value of sin 60° cos 30° + sin 30° cos 60° is

A) 2 B) 0

C) 1 D) −1

7 (1+sin 𝜃)(1−sin 𝜃)
18) If tan 𝜃 = then the value of (1+cos is
8 𝜃)(1−cos 𝜃)

7 8
A) B)
8 7

64 49
C) D)
49 64

19) From a point on the ground which is 15 𝑚 away from the foot of the tower the

angle of elevation of the top of the tower is found to 60°. The height of the tower

is

A) 10√3 𝑚 B) 15√3 𝑚

C) 12√3 𝑚 D) 20√3 𝑚

20) The co-ordinates of the mid-point of the line segment joining the points ( 2, 3 )

and ( 4, 7 ) are

A) (−3, −5) B) (1,2)

C) (3,5) D) (6,10)

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 21) The distance between the points ( 2, 3 ) and ( 6, 6 ) is

A) 5 units B) 7 units

C) 9 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑠 D) 10 units

22) The distance of the point (5, −2) from 𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 is

A) 1 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡 B) 2 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑠

C) 3 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑠 D) 4 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑠

23) What is the area of triangle formed by the points (0,0), (3,0) and (0,4) ?

A) 6 B) 12

C) 3 D) 24

24) In a distribution “more than type” and “less than type” ogive are intersecting

at a point (15,20) then the value of median is

A) 10 B) 20 C) 15 D) 35

25) The class mark of 30 − 45 is

A) 37.5 B) 27.5 C) 40 D) 35
26) In the following below the measures of central tendencies are

A) 𝑀𝑒𝑎𝑛, 𝑀𝑜𝑑𝑒, 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

B) 𝑅𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒, 𝑀𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛, 𝑀𝑜𝑑𝑒

C) 𝑅𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒, 𝑀𝑒𝑎𝑛, 𝑀𝑜𝑑𝑒

D) 𝑀𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑀𝑜𝑑𝑒, 𝑀𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛

27) In the triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝐴𝐵 = 6√3 𝑐𝑚, 𝐴𝐶 = 12 𝑐𝑚 and 𝐵𝐶 = 6 𝑐𝑚, then ∠𝐵 is

A) 120° B) 60°

C) 90° D) 45°

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 28) In the ∆ 𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝐷𝐸||𝐵𝐶, 𝐴𝐷 = 1.5 𝑐𝑚, 𝐵𝐷 = 3 𝑐𝑚 and 𝐴𝐸 = 1 𝑐𝑚 , then the

length of 𝐸𝐶 is A

1.5 1

D E
3

B C

A) 2 𝑐𝑚 B) 8 𝑐𝑚

C) 12 𝑐𝑚 D) 16 𝑐𝑚

29) Another name for Basic Proportionality theorem is

A) Pythagoras theorem B) Thales theorem

C) 𝐴𝐴𝐴 similarity criterion D) SAS similarity criterion

30) The similarity criterion used for the similarity of the given triangles shown

below is
𝟔√𝟐
A D E
5
3.
10 7
5 800
B C
3√𝟐
F

A) 𝐴𝐴 B) 𝑆𝐴𝑆

C) 𝑆𝑆𝑆 D) 𝐴𝐴𝐴

31) The areas of similar triangles are 144 𝑐𝑚2 and 81 𝑐𝑚2 respectively. If the longest

side of largest triangle is 36 𝑐𝑚, then the longest side of smaller triangle is

A) 9 𝑐𝑚 B) 12 𝑐𝑚
C) 27 𝑐𝑚 D) 18 𝑐𝑚

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 32) In the figure 𝐵𝐶 is

A) 𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑢𝑠 B) 𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑑

C) 𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 D) 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑡

33) Radii of two concentric circles are 5 𝑐𝑚 and 3 𝑐𝑚 respectively. The length of the

chord of the larger circle which touches the smaller circle is

A) 8 𝑐𝑚 B) 2 𝑐𝑚

C) 4 𝑐𝑚 D) 16 𝑐𝑚

34) Number of tangents drawn to a circle from an internal point 𝑃 is

A) 0 B) 1

C) 2 D) 3

35) To draw a pair of tangents to a circle which are inclined to each other at an angle

of 135°, it is required to draw tangents at the end points of those two radii of

the centre, the angle between which is

A) 45° B) 65°

C) 55° D) 35°

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 36) The formula to find the total surface area of a cone is

A) 2𝜋𝑟𝑙 B) 2𝜋𝑟(𝑟 + 𝑙)

C) 𝜋𝑟 2 𝑙 D) 𝜋𝑟(𝑟 + 𝑙)

37) The slant height of a frustum of a cone of height 8𝑐𝑚 and base radii 10 𝑐𝑚 and

4𝑐𝑚 is

A) 10 𝑐𝑚 B) 8 𝑐𝑚

C) 4 𝑐𝑚 D) 12 𝑐𝑚

38) Two cubes with edges measuring ‘a’units is placed one over the other. The

total surface area of the solid is

A) 12𝑎2 B) 10𝑎2

C) 8 𝑎2 D) 6𝑎2

39) The total surface area of a hemisphere with radius 7cm is

A) 462 𝑐𝑚2 B) 490 𝑐𝑚2

C) 420 𝑐𝑚2 D) 700 𝑐𝑚2

40) Three metallic spheres of radii 3cm, 4cm, 5cm are melted to form a single solid

sphere.The radii of the resulting sphere is

A) 6 𝑐𝑚 B) 7 𝑐𝑚

C) 8 𝑐𝑚 D) 12 𝑐𝑚

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